<> Tomorrow's food holidays(s):
* 'National Penuche Fudge Day'. . Made from brown sugar, butter, milk,
vanilla and nuts (optional). Also known as Brown Sugar Fudge.
- From Wikipedia (Penuche):
'Penuche (Italian: panucci) is a fudge-like candy made from brown sugar,
butter, and milk, using no flavorings except for vanilla. Penuche often has
a tannish color, and is lighter than regular fudge. It is formed by the
caramelization of brown sugar thus, its flavor is said to be reminiscent of
caramel. Nuts, especially pecans, are often added to penuche for texture,
especially in the making of penuche candies. It is primarily a regional
food, found in New England and some places in the Southern United States,
though in the latter it goes by different names, including noochie, creamy
praline fudge, and brown sugar fudge candy'.
[The Hankster says] Well, it's got all the good stuff, except coco. Sounds like a want-to-be Praline. I would eat one if forced upon me, or maybe two or three. You could just leave the box.
<> Other holidays / celebrations
* 'Rat Catcher's Day'.
The day the Pied Piper led the children out of Hamelin. This celebrates the
July 22, 1376 date as given in Robert Browning's poem. We also celebrated
this back on June 26 which is the date the Brothers Grimm cited (July 26
1284) and the date celebrated in the English town of Hamelin.
- From Wikipedia (Pied Piper of Hamelin):
'The Pied Piper of Hamelin (also known as the Pan Piper, the Rat-Catcher of
Hamelin) is the subject of a legend from the town of Hamelin (Hameln),
Lower Saxony, Germany, in the Middle Ages. The earliest references describe
a piper, dressed in multicolored (pied) clothing, who was a rat-catcher
hired by the town to lure rats away with his magic pipe. When the citizens
refuse to pay for this service, he retaliates by using his instrument's
magical power on their children, leading them away as he had the rats. This
version of the story spread as folklore and has appeared in the writings of
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the Brothers Grimm, and Robert Browning, among
others.
There are many contradictory theories about the Pied Piper. Some have been
proposed suggesting he was a symbol of hope to the people of Hamelin, which
had been attacked by plague he moved all the rats out from the town of
Hamelin, thus saving the people from the epidemic disease.
The earliest known record of this story is from the town of Hamelin itself,
depicted in a stained glass window created for the church of Hamelin, which
dates to around AD 1300. Although it was destroyed in 1660, several written
accounts have survived'.
[The Hankster says] OK, I will wait until you get all those rat and Ratliff jokes out of your system. I heard them all as a kid.
* 'Pi Approximation Day / Casual Pi Day'.
In the day/month format, this is 22/7. The fraction 22 sevenths is an
approximation of Pi. The other Pi Day for the decimal value 3.14
(month/day) is on March 14 or 3.14 or 3/14. There is also a Tau Day, for
those who prefer using the radius of a circle instead of the diameter to
calculate the circumference of a circle. Tau is celebrated on 6.28 or 6/28
or June 28. That makes tau 2 times the measure of Pi and is supposed to be
easier to use.
- From Wikipedia (Pi Day):
'Pi Day is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant p (pi). Pi
Day is observed on March 14 (3/14 in the month/day date format) since 3, 1,
and 4 are the first three significant digits of p. In 2009, the United
States House of Representatives supported the designation of Pi Day.
Pi Approximation Day is observed on July 22 (22/7 in the day/month date
format), since the fraction 22/7 is a common approximation of p, which is
accurate to two decimal places and dates from Archimedes'.
[The Hankster says] More math stuff. The only pi I want approximate to me is the one spelled pie (I'm sure there is also a math formula for: man + pie * some length of time= 0 pie). BTW, if you have wondered why the piper was pied, it seems to be an old English term for patchy colors, Guess referring to his manner of dress. I don't think I would ware my best clothes, chasing rats either.
* 'Spooner's (Spoonerism) Day'.
Birthday of Reverend William Archibald Spooner. His slips of the tongue
became known as Spoonerisms. Ex. Instead of 'cozy little nook' he said
'nosey little cook'.
- From Wikipedia (Spoonerism):
'A spoonerism is an error in speech or deliberate play on words in which
corresponding consonants, vowels, or morphemes are switched (metathesis)
between two words in a phrase.
An example is saying The Lord is a shoving leopard instead of The Lord is a
loving shepherd. While spoonerisms are commonly heard as slips of the
tongue resulting from unintentionally getting one's words in a tangle, they
can also be used intentionally as a play on words.
It is named after the Reverend William Archibald Spooner (1844–1930),
Warden of New College, Oxford, who was notoriously prone to this mistake.
The term Spoonerism was well established by 1921.
In 1937, The Times quoted a detective describing a man as a bricklabourer's
layer and used Police Court Spoonerism as the headline. A spoonerism is
also known as a marrowsky, purportedly after a Polish count who suffered
from the same impediment.
Most of the quotations attributed to Spooner are apocryphal The Oxford
Dictionary of Quotations (3rd edition, 1979) lists only one substantiated
spoonerism: The weight of rages will press hard upon the employer (instead
of rate of wages). Spooner claimed that The Kinquering Congs Their Titles
Take (in reference to a hymn) was his sole spoonerism. Most spoonerisms
were probably never uttered by William Spooner himself but rather made up
by colleagues and students as a pastime. Richard Lederer, calling Kinkering
Kongs their Titles Take (with an alternative spelling) one of the few
authenticated Spoonerisms, dates it to 1879, and he gives nine examples
attributed to Spooner, most of them spuriously. They are as follows:
Three cheers for our queer old dean! (rather than dear old queen, which is
a reference to Queen Victoria) Is it kisstomary to cuss the bride? (as
opposed to customary to kiss) The Lord is a shoving leopard. (instead of a
loving shepherd) A blushing crow. (crushing blow) A well-boiled icicle
(well-oiled bicycle) You were fighting a liar in the quadrangle. (lighting
a fire) Is the bean dizzy? (Dean busy) Someone is occupewing my pie. Please
sew me to another sheet. (Someone is occupying my pew. Please show me to
another seat.) You have hissed all my mystery lectures. You have tasted a
whole worm. Please leave Oxford on the next town drain. (You have missed
all my history lectures. You have wasted a whole term. Please leave Oxford
on the next down train.)
A newspaper column attributes this additional example to Spooner: A nosey
little cook. (as opposed to a cosy little nook)'.
[The Hankster says] Yes, I could attempt one, but they just seem to come so often with me, that it's nothing new. I'm sure it would spend my spill chicker lazy, I mean, send my spell checker crazy.
* 'National Hammock Day'.
- From Wikipedia (Hammock):
'A hammock is a sling made of fabric, rope, or netting, suspended between
two points, used for swinging, sleeping, or resting. It normally consists
of one or more cloth panels, or a woven network of twine or thin rope
stretched with ropes between two firm anchor points such as trees or posts.
Hammocks were developed by native inhabitants of Central and South America
for sleeping. Later, they were used aboard ships by sailors to enable
comfort and maximize available space, and by explorers or soldiers
travelling in wooded regions and eventually by parents in the 1920s for
containing babies just learning to crawl. Today they are popular around the
world for relaxation they are also used as a lightweight bed on camping
trips. The hammock is often seen as symbol of summer, leisure, relaxation
and simple, easy living.
Spanish colonists noted the use of the hammock by Native Americans,
particularly in the West Indies, at the time of the Spanish conquest. The
word comes from a Taíno culture Arawakan word (Haiti) meaning fish net A
hammock in clipper ship days
Early hammocks were woven out of bark from a hamack tree, and later this
material was replaced by sisal fibers because it was more abundant. One of
the reasons that hammocks became popular in Central and South America was
their ability to provide safety from disease transmission, insect stings,
or animal bites. By suspending their beds above ground, inhabitants were
better protected from snakes, biting ants, and other harmful creatures.
Hammocks were introduced to Europe by Christopher Columbus when he brought
several of them back to Spain from islands in the present day Bahamas'.
[The Hankster says] This is my idea of suspended non-animation. Just right for July in Texas.
<> Awareness / Observances:
o Health
* 'World Brain Day'. By the World Federation of Neurology.
* 'National Fragile X Awareness '. By the Fragile X Foundation.
- From Wikipedia (Fragile X syndrome):
'Fragile X syndrome (FXS), also known as Martin-Bell syndrome, or
Escalante's syndrome (more commonly used in South American countries), is a
genetic syndrome. Nearly half of all children with fragile X syndrome meet
the criteria for a diagnosis of autism. It is an inherited cause of
intellectual disability especially among boys. It results in a spectrum of
intellectual disabilities ranging from mild to severe as well as physical
characteristics such as an elongated face, large or protruding ears, and
large testicles (macroorchidism), and behavioral characteristics such as
stereotypic movements (e.g. hand-flapping), and social anxiety
There is currently no drug treatment that has shown benefit specifically
for fragile X syndrome. However, medications are commonly used to treat
symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity, anxiety, and aggression.
Supportive management is important in optimizing functioning in individuals
with fragile X syndrome, and may involve speech therapy, occupational
therapy, and individualized educational and behavioral programs'.
<> Historical events on July 22
* 'In 1894, The first ever motorized racing event is held in France between
cities of Paris and Rouen.
- From Wikipedia: 'Paris–Rouen, Le Petit Journal Horseless Carriages
Contest (Concours du 'Petit Journal' Les Voitures sans Chevaux), was a
pioneering city-to-city motoring competition in 1894. Some anglophone
sources call it a race, a rally or a trial, and it is sometimes described
as the world's first competitive motor race although the initial
announcement stated that it will not be a race
The contest was organised by the newspaper Le Petit Journal and run from
Paris to Rouen in France on 22 July 1894. It was preceded by four days of
vehicle exhibition and qualifying events that created great crowds and
excitement. The eight 50 km (31 mi) qualifying events started near the Bois
de Boulogne and comprised interwoven routes around Paris to select the
entrants for the main event.126 km (78 mi)
The first driver across the finishing line at Rouen was le Comte de Dion
but he did not win the main prize because his steam vehicle needed a
'stoker' and was thus ineligible. The fastest petrol powered car was a 3 hp
(2.2 kW 3.0 PS) Peugeot driven by Albert Lemaître. The premier prize, the
5,000 franc Prix du Petit Journal, for 'the competitor whose car comes
closest to the ideal' was shared equally by manufacturers Panhard et
Levassor and Les fils de Peugeot frères (The sons of Peugeot brothers),
with vehicles that were 'easy to use''.
* 'In 1933, Wiley Post becomes the first person to fly solo around the
world traveling 15,596 miles (25,099 km) in 7 days, 18 hours and 45
minutes. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Wiley Hardeman Post (November 22, 1898 – August 15,
1935) was a famed American aviator during the interwar period, the first
pilot to fly solo around the world. Also known for his work in
high-altitude flying, Post helped develop one of the first pressure suits
and discovered the jet stream. On August 15, 1935, Post and American
humorist Will Rogers were killed when Post's aircraft crashed on takeoff
from a lagoon near Point Barrow in the Territory of Alaska.
Post's Lockheed Vega aircraft, the Winnie Mae, was on display at the
National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center from 2003 to
2011. It is now featured in the Time and Navigation gallery on the second
floor of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
In 1930 the record for flying around the world was not held by a fixed-wing
aircraft, but by the Graf Zeppelin, piloted by Hugo Eckener in 1929 with a
time of 21 days. On June 23, 1931, Post and his navigator, Harold Gatty,
left Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York in the Winnie Mae with a
flight plan that would take them around the world, stopping at Harbour
Grace, Flintshire, Hanover twice, Berlin, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk,
Blagoveshchensk, Khabarovsk, Nome where his propeller had to be repaired,
Fairbanks where the propeller was replaced, Edmonton, and Cleveland before
returning to Roosevelt Field. They arrived back on July 1, after traveling
15,474 miles (24,903 km) in the record time of 8 days and 15 hours and 51
minutes. The reception they received rivaled Charles Lindbergh's everywhere
they went. They had lunch at the White House on July 6, rode in a
ticker-tape parade the next day in New York City, and were honored at a
banquet given by the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America at the
Hotel Astor. After the flight, Post acquired the Winnie Mae from F.C. Hall,
and he and Gatty published an account of their journey titled, Around the
World in Eight Days, with an introduction by Will Rogers'.
* 'In 1937, Hal Kemp and his orchestra recorded 'Got a Date with an Angel'.
.
- From Wikipedia: 'James Hal Kemp (March 27, 1904 – December 21, 1940) was
a jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, composer, and arranger.
He was born in Marion, Alabama, and died in Madera, California, following
an auto accident. His major recordings were Got A Date With An Angel, Heart
Of Stone, Lamplight, The Music Goes 'Round And Around, You're The Top,
Bolero, Gloomy Sunday, Lullaby Of Broadway, and many others'.
* 'In 1963, The Beach Boys released the single 'Surfer Girl'. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Surfer Girl is a song written, produced and sung by
Brian Wilson for The Beach Boys. It was released as a single and it then
appeared on the 1963 album of the same name, Surfer Girl. The B-side of the
single was Little Deuce Coupe The single was the first Beach Boys record to
have Brian Wilson officially credited as the producer.
Written solely by Brian Wilson, the song is his very first composition. The
lyrics were inspired by Judy Bowles, Wilson's first serious girlfriend who
he had dated for three and a half years. He explained the genesis of the
song: Back in 1961, I'd never written a song in my life. I was nineteen
years old. And I put myself to the test in my car one day. I was actually
driving to a hot dog stand, and I actually created a melody in my head
without being able to hear it on a piano. I sang it to myself I didn't even
sing it out loud in the car. When I got home that day, I finished the song,
wrote the bridge, put the harmonies together and called it 'Surfer Girl'.
The song was based on a Dion and the Belmonts version of When You Wish upon
a Star, which has the same AABA form. As a solo artist, Wilson later
covered it for the tribute album In the Key of Disney (2011)'.
* 'In 1972, The Russian Venera 8 makes soft landing on Venus. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Venera 8 ' was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for
the exploration of Venus.
Venera 8 was a Venus atmospheric probe and lander. Its instrumentation
included temperature, pressure, and light sensors as well as an altimeter,
gamma ray spectrometer, gas analyzer, and radio transmitters. The
spacecraft took 117 days to reach Venus with one mid-course correction on 6
April 1972, separating from the bus (which contained a cosmic ray detector,
solar wind detector, and ultraviolet spectrometer) and entering the
atmosphere on 22 July 1972 at 08:37 UT. A refrigeration system attached to
the bus was used to pre-chill the descent capsule's interior prior to
atmospheric entry in order to prolong its life on the surface. Descent
speed was reduced from 41,696 km/h to about 900 km/h by aerobraking. The
2.5 meter diameter parachute opened at an altitude of 60 km'.
* 'In 1983, Dick Smith makes 1st solo helicopter flight around the world. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Richard Harold Dick Smith, AC (born 18 March 1944) is an
Australian entrepreneur, businessman, aviator, and political activist. He
is the founder of Dick Smith Electronics, Dick Smith Foods and Australian
Geographic, and was selected as the 1986 Australian of the Year. In 2010 he
founded the media production company Smith and Nasht with the intention of
producing films about global issues. In 2015 he was awarded the Companion
of the Order of Australia, and is a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical
Inquiry.
At the age of 34 he purchased his first helicopter, a Bell Jetranger II,
and, on 23 February 1979 obtained his licence to fly it. In January 1980,
with Rick Howell co-piloting the Jetranger, he made a record-setting flight
from Sydney to Lord Howe Island and return, 1,185 km.:163 The helicopter
opened new opportunities for exploring places otherwise inaccessible.
In 1982–83 Smith successfully completed the first solo helicopter flight
around the world. His flight began in Fort Worth, Texas, on 5 August 1982,
in a newly purchased Bell Jetranger 206B. On 19 August, the 50th
anniversary of James Mollison's solo crossing of the Atlantic, he arrived
at Balmoral Castle, United Kingdom where he met Prince Charles. From there
he flew to London, where, later that day, the first stage of his flight
ended, after 11,752 km. The second stage of his flight started in London on
13 September, and finished in Sydney, Australia, 3 October 1982, 23,092 km
later. On 25 May 1983 the final stage of the flight started. Not being
granted permission to land in USSR, he arranged to land on a ship to
refuel. His journey ended on 22 July 1983, the 50th anniversary of Wiley
Post's solo aeroplane flight around the world on 22 July 1933'.
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Monthly holiday / awareness days in July
Food
National Blueberries Month
National Grilling Month
National Honey Month
National Ice Cream Month
National Horseradish Month
National Hot Dog Month
Wheat Month
Health
Alopecia Month for Women
Bereaved Parents Awareness Month
Eye Injury Prevention Month
Hemochromatosis Screening Awareness Month
International Group B Strep Awareness Month
International Women with Alopecia Month
International Zine Month
Juvenille Arthritis Awareness Month
National Black Family Month
National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month
National Cord Blood Awareness Month
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Social Wellness Month
Animal / Pets
National 'Doghouse Repairs' Month
Other
Bioterrorism/Disaster Education and Awareness Month
Cell Phone Courtesy Month
Family Golf Month
Independent Retailer Month
National Child-Centered Divorce Month
National Make A Difference to Children Month
National Parks and Recreation Month
National Vacation Rental Month
Smart Irrigation Month
Tour de France Month
Women's Motorcycle Month
July is:
July origin (from Wikipedia): Named by the Roman Senate in honor of Julius Caesar.
"is the seventh month of the year (between June
and August) in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months
with the length of 31 days. It was named by the Roman Senate in honor of
the Roman general, Julius Caesar, it being the month of his birth. Prior
to that, it was called Quintilis. It is, on average, the warmest month in
most of the Northern hemisphere (where it is the second month of summer)
and the coldest month in much of the Southern hemisphere (where it
is the second month of winter). The second half of the year commences in
July. In the Southern hemisphere, July is the seasonal equivalent of
January in the Northern hemisphere."
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