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Celebrate Eat Your Vegetables Day
They come in every color of the rainbow, almost every believable shape and size, and the flavors they bring to the table are absolutely astounding. Whether you’re just talking about the staple vegetables like carrots, potatoes, and onions that we all get from the store, or the diverse range of vegetables that come from around the world like Bok Choy and watercress, we’ve all been eating them our whole lives. Eat Your Vegetables Day is dedicated to getting people eating their veggies, and also in spreading awareness of their diversity and necessity in a healthy diet
History of Eat Your Vegetables Day
The history of Eat Your Vegetables Day starts with an awareness of nutrition and the role it plays in a healthy lifestyle. Vegetables have always played an important role in the lives of humans, all the way back to when we were simply hunter-gatherers. Vegetables were one of the hallmarks of civilization, and are arguably the reason we settled and stopped being nomads, we couldn’t travel anymore when we planted our crops, we had to be there to tend them as they grew.
As we cemented our ability to produce them they stopped being an opportunistic part of our diet, and instead became a foundation part of our culture and cuisine. As time went on we established that there were benefits to eating them, better health and growth, but it wasn’t until much later that science confirmed what we already knew.
Eventually, it was established that yes, they were a vital source of nutrients that were hard or impossible to get from an animal source. These nutrients can help to prevent heart disease and decrease bone loss, offset diabetes, and even improve the health of your hair and skin.
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Word of the Day
Socratic irony
MEANING:
noun: A profession of ignorance in a discussion in order to elicit clarity on a topic and expose misconception held by another.
ETYMOLOGY:
After Greek philosopher Socrates (470?-399 BCE) who employed this method. Earliest documented use: 1721.
USAGE:
“On two occasions, two former members of our federal government resorted to Socratic irony in dealing with me regarding the Electric Map. Our former US Representative ‘simulated ignorance’ when confronted with the issue.”
John Longanecker; Electric Map Impressive; Gettysburg Times (Pennsylvania); Jun 10, 2016.
John Longanecker; Electric Map Impressive; Gettysburg Times (Pennsylvania); Jun 10, 2016.
Idiom of the Day
Speak volumes -
Meaning - Expresses a reaction without words.
Example - She came to pick me at the station at an odd hour. Her actions spoke volumes about her brevity.
This Day in History
1837 - Charles Goodyear received his first patent. The patent was for a process that made rubber easier to work with.
1856 - The Republican Party opened its first national convention in Philadelphia.
1861 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln witnessed Dr. Thaddeus Lowe demonstrate the use of a hydrogen balloon.
1879 - Thomas Edison received an honorary degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the trustees of Rutgers College in New Brunswick, NJ.
1882 - Composer Igor Fedorovich Stravinsky was born.
1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City aboard the French ship Isere.
1928 - Amelia Earhart began the flight that made her the first woman to successfully fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
1941 - WNBT-TV in New York City, NY, was granted the first construction permit to operate a commercial TV station in the U.S.
1942 - Yank, a weekly magazine for the U.S. armed services, began publication. The term "G.I. Joe" was first used in a comic strip by Dave Breger.
1944 - The republic of Iceland was established.
1950 - Dr. Richard H. Lawler performed the first kidney transplant in a 45-minute operation in Chicago, IL.
1964 - The Supremes' "Where Did Our Love Go" was released. It became their first song to get to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart.
1991 - The Parliament of South Africa repealed the Population Registration Act. The act had required that all South Africans for classified by race at birth.
DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, June 17
You are wise, intelligent, and communicative, always desirous of increasing your knowledge and staying informed. Many of you are authorities on a particular subject. You can also be quite driven once you've found a goal to focus on. You tend to loosen up and enjoy life more as you grow older, and you age well. While you can be sociable when you are around others, you often choose relative solitude and don't always seek out social events. Others admire you for your dry sense of humor and intelligence. Famous people born today:
1871 James Weldon Johnson, American civil rights activist, leader of the NAACP and Harlem Renaissance poet, born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 1938)
1882 Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer (Rite of Spring), born in Oranienbaum, Russia (d. 1971) [OS 5th June]
1940 George Akerlof, American economist (The Market for Lemons) and 2001 Nobel laureate, born in New Haven, Connecticut
1943 Barry Manilow [Barry Alan Pincus], American singer/pianist (Mandy, I Write the Songs), born in New York City
1980 Venus Williams, American tennis star considered one of the all-time greats of women's tennis, born in Lynwood, California
READERS INFO
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(Not So) Totally Useless Fact of The Day:
Spain leads the world in cork production
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CELESTIAL EVENT:
June 17 - Full Moon.
The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 08:31 UTC. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Full Strawberry Moon because it signaled the time of year to gather ripening fruit. It also coincides with the peak of the strawberry harvesting season. This moon has also been known as the Full Rose Moon and the Full Honey Moon.
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1837 - Charles Goodyear received his first patent. The patent was for a process that made rubber easier to work with.
1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City aboard the French ship Isere.
1928 - Amelia Earhart began the flight that made her the first woman to successfully fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
1941 - WNBT-TV in New York City, NY, was granted the first construction permit to operate a commercial TV station in the U.S.
1942 - Yank, a weekly magazine for the U.S. armed services, began publication. The term "G.I. Joe" was first used in a comic strip by Dave Breger.
1944 - The republic of Iceland was established.
1950 - Dr. Richard H. Lawler performed the first kidney transplant in a 45-minute operation in Chicago, IL.
1991 - The Parliament of South Africa repealed the Population Registration Act. The act had required that all South Africans for classified by race at birth.
DAILY SQU-EEK
1980 Venus Williams, American tennis star considered one of the all-time greats of women's tennis, born in Lynwood, California
Spain leads the world in cork production
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Cedar Point Brew and BBQ 2019
Jun 7 - 30, 2019 | Sandusky, OH
Cedar Point|1 Cedar Point Dr
Get transported back in time to the glory days of yesteryear at the wildest festival in the Midwest! Frontier Festival will be filling the streets of Frontier Town this June! Sample tasty vittles and thirst quenching belly washers, enjoy rousin' fiddle playing, live bluegrass pickin' and nightly square dancing. Kids craftin', pie eatin', lasso learnin', crafters and a ton of hoop-de-doo activities round out this sundown sunflower-inspired old west street festival.
further information: Frontier Festival | Ohio's Premier Old West Street Festival | Cedar Point
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Columbia Festival of the Arts 2019
Jun 14 - 30, 2019 | Columbia, MD
The Columbia Festival of the Arts is a two-week summer festival that provides unique arts and entertainment experiences for the region surrounding Columbia, Maryland.
From the fun-filled Lakefest Free Weekend to legendary performances by artists such as Judy Collins, Aretha Franklin, and Pilobolus, the Festival creates a world class celebration of the arts and entertainment that attracts, engages and inspires the broad and diverse community it serves.
further information: Columbia Festival of the Arts
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Lakefront Festival of Art 2019
Jun 21 - 23, 2019 | Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee Art Museum|700 N Art Museum Dr
The Lakefront Festival of Art in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is both a prestigious art show as well as a fundraiser for the Milwaukee Art Museum. The event takes place in a grassy area by Lake Michigan, and for over fifty years, the juried event has carefully selected the best work from over 170 artists from around the country. While the art show remains the focal point of the festival, guests can also enjoy various live music performances and a wide range of food and beverage options from local restaurants.
further information: Lakefront Festival of Art 2019
Barbara McClintock (June 16, 1902 – September 2, 1992) was an American scientist and one of the world's most distinguished cytogeneticists. After receiving her PhD in botany from Cornell University in 1927, McClintock began studying chromosomes and how they change during reproduction in maize. She developed the technique for visualizing maize chromosomes and used microscopic analysis to demonstrate many fundamental genetic ideas. One of these was the notion of genetic recombination by crossing over during meiosis – a mechanism by which chromosomes exchange information. McClintock produced the first genetic map for maize, linking regions of the chromosome to physical traits. She also demonstrated the role of the telomere and the centromere, regions of the chromosome that are important in the conservation of genetic information. Recognized as among the best in the field, she received the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. This 1947 photograph, in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution Archives, shows McClintock in her laboratory at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Laurel Hollow, New York.
Eye to eye
YanTai ShanDong province, China
knit
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knit
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knit
Socks Hella pattern by Astrid Tueting
knit
Dreamy Creamy pattern by J Strizzy
Knit Pattern of the Day: Valerie, Canadian Correspondent
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pyjama eating monster pattern by Bernadine Bartjes
crochet
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RECIPE
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CROCKPOT RECIPE
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SWEETS
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ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS
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CHILDREN'S CORNER ... coloring
PUZZLE
WORD SEARCH
SUDOKU ... medium
solution:
QUOTE
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CLEVER
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EYE OPENER
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Classic TV and Free Movies to Watch
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
The ultimate sense of security will be when we come to recognize that we are all part of one human race. Our primary allegiance is to the human race and not to one particular color or border. I think the sooner we renounce the sanctity of these many identities and try to identify ourselves with the human race the sooner we will get a better world and a safer world. -Mohamed ElBaradei, diplomat, Nobel laureate (b. 17 Jun 1942)
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