Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

counterpoise \KOUN-ter-poiz\, verb:
  1. to balance by an opposing weight; counteract by an opposing force.
  2. to bring into equilibrium.
  3. Archaic. to weigh (one thing) against something else; consider carefully.
noun:
  1. a counterbalancing weight.
  2. any equal and opposing power or force.
  3. the state of being in equilibrium; balance.
  4. Radio. a network of wires or other conductors connected to the base of an antenna, used as a substitute for the ground connection.
Counterpoise is from the Old French word countrepois which meant "to weigh against."
 
Work birthday
  • The anniversary of the day you started working at a particular business. Not normally celebrated (unless it's a big one like 10 years, 20 years, etc) but sometimes acknowledged by the person, co-workers or the boss.
Because he was a good employee, Jason's boss sent him a Happy Work Birthday e-mail congratulating him on five years of service.
 
Trivia
Which two teams are the only charter members of the National Football League still in existence today?
  • The Arizona Cardinals and the Chicago Bears. Both joined the American Professional Football Association in 1920, two years before it changed its name to the NFL. (The Green Bay Packers joined in 1921.) At the time the Cardinals were called the Chicago Cardinals and the Bears were known as the Decatur Staleys.
History 
  • Jay's Treaty: was signed; it resolved some leftover issues between the United States and Great Britain after the Revolutionary War (1794)
  • Gettysburg Address: Abraham Lincoln gave his famous 272-word speech on the Civil War's bloodiest battleground (1863)
  • Anwar Sadat: became the first Arab leader to officially visit the state of Israel (1977)
  • Milli Vanilli: German pop duo was stripped of its Grammy after it was revealed that neither member sang on their albums; they lip-synched in concert (1990)
Birthdays
  • James Garfield (U.S.) 1831
  • Tommy Dorsey 1905
  • Indira Gandhi 1917
  • Alan Young 1919
  • Larry King 1933
  • Dick Cavett 1936
  • Ted Turner 1938
  • Garrick Utley 1939
  • Pete Moore (Smokey Robinson and the Miracles) 1939
  • Dan Haggerty 1941
  • Calvin Klein 1942
  • Ahmad Rashad (Bobby Moore) 1949
  • Robert Beltran 1953
  • Kathleen Quinlan 1954
  • Glynnis O'Connor 1955
  • Ann Curry 1956
  • Scott Jacoby 1956
  • Allison Janney 1960
  • Matt Sorum (The Cult, Guns 'N' Roses) 1960
  • Meg Ryan 1961
  • Jodie Foster 1962
  • Terry Farrell 1963
  • Gail Devers 1966
  • Jason Scott Lee 1966
  • Travis McNabb (Better Than Ezra) 1969
  • Tony Rich 1971
  • Savion Glover 1973
  • Tamika Scott (Xscape) 1975
  • Kerri Strug 1977
 
  
  
  

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