July 20, 1969: One Giant Leap For Mankind – NASA

“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” – Copied to NOTEWORTHY

Giving Tuesday – December 3, 2024

“GivingTuesday exists to build the world we all imagine to be possible.

A world where everyone has what they need;

a world built on a sense of community and abundance.”   – Chicago leader

Find ideas in the Generosity Toolbox

American Heart Month – February 2024

Great Basin National Park – Who Knew?

Thanks to the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions for putting this together.  For further information, check this article

NOT A TRAGEDY! It’s the easiest word we reach for to describe things we often find indescribable, especially politicians:

• “We had a horrific tragedy overnight at UVA, lives were lost and families changed forever,” VA Gov. Glenn Youngkin  (Nov. 13, 2022)
• “We can’t and we won’t prevent every tragedy,” said Pres Biden after Uvalde, Tex.
• “Our thoughts are with their families & everyone enduring another senseless tragedy,” former Pres Obama after 2017 mass killing in Las Vegas

“Calling a school shooting (or lynching, or Holocaust, of Trail of Tears, or for that matter any deliberate murder) a “tragedy” is like calling brain cancer a ‘headache'” Timothy Kendall wrote to the Post.  “Tragedies are left in the wake of such things as hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, accidents, epidemics – nothing reasonable can be done to stop or prevent them… the proper word for any deliberate murder is ‘atrocity“….Atrocities are somebody’s fault, often both the perpetrator’s and numerous enablers, and they can often be stopped”.The definitions for both words are so clearly defined.  Words do matter.  If we change the way we talk about something, will that change the say we view it – and ultimately treat it? Excerpts from Washington Post by Petula Dvorak

American gun violence is more than a “tragedy” – it’s an “atrocity”

10 Tips for Making Resolutions

• 1. Avoid wording your resolution negatively, such as “quitting” or “stopping” a behavior. For example, say, “I want my nails to grow” instead of “I want to stop biting my nails.” Take a photo of your nails every day and log your progress. 
• 2. Set aside time on your calendar to pause and reflect. Love coffee? Sit down during coffee mornings with a journal or notebook and write out your status. If it helps, piggyback this task with another one you already do. For example, if you check your calendar and day’s events at a certain time, this is a good time to check your progress against your goal. 
• 3. Keep it simple. Settle on one or two goals. Not a big list. For example, our founder, Robert B. Thomas, resolved to “begin the New Year’s square with every man.” This meant that he settled his debts.
• 4. Pick a goal you think will make you feel better. Not just something that you think you should do or what society is telling you to change. For example, if you do wish to lose weight for health, how about saying, “I want to eat more interesting salads” for lunch and then go find all the yummy toppings you can find—artichoke hearts, avocadoes, tomatoes, pickles, capers, olives, and protein.
• 5. Define a goal that is specific and measurable. Saying, “I want to be more helpful to others” is vague. But saying, “I am going to help the needy by signing up for the church’s food pantry each month” is specific. Keep track of your progress in a notebook or journal. 
• 6. When you think about what you wish to achieve, consider what obstacles could get in your way and see how to remove those barriers. If your goal is to take your pills or vitamins each day and you are forgetful, get a 7-day pill box. When you refill once a week on Saturday night, check to see whether you need to renew your prescriptions.
• 7. Define a goal that is time-bound and realistic. Plan for a month at a time, not a lifetime. For example, resolving to retire in 5 years may not be realistic, but creating a monthly budget and setting aside all your surplus towards retirement may be an achievable goal. Each month, track your spending and then see where you’re overspending without realizing it.
• 8. Create an incentive. For example, if you want to stop using your phone at dinner, put it in a basket nearby. If you take it out of the basket, you must give a family member at the table a dollar. 
• 9. Change up your routine. For example, if you aren’t brushing your teeth long enough, perhaps come up with another task to do while you brush your teeth—such as wiping down the bathroom mirror! Perhaps you need a tool to help reach your goals! For example: “I resolve to be on time to meetings this week.” To achieve your goal, set an alarm with a 5-minute reminder before any meetings.
• 10. If you slip up, don’t worry about it. But if you slip again, reconsider your plan. Are you too ambitious? If you plan to walk five days a week, scale it back to 3 days and plan which days you’ll walk to get into a schedule; how about walking before you eat lunch so that you can enjoy it after your walk?

But we know that to help those facing breast cancer, awareness alone isn’t enough. This October, get involved. Get screened. Make a donation. Take action. Make this BCAM about more than awareness. https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/

‘Love they neighbor’ -What Decibel Is Too Loud For Neighbours?

‘Love thy neighbor’ isn’t always easy in big communities. Especially when what you want is a little quiet and your upstairs or downstairs neighbors have other plans.  You can end up more than just disturbed or annoyed. Noisy neighbors can make you feel frustrated.

Generally, exposure to sound levels above 85 dB is considered damaging to human hearing. That is why this is the most common maximum value allowed in industrial environments.  For residential environments, the accepted decibel level is lower.

Any noise exceeding 70 dB is considered disturbing. Residential limits usually start at 60 or 55 dB (the equivalent noise of a regular vacuum cleaner). Time limits usually apply after 10 pm and until 7 am.

Prince George’s County Council – Reference No. BR 11092023a (legistar.com)

BR 11092023a    Draft No. 1   Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee

NOISE ORDINANCE ENFORCEMENT UPDATE City of College Park Department of Permitting, Inspections & Enforcement (DPIE) –

Noise Control PowerPoint 11-8-23 (FINAL)

Noise Pollution

• How Many Decibels Is Too Loud For Neighbours
• How Many Decibels Can Your Neighbors Start To Hear
• How To Handle Excessive Noise
• 3.1 Calm Down
• 3.2 Have A Chat
• 3.3 Write To Your Landlord
• 3.4 Call The Cops
• How To Provide Legal Evidence of Noise
• 4.1 What You Need To Prove
• 4.2 Evidence You Should Collect
• How to Measure Decibel Level of Neighbor
• 5.1 Decibelpro.App

NOISE POLLUTION QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Are rural residents willing to trade-off higher noise for lower air pollution? Evidence from revealed preferences – ScienceDirect

Abstract – The rise in urbanization has led to an expansion of traditional urban externalities toward suburban and rural areas together with changes in the preferences of human populations for noise and air pollution. This paper analyses the preferences of the population living in rural, suburban and urban areas for noise and air pollution utilizing a revealed preference approach.

Urban noise pollution – Why worry about noise?

A growing body of evidence links noise from a variety of sources, including air, rail and road traffic, and industrial activity to adverse health outcomes. Studies have found that kids attending school in louder areas have more behavioral problems and perform worse on exams. Adults exposed to higher noise levels report higher levels of annoyance and sleep disturbances.

Scientists theorize that since evolution programmed the human body to respond to noises as threats, noise exposures activate our natural flight-or-fight response. Noise exposure triggers the release of stress hormones, which can raise our heart rates and blood pressure even during sleep. Long-term consequences of these reactions include high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and lower birth weight.

human ear – Noise pollution | Definition, Examples, Effects, Control, & Facts | Britannica

GivingTuesday reimagines a world built upon shared humanity and generosity.

The Endangered Species Act at 50

Aviation Consumer Protection

Welcome to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Aviation Consumer Protection website. The Office of Aviation Consumer Protection reviews and responds to consumer complaints and promotes awareness and understanding of consumer rights through online consumer information and education. Aviation Consumer Protection | US Department of Transportation

Airline Customer Service Dashboard The U.S. Department of Transportation created this dashboard to ensure the traveling public has easy access to information about commitments airlines have made for fee-free family seating and about the services that airlines have promised to provide to mitigate passenger inconveniences when the cause of a cancellation or delay was due to circumstances within the airline’s control.

Public Awareness Campaign to Ensure Air Travelers with Disabilities Know Their Rights In celebration of the 37th anniversary of the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA), the U.S. Department of Transportation has launched a campaign, #AccessibleAirTravel, to raise awareness about the right of air travelers with disabilities to safe, dignified, and accessible air travel.

American bison are making a major comeback

• To understand a Military Veteran you must know:
• We left home as teenagers or in our early twenties for an unknown adventure.
• We loved our country enough to defend it and protect it with our own lives.
• We said goodbye to friends and family and everything we knew.
• We learned the basics and then we scattered in the wind to the far corners of the Earth.
• We found new friends and new family.
• We became brothers and sisters regardless of color, race or creed.
• We had plenty of good times, and plenty of bad times.
• We didn’t get enough sleep.
• We smoked and drank too much.
• We picked up both good and bad habits.
• We worked hard and played harder.
• We didn’t earn a great wage.
• We experienced the happiness of mail call and the sadness of missing important events.
• We didn’t know when, or even if, we were ever going to see home again.
• We grew up fast, and yet somehow, we never grew up at all.
• We fought for our freedom, as well as the freedom of others.
• Some of us saw actual combat, and some of us didn’t.
• Some of us saw the world, and some of us didn’t.
• Some of us dealt with physical warfare, most of us dealt with psychological warfare.
• We have seen and experienced and dealt with things that we can’t fully describe or explain, as not all of our sacrifices were physical.
• We participated in time honored ceremonies and rituals with each other, strengthening our bonds and camaraderie.
• We counted on each other to get our job done and sometimes to survive it at all.
• We have dealt with victory and tragedy.
• We have celebrated and mourned.
• We lost a few along the way.
• When our adventure was over, some of us went back home, some of us started somewhere new and some of us never came home at all.
• We have told amazing and hilarious stories of our exploits and adventures.
• We share an unspoken bond with each other, that most people don’t experience, and few will understand.
• We speak highly of our own branch of service, and poke fun at the other branches.
• We know however, that, if needed, we will be there for our brothers and sisters and stand together as one, in a heartbeat.
• Being a Veteran is something that had to be earned, and it can never be taken away.
• It has no monetary value, but at the same time it is a priceless gift.
• People see a Veteran and they thank them for their service.
• When we see each other, we give that little upwards head nod, or a slight smile, knowing that we have shared and experienced things that most people have not.
• So, from myself to the rest of the veterans out there, I commend and thank you for all that you have done and sacrificed for your country.
• Try to remember the good times and make peace with the bad times.
• Share your stories.
• But most importantly, stand tall and proud, for you have earned the right to be called a Veteran.
• I’m a VETERAN!.

Winter Emergency Instructions

30 Valentine’s Day Trivia Questions on All Things Love

Question: Valentine’s Day is celebrated on February 14, which coincides with which ancient Roman festival?

Answer: Lupercalia, a fertility festival. The festival was celebrated in honor of Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture, and Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome.

Question: How did Valentine’s Day get its name?

Answer: The truth about Valentine’s Day is a bit mysterious. We know it’s named after St. Valentine, but who was he? Several legends explain who St. Valentine was, with one of the most popular theories being he was a priest who officiated the weddings of soldiers during the third century AD. During this time, Roman emperor Claudius II outlawed marriage for young men in hopes of creating stronger soldiers. Legend has it that Claudius found out about St. Valentine’s actions and put him to death, making St. Valentine a martyr for love.

Question: Which pope declared February 14 St. Valentine’s Day at the end of the fifth century?

Answer: Pope Gelasius

Question: During which century did Valentine’s Day start to be associated with romance and love?

Answer: The 14th century

Question: Who wrote the 1375 poem “Parliament of Foules,” commonly believed to be the first record that depicts Valentine’s Day as a romantic day?

Answer: Geoffrey Chaucer

Question: Who is believed to have written the oldest Valentine that still exists today?

Answer: Charles, Duke of Orleans. The Valentine is believed to be a poem he wrote to his wife in 1415. Yep, a love poem was used as a Valentine!

Question: Which English king declared Valentine’s Day a holiday in 1537?

Answer: King Henry VIII

Question: When were the first commercial Valentines printed in the United States?

Answer: The mid-1800s

Question: Who is credited with publishing the first commercial Valentine in the United States?

Answer: Esther Howland. She started selling Valentines in her hometown of Worcester, Massachusetts, and was nicknamed “The Mother of the American Valentine.” She used colorful paper and lace to create her Valentine’s Day cards.

Question: While Valentine’s Day is associated with romance, some darker events have occurred on the holiday. In which U.S. city did the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre happen on February 14, 1929?

Answer: Chicago

Question: What is Cupid the god of?

Answer: Love

Question: Cupid is the Roman counterpart to which Greek god?

Answer: Eros, the god of love

Question: Cupid is believed to carry arrows that have tips made of which two materials?

Answer: Gold and lead. According to legend, if Cupid strikes someone with a gold arrow, they are filled with desire and love for their partner. If Cupid strikes them with a lead arrow, they fall out of love.

Question: The heart is a popular symbol used on Valentine’s Day. How did it get its shape?

Answer: There are several theories surrounding how the heart symbol came to be. One states that the heart symbol is based off the seedpod of silphium, an ancient plant believed to help with conception, love, and sex. Another theory states artist and scientists in the Middle Ages attempted to draw the heart the way it was described by ancient scholars, and the drawing stuck.

Question: Red roses are often given as a sign of love and romance on Valentine’s Day. Which Greek goddess is associated with red roses?

Answer: Aphrodite. If red roses aren’t your thing, don’t worry. There are plenty of other rose colors that symbolize things like friendship and joy.

Question: Which white bird is often associated with romance? (Hint: You may see plenty of them on Valentine’s Day cards. You may see them on some funny cards, too.)

Answer: The dove

Question: What do the “x” and “o” in “xoxo” mean?

Answer: Hugs and kisses

Question: Which company created sweetheart candies?

Answer: The New England Confectionery Company (Necco). Fun fact: Some of the most popular messages on those hearts, like “Be Mine” and “Kiss Me,” were first introduced back in 1902.

Question: According to medieval Europeans, February 14 marked the beginning of mating season for which animals?

Answer: Birds. That’s why it’s common to see birds on Valentine’s Day cards as symbols of the holiday.

Question: Who is the man often credited with creating the first Valentine’s Day box of chocolates?

Answer: Richard Cadbury

Question: How much money was it estimated that U.S. consumers would spend on flowers in 2021?

Answer: $2 billion. That was actually a decrease from 2020, when it was $2.3 billion.

Question: How many roses are estimated to be made for Valentine’s Day?

Answer: 250 million

Question: On average, how much did people plan to spend on Valentine’s Day for their loved ones in 2021?

Answer: $165.

Question: February 14 is celebrated as National Chocolate Day in which country?

Answer: Ghana

Question: Which TV show is credited with starting the Galentine’s Day tradition?

Answer: Parks and Recreation 

Question: According to Hallmark, how many Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged? (This excludes Valentines given out in classrooms.)

Answer: 145 million

Question: According to Norfolk tradition, who is the person that leaves gifts on people’s doorsteps on Valentine’s Day?

Answer: Jack Valentine

Question: According to Spotify, what was the top love song added to love-themed playlists around Valentine’s Day 2020?

Answer: “All of Me” by John Legend

Question: Which Swedish monarch is credited with popularizing the tradition of giving flowers on Valentine’s Day?

Answer: King Charles II

Question: In what year did Hallmark start selling Valentine’s Day cards?

Answer: 1913. The company began producing its own Valentine’s Day cards in 1916.

“The NAACP has spent the past 100 years mobilizing black people across the country to get out the vote,” said Derrick Johnson, president and CEO, NAACP. “But this movement started long before: throughout the history of the United States, Black people have always led the charge to make this country live up to its ideals of fairness and equality. We have seen that in this poll and will continue to witness the trajectory of this country change for the better with the support of Black Americans.”

I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.

Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.

But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free; one hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination; one hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity; one hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself in exile in his own land.

So we’ve come here today to dramatize a shameful condition. In a sense we’ve come to our nation’s capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was the promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note in so far as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked “insufficient funds.”

But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. And so we have come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice.

We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now.

This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism.

Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy; now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice; now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood; now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God’s children.

It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment.

This sweltering summer of the Negro’s legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning. And those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content, will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.

But there is something that I must say to my people, who stand on the worn threshold which leads into the palace of justice. In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.

We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protests to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force. The marvelous new militancy, which has engulfed the Negro community, must not lead us to a distrust of all white people. For many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. And they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom.

We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back.

There are those who are asking the devotees of Civil Rights, “When will you be satisfied?”

We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality; we can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities; we cannot be satisfied as long as the Negro’s basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one; we can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating “For Whites Only”; we cannot be satisfied as long as the Negro in Mississippi cannot vote, and the Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote.

No! no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until “justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. Some of you have come from areas where your quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality.

You have been the veterans of creative suffering.

Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive.

Go back to Mississippi. Go back to Alabama. Go back to South Carolina. Go back to Georgia. Go back to Louisiana. Go back to the slums and ghettos of our Northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed. Let us not wallow in the valley of despair.

I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.

It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

I have a dream today!

I have a dream that one day down in Alabama — with its vicious racists, with its Governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification — one day right there in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.

I have a dream today!

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low. The rough places will be plain and the crooked places will be made straight, “and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.”

This is our hope. This is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.

With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brother-hood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.

And this will be the day.

This will be the day when all of God’s children will be able to sing with new meaning, “My country ’tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my father died, land of the pilgrim’s pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring.” And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true.

So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire; let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York; let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania; let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado; let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California.

But not only that.

Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia; let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee; let freedom ring from every hill and mole hill of Mississippi. “From every mountainside, let freedom ring.”

And when this happens, and when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual:

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Seek shade: Limit your direct exposure to the sun, especially between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., when UV rays are strongest. Cover up: When you are out, wear clothing and a wide-brimmed hat to protect as much skin as possible. Protect your eyes with wrap-around sunglasses that block at least 99% of UV light. Use a broad-spectrum sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30: Reapply at least every 2 hours, as well as after swimming or sweating. Avoid tanning beds and sunlamps: Both can cause serious long-term skin damage and contribute to skin cancer.

Choosing the right sunscreen – While you should use sunscreen every day, it’s even more important during the summer, when the days are longer, the sun is stronger, and it’s easier to spend more time outdoors. When choosing sunscreen, read the label before you buy. Remember that no sunscreen protects you completely. US Food and Drug Administration regulations require the labels on sunscreens to follow certain guidelines:

Choose a sunscreen with “broad-spectrum” protection. These sunscreens protect against both UVA and UVB rays. Choose a sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 30. The SPF number is the level of protection the sunscreen provides against UVB rays. Higher SPF numbers do mean more protection, but the higher you go, the smaller the difference becomes. For example, SPF 15 sunscreens filter out about 93% of UVB rays, while SPF 30 filters out about 97%. SPF 50 blocks about 98%, and SPF 100 about 99%. No sunscreen protects you completely.

“Water resistant” does not mean “waterproof.” No sunscreens are waterproof or “sweat-proof,” and manufacturers are not allowed to claim that they are. If a product’s front label says it is water resistant, it must specify whether it lasts for 40 minutes or 80 minutes while swimming or sweating. Check the expiration date before using a sunscreen.

Is sunscreen safe? Some health, consumer, and environmental groups have raised concerns over ingredients in some sunscreens and their potential effects on people and nature. According to Len Lichtenfeld, MD, deputy chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, “The experts who have looked at the data have concluded that the potential risk of not using sunscreen far outweighs the risks of using sunscreen.” s. Read more about sunscreen safety. https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/stay-sun-safe-this-summer.html#:~:text=Cover%20up%3A%20When%20you%20are,as%20after%20swimming%20or%20sweating.

Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military,,, Read all at> https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/memorial-day-history

“You have to be cooked when you go to GA (Gamblers Anonymous),” says Angela M., “because if you’re not, you’re just not going to be able to see yourself in the horror stories. Horse racing was my downfall.” Help and information on compulsive gambling for gamblers or family and friends of gamblers: Gamblers Anonymous of the Washington area: 961-1313 … National Center for Pathological Gambling: 1-800-332-0402

May 19 – Wednesday at Noteworthy

Emergency Medical Services for Children Day (EMSC)

National Barber Mental Health Awareness Day

National May Ray Day

National Devil’s Food Cake Day

Peace Officers Memorial Day 2021 in United States – May 15 – Postposed to Oct.

1. Mother’s Day is the biggest holiday in the U.S. for?
2. What President made Mother’s Day an official national holiday in the U.S.?
3. What is the traditional Mother’s Day flower in the U.S.?
4. What is the highest documented number of children born to one mother?
5. On average, how many diaper changes will a parent perform by baby’s 2nd birthday?
6. On what day is Mother’s Day celebrated n the U.S., Australia and Canada?

Mother’s Day Trivia Quiz ANSWERS….

1. … Long-distance Telephone Calls – Valentine’s Day is the busiest day for florists
2. Woodrow Wilson – In 1914
3. Carnation – Tradition started in 1906 when Anna Jarvis started wearing her mother’s favorite flower – a white carnation
4. 69 – Mrs Vassilyev had 69 children between 1725 and 1765
5. 7,300 – about 10 a day
6. Second Sunday of May

Galentine’s Day – Saturday – February 13.

Despite this year’s celebrations being over zoom, it’s the perfect excuse to get dressed up, have a few drinks with your pals, and celebrate your friendship.

Galentine’s Day – The term was originally coined by the iconic Parks and Recreation character Leslie Knope. During the second series, she says “What’s Galentine’s Day? It’s only the best day of the year!” adding “Every February 13th, my lady friends and I leave our husbands and our boyfriends at home and we just come and kick it breakfast style. Ladies celebrating ladies,”

I.T. Department Computer Problem Self-Report Form

Describe your problem: ______________________________

2. Now, describe your problem accurately: _________________

3. Speculate wildly about the cause of the problem: __________

4. Problem Severity:
A. Minor__ B. Minor__ C. Minor__ D. Trivial__

5. Nature of the problem:
A. Locked Up__ B. Frozen__ C. Hung__ D. Shot__

6. Is your computer plugged in? Yes__ No__

7. Is it turned on? Yes__ No__

8. Have you tried to fix it yourself? Yes__ No__

9. Have you made it worse? Yes__

10. Have you read the manual? Yes__ No__

11. Are you sure you’ve read the manual? Yes__ No__

12. Are you absolutely certain you’ve read the manual? No__

13. Do you think you understood it? Yes__ No__

14. If `Yes,’ then why can’t you fix the problem yourself?____________

15. Do you reboot? Yes__ No__

16. What were you doing with your computer at the time the problem occurred?
________________________________

17. If ‘nothing,’ explain why you were logged in: ___________________

18. Are you sure you aren’t imagining the problem? Yes__ No__

19. How does this problem make you feel? _______________________

20. Tell me about your childhood: _______________________________

21. Do you have any independent witnesses of the problem? Yes__ No__

22. Can’t you do something else, instead of bothering me? Yes__

According to the 5 R’s, four actions should be taken, if possible, prior to ‘recycling’: refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and then recycle. Incorporating this methodology, waste reduction and recycling efforts will minimize landfill waste and help take your recycling program to the next level

STEP ONE: REFUSE

Refuse: the first element of the 5 R’s hierarchy. Learning to refuse waste can take some practice, but incorporating this step into your business’ strategy is the most effective way to minimize waste. Talk to your procurement team about refusing to buy wasteful or non-recyclable products. When working with vendors, refuse unnecessary product packaging and request reusable or returnable containers. Making smarter purchasing decisions and setting standards and expectations early in the process makes it easier for organizations to “refuse” waste in the first place.

STEP TWO: REDUCE

Reduce the use of harmful, wasteful, and non-recyclable products. Reducing dependency on these kinds of products results in less waste materials ending up in landfill and the associated negative environmental impacts. We recommend always using the minimum amount required to avoid unnecessary waste. For example, when printing a document, print double-sided to cut your waste output in half. Other commonly used items businesses can focus on reducing include single-use plastics, plastic packaging, organic waste, and Styrofoam cups.

STEP THREE: REUSE

Single-use plastics have created a “throw-away” culture by normalizing consumer behavior of using materials once and then throwing them away. The rate at which we consume plastics has become unimaginable, and the plastic crisis has become one of the world’s greatest environmental challenges. In an effort to reduce waste, reuse items throughout the workplace instead of buying new ones. Begin by focusing on one area of your business at a time, like the break room. Replace all of the single-use eating utensils, Styrofoam cups, water bottles, and paper plates with compostable or reusable alternatives. Once you master one area, prioritize reuse for other products in your facility like packaging peanuts, printer cartridges, cardboard boxes, food containers, and rechargeable batteries.

STEP FOUR: REPURPOSE

For every item that can’t be refused, reduced, or reused, try repurposing it. Many people in the green community refer to this method as upcycling. You may be surprised to learn how many common office products serve more than one purpose. Sometimes it requires using some creativity, but the possibilities are endless. Try using wasted printer paper for scrap paper, cardboard boxes for storing supplies, binder clips to hold power cords and chargers in place, and even mason jars, coffee mugs, and tin cans for holding pens and pencils. Designate an area of your office as an Upcycle Station for collecting and storing supplies. Encourage your colleagues to add items to the station they no longer need and to check there before purchasing new supplies. We’d love to hear what products your business repurposes!

Christmas Eve

RBG was a fierce champion of justice and equality on the Supreme Court, a giant of American jurisprudence and leader of the feminist movement. She graduated first in her class from Columbia Law School in 1959, but still found that employers refused to hire her because she was a woman, a Jew, and a mother. Despite that discrimination, she eventually became the first tenured woman at Columbia University. In 1970 she founded Women’s Rights Law Reporter, the first law journal in the U.S. focused on women’s rights, in 1972 she founded the ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project, and the following year became its general counsel.    In her work with the ACLU Women’s Rights Project, Justice Ginsberg participated in hundreds of gender discrimination cases, arguing six cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and winning five. She was the architect of the successful civil rights legal strategy of targeting individual discrimination policies for litigation one by one, each case building on previous victories, creating the modern framework for civil rights jurisprudence.    She became the second woman to serve in the U.S. Supreme Court, the anchor of the Court’s liberal wing, and one of the greatest leaders in codifying civil rights into law that the United States has ever seen. Her scathing dissents from unjust decisions not only earned her the moniker “Notorious RBG”, they laid the groundwork for future generations to correct the wrongs of the past just as she had done. Justice Ginsberg’s contributions to equality, civil rights, and the feminist movement can never be overstated.