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• Hort.net
  Offers a collection of garden reference materials, including a plant gallery and profiles, archives of mailing lists, gardening news, and links.
• Mimi.hu: Gardening
  Provides a directory of biological and horticultural terms, with links to online encyclopedia entries for each term.
• Pioneer Thinking: Gardening Center
  Information and tips on outdoor and indoor gardening. Many articles grouped by topic.
• Biodynamic Gardening
  Information on this method of gardening using mineral preparations and planetary rhythms, and services including workshops and garden design. Based in the UK.
• MyGardenGuide
  Offers plant database with photos and summary information, questions and answers on various garden topics, and a garden weblog.

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• The Official Circleville Pumpkin Show
  Annual fall pumpkin festival and show held in Circleville, Ohio.
• Plants Africa
  Description of C.miniata, history and growing.
• Botanic Gardens Trust: The Cycad Pages
  Provides botanical and horticultural information on cycads. Topics include growing in pots and open ground, propagation, pests and diseases, listings of parks and gardens featuring cycads, and links to other resources.
• Paradise on Earth: Historical Gardens of the Middle East
  Article by Safei El-Deen Hamed on Islamic garden elements and design concepts. Includes references.

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• Ex-Marine sues Calif. city to get back police job (AP)
  AP - An ex-Marine acquitted on charges of killing unarmed Iraqi detainees sued the city of Riverside Wednesday over not being rehired as a police officer.
• Iraq PM said to be ahead on eve of vote results (Reuters)
  Reuters - Initial results from Iraq's national election are likely to be released by Thursday, Iraqi and U.N. officials said on Wednesday, as further signs emerged of a strong showing for Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
• First Iraqi vote results likely on Thursday (AP)
  

  AP - The top United Nations envoy in Iraq urged election officials Wednesday to release the results of this week's historic vote as quickly as possible, saying Iraqis "have the right to know" the results as soon as possible.

  
  
• 'Months' before Iraq government, says US general (AFP)
  

  AFP - The commander of US forces in Iraq has predicted it would take "a couple of months" for leaders to form a post-election government but downplayed fears of instability.

  
  
• US Iraq commander likes 'Hurt Locker' (AFP)
  

  AFP - The commander of US troops in Iraq on Tuesday praised Oscar-winning drama "The Hurt Locker," saying that unlike some media coverage it showed the complexities on the field.