Since living in England, I’ve wanted to grow Gunnera. The huge leaved plants are often found planted next to bucolic ponds or in other dramatic settings at all the famous gardens across the UK. They are otherworldly. Gunnera’s GIANT leaves can make full-sized adults feel like they have fallen into Alice’s Wonderland. Unfortunately, Gunnera will … Read more
I flew to Seattle a few weeks ago to visit my daughter Molly and her family in Bellingham, Washington—a two-hour drive north of Seattle. Give me Liberty took flight from Louisville stripped of masks and loaded with—I worried—highly transmissible subvariants. A mind-numbing, COVID-incubating slog through airports, and buckled into packed planes, ended 23 hours … Read more
Teamsters union declines to endorse Trump or Harris, after endorsing Biden in 2020 and being courted by Trump this year Source link
Reuters More than a thousand workers are participating in the strike For the past 11 days, about 1,500 workers of South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics have been striking work in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, leading to major disruptions in production. The plant in Chennai city, one of Samsung’s two factories in … Read more
There are 21% fewer nursing students starting courses at universities across the UK than three years ago. Source link
Mientras el exlanzador de los Dodgers Julio Urías espera una decisión de las Grandes Ligas de Béisbol sobre una posible sanción por un incidente de violencia doméstica el año pasado, Los Angeles Times ha obtenido una copia del vídeo del incidente. Urías fue detenido como sospechoso de un delito grave de violencia doméstica el pasado … Read more
Cotonou, Benin CNN — Standing on the stony ground in the bustling Fifa Park car lot, Rokeeb Yaya is haggling over the price of a dark red car. It is one of a couple hundred vehicles, parked in long lines stretching out across the vast lot – some shiny and new-looking, others dented and dusty. … Read more
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell takes questions from reporters after announcing that the Central Bank has lowered interest rates by half a point, its first cut since 2020. Source link
For over 25 years, running has been a constant in my life, but with the recent onset of knee pain, my orthopedist has advised me to pick a new form of exercise, which has led me to yoga. I’ve toyed around with yoga as a way to stretch and meditate over the past couple of years, but … Read more
There was an illuminating Patti Smith Instagram post on August 19th entitled: “This is weeding.” The poet, musician, author, and activist had returned from a European concert tour and found her garden in Rockaway, Queens, New York, as you might expect—worrisome. “…I have no problem with the weeds, but they got a little forest … Read more