Wednesday, October 1, 2014

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raze \ reyz \ , verb;

1. to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings. 
2. to shave or scrape off.

Origin: Raze comes from the Middle French verb meaning "to shave," raser , a variant on the Latin rādere , "to scrape." It entered English in the late 1300s. 

Restless Lip Syndrome 

• When a person keeps interupting a conversation and can't keep her mouth shut.

Chris has to come my house to drink because when we're at his house, Lindas Restless Lip Syndrome prevents us from carrying on a conversation.

History

• Treaty of San Ildefonso: secret pact in which Spain ceded Louisiana to France was signed (1800)
• Yosemite National Park: central California preserve called "the greatest marvel of the continent" was established (1890)
• Henry Ford introduced the first mass-produced automobile on the market. The 2-seater Model Tcost $825. By 1927, when the Model T was phased out, production had become so streamlined that dealers were able to reduce the price to $300. While Ford did not invent theassembly line, he made it so much more efficient that it revolutionized the industry. In the very early days, it took 12 hours to produce an automobile. By 1913, when Ford opened his new, more efficient Model T factory, it took only 93 minutes; by the time the last Model Ts rolled off the line in 1927, a car was produced every 24 seconds. (1908)
• Walt Disney World: world's largest resort opened its doors southwest of Orlando (1971)

Birthdays

• James Lawrence 1781
• William Boeing 1881
• Vladimir Horowitz 1903
• Everette Sloane 1909
• Walter Matthau 1920
• James Whitmore 1921
• William Rehnquist 1924
• Jimmy Carter (U.S.) 1924 worst US President until Obama
• Max Morath 1926
• Roger Williams 1926
• Tom Bosley 1927
• Laurence Harvey 1928
• George Peppard 1928
• Richard Harris 1930
• Philippe Noiret 1930
• Frank Gardner 1932
• Albert Collins 1932
• Julie Andrews 1935
• Stella Stevens 1936
• Edward Vilella 1936
• Herb Fame (Peaches & Herb) 1943
• Jerry Martini (Sly and the Family Stone) 1943
• Scott McKenzie 1944
• Rod Carew 1945
• Donny Hathaway 1945
• Stephen Collins 1947
• Randy Quaid 1950
  
• Howard Hewett 1957
• Youssou N'Dour 1959
• Richard Barone 1960
• Kelly Willis 1968
• Jay Underwood 1968
• Kevin Griffin (Better Than Ezra) 1968
• Zach Galifianakis 1969
• Jurnee Smollett 1986