Word: terras
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...that simple? It appears to have been for the original inhabitants of the Amazon basin. In the 16th century, Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana wrote home describing the remarkably fertile lands he had discovered there. In the 19th century, American and Canadian geologists uncovered the reason: bands of terra preta (dark earth), which locals continued to cultivate successfully. Research revealed that the original inhabitants of the region had added charred wood and leaves - biochar - to their lands...
...Freud had a theory about this: not surprisingly, it had to do with toilet training and the trauma of relinquishing a part of oneself. But it's not a need we outgrow. Over the course of his life and travels, Freud acquired more than 2,000 statues, vases and terra-cottas, plus some phalluses, of which his favorites stood in a row on his desk. "I must always have an object to love," he confessed to Carl Jung...
With the sweet taste of their NCAA qualification times from Nov. 15's Regionals race still fresh, sophomores Dan Chenoweth and Claire Richardson brought home impressive results from yesterday’s NCAA Championship in Terra Haute...
Chenoweth raced in Terra Haute on Oct. 18 as one of the Crimson's representatives at the Pre-Nationals race. Although that race was only an 8K, Chenoweth still made waves in the field, finishing 21st overall with a time of 24:05—a pace of just about three minutes per kilometer, similar to what he ran yesterday...
...Paul, Minn. native also kept pace in Terra Haute with her Pre-Nationals showing...