Operas have been captivating audiences since the sixteenth century, and this highly revered art form continues to gain new enthusiasts today. An opera is a piece of performance art that combines music with text, and is often a dramatic enaction of a story, complete with acting, scenery and costumes.
There is no better time to celebrate your passion for opera than Opera Day. If you have yet to develop a passion for opera, Opera Day is the perfect day to begin. The most standard way of celebrating is to experience an opera for yourself. Check with your local theater and see if there is a performance you can attend. If this isn’t an option, the Internet has made it easy to experience the wonder of opera from the comfort of your home. Try browsing Youtube for performances of masterpieces by the likes of Verdi, Mozart and Wagner.
John Brooker, originated topiary (part 2)
Word of the Day
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| Definition: | (adjective) Displaying a patronizingly superior attitude. | ||
| Synonyms: | patronizing, arch | ||
| Usage: | Sir William, no doubt, meant to be kind, but he was cold and condescending, and not a little pompous and conceited. | ||
Idiom of the Day
hurler on the ditch— A person who offers unsolicited criticism or advice about something in which he or she is not an active participant. Taken from the sport of hurling, a player of which is a hurler. Primarily heard in Ireland. |
History
NASDAQ Stock Market Begins Trading (1971)
| When the NASDAQ stock exchange began trading in 1971, it was the world's first electronic stock market. Founded in New York by the National Association of Securities Dealers, NASDAQ initially existed as computer bulletin board system that did not yet connect buyers and sellers. Today, it lists more companies and has more trading volume than any other US electronic stock exchange. In 2007, NASDAQ acquired the oldest stock exchange in America for $652 million. |
Jules Gabriel Verne (1828)
Verne was a French novelist credited with originating the modern genre of science fiction. Early on, he was interested in theater and wrote librettos for operas. Later, he drew upon his knowledge of science and geography to write romances of extraordinary journeys, which quickly became very popular. He wrote more than 50 books in his lifetime, including A Journey to the Center of the Earth and Around the World in Eighty Days.
Yaya Matsuri
The Yaya Matsuri, held in Owase, Japan, during the first five days in February, features mikoshi (portable shrines) carried through the streets by groups of young men who meet and deliberately crash into each other. The festival takes its name from their shouts—"Yaya! Yaya!"—as they run into one another. Several special events, including dances, are held during the five-day festival. On the last night, there is a ceremony at the Owase Shrine to determine who will participate in the festival the next year.
What Makes a Frog's Tongue So Sticky? The Secret Is in the Spit
Frogs and amphibians can nab an fly with remarkable speed — but the real secret of their bug-catching prowess is in the saliva. Unlike human spit, sticky frog saliva is a non-Newtonian fluid. That means it behaves as both a liquid and a solid.READ MORE:
What makes a frog’s tongue so sticky?
The secret is in the spit
1693 - A charter was granted for the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA.
1910 - William D. Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America.
1922 - The White House began using radio after U.S. President Harding had it installed.
1936 - The first National Football League draft was held. Jay Berwanger was the first to be selected. He went to the Philadelphia Eagles.
1956 - Buddy Holly signed a recording contract with Decca Records. He left the "e" out of his last name (Holley) and dropped it from his stage name as well.
1965 - The Supremes' "Stop in the Name Of Love" was released.
1969 - The last issue of the "Saturday Evening Post" was published. It was revived in 1971 as a quarterly publication and later a 6 times a year.
1974 - The three-man crew of the Skylab space station returned to Earth after 84 days.
1985 - "The Dukes of Hazzard" ended its 6-1/2 year run on CBS television.
1988 - First female ice hockey game in Olympic history. Finland beat Sweden 6 - 0.
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READERS INFO
ANCIENT ROMAN FACTS
Ancient Romans celebrated "Saturnalia," a festival in which slaves and their masters would switch places.
Flamingo tongues were a delicacy in ancient Rome.
In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born
with a crooked nose.
Ancient Rome was eight times more densely populated than modern New York.
Life expectancy in Ancient Rome was from 20 to 30 years.
Urine was used in Ancient Rome to wash clothes.
Paris was originally a Roman city called "Lutetia."
Women in ancient Rome wore the sweat of Gladiators to improve their beauty and complexion.
The Magpie, by the French Impressionist Claude Monet, is one of approximately 140 snowscapes produced by Monet and is his largest winter painting. It depicts a solitary black-and-white magpie perched on a gate formed in a wattle fence, as the light of the sun shines upon freshly fallen snow creating blue shadows.
THE NEWEST ROOM AT SWEDEN'S TREEHOTEL HAS AN OUTDOOR NET WITH A TREE THROUGH IT
Just imagine stargazing and seeing the Northern Lights from the outdoor patio net
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Amijin Slouch Socks pattern by Pierrot (Gosyo Co., Ltd)
Both English and Japanese versions are fully charted using standard knitting and/or crochet symbols. Japanese version available here.
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Rainbow Scarf pattern by Eline Sanders
A double knit scarf using Kauni Effektgarn 8/2 in the rainbow colourway. I wrote up the recipe for pattern as it seemed to be in popular demand.
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crochet - VALENTINE'S DAY
Valentine Heart Scarf
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Spring Cleaning Scrubbies pattern by Lion Brand Yarn
These handy pot and vegetable scrubbers were featured in April 2009 BK4K. (Lion Brand Yarn)
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Precious the Purple Panda pattern by Melissa's Crochet P...
Precious the Purple Panda measures approx. 8 inches when completed.
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Evening Breeze Throw
Dollie
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Crazy Cake Gluten Free Chocolate Cake
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Creating my way to Success: Magic Flip Wallet - a tutori...
Tweet These cute magic flip wallets are a great way to give money or gift cards. They are fun and easy to make. Here's how they work: To make your very o...
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Butterfly Green Blue Jigsaw Puzzle
If you ever feel a little bit stupid, just dig this up and read it again; you'll begin to think you're a genius..
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(On September 17, 1994, Alabama's Heather Whitestone was selected as Miss America 1995.)
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(On September 17, 1994, Alabama's Heather Whitestone was selected as Miss America 1995.)
Question: If you could live forever, would you and why?
Answer: "I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever,"
--Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss USA contest.
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"Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff."
--Mariah Carey
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"Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life,"
-- Brooke Shields, during an interview to become spokesperson for federal anti-smoking campaign
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"I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body,"
--Winston Bennett, University of Kentucky,basketball forward .
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"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country,"
--Mayor Marion Barry, Washington , DC
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"Half this game is ninety percent mental."
-- Philadelphia Phillies manager, Danny Ozark
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"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."
--Al Gore, Vice President
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"I love California practically grew up in Phoenix ."
-- Dan Quayle
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"We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?"
--Lee Iacocca
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"The word "genius" isn't applicable in football. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein."
--Joe Theisman, NFL football quarterback & sports analyst.
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"We don't necessarily discriminate. We simply exclude certain types of people."
-- Colonel Gerald Wellman, ROTC Instructor.
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"Your food stamps will be stopped effective March 1992 because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you. You may reapply if there is a change in your circumstances."
--Department of Social Services, Greenville , South Carolina
"Your food stamps will be stopped effective March 1992 because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you. You may reapply if there is a change in your circumstances."
--Department of Social Services, Greenville , South Carolina
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"Traditionally, most of Australia 's imports come from overseas."
--Keppel Enderbery
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"If somebody has a bad heart, they can plug this jack in at night as they go to bed and it will monitor their heart throughout the night. And the next morning, when they wake up dead, there'll be a record."
-- Mark S. Fowler, FCC Chairman
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