Word of the Day

clandestine
Definition:	(adjective) Kept or done in secret, often in order to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.
Synonyms:	hush-hush, cloak-and-dagger, undercover, underground, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, secret, surreptitious
Usage:	The clandestine affairs of the congressman are being investigated by the ethics committee. This Day in History Hurricane Katrina Devastates US Gulf Coast (2005)

Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Central Gulf Coast  as a Category 3 storm. Its storm surge breached the levee  system that protected New Orleans from Lake Pontchartrain  and the Mississippi River, flooding the city. Lack of food and  water in the aftermath fueled criticism of the US government's recovery efforts, and many former residents established new  lives elsewhere. Katrina caused an estimated $81 billion in damages  More... Today's Birthday Charlie Parker (1920) Charlie "Bird" Parker was an American saxophonist  and composer. Along with trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie,  Parker was a leader of the bop movement in jazz.  His brilliant improvisations were noted for their  power and beauty. Sadly, his heroin addiction was  legendary as well. He had a drug-induced nervous breakdown in 1946 and saw his cabaret card—which  allowed him to play in New York clubs—revoked  by the police in 1951. Quote of the Day One can know a man from his laugh, and if you like a man's laugh before you know anything of him, you may confidently say that he is a good man. Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881)