DIANE'S CORNER ...
Celebrate World Population Day
Every year the world continues to get more and more crowded. While we’ve a tendency to pack ourselves into massive cities, and there are presently still long open stretches of countryside, every year that gets whittled away at more and more.
The power and food needs of the world continue to place a greater and greater strain on our ability to meet them, and resources in general are becoming harder and harder to come by. World Population Day comes along each year to remind us that our present rate of population growth is unsustainable, and the present social and logistical issues we are experiencing to meet the demand of that population will only get worse if we don’t do something.
History of World Population Day
In 1987 there was an event called “Five Billion Day”, which recognized when the human population boiled over the 5 billion mark. Since then the United Nations Development Program has been working to anticipate, support, and offset the needs of a rapidly growing population. The population had been deemed to be growing out of control, and an awareness was being spread about the need for family planning, ways to offset poverty, and the ability to ensure that proper maternal health was observed.
The existing strain of supporting our present population is already causing grievous crimes in the areas of human rights and gender equality. As more people come into an a world that’s already doing a poor job of taking care of its citizens, there are more and more of them coming vulnerable to human rights violations such as human trafficking and child labor. World Population Day reminds us that we are part of an ever growing world, and that to ensure there’s a great future ahead for any of us, there has to be a great future for all of us.
thanks for the great photos from the Berkshire Botanical Gardens, Patty
Word of the Day
sudarium
St. Veronica with the Sudarium
MEANING:
noun: A handkerchief.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin sudare (to sweat). Earliest documented use: 1609.
NOTES:
You might think a sudarium is a collection of something or a place to hold a collection and you’d be wrong. Unlike an aquarium, armamentarium, or a columbarium, a sudarium is simply a piece of cloth. According to legend, on the way to Christ’s crucifixion, St. Veronica wiped his face with a cloth on which an image of his face was impressed. In Christianity, it’s known as the Sudarium of Oviedo and the Veil of Veronica.
USAGE:
“Lead me to the river with your mirror.
Unwrap the sudarium from my face.”
F.D. Reeve; Deepstep Come Shining; Poetry (Chicago, Illinois); Jul 2000.
“A prominent association between pity and handkerchiefs can be found in the story of St. Veronica, who has pity on the suffering Christ and offers him what is either her veil or a sudarium with which to wipe his face.”
Shawn Smith; Love, Pity, and Deception in Othello; Papers on Language and Literature (Edwardsville, Illinois); Winter 2008.
Unwrap the sudarium from my face.”
F.D. Reeve; Deepstep Come Shining; Poetry (Chicago, Illinois); Jul 2000.
“A prominent association between pity and handkerchiefs can be found in the story of St. Veronica, who has pity on the suffering Christ and offers him what is either her veil or a sudarium with which to wipe his face.”
Shawn Smith; Love, Pity, and Deception in Othello; Papers on Language and Literature (Edwardsville, Illinois); Winter 2008.
Idiom of the Day
Flying start -
Meaning - Something that is immediately successful.
Example - The film hit the box office with a flying start and collected the highest revenue on day 1.
This Day in History
1804 - The United States' first secretary of the treasury, Alexander Hamilton, was killed by Vice President Aaron Burr in a duel.
1914 - Babe Ruth debuted in the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox.
1918 - Enrico Caruso recorded "Over There" written by George M. Cohan.
1934 - U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the first American chief executive to travel through the Panama Canal while in office.
1955 - The U.S. Air Force Academy was dedicated in Colorado at Lowry Air Base.
1959 - Joan Baez made her first recording. It was a duet with Bob Gibson which was recorded live at the Newport Folk Festival.
1977 - The Medal of Freedom was awarded posthumously to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in a White House ceremony.
1985 - Nolan Ryan (Houston Astros) became the first major league pitcher to earn 4,000 strikeouts in a career. (Texas)
1999 - A U.S. Air Force jet flew over the Antarctic and dropped off emergency medical supplies for Dr. Jerri Nelson after she had discovered a lump in her breast. Nelso was at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Research Center.
2000 - Lars Ulrich (Metallica) was the first witness to testify at a U.S. Senate hearing over copyright law issues concerning free sharing of music files on Web sites such as Napster and MP3.com.
thanks, Karen
DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, July 11
You are a seeker, and both a dreamer and an achiever. Some might call you an overachiever, as there is a bit of a perfectionist in you. While you do need security and comfort, your desires tend to stretch beyond the routine and mundane. You have strong morals and standards for yourself, and you work hard for what you have. Things are not simply handed to you, and you know this instinctively and push all the harder. You possess much creative intelligence and stand out as unique. Famous people born today:
1274 Robert the Bruce, Scottish king (1306-1329) and national hero, born in Turnberry Castle, Ayrshire (d. 1329)
1767 John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the United States (D) (1825-1829), born in Braintree, Massachusetts (d. 1848)
1899 E. B. White, American writer (Charlotte's Web, Elements of Style), born in Mount Vernon, New York (d. 1985)
1920 Yul Brynner, Russian-Swiss actor (The King and I, The Ten Commandments), born in Primorsky Krai, Russia (d. 1985)
1934 Giorgio Armani, Italian fashion designer (American Gigolo), born in Piacenza, Italy
1953 Leon Spinks, heavyweight boxing champ (1978, Olympic gold 1976), born in St. Louis, Missouri
959 Richie Sambora, American guitarist (Bon Jovi) and boyfriend of Cher and Heather Locklear, born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey
READERS INFO
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(Not So) Totally Useless Fact of The Day:
In 1956, the Yankees' Don Larsen became the only pitcher to throw a perfect game in the World Series.
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TODAY: In 1899, E.B. White is born. E.B. White was born in New York in 1899. In 1927, White joined The New Yorker magazine as writer and contributing editor—a position he would hold for the rest of his career. He wrote three books for children, including Stuart Little (1945) and Charlotte's Web (1952). In 1959 he revised The Elements of Style by the late William Strunk Jr., which became a standard style manual for writers. White, who earned a Pulitzer Prize special citation in 1978, passed away at his home in Maine in 1985.
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1804 - The United States' first secretary of the treasury, Alexander Hamilton, was killed by Vice President Aaron Burr in a duel.
1914 - Babe Ruth debuted in the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox.
1918 - Enrico Caruso recorded "Over There" written by George M. Cohan.
1934 - U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the first American chief executive to travel through the Panama Canal while in office.
1955 - The U.S. Air Force Academy was dedicated in Colorado at Lowry Air Base.
1977 - The Medal of Freedom was awarded posthumously to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in a White House ceremony.
1985 - Nolan Ryan (Houston Astros) became the first major league pitcher to earn 4,000 strikeouts in a career. (Texas)
1999 - A U.S. Air Force jet flew over the Antarctic and dropped off emergency medical supplies for Dr. Jerri Nelson after she had discovered a lump in her breast. Nelso was at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Research Center.
2000 - Lars Ulrich (Metallica) was the first witness to testify at a U.S. Senate hearing over copyright law issues concerning free sharing of music files on Web sites such as Napster and MP3.com.
thanks, Karen
DAILY SQU-EEK
In 1956, the Yankees' Don Larsen became the only pitcher to throw a perfect game in the World Series.
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TODAY: In 1899, E.B. White is born. E.B. White was born in New York in 1899. In 1927, White joined The New Yorker magazine as writer and contributing editor—a position he would hold for the rest of his career. He wrote three books for children, including Stuart Little (1945) and Charlotte's Web (1952). In 1959 he revised The Elements of Style by the late William Strunk Jr., which became a standard style manual for writers. White, who earned a Pulitzer Prize special citation in 1978, passed away at his home in Maine in 1985.
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Las Vegas Elvis Festival 2019
Jul 11 - 14, 2019 | Las Vegas, NV
Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall|5111 Boulder Hwy
Are you a reveler in disguise? Hopefully not a devil in disguise! The annual Elvis Festival in Las Vegas is an annual celebration of the life and musical legacy of the great Elvis Presley, King of Rock 'n' Roll. Known all over the world for his signature swagger and hunky voice, the festival's lineup of tribute artists capture the magic of the late performer to dazzle its attendees. In addition to rockin' around the clock, the festival also features a tribute contest, awards show and a celebrity forum.
further information: Las Vegas Elvis Festival
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Medieval Mayhem Renaissance Faire 2019
Jul 12-14, 2019 | Lakeside, AZ
Mountain Meadow Recreational Complex|1101 N Woodland Rd
Escape reality!! Walk back in time to days of old and experience knights, queens, kings, nobles, pirates and oh so much more!! This historical re-creation event offers live demos from skilled artisans, music, dance and fully armored knights fighting with real weapons battling it out to the last man (or woman!) standing! There is something for everyone at this 3 day event.
further information: Medieval Mayhem Renaissance Faire in Pinetop-lakeside, Az
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John C. Fremont Days 2019
Jul 12-14, 2019 | Fremont, NE
John C Fremont Park|8th & Broad Street
The John C. Fremont Days festival celebrates community and history with three days of family-friendly activities. Guests can enjoy various historical reenactments and demonstrations, an arts and crafts vendor fair, car and bike show, a parade that runs through downtown, children’s activities and a variety of sporting events.
The Catalan Atlas is a medieval map in the Catalan language, created in 1375. Described as "the zenith of medieval map-work", it is the earliest known chart to use a compass rose. It was produced by the Majorcan cartographic school and is attributed to Abraham Cresques, a Jewish book illuminator described by a contemporary as a master of mappae mundi. It has been in the royal library of France (now the Bibliothèque nationale de France) since the time of King Charles V. The atlas originally consisted of six vellum leaves, each about 64.5 by 50 cm (25.4 by 19.7 in), folded vertically and painted in various colours including gold and silver. This picture is a montage of eight pages (four leaves) of the atlas, depicting Europe, northern Africa and Asia.
THE HIDDEN MURDER
A spider with a housefly kill, hiding under the petals of a Madagascar periwinkle flower
knit
thanks, Vicky
Albatross
knit
thanks, Ruth
knit
knit
knit
Knit Pattern of the Day: Valerie, Canadian Correspondent
crochet
thanks, Lois
crochet, vintage
thanks, Adele
crochet
crochet
dolly ruffle top
crochet
RECIPE
thanks. Lily
CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Shelley
SWEETS ... vintage
thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent
ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS
thanks, Charlotte
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... crafts
thanks, Joanne
PUZZLE
SUDOKU ... very hard
solution:
QUOTE
CLEVER
EYE OPENER
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day. -E.B. White, writer (11 Jul 1899-1985)
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