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September 28 - October 2 - Durga Puja

OCTOBER 2025
October 1 - Yom Kippur
October 6 - Chinese Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
October 6 - 13 - Sukkot
October 6-7 - Full Hunter Supermoon 14° Aries
October 9 - World Sight Day
October 10 - World Mental Health Day
October 13 - Thanksgiving Day in Canada
October 13 - Columbus Day
October 13 - Indigenous Peoples' Day
October 20 - Diwali - Hindu Festival of Lights
October 21 - New Moon 28° Libra
October 23 - Sun in Scorpio
October 31 - Halloween, Magic Day, Samhain

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Ellie's Archives

September 23-30, 2025

Fat Bear Week ~ Online Voting ~ Wikipedia

Fat Bear Week Has Officially Started, And The Competition Is Chonky

Bears: Facts, Symbolism, Mythology, Shamanism, Medicine, Constellation

Friday September 26, 2025 10:00 AM ET

Ellie's World Blog Today
Fat Bear Week
Jimmy Kimmel Returns - Freedom of Speech
Trump at the UN General Assembly 2025 - Ellie at the UNSRC 2006

M5.9 earthquake off coast of Oregon - lies near the San Andreas fault and some scientists say the Pacific Northwest is due a big quake.

Shallow M5.9 earthquake hits off the coast of Oregon

https://watchers.news/2025/09/25/tropical-storm-humberto-forecast-major-hurricane-imelda-signs-formation/

Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes

September 26, 1968

Jim Caviezel - Videos - Filmography

When I starred in Person of Interest a computer known as
"The Machine" had the ability to watch over everything.
No machine should ever be given that kind of power.

September 26, 1956

Linda Hamilton - Videos - Filmography

Some people fear artificial intelligence,
while others embrace it.

September 26, 1981

Christina Milian - Videos - Discography - Filmography

I experience happiness in a way that touches others.

September 26, 1981

Serena Williams - Videos

September 26, 1966

Jillian Barberie Sportcaster - Videos

Sports, like weather, is generally unpredictable
and can change a quickly as a woman's hair color.

September 26, 1948 - August 8, 2022

Olivia Newton-John - Videos - Filmography -- Discography

Olivia's maternal grandfather was German Jewish Nobel Prize winning physicist Max Born. Quote: "After I dealt with breast cancer, I shed an innate fear of dying". She will be remembered not only for her beauty and talent but also as a shining star on the celestial landscape of souls.

Thursday September 25, 2025 7:00 PM ET

NASA Will Crash The International Space Station in 2030. Here's What Comes Next.

A Cosmic Accident Just Exposed the Hidden Chemistry of Giant Planets

Astronomers Spot “Impossible” Fifth Image Unlocking Dark Matter Secrets

Physicists Find a New Way Around Quantum Limits

Preserving particle physics data ensures future discoveries from collider experiments

Scientist Connected Light And Matter Century Before Quantum Physics

Caltech's massive 6,100-qubit array brings the quantum future closer

Shallow M5.7 earthquake hits offshore Jalisco, Mexico

Shallow M6.4 earthquake hits near Mene Grande, Venezuela

Tropical Storm Humberto could tangle with another developing storm, with high stakes for the US East Coast

Drought and low water levels could slow global trade at the Panama Canal

Mystery creature found in 'forbidden cloud forest' of Peru is new species of marsupial

Roots of Your Anxiety May Trace Back to a Time Before You Were Born

Half of Heart Attacks in Younger Women Aren't From Clogged Arteries

DNA Study of 117-Year-Old Woman Reveals Clues to a Long Life

This high-sugar fruit may actually lower diabetes risk

Brain fat, not just plaques, may be the hidden driver of Alzheimer's

Microplastics Found Deep Inside Human Bones, Scientists Warn

Scientists Blast Dinosaur Eggs With Lasers to Check Their Ancient 'Atomic Clocks'

1 million-year-old skull from China holds clues to the origins of Neanderthals, Denisovans and humans

95 million-year-old 'tiny, tiny skull' from never-before-seen crocodile-like creature discovered in Montana

Thriving Ecosystems Discovered on WWII Warheads

Rihanna has given birth to baby number three, a daughter, who they named Rocki Irish Mayers, according the singer, who posted a photo of her new addition on her official Instagram account.

Jimmy Kimmel opened his second night back on the late-night stage by taking on President Donald Trump's latest attacks against him and his network ABC, describing the president as a '80s-movie-style bully.'

Missouri winner claims half of massive $1.78 billion Powerball jackpot

Dallas ICE facility shooting is among at least 4 attacks or threats on ICE or Border Patrol locations in Texas this year

White House lays groundwork for mass government firings if there's a shutdown

Sorority RushTok videos becoming big business

Trump expected to sign a TikTok deal Thursday

Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes

September 25, 2025 - National Daughter's Day

Ellie and her three daughters then (1995) and now

September 25, 1944

Michael Douglas - Videos - Filmography

When you're making films out of heartfelt passion,
it hurts when someone calls them a calculated business move.

September 25, 1969

Catherine Zeta-Jones - Videos - Filmography

When life seems out of control and you can't make a decision,
get professional help. It turned my life around.

September 25, 1983

Donald Glover - Videos - Discography - Filmography

Careers very rarely are a waste of time; jobs usually are.

September 25, 1977

Joel Moore - Videos - Filmography

Visualization is daydreaming with a purpose.

September 25, 1951

Mark Hamill - Videos - Filmography

So much of life is what you roll and where you land.

September 25, 1957

Michael Madsen - Videos - Filmography

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away.

September 25, 1968

Will Smith - Videos - Filmography

We all make mistakes in life and have regrets.
Getting past them takes time and is not always easy.

September 25, 1952 - October 10, 2004

Christopher Reeve - Videos - Filmography

September 25, 1897 - July 6, 1962

William Faulkner Author - Videos

I believe that man will not merely endure.
He will prevail.

He is immortal, not because he alone
among creatures has an inexhaustible voice,

but because he has a soul, a spirit capable
of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.

Wednesday September 24, 2025 7:00 PM ET

Defining life with constants from physics

CME forecast to strike interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS on September 24-25

NASA Confirms First Crewed Mission to Orbit The Moon in 50+ Years Set For 2026

Powerful Particle Detection Could Mean We've Already Found an Exploding Black Hole

The James Webb telescope may have discovered a brand new class of cosmic object: the black hole star

Not Spiral. Not Elliptical. So What Exactly Is Galaxy NGC 2775

Astronomers pinpoint the location of the brightest fast radio burst to date

Space-time doesn't exist, but it's a useful framework for understanding our reality

Defining life with constants from physics

100 years before quantum mechanics, one scientist glimpsed a link between light and matter

Information could be a fundamental part of the universe, and may explain dark energy and dark matter

Scientists crack the explosive secret of how diamonds reach the surface

Diamonds reveal hidden chemistry deep inside Earth

AI-powered smart bandage heals wounds 25% faster

Most Earthquake Energy Becomes Heat, Not Shaking

What's Shaking Santorini? AI Reveals Massive Magma Movement Under the Aegean Sea

Typhoon Ragasa has made landfall in China, where around two million people have been evacuated

Drought's effect on Vermont's fall season. According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor, 40% of the country is now facing some level of drought, including an alarming 81% of the Northeast.

The Ganges River is drying at an unprecedented rate, new study finds

Scientists warn California should prepare for destructive 'supershear' earthquakes

More than half of world's coastal settlements retreating from rising seas, study shows

We Emit a Visible Light That Vanishes When We Die, Says Surprising Study

Consciousness May Emerge From The Oldest Parts of Our Brain, Studies

New Blood Pressure Guidelines Mean You May Now Have Hypertension

Daylight Saving Could Be Harming The Health of Millions of Americans

'Groundbreaking' gene therapy is first treatment for Huntington's disease to slow the condition

IQ Linked to How Well You Hear in a Crowd

10 Ways Diabetes and Dementia Are Shockingly Connected

Argentina: New 'Megaraptor' Species Found With Shocking Last Meal Still in Its Mouth

First family statue of its kind discovered in ancient Egypt. The statue, made of limestone, was recovered from Saqqara, featuring a nobleman standing tall with his left foot forward - a stance typical of the Old Kingdom that represents youth, vitality, and strength.

Trump's 'right about everything' rant offers no answers to a world on the brink

Claudia Cardinale, star of "81/" and 'The Leopard,' dies at 87

The 77-Year Mystery of a Jackson Pollock Painting May Have Finally Been Solved

Dallas ICE facility shooting: 2 detainees killed and 1 injured, officials say

Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes

September 24, 1979

Justin Bruening - Videos - Filmography

When you lose trust in someone it's hard to get it back.

September 24, 1987

Spencer Treat Clark - Videos - Filmography

It's important to reflect on personal decisions,
which generally reflect recycled issues.

September 24, 1961

John Logan Producer, Writer - Videos - Filmography

Film and theater each have their own
beauty, expression and challenges.

September 24, 1958

Kevin Sorbo - Videos - Filmography

Anything can happen - everybody has a story.

September 24, 1971

Mike Michalowicz Author, Entrepreneur - Videos

2020 was the year of toilet paper.

"The Toilet-Paper Entrepreneur"

Have you ever been in the bathroom only to realize there are a mere three sheets of toilet paper left but somehow, often with the help of the trashcan remnants, manage to make it work? This is how a Toilet Paper Entrepreneur runs their business. They make do with what they have, pull miracles out of the trash and make more and more with less and less.

September 24, 1979

Ross Mathews TV Personality - Videos

Losing weight is one thing. Keeping it off is another.

September 24, 1891 - November 12, 1969

William Frederick Friedman Cryptologist

Helped decipher enemy codes from World War I to World War II. During World War I, he set up a cryptology school for military personnel, which led to an appointment by the U.S. as head of the Signal Intelligence Service (1930). He broke the Japanese Purple Cipher Machine, thus allowing Americans to read much of Japan's secret messages during World War II.

The answers are in the code.