Foreign policy issues becoming a headache? There’s an AUMF for that
From Huffington Post WASHINGTON — As Congress wrestles with its role in authorizing the president to use military force overseas, a quick look through the archives reveals that the White House has plenty of other active military authorizations to choose…
Riding bikes in all the wrong places: City downhill’s insane urban race courses
By hipstomp / Rain from Core77 Cities like New York and Washington D.C. were designed with nice, rational grids. Cities like Tokyo and Kyoto were reportedly designed to confuse invaders with twisting, irrational angles. And cities like Valparaiso, Chile and…
Spelling Bee competitors ready for next round
The preliminary rounds of the primary and secondary National Spelling Bees drew to a close on Thursday 13 November 2014, with a closely contested high school competition at the Mary Miller Hall. Three students each from Layman E. Scott Sr….
Robotic bartenders blend perfect drinks for Royal Caribbean
From Inquisitr Robotics are quickly integrating into every part of the consumer’s life, and the bar is no exception. A robotic bartender can now serve up nearly 30 types of alcoholic beverages. Royal Caribbean cruise company announced a partnership with…
The State of the Ebola crisis
By Ashley Kindergan From The Finacialist For the first time since Ebola surfaced in Uganda in 1976, an outbreak has exploded beyond rural Africa to reach eight countries, including the U.S. and Spain. For all its notoriety, the most serious…
Mexico’s Fabian finalist for FIFA goal of the year
Cruz Azul’s Marco Fabian (pictured) celebrates after scoring against Puebla on February 5, 2014, a strike that earned him a FIFA Puskás Award nomination for the “best goal of the year.” (Photo: Mexsport) ZURICH — Mexico international Marco Fabian was…
No, dummy, scientists didn’t find a stupidity virus
From Forbes Some rather alarming media accounts yesterday proclaimed the discovery of a virus that makes people stupid – though as far as I can tell, no actual scientist used the word stupid, which is not precise enough to qualify…
Independence boycott by Antigua opposition described as “an act of treason”
From Caribbean360 ST JOHN’S, Antigua, 2014, CMC – Prime Minister Gaston Browne has described as “an act of treason” the decision by opposition legislators to boycott of the independence ceremonial parade that was held here on Monday [3]. Antigua and…
4 more commercial burglaries – Sunday (16)
From RCIPS Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 3:33 PM The RCIPS are investigating a number of overnight commercial burglaries. Late Sunday night 16th November 2014 and early Monday morning 17th November 2014 a burglary was reported at a Mini Warehouse in…
