NYC when farmland
Incredible photos of New York City when it was covered in farmland By Leanna Garfield From Business Insider The Brennan farmhouse, at 84th and Broadway, 1879.Collection of The New-York Historical Society Most New Yorkers today are living on what was…
Jupiter is the oldest planet in the Solar System
By Mariella Moon From engadget The king of the planets started taking shape almost as soon as the sun formed 4.6 billion years ago. Jupiter’s ancient name really is well-deserved: according to a new study, the king of the planets…
Ocean Rig UDW Inc. announces decision by Highland Capital Management LP not to pursue objections to recognition of Cayman Proceedings by U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Highland has advised that it will not object to the Company’s request for recognition of the Cayman Proceedings by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court; Highland has notified the Company and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of its immediate cessation of all discovery…
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After being caught off-guard twice last year, Royal Caribbean hires a former Orlando meteorologist
By Ken Storey From Orlando Weekly After spending ten years at Fox 35, Jim Van Fleet moved to Tampa in late 2011 to become the Chief Meteorologist at WTSP CBS 10. Contract issues with Fox 35 blocked him from being…
US: How hospice operators are stealing millions from Medicare
By Eric Pianin, The Fiscal Times From Business Insider In the latest in a flurry of high-profile Medicare and Medicaid fraud cases, one of the nation’s largest skilled nursing, senior living and rehabilitation providers has agreed to pay the federal…
4th Annual Cayman Islands Glow Run 4k
With a total of 530 registered runners, the National Trust held the 4th annual Glow Run 5K on Saturday, June 3rd. Celebrating 30 years of conservation, participants of all ages and fitness levels, dressed in 80s attire, ran for Cayman’s…
Gadget of the week
Researchers are using VR to make dentist visits less painful By Steve Dent From engadget Like airlines, dentists understand that the more they can distract you from what they’re doing, the better off everyone will be. UK researchers wanted see…
Tradewinds 2017: Phase II Closing ceremony
By Sgt. Olivia McDonald, Marine Corps Forces South From Marines Phase II of Exercise Tradewinds 2017, sponsored by U.S. Southern Command, concluded with a ceremony in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago, June 17. For the last 33 years, Tradewinds has been…
Biggest product flops
13 of the biggest product flops featured in Sweden’s new ‘Museum of Failure’ By Chris Weller From Business Insider Don’t let the name fool you — Samuel West’s “Museum of Failure” is an act of celebration. On June 7, West,…
Seven US soldiers wounded in Afghan ‘insider attack’
AFP From DAWN MAZAR-I-SHARIF: Seven American troops were wounded on Saturday in an insider attack by an Afghan soldier at a military base, as the US appears set to boost its troop presence in the country. The shootout at Camp…
