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Duplication leads to fewer tricks

[2017-09-09 07:56]

Who said, "It does not make sense that everybody should duplicate efforts when we could be working together"?

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[2017-09-09 07:56]

Xianwuren Dance Studio Lotus

As The Garden Bridge Is Shelved, Here's How New York Created The High Line

[2017-09-02 08:24]

I lived in New York for a while. Not long, but enough time for a hot, late summer expand into a snowy early winter.

Pick of the zingiest zinnias and how to grow them as cut flowers

[2017-09-02 08:24]

'The popularity of zinnias grows with each successive season." So said the great Roy Hay, founder of Britain in Bloom and instigator of the National Gardens Scheme, back in 1937. What happened?

Zinnias can be sown in a propagator, greenhouse on a windowsill or in the open. Some packets contain only 12-15 seeds, so are best sown in modules. You can wash and re-use the trays from mail order plug plants.

Count a deal once in a while

[2017-08-26 07:17]

Mickey Mouse said, "Arithmetic is being able to count up to 20 without taking off your shoes."

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[2017-08-26 07:17]

Yundi & Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra

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[2017-08-26 07:17]

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A two-diamond bid for excitement

[2017-08-19 08:47]

Few pairs outside North America use a weak two-diamond opening. The so-called Multi enjoys widespread popularity. Then, two diamonds indicates a weak two-bid in either major. This makes life tougher for the opponents because initially they do not know the opener's suit, and it frees the two-of-a-major openings for alternative meanings.