Astrophysicist invents a $110 earthquake warning system
By Katie Sola From Mashable In the early hours of Aug. 24, a 6.0 magnitude earthquake jolted Californians awake in terror across the Bay Area. But one UC Berkeley professor received five seconds of warning from a $110 homemade device….
London Fashion Week
18 whimsical London Fashion Week photos that will make you smile By Stephanie Buck From Mashable Some people think of British fashion as prim and coquettish, probably with ruffles — you know, something you could wear to a polo match….
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,…
Water everywhere after Napa Quake — but it’s no drought solution for California
By Katie Sola From Mashable The Napa 6.0-magnitude earthquake has released tens of thousands of gallons of groundwater into the area’s drought-dry creek beds. Locals are thrilled — but a geologist warns the babbling brooks could deplete scarce water supplies…
Caribbean tourism conference set for this week on St. Thomas
By Aldeth Lewin From Virgin Islands Daily News St. THOMAS – This week hundreds of tourism industry experts, government officials and members of the media will gather on St. Thomas for the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s 2014 State of the Industry…
Caribbean turtle found in Outer Hebrides
From The Scotsman A rare leatherback turtle has been spotted in Scottish waters after travelling thousands of miles from the Caribbean. Ironically the turtle was recorded between St Kilda and the Isle of Harris by anglers fishing for tuna! They…
Polynumial teaches you to count in over 50 languages
By Regina Lizik From TUAW Polynumial, free with ads in the App Store for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, is a bare bones language app that focuses only on learning numbers. While the app itself doesn’t do a lot,…
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South Florida’s Jamaica Independence 2014 Essay Competition winner
From South Florida Caribbean News SOUTH FLORIDA – The winner of the annual Jamaica Independence Essay Competition 2014, Miss Ashleigh Chin received her award winning plaque from Consul General Franz Hall recently, at the office of the Consulate General of…
Biscuit maker Jiashili opens orders for HK$370m IPO
By Benjamin Robertson Hong Kong investors will soon have something new to bite into as one of China’s largest biscuit manufacturers opens its order book ahead of a planned initial public offering. Cayman Islands-registered Jiashili Group hopes to raise HK$370…
With no flames, but plenty of sparks [electric car race]
By Adario Strange From Mashable Mixing perilous motorsports and environmental awareness sounds cool, but in the end, no amount of earth-loving eco-tech can defy the realities of racing — namely crashing. The FIA Formula E Championship in Beijing, which only…
