Microfossils from the Palaeoproterozoic Hutuo Group of Shanxi Province, China.

Novelty comments on Apr 12, 2020:

I am unfamiliar with this evidence, is there fossil anoxic life in the lower strata and fossil aerobic life in the upper strata?

t1nick replies on Apr 13, 2020:

@Triphid Exactly on both points

One might say that there is an air of intellectual superiority about enthusiastic libertarians, ...

t1nick comments on Apr 12, 2020:

Libertarians have nothing to feel superior about. Their entire premise is based on flawed and specious grounds. And the type of people who are drawn to Libertarisnism have hidden agendas that have nothing to do with an economic philosophy.

t1nick replies on Apr 12, 2020:

@David1955 They tend to believe that the mythological ragged individuality exists and it's them. Look up Ayn Rand and Objectivism. It's based on her writings, but they alter her philosophy to justify their self-centeredmess.

Expect another surge of the virus several churches decided to hold mass and defy satin lol.

bobwjr comments on Apr 12, 2020:

Reverse Darwinism

t1nick replies on Apr 12, 2020:

No direct Darwinism. The weakest links weed themselves out of the population.

Why the broad disparity in death rates from COVID-19?

t1nick comments on Apr 11, 2020:

POVERTY, POVERTY. POVERTY, POVERTY. Most of us do not see poverty on a regular basis. We do not travel into the neighborhoods that are impoverished on purpose. They are not part of our experience. We do not think about them. America is so rich with material goods that most of us automatically ...

t1nick replies on Apr 12, 2020:

@itsmedammit True on many levels. It is too early, but it's also possible to look at the nature of the population's distributions in each area and make some early inferences.

Why the broad disparity in death rates from COVID-19?

t1nick comments on Apr 11, 2020:

POVERTY, POVERTY. POVERTY, POVERTY. Most of us do not see poverty on a regular basis. We do not travel into the neighborhoods that are impoverished on purpose. They are not part of our experience. We do not think about them. America is so rich with material goods that most of us automatically ...

t1nick replies on Apr 12, 2020:

@itsmedammit This is all very complex. Its posdible that Belgium is more densely populated in a smaller area. Turkey being more rural, with exception of a few urban centers are more spread out. A virus like Covid needs a closely packed host population

Microfossils from the Palaeoproterozoic Hutuo Group of Shanxi Province, China.

Novelty comments on Apr 12, 2020:

I am unfamiliar with this evidence, is there fossil anoxic life in the lower strata and fossil aerobic life in the upper strata?

t1nick replies on Apr 12, 2020:

The earlier life was aerobic, but simple Blue-green algae (cyanobacteria bacteria- an archeobacteria) was the most abundant life. A single-celled photosynthetic organism that lived in colonies. Thought to be the ancestor of modern multi-celled organisms (see Charnia).

REMINDER: Tonight is Trivia Nite.

seattlepanda comments on Apr 12, 2020:

As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives, Each wife had seven sacks, Each sack had seven cats, Each cat had seven kits: Kits, cats, sacks, and wives, How many were there going to St. Ives?

t1nick replies on Apr 12, 2020:

I first heard this one on Captain Kangaroo Show in the sixties. Lol

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Cutiebeauty comments on Apr 12, 2020:

I think the jury is still out on this one...

t1nick replies on Apr 12, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty Not really. The trip was an entire month long covering most of the entire west coast of France. Once I hit my target weight and conditioning target, I left immediately for the trip. While in France though, I lived mostly on moule (mussels), red wine, chacoutes (suasages) and various cheeses. Lol. A very different diet to be sure.

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Cutiebeauty comments on Apr 12, 2020:

I think the jury is still out on this one...

t1nick replies on Apr 12, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty Not exactly. You can have a sirloin from a animal fed hormones and antibiotics, but it will be much cheaper than an animal that is range fed or "organic". Being from the west, this has bern a big political fight since the mid-90's. I agree with your assessment of obesity. It is complex and indeed physical activity is a big part of it. Too much computer time and video games. Many do not even know the out-of-doors today. When I was preparing for bicycle ride through France, I embarked in the Atkinson's diet: high protein, little carbohydrates, in an attempt to get in shape. It worked, but is was not easy. Thank heavens I had Whole Foods ar my disposal and the money to afford it. I had to carefully which vegetables I ate so as to ingest the least amount of sugars (useless carbohydrates) as possible. My school population, with the exception of a very few could not have afforded my diet, nor would that want yoo. Lol.

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Cutiebeauty comments on Apr 12, 2020:

I think the jury is still out on this one...

t1nick replies on Apr 12, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty Very true about the corn and beans usually accompanied by a meat. Due to finances its usually a poor grade of meat that traditionally is high in hormones and antibiotics to promote the animal's growth prior to going to market. Most of this community cannot afford organic or range fed meats. Since we are mostly talking about urban dwellers. I doubt they are raising there own livestock. Is one can of tomato sauce is the only processed food they used in their diet. You would be absolutely correct. But they are using any canned vegetable product in combination the amount of salt and sugar add up. Sm anti-salt movement three decades ago forced canning companies to moderate the amount of salt in their product. But no such successful campaign was launched against sugar. One of the reasons for the high incidence of obesity and diabetes in this country. Good conversation today. I'm enjoying the tete e tete.

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itsmedammit comments on Apr 12, 2020:

Wasn't even aware that France had a vulcanoes until I just now looked it up.

t1nick replies on Apr 12, 2020:

Its mostly due a married couple who enamored with volcanoes. They did much of the early work. I think the husband actually died in an accident on one of the volcanoes he was researching.

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Mofo1953 comments on Apr 11, 2020:

Zzzzzz! Next time just use your last paragraph summation and I might not fall asleep.

t1nick replies on Apr 12, 2020:

@Mofo1953 poor puppy

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Cutiebeauty comments on Apr 12, 2020:

I think the jury is still out on this one...

t1nick replies on Apr 12, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty Beans are an incomplete protein and need corn to make a complete protein. Otherwise it is just hollow carbohydrates. Historically, NA and Hispanics ate a combination of beans and corn that made a complete protein and was healthy. That is not as true today. Due to poverty, wild rice which has important nutrients was healthy. But due to finances, nowadays they have replaced wild rices with white rice which is cheaper. White rice, by being bleached has little or no nutritional value. It fills you up, but offers little nutrition. Unless you make your own meat sauce from scratch, using canned tomato sauce has significant amounts of both salt and sugar added. America has developed an addiction for these flavors which unfortunately add to the diseases listed in my original post. I'd have to think about meatloaf and potatoes. Potatoes are mostly starch and I know about their connection to the Great potato Famine that brought Irish persons to the US in a great migration.

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Mofo1953 comments on Apr 11, 2020:

Zzzzzz! Next time just use your last paragraph summation and I might not fall asleep.

t1nick replies on Apr 12, 2020:

@Mofo1953 Are you sure about that?

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Cutiebeauty comments on Apr 12, 2020:

I think the jury is still out on this one...

t1nick replies on Apr 12, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty Of course it's more than just poverty. But the highest number of deaths in the urban center are in the black and hispanic communities. It was one of the topical questions all last week in the news cycle. Even Gov. Cuomo asked the question on his press conference last Wednesday why are these two communities feeling the brunt of this virus.

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Mofo1953 comments on Apr 11, 2020:

Zzzzzz! Next time just use your last paragraph summation and I might not fall asleep.

t1nick replies on Apr 12, 2020:

@Mofo1953 poor puppy

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Cutiebeauty comments on Apr 12, 2020:

I think the jury is still out on this one...

t1nick replies on Apr 12, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty It's true, I did not consider those physiological factors in my original post. Poverty, culture, and the relationships are multi-faceted and complex. I still disagree with your conclusion on the diet. It doesnt fit the anecdotal evidence I see daily. Diet is often tied to ethnicity and culture. Certain foods have cultural importance and it's almost impossible to change the practice. To learn a new compendium of recipes is not necessarily a priority with those in economic peril. Dealing with travails of just making ends meet often means you fall back on what is known and familiar. Yes, they do fall back on fast food. Even the poor like to feel occasionally like they are part of the bigger society. In the 70's we talked something called the hidden poor. People living in the poverty in the rust belt would often have brand new Cadillacs. They couldnt afford to feed their kids or pay the rent, but they had a new car regularly. They sunk all their resources into maintaining an assemblance of social acceptability. It was a status and ego thing. Fast food may act similarly. Not wise, but it happens.

[rollingstone.

t1nick comments on Apr 11, 2020:

Hey its Florida, what do you expect. Florida has the strangest collection of personalities and intellects (or lack thereof) of any place on the planet. Lol

t1nick replies on Apr 12, 2020:

@LenHazell53 NowI am inspired to visit on my next visit. Thanks

[rollingstone.

t1nick comments on Apr 11, 2020:

Hey its Florida, what do you expect. Florida has the strangest collection of personalities and intellects (or lack thereof) of any place on the planet. Lol

t1nick replies on Apr 12, 2020:

@LenHazell53 Supposedly my family sailed out of Yarmouth in the 1600's to the Boston and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia area, but originated around Norwich. I almost got there for a visit on my last trip to the UK.

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Marionville comments on Apr 12, 2020:

Not familiar with this one!

t1nick replies on Apr 12, 2020:

One of my technical terms I teach in my Geology class. Its interesting, or perhaps not (lol), the French lead the way in Vulcanology for several decades. We have a lot of french terms for things having to do with volcanoes.

One might say that there is an air of intellectual superiority about enthusiastic libertarians, ...

t1nick comments on Apr 12, 2020:

Libertarians have nothing to feel superior about. Their entire premise is based on flawed and specious grounds. And the type of people who are drawn to Libertarisnism have hidden agendas that have nothing to do with an economic philosophy.

t1nick replies on Apr 12, 2020:

@Jetty They generally tend to be people that resisted anyone telling them what to do their entire lives. They never liked having to be accountable for their actions at any level. So Libertarianism is a simple way to say, "I do not need to be accountable to my community and my fellow humans. I do not have to share my resources with others, after all it's their fault that they are in the situation they find themselves in, not mine," attitide.

Why the broad disparity in death rates from COVID-19?

Novelty comments on Apr 11, 2020:

It seems that population density is the big factor followed distantly by poverty. I see no African nations on your list, in the US for each white person that dies a few black people die, which is a combination of living in crowded conditions and not being able to treat medical conditions like ...

t1nick replies on Apr 12, 2020:

@Veteran229 No you said the opposite

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Cutiebeauty comments on Apr 12, 2020:

I think the jury is still out on this one...

t1nick replies on Apr 12, 2020:

I disagree CB. 31 years teaching in these communities suggests something else. I suspect you have a social science or psychology background based on your responses over the last two years. I believe that a preponderance of social scientists agree with my argument.

[rollingstone.

t1nick comments on Apr 11, 2020:

Hey its Florida, what do you expect. Florida has the strangest collection of personalities and intellects (or lack thereof) of any place on the planet. Lol

t1nick replies on Apr 12, 2020:

@LenHazell53 My family origins are from the Norwich area I am told.

Why the broad disparity in death rates from COVID-19?

t1nick comments on Apr 11, 2020:

POVERTY, POVERTY. POVERTY, POVERTY. Most of us do not see poverty on a regular basis. We do not travel into the neighborhoods that are impoverished on purpose. They are not part of our experience. We do not think about them. America is so rich with material goods that most of us automatically ...

t1nick replies on Apr 12, 2020:

@darthfaja I still agree, as do most social scientists working on societal disparities.

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Mofo1953 comments on Apr 11, 2020:

Zzzzzz! Next time just use your last paragraph summation and I might not fall asleep.

t1nick replies on Apr 12, 2020:

Go ahead sleep. I'm glad that you already have this knowledge and understanding. That means you are in a position to reach out and assist when the opportunity arises to these communities.

Why the broad disparity in death rates from COVID-19?

t1nick comments on Apr 11, 2020:

POVERTY, POVERTY. POVERTY, POVERTY. Most of us do not see poverty on a regular basis. We do not travel into the neighborhoods that are impoverished on purpose. They are not part of our experience. We do not think about them. America is so rich with material goods that most of us automatically ...

t1nick replies on Apr 11, 2020:

@darthfaja No physiologic bias. But an economic bias based upon the above reasons. Did you not read the above and not comprehend the significance that poverty plays?

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ReadyforaChange comments on Apr 11, 2020:

I agree with everything you said and one of the first things that was so obvious was that so many poor Americans HAVE to go to work to feed their family, they do not have the luxury of staying home or working from home because they SERVE THE REST OF AMERICA.They have become some of the most ...

t1nick replies on Apr 11, 2020:

Totally agree.

Trump pushes false claims about mail-in vote fraud. Here are the facts.

Novelty comments on Apr 11, 2020:

They've been lying about this since before 2016, they always do this in an effort to suppress votes when they know the public isn't buying their self serving criminal activity anymore. Conservatives are cult members. 💋

t1nick replies on Apr 11, 2020:

They are afraid that if more minorities vote, they will all lose their seats. Minorities overwhelmingly vote Democratic.

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IrishTxJudy comments on Apr 11, 2020:

A few weeks back I saw a show about how smaller communities here in the states are seeing grocery stores closing and Dollar Generals taking over. These store do not offer healthy options to the people in the community. Many processed foods and little or no fresh veggies. People buy what they can ...

t1nick replies on Apr 11, 2020:

@IrishTxJudy I agree in general. Food is culture to many people, and culture is life. It is not easy to divest oneself of their culture if their roots are tied to their ethnic identity. Along with that, to eat healthier is not an option for many, healthier in most cases means more expense. It's not a matter of learning. I grew up in Boulder, CO, and spent nearly two decades in Santa Fe, so by default I know about eating better. Between Whole Foods and the zen of living in these two cultures, as an employed white person I could be selective. Not true of my Navajo families or the Hispanic community in town.

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IrishTxJudy comments on Apr 11, 2020:

A few weeks back I saw a show about how smaller communities here in the states are seeing grocery stores closing and Dollar Generals taking over. These store do not offer healthy options to the people in the community. Many processed foods and little or no fresh veggies. People buy what they can ...

t1nick replies on Apr 11, 2020:

I shop there on occasion for a few things. They are cheaper for these particular items. When I go in, usually I'm the only white eyes in the place. Most of the shoppers are either Hispanic or Navajo. I am used to being the minority for a change. It gives one a different perspective on life. These stores, while contributing to the poor diet with the limited range of food choices, fo provide an opportunity for many who might not be able to afford anything else. It is a lifeline, albeit a poor one, for many.

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Allamanda comments on Apr 11, 2020:

well said! and it needed saying Nick.

t1nick replies on Apr 11, 2020:

TY

Why the broad disparity in death rates from COVID-19?

t1nick comments on Apr 11, 2020:

POVERTY, POVERTY. POVERTY, POVERTY. Most of us do not see poverty on a regular basis. We do not travel into the neighborhoods that are impoverished on purpose. They are not part of our experience. We do not think about them. America is so rich with material goods that most of us automatically ...

t1nick replies on Apr 11, 2020:

@p-nullifidian In some European countries economic disparity has become a problem. Since the Syria refugee began, there is a lost of distrust by refugees regarding particular governments I've heard.

While I was out trail walking this afternoon I was contemplating a statement attributed to Richard ...

t1nick comments on Apr 11, 2020:

So by this reasoning, there is no such thing as an expert. As an expert supposedly has more knowledge and expertise in a subject area. But if the speak intelligently on this subject, they are apt to be accused of the Dunning-Kruger effect. When does an expert become an expert and not thought one ...

t1nick replies on Apr 11, 2020:

@BirdMan1 I tend to agree with the Feynman statement. But as presented, without context or clarification, we have no way to discern and expert from a blowhard. I am a scientist and science instructor, and I see a lot of blarney presented on here with the intent os sounding expertise.

Why the broad disparity in death rates from COVID-19?

Novelty comments on Apr 11, 2020:

It seems that population density is the big factor followed distantly by poverty. I see no African nations on your list, in the US for each white person that dies a few black people die, which is a combination of living in crowded conditions and not being able to treat medical conditions like ...

t1nick replies on Apr 11, 2020:

@Veteran22 Isn't this contrary to supply and demand principles? When supply exceeds demand prices (aka. salaries) go down. When supply is short, prices (salaries) go up because the demand for requisite skills are in short supply.

astroturfing as-truh-turf-ing ˈa-strə-ˌtər-fiŋ noun the practice of masking the sponsors ...

t1nick comments on Apr 10, 2020:

Astroturf is one of those words like "Xerox". Technically it is a patented and copyrighted product name. But has become synonymous with the copyung process or all synthetic grass fields.

t1nick replies on Apr 10, 2020:

@Marionville Unfortunately the wild horses and dogs have destroyed my lawn. I guess that's okay because I live in a high desert(lol). Only problem, dogs track in mud everytime it gets wet outside. At least I do not have to now anymore.

Humans are NOT the end result of the evolutionary process. [youtube.com]

t1nick comments on Apr 9, 2020:

Duh, it would be anthropocentric to think we are the final step in evolutionary complexity, or that we are even important in scheme of things. Except for the damage we cause to the planet. Sort of like a planetary virus, we are. Hmmm.

t1nick replies on Apr 9, 2020:

We became evolutionarily unfit 6000 years ago. Once we discovered agriculture and built permanent dwelling, we moved to the species "unfitness" category. Evolution on the macroscale works slowly. By gathering in numbers too large for societal / cultural checks and balances to moderate aberrant (non-evolutional beneficial) behavior, we began on our march towards species extinction. When we created barriers (permanent dwellings) whereby we separated ourselves from our environment and the aspects of our evolution that detrrmined our "fitness" our progress began moving in a megative direction. We, as a species, were doomed. Human overpopulation occurred 6000 years ago. We are a cancer or a virus on the planet.

A good read about Trump's many mistakes.... [theatlantic.com]

t1nick comments on Apr 9, 2020:

Some details left out of the article. (probably due to the fact tat it was written prior to this information coming to light). Inelligence warned Trump in November that a potential pandemic was developing in China. **[ABC News: US intelligence warned of China's spreading contagion in ...

t1nick replies on Apr 9, 2020:

@itsmedammit Exactly the case. It came in with travelerd from Europe initially. But with the world made small by air travel, they could have easily visited Wuhan area as part of their travel itinerary before coming to the US.

My contribution for Wednesday; JACTITATION jactitation the act of bragging ...

LenHazell53 comments on Apr 8, 2020:

This was one of those words Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was very fond of, his other favourite was Ejaculation used in its original sense of a shout or yell. Sherlock Holmes was fond of both, Ejaculating Jacktitations at the drop of a hat.

t1nick replies on Apr 8, 2020:

@LenHazell53 I enjoyed that as well. It's been awhile though. Lol

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LenHazell53 comments on Apr 8, 2020:

This was one of those words Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was very fond of, his other favourite was Ejaculation used in its original sense of a shout or yell. Sherlock Holmes was fond of both, Ejaculating Jacktitations at the drop of a hat.

t1nick replies on Apr 8, 2020:

In my younger days I was a big fan of Sir Arther Conan Doyle. Read most of the fiction he wrote including his non-Shetlock Holmes work. Liked his pugilistic characters.

"Babette's Feast", a 1987 Danish film about two elderly sisters living on a small coastal village in...

t1nick comments on Apr 7, 2020:

Loved this film. All the ingredirnts and dishes she made actually exist.

t1nick replies on Apr 7, 2020:

@GeorgeRocheleau That had to be extremely expensive if they stayed true to the script

Here’s my conundrum about Easter and Passover.

Novelty comments on Apr 7, 2020:

We're talking about Jesus, born on Christmas, then killed and outa here by Easter, he didn't stick around long. I'm sure that if he existed as told he had a meter of peter and enough soft hair on his ass to weave a Navajo blanket and his body odor was cinnamon. But it wouldn't work out because ...

t1nick replies on Apr 7, 2020:

Actually, those that believe and study Jesus (count me out on that account) assign his real birthdate to the month of April. Christmas is just the borrowing of pagan celebration of winter solstice in order to draw in and assimilate the pagan masses.

[nymag.com] Why Trump is promoting a combination of hydroxychloroquine and eurythromycin?

t1nick comments on Apr 6, 2020:

I dont think he has personal interests in the companies that make these medicines, other than being a friend to Big Pharma. Instead, I think he is paranoid that the virus is going to sink his chances for re-election. He grasping at straws, hoping something will be a miracle cure so he can get the ...

t1nick replies on Apr 7, 2020:

@AnneWimsey Thanks. I just thought it was mostly paranoia about the economy

This looks sort of Egyptian

Robecology comments on Apr 6, 2020:

In paintings and sculpture, Minoan women wear bell-shaped dresses that reach to the floor while above their cinched waists, tightly laced, short-sleeved bodices support and display their bare breasts.

t1nick replies on Apr 7, 2020:

@Robecology I was about the same age when I first discovered the Minoan tradition. Both from pottery depictions and the frescoes.

Contribution for Tuesday: IOTA i·o·ta /īˈōdə/ noun: iota; plural ...

HippieChick58 comments on Apr 7, 2020:

Is it more or less than a smidgen?

t1nick replies on Apr 7, 2020:

Or a "pinch:.

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Charlene comments on Apr 6, 2020:

I couldn't give a jot about your iota..just sayin..

t1nick replies on Apr 7, 2020:

You stole my word for tomorrow. Lol

Given the President's propensity of lying, and misrepresenting facts (imagine that), CNN has ...

Varn comments on Apr 6, 2020:

Well put. One of my favorite podcasts and programs is ***On The Media*** https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm They were recently discussing the dropping of trump’s comments from these presentations as well. Glad to find it’s happened! And no, his credibility is long gone -- and we owe ...

t1nick replies on Apr 7, 2020:

I enjoy On The Media program.

Why are we condoning our members wishing infection and death upon people for flaunting gathering ...

t1nick comments on Apr 6, 2020:

I resemble that remark. Lol

t1nick replies on Apr 6, 2020:

@Novelty Middle Way, I understand as a Medical Physicist that the Hippocratic Oath may be important to you. I respect that. But, these political and religious zealots are acting out of machimo and ignorance. As opposed to acting along lines that would secure their and other humans evolutionary "fitness", they chose to ignore common sense and endanger others around them. Natural Selection removes those that are least evolutionarily "fit" from a population, by this understanding this group meets that criteria. In the 60's and 70's, a social philosophy arose around the saying, "I'm okay, Your okay." It influenced a good many social trends and movements for the next 30 years. Unfortunately, there are times when it is just not okay. This is one of those times. You and I rarely agree on much. This is just one of those times when we still do not agree. I'm not a big fan of equivocation.

My contribution for Monday: HABOOB I was caught in one of these in 1991...

Charlene comments on Apr 6, 2020:

I thought it was Hamoob...hmmmm

t1nick replies on Apr 6, 2020:

@dalefvictor As a point of irony, we did the Hopi version of the Navajo dance. Sort of a bit of comic satire by the Hopi on their Navajo neighbors. Also participated in a shortened version of the Corn Dance once.

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t1nick comments on Apr 6, 2020:

I resemble that remark. Lol

t1nick replies on Apr 6, 2020:

We have suffered for 3 1/2 years under this evangelistic wave. I do not have a lot of sympathy for their lack of common sense, their ignorance, or their intransigence against following medical protocols. On average I agree with Omar Muhktar. But that doesn't mean that I can't hope that natural selection does its work and eliminates these Gene's from the general gene pool.

My contribution for Monday: HABOOB I was caught in one of these in 1991...

Charlene comments on Apr 6, 2020:

I thought it was Hamoob...hmmmm

t1nick replies on Apr 6, 2020:

@dalefvictor Yes, just about every weekend from mid-January to end of Septrmber. I even got to dance in full regalia at Hano village in-between the mixed kachina. I've been the kiva multiple times on First and Second Mesa. I've also been to Shalako in Zuni a couple of times. And attended multiple dances in the RIP Grande Purblo tribes as I taught at Santa Fe Indian School for 16 years.

My contribution for Monday: HABOOB I was caught in one of these in 1991...

LenHazell53 comments on Apr 6, 2020:

I wonder if hubbub has the same root?

t1nick replies on Apr 6, 2020:

Appears not. Lol hub·bub /ˈhəbəb/ Learn to pronounce noun noun: hubbub; plural noun: hubbubs; noun: hub-bub; plural noun: hub-bubs a chaotic din caused by a crowd of people. "a hubbub of laughter and shouting" Similar: noise loud noise din racket commotion clamor ruckus cacophony babel rumpus row vociferation a busy, noisy Origin: mid 16th century: perhaps of Irish origin; compare with the Irish exclamations ababú, abú, used in battle cries.

My contribution for Monday: HABOOB I was caught in one of these in 1991...

Charlene comments on Apr 6, 2020:

I thought it was Hamoob...hmmmm

t1nick replies on Apr 6, 2020:

@dalefvictor Zuni huh. Cool. I have a number of Zuni students. I was offered a job in Zuni, but took another. Ivey taught in Hopi, Navajo, and Pueblo cultures for 21 years.

My contribution for Monday: HABOOB I was caught in one of these in 1991...

Charlene comments on Apr 6, 2020:

I thought it was Hamoob...hmmmm

t1nick replies on Apr 6, 2020:

When I was living in Arizona, the news station used to predict and cover these dust phenomenon on a regular basis. They spelled it "haboob", and that is the only way I've ever seen it spelled.

My contribution for Monday: HABOOB I was caught in one of these in 1991...

Charlene comments on Apr 6, 2020:

I thought it was Hamoob...hmmmm

t1nick replies on Apr 6, 2020:

Its spelled haboob

Near death experience

t1nick comments on Apr 4, 2020:

I used to ride bulls in rodeo. One particular ride, I came off after the second jump. I landed on my shoulder blades. It knocked the wind out me and I went blank. Somehow I stood up, but I could see was white. I began to walk toward the light as that was all I could see. The internal fence ...

t1nick replies on Apr 4, 2020:

@girlwithsmiles Yeah, it's so strange how you get tunnel vision and everything goes white.

Its about time for the President's Press Cartoon.

Imatheistically comments on Apr 3, 2020:

Trump could not follow a script if it was tatoied and stapled to his forehead!

t1nick replies on Apr 3, 2020:

@Paul4747 They could give him a mirror, but it would read backward. It would probably make more sense backward.

Its about time for the President's Press Cartoon.

dumasarok comments on Apr 3, 2020:

A few ad hominems, nothing of substance. The post says more about the mindset of the writer than it does about the President or his team. Just more TDS.

t1nick replies on Apr 3, 2020:

It's like FOX News, all opinion no facts. At least I admit it's an opinion editorial and not trying to pass it off as real news.

Its about time for the President's Press Cartoon.

jeshuey comments on Apr 3, 2020:

IMO daily briefings should be done by the governors of the states because each state is different with different challenges. Perhaps one national briefing a week, with direct communications with the governors daily.

t1nick replies on Apr 3, 2020:

We still need a Central leader to give guidance and information to the entire nation. Consistency needed to get through. The only consistency we've seen is consistent incompetence from our Federal leaders. Red states are bulking at following emergency medical protocols. They are prolonging the duration of the pandemic and increasing the mortality rate higher than it needs to be. There needs to be a national set of guide lines. The virus does not need or respect political boundaries or political parties. All the most optimistic projections are based on everybody following the emergency protocols. Therefore, we are likely to see death and infection rates approaching the more dire worst case scenarios.

COUTHY.

t1nick comments on Apr 3, 2020:

I wonder if uncouth comes this same root, only the opposite as signified by the -un prefix.

t1nick replies on Apr 3, 2020:

@Marionville I saw your comment below after I posted my response. Lol. My bad.😁

Friday's contribution: Fluorescence fluo·res·cence ...

LenHazell53 comments on Apr 3, 2020:

Names for fluoride, the element in which the phenomena was first observed. Differs from luminescence in that the light emitted is of a shorter wavelength.

t1nick replies on Apr 3, 2020:

Exactly. Good call.

Is it possible for an AI to open an account on a social media site and start communicating with ...

Novelty comments on Apr 1, 2020:

Remote possibility, damned remote. This will become an issue ultimately but that's a Turing test and I doubt that anything less than Watson or Deep Blue from IBM could pull it off. Certainly no one screwing around with AI, or I would have done it myself. The closest I've been able to accomplish ...

t1nick replies on Apr 2, 2020:

@Novelty you don't have to stop, just my students are coming back until. August. Lol

Is it possible for an AI to open an account on a social media site and start communicating with ...

Novelty comments on Apr 1, 2020:

Remote possibility, damned remote. This will become an issue ultimately but that's a Turing test and I doubt that anything less than Watson or Deep Blue from IBM could pull it off. Certainly no one screwing around with AI, or I would have done it myself. The closest I've been able to accomplish ...

t1nick replies on Apr 2, 2020:

@Novelty You are way out my league. I'm just trying to teach the students how to correctly collect and enter data,do some calculations, and insert and calculate equations. Not rocket science, but it's a challenge for them nonetheless.

This month Princeton released the latest volume of Einstein’s papers, covering the period May ...

bobwjr comments on Apr 2, 2020:

Real history

t1nick replies on Apr 2, 2020:

This is called primary source data.

My contribution for Thursday: Sorry if my contributions are technical terms, but hey, I'm a ...

Marionville comments on Apr 2, 2020:

Here is an Aeolian Harp on the Irish coast.... https://youtu.be/rmP5XaNYlkI

t1nick replies on Apr 2, 2020:

@JackPedigo I've tried before. I had to take a screen shot and post as a photo

My contribution for Thursday: Sorry if my contributions are technical terms, but hey, I'm a ...

Marionville comments on Apr 2, 2020:

Here is an Aeolian Harp on the Irish coast.... https://youtu.be/rmP5XaNYlkI

t1nick replies on Apr 2, 2020:

@Marionville I wrote a Kiplingesque poem several years ago about the French Foreign Legion and used Barchan dunes in it.

My contribution for Thursday: Sorry if my contributions are technical terms, but hey, I'm a ...

Marionville comments on Apr 2, 2020:

Here is an Aeolian Harp on the Irish coast.... https://youtu.be/rmP5XaNYlkI

t1nick replies on Apr 2, 2020:

@Marionville A certain type of sand dunes (Barchan dunes) actually make a humming or strumming sound when wind conditions are just right. Often referred to as singing dsand or whistling sand.

My contribution for Thursday: Sorry if my contributions are technical terms, but hey, I'm a ...

Marionville comments on Apr 2, 2020:

Here is an Aeolian Harp on the Irish coast.... https://youtu.be/rmP5XaNYlkI

t1nick replies on Apr 2, 2020:

Cool

My contribution for Thursday: Sorry if my contributions are technical terms, but hey, I'm a ...

Cast1es comments on Apr 1, 2020:

Sorry , but I have to ask . Does that make him a blow hard ?

t1nick replies on Apr 2, 2020:

You'll have to ask Putin with regard to uhhhmm "skills". Lol

Is it possible for an AI to open an account on a social media site and start communicating with ...

Novelty comments on Apr 1, 2020:

Remote possibility, damned remote. This will become an issue ultimately but that's a Turing test and I doubt that anything less than Watson or Deep Blue from IBM could pull it off. Certainly no one screwing around with AI, or I would have done it myself. The closest I've been able to accomplish ...

t1nick replies on Apr 1, 2020:

@Novelty I sponsored the high school robotics club the last two years. My programming skills are really just rudimentary. I took Fortran in 1975 when we still used cards and card sorter to run our programs. I'm expanding into teaching my physics students how to use Excel spread sheets on the TINspire programmable calculators. As a funny side light, I was in the last class in college calculas to use slide rulers. We abandoned them midway through the Semester when the first affordable programmable calculatot by TI came out.

Is it possible for an AI to open an account on a social media site and start communicating with ...

Novelty comments on Apr 1, 2020:

Remote possibility, damned remote. This will become an issue ultimately but that's a Turing test and I doubt that anything less than Watson or Deep Blue from IBM could pull it off. Certainly no one screwing around with AI, or I would have done it myself. The closest I've been able to accomplish ...

t1nick replies on Apr 1, 2020:

I'm old school. I started playing D&D in 1976 and played for the next 20 years with other engineer and scentists. Never evolved into the computer versions. LOL

A comment I made to a post I read on here a short while ago I'm sorry to say this is not a happy ...

Novelty comments on Mar 31, 2020:

There are mitigating factors. Very crowded areas will naturally be hit like an anvil. Suburban sprawl many save many burbs. Look at the New Orleans pagan tit flashing ceremony disease spike. It's why everyone is screaming stay the hell away from me. 💋

t1nick replies on Mar 31, 2020:

@Novelty It's also about medical preparedness. The countries that began testing immediately and testing aggressively show a significantly lower mortality rate. That's why Trump's two month delay to begin even initial testing have created the explosion we are seeing now across the nation (see article below for a timeline of events surrounding the reaction to this pandemic). The other factor that relates to medical preparedness and contagion is the overloading of medical services. When hospitals are not able to mitigate the demand that they are suddenly swamped with, medical contol and protection breaks down. Another victim of Trump's 2 month delay. The system was not in as bad a shape as the President asserts. He made it that between 2017 and the present. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.inquisitr.com/5968992/george-conway-donald-trump-psychological-unfitness/amp/

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Novelty comments on Mar 31, 2020:

To bad William Barr didn’t get caught too then when the scandal drives them from office Trump will have to search for Barr Burr replacements and you know how he is about his hair.

t1nick replies on Mar 31, 2020:

Barr's summary is being challenged in court. A judge submitted a finding that Barr purposedly mislead the public with his summary, thus rendering his credibility on all things following in question. DOJ was forced to turn over unredacted copies of the Mueller report for review.

This month Princeton released the latest volume of Einstein’s papers, covering the period May ...

nicknotes comments on Mar 31, 2020:

Will you be able to read his papers? Back then Einstein probably communicated in German.

t1nick replies on Mar 31, 2020:

Check out the article and make up your own mind. Many are obviously translated.

National Security in the US.

t1nick comments on Mar 31, 2020:

Please provide the link. I'm curious. Thank you

t1nick replies on Mar 31, 2020:

@dalefvictor I dont think is the 42 page report for which she was referring

Something to think about : George is at it again: From Kellyanne Conway’s husband, George ...

t1nick comments on Mar 31, 2020:

I bet more than 90% republicans on this site will ot deem to read this. It doesn't fit their echo chamber. I hope I'm wrong.

t1nick replies on Mar 31, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty Thank you. It's necessary we all see and read it. Good on ya mate!

National Security in the US.

t1nick comments on Mar 31, 2020:

Please provide the link. I'm curious. Thank you

t1nick replies on Mar 31, 2020:

@Cutiebeauty Thanks Kaitlyn. By her post I thought there was a second article. 😃

Received my Whisper add-on Bidet! Installation was very easy, and i LOOOVE it! Never felt ...

Novelty comments on Mar 30, 2020:

Welcome to the secret order of bidet users. I’ve been an advocate since I first heard of them, some things require no first hand experience to understand the improvement and the bidet is definitely one of those things. 💋

t1nick replies on Mar 30, 2020:

My ex-wife just purchased a bidet and loves it. Cuts down on to usage I guess.

Wow .

t1nick comments on Mar 30, 2020:

No article is showing on my version of your post.

t1nick replies on Mar 30, 2020:

@Philip21 Thank you

AURUM Aurum is a sweet Italian liqueur produced in Pescara since 1925, ...

WonderWartHog99 comments on Mar 29, 2020:

## Just a nit to pick . Feel free to ignore. "Fools gold" means the gold of many fools. "Fool's gold" means the gold of one fool. Because it is unlikely there'll be a group of fools all claiming the same mineral pyrite or iron pyrite, also known as fool's gold (iron sulfide which is mistaken ...

t1nick replies on Mar 29, 2020:

@WonderWartHog99 Gotcha. 😀

Manspreading used to be controversial, now we have silent spreading to contend with .

t1nick comments on Mar 29, 2020:

Manspreading????? Do you mansplaining????

t1nick replies on Mar 29, 2020:

Ahhh, silent spreaders of the disease by men unwilling to conform to the medical recommendations.

Manspreading used to be controversial, now we have silent spreading to contend with .

Robecology comments on Mar 29, 2020:

Nope...nothing in the article about men or any particular sex "spreading" (or "splaining"?) this infection...but @philip21 to help you, here's some manly Coronavirus memes; Be careful how you spread -er - "splain" them....

t1nick replies on Mar 29, 2020:

In times like this it's necessary to maintain a sense of humor.

AURUM Aurum is a sweet Italian liqueur produced in Pescara since 1925, ...

WonderWartHog99 comments on Mar 29, 2020:

## Just a nit to pick . Feel free to ignore. "Fools gold" means the gold of many fools. "Fool's gold" means the gold of one fool. Because it is unlikely there'll be a group of fools all claiming the same mineral pyrite or iron pyrite, also known as fool's gold (iron sulfide which is mistaken ...

t1nick replies on Mar 29, 2020:

Lol. - I didn't write the paragraph. I just cut and paste. It's true, "fool's" should be possessive. Very familiar with "fool's gold", as I also teach geology.

SATRAP sa·trap /ˈsāˌtrap/ noun noun: satrap; plural noun: satraps...

LenHazell53 comments on Mar 28, 2020:

So would it be fair to say a synonym for "Prefect"?

t1nick replies on Mar 28, 2020:

@LenHazell53 I like form poetry. I tied several styles. I'm not very good at free form.

Gov.

Allamanda comments on Mar 28, 2020:

Exactly - it's a system of egotism and profit, at the expense of our health.

t1nick replies on Mar 28, 2020:

The same thing happened in the farming community. At one time an individual would own a piece of tractor equipment (eg. combine) and the community would share it. But after 1960's, farmers wanted to own their own equipment and no longer share. It was a matter of prestige and ego. That equipment was expensive to buy, upkeep and maintain. Part of the reason subsidies became so important. Have to keep up those loan payments at the bank. Along with that every family had to have bigger toys (boats, RV's, etc.).

SATRAP sa·trap /ˈsāˌtrap/ noun noun: satrap; plural noun: satraps...

Davekp comments on Mar 28, 2020:

"any subordinate or local ruler".. isn't that kind of like being black and white at the same time. You are either a ruler or a sub.. you can't be both.

t1nick replies on Mar 28, 2020:

@Davekp Kind of ethnocentric of you. It was important enough for the Persian culture in its hey day to need to make distinction so people knew their place in the hierarchy. Not knowing might have got you killed. In some cultures the protocols when dealing with the power hierarchy of the cultural is determinant of success or failure in and endeavor. In worst case scenario, life and death. I'm more familiar with Prefect in Far Eastern Adian cultures, and satrap with Midfle Easterm vultures.

SATRAP sa·trap /ˈsāˌtrap/ noun noun: satrap; plural noun: satraps...

Davekp comments on Mar 28, 2020:

"any subordinate or local ruler".. isn't that kind of like being black and white at the same time. You are either a ruler or a sub.. you can't be both.

t1nick replies on Mar 28, 2020:

@Davekp you can both simultaneously depending on what individual you are interacting with. In one case you may be someone's superior. In another situation could be someone's political inferior. Ex. A vice-president of a company may be superior in power to his secretary, while is inferior in power to the

SATRAP sa·trap /ˈsāˌtrap/ noun noun: satrap; plural noun: satraps...

Davekp comments on Mar 28, 2020:

"any subordinate or local ruler".. isn't that kind of like being black and white at the same time. You are either a ruler or a sub.. you can't be both.

t1nick replies on Mar 28, 2020:

Einstein's "frame of reference": If you in a higher position of power and authority, it's a subordinate. If you are in a more powerful position of power and authority, it's a superior (ruler)

SATRAP sa·trap /ˈsāˌtrap/ noun noun: satrap; plural noun: satraps...

LenHazell53 comments on Mar 28, 2020:

So would it be fair to say a synonym for "Prefect"?

t1nick replies on Mar 28, 2020:

I used this word in a poem I wrote two decades ago. The poem was in a format called a "ghazal" which was used by early Sufi (I'm not Sufi, just like the style -lol)

SATRAP sa·trap /ˈsāˌtrap/ noun noun: satrap; plural noun: satraps...

LenHazell53 comments on Mar 28, 2020:

So would it be fair to say a synonym for "Prefect"?

t1nick replies on Mar 28, 2020:

Prefect An official lower in rank than a satrap in the Babylonian government. In the Bible, prefects were in a position of authority over the wise men in the Babylonian court. Prefects are also mentioned during the rule of King Darius the Mede. https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/bible-glossary/prefect/

SATRAP sa·trap /ˈsāˌtrap/ noun noun: satrap; plural noun: satraps...

LenHazell53 comments on Mar 28, 2020:

So would it be fair to say a synonym for "Prefect"?

t1nick replies on Mar 28, 2020:

Not sure. Sometimes terms like are synonymous. However, because of cultural differences, they may be slightly different as they may imply differing levels of power or their responsibilities differ slightly. A good question. I'll do some searching. Thanks.

Trump FINALLY invokes the Defense Production Act (DPA) against GM.

Fred_Snerd comments on Mar 27, 2020:

Maybe he's trying to come off as a corporation buster to attract the Bernie crowd. GM might be an easy target. https://www.corp-research.org/general-motors Trump is certainly bizarre in his handling of the situation... "As usual with “this” General Motors, things just never seem to work...

t1nick replies on Mar 27, 2020:

Thus spoke Trumo. But Trump's credibility is always in question. Just because he blames GM , it may or may not be true. He likes to shift blame to everybody else at all times. Hard to tell without more info.

We need an international law against eating bats!

t1nick comments on Mar 27, 2020:

Most viruses come from animal to human transmission. Swine flu came from pigs. Avian flu (H1N1) came from birds. Are we going to outlaw eating them?

t1nick replies on Mar 27, 2020:

@Captain_Feelgood I only sent Table 2, not any of the article itself. Lol

We need an international law against eating bats!

t1nick comments on Mar 27, 2020:

Most viruses come from animal to human transmission. Swine flu came from pigs. Avian flu (H1N1) came from birds. Are we going to outlaw eating them?

t1nick replies on Mar 27, 2020:

Bats: Important Reservoir Hosts of Emerging Viruses Charles H. Calisher, James E. Childs, [...], and Tony Schountz https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1539106/#!po=0.406504 ✘ TABLE 2. Viruses isolated from naturally-infected bats worldwide Virus Bat species (common name)a Family Rhabdoviridae, genus Lyssavirus  Rabies virus Numerous bat species, essentially worldwide  Lagos bat virus Eidolon helvum (African straw-colored fruit bat), Micropteropus pusillus (Peters' lesser epauletted fruit bat), Epomops dobsonii (Dobson's epauletted fruit bat), Nycteris gambiensis (Gambian slit-faced bat), Epomophorus wahlbergi (Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat)  Duvenhage virus Miniopterus sp., Nyctalus noctula (noctule), Vespertilio murinus (particolored bat), Nycteris thebaica (Egyptian slit-faced bat) Australian bat lyssavirus Megachiroptera (multiple Pteropus spp.), Microchiroptera sp. from Australia, Saccolaimus flaviventris (yellow-bellied pouched bat)  European bat lyssavirus 1 Eptesicus serotinus (common serotine), Rousettus aegyptiacus (Egyptian rousette) European bat lyssavirus 2 Myotis myotis (mouse-eared myotis), Myotis dasycneme (pond myotis), Myotis nattereri (Natterer's myotis), Miniopterus schreibersii (Schreibers' long-fingered bat), Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (greater horseshoe bat), Myotis daubentonii (Daubenton's myotis)  Aravan virus Myotis blythii (lesser mouse-eared myotis)  Khujand virus Myotis mystacinus (whiskered myotis)  Irkut virus Murina leucogaster (greater tube-nosed bat)      West Caucasian bat virus Miniopterus schreibersii (Schreibers' long-fingered bat) Family Rhabdoviridae, genus unassigned   Gossas virus Tadarida sp.   Kern Canyon virus Myotis yumanensis (Yuma myotis)   Mount Elgon bat virus Rhinolophus eloquens (eloquent horseshoe bat)   Oita 296 virus Rhinolophus cornutus (little Japanese horseshoe bat) Family Orthomyxoviridae, genus Influenzavirus A, influenza A virus Nyctalus noctula (noctule) Family Paramyxoviridae, genus Henipavirus   Hendra virus Pteropus alecto (black flying fox), Pteropus poliocephalus (gray-headed flying fox), Pteropus scapulatus (little red flying fox), Pteropus conspicillatus (spectacled flying fox)   Nipah virus Pteropus hypomelanus (variable flying fox), Pteropus vampyrus (large flying fox), Pteropus lylei (Lyle's flying fox) Family Paramyxoviridae, genus Rubulavirus   Mapuera virus Sturnira lilium (yellow epauletted bat)   Menangle virus Pteropus poliocephalus (gray-headed flying fox)  Tioman virus Pteropus hypomelanus (variable flying fox) Family Paramyxoviridae, genus undetermined, a parainfluenzavirus Rousettus leschenaultia (Leschenault's rousette) Family Coronaviridae, SARS coronavirus ...

We need an international law against eating bats!

t1nick comments on Mar 27, 2020:

Most viruses come from animal to human transmission. Swine flu came from pigs. Avian flu (H1N1) came from birds. Are we going to outlaw eating them?

t1nick replies on Mar 27, 2020:

@Jk1960 ok, enlighten us.

sig·il /ˈsijəl/ noun noun: sigil; plural noun: sigils an ...

LenHazell53 comments on Mar 26, 2020:

There is a whole branch of so called "Magic" based on sigils, defined and formalised in the 1930's and 1940s by the Mystic and talented artist Austin Spare. Spare was a former disciple of Aleister Crowley, who quarreled with him and so left the Temple of Thelema and the Hermatic order of the Golden...

t1nick replies on Mar 26, 2020:

Very interesting history and unknown lore. Thanks

Prehistoric girl had parents belonging to different human species | New Scientist

t1nick comments on Mar 21, 2020:

That is a reasonable assumption. At one time there were at least species of humans, along with Neanderthals that lived simultaneously. Throughout the evolution of the human species, multiple times there have been more than species of humans existing contemporaneously.

t1nick replies on Mar 26, 2020:

@AnTwanSr True theoretical science is not necessarily hard science. In my experience, Chemitry and Physicss were considered the hard sciences because they depended more explosively upon quantitatively based evidence. Although there is theoretical Chemistry and theoretical physics because of the realm in which they operate and the impossibility of getting first hand hard evidence. In the past most behavioral science were considered softer sciences because they relied more upon qualitative evidence in opposition to quantitative evidence. But even in 1978 when I got my archaeology degree that was already changing. Most research uses and applies hard science, quantitative methods, combined in some cases with qualitative methods. Regardless, all research (of any import) use solid scientific procedures. We have been talking around the field of Paleoanthropolgy. Most of the hard evidence is partial and sometimes sparse. But the science used to make their assertions are based on solid scientific methodology and procedures. Paleoanthropologist rely upon geology for provenance, palynology for diet and associated climate association, biometrics and physical anthro for physical measurements on the skeletal pieces, computer tomography, etc. Its a multi-disciplinary approach. In the early in the evolution of the field, many scientific technologies were not yet available, do they used a lot of intuition. They made a lot of mistakes. The field is a lot like paleontology (my other degree) in that they operate from partial evidence, but use multiple scientific technologies to ascertain their hypotheses.

sig·il /ˈsijəl/ noun noun: sigil; plural noun: sigils an ...

SiouxcitySue comments on Mar 25, 2020:

Pentagram.

t1nick replies on Mar 25, 2020:

Doesn't a pentagram have five sides. Penta means five. So you are saying a pentagram is a sigil. I can go with that.

We stand the chance over the next few months, witnessing the decimation of the last of the Baby ...

CarolinaGirl60 comments on Mar 25, 2020:

I must say, my family and friends have been protective and supportive. I’m 59 but I have several chronic illnesses, so I’m more at risk than folks many years older. My daughter leaves things at my door, I can get most things delivered. Other family text to check in. All the family, from my 78 ...

t1nick replies on Mar 25, 2020:

Good, you are taking precautions. I'm 65 and have scared lungs from numerous bouts of bronchitis and walking pneumonia acquired in the classroom. But I live alone and in a sparsely populated housing compound. I live in a small circular valley protected from the bigger town 12 miles distant by a decommissioned Army Ordinance base watched over by only a few individuals. I am a good candidate for geographic isolation. Maybe I'll evolve. Lol I only go into Gallup about once a week for groceries and necessities. And then its quick in and quick out.

When Trump was elected, my sister and I agreed that perhaps our biggest fear about him was how he ...

t1nick comments on Mar 24, 2020:

Well said

t1nick replies on Mar 25, 2020:

@Gwendolyn2018 No kidding. I've been giving them college article, numbering the paragraphs, the labeling the questions with the paragraph number. It is helping their reading skills because they still have to read the paragraph. I usually have a least one questionpercparagraph on general. I have been gsentences short essay questions, but I have a rubric. 1-2 sentences nets an F regardless how good the sentences are. 3-4 the maximum you can get is a D; 5-6 you are approaching the C if your content is strong; 7-8. Maximum is a B. And 9 or greater can net them an A if their content is strong. I give two grades for each eaday; 1) for what I call structure. Which basically means I count the semtences. 2) is a content grade fir quality of information and evidence to support their argument. Previously, I would give them a short essay and I would get back one or two sentences and they were convinced they covered the subject. The rubric is on the test sheet at the tip of the first page. My students have risen to the challenge are finally giving substantive answer. Whew. Sorry I ran on.