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15 Popular Types of Succulents for Your Garden
Echeveria: Echeverias are among the most popular succulents, known for their rosette-shaped leaves and stunning colors ranging from green and blue to pink and purple. These low-maintenance plants thrive in full sun and well-draining soil, making them perfect for garden beds, containers, and rock gardens.
Ashley ScottPublished about 2 hours ago in WritersFrom the River to the Sea
From the river to the sea, Roar masses all over the world, Exasperated by eyes blind to suffering, Eager to witness the end of the genocide.
Kenny PennPublished about 2 hours ago in PoetsPresent perfect, Past continuous, Comparatives and Superlatives
Sun, Sand, and Crocs
Are you ready for summer? As the temperature rises and the sun graces us with its warm embrace, it's time to shed the layers and embrace the essence of summer. And what better way to do so than with a pair of Crocs Unisex-Adult Classic Clogs? These iconic footwear companions have transcended mere trend status to become synonymous with comfort, versatility, and unmistakable style. As the season of outdoor adventures, beach trips, and leisurely strolls unfolds, Crocs Classic Clogs emerge as the quintessential summer footwear choice, offering a blend of functionality and fashion that effortlessly complements any warm-weather ensemble. Let's delve into why Crocs Classic Clogs reign supreme when it comes to navigating the sunny days of summer.
Theo JonathanPublished about 2 hours ago in FeastQuantum Computing in Everyday Life
Quantum computing is a rapidly advancing field with the potential to revolutionize many aspects of everyday life, from healthcare to finance, cybersecurity, and beyond. This essay explores the fundamental principles of quantum computing and its prospective applications in everyday scenarios.
Mithun GainPublished about 2 hours ago in EducationPresent Continuous, Quick, Slow...
Adverbs of Manner, Adverbs of Quantity, Present Continuous
The Most Unexplored Place on Earth
Once upon a time, before the icy embrace of Antarctica, this vast land was a verdant paradise teeming with life. Dinosaurs roamed freely under the warm sun, and lush greenery covered the landscape. But as the ages passed, the climate shifted, and Antarctica transformed into the frozen continent we know today—a land of ice and mystery.
jaspreet kaurPublished about 2 hours ago in EarthThe Cultural Impact of Esperanto
Esperanto, created by L. L. Zamenhof in 1887, was designed as an international auxiliary language to foster better communication and understanding among people of different native tongues. Despite not achieving its utopian goal of becoming a universal second language, Esperanto has had a significant cultural impact in several key areas: literature, community, activism, and its influence on linguistic and cultural studies.
Mithun GainPublished about 2 hours ago in EducationWhy Mānuka Honey Is So Expensive ?
Manuka honey is expensive because this isn't just any old honey it's manuka honey and in its purest form it can cost up to 99 per 100 grams that's more than a hundred times the price of normal honey so why is it so expensive [Music] Manuka Honey is known for being earthier richer and more viscous than many other Honeys it comes from the nectar of the flower leptospermum scaparium also known as Manuka which is only native to New Zealand a manuka in fact is a Maori word foreign the fact that it comes from New Zealand that gives it a premium just to start with and because the bee travels up to about six kilometers to collect this honey and so this honey is representative of the environment and that environment is of New Zealand the plant itself and the Honey is very very rare out of all the Honeys in the world it probably represents one percent of all the world honeys it's difficult to harvest it's only a two to six week harvesting period and the flower is only open for any for 12 days and in New Zealand we have wind and we have rain and all the rest of it so there's a lot of luck involved in getting the bee or a lot of effort from The Beekeeper and for some years there are no there is no honey production for some beekeepers and we have to go to the big extent also using helicopters to collect this honey although Manuka bushes can also be found in Australia New Zealand accounts for almost all of the world's production with exports worth 204 million dollars and expected to quadruple to 800 Million by 2028. New Zealand's honey is protected by a quality standard that safeguards manuka's special properties honey is an expensive honey and anything that is expensive people will try and copy people will try and mimic or people will try and cheat so a lot of the cost here isn't actually in the protection of it all the research so we know it's Unique we know it's from New Zealand we can identify it we've fought labs around the world to be able to do this identification the New Zealand government has set up a standard to say what is manogani so how does the grading system work and what exactly are you looking for in Manuka Honey we spoke to Dr Adrian Charlton from ferriscience a lab in the north of England where Manuka Honey is tested to identify its unique compounds as standard we will test for three compounds dihydroxyacetone which is known as DHA methylglooxal known as MGO and hydroxy methylferol HMF these are the basic tests that we we would undertake to make sure that Manuka Honey contains the antimicrobial characteristics that the consumer would expect we could detect them but we can also measure the concentration of them and that's done using UV light to detect a particular wavelength the individual compounds each compound has slightly different properties but because of the issues in the past with potential fraud there's a suite of other tests including test stress compounds such as leptosparin which is a marker that's unique to the nectar of leptospin and scaparium we can trace then the honey back to its its botanic Lodge in the plant that it came from the jar of Manuka Honey the markers can be confusing so how do you know that it's the real deal so in some cases they're laboring for the concentration of a compound so MGO 300 would indicate 300 milligrams of methyl in that particular pot of honey per kilogram to NPA which is non-peroxide activity now that's that's related to the methodological concentration but it's a more direct measure at the antimicrobial activity of the honey other other marks such as umf a quality mark But if you can see a particular stamp on a product that has been tested and assured to a certain standard so that's different to actually labeling it with the concentration of a particular compound another Factor that's driving up the price is the use of Manuka honey in health and beauty products it's antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties are said to soothe and nourish the skin and it's also said to help with blemishes and acne.
Rebekah WagenerPublished about 2 hours ago in BookClubPrepositions, Gerunds and Infinitives, Sentence Structures, Adjectives, and Pronouns
Prepositions, Gerunds and Infinitives, Sentence Structures, Adjectives, and Pronouns
Book Review: "Herc" by Phoenicia Rogerson
I have to say that when it comes to retellings of Ancient Mythologies, I am all for it whatever it is. Jennifer Saint and Costanza Casati both come to mind when we think of these more feminist retellings of myths where characters were previously sidelined for their gender. The books cast a whole new look on these characters who may have been misunderstood. I think that is what I tend to enjoy when it comes to retellings of myths, it is not about knowing the academia of the story inside out, but it is about being able to shed light on a story that is so old that you can still today, offer new interpretations of it. This is quite a new phenomenon from the Mary Renault days and I am here for all of it.
Annie KapurPublished about 2 hours ago in GeeksMastering the Present Simple Tense of the Verb "to be"
Mastering the Present Simple Tense of the Verb "to be"