takes place in 1906, the year before the eponymous territory became the 46th state. The story itself is simple and lighthearted. Much of it centers on a cowboy named Curly McLain and a farmhand named Jud Fry, both of whom are in love with the same girl, Laurey Williams. ...
Generally, people who are working for an organisation which conducts primary research on climate science and publishes this work inpeer-reviewedscientific journalsshould be listened to. There will be diverse opinions among this group – that is thenature of science– but provided their arguments are ...
Overflow can also lead to a sudden deluge of unprocessed waste flooding the drain field. When this happens, water can seep above ground, which leads to a flooded yard and run-off into nearby water bodies like creeks and rivers. Below ground, this flood can cause further damage, tainting ...
My house was only three streets away: Oak Ridge, then Creek Road, then Stone Hill, but across all those bulldozer-flattened ridges and hills and creeks diverted, that house was a different world. Five bathrooms. Five bedrooms. For five people! And two of them were my parents. My dad had...
Incentives for farmers are nothing new — governments around the world use subsidies to such effect. What makes ‘payments for ecosystem services’ (PES) different is the other end of the equation: the people, governments and business willing to pay because they gain from the changes farmers mak...
Although the text was 20 years old at the time, it was eye-opening to the thousands who read it and were moved by it. Based on his experiences on the Letort and other Pennsylvania spring creeks, Marinaro introduced us to the importance of terrestrial insects, suggested the use of ...
Here, you can choose from 30-minute, 1-hour, or (gasp) 1.5-hour loop main trails along bubbling creeks (where salmon spawn in winter), lush fern groves, and the towering giants, which can reach 260 feet (80 meters) in height. The main trails are either asphalted or boardwalked; the...
Other days, if the day was tiring because of them, or if I’m looking for some alone time, I will almost always choose to fish first. Growing up, my dad and I did a lot of fishing together in back creeks and random ponds. Only rarely would we go visit vast lakes, rivers, and ...
"I don't think we have to actually present when a trauma happens to feel the trauma of that event," said Karl Shackelford, a counselor with Peaks and Creeks Life Development who specializes in grieving. Shackelford led a group session with people grieving from other losses this week and peop...
Storms of Men are Worse than Storms of Oceans VIII. He would be a Good Brother, were he not a Good Son PART II. BOOK THE NINTH.--IN RUINS. 11 I. It is through Excess of Greatness that Man reaches Excess of Misery II. The Dregs CONCLUSION.--THE NIGHT AND THE SEA. I. A Watch...