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overnment has settled the
country`s rst international bond
of US$150 million which was raised in
September 2006.
Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe
Bainimarama says the settlement of the
bond has been facilitated through the
second bond of US$250 million that
government raised recently.
Bainimarama says the settlement made
today along with Fijis current economic
performance sends out a strong
and positive signal to the local and
international markets.
'This settlement confrms Fiji`s ability
to honour its fnancial obligations.
Fiji has not deIaulted in its fnancial
commitments. This track record is I
can say the envy of many countries and
indeed creditors. We have an unwavering
commitment to keep this record intact.
Bainimarama adds the balance
following the settlement of the bond
has been invested into infrastructure
development.
Targeted investment in infrastructure
will not only improve the quality of
the lives of Fijians but facilitate private
sector investment connect rural to the
urban and connect the supplier to the
market.
With the settlement of the bond Fijis
debt to GDP ratio will drop from 58
per cent to 53 per cent and the foreign
reserves remains at $1.6 million as the
bond was placed in the external Sinking
Fund.
The Sinking Fund which now has US$57
million following the payment of the bond
will pay off the 2nd bond when it matures
in March, 2016.
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The Chairman also highlighted the visit
of the Solomon Islands delegation to the
control tower in Nadi.
What we have shown Solomon Islands
today in our control tower is really
quite amazing, they were able to look at
Honiara on a screen and we can look at
their aircraIt fying above them, he said.
In addition, Mr Sofeld said that the signing
of the MOU between Fiji and Solomon
Islands will enable both countries to move
forward and gain recognition from the
International Civil Aviation Organisation
(ICAO).
technology in aviation and navigation,
we are at the forefront of these services
and also on par with Australia and New
Zealand, he said.
Mr Sofeld also said that the signing oI the
MOU between Fiji and Solomon Islands
is a signifcant contribution to navigation
in the South Pacifc.
'We are moving Iorward in a confdent
fashion. Weve had a very good day
two days of meetings with the Solomon
Islands delegation, the Ministry of Civil
Aviation and airport management, he
said.
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Airports Fiji Limited will now provide
training Ior Solomon Islands air traIfc
controllers and other personnel involved
in managing air space.
This comes to light following the
memorandum of understanding (MOU)
signed between the Fijian government and
the Solomon Islands for Fiji to manage
Solomon Islands upper air space.
Chairman for Airports Fiji Limited,
Adrian Sofeld said that AFL is pleased to
provide a two year training program for
Solomon Islands air traIfc oIfcials.
Airports Fiji Limited has advanced
The Government saluted a local
entrepreneur, Goundar Shipping for
investing in taking maritime shipping
services to another level with the
launching of their vessel Lomaiviti
Princess.
Speaking at the launching of the vessel
deputy secretary for Works and Transport
Malakai Tadulala said the $2million
dollar new vessel that was bought from
Canadian Company BC Ferries will
certainly bring with it another dimension
of sea transport for the people of the
maritime islands.
More than 200,000 people or one third
of the population are in the outer islands
and the introduction of this new vessel
will certainly connect the outer islands
to the main centre more safely, Mr
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(L-R) Solomon Islands Minister for Civil Aviation, Andrew Keniasina, Prime Minister, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama,
Attorney GeneraI, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and AFL Chairman, Adrian SoeId
Government
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society's inAccurAte
stAtements
The comments made by the President of
the New Zealand Law Society, Jonathan
Temm, are obtuse, lack any substance
and it is clear that he is seriously
misinformed on events in Fiji.
This was the response from Attorney-
General and Minister Ior Justice Mr
Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum referring to
statements made by the President of the
New Zealand Law Society in an article in
the Fairfax media.
'Temm and members oI the New Zealand
Law Society have been repeatedly
invited to Fiji in order to meet members
of the legal profession, including the
Fijian ChieI Justice in order to decide
for themselves the true situation with
regard to the rule of law in Fiji and the
introduction of modern and just laws.
Instead, Temm prefers to rely on hearsay
and exaggerated opinions, not to mention
untruthful reporting by sections of the
New Zealand media.
Freedom of religion continues to be
respected in Fiji. At no time has anybody
been prevented from attending or entering
or praying, including in churches.
Temm suggests that the four foreigners
including 2 New Zealanders that died
recently were victims of lawlessness
claiming that they died in unexplained
circumstances. This is a lie. Temm
needs to verify his facts simply by
checking with the Police. The hundreds
of thousands of tourists who visit Fiji on
a daily basis will be able to tell Temm
that Fiji is a safe, attractive and peaceful
holiday destination for everybody,
including New Zealanders. The increased
growth in tourism numbers in particular
Irom Australia and New Zealand is a
testimony to this.
If Temm had bothered to investigate
some of these outrageous claims for
himself instead of relying on untruths
Irom sections oI the New Zealand media
or politically motivated individuals from
Fiji, he would know, inter alia, that the
Fiji Law Society has not closed, there
was no arson attack on its premises, no
professors were removed by the Fijian
Government, and all people, including
New Zealanders, have equal access to the
law in Fiji.
'II Temm or members oI the New
Zealand Law Society are truly interested
in knowing the facts about Fiji, I suggest
they take up the Solicitor-Generals
invitation and visit Fiji for themselves.
Tadulala said.
'Not only Ior educational and health
purposes, but also tourism to Vanua Levu
and the other islands which the ferry will
service.
He said the Goundar family of Levuka
has really made everyone in Lomaiviti
proud of the achievement.
Subarmani Goundar of Goundar Shipping
said the aim of the company was to give
back to Fiji a place they hold very close
to their hearts.
This vessel is for the people of Lomaiviti
the place that instilled in me the good
qualities and taught me the essentials of
life and played a big part in where I am,
Mr Goundar said.
Mr Goundar has been one of the driving
forces in the acquiring of the vessel from
BC Ferries, a company he works for.
He thanked those that helped in the
setting up of the company and getting
the vessel from Canada, saying the
vessel which is equipped with the latest
technological equipments is vital for our
shipping industry.
Equipped with modern facilities I
believe this vessel has taken our services
to the outer islands to another level and a
new era of navigation.
The vessel is a frst oI its kind in Fiji with
world class facilities such as play area
of children, 50 self contained cabins, a
television viewing area, three cafeterias,
and facilities for the people living with
disabilities.
It is the frst vessel to operate in Fiji
which also boasts two elevators.
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It is grossly unIair Ior a citizen to be fned
and years later have a case come up in
court.
Queens Counsel Peter Williams said his
client former Prime Minister Mahendra
Chaudhry had paid his due.
High Court Judge Justice Daniel Goundar
heard submissions from legal counsels on
the stay order on tax evasion and money
laundering charges against Mr Chaudhry.
Earlier in the day, Mr Williams said the
money given to Mr Chaudhry was a
donation.
The court was shown receipts revealing
that Mr Chaudhry paid more than $86,000
to the Fiji Islands Revenue and Customs
Authority (FIRCA) last year following a
letter the year before stating his tax was
not up to date.
Queens Counsel Clive Grossman, who
appeared on behalI oI the OIfce oI the
Director of Public Prosecutions, said the
money should have been declared.
He said if a person utilised money or
proceeds of money outside of Fiji that was
money laundering.
Mr Grossman said the Fiji law stated that
money overseas should be brought back.
He said Mr Chaudhry could say that he
thought the money was donated to him by
the people of India and if he committed
the offence, he was guilty of money
laundering.
Justice Goundar asked iI there was any
ground to suggest that Mr Chaudhry was
being singled out from other taxpayers.
Mr Williams said in 2008, the Attorney
General not only rejoiced but also declared
that Mr Chaudhry had been cleared, saying
it was the end of the matter.
He said the promise was made by high
members of authority.
Mr Williams said years after paying his
due, the case had come up not by FIRCA
but by another prosecuting authority.
Justice Goundar will make a decision on
the stay order.
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Rental car owners are reaping great
benefts Irom the recent increase in tourist
arrivals.
The Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-
Khaiyum revealed that for the month
oI June, 61,919 tourists arrived on our
shores an increase of 5.6 per cent when
compared to the same month last year.
Mr SayedKhaiyum attributed Fijis
success to new marketing efforts by
Tourism Fiji and Air Pacifc as well as by
major travel operators and hotels in Fiji.
Business is very good and in the past few
months has picked up really well, he said.
For the past couple of years we have seen
an increase in visitor numbers which has
been good for our business also.
Singhs Rentals director Raben Bhan Sigh
said business had been great in the past two
years and he thanked tourism stakeholders
for designing attractive packages for
tourists.
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Fiji, Air Pacifc and other agencies that
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have been marketing Fiji to the world,
Mr Singh said.
Singhs Rentals is averaging seven days
per foreign customer for rental vehicles.
Another company Freedom Rentals also
expressed similar sentiments.
'The frst six months have been wonderIul
and business is picking up very well. There
is also competition in the industry which
is another plus for consumers, Freedom
Rentals Ashish Kumar said.
Fiji has close to 60 rental car companies.
Visitor arrivals for the six months from
January to June 2011 as compared to
the frst same period in 2010 showed an
increase oI 9.0 per cent Irom 277,754 last
year to 302, 734 this year.
Fiji continued to be a favoured destination
Ior Australians 31,073, New Zealand 11,
545, United States oI America with 6,111
and continental Europe with 2,247.
Increases Ior June 2011 when compared
to 2010 were recorded for visitors from
China, Canada and United Kingdom.
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Air Pacic says it will continue to uphold
workers rights after being included
in the Essential National Industries
regulations by Government last week.
Air Pacifc Managing Director and CEO
Dave Pfieger says they are committed to
their workers rights, job security and other
employment benefts.
The company announced to its employees
that it will now voluntarily recognize both
of its two labour unions the Fiji Airline
Pilots Association and the Transport
Workers Union.
Pfieger says voluntarily recognizing both
unions will help them all better focus their
collective attention on reaching modern
agreements that provide staff with better
The Fiji government is expected to receive
a gift of electronic voting machines from
the Indian Government for trial and will
receive more if it shows interest in using it
during the 2014 elections.
The Indian High Commissioner Vinod
Kumar said the Indian Minister of State for
External Affairs, Parneet Kaur met with
the Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe
Bainimarama this week and offered Indias
assistance.
No decision has been made on when the
machines will be sent to Fiji.
Air pAciFic committed to
UPHOLD WORKERS RIGHTS: CEO
Governments reforms in growing the
economy are showing positive results
and are Ior the beneft oI the Fijian
people, not the international community,
says the Prime Minister Commodore
Voreqe Bainimarama.
Speaking to a group of investors,
Commodore Bainimarama said,
Reforms that have been implemented
and continue to be undertaken by
Government indicate that Fiji is in
a stable position. You will note that
there has been a further increase in
foreign reserves for the past month and
settlement of the US 150 million dollars
bond raised by the previous government
sends a positive signal to investors.
Prime Minister Bainimarama also
highlighted Fijis presence in the
international community through its
foreign based missions.
Fiji is moving ahead and away from the
Pacifc. We have joined the Non Aligned
Movement (NAM) and we recently opened
missions in Indonesia and South Africa. I
will also be opening a new mission in
Brazil aIter my trip to New York later this
month, he said.
Highlighting interference from
Australia and New Zealand in the
domestic affairs of the country,
Commodore Bainimarama said, Fiji
does not want to be dictated to by
Australia and New Zealand. However,
we still want to maintain a relationship
with them as they remain our biggest
trading partners.
Commodore Bainimarama reiterated that
in 2014 Fiji will hold elections under a
transparent electoral process and that Fijis
new constitution will be tailor made to
beneft Fiji and its people.
Government also continues to invest in
infrastructure such as the road network
system and in doing this hopes to
reciprocate the trust instilled in our country
by investors.
reForms show
BENEFITS: PM
job security and ensure the long term well
being of the airline.
Air Pacifc has also agreed to honour
contract proposals it had previously offered
without diminishment.
Pfieger says the new employment
agreements will preserve a grievance
process and provide non-union employees
with an opportunity to receive individual
recognition and rewards for exceptional
performance.
In a letter to Air Pacifc staII, Pfieger says
the company has agreed to no involuntary
redundancies, preserving base salary,
preserving healthcare benefts, continuing
to provide overtime pay where appropriate
and implementing a proft sharing plan.
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The Pacifc Community in Wellington,
New Zealand has contributed a lot to the
Pacifc Islands rugby teams participating
in the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
This is aIter news Irom the New Zealand
Capital confrmed that a donation was given
to the Flying Fijians during a welcome
reception at the Fiji High Commission
in Wellington to boost the national side
preparing for battle against South Africa
on Saturday.
This is apart from their support in terms of
cheering at the match venue and support
during the welcome ceremonies and at
training grounds.
Acting High Commissioner, Mere Tora
confrmed that a donation was made to the
Flying Fijians as a show of support.
A special donation was also made to the
boys Irom the Pacifc Community to show
the support Irom our Pacifc brothers and
sisters, she said.
The support for the Flying Fijians has
been intensifed here in Wellington. We had
about 300 people at our welcome reception
for the team in Wellington.
In attendance were High commissioners and
Ambassadors, members of the diplomatic
corps, mayors and town councilors from
respective town councils and cities in
Wellington, businesspeople, Fiji nationals
and government oIfcials.
Outside the function venue there was huge
crowd of kiwis who were shouting and
cheering for Fiji and were trying to get a
glimpse of the boys or were asking for their
autographs.
All they said that We love Fiji and we are
such a lovely and friendly people.
She said that the gesture would certainly lift
the morale of the players to another level and
also shows the love that people have for Fiji.
'The weather is fne here and surely the
Westpac Stadium will rock with Fijian
supports from all works of life at Wellington
stadium come the match day, Ms Tora added.
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Moves are underway to get the Historical
Port Town of Levuka listed onto the
UNESCO World Heritage Listing.
Mr Ron Van Oers, Program Coordinator for
Small Island Developing States and World
Heritage Sites Programme is currently in
the country to assess Levuka`s Nominated
Properties including Levuka Town, Draiba
Cemetary, Loreto and Cawaci.
According to Heritage OIfcer, Anaseini
Kalougata from the Department of
National Heritage, Levuka`s strengths and
weaknesses will be reviewed from the World
Heritage Centre Perspective in relation to its
Nomination Dossier submitted in 2011.
Mr. Van Oers will provide expert
technical advice to relevant government
stakeholders on the management of Levuka
in preparation for World Heritage Listing.
As a trained urban planner, he is also
undertaking capacity building training for
building owners in Levuka and will provide
expert advice on the implementation of
the Levuka Management Plan to relevant
government departments and agencies
Ms. Kalougata said.
The oIfcial tour ended on the September 15th.
At the recent 35th session of the World
Heritage committee meeting in Paris Irom June
19th to 29th, 2011, the Department oI National
Heritage sought the assistance of the World
Heritage Centre Ior an oIfcial visit to Fiji to
assist the agencies progressing the nomination
of Levuka with technical expert advice and
capacity building of the local community.
THE National Solid Waste Management Strategy 20112014
was launched with aims at preserving Fijis environment and
its uniqueness.
Speaking at the launch, Minister for Local Government,
Urban Development, Housing and Environment, Colonel
Samuela Saumatua said pollution and litter is a major
environmental issue in Fiji.
As we all know pollution and litter cuts across all sectors
and I do not need to tell you of our collective challenge
to minimize and fully control its prevalence around us,
Colonel Saumatua said.
Colonel Saumatua said the document is a bold step towards
responsible waste management for Fiji.
The strategy provides a medium to long term program
addressing waste management issues in Fiji, to avoid or
minimize the adverse effects of improper waste disposal, he
said.
The strategy is a holistic integrated approach to waste
management and recognizes that waste management should
be extended to rural communities.
Colonel Saumatua concluded that the ultimate goal will be a
reduction in the amount of uncollected garbage.
The implementation of this strategy and enforcement of
legislation is expected to signifcantly reduce the amount oI
rubbish, incidences of littering and burning of waste.
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pm to Attend un
hiGh-level summit
Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe
Bainimarama will be attending a United
Nations High-level summit in New York
Irom September 19th to 20th.
The two-day summit focusing on the
theme Addressing desertification, land
degradation and drought in the context
of sustainable development and poverty
eradication will also be attended by
Minister Ior Health, Dr Neil Sharma and
other line ministries.
One of the highlights of the meeting is the
discussion on the prevention and control of
non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with
plenary sessions and roundtable meetings.
Dr Neil Sharma said the 66th session
will address emerging health issues and
country participants are expected to adopt
an action-oriented outcome document that
will shape the international agenda for
NCD commitment.
'NCD is a regional and global priority and
about 30,000 people die every day due to
NCD in the Western PaciIic region, Dr
Sharma said.
The meeting will give world leaders a
platform to disseminate lessons learnt and
highlight national approaches in addressing
NCDs, he said.
The commitments made at the High-level
meeting in New York will be discussed
during the 62nd session of the Regional
Committee for the Western Pacific from
October 10th to 14th in Manila, Philippines.
The meeting is organized by the United
Nations General Assembly and the World
Health Organisation.
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in suvA/ lAutokA
People will no longer line up outside the
Australian High Commission in Suva in
the sunny or rainy conditions as the High
Commission has now decided to have a
new visa application process.
A spokesperson at the Australian High
Commission said the Australian government
has announced the introduction of Australian
Visa Application Centers in Fiji.
This system will start from the 26th of this
month with the centre in Suva at the Mid
City Mall operational from that day.
There will be two application centers located in
Suva and Lautoka providing more convenient
access to immigration and citizenship services.
The establishment of a second point in
Lautoka will be a frst in Fiji, providing greater
access to the people in the Western division.
The High Commission said the new
application centers will also offer extended
operating hours. The opening hours will be
8.30am to 4.30pm Irom Monday to Friday.
An application service Iee oI $40 will be
applicable.
The High Commission said all applications
will continue to be assessed and decided by
the immigration section of the Australian
High Commission.
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Fijis tourism earnings are expected to
cross the $1 billion projected mark this
year, according to the Reserve Bank of Fiji
(RBF) governor Barry Whiteside.
Mr Whiteside said RBF had initially
forecasted visitor arrivals to grow by about
five per cent.
However, based on the figures we are
getting now, it is showing that the visitor
arrivals are growing at about ten per cent
annual rate.
This augers well for our economy, he said.
Mr Whiteside said that Fijis foreign
reserves which currently stands at $1.6
billion is not expected to fall too far at the
end of the year.
But while he stated the Fijian economy is
doing well, there were risks which could in
fact harm the economy.
It is well-known that oil prices will
remain high and oil is a significant part of
our import bill which is almost 30 per cent.
There is a worry if oil continues to increase
in price.
But by the looks of it, we see prices
holding steady for now, he said.
Mr Whiteside said the other factor was food
prices internationally which remains high.
Fiji, as you know, imports a lot of food
and government is doing a lot to try and cut
back on food importation through import-
substitution, he said.
Fijis health sector will be the biggest
beneficiary of the Fiji-Hungary relations,
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has
revealed.
This follows a bilateral meeting between
Fijis Foreign Ministry and a visiting
delegation from the Peoples Republic of
Hungary.
A Hungarian delegation led by a special
envoy of the Hungarian President is in Fiji
to enhance bilateral relations between the
two countries and to provide information
on the Hungarian candidature to the United
Nations Security Council in 20122013.
Deputy Secretary (Political & Treaties)
at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs &
International Cooperation Mr Sila
Balawa received the Special Envoy of the
President of Hungary, Ambassador Gyorgy
Habsburg and the Director General, Asia-
Pacific Department, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Republic of Hungary, Mr Szabolcs
Takacs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
oIIice in Nasova, Suva.
The governor indicated that oil and food
take up a high percentage in Fijis inflation
basket of commodities and as such, impact
largely on Fijis inflation rate.
If you take out these two commodities, the
inflation rate would be around 3.3 percent
as opposed to the 10.4 per cent announced
for August 2011, he said.
RBF had earlier forecasted the inflation
rate to drop to seven per cent by the end
of the year.
With the rate of inflation recorded at 8.8
per cent in May, 10.3 per cent in June and
10.1 per cent in July, and 10.4 percent in
August, one would wonder how RBF
expects this to drop to as low as seven per
cent.
Mr Whiteside side the seven per cent
forecast takes into account some of the
one-off factors put in place last year and
early this year.
One of them was the Fiji Electricity
Authoritys tariff increase on electricity
bill which was a one-off increase and that
will Iall out oI the Iigures in November this
year.
The other was the increase in Value
Added Tax (VAT) and that will fall out of
the figures in February.
So this is why we are forecasting inflation
to reach about seven per cent by the end of
the year, the governor stressed.
In receiving the delegation, Mr Balawa
noted the friendly relations Fiji and
Hungary share and the opportunity to
further develop this relation.
Fiji and Hungary established diplomatic
relations on August 12, 1976 where a joint
communiqu issued by both Governments
stated that, the Governments of the
Hungarian Peoples Republic and the
Government of Fiji, anxious to develop
the friendly relations of their countries
and to promote their cooperation for their
mutual benefit in accordance with the
principles laid down in the Charter of the
United Nations, have decided to establish
diplomatic relations at non-resident
ambassadorial level.
The Hungarian Ambassador to Australia is
also accredited to Fiji.
Mr Balawa and Ambassador Habsburg
discussed areas of mutual cooperation and
especially in the field of health.
Ambassador Habsburg highlighted the
advances that have taken place in Hungary
in combating non-communicable diseases
and how they have shared this experience
with other countries and at the United
Nations.
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10
China provides more finanCial assistanCe
China President, Hu Jintao announced
China`s fnancial assistance to Fiji oI 40
million RMB during a meeting with the
President oI Fiji, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau in
Shenzhen, China on August 12, 2011.
Ratu Epeli Nailatikau met Mr Hu in a
bilateral meeting in Shenzhen beIore the
opening ceremony oI the 26th Summer
Universiade, the World University Games.
President Hu said Ratu Epeli had placed high
importance on the China/Fiji relationship by
attending the Shanghai World Expo in 2010
and other activities. President Hu said Ratu
Epeli`s presence was critical to the China/Fiji
relationship and it was a boost to the ongoing
relationship between the two countries.
President Hu said China recognised the
importance oI Fiji`s position among other Pacifc
Island countries and that Fiji was the frst Pacifc
country to establish diplomatic ties with China.
The two countries have enjoyed an
ongoing cordial relationship over the
years and have continually made progress
in their bilateral relation.
President Hu said China respected the
sovereignty oI a country and its territorial
integrity irrespective oI its size and status
and that China would always uphold its
policy oI non-interIerence in the internal
aIIairs oI a nation and called upon countries
to treat others with respect.
President Hu hoped that the Iunds would
enable Fiji to implement projects Ior the
beneft oI the people.
President Hu noted Fiji`s commitment to
the one-China policy and expressed the
hope that Fiji would closely Iollow the
one-China policy and also Iollow China`s
peaceIul unifcation process.
Ratu Epeli said China would be inIormed
oI the progress oI the new projects what
would be fnanced by the 40 million RMB.
Fiji News
another mysterious foreigner death in fiji
new resident
magistrate sworn
A Japanese woman has become the
Iourth Ioreigner to die in unexplained
circumstances since July in Fiji's tourist belt.
Two oI the deaths have been oI New
Zealanders.
News oI the death oI Mami Nakamura,
27, has been kept out oI the censored Fiji
media since her body was Iound a week
ago, but has now been disclosed as anti-
military government blog sites revealed it.
Deaths oI Ioreigners are subject to tight
censorship as the Voreqe Bainimarama
regime Iears it will damage their multi-
million tourist industry.
Former Greymouth hotelier Tony Groom was
badly beaten in Nadi on July 8 and died eight
A new resident magistrate Irom Sri
Lanka, Hettiwattege Shageeth Somaratne
was sworn in by President Ratu Epeli
Nailatikau.
Also present at Somaratne`s swearing in
ceremony were Attorney General Aiyaz
Sayed-Khaiyum, ChieI Registrar Ganga
Wakishta Arachchi and ChieI Magistrate
Usaia Ratuvili.
Somaratne has a degree in Law and
started practicing in 2005 with stints in the
magistrate courts, district courts, court oI
appeal and the Supreme Court oI Sri Lanka.
days later. News oI his death was suppressed
until revealed in New Zealand, but Fiji police
concluded he died oI natural causes.
Auckland woman Chelsia Mary Lo, 33,
disappeared oII the back oI a super-yacht
in Blue Lagoon on June 13. Found dead on
a village beach, she was cremated beIore
her Iamily learned oI the death. The Fiji
Government later said she was drunk at the
time oI disappearing.
On July 15 an American CEO, Don
Nicholas, disappeared while learning
to surI at the Intercontinental Hotel at
Natadola, south oI Nadi.
His body has not been Iound and his Iamily
have now posted a US$100,000 (NZ$121,000)
reward Ior inIormation on him.
In the latest death, Fiji Police say Nakamura
was last seen leaving a language school,
the Freebird Institute, in Nadi on August
31 at 2pm.
She told her Iriends that she was headed
Ior a party at Wailoaloa Beach. Her
decomposed body was Iound in mangroves
on September 5.
The media quoted military appointed
Police Commissioner Brigadier-General
Ioane Naivalurua saying investigations
needed to be intensifed and iI there was
any suspect or suspects, they needed to be
brought to justice.
A post mortem could not establish the
cause oI death because oI the advanced
stage oI decomposition her body was in.
He said the woman's Iamily had cremated
the body.
''Even though the Iamily came and have
cremated her, the case is not closed,'' he
told the reporter.
''It is wrong to assume that even though
there have been no suspects, and that she's
now cremated that the case will be closed.
''That's wrong a liIe has been lost, whether
buried or not we complete the process oI
investigation we fnd the person or persons
who are involved or took that particular liIe
we don`t give up or rest until we discover the
truth oI what happened to Ms Nakamura.''
11
fiji poliCe Band
to play at world Cup
fiji to rejeCt free
trade talks offer
the fiji police Band will get to perform
to an international audience at the 2011
rugby world Cup in new Zealand at
the end of this month.
The 40 member band will perIorm pre-
match displays beIore Fiji takes on Samoa
on Sunday September 25th at Eden Park
in Auckland New Zealand.
Police ChieI Operations OIfcer Henry
Brown who will be accompanying the
band, says their perIormance will be a
mix oI musical displays, comical antics by
Fiji's interim government has indicated it
will reject an oIIer Irom the Pacifc Islands'
Forum to take part in regional Iree trade
talks.
Last week, the Pacifc Islands Forum
leaders decided to continue Fiji's suspension
Irom the regional grouping, but oIIered the
military-backed regime there the chance
to allow its oIfcials to take part in trade
meetings related to a region wide Iree trade
agreement, known as Pacer Plus.
The 2006 coup leader and interim Prime
Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama
has previously stated Fiji is not interested
in the agreement, and this week Foreign
AIIairs Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola
indicated the oIIer will be rejected.
The minister described the agreement as
hypocritical.
Fiji was suspended Irom the Pacifc Islands'
Forum in 2009 aIter it broke its commitment
to allow elections, but the Forum's
Secretariat remains in the Fiji capital, Suva.
Fiji News
comedians Constables Moape Cawanibuka
and Alexander Campbell and dances and
mekes portraying the rich ethnic cultural
Iabric oI Fiji.
The band consisting oI drummers,
trumpeters, horn players, trombone players
and baritone players will work with
oIfcials oI Tourism Fiji in Auckland to
market the country during their tour.
The last time the band had an international
tour was in 1993 when they perIormed in
Australia.
46 families affeCted
By tropiCal CyClone
tomas gets new homes
Following extensive damage to homes
caused by Tropical Cyclone Tomas on
March 14 2010, Iorty-six Iamilies living
in the worst aIIected areas oI Vanua Levu
now have new homes to live in.
When Tropical Cyclone Tomas crossed
Fiji in 2010, it caused signifcant damage
to homes and crops in the Northern and
Eastern Divisions, and a State oI Natural
Disaster was declared on March 16 2010.
In response to this disaster, Habitat Ior
Humanity Fiji (HFH Fiji) partnered with
the Fijian Government by entering into a
memorandum oI understanding outlining
the role that HFH Fiji would play in
helping to rebuild the area.
The New Zealand Aid Programme
generously responded by providing
signifcant Iunding to HFH Fiji to assist
lower-income Iamilies Irom eleven
villages in the worst aIIected areas oI
Vanua Levu.
The Permanent Secretary Ior Provincial
Development, Lieutenant Colonel Inia
Seruiratu said this is a good example
oI public-private partnership which
Government has been promoting Ior some
time now.
'Government is indeed thankIul to
Habitat Ior Humanity Fiji Ior working in
collaboration with government and other
organisations to assist the needy people
in our society. Government places a lot
oI importance in seeing that people have
better housing. Assistance Irom HFH Fiji
will go a long way in ensuring that the
people aIIected by TC Tomas get their
lives back on track and improve their
living standard, Lieutenant Colonel
Seruiratu said.
Generous Iunding was also provided by
the Bank oI the South Pacifc (BSP) and
the Rotary Club oI Lautoka.
With this Iunding, HFH Fiji worked to
rebuild homes Ior these Iamilies, which
were either completely destroyed or
uninhabitable Iollowing TC Tomas.
These Iamilies were living in either
makeshiIt dwellings or with Iamilies and
Iriends.
With work completed in April this year,
these Iamilies are now living in their own
new homes.
HFH Fiji`s National Director Richard
Counts said all Iamilies assisted worked
alongside HFH Fiji by providing volunteer
labour, lodging and meals.
'Habitat Ior Humanity believes in giving
a hand up, not a hand out, and villagers
played a major role in rebuilding their
own communities, Mr Counts said.
Habitat Ior Humanity New Zealand also
provided generous assistance by sending
34 international volunteers to lend a hand
in rebuilding these homes.
'Through the hard work oI the carpenters,
Iamilies, communities and the international
volunteers, we were able to complete the
46 homes in just over 6 months.
'These Iamilies weren`t able to rebuild
their homes on their own due to their
fnancial hardship, but thanks to the
donors their lives have been changed Ior
the better, Mr Counts said.
The majestic Pacic PearI cruise
ship berthed at the King's Wharf
as passengers (inset) toured
around the city of Suva.
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Friday September 16, 2011 Fiji Sun-Times V5 No41 Fiji News
Court tells
roBert
rigamoto
to pay $1. 5m
pm enCourages
taking advantage of
dual CitiZenship
legal aid
Commission
extends serviCe
indian govt
extends invitation
to a fiji delegation
The Fiji Court oI Appeal has upheld the
decision oI the Suva High Court in 2008
Ior Iormer Minister, Marieta Rigamoto and
her husband, Robert Rigamoto to pay their
$1.5 million loan with interest.
The Appellants Robert and Marieta
Rigamoto were customers oI the National
Bank oI Fiji Asset Management Bank.
The Bank is a respondent to this appeal.
The Rigamotos obtained certain advances
Irom the bank between 1991 and 1995
which amounts to $404,589.97 and over
the period oI time, interest has built up.
As security Ior the loan they gave in 1991
among other securities a mortgage over
their Ireehold land oI over 64 acres.
The Rigamotos appealed against the
judgment oI the High Court Judge
Justice Jiten Singh in July 2008 where he
had ruled that unless and until the loan
account is settled, the agreed interest on
the loan outstanding would accrue and the
Rigamotos are bound to pay this interest
irrespective oI the Iact whether they have
the ownership or possession oI the Iarm.
The problem between the parties arose
when the Rigamotos in June 1995
transIerred their land title to a Ranjit Prasad
and Rajesh Chand who worked Ior them.
The two Iarm hands have not paid a cent
oI their debt as they did not know that they
were signing a transIer oI land.
By this transaction the Rigamotos have
managed to get out oI their huge debt to
the Bank and which to this day remains
unpaid.
Justice Singh arrived at a fnding that the
debt oI $1,528,336.69 is not seriously
challenged.
Central to all these dealings was one
Visanti Makrava at all material times, the
ChieI OIfcer oI NBF at the time.
He was the Rigamotos close Iriend as
his actions under scrutiny in this case
demonstrate.
Justice Jiten Singh attributed Iraud and
declared the transIer and consequential
mortgage given by them as void.
The Rigamotos appealed on grounds
that the High Court Judge Iailed to take
into account that the interest on the loan
accounts had been Irozen or suspended by
the Bank in 1996.
Today Appeals court Judges, Justice
William Marshall, Justice Kankani
Chitrasiri and Justice Srikandrarajah
Sunaram ruled that all the grounds oI
appeal be dismissed, the orders oI Justice
Jiten Singh in the Court be Iollowed and
the costs oI appeal oI the National Bank
oI Fiji Asset Management Bank also be
paid by the Rigamotos assessed in the
sum oI $2000.
Fiji`s Prime Minister
Commodore Voreqe
Bainimarama has encouraged
investors to take advantage oI
Fiji`s dual citizenship.
Commodore Bainimarama
said the purpose oI the
dual citizenship is to attract
investors, in particular Iormer
Fiji nationals.
His comments were made
during a meeting with
Canadian delegates who plans
to invest in Fiji.
Under dual citizenship
permanent residency entitles
Iormer residents to almost all
the rights and privileges oI
Fiji citizens including the right to invest
and work.
'We have modernized a lot oI laws and one
oI the improvements that government has
made includes the laws to protect investors,
the reIorms that are currently being
implemented are also drawing investor
confdence, Commodore Bainimarama
said.
Also some oI the delegates Irom Canada
THE Legal Aid Commission has branched
out Irom Iamily and criminal law.
From last year, the commission started
some work in the area oI civil law.
While the bulk oI the commission's work
is concentrated on Iamily and criminal
law, it is now assisting people in taking out
probates, letters oI administration, draIting
wills and in Fiji National Provident Fund
withdrawals in the absence oI nominations.
Commission director, Sunil Sharma said
they received 37 applications last year and
1896 people sought legal advice on Civil
Law Irom the commission's oIfces.
"Although this represents only 20 per cent
oI the total advice given Ior 2010, which
is 9114, nonetheless this number is set to
increase in years to come," he said.
"The total number oI applications received
Ior civil law Ior 2011 to date stands at 56,
an increase oI 51 per cent Irom 2010, which
is a signifcant increase," said Mr Sharma.
The commission is a statutory body
Iormed under the Legal Aid Act 1996 and
is mandated under the Act to provide legal
services to people unable to aIIord legal
representation.
It gives advice to people, provides legal
representation in court and other related
services.
Mr Sharma says assistance through the
Legal Aid scheme is given to an individual
upon the Iulfllment oI the eligibility
criteria.
The commission's head oIfce is in Suva
with other oIfces in Lautoka, Ba, Labasa
and Nausori.
The Indian government has extended an
invitation to the Fiji government to send a
delegation to India.
The Indian High Commissioner Vinod
Kumar said the delegation will get to see
how diIIerent products are made Irom
coconut amongst other things.
You have large number oI coconut
plantations here.
Another area is that there is a sahyadri
group oI hospitals which is trying to work
out some system oI providing medical
services here.
And Ior that some renovation and upgrading
oI Iacilities oI surgeries would be required
so she has oIIered her contribution oI
US$200,000 and then we are thinking that
we should have meeting oI the joint trade
committee possibly early next year and the
health joint working group is to meet next
year where we could discuss more possible
areas oI co-operation.
KamIesh Ram of Fiji Canada Freight Systems with Fiji PM
confrmed to the media that they want to
invest into Fiji`s agriculture sector.
Although Fiji`s export to Canada is not much,
there is a lot oI potential in the Canadian
market, says Fiji`s Trade Commissioner to
Los Angeles Jitendra Singh.
A 13 member non-government appointed
Iormer Fiji residents Irom Canada arrived in
Fiji last week to discuss the possibility oI
Fiji Canada trade.
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natadola interContinental
hotel worth $113m
THE Natadola Intercontinental Hotel is
now worth $113million $29 million
more than its valuation last year.
A release Irom the Fiji National Provident
Fund (FNPF) said it had written back $29
million on the asset Iollowing valuations
carried out by two international
companies.
Last year, the Iund announced a write-
down oI $301 million Ior the hotel project
aIter it was built at a cost oI $385 million
but valued only at $84 million.
ChieI executive Aisake Taito said the
Iund had written back assets worth $33.5
million Ior the fnancial year ending June
30 this year, the outcome oI two major
investment rehabilitation projects the
revaluation oI Natadola Intercontinental
Hotel and the sale oI majority shares in
Grand Pacifc Hotel Limited.
The other $4.5 million came Irom the
GPH, which with other FNPF investments
such as the Fiji Malt House and Savusavu
Harbourside had a write-down oI $18
million.
"While we had anticipated that the
investment recovery will take some time,
it is encouraging to see positive results
within the frst year oI the investment
rehabilitation work under the FNPF
reIorms," Mr Taito said.
"The Intercontinental Hotel is perIorming
well with strong occupancy and steady
rates. This has led to its strong cash-
fow position, which together with better
Iorecasts, were the main drivers Ior the
increase in valuations," he said.
Last month, the hotel commenced
servicing the frst $100 million tranche oI
its debt to FNPF aIter it had repaid the $3
million debt Iacility in the 2011 fnancial
year.
'use loCal produCts for tourism industry'
Use local Iood products in the tourism
industry.
This was the sentiment expressed by the
University oI the South Pacifc's School
oI Tourism and Hospitality management at
the ongoing tourism symposium.
In a presentation on Increasing Linkages
between Agriculture and Tourism, lecturers
Pasirio Kitione, Dawn Gibson and school
co-ordinator Greg Cornwall said Fiji had
established trial project initiatives that showed
the agricultural sector was able to supply the
hotel industry with its Iood requirements.
"Food that is locally grown, ethnic in
origin, culturally important and completely
Ioreign to the traveller has the potential to
establish a lasting unique experience 'like
no other'," the presenters said.
In their presentation, the team implied
that the use oI local Iresh Iood supplier by
hotels and resorts could generate positive
direct, indirect and induced impacts on
domestic agricultural production and Iarm
incomes where at present most Iood is
imported.
The living standards oI agricultural
communities can thus be greatly improved
by the increased demand Ior their products
which oIIer them an alternative to their
subsistence livelihoods.
"However, such demand will only increase
iI Iarm production meets the requirements
oI local cheIs and Iood and beverage
managers, with relation to type oI produce,
quality, quantity and consistent supply,"
the paper said.
"The residential development at Natadola
is the other area where the Iund will
recover its investment, and the detailed
master plan is close to completion Ior the
frst residential area to be developed,"
said Mr. Taito.
"Final pricing is still under review
however, it is expected that the frst
portion oI the residential area will be
available to the market beIore the end oI
the year." he said.
Mr Taito said the hotel valuation was
conservative as it was based on only a
year oI track record.
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fiji joins gloBal fight against nCds
Fiji is amongst 193 countries that will
meet in New York next week to draw up
strategies to tackle non-communicable
diseases (NCDs).
According to the World Health Organisation
(WHO) statistics, non-communicable
diseases (NCDs) is the leading killer in the
world with 63 per cent oI deaths each year
around the globe is due to NCDs.
Eighty per cent oI deaths due to non-
communicable diseases are actually taking
place in low and middle-income countries
with developing countries hit hardest, and
WHO says the rise in "liIestyle" diseases
can be blamed on tobacco use, poor diet
and the harmIul use oI alcohol, and warns
public policies are needed to prevent them.
For Fiji alone, 82 per cent (stats 2002) oI
deaths are said to be Irom NCDs.
Recently, the premier organization oI the
world has called on the leaders oI countries
that NCDs should be highlighted as it
is threatening the existence oI humans,
especially in the developing countries.
The United Nations in it`s the 66th Session
oI the General Assembly will highlight the
pandemic.
Two days oI the 66th session, which
was opened on Tuesday, will Iocus
on the prevention and control oI non-
communicable diseases which will include
plenary sessions and roundtable meetings.
'The summit in September in New York
pm Bainimarama
speeCh at the Commemoration
of the Bond repayment
By fiji government
The Attorney General ;
The Governor oI the Reserve Bank oI Fiji;
Your Excellencies;
Representatives oI Financial Institutions;
Distinguished Guests;
Ladies & Gentlemen.
Bula vinaka, and Good Morning.
Today we are gathered to mark the settlement oI the US 150 million dollars bond
that was raised by the SDL Government in September 2006.
The settlement oI this bond together with our current economic perIormance sends
a strong positive signal to the local and international markets.
This settlement confrms Fiji`s ability to honour its fnancial obligations. Fiji,
Ladies and Gentlemen, has not deIaulted in its fnancial commitments. This track
record is, I dare say, the envy oI many countries and indeed creditors. We have an
unwavering commitment to keep this record intact.
As you are aware recently we raised US 250 million dollars through a bond issue
which was in Iact oversubscribed. OI this US 150 dollars has been directed to meet
the commitmentoI the bond issue oI 2006 while the balance, as stated previously,
will be utilised to invest in inIrastructure. Targeted investment in inIrastructure
will not only improve the quality oI the lives oI Fijians but Iacilitate private sector
investment, connect the rural to the urban and connect the supplier to the market.
With the settlement oI this bond commitment today, our debt to GDP ratio will
drop Irom 58 to 53. Our Ioreign reserves oI $1.6 billion dollars will remain
since the US 150 million dollars was placed in our external sinking Iund. In
Iact our sinking Iund Iollowing the payment oI the US 150 million dollars will
still have a US57 million dollars in it. This balance, which is to be grown is
the maniIestation oI our commitment to prudent fnancial management. It
demonstrates our intention to meet our obligation when the US 250 million dollar
bond issue matures in March 2016.
I wish to thank the team led by the AG and which consisted oI the Governor oI the
Reserve Bank and the PS Ior Finance and their respective support and the GM Ior
ANZ and his Hong Kong-based colleagues Ior the successIul 3 day roadshow in
February/March this year which led to the raising oI the bond issue.
Recently the international rating agency, Standard & Poors (S&P) improved Fiji`s
credit rating in the Iollowing areas:
Foreign currency long term sovereign credit rating was raised to B Irom B minus;
Foreign currency short-term rating was raised to B Irom C; and
The outlook on the Ioreign currency rating was revised to B stable Irom B positive.
These positive ratings are an indication oI the strong perIormance oI the Fijian
economy not withstanding external negative Iorces and the general slowdown in
the global economy. It is also an indication oI the sound and prudent management
oI Government fnances.
Ladies and Gentlemen, my Government as demonstrated through the previous
budgets will in the coming fscal measures maintain the Iocus on consistency,
encourage local private sector investment while enticing Ioreign investment.
The transparent, modern and Iorward looking policies oI my Government
are already paying dividends. We have also sought technical expertise Ior
assistance since it would appear that our GDP is undervalued in particular the
contribution oI the mining and telecommunications sectors. These two sectors
have enormous potential.
The platIorm that has been created and the transparent relationships being developed
between Government, regulatory agencies, the private sector, fnancial institutions,
NGOs and various multilateral agencies augurs well Ior the Fijian economy and our
development partners.
It is imperative that we determine our destiny with the principles I have highlighted
while ensuring that we are able to Iulfll our objectives under the People`s Charter
with the goal oI empowering all Fijians and providing the economic trajectory Ior
sustained economic growth.
Vinaka vakalevu
is our chance to broker an international
commitment that puts non-communicable
diseases high on the development agenda,
where they belong," UN secretary General
Ban Ki-moon said.
Minister Ior Health Dr Neil Sharma, who
will represent Fiji in the session, says the
session will address emerging health issues
and country participants are expected
to adopt an action-oriented outcome
document that will shape the international
agenda Ior NCD commitment.
'NCD is a regional and global priority and
about 30,000 people die every day due to
NCDs in the Western Pacifc region, Dr
Sharma said.
The meeting will give world leaders a
platIorm to disseminate lessons learnt and
highlight national approaches in addressing
NCDs, he said.
The Iour main non-communicable diseases
are cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic
lung diseases and diabetes, which have
been said to be killing three in fve people
worldwide, and cause great socioeconomic
harm within all countries.
The decision by the United Nations General
Assembly to convene a High-Level
Meeting on NCDs on 1920 September,
2011 presents a unique opportunity Ior
the international community to take action
against the epidemic, save millions oI lives
and enhance development initiatives.
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Bank targets 150,000
The launch oI the partnership between the
two mobile companies and ANZ is a step
towards greater fnancial inclusion.
FIJI is on track to reach its target oI banking
150,000 people who do not have bank
accounts, a statement Irom the Pacifc
Financial Inclusion Programme said.
To date, the statement said, 34 per cent or
more than 50,000 oI the "unbanked" have
in the last year acquired access to basic
fnancial services making it easier to save
and access their money.
In November oI 2009, the National Financial
Inclusion TaskIorce (NFIT) enthusiastically
set a vision oI reaching 150,000 oI the
unbanked population by 2014.
Following its inception, the 150,000 target is
being achieved with more Fijians enjoying
basic fnancial services and products on
oIIer via microfnance and commercial
banks, mobile money wallets and insurance
products.
NFIT is an initiative oI the Reserve Bank
oI Fiji and Pacifc Financial Inclusion
Programme, which brought stakeholders
together in 2009 to develop a medium term
strategy Ior fnancial inclusion in Fiji.
In the Pacifc, Fiji is also taking the lead to
improve the fnancial inclusion oI its rural
population.
Financial inclusion means enabling the greater
population, especially low income and rural
households to have access to a wide range
oI fnancial services provided by diIIerent
institutions in a cost eIIective manner.
As explained by Governor Barry Whiteside,
"Financial inclusion is not about giving
handouts to anyone, it's about getting the
people to help themselves."
"The important thing is people are being
empowered and are creating economic
activity, that's how it leads to economic
development," states, Filimone Waqabaca,
Permanent Secretary, Ministry oI Finance
"Microfnance and fnancial inclusion
empowers and enables people to go into
business and in doing so they are addressing
some oI the development goals," Mr
Waqabaca said.
PFIP in collaboration with the TaskIorce
have set up a number oI innovative projects
in Fiji which is gaining rapid success and
global recognition.
These include mobile money projects with
VodaIone's MPAiSA and Digicel Mobile
Money Fiji, FinEd Fiji project, seeking to
introduce fnancial education into both the
primary and secondary school curriculum
Irom Class 1 to Form 6.
And more recently, saving the Department
oI Social WelIare $280,000 annually,
through a partnership with the Department
oI Social WelIare and Westpac to transIer
social welIare clients Irom a voucher-
based system to electronic payment. These
successes have been highlighted in a video
documentary titled Financial Inclusion in
Fiji: A Evolving Story, jointly produced by
the RBF and PFIP.
The video was launched by David Morrison,
executive secretary oI the UN Capital
Development Fund and Barry Whiteside,
RBF Governor at the Reserve Bank.
Upon meeting the stakeholders oI the
National Financial Inclusion TaskIorce,
Mr David Morrison expressed, "The
taskIorce must be commended Ior the great
results achieved in such a short time. I am
impressed and the results and achievement
accomplished so Iar is testament oI the
great coordination role the NFIT plays in
achieving fnancial inclusion in Fiji.
"The UN Capital Development Fund is
interested in replicating Fiji's approach to
other parts oI the globe," Mr Morrison said.
PFIP is a Pacifc-wide program helping
provide sustainable fnancial services to low
income households.
It is Iunded by the Australian Agency Ior
International Development, UN Capital
Development Fund (UNCDF), European
Union and the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) and operates Irom the
UNDP Pacifc Centre.
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Public Service Permanent Secretary, Mr
Parmesh Chand says PSC is currently
compiling Feedback Reports received Irom
the 31 Service Excellence Awards evaluating
teams Ior the Panel oI Review meeting.
Scheduled Irom September 21st23rd, Mr
Chand says an independent 5 member team
Irom the private sector has been selected to
review the Iindings oI these reports.
'The team was selected based on their
knowledge oI the Fiji Business Excellence
Awards Framework Irom which the Service
Excellence Awards is adapted.
Mr Chand said the Service Excellence
Awards programme is a Civil Service
ReIorm initiative coordinated by PSC
and is an opportunity Ior government
agencies to evaluate their organizational
perIormance, management approaches,
systems and processes and the eIIective
utilization oI allocated resources to achieve
speciIied outputs.
He said the structured approach provided by
the service excellence Iramework enables
government agencies to improve standards
oI work perIormance to respond to current
and Iuture challenges, openness and
transparency in governance and ethics and
to create value Ior all customers.
'OIIicers within the service have to embrace
the ReIorms we are pursuing, by changing
their mindset and recognizing the need to
improve systems and processes to be relevant
in the current and Iuture environment that
we operate in. Additionally the programme
has the ability to upliIt the status oI the
public service to make it a world class
organisation.
The Service Excellence Awards night will
be held on October 27th at the Novotel
Hotel, Lami.
The Fiji Court oI Appeal rejected the bail
appeal Ior an Indian national, Muskan
Balaggan.
Balaggan had appealed decisions oI
Lautoka High Court Judge Justice
Madigan.
Fiji's IIiesa Keresoni signs autographs after a training session at Porirua Park in WeIIington
in preparation for the 2011 Rugby WorId Cup
Fiji Rugby Union chairman Colonel
Mosese Tikoitoga is urging everyone to
come out and show their support to the
Flying Fijians by wearing white on Friday
and Saturday as they prepare Ior battle
against the reigning Rugby World Cup
champions South AIrica in Wellington.
'Win or lose we will Iully support the
Flying Fijians
The call is to boost the morale oI the
national side as they prepare Ior their
biggest test in as many matches.
Col. Tikoitoga says while Ians here cannot
be in New Zealand in person, 'spiritually
we will be together.
'The Flying Fijians needs our support
against South AIrica this Saturday and I
urge all Ians oI the national side to wear
white to support the boys, he said.
'This is the time to show your true colors,
your national pride and the pride in our
national team as they prepare to enter the
There are a number oI beauty treatments
and skin care products, which women
use to restore the beauty oI their skin.
One oI the common beauty exercise
practiced among them is application oI
Iace masks. Facial masks are one oI the
most inexpensive products available in
the market. Moreover, they do not require
much time and energy to be used. Another
beneIit oI Iace masks is that they can also
be prepared Irom daily household items,
right at the comIort oI your home. One
such homemade Iacial mask is prepared
Irom carrot. The carrot Iace mask is
perIect Ior oily skin and helps prevent
wrinkles. So, Ior that glowing and
youthIul skin, know how to make carrot
Iace mask.
how to make Carrot facial mask
To prepare the Iace mask, peel the carrots
and steam them until soIt. Mash the
carrots to make Iine paste. Carrots protect
the skin Irom Iree radicals and promote
regeneration oI healthy skin cells.
To this paste, add 1 tbsp oI natural
honey. Honey is a known natural remedy
Ior many types oI ailments and helps
serviCe exCellenCe
awards
Bail rejeCted
for indian
national faCing
narCotiC Charges
'go fiji go'
support the flying fijians, wear white
battleIield against the Springboks.
Following a 49 25 win over Namibia, the
Samu Domoni coached side is looking at
taking the rugby world by storm against the
Springboks who have made six changes to
the side that scraped past Wales 17 16.
'The Flying Fijians need our support 100
per cent, come Saturday and that's the most
important objective, Col. Tikoitoga said.
'We came very close in the quarterIinals
in 2007 and this year I urge the people to
support the team in spirit.
He said it will be payback Ior the national
side as they know they can beat any team
in the world on their day.
'This is the best chance we have to get the
attention oI the world and show that we are
no push over, he added.
The Flying Fijians enter the battleIield
against South AIrica on Saturday at 6.00
pm in Wellington in their second match in
the 'Pool oI Death.
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Beauty tips: Carrot facial mask
reduce inIlammation, swelling and also
eliminates germs.
You can even add 1 tbsp oI olive oil
to this mixture. Olive oil is a beneIicial
skin care product, as it helps nourish and
cleanse the skin, leaving it supple and
glowing.
People who have oily skin can squeeze
a Iew drops oI Iresh lemon juice into
the Iace mask mixture, as it is a natural
astringent that helps clean greasy skin.
The quantity oI lemon juice depends on
your skin type. II your skin dries easily,
add only 8 to 10 drops. II your skin is
considerably oily, add around 1 tbsp oI
lemon juice.
To make a smooth paste, mix enough
mineral water to the mask. Add water
careIully, lest your Iace mask becomes
runny. II the mixture is consistent enough,
it is not necessary to include water.
Wash your Iace and neck with warm
water and pat dry. Apply the mask
evenly to your Iace and neck, allowing
it to set Ior 15 minutes. ThereaIter, rinse
your Iace and neck with warm water
again and pat dry.
She was arrested in Nadi earlier this
year aIter a suitcase containing one halI
kilogram oI cocaine which was allegedly
Iound in her possession.
The court believes Balaggan is a Ilight risk
as she is a transiting visitor to Fiji.
The judges highlighted that the maximum
penalty Ior this oIIence is liIe imprisonment
in Fiji.
Justice William Marshall, Justice Kankani
Chitrasiri and Justice Sriskandarajah ruled
that Balaggan be remanded in custody until
her trial or until Iurther orders.
The Court ordered that Balaggan is granted
leave to appeal in these matters.
She has another case Ior allegedly giving
Ialse inIormation to police about her
lawyer Rajendra Chaudhary.
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A price tag oI about $2 million has been put
on Iixing Auckland's public transport Ior the
rest oI the Rugby World Cup tournament.
Auckland councilors will receive two
reports into the train and crowd chaos at the
waterIront last Friday, including a request
Ior Iunding.
A report by Auckland Transport into the
public transport meltdown that resulted in
at least 2000 people missing the opening
ceremony at Eden Park because oI train
delays is highly critical oI train operator
Veolia.
It is believed to say that Veolia promised
it would improve customer concerns aIter
August's Bledisloe Cup match at Eden Park,
but changes were not implemented.
A source said the reports would Iocus on
Iixing problems and the council would
worry about recriminations and contract
breaches later.
The transport report is understood to
recommend having 100 more buses on
standby in case oI a train Iailure.
More buses than the 30 provided on Friday
would have been available had they not
New Zealand News
nZ man denies
alleged
terror link
new Zealand man jailed for Bashing
15 seals to death with metal pole
tough streaker law
exposed during world Cup
$2m priCe tag on getting City's
world Cup trains to run properly
A New Zealand man with alleged links to
al-Qaeda says his liIe has been destroyed
because oI an innocent mistake.
Mark Taylor, 38, is among 23 people
oI security interest, listed in a secret
diplomatic cable, published by
WikiLeaks.
Taylor was arrested by the Pakistani
military in February 2009 as he tried to
enter the al-Qaeda stronghold oI Wana, in
Pakistan.
Taylor claims he was only going there
in search oI a Muslim wiIe when he was
arrested and reportedly tortured.
New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key
has told the media that Taylor has a number
oI restrictions on him "Ior very good
reasons".
a new Zealand man who bashed 15
seals some just days old to death with
a metal pole was jailed for two years.
Jason Trevor GodsiII, 20, used a galvanized
pole to club the seals at Oahu Point near
Kaikoura, 153km north oI Christchurch on
the country's South Island late last year.
The Iirst streaker oI the Rugby World Cup
has been granted police diversion, despite
the introduction oI a tough new law.
The 23-year-old Dunedin man who ran
naked onto the Iield during the England-
Argentina game at Otago Stadium last
Saturday was charged under the Major
Events Management Act.
The act says any unauthorized entry on to
a pitch can result in a jail sentence oI up to
three months, or a Iine oI up to $5000.
BeIore the start oI the RWC 2011,
tournament organizers and police warned
that anyone running onto the Iield would
Ieel the Iull weight oI the new legislation.
However, Dunedin police area commander
Inspector Dave Campbell said that police
were still obliged to consider diversion
when certain criteria were met.
Anyone arrested during the cup was eligible
Ior consideration Ior diversion iI they were a
Iirst-time oIIender, admitted their oIIending,
showed remorse and agreed to make
reparation to the victim or community. The
been required Ior peak services and school
bus use.
Veolia has been directed to immediately
put security staII on every one oI its
140 carriages, improve security at all
stations, have staII assigned to give on-
board announcements, improve crowd
management and have additional security
staII at Britomart.
It is understood that about 370,000 people
used public transport over a 20-hour period
last Friday, compared to 240,000 on a
normal weekday.
This Iigure was much higher than Auckland
Transport had expected.
The council will also receive a report Irom
Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic
Development on the opening night
celebrations during which 200,000 people
poured into downtown Auckland, causing a
crush outside Party Central at Queens WharI
which could only hold 12,000 people.
Most oI the $2 million cost is Ior transport
costs, but includes some additional costs Ior
Government plans to expand Party Central
at Queens WharI along Quay St and to
A Kiwi is Iacing a string oI charges
aIter allegedly threatening police with a
large snake during a bizarre stand-oII on
Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
The man, reportedly Irom Masterton, was
arrested aIter police claimed he threatened
them with the 1.5 meter-long snake at
the scene oI a motor vehicle accident in
Maroochydore.
Stunned passersby and staII Irom nearby
businesses watched in amazement as the
three-vehicle crash took an unexpected
twist and reached bizarre heights shortly
aIter 9.45am.
Police said a heavyset 178cm New
Zealander, who was not involved in the
crash, walked straight into the action oI
emergency services with a Murray Darling
carpet python draped across his shoulders.
They said the 29-year-old then attempted
to throw the 50mm-wide snake through the
window oI a police car and on to a male
oIIicer sitting in the vehicle.
Witnesses said the man was verbally
abusive throughout the incident, shouting
expletives at police oIIicers beIore leaving
on Ioot with the mellow snake still draped
around his shoulders.
They said the bareIoot man also waved the
snake in the Iaces oI several onlookers.
A second police crew called to the crash ran
aIter the reptile-wielding man and a scuIIle
broke out beIore he was subdued.
"Police attempted to grab the man who was
verbally abusive, but the snake got in the
way," a police spokesman said.
"One oI the police oIIicers grabbed the
snake and lobbed it about 10 meters away."
Both oIIicers were able to detain the suspect
without the use oI a Taser or capsicum spray.
The police spokesman said a male Iriend
oI the man, who was close by, collected the
snake and was able to conIirm the man in
custody had a permit Ior the reptile.
The Murray Darling carpet python is non-
venomous and can grow to about 2.5 meters.
They are a popular choice Ior people
wanting to keep a snake as a pet, because oI
their placid nature.
Police said the snake was not harmed in the
incident and was recovering well.
The New Zealander was charged with
assaulting police, obstructing police and
being a public nuisance.
He was released on bail and will appear
in Maroochydore Magistrates Court next
week.
kiwi uses snake
as weapon in poliCe
stand-off
case on Saturday met those criteria, he said.
The condition oI the man's diversion was
that he makes a donation to a charity. Mr
Campbell declined to reveal the amount
oI the donation although it is believed to
be about $500. He did not know iI the
donation had been paid.
The man, who has been granted interim
name suppression until the diversion is
completed, declined to comment.
A decision about whether he will be
banned Irom attending Iuture matches is
up to Rugby World Cup 2011.
New ZeaIand Prime Minister John Key says
there is good reason why a New ZeaIand
man is on a security threat Iist.
Captain Cook WharI.
Rugby World Cup Minister Murray
McCully has said the Government will pay
some oI the extra Party Central costs, but it
not clear how much will Iall on ratepayers.
The council is being asked to approve the $2
million with a view to recovering some oI
that money once the cup tournament is over.
Auckland ratepayers have contributed
about $102 million to the cup, including
$65 million on inIrastructure and about $37
million in operating costs which included
$2.7 million Ior the opening ceremony.
Auckland Transport has commissioned
lawyer Chris Moore, a partner at Meredith
Connell and Auckland branch president
oI the NZ Law Society, to make an
independent inquiry into Friday's public
transport meltdown.
Mr Moore has been given access to
Auckland Transport Iiles, contracts with
service providers, and the power to quiz
anyone involved.
His report will go to the transport board
and will include an examination oI possible
penalties and compensation Irom Veolia.
The conservation department said GodsiII's
attack was "callous and cowardly."
GodsiII, Irom Renwick at the Iar north oI the
South Island, reportedly told police he bashed
the seals because he believed they were pests.
Authorities believe the seals were killed
over several days.
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prinCe georg von haBsBurg
of hungary visits tonga
paCifiC leaders
really want to see
tahiti's on un list,
govt. Claims
world Cup an eConomiC Boost for nZ
ovn Tv.i{. )c..
His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince
Georg von Habsburg (46) oI the Republic
oI Hungary was on two days visit to
Nuku'aloIa over the weekend, promoting
bilateral relations between Hungary and
Tonga.
A Special Envoy oI the President oI the
Republic oI Hungary Prince Georg von
Habsburg arrived last Saturday, and met
with HM King George Tupou V.
The Prince also met the Acting Prime
Minister and Acting Minister oI DeIence
Hon Samiu Vaipulu beIore leaving
Tonga.
Prince Georg von Habsburg is the
President oI the Red Cross in Hungary
and is an Ambassador at Large. He is a
grandson oI the last Emperor oI Austria
and the King oI Hungary Charles I. He
is the second son oI Otto von Habsburg
The French Polynesian government
stresses the Iact that PaciIic Island Leaders
support Oscar Temaru's bid to see Tahiti's
back on the UN list oI countries to be
decolonized.
Pro-autonomy leaders in Tahiti have made
several comments on the Forum Iinal
communique.
They said what the Forum Iinally said
about "selI determination" is nothing more
than what the Forum previously said in
Apia, Samoa, in 2004.
That year, Temaru who had just been
elected Tahiti's president, started lobbying
to see Tahiti's back on the UN list oI
countries to be decolonized.
Opposition leaders and media organizations
saying that the Forum outcome is a Iailure
Ior Tahiti's pro-independence government
understand nothing about the 'PaciIic way',
the press release states.
At least 11 oI the 16 PaciIic Islands Leaders
support French Polynesia's bid.
However, two oI the main members,
New Zealand and Australia, only claim
there should be more dialogue about "selI
determination" between French Polynesia
and France.
Senator Richard Tuheiava will reportedly
keep on lobbying this week on this topic at
the UN in New York.
The Rugby World Cup is set to have a
"proIound" economic impact, as big-
spending international visitors Ilock to
New Zealand Ior the largest event ever
staged in the country, a study said Tuesday.
The study, carried out by Britain's
Coventry University Business School,
estimated 95,000 overseas visitors would
spend $654 million (NZ$782.5 million)
during the six-week tournament.
It said the long-term World Cup legacy
Ior the host nation through tourism and
business development would be even
more valuable, totaling an estimated
$1.21 billion.
"The beneIits oI Rugby World Cup 2011
will be proIound and Iar-reaching," said
the report, commissioned by tournament
sponsor MasterCard.
"Such beneIits will be short- and long-
At the CathoIic Church, Mau'fanga, from Ieft,
Father Lutoviko Finau, Prince Georg
von Habsburg, Hungarian deIegate, and
Father FaIakiko Afu.
and Princess Regina oI Saxe-Meiningen
oI Hungary.
The Prince attended a Catholic mass at
the Immaculate Cathedral oI Mary at
Ma'uIanga.
ChristChurCh quake Couple
mark and kirstyn haCkett's
auCkland home hit By tornado
a tornado has ripped through the
home of a young Christchurch family
who moved to auckland to escape
natural disasters.
Mark and Kirstyn Hackett and their two
small children Iled the southern city in the
wake oI last September's 7.1-magnitude
earthquake.
But their home in Avondale was hit by a
twister, destroying the garage, damaging
the outside oI the house and ripping oII
rooI tiles and cladding, the press reported.
Mr Hackett heard the news in a call Irom a
neighbour while at work in a restaurant at
the Sky Tower.
aBandoned fishing
vessel sinking
at malaloa doCk
The aiga Iishing vessel Tae Sung'
continues to sit and sink at the Iloating
Malaloa Dock located behind McDonald's
and the GHC Reid buildings in Fagatogo
aIter it was abandoned during the tsunami
oI 2009. Some locals believe that its
owners are Irom Korea.
The sinking eyesore' is right next to the
Iallen ramp way leading down to the
Iloating dock, which was the only saIe way
to enter and exit the Iloating dock.
Recently, there has been an announcement
by the Department oI Marine and WildliIe
Resources (DMWR) inIorming the public
oI new Iees being assessed Ior use oI the
Iacilities at the Malaloa dock (also known
as the Transient and Floating Docks.)
The notice, which was put on the toiletry
Iacilities on the dock last week states,
"There will be a daily Iee charge as oI
September 15, 2011 Ior the use oI these
Iacilities (mooring, parking, loading/
unloading), daily charge oI up to twelve
hours or Ior whatever reason." It went on to
say that there will be a Iee oI .25 cents per
Ioot per day. (which means Ior any vessel
moored at the transient or Iloating dock)?
We can only wonder iI anyone has inIormed
the owners oI the Tae Sung' that has
been abandoned since 2009 about these
new Iees.
"I was standing in the middle oI the
restaurant so my expletive was probably
heard by my customers," he told the
newspaper.
Up to 12 houses were damaged in the
tornado, which struck the western suburb
about 1pm. No one was injured.
Mr Hackett was relieved to hear his wiIe
and children weren't home at the time,
saying: "They've been through enough.
"We came away to escape natural
disasters."
The couple's Christchurch home has been
Iurther damaged by each oI the major
earthquakes to hit the city this year.
term, local, global and Ielt both within the
sport oI rugby union and the global sport
economy."
It said the Rugby World Cup, billed as the
third largest sporting event in the world,
was expected to attract a cumulative
global television audience oI more than
Iour billion people, providing invaluable
exposure Ior New Zealand.
While the number oI international visitors
was down sharply on the 350,000 who
attended the last tournament in France
Iour years ago, the report's authors noted
they were likely to stay in the host nation
longer and spend more money.
They said measures such as extending the
halI-time break Irom 10 to 12 minutes and
scheduling kick-oII times later than normal
was also set to increase the tournament's
television advertising revenue.
Late starts and extended breaks also
meant Ians were likely to spend more on
Iood and drink while watching games,
the report said, boosting revenues at both
match venues and bars screening the
tournament.
In total, rugby Ians were set to down 7.5
million liters (13.2 million pints) oI beer
and 7.35 million pies and sausages as they
cheered on their teams.
The report also said the resilience that
New Zealanders had shown hosting the
tournament in the wake oI February's
devastating Christchurch earthquake,
which killed 181 people, would also
reIlect positively on the country.
While World Cup matches scheduled
Ior the city had to be moved elsewhere,
the report said the stoic response to the
disaster could "bring to liIe the essence oI
local culture in a way that an advertising
campaign never can".
The studies estimated spend Irom overseas
visitors oI NZ$782.5 million exceeds a
Iorecast oI NZ$700 million released by
the Reserve Bank oI New Zealand earlier
this year.
Whatever the Iinal Iigure, the World Cup
will provide a welcome boost to New
Zealand's Iarm-based economy, which
is struggling to shake oII the impact oI a
lengthy recession that ended in mid-2009.
The inIlation rate hit a 21-year high oI 5.3
percent in the 12 months to June, as rising
Iuel and Iood prices pushed up the cost oI
living, while economic growth in the year
to March was a modest 1.5 percent.
The cost oI rebuilding Christchurch,
estimated at more than NZ$15 billion, is
also weighing on the economy.
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two fighter jets intercepted a detroit-
bound passenger plane on sunday after
two or three passengers were observed
behaving suspiciously, officials said. it is
believed some sort of sexual activity may
have been involved.
The incident involved Frontier Airlines
Flight 623 Irom Denver to Detroit, where
it landed at around 3.30 p.m. local time.
"Two passengers were observed behaving
suspiciously |..|, spending an extraordinarily
long time in the lavatory," a spokesperson
Ior the airline said. "Authorities were
contacted."
According to witnesses, two men and a
woman seated in the same row repeatedly
went to the plane's bathroom and spent a
long amount oI time there. Law enIorcement
sources told the reporter that the people
were "making out" in the bathroom, and that
some sort oI sexual activity may have been
involved.
Because oI the suspicious behavior, the
pilot oI the plane declared an emergency
and Iighter jets were scrambled to Iollow
the plane until it landed saIely in Detroit.
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in Bathroom
Police armed with machine guns boarded
the plane aIter it landed and directed to a
pad a distance Irom the concourse.
"The policeman said everybody remain
seated. Everyone remains seated. II you
get out oI your seats you will be taken care
oI quickly," Marilyn Dietrick, one oI the
passengers, told the reporter. "They had
us put our hands up on the seats and heads
down."
The three passengers involved in the incident
were quickly removed Irom the aircraIt and
taken into custody, oIIicials said. They were
later released with no charges Iiled, but
oIIicials reIused to say what the passengers
were doing in the bathroom.
The scare took place on the tenth anniversary
oI the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks,
when nineteen al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked
Iour passenger planes beIore crashing two
oI them into the World Trade Center in
New York and another into the Pentagon
in Washington, D.C. The Iourth, United
Flight 93, crashed into a Iield in Stonycreek
Township near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Nearly 3,000 people were killed.
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us president Barack obama will
visit australia in november, the white
house has announced.
The visit, at the invitation oI Prime Minister
Julia Gillard, will mark the 60th anniversary
oI the security alliance between the US,
Australia and New Zealand.
The President had plans to travel to Australia
last year, but the trip was cancelled twice
once so Mr Obama could stay in Washington
to lobby Ior his health care overhaul and a
second time because oI the devastating oil
spill in the GulI oI Mexico.
The November visit will take place during a
trip that includes Mr Obama's duties as host
oI the Asia PaciIic Cooperation (APEC)
Iorum in Hawaii and an East Asia summit in
Bali, Indonesia.
an illinois woman died shortly after
injecting hot beef fat into her own face
in a form of home cosmetic surgery but
that was not what killed her.
Janet Hardt, 63, oI Homewood, Illinois,
took herselI to the hospital complaining
that her Iace was burning aIter she boiled
a piece oI beeI, extracted the Iat and injected
it into her Iace.
Ms Hardt was pronounced dead on last
Thursday night at Advocate South Suburban
Hospital in Hazel Crest, Illinois, shortly
aIter she arrived at the Iacility.
According to an autopsy Ms Hardt died oI
peritonitis, a severe abdominal inIlammation
caused by a bacterial inIection, which was
not related to the injections.
Family members told authorities that Ms
Hardt had been perIorming the bizarre
procedure developed in an attempt to
simulate Botox on herselI Ior some time.
Her mouth and lips were inIected and there
were scars on her Iace Irom the injections,
sources told the newspaper.
Experts warned about the dangers oI
no explosives found
in suspiCious deviCe at
kansas City airport
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no explosive material was found in a
suspicious device in the luggage of a man
detained at kansas City international
airport, causing one of the terminals to
be evacuated, kCtv said.
Airport oIIicials were looking into a
suspicious device Iound at around 9.30am
local time in a male passenger's carry-
on luggage at a checkpoint, Kansas City
Aviation Department spokesman Joe
McBride said.
"A customer was proceeding through a
security checkpoint. A Transportation
Security Administration representative
asked to open the customer's carry-on bag.
The customer reIused and the customer
was taken Ior Iurther questioning," said
Southwest Airlines spokesman Chris Mainz.
The man reIused to let screeners examine
the device, according to the reporter.
The airport's Terminal B and the road
leading to the terminal were closed. A bomb
squad was summoned to the airport and
police had the passenger in custody.
The suspect, a Iormer New York City police
oIIicer according to KCTV, had a ticket
Ior a Southwest Ilight Irom the airport. His
destination was not immediately known.
A robot carried the device to a container in
Iront oI the terminal, where it was blown up,
at around 1.30pm. Terminal B was reopened
at 3pm aIter dogs searched it.
The Ilight was not delayed by the incident.
"II there is any delay on this Ilight it is due
to ordinary aviation delays, not as a result oI
this security issue," Mr Mainz said.
Other Southwest Ilights and Delta Air Lines
Ilights in the terminal were not aIIected.
perIorming home cosmetic procedures.
"There are a lot people out there doing
selI-injections Ior wrinkles, but I don't
know oI any medical associations that
would recommend this," Dr Phillip Haeck,
president oI the American Society oI Plastic
Surgeons, told the reporter.
"It's not worth taking a chance with your
Iace to try to save money when it could
ultimately cost you a lot more money."
Ms Hardt had undergone several legitimate
plastic surgery procedures, along with the
selI-administered beeI Iat shots.
Dr Haeck said Ms Hardt's home procedures
carried a huge risk oI developing an allergic
reaction.
"One oI the injections could cause the skin
to erode or ulcerate," Dr Haeck said.
"We know that injections oI animal proteins
do not cause system wide Iailure, but it tends
to cause local reactions. A lot oI people who
have allergic reactions to animal proteins
will say that their Iace is burning like this
woman did. That's probably what was going
on here."
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Miss Angola 2011 Leila Lopes (c)
participates in the 60th annual Miss Universe
beauty pageant.
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A SIX-year-old boy placed in the care
of a lesbian foster couple was dressed
in girls clothes and the humiliating
pictures were posted on the couples
Facebook page.
One oI the women was preparing Ior a sex
change to become a man at the time, while
her girlIriend was undergoing Iertility
treatment.
The boy and his 12-year-old sister have
since been moved but Iormer Children`s
Court magistrate Barbara Holborow called
Ior a Iull inquiry into the decision to put
them there. 'Oh my God, what are we
doing? Ms Holborow, who has Iostered
eight children, said.
Families Minister Pru Goward has
demanded a Iull explanation Irom child
welIare service Barnardos, which had
recruited the couple.
'I am seeking advice Irom Barnardos
to conIirm that care arrangements were
appropriate and the wellbeing oI the
children was paramount, Ms Goward said.
The children`s story, described as one oI
the saddest in the state, has been revealed
in a Supreme Court judgment posted last
month in Children`s Law news compiled
by the NSW Children`s Court.
Their mother had tried but Iailed in the
Supreme Court to win back custody oI her
son, given the pseudonym Campbell by the
court.
His current Ioster parents want to adopt
him.
Campbell was taken into care in November
2006 at the age oI 18 months along with his
Iour stepbrothers and two stepsisters aIter
complaints oI physical and mental abuse at
the hands oI the parents.
Campbell and his sister Abby, then 12,
were placed with the lesbian couple in
early 2009. The placement did not work
out Ior Abby and aIter she was moved,
Campbell was dressed in girl`s clothes
and his photograph placed on the couple`s
Facebook page.
A CAMBODIAN man says his young
grandson has lived partly on milk he
suckles directly from a cow since the
boys parents left their rural village in
search of work.
Um Oeung says 20-month-old Tha Sophat
started suckling the cow in July aIter he
saw a calI do the same.
Um Oeung said he pulled the boy away
at Iirst. He relented aIter his grandson
protested loudly and the boy has suckled
the cow`s milk once or twice a day since
then.
Tha Sophat has lived with his grandparents
in Siem Reap province in north-west
Cambodia since his parents moved to
Thailand looking Ior work.
Mr Um Oeung said the cow doesn`t mind
the boy suckling but he is worried about his
grandson`s health iI he continues.
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FANS of Britains famous hp Sauce
have aired their outrage over changes
to the recipe of the much-loved brown
condiment.
For more than 116 years, diners have
dedicated themselves to the sauce a
combination oI tomatoes, malt vinegar,
molasses, dates, tamarind and spices but
an alteration to ingredients at the request
oI health authorities has seen some snub
the Ilavour enhancer.
ManuIacturer Heinz has slashed the
product`s salt content Irom the original
2.1g per 100g to 1.3g Ior the same
quantity.
CheI Marco Pierre White, who has a
Michelin Star, is among the critics oI the
revised recipe.
White discovered the change while
tucking into a pub meal oI bangers and
mash.
'At Iirst, I thought it was the sausages, but
it wasn`t, he said.
'It was the HP, which tasted disgusting. It
was deIinitely dodgy.
'I had no idea they had changed the recipe.
I was brought up on HP Sauce.
Heinz disagreed that the sauce had lost its
Ilavour as a result oI the recipe change,
instead insisting that the condiment
had 'beneIited Irom the company`s
commitment to 'reduce salt in line with
health targets.
LeILA Lopes from Angola has been
crowned as the new Miss universe,
beating 88 other competitors to win the
title in Sao paulo, Brazil.
Miss Australia Scherri-Lee Biggs made
the top 10 in the 60th anniversary oI the
world`s biggest beauty pageant.
Lopes has taken the crown Irom last year`s
winner, Mexico`s Ximena Navarrete.
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A 42-year-old man has been charged with
killing a female student who suffocated
during a sex-game gone wrong.
Italian prosecutors believe Soter Mule tied
Paola Caputo, 24, to another woman while
perIorming a Japanese sado-masochist
technique known as 'shibari.
The engineer was originally held Ior
murder but authorities in Rome believe
Ms Caputo and her Iriend consented to the
game.
Investigators have so Iar established that
the three spent the night drinking and using
drugs at a club beIore Ms Caputo, said to be
Mr Soter`s long-term girlIriend, suggested
going to the car park oI the building in
a Rome suburb where she worked as a
caretaker.
It is alleged the two women were tied
tightly together with the same rope. When
the unnamed woman Iainted, Ms Caputo
An Iraqi woman has given birth to a
baby girl who has one eye and no nose,
local media reported on Sunday. It is the
second time the woman gave birth to a
deformed child.
Doctors said the baby was recently born
at the Women and Delivery Hospital
in Karbala, the capital oI Karbala
Governorate, according to the Aswat al-
Iraq news agency. 'One oI our women
delivery chambers has witnessed a
strange birth, a doctor told the news
agency.
Dr. Sabah Nour Hadi al-Moussawi said the
24-year-old mother Irom NajaI gave birth
to a baby girl who has only one eye, no
nose and a distorted ear. Moussawi said it
was the Iirst such case ever at the hospital,
but noted that the woman previously also
gave birth to a deIormed child who died
several years ago.
It was not immediately known what caused
the deIormations. In March 2010, doctors
in the Iraqi city oI Falluja reported high
levels oI birth deIects, mainly involving
the heart and nervous system.
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was suIIocated.
Mr Mule tried to save her by cutting the
cord beIore calling Ior help. He reportedly
told investigators: 'No one Iorced anyone.
Paola and her Iriend consented. It`s a
horrible accident.
Ms Caputo`s 23-year-old Iriend was
taken to hospital in a serious, but not liIe-
threatening condition.
Nicknamed Kinbaku, Mr Mule was
known online Ior practicing bondage and
was a member oI the BDSM association,
standing Ior bondage, discipline, sadism
and masochism.
'He was considered one oI the experts,
a person Iamiliar with the scene told the
Ansa news agency.
'Practicing this kind oI extreme sex,
everything has to be controlled, but he
knew that completely. We don`t understand
what happened.
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with the Intelligence Bureau (IB)
reportedly warning of a possibility of a
small aircraft being used to target the
Chatrapti Shivaji International Airport
in Mumbai, the police has stepped up
security at all major airports across the
country on tuesday under a nationwide
alert.
The Intelligence Bureau and the Union
Home Ministry have issued an advisory
directing the police oI all states to remain
on their toes aIter an email was received.
Although it has been Iound that the email
was a hoax, the police are taking no
chances.
The email reminded many oI the high-
intensity blast that occurred outside the
Delhi High Court on September 7.
Extra security personnel have been
deployed at sensitive places including,
shopping malls, metro stations, railway
stations, airport and markets.
Precautionary measures are being taken
in view oI the threat ahead oI the third
anniversary oI September 13, 2008 blasts,
that claimed over 20 lives.
The passengers seemed satisIied with the
security arrangements taken by the police
and said that they were happy to see the
authorities aware about tackling and
combating militancy.
'I am coming Irom Nagpur and there also
the security arrangements are good. There
are 2-3 regular checking points, but now
checking is going on in multiple layers and
the security personnel are covering every
aspect, said Sanjeev Kumar, a passenger.
'The security arrangements are quite
satisIactory in Nagpur as well as in
Mumbai; it`s good to see such good
security arrangements at the time oI high
alert. It`s good that we are aware oI the
situation and are ready to combat militant
attacks, he added.
The number oI Americans living in poverty
rose to a record 46.2 million last year,
oIIicial data has shown.
This is the highest Iigure since the US
Census Bureau started collecting the data
in 1959.
In percentage terms, the poverty rate rose
to 15.1, up Irom 14.3 in 2009.
The US deIinition oI poverty is an annual
income oI $22,314 (14,129) or less Ior
a Iamily oI Iour and $11,139 Ior a single
person.
The number oI Americans living below the
poverty line has now risen Ior Iour years in
a row, while the poverty rate is the biggest
since 1993.
Poverty among black and Hispanic people
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was much higher than Ior the overall
US population last year, the Iigures also
showed.
The Census Bureau data said 25.8 oI
black people were living in poverty and
25.3 oI Hispanic people.
Its latest report also showed that the
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At least 15 people were killed as a train
rammed a stationary train near Arakonam
junction in Tamil Nadu`s Vellore district
Tuesday night, police said. The number oI
injured was around 80.
The accident occurred as the Chennai
Beach-Vellore electric multiple unit
(EMU) train hit the Arakonam-Katpadi
passenger train that was waiting Ior a
signal at around 9.30 p.m. At least three
bogeys were thrown oII the tracks in the
collision.
Arakonam is around 85 km Irom Chennai.
Scores oI people were trapped in the
wreckage, police said. EIIorts are in Iull
swing to Iree the trapped people was
on but the darkness and heavy rain were
hampering the rescue operations.
According to the Inspector General oI
Police (Northern Zone) Shailendra Babu,
police and Iire brigade teams had reached
the spot with the necessary equipment and
rescue and relieI operations were on. He
said he was also leaving Ior the spot.
The injured, said to be around 80, were
taken to various hospitals in Vellore while
teams oI doctors had also reached the
accident site.
A phILADeLphIA mother was left
jobless after she took time off work to
donate a kidney to her dying son and was
fired during her absence.
Claudia Rendon did not hesitate when
doctors delivered the news that her son Alex
was in desperate need oI a liIe-saving kidney
transplant and oIIered him her kidney, the
media reported.
But she had already used up her vacation
time at the Aviation Institute oI Maintenance,
in northeast Philadelphia, earlier in the year
Iollowing the death oI her mother and uncle
A MAN was killed in Florida when a
scuba tank he was carrying exploded.
The US man, whose identity was not
released, was carrying the tank out oI his
St Petersburg, Florida, apartment and into
the apartment complex's parking lot when
it exploded at around 6.50am.
St Petersburg Fire and Rescue Lt Joel
Granata said the explosion threw the man
back into the doorway oI his apartment,
blew out the apartment door and damaged
vehicles in a 30m radius.
He was taken to a local hospital, where he
was later pronounced dead.
Two people who were inside the apartment
when the tank exploded were not injured.
Investigators did not immediately know
what caused the tank to explode. Lt Granata
said a dive master had been brought to the
scene to examine the tank.
average annual US household income Iell
2.3 in 2010 to $49,445.
Meanwhile, the number oI Americans
without health insurance remained about
50 million.
The data comes as the US unemployment
rate remains above 9.
President Barack Obama last week
launched a new $450bn job creation plan.
He wants to Iund huge construction
projects, schools and services, while giving
tax cuts to workers and small businesses to
boost recruitment.
However, his plans require backing Irom
Congress, where Republicans who
control the House oI Representatives
have voiced their opposition.
The casualty Iigure is expected to go up as
many are severely injured.
A railway team Irom here has been rushed
to the spot.
Meanwhile, locals braving the rains are
extending help in the rescue eIIorts.
The guard oI the stationary passenger train
and the driver oI the EMU are among the
and her Iather's diagnosis with leukemia.
Randon said, "Everything was coming
down all at once. I Ielt like the best thing
that happened to me this whole entire year
was that God gave me the blessing oI being
able to give my son my kidney."
Through it all, Rendon showed up to work
but needed a leave oI absence to donate her
kidney to her son.
BeIore Rendon leIt, she said her boss
made her sign a paper, saying her job
would not be guaranteed and late last
week just as she was preparing to return
dead, police said.
Meanwhile, the railways have cancelled
some trains passing through Katpadi and
have halted some others at diIIerent places.
According to railway authorities,
resumption oI the rail services on the route
will be aIter the completion oI the rescue
operations.
to work her employers told her they had
hired someone else.
Rendon's Iormer boss reIused to comment
and a company representative said it was
in its legal rights to let Rendon go as the
Family Medical Leave Act, which covers an
employee Ior 12 weeks leave, does not apply
to companies with under 50 employees.
But her son believes the decision is a
heartless one.
"She saved my liIe basically," he said.
"Who else can say their mom gave them
liIe two times?"
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'There comes a point when you need to
stop teachers spending halI an hour in the
day talking to girls about their make-up. It
is more sensible to say it`s not allowed,
the media quoted as saying.
'We removed the mirrors because there
were a number oI girls who were going in to
the toilets at lunchtime and hanging around
in there and eating their sandwiches.
'The girls were attracted to the mirrors
and when we removed them the problem
stopped. Most have accepted the policy as
the vast majority did not wear make-up and
those who wore a little have been happy
to stop.
'The Iuss is being caused by about Iive or
six girls, who are the ones who wear the
most make-up.
'We have had a lot oI support Irom parents.
OI course some oI the girls are trying to
push the boundaries.
'I make no apology Ior adopting a strict
stance on enIorcing rules and I know we
will receive widespread support Irom
parents, he stated.
wIth a stroke of the presidential pen,
beer has been reclassified as an alcoholic
drink instead of a foodstuff in russia.
'Up to now, beer has not been considered
alcohol in Russia but as a simple soIt drink
that could be sold 'anywhere and at any
time, said parliamentary deputy Viktor
Zvagelsky oI the ruling United Russia party.
But starting January 2013 a new law signed
by President Dmitry Medvedev will ban
beer sales Irom 11pm to 8am except in bars
and caIes.
The law will also prohibit selling beer in
street kiosks and drinking it in public places.
'Now beer will largely be regulated in the
same way as spirits, Mr Zvagelsky said.
Healthcare proIessionals have praised the
crackdown.
'Young people are introduced (to alcohol)
through beer and ... switch to strong
alcoholic drinks, said Evgenia Koshkina
oI the National Centre Ior Addictions
Research.
Alcohol abuse kills halI a million Russians
a year and lowers liIe expectancy, which
currently stands at 60 Ior men, lower
than in countries such as Bangladesh and
Honduras, according to the World Health
Organisation.
But Ms Koshkina doubts the eIIectiveness
oI the new law, saying 'people are not
accustomed to respect laws.
Kirill Bolmatov, a manager at Russia`s IiIth
largest brewery, SABMiller, criticised the
decision to Iocus on beer instead oI spirits.
'(Cheap) access to strong spirits contributes
to (high) alcoholism. One liter oI vodka
costs about Iour euros ($A5.50)) in Russia,
a very low price unimaginable in Europe.
The new law has struck Iear into local
brewers and Ioreign importers in Russia,
the world`s Iourth largest beer market that
has seen steady growth.
According to a recent survey, beer is the
Iavourite drink oI 39 per cent oI Russians,
while 32 per cent say they preIer vodka.
A 78-yeAr-old Bulgarian man started
off the new school year like hundreds of
children a fraction of his age... in grade one.
Apostol Stoyanov Irom the central village
oI Popovtsi never got a chance to attend
school when he was a kid and decided to
enroll in Iirst grade this year, at the age oI
78, the state BTA news agency reported
citing school oIIicials.
The elderly man, who attended the start oI
classes in Gabrovo alongside another 430
Iirst graders, told the agency that he was
illiterate but had already started practicing
to write letters.
Maths scared him but he expected teachers
to help him.
Stoyanov, who lives alone and barely
makes ends meet, will not attend regular
classes but will be a private student at the
school, BTA said.
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A school in england has removed
mirrors from girls toilets to stop pupils
putting on too much make-up.
Shelley College in HuddersIield, West
Yorkshire has introduced the tough
measure aIter becoming Ied-up with girls
breaching its 'discreet make-up policy oI
stopping pupils aged 14 to 16 Irom using
make-up.
The school`s zero-tolerance policy on make-
up has also seen teachers being given make-
up removal kits to ensure all pupils obey the
rules and the students are now checked Ior
make-up every day.
Some girls were
Iurious about the rules,
claiming that wearing
make-up helped give
them conIidence
but John McNally,
head teacher oI the
comprehensive school,
said most pupils and
parents are supporting
the measures.
A British gardener has set a new world
record after producing the worlds
largest swede.
Ian Neale`s 85.5lb vegetable has broken the
previous record by an impressive 3.5lbs,
the media reported.
Retired Iarmer Ian, Irom Newport, Gwent,
said a lot oI hard work and sweat had gone
into making sure the rampant root had
Ilourished.
'It`s sweet I`m chuIIed to receive this
title. It`s a welcome achievement aIter
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the worlds oldest living conjoined twins
have defied doctors predictions and are
set to celebrate their 50th birthday this
Sunday.
George and Lori Schappell, who are joined
at the head, are marking the landmark
birthday with a trip to London.
Remarkably, the Siamese twins are able to
live very diIIerent and separate lives, with
Lori having had relationships and George
who was originally named Dori deciding
to live liIe as a man.
Lori is also a champion ten-pin bowler and
George perIorms as a country and western
singer.
'When we were born, the doctors didn`t
think we`d make 30, but we proved them
wrong, the reporter quoted Lori as saying.
'We have learned so much in the last 50
years and will continue living liIe to the
Iull, she added.
While Lori, who is 5It 1in, was born able-
bodied, 4It 4in George suIIers Irom spina
biIida, which has caused severe mobility
problems.
The twins, Irom Pennsylvania in America,
were born sharing 30 per cent oI their
Irontal lobe brain tissue and critical blood
vessels, meaning they cannot be separated.
Sometimes, the lucky ones just keep
getting luckier.
That`s the case; it seems, with Brian
McCarthy, a 25-year-old who recently
won a Mega Millions lottery jackpot oI
$107 million. The rub? Brian is the son
oI millionaire Robert McCarthy, Group
President Ior Marriott International.
Brian McCarthy had recently moved back
in with his parents in Virginia and was
working as an account manager Ior Pepsi
when he hit the jackpot. He opted to receive
a $68 million lump sum payment Ior his
prize winnings. Since winning the lottery,
he has spent some money traveling, bought
a new BMW, and donated some money to
charity as well.
Some may be quick to gripe that a
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millionaire`s son shouldn`t be winning
even more prize money, but those gripes
are unIounded. McCarthy wasn`t just a
'millionaire`s son that was squandering
money; like many 24-year-olds, he had
recently graduated Irom college and was
gainIully employed. Most importantly,
Brian McCarthy bought a ticket, like tens
oI thousands oI people every day, Ior a
lottery; a lottery is essentially a game oI
luck and chance and by buying in, and
people accept that you`re going to lose
until luck shines your way. McCarthy`s
Iamily situation didn`t inIluence his luck
and make it easier Ior him to win than
anyone else that bought a lottery ticket that
day.
II we`re going to accept the idea oI a system
where a person will be randomly chosen to
receive large sums oI money on a regular
basis essentially, the lottery is just a game
oI simple chance then we have to accept
the idea that the system may sometimes
reward people who may not seem to need
the money.
Last month, Lady Luck shone down on
Brian McCarthy. It didn`t matter who he
was or what he did Ior a living; iI not him,
the winnings could have gone to anyone
else that bought a ticket.
Griping about the son oI a millionaire
winning millions oI dollars in a game oI
chance doesn`t make any sense. Instead,
let`s applaud him when he uses some oI the
winnings to do good and help others, like
he has done already.
months oI hard work, the paper quoted
him as saying.
The swede is also known as yellow turnip,
Swedish turnip and Russian turnip and, in
America, rutabaga.
Ian who has been growing massive
vegetables Ior 30 years- had previously
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He has also grown a record-breaking celery
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Step 1: A surprising, simple weight
loss key
Let`s say that your morning drive to work
involves dropping the kids oII at school
and you`re running late as usual. You turn
the key in the ignition. Nothing happens.
The only light shining on the instrument
panel is the Iuel gauge EMPTY. You
aren`t going anywhere.
When it comes to our cars, we get it.
Without Iuel, the engine can`t run. But
when it comes to our bodies, there`s denial.
Scientifc studies are in and it seems that
Mom was right: breakIast is the most
important meal oI the day.
Eating breakIast helps keep weight down
by stoking your metabolism by 10 early
in the day. A nutritious breakIast also helps
you resist the high-Iat, high-sugar mid-
morning snack that goes straight to your
waist. More importantly it`s very diIfcult
to get your daily requirement oI nutrients
when you skip breakIast.
II you don`t Ieel hungry in the morning
examine your routine. Do you have dinner
late, or snack just beIore bed? II so,
reschedule your day to ensure an earlier
dinner. Ease into your new breakIast
strategy with juice or Iruit at home,
Iollowing up with some nuts or yogurt on
your frst work break.
1. Bananas regulate the bowel system: Are
you suIIering Irom constipation? The best
solution to constipation is eating a banana a
day. This is one oI the major health benefts
oI bananas. Bananas are rich in fber that
helps in regulating the bowel Iunctions.
2. Bananas reduce the risk oI heart diseases
and blood pressure: You might be surprised
to hear this health beneft oI bananas; yes,
bananas reduce the risk oI heart diseases as
well as lowers blood pressure levels. How?
Bananas are rich in potassium, which
is very vital Ior the muscle contraction
and proper Iunctioning oI the heart and
nervous system. Do you know how much
oI potassium is required a day? It is just 4g
and you get this by eating a banana.
3. Bananas reduce depression: Tryptophan
acids are present in bananas and these
help in reducing depression and thereby
improve your mood. Studies show that
bananas are also helpIul in reducing stress
levels. In this age oI stress, this health
beneft oI banana is truly great.
4. Eat bananas Ior healthy bones: What
do you require Ior healthy bones? One
requires calcium Ior healthy bones, am I
right? Probiotic bacteria help in absorbing
calcium and increasing the digestive
ability. This helpIul bacterium is present
in bananas. Green bananas are especially
helpIul in absorbing calcium.
5. Reduce menstrual pains with bananas:
Do you get menstrual pains? Majority oI the
women Iolk take pills to reduce menstrual
pains. Rather taking these pain killers eat a
banana. Bananas are rich in vitamin B6 that
helps in regulating blood glucose levels.
This helps in balancing your overall mood
and hence reduces menstrual pains.
6. Bananas help ulcer patients: Another
major health beneft oI bananas is their
capability oI fghting intestinal disorders.
Eating a raw banana reduces irritation
in the stomach and reduces the eIIect oI
over acidity.
7. Bananas and anemia: Bananas are not
only rich in potassium but also rich in
iron; thereIore, eating a banana increases
iron and thereby high hemoglobin. When
hemoglobin content is increased, naturally
anemic conditions decreases. Forgot those
pills Ior anemia and take a banana.
8. Quit smoking by eating bananas:
Another amazing health beneft oI banana
is that it helps people who wish to quit
smoking. Smokers have a high level oI
nicotine; minerals in banana like potassium
and magnesium and vitamins B6 and B12
help in reducing nicotine.
Step 5: Drink up
Our various body parts consist oI between
7585 water, so you want to be sure to
get enough. Be sure to drink a minimum oI
eight 8-ounce glasses oI pure, fltered water
daily, and more when it`s hot outside or
when you`re exercising. Remember when
you Ieel thirsty you`re already dehydrated.
Water Tips
Drink 8 ounces oI water approximately
20 minutes beIore each meal
For every caIIeinated or alcoholic
beverage or pop you drink, have an
additional glass oI water.
Step 6: know when to stop
Try to stop eating at least three hours
beIore bed-time so your digestive tract
isn`t awake all night. It needs rest too.
II you`re Ieeling hungry, have a drink oI
cool water. Chances are you`re really only
thirsty. Failing that, have a small piece oI
easy-to-digest, low glycemic Iruit like a
granny smith apple.
Food Combining Guidelines:
Always eat Iruit alone, at least halI an
hour beIore and two hours aIter other
Iood. Avoid combining Iruit with protein
Avoid mixing high-starch carbohydrates
with protein, instead combine protein
with non-starch vegetables. Replace your
meat-and-potatoes dinner with a meat
and vegetable stir-Iry
Eat high-starch vegetables (potatoes)
with non-starch vegetables (broccoli)
Only drink small sips oI water with
meals, liquids slow digestion.
Because these guidelines speed up your
digestion they may not be benefcial Ior
people with hypoglycemia or adrenal
gland issues.
Step 2: Improve digestion
II you experience gas, belching,
bloating, indigestion or cramping aIter
a meal, you`ll be happy to learn it`s
not always what you eat but how you
eat it that impacts your digestion. It
works like this: diIIerent Ioods digest
at diIIerent rates. Fruits are ready to
move out oI the stomach within 2030
minutes, while meat proteins can linger
in the stomach Ior Iour hours. II you eat
them at the same time, the Iruit digests
quickly, stewing with the meat Ior hours
and Iermenting in your stomach until the
entire meal is ready Ior the next phase oI
digestion. This Iermentation oIten causes
gas, leading to the other side eIIects
oI a poorly digested meal. Improved
digestion increases the absorption oI
nutrients Irom your Iood.
Step 3: the perfect diet plan
Replace Iat-Iree, carb-Iree diets with
a healthy balanced diet by controlling
portions and percentages. Build your meal
with 40 complex carbohydrates, 30
protein and 30 healthy Iats it`s easy to
do with this handy` scale.
Step 4: Improve your energy
Whether your goal is to improve your
energy, lose or maintain your weight or
simply enjoy good health pay attention
to your metabolism.
Your metabolism
needs good Iuel
regularly. Eat fve to
six balanced, nutrient-
dense meals a day
(every 2 1/23 1/2
hours) to keep blood
sugar stable. Choose
Ioods that are good
sources oI vitamins,
minerals, EFAs,
protein and fber.
This information is provided for knowledge and education purposes only. Individuals should visit their physicians for more information on their health.
Simple steps to healthy eating
Benets of Bananas
Healthy and easy breakfasts
Blend Iruit and yogurt
Ior a breakIast smoothie
LeItovers Irom last night`s dinner
Whole grain English muIfn
with tuna; or cheese and tomato
Hard-boiled egg (make
at night and you have
a Iast breakIast-to-go).
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Discover Canada
Stir Fry with Chicken and vegetables
Ingredients
500 g tiger prawns
a Iew sprigs oI parsley
4 tbsp melted butter
2 tsp garlic paste
1/2 tbsp mustard paste
1 tbsp lemon juice
8 to 10 peppercorns (coarsely
ground)
salt to taste
Method
1. Clean, de-vein and wash the prawns
well. Drain thoroughly.
2. Wash and dry parsley. Finely chop
the parsley and keep aside.
3. Place prawns, butter, garlic paste,
parsley, mustard paste, lemon juice
and Ireshly crushed peppercorns in a
microwave bowl.
4. Add salt and mix well. Cook,
uncovered on microwave HIGH
(100) Ior 3 minutes. Serve hot.
Ingredients
1-1/2 pounds shrimp
2 garlic cloves
1/2 hot dried red pepper
6 tbsp olive oil
Salt
Method
Peel the shrimps and discard the
heads.
Heat the oil in a Irying pan
Add chopped garlic
Leave on low heat until the garlic is
golden brown.
Add hot red faked pepper.
Add the shrimps and saute Ior a
minute.
Sprinkle with salt and serve
immediately.
Aries (March 21April 19):
It`s rare when a Ram can`t get her motor
started, but this could be one oI those
days. This week is Ior dreaming, sleeping
late, and letting your imagination do the
work. Can`t stay in bed all time? Then
cancel your appointments and steal
as much time Ior yourselI as you can.
Being alone is not being lonely. In the
quiet moments oI apparent inactivity,
inspiration rises and carries you toward
the next adventure.
taurus (April 20May 20):
Friends with unusual ideas begin to make
sense to you now. Your usual resistance
to new concepts soItens as you discover
the practical side oI spirituality. Going
with the fow can earn you group support.
Alternative sources oI income may arise Ior
you today. Consider turning a hobby into
a moneymaking venture. II it`s inspiring,
you`ll proft. II you`re just aIter the bucks,
you`re not likely to get the big prize.
gemini (May 21june 20):
No one is more adaptable than you, dear
Gem, and you`ll need all the stretch you
can fnd now. On one hand, you`re a
regular god or goddess this week. Lovely
Venus entering your sign has anointed
you as gorgeous. Men and women alike
appreciate your charms. On the other
hand, you could Ieel like a slave at work.
It`s as iI you`re a non person no name,
no Iace, just a production unit. Use your
imagination to bridge the gap, and you`ll
fnd beauty everywhere.
Cancer (june 21july 22):
It`s time Ior the skeptics to fnd out how
right you are. You see, all they want are the
Iacts, but you`ve got instincts that come
closer to the truth. You acquire leadership
without even trying Ior it. Friends can
be working on your behalI without your
knowledge. Trust your intuition now.
Answers appear as iI by magic. You`re in
the know. II you go Ior a stroll or a drive,
you may discover wonders in the most
unexpected places.
Leo (july 23August 22):
A trusted woman could be disappointing
to you in this week. Your usual generosity
may be tested in the Iace oI deception. It
would be better to meet the truth head-on
than to continue investing in a meaningless
Iantasy. Don`t let your generous nature
lead you to pay more than your Iair share.
Confdence is a wonderIul thing, but one
person does not a relationship make. Count
on a Iriend to give you an objective point
oI view and help clear up conIusion.
virgo (August 23 to September 21):
OK, so you may not be at your coolest.
Your usual sharp reasoning may not prove
convincing to an emotional partner or
colleague. Stretch yourselI so that you`re
not limited to logic. Use imagination to see
the other person`s point oI view. A little
Iaith can go a long way in overcoming
your critical nature. II you must vent, the
evenings are good time to clear the air.
Sometimes we need the pressure to build
so that we can fnally make the big changes.
Libra (September 22October 23):
A message Irom a distant Iriend is Iull oI
interesting news. It stimulates your urge to
travel. This is not an easy time to stand still.
Your Libran charms allow you to help others
in a most gracious manner. You seem to ask
Ior little now, but are ready to give so much.
It is truly a week to be oI service, but try not
to exhaust yourselI in the process. Just make
sure to match your compassion Ior others
with an equal level oI care Ior yourselI.
Scorpio (October 24November 21):
It`s your week to be a movie star, Scorp,
but not necessarily a villain or a vamp. You
can be the gentle little lamb in this week.
It`s time Ior romance, but not the hot and
heavy kind. This is more like puppy love,
wide open and innocent. That`s because
this is more a story oI play than one oI
commitment. It`s only fction. You`re Iree
oI reality, Iree to imagine yourselI just
as you like. Even iI you`re dressed Ior
business, underneath you`re all silk and
lace. Enjoy the Ieeling.
Sagittarius (November 22December 21):
Jeez, you tell a little joke, a playIul little
story, and everyone takes it so personally.
Come on people, this is not serious. Skins
are just too thin Ior your humour this week,
Sag. You may need to temper your truths
with subtlety. We know you love to go
all out, but restraint is a key to the week.
Evenings spent looking at Iamily photos,
or calling old Iriends, can bring tenderness.
You could use that right now.
Capricorn (December 22january 19):
It`s amazing how much you can get done
when everyone else is running around in a
state oI conIusion. You may have to put up
with many distractions this week. So many
people are pulling at you with their little
needs and demands. Fortunately, you`ve
got the stuII to stay frm in the shakiest
oI situations. It probably would be best to
listen more than you speak. Your silence
will likely be interpreted as real caring and
understanding.
Aquarius (january 20February 18):
We know you don`t like to think about
money very much. It`s necessary, oI
course, but so Iar below your high ideals
and aspirations. This week, however, is
a time to consider your resources, both
material and emotional. The big surprise
is that your greatest giIt might well be
your imagination. Let the Iacts go, let the
philosophy go, and see what you Ieel. A
dream is waiting. It wants to come out,
wrap you in its arms, and carry you to the
stars.
pisces (February 19March 20):
The Moon, the planet oI emotion, is in your
sign this week. Your usual sensitivity may
be even stronger. Fortunately, everything
you Ieel is not about you. You don`t have
to react to every sensation and thought.
You`re a kaleidoscope oI impressions and
images. Breathe them in and collect them.
They`ll sort themselves out in the days and
weeks ahead. II you open your mind and
your heart in a saIe place, the inspirational
muse may come Ior a visit.
Chai Time
tiger prawns
in garlic Butter
Shrimp with garlic
Ingredients
4 chicken breast halves, boneless &
skinless
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 large red bell pepper, cut into squares
1 medium red onion, cut in thin wedges
1 large broccoli spear, separated into
forets
3/4 cup chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon red pepper fakes
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 small can water chestnuts, drained
Method
1. Cut chicken into cubes. Place the chicken
in a bowl and add 1 teaspoon oI the oil,
1 tablespoon soy sauce and 1/2 teaspoon
cornstarch. Toss to coat chicken. In a small
bowl, combine broth, red pepper fakes

and remaining soy sauce and cornstarch.
2. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil
over medium-high heat. Add chicken.
Stir-Iry Ior 2 to 3 minutes or until
chicken is cooked. TransIer chicken to
plate. Add remaining oil, pepper, onion,
broccoli, garlic and stir Iry until onion
starts to wilt. Add water chestnuts and
chicken. Add broth mixture and bring to
a boil. Cook, stirring constantly until the
vegetables are tender-crisp, the chicken
is done and the sauce has thickened a
bit.
3. Serve over hot cooked rice.
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BeCOMINg
A CANADIAN
CItIZeN?
try this practice test
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ANSwerS
1. A
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. D
9. C
10. B
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7) what does equality under the law
mean?
A. To be discriminated against.
B. To be the same as anywhere
in the world.
C. To be like anyone else in Canada.
D. To be protected against any
discrimination.
8) Which document rst dened
the responsibilities of federal and
provincial governments?
A. The Federal Act.
B. The ConIederation Act.
C. The Constitution Act, 1982.
D. The British North America Act.
9) What does the Canadian ag
look like?
A. A red maple leaI with white in the
background.
B. White and red with the Iederal
emblem.
C. White with a red border on each end
and a red maple leaI in the center.
D. White and red with a deer in the center.
10) what does Confederation mean?
A. The merger oI colonies to Iorm a
province.
B. The joining oI provinces to become a
new country.
C. The United States ConIederate army
came to settle in Canada.
D. The combination oI neighborhood to
build a larger community.
1) which region of Canada is known
for its fertile agricultural land and
energy resources?
A. Prairie provinces.
B. Alberta.
C. Manitoba.
D. West Coast.
2) what region is called the Land
of the Midnight Sun?
A. Northwest Territories.
B. Nunavut.
C. Yukon.
D. The Northern Territories.
3) which province has the most
valuable forest industry in Canada?
A. British Columbia.
B. Quebec.
C. Ontario.
D. Alberta.
4) what are the prairie provinces?
A. Saskatchewan and Alberta.
B. Saskatchewan, Alberta and
Manitoba.
C. Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
D. Alberta, Manitoba and British
Columbia.
5) what is a ballot?
A. A Iorm that tells you when and
where to vote.
B. A Iorm to count the number oI votes.
C. A Iorm Ior voting.
D. A dance.
6) which province is known as the
Land of 100,000 Lakes?
A. Alberta.
B. Manitoba.
C. Quebec.
D. Ontario.
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caulking.
2. types of Caulking
A number oI Iactors
must be considered
when choosing caulking. They include
durability, fexibility, whether the caulk
can be painted and, oI course, price.
The most expensive caulk is not always the
best product Ior every job, so you should
careIully consider which product is appropriate
to your situation. Read product labels and
manuIacturers` literature, and ask your
salesperson Ior his or her recommendation.
Here is a list oI common caulks and their
characteristics. DiIIerent types oI caulking
are designed Ior diIIerent applications, and
quality can vary among diIIerent brands
oI the same type because oI diIIerent
Iormulations used.
Always read and Iollow manuIacturers`
directions.
Oil-Base Painters Caulk (1 to 2 yr.
life) Not very elastic. Dries out easily.
Paintable aIter curing. Lowest cost.
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Basic Items:
Blouse: The Indian blouse called 'choli is the
traditional attire and is usually worn with the
saree or lehnga. It is essentially a low cut midriII
baring blouse. It could either be sleeveless, halI
sleeves or Iull sleeves. The choli is cut to ft tight.
Petticoat: A petticoat or underskirt is an article oI
clothing Ior women; specifcally an undergarment
to be worn under a saree. The petticoat is a
separate garment hanging Irom the waist. Saree
petticoats usually match the color oI the saree.
Pallu: The Ianciest patterned end or loose end
oI the saree that Ialls on the outside so that the
design can be seen.
Step by step instructions:
Wear a petticoat or underskirt tied tightly by a
drawstring at the waist.
A tight ftted blouse/top needs to be worn beIore
draping a sari.
Now, tuck the frst & upper end oI the sari in the
right hand side at the waistband oI petticoat.
Bring the entire material/sari to right hand side
moving it Irom Iront to back making a round oI
sari around the waist & tucking them properly &
neatly at the waist.
Now, tuck the saree at the centre Iront Ior the
support oI pallu.
Drag the rest oI the saree/material Irom the
Iront to the back & then start making pleats Ior
the pallu oI the sari.
Put the pleated pallu on the right shoulder
coming Irom back & Ialling to the Iront side
keeping the length oI pallu up to the knee or as
per the pattern oI sari. Finally, fx up the pallu
with a pin on the shoulder.
Now leaving some part oI the sari at the back
Ior Ialling & drape Ior ease, start making box
pleats at the centre Iront (Box pleats are the pleats
which Ialls on both the sides)
Now, tuck the pleats properly & neatly at the
centre Iront without any bulges. Fix the pleats
with a pin at centre Iront only.
Finally, cover the bust area by putting the last
layer oI the pleats oI the pallu to the back side
& fx it up with a pin somewhere at the back oI
blouse tightly.
Learn how to wear
a saree Gujarati Style
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Just for Kids
There are a lot oI
consequences in being a
single parent. It is not as
easy as everyone imagines.
There are so many issues
surrounding a single
parent. Some are good, but
some are extremely bad.
In everything that you do,
there are consequences.
And because being a single
parent is an abnormality,
society keeps a watchIul
eye on everything that you
do. You always have to watch your actions
so that it will not have a deterrent eIIect
on your children. You also have to have an
open communication with your children
so that you will always have knowledge
on what is roaming inside their mind.
Since being a single parent is vulnerable to
gossips, we must always be knowledgeable
oI what is happening around us so that it
would not aIIect our children. The biggest
consequence oI being a single parent is
probably its eIIect on the child`s reputation
and emotions.
In a weak Ioundation, the child with
a single parent might notice his or her
diIIerence with other kids. II not properly
talked about, he or she might start thinking
that he or she is diIIerent and it may be a
reason Ior him or her to be disturbed. As a
parent, you must always remind your child
that he or she is not diIIerent Irom others.
He or she is still a normal kid, just like
everybody else.
The bulk oI the responsibility is thrown
mostly to the parent. And honestly, it is
really the parent`s responsibility especially
during the early ages oI your son and
daughter. You should always remind your
child about his or her status and that it
should not aIIect him or her as a person.
As a parent, you must really be hands-on
with how you take care oI your children.
It is a must that your presence is always
Ielt. That you are always there to guide
your kid. It is important and a must that
you eIfciently perIorm your duties and
responsibilities as a parent.
Single parents must be really close to his
or her child. II you concentrate more on
work and leave no time Ior your kids,
there might be a gap on your relationship
and you and your kid will not be that close.
You should also show your love to your
kids Ior they lack aIIection. Since you
are a single parent, you should give much
more love as you are flling in the shoes oI
both a mom and a dad.
Word Unscramble
Unscramble the words by writing the letters
in the correct order in the space provided.
1) ereobf
2) ntsorutiabc
3) ncotu
4) dfnecfeeir
5) eulr
6) dda
7) oderr
8) rgopu
9) oespptio
10) tnse
11) hufort
12) rnae
13) afrte
14) eomr
Understanding consequences
of a single parent
The Slithery Snake needs to go through this maze to catch the Slow Snail
But that is not as easy as it sounds, because
you are the only one that makes it work Ior
you and your Iamily. OI course, you cannot
do it all by yourselI. Single parents are not
super heroes but they are close to it.
Time is the biggest enemy oI a single
parent. And because oI that, the biggest
consequence oI it is having no time to
spend with your kids. As a result, you may
not be close to him. Another one is because
oI the lack oI a parent fgure inside the
house when you are not around, the kids
might lack the value that parents teach.
Also, because oI your absence, the
children might not respect your authority
as their parent. And at times, because oI
work, you might be not around during
special occasions, like the kid`s birthday,
PTA meetings, the child`s recital and
other kid oI events that require the
presence oI a parent. Since you are the
only working with no support, you might
not be able to attend to these and may
cause trouble.
A kid requires a lot oI work, and iI you
cannot attend to your child`s needs then
he or she might look out Ior someone else.
Your child might be prone to drugs and
other bad deeds because oI the lack oI
presence and attention inside the house.
The child might even Iorget that he or she
still has a parent.
You must remember it is not how long you
spend your time with your kids; it is how
you spend quality time with your kids.
Even iI you are tired Irom work, you must
always let them Ieel your love. You may
not always be physically present but what
is important is that we instill in the values
and discipline so that they would be able
to Iace the world with the parent on the
child`s mind.
The most important thing is that they
would understand the situation and
respect you Ior what you are and not who
you are not.
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
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This information is provided for knowledge and education purposes only. Individuals should visit their physicians for more information on their health.
Working mothers beware. Sending your
babies to nursery could affect their brain
development and future health.
Many parents believe that attending
nursery may help equip their child Ior the
challenges oI day-to-day liIe.
However, a British psychologist has
warned that toddlers starting at nursery
aIter being at home since birth experience
high levels oI stress in the frst years oI liIe
aIter being cared by strangers.
According to Aric Sigman, a Iellow oI
the Royal Society oI Medicine, this could
raise the odds oI a host oI problems, Irom
coughs and colds in the short-term, to heart
disease in the years to come.
He said that the emphasis on women`s
rights, including the right to return to work
aIter becoming a mother, means that the
potential dangers oI day-care are ignored.
'The uncomIortable question remains:
which is better Ior a young child during
weekdays the biological mother or a paid
care giver at an institution? he added.
In his article, Dr Sigman cites studies that
show higher levels oI the stress hormone
cortisol in children who go to day care.
Though the increase only appears up until
the age oI three or so, Sigman says it is still
important as the brain develops rapidly
during these years.
High leels oI cortisol are linked to lower
resistance to inIection in the short-term and
heart disease in the long-term.
Scientists have found that just a couple
servings of potatoes a day reduces blood
pressure almost as much as oatmeal
without causing weight gain.
Although researchers used purple potatoes,
they believe that redskin potatoes and white
potatoes may have similar eIIects.
'The potato, more than perhaps any other
vegetable, has an undeserved bad reputation
that has led many health-conscious people to
ban them Irom their diet, said Joe Vinson,
Ph.D., Irom the University oI Scranton in
Pennsylvania who headed the research.
'Mention potato` and people think
Babies can distinguish pain from general
touch after around 35 to 37 weeks of
gestation, just before they are born.
Scientists show that brain cell (neural)
activity gradually changes Irom an
immature state to a more adult-like state
Irom 35 weeks oI development.
This change may indicate that neural
circuitry allows babies to process pain as a
separate sensation Irom touch, the journal
Current Biology reports.
Rebeccah Slater, neuroscientist at
the University College London, said:
'Premature babies who are younger than
35 weeks have similar brain responses
when they experience touch or pain.
'AIter this time, there is a gradual change,
rather than a sudden shiIt, when the brain
starts to process the two types oI stimuli in
a distinct manner, added Slater, according
to a University College statement.
Resveratrol, a natural compound found
in grapes, mulberries and peanuts is
effective against diabetes, claims a
study.
Resveratrol has been shown to extend the
liIespan oI many species.
Human oII springs that have trouble
developing in the womb have a higher
risk oI developing metabolic problems
later in liIe, the journal Diabetes reports.
University oI Alberta researchers Jason
Dyck and Sandra Davidge Iound that
giving resveratrol to young oII springs oI
lab rats aIter weaning, actually prevented
the development oI certain symptoms oI
diabetes.
Here`s a piece of advice for men who
want a healthy sex life start taking
more almonds.
Sin Chew Daily reported that a study
showed that almonds have a high quantity
oI a type oI amino acid called arginine,
which helps to relax blood vessels and
improve blood circulation.
However, the study added that iI almond
was not a person`s cup oI tea, other Iood
items that are high in arginine were beans,
salmon and wheat.
The daily also reported that to have a
healthy sex liIe, men should reduce the size
oI their belly.
Men should also do more exercises to
strengthen their lower abdomen and cut
down on the level oI cholesterol in their
blood.
Inherited cancer being detected earlier in women
Nursery stress puts
babies at high risk
of heart disease
Eating purple potatoes can lower Blood Pressure without piling on pounds
Babies in womb can feel pain at 35 weeks
Natural compound
prevents diabetes
Almonds can boost
mens sex lives
researchers Iound.
A separate analysis Iound the expected age
oI onset oI cancer Iell by 7.9 years between
the two generations oI women, according
to the study published by the journal.
Men and women both carry breast cancer
susceptibility genes known as BRCA1 and
BRCA2, which are designed to protect
against the disease.
However, iI there is a deIect in the genes,
the carrier has a higher risk oI developing
breast or ovarian cancer.
There are more than 5000 known mutations
which are oIten inherited; meaning several
members oI one Iamily can develop the cancers.
Cancer services director at The Cancer
Institute NSW Sanchia Arunda said the study`s
fndings could be linked to the Iact that cancer
was now being detected earlier in more cases.
WOMEN with a history of breast and
ovarian cancers in their families are
developing the disease at a younger age
than their ancestors, a study shows.
Scientists in the United States made the fnding
while researching trends in the age oI cancer
diagnosis between generations in Iamilies
with history oI breast or ovarian cancer.
They Iound among a group oI 132 women with
genetic mutations linked to breast or ovarian
cancer, 106 had older relatives such as mothers
or aunties who were diagnosed with the disease.
Based on one analysis oI the age all the women
were diagnosed, the younger generation was
told on average six years earlier they had
cancer than their older relatives.
The younger women had an average age
oI 42 at diagnosis compared to 48 Ior their
older relatives, The University oI Texas
'Improvements in screening and public
awareness mean there is much more
breast cancer in younger women than ever
beIore, she said.
'The key message to take out oI this is the
earlier you can diagnose breast or ovarian
cancer the more likely you are to survive.
In Australia, women with a history oI
genetic mutations Ior breast or ovarian
cancer are usually reIerred Ior tests to see
iI they also carry the deIective gene.
II they do, an individual screening program
is tailored Ior them to ensure they are
monitored Ior any signs oI the disease so it
can be treated quickly.
About 12 per cent oI all breast cancer cases
and 10 per cent oI ovarian cancer cases
in Australia are believed to be linked to
mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes.
Scientists looked at the brain activity oI 46
babies at the University College Hospital
oI which 21 were born prematurely.
This permitted them to measure activity at
diIIerent stages oI brain development, Irom
babies at just 28 weeks oI development
through to those born Iull term at 37 weeks.
Scientists measured babies` electrical brain
activity when they were undergoing a
routine heel lance a standard procedure
essential to collect blood samples Ior
clinical use.
In premature babies, a response to the heel
lance oI non-specifc neuronal bursts
general bursts oI electrical activity in the
brain was recorded.
AIter 3537 weeks, the babies` response
changed to localised activity in specifc
areas oI the brain, indicating they were
now perceiving painIul stimulation as
separate Irom touch.
Iattening, high-carbs, empty calories`. In
reality, when prepared without Irying and
served without butter, margarine or sour
cream, one potato has only 110 calories and
dozens oI healthIul phytochemicals and
vitamins.
'We hope our research helps to remake the
potato`s popular nutritional image, Vinson
stated.
In the new study, 18 patients who were
primarily overweight/obese with high blood
pressure ate 6-8 purple potatoes with skins
twice daily Ior a month.
The average diastolic blood pressure dropped
by 4.3 percent and the systolic pressure
decreased by 3.5 percent, said Vinson.
The majority oI subjects took anti-
hypertensive drugs and still had a reduction
in blood pressure. None oI the study
participants gained weight.
UnIortunately Ior French Iry and potato chip
Ians, those high cooking temperatures seem
to destroy most oI the healthy substances
in a potato, leaving mainly starch, Iat and
minerals.
Potatoes in the study were simply
microwaved, which Vinson said seems to be
the best way to preserve nutrients.
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One-IiIth oI the Australians surveyed said
they suIIered Irom depression, the highest
result Ior any country.
China, New Zealand and Saudi Arabia had
the next highest levels oI depression (16
per cent) Iollowed by the US and Britain
on 14 per cent.
Thailand had the lowest rates at just seven
per cent.
Beyondblue director and psychiatrist Michael
Baigent said the number oI Australians who
selI-reported depression in the survey was
slightly above the estimated 14 to 16 per cent
who were clinically diagnosed.
'The likelihood oI someone selI-reporting
depression will vary Irom place to place,
Associate ProIessor Baigent said.
'In Australia there`s been an increased
awareness (about depression) so people
may be more willing to report themselves
as being depressed than other countries
where mental illness has an enormous
stigma associated with it.
The survey also Iound that Australians
were most aIraid oI getting cancer (33 per
cent) Iollowed by dementia (15 per cent)
and heart disease (13 per cent).
But 37 per cent said they did not visit a
doctor when they had health concerns.
THEY may live in the lucky country but
Australians are in denial about their
ever-expanding waistlines and claim to
be the unhappy in the world.
The Iindings came Irom an international
health survey which also revealed that
Australians were among the world`s
biggest drinkers, coming in just behind
their British cousins.
The survey by health insurer BUPA showed
that while 64 per cent oI Australians said
they were in relatively good shape, there
were some worrying trends.
A measurement oI waistlines among the
13,000 people Irom 12 countries who took
part in the survey showed Australians were
world leaders in selI-deception when it
came to being Iat.
While one-third oI the 1200 Australians
surveyed admitted being too Iat, BMI
(body mass index) measurements revealed
their perception was Iar Irom reality with
60 per cent actually overweight.
The BMI results put Australia in equal
third place with Britain, just behind the US
and Saudi Arabia where nearly two-thirds
oI people were overweight.
While more than halI oI the Australians
wanted to shiIt those extra kilos, 44 per
AUSSIES IN dENIAL ABOUT BEING OvERWEIGHT
Australia News
AUSSIE beauty Scherri-Lee Biggs is
caught in the middle of a drama-filled
Miss Universe pageant.
The leggy 21-year-old has been told her
satin evening gown is oIIensively 'see-
through and her bikini way too sexy.
As well as covering up, Biggs has been
ordered to make her bikini bottoms larger
to ensure it holds everything in place
when strutting the catwalk.
Ranked third in the US betting market
at 14/1, Biggs is not the only contestant
Ieeling the heat organisers have put a
blow torch on Miss Colombia, warning
her: 'Don`t Iorget your underwear.
Catalina Robayo, one oI 89 global
glamorous women competing Ior the title
on Tuesday night in Sao Paulo, Brazil, has
been reprimanded Ior making appearances
in tiny skirts with no pants.
'It`s upsetting too many people, she was
told.
Biggs has brushed aside her dress drama,
declaring: 'I`m super-excited about the
Iinal and just having heaps oI Iun with all
the girls at rehearsals.
'Keep your Iingers crossed Ior me
Australia!
The organisers oI this year`s pageant have
set strict Iashion rules.
The oIIicial swimsuit sponsor has
been instructed to make the bikini
bottoms larger because they didn`t meet
requirements.
'I do think it`s a bit silly Scherri may have
to alter her dress as it covered a lot more
than the bikini, said Kooey designer
Nikki Silverthorne, who designed her
costume.
OWNERS Of dOGS THAT kILL PEOPLE
WILL fAcE UP TO 10 YEARS jAIL
UNdER NEW LAWS IN vIcTORIA
SExY MISS UNIvERSE
AUSTRALIA
ScHERRI-LEE BIGGS
TOLd TO cOvER UP
State Agriculture Minister Peter Walsh
will introduce new offences to the
crimes Act in parliament following the
death of four-year-old Ayen chol, who
was mauled by a neighbours pit bull
mastiff in August.
'We are sending a clear message to owners
oI these dogs: iI your animal endangers
liIe or kills somebody, you will be held
accountable, Mr Walsh said.
Four new oIIences will be created Ior
Iailing to prevent a dangerous, menacing
or restricted dog breed Irom endangering a
liIe or causing death.
All the oIIences will be punishable by jail.
'The most serious oIIences apply iI the dog
in question kills another person and carries
the same penalties as dangerous driving
causing death, Mr Walsh said.
Fines Ior owners oI dangerous dogs who
Iail to meet their obligations will also be
increased.
Owners oI dangerous or restricted canine
breeds who Iail to notiIy the local council
when their dog escapes or when they
change address can be Iined up to $2442.
The same Iine also applies to those who
Iail to restrain a dangerous or restricted
breed dog on their property and it rises to
$4885 Ior dogs not properly under control
outside a pet owner`s property.
McClelland wrote to his state
and territory counterparts last
week requesting that a
working group be established
to present proposals regarding
uniIorm dog laws at their
meeting in November.
States and territories are
responsible Ior their own
dog laws, but now the
Federal Government will
step in and lead an overhaul.
Mr McClelland said there
needed to be national
consistency on registration,
penalties and management oI dangerous
dogs
'Clearly, we should be doing everything
we can to avoid these kinds oI horriIic
attacks. UnIortunately, they occur Iar too
Irequently. One attack on a child is one too
many, he said.
He said the discussion would also look at
which laws were most eIIective and how
best to enIorce them.
'Ayen Chol`s death touched the heart oI
the community and every parent, and
reinIorced the need Ior dog owners and
the wider community to work together
to make our homes and streets as saIe as
possible, he said.
Too much esh? Miss Universe AustraIia
Scherri-Lee Biggs has been toId her Evening
Gown by SyIvia Lee is too see-through
Owners oI restricted breed dogs will also
be required to ensure their dogs wear a
warning collar when not at their property.
'This will provide another way Ior the
public to recognise a restricted breed dog
when they see one, Mr Walsh said.
It will be illegal Ior people to sell or transIer
ownership oI restricted breed dogs.
Laws have already been passed to end the
amnesty to register restricted breed dogs.
Any American pit bull terrier not registered
by September 30 will be destroyed.
A dob-in-a-dangerous-dog hotline has also
received 229 calls to report dangerous
dogs.
Federal Attorney-General Robert
cent spent less than two hours a week
working out.
Three-quarters said they drank alcohol
second only to Britain, where 84 per cent
enjoyed a tipple and just over a quarter
ate the recommended Iive serves oI Iruit
and vegetables.
Bert BoIIa, a practicing GP and head oI
BUPA`s medical services, said Australians
might not realize they needed to lose
weight because they had become used to
seeing more overweight people.
'II you look at pictures oI young children
on the beach 30 years ago, they were stick
Iigures and now you go to the beach and
kids aren`t stick Iigures anymore, Dr
BoIIa said.
'It`s concerning because at the same time
we are trying to get messages across to
Australians about reducing weight and
increasing exercise.
'But one oI the barriers now is that they
don`t realize they are starting behind the
starting blocks.
'Some people out there are saying, I`m
not overweight, so I don`t need to heed this
advice`.
As well as battling the bulge, Australians
were also struggling with depression.
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Indian Cinema
Vidya Balan` starrer The Dirty
Picture` is presently the talk oI the
town. Vidya`s sizzling poster with
three men closely attached to her
is creating waves all over. In the
movie, Vidya completely gets into
the character oI South sensation oI
the 70`s Silk Smitha and looks very
hot and sexy.
She has Iew intimate scenes with
her co-stars and among those is with
Tusshar Kapoor who is basically
known Ior his comic roles. Vidya will
Katrina KaiI has really taken the
nation in a rage with her item
numbers. AIter a series oI hot item
numbers Irom Sheila Ki Jawani to
Bodyguard, the girl has gone all
the way South to shake her legs as
Munni Ior Dabangg` remake in
Tamil.
Now, she has another item number
in her kitty. II sources have it
correct, Kats will gyrate to an item
song with Sanjay Dutt in Hrithik
Roshan starrer Agnipath`. Now,
since Sanjay Dutt needs to hone his
dancing skills in order to match steps
with Katrina, he will be taking two
week oII Ior the rehearsal. Rumors
also have it that the item song will
be somewhat similar to that oI
Amitabh Bachchan`s chartbuster
Jhuma Chooma De Dein` Irom
Mukul Anand`s Hum. The music
Ior this number has been given by
Ajay and Atul Gogavale, who had
composed the music oI Singham`.
HAPPY BIRTHdAY!
Gulshan
Grover
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2011 was a star studded
event with Iamous international celebrities like Brad Pitt, Angelina
Jolie, Clive Owen, Robert DeNiro, George Clooney, Emily Blunt
and many others promoting their flms. Indian actors like Freida
Pinto, Dev Patel, Akshay Kumar and Anupam Kher too made their
presence Ielt at this prestigious flm Iestival.
Akshay Kumar and wiIe Twinkle
Khanna at the premiere oI Speedy
Singhs at TIFF. Akshay and
Twinkle both are seen wearing
Abu-Sandeep creations. Akshay
looks dashing in a white sherwani
and Twinkle looks incredible
as usual, in the white and gold
churidar kurta with a matching
golden clutch.
Akshay Kumar, who is very
Iamous in Canada, had a grand
premiere and party to celebrate
his new movie Speedy Singhs
at TIFF. Speedy Singhs is
cross-cultural flm based on ice
hockey, the national sport oI
Canada. The flm is directed by
Freida Pinto arrived at TIFF Ior the
premiere oI her flm Trishna at the
Princess oI Wales. Trishna is based
on Thomas Hardy`s novel Tess oI
the D`Urbervilles and also stars Riz
Ahmed. It is co-produced by Sunil
Bohra and was shot extensively
and exclusively in rural India.
She posed Ior the shutterbugs
along with the director oI her flm
Michael Winterbottom.
Indian Stars at Toronto
International film festival 2011
Robert Lieberman.
Anupam Kher, Gurpreet Guggi,
world Iamous standup comedian
Russell Peters, lead actor Vinay
Virmani (who has also written the
flm), Akshay Kumar, Hollywood
star Rob Lowe and Robert
Lieberman at the press meet.
vidya Balan to smooch Tusshar kapoor
Another item number
for katrina kaif
be sharing a lip-lock with Tusshar.
At the frst the scene was decided to
be shot in Hyderabad but later the
shooting has been shiIted to Mumbai.
The Dirty Picture` produced by
Ekta Kapoor and directed by Milan
Luthria is the most awaited flm oI
the year. The other star casts oI the
flm include Naseerudin Shah and
Emraan Hashmi.
Let`s see whether Vidya will able to
do justice to the south sensation Silk
Smitha who fnally had a tragic end.
Ash, Abhi baby
shopping in London
Highly excited to be parents,
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and
Abhishek Bachchan was spotted
baby shopping in London. They
looked very thrilled as they shopped
Ior the new arrival.
As they were returning Irom abroad,
actress Urmila Matondkar spotted
the duo at the Mumbai international
airport and on seeing them, she run
down to congratulate the would
be parents. Sridevi was also at the
airport and she too wished them.
Few days back, Aishwarya Rai
Bachchan was spotted at the Iamous
Siddhivinayak temple with her
parents to pray Ior the new liIe.
September 17
September 21
September 22
kareena
kapoor
Shabana
Azmi
kumar
Sanu
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Indian Cinema
Bollywoods Amitabh waives
fee for rst Hollywood role
john Abraham voted
Indias sexiest bachelor
kareena kapoor does
mujra in Agent vinod
Bollywoods Amitabh Bachchan
said he refused any remuneration
for the Hollywood movie The
Great Gatsby as it was a
friendly gesture to director Baz
Lahramaan.
'The director had come down to
India, during a private visit last year
to my oIfce and presented me some
paintings oI a renowned painter, '
Mr Bachchan said.
'He called me up last month and
wondered iI I will do a small role in
the flm and I agreed. It is a gesture,
the veteran actor added.
'It is a small role, merely one scene
appearance, the actor wrote on his
blog.
'I have gone down to Sydney and
had a preliminary reading oI the
script with the entire cast and done
hair makeup and costume rehearsals.
It has been a wonderIul experience
to be a part oI the Hollywood system
and to observe with what detail and
diligence they work, he said.
'The West and in particular
Hollywood is oI course aware oI the
Indian Film Industry. Whether this
John Abraham went through a rough
patch aIter his breakup with Bipasha
Basu early this year. But the actor has
bounced back by keeping himselI
occupied with work. John knows
how to keep his audience hooked.
He was recently voted as the sexiest
bachelor in a poll conducted by
channel Big CBS Prime. Showing
oII his sexy body in the recent
promos oI Force, he has managed to
garner attention Irom all over. The
other sexiest bachelors who made
it to the list aIter John are Ranbir
Kapoor, Siddhartha Mallya, SaiI Ali
Khan, Shahid Kapoor, Virat Kohli,
Abhay Deol, Yuvraj Singh, Neil
Nitin Mukesh and Ranveer Singh.
John`s single status has opened up a
lot oI windows Ior the actor. Would
this make Bipasha Basu regret her
decision or will John just fnd a new
arm candy? Only time will tell!
Mujra` has a special place in
Bollywood. This dance Iorm has
wooed the audience Irom the very
ancient times. In the past, many
actresses tried their hand in Mujra`,
Meena Kumari, Madhubala, Rekha,
Hema Malini and in the present
times Madhuri Dixit, Aishwarya
Rai, Rani Mukherjee had practiced
this dance Iorm in Bollywood. Now,
joining the bandwagon is Kareena
Kapoor.
In the long tenure oI career, Kareena
Kapoor Ior the frst time has done a
mujra Ior Agent Vinod`. Directed
by Sriram Raghavan, the flm is
produced by SaiI`s production house.
The song has been choreographed
little presence oI mine is designed to
open up foodgates Ior more actors
and collaborations, would be utterly
presumptuous by any reckoning on
my part. I would imagine iI and
when there is a need in their stories
Ior someone Irom India to be tapped
they shall do so, Amitabh said.
He said whether the presence oI
Indian actors in Hollywood flms
shall bring worldwide acceptance
Ior Indian actor remains to be seen
and added `I do believe that this
phenomenon already exists.
Indian actors are a recognizable
Iorce outside Indian shores as well.
A larger number oI the world
population watches Indian movies
as opposed to Hollywood 3.8 billion
to 3.2 billion. Indian flms have
been a signifcant part oI the lives oI
various countries prominently in the
regions that have hitherto remained
unknown or unaccounted Ior the
entire North AIrican belt Irom
Morocco to Egypt down to Kenya,
South AIrica, Mauritius and the East
AIrican coast to Nigeria and many
central AIrican nations, the Middle
East, Far East, Russia and now
China, Japan and Korea as well,
not to mention the traditional USA,
Canada, UK and Europe markets
where a large percentage oI our
expatriates reside. 'Hollywood is a
richer entity and has the advantage
oI a more universal language, but
there are several examples that I
have personally witnessed to, where
the Indian star, with all due respect,
has garnered greater notice than
their Hollywood counterparts, Mr
Bachchan said.
A Shah Rukh, Salman or Aamir
Khan may well be an unknown Iace
in one oI the towns in Mid West
US, but so would a Brad Pitt or
Tom Cruise in Yevatmal or Giridih.
How many Ioreign stars have you
noticed gaining prominence in
Hollywood apart Irom that odd
Omar ShariI, Jackie Chan or Bruce
Lee ? Even British artists, which
really should be considered, nation-
wise, as individuals Irom the same
community, have a limited presence.
And how many Hollywood stars
work in our flms?, he pondered.
by ace choreographer Saroj Khan
and styled by Manish Malhotra.
Bebo looks absolutely stunning in
the bright red attire, with loosely
tied hair.
Kareena had a tough time in getting
her steps correct. It took about 22
hours to get the steps perIect. Not
a trained kathak dancer, Bebo had
bruises and over her hands and
knees as the song involved many
foor movements.
The latest buzz doing the
rounds is that Kingfsher hottie,
Angela Jonsson will be Salman
Khan`s heroine in Sohail Khan`s
production Sher Khan`.
However, things are not yet
confrmed. Sohail wants a new
Iace Ior his next
and has supposedly
fnalised Angela Ior
the lead role. II you
can recollect, we had
reported earlier that
the Kingfsher girl
was considered to star
opposite Aamir Khan
in Dhoom 3. However,
she Iailed to bag the
role. II she bags the
lead role opposite
Salman Khan to romance Kingsher hottie?
Salman Khan, it would be the best
debut she could ask Ior.
The lady was also in limelight
recently, when she was linked with
Ranbir Kapoor in a romantic aIIair.
She even conIessed to have dated
the actor.
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Indian Cinema
vashu Bhagnani signs Ajay devgan
Ajay Devgan is one oI the
best actors in Bollywood who
can perIorm various shades oI
characters without any issues. He
can play the action hero role and
then switch back to comedy in just
Iew seconds and thereIore he is one
oI the most demanding actors in the
current scenario. At the moment,
Ajay Devgan is riding on success
with Golmaal 3 and Singham both
doing great at the box oIfce. Ajay
Devgan is currently shooting Ior
Bol Bachchan but he currently met
producer Vashu Bhagnani with
whom he signed a deal.
In the most happening deal, Vashu
Bhagnani signed Ajay Ior the next
movie that he would be producing.
Vashu is defnitely among the best
producers in the country and has
given many hits. Vashu has also
signed up Sajid Khan who will
handle the direction oI the movie.
The title oI the movie has not been
decided yet but they will come up
with that soon. The Iormalities Ior
the movie has been completed by
Ajay Devgan and Sajid Khan and
they are looking Iorward to what
should they name the flm.
Sajid Khan is currently busy
shooting Ior HouseIull 2 so he will
not be working on this flm at the
moment. There were rumors that it
will be a remake oI the successIul
comedy movie that was made more
than twenty years ago, but it was
denied by Sajid Khan. He added that
the movie will have a Iresh script
and will be a Iamily entertainer Ior
the audiences to enjoy. He also said
that he has been working on the
script with Shimit Amin Ior more
than eight months now and thereIore
it will be a nice comedy that people
will love. The shooting oI the flm
will happen somewhere in 2012 and
the movie will be released in 2013.
Shilpa Shetty takes
a break from acting
The Desire` is going to be Shilpa
Shetty`s last flm Ior now. The
actress has taken a break Irom acting
and will now be concentrating on
her personal liIe and business.
'I had taken a break and aIter this flm
I have decided that I won`t do any
movies because my priorities have
changed and I want to concentrate
on myselI, travel, concentrate on my
business. So I have decided not to
take up any work, Shilpa said.
Married to businessman Raj Kundra
in 2009, Shilpa wants to Iocus on
her personal liIe and spa business.
'This is going to be the last flm
audiences are going to see me in
Ior some time. So, out oI choice I
am not going to work Ior another
couple oI years. I think iI people
want to see whatever little I have
done, they should go and watch the
movie. Marriage is a Iull-time job...
I`ll keep doing ads, appearances
and television but along with my
business, she said.
Shilpa plans to produce movies but
not direction, 'I haven`t thought oI it
(direction), but I would be defnitely
producing flms, she said.
Shilpa is paired opposite Chinese
actor Xia Yu in The Desire`,
directed by journalist-turned-
national award-winning Malayalam
flm director R. Sarath.
Ajay, Sonakshi in
Phool Aur kaante sequel
A sequel to the blockbuster Phool
Aur Kaante` is on the making and
the makers have decided to cast the
original actor oI the movie Ajay
Devgan but Madhoo will be replaced
by Sonakshi Sinha. This is the frst
time that Ajay and Sonakshi will be
paired opposite each other.
Producer Dinesh Patel confrmed the
news, 'I am proud that I launched
Ajay Devgan with my flm Phool
Aur Kaante. I am all set to launch the
sequel oI Phool Aur Kaante with Ajay
in the lead. The flm will be titled
Phool Aur Kaante 2.
Patel also inIormed that the lead
actress oI the original flm Madhoo
will be replaced by the Dabangg`
actress. 'I plan to cast Sonakshi Sinha
as I share a great rapport with her
Iather Shatrughan Sinha. We are in
talks with her. Sonakshi will make a
great pair with Ajay. Since she has not
yet been paired with him in any flm,
it will be the casting coup, he added.
Whether Kuku Kohli will direct the
sequel is not yet confrmed but Ajay
is planning to rope in his Iavorite
director Rohit Shetty oI Golmaal`
Iame to direct the movie.
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Michelle Williams has revealed
that she had to break and
remake her body in order to
successfully transform herself
into Marilyn Monroe for her role
in her upcoming ick My Week
With Marilyn.
The 32-year-old actress also
admitted that she Ielt she was
'reborn when she gained weight to
play the legendary actress.
'It Ielt like being reborn. It Ielt like
breaking my body and remaking
it in her image, learning how she
walked and talked and held her
head. None oI that existed in my
physical memory, and I knew I
needed as much time as possible to
make it part oI me, Contactmusic
quoted her as saying.
The Blue Valentine` star has even
gone to the extent oI perIecting the
late screen icon`s mannerisms ahead
oI her role in the movie but admits
she needed a long time to prepare
Ior the physical changes the part
needed.
Entertainment
Yes, Charlie Sheen will be killed
oII Two and a HalI Men when that
CBS sitcom kicks oII season nine
on Monday. But the actor himselI
remains alive. Somehow.
Still, Family Guy creator Seth
MacFarlane has penned an obituary
Ior the actor and he read it aloud
during this weekend`s taping oI
the Comedy Central Roast that will
honor/tear apart the warlock oI a
star and air on the same night as the
aIorementioned premiere.
Michelle Williams
was reborn while
transforming
herself to play
Marilyn Monroe
charlie Sheen
Roast clip, Promo:
Sheenpocalypse Now
contagion (PG) * * *
Panic Driven!
By ROBERT WALDMAN
Smart direction and a good story
line spell trouble Ior the populace
in Contagion, a new thriller Irom
Warner Brothers now on view at
the Empire Oakridge Cinemas,
the Ridge Theatre, Empire Studio
12, Colossus and Cineplex Odeon
Theatres around B.C.
Terror and panic go hand in hand
in Contagion, a superior thriller
laced with intelligent dialogue Irom
Warner Brothers. Topical as hell,
master director Steven Soderbergh
(Che) here combines an A-list cast
with a pretty relevant topic: Health.
And he does so in brilliant Iashion.
Unlike most directors or producers
who routinely open a movie with it`s
name and cast, Soderbergh dispenses
with this tradition. Instead he goes
right Ior the jugular in a slow building
tale oI mishaps, misconnections and
deadly outcomes.
oII the mark are the authorities as the
scientifc and medical community
seem totally caught oII guard. To
make matters worse any solution
to the epidemic that seems to be
spreading seem Iutile at best.
Thrillers oI this sort, and natural
disasters, depend on timing and
build-up. Soderbergh slyly creates
a real Ieeling oI desperation as the
Iate oI the world lies hanging in the
balance. Among those charged with
trying to 'fx the deadly plague like
symptoms are a Iew well-meaning
doctors including Dr. Ellis Cheevers
and Dr. Erin Mears. Both Laurence
Fishburne (The Matrix) and Kate
Winslet (Dream House) stand tall as
noble medical researchers desperate
to fnd a cure.
Humour is lacking in this tense
thriller that harkens back to another
Warner release, Outbreak. British
transplant Jude Law tries to breathe
some liIe as a doubting blogger
but largely gets side-tracked as the
story goes oII on some pretty weird
tangents. But it is nice to see veteran
actor Elliott Gould (M*A*S*H*)
get some screen time as another
doctor trying to save the day.
Good perIormance, a great
atmosphere oI desperate people
trying to survive and smooth
deliveries make Contagion a pretty
disturbing tale oI how Iragile
our inIrastructure can become iI
something dangerous gets out there.
Full circle closure Irom this giIted
director maintains the panic level
and plausible outcomes that are well
refected Irom all parties here.
Connecting the dots is big in
Contagion. People Irom diIIerent
areas oI the world all oI a sudden
start to Ieel sick. First in a bit oI
a bind is a bright blonde woman
named Beth EmhoII. Wait a
minute, we don`t even know the
woman`s name until she`s in all
sorts oI diIfculty well conveyed by
the ever popular Gwyneth Paltrow
(se7en). Good looks can`t mask a
mystery illness as this bright eyed
mom takes sick without warning.
Panic stricken husband can`t make
anything out oI nor can the
medical community until it`s too
late. Action star Matt Damon (The
Bourne Identity) gets short shiIt
here as he doesn`t know what to do
except sit back and watch the tragic
events in his Iamily unIold.
Mitch, however is not alone.
Without warning other isolated
cases oI mystery sick people begin
to surIace around the globe. Slow
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What to See
Cave 9 One oI the earliest prayer hall
caves, notable Ior its arched windows
that let soItly diIIused sunlight in the
cave. This Theravada cave also Ieatures
a large stupa.
Ajanta caves, Maharashtra
Guinness World Records
Cave 2 The Iaade oI this Mahayana
monastery cave shows the kings oI Naga
and their entourage. Inside, a glorious
mandala dominates the ceiling, held by
demons and decorated with birds, Ilowers,
Iruits and abstract designs. The ceiling
gives the eIIect oI a cloth canopy, right
down to the sag in the middle.
Cave 1 The most popular oI the monastery
caves at Ajanta. Every inch oI the cave was
originally painted, though much has worn
away over the centuries. The doorway
to the antechamber is Ilanked by murals
oI two great bodhisattvas. On the right,
holding a thunderbolt, is Avalokitesvara (or
Vajrapani), the most important bodhisattva
in Mahayana Buddhism. On the leIt,
holding a water lily, is the bodhisattva
Padmapani.
The sidewalls oI Cave 1`s antechamber
show two scenes Irom the Buddha`s liIe:
his temptation by Mara just beIore his
enlightenment and the miracle oI Sravasti,
where the Buddha multiplied himselI into
thousand images.
Above the leIt porch oI Cave 1 are Iriezes
oI the Three Signs (a sick man, an old man,
and a corpse) that the Buddha saw on his
IateIul journey outside the palace that led
him to become a monk. In the sanctum is
a colossal sculpture oI the Buddha in the
preaching pose. Murals on the walls oI
the main hall depict numerous Jataka
Tales, stories oI the previous lives oI
Gautama Buddha.
Getting There
The Ajanta Caves are not easily
accessible to visitors but, oI course,
that was the point. The drive Irom the
nearest major town, Aurangabad, takes
between 2 and 3 hours.
By Air (to Aurangabad): According to
Frommer`s, 'the quickest, most sensible
way to get to Aurangabad is to Ily Jet
Airways (about 45 minutes and about
$75) Irom Mumbai to Aurangabad`s
airport.
By Rail: The nearest train station is
Jalgaon, which connects to many cities
in India. An even more major station is
Bhusaval, 28km Irom Jalgaon. From
Jalgaon, you can take a taxi to Ajanta.
Prayer haII with stupa
Buddha statue CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
Chris Walton has literally nailed a world
record.
The 45-year-old Las Vegas proIessional
singer known as 'The Duchess has
been unveiled as the woman with the
longest nails in the world a combined
length oI nearly six metres.
Walton`s achievement was publicised
today (NZ time) at the New York launch
oI the 2012 edition oI the Guinness
Book oI Records.
Guinness World Records announced a
Colorado coonhound will appear in the
2012 book aIter receiving the title oI
'longest ears on a living dog.
The record keeping organization said
Harbor, an 8-year-old coonhound
belonging to JenniIer Wert oI Boulder,
made it into the book with a leIt ear
measuring 12.25 inches long and a right
ear measuring 13.75 inches long, The
Denver Post reported Tuesday.
'When he was 9 months old, he was sitting
in his crate and his ears were hanging down
over his paws, Wert said.
Guinness said the previous record holder
was an Illinois bloodhound named Tigger,
which had a 13.5-inch leIt ear and a 13.75-
inch right ear beIore his death in 2009.
For the youngsters, 17-year-old Angus
T. Jones, oI 'Two and a HalI Men, is
listed as 'Highest Paid Child Star. He
earned $250,000 per episode.
The wedding oI Prince William to Kate
Middleton was crowned 'Most Live
Streams Ior a Single Event, with 72
million streams.
News agency AFP reported that the nail
on her ring Iinger is the length oI a human
arm, her leIt pinky the length oI a Iire
hydrant.
The nails on her leIt hand are 3.09 metres
long in total while on the right they are
2.92m.
Stuart Claxton, a spokesman Ior the
Guinness Book oI Records, called her a
'unique beauty.
Walton, who has been growing the nails
Ior 18 years, says she doesn`t drink milk
or stick to any other nail-Iriendly diet.
'Candy and a lot oI patience, she said
was her secret.
She does have a problem getting anything
out oI a pocket, but she uses her knuckles
to text on a mobile phone and adds zippers
or buttons to sleeves so that she can put on
jackets.
'I don`t swim, but it`s not the nails that
stop me swimming. It`s a hair thing, she
told AFP.
Claxton said the nails record, and other
eye-popping achievements trumpeted
in the Guinness Book oI Records,
had nothing in common with the kind
oI cruelty depicted in the movie The
Elephant Man, where a deIormed man is
paraded as a human curiosity.
'The Iact that the Dutchess has the longest
Iingernails is a Iact. She`s a perIectly
normal, rational woman, Claxton said.
'We`re actually celebrating these people.
Cave 8 Theravada monastery cave.
Cave 4 Incomplete, but the largest oI
the Ajanta monasteries.
Las vegas woman nails
world record, for nails
dog Makes Record Book
With Worlds Longest Ears
Other World Records
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Friday September 16, 2011 Fiji Sun-Times V5 No41 Canada News Canada News
U.S. jUdGE fREEzES ASSETS Of ALBERTA INTERNET SALESMAN
A United States judge Iroze the American
assets oI Sherwood Park, Alta. internet
millionaire and accused Iraudster Jesse
Willms and ordered him to change the way
he does business.
The Seattle judge issued a preliminary
injunction Tuesday morning banning
Willms Irom using negative option selling,
said Robert Schroeder, with the U.S.
Federal Trade Commission.
Canada, the U.S., Australia, the U.K. and
New Zealand were deIrauded.
'II he`s going to comply with the order,
and we would expect that he would, he has
to stop using the means with which he`s
been selling, said Schroeder.
The judge also Iroze the assets oI Willms
and his companies, he said.
'II we get to a Iinal order in this case, we
might have an opportunity to get some
cANAdA TO REOPEN EMBASSY IN TRIPOLI
Canada is reopening its embassy in
Libya`s capital, even as Iighting continues
in pockets oI the country still held by
loyalists oI the hunted dictator Moammar
GadhaIi.
Sources say a small team oI diplomats, led
by Canada`s ambassador to Libya Sandra
McCardell, arrived in Tripoli on the
weekend to conduct a security assessment.
OIIicials wouldn`t comment on the state oI
Canada`s abandoned diplomatic mission
but said McCardell would have to deal with
'reIurbishing and securing the premises.
The diplomats have set up shop at an
alternative location in Tripoli, and expect
to be joined by a Iull contingent oI Ioreign
service oIIicers to get operations up and
running, sources say.
Canadian Iighter jets played a major
role in the UN-mandated NATO-led
bombardment to protect civilians Irom
GadhaIi, who has ruled the North AIrican
nation with an iron Iist Ior Iour decades.
GadhaIi`s regime has crumbled but the
dictator himselI remains at large. From
hiding, he urged his Iollowers Monday to
keep up the Iight.
Canada joined several dozen other
countries this past spring by recognizing
the Libyan rebels, the National Transitional
Council, as the true representatives oI the
Libyan people.
In June, Foreign AIIairs Minister John Baird
visited the rebels in their stronghold oI
Benghazi in eastern Libya but stopped short
oI establishing a diplomatic outpost there as
some NATO allies had chosen to do.
Foreign AIIairs Minister John Baird is to
give Iurther details oI Canada`s diplomatic
re-engagement with Libya on Tuesday
morning when he speaks to reporters in the
House oI Commons Ioyer.
'By re-establishing and resuming
operations at Canada`s embassy in Tripoli,
this will provide us with a diplomatic
presence in Libya, said a senior
government oIIicial, who spoke in advance
oI the minister`s announcement on the
condition oI anonymity.
'Canada is in a strategic position to
strongly promote Canadian values and
protect Canadians` interests, the oIIicial
added.
Though Canada is proud to have supported
the struggle 'to realize a new Libya,
senior oIIicials signaled that they expect the
council to realize its promise oI building a
true democracy.
'We now expect the new government
oI Libya to IulIill its commitments to
Ireedom, democracy, human rights and the
rule oI law.
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Stephen
Harper announced that Canada was liIting
sanctions on Libya and was working within
a United Nations Iramework to Iree up an
estimated $2 billion in Irozen assets Irom
the GadhaIi regime.
At the recent international meeting
on Libya in Paris, Harper signaled his
impatience with providing the rebel council
the monies it needs to run the country and
restore 'a normal liIe Ior its people.
OIIicials said it was too early to say
whether Baird`s Tuesday announcement
would clear the way Ior the two major
Canadian Iirms, the oil company Suncor
and the engineering giant SNC Lavalin, to
resume operations.
But oIIicials were upbeat about the
prospects oI restoring Iull diplomatic and
commercial relations with Libya.
Calgary-based energy Iirm Suncor had
been working with the state-owned
National Oil Corp. and was producing
about 50,000 barrels oI oil a day beIore the
violence began.
SNC Lavalin is involved in several Libyan
ventures, including building a prison and a
part oI a water-supply system.
Harper said he had received assurance that
a new Libyan government would honour
contracts with Canadian companies.
'The job is not yet done, the oIIicial
told the reporter on Monday. But
Canada`s renewed diplomatic presence
'demonstrates Libya is open Ior
business.
McCardell has played a key role in
leading Canada`s Libya strategy aIter she
was withdrawn Irom Libya earlier this
year prior to commencement oI NATO`s
air strikes.
Technically, she will have to present her
diplomatic credentials to the new Libyan
government beIore she Iormally becomes
Canada`s Iull-Iledged ambassador once
again.
In the meantime, she is leading the
team that is dealing with the logistical
challenges oI re-opening the embassy.
OIIicials would not say whether
McCardell`s team included members oI
the Canadian Forces.
Four U.S. military members were part
oI an American team oI diplomats that
also arrived in Tripoli on the weekend to
restore and secure the U.S. embassy, in
part out oI concern that it may have been
booby-trapped during the Iighting.
ScOTIA BANk WARNS cANAdA cOULd BE REcESSION-BOUNd
ITS PEAk SEASON fOR
HEAd LIcE IN ScHOOLS
Canada could be the Iirst advanced nation
to stumble into a second recession, says
the Bank oI Nova Scotia in one oI the
more stark warnings about the gathering
economic storm.
Scotia bank economists say Canada could
in Iact already be in a mild downturn, given
that the economy retreated 0.4 per cent in
the second quarter and is at risk to come in
negative in the current third quarter, which
ends at the end oI the month.
While no other Iorecasting group has
come as close to warning oI a slump, TD
Bank chieI economist Craig Alexander
agreed that the headwinds oI recession are
gathering.
A recession is deIined as two consecutive
negative quarters oI growth and usually
leads to higher unemployment, Ilat or
lower household incomes and tight money
across the economy.
The 20082009 recession lasted three
quarters and led to the loss oI more than
Your kids might be bringing home more than
just homework during this second week oI the
school year. Head lice is a likely possibility
during the Iirst month in the classroom.
The kids are all clumped together sharing their
cubby spaces and sharing the little critters with
their classmates, says Dawn Mucci, CEO oI
LiceSquad Canada. 'There are actually three
peak seasons; aIter any major break... So, aIter
summer holidays, aIter winter holidays, and aIter
March break we tend to see a swell in lice cases.
She says parents should get on this; take a
peek once a week!
'II you don`t catch lice early and it becomes
a bad inIestation, chances are it will spread
to playmates and other members oI the
Iamily and it is a lot more diIIicult to get
rid oI, she explains.
Mucci says that means no sharing hats or
hairbrushes. It`s also a good idea Ior your
kid to hang their coat on their desk chair
instead oI in the cloakroom.
400,000 jobs, many in the restructuring
manuIacturing sector in central Canada.
Few analysts, however, are predicting a
second so-called double-dip recession
that deep.
One indicator oI recent weakness was
new data Tuesday showing Canadians Iell
deeper into debt, and lost household wealth
during the diIIicult second quarter.
The period saw stock markets tumble,
eroding the value oI Canadians`
investments and undermining the so-called
wealth eIIect that underpins consumer
conIidence.
Statistics Canada said household net
worth Iell 0.3 per cent to $184,300,
the Iirst decline in a year. Meanwhile,
household debt to income rose to a record
151 per cent.
The situation likely got worse in August,
when Iinancial markets suIIered an even
bigger setback Irom growing unease over
European and U.S. deIicits and debt.
Scotia bank economist Derek Holt said
he was not predicting a recession, but
that it would take little to tip Canada into
negative territory.
He said while it is true that much oI
the current diIIiculties originate Irom
beyond Canada`s borders, there are also
Iew remaining pillars oI strength in the
domestic economy.
Two expected sources oI economic
strength business investment and
exports show signs oI weakening, he said.
On top oI that, housing is Ilat, jobs growth
is stagnant, as are wages, and consumers,
Iacing a growing debt overhang and low
conIidence, are unlikely to muster the
will to rescue the economy through a
spending binge.
TD`s Craig Alexander said he believes
the U.S. has a 40 per cent chance oI
Ialling into a recession next year, which
could also push Canada near to, or over
the edge.
money back to consumers, he said.
As most oI Willms` assets are in Canada,
the commission will soon be speaking to
Canadian authorities, said Schroeder.
Willms has blamed unscrupulous business
associates who he claims deIrauded him
by stealing credit card numbers in order to
generate commissions with bogus sales.
Willms is scheduled Ior trial in the U.S. in
July 2012.
According to the commission, Willms cheated
customers out oI $450 million in an internet
scam where products or services advertised
as Iree trial oIIers or risk-Iree such as health
and beauty products were actually being
billed to customers` credit cards monthly.
More products would be sent automatically
unless the customers navigated a complicated
cancellation process to stop the charges.
The commission claims customers in
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There was a whole lot oI shakin` going
on overnight with a series oI moderate
earthquakes around the world.
There were two magnitude 6.0 or higher
quakes within an hour oII Japan and New
Zealand, a 5.5 shaker in Fiji, and another 4.0
quake oII the west coast oI Vancouver Island.
There are no reports oI any real damage
or injuries Irom any oI the quakes and no
tsunamis. The 4.0 quake near Vancouver
Island was 50 kilometres oII the west coast
at 4 a.m.
'It would be an aItershock oI the 6.3
quake you had the other day, explains
Geophysicist Ryan Baldwin. 'It was just
a Iew miles Irom where that other quake
occurred.
Canada News Canada News
A new research Iacility that will work on
medical breakthroughs to save lives and
prevent disease oIIicially opened.
The Robert H.N. Ho Research Centre at
Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) will
be home to health proIessionals studying
treatments and possible cures Ior patients
with prostate and ovarian cancers, as well as
bone and joint mobility issues. A key aspect
oI the new centre is its Iocus on research in
early detection and prevention oI disease.
The Iacility has three internationally
renowned research programs:
The Centre Ior Hip Health and Mobility.
An expanded Vancouver Prostate Centre.
OvCaRe, the ovarian cancer research
program, which is located within the
prostate centre.
Approximately 150 staII, clinicians and
scientists will work at the building with 40
new jobs created within the Centre Ior Hip
More than a dozen Canadians have told
the Psychiatric Patient Advocate OIIice
in Toronto within the past year that they
were blocked Irom entering the United
States aIter their records oI mental illness
were shared with the U.S. Department oI
Homeland Security.
Lois Kamenitz, 65, oI Toronto contacted
the oIIice last Iall, aIter U.S. customs
oIIicials at Pearson International Airport
prevented her Irom boarding a Ilight to Los
Angeles on the basis oI her suicide attempt
Iour years earlier.
Kamenitz says she was stopped at customs
aIter showing her passport and asked to
go to a secondary screening. There, a
Customs and Border Protection oIIicer
told Kamenitz that he had inIormation that
police had attended her home in 2006.
'I was really perturbed, Kamenitz says.
'I couldn`t Iigure out what he meant. And
Health and Mobility.
The Vancouver Prostate Centre was
previously located within the Jack Bell
Research Centre. The new Iacility provides
the expansion that was needed Ior recent
signiIicant growth. A unique aspect oI the
new building is that it`s joined with the
Jack Bell centre, allowing staII to move
seamlessly between the two buildings.
The ovarian cancer research program had
been located at both VGH and BC Cancer
Agency. The new space, located within
the prostate centre, allows them to unite
research activity.
The Centre Ior Hip Health and Mobility
had been located within temporary space
at VGH. The new location is customized
Ior unique research studies that range
Irom understanding and preventing Ialls to
biomedical engineering labs where surgeons
and engineers can better understand how
$60M world-class health-care
research centre opens
canadians with Mental
illnesses denied U. s. entry
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off Van. island
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and why joints develop osteoarthritis
and develop new surgical techniques and
implants to replace joints more eIIectively.
The building is a partnership between the
Province, Iederal government, Vancouver
Coastal Health and the University oI British
Columbia Iaculty oI medicine.
The total cost to build, equip and staII the
building was $60 million, with a total capital
cost oI $38.8 million. The total provincial
government contribution is $22.5 million.
The project was completed on time and on
budget.
The centre is named Ior Mr. Robert H.N.
Ho, whose $15-million donation was
made through the VGH & UBC Hospital
Foundation. The giIt includes $8.2 million
Ior the construction oI the building
including equipment, personnel and various
outIitting. The remaining $6.8 million went
toward additional areas oI health care.
canadians fall deeper
into debt: statscan
The net worth oI Canadian households Iell
Ior the Iirst time in a year last spring and
indebtedness grew, Statistics Canada says.
Household worth Iell 0.3 per cent to $184,300
in the second quarter, the Iirst reversal oI
Iortune since the second quarter oI 2010.
The agency says the retreat occurred because
oI a loss in the value oI pension assets and
equities as the Toronto Stock Exchange
index pulled back 5.9 per cent. That more
than oIIset the increase in home values.
The second quarter also saw the ratio oI
household credit market debt to disposable
income rise to 149 per cent, Irom 147 per cent.
The Bank oI Canada has oIten warned
Canadians to be wary oI taking on too
much debt in the current low-interest rate
environment. But households may take
some comIort in the latest Iorecasts that
suggest the central bank is at least a year
way Irom raising interest rates.
Meanwhile, national worth which
includes corporations and governments
increased 1.2 per cent to $6.4 trillion in the
second quarter, the agency said.
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then it dawned on me that he was reIerring
to the 911 call my partner made when I
attempted suicide.
Kamenitz says she asked the oIIicer how
he had obtained her medical records.
'That was the only thing I could think
oI, she says. 'But he said, no, he didn`t
have my medical records but he did have a
contact note Irom the police that |they| had
attended my home.
Stanley Stylianos, program manager at the
Psychiatric Patient Advocate OIIice, says
his organization has heard more than a
dozen stories similar to Kamenitz`s.
The oIIice has also received phone calls
Irom numerous Canadians who have not
yet had encounters with U.S. customs
oIIicers, but are worried that their own
mental health histories may cause security
delays while travelling south oI the border
Ior business or Iamily trips.
The province isn`t doing enough to keep
drunk drivers oII the roads, especially
repeat oIIenders, the Alberta Motor
Association says.
'There are some obvious pieces that are
missing, association spokesman Scott
Wilson said.
'You might have an individual who needs
to stop drinking, he said. 'There needs to
be Iollow-up to make sure the person has
done that . maybe it should be Alberta
Health Services.
Another problem, Wilson said, is the
high number oI people continually pulled
over by police but only given a 24-hour
suspension, usually because their blood
alcohol level isn`t high enough to secure a
conviction.
'Police will rely on 24-hour suspensions,
and these are good things, they are swiIt
and sure punishment to get somebody oII
the road, Wilson said. 'But currently
you can amass them without consequence
in Alberta. II you get one or two oI these
things or three or Iour there is no
additional consequence on you as a driver.
Wilson suggests the 24-hour suspension be
replaced with a driving ban or Iine.
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your first trip to hawaii
Travel
Continued neXt week
oahu travel tips
Traveling on Oahu
Others rent mopeds and motorcycles.
But to really experience all that Oahu
oIIers, you should consider reserving a
rental car in advance Irom the Honolulu
International Airport.
Oahu`s city transportation system is aptly
named 'TheBus. Fares are reasonable,
routes are extensive and there are special
visitor passes Ior multiple day uses.
Another aIIordable option is the trolley.
The routes and destinations are not as
extensive as TheBus but the trolley goes
to most major tourist attractions and oIIer
tickets Ior unlimited rides over a certain
number oI days.
Taxis are a great way to travel when in a
group and the cost can be shared. You can
fnd taxi stands at most major shopping
malls, in the business district and at the
airport. Note that rather than hailing a
cab, fnding taxi stands at major shopping
malls and businesses as well as calling Ior
pick-ups via hotel concierge or phone is
the norm in Hawaii.
about Molokai
Imagine the Hawaii oI the past. Unspoiled
country and untouched beaches. No
skyscrapers or stoplights. The chance to truly
live as the locals do. That`s Molokai today.
Third phase of life-saving intersection cameras rolled out
The third phase oI B.C.`s upgraded and
expanded Intersection SaIety Camera
program has gone live at 35 more sites,
in an eIIort to save lives and reduce the
almost 250 crashes that occur daily at
intersections throughout the province.
The cameras detect and photograph
vehicles running a red light, and are
expected to reduce casualty crashes at
ISC sites by about six per cent annually.
This is the third phase oI a joint provincial
government, ICBC and police program
to upgrade and expand intersection
saIety cameras Irom 120 sites, with
30 flm cameras rotating among them,
to 140 sites with a dedicated digital
camera at each location.
A team oI experts, comprising RCMP,
Police Services, ICBC, and engineering
and traIfc saIety specialists, helped
select B.C.`s highest-risk intersections.
Site selection was based on where
cameras would be the most eIIective in
reducing serious crashes and Iatalities.
quotes:
Solicitor General Shirley Bond
' Keeping British Columbian Iamilies saIe
is our number-one priority. Intersection
crashes are Iar too common.
'We need to use as many tools as possible
including intersection cameras to reduce
serious injuries and Iatalities.
RCMP Lower Mainland Trafhc Services
Superintendent norm Gaumont
'We`ve seen too oIten the carnage oI
intersection crashes. High-risk driving
has no place on our roads and we`ll do
everything we can to go aIter those drivers
who have a complete disregard Ior others.
'These cameras are going to help make our
roads saIer by targeting those who choose
to deliberately put other lives at risk.
ICBC director of road safetv Fiona Temple
'We know these cameras will help reduce
intersection related crashes, but it`s important
that we continue to think about the role we
can play to help make our roads saIer. Many
people think tailgating or Iailing to yield the
Not all cameras will be activated at the
same time. The cameras will be operated
strategically, when historical and current
data show the risk is greatest. This will
maximize both the benefts and cost-
eIIectiveness oI the expanded program.
The frst two sets oI 35 upgraded cameras
went live earlier this year. This means
that 105 oI the 140 sites identifed Ior
saIety cameras are now active. Full
program implementation is expected by
the end oI 2011.
The ISC Program was introduced in
B.C. in 1999 to cut the high incidence oI
intersection crashes, which are oIten the
most serious because they involve high-
speed and side-impact crashes.
Ticket revenue Irom the cameras will
continue to be distributed among all
municipalities across B.C. to enhance their
policing and community-based public
saIety programs. Distribution oI revenue is
not based on the number oI cameras within
a community.
right-oI-way is harmless, but the reality
is you are increasing your chances oI
being in a crash putting others at risk,
including yourselI and passengers.
'Whether you`re a driver, motorcycle
rider, cyclist or pedestrian, slow down
and use extra caution at intersections.
quick facts:
All ticket revenue goes to B.C.
municipalities.
Violation tickets carry a $167 fne,
which can be reduced by $25 iI paid
within 30 days.
Vehicles that have entered the
intersection beIore the light turns red
will not receive a ticket.
A ticket is not issued iI a traIfc signal
is in fashing red mode.
Signs are prominently posted at the
intersections to advise drivers that ISC
cameras are in place.
Registered vehicle owners do not
receive driver penalty points Ior red
light camera oIIences.
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK your shoes whether you`re hiking along
the 1,700 Ioot cliIIs leading to Kalaupapa
National Historical Park or discovering
Papohaku Beach, one oI Hawaii`s biggest
white sand beaches.
With a high percentage oI its population
being oI Native Hawaiian ancestry,
Molokai is place where Hawaiian culture
thrives. The people oI Molokai continue
to preserve their rural liIestyle thanks to
their love oI the land, or aloha aina, and
you can Ieel this aloha Irom small town
Kaunakakai to sacred Halawa Valley.
Hawaii`s past comes alive on Molokai.
Molokai weather
Weather in Molokai is very consistent,
with only minor changes in temperature
throughout the year. Year round
temperatures average around 75 F
(23.9 C). Temperatures at night are
approximately 10 F lower than during
the warmer days. At Molokai`s higher
elevations, it can get a bit cooler and
wetter so pack a light jacket. The West
End oI Molokai is dryer and more arid
while the mountainous East End is wetter
and greener.
Molokai history
With a high percentage oI Molokai`s
population being oI Native Hawaiian
descent, it`s no wonder why Molokai is
sometimes known as 'the most Hawaiian
Island. A visit here is like a journey into
Hawaii`s past, where historic spots can be
discovered today, looking much like they
did hundreds oI years ago.
One oI the oldest known Hawaiian
settlements on Molokai was in Halawa
Valley, an area you can still explore today.
Hawaiian Fishponds built hundreds oI
years ago can still be seen along Molokai`s
southern coast. Molokai is also said to be
the birthplace oI the hula. Legends speak
oI Laka, who practiced the hula at sacred
Kaana near Maunaloa and spread this
knowledge to the other islands. Today, the
Molokai Ka Hula Piko Iestival held every
May at Papohaku Beach Park celebrates
the art oI the hula.
Western contact came to Molokai in the
early 1800`s by Christian missionaries.
Kaluaaha Church was Molokai`s frst
Christian church, built in 1835 on the
southeast coast. In the late 1800`s,
King Kamehameha V built a vacation
home in Kaunakakai. Kamehameha
also co-managed ranch lands and was
responsible Ior the planting oI over 1,000
coconut trees in Kapuaiwa Coconut
Grove. But Molokai is probably most
Iamous Ior Saint Damien`s work with
Hansen`s disease suIIerers at the current
site oI Kalaupapa National Historical Park.
Hawaii`s fIth-largest island, Molokai is
only 38 miles long and 10 miles across
at its widest point. Molokai is home to
the highest sea cliIIs in the world along
its northeast coast (3,600-3,900 Ieet) and
Hawaii`s longest continuous Iringing reeI
(28 miles) oII Molokai`s southern coast.
On Ioot, by bike or by 4-wheel drive, this
is an island oI outdoor adventure. Take
the road less traveled and get red dirt in
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More than just a strain on drivers` wallets,
rising gas prices are changing the auto
industry.
It was once good enough to oIIer a
subcompact sedan Ior the Iew who would
actually buy one. Now automakers are
introducing some serious redesigns to
oIIer better Iuel economy without much
sacrifce.
Nissan has done that with the 2012 Versa
sedan, a car previously so uninspiring
and inIerior to its hatchback sibling that it
was hard to understand why the company
even bothered with it. While still nowhere
near cutting-edge, the new model is a vast
improvement and a decent enough driver
Driving
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In case you haven`t heard our weather
team give saIety tips on air, it`s
important to know how to stay saIe in
case anything like this happens again.
Here are the best ways to stay saIe:
II you are indoors, drop, cover and
hold. That is, drop to the ground, cover
yourselI with a sturdy table or other
piece oI Iurniture and hold on until the
shaking stops.
overall.
The Versa hatchback, which has a
larger engine, won`t be updated Ior at
least another year. While 90 per cent oI
Versa customers in Canada bought the
hatchback, 65 per cent oI American buyers
chose the sedan. Given that there are
surprisingly Iew subcompact sedans on
the market, Nissan is hoping to make an
impression with this one.
Its tag line is 'more space per dollar
than the competition, and despite its small
Iootprint its styling makes it look longer
than the outgoing model, but it`s actually
marginally shorter it`s huge inside.
The company claims more rear legroom
very good. The car accelerates fne Irom
a stop, and while engine and transmission
get noisy when you really put your Ioot
into it (such as highway merging), it`s quiet
the rest oI the time.
The brakes have good Ieel to them anti-
lock brakes are standard, instead oI an
option like the outgoing model.
There`s not a shred oI excitement in
driving it, but that`s not this segment`s
strong point.
Some cost-cutting is evident in the hidden
areas, though, including spindly little
hood struts and rough, unfnished rear
wheel wells that will be collection plates
Ior road salt.
The interior is simple, rendered only in
charcoal grey why would you want
beige carpets in winter anyway? and the
controls are big and easy to use.
Versa always impresses me with its super-
comIy seats and this one is more oI the
same, but that may not hold true Ior all
buyers. There are thick bolsters and those
who buy their shirts XL and larger may
fnd these pieces oI padding digging into
their shoulder blades.
The trunk is huge and the rear seat Iolds
Ior more storage space (except on the base
model), although it doesn`t Iall quite fat.
To get a 2011 Versa hatchback optioned
with A/C, anti-lock brakes and stability
control, you`ll pay at least $16,748. It
makes 122 horsepower to the sedan`s 109
horses, but it`s also thirstier and $2,950
more.
than a Iull-size BMW or Lexus.
Built in Mexico, it uses a new global 'V
platIorm and new 1.6 L Iour-cylinder that
makes 109 horsepower.
The deIault transmission is a fve-speed
manual, which wasn`t available to drive
on the launch. Optional is an automatic
continuously variable transmission (CVT)
that`s now in its second generation and is
smaller, lighter and with a broader range
than the CVT available in the Versa
hatchback.
It starts at $11,798, which Nissan says is
the cheapest in the segment, but that`s Ior
the base S model which comes only with a
stick shiIt and no air conditioning.
The company argues that everyone else
advertises this way, and unIortunately it`s
true. It might not technically be bait-and-
switch, but how many buyers can go into
a dealership and fnd one oI these heavily
advertised base models actually sitting on
the lot? ,Instead, most will probably get
into the mid-range, A/C-equipped SV
$13,798 with stick shiIt, $15,098 with CVT
or the top-line SL, which comes only with
the CVT Ior $16,298.
A $400 Convenience Package on the SV
with CVT adds Bluetooth, iPod interIace,
cruise control and wheel-mounted
audio controls. On the SL, an $800
Technology Package adds satellite radio,
USB connector and, unique among its
competitors, a navigation system.
The little engine works well, and while
CVTs can oIten Ieel rubbery, this one is
2012 Nissan Versa
Stay away Irom glass,
windows or anything that
could Iall such as light
fxtures. II you`re in bed,
stay there unless there`s a
fxture that could potentially
Iall on you. In that case,
move to the nearest saIe
place, such as under a desk.
Do NOT attempt to go
outside. Most injuries occur
when people try to leave
buildings during a quake.
II you`re outside when a quake hits,
move away Irom any buildings, street
lights and wires. Stay in an open place
until the shaking stops.
II you`re in a car or other vehicle,
stop as soon as it`s saIe and stay in
the vehicle. However, don`t stop near
or under buildings, trees, overpasses,
etc. Once the quake has stopped, drive
cautiously to your destination.
Safety Tips
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The Legend of Lord Ganesha
kanyadan
Kanyadan literally means the 'giving
oI the bride. The parents oI the bride
place hands oI their daughter into the
hands oI the groom. The bride`s parents
ask the groom to except their daughter
as his equal partner throughout liIe.
the sacred fre, asking Ior the protection oI
the bride.
ashma kramana/ laaja homam
The bride places her right Ioot onto a stone
and with the assistance oI her brothers
makes oIIerings oI puIIed rice into the
sacred fre, asking Ior the protection oI her
husband. The stone symbolizes the earth.
The act oI placing the bride`s Ioot upon
the stone means that she should become
strong and fxed like the earth.
druva and arundhati darshana
The bride and groom gaze up at the pole
star (Druvaloka) and meditate on stability
in the marriage union. Each night as
the stars rotate in the sky, the pole star
always remains fxed. In the same way as
liIe is constantly changing the union oI
the bride and groom should remain fxed
like the pole star, Druvaloka. Arundhati
is the wiIe oI the great sage Vashistha.
Arundhati and Vashistha are stars in the
big dipper (sapta rishi).
pradakshinam
The bride and groom walk around the
holy fre Iour times, symbolizing the
walk oI liIe. Human liIe is seen to have
Iour great goals called purusharthas:
dharma, artha, kama and moksha. The
bride leads the groom through the frst
three rounds while the groom leads
the bride through the last round. The
frst round represents the attainment
oI dharma, or righteous conduct and
the Iulfllment oI civic and religious
responsibilities. The second round
is Ior the attainment oI artha, the
accumulation oI wealth and prosperity.
This leads to the third round, which
is Ior the attainment oI kama, liIe`s
enjoyments. Finally, the bride and
groom exchange places and the groom
leads the bride around the fre on the
Iourth round enacting the attainment oI
moksha, liIe`s spiritual values.
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universe. Since then Lord Ganesha is
always worshipped frst and every other
god takes a back seat. Another legend
says that when Parvati saw an elephant`s
head being fxed on her
son`s body, she burst into
tears and could not be
soothed. To paciIy her
Brahma announced that
amongst the worship oI all
the gods, which oI Lord
Ganesha should Iorever
bear the frst preIerence.
Lord Ganesha has
two wives, one named
Siddhi (Success) and
the other named Riddhi
(Prosperity). OI course
one who pleases the Lord
automatically comes into
the good books oI his two
wives!
As the Lord oI Obstacles
and the personifcation
oI those qualities which
surmount all diIfculties,
Lord Ganesha is oIten
honored at the outset oI
any project or test and
consequently has become
particularly popular
priest adds ghee, clarifed butter, to the fre to
keep it burning. Rice and other ingredients
are also added to the fre at various times.
pani grahanam
The bride and groom hold hands as a
symbol oI their union.
granthi bandhanam
The bride and groom exchange seats so
Vivaha homam
The great messenger oI the gods,
Agnidevata (the fre god), is invoked to
witness the proceedings. The priest lights
a sacred fre in the presence oI the bride
and groom. Throughout the ceremony, the
that the bride is now sitting to the leIt oI
the groom. One corner oI groom`s shawl
is tied to the end oI the bride`s sari. This
signifes the union oI two souls.
aajya homam
The groom places oIIerings oI ghee into
with modern businessmen and students.
He is the typical lord oI success in liIe
and its accompaniments oI good living,
prosperity and peace. In all ceremonies
(except Iuneral rites) Lord Ganesha is
frst invoked. He is revered by most
Hindus, whether Iollowers oI Shiva or
Vishnu.
Lord Ganesha represents the unity oI the
Small Being, the man, with the Great
Being, the elephant. It is the blending oI
the microcosm with macrocosm, oI drop
oI water with the ocean and oI individual
soul with divinity.
Shiva and Parvati, and just sat there at the
starting point. He was declared the winner
because one who goes round his parents
and touches their Ieet traverses the whole
Lord Ganesh with his pot-bellied body
and mouse`s vehicle could never hope to
compete. He took a round oI his parents,
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5600 DORSET STREET, BURNABY BC
PH: 604-254-2624
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5441 - 125A St, Surrey B.C.
Affliated with Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
GOOD NEWS ASSEMBLY FOR JESUS
James Kumar 604-581-3191 (res) 604-599-9518 (work) Cecil Labon 604-572-4854
Serving the community since 1972
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467 E 11th Avenue, Vancouver, V5T 2C8
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NAYA JEEWAN CHURCH
38868 - 128th Street, Surrey BC
Service Sundays 2:00pm
Bible Study (Hindi & English) Wednesdays 7:30pm
Prayer, Counselling & Visitations Available
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Every Sunday 25PM
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Services are in Hindi and English
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Vancouver sunday worship service: 1:45pm
6075 Inverness St 45th Ave
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Contact Pastor Silas Naidu (604) 517-4490
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PUJARI Soma Sundaran 604.363.7180
President: H.C. Gopal 604.290.1114
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Shree Durga Nav Raatri
by Pt. Shiv N. Mishra
at Shiv Mandir
From Tuesday September 27th to Wednesday October 5th, 2011
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Shree Durga Mata Pooja on Tuesday October 4th at 10:00 a.m.
Kirtan, Bhajan, Devi Bhagwat Katha, Aarti & Shantipath
Everyone is cordially invited. Pritibhoj every night after pooja.
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weekly sport
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The most trusted name in news and sports
Canadians win against Tonga
at Rugby World Cup
The Canadians were up against a howling
wind and a big Tongan team that had seized
the momentum in the World Cup clash.
Trailing 20-13, having led 10-0 until almost
halItime, the Canadians were looking at
deIeat with 15 minutes remaining.
In previous World Cups, coach Kieran
Crowley concedes, there would have been
no coming back. So the elation won`t be
ignored, at least Ior one night, aIter late
tries to No. 8 Aaron Carpenter and winger
Phil MacKenzie earned the Canadians a
25-20 win Wednesday in the most northern
oI the 2011 World Cup venues.
'It gives guys confdence and selI belieI they
can get over the line in these close ones,
Crowley said. 'Two or three years ago, I think
we would have lost that. The confdence that
they can actually nail it ... I think that`s a real
confdence booster Ior the guys.
Problem is, in Iour days they Iace an even
tougher challenge against two-time fnalist
France.
'We`ll give these guys a Iew hours and then
we need to get their heads around France.
We only have a Iour-day turnaround, said
Crowley, who was part oI the All Blacks
squad that won the inaugural World Cup
in 1987, the last time it was staged in New
Zealand. 'It`s going to be challenging Ior
us, playing Sunday.
'It makes me laugh really, Crowley added,
not quite as an aIterthought. 'When Tier 2
countries have Iour-day turnarounds and
(some) Tier One countries have seven-day
turnarounds.
'But it is what it is. We knew what it was
when the draw came out in the frst place.
Flanker Chancey O`Toole was a casualty oI
physically brutal battle with the Tongans,
leaving the feld with an injured ankle and
more than likely sidelined Ior the match
against France.
'Doesn`t look good at the moment.
Probably going Ior x-rays, said Crowley.
'This is a World Cup, you go out there to
try to win each game, he said. So, barring
injuries, he`ll be putting his best team on
the feld against France.
And why not, the way they came back was
impressive.
'It`s a tribute to them, he said, later joking:
'Makes me proud to be a Canadian.
Crowley was appointed coach in 2008 and
has Iocused on conditioning and cohesion
to make the squad more competitive. When
he told them to be calm, stick to the game
plan and just tackle until they dropped
against the Tongans, they did.
'Very pleased with that side oI things,
he said. 'II Canadians have got one thing,
they`ve got heart and they take things
literally. So, I was very pleased with the
But, 'the others are all bouncing oII the
walls down there.
Some teams at the tournament have saved
players in certain matches to keep them Iresh
or available Ior other games in the pool. Japan
has basically conceded deIeat to New Zealand
by naming a second-string squad, and France
is considering sitting out many oI its Irontline
players against the All Blacks as well.
Tonga even rested players against Canada
only fve days aIter losing the tournament`s
opening match to New Zealand.
Crowley doesn`t have the same mindset. His
aim is to fnish third or higher in the fve-
team group, to earn automatic qualifcation
Ior the 2015 edition. Canada reached the
quarterfnals in 1991, but hasn`t been close
to repeating that in the Iour editions since.
way they stuck at it.
'These guys are some oI the best proIessionals
I`ve ever worked with, they just don`t get
paid. They`ll run through a brick wall Ior
you. They were able to do that tonight.
It extended Canada`s unbeaten run against
Tonga at World Cups to three matches.
Flanker Adam Kleeberger was voted man-
oI-the-match Ior his work rate against the
Tongan pack which most critics thought
would dominate the smaller Canadians.
'We`ve had belieI in the team that we can
take on any side, said Kleeberger, one oI
three bushy bearded players in the starting
XV. 'When we came home at the end
there, I think we proved that to ourselves.
'It`s always good to start with a win. Still
got a long road to go.
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Friday September 16, 2011 Fiji Sun-Times V5 No41 Sports
As iI the contrasts in the liIestyles oI
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Victor Ortiz
weren`t evident enough, Tuesday`s fght
week grand entrances at the MGM Grand
Iurther reinIorced them.
Ortiz strolled into the lobby oI the
MGM wearing a Kansas City Royals cap
backward, a cutoII hoodie and sweatpants
alongside a couple confdants.
Mayweather showed up an hour later
sporting designer apparel Irom head to toe.
His group oI approximately 20 associates,
which he calls 'The Money Team, never
strayed Iar Irom his side.
Mayweather pulled up in a white Maybach
625, one oI many cars in his luxury
automobile collection, aIter Ortiz arrived
in a less famboyant Cadillac Escalade.
'My main thing is to entertain in the ring
and outside oI the ring, Mayweather said.
'And the main thing is staying relevant.
Despite any oI Mayweather`s perceived
Iaults, no one could argue against
his prominent standing in the sports
landscape. His arrival brought a buzz that
only one other boxer in the world, Manny
Pacquiao, could match.
Fans began assembling hours beIore
Mayweather walked in, Iorming a
standing-room-only mob as deep as 10
rows to get a glimpse oI the undeIeated
34-year-old fghter. The 24-year-old Ortiz,
who owns the WBC welterweight title,
was slightly in awe oI the whole scene.
Ortiz has never taken part in a fght oI this
magnitude.
'I`ve always been this kid who`s not really
supposed to be on this stage, according
to people in their eyes, Ortiz said. 'I`ve
always agreed to disagree. That`s me.
The lobby erupted as Ortiz walked in.
Camera fashes fickered like a 100 strobe
lights and a jungle oI Ians` outstretched
arms escorted Ortiz to the ring.
The environment was tame in comparison
to the response Ior Mayweather, but unlike
anything Ortiz had ever experienced.
'This isn`t reality, Ortiz said. 'No one
lives like this.
The creditors oI the Dallas Stars are
reportedly going to let the NHL team
fle a prepackaged bankruptcy that will
move along the sale process Irom Tom
Hicks to Vancouver businessman Tom
Gagliardi.
This is the same thing MLB`s Texas
Rangers, also owned by Hicks, did to
Iacilitate the sale oI the team when a
group led by Hall oI Fame pitcher Nolan
Ryan and attorney Chuck Greengerg
outbid billionaire Dallas Mavericks
owner Mark Cuban. Gaglardi has oIIered
Thousands oI people attended a memorial
service at a Slovak hockey arena Thursday
to honour Pavol Demitra the Iormer
national team captain who died in a plane
crash that wiped out an entire Russian
hockey club.
President Ivan Gasparovic and major
Slovak NHL stars including Zdeno Chara,
Marian Hossa and Marian Gaborik
attended.
The service was held Thursday in Trencin`s
arena in western Slovakia, where Demitra
began his career in the top Slovak league
in 1992.
Demitra was among 37 players, coaches
and staII oI Russia`s Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
hockey club who died last week when their
Yak-42 jet crashed outside Yaroslavl en
route to their frst game oI the season.
'In one moment, the Iamily lost a loving
Iather, and the whole country a hockey
genius, said Igor Nemecek, president oI
the Slovak ice hockey Iederation.
'Palo (Demitra) was an idol and a role
model Ior our young players, Nemecek
said, adding that his national team jersey
number 38 will be retired.
Three-time all-star player, Demitra had
played Ior fve NHL clubs during his
career, including the St. Louis Blues and
the Vancouver Canucks. He was planning
to retire aIter one season with the Russian
club.
Demitra, who was 36 years old, is survived
by his wiIe Maria, a son and a daughter.
Floyd Mayweather, Victor Ortiz make
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Undefeated welterweight boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. poses with fans in the MGM Grand
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welterweight champion Victor Ortiz for the title at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday.
$230 million Ior the team and halI oI
American Airlines Center. Although
Gaglardi is the Irontrunner, it is possible
that another bid could oIIer more during
bankruptcy and buy the Stars.
The prepackaged bankruptcy will hasten
the sale oI the hockey team and a deal
should be sent to the NHL owners Ior
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training session Monday night by putting
two wagers in on the New England
Patriots against the Miami Dolphins.
The two non-training anecdotes Ortiz
shared Irom the last Iew days were
pleading with his trainers to let him go to
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