Fôrça Bruta (Brute Force) is the seventh studio album by Brazilian
singer-songwriter and guitarist Jorge Ben, recorded with the Trio
Mocotó band (pictured) and released by Philips Records in September
1970. It introduced an acoustic samba-based music that was mellower,
moodier, and less ornate than Ben's preceding work. In a largely
unrehearsed nighttime recording session, the singer improvised and
experimented with unconventional rhythmic arrangements, musical
techniques, and elements of soul, funk, and rock. Ben's lyrics explored
themes of romantic passion, melancholy, sensuality, and—in a departure
from the carefree sensibility of past releases—identity politics and
elements of postmodernism. A commercial and critical success, Fôrça
Bruta established Ben as a leading artist in Brazil's Tropicália
movement and pioneered a sound later known as samba rock. The album's
first American release came in 2007, the same year that Rolling Stone
Brasil named it the 61st greatest Brazilian music record.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%B4r%C3%A7a_Bruta>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1861:
Vice President of the Confederate States of America Alexander
H. Stephens extemporaneously gave the "Cornerstone Speech", in which he
laid out the Confederacy's causes for declaring secession.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornerstone_Speech>
1937:
A police squad, acting under orders from Governor of Puerto
Rico Blanton Winship, opened fire on demonstrators protesting the arrest
of Puerto Rican Nationalist leader Pedro Albizu Campos, killing 21
people and injuring 235 others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponce_massacre>
1983:
In the West Bank, a number of Palestinian girls complained of
breathing difficulties due to strange odors, leading to accusations of
poison gas.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_West_Bank_fainting_epidemic>
2006:
A man using a hammer smashed the statue of Phra Phrom in the
Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, and was subsequently beaten to death
by bystanders.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erawan_Shrine>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
carceral:
(formal or literary) Of or pertaining to imprisonment or a prison.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/carceral>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Poets are all who love, who feel great truths, And tell them;
and the truth of truths is love.
--Philip James Bailey
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Philip_James_Bailey>
The 1896 Cedar Keys hurricane was a powerful tropical cyclone that
devastated much of the East Coast of the United States, starting with
Florida's Cedar Keys, near the end of September. The storm's rapid
movement allowed it to maintain much of its intensity after landfall,
becoming one of the costliest United States hurricanes at the time. The
fourth tropical cyclone of the 1896 Atlantic hurricane season, it washed
out the railroad connecting the Cedar Keys to the mainland with a
10.5 ft (3.2 m) storm surge, and submerged much of the island group
(Cedar Key flooding pictured). The hurricane killed at least 70 people
in mainland Florida, and razed 5,000 sq mi (13,000 km2) of dense pine
forests in the northern part of the state. In Savannah, Georgia, fierce
winds unroofed thousands of structures. In Washington, D.C., the White
House grounds were left in disarray. Monuments at the Gettysburg
Battlefield were damaged. Along the storm's path, it caused at least 202
deaths.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1896_Cedar_Keys_hurricane>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1852:
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe was first published,
profoundly affecting attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in
the United States.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Tom%27s_Cabin>
1923:
The Arts Club of Chicago hosted the opening of Pablo Picasso's
first United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo
Picasso, becoming an early proponent of modern art in the U.S.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_Club_of_Chicago>
1939:
Germany issued an ultimatum to Lithuania, demanding they return
the Klaipėda Region under threat of invasion.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_German_ultimatum_to_Lithuania>
1993:
The Troubles: The second of two bomb attacks by the Provisional
IRA in Warrington, England, killed two children.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrington_bomb_attacks>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
teething troubles:
(idiomatic) Also teething trouble: small problems such as are to be
expected with any new and untried product, system, or venture.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/teething_troubles>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Fas est et ab hoste doceri. It is right to learn even from an
enemy.
--Metamorphoses
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Metamorphoses>
Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional soccer club based in
Seattle, Washington. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS),
playing home matches at CenturyLink Field with a reduced capacity. It
was established in November 2007 as an MLS expansion team; the first
match of the inaugural season was played on March 19, 2009. It is the
third team to bear the Sounders name, and the 15th team to join the
league. The club set MLS records for average attendance for the first
eight seasons. It competes with its local rivals, Portland and
Vancouver, for the Cascadia Cup. Brian Schmetzer has been the team's
head coach since 2016, replacing Sigi Schmid. Seattle has been among the
league's most successful teams, winning the U.S. Open Cup four times,
the Supporters' Shield in 2014, and the MLS Cup in 2016. The team has
qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs in each of its ten seasons and
competed in the CONCACAF Champions League five times, advancing as far
as the semifinals.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Sounders_FC>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1865:
American Civil War: The last battle of the Carolinas Campaign,
the Battle of Bentonville, began, which contributed to the ultimate
Union victory in the war.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bentonville>
1911:
Socialist German politician Clara Zetkin helped to establish
the first International Women's Day.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Zetkin>
1979:
The American cable television network C-SPAN, dedicated to
airing non-stop coverage of government proceedings and public affairs
programming, was launched.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN>
2011:
Libyan Civil War: The French Air Force launched Opération
Harmattan, beginning foreign military intervention in Libya.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op%C3%A9ration_Harmattan>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
skulduggery:
1. (countable) A devious device or trick.
2. (uncountable) Dishonest, underhanded, or unscrupulous activities or
behaviour.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/skulduggery>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
No government can long endure unless its citizens are willing to
make some sacrifice for its existence. In this, our land, we are called
upon to give but little in return for the advantages which we receive.
Shall we give that little grudgingly? Our definition of patriotism is
often too narrow. Shall the lover of his country measure his loyalty
only by his service as a soldier? No! Patriotism calls for the faithful
and conscientious performance of all of the duties of citizenship, in
small matters as well as great, at home as well as upon the tented
field.
--William Jennings Bryan
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Jennings_Bryan>
John C. Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was a senator from
South Carolina, a Cabinet member, and the seventh Vice President of the
United States, from 1825 to 1832, under presidents John Quincy Adams and
Andrew Jackson. Calhoun began his political career in the House of
Representatives as a prominent leader of the war hawk faction supporting
the War of 1812. Early in his career, he was a modernizer and a
proponent of a strong national government and protective tariffs. By the
late 1820s, his views reversed and he became a leading proponent of
states' rights, limited government, and opposition to high tariffs. His
support for South Carolina's right to nullify federal tariff legislation
put him into conflict with unionists such as Jackson, and in 1832 he
resigned as vice president and entered the Senate. As Secretary of State
under John Tyler from 1844 to 1845, he supported the annexation of Texas
as a means to promote slavery, and helped settle the Oregon boundary
dispute with Britain.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Calhoun>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1892:
Lord Stanley of Preston pledged to donate an award for Canada's
top-ranked amateur ice hockey club, now known as the Stanley Cup, the
oldest professional sports trophy in North America.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup>
1906:
Romanian inventor Traian Vuia became the first person to fly a
heavier-than-air monoplane with an unassisted takeoff.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traian_Vuia>
1969:
Vietnam War: The United States began secretly bombing the
Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South
Vietnam.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sihanouk_Trail>
1996:
The deadliest fire in Philippine history burned a nightclub in
Quezon City, leaving 162 dead.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone_Disco_fire>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
jar:
1. (transitive) To preserve (food) in a jar. […]
2. (transitive) To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a
quivering or vibrating movement.
3. (transitive) To harm or injure by such action.
4. (transitive, figuratively) To shock or surprise.
5. (transitive, figuratively) To act in disagreement or opposition, to
clash, to be at odds with; to interfere; to dispute, to quarrel.
6. (transitive, intransitive) To (cause something to) give forth a
rudely tremulous or quivering sound; to (cause something to) sound
discordantly or harshly.
7. (intransitive) To quiver or vibrate due to being shaken or struck.
8. (intransitive, figuratively) Of the appearance, form, style, etc., of
people and things: to look strangely different; to stand out awkwardly
from its surroundings; to be incongruent.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jar>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Ethics occupies a central place in philosophy because it is
concerned with sin, with the origin of good and evil and with moral
valuations. And since these problems have a universal significance, the
sphere of ethics is wider than is generally supposed. It deals with
meaning and value and its province is the world in which the distinction
between good and evil is drawn, evaluations are made and meaning is
sought.
--Nikolai Berdyaev
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Nikolai_Berdyaev>
Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral is a Gothic revival cathedral in Cork,
Ireland, whose modern building was completed in 1879, and today belongs
to the Church of Ireland. The cathedral is dedicated to Finbarr of Cork,
patron saint of the city, who may have founded a monastery on the
grounds in the seventh century. During the medieval period, the site
underwent successive wars and repeated construction and damage. Fin
Barre's rebuilding was commissioned in the mid-19th century as the first
major project for the Victorian architect William Burges, who designed
most of its architecture, interior sculpture, stained glass, mosaics and
interior furniture. Many of the external sculptures, including the
gargoyles, were modeled by Thomas Nicholls. The exterior is capped by
three spires, and is mostly built from local stone. The main entrance
contains representations of over a dozen biblical figures, capped by a
tympanum showing a Resurrection scene.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Fin_Barre%27s_Cathedral>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1677:
Franco-Dutch War: France captured the town of Valenciennes in
the Spanish Netherlands.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Valenciennes_%281676%E2%80%9377%29>
1860:
The First Taranaki War began at Waitara, marking an important
phase of the New Zealand Wars.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Taranaki_War>
1969:
Golda Meir became the first female Prime Minister of Israel.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golda_Meir>
1979:
The Penmanshiel Tunnel in the Scottish Borders region of
Scotland collapsed during refurbishing construction, killing two
workers, and leading to the abandonment of the tunnel.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penmanshiel_Tunnel>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
clarsach:
(music) A small triangular wire-strung harp of Gaelic origin; a Celtic
harp.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/clarsach>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I arise today Through God’s strength to pilot me: God’s
might to uphold me, God’s wisdom to guide me God’s eye to look
before me, God’s ear to hear me, God’s word to speak for me,
God’s hand to guard me, God’s way to lie before me, God’s host
to secure me against snares of devils against temptations of vices
against inclinations of nature against everyone who shall wish me ill,
afar and anear, alone and in a crowd.
--Saint Patrick
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick>
Tom Thomson (1877–1917) was a Canadian artist active in the early 20th
century. During his short career he produced roughly 400 oil sketches on
small wood panels and around 50 larger pieces on canvas. His works
consist almost entirely of landscapes depicting trees, skies, lakes, and
rivers. He used broad brush strokes and a liberal application of paint
to capture the beauty and colour of the Ontario landscape. His
paintings The Jack Pine (pictured) and The West Wind have taken a
prominent place in the culture of Canada and are some of the country's
most iconic works. Although he died before the formal establishment of
the Group of Seven, Thomson's art is typically exhibited with theirs.
Nearly all of his work remains in Canada—mainly at the Art Gallery of
Ontario in Toronto, the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, the
McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg and the Tom Thomson Art
Gallery in Owen Sound. His accidental death at 39 by drowning is seen as
a tragedy for Canadian art.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Thomson>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1190:
Around 150 Jews inside York Castle in York, England, died, with
the majority committing mass suicide to avoid being killed by a mob.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_Castle>
1782:
American Revolutionary War: Spain captured the island of
Roatán off the coast of what is now Honduras.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Roat%C3%A1n>
1935:
Conscription was re-introduced in Nazi Germany, and the German
military was renamed the Wehrmacht.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wehrmacht>
1984:
William Buckley, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency station
chief in Beirut, Lebanon, was kidnapped by Islamic fundamentalists.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Francis_Buckley>
2014:
Annexation of Crimea: The Autonomous Republic of Crimea held a
controversial referendum where voters overwhelmingly chose to join
Russia as a federal subject.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Crimean_status_referendum>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
growl:
1. (intransitive) To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to
give forth an angry, grumbling sound.
2. (intransitive, jazz) Of a wind instrument: to produce a low-pitched
rumbling sound.
3. (intransitive, software) To send a user a message via the Growl
software library.
4. (transitive) To express (something) by growling.
5. (transitive, jazz) To play a wind instrument in a way that produces a
low-pitched rumbling sound.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/growl>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Odious ideas are not entitled to hide from criticism behind the
human shield of their believers' feelings.
--Richard Stallman
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman>
Planar transmission lines are flat, ribbon-shaped transmission lines
with conductors, or in some cases dielectric (insulating) strips. They
are used to interconnect components on printed circuits and integrated
circuits working at microwave frequencies, since the planar lines are
suited to the manufacturing methods for these components. Transmission
line theory is used when the line is longer than a large fraction of a
wavelength. At microwave frequencies, this distance is measured in
millimetres, which is small enough that these lines can be used for
constructing components as well as interconnecting them. The cross-
section of the line is usually kept constant so that its electrical
behaviour is highly predictable. The first planar transmission line,
stripline, was conceived during World War II by Robert M. Barrett;
other types in modern use include microstrip, suspended stripline, and
coplanar waveguide.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planar_transmission_line>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1783:
A potential uprising in Newburgh, New York, was defused when
George Washington asked Continental Army officers to support the
supremacy of Congress.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newburgh_Conspiracy>
1927:
In rowing, Oxford defeated Cambridge in the first Women's Boat
Race (2015 edition pictured) held in Oxford, England.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Boat_Race>
1951:
The Iranian oil industry was nationalized in a movement led by
Mohammad Mosaddegh.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationalization_of_the_Iranian_oil_industry>
2011:
Arab Spring: Protests erupted across Syria against the
authoritarian government, marking the start of the Syrian Civil War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Civil_War>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
slugabed:
(archaic, now chiefly Canada, US) A lazy person who lies in bed after
the usual time for getting up; a sluggard.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/slugabed>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that
will lead others to join you.
--Ruth Bader Ginsburg
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg>
The Packers sweep is an American football play popularized in the 1960s
by Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi. It is a variation on the
sweep, in which a back takes a pitch or hand-off from the quarterback
and runs parallel to the line of scrimmage. This allows the offensive
linemen (usually the guards) and the fullback to block defenders before
the runner turns upfield. According to one estimate, the Packers sweep
gained an average of 8.3 yards (7.6 m) per attempt in its first three
seasons. Lombardi built his offensive game plan around running it, or
threatening to run it. His teams of the 1960s won five National Football
League Championships and the first two Super Bowls. Five offensive
players from these teams were later elected to the Pro Football Hall of
Fame, and Lombardi was elected shortly after his death in 1971.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packers_sweep>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1885:
The Mikado (poster pictured), Gilbert and Sullivan's most
frequently performed Savoy opera, debuted at the Savoy Theatre in
London.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mikado>
1945:
The Royal Air Force first used the Grand Slam, a 22,000 lb
(10,000 kg) earthquake bomb, on a strategic railway viaduct in
Bielefeld, Germany.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_%28bomb%29>
1969:
Edward M. Burke, the longest-serving alderman in the history of
the Chicago City Council, was sworn into office.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_M._Burke>
1984:
Gerry Adams, leader of Sinn Féin, was seriously wounded in an
assassination attempt by Ulster Freedom Fighters in central Belfast,
Northern Ireland.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Adams>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
Einsteinian:
Of or relating to the German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein
or his scientific theories.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Einsteinian>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The genuine scientist is not moved by praise or blame, nor does
he preach. He unveils the universe and people come eagerly, without
being pushed, to behold a new revelation: the order, the harmony, the
magnificence of creation! And as man becomes conscious of the stupendous
laws that govern the universe in perfect harmony, he begins to realize
how small he is. He sees the pettiness of human existence, with its
ambitions and intrigues, its "I am better than thou" creed. This is the
beginning of cosmic religion within him; fellowship and human service
become his moral code. And without such moral foundations, we are
hopelessly doomed.
--Albert Einstein
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein>
The Apollo 15 postal covers incident was a scandal involving the crew of
NASA's Apollo 15 lunar landing mission, who in 1971 carried about 400
unauthorized postal covers (example pictured) to the Moon's surface.
American astronauts David Scott, Alfred Worden and James Irwin agreed to
receive about $7,000 each for carrying the covers into space. These
covers were inside the lunar lander Falcon as Scott and Irwin walked on
the Moon, and were postmarked both prior to liftoff from Kennedy Space
Center and after splashdown. Though the astronauts returned the money,
they were reprimanded by NASA for poor judgment and were called before a
closed session of a Senate committee. They were removed as the backup
crew for Apollo 17 and never flew in space again; by 1977 all had left
NASA. In 1983, Worden sued for the return of those covers that had been
impounded in 1972, and the three men received them in an out-of-court
settlement. One of the covers that had been provided to West German
stamp dealer Hermann Sieger sold for over $50,000 in 2014.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_15_postal_covers_incident>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1781:
Astronomer and composer William Herschel discovered the planet
Uranus while in the garden of his house in Bath, England, thinking it
was a comet.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranus>
1920:
The Kapp Putsch briefly ousted the Weimar Republic government
from Berlin.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapp_Putsch>
1962:
Lyman Lemnitzer, the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of
Staff, presented to the Secretary of Defense a false flag conspiracy
plan, Operation Northwoods, intended to create public support for a war
against Fidel Castro and Cuba.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Northwoods>
1985:
One of England's worst incidents of football hooliganism
occurred when supporters of Luton Town and Millwall rioted before a
match at Kenilworth Road stadium.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Kenilworth_Road_riot>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
ledger:
1. A book for keeping notes, especially one for keeping accounting
records; a record book, a register.
2. A large, flat stone, especially one laid over a tomb.
3. (accounting) A collection of accounting entries consisting of credits
and debits.
4. (construction) A board attached to a wall to provide support for
attaching other structural elements (such as deck joists or roof
rafters) to a building.
5. (fishing) Short for ledger bait (“fishing bait attached to a floating
line fastened to the bank of a pond, stream, etc.”) or ledger line
(“fishing line used with ledger bait for bottom fishing; ligger”).
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ledger>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
It may, perhaps, be true, though we cannot distinctly see it to
be so, that as all finite things require a cause, infinites admit of
none. It is evident, that nothing can begin to be without a cause; but
it by no means follows from thence, that that must have had a cause
which had no beginning. But whatever there may be in this conjecture, we
are constrained, in pursuing the train of causes and effects, to stop at
last at something uncaused.
--Joseph Priestley
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Joseph_Priestley>
State Route 522 (SR 522) is a state highway in the U.S. state of
Washington that serves the Seattle metropolitan area. Approximately 25
miles (40 km) long, it connects the city of Seattle to the northeastern
suburbs of Kenmore, Bothell, Woodinville, and Monroe. Its western half
is primarily an arterial street, named Lake City Way and Bothell Way,
that follows the northern shore of Lake Washington; the eastern half is
a grade-separated freeway that runs between Woodinville and Monroe.
SR 522 connects several of the metropolitan area's major highways,
including Interstate 5, Interstate 405, SR 9, and U.S. Route 2. The
present day route of SR 522 was built in stages between 1907 and 1965,
beginning with the Red Brick Road from Seattle to Bothell, then part of
the Pacific Highway and later U.S. Route 99. Since the late 1990s, the
SR 522 corridor between Woodinville and Monroe has been partially
converted to a freeway to address safety concerns and a growing
population.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_State_Route_522>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1913:
The future capital of Australia was officially named Canberra
during a ceremony officiated by Gertrude, Lady Denman, the wife of
Governor-General Lord Denman.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canberra>
1930:
Gandhi (pictured with Sarojini Naidu) began the Salt March, a
24-day walk to defy the British tax on salt in colonial India.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_March>
1971:
The Turkish Armed Forces executed a "coup by memorandum",
forcing the resignation of Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Turkish_military_memorandum>
2014:
A gas leak caused an explosion in the East Harlem neighborhood
of New York City, destroying two apartment buildings and causing eight
deaths.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_East_Harlem_gas_explosion>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
impostor syndrome:
(psychology) A psychological phenomenon in which a person is unable to
internalize his or her accomplishments, remaining convinced that he or
she does not deserve any accompanying success.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/impostor_syndrome>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Doth the reality of sensible things consist in being perceived?
or, is it something distinct from their being perceived, and that bears
no relation to the mind?
--George Berkeley
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_Berkeley>