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63* · Bio of James O. Incandenza
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As of Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment
Which is to say, as of 2009
pre-Method actor
He was an actor before the dawn of the Method.
dipsomaniacal
alcoholic
Endnote 23
U.S.D.D.
United States Department of Defense
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G. Ford - early G. Bush
roughly 1974 to 1989
S.A.C.
Strategic Air Command
neutron
a subatomic particle with no charge
gamma-refractive
referring to a certain index of refraction, i.e., a measure of how much the speed of light is slowed down under certain conditions
lithium-adonized
made more beautiful with lithium
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cold annular fusion
Cold fusion is a low-energy nuclear reaction. That it is annual means it is ring-shaped.
Tableaux
This is the French pluralization of "tableau," a striking scene.
homolosine-cartography
This is map-making based on an equal distribution of land, created by John Paul Goode (1862-1932), an American geographer. Goode did this to replace the Eurocentric Mercator projection.
optative
expressing a wish or choice
U.S.T.A.
United States Tennis Assocation
après-garde
French for "rear guard," it's the opposite of avant-garde.
Endnote 24
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Macdonald Chair
possibly named for Dwight Macdonald (1906-1982), American writer, editor, and social critic
Royal Victoria College of McGill University
now an all women's residence at McGill University in Montreal
Reflective vs. Reflexive Systems
These are two systems of cognition, the former is associative, rapid in processing, and subconcious, while the latter is rule-based and thus slower.
Personnes à Qui On Doit Surveiller Attentivement
French: People Whom We Must Watch Closely
Throppinghamshire Provincial College, New Brunswick, Canada
There is no such college, though New Brunswick is a province of Canada.
recondite
dealing with complex subject matter
mordantly
in a caustic manner
feck
efficacy; force; value
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F.C.
Perhaps "formerly Canadian"
A.E.C.
Atomic Energy Commission
ARPA-NET
The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network, development by the U.S. Dept. of Defense, was a forerunner of the Internet.
L'Islet County
a county of Québec at the northern end of the Appalachian Mountains
hyperfloration
overgrowth of flowers or plants
festschrift
In German, a Festschrift is a celebratory monograph dedicated to a person.
anticonfluential
against things coming together
chiaroscuro
distribution of light and shade in a photo or painting
annulation
the formation of rings
hypertrophied
grown exceeding large
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