Friday, April 19, 2013

“How pinteresting”

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Pinteresting , rhyming with interesting, is an adjective derived from the latter and the name of an exciting, rapidly evolving online pinbo...

Abbreviations and acronyms in business

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Business communication is full of secret messages, short lingo, abbreviations and specific acronyms . Whether you are running or workin...
Wednesday, April 17, 2013

The more common term for additive manufacturing: 3D printing

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The term additive manufacturing refers to technologies through which solid, three-dimensional products are constructed by successive addit...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Tockolith: a series of paints named after their inventors, the Toch Brothers

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Tockolith is a patented paint combination invented by the Toch Brothers , claiming that Tockolith makes steel protection permanent and pre...
Thursday, April 4, 2013

The plant Welwitschia mirabilis discovered by and named after the Austrian botanist Friedrich Welwitsch

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The xerophyte Welwitschia mirabilis has always been known to the local people of  the Namib desert in Africa. This plant is endemic to a n...
Tuesday, April 2, 2013

An acronym in conservation biology and policy: ORCA for Ocean Research and Conservation Association

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Orca refers to the killer whale ( Orcinus orca ). But written in all caps, ORCA stands for Ocean Research and Conservation Association , a...
Sunday, March 31, 2013

California's Clear Lake named for the clarity of the region's air

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Clear Lake , the largest freshwater lake entirely inside California, was named by early European settlers for the clarity of the fresh ai...