{"id":31009,"date":"2020-10-25T15:54:16","date_gmt":"2020-10-25T20:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/?p=31009"},"modified":"2020-10-25T15:54:16","modified_gmt":"2020-10-25T20:54:16","slug":"word-of-the-day-617","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/2020\/10\/25\/word-of-the-day-617\/","title":{"rendered":"Word Of The Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Stratum<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In\u00a0<a title=\"Geology\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Geology\">geology<\/a>\u00a0and related fields, a\u00a0<b>stratum<\/b>\u00a0(plural:\u00a0<b>strata<\/b>) is a layer of\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sedimentary_rock\">sedimentary rock<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a title=\"Soil\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soil\">soil<\/a>, or\u00a0<a title=\"Igneous rock\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Igneous_rock\">igneous rock<\/a>\u00a0that was formed at the Earth&#8217;s surface,<sup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stratum#cite_note-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0with internally consistent characteristics that distinguish it from other layers. The &#8220;stratum&#8221; is the fundamental unit in a stratigraphic column and forms the basis of the study of\u00a0<a title=\"Stratigraphy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stratigraphy\">stratigraphy<\/a>. A stratum can be seen in almost every single country in the world.<em> [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stratum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a>]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Noted in &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2020\/10\/25\/with-resounding-victory-democrats-can-protect-us-next-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>With a resounding victory, Democrats can protect us from the next Trump<\/em><\/a>,&#8221; Jennifer Rubin, <strong><em>WaPo<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"font--body font-copy gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md \">The goal of a new administration and Congress must be to restore democratic (small \u201cd\u201d) legitimacy and secure its future so that the United States \u2014 as it is now, and as it will be in future generations, in all its racial, ethnic and religious diversity \u2014 is not deprived of the opportunity for self-government. The range of reforms is vast, from voting and court reform to increasing the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2018\/11\/09\/opinion\/expanded-house-representatives-size.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">size of the House of Representatives<\/a> to depoliticization of the Justice Department to increasing financial transparency for officeholders and the criminal penalties on receipt of foreign election assistance. The goal is simple: Never again should a thin <strong>stratum<\/strong> of hateful Americans be able to game the system and threaten the basic tenets of democracy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stratum: In\u00a0geology\u00a0and related fields, a\u00a0stratum\u00a0(plural:\u00a0strata) is a layer of\u00a0sedimentary rock\u00a0or\u00a0soil, or\u00a0igneous rock\u00a0that was formed at the Earth&#8217;s surface,[1]\u00a0with internally consistent characteristics that distinguish it from other layers. The &#8220;stratum&#8221; is the fundamental unit in a stratigraphic column and forms the basis of the study of\u00a0stratigraphy. 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