Daily Field Notes #13

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Welcome to the thirteenth Daily Field Note! Here you find the top post of the day, one covering each scientific field that is included by Geopolis. Since these authors put a lot of effort in writing a good post they surely deserve the extra exposure.

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Subjects curated by Geopolis are Geography, Anthropology, Ecology, Geology and certain branches of History.

Geology: Limestone: The Rock of Life

It plays a mayor role in the carbon cycle of the planet, the pH buffering capacity of oceans and often has an interesting past. Yes, limestone is what nostone-unturned@nostone-unturned wrote about in this post and it surely is worth the read.

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Hey everybody!
Welcome to my first installment of Limestone: The Rock of Life. Limestone if my favorite rock for a very special reason and I'd like to write a few articles about the formation and uses of this interesting rock. I'll be splitting this series into several bite-sized chunks to be released every Wednesday until I feel I've covered the most fun and exciting parts about limestone. So sit back, relax, and open your mind to a world of wonder.

Geography: Development of Network Technology plays a Vital role in better Communication.

Networking plays a major role in the future development of cities and therefor it is important to know how it works, and what the possibilities are. Some basic information on networks is given by mann@mann in this post.

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So network technology had developed to connect the people and plays an integral role in promoting communication. Nowadays, network technology is used as the way to communicate to the other person and without putting any restrictions on geography and time.

The Internet is used as a platform to provide and promote various network technologies. The different collaborative network technologies are MediaWiki, Google Docs, etc.


History: The Butterfly Dance

Do you want to learn about ancient ceremonies that are still practiced untill today? Get to know the butterfly dance together with eaglespirit@eaglespirit! In this very interesting article you get to know the historic setting of The Great Kiva and the ceremonies held there. Of course, there is a video.

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In a previous blog the history of Chimney Rock was discussed, and interestingly enough there is a yearly festival that is held in the springtime at this very location. Like many cultures the spring season represents rebirth, renewal, regeneration, and regrowth.

For the Native American, there are many traditional dances that takes place in the four corners during the spring but my favorite is called the Butterfly Dance. Let me share the story with you of this very sweet dance, and the most recent experience I was able to witness at The Great Kiva located at Chimney Rock. First, let us go over some of the historical facts about the Great Kiva.

Anthropology: Some weird festivals and rituals in India

Are you getting tired of your boring national holiday or the same traditions every year again? Maybe you should go to India then for the Pulikali festival and dress up as tigers! Oh and there are even more, make sure to check out pratique007@pratique007's post.

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India is known for its unity in diversity for a reason. For every region there's a different culture and different language. You will get to see the unusual things here. This is the beauty of India. Today, I'll explain some weird rituals you might not knew before.

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