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You are reading this article to learn about the Alocasia Tiny Dancer and its care. The scientific name for this houseplant is Alocasia brisbanensis × alocasia odora.
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Alocasia Tiny Dancer
There is a new hybrid in town, Alocasia Tiny Dancer. The dancing petioles make this plant stand out in your garden. Alocasia plants are admired for their stunning foliage. This Alocasia plant is distinguished for its upward-facing, cup-like leaves.
This is a small plant, unlike regular Alocasia plants. But it is gaining popularity because of the unique foliage. The leaf shape of Tiny Dancer resembles Alocasia Cucullata.
According to the International Aroid Society, this plant is awarded as the most unusual aroid. This plant originated in the United States and was first introduced in 2013. LariAnn Garner hybridized it.
It is a manageable plant because of its small size. This plant care guide thoroughly explains all requirements for this unique, new cultivar of the Alocasia genus.
|Alocasia brisbanensis × alocasia odora
|Alocasia Tiny Dancer
|Upright, wavy, delicate petioles.
|Well-draining potting soil. A mix of peat moss (20%), potting soil (50%), Orchid bark and charcoal (20%), Perlite or shredded sphagnum moss (10%) works great.
|Every 5-7 days
|Temperature Range (°F)
|65.0 - 75.0 (18.3 - 23.9 °C)
|50.0% - 70.0%
|Every two weeks in spring and summer
|Yellow flowers with purplish centers. They look like hibiscus flowers.
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Alocasia Tiny Dancer Care
This variety of Alocasia needs moderate care to thrive. Use a well-draining potting mixture that contains peat moss, orchid bark, charcoal, perlite, and potting soil. Add water when the top 2-3″ of the soil surface is thoroughly dry. The indoor temperature should be between 65 to75 degrees Fahrenheit (18.3 – 23.8 degrees Celsius).
What Soil is best for the Tiny Dancer Plant?
Ensure you do not use a highly porous mixture; otherwise, you will have trouble with water retention. This plant requires a moist but not waterlogged or soggy potting mixture.
You can create a homemade mixture using the following ingredients:
- Peat moss (20%)
- Potting soil (50%)
- Orchid bark and charcoal (20%)
- Perlite or shredded sphagnum moss (10%)
Do not let the soil get very dry; otherwise, it becomes compact and difficult to rehydrate.
If you want to keep it outdoors, the most suitable USDA hardiness zone is 10-11. This plant will perform well if you plant it in March. You should take the pH test and make sure the soil pH is between 5.6 – 7.
Water Alocasia Tiny Dancer every 5-7 days on average.
This Alocasia enjoys plenty of moisture in the soil; therefore, never let the soil dry out completely. Overwatering is also detrimental for this plant, so be moderate watering.
A good balance for this plant is to water is often but in little quantity. Water your plant thoroughly after planting. But then allow the 2-3 inches below the topsoil (5.0-7.5 cm) surface to reach dryness.
The leaves can help you fix your watering schedule; therefore, pay attention to the leaf’s appearance. Yellow leaves mean overwatering, whereas brown tips mean under-watering.
Alocasia Tiny Dancer Light
This tropical plant can tolerate a range of lighting settings. I believe partial sunlight is the best lighting condition for Alocasia Tiny Dancer. You can keep it in up to 80% shade.
According to other gardening experts, Alocasia Tiny Dancer prefers bright filtered sunlight but can withstand low light. Most growers misinterpret ‘bright indirect light.’ It means you should place your plant next to bright light but use sheer curtains if the sun falls directly.
Indoors an eastern or western light exposure is acceptable. If you want to grow it in a small corner of your office, you should use the help of fluorescent lights.
One light condition should always be avoided; direct sunlight because it will eventually scorch the gorgeous leaves.
The acceptable temperature range for this plant is between 65-75 degrees Fahrenheit (18.3 – 23.8 degrees Celsius).
However, your plant will be happier if you maintain the indoor temperature of your home close to 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21 degrees Celsius).
In cold weather, the minimum indoor temperature should not exceed 60 degrees Fahrenheit (15.5 degrees Celsius). This tropical plant will enter dormancy if it experiences a prolonged cold temperature.
The ideal humidity for the Tiny Dancer is 50-70%.
One thing to always remember about this plant is that it loves humid environments. The average indoor air moisture level should be 50% or higher for this tropical plant. Follow the guidelines given below:
- You have to place it away from the radiator and air conditioner.
- Mist the leaves regularly for better humidity around your plant.
- Use the help of a humidity pebble tray or humidifier for convenience.
A diluted balanced fertilizer should be applied every two weeks for Alocasia brisbanensis × alocasia odora. I have been feeding it with a balanced 20-20-20 fertilizer diluted at half strength.
Every houseplant needs a little extra help from your side in the form of fertilizers. You should start fertilizing the Alocasia Tiny Dancer in early spring and stop it in late August.
This plant requires fertilizer only during the growing phase. A
Alocasia Tiny Dancer should be repotted only if it becomes root-bound. Ideally, spring is the best season for repotting. You should refresh the potting soil while repotting.
The new pot should be one size bigger, use an organic soil mix but make sure the new pot has drainage holes.
Another reason for repotting is if your plant has outgrown its container.
Pruning is an essential part of plant care for houseplants. Alocasia Tiny Dancer should be pruned for the following reasons:
- To remove damaged and dead foliage for healthy growth.
- To encourage more leaves.
- To remove leaves or stems infected with fungal diseases or pests.
To protect your plant from bacteria, use sterilized cutters or shears. Do not wound the healthy parts of the plant while pruning. To protect yourself from allergies, wear protective gloves. Wash your hands with soap after handling the plant.
Alocasia Tiny Dancer Propagation
The best method to propagate the Little Dancer plant is through division.
Perform the propagation in early spring before the plant starts growing actively. This Alocasia cultivar has fleshy roots that grow from the rhizome.
- The root system has several clumps; this Alocasia plant will also produce offsets. These offsets can be separated from the mother plant and planted in separate containers.
- Start by removing your plant from the pot. Gently shake and get rid of the soil around the rhizome.
- You can soak the root ball in water to dissolve the clumps of soil. Alternatively, use a water hose to remove excess soil.
- Use a disinfected pair of scissors to untangle the roots. Inspect carefully and remove all the damaged parts from the root system.
- Each rhizome clump has a separate root system to be planted in its container. After dividing the clumps, the next part is to decide if you want to do water or soil propagation.
- Water propagation is a decorative way to grow and multiply your houseplants. Mostly stem cuttings are grown in water, but the rhizome clumps can also be propagated in water.
- Choose a glass jar/container based on the size of the rhizome.
- Never use chlorinated water for propagation. Fill the jar with tap water and leave it for 1 day for chlorine dissipation. You can also add a mild liquid fertilizer to the water to facilitate growth.
- Submerge the roots in water and place the jar in bright, filtered sunlight. Direct sunlight is not good for water propagation because it facilitates algae growth.
- You can place the same clumps in a soil medium. Create a free-draining mixture using coco coir, perlite, and good-quality potting soil.
- After planting, water your Alocasia Tiny Dancer and leave it under bright, filtered light.
- Your newly propagated plant will take a few weeks to adjust to the new location and produce new leaves.
- Continue the usual Alocasia Tiny Dancer plant care and wait for it to reward you with new leaves.
This cultivar is a non-blooming variety. The white flowers are unattractive even if it blooms (mostly in spring only).
This plant is a hybrid of Alocasia Brisbanensis (female parent) and Alocasia Odora (male parent). It has playful, wavy, but delicate petioles in lime green color, and each petiole has a folded green leaf at the end.
The leaves are shaped like a teardrop, and the leaf surface is glossy. This stemless variety has an upright growth habit.
This dwarf plant is great for container and landscape gardening.
The one growing in my indoor garden has reached a height of 14 inches (35.5cm) within a few months, so I presume it is a fast grower. It can spread 11-18 inches (27 – 45.7cm).
This plant will eventually have a bushy look because the petioles grow at different times from different locations. Once it reaches maturity, it produces more leaves than any parent plant.
Parents Plants of Alocasia Tiny Dancer
Alocasia Brisbanensis – otherwise known as the Cunjevoi Lily. It is often grown as a feature plant in a tropical garden. It originates from Australia. The thick leaves on this plant are vibrant green with a glossy finish. It normally reaches a height of 5 ft. (1.5 m). In summer, it produces green-cream-colored flowers that are perfumed.
Alocasia Odora – this plant is native to Asia and has other names like Night Scented Lily. It produces paddle-shaped leaves that point upwards. It also blooms in spring and summer. The flowers are pale peach. They have a very strong fragrance at night. This variety can grow 4-8 ft. (1.2 -2.4 m) high.
If the leaves of your Alocasia Tiny Dancer have black or brown spots on the surface, your plant is infected, and the rhizome is rotting. These spots on the leaves also have a yellow rim around them. This disease can be prevented by
- I am maintaining proper watering practices. This plant does not like over or under-watering.
- Water your plant in the morning so the foliage can dry during the day.
- I am ensuring airflow around and near the Alocasia Tiny Dancer.
Mealybugs are tiny, waxy bugs resting or crawling on the undersides of the Alocasia Tiny Dancer leaves. You can also find them outside the pot or stems. The infected Alocasia plant will have white cotton mass.
They will damage your Alocasia Tiny Dancer by feeding on plant juices and causing yellow leaves or stunting. A heavy infection can prove deadly for your Alocasia plant.
Isolate the infected plant and spray it with warm water and soap weekly. This will keep the pests away.
You can also use neem oil or ultra-fine insecticide oil for advanced infections. These two products will kill both the adults and the eggs of mealybugs.
Spider mites are tiny spiders that can damage foliar plants like Alocasia Tiny Dancer. You will find them on the lower leaf surface of your Alocasia Tiny Dancer.
They spin webs to protect themselves; the white webs are the first sign of a spider mite infection. Inspect the leaf joints of your plant because they can also hide there.
Another symptom of spider mites is yellow or bleached leaves of Alocasia Tiny Dancer.
For small infections, spider mites can be controlled with natural, non-toxic methods. The first step is to prune all the infected leaves. Then spray your infected Alocasia Tinny Dancer with soapy water. You can also use a sponge dipped in the dishwashing liquid solution.
To prevent spider mites on your Alocasia Tiny Dancer, thoroughly inspect your plant and maintain high humidity.
If you start noticing any black growth on the leaves of the Alocasia Tiny Dancer, you should be alarmed. This indicates the presence of sooty mold and some pest infections.
Once the sap-sucking pests are done feeding on your Alocasia Tiny Dancer leaves, they secrete honeydew, which is responsible for sooty mold growth. This mold is a fungus, but thankfully it does not threaten the life of your Alocasia plant.
It would be best to start treating this fungus by eliminating all the pests that could feed on your plant. Neem oil or insecticidal soaps are safe for houseplants and can eliminate pests like aphids, mealybugs, and spider mites.
After removing the pests from your Alocasia, remove the sooty mold. Wipe the infected foliage with a wet cloth to do this.
My Tiny Dancer Plant Has Yellow Leaves
If your Tiny Dancer plant has yellow leaves, the reasons are overwatering, underwatering, pest infestations, too much sunlight, pests, or diseases.
The most common reason for yellow leaves is overwatering. Stick your index finger into the soil. If it is wet several days after watering, you either water too much or your soil is not airy enough.
To remedy the situation, take the plant out of the pot. Remove the soil, cut off all mushy roots using scissors, and wash the remaining roots. Disinfect the pot and exchange the potting soil.
Tips for Growing Alocasia Tiny Dancer
- Always choose a planter that has at least one drainage hole.
- This plant cannot handle cold temperatures; the growth will suffer if the temperature drops below 60 degrees Fahrenheit (15.5 degrees Celsius).
- Alocasia Happy Dancer should be shaded from the summer sun in the afternoon if grown outside. But it certainly enjoys one or two hours of morning sunlight.
- Your soil mix should have plenty of peat because this variety prefers peat moss.
- You should never overpot the Alocasia Tiny Dancer. Planting it in a snug pot is a good idea.
- This tropical plant needs both warm temperatures and humidity for good health.
- Feed or receive your plant after planting to help it transition to the new location. You can use any all-purpose foliar fertilizer to feed the Alocasia Tiny Dancer.
- This tender perennial is not frost-hardy.
- Your plant will need more water in the growing months. But avoid giving the young Alocasia Tiny Dancer extra water because it can rot the rhizome.
- Although any fertilizer is suitable, slow-release fertilizer is the best choice for this plant.
Frequently Asked Questions about Alocasia Tiny Dancer
What is the average height of the Alocasia Tiny Dancer as an indoor plant?
This Alocasia variety can easily get 12-14 inches high as an indoor plant.
I have trouble maintaining high humidity for this plant; what is its best indoor location?
It would be best to place it in your bathroom because it is the most humid area of any household.
My Alocasia Tiny Dancer is not producing new leaves, and old ones are yellowing; why is that?
Your plant is not getting adequate sunlight. You should also monitor the moisture content in the soil because the soil might be drying very fast if you use an extremely porous mixture.
Are the leaves toxic to humans and pets?
Like other Alocasia varieties, this plant is also toxic if ingested by a pet or human. I advise keeping it at a high location, preferably on a bookshelf or a table.
Why does my Alocasia Tiny Dancer have brown spots on the leaves?
Check your plant for overwatering. Brown leaf spots and other damage to leaf tissue occur when the soil remains moist and stale for too long. Low sunlight is another reason for leaf spots.
How can I avoid fungal diseases on my Alocasia Tiny Dancer?
Do not let your plant remain soggy if you want to avoid fungal diseases, stem rot, or rhizome rot.
What should I do if my Alocasia Tiny Dancer enters dormancy?
If your plant enters dormancy, shift it to a warmer area and withdraw watering until it starts growing again. You should also stop fertilizing because the plant is not growing; no extra nutrients are needed.
How many hours of sunlight during summer are best for Alocasia Tiny Dancer?
Four hours of indirect bright sun is best for this plant. But the foliage of this plant is very sensitive to sun damage, so never place in sunlight for a very long period, especially the direct sun.
This plant is becoming popular among plant collectors because of the artistic look. This plant can add life to any dull space with its dancing leaves. It is a terrific plant for terrariums. Simple plant care and an unusual appearance can make this plant a favorite of any gardener.
This plant is not only new but also rare to find. For a happy Dancer Plant, give it partial sunlight and a moist potting mixture. Keep it indoors in a windowsill or outdoors on the patio; it can surely grab the attention of anyone.

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For all the 3D models out on the Internet, including the STL files on Thingiverse that are copied by other makers every day, there hasn’t been a good way to put your John Hancock on a three-dimensional piece of plastic you’ve designed. [Chris] has been thinking about the fact that an STL file released on the Internet is completely out of the creator’s hands for a while now, and he finally came up with a good solution to signing 3D prints.
[Chris] had been looking into ‘stamping’ a maker’s mark on the first few layers of a print, but this wasn’t always practical. Sometimes the bottom of a print needs to be a smooth surface, so [Chris] moved his initials up a few layers into the main body of the print.
By subtracting a 1.0 mm-thick version of his initials from the interior of a print, [Chris] is able to put his maker’s mark on the inside of a 3D object, visible only for a short time during the production process.
The signature isn’t impossible to remove, but it does give a little bit of credit to the original designer, all without some strange DRM scheme or metadata attached to an STL file.
You can check out [Chris]’ printer laying down a few layers of his logo after the break.


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This project will use novel quantitative imaging methods to guide biopsies to biologically distinct regions of primary and post-treatment recurrent GBM for targeted exome, epigenome and transcriptome analysis. Our goal is to identify naturally evolving and treatment-induced mutations and epimutations that promote the selective outgrowth of malignant subclones over lime. Genomic analysis of cancer is typically conducted at a single time point and on a single piece of the bulk resection without knowledge of its original context within the heterogeneous tumor. In contrast to these traditional genomic studies, an image guided approach to newly diagnosed and recurrent tumors could enrich for the detection of drivers of tumor growth by linking mutations and epimutations to regions of aggressive tumor growth in vivo. We will use innovative metabolic and physiologic imaging to identify regions with different levels of proliferation and hypoxia within the same patient. To our knowledge, this would be the first time that advanced imaging will be used to guide genomic or epigenomic analysis of any human tumor.
In Aim 1, we will identify functional mutations and epimutations that exhibit intratumoral heterogeneity within newly diagnosed GBM.
In Aim 2, we will identify functional mutations and epimutations commonly acquired during tumor progression using image guided tissue samples from treated, recurrent GBM, including paired samples from individual patients over time. Our preliminary data show that chemotherapy can have a profound effect on selective outgrowth of malignant subclones. The integration of data from Aims 1 and 2 will identify subclones in newly diagnosed tumor that exhibit selective outgrowth to become the dominant clone(s) at recurrence, and the sequential biallelic events involving intersecting genetic and epigenetic mechanisms that contribute to their enhanced growth potential. Candidate driver alterations will be evaluated using a mature computational pipeline, and will experimentally be tested for predicted functional effect. These studies could therefore impact patient care by the identification of common drivers specific to recurrence, defining the influence of therapy on tumor evolution, and incorporating profiles of primary and recurrent tumors into personalized treatment plans.
State-of-the-art genomics and epignomics techniques will be guided by advanced imaging and tissue analyses to comprehensively characterize regional heterogeneity and evolution of glioblastoma. We hope to identify driver mutations and mutations that are uniquely associated with tumor progression, including therapy induced mutations. This will better inform the design of clinical trials and assist clinicians in tailoring treatment in individual patients.
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Paul Burstow said he was sorry at the way his remarks, made to undercover reporters from the Daily Telegraph posing as constituents, had been construed and insisted that the Prime Minister had his "full trust".
Mr Burstow was one of four Liberal Democrat ministers caught criticising senior Conservatives on the third day of this newspaper’s investigation into the true feelings of senior Liberal Democrats towards the Coalition.
David Heath, the deputy Leader of the House, said the Chancellor had the “capacity to get up one’s nose” and did not appreciate what it was like to lose £1,000 a year – the value of the cut in child benefit for higher earners.
Andrew Stunell, the local government minister, said he did not know where the Prime Minister stood on the “sincerity monitor”.
Norman Baker, the transport minister, even privately compared the Conservatives within government to the South African
Mr Burstow told the reporters: "I don't want you to trust David Cameron... in the sense that you believe he's suddenly become a cuddly Liberal. Well, he hasn't.
"He's still a Conservative and he has values that I don't share."
Following the publication of his comments, Mr Burstow told the BBC: "Clearly I'm embarrassed and of course any offence that was given I had no intention to give.
"The Prime Minister has my full trust. I really enjoy working in this coalition. It is an opportunity to put Liberal Democrat ideas into government and work with others to make a difference in this country."
Asked if he wanted to apologise for his remark, he said: "I am sorry it has been construed in the way it has."
And he added: "I haven't lost my Liberal Democrat values, Mr Cameron hasn't lost his Conservative values. People should be reassured by that, they shouldn't be worried by it."
Mr Burstow said he had not spoken to Nick Clegg since the comments became public and had "neither been asked or offered" to resign his post.
"If the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister want me to continue to serve, I would certainly like to continue serving," he said.
The remarks of Mr Burstow and other ministers were made during covertly recorded conversations with two undercover reporters posing as concerned Liberal Democrat voters.
In his comments, Mr Heath suggested that the Chancellor, a multi-millionaire, was out of touch with the common voter. “George Osborne has a capacity to get up one’s nose, doesn’t he?” he said.
“I mean, what I think is, some of them just have no experience of how ordinary people live, and that’s what worries me. But maybe again, you know, that’s part of our job, to remind them.”
Mr Baker said some of his Conservative colleagues were “beyond the pale” and also says he does not like the Chancellor.
“I mean, there are Tories who are quite good and there are Tories who are, you know, beyond the pale, and, you know, you have to just deal with the cards you’ve got,” he said.
“I don’t like George Osborne very much … I mean, there are Tories who are all right — Ken Clarke’s all right — there are the ones you can do business with. But what you end up doing in the Coalition … is we play them off against each other.”
Mr Baker also made the bizarre claim that the position of Liberal Democrat ministers was akin to that of Helen Suzman, a South African MP who almost single-handedly sought to change government policy from within the regime in the 1970s and 1980s. Mrs Suzman, who died in 2009, was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and received numerous death threats.
He said: “I always think in South African terms, should you be Nelson Mandela, outside the system, campaigning for it to be changed, or should you be Helen Suzman, who’s my … one of my political heroes actually.”
“Helen Suzman was in the apartheid regime when everybody was male and white and horrible actually … she got stuck in there in the South African parliament in the apartheid days as the only person there to oppose it … she stood up and championed that from inside.”
He added: “You do get your hands dirty by dealing with things you don’t want to do, and sometimes you get results which aren’t quite what you want. But the issue we have to make, the calculation in coalition, is we have to make as a coalition is do we get stuff that we do want which outweighs some of the stuff we don’t want, and that’s the reality of it.”
The comments are likely to infuriate Mr Cameron and Mr Osborne, who are sensitive over claims about their privileged background, which Labour has also tried to exploit.
They were echoed during a separate meeting with Mr Stunell, a junior local government minister, who was one of the key Liberal Democrat figures in the Coalition Agreement talks.
Mr Stunell told the undercover reporters: “I don’t know where I put him [the Prime Minister] on the sincerity monitor. He’s, umm, he’s certainly a very skilled operator. He’s worked his way through the Tory system and he’s, is he sincere? I do not know how to answer that question.”
When asked whether Mr Osborne was out of touch, Mr Burstow replied: “Yes, I know, I know, I know. There are going to be some Conservative politicians in particular who are detached from reality. I mean, Lord Young’s comments, a lot of people are unhappy with …”. This was a reference to his comments last month that Britons had “never had it so good” during the recession, which led to his resignation as Mr Cameron’s enterprise adviser.
Mr Heath and Mr Baker also publicly admit that they oppose the rise in tuition fees, despite voting in favour of the policy in the recent crucial Commons vote. “I’m still wholly against,” Mr Heath said. “I’ll say it perfectly openly, I’m wholly against tuition fees.”
Mr Baker added: “Well, it is a big shock and it’s a big shock to me and I almost resigned over the matter, on that particular one because it was just pretty horrific.”
In today’s recordings, Mr Stunell expresses his hopes that the situation will improve before the next election.
“We knew from the very start of what we were doing that this financial stuff was going to be really tricky. Difficult. I mean, horrendous … and that clearly the first two or three years were going to be absolutely dire … so it’s not all about cutting, there is going to be some good stuff.”


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The European Project BreedingValue Officially Launched
BreedingValue aims on breeding of new resilient and value-adding berries. As one of 20 partners from eight different countries IBG-4 is researching in the EU-funded BreedingValue project to improve strawberry, blueberry and raspberry varieties. On January 20th and 21st, the project partners met for a virtual kick-off meeting to get the project started officially.
Strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries are popular fruits. With a high proportion of health-promoting, anti-oxidative plant ingredients, vitamins and minerals, they are also very healthy. In order to adapt them to the upcoming climate changes and being able to cultivate them better and more sustainably, new varieties must be bred. These varieties should also taste better, be healthier and have a better shelf life. BreedingValue joins experts in nature conservation, genetics, genomics, breeding, biotechnology, biochemistry, phytopathology, bioinformatics, statistics and berry production in a large network for the joint improvement of berry plants in Europe. Economically, the berries are high-quality products, strawberries, for example, bring in around € 9,000 per hectare of land, while wheat or maize only bring in around € 250 per hectare of land. Strawberries are the most popular berries, with 1,747,403 tons of strawberries being produced in Europe in 2019 (FAO 2021, FAOSTAT statistical database). While there are already many commercially used strawberry varieties, there is still little choice when it comes to raspberries and blueberries. The breeding of the last decades has been carried out only with a few varieties. In the older varieties there is a high diversity in the genes and therefore also in the characteristics of the varieties.
In order to breed new, better and future-adapted berry varieties, the scientists involved in the BreedingValue project want to look at the largest possible collection of different berry varieties, including older berry varieties. In previous EU projects, many of the partners involved in BreeingValue built and characterized collections of different cultivated and wild berry varieties. With this, a large “genetic resource” in several variety collections is now available, which are now merged and examined further in the BreedingValue project. The various properties of the varieties in taste, smell, appearance and stability of the fruit as well as the robustness of the plants against environmental stress and their adaptation to sustainable cultivation systems are carefully investigated and collected. Recognizing the individual properties and understanding the genetic background of the properties should be the basis for the breeding of newer varieties. With this, in the end superior varieties with relevant traits will be available for a further breeding program. For this purpose, the latest techniques for collecting plant and genome data are used to characterize the collections.
Task of the IBG-4 is the collection, adaptation and integration of the obtained data, also from metabolite analyses from this and previous projects. The data are then analysed for correlations between e.g. traits/phenotypes and genotypes and they will be visualized in a user-friendly manner. In the end, it should be achieved that berry plants of the future can be bred according to fulfill all needs of consumers, producers, sellers and of the coming environmental conditions. What exactly these needs are and which properties from the variety of varieties they best meet is also investigated in this project. The BreedingValue project will run for four years and it is coordinated by Prof. Bruno Mezzetti from the Università Politecnica delle Marche in Italy.

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The Royals will reward fans for their All-Star Game voting
Royals fans made their presence known ahead of the 2015 All-Star Game as their prodigious vote encouraged supporters of other teams to vote.
Remember the #VoteOmar campaign?
The Royals are hoping fans will come back and vote for the 2022 All-Star Game when voting begins at noon on Wednesday.
Fans can vote at Royal’s website and the first phase of voting ends on June 30 at 1 p.m.
The Royals said any fan who votes a maximum of five times a day will receive a ticket offer with a coupon code sent to their email address. Here’s what that entails:
- 50% off Outfield Plaza and View Levels tickets for one game (up to eight tickets)
- Matches from Sunday to Thursday only (matches on August 4, 7, 14 and 28 excluded)
- This is a one-time coupon code that will be emailed to voters who select “Royals” as their favorite club and vote the maximum number of times.
The All-Star Game will take place on July 19 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
This story was originally published June 7, 2022 11:54 a.m.

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Hello Lovelies, today I have to share with you are some tags that I made for a tag swap. I recently joined a new yahoo group called All Things Tim… and as you may have guessed from the name this is a group for people who love Tim Holtz.. his techniques, products, you name it, if its Tim it’s all good! So my first swap with them was a 13 Tags of Halloween swap. So I used some of the techniques for the background with my distress inks. It’s kinda simple really but I had to make a lot of them!!! I know that’s no excuse but I am happy with them!!
Let me know what you think and remember to visit everyone on the list on the sidebar to be eligible for that wicked awesome huge prize!!!

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After some interesting results in the opening group matches on Matchday 1, Matchday 2 promises to bring us more of the same. Here’s what’s happening on Day 1 of Matchday 2:
Second day of Matchday-1 of UCL 2010-11 features former champions Real Madrid take on Ajax, along with a host of mouth watering games. TheHardTackle previews the matches...
Europe's elite competition kicks off with the top teams from all European Leagues ming together in the form of the UEFA Champions League. The Matchday-1 features groups A to D. THT takes a brief look at the groups with their teams.
The UEFA Champions League draw threw up an interesting array of fixtures, including a Group of Death involving AC Milan, Real Madrid and AFC Ajax. Read more to view the full list of draws and a group-wise summary of the clubs.


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I knew I just had to complete one some day! The casing, made almost entirely of thick clear plexi glass, was just something I could not pass up on. Its size and style just made me think of just one thing, the Elektor Vocoder. Bring it on then! I decided that since the casing is all dumpster material, maybe the electronics could also be built using as much recycled parts as possible.
The only difficult ones were the Siemens connectors used to interface all the boards together through the backplane. The second issue were the etching masks for the boards. The scans floating around in the net were piss-poor quality jpgs and thus cleaning them up took quite a while. CAD, now wtf is that. These two things out of the way, I immediately broke the zero budget concept and bought the first batch of photosensitive PCBs for etching.
Present Day Update: Little did I know that opting to use as much recycled parts as possible would turn this project into the lengthiest one to date. I knew I had to buy some of the parts like the photosensitive boards but was initially aiming for too a high recyling percent.
Eventually, just to be able to bag the project some day, I ended up buying a bit more parts than what I originally planned. Rate this:.
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Elektor Vocoder, part 1


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Too cute stuffed buns (dates and taro fillings)
Why I Love This Recipe
I have to admit I am an idiot.
I was too excited about making mooncake fillings and end up making way too many fillings! Ha! So this week is all about using all these different leftover fillings.
Piggy stuffed buns! Aren't they super duper cute? Stuffed with taro fillings
Ingredients You'll Need
Sweet stuffed buns
12 medium size buns
Bread flour // 280g
Cake flour // 70g
Dry yeast // 7g
Sugar // 60g
Salt // 7g
Powdered milk // 7g
Unsalted butter // 35g
Eggs // 58g
Water // 140g
1. In a large bowl, combine everything except butter. Beat until well blended using a stand mixer with a dough hook attachment. Add in butter and knead until dough is smooth and elastic. Shape into a ball. Place dough in a greased bowl. Cover, and let rise in a warm place for until double it size.
2. Roll the dough into a ball (50g each). Let rest for 20 minutes.
3. Flat each dough using your palm, place a spoonful of filling, roll it up to form a round bun. Seal the ends underneath. Let rise for 60 minutes or until 2 times larger in size.
4. Brush egg yolk or milk wash on the top. Bake 190C/375F for 12-15 minutes or until golden in crust.

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Indian Idol 5: Mithun Chakraborty Turned Cowboy
The famous Bollywood actor and dancer, Mithun Chakraborty showed up in an Indian Idol 5 episode donned as a cowboy.
The 60-year-old actor was full of energy and he entertained everyone with some of his unique cowboy style of judgement for the contestants. He declared that if he just likes someone’s performance he will pull the trigger of his gun twice and if he finds the performance too good he will pull the trigger thrice.
Mithun could still charm the audience as well as the contestants and watching the episode was so much fun. He even took one of the participants, Shivam on his Mercedes for a drive because Shivam expressed his desire to travel in a big car which he has never done before.
Mithun is a famous Indian actor who worked in many hit movies like Agneepath, Mrigayaa, Mujrim and Pyar Ka Mandir.
Indian Idol 5 is becoming more and more interesting as only five contestants are left on the show. It’s hard to guess that who will be the winner.


The conservative group Independent Women’s Voice announced yesterday that Terri Lynn Land has signed their “Pledge to Repeal Obamacare”. The pledge reads:
The Repeal Pledge
I pledge, if elected, to vote for all bills which seek to REPEAL the health care bill, HR 3590, signed into law on March 23, 2010.*
To that end, I would now and will in the next Congress endorse and vote for all measures, including discharge petitions, leading to its defunding, deauthorization, and repeal.
I shall do so whether those measures are taken for the whole of the bill or those component parts that impose mandates, restrict patient and doctor choice and access, violate individual freedom and privacy, reduce healthy competition, increase costs, or raise taxes.
*The healthcare bill is defined as consisting of: 1) The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590), signed into law on March 23, 2010; and 2) The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (H.R. 4872), signed into law on March 30, 2010.
**The Repeal Pledge’s Advisory Board, recognizing the tactic of attaching poison pills to otherwise qualifying legislation, will determine which legislative efforts are legitimate for the purpose of this pledge.
Sure enough, if you go to the “Signers” page on their website this morning, you’ll see Land’s name at the top of the list:
Note that Republican Congressional candidate in Michigan’s 4th District, John Moolenar, is on the list, as well, along with Congressman Dan Benishek (MI-01), Congressman Fred Upton (MI-06), and Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02).
According to Charles Gaba of ACASignUps.net, in Michigan, nearly a 400,000 working poor people now have health insurance though Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. This is in addition to the estimated quarter million who have benefited from being able to purchase health insurance at a reduced rate as well as those who can’t be denied coverage based on a pre-existing condition and whose kids (like my daughter) can stay on their health insurance until they are 26.
Land has failed to say how she would respond to the thousands upon thousands of Michiganders who would be thrown back into the abyss of inadequate health care coverage. This is somehow part of her “Michigan First” plan, apparently.
Terri Lynn Land is grasping for anything that will bolster her campaign which is in a death spiral. She appears to think that this move will win her votes, as if the tea partiers she’s appealing to were going to vote for her Democratic opponent Gary Peters otherwise.
It’s just more evidence that Land isn’t a serious candidate or a serious contender.


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2225 Caroline Street
Commute to Downtown Wichita
Most errands require a car.
A few nearby public transportation options.
2225 Caroline Street has a Walk Score of 28 out of 100. This location is a Car-Dependent neighborhood so most errands require a car.
This location is in the Delano neighborhood in Wichita. Nearby parks include Botanica - The Wichita Garden, Sim Memorial Park and Friend's University Witchita Campus Adair - Austin Stadium.
Explore how far you can travel by car, bus, bike and foot from 2225 Caroline Street.
2225 Caroline Street has some transit which means a few nearby public transportation options.
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Campbell to return for Arsenal as Senderos is ruled out
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed Sol Campbell will play from the start in tomorrow night's Champions League semi-final second leg against Villarreal.
The England defender is included as a result of a knee injury sustained by Philippe Senderos which Wenger fears will keep the Swiss player out for three weeks.
Wenger said: 'Senderos is out, so Sol will start the game. It is a little gamble because he has not had the number of games you would wish him to have, but physically he looks all right.'
Wenger expects the results of medical scans to show ligament damage which will keep Senderos out for around three weeks.
Campbell has started just one match since being substituted at half-time against West Ham on February 1, following a performance which left many questioning his form ahead of the World Cup.
He is available again after recovering from an operation on a broken nose and will be expected to slot in as a direct replacement for Senderos alongside Kolo Toure in central defence.
Senderos suffered his injury in the 1-1 draw with Tottenham on Saturday.
Left-back Gael Clichy is also included in the travelling party, available again after suffering a stress fracture of his foot while on Under-21 duty for France against England in November.
However Wenger insisted Clichy would not be risked from the start against the Spaniards.
Captain Thierry Henry started on the bench at the weekend against Tottenham, along with Cesc Fabregas, but both are in contention to start, while midfielders Freddie Ljungberg and Alexander Hleb also come back into the equation after being rested.
Jose Antonio Reyes is available again following a one-match European ban, but Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor is cup-tied.
England full-back Ashley Cole (ankle) is still not yet fully match fit.

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The newly independent East Timor has signed a treaty with Australia on the division of some Timor Sea oil and gas revenues, sealing an agreement that gives the impoverished nation a lifeline to economic self sufficiency.
However the Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri stressed that negotiations about a maritime boundary would continue in an effort to secure a larger share for East Timor of a vast oil and natural gas field known as Greater Sunrise.
Mr Alkatiri and his Australian counterpart John Howard signed the treaty in the headquarters of the newly inaugurated government, just hours after Mr Alkatiri and the new cabinet were sworn in.
The Timor Sea Treaty awards East Timor ninety percent of the profits from oil and gas developments in a designated joint production area, guaranteeing Asia's poorest nation up to five billion dollars in earnings over the next seventeen years.
Only about twenty percent of Greater Sunrise falls within the joint production area and eighty percent lies in Australia's area so East Timor would receive only eighteen percent of royalties from the field's entire future output.
Taxes from oil and gas projects are already trickling in, and are expected to cover most of East Timor's government expenditure by 2005-2006, according to budget projections, giving the new country its first glimmer of self-sufficiency.

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Don’t Bet On Things Getting Better
Many seem to view legalized sports betting as the answer to New Jersey’s fiscal crisis but if the numbers thrown out by the state’s treasurer are correct than it would seem it’s more like a band aid where a tourniquet is needed.
Elizabeth Muoio told the Assembly budget committee on Monday that the state expects to bring in $13 million in new revenue from sports betting for the fiscal year that begins July 1st and today she’s expected to repeat those figures in front of the Senate budget committee.
The $13 million estimate would hardly make a dent in Governor Phil Murphy’s $37.4 billion budget which includes more than $1.5 billion in higher taxes as well as boosting the sales tax to 7 percent.
$13 million is just an estimate as the tax rate on sports betting has not been finalized and while it may be a conservative number you can see that it won’t make much of an impact when it comes to the state’s ailing economy. For what it’s worth Nevada brought in about $16.8 million into the state last year from sports betting and it’s been legal there for many years.
Outside of the state budget the expected boost from legal sports wagering will help in other areas including New Jersey’s long suffering horse racing industry.
I read an interesting piece over the weekend in which a financial columnist wrote that New Jersey would be much better off in the long run by focusing on policies to make the state more business-friendly. The revenue that would come from that is far greater then what the state will ever realize in legalized sports betting.
New Jersey has long been considered a bad place to do business for many companies and ranked 39th in the 2017 Forbes’ Best States for Business rankings based on business costs, labor supply, regulatory environment, economic climate, growth prospects and quality of life. North Carolina was #1 followed by Texas, Utah, Nebraska and Virginia while neighboring states Pennsylvania and New York were 27th and 29th respectively.
Many people I know who own businesses often complain that the state makes it very hard and costly especially for small business owners who are the life blood of the shore area.


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Colombia’s former army commander is facing more than 100 testimonies that would prove how his orders set in motion a bloodbath unseen in the country’s armed conflict even after his resignation.
Newspaper El Espectador obtained the 2008 military order by Montoya’s successor, general Freddy Padilla, that sought to stop the mass killing allegedly instigated by General Mario Montoya after he demanded his subordinated “buckets of blood.”
According to the newspaper, a prosecution report sent to the war crimes tribunal demonstrated that Padilla’s order to prioritize “the collective and individual demobilization over captures, and these over combat kills” was ignored by soldiers who, apparently loyal to Montoya, assassinated another 100 civilians.
The prosecution reportedly informed the court that Montoya allegedly challenged his successor’s order and continued to promote combat kills over arrests or the surrender of enemy combatants from guerrilla group like the FARC and ELN.
Victims: If the evidence was there, why were no charges filed?
Victim representatives do not understand why the prosecution never proceeded to charge Montoya if it had evidence about his involvement in mass murder, attorney German Romero told the newspaper.
It is absurd that having a hundred identified cases with that same pattern he has not been charged. Montoya has always said that he never gave illegal orders and only asked for results. But in the file there is exhaustive evidence of how Montoya only demanded deaths.
Victims attorney German Romero
Montoya’s attorney told the newspaper that his client could impossibly be charged with any crimes. Defense attorney Andres Garzon told the newspaper that Montoya did was he had to do, give military instructions, and is not responsible how these instructions were interpreted by mid-level commanders or soldiers.
We’re not closely familiar with the study and we were never even allowed to read it, but from the little that has been made public it is evident that they went to the most outlandish and inapplicable theories to try to link General Montoya with these atrocities.
Montoya’s attorney Andres Garzon
Furthermore, Montoya’s lawyer said that any murders committed after November 2007 ignored “the instructions given in the human rights directives given during the training of troops.”
Montoya not likely to go down without a fight
The case against Montoya is one of the most tense that is currently being investigated by the war crimes tribunal.
As his lawyer indicated, Montoya refuses to take any responsibility for mass killings that happened under his watch. Those who contradict the former general have suffered death threats and even assassination attempts.
The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) last month felt forced to order extraordinary security measures for witnesses testifying against the former army chief who some hold responsible for the deaths of thousands of civilians, ties to crime lord “Don Berna” and terrorist attacks.
While Montoya has a lot to gain — his submission before the JEP allows him to evade a possible 40-year prison sentence — the hard-line military commander also has a lot to lose.
The man who once was heralded as a national hero and believes he can maintain his military honors could go into history as one of the country’s most bloodthirsty criminals, a decorated version of mass murderer Luis Garavito.


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Garden Visits 2019
Currently planning visits to a wide array of historic public and private gardens for next year. Please check back in mid-March. Details will be announced then and provided in our Garden Visits Newsletter.
Reel Hall, shamley green
This is the first time that Reel Hall has been open for the Surrey Gardens Trust. We are delighted to have been allowed access to this tranquil and elegant Arts & Crafts garden nestled in the lush, wooded landscape of the Surrey Hills. The main part of the house dates back to the 16th century. The house was a farm for centuries. The garden was designed in the early 1930s by the Rooper family, who lived there throughout World War II.
There are around four acres to explore, with a stream flowing through the heart of the garden. A small stone bridge leads to a former tennis lawn, featuring a long herbaceous border and on to an enclosed topiary garden. A gentle climb along a rising path offers views across the valley and down over the stream. At the top of the hill there is an apple orchard, a vegetable garden, a small wildflower meadow and extensive greenhouses.
Owner will give a brief talk about the history of the house and garden at 10.15am, followed by a tour of the grounds. Please note there are some steep paths that may be slippery when wet.
£7.00 SGT Members
Includes refreshments upon arrival.
THURSDAY 21 june 2018
Shamley Wood Estate, Shamley Green
This is a garden of contrasts, embracing the old and the new with a sense of playfulness and also theatre with its stunning views, the sound of water, hidden sculptures, and established, majestic trees.
The house was originally built in 1927 and is situated high on the North Downs, with views across Newlands Corner and the South Downs. Ten acres of beautiful deer park form the approach to the house and its gardens of around three acres. These included the York stone terrace, top lawns and herbaceous border, garden barn, pond and a rose garden.
Recent improvements have been sensitively designed in keeping with the style of the house and its surroundings and include a Lavender Lawn, a heather garden and a stream. This is also very much a family garden, with a view to eventual self-sufficiency, so a small orchard, new greenhouse, kitchen garden, a bee colony, chickens, pigs and a play area are elements of the design. A woodland walk and wildflower meadow are also planned.
Owner will give a brief talk about the gardens, followed by a tour.
£10.00 SGT Members
Includes tea, coffee and cake. Proceeds to NSPCC.
Tuesday 17 July 2018
Busbridge lakes, godalming
Busbridge Lakes is a Grade II* registered Park noted for its mid 18th century follies, set within a secluded-steep sided valley. It also has a magnificent collection of specimen trees, some of which are in the Tree Register. The present house was formerly the coach house and stabling of the original Busbridge Hall, built in 1560. The estate was purchased in 1748 by Philip Carteret Webb, FSA, FRS and MP for Haslemere, who was responsible for many of the garden features. The original estate was extended to 1,391 acres as recently as the 1920s.
The present owners acquired the property in 1966 and the grounds in their current form consist of 40 acres of parkland with three lakes, nature trails and wooded hillsides, which are home to one of the largest collections of waterbirds in the country.
Sadly, many important trees were destroyed in the 1987 storm. However, a large number of outstanding specimens survive, including a 110-foot tall sequoia, a tulip tree, a cedar of Lebanon, several varieties of beech, huge plane trees, a monkey puzzle and a Persian ironwood. The woods are rich in box, yew, lime, sweet chestnut and several varieties of cypress, including a notable 62ft Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana ‘Youngii’.
Guided tour with Owner of Busbridge Lakes.
£14.00 SGT Members
Includes tea, coffee and homemade cakes upon arrival.
Wednesday 8 august 2018
hestercombe gardens, somerset
Coplestone Warre-Bampfylde, a gentleman landscaper and friend of Henry Hoare II of Stourhead, inherited the Hestercombe estate in 1750. In a fine wooded valley Bamfylde created a lake, fed by a stream flowing from a cascade. The site contains a number of recreated garden buildings, including the Gothic Alcove, Temple Arbour, Mausoleum, Witch House and Turkish Tent.
On the far side of the house from the 18th century garden is a masterpiece created by Sir Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll, laid out from 1903, with beautiful views of the Vale of Taunton. At its heart is the great Plat, a sunken garden flanked by terrace walks on three sides and a rose-covered pergola. The Dutch garden contains Miss Jekyll’s typical planting, beyond which is a magnificent orangery by Lutyens.
The house, acquired from Somerset County Council, is now open to the public and contains the Column Room Restaurant, a secondhand bookshop and a contemporary art gallery.
Guided tour with Claire Greenslade, Head Gardener.
£48 SGT Members
Includes coach transfer, buffet lunch, tea & coffee, entrance fee and tour with head gardener. Minimum of 30 people required.
WEDNESDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2018
THE PEACE GARDEN AT THE MUSLIM BURIAL GROUND, Woking
This unique Grade II listed site is situated on the southeast corner of the Horsell Common. Established in 1917, it was the original resting place for the 24 wounded Muslim soldiers who died at hospitals in England after serving our country during World War I and World War II. In the 1960s the site was vandalised and the bodies were moved to the Military Cemetery at Brookwood.
The brick-walled site was neglected and fell into disrepair. During the summer of 2013 work began to restore the structure of the Muslim Burial Ground and to create a garden of peace and reminiscence. The garden is now a significant site and provides a focal point for acts of commemoration and remembrance. A truly contemplative garden space has been created. HRH The Earl of Wessex opened the garden officially on 12 November 2015.
Talk and tour by Elizabeth Cuttle, SGT member and Trustee of Horsell Common Preservation Society (owners of the Muslim Burial Ground).
£5.00 SGT Members
Does not include refreshments
WEDNESDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2018
BROOKWOOD CEMETERY, woking
Brookwood Cemetery, the largest in England, was opened in 1854 as a burial ground for London’s dead and served by its own railway line enabling special trains to bring mourners and their dead from Waterloo Station to the cemetery. It was a commercial enterprise. The cemetery was divided into separate areas, allotted to different London parishes and to various religious denominations as it catered for all classes and faiths. The landscaping and extensive evergreen planting scheme carried out by a local nurseryman has matured since the 19th century and continues to give the cemetery its sombre atmosphere.
In the 1920s a large military cemetery was laid out within the site, later extended to accommodate the World War II dead and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It is a Grade I site on the Register of Historic Parks & Gardens and contains amongst its many memorials the Stone of Remembrance designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.
Guided tour with Margaret Hobbs of Brookwood Cemetery Society. Please note that the tour will take approximately 1.5 hours followed by tea back at The Lodge. Sturdy footwear is advised.
£9.00 SGT Members
Includes tea, coffee and cake.
SATURDAY 6 OCTOBER 2018
THE DEEPDENE TRAIL, Dorking
Charles Howard inherited the Deepdene Estate in 1652. In this natural steep-sided valley, he created one of the first Italian-style gardens in England. His grandson, Charles, built a grand Palladian mansion 116 years later on the Estate. The estate reached its peak during the time of Thomas Hope and his son, Henry. Thomas Hope was a well-known designer, author and artist in the 19th century. He expanded the estate and developed the picturesque landscape, which is remembered today. Sadly, Henry’s grandson Lord Francis Clinton Hope declared bankruptcy by the beginning of the 20th century, necessitating the breakup of the estate and the famous Hope art collection. After decades of disrepair, the house was demolished in 1969 and the grounds left forgotten until funds were secured for the development of the Deepdene Trail.
We will have a guided tour with Alex Bagnall, Hope Springs Eternal Project Manager, Mole Valley District Council. The Hope Mausoleum will be open to visit as well. We will walk approximately 3 miles of the trail. Sturdy footwear advised.
£11.00 SGT Members
Includes donation towards the Deepdene Buildings Rescue Fund, guided tour of Deepdene Trail and tea, coffee and cake at the Dorking Golf Club prior to our walk.
WEDNESDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2018
GARDEN MUSEUM, Lambeth, London
Our final event to mark the bicentenary of Humphry Repton’s death will be a visit to the Garden Museum’s exhibition exploring the full span of Repton’s career in landscape design.
Repton came to landscape design late in life after many failed careers and business ventures. He decided to take up the mantle of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown and become a landscape gardener. He used his artistic and design skills to create his famous 'Red Books' (so called because they were bound in red leather before given to his clients). This exhibition will bring together up to 20 ‘Red Books’, more than ever assembled before. Visitors will be invited to experience the unique method by which Repton presented his designs to clients.
Introductory talk and guided tour of exhibition with Garden Museum guide. Followed by lunch.
£34.00 SGT Members
Includes tea, coffee and biscuits upon arrival, followed by lunch (main course, salad & pudding).

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text: Austin based agency Asterisk approached me with one of the most ambitious briefs I have ever taken on. Their large tech client opened doors to their East Austin building and required an exceptional installations inside their corporate office. The challenge was to illustrate a stylized rendering of the city of Austin in isometric perspective—a citywide map and a zoom in around the tech giant’s office. The maps were then printed on two cork boards for their employees to pin things to the map, a truly interactive experience. Each map stands at 4.5 feet by 5 feet. Like the Where’s Waldo books I enjoyed so much as a boy I wanted to incorporate fun Easter eggs into the map. I even found a way to sneak a naked Matthew McConaughey playing bongos in the illustration. Big thanks to the amazing Pam Caperton for the ultimate flexibility of all clients and the freedom to create something with so much detail and style!


OSWEGO, NY – The Art Association of Oswego announces the opening of a solo exhibition by photographer Deborah Keppel Engelke in the Jo Hyse Gallery at the Oswego Civic Arts Center.
The exhibition is entitled Visual Narratives: Every Picture Tells a Story.
The show will open with a reception for the artist on Oct. 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Art Center.
Engelke was born in Syracuse, but has lived in Oswego for the last 20 years.
She has attended Lemoyne College and SUNY Oswego, where she earned her MA in 1997.
She started Time & Again Books (East Utica Street) in 2000.
She recounts how she got into photography: “I bought my first camera, a brownie knock-off, and started taking what I now term impressionistic photographs, back in 1961 (although I was going for more realistic images). I was in elementary school. After three courses in college, one in the art department, two in the audio-visual department, my work improved. Visiting major galleries and museums in the northeast for decades, I have found my own style, or visual ‘voice,’ if you will. But it was not until I took another dozen night classes through BOCES Evening Division, several with regionally recognized professional photographers, that I gained confidence in my own work.”
“For the past nine years, having passed the half-century mark, I am finally finding the courage to go outside my comfort zone to show my work. What I am finding is that my photographs are an extension of my writing, and each photo I take captures a story I wish to tell,ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â she continued.
The show will continue until Nov. 23.
Regular gallery hours are from 2-5 p.m. on weekends or by appointment.
Group tours are welcome.
The Oswego Civic Arts Center is located at the northernmost end of East Fourth Street in Oswego.
For further information contact the Art Association of Oswego at 315 343-5675.


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Sept. 1, 2012
Sarah Hudak captured the individual championship in the 3k race as the Blazer cross country team finished fourth overall Saturday at the Crimson Tide Cross Country Kickoff.
Hudak crossed the finish line with a time of 10:47.02, besting runner-up Stephanie Ledgerwood of Southern Miss by more than five seconds (10:52.04).
Alabama won the team title with 25 points while Southern Miss finished second with 52. The Crimson Tide placed runners in the third through eighth position to claim the meet crown. Samford was third with 82, ahead of UAB's total of 94.
"This was a great season opener," head cross country coach Tony Houchin said. "The goal was to put three in the top-25 and we did just that. Sarah executed a great race plan, running with the patience necessary to win."
UAB sophomore Kristie Leybourne finished in 15th place with a time of 11:44.09 in the field that had 41 competitors. Senior Rachel Harley was the Blazers' third finisher as she finished 26th with a time of 12:46.61. Making her debut with the UAB cross country team, senior Pascale Pinard finished the race in 13:25.16 and was 30th.
Jenna Wesley ran a time of 13:43.02 and finished in the 32nd position.
UAB cross country will be back in action next Friday, Sept. 7 at the Auburn Invitational in Auburn, Ala.
Visit UABsports.com for continued coverage of the UAB cross country team.


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Did you know that your recommended yearly flu shot could also reduce your chances of a stroke? According, to research conducted in the United Kingdom findings revealed that, the flu shot could reduce your risks of stroke by up to 24% during flu season.
Flu Shot Correlation
Research was conducted at both the University of Lincoln and University of Nottingham. The study involved more than 47,000 patients along with their patient records dating back from 2001 to 2009. Control groups of vaccinated to unvaccinated where examined for a correlation on stroke incidence and the flu shot.
The findings determined a “highly significant association” between those who received a flu vaccination and 24% lower risk for stroke. Additionally it was found that this lower rate was most applicable when flu shots were administered at the beginning of flu season versus the middle or end.
The Center for Disease Control continuously recommends a yearly flu shot to help prevent the spread of the flu virus. You should also note that are common side effects associated with a flu vaccination and some of these side effects include: swelling, itching, and soreness near the injection site. You should always monitor your side effects and seek medical help if you have any concerning symptoms that persist. Additionally the vaccine has been known to spark allergic reactions in those who may underlying allergies such as an egg allergy.
Further research is required on the subject as not all causes and correlations have been determined. This research does however suggest a strong correlations between the two. If you or someone you love is interested in Long Term Care or Long Term Care Insurance be sure to visit: LTC TREE for more information.


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November 8, 2023
June is National Homeownership Month, and we have all learned over the last few years how important homeownership is as our homes have become our workplaces, schools for our children and safe harbors in which we’ve weathered the toughest moments of a global pandemic.
This year, Houston Habitat is celebrating the joy of homeownership and fatherhood with this profile of our most recent homeowner and father: Jacoby George.
As a single father, Jacoby George’s main purpose in life has been to provide a happy and stable home for his three children: Jacoby (age 17), Jacob (age 14) and Jennae (age 10). On Tuesday, April 19, that purpose was fulfilled as he cut the ribbon in front of his Houston Habitat for Humanity home.
Homeownership has been a “life goal” for George, as he began his partnership with Houston Habitat in November 2021. George literally dug into the process as he began putting in the necessary hours to become a homeowner include including financial education courses and participating in sweat equity — helping to build homes for others. The whole family was dedicated to the effort with son Jacobi also assisting with sweat equity efforts by picking up his own hammer. (Note: volunteers must be 16 years old to participate on a Houston Habitat build) In January, alongside volunteers from UTHealth Houston and UT Physicians, he learned his hard work and dedication had paid off.
“I was shocked. I had no idea I was actually building my own home that day,” recalled George.
Less than a year after being accepted into the program, Jacoby and his family now have a completed home for their home and eagerly await their closing and move-in date. With four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a spacious living area, there’s plenty of room to make memories and grow. George is also aware that studies have drawn a pathway between owning a decent, affordable and stable home and experiencing positive educational outcomes for his children. Stable home environments raise children’s math and reading test scores, making affordable homeownership a conduit for greater residential stability.1
While the benefits of educational stability are important to George, his children are more focused on their new rooms! “We are so happy to receive this blessing,” he said. “My family and I are so happy. This is a great way to start off the year. Came from nothing and now God has blessed me and family with a home,” said George, “If I can do it, anybody can do it.”
1 Lisa L. Mohanty and Lakshmi K. Raut, “Home Ownership and School Outcomes of Children: Evidence from the PSID Child Development Supplement,” The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 68.2 (2009), 465–90.


Argentine senator and former president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has called for her forthcoming corruption trial to be conducted in public.
Fernandez is charged with money laundering and making members of her former administration illicitly channel public works projects to a construction company owned by a family friend. She claims the charges are part of a witch-hunt against her by the ruling right-wing.
"For here on out I will present all the evidence regarding this arbitrary and biased case brought against me, which goes against my rights," she told Julian Ercolini, the federal judge presiding over her case.
In a push for transparency, de Kirchner now says she wants Ercolini to make her hearings open to the public.
Among the charges, de Kirchner is accused of funneling 11 percent of public works funds to the the department of Santa Cruz and a construction business belonging to family friend Lazaro Baez, without the proper congressional approval.
Ercolini has condemned the amount of money involved as excessive: Baez became the largest public works contractor in Santa Cruz while Fernandez was president.
The former president and her children are also being accused of receiving kickbacks from Baez's hotel business. The case against Baez, who is in pretrial detention, is also being presided over by Ercolini.
The federal judge was appointed in 2004 by de Kirchner's husband and former president Nestor Kirchner, who held the reigns of power between 2003 and 2007.
Eighteen members of de Kirchner's administration, among them the former minister of planning and secretary of public works, are also charged with illegally channeling public funds.
The Argentine Anti-Corruption Agency and the Unity of Financial Information both support her push to bring her case to public trial.
De Kirchner's lawyer, Carlos Beraldi, closed the court hearing by saying that the defense considers the accusations "arbitrary" and "vicious."
Formal charges were brought against de Kirchner in November, to which she said: "All of this makes no sense... I don't plan to be a part of this fiction of judges who read you your rights but don't apply them. The same can be said of the general attorney's office. There is no rule of law in Argentina."


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Cost: Free | Developer: Condé Nast Digital | Platform: iOS/ Android/Windows Phone | Version: 3.0.3 | 12.8 MB
Having moved into a new place with a decent stove, I have recently become a cooking fanatic. Seeing my enthusiasm, a friend of mine recommended the app, Epicurious, to me.
It’s a relatively old application first launched in 2009 by the popular recipe website, Epicurious.com. Since then it has racked up over five million downloads so it must have done something right.
Essentially it is a cook’s companion. The app can search through more than 30,000 professional recipes and allow users to compile their shopping lists with ease.
Favourite recipes and shopping lists can be saved and emailed so you can share it with friends and family.
If you’re stuck on what to make for dinner, Epicurious can help out with that too. You can select from the list of suggestion recipes broken down into categories such as Spring dinners, weekend brunch, and Mother’s Day dinners.
The best part of the app, though, the recipes display a rating system which shows how many users would make the dish again. That way you can make an informed decision on whether to slave away in the kitchen for an hour making that Spicy Chicken Thighs with Rhubarb and Cucumber.
Pros: Free, easy to use, loads of recipes to choose from, clean layout for quick navigation.
Cons: May turn you into a cooking fiend.
Verdict: A handy tool for lovers of cooking.
Get it here: Epicurious website
This app was reviewed on an iPhone 4.
Got a favourite app? Email our appmeister, Patrick Budmar, your review or the name of the app you would like to see reviewed.


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One of Northwest’s longest paved biking trails, stretching across the Idaho Panhandle for 73.2 miles, the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes is a great spring and early summer ride. You can ride shorter out-and-back sections from one of several trailheads or take on a larger one-way stretch of the trail.
Whatever distance you choose, your ride could have you pedaling past lakes, along a wild river, through small towns, and past wetlands and woods teaming with birds and other wildlife.
Recently named one of the top 25 trails in the United States by the Rails to Trails Conservancy, the trail extends from the towns of Plummer to Mullan.
Wetlands along much of the route afford the opportunity to see many species of birds, including eagles, swans, hawks, owls, and migrating songbirds. Frequently-sighted wildlife along the trail include coyotes, deer, moose, and elk.
For more info on riding the trail, read past articles about the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes from the OTO archives.


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Budget package makes significant multi-year investments in early
SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#First5Ca–Camille Maben, Executive Director of First 5 California, praised
legislative leadership for passing the state budget today, which commits
significant multi-year increases in early childhood education
“On behalf of First 5 California and the 1.5 million young children we
serve, I am extremely pleased to see another year of continued strategic
reinvestment in our state’s early learning system. This year’s focus on
rebuilding the foundation of our child care and early learning system —
the per child funding rate — with a multi-year commitment is a necessary
step to help our system recover from the Great Recession,” said Ms.
“We look forward to working with the Legislature and Governor Brown in
the months ahead to tackle outstanding issues within our existing
programs, including family income eligibility and continuity of care, as
addressed by AB 2150 (Santiago). We will continue to work diligently to
establish additional resources in future budgets that address the
still-desperate gaps in access low-income babies and young children face
to high-quality child care.
“At First 5 California, we also look forward to working with the Speaker
of the Assembly’s Blue Ribbon Commission, and we hope this Commission
will spur action toward a comprehensive, affordable, and high-quality
early learning system for all our youngest learners, ages 0 to 5.
“I want to thank the Legislative Women’s Caucus and Legislative
leadership for their ongoing commitment to our children and for finding
a way to ensure the youngest Californians and their families benefit
from our growing economy. I strongly urge the Governor to support this
approved budget,” said Ms. Maben.
About First 5 California
First 5 California, also known as the California Children and
Families Commission, was established after voters passed Proposition 10
in November 1998, which added a tax on tobacco products to fund
education, health, childcare, and other services for children ages 0 to
5 and their families. Its programs and resources are designed to educate
teachers, parents, grandparents, and caregivers about the critical role
they play during a child’s first five years – with the overarching goal
of helping more California kids grow up healthy and ready to succeed in
school and in life. For more information, please visit www.ccfc.ca.gov.
First 5 California
Erin Gabel, 916-708-8895


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As the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing approach the starting gate – and as global criticism escalates over China’s treatment of its citizens and minority ethnic groups – Western News sought insights from two scholars who have spent decades researching the culture and values of elite sports.
Bob Barney is a professor emeritus in kinesiology and the founder and former director of the Western-based International Centre of Olympic Studies. MacIntosh Ross is a kinesiology professor who studies the sociopolitical context of athletics.
As colleagues, and friends, they’ve come to different conclusions about the intersection of human rights and the biggest winter sports spectacle in the world.
One multi-sport event. Two diametrically opposed perspectives about the ethics of Canadians’ participation. Western News brings these two views to the forefront as the 2022 Winter Olympics gets underway.
Are sports boycotts ever effective? (Barney 👎, Ross: 👍)
Bob Barney: Absolutely not. The Olympics have grown to command so much global attention that they have “become an unparalleled target as a forum to register one’s point of view on social and political issues of concern.” But boycotts, ether threatened or having taken place by different nations, occurred in 1936, 1956, 1968, 1976, 1980 and 1984 with one unequivocal result: “They don’t work! Olympic Games have never been useful in bringing about change in circumstances for which the boycott attempt was aimed, including the IOC’s enunciation that their exclusionary efforts helped to eradicate apartheid in South Africa. The lessons of history in this regard tell us that socially-, politically-, or emotionally- charged Olympic boycotts do not succeed in bringing about hoped-for results, no matter how altruistic the cause might seem to be.”
MacIntosh Ross: Sometimes. “Boycotts on their own aren’t a solution but as a broader package of measures, they can exert a lot of pressure.” They draw global attention to injustices and deprive host nations of the praise they seek. Boycotts of many international competitions in South Africa and South African teams because of that county’s institutionalized racism and segregation “did have an impact on pressuring them to dismantle apartheid.”
And while Canada has decided its politicians will boycott the Games, that alone doesn’t make host countries pay attention: “All it does is deplete the guest list for a few parties.”
Should sports get involved in global politics? (Ross:👍, Barney: 👎)
Ross: “I just don’t think you can separate the politics from the sports. There might have been a point in time when that argument carried weight, but once the IOC became an observer in the United Nations, they entered that political realm.” And while the UN celebrates the Olympic truce and values, “it doesn’t pressure the IOC to adhere to those values, not even when they hold Olympic Games in authoritarian countries that are antithetical to the values of the Games.
“I think at some point, there has to be value placed on doing the right thing.”
Barney: Olympic values and virtues of fair play, peace and tolerance transcend the political sphere. “Some people get all over the IOC as a business and a political entity and paint them as crooks or imbeciles. That’s not a fair characterization. Their primary existence is to decide who is going to host the Games and then to see that the events take the high road; that they protect the value codes of the Olympic movement: excellence, friendship and respect. From the start of its history the Olympic Movement has avoided at some cost entering into the fray surrounding specific politicized issues, of which human rights, as noble as it might seem, is an example. By staying aloof from politically-charged issues the IOC attempts to insure that its fundamental value codes remain secure, thus retaining its wholesome image, which, in itself, is one of its two most important and saleable assets, the other being exposure.”
Should athletics supersede a host country’s human-rights record? (Barney:👍, Ross:👎 )
Barney: “If diplomats and politicians don’t want to go, fair enough. But I don’t see the virtue in the Games and the athletes being sacrificial lambs. In the end, the only ones who are penalized by a boycott are the athletes.”
Ross: Athletes are unfortunately caught in the middle of a dispute they had no hand in creating. But the Games are already at least as much an entertainment, advertising, political and nationalistic symbol as they are an athletic showcase. At the same time, China’s treatment of Uyghurs and other minorities and its suppression of dissent “should be considered an industrial-scale, massive human rights catastrophe.
“And yet, all of this is not important enough to enter into the realm of sport? Somehow, by raising these abuses publicly and suggesting maybe an athletic competition is less important than taking a stand, we’re seen as killjoys. Does participation in the Olympics really trump a response to the absolute eradication of cultures in the host countries where Olympics take place?”
So what should come next?
Ross: “I hope this is a step towards a complete overhaul of the Olympics, or maybe it starts getting people to talk about different ways to hold the Olympics – a situation where the IOC has to look itself in the mirror and ask, ‘Should we really be awarding these Games to authoritarian regimes?’”
Athletes competing in China, meanwhile, have, wisely, been told they absolutely must not protest or criticize the host country: “It’s just not safe to do so.”
Barney: The Olympic movement has to stand firmly embedded in its noble roots. “I might be an Olympic romanticist but I look at it through the values that are embedded in the movement. The father of the Olympic movement, Pierre de Coubertin, sold his idea on the basis of the Olympics being a value-laden instrument towards bringing the world’s youth together for the understanding and respect of differences, tolerance, advancement of peace, fair play in sport and other altruistic qualities. A noble mission, one that persisted for decades and, in fact, still persists to this day.”

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Twitter for Android is working to bring out a plethora of new features, which include the ability to add both videos and pictures in the same tweet. Some of the features which are under work are statuses, awards and pronouns page.
According to a recent report, Twitter is testing out a new feature known as the ‘Twitter circle’. Using this feature, the users will be able to handpick a small mass of around 150 people with whom they can share their tweets. It is somewhat similar to Instagram’s ‘Close friends’ feature where the user can choose to display their stories to only a selected number of people.
As per 9to5Google contributor Dylan Roussel, there are a lot of new features which are in the works. And one of them is Statuses. If this feature comes into play, there will be a status added to the tweets and the user’s profile will also display a status.
— Dylan Roussel 🇺🇦 (@evowizz) May 4, 2022
Roussel added that Twitter is also working on an Awards feature, using which users will be able to give an award to a tweet. You will also be able to see the number of awards a tweet has received. Two buttons called Join and Discover will be joining as well aimed at profile/tweet discovery.
As of now, users can only tweet up to 4 photos or a single video. But now the microblogging platform is working to add the possibility of tweeting both pictures and videos in a single tweet.
The microblogging platform is apparently also working on adding an edit feature to it. It seems that various aspects of this feature have been leaked via a series of alleged images shared by a tipster. Along with displaying the new interface and the icons on the web version of Twitter, these images also showcase some unfinished options like the Edit History. It is expected that both the iOS and Android versions will have a similar layout. However, Twitter is yet to officially announce this feature.