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December 2, 2011
'Super visa' immigration program launched
Conservatives say those applying for permanent residency will be eligible
program that allows Canadians
to apply for so-called super visas
launched yesterday, but the NDP
immigration critic is worried that
the new 10-year visa for parents and
grandparents may be hard to obtain.
The new visa is part of the Conservative
government's plan to battle an enormous
backlog of about 165,000 parents and
grandparents who are trying to join family
in Canada.
The so-called super visa will be good
for 10 years, but will have to be renewed
every two years.
People applying to sponsor a parent or
grandparent will have to show they can
support their visiting relatives. To be
accepted, the visitors will be required to
have private health insurance coverage
during their stay in Canada.
NDP immigration critic Don Davies
likes the new super visa for parents and
grandparents, but he wants assurances that
they will be easy to get, unlike a fve-year
visitor's visa that has been available for
years.
"I have cases in my oIfce in Vancouver
where someone's sponsoring their parents,
say from New Delhi, and their application
is in the lineup for 10 years," Davies said.
"So they apply for a visitor visa to come
and they're turned down because they
have a permanent resident application in
the queue and the oIfcials think that they
won't leave."
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says
that won't be a problem people who
have applied for permanent residency will
defnitely be eligible Ior the visa.
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they're confdent that the approval rate
for these parent super visas will actually
be very high," Kenney said last week at
an appearance before a parliamentary
committee.
Kenney said the new health insurance
requirement may make it easier for visa
oIfcers to say "yes."
'Really good way forward'
"One of the reasons we are requiring
that people demonstrate they have health
insurance when they come into Canada, is
to add greater certainty Ior our visa oIfcers
that admitting people is not going to end
up representing a net cost to Canadian
taxpayers," he told the committee last
week.
Debbie Douglas, the executive director of
the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving
Immigrants, said that overall, the new
program is a "really good way forward" in
terms of serving parents and grandparents.
She also said the new program would give
the government a chance to create a more
transparent system.
"It also gives us a chance to ensure that our
visa posts are being consistent and fair and
transparent in terms of who it is that they're
granting visas to," Douglas said.
But she noted that there are still concerns
about how visas will be allocated, as well
as the health insurance requirement.
"We really do have to pay attention to
the fact that the requirement for private
health insurance is not disproportionately
affecting who we let into Canada," Douglas
said.
The new super visa program was
announced in early November as part of a
broader plan to try and clear the backlog.
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editoRial on Page 11
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says peopIe who have appIied for permanent residency wiII deniteIy be eIigibIe for the visa.
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FMF BisCuit CoMPANy wiNs toP AwARD
Buy Fiji MADe PRoDuCts
AG uRGes PeoPle
BAiNiMARAMA GoveRNMeNt's
New tAx PoliCy
Biscuit Company of (Fiji) Limited walked
away with the 2011 Prime Ministers
Exporter oI the Year Award at the Softel
Resort and Spa in Denarau.
The company, a subsidiary of Flour Mills
of Fiji (FMF) won the award for the second
time. Their frst win oI the TFL sponsored
award was in 2004.
FMF Group chairman Hari Punja was
thrilled to receive the top award and said
his team deserved the credit for the success.
I am just the company chairman and most
of the work is done by the group CEO and
his team so all credit to them, he said.
I am absolutely thrilled with this award as
it recognizes our contribution to the export
market.
We have been in the export market for
over 20 years and this is the second time for
Biscuit Company of Fiji to win this award.
This award is a motivation for the
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
has announced that December starts
the mobilizing of the Buy Fijian made
campaign.
Half a million dollars has been allocated
by government to build the profle oI Fijian
made products.
He said we may have ignored for too
long what is Fijian made, and now people
are being encouraged to look into the
marketplace, and buy Sigatoka grown
vegetables or Suva made shoes, and goods
from anywhere in the country.
The campaign momentum will begin
this Saturday with a march from the Flea
Market to the Suva Foreshore.
Booths with Fiji made products will be
showcased, with a key focus on local
food.
There are more plans for next year.
Effective January 1, 2012, the Bainimarama
Government will reduce or eliminate taxes
for 99.4 percent of taxpayers.
The top income tax marginal rate will be
cut from 31 percent to an absolute ceiling
of 20 percent.
Result: the Bainimarama Government
will put $53.1 million back in the pockets
of Fijians.
Anyone earning zero to $15,600 will pay
nothing in taxes.
Income between $15,601 and $22,000
will have a tax rate of 7 percent. It was
25 percent. The fxed component is
eliminated.
Result: those earning $20,000 a year
now are paying about $1500 in taxes.
in the new system, they will pay about
$300.
In the next bracket, between $22,001 and
$50,000, the rate will be 18 percent, down
Irom 31 percent. The fxed component has
also decreased.
Result: Fijians who earn between
$50,001 and $100,000 will have their
tax rate reduced 20 percent. Previously
it was 31 percent. The xed component
Directors Navneeta and Tara Punja of Biscuit
Company Limited pose with the Prime
Minister's Exporter of the Year Award
will also decrease.
Beginning January 1, the corporate
tax rate will drop Irom 28 percent to 20
percent.
Companies will pay almost all oI their
advance payment within the fscal year, but
not at once. This reform means 30 percent
of taxes will be paid in June, 30 percent
in September, and 30 percent in December.
The remaining 10 percent will be paid in
the following February.
To curb the problem oI tax evasion,
penalties will increase and their scope will
be extended. There will be a Garnishee
system on joint bank accounts, whether
with spouse or children, for both customs
and tax.
As oI January 1, 2012, the government
is instituting the Social Responsibility
Levy. This will be applied to anyone
earning over $270,000 a year. This will
fund food voucher and family assistance
programs. In this way the top 1 percent of
taxpayers will now be contributing more
fully to the social good.
Result: $9.8 million from this levy will
go towards social welfare programs.
The Hotel Turnover Tax, commonly
known as HTT, will be renamed the
Service Turnover Tax, or STT. The tax
rate will remain the same, but will now be
extended to:
Rental car operators
In-bound tour operators
Events management operators
Recreation, entertainment and cinema
operators
Bars and night clubs
Bistros or coffee shops with an annual
gross turnover oI $1.5 million and above
Restaurants with annual gross turnover
oI $1.5 million and above
All water sports, underwater activities,
skydiving, hot-air balloon rides, river
safaris, aircraft charter or hire including
helicopters, with an annual gross
turnover in excess oI $300,000
And home stay operators
The Government will also increase the
Departure Tax Irom $100 to $150.
Government will introduce a 2 percent
levy on outstanding balances on credit
cards on a monthly basis. Similar to the
voice call tax, this will be collected by
fnancial institutions and remitted to FRCA
on a monthly basis.
Government will introduce a new Iringe
beneft tax regime Irom 2012. Employers
will be responsible for paying and remitting
to FRCA the relevant amount at a rate of 20
percent.
The current employer contribution to
FNPF, which is allowed as a deductible
expenditure, will continue but at 50
percent.
Government will impose a levy oI $7,500
upon point of sale on luxury cars of a
cylinder capacity exceeding 2500cc, but
not exceeding 3000cc. This levy will not
be imposed on single and twin cabs utility
vehicles. For luxury cars of a cylinder
capacity exceeding 3000cc, upon point of
sale we will impose a levy oI $20,000.
Given the low claim payout, all insurance
companies that charge premiums for
the Government-mandated, third-party
insurance will contribute 20 percent of all
the premiums collected. The new levy must
not result in increased premium payments
for the insured. This levy is to be remitted
to FRCA on a monthly basis.
company to excel further in the export
market," he added.
Meanwhile, Tropik Woods Industries
Limited won the Large Exporter of the
Year Award while the Medium Exporter of
the Year Award was given to Nelesh Kamal
Company, a grog exporting company from
Labasa.
Standss (South Pacifc) Limited won the
Small Exporter of the Year Award and
ANZ Pacifc Operations Limited walked
away with the Services Exporter of the
Year Award.
The award winners were judged by a four
member panel comprising of Mesake
Nawari Senior Fellow at USP, Makereta
Ledua Manager Revenue Collections,
FRCA, Caroline Waqabaca Chief
Economist at the Reserve Bank of Fiji and
Ilimeleki Kaiyanuyanu Chief Economist
at the Ministry of Primary Industries.
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Two Taiwanese nationals are in custody
at Nadi Border Police after they failed to
declare the US$35,000 (FJ$64,000) cash
they were bringing into the country.
This was confrmed by Fiji Police Force
spokesman Atunaisa Sokomuri.
Inspector Sokomuri referred questions
to Fiji Revenue and Customs Revenue
(FIRCA) chieI executive oIfcer Jitoko
Tikolevu who confrmed the incident.
Mr Tikolevu said Custom oIfcers at Nadi
International Airport intercepted the duo
after they were acting suspiciously.
He said Custom oIfcers, through their own
observations, suspected the duo by looking
at their body language which hinted that
something was wrong.
They just took the two passengers aside
and made a search and found they had
undeclared United States of America
currency amounting to US$35,000.
The Custom oIfcers aIter conducting their
search, Mr Tikolevu said, handed the two
to the Border Police Unit. Mr Tikolevu said
under the Financial Transaction Reporting
Act 2004, passengers carrying more than
F$10,000 with them should declare it.
The two breached this Act, he said.
Police continue investigations.
366 RePoRteD Hiv/
AiDs CAses iN Fiji
The confrmed cumulative total oI the
number oI people living with HIV in Fiji
as of 2010 is 366, says AIDS advocate and
President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau.
Speaking during the World AIDS Day
celebrations in Suva, Ratu Epeli said the
average number of new cases per year in
Fiji stands around 30.
With the 30 cases being too many he said
the primary transmission reported for
people who have been diagnosed is mostly
through heterosexual intercourse.
He said the spread of AIDS through
heterosexual intercourse records an
estimate of 90 per cent while that of male
who have sex with male at 3 per cent and
of mother to child or vertical infection
transmission at 7 per cent.
What is disturbing and is of great concern
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to all of us, is to highlight that the number of
these confrmed cases each year Iall mainly
within the youth category, the bulk of our
working population which cater for over 60
per cent to the total number of those that are
HIV positive, Ratu Epeli said.
He said Fiji continues to strive hard at
addressing this issue amongst youths as the
venerable of Fijis population.
Ratu Epeli said Fiji is working towards
the HIV/AIDS declaration adopted by
the United Nations General Assembly of
ensuring no children are born with HIV by
2015, halve sexual transmission oI HIV,
provide access to life-saving antiretroviral
therapy for 15 million people, reduce TB
deaths in people living with HIV by 50 per
cent and reduce transmission oI HIV among
people who inject drugs by 50 per cent.
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A 25-year-old man who stole more than
$17,000 worth oI items in Lautoka in the
middle of the night four years ago has been
sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the
Lautoka High Court.
High Court Judge Justice Paul Madigan
while sentencing Manasa Volau said that
the trauma caused to a householder having
his home invaded in the middle of the night
by masked men is huge.
The court was informed that on September
20, 2007, Volau and two others got away
with a digital camera, diamond rings,
mobile phones, and cash to a total value
oI $17,958 and also threatened the victim
with a knife.
Volau who is serving a 12 year sentence Ior
a similar crime will be serving his 10-year
sentence concurrently.
BollywooD eNteRtAiNeRs to PeRFoRM iN Fiji
This Christmas, people of Fiji will
experience blown out performances by
leading Bollywood entertainment group
Karmic Connection.
The 15-member team led by well known
pop singer and dancer Micky Narula
will arrive in Fiji on December 25 after
performing in Malaysia.
The Fiji shows have been sponsored by
the Indian Council for Cultural Relations
(ICCR), government of India to mark the
40 year of existence of Indian Cultural
Centre in Fiji, festival of India 2011-2012.
The director for Indian Cultural Centre,
High Commission of India Dr Kamal
Kishor Mishra said the group will be
performing in Suva, Labasa, Lautoka, Ba,
Nadi and Nausori.
Dr Mishra said Indian culture is wide in
various aspects and such performances
will portray a diverse knowledge to the
people of Fiji.
With a variety of groups like the Odissi
Dance Group, Raamleela and Raasleela
already showcasing their talents in Fiji,
Mishra says a wide range of Indias well
known entertainers have been lined up to
perform in Fiji in the near future.
Dr Mishra said in January next year, world
renowned Ghazal and Bhajan singer Savita
Devi will showcase her talent to the people
of Fiji.
'In the frst week oI March Iolk singing
group led by Malini Awasti will come to
Fiji and in April Mohini Attam, well known
South Indian dance group will perform,
he said.
Dr Mishra said in May they have also planned
to showcase the people of Fiji, Punjabi
Bhangra by well known Bhangra group from
India and a Kawali group in July.
People of Fiji will also get to witness the
winners of Indian televisions popular
reality show Indias Got Talent Season 3,
Shillong Chamber Choir in August.
Dr Mishra said the visits by Indias leading
entertainers are to showcase and promote
the cultural and traditional bond that India
and Fiji shares.
He said it is also to strengthen the cultural
ties and create awareness on the importance
of India culture.
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Telecom Fijis GM Retail Richard
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15 seconds.
He added this Christmas offer would mean
a huge reduction in call costs for TFL
customers because they would be paying
at most 24 cents per call.
Telecom Fijis Free after 3 has started and is
scheduled to end on January 15th next year.
Bank oI South Pacifc Limited today
launched its new product, BSP Online
Personal Internet Banking in Suva.
While launching the product, BSP Country
Manager Kevin McCarthy said the bank
was consistently striving to improve its
services using the latest technology.
We are the last of the major banks to offer
an internet banking solution to our clients.
Sometimes being the last is a good thing
because you know what your competitors
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We continue to improve our banking
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In this respect, we are offering our
customers more convenience and choice
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The interaction feature in our new product
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Through internet banking, BSP customers
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Another distinctive feature offered by
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The internet banking service has enlisted
over 20 billers giving BSP customers who
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BSP SMS Banking now have another
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The fve reported cases oI typhoid in Fiji
is not a threat to tourism says Ministry of
Health spokesman Peni Namotu.
Namotu said the new cases from the
villages, Nanoko and Navosa are located 49
kilometers away from Sigatoka Town and
poses no possible threat to other areas.
He said people are being treated and health
oIfcials are closely monitoring the situation.
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incentives to stimulate growth
the various incentives offered by
government to business houses in the
country should stimulate growth in the
economy and at the same time encourage
competition.
Highlighting the success of exporters
at increasing Fiji's share of the global
marketplace at this years TFL Prime
Minister Exporter of the Year Awards,
Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe
Bainimarama said that the continued
growth of Fiji's export economy is a critical
component of Fiji's presence as the hub of
trade in the region.
"The Fijian Government and the private
sector work together in the quest for
opportunities to broaden the export market
including our niche products, which take
advantage of our pristine environment," he
said.
Reiterating Government incentives for
the resource based sector and exporters
such as tax breaks, zero rated tarrifs
and accelerated depreciation, the Prime
Minister added that these incentives will
allow Fijian companies to better compete
at the regional and global levels.
"Our focus is to grow the economy and
create jobs," he said.
This year's TFL Prime Minister's Exporter
of the Year Award saw 19 awards awarded
to Fiji's top exporters.
The Winner of the TFL Prime
Minister's Exporter of the
year awards was the Biscuit
Company of Fiji Limited.
Group ChieI Executive OIfcer
for the company, Ram Bajekal
said that the award meant
recognition of the effort that
the biscuit company group
has put into strengthening the
company and the nation have
borne fruit.
"We want to continue to grow
our exports as we believe that
is the only way that we can
strengthen Fiji and once Fiji
is strengthened it means that more people
buy our products and there is progress for
everyone," he said.
The biscuit company caters a vast variety
of biscuits to a wide range of customers
within Fiji and across the Pacifc, New
Zealand and Australia.
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tate and lyle has committed to work
with the Fiji sugar Corporation
to draft a new technical support
programme for the 2012 crop year.
The commitment comes following a
meeting between key senior executives
of Tate and Lyle and the Prime Minister
Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama in
London.
Tate and Lyle International Operations
Senior Vice President Simon Gibbons
says the commitment will accompany the
long term commercial contract between
the two companies.
The Prime Minister was also briefed
of the company's operations with FSC
this year which resulted in reduced
sugar lost in mills operations, increased
operating eIfciency, hands on training,
the production of 4,300 tonnes more of
sugar and support in the agricultural,
harvest and transport sectors.
The company also acknowledged
government's role in delivering success
to the sugar industry through the
commissioned 2010 Deloitte report.
Gibbons and a delegation from
American Sugar Refiners will arrive in
Fiji later this week to finalise the 2012
programme.
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THE Ministry of Health has set retention
strategies for doctors and nurses and
a training plan to address some of the
shortfalls in the health sector.
Acting permanent secretary for Health Dr
Josefa Koroivueta made the comments
aIter oIfciating at the launching oI "The
Fiji Islands Health System Review" (The
Fiji HiT) released in Suva.
Dr Koroivueta said the ministry was on a
road to building its capacity after the impact
of early retirements and would look to see
Fiji have specialist cadres in the areas of
cardiology, oncology and neurology in the
next fve years.
"We certainly agree that we are now
recruiting overseas doctors, 12 have been
recruited last to cater for some of these
specialist needs and also senior medical
oIfcers needs in public health," said Dr
Koroivueta. However, in presenting the
fndings oI the HiT review, Dr Graham
Roberts said the numbers of medical health
professionals in the health care system
were still a problem.
"Shortages of health care professionals,
a major challenge, signifcant rates oI
migration, interestingly enough though
whilst most people talk about immigration,
the statistics on it are not good it is another
shortage in information systems," Dr
Roberts said.
"There is a shortage of specialists, we had
a look a few years ago at the workforce
and we discovered quite a lot of vacancies
at senior level, which makes an impact on
training and quality of care."
The HiT review identifed scarcity oI
qualifed health proIessionals as a main
hurdle to achieving the millennium
development goals for improving the
health and well being of the population.
The review also found that the ministry had
increased the number oI staII Irom 4815 in
2008 to 4955 in 2010 and remained the
second largest employer of civil servants.
The increases were in nursing and medical
staII, which together comprise 48.4 per
cent of the public sector health workforce.
However, the review also found there
were 168 total vacancies in a number oI
areas including medical, dental, nursing a
pharmacy as oI January 2008.
Dr Roberts said the report had also found
there was no longer a migration of health
professionals but more professional
mobility.
"When we talk about immigration people
used to go to Australia and New Zealand,
now they're going to other Pacifc Island
countries so it is no longer migration but
professional mobility," Dr Roberts.
He said though positions in clinical
programs like nursing were increased, this
would put increased pressure on medical
training services that meant the number
would need to be revised.
FIJI'S Department of Forestry through
its Timber Industry Training Centre is
implementing a waste wood project.
The key objective of the project is to
maximise utilisation of waste wood
through processing into high value, high
quality products that could compete with
alternative timber imported products.
The government's national Budget
supplement stated that technical training,
in that respect, was targeted at resource
owners and that $200,000 had been
allocated for the project.
"In addition, the department will embark
on further research and development of
wood and non-wood species to provide
accurate and quality technical information
on these species," the Budget supplement
stated.
"This project is envisaged to substitute
demand for species such as vesi, yaka,
dakua, kauvula and kaudamu, with
lesser known and used species, as well
as substitute imported non-wood forest
products," it said, adding $150,000 was
allocated in next year's Budget.
The department will also commence
implementation of the Fiji Reducing
Emissions from deforestation and forest
degradation (REDD+) policy.
Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe
Bainimarama said this policy would
ensure Fiji participated in the appropriate
carbon fnancing mechanism under
REDD+ before December 2015. He said
government allocated $300,000 Ior this
initiative.
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The Minister for Defence, National
Security and Immigration, Mr Joketani
Cokanasiga is currently in Jakarta leading
a high level delegation for the signing of
a Police Cooperation Agreement with the
Indonesian National Police.
Prior to the signing, the ministerial
delegation accompanied by Fijis
Ambassador to Indonesia Ratu Tui
Cavuilati, visited a weapons-making
factory in Bandung, two hours drive away
from the capital. The Minister was able
to see at frst hand the process oI making
armoured vehicles and light weapons by
the State-owned Company, PT.
Mr Cokanasiga and his delegation were
also able to see a consignment of weapons
recently ordered for the Fiji Military Forces
which will be dispatched shortly.
The delegation also met with the
Secretary to the Coordinating Ministry for
Political, Legal and Security Affairs Dr
Hotmangaradja Pandjaitan, M.H and was
later treated to a welcome dinner by the
Chief of the Indonesian National Police,
Mr Timur Pradopo and his senior staff.
The Fiji delegation also met with Admiral
Agus Suhartono, Commander-in-Chief of
the Indonesian Military before visiting the
Military Academy in Magelang, the Police
Academy and the Jakarta Center for Law
Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC) in
Semarang, both outside of Jakarta.
The delegation which includes the
Commissioner of Police, Brigadier-
General Iowane Naivalurua, Land Force
Commander of the Fiji Military Forces,
Colonel Mosese Tikoitoga, Senior
Suprintendent of Police, Mr Maretino
Qiolevu and Mr Joji Dumukoro of the
Ministry of Defence will return to Fiji on
Saturday.
exporters from all industries in Fiji
have committed to taking Fiji to the
world as the theme for the next Prime
Ministers exporter of the year Award
stated.
Award winning exporters have all planned
to expand their business.
BSP group special recognition award
winner Mark One Apparels managing
director Mark Halabe says they will be
increasing exports.
We are going to increase our sales to
UK and we will be going to the ISO
accreditation for the next two years so it
will take us to another elevated level for
accreditation for the company, for Fiji and
prove to the world that we can do it, we
can export and we will be exporting to you
very soon.
Small Exporter of the Year award winner
Standss (South Pacifc) Limited managing
director Sanjay Singh says will invest
more in terms of technology.
We are looking at new areas of automation
at the moment, we looking at new
technology so we looking at applying
those things to create new software."
And Medium Exporter of the year award
winner Lalita Wati says they are searching
for more markets.
"If more markets open than we will export
to other countries.
A total of 19 exporters were given awards
last weekend for their contribution towards
Fijis economy.
The Suva Point foreshore will soon get a
Iace-liIt oI close to $12 million.
And in the near future it will also see the
construction of business and residential
complex.
A locally owned company, Beachpoint
Development Company Limited will build
a series of complex called the Beachpoint
Plaza at a cost oI $11.5 million.
The $11.5 million also includes the cost oI
reclaiming the foreshore area.
Business partner and general surgeon,
Dr Hong Ying said there were various
processes they had to satisfy but all that
would culminate in a series of complexes
that includes a mall and residential
complex consisting of houses and
apartments.
We will have multiple facilities. There
will be a shopping centre, business area,
restaurants, bars and even entertainment
facilities such as swimming pool with
shower facility, Dr Ying said.
He said they are hoping to start the project
before the end of next year and waits for
further approval.
Meanwhile Permanent Secretary for Lands
and Mineral Resources Filimoni Kau said
the project will generate income in terms
of land development and commercial
activities and also the continued investor
interest and confdence building up in
Fijis development and economy.
The project will be next to the Fiji National
Universitys School of Maritime Studies
with reclamation work on the foreshore
costing about $1.5m.
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Visitor arriVals increase
JULY visitor arrivals surpassed last year's
fgures Ior the same month.
Quoting the Fiji Bureau oI Statistics,
the statement said more than 72,000
international visitors arrived in the country
in July this year.
The fgure was a 7.1 per cent increase over
the 67,263 fgure recorded in 2010.
Fiji's total arrivals Ior the seven month
period are 374,801.
According to Tourism Fiji, this in itselI
represented an 8.6 per cent increase over
the 345,017 recorded Ior the January-July
period in 2010.
Australian visitor arrivals again increased,
rising by 7.1 per cent to reach 34,263 in the
process eclipsing the previous July record
oI 31,986 set in 2010.
Tourism Fiji CEO, JoseIa Tuamoto said
while the strong Australian dollar was
playing a role in maintaining ongoing
growth Irom this key source market,
much oI the growth could be directly
correlated with the highly targeted
campaigns undertaken by Tourism Fiji's
Australian oIfce along with key airline
partners, including Air Pacifc, Virgin
and Jetstar, retailers and wholesalers.
Feedback received Irom these partners, he
said indicated some very healthy Iorward
booking patterns which would play a
major role in Fiji maintaining projected
2011 targets oI some 660,000 international
visitor arrivals.
Figures Irom New Zealand jumped too
with July 2011 arrivals showing a very
healthy 11 per cent increase to reach
15,693, a 1553 increase over the 14,140
recorded Ior the same period last year.
While visitor arrival fgures emanating
Irom other key markets - the US, Canada
and UK - remained more or less stable
registering only slight fuctuations, the
biggest monthly percentage increase
was again achieved by Chinese visitor
arrivals, up an impressive 77.1 per cent
Irom 1334 in July 2010 to reach 2363
this year.
President aPPoints
Pryde as new
director of Public
Prosecutions
Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-
Khaiyum announced today that the
President, His Excellency Ratu Epeli
Nailatikau has appointed Christopher
Thomas Pryde as the Director oI Public
Prosecutions. Mr Pryde has been serving
as Fiji`s Solicitor-General since 2007
and Permanent Secretary Ior Justice &
Anti-corruption since 2009, positions he
will relinquish.
The OIfce oI the Director oI Public
Prosecutions is an independent entity and
represents the State in criminal cases.
The Deputy Solicitor-General Sharvada
Sharma will serve as Acting Solicitor-
General.
The Attorney-General also thanked
outgoing Director oI Public Prosecutions
Ayesha Jinasena Ior her service. She will
return home to Sri Lanka.
Prime minister sends
congratulatory note
to nZ counterPart
The Prime Minister Commodore Josaia
Voreqe Bainimarama sent the Iollowing
diplomatic note to his New Zealand
counterpart, the Right Honorable John
Key.
The Right Honourable John Key MP
Prime Minister of New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Dear Prime Minister
On behalf of the Government and people of
Fiji, and on my own behalf, I extend to you
warm congratulations on the victory of the
National Party at the general election held
on 26 November, 2011.
The re-election of your party for a second
term of government demonstrates the
conhdence the people of New Zealand have
on your leadership.
Please accept Prime Minister, the
assurance of my highest regard.
Josaia V. Bainimarama
Prime Minister
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identity only
oPtion aVailable
An emergency Fiji passport or a
CertiIicate oI Identity are the only two
oIIicial travel documents available Ior
people wishing to travel abroad who do
not have a normal passport.
Director oI Immigration, Major Nemani
Vuniwaqa said with normal passports
now exhausted, the Department
continues to have discussions with
Embassies and High Commissions
to accept either one oI these travel
documents.
Australia, Western Samoa, Tahiti,
Vanuata, Tonga and the Solomon Islands
allow the use oI CertiIicate oI Identity
to their country.
New Zealand, United Kingdom and
France allow the use oI Emergency
Passports to their destination.
While a Contract agreement has been
signed with Obethur Technologies last
week, new supply oI normal passports
are not expected until the Iirst quarter
oI 2012.
The Conservative Government and the
Minister oI Immigration, Jason Kenney
introduced the "SuperVisa", Ior parents,
and Grandparents, on December 1,
2011. So what is it all about, well iI you
have read any oI the inIormation on
the Iront page, you will know, but here
is a summary, on November 4, 2011,
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
(CIC) announced a temporary pause
on all new sponsorship applications oI
the parents and grandparents. In other
words, you will no longer be able to
sponsor them permanently, Ior at least
2 years, (I am predicting Iorever). So to
sugar coat the news, they created this
visitor category.
An applicant is eligible Ior a Super Visa
iI the applicant has:
1. provided prooI oI the parent or
grandparent relationship to the Canadian
citizen or permanent resident;
2. undergone a medical examination and
is admissible on health grounds;
3. provided satisIactory evidence oI private
medical insurance Irom a Canadian insurance
company, valid Ior a minimum period oI one
year Irom the date oI entry which:
4. covers the applicant Ior health care,
hospitalization and repatriation;
5. provides a minimum oI $100,000
coverage; and
6. is valid Ior each entry to Canada and
available Ior review by the examining
oIfcer upon request; and
7. provide a written and signed promise oI
fnancial support, e.g. a letter oI invitation,
Irom the host child or grandchild Ior the
entire duration the applicant intends to stay
in Canada. The letter must be accompanied
by evidence oI their means oI providing
such support.
This will normally mean details oI the
number oI persons in the household and
prooI oI income at a level meeting or
exceeding the Low-income Cut-oII Ior
the total number oI persons, including the
visiting parent(s) or grandparent(s). This
means that you still have to show, that iI
you have a Iamily oI 4, and you want to
have your parents over Ior a visit, then,
your joint income has to be, $52,838. This
SuperVisa, not so Super!
amount will go up every year.
I have spoken to a number oI insurance
companies, and the minimum cost
Ior this insurance is at least, $3,000 to
$4,000. This does not cover pre-existing
conditions. You also have to cover the
costs oI repatriation in the insurance.
My take is iI the SuperVisa allowed
ANY parent to come Ior two years at
a time iI children agreed to cover all
Medical Costs, without having to meet
LICO, then maybe one could say that
the program was "real". Some questions,
will they have to fle income tax, and iI
they do then will they have to declare
their world income.
My assessment is that this SuperVisa, is
no more than a gimmick, a ruse to stop
sponsorship oI parents and Grandparents
Iorever.
Mumtaz Khan, practices immigration
law in Surrey at M. Khan & Co., and is
certihed bv the Immigration Consultants
of Canada Regulatory Council, and is
an immigration specialist. For more
information, visit www.mkco.ca or
email: khan@mkco.ca
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We just couldn't be any happier.
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Happy 8th Birthday
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Pearl Iarmers in Fiji are set to beneft Irom
the expertise oI Australia's University
oI Queensland (UQ) Business School
students.
Five MBA students Irom the school have
spent a week in Savusavu working with a
small group oI pearl Iarmers to help them
improve their livelihood.
The students were looking at how a
new economic model could be used in
subsistence Iarming.
They presented a workshop and worked
on a one-on-one basis with the pearl
Iarmers to adapt the model to their Iarms.
They also collected data to evaluate the
programme and improve it Ior Iuture
interventions.
'The Fiji project' was part oI a wider
Australian mineral exploration company,
Geopacifc Resources has embarked on an
850 meter drilling expedition in Uciwai,
on the outskirts oI Nadi.
This is to test the potential Ior gold and
copper deposits at depth.
The site was visited by Permanent
Secretary Ior Lands Filimoni Kau Ior a
brieI site inspection on Monday.
Acting Exploration manager Steven
Whitehead said the drill hole project
The High Court in Labasa sentenced
a 53-year-old man to 12 years
imprisonment Ior raping a nine-year-old
boy.
The man was convicted oI count oI rape
when appearing beIore Justice Daniel
Goundar.
Justice Goundar while sentencing the
man said the victim considered him as
a grandIather who had a responsibility
to protect him.
Instead he sexually violated and
breached his trust.
Judge Goundar said sexual oIIences
against children were becoming
prevalent in society and most oIIences
were committed by persons who were in
a position oI trust.
Justice Goundar picked 10 years as
starting point oI the sentence and
increased it to 14 years to reIlect the
aggravating Iactors but reduced to two
years to reIlect the mitigating Iactors.
The man was then sentenced to 12 years
imprisonment and ordered to serve 10
years beIore being eligible Ior parole.
Justice Goundar has also recommended
counseling Ior the victim to be arranged
by the Ministry oI Social WelIare.
Laucala Bay Secondary School (LBBS)
will complete phasing out by 2015.
Minister Ior Education, Youth & Sports
Mr Filipe Bole clarifed contradicting
inIormation about the closure oI Laucala
Bay Secondary School.
'Laucala Bay Secondary School will start
phasing out Irom next year by not enrolling
Iorm three students, Mr Bole said.
The school will only have Iorms Iour, fve,
six and seven. As the students progress
upward, the last Iorm will phase out.
By 2015, the school will be completely
phased and the land turned over to the Fiji
Sports Council.
Parents, who plan to send their children to
Laucala Bay Secondary School Ior Iorm
three next year, are asked to fnd another
school.
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"Perfect budget": sir james
Former minister Ior Finance, business
entrepreneur and Fiji`s Iormer envoy to the
Peoples Republic oI China, Sir James Ah
Koy has praised the 2012 national budget
saying it 'looks perIect.
He made the comments Iollowing the
presentation oI the 2012 National Budget
by the Prime Minister and Minister Ior
Finance Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama
in Suva.
Sir James says the budget which Iocuses
on empowering Fijians, modernizing
Fiji and strengthening the economy is a
well balanced budget that Iocuses a lot
on encouraging people to change their
mindset and start thinking how they could
improve their lives and at the same time
contribute towards a better Fiji.
'The Budget seems very, very good, in Iact
exceptionally good. I commend the Prime
Minister Ior coming up with a very good
budget, Sir James said.
'We need to look at it and see exactly how
it comes out but there have been a lot oI
good things and a lot oI pluses that we`ve
seen, Sir James said.
'But it really sounds good. It oI course is a
wonderIul budget.
sabmiller's
$17b takeoVer
AUSTRALIAN Iederal treasurer
Wayne Swan has approved US brewer
SABMiller's $17.8 billion takeover oI the
Foster's Group.
"The government welcomes Ioreign
investment in Australia and continues to
ensure that investments are consistent
with Australia's national interest," said Mr
Swan as he announced the approval.
Mr Swan also approved acquisition oI
the remaining 50 per cent oI Pacifc
Beverages now owned by Coca-Cola
Amatil, the media stated.
Given Foster's iconic status, he set certain
conditions on the sale, including that the
management oI operations will continue
to be located in the country.
SABMiller have also undertaken not to
relocate any oI Foster's existing brewing
Iacilities oIIshore to produce beer Ior
Australian domestic consumption.
SABMiller has inIormed the Foreign
Investment Review Board (FIRB)
that it is aware oI the history and
heritage oI Hobart's Cascade brewery,
and understands its value to the local
community.
"SABMiller has advised FIRB that it will
look to best capitalize on these attributes
oI Foster's business," Mr Swan said.
Mr Swan said he has taken into account
SABMiller's plans to strengthen Foster's
brand portIolio and work with its local
employees to bring its global scale and
expertise to the business.
"I also note SABMiller's current intention
that Foster's operational employees will
remain in their existing roles on the same
or substantially similar conditions to those
which they currently enjoy," he said.
The Foster's board agreed in September to
an improved oIIer worth $17.8bn and the
deal was also approved by the competition
watchdog, leaving just the government to
give the green light.
government initiative to help overcome
poverty in Pacifc island countries.
Participation was a voluntary option Ior
UQ Business School MBA students and
arranged through the Social Economic
Engagement Programme (SEEP).
SEEP director, Neil Paulsen said the
project allowed students to work with
non-proft organisations Ior some truly
unique experiences.
'It was a Iantastic opportunity Ior them
to take what they learned in their courses
and apply it to the industry, he said.
One oI those who took part, Justin Golding
said the pearl Iarming industry in Fiji was
in its inIancy stage.
'Local communities are trying to
participate in the industry to generate
much-needed jobs and sustainable
livelihoods.
'By helping local Iarmers to model and
plan their businesses, and thereby avoid
potential pitIalls, we were able to make a
real diIIerence in a local community, he
said.
Another student, Brenda Jahnke said Ior
years she was involved in community
volunteer and development projects.
'But none has been as insightIul, engaging
or meaningIul as the project in Savusavu.
'This project gave me the chance to utilise
the skills and understanding developed
during my MBA and apply it in practical
use, she said.
A similar project in Tonga is currently
being investigated Ior 2012.
commenced last Friday and expected to
take Iour to six weeks to complete.
"The project is still in its early stages oI
exploration so it is diIfcult to talk on
Iuture opportunities that it may create,"
he said.
"However, iI this drill hole is successIul
in identiIying deposits that we are
exploring Ior, then Iurther drilling will be
undertaken to identiIy the Ieasibility oI
this project, with the hope oI fnding an
economically viable deposit to develop,''
Mr Whiteside said.
Nine drilling employees have been
stationed at the site with a feld supervisor
and multiple feld staII on hand Ior the
duration oI the project.
"Geopacifc is currently exploring Ior
gold and copper at all its project areas
around Fiji. This deep drill hole is testing
the potential Ior gold and copper deposits
at depth.
Potential for gold and coPPer dePosits
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sitiVeni rabuka
suPPorts new
Pension rate
fijian asylum
seeker in australia
fears dePortation
consequences
nausori airPort still on blacklist
rbf relaxes
exchange controls
former Prime minister major general
sitiveni rabuka has thrown his support
behind the new fiji national Provident
fund pension rate.
A number oI pensioners are unhappy with
the new options given to them starting
Irom March 1st.
However, in an exclusive interview with
the reporter Rabuka says the step taken
by FNPF is necessary to saIeguard the
Iuture and sustainability oI the Iund.
"I am one oI those who have drawn Irom
the pension scheme all that I had in my
savings this is all a bonus and its very
brave move by the FNPF, the board and the
government a very bold move it will be
our choice again we have been blessed
with a second choice."
He says the Iact that FNPF is reIunding the
actual amount which pensioners invested
when their frst joined and providing them
with other options is a courageous move.
Rabuka says it is high time that people shiIt
their Iocus Irom themselves and contribute
towards making a strong and sustainable
Iuture Ior Iuture generations.
A Fijian man about to be deported Irom
Australia says he Iears his liIe could be in
danger iI he is Iorced to return home.
Inoke Qarau made his plea Ior help Irom
within the Villawood Detention Centre in
Sydney aIter being reIused permission to
stay in Australia.
Mr Qarau says his criticism oI Fiji's
military-backed regime makes him a likely
target Ior punishment upon return.
"I think, right there at the airport, they'll
just take me away," he says.
"They can even end up killing me."
But spokeswoman Ior Fiji's interim
government says it has no interest in
disciplining Mr Quarau.
Last year, JoseIa Rauluni died aIter jumping
Irom a rooI at the Villawood Detention
Centre on the eve oI his deportation,
claiming he Iaced persecution at home.
temporary visas
The decision has come aIter the immigration
department approved bridging visas Ior 27
other asylum seekers.
The group consists oI long-term male
detainees who are mostly Irom AIghanistan
and Sri Lanka.
The men will live with Iamily in the
community and can work, while their
requests Ior asylum are processed.
Mr Bowen says those people have already
undergone initial checks and passed a
security assessment.
He says on-shore processing will continue
until the Opposition agrees to support
changes to the Migration Act.
the nausori airport continues to be
blacklisted by the international airline
Pilots association and has been for many
years now.
Airports Fiji Limited Chair Adrian Sofeld
said this is because Nausori is not a good
airport and only Air Pacifc fies day-time
international fights Irom Nausori.
No fights can be made at night due to the
poor Iacilities at the airport.
Sofeld says with major development ongoing
Ior Suva it is only appropriate that Nausori
be upgraded to international standards.
"As the Capital City grows I think there
Boosting Iurther confdence in the economy,
the Reserve Bank oI Fiji announced that it
has Iurther relaxed exchange controls.
The bank`s Governor Barry Whiteside
highlighted at the post-budget press
conIerence that the increased delegated
limits means that`s there is confdence about
the outlook on the level oI Ioreign reserves,
which is currently around $1.5 billion.
'The measures announced would result in
improved eIfciency Ior businesses as they
will no longer be required to lodge their
applications with the RBF, he said.
He said apart Irom increased delegated
limits on a range oI transactions, the RBF
has also allowed commercial banks to write
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more Iorward contracts Ior importers as
well as re-introduce oIIshore investments
Ior individuals up to $10,000 per Iamily per
annum.
When pressed on his thoughts on the budget
address, Governor Whiteside said that
the budget presents an opportunity Ior the
private sector to grow and inject revenue
into the economy.
The Prime Minister also confrmed that
the Reserve Bank has approved the license
application Ior a European bank to establish
operations in the country.
Mr Whiteside, while not revealing the details
oI the bank, said that they are fnalizing other
details beIore the bank commences operation.
will be a need and there will be more
fights coming into Nausori. We have the
Grand Pacifc coming online in a couple oI
years and there'll be additional conIerence
Iacilities here in Suva. Once these things
come together we will have a real capital
city airport. There'll be a new international
terminal there oI international standard and
quality."
The upgrade oI the Nausori Airport has been
approved by government and AFL has started
preliminary design works.
Sofeld says people can expect some
improvements within 12 to 18 months.
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rePort shines sPotlight
on fiji's health system
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Policy makers can now gain easy access to
inIormation on Fiji's health systems with
the launching oI its Health in Transition
(HiT) publication, a comprehensive review
oI the country's health profle.
Fiji's HiT, the frst country profle
published by the Asia Pacifc Observatory
oI Health Systems and Policies, provides
key inIormation on health fnancing,
physical and human resources, health
service delivery mechanisms and principle
directions in health sector reIorm oI
particular importance to the country's
decision-makers.
'Fiji is proud to be the frst country in the
region to have completed a HiT health
system review. It provides us, in a single
document, all the important inIormation
and data about Fiji`s health system,
Minister Ior Health, Dr Neil Sharma said.
'This comprehensive overview will be
useIul to us because we work to strengthen
the health system into the Iuture.
The report highlights both the strengths
oI Fiji`s health system, and the challenges
it Iaces. While its primary health care
system is the Ioundation oI health care
in the country and has protected the
population Irom high health care costs,
it has Iailed to stem a rising epidemic
oI non-communicable diseases and is
underIunded.
Government spending on health has
remained stubbornly low at only 2.9 per
cent oI GDP (2010), one oI the lowest
in the Western Pacifc Region. There are
also pressing human resources issues,
such as lack oI doctors in rural areas and
emigration oI health workers overseas.
One oI the benefts oI HiTs, a "one-stop
shop" Ior health systems inIormation, is
that it enables countries to compare their
health systems with other countries in the
Asia Pacifc region in a standardized way.
Easy access to key inIormation on health
systems oI countries in the Asia Pacifc
region will be made available online, Iree
oI charge.
The Asia Pacifc Observatory oI Health
Systems and Policies is a partnership oI
World Health Oorganisation, the World
Bank, the Australian Government's
overseas program- AusAID and the Asian
Development Bank, among others.
'The launching oI the Fiji HiT is an
important milestone in health systems
analysis in the Asia Pacifc Region,
WHO`s Western Pacifc regional director
Shin Young-soo said.
'HiTs help policy makers to understand
what`s working well with their health
systems, where the challenges are, and
how it compares to other countries. I
frmly believe that this kind oI evidence
will, iI put to good use, assist countries in
improving health services and the health oI
their people.
The Fiji HiT has been written by, mainly
Fijian experts and researchers and
coordinated by the Centre Ior Health
InIormation, Policy and System Research
(CHIPSR), College oI Medicine, Nursing
and Health Sciences oI the Fiji National
University, one system`s research hubs the
Asian Pacifc Observatory will continue to
cooperate with Ior Iurther research work in
the Pacifc.
'We live in a world that is awash with
data but short on quality inIormation. The
publication oI the Fiji HiT report is a great
step in the right direction. It clearly and
succinctly summarizes a diverse collection
oI inIormation into a quality reIerence
about health in Fiji. The project team
Irom the college, WHO and the Ministry
oI Health deserve recognition Ior an
outstanding eIIort, Dean oI the College
oI Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences,
ProIessor Ian Rouse said.
Other country profles are in the pipeline
and will be published by the observatory
over the coming months.
These include HiTs in China/ Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region (Hong
Kong SAR), Malaysia, Mongolia, the
Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands,
and possibly another Pacifc Island country.
aust goVt adVised to
re-engage with fiji
That is the advice given to the Australian
government in a new report released a Iew
days ago.
It is a review oI how Australia is engaging
in the South Pacifc has called Ior sweeping
changes in how its government does,
and has warned the country is in danger
oI losing the support oI its biggest ally,
the US, in relation to dealing with island
nations.
The review is called 'Our New Abroad,
Australia and Pacifc Islands regionalism
and it is written by the Australian Strategic
Policies Institute, three years aIter the last
time it wrote such a report card.
Amongst its recommendations is
reviewing security arrangements in the
region including involving China in its
activities; putting in place a permanent
migration scheme with neighbouring
island nations, removing its reliance on
the Pacifc Plan, and also re engaging with
Fiji.
fiji receiVes
award for 'oZone
layer Protection'
comPliance
Fiji is among 22 nations oI the South
Asia and South East Asian countries
that received Achievement Awards Ior
complying with the zero consumption oI
harmIul chemicals.
The award received Irom the United
Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
and Multilateral Fund (MLF) was Ior
successIully meeting the entire requisite
Ior 2010 compliance guidelines Ior zero
consumption oI two chemicals that are
harmIul to the Ozone Layer.
This includes chlorofuorocarbons
(CFCs) which was once used in the old
reIrigerator systems, air-conditions and
halons.
Fiji signed and ratifed the Vienna
Convention on the protection oI the
ozone layer and the Montreal Protocol on
substances that deplete the ozone layer on
October 23, 1989.
According to UNEP, the Fijian
Government through the Department oI
Environment was a success story within
the South Pacifc since the ratifcation.
National Co-ordinator Ior National
Capacity SelI Assessment (NCSA)|
Selevasio Tagivuni paid tribute to
Government`s continued resolve to be
part oI the global Iorum and technical
practitioners to save the thinning ozone
layer upon receiving the Achievement
Award on behalI oI Government.
'This Achievement Award is indeed
a testament to our Government`s
commitment to be an active player in
phasing out Ozone Depleting Substances
use. It has been indeed a challenging
journey; however due acknowledgement
and tribute ought to be rightIully given
to all those who had been part oI this
journey, Mr Tagivuni said.
He said the Ministry oI Local Government,
Urban Development, Housing and
Environment, through the Environment
Department must be commended,
especially the National Ozone Unit Ior
its commendable and unmovable policy
and Action Plan oI Implementation
in complying to the 2010 compliance
deadline .
'They are rightIully the silent champions
oI this global Achievement Award, Mr
Tagivuni said.
In receiving the Achievement Award
Irom Mr Sidi Menad Si Ahmed, Director
Montreal Protocol Branch Programme and
Technical Cooperation Division, UNIDO
and Mr Atul Bagai, Senior Regional
Co-ordinator, UNEP, Mr Tagivuni
acknowledged the assistance oI UNEP,
UNDP, Multilateral Fund and the Executive
Committee oI the Ozone Secretariat Ior its
understanding and continuing mentoring
and project management Iacilitation role
to Fiji`s National Ozone Unit.
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Psc thanks staff for this year's double awards
Public Service Commission staII celebrated
their recognition at the achievement level
during the 2011 Service Excellence Awards
Program.
PSC staII and board members convened at
their headquarters in Suva Ior a small lunch
to celebrate their double win this year.
The two awards are namely the
Achievement Awards during the Service
Excellence Award and the Commitment
Awards to its training division at the Fiji
Business Excellence Awards.
PSC chairman, Mr JoseIa Serulagilagi told
PSC staII the celebration was not only
about recognition but Ior the hard work
done in the year.
'Today`s celebration is also about all
your eIIorts and perseverance during your
Service Excellence journey throughout the
Some PSC Board members with Chairman Mr Josefa Serulagilagi
goVernment to right siZe exPenditure allocation
Fiji is moving towards right sizing the
proportion oI resources allocated between
operational and capital expenditure Ior
Government.
Ministry oI Finance permanent
secretary Filimone Waqabaca said when
Government started a Iew years back it had
a target oI achieving 70-30 mix in terms oI
operational and capital expenditure and it
is slowly moving towards this.
year, Mr Serulagilagi said.
He acknowledged senior managers oI the
PSC Ior empowering the staII through
good leadership.
'I must acknowledge that PSC is
changing and our systems and processes
are improving and there is better service
delivery, the PSC chairman said when
commending staII Ior successIully staging
this year`s Service Excellence Awards
night two weeks ago.
'OI all the awards night that I have
witnessed, it is the best awards night so Iar.
StaII oI PSC was challenged to maintain
the momentum and take on excellence as
a culture that PSC could embrace to take
them into the Iuture.
'With you, let`s all make the commitment
and continue to strive to provide best
services through excellence and quality,
Mr Serulagilagi said.
PSC permanent secretary, Parmesh Chand
said PSC was one oI the Iew government
departments, which bid Ior the awards
together with a number oI other business
organizations.
Mr Chand is optimistic that more
government agencies will Iollow suit in
the Iuture.
'We have reduced on that ratio since then
and this year it was 72 operating and 28
capital and we have maintained that ratio
again in 2012 but ultimately towards 2014
our target is to move towards 70-30 ratio,
he said.
Mr Waqabaca said this would see Fiji
meet what was considered the right size
oI resource allocation internationally 'Ior
countries oI our size.
Operational expenditure composes oI
salaries and the cost oI running government
machinery while capital expenditure reIers
to the inIrastructure development and
services provided by Government Ior its
people.
Attorney General and Minister Ior Public
Enterprises Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said
while the Government was working on
reducing allocation oI resources towards
operational costs, it must be kept in mind
that there were additional services being
provided.
'So concurrently you have got government
services being increased and as the PS
(Finance) highlighted, at the same time
the expenditure on operating cost have in
relative terms been reduced iI you look at
the output in terms oI services provided by
Government, Mr Khaiyum said.
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Kew handout photo of Bulbophyllum
nocturnum, which is the worId's rst known
night-owering orchid, which has been
discovered on New Britain Island, near
Papua New Guinea
At the close oI the recently held meeting
oI the Committee oI Representatives
oI Governments and Administrations
(CRGA), Chair Mrs Litia Mawi, said that
she was grateIul Ior the spirit oI genuine
dialogue, cooperation and collegiality that
had prevailed throughout the high-level
conIerence.
At the meeting in Noumea, at the
headquarters oI the Secretariat oI the
South Pacifc Community (SPC) Mrs
Mawi, who is Fiji`s Roving Ambassador
and High Commissioner to Pacifc Island
Countries, said that her personal vision Ior
Pacifc Countries and Territories in today`s
Iast-changing world is one oI ' A resilient
Pacifc community through selI-reliance at
all levels.
Mrs Mawi also believes that communication,
community and accountability are key
to developing resilience, and while
ovn Tv.i{. )c..
crga chairman wants a
resilient Pacific community
world's first night-flowering
orchid discoVered on island
westPac bank of tonga
launches new mobile
Phone banking serVice
'cannibal murder' susPect hands himself in
castaways found
on Pacific atoll
after 33 days at sea
THE Westpac Bank oI Tonga in its eIIort
to make banking easier Ior its customers,
launched a new mobile phone banking
service in Nuku'aloIa, allowing registered
customers to perIorm select banking
transactions Irom their mobile phones
whenever and wherever there is mobile
coverage.
a man wanted in connection with the
suspected cannibal murder of a german
tourist in french Polynesia has handed
himself into police after a manhunt
involving police and soldiers.
Henri Haiti, the 31-year-old suspect,
surrendered aIter being on the run Ior 50
days.
"In the end the pressure oI the hunt was too
much Ior him," said Jose Thorel, a local
prosecutor.
Police want to question Haiti over the
disappearance and death oI SteIan Ramin,
a 41-year-old German adventurer who was
sailing the waters oI the South Pacifc with
his girlIriend Heike Dorsch.
Teeth and bones belonging to Ramin were
Two men from the Pacic island of
Kiribati who were adrift in the Pacic
have turned up on a tiny atoll 300 miles
away, after 33 days at sea.
The men, aged 53 and 26, went missing
more than a month ago and landed in the
island state oI Marshall Islands, where they
were picked up by US coastguards. It is
understood that the men are sick and weak
but in a reasonable condition.
Locals say these long, unplanned
voyages have become increasingly
common in the region, especially
involving Kiribati, a widely dispersed
set oI islands and atolls in the central
PaciIic Ocean. Many are Iisherman who
go missing and iI they are Iortunate
end up marooned on tiny islands or
atolls, where they are Irequently rescued
by the US Coastguard.
"As odd as it may seem, the Marshall
Islands hosts Kiribas driIters quite
Irequently," said the editor oI the
Marshall Islands Journal, GiII Johnson,
and 'It's not that it happens all the time.
Let's just say people Irom Kiribas are
very hardy individuals. They get lost on
a little boat and manage to persevere. It
is an amazing thing."
Mr Johnson said that the condition oI the
two latest driIters remained unknown.
They are due be taken to the Marshall
Islands and then fown back to their homes
in Kiribati.
"We know very little at this point," he said.
"They haven't yet made it into the capital."
The record Ior long driIting in recent years
is supposedly a year, by three Mexican
fshermen who leIt Irom San Blas in late
2005 and went driIting across the Pacifc.
They turned up, almost a year later more
than 5000 miles away in oI all places
the Marshall Islands.
The world's rst known night-owering
orchid has been discovered by botanists,
in a nd that has been described as
"remarkable".
Researchers say the plant, called
Stefan Ramin and HeIke Dorsch in Dominica
acknowledging the importance oI aid-based
development projects, does not wish to see
an aid-dependent mentality continue within
Pacifc peoples.
Mrs Mawi said that Ior AID to be eIIective,
and in true keeping with the Paris
Declaration Principle 3, there is a need to
not just harmonize but really synchronize
all AID projects so they are complementary,
and thus still gain Irom any duplication oI
eIIort and resources.
Priorities need to be determined by the people
themselves, as at the end oI the day, they will
be held accountable Ior the impact oI any
development eIIorts. Pacifc Governments
and Development Partners alike should no
longer be asking communities, 'What can
we do to help? but rather, 'What can we do
to add value to what you are already doing
to help yourselI?
Mrs Mawi sees the need Ior critical choices
between which eIIorts can be more cost-
eIIective at the regional level, in a whole-oI
region approach, or at a national level, in
a whole-oI-country approach. But even
when solutions are devised regionally, their
successIul implementation will still depend
on national ownership and competence.
'We are the Pacifc people. Let us also
capitalize on our well-known Pacifc
solidarity, Mrs Mawi concluded.
Westpac Bank oI Tonga General Manager,
Paul Wilkinson, said that Mobile Banking
is Westpac's new banking channel that
gives customers the option to manage their
daily banking needs Irom their mobile
phone making it convenient to access their
bank account whenever or wherever they
may be, as long as there is mobile coverage.
He said that this service is Iree oI charge
Ior their customers and can be accessed by
both mobile providers UCall and Digicel
mobile phones subscribers. "It is a great
beneft Ior customers living in remote areas
and it is convenient and simple to use," he
said.
However, customers must register frst
with the bank to receive the access details.
Services made available under the mobile
banking system includes checking account
balance, transIer Iunds between Westpac
accounts, view recent transactions, order
a statement, cheque book order or report
card lost or stolen.
discovered on October 10 by the remains
oI a fre on the island Nuku Hiva. He had
been murdered, dismembered and bits oI
him possibly eaten.
Ramin had disappeared the day beIore
aIter going on a hunting trip Ior goats with
Haiti in the Iorests that cover the island.
Sometime later, according to Miss Dorsch,
Haiti returned alone, saying that Ramin
had suIIered an accident.
Lured into the Iorest she claimed Haiti tied
her to a tree and sexually assaulted her
beIore she managed to escape.
The remains oI her partner along with
clothing Iragments were Iound the next day
by investigators, but Haiti, who worked as
a hunter and a local guide, had disappeared
without trace.
The suspect is now detained and could Iace
possible charges oI murder, sexual assault
and illegal imprisonment.
Bulbophyllum nocturnum, is the frst
example oI nocturnal orchid fowers that
consistently open aIter dark and close in the
morning.
Flowers that open only at night are seen in a
relatively small number oI plant species, such
as the queen oI the night cactus, the midnight
horror tree and night blooming jasmine.
But experts say it has never been documented
in the 25,000 species oI orchids and described
the discovery as "remarkable".
Many orchids are pollinated by moths, but
have fowers which remain open during the
day even though they are mainly pollinated
aIter dark.
The new species, whose fowers last just one
night, was discovered on New Britain Island,
located oII the north-east coast oI Papua New
Guinea.
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Pensioner's
$6m lotto joy
millionaire runaway
to return: rePort
A pensioner's daily visits to his local
shopping mall have paid oII to the tune oI
$6 million.
The man, in his 60s, bought the winning
ticket Irom St Lukes Lotto in Auckland and
returned to the store to double-check that
his numbers were worth millions.
He is now $6.1 million richer aIter winning
the $6 million Powerball prize and a
$142,857 share oI First Division in last
Saturday's draw.
He had brought along his son, daughter-in-
law and another Iemale relative to the store
Ior support.
The group declined to comment but store
attendant Nadeeka Senarath, 27, said the
winner visited St Lukes mall every day and
always stopped to chat.
She thought she had sold him the winning
ticket, with the same numbers he chose
every week.
"He's a Iriendly man, he's very nice. He's
always joking too."
AIter jotting down the numbers and
checking them, Ms Senarath called
the shop's owner-operator, Presanna
Thilakaratne, to conIirm the win.
She said it was a thrill to hold a piece oI
paper worth $6.1 million and both she and
the winner handled the neatly Iolded ticket
with care.
Mr Thilakaratne said he believed the
winner was retired and lived locally, and he
was thrilled one oI his regular customers
was now a multi-millionaire.
The group were calm when the ticket was
put through the terminal to be checked
but could not resist giving Mr Thilakaratne
a hint oI what was to Iollow.
"They said, 'This is going to be the major
one'."
The man did not indicate how he planned
to spend his windIall but has promised
not to alter his routine too drastically.
"He said beIore he went, 'I'll come and
see you next Saturday, and buy the same
ticket'," Mr Thilakaratne said.
'Accidental millionaire' Leo Gao has
reportedly agreed to be extradited to New
Zealand Irom Hong Kong but police here
are not aware oI any developments.
The 30-year-old Chinese New Zealander
was arrested at the Hong Kong border
in September, more than two years aIter
Ileeing New Zealand Iollowing a banking
error which loaded a $10 million overdraIt
on to his Westpac account.
Some oI the money has been recovered but
$6,782,000 remains outstanding.
Hong Kong news reported Gao had agreed
to be extradited to New Zealand.
However, the oIIicer in charge oI the
investigation, Rotorua's Detective
Inspector Mark Loper, told the reporter that
he had not been advised oI any extradition
plans.
Gao was supposed to appear in a Hong
Kong and Mr Loper was still waiting to be
advised the outcome oI that appearance.
"We're just waiting on something to happen
but we're not sure what, at this stage, until
they get back to us,'' he said.
"We haven't got a date Ior an appearance
or anything.''
Dealing with Chinese authorities had been
"challenging'' but not diIIicult, Mr Loper
said.
"They have their processes just like we
have ours.
"We're just not used to their processes,
that's all.''
Kara Hurring, 32, Gao's partner when he
Iled New Zealand, was arrested on related
charges when she re-entered New Zealand
earlier this year and is due to stand trial in
February.
agent escaPes Penalty oVer
unsatisfactory conduct
air new Zealand slashes domestic fares
A real estate salesperson who allegedly
gave Ialse inIormation about a property
has escaped censure because the alleged
conduct took place beIore the establishment
oI the current Real Estate Agents Act.
Real estate disciplinary body REAA
said Roger Handisides oI Golden Bay
First National's Takaka oIIice advertised
a property in August 2009 that he said
included a hunter's cottage on two acres
oI land, when in Iact the building was on a
paper road on land oI just 636 square meters.
The Real Estate Agents Authority (REAA)
couldn't take any action against Handisides
because his conduct Iell under the Real
Estate Agents Act 1976, when it wasn't
possible to impose a penalty against a
salesperson.
Handisides said he told the complainant
he could only give a rough indication as to
where the boundaries on the property might
be (as no pegs were visible), but it was his
understanding the hut was on the property
and that only a survey would clearly deIine
the boundaries.
However the complaint said the only
reIerence the salesperson made to a survey
New Zealand News
was when they asked iI they needed to get a
surveyor in to which the salesperson replied:
"it will cost $20,000 and nobody would care
up here anyway".
"They (the complainant) maintain the
constant reaIIirmation by the licensee (that
they should get a survey done) is totally and
absolutely untrue," the REAA said.
One oI the previous owners oI the property
also insisted he told the salesperson the hut
was on a paper road, and not on the property,
the REAA said.
The REAA said while there were diIIerences
oI opinion in what was said, the Iacts
remained the property was advertised
incorrectly.
The authority said it was indisputable that
Handisides had engaged in unsatisIactory
conduct, and that had the case not Iallen
under the 1976 Act it would have "been
minded to award what would have been
substantial compensation".
"It is the opinion oI the committee that the
licensee's perIormance...Ialls short oI the
standard that a reasonable member oI the
public is entitled to expect Irom a reasonably
competent licensee," the authority said.
Air New Zealand has slashed its cheapest
domestic airIares by up to $10 as it
launches new low-cost seats Ior travellers
with carry-on only luggage.
The national carrier said its 'seats to suit'
style Iares would be an average six per cent
less than its airIares which include baggage
allowance oI up to 23 kilograms.
"Seats to suit is the Ilexible Iare structure
Air New Zealand introduced 14 months
ago on Tasman and PaciIic Island Ilights
and its outstanding success means we
are extending it to include our domestic
services as well," said Air New Zealand
group general manager Australasia airline
Bruce Parton.
The airline also announced it was launching
nationwide $59 stand-by Iares until June
30 next year, Iollowing trials in Dunedin
and Christchurch.
The standby seat only Iares are available
on many oI the airline's 27 domestic
destinations on any non-stop oII peak
(10am3.30pm) Ilight, with the two
longest routes oI Auckland-Dunedin and
Auckland-Queenstown available Ior $79
one way.
Standby Iares including a bag are available
Ior $10 more per person per one way
journey, Air New Zealand said.
"This means thousands oI last minute,
bargain basement seats on regional and
main trunk routes every week," said Parton.
Air New Zealand said it was important
to note that under the stand-by Iares
passengers could only Ily iI there were
spare seats available on speciIied oII peak
Ilights.
Blackout periods would be put in place on
peak travel days when the likelihood oI
passengers getting a seat was small, Air
New Zealand said.
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houston woman
charged with
dangling baby from
window of moVing car
$1 ticket lands trio $254m Powerball win
a us woman was facing child
endangerment charges after allegedly
dangling her one-year-old niece from
the window of a moving car in houston.
The alleged incident occurred on
Thanksgiving, as reported. Two women
driving on the Sam Houston Tollway saw
the baby girl hanging Irom one oI the car's
rear windows and called police.
The police dispatcher asked the women
to Iollow the car until a patrol car could
catch up to it. They Iollowed the vehicle
which drove at speeds between 88km/h
and 104km/h Ior almost 32km beIore a
patrol car arrived.
By the time the car was pulled over, the
baby had been pulled back inside.
Gabrielle Handy, 19, was arrested and
charged with endangering a child. She
has denied dangling her niece outside
the car.
Police said the baby's mother did not have
an explanation Ior what happened.
a us woman in connecticut was facing
felony charges for stabbing another
woman with a seashell ornament as they
shopped at a christmas craft fair.
Ruth Wagner was arrested at her home
in Plantsville, a neighbourhood in the
central Connecticut town oI Southington
as reported. Witnesses had recorded her
licence plate number aIter she leIt the
Christmas craIt Iair Iollowing the incident,
three asset managers from
connecticut's affluent new york
suburbs have claimed a $us254 million
Powerball jackpot off a $us1 ticket.
Greg Skidmore, Brandon LacoII and Tim
Davidson came Iorward as trustees Ior The
Putnam Avenue Family Trust, which they
Iormed aIter Davidson bought the winning
ticket at a petrol station. At least two oI
them live in Greenwich, one oI America's
wealthiest towns.
They will take the aIter-tax lump sum oI
nearly $US104 million in cash. They say a
signiIicant portion will go to charity.
clinton best President in last 66 years;
bush and obama worst
USA News
In July 2004, Forbes published Presidents
and Prosperity a special report on
America`s presidents since 1945. AIter
updating that report`s seven economic
perIormance measures to reIlect the
economic perIormance oI George W. Bush
and Barack H. Obama, the conclusion
is clear: William J. Clinton was our best
president in the last 66 years while Bush
and Obama hug the cellar.
Here are the seven perIormance measures
that Dan Ackman, the report`s author, used
to rank the presidents:
GDP growth
Disposable income growth
Employment growth
Unemployment rate decline
InIlation decline
DeIicit reduction
Stock market increase
Based on these statistics, Clinton came out
ahead oI the pack. Here`s how well Clinton
did on these seven measures:
gdP growth: 3.6 average annual
growth Irom $7.5 trillion in 1993 to $9.9
trillion in 2000
disposable income growth: 3.5
average annual growth Irom $5.5 trillion
in 1993 to $7.3 trillion in 2000
employment growth: 2.3 million jobs/
year Irom 120 million to 138 million
Unemployment rate decline: 0.41 per
year Irom 8 to 4.7
Inflation decline: This is the one area
where things got worse as inIlation actually
increased an average oI 0.05 per year
W`s economic perIormance was Iairly
strong in some areas and terrible in others.
For example, Irom 2001 to 2008, GDP
grew at an average annual rate oI 4.4
ranking him third among his peers.
But when it comes to deIicit reduction and
the stock market, W was by Iar the worst
president in the last 66 years he presided
over an average annual 5.7 decline in the
stock market while adding an average oI
$141 billion a year to the Iederal budget
deIicit. And as Iar as employment growth
and disposable income, W hugged the
cellar Iloor.
The one area where W led the pack was in
inIlation reduction Irom 3.9 to 0.1
when he leIt but that good news reIlects
the severity oI the economic contraction
that he leIt Obama.
Obama`s economic perIormance has been
relatively poor. One bright spot is that
stocks have risen an average oI 12.4
putting him in second place behind Clinton.
But in terms oI disposable income growth
and employment growth Obama`s
perIormance is so bad that he is in a league
oI his own he is the only president Ior
whom real disposable income grew at less
than 1 (0.7 on average during his 2.9
year tenure) and the only one who suIIered
a decline in the civilian work Iorce down
an average oI 690,000 a year.
Davidson bought the $US1 quick pick
ticket Ior the November 2 drawing at a
petrol station in StamIord. It was the only
ticket he bought. The winning numbers
were 12-14-34-39-46, Powerball 36.
The jackpot was the largest ever won
in Connecticut and the 12th biggest in
Powerball history.
The three men work at a small, startup
asset management Iirm called Belpointe
LLC in Greenwich. They appeared with
their lawyer at a news conIerence and
didn't say much.
"It Ieels good," Skidmore said.
the newspaper said.
According to police, a vendor at the craIt
Iair had grown suspicious oI Wagner aIter
a piece oI jewellery went missing.
The vendor then allegedly saw Wagner
attempt to shopliIt the seashell ornament,
Sgt Lowell DePalma said.
"The vendor starts yelling to stop her, that
she stole stuII," DePalma said.
When another Iair-goer tried to block the
Irom 3.3 to 3.7
Deficit reduction: -$48 million per year
Irom a budget deIicit oI $255 billion to a
surplus oI $127 billion
stock market increase: 17.4 a year
Irom an S&P 500 oI 433 to 1,343
While Clinton did not outdo his presidential
peers on all oI these measures, his most
impressive perIormance came where it
mattered in disposable income growth,
GDP growth, job growth, employment
growth, and deIicit reduction.
Clinton was such an exceptional leader
that when he entered oIIice a Gallup poll
oI public conIidence in the economy was
at an all-time low and in the summer oI
2000, months beIore the end oI his term,
that same poll indicated public conIidence
in the economy at an all-time high.
As Alice Rivlin Clinton`s director oI
management and budget told Forbes,
Clinton`s economic success was a result
oI budget discipline and luck. SpeciIically,
he Iollowed the so-called 'pay/go deal
that President George H. W. Bush cut
with a Democratic Congress those rules
required tax cuts or entitlement increases
to be Iunded on a current basis.
Rivlin said that Mr. Clinton increased taxes
just as incomes were starting to rise aIter
years oI going nowhere and the resulting
surge in tax revenues led to the smallest
government as a percent oI GDP since
President Lyndon Johnson and the Iirst
big Iederal budget surplus since Harry S.
Truman.
Lottery oIIicials had used billboards across
the state to urge the ticket holder to come
Iorward as the weeks went by without a
winner.
Ranjit Singh, manager oI the petrol station,
said lottery oIIicials called about 10.30am
on Monday local time to announce that the
winning ticket had been sold there. The
station receives $US100,000 Ior selling the
winning ticket.
Singh said he didn't know the winners and
doesn't remember selling the winning ticket.
"We're really happy," Singh said.
"Christmas is a little early."
door to prevent Wagner's escape, Wagner
allegedly stabbed the woman, breaking oII
a piece oI ornament in the victim's arm.
The wound required surgery.
Wagner Iaces charges oI Iirst-degree
robbery, second-degree assault, Iirst-
degree reckless endangerment, sixth-
degree larceny and second-degree breach
oI peace. She posted $100,000 bail and is
scheduled to be arraigned December 5.
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Man who found tooth
in yogurt refunded $1.05
a uK man who found a tooth complete
with fillings in a tub of supermarket
brand yogurt was given a 68p (uS$1.05)
refund when he took it back to the store
to complain.
David Casey, Irom Bedworth, about 163km
northwest oI London, said he bit down on
what he thought was a piece oI Iudge in
the Tesco`s Devonshire-style Iudge yogurt,
only to Iind it was a tooth.
Angered by the unappetizing discovery
he drove to the store where he bought
the product to complain, and was given a
reIund.
'They`ve said sorry Ior the inconvenience,
but it`s not inconvenient it`s disgusting,
said Casey, a 43-year-old Iormer corporal in
the Royal InIantry who is currently having
treatment Ior a tumor in his stomach.
'I could have someone`s scabby tooth in
my stomach right now and that would not
have been nice.
Since his complaint the supermarket giant
has twice sent Casey a 15 Tesco voucher
which he has returned both times labeling it
an 'insult aIter the company`s report into
the matter suggested there was a chance it
could have been his tooth.
'I`m Iurious, you don`t expect to be treated
like this, Casey said.
A Tesco spokesman said, 'We take matters
oI this kind very seriously and we are
looking into it.
a Body found in a shallow grave in
northeast ohio is that of a man missing
more than a week who answered a
classified ad on the Craigslist website that
police say lured victims into a robbery.
Timothy Kern, 47, oI Massillon, was last
seen November 13 aIter driving to Akron Ior
a job he called a 'good oIIer but strange.
His Iamily has said it was out oI character
Ior him not to be in touch.
Mr Kern died oI gunshot wounds to the head,
the Summit County Medical Examiner`s
oIIice said.
Mr Kern answered the same ad Ior a Iarm
hand that authorities say led to the shooting
death oI NorIolk, Virginia, resident David
Pauley, 51, in a rural area 145km south oI
Akron. A South Carolina man reported
answering the ad but managing to escape
aIter being shot on November 6.
The discovery oI Mr Kern`s body on Friday
near the Rolling Acres shopping mall in
Akron came just a Iew hours beIore the
sheriII in Noble County in southeastern
Ohio announced that another body had been
Iound in a shallow grave there.
SheriII Steve Hannum is under a judge`s
gag order and can`t comment on the case,
but the title oI his emailed announcement
Body found in Shallow grave
identified aS tiMothy Kern,
who anSwered CraigSliSt ad
'second body - implied the discovery was
connected with Mr Pauley`s death.
II the two bodies discovered on Friday are
linked to Mr Pauley`s case, that would bring
to three the number oI deaths associated
with the phony Craigslist ad.
Two people Irom the Akron area are in
custody: a high school student who has
been charged with attempted murder and
52-year-old Richard Beasley, who is in jail
on unrelated charges.
Mr Beasley`s mother has previously told
the reporter that her son has 'a very caring
heart and she prays that reports he is a
suspect are not true.
She described her son`s relationship with the
jailed teen as that oI a mentor. She said the
teen would sit with the Beasleys at church
and her son would take him Iishing and
to the movies or to play video games and
the two would also deliver Iood to needy
people.
Agents have contacted individuals to check
on their well-being, FBI spokesman Harry
Trombitas said on Friday in an email.
The Iarm advertised on Craigslist does not
exist; the area where the bodies were Iound
in Noble County is property owned by a
coal company and oIten leased to hunters.
utah Man viewed
Child porn on flight
drugS worth $30 Million
Seized in Sydney
poliCe in the uS say a utah man who
was viewing child pornography on a
delta flight from Salt lake City to Boston
has been arrested.
Massachusetts State Police say 47-year-
old Grant Smith, oI Cottonwood Heights,
Utah, was sitting in Iirst class when a Iellow
passenger saw the pornographic images on
Smith's laptop and alerted the Ilight crew.
When the plane landed at Boston Logan
International Airport troopers interviewed
Smith and subsequently arrested him.
He has been charged with possession oI
child pornography, and police say additional
charges could Iollow. His bail is set at $15,000.
federal authorities in Sydney have
seized more than 200kg of drugs worth
an estimated $30 million found on a
shipment from afghanistan.
Police say the 216kg oI drugs, Iound
hidden in boxes oI raisins, include 97.7kg
oI heroin and 118.4kg oI pseudoephedrine.
The investigation has also resulted in the
arrest oI one man.
The Australian Federal Police and the
Australian Customs and Border Protection
Service will announce details oI the drug
bust at a media conIerence later.
a toddler and two other children
were among eight people wounded in a
shooting incident in oakland, California.
The shooting occurred just aIter 6:00pm
local time at a liquor store parking lot in
the 700 block oI Willow Street in West
Oakland, the media reported.
The newspaper said the victims may have
been Iilming a rap music video.
Oakland rapper KaIani had been at the
scene, and while he was not shot, his van
was riddled with bullets. It was not known
iI the victims were in the vehicle or nearby
at the time.
Police who arrived Iound that all the
victims had leIt, with oIIicers reporting
there was blood and up to 50 shell casings
on the street.
"When oIIicers arrived on scene they learned
that eight victims had been transported
to local hospitals suIIering Irom apparent
gunshot wounds," Oakland Police OIIicer
Johnna Watson said in a statement.
"One oI the victims is reported to be a one-
year-old child. The victims' conditions,
motive Ior the shooting, and suspect
inIormation is unknown at this time."
Most oI the victims were believed to be in
stable condition. However, the one-year-
old child, a boy who was possibly shot in
the head, was in critical condition, Oakland
Police Lt. Robert Chan told the reporter.
According to detectives, the shooting
stemmed Irom drug and domestic issues.
Detectives were seeking a man in his
thirties and three teenagers, all oI whom
were seen Ileeing the scene in a dark-
colored Buick.
Children wounded in
California parKing lot Shooting
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prinCe harry has flown home after
a nearly two month military training
mission in California, which also saw the
fun-loving royal let his hair down in San
diego and las vegas.
The 27-year-old returned to Britain Irom
the Naval Air Facility in El Centro in
southern CaliIornia, where he arrived
in early October to learn to Ily Apache
helicopter gunships in terrain similar to
AIghanistan.
'He completed his training and he was sent
back to the UK, a base spokesman said,
declining to give Iurther details but adding
that Britain`s deIence ministry would
release a statement.
Harry, the third in line to the throne, returns
to Britain a Iully Iledged Apache pilot, but
British oIIicials have declined to speculate
on whether he might be allowed to return
to AIghanistan.
The prince - or Captain Wales in his
military role - has made it clear he is
determined to serve again in AIghanistan,
where his deployment as a soldier in 2007-
2008 had to be hastily cut short aIter a
media blackout was breached.
Harry wasted no time getting into the spirit
oI things on the Iirst weekend oI his stay in
CaliIornia.
Within hours oI his arrival he was spotted
in a pub and watching rugby in a downtown
hotel in San Diego, about two hours away
Irom the base in El Centro where he was
stationed.
He also spent a long weekend in Las Vegas
earlier this month, arriving on a rented
Harley Davidson and spending three nights
partying, including with a mystery blonde
woman, according to local reports.
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Sonia gandhi in firSt
SpeeCh SinCe Surgery
Sonia gandhi, president of indias
ruling Congress party, has returned
to the political stage, making her first
public speech since undergoing surgery
in august.
Gandhi, 64, was greeted by huge cheers
as she spoke to a Congress youth rally
in New Delhi organised by her son and
political heir, Rahul Gandhi, who is
taking an increasingly prominent role in
domestic politics.
Speculation over her health and the
Iuture leadership oI the Congress party
has been mounting ever since she went
to the United States in August to receive
treatment Ior an undisclosed illness.
Gandhi, regarded as India`s most powerIul
politician, looked tired but spoke in a
Iirm voice Ior more than 10 minutes to
thousands oI young party members.
'You have the power to beat back the
Iorces oI oppression and injustice and
to make a beautiIul liIe Ior yourselI and
Ior others, said Gandhi. 'Politics is not
about exerting power or inIluence; it is
about building a better world.
AIter her operation, she appeared in
public several times but gave no speeches.
Her party has given no details about her
illness.
The Italian-born leader, who shared the
dais with her son and Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh, wields uncontested
power in the leIt-leaning Congress party
and is seen as having a key inIluence over
all government decisions.
Sonia is credited with having engineered
Congress`s return to power in 2004 and
even bigger win in 2009 elections.
The Congress party, which rules in a
coalition in New Delhi, Iaces elections in
crucial states next year including in Uttar
Pradesh, India`s most populous state.
On Tuesday, she steered clear oI a huge
political row stirred by the government`s
move to open India`s long-protected retail
sector to global competition.
But she said the government, which has
been battling to regain popularity in the
wake oI a string oI graIt scandals, was
committed to tackling corruption, which
she said was 'a plague oI public liIe.
'The government is working on a variety
oI legislation which will systematically
Iight corruption, she said.
News magazine India Today quoted a
Congress oIIicial earlier this month as
playing down reports that Rahul Gandhi
might soon take over as 'working
Congress party president, saying Sonia
was Iit and able to lead.
She is the widow oI Iormer Prime Minister
Rajiv Gandhi and was thrust into India`s
chaotic politics aIter his assassination in
1991. She is oIten said to be paving the
way Ior Rahul to become prime minister
aIter Singh, 79, steps down.
Rahul was in joint control oI the party
while his mother was receiving treatment
but Iailed to impress the country with his
leadership.
The Nehru-Gandhi dynasty has exerted
huge inIluence in India during most oI its
post-independence history. Three Iamily
members have been prime ministers.
reSidentS of a small Japanese island
cooked up a late-night snack that could
satisfy even the heartiest appetite - a
kebab more than 100 meters long.
Thousands oI people on southern Ishigaki
Island tucked into the 107.6 meter monster,
the worlds longest, in an event to promote
the premium Ishigaki beeI, local tourism
agency oIIicial Shuntaro Kosasa said.
Organisers had originally planned to
make a beeI kebab only 25 meters long,
believing the world record was just 8.74
meters and set in Texas.
'Just three days beIore the event, we were
inIormed that people in Lebanon actually
set a new record oI 97.5 meters in August,
Kosasa said.
'We had to hurriedly prepare Ior Iour
times more beeI and cooking utensils and
a skewer to make a kebab longer than 100
meters, he said.
The stainless steel
skewer had to be
repaired twice
beIore the world`s
longest kebab was
successIully cooked
and certiIied by
an oIIicial Irom
Guinness World
Records, he said.
Some 15,000 people
around a third oI the
island`s population
later tucked into the
kebab, he added.
Japan CooKS worldS
longeSt KeBaB
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heIicopter at the NavaI Air FaciIity EI Centro
where Prince Harrys miIitary unit wiII train
the parent companies of american
airlines and its regional affiliate american
eagle are filing for bankruptcy protection.
AMR Corp and AMR Eagle Holding Corp
said that they Iiled voluntary petitions to
reorganise, saying it`s in the best interest oI
the companies and its shareholders.
American says it sought protection
to reduce its costs and debt to remain
competitive in the airline industry.
American was the only major US airline
that didn`t Iile Ior bankruptcy protection
aIter the 2001 terrorist attacks.
American says industrial relations rules
Iorce it to spend at least $US600 million
($A608 million) more than other airlines.
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lennonS to-do liSt auCtioned off
a liSt of errands written by John
lennon is expected to fetch at least
$4086 when it goes up for auction.
The scribbled note includes odd jobs like
buying marmalade, putting back his son
Sean`s mattress and asking his pal Sam
Green Ior the return oI his book Thor
Heyerdahl - but top oI his to-do list is
sorting out his cable TV box.
He writes, '1) HBO guy coming between
3-5: BE THERE (the other guy didn`t
know what was wrong).
The Iormer Beatle dated the list May 22,
although the year is unknown.
The note went to auction as part oI the
Gotta Have Rock and Roll online sale and
will have a starting bid oI $US3000.
It`s the latest piece oI Lennon memorabilia
to be placed on auction - one oI the singer`s
teeth sold Ior $US32,000 earlier this
month, while his Bed Peace` sign, created
during his 1969 bed-in` peace protest in a
Canadian hotel with wiIe Yoko Ono, was
purchased by a Ian Ior $US155,600.
Lennon was shot dead outside his New
York apartment in 1980.
UnempIoyed: Jamie Cumming is expecting
his 16th chiId today. He has had his
chiIdren with 14 different women
spread his wings very Iar.
Soon aIter his Iirst child was born, he
impregnated the mother`s cousin. He then
went on to impregnate the cousin`s Iriend.
Family and Iriends say they Iear Cumming
is addicted to having children.
But clearly he is not addicted to looking
aIter them. Cumming`s mother Lorraine
told the reporter that she regularly keeps in
contact with her grandchildren and meets
with their maternal grandparents but she
Ieels humiliated because her son is reIusing
to raise or support his own children.
'He needs to take some responsibility. He`s
an embarrassment and I`m having nothing
to do with him.
The Australian mother moved back home
soon aIter her baby was born and has not
reportedly had any contact with Cumming.
an australian mother is among one of
thirteen women to have fallen for the
charms of a man dubbed the worlds
most feckless father.
Jamie Cumming, 34, Irom Dundee,
Scotland, has so Iar Iathered 14 children
Irom 13 diIIerent mothers. But wait, there`s
more on the way.
The unemployed dad who lives oII beneIits
Iathered his Iirst child when he was just 17.
And it seems he has not stopped to buy a
condom since.
By early next year, 17 children will call
Cumming dad.
His ex girlIriend has just given birth to
a boy. His latest 19-year-old girlIriend is
due to give birth any day now and another
a 17-year-old girl is expected to give birth
early next year.
forMer foreign minister gareth
evans has been named one of the worlds
top 100 thinkers.
The prestigious US-based Foreign Policy
magazine has ranked ProIessor Evans -
now chancellor oI the Australian National
University number 52 on its annual Top
100 Global Thinkers list.
It recognises ProI Evans Ior his key role in
developing the so-called Responsibility to
Protect principle.
While Cumming clearly has no problem
spreading himselI around, he doesn`t
ProIessor Evans was a primary architect
and leading advocate oI the principle that
contends every country has the responsibility
to protect its own citizens Irom mass killings.
And iI a country is unwilling or unable to
do so, the international community has a
responsibility to intervene.
The principle was born in the wake oI the
world`s Iailure to halt the 1994 Rwandan
genocide.
But it was not until this year the
international community Iormally invoked
the principle Ior the Iirst time to justiIy
its response to the violence in Libya.
The magazine said ProI Evans had helped
take the principle Irom an 'airy theory held
by a small cadre oI human rights advocates
to a guiding principle oI the world`s
strongest military alliance.
Other high-proIile names in the list include
Barack Obama, Hillary and Bill Clinton,
David Cameron, Aung San Suu Kyi, Bill
and Melinda Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg.
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a woMan who plotted with her lover
to kill her multi-millionaire husband has
been jailed for at least nine years.
Vicky Soteriou, 44, had her lover Ari
Dimitrakis stab her husband Chris
as she walked arm-in-arm with him
aIter celebrating his 44th birthday at a
Melbourne restaurant in January last year.
Mr Soteriou suIIered liIe threatening
injuries but survived the attack.
Justice Elizabeth Curtain ordered Stoeriou
serve 12 years, with at least nine years in
jail beIore being eligible Ior parole, telling
the court she was guilty oI a gross betrayal
oI trust.
'You did not wield the kniIe, but you
intended your husband`s death just as
surely as iI you did,`` Justice Curtain said
in sentencing.
poliCe in france have charged a
33-year-old father with murder after he
allegedly killed his three-year-old son by
stuffing him into a washing machine and
turning it on.
The man, identiIied in reports as Christophe
Champenois, was charged with 'murder oI
a minor late on Sunday in Meaux near
Paris, court oIIicials said.
The boy`s mother was charged with Iailing
to prevent a crime and Iailing to assist a
person in danger.
Both were held without bail.
A source connected with the case said the
child appeared to have died Irom 'a blow
to the head.
Neighbours said the boy, Bastien, died on
Friday aIter his Iather put him naked in the
washing machine to punish him Ior getting
into trouble at nursery school.
A neighbour who gave her name only as
Alice told journalists that she had seen the
boy`s body aIter his mother had come to
her apartment Ior help.
'I took the little boy in my arms; he was
Irozen, completely naked. He was all white,
limp, practically like a toy, said Alice,
who lives in the same apartment building
as the couple in Germiny LÈveque, a town
oI 1300 people.
Alice said the boy`s mother had attempted
to resuscitate him with heart massage but
Iailed.
A source connected with the inquiry said
the man was denying the charges and
asserting that the boy had Iallen down the
stairs.
But witness testimony and tests on the
body were 'consistent with the Iact that the
child was put into a washing machine, the
source said, adding that the boy had been
repeatedly abused, including by being
locked up Ior hours in a cupboard.
A local oIIicial, Christine Boubet, said
social services had assisted the Iamily
since 2006 'Ior social and psychological
distress.
Since the end oI the school holidays earlier
this month Bastien`s school, parents and
sister had noticed a change in the boy`s
behaviour as he was more 'disturbed,
careless and a problem Ior his parents,
Boubet said.
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viCKy Soteriou Jailed
for at leaSt nine yearS
father Killed
Son in waShing
MaChine horror
JaMie CuMMing the worldS
MoSt feCKleSS father
gareth evanS the worldS
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Jamie Cumming fathers 14 children; family fears hes addicted to
having kids; So far, 13 women have fallen for his charms
Chris and Vicky Soteriou
on their wedding day.
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emeritus Gareth Evans in MeIbourne
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You can get the same healthy proteins,
carbohydrates and Iats Ior less money.
'The strategy is to buy inexpensive Ioods
that still provide the nutrients that support
good health, says Dr Mickey Harpaz, a
nutritionist and exercise physiologist with
oIfces in New York and Connecticut.
here are SoMe tipS:
Stop buying junk Processed snacks, soIt
drinks and juices oIten are expensive and
do nothing Ior your body.
sandwiches. Chicken liver also is low-
priced Ior the protein and iron it provides.
tips on how to eat healthy for less
look beyond meat Beans, lentils,
chickpeas and eggs are generally cheap
and rich in protein. II you buy canned
beans, rinse them to cut down on salt.
take advantage of chicken It`s oIten a
bargain compared to other meats, and to
save even more, buy chicken whole and
separate it into parts Ior meals, soups and
Buy nuts in bulk A handIul a day is
an excellent protein source, but small
containers at grocery stores are too costly.
Get nuts Irom wholesale stores and keep
them in air-tight containers.
Eggs are an option to choose if you'd Iike to Iook beyond meat.
They are generaIIy cheap, and rich in protein.
Canned sh - Tuna in water (not oil) is a
good alternative to Iresh fsh; rinse beIore
use. Frozen seaIood is oIten expensive, but
the Iresh catch-oI-the-day may not be ask
the seaIood department.
go for frozen produce Fruits and
vegetables are pricey out oI season, but
Irozen options tend to be nutrient-rich
thanks to 'fash Ireezing done just aIter
picking. You also can load up on cheap
in-season produce, especially at Iarmers`
markets, and Ireeze it.
Choose whole foods whenever possible
Buy a Iull cabbage and shred it yourselI,
Ior example, rather than a pre-packaged
bag.
Shop smart Write weekly menus,
Iollow grocery lists and take advantage
oI coupons, store brands and bulk items.
Don`t shop when you`re hungry and more
likely to make impulse buys.
Just in case you haven`t heard this phrase
enough here it is one more time.
you are what you eat
It is worth being mentioned over and over
again because it is so true. Please don`t
take it literally. II you eat a lot oI broccoli
you are not going to turn green. The phrase
would be more accurate iI it said...
if you eat healthy, you will be healthy
Healthy, natural Ioods should be the base
oI your diet and nutrition program. The
Iather oI modern medicine, Hippocrates
probably said it best when was quoted,
let food be your Medicine and
Medicine be your food
You probably Ieel you`ve been bombarded
with enough motivational quotes,
phrases and acronyms by now so let`s
get to business. Diet and nutrition are
synonymous. Everything you eat and
drink to nourish your body is part oI your
nutrition.
UnIortunately, when people usually reIer
to diet, they reIer to a short term change in
their eating & drinking habits to obtain a
specifc goal. Nutrition is usually reIerred
to as your eating and drinking liIestyle
habits.
in order to live a healthy and fit,
disease free lifestyle, nutrition is very
important
Why is Nutrition so Important ... Results
Irom your Hard Fitness Training
The reasons to Iollow good nutrition
throughout your entire liIe could take a
giant non-fction novel to list. II just to be
healthy in general is not important enough
to you, you should some oI the many
reasons why nutrition is so important.
It is common Ior personal trainers to tell
their clients that nutrition is only x oI
their ftness goals. This is meant to show
the importance oI nutrition in regards to
accomplishing the goal but it is not the best
way.
to See why nutrition is so important
Just look at the relationship of
recovery to training
Even iI you work out 2 hours a day, 14
hours a week, in the gym which is which
is a lot, the time seems insignifcant
compared to the time in which you
recovered Irom training. This is 8 oI your
time during the week which is a signifcant
accomplishment in itselI.
II you compare it to the time you recover
which is the other 168 hours Ior that
week, you can see why nutrition is so
important.
why nutrition
is so important
continued next week
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Chai Time
ingredients
FILLING:
2 cups Irozen raspberries, thawed
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup Fleischmann`s Canada Corn
Starch
1/2 cup orange juice or water
FROSTING:
1/2 cup CHIPITS White Chocolate
Chips
2 cups 35 whipping cream, divided
1 cup mascarpone cheese
CAKE:
5 large eggs, at room temperature
2/3 cup granulated sugar, divided
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup cake and pastry four
3 tbsp Corn Starch
1/4 cup icing sugar (approx.)
directions
1 Filling: Stir raspberries, sugar, corn
starch and juice in a medium saucepan
set over medium heat. Bring to a boil,
stirring oIten, until thick and glossy;
cool completely.
2 Frosting: Melt white chocolate chips
with 1 tbsp whipping cream in a bowl
set over simmering water until smooth;
ingredients
2 cups butter, soItened
1 cup icing sugar, siIted
2 tsp vanilla
3 cups all-purpose four
1 cup cornstarch
1 1/3 cups CHIPITS Semi-Sweet
Chocolate Chips
1 cup chopped red candied cherries
directions
1 Heat oven to 300F.
2 In large bowl, beat butter and icing
sugar until fuIIy. Beat in vanilla.
3 In medium bowl, mix together
four and cornstarch. Beat into butter
mixture just until smooth. Stir in
chocolate chips and cherries.
4 Drop dough by spoonIuls onto
ungreased baking sheet.
5 Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or just until
starting to brown around the edges.
Makes about 7 dozen cookies.
A legendary christmas shooter.
1/2 oz. Grenadine
1/2 oz. Green Creme de Menthe
1/2 oz. Peppermint Schnapps
Layer in a shot glass. Tastes like a
candy cane.
A cocktail that will stimulate your
appetite as an aperitif or a perfect
after-dinner breath refresher
1 1/2 oz. Godiva Liqueur
1/2 oz. Peppermint Liqueur
Stir over ice in a in rocks glass.
Garnish with a sprig oI mint.
Because you are going to dance...
1/3 oz. White Rum
1/3 oz. Sambuca
1/3 oz. Triple Sec
Layer in a shot glass.
aries (March 21april 19):
Be quick in recognizing opportunity when
it comes along in the Iorm oI a new work or
investment plan. A person oI the opposite
sex could be instrumental in Iurthering
your career interests. II Iancy Iree, you
are likely to get romantically drawn to
someone you met during the course oI your
work in this week.
taurus (april 20May 20):
A good and rewarding time at work. Those
working on part time or temporary basis
will now get a Iull time job. Some oI you
are likely to set up an independent venture
oI your own. It will prove proftable. Those
travelling on work will conclude their tasks
successIully. Those in love may not fnd
much time Ior each other in this week.
gemini (May 21June 20):
A slow rate oI progress could be proving
irksome. It is better to stick to routine
work and not to bring any changes, Ior
these could prove counter- productive.
Legal disputes regarding a piece oI land/
or property could be going against your
interests. Try to settle the issue out oI court
in this week.
Cancer (June 21July 22):
You may have to tackle a Iew tricky issues
at work. A brewing discontentment within
staII or labour could now surIace as a major
issue. Handle such matters tactIully. The
employed should not voice their grievance
now, Ior they run their risk oI losing their
job. Love liIe seems non-existent.
leo (July 23august 22):
Sudden development at work propels you
to a position oI eminence. Financial gains
are also indicated Ior those working on
commission basis. Some oI you are likely
to invest in property or buy a piece oI land.
You can look Iorward to a relaxed evening
in the company oI your mate and Iamily in
this week.
virgo (august 23 to September 21):
Your hard work and persistent eIIorts will
now yield Iavourable results. Financial
gains are aplenty and some oI you are likely
to start a new enterprise. Those desirous
oI travelling overseas on work will get an
opportunity to do so. A romantic aIIair with
a Ioreigner or someone residing abroad is
predicted.
libra (September 22october 23):
A payment which you might have written
oII is likely to be made to you. Some oI
you will receive a legacy or bequest. Avoid
making Iresh investment Ior these will not
prove proft. The employed need to be very
diligent in their work iI they wish to retain
their present jobs. Love liIe could be an
expensive distraction.
Scorpio (october 24november 21):
You`re over bearing attitude and rigid
approach to work could create a lot oI
opposition Ior you. Avoid making enemies
especially when you are on threshold oI
major breakthrough in your career. Love
liIe is sparkling and the eligible are likely
to get married soon.
Sagittarius (november 22december 21):
The availability oI Iunds will now Iacilitate
you to implement your new plans at work.
Gains accrue to you through Iresh enterprise.
Retrenched staII is likely to get reinstated.
Some oI you may be required to attend to
an ailing relative at home. The married will
share a perIect rapport and understanding.
Capricorn (december 22January 19):
Hectic activities at work could prove tiring
though proftable. You will look Iorward
to a relaxed evening which may not be the
case. An impromptu programme Ior a get-
together or an outing with your beloved
will prove exciting. You will no longer Ieel
Iatigued by the end oI the week.
aquarius (January 20february 18):
II a certain project is showing a downward
trend, you are advised to abandon it at once.
Do not make large fnancial commitments
Ior a major setback is Ioreseen. Work
independently, and do not take on projects
on the advice oI those who may not be
sincere and genuine. Home and Iamily
liIe is happy. There will be some joyIul
celebrations at home this week.
pisces (february 19March 20):
You seem to be getting isolated at work.
This is perhaps due to your pre-occupation
with your personal aIIairs. You need to
cultivate more goodwill in order to make
progress in your career. Let not personal
hardships at home or in your love liIe
hinder your progress in your career. Some
oI you may have a slight health problem.
raspberry white Chocolate Sponge roll
Chocolate Cherry
Shortbread Mounds
Shooter: Santa Shot
Cocktail: godiva
peppermint Kiss
Shooter: lets tango
cool slightly. Beat remaining whipping
cream until very thick; set aside. Beat
melted chips with mascarpone until
smooth. Stir in 1/3 oI whipped cream; Iold
in remaining whipped cream until evenly
combined. Chill until ready to use.
3 Cake: Preheat oven to 425F. Line a
17 x 11-inch rimmed baking sheet with
Parchment Paper. Separate two eggs. Beat
the two yolks and remaining whole eggs
with 1/2 cup granulated sugar, and vanilla
until very thick and pale yellow. SiIt four
with corn starch over egg mixture; Iold
gently to combine.
4 Beat egg whites until
fuIIy. Beating constantly,
gradually add sugar; beat
until stiII peaks Iorm.
Fold into batter, just until
streak-Iree. Spread evenly
over baking sheet. Bake
Ior 8 minutes or until cake
springs back when lightly
touched. Immediately, siIt
icing sugar evenly over
cake; turn out onto a clean
kitchen towel. CareIully
remove parchment paper.
SiIt additional icing sugar over cake;
top with a second towel. Starting at
a short end, roll up into a pinwheel;
transIer to a rack to cool completely.
5 CareIully unroll cake. Spread
raspberry flling evenly over cake
leaving a 1-inch border on each short
end. Spread 2 cups oI cream mixture
evenly over raspberry layer. Snuggly
re-roll the cake; transIer, seam-side
down, to a serving platter. Frost with
remaining cream mixture. Makes 10
servings.
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this information is provided for knowledge and education purposes only. individuals should visit their physicians for more information on their health.
thinKing of
BeCoMing
a Canadian
Citizen?
try this practice test
discover Canada
anSwerS
1. D
2. B
3. D
4. D
5. D
6. C
7. D
8. A
9. B
10. D
3 Wash out the turkey with water. Pull
out any remaining Ieather stubs in the
turkey skin. Pat the turkey dry with
paper towels. Lather the inside oI the
cavity with the juice oI halI a lemon.
Take a small handIul oI salt and rub all
over the inside oI the turkey.
C. Peace Tower.
7) What are the rst two lines of
Canadas national anthem?
A. O Canada! We stand on guard Ior thee.
B. O Canada! From Iar and wide, O
Canada, We stand on guard Ior thee.
C. O Canadian! Our home and
private land! True love in all thy sons
command.
D. O Canada! Our home and native
land! True patriot love in all thy sons
command.
8) what is a major river in Quebec?
A. St. Lawrence River
B. Amazon River
C. Fraser River
D. Hudson Bay River
9) what is written on an election ballot?
A. The names oI Canadians eligible to
vote.
B. The names oI the candidates in your
electoral district.
C. The results oI the election.
D. The candidates running Ior Prime
Minister listed.
10) what is a majority government?
A. The party in power holds at least halI
oI the seats in the House oI Commons
and the Senate.
B. The party in power holds at least halI
oI the seats in the Senate.
C. The party in power holds less than halI
oI the seats in the House oI Commons.
D. The party in power holds at least halI
oI the seats in the House oI Commons.
1) what are the provinces of Central
Canada?
A. Quebec and Nova Scotia.
B. Ontario and Manitoba.
C. Ontario and Saskatchewan.
D. Ontario and Quebec.
2) name three requirements you must
meet in order to vote in a federal
election.
A. Canadian citizen, at least 21 years
old, and on the list oI electors.
B. Canadian citizen, at least 18 years
old and on the voters` list.
C. Canadian citizen, at least 16 years
old, and on the list oI voters.
D. Working Ior the government, at least
21 years old, and Canadian citizen.
3) Which party becomes the Ofcial
opposition?
A. The party picked by the Queen.
B. The opposition party with the least
votes.
C. The opposition party with the most
votes.
D. The opposition party with the most
MPs.
4) who is Canadas head of State?
A. Members oI parliament.
B. Prime Minister.
C. Governor General oI Canada.
D. A hereditary Sovereign (Queen or King).
5) which country lies on Canadas
southern border?
A. Central America.
B. Michigan.
C. Mexico.
D. United States oI America.
6) what is the tower in the centre of
the parliament buildings called?
A. PeaceIul Tower.
roast turkey
4 In this method oI cooking a turkey,
we don`t make the stuIfng in the turkey
because doing so adds too much to the
cooking time. For favor, put in inside
the turkey a halI a yellow onion, peeled
and quartered, a bunch oI parsley, a
couple oI carrots, and some tops and
bottoms oI celery. You may need to cap
the body cavity with some aluminum
Ioil so that the stuIfng doesn`t easily
Iall out. Close up the turkey cavity with
either string (not nylon string!) or metal
skewers. Make sure that the turkey`s
legs are tied together, held close to the
body, and tie a string around the turkey
body to hold the wings in close.
The neck cavity can be stuIIed with
parsley and tied closed with thin skewers
and string.
5 Rub either melted butter or olive oil all
over the outside oI the turkey. Sprinkle
salt generously all over the outside oI
the turkey (or have had it soaking in salt-
water brine beIore starting this process).
Sprinkle pepper over the turkey.
continued next week
D. Canada Tower.
B. CN Tower.
continued FRoM LASt week
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Los Angeles, CA- December 1, 2011-
Air Pacifc, Fiji`s international airline,
proudly announced its sponsorship
oI Fiji`s second International Jazz
and Blues Festival. The event will
take place Irom May 10-13, 2012 in
Denarau- only a 20-minute drive Irom
Nadi International Airport. To celebrate
its sponsorship, Air Pacifc is oIIering a
special 5 discount Ior travel on fights
during the month oI May.
This year`s Iestival will Ieature nearly
100 musicians Irom around the world
including: Kevin Borich, Billy TK Jnr,
Paul Ubana Jones, Warwick Murray,
Phil Boradhurst and Julie Mason Band,
and many more.
'This is a spectacular event which helps
to cement Fiji`s status as the hub oI South
Pacifc tourism as well as showcases the
world`s Iriendliest airline Air Pacifc
Currently, vast majority oI RRSP investors
have their money in GICs or mutual Iunds.
It is illogical but hardly anyone seems to
be concerned about the ridiculously low
returns on their investment. GICs earned
very respectable returns Irom 1979 to 1981.
For example, people earned over 20 GIC
return in 1981 and generally over 12 in
early 1980s. ThereaIter they ranged Irom
9 to 10 until 1990-91. From there GIC
rates have been running around 4-5
and have gone down to below 2 in recent
years.
GIC rates worldwide have suIIered the
same Iate. In Hong Kong and other Asian
nations, you can put your money in the bank
without getting any interest, or less than
1. The trend is the same everywhere
banks cannot give you high returns.
Canadian Statistics report published in
February 2011 has clearly stated that high
interest rates are not going to return.
Mutual Iunds ended their boom days well
beIore GICs. However, people have hung
on to them even now. Unlike GICs the
mutual Iunds do not have any security
or guarantee. Money is totally at risk
and Ior the past ten years, most oI them
have not made any real net money. AIter
examining and analyzing perIormance oI
mutual Iunds I could fnd only a Iew with
a positive return. While all banks have
mutual Iunds, in general they have the
same or worse story lower return than
any other investment. I am going to use
AGF as a well diversifed mutual Iund.
Its portIolio is well managed. Here are
examples how they have done in the past
three years:
Alr Paclc Uffers blsceunt Alrfare te Celebrate Fljl's lnternatlenal Jazz and Blues Festlval
Rlgh Return Chelces
To the GIC and Mutual Fund investors
and our greatest asset- our people, said
Tourism Fiji CEO JoseIa Tuamoto.
The Iestival is Iree oI charge with the
exception oI two ticketed events: A Gala
Dinner on Saturday, May 12th and the Jazz
and Blues Festival fnale on Sunday, May
13th. Tickets Ior each event are $50 USD.
Specialized Jazz and Blues Festival
packages Irom All About Tours (starting at
$1699 USD) and TravelScene (starting at
$1499 USD) are available at http://www.
fjijbIest.org/packages.
To take advantage oI this special 5
discount oIIer, please visit http://www.
airpacifc.com/Fiji-2012-Jazz-And-Blues.
Please ensure the 'Jazz & Blues Discount
is selected when purchasing the airline
tickets at Airpacifc.com Ior the month oI
May.
Terms & Conditions:
Fiji Jazz & Blues 5 Discount is only
Equity Funds
(1 Year): All Iunds earned negative returns
except one at 0.7
(3 Years): 4 oI the ten Iunds earned
marginally positive. The rest negative
Balanced Funds
(1 year): Two earned 10 and Iour got 1
to 2
(3 Years): Out oI 10, only two got 10 and
others negative to 2
In short, mostly mutual Iunds have Iailed
to reward the owners. Historically, mutual
Iund owners have taken losses ranging
Irom 20 to 50 in the last decade.
Stocks are not a recommended choice Ior
most investors. However, the story is the
same except Ior a Iew who know the game.
The market has behaved ultra negative in
the past one month. Even the best stocks
are down by 10 to 60. People were very
happy at the returns on Gold and Silver but
they have also Iallen Irom grace. Gold had
crossed $1980. Today it is running around
$1700. Everybody knows, stocks cannot
be trusted.
BUT even today, most oI the investors
are in GICs and Mutual Funds. They are
reluctant to get away Irom them. The
fnancial analysts give diIIerent reasons Ior
this strange phenomenon.
Some analysts say that the people are
obsessed with the guarantee` word.
The common man Iears the loss oI his
capital in any program that doesn`t oIIer a
guarantee`. However, under the law, RRSP
is not in the guarantee list. Only GICs are.
Still people invest there at 1 to 3.
The other popular explanation is that
everybody deals with the banks and credit
unions regularly. LiIe insurance companies
have some respect. But none oI them
is going to give any higher guarantee.
People`s trust is shaky.
Whatever the reason may be, billions oI
dollars oI Canadians are stuck into very
low return plans.
The loss in real value is irreversible. II
it continues Ior 20, 30 or 40 years, the
investor will get below one-halI oI real
money at the end. As a rule oI thumb, iI
your money is growing at less than 4.5,
you will be a loser.
Growth is the real purpose oI an investment.
II your money is not growing in real terms,
you should move it out and invest where it
would earn 10 or more per year or invest
it in real estate. Keeping money in the
property or home earns only 2 to 3.5
but it cannot match the money you will
make at 10 to 15.
The next question is: Where can I invest to
earn 10 or higher return?
Here are some options:
A. Real Estate Investment Trusts
(REITs) are riskier and more volatile. In
the past, REITs have paid 15 to 20
annual returns but aIter 2007 until recently,
most REITs lost heavily. Currently, you
can earn around 9 Irom the REITs.
B. Land Banking can bring in huge
returns. Land Banking is buying land in the
path oI growth and development, holding
it, getting it rezoned, and selling aIter some
time. Investors in the projects oI Canada`s
top land banking company made 15 to
20 annually compounding returns.
C. Real estate development projects
in growth regions always make good
money. There is a saying: Real estate
developments Iollow the growth oI
population. Everywhere Iarmlands
are transIorming into new residential,
commercial and industrial developments.
Almost all the cities are growing. The
Iarmland is being converted into houses,
oIfces and Iactories. You should fnd a
way to invest there.
Real Estate properties, every year, produce
many more millionaires, than any other
industry.
SYNDICATED INVESTMENTS:
The small investor is handicapped. He
cannot join people into a multi-million
dollar project. This has changed. Now
small investors with as little as $5,000
can become a part-owner in A, B and C.
There are opportunities in land banking, in
development projects and in multi-million
dollar properties through the Syndication
Companies. You need help Irom someone
who knows about them.
Historically, Canada`s top land banking
company since 1979, consistently delivered
15 to 45 annual returns to its investors.
Another Calgary-based company earned
40 annual returns in three oI its projects
in 2007. However, past perIormance is not
a guarantee but it does show that super
high returns are realistically possible.
In today`s market you can earn 10 or
more cash return, or 16 return on equity
investments.
IF you are looking Ior growth oI your
money, you should fnd an advisor who
can put you money into secured syndicated
investments. SYNDICATION is the
magic word Ior today`s investor.
By Brahma
Swarup Varma
President,
PRO-Financial
Planners Ltd.
applicable Ior bookings made online at
airpacifc.com
Fiji Jazz & Blues 5 Discount is only
applicable Ior travel during the month oI
May 2012
Fiji Jazz & Blues 5 Discount is
oII the base Iare (excluding taxes and
surcharges)
Fiji Jazz & Blues 5 Discount is not
applicable to taxes and charges
Fiji Jazz & Blues 5 Discount is not
applicable to 'Get Packing special Iares
Other Iare rule conditions apply which can
be viewed during the booking process
Air Pacifc currently operates a feet that
includes B737, B767 and B747 aircraIt
with a domestic and international network
covering the Pacifc, North America, Asia,
New Zealand and Australia.
ABOUT AIR PACIFIC:
Air Pacifc, Fiji`s international airline,
has been connecting the world with
the South Pacifc Ior 60 years and has
been awarded Best Airline in the South
Pacifc` by readers oI Global Traveler
Magazine Ior the 3rd year in a row.
The natural island warmth oI the cabin
crew will ensure the journey to the
destination begins with a smile. Air
Pacifc`s feet oI Boeing 747`s, 767 and
737`s fy between Fiji (Nadi) and North
America (Honolulu, Los Angeles),
Australia (Sydney, Melbourne and
Brisbane), New Zealand (Auckland
and Christchurch), Asia (Hong Kong)
and the Pacifc Islands (Samoa, Tonga,
Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu
and Kiribati). All fights allow a Fiji
stopover and include checked baggage
and in-fight entertainment, with a range
oI complimentary meals and beverages
available.
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Just for Kids
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
Age: 4 to 6 months
What to feed
Breast milk or Iormula, PLUS
Pureed Iood (like sweet potatoes, squash,
apples, bananas, peaches, or pears) or
semi-liquid iron-Iortifed cereal
How much per day
Begin with about 1 teaspoon pureed Iood
or cereal. Mix cereal with 4 to 5 teaspoons
breast milk or Iormula (it`ll be very runny).
Increase to 1 tablespoon oI pureed Iood,
or 1 tablespoon oI cereal mixed with breast
milk or Iormula, twice a day. II giving
cereal, gradually thicken the consistency
by using less liquid.
Age-by-age guide
to feeding your baby
Age: 8 to 10 months
Signs of readiness for solid and
pnger foods
Same as 6 to 8 months, PLUS
Picks up objects with thumb and
Iorefnger (pincer grasp)
Can transIer items Irom one hand to the
other
Puts everything in his mouth
Moves jaw in a chewing motion
What to feed
Small amounts oI soIt pasteurized cheese,
yogurt, cottage cheese (but no cows` milk
until age 1)
Iron-Iortifed cereals (rice, barley, wheat,
oats, mixed cereals)
Mashed Iruits and
vegetables (bananas,
peaches, pears, avocados,
cooked carrots, squash,
potatoes, sweet potatoes)
Finger Ioods (lightly
toasted bagels, cut up;
small pieces oI ripe banana;
well-cooked spiral pasta;
teething crackers; low-sugar
O-shaped cereal)
Small amounts oI protein
(egg, pureed meats, poultry,
and boneless fsh; toIu; well-cooked and
mashed beans with soIt skins like lentils,
split peas, pintos, black beans)
How much per day
1/4 to 1/3 cup dairy (or 1/2 oz. cheese)
1/4 to 1/2 cup iron-Iortifed cereal
1/4 to 1/2 cup Iruit
1/4 to 1/2 cup vegetables
1/8 to 1/4 cup protein Ioods
Feeding tip
Introduce new Ioods one at a time, with at
least three days in between to make sure
your baby`s not allergic.
Age: 10 to 12 months
Signs of readiness for additional solid food
Same as 8 to 10 months, PLUS
Swallows Iood more easily
Has more teeth
No longer pushes Iood out with tongue
Is trying to use a spoon
What to feed
Breast milk or Iormula PLUS
SoIt pasteurized cheese, yogurt, cottage
cheese (but no cows` milk until age 1)
Iron-Iortifed cereals (rice, barley, wheat,
oats, mixed cereals)
Fruit cut into cubes or strips, or mashed
Bite-size, soIt-cooked vegetables (peas,
carrots)
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Feeding tips
II your baby won`t eat the cereal on the
frst try, oIIer it again in a Iew days.
Get more detailed tips on how to introduce
solids.
Age: 6 to 8 months
Signs of readiness for solid food
Same as 4 to 6 months
What to feed
Iron-Iortifed cereals (rice, barley, oats)
Pureed or strained Iruits (banana, pears,
applesauce, peaches)
Pureed or strained vegetables (avocado,
well-cooked carrots, squash, and sweet
potato)
Pureed meat (chicken, pork, beeI)
Pureed toIu
Pureed legumes (black beans, chickpeas,
black-eyed peas, lentils, and kidney beans)
How much per day
3 to 9 tablespoons cereal, in 2 to 3 Ieedings
1 teaspoon Iruit, gradually increased to
1/4 to 1/2 cup in 2 to 3 Ieedings
1 teaspoon vegetables, gradually increased
to 1/4 to 1/2 cup in 2 to 3 Ieedings
Feeding tip
Introduce new Ioods one at a time, with at
least three days in between to make sure
your baby`s not allergic.
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Depression doubles heart disease risk
Want smart kids? Space siblings at least 2 years apart
Low-calorie diet for 4 months
can cure diabetes
Depressed people have double the
chances of suffering from heart disease
compared to people who are not
depressed, a new study has suggested.
A new study led by Concordia University has
Iound that depressed individuals have a slower
recovery time aIter exercise in contrast to
those who do not suIIer Irom mood disorders.
These fndings suggest that a dysIunctional
biological stress system is at play among
depressed individuals.
'There have been two competing theories as
to why depression is linked to cardiovascular
disease, says frst author JenniIer Gordon.
'Depressed people may have poorer health
behaviours, which may in turn lead to
heart problems. The other possibility is
physiological: a problem with the stress
system known as the fght or fight response.
'Our study was the frst to examine the role
oI a dysIunctional fght or fight response
in depression in a large population.
A total oI 886 participants, who were on an
The secret to smart children is as simple
as giving birth to them two years apart,
a new study has claimed.
According to the report, Kasey Buckles, an
economist whose own children are, rather
Iortunately, just over two years apart in age,
said that iI the diIIerence is any shorter, the
reading and maths skills oI the older child
are dipped.
She said it is likely that the diIIerence in
academic achievement is linked to the time and
resources parents can invest in a child beIore a
younger sibling arrives, however, waiting more
Consuming a low-calorie diet daily for
four months can cure Type 2 diabetes, a
new study has revealed.
People who cut down on their calories
intake had a Iar more signifcant
improvement in the condition and in their
general health than the medication oIIered.
They no longer required liIe-saving insulin,
the level oI Iat built up around their hearts
was considerably reduced and their cardiac
Iunction improved.
'It is striking to see how a relatively
simple intervention oI a very low-calorie
diet eIIectively cures Type 2 diabetes, the
media quoted lead author oI the study, Dr
Sebastiaan Hammer as saying.
'Our results show that 16 weeks oI caloric
restriction improved heart Iunction in these
patients.
'More importantly, despite regain oI
weight, these benefcial cardiovascular
eIIects were persistent over the long term.
'LiIestyle interventions may have more
powerIul benefcial cardiac eIIects than
medication in these patients, Hammer added.
In the study, the researchers used scans
and analysed heart Iunction and pericardial
Iat in 15 patients seven men and eight
women with Type 2 diabetes beIore and
aIter Iour months oI a diet consisting oI
500 calories a day.
Changes in body mass index (BMI) were
also measured. The results revealed that
caloric restriction reduced BMI Irom 35.3
to 27.5 over a period oI Iour months.
Pericardial Iat also decreased by about a
third and resting heart Iunction improved
distinctly.
The discovery important implications
because diabetics and the obese are
particularly more vulnerable to suIIering
a potentially Iatal heart attack or being
struck down by debilitating heart disease.
Aspirin is not a good investment for
healthy women who want to prevent heart
attacks or stroke, Dutch researchers say.
They said 50 women would need to take
the medication Ior 10 years Ior just one to
be helped assuming they are all at high
risk to begin with.
'There are very Iew women who actually
beneft, quoted Dr Jannick Dorresteijn oI
University Medical Center Utrecht in The
Netherlands.
'II you don`t want to treat 49 patients Ior
nothing to beneft one, you shouldn`t treat
anyone with aspirin.
The new study adds to a long-standing
controversy over aspirin, one oI the world`s
most widely used drugs. Common side-
eIIects include irritation oI the stomach or
bowel, heart burn and nausea.
Doctors agree it`s worth taking Ior people
who`ve already had a heart attack or a
stroke, but they are less certain when it
comes to so-called primary prevention.
We all appreciate that the average treatment
eIIect is very small, but that some patients may
beneft more than others, Dr Dorresteijn said.
Today, aspirin is highly recommended Ior
people at increased risk Ior heart problems.
But the Dutch fndings suggest many women
would still be taking the drug needlessly.
The team analyzed data Irom nearly 28,000
healthy women aged 45 and above who
had received either aspirin or dummy pills
in an earlier U.S. trial.
The women on aspirin generally took a low
dose oI 100mg every other day.
Overall, aspirin cut the rate oI heart attacks,
strokes and death Irom heart disease Irom
2.4 per cent to 2.2 per cent.
'Nine out oI 10 women experience less than a
one-percent risk reduction Ior cardiovascular
disease in the next ten years, so that is a really
small treatment eIIect, Dr Dorresteijn said.
Aspirin not worth the risk
for healthy women
average 60 years old, took part in the study.
Approximately 5 per cent oI participants
were diagnosed with a major depressive
disorder. All individuals were asked to
undergo a stress test aIter which their heart
rate and blood pressure were recorded.
Recovery heart rates and blood pressure
levels were compared between depressed
and non-depressed individuals.
'We Iound that it took longer Ior the heart
rate oI depressed individuals to return to
normal, said senior author, Simon Bacon,
a proIessor in the Concordia University
Department oI Exercise Science and a
researcher at the Montreal Heart Institute.
'Heart rate recovery Irom exercise is one
way to measure the fght or fight stress
response. The delayed ability to establish a
normal heart rate in the depressed individuals
indicates a dysIunctional stress response.
'We believe that this dysIunction, can
contribute to their increased risk Ior heart
disease, Bacon added.
than two years did not increase the advantage.
Siblings with a two-year spacing include
Albert Einstein and sister Maja, and Lord
Attenborough and younger brother David.
'We believe this is the frst time anyone
has established a casual beneft to increase
the spacing between siblings, the media
quoted Buckles as saying.
'The two year gap is signifcant because the
early years are the most important in a child`s
development so dividing your time when the
child is one is more harmIul than dividing it
when the child is already at school, she added.
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mother was the person who was co-
sleeping with the baby.
Its authors warned that until Iurther
research has been done into links between
Sudden InIant Death Syndrome and co-
sleeping, parents should be aware the
practice is associated with a higher risk oI
inIant death Irom Iatal sleep accidents and
SIDS.
Mr Olle said public health messages about
co-sleeping needed to be consistent across
the health sector.
Ìt is still today the case that the lessons
have clearly not been learnt,`` he said.
Às a coroner there`s nothing more
devastating than listening to the triple-zero
call oI a parent who has Iound their baby
dead beside them.``
Mr Olle said he wanted to ensure his
recommendations would result in every
Victorian hospital where a child is born
sending a clear message about how to
ensure inIants sleep saIely.
He said he would do his best to ensure such
deaths were prevented.
Mr Olle`s Iindings will be handed down on
a date to be Iixed.
QANTAS INVESTIgATES PILOTS
STEAMY MIDAIR INTERACTION
VICTORIAN CORONER ADVISES PARENTS
TO AVOID SLEEPINg WITh BABIES
AUSSIES TAkE
WORk ON hOLIDAYS
MORE MAORI CALLINg
AUSTRALIA hOME
DRIVER ALMOST FIVE
TIMES OVER ThE LIMIT
Australia News
A QANTAS pilot is under investigation
over a mile-high scandal with a female
passenger during a long-haul flight to
Australia.
Passengers in the Iirst class section oI
QF32 Irom London were stunned at the
pilot`s amorous antics with the woman, the
media reported.
He was seen sitting on her lap during the
Ilight in the luxurious premium section oI
the Qantas A380 jet beIore things became
quite steamy, sources told the reporter.
The seat has privacy walls and reclines to
become a bed. The pilot was oII-duty and
not in uniIorm at the time oI the incident.
He was scolded twice by crew as passengers
became annoyed at the public display oI
aIIection, sources said.
AIter the Ilood oI complaints, the pilot
shiIted to economy.
Qantas said an investigation was under way
that could cost the pilot his $240,000-a-year
job.
The Iemale passenger leIt the Ilight in
Singapore and the pilot returned to the
Iirst-class cabin.
It was unclear whether the pilot knew the
woman beIore boarding the Ilight, or iI he
was intoxicated.
First-class passengers are entitled to a
range oI wines, spirits and beers.
The pilot stayed on the Ilight, which landed
in Sydney.
A Qantas spokeswoman conIirmed there
was an incident.
MORE than half of Australians check
their work emails while on holiday,
despite taking the break to relax and
unwind, according to a survey.
And nearly 40 per cent oI people do
work other than email-checking while on
vacation, the survey conducted by Nielsen
Ior the Stayz holiday website Iound.
More than 3500 Australians were
surveyed over Iour weeks to gauge the
nation`s holiday habits.
While most recognised they needed to
step back Irom stresses oI everyday liIe,
53 per cent admitted checking their work
emails while away.
This can cause Iriction Ior those with
partners, with one in Iive couples (19 per
cent) arguing about it, the survey released
showed.
'There are obviously a number oI
holiday-goers who are struggling to
Iind a work-liIe balance, Stayz Group
marketing director Ali Cassim said in a
statement.
'On one hand, Aussies know they need a
holiday to relax and unwind.
'However, with a high proportion
working while on holidays, holiday-
goers are putting themselves back into
the stressIul liIestyle they`re trying to
escape Irom.
But work isn`t the only thing on
holidaymakers` minds, with nearly one-
third oI tourists Iinding romance during
their time away.
Men (32.5 per cent) are slightly more
likely to get lucky than women (27.4 per
cent) but oI those who do, 16 per cent end
up getting married or moving in together.
When it comes to packing, 51.4 per cent
oI men say they pack the right amount,
compared to 46 per cent oI women.
One in Iive women admits they pack too
much, with just one in 10 men saying
they do too.
ALMOST one in five Maori now live
outside New Zealand, with most calling
Australia home.
New statistics released at a population
conIerence in Auckland show 151,000 oI
the 815,000 Maori people in the world live
overseas.
All but 11,000 oI them are in Australia and
an increasing number were born there into
Iamilies who had been there Ior two or
even three generations, said demographer
Tahu Kukutai, a research Iellow at Waikato
University.
The report was collated using census
data Irom Australia, Britain, the United
States and Canada, and is believed to be
the closest estimate oI New Zealand`s
indigenous population movement in the
past decade.
Dr Kukutai said Maori living in Australia
had not lost their sense oI being Maori
and were quite unlikely to have taken up
Australian citizenship, the media reported.
Nevertheless, she did warn that the shiIt
would require a rethink oI what it means to
be an indigenous New Zealander.
'Are there ways oI being Maori away Irom
home? she asked.
'How many generations can you sustain
that? What about land succession?
She said some Maori groups were
struggling to keep up contact details Ior
members living overseas, many who had
land rights, and suggested Maori would
need to come up with modern ways to keep
the connection with their home country.
A WOMAN in Melbourne has been
caught driving almost five times over the
legal limit, police say.
Police pulled over the 37-year-old South
Yarra woman on in Hoddle St, in the
inner northern suburb oI CliIton Hill, at
4.20pm (AEDT), as part oI their Operation
Summer Stay.
Her preliminary breath test indicated
alcohol was present in her system and she
was taken to the Richmond police station
Ior an evidentiary test, where she returned
a reading oI 0.249 per cent.
She had her license suspended and will
have to appear in court.
Sergeant Greg Dean oI Operation Summer
Stay was stunned at the reading.
'This is an incredibly busy road and a
reading like this boarding on peak hour
traIIic is truly shocking, he said.
Parents should avoid sleeping with
their babies for at Ieast the rst six months
of their lives to prevent deaths, an inquest
has heard
PARENTS should avoid sleeping with
their babies for at least the first six
months of their lives to prevent infant
deaths, an inquest has heard.
Victorian Coroner John Olle is
investigating the cases oI Iive boys aged
Irom two months to 19 months who died
while sharing a bed or sleeping surIace
with an adult.
`These Iive inIants are a small
representative sample oI a signiIicant
number I was Iirst conIronted with when I
Iirst became aware oI this horror,`` Mr Olle
said.
His inquiry will also examine the broader
practice oI co-sleeping.
Pathologist Dr Yeliena Baber said parents
were getting conIlicting inIormation Irom
health proIessionals about the dangers oI
co-sleeping.
Ì think the literature that is given to
parents is conIusing,`` she said.
Dr Baber said adults should avoid sleeping
with inIants on the same surIace Ior at
least the Iirst six months oI their lives and,
ideally, Ior the Iirst 12 months.
But she added there were beneIits to
'Qantas is aware oI an incident involving
a travelling crew member on board
QF32. The matter is being investigated
internally in line with Qantas policy, the
spokeswoman said.
'Interaction oI that nature is something
that wouldn`t be sanctioned.
The Australian and International Pilots
Association has vowed to deIend the pilot.
AIPA vice-president Captain Richard
Woodward said he was aware oI the
incident and was gathering more detail.
'The rights oI this member, like any other,
will be deIended by AIPA should the need
arise, he said.
It is not the Iirst time that amorous
behaviour on a Qantas Ilight has hit the
headlines.
Actor Ralph Fiennes was sprung in a tryst
with Iormer Qantas hostess Lisa Robertson
in January 2007.
sleeping in the same room as the child.
The number oI co-sleeping inIant deaths in
Victoria rose Irom seven in 2008 to 15 in
2010.
In the Iirst Australian study oI its kind,
the Victorian Coroners Prevention Unit
recently Iound that oI 72 inIant deaths
reported between 2008 and 2010, 33
were oI babies who had slept on the same
surIaces as an adult.
The study Iound the practice was
intentional, habitual and most oIten the
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Till last year, it was Katrina KaiI, who
kept winning the title, Asia`s sexiest
woman but this year, things are not the
same. According to a survey conducted
by Eastern Eye, this year`s sexiest Asian
woman is Kareena Kapoor.
Tusshar kapoor to play gangster in Shootout At Wadala
kareena kapoor is the
Sexiest Asian Woman!
katrina tops Most
Dangerous Indian Celebs list
Bollywood beauty katrina kaif has
topped the recently released list of Most
Dangerous Indian celebrities for 2011.
Apparently, the list has nothing to do with
the real liIe oI the stars, but it reIers to the
usage oI their names as bait by spiteIul
sites to attract users towards them.
While the Indo-British actress Katrina
appears at number one, Aishwarya Rai,
who very recently gave birth to a baby girl,
spots on number seven.
The list was released aIter a search by
internet security company McAIee.
Interestingly, the study reveals that flm
personalities outdo politicians and sports
stars when it comes to risk element
connected to their searches across web.
The list includes other Bollywood celebs
like Deepika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor,
Apart Irom his various comic roles, the
one role which Tusshar Kapoor gained a
lot oI critical and
commercial acclaim
was that oI a
gangster in Shootout
At Lokhandwala.
Tusshar played the
role oI dreaded
gangster Dilip Bua
who was gunned
down during the
Tere Naal Love... to release next year
Shah Rukh is happy to play Don
If Bollywood couple Riteish Deshmukh
and genelia DSouza are set to tie the
knot in the New Year, their next lm
Tere Naal Love ho gaya is also
scheduled for release in 2012.
They are coming together on screen
aIter seven years aIter their 2004 release
'Masti.
Directed by Mandeep Kumar, 'Tere Naal
Love... is a romantic comedy and producer
Kumar Taurani, oI Tips Industries Ltd, says
both oI them look good together.
'I have seen a Iew shoots oI Tere Naal
Love Ho Gaya` and must say that they
(Genelia and Riteish) are looking amazing
together. I am sure the audiences will
love them and we are going to get great
response, said Taurani in a statement.
More than playing
a superhero, the
Baadshah oI
Bollywood, SRK
preIers playing a
Don. Shah Rukh
Khan reveals the
reason.
'Doing a music
video Ior Don2.I
really enjoy being
Don. all that I am not I get to do, Shah
Rukh tweets.
For the music video, it is heard that Shah
Rukh is also trying hard to get a beard.
However, the actor enjoyed shooting Ior
the video and never Iorgot to thank the
people around him.
Don 2 will also release in 3D on December
23.
Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra, John
Abraham, SaiI Ali Khan, Shah Rukh
Khan and Bipasha Basu as well.
Reportedly, the risk oI landing on a
malicious site with Katrina KaiI`s search
is 10.26 percent while Ior Deepika, who
is on second position in the list, is 10
percent.
On the other hand, much popular
searches oI Bipasha Basu and Aamir
Khan have probability oI 7.82 percent
and 7.65 percent respectively.
What came as a shock is that the list
doesn`t include name oI Salman Khan
who is believed to be the heartthrob oI
million hearts.
At the same time, Shah Rukh Khan,
a much celebrated superstar in India,
ranks tenth with risk percentile oI mere
six percent.
The survey was conducted through social
networking sites. Katrina KaiI did give
Bebo a tough competition, however, the
Iormer lost by a narrow margin.
Eastern Eye showbiz editor Asjad Nazir
said: 'This battle between the two beauties
is a sign oI things to come in Bollywood
in the next Iew years. Although the list
contained pop stars, TV personalities,
models and flm stars Irom around the
world, the voting quite comprehensively
showed that Kareena and Katrina have put
a distance between themselves and the rest
oI the contenders in terms oI popularity.
Below is the list of the top ten sexiest
Asian women...
Kareena Kapoor
Katrina KaiI (2nd)
Priyanka Chopra (3rd)
Bipasha Basu (4th)
Freida Pinto (5th)
Aishwarya Rai (6th)
Deepika Padukone (7th)
Humaima Malik (8th)
Sonam Kapoor (9th)
Noureen DewulI (10th)
Iamous encounter.
Now, Tusshar is all set to play a negative
role once again in Sanjay Gupta`s much
talked about flm Shootout At Wadala. This
time, Tusshar has been cast as gangster
Sheikh Munir who was one oI the most
trusted lieutenant`s oI Manya Surve
(played by John Abraham)
The flm talks about the Iamous encounter
during which cop Issac Bagwan (played by
Anil Kapoor) gunned down Manya Surve
and his accomplices.
Bollywood actor Jeetendra pauses for a
moment during a ceremony for a Legendary
Award announcement in Mumbai
Indian BoIIywood actor Jeetendra, Im
producer Firoz Nadiadwala, director
Kiran Shantaram and veteran actor Prem
Chopra pose during a lamp lighting
ceremony for a Legendary Award
announcement in Mumbai
Legendary Award
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Proud fathers of Bollywood
Jeetendra and Tusshar kapoor Javed Akhtar, who is himselI a Hindi and
Urdu poet, songwriter and lyricist is a
proud Iather oI Farhan Akhtar who is an
actor, flmmaker and singer. Farhan started
his career as a director with the flm Dil
Chahta Hai and later on acted and sang
in the flm Rock on which was a huge hit
nationwide.
Rakesh and hrithik Roshan
Kapoor, being one oI the top actors oI
Bollywood is surely making her Iather
proud by carrying Iorward their Iamily
legacy.
Salim and Salman khan
Jeetu talked about his lean and ft body
which he has sported Ior decades. He said,
'Tusshar is in such wonderIul shape, he
inspires me to workout. With a dash oI
humour, he added, 'I am still trying to
get six-packs, pata nahin kab tak hoga.
Bringing back memories oI his childhood
days Tusshar said, 'When Ekta and I would
fght, Dad would take up Ior her, it was the
typical Iather daughter kind oI bonding.
Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan
The most lovable Iather son duo is
Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan. The duo
has starred in Iour flms together so Iar and
Paa, being the latest one, where the roles
were reversed. It is not an easy thing to
be the son oI a Iather who bears a status
oI the star oI the millennium. Abhishek is
working hard to make his Iather proud.
Javed and Farhan Akhtar
Rakesh Roshan, an extremely established
flmmaker and producer Ior past Iew
decades launched his talented son, Hrithik
Roshan with the record breaking movie
Kaho Na Pyar Hai. They have not yet
shared the same screen together. Since
then, Hrithik has acted in almost all flms
made by his Iather like Koi Mil Gaya,
Krrish, Kites and till date, this is the most
successIul Iather and son jodi. Their next
project is a sequel, Krissh 2.
Rishi and Ranbir kapoor
Nation`s most eligible bachelor, Ranbir
Kapoor is Iollowing his Iather, Rishi
Kapoor`s Iootsteps. Rishi Kapoor had been
a huge heartthrob oI 80`s and 90` and an
extremely successIul actor oI his era. Both
Iather and son have been known Ior their
chocolaty looks and that special charm that
can win any girl`s heart.
Randhir and kareena kapoor
The Kapoor Iamily known as 'the frst
Iamily oI Bollywood has seen Iour
generations oI such actors. Kareena
Salman Khan along with his brothers
Arbaaz and Sohail, have made their Iather,
Salim Khan proud. Being an exceptionally
wonderIul writer oI his day, Salim is also a
source oI inspiration Ior his boys Salman,
Arbaaz and Sohail. The Khan brothers
have created a niche Ior themselves in
Bollywood.
Pankaj and Shahid kapoor
AIter delivering many hit flms Irom 70`s
to 90`s, Iather Shatrughan Sinha has all
reasons to Ieel proud oI daughter Sonakshi
who stormed the Box OIfce with her
perIormance in Dabangg.
Anil and Sonam kapoor
Immensely talented actor and theater
personality, Pankaj Kapoor is a proud Iather
oI India`s heartthrob, Shahid Kapoor. The
Iather and son duo are working together
in Pankaj Kapoor`s directorial debut
Mausam.
AIter having a successIul career in
Bollywood Ior over three decades now,
Anil Kapoor seems to have grown younger
and more active as an actor. Sonam Kapoor,
being the elder daughter oI the actor, has
given him another reason to smile and Ieel
proud oI apart Irom his own acting legacy.
Suresh and Vivek Oberoi
Suresh Oberoi, who has set a distinct
trademark in Hindi flms with his baritone,
is a proud Iather oI Vivek Oberoi, who
with critically acclaimed perIormances in
movies like Yuva, Company and Saathiya
has set high standards Ior himselI in
Bollywood.
Shatrughan and Sonakshi Sinha
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Javed Akhtar in retrospect
of Bollywoods Classic Legends
From Raj kapoor, Nargis, kishore kumar
to Majrooh Sultanpuri, Bimal Roy and
Vijay Anand script writer-lyricist Javed
Akhtar is set to tell all about 13 luminaries
of Bollywoods golden era, in a new TV
show called Classic Legends.
A guided biography oI legends who gave
the Hindi flm industry some oI its most
iconic movies and music, the show will
see Akhtar taking viewers on a journey
through the success stories oI these stars.
The veteran writer is upbeat about his new
role on Zee Classic.
'These are the people whom I admired
when I was in school and college. And
when you idolize someone, you want to
fnd out more about those people. So I used
to do just that as a young Ian, Akhtar said
at a press conIerence.
'As it is, I like talking to people about
people, and here, Ior this show, I was being
paid to do that. What better opportunity
could I get? he quipped.
Other icons whose liIe story will be told
through 'Classic Legends include R.D.
Burman, Ashok Kumar, Sahir Ludhiyanvi,
Mehboob Khan, Madhubala, Guru Dutt
and Shammi Kapoor.
The 66-year-old writer, who has been
in the industry Ior around Iour decades,
hopes that looking back at the liIe story
oI legendary people gives optimism to
general public, especially the youth who
are hardly interested in old movies.
'Indian cinema has a wonderIul heritage. It
would be really sad iI people Iorget it. And
these are stories oI 13 people who started
Irom almost nothing and gained so much
success through the years, Akhtar said.
'So when you go deep into their lives,
they give so much hope and optimism
in liIe and convey that anything can be
achieved in liIe...you can reach Irom zero
to 100 provided you have the will and
persistence, he added.
Akhtar, Iather oI new age flmmakers
Farhan and Zoya, Ieels people must not
Iorget that they will be remembered Ior
their success only till their success lasts
what will keep them alive is their work
kareena replaces Aishwarya
as highest paid actress
We padded Vidya Balan, says designer Niharika
Kareena Kapoor will be reportedly paid Rs
7 crore Ior Madhur Bhandarkar`s Heroine`.
This project has made Kareena, Bollywood`s
highest paid actress. Year 2011 was Iabulous
Ior Bebo has she had two big hits under her
arms, Bodyguard` and Ra.One`. Both the
flm raked in over Rs 100 crore.
Kareena Kapoor was oIIered Heroine`
twice but due to some reasons, it did not
work out. AIter lots oI negotiation, she
was settled Ior the flm. AIter she rejected,
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was signed but
Ash later walked out due to her pregnancy.
So Iar Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was the
highest paid actress. She was reportedly
paid Rs 6 crore Ior Robot` but Kareena
walked ahead oI Ash by signing Heroine`
Ior Rs 7 crore.
In Milan Luthria`s Silk Smitha`, Vidya
Balan looked Iuller, curvy and sexy. She
gained Iew kilos Ior the flm to look healthy
but apart Irom that her costume made her
looked seductive. Her outft was designed
as such that she looked sexy and raunchy.
Vidya`s outft was designed by Iashion
like the 13 legends whose lives he would
document.
'The people we will talk about on the
show were successIul, no doubt. But they
are still remembered because they brought
something new and trendsetting in the
industry. Success was a by-product, a perk
oI the work they did, which is what has
kept them alive in people`s hearts even
today, he said.
Akhtar will also weave in his personal
experiences with most oI these icons to
make the narrative more interesting and
engaging.
The show will go on air Dec 11.
designer Niharika Khan, the designer oI
Band Baaja Baraat`.
Speaking about Vidya`s get-up and extra
fab, she said, 'That I don`t know, but yes,
she put on weight and then lost some too.
In some scenes, we padded her, we used
prosthetics. Her body has taken a great toll
and she Iell ill in between too.
Speaking about Niharika`s
Iavorite outft, 'There is a
small gold skirt with a tight
choli with a purple stone in it.
Vidya wore it Ior the Ooh La
La song. That`s my Iavourite
because it looked Iantastic
on her. At frst, it looked so
terrible that I almost Iainted.
Then we reworked it, and
when we got it right, it was
exciting.
Vidya looked seductive in
The Dirty Picture and this
won`t be possible without
Niharika Khan`s eIIort.
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Entertainment
New Years Eve to
release worldwide Dec 9
Victoria Beckham
wins fashion award
Romantic comedy New Years
Eve, a multi-starrer featuring
names like Jessica Biel, Jon Bon
Jovi, Robert De Niro and Ashton
kutcher, will hit the screens
worldwide Dec 9.
Directed by Garry Marshall oI
'Valentine`s Day Iame, the movie
celebrates love, hope, Iorgiveness,
second chance and Iresh starts, in
the intertwining stories oI couples
and singles. The story is set in New
York and on the most dazzling night
oI the year the New Year`s Eve.
Other actors in the flm include
Abigail Breslin, Chris 'Ludacris
Bridges, Josh Duhamel, Zac EIron,
Hector Elizondo, Katherine Heigl,
Seth Meyers, Lea Michele, Sarah
Jessica Parker, Michelle PIeiIIer, Til
Schweiger, Ryan Seacrest, Hilary
Swank and Sofa Vergara.
'New Year`s Eve, to be distributed
by Warner Bros. Pictures, has been
shot entirely on location in and
around New York City.
Former Spice
girl and designer
Victoria Beckham
won the Designer
Brand of the Year
title at the British
Fashion Awards.
AIter winning
the title, she got
emotional as she
beat Stella McCartney, Burberry
and Iormer Gucci and YSL director
Tom Ford to receive the honour.
'I`m so sorry Ior crying. This
is really rubbish oI me. I am so
nervous, this means so much to
me, Beckham said aIter receiving
the award.
The mother oI Iour paid tribute
to her soccer ace husband, David
Beckham, and said: 'Without David
I wouldn`t have had the courage to
do what I`m doing.
The 37-year-old dazzled in a
backless black gown Ior the awards
ceremony.
Miller makes an impressive flm
debut as a child with all sorts oI
emotional problems.
Set in Hawaii and Maui there`s no
denying that this flm does have
an island favour to it. LiIe here
seems a touch more laid back and
Clooney shows solid and rugged
determination as a conIused Iather
at wit`s end as to how to deal with
the crises that currently engulI his
liIe. Director/writer Alexander
Payne (Election) goes to great
pains to make The Descendents as
realistic as possible and he succeeds
in showcasing Iamily strains and
pressures Ior 115 minutes.
Hawaiian traditions are glossed over
here and the flm makes a number
oI points on greed and a desire to
PARADISE LOST!
The Descendents (Pg) * *
Good looks can`t mask dark
secrets that have a way oI
turning Iolks inside out in The
Desendents, a hard-hitting tale
Irom Fox Searchlight Films now
squaring oII at the FiIth Avenue
Cinemas.
Family liIe can be tough to
handle. Problems seem to come
Irom out oI nowhere Ior a
successIul businessman in The
Descendents. Trouble in paradise
seems to have Iound one Matt
King. Born into privilege, hunky
George Clooney (Ocean`s 11)
leaves the laughs stateside as a
jaded Hawaiian real estate mogul
trying to grapple with a number
oI 'issues. Married and with
two young daughters Matt gets
the shock oI his liIe when his
wiIe has a horrendous accident.
Gut check time comes early Ior
this hard-working lawyer who
also must cope with a pending
sale oI his Iamily`s property.
While these events cloud his
perception Matt must also try
as best he can to raise teenager
Alexandra and fve your old
Scottie. Oh, those teen years
can be a minefeld and Shailene
Woodley eIIectively conveys
pressures while younger Amara
By ROBERT WALDMAN
leave things alone and put a brake
on development and progress.
Emotions run high among all
members oI the King Iamily
including relatives out to make a
quick buck. Clooney anchors this
flm and does a great job playing a
concerned Iather battling all sorts
oI inner demons as some pretty
devastating secrets perk up. Side
issues are important but there are
too many convenient happenings
that are a tad too Iar-Ietched to
be believed which takes some
oI the edge Irom this somewhat
depressing journey.
Fans oI serious drama and Iamily
Iare with a penchant Ior the
slower country living at the Aloha
State should Ieel right at home
watching The Descendents, a
Iamily Iriendly flm which sharply
contrasts to that other 50th State
import Hawaii Five 0.
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hOLIDAY DECORATIONS
Angel hair (spun glass): Low
toxicity; can cause irritation oI the
eyes, skin and gastrointestinal tract.
Christmas Tree Preservative
Solution: Low toxicity, depending
upon Iormulation and quantity
ingested.
Snow Sprays and Snow Flock:
Low toxicity, dry particles are inert;
however, toxicity Irom inhalation can
occur iI sprayed directly in mouth.
Styrofoam: Low toxicity; can cause
choking Irom mechanical obstruction.
Christmas Tree Ornaments: Non-
toxic, but mechanical irritation or
obstruction oI the gastrointestinal
tract can occur iI ingested.
Icicles (tinsel): Non-toxic, however
intestinal obstruction and choking are
potential problems.
Snow Scenes: Toxicity may come
Irom organisms possibly in the water,
most notably Salmonella.
Joy to the world,
the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare
Him room,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven, and Heaven,
and nature sing.
Joy to the world,
the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
While felds and foods,
rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.
No more let sins and
sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make
His blessings fow
Far as the curse is found,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, far as, the curse is found.
He rules the world with truth
and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders,
of His love.
Dashing through the snow
In a one horse open sleigh
O'er the felds we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bob tails ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to laugh and sing
A sleighing song tonight
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
A day or two ago
I thought Id take a ride
And soon Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side
Winter Pet Care Tips
Joy to the World
Jingle Bells
how to make a wreath
Christmas holiday hazard Checklist
Advice for the Colder Winter Months
and Holiday Season
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK
Fresh greenery wreaths provide the senses
with many delights. Not only do they look
beautiIul, but they perIume the air around
them. Pine boughs, ivy, eucalyptus sprays,
box hedge stems and Ierns are just a Iew
kinds oI Iresh greenery you can use to
make wreaths.
Best to work on a table when preparing
your wreath Iorm and later to hang it up to
add the decorations and fnal touches. It is
easier to see where you need to add leaves,
fowers, ribbons etc., when you are Iace to
Iace with your wreath.
The holidays should be a magical time
Ior children. Yet each year, hospital
emergency rooms treat about 8700 people
Ior injuries, such as Ialls, cuts and shocks,
related to holiday lights, decorations and
Christmas trees.
Keep the season merry with this list oI
saIety tips.
Safer Trees and Decorations
When purchasing an artifcial tree, look
Ior the label 'Fire Resistant. Although
this label does not mean the tree won`t
catch fre, it does indicate the tree will
resist burning and should extinguish
quickly.
When purchasing a live tree, check Ior
Ireshness. A Iresh tree is green, needles
are hard to pull Irom branches and when
bent between your fngers, needles do
not break. The trunk butt oI a Iresh tree
is sticky with resin, and when tapped on
the ground, the tree should not lose many
needles.
When setting up a tree at home, place
it away Irom freplaces and radiators.
Because heated rooms dry live trees out
rapidly, be sure to keep the stand flled
with water. Place the tree out oI the way
oI traIfc and do not block doorways.
Cut a Iew inches oII the trunk oI your
tree to expose the Iresh wood. This allows
Ior better water absorption and will help
to keep your tree Irom drying out and
becoming a fre hazard.
Use only noncombustible or fame-
resistant materials to trim a tree. Choose
tinsel or artifcial icicles oI plastic or
nonleaded metals. Leaded materials are
hazardous iI ingested by children.
Never use lighted candles on a tree
or near other evergreens. Always use
nonfammable holders and place candles
out oI children`s reach.
2. Cut several 8 to 10 long branches oI
greenery (redwood, pine, douglas fr etc.)
3. Using lightweight foral wire, secure the
branches to the wreath base. Overlap the
stems. Keep adding stems until the wreath
base is Iully covered.
4. Secure decorations with foral wire or
hot glue.
Take special care to avoid decorations
that are sharp or breakable, keep trimmings
with small removable parts out oI the reach
oI children to avoid the child swallowing or
inhaling small pieces, and avoid trimmings
that resemble candy or Iood, which may
tempt a child to eat them.
Wear gloves to avoid skin irritation while
decorating with spun glass 'angel hair.
Follow container directions careIully to
avoid lung irritation while decorating with
artifcial-snow sprays.
Bright Ideas for Lights
Indoors or outside, always use lights
that have been tested Ior saIety by a
recognized testing laboratory that indicates
conIormance with saIety standards.
Check each set oI lights, new or old, Ior
broken or cracked sockets, Irayed or bare
wires, or loose connections, and throw out
damaged sets.
Use no more than three standard-size sets
oI lights per single extension cord.
Never use electric lights on a metallic
tree. The tree can become charged with
electricity Irom Iaulty lights, and a person
touching a branch could be electrocuted.
BeIore using lights outdoors, check labels
to be sure they have been certifed Ior
outdoor use.
Fasten outdoor lights securely to trees,
house walls, or other frm supports to
protect the lights Irom wind damage. Use
insulated staples to hold strings in place,
not nails or tacks. Or run strings oI lights
through hooks (available at hardware
stores).
Plug all outdoor electric decorations
into circuits with ground Iault circuit
interrupters to avoid potential shocks.
Turn oII all lights when you go to bed or
leave the house. The lights could short out
and start a fre.
1. Make a base using two wire coat hangers.
Wire the hangers together and cover with
foral tape.
The horse was lean and lank
Misfortune seemed his lot
We got into a drifted bank
And then we got upsot
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Jingle all the way
In a one horse open sleigh yeah
Jingle all the way
Jingle all the way
39
Ottawa-based explosive experts who trained
in AIghanistan.
'Explosions are not commonplace, so to
gain experience, you have to travel around,
he said. 'We have a scene and we want the
best on it.
InnisIail Mayor Jim Romane said residents
oI the town, located 100 kilometers north oI
Calgary, are perplexed over the death oI a
much-loved member oI their community.
'Right now, there are just so many
questions in everyone`s minds about who
on earth could have done something like
this, Romane said. 'We are a typical small
town and we`re just not used to this type oI
incident.
Dubois-Donahue said her Iriend`s death
has devastated members oI the InnisIail
Alliance Church, where Shachtay helped
prepare craIts Ior the kids` program every
Sunday.
She said Shachtay was admired Ior her
positive attitude despite several personal
setbacks. In 2004, while pregnant with
her daughter Destiny, Shachtay was in a
car accident and became a paraplegic. Her
own mother died recently aIter a battle with
cancer.
'With all that she`s gone through, all
her struggles, she still smiled, Dubois-
Donahue said. 'My biggest prayer is that
whoever it was (who killed her), their guilt
consumes them so they conIess.
Canada News
INNISFAIL TOWN IS STRUggLINg
AFTER BLAST kILLS ALBERTA WOMAN
There is a sense oI uneasiness in the voices
oI an Alberta town`s residents days aIter a
23-year-old paraplegic single mother was
killed by a bomb delivered to her Iront door.
To hear the locals oI InnisIail, Alta. describes
it, the scene which included explosive
experts combing through the aItermath
was like something out oI a CSI episode.
'It`s totally bizarre. This is something you
see happening in the movies or on TV. It`s
not reality, said Rachelle Dubois-Donahue,
who is a close Iriend oI the victim, Vicky
Shachtay.
'The whole town is struggling with this.
There is no reason Ior it. Vicky had a heart
oI gold. She was the most beautiIul person
you could have met.
The RCMP say Shachtay was killed 9 a.m.
Friday aIter opening a package containing
an explosive device that had been dropped
oII at the Iront door oI her townhome.
Shachtay`s 30-year-old Iemale caregiver,
who was also inside the residence when the
package exploded, was unharmed.
Police are trying to determine what
happened and whether Shachtay`s death,
which investigators are treating as a
homicide, was targeted or random.
'We know the package was not delivered
by Canada Post or any oI the local delivery
services, RCMP Sgt. Patrick Webb told
the media. 'It appears to have been hand-
delivered to her doorstep, and we do know
the blast came Irom the package.
Webb said investigators believe Shachtay
Iound the package early Friday, picked it up
and brought it inside, where it sat while she
went out. When she returned home about an
hour later, she tried to open the package and
it detonated.
Neighbours said they heard a loud bang at
the time.
Webb said the unusual circumstances
prompted investigators to fy in a team oI
A recent British study showing that being
admitted to hospital on the weekend
can be risky refects similar fndings in
Canada.
Fewer and less experienced staII on the
weekend was a common denominator.
A study in England by research company
Dr Foster Iound a 'worrying 10 per
cent spike in deaths at hospitals on
the weekend when compared to week
days. The study concluded that some
could have been avoided with better
staIfng and access to services such as
diagnostics.
The data, published in the company`s
annual Hospital Guide, looked at death
rates using Iour measures deaths in
hospital, deaths in hospital and within 30
days oI discharge, deaths linked to low-
risk conditions and deaths aIter surgery.
The study Iound that 8.1 per cent oI those
admitted at weekends died compared
with 7.4 per cent Irom Monday to Friday.
'It`s about having the more experienced
staII in the hospital, looking aIter
patients out oI normal working hours,
said Roger Taylor, director oI research at
the group, told the BBC.
According to a study oI more than 20,000
Ontario patients released a year ago,
stroke victims were 12 per cent more
likely to die within seven days iI they
arrive at the hospital on the weekend.
The study, published in the journal
Neurology, Iound patients received the
same major interventions brain scans,
clot-busting medications and admission
to stroke units regardless oI when they
were admitted.
Dr. Moira Kapral, a researcher at the
Institute Ior Clinical Evaluative Sciences
and one oI the study`s authors, said it
was possible the weekend eIIect was 'an
accumulation oI small defciencies in
care, including less experienced staII
working on the weekend.
In the meantime, says Kapral, health-
care administrators should fnd out what
is causing the increased mortality gap.
'I think hospitals should really look
at their weekend practices in terms oI
staIfng and resources to see iI there are
things that can be done to improve care
on weekends, she told the media.
The researchers looked at data Irom
20,657 patients seen in the emergency
room or admitted to one oI Ontario`s 11
regional stroke centers between July 1,
2003 and March 30, 2008.
The data showed that people seen on
weekends had an 8.1-per-cent risk oI
dying within seven days compared to a
seven-per-cent risk Ior those admitted
during the week. AIter adjustments Ior
age, the severity oI the stroke and the
patients` other medical problems, the
researchers determined that patients
were 12 per cent more likely to die iI
they were admitted on the weekend.
Many Canadians believe they don`t have
enough time to exercise or eat healthy meals,
the Heart and Stroke Foundation says.
The charity commissioned an online
survey released Tuesday that suggests most
Canadians know heart disease and stroke
can be Iought by making healthy choices.
Yet almost halI oI the survey respondents
said they don`t have enough time to be
active or eat healthier meals.
Arul Myles Mylvaganam oI Richmond
Hill, Ont., was one oI the Canadians who
Ielt too busy to cook. The real estate agent
used to eat most oI his meals in his vehicle,
starting with fve cups oI coIIee a day with
cream and sugar.
Then fve years ago, he Ielt severe pain
in his chest and knew he had to get to a
hospital.
'I told her iI you don`t bring me now,
you won`t see me again, Mylvagadam
recalled with his voice breaking. 'II not Ior
my wiIe, I don`t think I`d be alive today.
The survey pointed to a disconnect between
what Canadians know they need to do to
protect themselves Irom heart disease and
stroke and what they`re actually doing,
said Dr. Beth Abramson, a cardiologist and
a spokesperson with the Ioundation.
Nearly halI oI respondents in the online
survey oI 2,160 Canadian adults conducted
WEEkEND hOSPITAL
ADMISSION IS RISkY FOR
PATIENTS, STUDY FINDS
CANADIANS hAVE NO TIME FOR hEALThY LIVINg
in October used time as an excuse Ior being
unhealthy:
44 oI respondents said they had no time
Ior regular physical activity.
41 said healthy meals take too long to
prepare.
More than halI (51) said Iast Iood
outlets don`t have enough healthy choices.
And almost a third (31) said the time
they would like to spend being active they
instead spend commuting.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation says
that fnding time is critical Ior Canadians
because heart disease and stroke kills one
in three Canadians and is the leading killer
oI women.
Foundation urges less TV
The Ioundation says that Canadians who
believe there isn`t enough time to live
healthy are wrong. While acknowledging
the time crunch in people`s lives, a
Ioundation news release notes that
Statistics Canada has said 29 per cent oI
Canadians over 20 spend two hours a day
or more watching television, and 15 per
cent spend at least 1.5 hours a day oI their
leisure time on computers.
'We`re exercising our brains and our
thumbs in today`s society, but we need to
be exercising our bodies and we need to
have that balance in terms oI screen time,
as they say, and getting out there and being
active, Abramson said.
Canadians can improve their health and
extend their lives by getting 150 minutes
oI moderate to vigorous exercise weekly,
Abramson said, noting that that the exercise
can be done in 10-minute increments.
The charity said Canadians` ability to
aIIord healthy Iood is a real problem,
however.
It argues that government, industry or
non-governmental organizations need to
help low-income Canadians get access
to healthy Iood choices, make Iruits and
vegetables more aIIordable, and provide
more stores with healthy Iood options.
The Ioundation recently launched a new
campaign called Make Death Wait that
is encouraging people to log one million
healthy actions on its website by the end oI
February 2012.
'We can reduce heart disease and stroke
by up to 40 per cent by making liIestyle
changes, Abramson said. 'What seems
to be a very small, small intervention in
your very busy day can actually have a
signifcant impact in your risk Ior heart and
stroke |disease|.
For Mylvaganam, the heart attack was a
wake-up call. Since then, he said he makes
time to eat better.
Vicky Shachtay, pictured with daughter
Destiny, died Iast Friday after an expIosive
device was hand-delivered to her townhome
in Innisfail, Alta.
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Stanley Cup rioterS
firSt ChargeS laid
Canada News
More than 60 charges have been laid
against 25 people suspected oI taking part
in the Stanley Cup riot. Vancouver police
say they`re in the midst oI fnalizing the
next batch oI charges to be Iorwarded to
the Crown in the coming weeks.
Inspector Les Yeo, who heads up the
Integrated Riot Investigation Team says,
'We are very encouraged by the approval
oI these 61 charges and we will continue to
work closely with the special prosecution
team as even more charges are expected in
the coming days and weeks.
On October 31st, the VPD recommended
163 charges against 60 individuals. 'We are
now another step closer to holding suspected
rioters accountable Ior their actions on June
15th, remarked Inspector Yeo.
As Ior what happened to the rest oI the
suspected rioters, Neil Mackenzie with
the Crown`s oIfce says they`re still going
through the evidence.
'We have not made a no-charge decision
in relation to the other fles. Those fles are
still being reviewed.
Each fle on each rioter is about 500 pages
long; that`s part oI the reason why it`s
taken this long.
Mackenzie says they`re still siIting
through that evidence.
'The Crown has to obviously be satisfed
that the available evidence establishes
not only the larger picture but also
the narrower picture relating to each
individual accused.
Police are calling this the frst batch
and promise more charges will be
recommended in the coming weeks.
One oI the businesses that was ransacked
was Blenz CoIIee on West Georgia.
President George Moen says he`s been
waiting Ior this day Ior a long time. 'Like
everybody else we`ve been waiting Ior this
to work its way through the judicial system
and we`re pleased that we`re now starting
to see the beginning oI the results.
Moen will be at the courthouse to get a
look at the people accused oI trashing the
downtown core. He says business is fnally
back to normal, but the coIIee shop took a
pretty big fnancial hit.
Here is a list oI the 25 suspects charged:
Emmanuel Alviar, 20 oI Surrey
Oliver Burke, 28 oI Vancouver
Sean Burkett, 18 oI Surrey
Matthew Cottrell, 23 oI North Vancouver
Richard Dorosh, 18 oI Surrey
Connor Epp, 20 oI Maple Ridge
Kristjan Johanson, 20 oI Vancouver
Kelly Johnson, 20 oI Surrey
Lincoln Kennedy Williams, 21 oI Delta
Spencer Kirkwood, 25 oI Vancouver
Timothy Kwon, 30 oI Burnaby
Sophie Laboissonniere, 20 oI Richmond
Anthony Larsen, 18 oI Surrey
Matthew Lennox, 24 oI Vancouver
Nigel Li, 19 oI Vancouver
Dylan Long, 19 oI Surrey
Mobeen Mohammed, 33 oI Surrey
Alexander Peepre, 20 oI Vancouver
Alexander Pennington, 21 oI Burnaby
JeII Post, 20, oI Maple Ridge
Alicia Price, 22 oI Surrey
Robert Snelgrove, 25 oI Vancouver
Jerry Wernicke, 28 oI Vancouver
Jensen White, 21 oI Seattle
There is also one young oIIender Irom
Surrey whose name has been withheld.
ICBC`s net income Ior the frst nine
months oI 2011 was $52 million, down
Irom $331 million the previous year.
Claims costs rose to $2.47 billion, an
increase oI $200 million Irom the reported
$2.27 billion Ior the frst nine months oI
2010. The increase in claims costs can be
predominantly attributed to bodily injury
claims costs, which have grown at a much
higher rate than anticipated.
'We have seen increasing pressure, in
particular, Irom bodily injury costs,
said Jon Schubert, ICBC`s president
and CEO. 'This year, bodily injury
costs will be approximately $1.7 billion
$350 million more than fve years ago.
This increase in costs is not sustainable
without a rate increase.
This pressure on rates has not been
helped by current worldwide economic
and capital market conditions which
have led to a drop in ICBC`s investment
income. While ICBC`s investment
returns continue to perIorm well
against the markets, the income oI $341
million Ior the frst nine months oI 2011
was down by $38 million over the same
period last year.
ICBC`s investment portIolio remains
diversifed and well-managed with
the majority oI its investments in
short-term bonds. ICBC has worked
to position its investment portIolio to
minimize market risks to protect the
current value oI its portIolio in the wake
oI very challenging market conditions.
'In previous years, our investment
income has been strong enough to
help keep our rates down but this is no
longer the case and we cannot rely on
this income to the same extent as we
have in previous years, said Schubert.
In addition to the constraints oI
ICBC reports third quarter
aaac|a| resa|ts
Global economic conditions and
rising claims costs impact net income
rising bodily injury costs and Ialling
investment income, ICBC`s premium
income was fat at $2.83 billion Ior the
frst nine months oI both 2010 and 2011.
'We`ve worked very hard to keep auto
insurance rates as low as possible
and we`ve had some successes, said
Schubert. 'We have not increased our
rates since 2007 and there have been a
number oI rate decreases during that
time. However, we Iace a diIIerent
reality today but we remain committed
to providing our customers with the best
coverage at the lowest possible price.
ICBC will provide details on changes
to its insurance rates when it fles an
application with the BCUC in the next
Iew days. While ICBC will be fling Ior
an increase to its basic insurance rates,
it will also drop its optional rates in
2012. The impact oI these rate changes
on the majority oI customers those
who purchase their Iull personal vehicle
insurance coverage with ICBC will be
an average increase oI less than $30 a
year.
ICBC continues to remain well-
capitalized and a rate increase is needed
to ensure capitalization level targets are
maintained.
'We believe we have done a good
job oI managing our operating costs,
which have increased by approximately
the rate oI infation since 2002, said
Schubert. 'We will continue to look
Ior any additional steps we can take
to manage our operating costs without
undermining our high level oI service
to our customers.
More details on ICBC`s fnancial
position Ior the nine months ended
September 30, 2011, can be Iound in the
Statement oI Operations (PDF).
25 people now facing 61 charges stemming
from the June 15th violence
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east. Most visitors arrive in Kona. There
is also the option oI fying into Honolulu
International Airport (HNL) frst and
then taking a short, 35-40 minute fight to
Hawaii`s Big Island.
Do I need a car to get around Hawaiis
Big Island?
We recommend a rental car Ior fexibility
and ease, and we strongly suggest booking
beIore you arrive. All the major rental
companies are Iound on the Big Island.
There are also guided tours oI every type
Irom bus tours and taxis to private limos.
Where are the major hotel and resort
areas on Hawaiis Big Island?
Major resort destinations on Hawaii`s
Big Island include the Kohala Coast,
Historic Kailua Village (Kailua-Kona) and
Keauhou, both in Kona. There are hotels
and accommodations in Hilo and Puna on
the east side closer to Hawaii Volcanoes
National Park. Throughout the island you`ll
also fnd bed and breakIast accommodations,
condominiums, vacation rental homes and
cottages, as well as hostels.
Travel
your first trip to hawaii
Continued neXt week
Continued FRoM LASt week
hawaiis Big island history
In 1778, Captain Cook arrived on Kauai,
opening the door to an infux oI westerners.
Only a year later on Hawaii`s Big Island,
warriors at Kealakekua Bay killed Cook
aIter a contentious chain oI events. Today,
a monument stands in this marine liIe
preserve in honor oI Captain Cook.
During this time oI discovery, Hawaii`s Big
Island was divided into separate chieIdoms
and war between Iactions was common.
In 17901791, Kamehameha built the
Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site
in North Kohala as a tribute to the war
god Kukailimoku to help in his eIIorts
to unite the Hawaiian Islands. This was
the last major religious heiau (religious
temple) built by early Hawaiians and the
largest restored heiau in Hawaii. Soon aIter
completion, the Kohala-born Kamehameha
conquered the Big Island and went on to
uniIy the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Hawaii`s Big Island was also the home to
King Kamehameha`s court until it moved
to Oahu in 1804. In 1812, Kamehameha
top 10 Worlds Most famous Statues
on the Hilo side in the 20th century.
Today, Hawaii`s Big Island remains a
vital touchstone Ior Hawaiian culture.
Throughout its modernization, one ancient
Hawaiian god is believed to be alive and well
here. Pele, the volcano goddess, has settled
in Kilauea Volcano at Hawaii Volcanoes
National Park aIter moving south along the
island chain. She continues to display her
power today, keeping Kilauea in a constant
state oI eruption since 1983.
hawaiis Big island faQs
What is the time difference from the
continental US?
Hawaii Iollows Hawaii Standard Time
(GMT-10 hours), which is 5 hours behind
Eastern Standard Time and 2 hours behind
Pacifc Standard Time. Hawaii does not
observe Daylight Savings Time so add one
extra hour to the time diIIerence during
this period (March through November).
Where is the main airport on Hawaiis
Big Island?
Travel to Kona International Airport
(KOA) in Kona to the west, or Hilo
International Airport (ITO) in Hilo to the
the Great returned to his beloved Big
Island where he died in 1819. You can see
the original King Kamehameha I statue
in Kapaau, not Iar Irom where Hawaii`s
greatest king was born.
In 1820, the frst missionaries arrived in
Kailua-Kona. Mokuaikaua Church on Alii
Drive in Historic Kailua Village (Kailua-
Kona) still stands and is in use today. Other
westerners Iollowed, introducing cattle to
the island. Sugar plantations also bloomed
5. david Statue
David Statue is a masterpiece oI
Renaissance sculpture which was
sculpted by Michelangelo Irom 1501
to 1504. Unlike the previous picture oI
David, it describes the hero aIter his
victory over Goliath. To protect it Irom
damage, the Iamous statue in 1873 was
moved to the Accademia Gallery in
Florence in Italy, which attracts many
visitors. A replica was placed in Piazza
della Signoria, in the original location.
4. great Sphinx
woman wearing a stole, a luminous
crown and sandals, trampling on broken
chains, carried the torch in his right hand
raised. The development oI the statue
was completed in France in July 1884
and arrived in New York Harbor in the
Iollowing year.
2. Christ the redeemer
It is located on the Giza plateau in Egypt.
The Great Sphinx is one oI the largest and
oldest statues in the world, when and who
made this statue is still debatable. This is
the largest monolith statue in the world
although much smaller than the Pyramids
in the vicinity. Although the evidence is
contrary to the viewpoint over the years,
the traditional view held by modern
Egyptologists generally remains that the
Great Sphinx was built in about 2500 BC
by the pharaoh.
3. Statue of liberty
Statue oI Liberty, a giIt Irom the people
oI France to celebrate one hundred years
oI the signing oI the Declaration oI
Independence oI the United States, stands
on Liberty Island and is one oI the world`s
most Iamous symbols. It represents a
Rodrigo de Freitas to the south. This
statue is a symbol oI Christianity and
has become Brazilian icon.
1. Moai
Christ the Redeemer is a statue oI Jesus
Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is
located at the peak oI 700 meters (2,300
It) Corcovado Mountain, which provides
a sweeping panorama oI the interior oI
Guanabara Bay to the north, to Lagoa
It is a monolithic Moai statue on Easter
Island, which lies in one oI the most
remote islands on Earth. This Iamous
statue was carved by the Polynesian
colonizers oI the island, in between
oI the year 1250 AD and 1500 AD.
In addition to representing deceased
ancestors, Moai also might have been
regarded as a living embodiment oI
a strong current or Iormer heads. The
statue was to stand when Europeans
frst visited the island, but most will be
thrown down during the confict then
between clans.
AIter you see 10 pictures oI most
Iamous statues in the world, have you
ever seen all oI the status directly? II
you have not seen it yet, you can plan to
visit each statue Ior the next vacation. It
would be lovely to visit there.
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FIJI SENIORS SOCIETY OF CANADA
Social Gatherings at 1pm - Last Sunday of the Month
At SHRI VENKATESHWARA MAHA VISHNU TEMPLE
9326 - 116th Street, Delta, BC
Bhan Mati Raj: 604.581.9859 James Kumar: 604.599.9518
Kapil Vilas: 604.590.1918 Satya Nand: 604.590.5303
Thakur Kuar Singh: 604.587.5439 Bhan Pratap: 604.839.5106
The province, police and ICBC launch
December CounterAttack campaign
Driving
In case there is Iog at night, keep the
headlights on low beam. Otherwise, not
only will you reduce your vision, but also
make the other drivers go temporarily
blind. At the same time, use Iog lamps
only in case oI Iog or inclement weather
and not otherwise.
In order to avoid glare Irom the
headlights oI an oncoming vehicle, look
toward the right side oI the road and
watch the white line marking the outside
edge oI the traIIic lane.
Never ever overdrive the headlights oI
your vehicle. Be sure that you are able
Night Time
Driving
to stop inside the illuminated area.
One oI the major reasons Ior glare
comprises oI dirty windows. BeIore
leaving, be sure to clean the inside and
outside oI your windshield.
The headlights should be turned on as
soon as it is early twilight i.e. at least
one hour beIore sunset and make sure to
keep them on till one hour aIter sunrise.
This will make sure that the other drivers
have no trouble in seeing you clearly.
When you Iollow another vehicle,
always keep your headlights on low
beams. This will ensure that the driver
is able to see properly.
'Police will be out in Iull Iorce across
the province conducting CounterAttack
road checks, said ChieI Constable Jamie
Graham, Victoria Police and Chair oI
the B.C. Association oI ChieIs oI Police
TraIfc SaIety Committee. 'As police
oIfcers, we see the heartbreaking eIIects
oI impaired driving all too oIten, and we
know how easily it can be prevented.
'We want everyone to enjoy their holiday
season Iestivities with Iriends and
Iamily, but do it responsibly plan ahead
Ior a saIe ride home, said Jon Schubert,
ICBC`s president and CEO. 'There are
so many alternatives. Set an example
take your turn to be the designated
driver. Your smart driving decisions can
have a signifcant infuence on others.
ICBC supports CounterAttack through
enhanced police enIorcement and an
awareness campaign, and provides
CounterAttack materials to businesses,
sports Iacilities and community groups
to help prevent impaired driving.
ICBC also lends support to Operation
Red Nose, a volunteer service in 12
communities across B.C. that provides
saIe rides home to drivers who have been
drinking or Ieel unft to drive during the
holiday season.
*Annual averages from 20052009
police-reported data. impaired-driving
related data includes alcohol, illegal
drugs and medicine.
Is it your turn to be the designated driver?
This morning, the province, police and
ICBC launched the December impaired
driving CounterAttack campaign, and
that`s the question they want drivers
to ask themselves this holiday season.
Plan Ior a saIe ride home and share the
responsibility oI being the designated
driver to help make sure your Iriends
and Iamily get home saIely.
Police will be conducting CounterAttack
roadchecks across the province in
December to raise awareness and help
reduce impaired driving crashes. On
average, 127 lives are lost in impaired-
related crashes each year in B.C.*
'Celebrating with Iamily and Iriends
is an important part oI the holidays,
said Shirley Bond, Minister oI Public
SaIety and Solicitor General. 'And
getting home saIely should be part oI
everyone`s holiday planning. We know
that B.C.`s tougher impaired driving
laws are working 45 Iewer people have
get home safely over the holidays
lost their lives since the legislation was
introduced last year. We are making
great progress and we are committed to
building on that success.
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The tomato is the
world`s most popular
Iruit. And yes, just
like the pumpkin,
botanically speaking
it is a Iruit, not a
vegetable. More
than 60 million tons
oI tomatoes are produced per year,
16 million tons more than the second
most popular Iruit, the banana. Apples
are the third most popular (36 million
tons), then oranges (34 million tons)
and watermelons (22 million tons).
Tomatoes were frst cultivated in 700
AD by Aztecs and Incas. Explorers
returning Irom Mexico introduced the
tomato into Europe, where it was frst
mentioned in 1556. The French called
it 'the apple oI love, the Germans 'the
apple oI paradise.
Tomatoes are rich in vitamins A and C
and fber, and are cholesterol Iree. An
average size tomato (148 gram, or 5 oz)
boasts only 35 calories. Furthermore,
new medical research suggests that the
consumption oI lycopene the stuII
that makes tomatoes red may prevent
cancer. Lycopene is part oI the Iamily
tomato is worlds most popular fruit
Chapter 3:
One day, with the grace oI Lord
Satyanarayanji his wiIe became pregnant.
In ten months time, she gave birth to
a beautiIul daughter. They named her
Kalawati. Days passed by; one day,
Leelawati slowly & sweetly reminded
her husband about the prayer & Iast &
requested him to Iulfl his promise. The
merchant told his wiIe that during the time
oI Kalawati`s wedding it would be easy to
observe the same; Ior at the moment he
was busy in his business; so saying he leIt
Ior his business trip to various villages.
Kalawati grew up to be a beautiIul girl.
When the merchant saw that his daughter
was oI marriageable age; he called the
match-maker & requested him to search
an equal match Ior his daughter. Hearing
the merchant`s request, the match-maker
reached Kanchan Nagar. From there, he
brought the proposal oI a young handsome
boy.
The merchant liked the proposal, Ior the
boy had all good qualities too. He then
spoke to the boy`s parents & fxed his
daughter`s marriage. The marriage was
done with all the religious ceremonies
& rituals. UnIortunately, the merchant
Iorgot all about his promise to do Lord
Story of Shri Satyanarayan Swamiji
Satyanarayanji`s prayer & Iast. The Lord
got angry at the Ialse promise made by the
merchant.
The merchant, aIter a Iew days, leIt Ior
his business trip with his son-in-law. They
anchored their boat in a beautiIul village,
named Ratanpur. In those days, King
Chandraketu used to rule the village. The
Lord was angry with the merchant Ior
the Ialse promise made by him, & so he
wanted to teach him a lesson.
One day, the thieves robbed the wealth oI
the king & they went & stayed where the
merchant was staying. Seeing the guards
Iollowing them, they leIt all the loot over
there (where the merchant was staying),
& hid themselves. When the guards
reached the merchant`s place, they saw
all the king`s wealth. Thinking them to be
robbers, they hand-cuIIed the merchant
& his son-in-law & took them to the king
& told him that they wer responsible Ior
the theIt. The king, without questioning or
listening to them ordered to put them in
a dark cell. Due to Lord Satyanarayanji`s
maya, nobody heard them. Even their
wealth was confscated by the king.
At the merchant`s house, the thieves
robbed all their wealth & his wiIe &
daughter had to beg Ior their daily bread.
One day, begging Ior Iood, Kalawati
reached a Brahmin`s house where at that
time Lord Satyanarayanji`s puja was going
on. AIter listening to the prayer & taking
the prasad, she leIt Ior home. By that time,
it had become dark.
Leelawati was worried. She asked her
daughter Kalawati, why are you so late?
To which Kalawati told her mother, 'Oh
Mother, today in a Brahmin`s house, I
heard a prayer. By doing this prayer &
Iast, all your wishes get Iulflled. On
hearing this, Leelawati started doing all
the preparations Ior the prayer oI Lord
Satyanarayanji. She did the Iast & prayer
& asked the Lord Ior Iorgiveness & prayed
that her husband & her son-in-law should
return home saIely.
Lord Satyanarayanji was pleased with the
prayer & the Iast. One day, he told King
Chandraketu in his dream, 'Oh King, Yoy
must release the merchant & his son-in-
law Irom the dark cell, tomorrow morning.
Give them their wealth & set them Iree.
II you do not do so, your kingdom will
be destroyed. In the morning, the king
called the court people & told them about
the dream.
Continued neXt week
oI pigments called carotenoids, which
are natural compounds that create the
colors oI Iruits and vegetables. For
example, beta carotene is the orange
pigment in carrots. As with essential
amino acids, they are not produced by
the human body. Lycopene us the most
powerIul antioxidant in the carotenoid
Iamily and, with vitamins C and E,
protect us Irom the Iree radicals that
degrade many parts oI the body.
The scientifc term Ior the common
tomato is lycopersicon lycopersicum,
which mean 'wolI peach. It is a
cousin oI the eggplant, red pepper,
ground cherry, potato, and the highly
toxic belladonna, also known as the
nightshade or solanaccae. There are
more than 10,000 varieties oI tomatoes.
Tomatoes are used in many Iood
product, including, oI course, tomato
sauce (ketchup), pasta and pizza.
According to a Steel Packing Council
survey oI 1997, 68 oI cheIs use canned
tomatoes Ior convenience, quality and
favoring. It hasn`t changed much since.
A Iruit is the edible part oI the plant that
contains the seeds, while a vegetable is
the edible stems, leaves, and roots oI
the plant.
Cooked tomatoes have higher
concentrations oI lycopene than non-
cooked tomatoes.
Don`t store ripe tomatoes in the Iridge.
Cold temperatures lessen the favor in
tomatoes.
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Monday 5:30pm9:00pm Tuesday 7:00pm9:00pm Sunday 10:00am12 noon
HINDI CHRI STIAN FELLOWSHIP
#4-6468 King George Blvd, Surrey BC
Uplifting Worship | Prayer for healing | Music (CD) Available
Sunday Service @ 2:00PM
Shailendra (Shal) Singh
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SANATAN DHARM CULTURAL SOCIETY
SHIV MANDIR
5600 DORSET STREET, BURNABY BC
PH: 604-254-2624
ramayan Katha
Every Tuesday at 7pm
for pooja Booking Contact:
Aiyaar Shivachariyar Sada Shiva, 604.274.7906
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8840 No. 5 Road, Richmond, BC 604.274.7906
Sunday 10am to 3pm
Monday 10am to 1pm, 5pm to 8pm
Tuesday 10am to 1pm, 5pm to 9pm
Wednesday 1pm to 7pm
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5441 - 125A St, Surrey B.C.
Affliated with Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
GOOD NEWS ASSEMBLY FOR JESUS
James Kumar 604-581-3191 (res) 604-599-9518 (work) Cecil Labon 604-572-4854
Serving the community since 1972
Pastor Santosh Raj 604-582-2650 chital06@hotmail.com
Sunday Service 10:30 am12:00 noon
Servlce ln Hlndustanl & Pun[abl - Sunday School for Chlldren
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We pray Ior sickness, demon possessed & Iamily problems.
we have testimonies, come and see Gods great work.
rev. emmanuel Cheema 778-241-9066 asianchristchurch@yahoo.ca
15964 88th Ave. Surrey, B.C. V4N IH5
You are the light of the world,
a city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
(Matthew 5: 11)
Sunday Service @ 5.30 p.m. (hindi, urdu, punjabi & english)
CONTACT Anantha Krishna Bhat 604-874-0175
467 E 11th Avenue, Vancouver, V5T 2C8
shr e e ma h a l a k shmi t e mp l e
467 E 11th Avenue, Vancouver, V5T 2C8
Phone: 604-874-0175 shreemahalakshmi@gmail.com
www.shreemahalakshmitemple.ca
Programmes i n December 2011
Date Time Program
Tues. Dec. 6 6:00pm Gita Jayanti
Sat. Dec. 10 6:30pm Shree Mahalakshmi Japa
Sat. Dec. 24 6:30pm Shree Hanuman Japa
Wed. Dec. 28 6:30pm Shree Lakshmi Vinayaka Japa
shr e e ma h a l a k shmi t e mp l e
NAYA JEEWAN CHURCH
38868 - 128th Street, Surrey BC
Service Sundays 2:00pm
Bible Study (Hindi & English) Wednesdays 7:30pm
Prayer, Counselling & Visitations Available
Pastor Eileen Reddy 604.842.2189
GLOBAL FIJIAN ASSEMBLIES
Pastor simeli Lesi Korobasaga
Affliated with Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
Phone: 604.592.9001 CeII: 778.938.2734 EmaiI: Iesi1968@yahoo.ca
14455 - 104th Ave., Surrey, BC
Every Sunday 25PM
@ PeopIe's FuII GospeI
ABHISHEK PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLY
if youre looking for a place to belong or have been searching for answers to lifes questions or healing,
come to our services or contact us. Allow us to introduce you to Jesus Christ and help you come into a full relationship with him.
Sunday School/Worship Service: 1pm
11601-82nd Ave, Delta BC (604) 590-8836
samuel_k@telus.net www.abhiskhekassembly.com
Services are in Hindi and English
Senior Pastor Rev. Samuel Krishna
Vancouver Sunday Worship Service: 1:45pm
6075 Inverness St 45th Ave
(Pilgrim Baptist Ch Bldg)
Contact Pastor Silas Naidu (604) 517-4490
SRI VENKATESHWARA MAHA VISHNU TEMPLE
TEMPLE HoURS
Monday to Sunday Morning 8:00am10:00am
Evening 6:00pm8:00pm
Daily Aarthi 7:00pm
Ramayan Katha Friday 6:00pm10:00pm
Pooja/Special Prayer Sessions/Temple/Hall
PT. Shiu Madri 604.582.4899
PUJARI Soma Sundaran 604.363.7180
President: H.C. Gopal 604.290.1114
Then India Sanmarga Ikya Sangam Educational and Cultural Society, BC, Canada (EST. 1982 Incorporated S176969)
Secretary: Ganesh Murti 604.315.3166 Treasurer: Muniappa Naidu 604.576.4529
Maathar Sangam Activities & Volunteers
Shakuntala Naidu 604.576.4529
9326 - 116th Street, Delta, BC
arya SaMaJ SoCiety of BritiSh ColuMBia
ALL WELCOME
holds Hawan, Pravachan and Satsangh followed by Preetibhoj
every Sunday 10:00 a.m.12:00 noon at the Arya Samaj Centre, 6884 Jubilee Ave., Burnaby, B.C.
Yoga, Pranaayaam and Meditation classes held every wednesday 7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
at the Arya Samaj Centre, 6884 Jubilee Ave., Burnaby, B.C.
For further information call 604.874.9856
For Iurther inIormation, contact:
Pushp Kant Singh, President 604.437.7903 Jack Sundar, Secretary 604.541.9359 Kushwaha Kant Singh, Treasurer 604.328.5454
Places of Worship
Gita Jayanti: PIease join in the chanting of Bhagawad Gita chapters 1-18
On this auspicious Mokshada Ekadashi day.
Devotees, please note that this month Hanuman japa
will be on Saturday Dec. 24th starting at 6:30 pm.
Please join in the prayers with family and friends and
obtain the blessings of the Divine Mother. Hari Om.
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LeaIs general manager Brian Burke was
quick thanks to Twitter to try and nip
in the bud any speculation about fred
Anaheim Ducks coach Randy Carlyle
coming to Toronto.
Bruce Boudreau, who just relieved oI
his job as head coach oI the Washington
Capitals earlier this week, will replace
Carlyle.
Click here to read Cox`s blog: A rather
intriguing dilemma Ior LeaIs GM Brian
Burke
Carlyle had been hired in Anaheim by
Burke when Burke was GM there and
has long been thought to be a possible
replacement Ior LeaIs coach Ron Wilson,
who is in the last year oI his contract.
'Sorry to hear about Randy Carlyle,
Burke wrote on his Twitter Ieed. 'But our
coach isn`t going anywhere.
Prior to Carlyle`s fring, Burke has only
said he`ll discuss an extension Ior Wilson
at the 'appropriate time.
The Ducks fred Carlyle aIter his team
beat Montreal 4-1. It was the club`s third
victory in 19 games, snapping a seven-
game skid.
Carlyle coached the Ducks to their only
Stanley Cup title in 2007, but struggled
to get his talented club`s attention this
season. Carlyle agreed to a three-year
contract extension through the 2013-14
season in August, but Anaheim got oII to a
perplexing 7-13-4 start.
'Randy is a terrifc head coach, and
did a tremendous job Ior us Ior six-plus
seasons, Anaheim general manager Bob
Murray said. 'We thank him greatly Ior his
hard work and dedication to our Iranchise,
not the least oI which was a Stanley Cup
championship. At this time, we simply Ielt
a new voice was needed. Bruce is a proven
winner with a great track record, and we
Our coach isnt going anywhere
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are optimistic we can turn this season
around under his leadership.
Carlyle is the Iourth NHL coach to be fred
this season, and the third this week. Paul
Maurice was also dismissed on Monday
by the Carolina Hurricanes. Davis Payne
was let go by the St. Louis Blues on Nov. 6.
Anaheim cleaned house Wednesday, also
fring assistant coaches Dave Farrish and
Mike Foligno and video co-ordinator Joe
Trotta. The Ducks hired Brad Lauer as an
assistant coach to Boudreau, and will add
another assistant soon.
Boudreau will run the Ducks` practice on
Thursday beIore his Iormal introduction.
Anaheim hosts Philadelphia on Friday
night.
Carlyle has the most coaching wins
in Ducks history, and he was behind
Anaheim`s bench Ior many oI the 1993
expansion Iranchise`s biggest moments.
He has coached the Ducks since August
2005, taking over Ior Mike Babcock
and compiling a 273-182-6 record as the
seventh head coach in club history.
Carlyle led Anaheim to the post-season in
fve oI his frst six seasons, winning more
playoII games during that stretch than
any coach except Babcock in Detroit. But
Anaheim won just one playoII round in the
past Iour seasons since winning the Cup,
losing to fIth-seeded Nashville in the frst
round last season.
Boudreau took a new job less than 72
hours aIter getting fred Irom a remarkably
similar situation in Washington, which
dropped him Monday aIter the Capitals`
slow start with a talented roster that`s had
little recent playoII success.
Boudreau led Washington to Iour
consecutive division titles and one
Presidents` Trophy while winning 201
games in just Iour years on the job, but the
Caps` lack oI playoII success doomed him
when they slumped Iollowing a 7-0 start to
this season.
He never got past the second round.
The Ducks will be in Ior a major change in
styles Irom the sometimes-crusty Carlyle
to the personable Boudreau, nicknamed
'Gabby Ior his garrulous style.
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B.C. Lions head coach Wally Buono shows
the Grey Cup after beating the Winnipeg Blue
Bombers 34-23 in the 99th CFL Grey Cup.
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post-ufC 138 screening reveals two painkillers in lebens system
Chris Leben
The career oI UFC middleweight Chris
Leben has taken another troubling turn.
The UFC announced Monday aIternoon
that Leben would serve a one-year
suspension Ior Iailing a drug test. Leben
tested positive Ior two painkillers,
oxycodone and oxymorphone, Iollowing
a UFC 138 knockout loss to Mark Munoz
earlier this month in Birmingham,
England, the UFC said.
'I would like to make it known that I Iully
accept this suspension and apologize Ior
embarrassing the UFC, my Iriends and
Iamily, and sport oI mixed martial arts,
Leben said in a statement. 'I`m learning
that I`m my own worst enemy sometimes.
I can`t succeed in the octagon or in liIe
behaving this way.
Because the card was overseas, the UFC
handled the drug tests and regulation
instead oI state commissions like in
America. The UFC said the other 19
fghters who competed on Nov. 5 at the LG
Arena passed their drug screenings.
'I like Chris and I want him to do well, but
based on his actions, he`s been suspended
Ior one year, UFC President Dana White
said. 'II he needs proIessional help, we are
going to be there Ior him. We want to see
him succeed not only in the octagon but in
his personal liIe.
This marks the second time the UFC has
suspended Leben (26-8 MMA, 12-7 UFC)
Chris Leben suspended for failed drug test
B.C. Lions win Grey Cup
Game MVP Travis Lulay hoists the Grey
Cup after the B.C. Lions beat the Winnipeg
Blue Bombers 34-23 to win the 99th Grey
Cup game Sunday in Vancouver.
David Braley, owner of the B.C. Lions, is
doused with champagne by players after
the teams Grey Cup win.
B.C. Lions Andrew Harris, named the games most valuable Canadian player, hoists the
Grey Cup after beating the Blue Bombers.
Ior Iailing a drug test. AIter UFC 89,
which also took place in England in 2008,
Leben tested positive Ior steroids and was
held out oI competition Ior nine months.
Leben has carried a bad boy reputation
since his days on the frst season oI 'The
Ultimate Fighter, when he inIamously
urinated on a Iellow fghter`s bed aIter a
night oI partying.
Leben hopes to use the year away Irom the
UFC intelligently.
'I`ve got to make some real changes over
the next year and I`m going to Iocus on
getting my liIe and career back on track,
Leben said. 'Again, I`m sorry to the UFC
and Ians (that have) supported me since
my days on The Ultimate Fighter.
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