Thursday, May 3, 2012

numen \NOO-min\, noun:

• Divine power, especially one who inhabits a particular object.

Numen is derived from the Latin word nūmen meaning "a nod, command, or divine will or power."
Gaming Claw

• The sensation one feels in their hand or hands after extensive play on video games. The hand feels cramped and strained and jokingly takes on the appearance of a claw.

oh man, i've been playing guitar hero 3 so much i've got gaming claw

Trivia

What sexy cinema septuagenarian published a book in 2010 with the subtitle Beyond the Cleavage?

• Raquel Welch. Her book’s full title is Raquel: Beyond the Cleavage.

History

• Jamaica: Christopher Columbus sighted the island while seeking China (1494)
• Nellie Tayloe Ross: the nation's first female governor was appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt as director of the US Mint — another first for women (1933)
• The Fantasticks: began its record off-Broadway run, playing for nearly 42 years and over 17,000 performances (1960)
• NPR: America's noncommercial radio network began programming (1971)
• Margaret Thatcher: Conservative Party leader became Britain's first female prime minister (1979)
• UN Commission on Human Rights: the US lost its seat for the first time in more than 50 years (2001); it was restored a year later
• Old Man of the Mountain: New Hampshire's symbol — a mountainous outcrop — collapsed in the White Mountains (2003)

Birthdays

• Niccolo Machiavelli 1469 - Italian philosopher/writer
• Golda Meir (Golda Mabovitch, Golda Meyerson) 1898 - Fourth Prime Minister of the State of Israel
• Bing Crosby 1903 - Singer, according to Bing Crosby his birthday is May 2nd, his birthday is actually May 3
• Norman Corwin 1910 - Writer, screenwriter, producer
• Virgil Fox 1912 - Organist
• Pete Seeger 1919 - Folk singer
• Betty Comden 1919 - Comden of the musical-comedy duo Comden and Green
• Sugar Ray Robinson (Walker Smith Jr.) 1921 - Boxer
• Joe Ames 1924 - Musician (The Ames Brothers)
• Jimmy Cleveland 1926 - Trombone player
• Dave Dudley 1928 - Country music singer
• James Brown (James Joseph Brown, Jr.) 1928 - Singer
• Joe Layton 1931 - Director, choreographer
• Alex Cord 1933 - Actor ("Airwolf")
• Frankie Valli 1934 - Musician (The Four Seasons)
• Rudolf "Rudy" Jacobs 1938 - Chemist, received Nobel Prize in 1992
• Samantha Eggar 1939 - Actress
• Pete Staples 1944 - Musician (The Troggs)
• Greg Gumble 1946 - Sportscaster
• Doug Henning 1947 - Magician, illusionist, escape artist
• Mary Hopkin 1950 - Folk singer
• Christopher Cross (Christopher Charles Geppert) 1951 - Singer, songwriter
• Bruce Hall 1953 - Musician (REO Speedwagon)
• Cactus Moser 1957 - Musician (Highway 101)
• David Ball 1959 - Musician (Soft Cell)
• Bobby Cannavale 1970 - Actor
• Christina Hendricks 1975 actress
• Dule' Hill 1975 - Actor ("The West Wing")
• Farrah Destiny Franklin 1981 - Singer (Destiny's Child)
• Joseph Addai 1983 - Football player
• Cheryl Burke 1984 - Dancer ("Dancing with the Stars")