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Celebrate Dysautonomia Awareness Month
Dysautonomia is a term that is used to describe a number of different conditions that have an impact on the autonomic nervous symptom. It can come in many different forms, yet the key here is that the autonomic nervous system (ANS) is impacted. The ANS is imperative because it plays a number of key roles, including moderating the heart rate, keeping blood pressure steady, regulating breathing patterns, and maintaining a constant internal temperature. It is also involved in excretion, sexual arousal, and pupil dilation.
Fast Facts About Dysautonomia
- There is no single treatment that can address all Dysautonomias.
- The most common sort of Dysautonomias is neurocardiogenic syncope, which results in fainting. Millions of people around the world are impacted by this.
- Primary Dysautonomia tends to be due to a degenerative disease or it is inherited.
- Secondary Dysautonomias typically happen because of another injury or condition.
- There are approximately 15 different types of Dysautonomia.
History Of Dysautonomia Awareness Month
The first Dysautonomia Awareness Month was launched in October, 2012 by Dysautonomia International. Since then, more than 1,250 awareness activities have taken place all over the world. The color turquoise has been attributed to the month, and so one way that a lot of people show their support for dysautonomia is by wearing a turquoise ribbon on their clothing throughout October. This is also a great way to raise awareness because you can be sure that a lot of people will ask you why you are wearing such a ribbon, and this will give you the opportunity to explain that it is to raise awareness for dysautonomia and why this is important.
Joke of the Day
I found this timely, because today I was in a shoe store that sells only shoes, nothing else. A young girl with a tattoo and green hair walked over to me and asked, "What brings you in today?"
I looked at her and said, "I'm interested in buying a refrigerator." She didn't quite know how to respond, had that deer in the headlights look. I was thinking about old age and decided that old age is when you still have something on the ball, but you are just too tired to bounce it.
When people see a cat's litter box they always say, "Oh, have you got a cat?" I just say, "No, it's for company!"
Employment application blanks always ask who is to be called in case of an emergency. I think you should write, "An ambulance."
The older you get the tougher it is to lose weight because by then your body and your fat have gotten to be really good friends.
The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement.
Have you ever noticed: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are XL.
The sole purpose of a child's middle name is so he knows when he's really in trouble.
Did you ever notice that when you put the 2 words "The" and "IRS" together it spells "Theirs?"
Aging: Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.
Some people try to turn back their "odometers." Not me. I want people to know why I look this way. I've traveled a long way and a lot of the roads were not paved.
You know you are getting old when everything either dries up, sags or leaks. Ah! Being young is beautiful but being old is comfortable.
Word of the Day
capacious
MEANING:adjective: Having a lot of space; roomy.
ETYMOLOGY:From Latin capax, from capere (to take). Ultimately from the Indo-European root kap- (to grasp), which also gave us captive, capsule, capable, capture, cable, chassis, occupy, and deceive. Earliest documented use: 1614.
USAGE:“[Trump’s] capacious definition of sucker includes those who lose their lives in service to their country, as well as those who are taken prisoner, or are wounded in battle.”
Jeffrey Goldberg; Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’; The Atlantic; Sep 3, 2020.
Jeffrey Goldberg; Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’; The Atlantic; Sep 3, 2020.
Idiom of the Day
What does 'All cats are grey in the dark' mean?
Things are indistinguishable in the dark so appearances don't matter.
('All cats are grey at night' is also used.)
This Day in History
Things are indistinguishable in the dark so appearances don't matter.
('All cats are grey at night' is also used.)
1858 - Roland Macy opened Macy's Department Store in New York City. It was Macy's eighth business adventure, the other seven failed.
1904 - The New York subway system officially opened. It was the first rapid-transit subway system in America.
1925 - Fred Waller received a patent for water skis.
1938 - Du Pont announced "nylon" as the new name for its new synthetic yarn.
1947 - "You Bet Your Life," the radio show starring Grouch Marx, premiered on ABC. It was later shown on NBC television.
1975 - Bruce Springsteen was simultaneously on the cover of "Time" and "Newsweek." This was the first time this happened for a rock star.
1978 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin were named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for their progress toward achieving a Middle East accord.
2002 - Emmitt Smith (Dallas Cowboys) became the all-time leading rusher in the NFL when he extended his career yardage to 16,743. He achieved the record in his 193rd game. He also scored his 150th career touchdown.
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DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, October 27
You are an energetic, emotional, and dynamic person. A study in contradictions, at times you appear reserved and quiet, and at other times bold and even reckless. Your inner restlessness can drive you to achieve much, as long as you learn to control your mood swings. Success is within your reach, largely due to your dynamism. You are enigmatic and passionate, and your powers of observation exceptional. Famous people born today:
1728 James Cook, British explorer, navigator and cartographer who was the first European to explore much of Australia, the Pacific Islands and New Zealand, born in Marton, Yorkshire, England (d. 1779)
1858 Theodore Roosevelt, 26th US President (R: 1901-09; Nobel 1906), born in NYC, New York (d. 1919)
1932 Sylvia Plath, American poet and novelist (Colossus, 3 Women, Bell Jar), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1963)
1939 John Cleese, English actor and comedian (Monty Python), born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
1952 Roberto Benigni, Italian director and actor (Life Is Beautiful, The Tiger and the Snow), born in Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy
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READERS INFO1.
(Not So) Totally Useless Facts of The Day: Halloween
Tricks For Treats
In Scotland and Ireland, young people would go guising, a tradition in which they dressed in costume and visited houses. If they performed a “trick” such as a dance or song, they would be given fruit, nuts, or coins as treats.
In Scotland and Ireland, young people would go guising, a tradition in which they dressed in costume and visited houses. If they performed a “trick” such as a dance or song, they would be given fruit, nuts, or coins as treats.
Staying Mum
During Samhain, some villagers would dress up in animal skins and dance around the fire to scare away spirits. This practice evolved into mumming in the middle ages, where bands of masked and costumed performers would roam the streets entertaining people in exchange for treats in the form of food or drink.
During Samhain, some villagers would dress up in animal skins and dance around the fire to scare away spirits. This practice evolved into mumming in the middle ages, where bands of masked and costumed performers would roam the streets entertaining people in exchange for treats in the form of food or drink.
Looking For Toil And Trouble
According to legend, if you put your clothes on inside out and walk backward at Halloween, you’ll see a witch at midnight.
2.
1932 -
TODAY: In 1932, Sylvia Plath is born.
3.
Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent
Kids Today
It used to be
friend from foe and back again,
to and fro,
then
famished to family supper.
Between
Bewitched and The Blacklist,
spy phone taps and TV dinners
to
tapping phones and take-out…
fingers tap dancing
in front of lonely screens,
where friends used to
huddle
after supper
under beaming lamp posts
before
the call home.
Pictures of the Day
According to legend, if you put your clothes on inside out and walk backward at Halloween, you’ll see a witch at midnight.
2.
1932 -
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TODAY: In 1932, Sylvia Plath is born. |
3.
Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent
Kids Today
It used to be
friend from foe and back again,
to and fro,
then
famished to family supper.
Between
Bewitched and The Blacklist,
spy phone taps and TV dinners
to
tapping phones and take-out…
fingers tap dancing
in front of lonely screens,
where friends used to
huddle
after supper
under beaming lamp posts
before
the call home.
Pictures of the Day
The Accolade is an oil-on-canvas painting by the British artist Edmund Leighton, created in 1901. The painting depicts an accolade, a ceremony of the Middle Ages in which a knighthood is conferred on a worthy recipient. The man to be knighted kneels in front of the monarch on a knighting stool, and the monarch lays the side of the sword's blade first onto the candidate's right shoulder and then onto the left. In the painting, the ceremony is being performed by a young queen, with the knight bowed before her feet in a position of submission and fealty. An audience is gathered on the queen's left, serving as witnesses to the ceremony. The painting is currently in a private collection. |
This Viral “Schrödinger’s Cat” Photo Took Me Way Too Long to Figure Out
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knit
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knit
knit
Crochet Patterns of the Day:
crochet
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crochet .. vintage
crochet
CROCKPOT RECIPE
VEGAN/ VEGETARIAN RECIPE
Both vegetarian and vegan diets may provide health benefits, including reduced body weight, lower cholesterol levels, and decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, it is important for vegetarians and vegans to ensure that they are meeting all of their nutritional requirements.
SWEETS
CHILDREN'S CORNER .. Halloween
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PUZZLE
WORD SEARCH
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SUDOKU .. very hard
solution:
What’s The Worst Thing You Ever Did As A Kid — And Got Away With?
QUOTE
CLEVER
United Kingdom of Culture - Google Arts & Culture
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
A cube and two identical cups
A cup is on the table, and next to that cup is a cube with a smaller cup on top of it. However, looking from another angle, you see the cube is a drawing, and the cups are similar in size.
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