Save the Elephant Day - April 16, 2020

DIANE'S CORNER ... 

Celebrate Save the Elephant Day

Elephants are known as the most enormous, most gentle creatures in the animal kingdom. Emotional, intelligent and beautiful in the wild, elephants have been rapidly decreasing due to poachers desiring their tusks.

The populations have been declining quickly over time as a result. Save the Elephant Day aims to change those statistics by educating people about elephants. They hope this will encourage people to help save them from extinction.

History of Save The Elephant Day

Save The Elephant Day was founded by the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation. The holiday was intended to help raise awareness of the dangers that elephants face in the world. Initially, the launch of this holiday began back in 2012 with the release of the “Return to the Forest.” This was a documentary film telling the story about the challenges of reintroducing captive Asian elephants back into the wild in Thailand.

African Elephants and Asian Elephants are both listed under the International Union for Conservation as an endangered. Their population is declining rapidly. These creatures are known as some of the most gentle, magnificent creatures in the world.

To celebrate Save the Elephant Day, people take the time to learn about elephants in their habitats. People learn facts such as how elephants have the biggest brains of the animal world and are considered to be highly intelligent.

They also can show many emotions, such as joy, anger, and grief. However, in the last 100 years, the number of Asian elephants have rapidly declined due to habitat destruction. They are also killed for their ivory tusks, and according to statistics, one elephant is killed every 15 minutes due to this desire for their tusks.

On this day, people make an effort to decrease this statistic by donating to non-profit organizations. You can also make a conscious effort to help save these creatures from extinction.

Joke of the Day

A priest, a rabbit, and a monk walk into a bar. 

The rabbit says, "I think I'm a typo." 

Word of the Day

divvy

MEANING:

noun: Dividend; share.
verb tr.: To divide and share.

noun: A foolish person.
adjective: Foolish.

ETYMOLOGY:

For the first noun, verb: A shortening of dividend, from Latin dividere (to divide), from dis- (apart) + -videre (to separate). Earliest documented use: 1872.
For the second noun, adjective: Of uncertain origin. Earliest documented use: 1975.

USAGE:

“They have tried to fairly divvy up shifts among the deli’s eight employees and also gave employees the chance to stay home with no repercussions.”
Bryce Airgood; Building Owner Tells Deli Not to Pay Rent: Says to Use April Money to Pay Its Staff Instead; Times Herald (Port Huron, Michigan); Mar 26, 2020.
“’Why would you tell people not to go there but leave the pubs open? It’s a bit silly. I think the prime minister’s a bit of a divvy,’ said Melissa Parker.”
Josh Halliday, et al; “We Can’t Afford to Shut”: PM’s Covid-19 Advice Leaves Pubs and Shops in Limbo; The Guardian (London, UK); Mar 17, 2020.

Idiom of the Day

8. Far cry from

Meaning: Very different from

This Day in History

1705 - Queen Anne of England knighted Isaac Newton.

1900 - The first book of postage stamps was issued. The two-cent stamps were available in books of 12, 24 and 48 stamps.

1905 - Andrew Carnegie donated $10,000,000 of personal money to set up the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

1922 - Annie Oakley shot 100 clay targets in a row, to set a women's record.

1940 - The first no-hit, no-run game to be thrown on an opening day of the major league baseball season was earned by Bob Feller. The Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 1-0.

1943 - In Basel, Switzerland, chemist Albert Hoffman accidently discovered the the hallucinogenic effects of LSD-25 while working on the medicinal value of lysergic acid.


1953 - The British royal yacht Britannia was launched.


1962 - Walter Cronkite began anchoring "The CBS Evening News".

1972 - Apollo 16 blasted off on a voyage to the moon. It was the fifth manned moon landing.

1982 - Queen Elizabeth proclaimed Canada's new constitution in effect. The act severed the last colonial links with Britain.

1996 - Britain's Prince Andrew and his wife, Sarah, the Duchess of York, announced that they were in the process of getting a divorce.


1999 - Wayne Gretzky announced his retirement from the National Hockey League (NHL).


2015 - In Garland, TX, Lady Antebellum's tour bus caught on fire. None of the four people aboard were injured.

thanks, Anna

DAILY SQU-EEK

If You Were Born Today, April 16

While you yearn for security and stability, you are easily bored with routines and can get antsy if you don't have freedom of movement. This can make you somewhat difficult to please at times! You can be quite indecisive in love, and in long-term setups you'll need to vary the routine frequently in order to keep your interest levels high. Dynamic and spirited, you have a kooky sense of humor and your interests (as well as talents) are many. Famous people born today:

1867 Wilbur Wright, American aviator (Wright Brothers), born in Millville, Indiana (d. 1912)

1889 Charlie Chaplin, British actor and comedian (City Lights, Gold Rush), born in London, England (d. 1977)

1918 Spike Milligan, Irish-British actor and comedian (The Goon Show, 3 Musketeers), born in Ahmednagar, India (d. 2002)

1924 Henry Mancini, American composer and conductor (Pink Panther), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1994)

1940 Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972 - present), born in Copenhagen, Denmark

1947 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar [Lew Alcindor], American Basketball Hall of Fame center (6 x NBA champion; NBA Finals MVP 1971, 85; 6 × NBA MVP; 19 × NBA All-Star), born in NYC, New York


1965 Martin Lawrence, American comedian (Martin), born in Frankfurt, Germany

READERS INFO

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(Not So) Totally Useless Facts of The Day:

A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend, Indiana

250 people have fallen off the Leaning Tower of Pisa

The "spot" on 7-Up comes from its inventor who had red eyes - he was an albino. '7' was because the original containers were 7 ounces and 'Up' indicated the direction of the bubbles.

If one places a tiny amont of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.

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1896 -

TODAY: In 1896, poet and artist Tristan Tzara, best known for being a founder of the Dada movement, is born.

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Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent

OK, people have tried this with a poetry exchange, and now it is simple yummy recipes you love to make. Anything to pass the next 6 months.

After you've sent your recipe to the person in position #1 below (and only to that person), copy this email into a new email, move my name to the top and put your name in position #2.  Only mine and your name should show when you send your email. Send to 20 friends via BCC. ( I only did 14, there are no rules about this).

If everyone participates, you should receive a lot of recipes.  It's fun to see where they come from! Seldom does anyone drop out because we all need new ideas. The turnaround is fast, as there are only 2 names on the list and you only have to do this Once 

In the meantime, stay safe, stay healthy, and STAY HOME.  

Happy #QuarantineCooking

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sunshine1975@rogers.com

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your email address

Pictures of the day

Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (16 April 1755 – 30 March 1842)  was a prominent French portrait painter. Her artistic style is  generally considered part of the aftermath of Rococo, with  elements of an adopted Neoclassical style. She enjoyed the  patronage of European aristocrats, actors, and writers, most  notably serving as Marie Antoinette's portrait painter, and  created some 660 portraits and 200 landscapes, which are  now owned by major museums and collections in Europe and  the United States. This oil-on-canvas painting, entitled Self- Portrait in a Straw Hat, was painted by Vigée Le Brun  sometime after 1782. She is depicted in the open air against  a cloud-dotted sky, wearing a straw hat decorated with an ostrich feather and a posy of rustic flowers. The artwork was a "free imitation" of Portrait of Susanna Lunden by Rubens, in  particular the blend of two forms of illumination: natural daylight and the radiance of the sun. Unlike the sitter of Rubens's portrait, who crosses her arms and peers out from below her hat, Vigée Le Brun portrays herself as being friendly and welcoming to the  viewer.

Lookout for Lions 

Lions around the Gol Kopjes area of the Serengeti national park in Tanzania - cheetahs watching lions. Once the danger had gone they relaxed into a gloriously symmetrical pose, in the middle of a curved rock, under a symmetry of clouds, crowned by a perfectly positioned small cloud at the top. 

knit
thanks, Maddy

Heart bookmark pattern by Sandra Jäger

knit
thanks, Paige

Headphones Cord Cover

knit

Duplicate Stitch Wee Socks Pattern

knit

DROPS 107-21

knit ... Mother's Day

Hot Hibiscus Tea Cozy, 4-Cup Pot

Knit Pattern of the Day: 

thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

Cabled Cozies Slippers Pattern.pdf

Pet Pal Bunny Slippers

crochet
thanks, Mary

Oversized Tote

crochet
thanks,  Laura

Lotus Mandala Circular Vest

crochet

Valeries Sun Hat (Infant - Child)

crochet

Cat Paw Chair Socks

crochet
We love nurses - they are the glue holding us all together right now. 

Monika the Nurse

RECIPE

thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent

Crisp Gnocchi With Brussels Sprouts and Brown Butter Recipe

CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Jane 

CROCKPOT CASHEW CHICKEN

SWEETS

thanks, Gloria

3 Ingredient Flourless Nutella Brownie Mug Cake

ADULT COLORING

CRAFTS

thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

How to SEW a REUSABLE FACE MASK with FILTER POCKET

CHILDREN'S CORNER ... crafts

thanks, Joanne

Stethoscope Craft

PUZZLE

Gas Gallons Jigsaw Puzzle

WORD SEARCH

anxious bade bother brook bullet cargo community couple

crash crime divine edict erst foolish guess

heart hoes house misery place plane

range request resolve reveal rises ruin short silent spirit stuck

there till transmission values withdraw world

SUDOKU ... medium

solution:

QUOTE

thanks, Sue

CLEVER 

thanks, Helen

Knitting For All Courses

EYE OPENER 

thanks, Lori

15 Survival Recipes From The Great Depression

thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind, our one duty is to furnish it well. -Peter Ustinov, actor, writer, and director (16 Apr 1921-2004)

OPTICAL ILLUSION

How many animals?

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