Celebrate World Tuberculosis Day
World Tuberculosis Day was created by the World Health Organization to spread knowledge and awareness of tuberculosis, an infectious disease that kills millions every year. Tuberculosis is easily curable, but it can lie dormant and undetected for years, so it’s important to spread awareness. The World Health Organization chose March 24 as World Tuberculosis Day to commemorate the day Dr. Robert Koch discovered TB bacillus, the bacterium responsible for the disease.
Seattle-based Suze Woolf’s work is usually about human relationships to nature, and she does much of it in the field. She studied ceramics and printmaking at the University of Washington. An early adopter of computer graphics and personal computers, her career has included graphic design for printed materials and computer interfaces. Now primarily a watercolorist, she also explores a range of media from paper-casting and artist books to pyrography, sometimes combining all of them. She has exhibited around Puget Sound but also in Utah, British Columbia, Maryland, California, Colorado, Oklahoma and Washington DC.
Joke of the Day
A WORD WITHOUT MY LAWYER PRESENT
Me: I'm not saying a word without my lawyer present.
Cop: You ARE the lawyer.
Lawyer: So where’s my present?
Cop: You ARE the lawyer.
Lawyer: So where’s my present?
Word of the Day
chevalier
MEANING:
noun: A chivalrous man, one having qualities of courtesy, honor, bravery, gallantry, etc.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Anglo-Norman chevaler, from Old French chevalier, from Latin caballarius (horseman), from caballus (horse). Earliest documented use: 1377.
USAGE:
“You have procured us a dish of great excellence, which will last for several days, and have conducted yourself like a true chevalier, without fear and without reproach.”
Johann D. Wyss; The Swiss Family Robinson; Penguin; 2007.
Idiom of the Day
Johann D. Wyss; The Swiss Family Robinson; Penguin; 2007.
UNDER THE WEATHER
Not feeling very well, a little sick
Sarah’s not going to come out tonight. She’s had a busy week and is feeling under the weather.
Sarah’s not going to come out tonight. She’s had a busy week and is feeling under the weather.
This Day in History
1721 - In Germany, Johann Sebastian Bach published the Six Brandenburg Concertos.
1792 - Benjamin West became the first American artist to be selected president of the Royal Academy of London.
1868 - Metropolitan Life Insurance Company was formed.
1882 - In Berlin, German scientist Robert Koch announced the discovery of the tuberculosis germ (bacillus).
1900 - Mayor Van Wyck of New York broke the ground for the New York subway tunnel that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
1920 - The first U.S. coast guard air station was established at Morehead City, NC.
1960 - A U.S. appeals court ruled that the novel "Lady Chatterley's Lover" was not obscene and could be sent through the mail.
1989 - The Exxon Valdez spilled 240,000 barrels (11 million gallons) of oil in Alaska's Prince William Sound after it ran aground.
2002 - Thieves stole five 17th century paintings from the Frans Hals Museum in the Dutch city of Haarlem. The paintings were worth about $2.6 million. The paintings were works by Jan Steen, Cornelis Bega, Adriaan van Ostade and Cornelis Dusart.
2005 - Sandra Bullock received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
thanks, Karla
DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, March 24
Exceptionally intuitive, you are highly perceptive and often have very good instincts. Many of you have psychic ability, or at least, very accurate first impressions. You are idealistic and truthful, and others generally respect you for speaking the truth, even if it hurts sometimes! You are stubborn but determined; loving and dedicated. Famous people born today:
1874 Harry Houdini [Erich Weiss], Famous magician and escape artist, born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (d. 1926)
1902 Thomas E. Dewey, Governor of NY and Republican presidential candidate (1944, 1948), born in Owosso, Michigan (d. 1971)
1911 Joseph Barbera, American animator (Hanna-Barbera - Tom and Jerry), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2006)
1912 Dorothy Height, American civil rights and women's rights activist (National Council of Negro Women), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 2010)
1930 Steve McQueen, American actor called "The King of Cool" during the 1960s (The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape), born in Beech Grove, Indiana (d. 1980)
1973 Jim Parsons, actor (The Big Bang Theory), born in Houston, Texas
1976 Peyton Manning, American NFL quarterback (Super Bowl 2006, 15; 5 x NFL MVP; 14 x Pro Bowl; Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
READERS INFO
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(Not So) Totally Useless Facts of The Day:
You have holes in your bottom eyelids. The punctum drains excess tears into your nose, which is why your nose runs when you cry.
Americans can thank Robert Ripley, the American cartoonist who wrote “Ripley’s Believe It or Not!,” for encouraging the Congress to pass legislation naming a National Anthem. Many people wrote to Ripley after the cartoon appeared, and
he urged them to write their congressmen. After Congress received a petition with five million signatures on it, they passed legislation naming “The Star Spangled Banner” as the National Anthem. President Herbert Hoover signed the
legislation into law in 1931.
18 U.S. states ban or restrict car sales on Sundays.
2.
QUILTING:
Pictures of the day
1792 - Benjamin West became the first American artist to be selected president of the Royal Academy of London.
1868 - Metropolitan Life Insurance Company was formed.
2005 - Sandra Bullock received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
thanks, Karla
DAILY SQU-EEK
Americans can thank Robert Ripley, the American cartoonist who wrote “Ripley’s Believe It or Not!,” for encouraging the Congress to pass legislation naming a National Anthem. Many people wrote to Ripley after the cartoon appeared, and
he urged them to write their congressmen. After Congress received a petition with five million signatures on it, they passed legislation naming “The Star Spangled Banner” as the National Anthem. President Herbert Hoover signed the
legislation into law in 1931.
The blue pitta (Hydrornis cyaneus) is a species of passerine
bird native to tropical south-eastern Asia. It has long legs and
a short tail, and is about 23 cm (9 in) long, the female being
more sombrely clad than the male. Secretive and shy, it is
found in moist lowland and montane forests, particularly in
ravines and near watercourses. It forages on the forest floor
for insects and other small invertebrates, flicking away leaves
and probing the ground with its beak. The nest is a large, bulky
dome-shaped structure with a side entrance, hidden amongst
tangled plant growth. This picture shows a male blue pitta
photographed in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand.
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Frankfurt
Clouds pass over the European Central Bank building
knit
thanks, Violet
thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent
crochet
thanks, Phyllis
thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent
CROCKPOT RECIPE
SWEETS
ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... coloring
PUZZLE
SUDOKU ... easy
CLEVER
CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Ida
SWEETS
thanks, Jill
ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS
thanks, Claire
SHOEBOX PROJECT
PUZZLE
| cause chord coed desire enter final | girlfriend guess heard illusion knees | leas marriage number ocean passion prospects | sabers satin school scone score season shots sleep social | spice stair strip tackle tease toast transaction |
SUDOKU ... easy
solution:
QUOTE
thanks, Agnes
CLEVER
.webp)
EYE OPENER
thanks, Ella
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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Our homeland is the whole world. Our law is liberty. We have but one thought, revolution in our hearts. -Dario Fo, actor, playwright, theater director, Nobel laureate (24 Mar 1926-2016)
Suze Woolf
OPTICAL ILLUSION
Joel Ydring, from Sweden, had a little fun with his daughter Tilla on a sunny day at the beach. Using his mobile phone camera and the space available on the beach, he created this fun video featuring his daughter. As the little girl runs toward the camera, you begin to realize that it is an illusion involving forced perspective. As the camera pans, the actual configuration of the letters reveals itself. This creates an interesting play with size, distance, and the perhaps most important – the joy of learning.
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