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	The Cactus Code - Welcome!
		Cactus is an open source problem solving environment designed for scientists and engineers.
		Cactus originated in the academic research community, where it was developed and used over many years by a large international collaboration of physicists and computational scientists.
		CFD Cactus toolkit used in the study of pollutant/chemical dispersion in urban cityscapes
	www.cactuscode.org (290 words)

	cactus. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		A cactus plant is conspicuous for its fleshy green stem, which performs the functions of leaves (commonly insignificant or absent), and for the spines (not always present) of various colors, shapes, and arrangements.
		Cactus flowers are notably delicate in appearance although usually large and showy; they are commonly yellow, white, or shades of red and purple.
		The nopal (Nopalea coccinellifera) is the cactus traditionally cultivated as a host for the cochineal insect, and the hallucinatory drug mescaline occurs in the genera Lophophora (peyote) and Trichocereus.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ca/cactus.html (584 words)

	Cactus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		One distinct identifying characteristic of the Cactus family is the areole, a specialized structure from which spines and new shoots grow.
		Many cactus species are night-blooming, as they are pollinated by nocturnal insects or small animals, principally moths and bats.
		The word cactus is ultimately derived from Greek Κακτος kaktos, used in classical Greek for a species of spiny thistle, possibly the cardoon, and used as a generic name, Cactus, by Linnaeus in 1753 (now rejected in favor of Mammillaria).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cactus (736 words)

	Cactus - Conservapedia
		Cactus is the collective term for plants from the Cactaceae family.
		Cactus are sometimes the only source of water in the desert, if you can get to it.
		The agave cactus is used to brew tequila, an alcoholic beverage.
	www.conservapedia.com /Cactus (131 words)

	cactus - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		A cactus plant is conspicuous for its fleshy green stem, which performs the functions of leaves (commonly insignificant or absent), and for the spines (not always present) of various colors, shapes, and arrangements.
		Cactus flowers are notably delicate in appearance although usually large and showy; they are commonly yellow, white, or shades of red and purple.
		Prickly pear cactus and pastoralism in Southwest Madagascar.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/c1/cactus.asp (748 words)

	Cactus - MSN Encarta
		Cactus, common name for the family comprising a peculiar group of spiny, fleshy plants native to America.
		Cactus plants usually consist of spiny stems and roots.
		Examination of their stems, however, reveals the presence of the cactus family’s unique areoles; their flowers have the typical cactus features.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761561182/Cactus.html (603 words)

	Holiday Cactus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		They are originally forest cacti, growing as epiphytes at elevations between 1000 and 1700 meters in the Organ Mountains north of Rio de Janeiro in southeast Brazil, South America (not to be confused with the Organ Mountains of New Mexico in the United States of America).
		Thanksgiving Cactus, Yoke Cactus, Linkleaf Cactus, Crab Cactus, Claw Cactus, (Schlumbergera truncata, formerly Zygocactus truncatus).
		Easter Cactus, (Schlumbergera gaertneri - formerly Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Christmas_cactus (384 words)

	Jakarta Cactus
		Cactus implements an in-container strategy, meaning that tests are executed inside the container.
		The Cactus Framework: This is the heart of Cactus.
		Cactus was developed to fit Type 2 but also to be a very good compromise for types 1 and 3, with the idea that it is much easier to have to write tests for a single framework than for several !
	jakarta.apache.org /cactus (345 words)

	Growing Cactus
		Cactus that have ribs are particularly well adapted to this because the ribs fill in and contract like an accordion.
		The cactus flowers are usually conspicuous, and are so different from those of all other plant families that the cacti are unique and alone, without obvious relationship to other plants.
		The distinctiveness of the cactus family shows itself not only in the flower structure, but also in one characteristic, that, although possessed by every cactus plant, is absent in all species of all other families.
	aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu /plantanswers/publications/cactus/growingcactus (3967 words)

	CACTUS FERRUGINOUS-- Kids' Planet -- Defenders of Wildlife
		Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owls are one of three subspecies of the ferruginous pygmy-owl.
		Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owls are found in lowland central Arizona south through western Mexico, to the states of Colima and Michoacan and from southern Texas south through the Mexican states of Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon.
		Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owls begin nesting in late winter to early spring and lay three, four or sometimes five eggs that hatch in approximately 28 days.
	www.kidsplanet.org /factsheets/cactuspygmyowl.html (339 words)

	Win a Free Live Cactus Garden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Employees of Cactus Hut and their family and household members are not eligible.
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	www.cactushut.com /contest/rules.htm (473 words)

	tses cactus
		Prickly pears are fruit that is left on the prickly pear cactus plant after the cactus has bloomed the prickly pears may range in color from yellow-green to deep purple-red.
		This one the Porcupine Cactus Opuntia Erinacea Var.
		This one the Orange-tuna Cactus Opuntia Anacantha are abundant in the Southwest.
	www.angelfire.com /ca7/sierratses/page2.html (2996 words)

	Cactus Seeds
		Prickly pear cactus are found in all of the deserts of the American Southwest.
		The prickly pear are edible and are the source for Cactus Jelly and Cactus Candy.
		Cactus require very little care and can be grown very well in Dish Gardens, terrariums, in pots or warm frost-free areas outdoors.
	www.desertcanyongifts.com /cactus_seeds/index.htm (1154 words)

	CactusMuseum.com - Cactus survival characteristics
		Stem: The cactus stem serves as the plant's main photosynthetic organ and is used for water storage.
		Two cactus structures, the ribs and tubercles, help the cactus stem expand and contract as water availability changes.
		Skin: The cactus skin is translucent and acts as the first line of defense against fungi, bacteria, and foraging animals.
	www.cactusmuseum.com /survival.asp (1104 words)

	An Introduction to Cactus > Example Servlet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Cactus is an extension to JUnit that allows for the testing of server-side Java code without having to run a server external to the testing setup.
		In its basic form, Cactus is a layer on top of JUnit that allows for test code to be run in both a client space and a server space.
		One of the major benefits of Cactus is that it handles all the session creation, request creation, and response creation for me—so I can write my tests quickly and consistently.
	www.informit.com /articles/article.asp?p=358759 (370 words)

	Cactus
		Cactus and succulent journal (Santa Barbara, Calif.), and Cactus and Succulent Society of America.
		Describes the first 100 years of the saguaro cactus as it grows from seed to adult plant in the hot, dry desert of Arizona and provides food and shelter for the desert animals.
		Studies of That Unique and Fascinating Growth, the Cactus Plant, Treating of All the Most Important Groups of Cacti Known, with Scientific Accuracy, and Depicting the Charm of the Desert Land, Its Magic Spell and Wondrous Lure, in the Great Cactus Area of the World, the American Desert of the Southwest.
	www.clt.astate.edu /wallen/cactus.htm (1824 words)

	Cactus Blog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A: Assuming your cactus has been in the same location all this time, and hasn't been moved to a place without bright light, the problem could be that your plant doesn't get enough of a rest period after it has bloomed.
		Move it to a slightly larger pot, and use fresh cactus potting mix in the new pot.
		Here in Berkeley, we have adobe clay and all of our cactus beds are raised on top of it so we don't have to dig out the sticky mess and deal with improving drainage.
	www.cactusjungle.com /blog (1438 words)

	CACTUS LOVERS - Cactus Pictures, Arizona Desert Adventures, Discussion Forum And More
		Steve visited a large cactus farm on the east side of Tucson and was not disappointed whatsoever in the variety...
		The golden barrel cactus is a popular round cactus with distinctly sharp thorns...
		This submission of a rat tail cactus was spotted at the Denver Butterfly Pavilion in a semi-tropical millieu for thousands of butterflies.
	www.cactuslovers.com (1559 words)

	Cactus Hut - Live Cactus Plants (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		While the poinsettia remains the most popular of the holiday plants, a healthy Christmas cactus in full bloom is a great gift idea for that special gardener.
		The ideal soil for Christmas cactus is composed of equal parts of garden loam, leaf mold and clean coarse sand (not sand from the seashore).
		Christmas cactus usually is re-potted in the spring, but a plant which is unhealthy because of the root system can be re-potted at any time of the year.
	www.cactushut.com /cactus/xmascare.htm (1215 words)

	Saguaro Cactus (DesertUSA)
		The magnificent Saguaro Cactus, the state flower of Arizona, is composed of a tall, thick, fluted, columnar stem, 18 to 24 inches in diameter, often with several large branches (arms) curving upward in the most distinctive conformation of all Southwestern cacti.
		Like most cactus, the buds appear on the southeastern exposure of stem tips, and flowers may completely encircle stems in a good year.
		Unlike the Queen of the Night cactus, not all of the flowers on a single Saguaro bloom at the same time.
	www.desertusa.com /july96/du_saguaro.html (652 words)

	Cactus Music & Video ... Bringin' You The Music Greats From The Lonestar State! Since 1975
		We rebuilt Cactus from a small retail chain in the mid-1980's into one of the most highly regarded single-storefront music retailers in the country during the 1990's.
		Cactus has long been a gathering place for people who love music and I feel extremely fortunate to have met so many extraordinary people.
		At Cactus, many of you had the opportunity to meet future members of the Rock ‘n Roll hall of fame such as The Ramones, The Police and The Patti Smith Group.
	www.cactusmusicandvideo.com (985 words)

	Cactus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A directed graph is a cactus if and only if it is strongly connected and each edge is part of exactly one directed simple cycle.
		The first graph is a cactus, but the second one is not since for instance the edge (0,1) is in two simple cycles.
		The reason for the name is that a "cactus" consists of several simple cycles connected to each other in a tree-like fashion, making it look somewhat like a cactus.
	acm.uva.es /p/v105/10510.html (350 words)

	Cactus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This is a small barrel shaped cactus that has several hundred stems in a clump or mound.
		They also used the cactus as a cooking pot by cutting off the top, scooping out the pulp and inserting hot stones together with food.
		The main part of the cactus is a tuberous root that is underground as much as 5 inches.
	www.scsc.k12.ar.us /2000TexNatHist/TexasNatHist/Members/WoodF/Default.htm (1820 words)

	Cactus
		There is no reason for the cactus plants to grow naturally in straight rows, like a fence, with openings, like gates, so the cactus could keep livestock away from vegetables.
		The Palestinian word for cactus means "patience," because you must patiently remove the melon-like fruit from the cactus and patiently prepare it for the table.
		For over fifty years those cactus trees in stolen Palestine produce their fruit every season and don't find the people to pick them (they are surrounded by strangers who don't know how or when to pick them, or what they taste like, or if they are even edible).
	www.cactus48.com /cactus.html (883 words)

	Christmas Cactus
		Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesii) is a popular, winter-flowering houseplant native to Brazil, available in a wide variety of colors including red, purple, oranges, pinks and creams.
		Christmas cactus is a member of a group sold as holiday cacti that includes the Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) and the Easter cactus (Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri).
		The Easter cactus flowers primarily in the spring and sporadically throughout the year.
	hgic.clemson.edu /factsheets/HGIC1554.htm (643 words)

	live cactus gardens and glass sculptures from Arizona and southwest
		Be it Saguaros, prickly pears, or any of the hundreds of varieties of cactus, this is truly a special choice that says Arizona.
		Choose from gardens that are planted and designed from a leading Cactus nursery, a kit that you assemble yourself, or others in glass, etc.
		Cactus glass and pewter glassware many sizes, colors, flutes, goblets, shots, etc.
	www.arizonagift.com /cactusmain.htm (295 words)

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