Global Handwashing Day - - October 15, 2018

DIANE'S CORNER ... Celebrate 

Global Handwashing Day

If you think that not washing your hands after leaving the bathroom is disgusting, then you’ll probably be surprised at how many people don’t wash their hands daily. Thus, comes in Global Handwashing Day, a day where good hygiene is encouraged and practiced all around the world by millions of people. So let’s get started learning about the importance of this hygienic day!

History of Global Handwashing Day

This campaign, established by the Global Handwashing Partnership in 2008, was made to help motivate people to improve their hand washing habits. This day was promoted by the UN General Assembly when its first event took place during World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden.

World Water Week is a week-long global water conference that addresses the issues of sustainability with water consumption and development. The focus for Global Handwashing Day was school children. This global advocacy day successfully reigned in with over 120 million children around the world participating in better hand care in over 70 countries around the world.

India was one of their biggest participants during that year, as cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and his teammates joined an estimated 100 million school children around the country in lathering up for better health and hygiene.

According to their website, each year over 100 million people participate in this event in over 100 countries and is endorsed by various governments, institutions, and organizations to promote better hand washing.

The GHP implements new and creative ways to promote people to wash hands with soap and continues to do research during this day to track the progress of human routine. According to a study conducted by the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, hand care can reduce the mortality rate of respiratory disease by 25% and diarrheal diseases can be reduced by 50%, and this is all just by washing your hands with soap.

Word of the Day

periwig
Definition:	(noun) A wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Synonyms:	peruke
Usage:	He wears an immense periwig, flowing down over his shoulders.

Idiom of the Day

snow on the mountain  — Silver, grey, or white hair on one's head, as due to aging.

This Day in History

11-Year-Old Grace Bedell Urges Abraham Lincoln to Grow a Beard (1860)

A few weeks before Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the US, 11-year-old Grace Bedell sent him a letter urging him to grow a beard to win over voters. Bedell claimed that "all the ladies like whiskers" and would urge their husbands to vote for a bearded Lincoln. Days later, Lincoln drafted a noncommittal response in which he wondered whether such a change in appearance would be well received. Within months, he was sporting his now-iconic beard. 

Marie Carmichael Stopes (1880)

A Scottish paleobotanist whose first marriage was annulled—and allegedly never consummated—Stopes went on to publish a controversial yet highly influential sex manual, Married Love, in 1918. Thereafter, she became a pioneer in the field of family planning, opening the first birth-control clinic in the British Empire in 1921. Stopes helped break down taboos and improve women's reproductive health.

Jamaica National Heroes Day

In Kingston, Jamaica, National Heroes Park contains a series of statues devoted to key figures in the country's history, including independence leader Alexander Bustamente and pan-African crusader Marcus Garvey. As a way to honor the figures commemorated in this park, the Jamaican government has established National Heroes Day. Local parishes all over the island hold award ceremonies to honor community figures, while at National Heroes Park a main ceremony takes place that features a speech by a national leader, typically the prime minister.

A rock that was used as a doorstop for the past 30 years turns out to be a meteorite valued at $100K

A 22-pound rock that has been propping open a door in Michigan for decades turns out to be a meteorite valued at $100,000, according to Central Michigan University. Mona Sirbescu, a CMU geology professor, gets asked all the time by people to examine the rocks they ...

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A rock used as a doorstop for the past 30 years turns out to be a meteorite valued at $100K

1937 - "To Have and Have Not" by Ernest Hemingway was published for the first time. 


1939 - New York Municipal Airport was dedicated. The name was later changed to La Guardia Airport. 


1951 - "I Love Lucy" premiered on CBS-TV. 

1955 - "Grand Ole Opry" premiered on ABC-TV. 


1966 - In Illinois, Cahokia Mounds was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places


1989 - Wayne Gretzky, while playing for the Los Angeles Kings, surpassed Gordie Howe's NHL scoring record of 1,850 career points.


1993 - South Africa's President F.W. de Klerk and African National Congress President Nelson Mandela were named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to end the apartheid system in South Africa. 


1997 - British Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green broke the land-speed record by driving a jet-powered car faster than the speed of sound. 


2011 - Legoland Florida opened in Winter Haven, Florida. 

DAILY SQU-EEK

If You Were Born Today, October 15

You are a determined and responsible person with a good head on your shoulders and a great attachment to the place (and the people) you call "home". You possess charm and your personal popularity helps you in life--although not as much as your own strength of mind. Partnership is important to you, and you value your personal relationships more than most people. Love makes your world go round! Your imagination knows no bounds. You are a great storyteller, your intuition generally serves you well, and you dream big dreams. Famous people born today: 

1844 Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopherand philologist (Beyond Good and Evil), born in Röcken, Saxony, Prussia (d. 1900)

1920 Mario Puzo, American novelist (The Godfather, Cotton Club, Earthquake), born in NYC, New York (d. 1999)

1955 Victor Pecci, Paraguayan tennis star, born in Asuncion, Paraguay

1964 Jack Ma, Chinese entrepreneur and founder of Alibaba Group, born in Hangzhou, China

READERS INFO

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1941 -

“I Am Woman” was the only song Helen Reddy would ever write, but it was enough for millions of listeners. Helen Maxine Lamond Reddy (born 25 October 1941) is an Australian singer, actress and activist. In the 1970s, she enjoyed international success, especially in the United States, where she placed 15 singles in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. Six made the Top 10 and three reached No. 1. She is often referred to as the "Queen of '70s Pop"

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Louisville Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular 2018

Oct 9 - Nov 4, 2018 | Louisville, KY

Iroquois Amphitheater|1080 Amphitheater Rd

The Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular in Louisville, Kentucky, cranks up the Halloween fun. Featuring nearly 5,000 unique pumpkin lanterns and a variety of spooky and dazzling decorations in the great outdoors, the seasonal spectacular provides four nights of family-friendly fun. Whether you come to check out the kooky pumpkins bearing likenesses of Freddy Krueger or Jack Skellington, or to soak up some live music near a haunted ship, this illuminated art show is a frighteningly good time.

further information: Tickets | United States | Jack O'Lantern Spectacular

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Gardens at Lake Merritt Autumn Lights Festival 2018

Oct 18-20, 2018 | Oakland, CA 

Gardens at Lake Merritt|666 Bellevue Avenu

The annual Autumn Lights Festival in Oakland, California, is an seasonal celebration that transforms green scenery into a illuminated oasis. The two-day extravaganza is situated in a garden spanning several acres and features stunning art installations, glowing waterfalls, interactive books, electronic fireflies, fire performers, a Polynesian paradise, artist exhibits and plenty of food.

further information: 7th Annual Autumn Lights Festival

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Tacoma Holiday Food & Gift Festival 2018

Oct 18-21, 2018 | Tacoma, WA 

Tacoma Dome|2727 E D St
The Tacoma Holiday Food & Gift Festival is a cherished holiday tradition with a variety of entertainment for guests of all ages. The festival features live performances from dance groups, choirs and ensembles as well as a holiday cooking program, live art demonstrations, pictures with Santa and numerous booths showcasing unique and interesting products, so you can get a jump on your holiday shopping.

further information: Tacoma Holiday Food & Gift Festival | Tacoma Dome



Pictures of the day


Crab on its Back (Dutch: Een op zijn rug liggende krab) is an 1888 oil painting by Vincent van Gogh. It is a still life of a crab with a green background. The painting may have been inspired by a Japanese print of a crab by Hokusai. Van Gogh had seen this in a copy of the magazine Le Japon Artistique that his brother Theo van Gogh had sent him in September 1888. The painting is in the permanent collection of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.

Mt. Bromo – Reynold Riksa Dewantara

Mount Bromo volcano is a small, but active volcanic cinder cone on Java, Indonesia. Early 2016, I happened to be in Mt. Bromo during the increase of seismic activity and triggered the alert status to the second highest.

knit
thanks, Helen

Dino Stripes Knit Hat

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thanks, Linda

Sunnyside pattern by Tanis Lavallee

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Magic Mirror pattern by Jeannie Cartmel

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Green Man Art Free Knitted Shawl Pattern

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Snuffle Sweater pattern by Lorna Miser

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thanks, Bertha

Cotton Aztec Rug

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thanks, Gabby

ZEBRA BOOTIES

https://crobypatterns.com/green-zebra/

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Fantasm pattern by Cheri McEwen

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Lucky Wanderer / DROPS Extra 0-888

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Teckeltje Sam pattern by Stip & Haak

RECIPE

thanks, Shelley

Sesame Broccoli, Really..its Good! Recipe

CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Dana

Crockpot Spaghetti Squash Lasagna Bolognese



SWEETS

thanks, Winnie

Banana Mummies

ADULT COLORING ... Halloween

CRAFTS ... Halloween

thanks, Sandra

Diy Sequin Pumpkins. | Gathering Beauty

				Diy Sequin Pumpkins. | Gathering Beauty With Halloween only a few days away why not add a little bling to your decorations this year and make these diy sequin pumpkins.
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CHILDREN'S CORNER ... Halloween crafts

TOILET PAPER/PAPER TOWEL ROLLS AS HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS

These can be used to make eyes peeking out of your bushes. The paper towel rolls need to cut in half. Draw your eyes on it, cut them out. Add a glow stick on the inside. Place it inside the tree or bush. A perfect upcycled Halloween decoration.

PUZZLE

Sunflower Corner Jigsaw Puzzle



WORD SEARCH

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divert element enough evidence flexible fudge given

hire hours independent large level means mete

night office often overall prior

record reign right rude sales slum spend sued

tear tide tradition trot union unique without

SUDOKU ... easy

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CLEVER

thanks, Sam

Make Stubborn Wooden Drawers Slide Smoothly

Candle wax can also be a handy lubricant for old drawers or any furniture that has wood sliding against wood. Just rub a candle against the skids under the drawer. Be sure to rub the tracks inside the chest or cabinet, too. Once done you can place your candle and drawer back in their designated spots.

EYE OPENER

QI: how knitting was used as code in WW2?

A quietly intriguing column from the brains behind QI, the BBC quiz show. This week: QI knits one, purls one

Properly practiced , knitting soothes the troubled spirit, and it doesn’t hurt the untroubled spirit, either. Elizabeth Zimmerman

Real knitting

The word knitting comes from the Old English cnyttan, meaning “to knot”. What we now call knitting – making a textile by looping yarn using two needles – isn’t much older than 1,000 years and it wasn’t until the Renaissance that wool was used rather than silk or cotton. The verb “to knit” isn’t recorded in English until 1400. The earliest fragments of apparently knitted material were excavated at the fort of Dura-Europos in Syria in 1935 and date from 265AD. There are also socks from Coptic Egypt dating to the 4th century AD, but all these are made using a technique known as “nalebinding”, which only uses one needle.

Knitting codes

During the Second World War the Office of Censorship banned people from posting knitting patterns abroad in case they contained coded messages. There was one occasion when knitting was used for code. The Belgian resistance recruited old women whose windows overlooked railway yards to note the trains in their knitting. Basic stuff: purl one for this type of train, drop one for another type.

Knitting miscreants

The most famous example of knitting being used to record information is Madame Defarge in Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities. She sits by the guillotine as the enemies of the French Revolution are beheaded, calmly recording their names in wool as their heads fall into the basket. But there’s no contemporary evidence tricoteuses – knitting women – existed. One of the first actions of the Revolution was a demonstration against food shortages by working-class women. At first venerated as the “mothers of the revolution”, these “bonnes citoyennes” fell from favor during the Terror (1793-94). It seems likely that “knitting women” was a mocking word for female militants, but writers (like Dickens and Carlyle), looking for a bit of color, interpreted it literally.

Knitting us together

In 2013, hundreds of pom-poms and knitted items were strung from trees and lamp-posts in Bede Park and Great Central Way, Leicester. Police hoped this would soften and humanize the area and so deter crime. It’s part of a growing craze for “guerrilla knitting” or “yarnbombing” in which people knit cozies for tree trunks, parking meters and even buses or tanks.

The experiment had mixed results. Criminologist Charlotte Bilby said: “If you see something that makes you smile, that makes you think others have enjoyed being in that space and have done something funny, something silly, that’s going to change your perception.”

Local residents were less sure. “I don’t understand why wool would change people’s perception of crime,” one said, “or how woollen balls are going to fix something.”

Extreme knitting

Guerrilla knitting is not to be confused with extreme knitting. Extreme knitters knit while doing other things like running or riding a tandem. The world record for knitting a scarf while running a marathon is held by 55-year-old Susie Hewer; she also has the crotchet marathon record, and the one for knitting on the back of a tandem. She does it to raise money for Alzheimer’s research.

Knitting islands

The biggest knitted objects in the world are the 45 Uros Islands in Lake Titicaca in Peru. Knitted from local Totoro reeds, they are strong enough to hold several hundred people, buildings and boats. The surface is so springy the islanders have trouble walking on dry land.

Knitting clocks

The 365-day “knitting clock” uses nearly 1,500ft of yarn to show the passing of time and will leave you with a 6ft 7in scarf by the end of December. The 24-hour clock, created by designer Siren Elise Wilhelmsen, knits one stitch every half-hour, adding one new row every day.

Knitting shrouds

The Burying in Woollen Acts of 1666-80 were designed to promote the wool industry, but ended up stimulating the rise in newspaper circulation. People were generally buried in linen before 1666. The statute insisted everyone be buried in a woollen shroud of English manufacture or risk a fine of £5 (about £650 in today’s money). Newspapers were made from recycled cloth until 1870 (hence the use of the word “rag” as a term of derision). By demanding the use of wool, the Act saved £200,000 of linen rags, which were recycled into newsprint.