Monday, November 28, 2016

Monday, November 28, 2016

namaste \NUHM-uh-stey\, noun:
1. A conventional Hindu expression on meeting or parting, used by the speaker usually while holding the palms together vertically in front of the bosom.
2. A conventional Hindu expression on meeting or parting, frequently a part of yoga practice.
Namaste has become popular in English as a result of yoga. The Hindi word derives from Sanskrit, namas, "bowing," and te, "to you."
 
Concierge
  • A fancy name for a person that has access to Google and who's job is to search hotels, restaurants, airlines, etc. in order to book reservations for people that are too lazy and/or rich to do it themselves.
Concierge: Thank you for calling concierge services, how can I help you?
Mr. Smith: I'm flying into NYC this weekend and need to book the best hotel and booty bar please.
Concierge: Sure (googles "best hotel in NYC" then "best strip club in NYC" and proceeds to book reservations). Mr. Smith, your reservations have been made.

History
  • Strait of Magellan: the ships of explorer Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific from the Atlantic by sailing through the strait that later took his name (1520)
  • Royal Society: long-lived UK scientific society was founded by learned men (1660)
  • Lady Nancy Astor: became the first woman member of the British Parliament (1919)
  • Mariner 4: spacecraft that sent the first pictures of the Martian surface was launched (1964)
Birthdays
  • John Bunyan 1628
  • Jean Baptiste Lully 1932
  • William Blake 1757
  • William Stanley 1858
  • Brooks Atkinson 1894
  • José Iturbi 1895
  • Charles Alston 1907
  • Dick Vance 1915
  • Wes Westrum (MLB) 1922
  • Gloria Grahame (Hallward) 1923
  • Berry Gordy, Jr. 1929
  • Hope Lange 1933
  • Ethel Ennis 1934
  • Gary Hart (Hartpence) 1936
  • Michael Ritchie 1938
  • Gary Troxel (The Fleetwoods) 1939
  • Bruce Channel 1940
  • Norm Beaudin (NHL) 1941
  • Paul Warfield (NFL) 1942
  • Randy Newman 1943
  • R.B. Greaves 1945
  • Joe Dante 1946
  • Susan Spencer 1946
  • Vern Den Herder (NFL) 1948
  • Beeb Birtles (The Little River Band) 1948
  • Paul Shaffer 1949
  • Alexander Godunov 1949
  • Ed Harris 1950
  • Judd Nelson 1959
  • Jon Stewart 1965
  • Anna Nicole Smith 1967
  • Matt Cameron (Soundgarden) 1962
  • Roy Tarpley (NBA) 1964
  • apl.de.ap (Allan Pineda Lindo) 1974 - Singer (Black Eyed Peas)
  • Dawn Robinson (En Vogue) 1968
  • Francesca Lé 1970 - t3h pr0n
  • Aimee Garcia 1978
  • Scarlett Pomers 1988
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