Coast Guard Day - August 4, 2019

DIANE'S CORNER ... 

Celebrate Coast Guard Day

Coast Guard Day honors the courageous work of coast guards. When Hurricane Katrina struck the Atlantic coast of America, the US Coast Guardsmen saved over 33,500 lives, an estimated 24,000 of these were rescued from peril in severely dangerous conditions.

In America, there are thousands of events nation-wide for you to get involved in and show your support. In the UK, although not directly associated with HM Coast Guard, the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) are a charity organisation with the sole aim of rescuing those in distress at sea. They launch over 6500 times a year, and have saved over 134,000 lives since their founding.

1955 - colorized picture of Walt presenting his dream. Disneyland is not only the first but also the only theme park which was blessed by the direct observation and supervision of Walt Disney himself. This seed was sown in his mind after he hung out with his daughters in other amusement parks. He thought, ‘Why not create my own?’

Word of the Day

Zeno’s paradox

MEANING:

noun:
1. Any of various paradoxes proposed by Zeno, dealing with change and motion.
2. The appearance of getting closer and closer to a goal, but never reaching there.

ETYMOLOGY:

After the Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea (c. 490-430 BCE) who proposed a number of paradoxes as defense of the doctrine of his teacher Parmenides.

NOTES:

The best-known among Zeno’s paradoxes is that of a race between Achilles and a tortoise. Achilles runs faster, but the tortoise has a head start. By the time Achilles reaches the tortoise’s starting position, the tortoise has moved forward. By the time he reaches the tortoise’s new position, the tortoise has moved farther, even though the gap is now smaller.

According to the paradox, Achilles would never catch up with the tortoise because the tortoise would always be a little ahead, no matter how small the gap. Yet, we know Achilles does catch up with the tortoise (he is Achilles, not a hare). How does he do it? By not dozing off in his high school calculus and understanding the concept of limits: if you add up that infinite sequence of increasing smaller spans he traveled, you get a finite distance.

USAGE:

“It sounds like biography writing as Zeno’s paradox -- getting infinitesimally closer to the end without ever reaching it.”
Jennifer Szalai; Robert Caro’s Path to Literary Power; The New York Times; Apr 11, 2019.

One of the greatest actors and pop icons of her time, Marilyn Monroe injured herself on the sets of River of No Return. The picture was clicked post that when she turned her pain into a beautiful expression that only she could have pulled off. 

Idiom of the Day

Live beyond means -

Meaning - Spending more money than you can afford.

Example - He has a habit of living beyond his means. Most of the times, you will find him borrowing the money from his friends.

1945 - taken in Southern Italy, this picture shows two US soldiers, who were forced to stay away from their families on Easter due to the impending war. The soldiers are preparing Easter Eggs for Hitler.

This Day in History

1790 - The Revenue Cutter Service was formed. This U.S. naval task force was the beginning of the U.S. Coast Guard. 

1821 - "The Saturday Evening Post" was published for the first time as a weekly. 

1922 - The death of Alexander Graham Bell, two days earlier, was recognized by AT&T and the Bell Systems by shutting down all of its switchboards and switching stations. The shutdown affected 13 million phones. 

1934 - Mel Ott became the first major league baseball player to score six runs in a single game. 

1944 - Nazi police raided a house in Amsterdam and arrested eight people. Anne Frank, a teenager at the time, was one of the people arrested. Her diary would be published after her death. 


1956 - William Herz became the first person to race a motorcycle over 200 miles per hour. He was clocked at 210 mph. 

1958 - Billboard Magazine introduced its "Hot 100" chart, which was part popularity and a barometer of the movement of potential hits. The first number one song was Ricky Nelson's "Poor Little Fool." 


1984 - Carl Lewis won a gold medal in the Los Angeles Olympics. 

1987 - The soundtrack "Dirty Dancing" was released. 


1996 - Josia Thugwane won a gold medal after finishing first in the marathon. He became the first black South African to win a gold medal. 


2007 - NASA's Phoenix spacecraft was launched on a space exploration mission of Mars. The Phoenix lander descended on Mars on May 25, 2008. 



DAILY SQU-EEK

If You Were Born Today, August 4

You are good at networking, considering others, and giving of yourself. You are very sensitive, and at times dramatic. You are at your best when you’re generous and productive. Those who don’t learn this may experience many ups and downs. While you feel things deeply, you also bounce back from setbacks, often with more power than you had previously. You can be charming and would do well in any position that involves promoting, selling, and connecting. Relationships tend to be long-term, responsible, and possibly traditional. While you are a progressive thinker, your family values are strong. Famous people born today: 

1821 Louis Vuitton, French founder of the Louis Vuitton brand of leather goods now owned by LVMH, born in Anchay, France (d. 1892)

1900 Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, British consort of King George VI and Queen Mother after his death, born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England (d. 2002)

1901 Louis Armstrong, American jazz trumpeter and singer (Hello Dolly), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1971)

1921 Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Canadian NHL star (Montreal Canadiens, MVP-1947), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2000)

1961 Barack Obama, 44th United States President (Democrat: 2009-17) and first African-American president, born in Honolulu, Hawaii

1962 Roger Clemens, MLB pitcher (Red Sox, Blue Jays, 7 Cy Youngs, MVP), born in Dayton, Ohio


1981 [Rachel] Meghan Markle, American former actress, Duchess of Sussex and wife of Prince Harry, born in Los Angeles, California

READERS INFO

1.

(Not So) Totally Useless Fact of The Day:

Every night, the U.S. Constitution is lowered into a safe that is bomb proof.

2.

1892 -

 

It was on this day in 1892.

 
Lizzie Andrew Borden  (July 19, 1860 – June 1, 1927)

 

Andrew and Abby Borden (above) were axed to death 
in their home in Fall River, MA. Sunday school 
teacher Lizzie Borden, Andrew Borden’s daughter from 
a previous marriage, was accused of the killings, but 
acquitted at trial.

3.

1901 -

Nicknamed Satchmo, Satch, and Pops, Louis Armstrong was an American trumpeter, composer, singer and occasional actor who was one of the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to  
the 1960s, and different eras in the history of jazz. In 2017, he was inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.

 
Louis Daniel Armstrong  (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971)

3.

Wood County Fair 2019

Jul 29 - Aug 5, 2019 | Bowling Green, OH 

Wood County Fairgrounds|13800 W Poe Rd

The Wood County Fair takes over Bowling Green, Ohio for eight days of good times and great food. There is live music, live animals, and a number of different events to participate in.

further information: Home | Wood County Fairgrounds

1930's Fashion

SUNDAY'S INTERESTING FACTS

THE FIRST WOMAN TO CAST A VOTE IN CHICAGO DID SO WITH HER FEET

The woman was Kittie Smith.  Smith lost her arms as a child, after having both her arms and hands burned badly on a kitchen stove.  It is unclear exactly how her arms came to be burned so badly so that they needed amputated.  It is thought by many that her father did it intentionally, given his history of alcoholism and abuse of his children, as well as the manner and severity in which she was burned.  However, later in life, Kittie denied this and said it was an accident.  In Kittie’s own words:

My father was a drinking man and was in the habit of sending his children to a neighboring saloon for liquor, though I was sent more often than any of the others.  I remember tasting of the liquor I carried, and think it was always beer.  In November, 1891, and on the afternoon of Thanksgiving Day, my father and I were alone in the house, my brothers being at play out of doors, and in going about the house, I found a bottle filled with what I afterwards knew must have been whiskey.  Being but a child, I picked up the bottle and drank freely from it; its effect was almost immediate, and I grew weak and stupefied.  My father was in an adjoining room and called to me to go and put some wood on the kitchen fire and I called back that I was sick and could not go, but he insisted and I obeyed.  I had taken the lids from the stove, when, from the combined effect of the heat and the liquor, my whole being gave way and I sank on to the open stove, unconscious.  I must have lain there some time, for the physicians and surgeons said that the bones of my hands and arms were amputated three inches from the shoulders.  I was burned on the neck and on the chest but those burns were not serious.

We lived at this time at 548 Park Avenue, and neighbors claimed that my father was also intoxicated, and that he held me on the stove until my arms were burned, and that they heard me screaming.  The Humane Society of Illinois took the matter and had my father placed under arrest.  After a trial in a Justice Court, he was held to the grand jury, and, on the final trial in the spring of 1892, he was acquitted for lack of evidence.

Her father shortly after waived all rights to her and her care was given to the Children’s Home Society of Illinois (her mother already having died when Kittie was 9 years old). During the next several years, she was taken in to a variety of homes, often for only a few weeks at a time, and was supported by donations through the “Kittie Smith fund”.  She learned to write, sew, and do other tasks at the Home for Destitute and Crippled Children.

Upon reaching adulthood, Kittie was on her own as far as supporting herself and earned money by selling drawings, embroidery, and writing cards, all made with her feet.

Kittie eventually became the first woman to vote in Chicago Illinois in 1913.  “Hold on there!”  You say? “The 19th Amendment wasn’t passed until 1920.  How was she able to vote in 1913?”  She was able to vote largely by the tenacious and persistent efforts of Gracie Wilbur Trout and her cohorts, in 1912 through 1913.  By their efforts, in Illinois, on June 26, 1913, women began being allowed to vote on presidential elections as well as many other elections, with the bill being signed by the Governor of Illinois.

Make Up Glamour Day

PATTERN BOOK SUNDAY

Free Knit Scarves Pattern eBook

1960 - young and beautiful Meryl Streep is seen with an award in her high school. 

Pictures of the day

The Trinity and Mystic Pietà is an oil-on-oak painting by German artist Hans Baldung, produced in 1512. The painting shows God the Father supporting his crucified son, Jesus, a motif not often found in paintings from outside the fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries. The Holy Spirit is depicted above them, represented by a dove; they are joined by the weeping figures of the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Apostle. Beneath the holy figures are a series of smaller individuals, who are assumed by art historians to be the family who commissioned the painting; this is likely to be the Bettschold and Rothschild families, given the coats of arms present in the lower corners. During the Middle Ages, donors were often depicted much smaller than the holy figures, in order to emphasize the difference between them. The painting is now in the collection of the National Gallery in London.

An Earthquake in Manila (April 22nd) Emptied

a Rooftop Pool Onto the Street Below

You're walking down the street, the ground shakes, you look up and..

1969 - the graceful Colonel Sanders who also seems a bit confused is seen hanging out with Alice Cooper who seems too excited to have met the former. Cooper was recorded narrating the same chicken story far too many times on media whenever asked about this meeting.

knit
thanks, Charlotte

Airlia Top

knit
thanks, Rae

Furuba pattern by Natalia Vasilieva

knit

Aran Leaf Pillow

knit

Chevron lace top

knit

Mosaic Stitch Blanket

During the time, when countries like India didn’t even allow their women to go to school, these two energetic ladies look all geared up for partying and drinking in their jogging attire.

Knit Pattern of the Day: Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

Lavender Blossom Socks

1974 - clicked by John Lennon’s then girlfriend, May Pand, the picture showcases the cast of Happy Days with Lennon. It was and is still believed to be one of the greatest shows of all times, a show of nostalgia. The show is based on the 1950s showing the difference in lifestyles.

crochet
thanks, Ava

Backpack - animals' world

crochet
thanks, June

Regenbogenschwester

crochet

Carefree Summer

crochet

Hot Dog Amigurumi

crochet

Ruffle Edge Tunic

This picture presents the people who are accredited for drafting the Star Trek Enterprise Model, Richard C. Datin, Jr. Mel Keys and Vernon Sion. This is the inspiration for several novels, games, television shows and toys to date.

RECIPE

thanks, Shelley

Cincinnati Chili Con Carne

Often referred to as Beyonce’s ancestor, Tina Turner was one of the very first black females to enter showbiz. Not only did she challenge the set norms of the society but also empowered women of all cultures, class, and colors. Her contributions to the music industry cannot be ignored.

CROCKPOT RECIPE

thanks, Sally

Easy And Tasty Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches In The Crock Pot Recipe

During the First World War, when the US entered, in around 1917s, Walt Disney, inspired by his brothers, was keen to enlist him as one of the soldiers. However, he was too young for that and therefore was rejected. So, he went on to volunteer for the Red Cross Ambulance Corps as an ambulance driver. The picture shows him in his uniform beside his vehicle which he often decorated with cartoons.

SWEETS

thanks, Ida

Rice Pudding with Fresh Pears and Honey Recipe

thanks for the Blast From the Past pics, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

Aran Ireland Gathering turf for the fire and knitting. Looks like a hard life. 1920. What is she knitting? Sock? Sleeve?

COOKBOOK SUNDAY

1894 the american pastry cook a book of perfected receipts…by whitehead jessup

English Cavalry horses ready for the front.

ADULT COLORING

Hey, we still do this!


CRAFTS

thanks, Kay

10 Minute DIY to Try: DIY Rope Bowls (With Yarn)

CHILDREN'S CORNER ... play

thanks, Renee

 

Hula Hoop Lasso Challenge

PUZZLE

Chess Black Jigsaw Puzzle

Don Johnson was first married to Melanie Griffith for six months in 1976, and then again from 1989–1996


WORD SEARCH

Rattlesnake Jack in 1886

QUOTE

CLEVER

thanks, Lily

BUTTERFLY FOOD

Make your own butterfly food by mixing 10 parts water with 

one part sugar. 

Heat the mixture until the sugar dissolves, and allow to cool.

Be careful not to add too much sugar to the butterfly food 

mixture. A higher concentration of sugar can dehydrate the 

butterflies.

If you have problems with ants, apply some petroleum jelly 

to the rim to create a barrier they will avoid.

If you have trouble with wasps, add slices of cucumber 

to the plate or on top of the jar. Cucumbers are a natural 

wasp repellent, and can even work with ants.

EYE OPENER

Mouthwatering Facts About Pizza

mentalfloss

If you live in the United States, it’s statistically likely you’ll eat around 6000 slices of pizza over the course of your life. But how much do you actually know about that delicious combo of dough, cheese, and sauce? Where did pizza come from? What makes a great slice?

Whether you’re a fan of thin crust, deep dish, or the New York slice, here are 46 facts that’ll tell you everything you need to know about pizza, in honor of National Cheese Pizza Day:

1. The word “pizza” dates back over a thousand years—it was first mentioned in a Latin text written in southern Italy in 997 CE.

2. In 1835, Alexandre Dumas, author of The Three Musketeers, traveled to Naples, where he observed that the Neapolitan poor ate nothing but watermelon during the summer and pizza during the winter.

3. The first pizza place in America was Lombardi’s in New York City—originally a grocery store, Lombardi’s started selling pizza in 1905.

4. During the first few decades of the 20th century, pizza was predominantly eaten and sold by working class Italian immigrants...

5. … But after World War II, American GIs came home from Italy with a craving for pizza, bringing the food to a broader consumer base for the first time.

6. The first American cities to start selling pizza were New York, Boston, New Haven, Conn., and Trenton, N.J. All four of these cities had an influx of Southern Italian immigrants around the turn of the century.

7. At first, pizzas were sold exclusively by the pie. But in 1933, Patsy Lancieri (of Patsy's Pizzeria in New York City) started selling pizza by the slice—a trend that was quickly picked up by other pizzerias.

8. Humans aren’t the only ones who love the taste of pizza: There’s even a mini pizza for dogs called the “Heaven Scent Pizza” made of flour, carrots, celery, and Parmesan cheese.

9. The first-known Chicago deep dish pizzas were created in 1943 by the restaurant that later became the Pizzeria Uno chain.

10. Domino’s was founded in 1960. The restaurant chain’s founder, Tom Monaghan, is one of three people in the world who hold an advanced degree in "Pizza-ology” from the “Domino’s College of Pizza-ology”—a business management program he founded in the ‘80s.

11. Domino’s dropped its “30 minutes or less” guarantee in 1993 after a series of lawsuits accused the company of promoting unsafe driving.

12. The Domino's delivery offer is still good in some places around the world. The guarantee has been great for business in Turkey, for instance. 

13. The first frozen pizza hit the market in 1962. It mostly tasted like cardboard until the genius food inventor Rose Totino got her hands on it. 

14. The Hawaiian pizza was invented in 1962 by Sam Panopoulos, a native of Greece who ran a pizza place in Canada. 

15. In the late ‘60s, the U.S. Army’s 113th Military Intelligence Unit spied on reporters and politicians using fake pizza deliveries.

16. Pizza may have originated in Italy, but countries around the world have developed their own regional spins on the classic food. In Brazil chefs top their pizzas with green peas, the French love fried eggs on their slices, and in China a crust made of mini-hot dogs is surprisingly popular.

17. The first pizza ordered by computer happened in 1974: The Artificial Language Laboratory at Michigan State needed to test out its new “speaking computer,” so they used it to order a pepperoni, mushroom, ham, and sausage pizza from a local pizza joint. 

18. In the 1980s, the Pizza Connection trial became the longest running criminal jury trial in American history, running from 1985 to 1987. It prosecuted a group of mafia members who were using pizza restaurants as a front for drug trafficking.

19. Chuck E. Cheese's was founded by Nolan Bushnell, the co-founder of Atari, as a way to make more money off of the game consoles.

20. Chuck E. Cheese may be the most famous animatronic pizza-selling animal in the world, but in the '80s, ShowBiz Pizza Place’s “Rock-A-Fire Explosion” gave the rat a run for his money. ShowBiz's animatronic band played hit pop songs and original tunes at locations across America, and were the creation of Aaron Fechter (who also invented Whac-a-Mole).

21. When pizza chefs around the world need help with their recipes, they turn to “Dough Doctor” Tom Lehmann. Lehmann, who lives in Manhattan, Kansas, is a pizza expertwho’s been working with the American Institute of Baking since 1967. One of the biggest challenges he's faced? Low-carb dough requests during the height of the Atkins diet craze.

22. Plenty of famous people got their start making and delivering pizzas. Stephen Baldwin and Bill Murray both worked at pizza restaurants, and Jean Claude Van Damme used to deliver pizzas. 

23. The only pizza-themed superhero movie made to date is called Pizza Man—released in 2011, the film stars Frankie Muniz as a pizza delivery guy who acquires super powers from eating a genetically modified tomato.

24. In 2013, former child star Macaulay Culkin formed a pizza-themed Velvet Underground cover band called Pizza Underground. The band performs hits like “I’m Waiting for the Delivery Man” and “All the Pizza Parties.”

25. Pizza played a role in helping police catch an alleged serial killer known as the “Grim Sleeper” in 2010 when an undercover officer took a DNA sample from a slice of pizza the killer had been snacking on at a family birthday party. 

26. Pizza has also helped prevent several crimes: In 2008 when a pizza delivery man in Florida was confronted by robbers, he threw the hot pizza he was delivering at them and escaped harm.

27. In 2014, a woman called 911 to report a burglary and sexual assault, but because the burglar was still in her home, she came up with a novel way to get the attention of police: she pretended to order a pizza. Fortunately, the police figured out that something was not quite right with the pizza order, and instantly responded to the call.

28. In 2001, Pizza Hut delivered a six-inch salami pizza to the International Space Station—the first pizza delivered to outer space

29. A little over a decade later, in 2013, a group of NASA-funded scientists invented a 3D printer that could cook pizza in just 70 seconds, literally spraying on flavor, smell, and micronutrients.

30. The U.S. Military Lab recently invented a ready-to-eat pizza that can last for up to three years. The pizza is intended for soldiers abroad who are craving a slice… and also presumably for anyone preparing for a zombie apocalypse.

31. Pizza is such an iconic food, it even inspired an art show. In 2013, the Marlborough Broome Street Gallery in New York curated a show called “Pizza Time!” featuring more than 25 pizza-inspired works of art. The works ranged from paintings like “Caveman on Pizza,” which featured a sunglasses-wearing caveman surfing a giant slice of pizza, to works of art made of actual pizza, like John Riepenhoff’s “Physical Pizza Networking Theory.”

32. Pizza chefs use a wide variety of pizza lingo to show they’re in the know. For example, a ball of dough that’s been stretched and is ready for toppings is called a “skin,” mushrooms are often referred to as “screamers,” and slices of pepperoni are called “flyers,” for the way they’re thrown around the pizza kitchen like Frisbees.

33. Pizza chefs call the internal cell structure of pizza dough “the crumb”—most pizza makers try to achieve a crumb that’s airy with large holes.

34. The four primary kinds of mozzarella used to make pizza are mozzarella di bufala (made from the milk of water buffalo in Italy, and used on Neapolitan-style pizzas), fior di latte (similar to mozzarella di bufala, but made from cow’s milk), burrata (a fresh Italian cheese known for its creamy filling), and “pizza cheese" (the less perishable whole-milk or part-skim mozzarella used by the majority of American pizzerias).

35. In 2014, food scientists studied the baking properties of different cheeses, and found scientific evidence for a commonly known fact—mozzarella makes the best pizza cheese.

36. Ever eat a soggy slice of pizza that seemed to have a gross gooey layerbetween the base and the toppings? There’s a term for that. It’s called the “Gum Line,” and it's dreaded by pizza chefs. It’s caused when dough is undercooked, has too little yeast, or is topped with sauce or cheese that’s recently been pulled from the refrigerator and hasn’t had a chance to reach room temperature.

37. Think spinning pizza dough sounds simple? Think again. Dough-spinning has its own professional-level sporting event where pizza teams compete in acrobatic dough-spinning competitions at the World Pizza Championships.

38. But spinning pizza dough isn’t just for show: It’s the best way to evenly spread dough, create a uniform crust, and even helps the dough retain moisture.

39. There’s an association called the Associazione Verace Pizza Nepoletana (“True Neapolitan Pizza Association”) that sets specific rules about what qualifies as a true Neapolitan pizza and certifies pizza restaurants accordingly.

40. According to legend, the “Pizza Margherita” takes its name from Queen Margherita of Savoy who, in 1889, sampled three pizza flavors made by master pizza chef Raffaele Esposito and expressed a preference for the version topped with tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil, and designed to resemble the Italian flag. Nice story—and while the Queen did eat Esposito's pizza, there's no evidence of what was on the menu, and a lot of skepticism that this was mostly a marketing scheme concocted (complete with forged historical documents!) to boost business. 

41. Over the years a number of strange pizza-flavored products have been released, including potato chips, condoms, ice cream, beer, and e-cigarettes.

42. There’s a pizza museum in Philadelphia called Pizza Brain that is home to the world’s largest collection of pizza memorabilia.

43. Pizzerias sell the most pizzas on Halloween, the night before Thanksgiving, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, and Super Bowl Sunday.

44. The largest pizza in the world was 131 feet in diameter, and weighed 51,257 pounds.

45. The inventors of Bagel Bites got the inspiration for their first recipe off the back of a Lender's Bagel bag.

46. Research firm Technomic estimated in 2013 that Americans eat 350 slices of pizza each second, and that 40 percent of us eat pizza at least once a week.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

A man who is 'ill-adjusted' to the world is always on the verge of finding himself. One who is adjusted to the world never finds himself, but gets to be a cabinet minister. -Hermann Hesse, novelist, poet, Nobel laureate (2 Jul 1877-1962)