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Monday 5 Dec 2016



Sacher Torte Day



Forget your diet on Sacher Torte Day!

Such is its ability to alleviate woes, create good vibes, impart feelings of luxurious decadence and make special occasions special, that it should have an entire week/month dedicated to it.

Yes, Sacher Torte deserves more than just a day!

Look at it, say it: the word itself is magic: Sacher Torte! Just writing it on your shopping list is a prelude to festivity, indulgence and culinary delight. Admire and desire its dark wanton voluptuousness as it poses seductively on the plate beckoning you to enter its world of sin.

Impossible to resist!

This is hardcore temptation at its most muscular level. Close your eyes as you take that first bite: turn-of-the-century Vienna pervades the senses, you can almost hear a Strauss waltz… Long live Sacher Torte Day!

The History of Sacher Torte Day

This world-famous chocolate cake owes its origins to apprentice chef Franz Sacher, who created it for the guests of Austrian Chancellor Klemens von Metternich in 1832.

Sacher was in fact filling in for the head chef, who had fallen ill, when he had this stroke of genius.

When it was served up, the guests loved it, and the Chancellor himself was impressed. Still, it took years for Sacher Torte to become one of the most famous and beloved desserts on the planet.

Sacher eventually settled in his hoemtown of Vienna and continued his culinary endevours there. A well-deserved danke, Herr Sacher!



And



International Ninja Day



Espionage, Assassination, Guerrilla warfare, and sabotage, these are the skills of the ninja. Clad in their signature black, they appear from the depths of the night like a hawk on stolen wings, striking their quarry and disappearing again without leaving a trace.

They are rumored to be the masters of Kuji-Kiri, an eastern magical practice that made them capable of combining their natural ability to move like ghosts with supernatural powers.

International Ninja Day is dedicated to remembering and honoring these ancient warriors of China and Japan.

History of International Ninja Day

To truly understand the history of International Ninja Day, one must first understand the history of the Ninja.

The original Ninja were warriors of the Iga Province of Japan during the Sengoku period. These warriors were raised from the basic people of the countryside, without access to proper armor, weapons, or training to use them.

This is why so many of the weapons of the Ninja are drawn from agricultural roots, such as the Kunai and sickles, they were also weapons that disguised themselves.

No sir, no infiltration focused assassin here, just a humble farmer working his fields.

The “traditional” black clothing of the ninja actually came about as a result of how Ninja were represented in theater. Being the everyday people of their province, they were invisible to the ruling class. You could not identify them by clothing or weapons, banner or nationality, they were the people of their country and therefore invisible.

In Theater this was represented by the stage hands playing the part of the Ninjas, they wore black clothes that covered them from head to toe, and made them invisible against the black background of the stage.

Also, those who frequented the theater were used to the presence of these stage-hands, and their sudden inclusion in the play came as a shock.

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December 5 Birthdays




J J Cale - (1938 - 2013)



Walt Disney - (1901 -1966)



Frankie Muniz - 31



Little Richard - 84



Martin Van Buren - (1782-1862)



Margaret Cho - 48








December 5th

2003: David Bowie announced that he had to postpone the first five concerts of his first North American tour in eight years due to coming down with the flu.

2000: Roger Waters released his live album "In the Flesh" which was recorded on his "In the Flesh" tour, which was his first tour in twelve years.

1987: R.E.M. peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “The One I Love” which was their first top ten single in the U.S.

1981: The Police peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic” which was their third top ten single in the U.S.

1975: Fleetwood Mac received their first Gold record for their second self-titled album, which was their first album with Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham.

1970: Badfinger peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “No Matter What” which was their second top ten single in the U.S.

1969: Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant prevented Atlantic Records from issuing “Whole Lotta Love” as a single in the U.K. because it edited the middle section.

1968: Graham Nash left The Hollies. Three days later he announced the formation of the supergroup Crosby, Stills and Nash.

1965: The Beatles performed in Liverpool for the last time at The Liverpool Empire. There were 40,000 applications for the 5,100 available tickets.



Birthdays:

J.J. Cale born in 1938