Life Style & Travel

UNITED STATES—Already, the battle Allied Fruit waged against the Caribbean Basin was a bit complicated. Despite its Herculean efforts to overcome the monumental obstacles Pachamama had created that stood in the Company’s way, victory was far from a slam-dunk. Plant diseases, such as Panama Disease, had spread to every Allied Fruit division by 1925. The Company’s abandonment of over...

UNITED STATES—Planting trees often involves staking. Until they disperse new roots, many new trees rely on stakes for stabilization. Their stability is limited by the initial confinement of their roots. Nursery stakes and their associated binding provide different support. They merely direct straight trunk growth. In a home garden, nursery stakes subordinate to landscape stakes. This process is different for...

UNITED STATES—Autumn and winter are generally the best seasons for planting. Most vegetation is either less active than during other seasons, or dormant. It is therefore more complaisant to the distress of planting procedures. Weather is cooler and wetter than during other seasons. It is therefore less stressful to vulnerable vegetation recovering from planting procedures. Nonetheless, planting continues throughout the...

El Granada, CA—A fatal collision involving a Lexus sedan and big rig truck brought traffic to a standstill on the Peninsula Thursday afternoon, August 1, 2024, according to KRON with additional reporting from CHPFatal. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) reported that the accident occurred at approximately 1:45 p.m. at Highway 1 and Coral Reef Avenue in El Granada. The crash involved...

Walnut Creek, CA—A fatal crash early Thursday morning, August 1, 2024, on Ygnacio Valley Road left one teenager dead and another injured in what authorities suspect to be a DUI incident, according to NBC Bay Area News. The accident occurred around 1 a.m. near Civic Drive when a vehicle, traveling at high speed, slammed into a power pole. According to...

UNITED STATES—As of late I have been indulging a bit in classic gaming. There is something about old school gaming that just brings a level of nostalgia and takes me back to my childhood. When I was a kid, I would truly spend hours on end playing videogames and it seemed like it took forever to actually finish or...

UNITED STATES—Roses from a home garden are not quite the same as roses from a florist or market. They mostly bloom on stems that are relatively thinner and shorter. Floral and foliar blemishes are more likely. As they unfurl, they can get a bit wider and disperse more fragrance. One of the more obvious differences is their seasonality. They...

Fresno, CA—A pedestrian is hospitalized in critical condition following a collision with a vehicle at a Fresno intersection on Friday morning, July 26, 2024, according to The Fresno Bee. The crash occurred at the intersection of Shaw and Valentine Avenues, a high-traffic area known for its busy commercial activity and frequent foot traffic. Officers from the Fresno Police Department arrived...

South San Jose, CA—A woman lost her life after being struck by a car on Thursday night, July 25, 2024, in South San Jose, according to NBC Bay Area. The collision occurred at approximately 6:30 p.m. in the area of Tully Road and La Ragione Avenue. Emergency responders rushed to the scene and transported the woman to a nearby hospital,...

UNITED STATES—Aridity is a measure of humidity. Humidity is a measure of aridity. Although opposite, they are similar. Humidity is the quantity of water vapor that is suspended within the air. Aridity is a deficiency of humidity. They are components of weather that are more likely felt than seen. Although, aridity clarifies the air, which typically causes the sky...