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Provided by the compucert - Philosophy. A. Platonism. The artificer of the world. B. (In the Gnostic and certain other systems) a supernatural being imagined as creating or fashioning the world in subordination to the Supreme Being, and sometimes regarded as the originator of evil.
- (In many states of ancient Greece) a public official or magistrate.
Demiurge meant "a worker for the people" in Ancient Greek, from the roots dḗmio- meaning "of the people" and -ergos, "a worker."
sleeping terms
- used to describe a relationship with an ex-significant other that still involves occasional sex.
they broke up a while ago, but they still hook up. they're totally on sleeping terms.
Trivia
What is the name of TV judge Judy Sheindlin’s 148-foot yacht?.
- Her Honor.
- Towel Day: (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
Today's History
- Constitutional Convention: convened in Philadelphia; George Washington presided (1787)
- Monkey Trial: John T. Scopes was indicted in Tennessee for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution (1925)
- Babe Ruth: hit his 714th home run, setting a record that held until 1974, when Hank Aaron broke it (1935)
- track and field: at the Big Ten Track and Field Championships, Jesse Owens tied one world record and broke three others, all within 45 minutes (1935)
- OAU: was founded at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with the goals of encouraging African unity, promoting development and fighting neocolonialism (1963)
- Hands Across America: more than five million people joined hands in a line that stretched for 4,000 mi/6,400 km from New York City to Long Beach, CA; participants raised money for the fight against hunger and homelessness (1986)
- Erik Weihenmayer: became the first blind man to climb Mt. Everest (2001)
Today's Birthdays
- Ralph W. Emerson 1803 - Essayist, philosopher, poet
- Luther 'Bill' Robinson (Bill "Bojangles" Robinson) 1878 - Tap dancer, actor
- Philip Murray 1886 - Steelworker, labor leader
- Igor Sikorsky (Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky) 1889 - Pioneer in aviation with helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft
- Ginny Simms 1916 - Singer
- Claude Akins 1926 - Actor
- Lindsey Nelson 1919 - Sportscaster
- Hal David 1921 - Lyricist
- John Weitz 1923 - Fashion and industrial designer
- Jeanne Crain 1925 - Actress
- Miles Davis 1926 - Trumpeter, bandleader, composer
- Kitty Kallen 1926 - Singer
- Norman Petty 1927 - Musician, songwriter, record producer
- Robert Ludlum 1927 - Author (The Jason Borne series of books)
- Beverly Sills 1929 - Opera singer
- K.C. Jones 1932 - Basketball player
- Ron Nessen 1934 - White House Press Secretary for President Gerald Ford
- Tom T. Hall 1936 - Country singer, songwriter
- Donnie Elbert 1936 - Singer
- Raymond Carver 1938 - Short story writer, poet
Dixie Carter 1939 - Actress ("Designing Women," "Desperate Housewives") - Ian McKellen 1939 - Actor
- Jessi Colter 1943 - Country musician
- Leslie Uggams 1943 - Actress, singer
- John "Poli" Palmer 1943 - Musician (Family)
- Frank Oz 1944 - Actor, puppeteer (many Muppets characters, Yoda's voice)
- Karen Valentine 1947 - Actress ("Room 222")
- Mitch Margo 1947 - Musician (Cross Country)
- Clarence Burke Jr. 1949 - Musician (Five Stairsteps)
- Patti D'Arbanville-Quinn 1951 - Actress, model
- Connie Sellecca 1955 - Actress, model
- John Grimaldi 1955 - Musician (Argent)
- Sugar Minott 1956 - Reggae singer
- Klaus Meine 1958 - Musician (Scorpions)
- Paul Weller 1958 - Musician (The Jam, Style Council)
- Mike Myers 1963 - Actor, comedian, screenwriter, cast member on "Saturday Night Live," ("Austin Powers" movies)
- Anne Heche 1969 - Actress ("Volcano")
- Jamie Kennedy 1970 - Actor, comedian, rapper
- Justin Henry 1971 - Actor ("Kramer vs. Kramer" [1979])
- Molly Sims 1973 - Actress
- Miguel Tejada 1974 - Baseball player
- Lauryn Hill 1975 - Musician (The Fugees)
- Cillian Murphy 1976 - Actor
- Brian Urlacher 1978 - Football player
- Shawne Merriman 1984 - Football player
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