1. AA: (alcoholics anonymous) 1. We were once a bunch of drunken sots misbehaving. Now we meet for therapy and to subdue our craving. 2. NA: 2. Each fall, from the Longfellow, James throws me into the water. A brilliant orange fireball for all to see. 3. CP: campus police 3. If you're an undergrad, you know me well -- I'm often seen around. Avoid me during orange tours or I'll confiscate your radio, send you to ground. 4.NB: neutral buoyancy 4. I'm another technical term, for when sin acting on an object in liquid equals the force pushing up to heaven. 5. CR: continuing resolution 5. Congress passes me, so spending can continue; government go on running even with out a budget, while senators sit out on the beach sunning. 6. NC: north carolina 6. Once upon a time, the Lost Colony was founded on the outer banks. If they had survived, its citizenry would have joined my ranks. 7. CS: caesarian section 7. If labor is difficult, I'm a procedure you can do, One quick cut in the belly, reach in, and pull that baby through! 8. ND: not detectable 8. Some times your signal is so weak and puny. When listing your results its ok to say. . me! 9. AB: (alberta) 9. North of Montana is where you'll find me I'm a Canadian, both strong and free! 10. NF: neurofibromatosis 10. Often due to inherited mutation, tumors grow on your nerves, and cause your hearing to go. 11. CT: computed tomography 11. A scan with me is non-invasive or painful, it won't ruin your complexion. 360 x-ray scans are compiled to image your body in cross-section. 12. NH: new hampshire 12. Yeah, another state, that's me. . . my claim to fame? the most important primary! 13. AC: (air conditioner) 13. When it's hot in the summer, you rely on me, though I devour all your electricity. 14. NI: nickel 14. I'm a light ferromagnetic transition metal! isn't that neat? I'm also a coin. Would you ignore me if I fell at your feet? 15. AD: (alzheimer's disease) 15. Pre-senility or not, you be the judge, but once my neuritic plaques set in, I'll never budge. 16. NJ: new jersey 16. My claim to fame is my population density, a veritable garden of people -- or is that a city? 17. AE: (albert einstein) 17. One of the world's most famous men is me all 'cause I discovered relativity! 18. NK: natural killer 18. My name is very descriptive, it says just what I was born to do. Lyse those cells, both the good and the bad. Let me demonstrate, like so. 19. CL: computational linguistics 19. I deal with grammar and linguistics, yes that's what I do, if you were my branch of natural language processing, you would too. 20.BA 20. Look at me, and you will find a common degree That, at MIT, few, if any, ever see. 21FO: foreign office 21. I'm that governmental department who deals with foreign relations and such-like appeals 22RS: (Rolling Stone) 22. Initials of a famous music magazine Whose cover this month features Howard Dean 23Fr: froude number 23. I'm a dimensionless parameter of fluid mechanics and stuff I'm relevant to effects of free surfaces on flows-- ain't that enough? 24NL: newfoundland/labrador 24. It's often cold up here and it's snowy as hell. My capital's a saint's possessive as well. 25CM: centimeter 25. a common unit of measurement everywhere else but here, that's what I am. Originally one billionth the distance between the equator and a Paris meridian. 26NM: nanometer 26. Not normally capitalized, I make the most of me, though 10 angstroms just isn't much to see. 27 RT: (Rayleigh-Taylor) 27. I am a high Reynold's number broken symmetry In fluids with an inverted distribution of density. 28CN: cellulose nitrate 28. I'm highly flammable, it is true at that, some call me celluloid, though I'm not fat. 29NN: neural net 29. Nonlinear nodes with nutty consonance, but can it mimic biological brain cognizance? 30CO: carbon monoxide 30. Snort me from the tailpipe and you will die, that much is constant, I'll bind your hemoglobin, so oxygen can't, death'll be slow, more than an instant. 31 RU: (Rutgers University) 31. I'm how you abbreviate The university of the Garden State. 32NO: 32. So negative, what can you say to turn him down? I bet you often say me with a frown. 33AF: (atrial fibrillation) 33. What's that useless flutter in your chest? it is I! but your ventricle's still pumping, so you won't die! 34 NP: nurse practitioner 34. To join my ranks of nurse-elites, the uber-cool, you must take more exams, and two years of school. 35CU: civil union 35. If she loves her, they cannot marry -- yet. But, in Vt, instead, one of these is what they'll get. 36NR: not recommended 36. Regarding that buy for your investment portfolio, if your stock report says me, you might just want to say "no!" 37RO: (RO -- Romania) 37. If you've got an uncontrollable vampire mania You'll come to this country to visit Transylvania. 38. BE Barium enema 38. Experience me as part of an extremely unpleasant test or series The heavy metal in your lower gut helps to prove some medical theories. 39NS: national semiconductor 39. my motto is "the sight and sound of information" But not the taste or smell, how lacking in sensation! 40FA:factory automation 40. I make those sweatshops and blue collars obsolete! switch to my technical base, and your manufacturing will become so l33t! 41 FE: iron 41. I'm the major component in steel, I rust like you wouldn't believe if you can't name me from this, then you must have a mind like a sieve. 42RN:(Radon) Learned in chem class: Heaviest inert gas. 43NU: nu 43. Do you speak in ancient Greek? Then you'll recognize such as me. Also, if you're into physics and symbols for frequency. 44. CV: curriculum vitae 44. Normal peons have a resume, with a job or two to pad your life out. but if you're a scientist, I'm the Latin version you get to flout. 45. NE norepi 45. In me you will find an exciting derivative of phenylalanine. But normally, the locus ceruleus secretes this catecholamine. 46. AG: (silver) 46. I'm elemental, and in terms of thermal conductivity I'm the best, No other metal can ever beat me! 47. EU: 47. I was created in 1958, to eliminate trade barriers now a common currency is used by all my subscribers. 48. (Rhode Island) 48. The other state I be That you can reach by T. 49. EV: empty vector 49. What use is a plasmid without a gene insert to you? I function as a scientific control- that, I bet, you already knew. 50. AI: artificial intelligence 50. I don't really exist yet, but when I do, it'll be the best! Just wait and see, some day, I'll pass that darn Turing test! 51. NW: 51. If you travel from Miami to Wyoming, Then I'm the direction you'll be heading. 52RE:(Right end) 52. In football I line up all the way to the right And hit the offensive line with all my might. 53. NY: 53. Apples and empire and lady liberty, that's way more than you need to ID me. 54. RH: (Relative humidity) 54. Right now (while cold) I tell you how dry" And during a rainstorm I'm really quite high. 55NZ: 55. I'm famous for sheep and flightless birds. Now three movies bring tourists in herds. 56.AK: alaska 56. In winter the sun don't shine, it's arctic cold. But I'm still a valuable state, or so I'm told 57WU: (Washington University in St. Louis) 57. First two initials of an elite university Located in lovely Saint Louis, Missouri. 58. AL: american league 58. One of two, we play a game with sticks and balls and such, but, if you don't name a batter, you can't play with us 59ER: Emergency room. 59. I'm one place in the hospital you'll never want to be. Are you acutely injured, badly sick? Is it urgent? Come to me. 60. ES:errored second 60. I'm a unit of time, a nerdy term -- oh the horror! For a specific interval containing at least one bit error! 61RA:(radium) 61. Pierre and Marie knew my worth As the heaviest alkaline earth. 62ET: 62. I bet you watched me when you were a kid, or older. Did you cry when I phoned home, or were you bolder? 63BC: 63. I ended long ago, in the far distant past, but oh, 2005 years ago, my date was such a blast. 64CG: cross gospel 64. Some say that I'm the source of the passion narratives, but who knows for sure? None of my authors yet lives. 65CH: chapter 65. I'm a useful division of pages, as I'm sure you all know. You'll find me listed in indices, citations, and books, wherever you go. 66CI: competitive intelligence 66. While not exactly industrial spying, my practitioners intrepid, often originate from the CIA and FBI, and not agencies more insipid. 67WS: (World Series) 67. Last year the damned Yankees lost it in six; Is this the year when the Sox will transfix? 68CK: Creatine kinase 68. Your chest is in pain, you're sweating a lot, if my blood levels are high, it's a heart attack you've got. 69. EL 69. If you live in the windy city, you know my tracks well, I rumble above your heads, dropping soot and grime pell-mell. 70EM: electron microscope 70. To look at really tiny things, I focus rays of electrons instead of light or other hocus pocus. 71. WO: (Without) 71. An "inside" or "having" opposite; Now write the abbreviation for it. 72. EN: end node 72. I bet you wish this puzzle was at one of these. You can name me, but I can't say as how I aim to please. 73EO: equal opportunity 73. I'm another name for affirmative action. Abide by my rules or face the wrath of some minority faction. 74EP:extended play 74.I'm really an obsolete term from the days of the record, also on video, I mean super long play, or some such other word. 75WR: (Wide receiver) 75. A football player who catches, lined up far outside, Who often passes defenders with his long stride. 76.EQ: equation 76. A plus B equals x squared times y, That's one example of me that you can try. 77BD: 77. If you like the comics, you're sure to recognize me I wear my helmet always, at home, at war, or work -- see? 78WI: (Wisconsin) 78. My residents like Friday fish fries and beers And when the Packers play the entire state cheers. 79BF: 79. Two girls were gossiping the other day, dissing on their guys, they both made reference to me; this I can't disguise. 80EG: 80.for example, that's where I go. Don't pretend I'm an abbreviation you don't know. 81BI: bismuth 81.My claim to fame, isn't all that droll, I am the most repelled by a magnet's poles. 82AM: 82. I'm the division of day some hate the most-- way too early! If you rise before noon, that's prime time for me! 83ED: editor 83. Who revised your manuscripts, and repaired your writing? Yeah, Me! So, if you wan to publish, you'd best get typing. 84FY: fiscal year 84. Three hundred sixty five days is a year. Do your accounts through this period, like me, and you've nothing to fear. 85. RY 85. The unit described by me is used for nothing gigantic or monumental rather, I represent the binding energy of a Coulombic potential. 86. EE: 86. If you like circuits, transistors and wiring, Then, I'll bet you major in me! Isn't that inspiring? 87CW: clockwise 87. Hands of time go spinning 'round and 'round until eternity The direction they go in? Well, that's me! 88EC: eastcampus 88. Home of James, and Jack, and Ryan, if you can't guess me, you'd best keep tryin'. 89CZ: canal zone 89. I'm a chunk of land across the isthmus of Panama -- whee! They finally dug through me, so water can flow from sea to sea! 90AO: (Alpha omega -- int'l dental frat!) 90. You hate to see us, you think we'll yank your teeth! But we're all just brothers here, out to cause no grief! 91AP: associated press 91. I was originally founded in the civil war era today, I still bring worldwide news a little bit nearer. 92AQ: aqueous 92. What's in that solution? Who knows what's the solvent? That's where I come into play, where-ever water is meant. 93AR: aristophanes 93. What do I stand for? A Greek long dead! The best of the attic comedy writers, or so it is said. 94AS: antisense 94. If you're into genetics, then this you will see. The template strand --just another name for me! 95AT: astatine 95. Though others of my class shine oh-so bright, I'm the fatso at the end, not found in your torchiere light. 96Au: astromical unit 96. The distance from here to that bright light in the sky I'm really just an average, do you know the reason why? 97. wy. Wyoming 97. My state flower is the Indian paintbrush. But don't use it for art, or you'll end up with mush. 98EA episcopal academy 98. I was founded by William White, a religious prep school, yes that's right. 99EB: encyl. britannica 99. God save the queen! I'm full of the wisdom of the ages. To reference anything, flip between my pages. 100 BK: burger king 100. I'm a home of fast food, all greased and nasty, though I don't really act like royalty. 101.BM: basement membrane / BL (lamina) 101. I sit under your skin cells, like the foundation of a house, if I'm destroyed, oozing blisters will give you cause to grouse. 102CF: consolidated freightways 102 Once, I was the third largest trucking co. in the states two years ago, I went belly-up. What were my mistakes? 103BO: body odor! 103. Nobody likes me, they say I stink up the place, so go take a shower, and me with soap erase. 104AV: audio-visual 104. What dept. do you call when you need the projector unlocked? yeah, I'm also the club in HS that the cool kids all mocked. 105U: duh. 105. Strolling by the Charles, you'll pass me by. My mascot's a terrier; don't ask my why. 106DU: dobson unit 106. my units of inverse area are odd, I have to admit, To measure atmospheric ozone, this I permit. 107BV: bleed valve 107. That dewar in hall has one of me, to keep from exploding unnecessarily. 108BW: bandwidth 108. Measure at halfmax, the transfer function. That's me; a frequency often mentioned. 109BY: by 109. I'm a preposition often seen when you're near, or even when you're just passing here. 110BB: 110. Were you once into air guns when you were a child? You probably shot me. Even if your aim was wild. 111BP: boiling point 111. In a pure liquid, I'm lower than in a solution It gets me steamed when a state undergoes a revolution. 112DI: dielectric isolation 112. Accomplish me by surrounding your devices with oxide. Truly, this one act suffices. 113DO: doctor of osteopathy 113. Unlike you medical doctors in your specialized folly, I focus on holistic health and manipulative therapy! 114BR: bedroom 114. Without me, a house is not complete, In me is where you sleep. 115 Bs 115. Why do you disbelieve? Do you think I'd lie? I'm what you say, when told pigs fly. 116AX: ax. (not an abbrev here) 116. Who do you want, when you cut down a tree? To chop limbs of all sorts, rely on me! 117AZ: arizona 117. I'm another hot place, full of desert and cacti and a majestic ravine up north -- so who am I? 118CA: circa 118. You'll find me around the year or date, when your range is merely approximate. 119WA:(Washington) 119. Another of the fifty states Currently home to Mr. Gates. 120 DA: district attorney 120. Have you committed a serious crime or felony? Then, you're likely to be prosecuted by me. 121DE: diatomaceous earth 121. I'm useful as a filter though I'm just a form of dirt, full of microscopic fossils; silicaceous and quite inert. 122 WH: (White House) 122. Once a plane crashed here, narrowly missing the flowers; Now home of a Shrub with far-reaching powers. 123CB: citizen's band 123. Long before you could yak on a cell phone in your car, my frequencies on your two-way radio would take you far. 124.CD:compact disc 124. A long, long time ago they invented the 8-track. The cassette-tape took its place. Now I inhabit your music rack. 125CE: continuing education 125. Take me after you've obtained your first degree, to advance further in your career and earn more money! 126. HI I like to think I'm the pleasantest of all the states, Enjoy my fresh fruits and pineapples, you mainlander ingrates!