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On This Date
1918 – A French airship mistakenly bombed and sank a British submarine in the English Channel. The submarine had fired an identification rocket that the airship mistook for hostile gunfire.
1930 – Spiritual and political leader Mohandas Gandhi began his 240-mile march to the sea that symbolized his defiance of British rule over India.
1989 – British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee distributed a document to colleagues proposing an “information management system,” a system that many consider to be the first outline of the World Wide Web.
Networked!
Which of these isn’t a synonym for the World Wide Web?
A. Information Superhighway B. Digital Ocean
C. Cyberspace
Happy Birthday!
Elaine de Kooning (1920–1989) was an American artist and art critic from Flatbush, New York. Encouraged by her mother, who took her to see art at area museums, de Kooning was interested in drawing and painting from a young age. She went to art school in NYC, where she met Dutch American abstract expressionist Willem de Kooning. He became her mentor—and eventually her husband. Her work ranged from landscape and portraiture to abstract expressionism. She was a rare female member of the Eighth Street Club, a group of prominent New York City artists who gathered to discuss ideas.
Quote of the Day
“Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.”
~ Jack Kerouac
SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2022
ANSWER: B. Digital Ocean
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Only Human
We are often defined by our habits, good or bad. The question is, how do we develop new good habits?
Luckily, scientists have developed a plan for success. New habits require specifics. Don’t just say, “I’ll eat healthy.”
Say, “I’ll eat more salads.” Build cues or triggers into your day to remind you to do your new habit.
“I’ll have salads with both lunch and dinner.” You now have a specific time that reminds you to practice your new habit. Humans love novelty! Add a novel or fun variety of vegetables to your salads. And find support. Practicing new habits with friends makes us more likely to follow through.
Punny Business
I’m no cheetah! You’re lion!
You Are What You Eat
Dumplings are delicious to eat, but in China, dumplings have a rich cultural significance. A Chinese legend tells of how the medicine man Zhang Zhongjin created the first dumplings for his village during a terrible winter. He called his dumplings jiaozi, or “tender ears,” and he hoped that the food would stave off frostbite. His jiaozi sustained and saved his people, warming them all the way up to their ears. Dumplings also resemble the silver and gold ingots of the Ming dynasty, and so symbolize prosperity.
Today is
International Fanny Pack Day. The first modern fanny packs emerged after World War II as waist bags worn by skiers in the Alps. By the 1980s and’90s, they were a common accessory manufactured with bright and gaudy colors.
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ARCH12, 2022
Word Wise
Which word is not like the others?
Fanta Dr Pepper Sprite Barq’s
ANSW ER: D
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Cola . thers he o like t brand ink t dr sof