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The education challenge
By Oliver Mills Education is transformation. It is creative and innovative thinking which provides new perspectives, and different angles to issues or positions being contemplated. Education is also about being moral, fair and just in our dealings with others. It…
Stingray-inspired spacecraft could eventually probe the atmosphere of Venus
By Darrell Etherington From TechCrunch NASA’s next Venus probe could be an atmosphere-skimming robotic stingray designed by the University of Buffalo. UB’s CRASH Lab, which is the institution’s Crashworthinesss for Aerospace Structures and Hybrids laboratory, has been selected by NASA to get early-stage funding…
Google to offer checking accounts in partnership with banks starting next year
By Darrell Etherington From TechCrunch Google is the latest big tech company to make a move into banking and personal financial services: The company is gearing up to offer checking accounts to consumers, as first reported by TheWall Street Journal, starting…
SpaceX launches re-flown fairing for the first time and breaks a Falcon 9 booster re-use record
By Darrell Etherington From TechCrunch SpaceX successfully launched its first batch of production Starlink satellites today, sending 60 of the small satellites to their target orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. These 60 satellites follow 60 launched in May, but whereas…
Gadgets of the week
The best fitness gadgets for the athlete on your list From engadget Pro tip: Don’t buy the athlete on your list socks. (Unless they have specific tastes and love odor-resistant wool.) Instead, consider the gadgets they may or may not…
Drink recipe of the week
Smirnoff Green Apple Martini By ALL RECIPES From Yummly 4 Ingredients 5 Minutes 10 Calories SERVINGS 1 Ingredients 1 1/4 ounces apple vodka (Smirnoff ® Green) 1/4 ounce apple schnapps 1 tablespoon sour mix 1 slice apple Directions Prep 5…
Healthy sleep for children: Everything you need to know
From Bed Rating A growing body of scientific literature is highlighting the negative effects of inadequate sleep. A survey carried out in Japan concluded that “shortened nocturnal sleep is a growing social phenomenon in industrialized countries.”Another study published in the Sleep Journal states:…
US: Thank you + study: 18% would rather skip Thanksgiving than drive for it
What would America do to avoid stressful Thanksgiving travel? [Survey] Since driving during the holidays can be stressful, we polled Americans on what they would do to get out of driving for Thanksgiving. As it turns out, many of us…
Saffron defends eyes against diabetes
From Newsmax Dr. Russell Blaylock, M.D., writes: The retina of the eye is composed of neurons, glial cells (microglia and astrocytes), complex networks of connections, and specialized light receptor cells. The retina develops along with and is directly connected to…
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OECS/USAID Early Learners Programme: Changing lives and improving the reading levels of children in the OECS!
By Tracey Warner-Arnold OECS/USAID Early Learners Programme, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Wednesday, November 13, 2019 — In June of 2019, the United Nations indicated that the world is about to fall severely short of its education commitments and needs to implement drastic…
