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Celebrate World Egg Day
Arguably one of the oldest foods known to man, eggs have played an important role in our lives and health since time out of mind. They are packed full of protein, and also serve as the base for some of the most wonderful culinary additions, including that most perfect of condiments for sandwiches, mayonnaise. World Egg Day celebrates these delightful little packages of deliciousness, and the incredibly important role they play in our day to day lives.
History of World Egg Day
While typically, when we consider the egg, we think of those white shelled emissions from the common chicken. Containing a small treasure with a golden yolk, and the potential to become so many things that it strains the boundaries of human imagination, the Chicken Egg has become the definitive image when the word ‘egg’ is spoken. But these are not the only egg that mankind finds valuable, consider for a moment caviar, a symbol of wealth in its own right. These are, of course, the eggs of various fish, and World Egg Day represents their importance as well.
The history of the egg expands far beyond a merely culinary concern, and in fact have had great importance in multiple cultures for reasons both decorative and religious. Consider for a moment the Easter Egg, where children hunt each year for brightly colored eggs or plastic shaped in the form of the egg which contain treats such as chocolate or money. Or what of the Faberge Eggs? Those beautiful pieces of artistic elegance created by Peter Carl Faberge. So beautiful were these that they were prized even by Czars. World Egg Day reminds you to explore the hallways of history and the places that eggs occupy there.
'The Baillie Family' c.1784
Thomas Gainsborough (1727 - 1788) was an English portrait and landscape painter, draughtsman, and printmaker. Along with his bitter rival Sir Joshua Reynolds, he is considered one of the most important British portrait artists of the second half of the 18th century.
'The Baillie Family' c.1784
Thomas Gainsborough (1727 - 1788) was an English portrait and landscape painter, draughtsman, and printmaker. Along with his bitter rival Sir Joshua Reynolds, he is considered one of the most important British portrait artists of the second half of the 18th century.
Word of the Day
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| Definition: | (verb) To feign illness or other incapacity in order to avoid duty or work. | ||
| Synonyms: | skulk | ||
| Usage: | To make sure that employees do not malinger, the boss insists that all workers submit a doctor's note when they return to work after calling in sick. | ||
Idiom of the Day
not get a wink of sleep— To not get any sleep. |
This Day in History
WWI Nurse Edith Cavell Executed for Aiding Allied Soldiers (1915)
| An English nurse, Cavell was working to improve the nursing standards at a Brussels hospital when World War I broke out. After Germany occupied Belgium, she became involved with an underground group that helped about 200 Allied soldiers escape to the Netherlands. In 1915, she was arrested by the German occupation authorities and court-martialed. Despite diplomatic pressure on Germany, she was executed and became a celebrated martyr of the Allies. |
Luciano Pavarotti (1935)
Originally a schoolteacher, Pavarotti only began his vocal training in his 20s but nevertheless became one of the most successful tenors of all time. He made his professional debut in 1961 and then debuted at La Scala in 1965 and the Metropolitan Opera in 1968. A popular favorite, Pavarotti was noted for the rich and ringing clarity of his voice as well as for his immense personal charm. At the peak of his career, his concerts drew hundreds of thousands of attendees
Feast of the Virgin of the Pillar
According to legend, the Virgin Mary appeared to St. James the Apostle when he was in Saragossa (Zaragoza), Spain. She spoke to him from the top of a pillar, which he interpreted as a sign that he should build a chapel where the column stood. The Feast of the Virgin of the Pillar is observed with special masses and processions, such as the Gigantes —giant cardboard and canvas figures representing Spanish kings and queens or famous literary and historical figures—and the cabezudos, or "big heads"—grotesque puppets with huge heads.
Science confirms what the heart already knows: Hugs really do make you feel better
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1810 - Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig married Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen. The royalty invited the public to attend the event which became an annual celebration that later became known as Oktoberfest.
1892 - In celebration of the 400th anniversary of the Columbus landing the original version of the Pledge of Allegiance was first recited in public schools.
1895 - In Newport, RI, the first amateur golf tournament was held.
1920 - Construction of the Holland Tunnel began. It opened on November 13, 1927. The tunnel links Jersey City, NJ and New York City, NY. A terrific (now deceased) friend of mine told me that her dad had been a foreman working hard to accomplish this tunnel.)
1938 - Production began on "The Wizard of Oz."
1945 - Private First Class Desmond T. Doss was presented with the Congressional Medal of Honor for outstanding bravery as a medical corpsman. He was the first conscientious objector in American history to win the award.
1960 - Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev pounded a shoe on his desk during a dispute at a U.N. General Assembly.
1971 - Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's "Jesus Christ Superstar" debut on Broadway.
1983 - Karen Carpenter received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1999 - Rob Reiner received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2001 - A special episode of America's Most Wanted was aired that focused on 22 wanted terrorists. The show was specifically requested by U.S. President George W. Bush.
If You Were Born Today, October 12
You are a charming, enigmatic person with a dual personality. Sometimes extravagant, and at other times cautious, your contradictory nature often baffles others. However, overall, you possess personal charisma and others find you fascinating. You have an unusual intelligence and insight into human nature. You are not always successful in your attempts to use tact, however! Curbing your excesses is something you can spend a lifetime attempting to do, simply because although you are aware of the self-indulgent side to your nature, you are not always in control of it. Famous people born today:
1866 Ramsay MacDonald, British Prime Minister(Labour: 1924, 1929-35), born in Lossiemouth, Morayshire, Scotland (d. 1937)
1968 Hugh Jackman, Australian actor and singer (X-men, The Greatest Showman), born in Sydney, Australia
1975 Marion Jones, track and field athlete/drug cheat (5 forfeited Olympic medals), born in Los Angeles, California
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Celebrate Orgullo 2018
Oct 1-15, 2018 | Miami Beach, FL
Celebrate Orgullo honors Hispanic LGBT culture and community in many different forms. This grassroots movement to promote tolerance and diversity in the Miami Beach area features several weeks of music, entertainment, food and fun. A large and eclectic group of artists, performers, educators and vendors add color and variety to this unique pride event.
Winnsboro Autumn Trails Festival 2018
Sep 29 - Nov 4, 2018 | Winnsboro, TX
The Winnsboro Autumn Trails Festival is a month-long celebration of the fall season in Winnsboro, Texas. The vibrant aesthetic of the changing leaves creates a stunning backdrop for the festival's events, which include sidewalk sales, antique car shows, arts and crafts vendors and wagon rides. Guests can enjoy the fall festival any weekend throughout the entire month of October.
further information: Winnsboro Autumn Trails | Winnsboro, TX
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New York African Restaurant Week Festival 2018
Oct 5-19, 2018 | Brooklyn, NY
Industry City|274 36th Street
Modeled after internationally acclaimed gastronomical events, New York African Restaurant Week is a 3-week long celebration in NYC that features a curated selection of ~25 restaurants offering special prix-fixe menus representing the best in traditional African and Afro-fusion cuisine. The New York African Restaurant Week Festival on Sunday, Oct 8 is the landmark food festival event of New York African Restaurant Week, bringing together over 50 African restaurants and chefs, as well as vendors across fashion, beauty, arts, culture, culture in one mega-festival extravaganza featuring food and wine tastings, chef demos, live music, a day party, and an experimental arts/design pop-up market. And all this taking place at one of Brooklyn's most iconic venues looking over the Brooklyn waterfront - Industry City! Buy your festival tickets today and be entered for a chance to win roundtrip airfare for two and an all-expenses paid luxury stay and safari getaway to Ghana's Zaina Lodge and Mole National Park.
further information: NY AFRICAN RESTAURANT WEEK FOOD FESTIVAL 2018
Pictures of the day
Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788) was an English painter. Along with his bitter rival, Sir Joshua Reynolds, he is considered one of the most important British portrait artists of the second half of the 18th century. Born and raised in Sudbury, Suffolk, Gainsborough lived in London during the 1840s, where he trained under engraver Hubert-François Gravelot and contributed to the decoration of Vauxhall Gardens. After marrying Margaret Burr, an illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Beaufort, Gainsborough moved back to Sudbury and then to Ipswich, Bath and London. Gainsborough was a fast painter and worked more from observations of nature than from application of formal academic rules. Despite being a prolific portrait painter, Gainsborough gained greater satisfaction from his landscapes. This painting is a self-portrait of Gainsborough, painted shortly before he moved from Ipswich to Bath in 1759. It is now in the National Portrait Gallery in London.
Modeled after internationally acclaimed gastronomical events, New York African Restaurant Week is a 3-week long celebration in NYC that features a curated selection of ~25 restaurants offering special prix-fixe menus representing the best in traditional African and Afro-fusion cuisine. The New York African Restaurant Week Festival on Sunday, Oct 8 is the landmark food festival event of New York African Restaurant Week, bringing together over 50 African restaurants and chefs, as well as vendors across fashion, beauty, arts, culture, culture in one mega-festival extravaganza featuring food and wine tastings, chef demos, live music, a day party, and an experimental arts/design pop-up market. And all this taking place at one of Brooklyn's most iconic venues looking over the Brooklyn waterfront - Industry City! Buy your festival tickets today and be entered for a chance to win roundtrip airfare for two and an all-expenses paid luxury stay and safari getaway to Ghana's Zaina Lodge and Mole National Park.
further information: NY AFRICAN RESTAURANT WEEK FOOD FESTIVAL 2018
Pictures of the day
Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788) was an English painter. Along with his bitter rival, Sir Joshua Reynolds, he is considered one of the most important British portrait artists of the second half of the 18th century. Born and raised in Sudbury, Suffolk, Gainsborough lived in London during the 1840s, where he trained under engraver Hubert-François Gravelot and contributed to the decoration of Vauxhall Gardens. After marrying Margaret Burr, an illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Beaufort, Gainsborough moved back to Sudbury and then to Ipswich, Bath and London. Gainsborough was a fast painter and worked more from observations of nature than from application of formal academic rules. Despite being a prolific portrait painter, Gainsborough gained greater satisfaction from his landscapes. This painting is a self-portrait of Gainsborough, painted shortly before he moved from Ipswich to Bath in 1759. It is now in the National Portrait Gallery in London.
AFAR REGION, ETHIOPIA
As the most ancient and grueling trade in Ethiopia, the salt miners in the Afar region are still using the most traditional camel caravan to carry loads of salt bricks extracted from the vast salt flats everyday. However, an under-construction railway from Djibouti and new road traversing the old salt route may soon render the camel caravan obsolete
knit, Halloween
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The Parker Cardigan
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RECIPE ... Halloween
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CROCKPOT RECIPE ... Halloween
These Broken Glass Bloody cupcakes are going to be the talk of your Halloween party. These Halloween cupcakes are so easy to make and will look amazing on your Halloween party table. These DIY cupcakes are a fun for an office Halloween lunch too. Short on time? how about decorating store-bought cupcakes and impress your friends.
Ingredients
2 C water
1 C light corn syrup
3 1/2 C sugar
1/4 tsp cream of tarter
1 cookie sheet
1 C light corn syrup
3 1/2 C sugar
1/4 tsp cream of tarter
1 cookie sheet
Edible Fake Blood Recipe
1/2 C light corn syrup
1 tbsp corn starch
1/4 C water
1 tbsp red food coloring
1 tbsp corn starch
1/4 C water
1 tbsp red food coloring
Directions
Using a large sauce pan, combine the water, corn syrup, sugar, and cream of tarter
Bring the mixture to a boil.
Once mixture is boiling, insert a candy thermometer and boil sugar syrup until the temp reaches 300 degree.
Whisk consistently Once the temp reaches 300 degrees, spray a cookie sheet with pam spray and pour the sugar onto the cookie sheet.
Allow to cool overnight.
Fake Blood ingredients:
Using a medium bowl, mix together the corn syrup, cornstarch, and water until combined
Add in the drops of red food coloring and mix until combined
Cupcake Ingredients
Makes 22 Cupcakes
Ingredients
1 box of Vanilla cake mix
3 eggs room temp
1/2 C of softened unsalted sweet cream butter
1 C 2% milk
1TBSP pure vanilla extract
2-3 tbsp red food coloring
cupcake liners
cupcake pan
3 eggs room temp
1/2 C of softened unsalted sweet cream butter
1 C 2% milk
1TBSP pure vanilla extract
2-3 tbsp red food coloring
cupcake liners
cupcake pan
Directions
Preheat oven to 350.
Line cupcake pan with the white cupcake liners
In a medium bowl, add the cake mix, butter, milk, and vanilla extract and stir until combined
Mix in the red food coloring
Fill cupcake liners 3/4 of the way full.
Bake in the oven for about 21 minutes.
Pull out the cupcakes and allow to cool before frosting.
Frosting Ingredients
1 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
2 1/2 C powder sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3-5 TBSP heavy whipping cream
1 disposable piping bag with a star tip
2 1/2 C powder sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3-5 TBSP heavy whipping cream
1 disposable piping bag with a star tip
Directions
Using a stand mixer, combine all ingredients and mix on medium speed.
Mix until you see stiffed peaks in your frosting.
Scoop frosting into a piping bag and frost the cooled cupcakes.
Halloween Cupcake Decorating directions
Using a hammer, break the glass into different sizes of shards
Place randomly into the cupcake frosting
Pour the red coloring around the shards on the cupcakes
ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS ... Halloween
thanks, Kathy
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... Halloween
BLACK GARBAGE BAGS AS HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS
These are the huge black ones meant for outdoor garbage. Fill these up with leaves or newspapers that make another great job for the kids and make a huge spider and put in the front yard. Cover a few pool noodles in them for legs and you are all set.
PUZZLE
| after armor arrest blame bother chorus | deaf degree doorstep drink dying eject failure fatal feast | gaps gravity guess hoard house insect kill magical | nerve pals peace pegs plain point reach regulations repeat | sear select stalk stir suspect suspend target tease upset |
SUDOKU ... hard
solution:
QUOTE
thanks, Shelley
CLEVER
What Does Your Handwriting Say About You?
me: Self-Confident, Headstrong, and results-driven, you are a take-charge personality type whose writing is never in vain, and is always for a specific purpose. Whether it's jotting down notes or labeling something for eternity - your handwriting is firm and almost mathematic in execution, with words forming straight lines across the page for the most part. The sharp lettered consistency and organization of your handwriting is a direct reflection of your psyche, and mirrors your desire for organization (and at least partial control) in everyday life. You are practical, and think with your head above all else.
you?
EYE OPENER
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