Новости за 28.05.2016

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina State University would be free from $12 million in state loans but would have to repay $6 million over the next 16 years under terms approved Friday by legislators negotiating a state budget compromise.

Hundred Oaks Parkway kicks off at U.S. Highway 17A and winds for a mile or more past a natural amphitheater, fire station and YMCA before reaching the first homes at Summerville-based The Ponds.

Leopard plant is an evergreen, clump-forming perennial that is widely sought for use in landscapes and containers. This somewhat underutilized plant offers both stunning foliage and bright yellow flowers in the fall. While not a new plant, it has undergone a botanical name change and a recent surge in demand.

Five persons were wounded in a foiled attempt by armed men to abduct a lady doctor in Sulu Friday afternoon. Authorities said among those wounded were two soldiers, one policeman, a civilian, and the lady doctor identified as Marian Lao. Police identified the other victims as Marine Cpl. Omar F. Somcio, Marine PFC Marlon M. Banayag, SPO4 Tubadjir Mandangan, and Radem Maman, 23. Investigation showed the incident occurred around 2:40 p.m. on Scott Road, Barangay San Raymundo, Jolo town in Sulu. Maj. Читать дальше...

St. Andrew’s Church of Mount Pleasant will hold its Fishin’ For a Mission Inshore Tournament on June 4. Eligible species are sheepshead, trout, flounder and redfish. Fishing hours are 6 a.m.-3 p.m., with check-in from 3-3:30 p.m. at Toler’s Cove Marina in Mount Pleasant. The cost is $90 per boat. Contact Champ Smith at...

The 2016 offshore season for dolphin has been one to remember. Big fish. A 61-pound, 15-ounce catch by Joel Campbell leads this year’s Trident Fishing Tournament Scoreboard. And lots of fish. Twenty-plus fish days by boats have been common this year, meaning lots of tasty fillets are making it to the grills as well as stocking up freezers.

By Roel T. Amazona, Philippine News Agency PALO, Leyte, May 28 – United States Ambassador to the Philippines Phillip Goldberg lead on Friday the turnover ceremony of a two-storey 10-classroom building at Palo National High School, in Leyte. Philip S. Goldberg. Photo courtesy of manila.usembassy.gov   The school building is part of the 310 school-building-donation of the US government to the country’s rehabilitation efforts in areas devastated by super typhoon Yolanda that struck parts of Leyte and Samar islands on Nov. Читать дальше...

Jay Davis joked as he and his friends drove past a boat positioned at the 13th hole at Seabrook Island Club’s Crooked Oaks Course on May 16. They were arriving to participate in the inaugural MUSC 2nd Chance Golf Invitational in Support of the MUSC Living Donor Institute.

2015-16 TRIDENT FISHING TOURNAMENT

LOS ANGELES – Mark Salling, who played bad-boy Noah “Puck” Puckerman on the Fox TV musical dramedy “Glee,” has been charged with receiving and possessing child pornography. The 33-year-old actor was charged Friday with two counts, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Federal officials said he has agreed to surrender to authorities next Friday, at which time he’s also expected to be arraigned in federal court. Mark Salling. Photo courtesy of jezebel.com   His publicist did not immediately respond to phone and email messages. Читать дальше...

BACOLOD CITY— Donnie Nietes made what was thought to be a hard fight into a walk in the park late Saturday night in retaining World Boxing Organization (WBO) light-flyweight crown for the ninth time at the St. La Salle Coliseum. Mexican challenger Raul Garcia retired at the end of the fifth round after being floored twice in the third and getting banged up in the fourth and fifth stanzas, enabling the Filipino champion to look forward to a landmark fight in the US this September. Photo courtesy of... Читать дальше...

PARIS, May 28, 2016 – Eleven people, most of them children, were injured Saturday when lightning struck a birthday party in a Paris park, officials said, adding that six of the victims were seriously injured. Police said eight children and three adults were hurt when the storm hit as they were holding the celebrations in Parc Monceau in northwest Paris. ”They had taken shelter under a tree,” said Paris official Karen Taieb. Parc Monceau, Paris. Photo courtesy of Pinterest.   Three of the children and one adult had life-threatening injuries... Читать дальше...

There is no stopping the proclamation of incoming President Rodrigo R. Duterte and incoming Vice President Leni G. Robredo tomorrow, May 30, 2016. With or without the presence of Duterte, the proclamation of winners in the presidential and vice-presidential races will push through Monday afternoon, May 30, after a joint session of Congress approves the canvassing panel’s report that affirms the victory of the Davao City mayor and the Camarines Sur congresswoman in the May 9, 2016 elections. Speaker Feliciano “Sonny” Belmonte Jr. Читать дальше...

It was simply out of curiosity. I wasn’t going through a phase, or a quarter-life crisis, or some bullsh*t that made me want to try “dropping,” the term “ravers” use to describe popping the trendy drug MDMA, more commonly known as Ecstasy.

June of 2012 was historical and considered to be the biggest reform for the Philippine Educational system because it launched the K

“How I GOT a job to travel the world.” Now that’s a headline! In today’s world of quitting day jobs to pursue passion projects, it feels validating to book one way tickets and never work for any boss.

Imus City, Cavite – Former President Fidel Valdez Ramos (FVR) called on leaders and citizens to unite in the name of peace, performance, and progress during the 118th National Flag Day celebration yesterday, a day after Filipinos officially learned who their leaders would be for the next six years. Speaking at the event held at Heritage Park in Miguel Santo, Alapan II-B, this city, the 88-year-old Ramos also cited the need to address climate change and other threats that affect humanity the world over. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON, May 28, 2016 – NASA tried again Saturday to inflate an add-on room at the International Space Station, after the first attempt ran into problems due to too much friction. Efforts to inflate the flexible habitat, known as the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), got under way at about 9 am (1300 GMT). Photo courtesy of boeing.com   NASA is testing expandable habitats astronauts might use on the Moon or Mars in the coming decades. A first attempt on Thursday was not successful. Operations... Читать дальше...

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Authorities say two more students have been charged in connection with an accidental shooting earlier this month at a Greenville high school.

Incoming president Rodrigo Road Duterte is meeting with Jess Dureza, Sen. Allan Peter Cayetano, Sandra Cam, Sen Manny Pacquiao, and local leaders at the Hotel Elena Coffee Bar in Davao City. Photo by Rocky Nazareno Meanwhile, local media wait for news near the entrance of the coffee bar. Photo by Rocky Nazareno

The crew of Game On didn’t have to spend a lot of time worrying Saturday to see if their phenomenal Friday would hold up in the 49th annual Georgetown Blue Marlin Tournament, the second event in the South Carolina Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series.

By Don Babwin, Associated Press CHICAGO – Visitors who come to the Odell Township Cemetery in north-central Illinois this weekend will see something that wasn’t around last Memorial Day: The names of men who fought in the Civil War. Thanks to the scientific detective work of a group of Pontiac Township High School students, five old illegible headstones have been replaced with new ones. Postcard photo courtesy of usgwarchives.net   The students had been studying the effects of acid rain on headstones... Читать дальше...