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Celebrate World Suicide Prevention Day
There’s been a rising epidemic in the US, and that epidemic is suicide. If we don’t know someone who had committed suicide, it’s almost certain that we know someone who has attempted it. Suicide is a problem that affects all age groups, genders, and social strata, and it seems sometimes to be utterly inescapable. World Suicide Prevention Day raises awareness about this tragic issue and works to prevent it through education and support of those who struggle with suicidal idealization every day.
History of World Suicide Prevention Day
It’s a tragic situation, with the death toll coming in at 42,773 people committing suicide each year in the United States alone, and for each one of those 25 people made the attempt. Over the world it’s even greater, an estimated 800,000 people commit suicide each year throughout the world, which is one every 40 seconds. What’s incredible is that just like the US statistic, it’s estimated that 25 times that attempt it, 4 million people over the world every year. There’s something of a ripple down effect that happens as well, those bereaved by the loss of a loved one to suicide are themselves more likely to commit suicide.
Thankfully there are organizations like the World Health Organization who fight to combat this epidemic. With the philosophy of ‘Connect, Communicate, Care’ they work to create a world in which suicide rates are reduced or even eliminated.
Joke of the Day
AD RESPONSE
One shop owner asks another, "So, have you had any responses to your ad that you're looking for a night watchman?"
"Yeah, we got robbed last night."
"Yeah, we got robbed last night."
Word of the Day
nullibiety
MEANING:
noun: The state of being or existing nowhere.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin nullibi (nowhere), from nullus (null) + ibi (here, there). Earliest documented use: 1668. The opposite is ubiety.
USAGE:
“Occasionally, some of them show heightened brainwave activity. ... That’s what is so intriguing. At the very least it contradicts nullibiety.”
John Farris; You Don’t Scare Me; Crossroad Press; 2015.
John Farris; You Don’t Scare Me; Crossroad Press; 2015.
Idiom of the Day
CHIP ON ONE’S SHOULDER
To hold a grudge/be angry about something that happened in the past, or to be arrogant and think too highly of oneself
Whenever we mention his childhood, he gets really angry. He’s got a chip on his shoulder about it.The new sales guy at the office has a real chip on his shoulder. He’s not even that good!
Whenever we mention his childhood, he gets really angry. He’s got a chip on his shoulder about it.The new sales guy at the office has a real chip on his shoulder. He’s not even that good!
This Day in History
1794 - America's first non-denominational college was chartered. Blount College later became the University of Tennessee.
1846 - Elias Howe received a patent for his sewing machine.
1862 - Rabbi Jacob Frankel became the first Jewish Army chaplain.
1897 - British police arrest George Smith for drunken driving. It was the first DWI.
1913 - The Lincoln Highway opened. It was the first paved coast-to-coast highway in the U.S.
1921 - The Ayus Autobahn in Germany opened near Berlin. The road is known for its nonexistent speed limit.
1935 - "Popeye" was heard on NBC radio for the first time.
1953 - Swanson began selling its first "TV dinner."
1955 - "Gunsmoke" premiered on CBS.
1956 - Record stores were swamped with requests for Elvis' "Love Me Tender" which had not been released yet.
1961 - Mickey Mantle tied a major league baseball record for home runs when he hit the 400th of his career.
1977 - "Mickey Finn" appeared in the comic pages for the last time.
1981 - Pablo Picasso's mural Guernica was received in the town of Guernica.
1990 - Will Smith made his debut in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air."
1998 - Mac Davis received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1999 - A bronze sculpture of a war horse just over 24 feet high was dedicated in Milan, Italy.
2002 - Switzerland became the 190th member of the United Nations.
thanks, Lesley
DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, September 10
You are determined and hard-working, as well as a true individualist. You are a pioneer of sorts, and although somewhat reserved and not flashy, your personality is big. You also think in big terms, but you are very aware of the details, often noticing things that others don’t seem to see. You are an idealist in love, although you can be fault-finding when your relationships fail to live up to your ideals. You are intense, love life, and possess much determination and ambition, but you always seem to have your feet on the ground. Famous people born today:
1638 Maria Theresa of Spain, Queen of Louis XIV of France, born in El Escorial, Spain (d. 1683)
1890 Elsa Schiaparelli, Italian fashion designer, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1973)
1929 Arnold Palmer, American golfer (7 major titles; US Masters 1958, 60, 62, 64), born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
1934 Roger Maris, American baseball right fielder (7-time MLB All Star, 61 HRs 1961), born in Hibbing, Minnesota (d. 1985)
1941 Stephen Jay Gould, American paleontologist and popular science writer, born in NYC, New York (d. 2002)
1960 Colin Firth, English actor (Bridget Jones' Diary, The King's Speech), born in Grayshott Hampshire
1982 Misty Copeland, American ballerina (1st African American Principal Dancer at American Ballet Theatre), born in Kansas City Missouri
READERS INFO
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(Not So) Totally Useless Facts of The Day:
1794 - America's first non-denominational college was chartered. Blount College later became the University of Tennessee.
1846 - Elias Howe received a patent for his sewing machine.
1960 Colin Firth, English actor (Bridget Jones' Diary, The King's Speech), born in Grayshott Hampshire
1982 Misty Copeland, American ballerina (1st African American Principal Dancer at American Ballet Theatre), born in Kansas City Missouri
Australian Rules football was originally designed to give cricketers
something to play during the off season.
The bonobo monkeys use sex (and/or sexual favors) to placate
members of their social group instead of grooming. They are one
of the few species of animals (humans being another) that have sex
out of season and for fun.
thanks, Shelley, New Rochelle Food Correspondent
Today begins Palindrome Week, which means that every date reads the same backward as it does forward! 9.10.19, 9.11.19, etc. through 9.19.19
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On this day in 1846, Elias Howe received a patent for his sewing machine.
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Today begins Palindrome Week, which means that every date reads the same backward as it does forward! 9.10.19, 9.11.19, etc. through 9.19.19
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On this day in 1846, Elias Howe received a patent for his sewing machine.
Colossalcon 2019
Sep 13 - 15, 2019 | Pocono Manor, PA
Kalahari Resorts|250 Kalahari Blvd
This event showcases products like Anime, video games, comics, toys, anime, manga, game related products and more etc. in the Consumer & Carnivals, Toys & Games industries.
further information: Colossalcon East - September 13th-15th, 2019
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Kansas Book Festival 2019
Sep 14, 2019 | Topeka, KS
Kansas State Capitol|SW 8th Ave & SW Van Buren St
The Kansas Book Festival celebrates the state’s artistic and literary histories in an annual event held each September. This free event caters to guests of all ages with activities such as book signings, children’s projects and opportunities to meet and speak with various authors. Organizers of the event hope to encourage literacy and share with people the joy of getting lost in a good book.
further information: Kansas Book Festival
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Rochester Antiquarian Book Fair 2019
Oct 19, 2019 | Rochester, NY
Rochester Main Street Armory|900 E Main St
Bibliophiles, gather round! The Rochester Antiquarian Book Fair is the event for you. It’s an annual expo of local and regional dealers in antique, rare & used books, posters and. You’ll get a chance to hold a piece of history in your hands as you talk with the booksellers at the oldest, continually running regional antiquarian book fair in America. There’s also live music, book signings, readings and, of course, the chance to swap stories with fellow book lovers.
The European migrant crisis, also known as the refugee crisis, is a period beginning in 2015 characterized by high numbers of people arriving in the European Union from across the Mediterranean Sea or overland through Southeast Europe following Turkey's migrant crisis. It is part of a pattern of increased immigration to Europe from other continents, which began in the mid-20th century and which has encountered resistance in many European countries. This picture shows Syrian and Iraqi refugees disembarking a boat upon reaching the coastal waters of the island of Lesbos, Greece, after having crossed the Mytilini Strait from Turkey. They are being assisted by volunteer lifeguards, in yellow and red clothes, from Proactiva Open Arms, a Spanish non-governmental organization.
THE SHADOW
Like in works of Modernism the shadow in the exhibited portraits is symbolic itself. Occupying nearly the whole picture it holds some mystery, and occasional points of light give us a chance to guess it. It may be said that along with the woman’s body there is another inanimate character in the photograph. It is the shadow. The human figure is likened to the light fighting with the dark. In this struggle harmony is born.
knit
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knit
thanks, Marilyn
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Crochet Pattern of the Day:
Valerie, Canadian Correspondent
crochet
thanks, Julie
crochet
thanks, Marsha
crochet
crochet
crochet
RECIPE ... vegan
thanks, Shelley
CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Ida
SWEETS
thanks, Jane
ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS
thanks, Mary
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... crafts
thanks, Betty
PUZZLE
| battle blade career chance clock comment comply crude | debut desire dissent elbow exclamation gape gigantic | inept janitor journey live nard needle notice | onto opportunity party press pull quick | refuge replay revelation series start steel tone trance |
SUDOKU ... easy
solution:
QUOTE
thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent
CLEVER
EYE OPENER
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
The most important scientific revolutions all include, as their only common feature, the dethronement of human arrogance from one pedestal after another of previous convictions about our centrality in the cosmos. -Stephen Jay Gould, paleontologist, biologist, author (10 Sep 1941-2002)
OPTICAL ILLUSION
Stare closely at this light bulb for 25 seconds. Then immediately stare at a white wall or sheet of paper. What do you see?
Answer: You should see a glowing light bulb!
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