DIANE'S CORNER ... Celebrate Mountain Day
Learn about Mountain Day
A mountain is basically a huge landform that rises above the land that surrounds it in a limit area, typically forming in a peak at the top. Mountains are generally deemed to be steeper than a hill. Mountains are formed by volcanism or tectonic forces. The force can raise the earth’s surface locally. Glaciers, weather conditions, and rivers can slowly erode the mountains. There are a few mountains that have isolated summits. However, most tend to be part of big mountain ranges.
Mountain Day has been created so that we can embrace the wonder and magic of the mountains around us. There are some truly spectacular mountains all around the world. You may have even had the pleasure of climbing one or several of them. Some of the most famous mountains include the likes of Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Fuji, and Mount Everest. On this date, we appreciate all of the world’s mountains. It is also a good day to take some time to reflect on those who have lost their lives while attempting to do dangerous mountain climbs and to pay tribute to them.
Mountains are the source of recreation and resource, with snow-covered sides providing ski slopes to enthusiasts, and minerals in abundance to those brave enough to delve into their stony sides.
In certain areas of the world, they are also a source of unique agriculture, providing ample space for the production of those products that grow best on their slopes. Coffee, Cocoa, Herbs, Spices, and the form of handicrafts that spring from the minds of those who live in the unchanging protection of these towering edifices to geology.
Mountain Day is your opportunity to head out and appreciate these unique landforms, and all they have to offer. There are a number of reasons why Mountain Day is loved by people all over the world. This includes the fact that mountains are scarce in some areas of the world, which makes them precious to a lot of people. In fact, you can spend hours reading up about different folk tales and legends about different mountains around the world. This is certainly one of the most fascinating and interesting ways to learn more about the world on Mountain Day. Plus, Mountain Day gives you the perfect excuse to climb that mountain that you may have always wanted to climb!
History of Mountain Day
Established in December of 2003, the United Nations General Assembly created this day to help bring awareness to all of the things we rely on mountains for. Whether it’s all of the glories mentioned above, or how necessary they are for the health and well-being of the flora and fauna that call them their home, Mountain Day promotes them all.
Creative Mom Turns Healthy Ingredients Into Incredible Meals That Belong in a Museum
Belgium-based mom of two Jolanda Stokkermans (aka De Meal Prepper) takes plate presentation to the next level. She turns everyday meals into incredible works of art. From animal portraits to pop culture characters, each striking meal not only looks amazing, but also creatively comprises healthy ingredients.
Joke of the Day
An exercise for people who are out of shape: Begin with a five-pound potato bag in each hand. Extend your arms straight out from your sides, hold them there for a full minute, and then relax. After a few weeks, move up to ten-pound potato bags. Then try 50-pound potato bags, and eventually try to get to where you can lift a 100-pound potato bag in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute. Once you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each bag
Word of the Day
lead balloon
MEANING:noun: A complete failure.
ETYMOLOGY:From lead (a heavy metal), from Old English lead + balloon, from Italian dialectal ballone (large ball), augmentative of balla (ball). Ultimately from the Indo-European root bhel- (to blow or swell), which also gave us ball, boll, bole, bulk, bowl, boulevard, boulder, ballot, folly, and fool. Earliest documented use: 1924.
NOTES:If something fails, in British English it goes down like a lead balloon, in American English it goes over like a lead balloon. Either way, it’s a flop.
USAGE:“The band’s name was pinched from Keith Moon, The Who’s drummer, who had suggested in 1966 that a potential group involving him and Mr Page, without a quality singer, would go down like a lead balloon. Mr Page kept a note of “Led Zeppelin”, and thought it was perfect for a new band that would combine music heavy and light.”
Fifty Years on, Led Zeppelin Are Still Idols for Aspiring Rock Stars; The Economist (London); Aug 9, 2018.
Fifty Years on, Led Zeppelin Are Still Idols for Aspiring Rock Stars; The Economist (London); Aug 9, 2018.
Idiom of the Day
What does 'Alter ego' mean?
An alter ego is a very close and intimate friend. It is a Latin phrase that literally means 'other self'.
This Day in History
1769 - Edward Beran of London patented venetian blinds.
1816 - Indiana was admitted to the Union as the 19th American state.
1844 - Dr. Horace Wells became the first person to have a tooth extracted after receiving an anesthetic for the dental procedure. Nitrous Oxide, or laughing gas, was the anesthetic.
1872 - Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback became America's first black governor when he took office as acting governor of Louisiana.
1936 - Britain's King Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry American Wallis Warfield Simpson. He became the Duke of Windsor.
1946 - The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) was established by the U.N. General Assembly. The fund provides relief to children in countries devastated by war.
1960 - Aretha Franklin made her New York debut at the Village Vanguard.
1981 - Muhammad Ali fought his last fight. He lost his 61st fight to Trevor Berbick.
1987 - Charlie Chaplin's trademark cane and bowler hat were sold at Christie's for £82,500.
2000 - Mario Lemeiux, owner of Pittsburgh Penguins, announced that he would end his three-plus year retirement and become an active National Hockey League (NHL) player again. When Lemieux returned officially he became the first owner/player in NHL history.
2009 - The game Angry Birds was released.
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If You Were Born Today, December 11
You are an ardent and determined person, yet sensitive and even nervous at times. While you may appear confident, you are more of an introspective and sometimes even cynical character. Both freedom and security are equally important to you, which is often a conflict in your life and can lead to some indecisiveness. Always searching for truths, and instinctively knowing that there is not only one, you possess considerable strength of character once you grow out of your youthful uncertainty. Famous people born today:
1803 Hector Berlioz, French composer (Symphonie fantastique), born in La Côte-Saint-André, France (d. 1869)
1843 Robert Koch, German pioneering bacteriologist (TB, cholera, Nobel Prize 1905), born in Clausthal, Hanover (d. 1910)
1889 Walter Knott, American farmer who created the Knott's Berry Farm amusement park in California and introduced the boysenberry to America, born in San Bernardino, California (d. 1981)
1918 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian writer (Cancer Ward, Nobel 1970), born in Kislovodsk, Russia (d. 2008)
1931 Rita Moreno [Rosita Dolores Alverío], Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress (West Side Story), born in Humacao, Puerto Rico
1943 John Kerry, US Secretary of State (2013-17) and 2004 presidential nominee of the Democratic Party, born in Aurora, Colorado
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READERS INFO1.thanks for the Offbeat Holidays, Patty11th December – UNICEF Birthday.
Founded in 1946 to aid children and mothers suffering in countries torn apart by WW2. Originally named United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, they eventually expanded their charitable efforts to mothers and children in developing countries. Over time they dropped the worlds “international” and “emergency” and are just called the United Nations Children’s Fund, but they kept the acronym UNICEF, presumably because it sounds punchier that UNCF. UNICEF receives two-thirds of their funding from the government, and the rest from private and public donors, and because they aren’t evil, at least 92% of their revenues are used to fund their charity work, which is a lot more than other charities. They continue to promote children’s health with community level projects all around the world, from vaccinations to teaching classes.
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12th December – Ding-A-Ling Day.
1889 Walter Knott, American farmer who created the Knott's Berry Farm amusement park in California and introduced the boysenberry to America, born in San Bernardino, California (d. 1981)
Founded in 1946 to aid children and mothers suffering in countries torn apart by WW2. Originally named United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, they eventually expanded their charitable efforts to mothers and children in developing countries. Over time they dropped the worlds “international” and “emergency” and are just called the United Nations Children’s Fund, but they kept the acronym UNICEF, presumably because it sounds punchier that UNCF. UNICEF receives two-thirds of their funding from the government, and the rest from private and public donors, and because they aren’t evil, at least 92% of their revenues are used to fund their charity work, which is a lot more than other charities. They continue to promote children’s health with community level projects all around the world, from vaccinations to teaching classes.
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12th December – Ding-A-Ling Day.
No, it’s not a euphemism. Ding-A-Ling Day is all about calling friends and family that you haven’t spoken to in a while. Started in 1972 by Frank Hyle, who took an ad out in the local paper stating that for just $1, you could join the Ding-A-Ling Club. The response was 871 members, which, by my count, is about $850 for Mr Hyle, after he accounted for the price of the ad.The Ding-A-Ling Club would call friends and family members every year on this date. To this day, people still honor the 12th of December by calling distant friends and nearly forgotten loved ones. So pick up the phone today and let friends and family know that you haven’t forgotten them, you just suck at staying in contact.
3.13th December, 2003 -
A U.S. soldier shows news media the small underground bunker where former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein was found in Ad Dawr, Iraq.
After spending nine months on the run, former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was captured on December 13, 2003. Saddam’s downfall began on March 20, 2003, when the United States led an invasion force into Iraq to topple his government, which had controlled the country for more than 20 years.
4.Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent
No, it’s not a euphemism. Ding-A-Ling Day is all about calling friends and family that you haven’t spoken to in a while. Started in 1972 by Frank Hyle, who took an ad out in the local paper stating that for just $1, you could join the Ding-A-Ling Club. The response was 871 members, which, by my count, is about $850 for Mr Hyle, after he accounted for the price of the ad.The Ding-A-Ling Club would call friends and family members every year on this date. To this day, people still honor the 12th of December by calling distant friends and nearly forgotten loved ones. So pick up the phone today and let friends and family know that you haven’t forgotten them, you just suck at staying in contact.
FRIDAY'S INTERESTING FACTSthanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent
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Pictures of the Day
The Bernina railway is a single-track, metre-gauge railway line forming part of the Rhaetian Railway. It links the spa resort of St. Moritz, in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland, with the town of Tirano, in the Province of Sondrio, Italy. This photograph shows a train near the top of the Bernina Pass at an elevation of more than 2,100 metres (6,900 ft). The two ABe 4/4 multiple units have excess power with only two passenger cars, so some freight is carried along at the rear of the train. |
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Crochet Patterns of the Day:
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Quarantine Cooking Recipes
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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.
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