FYI July 28, 2018

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On This Day

1866 – At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue (of Abraham Lincoln).

Lavinia Ellen “Vinnie” Ream Hoxie (September 25, 1847 – November 20, 1914) was an American sculptor. Her most famous work is the statue of Abraham Lincoln in the U.S. Capitol rotunda.[1]

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Born On This Day

1879 – Lucy Burns, American activist, co-founded the National Woman’s Party (d. 1966)
Lucy Burns (July 28, 1879 – December 22, 1966) was an American suffragist and women’s rights advocate.[1] She was a passionate activist in the United States and in the United Kingdom. Burns was a close friend of Alice Paul, and together they ultimately formed the National Woman’s Party.[2]

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FYI

By Elizabeth Werth: India Hosts an Annual Rally for the Blind Because Speed is for Everyone

By Elizabeth Werth: Elsie Wisdom Proved That Women Could Have Their Family and Kick Ass at Racing, Too

By Evernote: Can Music Make You a Productivity Powerhouse? The best songs and playlists for getting stuff done

By Darius Faroux: The Purpose Of Life Is Not Happiness: It’s Usefulness

By Gary Price: University of Wyoming Libraries Receives Grant to Digitize Stereograph Images of Wyoming Including Yellowstone National Park

By Katie Shapiro: The Future Of Cannabis Has Arrived With This $400 Vaporizer

By Al Cross: FCC map may not show how fast your broadband really is; here’s a way to check it out and expand knowledge

By Knight Center: Listen up! How to launch and grow a hit podcast. Sign up now for the Knight Center’s new free online course

By Mark Wilson: Behold, the most Burning Man thing ever A silver blanket the size of your average Walmart? Only at Burning Man.

H.S. “Dick” Hickman, Chief of Police in Colorado City, Texas, poses at City Hall in the 1930s with moonshine, guns, and a Chevrolet coupe after an arrest.

The Old Motor: Police Chief with Moonshine, Guns, and Chevy after a Bust

Ideas

By Hometalk Highlights: 16 Cheeky Ideas Perfect For Vino Crafters Love wine more than the average person? Good, you’ll love these projects!

By Hometalk Hits: 18 Adorable Container Garden Ideas To Copy This Spring We’re so doing these!

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AV Club Wiki Wormhole

Congratulations to Disney+ subscribers, who can now see this Simpsons joke May 28, 2020
Our long national nightmare is over: As of this writing, Disney+ subscribers can view episodes from the first 19-plus seasons of The Simpsons in the proper aspect ratio, restoring punchlines to visual-information-rich frames like the one above.Read more...
Erik Adams on News, shared by Erik Adams to The A.V. Club
Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti's Sundance stunner Palm Springs to premiere on Hulu this summer May 28, 2020
Palm Springs made history at this year’s Sundance Film Festival when Hulu and Neon shelled out $17.5 million (and 69 cents) for the comedy. That might seem a hefty price for a Groundhog Day-aping flick starring Andy Samberg and helmed by a relatively unknown filmmaker, but our own A.A. Dowd said it “might be worth […]
Randall Colburn on News, shared by Randall Colburn to The A.V. Club
Get to know the man behind one of the COVID era’s raunchiest memes May 28, 2020
With so many of us trapped indoors recently, it’s not surprising that the past few months have seen a deluge of new memes. The biggest is undoubtedly “Wood Sitting on a Bed,” which, whether or intentionally or not, you’ve probably seen by this point. It’s been employed in all manner of bait-and-switch trolling posts,…Read more...
Andrew Paul on News, shared by Andrew Paul to The A.V. Club
Tawny Newsome and Jimmy O. Yang on David Bowie and the Space Force call sheet May 28, 2020
Ask any Comedy Bang! Bang! fan, and they’ll tell you the biggest measure of Hollywood success isn’t where you are on the Forbes 500, but rather where you are on the call sheet. The list of actors due on set on any given day is typically ranked by lines, clout, and star power, so the […]
Marah Eakin on TV Club, shared by Marah Eakin to The A.V. Club

Recipes

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APRN Alaska News

LISTEN: This Alaska bush pilot died in a plane crash. Now his friend who survived wants to honor him. May 28, 2020
Researcher Ben Jones says he's compiled a list of more than 100 scientific publications that his pilot friend, Jim Webster, contributed to, and he's seeking an honorary, posthumous degree for Webster from UAF.
Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 May 28, 2020
Some healthcare workers and labor leaders express concern as Alaska reopens. And, the Fairbanks visitors office begins a local marketing strategy. Plus: researchers continue to look into a mass seal death in the Bering and Chukchi seas.
Mayowa Aina, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage

Delanceyplace.com

"democracy" as a civil religion -- 5/28/17 May 28, 2020
Today's encore selection -- from Achieving Our Country by Richard Rorty. John Dewey (1859-1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer; Walt Whitman (1819-1892) an American poet, essayist and journalist. Both hoped for a thoroughly secular "democracy" as a civic religion displacing conventional religion: "Whitman and Dewey were among the prophets of [an American] civic […]
a day in a factory circa 1905 -- 5/27/20 May 27, 2020
Today's selection -- from The Baldwin Locomotive Works, 1831-1915: A Study in American Industrial Practice by John K. Brown. At a point when America's manufacturing prowess led the world, one of its preeminent factories was Baldwin Locomotive Works in North Philadelphia. Here we see a typical day in the massive Baldwin factory in 1905: "As […]

Legislative Drafting Institute for Child Protection (LDICP)

Recent Research Spreadsheets November 30, 2016
Our students have compiled research in three topic areas. Below are the links to their research tables that can be downloaded for searching and viewing. For a state-by-state review of Mandatory Reporter laws, click here. For a state-by-state review of Background Check laws, click...
feigleycommunications
2016 Legislative Drafting Students November 15, 2016
Our students spent the summer working on the inaugural project of the LDICP. Through their extensive research, massive databases of information on state statutes regarding the abuse of children ave been created and will be posted here as their work is finalized. Here are...
feigleycommunications

Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog

48 Writing Contests in June 2020 – No entry fees – by Erica Verrillo… May 28, 2020
on Publishing … and Other Forms of Insanity: This June there are four dozen writing contests calling for every genre and form, from poetry, to creative nonfiction, to completed novels. Prizes range from $50,000 to publication. None charge entry fees. Some of these contests have age and geographical restrictions, so read the instructions carefully. Continue […]
The Story Reading Ape

WASP Final Flight

Lucile Doll Wise, 43-7 | August 2, 2018 August 17, 2018
"Jacqueline Cochran was looking for WASP. They told me I would have to be interviewed and they would contact me when they came to the Wichita area. But I didn’t wait for that. I went down to Houston for my interview, to speed things up. And I think that’s one of the smartest things I […]
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Jean McCreery, 44-W-10. |. May 10, 2018 July 20, 2018
"My first flight was with a barnstormer at the age of five. I loved it! I also tried to 'fly' out of the barn loft with an umbrella. This was less than successful..." WASP Jean Terrell McCreery, 44-10 The indomitable Marguerite Jean Terrell Moreo McCreery has "...slipped the surly bonds of Earth. And danced the skies on […]
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The Old Motor

Before Walmart: The Bargain Fair “Karnival of Val-Yoos” May 27, 2020
The Bargain Fair opened in 1956 on the west side of the City at 2609 Venice Road on the western side of Sandusky, OH. It was a self-service, no-frills discount store handling a wide variety of inexpensive merchandise. The parking lot at the Bargain Fair is filled with an array of 1950s automobiles, including a...
David Greenlees
Flower Power VW Transporter at Manhattan Beach May 26, 2020
Reader Bill Bates sent in this image with the following note: “My father snapped it in about 1969, and the lovely paint job on the VW bus is indicative of the times. There is also a circa 1960 Chevy convertible parked in front of it. The location is at Manhattan Beach in Brooklyn, NY.” And...
David Greenlees

Shorpy Reader Comments

Cars Stop Here May 28, 2020
In reply to Idyllic Avenue: 1905: In other words, that's where you catch the trolley, or get off of one.
tterrace
East of Prospect Avenue May 27, 2020
In reply to Idyllic Avenue: 1905: Although I can't pinpoint this location, the Sanborn fire insurance maps give some clues. The 1900 map shows Farmington developed out to about Prospect Avenue. It's residential much of the way back to the intersection with Asylum Avenue, although the lots get smaller as you head toward the river. […]
mgoldey

Debra Lynn Dadd

Flame Retardant-Free Furniture Is Better, but Is It Safe Enough? May 25, 2020
Readers occasionally send me suggestions for furniture that they consider safe because they are free of flame retardants. Flame retardants are among the most harmful of chemicals found in traditional furniture but unfortunately, they are not the only chemicals of concern. Fire retardants became common additives to polyurethane foam used in furniture in response […]
Lisa Powers
Removing Eye Glass Sanitizer May 23, 2020
Question from Kendall I have received a pair of eyeglass frames from Warby Parker (try at home option). I have multiple chemical sensitivities and can detect some kind of sanitizer/antibacterial residue on them–I imagine as a covid precaution. Do you have any recommendations for removing the sanitizer residue–I can smell and taste it. Lisa’s […]
Lisa Powers

BloominThyme

Bumblebees Induce Flowering May 24, 2020
A new study has discovered that bumblebees actually bite plants to induce flowering so they can get to the business of pollinating. “In a sense, the bees are signaling, Hey, we need food. Please speed up your flowering, and we’ll pollinate you.” It’s an incredible discovery. Bees can actually force plants to flower up to […]
gardenfrisk
Growing Pineapple at Home May 1, 2020
My pineapples are finally popping! Woohoo–what a great day to be a gardener! Not only have they sprouted, but look at these beauties. Beautifully formed to plump perfection beckoning my palate with their promise of juicy fruit. Remember when they were just tops in the ground? I posted this photo (shown below) back in July […]
gardenfrisk

AV Club Wiki Wormhole

Congratulations to Disney+ subscribers, who can now see this Simpsons joke May 28, 2020
Our long national nightmare is over: As of this writing, Disney+ subscribers can view episodes from the first 19-plus seasons of The Simpsons in the proper aspect ratio, restoring punchlines to visual-information-rich frames like the one above.Read more...
Erik Adams on News, shared by Erik Adams to The A.V. Club
Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti's Sundance stunner Palm Springs to premiere on Hulu this summer May 28, 2020
Palm Springs made history at this year’s Sundance Film Festival when Hulu and Neon shelled out $17.5 million (and 69 cents) for the comedy. That might seem a hefty price for a Groundhog Day-aping flick starring Andy Samberg and helmed by a relatively unknown filmmaker, but our own A.A. Dowd said it “might be worth […]
Randall Colburn on News, shared by Randall Colburn to The A.V. Club
Get to know the man behind one of the COVID era’s raunchiest memes May 28, 2020
With so many of us trapped indoors recently, it’s not surprising that the past few months have seen a deluge of new memes. The biggest is undoubtedly “Wood Sitting on a Bed,” which, whether or intentionally or not, you’ve probably seen by this point. It’s been employed in all manner of bait-and-switch trolling posts,…Read more...
Andrew Paul on News, shared by Andrew Paul to The A.V. Club
Tawny Newsome and Jimmy O. Yang on David Bowie and the Space Force call sheet May 28, 2020
Ask any Comedy Bang! Bang! fan, and they’ll tell you the biggest measure of Hollywood success isn’t where you are on the Forbes 500, but rather where you are on the call sheet. The list of actors due on set on any given day is typically ranked by lines, clout, and star power, so the […]
Marah Eakin on TV Club, shared by Marah Eakin to The A.V. Club

DamnDelicious

Weeknight Baked Gnocchi May 17, 2020
Super simple, quick and easy with a very short ingredient list! SO GOOD, so comforting, and a sure hit with the entire family! Remember that homemade gnocchi I posted last month? Well, I promised you a “baked gnocchi recipe coming soon, smothered in marinara sauce, ground beef and all the cheese.” Well, here it is […]
Chungah @ Damn Delicious
Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan and Soft-Boiled Eggs May 5, 2020
This is truly the only way to prepare asparagus! Roasted perfectly until crisp-tender and served with a refreshing tarragon vinaigrette, soft-boiled eggs and freshly shaved Parmesan. Our Spring doesn’t feel exactly like spring time just yet here in Chicago. It’s cold – like 35 degrees, still wearing Uggs, a parka, and a beanie/gloves type cold. […]
Chungah @ Damn Delicious

The Authors’ Billboard

When Things Go Wrong… May 27, 2020
I’m sure most of you will agree that as far as having things go wrong, COVID 19 takes the prize, but this week things got really crazy around here when the modem for my Internet service died. Considering we are still under stay home orders for the most part, that spelled disaster! I had no […]
Susanne Matthews
Green Thumb Secrets by @JoanReeves #mgtab May 23, 2020
I’ve given in to the call of spring and decided to share some green thumb secrets with you. I tried to resist spring’s siren call, but I couldn’t ignore neither the fragrant jasmine outside my kitchen window nor the soft evening breeze that brought with it the smell of roses. So I had a meeting […]
Joan Reeves