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Monday, 13 July 2015

A is for Alpha

Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet - and, of course, the first syllables in the word "alphabet."

Alpha International, a Christian website, is likely so dubbed based on the New Testament scripture at Revelation 22:13, "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End."

In the animal world, including humans, alpha signifies having the highest rank in a dominance hierarchy: the alpha female of an elephant pack, baboon alpha males, etc.

Alpha is also an investment term.

Since this is the alpha, or premiere, post of the round, I should reiterate the rules, but, basically they are:

* Write your blog post, mentioning (preferably linking to) ABC Wednesday, and being relevant to the letter of the week

* Link your blog post to the Linky thing circa Tuesday at 4 pm, Greenwich Time. Link to the specific post. So when I participate this week, I'll be linking (SPOILER ALERT) to http://www.rogerogreen.com/2015/07/14/a-is-for-hank-aaron/, not just to http://www.rogerogreen.com/. (This is a concept I'd tried to explain before, and TOTALLY confused some participants, so I hope this is clearer.)

* VISIT other participants. In general, people are more likely to visit you if you visit them. Our ABC Wednesday team will visit you too.
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16 comments:

  1. ellen b.13 July 2015 at 15:31

    Great intro for the new round of ABC Roger! I'll be back tomorrow to join in!

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  2. Leslie:13 July 2015 at 23:45

    Great intro and explanation for the beginning of the new round. I'll be linking tomorrow morning!

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  3. Uppal14 July 2015 at 00:56

    Interesting beginning!

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  4. Kate14 July 2015 at 03:58

    Haven't been around for awhile; good to be back. Your post reminds me that breakfast is next on my list!

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  5. Mama Pajama14 July 2015 at 06:01

    thanks for the refresher, looking forward to joining in ~ : )

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  6. Unknown14 July 2015 at 06:30

    Nice intro Roger.... i'll be there in aproximately 90 minutes and ofcourse i will visit a few here and there ;-)

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  7. Trubes14 July 2015 at 07:55

    Definitely the ALPHA male Roger after that most informative introduction!

    Best wishes,
    Di,
    ABCW team.

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  8. Arnoldo L. Romero, MLA14 July 2015 at 09:56

    I almost chose to write about Revelation 22:13, since I missed the z post. It would have covered alpha and omega, hence a and z. I guess great minds think alike. LOL!

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  9. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪14 July 2015 at 19:52

    in Borneo where I grew up, if you know your ABC, it means you are educated (In English)

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  10. Gattina14 July 2015 at 22:58

    Off we go again !

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  11. Melbourne Australia Photos15 July 2015 at 07:07

    Great introduction, Roger.
    My "A" is for ANCIENT ATHENS, AGORA, ACROPOLIS, AEREIDES, APOLLO, ANDRONICUS... No shortage of Alpha words in Greek!

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  12. My Desktop Daily15 July 2015 at 07:55

    Alpha stands for Aegean Sea.
    Thanks for hosting!

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  13. Su-sieee! Mac15 July 2015 at 10:14

    I just had another Oh! moment. Alphabet. Got it. Only took me six decades. Better late than never.

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  14. Obsessivemom15 July 2015 at 10:16

    That's a wonderful beginning. Here's to another great round of ABC.

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  15. photodoug16 July 2015 at 04:45

    Let the fun begin. Thanks for sharing and hosting.

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  16. Louisette16 July 2015 at 20:33

    Thanks for sharing my blog ABC wednesday,
    http://louisette.eklablog.com
    Happy end week.from Mons city Belgium

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