The belief that there is no conflict between [livestock] farming and arable production also seems to be unfounded: by preventing the growth of trees and other deep vegetation in the hills and by compacting the soil, grazing animals cause a cycle of flash floods and drought, sporadically drowning good land downstream and reducing the supply of irrigation water.

He examined the crime scene for clues.

Actually, I know little of corn, except for the liquid variety... but I do know that the hard, ugly, scrabbly stuff in the center is the cob ~ and without that, we don't have the pretty stuff on the surface -- and that's what this award is all about.

As long as the soul of a nation grows, it is lifeworthy, and its body will probably expand to suit the expansion of the spirit.