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Celebrate Handwriting Day
Practicing your handwriting is important now more than ever, especially in a world where it is so rarely used as a form of communication. This day encourages you to put pen to paper, and show off your skills.
There is no official reason to celebrate Handwriting Day, but it is there so that people can appreciate the art of handwriting. Getting the chance to be your own individual, and having a day where you can sit back and appreciate the art of handwriting is what this day is all about. In a generation of computers and electronics, it is important not to forget the importance of handwriting and how much we would be relying on this form of communication should technology cease to work!
Whether you are an adult or a child, this day gives you the chance to practice your handwriting skills, and you could even have a competition among the people you know about who has the best handwriting. It might sound a bit crazy, but you never know how fun it could be until you give it a go!
History Of Handwriting Day
Handwriting Day was invented in 1977 when educators began to feel that the art of handwriting was getting lost as a skill. The Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association (WIMA) decided to do something about this, and that is how Handwriting Day came about. While not everyone celebrates this day, it is taking more prominence now, and more people than ever are taking part.
Edouard Manet (January 23, 1832 - April 30, 1883) was a French painter. One of the first nineteenth century artists to approach modern-life subjects, he was a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism. His early masterworks The Luncheon on the Grass and Olympia engendered great controversy, and served as rallying points for the young painters who would create Impressionism-today these are considered watershed paintings that mark the genesis of modern art.
Joke of the Day
What X-Men character liked to knit?
Wool-verine.
Word of the Day
immemorial
MEANING:
adjective: Very old; beyond memory or recorded history.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin in- (not) + memoria (memory). Earliest documented use: 1593.
USAGE:
“Central bankers like giving the impression that they have played such roles since time immemorial, but as Lord King points out the reality is otherwise. The Fed was created only in 1913.”
Mervyn King and the Financial Crisis; The Economist (London, UK); Mar 12, 2016.
Mervyn King and the Financial Crisis; The Economist (London, UK); Mar 12, 2016.
Idiom of the Day
ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW
To live in a way that is honest and moral, to stay out of trouble
He was very wild for many years, but he seems to have grown up and he’s on the straight and narrow now.
He was very wild for many years, but he seems to have grown up and he’s on the straight and narrow now.
This Day in History
1571 - The Royal Exchange in London, founded by financier Thomas Gresham, was opened by Queen Elizabeth I.
1789 - Georgetown College was established as the first Catholic college in the U.S. The school is in Washington, DC.
1849 - English-born Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in America to receive medical degree. It was from the Medical Institution of Geneva, NY.
1907 - Charles Curtis, of Kansas, began serving in the United States Senate. He was the first American Indian to become a U.S. Senator. He resigned in March of 1929 to become U.S. President Herbert Hoover’s Vice President.
1943 - Duke Ellington and the band played for a black-tie crowd at Carnegie Hall in New York City for the first time.
1971 - In Prospect Creek Camp, AK, the lowest temperature ever recorded in the U.S. was reported as minus 80 degrees.
1975 - "Barney Miller" made his debut on ABC-TV.
1977 - The TV mini-series "Roots," began airing on ABC. The show was based on the Alex Haley novel.
1978 - Sweden banned aerosol sprays because of damage to environment. They were the first country to do so.
1986 - The first annual induction ceremony for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was held in New York City.
1989 - Surrealist artist Salvador Dali died in Spain at age 84.
2002 - EMI announced that it would pay Mariah Carey $28 million to end their association which was planned to last for several albums estimated at $100 million.
DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, January 23
You are a practical idealist. While you have a strong need for security, you need to mix up your routines frequently or else you easily feel antsy. You are excellent at organizing, but others may not understand your system! Managing money is a skill. You are very resourceful and versatile, and a strong individualist. Following through on all of your ideas is something you have trouble doing, and you eventually learn that focusing on a few brings you more success. Famous people born today:
1737 John Hancock, American merchant & statesman who was 1st to sign the Declaration of Independence, born in Braintree, Massachusetts (d. 1793)
1832 Edouard Manet, French impressionist painter (Olympia, The Luncheon on the Grass), born in Paris, France (d. 1883)
1891 Antonio Gramsci, Italian philosopher & Marxist theorist, born in Ales, Sardinia, Italy (d. 1937)
1910 Django Reinhardt, Belgium born Romani-French jazz guitarist and composer considered the most significant European Jazz musician, born in Liberchies, Pont-à-Celles, Belgium (d. 1953)
1918 Gertrude B. Elion, American biochemist and drug researcher who developed groundbreaking leukemia and herpes drug treatments (Nobel 1988), born in NYC, New York (d. 1999)
1951 Chesley Sullenberger III, American pilot (successfully executed emergency landing US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River), born in Denison, Texas
1998 XXXTentacion [Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy], American rapper and singer-songwriter, born in Plantation, Florida (d. 2018)
READERS INFO
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(Not So) Totally Useless Facts of The Day:
The 27 Club is a list consisting of popular musicians, artists, or actors who died at age 27. Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison all died at the age of 27 between 1969 and 1971. At the time, the coincidence gave rise to some comment, but it was not until Kurt Cobain's 1994 death, at age 27, that the idea of a "27 Club" began to catch on in public perception. In 2011, seventeen years after Cobain's death, Amy Winehouse died at the age of 27, prompting a renewed swell of media attention devoted to the club once again. Although the claim of a "statistical spike" for the death of musicians at that age has been repeatedly disproved by research, the “27 Club” remains a cultural phenomenon.
Neil Armstrong and the Apollo XI crew have moons on the Hollywood Walk of Fame instead of stars.
In case you don’t remember, Hangman is a game where a player chooses a word and the other players try to guess it by asking which letters it contains. Mathematician Jon McLoone created a computer program to simulate nearly 15
million games of Hangman using 90,000 words in the dictionary. His computer simulation helped him uncover that "jazz" is the hardest word to guess in the game. The reason is simple: shorter words give the guesser fewer chances to
get the correct letter, and “jazz” is framed by two uncommon letters: J and Z.
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1813 -
TODAY: In 1813, writer Camilla Collett, considered the first Norwegian feminist, is born.
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1571 - The Royal Exchange in London, founded by financier Thomas Gresham, was opened by Queen Elizabeth I.
The 27 Club is a list consisting of popular musicians, artists, or actors who died at age 27. Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison all died at the age of 27 between 1969 and 1971. At the time, the coincidence gave rise to some comment, but it was not until Kurt Cobain's 1994 death, at age 27, that the idea of a "27 Club" began to catch on in public perception. In 2011, seventeen years after Cobain's death, Amy Winehouse died at the age of 27, prompting a renewed swell of media attention devoted to the club once again. Although the claim of a "statistical spike" for the death of musicians at that age has been repeatedly disproved by research, the “27 Club” remains a cultural phenomenon.
Neil Armstrong and the Apollo XI crew have moons on the Hollywood Walk of Fame instead of stars.
million games of Hangman using 90,000 words in the dictionary. His computer simulation helped him uncover that "jazz" is the hardest word to guess in the game. The reason is simple: shorter words give the guesser fewer chances to
get the correct letter, and “jazz” is framed by two uncommon letters: J and Z.
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TODAY: In 1813, writer Camilla Collett, considered the first Norwegian feminist, is born.
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Schlafly Burns' Night Celebration 2020
Jan 23, 2020 | Saint Louis, MO
Schlafly Tap Room|2100 Locust St
In celebration of Scottish poet Robert Burns's birthday, you're going to throw back some refreshing beer courtesy of Schlafly in St. Louis. Its veins flowing with Scottish blood, the brewery is bursting with kilt-wearing beer drinkers, songs from the bagpipe and deliciously crafted Scotch ale to sip on throughout the night.
further information: Burns Night - Schlafly Beer
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Saint Paul Winter Carnival 2020
Jan 23 - Feb 2, 2020 | Saint Paul, MN
Saint Paul is the Midwest champion of snow and ice. No one else knows how to waffle back and forth between hardcore survival mode and the let's-make-the-most-of-it type of fun. The bitter cold won't hold residents back from lively parades throughout the city, steep sledding hills, hundreds of craft beer selections and a snowplow competition. You'll soon realize that the Winter Carnival offers many more activities, wondering if the locals have ice coursing through their veins.
further information: Saint Paul Winter Carnival
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Icelantic Winter on the Rocks 2020
Jan 31, 2020 | Morrison, CO
If you think you're about to score a delicious, seasonal drink on the rocks, think again. The Red Rocks Amphitheatre, blanketed in a wintry mix, brings nationally recognized music talent and other entertaining acts to the main stage. In celebration of Colorado's unbeatable winter lifestyle, outdoor and snow sport enthusiasts will come together and hope for another snow-heavy season.
further information: Icelantic's Winter on the Rocks
Pictures of the day
Pictures of the day
This picture shows a United States Navy recruitment poster
from 1917, based on a cartoon by William Allen Rogers
(1854–1931) published in the New York Herald during World
War I. It shows a personified Germany wading through a sea
of dead bodies, with the slogan "Only the Navy Can Stop This"
below the drawing, presumably a reference to the U-boat
Rogers was a self-taught artist and began submitting political
cartoons to Midwestern newspapers during his teens. He was
the magazine's editorials; this was followed by daily contributions
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Oregon
Frozen Multnomah Falls, Oregon, US
knit ... Valentine's Day
thanks, Rose
Knit Pattern of the Day:
crochet
crochet ... Valentine's Day
thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent
CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent
ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... Valentine's Day
PUZZLE
SUDOKU ... medium
QUOTE
CLEVER
CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent
thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent
ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... Valentine's Day
thanks, Renee
PUZZLE
| after bloom bounce break choral confession cues death | excuse future gangster grass great horse | impressed institution jumped leave licence meat merge miss | mouse murder music night permit pretty quest | result river seem spell steam street tease test true |
SUDOKU ... medium
solution:
QUOTE
thanks, Helen
CLEVER
"Buzz" leftover orange peels in a blender or food processor until they're almost a paste, then put them in a mason jar with enough vodka to cover. Leave them for a few days so the oils can separate out, then strain the mixture into a shallow dish and leave the alcohol to evaporate.
Use a few drops of the resulting orange oil in your bath, for a relaxing and refreshing soak. Alternatively, mix the ground-up peels with sugar or salt to make a toning body scrub.
EYE OPENER
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
If you don't love me, it does not matter, anyway I can love for both of us. -Stendhal (Marie-Henri Beyle), novelist (23 Jan 1783-1842)
Edouard Manet
OPTICAL ILLUSION
This would be a perfectly nice grid, except it's all crazy and nuts on the sides. If only there was a way to fix it! There is! Sort of!
If you stare at the center of the grid, the crazy peripheries begin to fix themselves. It is thought that the brain has a bias towards order and regular patterns and will actually go about "fixing" the problems on the sides.
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