Monthly Archives: July 2016

ON THIS DAY: July 22, 2016

Posted on July 22, 2016 by wordcloud9

July 22nd is Hammock Day Lion’s Share Day Pi Approximation Day Spoonerism Day Summer Leisure Day World Festivals and National Holidays Austria – Salzburg Festival (1st day) Canada – Vancouver Spirit of  the People Powwow Gambia – Revolution Day Malaysia … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: REVISITING

Posted on July 22, 2016 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD On Friday, July 24, 2015, my very first “Word Cloud” appeared at Flowers for Socrates. There’s been another one every Friday since, so I’ve now posted 52 profiles at this site. The first poet I wrote about … Continue reading →

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Think Dogs Are the Best Trackers? Nope!

Posted on July 21, 2016 by wordcloud9

Elephants Have 2,000 Genes for Smell, the Most Ever Found   According to research published in the journal Genome Research  comparing 14 mammal species, African Elephants have over twice as many olfactory genes as indomestic dogs, and five times more than in … Continue reading →

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A Tribute to Isaac Stern

Posted on July 21, 2016 by wordcloud9

Happy Birthday, Isaac Stern! At the Polar Music Prize Banquet in 2000, 80-year- old Isaac Stern played “Liebeslied” by Fritz Kreisler. He and Bob Dylan were that year’s recipients. Isaac Stern was born on July 21, 1920, in what is … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: July 21, 2016

Posted on July 21, 2016 by wordcloud9

July 21st is No Makeup Day National Junk Food Day ASPCA No Pet Store Puppies Day USATWA Tug-of-War Tournament Day WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Belgium – National Day Canada – Vancouver Bard on the Beach Guam – Liberation Day Iraq … Continue reading →

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Political Correctness & how plagiarism goes off the light rails at the RNC

Posted on July 20, 2016 by ann li-summers

By ann summers Apparently the revolution will be televised, but the counter-revolution comes from a “series of tubes”. And it will be led by a pernicious Political Correctness (PC) that can only be eradicated by a strong, fearless, leader for the genuinely uninformed. … Continue reading →

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Soul Sacrifice

Posted on July 20, 2016 by wordcloud9

Happy Birthday, Carlos Santana! Carlos Santana was born on July 20, 1947, in Autlán de Navarro, Mexico. He moved to San Francisco in the early 1960s. This guitarist-songwriter formed the Santana Blues Band in 1966, but it became known later as Santana. His music blends … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: July 20, 2016

Posted on July 20, 2016 by wordcloud9

July 20th is Moon Day Space Exploration Day National Lollipop Day Ugly Truck Day World Jump Day International Cake Day World Festivals and National Holidays Columbia –Declaration of Independence Day Lao – Lao Womens Union Establishment Day Morocco – Marrakesh … Continue reading →

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Music: First Heard on July 19, 1942

Posted on July 19, 2016 by wordcloud9

On July 19, 1942, Symphony No. 7, the “Leningrad” Symphony, by Dmitri Shostakovich, performed for the first time in the U.S. by Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra.    

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ON THIS DAY: July 19, 2016

Posted on July 19, 2016 by wordcloud9

July 19th is Daiquiri Day   Flitch Day The Dunmow Flitch Trials exist to award a flitch (side) of bacon to married couples who can satisfy the Judge and Jury of 6 maidens and 6 bachelors that in ‘a twelvemonth … Continue reading →

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