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Happy Birthday To:

* 1475 – Crinitus, Florentine humanist (d. 1507)
* 1554 – Pope Gregory XV (d. 1623)
* 1589 – Ivan Gundulic, Croatian poet (d. 1638)
* 1624 – Empress Meishō (d. 1696)
* 1685 – Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch philologist (d. 1766)
* 1728 – Thomas Warton, English poet (d. 1790)
* 1745 – Caleb Strong, 6th and 10th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1819)
* 1773 – Cassandra Austen, English watercolorist and sister of Jane Austen (d. 1845)
* 1790 – Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish poet (d. 1855)
* 1811 – Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (d. 1856)
* 1819 – James Francis, Premier of Victoria (d. 1884)
* 1823 – Johannes Friedrich August von Esmarch, German surgeon (d. 1908)
* 1829 – Thomas William Robertson, English playwright (d. 1871)
* 1829 – Adolf von Schlagintweit, German explorer (d. 1857)
* 1832 – Félix-Gabriel Marchand, journalist, author and politician, Premier of Quebec (d. 1900)
* 1839 – John Knowles Paine, U.S. composer (d. 1906)
* 1848 – Princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926)
* 1849 – John Hartley, English tennis player, double winner of Wimbledon (d. 1935)
* 1854 – Jennie Jerome, American society beauty and mother of Winston Churchill (d. 1921)
* 1856 – Anton Aškerc, Slovenian priest and poet (d. 1912)
* 1864 – Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician (d. 1926)
* 1868 – S. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist (d. 1939)
* 1873 – Hayyim Nahman Bialik, Hebrew poet (d. 1934)
* 1879 – John Broadus Watson, American psychologist (d. 1958)
* 1881 – Lascelles Abercrombie, British poet and critic (d. 1938)
* 1881 – Edouard Beaupré, horse lifter (d. 1904)
* 1881 – Giovanni Papini, Italian writer (d. 1956)
* 1886 – Lloyd Loar, Acoustical engineer and inventor of the Gibson F-5 mandolin (d. 1943)
* 1890 – Karel Čapek, Czech writer (d. 1938)
* 1890 – Kurt Tucholsky, German journalist (d. 1935)
* 1892 – Eva Bowring, American politician (d. 1985)
* 1897 – Karl Löwith, German philosopher (d. 1973)
* 1898 – Vilma Bánky, Hungarian actress (d. 1991)
* 1898 – Gracie Fields, English music hall performer (d. 1979)
* 1898 – Wally Baker, American supercentenarian (d. 2009)
* 1900 – Richard Halliburton, American adventurer (presumed dead 1939)
* 1900 – Maria of Romania, Queen Consort of Yugoslavia (d. 1961)
* 1901 – Chic Young, American cartoonist (d. 1973)
* 1902 – Rudolph Bing, Austrian-born opera manager (d. 1997)
* 1902 – Saint Josemaría Escrivá, Spanish Catholic priest and founder of Opus Dei (d. 1975)
* 1903 – Hem Vejakorn, Thai illustrator (d. 1969)
* 1908 – Simone de Beauvoir, French author (d. 1986)
* 1909 – Herva Nelli, Italian-born soprano (d. 1994)
* 1909 – Anthony Mamo, Malta’s 1st President (d. 2008)
* 1909 – Patrick Peyton, Irish Roman Catholic prelate (d. 1992)
* 1912 – Ralph Tubbs, British architect (d. 1996)
* 1913 – Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States (d. 1994)
* 1914 – Kenny (Klook) Clarke, American jazz drummer and composer (d. 1985)
* 1915 – Anita Louise, U.S. actress (d. 1970)
* 1915 – Fernando Lamas, Argentine actor (d. 1982)
* 1916 – Vic Mizzy, American orchestra leader (d. 2009)
* 1920 – Chan Canasta, Polish-British magician (d. 1999)
* 1920 – Clive Dunn, British actor
* 1920 – Hakim Mohammed Said, Pakistani scholar (d. 1998)
* 1921 – Lister Sinclair, Canadian broadcaster and playwright (d. 2006)
* 1922 – Har Gobind Khorana, Nobel laureate
* 1922 – Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea (d. 1984)
* 1924 – Sergei Parajanov, Armenian film director (d. 1990)
* 1925 – Lee Van Cleef, American actor (d. 1989)
* 1926 – Giannis Christou, Greek composer (d. 1970)
* 1926 – Jean-Pierre Côté, Canadian politician, Lieutenant governor of Quebec (d. 2002)
* 1928 – Judith Krantz, American author
* 1928 – Domenico Modugno, Italian singer and songwriter (d. 1994)
* 1929 – Brian Friel, Irish dramatist
* 1929 – Heiner Muller, German dramatist (d. 1995)
* 1931 – Algis Budrys, American author (d. 2008)
* 1933 – Robert Garcia, American politician
* 1933 – Wilbur Smith, Zambian-British novelist
* 1934 – Bart Starr, American football player
* 1935 – Bob Denver, American actor (d. 2005)
* 1935 – Dick Enberg, American sportscaster
* 1935 – Earl G. Graves, Sr., African-American publisher
* 1935 – Brian Harradine, Australian independent Senator
* 1936 – Anne Rivers Siddons, American writer
* 1939 – Susannah York, British actress
* 1940 – Jimmy Boyd, American actor and singer (d. 2009)
* 1940 – Barbara Buczek, Polish composer (d. 1993)
* 1940 – Al Downing, American singer (d. 2005)
* 1940 – Ruth Dreifuss, Swiss politician
* 1941 – Joan Baez, American singer
* 1941 – Gilles Vaillancourt, Quebec politician
* 1942 – K Callan, American actress
* 1942 – Lee Kun-hee, Korean industrialist, chairman of Samsung
* 1942 – Judy Malloy, American hypertext fiction pioneer and artist
* 1943 – Robert Drewe, Australian author
* 1943 – Elmer MacFadyen, Canadian politician (d. 2007)
* 1943 – Freddie Starr, English comedian and singer
* 1943 – Scott Walker, American singer
* 1944 – Ian Hornak, American painter, draughtsman and sculptor (d. 2002)
* 1944 – Jimmy Page, British musician and producer (Led Zeppelin)
* 1945 – John Doman, American actor
* 1947 – Ronnie Landfield, American artist
* 1948 – Bill Cowsill, American singer (The Cowsills) (d. 2006)
* 1948 – Cassie Gaines, backup Singer (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 1977)
* 1950 – David Johansen, American singer
* 1950 – Rio Reiser, German singer (d. 1996)
* 1951 – M.L. Carr, basketball player and coach
* 1951 – Crystal Gayle, American singer
* 1952 – Hugh Bayley, British politician
* 1952 – Michael Capuano, American politician
* 1953 – Morris Gleitzman, British-Australian children’s author
* 1955 – Michiko Kakutani, American literary critic
* 1955 – J. K. Simmons, American actor
* 1956 – Kimberly Beck, American actress
* 1956 – Imelda Staunton, British actress
* 1956 – Mike Walczewski, American public address announcer at Madison Square Garden
* 1957 – Bibie, Ghanaian singer
* 1957 – Phil Lewis, American singer (L.A. Guns)
* 1958 – Stephen Neale, British philosopher
* 1959 – Mark Martin, American race car driver
* 1959 – Rigoberta Menchú, Nobel Peace Prize laureate
* 1959 – Cristi Minculescu, Romanian musician
* 1959 – Otis Nixon, American baseball player
* 1961 – Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter
* 1963 – Michael Everson, expert in writing systems and Unicode
* 1965 – Darren Bennett, Australian-born American football player
* 1965 – Muggsy Bogues, American basketball player
* 1965 – Iain Dowie, English football manager
* 1965 – Eric Erlandson, American musician
* 1965 – Haddaway, Trinidadian singer
* 1965 – Joely Richardson, British actress
* 1966 – Jan Johansen, Swedish singer
* 1967 – Carl Bell, American musician
* 1967 – Claudio Caniggia, Argentinian footballer
* 1967 – Steve Harwell, American singer and musician (Smash Mouth)
* 1967 – Dave Matthews, South African singer and musician
* 1967 – Gary Teichmann, South African rugby player
* 1968 – Jimmy Adams, West Indian cricketer
* 1968 – Joey Lauren Adams, American actress
* 1968 – Al Schnier, American rock guitarist (moe.)
* 1970 – Lara Fabian, Belgian singer
* 1970 – Alex Staropoli, Italian keyboardist (Rhapsody Of Fire)
* 1970 – Mia X, American rapper
* 1971 – Daniel Dumile, American hip hop artist
* 1971 – Angie Martinez, American rapper and radio talk host
* 1971 – Yusuke Naora, Japanese game art director
* 1971 – Hal Niedzviecki, Canadian author
* 1971 – Scott Thornton, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1972 – Sarah Beeny, British TV personality
* 1972 – Jay Powell, baseball player
* 1973 – Angela Bettis, American actress
* 1973 – Sean Paul, Jamaican ragga and hip hop musician
* 1974 – Farhan Akhtar, Indian Bollywood director, actor, producer, singer
* 1975 – Kiko Calero, Puerto Rican baseball player
* 1976 – Radek Bonk, Czech ice hockey player
* 1976 – Todd Grisham, American professional wrestling interviewer
* 1977 – Beth Troutman, American production assistant
* 1978 – Chad Ocho Cinco, American football player
* 1978 – Mathieu Garon, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1978 – Gennaro Gattuso, Italian footballer
* 1978 – AJ McLean, American singer (Backstreet Boys)
* 1978 – Maggie Rizer, American model
* 1979 – Athanassios Prittas, Greek footballer
* 1979 – Tomiko Van, Japanese singer
* 1980 – Sergio García, Spanish golfer
* 1981 – Euzebiusz Smolarek, Polish footballer
* 1982 – Timmy Bowers, American basketball player
* 1983 – Sharad Malhotra, Indian television actor
* 1987 – Sam Bird, English racing driver
* 1987 – Mao Inoue, Japanese actress
* 1987 – Lucas Pezzini Leiva, Brazilian footballer
* 1987 – Paolo Nutini, Scottish singer/songwriter
* 1987 – Pablo Santos, Mexican actor (d. 2006)
* 1989 – Michael Beasley, American basketball player
* 1989 – Nina Dobrev, Bulgarian actress
* 1989 – Michaella Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
* 1989 – Chris Sandow, Australian Rugby League player
* 1990 – Melissa Ricks, Filipina actress

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_9

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Wizards Of Waverly Place – Helping Hand

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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.

A common decoration during Chinese New Year is a string of red firecrackers. Make a string of your own to display! 

What you’ll need:

• 4 or more cardboard tubes
• Red construction paper, ½ sheet per tube
• Tape
• Gold glitter glue
• White yarn
• Scissors

How to make it:

1. Roll cardboard tube in red construction paper, use tape to secure.
2. Fold ends of construction paper inside the tube on both ends.
3. Decorate tube with gold glitter glue with different shapes and designs. Allow to dry for several hours.
4. Tape yarn inside one end of each tube.
5. String together, one higher than the other if you have four of them. If you have more, you can hang them in pairs, two at the top, two below that, two below that, and so on.
6. Hang up as decorations!

Tips:

• Chinese New Year is considered the most important of traditional Chinese holidays.
• Save cardboard tubes from paper towels and bathroom tissue for hundreds of different craft projects!
• Buy construction paper in large variety packs to have on hand for impromptu projects.

Source: http://crafts.kaboose.com/cardboard-tube-red-firecrackers.html

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•No touching knives or the stove
•Do not touch any appliances without adult supervision.
•Always wash your hands before handling food.

Gooey and packed with chocolate, brownies are always a big hit with friends. This brownie pizza is so easy to make that even young siblings can help stir the batter.

Ingredients

• Chewy brownie batter
• 2 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), softened
• 2 1/2 tbsp. milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• Red food coloring paste (available at kitchen and party supply stores)
• 6 oz. white chocolate
• Assorted candies  

Instructions

1. Prepare the brownie recipe (Below), with one exception: Instead of pouring the mixture into a rectangular or square pan, pour it into a lightly greased (and clean!) 12-inch pizza pan.

1. Bake, in an oven preheated to 350 degrees, for 20 to 30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool.
2. Meanwhile, mix up the red frosting “sauce.” In a large bowl, cream the confectioners’ sugar and butter.
3. Add the milk and vanilla extract and beat until smooth. Add 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of red food coloring paste and mix until you have the desired shade (think tomato sauce). Use a spatula or knife to spread the sauce evenly over the cooled “pizza.”
4. Now you’re ready to add the toppings. For white chocolate “cheese,” roughly chop or grate (adults only) white chocolate.
5. Sprinkle it over the frosting (you may want to add extra cheese). For other toppings, add M&M’s, chocolate chips, butterscotch chips or any other favorite candies.
6. Use a pizza cutter to slice the brownie into 16 pieces. Present it in a pizza box (ask a local pizza parlor if you could have or buy one).
7. Serve the Brownie Pizza at an after-school gathering, a pizza party, or–most fitting–a Brownie troop meeting. Serves 16.

Brownie Recipe:

Ingredients

• 3 oz. unsweetened chocolate squares
• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• Confectioners’ sugar (optional)

Instructions

1. Unwrap the chocolate squares and the stick of butter, then place them both in a medium-sized saucepan.
2. Place the saucepan on the stove top and heat over medium-low, stirring occasionally, until the chocolate and butter are melted and smooth. Set aside until cool (this will take 15 minutes or so).
3. Meanwhile, heat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 13- by 9- by 2-inch rectangular baking pan or a 9- by 9-inch square baking pan (the square pan will produce thicker, more cakelike brownies).
4. Crack the eggs into a large mixing bowl and whisk until foamy. Pour in the sugar and brown sugar and whisk until the mixture is well combined. Whisk in the vanilla extract, then carefully add the cooled chocolate mixture and stir until thoroughly combined.
5. In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add this mixture to the egg and sugar mixture and beat for about 50 strokes or until the flour has been fully incorporated and the batter is smooth.
6. Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes for the 13- by 9- by 2-inch pan, 40 minutes for the 9- by 9-inch pan. Test the brownies for doneness. Cool thoroughly in the pan.
7. To cut the cooled brownies into uniform squares, use a sharp knife (adults only) to first score the top in a grid pattern, then slice the brownies and remove them from the pan.
8. For a fun Valentine’s Day presentation, stencil confectioners’ sugar hearts on top of each brownie. To make a stencil, cut out a heart from the center of a piece of paper. Place the stencil on top of the brownie and sift confectioners’ sugar over it. Carefully lift the paper to reveal the confectioners’ sugar heart. Makes 24.

Source:

- http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/cooking-with-kids/brownie-pizza-699646

- http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipes/chewy-brownies-699657

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