Wednesday, June 22, 2011

xenogenic \zen-uh-JEN-ik\, adjective:

1. To be completely different from either parent, or from the source of an object's creation.

2. In biology, originating outside the organism or from a foreign substance introduced into the organism.

Xenogenic combines the Greek roots xeno-, "strange, or other," and -genic, "produced or caused by."

aarping

• When an elderly person, such as your grandfather, complains incessantly about nothing.

Grandpa ruined another family dinner by aarping the whole time about his bunions.

Trivia

Which movie James Bond made his professional acting debut onstage as a sailor in the chorus of South Pacific?

• Sean Connery, in 1951, in London.

History

• Henry Hudson: English explorer was set adrift with his son and several others by the mutinous crew of his ship; the castaways perished (1611)
• Galileo Galilei: was compelled by the Church to recant his heliocentric view of the universe (1633)
• G.I. Bill of Rights: law that helped veterans go to college was signed by FDR (1944)
• Okinawa: the WWII campaign for the island ended; over 12,000 Americans and 110,000 Japanese lost their lives during the 83-day battle (1945)
• voting age: President Richard Nixon signed a measure allowing 18-year-olds to vote (1970)
• Charon: largest moon of Pluto was discovered (1978)

Birthdays

• Gower Champion (1921-1980): choreographer and director; choreographer Katherine Dunham (1909-2006) and theatrical producer/director Joseph Papp (1921-1991) shared this birth date
• Bill Blass (1922-2002): fashion designer
• Brit Hume (68): broadcast journalist
• Cyndi Lauper (58): singer, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"; also, musicians Howard Kaylan (64), Todd Rundgren (63), Alan Osmond (62), Jimmy Somerville (50) and Steven Page (41)
• Dan Brown (47): author of Angels and Demons; writers Julian Huxley (1887-1975), Erich Maria Remarque (1898-1970), Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906-2001) and Octavia Butler (1947-2006) were all born on this date
• Meryl Streep (62): actor who garnered her 16th Oscar nod for Julie and Julia; also, actors Ralph Waite (83), Kris Kristofferson (75), Lindsay Wagner (62), Graham Greene (59), Bruce Campbell (53), Tracy Pollan (51), Amy Brenneman (47), Mary Lynn Rajskub (40), Donald Faison (37) and Jai Rodriguez (32)

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