I’d planned a leisurely morning. A bit of gentle pottering around in my own garden, then out later to deal with something at a garden I look after. My phone buzzed: fellow Ranter Marianne was in my area, should we meet up? Wildside We visited Wildside, a small but interesting garden near the romantically named…
Upon entry we were greeted with a gorgeous table overflowing with delicious food & jars of herbs. Some of the edible natives we were served was a Youlksalad, a crispy zesty and refreshing coleslaw like dish who’s crunch packs more flavour than an apple. Then there was the wattle seed inspired savouries and desserts with…
Go with the flow like a dead fish. If you don’t like where the flow is going, stop the flow like a beaver does with wood. Laughter is the best medicine, unless you laugh like a hyena, in which case you should laugh like a hamster. (Hamsters don’t laugh.) Pursue your goals with passion and…
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Makan Delrahim, Latham & Watkins partner and former U.S. Assistant Attorney General at the DOJ’s antitrust division under President Trump, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss antitrust and regulatory outlook under a second Trump administration, impact on current antitrust cases, future of FTC…
Stocks slid Friday after a slate of earnings beats from big banks fueled concerns that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at its next two meetings. Still, the major indices gained for the week. The Dow rose 400 points, or 1.2%. The S&P 500 gained 0.8% and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.3%. JPMorgan Chase…
LONDON – An English Premier League referee has been suspended after videos on social media appeared to show him making derogatory remarks about former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp. David Coote was suspended with immediate effect pending a full investigation, the body governing English referees, Professional Game Match Officials Limited, said Monday. Two videos, apparently filmed…
A new approach to treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is showing promise in clinical trials. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is the process of breathing in pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber to treat various physical health conditions. Researchers in Israel have discovered it can also help treat mental health conditions, specifically combat-associated PTSD (CA-PTSD) in…
Story highlights Devices in the bedroom are associated with children losing sleep time and quality, new research says Even children and teens who don’t stay up late online are losing sleep CNN — These days, teachers often face classrooms filled with yawning students who stayed up late snapping selfies or playing online games. For children…
YAOUNDE, Cameroon — The military junta in Mali has arrested the top executive and two other employees of Australia’s gold mining company Resolute Mining while they were visiting the country for talks over an unspecified dispute, the company said Monday. The three – including the chief executive Terence Holohan – were detained last Friday in…
LIME TREE MARIA IS THE WINNER! Thanks for playing. As I noted, I will be compiling many of these wonderful comments/tree stories into a tree post. Longtime Rant readers know the name of Amy Stewart as one of this blog’s original founders. But I have to assume many reading this know Stewart even better for…