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Lion Fish Culling Course The Department of Environment (DoE) is hosting a lion fish culling course on Cayman Brac next Tuesday, 28 September. Anyone interested in helping control this invasive fish species should attend this free course to earn their…
UK to pay victims over Bloody Sunday massacre
DUBLIN (AP) — Britain said Thursday it will offer compensation payments to the families of people killed and wounded on Bloody Sunday, a nearly 40-year-old massacre by British paratroopers in Northern Ireland that fueled Irish Catholic support for the IRA….
NFL memo warns teams on faking injuries
NEW YORK (AP) — To the fake handoff and fake field goals, add fake injuries. The NFL sent a memo to all 32 teams warning of fines, suspensions and loss of draft picks if the league determines players faked injuries…
Sleep apnea/Obesity hypoventilation syndrome “Pickwickian syndrom” : Part 1
Pickwickian syndrome is named after Dickens’s The Pickwick Papers because the novel features a character who has all the classic symptoms of the condition. Joe is obese, constantly hungry, very red in the face and is always falling asleep in…
Pope on visit to German homeland, expects protest
BERLIN (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI warned Germans of the danger of ignoring religion as he began the first state visit to his homeland Thursday, seeking to stem the tide of Catholics leaving the church while acknowledging the damage caused…
Two games, two wins, two clinches for Yankees
NEW YORK (AP) — All is well with the New York Yankees — at least for the next week. Bubbly was spilling on the dark blue clubhouse carpet, some players wearing goggles to protect themselves from the spray. Jorge Posada’s…
Anne – Part 52
We continue our serialisation of Anne by Constance Fenimore Woolson “I could not help coming, sir, because Annet is going away” As the last words were spoken it was Rast who had tear-dimmed eyes; it was Rast’s voice that faltered….
Disney hopes game character makes it to big screen
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. has used mobile games to promote its movies, but now it’s trying something new: launching a cuddly character in a game in the hope he makes it to the big screen someday….
UK holds 1st Olympic safety exercises since riots
LONDON (AP) — British authorities are holding their first major planning exercise for the 2012 London Olympics since riots in the capital last month forced police to reassess their security plans for the games. The government’s emergency committee, known as…
