Funeral home sues family of teen killed at Caribbean Carnival parade
By Marco Chown Oved From The Star Rueshad Grant’s grieving relatives agreed to expensive funeral after they were told that a lawsuit would pay for everything. The family of the Brampton teen killed during last year’s Toronto Caribbean Carnival is…
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,…
Drought forces water rationing in Colombia
By W. Alejandro Sanchez This Sunday, August 10, the Colombian government will establish a new water rationing system in various departments throughout the country. The goal is to conserve water, as a drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon is…
Cute or scary?
Cute or scary? Anatomical illustrations of famous cartoon characters From Designer Daily Parts of me want to find these illustrations extremely cute, while another part of my brain finds these bones popping out a bit disgusting. Anyway, these drawings are…
Russian hackers stolen more than 1B usernames and passwords
By Lisa Eadicicco A Russian gang is said to have stolen more than one billion internet credentials, possibly making it the biggest heist of its kind, according to a new report from The New York Times. Milwaukee-based security firm Hold…
Apple and Samsung agree to end all non-U.S. patent disputes
By Sarah Buhr), Darrell Etherington at Techcrunch Apple and Samsung have agreed to drop all non-U.S. litigation. The announcement came late Tuesday in a release first reported by the Financial Times. In the joint statement, the two tech giants said…
Core77 Design Awards: The Carlton House
From Core77 Sustainable mobile home offers lessons in constraints Every semester, a group of students and faculty from the University of Massachusetts embark on a task of sustainable proportions, otherwise known as the Semester in Sustainable Design/Build program. Their project…
Women’s World Cup players threaten FIFA with gender discrimination suit
By Sam Laird From Mashable Alleging gender discrimination, dozens of top female soccer players have threatened to sue FIFA, world soccer’s governing body, and the Canadian Soccer Association over artificial playing surfaces planned to be used for the 2015 Women’s…
CVC chairman wins $364,000 costs over bungled Wickenby charges
By Ben Butler From The Sydney Morning Herald The Commonwealth has agreed to pay Sydney businessman Vanda Gould $364,500 in legal costs after a botched federal police prosecution on tax and money laundering charges. Mr Gould, who is chairman of…
How to make perfect hard boiled eggs
By Elise Bauer From Simply Recipes I love hard boiled eggs. They’re great for deviled eggs, egg salad, or just eating plain with a sprinkle of salt. For years I ate one every morning until my doctor told me that…
