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Celebrate Banana Split Day
I believe in holistic medicine, yoga, Pilates and so on. But I also believe in banana split sundaes once in a while.Gwyneth Paltrow
In our opinion, this is easily one of the best parts of summer or any time of year where you like to indulge in an ice cream treat! It blends together the perfect flavor of bananas with the rich sweet flavor of the ice cream, topped with whipped cream, maraschino cherries, strawberries, hot fudge, and anything else your heart can imagine! Banana Split Day celebrates this amazing treat and a perfect excuse to indulge in it!
History of Banana Split Day
The Banana Split, surprisingly, has a very definite history, and we can pinpoint its origins to one David Evans Stickler in 1904, where he was serving as an apprentice pharmacist at Tassel Pharmacy in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Like most pharmacies of the day, it had a soda fountain attached, and it was in this pharmacy that he invented the banana split, which quickly became a hit with the students at Saint Vincent College nearby. Word of mouth made it spread like wildfire, and it soon became an American institution, before going global.
In 2004 Latrobe hosted the 100th anniversary of the invention, the same year that it was certified as the birthplace of the banana split by NICRA (National Ice Cream Retailers Association). It also became the home of the Great American Banana Split Celebration, a huge event with food and events for everyone to take part in.
Of course, like with all great inventions, there is some contention about its origins (unless you ask NICRA). Wilmington, Ohio claims that it was invented there in 1907 in response to a slump in the ice cream business thanks to the winter season.
Highest Mountains In The World (That You Want to See)
Volcán Tajumulco is a large stratovolcano in the department of San Marcos in western Guatemala. It is the highest mountain in Central America at 4,220 metres (13,845 ft). Tajumulco has had several historical reports of volcanic eruptions, but none have been confirmed to be true eruptions.
Joke of the Day
I'VE STARTED GROWING HERBS
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I’ve started growing herbs in my garden.
To help identify them I’m growing them in alphabetical order.
My neighbor asked me, “How do you find the time?”
I said, “Easy, it’s right here next to the sage.”
To help identify them I’m growing them in alphabetical order.
My neighbor asked me, “How do you find the time?”
I said, “Easy, it’s right here next to the sage.”
Pico Bolívar is the highest mountain in Venezuela, at 4,978 metres. Located in Mérida State, its top is permanently covered with névé snow and three small glaciers.
Word of the Day
twenty-twenty or 20/20
MEANING:
Ras Dashen is the highest mountain in Ethiopia and tenth highest mountain of Africa. Part of Semien Mountains National Park, it reaches an elevation of 4,550 metres (14,928 ft).
Ras Dashen is the highest mountain in Ethiopia and tenth highest mountain of Africa. Part of Semien Mountains National Park, it reaches an elevation of 4,550 metres (14,928 ft).
Idiom of the Day
BOTCH/BODGE JOB
Work that has been done badly, in a clumsy, lazy way
The original builders did such a bodge job of our kitchen that we had to get it completely redone.
The original builders did such a bodge job of our kitchen that we had to get it completely redone.
K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest and is located on the border of Pakistan and China. It is also known as the Savage Mountain due to the difficulty of ascent and the second-highest fatality rate among the “eight thousanders” for those who climb it. For every four people who have reached the summit, one has died trying. Unlike Annapurna, the mountain with the highest fatality-to-summit rate, K2 has never been climbed in winter.
K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest and is located on the border of Pakistan and China. It is also known as the Savage Mountain due to the difficulty of ascent and the second-highest fatality rate among the “eight thousanders” for those who climb it. For every four people who have reached the summit, one has died trying. Unlike Annapurna, the mountain with the highest fatality-to-summit rate, K2 has never been climbed in winter.
This Day in History
1718 - Hundreds of colonists from France arrived in Louisiana. Some settled in present-day New Orleans.
1875 - Captain Matthew Webb swam from Dover, England, to Calais, France making him the first person to swim the English Channel. The feat took about 22 hours.
1902 - "Al-Hoda" began publication in New York City making it the first Arabic daily newspaper in the U.S.
1916 - The National Park Service was established as part of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
1920 - Ethelda Bleibtrey won the 100-meter freestyle swimming competition in Antwerp, Belgium. She was the first woman to win an Olympic competition for the U.S.
1970 - Elton John made his first live appearance in the U.S. He opened for David Ackles at "The Troubadour" in Los Angeles, CA.
1972 - In Great Britain, computerized axial tomography (CAT scan) was introduced.
1978 - The Turin shroud believed to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ went on display for the first time in 45 years.
1981 - The U.S. Voyager 2 sent back pictures and data about Saturn. The craft came within 63,000 miles of the planet.
1997 - The tobacco industry agreed to an $11.3 billion settlement with the state of Florida.
1998 - A survey released said that 1/3 of Americans use the Internet.
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DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, August 25
Your clever mind, warm approach, and strength of character are traits that naturally put you into a position of quiet leadership. You are articulate and make an engaging conversationalist, and you especially love to talk with people in tete-a-tete situations. Your curiosity is powerful. You pick up and analyze the details of any given situation, and you need to know. As logical and analytical as you are, you nevertheless have powerful intuition, which you tend to develop more strongly as you mature – it takes experience to learn to trust it. You are a natural teacher, not because you want to prove what you know, but rather because you have a true love of knowledge and wisdom. You gravitate towards romantic partners who reflect dynamism, responsibility, and a strong work ethic. You are very idealistic in love. Famous people born today:
1530 Ivan IV [Ivan the Terrible], 1st tsar of Russia (1533-84), born in Kolomenskoye, Russia (d. 1584)
1919 George Wallace, American politician (Gov-D-Ala) and presidential candidate, born in Clio, Alabama (d. 1998)
1930 Sir Sean Connery, Scottish actor and producer (James Bond films, Indiana Jones), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
1958 Tim Burton, American film director (Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands), born in Burbank, California
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READERS INFO
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(Not So) Totally Useless Fact of The Day:
1718 - Hundreds of colonists from France arrived in Louisiana. Some settled in present-day New Orleans.
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A nigglywiggly is the little piece of paper that extends out of a Hershey’s kiss chocolate. Yes, that actually has a name.
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The series Father Knows Best began on NBC Radio and starred Robert Young as the General Insurance agent Jim Anderson. His wife Margaret was first portrayed by June Whitley and later by Jean Vander Pyl. The
Anderson children were Betty (Rhoda Williams), Bud (Ted Donaldson), and Kathy (Norma Jean Nillson). Others in the cast were Eleanor Audley, Herb Vigran and Sam Edwards. Sponsored through most of its run by General Foods, the series was heard Thursday evenings on NBC until March 25, 1954. The show went to TV May 27, 1954.
Marvin Miller was the Maxwell House Coffee spokesman for Father Knows Best.
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Anderson children were Betty (Rhoda Williams), Bud (Ted Donaldson), and Kathy (Norma Jean Nillson). Others in the cast were Eleanor Audley, Herb Vigran and Sam Edwards. Sponsored through most of its run by General Foods, the series was heard Thursday evenings on NBC until March 25, 1954. The show went to TV May 27, 1954.
Marvin Miller was the Maxwell House Coffee spokesman for Father Knows Best.
Pegasus Palooza 2019
Aug 23 - 31, 2019 | Orlando, FL
University of Central Florida|4000 Central Florida Blvd
The University of Central Florida gives the warmest of welcomes to its students each fall with the Pegasus Palooza. For an entire week, there are social, academic, and service events to welcome new students, meet new people, mix and mingle and simply, have fun! There’s lots of live music, scavenger hunts, a pool party, open houses and even a rave. Nothing says, “Welcome!” quite like a week-long party.
further information: Pegasus Palooza • UCF
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Marshfield Fair 2019
Aug 16 - 25, 2019 | Marshfield, MA
Marshfield Fairgrounds|140 Main St
Fresh produce is as pretty to look at as it is to eat. The Marshfield Fair is a local agricultural-lover’s dreamland with a great selection of fresh, colorful and tasty fruits and vegetables. Horticulture, handmade arts and crafts, family-friendly contests and soothing live music are other major components of the fair that you won’t want to miss.
Duke's OceanFest 2019
Aug 27 - 25, 2019 | Honolulu, HI
Multiple Locations on and around Kūhiō Beach|Kūhiō Beach Park
In honor of Hawaii’s greatest waterman and ambassador, Olympic gold medalist and actor Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, Duke's OceanFest in Honolulu is a perfect ten of an annual ocean sports fest. The event features paddleboard races, longboard surfing, swimming, surf polo, volleyball tournaments and tandem surfing competitions.
further information: Duke's Oceanfest
SUNDAY'S INTERESTING FACTS
Mount Rainier is a massive stratovolcano located 54 miles (87 km) southeast of Seattle in the state of Washington, United States. It is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States and the Cascade Volcanic Arc, with a summit elevation of 14,411 ft (4,392 m).
Mount Rainier is a massive stratovolcano located 54 miles (87 km) southeast of Seattle in the state of Washington, United States. It is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States and the Cascade Volcanic Arc, with a summit elevation of 14,411 ft (4,392 m).
Wemyss Bay railway station serves the village of Wemyss Bay in Inverclyde, Scotland. The station is a terminus on the Inverclyde Line, about 26 miles (42 km) west of Glasgow Central. It incorporates the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry terminal connecting mainland Scotland to Rothesay on the Isle of Bute and is managed by Abellio ScotRail. The station was one of only ten to be awarded five stars in Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations by Simon Jenkins. The building was designed by James Miller in 1903 for the Caledonian Railway and is remarkable for its use of glass and steel curves. It is noted for its architectural qualities and, although one of Scotland's finest railway buildings and Category A listed, it has suffered from neglect. A major refurbishment scheme carried out jointly by Network Rail, Inverclyde Council and the Scottish Government from June 2014 to the spring of 2016 has seen the station buildings and adjacent ferry terminal fully restored. This picture shows the station concourse, with the ticket office and glass roof.
GOLDEN MONKEY SURVEYING THE AREA
Sustainable travel enables conservation of the things that make a destination desirable in the first place. Rather than denuding forests for a strip of souvenir shops and a tiny fenced reserve, places like Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park protect the native habitat for several rare species, including the golden monkey, mountain gorilla and forest elephant. Park tourism dollars employ guides, trackers and porters and also support community development projects that reduce the incentive to cut forest for illegal farms or set antelope snares, which can kill endangered monkeys and gorillas.
Mount Kinabalu is a prominent mountain on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. It is located in the East Malaysian state of Sabah and is protected as Kinabalu National Park, a World Heritage Site.
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Carrot pattern by Amanda Berry
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Namcha Barwa or Namchabarwa is a mountain in the Tibetan Himalaya. The traditional definition of the Himalaya extending from the Indus River to the Brahmaputra would make it the eastern anchor of the entire mountain chain, and it is the highest peak of its own section as well as Earth’s easternmost peak over 7,600 metres.
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Bogda Peak or Bogda Feng is the highest mountain in the Bogda Shan range, in the eastern Tien Shan mountains, China, at 5,445 m (17,864 ft).
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Chimborazo is a currently inactive stratovolcano located in the Cordillera Occidental range of the Andes. Its last known eruption is believed to have occurred around 550 AD and with a peak elevation of 6,268 metres (20,564 ft), Chimborazo is the tallest mountain in Ecuador.
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Jengish Chokusu is the highest mountain in the Tian Shan mountain system at 7,439 metres (24,406 ft). It lies on the Kyrgyzstan–China border southeast of lake Issyk Kul.
CROCKPOT RECIPE
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Mauna Kea is a volcano on the island of Hawaii. Standing 13,803 ft (4,207 m) above sea level, its peak is the highest point in the U.S. state of Hawaii.
SWEETS
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Nanga Parbat (literally, Naked Mountain) is the ninth tallest mountain in the world and the western anchor of the Himalayas. Located in Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan, it has an immense, dramatic peak rising far above its surrounding terrain and has had a notable incidence of tragedy associated with its climbing.
Klyuchevskaya Sopka is a stratovolcano which is the highest mountain on the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia and the highest active volcano of Eurasia. Its steep, symmetrical cone towers about 100 kilometres (60 mi) from the Bering Sea
CRAFTS
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Mount Damāvand, a potentially active volcano and the highest peak in Iran, has a special place in Persian mythology and folklore. It is located in the middle Alborz Range, adjacent to the highest volcano in all of Asia.
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Mont Blanc (French) or Monte Bianco (Italian), meaning “White Mountain”, is the tallest mountain in the Alps, Western Europe, and the European Union and rises 4,810.45 m (15,782 ft) above sea level.
PUZZLE
Puncak Jaya or Carstensz Pyramid (4,884 m) is the highest summit of Mount Carstensz in the Sudirman Range of the western central highlands of Papua province, Indonesia.
WORD SEARCH
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Vinson Massif is the highest mountain of Antarctica, lying in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains, which stand above the Ronne Ice Shelf near the base of the Antarctic Peninsula.
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The Pico de Orizaba, or Citlaltépetl, is a stratovolcano, the tallest mountain in Mexico and the third highest in North America. It rises 5,636 metres (18,491 ft) above sea level in the eastern end of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, on the border between the states of Veracruz and Puebla.
QUOTE
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Mount Logan is the tallest mountain in Canada and the second-highest peak in North America, after Mount McKinley (Denali).
Kilimanjaro, with its three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira, is a dormant volcanic mountain in Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania. It is the tallest mountain in Africa at 5,895 metres or 19,341 feet above sea level.
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S’more Grill
In the height of summer, there’s nothing better than a barbecue in the evening. The delicious food is the perfect compliment to the sunny weather and warmer temperatures. However, sometimes you’re not always in the mood for a full-blown barbecue, especially if the sky is looking ominously cloudy.
In those instances, a flower pot can really come in handy. If you line the container with foil and fill it with charcoal, you’ll have your own mini barbecue. It might be a little too small for cooking proper food, but it’s the perfect size for roasting some s’mores on an evening.
Mount McKinley, or Denali (Koyukon Athabaskan for “The High One”), in Alaska, is the tallest mountain peak in the United States and in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,320 feet (6,194 m) above sea level.
EYE OPENER
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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
When governments fear the people there is liberty. When the people fear the government there is tyranny. -Thomas Jefferson, third US president, architect and author (1743-1826)
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world, with a peak at 8,848 meters (29,029 ft) above sea level. It is also the tallest mountain in the world from base to peak.
Mount Everest, whose Tibetan name Qomolangma, means “Goddess the Third,” is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international border between China and Nepal runs across the precise summit point.
OPTICAL ILLUSION
White and gold or black and blue? That dress
Back in the hazy days of 2015, a certain dress took the internet by storm and had everyone debating about whether it was white and gold or black and blue.
The simple garment was the perfect example of an optical illusion that was no illusion at all. It was, in fact, just a scientific demonstration of how the eye sees things differently in varying light sources and how our brains all handle this interpretation in ways that are unique to us.
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