Word: sod
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...tale of a spunky, apparently mismatched Irish couple, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, who come to the U.S. at the end of the 19th century and come of age in the process. He's Joseph, a tenant farmer whose family is driven off its picturesque corner of the Ould Sod by the cruel agents of an absentee landlord. She's Shannon, the landlord's daughter, who falls in love with Joseph at first sight, even though he turns up on her father's estate, ancient rifle in hand, to take vengeance...
...Scarlett wants to get in touch with her Irish roots, and Ripley wants to get her away from the freed slaves and budding Klansmen of the Reconstruction South. Pushing a complex reality under the Old Sod solves the problem of having to create substantial roles for black characters. When hired to write the book, Ripley insisted on a contemporary treatment of race, specifically the avoidance of dialect. Her method is to retain speech patterns while providing elocution lessons...
Pretty soon, the maintenance workers will roll out the sod. But the ropes will stay up. It's all well and good that Harvard wants to preserve its tiny bit of "nature" against the unrelenting attack of "urban squalor." But what's the use if we can't sit on it, walk on it or play...
...down all the hydroturf and sod you want--after finals end. Let the reunion-goers deal with it. Or wait until the reunions are over. Maybe Harvard should just find a tougher variety of grass--one that doesn't need to be resodded every spring...
...South Florida, though, sod growers are confident of the new grass's potential. A total of 22 major growers, representing 85% of the state's St. Augustine grass-supply industry, have formed a cooperative venture that has obtained a license to begin cultivating FX-10. Since the grass does not proliferate rapidly, it will take a few years before growers can build up a big supply. But once FX-10 is in place on suburban lawns, the slow growth rate will offer several advantages to homeowners. They can skimp on fertilizer and will have to mow the grass no more...