Word: sanding
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...these social landscapes into the second of the Fogg's documents on contemporary happenings in photography. Timothy Carlson '71, photographer writer on the Crimson, pictures Daytona Beach, from weekend college-beerdrinking crowds to V-formation flying birds. But Daytona isn't all beer and birds, it's sex, suds, sand and surf, and 23" Color T.V.'s for sale on beach walls. One couple, whose embrance is hidden by a towel draped over their heads, stands bare-kneed against the bumper of their car. Few draperies, in painting or in photography, say so much but show so little...
...University of Illinois, tested sludge in demonstration projects. The results were startling. The soupy product was easy to spray where needed with standard irrigation equipment and did not smell bad -both distinct advantages over animal manure. Better yet, used as a soil nutrient, it caused clay and even silicate sand to bloom. Still, nobody wanted sludge because of its despised origins. "We flew thousands of miles looking for people to take it," says Ben Sosewitz, general superintendent of the district. "Some people laughed at us. Though we had developed economical, beneficial methods of disposal, we were always frustrated by lack...
...James and his partner just before they robbed a bank in Russelville. They left a $10 gold piece under a breakfast plate. As a kid in bib overalls, Warren pitched in and did his share; he picked strawberries for 2? a quart, wormed tobacco for 25? a day, loaded sand onto trucks for road builders...
...fate. A huge population, temperate weather and a vast expanse of ocean frontage have turned much of this area into a Miami of the West. Bays and marshes have been filled in to make room for more houses and marinas, and oil spills have stained the white sand beaches. Landfills are particularly destructive because they eliminate rest stops for migratory birds...
Hereford cattle graze on hardened marsh spits; flocks of egrets and herons roost on bleached dead oaks; pigs and white-tailed deer roam through sand dunes and forests filled with jungle-like vines. A sparkling white shoreline stretches...