This post was originally published on this site.Dust and hard water can leave deposits that slow photosynthesis, but don’t believe everything you read about using acids to remove them The problemDusty leaves are more than a cosmetic problem. A film of dust blocks light, which slows photosynthesis and dulls the plant. Hard water makes it...
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I paid my Ulez charge, but I am still receiving threats from TfL
This post was originally published on this site.Transport for London has fined me and warned that if I don’t pay it will possibly destroy my car I paid the £12.50 London Ulez charge on my Amex card within hours of driving through the zone. I was then fined £90 for non-payment. According to my card...
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Texas university’s sudden cancellation of exhibition with works critical of Ice sparks censorship row
The removal of Victor Quiñonez’s immigration-themed exhibition at the University of North Texas without explanation has intensified concerns about artistic freedom at public universities in the state
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Tomás Saraceno and Indigenous communities build art complex in Argentine salt flats
The monumental outdoor environment, “El Santuario del Agua” (The Water Sanctuary), is located in one of the world’s largest lithium reserves
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‘A gilded edifice to one man’s ego’: critics pile on at public hearing on Trump’s White House ballroom plans
The National Capital Planning Commission, widely expected to approve the plans, will hold its final vote in April
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‘No one was really interested in finding those works’: major Brazilian art theft still unsolved as statute of limitations expires
Paintings by Monet, Matisse, Dalí and Picasso were snatched in a cinematic heist from Rio de Janeiro’s Museu da Chácara do Céu in 2006
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Smells like teen spirit: inside the world’s first scent-lending library
The Seattle-based artist Donna Lipowitz provides a popular service that no one nose they need
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Manumission digitisation project reveals grim story of slavery in Brazil
Records show how masters retained power over enslaved people even after emancipation