Welcome to Idioms!
DIANE’S CORNER …
Celebrate Int’l Cheetah Day
They are mother natures precision, high-performance machine, designed to do one job and do it with incredible skill and effectiveness. It can accelerate faster than a Ferrari, tearing up the ground from 0-75 mph in just 3 seconds, and comes with a self-grown paint-job that would make the fanciest muscle car blush with envy. That’s right, we’re talking about the Cheetah, and International Cheetah Day celebrates these incredible animals while raising awareness about their threat of extinction.
History of International Cheetah Day
As founder of the Cheetah Conservation Fund, Dr. Laurie Marker chose to commemorate Khayam, a cheetah she raised at the Wildlife Safari she ran in Oregon, by establishing December 4th as International Cheetah Day in his memory.
Khayam served as part of an important experiment determining whether or not captive Cheetahs can be taught to hunt and live in the wild on their own again. After a trip to Namibia, the experiment was proven successful, though she and Khayam returned home after observing local hunters eliminating wild cheetahs as a threat to their livelihood.
Driven by this encounter she moved to Namibia to help heal the rift between farmers and the majestic cheetah and founded the CCF in 1990. Cheetahs are incredible animals, being the fastest land mammal in the wild today.
There are only 8,000 of these creatures left in the wild today, a number that leaves them as Africa’s most endangered feline. Cheetah’s hold their position as world’s fastest land mammal thanks to some tricks of evolution that have perfectly adapted them for high speed.
Their full running speed is so fast that their feet only touch the ground once every 6-7 meters, and their muscular tail helps to steer them like a rudder at these high speeds. Needless to say, once a cheetah has prey in their sites, there’s no running away.
Joke of the Day
Word of the Day
noctilucent
MEANING:
adjective: Shining at night.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin nocti- (night) + lucent (shining). Ultimately from the Indo-European root leuk- (light), which also gave us lunar, lunatic, light, lightning, lucid, illuminate, illustrate, translucent, lux, lynx, pellucid, lutestring, lustrate, lucubrate, limn, and lea. Earliest documented use: 1691.
USAGE:
“But it was the noctilucent clouds that made the deepest impression on [Samantha Cristoforetti] — wispy clouds that form high in the atmosphere and that the sun illuminates from below.”
Guy Chazan; “We Could Be Gone and the Earth Would Keep on Moving”; Financial Times (London, UK); Aug 29, 2020.
Guy Chazan; “We Could Be Gone and the Earth Would Keep on Moving”; Financial Times (London, UK); Aug 29, 2020.
Idiom of the Day
What does ‘All your eggs in one basket’ mean?
If you put all your eggs in one basket, you risk everything at once, instead of trying to spread the risk. (This is often used as a negative imperative- ‘Don’t put all your eggs in one basket’. ‘Have your eggs in one basket’ is also used.)
This Day in History
1812 – Peter Gaillard patented the power mower.
1918 – U.S. President Woodrow Wilson set sail for France to attend the Versailles Peace Conference. Wilson became the first chief executive to travel to Europe while in office.
1961 – Gene Chandler’s “Duke of Earl” was released.
1973 – Pioneer 10 reached Jupiter.
1978 – Dianne Feinstein became San Francisco’s first woman mayor.
1991 – Pan American World Airways ceased operations.
1991 – Paula Abdul was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
thanks, Bev
DAILY SQU-EEK
DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today, December 4
Assertive, adventurous, and positive, you are an enthusiastic person who is not afraid of very much! In love, you generally dive right in and think about it later. You stand by your beliefs. With you, a debate can very easily turn into an argument! While you do strive to be tolerant, you are also very passionate about your own convictions. Although you are friendly and companionable, you are not afraid to be independent and to take a few risks. In fact, you are attracted to a challenge and enjoy taking some unexpected turns in the journey of your life. Famous people born today:
1795 Thomas Carlyle, Scottish essayist and historian (The French Revolution), born in Ecclefechan, Scotland (d. 1881)
1840 Crazy Horse [Tashunka Witko], Oglala Sioux chief (Battle of the Little Bighorn), born in Fort Robinson, Nebraska (d. 1877)
1858 Chester Greenwood, American inventor (invented earmuffs at 15), born in Farmington, Maine (d. 1937)
1865 Edith Cavell, British nurse (WWI), born in Swardeston, Norfolk, England (d. 1915)
1949 Jeff Bridges, American actor (Stay Hungry, Against All Odds), born in Los Angeles, California
1969 Jay-Z [Shawn Carter], American rapper and record producer (Reasonable Doubt, The Blueprint), born in Brooklyn, New York City
1973 Tyra Banks, American supermodel and actress (Higher Learning, Fresh Prince of Bel Air), born in Inglewood, California
December isn’t exactly lacking in opportunities to indulge in sweet treats, but today it’s your offbeat-holiday-given right to mix, bake, and/or eat as many cookies as you can handle.
2.
DECEMBER 5, 1967:
Walt Disney with cartoon character Mickey Mouse.
Animator, voice actor, producer, and entertainer Walt Disney founded The Walt Disney Company and created the iconic character Mickey Mouse. He produced such classic films as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), and Cinderella (1950).
Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966)
3.
DECEMBER 6, 1967:
TODAY: Allen Ginsberg is arrested at a Vietnam War protest.
4.
Coronavirus Style by Sylvia, CAN DO Correspondent
FRIDAY’S INTERESTING FACTS
Popcorn is the healthiest cinema snack and has serious health benefits.
Eating popcorn builds bone, muscle and tissue, as well as aiding digestion and being good for your teeth.
Canada has the world’s smallest jail.
Located in Rodney, Ontario, this teeny tiny jail is only 15 feet by 19 feet and only contains two cells.
Research shows that everyone has up to 6 doppelgängers.
It has even been found that people of different genders can be doppelgängers of each other. Furthermore, there is only a 9% chance that you will meet one of your doppelgängers in your lifetime.
It has even been found that people of different genders can be doppelgängers of each other. Furthermore, there is only a 9% chance that you will meet one of your doppelgängers in your lifetime.
On Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, a person could fly by attaching wings to their arms.
This is because the atmosphere is so thick and the gravity is so low, that it you flapped wings attached to your arms you could fly like a bird.
Tomato ketchup has lots of health benefits.
It reduces the risk of prostate cancer, increases sperm count, cuts cholesterol and improves your eyesight.
Pictures of the Day
|
Santa Maria della Vittoria is a Catholic titular church dedicated only structure designed and completed by the early Baroque architect Carlo Maderno. The interior, shown here, has a single wide nave under a low segmental vault, with three interconnecting side chapels behind arches separated by colossal Corinthian pilasters with gilded capitals that support an enriched entablature. Contrasting marble revetments are enriched with white and gilded stucco angels and putti in full relief. |
Western Germany
A flock of starlings flies towards a rainbow in Frankfurt.
knit
thanks, Sue
thanks, Nancy
knit
knit
thanks, Tara
crochet
thanks, Millie
crochet
CROCKPOT RECIPE
VEGAN/ VEGETARIAN RECIPE
Both vegetarian and vegan diets may provide health benefits, including reduced body weight, lower cholesterol levels, and decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, it is important for vegetarians and vegans to ensure that they are meeting all of their nutritional requirements.
SWEETS
COOKBOOK FRIDAY
Hood’s Cook Book Reprint Number One
ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS
CHILDREN’S CORNER
Charming Cardboard and Felt Bird Ornaments (Template Included)
PUZZLE
Tropical Fish Blues Jigsaw Puzzle
WORD SEARCH
| antelope
beat carouse |
days detail drawer drink easy hillside |
invigorate
laxative ought pigment |
receptacle rotate seams |
tear
vicious witty yards |
SUDOKU .. hard
solution:
What Interesting Skill Do You Want To Learn?
QUOTE
CLEVER
Is there any religion whose followers can be pointed to as distinctly more amiable and trustworthy than those of any other? If so, this should be enough. I find the nicest and best people generally profess no religion at all, but are ready to like the best men of all religions. -Samuel Butler, writer (4 Dec 1835-1902)
Courtesy: Idioms by theidioms.com
Diane's Corner 