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Pay tribute today to Samuel Plimsoll, a British politician who saved countless lives of British seamen in the mid-1800s. Plimsoll convinced the House of Commons to put an end to the practice of overloading English ships. Want to find out more? This week is dedicated to Victor Borge’s notion that “Laughter is the shortest distance between two people” and Joel Goodman’s notion that “Seven days without laughter makes one weak.” This is a chance to lighten your relationships and to reinforce the connection between “heart” and “hearty laughter.” Annually, the week leading up to and including Valentine’s [...] Today, February the 8th, is Laugh and Get Rich Day, so take time out of your very busy and serious schedules to recognize some of the more humorous aspects of life. Could you possibly think of a better way to spend a day then by laughing and getting rich? So go find something to laugh [...] “It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood, A beautiful day for a neighbor, Would you be mine, Could you be mine, … Won’t you be my neighbor.” After all the challenges our neighbors and we have faced, it’s time to put it all aside for at least one day. Wave “hello” to everybody and mean it In the [...] In an ironic twist of fate (or perhaps there’s a reason for this), ‘National Dump Your Significant Jerk Week’ and ‘National Rejection Risk Awareness Week’ fall on the same week, and that week is here! While the title of this ‘holiday’ might bring a chuckle or a rueful smile, it actually brings up an important concept [...] Go red to raise awareness about women’s cardiovascular disease during the month of February, which is American Heart Month. The national Wear Red Day is a campaign started by the American Heart Association in 2002 pointing out that the disease is the number one killer of women. The association says “our near-term goal is nothing less than a 25 [...] Sponsored by the Women’s Heart Foundation, this week is dedicated to raising awareness of the number one killer of women. Nationwide programs will include workshops, lectures and health screenings. National Women’s Heart Week February 1-7 is an outreach program that combines fun, free activities with heart health screenings. By partnering with local organizations, [...] Recognizing the 1972 passage of Title IX, which guaranteed gender equality in federally funded school athletics, this day celebrates all the girls and women who participate in sports. On February 3, 2010, thousands of sports educators, coaches, athletic directors, recreation directors, association members, sponsors, students, and parents across the country will show their support of the Day and [...] Folklore has it that if a groundhog sees its shadow today there will be 6 more weeks of winter. If not, and we’re lucky, it’ll be an early spring. …the European Celts believed that animals had certain supernatural powers on special days that were half-way between the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. Folklore from Germany and France [...] Its February. And its cold. And its grey. And it sucks! And some of us have 8 inches of snow! But don’t let the winter doldrums get you down! Just get some moola and pack up your coola and get ready to do the hula at your very own Luau party. Nothing cheers up a bland winters day [...] |
  
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