forgotten gadgets
By Andrea Romano From Mashable Take a trip back in time — or at least pretend to, with photographs of gadgets and gizmos from our collective history. Photographer Jim Golden was inspired when he walked into a thrift store…
Another security flaw gets the Heartbleed treatment, but don’t believe the hype
By Christina Warren From Mashable Breathless reports of a new security flaw affecting OpenID and OAuth — the technology that powers the identity logins for services such as Facebook, Microsoft, Google and LinkedIn — hit the news Friday. Dubbed “Covert…
Qunar to report first quarter 2014 financial results on May 15, 2014
BEIJING, May 6, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Qunar Cayman Islands Limited (“Qunar” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:QUNR), the leading search-based commerce platform for the Chinese travel industry, today announced that it will report its financial results for the first quarter ended…
Caribbean edges closer to adopting fisheries policy
From Guyana Times The Belize-based Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) says the region is closer to adopting a fisheries policy The Belize-based Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) says the region is closer to adopting a fisheries policy which it describes…
NASA’s new spacesuit design looks like something from ‘Tron’
By Samantha Murphy Kelly From Mashable As engineers and scientists work hard to build technologies that astronauts could one day use to live and work on Mars, the future of spacesuits is looking stylish too. Or at least, fittingly,…
Shrimp ban agreed in Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
By Analia Murias From FIS In order to protect the shrimp breeding and development periods, the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA) established ban seasons and areas for catching all shrimp species in seawater and estuary…
Team Cayman poised to preps for Caribbean showcase
From CIEF When you have guests at home, you tidy the house and plump up the sofa cushions. The equestrian equivalent is taking place with unparalleled eagerness at the Equestrian Centre on Linford Pierson Highway this week. Hedges are being…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Discrimination associated with mental health woes in black teens
From Science Codex VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – The vast majority of African-American and Afro-Caribbean youth face racial discrimination, and these experiences are associated with an increased risk of mental health problems, according to a study to be presented Saturday, May…
CFU chief expects Copa America to grow region’s pedigree
From Jamaica Observer BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Caribbean Football Union President Gordon ‘Banks’ Derrick believes the Caribbean’s participation in the Centennial edition of the Copa America, can result in a rise in the standard of football in the region. He…