January 27th 2010

I am 17 years old now! Hooray!
Here are just a few January 27th 2010 bits and pieces I found.
Urban Dictionary Word of the Day:
iphone effect
January 27
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shortly after one person in the group brings out their iphone, the rest follow suit, ultimately ending all conversation and eye contact.
"Hey, what do you want to order for drinks?" "Not sure, let's see what Imbibe Magazine has for their best beer this month." First iphone comes out of the pocket--enter safari search. Next iphone comes out--enter Facebook post. Third iphone makes an entrance -- the iphone effect has arrived.

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Word of the Day
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
panjandrum
\pan-JAN-druhm\ , noun;
1.
An important personage or pretentious official.

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The Word of the Day for January 27, 2010 is:
martinet • \mar-tuh-NET\ • noun

1 : a strict disciplinarian

*2 : a person who stresses a rigid adherence to the details of forms and methods

Example Sentence:
Spencer complained that his office manager was a power-hungry martinet who compelled him to follow ridiculous rules.
Did you know?
When France's King Louis XIV appointed Lieutenant Colonel Jean Martinet to be inspector general of the infantry in the late 17th century, he made a wise choice. As a drillmaster, Martinet trained his troops to advance into battle in precise linear formations and to fire in volleys only upon command, thus making the most effective use of inaccurate muskets -- and making the French army one of the best on the continent. He also gave English a new word. "Martinet" has been used synonymously with "strict disciplinarian" since the 1730s.

Factropolis:
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, is traditionally credited with the invention of sweet pickle relish.

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January 27, 2010

The "State of the Union address" was formally known as the "Annual Message" from 1790 until 1934.

Fact of the Day
Diamond Head Crater is Hawaii’s most famous landmark. The United States Army built a trail up the crater in 1908, and added bunkers during World War II. The trail passes through an old gun emplacement.
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Quote of the Day
"A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on."
- John F. Kennedy
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Word of the Day
edify
Pronunciation: /ED-I-fi/
:to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge: uplift
I am sure that the inspiring sermons of our new minister will edify you and propel you to greater spirituality than before.

January 27, 1926
The earliest public demonstration of television was given by John Logie Baird of Scotland, using a development of the mechanical scanning system suggested by Paul Nipkov in 1884.
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Birthdays Today...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [Theophilus]
Composer
b: 1756 -

Selected from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations - January 27, 2010

Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.
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Peter Drucker (1909 - 2005)
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All my possessions for a moment of time.
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Elizabeth I (1533 - 1603)
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Anger is never without Reason, but seldom with a good One.
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Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
If the people who make the decisions are the people who will also bear the consequences of those decisions, perhaps better decisions will result.
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John Abrams, The Company We Keep: Reinventing Small Business for People, Community and Place


January 27, 2010
" Time spent living in fear is like working overtime without pay!"
Written in 2009 by Brian G. Jett


January 27, 2010
" The hearts of billions of people are beating everyday; even billions more animals, insects and sea creatures are moving and living and have beating hearts also. The Sun is in perfect distance from the Earth so that we do not freeze or burn and allows water to rise and fall to give life to the land. The Sea has the perfect amounts of salt to sustain the life there. This is just what is happening here on Earth! There are trillions of other solar systems and galaxies with more things happening! It is interesting to me that some say they will believe in the creator, if only they could see one miracle when billions of miracles are occurring at every moment! All of these things are supposed to occur simultaneously by chance?"
Copyright © 2009 Jesse Barkasy


January 27, 2010
Don't be Afraid

Hesitation to take action.
You know the answers to questions;
But you never answer.
Don't be afraid.

Doubt about your skills.
What's to doubt if you got talent?
What to doubt if can do it?
Don't be afraid.

Fear of criticisms.
You're being criticize and labeled;
Do they know the true meaning of your work?
Don't be afraid.

We are all great in our own ways:
May it be science, sports or arts,
May it be speaking, listening or writing.
We all have something worth sharing.

No one is better than you,
Other than yourself;
"Just Believe"
And never be afraid.
Copyright © 2009 James Callos Jordan