Inside the bus on Sunday afternoon, the woman, Arielle Swernoff, 23, of Williamsburg, and her friend, Patrick Rheaume, 33, of Park Slope, accepted the cups of genmaicha tea offered them and embarked on a discussion that included references to the small towns of western Massachusetts, where Mr. Rheaume once worked, and the story of how he became friends with Ms. Swernoff while sharing a can of beer during a train ride in New Jersey.

In the immediate future, it would be interesting to study covariation in the composition and structure of grasslands with rainfall, apparent moisture availability, soil mineral nutrients, and SMI across the continental gradient from desert grasslands through shortgrass, midgrass, and tallgrass prairies in central North America.

There were many reasons for the Leave vote, and Regrexit is now gaining momentum.

If the Duke arms himself for war, the king will not sit by idly!