In Trinidad, my grandmother shared with me her love of English roses
In rural Somerset, I gained new understanding of gardening – and the Caribbean islandsHome. It is a word heavy with meaning. One definition refers to the place of your belonging, the place that you are from. I grew up in Trinidad and Tobago, a former British colony whose peoples have come to or been forcibly brought from many places to mix more or less uneasily on these two small land masses joined together for political expediency. I grew up in my grandmother ’s and my mother’s gardens, lush spaces filled with plants brought from many places, with the backdrop of the hills of the Northern Range rising green beyond t...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 20, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Marchelle Farrell Tags: Gardening advice Trinidad and Tobago holidays Life and style Psychology Science Health & wellbeing Source Type: news

A 4-bedroom house in the English countryside is on the market for $11 million, and it comes with a windmill that was converted into a 2-bedroom guest house
The exterior of Cobstone Mill in Buckinghamshire, England. Ed Kingsford Photography A 4-bedroom home in Buckinghamshire, England, is on the market. The property comes with an outdoor pool and a windmill that was converted into a guest house. The asking price is $11.4 million. Cobstone Mill, a…#cobstonemill #buckinghamshire #savills #turville #chittychittybangbang #hayleymills #royboulting #davidbrown #astonmartin #mills
Source: Reuters: Health - August 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Dealer Gets 10 years in Prison in Death of Michael K. Williams
A New York City drug dealer was sentenced Friday (Aug. 18) to 10 years in prison for providing The Wire actor Michael K. Williams with fentanyl-laced heroin, causing his death. Irvin Cartagena, 40, of Aibonito, Puerto Rico, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams. Cartagena had pleaded…#newyorkcity #wire #michaelkwilliams #irvincartagena #aibonito #puertorico #ronnieabrams #brooklyn #williamsburg #omarlittle
Source: Reuters: Health - August 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Dealer Who Sold Fentanyl-Laced Heroin to ‘The Wire’s’ Michael K. Williams Sentenced to 10 Years
Drug dealer Irvin Cartagena has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling fentanyl-laced heroin to “The Wire” actor Michael K. Williams, who died of an overdose in 2021. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams also made it clear that Cartagena and his cohorts knew about the actor’s death and…#irvincartagena #wire #michaelkwilliams #damianwilliams #puertorico #carlosmacci #hbo #thewrap
Source: Reuters: Health - August 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Artists Behind ‘The White Lotus,’ ‘The Last of Us’ Opening Credits Reveal Hidden Easter Eggs
Five of this year’s six nominees for main title design are for shows from the science-fiction, fantasy or horror genres. Only “The White Lotus” is a conventional drama. But all are imaginative, some even delightful, and all were the product of months of design and production. “When titles are…#whitelotus #andyhill #craigmazin #neildruckmann #gustavosantaolallas #aaronbecker #timburton #dannyelfman #netflix #katrinacrawford
Source: Reuters: Health - August 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Apple devices spoofed, Musk eggs on Zuckerberg and Better.com goes public
Welcome, friends, to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter covering the major events in tech over the past few days. Haven’t had your eyes glued to the headlines? Not to worry. That’s our job, and we’ve compiled them in the nifty little digest that is WiR. In this week’s edition of…#apple #ibm #elonmusk #markzuckerberg #twitter #bettercom #baldursgate3 #iphones #appletv #colorado
Source: Reuters: Health - August 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

South Africa to ban fishing around African penguin colonies for 10 years
South Africa will impose a decadelong ban on commercial fishing around six areas home to the endangered African penguin starting next year. The measure, announced by the government on 4 August, comes after an expert panel concluded that a full ban on fishing was vital for the recovery of Africa’s only penguin species. Scientists and environmental groups have praised the move. “This is an extremely important decision, made in an emerging economy context, where so often short-term socioeconomic imperatives override longer term environmental concerns,” says Guy Midgley, interim director of the School for Climate St...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 17, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Canadian woman who sent a poison-laced letter to Trump sentenced to 21 years
A Canadian national who sent a letter laced with the deadly toxin ricin to former President Donald Trump at the White House was sentenced Thursday to over 21 years in prison. Pascale Cecile Veronique Ferrier, 56, a dual citizen of Canada and France, pleaded guilty in January to sending the…#donaldtrump #trump #quebec #ferrier #buffalo #ny #fbi #dabneylfriedrich
Source: Reuters: Health - August 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Ukraine ' s most controversial weapons aren ' t a ' silver bullet, ' but they are giving Kyiv ' s forces what they desperately needed
Ukrainian servicemen fire a M777 howitzer at Russian positions near Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine, on March 17, 2023. Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images Ukrainian forces have been using controversial US-provided cluster munitions for several weeks. These deadly weapons threaten Russian…#m777 #russian #bakhmut #ukraine #topwhitehouse #pentagon #toretsk #georgebarros #isw #cluster
Source: Reuters: Health - August 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Bitcoin Price Plunges, But There ' s Silver Lining
Bitcoin's value has taken a nosedive, reaching an intraday low of $27,683 Bitcoin, the world's premier cryptocurrency, has experienced a significant drop in its value, with prices plummeting to an intraday low of $27,683 on Bitstamp. According to data from CoinGecko, Bitcoin's current price stands…#coingecko #ftse #usfederalreserve #rsi #grayscale #michaelsonnenshein #bitcoin #sonnenshein
Source: Reuters: Health - August 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

From Salad Roulette to Salmonella in Poultry and Peanuts
(MedPage Today) -- In August 2006, Ruby Trautz of Omaha, Nebraska was the first person of several to die in a foodborne outbreak after eating uncooked baby spinach laced with E. coli 0157:H7, a pathogen that makes a deadly toxin not unlike the...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - August 17, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

YouTuber finds only 900 daily users in Horizon Worlds
YouTuber Jarvis Johnson encountered less than 1,000 English-speaking users in Mark Zuckerberg’s $36 billion metaverse. The vast majority were under the age of 18. Children rampantly circumvent Zuckerberg’s poorly-enforced age limits and overwhelm gameplay. Jarvis spent a full week living in Meta’s…#jarvisjohnson #markzuckerberg #meta #horizonworlds #nft #google #ishorizonworlds #youtuber #protonmail #twitter
Source: Reuters: Health - August 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Robert Kiyosaki Predicts Bitcoin Rising to $1M, Gold $75K, and Silver $60K if World Economy Crashes
Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has shared his predictions regarding the prices of gold, silver, and bitcoin if the world economy crashes. Emphasizing that the national debt is “too high,” he cautioned that holders of the U.S. dollar will be in trouble. Robert Kiyosaki’s Gold, Silver,…#robertkiyosaki #robertkiyosakisgold #richdadpoordad #kiyosaki #sharonlechter #stockbond #gold #btc #brazil #southafrica
Source: Reuters: Health - August 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Gold, silver weaker in wake of upbeat U.S. data
Gold and silver prices are modestly lower in midday U.S. trading Tuesday, with both markets hitting five-month lows overnight. A better-than-expected U.S. economic report today helped to keep pressure on the the precious metals. However, gold and silver are trading up from their daily lows.…#federalreserve #jacksonhole #wyoming #russian #nymex #ustreasury #wyckoff #ny
Source: Reuters: Health - August 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Private Equity Firm Silver Lake Considers Selling Global Blue
Private equity firm Silver Lake is reportedly exploring selling Global Blue, a company that enables retailers to offer tax-free shopping. This consideration comes after receiving expressions of interest from potential buyers, but there is no certainty that a deal will take place, Reuters reported…#silverlake #globalblue #pymnts #signy #switzerland #globalblues #thirdpoint #ecommerce #zigzagglobal #yocuda
Source: Reuters: Health - August 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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