| As Spring Arrives, Perennial Issues and Guerilla Gardeners Resurface
April showers bring May flowers, the saying goes, although in my neighbourhood their primary purpose is for washing away January's dog crap. Nevertheless, the rains are here, spring is around the corner, and seasonal issues that have been buried all winter are reappearing. One of these issues is whether not Hamilton ought to restore full funding to the Traffic Island Beautification Program. The program, which is responsible for planting flower beds in Hamilton's many traffic islands and medians, dates back to Bob Morrow's mayorship. The gardens are meant to create a positive impression among visitors to the city, to boost the spirits of the city's residents, and to simply make Hamilton a more beautiful place (thus also - hopefully - encouraging investment and growth).
How to find that perfect lawn mower
SEATTLE - So you're in the market for a new lawn mower. Chances are you'll choose a self-propelled walk-behind model. They're the most popular these days. That means you have a few decisions to make. First, do you want a front-wheel or rear-wheel drive?"Rear-wheel drive is better than front-wheel drive," said Peter Sawchuk, who is responsible for testing lawn mowers for Consumer Reports. Why does he prefer rear-wheel drive?"What happens when you're bagging is the weight of the bag starts to pull the front end up a little bit and you lose traction any time you're bagging with front-wheel drive," he says.Sawchuk highly recommends getting a model with a controller that lets you smoothly vary the speed. This infinite drive feature lets you get the job done faster and a little easier.One more feature he likes - a premium engine.
National Geographic features Flint Hills, a subtle landscape often ...
Poll a group of average Americans about the national park they'd most like to visit, and you're certain to get answers like Yellowstone, Glacier Bay and Yosemite — places where massive heaps of ice and stone cut dramatic jags across the sky. Who could blame them? Soaring mountains, dense wilderness, plunging waterfalls and seemingly endless sheets of frozen water assail the senses, leaving no doubt that they are, to put it obviously, there. But hike to the scenic overlook at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Chase County and gaze out over the Flint Hills, and you're confronted with an entirely different sight. “Open sky, open land, unending horizon ..." essayist Verlyn Klinkenborg writes in this month's issue of National Geographic magazine.
Anarchist book fair has debut
NEW YORK -- It may be the center of the capitalist universe, but New York still managed to rally hundreds of revolutionaries, students and the plain curious for its first anarchist book fair last weekend.
Although the prospect of barricades on Broadway and violent revolution appear remote, the anarchist movement appears to be attracting a broad spectrum of countercultural followers disillusioned with the state of U.S. politics.
With titles on offer ranging from "Organic Market Gardening" and "Crimethink for Beginners" to the enigmatic "Bicycling Science" and "Animal Rights and Pornography," Saturday's book fair reflected diverse manifestos.
Organizers said they were happy to welcome the "anarcho-curious" as well as veteran radicals to the Greenwich Village event in downtown Manhattan.
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