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Provided by the compucert sachet \sa-SHEY\, noun:
- A small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- Also, sachet powder, the powder contained in such a case.
Business Buzzed
- an acceptable level of intoxication for business situations.
# 2 We were slammed with TPS reports so we decided to crack open a couple beers and get business buzzed.
Trivia
What does the PF in PF Flyers sneakers stand for?
- Posture Foundation, which was the name patented for the sneaker’s insole by manufacturer BF Goodrich in 1933.
- Amistad case: the US Supreme Court ruled that the mutineers had been taken into slavery illegally and should be freed (1841)
- See It Now: TV newsmagazine aired an episode critical of the communist-hunting Sen. Joseph McCarthy; it contributed to the senator's eventual downfall (1954)
- Barbie: foot-high fashion doll — full name: Barbie Millicent Roberts — was launched at the New York Toy Fair; a billion have now been sold (1959)
- New York Times v. Sullivan: the US Supreme Court protected the press from libel suits by public figures unless there was actual malice (1964)
- Yamila Diaz (33): super model
- Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512): explorer, cartographer after whom the Americas are named
- Samuel Barber (1910-1981): composer, Adaggio for Strings; also, musicians Ornette Coleman (80), Lloyd Price (77), Mark Lindsay (68), Robin Trower (65) and Lil' Bow Wow (23)
- Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968): cosmonaut who was the first human in space
- Charles Gibson (67): broadcast journalist; news anchor Michael Kinsley (59) and technology writer David Pogue (47) share this birth date
- Juliette Binoche (46): actor, The English Patient, Dan in Real Life; also, actors Marty Ingels (74), Raul Julia (1940-1994), Jaime Lyn Bauer (61), Kerr Smith (37) and Brittany Snow (24)
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