Chocolate meringue cake with whipped cream and raspberries
By Nila Jones From Serious Eats Easy and impressive holiday dessert: Chocolate meringue cake with whipped cream and raspberries The winter holidays call for a very specific type of dessert recipe: delicious, easy, and definitely impressive-looking. Well, this cake is…
Interview: Alexander McCall Smith, author of No. 1. Ladies’ Detective Agency series
By Gigi Lehman special to The Miami Herald In a letter to her niece about novel writing, Jane Austen once remarked: “You are now collecting your people delightfully, getting them exactly into such a spot as is the delight of…
Number of babies born with HIV declined in Latin America and Caribbean
Number of babies born with HIV declined 78% in Latin America and the Caribbean, says new PAHO/WHO report In 2013, 2,300 babies were born with HIV in the region, down from 10,700 in 2001 Washington, D.C., 15 December 2014 (PAHO/WHO)…
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,…
Drumroll, please: The Top 10 YouTube videos of 2014
By Laura Vitto From Mashable Of the hundreds of viral videos you shared with friends this year, it’s likely these 10 made your list. While brands like Budweiser and Nike won big with viral success, borderline insane pranks came out…
Spectacular caves sculpted by a single artist
From Designer Daily If you are an artist, you will need talent to create art with value. However, to create a masterpiece, you will need more than that, you will need talent and dedication. Paulette Ra has both. For ten…
“Doing Business in Canada”
“Doing Business in Canada” By Osler From Corporate Counsel “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” – Benjamin Franklin Doing Business in Canada, now revised and updated, helps you prepare with an overview of Canada’s economic framework and…
Privy council presiding over Jamaica perpetuates ‘mental slavery’ – Minister
National security minister says that allowing the privy council to preside over Jamaica is perpetuating ‘mental slavery’ By Christina Montford From Atlantic Black Star National Security Minister Peter Bunting has said that replacing the Privy Council, based in London, and…
Guyana to go to the polls in early 2015, says president
From Caribbean News Now GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) — Guyana will vote in general and regional elections to elect a new government in early 2015, according to President Donald Ramotar. Speaking to the local media on Saturday, the president said this…
Curiosity Mars rover ‘solves mountain riddle’
By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News Scientists working on Nasa’s Curiosity rover think they can now explain why there is a huge mountain at the robot’s landing site in Mars’s Gale Crater. They believe it is the remains of…
