<> Tomorrow's food holidays(s):
* 'National Deep Fried Clams Day'.
- From Wikipedia (Fried clams):
'Fried clams are an iconic food, to New England what barbecue is to the
South They tend to be served at seaside clam shacks (roadside restaurants).
Clam rolls are fried clams served in a hot dog bun. Tartar sauce is the
usual condiment.
The clams are dipped in evaporated milk, and coated with a combination of
regular, corn, and/or pastry flour. Then the coated clams are fried in
canola oil or soybean oil, or lard.
The usual variant in New England is made from whole soft-shell clams, known
as clams with bellies these include the clam's gastrointestinal tract and
have a fuller flavor. Some restaurants remove the clam's chewy siphon,
called the neck.
Outside New England, clam strips, made of sliced parts of Atlantic surf
clams, are more common.
Fried clams are mentioned as early as 1840, and are listed on an 1865 menu
from the Parker House hotel. How exactly they were prepared is unclear the
1865 menu offers both oysters—fried and oysters—fried in batter, but only
fried clams
The modern deep-fried, breaded version is generally credited to Lawrence
Henry Chubby Woodman from Essex, Massachusetts. He is said to have created
the first batch on July 3, 1916, in his small roadside restaurant, now
Woodman's of Essex. One of his specialties was potato chips, so he had
large vats for deep-frying. He used the clams, which he had collected
himself from the mud flats of the Essex River located close to his home.
Later, Thomas Soffron, of Soffron Brothers Clam Co., based in Ipswich,
Massachusetts, created clam strips, which are made from the foot of
hard-shelled sea clams. He sold these to Howard Johnson's in an exclusive
deal, and as the chain expanded, they became popular throughout the
country'.
[The Hankster says] Actually deep fried is the only way I like them.
* 'National Vinegar Day'.
- From Wikipedia (Vinegar):
'Vinegar is a liquid consisting of about 5–20% acetic acid (CH3COOH),
water, and other trace chemicals, which may include flavorings. The acetic
acid is produced by the fermentation of ethanol by acetic acid bacteria.
Vinegar is now mainly used as a cooking ingredient, or in pickling. As the
most easily manufactured mild acid, it has historically had a great variety
of industrial, medical, and domestic uses, some of which (such as its use
as a general household cleaner) are still commonly practiced today.
Commercial vinegar is produced either by fast or slow fermentation
processes. In general, slow methods are used with traditional vinegars, and
fermentation proceeds slowly over the course of months or a year. The
longer fermentation period allows for the accumulation of a nontoxic slime
composed of acetic acid bacteria. Fast methods add mother of vinegar
(bacterial culture) to the source liquid before adding air to oxygenate and
promote the fastest fermentation. In fast production processes, vinegar may
be produced in 20 hours to three days'.
[The Hankster says] What would we do without pickles, sauerkraut and vinaigrette salid dressing.
<> Other holidays / celebrations
* 'National Family Literacy Day'.
Kicks off National Family Literacy Month
- From Wikipedia (Family literacy):
'Family literacy is a method of education. Relatively new, family literacy
is being put into practice in the United States, Canada, and South Africa.
The roots of family literacy as an educational method come from the belief
that “the parent is the child’s first teacher.” Studies have demonstrated
that adults who have a higher level of education tend to not only become
productive citizens with enhanced social and economic capacity in society,
but their children are more likely to be successful in school. Literate
parents are better able to support the learning of their children.
Establishing family literacy programs is the most effective strategy to
increase parental involvement and literacy development. The purpose of
parental literacy curriculum is to increase students’ academic achievement.
When family literacy programs are established parents become advocates for
their child’s literacy. Simultaneously students’ literacy excels as parents
become empowered. When parents are empowered they become active lifelong
participants in their child’s education'.
[The Hankster says] Don't leave education entirely to the schools.
* 'National Authors’ Day'.
Started by Nellie Verne Burt McPhersonin 1928. The idea is to write and
thank an author as she did. Since 1949 by The United States Department of
Commerce.
[The Hankster says] I hope posts apply.
* 'World Vegan Day'.
- From Wikipedia (World Vegan Day):
'World Vegan Day is an annual event celebrated by vegans around the world
on 1 November. It was established in 1994 by Louise Wallis, who was then
Chair of The Vegan Society, United Kingdom, to commemorate its 50th
anniversary and in 2014 the 70th anniversary of the terms 'vegan' and
'veganism' and the establishment of The Vegan Society.
Vegans around the world come together to celebrate the benefits of veganism
for human health, animals and the environment. They hold street stalls
about veganism, host vegan potluck events and plant memorial trees for
World Vegan Day
Speaking in 2011 Louise Wallis said: We knew the Society had been founded
in November 1944 but didn’t know the exact date, so I decided to go for 1
November, partly because I liked the idea of this date coinciding with
Samhain/Halloween and the Day of the Dead - traditional times for feasting
and celebration, both apt and auspicious'.
* 'Extra Mile Day'.
By the Extra Mile America (nonprofit organization. Created in 2009 by Shawn
Anderson. It encourages an active full life style.
[The Hankster says] When you can go that extra mile for someoneelse, remember that you can take advantage of the process yourself.
* 'Give Up Your Shoulds Day'.
A day to ease stress by giving up some of your "shoulds".
<> Awareness / Observances:
o Health
* 'International Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Awareness Day'.
- From Wikipedia (Lennox–Gastaut syndrome):
'Lennox–Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a difficult-to-treat form of
childhood-onset epilepsy that most often appears between the second and
sixth year of life. LGS is characterized by a triad of signs including
frequent seizures of multiple types, an abnormal EEG pattern of less than
2.5 Hz slow spike wave activity, and moderate to severe intellectual
impairment'.
* 'National Brush Day'. Since 2013. On the day after Halloween. It focuses
on children's oral care.
o Animal and Pet:
* 'National Cook for Your Pets Day'.
<> Historical events on November 1
* 'In 1848, In Boston, Massachusetts, the first medical school for women,
The Boston Female Medical School (which later merged with the Boston
University School of Medicine), opens. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) is one of
the graduate schools of Boston University. Founded in 1848, the medical
school holds the unique distinction as the first institution in the world
to formally educate female physicians. Originally known as the New England
Female Medical College, it was subsequently renamed BUSM in 1873. It is
notably also the first medical school in the United States to award an M.D.
degree to an African-American woman in 1864.
The New England Female Medical College was the first institution to
medically train women, founded in 1848. The institution was reformed and
renamed in 1873 when Boston University merged with the New England Female
Medical College. Upon the renaming, BUSM continued its progressive
tradition of medical education for both men and women, and for all races
and ethnicities'.
* 'In 1867, The Magazine, Harper's Bazaar publishes for the first time. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Harper's Bazaar is an American women's fashion magazine,
first published in 1867. Harper's Bazaar is published by Hearst and, as a
magazine, considers itself to be the style resource for women who are the
first to buy the best, from casual to couture.
Aimed at members of the upper-middle and upper classes, Bazaar assembles
photographers, artists, designers and writers to deliver perspectives into
the world of fashion, beauty and popular culture on a monthly basis.
When Harper's Bazaar began publication, it was a weekly magazine catering
to women in the middle and upper classes. It showcased fashion from Germany
and Paris in a newspaper-design format. It was not until 1901 that Harper's
moved to a monthly issued magazine which it maintains today. Now Harper's
Bazaar is owned and operated by the Hearst Corporation in the U.S. and The
National Magazine Company in the U.K. Hearst purchased the magazine in
1913.
Harper and Brothers founded the magazine. This company also gave birth to
Harper's Magazine and HarperCollins Publishing.
Glenda Bailey is the editor-in-chief of U.S. edition of Harper's Bazaar'.
* 'In 1870, The US Weather Bureau is founded. .
- From Wikipedia: 'In 1870, the Weather Bureau of the United States was
established through a joint resolution of Congress signed by President
Ulysses S. Grant with a mission to 'provide for taking meteorological
observations at the military stations in the interior of the continent and
at other points in the States and Territories...and for giving notice on
the northern (Great) Lakes and on the seacoast by magnetic telegraph and
marine signals, of the approach and force of storms.' The agency was placed
under the Secretary of War as Congress felt 'military discipline would
probably secure the greatest promptness, regularity, and accuracy in the
required observations.' Within the Department of War, it was assigned to
the U.S. Army Signal Service under Brigadier General Albert J. Myer.
General Myer gave the National Weather Service its first name: The Division
of Telegrams and Reports for the Benefit of Commerce. .
* 'In 1931, Dupont introduces synthetic rubber (Neoprene). .
- From Wikipedia: 'Neoprene was invented by DuPont scientists on April 17,
1930 after Dr Elmer K. Bolton of DuPont attended a lecture by Fr Julius
Arthur Nieuwland, a professor of chemistry at the University of Notre Dame.
Nieuwland's research was focused on acetylene chemistry and during the
course of his work he produced divinyl acetylene, a jelly that firms into
an elastic compound similar to rubber when passed over sulfur dichloride.
After DuPont purchased the patent rights from the university, Wallace
Carothers of DuPont took over commercial development of Nieuwland's
discovery in collaboration with Nieuwland himself. Arnold Collins at DuPont
focused on monovinyl acetylene and reacted the substance with hydrogen
chloride gas, manufacturing chloroprene.
DuPont first marketed the compound in 1931 under the trade name DuPrene,
but its commercial possibilities were limited by the original manufacturing
process, which left the product with a foul odor. A new process was
developed, which eliminated the odor-causing byproducts and halved
production costs, and the company began selling the material to
manufacturers of finished end-products. To prevent shoddy manufacturers
from harming the product's reputation, the trademark DuPrene was restricted
to apply only to the material sold by DuPont. Since the company itself did
not manufacture any DuPrene-containing end products, the trademark was
dropped in 1937 and replaced with a generic name, neoprene, in an attempt
to signify that the material is an ingredient, not a finished consumer
product DuPont then worked extensively to generate demand for its product,
implementing a marketing strategy that included publishing its own
technical journal, which extensively publicized neoprene's uses as well as
advertising other companies' neoprene-based products. By 1939, sales of
neoprene were generating profits over $300,000 for the company (equivalent
to $5,112,201 in 2015)'.
* 'In 1897, The first Library of Congress building opens its doors to the
public. The Library had been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in
the U.S. Capitol. .
- From Wikipedia: 'James Madison is credited with the idea for creating a
congressional library, first making such a proposition in 1783. The Library
of Congress was established April 24, 1800, when President John Adams
signed an act of Congress providing for the transfer of the seat of
government from Philadelphia to the new capital city of Washington. Part of
the legislation appropriated $5,000 for the purchase of such books as may
be necessary for the use of Congress ..., and for fitting up a suitable
apartment for containing them.... Books were ordered from London and the
collection, consisting of 740 books and 3 maps, was housed in the new
Capitol. As president, Thomas Jefferson played an important role in
establishing the structure of the Library of Congress. On January 26, 1802,
he signed a bill that allowed the president to appoint an overseer of the
Library of Congress and for the establishment of a Joint Committee on the
Library to regulate and oversee the Library. The new law also extended to
the president and vice president the ability to borrow books. In the midst
of the War of 1812, invading British Regulars led a Burning of Washington
in August 1814, including the Capitol, and destroyed the Library of
Congress and its collection of 3,000 volumes. One of the only congressional
volumes to have survived was a government account book of receipts and
expenditures for the year 1810. It was taken as a souvenir by a British
Commander whose family later returned it to the United States government.
Within a month, former president Jefferson offered to sell his personal
library as a replacement. Jefferson had spent 50 years accumulating a wide
variety of books, in several languages, in many subjects (philosophy,
science, literature, architecture, law, religion, and mathematics) and
other topics not normally viewed as part of a legislative library, such as
cookbooks, writing that: I do not know that it contains any branch of
science which Congress would wish to exclude from their collection there
is, in fact, no subject to which a Member of Congress may not have occasion
to refer In January 1815, Congress accepted Jefferson's offer,
appropriating $23,950 to purchase his 6,487 books. Jefferson's collection
was unique in that it was a working collection of a scholar, not a
gentleman's collection for display. Jefferson's original collection was
organized into a scheme based on Francis Bacon's organization of knowledge.
Specifically, he grouped his books into Memory, Reason, and Imagination,
which broke down into 44 more subdivisions. The Library followed
Jefferson's organization scheme until the late 19th century, when librarian
Herbert Putnam began work on a more flexible Library of Congress
Classification structure that now applies to more than 138 million items.
In 1851, a fire destroyed two thirds of the Jefferson collection, with only
2,000 books remaining. In 2008, after working for ten years, the librarians
at the Library of Congress had found replacements for all but 300 of the
works that were in Jefferson's original collection'.
* 'In 1911, The first dropping of a bomb from an aircraft in combat, during
the Italo-Turkish War occurs.
- From Wikipedia: '... avotti dropped four grenades on Taguira and Ain Zara
in history's first aerial bombing'. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Between 1911 and 1912, over 1,000 Somalis from
Mogadishu, the then capital of Italian Somaliland, served as combat units
along with Eritrean and Italian soldiers in the Italo-Turkish War. Most of
the troops stationed never returned home until they were transferred back
to Italian Somaliland in preparation for the invasion of Ethiopia in 1935.
The first disembarkation of Italian troops occurred on October 10. The
Italian contingent of 20,000 troops was deemed sufficient to accomplish the
conquest at the time. Tobruk, Derna and Khoms were easily conquered, but
the same was not true for Benghazi. The first true setback for the Italian
troops happened on October 23, when poor placement of the troops near
Tripoli led them to be almost completely encircled by more mobile Arab
cavalry, backed by some Turkish regular units. The attack was portrayed as
a simple revolt by the Italian press, but it nearly annihilated much of the
small Italian expeditionary corps.
The corps was consequently enlarged to 100,000 men who had to face 20,000
Arabs and 8,000 Turks. The war turned into one of position. Even some of
the earliest examples of utilisation in modern warfare of armoured cars and
air power by the Italian forces had little effect on the initial outcome.
However, the war was notable for the first military use of heavier than air
craft. Capitano Carlo Piazza flew the first military reconnaissance flight
on 23 October 1911. A week later, Sottotenente Giulio Gavotti dropped four
grenades on Taguira and Ain Zara in history's first aerial bombing'.
* 'In 1941, FDR puts the Coast Guard under control of the Navy. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch of the
United States Armed Forces and one of the country's seven uniformed
services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service
unique among the U.S. military branches for having a maritime law
enforcement mission (with jurisdiction in both domestic and international
waters) and a federal regulatory agency mission as part of its mission set.
It operates under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security during
peacetime, and can be transferred to the U.S. Department of the Navy by the
U.S. President at any time, or by the U.S. Congress during times of war.
This has happened twice, in 1917, during World War I, and in 1941, during
World War II.
Created by Congress on 4 August 1790 at the request of Alexander Hamilton
as the Revenue Marine, it is the oldest continuous seagoing service of the
United States. As Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton headed the Revenue
Marine, whose original purpose was as the collector of customs duties in
the nation's seaports. By the 1860s, the service was known as the U.S.
Revenue Cutter Service and the term Revenue Marine gradually fell into
disuse.
The modern Coast Guard was formed by a merger of the Revenue Cutter Service
and the U.S. Life-Saving Service on 28 January 1915, under the U.S.
Department of the Treasury. As one of the country's five armed services,
the Coast Guard has been involved in every U.S. war from 1790 to the Iraq
War and the War in Afghanistan. As of 2012 the Coast Guard had
approximately 42,000 men and women on active duty, 7,900 reservists, 32,000
auxiliarists, and 8,700 full-time civilian employees. In terms of size, the
U.S. Coast Guard by itself is the world's 12th largest naval force.
The Coast Guard's legal authority differs from the other four armed
services, as it operates simultaneously under Title 10 of the U.S. Code and
its other organic authorities, such as Titles 6, 14, 19, 33, and 46.
Because of its legal authority, the Coast Guard can conduct military
operations under the U.S. Department of Defense or directly for the
President in accordance with Title 14 USC 1–3. The Coast Guard's enduring
roles are maritime safety, security, and stewardship. To carry out those
roles, it has 11 statutory missions as defined in 6 U.S.C. § 468 , which
include enforcing U.S. law in the world's largest exclusive economic zone
of 3.4 million square miles (8,800,000 km2). The Coast Guard's motto is the
Latin phrase, Semper Paratus (English: Always ready)'.
* 'In 1968, The Motion Picture Association of America's film rating system
is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The Motion Picture Association of America's (MPAA)
film-rating system is used in the United States and its territories to rate
a film's suitability for certain audiences, based on its content. The MPAA
rating system is a voluntary scheme that is not enforced by law films can
be exhibited without a rating, though many theaters refuse to exhibit
non-rated or NC-17 rated films. Non-members of MPAA may also submit films
for rating. Other media (such as television programs and video games) may
be rated by other entities. The MPAA rating system is one of various motion
picture rating systems that are used to help parents decide what films are
appropriate for their children.
The MPAA's rating system is administered by the Classification and Ratings
Administration (CARA), an independent division of the MPAA'.
* 'In 1982, Honda is the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in
the United States. .
* 'In 1985, Microsoft launched Microsoft Windows for the first time. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The history of Windows dates back to September 1981,
when Chase Bishop, a computer scientist, designed the first model of an
electronic device and project Interface Manager was started. It was
announced in November 1983 (after the Apple Lisa, but before the Macintosh)
under the name Windows, but Windows 1.0 was not released until November
1985. Windows 1.0 was to compete with Apple's operating system, but
achieved little popularity. Windows 1.0 is not a complete operating system
rather, it extends MS-DOS. The shell of Windows 1.0 is a program known as
the MS-DOS Executive. Components included Calculator, Calendar, Cardfile,
Clipboard viewer, Clock, Control Panel, Notepad, Paint, Reversi, Terminal
and Write. Windows 1.0 does not allow overlapping windows. Instead all
windows are tiled. Only modal dialog boxes may appear over other windows.
Windows 2.0 was released in December 1987, and was more popular than its
predecessor. It features several improvements to the user interface and
memory management. Windows 2.03 changed the OS from tiled windows to
overlapping windows. The result of this change led to Apple Computer filing
a suit against Microsoft alleging infringement on Apple's copyrights.
Windows 2.0 also introduced more sophisticated keyboard shortcuts and could
make use of expanded memory.
Windows 2.1 was released in two different versions: Windows/286 and
Windows/386. Windows/386 uses the virtual 8086 mode of the Intel 80386 to
multitask several DOS programs and the paged memory model to emulate
expanded memory using available extended memory. Windows/286, in spite of
its name, runs on both Intel 8086 and Intel 80286 processors. It runs in
real mode but can make use of the high memory area.
The early versions of Windows are often thought of as graphical shells,
mostly because they ran on top of MS-DOS and use it for file system
services. However, even the earliest Windows versions already assumed many
typical operating system functions notably, having their own executable
file format and providing their own device drivers (timer, graphics,
printer, mouse, keyboard and sound). Unlike MS-DOS, Windows allowed users
to execute multiple graphical applications at the same time, through
cooperative multitasking. Windows implemented an elaborate, segment-based,
software virtual memory scheme, which allows it to run applications larger
than available memory: code segments and resources are swapped in and
thrown away when memory became scarce data segments moved in memory when a
given application had relinquished processor control'.
* 'In 1993, European Union goes into effect. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The European Union (EU) is a politico-economic union of
28 member states that are located primarily in Europe. It has an area of
4,324,782 km2 (1,669,808 sq mi), and an estimated population of over 510
million. The EU has developed an internal single market through a
standardised system of laws that apply in all member states. EU policies
aim to ensure the free movement of people, goods, services, and capital
within the internal market, enact legislation in justice and home affairs,
and maintain common policies on trade, agriculture, fisheries, and regional
development. Within the Schengen Area, passport controls have been
abolished. A monetary union was established in 1999 and came into full
force in 2002, and is composed of 19 EU member states which use the euro
currency.
The EU operates through a hybrid system of supranational and
intergovernmental decision-making. The seven principal decision-making
bodies—known as the institutions of the European Union—are the European
Council, the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament, the
European Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the
European Central Bank, and the European Court of Auditors.
Covering 7.3% of the world population, the EU in 2016 generated a nominal
gross domestic product (GDP) of 16.477 trillion US dollars, constituting
approximately 22.2% of global nominal GDP and 16.9% when measured in terms
of purchasing power parity. Additionally, 26 out of 28 EU countries have a
very high Human Development Index, according to the United Nations
Development Programme. In 2012, the EU was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Through the Common Foreign and Security Policy, the EU has developed a role
in external relations and defence. The union maintains permanent diplomatic
missions throughout the world and represents itself at the United Nations,
the World Trade Organization, the G8, and the G-20. Because of its global
influence, the European Union has been described as a current or as a
potential superpower'.
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Monthly holiday / awareness days in November
Food
Banana Pudding Lovers Month
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month
Gluten-Free Diet Awareness Month
National Georgia Pecan Month
National Peanut Butter Lovers Month
National Pomegranate Month
Health
American and National Diabetes Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
MADD's Tie One On For Safety Holiday Campaign
National PPSI AIDS Awareness Month
National Alzheimer's Disease Month
National COPD Month
National Diabetes Month
National Family Caregivers Month
National Healthy Skin Month
National Home Care and Hospice Month
National Impotency Month
National Long-term Care Awareness Month
National PPSI Aids Awareness Month
NET Cancer Awareness Month
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
Vegan Month
Animal and Pet
Adopt A Senior Pet Month
Adopt A Turkey Month
Manatee Awareness Month
National Pet Cancer Awareness Month
Pet Diabetes Month
Other
American Indian Heritage Month
Aviation History Month
Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month
Family Stories Month
Historic Bridge Awareness Month
Military Family Appreciation Month
National Entrepreneurship Month
National Inspirational Role Models Month
National Memoir Writing Month
National Native American Heritage Month
National Family Literacy Month
National Novel Writing Month
National Runaway Prevention Month
National Scholarship Month
Picture Book Month
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Calendars and one of four months with the length of 30 days. November was
the ninth month of the ancient Roman calendar. November retained its name
(from the Latin novem meaning 'nine') when January and February were added
to the Roman calendar.
'
'November is a month of spring in the Southern Hemisphere and autumn in
the Northern Hemisphere. Therefore, November in the Southern Hemisphere
is the seasonal equivalent of May in the Northern Hemisphere and vice
versa.'
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