Wham!
Monday, December 23, 2024
Friday, December 20, 2024
Ellipsis
ellipsis - noun
The omission of a word or phrase necessary for a complete syntactical construction but not necessary for understanding. An example of such omission. A mark or series of marks ( … or * * * , for example) used in writing or printing to indicate an omission, especially of letters or words.
The omission of a word or phrase necessary for a complete syntactical construction but not necessary for understanding. An example of such omission. A mark or series of marks ( … or * * * , for example) used in writing or printing to indicate an omission, especially of letters or words.
Knicks At Timberwolves - Full Game Highlights - December 19, 2024
Knicks fans know what a huge game this was Thursday night. The Knicks prevailed with a strong win. It has to do with the big trade between the two teams with Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo traded to the Timberwolves from the Knicks, in a swap for Karl-Anthony Towns AKA KAT.
Yourself
From October 8, 2023
Good News Network: How To Love Yourself: 5 Ways to Let Go of the River Bank and Go With the Flow By Good News Network
Arctic
...Arctic tundra transformation from carbon sink to carbon source, declines of previously large inland caribou herds, and increasing winter precipitation.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Obesity
If only gullibility rates would also decline.
Science Alert: US Obesity Rates Decline For The First Time in More Than a Decade By David Nield
'Appalachian Spring'
Copeland's salient work with Martha Graham's choreographed ballet - 1958 television performance
Benefits Of Walking One Hour Per Day
Google AI Overview - Walking for one hour a day can have many health benefits, including:
1. Improved heart health: Walking increases your heart rate and circulation, which can help improve your heart health.
2. Weight loss: Walking burns calories based on your basal metabolic rate (BMR), which is the number of calories you need to perform basic bodily functions.
3. Reduced stress: Exercise releases endorphins that can improve your mood and help ease stress and anxiety.
4. Better sleep: Physical activity increases the effects of melatonin, the sleep hormone.
5. Improved bone health: Regular walking can help strengthen your bones.
6. Lower blood pressure: Walking can help lower your blood pressure.
7. Reduced risk of disease: Walking can lower your risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and certain types of cancer.
8. Improved mental health: Walking can boost your mental and emotional health.
9 Improved digestion: Walking can help your body digest food and use increased blood sugar to strengthen your muscles.
10. Improved immune system: Walking can help your immune system function optimally.
11. Increased energy: Walking can increase your energy.
12. Improved memory: Walking can improve your memory and lower your risk of dementia.
1. Improved heart health: Walking increases your heart rate and circulation, which can help improve your heart health.
2. Weight loss: Walking burns calories based on your basal metabolic rate (BMR), which is the number of calories you need to perform basic bodily functions.
3. Reduced stress: Exercise releases endorphins that can improve your mood and help ease stress and anxiety.
4. Better sleep: Physical activity increases the effects of melatonin, the sleep hormone.
5. Improved bone health: Regular walking can help strengthen your bones.
6. Lower blood pressure: Walking can help lower your blood pressure.
7. Reduced risk of disease: Walking can lower your risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and certain types of cancer.
8. Improved mental health: Walking can boost your mental and emotional health.
9 Improved digestion: Walking can help your body digest food and use increased blood sugar to strengthen your muscles.
10. Improved immune system: Walking can help your immune system function optimally.
11. Increased energy: Walking can increase your energy.
12. Improved memory: Walking can improve your memory and lower your risk of dementia.
Manuel Oliver
Sculpted By Manuel Oliver the father of Parkland school shooting victim Joaquin Oliver.
Emily Brubaker
Good News Network: First Ever National Civics Bee Crowns 8th Grade Girl From Alaska for Knowing How Government Works By Andy Corbley
She wants to be a satellite programmer for NASA, and thinks MIT would be the best course of action for such a career.
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Flamingos
I checked this story and all indications are that it is true.
"During Hurricane Andrew in 1992, animal caretakers at Zoo Miami (then Miami Metrozoo) sheltered dozens of flamingos in a bathroom."
Comment
I am expecting a stock market crash with the upcoming administration but I didn't expect it now. Holy shite, the DOW is down over 1K points today. That is painful.
Sunbelt
But the researchers found the areas exposed to high wildfire hazard will double between 2020 and 2070, and medium-high-hazard areas will triple in size.
Time
Dwelling on Your Mistakes and Shortcomings
Learning from your mistakes is one thing. Dwelling on them wastes your time...
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
You're A Huge Unpredictable Ape
Seriously now, if you were me, could you resist an article with a title like this? I didn't think so.
Integrate
integrate - intransitive verb
1. To make into a whole by bringing all parts together; unify.
"a report that integrates the findings of previous studies."
2. To join with something else; unite.
"a music program that was integrated with the general curriculum."
3. To make part of a larger unit.
"integrated the new procedures into the work routine."
1. To make into a whole by bringing all parts together; unify.
"a report that integrates the findings of previous studies."
2. To join with something else; unite.
"a music program that was integrated with the general curriculum."
3. To make part of a larger unit.
"integrated the new procedures into the work routine."
Synesthesia
Duck assist - "Synesthesia is a neurological condition where stimulation of one sensory pathway leads to involuntary experiences in another, such as seeing colors when hearing music or tasting flavors when reading words. People who experience this phenomenon are known as synesthetes."
Psychology Today: Synesthesia
Have An Excellent Tuesday
Artwork By Rudolf Schlichter. 1890 - 1955
Rudolf Schlichter was a German painter, engraver and writer. He was one of the most important representatives of the critical-realistic style of verism within the New Objectivity movement. He also wrote some autobiographical books.
Broccoli
Science Alert: Scientists Discovered a Healthier Way to Cook Broccoli – But There's a Catch By Signe Dean
"Our results suggest that after cutting broccoli florets into small pieces, they should be left for about 90 minutes before cooking," the team writes, adding that they didn't test it but thought "30 minutes would also be helpful".
Monday, December 16, 2024
15 Year Old Female
"MADISON, WISCONSIN: The shooter in mass shooting at Abundant Life Christian School has been identified as Natalie Rupnow, a 15-year-old female who went by the name of Samantha."
Exoplanet b In The TRAPPIST-1 System
Science Alert: JWST Study Suggests 'Barren' TRAPPIST-1 World Might Have an Atmosphere After All By Michelle Starr
TRAPPIST-1b is too close to its star to be habitable, but astronomers hope it can teach us about how other planetary systems form and evolve.
Biodiversity
Duck assist - Biodiversity refers to the variety of life on Earth, including the different species of plants, animals, and microorganisms, as well as the ecosystems they form. It encompasses genetic diversity, species diversity, and ecosystem diversity, highlighting the interconnectedness of all living things.
Friday, December 13, 2024
Pepper
Duck assist - Pepper comes from the dried berries of a flowering vine called Piper nigrum, which is native to the Malabar Coast of India. Today, major producers of black pepper include Vietnam, India, Brazil, and Indonesia.
Piper nigrum plant
Conspiracy
In my opinion it is democracy that is the best form of government for the people. A fundamental requirement for a democracy is reality based factual information, and not a growing list of 'alternative based conspiracy non-facts'. Also in my opinion it is hyper-partisan based news outlets that are successfully crumbling democracy in America, but that's another story.
Have An Excellent Friday
Artwork By Martin Claus 1892 - 1975. The top one is titled 'Crime Fiction Reader'.
Pyrolysis
Pyrolysis is the process of chemical decomposition induced in organic materials by heat in the absence of oxygen. It is practicably impossible to achieve a completely oxygen-free atmosphere, so pyrolytic systems run with less stoichiometric quantities of oxygen.
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Deserves
"Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on." - Robert Kennedy
Listening
Natural History Museum: How listening to birdsong can transform our mental health By Tammana Begum
While bird sounds can be helpful for mental health, it depends on the bird, the sound it is making and the type of person who is listening to it.
Arvo Pärt's 'Spiegel im Spiegel'
Renaud Capuçon with pianist Guillaume Bellom. One of my most favorite pieces of music, it's deceptively complex and it's flawless in composition.
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Transactional
Duck assist - Transactional refers to an exchange or transfer of goods, services, or funds between parties, often involving a mutual agreement or expectation of reciprocity. In relationships, it describes interactions where each person does things for the other with the anticipation of receiving something in return.
'All My Love'
Coldplay with Dick Van Dyke dancing at age 99! I don't want to hear anybody complain about their age!
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Ratiocination
Ratiocination - noun
The process of using logic and reasoning to think and solve problems
The process of using the brain to think and reason, or to come up with a solution or answer
The process of using logic and reasoning to think and solve problems
The process of using the brain to think and reason, or to come up with a solution or answer
Rage-Baiting
This is an important article for this time.
BBC: What is rage-baiting and why is it profitable? By Sam Gruet and Megan Lawton
Gourmand
A gourmand is someone who is very interested in and enjoys eating and drinking, especially good food and drink. The word comes from the Medieval French term gourmant, which means "glutton".
Synonyms of gourmand include: Glutton, Gourmandizer, and Trencherman.
Gourmand can be used in a formal or disapproving way, such as "The food here satisfies gourmands rather than gourmets". However, in France, the term is often used in a playful or loving way.
Gourmand can also refer to:
A scent, such as a perfume, cologne, or bath product
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