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While his U.S. and European counterparts honed their games at colleges and country clubs, Singh, a Fiji native of Indian descent, barnstormed the world, playing in Nigeria and Morocco, even working as a bouncer in Scotland to make ends meet. "Playing in different countries, with pretty much no money in your pocket, you kind of get a different attitude about life," he says. "You're a harder player." So while Mickelson is flying Cessnas and Woods is fishing, Singh is hitting golf balls as though his next meal depends on shooting under...
...mundane aspects of daily life. Viki is in many ways a typical Rotuman girl, learning traditional dances and helping her father harvest coconuts; however, she also studies English in a modern, Western-style school and dreams of earning a prestigious scholarship to leave Rotuma for the big island of Fiji...
...torn land half a world away. The companies helping to pacify and rebuild Iraq need workers, and Fijians need work: there are four school leavers for every available job. When British firm Global Risk opened an office in Suva 18 months ago, it was looking for ex-soldiers. Fiji has plenty. They're well trained and, all too often, unemployed. And they lined up by the score to apply. So far, Global Risk has sent more than 1,000 men to Iraq. Three have been killed there, and one badly injured. But local director Sakiusa Raivoce says his recruits know...
...People are now a more valuable export for Fiji than sugar or clothing - and both those industries are in decline. The sums migrant workers send home have surged by 28% in two years, to $179 million, Waqa says. Half of that total now comes from Iraq - "and it's growing." The effects can be seen all over Fiji, as corrugated-iron huts give way to concrete houses, often with new cars outside. Cinavilakeba and his wife Ceriana put a deposit on a house before their wedding. "His job will help us pay for it," she says. Fijian soldiers have been...
...ingrown toenails as a result of wearing inappropriate shoes. More than 50% of U.S. women are limping around with a bunion--a bony bump at the joint of the big toe. Compare that with a rate of less than 10% for men and 5% among unshod populations like Fiji Islanders. "There's nothing wrong with the human foot," says Frey. "It does not need shoes. It doesn't want shoes. The only reason we have to wear shoes is to protect ourselves from our environment...