The requests are conveyed through the rebbe's gabbai (`secretary'), who is usually the one who writes the kvitlach.kvitlbelieve -- that detailed and vague kitlach yield exactly equally satisfactory results. Hasidim also believe this, so they kinda agree with me. In every sect, anecdotes (...
Other early-in-the-prospective-relationship code is ``let's keep in touch'' (but I can't honestly say I've seen it abbreviated LKIT). If the guy says this at the end of the first date, it means he doesn't want to hear from you again, okay? If he were interested, he'd be ...
RIP experiments were performed using a Magna RIP RNA-Binding Protein Immunoprecipitation Kit (Millipore) according to the manufacturer’s instructions. The A549 cells with a density of 80%–90% were collected in a cell culture dish with a diameter of 15 cm, and the number of the cells was ...
Speaking Proficiency English Assessment Kit Test. The institutional form of the Test of Spoken English (TSE), a taped and timed test developed by the ETS. The SPEAK requires the test-taker to reply orally to both written and recorded ``stimuli'' (not necessarily precise instructions or question...
Yiddish, `knick-knacks.' Useless, kitchily decorative things. You want to know the singular form? You don't get it. chow mein A dish with vegetables served with fried noodles on top. The dish is not Chinese but ``Chinese-style.'' Anyway, the etymology is Chinese enough: chow mein...
Java Development Kit. JDL Jewish Defense League. JDRF The organization formerly known as the ``Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.'' I guess ``Type-1 Diabetes Research Foundation'' just doesn't have the same ring. I'm just glad they didn't rename it TOFKAJDRF. J. D. Salinger...
As part of their car winter emergency kit, some people carry a candle and a metal container such as an empty coffee can in which they can melt and warm the snow.'' Or you could try one of the techniques enumerated in one of the earlier paragraphs of our Veep entry. Also, for ...
Game Development Kit. For example, CDX -- a set of C++ wrapper classes for writing Windows games; it's built on top of Microsoft Windows and DirectX technology. GDMS Glow Discharge Mass Spectrometry. GDOS Graphics Device Operating System. GDP Galvanostatic Double-Pulse (method). GDP...
Digi-Key reveals that once, Barry Goldwater purchased a digital clock kit from them. The company name originates from founder Ronald A. Stordahl's original product, a digital electronic keyer kit for ham radio operators to send radio-telegraph code. My father sold crystal radios when he was...
(CdS is the chemical formula, not some randomly selected abbreviation.) When I was a kid I had a CdS cell in my electronic projects kit. I believe it changed resistance in response to light. I'm pretty sure selenium does the same; it was a famous discovery. Lattice constant of 4.136...