Bill W

This why it's important to check your Airbnb out carefully before spending the night! 😁

Although the color scheme is wrong, it looks like a Knights Templar cross on it's back, so I'd guess it was an offshoot of a Knight s Templar spider. 🤪

The name derives from the Latin scandia for Scandinavia, where the mineral was found. It was discovered by the Swedish chemist Lars-Fredrik Nilson in 1879 in an ytterbium sample. In the same year, the Swedish chemist Per Theodore Cleve proved that scandium was Mendeleev's predicted "eka-boron". Scandium is not as rare as its name rare-earth element suggests. Actually, it is the 32th abundant element on Earth, far ahead of gold, which ranks 75. However, like other rare-earth elements, scandium spreads separately in the crust and often combines with other rare-earth elements to form ore. Scandium is considered a rare element, although not as rare as some others; it's widely distributed in small quantities across many minerals, making it difficult to extract in large amounts, and its primary source is the rare mineral thortveitite, found mainly in Scandinavia and Madagascar. While present in the Earth's crust at around 22 parts per million, which is comparable to cobalt, its dispersed nature means it's not readily accessible. Most of the isotopes of scandium have a half-live of lesser than two-minutes.

Calcium was named after the Latin term calx, or calc, meaning lime, with the English suffix 'ium'. It's a reactive silvery metallic element found in Group 2 of the periodic table. It was first isolated in 1808 in England when Sir Humphry Davy electrolyzed a mixture of lime and mercuric oxide. Here are some important facts about calcium: Bone health: Calcium is a critical nutrient that helps bones grow and stay strong. If you don't get enough calcium, your body will take it from your bones, which can lead to osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to become weak and brittle, increasing the risk of fractures. Vitamin D: Vitamin D is essential for the body to absorb and use calcium. Cardiovascular health: Calcium deposits can contribute to plaque buildup in arteries, which can lead to stiff arteries and interfere with heart valves. Other health benefits: Calcium is important for keeping muscles and nerves working, and for maintaining a healthy heart. Some studies suggest that an adequate calcium intake may also help with weight maintenance and reducing the risk of obesity. Chemical properties: Calcium is an alkaline earth metal with the symbol Ca and an atomic number of 20. It's generally non-toxic, but too much can cause problems. Calcium is difficult to isolate because it's so reactive. Other sources: Calcium is found in limestone, calcium carbonate, fluorite, and gypsum. Calcium is found in many foods, including dairy products, fish, vegetables, and fortified beverages and cereals Dairy Milk, yogurt, and cheese are the main sources of calcium for most people in the US. Hard cheeses like cheddar, Swiss, and parmesan contain the most calcium. Fish Canned sardines and salmon with bones are good sources of calcium. Canned sardines provide about a third of the average person's daily calcium needs. Salmon also contains vitamin D, which helps the body absorb calcium. Vegetables Leafy greens like kale, collard greens, and spinach contain calcium. However, spinach also contains oxalates, which can reduce the body's ability to absorb calcium. Fortified foods Some plant-based milks, like soy and rice milk, as well as some fruit juices, breakfast cereals, and brands of tofu are fortified with calcium. Supplements Calcium is available in multivitamins, mineral supplements, and calcium supplements. Calcium carbonate is a common form of calcium in supplements, and it's best absorbed when taken with food.

Maybe it's my eyesight, but I still only see one and a half red legs, and where those two legs touch the board there seems to be a circle of some sort. Just wasn't sure what that was supposed to be.

Potassium is a mineral that your body needs to work properly. It is a type of electrolyte. It helps your nerves to function and muscles to contract. It helps your heartbeat stay regular. It also helps move nutrients into cells and waste products out of cells. There is plenty of potassium in: apricots and dried fruit. tree fruits — such as avocados, apples, oranges and bananas. leafy greens — such as spinach, kale and silverbeet. vine fruits — such as tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, eggplant and pumpkin. root vegetables — such as carrots, potatoes and sweet potatoes. Legumes, nuts, and peanut butter are rich sources of potassium. Meat, fish, poultry, and eggs are moderate to high sources of potassium. These foods are also good sources of high-quality protein, which you need for normal body functions. Orange juice, prune juice, tomato juice, carrot juice, milk, tea, and coffee are all examples of drinks that are high in potassium.

Argon is often used when an inert atmosphere is needed. It is used in this way for the production of titanium and other reactive elements. It is also used by welders to protect the weld area and in incandescent light bulbs to stop oxygen from corroding the filament. What does argon do to the human body? Higher levels can cause nausea, vomiting, unconsciousness, coma and death. No occupational exposure limits have been established for Argon. However, it may pose a health risk. Always follow safe work practices.

And @chris191070 gets a two turkey rating.

I second Val's comment and wish everyone in the U.S. a Happy Thanksgiving as well. Just try not to eat too much. 😜

I wasn't accusing or blaming anyone, merely stating a fact. Didn't mean for you to think otherwise.

Thanks, Anton. Yes, Bailey may sniff something different about Bear, but since she can't talk, we'll probably never know what that is. Possibly a scar he carried over? I think Devin would change, once they had children and he'd be more like his father's and grandfathers, so even though there may be some disagreements between Devin and Mac, I think the discussions would take place behind closed doors, not out in the open where the children could see what was going on. If Devin doesn't realize why they should do that, I'm sure that Mac while be happy to tell him about the bickering he put up with as a child and how uncomfortable that was, so he wouldn't want his children to go through the same thing. Even though Gramps and Pops want to keep the relationship with their neighbor on a friendly basis, we might still see Devin issuing a few shots across Louella's bow before they graduate.

Uses of Chlorine (Cl) It is used to get rid of the smell of putrefaction. It is used as a disinfectant. Chlorine is used in the treatment of drinking water to kill bacteria. It is used to clean swimming pools. It is used in the production of paper and paper products. It is used as an antiseptic. It is used to produce drugs. Carl Wilhem Scheele, a Swedish pharmacist, first described the greenish yellow gas in 1774 after dropping hydrochloric acid onto manganese dioxide. Sir Humphry Davy recognized the gas as an element in 1810 and named it based on the Greek word for its color, khloros. Chlorine was by this time already in use.

This looks like it's been photoshopped and the photo of the spiders was overlaid on a photo of someone holding their arms out in front of them.

Thank you Danilo. And when they have children, maybe Mac can diaper both of them at the same time and then let them play together.

Thank you. I never thought about checking his profile, but he usually makes comments on each chapter, as well as on the various "Words of the Day" and I was worried he was ill, because it was too long to just be away for Thanksgiving.

Has anyone heard from @drpaladin lately? Not only haven't I seen him making any comments on here lately, but I haven't seen him posting on Word of the Day either. I hope he's ok and nothing is wrong, because I miss his witty repartee.

I may be late to the party, but I still brought a gift. Happy Birthday! @Aditus

That's very likely, so we'll have to wait and see what happens. He is so brilliant academically, but sometimes he acts like a two-year-old child, but who among us doesn't have our flaws?

Yes, @Mark Arbour seems to dominate this category from top to bottom. It's like a Jeopardy champion only allowing his opponents a chance to answer one or two questions each while he runs the rest of the board. Way to go! @Mark Arbour.

Thank you, Chris. Devin's comment and Louella's response seemed to "tickle the fancy" of several reader's so far. I'm glad you all enjoyed that. Yes, I think we were all happy to see that Devin was able to transition into Bear, but the big test comes when they go hunting for treasure and he won't be able to join the others if he can't transition into something considerably smaller than Bear.

Was that Silly Billy line aimed at moi??? 😵

Yes, there's nothing like a good whiff of sulfur to cure your head cold and open up your sinuses. You shouldn't have any trouble recognizing the smell of sulfur, because it smells like rotten eggs. From either the Latin sulfur or sulphur, or from the Anglo-Norman French sulfre.

I'm glad you three are all happy with Devin's comment and Louella's reaction, but you might have to wait to see if Bailey can smell the titanium plates and screws that were used on Devin's collarbone.

As I told @JohnnyC, I'm not sure if Bailey can pick up on that or if she's just happy to have Bear back. I'm also glad you got a kick out of Louella's reaction to Devin's comment.

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed Devin telling Louella off. Yes, they're back at the dog park and Preston and Bailey are thrilled, but I'm not sure if Bailey can smell the hardware that was use to help Devin heal, even though he was able to adjust it into Bear's body.