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Post by ZandraJoi on Feb 7, 2021 10:29:10 GMT -5
"National Send A Card To A Friend Day on February 7th reminds us to send friendly cheer through the mail. We do that by sending a note or message on a card to the friends we hold dear. Throughout the year, we often think about our friends. We wonder how they are, miss them and remember fond memories of times shared. Sending a card to someone for a variety of reasons dates back to ancient times. The Chinese would send elegantly designed messages as well as the Egyptians, though on different types of paper. During the Rennaisance, greeting cards gained popularity for specific holidays and events. Victorian times increased the use of the greeting card for Valentine’s Day, Christmas, birthdays and more. While our more digital era may turn away from the flowery language of greeting cards, a surprising 80 percent of adults still purchase them. While they may only make these purchases for special occasions and are more likely to include them with a gift when they’re attending an event, they are purchasing. That said, retailers continue to reduce their footprint in the greeting card aisle. All the facts would add up to a faster fading “Just Thinking of You” type of card. However nice it is to receive sweet text, wouldn’t it be less of a chore to go to the mailbox if occasionally you found a notecard from a friend?" My notes: Send a card, be it postal, email to people regularly. Just to touch base. It will make both of you feel good!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2021 18:59:34 GMT -5
I still love snail mail and sending cards, so I do it often.
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Post by ZandraJoi on Feb 7, 2022 9:39:28 GMT -5
"On February 7th, National Periodic Table Day recognizes the publication of the first table of elements. We also look at how the periodic table has changed through the years. The periodic table has a long history. It and the discovery of elements impacted science in many ways. Ancient man only knew of a few elements. However, by the 1st century A.D., mankind knew about the elements of gold, silver, copper, iron, lead, tin, mercury, sulfur, and carbon. Over time, we added arsenic, antimony, phosphorus, and zinc to our discoveries. By 1809, there were 47 discovered elements. It was time to organize, and Johann Döbereiner made one of the earliest attempts to do that. He organized the elements in 1817 into groups of three, or triads, based on similar qualities.
John Newlands On February 7, 1863, English chemist John Newlands published one of the first table of elements. Newlands divided the known 56 elements into 11 groups based on the “Law of Octaves.” His table suggested that anyone element will have similar properties to elements eight places before and behind it on the table. Arranging the elements according to increasing atomic weight, Newlands was one of the first scientists to detect a pattern to the properties of elements. As a result, his table left room for new discoveries. It even predicted future discoveries would complete the table. In fact, Newlands correctly predicted the discovery of Germanium.
Future Discoveries While parts of Newlands’ periodic table contained flaws, so did other later proposed tables. In 1869, chemist Dimitri Mendeleev published a paper developing a new periodic table. Mendeleev’s table also arranged the elements based on atomic mass. By this time, science had only identified 60 of the over 100 elements we know today. As on previous tables, inaccuracies were attributed to some of those elements. While Mendeleev corrected some of these inaccuracies, he didn’t correct them all. Mendeleev made assumptions about others causing elements to be placed incorrectly on the table. Like Newlands, Mendeleev also predicted discoveries, and he correctly predicted the properties of five elements and their compounds. The discoveries throughout Scot William Ramsay’s career from 1892 to 1910, along with John William Strutt, Morris Travers, and Frederick Soddy led to the identification of the noble gasses. In 1904, the Nobel Prize was awarded to Ramsay for discovering five elements.
Henry Moseley Henry Moseley, an experimental physicist, contributed to the development of the modern periodic table. In 1913, Moseley discovered that each element has a specific number of protons. As a result, four new chemical elements were later found, though not during his lifetime. Since the early 20th century, the periodic table remains largely unchanged. However, the 21st century is still young. Some researchers suggest new approaches to the periodic table while maintaining its integrity as one of the most valuable tools in the science of chemistry. The current table tallies a total of 118 elements."
My notes: I never memorized the elements. Tho I do know a few of the common ones. Do you know any?
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Post by ZandraJoi on Feb 7, 2023 7:21:38 GMT -5
"On February 7th, National Fettuccine Alfredo Day celebrates one of the world’s favorite ways to enjoy a plate of fettuccine. Fettuccine alfredo enjoys a history as rich as its flavor. Created in 1908, fettuccine was made out of love and concern by an Italian restauranteur. Alfredo di Lelio’s concern for his pregnant wife’s lack of appetite caused him to put his talents to work. The birth of their first son depended on it. His recipe of noodles, cheese, and butter not only encouraged her to eat but she also inspired him to put it on the menu, too. Since then, the century-old dish has been satisfying pasta lovers around the world ever since."
My notes: Do you like this? Do you make it yourself? It's a bit too rich for me.
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Post by Steve on Feb 7, 2023 16:02:22 GMT -5
My second favorite food of all time! Love love love Alfredo!
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Post by lainee on Feb 7, 2023 16:29:25 GMT -5
Been a few years since we've been to Red Lobster (or, made it at home)....but, yeppers...I LOVE Alfredo!!! Especially with shrimp!
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Post by ZandraJoi on Feb 7, 2024 9:10:07 GMT -5
"Around the country, National Girls and Women in Sports Day is recognized by schools, organizations, and teams during the first week of February. Athletics play an important role in girls' lives. Besides helping to establish a routine for a healthy, active lifestyle, sports build confidence, leadership skills, and the ability to work with a team."
My notes: This is for females. Not those who "feel" they are a female & have the disadvantage over natural women. Support women in women's leagues. I feel I have to put this out there as women are being pushed back again & that is NOT equality. Nobody has more rights than another. Period.
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Post by lainee on Feb 7, 2024 15:37:00 GMT -5
Girls & Women play on Girls & Women's sports teams. Boys & Men play on Boys & Men's sports teams. It's quite simple. I know I've said this before in another post...I believe it bears repeating.
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Post by Bob on Feb 13, 2024 19:16:58 GMT -5
Sports play a large part in many women's lives. The move to let non-biological females participate only makes it harder for natural born women.
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