International Women’s Day, 2017
From Boston Globe Women around the globe took to the streets today to participate in International Women’s Day. The day recognizes the struggle for women’s rights and commemorates their contributions to society. This year, organizers in the US planned additional…
3D printed newborn mannequins
3D printed newborn mannequins aim to increase surgical success for neonatal patients From Core77 3D HUBS EINDHOVEN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY 3D Hubs recently worked with Mark Thielen a PhD Candidate from the Technical University of Eindhoven Netherlands, through 3D printing, Mark…
Going bananas over Brexit
By Samantha Sen From In Depth news LONDON (ACP-IDN) – The Brexit question as seen by the small and poor group of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries is far simpler – and potentially far more lethal – than those…
Criss Angel Las Vegas Show canceled after stunt goes wrong
By Jackie Strause The Hollywood Reporter From Yahoo News Criss Angel’s Las Vegas show came to an abrupt halt after the magician reportedly passed out during one of his acts. The incident occurred Friday night during Angel’s Mindfreak Live! show at…
Shipping slump: Why a vessel worth $60m was sold as scrap
By Jamie Robertson From BBC In January 2010, the container ship Hammonia Grenada was delivered from a Chinese yard to its new owners, reportedly priced at about $60m (about £37m at that time). Just seven years later – at the…
Caribbean | CCJ Jurist says Caribbean people must jealously guard the ‘rule of law’.
From WiredJa BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, Mar 11, CMC – Prominent Caribbean jurist Justice Adrian Saunders, is urging the region to jealously guard and protect the rule of law, noting that “one of the challenges to the rule of law in…
Odebrecht mess leaves devastation trail from Andes to Caribbean
By David Biller and John Quigley From Bloomberg In Peru, Colombia, Dominican Republic politicians in trouble Spreading scandal so big that Peru’s GDP has been affected Trucks ascended to Braulio Pucllo’s pasture high in the Andes mountains five months ago…
Irish weather: Sun-drenched Ireland to be hotter than IBIZA as Caribbean plume sends temperatures soaring to 17C
BY ANITA MCSORLEY From Irish Mirror But will it last? The chilly spells have given way to Spring-like temperatures over the last few days. And forecasters say a Caribbean plume is set to send temperatures rocketing next week. Weathermen are…
US Insurance companies taking over pensions
By Newsmax Wires From Newsmax U.S. insurers are buying corporate pension plans at a record clip as rising interest rates and all-time high stock-market values give companies the perfect excuse to offload them. “The movement is expected over time to…
Puzzles for March 14 2017 Number search/Sudoku/Word search/Crossword
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