“Space-Saving” furniture?
Yea or Nay: Are These “Space-Saving” Transforming Furniture Designs Valid, or Do They Miss the Point? BY RAIN NOE From Core77 Here are two pieces of furniture that transform, and that don’t make any sense to me. First up the…
Recipe of the week
Next Week’s Meal Plan: 5 Cozy Vegan Pasta Recipes for Chilly Nights By Jessie Snyder From The Kitchn (Image credit: The Kitchn) Whenever we are having a cold spell, I make a comforting bowl of pasta to warm us from…
Venezuela must respect Guyana’s sovereign, territorial integrity
By Albert Baldeo From Caribbean Life “We are a peaceful people…Struggle as we struggle…And we don’t look for trouble…Just ask around, But when outside faces…From foreign places…Talk about taking over…We ain’t backing down, We ain’t giving up no mountains…We ain’t…
Bolivia’s path to urban resilience
BY MELANIE KAPPES From World Bank Imagine you live in a city that floods, sometime for weeks, after extreme rainfalls. Imagine you live in that flooded city, where you and thousands of your neighbors must find a place to stay…
China offers better model for LatAm
From Ecns.cn Attack on nation’s policy by U.S. official ‘baseless’ China is taking a mutually beneficial approach to economic cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean, while the U.S. is seeking to preserve its dominant position in the region under…
Outrage in South Africa as principal is caught on video having sex with schoolgirls
BY ISMAIL AKWEI From FACE2FACE Africa A South African school principal has resigned after videos and pictures of him engaging in sexual acts with high school pupils were leaked on social media. Gregory Fisch, the principal of Reiger Park NR…
Bustle is raising roughly $30 million to go on a shopping spree
By Jonathan Shieber From TechCrunch Bustle, the everything blog for millennial women, is hustling to close on around $30 million in new funding as it goes on the prowl for new acquisitions. It’s a significant cash infusion for a company that…
UK doctors plan country’s first three-person fertilization procedure
By Mallory Locklear From engadget Two women with MERRF syndrome will undergo the treatment. UK officials have approved two women for mitochondrial replacement therapy, the fertilization procedure that results in a baby technically parented by three people, the Guardian reports….
Puzzles for Feb 7 2018 Number search/Sudoku/Word search/Crossword
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Cayman Islands: NRA completes work on Bobby Thompson traffic signal Tue (6)
The National Roads Authority (NRA) will complete a reinforcement measure on the Bobby Thompson Way Traffic signal arm that experienced structural failure a few weeks ago. The crew will be at work between the hours of 9:00 PM and 2:00…