DIANE'S CORNER ... Celebrate Fritters Day

Alright, let’s start this out by admitting something. Prior to Fritters Day we had no idea that Fritters came in any other variety than Apple. A whole new world was opened up to us when we discovered that there were blueberry fritters, and banana fritters, pineapple fritters and even clam and shrimp fritters.

Wait… what?

Yep! Fritters is a term for any food item… any

History of Fritters Day

Fritters are popular all over the world, though obviously they’re not called fritters everywhere you go. In Asia there are several varieties, including the Burmese a-kyaw which is popularly made with a rich gourd filling, and are typically served with tea, or for breakfast. Because who doesn’t like deep fried gourds for breakfast? Admittedly, they also have it made from chickpea, onion, brown bean paste, just to name a few.

In Indonesia fritters are called gorengan, with one of the most popular being pisand goring, a banana based fritter. But don’t let that stop you from trying the breadfruit and sweet potato varieties. In Indonesia they think the perfect accompaniment to fritters is bird’s eye chili. Apparently they enjoy some soul searing spice with their fritters, but who are we to judge?

One type of fritter you may not have realized you’ve had is Tempura. That’s right, that delicious battered and fried dish from your favorite Japanese restaurant is also considered a fritter. Of course, if all one has to do is batter and fry something to make a fritter, does that make deep fried Twinkies a Twinkie Fritter? The mind boggles indeed.

Georges Seurat (1859 - 1891) was born into a very rich family in Paris. He first studied art with Justin Lequiene, a sculptor. Seurat attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1878 and 1879. For the next two years he devoted himself to mastering the art of black and white drawing. He spent 1883 on his first major painting - a huge canvas titled Bathers at Asnieres. In 1884 he and other artists (including Maximilien Luce) formed the Societe des Artistes Independants. There he met and befriended fellow artist Paul Signac. Seurat shared his new ideas about pointillism with Signac, who subsequently painted in the same idiom. In the summer of 1884 Seurat began work on his masterpiece, Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, which took him two years to complete.

Word of the Day

diskette

Definition:

(noun) A small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer.

Synonyms:

floppy

Usage:

Due to their relatively slow speed and small capacity, diskettes have largely been replaced by data storage devices like CDs and USB flash drives.

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Idiom of the Day

talk a mile a minute

— To speak in a very quick or hurried manner; to talk very fast.

This Day in History

Barney Clark Receives World's First Permanent Artificial Heart (1982)

In the late 1940s, doctors at the Yale School of Medicine used parts from an Erector Set to build the first artificial heart pump. The device bypassed the heart of a dog for more than an hour. However, an artificial heart would not be implanted in a human until decades later. Barney Clark, a Seattle dentist with congestive heart failure, was the first recipient. Though the surgery was successful, Clark never recovered enough to leave the hospital and died of complications.

Peter Carl Goldmark (1906)

A Hungarian engineer and inventor, Goldmark immigrated to the US in 1933 and went to work in the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) laboratories. There he developed the first commercial color television system, but it was not compatible with existing black-and-white television sets and was soon superseded by one that was. Later, he developed the system that would allow the US Lunar Orbiter to relay photographs from the Moon to Earth.

Advent

The Advent season marks the beginning of the Christian year in Western Christianity. Its length varies from 22 to 28 days, beginning on the Sunday nearest St. Andrew's Day and encompassing the next three Sundays, ending on Christmas Eve. Originally a period of reflection and penitence in preparation for Christmas, Advent has sometimes been referred to as the Winter Lent. Today it is usually associated with the Advent calendars that parents give their children to help them count the days until Christmas. In Orthodox (Eastern) Christianity, Advent begins on November 15.

Enormous 20000-pound 'rhino elephant' roamed the Triassic

Scientists have discovered the fossils of a massive "mammal-like" reptile that roamed the Earth 210 million years ago, with its weight of 9,000 kg (19,841 lbs.) making it the largest four-legged non-dinosaur to have inhabited the Triassic period. The ...

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Enormous 20,000-pound 'rhino elephant’ roamed the Triassic

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1816 - The first savings bank in the U.S., the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society, opened for business.

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1901 - Gillette patented the KC Gillette Razor. It was first razor to feature a permanent handle and disposable double-edge razor blades.

1939 - New York's LaGuardia Airport began operations as an airliner from Chicago landed at 12:01 a.m.

1949 - Gene Autry's song "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer," hit the record charts.

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1954 - The U.S. Senate voted to condemn Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy for what it called "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute." The censure was related to McCarthy's controversial investigation of suspected communists in the U.S. government, military and civilian society.

1970 - The Environmental Protection Agency began operations.

1983 - MTV aired Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video for the first time.

1993 - The space shuttle Endeavor blasted off on a mission to fix the Hubble Space Telescope.

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1995 - The Guinness Book of World Records confirmed that Ace of Base's "The Sign" was the best-selling debut of all time, with 19 million copies sold.

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Image result for 1998 - Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates donated $100 million to help immunize children in developing countries.

1998 - Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates donated $100 million to help immunize children in developing countries.

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2010 - NASA announced the discovery of a new arsenic-based life form.

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DAILY SQU-EEK

If You Were Born Today, December 2

You are spontaneous, fun, moody, and intriguing. Others are drawn to your adventurous spirit and sunny personality. Variety is what you crave, although without solid footing you don't feel at all comfortable about seeking it. You can be highly creative, and it is especially important to channel your creativity because, without focus, you can easily feel uncertain, lost, and confused. You are constantly working on your self-confidence in this lifetime, although others might not know this about you until they truly have been let into your heart. Famous people born today:

Post-Impressionist Painter Georges Seurat

1859 Georges Seurat, French post-impressionist painter (A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Grande Jatte), born in Paris, France (d. 1891)

Fashion Designer Gianni Versace

1946 Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer(Versace), born in Reggio Calabria, Italy (d. 1997)

Tennis Player and Nine-Time Major Champion Monica Seles

Tennis Player and Nine-Time Major Champion Monica Seles

1973 Monica Seles, Yugoslavian-American tennis player (9-time Grand Slam titles), born in Novi Sad, Serbia
Pop Star Britney Spears

1981 Britney Spears, American popstar ("Baby One More Time," "Oops! ...I did it again" and "I'm A Slave 4 U"), born in McComb, Mississippi

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The salvation Army is a charitable organization founded in 1865 in London by one-time Methodist circuit–preacher William Booth. Originally known as the East London Christian Mission, in 1878 Booth reorganized the mission, becoming its first General and introducing the military structure which has been retained to the present day.

William Booth (10 April 1829 – 20 August 1912)

MOVIE PROP DISCOVERED

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Archaeologists working in sand dunes on the central California coast dug up an intact plaster sphinx (above) that was part of an Egyptian movie set built more than 90 years ago for Cecil B. DeMille’s silent film epic "The Ten Commandments” (1923). The 300-pound sphinx is the second recovered from the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes.

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Cecil Blount DeMille
(August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959)

Door County Merry-Time Festival of Trees 2018

Nov 10 - Dec 11, 2018 | Sturgeon Bay, WI

Door County Maritime Museum|120 N Madison Ave

A maritime museum sounds like one of the last places that would sport hundreds of trees, but the truth is these Christmas trees are going seaside this holiday season. Scattered throughout the museum’s many galleries are heavily decorated trees from local businesses and organizations. Some exhibit traditional holiday cheer while others go with the salty sea theme to make this Christmas a varied celebration.

further information: Merry-Time Festival of Trees - Door County Maritime Museum

Toronto Christmas Market 2018

Nov 15 - Dec 23, 2018 | Toronto, ON

Distillery Historic District|The Distillery District

Celebrate your favorite holiday traditions at the Toronto Christmas Market, one of the most popular street festivals in the world. Explore the rich history of the Distillery District with a classic walking tour or get lost in the luminous paradise of beautiful art and light installations. Santa will be around for all your photo needs, so make sure to stop by and say hey!

further information: Toronto Christmas MarketTickets

SUNDAY'S INTERESTING FACTS

PATTERN BOOK SUNDAY

Patons 972 26 new designs for baby knitteds

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Pictures of the day

The Nintendo Switch is a video game console developed by Nintendo and released on March 3, 2017. It is a hybrid console, which means it can be used as both a home console and as a portable console. In the home console mode, the main unit is inserted onto a docking station to connect to a television. Alternatively, for portable use, it can be removed from the dock and operated similarly to a tablet computer through its LCD touchscreen. The Switch is the fastest-selling console in Nintendo's history, and the fastest-selling of all time in both Japan and the United States. By September 2018 it had sold 22.86 million units, with sales heavily tied to the critically acclaimed titles The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Super Mario Odyssey.

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