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Geologists 'resurrect' missing tectonic plate
Phys.org ^ | 10/20/2020 | Sara Tubbs, University of Houston

Posted on 10/20/2020 9:33:20 PM PDT by BenLurkin

A team of geologists at the University of Houston College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics believes they have found the lost plate in northern Canada by using existing mantle tomography images—similar to a CT scan of the earth's interior. The findings, published in Geological Society of America Bulletin, could help geologists better predict volcanic hazards as well as mineral and hydrocarbon deposits.

"Volcanoes form at plate boundaries, and the more plates you have, the more volcanoes you have," said Jonny Wu, assistant professor of geology in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. "Volcanoes also affect climate change. So, when you are trying to model the earth and understand how climate has changed since time, you really want to know how many volcanoes there have been on earth."

Wu and Spencer Fuston, a third-year geology doctoral student, applied a technique developed by the UH Center for Tectonics and Tomography called slab unfolding to reconstruct what tectonic plates in the Pacific Ocean looked like during the early Cenozoic Era. The rigid outermost shell of Earth, or lithosphere, is broken into tectonic plates and geologists have always known there were two plates in the Pacific Ocean at that time called Kula and Farallon. But there has been discussion about a potential third plate, Resurrection, having formed a special type of volcanic belt along Alaska and Washington State.

Using 3-D mapping technology, Fuston applied the slab unfolding technique to the mantle tomography images to pull out the subducted plates before unfolding and stretching them to their original shapes.



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TOPICS: Science
KEYWORDS: canada; catastrophism; cenozoic; continentaldrift; geology; globalwarminghoax; greennewdeal; koalaoil; mantletomography; molassesmiasma; molassessmiasma; platetectonics; reunitepangea; science; stolenplates; tomography; undeadthread; undeadthreadhere; unghandmoose; uofhouston
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To: Tax-chick; Monkey Face

My F-I-L has been teaching driving since before I was born. Now all he does is teach a pre-licensing class and occasionally go out with someone before their road test to let them know if they’re ready.

Obviously his pre-licensing business was thrown into a bit of a tizzy last March. Long about July the NYS DMV decided the pre-licensing class could be taught over the Internet. At this point the ranting began and it hasn’t stopped.

Rant 1: “I don’t want to sit in front of my computer all that time.” He sits in front of a computer to teach the class because he projects his information from his computer. But, owellden.

Rant 2: “How do you know if they’re even paying attention?” You can see them. How do you know they’re paying attention when they’re in the room. The biggest difference is you can know their phone is put away if they’re in the room.

Rant 3: “Kids don’t learn anything off the Internet. I asked a kid who took it over the Internet if he knew what ABS was and he didn’t.” Not everyone teaches what ABS is. But he’s probably right that learning is less optimal over the Internet. Still, I don’t think the attendees learn a lot from sitting through one class. Most of them don’t care as long as they get their certificate. Those who do care will remember they heard something about ABS (or whatever).

Rant 4: “What will people who can’t work a computer do?” They’re screwed. No other answer to that one.

Rant 5: “What ever made the DMV open this to the Internet?” Probably the fact that the Emmy Award Winning Governor wouldn’t tell them when he might allow in-person classes again and people need licenses to work.

Anyway - all that to point out two things: 1. elderly people don’t seem to like it when things change (present company excepted, of course) and 2. When the DMV makes a change it can have a wider impact than anticipated because of the driving “ecosystem.”


4,081 posted on 03/17/2021 11:14:24 AM PDT by ArGee (This is a tagline. This is only a tagline. Had it been a post, it would have been told to look up.)
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To: ArGee; Tax-chick

One of Charlie’s biggest complaints is that a computer is required for almost everything, and though his job in the navy during Vietnam was electronics, he didn’t like it and didn’t keep up with it. But give him a car to fix...

Elderly, old, and disabled younger people don’t like change. It’s difficult for them to be taken out of their routine (or comfort zone) because it’s scary. Some less profoundly disabled, or the folks with their curiosity still intact can adapt with very little tutoring.

Others can be tutored over time.

Not just the DMV is impacted by having to do things over the internet. Because we’ve been forced into a situation that was unfamiliar and unwanted, we learned how to adapt and I doubt very much that things will change too much from here on out. But I do hope they open the schools soon because kids are suffering from lack of socialization. (Homeschooled children adapted easier because they often have contact with other homescholed children!)

And now, I’m taking myself off to bed. See y’all tomorrow!


4,082 posted on 03/17/2021 12:04:05 PM PDT by Monkey Face ("A mistake that makes us humble is better than an achievement that makes us arrogant." —Unknown)
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To: Monkey Face

My suspicion is these were originally produced by the BBC. The BBC doesn’t make programming decisions on profitability. So it’s likely the producers won a slot with the BBC for 3 episodes. When people wrote in for more they went back and won additional slots, based on the response.


4,083 posted on 03/17/2021 12:09:43 PM PDT by ArGee (This is a tagline. This is only a tagline. Had it been a post, it would have been told to look up.)
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To: Monkey Face

With ink-jet cartridges I thought the print heads were on the cartridges themselves.

That’s one reason the printers are cheap and the cartridges are expensive.

The other being that you buy printers once but cartridges lots of times.


4,084 posted on 03/17/2021 1:26:21 PM PDT by ArGee (This is a tagline. This is only a tagline. Had it been a post, it would have been told to look up.)
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To: Monkey Face

‘night.


4,085 posted on 03/17/2021 1:27:49 PM PDT by ArGee (This is a tagline. This is only a tagline. Had it been a post, it would have been told to look up.)
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To: Monkey Face

Hope you have a good night!


4,086 posted on 03/17/2021 3:15:01 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("Scarcity is real, and reality is not optional." ~ KDW)
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To: ArGee

Almost everything you want to know about it...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_to_the_Chateau#Series_7


4,087 posted on 03/17/2021 5:31:24 PM PDT by Monkey Face ("A mistake that makes us humble is better than an achievement that makes us arrogant." —Unknown)
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To: ArGee

Thanks! I figured they were on ther cartridges, but wanted to be sure so I’ll get after them tomorrow.

They’re probably dirty because they’re knock-off cartridges, since I can’t afford the spendy ones and go through so much ink. If there was a “Draft” feature to where I could regulate the ink, I’d be happier, but they got wise to that about four printers ago.


4,088 posted on 03/17/2021 5:35:58 PM PDT by Monkey Face ("A mistake that makes us humble is better than an achievement that makes us arrogant." —Unknown)
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To: Tax-chick

Thanks.

It started out to be a good night, but here I am. I woke up thinking about all the stuff I have yet to do and I couldn’t shut off my brain.

I’ll listen to a talk or two and work a jigsaw and go back to bed and try again.


4,089 posted on 03/17/2021 5:37:58 PM PDT by Monkey Face ("A mistake that makes us humble is better than an achievement that makes us arrogant." —Unknown)
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To: Monkey Face

I hope you made it back to sleep. I had some digestive issues. Colonoscopy throwing things out of whack.


4,090 posted on 03/18/2021 2:35:26 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Scarcity is real, and reality is not optional." ~ KDW)
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To: Tax-chick

Thanks.

I did sleep off and on, but finally gave it up as a bad job long about 0120.

I’m sorry your system is out of whack. Do you know where you can get more whack? I sure don’t. It’s always in short supply when we need it most.

I sat here for a while, reading FB entries for the last 24 hours, and then listening to uplifting talks. So here I am, wishing I had more whack so I could get up and get something done.

My stomach has been upset, but I don’t know why. I’m wondering if my ulcers may be bleeding again, and if that’s so, then I need to be careful. I don’t really want another transfusion.


4,091 posted on 03/18/2021 3:10:23 AM PDT by Monkey Face ("A mistake that makes us humble is better than an achievement that makes us arrogant." —Unknown)
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To: Monkey Face

I could try Walmart for whack, but they were all out of snark yesterday, so there’s probably no point. Also, it’s raining.

Sorry about your stomach!

Shannon is sitting on the kitchen mat, hating me. I guess it’s time for her pill.


4,092 posted on 03/18/2021 3:17:03 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Scarcity is real, and reality is not optional." ~ KDW)
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To: Tax-chick

There’s never any snark at Walmart, here. Maybe that’s a good thing. I don’t have to go to DMV anytime soon, or I’d probably find plenty of snark.

Thanks about the stomach. I don’t want it to be ulcers because it means lying around all day, waiting for the Type A+ to drip in. As long as my phone and my tablet are charged, it wouldn’t be too bad, but I’d need to pack to my pills and snacks and I hate that. It’s not even a fun campout.

Rain? Again? I’m so sorry for the cats! It must be your version of the snow storms to hit us and CO last weekend.


4,093 posted on 03/18/2021 3:33:31 AM PDT by Monkey Face ("A mistake that makes us humble is better than an achievement that makes us arrogant." —Unknown)
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To: Monkey Face

One of our family members who enjoys making the rest of us miserable said it’s supposed to be stormy all day. We may have to engage the soothing British murders so as not to run amok with sharp objects!

That sounds a little backward.


4,094 posted on 03/18/2021 4:07:09 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Scarcity is real, and reality is not optional." ~ KDW)
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4,095 posted on 03/18/2021 4:13:00 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Scarcity is real, and reality is not optional." ~ KDW)
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To: Tax-chick

Yes, it looks to be a “Death In Paradise” day, mostly because I need the laughs. I’m sure the sun will be out later on this morning, but it’s glum out there now. And damp.

When I run amok with sharp objects, they’re usually pointed the wrong way.


4,096 posted on 03/18/2021 4:17:02 AM PDT by Monkey Face ("A mistake that makes us humble is better than an achievement that makes us arrogant." —Unknown)
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To: Tax-chick

I always wanted a rattan set, but the men in my life were too clumsy (except on the dance floor) and these days, I’ve gone to practicality. Still, it would be nice to have some rattan, complete with cats!

And finally, good morning.

How that escaped the conversation so far is beyond me.


4,097 posted on 03/18/2021 4:19:15 AM PDT by Monkey Face ("A mistake that makes us humble is better than an achievement that makes us arrogant." —Unknown)
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To: Tax-chick; Monkey Face; NicknamedBob; null and void; no-to-illegals; Silentgypsy; ColdOne; ...

Happy Friday Eve, everyone.

I think the lockdowns and masks have lead to an overall whack shortage. Of course, it could be the extreme gubmint control since the gubmint has had whack problems since at least the 1960s.

Maybe you could get some in Florida or Texas.


4,098 posted on 03/18/2021 5:00:00 AM PDT by ArGee (This is a tagline. This is only a tagline. Had it been a post, it would have been told to look up.)
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To: ArGee

Going to hang it out there to tempt ‘Face.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!


4,099 posted on 03/18/2021 5:00:48 AM PDT by ArGee (This is a tagline. This is only a tagline. Had it been a post, it would have been told to look up.)
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To: ArGee

Oh, a’right.


4,100 posted on 03/18/2021 5:34:23 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Scarcity is real, and reality is not optional." ~ KDW)
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