inculcate \in-KUHL-kayt; IN-kuhl-kayt\, transitive verb:
- To teach and impress by frequent repetition or instruction.
Urban Word of the Day
January 15, 2008: reality distortion field
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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=reality+distortion+field&defid=791970
- reality-distortion field n. An expression used to describe the persuasive ability of managers like Steve Jobs (the term originated at Apple Computer in the 1980's to describe his peculiar charisma). Those close to these managers become passionately committed to possibly insane projects, without regard to the practicality of their implementation or competitive forces in the marketpace.
"A reality distortion field. In Steve's presence, reality is malleable. He can convince anyone of practically anything. It wears off when he's not around, but it makes it hard to have realistic schedules."
Trivia
How many African Americans served in the U.S. Senate in the 19th century? How about the 20th century?
- Just two in each century. Hiram Revels (1870–71) and Blanche K. Bruce (1875–81), both of Mississippi, served in the 19th century; Edward Brooke (1967–79) of Massachusetts and Carol Moseley-Braun (1993–99) of Illinois served in the 20th century.
Today in History
- British Museum: opened to the public; it began as a collection of manuscripts (1759)
- Harper's Weekly: published an editorial cartoon drawn by Thomas Nast in which he used a donkey to represent the Democratic party; he had meant for the animal to indicate an anti-war faction (1870)
- the Pentagon: opened; at the time, it was the world's largest office building (1943)
- Super Bowl I: the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs (35-10) at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1967)
Today's Birthdays
- Edward Teller (1908-2003): the main architect of the hydrogen bomb
- Gene Krupa (1909-1973): the first drummer superstar
- Ernie Reyes Jr. (36): actor, martial artist

- Lori Michaels (36), Kobé Tai (36), Angel Snow (29), Pocahontas (28), Ginger Jolie (25), Sarah James (24), Tiffany Holiday (22), Codi Milo (22): t3h pr0n

- Gamal Abdul Nasser (1918-1970): Egyptian president from 1954 to 1970
- Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968): civil rights leader, Nobel Peace Prize winner










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