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Celebrate World Refugee Day
The #WithRefugees petition will be delivered to UN headquarters in New York ahead of the High-Level Meeting on Refugees and Migrants, scheduled for the 19th September. The petition asks governments to:
- Ensure every refugee child gets an education.
- Ensure every refugee family has somewhere safe to live.
- Ensure every refugee can work or learn new skills to make a positive contribution to their community.
World Refugee Day has been marked on 20 June, ever since the UN General Assembly, on 4 December 2000, adopted resolution 55/76 where it noted that 2001 marked the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, and that the Organization of African Unity (OAU) had agreed to have International Refugee Day coincide with Africa Refugee Day on 20 June.
Vertumnus
Many of Renaissance painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s peers in the 16th century were painting portraits or still lifes, but Arcimboldo had the bright idea of combining the two, creating an instantly recognizable style that inspired 20th century Surrealists.
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| Definition: | (adjective) Having a sophisticated charm. | ||
| Synonyms: | suave | ||
| Usage: | Like other girls she had her dreams of a possible Prince Charming, young and handsome and debonair. | ||
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Idiom of the Day
the mind's ear— The imaginative capability to create or recall sound within one's mind; the part of the mind that experiences imagined or recalled sound. (An allusion to the "mind's eye," which is likewise responsible for mental imagery.) |
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History
Gangster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel Murdered (1947)
| Infamous gangster Bugsy Siegel began his criminal career extorting peddlers in New York City and soon graduated to bootlegging, gambling schemes, and contract killing. In 1937, he was sent to develop rackets on the West Coast, which he did with much success. In 1945, he began building the Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Originally budgeted at $1.5 million, the cost was driven to $6 million due to his skimming, angering his mob bosses. |
Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins, Mister Guitar (1924)
| Atkins got his first guitar by making a trade with his brother, and it was arguably the best deal he ever made. Although he struggled with shyness and suffered from severe asthma—he had to sleep sitting up and often fell asleep still holding his guitar—he became an accomplished guitarist and went on to release several hit records, develop a signature line of guitars, and help create country music's "Nashville sound." |
Eritrean Martyrs' Day |
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Following its defeat of Ethiopian government forces in 1991 to establish national independence, Eritrea instituted an official holiday to pay tribute to those who died for the country's liberation. Many Eritreans observe Martyrs' Day by filing into mass mourning processions that conclude at the "Martyrs' Graveyards" located throughout the country. In 1997, the government opened the National Martyrs' Park outside the capital city, Asmara, and individuals arrive to pay their respects to the dead by finding names engraved on the National Martyrs' Monument.
Climate change killed the aliens, and it might kill us too, new simulation suggests
Did climate change already kill all the aliens we've been searching for? According to astrophysicist Adam Frank, it's certainly a possibility — and whether humans are doomed to the same fate may already be out of our hands. Frank, a professor of physics and ...
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1782 - The U.S. Congress approved the Great Seal of the United States.
1837 - Queen Victoria ascended the British throne following the death of her uncle, King William IV.
1863 - West Virginia became the 35th state to join the U.S.
1910 - Fanny Brice debuted in the New York production of the "Ziegfeld Follies".
1937 - W2XBS (later WCBS-TV) televised the first TV operetta. The work was the "Pirates of Penzance" by Gilbert and Sullivan.
1948 - "Toast of the Town" debuted on CBS-TV. The show was hosted by Ed Sullivan.
1950 - Willie Mays graduated from high school and immediately signed with the New York Giants.
1966 - The U.S. Open golf tournament was broadcast in color for the first time.
1967 - Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted. The U.S.Supreme Court later overturned the conviction.
1969 - Jimi Hendrix earned the largest paycheck (to that time) for a single show when he earned $125,000 for a single set at the Newport Pop Festival in Northridge, CA.
1948 - "Toast of the Town" debuted on CBS-TV. The show was hosted by Ed Sullivan.
1950 - Willie Mays graduated from high school and immediately signed with the New York Giants.
1966 - The U.S. Open golf tournament was broadcast in color for the first time.
1967 - Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted. The U.S.Supreme Court later overturned the conviction.
1969 - Jimi Hendrix earned the largest paycheck (to that time) for a single show when he earned $125,000 for a single set at the Newport Pop Festival in Northridge, CA.
DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, June 20
As gentle and likable as you are, there is a resolute part of you that is unmistakable. This combination of heart and courage almost guarantees success. You also have a strong belief in yourself, which helps to take you places, quietly, gracefully, and surely. Love and relationships are very important to you, and you will go to great lengths for a person you love. Famous people born today:
1942 Brian Wilson, American singer-songwriterand producer (Beach Boys), born in Inglewood, California
1949 Lionel Richie, American singer(Commodores, Hello, Penny Lover), born in Tuskegee, Alabama
1952 John Goodman, American actor (Dan Conner on Roseanne, Babe), born in St Louis, Missouri
1967 Nicole Kidman, American actress (Dead Calm, The Hours), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
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TODAY: The Picture of Dorian Gray is published (Lippincott's editor feared the story was indecent, and without Wilde's knowledge, deleted roughly five hundred words before publication.)
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The Seasons
Cypress Trees is a polychrome-and-gold folding screen attributed to the Japanese painter Kanō Eitoku (1543–1590), one of the most prominent patriarchs of the Kanō school of Japanese painting. The painting dates to the Azuchi–Momoyama period. Now in Tokyo National Museum, it has been designated a National Treasure of Japan.
LIGHT SOURCE
Young Monk finds a perfect light source to read his book inside of his pagoda – Old Bagan, Burma Location: Old Bagan
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knit
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Colorblock Top
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CROCKPOT RECIPE
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Seated Figure of Summer,
SWEET (my favorite cookie recipe for years ... mmm)
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ADULT COLORING
Winter
CRAFTS
Portrait of Eve
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... art
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Spring
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Embroidered Tapestry jigsaw puzzle
Embroidered Tapestry puzzle in Handmade jigsaw puzzles on TheJigsawPuzzles.com. Play full screen, enjoy Puzzle of the Day and thousands more.
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Arcimboldo took “reversible” pictures to a new level: Fruit Basket
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The Four Elements
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The Greengrocer
Giuseppe Arcimboldo Herod
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Question: My wife and I inherited this chair from my father, who said it was a wedding present to his great-grandparents and that he thought the chair came over on a ship from England. It looks like maybe it is made out of oak. It is 29 inches high and 40 inches wide from the outside of each arm. The letters PAT.AT.FOR are carved in the hinges at the bottom of the back where it attaches to the seat. Can you help me with some history of this item? I will never sell it, but it would be nice to know something of its origin and value.
Answer: Rocking chairs have been popular since the early 1800s. Here, the rockers are attached to what is called a Morris chair, a large easy chair of the late 19th century. The style -- attributed to William Morris, an English artist, writer and designer -- features an adjustable back, and loose cushions form the seat and back that rest within a wooden frame. This oak Morris rocker was likely made in America, as such a relatively inexpensive item would not likely have warranted the cost of its owner shipping it from overseas. Comparable late-Victorian Morris chairs in nice condition generally sell at auction in the $100 to $200 range.
-- By Tom Hoepf, associate editor of Auction Central News
