In my point of view it's pretty much in between but then I'm not really that cared :xKleene Onigiri wrote:So annoying how people see politics so simple as "good" and "bad" and nothing in between...
So people in France study bout American History? 0_o why?Hime-Chan wrote: All of my classes on American History
that I studied at university..
I think I interpreted what you said in your previous post as something different than what you intended. Soil fertility reduces if you use the same piece of land for several years which is why you're supposed to give it a rest after a few years to recover. People have decided to try to avoid this through artificial methods though.Elixir wrote:Uhmm.. there are lot's of factors affecting soil fertility, and I think it's pretty obvious that continued use of its nutrients will cause the decline in its fertility, hence the use of fertilizer, organic or chemical. If you do some googling, you'll see in graphs that there is a trend of increase in fertilizer consumption over the years. Obviously, the demand for food rises as population increases, and with limited agricultural areas (and some are converted to residential or industrial use), land use will intensify to yield more crops. There is also the problem of decreasing arable land per population throughout the years. If you wanna go technical, try read "Soil Fertility Decline in the Tropics" by Alfred Hartmink and http://www.fao.org/ag/magazine/0306sp1.htmStopwatch wrote: EDITEDIT: ...wait, what? Do you have a source for the claim about our soil not being as fertile as in the past? There may be issues with farming which have driven us to use different tactics (pesticides, for one >_<), but I don't think I've ever heard that as a reason before.
Personally, I've seen the decline in the yield of vegetables within our land primarily due to soil degradation, excessive rainfall, and soil acidity. As if it's not the same as before as I was saying.
Terry Pratchett wrote: The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.
bash7353 wrote:I kind of always assumed that Haneda's parents might've had names.
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Because I have a degree in what could be vaguely translated as History and Linguistics and Literature of the English speaking world (but of our focus is on British and American civilization).Elixir wrote:So people in France study bout American History? 0_o why?Hime-Chan wrote: All of my classes on American History
that I studied at university..
Oh geez, people are so stupid. I'm so glad that all my vaccines are up to date, at least I won't catch anything worse than a cold or a flu from the kids when I go back to work...mangaluva wrote:@Hime-chan: my mum works with kids who are in hospital here in the UK, and she's seeing more and more whose parents won't get them vaccinated because of this anti-vaxxer crap. She's spending a lot of time these days explaining to parents that the "research" is false, that vaccines won't give their kids autism, and even if it did a) there is nothing wrong with being autistic and b) it's certainly a hell of a lot better than having hyping polio. Like, you'd seriously rather your kid died in agony or was cripple for life than they have some difficulties with social cues?!
Well these are some of the issues I pointed out in which some researchers wants to overcome and in regards to the topic GMO. As a farmer, you couldn't stop using the land to recover, some people do, but, production is continuous. Scientists are developing varities of crops that requires less fertilizer. Some land are not tillable anymore for a particular crop as there are changes in their component brought by external factors such as environmental. Yield percentage and sustainability are important figures here, not just capacity to nurture growth. There different ways people view its definition, depending on the emphasis. Remain specific as you say you are, but does it necesarily point that my perspective is wrong?Stopwatch wrote:I think I interpreted what you said in your previous post as something different than what you intended. Soil fertility reduces if you use the same piece of land for several years which is why you're supposed to give it a rest after a few years to recover. People have decided to try to avoid this through artificial methods though.Elixir wrote:Uhmm.. there are lot's of factors affecting soil fertility, and I think it's pretty obvious that continued use of its nutrients will cause the decline in its fertility, hence the use of fertilizer, organic or chemical. If you do some googling, you'll see in graphs that there is a trend of increase in fertilizer consumption over the years. Obviously, the demand for food rises as population increases, and with limited agricultural areas (and some are converted to residential or industrial use), land use will intensify to yield more crops. There is also the problem of decreasing arable land per population throughout the years. If you wanna go technical, try read "Soil Fertility Decline in the Tropics" by Alfred Hartmink and http://www.fao.org/ag/magazine/0306sp1.htmStopwatch wrote: EDITEDIT: ...wait, what? Do you have a source for the claim about our soil not being as fertile as in the past? There may be issues with farming which have driven us to use different tactics (pesticides, for one >_<), but I don't think I've ever heard that as a reason before.
Personally, I've seen the decline in the yield of vegetables within our land primarily due to soil degradation, excessive rainfall, and soil acidity. As if it's not the same as before as I was saying.
Decrease in land is not a decrease in soil fertility. Excessive rainfall isn't anything new. Soil being rained away however is more of an issue now because people get rid of trees and try to use the soil left, not realising it's not well enough established (...and I am explaining this so badly for which I apologise). I count that more as a lack of soil rather than a lack of soil fertility though. Basically, I'm more specific about my definition than you, it seems.
EDIT: I don't know enough about soil acidity to comment on that, but from what I remember whether soil is alkaline or acidic tends to affect only the types of plants that can grow there, not whether they can grow there at all. I could be wrong on that though.
Doesn't the fault lie on your media for showing it for weeks? It's not like as if the US wants to dominate your viewing experience by forcing your broadcasters to extend its airtime.Hime-Chan wrote: I was trying to say show that the
negative views on your country mostly
stemmed from 1. the medias and 2.
politicians.
We rarely hear all the horror stories
you have happening in Europe, they
don't feel blown out of proportions.
When something happens in the USA,
we hear about it for weeks, it gets a
bit annoying after a while.
Most of our sensational pieces are of
our president mussel cheating on his
girlfriend with some actress, with a
few murders of drug-dealers here and
there.
The Eleventh Doctor wrote:Never ignore coincidence. Unless you are busy. Then always ignore the coincidence.
After a certain degree, plants can't do photosynthesis anymore if the soil is too acidic. (I think <pH 3)Stopwatch wrote:Elixir wrote:Stopwatch wrote: EDIT: I don't know enough about soil acidity to comment on that, but from what I remember whether soil is alkaline or acidic tends to affect only the types of plants that can grow there, not whether they can grow there at all. I could be wrong on that though.
What holidays?MoonRaven wrote:My cell phone has some American holidays in the calendar. I don't get it.
Aquahorse wrote:I have been banned, surprise me) Thanks who did it and helps) I can study more)
Terry Pratchett wrote: The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.
bash7353 wrote:I kind of always assumed that Haneda's parents might've had names.
[/spoiler] hmmm... labor day, independence day, columbus day, thanksgiving, veterans day, Martin Luther King day, groundhog day, Lincoln's birthday, presidents day, tax day...Memesu wrote:What holidays?MoonRaven wrote:My cell phone has some American holidays in the calendar. I don't get it.
The Eleventh Doctor wrote:Never ignore coincidence. Unless you are busy. Then always ignore the coincidence.
o.OMoonRaven wrote:hmmm... labor day, independence day, columbus day, thanksgiving, veterans day, Martin Luther King day, groundhog day, Lincoln's birthday, presidents day, tax day...Memesu wrote:What holidays?MoonRaven wrote:My cell phone has some American holidays in the calendar. I don't get it.
