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Siberian Iris - Pretty...Stubborn!
Get ready to hack and slash your way to happiness?
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Facilities on the Trans-Siberian
Many people dream of traveling from Vladivostok to Moscow on the Trans-Siberian railway, but what is it really like to spend a whole week on a train?
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Groundcovers - Self-Seeders
Most plants that set viable seed will seed around a bit if they are happy. Some plants can cover a fair amount of ground via self-sown seed.
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Separation Anxiety
Dividing perennials--this is the best time of year to get out and move things in the garden, for the gardener AND the plants.
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Siberian Indigenous Recovery
Excerpt from Agrafena Sopotshina's speech, "We Live On What The Earth Carries On Itself", examining how the Khanti construct Aboriginality.
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The Siberian White Army 1918-1923
Fighting alongside 50,000 homeless Czech legionnaires and 70,000 Japanese troops the White forces under Admiral Kolchak fought the longest of any.
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Trans-Siberian Directions
To ride the Trans-Siberian across Russia is a travel dream. If it becomes a reality, exciting decisions must be made about direction and stopovers.
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Uncommon Siberian Husky Facts
For anyone thinking of buying a Siberian Husky this strikingly beautiful dog breed has its own set of traits that potential owners should be aware of.
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News Updates - Tigers!
An update on Roy and his white tiger, Montecore, some new arrivals and an orphaned Siberian tiger. Check it out!
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The Perfect Pet Tiger
An exquisite creature whose beauty radiated, not only from her exotic coat but from the depths of her enormous heart, Qadesh loved people and she trusted Bill Frazer because there was never a reason not to.
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Eastern Europe Top Tips
Poll results are in, and the majority of you are up for a journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Hanging out in St Pete’s or cruising the Croatian coast scored highly too
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Learn Russian Culture and Habits
Traveling to Russia? Understanding the local customs, history and language by reading World Cultures: Russia in the Teach Yourself series will be invaluable.
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The Alaskan Husky
Alaskan huskies may be a combination of breeds and conform simply to a standard of performance. (Photo courtesy of internetclipart.com)
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Very East: Vladivostok
Eastern Europe and Russia's a big area to cover. Where to start? How about at an eastern extreme, the mysterious long-closed city of Vladivostok.
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Admiral Stark at Vladivostok 1922
At the end of the Russian Civil War an elderly Admiral called back from retirement led a broken down fleet of stolen ships loaded with refugees to safety.
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Taking to the Tracks
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Three Iris books:
Three Iris books to help you with your book choices.
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Places to Go and Things to Do in 2002 - Part VII
Week seven of this series finds us at a Port Townsend historical home, a Seattle and Spokane museum, fire lookouts and a wild animal preserve.
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Purple Flowers: Spring in the Cottage Garden
Spring is glorious in the Cottage Garden -- find out what's in mine.... I hope you like purple! Don't you just love spring!?!
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Shady Riches
Spring gardens by design and surprise are wonderful -- especially when a shady "white garden" begins to glow.
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20th Century Genghis Khan
The crazy life of white russian Major General Baron Ungern von Sternberg, psychopathic warlord of Mongolia and Military Buddhist
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Moving My Garden
I experienced a move of my entire gardens this year. My worst fears was the drought that had been on going, even when we did get rain just as we moved. Here's how we moved my garden.
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Czech Volunteers in Russia WWI
The Czech Legion started from humble beginnings in 1914 and ended up as one of the last reliable units on the World War One Eastern Front.
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Dealing with Cat Allergies
There are many safe, effective things you can do to reduce or prevent allergic reactions to cats. There are also breeds that are less likely to cause allergy symptoms.
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Dostoyevsky Museum, St Petersburg
Ever read Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment"? If not, grab this literary classic now, then visit the Dostoyevsky Memorial Flat and Museum in St Petersburg, Russia.
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Eight Easy Perennials
Design a perennial flower garden with these easy to grow perennials: widely adapted, easy to grow in a sunny garden, long lived flowers, and they look beautiful, too.
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Shady and Native Blue Flowers
If you like blue flowers and need blue flowers for shade or prefer native plants with blue flowers, try planting some of these unusual flowers in your flower garden.
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The Czech Legion 1917-1920
Growing from a unit of volunteers that fought for the Tsar against the Hapsburg Empire, these 50,000 Czechs fought an amazing campaign for survival.
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The Imperial Russian army of 1914
With 14 million peasant drafts lead by an officer corps one percent of that size, the Russian army was short of every single thing except soldiers, bravery and enemies.
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Russia Travel Guide
Russia's offerings are vast, complex and varied. Whether you're interested in a historical tour of her imperial past or something more modern or even kitchy, read on!
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Dark Night of the Sun - The Total Solar Eclipse '99
Join The Travel Sleuth in the legendary Land of Lyonesse to meet with Sheridan Williams, noted author and authority on Solar Eclipses. Imagine with him the awesome moment when the Moon's shadow swoops in off the Atlantic at 1000 miles an hour to turn Day into Night, Song into Silence.
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Blue Flower Bulbs
Blue flowers and spring naturally go together, so begin your spring bulb display with as many blue flowers as possible.
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Horror Express: Classic Horror
Murders begin on a trans-Siberian Express when a scientist brings aboard a part-ape part-man fossil harboring an alien which abandons its host and starts body jumping.
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The Women's Battalions of Death
A look at the over 40,000 Russian women who served in non-combatant and in direct combat roles in the Armies of the Tsar and the Provisional Government in World War One
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What the DMZ meant to me (part 2 of 3)
My trip to the DMZ continued...
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Ancient nature consciousness, part 2: shamanism
Various crises in my life have driven me back, time and again, to nature. These intense episodes may relate to the most ancient known form of religious experience: shamanism.
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News From Everywhere
Various news events in Russian politics around the Fourth of July weekend: the miners' and utility workers' strike, Lev Rokhlin's murder and a new summit in Moscow in September even though START 2 hasn't (yet?) been ratified by the Duma.
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One Man's Guide to Cheap Flights
How Low Can You Go: Times' travel writer Tom Chesshyre's tale of his budget airline Odyssey round Europe using cheap fares to places he can't spell and can't pronounce
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Rus: How Climate Impacts Rus Culture
Climate has a terrific impact upon people. In the Rus this is as true as it is in the Sahara Desesrt. The vagaries & differences of temparatures is the causation of many social actions & reactions to the weather.
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Where to see 2008's Solar Eclipse
To see the total eclipse you'll need to be standing in a narrow swathe called The Path of Totality as the moon's shadow sweeps over, obscuring the Sun.
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Saving the Wild Cats
The list of endangered and threatened wild cats is ever growing. This months article focuses on many organizations that are endeavoring to make a difference.
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Iris Book by Geoff Stebbings
Iris book to read and help you plan your garden, if you are new to Iris.
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Fetlar Island in the Shetland Island Group
A quick visit to Fetlar often called the Garden Spot of the Shetlands.
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Fodor’s Moscow and St Petersburg
If you're visiting two of the world's most interesting cities, different despite both lying in Russia,then the Fodor's guide to Moscow and St Petersburg could be useful.
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Gastric Bypass Alternative
Losing weight is hard and weight loss surgery can be deadly, but there is an alternative. Zetacap is gastric bypass in a bottle. You feel full and eat fewer calories.
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History of Faberge Eggs
Today, Faberge eggs are priceless masterpieces but their history began in 1885 with Tsar Alexander III, who commissioned Peter Carl Faberge to make an egg for his wife.
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Manifest Destiny Ideology
The doctrine of Manifest Destiny is one of America's greatest exports, killing off Indigenous peoples worldwide since the 1800's.
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Portugal Trivia: Algarve Facts
Southern Portugal: Information and statistics on the Ria Formosa, chameleons, chapels made from bones, dolphin-watching, slave trading, salt pans and cork museum.
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Russian Culture Guides
One of the best things to do before traveling to a country as complicated as Russia is to read up on its history and culture. Here are some books to get you started.
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Sneezes, Wheezes and Dribbles
Herbal Remedies for the Allergic Horse
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