--- Ryuji Suzuki <rs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > AGX4EVR I have silvergrain.org and AgX.st domains among > others. What for? <But even those PhD's, MBA's, MD's and JD's around me often don't get what AgX refers to. AgX (Silver Halide) is chemical terminology. Did you expect the average photographer to know this terminology? Well whatever, I am sure most do not, and that goes for both Japanese and American Photographers. Most Japanese students are even surprised to learn that their film contains gelatin in the emulaion and many Japanese consumers belive that gelatin is in fact a plant product of the sea, confusing it no doubt with agar-agar. As far as the "name dropping" goes, I think the recogonition value of "AgX" in Rochester is more or less the same as it is in the other cities you mentioned... Ashigara... Fuji Hino and Leverkusen, and maybe Mortsel if Gevaert lab is still there). I don't see a trace of Polaroid lab (except the buildings and some books from their libraries found in local used bookstores) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. One entry found for name-dropping. Main Entry: name-drop·ping Function: noun :the practice of seeking to impress others by studied but apparently casual mention of prominent persons as associates ? noun the casual mention of famous people as if one knows them, so as to impress. To mention casually the names of illustrious or famous people in order to imply that one is on familiar terms with them, intended as a means of self-promotion __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.