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02/29/16 - NNHS Newsletter “Mama exhorted her children at every
opportunity to 'jump at the sun.'
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Zora Neale
Hurston |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
YAY! Another
Leap Year Day!
BONUS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNoZycm_Iv8 - Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love)
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jump_%28for_My_Love%29:
| "Jump (For My Love)" was the opening track (and third single)
of
the Pointer Sisters' 1983 album,
Break Out. Released prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics games, the song's video featured footage of athletes competing in track and field events. The song was the second of four Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles in a row for the sisters in 1984; it peaked at #3 in July. It also appeared on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart and reached the Top 10 in the UK, peaking at number six. The original title given to the song simply was "Jump". The title was modified to "Jump (For My Love)" prior to its release to avoid confusion with the Van Halen song "Jump", which was released earlier the same year. The song netted the group a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1985... "Jump (for My Love) became a huge hit for the Pointer Sisters, reaching #3, behind "Dancing in the Dark" by Bruce Springsteen and "When Doves Cry" by Prince. |
HOMEWORK:
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_29:
| February 29, also known as leap day in the Gregorian calendar, is a date that occurs in most years that are divisible by 4, such as 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024. Years that are divisible by 100, but not by 400, do not contain a leap day. Thus, 1700, 1800, and 1900 did not contain a leap day, 2100, 2200, and 2300 will not contain a leap day, while 1600 and 2000 did, and 2400 will. Years containing a leap day are called leap years. February 29 is the 60th day of the Gregorian calendar in such a year, with 306 days remaining until the end of the year. In the Chinese calendar, this day will only occur in years of the monkey, dragon, and rat. |
From http://www.timeanddate.com/date/leapyear.html:
It's a Leap Year......which means that February 2016 will have an extra
day: February 29.Why Add Leap Years?Leap years are needed to keep our modern day Gregorian calendar in alignment with the Earth's revolutions around the sun. It takes the Earth approximately 365.242189 days – or 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 45 seconds – to circle once around the Sun. This is called a tropical year, and is measured from the March equinox. However, the Gregorian calendar has only 365 days in a year, so if we didn't add a leap day on February 29 nearly every four years, we would lose almost six hours off our calendar every year. After only 100 years, our calendar would be off by around 24 days! Exactly Which Years Are Leap Years?We add a Leap Day on February 29, almost every four years. The leap day is an extra, or intercalary, day and we add it to the shortest month of the year, February. In the Gregorian calendar three criteria must be taken into account to identify leap years:
This means that in the Gregorian calendar, the years 2000 and 2400 are leap years, while 1800, 1900, 2100, 2200, 2300 and 2500 are NOT leap years... Leap Years take place almost every 4 years and they are a way to synchronize our modern-day calendar with the Solar Year. Did you know that in North America, September 1752 had only 19 days, and in some countries, February 30 was once a real date? In some cultures, February 29 is the only day of the year when it is appropriate for women to propose marriage... |
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THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Leap Year Day Birthday to
Bob
Schweida ('54) of NH!
Happy Birthday tomorrow to Alan Cohen ('57)!
Happy Birthday this week to:
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05 -
07 -
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Many Happy Returns to You All!
http://www.nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.html
100 YEARS AGO TODAY:
| February 29, 1916 -
Tokelau
was annexed by the United Kingdom. February 29, 1916 - Child labor: In South Carolina, the minimum working age for factory, mill, and mine workers was raised from twelve to fourteen years old. |
THIS DAY IN WWII:
| February 29, 1944 - The Admiralty Islands were invaded in Operation Brewer led by American General Douglas MacArthur. |
THIS DAY IN 1966:
February 29, 1966 -
Actually, this date didn't exist!
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| “Today is an
ephemeral ghost...A strange amazing day that comes only once every four
years. For the rest of the time it does not 'exist.' In mundane terms,
it marks a 'leap' in time, when the calendar is adjusted to make up for
extra seconds accumulated over the preceding three years due to the
rotation of the earth. A day of temporal tune up! But this day holds
another secret — it contains one of those truly rare moments of
delightful transience and light uncertainty that only exist on the razor
edge of things, along a buzzing plane of quantum probability...A day of
unlocked potential. Will you or won't you? Should you or shouldn't you?
Use this day to do something daring, extraordinary and unlike yourself.
Take a chance and shape a different pattern in your personal cloud of
probability!”
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Vera Nazarian |
From the Cutest Girl in the Class of 1970, Kathy Cooper of VA - 02/28/16:
Oh my goodness, Carol.
Glad your husband
  (Paul
Harty - Bardolph HS, IL - '61) is doing better.
Thank you so much, Kathy!
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From Jimmy Hines ('64) of VA - 02/28/16:
| Carol, I hope
Paul
(Harty - Bardolph HS, IL - '61) is better, and that you are ok,
too! ...Jim
Thanks so much, Santa Jim!
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From
My Granddaughter, Rachel Harty (Collinsville HS, IL - '14) of UT - 02/28/16:
After many obstacles and setbacks and much
sweat and tears, I have finally submitted my (LDS)
mission papers. It's official they are in and I should get my call in
the next few weeks.
Thank
you, Rachel!
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From Mark Hutcherson ('66) of
VA -
02/28/16:
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Just mounted and hung.
VERY NICE! Thank
you, Mark - and thank you, too, for your service!
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From Joan
Lauterbach Krause ('60) of VA -
02/28/16:
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ABSOLUTELY! Thank you,
Joan!
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| “Every leap year I
like to jump. It’s a good way to get my daily exercise in every four
years.” -
Jarod Kintz |
From My Husband, Paul Harty (Bardolph HS, IL - '61) of
NC - 01/05/16
- "TO MY FRIENDS WHO THINK THEY HAVE SEEN EVERYTHING (#50 in a series of
60)":
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I think you will enjoy this!
OOH!
Thanks, Dools!
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BONUS LEAP YEAR DAY CROCHET PATTERNS:
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http://www.snowcatcher.net/2016/02/snowflake-monday_29.html -
Snowflake Monday - "When I discovered Leap
Year Day would be on a Monday, I thought I should design something epic
because the next Leap Year Snowflake Monday won't occur for 28 more
years. Not likely happen again! At least not here." http://www.grandmascookiejar.net/2012/02/crafting-with-grandma-leap-day-leap.html - crafting with grandma . . . Leap Day, Leap Frog Hats! - "...These hats would be quick and easy to make and could be a fun addition to celebrating Leap Year Day with your grandkids!" |
CRAFT BONUS (Sorry; not theme-related):
| http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2011/03/make-a-split-pea-spring-wreath/ |
BONUS LEAP
YEAR DAY RECIPES:
RECIPE BONUS (Sorry; not theme-related): http://www.mrfood.com/Beef/Cola-Pot-Roast/ml/1 - Cola Pot Roast - "What's the secret to this hearty Cola Pot Roast? The cola, of course! It adds richness to the sauce. This tender, flavorful pot roast will impress your gang time after time!" |
FINALLY:
From http://www.ajokeaday.com - 02/28/16:
DATES TO REMEMBER: |
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1. Wednesday,
March 09, 2016 - The NNHS Class of June 1942
meets at noon on the second Wednesday of every other month
for a Dutch treat lunch at the James River Country Club,
1500 Country Club Road. PLEASE JOIN THEM. Give or take a few
years makes no difference. Good conversation, food and
atmosphere. For details, call Jennings Bryan at 803-7701 for
reservations.
2. Friday and Saturday, September 16 and 17, 2016 - The NNHS Class of 1966 will hold their 50-Year Reunion - OPEN TO ALL CLASSES. Friday Night: Meet and Greet at The Cove Restaurant, City Center, NN. Saturday Night: Marriott Hotel, City Center, NN. |
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PRAYER ROLL: http://www.nnhs65.com/requests-prayers.html - updated 02/28/16 |
BLOG: http://nnhs.wordpress.com/ - updated 03/13/11 |
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Love to all, Carol |
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Carol Buckley Harty 7020 Lure Court Fayetteville, NC 28311-9309 910-584-8802 |
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1. Visit the main page (http://www.nnhs65.com), scroll halfway down, and click on the Pay Pal Donate Button (nnhs65@gmail.com); 2. Go to www.PayPal.com, log in, select "Send Money (Services) to nnhs65@gmail.com; or
3.
Just mail it directly to my home. Thanks!
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Jump (for My Love)
Written by Steve Mitchell, Marti Sharron, and Gary Skardina
Recorded by
The Pointer Sisters, 1983 (released
in 1984)
Your eyes tell
me how you love me
Can feel it in your heart beat
I know you like what you see
Hold me, I'll give that you need
Wrap your love around me
You're so excited, I can feel you
Getting hotter, oh baby
I'll take you down, I'll take you down
Where no one's ever gone before
And if you want more, if you want more
More, more, more
Jump for my love
Jump in and feel my touch
Jump you want to taste my kisses
In the night then
Jump, jump for my love
Jump, I know my heart can make you happy
Jump in, you know these arms
Can feel you up
Jump, you want to taste my kisses
In the night then
Jump, jump for my love
You told me, I'm the only woman for you
Nobody does you like I do
Then make a move before you try and
Go much farther, oh baby
You're the one, you, you are the one
And heaven waits here at my door
And if you want more,
If you want more, more, more then
When you are next to me, oh I come alive
Your love burns inside
Feels so right
Come to me if you want me tonight jump
Jump if you want to taste my kisses
In the night then
Jump, jump, jump
Jump, you know my heart can
Make you happy
Jump, you know these arms can feel you up
Jump in, you want to taste my kisses
In the night then
Jump, jump for my lov
"Jump (for My Love)" midi (sequenced by Heinz Kannengiesser) courtesy of
http://www.skunkworx.org/music.stuff/p.html
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 02/25/08
Thanks, Dave!
"Jump (for My Love)" lyrics
courtesy of
http://www.lyricsdownload.com/pointer-sisters-jump-for-my-love-lyrics.html
also
at the suggestion of Dave Spriggs ('64) of VA - 02/25/08
Thanks again, Dave!
Image of Flying Running Girl courtesy of http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/images/300/girl_runner.jpg - 09/05/05
World of Hearts Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars12.html - 09/05/05
Animated Cheering Smiley clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 08/18/05
(re-saved 02/27/09)
Thanks, Al!
Animated Yehaa Typhoon
clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 08/18/05
Thanks, Al!
Animated Tiny Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of VA - 08/31/05Happy Leap Day Birthday Card courtesy of http://www.zazzle.com.au/leap+year+birthday+cards - 02/29/16
Marine Corps Seal clip art courtesy of the late Herbert Hice of MI
one of my Famous Marines who served in the South Pacific during WWII.
Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06 (still
missing...)
Thanks, Al!
Replaced by Norm Covert ('61) of MD - 02/09/09
Thanks, Norm!
Animated Navy Flag courtesy of http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/KevsGifsGalore/Patriotic.html - 06/18/03
Laughing Jester Smiley clip art courtesy of Bill Hobbs
('66) of Northern VA - 10/06/09
Thanks, Bill!
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
Collinsville High School (IL) Logo courtesy of http://www.kahoks.org/chs/ - 09/22/07
