Would you like to?

I think it's better not to try it out. The knowledge would have too high a cost.

The term "prehistoric" is used for those objects and incidents that were produced/occurred in times before these were coded through written records or any other kind of manmade record that would allow the following generations to build a continuum of information - a coherent narrative -  about the past.

So prehistoric art refers to objects that were made and used by people who did not leave precise records about their history, or whose records were lost. As a consecuence, there is a narrative void between them and modern day history, which started with the appearance of the first writing systems. Note that therefore, as scripture didn't appear everywhere at the same time, while in some places history was already being recorded, in other regions you still had "prehistoric" conditions.

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Cheers,

Papitou 

There are different ways: Stephan or Stefan. Less frequent is Steffan.

a) The sweet amber coloured stuff bees make.

b) One of Robert Palmer's albums.

c) Pet name for a beloved one.

The little numeric field beside the field for the font types. Top of the screen, slightly to the right.

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Bluesman is probably not going to agree with me, but anyway, Jenn, this is what I think:

First of all, love is something ALL people deserve and need, and probably your niece has a serious deficit here that is leading her onto the wrong way in life. Being nice or giving love is the right thing to do - as long as you don't destroy yourself in order to do so. Jenn, I have read many of your contributions on this site and I have the impression you are often under great emotional stress, your life doesn't seem to be easy. So whatever you do for your niece - and God bless you for it - don't let it suck your vital energy out of you.

Your niece has grown up in a dysfunctional family, and if she doesn't get relevant changes into her life, she'll pay for it during her entire existence. Sending her to a school for juvenile delinquents is putting her on the path of social precariousness - she won't improve there because her teachers will treat her like a little criminal and her companions will display the same destructive behavioural patterns as she herself is developing. Also, who will ever give her a job with that kind of institution figuring in her cv? It may sound radical, but I believe your niece needs to get out of her surroundings as soon as possible, and get somewhere where she receives positive feedback for her skills and for who she is, and where she learns to relate to others not by being violent or offensive, but by actually being social. I don't know whether there are any accessible boarding schools in your country (the US?) - and I mean ANYWHERE in your country, even if it were thousands of miles away. Or whether there are study programs for young people where they get some kind of diploma that they can start their adulthood and professional life on? What I mean to say is: your niece needs surroundings where she is challenged to be responsible, to cooperate with others and where she develops skills or acquires knowledge that improve her self-esteem and that give her something to live on later. You can even send her away for a year of social work in India or wherever... she needs to learn respect for herself and for other humans, and how to value her time. Those are things she won't learn where she is now. She needs to be somewhere else completely, and on her own so she'll recognize how important it is to be able to coexist and cooperate with others. 

As for your niece's dad - I don't think you can expect him to suddenly take up contact with his daughter and be the loving father she would have needed. His decision shows that he is not capable of healthy affective behaviour.

Talk to your niece's mom, see what ideas she is willing to put into practise. This can be a positive or a negative turning point in your niece's life. Think well about the next step and its consequences for your niece and for the emotional state of the family. And remember to take good care of yourself, too.

My best wishes,

Papitou

Well, if you have compost, that's a very good option. You can dig it under the earth of your veggie bed. If there are worms in it, even better. You can also grow Lupines on that patch of earth. Once they have flowered and begin to wither, you cut them down and dig them under the earth. But it is september already, so I suppose it is too late for the lupines (where do you live?).

Good luck,

Papitou

Jellyfish fajitas with i-don't-know-what-was-in-it-sauce.