<> Tomorrow's food holidays(s):
* 'National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day'.
- From Wikipedia (Cheesecake):
'Cheesecake is a sweet dessert consisting of one or more layers. The main,
and thickest layer, consists of a mixture of soft, fresh cheese (typically
cream cheese or ricotta), eggs, and sugar if there is a bottom layer it
often consists of a crust or base made from crushed cookies (or digestive
biscuits), graham crackers, pastry, or sponge cake. It may be baked or
unbaked (usually refrigerated). Cheesecake is usually sweetened with sugar
and may be flavored or topped with fruit, whipped cream, nuts, cookies,
fruit sauce, and/or chocolate syrup. Cheesecake can be prepared in many
flavors, such as strawberry, pumpkin, key lime, chocolate, Oreo, chestnut,
or toffee.
An ancient form of cheesecake may have been a popular dish in ancient
Greece even prior to Romans' adoption of it with the conquest of Greece.
The earliest attested mention of a cheesecake is by the Greek physician
Aegimus, who wrote a book on the art of making cheesecakes. The earliest
extant cheesecake recipes are found in Cato the Elder's De Agri Cultura,
which includes recipes for two cakes for religious uses: libum and
placenta. Of the two, placenta is most like most modern cheesecakes, having
a crust that is separately prepared and baked.
A more modern version is found in Forme of Cury, an English cookbook from
1390. On this basis, chef Heston Blumenthal has argued that cheesecake is
an English invention.
Modern commercial American cream cheese was developed in 1872, when William
Lawrence, from Chester, New York, while looking for a way to recreate the
soft, French cheese Neufchâtel, accidentally came up with a way of making
an unripened cheese that is heavier and creamier other dairymen came up
with similar creations independently.
Modern cheesecake comes in two different types. Along with the baked
cheesecake, some cheesecakes are made with uncooked cream-cheese on a
crumbled-biscuit base. This type of cheesecake was invented in America'.
[The Hankster says] Tis the time for the holiday seasonings.
* 'International Day of the Nacho'. . In the U.S.A. and Mexico.
- From Wikipedia ():
'Nachos are a Tex-Mex dish from northern Mexico. The dish is composed of
tortilla chips (totopos) covered with cheese or cheese-based sauce, and is
often served as a snack. More elaborate versions add more ingredients and
can be served as a main dish. First created in about 1943 by Ignacio Nacho
Anaya, the original nachos consisted of fried corn tortillas covered with
cheddar cheese and sliced jalapeño peppers.
Nachos originated in the city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, just
over the border from Eagle Pass, Texas. In 1943, the wives of U.S. soldiers
stationed at Fort Duncan in nearby Eagle Pass were in Piedras Negras on a
shopping trip, and arrived at the restaurant after it had already closed
for the day. The maître d'hôtel, Ignacio Nacho Anaya, invented a new snack
for them with what little he had available in the kitchen: tortillas and
cheese. Anaya cut the tortillas into triangles, fried them, added shredded
cheddar cheese, quickly heated them, added sliced pickled jalapeño peppers,
and served them.
When asked what the dish was called, he answered, Nacho's especiales As
word of the dish traveled, the apostrophe was lost, and Nacho's specials
became special nachos'.
[The Hankster says] So simple, so good. But, this is an appetizer. You must finish them before you have your Pumpkin Cheesecake. Shouldn't be hard to do, right? If you can't do so, pass ;them over, soggy or not.
<> Other holidays / celebrations
* 'Babbling Day'.
A day of puzzles, games, and magic to.
[The Hankster says] What else can you do with a mouth full of Nachos?
* 'Count Your Buttons Day'.
Another nonsense day.
[The Hankster says] This is really only a pretends to see how much Nacho cheese you spilled on your shirt and if it is worth retrieving.
* 'Celebration of The Mind Day'.
A day of puzzles, games, and magic to.
[The Hankster says] Quite appropriate, after celebrating your stomach with Nachos and Pumpkin Cheesecake.
<> Awareness / Observances:
o Health
* 'National Mammography Day '. Third Friday in October. By Presidential
proclamation, since 1993.
- From Wikipedia (Mammography):
'Mammography (also called mastography) is the process of using low-energy
X-rays (usually around 30 kVp) to examine the human breast, which is used
as a diagnostic and screening tool. The goal of mammography is the early
detection of breast cancer, typically through detection of characteristic
masses and/or microcalcifications.
Like all X-rays, mammograms use doses of ionizing radiation to create
images. These images are then analyzed for any abnormal findings. It is
normal to use lower-energy X-rays, typically Mo (K-shell x-ray energies of
17.5 and 19.6 keV) and Rh (20.2 and 22.7 keV) than those used for
radiography of bones. Ultrasound, ductography, positron emission
mammography (PEM), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are adjuncts to
mammography. Ultrasound is typically used for further evaluation of masses
found on mammography or palpable masses not seen on mammograms. Ductograms
are still used in some institutions for evaluation of bloody nipple
discharge when the mammogram is non-diagnostic. MRI can be useful for
further evaluation of questionable findings as well as for screening
pre-surgical evaluation in patients with known breast cancer to detect any
additional lesions that might change the surgical approach, for instance
from breast-conserving lumpectomy to mastectomy. Other procedures being
investigated include tomosynthesis. For the average woman, the U.S.
Preventive Services Task Force recommended (2009) mammography every two
years in women between the ages of 50 and 74. The American College of
Radiology and American Cancer Society recommend yearly screening
mammography starting at age 40. The Canadian Task Force on Preventive
Health Care (2012) and the European Cancer Observatory (2011) recommends
mammography every 2–3 years between 50 and 69. These task force reports
point out that in addition to unnecessary surgery and anxiety, the risks of
more frequent mammograms include a small but significant increase in breast
cancer induced by radiation. Additionally, mammograms should not be done
with any increased frequency in people undergoing breast surgery, including
breast enlargement, mastopexy, and breast reducation. The Cochrane
Collaboration (2013) concluded that the trials with adequate randomisation
did not find an effect of mammography screening on total cancer mortality,
including breast cancer, after 10 years. The authors of this Cochrane
review write: If we assume that screening reduces breast cancer mortality
by 15% and that overdiagnosis and overtreatment is at 30%, it means that
for every 2000 women invited for screening throughout 10 years, one will
avoid dying of breast cancer and 10 healthy women, who would not have been
diagnosed if there had not been screening, will be treated unnecessarily.
Furthermore, more than 200 women will experience important psychological
distress including anxiety and uncertainty for years because of false
positive findings. The authors conclude that the time has come to re-assess
whether universal mammography screening should be recommended for any age
group. They thus state that universal screening may not be reasonable. The
Nordic Cochrane Collection, which in 2012 reviews updated research to state
that advances in diagnosis and treatment make mammography screening less
effective today. They state screening is “no longer effective.” They
conclude that “it therefore no longer seems reasonable to attend” for
breast cancer screening at any age, and warn of misleading information on
the internet.
Mammography has a false-negative (missed cancer) rate of at least 10
percent. This is partly due to dense tissues obscuring the cancer and the
fact that the appearance of cancer on mammograms has a large overlap with
the appearance of normal tissues. A meta-analysis review of programs in
countries with organized screening found 52% over-diagnosis'.
* 'Global Iodine Deficiency Disorder Day'. From Wikipedia: 'Iodine
deficiency is a lack of the trace element iodine. It may result in goiter
(so-called endemic goiter), as well as cretinism, which results in
developmental delays and other health problems. Iodine deficiency is an
important public health issue as it is a preventable cause of intellectual
disability'.
- From Wikipedia (Iodine deficiency):
'Iodine deficiency is a lack of the trace element iodine, an essential
nutrient in the diet. It may result in a goiter, sometimes as an endemic
goiter as well as cretinism due to untreated congenital hypothyroidism,
which results in developmental delays and other health problems. Iodine
deficiency is an important public health issue as it is a preventable cause
of intellectual disability.
Iodine is an essential dietary mineral the thyroid hormones thyroxine and
triiodothyronine contain iodine. In areas where there is little iodine in
the diet, typically remote inland areas where no marine foods are eaten,
iodine deficiency is common. It is also common in mountainous regions of
the world where food is grown in iodine-poor soil.
Prevention includes adding small amounts of iodine to table salt, a product
known as iodized salt. Iodine compounds have also been added to other
foodstuffs, such as flour, water and milk, in areas of deficiency. Seafood
is also a well known source of iodine.
Iodine deficiency resulting in goiter occurs in 187 million people globally
as of 2010 (2.7% of the population). It resulted in 2700 deaths in 2013 up
from 2100 deaths in 1990'.
* 'Loud Shirt Day'. Support for deaf kids in Australia. Since 1992 by Hear
and Say .
o Animal and Pet:
* 'National Reptile Awareness Day'. A day of awareness and the
understanding of their worth and disappearing habit. .
o Other:
* 'Apple Day in the UK'. Promotes local produce.
- From Wikipedia (Apple Day):
'Apple Day is an annual celebration of apples and orchards, held in
October. It is celebrated mainly in the United Kingdom. It traditionally
falls on October 21, the date of the first such event in 1990, but events
are held throughout the month. It is commonly a weekend event, usually
taking place on the Saturday and Sunday closest to 30 October.
Apple Day events can be large or small, from apple games in a garden to
large village fairs with cookery demonstrations, games, apple
identification, juice and cider, gardening advice, and the sale of many
hundreds of apple varieties'.
<> Historical events on October 21
* 'In 1824, Joseph Aspdin patents Portland cement. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Portland cement is the most common type of cement in
general use around the world, used as a basic ingredient of concrete,
mortar, stucco, and most non-speciality grout. It was developed from other
types of hydraulic lime in England in the mid 19th century and usually
originates from limestone. It is a fine powder produced by heating
materials in a kiln to form what is called clinker, grinding the clinker,
and adding small amounts of other materials. Several types of Portland
cement are available, with the most common being called ordinary Portland
cement (OPC) which is grey in color, but a white Portland cement is also
available.
Portland cement is caustic, so it can cause chemical burns. The powder can
cause irritation or, with severe exposure, lung cancer and can contain some
hazardous components such as crystalline silica and hexavalent chromium.
Environmental concerns are the high energy consumption required to mine,
manufacture, and transport the cement and the related air pollution,
including the release of greenhouse gases (e.g., carbon dioxide), dioxin,
NOx, SO2, and particulates.
The low cost and widespread availability of the limestone, shales, and
other naturally occurring materials used in Portland cement make it one of
the lowest-cost materials widely used over the last century throughout the
world. Concrete produced from Portland cement is one of the most versatile
construction materials available in the world.
Portland cement was developed from natural cements made in Britain
beginning in the middle of the 18th century. Its name is derived from its
similarity to Portland stone, a type of building stone quarried on the Isle
of Portland in Dorset, England.
The development of modern Portland cement (sometimes called ordinary or
normal Portland cement) began in 1756 when John Smeaton experimented with
combinations of different limestones and additives, including trass and
pozzolanas, relating to the planned construction of a lighthouse now known
as Smeaton's Tower. In the late 18th century, Roman cement was developed
and patented in 1796 by James Parker Roman cement quickly became popular,
but was largely replaced by Portland cement in the 1850s. In 1811 James
Frost produced a cement he called British cement. James Frost is reported
to have erected a manufactory for making of an artificial cement in 1826.
In 1843, Aspdin's son William improved their cement, which was initially
called Patent Portland cement, although he had no patent. In 1818, French
engineer Louis Vicat invented an artificial hydraulic lime considered the
principal forerunner of Portland cement and .. Edgar Dobbs of Southwark
patented a cement of this kind in 1811. Portland cement was used by Joseph
Aspdin in his cement patent in 1824 because of the cements' resemblance to
Portland stone. The name Portland cement is also recorded in a directory
published in 1823 being associated with a William Lockwood, a Dave Stewart,
and possibly others. However, Aspdins' cement was nothing like modern
Portland cement but was a first step in the development of modern Portland
cement, called a 'proto-Portland cement'. William Aspdin had left his
father's company and in his cement manufacturing apparently accidentally
produced calcium silicates in the 1840s, a middle step in the development
of Portland cement. In 1848, William Aspdin further improved his cement in
1853, he moved to Germany, where he was involved in cement making. William
Aspdin made what could be called 'meso-Portland cement' (a mix of Portland
cement and hydraulic lime). Isaac Charles Johnson further refined the
production of 'meso-Portland cement' (middle stage of development) and
claimed to be the real father of Portland cement. John Grant of the
Metropolitan Board of Works in 1859 set out requirements for cement to be
used in the London sewer project. This became a specification for Portland
cement. The next development with the manufacture of Portland cement was
the introduction of the rotary kiln patented by German Friedrich Hoffmann
called a Hoffmann kiln for brick making in 1858 and then Frederick Ransome
in 1885 (U.K.) and 1886 (U.S.) which allowed a stronger, more homogeneous
mixture and a continuous manufacturing process. The Hoffman endless kiln
which gave perfect control over combustion was tested in 1860 and showed
the process produced a better grade of cement. This cement was made at the
Portland Cementfabrik Stern at Stettin, which was the first to use a
Hoffman kiln. It is thought that the first modern Portland cement was made
there. The Association of German Cement Manufacturers issued a standard on
Portland cement in 1878.
Portland cement had been imported into the United States from Germany and
England and in the 1870s and 1880s it was being produced by Eagle Portland
cement near Kalamazoo, Michigan, and in 1875 the first Portland cement was
produced by Coplay Cement Company under the direction of David O. Saylor in
Coplay, Pennsylvania. By the early 20th century American-made Portland
cement had displaced most of the imported Portland cement'.
* 'In 1854, Florence Nightingale and a staff of 38 nurses are sent to the
Crimean War. .
- From Wikipedia: Florence Nightingale, OM, RRC 12 May 1820 – 13 August
1910) was an English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of
modern nursing.
She came to prominence while serving as a manager of nurses trained by her
during the Crimean War, where she organised the tending to wounded
soldiers. She gave nursing a highly favourable reputation and became an
icon of Victorian culture, especially in the persona of The Lady with the
Lamp making rounds of wounded soldiers at night.
'Florence Nightingale's most famous contribution came during the Crimean
War, which became her central focus when reports got back to Britain about
the horrific conditions for the wounded. On 21 October 1854, she and the
staff of 38 women volunteer nurses that she trained, including her aunt Mai
Smith, and 15 Catholic nuns (mobilised by Henry Edward Manning) were sent
(under the authorisation of Sidney Herbert) to the Ottoman Empire.
Nightingale was assisted in Paris by her friend Mary Clarke. They were
deployed about 295 nautical miles (546 km 339 mi) across the Black Sea from
Balaklava in the Crimea, where the main British camp was based'.
* 'In 1879 Thomas Edison invents a workable electric light bulb at his
laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J. which was tested the next day and lasted
13.5 hours. This would be the invention of the first 'commercially
practical' incandescent light bulb, not the world's first incandescent
light bulb.
- From Wikipedia:In 1878 Edison began working on a system of electrical
illumination, something he hoped could compete with gas and oil based
lighting. He began by tackling the problem of creating a long lasting
incandescent lamp, something that would be needed for indoor use. Many
earlier inventors had previously devised incandescent lamps, including
Alessandro Volta's demonstration of a glowing wire in 1800 and inventions
by Henry Woodward and Mathew Evans. Others who developed early and
commercially impractical incandescent electric lamps included Humphry Davy,
James Bowman Lindsay, Moses G. Farmer, William E. Sawyer, Joseph Swan and
Heinrich Göbel. Some of these early bulbs had such flaws as an extremely
short life, high expense to produce, and high electric current drawn,
making them difficult to apply on a large scale commercially.:217–218
Edison realized that in order to keep the thickness of the copper wire
needed to connect a series of electric lights to an economically manageable
size he would have to come up with a lamp that would draw a low amount of
current. This meant the lamp would have to have a high resistance and run
at a relatively low voltage (around 110 volts). After many experiments,
first with carbon filaments and then with platinum and other metals, in the
end Edison returned to a carbon filament. The first successful test was on
October 22, 1879:186 it lasted 13.5 hours. Edison continued to improve this
design and by November 4, 1879, filed for U.S. patent 223,898 (granted on
January 27, 1880) for an electric lamp using a carbon filament or strip
coiled and connected to platina contact wires This was the first
commercially practical incandescent light.
Although the patent described several ways of creating the carbon filament
including cotton and linen thread, wood splints, papers coiled in various
ways, it was not until several months after the patent was granted that
Edison and his team discovered a carbonized bamboo filament that could last
over 1,200 hours. The idea of using this particular raw material originated
from Edison's recalling his examination of a few threads from a bamboo
fishing pole while relaxing on the shore of Battle Lake in the present-day
state of Wyoming, where he and other members of a scientific team had
traveled so that they could clearly observe a total eclipse of the sun on
July 29, 1878, from the Continental Divide'.
* 'In 1892, The World's Columbian Exposition (or, Chicago World's Fair)
opens in Chicago. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The World's Columbian Exposition (the official shortened
name for the World's Fair: Columbian Exposition, also known as The Chicago
World's Fair and Chicago Columbian Exposition) was a world's fair held in
Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher
Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. The iconic centerpiece of the
Fair, the large water pool, represented the long voyage Columbus took to
the New World. Chicago bested New York City Washington, D.C. and St. Louis
for the honor of hosting the fair. The Exposition was an influential social
and cultural event and had a profound effect on architecture, sanitation,
the arts, Chicago's self-image, and American industrial optimism.
The layout of the Chicago Columbian Exposition was, in large part, designed
by John Wellborn Root, Daniel Burnham and Frederick Law Olmsted. It was the
prototype of what Burnham and his colleagues thought a city should be. It
was designed to follow Beaux Arts principles of design, namely French
neoclassical architecture principles based on symmetry, balance, and
splendor. Many prominent architects designed its 14 great buildings Artists
and musicians were featured in exhibits and many also made depictions and
works of art inspired by the exposition.
The exposition covered more than 600 acres (2.4 km2), featuring nearly 200
new (but purposely temporary) buildings of predominantly neoclassical
architecture, canals and lagoons, and people and cultures from 46
countries. More than 27 million people attended the exposition during its
six-month run. Its scale and grandeur far exceeded the other world's fairs,
and it became a symbol of the emerging American Exceptionalism, much in the
same way that the Great Exhibition became a symbol of the Victorian era
United Kingdom.
Dedication ceremonies for the fair were held on October 21, 1892, but the
fairgrounds were not actually opened to the public until May 1, 1893. The
fair continued until October 30, 1893. In addition to recognizing the 400th
anniversary of the discovery of the New World by Europeans, the fair also
served to show the world that Chicago had risen from the ashes of the Great
Chicago Fire, which had destroyed much of the city in 1871.
On October 9, 1893, the day designated as Chicago Day, the fair set a world
record for outdoor event attendance, drawing 751,026 people. The debt for
the fair was soon paid off with a check for $1.5 million (equivalent to
$39,505,556 in 2015). Chicago has commemorated the fair with one of the
stars on its municipal flag'.
* 'In 1921, Silent movie, The Sheik, starring Rudolph Valentino, premieres.
- From Wikipedia: 'The Sheik is a 1921 American silent romantic drama film
produced by Famous Players-Lasky, directed by George Melford and starring
Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres, and featuring Adolphe Menjou. It was
based on the bestselling romance novel of the same name by Edith Maude Hull
and was adapted for the screen by Monte M. Katterjohn. The film was box
office hit and helped propel Valentino to stardom.
In the sequel The Son of the Sheik, Valentino played both the Sheik and his
son, while Ayres reprised her role.
In the North African town of Biskra, headstrong Lady Diana Mayo (Agnes
Ayres) refuses a marriage proposal because she believes it would be the end
of her independence. Against her brother's wishes, she is planning a
month-long trip into the desert escorted only by natives.
When Diana goes to the local casino, she is informed it has been
appropriated for the evening by an important Sheik, and that none but Arabs
may enter. Annoyed at being told what she cannot do, and her curiosity
piqued, Diana borrows an Arab dancer's costume and sneaks in. Inside, she
finds men gambling for new wives. When she is selected to be the next
prize, she resists. Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan (Rudolph Valentino) intervenes,
then realizes she is white. Amused, he sends her away. Afterward, Mustapha
Ali (Charles Brinley) informs the Sheik she is the woman he has been hired
to guide tomorrow. The Sheik hatches a plan. Early the next morning, he
sneaks into her room and tampers with the bullets in her revolver as she is
sleeping.
As her brother leaves her to her desert excursion, she assures him he will
see her in London next month. The Sheik and his men come upon Diana riding
alone. She tries to flee while shooting at the Sheik, but he easily
captures her. Back at his encampment, he orders her about. She is unused to
such treatment, but the Sheik tells her she will learn and demands she
dress like a woman (she is wearing pants) for dinner.
Diana tries again to escape, this time into a raging sand storm. The Sheik
saves her from certain death, and tells her she will learn to love him.
Later, he finds Diana alone in her quarters weeping. The Sheik considers
forcing himself upon her, but decides against it and calls for a serving
girl, Zilah (Ruth Miller). Zilah heads over to where Diana is, and offers
her a hug. Diana accepts, and pours out her tears in Zilah's arms.
After a week, the Sheik is delighted by the news that his close friend from
his days in Paris, where he was educated, is coming for a visit. Diana is
dismayed at the thought of being seen in Arab dress by a Westerner, but the
Sheik does not understand her shame. He does, however, return her gowns
before his friend comes so she can wear them to dinner. When she is
introduced to writer and doctor Raoul St. Hubert (Adolphe Menjou), Diana's
spirit is nearly broken. He befriends her and reprimands the Sheik for his
callous treatment of her. The Sheik returns her Western clothing, though he
refuses to release her.
When Raoul is called away to tend to an injured man, Diana shows concern
that it might be the Sheik. Seeing this from hiding, the Sheik is elated
that she may be warming up to him at last. He gives Diana her gun back,
telling her he trusts her.
Diana is allowed to go into the desert under the watchful eye of the
Sheik's French valet Gaston (Lucien Littlefield). She escapes. Making her
way across the sands, she spots a caravan, unaware that it belongs to the
bandit Omair (Walter Long). Fortunately, the Sheik and his men reach her
first.
The Sheik reveals to Raoul he is in love with Diana his friend convinces
him to let her go. Meanwhile, Diana is allowed out once more. She playfully
writes I love you Ahmed in the sand. Then Omair's band captures her,
killing her guards and leaving the wounded Gaston for dead.
When the Sheik goes looking for Diana, he sees her message, then learns
from Gaston who has abducted her. He gathers his men to attack Omair's
stronghold. Omair tries to force himself on Diana, but is almost stabbed by
one of his women. Then the Sheik and his men sweep in. After a long fight,
the Sheik kills Omair, but is himself gravely injured.
Raoul tends to him and tells Diana he has a chance. She sits and holds the
Sheik's hand. When she remarks that his hand is big for an Arab, Raoul
reveals that the Sheik is not one. His father was British and his mother
Spanish. They died in the desert, and their child was rescued and raised by
the old Sheik when the old man died, Ahmed returned to rule the tribe. When
Ahmed wakes up, Diana confesses her love'.
* 'In 1957, The movie, Jailhouse Rock starring Elvis Presley opens. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Jailhouse Rock is a 1957 American musical drama film
directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, and
Mickey Shaughnessy. Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and dramatized
by Guy Trosper from a story written by Nedrick Young, the film is about a
young man sentenced to prison for manslaughter who is mentored in music by
his prison cellmate who realizes his musical abilities. After his release
from jail, while looking for a job as a club singer, the young man meets a
musical promoter who helps him launch his career. As he develops his
musical abilities and becomes a star, his self-centered personality begins
to affect his relationships.
The wife of producer Pandro S. Berman convinced him to create a film with
Presley in the last role. Berman delegated the casting to Benny Thau, head
of the studio and Abraham Lastfogel, the then president of William Morris
Agency. Berman hired Richard Thorpe, who was known for shooting productions
quickly. The production of Jailhouse Rock began on May 13, 1957, and
concluded on June 17 of that year. The dance sequence to the film's title
song Jailhouse Rock is often cited as Presley's greatest moment on screen
Before pre-production began, songwriters Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber were
commissioned to integrate the film's soundtrack. In April, Leiber and
Stoller were called for a meeting in New York City to show the progress of
the repertoire. The writers, who had not produced any material, toured the
city and were confronted in a hotel room by Jean Aberbach, who locked them
into their hotel room by blocking the hotel room door with a sofa until
they wrote the material. Presley recorded the soundtrack at Radio Recorders
in Hollywood on April 30 and May 3, with an additional session at the MGM
Soundstage on May 9. During post-production, the songs were dubbed into the
films scenes, in which Presley mimed the lyrics.
Jailhouse Rock premiered on October 17, 1957 in Memphis, Tennessee and was
released nationwide on November 8, 1957. It peaked at number 3 on the
Variety box office chart, and reached number 14 in the year's box office
totals, grossing $4 million. Jailhouse Rock earned mixed reviews, with most
of the negative reception directed towards Presley's persona. In 2004, the
film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry'.
* 'In 1983, The metre is defined at the seventeenth General Conference on
Weights and Measures as the distance light travels sin a vacuum in
1/299,792,458 of a second. This is the current definition, having been
defined in several times previously. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The metre, or meter (American spelling), (from the Greek
noun for measure) is the base unit of length in the International System of
Units (SI). The SI unit symbol is m. The metre is defined as the distance
travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds.
The metre was originally defined in 1793 as one ten-millionth of the
distance from the equator to the North Pole. In 1799, it was redefined in
terms of a prototype metre bar (the actual bar used was changed in 1889 and
1927). In 1960, the metre was redefined in terms of a certain number of
wavelengths of a certain emission line of krypton-86. In 1983, the current
definition was adopted.
The imperial inch is defined as 0.0254 metres (2.54 centimetres or 25.4
millimetres). One metre is about 39 3/8 inches longer than a yard, i.e.
about 39 3/8 inches'.
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October is:
October origin (from Wikipedia): October is the tenth month of the year
in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with a
length of 31 days. The eighth month in the old Roman calendar, October
retained its name (from the Greek meaning 'eight') after January
and February were inserted into the calendar that had originally been
created by the Romans.
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October is commonly associated with the season of autumn in the Northern
hemisphere and spring in the Southern hemisphere, where it is the seasonal
equivalent to April in the Northern hemisphere and vice versa.
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