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Happy Birthday To:

* 1503 – Christian III of Denmark and Norway (d. 1559)
* 1566 – Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain (d. 1633)
* 1629 – Tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676)
* 1643 – King Afonso VI of Portugal (d. 1683)
* 1644 – Heinrich Ignaz Biber, Bohemian composer (d. 1704)
* 1647 – Johann Heinrich Acker, German writer (d. 1719)
* 1686 – John Balguy, English philosopher (d. 1748)
* 1696 – Maurice Greene, English composer (d. 1755)
* 1720 – Konrad Ekhof, German actor (d. 1778)
* 1762 – King George IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1830)
* 1774 – Robert Southey, English poet and biographer (d. 1843)
* 1856 – “Diamond Jim” Brady, American financier (d. 1917)
* 1859 – Katharine Lee Bates, American poet (d. 1929)
* 1866 – Jacinto Benavente, Spanish writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1954)
* 1867 – Edith Hamilton, German-born, American classicist (d. 1963)
* 1872 – Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (d. 1956)
* 1876 – Mary Roberts Rinehart, American author (d. 1958)
* 1880 – Radclyffe Hall, British author (d. 1943)
* 1880 – Christy Mathewson, American baseball player (d. 1925)
* 1881 – Cecil B. DeMille, American film director (d. 1959)
* 1883 – Pauline Frederick, American actress (d. 1938)
* 1883 – Marion Lorne, American actress (d. 1968)
* 1885 – Jean Cabannes, French physicist (d. 1959)
* 1886 – Sir Keith Murdoch, Australian journalist and newspaper owner (d. 1952)
* 1887 – Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1961)
* 1889 – Zerna Sharp, American writer and educator (Dick and Jane) (d. 1981)
* 1892 – Alfred Lunt, American actor (d. 1977)
* 1897 – Maurice Fernandes, Guyanese West Indies cricketer (d. 1981)
* 1899 – Ben Sealey, Trinidadian West Indies cricketer (d. 1963)
* 1902 – Mohammad Hatta, Vice President of Indonesia 1945-1956 (d. 1980)
* 1904 – Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia, only son of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia (d. 1918)
* 1906 – Harry Hopman, Australian-born tennis player and coach (d. 1985)
* 1906 – Tedd Pierce, American animator (d. 1972)
* 1907 – Joe Besser, American actor and comedian (d. 1988)
* 1909 – Richard Bare, American director
* 1910 – Jane Wyatt, American actress (d. 2006)
* 1910 – Yusof bin Ishak, first President of Singapore (d. 1970)
* 1911 – Cantinflas, Mexican actor (d. 1993)
* 1912 – Samuel Fuller, American film director (d. 1997)
* 1914 – Gerd Buchdahl, German philosopher (d. 2001)
* 1914 – Ruth Lowe, Canadian pianist and composer (I’ll Never Smile Again) (d. 1981)
* 1915 – Michael Kidd, American choreographer (d. 2007)
* 1919 – Vikram Sarabhai, Indian physicist (d. 1971)
* 1923 – John Holt, Jamaican West Indies cricketer (d. 1997)
* 1924 – Derek Shackleton, English cricketer (d. 2007)
* 1924 – Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, leader of Pakistan (d. 1988)
* 1925 – Norris McWhirter, Scottish co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records (d. 2004)
* 1925 – Ross McWhirter, Scottish co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records (d. 1975)
* 1925 – George Wetherill, American scientist (d. 2006)
* 1926 – John Derek, American actor (d. 1998)
* 1926 – Joe Jones, American R&B singer (d. 2005)
* 1926 – Wallace Markfield, American writer (d. 2002)
* 1927 – Porter Wagoner, American singer (d. 2007)
* 1928 – Charles Blackman, Australian artist
* 1928 – Bob Buhl, American baseball player (d. 2001)
* 1928 – Dan Curtis, film and television producer and director (d.2006)
* 1929 – Buck Owens, American singer (d. 2006)
* 1930 – George Soros Hungarian-American financier and political activist
* 1930 – Jacques Tits, Belgian mathematician
* 1931 – William Goldman, American screenwriter
* 1932 – Dallin H. Oaks, LDS apostle and former Utah Supreme Court Justice
* 1932 – Charlie O’Donnell, American game show announcer
* 1932 – Queen Sirikit, Queen of Thailand
* 1933 – Parnelli Jones, American race car driver and team owner
* 1935 – John Cazale, American actor (d. 1978)
* 1937 – Walter Dean Myers, American author
* 1938 – Jean-Paul L’Allier, Canadian Mayor of Quebec
* 1939 – Skip Caray, American TV/radio baseball announcer (Atlanta Braves) (d. 2008)
* 1939 – George Hamilton, American actor
* 1939 – Roy Romanow, Canadian politician
* 1939 – Michael D. Antonovich, American politician
* 1940 – Eddie Barlow, South African cricketer (d. 2005)
* 1941 – Réjean Ducharme, Canadian novelist and playwright
* 1943 – Deborah Walley, American actress (d. 2001)
* 1944 – Peter Hofmann, German tenor
* 1945 – Ron Mael, American musician (Sparks)
* 1946 – Terry Nutkins, British TV Presenter
* 1947 – Sam Rosen, American sportscaster
* 1949 – Panagiotis Chinofotis, Greek politician
* 1949 – Mark Knopfler, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dire Straits)
* 1950 – Jim Beaver, American actor and writer
* 1952 – Chen Kaige, Chinese film director
* 1954 – Sam J. Jones, American actor
* 1954 – Pat Metheny, American guitarist
* 1955 – Ann M. Martin, American author
* 1955 – Terry Taylor, American professional wrestler
* 1956 – Bruce Greenwood, Canadian actor
* 1956 – Sidath Wettimuny, Sri Lankan cricketer
* 1959 – Amanda Redman, English actress
* 1960 – Laurent Fignon, French cyclist
* 1960 – Greg Thomas, England cricketer
* 1960 – Eduardo Tokeshi, Peruvian artist
* 1961 – Roy Hay, British guitarist and keyboardist (Culture Club)
* 1961 – Lawrence Hayward, English musician (Felt, Denim, Go Kart Mozart)
* 1961 – Mark Priest, New Zealand cricketer
* 1963 – Sir Mix-a-Lot, American rapper
* 1965 – Peter Krause, American actor
* 1967 – Regilio Tuur, Dutch boxer
* 1967 – Andrey Plotnikov, Russian race walker
* 1967 – Andy Hui, Hong Kong actor and singer
* 1968 – Andras Jones, American actor
* 1969 – Tanita Tikaram, British singer
* 1969 – Aga Muhlach, Filipino actor
* 1969 – Stuart Williams, Nevisian West Indies cricketer
* 1970 – Anthony Swofford, American novelist
* 1970 – Jim Schlossnagle, baseball coach
* 1970 – Charles Mesure, British actor
* 1971 – Michael Ian Black, American comedian
* 1971 – Yvette Nicole Brown, American actress (That’s So Raven)
* 1971 – Rebecca Gayheart, American actress
* 1971 – Pete Sampras, American tennis player
* 1972 – Mark Kinsella, Irish footballer
* 1972 – Takanohana, Sumo yokozuna
* 1972 – Gyanendra Pandey, Indian cricketer
* 1973 – Joseba Beloki, Spanish cyclist
* 1973 – Jonathan Coachman, American professional wrestler and executive
* 1973 – Todd Marchant, American ice hockey player
* 1973 – Muqtada al-Sadr, Iraqi theologian and political leader.
* 1973 – Grey DeLisle, American voice actress
* 1974 – Matt Clement, American baseball player
* 1975 – Casey Affleck, American actor
* 1975 – David Filmore, American actor
* 1976 – Mikko Viljami “Linde” Lindström, Finnish guitarist
* 1976 – Antoine Walker, American basketball player
* 1976 – Wednesday 13, American musician (Wednesday 13, Murderdolls)
* 1976 – Brad Lukowich, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1976 – Richard McCourt, English children’s television presenter
* 1976 – Henry Tuilagi, Samoan rugby union footballer
* 1976 – Pedro Collins, Barbadian West Indies cricketer
* 1977 – Plaxico Burress, American football player
* 1977 – Jesper Grønkjær, Danish footballer
* 1977 – Park Yong-ha, South Korean actor and singer
* 1978 – Hayley Wickenheiser, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1978 – Chris Chambers, American football player
* 1979 – D.J. Houlton, American baseball player
* 1979 – Cindy Klassen, Canadian speed skater
* 1980 – Maggie Lawson, American actress
* 1980 – Dominique Swain, American actress
* 1980 – Matt Thiessen, Canadian/American musician (Relient K)
* 1980 – Jade Villalon, American singer/songwriter
* 1981 – Tony Capaldi, Northern Irish footballer
* 1981 – Djibril Cissé, French footballer
* 1982 – Alexandros Tzorvas, Greek footballer
* 1983 – Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Dutch footballer
* 1984 – Marian Rivera, Philippine actress
* 1990 – Mario Balotelli, Italian footballer
* 1993 – Imani Hakim, American actress

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_12

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That’s So Raven – Goin’ Hollywood

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Tea is drunk all over the globe and is one of the oldest beverages. It was first made in China with hot water and leaves some 4000 years ago.

As the legend goes in China, tea was discovered by accident. A herbarium who only drank boiled water was sitting under a tree and as his water boiled a leaf from the tree fell into the water. He drank the water and found its taste delicious – a so tea was born.

There are many types of tea, but the most well known are black and green teas. Both of these teas come from the same plant, but their color and taste is different because of the way they are dried.

In many cultures, such as Japan, drinking tea is a ritual. Making a cup of tea takes time and so does enjoying it. To make good tea, you have to wait until the water is on the brink of boiling and then put it in the cup. After, add the tea bag and wait 3 minutes. Then it’s a matter of adding sugar, lemon, or even ice and milk depending on what you like.

Tea is a drink which has many health benefits and it has been used because of these elements for centuries. Tea helps with upset stomachs, cleansings and even with cancer. It can also help when we have a cold as it boosts the immune system. Tea can also wake you up, and many people drink it instead of coffee in the morning.

Source: http://www.wambie.com/tuttifrutti_us/news/TEA__THE_4000_YEAR_OLD_DRINK-new_en-1959.html

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You might need to use tools that require adult supervision, such as glue gun and scissors. If so, these can be replaced by textile glue and safety scissors. Make sure you ask your parents some help.

Friendship bracelets have been around for years and are a favorite with girls. Some forms of this craft use intricate weaving and macramé patterns, but ours is as simple as braiding a friend’s hair!

What you’ll need:

How to make it:

1. Line up each strand on your work surface in matching pairs. Make sure they are all the same length.
2. Hold all the strands together, then fold them in half. Tie a knot at the center, creating a loop. (See Picture Below)
3. Separate the strands into three sections: pink, yellow and light blue.
4. Tape the knotted end to the table or hang it with a thumbtack in a bulletin board. This will hold the string taut for you as you braid.
5. Braid the three strands. Keep going until you have a braid that will fit around your wrist.
6. At the end of the braid, combine the strands to make two strands instead of three and tie into a knot to end the braid. (See Picture Above)
7. Now separate the strands again into two separate groups. Braid each group, leaving enough room at the end to tie a knot. Knot both mini braids and trim off the excess strands to make them even and neat. (See Picture Above)
8. Wrap the bracelet around your wrist and ask a friend to tie the small braids to the loop at the end.

Tips:

• Embroidery floss is available near the sewing, kitting and cross stitch items at your local craft supply or discount department store.
• To make a thicker bracelet, double the amount of floss that you are using. To make an anklet, use 12 more inches of thread than the instructions above.
• This is a great project for friends to do together. Have your friend hold the end of your bracelet while you braid. She can tie yours on then reverse roles and help her make hers.

Source: http://crafts.kaboose.com/holidays/seasons/summer/braided-friendship-bracelet.html

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