Hello sole-mates
Today is Tartan Day - a day to remember the contributions of Scots to the world. Wear your tartan today.
Interesting statement on the contributions of Scots:
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[li][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=4][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]The average Englishman in the home he calls his castle, slips into his [COLOR=#009900][FONT=Arial][U]national costume[/U][/FONT][/COLOR] ~ a shabby raincoat ~ patented by chemist Charles Macintosh from Glasgow, Scotland. [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=4] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]En route to his office he strides along the English lane, surfaced by John Macadam of Ayr, Scotland. [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=4] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]He drives an English car fitted with tyres invented by John Boyd Dunlop of Dreghorn, Scotland.[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=4][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2] At the office he receives the mail bearing adhesive stamps invented by John Chalmers of Dundee, Scotland. [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]During the day he uses the telephone invented by [COLOR=#009900][FONT=Arial][U]Alexander Graham Bell[/U][/FONT][/COLOR], born in Edinburgh, Scotland. [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=4] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]At home [COLOR=#009900][FONT=Arial][U]in the evening[/U][/FONT][/COLOR] his daughter pedals her bicycle invented by Kirkpatrick Macmillan, Blacksmith of Dumfries, Scotland. [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=4] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]He watches the news on T.V., an invention of John Logie Baird of Helensburgh, Scotland and hears an item about the U.S. Navy, founded by [COLOR=#009900][FONT=Arial][U]John Paul Jones[/U][/FONT][/COLOR] of Kirkbean, Scotland. [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=4] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]He has by now been reminded too much of Scotland and in desperation he picks up the Bible, only to find that the first man mentioned in the good book is a Scot ~ King James VI ~ who authorised its translation.[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=4][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2] Nowhere can an Englishman turn to escape the ingenuity of the Scots. [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]He could take to drink but the Scots make the best in the world. [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=4] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]He could take a rifle and end it all but the breech~loading rifle was invented by Captain Patrick Ferguson of Pitfours, Scotland. [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=4] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]If he escaped death, he could find himself on an operating table injected with penicillin, discovered by Alexander Fleming of Darvel, Scotland, and given an anaesthetic, discovered by Sir James Young Simpson of Bathgate, Scotland. [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=4] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Out of the anaesthetic he would find no comfort in learning that he was as safe as the Bank of England, founded by William Paterson of Dumfries, Scotland. [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/ul][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li]From the US’ National Tartan Day website:
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[li][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399][B]Great Americans of Scottish Descent[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399]When the Scots immigrated to America, they brought with them a great passion for liberty. [I][B]Patrick Henry[/B][/I], of Scottish descent, so eloquently embraced this spirit for freedom in his famous quote, “Give me Liberty or Give me Death.” In the American Revolution, more than half of the soldiers of the Colonial Army were Presbyterians and Calvinists, and many historians refer to the American Revolution as being ‘a Scottish Rebellion,’ or as one historian said, ‘John Calvin was the virtual founder of America.’ [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399][B][I]John Witherspoon[/I][/B] was the Scottish - American religious leader who was president of the College of New Jersey (later known as Princeton University) for eight years. He left Scotland in 1786 to take up his position where he was responsible for adding philosophy, French, and history to the curriculum. Witherspoon tutored American luminaries such as James Madison, imparting to them the beliefs of the Scottish Enlightenment, such as separation of church and state. Witherspoon later became involved in American politics and served in Congress from 1776-1782, he was also one of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399]Once the United States was formed, Scottish Americans continued to make great contributions. Nine of the first 13 Governors, all the members of the First American Cabinet, 11 US Presidents and 35 Supreme Court Justices had Scottish ancestry.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399][B][I]John Kay[/I][/B] and [B][I]Samuel Bard [/I][/B]established the first medical school in New York, King’s College, both medical graduates of Edinburgh University. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][I][B][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399]James Blair[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/I][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399] (1656-1743) was the first president and founder of the College of William and Mary; he emigrated from Scotland in 1685. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399]On the bench of the first sitting of the Supreme Court in 1789 sat two Scottish Americans - [I][B]John Blair[/B][/I] and [B][I]James Wilson[/I][/B]. Two of the jurists present on this case were also of Scottish descent, [I] [B]John Rutledge[/B][/I] and [I][B]John Marshall[/B][/I]. These jurors served as second and third justices of the court. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399][B][I]Andrew Carnegie[/I][/B], a poor Scots immigrant, found fame and fortune in the US where he became the Pittsburgh steel millionaire. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399][B][I]James Craik[/I][/B], originally from Dumfriesshire, was President Washington’s Army surgeon. His exemplary service record prompted Washington to promote him to physician and surgeon of the whole US army in 1781. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399]Ayrshire born [I][B]Robert Gibson Eccles[/B][/I] immigrated to the US where, in 1848, he discovered the properties of benzoic acid and benzoate as a food preservative. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399]One of the greatest inventors of all time, [I][B]Thomas Alva Edison[/B][/I] began to work at an early age and continued to work right up until his death. During his career Edison patented more than 1,000 inventions, including the electric light, the phonograph, and the motion-picture camera. These three inventions gave rise to giant industries-electric utilities, phonograph and record companies, and the film industry-thus changing the work and leisure habits of people throughout the world. The period from 1879 to 1900, when Edison produced and perfected most of his devices, has been called the Age of Edison.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399]Distinguished US scientist[I][B] Samuel Guthrie[/B][/I] (1728-1848) was of Scots descent. He was one of the pioneers of vaccination and in 1831 discovered chloroform[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399][B][I]Alexander Hamilton[/I][/B] is one of the most influential Scots in American history. His father was Scottish and he himself was born in the British colony of Nevis, located in the West Indies. One of the main authors of the Federalist essays - instrumental in the forming of the Constitution - he became the first US Secretary of the Treasury. Hamilton developed an impressive and effective financial plan that created immediate faith in the government of a new nation. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399]The first American author to achieve international renown, [I][B]Washington Irving[/B][/I], who created the fictional characters Rip Van Winkle and Ichabod Crane. The critical acceptance and enduring popularity of Irving’s tales involving these characters proved the effectiveness the short story as an American literary form.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399]There were many commanding officers of Scottish descent that played their part in the American Civil War. [I][B]Generals “Stonewall” Jackson, Joseph Johnston, John Brown Gordon, John C. Breckenridge[/B][/I] and [B][I]John B Magruder [/I][/B]served in the Confederate army. On the side of the Unionists were generals [B][I]Ambrose Burnside[/I][/B]and[I] [B]James B McPherson[/B][/I]. The first American Secretary of War was a Scot named [I][B]General Henry Knox[/B][/I], he was appointed in 1785. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399]Scottish entrepreneur [I][B]John Law[/B][/I] financed the development and colonization of Louisiana. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399][B][I]John Macintosh[/I][/B], the developer of the Mackintosh red apple, was born in New York State: his father immigrated to the US from Inverness. Apple Computers have named a range of computers after him. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399]The creator of the garden of the Golden Gate, San Francisco, [I][B]John McLaren[/B][/I] was born in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399]At least 11 Presidents of the USA were of Scots ancestry including [I][B]McKinley, Jackson, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Polk, Lyndon B. Johnson[/B][/I] and [I][B]Ulysses Grant[/B][/I], who incidentally visited Dundee after he ceased to be President.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399]US dentist [I][B]William Morton[/B][/I], who pioneered the use of anesthesia, was of Scottish descent. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399]American naturalist, explorer, and writer, [I][B]John Muir[/B][/I] was an influential conservationist. John Muir worked to preserve wilderness areas and wildlife from commercial exploitation and destruction, in which his efforts helped to establish Yosemite National Park and Sequoia National Park.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399]One of the strongest and most vigorous presidents in United States history, [I] [B]Theodore Roosevelt[/B][/I] is well known for his efforts in conservation of our environment. He set aside some 60 million hectares (150 million acres) of public lands to protect them from exploitation by private interests. He later added 34 million hectares (85 million acres) in Alaska and the Northwest to the public domain. The Reclamation Act of 1902 established irrigation and other services for Western lands.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399][B][I]Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton[/I][/B], who was descended from a long line of Scots, founded the Sisters of Charity in 1809 in Baltimore. She was canonized by Rome in 1975. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399]F. D. Roosevelt’s Secretary for Agriculture, [I][B]Henry Wallace[/B][/I], was the grandson of a Scottish Presbyterian Minister. His invention, of a hybrid corn, increased agricultural production many times over. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399]Harvard Medical School was founded by three doctors - of the three, only [B][I]Dr Benjamin Waterhouse[/I][/B], a graduate of the medical school at Edinburgh University, was a qualified doctor. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399][B][I]General Winfield Scott[/I][/B] was the grandson of a Scot who fought at the Battle of Culloden. He became the commanding general of the American forces during the Mexican War of 1846-48. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][li][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399][I][B]Alexander Wilson[/B][/I], who emigrated from Scotland in 1794, was the first person to study North American birds. He was the author of the first seven volumes of the American Ornithology. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/li][*][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=2][COLOR=#003399][B][I]Woodrow Wilson[/I][/B], the 28th President of the United States, was the grandson of a Scottish Presbyterian minister. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/ul]
I am drooling over Laminaria… might have to try that one day!
At least write them a note telling them how much you enjoyed the opportunity and to keep you in mind for future openings. If you feel up to it after a day or two, give them a call and ask for input as to what made them decide against you. It’s hard to do and may be hard to hear, but it will help you get the PERFECT job for you! BEAUTIFUL knits, btw! LOVE the shawl and the cables on the sweater are SO pretty! You do SUCH pretty work!
