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Celebrate World Freedom Day
In many parts of the world, freedom is something that is taken for granted—the freedom to choose any religion we want (or no religion at all), the freedom to be in a relationship with the person we love, the freedom to travel…the list goes on. Unfortunately, there are many, many places in the world where these freedoms are not available to most people, who are forced to live empty, unfulfilling lives so the rulers of their countries don’t have them thrown in jail or worse. If you don’t know what it means to be afraid to voice your opinion, then you can consider yourself very lucky to live in a place where liberty is a priority as well as a basic human right. And like all good things, liberty should be celebrated, and that’s what World Freedom Day is all about.
History of World Freedom Day
The World Freedom Day is a federal observance commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall. The day commemorates the end of communism in Eastern and Central Europe and was designated in 2001 by President George W. Bush. It was created to celebrate the reunification of loved ones separated by the Iron Curtain and differing ideologies, and ultimately serves to acknowledge that the resolve of the masses can shift boundaries, break unfavorable resolutions and ultimately determine the type of leadership they desire so as to live is a freer, more fair society.
Word of the Day
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| Definition: | (adjective) Showing inappropriate levity. | ||
| Synonyms: | flippant | ||
| Usage: | The light-minded woman had been discovering good matches for her daughter almost from the year of her birth. | ||
Idiom of the Day
sleeping policeman— slang A bump, ramp, or hump in the road that is intended to cause cars to reduce their speed, especially in residential areas. Primarily heard in UK. |
This Day in History
Great Lakes Storm Reaches Peak Ferocity (1913) |
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The deadliest and most destructive natural disaster ever to hit the Great Lakes region, the "Big Blow," "Freshwater Fury," or "White Hurricane," as it is variously known, was a blizzard with hurricane-force winds that battered parts of the US and Canada for several days in November 1913. Approximately 250 people died in the violent storm—all of them sailors who perished when their ships were wrecked or sunk on the lakes.
Benjamin Banneker (1731)
Banneker was a free African American who was largely self-educated in astronomy and mathematics. In 1761, he drew attention by building a wooden clock that kept precise time for some 50 years. He accurately predicted a solar eclipse in 1789 and began publishing annually the Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia Almanac and Ephemeris, sending an early copy to Thomas Jefferson to counter the belief that African Americans were intellectually inferior.
Oglebay Winter Festival of Lights |
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| A premier light show in Wheeling, West Virginia, the Winter Festival of Lights started in 1985 and is now considered a rival of the light show at Niagara Falls. More than a million people visit each year to see two million lights on the downtown Victorian buildings, with architectural and landscape lighting designed by world-famous lighting designers. Some 300 acres of the city's Oglebay Park are covered with animated light displays that depict symbols of Hanukkah and Christmas and general winter scenes. There are also nighttime parades and storefront animations. |
Behold the mighty elephant bird, blindly crashing through the Madagascan forest
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1906 - U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt left for Panama to see the progress on the new canal. It was the first foreign trip by a U.S. president.
1911 - George Claude of Paris, France, applied for a patent on neon advertising signs.
1938 - Nazi troops and sympathizers destroyed and looted 7,500 Jewish businesses, burned 267 synagogues, killed 91 Jews, and rounded up over 25,000 Jewish men in an event that became known as Kristallnacht or "Night of Broken Glass."
1961 - Major Robert White flew an X-15 rocket plane at a world record speed of 4,093 mph.
1963 - "Louie, Louie" was released by the Kingsmen.
1967 - The first issue of Rolling Stone was published in San Francisco. John Lennon was on the cover.
1982 - Sugar Ray Leonard retired from boxing. In 1984 Leonard came out of retirement to fight one more time before becoming a boxing commentator for NBC.
1984 - A bronze statue titled "Three Servicemen," by Frederick Hart, was unveiled at the site of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC.
1997 - Barry Sanders (Detroit Lions) became the first player in NFL history to rush for over 1,000 yards in nine straight seasons. In the same game Sanders passed former Dallas Cowboy Tony Dorsett for third place on the all-time rushing list.
2004 - U.S. First Lady Laura Bush officially reopened Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House to pedestrians.
DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, November 9:
You are an articulate, sensitive, and intuitive person. You can also be quite stubborn! Your mind is such that you absorb a lot of diverse information and you can be a jack of all trades. You are a true problem solver. Your sarcastic sense of humor can be biting at times. Not everyone knows that it hides a sensitive, self-protective soul. You can easily get yourself into a rut because of your rather fixed, stubborn nature. Famous people born today:
1801 Gail Borden, American manufacturer and inventor of condensed milk, born in Norwich, New York (d. 1874)
1868 Marie Dressler [Leila Koerber], Canadian-American actress (Dinner at 8, Min and Bill), born in Cobourg, Ontario (d. 1934)
1914 Hedy Lamarr, Austrian-American actress(Ecstasy, Samson & Delilah) and inventor (radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 2000)
1918 Spiro Agnew, American politician (Vice President, 1969 until resignation over corruption allegations in 1973), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1996)
1929 Imre Kertész, Hungarian writer (Nobel Laureate 2002) and concentration camp survivor, born in Budapest (d. 2016)
1936 Mary Travers, American folk singer (Peter Paul & Mary), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2009)
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1965 -
The great Northeast blackout occurred on this day in 1965, as several states and parts of Canada were hit by a series of power failures lasting up to 13 1/2 hours.
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1989 -
Communist East Germany opened its borders on this day in
1989, allowing its citizens to travel freely to West Germany.
Communist East Germany opened its borders on this day in
1989, allowing its citizens to travel freely to West Germany.
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Longwood Gardens Chrysanthemum Festival 2018
Oct 25 - Nov 18, 2018 | Kennett Square, PA
Longwood Gardens|1001 Longwood Rd
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania’s Conservatory is home to the annual Chrysanthemum Festival, a month-long showcase of artful horticulture that channels the Asian tradition of cultivating chrysanthemums into expressive shapes and designs. The Conservatory of Longwood Gardens is a four-acre facility that features more than 80,000 chrysanthemum blooms trained into a plethora of inspiring designs. The Thousand Bloom Mum is the main event of the festival and features more than 1,500 arranged flowers.
further information: Autumn’s Colors Begins October 4 at Longwood Gardens | Longwood Gardens
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Gaylord Texan's Lone Star Christmas 2018
Nov 2, 2018 - Jan 1, 2019 | Grapevine, TX
Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center|1591 Gaylord Trail
If you come to the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center this holiday season, you’re in for quite a treat. All season long, their Lone Star Christmas spectacular is jam-packed with fun events and activities for the whole family. From scavenger hunts, to holiday parties, to cookies and milk with the Claus clan - Grapevine is the place to be for the holidays!
further information: Christmas Hotel Packages & Events | Gaylord Texan Resort
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Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights 2018
Nov 3, 2018 - Jan 31, 2019 | Niagara Falls, ON
This holiday season, treat yourself to a spectacular event unlike anything you’ve ever seen. For two winter months, over a million visitors head to Niagara Falls, which is fully illuminated for the Festival of Lights. Iconic displays such as the glittering Zimmerman Fountain and three-dimensional Canadian Wildlife exhibits are sure to blow your mind. See you there!
further information: Winter Festival of Lights | Lighting Displays, Shows, & Tours | Niagara Falls
Pictures of the day
Embryonic stem cells are pluripotent cells derived from the embryo of humans and other animals during the blastocyst stage of development, before implantation. In human embryos this stage is reached 4–5 days after fertilization, at which time they consist of 50–150 cells. The cells are the subject of considerable research into potential therapeutic use, including the treatment of diabetes and heart disease. They are also studied for clinical therapies, models of genetic disorders, and cellular/DNA repair. However, adverse effects in the research and clinical processes such as tumours and unwanted immune responses have been reported. Isolating the inner cell mass results in destruction of the blastocyst, a process which raises ethical issues, including whether or not embryos at the pre-implantation stage should have the same moral considerations as embryos in the post-implantation stage of development.
This Guy Rescues Stray Dogs and Takes Them on
Weekly Train Rides Around Town
80-year-old Forth Worth, Texas resident, Eugene Bostick, is a good soul. Thank you, Sir.
knit, Christmas
thanks, Emily
knit
thanks, Maddy
knit
knit
Athena's Owl Pillow pattern by Kalliopi Aronis
knit
crochet, Christmas
thanks, Alexa
crochet
thanks, Helen
crochet
Colorfully Modern Cardigan
Cute owl in dress amigurumi
crochet
Stripey Owl Baby Rattle pattern by Naomi Wade
RECIPE
thanks, Shelley
Brown Butter Skillet Cornbread
CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Sofia
thanks, Sofia
SWEETS
Chocolate-covered pretzels rolled in candy.
CRAFTS ... Christmas sewing
thanks, Sandy
Book Advent Countdown To Christmas
We love to read and had a stack of Christmas books, so the book countdown worked out great for us this year. I wrapped 24 books. Some of these books are simple dollar tree Christmas books and others are ones we have been collecting over the years. This book countdown was a big hit with the kids. So glad they can enjoy this countdown and we get to spend time together each night reading. I hope these memories stay with them a lifetime. I know I will hold them in my heart forever.
What I used:
24 Christmas books, brown wrapping paper, tape, scissors.
What to do:
Wrap each book. Then stack them on top of each other. I placed ours on a small table next to the tree. I added a bow to the top. Now each day or night let the kids open one book. With each book you open and read you are one day closer to Christmas.
I hope you and the kids can have fun with this Book Advent Calendar too.
PUZZLE
| agree alarm body brag build chapter control crash creek | drop drown emotion eons error estate eternal express | flirt focus friend gloss handle heard | loans lost mighty oats perhaps pled | reason river seer simply sound source spool | taxes tear through told trust water worry |
SUDOKU ... easy
solution:
time lapse
QUOTE
CLEVER
Use a detachable shower head stand
for hands-free blow-drying
EYE OPENER
thanks, Sue
HER OWL COLLECTION .. wow
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