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The Art of Growing Bonsai Trees September 15, 2008

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The art of cultivating bonsai trees is a Japanese tradition stretching back hundreds of years. Bonsai literally translates to “tray planting,” and involves actively cultivating trees into an artistic dwarfed version of themselves. A bonsai tree is not a special dwarf or hybrid species of a common tree; they’re genetically identical to their much taller brothers and sisters. It’s the careful cultivation that keeps these trees miniture is size. However, the trees are not sick or damaged. In fact, given the correct care, the bonsai version of a tree can live longer than the same tree if it was allowed to grow in the wild.

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Wow! Cleared After 11 Years July 9, 2008

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PlusRamsey Family Cleared in JonBenet MurderRamsey Family Cleared in JonBenet MurderThe Associated PressColorado prosecutors say new DNA tests have cleared JonBenet Ramsey’s family in the 1996 killing of the 6-year-old beauty queen. (July 9)It’s been roughly 11-and-a-half years since the murder of JonBenet Ramsey made national headlines. While her murderer has yet to be caught — new DNA evidence has cleared two people of suspicion in the case — her parents.

The evidence does not match anyone in the Ramsey family, or anyone in law-enforcement DNA databases. The new DNA was found with tests on the leggings that went over the child’s panties — The discovery has prompted the Boulder District Attorney’s office to release a letter officially clearing the Ramsey family of any involvement in the 1996 death of the 6-year-old. In it, District Attorney Mary Lacy writes - “to the extent that we may have contributed in any way to the public perception that you might have been involved in this crime, I am deeply sorry.”

The child beauty queen’s body was found in the family’s basement in Boulder the day after Christmas. At the time, a two-page ransom note was also found by JonBenet’s mother … Patsy Ramsey died in June of 2006 after a battle with cancer. ___ ___, The Associated Press.