Wednesday, March 13, 2013 @ Automotive World

panoptic \pan-OP-tik\, adjective:
  1. permitting the viewing of all parts or elements: a panoptic stain used in microscopy; a panoptic aerial photograph of an enemy missile base.
  2. considering all parts or elements; all inclusive: a panoptic criticism of modern poetry.
First used in English in the early 1800s, panoptic comes from the Greek panoptos, which literally means "all-seeing."
Karaoke Filibuster
  • Intentionally choosing an extraordinarily long song to perform at a Karaoke Club or during a Karaoke Party/Night as a means to block others from participating in said Karaoke.
That guy's performance of Meatloaf's "I would do anything for love" was a total karaoke filibuster.
Trivia
What catchy new name did the American Family Life Assurance Company adopt in 1992?
  • Aflac, which is an acronym of its old name. Founded in 1955, the company became widely known under its new name through TV commercials featuring an “Aflac”-quacking, insurance-hawking duck.
History
  • Uranus: seventh planet from the Sun was discovered by William Herschel (1781)
  • Andrew Johnson: the 17th POTUS's impeachment trial began in the US Senate (1868)
  • Czar Alexander II: was assassinated in St. Petersburg (Gregorian date) (1881)
  • Pluto: the discovery of the dwarf planet was announced by Clyde W. Tombaugh (1930)
  • Kitty Genovese: was murdered in Queens, New York, while neighbors ignored her screams; this prompted investigation into the bystander effect (1964)
  • Phoenix lights: unusual lights of various sorts were seen over Arizona, Nevada and Sonora; among the eyewitnesses was Arizona Governor Fife Symington (1997)
Birthdays
  • Joseph Priestley 1733
  • Charles Earl Grey 1764
  • Lorenzo Delmonico 1813
  • Percival Lowell 1855
  • Helen Sinclair Glatz 1908
  • Sammy Kaye 1910
  • L. Ron Hubbard 1911 sci-fi writer who invented Scientology
  • William Casey 1913
  • Bobby Haggart 1914
  • Ina Ray Hutton 1916
  • Tessie O'Shea 1918
  • Roy Haynes 1926 - Jazz drummer
  • Jan Howard 1930 - Country singer
  • Peter Breck 1930
  • Liz Anderson 1930
  • Rosalind Elias 1931 - Opera singer
  • Mike Stoller 1933 - Songwriter
  • Dick Katz 1934
  • Neil Sedaka 1939 - Singer, songwriter
  • Robin Duke 1944 - Comedian
  • Donald York 1949 - Musician (Sha Na Na)
  • William H. Macy 1950 - Actor
  • Fred Berry 1951
  • Deborah Raffin 1953
  • Dana Delany 1956 - Actress ("China Beach")
  • Glenne Headly 1957
  • Adam Clayton 1960 - Musician (U2)
  • Terence Blanchard 1962 - Jazz trumpeter
  • Christopher Collet 1968 - Actor
  • Tracey Wells 1971 - Actress
  • Annabeth Gish 1971 - Actress: X-Files
  • Common 1972 - Rapper
  • Trent Dilfer 1972 - Football player
  • Khujo 1972 - Rapper (Goodie Mob)
  • Glenn Lewis 1975 - Singer
  • Danny Masterson 1976 - Actor ("That 70's Show")
  • Johan Santana 1979 - Baseball player
  • Emile Hirsch 1985 - Actor
  • Natalie Albino 1986 Singer (Nina Sky)
  • Nicole Albino 1986 Singer (Nina Sky)

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