Device 6 – Storytelling redefined
By Rajavanya Subramaniyan From Beautiful Pixels Every once in a while, somebody makes a game that stands apart from every other game that has been done before in the same genre. And sometimes it gets made so well, that it…
China hands ‘death sentence’ to 75% of solar cell makers
By Toru Sugawara, Nikkei staff writer SHANGHAI — The Chinese government is pushing for a drastic shakeout of the country’s overcrowded solar cell industry, supporting only a quarter of players and practically telling the rest to get out of the…
Bizzare cloud formation appears over Victoria Australia
By Heather Mcnab From Daily Mail Australia The Wongthaggi Rapture: Bizarre cloud formation which looks like a camouflaged spaceship A bizzare cloud formation appeared over Victoria, ringed by a rainbow and giving the appearance of a hole in the sky…
St Kitts has backlog of court cases, too
From SKN Vibes Preliminary Inquiries to be replaced by Sufficiency Hearings Plans to eradicate High Court cases backlog underway BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – A plan to eradicate the heavy backlog of cases to be tried at the High Court level…
F.lux gets updated to work around your personal sleep schedule
By Greg Kumparak From Tech Crunch F.lux! If you haven’t heard of it, be warned: once you get used to f.lux, you’ll probably find yourself annoyed whenever you use a computer that doesn’t have it. The theory behind f.lux: your…
More than one million people in the Americas have been infected by a strange, painful African virus – Chikunguny
From TheBlaze After less than a year in the Americas, an African disease is ravaging Latin America and, as sun-resistant mosquitoes spread the virus to more than one million people, the U.S. remains threatened by the alien affliction. The disease:…
New crime index ranks Costa Rica’s most dangerous cantons, but data are from 2011
By L. Arias From Tico Times The central cantons of Limón and San José top the country’s cantonal crime index, according to the latest report released this week by the Peace Vice Ministry – part of Costa Rica’s Justice Ministry…
California senators float post-2020 climate change bill
By Rory Carroll From Business Insider SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Two California state senators released a bill hat would give regulators the authority to design a plan to meet the state’s long-term greenhouse gas reduction goals and improve air quality…
Rastas, royals and revolution: 100 years of photography in the Caribbean
By Sarah Gilbert From The Guardian A new photography book examines culture, politics, religion and tourism in the Caribbean over the past century. Here are some of the best images Hugh Muir: the first time I visited Jamaica was as…