Nepal’s forensic laboratories are in a race against time 15 days after the Bhote Koshi-Trishuli flood, with thousands of DNA samples arriving at facilities accustomed to processing fewer than 900 tests in an entire year. As visual identification becomesdifficult because of decomposition and mutilation, DNA is now the main hope of putting names to 1,265…
Eric Thompson’s collection spans ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, relish, barbecue sauce, honey, jelly, seafood sauces, vinegar and numerous Asian condiments. Most people tear open a condiment packet, squeeze out the last drop and toss the wrapper without a second thought. Eric Thompson sees something beyond: a tiny piece of design, advertising and everyday history. Across his…
US moves towards elimination of 60-day grace period for H-1B visa holders if they lose jobs. As the Donald Trump administration Thursday moved towards ending the 60-day grace period for several work visa holders, panic spread as the H-1B visa is one of them and the proposal would mean that an H-1B holder will have…
Sutro Heights Park in San Francisco, CaliforniaPhoto credit: Canva On a windswept bluff overlooking the Pacific in western San Francisco, a once grand estate rose from the dunes in the 1880s, its gardens dotted with hundreds of classical statues and its mansion visible for miles around. The property belonged to Adolph Sutro, a former mayor…
When Daniel Zhang was nine, cancer was something he could not understand. His grandmother had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and the months that followed were filled with hospital visits, treatments and questions that were difficult for a child to process. Years later, that experience would inspire the San Diego teenager to create something designed…
San Francisco’s long-delayed Candlestick Point redevelopment is finally moving forward, with a $130 million first phase funding roads, utilities and infrastructure. (Photo: Daniel Lurie/ZUMAPRESS.com) After years of stalled plans, changing economic conditions and an abandoned shopping mall proposal, construction has officially begun at San Francisco’s Candlestick Point.Mayor Daniel Lurie announced Wednesday that the first phase…
Protesters rally outside Israel’s embassy in Bangkok over tourist behaviour Hundreds of people rallied outside Israel’s embassy in Bangkok on Thursday, calling on foreign visitors to respect Thailand’s laws, culture and local traditions. The protest came amid growing public criticism of alleged misconduct by foreign tourists, with Israeli visitors increasingly becoming the focus.Protest leader Sondhi…
Philadelphia tested a simple way to protect older, low-income residents from summer heat by putting reflective white roof coatings on hundreds of homes between 2001 and 2003. The Cool Homes Programme targeted elderly households living in the city’s older housing stock, where dark roofs could absorb intense sunlight and transfer heat into upper-floor rooms. Around…
US resumes immigrant visa processing for Hungary and Poland. The US has resumed immigrant visa processing for applicants in Hungary and Poland, even as immigrant visa processing remains disrupted at US embassies and consulates in much of the world.The selective restart comes after the Trump administration earlier halted immigrant visa processing on a much broader…
Gwyneth Paltrow’s California home. (Image Credit: Architectural Digest) Gwyneth Paltrow’s sprawling Montecito home began with a $4.9 million property purchase and a decision to start almost entirely from scratch. The actor and Goop founder bought 2.4 acres in the California community in 2016. Two homes dating from the late 1980s already stood on the land,…
