20 august 2022

Saturday, AUGUST 20 Mars enters Gemini today, where it will transit for much longer than usual–for over seven months compared to the typical two months. The lengthiness of this transit is due to the upcoming retrograde Mars cycle (Mars will be retrograde from October 30, 2022, to January 12, 2023). Mars in Gemini is versatile and flexible but not especially determined or focused. We should watch for becoming so scattered that we’re ineffective and making hasty or nervous decisions. However, it’s an excellent period for diversifying our interests and understanding the power of our communications. We’re strategizing and devising useful tactics to achieve our desires and goals. We’re resourceful and clever and know how to use words effectively. Perhaps most notable during this period is our tactical skills. We know how to maneuver things to get our way. We use words to charm and express anger. When passionate about a topic, we’re very talkative and animated. The Moon spends the day in Gemini, and we crave mental stimulation or a variety of interests and things to do or learn. We’re exceptionally responsive, sensitive to what’s happening around us, and more adaptable than usual. While we crave mental engagement and clarity, as the day advances, the Mercury-Neptune opposition early tomorrow comes into influence, and we might see others in an unrealistic light. Discrepancies can emerge that challenge our thinking, and concentrating on technical facts can be difficult. We could f...

Former Secretary of State and Augusta National Member Condoleezza Rice watches the Drive, Chip and Putt National Championship at Augusta National in Georgia on April 4, 2021. On August 20, 2012, Rice and businesswoman Darla Moore became the first female members of the club. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | Today is Saturday, Aug. 20, the 232nd day of 2022 with 133 to follow. The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus. Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. They include Benjamin Harrison, 23rd president of the United States, in 1833; horror writer H.P. Lovecraft in 1890; baseball Hall of Fame member Al Lopez in 1908; boxing promoter Don King in 1931 (age 91); George Mitchell, former U.S. senator/diplomat, in 1933 (age 89); one-time presidential candidate/former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul in 1935 (age 87); former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic in 1941; singer/songwriter Isaac Hayes in 1942; actor Sylvester McCoy in 1943 (age 79); former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1944; journalist Connie Chung in 1946 (age 76); singer Robert Plant in 1948 (age 74); science fiction writer Greg Bear in 1951 (age 71); musician John Hiatt in 1952 (age 70); TV personality Al Roker in 1954 (age 68); actor Joan Allen in 1956 (age 66); filmmaker David O. Russell in 1958 (age 64); actor James Marsters in 1962 (age 60); singer Fred Durst in 1970 (age 52); actor Amy Ad...

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• • 1913 Piotr Nesterow 1st flight (Kiev Ukraine) • • 1914 Battle at Morhange: German troops chase French, killing thousands • 1914 Bavarian troops kill 50 inhabitants of Nomeny, France • 1914 German army captured Brussels as the Belgian army retreated to Antwerp • 1914 German General von Bulow executes 211 Belgians • • • • • • 1944 Soviet offensive at Jassy & Kisjinev • • 1945 Soviet troops occupy Harbin & Mukden • • 1947 Turner Caldwell in D-558-I sets aircraft speed record, 1131 kph • • 1948 US expels Soviet Consul General in New York, Jacob Lomakin • • 1949 Hungary (Magyar People's Republic) accepts constitution • 1949 Las Lajas Sanctuary, a basilica built inside the Guáitara River in Colombia, is completed after 33 years • • 1953 Russia publicly acknowledges hydrogen bomb test detonation • • • • 1957 Chicago White Sox Bob Keegan no-hits Washington Senators, 6-0 • 1957 USAF balloon, manned by David Simons, breaks an altitude record at 102,000 ft (3,1089.6 m), over Minnesota and South Dakota • • • • 1960 USSR recovers 2 dogs, 1st living organisms to return from space • • 1961 East Germany begins erecting 5' high wall along the border with the west to replace the barbed wire put up Aug 13 • 1961 Philadelphia Phillies beat Milwaukee Braves, 7-4 at County Stadium; end losing streak with dubious MLB record of 23 straight loses • • • 1979 The East Coast Main Line rail route between England and Scotland is restored when the Penmanshiel Diversion opens. • • 1980 NY Yankee Bob ...

Following numerous requests, the deadline for access to replays has been extended until October 20th. If you do not agree to have your presentation being broadcast for another month, please inform the IHC secretariat at [email protected]. The replay session or the e-poster presentation will then be deleted from the digital... The International Horticultural Congress is a week of congresses 100% in English in the heart of summer, from 14 to 20 August 2022 in the first green city of France: Angers.This world congress of specialised plants brought together 2500 delegates from 88 different countries in Angers around the theme of... As part of IHC 2022, photographers and video makers will take photos and videos on which delegates are likely to appear. These images will be used and distributed trhoughout the world, on all media and without time limit of availability, for the promotion of the activities of Destination Angers and the next editions of the IHC 2022 Congress.If you do not wish to be filmed or photographed, please report to welcome desk and to the photograhers and video makers. For six days, this major event gathered key stakeholders involved in plant research, industry and education across the entire planet. Research scientists, industry professionals and horticultural students were invited to present and discuss their work, innovations and predictions, accounting for a total of 12,000 hours of oral presentations! © Kryzalid and Destination Angers Rachel Bezner...