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Quote of the Day May 9, 2011

May 9, 2011

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.”
   
Newt Gingrich

Word of the Day

stele

 Random Fact

May 9th is known as Victory Day in European countries. It marks the capitulation of Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union n the Second World War (also known as the Great Patriotic War in the Soviet Union and all post-Soviet states).

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Quote of the Day May 2, 2011

May 2, 2011

It’s good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it’s good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven’t lost the things that money can’t buy.”
   
George Horace Lorimer

Word of the Day

geste (jest) noun 
1: A tale, especially of someone’s notable adventures or exploits.  2: Historical fiction in which the hero faces adversity with honor for romantic interest.

Random Fact

The world’s first ever jet airliner, the de Havilland Comet 1, made its first commercial flight, from London to Johannesburg on May 2, 1952.

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Quote of the Day April 26, 2010

April 26, 2011

“An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied.“
 ~ Arnold Glasow

Word of the Day

dendroid (DEN-droyd) Adjective

Resembling, branching like, or shaped like a tree.

Random Fact

In 1956, the SS Ideal X, the world’s first container ship, set sail from Port Newark in New Jersey, beginning the international standardization of shipping containers.

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Quote of the Day April 4, 2010

April 4, 2011

“Moral responsibility is not just a matter of avoiding harm to others; it also means helping people in need.” ~ Michael Nedelsky

Word of the Day

intromit (in-truh-MIT) verb
Allow to enter, to let in, send or admit, grant entry to; insert or to be inserted; introduce.

Random Fact

The history of Altoids dates back to the reign of King George III. The brand was created by a London-based Smith & Company in the 1780s but eventually became part of the Callard & Bowser company in the 19th century.

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Quote of the Day March 28, 2011

March 28, 2011

“When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, ‘I used everything you gave me’.”
~ Erma Bombeck

Word of the Day

accolade (ak-uh-LAYD) noun
1: An award, honor, or an expression of praise.  2: touch on someone’s shoulders with the flat blade of a sword in the ceremony of conferring knighthood. Earlier an embrace was used instead.

Random Fact

The history of Altoids dates back to the reign of King George III. The brand was created by a London-based Smith & Company in the 1780s but eventually became part of the Callard & Bowser company in the 19th century.

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Quote of the Day March 21, 2011

March 21, 2011

“One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.”
 ~ Lucille Ball

Word of the Day

desideratum (di-sid-uh-RAY-tuhmnoun
Something considered necessary or desirable.

Random Fact

March 21st is the common date of the March equinox (although astronomically the equinox is more likely to fall on March 20 in all but the most easterly longitudes). In astrology, the day of the equinox is the first full day of the sign of Aries. It is also the traditional first day of the astrological year.

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Quote of the Day February 4, 2011

February 4, 2011

Think positively about yourself…. ask God who made you to keep on remaking you.
~ Norman Vincent Peale

Word of the Day

desideratum (di-sid-uh-RAY-tuhm) noun
Something considered necessary or desirable.

Random Fact

The Ohio Legislature authorized the construction of the Ohio and Erie Canal and the Miami and Erie Canal on February 4, 1825.

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Quote of the Day January 6, 2011

January 6, 2011

Every small positive change we make in ourselves repays us in confidence in the future.
~ Alice Walker

Word of the Day

bagman (BAG-muhn) noun
1: One who collects or distributes money from illicit activities, for example, in a protection racket. 2: Golf: A caddie hired to carry a golf player’s clubs. 3: UK: A traveling salesman.  4: Canada: A political fundraiser.  5: Australia: A tramp; swagman.

Random Fact

The record label EMI ended its contract with the English punk rock band Sex Pistols on January 6, 1977 in response to its members’ disruptive behaviour at London Heathrow Airport two days earlier.

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Quote of the Day December 31, 2010

December 31, 2010

The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year.  It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes.  Unless a particular man made New Year resolutions, he would make no resolutions.  Unless a man starts afresh about things, he will certainly do nothing effective.
~ G.K. Chesterton

Word of the Day

charivari (shiv-uh-REE) noun
1: A noisy, mock serenade to a newly married couple, involving the banging of kettles, pots, and pans.  2: A confused, noisy spectacle.

Random Fact

On December 31, 1998 the European Exchange Rate Mechanism froze the values of the legacy currencies in the Eurozone and established the value of the euro currency.

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Quote of the Day December 10, 2010

December 10, 2010

It seems that we learn lessons when we least expect them but always when we need them the most, and, the true gift in these lessons always lies in the learning process itself.
~ Cathy Lee Crosby

Word of the Day

oligopoly (ol-i-GOP-uh-lee) noun
A market condition where there are few sellers.

Random Fact

On December 10, 1907 during the Brown Dog affair, about 1,000 protesters marched through London and then clashed with 400 police officers in Trafalgar Square over the existence of a memorial for animals which have been vivisected.

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