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Google uses AI to sharpen low-res images By Jon Fingas From engadget ‘Blade Runner’ style image enhancement is just a neural network away. Deckard’s photo-enhancing gear in Blade Runner is still the stuff of fantasy. However, Google might just have…
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Gay people not persecuted in Barbados, says attorney general
By Malissa Brathwaite From BGIS BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) — Persons who identify as gay in Barbados are not persecuted for their sexual orientation, attorney general, Adriel Brathwaite, made clear on Tuesday, while dispelling the notion that homosexuals and lesbians were…
From Mars to Earth and the Moon, 127 million miles away
By Timothy J. Seppala from engadget A new photo from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter should make just about everybody feel like an insignificant speck of dust. The pale blue dot we call home is back in the limelight again. The…
Budget female watches
9 watches under $150 made for professional women on a budget By Tyler Lauletta, Insider Picks From Business Insider The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share…
U.S. urges punishment for peacekeepers tied to sex abuse as U.N. ends tainted Haiti mission
From The Japan Times UNITED NATIONS – U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley on Thursday urged all countries that provide troops for U.N. peacekeeping missions to hold soldiers accountable for sexual abuse and exploitation, an appeal that came after she cited an…
Four children killed in garbage dump fire, toll climbs to 11
From DNA The death toll in a fire incident at a giant open garbage dump near the Sri Lankan capital today climbed to at least 11 after five more persons, including four children, succumbed to their injuries, officials said. Around…
Vessel with 1,320 pounds of cocaine intercepted off Puerto Rico; two men arrested
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico — US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) seized 1,320 pounds (600 kilos) of cocaine on Wednesday after intercepting a vessel near the southern coast of Puerto Rico and arresting two men onboard….
Hammocks for the outdoors
From WN.COM Are you one of those great outdoor lovers who, at the slightest pretext, pack your bags and go off to a forest to be one with nature and wild animals? The last said creatures just may take a…
Sparks between Barbados gov’t and trade union
By George Alleyne from Caribbean Life Verbal sparring between trades unions and Barbados government appears headed to the next level with a pay dispute between teachers and the Ministry of Education becoming the most recent spark that threatens to ignite…
Puzzles for Apr 18 2017 Number search/Sudoku/Word search/Crossword
TODAY’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE #1 YESTERDAY’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE EASTER SOLUTION
