{"id":220,"date":"2016-08-26T20:22:12","date_gmt":"2016-08-26T20:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ctacoaches.com\/lisay\/?p=220"},"modified":"2016-08-26T20:22:12","modified_gmt":"2016-08-26T20:22:12","slug":"fun-stuff-for-friday-august-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ctacoaches.com\/lisay\/2016\/08\/26\/fun-stuff-for-friday-august-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun stuff for Friday August 26"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey~<\/p>\n

It’s Friday! For someone who works every day, it does not mean much, but I hope you enjoy it. Here is today’s fun stuff.<\/p>\n

Word of the day<\/strong><\/p>\n

annulus<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Definition<\/a>:<\/td>\n(noun)<\/span> A toroidal<\/span> shape.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Synonyms:<\/span><\/td>\ndoughnut<\/a>, anchor ring<\/a>, halo<\/a>, ring<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Usage:<\/span><\/td>\n\n

He was<\/span> reclining<\/span> on the<\/span> red<\/span> couch,<\/span> blowing<\/span> annuli<\/span> ofsmoke<\/span> that<\/span> would<\/span> slowly<\/span> ascend<\/span> and<\/span> disappear<\/span> into\u00a0<\/span>wisps<\/span><\/p>\n

Day in History<\/strong><\/p>\n

National Assembly of Quebec Adopts the Charter of the French Language (1977)<\/a><\/h3>\n

In 1976,<\/span> the<\/span> Parti<\/span> Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois,<\/span> a party<\/span> of\u00a0French-Canadian<\/span> nationalists<\/span> formed<\/span> in 1970,<\/span> won<\/span> control<\/span> of the\u00a0<\/span>provincial<\/span> parliament.<\/span> Among<\/span> its<\/span> first<\/span> acts<\/span> was<\/span> the<\/span> passage<\/span> of Lacharte<\/span> de la langue<\/span> fran\u00e7aise<\/span><\/i>\u2014the<\/span> Charter<\/span> of the<\/span> French\u00a0<\/span>Language.<\/span> Also<\/span> known<\/span> as Bill<\/span> 101,<\/span> the<\/span> controversial<\/span> legislation\u00a0<\/span>made<\/span> French<\/span> the<\/span> official<\/span> language<\/span> of Quebec<\/span> and<\/span> prohibited<\/span> the\u00a0<\/span>use<\/span> of English<\/span> on signs<\/span> and<\/span> in most<\/span> commercial<\/span> transactions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today’s Birthday<\/strong><\/p>\n

Robert Walpole, First Earl of Orford (1676)<\/a><\/h3>\n

Walpole<\/span><\/span> was<\/span><\/span> an English<\/span><\/span> statesman.<\/span><\/span> Elected<\/span><\/span> to\u00a0the<\/span><\/span> House<\/span><\/span> of Commons<\/span><\/span> in 1701,<\/span><\/span> he later\u00a0<\/span><\/span>served<\/span><\/span> as secretary<\/span><\/span> of war.<\/span><\/span> With<\/span><\/span> the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>accession<\/span><\/span> of George<\/span><\/span> I, he rose<\/span><\/span> rapidly<\/span><\/span> to\u00a0become<\/span><\/span> first<\/span><\/span> lord<\/span><\/span> of the<\/span><\/span> treasury<\/span><\/span> and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>chancellor<\/span><\/span> of the<\/span><\/span> exchequer.<\/span><\/span> With<\/span><\/span> his\u00a0<\/span><\/span>consolidation<\/span><\/span> of power,<\/span><\/span> he effectively<\/span><\/span> became\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span> first<\/span><\/span> British<\/span><\/span> prime<\/span><\/span> minister.<\/span><\/span> He avoided<\/span><\/span> foreign<\/span><\/span> entanglement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span> kept<\/span><\/span> England<\/span><\/span> neutral<\/span><\/span> until<\/span><\/span> 1739,<\/span><\/span> when<\/span><\/span> he was<\/span><\/span> forced<\/span><\/span> into<\/span><\/span> the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>War<\/span><\/span> of Jenkins’<\/span><\/span> Ear<\/span><\/span> against<\/span><\/span> Spain<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Quote<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contempt<\/span> is that<\/span> which<\/span> putteth<\/span> an edge<\/span> upon\u00a0<\/span>anger,<\/span> as much<\/span> or more<\/span> than<\/span> the<\/span> hurt<\/span> itself.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Francis Bacon<\/a> (1561-1<\/span><\/p>\n

Trivia<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. One kilobyte is equal to how many bytes?<\/li>\n
  2. Who is the 5th Beatle?<\/li>\n
  3. What is the largest desert in the world?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Contest<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Tell me about unreasonable boss requests or a mean person.<\/p>\n

    www.facebook.com\/lisaylifecoach<\/p>\n

    Lisa Y. life coaching<\/p>\n

    Yeah!<\/p>\n

    Smile for me.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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