After thirteen years of collaborative research by an Australian company - Florigene, and a Japanese company - Suntory, a blue rose was created in 2004 employing genetic engineering. Years of research resulted in the ability to insert a gene for the plant pigment delphinidin cloned from the petunia and thus inserted into an Old Garden Cardinal de Richelieu rose. Obtaining the exact hue was difficult because amounts of the pigment cyanidin were still present, so the rose was darker in color than "true blue". Recent work using RNAi technology to depress the production of cyanidin has produced a mauve colored flower, with only trace amounts of cyanidin. Genetically modified blue roses are currently being grown in test batches by Suntory Ltd., according to company spokesman Atsuhito Osaka.
Just to let you know that both Mazza and Tomboy have had their profiles cancelled by CS for mailing local members - well, that is the presumed reason, they haven't been informed as to why.
Yes they do bring a lot of money in to the country with tourism and I believe that Buckingham Palace is the most visited place of them all.
I did find that a lot of Americans enjoyed our Royals and I found many knew more about our history than I did! That said, I knew more of the history of the American Natives than they did...so it's all cross pollenation sort of thing!
Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, two of the most popular state-owned tourist attractions in the country, require at least £20 million to be spent on new roofs and updated heating systems.
The Queen, who is renowned for being thrifty in her personal expenditure, has averted a cash crisis within the Royal Household.
Buckingham Palace has amassed a £25 million reserve on the Civil List, negotiated every 10 years with the government, to pay the running costs of the monarchy, such as staff and heating.
This year the Civil List is £12.7 million, up £500,000 on last year. The £25 million reserve will cocoon Buckingham Palace's finances until the next Civil List begins in 2011.
I got overpaid? You might not be aware old son that servicemen are one of the lowest paid members of the public. A Private earns 17,000 pounds. A garbage collector driving the truck earns around the same.
Unlike many, we weren't paid for a 9-5 job, we were on duty and on call 24/7.
How much am I giving back? Whatever they decide to take in taxes.
"I have a lot of information about that face and my estimation is we're pretty darn close to what this man looked like," Downing, the lead artist, said.
I read that and he does seem to lay a lot on the Shroud of Turin and at the moment, it APPEARS to be from the 13th or 14th centuries. Even the weave used in the shroud that they have is not consistent with the weave around when it was supposed to have been used, but more consistent with that used in the 13th century.
First point: Smacking your head like this will give you a headache if you keep doing it.
Second Point: When I asked if I had pissed off the folks that live in Blighty.....really means those that live there and not in Colorado. I assume that you know what or where Blighty is don't you?
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Yes dear, I sure did...but sometimes they weren't that nice!
will give you a headache if you keep doing it.
RE: cs garden
Hello BB lass xxxxxx