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4 days ago · Euphorbias with large leaves should have leaves just above the cut removed with a knife. The cut surface should be left to dry before planting, one or better several days for leafless species. Leafy Madagascan species need only dry a short time. Dusting the cut surface with a hormone rooting powder will help roots form.
5 days ago · Bio: Dan Brown is Professor of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo, where he has been a faculty member since 2000. His research is alarmingly interdisciplinary, ranging from finding rhyme in music lyrics to identifying genes in genome sequences to preventing problem gambling to theorizing about what makes for a high-quality review to teaching computers to write poetry and tell stories.
22 hours ago · James Gurney. May 29, 2024. ∙ Paid. In architecture and design schools, it's common to hear the claim that "golden mean" geometry was used in the design of ancient buildings, especially the Parthenon. According to mathematician Keith Devlin of the Mathematical Association of America, this is a groundless myth, with no basis in fact whatsoever.
1 day ago · A cactus ( pl.: cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) [3] is a member of the plant family Cactaceae ( / kæˈkteɪsiaɪ, - siːiː / ), [a] a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species of the order Caryophyllales. [4] The word cactus derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Greek word κάκτος ( káktos ), a name ...
22 hours ago · Tolkien’s world is deeply rooted in mythology and legend. The epic tale of Middle-earth draws from various mythological sources, including Norse, Celtic, and Finnish myths. For instance, the character of Gandalf bears similarities to Odin, the Norse god, often depicted as a wise wanderer with a staff.
1 day ago · 28 May 2024 By Tim Koch. Further to Göran Buckhorn’s report on the death of Clive Radley, Tim Koch adds more information on a full life. Clive joined the Air Cadets while at Leyton County High School 1956-1963. Later, he studied Aeronautical Engineering at Queen Mary, University of London, 1963-1966, and was a member of the college boat club.
1 day ago · Humor, gag-a-day, satire, children. Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz. The strip's original run extended from 1950 to 2000, continuing in reruns afterward. Peanuts is among the most popular and influential in the history of comic strips, with 17,897 strips published in all ...
