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Establish Your Cahill Stronghold
Establishing Your Cahill Stronghold is a fun first meeting theme
that will excite your club members about reading The 39 Clues! Readers will
establish a Cahill Stronghold by discovering their Cahill family branch,
practicing their code cracking skills, developing a stronghold dossier, and
drawing an official stronghold crest!
Before the meeting ends make sure to tell kids to visit the39clues.com at home and add their offcial The 39 Clues Reading Club card and exclusive medal to their online gallery. They can use the following code to access: CLUEREADER
Build Your Worldwide Network
Have club members experience the rush of a global clue hunt with this month's exciting meeting activities sponsored by People to People Ambassador Programs! Your kids will discover more about the mysterious Cahill family as they explore the globe, create puzzles, and write adventures.
Unlocking the Cahill Files
This month The 39 Clues Cahill Files: Operation Trinity releases, kicking off a brand new four part series of The 39 Clues adventures over the summer! To celebrate the release with your club members, the reading club theme is Unlocking the Cahill Files. Your readers will open the Cahill vault and dig deep into Cahill family history through cracking Vesper codes, testing their Cahill wits, and most importantly, working together to help stop the Vespers!
Agent Training
Challenge your club members to sharpen their clue hunting skills and prepare for adventure with this month's book club theme: Agent Training. Club members will practice their Cahill communication skills, crack codes, and develop top secret disguises!
Make sure to download the host materials and share the exclusive shout out to clubs from Ian Kabra.
The Vesper Hunt
With this month's theme, The Vesper Hunt, your club members will dig deep into the world of the Vespers, an old and powerful enemy that threatens to destroy the Cahills…and the world! Your club members will demonstrate Cahill knowledge while sharpening their observation, critical thinking, and comprehension skills!
Global Summer Games
The 39 Clues Reading club is celebrating the 2012 Summer Games with this month's
hosting theme: Global Summer Games. Two thrilling international competitions will collide as
your club members explore the connections between Amy and Dan's international adventures and the Games.
Club members will test their Cahill knowledge, crack gold medal codes, and uncover secret Cahill history!
Make sure to download the host materials and don't forget to share the exclusive audio excerpt from Book 4: Shatterproof, available September 4, 2012
Ingenious Cahills
This month, your club members will explore Cahill family ingenuity by learning about famous Cahill inventors and inventions. Your members will also get a chance to crack codes, try their skills at magic squares, and even create their own invention to help Amy and Dan stop their enemies!
As a special treat for your club, share this excerpt for The 39 Clues Doublecross Book 1: Mission Titanic!
Ghosts of Cahills Past
Celebrate Halloween with The 39 Clues with this month's theme: Ghosts of Cahills Past! Club members will discover chilling facts about the Catacombs of Paris, solve mind-bending puzzles, and write their own Cahill-inspired ghost stories. Your club will love these spooky activities!
Make sure to kick off your club meeting by listening to this super spooky excerpt from The 39 Clues Book One: The Maze of Bones.
Behind the Scenes
This month, your club members get an exclusive Behind the Scenes peek at the creation of The 39 Clues books and online games! Your members will receive access to insider tips and never-before-seen content from the authors, designers, editors and game developers behind the international bestselling The 39 Clues series. Best of all, they will get hands-on experience writing, editing, designing, and creating games!
'Tis the Season for Adventure
Happy Holidays from The 39 Clues Reading Club!
This month, The 39 Clues Reading Club theme for hosts is 'Tis the Season for Adventure. Get your readers ready to celebrate Cahill style with a The 39 Clues holiday party! Club members will spin The 39 Clues dreidel, carol like Cahills, crack holiday wish list codes, and more!
As a holiday treat for club members, share an excerpt of the new holiday eBook—Cahill Files: Silent Night.
Cahill History
To prepare your club members for the
The 39 Clues Reading Club Virtual Field Trip to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History,
we've created activities that explore fascinating moments in Cahill American history.
As a special club bonus, share an audio excerpt of Cahills vs. Vesper Book 6: Day of Doom by bestselling author and Virtual Field Trip host David Baldacci. And don't forget to sign up your club for The Virtual Field Trip at scholastic.com/decodinghistory.
Decoding History
This month, your club members will Decode History and take a virtual field trip to
the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Host your monthly meeting with the help
of the common core aligned post-field trip activities and have club members explore how history connects
us all. Viewers will investigate museum artifacts, think critically about how they influence history,
create personal family history journals, and learn about historic perspectives.
Click the player on the left to take your club members on a virtual field trip!
Cahill Springtime Activities
Share some fun new activities with your club members this spring. If your club has been
meeting for a while, you might host an awards ceremony, or if you are a new club host you can get members
in the spirit with a The 39 Clues style scavenger hunt. All club members will enjoy a meeting held outside
or a chance to play "Free the Cahills" Tag!
As a special spring treat play this audio excerpt from Unstoppable Book 3: Countdown by Natalie Standiford!
Travel to Adventure
Have your readers grab their passports and pack their bags, because The 39 Clues Reading Club's summer long theme is
Travel to Adventure! The Clue Hunt has led Amy and Dan—and readers—on amazing adventures exploring countries, cultures, history,
and mysteries throughout the world. Continue the global adventure with these activities and transport club
members on a summer globetrotting trek.
As an exclusive for club members, share the prologue from Unstoppable Book 1: Nowhere to Run, the first book in a new The 39 Clues series coming October 2013.
Decoding Writing
Using these Common Core aligned Decoding Writing activities based on Ruth Culham's acclaimed Traits of Writing, club members will explore The 39 Clues adventures, hone their writing skills, and discover just how fun writing can be.
As a bonus activity play this audio excerpt from the first book in the new Unstoppable Series, Nowhere to Run, by Jude Watson. Then, use the Unstoppable story starter within this month's activities and have club members write their own The 39 Clues adventure!
Unstoppable Puzzle
Have your readers started the new The 39 Clues Unstoppable series? Amy and Dan Cahill are on a whole new adventure and we've got a challenging cross-word puzzle to test your club members' Unstoppable knowledge!
As a bonus for club members, share this FREE card from Nowhere to Run—it will help club members spot Pierce's evil henchmen on the clue hunt!
A Game of Wits
This month's theme is A Game of Wits! The activities celebrate the first book in the new Unstoppable series: Nowhere to Run. Through completing games and writing activities your club members will work hard to unravel the plot against the Cahills by their new archenemy, J. Rutherford Pierce.
Survival Instincts
This month's activities celebrate the second book in The 39 Clues Unstoppable series: Breakaway by Jeff Hirsch. (Readers who haven't gotten to that book yet will still enjoy these activities.) Your club members will practice adventure storytelling, crack the Tunis Library code, and work on developing their own villainous characters.
This month The 39 Clues Book Club is celebrating the release of Unstoppable Book 3: Countdown. In Countdown Amy and Dan Cahill head to the Mayan ruins of Tikal, Guatemala in search of the next ingredient in the antidote. Now your club members will join the adventure with this Ancient Mayan code cracking activity!
Camp Cahill
Kick off summer right with Camp Cahill—the ultimate destination for any young spy or reader. At Camp Cahill, your club members can master code cracking, tell exciting Cahill ghost stories and practice their acting skills by performing Readers' Theater.
As an added bonus your club can watch #1 New York Times bestselling The 39 Clues authors Rick Riordan, Gordon Korman and Jude Watson perform Readers' Theater together.
Start the Hunt!
This month The 39 Clues Book Club is revisiting the place where it all began—Book 1: The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan. Your club members will have the chance to piece together clues, unlock coded messages and design their own Cahill gadget. Get ready to START THE HUNT!
A Globetrotting Holiday Crossword
What gifts do you give the most powerful family in the world? Your club members will have the chance to assemble the ultimate shopping list for their favorite Cahill characters by completing the Globetrotting Holiday Crossword Puzzle!
As an extra treat for your club you share Midnight Ride, an action-packed holiday adventure from the world of The 39 Clues!
Cahill Valentine's
Celebrate Valentine's Day with The 39 Clues. Your club members will have the chance to make their very own Cahill inspired Valentine's Day cards featuring their favorite characters from the series.
As a special treat for your club, share this exclusive audio excerpt from The 39 Clues Doublecross Book 1: Mission Titanic!
Mission Titanic
This month The 39 Clues Book Club is celebrating the release of Doublecross Book 1: Mission Titanic. In Mission Titanic, Amy, Dan and Ian are up against a new enemy—The Outcast—who has re-created history's greatest disasters in order to take down the Cahill family. Now your club members will join the adventure and test their knowledge of history with this exciting Titanic-themed activity!
As an exclusive treat for your club, share this extended excerpt from Book 1: Mission Titanic!
Boston, Philadelphia, Paris
After their grandmother dies, Amy and Dan Cahill discover that they are part of the most powerful family in history. The source of this power is hidden in 39 Clues scattered around the world. Amy, Dan and other Cahills are given a choice: Take a million dollars and walk away, or compete to find all the Clues.
One False Note
Venice, Salzburg, Vienna
Amy and Dan follow a lead hidden in the sheet music of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. They trace his life through Austria, but their relatives aren't far behind. Barely escaping police and a violent explosion, the pair find themselves navigating the crowded canals of Venice. They must track down the Clue while avoiding rival Cahills, booby traps, and an angry mob in the Janus stronghold.
The Sword Thief
Tokyo, Seoul
On the trail of a Clue hidden by fearsome samurai Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Amy and Dan head to Japan - the heart of Tomas territory. Relying on their tricky uncle, Alistair Oh, the two barely escape the deadly yakuza. They must now join forces with the Kabras for the sake of finding the Clue, but will their slippery alliances get them killed?
Beyond the Grave
Cairo, Luxor, Aswan
Rumor has it that Katherine Cahill hid a Clue in Egypt 500 years ago that may have been connected to three golden statues of the Egyptian goddess Sakhet. Amy and Dan have managed to get one of the statues, but their hunt for the other two leads them to a mummy's tomb and a confrontation with one of their deadliest enemies.
The Black Circle
Volgograd, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Yekaterinburg
Amy and Dan make a direct assault on a Lucian stronghold beneath the Kremlin in Moscow. Though they're trying to find out what happened to a Russian treasure stolen by the Nazis during WWII, this search may be more personal. The two have a chance to learn the truth about the fire that killed their parents. The Man in Black has also been sighted - all agents be warned!
In Too Deep
Sydney, Coober Pedy, Darwin, Jakarta
Isabel Kabra trails Amy and Dan in Australia, where they are researching a little-known outlaw named Bob Troppo. They reject Isabel's offer of an alliance, and she is now determined to eliminate them from the competition. Permanently. Amy and Dan's parents were murdered for the Clue hunt... and they may be left to face the same fate.
Book Seven
The Viper's Nest
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Madagascar
Amy and Dan find a hint in the notebook of a fallen competitor that leads to South Africa. Shaka Zulu, historic leader of the Zulu nation, is the key to the Clue, but retrieving it will mean breaking into a Tomas stronghold. The two are close to the Clue when they discover classified information: Their parents were wanted by South African police for murder.
Book Eight
The Emperor's Code
Beijing, Xi'an, Shaolin, Tibet
After an argument with his sister in Beijing's Forbidden City, Dan is kidnapped by the Kabras. Nellie and Amy are searching for him, along with a Clue connected to Tomas mountaineer George Mallory and the last Emperor of China. It's the first time Amy and Dan have been separated - in a country of more than a billion people, how will they find each other again?
Book Nine
Storm Warning
Bahamas, Jamaica
Amy and Dan travel to the Caribbean in search of a Clue related to one of Jamaica's most notorious outlaws - female pirate Anne Bonny. Recent evidence suggests that Bonny was a Madrigal. They're on the right trail, but the Madrigals, led by the Man in Black, are finally poised to strike.
Book Ten
Into the Gauntlet
London, Stratford-upon-Avon, Ireland
Amy and Dan Cahill are in London on the last leg of the Clue Hunt, investigating the lost years of William Shakespeare. But as they close in on a shocking discovery, all the rules change. Who is an enemy and who is a friend? With the fate of the world in their hands, Amy and Dan have to make devastating choices. A single mistake could lead to fatal consequences and an unthinkable end to the Hunt.
Book Eleven
Vespers Rising
Ireland, England, Casablanca, Zurich, Zermatt
The Clue Hunt is over, but Amy and Dan's adventure has just begun. The Cahills' secret enemies, the Vespers, have emerged from the shadows and are planning a deadly attack. Vespers Rising contains four explosive stories that trace the dangerous rivalry throughout history, from the act of sabotage that killed Gideon Cahill and tore his family apart, to the founding of the Madrigal branch, to thirteen-year-old Grace's first mission. The last story follows Amy and Dan after they've returned home to Boston and discover that Grace had one last secret - a reveal that changes everything they thought they knew about their family.
The Medusa Plot
Florence, Rome
Just when Amy and Dan Cahill think their family is safe, disaster strikes – seven Cahills are kidnapped by a shadowy group known only as the Vespers. Amy and Dan have only days to fulfill a bizarre ransom request or the captured seven will start dying. But even as the race to save the hostages begins, a sinister question looms: What are the Vespers really after?
A King's Ransom
Lucerne, Germany's Neuschwanstein Castle, Prague
With the lives of their kidnapped relatives on the line, Amy and Dan are given another impossible request- steal a priceless map that's been missing for more than half a century. As the body count rises, Amy and Dan start a frantic search across Europe and through one of the darkest periods of human history. However, the secrets they uncover about the Vespers are nothing compared to the most shocking discovery of all- someone thought to be dead seems very much alive...
Book Three
The Dead of Night
Cappadocia, Samarkand
The Vespers have crossed a line. Amy and Dan were devastated when the Vespers kidnapped seven Cahills around the world, holding them hostage until Amy and Dan delivered an impossible ransom. But at least the hostages were Cahills - members of the world's most powerful family, trained to face all odds. This time, the Vespers have gone too far. They've kidnapped Atticus, an innocent 11 year old boy and Dan's only friend. Now Dan and Amy are in the struggle of their lives. Because if they can't outwit the Vespers, the unthinkable will happen... Atticus will die.
Book Four
Pompeii, Berlin, Timbuktu
After pulling some spectacular heists, Amy and Dan have become two of Interpol's most wanted criminals. So when Vesper One orders them to steal the world's largest diamond, they know they're facing life in prison...or worse. But with the Cahill hostages still in peril, Amy and Dan have no choice but to launch a mission that leads them to an ancient city full of dangerous secrets. With a Vesper mole sabotaging the Madrigals from inside, Amy and Dan have to fulfill their enemy's request before it's too late. Vesper One has developed a taste for killing Cahills, and Amy and Dan aren't going to wait to see who's next.
Book Five
Trust No One
Yale University; Iguazu Falls, Brazil; New York
For the first time since leaving Attleboro, the fight against the Vespers has brought Amy and Dan back to the U.S., but their homecoming is anything but sweet. The siblings thought nothing could hurt more than having their loved ones kidnapped by a cruel and powerful enemy, but the Vespers have landed their most serious blow yet — a blow that strikes at the very heart of the Cahill family. There's a Vesper mole in their inner circle. Vesper One's next assignment will take the Cahills somewhere crawling with dangerous enemies. They have just days to complete their next assignment and discover who has their back... and who wants to stick a knife into it.
Book Six
Day of Doom
Washington, D.C.; The US Rockies
It started with a kidnapping. A shadowy organization known only as the Vespers snatched seven members of the Cahill family and demanded a series of bizarre ransoms from around the world. Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, began a global treasure hunt, determined to bring back whatever Vesper One needed. But when they deliver the last ransom, Amy and Dan discover Vesper One's terrifying endgame. The objects he demanded are vital pieces in a Vesper plot that will harm millions of innocent people. Now the two siblings are in an all-out sprint to stop Vesper One... before the whole world goes BOOM.
The 39 Clues Cahill Files: Operation Trinity
By Clifford Riley
Operation Trinity is the story of the most coveted work of art in the world, a masterpiece that has been the target of a record seven theft attempts. The adventure jumps from the first attack on the masterpiece to WWII and young Grace Cahill's desperate bid to save it from the Nazis. The final story tracks Ian and Natalie Kabra's first solo mission - and the searing betrayal that nearly costs them everything.
Boston, New York, Dublin, London, Antalya, Turkey
The thirty-nine ingredients in a serum that transforms whomever takes it into the most powerful person on earth have been discovered. Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, are the latest guardians of the Clues. They think they've done everything right, but a tiny mistake leads to catastrophe. The serum is missing and Dan and Amy have to get it back and stop who stole it... before it's game over. For everyone.
Tunis, Tunisia; Global Seed Bank, Svalbard, Norway
Dan and Amy Cahill are facing their greatest threat yet, an enemy who has found a way to use the source of the Cahill family power against them. To stop him, Dan and Amy must set out on a desperate mission that will take them from one of the world's hottest regions all the way to the frozen blast of the Arctic Circle. But with the enemy closing in, Dan finds himself facing one terror he never imagined — being betrayed by his own sister.
Guatemala City; Tikal
Dan and Amy have always managed to stay a step ahead of their enemies, but it was only a matter of time until luck failed them. Dan is hopelessly trapped and nothing can save him. Nothing except unleashing an evil into the world even worse than the enemies closing in. As Dan hovers between life and death, Amy has a terrifying decision to make. Just how far is she willing to go to save her little brother?
Angkor, Cambodia; Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Boston; Maine
Tick tock. Fifteen-year-old Amy Cahill has only a few days to live. There's a poison coursing through her, and her only chance is to collect ingredients for an antidote. Too bad the antidote's ingredients are scattered around the world. And too bad that survival is by far Amy's smallest problem. The antidote she needs is also the only thing capable of stopping a deadly enemy. J. Rutherford Pierce is on the brink of becoming the most powerful man in the world, and if he does, no one will be safe. Amy and her younger brother, Dan, will do everything it takes to bring Pierce down. Even if Amy must pay the ultimate price.
New York City, United States; Paris, France; Chamonix, France; Halifax, Nova Scotia; San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; Singapore; Ushuaia, Argentina; Antarctica
At only seventeen years old, Ian Kabra is the head of the Cahills, the most powerful family in the world. He has presidents on speed dial, generals at his beck and call. Ian knows he's an ideal leader and the only man for the job. There's just one small problem: He's already messed up big-time. A Cahill from the past calling himself the Outcast has risen to challenge Ian with an impossible test. The Outcast has re-created four of history's greatest disasters and dared Ian to stop him. If Ian and his allies can't decipher the Outcast's hints in time, innocent people will die. Ian's only chance to beat the Outcast is to track down his former allies, Amy and Dan. But finding Amy and Dan will demand from Ian an impossible sacrifice…swallowing his pride.
Beverly Hills; Attleboro; Moscow; Athens
The Cahills are the world's most powerful family, but their strength is being tested. A sinister man calling himself The Outcast has targeted the family and set them an impossible test. He's recreating four of history's worst disasters and challenging the young Cahills to find and stop the tragedies before it's too late. Now, with one disaster behind them, siblings Dan and Amy Cahill and their friends have just days to discover what the Outcast's next move will be. Their frantic search seems to be pointing toward a terrifying air disaster, the explosion of the Hindenburg airship. But no one travels by airship anymore -- what do the Outcast's cryptic messages mean? The young Cahills must split up and take to the skies to try to find the answer . . . before their whole world comes crashing down.
Mt. Fuji, Japan; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and Boston, USA
Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, know that a disaster is about to strike the world. They know they are the only ones who can stop it, and they know they may already be too late. The person behind the disaster is their own relative, a man who calls himself the Outcast. He's already recreated two of history's worst disasters, and is only biding his time before he strikes again. . . .
The clues that the Cahill kids have gathered suggest that the Outcast's latest disaster is modeled after Hurricane Katrina. But what city will he target? And how can anyone conjure up a hurricane? Dan and Amy have no answers and very little time to find them. All they can count on is a tidal wave of trouble coming, and only them to stand in its way.
Rick Riordan
Riordan started his writing career with an adult mystery series set in his hometown of San Antonio, TX, but is best known for his mega-bestselling middle-grade series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians. "I think kids want the same thing from a book that adults want - a fast-paced story, characters worth caring about, humor, surprises, and mystery," says Riordan. "A good book always keeps you asking questions, and makes you keep turning pages so you can find out the answers." Riordan kicked off The 39 Clues series with Book 1: The Maze of Bones and wrote the story arc for the first series.
Gordon Korman
Korman wrote his first book when he was 12 years old. "It wasn't on purpose." He says, "In my school, the track and field coach had to teach language arts, and for writing, he just told us to work on whatever we wanted for the rest of the year." Korman sent his manuscript for This Can't be Happening at Macdonald Hall to Scholastic, and it was published in 1978 when he was fourteen. Now Korman has 65 novels to his credit, including Swindle, Zoobreak, and three installments of The 39 Clues.
Peter Lerangis
According to Lerangis, it is Jack London's fault. He was in fifth grade, reading London's short story "To Build a Fire," set in the Arctic. He began shivering uncontrollably, in a kind of fugue state, right in his suburban bedroom. Because of words! Whatever London had done, Lerangis wanted to do that when he grew up. And he's been trying ever since, with more than 160 books under his belt, including four The 39 Clues books to date.
Jude Watson
What could be more fun than writing in your journal? Well, how about writing Queen Amidala's journal? Jude Watson gained a following as a celebrated author of Star Wars novels. She is now best known for her four New York Times bestselling The 39 Clues books, and for her novel What I Saw and How I Lied, which won the National Book Award. Jude wrote the story arc for Cahills vs. Vespers.
Patrick Carman
Patrick Carman is the bestselling author of the Land of Elyon series, as well as the Elliot's Park series, the Skeleton Creek series, and the Trackers series. He is the author of The Black Circle, the fifth installment in the groundbreaking The 39 Clues series. Patrick got his start as a storyteller weaving bedtime tales for his two daughters. He lives in Walla Walla, Washington with his family. Visit Patrick Carman online at www.patrickcarman.com.
Linda Sue Park
Park's first publication was a haiku in a children's magazine when she was 9 years old. She received a check for one dollar for it, which she gave to her dad to frame and hang over his desk. A year later, the magazine wrote to Park asking her to cash the check. When she wrote back to explain where it was, they said it was okay if her dad kept it. He still has it to this day. Park went on to win a Newbery Medal for A Single Shard and to publish multiple picture books and novels, including the ninth book in The 39 Clues series and the fifth book in the Cahills vs. Vespers series.
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Margaret Peterson Haddix grew up on a farm near Washington Court House, Ohio. She graduated from Miami University of Ohio with degrees in English/journalism, English/creative writing, and history. She has written more than 20 books for kids and teens, including Running Out of Time, Mrs. Dunphrey, the Shadow Children series and The Missing series. Her books have been honored with the International Reading Association's Children's Book Award, the American Library Association Best Book and Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers notations, among others. Haddix lives in Ohio.
Roland Smith
Roland Smith has written numerous books for young readers, including Jack's Run, Zach's Lie, Cryptid Hunters, Peak, Tentacles, and the Storm Runners series. He is also the co-author of numerous picture books with his wife. His most recent novel is Shatterproof: Book 4 in the bestselling The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers series. Currently Roland is at work on the third book in his popular Cryptid Hunters series, Chupacabra.
Photo Credit: Marie Smith
David Baldacci
DAVID BALDACCI is the author of 25 internationally-bestselling novels for adults, with over 110 million copies in print worldwide. In addition to writing the explosive The 39 Clues Cahills vs. Vespers finale, DAY OF DOOM, David is using his passion for history (and status as a top Cahill) to share the most thrilling secrets from America's storied past as the host of Decoding History: A Virtual Field Trip to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
Photo Credit: Travis Riggs, Creative Edge Studios Inc.
Jeff Hirsch
Jeff Hirsch graduated from the University of California, San Diego, with an MFA in dramatic writing, and is the USA Today best-selling author of THE ELEVENTH PLAGUE and MAGISTERIUM. He lives in a highly secure Cahill command center in Beacon, New York, with his wife.
Photo Credit: Bob Fagan
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Well, at least he was wearing a helmet... but I bet it wasn't ANSI or SNELL rated. That's a disaster waiting to happen.
Call me Ishmael.
Oh just wait until Mr. Krabs finds out.. he's gonna be waiting with a shotgun for her to get home...
Instead of shouting "FIRST!", the first commenter should really just say "Call me Ishmael."
Just remember, Moby Dick doesn't die at the end of the book. So I bet it's due to the fact he's wearing a helmet.
I imagine this will be what Moby homeskizzle looks like when Disney gets around to making an animated movie out of it.
Hmm, I wonder if I should buy this for Paul Watson.
That'll be a whale of a tale. The story to end all stories.
The whale looks like one of those who wouldn't do most of the peddling.
They look like they're going to have a whaley good time.
I like the baby blue but there definitely needs to be more warm-colored shirts in the upcoming days.
Ahab must be the terminator in disguise because Moby isn't even helping with the pedaling!
"Efff Youuu Dolphinnn... Efff youuu Whaaaalee!"
I love designs that tell Physics and Biology to go screw themselves.
How exactly does one pedal with a tail?
YES! Love it BD
that ladybug of a helmet couldn't protect anyone >.> (hence the two arrows stuck in moby's head)
It looks like Ahab decided to use his spyglass as a replacement leg.
...and that pegleg will make a dandy kickstand.
juleesteele wrote:The whale looks like one of those who wouldn't do most of the peddling.
your right. that captian is getting one heck of a workout.it would appear that they are going fast but it doesn't look like that's possible.
The training scenes in Punch Out
sure got weird...
I can speak whale! "MwwwwwooOOOOooooeeee neeeeed a biiIIIgger biiiiike...."
Maybe I should try humpback?
Sing along time:
"Moby, Moby, call me Ishmael,
Ahab's crazy, all for the love of a whale,
I'm stuck aboard the Pequod,
Sailing across a sea that's so broad,
But Ahab'd be shocked if he only knew,
Thar she blows, on a bicycle built for two!
Moby, no! Acupuncture doesn't work that way!
This is one hilarious tee!!!
So are you just putting out shirts now for "RANDOM" day?
The thing that gets me about this shirt is that tandem bikes were barely being developed back then.
Also, I guess the fact that he is pushing around a 57,000 kilogram sperm whale with a pegleg.
the guy on the back of that bike is a real moby homeskizzle.
The helmet.....
its not working.
Wow. You'd have to be riding one heck of a white horse to see THIS on your way home from work.
Triggered a 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' flashback for me.
Raindrops keep falling on my head...
I can't believe the captain gave Queequeg's seat to that whale! How inconsiderate!
Could totally see these characters in Spongebob. otterific.
Awww, hit by cupid's harpoon.
Ugh...what is it with the deluge of cutsey and baby blue shirts lately.
I'm charmed by this shirt.
The whale remembered his bike safety! Always wear a helmet. Did you?
Is it strange that I totally missed the Moby homeskizzle reference? I immediately thought of Pearl from Spongebob and Capt. Knuckles from Flapjack.
No, I don't think there's anything wrong with an adult watching cartoons. Don't judge me!
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Most vegetable seeds will remain viable for several years when stored in a cool, dry location. If properly stored, cabbage, broccoli, cucumber, squash, watermelon, eggplant and radish seeds will remain viable for five years. Snap bean, carrot, pea, pepper, tomato, cauliflower and pumpkin seeds can be stored for three to four years. Seeds of sweet corn and onion remain viable for only one to two years.
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A hybrid variety is generally the result of a controlled pollination. Hybrids are produced by crossing two different parent varieties of the same species. Plants grown from hybrid seeds are genetically identical and possess desirable traits, such as high yields, disease resistance or wider adaptability. However, hybrids do not remain true in later generations. As a result, saving seeds from hybrids grown in the vegetable garden are not worthwhile. Hybrids are oftentimes referred to as F1 or F1 hybrids (the first filial generation of seeds resulting from the crossing of different parental types).
Open-pollinated varieties are those varieties that have become stabilized in their growth characteristics from one generation to the next. Open pollinated seeds are produced by allowing wind or insects to transfer pollen between different plants of the same variety. Vegetables that are capable of cross-pollination, such as corn and vine crops, must be isolated from different varieties so they produce seed that is "true to type." If no cross-pollination occurs, home gardeners can save the seeds from open-pollinated vegetables year after year.
Many seed companies treat their seeds with a fungicide to prevent the seeds from rotting in cold, wet soils. Seeds that have been treated with a fungicide are labeled as such and are often pink or green in color. Be sure to wash your hands thoroughly after handling treated seeds.
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I have read a lot of posts where people do not speak the local language and find this really hard to believe, not so much with teaching more advanced students but when teaching beginers. How can one explain how English works if they do not speak it to at least a beginers level. How could one control a class of children who do not understand any English for example. It seems really hard for me to understand.
Are there many Tefl teachers who only speak one language? I would assume that they would be less affective at teaching not having learnt a language? I would love to hear people views on this.
I feel I would only be able to tefl in Countries whose language I could speak well.


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Rottier Shines Again on Second Day of Horizon League Championships
By: Ryan Hartwig (@RyanHartwig)
BROWN DEER, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - Green Bay sophomore Kendra Rottier (Green Bay, Wis.) continued her dominant performance at the 2012 Horizon League Swimming and Diving Championships on Thursday night, winning the 500-yard freestyle with a school-record time of 4:52.88 as the Phoenix men and women wrapped up day two at the Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center.
The Green Bay women, who are looking for their eighth straight conference title, are in third place with 242 points at the meet's halfway point, 53 behind first-place Milwaukee. The Phoenix men's squad currently sits in fifth place, accumulating 127 points over the first two days.
Rottier's win in the 500 free came one night after she shattered the school record with a first-place time of 10:03.79 in the 1000 free. Thursday's 500 freestyle time - which nearly broke the Horizon League standard of 4:52.35 - beat former Phoenix standout Deanna DeGrand's record of 4:56.59, set in 2011.
Thursday also saw another school record fall, as Green Bay showed its depth by placing three swimmers in the top six of the 200 IM. Senior Amber Bartholomew (Alexandria, Minn.) earned a runner-up finish, an NCAA B cut and the fastest time in school history when she touched the wall in 2:01.28, beating the mark of 2:01.92 set by Danielle DeGrand in 2009. Juniors Heather Bodin (Maple Grove, Minn.) and Megan Burley (Hazelhurst, Wis.) placed fifth (2:05.70) and sixth (2:06.40) in the event, respectively.
Freshman Amanda Walker (Sun Prairie, Wis.) also swam an outstanding 500 freestyle behind Rottier, racing to a fourth-place finish with a time of 4:58.71 - one of the five fastest in school history. Sophomore Parker Wolf (Kohler, Wis.) turned in a strong performance in the women's 50 free, racing to a fourth-place finish in 23.61.
On the diving boards, junior Jessica Stolfi (Kenosha, Wis.) was the top finisher for Green Bay, taking home a seventh-place finish with a score of 212.00.
Sophomore Cole Hackney (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) and freshman Ben Loeffelholz (Dubuque, Iowa) were the top individual performers on the men's side, tying for 11th in the 50 free with matching times of 21.13.
The Green Bay men and women return to action Friday morning with swimming preliminaries at 10:30 a.m. For more information, visit the Championship Central Page on GreenBayPhoenix.com.
Women's Team
1 -Milwaukee 295
2 - Cleveland State 287
3 - Green Bay 242
5 - Wright State 156.5
6 - Youngstown State 145
7 - Valparaiso 80
8 - Butler 72
Men's Team
1 - Milwaukee 341
3 - Cleveland State 286.5
4 - Wright State 179
5 - Green Bay 127
6 - Valparaiso 86
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The College shall periodically review its mission and update its role and scope as necessary in order to meet its responsibility to District and service area constituencies. The College shall prepare and maintain an institutional plan that supports the accomplishment of the College's mission and goals. The institutional plan shall periodically be reviewed to ensure that proposed actions reflect the current and projected needs of the College. The plan will take into consideration enrollment, facilities, programs, services, personnel, income and expenditures. Preparation of the plan will be the responsibility of the College President. In preparation of the plan, the College President shall involve representatives of all constituent groups of the College before presenting the plan for review and approval. The College shall have a system for assessing and reporting the College's effectiveness in achieving its mission, role and scope.
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Attachment 180602 and we are now sound asleep, so so cute
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Fantastic advice guys I'm happy to report I have not woken up to "presents" down stairs the last 2 mornings and she is getting a bit more confident around us I also think we are putting on a bit of weight and she is getting a lovely shiny coat !!! I'm still not sure we have got rid of the flees 100% so we shall re bath today and I also got her a flee collar. We took her out and she is also much better on the lead now (not pulling my arms out !!! ) I am so happy with her. One other thing that's abit sad is at night when we are sat in the lounge she will go in the kitchen and she will not sit with us, she is fine when it's just me or when it's a few of us in the day time but not at night ??? Maybe she doesn't like the rubbish we watch on the telly lol Attachment 180594 this was after our walkies
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First, let me say thank you for rescuing this girl.
My thoughts on the poo issue are that her system will settle down after consistent feeding with a good food. I think her body just needs to adjust.
As for the shyness and being scared of new people/things... this will take time. Don't push her to do too much too fast. People on here talk about a 2 weeks time out, where you don't introduce new people or experiences to gave her a chance to relax.
I am sure people with more experience to give you good advice here... so I say... read, learn and love.
Our GSD Rocky was a rescue also and I discovered, that GSD's are not like other dogs! My first lesson was when we had company over and he greeted them with a low growl
I had to back up and regroup, I brought him from stranger aggressive to aloof under my care, I had no problem with that myself. But I had never had to do anything like that with my other dogs??
Anyway you'll have to learn where your dog lies? I also avoid dog parks myself, you don't want her getting attacked at a dog park, that would just add more baggage, that would have to be dealt with.
And the crate thing I'd did not do it myself or the two week shutdown. Never hear of it at the time 2 week shutdown, 18 months later I came to regret, those mistakes big time! Dog issues between dog one and the new guy (Rocky) GSD. Got it fixed but I made it harder than it needed to be!
Crate does not need to be permanent but it might prove useful in the beginning. If the crate has to be in the living room it might help if you sleep out there with her for a couple of nights?
Thanks for rescuing and have fun!
Just wanted to say welcome to the board and thank you for rescuing this precious girl!
Patricia McConnell has some good books on rescue dogs and shy dogs: Adopting a Dog Book | Dog Training Book | Patricia McConnell
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Hi, I have just rescued my first gsd. After seeing her for sale on the internet, I went to see her and she was living in pure filth !!!! She is 2 1/2 and so very thin and timid. I took her straight to the vet on the way home to make sure she wAs healthy and he said apart from being very underweight she is fine. I defleed and wormed her but we have a couple of problems. Problem 1 is not so bad but she is petrified of people she doesn't know. I'm sure this will improve with confidence as she is so very nervous of every thing. Problem 2 is a bit more of an issue, we keep having accidents in the night and they are very runny poos. She is fine in the day and I let her out about half 11 and when I get up at half 5 she has made quite a mess. What's the best way to over come this ? I have had dogs all my life but they have always been rescues who have been house trained. Any advise on our problem and also the best way to put weight on her would be great.
Was she tested for worms?
Are you located in the U.S.?
Your use of the word 'tinned' makes me think you are in the U.K. or Australia?
I ask because this is a good product which helps settle the digestion and firm up the poo in addition to other health benefits.
I purchase through the U.S. distributor but the product is made in Germany.
Best of luck and thank you for taking this girl in!
|Oh wow she looks so worried , the diet change could very well account for the poops being out of whack. If it does not stop then take her to the vets, if she was kept in a crate she may be comfy and feel safe in one, best to get her one if it eases her mind. Anyways big hugs to you for rescuing that gorgeous girl
Poor Pup. She looks like she has no idea why she is being allowed to sleep on a comfortable pillow.
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Hi, yes she was kept in a cage at her last home but I don't think she came out very often, I was thinking about getting a crate but our house is not very big and I worry it may take up too much space but if she needs it I will get one anyway. It does tend to be one large poo during the night and It's not mega runny just not very solid. I was thinking if I get up every 2 hours and let her out it may help so will try that tonight. She is on tinned butchers dog food with butchers mixer 3 times a day Attachment 179946
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What a sweet face she has. Thank you for rescuing her. She looks so shy and timid from that picture. I will be wonderful to see her flower under your care.
I'm not expert but if she has been kept in a cage too much I suspect that she has become accustomed to using her cage as a bathroom. With no other place to go she didn't have a choice. That may make potty training harder. I am a big fan of crate training for a variety of reasons and suggest you make room for a crate if at all possible.
I've used Imodium for my GSD when she had really runny poos. Imodium is available in a liquid form. By weighing her and measuring liquid carefully you can administer the right dose (disclaimer: I'n not a vet, just a pet owner relating a past experience). However, I suspect that she may be simply adjusting to new food which can make her poo very soft and even runny for a while.
Best of luck to you and your new family member,
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Syracuse hosted the 6-foot-4, 220-pound tight end from Miami (Fla.) Dade Christian, and it led to a verbal commitment from the senior on Sunday.
"I am committed to Syracuse University for football," he confirmed to CuseNation.com via text while in class Wednesday. "I feel great about it, it was a better opportunity for me."
Batten joins fellow Floridian Tyler Provo (Delray Beach, Fla./American Heritage) as the only two tight end commitments in the class of 2013 for the Orange. In the 2012 cycle, SU also brought in two players at the position as Ron Thompson and Josh Parris signed letters of intent in February.
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In this week's cello-centric episode, one of the master cellists of our time, Matt Haimovitz, performs with our teenage musicians. Among the highlights, you'll hear a performance of David Popper's Requiem played by Haimovitz, Christopher O'Riley and two teenage cellists. And in a grand finale, all of the cellists on today's show come together to perform "Open Country Joy" by John McLaughlin.
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Cellist Miriam Liske-Doorandish, 18, from Eggleston, Va., performs "In the Style of Albeniz" by Rodion Shchedrin.
Cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O'Riley perform "Empty Room" by Arcade Fire, arr. O'Riley.
Cellists Matt Haimovitz, Miriam Liske-Doorandish, 18, from Eggleston, Va.; Taeguk Mun, 18, from Westbury, N.Y.; and pianist Christopher O'Riley perform Requiem, Op.66 , for three cellos and piano by David Popper.
Cellist Taeguk Mun, 18, from Westbury, N.Y., performs Humoresque, Op.5 by Mstislav Rostropovich.
Cellists Matt Haimovitz, Miriam Liske-Doorandish, Taeguk Mun, and two members from the Uccello Ensemble at McGill University, Leana Rutt and Bryan Holt, perform "Open Country Joy" For Five Cellos by John McLaughlin, arr. David Sanford.


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Getting there: Drive for 2 km on Ao Luek-Laem Sak Route then turn right at Bo Tho Pier. From the pier, take a 15-minute travel on rental boats to The Prang Canal. Lot Tai cave can be spotted after catching a sight of a mangrove forest.
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The Fake "War On Christmas" Campaign Begins
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This week, the right-wing media began its annual fake "War on Christmas" campaign, freaking out about a bogus Obama "Christmas tree tax." Here's what to expect from right-wing media during the next six weeks.
Right-Wing Media Launch "War On Christmas" Coverage With "Christmas Tree Tax" Freakout
Fox & Friends Chryon: "Grinched By The Government: Christmas Tree Tax Adds 15 Cents Per." During the November 9 broadcast of Fox News' Fox & Friends, co-host Gretchen Carlson claimed that the administration is "grinching 15 cents out of your pocket potentially" by adding a fee to the price of live Christmas trees. Carlson later noted that the program is intended to boost sales of live trees and "the majority of Christmas tree farms are in favor of" the new program. During the segment, on-screen text said, "Grinched By The Government." From Fox & Friends:
[Fox News, Fox & Friends, 11/9/11, via Media Matters]
Hoft: "Barack Obama Hates Christians." In a November 8 Gateway Pundit post titled, "Bah Humbug...Obama Imposes 15¢ Tax on Christmas Trees," Jim Hoft suggested the Christmas tree fee showed that "Barack Obama [h]ates Christians." [The Gateway Pundit, 11/8/11]
Doug Powers: "I Couldn't Believe The First Order Of Business Wasn't To Remove The Word 'Christmas' From The Name." In a November 8 MichelleMalkin.com post, Doug Powers wrote:
When I read that the federal government was getting involved in the Christmas tree industry, I couldn't believe the first order of business wasn't to remove the word "Christmas" from the name. Maybe that'll come later, but for now the Obama administration is trying to help during a down economy, which of course involves a new business fee, which will cost consumers more. I can feel that recession lifting already. [MichelleMalkin.com, 11/8/11, emphasis original]
Drudge: "Obama's New 'Christmas Tree Tax.'" On November 8, the Drudge Report linked to a Heritage Foundation blog about the plan under the headline, "Obama's New 'Christmas Tree Tax.' " From the Drudge Report:
[Drudge Report Archives, 11/9/11]
Fox's Bruce: Christmas Tree Fee "Target[s] One Religion And One Religion Only -- Christianity." In a November 10 Newsmax article, Fox News contributor Tammy Bruce said of the Christmas tree checkoff fee, "The fact is it was a tax meant to fund a board appointed by a federal agency targeting one religion and one religion only -- Christianity." Bruce claimed the "precedent" for the fee is a Muslim "tax levied on non-Muslim citizens in the Islamic world." Bruce went on to say the fee is a "tribute by those pesky Christians who dare to think there is a higher authority than the permanent political class." Fox Nation promoted the article as evidence of "Obama's War on Christianity." From Fox Nation:
[Newsmax, 11/10/11; Fox Nation, 11/10/11]
For the truth about "Obama's Christmas tree tax," SEE HERE.
There's More To Come: The Right-Wing Media Have Been Fighting A Fake "War On Christmas" For Years
Carlson: Candidates Should Be Asked What Should Be Done About The "War On Christmas." On the August 11 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, Carlson said GOP presidential candidates should be asked about the "political correctness in our society," including "the War on Christmas." From The O'Reilly Factor:
BILL O'REILLY (host): All right, Carlson. If you were moderating tonight, and you had an opportunity to ask a cultural question, what would the first question be?
CARLSON: As president, how important would it be for you to address the political correctness in our society, many argue is totally out of control, from the War on Christmas to leaving the word God out of the Pledge of Allegiance to not calling the alleged Fort Hood shooter what he is, a homegrown Muslim terrorist? How is that harmful moving forward for our nation? [Fox News,The O'Reilly Factor, 8/11/11, via Media Matters]
Fox Accused The NBA Of Waging A "War On Christmas." On December 23, 2010, Fox Nation linked to a story about then-Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson's complaining about having to work on Christmas Day under the headline, "The NBA's War on Christmas?" From Fox Nation:
[Fox Nation, 12/23/10, via Media Matters]
Bozell Claimed Lack Of Religious Christmas Coverage Shows "Complete Secularization Of The National News Media." On the December 17, 2010, edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, Doocy hosted Media Research Center president Brent Bozell to react to the claim that "Christmas or talking about Christ, or the reason for the season, is heard so infrequently on the network telecasts." Bozell claimed that "only seven out of 527 -- only 1.3 percent" of stories about Christmas "mentioned Jesus or God. This is the complete secularization of the national news media." [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 12/17/10, via Media Matters]
Kilmeade Declared Change Of Name For Tulsa Holiday Parade A "Topic Of National Controversy." On the December 7, 2010, edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, co-host Brian Kilmeade declared that a decision to change the name of a Tulsa parade from the "Christmas Parade" to the "Holiday Parade" was a "topic of national controversy." [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 12/7/10, via Media Matters]
Fox & Friends Invented Florida Elementary School's War On Christmas. On the November 29, 2010, edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, Carlson covered an anonymous parent's claim that Heathrow Elementary School in Florida was "not going to let red and green in the classroom." Fox Nation also ran the story under the headline, "School Bans Christmas Colors":
[Fox News, Fox & Friends, 11/29/10, via Media Matters; Fox Nation, 11/29/10, via Media Matters]
For the truth about Heathrow Elementary's bogus War on Christmas, SEE HERE.
Palin: Put "Christ Back In Christmas" Because Christians "Put Up With A Lot" They "Don't Believe In Either." On the November 24, 2010, edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, Carlson asked Fox News contributor Sarah Palin, "Why is the manger so much a threat in this society?" Palin responded that she would have "Christ back in Christmas, and hopefully it won't offend you, because we put up with a whole lot of other things that perhaps we don't personally believe in, either." Palin later said she hoped there would be "some reciprocation of some of that tolerance when it comes to Christians." [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 11/24/10, via Media Matters]
Doocy Tried To Bait Archbishop Dolan Into Complaining About War On Christmas. On the December 10, 2009, edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, Doocy asked Archbishop Timothy Dolan, "What do you make of the whole move by some to marginalize Christmas during these times?" Dolan replied: "I'm not one of these that gets handwringing or all hot and bothered. ... I'm just glad people peripherally, at least, say, 'Hey, there's something great about this season.' " [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 12/10/09, via Media Matters]
Fox's Hemmer And Camerota Hyped Story Of Boston Elementary School Gift Shop Prohibiting Christmas-Themed Gifts. On the November 17, 2009, edition of Fox News' America's Newsroom, co-host Bill Hemmer and guest host Alisyn Camerota aired a segment hyping a story of an elementary school in Boston that had prohibited Christmas-themed gifts from being sold in the school's holiday gift shop. Hemmer reacted to the story by asking, "Is the War on Christmas yet raging again? Already?" [Fox News, America's Newsroom, 11/17/10, via Media Matters]
Carlson: "I'm All For Free Speech And Free Rights, Just Not On December 25." On the December 11, 2008, edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, after co-host Steve Doocy reported on a Washington state man's request to celebrate the fictional holiday Festivus, Carlson called it "a mockery ... of what 85 percent of the general public believes in." Carlson went on to say: "I am tolerant. I'm all for free speech and free rights, just not on December 25." [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 12/11/08, via Media Matters]
O'Reilly: "If You Stand Up For Christmas, They Come After You." On the November 28, 2005, edition of his radio show, Bill O'Reilly claimed:
O'REILLY: [Y]ou use your left-wing smear websites to go after anybody who stands up for Christmas. If you stand up for Christmas, they come after you. So the tandem intimidates. The tandem intimidates. Suing on one hand; smearing on the other hand.
In every secular progressive country, they've wiped out religion ... Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, all of them. That's the first step. Get the religion out of there, so that we can impose our big-government, progressive agenda. [Fox News, The Radio Factor with Bill O'Reilly, 11/28/05, via Media Matters]
O'Reilly Claimed War On Christmas Is "All Part Of The Secular Progressive Agenda." On the November 21, 2005, edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, host Bill O'Reilly -- during a segment on "American stores ... using 'Christmas' in advertising" -- claimed that the effort to not use the word Christmas was "all part of the secular progressive agenda" to "pass secular progressive programs like legalization of narcotics, euthanasia, abortion at will, gay marriage, because the objection to those things is religious-based, usually." [Fox News, The O'Reilly Factor, 11/21/05, via Media Matters]
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hi lucy, my name's Carmen im 16 years old and i live in colombia. i go to school at the Albania . its a sacs school.. excellent in english. my mother and another teacher, want me to teach them english, and i would really appreciate it if you helped me out on getting started, because they really don't know all that much. it would be great if you could help me out, because my mom's job sort of depends on it..
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'"There's plays you're going to have to eliminate and plays you have to make," coach Lindy Ruff said, trying to explain how the Sabres can shake their slump. "The players we're counting on are going to have to step up and make those plays."'
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Overexposure to lipsticks could pose health risk
(Berkeley, CA) -- A University of California study finds long-term use of lipsticks could possibly result in kidney problems and even cancer. After testing 32 top brands of lipsticks and lip glosses, UC Berkeley researchers discovered low amounts of lead, cadmium, chromium and aluminum in the cosmetics. Though short-term use of lip products containing those heavy metals likely poses no health risk, scientists are concerned that overexposure could be harmful. Exposure to toxic metals has been linked to kidney disease and stomach tumors.


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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Southeastern Conference Diving Championships concluded Sunday afternoon on a positive note for the No. 22 Lady Vols as freshman Lauren LeRoy finished in 15th place in the platform event. Her effort netted the Orange and White two points, which will carry over to the swimming portion of the championships.
"I'm very proud of her effort today," Diving Coach Dave Parrington said. "She is obviously very inexperienced and some of that showed today, but she kept a good attitude and was able to put some points on the board for Tennessee. That is very pleasing. She certainly needs to get more exposure at this level and I think that in the future the judges will be a little more familiar with her diving which will benefit her."
LeRoy tallied 286.30 points in her nine dives and was only a little more than three points behind Florida's Nicole Bolt for 14th. What is most impressive about her finish on Sunday is that it was the first time in the Wisconsin native's career that she had ever competed in the platform event.
There will now be a two-day break before the swimmers take center stage on Wednesday when the league championships resume.


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text: The difference is the pCR doesn't have the light rail under the front of the frame and the frame is just a little shorter. I"ve seen the factory targets from both guns and those little raskles are accurate, like 2" or so at 25 meters. That ain't bad for a 3.9" barrel. I'm down to my last two PCR's, I had one P-01 and my son sold it at a gun show while I was with another costomer, I had just taked it in on trade and didn't even get a chance to shoot it.


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While Wall Street careens downhill....
Canceled, I believe.
Inflationary pressure of quantitave easing? That is printing of unsecured dollars?
The guvmint busily buys Volts or none would leave the door!
those crappy little cars.
This GRU report, however, states that Admiral Gaouette's firing by President Obama was due to this strike force commander disobeying orders when he ordered his forces on 11 September to "assist and provide intelligence for" American military forces ordered into action by US Army General Carter Ham, who was then the commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), against terrorist forces attacking the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/10/navy-replaces-admiral-leading-mideast-strike-group-because-of-ongoing-investigation/


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text: A fellow adult skating friend just did her first competition. I wasn't able to be there but asked how it was. She sent me an email reply which to sum up: Incredibly nervous, excited, hearts a racing Having trouble stroking Spent the next day crying Got back on the ice the next night and it wasn't too bad Started planning for the next program Now if that isn't the same as losing your virginity I don't know what is! All messy, kind of embarrassing and you are wondering what mistakes you are making. Then you kind of cant wait to do it again.


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There are basically two type of web designers. One who goes straight to the PC and designs. Then there is one who does homework first and then put together visuals.
I believe a highly experienced and skilled designer can deliver the same results without any handmade sketches? What do you think?
I would argue that both approaches are wrong, because you can't produce a useful design until you've fully studied the content and worked out how it should be organized. Once you've done that, you basically have a wireframe ... which forms the basis for the design. At that point, you can pretty much just add some simple decoration in the browser itself.
So for instance if we are doing a non-profit website, we should first understand the cause and what content elements we should put up first.
Btw, my homework I meant necessary research about business, competition and so on. Sketch is just one part..
Yes indeed.
There is only one wrong approach, and that is creating a site in Photoshop (or similar tool) without actually doing the homework prior. If you don't know who the audience is, if you don't know what the content is, if you don't know how the site's supposed to work and function, then you have no foundation to base your design on.
In my view, any designer who is solid at HTML/CSS and other aspects of web design can use pretty much any tool. If you have the content, if you know what the structure will be, then I doubt it'll make much difference whether you take that content and conceptualize a design in Photoshop or directly in the browser. A good designer should know what works well and what is impractical for the web, imho.
Tool is a tool. If you get yourself stuck to a tool, it will block your creative thoughts.
So to sum up:1. You need to know your content upside down.2. You need to stay away from tool until you have a wireframe in hand.3. Get the wireframe approved and then design it on photoshop (aesthetics)
What a load of tosh. Give me a website made in photoshop, and the right team behind me, and I'll build it exactly how you want it.Give me a site made with 3D software and the right team, and I'll build you it in HTML5 and CSS3. An early example, visit www.livescript.co.uk/maze/dark/ in Safari and Chrome.
Open up your boxes and jump out! Use the tools to build your wireframe, either in 2D or 3D
There is no definative way to do anything. Even a wrong way for some is right!
You can only do homework on that that is documented.
Sorry, shouldn't have opened it so hash but it gets to me when people say there is right and wrong ways in design. There are only obstacles.
In my opinion, one should always plan it out, otherwise, it's not technically "designing". That is to say; simply picking out a color scheme and layout that looks cool, and deciding onwhether or not to use rounded corners is not design.
design -Noun: A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, orother object before it is built or made.Verb: Decide upon the look and functioning of (a building, garment, or other object), typically bymaking a detailed drawing of it.
With art, you can do whatever you want. And one can argue that there is a certain level of artin web design. To "design", however, literally means to research and plan out the functionalityof something before it is developed.
For example, designing a car requires research into trends in style, feature demand, safetytechnology, space required to fit components/people, etc. One doesn't just draw up a coollooking car and start building it. For websites, you'd research things like color theory, currenttrends in style, features the competition include on their website, who the target audience willbe (This is the big one! If you're designing a website for a senior citizen community center,you would probably use a larger sized text.)
In My opinion it is very Important to draw a rough sketch which will reveal how your design will look when it is complete.Although the design is not final,it will naturally undergo many changes once you actually start implementing it.There are many tools available which help to get an idea how your website will look finally even before it is complete.A professional web designer also has to make plans to design a site which will satisfy the customer.He has to choose colors properly,to decide this targeted audience has to be kept in mind and the most important point-Content Needs to be really good and worthy.
Indeed, that's worth doing. The question is, what goes on before that stage? IMHO, too many sites start at this point, meaning that content is subservient to design—which I'd argue is the wrong approach.


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Priority: Blocker
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 2.0 RC1
Component/s: Web - Templates & Resources, WYSIWYG Editor
Environment:Windows XP, IE7
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XWIKI-10860 You are not able to see all the page content on full screen mode on mobile XWIKI-13793 Have an option to edit directly in full screen mode XWIKI-4203 "Edit in full screen" green button replaced by "edit in full screen" text in IE6 XWIKI-10436 When you edit a page in full screen mode (on Firefox 29), you can't see anymore the "Exit full screen" blue button XWIKI-10861 In full screen mode the buttons are overlapping with the text XWIKI-4571 Problem with "Edit in full screen" for Blog Posts XWIKI-9450 Administration: Rights: checkbox for global permissions invisible for small screens XWIKI-4502 "Full Screen" not displayed correctly XWIKI-7722 Small issue when using full screen editing on IE8 XWIKI-8465 Unable to upload a new attachment using the "All pages" tab in the WYSIWYG editor
Steps to follow to reproduce:
- create a new page and go to edit mode
- write "text"
- click "Edit in full screen"
- delete "text"
- click "Exit full screen"
- try typing
Result: You cannot use the wysiwyg editor
Sergiu, I haven't managed to find what causes the problem, but I discovered that using the link works fine (in IE7 the link is available only the first time after you clear the cache because it takes longer to load the editor and you give up putting the button on the tool bar) while using the button freezes the editor. Everything is fine in FF, as usual. Any hints? One trace could be that when using the link you don't affect the GWT widget tree. You maximize the container of the content text area which is also the container of the editor (tabs included). When the button is used, you maximize only the rich text editor, without the WYSIWYG/Source tabs. This freezes the editor in IE, but is handled perfectly in FF..
What I find really strange is that the combo boxes from the tool bar (format, font name and font size) can't be opened or focused with the mouse. At first I though that the GWT releases its listeners after coming back from full screen, but that shouldn't block the opening a drop down box..
If I focus the drop down lists using the Tab key, I can change the selection using the arrow keys and this triggers the GWT listeners.
Also, using IE developer tool bar I can't "Select Element by Click" any of the elements that make the editor. It's like there is a transparent panel above the editor, but there isn't any.
Note that there aren't any exceptions thrown. Everything goes well, except that the editor is frozen.
I can't reproduce this issue on IE6 or IE8. It happens only in IE7..
Sergiu, if I restore the previous layout in reverse order everything is fine. I replaced
// Restore the previous layout var parent = targetElement.up(); while (parent != document.body) { parent.setStyle(parent._originalStyle); parent.siblings().each(function(item) { item.style['display'] = item._originalDisplay; }); parent = parent.up(); }
// Restore the previous layout var parent = targetElement.up(); var parents = []; while (parent != document.body) { parents.push(parent); parent = parent.up(); } var i = parents.length; while (i--) { parent = parents[i]; parent.setStyle(parent._originalStyle); parent.siblings().each(function(item) { item.style['display'] = item._originalDisplay; }); }
Is this a known issue on IE7?


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2013: Military contractor Aaron Alexis shoots and kills 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. The gunman would ultimately be shot and killed by police about 30 minutes after the shooting began. Eight other people were also injured in the attack. Alexis is seen here during the incident in closed-circuit TV footage. [ + - ]
2009: Singer-songwriter Mary Travers (right), a member of the folk music group Peter, Paul and Mary, dies at age 72 in Danbury, Connecticut, from complications arising from chemotherapy for leukemia. Peter, Paul and Mary were one of the most successful folk-singing groups of the 1960s, with hit songs like "If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)," "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" and "Blowin' in the Wind." [ + - ]
2008: The federal government announces an emergency $85 billion loan to rescue AIG, the world's largest insurance company, in exchange for an 80-percent stake in the company. The Treasury eventually upped its stake to 92.1 percent before starting to sell off its stock in May 2011. The government had sold all of its stake in the company by the end of 2012. [ + - ]
2007: Military contractors working for Blackwater Worldwide allegedly shoot and kill 17 Iraqis in Baghdad's Nisour Square while clearing the way for a convoy of U.S. State Department vehicles. The Blackwater guards claimed the convoy was ambushed and they fired in self defense, but Iraqi authorities said the killings were unprovoked. The killings outraged Iraqis and strained relations between Iraq and Washington. One of the guards was eventually found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison, and the other three guards were found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and using a machine gun to commit a violent crime and sentenced to 30 years each. Another guard struck a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to one count each of manslaughter, attempted manslaughter, and aiding and abetting. Pictured here is a sign marking the entrance of Blackwater's training facility in Mount Carroll, Illinois, on Oct. 2, 2007. [ + - ]
2006: Bob Dylan, at age 65, becomes the oldest person to top the Billboard 200 album chart when "Modern Times," his 32nd studio album, enters the chart at No. 1. [ + - ]
2005: Gordon Gould, the American physicist widely credited with inventing the laser, dies of natural causes at age 85 in New York City. [ + - ]
2004: Hurricane Ivan makes landfall at Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a strong Category 3 storm. Overall, the hurricane was blamed for at least 115 deaths, 43 in the United States alone, and caused $18 billion in damages to the U.S. [ + - ]
2004: Tropical Storm Jeanne reaches hurricane strength near the eastern tip of the Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola. While the storm did not strike Haiti directly, it was large enough to cause flooding and mudslides, particularly in the northwestern part of the country. It was blamed for at least 3,006 deaths in Haiti with about 2,800 in the northern city of Gona������ves alone, which was nearly washed away by floods and mudslides. [ + - ]
2004: The National Hockey League locks out its players a day after the collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and the NHL Players Association expired. The lockout would stretch on for more than 10 months, canceling the entire 2004-05 NHL season and making the NHL the first North American professional sports league to lose a full season over a labor dispute. A new agreement was reached on July 13, 2005, with the lockout officially ending nine days later. [ + - ]
2003: Singer-songwriter and actor Sheb Wooley, best known for his 1958 novelty song "The Purple People Eater," dies of leukemia at age 82 in Nashville, Tennessee. He also played Ben Miller, brother of Frank Miller in the film "High Noon," played Travis Cobb in "The Outlaw Josey Wales," and had a co-starring role as scout Pete Nolan in the TV series "Rawhide" (pictured, left). [ + - ]
1994: The Exxon Corporation is ordered by a federal jury to pay $5 billion in punitive damages to the people harmed by the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill. After years of appeals, including one to the U.S. Supreme Court, the verdict was eventually lowered to $507.5 million in 2008. [ + - ]
1993: Dave Winfield of the Minnesota Twins becomes the 19th player in MLB history to reach 3,000 career hits with a single off Oakland Athletics closer Dennis Eckersley. The future Hall of Famer would total 3,110 hits in his career before retiring following the 1995 season. He's seen here during his Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2001. [ + - ]
1988: Tom Browning of the Cincinnati Reds pitches the 12th perfect game in major-league baseball history, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. [ + - ]
1987: The Montreal Protocol is signed to protect the ozone layer from depletion. The treaty has been ratified by 197 countries and the European Union, making it the most widely ratified treaty in United Nations history. [ + - ]
1981: Actress Alexis Bledel, best known for playing Rory Gilmore on the TV series "Gilmore Girls," is born in Houston, Texas. She's also known for her roles in the movies "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants," "Tuck Everlasting" and "Sin City." [ + - ]
1979: The Sugar Hill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" is released. While not the first single to feature rapping, it is generally considered to be the song that first popularized hip hop in the United States and around the world. [ + - ]
1978: An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale hits the city of Tabas, Iran, killing about 15,000 people. [ + - ]
1972: "The Bob Newhart Show" premieres. The sitcom, in which comedian Bob Newhart portrayed a Chicago psychologist having to deal with his patients and fellow office workers, aired for six seasons, ranking in the top 20 its first three seasons. [ + - ]
1971: Actress Amy Poehler, best known for her TV work on "Upright Citizens Brigade," "Saturday Night Live" and "Parks and Recreation," is born in Newton, Massachusetts. [ + - ]
1968: Presidential candidate and former Vice President Richard Nixon appears on "Laugh-In," reciting the sketch comedy show's catchphrase "Sock it to me" in disbelieving question form. An invitation was extended to Nixon's opponent, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, but he declined. Less than two months later, Nixon beat Humphrey in the presidential election. [ + - ]
1968: Singer-songwriter and actor Marc Anthony, best known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads, is born Marco Antonio Mu������iz in New York City. He has had acting roles in movies such as "Carlito's Way," "Hackers," "Big Night," "The Substitute," "Bringing Out the Dead" and "Man on Fire." [ + - ]
1965: Animation producer Fred Quimby, best known as a producer of "Tom and Jerry" cartoons, for which he won seven Academy Awards, dies at age 79 in Santa Monica, California. Quimby was the film sales executive in charge of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, which included Tex Avery and the team of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. [ + - ]
1964: Actress Molly Shannon, best known for her work as a cast member on "Saturday Night Live" from 1995 to 2001, is born in Shaker Heights, Ohio. [ + - ]
1963: The Beatles release "She Loves You" in the United States. While the song had proved a smashing success in the United Kingdom, in America it garnered very little airplay and ended up selling only about a thousand copies. The song would find new life in the U.S. early the next year when "I Want to Hold Your Hand" rocketed up the charts to No. 1. "She Loves You" eventually spent five weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard chart, behind "I Want to Hold Your Hand," and then replaced it for two weeks at No. 1 beginning on March 21, 1964. [ + - ]
1963: Singer-songwriter Richard Marx, known for hit songs such as "Don't Mean Nothing," "Hold On to the Nights," "Satisfied," "Should've Known Better," "Endless Summer Nights," "Right Here Waiting" and "Hazard," is born in Chicago, Illinois. [ + - ]
1961: Typhoon Nancy, with possibly the strongest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone, makes landfall in Osaka, Japan, killing 173 people. The storm's top winds were estimated at 215 mph, but many believe the estimated wind speeds of storms between the 1940s to 1960s were too high. [ + - ]
1959: The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City. [ + - ]
1958: Actress Jennifer Tilly, best known for movies such as "The Fabulous Baker Boys," "Bullets Over Broadway," "Bound" and "Bride of Chucky," is born Jennifer Elizabeth Chan in Los Angeles, California. Tilly, the older sister of fellow actress Meg Tilly, earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her "Bullets Over Broadway" role. [ + - ]
1956: Illusionist David Copperfield, who has been described by Forbes as the most commercially successful magician in history, is born David Seth Kotkin in Metuchen, New Jersey. [ + - ]
1955: A Soviet Navy Zulu class submarine becomes the first submarine to launch a ballistic missile. A similar class sub is seen here in 2008 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. [ + - ]
1955: Hall of Fame shortstop and center fielder Robin Yount, who spent his entire 20 year MLB career with the Milwaukee Brewers, is born in Danville, Illinois. The three-time All-Star collected 3,142 hits and 251 home runs in his career, which also saw him earn the American League MVP in 1982 and 1989. [ + - ]
1952: Actor Mickey Rourke, best known for movies such as "Diner," "Rumble Fish," "9������ Weeks," "Sin City," "The Expendables" and "The Wrestler," is born Philip Andre Rourke Jr. in Schenectady, New York. He earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and a Golden Globe and BAFTA for his role in 2008's "The Wrestler." [ + - ]
1949: Actor Ed Begley Jr., best known for his role as Dr. Victor Ehrlich on the television series "St. Elsewhere," and for his environmental activism, is born in Los Angeles, California. He's also had roles on the TV shows "7th Heaven," "Arrested Development," "The West Wing," "Six Feet Under" and "Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital," and has appeared in movies such as "Best in Show," "A Mighty Wind" and "For Your Consideration." [ + - ]
1943: During World War II, the Allied invasion of Italy concludes when Heinrich von Vietinghoff, commander of the German Tenth Army, orders his troops to withdraw from Salerno. [ + - ]
1940: U.S. President Roosevelt signs into law the Selective Training and Service Act, which set up the first peacetime military draft in U.S. history. The act required that men between the ages of 21 and 35 register with local draft boards. Later, when the U.S. entered World War II, all men aged 18 to 45 were made subject to military service, and all men aged 18 to 65 were required to register. [ + - ]
1934: Basketball Hall of Fame forward Elgin Baylor, who played 13 seasons for the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers/Los Angeles Lakers, appearing in eight NBA Finals, is born in Washington, D.C. The No. 1 draft pick in 1958, NBA Rookie of the Year in 1959, and an 11-time NBA All-Star, he is regarded as one of the game's all-time greatest players. He played collegiately at College of Idaho and Seattle University, the latter of which he led to the NCAA championship game in 1958, earning Most Outstanding Player honors in a loss to the Kentucky Wildcats. After retiring as a player he spent 22 years as the general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers, being named the NBA Executive of the Year in 2006. [ + - ]
1932: Actor, singer and dancer George Chakiris, best known for the role of Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks gang, in the film musical "West Side Story," is born in Norwood, Ohio. Chakiris won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "West Side Story." [ + - ]
1927: Actor Peter Falk, best known for his role as Lt. Columbo in the television series "Columbo," is born in New York City. He also appeared in movies such as "The Princess Bride," "The Great Race" and "Next," and in many TV guest roles. He was nominated for an Academy Award twice (for 1960's "Murder, Inc." and 1961's "Pocketful of Miracles"), and won the Emmy Award on five occasions (four for "Columbo") and the Golden Globe Award once. He died at age 83 on June 23, 2011, from cardiorespiratory arrest, with pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease as underlying causes. [ + - ]
1925: Blues guitarist and singer-songwriter B.B. King is born Riley B. King in a small cabin on a cotton plantation outside of Berclair, Mississippi. King, considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time and nicknamed "The King of Blues," was known for hit songs such as "3 O'clock Blues," "The Thrill Is Gone" and "Sweet Little Angel." He died at the age of 89 in Las Vegas on May 14, 2015, from complications of Alzheimer's disease along with congestive heart failure and diabetic complications. [ + - ]
1924: Actress Lauren Bacall, who made her film debut opposite her future husband Humphrey Bogart in 1944's "To Have and Have Not," is born Betty Joan Perske in The Bronx, New York. Bacall went on to star alongside Bogart in "The Big Sleep," "Dark Passage" and "Key Largo," and also starred in movies such as "How to Marry a Millionaire" and "Designing Woman." She also earned Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for her role in 1996's "The Mirror Has Two Faces." She died on Aug. 12, 2014, at the age of 89 after suffering a stroke. [ + - ]
1920: A TNT bomb planted in an unattended horse-drawn wagon explodes on Wall Street in New York City, killing 38 people and injuring hundreds more. Bolshevist or anarchist terrorists were believed to be responsible for the attack, but the crime was never solved. The attack was the deadliest act of terrorism on U.S. soil up to that point. [ + - ]
1919: The U.S. Congress grants the American Legion a national charter as a patriotic veterans organization. [ + - ]
1914: Radio and TV personality Allen Funt (right), who created the hidden camera/practical joke reality television series "Candid Camera," is born in New York City. He died at age 84 on Sept. 5, 1999. [ + - ]
1908: The General Motors Corporation is founded in Flint, Michigan. [ + - ]
1898: Illustrator and writer H.A. Rey, best known for the "Curious George" series of children's picture books that he and his wife Margret Rey created from 1939 to 1966, is born Hans Augusto Reyersbach in Hamburg, Germany. He died at age 78 on Aug. 26, 1977. [ + - ]
1893: At noon more than 100,000 settlers make a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma. With more than 6.5 million acres up for grabs, it was the largest land run in United States history. Here, crowds wait along a fence line waiting for the land run to begin. [ + - ]
1877: Jacob Schick, the inventor and entrepreneur who patented the first electric razor and started the Schick Dry Shaver, Inc. razor company, is born in Ottumwa, Iowa. [ + - ]
1875: James Cash Penney, the businessman who founded the J.C. Penney stores in 1902, is born in Hamilton, Missouri. [ + - ]
1857: The song "Jingle Bells" by James Lord Pierpont is copyrighted under its original title, "One Horse Open Sleigh." [ + - ]
1810: With the Grito de Dolores ("Cry of Dolores") in the small town of Dolores, near Guanajuato, Mexico, Father Miguel Hidalgo begins Mexico's fight for independence from Spain. Since October 1825, the anniversary of the event has been celebrated as Mexican Independence Day. [ + - ]
1782: The Great Seal of the United States is impressed on a document to negotiate a prisoner of war agreement with the British. It was the first official use of the impression. [ + - ]
1736: German physicist and engineer Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, best known for inventing the mercury-in-glass thermometer and for developing the temperature scale now named after him, dies at age 50 in The Hague, Netherlands. [ + - ]
1620: The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England, on the Mayflower to settle in North America. [ + - ]
1386: Henry V of England is born in Monmouth Castle in Wales. He was king of England from 1413 until his death at the age of 35 in 1422. During his reign he led England against France in the Hundred Years' War, with his military successes culminating in his famous victory at the Battle of Agincourt and the near conquest of France. [ + - ]