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Post by DrivingtoMars (SW CO) on Mar 8, 2020 5:44:15 GMT -5
U is for Unprepared (No, that doesn't mean that you are unprepared. Necessarily. I don't know if you are for being unprepared or not? It's a horrible example of English, and would cause somebody to lose style points along with having their intent questioned. It hurts, and that's no way to communicate).
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Post by BillG on Mar 8, 2020 15:25:33 GMT -5
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Post by catskillhiker on Mar 9, 2020 6:49:54 GMT -5
X is for Xerography Chester Carlson developed the process which he initially obtained a patent for as electrophotography. After several corporations including IBM and Kodak failed to see the merit of his idea, he got the Haloid company to agree to develop a commercial product. They changed the name to Xerography (dry writing) which eventually became the company's prime business resulting in the change in the company's name to Xerox. |
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Post by catskillhiker on Mar 10, 2020 2:43:03 GMT -5
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Post by BillG on Mar 10, 2020 6:26:03 GMT -5
A is for Arabian Horse
 
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Post by catskillhiker on Mar 11, 2020 5:01:02 GMT -5
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Post by DrivingtoMars (SW CO) on Mar 11, 2020 5:48:34 GMT -5
D is for Delicious (Not deranged, Not delusional, just delicious. So many options. Creating new taste sensations. Or, sticking with the solid performance of home cooking).
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Post by BillG on Mar 11, 2020 6:40:56 GMT -5
E is for elves
 
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Post by catskillhiker on Mar 12, 2020 1:41:43 GMT -5
F is for Fata Morgana Fata Morgana is the reference to the Sorceress/Fairy Morgana, an apprentice of Merlin, the sorcerer in the Arthurian legends.
The name has become a term for a mirage or an optical illusion seen over a body of cold water. Distant objects appear larger than they should be, sometimes they are elevated or upside down. In other cases the mirage may appear to be an island or distant shore that does not exist in reality. These mirages have given rise to the legend of the "Flying Dutchman", which according to folklore is a ghost ship that can never go home, and is doomed to sail the oceans forever. The first image is such a flying ship mirage. The second is a telephoto image of the Chicago skyline captured from Weko Beach in Bridgman, Michigan; about 50 miles from Chicago over the cold waters of Lake Michigan on March 4, 2020 at sunset. The buildings appeared larger to the eye and camera than they should have been per the photographer, Jeri Raycraft. |
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Post by BillG on Mar 12, 2020 5:47:23 GMT -5
G is for giraffe
 
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Admiral37
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Post by Admiral37 on Mar 12, 2020 9:03:00 GMT -5
H is for Hologram
A hologram is a physical structure that diffracts light into an image. The term 'hologram' can refer to both the encoded material and the resulting image. A holographic image can be seen by looking into an illuminated holographic print or by shining a laser through a hologram and projecting the image onto a screen.
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Post by BillG on Mar 13, 2020 5:52:31 GMT -5
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