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April 16, 2024

I don't know if this is the right forum for my question.

When looking up information on the recent solar eclipse, I came across references to a couple of comets that would be visible this spring or summer.

Does anybody know what the comets are, when and where they would appear, bow visible they would be, and for how long?

I remember seeing the Hale-Bopp comet, clearly visible with its tail, for quite a few nights. I know that not all comets are so clearly visible, but I wonder about comets for this spring and summer.

April 10, 2024

Solar eclipse and the founding of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) Confederacy

Oral histories of the Haudenosaunee people tell of the founding of their Confederacy during a solar eclipse that can be dated to 1142 CE.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/solar-eclipse-haudenosaunee-confederacy-1.7163865

April 10, 2024

Solar eclipse and the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) Confederacy

Oral tradition says that the Confederacy was formed during a solar eclipse that can be dated to 1142 CE.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/solar-eclipse-haudenosaunee-confederacy-1.7163865





November 7, 2023

How do I appeal a hidden post?

I received notification in my in box, with a link to appeal, but when I click on link, all I get is a blank screen except for the top heading which says, Home > Latest Discussions > Appeal a Post.

?????

November 7, 2023

How do you search for a forum using an android phone?

I have looked in the correct grouping, in this case, the Alliance group. I have found other forums that I know are related to it but not the one that I want.

Specifically, there was an OP in the Religion forum that showed up in Latest Threads that I wanted to respond to, but got interrupted before I could. When I went back to look for it, I could not find the Religion forum anywhere. The list of forums on my phone looked incomplete, like there should be a 2nd page.



November 7, 2023

November is Native American heritage month.

There are many online sources of current political and social issues that Native Americans face today, as well as sources on cultures and Native American history.

https://www.nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/

As with any ethnic or cultural group, not all Native Americans agree on politics, but they are a significant voting group when motivated to turn out, and often lean Democratic. Following is an analysis of Native votes in recent elections.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/native-americans-support-democrats-over-republicans-across-house-and-senate-races/#:~:text=Native%20Americans%20remained%20solidly%20Democratic,who%20reported%20voting%20for%20Republicans.

You can learn more about this often overlooked part of our big tent this month through Native American Heritage Month programs and celebrations.








October 29, 2023

Freaked out my cat tonight by trying on my Halloween costume.

She (the cat) was ok when I put on the satiny white nightgown, with ragged, gauzy white pieces hanging from the sleeves.

It's when I tried out the face makeup that she crawled under a table and peaked out at me nervously. I had sprayed my face (eyes closed) with shimmery white colored hairspray and surrounded my eyes with dark charcoal eye shadow. The final straw for kitty was when I draped white cheesecloth over my head and shoulders to match the gauzy, ragged pieces hanging from the sleeves. Kitty ran and kept backing away from me when I tried to get near her so that she could see that it was still me.

I guess she got "spooked" seeing me as a spook.





October 26, 2023

Shooting - Buffalo NPR just interrupted programming to announce

that shots were fired on the I-190 near an exit to the Peace Bridge that connects NY with Ontario, Canada.

Two persons known to have been shot.

https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/crime/police-respond-to-incident-on-i-190s/71-7f13e644-bf29-47cf-a104-3a9db8a9f552

EDIT TO ADD: One person dead, 2 others in the hospital in serious condition. Several shots fired at their car. They are all Sewer Authority employees who were in an official car.

https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/buffalo/police-activity-shuts-down-large-stretch-of-i-190-sb/



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