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December Facts & Trivia

Birthstones for the calendar month of December are turquoise, blue topaz, tanzanite,

zircon, lapis, onyx, ruby, and chrysoprase.

What is Decembers Zodiac Sign? Sagittarius: December 22 – December 21

Capricorn: December 22 – December 19

There are 31 Days in December

December ’s birth flower is the Paper White Narcissus. The narcissus, which

symbolizes self esteem

What Holidays Are in December?

New Year’s Eve, Hanukkah

December is National What Month?

Union Day of Romania

World AIDS Day

National Day of United Arab Emirates

Sinterklaas in the Netherlands

Father’s Day in Thailand

Independence Day in Finland

Constitution Day in Spain

Saint Nicholas Day in Greece

Pearl Harbor Day in the United States

Día de la Madre en Panamá in Panama

Day of the Mary Immaculate Conception

Constitution Day in Romania

Nobel Prize awarded on the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death

Human Rights Day in Kenya

Saint Lucy

Bill Of Rights Day

Zamenhof Day

Victory day of Bangladesh

Day of Reconciliation in South Africa

Solstice occurs on dates varying from December 20 to December 22

The Emperor’s Birthday, a national holiday in Japan

Festivus

HumanLight

Boxing Day

Day of Goodwill

Proclamation Day in South Australia

Philippines – Rizal Day

Famous People Born In December

Ava Gardner, Bette Midler, Brad Pitt, Brendan Fraser

Bridget Hall, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera

Diane Sawyer, Dick Butkus, Don Johnson, Don King

Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, Howard Hughes

Humphrey Bogart, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Connelly

Jim Morrison, Jimmy Buffett, Johnny Bench

Jon Voight, Jude Law, Katie Holmes, Keith Richards

Kiefer Sutherland

Famous actor, Kim Basinger, Kirk Douglas, Larry Bird

Lee Trevino, Little Richard, Ludwig Van Beethoven

Martin Van Buren, Nelly Furtado, Ozzy Osbourne

Phil Donahue, Ray Liotta, Redd Foxx, Richard Pryor

Roy Hattersley, Rudyard Kipling, Samuel L Jackson

Star of Pulp Fiction and several other popular films

Sandy Koufax, Steve Allen, Steven Spielberg,Teri Garr

Terrell Owens, Tiger Woods, Ty Cobb, Tyra Banks

Walt Disney , Woodrow Wilson, Woody Allen

“How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon.

December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has

flewn. How did it get so late so soon?” – Dr. Seuss

December EventsIchabod's Bar & Grill

Dec – 5 – Fueding Hillbillies

Dec-13 – Cooper Canyon

Dec-13 – Identity Crisis

Dec – 20 – Crazy Horse

Dec – 27 – Deep 6

New Years Eve Party – Leather Pistols

Open Mic Every Wednesday!

Danny's Bar & Grill

Every Friday , Karaoke & Fish Fry

The Office Bar

Karaoke Every Thursday

Downtown Lounge

Karaoke Friday & Saturday

Silver Dollar Bowling Lanes

“Holla at the Dolla”

Dec – 4 - Open Mic & Every other Thursday

Every Sat & Sun – Silver Dollar Classic 1pm

The Midway

Taco Tuesdays * Thirsty Thursdays

$1 Beer On Sunday

Joes Pizza & Pasta

Wed Night – All You Can Eat Spaghetti

Effingham Performance Center

Dec-6 - 3 Chicks & a Stage

Dec-11 – Clint Black Concert

Dec-12 – Superbad

Dec-19 – Dailey & Vincent – Spirit of

Christmas Concert

Dec-20 – Blue Suede Crew

Rock & Roll Christmas

Dec-31 – Wanted – Bon Jovi Tribute Band

Merry Christmas

& Happy New Year

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HIMThis is the most anticipated game of the year as it takes what people know (the Call of Duty franchise) adds what people love (next-level graphics, sci-fi elements) and mixes in the acting prowess of one Kevin Spacey. Only buying one game? Make it this one.

Amazon’s answer to Google’s Chromecast, the Fire Stick, streams your media to your TV with four times the storage and twice the memory of a Chromecast, with better Wi-Fi reliability. For $39, you can’t lose.

There is no better way to celebrate suc-cess, friendship or family than by savoring a glass of Scotch. Case in point: Dewar’s 12-Year-Old Scotch. Consisting of a perfect whisky blend that is aged in vintage oak asks, this Scotch is the perfect complement to an amazing holiday season.

HERDoes she like to pair her wines with her meals? Always seems to show up to gatherings toting a nice red for the host? Getting her a membership to Club W’s personalized wine club is more than just giving her some wine — it’s a gateway to broaden her wine horizons, discover new fa-vorites and maybe even learn a little bit more about wine. Starting at $50 at ClubW.com

A classic yet unique fragrance from the French capital. Floral and fruity (apricot is featured in the top notes), Carven Le Parfum will remind her of those warmer days ahead. $64.95 at Amazon.com

A funky looking rendition of the classic blue-tooth speaker, this little guy (literally, this speaker is very small) is compatible with iPhone or Samsung smartphones to stream music anywhere — from home to the office. Available at Amazon.com or Ebay.com

Gifts for the KidsNintendo 3DS XL System$199.99

Just Dance 2015 for XBOX One$49.99

Razor Ground Force Powered Ride-on Car

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“The Art of Frozen” by Charles Solomon$34.99

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The Infamous Times Square Ball Drop

New York in 1904 was a city on the verge of tremendous changes - and, not surprisingly, many of those changes had their genesis in the bustling energy and thronged streets of Times Square. Two innovations that would com-pletely transform the Crossroads of the World debuted in 1904: the opening of the city’s first subway line, and the first-ever celebration of New Year’s Eve in Times Square.This inaugural bash commemorated the official opening of the new headquarters of The New York Times. The newspaper’s owner, German Jewish immigrant Alfred Ochs, had successfully lobbied the city to re-name Longacre Square, the district surrounding his paper’s new home, in honor of the famous publication (a contemporary article in The New York Times credited Interborough Rapid Transit Company President August Belmont for suggesting the change to the Rapid Transit Commission). The impressive Times Tower, marooned on a tiny triangle of land at the intersection of 7th Avenue, Broadway and 42nd Street, was at the time Manhattan’s second-tallest building—the tallest if measured from the bottom of its four massive sub-basements, built to handle the heavyweight demands of The Times’ up-to-date printing equipment.The building was the focus of an unprecedented New Year’s Eve celebration. Ochs spared no expense to ensure a party for the ages. An all-day street festival culminated in a fireworks display set off from the base of the tower, and at midnight the joyful sound of cheering, rattles and noisemakers from the over 200,000 attendees could be heard, it was said, from as far away as Croton-on-Hudson, thirty miles north along the Hudson River.The New York Times’ descrip-tion of the occasion paints a rapturous picture: “From base to dome the giant structure was alight - a torch to usher in the newborn year...” The night was such a rousing success that Times Square instantly replaced Lower Manhattan’s Trinity Church as “the” place in New York City to ring in the New Year. Before long, this party of parties would capture the imagination of the nation, and the world.Two years later, the city banned the fireworks display - but Ochs was undaunted. He arranged to have a large, illumi-nated seven-hundred-pound iron and wood ball lowered from the tower flagpole precisely at midnight to signal the end of 1907 and the begin-ning of 1908.On that occasion, and for almost a century thereafter, Times Square sign maker Artkraft Strauss was responsible for the ball-lowering. (For more information on the past and present of the New Year’s Eve Ball itself, please click here.) In 1914, The New York Times outgrew Times Tower and relocated to 229 West 43rd Street. By then, New Year’s Eve in Times Square was already a permanent part of our cultural fabric.In 1942 and 1943, the glowing Ball was temporarily retired due to the wartime “dimout” of lights in New York City. The crowds who still gathered in Times Square in those years greeted the New Year with a minute of silence followed by chimes ring- ing out from sound trucks parked at the base of the Times Tower.The New York Times retained ownership of the Tower until 1961, when it was sold to developer Douglas Leigh, who was also the designer and deal-maker behind many of the spectacular signs in Times Square, including the famous Camel billboard that blew water-vapor “smoke rings” over the street. Mr. Leigh stripped the building down to its steel frame, then re-clad it in white marble as the headquarters for Allied Chemical Corporation.Today, New Year’s Eve in Times Square is a bona fide interna-tional phenomenon. Each year, hundreds of thousands of people still gather around the Tower, now known as One Times Square, and wait for hours in the cold of a New York winter for the famous Ball-lowering ceremony. Thanks to satellite technology, a worldwide audience estimated at over one billion people watches the ceremony each year. The lowering of the Ball has become the world’s symbolic welcome to the New Year.

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About the New Years Eve BallNew Year’s Eve 2014 | About the New Year’s Eve BallEach year, millions of eyes from all over the world are focused on the sparkling Waterford Crystal Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball. At 11:59 p.m., the Ball begins its descent as millions of voices unite to count down the final seconds of the year, and celebrate the beginning of a new year full of hopes, chal-lenges, changes and dreams.

Ball Fun Facts:•The Ball is a geodesic sphere, 12 feet in diameter, and weighs 11,875 pounds.

•The Ball is covered with a total of 2,688 Waterford Crystal tri-angles that vary in size, and range in length from 4 ¾ inches to 5 ¾ inches per side.

•For Times Square 2014, all 2,688 of the Waterford Crystal triangles in-troduce the new design Gift of Imagination - featuring a series of intri- cate wedge cuts that appear to be endless mirrored reflections of each other inspiring our imagina-tion with a kaleidoscope of colorful patterns on the Ball.

•The 2,688 Waterford Crystal triangles are bolted to 672 LED modules which are at-tached to the aluminum frame of the Ball.

•The Ball is illuminated by 32,256 Philips Luxeon Rebel LEDs (light emitting diodes). Each LED module contains 48 Philips Luxeon Rebel LEDs - 12 red, 12 blue, 12 green, and 12 white for a total of 8,064 of each color.

•The Ball is capable of creating a palette of more than 16 million vibrant colors and bil-lions of patterns producing a spectacular kaleidoscope effect atop One Times Square.

New Year’s Eve 2014 LIVE ScheduleFor 109 years, Times Square has been the center of worldwide attention on New Year’s Eve, ever since the owners of One Times Square began in 1904 to conduct rooftop celebrations to greet the New Year. The first Ball Lowering celebration occurred in 1907, and this tradition is now a universal symbol of welcoming the New Year.The official event lineup features live performances by Miley Cyrus, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Blondie, Icona Pop, Jencarlos Canela, El Dasa and Rodney Atkins. Melissa Etheridge will perform her new song, Uprising of Love, and a rendition of John Len-non’s Imagine during the 2014 Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration. A spectacular Chinese cultural performance featuring Kung Fu and a colorful fan dance will kick off the festivities at 6 p.m. EST. The celebration will also feature an exclusive trailer of The Amazing Spider-Man 2™, featuring Times Square footage.

Let’s Call it a Ball....


www.Crossroadsmagazinonline.com| Crossroads Magazine | November |

Bill ‘Poss’ Passalacqua is a songwriter, performer and author, originally from Effingham, IL but living mostly in

Texas and on the road since 1994. Having released 5 music CDs and toured North America and abroad, Bill has chronicled some of his travels with the Fred

Eaglesmith Traveling Steam Show in his brand new book, “Bill Poss Travelogue”, available for

sale at: www.billpossmusic.com

Artist Spotlight

‘Saltwater’ is the new CD from Bill Poss and the Useful Tools and it features Bill Poss’ standard bluegrass inflected Americana music but with an edgier, more rocking sound. Produced in Law-rence, KS by Mike West of Truckstop Honeymoon, Saltwater has a broad spectrum of sounds from the standard bluegrass arrangement to standard rock-n-roll plus piano, organ, accordion, and dobro. Saltwater is Bill Poss’ 5th CD and can be previewed and purchased through www.billpossmusic.com at CDBaby.comBill Poss has been a touring musician for 20 years and currently resides in Effingham, IL.

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