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Carol H Tucker
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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...
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the final frontier
Today is the 3rd day of the 40th week, the 4th day in the 10th month, the 278th day of 2016, and:
- Cinnamon Roll OR Kanelbullens Day
- eDay – set up a decade ago in New Zealand, aimed to raise awareness of the potential dangers associated with electronic waste and to offer the opportunity for such waste to be disposed of in an environmentally friendly fashion.
- Improve Your Office Day
- Independence Day -- Lesotho from the United Kingdom in 1966 ((go on, try to tell me you know where this is without googling))
- International Toot Your Flute Day
- National Golf Day
- National Ships-in-Bottles Day
- National Taco Day
- National Vodka Day
- Ten-Four Day
- World Animal Day AKA Blessing of The Animals Day, Blessing of the Pets Day, World Pet Day
On this day in 23 rebels sacked the Chinese capital Chang'an during a peasant rebellion, capturing Emperor Wang Mang [and decapitating him two days later]. In 1535 the first complete English-language Bible (the Coverdale Bible) was printed, with translations by William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale. In 1582 Pope Gregory XIII implemented the Gregorian calendar in Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain -- October 4 was followed directly by October 15. In 1795 – Napoleon Bonaparte first rose to national prominence by suppressing armed counter-revolutionary rioters threatening the National Convention. In 1824 Mexico adopted a new constitution and becomes a federal republic. In 1883 was the first run of the Orient Express and the first meeting of the Boys' Brigade in Glasgow, Scotland. In 1931 the comic strip "Dick Tracy" by Chester Gould made its debut. In 1957 Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth, was launched and "Leave It to Beaver" premiered on CBS. In 1958 the current constitution of France was adopted. In 1965 Pope Paul VI arrived in New York City, becoming the first Pope to visit the Americas. In 2004 SpaceShipOne won the Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight, by being the first private craft to fly into space. In 2006 Wikileaks was launched by Julian Assange.
Today begins what is the start of World Space Week, which was declared by the United Nations in 1999 to “celebrate each year at the international level the contributions of space science and technology to the betterment of the human condition” [UN General Assembly resolution, 6 December 1999]. Each year there is a different theme, and in 2016 it is ““Remote Sensing: Enabling Our Future,” an inward looking theme which celebrates Earth Observation from Space for the betterment of the human race.” In a time when space and science are being bludgeoned by politicians and bean counters, and ignored by the general public, it is a timely reminder that exploration and discovery are part and parcel of who we are as human beings. The benefits of reaching for the starts far exceed the costs and are literally priceless May we always “…boldly go where no one has gone before”!
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