LeadChemical symbol Pb. Very soft, bluish-white metal; highly malleable and ductile; poor conductor of electricity, but good noise-dampening material; resistant to corrosion and radiation. Obtained from galena ore. Major end-use is storage batteries, which accounts for 60% of world lead consumptio...
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each other crazy. It is understandable. Our relationships were not built on this much togetherness. Some people are better tolerated or loved in small doses. However, we have to survive this and find a way to lean on the only people around. We have to stay six feet away from the ...
Everyone’s powers receive a polysyllabic name and a description, and one of my favorites, a restaurant critic who is a main character in the Chew saga, served as a bit of a personal inspiration. John Layman introduced the character in Chew #3: “Amelia Mintz is a saboscrivner. That mea...
More recently, a long analysis of the region showed that it is rather progressive and Democrat, except on one point, that of regulation:The vast majority of tech entrepreneurs are Democrats — but a different kind of Democratt. I really likedHillbilly Elegyby JD Vance. I knew he was a Rep...
Joe Manchin wants his constituents to be forced to give birth to babies with disabilities in a state that is at the very bottom of the rankings for healthcare, education and infrastructure, all things that a disabled child and their family needs in abundance. But sure, Joe, uphold the ...
They couldn’t put a big enough chip on my shoulder to keep me from my social scene and by the time we left eight grade, I was (in my eyes) King of the freakin’ World! Middle School is a time of separating the wheat from the chaff academically and I established myself as one ...
Social media lit up, interview requests poured in, and before long, weird became the word on every Democrat’s lips. But Walz brings far more than quips. He has a strength that Harris is wise to tap: a strong record of accomplishments that proves to voters that he can deliver. ...
This is a simple illustration of the human inclination and experience to react against other humans, to dislike them, maybe to hold them in contempt. Adults may not talk to their mothers that often, but they still react to others like I did back when. It’s in our nature, our sin natu...
but it is. Kamala Harris ran an impressive race; every step of it, against the odds. Kudos for a job well done. It simply wasn’t enough. I don’t like to profess profundity or inject I-told-you-so’s into the discourse, but the truth of the matter is, I’ve been telling ...