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[IceWizard]

Thursday 30 June 2016

National Meteor Watch Day





A meteor or “shooting star” is the visible streak of light from a heated and glowing meteoroid falling through the Earth’s atmosphere; it is also call a “shooting star”.

Legend has it that if you wished upon a shooting star the wish would come true. It is believed to have originated in Greece, when a Greek astronomer Ptolemy, around AD 127-151, wrote that the Gods occasionally, out of curiosity, peer down at the Earth from between the spheres. When this happened stars sometimes slip through the gap, becoming visible as shooting stars.

It was though that because the Gods were already looking at us, they would be more receptive to any wishes we made!

Did you know that these shooting stars are actually very small? The size of the meteoroid can vary the size of a closed fist to the size of a pebble.

Thousands of meteoroids enter the Earth’s atmosphere on a daily basis, but very few of them actually reach the surface; but when they do, they are called “meteorites.”

To celebrate Meteor Watch Day, hope for clear skies and spend some time star-gazing. Or why not find out when the next meteor shower is going to take place.

Remember if you see a shooting start make a wish, the Gods may answer it.



And

Social Media Day





Social Media Day was launched by the popular website Mashable back in 2010, and often sees fans of the site going to real life meetups.

Social media seems to be everywhere these days. Though the days of social media pioneer Myspace are now long gone, we’re constantly hearing about trending topics on Twitter, laughing at social media fails and many people are obsessive about keeping up with their Facebook news feed.

Even if Facebook and Twitter aren’t for you, there’s still blogging, Vine, Snapchat and even LinkedIn, among many others. Even businesses have recognised the value of social media for connecting with customers and selling their product, as well as quickly updating users about problems affecting their service.

Social media has become a major factor in the world. For many of us, it is how we keep up with what our friends are up to, even if they’re on the other side of the planet. It has also played a big part in world events. Twitter was used to organise protests and report on events during the Arab Spring, for example.

On a more shallow note, Twitter is a great way to keep up with what your favourite celebrities are up to – as long as they don’t just use it to Instagram pictures of their lunch!

If we’re honest, most of us use social media for less than upright purposes ourselves. We use it to show off our holidays and what adventures we have planned for the weekend.

Almost everyone presents an idealised version of themselves on social media, whether by detagging unflattering photos or implying their life is more exciting and glamorous than it really is. Never compare yourself negatively to your friends on social media as you’re only seeing what they want you to see!

[IceWizard]

Also Today in History

1859 - Charles Blondin crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope.

1921 - The Radio Corporation of America (RCA) was formed.

1936 - Margaret Mitchell's book, "Gone with the Wind," was published in New York City.

1952 - CBS-TV debuted "The Guiding Light."

1958 - Chuck Berry and the Four Lads made appearances on "Alan Freed's The Big Beat."

1962 - Los Angeles Dodger Sandy Koufax pitched his first no-hitter in a game with the New York Mets.

1978 - On "Midnight Special" Martin Mull welcomed Jethro Tull, Robert Palmer, and Flo and Eddie.

1979 - Johnny Rotten and Joan Collins were paired on TV's "Jukebox Jury."



On This Day in Music

1962 Mike Sarne and Wendy Richards were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Come Outside.' Richards went on to become a famous tv actress.

1966 The Beatles played the first of three concerts at the Nippon Budokan Hall, Japan. The concert was filmed with The Beatles wearing black suits. The following day's first performance was also filmed; with The Beatles wearing white suits. There was a strict police presence with 3,000 police observing each concert played in front of 10,000 fans.

1969 Fleetwood Mac, Pentangle and Duster Bennett all appeared at London's Royal Albert Hall 'Pop Proms.'

1973 George Harrison knocked Paul McCartney from the top of the US singles chart with 'Give Me Love, Give Me Peace On Earth'. His second US No.1, a No.8 hit in the UK was the opening track on his 1973 album Living in the Material World.

1973 Slade were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Skweeze Me Pleeze Me', the group's fifth UK No.1 and second single to enter the chart at No.1.

1975 Cher married Greg Allman four days after her divorcing Sonny Bono, the couple split after ten days, followed by a three year on and off marriage.

1975 The Jackson Five announced that they were leaving Motown Records for Epic Records. The brothers were forced to change their name to The Jacksons since Motown owned the other name.

1976 Police raided the home of Neil Diamond searching for drugs, they found less than one ounce of marijuana.

1976 Stuart Goddard, (Adam Ant), placed the following ad in the classified section of the Melody Maker, 'Beat on a bass, with the B- Sides.' Andy Warren answered the ad and the pair went on to form Adam and The Ants.

1977 Marvel Comics launched a comic book based on the rock group KISS

1978 United Artists released The Buzzcocks single 'Love You More', at 1 minute 29 seconds it was the second shortest single ever released. Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs 1960 hit 'Stay' was the shortest hit at one minute 28 seconds. 3-Minute Hero's

1979 Tubeway Army started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Are 'Friends' Electric'. The song by Gary Numan was the first electronic/synthesizer-based record to become a hit in the post-punk era.

1979 One Hit Wonder Anita Ward started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Ring My Bell', also a UK No.1.

1984 Huey Lewis and the News went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Sports'.

1989 Police were called in to control over 4,000 Bobby Brown fans trying to see him at the HMV Record store in London's Oxford Street, six fans were hospitalised and one had to be given the kiss of life.

1989 The Stone Roses played at Leeds Polytechnic in England. The gig almost didn't take place after a security man wouldn't let singer Ian Brown into the gig.

1990 New Kids On The Block started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Step By Step'. The group's third US No.1, a No.2 hit in the UK. Their album 'Step By Step' also went to No.1 on the UK album chart today.

1990 Police raided Chuck Berry's estate and seized homemade porn videos, drugs and guns.

1995 American soul singer Phyllis Hyman committed suicide by overdosing on pentobarbital and secobarbital in her New York City apartment aged 45. She was found hours before she was scheduled to perform at the Apollo Theatre, in New York.

1995 Garth Brooks was given a star on Hollywood's Walk Of Fame. The Country singer buried the master tapes of his 'Hits' album under the star.

2000 Eight men were trampled to death during Pearl Jam's performance at The Roskilde festival, near Copenhagen. Police said the victims had all slipped or fallen in the mud in front of the stage.

2001 American guitarist and producer Chet Atkins died in Nashville aged 77. Recorded over 100 albums during his career, produced records for Perry Como, Elvis Presley, Don Gibson, Jim Reeves and Waylon Jennings. He was a major influence on George Harrison and Mark Knopfler.

2001 Beach Boys member Al Jardine went to court in a bid to sue his former band mates, claiming he had been frozen out of the Beach Boys. The $4 million (£2.35 million) suit was filed against Mike Love, Brian Wilson, the Carl Wilson Trust and Brother Records Incorporated in a New York Superior Court. In 1998 a US judge temporarily barred Jardine from performing under the name Beach Boys Family And Friends after representations from Mike Love and Brother Records. Jardine lost the case in 2003.

2004 Kinks founder member Dave Davies was left paralysed on the right-hand side of his body after suffering a stroke. The 57-year-old guitarist and brother of fellow Kinks star Ray Davies had been promoting his solo material when he collapsed.

2004 Pete Doherty was sacked from The Libertines due to his well known addiction problems specifically with crack cocaine and heroin.

2005 Nick Carter from The Backstreet Boys was fined $1,200 (£664) after admitting to drink- driving in California. The 25-year-old singer was also put on probation for three years, ordered to attend an alcohol education course and banned from driving for 90 days.

2007 R.E.M. played a five-night series of shows at Dublin's Olympia Theatre. Dubbed ‘working rehearsals’ by the band, many songs from their forthcoming album ‘Accelerate’ were debuted, with many of them still as works in progress.

2014 Ed Sheeran's second album X became the fastest-selling UK album of the year so far after selling 182,000 copies in its first week, 14,000 more than Coldplay managed with Ghost Stories which was released in May.

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Today's Birthdays


Mike Tyson - 50



Michael Phelps - 31



Angela Raiola - (1960-2016)



Karen Gravano - 37



Lena Horne - (1917-2010)



David Alan Grier - 60



Yngwie Malmsteen - 53

NOTE
There are surely more, but space and time limits this

[G.Elias]

Today is Asteroid Day-http://www.space.com/33308-today-is-asteroid-day.html


Some  days i wish one would hurry up and hit us all into outta space!!Trumps hair is more dangerous at the moment though.

[IceWizard]

Friday 01 July 2016

Canada Day

Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day

International Joke Day

Zip Code Day

International Reggae Day

Second Half of the Year Day



*Note

Sorry for the "non-update" today...
It was a bad day for me... Ice

[IceWizard]

Saturday 02 July 2016

World UFO Day



Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No - it's an unidentified flying object! Celebrate UFO Day by looking to the sky, visiting Roswell, and watching sci-fi films!

And

Hop A Park Day



Hop A Park Day encourages you to visit the local parks in your area, and to enjoy public space put aside tor rest and relaxation. Larger or managed parks often host events on this day, from barbeques to sporting events – why not find out what’s going on at your local park and join in?

And

I Forgot Day





There was more to all this... But i forgot...

[IceWizard]

Sunday 03 July 2016

Build a Scarecrow Day



Build a Scarecrow Day is a unique and fun festival that is celebrated each year in the USA on the first Saturday in July.

Scarecrows are special human shaped figures that are created by farmers to scare the birds away from their crows. They are traditionally made from straw and covered with old clothes.

After they have been completed, these scarecrows are set in fields.

On this special day people gather to build scarecrows and celebrate the coming of autumn. While this festival has been celebrated in the USA for more than a century, it is now gaining international appeal. In fact, Build a Scarecrow Day has been celebrated in rural parts of the United Kingdom since 1990.

This is a good opportunity for members of the community to get together and celebrate the changing of the seasons in a unique way.

Competitions are even held to see who can make the best scarecrow.



And

Stay Out of the Sun Day



Everybody loves a sunny day, but in the height of summer it’s easy to get dehydrated, sunburnt and worse. Stay Out Of The Sun Day is about looking after yourself by taking a day away from the sun and finding some nice, relaxing shade – and if you are out and about, make sure you’ve got sun cream, plenty of water and some shade!

Also

Compliment Your Mirror Day



Sometimes we just don’t feel at our best, and in fact for some of us that ‘sometimes’ is every day.

When you’ve got a big day coming or a challenge ahead, or are just feeling down in the dumps, it may be time to Compliment Your Mirror.

Day after day we hear things that can tear down our personality and self-confidence, Compliment Your Mirror Day is your reminder to show yourself a little love and remind yourself just how awesome you are. Then keep doing it day after day!

Depression and broken self-esteem are some of the most dangerous things to leave untreated and unacknowledged. Every year there are people who succumb to these horrible events, and while complimenting yourself in the mirror isn’t a panacea for these dangerous things, it can at least begin the process of building your feeling of self-worth through self-talk.

It’s important to know that Compliment Your Mirror Day doesn’t just have to do with your physical, outer beauty, such a thing is ephemeral and certainly won’t last into your old age. But the person you are and how you approach the world certainly will, in fact it’s the only thing you’ll keep until your last days.

So Compliment Your Mirror Day means you need to recognize all of your inner strengths and inner beauties.

Mirrors have been around for a long time, time out of mind in fact, and the first ones were made of Obsidian, if you don’t count reflecting bowls as mirrors. They’ve always been recognized as having magical properties, and one of those magical properties involved making statements of intent into them and knowing they’d come true.

Compliment Your Mirror Day is your day to cast a spell over yourself by telling yourself how awesome you really are.

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[IceWizard]

Monday 04 July 2016

America's Independence Day





Independence Day of the United States, also referred to as the Fourth of July or July Fourth in the U.S., is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, by the Continental Congress declaring that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as a new nation, the United States of America, and no longer part of the British Empire.

Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, family reunions, and political speeches and ceremonies, in addition to various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States.

Independence Day is the National Day of the United States.

And

National Barbecued Spareribs Day



"Spare ribs (also called spareribs) are a variety of pork ribs, cooked and eaten in various cuisines around the world.

They are the most inexpensive cut of pork ribs.

They are a long cut from the lower portion of the pig, specifically the belly and breastbone, behind the shoulder, and include 11 to 13 long bones. There is a covering of meat on top of the bones as well as between them."

Terminology

The origin of the term "spare ribs" is not known although several folk definitions exist.

Spare ribs are also popular in Chinese and American Chinese cuisine, they are generally called paigu (Chinese: 排骨; pinyin: páigǔ; Cantonese: paai4 gwat1; literally "row of bones").

When removed from the bone and roasted, or when roasted to a red color, they are called char siu (叉燒).

In County Cork, Ireland, spare ribs are boiled and eaten with potatoes and turnips.

This dish is called bodice locally.

[IceWizard]

Tuesday 05 July 2016

National Apple Turnover Day



Every year in the United States, on the fifth day of the month of July, lovers of fruit-stuffed pastries all over the country have an excuse to indulge in a decadent breakfast treat. This is because National Apple Turnover Day falls on this date, and offers an opportunity to nosh on an apple turnover and spread awareness of this classic, fluffy, pan fried sweet.

Apple turnovers may be enjoyed for breakfast, brunch or as a snack. The turnovers have a shelf life of about 4 days, and are best if frozen immediately (rather than being stored in the refrigerator). Frozen apple turnovers are best if eaten with 6 months of freezing.

Apples themselves are said to have originated in the Tien Shan mountain range in Northwestern China, and they have been beloved by ancient rulers such as Ramses II and Ramses III, who presented them as offerings to the god Ra. The oldest accounts of turnovers date back to England and America in the mid to late 18th century.

And

Bikini Day



Bikini Day is the anniversary of the invention of the bikini in 1946 by a Parisian fashion designer, Louis Reard. The goal of this holiday is to get to the closest beach, or find some cheap travel deals to the Philippines, Bali, Hawaii or anywhere with lots of beach, and spend the day in your bikini!

[IceWizard]

Today's Noteable Birthday


Huey Lewis - 66



Robbie Robertson-guitarist for The Band born in 1943



Michael Monarch-guitarist for Steppenwolf born in 1950


Also on This Day in Music

1954: Elvis Presley made his first major recording at Sun Studios in Memphis with Scotty Moore and Billy Black recording “That’s All Right”.

1966: Chas Chandler of The Animals attended a Jimi Hendrix concert at Café Wha? in New York City at the suggestion of Keith Richards’ girlfriend. Chandler suggested to Hendrix that he should come to the U.K., which he would shortly and Chandler became his manager.

1968: Creedence Clearwater Revival released their self-titled debut album which went on to peak at number fifty-two on the Billboard 200 Album Chart and sell one million copies in the U.S.

1969: The Who and Chuck Berry co-headlined the Pop Proms at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

1969: The Rolling Stones performed a free concert, their first concert with new guitarist Mick Taylor at London’s Hyde Park before a crowd of 250,000

1978: Pressings of The Rolling Stones’ album Some Girls were halted when celebrities such as Lucille Ball and Raquel Welch objected to being on the album cover.

1990: Kiss had to cancel a scheduled concert in New Haven, CT due to Paul Stanley sustaining neck and back injuries in a car accident the previous day in Pelham, NY

1995: The Justice Department announced that it would be dropping its investigation of antitrust charges brought on against Ticketmaster by Pearl Jam.

2005: Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, who’s seen Pink Floyd’s record sales go up after Live 8 suggested that all other Live 8 performers donate their royalties to charity.

[IceWizard]

Wednesday 06 July 2016

International Kissing Day



There are as many types of kiss as there are people to pucker up, and who doesn’t love a good kiss?

Whether it’s a quick friendly peck on the cheek between friends, or a long, passionate tongue-lashing between new partners, International Kissing Day celebrates this most enjoyable of activities and the part it plays in cultures throughout the world.

If you haven’t shown your partner just how much you enjoy them, maybe International Kissing Day is your chance to remind them with a toe-curling kiss!

History of International Kissing Day

International Kissing Day was established in 2006 to focus on the kissing that takes place between lovers, and to celebrate the place it holds in our society.

One of the most surprising things about this holiday is the research that revealed that 5% of people over the age of 45 are locking lips at least 31 times a week!

Who would have thought that old fires burn so hot?

Events are organized all over to celebrate International Kissing Day, with events for those who have lovers, and those who are looking for them.

Kiss-in’s let you test drive a potential dates lips before you ever hook up with them for an actual date, and kissing classes help you learn how to become an amazing kisser.

But romantic kissing isn’t the only place that kissing happens in our culture and society. Among the high society, it’s not at all unusual to greet with a kiss on each cheek, a tradition that heralds back to the Old World.

Young children frequently get kisses from their loving parents, though it’s something that tends to fade as children get older.

Over all, kissing has played an important role in social bonding since time out of mind, and International Kissing Day celebrates them all!

And

National Fried Chicken Day



The bird gets the spotlight on Fried Chicken Day, and stomachs are rumbling already. Move over vegetarians, there’s a deep-fried chicken leg and breast coming this way!

To add more pizzazz to the day, coat the legendary southern food in spices and yell “Yeehaw!”

Cover the chicken with a mixture of cayenne pepper, garlic powder and paprika to put the spring back in your step.

A little hot sauce?

Sure, let’s go all out! Serve the mouth- watering fried food with chicken gravy to up the yum-factor even more. Pair the succulent bird with waffles for a classic combo. Or, why not make chicken the star of the show and add a tasty side dish? Lip-smacking sides include buttermilk biscuits, cold potato salad or coleslaw.

With fried chicken on the plate, the taste is sure to taste clucking good!