<> Tomorrow's food holidays(s):
* 'National Lasagna Day'.
- From Wikipedia (Lasagne):
'Lasagne, Italian pronunciation: , singular lasagna) are wide, flat-shaped
pasta, and possibly one of the oldest types of pasta. The word lasagne,
and, in many non-Italian languages, the singular lasagna, can also refer to
a dish made with several layers of lasagne sheets alternated with sauces
and various other ingredients.
Lasagne originated in Italy, traditionally ascribed to the city of Naples
(Campania), where the first modern recipe was created in the Middle Ages
and published in Liber de Coquina (The Book of Cookery), and became a
traditional dish. Traditional lasagne is made by interleaving layers of
pasta with layers of sauce, made with ragù, bechamel, Parmigiano-Reggiano
and chopped hard boiled eggs. In other regions and outside of Italy it is
common to find lasagne made with ricotta or mozzarella cheese, tomato
sauce, various meats (e.g., ground beef, pork or chicken), miscellaneous
vegetables (e.g., spinach, zucchini, mushrooms) and typically flavored with
wine, garlic, onion, and oregano. In all cases the lasagne are oven-baked'.
[The Hankster says] My friend Garfield and I, are in our places. Bring it on. And don't stop until you see me moan and fall to the floor.
* 'National Chicken Wing Day'. By the city of Buffalo.
- From Wikipedia (Buffalo wing):
'A Buffalo wing in the cuisine of the United States is a chicken wing
section (wingette or drumette) that is generally deep-fried, unbreaded, and
coated in vinegar-based cayenne pepper hot sauce and butter. They are
traditionally served hot, along with celery sticks and/or carrot sticks
with blue cheese for dipping.
Cayenne pepper hot sauce and melted butter or margarine are the basis of
the sauce, which may be mild, medium, or hot. Typically, the wings are
deep-fried in oil (although they are sometimes grilled or baked) until they
are well browned. They are then drained, mixed with sauce, and shaken to
coat the wings, completely covering them in the sauce'.
[The Hankster says] The hotter the better.
* 'Garlic Day'. July 29-31 in Gilroy, California (the 38th annual) Always
on the last full weekend of July.
- From Wikipedia (Gilroy Garlic Festival):
'The Gilroy Garlic Festival is one of the largest food festivals in the
United States, held annually in Gilroy, California on the last full weekend
in July at Christmas Hill Park. The 38th Garlic Festival will be held on
July 29–31, 2016.
The festival was founded in 1979 by Dr. Rudy Melone, Don Christopher, and
Val Filice, and has been a fundraiser for local charities, raising a total
of about nine million dollars for assorted causes. Individual groups and
charities also run booths at the festival, raising additional funds for
their causes. The Gilroy Garlic Festival Association is a non-profit
organization that is intended to support non-profit groups and projects in
Gilroy'.
[The Hankster says] OK, hot and garlicky chicken wings.
<> Other holidays / celebrations
* 'Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day'.
An old custom to sacrifice some cheese to bait the mouse trap.
[The Hankster says] What, did they not have a pied piper?
* 'Rain Day Festival'.
A holiday (143rd in 2016) in Waynesburg, PA since 1874, when a drug store
owner took a customers 'It always rains on my birthday' (July 29) comment
to heart and made himself, his store and the town famous.
[The Hankster says] On my birthday, I just get a day older.
* 'Lipstick Day'.
'Red Lipstick Day' is in May.
[The Hankster says] Ladies, here is a chance to get a few extra kissie smooches. Tell the hubby that you want him to do a comparison test. Should be good for 4 or 5 big ones.
* 'National Get Gnarly Day'.
Last Friday in July. Started by Whirlpool Corporation as a employee
motivation event.
[The Hankster says] I wonder if one needs to get out of his easy chair, to get Gnarly? I don't want to commit myself, too quickly.
* 'National Talk in an Elevator Day'.
Last Friday in July.
[The Hankster says] Yes, please do. We need something to drown out that music.
* 'National System Administrator Appreciation Day'.
Last Friday in July. By Ted Kekatos., since 2000.
[The Hankster says] You always want to be on good terms with your system administrator, programmer, and web master. Remember what happen in Jurassic Park.
<> Awareness / Observances:
o Health
* 'Victorias Crazy Hair Day(s) for Cystic Fibrosis'. In Australia. By
Cystic Fibrosis Victorias. Wear a crasy hairdo to school and raise funs.
- From Wikipedia (Cystic fibrosis):
'Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder that affects mostly the lungs
but also the pancreas, liver, kidneys, and intestine. Long-term issues
include difficulty breathing and coughing up mucus as a result of frequent
lung infections. Other signs and symptoms include sinus infections, poor
growth, fatty stool, clubbing of the fingers and toes, and infertility in
males, among others. Different people may have different degrees of
symptoms.
CF is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. It is caused by the
presence of mutations in both copies of the gene for the cystic fibrosis
transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein. Those with a single
working copy are carriers and otherwise mostly normal. CFTR is involved in
production of sweat, digestive fluids, and mucus. When CFTR is not
functional, secretions which are usually thin instead become thick. The
condition is diagnosed by a sweat test and genetic testing. Screening of
infants at birth takes place in some areas of the world.
There is no cure for cystic fibrosis. Lung infections are treated with
antibiotics which may be given intravenously, inhaled, or by mouth.
Sometimes the antibiotic azithromycin is used long term. Inhaled hypertonic
saline and salbutamol may also be useful. Lung transplantation may be an
option if lung function continues to worsen. Pancreatic enzyme replacement
and fat-soluble vitamin supplementation are important, especially in the
young. While not well supported by evidence, many people use airway
clearance techniques such as chest physiotherapy. The average life
expectancy is between 42 and 50 years in the developed world. Lung problems
are responsible for death in 80% of people with cystic fibrosis.
CF is most common among people of Northern European ancestry and affects
about one out of every 3,000 newborns. About one in 25 people are carriers.
It is least common in Africans and Asians. It was first recognized as a
specific disease by Dorothy Andersen in 1938, with descriptions that fit
the condition occurring at least as far back as 1595. The name cystic
fibrosis refers to the characteristic fibrosis and cysts that form within
the pancreas'.
o Other:
* 'International / Global Tiger Day'. Tiger conservation since 2010 by the
International Tiger Forum.
- From Wikipedia (International Tiger Day):
'Global Tiger Day, often called International Tiger Day, is an annual
celebration to raise awareness for tiger conservation, held annually on 29
July. It was created in 2010 at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit. The goal
of the day is to promote a global system for protecting the natural
habitats of tigers and to raise public awareness and support for tiger
conservation issues'.
<> Historical events on July 29
* 'In 1588, At the Battle of Gravelines, English naval forces under the
command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake defeat the Spanish
Armada off the coast of Gravelines, France. .
- From Wikipedia: The Spanish Armada (Spanish: Grande y Felicísima Armada,
literally Great and Most Fortunate Navy) was a Spanish fleet of 130 ships
that sailed from A Coruña in August 1588, under the command of the Duke of
Medina Sidonia with the purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to
invade England. The strategic aim was to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I of
England and the Tudor establishment of Protestantism in England, with the
expectation that this would put a stop to English interference in the
Spanish Netherlands and to the harm caused to Spanish interests by English
and Dutch privateering.
'The small port of Gravelines was then part of Flanders in the Spanish
Netherlands, close to the border with France and the closest Spanish
territory to England. Duke Medina Sidonia tried to re-form his fleet there
and was reluctant to sail further east knowing the danger from the shoals
off Flanders, from which his Dutch enemies had removed the sea marks. The
English had learned more of the Armada's strengths and weaknesses during
the skirmishes in the English Channel and had concluded it was necessary to
close within 100 yards to penetrate the oak hulls of the Spanish ships.
They had spent most of their gunpowder in the first engagements and had,
after the Isle of Wight, been forced to conserve their heavy shot and
powder for a final attack near Gravelines. During all the engagements, the
Spanish heavy guns could not easily be run in for reloading because of
their close spacing and the quantities of supplies stowed between decks, as
Francis Drake had discovered on capturing the damaged Rosario in the
Channel. Instead the gunners fired once and then jumped to the rigging to
attend to their main task as marines ready to board enemy ships, as had
been the practice in naval warfare at the time. In fact, evidence from
Armada wrecks in Ireland shows that much of the fleet's ammunition was
never spent. Their determination to fight by boarding, rather than cannon
fire at a distance, proved a weakness for the Spanish it had been effective
on occasions such as the battles of Lepanto and Ponta Delgada (1582), but
the English were aware of this strength and sought to avoid it by keeping
their distance.
With its superior manoeuvrability, the English fleet provoked Spanish fire
while staying out of range. The English then closed, firing repeated and
damaging broadsides into the enemy ships. This also enabled them to
maintain a position to windward so that the heeling Armada hulls were
exposed to damage below the water line. Many of the Spanish gunners were
killed or wounded by the English broadsides, and the task of manning the
cannon often fell to the regular foot soldiers on board, who did not know
how to operate the guns. The ships were close enough for sailors on the
upper decks of the English and Spanish ships to exchange musket fire. After
eight hours, the English ships began to run out of ammunition, and some
gunners began loading objects such as chains into cannons. Around 4:00 pm,
the English fired their last shots and were forced to pull back.
Five Spanish ships were lost. The galleass San Lorenzo, flagship of Don
Hugo de Moncada, ran aground at Calais and was taken by Howard after
murderous fighting between the crew, the galley slaves, the English who
eventually killed all Spanish and slaves, and the French, who ultimately
took possession of the wreck. The galleons San Mateo and San Felipe drifted
away in a sinking condition, ran aground on the island of Walcheren the
next day, and were taken by the Dutch. One carrack ran aground near
Blankenberge another foundered. Many other Spanish ships were severely
damaged, especially the Portuguese and some Spanish Atlantic-class galleons
(including some Neapolitan galleasses) which had to bear the brunt of the
fighting during the early hours of the battle in desperate individual
actions against groups of English ships. The Spanish plan to join with
Parma's army had been defeated and the English had gained some breathing
space, but the Armada's presence in northern waters still posed a great
threat to England'.
* 'In 1907, Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp
in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1
to August 9, 1907, and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting
movement. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The Brownsea Island Scout camp began as a boys' camping
event on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour, southern England, organised by
Lieutenant-General Baden-Powell to test his ideas for the book Scouting for
Boys. Boys from different social backgrounds participated from 1 to 8
August 1907 in activities around camping, observation, woodcraft, chivalry,
lifesaving and patriotism. Recognised as the world's first Scout camp, the
event is regarded as the real origin of the worldwide Scout movement.
Up to the early 1930s, camping by Boy Scouts continued on Brownsea Island.
In 1963, a formal 50-acre (200,000 m2) Scout campsite was opened by Olave
Baden-Powell, when the island became a nature conservation area owned by
the National Trust. In 1973, a Scout Jamboree was held on the island with
600 Scouts.
The worldwide centenary of Scouting took place at the Brownsea Island Scout
camp, celebrating 1 August 2007, the 100th anniversary of the start of the
first encampment. Activities by The Scout Association at the campsite
include four Scout camps and a Sunrise Ceremony'.
* 'In 1938, Olympic National Park, located in Washington, is established. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Olympic National Park is a United States national park
located in the state of Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula. The park has
four basic regions: the Pacific coastline, alpine areas, the west side
temperate rainforest and the forests of the drier east side. Within the
park there are three distinct ecosystems which are sub-alpine forest and
wildflower meadow, temperate forest, and the rugged Pacific Shore. These
three different ecosystems are in pristine condition and have outstanding
scenery.
U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt originally created Mount Olympus National
Monument on 2 March 1909. It was designated a national park by President
Franklin Roosevelt on June 29, 1938. In 1976, Olympic National Park became
an International Biosphere Reserve, and in 1981 it was designated a World
Heritage Site. In 1988, Congress designated 95 percent of the park as the
Olympic Wilderness'.
* 'In 1950, Disney's 'Treasure Island' was released. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Treasure Island is a 1950 live action adventure film
produced by Walt Disney Productions, adapted from the Robert Louis
Stevenson's 1883 novel Treasure Island. It stars Bobby Driscoll as Jim
Hawkins, and Robert Newton as Long John Silver. Treasure Island is notable
for being Disney's first completely live-action film and the first screen
version of Treasure Island made in color. It was filmed in England on
location and at Denham Film Studios, Buckinghamshire'.
* 'In 1957, Jack Paar's Tonight show premieres. He is the fifth host, the
original being Steve Allen in 1956. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show
broadcast from the Rockefeller Center in New York City and airing on NBC
since 1954. It is the world's longest-running talk show, and the longest
running, regularly scheduled entertainment program in the United States. It
is the third-longest-running show on NBC, after the news-and-talk shows
Today and Meet the Press.
Over the course of more than 60 years, The Tonight Show has undergone only
minor title changes. It aired under the name Tonight for several of its
early years, eventually settling on The Tonight Show after the seating of
long-time host Johnny Carson in 1962. In later decades, network
programmers, advertisers, and the show's announcers would refer to the show
by including the name of the host for example, it is currently announced as
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. In 1957, the show briefly tried a
more news-style format. It has otherwise remained a talk show throughout
its run.
The Tonight Show began broadcasting in 1954. It has had six official hosts,
beginning with Steve Allen (1954–57), followed by Jack Paar (1957–62),
Johnny Carson (1962–92), Jay Leno (1992–2009, 2010–14), Conan O'Brien
(2009–10), and Jimmy Fallon (2014–present). It has had several recurring
guest hosts, a practice especially common during the Paar and Carson eras.
Johnny Carson is the longest-serving host to date. The Tonight Show
Starring Johnny Carson aired for 30 seasons between October 1962 and May
1992. Leno, however, has the record of having hosted the greatest number of
total televised episodes. Leno's record accounts for the fact that unlike
Carson (who only produced new shows three days a week), Leno never used
guest hosts (except Katie Couric, once) and produced new shows five days a
week Leno himself was also Carson's primary guest host for the last five
years of Carson's tenure, giving him even more episodes to his credit.
Outside of its brief run as a news show in 1957, O'Brien is the
shortest-serving host. O'Brien hosted 146 episodes over the course of less
than eight months. Current host Fallon took the helm on February 17, 2014.
Fallon had previously hosted Late Night, and before Late Night he was a
popular member of the cast on Saturday Night Live'.
* 'In 1958, To compete with Russia - President Dwight Eisenhower signs the
act to create NASA. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States
federal government responsible for the civilian space program as well as
aeronautics and aerospace research.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower established NASA in 1958 with a distinctly
civilian (rather than military) orientation encouraging peaceful
applications in space science. The National Aeronautics and Space Act was
passed on July 29, 1958, disestablishing NASA's predecessor, the National
Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). The new agency became
operational on October 1, 1958.
Since that time, most US space exploration efforts have been led by NASA,
including the Apollo moon-landing missions, the Skylab space station, and
later the Space Shuttle. Currently, NASA is supporting the International
Space Station and is overseeing the development of the Orion Multi-Purpose
Crew Vehicle, the Space Launch System and Commercial Crew vehicles. The
agency is also responsible for the Launch Services Program (LSP) which
provides oversight of launch operations and countdown management for
unmanned NASA launches.
NASA science is focused on better understanding Earth through the Earth
Observing System, advancing heliophysics through the efforts of the Science
Mission Directorate's Heliophysics Research Program, exploring bodies
throughout the Solar System with advanced robotic spacecraft missions such
as New Horizons, and researching astrophysics topics, such as the Big Bang,
through the Great Observatories and associated programs. NASA shares data
with various national and international organizations such as from the
Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite'.
* 'In 1963, Peter, Paul and Mary's 'Blowin' In The Wind' was released. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Blowin' in the Wind is a song written by Bob Dylan in
1962 and released as a single and on his album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
in 1963. Although it has been described as a protest song, it poses a
series of rhetorical questions about peace, war and freedom. The refrain
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind has been described as
impenetrably ambiguous: either the answer is so obvious it is right in your
face, or the answer is as intangible as the wind
In 1994, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 2004, it
was ranked number 14 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest
Songs of All Time
Blowin' in the Wind was first covered by the Chad Mitchell Trio, but their
record company delayed release of the album containing it because the song
included the word death, so the trio lost out to Peter, Paul and Mary, who
were represented by Dylan's manager, Albert Grossman. The single sold a
phenomenal 300,000 copies in the first week of release and made the song
world famous. On August 17, 1963, it reached number two on the Billboard
pop chart, with sales exceeding one million copies. Peter Yarrow recalled
that, when he told Dylan he would make more than $5,000 (equivalent to
$39,000 in 2015) from the publishing rights, Dylan was speechless. Peter,
Paul and Mary's version of the song also spent five weeks atop the easy
listening chart'.
* 'In 2005, Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.
.
- From Wikipedia: 'Eris (minor-planet designation 136199 Eris) is the most
massive and second-largest dwarf planet known in the Solar System. It is
also the ninth-most-massive known body directly orbiting the Sun, and the
largest known body in the Solar System not visited by a spacecraft. It is
measured to be 2,326 ± 12 kilometers (1,445.3 ± 7.5 mi) in diameter. Eris
is 27% more massive than dwarf planet Pluto, though Pluto is slightly
larger by volume. Eris's mass is about 0.27% of the Earth's mass.
Eris was discovered in January 2005 by a Palomar Observatory–based team led
by Mike Brown, and its identity was verified later that year. It is a
trans-Neptunian object (TNO) and a member of a high-eccentricity population
known as the scattered disk. It has one known moon, Dysnomia. As of
February 2016, its distance from the Sun is 96.3 astronomical units
(1.441×1010 km 8.95×109 mi), roughly three times that of Pluto. With the
exception of some comets, Eris and Dysnomia are currently the
second-most-distant known natural objects in the Solar System, the farthest
object being V774104 discovered in November 2015 at 103 AU.
Because Eris appeared to be larger than Pluto, NASA initially described it
as the Solar System's tenth planet. This, along with the prospect of other
objects of similar size being discovered in the future, motivated the
International Astronomical Union (IAU) to define the term planet for the
first time. Under the IAU definition approved on August 24, 2006, Eris is a
dwarf planet, along with objects such as Pluto, Ceres, Haumea and Makemake,
thereby reducing the number of known planets in the Solar System to eight,
the same as before Pluto's discovery in 1930. Observations of a stellar
occultation by Eris in 2010 showed that its diameter was 2,326 ± 12
kilometers (1,445.3 ± 7.5 mi), not significantly different from that of
Pluto. After New Horizons measured Pluto's diameter as 2372±4 km in July
2015, it was determined that Eris is slightly smaller in diameter than
Pluto'.
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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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