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[quote]cold water would boil faster[/quote] Physics tells us this is wrong, but many people persist in believing "alternate facts". Another is that previously-boiled water freezes faster. A popular belief is that water in altered physical states can have special health benefits. You can buy dev...

Thanks for informative responses. I've had no personal experience with joint replacement but know five people who have had it done. Four turned out good-to-great, but one ended up with a fused knee due to post-surgical infection... possibly related to dental work....

Visited Lima & Machu Picchu pre-Covid. Tourism has changed so much that many of my experiences will be out of date. That said, managed everything with Vaya Adventures which specialized in South and Central America at that time. They are still in business. It was all private travel, not a tour. We s...

Corn is a heavy nitrogen feeder, take the advice about side dressing. Also, corn isn't a great addition to a garden. Full ears require heavy pollination, and multiple rows leads to better pollination. ...

I haven't planted a paw paw yet, but I've researched them online a bit. This nursery up in TN sells them bare rooted for winter planting. https://www.tnnursery.net/products/pawpaw The problem people have with not bearing fruit may be related to fact that they are fly & beetle pollinated... not...

Start in Portland then take a slow drive north up the Olympic Peninsula hw 101 enjoying a mix of coastal rain forests, rugged beaches (walking, too cold for swimming), picturesque towns, etc. Then loop over to Seattle and fly home. Otherwise, work west (ocean) and east (Casades) out of Portland....

Worldwide there are many many varieties of rice...all colors and lengths. Personally, I like the minimally milled "brown rice's" and have been cooking a lot recently within short grained... nuttier imo. Purple rice may be better for you, and the Jazzmen brand used to be widely distributed...ma...

Haven't visited Belek, but did have a great stay in the coastal town of Bodrum to the west. That region of Turkey historically was biblical era Greece and has many historical sites to visit between golf games. That coast has been a tourist destination for a couple of thousand years. Tourists and ...

[quote]companies relocate, either to Silicon Valley[/quote] The days of getting a break on Bay Area housing costs by moving south or east to a commuter town are gone. Prices are out of control all over. I've heard of SF companies providing luxury commuter buses to/from Sacramento. Mobile wifi l...

The NOLA area has a number of good digital printing shops. A restorer in BTR I've used has printing done by Professional Color Services, a large operator in Metairie. They are setup for on-line submission. A smaller operation in NOLA specializing in prints for artists is Cresent Prints NOLA ( ...