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You better believe there is life after 50!
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Lily lovers will love this
Leanne Dowd’s new book is the definitive work on Canadian lilies and the hybridizers!
We’re slowly unraveling the mysteries of the brain. complex problems. Professor Monchi Uri from the University of Montreal believes that the brain of an elderly person chooses the least energy-intensive path, cutting unnecessary and leaving only the right options for solving the u 5 ‘The elastic brain of older people’
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New gardening show in Winnipeg connects audiences with experts
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iving Green is the latest and newest event hosted by the Red River Exhibition Association – most known for putting on the 10-day Red River Ex in June. With a focus on gardening, Living Green takes root in Red River Exhibition Place April 7-9, 2023. Today’s fairs started as agricultural exhibitions. Livestock and horticultural displays and competitions advanced agricultural innovation. As an agricultural society, the Red River Exhibition Association continues to look for ways to deliver on that mandate while carrying out its core business of putting on events.
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The elastic brain of older people he director of the George Washington University College of Medicine argues that the brain of an elderly person is much more plastic than is commonly believed. At this age, the interaction of the right and left hemispheres of the brain becomes harmonious, which expands our creative possibilities. That is why among people over 60 you can find many personalities who have just started their creative activities. Of course, the brain is no longer as fast as it was in youth. However, it wins in flexibility. That is why, with age, we are more likely to make the right decisions and are less exposed to negative emotions. The peak of human intellectual activity occurs at about 70 years old, when the brain begins to work at full strength. Over time, the amount of myelin in the brain increases, a substance that facilitates the rapid passage of signals between neurons. Due to this, intellectual abilities are increased by 300% compared to the average. And the peak of active production of this substance falls on 60-80 years of age. Also interesting is the fact that after 60 years, a person can use 2 hemispheres at the same time. This allows you to solve much more
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“As we evolve over time as an agricultural organization, we start looking at what is of interest to an urban audience,” explains Garth Rogerson, Red River Exhibition Association CEO. Gardening is one of those interests. u 3 ‘Living Green’
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hat is lovelier than a lily in midsummer? When all the other perennials are taking a rest, the lily perks up the garden with a burst of colour and charm. And at last, it appears that the dreaded lily beetle is also taking a rest. A parasitic wasp released here in 2015 has reduced the threat considerably. Enter Leanne Dowd, Neepawa gardener, who grows thousands of lilies. It is safe to say that she has one of the largest collection of lilies in Canada. And many of them were bred by Manitoba lily breeders: Wilbert Ronald, Frank Skinner, Ieuan Evans have all contributed to the book with personal accounts. Leanne’s greatest love is reserved for martagon lilies, also known as Turk’s cap lilies for the way they hang upside down on a stem. They are much loved by gardeners with shade trees because they do well in dappled shade with a little morning sun. They are also giants in the garden, growing as tall as six feet with as many as four dozen blossoms that continually emerge as the plant grows. u
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