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If you’re in the mood to  enjoy some pineapple  and want to  purchase it whole and slice it yourself , there are a few things to keep in mind when choosing a pineapple. The most important thing is to select one that’s ripe: Once a pineapple has been picked, it will no longer ripen, so it’s important to choose one that’s been plucked at its peak.   Below, a few of our suggestions for selecting a ripe pineapple. 1) For the most part, disregard color. The color of a pineapple’s shell doesn’t tell you much about ripeness. Not all ripe pineapples are yellow—a green pineapple can be ripe, too. Look for a bit of yellow, which should be present at the eyes at the base of the fruit, but a green tint elsewhere is not a bad thing. The leaves should be a vibrant shade of green. 2) Instead, give it a squeeze… The body of a pineapple should never be soft (that’s a bad sign). Rather, it should be firm, although it should yield slightly to a squeeze.   3) …As well as a sniff. Put your nose n

Men wear masks to protect themselves from H1N1 in Yangon, Myanmar, July 24, 2017. (Photo by Reuters) Myanmar has called for calm after 13 people were confirmed to have contracted H1N1 influenza and a boy had died with flu-like symptoms, raising fears of a new outbreak of a virus also known as swine flu. Three cases of H1N1 had been confirmed in Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, on Friday, the Ministry of Health and Sport said in a statement on Monday after news of the infections had already spread. The ministry said another 10 people in Matupi - in the remote northwestern state of Chin that borders India - had caught the virus this month. A 6-year-old boy also died in Matupi with severe respiratory problems suspected to have been caused by H1N1, Win Lwin, the director of the Yangon regional health department, told reporters. "There is no need to panic because it usually happens every year," the ministry said, adding that those with symptoms should go to government cli