As an example, I looked up alternatives to icicle plant (mesembryanthemum) for the Southern California area and found eight different species, including several local native ground covers that could be substituted for the ubiquitous succulent along our freeways.

You have in the merchant the shrewd calculator of probable contingencies; we shall see that we have in the prophet the absolute proclaimer of necessary and inevitable facts.

When compared with the superb ÖBB Railjet or Italy's Frecciarossa (Red Arrow), to cite just two examples, the Government-procured Intercity Express Trains (IETs) are somewhat underwhelming.

Includes an exhaustive study of the Afro-Argentinian population in Santa Fe, from the Colonial period to our days.