And these survived only because clay and salt in the surrounding soil protected them from further decay.
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Dirk Schulze-Makuch,
Big Think,
17 Sep. 2025
Smoothing round poppy seeds and sea salt—which do the gentle buffing—come suspended in a hunk of detoxifying French blue clay, nourishing olive fruit oil, and zingy peppermint essential oil, the latter of which wakes you up better than any iPhone alarm.
In an effort to cut down on this waste, researchers have figured out a way to send electric pulses through the mud to purify it and allow it to be reused instead of discarded.
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Sep. 2025
There may be switches or a dial on the center console that can be used to make the ride softer, the handling more precise and/or to maximize traction while driving over snow, mud or rocks.
The menu for weekend brunch features French toast, chicken and waffles and bottomless mimosas, plus southern favorites such as jambalaya, gumbo and po’boys, along with drinks like Tito’s cherry limeade, beers on tap and cocktails.
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David J. Bohnet,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
In the kitchen, okra with its viscous texture has been helpful thickening soups like gumbo.
Regenerative agriculture and bioenergy are at the center of this shift—restoring soils, reducing emissions and creating new value streams for farmers and communities.
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Lucy Hurst,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
And these survived only because clay and salt in the surrounding soil protected them from further decay.
But the version at the Saenger was a different song entirely—quiet and haunting, delivered in a rocks-and-gravel voice to a dark hall that had gone dead silent.
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Tom Piazza
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
Then in the 1960s, Lake Burtnieks’s northern shore was used as a gravel quarry.
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