Explosion at Kentucky business injures 11 workers, shatters windows in surrounding neighborhood

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — At least 11 employees were taken to hospitals after an explosion Tuesday at a Louisville, Kentucky, plant caused a partial collapse of the building and blew out windows in nearby homes and businesses. The explosion occurred around 3 p.m. at Givaudan Sense Colour, which produces colorings for food and drinks. Firefighters rescued…

Jerry Baker’s Quackery Continues after his Death

Jerry Baker, the self-styled “America’s Master Gardener” and highly successful huckster for home-remedy books and products died in March of this year at the age of 85. I was curious to see how the gardening world would note his passing, especially those who attacked his teachings, some repeatedly. I myself started attacking Baker’s advice on…

Neville & Sharon’s Plant Collection in Dargle, Kwazulu-Natal South Africa

Neville Trickett and his wife Sharon are people who, upon discovering, I became instantly fascinated with.  I first read about them on one of my favorite blogs, sfgirlbybay (more than 15 years ago).  It helps that they have traveled widely, that they live in Dargle, Kwazulu-Natal South Africa, Neville works in fashion and writes a…

Why Ryan Gosling has never won People’s Sexiest Man Alive title: Actor reportedly turned down honour

It’s time for the highest accolade of the year to be revealed, with People magazine’s annual “Sexiest Man Alive” issue being released today.  Exciting as this time is, it does bring into question the celebrities who’ve decided not to accept the universe’s highest honour. For decades, there’s been backlash over Ryan Gosling not being chosen…

Shooting of Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, NATO’s Jens Stoltenberg and other European leaders are condemning the attack on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Wednesday.   NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg: “Shocked and appalled by the shooting of Prime Minister Robert Fico. I wish him strength for a speedy recovery. My thoughts are with Robert Fico, his loved…

Trump says RFK Jr. plan to remove fluoride from public water ‘sounds okay to me’

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump attend a campaign event sponsored by conservative group Turning Point USA, in Duluth, Georgia, U.S., October 23, 2024. Carlos Barria | Reuters Former president Donald Trump said Sunday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s proposal to remove fluoride from the U.S. water…

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