NC – Spring cleaning tasks are upon us, so be sure to add some cost-saving, energy-efficient measures, before turning on the air conditioner this summer. Dave Walton, the director of home ideas at Direct Energy, tells us he has worked ...
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Howard Hughes’ Lake Tahoe Cabin!
To anyone who has experienced life in the warm natural beauty of a log cabin, it may not come as a surprise that reclusive billionaire, Howard Hughes, had an appreciation for uncomplicated raw nature. When he bought this cabin in ...
Read More »Glazed Lemon Pound Cake
Cake: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened, plus more for pan 3 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and levelled), plus more for pan ¾ cup low-fat buttermilk Zest of 2 lemons, finely grated 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice (about 2 ...
Read More »Grilled Chicken with Lemon and Oregano
1 tbsp. grated lemon zest 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (from 2 lemons) ¼ cup finely chopped fresh oregano (or 1 tbsp. dried) 2 tbsp. olive oil, plus more for grates Coarse salt and ground pepper 4 (1 ½ ...
Read More »Red-Pepper Soup with Basil Cream
3 cloves (small) garlic, chopped 1 small onion, chopped 2 tbsp. olive oil 1 can (15-ounce) crushed tomatoes 1 jar (12-ounce) marinated roasted red peppers, drained and chopped 2 cups chicken broth ½ cup packed fresh basil 1 tbsp. balsamic ...
Read More »Saving Caribbean Tourism From The Sea
By Desmond Brown Caribbean Correspondent BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (IPS) – Faced with the prospect of losing miles of beautiful white beaches – and the millions in tourist dollars that come with them – from erosion driven by climate change, Barbados is taking ...
Read More »Sweet Dreams Are Made Of Rwandan Ice Cream
By Amy Fallon Rwanda Correspondent BUTARE, Rwanda (IPS) – From all across Rwanda, and even from parts of neighbouring Burundi, people flock to the southern town of Butare to a little shop called Inzozi Nziza or Sweet Dreams. They come here ...
Read More »The Case For Cutting African Poverty In Half
By Bryant Harris Africa Correspondent Bryant Harris interviews Mthuli Ncube, Chief Economist for the African Development Bank WASHINGTON, DC (IPS) — As the World Bank wrapped up its semi-annual joint meetings with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) here last weekend, it ...
Read More »In U.S., Black Preschool Students “Punished More Severely”
By Michelle Tullo US Correspondent WASHINGTON, DC (IPS) – In the United States, African American children continue to face more barriers to success than any other race, new research suggests. A new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation lists ...
Read More »New Regulations To Deal With Use Of Chemicals In Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – The Guyana government says it will be implementing new regulations to address the use of chemicals, as well as the conditions of work in the mining, forestry, and manufacturing sectors. The Ministry of Labour said that ...
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