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Deeper Split In SODELPA

Party
Former Rewa Provincial Council Chairman Pita Tagicakiverai (Left)

and Opposition Leader, Ro Tiemumu Kepa
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Deeper Split In SODELPA Party

A new row within SODELPA has
emerged and showed a deeper split in
the party.
A letter has been received by the party
claiming that the Vanua of Rewa is
deeply hurt and disappointed by the
cowardly and lowly aspersions cast on
Opposition leader Ro Teimumu Kepa.
Ro Teimumu is the Roko Tui Dreketi,
paramount chief of Rewa Province and
Burebasaga Confederacy.
The letter refers to the board inquiry,
now underway, into a confidential report
critical of Ro Teimumus leadership and
governance in the Opposition Office
and the five SODELPA MPs who called
for the inquiry led by lawyer Mosese
Bulitavu.
The board chairperson Anare Jale
confirmed he had received the letter but
said he could not comment on it.
The author of the letter is Jese Sikivou,
SODELPAs Media & Liaison Officer
and Private Secretary to Ro Teimumu.
But he said he was writing in his
traditional role not as party official.
The letter said: We have come to a
point, where weight and consideration
are being accorded to cowardly unsigned
allegations of Gauna Vinaka (report), as
touted from pillar to post in the public
square by the likes of Mosese Bulitavo,
his shadowy supporters and of all things
unholy, the Fiji Sun, the letter said.
Allow me to close by conveying to you
behind this scheming and machinations
that the Vanua of Rewa is deeply hurt
and disappointed by your cowardly
and lowly aspersions and cheap
pronouncements and in particular how
certain parties have connived to trample
and disrespect the traditional chiefly seat
of the Roko Tui Dreketi.
At the outset, please allow me to say
that this statement does not have the
prior approval nor the prior knowledge
of the Gone Marama Bale na Roko Tui
Dreketi.
This statement is submitted at the
behest of the head of my mataqali, Ro
Dona Takalaiyale, Taukei Navolau,
Liuliu ni Sauturaga e Rewa, on behalf of
our humble province.
He has requested that we notify you
of our very grave concern regarding the
treatment and the gross disrespect shown
to our Gone Marama Bale, specifically
by Mosese Bulitavo and the signatories
supporting his baseless allegations as
well as their fellow travellers standing in
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the shadows egging them on.

We take this opportunity to remind
you and all of SODELPA that our Gone
Marama Bale stood alone and stood tall,
in darker more difficult times, publicly
challenging the Bainimarama regime
on various issues such as the revocation
of the Great Council of Chiefs,
protesting the Namosi Mining venture
waste spillage, the cancellation of the
Bose Ko Viti 2009 and even marched
ahead of her people to hand deliver to
Khaiyum, Rewas protests regarding the
Bainimarama/Khaiyum constitution and
the with withdrawal of the Yash Ghai
draft.
The likes of Mosese Bulitavo and his
fellow travellers were nowhere to be
seen or heard
Even as recently as the Fiji flag protest,
they did not stand to be counted.
We still clearly recall general secretary
Pio Tabaiwalu asking the Gone Marama
Bale to launch SODELPA party and to
become its Leader.
At a lunch at the Holiday Inn, I
specifically asked him to see a copy of the
SODELPA constitution and manifesto so
we could determine what he was asking
the Gone Marama Bale to endorse and
lead. Of course neither of the documents
was close to being completed at that
time.
Yet the Gone Marama Bale put her
traditional title and her reputation on
the line and launched SODELPA, at
a stirring speech delivered at the FTA
Hall, which had the regime in a tailspin
for two weeks.
That was a hallmark speech that opened
the floodgates and freed many people to
start to voice their opinions against the

regime.
Since her involvement on the campaign
trail, the personal contributions she
makes in terms of sacrifices from the
provision of kamunaga to her time and at
the cost of her own personal campaign,
Ro Dona has asked me to convey that
SODELPA has responded with illmannered and entitled disposition
and never was a mere thank you or
acknowledgement received in return.
Even in our darkest hours, when the
Gone Marama Bale was arrested in the
middle of the night from her chiefly
residence, there was no material or moral
support from SDL/SODELPA.
May I remind you that she defied the
regime to defend the Methodist Church
in Fiji and Rotuma and the vanua.
Going into the elections last year, we put
to you that no other public figure in Fiji,
opposed to the regime, carried the same
gravitas and reputation as that of our
Gone Marama Bale.
The newly launched SODEPA exploited
the Gone Marama Bales public goodwill
and profile, as a launch pad to catapult
itself into the public eye and to maintain
a strong position, as the single strongest
voice against the regime.
Opposition spokesperson, Mick Beddoes
did not wish to comment. MPs Anare
Vadei, Jiosefa Dulakiverata, Viliame
Gavoka, Aseri Radrodro also declined to
comment.
The letter was copied to them and party
president Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu
(could not be reached) and financier
Sakiusa Raivoce (no comment). Ro
Teimumu refused to comment.
Juvenile Released On Bail

One of the two juveniles charged with sedition has been released on bail.
The two juveniles are charged with

sedition and urging political violence.
They appeared in the Lautoka High
Court.
Justice Paul Madigan will rule on the bail
application for the second juvenile later.

The pair initially had their bail
application objected by the State on the
grounds of the seriousness of the alleged
offenses.
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Dilkusha Home Celebrates 111 Years Of

Service
Dilkusha Home is celebrating its 111

years of service this year since its
establishment in 1904.
34 children are under the care of Dilkusha
Home in Nausori.
Deaconess Leba Laveti says they have
30 girls and four boys aged between 10
months and 23 years old at the Home.
Laveti says the Dilkusha Home is always
open for visitors and for those who want
to give assistance.
She says apart from the community
work, most of the assistance they receive
are food packs and clothes.
Heart Doctors Operate Ten Month Old Baby For Free
A Raiwaqa mother had tears of joy while

thanking the team of heart doctors from
New Zealand for operating on her ten
month old baby for free.
Lusiana Kalou says her son Samuela was
born in November last year and has been
in and out of hospital since December.
She is thankful that her son will now live
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a normal life.
A team of 30 doctors from Starship
Childrens Hospital in Auckland conducted
heart operations on 15 children between the
age of seven months to 13 years in the past
week who were born with heart defects.
Children Heart Surgeon Kirsten Finucane
says 0.7 percent of children are born with heart
defects which is a very common problem.

She adds about 150 children are still
awaiting surgery.
Finucan says these doctors took leave
from work and raised money to do
volunteer work in Fiji.
This is the teams second visit to Fiji as they
did similar surgeries in Lautoka last year.
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UK Willing To Work With Fiji

Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and
his British counterpart, David Cameron,
have agreed to address the challenges
of the modern global environment
collectively.
They met in London and also had a
fruitful bilateral discussion on other
issues of mutual interest.
The climate change issue was high on
the agenda, and Mr Bainimarama told
Mr Cameron of the unique existential
threats faced by Pacific Island countries
because of sea level rising and severe
weather conditions.
Mr Cameron agreed that more was
required to bring about a legally binding
convention restricting the emission of
CO2.
The UK, he said, would work with
the EU to encourage other big global
emitters to agree to a progressive deal
at the upcoming UN Climate Change
Conference in Paris in December.
Mr Cameron also highlighted the UKs
contribution to the Climate Financing
mechanism to assist with mitigation and
adaptation measures in the most affected
SIDS.
The leaders acknowledged the strong
historical links that exist between the
two countries and how to use them as a
platform to build a stronger partnership.
In this regard, Mr Cameron, after having
been informed of the strong performance
of the Fijian economy in the last five
years, suggested that future discussion
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and his British counterpart, David

Cameron in London
should focus on increasing trade and
investment between the two countries.
Visa issues were also discussed
particularly the restrictions and
associated costs preventing spouses and
children of Fijian-born British Army
soldiers from settling in the UK.

Mr Cameron acknowledged the immense
contributions and sacrifices made by
Fijians serving in the British Army, and
said he had undertaken to look into the
issue.
Barber Gets 11Yrs For Raping 13Yr-Old
A 52-year-old barber has been sentenced

to eleven years imprisonment after he
was convicted of raping a 13-year-old
boy in 2012.
The court heard that the man took the boy
to a room under the guise of giving him a
massage. He then raped the 13-year-old
boy.
In mitigation, the counsel for the man
said that he is married with four children
and the sole breadwinner of the family
looking after his disabled sister. It was
also stated in court that the accused is
a rheumatic heart patient and cannot
undertake strenuous physical activity.
Lautoka High Court Judge, Justice
Aruna Aluthge sentenced the man to
eleven years behind bars. He has to serve
a minimum of five years before being
eligible for parole.
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Investment Fiji To Provide Locals Similar

Support As Foreign Investors
Investment Fiji is now tasked to provide

local investors similar support with the
investment processes as it provides to
the foreign investors.
Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism,
Faiyaz Siddiq Koya, highlighted this
during the opening of the Yatule Resort
& Spas new spa facility.
Mr Koya said investors with over
$500,000 worth of investment can
register with Investment Fiji.
And if faced with any unnecessary
delays at relevant investment approval
agencies, they can request assistance
from Investment Fiji, he said.
His comments come on the backdrop of
when significant investments by Fijians
had been noted this year especially in the
tourism sector.
Im also very pleased as your Minister
for Tourism to see tourism developments
driven by local investors, he said.
We have seen companies diversify from
their normal line of business to tourism.
We are proud to say that domestic
investments contribute at 50 per cent of
the total private sector investment.
In 2014, total investment was 25 per
cent of the GDP, of which private sector
investments is around 16 per cent.
On average, domestic sector investment
accounts for more than half of this
figure.
Mr Koya said the Government is
streamlining processes and targeting
Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism, Faiyaz Koya, at the Yatule Resort &
Spa during the opening of the resorts new Spa Vishala
delays and wastage.
Survey Report 2014 in a few weeks.
The Bainimarama Government has This is the most recent report, however,
created a stable platform for sustainable we have modernised our data collection
economic growth to take place, he said. and processing and by 2016 we will be
This has led to unprecedented and able to provide real time reports, he said.
historical high levels of economic This will enable the industry players to
growth. The recently released figure for better plan.
2014 growth has been revised upwards He cautioned however: Whilst we
to 5.3 per cent.
develop our accommodation sector,
Visitors Survey Report
let us not forget the important role our
Mr Koya further noted that our tourism customer service also contributes.
sector is getting creative and innovative Our people and our culture remain the
with their ventures as they better greatest attraction for tourism.
understand customers needs.
We must continue to develop our people
He announced that in order to understand and our skills in order to provide the
visitors better, Government will be enjoyable and exclusive experience to our
launching the International Visitors international and local travellers dream.
$5M Tax Fraud Probe
THE Fiji Revenue and Customs

Authority (FRCA) has uncovered
fraudulent activities in the filing of Value
Added Tax returns of four taxpayers in
the amount of about $5million.
"This money is unaccounted for and is
a classic example of tax evasion and
fraud," FRCA chief executive Jitoko
Tikolevu said.
Some accountants and tax agents are also
under spotlight for aiding and abetting
its clients to evade paying taxes.
"This non-compliant behaviour is not
fair to our compliant taxpayers. We will
neither condone nor tolerate any case
of dishonesty and false declaration by
taxpayers," Mr Tikolevu said.
"FRCA will treat any falsified VAT
return with all seriousness and offenders
will have to face the full brunt of the law
including imprisonment."
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FRCA's audit and compliance team

found some taxpayers were disclosing
incorrect information in their VAT
returns. Some supermarkets are also
under FRCA's spotlight for having
additional cash registers and alleged
tampering of sales data, which are not in
the company's books of records.
FRCA assumed that earnings from this
registers were allegedly pocketed by the
supermarket owners.
The offences included understating VAT
sales, overstating zero-rated supplies,
overstating exports, undeclared VAT
on employee fringe benefits that were
subject to VAT, undeclared VAT on
indemnity payments received from
insurance companies, overstating VAT
on expenses and purchases and no
VAT adjustments on private or exempt
expenses. As a result, FRCA is currently
carrying out inspections and routine

audits on all VAT registered persons.
"This exercise is for compliance
verifications. While FRCA is putting all
efforts to turn around all VAT refunds on
a timely basis to assist businesses cash
flows, these fraudulent claims and nondeclaration cause unnecessary delays."
The authority is concerned with some
employers claiming 100 per cent of the
employers FNPF deduction instead of
the 50 per cent allowable deduction.
"Under the Tax Administration Decree,
it is a serious offence to provide false
information to FRCA. Penalties and
prosecution will be imposed on noncompliant taxpayers," he said. "While
the Government is encouraging taxpayer
facilitation and business partnerships,
FRCA expected honesty, integrity and
fairness from taxpayer population."
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Australian Members Of Parliament

Recognize Fijian Economic Success
Members of the Australian Joint

Committee of Public Accounts and Audit
acknowledged Fijis unprecedented
2015 economic growth of 5.3 per cent.
They gave their response during a
meeting yesterday with the AttorneyGeneral and Minister for Finance, Aiyaz
Sayed-Khaiyum.
The members, Committee Secretary of
the House of Representatives, Susan
Cardell, MP Andrew Southcott and
Senator, Chris Ketter, also discussed the
general functions of the Public Accounts
Committees in Fiji and Australia.
The meeting covered the differences
and similarities between the Fijian and
Australian Public Accounts Committees.
In Australia, the committee chairperson
is from Government, whereas in Fiji it is
a position held by the Opposition.
Mr Sayed-Khaiyum also addressed the issue
of running commentaries on the part of
committee members during ongoing hearings,
prior to the issuing of a formal report.
The Fijian Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum with from left: The

Australian Committee Secretary of the Department of the House of
Representatives, Susan Cardell, Australian MP, Andrew Southcott, and Senator,
Chris Ketter.
He raised concerns as to how these impartial nature of the proceedings and
commentaries risk jeopardising the can delegitimise the resulting findings.
Uncle Jailed For Sexual Assault Of Niece
A 23-year old Tavua man of has been sentenced to a total of four years imprisonment for sexually assaulting his seven year
old niece.
Justice Aruna Aluthge of the Lautoka steadily growing.
of criminal justice system had to be strict
High Court said the case is not fit and He says the alarming factor is that the and firm on those who violate the social
proper for a court of law to be mellowed younger generation especially girls of tender norms.
with sympathy.
years are increasingly at a risk of sexual He delivered the comments while
sentencing a man for sexually assaulting
Justice Aluthge says it is rather exploitation in domestic environments.
unfortunate that the respect for children Justice Aluthge adds if we are to eradicate his niece twice in October 2012.
is on the decline and incidents of sexual this motion and uplift the decency and The attacks occurred when the accused
molestation in familial environment are morality in public life, the administration visited the victims family.
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New Global Bond

The Fijian Government has successfully
executed a new global bond of US$200
million (FJ$435 million) after settling
early the existing US$250 million
(FJ$543 million) bond taken up in 2011.
The Minister for Finance, Aiyaz SayedKhaiyum, confirmed this had been
achieved with the lowest ever coupon on
interest rate of 6.625 percent payable on
a bond in Fiji in the international bond
market.
He said: In value terms, this would
mean the interest cost on the new bond
would be approximately FJ$100m lower
in total over the next five years than
the last bond, given the bond value and
interest rate.
The announcement was made in
Parliament followed by a press
conference.
The country is expected to greatly
benefit from this bond issued through
notable savings by paying the current
US$250 million bond early.
The Parliament had been informed
in a closed session in August that
Government planned to repay early the
existing US$250 million which was due
in March 2016, with a new bond issue of
a lower amount of US$200 million.
It was also told the balance of US$50
million (FJ$108 million) was to be
funded through funds saved in the US$
sinking fund that the Government had
established as prudent finance managers.
The closed Parliament session in August
had created much uproar particularly by
the Opposition.
However,
Mr
Sayed-Khaiyum,
stressed this had been critical because
Government had intended to offer to buy
back the bonds from the existing bond
holders.
As a result, it was critical the international
market was not alerted on the matter as
market speculation would then have
affected the deal and compromised Fijis
position.
As a result, US$243.15 million (FJ$529
million) of the current bond holders
have agreed to sell their 2011 notes back
to Fiji, Mr Sayed-Khaiyum confirmed.
Buying back meant that we could not
alert the market otherwise we would
be subject to market speculation and
therefore higher pricing and we would
have been a price taker, he said.
Thus, he stated, the closed session was
necessary.
Mr Sayed-Khaiyum said the outstanding
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Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
tender result of 97.25 per cent success
rate was one of the highest success rates
achieved for a sovereign bond in the past
few years for similar tender offers of buy
back in the market.
Global Bond Background
A bond is a debt investment in which
an investor loans money to an entity
(typically sovereigns, state-owned
enterprises, financial institutions and
corporates) which borrows the funds
for a defined period of time at a fixed
interest rate.
At the end of the defined period of time
(tenor of the bond), the funds will be
repaid to the bond investors.
Fijis first international bond was
raised in September 2006 by the SDL
Government with a sum of US$150
million (FJ$326 million) which was to
mature in September 2011.
This was taken at an interest rate of
6.875 per cent.
The Bainimarama Government then, in
September 2011, raised a US$250 million
five year global bond to pay off the first
bond and this was due in March 2016.
This bond had a higher coupon rate of
nine per cent, a reflection of the turbulent
and volatile market conditions when Fiji
refinanced the US$150 million bond in
2011.
Mr Sayed-Khaiyum pointed out this
was at a time when the global market
was faced with a growing debt crisis in
most of the advanced economies such as
Greece, Ireland, Spain and others.

The new coupon rate of 6.625 percent is
even lower than the 6.875 per cent of the
first bond issue by the SDL Government,
even when Fiji had supposedly a slightly
better credit rating, he said.
This means there is significant
additional cost savings of refinancing
the current bond with the coupon rate
of nine per cent to the new bond with a
coupon rate of 6.625 per cent.
What this means for Fiji?
So what this basically means for Fiji
is that we do not have to pay the nine
percent coupon rate anymore on this
amount.
This results in an approximate savings
of just below FJ$9 million, Mr SayedKhaiyum confirmed.
He said the initial projection had been
that Government would save a minimum
of approximately FJ$5 million, but they
were able to save $9 million.
What this also means is that our debt
falls by US$43.15 million or FJ$93
million, now instead of March 2016, he
said.
The way this happens is that we are
raising only US$200 million instead of
US$250 million which was the amount
of debt through the bonds before this
new issue of bonds.
This reduction in debt means that our
debt to GDP ratio will be lower by
approximately another one per cent at
the end of 2015.
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Meat Export Standard Failure

ABATTOIRS in Fiji do not meet
international standard of systematic
preventive approach to food safety
from biological, chemical, and physical
hazards in production processes, says
International Trade Centre project officer
(ITC) Wayne Lilo.
Mr Lilo said the international standard
known as Hazard Analysis Critical
Control Point (HACCP) dictated the
quality of food exports in the world.
Mr Lilo said the system required meats
to be refrigerated straight after slaughter
which a lot of abattoirs in the country
failed to do.
"The HACCP system is a system that

is put in specific procedures within the
food production system so that it meets
the international food standard," he said.
"Our local abattoirs do not meet these
standards for a couple of reasons and the
most important is refrigeration because
all carcass needs to be slaughtered,
inspected and refrigerated right away.
"Here in Fiji the carcass goes from the
slaughter house to a delivery house and
will only reach a refrigerator once it
reaches the butcher which is very late
considering that this may take an average
of four hours."
Mr Lilo said spoilage started right after

an animal was slaughtered.
"Under the standard meat delivered
should be done so in vehicles with cold
storage," he said.
"At the moment we are working with
livestock farmers in developing value chains
so that we can target high value markets.
"As for Vanua Levu there are several
difficulties because we cannot export
slaughtered meat outside the island due
to the current legislations."
Mr Lilo said the abattoirs on Vanua Levu
existed to fulfill a need rather than to
cater for an export market.
Praise For The President, Ratu Epeli

Acting Prime Minister and AttorneyGeneral Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said
Ratu Epeli Nailatikau had transformed
the role of President.
He was speaking in response to the address
by Ratu Epeli during the ceremonial
opening of Parliament last week.
Where once the presidency seemed
reserved and distant, it was now fully
engaged with the people and very
demanding, he said.
Mr Sayed-Khaiyum said: His Excellency
had 360 public engagements all over Fiji
in 2014, bringing Government to nearly
every town and village and making the
statement that the President is indeed the
servant of the people, he said.
He said Fiji was also at a crossroads
at the time Ratu Epeli assumed the
presidency: Would it continue to exist
as a nation driven apart by separation,
discrimination and privilege only for
some, or would it come together as one
nation, one people with full equality and
opportunity for all?
At that time, he said Ratu Epeli came
forward to show Fijians that a man of
principle could be above politics even in
an intensely political time.
He has been a lodestar of our progress,
keeping us mindful and accountable to
the principles we all professalways
above politics.
He said Ratu Epeli had also visited
nearly every secondary school in the
country175 in allto educate youth
about HIV/AIDS.
A man who has courageously embraced
people who have been traditionally
shunned or ignoredAIDS sufferers;
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Fijian President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau

gay, lesbian and transgender individuals;
the disabled and the poor.
Ratu Epeli had validated and confirmed
them all in their worth and in their
humanity, and he had welcomed them to
the core of Fijian society
He said the President was a man who
possessed both nobility and the common

touch and who was equally comfortable
in the presence of royalty or the most
humble individual.
Ratu Epeli had made a principled stand
when he condemned attempts to set up
an alternative state.
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Fiji To Host 2017 UN Summit
Fiji will host the 2017 triennia Summit

on Oceans and Seas.
It is also continuing its engagement
efforts by seeking membership of the
UN Human Rights Council by 2017.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Ratu Inoke
Kubuabola disclosed this.
He said Fiji is a founding member of
the Ambassadorial Group of Friends of
Oceans and Seas, and we are a leading
advocate of creating a triennial Summit
on Oceans and Seas that would oversee

the implementation of Goal 14.
He said he would be heading to New
York to participate in this years United
Nations General Assembly (UNGA),
where the seminal 2030 agenda for
sustainable development was to be
adopted.
Ratu Inoke said at the UNGA he would
highlight the leadership role Fiji had
enjoyed under the FijiFirst Government
to ensure that the Sustainable
Development Goal 14 to conserve
and sustainably use the oceans, seas
and marine resources was being
implemented properly, especially given
the importance of the ocean and its
resources.
In Geneva he said the Fijian Mission
was taking the lead at the World
Trade Organisation to negotiate new
disciplines and to regulate fisheries
subsidies. In London, we are doubling
down on resource and emission

concerns in the International Maritime
Organisation.
Ratu Inoke said the FijiFirst Government
had refined the `Look North Policy to
a focused proactive, transparent and
innovative foreign policy framework.
He said Fiji had extended it diplomatic
footprint globally to engage new
partners in its development and they
were witnessing the benefits of these
new relationships today.
Fiji he said had earned the highest respect
of the global community, because of the
principles which governed the conduct
of its foreign policy engagement
friends to all, enemy to none.
For Fijis membership of the UN Human
Rights Council in 2017, he said Fiji
would contribute to the global agenda
and governance of human rights
promoting the high standards it had set
itself in the global arena.
Indian Charged
Over Slashing An
Indian-Origin Man In
Singapore
An Indian national, along with six other Indian-origin

persons, were charged in a Singaporean court over
the slashing of a 52-year-old compatriot, permanently
disfiguring his face, a media report said on Wednesday.
Indian national Koleth Abdul Nasir, 41, had allegedly
threatened Indian-origin Singaporean, Liakath Ali, with
injury, by saying "Last time we should do you but you
escaped; but this time round, we will do you, you watch out."
Between August 22 and August 26, three others including
Singaporean-Indian Anwer Ambiya Kadir Maideen,
Zackeer Abbass Khan and Koleth Navas, had conspired
to cause grievous hurt to Liakath, the court heard.
On August 26, another three Singaporean-Indian
suspects, Joel Giritharan Surainthiran, Joshua Navindran
Surainthiran and Ramge Visvanathan had allegedly
slashed Liakath with a knife and caused his face to be
permanently disfigured.
Police said the men, aged between 23 and 46, face a
case of voluntarily causing grievous hurt with dangerous
weapons.
Preliminary investigations showed the dispute arose
from a business rivalry dispute, said Police.
Those found guilty for voluntarily causing grievous hurt
or abetting the offence face up to 15 years' jail term, and
could also be fined or caned.
For criminal intimidation to cause death or grievous
hurt, Koleth Abdul Nasir faces up to seven years' jail.
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We Will Back Fiji In Paris: South Korea

Pledges In Suva
The Suva Declaration on climate change

has the full support of South Korea when
Fiji takes it to the Conference of Parties
21 (COP21) in Paris in November.
This assurance was given by the South
Koreas Minister for Foreign Affairs, Yun
Byung-se, at the Grand Pacific Hotel (GPH).
I had been briefed on the Suva
Declaration and South Korea will
support it in Paris, he said.
On climate change, Fiji can benefit
from the Global Green Growth Institute
(GGGI).
The GGGI promotes a new model

of economic growth known as
green growth that simultaneously
seek economic performance and
environmental sustainability.
It works to produce three major
outcomes:
Mr Yun said: Im visiting Fiji to
reciprocate Ratu Inokes visit to South
Korea this year.
Mr Yun said he met with Government
ministers and was happy with the
positive responses he received.
While meeting the Minister for Foreign

Affairs, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, they
discussed areas of potential bilateral
co-operation and explored business
opportunities.
Mr Yun said the two countries must
capitalise on their good working relations
and co-operation that existed.
He said South Korea would like to
contribute to Fijis agriculture sector,
education, health etc.
Mr Yun said they would also strengthen
their military ties.
Jail For Rape Of Minor

A 28-year old man was sentenced to 12
years and 11 months imprisonment for the
rape of a child below the age of 13 years.
The incident, involving a four-year-old
victim, happened last year.
The court heard that the accused called
the victim in his room and inserted his
fingers in her private part. The girl then
informed her mother who reported the
matter to Police.
In sentencing the accused, High Court
judge Justice Salesi Temo said rape of
children was becoming prevalent in
Fiji and the courts needed to impose a
sentence that would deter future offenders

from committing similar offences.
Justice Temo said the accused, who was
related to the victim, abused her trust in
him as her protector.
The accused admitted a previous
conviction for two counts of similar
offences in 2010.
He was sentenced to 40 months
imprisonment by the Suva Magistrates
Court for the two counts of indecent
assault with a non-parole period of
34 months. The latest offence was
committed while the accused was out on
bail.
Justice Temo did not find any reason to
let the sentence run concurrently as he
said it was the courts duty to protect
children from sexual exploitation.
Justice Temo ordered that the sentence
be run consecutively on the uncompleted
sentence out of the 40 months imposed
by the magistrates court. He will be
eligible for parole after serving eleven
years imprisonment.
A permanent domestic violence
restraining order has also been set to
protect the victim.
Not Enough Skilled Engineers: George Goundar
Lack of skilled ship engineers in

the country is a major concern for a
prominent local shipping operator.
George Goundar, managing director of
Goundar Shipping Limited said this is
a major challenge for his company that
currently owns three vessels MVs
Lomaiviti Princess I, Lomaiviti Princess
II and Queen of Chilliwack.
Mr Goundar said that while they
have qualified engineers, for those he
interviewed recently lacked the basic
skills and knowledge of the profession.
With an engineering background, Mr
Goundar knows too well the nits and
grits of shipping engineering.
In light of his experiences conducting
job interviews during a recruitment
drive, Mr Goundar said he is surprised
to note that interviewees lacked basic
engineering knowledge.
He even suggested that expatriates would
be a better option to hire in the future,
should he invest more into the shipping
industry and expand his fleets.
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One of the biggest challenges for

the company is man power, mainly
engineers. In my opinion, the standards
of engineers produced are not of par.
They have the ticket of engineers, but
they dont seem to have the knowledge
of shipping and engineering, Mr
Goundar said.
We dont know where to go to but we
are hoping that respective ministries
and the government would allow us to
get experts from abroad to work on the
vessels.
Just recently, I interviewed some
engineers but they lacked the basics
of engineering and this is very
disheartening, Mr Goundar added.
In reply to this concern, the Fiji Maritime
Academy (FMA), has admitted this
shortfall saying the result was connected
to the poor quality training in the past.
FMA chief executive officer, Captain
Suren Gurusinghe said since CINEC,
the largest private higher-education
organisation in Sri Lanka took over the
management of the maritime institute

last year, a lot has changed, including
updated curriculum and state of the art
leaning facilities.
The Academy promises to produce a new
generation of seafarers this time round.
Yes, we admit the fact that skilled human
resources is not only in Fiji, its a global
problem and the poor quality of the education
given to FMA graduates in the past.
Due to the same reason, FMA management
was handed over to CINEC Sri Lanka.
After arrival of CINEC we have
introduced new syllabi for Engineering
and nautical students, Captain
Gurusinghe said.
He added that they have also brought
in from overseas some qualified and
quality Class 1 marine engineers to take
control of engineering courses offered at
the Academy.
We will bring few more quality lecturers
from overseas to increase the education
standards at FMA, Captain Gurusinghe
said.
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Nausori Market Opens For Business

The new Nausori market is officially open for business.
The refurbishment, valued in the
millions, provides proper parking for
shoppers and a huge selection of fresh
local produce. There are also mini
outlets within the main market area such
as Bentleys Fish and Chips, Tea Totoka
and more.
A handicraft section allows more space
for the ladies to work on their craft
and theres a bigger section for yaqona
sellers.
Behind the market complex, a fish
market with an array of fish to select
from and a special kai market at one
end.
Market Vendor Sulueti Tuinidau from
Nakelo, Buretu in Tailevu says business
is only going to get better.
"Oh its running very well, we really like
it at the moment, Im selling vegetables
and people are coming for this opening
and they come and buy all the things
from my stall and I really love this

market, I really like it
The new Nausori market has a capacity
for 1,200 market vendors compared to
the old market that could only cater to

500 vendors.
Operating hours are from 6am to 6pm
Monday to Saturday.
for the best possible returns that would

compensate the loss of livelihood,
environmental degradation and their
inability to practise their culture during
the development.
He added that the youths of Bua were

calling on the Department of Environment
to abide by their mission and work towards
ensuring issues that dogged the Nawailevu
mining project were never repeated.
Listen To Youths, Chief Pleads
GOVERNMENT and Opposition must

listen to the youths of Fiji.
The plea was made by member of
Opposition Ratu Suliano Matanitobua in
Parliament yesterday.
The Tui Namosi referred to concerns of
Bua urban youths who called for wider
consultation in the district of Wainunu
for the proposed Wainunu bauxite mine.
"The network is stressing the need for
development that is focused and driven
by the people, where all members of the
community are meaningfully involved in
all stages from consultation, negotiation
to monitoring stage," Ratu Suliano said.
"The network is calling on the
Government to abide by the principle
of free, prior and informed consent
when approaching and negotiating
with landowners for the use of natural
resources for large scale extraction, such
as bauxite mining.
"The network is calling on the iTaukei
Affairs Board, which had consistently
advocated free, prior, informed,
consent in radio progra ms and its
public consultation since mid 2014, and
the network hopes that it does so, to
genuinely empower landowners, and not
merely pay lip service."
Ratu Suliano said proper information
given to landowners would allow them
to have free and prior informed consent
and they would be able to negotiate
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Opposition Leader Ro Teimumu Kepa is accompanied by Ratu Suliano

Matanitobua followed by Semesa Karavaki after a Parliament sitting.
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95 Fijians Participating In The Australian

Seasonal Worker Program
So far there has been 45 women amongst

Fijians participating in the Australian
Seasonal Worker Program.
Australian High Commission to Fiji
Margaret Twomey says that this is
a positive development for not only
the Fiji - Australia seasonal worker
partnership but also for womens
economic empowerment.
The seasonal workers have been
recruited by the Australian employer,

plant grow pick, and will be working on
different farms in Queensland and New
South Wales.
Australia recently announced an
expansion of the seasonal worker
programme to further increase the
economic benefits to Pacific Island
Countries.
The Australian High Commission say
that under the expanded programme

the cap on the number of workers who
can participate has been removed and
the employment categories have been
expanded beyond the horticulture
industry to include agriculture and
accommodation industries.
Meanwhile, 95 Fijians have been
recruited in the Australian Seasonal
Worker Programme.
Opposition Queries
OPPOSITION Leader Ro Teimumu
Kepa says there are still questions that
need to be asked, despite Ratu Epeli
Nailatikau's presidential term coming to
an end later in the year.
Ro Teimumu said a lot of their
recommendations with regards to the
conduct prior to during and after the
election remain unanswered.
Ro Teimumu said it was evident that the
2014 election was clearly not a one man
one vote system because 17 members
of the government received fewer votes

than five of their candidates, who were
not elected.
"Questions on why a local
observer
group was not allowed to participate
and why the process was controlled
from start to finish by the Minister for
Elections, who was also the general
secretary for a political party and had a
vested interest in the outcome."
Ro Teimumu raised concerns with the
President's address while opening the
Parliament sitting on Monday adding

that the military should return to the
barracks.
"He said as commander in chief of
the Fiji military forces he believed
the RFMF must whenever and
wherever required support the public
in bringing to justice those who want
to destroy democracy," she said. "It is
the military alone which has caused
political instability and turmoil in
Fiji."
Parliament Speaker Thanked For Allowing

Closed Session
The Minister for Finance, Aiyaz

Sayed-Khaiyum, thanked the Speaker
and Parliament for allowing a closed
Parliament session in August.
I would like to thank Madam Speaker
for her understanding and indulgence in
allowing the closed session because that
understanding helped to get better rates
for our country, he said.
It enabled us to go to the market early
and take advantage of the prevailing
market conditions.
Mr Sayed-Khaiyum stated the rationale
for the closed session was purely done so
that Fiji could get better pricing for the
bond buy back and issue.
There was no sinister motive nor
anything to hide, he said.
Indeed in our submission we had said
that as soon as the bond was issued, we
would give all details of the bond issue
to Parliament.
With the bond now issued, Mr SayedKhaiyum requested the Speaker that
the Hansard recording for the closed
Parliament session be made available to
the public.
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Disappointing behaviour
Mr Sayed-Khaiyum further questioned
the Oppositions actions which resulted
in the matter being brought up in
Parliament the next day again.
Despite these undertakings and the
fact it was done solely for the purpose
of getting better credit terms for our
country, unfortunately the opposition the
very next day in Parliament tried to bring
the matter up, he said.
Indeed we are told that there are
blogs carrying recordings of the closed
session and it has appeared on various
Facebook and internet sites which the
opposition and their supporters support
and comment on, he said.
Leader quoted
Mr Sayed-Khaiyum referred to the
leader of the National Federation Party,
Biman Prasad, who was quoted in his
article in the Fiji Times on September
12, 2015 about the 2006 Bond.
I quote under the SDL Government the
global bond of US$150 million (FJ$328
million) was a standby facility at 6 per
cent interest, Mr Sayed-Khaiyum said
quoting Mr Prasad.
He stressed anybody who knows finance
and the bond market knows that there is
no such facility as a standby facility in
the bond market.
He is wrong to say that there was a bond
standby facility because I have here with
me the closing certificate of the Issuer,
he said.
It is signed by the then Minister for
Finance, Jone Y Kubuabola, which
certifies an issue of US$150 million bond
and with a coupon rate or interest rate of
6.875 per cent, not 6 per cent as stated
by the spokesman for the opposition on
finance.
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Lets Keep Moving Forward Bainimarama
From left: Assistant Minister for Local Government Lorna Eden, Jilila Kumar,
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, Assistant Minister for Health, Veena
Bhatnagar and Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources Mereseini Vuniwaqa
cut the Governments first annversary cake at their office in Parliament
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama unity had assisted them to deliver their
said all efforts must be focused on services to the Fijian people.
moving the country forward.
But he warned that it was important that
Celebrating the first anniversary of the FijiFirst continued as the Government
FijiFirst Government, he said the party otherwise the country could go to the dogs.
A minivan carrying 12 passengers

veered off the road in Tuvu, Ba, Kings
Highway, and landed in a cane field.
The vehicle was driven by a 36-yearold who was taking passengers from
Lautoka to Ba.
Police spokesperson Ana Naisoro confirmed
the incident saying: The 36-year-old is
alleged to have lost control of the vehicle
and landed in a sugar cane field.
She also confirmed that six of the
passengers sustained minor injuries.
Six of the passengers sustained injuries
as well as the driver and they are admitted
in a stable condition.
Meanwhile a man sustained minor
injuries after he swerved while trying to
avoid hitting a horse that was crossing
the road at Nabou in Nadi.
Ms Naisoro has urged animal owners
to secure their animals away from the
If you listen to what the Opposition

has been coming up with for the last
12 months, we hope that we do not get
replaced in Parliament in the governance
of this country because simply put Fiji is
going to go to the dogs.
We need stability and it is provided
through us economically, socially and
we have policies in place and also the
security of our nation, he said.
Mr. Bainimarama acknowledged the
work done by every member of the party.
Today marks our first year as
Government of the day and I would
like to thank every one of you for your
hard work and contribution and let us
continue to unite and work together to
deliver the best to the Fijian people, Mr
Bainimarama said.
I also want to thank our supporters for
believing in us, for voting us in because
that is very important to us and we want
to tell the people of Fiji that we will stick
to the Vision that we started out with and
we will continue down that path, he
said. He said that they would continue to
strive for the best service for the Fijian
people.
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Meanwhile Ms Naisoro said the driver had
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Barack Obama Welcomes Pope Francis To

White House
BARACK Obama has welcomed Pope Francis to the White House the first black US president hailing the first pontiff
from the Americas as a unique moral authority.
The South Lawn of the White House

echoed to the strains of the Pontifical
Anthem, the Star-Spangled Banner and
a thundering 21-gun salute overnight, as
Washingtonians thronged the streets for
the historic visit.
An inspiration to many of Americas
70 million Catholics, Francis is also a
potential political ally for Mr Obama,
sharing many of his progressive goals.
Both men called for action on climate
change and hailed the rapprochement
between the United States and Cuba
causes dear to the White House, but
opposed by US conservatives.
I believe the excitement around your
visit must be attributed not only to
your role as pope, but to your unique
qualities as a person, Mr Obama told
his guest.
In your humility, your embrace of
simplicity, the gentleness of your words
and the generosity of your spirit, we see
a living example of Jesus teachings, a
leader whose moral authority comes not
just through words but through deeds.
Speaking in fluent but accented English,
the 78-year-old Argentine pontiff
returned the warm blessings of his host.
I am deeply grateful for your welcome

in the name of all Americans, he said,
to applause.
As the son of an immigrant family, I am
happy to be a guest in this country, which
was largely built by such families.
In a nod to Washingtons bitter debate

about immigration reform, Francis said
he would address Congress to offer
words of encouragement to those called
to guide the nations political future in
fidelity to its founding principles.
Five-Year-Old British Boy Almost Lost

Penis In Swimming Shorts Netting
A FIVE-year-old boy was rushed to hospital after his penis became stuck and was being strangled by the netting in his
swimming shorts.
Laura Collins, 33, and her son Jack were
on holiday in Mexico when his penis
became ensnared in the netting of his
swimming shorts.
After spending hours in the pool, I went
to take his swim shorts off to shower,
Ms Collins posted to Facebook.
The netting in the shorts had got caught
around the end of his willy and was
literally strangling it. He was screaming
a scream I hadnt heard before.
Hotel staff rushed them to a doctor, who
times and warned parents to remove the naughty netting, she said
then rushed them to hospital.
Jack was given a local anaesthetic while netting before letting their children wear The Mirror reported that Ms Collins had
contacted Tesco, the company where she
emergency workers removed his penis the shorts.
She told the Daily Mirror that Jack was had purchased the shorts.
from the netting.
Thankfully, he managed to wee so no very upset about it afterwards but A Tesco spokesman said they were
bounced back.
extremely sorry to hear about the
lasting damage, Ms Collins posted.
Ms Collins was informed by hospital He talks about how he nearly lost his incident and would be conducting an
workers that they had seen it numerous willy on holidays and goes on about the investigation with the manufacturer.
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Hundreds Gather To Pay Their Respects

The son of the ruler of Dubai died of
a heart attack Saturday morning, as
reported. Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed
bin Rashid Al Maktoum was 34,
according to United Arab Emirates
authorities.
He was the eldest son of Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
the ruler of Dubai and also the UAE's
vice president and Prime Minister.
A Facebook page purporting to be the
son's official page shows many photos of
him participating in sporting activities.
Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin

Rashid Al Maktoum died of a heart attack
Funeral of Dubai ruler's son after he

dies from a heart attack aged just 34
Pakistan Delays Abdul Basit Execution

Amid Confusion Over Whether Paralysed
Man Can Be Hanged In Wheelchair
Pakistan has delayed the hanging of a

paralysed man because it cannot work
out how to hang him in his wheelchair.
Abdul Basit, who was convicted of
murder in 2009, was due to be hanged
early on Tuesday but the postponement
came barely an hour before the appointed
execution time, according to the BBCs
Ilyas Khan.
Basit is paralysed from the waist down
after contracting tubercular meningitis
in 2010 while in Faisalabads central
prison.
He was sentenced to death but authorities
struggled to decide on how to hang him,
since he is unable to stand to allow a
hangman to tie a noose correctly to
allow for the long-drop method to be
utilised. Pakistan only allows people to
be executed legally using this method.
Basit had initially been sentenced to die
on 29 July but this was postponed the day
before after the Lahore High Court accepted
a petition challenging the execution on the
basis that it would constitute cruel, inhuman
and degrading treatment, contravening
prison rules and violating his fundamental
rights under Pakistans constitution and
international law.
But on 1 September, the High Court
dismissed the 43-year-olds petition,
ruling that since the hanging of a
paralysed prisoner was not expressly
forbidden by the prison rules, there was
no bar to the execution.
The campaign to put Basit to death has
been widely criticised.
Brad Adams, Asia director at Human
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Rights Watch, said: Rather than

confronting the inherent cruelty of
capital punishment, Pakistani officials
are puzzling over how to hang a man in
a wheelchair.
He added: The death penalty is
an inherently cruel and irrevocable
punishment that doesnt solve any of the
complex security problems facing the
Pakistani people.
The Pakistani government should
strengthen its justice system rather than
sending more people like Abdul Basit to
the gallows.
The government should place an official
moratorium on capital punishment until
the practice is abolished.
Pakistan ended its four-year unofficial
moratorium on capital punishment in
December 2014 following an attack
on a school in Peshawar, which saw
more than 150 people, mainly children,
murdered by the Taliban.
In the months since, 236 people have
been executed. More than 8,000 people
are currently languishing on death row.
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B.C. Government Names New Auditor

General As Mayors Vote To Scrap Office
Local auditor general role has been fraught with challenges since put in place in 2012
British Columbia has announced a new

auditor general for local governments even
as municipal politicians consider a resolution
that calls for the elimination of the office.
Gordon Ruth, who is now executive
vice-president of certification and
operations for the Chartered Professional
Accountants of B.C., will start Oct. 1.
Ruth will take the position that has
faced complaints about inefficiency and
wasted public money since its creation
by the province in 2012.
Community,
Sport
and
Cultural
Development Minister Peter Fassbender
made the announcement at the Union of
B.C. Municipalities conference, where city
leaders will vote this week on whether to
ask the government to scrap the position.
Fassbender acknowledged that the
province's attempts to create an office to
audit city governments has been "fraught
with challenges."
"I would be remiss if I stood up here and
said, 'We did a great job out of the gate.'
There were challenges," he said. "It wasn't
a successful start, but we did learn."
The province fired its first auditor
general, Basia Ruta, in March after her
office had only completed two audits
and reports surfaced about an inefficient
and unhappy workplace.
Arn van Iersel has been acting auditor
general and on Wednesday released the

office's seventh audit, which examined
Comox Valley Regional District's
procurement practices.
Auditor as partner to local governments
Fassbender vowed that the office would
work differently with cities in the future,
stressing that the auditor's role was a
partnership with local governments.
"The office's job is to work with you," he
said. "So we can all work together and
move forward in a positive fashion."
Ruth has held several public sector
positions, including within the federal
government, BC Hydro and the Greater
Vancouver Regional District, now called

Metro Vancouver, where he was chief
financial officer.
Fassbender praised him in a news release
as a leader who will establish the office
as "high functioning, results-based and
willing to work with local governments
to find solutions that ultimately benefit
British Columbians."
North Saanich council put forward the
resolution calling for the office to be
gutted, saying it has cost taxpayers $5.2
million and is unnecessary because
municipalities are already legally
required to balance their budgets.
Costco Shopper Punched Elderly Man

Over Free Nutella Samples
A MAN could spend up to 11 years in jail for allegedly punching a 78-year-old Costco shopper in the face over free
Nutella samples.
Police said Derrick Gharabighi, 24,
allegedly picked up all the samples at
a Burbank California store on Sunday
when Sahak Sahakian reached for one.
When Sahakian told the young man not
to take so many, Gharabighi allegedly
punched him in the face.
The senior citizen was hospitalised with a
one-inch cut and swelling above his eye.
Its a shame that it had to come to this
over a Nutella sample, Burbank Police
Department Sgt. Claudio Losacco said.
Its a tragic situation where someone in
their 70s, almost 80 years old, is faced
with something like this.
Gharabighi is being held on $US50,000
bail, county inmate records show, and
faces court on October 2. He faces up to
11 years jail if found guilty of elder abuse.
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NDP Signs In Stephen Harper's Riding

Removed By Calgary Bylaw Services
Bylaw officers had no information on what happened to signs until shown photos of them being removed
When a local NDP campaign had to meet

a Calgary animal and bylaw services
employee in a Walmart parking lot to
make an exchange, it had the whiff of
intrigue.
The meeting was set up by Calgary
bylaw services in order to return 28
"Send Harper a Message" signs the city
department had removed from public
property, though the location was chosen
more for the convenience of both parties
rather than a shadowy trade.
"We know we had a controversial sign
campaign from the beginning, but we
also knew that we were compliant," said
North Darling, the campaign manager
for Matt Masters Burgener in Calgary
Heritage. "We checked it out with the
federal authorities, and a few days into
the sign campaign, we had almost all
of our signs disappear over numerous
locations in Calgary."
Section 325 of the Canada Elections
Act says no one may interfere with the
transmission of election advertising,
including election signs. There are,
however, two exceptions:
Government agencies may remove
signs that do not respect provincial
or municipal laws after informing
the person who authorized the
posting of the sign that they plan to
remove it.
If the sign is a safety hazard,
government agencies may remove
it without informing the person who
authorized the posting of the sign.
"An officer removed some signs over
the weekend, some were illegally placed
and others were removed under the
assumption that they were not campaign
signage," said Carissa Vescio, a bylaw
spokeswoman and the person who
returned the signs. "When we realized
they were official Elections Canada
signage, we immediately returned the
signs to the party."
She said that typically the department
would "call the campaign office and ask
about the signs before removing them,
and we didn't in this case so we admit
that we made a mistake."
Hidden camera
Darling said he has never been told the
signs were illegally placed.
The campaign knew that bylaw services
had taken the signs thanks to a hidden
wildlife camera that caught the removal.
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Bylaw officers had no information on what happened to signs until shown

photos of them being removed
According to the NDP campaign, removal interesting, given that the prime
bylaw services initially said it had no minister was in town when the signs
information on the signs and wasn't started disappearing.
aware of any being confiscated.
Investigation underway
After being shown photographs of the The campaign has lodged a formal
signs being removed by a bylaw agent, complaint with bylaw services.
the department tracked down the signs An email was sent to Darling on
and arranged to return them.
Wednesday afternoon from chief bylaw
"It wasn't that they denied it, it was, officer Alvin Murray, who said he's
'We've got nothing in the system,'" said been tasked with conducting an internal
Darling.
investigation into the incident. Murray
In all, 28 of the 72 missing signs were said photos of the signs have been
returned. Of those, 26 were from the area distributed to officers so there is no
monitored by the camera and two were further confusion.
from another location.
Darling said he is happy about the
"There was no explanation. At this point, investigation and confident it will be
the City of Calgary has told us that it conducted properly, but he's still upset
was a mistake and they've apologized with the damage done.
for taking our signs. The campaign still "They seriously derailed our sign
has numerous questions. No. 1 why campaign, because for a number of days
wasn't internal policy followed? We all of our signs had disappeared and we
should have been contacted immediately, were really in a position where we weren't
we had our official agent designation on sure if we could put any more out."
every sign, it was very clear it was a Also running in the riding are Liberal
Matt Masters campaign."
candidate Brendan Miles and Kelly
Darling said he finds the timing of the Christie of the Green Party.
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Aries
A busy and profitable week at work.
Some of you will be visiting a couple of
offices for sales and marketing. You will
receive favourable response from those
you meet this week. Those looking for
a new job will receive a suitable offer
soon.
Taurus
A busy week at work and yet you will
not be able to conclude your task on
schedule. However, you have ample
time to attend to matters without causing
any setback. Certain activities at home
could be the distraction which you could
rather avoid. Romance is the last thing
on your mind in this week.
Gemini
You keep feeling slightly indisposed this
week. Some of you are likely to take
a day off to take complete rest. In any
case, workwise your position is quite
secured, hence you can take it easy for
a day or two. Some of you would like
to catch up on your correspondence or
perhaps spend leisurely evenings in the
company of your beloved.
Cancer
Overseas influence is strong and very
beneficial. However, in business,
try to work independently, for joint
ventures and partnerships will not prove
beneficial. The married or those in
love who were having problem in their

relationship will resolve these amicably.
Romance returns in your relationship.
Leo
Workwise a rewarding week. You will be
able to consolidate/your position at work
and also make profitable investment in
a deal proposed by a friend. Love life is
delightful and exciting. Some of you are
likely to travel to your favourite holiday
resort in the company of your sweetheart.
Virgo
You would be getting impatient with your
routine work activities. However, you are
advised not to bring about any changes
for those could prove counterproductive.
Fresh investments should be avoided for
the time being. The single will receive
proposal for marriage through a friend of
their family.
Libra
New opportunities come along with
expanding your work activities. Sudden
gains are indicated through your fresh
investments. Travel plans proceeds
smoothly and you are likely to get
benefitted through these. Love life is
quite exciting and you will be making
plans for future together.
Scorpio
A busy and profitable week at work. You
will accomplish task at relative ease.
Plans for evenings get-together proceeds
smoothly and you will be meeting

several new people at this gatherings.
Sagittarius
Travel related work proceeds smoothly
and will be beneficial. Those associated
with the fine arts or the media will be in
the limelight. A new romantic interest in
your life will become more intimate and
exciting. However, this would be brief in
duration.
Capricorn
A busy and tiring week at work.
However, the successful completion of
your task will make you happy and apply
compensate for efforts you have put in.
Your mate or beloved will make some
exciting plans for you this week.
Aquarius
The success of a long desired objective
will make you feel optimistic about
your future. You need to work hard to
retain your position of advantage. Those
travelling on work will conclude your
task successfully and on time. Love life
is full of excitement this week.
Pisces
You will be attending to paper work,
correspondence and going through
documents this week. Those planning
a journey, will have to postpone their
departure. A sudden ill-health of a
member of your family may require your
presence at home.
Colonoscopy Uncovers Stolen Thai

Diamond
A police investigation in Thailand has

literally got to the bottom of the theft of
a 10-million baht ($A392,000) diamond
last week.
Police Colonel Mana Tienmaungpak
said on Sunday that a doctor wielding a
colonoscope and the medical equivalent
of pliers pulled the six-carat gemstone

from the large intestine of the Chinese
woman alleged to have stolen it, after
nature and laxatives failed to get it out.
The woman and a male partner were
arrested at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi
Airport on their way out of Thailand
on the basis of surveillance video at the

jewellery fair where the duo allegedly
switched a fake stone for the real one
after asking to inspect it.
They denied involvement, but X-rays
showed a diamond-like object in the
woman's intestine.
Road Repair Crew Accidentally Buries Man

Road construction workers in central
India killed a man when they accidentally
buried him in a pit while repairing a road,
police said Tuesday.
The road repair crew failed to notice that
a drunken man had fallen into a crater on
the side of the road in Sleemanabad, a
village in Madhya Pradesh state.
Working in the evening, the workers
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dumped gravel and an asphalt mixture

into the pit, burying the man, before
using a large roller to smoothen the road,
said Constable Dhruvsingh Thakur.
The death was discovered when villagers
noticed that part of the mans hand was
visible in the road and police dug out his
body on Monday.
The man, in his mid-30s, had gone to a
village fair and later stopped at a liquor

store. He was heading home when he fell
into the pit and lost consciousness, his
neighbors told Thakur.
Two workers of the road repair crew
were arrested and have been charged
with homicide.
Poorly maintained roads with large
potholes are common in India.
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Health
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Effective Ways To Reduce Blood Pressure

Blood Pressure (BP) refers to the pressure of blood as it flows through your body's arteries.
But when there is an exertion to pass
through the vessels, the body's blood
pressure is raised. BP is measured by two
numbers 120/80. The first number
measures how effective your heart is
at pumping blood around the arteries.
The second measures how efficiently
your heart relaxes between beats. Those
who have blood pressure over 140/90
(or more), it increases their chances of
different types of ailments like strokes,
kidney failure and heart disease. Here's
how you can lower the risks of high
blood pressure...
- Reducing alcohol consumption is the
most important thing to do if you want to
get your BP under control. Whether you

drink alcohol regularly or go on a binge
drinking spree, the damage is immense.
Limit consumption.
- Make sure your food is not very salty.
Salt may add taste to your food but
can also be detrimental to your blood
pressure by causing fatty deposits to
form in your arteries. Reduce salt in your
diet and see the difference.
- Whether you want to lose weight or
stay in shape, exercising is a must.
Follow an exercise routine and stick to
it. It will improve flexibility, stamina and
keep you healthy.
- Increase your potassium intake because
potassium helps balance the water in

your body, besides controlling acidity.
Potassium helps regulate blood flow
through your arteries to feed muscles
with oxygen. Foods like bananas,
potatoes, cucumber, oranges, cabbage,
tomatoes, cauliflower, spinach, and
broccoli are rich with potassium.
- If you're a smoker, you need to quit
ASAP. Smoking is known for increasing
BP because the tar and fumes damage
blood cells and vessels.
- Make sure your diet has a fair amount
fruits and vegetables in it. These are
rich in nutrients, essential minerals and
vitamins.
Beware! Incense Smoke May Be As Bad As

Cigarette Smoke
Burning incense at home may put your

health at great risk including cancer as
the pleasant smell from incense smoke
contains certain particles that are more
toxic than those found in cigarettes,
warns a new study.
Incense burning is a traditional and common
practice in many families and in most
temples in India and other parts of Asia.
It is not only used for religious purposes,
but also because of its pleasant smell.
During the burning process, particle
matter is released into the air.
'Clearly, there needs to be greater
awareness and management of the health
risks associated with burning incense in
indoor environments,' said lead researcher

Rong Zhou from South China University
of Technology in Guangzhou.
The researchers assessed the health
hazards associated with using incense
smoke in the home and compared the
results for the first time with mainstream
studies of cigarette smoke.
They tested incense scented with
agarwood and sandalwood, which are
among the most common ingredients
used to make this product.
Tests on animals showed that incense
smoke contains chemical properties
that could potentially change genetic
material such as DNA, and therefore
cause mutations.
It was also more cytotoxic and genotoxic
than the cigarette used in the study.
This means that incense smoke is
potentially more toxic to a cell, and
especially to its genetic contents, the
researchers noted.
Mutagenics, genotoxins and cytotoxins
have all been linked to the development
of cancers.
Taken together, the incense smoke
samples contained 64 compounds. While
some of these are irritants or are only
slightly harmful (hypotoxic), ingredients
in two of the samples are known to be
highly toxic.
Salty Food Doesn't Cause Thirst
Contradicting the popular assumption of

salt causing thirst, it has been found that
eating salty food does not necessarily
make us drink more water, says a study.
'Based on the notion that the consumption
of salt increases thirst, the concern has
arisen that it also leads to an increased
consumption of sugary drinks. However,
our study found little support for the
assumption that salt invariably increases
drinking,' said Micah Leshem from the
University of Haifa.
Leshem added that as we all consume
beverages with high caloric content
-- alcoholic or sugary drinks -- there is
evidence that increased consumption of
salty foods leads to an overall increase
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in the consumption of calories that

contribute to obesity.
In the study involving 58 participants,
Leshem investigated the effect of salt
in solid foods on drinking. Participants
were asked to taste different types of
nuts -- sugary candied nuts, salted nuts
and nuts with no additives.

The researchers found that the level of
reported thirst and the actual quantity
of water that the subjects drank after
eating salty nuts were not different than
following consumption of candied nuts
or nuts without added flavours.
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Health
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Ways To Quit Smoking

Let your family and friends know that
you are trying to quit smoking as it can
help you achieve success, revealed a
recent study.
We talk to a few smokers, healthcare
experts and chemists to know if it's true
and the latest products available off-theshelf that stave off smoking.
In your department there would be at
least two smokers, minimum of seven
on your floor and in your office...far too
many to even count. And what about
in your neighbourhood. And if at home
there is someone who smokes, your life
is surely up in smoke!
However, there is hope as a single thread
runs through all these people and that
is all of them know smoking is terrible
for one's health, and at some point in
their life, they have even tried to give
up smoking completely. While few may
have been successful, the others are still
grappling to end the bad habit and are
on the lookout for effective measures to
kick the butt.
Go public
The recent research shows that talking to
others about quitting was beneficial. The
survey led by research firm revealed that
confiding in others could help stave off
the temptation to smoke. Being public
about the quit attempt, particularly with
those closest to you like family and
friends, can help address this issue.
Stress less
Too much work in the office, deadlines
to meet, unhappy personal life? Does
this sound familiar. Is this the reason to
smoke? If so, think like a responsible
adult. You need to look inwards and
discuss with others in the family to
address the problem at hand. Picking up
a cigarette is not going to end your blues.
In fact it will escalate your problems
manifold. Stress is a major factor in
keeping some people smoking.
Exercise enough
Experts say ten minutes of cycling or
jogging can significantly help people
quit smoking. The researchers have
shown that changes in brain activity,
triggered by physical exercise, may
help reduce cigarette cravings. Although
it is still unclear, researchers believe
that completing exercise raises mood
(possibly through increases in dopamine)
which reduces the salience or importance
of wanting a cigarette.
Another possibility is that exercise
causes a shift in blood flow to areas of
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the brain less involved in anticipation

of reward and pleasure generated by
smoking images.
A ten or fifteen minute walk, jog or
cycle when times get tough could help
a smoker kick the habit. There are of
course many other benefits from a more
active lifestyle including better fitness,
weight loss and improved mood.
Go for e-Cigarettes
Yes, it's true there are electronic
cigarettes available easily! They feel
and look like regular cigarettes but they
aren't bad for your health. It's a battery
powered, cigarette shaped device that
releases a small dose of nicotine with
each puff. As the nicotine goes into the
bloodstream, the smoker feels the same
high but the (bad) effect is substantially
less.
Tablets and patches
Smokers wishing to kick the butt can
double their success rates by using
nicotine patch. Available at select
pharmacy shops but do check the label.
The current labeling comes as a result
of concerns that using a patch while
smoking could lead to nicotine overdose,
but a literature review found concurrent
use of a nicotine patch and cigarette
smoking appears to be safe.
People who use the patch before quitting
are likely to spontaneously reduce
the number of cigarettes they smoke
because the patch satisfies their need for
nicotine and makes the act of smoking
less enjoyable.
Nicotine
patch
also
decreases
withdrawal symptoms.
Help on your phone
There's help from your phone as well!
The new iPhone has a free application
which provides a live quit line coach and
uses live text to advice on how to kick the
butt. It connects the user to the National
Cancer Institute's quit line service where
they speak to a live quit line coach or use

live text to get advice on quitting.
Chew the urge
There's a new cure on the block and that's
a chewing gum. These are not ordinary
ones, but nicotine-based chewing gums
by which smokers can be wooed to desist
from picking up a cigarette.
Hypnosis will work
This technique helps by giving
suggestions of reminders to relax
during times of craving, or unconscious
commands, which create a negative
impression in the brain. There are many
hypnotists in your city, do consult with
one and give up the habit.
Think, feel, quit
You only live once. So take out time to
think and feel for your loved ones, the
environment and the passive smokers
around you. Use of tobacco leads to
deforestation as eight kg wood is needed
to create a kg of tobacco; tobacco dirties
the teeth and forms pigments in palms,
fingers and nails; it leads to hair loss
and skin wrinkles; tobacco users are two
to three times more likely to develop
heart disease and paralysis, apart from
diabetes; men may become impotent
and women may have fertility problems.
If these don't put you off, wonder what
will...
Don't give up
Even if you have tried several times to
give up the habit but failed, do continue
trying. The number of times you've gone
back to it is not important, but maybe
the fifth or sixth time, you will actually
be successful in kicking the habit. Visit
places which have a 'do not smoke'
policy and test yourself as to how long
you can control your desire to smoke.
Meet friends who do not smoke and
most importantly, love yourself and the
rest of your family and bless them all
good health and a long life.
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For Woman
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Know The Complete Truth About Your

Fairness Cream
India market is considered the biggest market for beauty products specially fairness solution. Among Indian society there
is an absurd statement and phenomenon of beauty.
Thanks to our high list of endorsement -Severe acne
glowing skin.
start, both men & women need variety -Hypersensitivity to sun
-Exfoliation is one of the most important
of fairness creams. In spite of existing -Rebound paradoxical pigmentation
steps in maintaining your youthful glow.
multimillion dollar market of fairness -Unwanted facial hair growth
We recommend weekly exfoliation
products in country, the question of -Skin allergy
to brighten the skin tone. Regular use
how impactful these products are? -Skin cancer Thus these creams should of an exfoliation removes the oldest
Keep dwindling in consumer's mind. always be used judiciously only under the dead skin cells that cling to the skin's
Our skin colour is determined by our supervision of a certified dermatologist. outermost surface, or epidermis. It is an
race and genetic lineage which in turn Do's and Donts
important part of both facials and body
decides the amount and structure of What to do
treatments
melanin. Fairness creams can only work -Apply moisturiser daily during day and What not to do
to a certain extent. As per dermatology before going to bed
-DO NOT support the common trend of
studies, achieving fairness up to 20% -Wash your skin with clean water at least fair skin and the stigma of being dark
is possible, but not more than that. The three times a day
-Avoid excessive bleaching in alternate
fairness creams only block sun rays and -Use sunscreen lotion to prevent tanning weeks. Comprising of Ammonia and
prevent secretion of melanin. Thus help and harsh UV rays damaging skin
hydrochloric acid primarily these
in reducing tan and restoring natural -Use fairness cream preferably aloe ingredients can cause both minor and
skin.
based. It works well for inflammation severe burn.
Side Effects of Fairness Creams
and tanned skin for Asian weather.
-Avoid Products that Encourage Acne
Extreme use of fairness creams can rather -Use external barriers like umbrella and Breakouts
lead to severe skin damage. Fairness Shades while going out.
The truth is we don't need white skin to
creams contain harmful bleaching agent -Drink 6-8 glasses of water every day
show our beauty, if you have healthy,
such as hydroquinone, mercury, lead, -Have anti-oxidant rich fruits
beautiful, dark complexion, learn to
nickel, chromium and high levels of -Increase the intake of Vitamin C. It love yourself. Your healthy and shiny
steroids that cause following problems:
increases cell turnover, helps protect skin is everything to impress whosoever
-Thinning of skin
against sun damage, and boosts the will notice you. Do not trust every
-Discoloration of face
production of collagen and elastin, the advertisement blindly, stay happy &
-Capillaries become prominently visible two vital component of healthy and smiley.
5 Minute Beauty Tips For Working Women

A busy schedule can be a dampener for
your beauty regime. But who says you
can't do make-up in just five minutes?
Here we have five-minute beauty tips:
Whether your eyes look puffy due to lack
of sleep or youve developed a hint of
dark circles, applying concealer correctly
can save the day. Instead of following the
age-old practice of dotting your concealer
under the eyes, apply it in a triangular
shape. After rubbing it in gently, dab on
some translucent yellow powder and
watch your whole face come alive.
You must have noticed that after a few
hours at work, your lipstick begins to
fade and lose its initial vibrancy. And who
has time to reapply colour in between the
hectic daily schedule? Apply one coat of
your chosen lip colour. Now lightly hold
a tissue over your lips and dust off some
translucent powder over the tissue. This
seals your lip colour for a long time.
Always wanted that beautiful smokey eye
look that the celebrities seem to don so
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effortlessly? Heres an ultra-cool way of

getting perfect smokey eyes for a party
or for work. Use your eyeliner and draw
a slanted hashtag on the outer corner of
your eyelid. Now blend this in with the
rest of your make-up and voila, its done!
Doing a winged eyeliner at home may
seem tough but it really isnt. All you
need is a few minutes and some scotch
tape. Place a piece of tape at the corner of
your eye, going towards your eyebrow.
Now use your liner pencil to draw a
thin line across your upper lash line

extending all the way to the edge of the
tape. Trace the edge of the tape with your
liner and now make the line thicker on
the outside edge than the inside. It makes
your whole face look more defined.
A white eyeliner or kohl pencil can work
wonders. It is also a beautiful way to
make smaller or droopy eyes pop. Use
it on the inner corners of your eyes for a
wide-eyed look. Draw a sideways V and
then gently blend it in.
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Parenting
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Why Doctors Are Telling Us Not To Smack

Our Children
Whether parents should use smacking

as a form of discipline is a highly
controversial and emotional debate. But
why are doctors calling for physical
punishment to be made illegal?
Whether it was a slap on the hand or
whack across the bottom, many of us
were smacked by our parents when we
were kids.
In fact, smacking is a form of discipline
many of us still use, with figures showing
69 per cent of parents still smack their
kids today.
But the debate about whether physical
punishment is a safe and effective form
of discipline recently made headlines
when the body representing children's
doctors the paediatric division of
the College of Physicians called for
physical punishment to be made illegal.
Physical punishment (or corporal
punishment) is the use of physical force
to help control a child's behaviour.
Usually it involves smacking a child
with your hand or an implement, such as
a wooden spoon or belt, although it can
include kicking, biting or shaking.
This form of discipline has been
outlawed in 33 countries and evidence
shows these countries now identify
children at risk of abuse earlier, and
have very low rates of child mortality
associated with abuse.
Physical punishment including
smacking is outdated, and that
children's human rights are being
violated as they're the only group not
protected from physical violence under
current laws.
It's calling for parents to be supported
to use "more effective, non-violent
methods of discipline" instead.
Long-term effects
Physical punishment doesn't have to
cross the line into abuse for children to
suffer long-term mental and behavioural
issues.
There is no safe threshold on the number
of times or how hard you can smack
your child.
What one parent calls a smack may be
different to someone else's definition of
a smack. Children should not be subject
to any physical punishment.
Studies shows physical punishment has a
range of health and social consequences
and is not an effective form of discipline.
Some of the specific findings include:
Experience of physical punishments
such as slapping or hitting in childhood
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is associated with depression, anxiety

disorders, substance abuse/dependence,
and personality disorders later in life.

Experience
of
physical
punishments in childhood is associated
with a higher incidence of health conditions
in adulthood, including cardiovascular
disease, obesity and arthritis.

Children who are spanked
frequently at age three are more likely to
be aggressive at age five.

Physical punishment teaches
kids to avoid the 'bad behaviour' in front
of adults, rather than stop the behaviour
completely.

There is no evidence that
physical punishment improves child
development and health.
The wrong lessons
Child and educational psychologist says
smacking only tells children it is okay to
hit other people.
Right then and there, it teaches kids that
physical violence is the way to solve
their problems.
It might have short-term gains for
parents, but it doesn't actually teach them
anything and that's the whole point.
Ultimately, if you're smacking a child,
you're doing it for the child to develop
a fear, and trying to get anything out of
your child through fear is never going to
work.
But he says effective discipline is more
than simply not smacking your child.
Even if you don't smack, but shout and
scream, it's certainly not going to be
effective, either.
Changing the law isn't enough
Physical discipline is never effective.
But it's "irresponsible" to introduce antismacking legislation, unless parents are
given the information and support to
implement effective alternatives.
We've learned that when parents learn
effective alternatives, they simply stop
hitting their kids. But just having an
information repository on a website
where you've got lots of information
people can download, doesn't mean
parents are doing so.
However, there's no one-size-fits-all
method to discipline and how parents
go about it depends on their own
patience threshold, parenting style and
expectations.
But experts agree there are some
basics that can help when it comes to
disciplining children. These include:
Be consistent and follow through
with consequences.
Distract children with interesting
and fun activities especially while
you're shopping or at other times
kids can play up.
Point out when your child is doing
the right thing, not just the wrong.
Ignore children when they are
misbehaving to get a reaction.
Pick your battles; sometimes you
just have to let things go.
When you feel out of control, put
your child somewhere safe and take
time out.
Can I Prevent Ear Infections When

My Child Swims?
My daughter swims year round and has recently been getting swimmer's ear.
Can these infections be prevented? Jennifer
Swimmer's ear, or otitis externa, is a water in her ears and prevent infection.
common infection among kids who spend a Your daughter should not clean her ears
lot of time in the water. Water can sit in the with cotton swabs or other objects (like
ear canal and lead to irritation and infection bobby pins), which can scratch the skin
of the outer ear. The good news is that outer and allow bacteria or fungi to enter. Ear
ear infections often can be prevented.
wax is actually good and can protect
For starters, your daughter can use against swimmer's ear.
removable earplugs to help keep the ear Swimmer's ear can be treated with
canals dry. Or, after getting wet, she can antibiotics. Your doctor will probably
tip her head to the side to let the water recommend that she stay out of the pool
drain out. She also can use a hair dryer while she's recovering.
on a low setting, 12 inches away, to dry If you're looking for medical advice,
her ears.
a diagnosis, or treatment, consult
If her ears still aren't drying out, talk to your doctor or other qualified medical
your doctor about using alcohol ear drops professional. If this is an emergency,
at the end of a swim to help dry up the contact emergency services in your area.
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Lifestyle
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Foods You Should Never Eat For

Breakfast
Oh the fat, the sugar, and the skyrocketing

calories and cholesterol. While we can all
agree that breakfast is the most important
meal of the day as it is the time of day
where we energize ourselves up for the
incoming activities, there are still some
types of food that you really cant eat in
order to jump start your day. Luckily, we
know what those are, and here are some
of them, so youll know what to watch
out for or eat less of next time.
1. Orange Juice
It may be a breakfast staple, but in fact,
some store bought orange juices are
packed with sugar, which is a breakfast
no-no. Might as well skip the juice and
eat a whole orange, or maybe juice it
yourself so you know it is pure juice and
you wont miss out on the vitamin C it
contains.
2. Granola Bars
These babies are convenient to munch
on if youre the on-the-go type of person.
But well, the ugly truth is, granola bars
are just basically oats rolled in with
sugar. They also have high calorie count,
so try and eat that less and opt for natural
sweeteners instead if you want to eat
something quick yet satisfying.
3. Store bought Smoothies
Unless you make it yourself, smoothies
bought in stores are actually filled with
unnecessary sugars and the like. If you
can, try and make some in advance so
you can put them in your tumblers or
cold cups for convenient drinking. And
keep in mind if youre making some
yourself, smoothies are supposed to be
filled with natural ingredients, like fruits,
grains, and vegetables.
4. Muffins
Again, unless you make it yourself with
healthier options for ingredients, the
muffins we eat for breakfast are actually
just cake. Yes, plain cake. Full of sugar,
and full of empty calories which makes
it to the breakfast food no-no list. There
are other options for this, healthier too,
for people on the go.
5. Cinnamon Rolls
Ah yes, another culprit like the muffin.
Cinnamon rolls are just plain sugary
pastries. Full of sugar and empty
calories, not guaranteed to keep you
nourished throughout the day. You know
what to blame if you sugar crash before
the day is done. Might as well put this
off as a dessert instead of something to
eat for breakfast.
6. Toaster Pastry
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Maybe as a snack, you can munch on

these. But never for breakfast. Toaster
pastries, however as convenient as they
are, are actually full of sugar and carbs.
Double threat, and a double no-no for
breakfast. Eating these for breakfast,
youre setting yourself up for a sugar
crash and immediate hunger after a short
while.
7. Sugary Cereals
Yes, were talking about those frosted
flakes, cocoa puffs, fruity pebbles,
lucky charms, and the like that we see
in grocery stores. Although they may be
very quick and easy to eat, as well as a
source of fiber, they are also full of sugar
and other preservatives. Heck, they may
offer little to no nutritional value at all so
skip these and opt for some corn flakes
or oatmeal instead. A tip to keep in mind
next time you see your kids or younger
relatives eat.
8. Flavored Yogurt
Contrary to popular belief, were better
off eating regular yogurt as its flavored
variety has a lot of additives, and yes,
sugar. The flavored yogurt has betrayed
us. Do not be deceived by the labels,
even if they say low-fat, because as
much as youd want to believe them,
theyre hardly low on anything at all.
Putting fresh fruit on top of plain yogurt
has just as much flavor and youll know
its light too.
9. Pancakes and Waffles (especially if
theyre made from store bought mix)
Another one of the breakfast staples.
Pancakes and waffles. As easy as it
looks, another traitor to the nutrition
game, pancake and/or waffle mix, is
another breakfast food no-no. Carbs, fat,
and sugar in one without giving us any
nutritional value at all? Nope. Youre
better off making pancakes and waffles
from scratch! Just hold back a little
on the sugary syrup, or skip the syrup

altogether as its really bad to eat that in
the morning.
10. Donuts
Weve come to another no-no on the
breakfast list; donuts. Yes, you see them
everywhere, from your local donut
shop to the highly commercial donut
chain. Glazed, sprinkled, or covered in
chocolate but really actually deep-fried
and plain sugary, its a bad idea to munch
on these first thing in the morning unless
you want a sugar crash. Its best to stay
away from these in the morning.
11. Bacon
Ah, unfortunately but not surprisingly,
bacon is one of the breakfast no-nos, as
well as in general, along with sausages
and ham. Knowing that theyre fried
and full of fat, this breakfast staple will
definitely boost your cholesterol levels.
Another oh-no-no no matter how good
it is. So if you want to eat healthy, you
might have to give this up for a healthier
alternative.
12. White Bread
Sad but true, the standard white bread
is high in yeast and offers little to no
nutritional value. However, there are
healthier choices for this breakfast staple.
A sandwich with this kind of bread isnt
really going to keep you filled, instead
itll get you bloated and youll have the
hunger pangs after a short while. Try
going for whole wheat breads in place of
it, like rye for some added fiber.
13. French Toast
This sugary, fried breakfast food, is well,
just that. It doesnt offer any nutritional
value at all and knowing that its fried
is a sure fire cholesterol booster in a
bad way. If you can substitute the white
bread with whole wheat bread and skip
the syrup, you could probably have a
healthier alternative.
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South Africa Can Still Win World Cup,

Says Coach
SOUTH Africa can still win the Rugby

World Cup this year, coach Heyneke
Meyer declared on Wednesday as he
rung the changes after Saturday's shock
defeat against Japan.
"I've been knocked down a few times in
my life but mostly come back, so I still
believe we can do it," Meyer told a press
conference inBirmingham.
"But the players need to put up their
hands, the coaching staff as well.
"What happened against Japan just
wasn't good enough. But if we all stand
together, play like I know we can, play

to our strengths and have the mental
toughness, back our captain, I know we
can still do it."
Meyer spelt out his displeasure with the
34-32 defeat against Japan by making
eight changes when he named his side
for the Springboks' second Pool B game
against Samoa atVilla Parkon Saturday.
"I picked guys who can handle pressure
and now it's up to the players to
show that. We were not good enough
againstJapanand now the pressure is on
and it's not going to go away.

"To winthe World Cupyou need to win
seven games. Tongue in cheek, and I know
it?s not the right time to make a joke, but
we only need to win six games now."
South Africa will still be missing the
power of Willem Alberts, however.
A calf injury has kept the flanker out
since June and his planned comeback
against Japan was postponed when he
pulled out on the eve of the match.
Meyer said Alberts was not considered
for Sunday's clash atVilla Park.
Vijay Singh Is In For Fiji International

Fijis national hero Vijay Singh is
returning home to compete in one of
the countrys most prestigious sporting
tournaments.
Singhs announcement has been highly
anticipated by sports fans in Fiji who are
sure to give their home grown world star
a rousing reception when he competes
in the Fiji International at Natadola Bay
Championship Golf Course from 15-18
October.
Recognising the importance of the Fiji
International to growing golf in his
home country, Singh is delighted to once
again be pledging his support to the
tournament.
I am pleased to be returning home to
play in the Fiji International which is
building the profile of the sport that I
love in the country that I love, said
Singh who finished in the top-10 last
year.
I enjoyed my time competing in the
inaugural tournament, and this year I am
motivated to try and win.
Singh competing in the Fiji International
is a significant result for the tournament
and has been an important focus of the
PGA of Australia.
Vijay is an incredibly talented player
but more than that he is a hero to people
in Fiji, he inspires and interests them in
golf which is why it was so important for
us to secure him for the Fiji International
again in 2015, said Stephen Ayles,
Chief Commercial Officer of the PGA of
Australia.
We would like to create a lasting
legacy of golf in Fiji and by having
Vijay participate we are on the path to
achieving both of these goals.
Prime
Minister,
Hon.
Voreqe
Bainimarama said the government was
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delighted to see Fijian Vijay Singh

return for this years tournament with
supporters expected to come out in force
to cheer on their local hero.
Every Fijian will be excited to hear
that Vijay will return for the second Fiji
International. He is a great ambassador
for Fiji and a great ambassador for
Fijian sport, said Prime Minister
Bainimarama.
The PGA of Australia is committed to
growing the Fiji International in 2015
and the strength of playing field is a key
component to this.
With the positioning of the tournament
the week after The Presidents Cup in
Korea the Fiji International has already
attract world number 15 Matt Kuchar to
compete after representing the United
States of America.
We want to continue to improve the
playing field, this has a big impact on just
about every metric you can measure the
event by, it will improve the broadcast
both domestically and in key markets
like New Zealand and Australia, but also
into Asia, added Ayles.
The tournament is the week after the
Presidents Cup which is being hosted
in Korea; Fiji is the perfect half-way
point between Asia and the USA making
the Fiji International a great follow-up
tournament, we have already seen this
with Matt Kuchar from the USA signing
on to play.
In addition to the quality field, the
tournament is continuing to grow as we
have confirmed an increase in player
field size to 132, and the prize purse to
be played for will be A$1.125m.
To be played at the Natadola Bay
Championship Golf Course from 15-18
October, the Fiji International will be

broadcast around the world.
The inaugural Fiji International
signalled Fijis official arrival onto
the world golfing stage with the Fijian
Government, Fiji Tourism and Fijis
number one golf ambassador, Vijay
Singh, all making a push to put their
country on the lucrative world golfing
map.
In 2015 the Fiji International is expected
to grow with the tournament establishing
a reputation amongst the worlds best
golfers as a must attend event for
themselves and their families.
The tournament also boosts some of the
most unique hospitality options in world
golf with the par-3 4th hole providing
the perfect vantage point to watch the
golf whilst socialising on the beach.
More than just a golf tournament the
Fiji International aims to leave a lasting
legacy for golf in the Pacific with the
PGA of Australia supporting initiatives
to introduce and grow the game in Fiji.
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Priyanka Chopra Makes Rare Leap To

American TV
Priyanka Chopra becomes the first

Bollywood star to headline an American
TV series with ABC's "Quantico,"
premiering September 27. The show
is a drama about a group of young
FBI recruits who discovers that one of
them is suspected of masterminding the
biggest attack on New York since 9/11.
Here's a look at some other Indian actors
on TV.
She's a megastar from Mumbai, India,
home to the world's most prolific film
industry.
She's an award-winning actress, a former
Miss World, a singer and a dancer.
She serves as a UNICEF goodwill
ambassador and as a United Nations Girl
Up Champion, and she is involved in
efforts to promote the education of girls
in India.
She's a social media queen, with more
than 10 million followers on Twitter.
Priyanka Chopra has international
cachet and a global fan base. But her star
power has been relatively lackluster in
the United States.
That may be about to change. Chopra
is the star of "Quantico," a drama
premiering September 27 on ABC. In
recent weeks, her face has been splashed
across billboards and buses from Los
Angeles to Toronto to New York.
Chopra, 33, has thrived in the Indian
film industry for more than a decade.
But as she gets ready for her close-up
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on American television, she feels like a

complete newcomer.
"I'm excited about making a new foray,
but I'm also very nervous," Chopra said.
"I feel like a debutante, like how I felt
when my first movie was releasing in
2003. Every time I see a billboard, every
time I see my face on a bus or a magazine,
I'm just like, 'It's a new culture, a new
country.' I hope that I'm accepted as an
actor."
'An empowered woman'
In the series, Chopra plays Alex Parrish,
one of a diverse group of new FBI
recruits, each with a mysterious past.
As the show cuts between the present
and the past, Parrish becomes the prime
suspect in a devastating terrorist attack
in New York.
Chopra describes her character as a
"Jason Bourne in a female form."
"She's smart, she's sexy, she's intelligent,
she kicks ass, and she's not afraid to take
her life in her own hands. But the beauty
of Alex is, she's not macho. She's very
feminine, and she's vulnerable," Chopra
said. "I love that she's a celebration of
the modern woman. She's not just an asskicking, feeling-less robot."
"Quantico" has been described as
"Homeland" meets "Grey's Anatomy."
Its cast includes Aunjanue Ellis as the
assistant director of the FBI academy
and Jake McLaughlin as a fellow FBI
recruit and love interest, but Chopra's
character has the central role.

"This is an idea that no one has explored:
taking a global actor, a global talent,
and launching them in the American
market," Chopra said. "It's new for all of
us -- ABC, me, everyone -- it's the new
prototype. I guess we'll find out what
happens."
Chopra, who lived in the U.S. for
four years as a teenager, credits the
show's producers and ABC for taking
a chance on her. She believes that such
diverse casting could be a precursor
of entertainment's future as the world
shrinks.
"I think the globe has become a really
small place now, and we are all global
citizens, at least I think I am," she said.
"The girl next door's face has changed.
She does not come from a particular
place. ... She can be anyone from
anywhere."
Indian actors on American TV
In recent years, an increasing number
of actors of Indian origin have made
an impact on American TV: Kunal
Nayyar of "The Big Bang Theory,"
Mindy Kaling of "The Mindy Project,"
Archie Punjabi of "The Good Wife,"
Dev Patel of "Newsroom," Nimrat Kaur
of "Homeland," Aziz Ansari of "Parks
and Recreation," Aasif Mandvi of "The
Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The
Brink," and Kal Penn of "House" and
"Battle Creek."
Veteran Indian actor Anil Kapoor
("Slumdog Millionaire") is the first
major Bollywood star to get a meaty role
on U.S. television, as the president of a
fictional Middle Eastern country on the
eighth season of "24."
Chopra's "Quantico" character becomes
an unlikely suspect in a terrorist attack
on New York.
She got unexpected insight into the
medium from an unlikely source: actor
Kevin Spacey, whom she met at the
International Indian Film Academy
awards last year. The two conducted
a film workshop class together and
exchanged notes about acting.
"He happened to mention that TV
was most exciting medium of almost
everything, because he has no idea
what his character (Frank Underwood
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in 'House of Cards') is going to do, and

I find that so true," said Chopra, who
admits to being mostly in the dark about
"Quantico's" plot line. Audiences will
learn the identity of the terrorist by the
end of season 1, she said.
Early reviews for Chopra in "Quantico"
have been positive. Entertainment
Tonight named her one of three breakout
stars for the fall TV season, while The
Hollywood Reporter called her "one of
the most formidable talents hitting TV
this fall."
Roush said Chopra was the only
"Quantico" actress to appear at the
Television Critics Association's press
tour in Los Angeles in August. "It's
unusual during the press tour with a cast
of that size to present only one actor, so
it's clear they see a big star in her," he
said.
For now, Chopra's plan is to straddle two
performing careers: one in the U.S. and
the other in India. Next, she's working on
an Indian epic historical drama about an
18th-century Indian warrior.

"For me, success means achieving
something people did not expect you to
achieve," said Chopra, who is extremely
close to her family and still feels the
absence of her father, who died in 2013.
"My dad always told me -- and I always

follow this," she said. "As a girl, you
should not be someone who tries to fit
into a glass slipper. You should shatter
the glass ceiling, and that's what I'm
trying to do."
value. The girls with striking bodies in

chic bikinis are bound to attract a certain
kind of crowd.
The film's director Madhur Bhandarkar
admits Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon would
have a sizeable audience. "Kapil's
popularity on television cannot be
denied. His stardom on television is
bound to spill over on to the large
screen," says Madhur.
However, a source very close to Kapil's
film sees no competition between the
two films. "Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon
has no girls in bikinis, no titillation. It
is a naughty comedy about a man with
a roving eye. Kapil's role in inspired by

Sanjeev Kumar in B R Chopra's Pati Patni
Aur Woh. But, there is no concession to
any kind of raunchy content. Kapil was
very clear that he would not let down his
diehard family audience from television
by doing anything vulgar," says a source
close to Kapil.
Not that Bhandarkar's film is out to
titillate. "There are barely 4-5 shots of
girls in bikinis. It's an emotional story of
5 girls' journey from obscurity to fame.
Ab Calendar Girls ke baare mein hai, toh
bikini shot toh hogi," says a member of
Bhandarkar's team.
Kapil Sharma Plays Sanjeev Kumar From

Pati Patni Aur Woh
Our resident humorist Kapil Sharma

is all set to become a movie star. His
large-screen debut in Abbas-Mastan's
Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon is said to be a
comedy of errors about one hapless man
and the five women in his life.
Kapil, who is very excited about his film's
release on September 25, would face stiff
competition from Madhur Bhandarkar's
Calendar Girls which releases the same
day. The film has a great deal of visibility-
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Vishal-Shekhar Start
Composing Music For 'Sultan'
Popular composer duo Vishal-Shekhar
have embarked on a quest to bring the
story of Salman Khan's next project
Sultan alive with their music. They
promise to create more magic with
their sounds.
Produced by Aditya Chopra under
his Yash Raj Films banner, the movie

is reportedly based on the life of
a wrestler and the Dabangg star
will be seen in an action avatar as a
wrestler.
The Ali Abbas Zafar directorial will hit
the screens on Eid in 2016.
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