The_Kitchen_Guy
10-31-2009, 07:12 AM
There were no new developments in Paige's case yesterday. No news, no new developments.
In news of Candles for Paige (http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=Paige) we had 66 candles as of this post. Remember, candles go out after 48 hours so keep lighting candles for Paige, her family and her three children.
Instructions for lighting candles for Paige are in the Missing thread, in this post (http://www.chefsuccess.com/f18/one-our-own-missing-22516/index254.html#post470298).
On This Day In History...
...in 1517, in the city of Wittenberg, Germany, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church, setting off the Protestant revolution that would change Western society. Luther, a priest and scholar, was upset with the church's practice of accepting payments in exchange for the absolution of sins. The practice, known as selling Indulgences, frustrated Luther,and his protest culminated in writing the 95 Theses. They were quickly translated into Latin from German, and he was urged to recant. He did not. In 1521, he was excommunicated by Pope Leo X and at the same time, Holy Roman Emporer Charels V or Germany issued the Edict of Worms, calling for the death of Luther with impunity. Under the protection of Prince Frederick, Luther translated the bible into German, which took about 10 years. Members of royalty who supported and protected Luther became known as Protestants, a name that was soon extended to followers of Luther. He died, of natural causes, in 1546 but 4 and a half centuries later, his efforts still influence millions of Christians.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Tesent%C3%BCr_WB.jpg
Door of the Schlosskirche in
Wittenburg where Luther nailed
his 95 theses.
...in 1926, Erik Weisz died in Detroit from a ruptured appendix. He was born in Budapest in 1874, the son of a rabbi. His family immigrated to Appleton, Wisconsin where the boy showed natural athletic ability along with a knack for picking locks, and he practiced tying and untying knots with his toes. When he was 9, he ran away and joined a circus as a contortionist and trapeze artist. He soon began acting as an escape artist and would challenge policemen from town to town to hold him in handcuffs. He gained great notoriety for escaping from jail cells and handcuffs all over the world. He was greatly influenced by the magic of French illusionist, Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, and adopted the name as his own - Harry Houdini. Houdini, however, did not rely on illusion for his escapes, it was all athleticism, great effort and concentration. He was, however, also a master illusionist and, unknown to most, was a pioneer aviator. (He was the first man to fly a powered, controlled flight across Australia in 1910.) He spent a great part of his life debunking mediums and spiritulists, and made arrangements to contact his wife if he passed over before she did. Ironically, he died on Halloween and as far as anyone knows, has never made contact from the other side.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/HarryHoudini1899.jpg/225px-HarryHoudini1899.jpg
Erik Weisz, aka Harry Houdini
...in 1892, Arthur Conan Doyle published his first collection of Sherlock Holmes stories in book form, called The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Several short stories featuring the detective had been published prior to that event. Doyle was actually educated as a doctor at the University of Edinburgh where one of his teachers was partial inspiration for Holmes. Doyle was knighted in 1902, not for writing, but for his work in a South African hospital.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Conan_doyle.jpg/200px-Conan_doyle.jpg
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930)
...in 1992, the Catholic Church restored Galileo Galilei. For centuries, the Catholic Church was firmly rooted in the geocentric concept that the earth did not move because it was the center of the universe. Galileo believed in the Copernican theory that the earth revolved around the sun, or a heliocentric concept of the universe. Because he stood for his beliefs, in 1633 the church banned publication of his work and sentenced him to house arrest for his heretical views. In 1992, Pope John Paul II expressed regret over Galileo and officially conceded that the earth does, in fact, move.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Galileo.arp.300pix.jpg/225px-Galileo.arp.300pix.jpg
Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642)
...in 1941, Mount Rushmore was completed, at least, as far as it will every be completed. (There were plans to sculpt the busts to the waist, which models show, but the monument was, and likely will never be, completed to that level.) Sculptor, Gutzon Borglum, worked on the monument until his death in March of 1941. His son, Lincoln Borglum, continued the work and completed the last drilling on this date in 1941. The monument was not formally dedicated, as the US became embroiled in World War II shortly afterward. During the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the completion of the monument, in a speech on July 3, 1991, President George H.W. Bush dedicated the memorial.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Gutzon_Borglum%27s_model_of_Mt._Rushmore_memorial.jpg/800px-Gutzon_Borglum%27s_model_of_Mt._Rushmore_memorial.jpg
This model of the proposed sculture is on the site. Funding ran out in 1941,
after Gutzon Borglum's death.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Dean_Franklin_-_06.04.03_Mount_Rushmore_Monument_%28by-sa%29-3_new.jpg/800px-Dean_Franklin_-_06.04.03_Mount_Rushmore_Monument_%28by-sa%29-3_new.jpg
The completed sculpture. You can see the beginnings of Washington's coat but the
sculpting to the figures' waists was never completed.
That's it. That's all we know as of 12:01 AM, EDT.
In news of Candles for Paige (http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=Paige) we had 66 candles as of this post. Remember, candles go out after 48 hours so keep lighting candles for Paige, her family and her three children.
Instructions for lighting candles for Paige are in the Missing thread, in this post (http://www.chefsuccess.com/f18/one-our-own-missing-22516/index254.html#post470298).
On This Day In History...
...in 1517, in the city of Wittenberg, Germany, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church, setting off the Protestant revolution that would change Western society. Luther, a priest and scholar, was upset with the church's practice of accepting payments in exchange for the absolution of sins. The practice, known as selling Indulgences, frustrated Luther,and his protest culminated in writing the 95 Theses. They were quickly translated into Latin from German, and he was urged to recant. He did not. In 1521, he was excommunicated by Pope Leo X and at the same time, Holy Roman Emporer Charels V or Germany issued the Edict of Worms, calling for the death of Luther with impunity. Under the protection of Prince Frederick, Luther translated the bible into German, which took about 10 years. Members of royalty who supported and protected Luther became known as Protestants, a name that was soon extended to followers of Luther. He died, of natural causes, in 1546 but 4 and a half centuries later, his efforts still influence millions of Christians.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Tesent%C3%BCr_WB.jpg
Door of the Schlosskirche in
Wittenburg where Luther nailed
his 95 theses.
...in 1926, Erik Weisz died in Detroit from a ruptured appendix. He was born in Budapest in 1874, the son of a rabbi. His family immigrated to Appleton, Wisconsin where the boy showed natural athletic ability along with a knack for picking locks, and he practiced tying and untying knots with his toes. When he was 9, he ran away and joined a circus as a contortionist and trapeze artist. He soon began acting as an escape artist and would challenge policemen from town to town to hold him in handcuffs. He gained great notoriety for escaping from jail cells and handcuffs all over the world. He was greatly influenced by the magic of French illusionist, Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, and adopted the name as his own - Harry Houdini. Houdini, however, did not rely on illusion for his escapes, it was all athleticism, great effort and concentration. He was, however, also a master illusionist and, unknown to most, was a pioneer aviator. (He was the first man to fly a powered, controlled flight across Australia in 1910.) He spent a great part of his life debunking mediums and spiritulists, and made arrangements to contact his wife if he passed over before she did. Ironically, he died on Halloween and as far as anyone knows, has never made contact from the other side.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/HarryHoudini1899.jpg/225px-HarryHoudini1899.jpg
Erik Weisz, aka Harry Houdini
...in 1892, Arthur Conan Doyle published his first collection of Sherlock Holmes stories in book form, called The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Several short stories featuring the detective had been published prior to that event. Doyle was actually educated as a doctor at the University of Edinburgh where one of his teachers was partial inspiration for Holmes. Doyle was knighted in 1902, not for writing, but for his work in a South African hospital.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Conan_doyle.jpg/200px-Conan_doyle.jpg
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930)
...in 1992, the Catholic Church restored Galileo Galilei. For centuries, the Catholic Church was firmly rooted in the geocentric concept that the earth did not move because it was the center of the universe. Galileo believed in the Copernican theory that the earth revolved around the sun, or a heliocentric concept of the universe. Because he stood for his beliefs, in 1633 the church banned publication of his work and sentenced him to house arrest for his heretical views. In 1992, Pope John Paul II expressed regret over Galileo and officially conceded that the earth does, in fact, move.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Galileo.arp.300pix.jpg/225px-Galileo.arp.300pix.jpg
Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642)
...in 1941, Mount Rushmore was completed, at least, as far as it will every be completed. (There were plans to sculpt the busts to the waist, which models show, but the monument was, and likely will never be, completed to that level.) Sculptor, Gutzon Borglum, worked on the monument until his death in March of 1941. His son, Lincoln Borglum, continued the work and completed the last drilling on this date in 1941. The monument was not formally dedicated, as the US became embroiled in World War II shortly afterward. During the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the completion of the monument, in a speech on July 3, 1991, President George H.W. Bush dedicated the memorial.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Gutzon_Borglum%27s_model_of_Mt._Rushmore_memorial.jpg/800px-Gutzon_Borglum%27s_model_of_Mt._Rushmore_memorial.jpg
This model of the proposed sculture is on the site. Funding ran out in 1941,
after Gutzon Borglum's death.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Dean_Franklin_-_06.04.03_Mount_Rushmore_Monument_%28by-sa%29-3_new.jpg/800px-Dean_Franklin_-_06.04.03_Mount_Rushmore_Monument_%28by-sa%29-3_new.jpg
The completed sculpture. You can see the beginnings of Washington's coat but the
sculpting to the figures' waists was never completed.
That's it. That's all we know as of 12:01 AM, EDT.