The Weekly Good: ProBueno lets you offer up your talents and skills for good
Drew Olanoff, TechCrunch Imagine that you’re a pretty good drummer, you’re in a band, and you’d like to give lessons. You could charge for these lessons, of course, but you’re really into helping out charities. A site called ProBueno is…
Steroid back injections do more harm than good
By Nick Tate, Newsmax For many patients with back pain, epidural steroid injections do more harm than good, according to a new study by researchers with Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia. The research, published in the medical journal Spine, found patients…
Brazil outrage over Sao Paulo cyclist’s lost arm
From BBC A road collision in Brazil has caused outrage after police said a motorist drove off with a cyclist’s severed arm attached to his vehicle. The driver, who later turned himself in, told Sao Paulo police that he had…
Storm kills 2, causes damage in Sao Paulo
From laprensasa Sao Paulo, Mar 10 (EFE).- A heavy storm that began Saturday afternoon killed two people and caused landslides, flooding and traffic jams in Sao Paulo, the authorities in Brazil’s largest city reported Sunday. A 14-year-old girl was swept…
Looking at FAD management across the OECS
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE The Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) is a relatively new technology in the region which allows fishers to capture more fish with less effort, but in order to reduce the risk of overfishing, sound monitoring and management measures…
CrossFit level top notch in Cayman
From Caribbean Sports Network The Cayman Islands may be small, but it does boast some exceptionally fit athletes. For proof, look no farther than the fact that the CrossFit 7 Mile team is immersed in serious training geared toward defending…
British Pound Battered by Waves of Uncertainty
by Peter Warburton, PhD, Lignet In the past four months, the relative tranquility of the British pound has been shattered. The pound has fallen 6 percent against the U.S. dollar, 7 percent against the euro and 6 percent when measured…
What businesses can expect to see with Google Glass
By Scott Matteson Tech Republic The wearable computer Google Glass (aka Project Glass) is a futuristic eyewear-as-smartphone concept coming to the consumer market in early 2014. Figure A (See attachment) Basically, it’s like a set of computerized eyeglass frames (Google…
E.U. bans cosmetics with animal-tested ingredients
By JAMES KANTER New York Times European Union regulators announced a ban Monday on the import and sale of cosmetics containing ingredients tested on animals and to pledge more efforts to push other parts of the world, like China, to…
Must-take-home Cayman Island savories
By gastrotraveling, From The Daily Meal When you’re packing light, it’s tough deciding what to take back home for souvenirs. Is it liquid, too heavy, fragile? Well, if you’re coming from the Cayman Islands, you have options! Here are 3…
