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Christopher Cape: Yellow fleets and knotted knickers 1 Apr, 2021 03:19 AM 5 minutes to read Car wreck, Saddle Rd, two years on. Photo / Christopher Cape Wanganui Midweek OPINION: The world is a mess. In this throwaway society humanity seems intent on cluttering the world with junk. In recent international news one of the worlds biggest container ships, the 220,000 tonne Ever Given ran aground across the Suez canal, blocking all marine traffic. History repeats itself obviously. In 1967 hostiliti...

Do you have the private collection they're looking for this year?

There are a lot of often conflicting emails that evade my spam/junk folder on the old inter-webs device. I say this because I’m not sure the computer can tell the difference between what I want and what I don’t want to spend my time reading. But rather than complain about the computer being a less than perfect gatekeeper, I guess I should admit that in most cases I have to actually read at least part of all those emails in order to decide myself whether to open the gate or slam it shu...

Other vaccines could be offered to hard-to-reach rural Kiwis or used for booster shots.

The sector has endured better than most

Volunteer turns trash into treasure for Suncoast Hospice Resale Shoppe Volunteer Richard Gardiner has brought his career skills of fixing things to Suncoast Hospice Resale Shoppe, helping to generate money for families in need. and last updated 2021-03-05 16:10:54-05 ST. PETE — For many, fixing an old clock radio could be considered a lost cause, but not for Richard Gardiner, it’s a passion. “There is no sound, it’s the volume control, I’m going to take it apart, Iâ€�...

By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read (Reuters) - Social media in Queensland, Australia lit up on Thursday night, matching the flashing night sky as users posted short videos of what experts later said was debris from a Chinese rocket burning up as it re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere. “I thought it was a meteorite at first, but later as it split, my mate and I began thinking it was space junk,” said Jasper Nash, who filmed one of the videos circulating on social media. “It was very fascinating.�...

In “Animal, Vegetable, Junk,” Mark Bittman tells the long, unfolding story of our food sources, tracking the shift from agriculture to agribusiness.

(MENAFN - Asia Times) Government and some top-quality corporate bonds in the US, Europe and Japan now trade at negative yields. US junk bonds on average yield less than 4% for the first time in history. The central banks binge-buying of securities has wiped yield out of the fixed income markets, leaving pension funds, insurance companies and individual retirees in a quandary. Theres no source of income in the market except for stock dividends and rent, and both are risky. To paraphrase the 193...

I promise not to ask if you remember when the price of gold was fixed at $35 an ounce or when U.S. currency was tied to the gold standard (hint: The Gold Standard Act was passed on March 14, 1900, but later suspended). Things have changed drastically over the years, with gold now hovering around $1,800 per ounce. Lets turn to your jewelry box, shall we? Remember all that gold you bought in the 1980s when QVC and Home Shopping Channel were coming into their own? And when you could buy gold chain...