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Youth could be trained to revolt really effectively against some sad weight of conformity that lies on moms and dads. [With Howard Mumford Jones]
Culture is one thing and varnish is another. [Emerson]
ContentsBriefing on Birch Favours
The birch's bark and slender habit makes it popular. The
fruits attract flocks of feeding, small birds in winter. The timber is quite good for
furniture, hard and durable. The twigs have been used for beating and massaging, and the
sap to make sugar syrup and wine. Some birches grow quickly to a medium height (10-15m);
they could therefore be very good choices for a new garden. The foliage is not massive and
is good to look at; in autumn the leaves may turn yellow. The birch may grow in most open
positions. It can withstand quite a lot of air polution. It's a good tree, and birds tend
to come to it too.
Sage Words
James E. Mauch and Jack W. Birch: Guide
to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation: A Handbook for Students and Faculty.
3rd edition, revised and expanded. (Dekker. New York, 1993).You may think this book contains solid "Birch Favours" as to how to advance in an academic field and setting, and it does - but a more recent edition has been published, and it generally pays to be updated. For all that, for some students vast parts of the third editions may still be a huge favour.
CLICK on 'Literature' for the references of about 2000 works. ANNOTATIONS: Acronym letters in square brackets in the text refer to works. Click on 'Literature' above to see examples. Page references are put right after reference letters. The abbreviation cf. means "compare". [MORE]. SEARCH THE SITE: Click on the rose on top of the page to search, and for a selection of good dictionaries etc. REFER to the page by its 'location' address (above). PILOTING: Some pictures and texts on top of the pages are clickable (links). [MORE]
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