I’ve just been reading a very interesting online article published by the BBC regarding predictions made by a US civil engineer. He made several predictions as to what would be happening around the world 100 years hence and many of them are amazingly accurate

At long last, the Beckhams have a baby girl!
Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham gave birth to a daughter at 7:55 a.m. Sunday morning at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. Already mom to sons Brooklyn, 12, Romeo, 8, and Cruz, 6, with husband of 12 years David Beckham, this is the first girl for the 37-year-old fashion designer.
The couple's rep Jo Milloy tells Us Weekly the "happy and healthy" little girl weighed 7 lbs. 5 oz. "David and Victoria Beckham are delighted," Milloy said. "Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz are excited to welcome their new baby sister to the family."

While Fat Tuesday was an excuse for many New Yorkers to indulge their sweet tooth, in Brooklyn's predominantly Polish Greenpoint neighborhood it was the last chance to pack on some paczki pounds before Lent.

Pronounced "punch-key," paczki are essentially jelly donuts - and they are a no-no for Catholic Polish immigrants during the fasting season that starts tomorrow on Ash Wednesday and ends on Easter.

"I love paczki very much," said a smiling 73-year-old Eugenia Wdowkowska. "I can't eat too many. But I'm eating two. They're the best."