January 2011Welcome to the Birthday Club’s first post of birthday shout-outs! Once a month will be aforum announcement to celebrate the birthdays of our favorite Eden staff, reviewers, andcontributors! (And if you have yet to submit your own birthday, PM or email me now! Itis never too late and anyone can join in on the party!)To make celebrating with our fellow Eden contributors more interesting and special,every month has its own characteristics and history so I’ll be sharing a little of that eachtime. It’s not going to be extensive information because that would take up entirely toomuch space and leave me with nothing to do next year. But it does add a little spice toevery month of the year and, hey, you might learn a little something too!So, for the first time ever…Happy Birthday January Contributors!!!2nd – Dusk4th – Pandahb6th – Liz215th – Jul!a18th – SexxySarah29th – Mistress Kay & KarleeCharmBirth stone – GarnetZodiac Sign (Dec. 22nd – Jan. 19th) – CapricornUnder the ruling planet of Saturn, the ‘goat-fish’ of the zodiac constellations is thecardinal earth sign. You’re practical and ambitious but balanced with patience andcarefulness. Your main colors are indigo, grey, and dark green. If you’re at the tail end ofthe month and don’t fall under this sign, no frets! We can’t do repeats for every month soyour sign will be next month with February. But also keep in mind, for anyone who haseven an inkling of interest in astrology, that the closer you are to another sign in birthday,the more characteristics you share with them.This month in history:New Year’s Day is the most celebrated holiday around the world.January 1, 1892 - Ellis Island in New York Harbor opened. Over 20 million new arrivalsto America were processed until its closing in 1954January 3, 1924 - British Egyptologist Howard Carter found the sarcophagus ofTutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor after several years of searching.January 4, 1809 - Louis Braille was born in France. Blinded as a boy, he later invented areading system for the blind using punch marks in paper.Edit: Special Announcement!!!Thanks to the hardwork of the EF Staff (thank you, Gary), you don’t have to wait for February 1st to get the special news and instead this post has been edited to include it. Sohere it is, everyone!Thanks to your involvement and the amazing generosity of the EdenFantasys Staff, every contributor who participates in the birthday club will receive a $25 gift card for their birthday month! So have you hugged your EF Staff lately? They sure know how to celebrate!You January birthdays will be the first to receive this special birthday present. If your name is on this post, you got it! If you’re not involved in the birthday club, send me yourbirthday as soon as you can. And once again, Happy Birthday!!! less