Saturday, April 12, 2014

Saturday, April 12, 2014

catharsis \ kuh-THAHR-seez \ , noun;
  1. the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, especially through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music. 
  2. Medicine/Medical. purgation. 
  3. Psychiatry. a. psychotherapy that encourages or permits the discharge of pent-up, socially unacceptable affects. b. discharge of pent-up emotions so as to result in the alleviation of symptoms or the permanent relief of the condition.
Origin: Catharsis came to English in the late 1700s from the Greek kátharsis meaning "a cleansing."

echo chamber
  • A person who totally, obsequiously agrees with everything another person says.
During the meeting my boss Jeremy calls on Jason, whos a well-known management echo chamber to ask if Jason thinks the Companys new and much stricter internet policy is a fair one. The rest of us spend the remainder of the meeting retching at the resultant tsunami of blatant ass-smooching.


History
  • Galileo: Italian scientist's heresy trial began during the Inquisition (1633)
  • US Civil War: started when Confederate troops attacked Fort Sumter (1861)
  • "Rock Around the Clock": Bill Haley and His Cometsrecorded the song that ushered in the era of rock 'n' roll (1954)
  • Yuri Gagarin: cosmonaut became the first human in space, orbiting Earth in 89 minutes aboard the Vostok I (1961)
  • Columbia: first space shuttle took its first test flight (1981)
Birthdays
  • Henry Clay 1777 - "The Great Pacificator", U.S. Secretary of State under John Quincy Adams, three time unsuccessful candidate for president of United States. Quote: "I would rather be right than president."
  • Lily (Alice) Pons 1895 - Singer, actress
  • Sally Rand 1903
  • Russ Garcia 1916 - Musician, composer, orchestra leader
  • Ann Miller (Lucille Ann Collier) 1923 - Actress ("Sugar Babies", "Hit the Deck"), dancer
  • Ned Miller 1925 - Country singer
  • Jane Withers 1926 - Actress ("Bright Eyes")
  • Tiny Tim (Herbert Khaury) 1930 - Ukulele playing, falsetto singer ("Tiptoe Through the Tulips")
  • Billy (Richard) Vaughn 1931 - Musician, musical director, orchestra leader, baritone singer (The Hilltoppers)
  • Montserrat Caballe 1933 - Opera singer
  • Charlie (Charles Richard) Lau 1933 - Baseball player
  • Judy Lynn 1936 - Country singer, entertainer ("The Judy Lynn Show"), U.S. Champion Yodeler
  • Charles Napier 1936 - Actor
  • Herbie Hancock 1940 - Jazz/fusion musician, composer
  • Woody (Woodrow Thompson) Fryman 1940 - Baseball pitcher
  • Frank Bank 1942 - Actor ("Leave it to Beaver")
  • Terry (Walter) Harmon 1944 - Baseball player
  • John Kay 1944 - Musician (Steppenwolf)
  • Ed O'Neill 1946 - Actor ("Married....with Children")
  • Tom Clancy 1947 - Author
  • Dan Lauria 1947 - Actor ("The Wonder Years", "Stakeout")
  • David Letterman 1947 - TV host, comedian
  • Scott Turow 1949 - Author ("Presumed Innocent", "The Burden of Proof")
  • David Cassidy 1950 - Singer, actor ("The Partridge Family")
  • Reuben Gant 1952 - Football player
  • Pat Travers 1954 - Singer
  • Andy Garcia 1956 - Actor ("When a Man Loves a Woman", "The Untouchables")
  • Herbert Grönemeyer 1956
  • Alex Briley 1956 - Singer (The Village People)
  • Vince Gill 1957 - Musician, singer (Bluegrass Alliance, Sundance, The Cherry Bombs, Pure Prairie League)
  • Suzzanne Douglas 1957 - Actress
  • Will Sergeant 1958 - Musician (Echo & the Bunnymen, Elektrafixion)
  • Art Alexis 1962 - Musician (Everclear)
  • Deryl Dodd 1964 - Country singer
  • Amy Ray 1964 - Singer, musician (Indigo Girls)
  • Nicholas Hexum 1970 - Musician (311)
  • Shannen Doherty 1971 - Actress ("Beverly Hills 90210", "Little House on the Prairie")
  • Nicholas Brendon 1971 - Actress ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer")
  • Guy Berryman 1978 - Musician (Coldplay), Coldplay Official Store
  • Claire Danes 1979 - Actress ("Little Women", "Law & Order")
  • Jennifer Morrison 1970 - Actress ("House M.D.")
  • Jelena Dokic 1983 - Tennis player
  • Brendon Urie 1987 - Musician ("Panic at the Disco")
  • Brooklyn Decker 1987
  • Saoirse Ronan 1994 - Actress ("Atonement," "The 16 Lovely Bones")


     
      


      
        
       
      
        
          
      
          
      
      
      
      
      
      
        
      
          
      

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