The Weather for Today in sOUTh jersey is ... a stray, lonely thundershower is possible int he afternoon to cool down the screaming highs in the low 80's ...
... the Weather for the Weekend is .. .thunderstorms on Saturday followed by sun with temps in the mid-60's in the afternoon, but much cooler in the morning for the inspirational Suzy G. Komen Breast Cancer 5k in Philadelphia, so come on out and walk/run with 40,000 cancer haters!
What is Happening OUTside Today in the World is ... maybe this won't help today, but King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is giving a $10 billion endowment tot eh King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) to solve some of the larger problems facing the planet.
This iconic photo by John Filo, who later worked here at the Courier-Post, won a Pulitzer Prize for this stunning photo of Mary Ann Vecchio, a 14-year-old rnaway, kneeling over Jeffrey Miller after he was shot dead by the Ohio National Guard.
What Happened OUTside on this Day is ... on May 4 - 40 years ago today - in 1970 the Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on students during an anti-Vietnam war protest at Kent State University. Four students were killed and nine others were wounded.
The Word of the Day is ... VIVFY - to endue with life; to make alive; to animate - as in after the shooting, the students at Kent State went on to vivfy the campus under the spotlight of a sympathetic national stare.
The Wisdom of the Day comes via Coach Skip Werley:
“There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” - Nelson Mandela
The Who is . . . Nelson Mandela is the former prisoner than President of South Africa served 27 years in prison, many on isolated Robben Island with other politcal prisoners . Following his release from prison in 1990, Mandela helped lead the transition towards multi-racial democracy in South Africa. He has received more than 250 awards over four decades, including the Nobel Peace Prize and last year the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed his birthday July 18 to be known as 'Mandela Day' to mark his contribution to world freedom ... and Mandela is a friend of Into the Outside.
The What is Happening this Weekend is ..the fifth annual Brian M. Anderson Memorial 5K Run will take place on Sunday at Washington Lake Park in Washington Township. Registration will start at 7 a.m. The 5K run will start at 9 a.m. To register, go to www.BA5K.com or call Kris Welsh at (856) 582-3846.
