| Monday 5 Jan 2015 |
Subject: Monday 5 Jan 2015 by captmike13 on 2015/1/5 12:35:27 Good morning and happy new year gang. Well back to work. I enjoyed my Christmas break. Like Tommy said earlier in the weekend, house is back to normal. We have cold weather here today temps in the single digits and should reach the mid teens today with snow coming tonight. Let's get the day and year started shall we. Word of the Day Monday, January 05, 2015 rallentando \rah-luh n-tahn-doh\ adjective 1.slackening; becoming slower (used as a musical direction). Origin of rallentando Rallentando is the Italian gerund of the word rallentare, which means "to slow down." Today is NATIONAL BIRD DAY Nature lovers, bird lovers and bird watchers across the country annually celebrate National Bird Day on January 5. National Bird Day is one of several designated “holidays” celebrating birds. National Bird Day Born Free USA emphasizes the importance of National Bird Day and lists it as a day to shine a spotlight on issues critical to the protection and survival of birds, both captive and wild. National Bird Day, an “unofficial” national holiday, was created to promote avian awareness. According to Born Free USA, nearly 12 percent of the world’s almost 10,000 bird species are in danger of extinction. Celebrated annually by half a million adherents through: ◦bird-watching ◦studying birds ◦educating others ◦other bird-related activities ◦A particularly important National Bird Day activity is bird adoption. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper article, many bird enthusiast celebrate by adopting birds on this day and educating future bird owners about the special issues involved with taking care of birds, including the “proper care, cleanup, noise and biting, feeding, diet and their need for daily interaction”. Other annual Bird Day holidays: Bird Day – May 4 Established in 1894 by Oil City, Pennsylvania school superintendent Charles Babcock. The first holiday in the United States dedicated to the celebration of birds. Babcock’s intention in creating this day was to advance bird conservation as a moral value. International Migratory Bird Day Second Saturday in May in U.S. and Canada – second Saturday in October in Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Originated by the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center and coordinated by Environment for the Americas. A conservation initiative bringing awareness on conserving migratory birds and their habitats throughout the Western Hemisphere. Dedicated to international conservation efforts and environmental education in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Bird Day in the United Kingdom Started in 1979 Coordinated by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, up to half a million bird lovers annually spend an hour counting birds on “Bird Day”. World Migratory Bird Day Second Saturday in May The United Nations established World Migratory Bird Day in 2006. There are approximately 10,000 species of birds. For more information on National Bird Day, see: http://www.bornfreeusa.org/ http://www.nationalbirdday.com/ NATIONAL WHIPPED CREAM DAY There is that little something that adds a final touch to ice cream sundaes, cake, milk shakes, hot cocoa, pie, pudding and many other desserts and it is annually celebrated on January 5. This is National Whipped Cream Day. This holiday falls on the birthday of Reddi-wip founder Aaron “Bunny” Lapin. Aaron who invented Reddi-wip in 1948, was born on January 5, 1914 and died on July 10, 1999. National Whipped Cream Day celebrates whipped cream’s contribution to the dessert world. Often sweetened and sometimes flavored with vanilla, coffee, chocolate, orange and other flavors, whipped cream is also sometimes called Chantilly cream orcreme Chantilly. Recipes from the 16th century included whipped cream that was sweetened and aromatised. The names “milk snow” and “snow cream” were used. In these recipes, naturally separated cream is whipped, typically with willow or rush branches, then the resulting foam on the surface would from time to time be skimmed off and drained, which was a process taking an hour or more. The English name “whipped cream” found it’s beginning in 1673. The name “snow cream” continued to be used throughout the 17th century. To celebrate National Whipped Cream Day, try one of the following “tried and true” recipes: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/whipped-cream/ http://allrecipes.com/recipe/sturdy-whipped-cream-frosting/ http://www.yummly.com/recipe/Carameli ... -Nuts-Food-Network-289869 http://www.yummly.com/recipe/Milk-cho ... columns=4&position=9%2F71 HAPPY NATIONAL WHIPPED CREAM DAY! NATIONAL WHIPPED CREAM DAY HISTORY Within our research, we were unable to find the creator of National Whipped Cream Day, an “unofficial” national holiday. NATIONAL THANK GOD IT’S MONDAY DAY National Thank God It’s Monday Day is celebrated each year on the first Monday in January. This day was created to celebrate all things that start/happen on a Monday in the the upcoming year, such as; a new job, a promotion, birthdays, holidays, vacations and etc. This is also a day, which starts out the first full week of the new year, to look ahead with positive hope, energy, enthusiasm and excitement for all things to come in the next 12 months. Our research failed to find the creator and the origin of National Thank God It’s Monday Day, an “unofficial” holiday. |
