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Vertical Gallery, Chicago’s premier urban-contemporary art gallery, is very proud to present “Mythical Creatures,” the first-ever U.S. showing of Alex Face and MUEBON, two of Asia’s most acclaimed and incisive street artists.
“Mythical Creatures,” which runs from August 10-31, 2019, spotlights all-new works from Alex Face and MUEBON, both featured within the famed Souled Out Studios collective of artists. Alex Face and MUEBON will attend the “Mythical Creatures” opening reception, taking place at Vertical’s 1016 N. Western Ave. location from 6:00-9:00 pm on Saturday, Aug. 10.
“Alex Face and MUEBON are going to introduce people to a different style of street art than they’ve seen before,” said Patrick Hull, Vertical Gallery owner and founder. “These are two of the biggest Asian street artists — both are character-based, and there’s deep meaning in the messages they’re getting across, so pairing them is a natural fit. We’re thrilled to host their U.S. debut exhibition.”
Thailand native Alex Face (born Patcharapol Tangruen) is best known for his signature character Mardi, a three-eyed child often presented in a fuzzy rabbit costume. Inspired by the artist’s own young daughter, Mardi is by turns world-weary and wry, challenging viewers to consider the legacy that our children will inherit as well as what the future holds for successive generations. Long a fixture across the Bangkok cityscape and the Thai countryside, Mardi now adorns walls in locations including Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, Jakarta, Oslo, Amsterdam and Paris — and soon, Chicago.
Alex Face discovered American graffiti art while studying fine arts at Bangkok’s King Mongktut University Institute of Technology, soon acquiring two cans of spray paint — one red, the other white — which he put to creative use on his own car. At first he painted his name, then moved on to depicting his face, a flourish that inspired the Alex Face moniker. His work has since gained recognition across the globe: in 2018, he occupied the Bank of Thailand Learning Center during the first Bangkok Art Biennale, and the following year, he exhibited in the Venice Biennale in Venice, Italy. Alex Face has also collaborated with high-profile brands like COACH and Mercedes Benz.
Bangkok-based MUEBON (real name: classified) is renowned for biting social commentary on subjects spanning from wealth disparity to environmental activism to the pervasive influence of contemporary media — messages he delivers via his rotating cast of colorful characters, including a flightless cartoon bird named PUKRUK and Mr. TV, possessor of a television screen face. MUEBON is perhaps most synonymous with his Mickey Mouse-inspired skull stickers and wheatpastes, memento mori urging viewers to expel their feelings of anger, frustration and hopelessness in favor of embracing acceptance and finding inner peace.
A product of the first generation of Thai street artists, MUEBON has played a pivotal role in propelling the craft to notoriety and respect across his homeland — and beyond. Raised in the slums of Thonburi, MUEBON (an alias translating to “fidgety hands”) grew up obsessed with Japanese manga. He began his graffiti art career as a teen, often painting under the cover of darkness to avoid the local police, and defied the odds to earn a fine arts degree, in 2005 graduating with honors from the Rajamangala Institute of Technology. While street art remains MUEBON’s passion, he also has exhibited paintings and sculptures in galleries across Southeast Asia, Australia, Japan and Moscow, and in 2018 he partnered with luxury label Hermès.
‘’For over 10 years I’ve seen both MUEBON and Alex Face paint tirelessly on the streets, day in and day out, with incredibly recognizable styles,” said Chris Bowden, co-founder of Souled Out Studios. “Both artists don’t just have borderless skill with a spray can, but also with oils, watercolor, sculpture and print, making their translation into the gallery seamless.”
Alex Face and MUEBON
August 10-31, 2019
Opening reception with artists, Saturday, August 10th, 6:00-9:00pm
Vertical Gallery, 1016 N. Western Ave., Chicago
Opening Reception: August 2, 2019 from 6pm – 10pm
Morpho Gallery, 5216 N. Damen, Chicago, IL 60625
On View: August 2nd – August 31st, 2019
Jurors: Kathy Blankley Roman and Dan Addington
About the Exhibition:
Our jurors have selected 25 artists from across the US to participate in our 8th Annual Encaustic show. The exhibition will include traditional encaustic works, along with encaustic mixed media pieces, and also 2D / 3D constructions.
The following artists will be featured: Amanda Jolley, April South-Olson, Asthon Lacy Jones, Barbara W.F. Miner, Barbara Murphy, Carol Flaitz, Carol Hamilton, Carrie Baxter, Cat Crotchett, Cindy Lesperance, Claire Jorgensen, Donna Kuo, Ivette Kjelsrud, Joe Celli, Jola Soares, Kim Segar, Laura LaRue, Linda Mayer, Lynda Ray, Mandem, Matthew Jones, Regina Quinn, Susan Delgalvis, Susan Paladino, and Tiffany Bodciek.
About the Jurors:
After 7 years of successful shows, including: Hot Wax in the City, Wax(N)Blue and Unbound(ed), FUSEDChicago member Kathy Blankley Roman returns once again to jury our 8th Annual Encaustic Exhibition. Joining her, we are pleased to have Dan Addington from Addington Gallery on board as guest juror.
Kathy Blankley Roman is an award winning artist, whose expressive paintings have appeared in shows nationally, online and in numerous private collections since 2011. Using acrylics, encaustic or oil & cold wax, she is a process painter. Roman prefers a limited palette and works in layers, employing contrasts of texture, opacity and gesture to create tension and a sense of depth and history. Mostly small to medium in scale, her works have been described as “large paintings in a small space”. They suggest an intimacy which invites viewers to come close, to explore and experience them through their own personal filters.
Dan Addington is an artist and gallery owner who has been working with wax since 1989 and exhibiting encaustic work professionally since 1992. His work has been featured in-group and solo shows across the US, and is in numerous public and private collections. Dan is owner and director of Addington Gallery, located in Chicago’s historic River North art district, and has included encaustic painters in exhibitions there since organizing their first national encaustic exhibition there in 1996. Addington’s own figurative work incorporates materials such as fabric, oil, wax, tar, gold leaf and various printed matter. The accumulation and layering of these materials echoes his interest in history and the relationships between the stratification of cultures and the layering of memory. In these constructed, overtly physical pieces, Addington seeks to engage the viewer through their own process of physical and spiritual excavation.
About Morpho Gallery:
Morpho Gallery prides itself on seeking talented artists who are on the cusp of being discovered by the mainstream art community. We invite local artists to exhibit their work in a creative and non-competitive atmosphere, where artistic experimentation and development are encouraged. By creating a blank palette inside the gallery, Morpho offers infinite possibilities for an array of colors, textures and media to come together. As members of the Bowmanville community and the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce, we strive to enliven the area around us as active participants in community development and growth.
Address: 5216 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Elephant Room Gallery is excited to present artist Abraham’s next solo exhibition entitled “1117”, dedicated to his father. The exhibition opens August 17th and runs through October 12th, 2019.
“1117” speaks to the growth of the artist over the past 3 years. For those who saw his last solo show at ERG in 2016, “Pushpins, Paintings & Drawings”, this new body of work demonstrates more maturity. Abraham’s paintings are more definitive this time, still chock full of characters and commentary on the current state of the world while incorporating his signature cartoonish style. While some works are darker than others, each manages to balance the whimsical and severe at the same time. Some of the paintings are a collaboration between he and his talented partner, Ligaya.
The title “1117” comes from his father’s favorite numbers. Abraham did not figure out where the numbers came from until recently when he did some math with his father’s birthdate. This exhibition includes not only paintings on canvas, but painted objects and furniture as well. Some of the works are combined as one package, such as a painted chair, bottle and painting while others come with a gift-wrapped mystery painting. This gesture by the artist best represents his intention to not take life so seriously and to always retain a bit of mystique.
“1117” opens on Saturday, August 17th with a reception from 6pm to 9pm and runs through October 12th. The gallery will be open in conjunction with Expo Chicago’s Art After Hours on September 20th from 6pm to 9pm where guests can meet the artist and view the exhibition. Elephant Room Gallery is located at 704 S Wabash Ave. in the South Loop Neighborhood of Chicago. Additional information can be found on the gallery’s website: www.elephantroomgallery.com.
Abraham is an illustrator, designer, as well as a fine artist. Born in Manila, Capital of the Philippines, Abraham came to the United States in the 1980’s. After school he began to use his artistic skills as a freelance artist and currently does work at some of Chicago’s top ad agencies. Armed with a double major and a unique wit, the artist uses an alternative point of view to re-imagine ideals and adds his own brand of social commentary by re-contextualizing graphic icons. He works primarily in acrylic, watercolor, ink, often mixing them together in his finished works. His work is informed by the cartoon imagery of his youth, and he counts among his influences many of the pop artists of the 1960’s. He has shown work internationally, in and around Chicago, Los Angeles, and Manila. He has recently completed public murals in Manila and continues to travel between there and his Chicago studio.
Matthew Rachman Gallery presents Linear Motion, Maura Segal’s first solo exhibition at the gallery. Segal’s paintings will be paired with carefully curated modern furniture. The exhibition opens Friday, July 26th with a reception from 6 – 9pm and will continue through September 8th.
Linear Motion features new works by Maura Segal in which she explores a more minimalist aesthetic. Simplifying her palette allows Segal to further refine the intricate lines and layers that comprise her paintings. Segal uses collaged fields of various papers, both new and vintage, to create subtle variations in the background plane. Building upon this transformed canvas, she uses a combination of acrylic paints and masking materials to create composite shapes and negative spaces that draw on organic forms of motion and structure. The process creates a sense of balance, movement, and vibrancy in her work.
Maura Segal’s work is a meditation on her personal quest for order and equilibrium in everyday life. Her meticulous approach to each line, shape, and stroke creates organized chaos and infinite motion in each piece.
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The true story of the young soldier Woyzeck, who was found guilty of murdering his girlfriend in 1824 and sentenced to death, inspired the young Austrian Georg Büchner to write his play. The work remained unfinished, Büchner died of typhus in 1837 at the age of 24, and Woyzeck was not staged until 1913. Alban Berg saw the play a year later in Vienna and decided to turn it into an opera. The premiere on 4 December 1925 in Berlin was an overwhelming success.
“Fragmentary, hallucinatory and extremely pessimistic’. This is how the play was described and this is an exact description of the opera also. This work – perhaps the most moving opera of the last century – always comes with an unprecedented inaccessability The music is highly expressive and cannot be defined by a single definition: Berg used both dodecaphony and the sweetest violin sounds, and alternated the sprechgesang with melancholic ‘arias’.
Masterpiece or no (for me an absolute masterpiece) everything depends on the performance and there are many.
Under the direction of Rolf Liebermann, the Hamburg State Opera grew into one of the best and most talked-about opera houses in the world. Liebermann ensured a good, thorough and diverse repertoire with extra attention to contemporary works.
Fortunately for those of us who did not experience those years (consciously), Liebermann also thought about the future and commissioned the director Joachim Hess to record about thirteen of his productions for TV. Most of the recordings were made in a studio, but with Wozzeck they went to a castle in southern Germany and also its environs.
The now almost completely forgotten baritone Toni Blankenheim was one of the pillars of the Hamburg opera. He sang numerous roles, but only became truly famous as Schigolch (Lulu), in the production with Teresa Stratas.
His very charismatic appearance, his enormous acting talent and his agile, warm baritone made him more than suitable for singing roles of “complex characters”. A character like Wozzeck. Better than anyone, Blankenheim is pretty much the personification of the “simple soul”; his despair is not played and you can really see the incomprehension on his face.
Sena Jurinac is a beautiful, slightly timid, but very sensual and erotically charged Marie.
Bruno Maderna has never been a champion of conducting other people’s works, but he certainly has a great affinity with Berg’s idiom.
The production is very realistic and the tension is palpable. It is as if you are watching an unadulterated thriller.
Liebermann is now seen as the father of Regietheater (directing theatre), but his vision was quite different from today’s conceptualism and its search for (and often crossing) the boundaries of the permissible and the ridiculous. Anyway: see for yourself. That recording is an absolute must (Arthaus Music 101277)https://www.youtube.com/embed/rHFFPyU41_0?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=nl&autohide=2&wmode=transparent

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SOUTH COFFEYVILLE, Okla. (KFOR) – After torrential rains and flooding hit Scotty Herriman’s farm in May, it seemed like there wasn’t much left of the crops he planted.
Herriman has been farming along this spot in South Coffeyville for over 50 years.
In the spring, Herriman signed up for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program that promoted cover crop adoption because he was going to have 650 acres of corn.
“It was going to be in the bottoms and prairie too,” Herriman said. “So it was going to be an easy thing for me to drill cover crops behind the corn in early September. Well, here comes the flood in May. The corn was knee-high and we lose it all.”
In May, Herriman’s cornfield was about eight feet under water and his corn crop was ruined. At the time, he immediately began looking for other options.
“Well, we had to go to soybeans to have a crop,” he said. “The light came on, ‘I signed up for a program for cover crops. Now I’ve got beans and they’re not going to come off until nearly frost because they were late going in.’ So I got the idea I could fly in this cover crop and still maintain my agreement with NRCS to get these planted. The program I signed up for in the spring was to break compaction in the soil.”
Herriman ended up calling Midland Flyers to send two planes to precision seed his fields.
Within two-and-a-half hours, they had seeded 472 acres with two pounds of turnips, three pounds of radishes and 20 pounds of cereal rye.
“Flying like this is not new to other states. It’s fairly new maybe to Oklahoma,” he said, “but I know Missouri, Indiana and Illinois, they fly on cover crops into standing cornfields for instance. When they get the corn harvested, the cover crops are flourishing quite well. It was not my choice. I would rather drill all this, but due to the flood causing the beans to be later, we had to go ahead and fly and get it coming up as the leaves start changing. I think it’s going to be beneficial.”
“Their EQIP Program that promotes the use of cover crops, allows us the opportunity to get federal monies to try some of these things. With that three-year contract that I’m in, that’s exactly what we’re doing. We’re making it happen.”

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Learn Italian in Tuscany @ Il Sasso, Montepulciano:
Il Sasso is a high quality, accredited Italian language school located in Montepulciano, a beautiful, Renaissance town in Southern Tuscany, approximately 124 km south-east of Florence, and 186 km north of Rome. As one of the best Italian language schools in Italy, Il Sasso offers a wide range of Italian language classes, as well as a variety of Italian cultural courses. The school was founded in 1983 by the people who are still running it today. Our Italian language teachers are highly experienced and qualified in the teaching of Italian as a foreign or second language, and are particularly experienced in instructing adult students.Email: Contact us below ( or request a callback ).Italian Culture Courses
We believe that to know a language, it's not enough to simply learn its grammatical structure and communicative function. To learn a language well, it's also necessary to study its history, its roots and evolution, as well as its literary and poetic works. Therefore, our language program is complemented by a program of cultural courses covering a range of topics from history and literature to current affairs, art and wine, for students who would like more in depth studies of various aspects of Italian society and culture.
The Italian cultural courses start every Monday and run for either one or two weeks. They consist of two hours (55 minutes each) of lessons every afternoon for a total of 10 hours per week.
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deal spot in which to improve your Italian in a relaxed and informal way while learning something about the excellent red wine of our region. We're proposing a course that combines theoretical lessons with visits to wine cellars and wine tastings. We'll talk about the region, cultivation of the vines, production of wine in Montepulciano, characteristics of the local wines, and the regulations that govern and protect Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and its famous neighbours, Chianti and Brunello.
* Italian Literature course
: This courses are dedicated to works of fiction and poetry of the great masters of the 20th Century, as well as to the study of contemporary authors who, in the last twenty years, have produced works of considerable literary value and publishing success - Alessandro Baricco, Niccolo Ammanniti, Andrea De Carlo, Margareth Mazzantini, Carlo Lucarelli, Andrea Camilleri and more. We'll deal with the new themes and the new forms of Italian literature.
- A brief history of twentieth century Italian literature
- Contemporary prose
- Iris Origo: a cosmopolitan intellectual in the heart of Tuscany
* Italian History course
: These courses are devoted to those who want to learn how modern Italy came to be. We will discuss the course of events from the Risorgimento (the Resurgence) to the period following World War II.
- The Italian Facism
- Italy today
* Italian Art History course
: Montepulciano, "the pearl of the 16th century", and Pienza, model city of the Italian Renaissance, are counted among the Tuscan centers in which the Italian Renaissance reached its highest expression. Thanks to the local artistic heritage and the passion of our instructor, our courses on the history of the Renaissance have become a great classic of Il Sasso.
- Art in the Renaissance
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Transparency Market Research Report Added "Synthetic Peptides Market" to its database.
Albany, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/14/2017 -- Peptides are made up of chains of amino acid, linked with the peptide bond. Dipeptide are made of two amino acid, tripeptide are made of three amino acids and polypeptide are long, unbranched chain of amino acid joined by peptide bonds. Chain of amino acid up to 50 amino acid are known as peptides, greater than 50 amino acid is known as proteins. Peptides are used as a therapeutic agent, in the treatment of various disease condition, as peptides performs many metabolic functions in the body. Adequate amount of amino acid are necessary in the body to produce various hormones necessary for body functioning. Synthetic peptide are artificially produced outside the cell with the help of chemical reactions. Synthetic peptide are used for research purpose by various pharmaceutical and biotechnological companies. Due to the emergence of peptide synthesis, variety of antibody can be prepared involving new therapeutic technique used for biological research, drug discovery, and product development.
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Several companies are involved in generation of synthetic peptide, they provide special set of products and services. Peptide libraries are maintained by various companies that help in development of vaccines, drug screening, sequencing of amino acid for research activities and others. These days peptides are available as drugs, and various peptide drug candidates are under clinical trials that has the potential to address therapeutic challenges. Natural peptides are rapidly metabolized, and has low oral bioavailability, the concept that it cannot be orally available has contributed to the revival of interest in peptides as drug candidate by some of the pharmaceutical company.
New strategies are adopted by scientists and researchers to lower the metabolism of the peptide by demonstrating alternative routes of administration, improve productivity so that large number of peptide- based drugs are available in the market. Synthetic peptide vaccine is a promising alternative approach to immunization that will fuel growth of the global synthetic peptide marker in the near future.
The invention of peptide synthesis has unlocked different application area in which synthetic peptides are used as therapeutic agent, used to study protein characterization, establish enzyme substrate reaction within different enzyme classes that demonstrate essential role in cell signaling. It also plays a central role in mass spectrometry-based drug discovery, quantitation of proteins during biomarker study in early drug discovery and development.
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Increased demand for research and development for early detection and diagnosis of disease, increased expenditure on healthcare sector, increasing prevalence of cardiovascular disease and metabolic disorders, advancements in synthetic peptides vaccines due to high specificity, increased number of synthetic peptide clinical trials, technological advancement in the diagnostic and treatment process of infectious diseases, advancement in molecular techniques are some of the factors fuelling the growth of the global synthetic peptide market. Various factors such as low oral bioavailability of peptide drugs, short half-life, rapid metabolism, patent expiration, high development and commercialization cost are some factors inhibiting the growth of synthetic peptide market.
Synthetic Peptide Market: Segmentation
The global synthetic peptide market has been classified on the basis of application, route of administration, marketing status, distribution channel and geography.

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An Overview Of The Victoria Theatre In Dayton Ohio
The Victoria Theatre in Dayton Ohio is a historic landmark that is still used as a venue for live performances. This elegant site has seating to accommodate 120 people for banquets and over 1000 people for meetings.
For those who are lovers of the arts, The Victoria Theatre is the place for you to smile, cheer, think and laugh. Every year, the theatre and its association put on over 300 performances that people of all ages can enjoy.
History Of Victoria Theatre History
This theatre holds the record for being the longest and oldest continuously operating theatre on the entire North American continent. In 1866, the theatre was originally opened to the public under the name of the ‘Turner Opera House’. It opened on New Year’s Day of that year at a cost of around $225,000.
The venue’s first offering was a play entitled ‘Virginius’, written by James Sheridan Knowles. The main actor of the play was Edwin Forrest, and even at that time, the theatre was considered one of the best west of New York and Philadelphia. The best seats in the theatre were priced between $10 and $12, while general admission tickets were priced at $1.
Unfortunately, a suspect arson was thought to be the cause of the fire that destroyed the theatre in May of 1869. The financial loss of the theatre added up to a half of million dollars, but the insurance covered only $120,000 of the loss.
The theatre saw significant changes during the later part of the 1800s. In 1871, its edifice was reopened, and it was built on a part of the facade that remained after the fire. The only major difference was that the theatre was shortened to three feet, a loss of three feet from its once six foot standing.
During this time, the opera house operated under several names including ‘The Music Hall’ and it was renamed the ‘The Grand Opera House’ in 1885. After being renamed ‘The Victoria House’ in 1889, it was finally named ‘The Victoria Theatre’ in 1903 after Queen Victoria of England died. This name has remained to this day.
The theatre underwent major renovations in the 1970s. Gary Kuzin, the stage manager decided to overhaul many of the antiquated technical capabilities of the stage. The outdated hemp and sandbag fly galleys in the theatre were replaced with updated technical capabilities like electrical wiring.
Shows And Performances
World class performances and shows attract Dayton audiences all during the year. For example, during the month of December, there are several events and shows people in Dayton can enjoy.
1. The Wintergarden Wonderland lasts from November 24 to January 4. It is a free event that the entire family can enjoy. It includes:
The Tike’s Shoppe and Santa
2. One of the beloved and popular holiday traditions is ‘A Christmas Carol’. It runs for two nights in November, and tickets start at $30. Show times typically begin around 7:30 p.m., and it is produced by the touring company, The Nebraska Theatre Caravan.
3. There are other events held at the theatre during other times of the year such as:
The Frank M. Tait Discovery Series – curriculum based live theatre productions for children
The Cool Film Series – the showing of classic movies during the summer
Morris Family Series – for families with children ages 4 to 12
Venues Of Victoria Theatre
As previously mentioned, The Victoria Theatre is owned and is operated by The Victoria Theatre Association. There are other venues in Dayton that fall under the association’s umbrella including:
The Schuster Center
The Loft Theatre
The Schuster Center is home to the Dayton Ballet Productions, the Dayton Opera and the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. This center is known as the cultural touchstone of the city, and is considered one of the best venues in Dayton for performance arts.
The Loft Theatre is a venue that has a stage that meets the audience for performances that are close and personal.
Do you want dinner and drinks to go with your show? Citilities is a full service bar and restaurant that features upscale American cuisine. Grab a table, order a drink and dinner and enjoy the evening with your friends.
The Victoria Theatre in Dayton Ohio is on a mission. It wants to enrich the lives of those in the community with artistic, educational and entertaining engagement.
While visiting Dayton, you can’t afford to miss an outstanding place called, The National Aviation Hall Of Fame.
Also, if you are looking for help in buying or selling Commercial Real Estate in Dayton Ohio, feel free to contact the professional realty advisors at 3CRE.


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This weekend, a few friends and I took a trip to Overlook Mountain, located near Woodstock, New York. It was one of the more satisfying hiking trips I’ve taken recently, both in terms of enjoyment and physical exertion.
The pathway up this mountain is a steep one, and it definitely isn’t for those looking for a relaxing stroll through nature. You’ll get your workout for the day hiking Overlook, and I strongly advise packing a generous amount of water for yourself. The way up, while strenuous, wasn’t completely horrendous – but the way down really demonstrates how steep the trail is. Add in all of the rocks, and the walk down is probably the roughest thing you’ll have to deal with here.
Once you start nearing the top of the mountain, there are a ton of things to do and see. The first exciting site you’ll pass contains the ruins of old hotels, which are in pretty study condition considering their age. There are lots of windows and a few staircases that are safe to climb on (using caution, of course). And there are some remnants of when these hotels actually functioned, including a fireplace and an old bathtub.
A bit further uphill from the ruins, you’ll reach the top of the mountain. There’s a small exhibit center, where hikers can read about the history of the hotels and view some badass looking rattle snake skins. When we visited, there were also two lovely park volunteers waiting with water and snacks – which is probably the nicest thing I’ve seen on any hike. So kudos to Overlook and their parks department for being generally awesome.
If you bear left from the exhibit center, there’s a fire tower that you can climb to the top of. It’s a fairly robust structure, but I totally chickened out going up – so no judgment if you skip this part. Even the views from the second or third tier are worth seeing, though. It’s gorgeous from that high up.
And finally, on the right side of the exhibit center are the cliffs – featuring one of the most breathtaking overlooks I’ve ever laid eyes on. Pictures don’t do it justice, but how can they, from around 3,000 feet up?
I 115% recommend hiking Overlook Mountain to anyone who is looking for nature spots in the New York area. Despite the difficult way up and down, it’s worth the effort. It’s definitely one of my favorite places to hike thus far, and the town of Woodstock is absolutely adorable if you have time to visit!
Oh, and just a warning for those who do hike this trail: There are rattle snake habitats on this mountain. You’ll see plenty of warning signs. We had the pleasure of having a snake friend cross the path right in front of us. So just be alert, and make sure you don’t bother them! Happy hiking!

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This Crazy New Sh*t Rug ($2,999-9,961), designed by New York-based artist Dan Golden, cracks me up, and it reminds me of a wild friend of mine. I really love it. But I'd probably be admitted if it wound up in my home. And, if I wanted to spend three g's or more on a piece of "art," it wouldn't be the kind that you step on. What do you think?
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One of the first, and the oldest surviving African-American built, owned, and operated vaudeville theatres in the United States, the Morton Theatre opened in 1910 and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The fully restored Morton is a rental facility that hosts a wide range of performances and special events. The Morton Theatre hosted early acts such as classical pianist Alice Carter Simmons, Butterbeans and Susie, Blind Willie McTell, Curley Weaver and Roy Dunn, and experienced the dawn of the silver screen as a movie house.
Restored and adapted as a performing arts space, the Morton now caters to local community and touring groups hosting live musical concerts, musicals, dramas, church services, weddings, dance concerts, receptions, poetry readings, award ceremonies, lectures, pageants, and more.
The Morton Theatre is seeking an individual to work with staff to promote and market the Morton Theatre and its events to a culturally and economically diverse audience. The individual...
The Morton Theatre seeks a volunteer to develop and administer the (volunteer) Troupers program for the Morton Theatre.
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The Morton Theatre Corporation will consider Sponsorships to eligible nonprofit organizations with priority consideration given to organizations serving in or near Athens-Clarke County communities for events from July - December.
Campers will enjoy learning the basics of theatrical performance. Activities will include blocking and performing a workshop play, theatre games,...
A musical theatre production by the campers of ACT’s Children’s Theatre Performance Camp. When brothers Jake and Will Grimm can’t...
Description: The Morton Theatre auditorium is closed for SPLOST renovations from July 22, 2015 - September 30, 2015.
Another exciting event is currently in the planning phase. Details soon to follow.
After his death, Monroe Bowers "Pink" Morton was celebrated for his many talents and contributions to the Athens community. He was known for being one of the leaders of the community for his amazing business sense, influence in local and national politics, and his dedication to lift up the black community of Athens. His sphere of influence was large, and he was one of the wealthiest black men in the city as well as the state. When he died, the Athens community definitely felt his loss, but they were able to see his legacy live on through his buildings and other business ventures.
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The UK-based space start-up, SpaceBit has revealed its plans to send a rover to the lunar surface in 2021. The spider-like device will be the first British lunar rover as well as the first to walk on its feet instead of wheels. In addition, the rover will be the smallest lunar rover ever, according to SpaceBit.
The rover, called the Walking Rover, will be delivered to the moon using Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander. The rover will be dropped on the lunar surface along with other payloads.
As you can see in the pictures, the Walking Rover looks like a small mechanical spider and weighs just 1.3 kg (2.9 lb). The solar-powered rover is equipped with four legs for effective movement on the surface of the earth’s permanent natural satellite.
During the first mission, the moon rover will walk for 10 meters from the lander. The rover will receive a number of sensors, including a 3D LiDAR sensor and two HD cameras, which will take pictures of the lunar surface.
Legs expected to allow Walking Rover to explore tubular caves on the moon created by ancient lava flows, which hasn’t been done before. The robot will travel on the lunar surface take pictures, shoot videos and collect data. In this case, the device can explore small caves and other places inaccessible to large devices. The collected data will be then sent back to the Astrobotic’s lander before being transmitted to Earth. The rover is designed to last just one lunar day (10 Earth days).
The startup revealed its plan of rover landing on October 10, at a New Scientist Live event in London, where the SpaceBit’s founder and CEO Pavlo Tanasyuk showed off the rover. It also announced a contract with the US space robotics company Astrobotic, which was awarded $79.5 million by NASA to carry up to 14 of their instruments to the Moon, along with two other companies.

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EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. It’s a bit of a mouthful and you would be right in wondering what it’s all about?
It’s a therapy that was developed in the States, originally developed to treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in war veterans. It still is used for PTSD and works by helping to turn down the volume of distressing memories that play on the mind. It is proving to be helpful, also, in the treatment of other trauma memories. When I use the word ‘trauma’, don’t be put off – it really applies to any event that is aversive or distressing that in all likelihood has left an imprint on our minds. In most cases these memories are stored into our longer-term memory – where we can pull on them as and when we need to and they help to inform us about our thoughts and actions in the here and now.
As I write, I can remember stuff from school that, when I choose to bring it to mind, can cause some mild distress. Note to Miss Hall, Junior 2 teacher – telling a child to stand on a chair is not a good way of letting them know that they must remember to learn their six times table!
However, there are some memories that do not feel neatly stored away in our long-term memory and can have a pretty strong visceral feel to them. By that I mean they can still be felt acutely within our emotional and physical selves. They intrude on our day to day lives and can leave us responding to events in the here and now as if we were back at that time. They can play a part in our ongoing distress.
EMDR helps the person to soften these memories and allow them to be placed in the long-term memory bank so that the person can bring them to mind as and when he or she wishes to.
In EMDR the person works with the therapist to decide on which memories are relevant to work on. The memory in all its forms – a picture (if there is one), feelings and physical sensations – is brought to the attention of the person. They use this as their springboard, at which point they follow the movements of the therapist’s fingers, going from side to side. This allows for the brain to process it in what we call ‘the working memory’.
When we have physical illness or damage, like breaking a leg for instance, the body looks to heal; likewise the brain is always looking to do the same thing , which is to seek balanced emotional and psychological wellbeing and EMDR prompts this process to take place.
For more information go to www.emdrassociation.org.uk
So, we are half way through the school holidays and this can be a difficult time for many people.
‘A’ level results are due this week and GCSE results are out next week. Parents and carers are juggling work and childcare with friends and family often extending the hours of support that they give to their children and grandchildren. The summer holiday period can be a stressful time.
Stress is often felt within the body as tension and a great way to ease tension is to have a good stretch.
We noticed this set of exercises from “Mindfulness Wellness” (@HealingMB) on our twitter feed this week, so thought we’d share them with you as stretching is a great way to ease tension and relax the body. Sometimes we just need to pause and do something different. We hope these exercises help.
And …….. good luck if you are receiving results over the next two weeks!
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Lonnie Bird, a professional woodworker specializing in period furniture, runs a woodworking school in Dandridge, Tennessee.
Learned tricks I would have never would have known about except perhaps, working alongside a professional woodworker.Published 1 month ago by James Dean
I've learned a lot from this book. I'm a novice router user and this book taught me some valuable tips about tables, bits, and jigs.Published 3 months ago by Paulr_dallas
I love all the pictures. Helps to make the things a little clearer. Easy to understand to a novice wood worker. My brother even like the pictures and the book.Published 3 months ago by Amazon Customer
This book makes good reading, but could be updated. The models of routers shown are old and now outdated. Read morePublished 3 months ago by William L. Bonfiglio
This complete guide is incomplete. It,s very light weight. Watch out, Don,t cut the power cord is about as technical as it gets. There has to be a better choice.Published 5 months ago by Thomas O. Holmes
Great books and for just what I was looking for information about the different routers systems and how to use them.Published 6 months ago by M.A.FLICK

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Technology and style have assured MOVING success worldwide, an ambassador trademark of “Made in Italy” all around the world, eventually evolved into an icon of the Italian Luxury. Pietro Lovato decides to customize some of his products, using chairs to join together two worlds only apparently apart. He crowns his passion for hard work addressing hi-end markets with a hand-made production
The undisputed quality of MOVING seatings are played with a chic note: comfortable office chairs are turned into luxury jewels. Pietro Lovato’s purpose is to make every space furnished by these chairs a bright and precious space. A wealth of precious details meets the elegance of hi-tech comfort and gains a timeless taste thanks to the use of gold, diamonds and finest leathers. The purity of the shapes is emphasized by the preciousness of materials and the quality of the finishing, without sacrificing the comfort required by an Executive chair.

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A global citizen science platform to discover, share and identify wildlife
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Thank so much guys for all of your suggestions! After searching the internet thoroughly, I have come to the conclusion that it is a Lanner/Gyrfalcon hybrid. The Lanner side being quite obvious, and then I noticed the very blue/grey nape and eye surrounding is most consistent with the Gyrfalcon. This was a hard one! Let me know what you guys think.
Possibly one of the sub-species of Merlin (Falco columbarius)?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin_(bird)
I think it looks too big to be a kestrel and possibly has a bit too much brown than silver/blue for a male especially on the head. It's we shame we can't ask the person holding him/her to solve the mystery!
Look like Kestrel
Is this possibly a Lanner Falcon hybrid or pure breed? I used to work with a Lanner x Peregrine Falcon hybrid, looked quite similar to this as does the pure Lanner Falcon
But you should also consider since it has been bred and possibly a hybrid it may not be considered native. I believe the site originally was meant for wild and native organisms.
I wouldn't consider it a pet so much as a mutual understanding with a wild animal. let me explain, even though these raptors have been bread and raised by falconers, they have also been taught how to hunt and fend for themselves basically. So, at any time they feel like they could be doing better by themselves in order to find food, they will fly away and most likely never be seen again. But that is a very rare occurrence.
So this is actually a pet and not a wild Falcon?
Oh I just saw your other posting of the gry/Saker mix! Gorgeous bird!
Yeah hybrids are crazy as i found out from one of the falconers there who had the Gyr/Saker mix i posted. I appreciate the help!
It looks like it could be a hybrid, like a prairie falcon mix. Falconers will do this to create a better hunter. It could also be a specie that is not native to the US, therefore I'm not familiar with it! Beautiful bird!
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OTTUMWA — Thomas Plies, 57, of Ottumwa, was called home at 5:31 a.m. April 30, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.
He was born August 9, 1956, in Iowa City to Carroll and Helen Kelly Plies.
Tom was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He had worked several jobs including at JB’s Restaurant and AYM Inc.
He played guitar and sung in the band “Montana” in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Surviving are his mother and stepfather, Helen and William Braden; two sons, Tommy (fiancée Chrisshanna) and Aaron Plies; a beautiful granddaughter, Kaitlan, and grandson Raden; his loving companion of 33 years, Linda Mason and her children, Mike (Ressa) Mason, Lisa (Tim) Wick, Tracy Frymoyer; her grandsons, Zack, Kevin and Johnathan; a sister, Kim (Steve) Grothe; two nephews, Steven and Tristan (Christa-dork-dork) Grothe; three great-nieces, Jolie, Emily and Paige Grothe; and numerous cousins.
Tom was preceded in death by his father, Carroll Plies; and his cousin, Kelly, who was like a brother; numerous aunts, uncles, grandparents and cousins.
His body has been cremated.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Pennsylvania Ave. Free Methodist Church. A potluck dinner will follow.
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The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) has organised a mega mahapanchayat in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar on Sunday. Taking to Twitter, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait on Saturday said the 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' to be held in Muzaffarnagar is going to be historic. The 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' in Muzaffarnagar was announced by BKU national president Naresh Tikait on August 30.
Taking to Twitter, the Rakesh Tikait has called upon the masses to be a part of the mega mahapanchayat on September 5.
The venue for the "mahapanchayat" that would be held under the banner of "Kisan Morcha" would be the government college compound, the BKU said on Friday, adding that farmers from across the country, including Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra and the southern states, will take part in the event.
The district administration has stepped up the security measures in view of the event, officials said.
"Appropriate arrangements have been made in view of the Kisan Mahapanchayat in Muzaffarnagar tomorrow to ensure that no law & order problem arises," DGP Mukul Goel said
"There is a possibility of farmers from neighbouring states Haryana, Punjab and Uttarakhand also attending the gathering," he said.
7 arrested at farmers' protest in Noida
Meanwhile, seven people who were part of a farmers' protest were arrested and over 60 briefly detained in Noida for allegedly violating restrictions imposed under CrPC section 144 on Friday, police said, even as Congress workers alleged “illegal detention” of their colleagues.
Congress workers also staged a protest at the city magistrate's office in the morning, demanding the release of their leaders, including Anil Yadav, state youth wing president Omvir Yadav and party's farmer wing president Gautam Awana.
The Congress workers and leaders have been part of an ongoing farmers' protest in Noida under which villagers have been demanding resolution of their various demands, including increased compensation against their land acquired by the local authority.
“Seven people were arrested today and sent to jail after they were found to be violating the restrictions placed under CrPC section 144. These seven people were repeat offenders. Another 65 people were briefly detained,” a senior police officer said.

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Sanguisorba officinalis (Great Burnet)（Waremokou）
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On the trail between JR Kushimoto Station and JR Koza Station, an ancient path along the Kujino-kawa River flowing on the north side of Kushimoto Town’s urban areas is blessed with a rich natural environment; along the path, you can enjoy fall plants and flowers such as Sanguisorba officinalis (great burnet), Adenophora triphylla (Japanese lady bell), and Farfugium japonicum (leopard plant). There are also “Tsuji Jizo” statues (guardians of travelers and the weak) located along the way.
20 minutes’ walk from JR Kii-Hime Station
Mifune Matsuri Festival – a Finale of the Kumano Taisha Grand Shrine Matsuri Festival (One of the Annual Grand Festivals Held at Kumano Hayatama Taisha Grand Shrine)
（Kumano Hayatama Taisha Reitai-sui, Mifune Matsuri）


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Some of Australia’s leading media companies have apologised after pleading guilty to contempt of court over the way they first reported Cardinal George Pell’s conviction on child sexual abuse charges.
Fourteen news outlets, including The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, have admitted to a combined 21 charges of breaching a suppression order after publishing and broadcasting reports in December 2018.
The reports did not name Cardinal Pell but said a high-profile person had been found guilty of criminal charges.
The reports used information derived from Cardinal Pell’s first trial and this contravened the suppression order set by County Court Chief Judge Peter Kidd. Cardinal Pell was awaiting a second trial at the time but that trial was ultimately aborted by prosecutors.
Cardinal Pell last year had his convictions quashed and was released from prison following a successful appeal to the High Court.
Prosecutors are seeking convictions and fines against the media but the penalties will be up to Supreme Court Justice John Dixon.
Lawyers for the media on Wednesday said their clients offered sincere, unqualified apologies to the courts and Judge Kidd for the breaches.
Will Houghton, QC, representing some News Corp publications, said the breach was unusual in that it was not based on a production mistake or a “[Derryn] Hinch-like” deliberate action, but came after careful consideration among senior editorial staff and media lawyers before publication, based on the view at the time that the reports complied with the order.
“It wasn’t carelessness, it wasn’t inadvertence. It was a conscious and deliberate decision made ... to publish those articles in the honest belief that those articles did not breach the suppression order,” Mr Houghton said.
“They now know to the contrary.”
Matt Collins, QC, representing The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and others, also confirmed his clients’ unqualified apology.
In-house lawyers for Nine (which owns this masthead) and News Corp rejected suggestions by prosecutor Roslyn Kaye that the initial reports were aimed at putting pressure on Judge Kidd to revoke the suppression order at a hearing on December 14, 2018. (At that hearing the media applied for revocation but Judge Kidd refused and kept the order in place.)
Marlia Saunders, a senior litigation counsel at News Corp, told the court on Wednesday the company held the view at the time the articles did not breach the order.
She said it was “absolutely incorrect” to suggest the reports were aimed at putting pressure on Judge Kidd.
Rachel Launders, Nine’s general counsel and company secretary, said there was never an intention to breach the order and that she never discussed with colleagues putting pressure on the trial judge.
“I have no basis for thinking that’s correct,” Ms Launders said.
The Age published the first of the offending reports, an online article published at 7.11pm on December 12, 2018, which came about 27 hours after the jury found Cardinal Pell guilty.
The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney’s The Daily Telegraph and The Courier Mail all published newspaper stories the following day, and The Australian Financial Review published a hard-copy article the next day.
Other news outlets published online articles, while Channel Nine (owned by Nine, which also owns this masthead) and radio station 2GB broadcast short reports on the morning of December 13, 2018.
The corporate media companies last week pleaded guilty after prosecutors agreed to drop a further 58 contempt charges, 46 of them against individual journalists. The agreement brought to an end a trial that began last year.
The media has offered to bear the $650,000 cost of the prosecution’s case.
Senior management at the media companies watched Wednesday’s virtual hearing. It will continue on Thursday.


Midstate sites to work on $592M Lockheed missile contract
Harrisburg and Lancaster sites were included in a $592 million contract for Maryland-based defense and aerospace manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corp. to work on missile systems for the U.S. Strategic System Programs, according to the Department of Defense.
The latest five-year contract is a modification of an older one and includes options for missile production and system support that would make its total worth nearly $1.1 billion, according to the DOD. If all options are exercised, work would continue until April 2018.
Both the Lancaster and Harrisburg sites will be working on less than 1 percent of the contract, according to the DOD. Most of the contract work will take place in California and Florida.


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The VITAL-5G experimentation process is represented in the Figure below.
Vertical Service Design. This phase has the objective of designing and implementing a vertical service to be experimentally validated in one of the testbeds offered by VITAL-5G (for more information on each testbed and its available resources visit the links at the start of the page).
Experiment Design. This phase has the objective of defining an experiment for the validation of Network Applications or vertical services in a VITAL-5G testbed. The experiment is defined through an Experiment Blueprint (ExpB), which follows the format of 5G EVE experiment blueprints.
Preparation of 5G testing environment. This phase has the objective of preparing the testing environment for the execution of an experimentation campaign and, depending on the complexity of the scenario, it may require the manual intervention of the testbed administrators, in terms of 5G network settings or T&L facility configuration.
Vertical Service Instantiation. This phase has the objective of provisioning the vertical service in the target testbed, triggering the instantiation of its NetApps in the virtual infrastructure, their activation and configuration. If the Network Applications composing the vertical service are associated to restrictive software licenses (e.g., related to the number of instances that can be executed concurrently), these licenses are properly verified and validated.
Experiment Execution. This phase has the objective of executing the experiment and collecting the monitoring data required to evaluate the performance of the service. During the experiment execution, some test scripts can be automatically configured and executed by the platform. Moreover, the user will have access to the various Network Applications’ components, with the possibility to operate directly on their internal processes. In parallel, the mechanisms offered by the orchestrators in VITAL-5G testbeds, exposed through suitable APIs, will give the possibility to operate on the lifecycle of the vertical service.
Vertical Service Evaluation. This last phase has the objective of helping the experimenters in the evaluation and assessment of the vertical service performance in the 5G network. Elaborating the monitoring data and the network and service KPIs collected during the experiment execution phase, the platform analyses the results generating experiment reports.


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A new year, a new way to get yourself financially secure for a brighter future! It’s not always easy getting back on track after the holidays are over but we’ve got a few expert tips to help guide you on your way to a more financially secure 2015!
Keep it in check
Start by sitting down and going through your budget (and for those of you who don’t have a budget, what are you doing? Hurry up and get a budget already!). You need to analyze your spending, what worked and what didn’t in the previous year. Check for areas where you spent more in than your normally did or less than you had planned. Using this information, you can build a better, more accurate budget for the new year.
Set those goals
What are you trying to accomplish in 2015? Does that require money? Probably. So start setting goals to hit every month to reach your long-term goal. Setting up a separate savings account is a great way to measure and keep track of what you’re saving. Make sure you’re transferring money into the account every month so you’re seeing progress and don’t touch it unless absolutely necessary!
Sell the clutter
Don’t hold on to things you don’t need, get rid of what’s clearly garbage and sell the rest! This way you’re decluttering your home and making a little cash on the side. This money can go right into your savings account to be used for what you truly need it for.
Google is your friend
The age of blindly buying things at face value is over. Google everything you want to purchase, especially if it’s over $50. Check and see that you’re getting the very best deals on the things you want. Don’t get dazzled into spending more than you have to!
Cut back on the extras
Do you really need a monthly subscription to Pandora or Spotify? You’ll survive the commercials, the free version will do just fine. If you have a gym membership and aren’t going at least 3 times a week, is it really worth it to keep paying that much a month? Start tallying up your expenses each month and keep track via Mint or another finance app to really see where you’re spending your hard earned cash.

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The Central African Republic suffers from pervasive insecurity and an absence of state authority in much of the country. A series of peace deals between the government and various armed groups have not produced improvements in the security situation. Violent attacks against civilians, including sexual violence, are an acute risk in many areas. There is little support for independent journalists, and workers with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), particularly aid workers, operate at great personal risk.
- In February, under the aegis of the African Union (AU), a peace deal was signed in Khartoum, Sudan, between the government and 14 armed groups. As a result, the government was reshuffled and by March officials representing all of these armed groups were appointed as ministers. However, these initiative failed to produce major improvements, and fighting continued to affect the stability of the country.
- In June, state security agents attacked protesters and journalists at an opposition demonstration.
- In a move regarded as reflecting increased judicial independence, the Constitutional Court struck down part of an electoral law after finding that certain eligibility requirements were discriminatory. Meanwhile, a tribunal set up in 2018 and tasked with prosecuting human rights abuses committed since 2003 continued work, though it did not complete any prosecutions.
- In December, former President François Bozizé returned to Bangui from exile. Overthrown in 2013, Bozizé faces an international arrest warrant for crimes against humanity and incitement to genocide. He has indicated that he may compete in the 2020 elections.
|Was the current head of government or other chief national authority elected through free and fair elections?||1.001 4.004|
The president is chief of state and is directly elected to up to two five-year terms. President Faustin-Archange Touadéra was elected in February 2016. Fears of widespread electoral violence were not realized, but there were many reports of serious irregularities at the polls. Moreover, many voters were unable to participate because insecurity prevented voter registration, or because they had fled to other countries as refugees and the state was unable to set up effective absentee voting procedures. The elections were monitored by the AU Election Observation Mission (AUEOM), and were nevertheless regarded as generally successful and a step towards peace and stabilization.
The National Electoral Authority (ANE) has set the first round of the next presidential election for December 27, 2020, and the second round for February 14, 2021.
|Were the current national legislative representatives elected through free and fair elections?||1.001 4.004|
Members of parliament are directly elected to five-year terms. The current parliament was elected in February 2016, followed by a second round of by-elections that March. The polls were generally regarded as successful, but like the presidential polls, were plagued by irregularities and the disenfranchisement of voters unable to access the polls due to security concerns or displacement. Moreover, a first round had to be nullified following a slew of allegations of fraud and other misconduct, by actors ranging from armed groups to political candidates to the ANE.
The constitution adopted in 2015 stipulated the creation of a Senate, but it has not been established.
|Are the electoral laws and framework fair, and are they implemented impartially by the relevant election management bodies?||1.001 4.004|
The electoral laws of the Central African Republic permit multiparty competition, and adult citizens enjoy universal and equal suffrage. However, the broader electoral framework of the country remains challenged by a weak judicial system, inadequate funding and training for election officials, and a lack of transparency in the composition of national election authorities.
A new electoral law was approved by the parliament in July 2019, following a nontransparent drafting process. The Constitutional Court had rejected a first version of the law, considering some voter eligibility criteria to be discriminatory.
|Do the people have the right to organize in different political parties or other competitive political groupings of their choice, and is the system free of undue obstacles to the rise and fall of these competing parties or groupings?||1.001 4.004|
While political parties are legally able to form and operate, party members conducting political activities are at risk of intimidation and violence by the national police in Bangui and other security bodies, as well as armed groups in the areas they control.
|Is there a realistic opportunity for the opposition to increase its support or gain power through elections?||1.001 4.004|
Several opposition parties exist in the parliament. However, the government prevented a newly created opposition platform from demonstrating in Bangui in June 2019. Also, agents with the Central African Office for the Suppression of Banditry (OCRB) have attacked opposition demonstrators, as well as journalists covering their activities.
|Are the people’s political choices free from domination by forces that are external to the political sphere, or by political forces that employ extrapolitical means?||0.000 4.004|
Citizens are vulnerable to pressure and intimidation from national police and nonstate armed groups. Due to enduring insecurity, voters outside the capital are largely unable to participate in political processes.
In 2018, a Russian military presence in Central African Republic became increasingly visible. Early in the year, after the UN Security Council, the United States, and France assented, Russia made several deliveries of arms and ammunition, and deployed military instructors. In parallel, President Touadéra named a former Russian intelligence agent as his special advisor and assigned his personal security to the Wagner Group, a Russian security company with links to Russian President Vladimir Putin. In October 2019, Touadéra expressed openness to the establishment of a Russian military base in the country.
|Do various segments of the population (including ethnic, religious, gender, LGBT, and other relevant groups) have full political rights and electoral opportunities?||0.000 4.004|
Enduring discrimination and an accompanying lack of access to political processes prevents many minority groups from achieving political representation. Sectarian violence affecting Muslims continues to affect their ability to participate in politics. Women are underrepresented in politics, and just 11 sit in the 140-seat parliament, though the electoral law passed in 2019 requires that 35 percent of candidates in legislative, senatorial and regional elections be women. Societal and legal discrimination against LGBT+ people prevent them from working to see their interests represented in the political sphere.
|Do the freely elected head of government and national legislative representatives determine the policies of the government?||0.000 4.004|
Presidential and parliamentary elections held in early 2016 led to a peaceful transfer of power from the National Transitional Council to an elected government. However, while the elected representatives can determine the policies of the government, the weak authority of the state in many areas severely limits the government’s ability to implement policy decisions. Amnesty International reported in 2019 that despite the February peace agreement (the latest in a series of many), 80 percent of the country remained under the control of armed groups.
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Corruption and nepotism have long been pervasive in all branches of government, and addressing public-sector corruption is difficult given the lack of state capacity and political will.
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Government operations are largely nontransparent, and civil society groups and others have limited opportunity to comment upon or influence impending policy decisions. Citizens outside of the capital have limited access to their elected representatives in the national legislature.
|Is the government or occupying power deliberately changing the ethnic composition of a country or territory so as to destroy a culture or tip the political balance in favor of another group?||-1.00-1|
Targeted violence against civilians by the Muslim-dominated ex-Séléka factions as well as anti-Balaka militias (representing, ethnically and religiously, the majority of Central Africans), continued in 2019 in northwestern, central, and eastern regions of the country. Hundreds of thousands of civilians remain internally displaced or confined to ethnic and sectarian enclaves.
|Are there free and independent media?||1.001 4.004|
There is little support for independent media, and in Bangui, outlets are increasingly aligned with national politicians and foreign governments, especially Russia. Media (and social media) often carry material meant to incite hate, discrimination, or violence, mainly against minority groups. Since 2017, the High Commission of Communication has played an active role in media regulation, and has made efforts to address the proliferation of hate speech. However, despite its efforts, the situation has not improved.
In July 2018, three Russian journalists were ambushed and killed near the city of Sibut (two hours’ drive from Bangui). The journalists—who worked for the Investigation Control Centre, an online news outlet owned by prominent Putin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky—had been investigating the activities of the Wagner Group. The killings remain unpunished. In June 2019, two AFP journalists were arrested and beaten in Bangui, allegedly by the OCRB, during a demonstration by an opposition group.
|Are individuals free to practice and express their religious faith or nonbelief in public and private?||0.000 4.004|
Officially Central African Republic is a secular state, but ethnic and religious cleavages often overlap with the country’s political divisions. In 2019, sectarian clashes continued to threaten the free practice of religion. Muslims and Christian residents in Bangui remain segregated in separate enclaves, and fears of identity-based violence by armed actors impede free religious expression.
|Is there academic freedom, and is the educational system free from extensive political indoctrination?||2.002 4.004|
While the educational system is generally free of extensive political indoctrination, clientelism and corruption are widespread in many schools and universities.
|Are individuals free to express their personal views on political or other sensitive topics without fear of surveillance or retribution?||1.001 4.004|
Public discussion and political debates are generally free from surveillance by state authorities. However, political instability and the risk of violent retaliation for challenging the presence of armed groups or expressing opinions on other sensitive topics inhibits free expression.
|Is there freedom of assembly?||0.000 4.004|
Although freedom of assembly and the right to political protest is guaranteed under the constitution, in practice these liberties were curtailed in 2019 due to both government repression of opposition and perceived opposition in Bangui, and threats posed by armed groups that control areas outside of the capital.
|Is there freedom for nongovernmental organizations, particularly those that are engaged in human rights– and governance-related work?||0.000 4.004|
The operations of NGOs are limited by poor security conditions, and aid workers are particularly vulnerable. According to the International NGO Safety Organization (INSO), more than 253 recorded security incidents in 2019 involved relief workers, resulting in 3 workers killed, 19 injured, and 18 abducted.
In December 2018, the parliament approved a new law regulating NGOs. The law, which would have severely restricted NGOs’ independence and operational capacity, was eventually suspended in the face of international pressure.
|Is there freedom for trade unions and similar professional or labor organizations?||1.001 4.004|
Trade unions and collective bargaining are permitted, although union organizers are sometimes subject to arbitrary detention or arrest. Small-scale agricultural organizations and cooperatives exist throughout the country, including organizations for women farmers.
|Is there an independent judiciary?||1.001 4.004|
Courts are generally inefficient and frequently hampered by corruption. The government has limited authority to enforce judicial decisions. Judicial salaries have often gone unpaid. Judicial personnel are often untrained, and are reluctant to be deployed outside of the capital.
However, in 2019, the Constitutional Court displayed a degree of independence by striking down provisions in a new electoral law related to eligibility criteria for candidates to stand for office. Additionally, the new Special Criminal Court (SCC), although it had yet to complete any prosecutions at year’s end, was operational and is considered relatively independent. The court opened in October 2018; it has 13 Central African judges and 12 foreign judges, and is tasked with ending impunity by perpetrators of human rights abuses since 2003. Additionally, some courts in Bangui heard criminal cases involving allegations of abuses by members of armed groups during the year.
Score Change: The score increased from 0 to 1 because some courts displayed a degree of independence and functionality during the year.
|Does due process prevail in civil and criminal matters?||0.000 4.004|
Arbitrary detention and lengthy pretrial detention are commonplace, and the state justice system has limited presence beyond Bangui. Impunity for violence, economic crimes, and human rights violations remained widespread in 2019.
In December, former President François Bozizé returned to Bangui from exile. Overthrown in 2013, Bozizé faces an international arrest warrant issued by the country’s authorities for crimes against humanity and incitement to genocide. He has indicated that he man compete in the 2020 elections.
Earlier, in November 2018, authorities transferred Alfred Yekatom to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands. He stands accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in connection with his leadership of anti-Balaka militia groups that terrorized the country’s Muslim population after predominantly Muslim Séléka rebels seized power in 2013. Separately, in December 2018, French authorities arrested a former anti-Balaka militia leader, Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona, in France on an ICC arrest warrant alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity. A hearing confirming their charges was opened at The Hague in September 2019.
|Is there protection from the illegitimate use of physical force and freedom from war and insurgencies?||0.000 4.004|
In Bangui, OCRB officials are often accused of abuse of power and excessive use of force. Outside of the capital, armed nonstate actors—mainly belonging to ex-Séléka factions and anti-Balaka militias involved in violent atrocities since the onset of the country’s current crisis in 2013—continue to operate with impunity, despite the 2019 peace deal. These groups were responsible for violent attacks against civilians, often on the basis of ethnic and religious identity, as well as attacks against international peacekeeping forces and humanitarian workers. Among other attacks in May, a series of attacks by an armed group in Ouham Pendé Province left at least 46 civilians dead.
Violent competition among insurgent groups for control of territory and natural resources keeps about 600,000 Central Africans internally displaced. Conflict between farmers and nomadic pastoralists further destabilized the country in 2019.
In September, the UN Security Council voted unanimously to relax an arms embargo established in 2013. Diplomats indicated that move was intended to permit state security forces to better equip themselves, as they battle militia groups.
|Do laws, policies, and practices guarantee equal treatment of various segments of the population?||0.000 4.004|
Same-sex sexual acts are illegal, and punishable by fines and imprisonment. While enforcement of these laws is uncommon, societal discrimination against LGBT+ people remains acute. Discrimination continues against the Muslim minority, nomadic pastoralist groups, and the forest-dwelling Ba’aka.
The independent High Authority for Good Governance is tasked with protecting the rights of minorities and people with disabilities, though its reach is limited.
|Do individuals enjoy freedom of movement, including the ability to change their place of residence, employment, or education?||0.000 4.004|
Free movement by citizens is inhibited by the lack of security, and targeted violence. Transportation routes are threatened by banditry and theft in many areas.
|Are individuals able to exercise the right to own property and establish private businesses without undue interference from state or nonstate actors?||0.000 4.004|
Businesses and homes are regularly looted or extorted by armed militants, with little prospect for compensation or legal recourse for victims. The agricultural economy—the livelihood of the majority of the population—remains restricted by ongoing violence and insecurity.
|Do individuals enjoy personal social freedoms, including choice of marriage partner and size of family, protection from domestic violence, and control over appearance?||0.000 4.004|
Women and girls are by far the primary victims of sexual violence, but men and boys are also affected. Sexual violence is used as a deliberate tool of warfare, and attackers enjoy broad impunity. Such acts that are not related to ethnic conflict are most often perpetrated within communities by family or neighbors. Constitutional guarantees for women’s rights are rarely enforced, especially in rural areas. Sexual abuses by UN peacekeeping forces have been documented, but many instances have not been investigated or prosecuted.
|Do individuals enjoy equality of opportunity and freedom from economic exploitation?||0.000 4.004|
Economic opportunity is heavily restricted by the widespread corruption and the presence of armed groups in many areas of the country. Many armed groups exploit gold and diamond mines, and forced labor and child recruitment for soldiering are common practices. The government has been unable to develop an antitrafficking plan, and has not initiated a human trafficking prosecution since 2008, according to the US State Department’s 2019 Trafficking in Persons report.
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IBM and Salesforce Spend Big on Cloud Computing Acquisitions
Two acquisition deals worth a combined $4.5 billion have highlighted the growing attractiveness of cloud computing – a market that industry experts believe is likely to more than double in value by 2016.
IBM (NYSE:IBM), the world’s largest seller of computer services, announced on its website yesterday that it had reached a definitive agreement to acquire SoftLayer Technologies Inc, a private cloud computing storage provider based in Dallas, Texas. According to inside sources the deal is worth $2 billion.
Meanwhile, San Francisco-based Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM), which is one of the biggest cloud computing groups in the world, has bought Indianapolis-based interactive marketing provider ExactTarget for $2.5 billion in what is Salesforce’s biggest deal ever.
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Cloud computing is one of the areas that IBM sees as key to support growth, especially with the company having moved from selling PCs and servers to providing information technology services to big companies and governments. The agreement to buy SoftLayer aims to put IBM in a better position to compete with U.S. online retailer Amazon.com Inc, which has its own cloud computing platform – Amazon Web Services (AWS). IBM plans to add SoftLayer to its existing SmartCloud unit to form a new Cloud Services division to capitalise on a market that, according to market researcher IDC, may more than double to $105 billion by 2016 as compared with 2012.
Forming a new division through acquisition will allow IBM to “get focused”, according to the company’s vice president of cloud services Ric Telford.
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“It’s all about acceleration. We had been building out but we saw SoftLayer and the acquisition was too compelling to pass up,” he said, as quoted by Bloomberg. He added that SoftLayer had the “same capabilities” as Amazon.
IBM aims to generate about $7 billion in annual revenue from cloud computing by 2015.
As a private company SoftLayer doesn’t provide quarterly reports of its financial results but in its most recent full year it generated about $400m in annual revenues, according to inside sources quoted by the Financial Times. This means that IBM has valued SoftLayer five times the company’s annual revenue.
Meanwhile, Salesforce, a major player on the cloud computing scene has fortified its position by acquiring software-as-a-service company ExactTarget. The provider of interactive marketing and social media services is the latest acquisition for Salesforce, which in recent years has acquired social media management company Radian6 and social media marketing agency Buddy Media.
Salesforce will pay $33.75 per share in cash for ExactTarget, a 53 percent premium above the company’s stock price at the close on Monday. The price is valuing ExactTarget at nearly nine times the company’s revenues of $292 million in the last fiscal year.
**The IBM stock price (after hours) was $206.00 as of 11.58 GMT, 05.06.2013**
**The Salesforce stock price (pre-market) was $38.46 of 12.00 GMT, 05.06.2013**


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Mention the term millennial and you’ll probably get one of two responses – a slow and unenthusiastic nod or a look of total bewilderment. By definition, the term refers to an individual born between the years of 1982-2004 although there are varying schools of thought on the matter.
Whilst the exact definition may vary by source, one thing remains crystal clear – the impact of millennials on the world we live in is impossible to overstate and the entertainment industry is certainly feeling the effects more than most.
The Impact of the Internet and YouTube
It’s fair to say that the advancement of technology has played a huge part in this. With the younger generation almost unable to remember a time before mobile phones and with most seemingly constantly glued to their devices, it will come as no shock that millennials would rather do the majority of things from the comfort of their own home.
This trend is particularly prevalent throughout the film industry, with 18-24 being the age range which contains the lowest amount of regular movie goers – and if that wasn’t worrying enough for Hollywood, 2016 was the lowest total for tickets sold per person since 1920.
The rising popularity of platforms such as YouTube must also be held partly responsible when considering the reasons why younger people just aren’t bothering to go to the cinema anymore.
With the video sharing website commanding around 50 billion views per month, the convenience attached to simply logging onto your computer or mobile device has made internet based viewing an attractive prospect to the younger generation.
This has led to multi-channel networks signing online celebrities to deals for both television programs and advertisements, with popular internet vloggers like Joe Sugg and Caspar Lee even topping the sales charts with their own straight-to-DVD film in 2015.
Netflix and… Stare Into Space?
Whilst YouTube has been around since 2005 and has been a popular platform in its own right for a number of years, the emergence of Netflix Movies has enjoyed more of a recent renaissance.
A recent survey conducted by investment bank Piper Jaffray revealed that young adults and teens are 12 times more likely to use Netflix as opposed to other popular streaming services.
With their own range of high-quality original programming currently proving to be very popular (think Orange Is The New Black and Stranger Things, whose live+35 day viewership is 14.4 million), it’s estimated that Netflix represents around 6% of current American TV viewing, with that number projected to rise to around 14% by 2020, according to Fortune.
Netflix has recently been conducting experiments to gather consumer research about images on its service and found that the average Netflix viewer only spends a mere 1.8 seconds considering the title of a series.
Moreover, in 82% of cases, users make a decision to watch a series based on graphics and images alone and with the average millennial’s attention span rapidly shrinking year on year, it isn’t difficult to see why more and more younger users are signing up for the service.
The point about the attention span of the younger generation is a very pertinent one when looking at the type of film that millennials do actually to go see when they do fancy a foray to their local cinema.
The recent spike in the popularity of superhero film franchises has to be attributed in some part to the film industry trying to lure younger viewers back to Hollywood and whilst undoubtedly entertaining, it would be hard to make the case supporting that such films focus on intellectual stimulation.
The numbers do not lie though, and the commercial success of superhero films is a given as in 2017 Marvel’s The Avengers has grossed over $623 million with Warner Bros’ The Dark Knight second at $534 million.
As is the case with a large majority of the crop of current films, more and more effort is put into making them visually stunning via groundbreaking CGI effects, and this plays right into the millennial generation’s hands considering the reportedly short attention spans of the demographic.
The Rising Popularity of the Gaming Industry
In contrast to the flailing film and cinema industry, the popularity of gaming has increased exponentially over the last few years. According to statistics, 67% of American households either own a gaming console or use their PC to run entertainment software and a report by Stockton University found that 38% of millennials play video games as opposed to 28% of non-millennials, with those that play video games more likely to be interested in skilled-based games.
Casino-based skill games are still all the rage, with blackjack remaining one of the most popular games to play due to its exciting, fast-paced nature. As explained by casino games operator, players compete against the dealer as opposed to other players and the aim of the game is to reach 21 or get closer than the dealer does, without actually exceeding the number – so whilst blackjack is admittedly tough to master, it is also a relatively easy game to pick up and the rules of the game are fairly straightforward.
In 2014, millennials made up 27% of all visitors to Las Vegas but only 63% of them actually gambled and this perhaps proves that more traditional slot games aren’t really interesting the younger punters. In response to this, skill-based slots are being rolled out across the United States, with the first debuting at Las Vegas’ Planet Hollywood in March of this year.
The basic premise of the idea is that many different types of skill-based games will eventually exist on floors of popular casinos, with popular gaming franchises such as Call of Duty even being considered to get the younger generation on the hook.
Slot games which determine payouts on player ability, as well as chance, are likely to be more appealing to millennials, as opposed to the one-armed bandits which offer very little more than the same old repetitive formula of push, spin and win.
Skill-based slots that combine the elements of traditional casino games, the challenge of video games and the playability of social interaction are sure to be more stimulating for the younger generation and may just give the gambling industry the shot in the arm it needs with regards to millennials.
The Evolution of the Entertainment Industry
As has always been the case, in order to succeed, industries need to adapt and change or risk being left behind. On the face of it, the millennial generation are a tricky target audience to please and are fairly demanding when it comes to entertainment.
The gaming industry looks set to be going in the right direction with skill-based slot games that will appeal to the younger audience’s sense of adventure and desire to be intellectually challenged.
However, it remains to be seen just how the film industry will cope with the constantly evolving interests of the current generation and with the rising popularity of streaming services, something drastic needs to be done in order to tempt younger people back into the cinema.


During this Winter as usual our city is immersed in a dull atmosphere sometimes due to dense fog and sometimes due to pollution.
Day by day, our city is getting extremely polluted and people who are living here from a long time are also now adapted to it. So they do not feel or bother about the dirty surroundings, stinking smell or suffocating atmosphere. This is only often pointed out by the outside visitors from rural areas. They are being living in a pollution free area, sense the dust, odour and feel restless when they visit the city. They wonder about the dirty water filling the river that is flowing through the city which has been considered most sacred and worshipped by us. Rivers in cities are being exploited in all the possible way by means of dumping of all type of wastes including factory wastes, chemicals, sewerage etc. Anybody who has lived in other small towns or rural areas knows the difference. Even though modernization is peeping everywhere, pollution attached to it is to be removed from our system before it spoils every nook and corner of our earth.
More people and organizations who are experts in this area are required to take steps in this direction. After a very long waiting, few drives like reducing pollution by banning diesel vehicles in the city, promoting cycling etc are being surfacing now. However these need strong backups.
General view of most people is that we have the right to a polluted free atmosphere which is filling city’s sky by mistake of few. Due to this ‘reduce pollution drive’, lot of loss would be occurring to some persons or sectors but it is only a material loss or financial loss. It is a small loss for this generation. But if the pollution continues in this rate then there may not be any one left to breathe this polluted air from our next generations.
To save our future generation, to stop losses to them, to give their right to live in a pure environment of fresh air and good health thereby, it is our duty to stop pollution in any minute way possible. Even though it is inconvenient for some, any solution in this direction should be suggested and welcomed by all.
Can anybody think of any genuine solution?


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Restaurant | Bar Lounge
The village’s only rooftop overlooking the sea and the roofs of Saint-Tropez features chef Michele Fortunato’s table and a lounge bar that wraps around the open-air swimming pool.
At Les Toits restaurant, Michele Fortunato invites guests to sample a Mediterranean cuisine inspired by his Italian roots.
In the lounge, you can enjoy tasty classics by the pool and enjoy a fine selection of wines from Provence as well as creative cocktails. A must at sunset.
Restaurant Les Toits, daily open from 12.30pm to 2.30pm and from 7.30pm to 10.30pm. Bar Lounge daily open from 11am to 10pm.
The Atrium, the lobby bar of the Hôtel de Paris Saint-Tropez, is the perfect place to enjoy a drink, lunch or dinner in elegant settings. The refined decor, perfectly mastered menu of classics and Champagne bar will appeal to lovers of timeless atmospheres.
Best-sellers include a gourmet brioche lobster sandwich, a creamy tomato-burrata or a truffle pizza. To be enjoyed with bubbles from the Champagne Bar or cocktails with surprising combinations, created by our team of mixologists.
Piano on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 8pm to 10pm. Swing jazz with singer Cynthia Queenton on Fridays.
Daily service from 11am to 10pm. Valet parking available.

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Ask a Master Gardener: When is annual plant sale?
Q: Last year, I missed it, so this year I'm asking: when is the Annual Master Gardener Plant Sale in Springfield? – R.M., Springfield
Answered by Catherine Banks, Master Gardeners of Greene County
The 18th annual Master Gardener Plant Sale in Greene County will start at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, April 25, at the Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center located in Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Parks, 2400 S. Scenic Ave., Springfield.
Members of the Master Gardeners of Greene County gather plants to sell from their own gardens — and from the two city gardens that Master Gardeners maintain in Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park and at the Xeriscape Garden on South National — at this sale.
The quality is excellent and the prices are real bargains. Those factors have made this annual event very popular among area gardeners.
We advise people to arrive early if they want the best choices of shrubs, small trees, bulbs, perennials, annuals, grasses, ground covers, houseplants, vegetables, herbs and garden related items. The sale continues until the plants are sold out.
Each year we try to make the sale better than the year before. Some Master Gardeners divided plants from last autumn and overwintered them. Other Master Gardeners are growing succulents, cacti and other small plants to plant in the papercrete pots we made last fall. This spring we have been dividing plants in our Demonstration and Xeriscape Gardens.
Master Gardeners will be on site to assist with purchases and answer questions. Cash, checks and credit or debit cards are accepted.
The fundraiser helps the Master Gardeners of Greene County maintain the public demonstration gardens and serve the public by providing quality lawn and garden programs as volunteers of University of Missouri Extension.
Additional information about the plant sale is available online at www.mggreene.org/plantsale or contact the Greene County Extension Center at 417-881-8909.
Q: Are there any spring and summer classes being planned at the Botanical Center that would help my gardening? – H.T., Ozark
Answered by Kelly McGowan, horticulture educator, MU Extension
Information about our Learn to Grow series of classes is posted online at http://mggreene.org.
The first class in our series will be from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. May 7 at The Botanical Center, 2400 S. Scenic Ave.. The class, titled "Color Me Happy Peony," will include a garden tour if weather permits.
The course costs $5 per person and registration can be done at The Botanical Center Gift Shop.
Peonies have seduced gardeners for more than 20 centuries. Our class will provide the history of peonies, look at the different types, and provide information on how to plant and care for these garden gems.
The Master Gardener program is a popular statewide volunteer community-service organization administered through University of Missouri Extension. The organization's goal is to train gardeners who are willing to share their knowledge with others. Master Gardeners become volunteers of University of Missouri Extension and donate hours for community educational projects in horticulture.
Readers can pose questions or get more information by calling 417-881-8909 and talking to one of the trained volunteers staffing the Master Gardener Hotline at the University of Missouri Extension Center in Greene County located inside the Botanical Center, 2400 S. Scenic Ave., Springfield, MO 65807.