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Encyclopedia > Saucer
A cup and saucer
A cup and saucer

For information on flying saucers see unidentified flying objects. Download high resolution version (2728x2040, 1205 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (2728x2040, 1205 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A UFO -- fact or fiction? A UFO or unidentified flying object in the original, literal sense is any airborne object or optical phenomenon, detected visually or by radar, whose nature is not readily known. ...


A saucer is a small type of dishware specifically for use with a cup - a larger cup intended for coffee or a smaller teacup for tea. The saucer has a raised center with a depression sized to fit a mating cup. Its purpose is to catch overflow, splashes, and drips from the cup and so protecting both table linen or a user sitting in a free standing chair, who holds both cup and saucer. The saucer also provides a convenient place to place a damp spoon, as might be used to stir the drink in the cup in order to mix sweeteners or creamers into tea or coffee. Some dishware Dishware is a general term for objects—dishes—from which people eat or serve food, such as plates and bowls. ... The acronym CUP could be used to mean: Cambridge University Press Canadian University Press, the press association of Canadian student newspapers The Committee of Union and Progress: a Turkish political party The ISO 4217 code for the Cuban Peso California University of Pennsylvania Control Unit Port see also Cup This... This article is about things that people drink from. ... A common silver spoon A spoon is a common eating utensil, or item of cutlery, like a small spade, that occurs in a number of sizes and forms and is also suitable for liquid food and for stirring, and can have a number of other uses. ... A hot cup of tea A tea bush. ... Coffee beans and a cup of coffee Coffee as a drink, usually served hot, is prepared from the roasted seeds (beans) of the coffee plant. ...


Although often part of a place setting in a dinner set, teacups with unique styling are often sold with matching saucers, sometimes alone, or as part of a tea set, including a teapot and small desert plates. A set of four is typical for a tea set. Table setting refers to the way to set a table with tableware—such as eating utensils and dishware—for serving and eating. ... This article is about things that people drink from. ... Plate has several meanings: A plate electrode in a vacuum tube. ...



Saucer is a Canadian alternative rock band situated in Toronto, Ontario. They are signed to label Sinigrin and released their self titled album 1996. The band's upcoming album Dallaire is scheduled to be released in October 2005. Band members are: Jay Deen - Drums, Alex Needleman - Bass and Jef Theysmeyer - Guitar. http://www.sinigrin.com


Zarfs

A Zarf is a kind of saucer that holds a handle-less cup more tightly than a normal saucer. It is particularly useful for holding hot tea or coffee in thin plastic cups, that are otherwise too hot to hold. A zarf is a (usually) highly ornamented holder for a hot coffee cup. ...


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Military flying saucers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (962 words)
In the US, a number of experimental saucer shaped craft were apparently developed as fl projects by Lockheed Corporation for the USAF, and by Convair for the CIA.
The saucer had the advantages of being a Vertical take-off and landing design (so avoiding the need for easily damaged runways), while the shape was well suited to diffusing radar and so making the craft stealthy.
In an apparent attempt to quell speculation about the military nature of flying saucers, a press conference was held in July 1952, at which Major John A. Sandford denied any knowledge of the craft, and retired Major General Donald E. Keyhoe declared his belief that they were of alien origin.
Unidentified flying object - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (8501 words)
By mid-1950, a Gallup poll revealed that the term "flying saucer" had become so deeply ingrained in the American vernacular, that 94% of those polled were familiar with it, making it the best-known term commonly appearing in the news, easily beating out others like "universal military training" (75%), "bookie" (67%), or "cold war" (58%).
Use of "UFO" instead of "flying saucer" was first suggested in 1952 by Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt, the first director of the U. Air Force's Project Blue Book, who felt that "flying saucer" failed to capture the diversity of the sightings.
Rapidly-moving lights or lights with apparent ability to rapidly change direction — the earliest mention of their motion was given as "saucers skipping on water." Disc-shaped craft are sometimes reported to move in an irregular or "wobbly" manner at low speeds.
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