In last week’s Notebook, we predicted that multifamily property sales in the Twin Cities metro are likely to eclipse last year’s record for total sales volume and that many of those deals are by well-funded national investment firms. Aeon, a Twin Cities nonprofit organization, has also been an active and ... Read More »
Noting that factors like globalisation, economy and technology have changed the entire landscape of legal education in the country, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said super-specialisation in law would be in vogue in times to come. “Between three-pronged factors — globalisation, economy and technology — the entire landscape of ... Read More »
Ford has introduced new technologies into its new Ford Everest SUV to prevent fatal crashes. According to the WHO’s Global status report on road safety for 2015, reflecting information from 180 countries, the total number of road traffic deaths worldwide has reached 1.25 million per year since 2007. The latest ... Read More »
Innovation centres have been popping up around China and are set to more than double to nearly 5,000 in the next five years, according to internet research firm iiMedia. The only problem for local governments is that entrepreneurs are not moving in. Many centres are in small Chinese cities or ... Read More »
At Human Longevity Inc. (HLI) in La Jolla, California, more than two dozen machines work around the clock, sequencing one human genome every 15 minutes at a cost of under $2,000 per genome. The whole operation fits comfortably in three rooms. Back in 2000, when its founder, J. Craig Venter, ... Read More »
Margaret Kirkland, who participated in this year’s Southern Living Idea House, is an interior designer based in Atlanta. She was recently selected as one of the designers for 2016 Southern Living Idea House. Known for her timeless interiors, she has been named a Next Wave designer by House Beautiful and ... Read More »
Much like it did with its Surface tablet products, Microsoft is inching closer to an ultimate fix for Android battery drain issues for its Microsoft Health app. Yesterday a new update was made available – only for Android – that is intended to further help battery usage, restore phone step ... Read More »
DES MOINES — Agricultural education returns to the 2016 Iowa State Fair with activities on swine, dairy cattle, turkeys and more. “Nothing Compares” to My State Fair August 11-21. Back for another year, fairgoers can stop by the John Deere Agriculture Building to experience “It takes an Iowan,” an interactive ... Read More »
RIO DE JANEIRO • Brazilian scientists are using 3-D printing technology to reconstruct the faces of Roman Catholic saints and other holy people, producing life-size busts of what they actually looked like hundreds of years after they died. This month the scientists will present their latest project: the faces of ... Read More »
The latest numbers from Royal LePage suggest that Vancouver remains Canada’s hottest real estate market, strongly outpacing the rest of the country during the second quarter of 2016. According to the Royal LePage House Price Survey released Wednesday, the aggregate price of a home in Greater Vancouver rose 24.6 per ... Read More »
Studio apartments can be cozy and easy on the budget, but there is no question that they pose a certain organizational challenge. There is a need for division of space and use, while maintaining flexibility and a sense of openness. And, if you’re a renter, you are likely unable to ... Read More »
Detoxers usually avoid burritos — at least the carb-bomb kind. But over the past year, celebs have flocked to LA’s Shape House, a so-called “urban sweat lodge” that wraps its VIP clients in infrared sauna blankets that eerily resemble the Tex-Mex staple. Selena Gomez credits the heated wraps, which promise ... Read More »
