{"id":228,"date":"2016-08-30T19:05:10","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T19:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ctacoaches.com\/lisay\/?p=228"},"modified":"2016-08-30T19:05:10","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T19:05:10","slug":"fun-stuff-august-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ctacoaches.com\/lisay\/2016\/08\/30\/fun-stuff-august-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun stuff August 30"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey~<\/p>\n

How are you?<\/p>\n

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

quietude: (noun)<\/span> A state<\/span> of peace<\/span> and<\/span> quiet.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Battle of Tannenberg Ends (1914)<\/a><\/h3>\n

The<\/span> Battle<\/span> of Tannenberg<\/span> was<\/span> a decisive\u00a0<\/span>engagement<\/span> between<\/span> Russian<\/span> and<\/span> German<\/span> forces<\/span> in WWI.<\/span> After\u00a0<\/span>invading<\/span> German<\/span> East<\/span> Prussia,<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> First<\/span> and<\/span> Second\u00a0<\/span>armies<\/span> became<\/span> separated.<\/span> German<\/span> forces<\/span> then<\/span> attacked<\/span> one<\/span> of\u00a0the<\/span> isolated<\/span> armies<\/span> and<\/span> forced<\/span> its<\/span> retreat,<\/span> killing<\/span> and<\/span> capturing\u00a0<\/span>tens<\/span> of thousands<\/span> in the<\/span> process.<\/span> Though<\/span> disastrous<\/span> for<\/span> Russia,<\/span>the<\/span> battle<\/span> forced<\/span> Germany<\/span> to divert<\/span> troops<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> Western<\/span> Front\u00a0<\/span>during<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> critical<\/span> weeks<\/span> of the<\/span> war.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today’s Birthday<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nancy Wake (1912)<\/a><\/h3>\n

Wake,<\/span><\/span> who<\/span><\/span> lived<\/span><\/span> to the<\/span><\/span> age<\/span><\/span> of 98,<\/span><\/span> was<\/span><\/span> one<\/span><\/span> of\u00a0World<\/span><\/span> War<\/span><\/span> II’s<\/span><\/span> most<\/span><\/span> decorated<\/span><\/span> servicewomen.<\/span><\/span>A New<\/span><\/span> Zealand<\/span><\/span> native,<\/span><\/span> she<\/span><\/span> left<\/span><\/span> home<\/span><\/span> at 16\u00a0and<\/span><\/span> eventually<\/span><\/span> settled<\/span><\/span> in Paris.<\/span><\/span> When<\/span><\/span> the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Germans<\/span><\/span> occupied<\/span><\/span> France,<\/span><\/span> Wake<\/span><\/span> joined<\/span><\/span> the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>resistance.<\/span><\/span> Pursued<\/span><\/span> by the<\/span><\/span> Gestapo,<\/span><\/span> she<\/span><\/span> fled\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to Britain,<\/span><\/span> where<\/span><\/span> she<\/span><\/span> joined<\/span><\/span> the<\/span><\/span> Special\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Operations<\/span><\/span> Executive.<\/span><\/span> In 1944,<\/span><\/span> she\u00a0<\/span><\/span>parachuted<\/span><\/span> back<\/span><\/span> into<\/span><\/span> France<\/span><\/span> to help<\/span><\/span> establish<\/span><\/span> communications\u00a0<\/span><\/span>between<\/span><\/span> the<\/span><\/span> British<\/span><\/span> military<\/span><\/span> and<\/span><\/span> French<\/span><\/span> Resistance.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Art…is<\/span> merely<\/span> the<\/span> refuge<\/span> which<\/span> the<\/span> ingenious\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span> invented,<\/span> when<\/span> they<\/span> were<\/span> supplied<\/span> with\u00a0<\/span>food<\/span> and<\/span> women,<\/span> to escape<\/span> the<\/span> tediousness<\/span> of\u00a0life.<\/span><\/p>\n

W. Somerset Maugham<\/a> (1874-1965)<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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  1. What was the first electronic general purpose computer?<\/li>\n
  2. What was Michael Jackson’s 1st solo album as an adult?<\/li>\n
  3. By area, what is the smallest ocean?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Tuesday’s contest<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Tell an embarrassing thing that happened to you.<\/p>\n

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

    Yeah!<\/p>\n

    Smile for me.<\/p>\n

    lisa y coaching<\/p>\n

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