At the Huntsville Botanical Gardens in Huntsville, Alabama, they have an annual tradition to celebrate their magnificent water lilies. The giant water lily weigh-off is celebrated in botanical gardens around the world. The Huntsville team loaded their giant water lily with just over 176 pounds. @hsvgarden Weighing in for the #WaterlilyWeighOff25 Tori, our Victoria ‘Longwood Hybrid’ Waterlily, made quite the splash, measuring an impressive 58 inches across and holding a little over 176 pounds. Not bad for her first year! The competition is tough, with gardens and zoos from around the world showcasing their waterlilies as well, and we’re honored to be part of this global showcase of nature’s wonders. There’s nothing quite like standing beside a giant waterlily and realizing just how much strength and beauty nature holds. For the very first time, we joined @denverbotanic’s global challenge to see how much our waterlily could hold, and what an adventure it was! As first-time participants, we learned so much and are already dreaming of coming back stronger, bigger, and better next year in 2026! This is the third-annual event organized by Denver Botanic Gardens. Head to @Denver Botanic Gardens to find the live results linked in their highlights folder! #HSVgarden #NaturallyDelightful ♬ original sound – Huntsville Botanical Garden In 2024, the Missouri Botanical Garden won by piling 142.1 pounds onto its five-foot-wide water lily. This year, Claire and Greta return to weigh in for the Missouri Botanical Garden. In true St. Louis fashion, the girls piled it on, beating last year’s total by 40 pounds. Their lily cried “uncle” at 182 pounds! One of the international entries came from Kew Royal Botanic Gardens in London, England. They take this competition seriously over there. The water lily measures two meters at its widest point (roughly six and a half feet in non-metric). They were able to pile 76.5 kg (168.7 lbs) onto their water lily. Sadly, that didn’t beat Missouri’s entry, but it does allow them some big smiles. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kew Gardens (@kewgardens) For anyone worried about damage to the water lilies during this competition, Kew Gardens assures us that the water lilies have air-filled veins on their underside that give them great buoyancy. There were more than 40 entries to this year’s weigh-off. This contest was started as an online challenge by The Denver Botanic Gardens. Their giant water lily isn’t so giant, only measuring in at 29 inches across. Apparently, it is difficult to grow tropical plants in the cool Colorado climate. They were only able to load 50 pounds onto their water lily, but it was a valiant effort. @denverbotanic It is time for the Waterlily Weigh-Off!  More than 40 public gardens and zoos will publish their entries this week! All confirmed participants will enter tomorrow and Wednesday, Aug. 19-20. Any other public garden or zoo with waterlilies of any kind are welcome join through Sunday, Aug. 24. The winner will be announced on Thursday, Aug. 28 on our channels, in collaboration with the winner.   Follow #waterlilyweighoff25 to see your favorite public gardens and zoos compete for the coveted title of Heavy Weight Waterlily Champion (and receive a trophy)! The list of participating gardens and zoos, as of Aug. 18, are below in the comments.    Denver Botanic Gardens kicks off the competition with a 50 lb weigh-in! Phew! May the strongest waterlily win! ♬ PUMP UP OF THE BAILE – DJ LP The Denver crew reinforced the buoyancy message by showing the underside of their giant water lily. Please be sure to check Denver BG’s website for the final results when available. Please share. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here and here. The post Botanical Garden Kicks Off Their Annual Water Lily Weigh-Off In Style! appeared first on InspireMore.

Jermaine Lamarr Cole, professionally known as J. Cole, was born on January 28, 1985, at an American military base in Frankfurt, West Germany, and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina. After graduating from Terry Sanford High School, Cole attended St. John’s University in New York City, where he graduated magna cum laude with a degree in communications and a minor in business. Cole’s early music career began with the release of his debut mixtape, The Come Up, in 2007, which was followed by two more mixtapes: The Warm Up in 2009 and Friday Night Lights in 2010. His persistent efforts to The post Complete List Of J. Cole Songs From A to Z appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

Trapeze started life in Cannock, Staffordshire in 1969, with a lineup that was already pulling talent from two strong local groups. You had John Jones and Terry Rowley from The Montanas, melded with Glenn Hughes, Mel Galley, and Dave Holland from Finders Keepers. This five-piece cut their teeth on stage before landing a deal with Threshold Records, the label launched by The Moody Blues. Their debut dropped in May 1970, recorded at Morgan and Decca Studios with production from John Lodge. It was a mix of prog, psych, pop rock, and more, complete with brass and keyboards—very different from the The post Complete List Of Trapeze Songs From A to Z appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote […] The post Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny appeared first on Good News Network.

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President Donald Trump's Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been engaged in an ongoing legal battle to remove Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal alien from El Salvador, from the United States.'That claim of fear is hard to take seriously, especially given that you have claimed (through your attorneys) that you fear persecution or torture in at least 22 different countries.'A letter obtained by Fox News revealed that ICE has plans to deport Abrego Garcia to Eswatini, a small country in Southern Africa.Last month, a federal judge blocked ICE from deporting Abrego Garcia to Uganda. "As you know, the United States seeks to remove you from the United States based on your final order of removal," ICE wrote in a letter to Abrego Garcia on Friday. "Currently, you are designated to be removed to Uganda. Your attorney has informed us, however, that you fear persecution or torture in Uganda."The letter went on to list nearly two dozen countries — including El Salvador, Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras — where Abrego Garcia expressed similar fears. RELATED: Federal judge forbids Trump to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia while legal defense proceeds Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images"That claim of fear is hard to take seriously, especially given that you have claimed (through your attorneys) that you fear persecution or torture in at least 22 different countries," ICE continued. "Nonetheless, we hereby notify you that your new country of removal is Eswatini, Africa."Abrego Garcia was previously deported in March to El Salvador's CECOT prison, but returned to the U.S. in June to face human trafficking charges. He pleaded not guilty.The federal government has accused Abrego Garcia of engaging in "extensive criminal activities since he has been in the United States," including being an MS-13 gang member, which he denies. RELATED: MS-13 associate Kilmar Abrego Garcia urges Obama judge to silence DHS, DOJ officials Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty ImagesAbrego Garcia is currently being held in a detention center in Farmville, Virginia, while he awaits deportation following a judge's 2019 order of removal."This man is a suspected terrorist known to affiliate and be friends with MS-13 members. He's an extremely dangerous individual," Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told Newsmax. "A known wife-beater. This is someone that should never be free in the United States of America, and bringing him to justice is incredibly important to the safety of the American people."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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