Five things I discovered by avoiding music
By Trevor Cox Professor of Acoustic Engineering, University of Salford From BBC Professor Trevor Cox found it surprisingly difficult to get music out of his life In preparation for a BBC Radio 4 documentary, Giving up music for Lent, to…
Obama visited the Bob Marley Museum on Caribbean Trip
By Maya Rhodan from TIME It’s the first Presidential trip to Jamaica since 1982 President Obama visited the Bob Marley Museum Wednesday on the first stop of his trip to Jamaica, where he has traveled to reemphasize the U.S.’s commitment…
This woman is building a sperm bank for coral reefs so we can revive them once they die
From Fast Company As it stands, things don’t look good for the world’s coral. We’ve lost 40% of the world’s reefs already, and every forecast shows the situation getting worse. As well as traditional threats like overfishing and coastal development,…
Second arrest made in killing of DLA Piper lawyer
By Zoe Tillman, from Legal Times A second woman was arrested in the stabbing death of Washington lawyer David Messerschmitt, police said Wednesday. Dominique Johnson, 19, was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery. Police last week charged 21-year-old Jamyra Gallmon…
PNP Administration urgently needs adult supervision
By Garfield Higgins From Jamaica Observer If people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists, to protect them, and promote their common welfare, all else is lost. — Barack Obama (2006) The most critical ingredients/indicators…
There’s a $10 billion opportunity as marketing hits the big time
By Ajay Agarwal From Techcrunch Editor’s note: Ajay Agarwal is a managing director at Bain Capital Ventures in Palo Alto where he focuses on early-stage SaaS and mobile investing. Marketing is no longer the forgotten stepchild of enterprise software. Traditionally…
T&T PM: Terror threat concerns in the whole of the Caribbean
Statement from the Office of the T&T Prime Minister Statement by Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister “We are very concerned and we will do all we can to work in partnerships to deal with narco trafficking, transnational…
Is your bra bad for you?
By Amy Anderson, From Daily Mail Health risks caused by ill-fitting bras that don’t offer the correct support can range from constricted breathing, back pain and restricted circulation to muscle strain and irritable bowel syndrome. Some studies have even suggested…
Real life Armageddon!
Real life Armageddon! Spacecraft carrying nuclear explosives could launch by the end of the decade to save Earth from asteroids By Jonathan O’callaghan For Mailonline A Danish NGO is planning to develop Earth-saving spacecraft Hyper Velocity Asteroid Impact Vehicle (HAIV)…
Fla. in-house litigator is fired after reprimands
By Sue Reisinger, From Corporate Counsel The Florida Department of Transportation has removed an in-house litigation attorney who was publicly reprimanded and placed on probation Tuesday by the Florida Supreme Court. Adam Ellis was disciplined for a series of personal…
