“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I must
stand with anybody that stands right, and stands with him while he is right and
apart with him when he goes wrong.”
On this
day in 1700, English pranksters begin popularizing the annual tradition of
April Fools’ Day by playing practical jokes on each other. Some historians speculate that
April Fools’ Day dates back to 1582, when France switched from the Julian
calendar to the Gregorian calendar, as called for by the Council of Trent in 1563.
Historians have also
linked April Fools’ Day to ancient festivals such as Hilaria, which was
celebrated in Rome at the end of March and involved people dressing up in
disguises. There’s also speculation that April Fools’ Day was tied to the
vernal equinox, or first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, when Mother
Nature fooled people with changing, unpredictable weather. April Fools’ Day
spread throughout Britain during the 18th century. In Scotland, the tradition
became a two-day event, starting with hunting the gowk, in which people were
sent on phony errands gowk is a word for cuckoo bird, a symbol for fool and
followed by Tailie Day, which involved pranks played on people’s derrieres,
such as pinning fake tails or “kick me” signs on them. In modern times, people have
gone to great lengths to create elaborate April Fools’ Day hoaxes. Newspapers,
radio and TV stations and Web sites have participated in the April 1 tradition
of reporting outrageous fictional claims that have fooled their audiences.
Duties and
Responsibilities: medical librarians
work in libraries or resource centers located in hospitals, research centers,
or medical schools. They do much of the work a typical librarian would do, such
acquiring and cataloging books and assisting those who are using the library
for research or educational purposes, but they work with health-related
materials. Many provide information to families, working with medical staff to
approve educational resources, or to collect data and manage newsletters. They
also maintain daily operations of the library, covering some basic
administrative duties.
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Salary: From September 2014 showed that oncologists in
general earned a median annual salary of $217,856.jpg)
Duties and Responsibilities: Health educators who work in
medical facilities provide patients with information on their diagnosis and
treatment, as well as tips on staying healthy. They teach group classes on
health topics and train medical staff on how to communicate with patients. Health
educators employed by private companies may conduct staff health screenings,
design healthy workplace programs, or create incentives for employees to lose
weight, quit smoking or increase their level of exercise. Also supervising
staff, creating health-related materials, such as posters and websites, Helping
people find the appropriate health services or information, Advocating for
improved health resources and policies, Collecting data and other information
to analyze needs and evaluate programs, Preparing reports for management and
other stakeholders
Salary: Annual wage ranges from $40,718 to $75,744
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