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A recent serendipitous find:
''A single file of women and children was walking through the village, their faces drawn and tired. They had walked a very long way. In their hands they carried small satchels, filled with earth and manure, clasping the precious burden tightly, like a golden treasure. They had collected it in far-away villages, ...
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Trevors, J.T. and Saier, M.H., Jr. (2007). Academics and their knowledge are underutilized. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 186:1-2.
''Scientists and other academics are generally underutilized in numerous ways. For example, many scientists who also serve as instructors are not provided with the best infrastructure for use in teaching ...
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Two quotes from Bruce Cockburn appropriate to the Christmas season (and the mood it gets me in):
''This bluegreen ball in black space
Filled with beauty even now
battered and abused and lovely''
from the song ''Planet of the Clowns'' on the album The Trouble With Normal (1983)
This was written in the early 1980s, and there seems ...
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Musings on:
Baveye, P. C. & Jacobson A. R. (2008). Soil science education and the ''age
of money'': reflections and concerns for the near future. Water, Air and Soil Pollution 187:1-4.
This was a
guest editorial in Water, Air and Soil
Pollution, and I decided it to be worth reading; there's much to be
said for a catchy title. The topic ...
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'''In Excess' describes the lifestyle of many affluent people, a lifestyle that is purchased with money, a lifestyle some think they are entitled to. This lifestyle entails wastage, excess consumption and the purchase of items not wanted or needed. Yet over a billion people cannot even meet their basic needs for food, shelter, clothing, and health ...
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Soil, as we understand it today, is a concept of the human mind. From the earliest perceptions of soils as the organic enriched surficial layer to today's pedologic horizonation of profiles there is a rich history of beliefs and understanding of the vital life-sustaining resource. The earthy material is real, it exists, you can touch it, feel it, ...
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