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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Hi all,</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">BBC World Service (radio) OnePlanet environment program topic this week is soil.
The middle segment of the first episode covers earthworms, including a visit to the
NHM Darwin Centre collection. It's available as a podcast for downloading.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/oneplanet/</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">OnePlanet: From the Ground Up: Part 1</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/oneplanet/oneplanet_20080114-
1610.mp3</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">The first of a two part series in which soil scientists, biologists and enthusiasts tell the
story of soil. How was this invaluable thin layer around the planet formed and how
does it differ in around the world?</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Part 2</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/oneplanet/oneplanet_20080115-
1706.mp3</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">This part is about soil degradation issues & land management to combat it.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Cheers,</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Geoff</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">--</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">   Geoff Read <gread@actrix.gen.nz>  </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">   http://www.annelida.net</span></font></div>
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