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Celebrate Say Something Nice Day

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Say Something Nice Day began in Charleston, South Carolina, when the Mayors of North Charleston and Charleston came together with members of the Charleston-Atlantic Presbytery and the South Carolina Baptist Convention to create a day to be kind to the special people in our lives, like our children.

It’s also a day to remember and celebrate people, who provide us with a variety of services, such as bus drivers, healthcare workers and teachers. And, it’s a great opportunity to apologize to people that we might have wronged or hurt through our behavior. The aim of this special day is to fight against unkindness, bullying and the lack of politeness that dominates society today. The creators hope that this one day of pleasantness will grow, until people are nice to each other every day.

Word of the Day

omphaloskepsis

MEANING:

noun:
1. Contemplation of one’s navel.
2. Complacent self-indulgent introspection.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek omphalos (navel) + skepsis (act of looking, examination). Ultimately from the Indo-European root spek- (to observe), which also gave us suspect, spectrum, bishop (literally, overseer), despise, espionage, telescope, spectator, and spectacles. Earliest documented use: 1925.

USAGE:

“[The club’s] demise has acted as a trigger for one of those periodic outbreaks of omphaloskepsis about the present and future of clubland.”
Jim Carroll; Ibiza’s Clubs May Be Following the Money -- But There’s No Substitute for Great Music; Irish Times (Dublin); Sep 23, 2016.

Idiom of the Day

Bee in one's bonnet -

Meaning - Carrying an idea which constantly occupies your thoughts.

Example - She is not happy in Africa. She has a bee in her bonnet about moving to Dubai.

This Day in History

1792 - Kentucky became the 15th state of the U.S.

1796 - Tennessee became the 16th state of the U.S.

1861 - The first skirmish of the U.S. Civil War took place at the Fairfax Court House, Virginia.

1892 - The General Electric Company (GE) began operations after the merging of the Edison General Electric and the Thomson-Houston Electric companies.

1896 - In Paris, France, the first recorded automobile theft occurred. The Peugeot of Baron de Zuylen de Nyevelt was stolen by his mechanic.

1935 - The Ingersoll-Waterbury Company reported that it had produced 2.5 million Mickey Mouse watches during its 2-year association with Disney.

1938 - Baseball helmets were worn for the first time.

1953 - Raymond Burr made his network-TV acting debut. It was in "The Mask of Medusa" on ABC-TV's "Twilight Theater."

1954 - In the Peanuts comic strip, Linus' security blanket made its debut.

1964 - Dolly Parton moved to Nashville, TN, one day after she graduated from high school.

1969 - In Montreal, John Lennon and Yoko Ono recorded "Give Peace a Chance" with Tommy and Dick Smothers, Derek Taylor, Murray the K and Timothy Leary.

1971 - Elvis' birthplace in Tupelo, MS, was opened to the public.

1980 - Cable News Network (CNN) made its debut as the first all-news station.

2008 - The Phoenix Mars Lander became the first NASA spacecraft to scoop Martian soil.

2009 - The first event, a George Strait concert, was held at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX.

DAILY SQU-EEK

If You Were Born Today, June 1

You are a true artist at heart. You see the world around you in a unique way, which endears you to others. You are thoughtful and curious. At times moody and at other times inspired, you can also vacillate between great practicality and idealism. You might find that following the dictates of your head, which is often your choice, gets you into more trouble than following your heart. Trusting your intuition is the challenge. Famous people born today:

1801 Brigham Young, American religious leader (Mormon church), born in Whitingham, Vermont (d. 1877)

1926 Marilyn Monroe [Norma Jean Mortenson], American actress (Some Like It Hot), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1962)

1937 Morgan Freeman, American academy award winning actor (Driving Mrs Daisy, Glory), born in Memphis, Tennessee

1957 Jeffrey Hawkins, American inventor (PalmPilot, Treo), born in Huntington, New York

1973 Heidi Klum, German supermodel and TV presenter (Project Runway), born in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia

1974 Alanis Morissette, Canadian-America vocalist (Jagged Little Pill), born in Ottawa, Ontario

1981 Amy Schumer, American comedian, writer and producer (Inside Amy Schumer), born in New York

READERS INFO

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1980 -

Cable News Network (CNN) made its debut as the first all-news station on this day in 1980. Ted Turner (above) launched the network.

2.

Rochester Greek Festival 2019

May 30 - June 2, 2019 | Rochester, NY

Greek Orthodox Church, 962 East Avenue

We bring our tradition of transporting the aromas, tastes, sounds, and Greek culture to Rochester.

further information: 2019 Rochester Greek Festival

3.

Old Shawnee Days 2019

June 6 - 9, 2019 | Shawnee, KS

Shawnee Town|11501 W 57th St

Old Shawnee Days is a community celebration that draws huge crowds and marks the start of summer. The family-friendly weekend event features a whole host of activities and attractions like live music and entertainment, a baking contest, a parade and carnival, a pancake breakfast, chainsaw carving demonstrations, roving performers, historical reenactors and so much more. There are also tons of fun games for kids like relay races, a water balloon toss, a hula hoop contest and sack races.

further information: Old Shawnee Days

4.

Seedtime on the Cumberland 2019

June 7 - 8, 2019 | Whitesburg, KY

Seedtime on the Cumberland furthers Appalshop’s mission through the presentation and broadcasting of Appalshop’s work to the general public intensively over one weekend each year. Seedtime’s goal is to be a mirror for the mountain people and communities. To remind folks here of our cultural riches and traditions of the true vine that make this region vibrant and always growing. Seedtime on the Cumberland brings the arts of the community to the community,

further information: Seedtime on the Cumberland

Pictures of the day

The green hairstreak (Callophrys rubi) is a small butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It has a wingspan reaching about 26–30 millimetres (1.0–1.2 in) in length. The overside of the wings is a uniform dull brown, with two paler patches on the male's forewings made up of scent scales. The underside is bright green, with a thin white line that is often reduced to a faint row of dots or even missing altogether. The iridescent green color of the underside is a structural color caused by the diffraction and interference of light by microscopic repeating structures forming a diffraction grating in the wing scales. Green hairstreaks can be found at the end of March, with their flight time usually lasting until the end of June, but they are sometimes seen in July and early August. They never rest with their wings open, to maintain their green camouflage. The males exhibit territorial behavior. This picture, taken in 2015, shows a green hairstreak near Aston Upthorpe, Oxfordshire, within the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the United Kingdom.

Seen here is a breathtaking ceiling fresco by Italian painter and architect Giulio Romano

As a young assistant in Raphael’s studio, Romano worked on the frescos in the Vatican loggias to designs by Raphael and in Raphael’s Stanze in the Vatican painted a group of figures in the Fire in the Borgo fresco. He also collaborated on the decoration of the ceiling of the Villa Farnesina. Increasingly he became the master’s right-hand man, despite his relative youth. After the death of Raphael in 1520, he helped complete the Vatican frescoes of the life of Constantine as well as Raphael’s Coronation of the Virgin and the Transfiguration in the Vatican. This fresco can be seen in the ceiling of the Room of the Giants in Palazzo Te, a palace in the suburbs of Mantua, Italy.