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My father was a builder. He used to build houses and when I was a teenager, he would often ask me to help him as he laid out the foundations. On one job I recall he had to dig the foundations down about twenty feet to reach the bedrock. I recall asking why it had to be so deep and he replied, “This area used to be the bed of a river and it still floods from time to time. If we don’t make the foundations solid, then the next time it floods the house may be severely damaged.” ....
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The importance of representation, identity and diversity, particularly within the Navy family, were the focus of a national virtual Black History Month event Feb. 25. “This month is not just about black history. Black history is our history. This is American history,” said keynote speaker Rear Adm. Stephen Barnett, commander, Navy Region Northwest. Barnett is one of the just 8% of black Navy officers, a fact that isn’t lost on him. “The black men and black women who came before me paved the way,” he reflected. “Just one generation before me, it was nearly unthinkable for a black person to become a naval aviator. I wouldn’t be here today with a star on and my actual wings on if it wasn’t for a bunch of aviation giants that went before me.” ....
When Hernando Cortes brought his army to Mexico in 1552, he was looking for more than Montezumaâs gold. The most durable treasure carried back to Europe by the conquistadores was plants. The invaders ransacked Montezumaâs famous gardens, in search of new varieties of vegetation that could feed their people back home. Crop failures and food shortages were a regular feature of European life at that time, and anyone who could allay those inconveniences would be rewarded. The Mexican marigold (Tagetes lemmonii) was one of those plants. Along with potatoes, peppers and corn, it went to Europe, where gardeners adapted it into the local horticulture, most famously in France, where âFrenchâ marigold blossoms appeared in salads and soups. ....