New Coach Takes the Plunge
Government’s learn-to-swim programme is back on track with the newly-appointed Coach Chester Hurlston promising to make a big splash. For Coach Chester sports have always been a big part of his life, prompting him to turn this passion into…
Pythons apparently wiping out Everglades mammals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A burgeoning population of huge pythons — many of them pets that were turned loose by their owners when they got too big — appears to be wiping out large numbers of raccoons, opossums,…
Allergic reaction
There can be various kinds of allergies such as dust, pollen, medicines, food, insect, viruses or bacterial allergy. The allergic reaction may be a small skin rash on one spot or all over the body. The reaction happens when substances…
St. Valentine
There are a number of stories concerning who was St. Valentine but most have a common thread – Rome and Claudius II. In ancient Rome, February 14th was a holiday to honour Juno. Juno was the Queen of the Roman…
Heat shake off slow start, beat Hornets 109-95
MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James and Dwyane Wade each scored 22 points, Mike Miller added 14 off the bench and the Miami Heat shook off a slow start to run away from the New Orleans Hornets 109-95 on Monday night….
Job burnout
An article appeared in TechReplic (www.techrepublic.com) recently by Scott Lowe under the heading “10 things IT pros do that lead to burnout”. It was so interesting and the majority of the ten things listed apply to most of us in…
This Super Bowl rematch anything but trashy
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hear what Patriots quarterback Tom Brady told the pep rally before leaving New England for the Super Bowl? He got ’em riled up by saying he hoped to come back as a winner, greeted by an even…
Vaughan says England need more aggression
Ex-captain Michael Vaughan has urged England’s batsmen to be more aggressive in the final test against Pakistan after two dismal defeats in the UAE. England have twice been bamboozled by the hosts’ spin bowling to lose the series inside two…