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erin_foss8191@sbcglobal.net asked:


I live in California where medicinal marijuana is legal…….yet a couple of weeks ago, the DEA stepped in and closed the marijuana pharmacies……..what up wit dat?

Yoplait! asked:


I need to grow my hair. Does flax seed oil help grow it and how long does it take to see results?

Make A Difference asked:


In the state of california (even more so the bay area) do you need to be a medical marijuana card holder in order to pursue a career in the business by working at a local dispensary as a bud-tender?

Steve Snyder asked:


How To Grow Apple Trees From Seed

Have you ever tried to grow apple trees from seeds collected from an apple? It certainly makes good sense that they would germinate. They are seeds and seeds are supposed to grow, right?

I’ve heard people say apples seeds collected from apples are hybridized and therefore can’t grow because hybrids are sterile.

They are correct in that most commercially grown apples hold hybridized seeds inside. They are probably incorrect that this is the reason why your apple seeds don’t germinate.

Bees bring pollen from one tree to the next. If the bee recently visited a delicious apple tree then visits a granny smith apple tree the resulting apples would produce delicious x granny smith seeds.

You might come up with the next award winning apple variety but don’t count on it.

These seeds are not going to produce a granny smith or a delicious apple tree. They would produce a tree with mixed genetics.

Granny smith and delicious are hybrids themselves, this means the new seeds would be ploy-hybrid. This doesn’t have much to do with viability; the seeds can still be fertile. The myth that seeds collected from hybridized apples are sterile might be caused by the fact that apple seeds need to be stratified before they will germinate. Stratification means the seeds have to be treated with cool temperatures for a certain length of time before they will germinate. Most people probably don’t think to stratify their apple seeds. The seeds never germinate hence the idea that they are sterile or infertile.

If you collect seeds from an apple and put them in soil or a terrarium, your apple seeds likely won’t germinate for 2 reasons. The seeds need a dry out period followed by a stratification period. If you skip these 2 steps you probably won’t have success germinating your apple seeds.

If you want to germinate apple seeds collected from an apple first let the seeds dry out for 3-4 weeks. Set the seeds on a piece of wax paper etc and roll them over every day or 2. After a month or so the seeds lose that dark shine and get a lighter dryer look. This is a good indication the seeds have dried well.

Once the seeds are dry put them in a container or zip lock bag. You can also add soil if you wish. Place the container or bag in your refrigerator for about 3 months.

If you chose to add soil you can moisten the soil after about 10 or 11 weeks. Keep a good watch on the bag and let fresh air in often. You should start to see leaves popping out of the soil in a few weeks if everything went right.

If you didn’t choose to add soil you can try to plant the seeds directly into pots or in the ground. If you time it out you can let the seeds dry over the winter and put them into the refrigerator 3 months before the frost usually leaves. Cool weather seems to help apple seeds sprout as well. Commercially grown apple varieties are usually grafted to a wild variety rootstock. The wild variety will be hearty and adapted to the local climate. This method not only produces more apples, without grafting, certain varieties wouldn’t be able to grow in certain climates. Grafting allows commercial farmers to produce more varieties in limited opportunity type climates.

This brings another complication into the whole idea of growing cross pollinated apple seeds. You don’t know it the new variety you get will be tolerant to you local climate. The tree might simply die off after a winter or 2.

If you do manage to succeed in starting apple trees from seed don’t forget to protect them from critters. Rabbits and deer like to eat fruit trees, especially young tender ones. Put up some kind of fence for rabbits and use other defenses against deer etc.

Deer, rabbits and other herbivores have also very likely been the culprits of that mystical apple tree that appeared in your field or at your cabin and in those areas that don’t usually get mowed. Animals eat apples and the seeds that pass through these animals can still be viable. I’ve seen many apple trees spring up in my aunt’s horse pasture when I was growing up. We would collect apples from wild trees growing in the woods and feed the scabby ones to her horses in the autumn. The following summer new apple trees would sprout up around the pasture.

A Good time to collect apple seeds is when mom is making an apple pie. Sometimes I eat an apple I think is exceptional and save the seeds. Who knows I might get lucky or I might just have a little fun.

Growing apple trees from commercially grown seeds isn’t really a bad thing. It would make a great project if you are interested in seeing what kind of apples you will get. I suggest starting this project at a young age if you want to see the results though.

Another reason to start apples from seed would be for a science fair project. You could try germinating apple seeds that have been stratified for different periods of time, some that were frozen, some that were never stratified and see which method produced the best results.

Good luck with your apple seeds!

 

TheJoeCellProject asked:

Day 1, later that night. I have surrounded the Joe Cell with some Salt Lamps since they put off Negative Ions I figured it might help seed the cell. I am continuing with 90 second charges every hour on the hour.

Donald Lusan asked:


Let us take a look at the 10 year, 20 year and 30 year term life insurance policies.

You know, you have a bunch of great policies that the public can choose from, however, for some reason there are certain ones that just stand out. They tend to stand way above all level term life insurance policies. Sometimes I wonder why. Don’t misunderstand what I am saying here, the 10 year, 20 year and 30 year term life insurance policies are great policies but so are the 15 year and 25 year term life policies.

20 Year Term Life Insurance

Why would the breadwinner of a family consider the 20 year term first? I guess the choice depends on the point in time that this person decides to buy. In some cases there is a new baby in the family, perhaps the first child. These young people are so overjoyed at the presence of this newborn they just want to do everything possible to protect their new bundle of joy. 20 years sounds like a good period of time to plan for so off they go and buy their 20 year term life insurance policy. A 25 year or a 30 year term life insurance policy probably would have done just as well but they choose the 20 year policy.

30 Year Term Life Insurance

Why would one choose a 30 year term life insurance policy. Keep in mind the 3 most outstanding term policies are the 10 year, 20 year and 30 year term life insurance policies. I think that people buy the 30 year term life insurance policy because they simply choose to look further ahead. These people look as far ahead as the college years. They want to be assured that the children are well protected right up until graduation from college. Sometimes they plan to have sufficient cash to give each child a start after graduation as well.

Business people often choose the 30 year term life insurance policy over the other policy types as they want to do their insurance buying now and not think about it any more for a while. They should rethink their insurance needs every year but at the outset they choose the 30 year term anyway.

Some of the buyers examine the 10, year, 20 year and 30 year term live insurance policies and choose the 30 year policy because they are acutely aware that if a shorter term was chosen they may outlive their policies. They may still need insurance thereafter and possibly may not qualify for it.

10 Year Term Life Insurance

The 10 year term life insurance policy is usually chosen for one of 2 reasons. It is quite inexpensive thus more people can afford it. They buy this policy intending to buy one for a longer period of time sometime in the future. If they are unable to qualify for the new policy in the future the life insurance company may allow them to convert to a permanent policy. This, of course, would be by contractual agreement. Buy buying the 10 year term policy they at least have the coverage now. They can feel more secure.

The other reason why the 10 year term policy may be chosen above the others is that the purchaser is buying his or her first policy later on in life. Your youngest is now a teenager and you are aware that you are getting older. The 10 year policy will guarantee that this child will have sufficient cash to help him or her through high school and college.

The 10 year, 20 year and 30 year term life insurance policies are great policies. Give them some thought when you feel you need some life insurance.

For additional information on 10 year, 20 year and 30 year term life insurance go to: http://www.lifeinsurancehub.net/termlifeinsurancequotes.html

*Chris* asked:


Tell me how you know please.

Kelly Price asked:


The 80 / 20 rule will help you make money in forex trading and if you are new to forex trading or trading already and not making enough money this forex trading tip is for you.

The 80 / 20 rule is simple.

It simply states that:

80% of your success comes from 20% of your efforts.

Let’s take a simple example of a sales organization.

It’s well known that 80% of the income normally comes from 20% of the clients.

In trading terms therefore: 80% of your profits come from 20% of your trades and the rest (80%) give you just 20% of your profits.

If you think about the 80 / 20 rule, you can apply it to many areas of life and try applying it to your forex trading and you will see it makes sense.

So what should you do?

Cut your trading frequency!

It’s a well known fact that most forex traders try to hard, they think they need to trade a lot or always be in the market to win.

What happens?

They take low odds trades and lose. Keep these two points in mind:

- Unlike most activities you don’t get paid for effort in forex trading you get paid for being right with your trading signal and that’s it.

- The amount of trades is NOT In any way related to your profit potential.

To give you an example - I know traders who trade less than once a month yet make 100% + annualized gains!

The fact is most short term volatility in forex trading is random. This means you can’t get the odds on your side and you won’t win. Ever wonder why you never see a winning day trader or forex scalper?

Well, the reason is they trade to much and trade low odds or trades and this means an erosion and eventual wipeout of equity.

If you trade longer term, your chances of success with your forex trading system will be more because you are focusing on high odds trades.

If you really want to win, use the 80 / 20 rule and get the odds in your favor.

Try trading long term high odds trades and trade valid breakouts to new highs and lows (most major moves start from them), be selective and follow the market action and lock into these big breaks and follow the big trends that develop.

The 80 / 20 rule is logical in life and in the forex market and if you understand it, you can make big gains.

Many people like trading frequently - but their just playing a game and not interested in making money, it’s a thrill seeking exercise - personally I would rather go Scuba Diving!

If you believe forex trading is all about making money and NOTHING else, then you will see how you can use the 80 / 20 rule to your advantage.

Think about the above and using it in your forex trading strategy and you maybe glad you did!

Dr John Anne asked:


Amino acids refer to the molecular structure consisting of both amine and carboxyl functional groups. Referred to as alpha-amino acids in Biochemistry, typically it is defined with the formula H2NCHRCOOH where R stands for organic substitute. Amino acids can be called as the building blocks of our life.

They get combined in an unlimited number of configurations to construct all the required proteins with which our body is built. There are essentially 20 common amino acids that keep us alive, healthy and energetic. If deficiency occurs in an individual amino acid, it may create serious problem to our health system. The name of these 20 common amino acids is as follows: alanine, arginine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalaine, proline, serine, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine, and valine.

Alanine

It is one of the most significant among the 20 common amino acids. It offers energy to your system. It releases into the blood stream during exercise time and induces carbohydrate-consuming effect to the health system. It promotes enhancement in the area of protein synthesis and nitrogen balance.

Arginine

Synthesized normally in the body, arginine is known to be a semi-essential amino acid. Sometimes more is required than normal production. Deficiencies may include poor wound healing, weakness in muscles, hair loss, irritations in skin, and constipation.

Asparagine

It is one of the 20 common amino acids. It is needed to maintain homeostatic balance in the nervous system. Amino acid transformation and ammonia synthesis are largely dependent on asparagine.

Aspartic Acid

Aspartic acid is one of two acidic amino acids belonging to the group of 20 common amino acids. It promotes enzyme activity, maintenance of solubility in the body, as well as homeostasis in ionic characters of proteins.

Cysteine

It is present only at the rate of 2.8% into proteins but it provides the 3-dimensional stability of the protein molecule. It also plays a crucial role in the metabolic process of many important enzymes.

Glutamic Acid

It is one of the important amino acid among all 20 common amino acids. It is responsible for transportation of glutamate and other amino acids to the blood barrier.

Glutamine

Glutamine is able to eliminate excess ammonia from the body system. It enhances immune system. Apart from that, glutamine possesses anti-anxiety property that permits the mind to be relaxed.

Glycine

Glycine is known as the second most common among the group of amino acids. It helps transforming harmful toxic substances within the body to a non-toxic form.

Histidine

Histidine is required for infant development. Histidine deficiency may result in eczema, a kind of skin disease. There are few genetic disorders that promote non-metabolic state for histidine. This results in speech disorders and mental retardations among infants and toddlers.

Isoleucine

This amino acid is particularly important for stimulating the brain in order to produce mental alertness.

Leucine

It is particularly effective in producing other essential biochemical compounds in the body. These chemicals are important for producing bodily energy and mental alertness.

Lysine

Lysine is one of the most important amino acid among all 20 common amino acids. It functions against herpes virus in particular by providing body required nutritional supplements.

Methionine

It is an essential amino acid which functions at initiating the translation of messenger RNA.

Phenylalaine

This amino acid profoundly affects brain cells at biochemical level.

Proline

It significantly affects human nutrition. It is believed to act as a source of nitrogen.

Serine

Serine is intimately related to various bodily functions such as fat metabolism, tissue growth, enhancement of immune system and many more. It is an essential ingredient of brain protein.

Threonine

It helps in maintaining protein balance and also in assisting collagen formation.

Tryptophan

This is particularly needed in the body for the production of vitamin B3.

Tyrosine

This is crucial in building link between dopamine and norepinephrine. It also reduces fat by suppressing appetite.

Valine

It is effective in promoting tissue growth and maintaining nitrogen balance in the health system.

The Straightest . asked:


Can someone tell us the 2008 Presidential candidates’ stances on marijuana legalization and/or law reform? We need to know who to support
Actually, bro we’re pretty moderate. We also have degrees, and make pretty good money. And also, Lib-tard? I absolutely **** liberals.

It’s scathing generalizations like that which ruin things for responsible adults.
Great answer, Augur.