Wednesday, September 12, 2018

truncate \TRUHNG-keyt\, verb:

1. To shorten by cutting off a part; cut short: Truncate detailed explanations.

2. Mathematics, Computers. To shorten (a number) by dropping a digit or digits: The numbers 1.4142 and 1.4987 can both be truncated to 1.4.

adjective:

• 1. Truncated.
• 2. Biology. A. Square or broad at the end, as if cut off transversely. B. Lacking the apex, as certain spiral shells.

Truncate comes from the Latin word truncātus which meant "to lop." The mathematical and computer usage arose in the 1950s.

Bed Browsing

• Similar to Web Browsing, but done from the comfort of your bed.

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History

• Henry Hudson: began exploring the Hudson River (1609)
• Elizabeth Barrett: eloped with fellow poet Robert Browning (1846)
• Jacqueline Bouvier: married John F. Kennedy in an enormous wedding (1953)
• Bonanza: Ben Cartwright and his sons rode onto the screen in America's first TV series taped in color (1959)
• Haile Selassie: Ethiopia's emperor was deposed in a military coup after a 58-year reign (1974); he died a year later, while under arrest
• Steven Biko: black civil rights leader died in police custody in South Africa; international protests and a UN arms embargo ensued (1977)

Birthdays

• Richard Gatlin 1818
• H.L. Mencken 1880
• Maurice Chevalier 1888
• Ben Blue 1901
• Margaret Hamilton 1902
• Jesse Owens 1913
• Tony Bettenhausen 1916
  
• Irene Dailey 1920
• Yma Sumac 1924
• Ella Mae Morse 1924
• Dickie Moore 1925
• Freddie Jones 1927
• Ian Holm 1931
• George Jones 1931
• Glenn Davis 1934
• Linda Gray 1940
• Tony Bellamy (The Tornados) 1940
• Maria Muldaur 1943
• Barry White 1944
• Joe Pantoliano 1951
• Neil Peart (Rush) 1952
• Gerry Beckley (America) 1952
• Peter Scolari 1954
• Barry Andrews (King Crimson, XTC) 1956
• Brian Robertson (Wild Horses, Thin Lizzy) 1956
• Rachel Ward 1957
• Norwood Fisher (Fishbone) 1965
• Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five) 1966
  
• Darren E. Burrows 1966
• Larry "Ler" LaLonde (Primus) 1968
• Paul Walker 1973
• Yao Ming (1980)
• Emmy Rossum 1986
• Nany Tovar (aka Karla "Spice" Lopez)1986 model from Maracaibo Zulia, Venezuela

  

 

 

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