Today is Thursday April 22, 2010

Earth Day

day is the 40th anniversary of Earth Day! Earth Day is designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. It was founded in 1970 by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson and today it is celebrated in many countries around the world. Senator Nelson chose the date of April 22 in order to maximize participation on college campuses as an environmental teach-in.

The Earth Day Network was founded by the organizers of the first Earth Day in 1970 to promote environmental citizenship and year-round progressive action around the world. Ron Cobb created the Earth Day symbol, which is a combination of the letters "E" and "O" standing for the words "Environment" and "Organism." Celebrate the earth's environment by planting a tree, cleaning up beaches or shorelines, or volunteering to do an activity that will help preserve the environment. We only have one planet, we have to protect it!

Today is also National Jelly Bean Day

April is National Grilled Cheese Month

This week is Administrative Professionals Week

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On this day in History:

1500 - Portuguese navigator Pedro Alvares Cabral discovered Brazil.

1876 - Eight baseball teams began the inaugural season of the National League.

1914 - Babe Ruth made his pitching debut with the Baltimore Orioles.

1944 - During World War II, the Allies launched a major attack against the Japanese in Hollandia, New Guinea.

1955 - The U.S. Congress ordered all U.S. coins to bear the motto "In God We Trust."

1956 - Elvis Presley made his Las Vegas debut at the Frontier Hotel.

1978 - John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd made their first appearance as The Blues Brothers on NBC's "Saturday Night Live."


Quote of the Day:
"There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second."

--Logan Pearsall Smith

QUICK TIP:

No Cost Fixes

Set yours to enter sleep mode after 30 to 60 minutes of inactivity and your monitor after 10 to 20 minutes, suggests Bruce Nordman of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Most computers less than five years old use about 95 percent less power in sleep mode than when they are on, he says. Should you shut down at night? The savings versus using sleep mode is minuscule, says Nordman.