World Refrigeration Day - June 26, 2020

DIANE'S CORNER ... 

Celebrate World Refrigeration Day

World Refrigeration Day will serve as a means of raising awareness and understanding of the significant role that the industry and its technology play in modern life and society.

The term ‘refrigeration’ here is being used in its widest sense as the process of achieving and maintaining a required temperature below that of its surroundings. An example of refrigeration is the preservation and distribution of perishable food products. Refrigeration systems are also used extensively for providing thermal comfort to human beings by means of air-conditioning. Similarly, heat-pumps are devices that take heat from one source and move it to another location.

World Refrigeration Day has been established by agreement between Industry trade associations and professional membership bodies from around the world.

In 2019 the UN Environment’ OzonAction Programme announced they would be partnering with World Refrigeration Day to promote awareness of the importance of refrigeration.

World Refrigeration Day was founded by Stephen Gill, a past President of the Institute of Refrigeration

thanks for the humor, Miriam

Joke of the Day

thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

A woman was sitting at a bar enjoying an after work cocktail with her girlfriends when an exceptionally tall, handsome, extremely sexy middle-aged man entered. He was so striking that the woman could not take her eyes off him. The young-at-heart man noticed her overly attentive stare and walked directly toward her. (As all men will.)
Before she could offer her apologies for so rudely staring, he leaned over and whispered to her, 'I'll do anything, absolutely anything, that you want me to do, no matter how kinky, for $20.00 only on one condition...'
 
Flabbergasted, the woman asked what the condition was. The man replied, 'You have to tell me what you want me to do in just three words.'
 
The woman considered his proposition for a moment, and then slowly removed a $20.00 bill from her purse, which she pressed into the man's hand along with her address. She looked deeply into his eyes, and slowly and meaningfully said.... 


 
'Clean my house.'

Word of the Day

ironclad

MEANING:

adjective:
1. Covered with iron.
2. Inflexible, unbreakable, or indisputable.

ETYMOLOGY:

From iron, from Old English iren + clad (clothed), from Old English clathod. Earliest documented use: 1752.

USAGE:

“In medieval England peasants were permitted to graze their sheep on the lands of the nobility. There were no restrictions on how much their livestock could feed, but there was one ironclad rule: the peasants were not allowed to collect their animals’ droppings.”
Agrichemicals; The Economist (London, UK); Feb 18, 2017.

Idiom of the Day

A hitch in your giddy-up

If you have a hitch in your giddy-up, you're not feeling well. ('A hitch in your gittie-up' is also used.)

This Day in History

1804 - The Lewis and Clark Expedition reached the mouth of the Kansas River after completing a westward trek of nearly 400 river miles.

1819 - The bicycle was patented by W.K. Clarkson, Jr.

1844 - John Tyler took Julia Gardiner as his bride, thus becoming the first U.S. President to marry while in office.

1870 - The first section of the boardwalk in Atlantic City, NJ, was opened to the public.

1900 - A commission that included Dr. Walter Reed began the fight against the deadly disease yellow fever.

1925 - Charlie Chaplin's comedy "The Gold Rush" premiered in Hollywood.

1927 - The Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster opened in New York.


1959 - CBS journalist Edward R. Murrow interviewed Lee Remick. It was his 500th and final guest on "Person to Person."


1974 - In Troy, Ohio, a Marsh supermarket installed the first bar code scanning equipment, made by IBM, and a product with a bar code was scanned for the first time. The product was Juicy Fruit gum.


1976 - In Toronto, Canada, the CN Tower opened to the public. The official opening date is listed as October 1, 1976. It was the world's tallest free-standing stucture and the world's tallest tower until 2010.

1977 - Elvis Presley's final concert took place at Market Square Arena, Indianapolis.


1979 - Muhammad Ali, at 37 years old, announced that he was retiring as world heavyweight boxing champion.

1985 - The album, "Big River" became the first soundtrack album to be recorded in Nashville, TN.

1996 - The U.S. Supreme Court ordered the Virginia Military Institute to admit women or forgo state support.

2001 - Ray Bourque (Colorado Avalanche) announced his retirement just 17 days after winning his first Stanley Cup. Bouque retired after 22 years and held the NHL record for highest-scoring defense man and playing in 19 consecutive All-Star games.

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DAILY SQU-EEK

If You Were Born Today, June 26:

You are wonderful at organizing and directing, but you are not afraid of hard work either. In fact, your success generally comes from your own efforts. You may need to make a conscious attempt not to live in the past, as this tendency is very strong and can sometimes keep you from moving forward. You have a strong idealistic streak that can lead to a colorful romantic life, but also quite emotional. Famous people born today: 

1824 William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Irish-Scottish mathematical physicist (Kelvin Scale) and engineer (transatlantic telegraph), born in Belfast, Ireland (d. 1907)


1956 Chris Isaak, American rock singer-songwriter (Wicked Game), born in Stockton, California

1970 Chris O'Donnell, American actor (School Ties, Robin-Batman Forever), born in Winnetka, Illinois

1974 Derek Jeter, American baseball shortstop (NY Yankees, Rookie of Year 1996), born in Pequannock, New Jersey

1993 Ariana Grande, American singer (Problem, The Way), born in Boca Raton, Florida

READERS INFO

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thanks for the Offbeat Holiday, Patty

JUNE 26: TAKE YOUR DOG TO WORK DAY

Created in 1999 by Pet Sitters International, this is a day intended to encourage people to adopt pets from animal shelters—presumably by making all your dog-less coworkers incredibly jealous.

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June 27, 1966

The television soap opera Dark Shadows first aired on television. The gothic soap opera began with orphan Victoria Winters (Alexandra Isles) traveling to Maine in order to work as a governess. While there, she encounters all manner of unusual things and attempts to discover the truth about her roots. During the second season, vampire Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) appears. The series was revived in 1991 briefly and also became a film in 2012 starring Johnny Depp as the vampire Barnabas.

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June 28, 1932

TODAY:  In 1932, Alice Hargreaves, the inspiration for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (left), meets publisher Peter Llewelyn Davies (right, with his brothers George and Jack) the inspiration for Peter Pan, at a Lewis Carroll centenary exhibition in a London bookshop.

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Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent

I got the recipe from the Don McLean Show back in 1972 or ’73. It is not like the hot-hot jerk so popular today, so if you want it really hot, you will have to fix that. My family and friends still love it.

Jerk Chicken &/or Pork

1/2 c. Water
1/4 c. Soy sauce
2 Green onion(s)
1 t. Allspice
1 t. Cinnamon
1 t. Pepper

Blenderize above ingredients.

Lay up to 3 lb. Of chicken or pork in a large shallow pan and pour the sauce over all. You can marinate this or bake right away at 325° for 1-1/2 hours, turning once…it don’t matter, it is still going to be great!

FRIDAY'S INTERESTING FACTS

Chickens are the closest living relatives to the T-Rex.

This was discovered through the intricate reconstruction of the avian genome structure, which discovered that the chicken lineage most closely resembles that of the king of the dinosaurs.

Some insects and small birds see the world in slow motion.

This is because they process information so quickly that they perceive time as though it was in slow motion. The reverse is found in bigger animals, which process information more slowly.

The coloring of Gizmo’s fur from The Gremlins matches Steven Spielberg’s dog.

Spielberg, who executive produced the film, requested the effects team make Gizmo’s fur orange and white to match his beagle, Chauncey.

Former President Lyndon B. Johnson’s life was saved by a random toilet break.

During his World War II service, LBJ was due to fly in the observation seat of the B-26 bomber Wabash Cannonball. However, he was replaced when he had to go to the toilet before take-off. The Wabash Cannonball was shot down during that flight over New Guinea with no survivors.

Before alarm clocks were affordable, there were professional “Knocker Uppers” to wake people up for work.

This was something that started during the industrial revolution in Britain, and carried on in some places until the 1970s.

PATTERN BOOK FRIDAY

Knit Now 18 2013

Pictures of the day

San Lorenzo, also known as the Royal Church of Saint  Lawrence, is a Baroque-style church in Turin, Italy. The  present building was designed and built by the Italian a rchitect Guarino Guarini from 1668 to 1687. This photograph  shows the interior of the church's dome, the base of which is  circular, although the lantern above it is octagonal. The dome  itself is supported by eight ribs forming a lattice similar to  those found in mosques and Romanesque churches in Spain.

Pondworld

Every spring, for more than a decade, following the mass migration of common frogs in South Tyrol, Italy.

knit

thanks, Vivian

Étoile Maritime pattern by Espace Tricot

knit
thanks, Emily

Cheep Bib

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Roadside Attraction pattern by Star Athena
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Natte Dishcloth
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Rosetta pattern by Anniken Allis

Knit Pattern of the Day: 

thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

Walkiria Wrap

Summer Bag Set

crochet
thanks, Doris

INCANTATION – FREE crochet pattern

crochet
thanks, Marilyn

The Princess

crochet

Cable Sweater

crochet

Baker's Apron with Jumbo Cupcake Applique

crochet

Chunky Doily Rug

Quarantine Cooking Recipes

thanks, Debbie

Crock-Pot Italian Meatballs Recipe

RECIPE

thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent

Egg Noodles

CROCKPOT RECIPE
thanks, Cora


Slow-Cooker Garlic Clove Chicken

SWEETS

thanks, Sandy

Banana Cream Pie Recipe

COOKBOOK FRIDAY

If you are new to baking without eggs or dairy, these recipes will inspire you with the possibilities of vegan baking.

Vegan Bake Off

ADULT COLORING

FUN

thanks, Bev

This simulates you in the driver's seat of a car. You're driving down a road, when you see a big red hand flash in front of you. You have to put on the brakes. Then, the Reaction Time Test tells you how old you are, when it comes to driving.

The test is based on reaction times of 2,000 people ages 18 and over. The Reaction Time Test plotted their reaction times by age; it matches your reaction time to those averages.

Some of their results may surprise you. The Reaction Time Test found that left-handed people and men have slightly better reaction times than the average person.

Bet you try it more than once!

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CRAFTS ... Independence Day

thanks, Ellie
DIY Patriotic Fabric Wreath

CHILDREN'S CORNER

thanks, Lucy

DIY Milk Carton Bird Feeder

PUZZLE

Austrian Mountain Jigsaw Puzzle



WORD SEARCH

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SUDOKU ... easy

solution:

QUOTE

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CLEVER 

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Yes – Lyme disease is around about this time of year as well as covid-19

EYE OPENER 

Find drive-in theaters near you

Drive-ins and Drive-in Movie Theatres

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

The sons of torture victims make good terrorists. -André Malraux, novelist, adventurer, art historian, and statesman (1901-1976) [Jun 26 is the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture]

OPTICAL ILLUSION

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