Tuesday, September 28, 2010

efface \ih-FAYS\, transitive verb:

1. To cause to disappear by rubbing out, striking out, etc.; to erase; to render illegible or indiscernible.
2. To destroy, as a mental impression; to wipe out; to eliminate completely.
3. To make (oneself) inconspicuous.

Efface comes from French effacer, from Old French esfacier, from es-, "out" (from Latin ex-) + face, "face" (from Latin facies).
Auto Incorrect

• When the auto-correct feature on your iPod Touch or iPhone tries to correct your spelling, but instead changes it to words that just dont make sense with what you're typing.

JR: Hey what time should i come?
Victor: I dont know... Are you busty all evening?
I MEAN BUSY!!
ARE YOU BUSY ALL EVENING!
GOSH I HATE AUTO INCORRECT!
Trivia
What legendary rock guitarist coauthored a book entitled Bang! The Complete History of the Universe?

• Brian May, of Queen. May, who had been pursuing a doctorate in astronomy before he switched to rock music, finally earned his degree in 2006 and went on to write the book with astronomer Patrick Moore and astrophysicist Chris Lintott.

History

• William the Conqueror: the duke of Normandy invaded England (1066)
• Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo: landed at San Diego Bay, becoming the first European to visit California (1542)
• first aerial circumnavigation: two US Army planes landed in Seattle after completing the first round-the-world flight — 44,000 kilometres (27,340 mi) — in 175 days (1924)
• RU 486: abortion pill was approved for US use by the Food and Drug Administration (2000)

• Falcon I: SpaceX rocket reached orbit, becoming the first privately funded liquid-fueled rocket to do so (2008)

Birthdays

• Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929): premier of France's Third Republic
• Al Capp (1909-1979): cartoonist who created Li'l Abner
• Seymour Cray (1925-1996): architect of the supercomputer
• Steve Largent (56): NFL hall-of-famer; other athletes born on this date include Avery Brundage (1887-1975), Alice Marble (1913-1990), Tom Harmon (1919-1990), Grant Fuhr (48) and Se Ri Pak (33)

• Brigitte Bardot (76): actor and animal rights activist; also, actors and TV personalities Ed Sullivan (1901-1974), William Windom (87), Marcello Mastroianni (1924-1996), Jeffrey Jones (64), Sylvia Kristel (58), Janeane Garofalo (46), Mira Sorvino and Moon Zappa (both 43), Naomi Watts (42), Bam Margera (31) and Hilary Duff (23)