15 Surprising Uses for Bananas by Katie Waldeck
Katie is a freelance writer focused on pets, food and women’s issues. A Chicago native and longtime resident of the Pacific Northwest, Katie now lives in Oakland, California. Sure, most of us love to enjoy bananas for breakfast or, perhaps,…
Concerns over £7.5bn Cayman Island scheme ‘split Barclays and Financial Services Authority’
City regulators raised concerns with Barclays’ board in February about a breakdown of trust with the bank over incidents including a £7.5billion Cayman Islands scheme known as Protium to transfer toxic assets off its balance sheet. Andrew Tyrie, the chairman…
Dishin’ with Dody: The Ewings, Ranch, and Dressing, too!
Dallas is back! I’m not referring to the third largest city in Texas. Nor, am I talking about the world famous Cowboy football team. No, my excitement is the return of the soapiest of soap operas…the best of ‘80’s television…the…
Air France crash ‘due to pilot and technical failings’
A combination of technical failure and human error led to the loss of an Air France flight over the Atlantic in June 2009 and 228 deaths, according to the final report into the crash. The report by the French aviation…
Cayman Islands team may be a surprise factor in j/22 Worlds
(Le Crouesty, France)- With twenty-six teams attending from Netherlands, Germany, France and the Cayman Islands and, for the first time, no Americans sailing, the J/22 Worlds were certain to establish new leaders on the world stage. Sailing in the gorgeous,…
Cayman Islands features on ‘Good Morning Texas’ Fourth of July Special
Cayman Islands Department of Tourism have asked us to share with you a link to Wednesday morning’s Fourth of July special, that aired on the Good Morning Texas show, prominently featuring the Cayman Islands. Good Morning Texas is the ABC…
Yahoo general counsel quits search giant
Yahoo general counsel Michael Callahan is stepping down “to move on to new opportunities,” according to a resignation letter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, reports The Recorder. Ron Bell, deputy GC for products and the Americas region, is…
Bush announces “Ironwood” project to “Go East”
It has been announced that Eagle Assets Management will be creating an “Ironwood” community over a period of six years in an area of 430 acres that will span the two districts of North Side and East End. The news…
Record July temperatures expected for USA. Tropics quiet
There are at the time of writing this (Wed July 4) portions of 17 states in America under heat advisories for dangerously high temperatures. Last Friday (June 29) there was an incredible derecho event that left over 1.4 million people…
The Sea, a living canvas by: Fiona Pimentel
The Sea, a living canvas This morning, I watched a display, put on just for me, a living canvas of so many blues, with sprites bright like snow, leaping up, as joyfully as lambs. They paused, suspended in air,…
