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The joys of Davis

A moments reflection and observation about Davis, the Great Valley and the Sierra gives one pause to wonder at the power of place and culture,  geographic and demographics on the lives and fortunes of us all.

* The current travel reports of nytimes reporter, Nick Kristoff and his journalism student companion for the next two weeks, the WHO initiative to use DDT as a householdspray to reduce the attack rate of mosquito vectored malaria, and the Gates Foundation announcement of an African based agricultural initiative to reduce hunger and poverty.

The scope of hunger, poverty, disease, accidental trauma and human on human violence in Africa is staggering.  However, the good news is that good people are rising the the challenge of focused funding that can allow local talent to improve crop production,  develop safe and reliable water resources, and reduce infectious disease.

* Some of the success of the Rockefeller Foundation funded success of Norman Borlaug who did cereal grain plant research 40 years ago that made for a “Green Revolution” and a 1970 Nobel Prize.

* Plant pathologists, horticulturalists and geneticist from around the world at trained at UCDavis.  One of the lessons learned in Davis is local colloquial English.  One of the cultural advantage that may local take for granted is their first mother tongue,  American English, the first language of science, technology, the media, communication and transportation.

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