Fiji’s Ministry of Health and Medical Services has recorded 37 Zika Virus cases to date. Minister Jone Usamate made the revelations while receiving vector equipment’s from the US Navy in Tamavua, Suva today. [restrict] Usamate says the Ministry is looking at ways to continue raising awareness on Zika and Dengue viruses. “Zika has now gone […]
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Nothing bugs the Royals like doubters, and they’ve still got plenty left
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On top of a silver-sheened table in the middle of the Kansas City Royals’ clubhouse sat a plastic box. The bottom and sides are see-through and the top fully breathable, with thin slits every centimeter. Inside of the box were three bugs. The first two sat on fake green leaves. The […]
The Sitter
Many years ago I had stopped in to bring my girlfriend some pizza while she was babysitting. We received a call that her grandmother had been taken to the hospital, so I agreed to watch the children, so she could meet her family at the hospital. [restrict] Well, the parents were at a movie and […]
Power rankings: Deutsche Bank Championship
The PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs roll on this week with the Deutsche Bank Championship, running from Friday to Labor Day Monday at TPC Boston in Norton, Mass. Rickie Fowler is defending champion, coming off the disappointment of missing the U.S. Ryder Cup team on points at The Barclays. [restrict] The top 100 players in […]
Tropical Storm Hermine heading toward Florida coast, likely to become hurricane: NHC
(Reuters) – Tropical Storm Hermine was heading toward the northern Florida coast on Thursday and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane by the time it hits land, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. [restrict] The storm was located in the Gulf of Mexico about 275 miles (440 km) west-southwest of Tampa, Florida, with maximum […]
Palauan Boy Records 200 dives Before Age 12
By Ron Leidich On Monday August 29, Calvin’s father picked him up from school and the duo casually drove down to their waiting speed boat at Sam’s Dive Tours. After loading tanks, weights, BC’s, regulators, masks, and fins they pushed off the docks under clear blue skies. Before they could finish drinks and snacks the […]
