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what caused this leg injury and how can i overcome it?

i run about 2 miles twice a week, walk around 3-4 miles per day, and excercise most mornings (crunches, a bit of weight lifting). i have recently cut down on the running but go swimming on average...
01:29 Sun 05th Oct 20081 answer, last by Buenchico 01:52 Sun 05th Oct 2008
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why should political party donors be tax paying residents?

there is currently a furore over donors to UK parties being offshore residents and having bank accounts abroad, not paying tax here, and sieving their donations through subsidiary companies. the...
20:28 Tue 30th Sep 20082 answers, last by buildersmate 21:29 Tue 30th Sep 2008
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How do i overwinter chinese lanterns (physalis alkekengi)?

i have planted some seeds, whose packet said they can be sown in March-April OR September, but if you sow them this time of year they must be overwintered. What does this mean, and what significance...
23:27 Fri 19th Sep 20082 answers, last by Clanad 15:36 Sat 20th Sep 2008
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why does a decline in predators sometimes spell disaster for a other species?

i.e. the animals they prey on?
18:13 Thu 18th Sep 20083 answers, last by LoftyLottie 23:48 Thu 18th Sep 2008
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How do the dietary habits of herbivores help the land and eco system?

both wild and farm animals.
11:56 Tue 16th Sep 20083 answers, last by wildwood 07:24 Wed 17th Sep 2008
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are female stinging nettles rarer than male?

i notice a profusion of male flowering stinging nettles (Urtica dioica) locally, but virtually no female. I assume you would not find male and female flowers emanating from the same roots?
18:21 Sun 07th Sep 20081 answer, last by gen2 00:17 Mon 08th Sep 2008
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What happens if more than one pollen grain enters a stigma?

Has the stigma already "closed up" after the first grain? Do the grains produce different fruits? Perhaps the ovary as usual bears fruit, but the fruits contain more seeds? Could it be that after the...
18:12 Sun 07th Sep 20081 answer, last by gen2 00:37 Mon 08th Sep 2008
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why has much of this year's wheat crop rotted?

because of excessive rainfall, much of britain's wheat crop has not been harvested. Could the fields not have been covered with protective plastic sheets or something similair? How does the wet...
22:49 Sat 23rd Aug 20086 answers, last by EDDIE51 20:25 Thu 28th Aug 2008

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