Carol H Tucker Passionate about knowledge management and organizational development, expert in loan servicing, virtual world denizen and community facilitator, and a DISNEY fan
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beladona Memorial Be warned:in this very rich environment where you can immerse yourself so completely, your emotions will become engaged -- and not everyone is cognizant of that. Among the many excellent features of SL, there is no auto-return on hearts, so be wary of where your's wanders...
Today is the 2nd day of the 28th week, the 11th day of the 7th month, the 193rd day of 2016, and:
All American Pet Photo Day
Bowdler's Day
Day of The Five Billion
Free Slurpee Day [AKA 7-11's Birthday]
International Town Criers Day
National Blueberry Muffin Day
National Cheer up the Lonely Day
National Mojito Day
National Rainier Cherries Day
National Swimming Pool Day
World Population Day
In 472, after being besieged in Rome by his own generals, Western Roman Emperor Anthemius was captured in St. Peter's Basilica and put to death. In 1405 Ming admiral Zheng He set sail to explore the world. In 1735, according to mathematical calculations, it is on this day that dwarf planet Pluto moved inside the orbit of Neptune for the last time before 1979. In 1801 French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons made his first comet discovery -- in the next 27 years he discovers another 36 comets, more than any other person in history. In 1804 the famous duel between Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr and former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton ended up with Hamilton shot dead. In 1859 Big Ben, the great bell inside the famous London clock tower, chimed for the first time. In 1889 Tijuana, Mexico, was founded. In 1893 the first cultured pearl is obtained by Kokichi Mikimoto. In 1914 Babe Ruth made his debut in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. in 1979, the abandoned US space station Skylab made a spectacular return to Earth, burning up in the atmosphere and showering debris over the Indian Ocean and Australia.In 2012 astronomers announce the discovery of Styx, the fifth moon of Pluto.
Posting here is all but impossible using the iPad because copy/paste is so difficult, so you all may be hearing from me rather intermittently for a time.