DIANE'S CORNER ... Celebrate Nurse's Week
Many people owe their health to dedicated nurses working in hospitals and clinics across the world. We’d be in a sorry state if it weren’t for their hard work and dedication to the cause. Collectively, they’ve helped millions of people.
Nurse’s Week is a chance for everyone to say a big “thank you” to nurses for their efforts. It is a chance to celebrate their contribution to society and how they have helped each of us lead a healthier life. Where would we be without their services?
Learn about Nurse’s Week
Nurses work hard throughout the year, serving patients in very challenging situations. Working as a medic is not an easy task. Nurse’s Day, therefore, is a chance for everyone to praise the heroic efforts of these essential healthcare workers. It’s an opportunity to offer gratitude to the nurses that looked after you and your family in your time of need.
Part of the work of Nurse’s Week, therefore, is to cultivate a sense of community appreciation for the work that these professionals do. But there’s also a practical side to the week. Many nurses must work in poor conditions and don’t have the equipment that they need to deliver quality care. Part of the drive, therefore, is to raise money to better fund medics providing services in parts of the world where resources may be lacking.
History of Nurse’s Week
While many people consider Nurse’s Week as a relatively recent phenomenon, its origins stretch back deep into history. The first inklings that there should be some sort of event to celebrate the work of nurses emerged in 1953. Dorothy Sutherland, a senior government official, suggested to President Eisenhower that he institute a Nurse Day for the following year. The President didn’t act on the recommendation. Still, a celebration of nurses took place in 1954 to commemorate the anniversary of the nightingale hospitals used in the Crimean War.
Over the following two decades, political representatives lobbied the government to institute a nurse’s day (or week). In 1972, they presented President Nixon with a bill, but again, he failed to sign it.
After the political failures, the International Council of Nurses decided to take matters into its own hands. The organization proclaimed that there would indeed be an International Nurse’s Day starting in 1974. The political authorities responded and instituted Nurse’s Week to coincide with the date.
Nurse’s Week continued informally for several years. Still, it wasn’t until 1981 that official nursing organizations, such as the ANA, officially recognized it. A year later, Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation, signing a specific date into law.
Pressure mounted, however, for more formal recognition of Nurse’s Week. The ANA, therefore, held a high-level discussion with its board of directors in 1990, where they developed the concept for a week-long celebration to be held the following year. Then, in 1993, the organization settled on making Nurse’s Week a permanent feature of the calendar. Other related events soon followed, such as Student Nurse’s Week, and School Nurse Day.
Holding an official Nurse’s Week is important. This healthcare constituency is one of the most critical in the world. It contributes enormously to keeping us all healthy and happy. Nurses necessarily occupy the front line of health workers. Patients see every time they enter the clinical setting. They offer continuous support and help people push through their conditions and achieve a greater sense of wellbeing.
Nurse’s Week celebrates nurses in the clinical setting for the way they interact with patients. They are often a literal lifeline for people in need, both physically and mentally.
Nurse’s Week also recognizes the important work that nurses do in the academic setting. There are thousands of practitioners across the world who develop the science that will inform the next generation of care. Nurses, therefore, are building a better and brighter future too.
Nurses also involve themselves in medical research. They conduct studies and assist researchers in their efforts to develop treatments and cures. Thus, the reason we have medical breakthroughs has a lot to do with their efforts.
Nursing is currently a growing profession. The data suggest that the growth rate in nursing is about twice the rate of the average industry. People want to get involved in providing healthcare for others and improving their well being. Nurse’s Week is a recognition of that fact.
ENGLAND
A woman exercises on the Long Walk in Windsor, England during lockdown.
Joke of the Day
BREAD HUMOR
At the zoo I noticed a slice of toast in one of the enclosures.
I asked the keeper, “How did that toast get into the cage?"
"It was bread in captivity,” she replied.
I asked the keeper, “How did that toast get into the cage?"
"It was bread in captivity,” she replied.
SAUDI ARABIA
The Great Mosque and the Mecca Tower are deserted on the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
Word of the Day
backhanded
MEANING:
adjective:
1. Indirect or ambiguous, having double meaning; sarcastic or malicious.
2. Performed with the back of the hand facing forward.
1. Indirect or ambiguous, having double meaning; sarcastic or malicious.
2. Performed with the back of the hand facing forward.
ETYMOLOGY:
The metaphorical sense of the term derives from the image of a hand facing backward being indirect or hiding something. Earliest documented use: 1800. The word forehanded is not an opposite of this word.
USAGE:
“In an extraordinary backhanded compliment, Pierre Rolin compared Helen Macintyre to the Dr Seuss character the Grinch, saying: ‘I think deep down there is a beautiful heart, a lovely person, who was damaged and who was absorbed by tragedy.’”
Polly Dunbar and Alexis Parr; Boris Johnson’s Amazing Love Pentagon!; Daily Mail (London, UK); Feb 6, 2011.
Polly Dunbar and Alexis Parr; Boris Johnson’s Amazing Love Pentagon!; Daily Mail (London, UK); Feb 6, 2011.
Germany
A giant cross of candles in memory of Germany's coronavirus victims, in Zella-Mehlis.
Idiom of the Day
- Still waters run deep
Meaning: People who don’t talk a lot sometimes have really interesting thoughts.
Austria
The Lyrids meteor shower over Michaelskapelle in Niederhollabrunn, Austria.
This Day in History
1840 - The first adhesive postage stamps went on sale in Great Britain.
1851 - The mechanical refrigerator was patented by Dr. John Gorrie
1889 - The Universal Exposition opened in Paris, France, marking the dedication of the Eiffel Tower. Also at the exposition was the first automobile in Paris, the Mercedes-Benz.
1915 - Babe Ruth hit his first major league home run while playing for the Boston Red Sox.
1937 - The German airship Hindenburg crashed and burned in Lakehurst, NJ. Thirty-six people (of the 97 on board) were killed.
1941 - Bob Hope gave his first USO show at California's March Field.
1946 - The New York Yankees became the first major league baseball team to travel by plane.
1957 - U.S. Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his book "Profiles in Courage".
1959 - The Pablo Picasso painting of a Dutch girl was sold for $154,000 in London. It was the highest price paid (at the time) for a painting by a living artist.
1965 - Keith Richards began writing the Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction" in a Florida hotel room.
1981 - A jury of international architects and sculptors unanimously selected Maya Ying Lin's entry for the design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
1994 - The Channel Tunnel officially opened. The tunnel under the English Channel links England and France.
2002 - "Spider-Man" became the first movie to make more than $100 million in its first weekend.
2005 - In Augusta, GA, a statue of James Brown was unveiled. The bronze lifesize statue was to commemorate Brown's musical accomplishments.
DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, May 6
You have a strong business sense and are tuned in to the value and worth of things. Most of you are good with money. Security and stability are things that drive you and are behind many decisions you make in life. You are amorous, curious, attractive, intuitive and possess strong presence. Famous people born today:
1758 Maximilien Robespierre, French revolutionary (President of the National Convention, Member of Committee of Public Safety), born in Arras, France (d. 1794)
1856 Robert Peary, American arctic explorer (North Pole-Apr 6 1909), born in Cresson, Pennsylvania (d. 1920)
1856 Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and father of psychology, born in Freiberg, Austrian Empire (d. 1939)
1895 Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor and silent movie idol (The Sheik, Eagle), born in Castellaneta, Italy (d. 1926)
1915 Orson Welles [George], American actor (Citizen Kane, War of the Worlds), born in Kenosha, Wisconsin (d. 1985)
1931 Willie Mays, American baseball centerfielder (Giants, NY Mets), "Say Hey Kid" (660 HRs, MVP 1954), born in Westfield, Alabama
1953 Tony Blair, British Prime Minister (Labour: 1997-2007), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
1961 George Clooney, American actor (ER, Batman, The Descendants), born in Lexington, Kentucky
1981 Xie Na, Chinese television host and actress (Happy Camp), born in Deyang, Sichuan
READERS INFO
1.
(Not So) Totally Useless Facts of The Day:
The Half-Cent coin is the smallest denomination of US currency. The coin, originally minted in 1793, would have five different designs before it was pulled from production in 1857.
“Goodbye” comes from the term “Godbwye,” a contraction of the phrase “God be with ye.”
Frank H. Rose, a schoolteacher by trade, is the man who invented the fly swatter. It was 1905 and he attached a piece of wire screening to a yardstick. He originally called it a “fly bat”.
2.
1937 -
On this day in 1937, the German airship Hindenburg crashed and burned in Lakehurst, NJ. Thirty-six people, of the 97 on board, were killed.
3.
Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent
Today I will share the yummiest breakfast some of us poor people eat, and it is so CHEAP and delicious! Soon my cast iron skillet will be cool enough to clean after this morning's delightful repast. All it takes is besan (roasted chickpea flour), cinnamon, and a banana or two for each person coming to the table. Cheaper than this is fried bread or going hungry, and neighther are this good!
Fried Breakfast Bananas (Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free, and can be Vegan, too!)
1/2 c. besan*
1/2 t. cinnamon
water
banana
oil, butter, or bacon grease for frying
- Heat your skillet or griddle.
- Mix the besan and cinnamon together, then whisk in just enough water to make a smooth batter.
- Cut the bananas into three sections, then slice them sideways into two or three slices.
- Add the oil to the hot skillet.
- Dip the banana pieces in the batter, then lay them down in the skillet.
- When browned on one side, flip and brown.
These are so tasty you don't need any syrup. And if anyone likes pancakes, fry up the batter that's left. They will be a little crispier than most. I often make pancakes with besan batter, and if you want them puffy, just add 1/2 t. baking powder to every 1/2 c. besan, and use some club soda. I sometimes toss in dried blueberries or currants.
If you want an elegant banana dessert, sprinkle some powdered sugar and rum or orange brandy over theses goodies before dotting with whipped cream.
BUT!!! You can ALSO make savoury blinis by using onion powder with a little salt and pepper instead, fry them up and serve them with sour cream. Okay, and caviar if you must, but I would rather avoid the fishy and go with veggie via chopped marinated artichoke hearts. I made these for a luncheon last year and they all went in no time!
*If you cannot find besan in the international section at the local store, buy chickpea flour and lightly roast it yourself on a cookie sheet in a 300° oven, stirring it every 10 minutes until it smells fragrant and nutty. Let it cool and keep it in an airtight jar. You will find this very versatile flour very handy if you really like to cook.
1840 - The first adhesive postage stamps went on sale in Great Britain.
1946 - The New York Yankees became the first major league baseball team to travel by plane.
1957 - U.S. Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his book "Profiles in Courage".
1959 - The Pablo Picasso painting of a Dutch girl was sold for $154,000 in London. It was the highest price paid (at the time) for a painting by a living artist.
1981 - A jury of international architects and sculptors unanimously selected Maya Ying Lin's entry for the design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
1994 - The Channel Tunnel officially opened. The tunnel under the English Channel links England and France.
2002 - "Spider-Man" became the first movie to make more than $100 million in its first weekend.
2005 - In Augusta, GA, a statue of James Brown was unveiled. The bronze lifesize statue was to commemorate Brown's musical accomplishments.
DAILY SQU-EEK
1931 Willie Mays, American baseball centerfielder (Giants, NY Mets), "Say Hey Kid" (660 HRs, MVP 1954), born in Westfield, Alabama
1953 Tony Blair, British Prime Minister (Labour: 1997-2007), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
1961 George Clooney, American actor (ER, Batman, The Descendants), born in Lexington, Kentucky
The Half-Cent coin is the smallest denomination of US currency. The coin, originally minted in 1793, would have five different designs before it was pulled from production in 1857.
“Goodbye” comes from the term “Godbwye,” a contraction of the phrase “God be with ye.”
Frank H. Rose, a schoolteacher by trade, is the man who invented the fly swatter. It was 1905 and he attached a piece of wire screening to a yardstick. He originally called it a “fly bat”.
On this day in 1937, the German airship Hindenburg crashed and burned in Lakehurst, NJ. Thirty-six people, of the 97 on board, were killed.
Today I will share the yummiest breakfast some of us poor people eat, and it is so CHEAP and delicious! Soon my cast iron skillet will be cool enough to clean after this morning's delightful repast. All it takes is besan (roasted chickpea flour), cinnamon, and a banana or two for each person coming to the table. Cheaper than this is fried bread or going hungry, and neighther are this good!
Fried Breakfast Bananas (Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free, and can be Vegan, too!)
1/2 c. besan*
1/2 t. cinnamon
water
banana
oil, butter, or bacon grease for frying
- Heat your skillet or griddle.
- Mix the besan and cinnamon together, then whisk in just enough water to make a smooth batter.
- Cut the bananas into three sections, then slice them sideways into two or three slices.
- Add the oil to the hot skillet.
- Dip the banana pieces in the batter, then lay them down in the skillet.
- When browned on one side, flip and brown.
If you want an elegant banana dessert, sprinkle some powdered sugar and rum or orange brandy over theses goodies before dotting with whipped cream.
BUT!!! You can ALSO make savoury blinis by using onion powder with a little salt and pepper instead, fry them up and serve them with sour cream. Okay, and caviar if you must, but I would rather avoid the fishy and go with veggie via chopped marinated artichoke hearts. I made these for a luncheon last year and they all went in no time!
*If you cannot find besan in the international section at the local store, buy chickpea flour and lightly roast it yourself on a cookie sheet in a 300° oven, stirring it every 10 minutes until it smells fragrant and nutty. Let it cool and keep it in an airtight jar. You will find this very versatile flour very handy if you really like to cook.
Germany
Restaurant chairs stand during a nationwide protest by restaurateurs during the novel coronavirus crisis at Roemer Place in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Pictures of the day
Pictures of the day
The rufous-headed ground roller (Atelornis crossleyi) is a
forest bird endemic to Madagascar. It is a distinctively colored
bird, about 25 cm (10 in) in length. Seen here in Ranomafana
National Park, it is a secretive bird that stays deep in the forest,
feeding on the ground on ants, cockroaches and beetles. It
nests in a burrow in an earth bank. The species is listed by the
because it is hunted for food although it is present in a number
of protected areas, and the forests in which it lives are threatened
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Near Frankfurt
Fly agarics, or muscimol mushrooms, in a forest of the Taunus region
Colorado
Air Force Academy cadets, spaced eight feet apart, as the class of 2020 graduates six weeks early due to the coronavirus pandemic, in Colorado Springs.
knit
thanks, Connie
Afghanistan
An Afghan man stands among bags of free food donated for people in need in Kabul.
Knit Pattern of the Day:
thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent
crochet ... Mother's Day
thanks, Gabby
Germany
Greenpeace activists performing a light painting in support of climate day in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin.
crochet ... Mother's Day
thanks, Gabby
Plant Holder
crochet
thanks, Phyllis
crochet
thanks, Phyllis
crochet
9-1-1 Medical Project in the Works...
RECIPE
Pakistan
People attend evening prayers while maintaining social distancing at a mosque in Karachi.
RECIPE
thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent
CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Tina
SWEETS
ADULT COLORING
When we glance or gaze at an ad, even for a few seconds, we will often see people glancing or gazing at someone or something else. Our direction of gaze is guided by theirs. Just as in real life, we look at what other people are looking at. We follow their gaze, even unconsciously, to the target (s) decided by the advertiser.
IN THIS NEXT EXAMPLE, WHO IS:
Looking into the picture frame -- (us)
Looking within the picture frame -- (him)
Looking out of the picture frame -- (her)
This is an easy one.
The direction of the man's gaze is underlined by the diagonal banner which reads: "Carnal Knowledge: First Time on TV"
The picture is cut off before we can see where the banner stops. We have to watch HBO to find that out. "Don't miss what you could be seeing!" it says--which is what he's already seeing.
Notice the knowing look on the woman's face. She's not looking at his face, but the look on her face shows that she's aware of what he's up to--but not disapproving
CRAFTS
CHILDREN'S CORNER ...
Indonesia
Muslim devotees leave a mosque after offering prayers on the first night of the holy month of Ramadan in Medan, North Sumatra.
CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Tina
Brazil
Coffins being buried at the Parque Taruma cemetery during the pandemic in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil.
SWEETS
thanks, Sandy
Australia
A surfer wades out at Maroubra Beach in Sydney.
ADULT COLORING
Manhattan
The skyline of midtown Manhattan is reflected in the calm water of the Hudson River after sunset on Earth Day.
FUN
South Africa
Residents look on as soldiers patrol the streets of Soweto, South Africa as the country remains on lockdown for a fourth week.
CRAFTS
thanks, Jeri
Japan
A man rides a motorcycle through Arashiyama Bamboo Forest, one of Kyoto's most popular tourist sites but which is now almost devoid of visitors, in Kyoto, Japan.
CHILDREN'S CORNER ...
cooking and coloring
Wales
PUZZLE
WORD SEARCH
SUDOKU ... medium
QUOTE
CLEVER
Drifting sand begins to take over a children's park during the pandemic lockdown in Rhyl, Wales.
PUZZLE
India
A municipal health worker drives an auto-rickshaw decorated as a coronavirus model to raise awareness in Chennai, India.
WORD SEARCH
| amusement annoy apart assembly bandage bless breakthrough | confuse deploy effort enemy favor flour | inspects messy nervous number profile prone | relation scythe shapely shove table unfair | value victory warn words worthy yank |
Canada
The Samuel de Champlain Bridge is illuminated in the colors of the rainbow as a symbol of support during the pandemic in Montreal.
SUDOKU ... medium
solution:
Chile
A circus member wears a face mask while training in Concepcion, Chile.
QUOTE
Japan
A man crosses a street in front of the normally crowded Shinjuku station in Tokyo.
Israel
Israelis, keeping at a safe distance from one another, take part in a demonstration to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and anti-democratic measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak in Tel Aviv.
CLEVER
thanks, Heide
Go virtual hiking!
Columbia
A city employee wearing protective gear in Bogota.
EYE OPENER
thanks, Julia
Scotland
The normally bustling Royal Mile in Edinburgh.
Slovakia
A worker wearing protective clothes disinfects the streets of Bratislava.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Thinking is an experimental dealing with small quantities of energy, just as a general moves miniature figures over a map before setting his troops in action. -Sigmund Freud, neurologist, founder of psychoanalysis (6 May 1856-1939)
Jammu and Kashmir
A boatman at sunset on Dal Lake during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown in Srinagar.
OPTICAL ILLUSION
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