Giving Tuesday - November 27, 2018

DIANE'S CORNER ... 

Celebrate Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday takes place on the Tuesday directly after American Thanksgiving, which in turn takes place on the 4th Thursday of November. Giving Tuesday was created to help the “giving season” get started, reminding people that there is more to holidays than consumerism and commercialization.

The History of Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday was created when two organizations, the 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation came together in 2012, about a month before that year’s Thanksgiving. Their intention was to set aside a day that was all about celebrating the generosity of giving, a great American tradition.

Many leaders in the areas of social media, philanthropy and grassroots quickly joined in, and together they created a group of founding partners including United Nations Foundation, Cisco, Mashable, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), Sony, Aldo, Groupon, UNICEF, Google, Skype, Microsoft and Unilever. The first announcement about Giving Tuesday was made through Mashable, a technology website. The first Giving Tuesday was covered extensively by the Washington Post, the Huffington Post, ABC News, Deseret News, and the White House official blog, causing the scheme to gain an enormous amount of popularity in a short period of time.

Giving Tuesday is organized and celebrated each year with the simple aim of encouraging individuals, families, schools, businesses, and other organizations to give to the less fortunate. A year later, in 2013, even more organizations joined in, including eBay (which gives a percentage of all its sales proceeds from a week in December to Giving Tuesday) and fashion designer Kevin Cole, who both designed and promoted awareness ID bracelets, giving 100% of the proceeds to Giving Tuesday.

Giving Tuesday has been praised by many, including the Chronicle of Philanthropy, a newspaper that covers the nonprofit world, as an antidote to consumer culture and a way for people to give back.

Word of the Day

pigeonhole
Definition:	(verb) Treat or classify according to a mental stereotype.
Synonyms:	stereotype, stamp
Usage:	It would be incorrect to pigeonhole her as a children's author, since many adults also enjoy her books.

Idiom of the Day

take ill  — To be or become sick or unwell.

This Day in History

The Great Storm of 1703: First Eddystone Lighthouse Is Destroyed (1703)

For five years, the Eddystone Lighthouse guided mariners safely past the treacherous Eddystone Rocks off the southwestern coast of the UK. Then, a catastrophic hurricane struck. The Great Storm claimed hundreds of ships, thousands of lives, and the Eddystone Lighthouse—along with its builder, Henry Winstanley, who was inside at the time. Fire destroyed the second lighthouse on the site, and erosion led to the dismantling of the third.

Bruce Lee (1940)

A cultural icon, Lee was one of the most influential martial artists of the 20th century. Lee, whose father was a leading actor, appeared in Hong Kong films as a child and went on to star in action movies that sparked the first major surge of interest in Chinese martial arts in the West. He constantly trained to improve his physique but was also a philosopher. He collapsed while working on his final film, the cult hit Enter the Dragon, and died a short time later.

Native American Heritage Month

The first general American Indian Day was observed on the second Saturday in May 1916; since 1995, the month of November has been observed as American Indian Heritage Month. Although the largest Native American populations can be found in Oklahoma, Arizona, California, New Mexico, and North Carolina, many other states have come up with ways to draw attention to their unique contribution to American culture. Most celebrations focus on educational and promotional events, displays of Native American art and dance, and agricultural fairs. 

Man's runny nose turns out to be leaking brain fluid Last Thanksgiving was ruined for Greg Phillpotts and his family after the unexpected. Fluid from his nose ran into the food. "I was preparing a meal and standing in the kitchen and it just added itself to the ingredients -- it screwed up the whole ...

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Man's runny nose turns out to be leaking brain fluid

1684 - Japan's shogun Yoshimune Tokugawa was born. 

1701 - Anders Celsius was born in Sweden. He was the inventor of the Celsius thermometer.

1779 - The College of Pennsylvania became the University of Pennsylvania. It was the first legally recognized university in America. 

1889 - Curtis P. Brady was issued the first permit to drive an automobile through Central Park in New York City. 

1951 - Hosea Richardson became the first black horse racing jockey to be licensed in Florida. 

1967 - Capitol Records released the Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour" album in the U.S. 

1978 - San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk, a gay-rights activist, were shot to death inside City Hall by Dan White, a former supervisor. 

1980 - Dave Williams (Chicago Bears) became the first player in NFL history to return a kick for touchdown in overtime. 


2008 - The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) was taken out of service after more than 30 years. The ship was launched on September 20, 1967. 

DAILY SQU-EEK

If You Were Born Today, November 27

Although you march to the beat of a different drummer, you are also a very sensitive and emotional person. Highly original, your creativity and ability to think outside the box earns you respect from others. However, your emotions sometimes get the best of you. Impulsiveness and a tendency to borrow from your future can get you into trouble as well. You are friendly and warm, but you can also be quite difficult to read, as your nature is rather contradictory. On the one hand, you are sensitive and have your eye on security. On the other, you have an undeniable adventurous and independent streak. Famous people born today: 

1746 Robert R. Livingston, US Founding Father who delivered oath of office to George Washington, born in NYC, New York (d. 1813)

1942 Jimi Hendrix, rock guitarist (Purple Haze), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1970)

1951 Kathryn Bigelow, American director, producer and writer (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty), born in San Carlos, California

READERS INFO

1.

1977 -

“Free To Be You and Me,” the album of non-sexist stories and songs that helped shape the self-understanding and world view of a generation of children, was released.

2.
2005 -

French surgeons performed the world’s first face transplant on this day. The patient, a 38-year-old woman, had been gravely disfigured by her dog, which had been trying to revive her after a suicide attempt.

Isabelle Dinoire’s first public appearance since her partial face transplant. 

3.

Wizard World Comic Con 2018

Nov 30 - Dec 2, 2018 | Jan 4-6, 2019 | Madison, WI

Alliant Energy Center|1919 Alliant Energy Center Way

Wizard World Comic Con is a fan convention celebrating pop and comic culture across the United States with a whole host of attractions and entertainment geared towards all pop culture enthusiasts. Visitors don their most elaborate costumes and gather for a weekend of movie screenings, artist and celebrity Q&A panels, costume contests, a Masquerade Ball, autograph sessions and more. There are also numerous vendors selling comic books, original art, collectibles and memorabilia from your favorite franchises and genres.

further information: Buy Tickets Wizard World Comic Con

4.

Christmas at Meeker Mansion 2018

Nov 23 - Dec 18, 2018 | Puyallup, WA 

Meeker Mansion|312 Spring St

Set in a 17-room Victorian compound, Christmas at Meeker Mansion in Puyallup, Washington, is an opulent holiday celebration. Held of the course of a few weeks, the engagement features tours of the home built in 1890, each room festooned with holiday trees and arts and crafts decorating the picturesque antique furniture.

further information: Christmas at the Mansion 2018 (2018-11-23)

5.

Cedar Key Pirate Invasion 2018

Nov 30 - Dec 2, 2018 | Cedar Key, FL 

Celebrate Cedar Key’s seafaring past at the 3-day Pirate Invasion. Dance, sing, drink and be merry as you experience how pirates lived on land when ashore. Check out epic reenactments played out on the shores, shop exotic wares, scope out some sick period-accurate costumes and props and sip on some rum while singing rousing chanteys with the voyagers of the sea.

further information: Cedar Key Pirate Fest



Pictures of the day


Allegory of Fortune, sometimes also named La Fortuna, is a 1658 or 1659 oil painting by the Italian baroque painter Salvator Rosa. It depicts Fortuna, the goddess of fortune, pouring her gifts on an array of undeserving animals. It breaks with traditional Fortuna depictions in portraying her with eyes uncovered, aware of the recipients of the gifts, rather then with her eyes covered. Painted at the same time as Rosa's essay Babilonia, a satirical condemnation of the papal court, Allegory of Fortune was interpreted initially as an attack on Pope Alexander VII's patronage, with the hogs seen as representing churchmen. He was threatened with imprisonment and excommunicated until being saved by an intervention from the pope's brother, Don Marco Chigi.

Long Road to Daybreak - 

Realizing this old town (Laocheng, means old town in Chinese) would soon be transformed into a new town through the speedy economic growth in China and perhaps lose its raw beauty in no time, I was pleased to capture this working mother carrying her child in her basket walking through the thick mist in a very early foggy morning, 2012

knit
thanks, Eve

Candygram pattern by Tanis Lavallee
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Fair Isle in Liberty Wool Light

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Baby Jiffy Knit Sweater
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Cloud Trails Sweater pattern by Erin Chen

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thanks, Valerie

FLUFFY KNITTED BEAR

Requirements

1. 4 or 5 x 50g balls of a fluffy novelty yarn (such as eyelash)
2. Knitting needles US6 (UK8, 4mm)
3. Black yarn or buttons (not for young children) for eyes and nose
4. Ribbon to tie around neck

Instructions

Start at the legs

• Cast on 16 stitches
• Knit 38 rows - this completes one leg
• Leaving this leg on the needle, cast on 16 stitches on the same needle (for the other leg)
• Knit 38 rows - now you will have two legs on one needle

body

• Knit 28 rows knitting across both legs (32 stitches)

arms

• Cast on 24 stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows
• Knit 22 rows (80 stitches)
• At the beginning of next 2 rows cast off 24 stitches

Head

• Knit 62 rows (32 stitches) - this does the front and back of the head

arms - back

• Cast on 24 stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows

..... continue the remainder of the teddy in reverse order

Finishing the teddy

• With good sides facing, sew up seams leaving a gap in the crotch for filling.
• Turn teddy good-side out.
• Sew diagonal top corners for ears.
• Sew on a happy face - the face will be flat. Just use yarn and/or buttons to make the nose and eyes.
• Stuff head loosely with filling.
• Gather around the base of head by sewing gathering stitch and pulling tighter to form neck.
• Stuff the rest of the teddy loosely with filling and stitch up the hole.
• Tie a ribbon around the neck.

crochet
thanks, Helen

Hoodie Cowl

crochet
thanks, Lisa

Friendship Shawl Wrap

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Scallop Edged Crochet Baskets

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Striped Neck Scarf

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LACY CROCHET STITCH PATTERN

Delicate lacy crochet stitch pattern suitable for crocheting children's and women's skirts, dresses, blouses. He also looks great in shawls and scarves. 

The repeat (rapport) of the pattern - 12 loops by width and 8 rows by height. For crocheting a sample we make chain stitches a multiple of 12, plus 1 chains for the symmetry of the pattern, plus 1 turning chain.

1 row: * 1 single crochet, 3 chains, skip 2 chains *;

2 row: 2 turning chains, * 3 chains, 1 single crochet in space of 3 chains of previous row, 3 chains, 1 single crochet in space of 3 chains of previous row, 3 double crochet in single crochet of previous row, 1 single crochet in space of 3 chains, 3 chains, 1 single crochet in space of 3 chains *, 2 chains, 1 double crochet in last single crochet of previous row;

3 row: 1 turning chains, * 1 single crochet, 3 chains, 1 single crochet in space of 3 chains, (1 chain, 1 double crochet in double crochet of previous row) - repeat 3 times, 1 chain, 1 single crochet in space of 3 chains, 3 chains *, 1 single crochet;

4 row: 2 turning chains, * 3 chains, 1 single crochet in space of 3 chains, 1 double crochet, (2 double crochet in loop of previous row) - repeat 5 times, 1 double crochet, 1 single crochet in space of 3 chains *, 2 chains, 1 double crochet in last single crochet of previous row;

5 row: 1 turning chain, * 1 single crochet, 3 chains, 1 single crochet in 3rd of 12 double crochet of previous row, (3 chains, skip 2 loops, 1 single crochet) - repeat 2 times, 3 chains, 1 single crochet in space of 3 chains *;

6 row: 3 turning chains, 1 double crochet in single crochet of previous row, * (1 single crochet in space of 3 chains, 3 chains) - repeat 3 times, 1 single crochet in space of 3 chains, 3 double crochet in single crochet of previous row *, in last rapport make 2 double crochet in last loop of row;

7 row: 4 chains, 1 double crochet, 1 chain, * (1 single crochet in space of 3 chains, 3 chains) - repeat 2 times, 1 single crochet in space of 3 chains, (1 chain, 1 double crochet in double crochet of previous row) - repeat 3 times, 1 chain *, in last rapport make 2 double crochet;

8 row: 3 turning chains, 6 double crochet, * 1 single crochet in space of 3 chains, 3 chains, 1 single crochet in space of 3 chains, 1 double crochet, (2 double crochet in same loop of previous row) - repeat 5 times, 1 double crochet *, in last rapport make 6 double crochet;

9 row: 1 turning chain, * 1 single crochet, 3 chains, skip 2 loops of previous row, 3 chains, 1 single crochet in space of 3 chains, 3 chains, 1 single crochet in loop of 3rd of 12 double crochet of previous row, 3 chains, skip 2 loops of previous row *, 1 single crochet.

Then this pattern repeats from 2nd row.

Crochet chart of stitch pattern

Pattern Chart Symbols

	Chain stitch (ch).
	Single crochet (sc).
	Double crochet (dc).

RECIPE ... Chanukah

thanks, Sam

Potato Latkes

CROCKPOT RECIPE

thanks, Denna

PERSONAL NOTE:  Add lots of black pepper, a shake of cayenne and a big shake of chili powder, 1\2 t. basil and oregano. 

Mixed Bean and Ham Hock Soup

SWEETS

thanks, Shelley

Cinnabon: Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

ADULT COLORING

CRAFTS ... Chanukah

Chanukah: Tin Can Luminaries Craft Project

RARE PHOTOS

thanks, Anna

Grotto in an Iceberg, photographed during the British Antarctic expedition, 5 Jan 1911

CHILDREN'S CORNER ... Chanukah crafts

Hanukkah Happenings

Concentration camp survivor Jadwiga Dzido shows her scarred leg to the Nuremberg court, while an expert medical witness explains the nature of the procedures inflicted on her in the Ravensbrück concentration camp on November 22, 1942

PUZZLE

Lake Geranium Urn Jigsaw Puzzle

In 1911 Hiram Bingham went to Peru looking for Vilcabamba, the last Inca city to fall to the Spanish. Instead he found a set of overgrown ruins on a hilltop. The locals called it "Machu picchu" meaning "old mountain". This is the first picture ever taken, before the brush was burned away.

WORD SEARCH

after canopy cheap chill city convention core corrupt crown

deception drift empty field heard honest

ignite interest music novelty picnic pounce

record remain sincere situation sleeve sorry spirit

tier timber trace victory waver word writ yearn

The Graves of a Catholic Woman and her Protestant husband, Holland, 1888

SUDOKU ... hard

solution:

In 1973, The Sydney Opera House is opened by Elizabeth II after 14 years of construction.

QUOTE

In 1943, Streptomycin the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by Albert Schatz, a PhD student in a laboratory at Rutgers University 

Before the 19th century, dentures were commonly made with teeth pulled from the mouths of dead soldiers.

CLEVER

See if you know or can recall these things only baby boomers remember.

Only Baby Boomers Will Remember These Things of the Past

me: I got 18 of 20 right (Twitchin’ score! Not quite perfect, but you definitely remember the good ol’ boomer days.)

you: ?

American tourists in Berlin during the Olympics, August, 1936

EYE OPENER

Humans have been inventing for hundreds of thousands of years, and every so often inventions help revolutionize our modern way of life. There are some inventions out there that are so strange you won’t believe they exist, and others you didn’t know you needed. Some of these amazing inventions are actually pretty useful, while others are real head-scratchers.

Amazing Inventions You Won't Believe Exist