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November Birthdays RESIDENT SPOTLIGHT In astrology, those born November 1–22 DAVID DANIEL are the scorpions of Scorpio. Scorpios are New Haven Times passionate and assertive, yet they are also David was born in Tulsa Oklahoma known to keep cool and calm. This composure New Haven Assisted Living and Memory Care 21331 Falvel Rd. TX 77388 PH# 832-850-5317 and moved to Oklahoma City when he makes them good, steadfast leaders and loyal and honest friends. Those born between was 4. He has a sister, Diane, who is November 23–30 are centaur archers of 5 years younger. David attended Sagittarius. Archers are curious, energetic, Employee Spotlight and enjoy change, the restless travelers of Artchie Dowl Harding High School. He then the zodiac. They are funny and enthusiastic, Artchie was born in Navasota, Texas and raised attended the university of Oklahoma cherishing freedom as their greatest treasure. in Houston. She is the fourth child of six siblings. and received a bachelor’s degree in Burt Lancaster (actor) – November 2, 1913 She has three adult children, Marion, Kennedra business administration and Art Garfunkel (singer) – November 5, 1941 Celebrating November and Rolland. She attended M.C. Williams High graduated in the Army R.O.T.C. Alfre Woodard (actress) – November 8, 1952 School. After graduating high school, she Carl Sagan (scientist) – November 9, 1934 program. After attending O.U. he then HAPPY BIRTHDAY attended Houston Community College and Whoopi Goldberg (comedian) – Nov. 13, 1955 studied E.K.G. as well as Phlebotomy. She began attended the University of Texas and Georgia O’Keeffe (painter) – November 15, 1887 Cecilia O Meara Nov- 6 her career as a Phlebotomist and quickly received a master’s degree in finance. Alan Shepard (astronaut) – November 18, 1923 promoted to supervisor. She later extended her George Eliot (author) – November 22, 1819 education at Lee College, where she obtained a He married the love of his life, Charles Schulz (cartoonist) – November 26, 1922 Alzheimer’s Disease Month degree in Business Management. After being in Bernice, and adopted their only child Mark Twain (writer) – November 30, 1835 the corporate world for a while, Artchie decided Raymond. He as an avid reader and is American Indian Heritage to pursue her life- long passion of serving others always on a quest for new knowledge. Japan’s Movie Monster Month while mentoring young adults. She later decided

He is a proud grandfather of 2 girls, On November 3, 1954, the to become a caregiver to assist the elders as her Kendal age 8 and Gracie age 12. movie Godzilla was released Author’s Day way of serving and giving back some of the love throughout Japan. The tale of November 1 she received while growing up. She is a firm a giant dinosaur-like monster believer that love conquers all and that faith can awoken by an atomic bomb move mountains. She loves her job at New was not an instant hit. Many Men Make Dinner Day Haven and goes the extra mile to assure that critics believed that the November 7 filmmakers were exploiting Japanese fears each resident feels loved and safe. of nuclear devastation, fears that were still fresh in the minds of many Japanese less Veterans Day: U.S. than 10 years after the bombing of Hiroshima November 11 and Nagasaki. When the film was released in America two years later, critics had a different view. They believed that the movie accurately World Kindness Day captured the horrors of nuclear war. Soon, November 13 even Japanese critics were praising Godzilla for its social commentary. Today, Godzilla Rock Your Mocs Day remains an enduring part of Japanese pop November 15 culture. The movie spawned 32 more films, as well as a bevy of comic books and toys. According to Guinness, Godzilla is the Thanksgiving: U.S. longest-running film franchise in history. November 28

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Grow a Mo, Bro Pride of the Pilgrims Jukebox Heroes That’s So Cliché

This November, you may notice that a lot In 1620, the pilgrims departed England on The day before you gather around Each year, Cliché Day is celebrated on more men than usual are sporting and the Mayflower, looking for religious freedom the turkey for Thanksgiving, gather the same day, November 3, which is apt . These facial aficionados may be in the New World. They had contracted with around the jukebox for Jukebox considering that a cliché is a phrase or following the premise “Grow a Mo, Save a Bro,” the Virginia Company to establish a colony Day! After all, both are American expression that is used over and over again in honor of Movember, a worldwide movement in Virginia, but storms drove their ship far off pastimes, and both offer perfect until it becomes unexciting or boring. Perhaps of growing to raise awareness of men’s course, and they landed instead on what is reasons to gather together and the saddest part of any cliché is that it was health issues. now Cape Cod. Far from Virginia, the pilgrims have a party. once original and exciting. Take the story aboard the Mayflower began to argue that opener, “It was a dark and stormy night.” The Movember movement they were no longer bound to the laws of The very first jukebox was installed by Louis This phrase was originally penned by Edward began in a bar in 2003, when Virginia Company. Pilgrim leader William Glass in San Francisco’s Palais Royale Saloon Bulwer-Lytton in his 1830 novel Paul Clifford. two Australian men, Travis Bradford knew that without laws the colonists on November 23, 1889. His nickel-in-the-slot Bulwer-Lytton is not only responsible for this Garone and Luke Slattery, would turn against themselves. And so, on machine was little more than an Edison wax cliché but also for incorporating the phrases shared a beer and a laugh over November 11, 1620, the colonists signed the cylinder phonograph fitted with Glass’s own “the pen is mightier than the sword” and the demise of the . Mayflower Compact, a set of laws establishing invention, a coin slot. The machine did not “pursuit of the almighty dollar” into his books. It seemed as if that particular order within their new colony. It fell upon Myles have any speakers or means of amplification, It seems that if anyone should be celebrated piece of facial hair’s heyday Standish, as chief military officer, to enforce so listeners had to put their ear to one of four on Cliché Day, it is Bulwer-Lytton. So, feel was long over. Moustaches had not just fallen the compact. Historians now believe that it listening tubes to hear the music. And listen free to use any number of worn-out expressions out of fashion, but they were deemed corny. was this document that allowed the colonists they did! In the first six months of operation, on this day, as long as you give credit where Inspired by a friend who was fundraising for to work for each other and survive that first, the single nickel-in-slot phonograph machine credit is due. his mother’s breast cancer, these two friends harsh winter. The Mayflower Compact earned over $1,000. Glass quickly installed decided that they would grow big and funny remains the first document that established other machines throughout the area, which The Descent of Dunce moustaches as a fundraiser for men’s health self-government in the New World and is helped him earn thousands. Before long, issues such as prostate cancer. They would regarded as the earliest successful example other inventors got in on the game, creating November 8 commemorates the ask people to donate 10 dollars per moustache. of democracy in the colonies. coin-operated music players of their own. death of the medieval Catholic Before long, they had found 30 friends willing scholar and philosopher John In 1918, Hobart Niblack created a device Duns Scotus in 1308. It is from to grow a “mo” in support of their cause. Today, that could automatically change records. their worldwide moustache movement numbers Duns Scotus that we get the Easy-Baked Success This led to the invention of the first machine term dunce, meaning “a stupid five million “mo bros,” and over the past 15 years, that could play a wide selection of music from person.” How would such an esteemed scholar they have raised $837 million to combat men’s On November 4, 1963, different records, by the Automated Musical give rise to a term for a know-nothing? Duns the Kenner toy company health problems such as prostate and testicular Instrument Company in 1927. Then in 1928, Scotus earned great renown for his sweeping introduced the Easy-Bake cancer, mental health problems, and suicide Justus Seeberg combined a loudspeaker with philosophical tracts, including arguments Oven, a real baking oven for prevention. Thanks to Movember, many a coin-operated player that allowed for multiple for free will, the existence of God, and the men are living longer and healthier lives. children that was powered records. The modern jukebox was born, and Immaculate Conception of Mary. He rivaled the by nothing more than a the 1930s became the jukebox’s golden era. great minds of Thomas Aquinas and William Men can join Movember by growing a moustache, lightbulb. Toy salesman and women can support the men who choose to of Ockham. Hundreds of years later, during Norman Shapiro was inspired after taking a trip So why was the device named the “jukebox”? the Renaissance of the 16th century, many grow a mo. You can also support the movement to New York City, where he saw street vendors The term juke comes from the Elizabethan scholars thought that the ideas of Duns Scotus by just explaining why you’ve chosen to grow a heating their pretzels with lightbulbs. Inventor English word jouk, meaning “to dance or act were behind the times. Many began to use the moustache. Many men will kick off the month of Ronald Howes was tasked with turning the wildly.” Before the jukebox, there were juke word Duns, or dunce, as an insult, meaning Movember with a “shave down” event, where idea into reality, which he did by using two bands that played in juke joints. These were one who was incapable of scholarship. they gather over dinner or drinks and shave 100-watt bulbs. Despite a high price tag of rowdy establishments filled with heavy drinking Furthermore, since Duns Scotus was often their faces as a group, beginning their month of $15.95, which is equivalent to $127 in today’s and good times. But with the invention of the depicted in his signature pointy cap, which he growing their moustaches as a team. Whether marketplace, the toy was a hit, selling half-a- automatic, coin-operated playing machine, believed was a sort of funnel for knowledge you grow a handlebar, a walrus, a , or million units in its first year alone. Now, over live juke bands gave way to the far cheaper into the head, his detractors derided the a pencil moustache, your facial hair will help 50 years and 10 different designs later, jukeboxes, which suddenly appeared in every “Dunce Cap” not as a badge of intelligence, prevent men from dying too young. it remains popular. juke joint in America. but as a symbol of ineptitude.