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Saturday, March 23, 2013

Saturday, March 23, 2013 @ Automotive World

bevel \BEV-uhl\, adverb:
  1. irresolutely.
noun:
  1. the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
  2. a surface that does not form a right angle with adjacent surfaces.
  3. (of a lock bolt) the oblique end that hits the strike plate.
  4. (of a lock with a beveled bolt) the side facing in the same direction as the bevel at the end of the bolt.
  5. bevel square.
  6. an adjustable instrument for drawing angles or adjusting the surface of work to a particular inclination.
  7. Printing. beard (def. 5).
verb:
  1. to cut or slant at a bevel: to bevel an edge to prevent splintering.
adjective:
  1. Also, beveled; especially British, bevelled. oblique; sloping; slanted.
The origin of bevel, which entered English in the 1500s, is uncertain, though it could possibly come from the Old French term biaiser meaning "to slope" or "to make slanting." It is unclear which came first: the adjective or the noun form.
on blast
  • to embarass someone or to make someone look stupid
"I heard you told Jay he had bad breath in front of the whole class"
"Yeah, I put him on blast"
Trivia
What is the only mammal capable of cleaning its ears and eyelids with its tongue?
  • The okapi, whose tongue is as much as a foot long.
History
  • "Give me liberty or give me death": in Richmond, Virginia, Patrick Henry demanded freedom from England for the colonies (1775)
  • Pakistan: became the first Islamic republic (1956)
  • Strategic Defense Initiative: President Ronald Reagan announced a plan to protect the US from nuclear missiles, quickly dubbed "Star Wars"; the program is now called the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (1983)
  • Mir: the Russian space station ended 15 years of orbit, disintegrating and falling into the South Pacific ocean (2001)
Birthdays
  • Erich Fromm 1900 - German-American psychologist and humanistic philosopher
  • Joan Crawford 1905 - Actress (Mildred Pierce, The Unknown)
  • Born: Lucille Fay LeSueur
  • Akira Kurosawa 1910 - Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter (Sugata Sanshiro, Madadayo)
  • Wernher Von Braun 1912 - Rocket scientist, generally regarded as the father of the United States space program (Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun)
  • Johnny Guarnieri 1917 - Musician
  • Marty Allen 1922 - Comedian
  • Martha Wright 1926 - Actress
  • Roger Gilbert Bannister 1929 - Neurologist, British athlete, first man to run the mile in less than four minutes
  • Warren Godfrey 1931 - Hockey player
  • Monique Van Vooren 1933 - Actress
  • Mark Rydell 1934 - Director
  • Craig Breedlove 1937 - First to reach 400 mi/h, 500 mi/h and 600 mi/h using turbojet-powered vehicles
  • Ric Ocasek 1949 - Musician (The Cars), producer, zombie, married to former super model Paulina Porizkova
  • Chaka Khan 1953 - Singer ("I Feel For You")
  • Moses Malone 1954 - Basketball player
  • Teresa Ganzel 1957 - Comedienne, actress
  • Amanda Plummer 1957 - Actress
  • Richard Grieco 1965 - Actor
  • Hope Davis 1964 - Actress
  • Kevin Griffin 1965 - Country musician (Yankee Grey)
  • Marti Pellow 1966 - Musician (Wet, Wet, Wet)
  • Marin Hinkle 1966 - Actress ("Two and a Half Men", "Once and Again")
  • Damon Albarn 1968 - Musician (Blur)
  • John Humphrey 1970 - Musician (The Nixons)
  • Karen McDougal 1971 Playmate (below)
  • Jason Kidd 1973 - Baseketball player
  • Michelle Mohoghan 1976 - Actress
  • Keri Russell 1976 - Actress ("Felicity")
  • Nicholle Tom 1978 - Actress
  • Paul Martin 1978 - Country singer (Marshall Dyllon)
  • Maurice Jones-Drew 1985 - Football player
  • Princess Eugenie (Eugenie Victoria Helena) 1990 - Daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York.

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Thursday, March 21, 2013 @ Automotive World

haberdashery \HAB-er-dash-uh-ree\, noun:
  1. a retail shop dealing in men's furnishings, as shirts, ties, gloves, socks, and hats.
  2. the goods sold there.
This delightful-sounding word possibly comes to English from the Anglo-Norman hapertas meaning "small ware," though the origin is unknown. Haberdashery first entered English in the early 1400s, though the term for the proprietor of this kind of shop or these kinds of goods, a haberdasher predates haberdashery by 100 years.
platonic humping
  • platonic humping is simply the act of dancing or moving in a sexual way that resembles the act of sex, without any feelings of sexual enticement.
My Aunt and her brother, my Uncle, made the entire room a bit uncomfortable when they began gyrating in the dance room. I had to explain to many outside the family that their dance required such platonic humping for effect.
Trivia
What large migrating shorebird returns to Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon at the same time every March?
  • The long-billed curlew, the largest shorebird in North America.
History
  • Archbishop of Canterbury: Thomas Cranmer, who helped move England towards Protestantism, was burned at the stake (1556)
  • Code NapolĂ©on: the first modern legal code of France took effect; it was divided into laws of personal status, laws of property, and laws of acquiring property (1804)
  • Henry Stanley: journalist began his trek in Africa to locate missing Scottish missionary/explorer David Livingstone; his quest ended with the famous and possibly fictitious words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" (1871)
  • "Who shot JR?": J.R. Ewing, the character played by Larry Hagman on Dallas, was shot by an unidentified attacker; a summer of intense curiosity ensued and an advertising catchphrase was born (1980)
  • Rick Hansen: set off on his Man in Motion tour to circumnavigate the world in his wheelchair (1985); he returned to Vancouver 2 years and 2 months later, having raised millions for spinal cord research
Birthdays
  • Johann Sebastian Bach 1685
  • Benito Juarez 1806
  • James Jesse Strang 1813
  • Modest Mussorgsky 1839
  • Florenz Ziegfeld 1869
  • Bascom Lunsford 1882
  • Phyllis McGinley 1905
  • Julio Gallo 1910
  • Fonty Flock (Truman Fontello) 1921
  • Mort Lindsey 1923
  • James Coco 1929
  • Joseph Silverstein 1932 - Violinist, conductor
  • Al Freeman, Jr. 1934 - Actor
  • Kathleen Widdoes 1939 - Actress ("As the World Turns")
  • Timothy Dalton 1944 - Actor
  • Marie-Christine Barrault 1944 - Actress
  • Rose Stone 1945 - Musician (Sly & the Family Stone)
  • Bill Plummer 1947
  • Eddie Money 1949 - Singer
  • Roger Hodgson 1950 - Musician (Supertramp)
  • Conrad Lozano 1951 - Musician (Los Lobos)
  • Russell Thompkins, Jr. 1951 - Singer (The Stylistics)
  • Gary Oldman 1958 - Actor
  • Sabrina LeBeauf 1958 - Actress ("The Cosby Show")
  • Robert Sweet 1960 - Musician (Stryper)
  • Rosie O'Donnell 1962 - Comedian
  • Matthew Broderick 1962 - Actor ("Ferris Bueller's Day Off")
  • Cynthia Geary 1966
  • Maxim 1967 - MC (Prodigy)
  • Jonas "Joker" Berggren 1967 - Musican (Ace of Base)
  • Andrew Copeland 1968 - Musician (Sister Hazel)
  • Albert Khan 1969
  • DJ Premier 1969 - DJ (Gang Starr)
  • Ronaldinho 1980 - Soccer player
  • Adrian Peterson 1985 - Football player

Sunday, July 3, 2011

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