Mar 17

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Happy Birthday To:

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* 1473 – King James IV of Scotland (d. 1513)
* 1628 – François Girardon, French sculptor (d. 1715)
* 1676 – Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732)
* 1780 – Thomas Chalmers, Scottish pastor, social reformer, author, and scientist (d. 1847)
* 1781 – Ebenezer Elliott, British poet (d. 1849)
* 1787 – Edmund Kean, English actor (d. 1833)
* 1804 – Jim Bridger, American explorer (d. 1881)
* 1820 – Jean Ingelow, English poet (d. 1897)
* 1834 – Gottlieb Daimler, German engineer and inventor (d. 1900)
* 1846 – Kate Greenaway, English children’s author and illustrator (d. 1901)
* 1856 – Mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter (d. 1910)
* 1862 – Silvio Gesell, Belgian economist (d. 1930)
* 1864 – Joseph Baptista, Indian Home Rule Movement founder (d. 1930)
* 1870 – Horace Donisthorpe, British entomologist (d. 1951)
* 1880 – Lawrence Oates, English Antarctic explorer (d. 1912)
* 1881 – Walter Rudolf Hess, Swiss physiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1973)
* 1883 – Urmuz, Romanian writer (d. 1923)
* 1884 – Alcide Nunez, American jazz clarinetist (d. 1934)
* 1886 – Princess Patricia of Connaught, British princess (d. 1974)
* 1888 – Paul Ramadier, French politician (d. 1961)
* 1892 – Benjamin Drake Van Wissen, Australian Engineer (d. 1984)
* 1894 – Paul Green, American writer (d. 1981)
* 1897 – Jozef C. Mazur, American stained glass artist and painter (d. 1970)
* 1901 – Alfred Newman, American film composer (d. 1970)
* 1902 – Bobby Jones, American golfer (d. 1971)
* 1907 – Sonny Werblin, American football franchise owner (d. 1991)
* 1908 – Brigitte Helm, German actress (d. 1996)
* 1914 – Sammy Baugh, American football player (d. 2008)
* 1915 – Henry Bumstead, American art director (d. 2006)
* 1916 – Ray Ellington, British singer (d. 1985)
* 1919 – Nat King Cole, American singer (d. 1965)
* 1921 – Meir Amit, Israeli politician (d. 2009)
* 1925 – Gabriele Ferzetti, Italian film and stage actor
* 1926 – Siegfried Lenz, German writer
* 1928 – William John McKeag, Canadian politician (d. 2007)
* 1930 – James Irwin, American astronaut (d. 1991)
* 1931 – David Peakall, British scientist (d. 2001)
* 1932 – Donald N. Langenberg, American physicist
* 1936 – Ladislav Kupkovic, Slovakian composer
* 1936 – Patty Maloney, American actress
* 1936 – Ken Mattingly, American astronaut
* 1937 – Rudy Ray Moore, American comedian and actor (d. 2008)
* 1937 – Adam Wade, American singer and actor
* 1938 – Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-born dancer and choreographer (d. 1993)
* 1938 – Zola Taylor, American singer (The Platters) (d. 2007)
* 1939 – Jim Gary, American sculptor (d. 2006)
* 1939 – Robin Knox-Johnston, British Yachtsman
* 1940 – Mark White, American politician
* 1941 – Paul Kantner, American musician (Jefferson Airplane)
* 1941 – Wang Jin-pyng, Taiwanese politician
* 1942 – Dimitris Poulikakos, Greek composer, singer and actor
* 1944 – Pattie Boyd, British photographer and model
* 1944 – Cito Gaston, American baseball player and manager
* 1944 – John Sebastian, American singer and songwriter
* 1945 – Elis Regina, Brazilian singer (d. 1982)
* 1945 – Katri Helena, Finnish singer
* 1947 – Jan Andersson, Swedish politician
* 1947 – Yury Chernavsky, Russian-born composer and producer
* 1947 – James Morrow, American author
* 1948 – William Gibson, American writer
* 1948 – Alex MacDonald, Scottish footballer and football manager
* 1949 – Patrick Duffy, American actor
* 1949 – Daniel Lavoie, French Canadian singer and songwriter
* 1949 – Pat Rice, Northern Irish footballer and football manager
* 1950 – Patrick Adams, American record producer and songwriter
* 1951 – Donald Findlay, Scottish lawyer
* 1951 – Scott Gorham, American musician (Thin Lizzy)
* 1951 – Craig Ramsay, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1951 – Kurt Russell, American actor (Dreamer, Forrest Gump)
* 1952 – Nikos Xydakis, Greek musician and composer
* 1953 – Chuck Muncie, American football running back
* 1954 – Lesley-Anne Down, English actress
* 1955 – Cynthia McKinney, American politician, Presidential candidate
* 1955 – Gary Sinise, American actor
* 1956 – Patrick McDonnell, American cartoonist
* 1957 – Mal Donaghy, Northern Irish footballer
* 1957 – Michael Kelly, American journalist (d. 2003)
* 1958 – Pat Bolland, Canadian Broadcaster
* 1959 – Danny Ainge, American basketball player and coach
* 1959 – Paul Black, American rock singer
* 1959 – Christian Clemenson, American actor
* 1960 – Arye Gross, American actor
* 1960 – Vicki Lewis, American actress
* 1961 – Sam Bowie, American basketball player
* 1961 – Andrew Paul, English actor
* 1961 – Dana Reeve, American actress (d. 2006)
* 1961 – Casey Siemaszko, American actor
* 1961 – Alexander Bard, Swedish artist, singer (Army Of Lovers), music producer, and philosopher
* 1962 – Ank Bijleveld-Schouten, Dutch politician
* 1962 – Clare Grogan, Scottish actress-singer
* 1963 – Alex Fong Chung-Sun, Chinese actor
* 1963 – Nick Peros, Canadian composer
* 1964 – Lee Dixon, English footballer
* 1964 – Rob Lowe, American actor
* 1964 – Jacques Songo’o, Cameroonian footballer
* 1966 – Jeremy Sheffield, English actor
* 1967 – Billy Corgan, American musician (Smashing Pumpkins)
* 1969 – Alexander McQueen, British fashion designer (d. 2010)
* 1969 – Mathew St. Patrick, American actor
* 1969 – Patricia Ford, American model
* 1970 – Gene Ween, American musician (Ween)
* 1970 – Yanic Truesdale, Canadian actor
* 1971 – Bill Mueller, American baseball player
* 1972 – Melissa Auf der Maur, Canadian musician
* 1972 – Marc Gunn, poet, podcaster, and musician (Brobdingnagian Bards)
* 1972 – Mia Hamm, American soccer player
* 1973 – Rico Blanco, Filipino singer (Rivermaya)
* 1973 – Caroline Corr, Irish singer and musician
* 1973 – Vance Wilson, American baseball player
* 1973 – Jerome Woods, American football player
* 1974 – Marisa Coughlan, American actress
* 1974 – Mark Dolan, British TV show host
* 1974 – Oliver Palotai, German keyboardplayer (Doro)
* 1975 – Puneet Rajkumar, Indian (Kannada) actor, singer and director
* 1975 – Justin Hawkins, British singer (The Darkness)
* 1975 – Mason Jennings, American folksinger
* 1975 – Andrew “Test” Martin, Canadian wrestler (d. 2009)
* 1975 – Natalie Zea, American actress
* 1975 – Gina Holden, Canadian actress
* 1976 – Brittany Daniel, American actress
* 1976 – Cynthia Daniel, American actress and photographer
* 1976 – Scott Downs, American baseball player
* 1976 – Stephen Gately, Irish singer, musician, and actor (Boyzone) (d. 2009)
* 1976 – Álvaro Recoba, Uruguayan footballer
* 1978 – Adam Jennings, British actor, producer and director
* 1979 – Nicole “Coco” Austin, American glamor model
* 1979 – Andrew Ference, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1979 – Samoa Joe, Samoan wrestler
* 1979 – Sharman Joshi, Indian actor
* 1980 – Danny Califf, American soccer player
* 1981 – Aaron Baddeley, Australian golfer
* 1981 – Servet Çetin, Turkish football player
* 1981 – Kyle Korver, American basketball player
* 1982 – Steven Pienaar, South African Footballer
* 1985 – Vassiliki Arvaniti, Greek beach volleyball player
* 1986 – Olesya Rulin, American actress
* 1986 – Miles Kane, British musician
* 1986 – Edin Džeko, Bosnian Footballer
* 1987 – Krisnan Inu, New Zealand rugby player
* 1987 – Ryan Parent, Canadian hockey player

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_17

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Mar 17

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The Suite Life Of Zack & Cody – Scary Movie

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Mar 17

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History:

St. Patrick’s Day is an Irish holiday celebrated all around the globe to honor the patron saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick. Read on to learn more about the origin of the holiday and about the man who inspired it.

When Is St. Patrick’s Day?
Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated each year on March 17th.

Note for 2008: For 2008, the Catholic Church has officially moved St. Patrick’s Day to Saturday, March 15th to avoid a conflict with the Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday. Most secular establishments in the US and Canada, such as restaurants and bars, will continue to celebrate the holiday on March 17th, and the 17th will remain a national day off from work in Ireland.

Who Was Saint Patrick?
Even though Saint Patrick the patron saint of Ireland and one of the most celebrated religious figures around the world, the factual information about his life and times is quite vague. Most information about St. Patrick has been twisted, embellished, or simply made up over centuries by storytellers, causing much ambiguity about the real life of St. Patrick. However, there are a some elements of his story about which most scholars accept to be true.

According to Coilin Owens, Irish literature expert and Professor Emeritus of English at George Mason University, Saint Patrick is traditionally thought to have lived “between 432-461 A.D., but more recent scholarship moves the dates up a bit.” At the age of sixteen he was kidnapped from his native land of the Roman British Isles by a band pirates, and sold into slavery in Ireland. Saint Patrick worked as a shepherd and turned to religion for solace. After six years of slavery he escaped to the Irish coast and fled home to Britain.

While back in his homeland, Patrick decided to become a priest and then decided to return to Ireland after dreaming that the voices of the Irish people were calling him to convert them to Christianity.

After studying and preparing for several years, Patrick traveled back to Ireland as a Christian missionary. Although there were already some Christians living in Ireland, St. Patrick was able to bring upon a massive religious shift to Christianity by converting people of power. Says Prof. Owens, “[St. Patrick] is credited with converting the nobles; who set an example which the people followed.”

But Patrick’s desire to spread of Christianity was not met without mighty opposition. Prof. Owens explains, “Patrick ran into trouble with the local pagan priesthood, the druids: and there are many stories about his arguments with them as well as his survival of plots against them.” He laid the groundwork for the establishment of hundreds of monasteries and churches that eventually popped up across the Irish country to promote Christianity.

Saint Patrick is also credited with bringing written word to Ireland through the promotion of the study of legal texts and the Bible, says Prof. Owens. Previous to Patrick, storytelling and history were reliant on memory and orally passing down stories.

Patrick’s mission in Ireland is said to have lasted for thirty years. It is believe he died in the 5th century on March 17, which is the day St. Patrick’s Day is commemorated each year.

The first year St. Patrick’s Day was celebrated in America in 1737 in Boston, Massachusetts. The first official St. Patrick’s Day parade was held in New York City in 1766. As the saying goes, on this day “everybody is Irish!” Over 100 U.S. cities now hold Saint Patrick’s Day parades.

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Facts:

Below you will find a list of fun facts we’ve assembled about the Irish holiday St. Patrick’s Day.

Facts about St. Patrick’s Day Holiday

  • St. Patrick’s Day is observed on March 17 because that is the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. It is believed that he died on March 17 in the year 461 AD. It is also a worldwide celebration of Irish culture and history. St. Patrick’s Day is a national holiday in Ireland, and a provincial holiday in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • In Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day, people traditionally wear a small bunch of shamrocks on their jackets or caps. Children wear orange, white and green badges, and women and girls wear green ribbons in their hair.
  • Many cities have a St. Patrick’s Day parade. Dublin, the capital of Ireland, has a huge St. Patrick’s Day festival from March 15-19, that features a parade, family carnivals, treasure hunt, dance, theatre and more. In North American, parades are often held on the Sunday before March 17. Some paint the yellow street lines green for the day! In Chicago, the Chicago River is dyed green with a special dye that only lasts a few hours. There has been a St. Patrick’s Day parade in Boston, Massachusetts since 1737. Montreal is home to Canada’s longest running St. Patrick’s Day parade, which began in 1824.

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Facts about Saint Patrick

  • St. Patrick was born in 385 AD somewhere along the west coast of Britain, possibly in the Welsh town of Banwen. At age 16, he was captured and sold into slavery to a sheep farmer. He escaped when he was 22 and spent the next 12 years in a monastery. In his 30s he returned to Ireland as a Christian missionary. He died at Saul in 461 AD and is buried at Downpatrick.

Facts about the Irish

  • 34 million Americans have Irish ancestry, according to the 2003 US Census. That’s almost nine times the population of Ireland, which has 4.1 million people.
  • Some American towns have “Irish” names. You could visit: Mount Gay-Shamrock, West Virginia; Shamrock Lakes, Indiana; Shamrock, Oklahoma; Shamrock, Texas; Dublin, California and Dublin, Ohio.
  • The harp is the symbol of Ireland. The color green is also commonly associated with Ireland, also known as “The Emerald Isle.”
  • The Irish flag is green, white and orange. The green symbolizes the people of the south, and orange, the people of the north. White represents the peace that brings them together as a nation.
  • The name “lephrechaun” has several origins. It could be from the Irish Gaelic word “leipreachan,” which means “a kind of aqueous sprite.” Or, it could be from “leath bhrogan,” which means “shoemaker.”

Facts about Clovers

  • According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the highest number of leaves found on a clover is 14!
  • One estimate suggests that there are about 10 000 regular three-leaf clovers for every lucky four-leaf clover.
  • Legend says that each leaf of the clover means something: the first is for hope, the second for faith, the third for love and the fourth for luck.

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Jokes:

St. Patrick’s Day jokes and riddles will make you laugh for hours!

What is out on the lawn all summer and is Irish?
Paddy O’Furniture

What do you call a fake stone in Ireland?
A Shamrock

Why do frogs like St. Patrick’s Day?
Because they’re always wearing green

When is an Irish Potato not an Irish Potato?
When it’s a FRENCH Fry!

What does it mean when you find a horseshoe?
Some poor horse is going barefoot!

Why is a river rich?
Because it has two banks

What does a leprechaun call a happy man wearing green?
A Jolly Green Giant

Knock Knock
Who’s there?
Irish!
Irish Who?
Irish you a happy St-Patrick’s Day!

What is Barney’s favorite thing on St. Patricks day?
A BLARNEY stone

What do you get when you cross a pillowcase with a stone?
A Shamrock

Have you ever heard of the 6-leaf clover?
I haven’t either

Why do leprechauns hide behind 4-leafclovers and not 3-leafclovers?
They need all the luck they can get!

What do you say to a leprechaun?
How’s the weather down there?

What is a nuahcerpel?
Leprechaun spelled backwards! =D

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Source:

- http://holidays.kaboose.com/patrick-history.html

- http://holidays.kaboose.com/saint-patricks-day/quick_facts.html

- http://holidays.kaboose.com/patrick-games-jokes.html

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Mar 17

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Taylor Lautner, Saoirse Ronan and Fame are just a few of the nominees for the 2010 KidsPickFlicks.com Awards.

Just like the Oscars, films which are nominated for the Pick of the Year Award are the best reviewed movies of 2009 according to the kid reviewers at KidsPickFlicks.

The Ick of the Year Award is awarded to the most disappointing movie of the year, an “accolade” designed to send movie studios a message about what kids don’t appreciate in movies that appear to be made for them.

The films nominated are based on the following criteria: G to PG-13 rated, top-rated film at time of nominee selection, a film that KidsPickFlicks’ staff thinks was accessible to kids.

Kids can vote for their most and least favorite films of 2009 at KidsPickFlicks.com! Voting ends on Sunday, March 21st.

Check out all the nominees below!

2010 KidsPickFlicks.com Awards

Pick of the Year
Alvin & the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
The Princess & the Frog

Ick of the Year
Amelia
Disneynature’s Earth
Fame
Land of the Lost
Where the Wild Things Are

Kid Actress of the Year
Saiorse Ronan (The Lovely Bones)
Chloe Moretz (500 Days of Summer)
Anna Sophia Robb (Race to Witch Mountain)
Jolie Vanier (Shorts)
Sofia Vassilieva (My Sister’s Keeper)
Yara Shahidi (Imagine That)

Kid Actor of the Year
Taylor Lautner (The Twilight Saga: New Moon)
Josh Hutcherson (The Vampire’s Assistant)
Chris Massoglia (The Vampire’s Assistant)
Jake T. Austin (Hotel for Dogs)
Max Records (Where the Wild Things Are)
Jae Head (The Blind Side)


Source: http://justjaredjr.buzznet.com/2010/03/16/taylor-lautner-saoirse-ronan-kids-pick-flicks-awards

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They’re here!

Justin Bieber has just announced his first tour that will hit 40 cities nationwide.

With special guest Sean Kingston, tickets will go on sale on Saturday, March 27 @ 10AM.

The brand new official Bieber Fever Fanclub website will officially launch soon where fans will finally have one destination for all things Justin; a community with unique access to news, updates, special online tour diaries, limited edition merchandise and more from Justin’s world. Members will receive an exclusive welcome package including a Bieber Fever wall poster, sticker pack, bracelet and membership card.

The only way to become a member is through a special ticket presale starting March 18. For more information, log onto BieberFever.com.

Check out all the tour dates inside…

Justin Bieber My World Tour Dates

June 23 Hartford, CT XL Center
24 Trenton, NJ Sun National Bank Center
26 Cincinnati, OH US Bank Arena
27 Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Summerfest
29 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
30 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena

July 2 Moline, IL i wireless Center
3 Omaha, NE Qwest Center
5 Grand Prairie, TX NOKIA Theater at Grand Prairie
6 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
8 Broomfield, CO 1STBANK Center
10 W. Valley City, UT The E Center
13 Everett, WA Comcast Arena at Everett
14 Portland, OR Rose Garden
17 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
18 Reno, NV Reno Events Center
20 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre LA Live
21 Paso Robles, CA California Mid-State Fair*
24 Las Vegas, NV The Theatre for the Performing Arts at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
25 Glendale, AZ jobing.com Arena
28 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
29 N. Little Rock, AR Verizon Arena
31 Memphis, TN FedExForum

August 1 Lafayette, LA Cajundome
4 Orlando, FL Amway Arena
5 Sunrise, FL BankAtlantic Center
8 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
9 Duluth, GA Arena at Gwinnett Center
11 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
12 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse
14 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
15 Auburn Hills, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
21 Toronto, Ont. Air Canada Centre**
22 London, Ont. John Labatt Centre
24 Ottawa, Ont. Scotiabank Place
25 Albany, NY Times Union Center
27 Providence, RI Dunkin’ Donuts Center
28 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
29 Syracuse, NY New York State Fair***
31 New York, NY Madison Square Garden

Sept. 1 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena
3 Essex Junction, VT Coca-Cola Grandstand at Champlain Valley Exposition****
4 Allentown, PA The Great Allentown Fair

Note: VIP packages might not be available in all markets
*California Mid-State Fair will not be selling presale or VIP packages.
**Toronto pre-sale will begin Friday, March 19th at 10am.
***New York State Fair will not be selling presale or VIP packages.
**** Vermont Fair goes on sale to the general public Friday, March 26 at 10am

Source: http://justjaredjr.buzznet.com/2010/03/16/justin-bieber-my-world-tour-dates

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