A tsunami hit Samoa on the morning of September 30, 2009, setting off warnings across the Pacific. Estimates of dead ranged from 28 to up to 100 victims. The tsunami was caused by a 8.0 magnitude earthquake that struck near the Samoan islands and American Samoa. Warnings for Fiji and Tonga were revoked after the […]
Southbound humpback whales sing along on Gold Coast
By Michael S. Smith I’d never heard anything like it. Monolithic sounds blasted and bubbled between silent spaces. Slow rhythms and themes, notes like obsidian ocean swells and the heart swallowing troughs between. The minute-long song moved me. It started with gum-leaf squeaks followed by whale oinks that sounded like […]
NFL DRAFT 2011: COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL BREAKDOWN
NFL 2011 DRAFT www.sportscapperisland.com/ 05/13/2011 COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL BREAKDOWN COLTON HIGH SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA LEADS ALL HIGH SCHOOLS WITH THREE PLAYERS SELECTED IN 2011 NFL DRAFT; 243 SCHOOLS REPRESENTED They range from Damien Memorial High School in Honolulu, Hawaii to Mt. Boucherie Secondary School in West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. A total of 243 high […]
NFL DRAFT 2010: Complete High School Breakdown
NFL 2010 DRAFT: COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL BREAKDOWN NFL DRAFT 2010 Fort Lauderdale’s St. Thomas Aquinas Leads All High Schools With Three Players Selected in 2010 NFL Draft; 248 Schools Represented 05/19/2010 FORT LAUDERDALE’S ST. THOMAS AQUINAS LEADS ALL HIGH SCHOOLS WITH THREE PLAYERS SELECTED IN 2010 NFL DRAFT; 248 SCHOOLS REPRESENTED They range from Farrington […]
In Indonesia, Thousands Still Trapped Under Rubble
More than 3,000 people are still trapped under rubble days after a 7.6-magnitude quake struck Indonesia. The epicenter of the September 30 quake was located 45 km WNW of Padang, Sumatera, and 220 km SW of Pekanbaru, Sumatera. Sumatera is one of the five main islands of Indonesia. Indonesian bloggers are reacting to the latest […]
Washington DC today (AP)
By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent 52 minutes ago WASHINGTON – Sen. John McCain swept a delegate-rich, East Coast Tuesday night, for command for the Republican. Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama traded victories in an epic from Connecticut to California. ADVERTISEMENT The first lady said, "I look forward to continuing our campaign and […]