Peat Soils
A soil that is derived completely from the decomposing remains of plants. Plants that commonly form peat include reeds, sedges, sphagnum moss, and grasses. The plant remains do not decompos...
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Peatlands
Expansive areas of peat soils are referred to as peatlands. These areas are often located in what were once lakes or oceans. The clay deposits from the former lake provide an impermeable lay...
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Appalachian State kicked off this crazy football season with the stunning upset of Michigan. Now the Mountaineers have the perfect bookend: History as Division I-AA's first three-peat national cham...
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They stayed in school because there were more championships to be won. Now, Florida's juniors are one victory away from a three-peat at the Southeastern Conference tournament.Corey Brewer scored 22...
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Michael Jordan's old Chicago jersey hangs over the Miami Heat's home floor, a tribute to the six-time NBA champion. Now, a new bunch of Bulls want a title of their own after ending the Heat's reign...
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Saudi Arabia shattered Japan's dreams of a third consecutive
Asian Cup title after a pulsating 3-2 win in Wednesday's semifinal to
set up a meeting with surprise package Iraq.
Malek Maaz w...
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Japan have shrugged off an ear-bashing from coach Ivica Osim and
are ready to get their Asian Cup campaign back on track with a win
over United Arab Emirates in a crunch Group B meeting in Ha...
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Saudi Arabia shattered Japan's dreams of a third consecutive
Asian Cup title after a pulsating 3-2 win in Wednesday's semifinal to
set up a meeting with surprise package...
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(EDS: ADDS SAUDI QUOTES IN LAST 2 GRAFS)
Saudi Arabia shattered Japan's dreams of a third consecutive
Asian Cup title after a pulsating 3-2 win in Wednesday's semifinal to
set up a meeting w...
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Sydney (dpa) - Australia will pay Indonesia to plant 100 million
trees in Kalimantan in a climate-change deal worth 100 million
Australian dollars (82 million US dollars).
...
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Fewer chartered planes, more train trips and a royal Jaguar that runs on cooking oil have helped Prince Charles achieve a carbon-neutral household, an annual review of the prince's accounts said Tu...
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Prince Charles' office rejected an invitation for his top aides to visit Israel because of concerns the trip would be used to bolster the country's international image, a newspaper reported Friday....
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