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"Mendeleev began arranging the elements and comparing them by their atomic weights."  Here is an extremally long article about the Periodic Table:   Periodic table - Wikipedia It fascinated me at school and it still fills me with wonder.   I found this interactive table which explains information about an element when you click on its'  symbol.  It works on line. It's Elemental - The Periodic Table of Elements I downloaded it as a PDF file and it still works. But when I tried to download it again I could not. Take care, John

I found this interesting post I thought you might like, From Quora https://www.quora.com/ The hard labor, the pushing, the expulsion: this is a gif of the happy event of one of the animal world's most present and caring fathers: the male seahorse (yes, it is the seahorse father that give birth, in a rare natural case of male pregnancy). During mating, the female lays eggs in a special incubator pouch located in the male's belly. The partner fertilizes and houses them for the duration of the larval stage, which ends after about 28 days. Birth occurs about a week later: in a series of rhythmic and violent contractions, reminiscent of those of human birth, the fish expels 20 to 1,000 miniature hippocampi, about 7 millimeters long. “Loyal” creatures. The absolute faithfulness of seahorses was discovered by a group of researchers at the University of Melbourne a few years ago. Among the more than 50 pairs of seahorses kept under observation for 135 days by Laila Sadler and her resea...

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"Burglary, also called breaking and entering and sometimes housebreaking, is the act of entering a building or other areas without permission, with the intention of committing a criminal offence. Usually that offence is theft, robbery or murder, but most jurisdictions include others within the ambit of burglary."   Wikipedia I've seen this man's videos on YouTube and I have to admit they are entertaining. He calls himself The Lock Picking Lawyer. Sometimes I wonder if he may be unintentionally encouraging crime? Besides making many videos he also sells the equipment.  But it is legal!!! Is Lock Picking Illegal? The Honest Truth | Art of Lock Picking Must Show Intent:  In most states, and most of the world, owning lock picks is  100% legal . It is only when you use them in an illegal way that you will find trouble. Lock picks in these states are seen by the law in the same light as a screwdriver or hammer. All of these tools can be used illegally, but until you show i...

  Completed Project This is the view from inside the lift. The controls are on the side. The flap at the bottom lowers to let the wheelchair reach the ground. The pieces left from the old steps. Workers will come to remove them. View of the backyard.

 

Looking through the window blinds. This photo is from the screen door. The steps going down the side. Elevator-Lift will be in the center.  I'll have to take more photos when the job is finished.