In the eastern U.S., there is evidence that indigenous peoples managed forests to promote the growth of mast trees, as nuts and acorns were an important source of car- bohydrates (Abrams and Nowacki 2008). The removal of competing plant species through the use of fire, girdling, and ...
I was lucky enough to have new experiences in new places everyday for about 6 months last year on my bicycle trip.Sure, a lot of the corn fields in Illinois looked a lot like the corn fields in Indiana and Ohio but, they were still different.It’s a true blessing to have a stretch...
One frustration that I have is that it is much easier to get ahead in one’s career by taking new jobs rather than doing different things for the same company for a long time. Having that sense of history and solid experience is priceless. So in response the this article I thought about...
Until now, I’ve grown my TATSOI in a sunny part of the garden, but this year I’m experimenting with a spot that gets less sun. I’m optimistic and expecting good results, so stay tuned! I’ll post an update later in the season once I see how things go. How to Grow Tatsoi ...
In one study of skeletons of American Indians in Ohio, scientists discovered that when they began to grow corn, healthy hunter-gatherers were turned into sickly, underweight farmers. Tooth decay increased, as did diseases. Far from being one of the blessings of the New World, com was a ...
After dinner in Gion, we walked to Yasaka Shrine (八坂神社), also known as Gion Shrine; it is one of the most famous shrines in Kyoto and is considered the guardian shrine of the Gion entertainment district. Founded over 1350 years ago, the shrine sits between the popular Gion and Higash...
The price of oil is down. How should we expect the economy to perform in 2015 and 2016? Newspapers in the United States seem to emphasize the positive aspects of the drop in prices. I have writtenTen Reasons Why High Oil Prices are a Problem. If our only problem were high oil prices,...
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When Jim Disbrow and Scott Lowery were living in Ohio in 1982, they had a hankering for Buffalo-style wings--only they realized there was nowhere to satiate their craving. As a result, the two men opened their own restaurant and Buffalo Wild Wings has since turned into an international craz...
When water is a limiting factor, yields are usually greater in relatively moist, lowland topographic locations [5,6]. This relationship has been observed in many of the crop systems common to the US Corn Belt including maize, soybeans, and wheat [7,8,9]. However, when water is excessive...