Fast rode the knight
With spurs, hot and reeking,
Ever waving an eager sword,
"To save my lady!"
Fast rode the knight,
And leaped from saddle to war.
Men of steel flickered and gleamed
Like riot of silver lights,
And the gold of the knight's good banner
Still waved on a castle wall.
. . . . .
A horse,
Blowing, staggering, bloody thing,
Forgotten at foot of castle wall.
A horse
Dead at foot of castle wall.
Sep 9 (Thu) - PFLAG Butler meets
(Butler Area Public Library, 218 N. McKean St, Butler, PA
16001) 7 PM - 8:30 PM. Support
group for parents, friends and families of lesbians, gays and
transgendered people. We'll be in the lower level conference
room. 7:00 PM - Support Group. 7:50 - Break and Potluck
refreshments. 8:00 -- Education and Advocacy. We will have a
report from our meeting with the Butler Area School
Superintendent, Dr. Fink, and his staff which will be held on
September 2 . This is an opportunity to explain the anti-glbt
intimidation training we are hoping to provide for the faculty
and staff of the intermediate and secondary schools of Butler
Area School District. Other items for discussion and planning
are Butler Fall Festival, Planning Retreat -- "Needs
Assessment", GLBTQI Allies Youth Spirituality Gathering, PFLAG
Youth Halloween Part. If you are new to PFLAG and would feel
more comfortable speaking one on one with someone instead of
the whole group please let us know by email or as soon as you
arrive at the meeting. Contact: Joe Tomlinson. Venue Phone:
(724) 287-1715. Email:
pflagbutler@gmail.com. Browse
to
Website. Browse to venue
Website.
MapQuest Map to Butler Area Public
Library. Also see Resource entry for
PFLAG Butler.
Also see Resource entry for venue
Butler Area Public Library.
Also see Resources for the
Butler, Mercer counties and area near
Pittsburgh PA area. Weather for
Butler PA area.
Sep 13 (Mon) - Deadline for EGN October
2010 print edition (Erie Gay News, 1115 W 7th St, Erie, PA
16502-1105) Please have all
articles, ads and submissions in by this date. This issue will
be released the evening of September 23. For a complete list
of upcoming deadlines and release dates, check the print
edition schedule at
Website Contact: Michael
Mahler. Phone: (814) 456-9833. Email:
info@eriegaynews.com. Browse to
Website. Also see Resource
entry for
Erie Gay News. Also see
Resources for the
Erie County PA area. Weather
for
Erie PA area.
Sep 18 (Sat) - PFLAG Butler Booth at
Butler Fall Festival (PFLAG Butler, Butler, PA)
11 AM - 7 PM. Support group for
parents, friends and families of lesbians, gays and
transgendered people. "Going public" in a big way Butler
County PFLAG will have a booth at this annual festival in
downtown Butler! Putting this event together for us is our own
Katie Roche. Katie would love our help and we simply must give
her our support for this. We are in need of at least 8
volunteers. At least two volunteers will staff the booth in
two hour shifts. There will be literature, a raffle of great
gift baskets, and an opportunity to show ourselves to the
Butler community. This is a HUGE opportunity for us and we
know we can count of you to be part! Sign-up starts NOW and
will be picking up steam as we get closer to the 18th! Write
to us and tell us what time you'll be available! Contact: Joe
Tomlinson. Email:
pflagbutler@gmail.com. Browse
to
Website. Also see Resource
entry for
PFLAG Butler. Also see
Resources for the
Butler, Mercer counties and area near
Pittsburgh PA area. Weather for
Butler PA area.
Sep 18 (Sat) - LBT Women Set Sail on
Brig Niagara (Erie, PA) 3 PM.
S4-5 hour Day Sail on our own tall ship, the Brig NIAGARA.
Sets sail 3 PM. We'll sail about the bay, thru the channel
into lake so we can experience the thrill of cruising while
under full sail. You can choose to "work" on the cruise, which
consists of mainly pulling ropes for the sails, or you can
just hang out and enjoy the ride, or you can do some of each.
Tickets $60 from Erie Maritime Museum, 150 E Front Street,
along the Bayfront. 452-2744. Five of us have already gotten
our tickets for this sail. This is a friends and family event,
but children must be at least 12 years of age. ACT SOON, THEY
SELL OUT FAST! You will need to fill out a form and sign a
waver, so if you will be purchasing a ticket for someone other
than yourself, you can download the form at their
Website Contact: Laurie
Finch. Phone: (814) 452-6645. Email:
lbtwomen-owner@eriegaynews.com.
Browse to
Website. Also see Resource
entry for
LBT Women. Also see Resources
for the
Erie County PA area. Weather
for
Erie PA area.
Sep 21 (Tue) - Spirituality and
Sexuality Discussion Group (Community United Church, 1011 W
38th St, Erie, PA 16508-2540) 7
PM. Every third Tuesday of the month, the Rev. Dr. Rich
McCarty facilitates a discussion group on spirituality and
sexuality at Community United Church. Community United Church
is an open and affirming Christian congregation. The
discussion group grounds conversation in relevant issues such
as what Christian scripture and ethics have to say about human
sexuality, but also provides individuals opportunities to
share questions, stories, and experiences with respect to what
it means to identify as a person who is both spiritual and
sexual. This group also explores comparative religious views
on sexuality and think about how different religious
perspectives can help or hurt a person to cultivate a strong
and sure sexual identity. Meetings are confidential. Come join
the discussion! Contact: Rich McCarty. Phone: (319) 270-5140.
Venue Phone: (814) 864-4429. Email:
richmccarty@msn.com. Browse to venue web site
Website.
MapQuest Map to Community United Church.
Also see Resource entry for
Spirituality and Sexuality Discussion
Group. Also see Resource entry for venue
Community United Church. Also
see Resources for the
Erie County PA area. Weather
for
Erie PA area.
Sep 22 (Wed) - LBT Women go to Dueling
Pianos (JR's Last Laugh, 1402 State St, Erie, PA)
7 PM. Social group for lesbian,
bisexual and transgendered women. We will meet there at 6:30
or 7....the show usually starts before 7:30. Admission is
free, but you might want to bring some cash to tip the Piano
player to poke fun at a friend or for food and drinks. Sign up
for email list at
Website Contact: Laurie
Finch. Phone: (814) 452-6645. Venue Phone: (814) 461-0911.
Email: lbtwomen-owner@eriegaynews.com.
Browse to
Website. Browse to venue
Website.
MapQuest Map to JR's Last Laugh.
Also see Resource entry for
LBT Women. Also see Resource
entry for venue
JR's Last Laugh. Also see
Resources for the
Erie County PA area. Weather
for
Erie PA area.
Sep 23 (Thu) - LBT Women go Rock
Climbing (Panama Rocks, NY) 10
AM. Social group for lesbian, bisexual and transgendered
women. We are going rock climbing! Meet at the Travel Centers
of America parking lot at the Harborcreek exit off Route 90 at
10 AM. From there we will carpool, taking as many cars as we
need, to head for Panama Rocks where we will explore the
cracks and crevices...and OH ...the big rocks too! Bring a
picnic lunch as we will eat there in their picnic grove. Note:
NO disposable water bottles allowed in the rock/trail area.
Bring your reusable bottles only!
Website Fee is $7.00 adults and 5-6 dollars for
kids. No pets.
Sep 25 (Sat) - Regional Mini-Summit on
Social Change for Butler and Beaver Counties (Slippery Rock
University, Slippery Rock, PA)
The Three Rivers Community Foundation is hosting a day long
conference on social change for Butler and Beaver Counties
Butler County PFLAG is listed as one of the sponsors of the
event. Joe Tomlinson will be hosting a 'round table
discussion' on GLBT issues and will present a workshop on "The
Life Cycle of Organizations". The event is free, "TRCF
promotes change not charity by funding and encouraging
activism among community-based organizations in underserved
areas of Southwestern PA. They support groups challenging
attitudes, policies or institutions as they work to promote
social, economic or racial justice." Browse to
Website. Also see Resources
for the
Butler, Mercer counties and area near
Pittsburgh PA area. Weather for
Slippery Rock PA area.
Sep 25 (Sat) - STARZ Show at Sky (Skybar,
108 Fairmount Parkway, Jamestown, NY 14701)
10:30 PM. Returning to the stage of Sky Bar,
STARZ! With awesome performances from your own Mr Sky, aka The
Rican, Mr Manny, your local Lady Gaga and the 1st crown
alternate for Miss Buffalo Gay Pride 2010, Miss Liza Summers
and the beautiful, talented and amazing, Glow sorcerer Miss
Erie 2010 Miss Buffy Linn Hayes. And as a treat, awesome
entertainers from Buffalo NY to complete what is promising to
be an enchanted night. We are also introducing our new segment
of this amazing STARZ Show called "Search for a Star" where
new people with dreams to become a star can happen. This
picked fans will show the audience what they can do to become
a star. We have a lot of amazing performances for you, so if
you have seen us on stage before, you know that it is a lot of
fun and if you haven't this is your opportunity to be part of
The New Era of Entertainment in Jamestown NY! STARZ The Show
of The Crowns! Phone: (716) 661-3212. Email:
info@gaybarjamestown.com.
Browse to
Website.
MapQuest Map to Skybar. Also see Resource entry for
Skybar. Also see Resources for the
Chautauqua County NY area.
Weather for
Jamestown NY area.
Oct 8 (Fri) - Watchfire Alliance meets
(Contact for location, Jamestown, NY 14701)
7 PM. Social group for gay, lesbian, bisexual
and transgendered (GLBT) people in Chautauqua County. Contact:
Bethany Robson. Phone: (716)499-4817. Email:
brobson515@msn.com.
Browse to
Website. Also see Resource entry for
Watchfire Alliance. Also see Resources for the
Chautauqua County NY area. Weather for
Jamestown NY area.
Oct 9 (Sat) - LBT Women go to Covered
Bridge Festival (LBT Women, Jefferson, OH)
Social group for lesbian, bisexual and
transgendered women. We will meet at 8 AM at Terry's home in
Fairview to head to the Covered Bridge Festival in Jefferson
Ohio. Along the way we will stop at several of the bridges to
check them out and take some great photo opportunities. We
will carpool from Terry's home, taking as many cars as we
need, so we'd like to know if you want to come along with us
on this one....plus, you'll need to let me know so I can
e-mail you her address so you can find us. Admission is $4.00
per person and under 12 free.
Website
The fair grounds close at 5 so you'll be back to Terry's
shortly after 6 or so.
Oct 15 (Fri) - Deadline for EGN
November 2010 print edition (Erie Gay News, 1115 W 7th St,
Erie, PA 16502-1105) Please
have all articles, ads and submissions in by this date. This
issue will be released the evening of October 28. For a
complete list of upcoming deadlines and release dates, check
the print edition schedule at
Website Contact: Michael Mahler. Phone: (814) 456-9833.
Email:
info@eriegaynews.com. Browse to
Website.
Also see Resource entry for
Erie Gay News. Also see Resources for the
Erie County PA area. Weather for
Erie PA area.
Oct 19 (Tue) - Spirituality and
Sexuality Discussion Group (Community United Church, 1011 W
38th St, Erie, PA 16508-2540) 7
PM. Every third Tuesday of the month, the Rev. Dr. Rich
McCarty facilitates a discussion group on spirituality and
sexuality at Community United Church. Community United Church
is an open and affirming Christian congregation. The
discussion group grounds conversation in relevant issues such
as what Christian scripture and ethics have to say about human
sexuality, but also provides individuals opportunities to
share questions, stories, and experiences with respect to what
it means to identify as a person who is both spiritual and
sexual. This group also explores comparative religious views
on sexuality and think about how different religious
perspectives can help or hurt a person to cultivate a strong
and sure sexual identity. Meetings are confidential. Come join
the discussion! Contact: Rich McCarty. Phone: (319) 270-5140.
Venue Phone: (814) 864-4429. Email:
richmccarty@msn.com.
Browse to venue web site
Website.
MapQuest Map to Community United Church. Also see
Resource entry for
Spirituality and Sexuality Discussion Group. Also see
Resource entry for venue
Community United Church. Also see Resources for the
Erie County PA area. Weather for
Erie PA area.
Oct 28 (Thu) - Erie Gay News
folding/distributing work party (Zone Dance Club, 133 W 18th
St, Erie, PA 16502) 7 PM. Help
us get out the print edition of Erie Gay News. We’ll be
folding and distributing the copies. 21 and over, please. It
is also a great way to hang out and chat with folks! You can
also sign up for the Erie GLBT News and Events list at
Website. Contact:
Michael Mahler. Phone: (814) 456-9833. Venue Phone: (814)
452-0125. Email:
info@eriegaynews.com. Browse to
Website.
Browse to venue
Website. Also see Resource entry for
Erie Gay News. Also see Resource entry for venue
Zone Dance Club. Also see Resources for the
Erie County PA area.
Weather for
Erie PA area.
Win FAME: Taylor Lautner.
Erie Gay News is giving away 20 copies of this comic book
from Bluewater Productions. To enter the contest, fill out
the form at
Website from now
through September 10.
Did You Know....
...No animal, once frozen solid
(i.e., water solidifies and turns to ice) survives when thawed,
because the ice crystals formed inside cells would break open
the cell membranes. However there are certain frogs that can
survive the experience of being frozen. These frogs make special
proteins which prevent the formation of ice (or at least keep
the crystals from becoming very large), so that they actually
never freeze even though their body temperature is below zero
Celsius. The water in them remains liquid: a phenomenon known as
'supercooling.' If you disturb one of these frogs (just touching
them even), the water in them quickly freezes solid and they
die.
Poetry Scene The Erie Book Store
137 E 13, Erie PA
Every Friday 6:30-8PM
Enhanced Poetry CD Now Available
Enhanced Poetry is Chuck Joy, with Kurt Sahlmann. Chuck's all
poetry, Kurt is mostly music. Music and poetry at the same
time. It's fun and moving. We performed at the Jive Cafe in
Erie PA last December and the CD recorded live at that event
is readying for distribution. The CD, "Enhanced Poetry, Live
at The Jive!" is available at the Erie Book Store.
You can also order the CD
"Enhanced Poetry - Live At The Jive"
online
If you have any questions please
contact Chuck Joy at
crjoy1@gmail.com
BENEFIT FOR ELIZABETH NEIMEIC
PLAYGROUND MEMORIAL
Huzar Club
1122 East 10th Street
Erie, PA
This event is being held in honor of 2 year old
Elizabeth Neimeic. Elizabeth was kidnapped and murdered. All
proceeds will go to a playground fund in honor of her. If our
Lil bitty couldn't play other children will because of her.
METHATONES NIGHT HAVEN AND LEADER OF MEN will
all being playing for Elizabeth.
There will be raffles and a Chinese action. FOOD and DRINK
PLEASE REMEMBER THE INTENTIONS OF THIS BENEFIT IS TO HONOR
ELIZABETH NEIMEIC!!! TO REMEMBER HER TO MAKE SURE HER NAME AND
HER LOVE WILL LIVE ON!!!!!
Feel free to contact Cheri Niles 969-2776, with any donations
or volunteers.
Donations can also be made at any branch of PNC Bank.
Brian Pardini ...a story goes
with it
Now through September 18, 2010 ~ Stonewall Gallery, Campbell
Pottery Store & Gallery
These evocative works in driftwood give visitors the rare
experience of true discovery. Like totems from an ancient
culture, Pardini's sculpture is an inspiring and wondrous
journey not to be missed.
Local artist Brian Pardini will be featured in the Stonewall
Gallery
In what is being billed
as the first authentic Klingon opera on earth, the Zeebelt theatre
in The Hague will host it from Sept. 9-12.
The opera, while
attracting Star Trek fans from around the world, also invited some
honored guests. On April 18, a radio message was broadcast to the
assumed location of Qo'nos, the Klingon home planet, approximately
nine light years away.
At least four
responses from earth-bound Klingons have been posted to
YouTube, promising to attend the event.
The title – u - is
roughly translated to mean universe, or universal.
"Klingon opera uses
the principle of musical combat," a section of the opera's
website reads. "Beauty in Klingon music comes from the impact
of two opposing
forces. To quote a
well known Klingon proverb qa’ wIje 'meH masuv or 'We fight to
enrich the spirit.’
"The Klingon
orchestra is made up of various indigenous Klingon
instruments, some that have never been heard on earth before."
The opera took
three years to write and the project is spearheaded by the
Klingon Terran Research Ensemble, a group that actively
researches Klingon culture and historic documents.
2010 Child Passenger Safety Week
FACT SHEET
Overview:
Fifty States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have laws
requiring that children be restrained in motor vehicles.
Child
safety seats and booster seats save lives. They offer the best
protection for children in the event of a crash. During the past 30
years, approximately 8,959 lives have been saved by the use of child
restraints according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Mission: Child Passenger Safety Week (September 19-25) is an annual
campaign to bring public attention to the importance of properly
securing all children in appropriate child safety seats, booster
seats or seat belts – every trip, every time. The campaign ends on
September 25 with “National Seat Check Saturday,” when certified
child passenger safety technicians will provide advice and hands-on
child safety seat inspections nationwide for free.
History and Timeline
1971: NHTSA adopts the first Federal standard for child restraint
systems (FMVSS 213). The standard required that a seat belt be used
to secure a forward-facing car seat into the vehicle. In addition,
it mandated that a forward-facing seat come equipped with a harness
to hold the child in place.
1979: First child passenger safety law is passed in Tennessee,
requiring parents to put their infants and young children in child
restraint systems that met the Federal standard. Legislative effort
begins in other states.
1981: More stringent Federal standards for child restraint systems
became effective on January 1, 1980 (FMVSS 213-80).
1984: The first Presidential Proclamation is issued by President
Ronald Reagan on child passenger protection titled “National Child
Passenger Safety Awareness Day, 1984.” This marked the birth of what
is now known as Child Passenger Safety Week.
1985: All States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have
enacted child passenger safety laws.
1995: NHTSA calls for the establishment of a Blue Ribbon Panel to
resolve child restraint and vehicle compatibility issues. The panel
calls for the development of a universal anchorage system for child
restraints that does not rely on seat belts.
2002: In September 2002 final implementation of a mandatory
universal anchorage system for new child restraints called Lower
Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) becomes effective. This new
system has both vehicle and child restraint requirements.
2007: Previously held in February, the observance of Child Passenger
Safety Week is moved to September in order to increase opportunities
for communities to conduct seat check events without the threat of
inclement weather. Communities kick off Child Passenger Safety Week
by hosting “National Seat Check Saturday” inspection events
nationwide.
2010: Over 30,000 Child Passenger Safety technicians have been
certified.
Anheuser and Busch and Budweiser Beer
In the mid-1800s,
Eberhard Anheuser was a successful manufacturer of soap and
candles in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. In
1859, he financed a loan to a struggling neighborhood brewery called
The Bavarian Brewery, which was started by George Schneider in 1852.
When the brewery faltered again in 1860, Anheuser and a partner,
William O’Dench, bought the interests of minority creditors rather
than see the brewery go under. They reorganized the company and
resumed production under the name E. Anheuser & Company.
The partnership
In 1857, the 18-year old Adolphus Busch, the second
youngest of 22 children, immigrated to the United States from
Germany to join his 3 brothers in St. Louis. Although his brother
had started the John B. Busch Brewing Company in Washington,
Missouri, Adolphus opted to enter into a partnership with Ernst
Wattenberg to sell brewing supplies. It was through this business
that Adolphus met his wife, whose father would be his future
partner. Adolphus Busch and Lily Anheuser married in 1861. In 1865,
the two beer companies merged, with Adolphus as equal partner with
Eberhard Anheuser.
Budweiser beer
In 1876, Busch and his friend Carl Conrad, a liquor importer,
developed a “Bohemian-style” lager, inspired after a trip to the
region. Brewers in Bohemia generally named a beer after their town
with the suffix “er.” Beers produced in the town of Plzen, for
example, were called Plzners, or Pilsners. Busch and Conrad had
visited another town, only 104 km (65 miles) south of Plzenalso,
known for its breweries: Bömische Budweis, which became Ceske
Budejovice in 1918. Beer has been brewed in Ceske Budejovice since
it was founded as Budiwoyz by king Premys II Otakar in 1245. The
German name for the town is Budweis. The name “Budweiser” is a
locative, meaning “of Budweis.”
The beer recipes from
Budweis were carried around the world – including by Busch and
Conrad – and in the late 1800s there were several breweries
producing beers called Budweiser. Miller and Schlitz both produced
Budweisers but, as the name became so strongly associated with
Anheuser-Busch, they stopped it. In the US the last other Budweiser
producer was DuBois Brewing, which stopped making the brand only in
the late 1970s.
The American Bud
Busch and Conrad introduced “Budweiser Lager Beer”
in St. Louis, brewed by E. Anheuser Co.’s Brewing Association, and
bottled and distributed by Carl Conrad. The Anheuser company was
renamed Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association in 1879, and Adolphus
became president the following year, a position he was to hold for
33 years. On 24 January 1883, Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association
acquired the rights in the US to bottle and sell Budweiser. In 1919,
the company was renamed Anheuser-Busch, the name by which it is
known today. In 1997, the Anheuser-Busch annual worldwide beer
volume exceeded 100 million barrels, confirming its position as the
world’s largest brewer.
The Bud battle
In 1895, almost 20 years after Busch’s Budweiser was first brewed, a
Bohemian company called Budejovicky Pivovar started making a beer
known as Budvar, a shortened version of the brewery name. It was
exported under the name Budweiser Budvar, being from Budweis.
The golden rule in
business is that the one with the gold rules. Well, usually. In the
battle for the Budweiser brand name there has not been a victor. A
legal battle between the Buds has raged for years. According to EU
regulations, a locative can be registered as a trademark only by a
manufacturer residing at that place. Thus, according to EU
regulations, the Czech beer is the legal bearer of the trademark
“Budweiser”, or “Budejovicky.” But that’s not the only claim.
According to the German
“Reinheitsgebot” (Beer Purity Regulations), the Annheuser-Busch
Budweiser cannot be considered as beer because rice is used in the
production process. According to the Beer Purity Regulations, beer
can only be brewed from [barley] malt, hops and beer. (Wheat beers
are called “weizens” in German.) Germany forbade the use of word
“Bud” as trademark on everyone; the court ruled it was too close to
“Bit” which the domestic Bitburger brewery uses as its trademark.
The oldest
brewery in the town of Ceske Budejovice (Budweis) is
Budweiser Burgerbrau, founded in 1795, and by far the most
“original” of the claimants over the name Budweiser. The main brand
of Budweiser Burgerbrau (Budejovice Burghers’ Brewery) is
Samson,
still brewed as both light and dark lager beer, bearing the labels
Budweiser Bier and Budejovicky Pivo. It is said Samson was the model
for Augustus Busch for his brew.
Budweiser Burgerbrau has
claimed they have the right to the trademark “Budweiser” on the
basis they were the oldest brewery of the German-speaking burghers
of Budweis. They insist that Budejovicky Budvar was the brewery of
the Czech-speakers, who thus only have the right to the trademark “Budejovicky”.
Wasssup!
The Budweisers from
Budejovice has been called “The Beer of Kings” since the 16th
century. Adolphus Busch is said to have turned the slogan around to
“The King of the Beers”. The Czech Budweiser is imported all around
Europe, sold in some countries as “Budejovicky Budvar” but known as
Budweiser. In Europe it is still known as the original Budweiser. In
the US and elsewhere the Anheuser-Busch Budweiser remains, if not
the king of beer tastes, the king of beer sales.
Anheuser had a taste for success. A German immigrant to
the US, he made a fortune in soap manufacturing. But when
he helped finance a small brewery in 1860, he suddenly
found himself in the lucrative beer business.
Eberhard
Anheuser (1805-1880)
Adolphus Busch
(1839-1913)
Busch was taken with Lily Anheuser from the start. His
brother Ulrich courted Lily’s older sister Anna. On 7
March 1861, Eberhard Anheuser gave away the hands of both
daughters in a double wedding ceremony with the Busch boys
in St. Louis.
Adolphus Busch died in
1913, and his son August took charge of the company. When August
passed away in 1934, his son Adolphus Busch III took over. He was
succeeded by his brother, August A. Busch Jr in 1946. In 1974, his
son August A. Busch III became the fifth-generation Anheuser-Busch
president, succeeded by his son, August A. Busch IV.
What is
it called?
Sometimes it’s on the tip
of your tongue… “What is it called again?” It’s not always easy to
remember those out-of-the-ordinary things but to refresh your
memory, here’s what it is called.
Mid-men, the male
versions of mid-wives, are called accouchers.
The plastic things on the
end of shoelaces are called aglets.
The study of creatures
such as Bigfoot, the chupacabra, and the Loch Ness monster is called
cryptozoology. Zoologist Bernard Heuvelmans coined the term to
describe his investigations of animals unknown to science.
The apparatus used in
alcohol distilleries for freeing the spirit from water is called the
dephlegmator.
One that speaks two
languages – is bilingual – can be said to be diglot.
Ducks are never male. The
males of the species are called drakes.
In a casino, however,
ducks is a nickname for a pair of deuces.
The working section of a
piano is called the action.
Shoemakers are commonly
called cobblers but correctly speaking a cobbler is a shoe
repairmen. A shoemaker is a cordwainer – they also made leather
bottles and harnesses.
The distance that a place
holder falls from a glass when it is lifted (you know, place holders
sometimes get stuck to the bottom of a cold glass when you lift the
glass) is called a bevemeter, a sniglet coined by comedian Rich Hall
(who also coined “sniglet”).
The device at the
intersection of two railroad tracks to permit the wheels and flanges
on one track to cross or branch for the other is called a frog.
A specific length of
thread or yarn according to the type of fiber is called a hank. For
linen, a hank is 274 metres (300 yards); for cotton, it is 768
metres (840 yards).
The white part of your
fingernail is called the lunula.
The thin line of cloud
that forms behind an aircraft at high altitudes is called a
contrail.
A depth of 2 fathoms (3,6
metres) is called a Mark Twain. Originally a fathom was the space
reached by with two arms outstretched.
In the early days of film
making, people who worked on the sets were called movies. The films
were called motion pictures.
The tendency of the
leaves or petals of certain plants to assume a different position at
night is called nyctitropism.
Someone who uses as few
words as possible when speaking is called pauciloquent.
People that study fish
are called ichthyologists.
The little lump of flesh
just forward of your ear canal is called a tragus – it also aids in
capturing sounds that come from behind you.
The pin that holds a
hinge together is called a pintle.
The gland responsible for
producing the hormone that regulates growth is called the pituitary
gland. It is the size of a pea.
A melody is a group of
notes in a certain order that results in a sweet or agreeable sound.
An easily remembered melody is called a tune.
Compulsive shopping was
identified by a German psychiatrist almost a hundred years ago.
Clinically it is known as oniomania. Shopaholics are the people who
do not suffer from chrematophobia, which is the fear of touching
money. Also see
phobias
In early France the
distance a man could walk while smoking one pipe full of tobacco was
called a pipee.
The central shaft of a
bird’s feather which bears the vane or web of the feather is called
a rachis.
The small cup in which an
espresso is served is called a demitasse.
A philologist study
linguistics and etymology.
People who cannot taste
or smell suffer from anosmia.
The hairless area of
roughened skin at the tip of a bear’s snout is called the rhinarium.
Someone who habitually
picks their nose is called a rhinotillexomaniac (rhino=nose,
tillexis=habit of picking at something, mania=obsession with
something).
A building in which
silence is enforced, like a library or school room, is referred to
as a silentium.
The study of flags and
emblems is called vexillology. The study of signs is called
semiotics.
The making of maps is
called cartography.
The ear-splitting sound
produced by the high notes of a bagpipe is called a skirl.
The fleshy projection
above the bill on a turkey is called a snood.
People who chase after
rare birds are called twitchers.
4 gills of ale and beer
is 1 pint, 2 pints = 1 quart, 4 quarts = 1 gallon, 9 gallons = 1
firkin, 2 firkins = 1 kilderkin, 3 kilderkins = 1 hogshead, 2
hogsheads = 1 butt.
The practice of eating
insects is called entomophagy. Most insects are edible. According to
eatbug.com, there are 1,462
recorded species of edible insects. And they’re quite nutritious.
For instance, 100 grams of cricket contains only 121 calories, less
than half of beef. A cricket contains only 5,5 grams of fat,
compared to 21,2g of beef. Beef contains more protein (23,5g – a
cricket 12.9g) but the 100g of cricket also contains 5,1g of
carbohydrates, 75,8 mg calcium, 185,3 mg phosphorous, 9,5 mg iron,
thiamin, riboflavin, and niacin.
Why?
Answers on
everyday questions
Why does water
not calm the tongue after eating hot spicy food?
The spices in most of the hot foods that we eat are oily, and, like
your elementary school science teacher taught you, oil and water
don’t mix. In this case, the water just rolls over the oily spices.
What can you do to calm your aching tongue? Eat bread. The bread
will absorb the oily spices. A second solution is to drink milk.
Milk contains a substance called “casein” which will bind to the
spices and carry them away. Alcohol also dissolves oily spices.
Why does wet
fabric appear darker?
When fabric gets wet, light coming towards it refracts within the
water, dispersing the light. In addition, the surface of the water
causes incoherent light scattering. The combination of these two
effects causes less light to reflect to your eyes and makes the wet
fabric appear darker.
Why is blue for
boys and pink for girls?
In ancient times, it was believed that certain colors could combat
the evil spirits that lingered over nurseries. Because blue was
associated with the heavenly spirits, boys were clothed in that
color, boys then being considered the most valuable resource to
parents. Although baby girls did not have a color associated with
them, they were mostly clothed in black. It was only in the Middle
Ages when pink became associated with baby girls.
Why do people
kiss under the mistletoe at Christmas?
In ancient myth, when the son of the Norse goddess Frigga was killed
by an arrow made of mistletoe and then brought back to life, she
blessed the mistletoe and bestowed a kiss on all who passed beneath
it. In the 18th century, the legend was adopted as a promise to
marry. At Christmas a lady standing under a mistletoe may not refuse
a kiss. If she does, she cannot expect to marry the following year.
So it is told.
Why are there
bunnies and eggs at Easter?
The ancient Anglo-Saxons celebrated the return of spring with a
carnival commemorating their goddess of offspring and of springtime,
Eostre. The word carnival possibly originated from the Latin ‘carne
vale’ meaning “flesh, farewell” or “meat, farewell.” The offerings
were rabbits and colored eggs, bidding an end to winter.
As it happened, the pagan festival of Eostre occurred at the same
time of year as the Christian observance of the Resurrection of
Christ and it didn’t take the Christian missionaries long to convert
the Anglo-Saxons when they encountered them in the second century.
The offering of rabbits and eggs eventually became the Easter bunny
and Easter eggs.
If blood is red,
why are veins blue?
Blood is bright red in its oxygenated form and a dark red in
deoxygenated form. In simpler terms, it is bright red when it leaves
the lungs full of oxygen and dark red when it returns to the lungs
for a refill. Veins appear blue because light penetrating the skin
is absorbed and reflected in high energy wavelengths back to the
eye. Higher energy wavelengths are blue.
Why did Columbus
and others try to sail around the world?
You probably know that people native to the Americas are called
“Indians” because early explorers like Christopher Columbus thought
they had come across the Indian spice islands. Traders were forced
to sail westward after the spice route to the East by land was
blocked for Europeans by Muslim uprisings.
Why is it called
a “loo?”
The British word for toilet, “loo”, derives from the French “garde a
l’eau!” In medieval Europe people had little conception of hygiene
and threw the contents of their chamber pots out the window into the
street below. In France the practice was preceded by “garde a l’eau!”
(“watch out for the water!”). In England, this phrase was
Anglicized, first to “gardy-loo!”, then just “loo”, and eventually
came to mean the toilet/lavatory itself. The American word for
toilet, “john”, is called after the John Harington who in 1596
invented an indoor water closet for Queen Elizabeth I.
Why is the sky
blue?
When sunlight travels through the atmosphere, it collides with gas
molecules. These molecules scatter the light. The shorter the
wavelength of light, the more it is scattered by the atmosphere.
Because it has a shorter wavelength than the other colors, blue
light is scattered more, ten times more than red light, for
instance. That is why the sky is blue.
Why does the setting sun look reddish orange? When the sun is on the
horizon, its light takes a longer path through the atmosphere to
reach your eyes than when the sun is directly overhead. By the time
the light of the setting sun reaches your eyes, most of the blue
light has been scattered out. The light you finally see is reddish
orange, the color of white light minus blue.
Why do onions
make you cry?
Onions, like other plants, are made of cells. The cells are divided
into two sections separated by a membrane. One side of the membrane
contains an enzyme which helps chemical processes occur in your
body. The other side of the membrane contains molecules that contain
sulfur. When you cut an onion, the contents on each side of the
membrane mix and cause a chemical reaction. This reaction produces
molecules such as ethylsufine which make your eyes water.
To prevent crying when you cut an onion, cut it under a running tap
of cold water. The sulfur compounds dissolve in water and are rinsed
down the sink before they reach your eyes. You can also put the
onion in the freezer for ten minutes before you cut it. Cold
temperatures slow down the reaction between the enzyme and the
sulfur compounds so fewer of the burning molecules will reach your
eyes.
Why do you get
hiccups?
Hiccups happen when the diaphragm, the muscle that controls our
breathing, becomes irritated and start to spasm and contract
uncontrollably. With each contraction, air is pulled into the lungs
very quickly, passes through the voice box, and then the epiglottis
closes behind the rush of air, shaking the vocal chords, causing the
“hic” sound. The irritation can be caused by rapid eating, emotional
stress and even some diseases. The best cure? Breathing into a paper
bag. This calms the diaphragm by increasing the amount of carbon
dioxide in your bloodstream.
Why are camels
called “ships of the desert?”
Camels are called “ships of the desert” because of the way they
move, not because of their transport capabilities. Camels sway from
side to side because they move both legs on one side at the same
time, elevating that side. This is called pacing, a ship-like motion
which can make the rider feel sick.
Why you shouldn’t
smoke
If you smoke, you’re also inhaling arsenic, benzene, cadmium,
hydrogen cyanide, lead, mercury and phonol. In all, 4 000 harmful
chemicals, including 44 types of poison, of which 43 are proven
cancer-causing substances. Read the
full story on smoking
Miracles performed by Jesus
Although never quoted in
best-seller lists the Bible has been the world’s best-selling book
for decades. Some of the most popular stories of the Bible are the
miracles performed by Jesus.
Miracle
Gospel
1.
Converts water into wine
John 2:1-11
2.
Cast out an unclean spirit from a
man in the synagogue
Mark 1:23-27
Luke 4:33-37
3.
Heals Peter’s mother-in-law from a fever
Matthew 8:14-15
Mark 1:29-31
Luke 4:38-39
4.
Enables a huge catch of fish
Luke 5:1-11
5.
Cleanses a leper
Matthew 8:1-4
Mark 1:40-45
Luke 5:12-14
6.
Heals a Roman Centurion’s servant
Matthew 8:5-13
Luke 7:1-10
7.
Heals a nobleman’s seriously ill son in Capernaum
John 4:46-54
8.
Heals a lame man at the pool of Bethesda
John 5:1-15
9.
Raises a widow’s son to life at the gate of the
city of Nain
Luke 7:11-16
10.
Calms a raging storm
Matthew 8:23-27
Mark 4:36-41
Luke 8:22-25
11.
Cast out demons from two men at Gergesenes
Cast out demons from one man at Gadarenes
Cast out demons from one man at Gadarenes
Matthew 8: 28-34
Mark 5:1-20
Luke 8:26-39
12.
Heals a man from paralysis in Capernaum
Matthew 9:1-8
Mark 2:1-12
Luke 5:18-26
13.
Raises from the dead the daughter of Jairus, ruler of a
synagogue
Matthew 9:18-26
Mark 5:22-43
Luke 8:41-56
14.
Stops the heavy menstrual bleeding of a woman
who had been suffering
from it for twelve years
Matthew 9:20-22
Mark 5:25-34
Luke 8:43-48
15.
Restores sight to two blind men
Matthew 9:27-31
16.
Heals the demoniac daughter of a Canaanite woman
Heals the demoniac daughter of a Syro-Phoenician woman
Matthew 15:21-28
Mark 7:24-30
17.
Restores a man who was deaf and dumb
Matthew 9:32-33
Mark 7:31-37
18.
Restores the withered hand of a man
Matthew 12:9-13
Mark 3:1-5
19.
Heals a demon-possessed man who was blind and
dumb
Matthew 12:22
20.
Feeds five thousand people
Matthew 14:14-21
Mark 6:35-44
John 6:1-14
21.
Walks on the Sea of Galilee
Matthew 14:23-33
Mark 6:46-51
John 6:16-21
22.
Feeds four thousand people
Matthew 15:33-39
Mark 8:1-9
23.
Restores the sight of a blind man using his saliva
Mark 8:22-26
John 9:1-41
24.
Restores sight in two blind men near Jericho.
Restores sight in Bartimaeus near Jericho
Restores sight in one blind man near Jericho
Matthew 20:29-34
Mark 10:46-52
Luke 18:35-43
25.
Cures a boy from epilepsy
Matthew 17:14-18
Mark 9:17-29
26.
Straightened a woman bowed with a spirit of infirmity
Luke 13:10-13
27.
Healed a man from dropsy
Luke 14:1-6
28.
Heals ten lepers
Luke 17:11-19
29.
Raises Lazarus from the dead
John 11:1-44
30.
Condemns a fig tree and see it wither
Matthew 21:18-22
Mark 11:12-21
31.
Heals the cut-off ear of Malchus, a servant of the high
priest
Luke 22:49-51
32.
Enables the second big catch of fish
John 21: 1-11
Funny Pics Of The Week
Hey,
You. My Pumpkin Needs to Be Changed.
Scrambled Eggs, Anyone?
Funny Video Of The Week
A Bit of Trivia for the Brain
While many
believe that John F. Kennedy was the youngest president, Theodore
Roosevelt actually was. Roosevelt ascended to the presidency at the
age of 42 years, 10 months, and 18 days. John F. Kennedy became
president at the age of 43 years, 7 months, and 22 days.
However, John F. Kennedy is the youngest person ever *elected*
president. Roosevelt was elected vice-president and became president
when William McKinley was assassinated. When Roosevelt was elected
president in 1904, he was 45 years old.
Local Pics of the Week
(random pictures found online
taken around Northwest Pa)
Broiled Salmon,
Twice Baked Potatoes and Asparagus
Ingredients:
2 cups cold Coffee
6 tsp Sugar
1/2 cup Milk
6 Ice cubes
1 oz Kahlua (Optional)
Mixing instructions:
Mix coffee, sugar, and milk in a blender and add
more of either to taste, then add the ice and crush
it until no large chunks are present. Add the Kahlua,
and mix if you'd like that.
The first thing to do is to scrub your spuds, wrap them in
foil, and bake them in the oven at 350 for an hour (if your
potatoes are large, cook them longer than an hour). These can
be prepared ahead of time, or you can use leftover baked
potatoes.
After cooked, let them cool if they are hot, remove them from
the oven, take off the foil, and cut them in half.
Take a spoon, and scoop out the majority of the potato,
placing it into a medium sized mixing bowl.
You will end up with these little potato shells, just set them
off to the side for now.
In the mixing bowl, add in about 4 tablespoons of sour cream,
two tablespoons of butter, and a cup of freshly grated cheddar
cheese. Then mix it up well.
We just use a hand potato masher rather than a mixer because
we like the little potato lumps that are left in the mix for
some added texture. And why have more to clean up!
After its all mixed up well, scoop it back into the potato
shells, and put some more cheese on top. Set put them in the
oven to warm up until its time to cook the salmon.
To prepare the asparagus, it will be easier if you leave the
rubber bands on the asparagus bundles while you cut them to
the length you want them.
These asparagus are kind of thick, which is a good thing, but
sometimes you can only get the thinner ones at the grocery
store. If thats the case in your situation, I suggest not
removing as much of the stem... only the lower portion where
the stem is white.
Put the asparagus in a pan with some olive oil or butter and
garlic, and let them simmer until they are cooked to your
liking.
Its difficult to say exactly how long to cook them, as their
thickness will be the determining factor. You might prefer
them to be totally soft when you eat them, and others might
prefer them to be a little firmer. Either way is correct, its
all about your individual preference.
Pull the potatoes from the oven and switch it to broil now, so
that the top heating element gets hot while you prepare the
salmon.
The first thing to do is to remove the skin from the filet.
You'll need a pretty sharp knife to remove the skin so that
you don't destroy the tender flesh of the salmon as you do it.
Just lay the filet skin down, and get enough of the skin
separated from the meat so that you can flip it over, and get
a hold of it.
Then just slowly lift up the skin as you use the knife to
finish peeling it off. Don't be concerned if there is still a
little bit of grey left on the meat when you'ved finished
removing the skin. Its no big deal, and won't affect your
finished product in any way.
We've covered a cookie sheet with foil to help keep cleanup to
a minimum, and then placed a small cooking rack on the foil,
not only to keep the salmon from sticking to it, but by
keeping the salmon raised up, it will cook faster.
Then, season the salmon with whatever you prefer. We use a
small amount of Lawrey's Season salt, a light sprinkling of
garlic powder, and some coarse ground black pepper.
You could use some lemon pepper, or some other type of
seasoning, and could even squeeze some fresh lemon juice on
them. Just remember to keep your seasoning to a minimum
because you don't want to overpower the flavor of the salmon.
Given the thickness of these filets, they won't take too long
to cook. Just about 7 minutes on one side, and then pull them,
flip them, and give them another 5-7 minutes.
If your filets are thicker, they might take another minute or
two. Salmon, like other fish, cooks pretty fast.
When the salmon is done, put the twice baked potatoes back in
the oven, still on broil, and finish them off so that the
cheese melts while you serve up the rest of the meal. We
really like it when the cheese starts to turn a little brown
on top.
You can make some of your own cocktail sauce by simply mixing
some ketchup and some horseradish sauce.
Child
safety seats and booster seats save lives. They offer the best
protection for children in the event of a crash. During the past 30
years, approximately 8,959 lives have been saved by the use of child
restraints according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). 
1859, he financed a loan to a struggling neighborhood brewery called
The Bavarian Brewery, which was started by George Schneider in 1852.
When the brewery faltered again in 1860, Anheuser and a partner,
William O’Dench, bought the interests of minority creditors rather
than see the brewery go under. They reorganized the company and
resumed production under the name E. Anheuser & Company.
