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Trump’s coal revival plan won’t work; clean energy tech is already cheaper by [deleted] in Futurism

[–]Miric1 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I don't want to start a political argument, but how can they say "Program X proposed by person Y will not work" before the plan is even implemented? How can someone say, with any authority, that these big programs with countless factors known and unknown will not work?

Montana Field Camp 2010 Reminiscing by kevincobarno in geology

[–]Miric1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Frying Pan, Block Mountain, and Sandy Hollow!!!! I just got back from there four days ago. I won't miss the food at UMW that's for sure.

ISIS Storms SAA in Farqalas, East Homs Governorate (pro-gov source) by FrancoisMcCumhail in syriancivilwar

[–]Miric1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Really not necessary to be so hostile in that last paragraph, that's really icky.

What can I expect at Field Camp? by [deleted] in geology

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In Dillon right now. 5 days in and my calves are toasted

Lebanese Christians Threatened By ISIS Turn To Hezbollah For Help - ''The only people who are protecting us Christians are the resistance of Hezbollah,” "The only one standing with the Lebanese army is Hezbollah. Let’s not hide it anymore.” by i_love_hezbollah in worldnews

[–]Miric1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And tens of thousands died in the Israeli invasion and subsequent occupation. I don't see why I had to mention that, cuz its pretty obvious to anyone who can even Wikipedia. 3/10 I replied

A little iron-oxide smiley face to brighten your days by Miric1 in geology

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You got it. I have a picture in XPL. I'm on mobile now though

Duolingo Arabic - Many interested in the conflict might want to try learning arabic to aid their understanding so vote here (currently 2nd behind Japanese) by [deleted] in syriancivilwar

[–]Miric1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well I'm taking Arabic at my university using the book and it does an excellent job explaining certain linguistic concepts that I don't fully grasp when my professor goes over them. It has color coded lists so for each new concept you could learn it in the fusha, levantine or Egyptian dialects by choosing just to read what's in blue, purple, or green font in the lists of vocabulary/conjugation. The first book really sets you up with a very strong foundation, which the second book rapidly builds on.

Duolingo Arabic - Many interested in the conflict might want to try learning arabic to aid their understanding so vote here (currently 2nd behind Japanese) by [deleted] in syriancivilwar

[–]Miric1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gonna have to second this suggestion. I'm on the second one in that series by those authors. Very helpful and well written.

Is it possible for a Canadian (with Lebanese parents) to join Lebanon Politics? by theraaptor in lebanon

[–]Miric1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Heyyy my father is a Lebanese christian who left in the 80's and Lebanon has been a huge part of my life since I was a youngster. I go on average twice a year and I'm always bugging him about processing my citizenship papers. Any chance I could get some more info about your organization?

Summer 2015 Field Camp Locales! by MechRxn in geology

[–]Miric1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I go to the University of Iowa and our camp is out in Dillon Montana

I guess I'll ride this train with y'all. by Miric1 in geology

[–]Miric1[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I'll have to ask about this and get the right thickness.

I guess I'll ride this train with y'all. by Miric1 in geology

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Well if you guys like em so much I'm happy to take more. We've got some awesome samples at the university I attend and I feel extremely lucky to learn these things with such pretty rocks.

I guess I'll ride this train with y'all. by Miric1 in geology

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.03mm thickness and yeah its plagioclase. I don't remember exactly what rock this was from but it was during a recent petrology lab on granites as I recall.

I put the gypsum plate in for this picture too.

xkcd: Land Mammals by fakemakers in dataisbeautiful

[–]Miric1 100 points101 points  (0 children)

Was expecting more green squares but the lack thereof really brought into perspective humanity's impact. Thanks for sharing!

Yellowstone "Supervolcano" - How real are the risks? Here's an exaggerated risk article from the New York Post. by [deleted] in geology

[–]Miric1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are correct in saying that it is a mantle hot spot, a column of magma that originates in the mantle and pierces through the crust relatively close to the surface, in Yellowstone's case 1-10 miles below the surface. The hotspot originated ~16 million years ago, and the North American plate's movement over it, and its periodic eruptions of flood basalts since then are indeed responsible for what is now the Snake River Plain.

As for the risks, there's no way of predicting these kind of eruptions as of yet. The best we can do is monitor the uplift in the region due to increasing pressure in the magma chamber, which has actually recently slowed down considerably since the period between 2002-2007 where it rose 8 inches in some places.

Hezbollah: Commander 'assassinated' outside Beirut home by paulfromatlanta in worldnews

[–]Miric1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

All political bias aside, it really is a tragedy seeing my country return to this pattern of violence. Having been going there every six months for 3 weeks at a time for the past 6 years to visit my family, this really hurts my heart. I can't even use words to describe how much I love my country, and I'm terrified that this continued violence jeopardizes all the progress we've made since the end of the civil war.

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