Saturday, December 31, 2011

anamnesis \an-am-NEE-sis\, noun:

1. The recollection or remembrance of the past.

2. Platonism. Recollection of the Ideas, which the soul had known in a previous existence, especially by means of reasoning.

3. The medical history of a patient.

4. Immunology. A prompt immune response to a previously encountered antigen, characterized by more rapid onset and greater effectiveness of antibody and T cell reaction than during the first encounter, as after a booster shot in a previously immunized person.

5. (Often initial capital letter) a prayer in a Eucharistic service, recalling the Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension of Christ.

Anamnesis is derived from the Greek roots ana (meaning “re”) and mimnḗskein (meaning “to call to mind”).

New Year's Peeved

• The feeling of not being invited to a friend's New Year's party.

Ted wasn't invited to Julie's annual New Year Eve's bash and became New Year's peeved

Trivia

In what country do New Year’s Eve celebrants throw old dishes at the homes of their friends?

• Denmark. Danes save old dishes all year long to carry out this odd holiday tradition. A pile of broken dishes at the front door of a home indicates its residents have lots of friends.

Holiday

• New Year's Eve

History

• light bulb: was first demonstrated by inventor Thomas Edison, in Menlo Park, New Jersey (1879)
• Times Square: Waterford crystal ball dropped for the first time in celebration of New Year's Eve (1907)
• farthing: British coin in use since 13th century ceased to be legal tender (1960)
• Panama Canal: waterway that connects the Caribbean with the Pacific was handed over to Panama by the US in accordance with the Torrijos-Carter Treaties (1999)

Birthdays

• Henri Matisse (1869-1954): French painter, leading Fauvist
• Simon Wiesenthal (1908-2005): Nazi hunter
• Jacques Cartier (1491-1557): explorer of North America
• Connie Willis (66): author of The Doomsday Book
• Donna Summer (63): disco queen; other musicians born on this date include Jules Styne (1905-1994), John Denver (1943-1997), Peter Quaife (1943-2010), Burton Cummings (64), Tom Hamilton (60), Scott "NOT" Ian (48) and Joe McIntyre (39)
• Anthony Hopkins (73): Oscar winner for Silence of the Lambs; also, actors Tim Considine (71), Sarah Miles (70), Ben Kingsley (68), Tim Matheson (64), Joe Dallesandro (63), James Remar (58), Bebe Neuwirth (53), Val Kilmer (52), Don Diamont (49) and Gong Li (46)

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