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Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642)
domingo, 16 de enero de 2011
Word Of The Day
ossify\AH-suh-fye\
1: to become or change into bone or bony tissue
2: to become or make hardened or set in one's ways
EXAMPLES: When a baby is born, many of the bones in its body have yet to ossify.
"But too many businesses are surviving because credit costs nothing, and bankers care little whether their borrowers are profitable or not. That has two damaging consequences: it ossifies corporate culture, and it drags down productivity." -- From an article in The Economist, November 18, 2010
DID YOU KNOW?
The skeletons of mammals originate as soft cartilage that gradually transforms into hard bone (in humans, the process begins in the womb and continues until late adolescence). English speakers have referred to this bone-building process as "ossification" since the late 17th century, and the verb "ossify" arrived soon after the noun. English speakers began to use "ossification" and "ossify" for more figurative types of hardening (such as that of the heart, mind, or soul) in the 19th century. Both words descend from the Latin root "os," meaning "bone." "Os" is also an English word that appears in scientific contexts as a synonym of "bone," and the Latin term is an ancestor of the word "osseous," which means "consisting of or resembling bone."
1: to become or change into bone or bony tissue
2: to become or make hardened or set in one's ways
EXAMPLES: When a baby is born, many of the bones in its body have yet to ossify.
"But too many businesses are surviving because credit costs nothing, and bankers care little whether their borrowers are profitable or not. That has two damaging consequences: it ossifies corporate culture, and it drags down productivity." -- From an article in The Economist, November 18, 2010
DID YOU KNOW?
The skeletons of mammals originate as soft cartilage that gradually transforms into hard bone (in humans, the process begins in the womb and continues until late adolescence). English speakers have referred to this bone-building process as "ossification" since the late 17th century, and the verb "ossify" arrived soon after the noun. English speakers began to use "ossification" and "ossify" for more figurative types of hardening (such as that of the heart, mind, or soul) in the 19th century. Both words descend from the Latin root "os," meaning "bone." "Os" is also an English word that appears in scientific contexts as a synonym of "bone," and the Latin term is an ancestor of the word "osseous," which means "consisting of or resembling bone."
Born On This Day: Paul Webb, January 16, 1962
The bass player for Talk Talk celebrates his birthday today. PAul was bornm in Essex, England.
WHAT IS IN A NAME: ALT-ROCKER STAGE NAMES (AND THE REAL ONES)
"Handsome " Dick Manitoba (Richard Blum)
The Discreet Charm of Morrissey
"To me The Smiths are great be definition. Once they stop being great, they'll cease to exist."
SUNDAY'S TOP 5: JANUARY 16, 2011
MY TOP 5 ALBUMS FOR THIS SUNDAY ARE:
1. BROADCAST - THE NOISE MADE BY PEOPLE
2. BROADCAST - HAHA SOUND
3. BRITISH SEA POWER - VALHALLA DANCEHALL
4. SEAPONY - SEAPONY (EP)
5. THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN - UPSIDE DOWN: THE BEST OF THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN
viernes, 14 de enero de 2011
SOME VERY SAD NEWS
Trish Keenan, the lead singer for Broacast died today from complications of pneumonia after battling the disease for two weeks. Trish contracted the H1N1 flu while the band was on tour in Australia in December. This is such a tragic loss to the music world. RIP Trish.
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