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The three assessors in the High Court trial of triple murder suspect Bimlesh Prakash Dayal are expected to deliver their verdict later. Dayal, 33, denied three counts of murder where he is alleged to have killed his wife and two daughters with a meat chopper between October 28 and 29 of 2011. Dayal, who continued giving evidence under oath, told judge Justice Paul Madigan that during his Police interview on November 23 and 24, 2011 he agreed to all 313 questions they asked him and willingly confessed to his familys murder because he did not want to defame their family name. He also said he signed all documents given to him by Police without seeing what it was because all the papers looked the same to him. He went on to describe his relationship with his wife as very good and with his two young daughters as very nice, adding that he had been staying with his wife for over 11 years before the alleged incident. During cross-examination, State prosecutor Madonna Fong asked Dayal if he was lying about his wifes alleged affairs to save himself to which he responded he was not. Ms Fong highlighted that close relatives had given evidence under oath and claimed that they were not aware about any affair Dayals wife was having with their landlords teenage son. Dayal answered saying they were all lying and he was telling the truth because his wife had confessed to him hours before the alleged incident. It was also heard in evidence that Dayal woke up a second time on that fateful night and saw his wife standing beside
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him with a chopper with blood all over her hands. Ms Fong refreshed the accuseds memory by telling him that the post mortem report revealed that his wife had multiple deep wounds on the left side of her neck and that medical evidence was inconsistent with
evidence he was giving in court. The accused replied that he swung the chopper at his wife once when she tried to grab it from him and the chopper hit her on her neck however he added that he did not remember much from that night. Ms Fong also told the accused that Police evidence ascertained from
the position of his wifes body when she was found, revealed that she was attacked in her sleep. She further put to the accused that evidence from the crime investigations was inconsistent with what he was telling the court. Dayal responded and said he had agreed with whatever the Police said.
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Fiji Envoy Presents Credentials To Crown Prince Of Qatar

His Excellency Mr Robin Nair presented his credentials as Fijis first Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the State of Qatar to the Crown Prince of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa AlThani this week. In his statement, Ambassador Nair conveyed the greetings of President of the Republic of Fiji His Excellency Ratu Epeli Nailatikau to the President and Government of the State of Qatar. He said that Fijis presence in the region, and in particular Qatar, was important to strengthening diplomatic relations and advancing its bilateral relations with the State. Ambassador Nair acknowledged the strength of the Qatari economy and noted the success of its airline industry and the prospect of employment opportunities for Fijian nationals in the progressive economy of the Gulf State. In welcoming Ambassador Nair, Sheikh Tamim recalled the recent visit of Qatars Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Dr Khalid Bin Mohammad Al Attiyah to Fiji to explore the furthering of bilateral relations and opportunities between the two countries. He highlighted that Qatar was ready to assist Fiji in any possible sectors and sought the Embassys efforts to work with the Qatari Foreign Ministry to identify possible needs. He said that he looked forward to the expected visit of the Fijian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation soon and this should include discussions on areas of assistance needed by Fiji and to further explore areas of collaboration and cooperation, including in areas of mutual interest in the building global peace and stability. The ceremony was preceded by the playing of the national anthems of both countries by the Qatari Military Band, and an inspection of Military Guard of Honour by Ambassador Nair. He was accompanied by First Secretary Emosi Rakai to Qatar.
Fijis Attorney General Aiyaz SayedKhaiyum has reiterated that everyone is equal under the law including the head of government, Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama. Speaking during the draft Constitution consultation held in Nasinu, SayedKhaiyum said like every other persons holding public office, Bainimarama will have to resign as the Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) to contest the 2014 elections. It is clear under the law that any person holding a public office must resign if he/she will stand for elections and this also goes for the Prime Minister
as everyone is treated equally in this country, said Sayed-Khaiyum. He said that in declaring his interest to contest the elections, Bainimarama knows full well that he would have to resign from his post as Army Commander. Sayed-Khaiyum said Fijis law clearly states that anyone who wants to contest elections are free to contest provided they follow the right procedures. He also said people should focus on getting a new constitution finalised to ensure a better future for everyone. Meanwhile, consultation on the draft document continues in Kadavu.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, met with the head of the public affairs of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Tan Keng Jin, in Suva. Mr Jin, from Singapore, is currently conducting a week-long Specialised Training on Protocol Services at the Police Academy in Nasova. The training is to enhance the technical capacity of career diplomats and protocol officers in the field of diplomacy. The training is being attended by civil servants, the staff of the disciplined forces and diplomats
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from various resident missions based in Suva. Prior to Mr Jins affiliation with the ISEAS, in Singapore, he had held notable overseas appointments and had served at ambassador level in Egypt and New Zealand. In addition, he has also served as the deputy permanent representative with the Singapore Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva. As a token of appreciation Mr Jin presented to Minister Kubuabola some of the recent publications from the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS). Do you dream of the perfect honeymoon with white sand beaches, swaying palm trees, clear waters and romantic resorts? Now those honeymoon dreams dont have to be just fantasies; they become a reality with the idyllic destination of Fiji. Fiji is formed of 333 islands each just as heavenly as the last. Those who visit the clusters of paradise will experience the quintessential sandy shores, swaying coconut trees and crystal clear waters of this beautiful honeymoon destination. If you are an adventurous couple looking to experience as many activities as possible Fiji caters for you too. There are a range of exciting things to do and mesmerizing things to see, such as scuba diving at the bottom of the ocean with the stunning marine life. If it's relaxation you're after then Fiji caters for just that with its choice of heavenly spa resorts and hotels perfect for couples massages, beauty treatments and hours spent lounging by the poolside. Fiji doesnt just offer the surreal scenery and experiences all married couples want to enjoy, but here youll also experience the warmth and friendliness of an amazing culture. The people here will embrace you and welcome you with their kind dispositions and generous personalities, making your stay truly comfortable and a memorable one too. Its not surprising the Fijian people are warm and welcoming living in this exquisitely beautiful country all year round, so if youre looking for a perfect honeymoon destination in the sun then consider Fiji and have a fabulous time.
Calls have been made by the Fiji Islands Council of Trade Unions General Secretary, Attar Singh for the government to put its draft constitution to a national referendum. While raising questions in the consultation session at the Rishikul Sanatan College Hall, Singh asked Acting Prime Minister and Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum if the document should be put to the test by taking the people's vote. Sayed-Khaiyum said this could take a lot of time and the government also
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wants to ensure that it has elections by September 2014. Attar Singh continued to pursue the question and said that a referendum is needed. Sayed-Khaiyum said the next parliament can have a national referendum if it wants to. He also questioned Attar Singh whether he accepted Rabuka's 1990 constitution after the 1987 coup as Singh said that this constitution is being shoved down people's throats.
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Fiji Dairy $300,000 Machine In Action
Fiji Dairy Limited has started using its newly acquired milk homogeniser. The $300,000 machine was flown in from Sweden to replace the old equipment. Pouring clumps out of some Rewa Life packets UHT will be a thing of the past. Nathan Hildebrand, Group Marketing Director for CJ Patel Group, said the new equipment will address the problem of milk separation caused by the old equipment inherited when Fiji Dairy was acquired last year.
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Homogenisation refers to the specific process that evenly distributes fat globules in the milk so that there wont be two separate layers of milk and milk fats. Homogenisation is done by a Milk Homogeniser. This process allows fat molecules to get distributed in the milk evenly and there is no separation of two layers.
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With this new piece of equipment, this problem of separation is addressed and we can now resume increasing production that we targeted previously, Mr Hildebrand said. The new homogeniser will also improve the quality of our milk. As we
work on increasing our local supply, we can also look to exports as an opportunity to other Pacific markets. Currently, the majority of milk sold in Fiji is imported. This shortage is a result of various factors including Fijis reliance on imports from Australia and New Zealand. Mr Hildebrand said Fiji Diary is working hard to address the need to reduce reliance on imports and build self sustainability. A new chilling station at Yaqara is expected to open this year, following the opening of one in Ba. Talks continue with the Yaqara pastoral board about sub-leasing land to set up the chilling station. With the chilling station in Ba and a second one to open up in Yaqara, we want more Fijians to access the diary industry and consider diary as a viable source of income. We would like to see new farmers, embrace and start using these stations. There is no reason why the West cant be as big as the Central Division, Mr Hildebrand said. Southern Cross Foods will manage the supply and delivery of milk to Fiji Diary Limited.
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THE Fiji Corrections Service recruited and celebrated the passing-out parade of 106 corrections officers at its Naboro academy in its first batch of recruitment last week. The recruitment passing-out
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parade was officiated by acting Prime Minister and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum. Family members, friends and loved ones of the new officers were also part of the function.
Bruce Cowley The Australian Institute of Company Directors in Fiji will convene a session at the Holiday Inn Suva to discuss issues on the new Fiji Companies Decree. The 2013 Companies Decree was written to adopt significant reforms, stated institute Queensland state manager, Richard Moore. This updated legislation is complex and it is essential that every director
operating in Fiji be aware of the reforms, Mr Moore said. The briefing will provide the business community with an overview of the new Companies Decree and introduce some of the significant changes which have taken place. And in doing so, Brisbane office of Minter Ellison Chairman Bruce Cowley will address members in Fiji on issues in the decree. Mr Cowley was engaged with Government in 2011 to draft the new Companies Decree. Mr Cowley is member of the Fellowship of Australian Institute of Company Directors. I undertook three separate consultations in Fiji with a view to ensuring that there was significant opportunity for local business input into the drafting of the Decree and that it met local needs, Mr Cowley said. The response to the consultations was overwhelming and the drafting is now complete with the Decree set to be promulgated shortly, Mr Cowley said. I undertook three separate consultations in Fiji with a view to ensuring that there was significant opportunity for local business input into the drafting of the Decree and that it met local needs.
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Decrease In Visitor Arrivals

FIJI recorded a 7.9 per cent decrease in tourist arrivals for January this year. The Fiji Bureau of Statistics revealed that visitor arrivals for January totaled 46,145 compared to the previous record of 50,107 for the comparable month last year. Government statistician Epeli Waqavonovono said visitor arrivals for Fiji passport holders permanently residing overseas was 1838 compared to 4845 in January last year. He said 24,155 Australians visited Fiji compared to 26,288 for the comparable month last year while 4668 came from New Zealand. Decreases were also noted for Canada at 12 per cent, 19.8 per cent for United Kingdom and 36.4 per cent for visitors from China. "Increases were recorded for visitors from South Korea, Japan and the United States," he said. He said 14,148 residents came to Fiji in January, taking the total number of arrivals to 60,293 a 6.1 per cent decrease from the comparable month last year. "In the moving 12 monthly numbers ending January 2013, the total number of visitors to Fiji decreased by 3 per cent compared with the same period in 2012. "Visitors from the UK decreased by 29.5 per cent, Japan by 22.7 per cent, Continental Europe by 9.4 per cent, Korea by 8 per cent, Canada by 4.4 per cent, Australia by 3 per cent and China by 2.1 per cent." He said increases were recorded for visitors from USA, New Zealand and Pacific islands. The average length of stay for visitors in January was 10.5 days.
Severe Heart Cases In Fiji

Coronary artery disease in Fiji is severe. This was the observation of Dr Nityanand Tukaram Thakur, the visiting consultant cardiac surgeon from Sahyadri Hospital in India. Dr Thakur is visiting Fiji with his eightmember team, currently conducting heart surgeries on local patients at CWM Hospital. "From the cases we have seen, coronary artery disease is very severe in Fiji," Dr Thakur said. On Tuesday, his team operated on Sameet Kumar, a 48-year-old gardener living in Suva. "He had occlusion on all his coronary arteries which was heavily calcified. The block was so hard we didn't have a lumen where we could reduce the flow reserve for oxygenated blood to the heart. "We had to remove the calcium which was blocking his coronary artery in its entirety. Such kinds of cases can only be found in two-three of coronary artery cases. It was pretty severe. We had to do three grafts in a procedure called endarterectomy which rarely happens."
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Fijian In India World Pageant

Miss India Fiji Sheryl Kumar left the country last Friday to take part in the global Miss World India Pageant. Ms Kumar, 20, also known as ZAR Logistics Miss India Fiji, is our representative to the international event, which takes place in Kuala Lumpur this week. Miss India Fiji's director Aliyah Jan said Ms Kumar would make the country proud. "Sheryl has prepared well and is determined to make Fiji proud on an international platform showcasing our Pacific and Indian art and culture through her dance," Ms Jan said in a statement. "This will be a very enriching and life changing experience for Sheryl, a very gratifying one for Fijians here and around the world and a truly rewarding one for us as directors." She will compete against 30 other contestants.
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Fiji's largest health referral centre, the Colonial War Memorial Hospital is undergoing repairs and renovations worth $9million. The repairs and renovations, funded by the ministry, will be done in a phased manner within the next two years as part of its effort to develop CWMH into a tertiary hospital. Minister for Health Dr Neil Sharma said the East Wing of the hospital would be developed into a diagnostic
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Late Arrivals Should Be Allowed To Attend Class Brij Lal

Students arriving late should still be allowed to attend classes irrelevant of the schools starting time said Permanent Secretary of Education Dr Brij Lal. Dr Lal added that schools need to start focusing a lot too on the reason behind a student arriving late. Dr Lal said if the reasons are valid then flexibility should be allowed rather than not permitting the student into the classroom. If the reason is not valid then this is an issue that the school will have to look at addressing.
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Memories Of Sea Ordeal Resurface As Family Pays Final Respects

Tears flowed as Chandar Deo and his family made an unexpected call at Naduri Village to present their i reguregu to the vanua on the passing of Tui Macuata, Ratu Aisea Cavunailoa Katonivere. The small unexpected delegation will always have a special place in the hearts of Ratu Peni Vulaca and Ratu Vereniki Marawa for Mr Deo rescued the two men after their boat capsized last Friday. Naduri villager Ratu Peni was an emotional man as he retold the story of their attempts to survive during their mishap at sea. "I was down at the other part of the village for the funeral preparations of the late Tui Macuata when I was informed that a delegation was already at home to present their i reguregu," he said. "Upon reaching home, I found a family whom I did not know and upon enquiry, I learnt that they were the family of Mr Deo who had rescued me and my nephew at sea. I couldn't stop my tears as I thought back of our ordeal and the fact that this generous man even took out his time to offer his condolences to me and my people during this sad period." Ratu Peni said even though they were still in mourning, it was a joy to meet Mr Deo and that he owed a lot to him and his family. A teary eyed Mr Deo said that his reunion with the Ratu Peni was special and that his family was glad to have established close relations with the Tui Macuata and his people.
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Group Talk On Improving Immigration

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola met with Dunstan Hilton. Mr Hilton is the former minister and former speaker and currently member of Vanuatu Parliament. Also accompanying him was a group of Chinese investors from Hong Kong at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters. The investors from China presented a business proposal pertaining to the establishment of an immigration consultancy business. The investment seeks to benefit Fiji by generating revenue for the Government through immigration fees. The investors also met with the Director for Immigration to discuss this business venture further.
Fifty employees of RC Manubhai foam factory which was razed by fire in Yalalevu Ba will not lose their jobs says RC Manubhai and Company Limited director Rajesh Patel. Our staff will not lose their jobs however they will be transferred to other factories. Firefighters from Ba, Tavua and Lautoka had to be called in after midnight Wednesday to fight the fire at the factory.
National Fire Authority media officer Ritesh Kumar said their Ba station received the call at around 1:23 am from the factory manager. He said the fire had spread quickly because of the flammable nature of foam and related materials in the factory and fighting the fire was very difficult because of the heat intensity. Mr Patel said the estimated cost of the damage to the factory was around $9 million.
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THE Fiji Police Force is urging consumers to buy original DVDs and CDs as it steps up efforts to combat piracy in Fiji. As preparations continue in the lead up to World Intellectual Property Day, police spokesman Inspector Atunaisa Sokomuri said the issue was not on people selling or distributing pirate copies but the demand that came from the consumers. "Consumers are the people that demand for the product. We are always supportive of any initiative that deals with anti-piracy," he said. "Well be ready to assist the community and organisations in their effort to combat piracy." Head of Copyright Enforcement Unit at the Fiji Intellectual Property Office, Terence ONeill Joyce encouraged consumers to combat piracy by protecting the creativity of artists and buying originals.
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AUSTRALIAN entertainer, adventurer and pilot Michael Young has scheduled a pit stop in Fiji while conducting a round-the-world flight on his American-built Mooney aircraft. The 56-year-old's Fiji layover is to search for the remains of American aviator Amelia Earhart who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean on July 2, 1937 while attempting to circumnavigate the globe in a Lockheed Electra aircraft. "There is strong evidence to suggest that a box of skeletal remains brought to Fiji in a wooden box in July 1937 could be that of Amelia Earhart or her
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navigator Fred Noonan. My research has uncovered that the box was brought to a hospital in Fiji or the museum while in the care of Doctor Hoodless," Mr Young said. "The remains were taken to the hospital for tests and have never been seen since. I believe the box is in Fiji either at the hospital archives or the museum or possibly with the Hoodless family." He said the remains were found on Gardner Island now known as Nikumaroro part of the Phoenix Islands, Kiribati. He is scheduled to arrive in mid-July.
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THE High Court in Suva heard the caution interview of the man facing a rape charge of his daughter that stated he had allegedly admitted to committing the offence. Investigating officer Police Constable Taniela Yabakidrau further read that the 44-year-old farmer said he could not remember what exactly happened when asked whether he remembered what he had done. PC Yabakidrau said the man continued to say that after committing the alleged act, he sought forgiveness from his daughter. The court heard the alleged
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The Reef Endeavour Captain Cook Cruises Fiji has Ms Charlton said that Captain Cook announced a second departure date on Cruises had been invited to visit these its new 11-night cruise into the Lau incredible islands by locals eager to islands. share their beauty. This after the sell out of its inaugural The 11 night Lau cruise saw untouched Octobers cruise, which visits parts of northern island of Lau, Wailagilala, Fiji never before seen by tourists. Laus largest Island, Vanuabalavu, the Captain Cook Cruises managing most beautiful Island in the Lau group, director Fiji Jackie Charlton said that Fulaga, the uninhabited Vuaqava, the company is very happy to be able Kabara and the untouched white to offer a second Lau cruise, with the beaches of Totoya Island. first cruise being so popular and filling She added that on the way to and from so quickly. the Lau group the cruise will stop in This is a really unique cruise and at Yanuca Island, Savusavu Bay and we have worked so hard, using local Kadavu. knowledge and advice, to put together Passengers would cruise through the a fantastic 11 night itinerary that will Bay of Islands and the Central Lau allow passengers to experience a Group, passing Islands such as Lakeba, remote and unspoilt part of Fiji, she Oneata, Komo, Namuka-i-Lau and said. Yagasa.
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Mine Creates 650 New Jobs

THE country's first black sand miners, Amex Resources Limited, has spent more than $20million so far on studies and infrastructure development at the Ba River delta and the Lautoka port facility. And company consultant Ian Cowden said a further $120 million would be spent over the next year on the construction of specialized barges, dredges and the marine berth and a holding facility at the Queens Wharf. As a result, by September 2014, a total of 650 people will be directly employed by the company in the construction and operational phases. Mr Cowden said the Western Division economy and the economy of the country stood to benefit from the development. "As much as possible, we have used local companies and contractors and even employed villagers at the Ba River delta during the pilot project phase of our operations. We are not looking at ourselves as an Australian company that is establishing itself in Fiji, instead, we view our business as a totally Fijian operation," he said. Amex Resources was granted a license to mine 132 square kilometres at the mouth of the Ba River in 2012. The company intends to mine 220 million tonnes of magnetite from the area over the next two decades. Mr Cowden says once production begins in September 2014, 55,000 tonnes of magnetite will be shipped from the Queens Wharf at Lautoka to China every three weeks.
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Ram Sami and Sons (Fiji) Limited opened its new million-dollar automated layer shed facility in Wainadoi. Agriculture permanent secretary Ropate Ligairi officially opened the facility. He said the investment would increase the production capacity in the transformed layer shed to house
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Vijendra Kumar and his wife, Moreen Lata, at their Naria home in Rakiraki THE Fiji Police Force is considering reopening its investigation into the disappearance of three sisters who went missing while on a picnic in Rakiraki in 2005. This was confirmed to the media by the force's head of Human Trafficking Unit, Inspector Aminiasi Cula. He said they suspected the three girls who went missing could have been victims of human trafficking. "We have been receiving a lot of information on the case recently said Insp Cula. He said clauses 111 to 120 of the Crimes Decree, which has provisions for human trafficking-related offences, came into force in 2009, four years after the girls went missing. "Under the Crimes Decree, we now have provisions to investigate human trafficking-related offences and lay charges." Insp Cula urged members of the public with any information on the sisters to visit the police. Vijendra Kumar, the father of the missing girls - Ashika Sherin Lata, 19, Renuka Roshni Lata, 18 and Radhika Roshni Lata, 17, said he never lost hope and was happy with the news. "I am 100 per cent sure that I will meet my daughters one day," Mr Kumar said. He said he and his wife were waiting for their daughters. "Everything is the same here. We have not heard anything about my girls lately." He assured police of his support in their investigations. "Let the police do their job. The rest is on God." The three sisters disappeared while on a picnic trip to Malake Island, off the Naria coast, on June 26, 2005.
three times the value of the number of chickens than the normal shed. Mr Ligairi said the national egg production in Fiji was around 5.7million per annum. Ram Sami and Sons (Fiji) Ltd managing director Rajendra Sami said the new facility would continue to meet the increasing demand for quality eggs from the local and regional export market.
Solar Grandmothers To Light Up Villages

The training of rural women to become solar engineers is an icon of hope and inspiration for Fijian women to fulfill their dreams despite age and qualification. This was ascertained by the Minister for Social Welfare, Women and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Jiko Luveni at the inauguration of the Workshop for Fijis Solar Engineers and Village Solar Committees. Minister Luveni said the solar panels have arrived last month and the solar grandmothers will be learning skills in financial literacy and management to successfully carry the project to completion and sustainability. The solar grandmothers will return to their villages and set up solar panels lighting up ten villages in Kadavu, Cakaudrove, Macuata, Bua, Ba, and Ra provinces. The grandmothers will develop individual solar installation work plans for the ten villages. The committees are made up of a group of people that the villagers identified as committed, responsible and highly respected for their leadership skills, Dr Luveni said. Meanwhile, Minister Luveni has also announced plans for the development of a Regional Barefoot College in Fiji which is currently in progress through cabinet approval and partnership with Ministry of Youth and Sports. The proposed site for the Regional Barefoot College to serve the Pacific is the Naleba Youth Training Center in Macuata. Indian High Commissioner to Fiji, Mr. Vinod Kumar highlighted that the workshop underscores the importance of adoption of solar energy and the role of women in this endeavour. The commitment of valuable partners the UN Women, UNDP, Global Environment Facility Small Grants Program, the Fiji Locally Managed Marine Network and WESTPAC contributed to the success of the project through financial assistance the transportation of the solar equipment to Fiji. Miriama Moceiwasa (Solar engineer) of Naioti Village in Kadavu thanked the government of the day for this special project. Ms Moceiwasa said the arrival of the long awaited solar equipment has brought hope to villages. We are blessed to be given the equipment and the opportunity to use the skills that we have learnt as engineers and also contribute to the livelihoods of villagers, Ms Moceiwasa said.
Saint Joseph's Secondary Unveils Founder

STUDENTS of St Joseph's Secondary School in Suva were doubly blessed to witness the unveiling of the Anne Marie Javouhey statue, the founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny. Students sat around the entrance of the school building singing hymns where the statue stood firm. The statue was unveiled by chief guest Sister Joan Van de Zyden, general councilor of the Cluny Sisters from Paris. Jenny Seeto, the chair of the school advisory board, said Anne Marie was an inspiration to all. "At the school board advisory level, we remind ourselves from time to time of her vision which we should follow whenever we make policy and decision. "She had virtuous attributes which we should try to instill in the different aspects of our lives and also try and make a difference in the lives of others." The statue was shipped to Fiji from New Zealand with the help of Fernando Lobendahn and the Marist Old Boys Association.
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A Fijian couple living in Invercargill who face deportation have sold their car to make ends meet while waiting on the Office of the Ombudsmen to intervene. Ashwin Kumar and his wife Atleshni Lata Datt Kumar both lost their jobs after Immigration New Zealand told them their visas had expired and they were in the country unlawfully, despite the couple having renewed their visas each year since they arrived in 2009. A letter postmarked February 12 informed the couple their visa had been declined because the immigration officer was not satisfied there were no New Zealanders available to do Mrs Kumar's job. An interim visa starting on January 9 had already expired and they were now living unlawfully in the country, the letter said. Mr Kumar was employed at the Alliance Group Lorneville plant but the couple's work visas relied on Mrs Kumar's position as a senior caregiver at Peacehaven Village rest home in Invercargill. Her employer has written to Immigration NZ on behalf of the couple, saying Mrs Kumar was an exemplary, fully-committed worker in a sector
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Fiji and Papua New Guinea Prime Ministers, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama and Peter ONeill have agreed to stop the reliance on importing goods from Australia and New Zealand. Speaking earlier this week during the Trade and Investment dinner at the Gateway Hotel in Port Moresby Commodore Bainimarama said: We have the capabilities to build on our own businesses and create new opportunities. My government shares the same vision as PNG. We must no longer allow our people to be subjected to pay enormous prices for goods when sitting here in this room are possible manufacturers and producers for the same goods that we import. We both must stop our reliance on importing goods from Australia and New Zealand. The Prime Minister said both countries had agreed to create opportunities to boost trade, improve infrastructure and provide employment opportunities.
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At the same time we must work towards the empowerment of ordinary citizens as we cannot move for change if our ordinary citizens are left behind. Prime Minister ONeill in supporting his Fiji counterpart said that it was time the two countries act to stop this reliance that had been going for years. He said that the opportunity for talks provided by the Fiji Trade and Investment Seminar for business representatives should pave the way for more two-way investments. PNG has taken the lead with the success of its LNG project which is now 80 per cent complete and would be able to deliver gas to customers from Japan, China and Taiwan. PNG Minister for Trade, Commerce and Industry, Richard Maru said that this would prove beyond all doubt that the Government of PNG could deliver world class projects. The Prime Minister said it was time that PNG and Fiji be united in getting Australia and New Zealand products out of their way.
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200 Join RFMF Training

More than 200 personnel marched into the Republic of Fiji Military Forces training camp at Nasinu to start their 12-week training. This is the start of their military career. Close to 3000 applicants from the Western, Central, Eastern and Northern divisions were received from people wanting to join the Force. They applied for the RFMF Basic Recruit Course. Only 217 applicants were successful and they marched in at the RFMF Force Training Group in Nasinu for their training. The recruits will undergo the Basic Recruits Course which includes theoretical and practical phases of the programme. Further training will be conducted by their respective units in accordance with their unit role while 22 recruits who are successful candidates from the Regimental Officers Selection Board will be earmarked for officer cadet training either locally or abroad. Thirty-eight recruits will return to Home Link Security, 60 will be deployed to RFMF Engineers Trade Training School and 10 to RFMF Naval Division for further unit training. Fifty-seven personnel will be deployed to units according to the fields they are specialised in as stipulated in their credentials while 30 recruits will be posted to the RFMF Territorial Force and await weekend trainings or overseas peacekeeping duties. The training team warrant officer, WO Cl.2 Nemani Yavita said the Basic Recruit Teams aim is to ensure that these recruits successfully achieve the course objective. Our task is to ensure that these recruits are capable of filling any rifleman appointment within a section, for employment in RFMF low level category, WO Cl.2 Yavita said.
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NEW bank loans to the building and construction sector rose significantly by $14.3million to $18.4m during the first two months of the year compared to the same period last year. According to the Reserve Bank of Fiji's economic review for March 2013, partial indicators for investment pointed to optimism in construction and other investment activities in the medium-term. The central bank said domestic cement sales rose by 84.6 per cent on an annual basis in January and was expected to remain upbeat supported by continuous and planned construction projects this year. "The continuing reconstruction and rehabilitation work post-Cyclone Evan is also expected to further contribute to activity in the construction sector during the year," RBF said. "Total investment lending grew by 85.9 per cent over the same period. Imports of investment goods registered an annual increase of 9.3 per cent in 2012." In terms of monetary and financial conditions, RBF said these continued to improve as net domestic credit rose by 5.4 per cent in February from 4.1 per cent in January. This, the bank said was mainly driven by growth in the private sector credit. "Supporting this credit expansion was the decline in both outstanding and new lending rates over the month to February," the report said. "The outstanding lending rate fell by 13 basis points (bp) to 6.36 per cent while the new weighted average lending rate decreased over the month by 62bp to 5.9 per cent. "Consistent with the increase in net domestic credit growth in broad money was 9.4 per cent in February from 8 per cent in the previous month, attributed mainly to an increase in net foreign assets." Liquidity levels remained high and were around $471.3million at the end of March, RBF said, noting a rise in domestic inflation to 3.3 per cent from 2.4 per cent in February.
The Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama will lead a government delegation this week to pay respects for the Late Tui Macuata, Ratu Aisea Cavunailoa Katonivere before his funeral this Saturday. The Prime Minister, who is also the Minister for I-Taukei Affairs, will present the Fijian Governments iTaukei traditional condolences known as the ireguregu. He will be accompanied by senior government officials including the Minister for Rural and Maritime Development Mr Inia Seruiratu. Officials from the Office of the Commissioner Northern will accompany the delegation. Earlier Tuesday the head of government paid tribute to the Late Tui Macuata and highlighted his efforts in promoting rural and national development. Ratu Aisea played a fundamental
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role in the development of our nation in particular through governments Northern Development Plan. His genuine concern for climate change saw him strongly advocate environmental concerns at both the community and national level, Prime Minister Bainimarama said. Ratu Aisea was a gentleman in all sense of the word. His chiefly status did not deter him from hearing the views of all Fijians regardless of race, religion or creed. As a chief, these are values that inspire each of us. His determination to see the development of a unified Fiji is a legacy that each of us will strive to fulfill. The government delegation will present the i-reguregu on Friday this week before the burial of the late chief on Saturday morning in his village of Caumatalevu in Macuata.

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Public Service Commission (PSC) permanent secretary, Parmesh Chand has urged civil servants undergoing service excellence training to remind colleagues on the benefits of the service excellence program. He made the remark while closing the last session of a series of workshops on Service Excellence Awards for civil servants that began three weeks ago at DeVos Park in Suva. Mr Chand said that as Permanent Secretary for the Public Service, he is committed to promoting and driving the adoption of improved techniques and processes for better levels of service delivery and the attainment of required efficiencies. Reforms cannot happen in an organization if we do not evaluate and benchmark our processes, products and
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Tuna Caught In EEZ

APPROXIMATELY 96 per cent of tuna fish caught were from Fiji's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). And this contributed to the $200million earnings of Fiji's tuna fish export to main markets overseas since 2011. World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Fiji offshore fisheries policy officer Seremaia Tuqiri said this trend continued to grow. Speaking at the SeaWeb lecture, Mr Tuqiri said this was one of the largest industries in Fiji after tourism. He said the remaining 4 per cent of tuna were caught in other Pacific islands' EEZ. "Fiji's EEZ area has approximately 1.29million square kilometres and with a land area of approximately 18,333 square kms." With approximately 1500 industrial fishing boats in the Western Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO), he said Fiji had at least 74 recorded fishing vessels. He said the WCPO had accounted for 58 per cent of all global tuna catch which were valued at $US4billion ($F7.16billion). For offshore fisheries, he said skipjack and small yellow fin tuna were mostly caught by pole-and-line gear for canning or producing a dried product. In a global tuna catch, he said 60 per cent were caught by purse seine, 14 per cent longline, 10 per cent pole-and-line and 2 per cent troll. Ministry of Fisheries and Forests permanent secretary Inoke Wainiqolo said earlier the main export countries for Fiji's fish were Australia, New Zealand and the European Union. "When we enter into this market, we expect the value to be more than what we are currently having. "We are value-adding resources such as fresh, frozen and chilled fish," he said. Mr Tuqiri said the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) played a vital role in providing scientific advice for fisheries associations in the Pacific. Meanwhile, SPC fisheries development officer (economics) Michael Sharp said the boom-bust cycle of harvest was a common phenomenon for sea cucumber fisheries around the world. And it related to the high levels of exploitation the boom followed by low levels of exploitation the bust. "The bust occurs when stocks have been depleted to a point where there are insufficient sea cucumber to continue exploitation, so the fishery is left to the rest while stocks recover," Mr Sharp said.
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Fiji's First Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
New lease of life ... Dr Nityanand Tukaram Thakur, with the cardiac surgery team from the Sahyadri Hospital in Pune, India, during the operation at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital FIJI's first-ever coronary artery bypass have the surgery. grafting performed on a beating heart He had suffered from severe chest was conducted on Monday at the pains, heart attacks and breathlessness Colonial War Memorial Hospital in because he was not getting enough Suva. blood supplied to his heart. The surgery was conducted by Dr According to Dr Thakur, Mr Saneem Nityanand Tukaram Thakur and his had blocks in his coronary artery, eight-member cardiac team from the which supplies the heart with oxygen Sahyadri Hospital in Pune, India, that and blood. arrived into the country last Friday The blocks, he said, had developed to perform operations on 17 heart because of the high build-up of patients. cholesterol in the coronary artery. "The same surgery routinely done "We conducted a coronary angiogram around the world is called the on the patient, where we found out cardiopulmonary bypass. However, where exactly the block was. Then we this is when the heart is stopped and took blood vessels from the patient's a machine called the perfusion takes own body, an artery along the side of over the function of the heart. This his heart and a vein from his leg and operation takes a longer time for we bypassed it. The surgery took three patient recovery," Dr Thakur said. hours." "The surgery we did (coronary artery Mr Saneem said he felt so much better bypass grafting) was a more advanced and looked forward to getting back and modern technique where the heart behind the wheel to drive his taxi. was beating when we stabilised and "I stopped driving because of my continued with the grafting. It took condition. It was so hard for me. I three hours to operate and the patient hardly spend time with my family and is already up on his feet, walking and I found it hard to do anything. Now talking." that I've undergone the surgery, I feel Abdul Saneem, 47, from Maloloa, so much better and I can't wait to do Nadi, had waited for about a year to things I used to."
The Government of Japan is offering scholarships to Fiji citizens for studies in Japan from 2014. The categories of scholarships offered include Research Student category (Postgraduate), Undergraduate Student category (Degree course) and Specialized Training College Student category (Diploma Course). For research students, applicants must have been born on and after April 2, 1979 and the fields of study must be an area where he/she will be able to study and research at Japanese universities. In addition, applicants will have to directly contact his/her choice of University in Japan with their field of study to obtain a letter of acceptance. The terms of scholarship may differ depending on what course each grantee takes in Japan. Applicants who wish to study Masters or Doctorate degree course of a graduate school should sit for and pass the entrance examination given by the university concerned. Applicants for the Undergraduate category will be able to study in the field of Social Science and Humanities and Natural Science. Undergraduate applicants will have to be born between April 2, 1992 and April
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Triple Killer Knew Of Wife's Affair
A former police officer who got away with a partial suspended sentence for raping his sister in 2007 has been remanded in custody by the Suva High Court. Magistrate Sumudu Premachandra had earlier ruled that the man is to serve his sentence only in the weekends. In the ruling, it said that the man would go to prison on Friday afternoons and
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be released every Sunday evening. The Director of Public Prosecutions Office has appealed the sentence and the case will be called again next Tuesday. The partial sentence was also highlighted in court by a father who had asked for a lenient sentence for raping his daughter.
Alleged triple murderer Bimlesh Dayal told the High Court in Suva that had known about his wife's affair with their landlord before her death. Dayal, 43, is alleged to have murdered his wife and his two children in Nanuku settlement in Vatuwaqa in 2011. Dayal who took the stand informed the court that his wife had admitted to the affair and when he woke up he saw his two daughters lying in a pool
of blood. The court heard Dayal hit his wife with a chopper after she tried to grab it from him and he cried after he saw his wife and children already dead. The court then heard that after all this he then decided to take his own life by slitting his throat. Dayal is being represented by lawyer Irshaad Samad and has pleaded not guilty to the killings.
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Rosie Isaac will be stamping her mark at this years Fiji Fashion Week show. Entering in the Emerging Designers category, she is determined to make every outfit count. To help her and others way to the top, the Fashion Designers Alliance facilitated a Financial Literacy Workshop. Held last Saturday at the Fiji Fashion Week office, the workshop was conducted by the Westpac Microfinance team. Ive just learnt so much, especially on how to budget, costing and how much I would need to get my fabrics into the production line, said Ms Isaac. Competitive industry Driven by a desire to be the best in a competitive industry, Ms Isaac draws inspiration from her young family and fashion-loving friends. This all started as a hobby and Im hoping that one day it will be a profitable business. Last year, Ms Isaac was rated in the top ten of the Crest Sulu and Jaba
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competition. Helping designers financially General Secretary of the Fashion Designers Alliance, Jo Nacola said the workshop is to help emerging designers become financially competent. It is very easy for fashion designers to harness the artistic aspects of their work, but a lot of them have failed or just have not mastered the business arm of things, said Mr Nacola. Fiji Fashion Week Managing Director, Ellen Whippy-Knight said the workshop would equip young and new designers from the get-go. Most designers are not good at managing their finances. This workshop will help address that issue, said Ms Knight. Over ten designers took part in the workshop. The workshop was made possible through the Pacific Financial Inclusion Programme (PFIP) a regional programme targeted to provide sustainable financial services to low income households.
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The Public Service Commission (PSC) has made significant improvement in its deliverable of activities aligned to the Annual Corporate Plan, since the monitoring by the Strategic Framework for Change and Coordinating Office (SFCCO) began in 2010. The Commissions SFCCO Feedback Report noted PSCs overall performance in 2012 was 77 percent which is the result of average of scores for the four quarters of 2012. PSC permanent secretary Parmesh Chand said that according to the Report, the achievement of close to 85 percent in the fourth quarter alone was an increase of almost 5 percent from the third quarter. If you were to compare this to the corresponding period in 2011, this would have been an increase of almost seven percent which is indicative of good planning and effective internal monitoring system within PSC. In this regard, I must also commend my staff for their performance and hard work, Mr Chand said. The increase in performance is attributed to the achievement of targeted activities under Leadership, Education and Training, Social Justice, Poverty Reduction and Public Sector Reform outcomes. The significant activities to note are the development of the Leadership Training model, recovering bond money owed by former sponsored students, awarding of scholarships to needy students and the commercialization of Government quarters.
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A man who pleaded guilty to two counts of rape has been jailed for 12 years. The Labasa man was sentenced by Justice Paul Madigan after he was charged with carnal knowledge of a female under the age of 13 years on the first count and rape of the same female on the second count. On April 11, this year, he agreed to the set of facts relating to the two counts and was convicted. The accused had sexual intercourse with the victim several times in December 2011 and again in January 2012.
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As a result, the victim became pregnant, which led to the arrest of the accused. In sentencing the accused Justice Madigan took into consideration the fact the accused was a very young man with a clear record, pleaded guilty at a very early stage, was the sole provider for his disadvantaged family in Labasa and was remorseful and apologetic. In recognition for his early guilty plea Justice Madigan reduced his 18 years sentence by six years. The accused will serve a minimum term of 10 years before being eligible for parole.
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A satisfactory week for many of you. A good deal of your time during the early days of the week is likely to be taken up with dealing with the errors made by other people. But, your efforts will not remain unnoticed. You should strenuously avoid this. Do not jump into new deals feet first. Allow that cautious side of your nature to dominate. It is important not to be taken in by glamorous situations or people. Your lucky numbers of the week are 6 and 9 and winning colours are royal blue and watery shades. This is a mixed week for you. An early start would be extremely helpful for you this week. If there are pressing household chores to be carried out, it would be best to do those first things. Leaving them until the week could create many problems. The more you can rely on yourself, the better it will be for you. Erratic behavior of your boss or superior at your place of work may bring some tensed moments. Your helpful and caring nature may win you appreciation in the weekend. Relax at home in the weekend. Your lucky numbers for the week are 2 and 8 and winning colours are chocolate brown and aquamarine.
A routine and general week for you. The early days of the week are not very demanding or difficult. But it may be hard for you to get involved in anything. Some of you could be gripped by lethargy and find it impossible to snap out of it in the mid-week. Those of you with family or financial worries may feel a bit relaxed. Your friends will help you increase your social group. Minor headache cannot be ruled out if you do not control your temper. Speculation should be avoided at all costs. Your lucky numbers for the week are 2 and 7 and winning colours are bright yellow and ink blue. Cancer: This is a bit tricky week for
Gemini:
A favourable week, especially the first few days. You can ask your boss or superior for a raise or promotion. A light touch makes you more endearing to the bigwigs. You will be easily affected by change in ownership. Backache in the midweek is likely. Some misunderstanding with your friend might require third party mediation. Children will bring some happiness at home and will help you in your work in some form or the other in the second half of the week. In the weekend, pending jobs and issues should be completed. Your lucky numbers for the week are 3 and 8 and winning colours are golden and peach. This is a variable week. Quick thinking on your part can lead to certain welcome financial gains in the early days. Tips that are passed on to you about investments would be well worth examining in details. Childrens health may necessitate some unexpected expense. The second half of the week is the time when some of you will be putting the desires of others before your own. There will be opportunities for combining with pleasure in the weekend. Your lucky numbers for the week are1 and 4 and the winning colours are blue and black.
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some of you. Try to follow your inner voice and intuition. There are certain deceptive forces operating, but you can easily spot them. In the first half of the week, do not open up to strangers. A relative or brother can clear up a misunderstanding when you admit to a mistake. A new hobby presents a fascinating field of interest in the weekend. Health will be fine and you will enjoy yourself in the company of your family members. Your lucky numbers for this week are 2 and 9 and winning colours are all pastel shades.
This will be a mixed week for you. The early days of the week are favourable for getting in touch with people you have known intimately in the past. Romance is also highlighted. Do not hesitate to be a little daring. The second half of the week is favored for making unprecedented moves under the cover of secrecy; people will tend to make fewer objections after the deed is done; simply avoid consulting them in advance. Try hard to keep personal feelings and issues out of professional and career matters. Your lucky numbers are 4 and 8 and winning colours are light pink and yellow.
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An exciting and favourable week. You must continue the good work. If you are willing to preserve not much can go wrong for you this week. This pertains both to home and office affairs. You must try hard to promote teamwork and cooperative efforts, especially with new projects. This may prove to be the fastest and quickest way for making extra money. Make friends with original and inventive ideas. You may meet someone who finds you most attractive. With a little luck it may lead to both a personal and business relationship. Your lucky numbers are 3 and 9 and winning colours are ruby and maroon.
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An important and busy week. During the initial days of the week, do what you can to see things from the point of view of your superiors. Arguments should be avoided with people in authority. It wont hurt your ego. During mid-week concentrate on learning something you hadnt known. Some new friends can be made, as this is a good period for projecting a more attractive image of yours. Secret romantic hopes and wishes may be fulfilled. Your lucky numbers for the week are 4 and 8 and the winning colours are sapphire and cinnamon.
Early days of the week will keep you occupied in the mental work. Goal of a more official nature can be brought closer to fruition. There are not likely to be very many opportunities for amusement. Business activities will come off very well at all time. You will also be able to conduct some lucrative business matters. Be sure that you make hay while the sunshines. The implementation of new business plans can lead to rapid increase in profits. Do not fail to pursue any leads. Carry on with the good work. Your lucky numbers are 5 and 8 and winning colours are lighter shades of yellow and pink. This is an easy going week for many of you. You may well have an opportunity to work at home in the initial days. You will welcome the chance to get on with jobs that you had put aside over the last couple of days. During the mid-week avoid emotional people because they will only week you down and even depress you. Loved ones could spring pleasant surprises. Some of you will have food opportunities to advance your personal desires. Some excellent progress can be made in furthering routine work and occupational affairs. Avoid taking any long journey in the weekend, if this is at all feasible. Your lucky numbers are 3 and 5 and winning colours re light green and black.
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Libra:
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It is an occupied yet joyful week.
A comprehensive week. Local travel in the first half of the week might enable you to accomplish far more than you had hoped. In the second half of the week it would be best to take things easy and not to get overly impatient. Your schemes may win financial backing that you need. Some of you may be able to take advantage of special events in order to advance their personal plans. Your winning colours are olive and orange and favourable numbers are 2, 4, and 8.
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Add meat, and marinate at least overnight. Two to three days is ideal although this will keep for up to five days refrigerated. The lamb will absorb a great deal of wine. I stir mine 3 to 4 times a day and add enough wine to maintain a fairly thick marinade. Skewer separately the mushrooms, onion, tomatoes and bell peppers. I do this because they all grill differently. Grill all skewers and remove as each veggie is done to your taste. Grill the lamb tightly packed on skewers over a very hot fire. The secret is charred outside-rare center! You will lose much if you cook the lamb past medium rare! At medium rare the lamb has a very rich silky texture and the flavor is unbelievable! Serve over Rice Pilaf. Another nice touch is to add a few cold, sliced tomatoes, cucumbers and red bell peppers arranged around the plate.
3-6 lb. boneless leg of lamb, trimmed of fat 1/2 sweet red onion, diced fine 1 cup olive oil 1-2 cups Chianti (Wine) 2 Tbls. garlic salt and/or Greek mixed seasoning sprig of fresh thyme 8-10 cloves diced fresh garlic 1 lb. fresh mushrooms 20-30 cherry tomatoes or halved roma tomatoes 1 large sweet red onion 2 yellow or red bell peppers cut in 1-inch squares 1 bunch fresh parsley
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The government has defended its decision to provide Z category protection to billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani. Sources say that Home Ministry has decided that Mr Ambani, 56, is a "national asset" and will be escorted at all times by commandos from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). "Security is given only after threat perception assessment," said minister Manish Tewari. Mr Ambani has reportedly received death threats from the terror group Indian Mujahideen, allegedly because of his perceived proximity to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. In 2002, Mr Modi was in office when communal riots lacerated his state, leaving hundreds of Muslims dead. The industrialist was willing to cover the costs of his security cover, said
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sources, though he is not obliged to. Mr Ambani, the government felt, would not be safe with a private fleet of guards because they are allowed to carry.12 bore rifles, and not more powerful weapons. Mr Ambani will be entitled to 22 security guards, an escort and a pilot car - the sort of arrangements provided for a handful of politicians. Only leaders like the Prime Minister and Sonia Gandhi have tighter or Z security. The protection for Mr Ambani has provoked criticism online. "Billionaires get A to Z-class security.Little girls learning A to Z, however, continue to get kicked out of police stations. What priorities," tweeted writer Chetan Bhagat, reflecting the national outrage over the brutal rape of a five-yearold in Delhi, and the police's alleged reluctance to help her family.
Obama Warns Daughters On 'Family Tattoo'
President Obama said his daughters kept him up to speed with new trends and the latest popular musicians US President Barack Obama has warned President Bill Clinton took office in his daughters that if they get tattoos, he 1993. and his wife will get matching ones on In the interview the president also the same place on their bodies. reacted to Mrs Obama's recent remark In an interview on NBC's Today show, that she was a "busy single mother". Mr Obama said he hoped the "family In her own interview with a local tattoo" threat would discourage teen television news station, Mrs Obama rebellion. quickly corrected herself. Mr Obama said he had warned Malia, Calling the first lady's comment a slip 14, and Sasha, 11, that he and First of the tongue, Mr Obama added that Lady Michelle Obama would show off at times - for instance when he was their matching tattoos on YouTube. running for office - Mrs Obama was The girls are the first teenagers in the both working and looking after their White House since Chelsea Clinton. daughters and may have felt like a Ms Clinton was 12 when her father single parent.
Prince Harry To Be Deployed With Australian Army

Prince Harry is set to spend six months on secondment with the Australian Army. The Department of Defence, British Army and Clarence House in London are discussing where and when the deployment would occur, and whether Prince Harry would serve on the frontline. The 28-year-old Apache attack helicopter co-pilot could be formally embedded with an Australian army unit or make an extended visit as an observer under the plan. He has reportedly said he is keen to serve alongside Australian soldiers. Prince Harry, who is a captain in the Cavalry Regiment, has already had two deployments in Afghanistan. The prince is unlikely to get another turn flying in Afghanistan again before all foreign combat troops withdraw by the end of 2014.
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Death Toll Mounts After Major China Quake
The death toll following a devastating earthquake in south-west China has passed 200, with nearly 11,500 people reported to have been injured. Emergency workers are struggling to reach some of the worst-hit parts of Sichuan province following the quake, which hit the region. Long queues of emergency vehicles backed up waiting to get access to devastated towns. For the moment they are being held back in many places for fear of landslides.
In Baoxing, town officials are preparing to parachute in emergency medical teams because it cannot be reached by road. The earthquake has so far killed 203 people and left 11,492 injured. But it is feared there could be many more people dead or trapped under rubble in Baoxing. The town, with a population of 40,000, has food for two days. Elsewhere, firefighters helped by sniffer dogs have pulled 91 people alive from the rubble, according to the country's ministry of public security.
China's new Premier Li Keqiang has rushed to the disaster zone and was shown on state TV eating breakfast in a tent. He told state media "the rescue effort is our first duty", adding the first 24 hours was "the golden time for saving lives". China's new leaders are responding to this disaster five years after a previous Sichuan earthquake left more than 90,000 people dead or missing. More than 1,100 aftershocks have
followed since the latest quake struck the province on Saturday morning (local time). Chinese seismologists registered the tremor at 7.0 magnitude while the US Geological Survey gave it as 6.6. China's Xinhua news agency reported more than 17,000 Chinese soldiers and police have joined the rescue mission and five drones were sent to capture aerial images.
The second man allegedly involved in the brutal rape of a five-year-old girl a week ago was arrested from Bihar in the early hours on Monday even as police are verifying whether the claims made by the first accused are true. Pradeep, who was named by first accused Manoj Kumar, was apprehended from Barahiya village in Bihar's Lakhisarai, Bihar Director General of Police Abhayanand said. A Delhi Police team with the help of Bihar Police Special Task Force arrested Pradeep from his maternal uncle's residence, where he was hiding, the DGP said. He was brought to the national capital after getting a transit remand from Darbhanga court, Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar said. Manoj, who was arrested last Saturday from Muzaffarpur in Bihar, had told police during interrogation that one of his friends was also involved in the crime. The girl was raped on April 15 in a building in east Delhi's Gandhinagar locality where the victim and accused
Second Accused In 5-Year-Old Delhi Girl's Rape Case Arrested
Manoj lived and she was rescued 40 hours later on April 17. Manoj had fled from the house thinking that the girl was dead. Pradeep's arrest came after investigators launched a hunt following protests demanding the removal of the Police Commissioner. Sources said Manoj told his interrogators that on April 15, his friend Pradeep had come to his house and they had consumed alcohol. Manoj claimed that Pradeep insisted on bringing a girl to the house and he went out and lured the girl with a chocolate, sources said. Manoj also told police that he did not sexually assault the girl, they said. He had also claimed that they fled from the house after strangulating her to avoid being identified later and thought that she was dead, they said. The girl is currently undergoing treatment at AIIMS here and doctors said her condition is stable. Her condition is gradually improving and she is expected to be discharged after two weeks, they said.
A central Kansas woman likely won't remember her first circus for the clowns or performances - it'll be the tiger in the bathroom. The big cat had escaped briefly after its turn in the ring at the Isis Shrine Circus in Salina. Staff members blocked off the concourses at the Bicentennial Centennial Centre as the tiger wandered into the bathroom, where one of the doors was blockaded. About that time, Salina resident Jenna Krehbiel decided she needed to use the restroom. When she walked in the door that hadn't been blocked off, she found a tiger standing about 2 feet away, as reported. "You don't expect to go in a bathroom door, have it shut behind you and see a tiger walking toward you," Krehbiel said. Chris Bird, manager at the Bicentennial
Woman Who Found Tiger In Toilet: 'I Just Need To Get Out'
Center, said the bathroom was only 25 feet long. "Once she saw the tiger, I'm sure she knew to go the other way," Bird said. "Overall, it was a scary, surreal moment. I am glad no one was hurt or injured." The tiger was captured within minutes and returned to its enclosure. Krehbiel, a social worker, said she didn't scream or run because she is trained to stay calm. "Looking back, it was a scary ordeal," she said. "At the time, I was thinking I just needed to get out." Krehbiel said her three-year-old daughter had a different reaction. "My daughter wanted to know if it had washed its hands," Krehbiel said. "That was her only concern. I think that shows the thoughts of children and that they wouldn't have known there was danger."
An investigation has been opened by the San Francisco City Attorney into an alleged "patient dumping" operation by the Rawson Neal Psychiatric Hospital in Las Vegas. The hospital has reportedly placed 1,500 patients onto Greyhound busses with one-way tickets into California.
Nevada Psychiatric Hospital Accused of Dumping Patients in California

According to Yahoo!, the patients were not properly prepared with medicine, money, and food, and no plans were made for retrieval by family or medical professionals at their destination. A spokesman for the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services said that "Under common law in Nevada and California, the hospitals have a duty to exercise reasonable care to avoid foreseeable harm to patients with respect to the manner in which they are discharged."
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At Least 80 Dead, 700 Injured In Bangladesh Building Collapse

"I ran and was hit by something on my head." Home minister Muhiuddin Khan told reporters the building was illegal and violated the country's building code. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced a national day of mourning for Thursday when flags will fly halfmast in memory of the victims. The huge death toll was likely to raise further questions about safety in the garment industry. Bangladesh has the second-biggest clothing industry in the world, supplying to major Western brands, but it is plagued by regular accidents and demonstrations from workers demanding better wages and working conditions. In November, a fire at a garment factory on the outskirts of Dhaka killed 111 workers in the industry's worst accident. Building collapses are common in Bangladesh as developers often flout the official construction code when erecting multi-storey structures. More than 70 people were killed after a multi-storey garment factory collapsed in the Savar area in 2005. Also in November last year at least 13 people were killed after an underconstruction flyover fell down in the port city of Chittagong.
An eight-storey block housing factories and a shopping centre had collapsed on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital, killing more than 80 people and injuring hundreds. Only the ground floor of the Rana Plaza in the town of Savar outside Dhaka remained intact when the block imploded about 9am (local time). Armed with concrete cutters and cranes, hundreds of fire service and army rescue workers struggled to find survivors in the mountain of concrete and mangled steel which resembled the aftermath of an earthquake. Corpses and the injured were evacuated from the higher reaches of the pile of flattened floors with makeshift slides made from cloth which just hours earlier was being cut into shirts and trousers for export to Western markets. Hiralal Roy, a senior emergency ward doctor at the nearby Enam hospital where victims are being taken, said the death toll was 82 and at least 700
injured people had been treated at the hospital. "The toll will rise as conditions of some injured were critical " he said. Some workers complained the building had developed cracks on Tuesday evening, triggering an evacuation, but they had been forced back to the production lines by their managers. "The managers forced us to rejoin and just one hour after we entered the factory the building collapsed with a huge noise," said a 24-year-old worker who gave her first name as Mousumi. "I am injured, but I've not found my husband who was working on the fourth floor," she added, estimating that 5,000 people worked inside the building, which also housed apartments, a bank and shops. Sohra Begum, a worker at one of the garment factories, said: "I was at work on the third floor and then suddenly I heard a deafening sound but couldn't understand what was happening.
The widow of a Dunedin millionaire has been ordered by an Australian court to pay his girlfriend more than a quarter of a million dollars. Anthony Francis Bohm, aged 71, died after suffering a heart attack while mowing his girlfriend's lawn in 2010. A dispute over his will saw the New South Wales High Court order his wife pay her husband's girlfriend $276,000. According to the media report, Australian Dee Margaret Morgan, 65, met Bohm in 1993. She moved to New Zealand and they began living together in Dunedin while Bohm was separating from his wife Winifred in 1996. They lived together for three years, but in 1999 Morgan moved back to Australia after the couple had a fight over Bohm's refusal to divorce his wife. They still kept in touch and visited
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Man Charged For Selling Grandson On Facebook

Police in northern India have arrested a 47-year-old man for selling his newborn grandson to a local businessman in a deal that was struck on Facebook. Feroz Khan, a resident of Ludhiana city in the northern state of Punjab, 300 kilometres from New Delhi, had allegedly kidnapped his grandson shortly after he was born earlier this month. Mr Khan sought help from two temporary employees at a local hospital where his daughter gave birth, who contacted the buyer on Facebook and arranged the deal for 45,000 rupees ($808). "All three people who conspired to sell the child have been arrested and we will be interrogating the businessman who paid the money to buy the baby," said Satish Malhotra, a senior police officer in Ludhiana. Police rescued the baby and returned him to his mother, Noori Khan, a divorcee, who had lodged the complaint against her father. The three accused were charged with kidnapping and they were due before a court on Wednesday. If proven guilty, they could be jailed for seven years. In 2011, the country's federal police admitted in court that there were 815 gangs comprising more than 5,000 members involved in the kidnapping of children for prostitution and begging across India.
each other and took holidays together, but Morgan remained in Australia for the rest of their relationship. Associate Justice Richard Macready granted Morgan a $225,000 legacy from Bohm's estate, as reported. "In this case, the plaintiff and the deceased did constitute a family unit for a little over three years," Macready said. "Although some years ago, it was of a reasonable duration. "Although the deceased at one stage told the plaintiff that the relationship was over, his conduct after that point in time led the plaintiff to believe that there was still a continuous relationship of a lesser intensity than that which existed before." He did not accept Morgan's claim they were a de facto couple, because they had been living apart for some time and did not share finances.
A 22-year-old youth was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and attempting to rape a four-year-old girl, police said. Anwar Dilawar, from Ranchi and working as a helper on a truck, abducted the child when she was playing and took her to a nearby under-construction building. The mother of the girl was searching for her in the area when she saw the accused trying to outrage the modesty of her daughter and cried for help.
Youth Held For Attempting To Rape Minor Girl
The locals tried to nab the youth but he managed to escape but was later arrested near a petrol pump on RaipurBilaspur road. A case under Sections 363 (kidnapping), 376 (rape), 511 (punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment) of the IPC and section 3 and 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act, 2012, has been registered against the accused.
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French Embassy In Libya Bombed
France's embassy in Libya has been hit by what appears to be a car bomb, injuring two guards in the first such attack in the capital Tripoli since the end of the 2011 war that ousted Moamar Gaddafi. Residents living near the embassy compound, in the capital's Hay Andalus area, said they heard two blasts early in the morning around 7am (local time). "We think it was a booby-trapped car," a French embassy official said. "There was a lot of damage and there are two guards wounded." In Paris, foreign minister Laurent Fabius condemned what he called a heinous attack and said everything would be done to find the perpetrators. "I send my solidarity and deepest sympathy to the two injured French guards and my wishes for their recovery," he said in a statement. One resident living less than 100 meters from the embassy said his windows
shook when the first blast occurred. "I think there were two blasts, the first was very loud and then there was a smaller one," another witness said. "There was some black smoke at first, and then it turned white." Diplomatic missions have been targeted in Libya, most notably an attack on the US mission in the eastern city of Benghazi in September that killed the US ambassador and three other Americans. However the latest attack is the first such serious assault on an embassy or foreign mission in Tripoli, where in general security is seen as better than in the east. Security remains precarious in postwar Libya, a country awash with weapons and where militias often do as they please. Most foreign embassy staff and international aid workers have strict security in the city. Benghazi remains off-limits to many foreigners.
Tehran has denied involvement in a plot to derail a passenger train in Canada that police say was backed by Al Qaeda elements based in Iran. Canadian police said there was no indication the plot was sponsored by the Iranian state, with which Canada severed diplomatic relations last year. Iran nevertheless reacted angrily. "No shred of evidence regarding those who've been arrested and stand accused has been provided," foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said according to the Mehr news agency. He said Al Qaeda's beliefs were in no way consistent with the Islamic Republic and that Iran opposed "any kind of violent action that endangers lives". "In recent years, Canada's radical government has put in practice a project to harass Iran and it is clear that it has pursued these hostile actions." In September Canada severed diplomatic ties with Iran over its
Iran Denies Involvement In Canadian Train Plot
nuclear program, its hostility towards Israel, and what Ottawa said was Iran's support for terrorist groups. US officials said the attack would have targeted a rail line between New York and Toronto. Canadian authorities arrested two suspects, Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, of Montreal, and Raed Jaser, 35, of Toronto, linking them to extremist Al Qaeda factions based in Iran. As a Shiite Muslim theocracy, Iran has little in common with the Sunni-based Al Qaeda. However, a US government source said Iran was home to a littleknown network of Al Qaeda fixers and facilitators based in the city of Zahedan, close to Iran's borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan. The source said they served as gobetweens, travel agents and financial intermediaries for Al Qaeda operatives and cells operating in Pakistan and moving through the area.
The father of an eight-week-old baby injured when a speeding car smashed into his bedroom says it's a "miracle" the infant wasn't seriously hurt. Baby George Brown is recovering in hospital after the vehicle lost control and hit the house in Mt Eden in Auckland. Police spotted the vehicle travelling at speed on Dominion Rd in Mt Eden just after 3am. They started chasing the vehicle after it failed to stop when signaled. The pursuit lasted about a minute before the car slammed into the house, landing in a room where a young couple and the baby boy were sleeping. George was taken to Starship hospital with minor injuries. He is now in a stable condition. "It's a miracle," his father Rob Brown said. "Those blocks you can see on the
Baby Hurt As Car Crashes Into House

ground fell on baby, it's a miracle he wasn't hurt." Brown said George had ended up with a piece of concrete in his mouth from the crash, but was otherwise "fine". The driver was hospitalised and faces charges of dangerous driving causing injury and failing to stop for police. A blood sample was also taken to ascertain whether alcohol was a factor in this incident. Neighbour Paul Miller said he has complained to police and Auckland Transport about drivers constantly speeding down the road, but nothing had been done yet. "We knew it was only a matter of time before something like this happened," Miller said. Serious crash investigators have just finished up at the property.

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A Look At Locking In On SuperLong Mortgages

When youre making a decision on whether to lock in your mortgage, its about balancing the risks and the security. But with some of the extreme longterm mortgages now being offered, that security comes at a very large cost. Most homeowners choose a five-year term fixed-rate mortgage and there are some attractive 10-year fixed rate products now available, but RBC is taking it to the extreme, offering the option of locking in at 8.75 per cent on a 25-year term. That is nearly triple a good five-year fixed rate right now. Its not the first time a 25-year term has been offered in Canada. In the late 90s, a couple of lenders were offering it, but there was a very limited demand, says Jared Dreyer, president of Dreyer Group Mortgages-Verico and head of the
Original And New Plaques Unveiled For Port Mann Bridge

The two finishing touches on the new Port Mann Bridge - a 1964 commemorative plaque from the original bridge and a new plaque to mark the opening of the new crossing - were unveiled in a ceremony on the old bridge. Both plaques will be mounted along the brand new Port Mann Bridge pedestrian and cycling path once the bridge is completed to its full 10-lane width. The new plaque reads: "Dedicated to the thousands of builders, designers and visionaries responsible for the Port Mann / Highway 1 Project - the largest transportation infrastructure project in British Columbia's history; December 2012". The original plaque was recovered from the first Port Mann Bridge where it was installed at the approach to the crossing. Crews are working to dismantle the original span so the new bridge can be completed to its final 10-lane width and the multi-user path for pedestrians and cyclists can be connected from Coquitlam to Surrey. A traffic engineering survey that measured Highway 1 travel times before and after Port Mann Bridge construction was also released. This survey confirmed drivers are experiencing significant time savings, with many commuters cutting their commute times by as much as half. The survey shows drivers travelling between Langley and Vancouver have already eliminated 35 minutes from their overall trip. In fact, drivers during peak morning periods are reaching their final destination before they would have made it across the original five-lane Port Mann Bridge. Drivers travelling between Surrey and Coquitlam on the new Port Mann Bridge are already cutting their commute time by nearly 60 per cent. These time savings are expected to increase even more once additional highway lanes and improvements west of the Brunette Avenue Interchange are finished. Phase two of construction will continue on the Port Mann Bridge and along the Highway 1 corridor through 2013. Crews will keep working to complete the bridge to its full 10-lane capacity and continue highway widening and interchange improvements through Coquitlam, Burnaby and Vancouver. When Phase Two of the project is complete and improvements to Highway 1 from Coquitlam to Vancouver are open to traffic, many drivers will be saving up to an hour a day.
RBC has 25-year term at 8.75 per cent
Mortgage Brokers Association of BC. I think well see the same thing with the RBC offering, just because of the way theyve priced the interest rate on it at 8.75 per cent. Its extremely high, relatively speaking, compared to what the current interest rates are on a 10year term or a five-year term, he said. Current fixed rates rates are as low as 2.89 per cent on five-year terms and as low as 3.79 per cent on 10-year terms. The biggest thing is, on a normal $350,000 mortgage on a 25-year term at 8.75 per cent rate, you have a payment of $2,700. Roughly $2,300 of that is going to directly toward interest costs, explains Dreyer. If you took a five-year term, youre actually almost at a 50/50 split right off the start, so almost 50 per cent of every payment is going toward principal.
U.S. Eyes Charging Canadians A Visitors Fee
U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials are floating the idea of charging Canadian visitors a fee to visit America. In its 2014 budget the department asks for a feasibility study on enacting the fee. It would only apply to vehicles and pedestrians entering the U.S. at land crossings. The money would be used to bolster security spending, but it's not clear how much would be charged. Canada's snowbird association issued
a press release Monday slamming the idea. "While we appreciate the fiscal challenges faced by our friends in the United States we would prefer the U.S. government focus on ways to reduce obstacles at the border that hinder trade and tourism," association executive director Michael MacKenzie said. According to Statistics Canada, Canadians take more than 20 million trips to the U.S. each year.
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Hospital Medication Supplier Has Operated Without Government Oversight For Nearly 30 Years
Baxter Corp.s pharmacy services division has been supplying chemotherapy cocktails and other drugs mixed in bulk to hospitals across Canada since 1986. One of Canadas oldest and largest suppliers of pre-mixed hospital medications has been operating without provincial or federal oversight for nearly 30 years. And it has done so in the very same grey zone that saw more than 1,200 Canadian cancer patients receive diluted drugs from Marchese Hospital Solutions. The medication error, made public earlier this month, left health authorities scrambling to address startling gaps in industry oversight that have gone unaddressed for what now appears to be much longer than officials realized. Baxters Centralized Intravenous Admixture (CIVA) Pharmacy Services, an arm of a multinational, U.S.based pharmaceutical giant, has been supplying chemotherapy cocktails and other drugs mixed in bulk to hospitals across Canada since 1986. To not have any provincial or federal oversight in this area is ludicrous, said Dr. James Gowing, past co-chair of the Cancer Advocacy Coalition. He said he considers Baxter a reliable company but questions the protocols. Just about everything else has some oversight and certainly the drugs themselves have tremendous oversight. If youre diluting drugs, why wouldnt that come under the same oversight? Baxter spokeswoman Alison Drinkwater said the companys drugmixing facility in Mississauga is operated with licensed pharmacists and certified technicians and a quality assurance team that specializes in safe and precise processes. In recent weeks, the reporter exposed a corner of the industry untouched by federal or provincial oversight when it reported that Marchese, which supplied chemo drugs to five hospitals during the past year, was neither an to the recent chemotherapy drug error. A suite of new regulations by federal and provincial bodies will see both Baxter CIVA and Marchese Hospital Solutions placed under the oversight of the Ontario College of Pharmacists. Regular federal or provincial inspections, which have not occurred for these grey-zone companies, would ensure that quality-assurance processes are being carried out, that the products are sterile, that the facilities have been tested for environmental contamination, and that there are checks and balances in the preparation processes, said Julie Greenall, a project director at ISMP Canada, a national non-profit agency that analyzes medical errors. Its not in any way to say that has not been happening, but there has been no one ensuring this has been happening, said Greenall. Errors can occur and they can be difficult to detect, added Sylvia Hyland, ISMP Canadas chief operating officer. Baxter CIVA provides mixing services for the University Health Network, which includes Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital and Toronto Rehab. Emily Musing, the University Health Networks director of pharmacy, said shes confident in Baxter CIVAs quality assurance processes. The fact that there hasnt always been a way to regulate everything does not necessarily imply that theres no quality process in place. I think we need to remember that, she said. Diana Ermel, a board member at the Canadian Breast Cancer Network and a breast cancer survivor, said its easy to be anxious not knowing precisely what patient safeguards are in place. Now that we know that things can go wrong . . . we really need to see that there are strict quality controls so that people can have confidence in the system and the treatment theyre receiving.
accredited pharmacy nor a federally licensed drug manufacturer. This means the company was not subject to any official inspections. So far, 137 cancer patients have died since starting their treatments. It is not known what, if any, role the diluted drugs played in their deaths. The hospitals have claimed Marcheses supply of the intravenous cancer drugs cyclophosphamide and gemcitabine contained too much saline, diluting the potency by as much as 20 per cent. Marchese said the problem wasnt how the drugs were prepared but how hospitals administered them. Health Canada has been aware of this grey zone, where drug-mixing companies operate unregulated, since 1997. A recent survey by the Ontario Hospital Association revealed just how widespread the practice of contracting out pharmacy services is. The association reported that Baxter CIVA mixes intravenous cancer drugs and other medications for least 33 hospitals in Ontario alone. The OHA surveyed 129 acute-care hospitals. At least 40 of the 88 hospitals that responded to the survey said they contract out pharmacy services for intravenous medications including chemotherapy, narcotics and epidurals.
Marchese Hospital Solutions supplies 11 of the hospitals. Though Baxter Corp. holds a number of Health Canada licences, none applies to its mixing arm. Health Canada did conduct inspections in Baxters facility that operated under federal jurisdiction of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act but did not inspect compounding or admixing facilities, as this was deemed an area of provincial jurisdiction, said Steve Outhouse, spokesman for federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq. When the reporter asked Ontarios Health ministry how a company was permitted to do business with its hospitals for decades without oversight, it deferred to Health Canada. Baxter has been and continues to be an established Canadian drug manufacturer which has been and continues to be regulated by Health Canada serving patients not just in Ontario, but across the country, said Zita Astravas, spokeswoman for Health Minister Deb Matthews. This is precisely why were pleased that Health Canada has chosen to take leadership on a national scale for a national issue. Baxters Drinkwater said the company welcomes guidelines introduced by Health Canada on Friday in response
Families Spend More On Tax Than Necessities: Report

Canadians spend more money on taxes than basic necessities, according to a report by the Fraser Institute. Roughly 43 per cent of an average family's income was spent on taxes last year, compared to 37 per cent on food, shelter and clothing, the report said. "Taxes are far and away the largest and fastest increasing expense in the average household budget," said Charles Lammam, associate director of the Fraser Institute. He noted that the situation has reversed since 1961, when the tax bill for the average family represented only 33 per cent of total income. One reason Canadians pay so much in tax is they don't fully understand their tax bills, says Lammam, who co-authored the Canadian Consumer Tax Index. "It's very difficult, first, to keep track of some of the taxes you pay. Some of the taxes are hidden." Lammam says another part of the problem is budget deficits at all levels of government as taxes don't cover current levels of government spending. "The outlook for taxpayers is bleak, since deficits must one day be paid for by working Canadians unless governments take serious steps to reduce spending," Lammam said.
Lotto 6/49 To Offer More Millions

There will soon be more chances to be a millionaire. Lotto 6/49 will offer a new guaranteed $1 million prize for each of its weekly draws starting in September, officials said Wednesday. But the new cash doesn't come without a catch, tickets will now cost $3 per play - a dollar more. "With the new $1 million prize that's guaranteed to be won with every draw, Lotto 6/49 will be creating more millionaires every week," said Greg McKenzie, president of the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation. The million dollar prize will be awarded with a new unique number. Free plays will also be given for matching just two out of six numbers and jackpots will start at $5 million. Officials say the improvements will bump up the odds of winning nearly five times - from one in 32 to one in six. The first draw for the new Lotto 6/49 will be Sept. 15.
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Dog Dragged Behind Truck Near Alberta Avenue
Edmonton police received reports of a dog being dragged behind a pickup truck near 114th Avenue and 92nd Street just after noon on Tuesday. When they were unable to locate the dog in that area, they visited an Edmonton emergency vet clinic where they learned that two males had recently dropped off a female pit bull bearing injuries consistent with road rash. Clinic staff reported the dog had been dropped off by two males. Witnesses on scene were able to give police the trucks licence plate number. The registered owner of the truck is now being interviewed by the police. Becki Pound is one of the people who saw the whole thing. I saw a dog a pit bull jump out of the back of the truck while it was moving south. He tried to stop, and he ran over his dog, she said, adding that the driver tried to swerve away but was unable. He got out immediately, picked up the dog into his truck and took him to the animal hospital, said Pound.
Although it was a horrible thing to see, Pound says it wasnt the owners fault. That was the dog, that wasnt the owner. Shawna Randolph, a spokesperson for the Edmonton Humane Society, disagrees. Its up to the owner to know whats happening with their animal at all times, said Randolph on Wednesday. There are some people who think its the right thing to chain their pet... tied in the back of a pickup. And it isnt, said Randolph. Its so easy for an animal to fall out and be hanging or be dragged. She recommends pets ride either inside the vehicle with suitable restraints, or are secured in a crate in open-bed vehicles. Its very disturbing that a dog had gone through this whether it is an accident or whether it is intentional said Randolph. Its just horrible for the animal. The dog is now being treated for severe injuries to the pads of her feet, but is expected to recover.
Canadian police say they have arrested two people and charged them with trying to carry out an Al Qaeda-backed terrorist attack against a passenger train. Authorities say Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, of Montreal, and Raed Jaser, 35, of Toronto, were planning to derail a VIA passenger train, which is part of Canada's national rail network. "Had this plot been carried out it would have resulted in innocent people being killed or seriously injured," Royal Canadian Mounted Police official James Malizia told reporters. "At all times during the investigation initiated in August 2012, our primary focus was the safety and protection of the public." US officials said the attack would have targeted a train travelling between New York and Toronto, but Canadian police did not confirm that. Police said the alleged plot was backed by Al Qaeda elements located in Iran and they said there was no indication the planned attack was state-sponsored. "While the RCMP [Royal Canadian Mounted Police] believed that these individuals had the capacity and intent to carry out these criminal acts, there was no imminent threat to the general public, rail employees, train passengers or infrastructure," the Mounties said in a statement. Assistant Commissioner Malizia said the operation to arrest the suspects was coordinated with the US Department of Homeland Security and the FBI. "This is a testament to the strength of our relationships with Canadian and American law enforcement and to be the ability of Canadian government
Canada 'Thwarts Al Qaeda Plot' To Blow Up Train
agencies to work together in furtherance of Canada's counterterrorism strategy," he said. Police said search warrants were executed in Toronto and Montreal, and added that the two men had been under surveillance for some time. Had this plot been carried out it would have resulted in innocent people being killed or seriously injured. Royal Canadian Mounted Police official James Malizia The two men are not Canadian citizens, but police would not say where they are from. They said the men had watched trains and railways in the greater Toronto region as part of the alleged plot. "Today's arrests demonstrate that terrorism continues to be a real threat to Canada," Public Safety Minister Vic Toews told reporters in Ottawa. "Canada will not tolerate terrorist activity and we will not be used as a safe haven for terrorists or those who support terrorist activities." The pair are expected to appear in court on Tuesday (local time) for a bail hearing. Charges include conspiring to carry out an attack and conspiring in association with a terrorist group to murder individuals. VIA Rail is Canada's national passenger rail service, which carries about 4.1 million passengers annually. Police say the duo were targeting a specific train route, rather than a specific train. Law enforcement officials said the suspects had no connection to the two brothers accused of bombings at the Boston Marathon last week.
Employees at two of B.C.s biggest newspapers were warned Wednesday that their jobs are on the line in the midst of severe revenue declines. Staff at the Vancouver Sun and The Province received a four-page memo from their new president detailing the companys financial woes. Gordon Fisher, the new president and publisher of Pacific Newspaper Group, said in the ominous letter that job cuts are inevitable. We must take some immediate steps to stop the bleeding, Fisher wrote, adding that he believes the business model of the publications can be reengineered. PNG will offer a voluntary staff reduction program with the incentive of a buyout, Fisher said, but those cuts will likely be followed by involuntary layoffs. The publisher says its taking drastic action in light of an unprecedented
Big B.C. Newspapers Face Extreme Cutbacks, Layoffs
drop in profits. Despite growth in digital revenue, year-to-date financials at the end of March showed traditional print revenue was down 16 per cent. These challenges have become a trend, as the Toronto Star and Globe and Mail also announced buyouts in the last month. Alfred Hermida, associate professor at the UBC School of Journalism, said papers need to ask fundamental questions about the market they serve in changing times. Layoffs are happening in an industry thats having to make a transition to digital, and its happening much faster than people expected. He says the Sun and The Province face the challenge of serving a metropolitan where people have the option of reading area-specific publications. They need to think, what do Vancouverites need from our service, and how can we best provide it?
Convenience store clerks are being urged to take caution after a series of armed robberies in Coquitlam. The robberies started happening around mid-April in convenience stores and small businesses throughout the city, according to police.
Rash Of Convenience Store Robberies Prompts Warning
Mounties say in each case a slim man walked into the businesses and demanded money from the cashier, sometimes showing a black handgun. Anyone with information is asked to call 604-945-1550 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477
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Fatalities Due to Child Abuse and Neglect Searching for answers Realizing that child maltreatment fatalities are preventable, communities around the country have begun to look for ways to assist families with young children before circumstances become so overwhelming that child maltreatment results. Many believe that substance abuse by the parent or caregiver has been a leading contributor to the increase in the number of child fatalities. Other factors that contribute to fatalities are those that are typically associated with child maltreatment, including: a crisis in the home, economic stress due to unemployment, unrealistic expectations of the child, social isolation, history of substance abuse, or history of the parents having been abused as children. Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
Protecting children from abuse and neglect is a community responsibility. Most adults want to help children and their families, but are unsure how to get involved. Often, it can be as simple as helping out a neighbor who needs a break by watching his or her child for a few hours. At other times, you may have more serious worries or suspicions that a child may have already been harmed or neglected. Figuring out next steps can be a difficult and confusing process. What is most important is to not let discomfort and confusion interfere with helping children be safe, even if you must reach out to others for
professional help. Professionals who work with children in any capacity are identified as mandated reporters and are required by law to report suspected child abuse or neglect. No matter where you live, learning the appropriate ways to respond to suspected maltreatment and becoming an informed and involved community member are important first steps toward protecting children. Remember, it is the responsibility of all individuals and community members not just mandated reporters to respond to the suspected maltreatment of any child. Trust your instincts. Just as we all know to call 911 in a medical emergency, we need to have an action plan for times when we suspect children are being abused or neglected. Why Dont Some People Report Child Abuse and Neglect? Among the most frequently identified reasons for not reporting are lack of knowledge about child abuse and neglect and lack of familiarity with state reporting laws. Other reasons people dont report include: Choosing instead to effectively intervene independent of the formal system. Fear or unwillingness to get involved. Fear that a report will make matters worse. Reluctance to risk angering the family. Concern that making a report will negatively impact an existing relationship with the child or others. Belief that someone else will speak up and do something. Although these feelings are understandable and it can be frightening to respond to suspected child abuse and neglect, the consequences of not reporting your worries to child welfare professionals could be seriously detrimental to a childs safety. In some cases, they might even be life threatening. So dont be afraid to call and ask for help. Your call will help child welfare professionals determine the most appropriate response, including whether or not an assessment or investigation of the situation is needed and what further supports may be beneficial or necessary. A trained set of eyes on the situation may be the best response when other efforts have failed or the seriousness of a situation requires it. It is not your responsibility to investigate, it is your responsibility to be involved and contact appropriate professionals when you have heightened concerns. The safety of a child is at stake.
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Savitri Singh Carlson, BScN, MSN, PhD Health Effects of Childhood Obesity (www.cdc.gov) Childhood obesity has both immediate and long-term effects on health and well-being. Immediate health effects: Obese youth are more likely to have risk factors for cardiovascular disease, such as high cholesterol or high blood pressure. In a populationbased sample of 5- to 17-year-olds, 70% of obese youth had at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease.7 Obese adolescents are more likely to have prediabetes, a condition in which blood glucose levels indicate a high risk for development of diabetes.8,9 Children and adolescents who are obese are at greater risk for bone and joint problems, sleep apnea, and social and psychological problems such as stigmatization and poor selfesteem.5,6,10 Long-term health effects: Children and adolescents who are obese are likely to be obese as adults11-14 and are therefore more at risk for adult health problems such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, several types of cancer, and osteoarthritis.6 One study showed that children who became obese as early as age 2 were more likely to be obese as adults.12 Overweight and obesity are associated with increased risk for many types of cancer, including cancer of the breast, colon, endometrium, esophagus, kidney, pancreas, gall bladder, thyroid, ovary, cervix, and prostate, as well as multiple myeloma and Hodgkins lymphoma.15 Prevention Healthy lifestyle habits, including healthy eating and physical activity, can lower the risk of becoming obese and developing related diseases.6
This information is provided for knowledge and educational purposes only. Individuals should visit their physicians for more information on their health.
The dietary and physical activity behaviors of children and adolescents are influenced by many sectors of society, including families, communities, schools, child care settings, medical care providers, faith-based institutions, government agencies, the media, and the food and beverage industries and entertainment industries. Schools play a particularly critical role by establishing a safe and supportive environment with policies and practices that support healthy behaviors. Schools also provide opportunities for students to learn about and practice healthy eating and physical activity behaviors. Nutrition Facts Healthy eating is associated with reduced risk for many diseases, including several of the leading causes of death: heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes. Healthy eating in childhood and adolescence is important for proper growth and development and can prevent health problems such as obesity, dental caries, iron deficiency, and osteoporosis. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and fat-free and low-fat dairy products for persons aged 2 years and older. The guidelines also recommend that children, adolescents, and adults limit intake of solid fats (major sources of saturated and trans fatty acids), cholesterol, sodium, added sugars, and refined grains.3 Unfortunately, most young people are not following the recommendations set forth in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Schools are in a unique position to promote healthy eating and help ensure appropriate food and nutrient intake among students. Schools provide students with opportunities to consume an array of foods and beverages throughout the school day and enable students to learn about and practice healthy eating behaviors. Schools should ensure that only nutritious and appealing foods and beverages are provided in school cafeterias, vending machines, snack bars, school stores, and other venues that offer food and beverages to students. In addition, nutrition education should be part of a comprehensive school health education curriculum. Nutrition and the Health of Young People Benefits of Healthy Eating Proper nutrition promotes the optimal growth and development of children.
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Healthy eating helps prevent high cholesterol and high blood pressure and helps reduce the risk of developing chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes. Healthy eating helps reduce ones risk for developing obesity, osteoporosis, iron deficiency, and dental caries (cavities). Consequences of a Poor Diet A poor diet can lead to energy imbalance (e.g., eating more calories than one expends through physical activity) and can increase ones risk for overweight and obesity.1,8 A poor diet can increase the risk for lung, esophageal, stomach, colorectal, and prostate cancers.9 Individuals who eat fast food one or more times per week are at increased risk for weight gain, overweight, and obesity.1 Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages can result in weight gain, overweight, and obesity.1 o Providing access to drinking water gives students a healthy alternative to sugar-sweetened beverages. Hunger and food insecurity (i.e., reduced food intake and disrupted eating patterns because a household lacks money and other resources for food) might increase the risk for lower dietary quality and undernutrition. In turn, undernutrition can negatively affect overall health, cognitive development, and school performance. Eating Behaviors of Young People Most youth o Do not meet the recommendations for eating 2 cups to 6 cups* of fruits and vegetables each day o Do not eat the minimum recommended amounts of whole grains (23 ounces* each day) o Eat more than the recommended maximum daily intake of sodium (1,5002,300 mg* each day) . Empty calories from added sugars and solid fats contribute to 40% of daily calories for children and adolescents aged 218 years, affecting the overall quality of their diets. Approximately half of these empty calories come from six sources: soda, fruit drinks, dairy desserts, grain desserts, pizza, and whole milk.5 Adolescents drink more fullcalorie soda per day than milk. Males aged 1219 years drink an average of 22 ounces of full-calorie soda per day, more than twice their intake of fluid milk (10 ounces), and females drink an average of 14 ounces of full-calorie
soda and only 6 ounces of fluid milk. Diet and Academic Performance Eating a healthy breakfast is associated with improved cognitive function (especially memory), reduced absenteeism, and improved mood. Water Access in Schools Ensuring that students have access to safe, free drinking water throughout the school day is one strategy that schools can use to create a school environment that supports health and learning. This strategy is part of the Institute of Medicines report, Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools. Benefits of Drinking Water Providing access to drinking water gives students a healthy alternative to sugar-sweetened beverages. It helps to increase students overall water consumption, maintain hydration, and reduce energy intake if substituted for sugar-sweetened beverages. Adequate hydration also may improve cognitive function in children and adolescents. Drinking water, if fluoridated, also plays a role in preventing dental caries (cavities). Access to Drinking Water The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 requires that schools participating in the National School Lunch Program make free water available to students during lunch meal times in locations where meals are served. In addition to these new requirements, schools should use a variety of strategies to ensure that students have access to free drinking water throughout the entire school day, including Ensuring that water fountains are clean and properly maintained Providing access to water fountains, dispensers, and hydration stations throughout the school Allowing students to have water bottles in class or to go to the water fountain if they need to drink water Tap water is assured through public health standards and regulations to be clean and safe for drinking. In rare cases when tap water may not be safe to drink because of unsafe plumbing systems or contaminated water sources, schools should use alternate methods of providing drinking water to students, including installing filtration systems or purchasing drinking water. Dangers of drinking pop and fruit juices: carbonated drinks such as coca cola, pepsi or such increases weight through the sugar intake and inhibits promotion of drinking water. Juices that have sugar content in them promote obesity and inhibit promotion of drinking water, which is what the body has naturally.
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Coconut Water: Enjoy The Benefits Of This Super Food
One of the most valuable super foods on earth and natures most refreshing drinks is Coconut water. Consumed worldwide, coconut water is packed with a variety of health benefits. Coconut water is the purest liquid second only to water itself To beat the tropical summer thirst nothing can be better than coconut water. It is a natural refreshing beverage that is excellent for electrolyte replenishment. In summers a person loses a considerable amount of water due to perspiration. Coconut water contains a good amount of electrolyte- potassium, thus it can replenish the electrolyte composition in body fluids. Coconut water is better than packed or fresh fruit juices, sodas and energy drinks as its not adulterated with preservatives or artificial sweeteners .So stay hydrated with coconut water this summer. Drinking coconut water can also aid in losing weight as it is low in fat, cholesterol and chlorides. It reduces food cravings and keeps a person feeling full. It is excellent drink for diabetics as it is good in nutrients required by diabetics to keep their sugar levels in control. The risk of kidney stones is greatly reduced because of the presence of minerals, potassium and magnesium in coconut water. Tender coconut fluids acts as a natural diuretic because it has
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properties that tend to increase urine production and flow. Urologists around the world recommend that kidney stone sufferers should drink coconut water every alternate day to gradually reduce their stone size for easy elimination. Loaded with vital nutrients, coconut water is a very good source of B-complex vitamins such as riboflavin, niacin, thiamin, pyridoxine, and folates. It is rich in amino acids, enzymes, dietary fiber, vitamin C and minerals such as potassium, magnesium and manganese .It is also very beneficial as it has anti viral and anti bacterial properties. Coconut water works wonders for your skin too. Researches show that coconut water have cytokinins which are beneficial for anti aging-effects. When applied to acne, spots, wrinkles, stretch marks, cellulite and eczema it clears up the skin giving you youthful looking smoother skin. It can be used as a light moisturizer if you have oily skin. In addition to the benefits to the skin it also helps in repairing and growth of nails and smooth hair. Coconut water has high amounts of potassium so it reduces hypertension by promoting excretion of water out of the body. So, go ahead and indulge in this nutritious fluid and enjoy its abundant health benefits.
A simple operation which could effectively cure high blood pressure is being tested on patients in Britain. The breakthrough treatment could save thousands of lives each year after the trials showed a substantial and permanent reduction in blood pressure and a decrease in drugs needed. It is hoped the technique will end the need for powerful drugs and help many patients come off daily medication completely. Cardiologists in London and Eastbourne carried out the first halfhour operations using the keyhole process last month and hailed the results as "exciting" after patients experienced an immediate reduction in extremely high blood pressure. Dr Neil Sulke, a cardiologist at Eastbourne General Hospital, said, "This operation holds the promise of a meaningful long-term reduction of high blood pressure in patients whose blood pressure isn`t controlled by their medication." Mel Lobo, director of the Barts Hypertension Clinic in London, added,
Simple Operation Could Cure High Blood Pressure
"This is a very exciting trial which, if successful, has the potential to expand our array of non-drug therapies for resistant or uncontrolled hypertension. In the long run it could benefit an even wider range of patients with hypertension ." "One might speculate that such treatment may even herald a new era of device-based therapy in which patients may ultimately be freed from the need to take high blood pressure drugs on a daily basis lifelong," she said. The tests are aimed at significantly improving blood pressure levels in patients who have failed to get their blood pressure under control despite taking three or more drugs. The trial at The London Chest Hospital, which is run by Barts Health NHS Trust, involves a minimally invasive, catheter-based procedure without the need for a general anaesthetic which places a small device known as a Rox Coupler to divert blood from an artery to a vein in the upper thigh. It has led to a massive and permanent reduction in blood pressure.
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Smoking just a few cigarettes a day can double the chances of a woman to suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, a research has shown. Researchers in Sweden analysed data from 34,101 women aged 54 and 89, out of which 219 suffered from rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA is an autoimmune disease that is caused by the body`s immune system attacking the joints and differs from osteoarthritis, which is the result of wear and tear and damage from injuries. Compared with never-smokers, women who smoked between one to seven cigarettes a day had a 2.31-fold higher chance of suffering from the disease, as
Smoking Doubles Risk Of Women Getting Rheumatoid Arthritis
reported. Even 15 years after quitting smoking, the risk was nearly twice as high among former smokers. The study also found the likelihood of suffering rheumatoid arthritis reduced over time after giving up smoking. The findings showed that women who had not been smoking for 15 years had a 30 per cent lower risk of RA than women who quit only a year ago. Lead researcher Daniela Di Giuseppe from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm said that stopping smoking is important for many health reasons, including the increased risk of RA for smokers.
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Planning for a career change, looking for a new job or just entering the workforce, can be an overwhelming experience. The following is a list of tips to help you get through the process of sending out resumes and cover letters, to preparing for the interview. The first thing you should do is get a calendar and a note book. This will help you remember when you sent your resume and to whom. You will also use this to jot down any follow-up calls and research that you do on the company you are applying with. The second thing you should do is compile a list of companies that interest you, begin to research those companies and write down the information you gather. This information should include things like the type of company, their purpose and general information. Is it a manufacturing company? If so, what does it manufacture? Is this a marketing company? If so, what types of marketing does it consist of? Most companies have a website where you can obtain a lot of your core information on the company. You should be looking over this information and preparing yourself before you send out the actual resume. If you havent researched the company prior to sending your resume, you should do this immediately in case they call you for an interview sooner than you expect. Your resume and cover letter should
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be focused, not canned or generic. The average resume is only glanced at for about 10 seconds, so yours needs to have an immediate impact and be eyecatching. 1. Use sentence fragments or bullets to provide focus. 2. The most important information should be at the beginning and the end. 3. Your objective should cover three points: job title, industry and two or three key skills you are likely to use. 4. Build examples that show accomplishments. 5. Create uniqueness. Your cover letter should be one page in length and printed on good quality paper like your resume. The font style and size should be identical to your resume and envelope. They should be easy to read, attractive and actionoriented. Do not be cute, humorous or over-confident. It should also be tailored with content for each situation. Each company should receive a cover letter that is specific for the company. If you are using your own computer, its a good idea to create individual folders for each company that you will be applying with and save the cover letters in those folders. You have your research done and organized in your notebook, the next thing you should do is prepare for some questions that may be asked in the interview. Its always a good idea to be prepared for this step in advance.
Job Interview Tips
You never know when they will call and want an immediate interview. Some typical interview questions are: 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Tell me about a challenge you faced and how you dealt with it. 3. What are your strengths? 4. What are your weaknesses? 5. Why do you want this job? 6. How do you handle pressure? 7. Where do you see yourself in five years? 8. Tell me about a difficult problem and how you solved it. You should consider all of these questions plus many more that may pop up. Most of these are general questions and can be answered in many different interviews. You should also focus on some specific questions that may be asked for the industry that you are interviewing for. Another key thing is to sound positive. If you are asked the question, What are your weaknesses? you will want this to be positive as well. You would not answer this question with a statement about how lazy or unorganized you are. You may want to consider something like, I sometimes take the job home with me instead of leaving it at work. Turn a weakness into strength. You should also prepare questions of your own to ask an interviewer. Many of these can be general and some will be industry specific. Some good questions that you may want to ask are:
1. Is this a new position? 2. Why is this position open? 3. Who would be my direct supervisor? 4. What is the initial focus of the job? 5. How often do you give performance evaluations? 6. What factors do you consider when evaluating a person/position? 7. How long do you expect the decision process to take? 8. Do you have incentive programs for advancing in the company? There are many websites, articles and books devoted to job hunting. You can find and use many resources to fit your individual needs. The best tip is to do your homework and be prepared. Interviews often make us feel as were on trial, but remember, you are also interviewing the company you want to work with.
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However, the censor board has asked that some of the dialogues spoken by John Abraham, Manoj Bajpayee and Tusshar Kapoor be cleaned up. Director Sanjay Gupta is not complaining. "I think the censor board has been reasonable with my film. We expected an 'A' certificate and got that. Yeah, they did object to some dialogues. My actors are busy re-dubbing the dialogues that the CBFC wanted changed," said Gupta. An adaptation of Hussain Zaidi's "Dongri to Dubai", the film is about a real incident. It revolves around Mumbai police's first official encounter, in which gangster Manya Surve was shot down. Apparently Gupta was aware of the hard hitting content and the trouble it may cause with the censors. According to sources, the filmmaker voluntarily removed a whole sequence where
'Shootout At Wadala' Gets Adult- Sanjay Dutt Gets Bail In Cheating Certificate Case Filed By Producer
debutant Siddharth Kapoor discussed the genesis and relevance of an Hindi expletive with his pals. The censor's axe also fell on a sequence where a cop tells John that it is not his fault that John has turned out the way he has but his mother's fault. The CBFC has ordered that the reference to the mother be removed. In another sequence, Tusshar Kapoor exchanges girl talk with his pal and there's a reference to the Taj Mahal and Shah Jehan, which the CBFC has asked to be removed. Also, since no historical or political figure is allowed to be mentioned, the CBFC has asked Gupta to remove a reference to Subhas Chandra Bose made by Manoj. As for Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone's controversial and hugely popular item song "Laila teri le legi", the board has asked Gupta to change "Le legi" to "Loot legi" in certain portions.
A young boy is obsessed with the occult. As he grows up, he takes his obsession to giddy lengthsoften letting the lines between reality and fiction blur. When you meet the unassuming, bespectacled Kannan Iyer in person, you will never guess that he's the man who has served up one of Indian cinema's taut supernatural thriller's Ek Thi Daayan. It's piping hot (it's got Emraan Hashmi--who calls himself a tiger in bed), terribly scary and yet it's aesthetically garnished. Set in contemporary Mumbai; the film tells you a believable story of Bobo(Emraan) the magician, who is a master in his craft. But when you scratch the surface, scars from his growing up years come to light. Cut to Bobo's childhood. He's a curlyhaired, cute moppet(Vishesh; he plays the young Emraan) who grows up reading about witch-craft and is inexplicably drawn to magic. He doesn't realise that his fascination is fast becoming an obsession. Things reach a head, when his widower father (Pawan Malhotra) brings home a new bride Diana ( Konkana Sen Sharma). The boy equates a step-mother to a daayan (witch) and his young mind plays tricks with him. You find yourself biting your nails in nervousness and digging your heels hard into the carpet in the cinema hall
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as this spook-fest unfolds. Woven beautifully between the world of magic, occult and suspense, Ek Thi Daayan, makes for compulsive viewing, providing some spine-chilling thrills at short gaps. The narrative in the first half is almost faultless. There are some nice romantic moments between the lead pair Emraan and Huma and a couple of songs too. But just when you start to relax and flow with the emotions, along comes a scary twist that jolts you back to the edge of your seat. The climax is a bit stereotype of horror/supernatural thrillers but that's a minor hiccup in an otherwise cleverly done film of this genre. Vishal Bharadwal's music and Gulzar's lyricsespecially kaali kaali, yaaram and lautungi main are outstanding. Of the performersKonkana Sen Sharma and Emraan Hashmi are in top form. Huma Qureshi, Kalki Koechlin, Pawan Malhotra and the child actor, Vishesh are very competent. Kannan Iyer makes an impressive debut...and kudos to Ekta Kapoor and Vishal Bharadwaj for allowing him to bring his daayan to life without compromises. This film doesn't play to the galleries nor is it one of those braindead movies that Bollywood churns out as assembly line. Note: You may not like the film if transcendental stuff doesn't move you.
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt Monday secured bail from a Mumbai court which had issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against him in a cheating case filed by a movie producer. Andheri Metropolitan court issued the warrant against Dutt in a complaint filed by producer Shakil Noorani, who, among other things, alleged that the actor had failed to complete his movie "Jaan Ki Baazi" in 2002 despite taking the signing amount of Rs.5 million. Noorani, who also alleged threats by mafia at Dutt's behest, sought a refund of the signing amount and the alleged losses of around Rs.2 crore suffered in the project. Dutt appeared before the court Monday afternoon and sought bail, which was granted. The court issued the warrant after Dutt failed to appear before it on two previous occasions. Prior to filing the court case, Noorani
had moved the Indian Motion Pictures Producers Association (IMPPA), which had directed Dutt to pay up Rs.2 crore of losses incurred on the incomplete movie. Later, Noorani moved the Bombay High Court to get the IMPPA order executed and the high court ordered attachment of two of Dutt's properties in Mumbai. Following this, Noorani contended that he started getting threat calls which were traced to Dubai and Karachi, but Dutt's lawyers rubbished the allegations. Last month, the Supreme Court ordered Dutt to return to jail to serve the remaining sentence of three-and-half years in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. Following a plea by Dutt, the apex court last week granted him four more weeks' time to surrender and complete his pending jail term. Dutt was earlier due to return to jail April 18.
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Aamir Khans Rendezvous With US President Obama
Actor Sonu Sood has just finished dubbing for director Prabhudheva's upcoming film "Ramaiya Vasta Vaiya" and says the movie looks "fabulous". The 39-year-old will be seen playing Shruti Haasan's strict brother in the movie, which also marks debut of producer Kumar Taurani's son Girish Kumar. "Saturday dubbed for 'Ramaiya Vasta Vaiya'. Looking fabulous. Congrats Girish Kumar, Kumar Taurani. Prabhudheva rightly said, 'Conviction pays.', " Sonu posted on his Twitter Sunday. Meanwhile, the actor, who recently
Prabhudheva's 'Ramaiya Vasta Vaiya' Looks Great: Sonu Sood
recovered from a fractured leg, had to cancel his visit to the capital as he is nursing a swollen leg. "Woke up with a swollen leg. Advised by doctor not to travel and give rest, was so looking forward to going to Delhi, but now have to cancel (the travel plan), " he wrote. Sonu was to join the team of forthcoming movie "Shootout at Wadala", who will be in Delhi to promote the movie. Also starring John Abraham, Anil Kapoor, Tusshar Kapoor, Kangna Ranaut, Manoj Bajpayee, Ronit Roy and Mahesh Manjrekar, the underworld crime thriller to release May 3.
The perfectionist actor of Bollywood, Aamir Khan is scheduled to visit the USA and there is a strong possibility that he will meet with President Barak Obama here. Earlier in the year, the President had visited India. In a dinner given by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, graced by some of the leading dignitaries of our country, was Aamir Khan who met with President and Mrs. Obama at the affair. It was reported that the power couple was all praise for the actor. President Obama had even extended an invitation to Aamir to come to America to promote his films while it was no secret that Michelle Obama was seen recently dancing to one of the tunes from Aamirs film Rang de basanti. Aamir was full of praise for the president as well and his dynamic leadership. He also expressed his honor at being part of such an exclusive affair. In an interview to a national daily, Aamir said It was a real honour to be part of such a distinguished gathering. It was a very dignified and tasteful affair. I was seated on the same table as Vishwanathan Anand, who I am a big fan of. Mr. Obama sent his regards to Kiran and said, `Tell her we missed
her`. And Michelle Obama told me that she really enjoyed dancing to my song from Rang De Basanti. Millions of fans of Aamir eagerly await the new movie which he brings out every year. The actor is currently shooting for Dhoom 3. However, it was late last year when Aamir made his debut on television with the show Satyamev Jayate. He has become one of the best known faces of social campaign from the world of art and entertainment. Acknowledging his huge role in social movement, Aamir was recently featured on the Times cover in a list for 100 most influential people in the world. This was one of the seven special covers launched by the Times magazine. In addition to Aamir, other noted Indians who made the list include Mr. P. Chidambaram, the finance minister, Delhi based lawyer Vrinda Grover Kamala Harris, the Indian American attorney General of California. Aamir will take a 3 day break from his shooting to fly to attend a celebratory dinner in New York. President Obama is also supposed to attend the event. So, chances are, Aamir will meet with the US President again in near future.
Sonam, Anil Come Together For A Special Song

Bollywood's father-daughter duo Anil Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor will be seen together for the first time in a special song in "Bombay Talkies". A compilation of four short films celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema, "Bombay Talkies" has contributions by Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap and Karan Johar. The makers have shot one special song for the film that will feature some of the known Bollywood stars including Sonam and Anil, said a statement. Choreographed by Vaibhavi Merchant, the song will be common to the entire film and may be played either in the opening or end credits. For the song, the leading ladies will be dressed in golden-coloured costumes, while the male actors will be seen in tuxedo.
Yesteryear's Bollywood 'Dream Girl' Hema Malini was conferred the P C Chandra award for her contribution to Indian cinema. The award was presented to the dancer and former Rajya Sabha member by P.C. Chandra Group managing director Prashant Chandra at a glittering function in the Science City auditorium here. Chandra described Hema Malini as one of the greatest and successful actresses
Hema Malini Gets P.C. Chandra Award
in the history of Indian cinema. Resplendent in a saree and a shining neckpiece, the actress said the award is "more special to me as it has been given when Indian cinema is celebrating its centenary". Since its inception in 1993, among those given the award are legendary singers Manna De and late Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, celebrated lyricist Gulzar, noted writer Mahasweta Devi and famous cricketer Sourav Ganguly.
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Shah Rukh To Replace Salman As 'Bigg Boss 7' Host
Talk is going over Shah Rukh Khan replacing Salman Khan in the reality show, Bigg Boss 7. Salman Khan has been successfully associated with the show for the past three years but report is doing the rounds that the actor might not be able to host the seventh season of Bigg Boss this year due to his hectic schedule. According to reports, the Dabangg actor is busy with his movies and other assignments and so he wont be able to give time for the show. The Bigg Boss producer feels that Follow in the reality show, Bigg Boss 7. Salman Khan has been successfully associated with the show for the past three years but report is doing the rounds that the actor might not be able to host the seventh season of Bigg Boss this year due to his hectic schedule. According to reports, the Dabangg
actor is busy with his movies and other assignments and so he wont be able to give time for the show. The Bigg Boss producer feels that Shah Rukh Khan would be the better replacement of Salman as he is the only star who could able to match up to Sallus witty, presence of mind and charm. Salman Khan is shooting for his home production Mental and the film is running behind its schedule period due to court cases, his medical issue and hence the actor is working round the clock to complete the film as early as possible. In the past, Shah Rukh hosted quiz shows like 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' and 'Kya Aap Panchi Paas Hai Se Tej Hain?' Bigg Boss 7 is likely to go air end of this year.
Film and TV producer Ekta Kapoor will be getting married soon, reveals her brother and Bollywood actor Tusshar Kapoor. Both the brother and sister duo has created a niche in Bollywood. Ekta is regarded as the television queen. She changed the face of Indian television. Ekta has been bestowed with many awards for her contribution to TV. For a long time, Ektas family was in hunt for a perfect life partner for Ekta for quite some time and it seems now that their look for a perfect groom for Ekta is over. Her brother Tusshar Kapoor revealed that very soon Ekta Kapoor will get married. When he was asked about his wedding, he replies with an ashamed beam: "Of course Ekta! Pehle toh behan ki hee shadi honi chahiye naa? And she will be getting married soon enough! After that, I will take a call!" Ekta said that her family wants to see her settle down soon. Yes, they want me to settle down and I hope mom isnt reading this interview. If she is, let me say Ill get married in the next two years. That should make her very happy. I have actually left it all to God. You cannot plan these things. I cant tell you who I am going to marry but
Ekta Kapoor To Get Married Soon
I can definitely tell you who I am not going to marry. I will nevernever evermarry a television or film actor. The rest I dont know. But there are better things to talk about. When Tusshar was asked who is the bigger brat? Tusshar replies with yet another smirk: "Ekta has the image of being a brat, but actually it's me, who is a bigger brat in real life!" At this juncture, John Abraham intervened, his co-star of Shootout at Wadala, chips in: "In school (Bombay Scottish), Ekta was junior to me and she was quite a brat at that time!"
When Shabana Gets Nervous, Directors Rescue Her
Actress and social activist Shabana Azmi confesses that she gets jittery before any shoot, but her directors have always bailed her out. The 61-year-old, who recently gave a stage performance for the play "Broken Images", faced the same problem before the curtain went up. "Just before last nights show of 'Broken Images', I was a nervous wreck. Felt I won't remember a line. Reassuring to receive standing ovation, " Shabana, who was last seen in movie "Matru Ki Bijilee Ka Mandola", posted on Twitter. "There have been moments before a shot I've frozen - it's always the director who has come to my rescue especially S. Benegal, Aparna Sen and Deepa Mehta, " she added.
The new poster of Kamasutra 3D has been released online and the poster shows hot and sexy Sherlyn Chopra without clothes on bed and hiding her secret asset behind one stand of bed. She recently twitted about the movie saying, "1 of the few posters of Kamasutra 3D to be shortly showcased at a press conference at the 66th Cannes Film Festival." Sherlyn Chopra will also be seen in an item number in the film, "Yes, we do have an item number in the film, which will also be used as the promotional song," said director Rupesh Paul. The shooting of Kamasutra 3D was supposed to kick-start on March 20 but due to some issues with the movie, the film shooting postponed to April 12.
Sherlyn Chopra Sheds Clothes For Kamasutra 3D Poster
Sherlyn knows how to remain in the limelight. She was the only Indian to feature on the international magazine Playboy totally bare. The cover shoot created huge controversy and then she involved in a tussle with Kamasutra 3D director for releasing a nude images from the promotional shoot of the movie without seeking his permission. Rupesh Paul claimed that Sherlyn has violated the terms and conditions of the movie and he almost threw her out of the project but later Sherlyn apologized and bagged the project back. Hot Sherlyn is currently busy shooting the popular reality show MTV Splitsvilla season-6. The poster of Kamasutra 3D is a treat to her fans.
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At The Movies The Saphires (G) * * * *

Films based on real events can be hit or miss affairs. Positive in all respects is The Saphires, a dynamic movie from down under sure to movie you. Brought to these parts by Monrgel Media this film is a musical juggernault now unfolding at the Fifth Avenue Cinemas Set in Australia in the late 1960s this musical tour de force revolves around a few Aborginal Australians determined to make their mark in the world of music. Constant resistance hounds these ladies especially from discriminatory whites and a not too sympathetic mother. Talent competitions are the way these young women sound off and a local DJ called Dave Lovelace takes the women to heart. Strong as can be is Dave Lawrence who reigns supreme as the manager of Cynthia, Kay, Gail and Julie. And he even manages to get extra close to one of these lasses. Actresses Miranda Tapsell, Shari Sebbens, Deborah mailman and Jessica Maubot sing up a storm. With the winds of war sweeping the globe the quintet head off to Vietnam to perform for the troops. Along the way there is huge emotion as this group of modern day entertainers prove to be unstoppable attractions whereever they go. Classic soul toons and an excellent amtosphere make The Saphires a winning treat for fans of music, history of films in general. Great performances abound in this 103 minute gem that sheds light on a little part of show biz history sure to make quite an impact on onlookers everywhere.
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Justin Bieber Ditches Pet Monkey

Singer Justin Bieber has reportedly dropped the idea of rescuing his pet monkey, Mally, from customs officials in Germany and wants a zoo to take care of him. Bieber's manager Scooter Braun has asked the Munich animal centre where Mally is being held in quarantine to recommend places. But Braun was told to contact customs. Bieber had no papers to bring Mally into Germany when he performed there last month, and customs seized the pet monkey.
"It would be wonderful if Mally could be integrated into a zoo with other capuchin monkeys. There are not so many suitable places in Germany, but there are in England," a spokesperson from Munich Animal Centre was quoted as saying. "A baby monkey was never going to be suited to going on a world tour even if he is travelling by private jet. He should be with other monkeys if he isn't to have serious psychological problems," the spokesperson added.
It will take a lot more than a few pesky hernias to keep Dwayne Johnson down. The WWE star/actor is at home following surgery to repair a trio of tears in his abdomen, injuries he reportedly suffered during his Wrestlemania 29 title match against John Cena. Based on the photo he Tweeted prior to being wheeled in for the procedure,
Dwayne Johnson Emergency Surgery Pic: He's Okay!
however, it doesn't appear as if Johnson was too worried about the outcome: Johnson was forced to miss the Los Angeles premiere of his new film, Pain and Gain, as a result of the surgery. It opens on Friday. From there, the G.I. Joe star will continue to dominate the box office with Fast & Furious 6 on May 24.
Gwyneth Paltrow Named World's Most Beautiful Woman
Paltrow - wife of Chris Martin, mother to Apple, 8, and Moses, 7 - tells the magazine that workouts inspired by trainer Tracy Anderson deserve most of the credit for her slim figure and young look. "It makes me look younger and feel strong," she said of the routine. "When I first started, I thought, 'I'll never be good at this. This is a nightmare!' But now it's like brushing my teeth, I just do it." The 40-year old star adds that she doesn't wear a lot of makeup around the house. She actually credits her husband for inspiring both her beauty and, she hopes, the self-esteem of their daughter. "Having a father who adores you the way that he adores her is very good for your body image. The more we can love her and let her be who she is, the more confident she'll feel."
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Welcome To Kelowna
Continued From Last Week French phrases as French and Tahitian are the official languages and both are commonly used.
The Islands of Tahiti
Located in the Okanagan Valley, BC

set sail in these romantic isles. Each week, luxurious cruise ships offer first-class meals and balcony cabins, Tahitian-owned "super yachts" sail deep within the smooth-water lagoons, a passenger freighter voyages between 17 ports, sailing catamarans offer small groups or families a vacation at sea, and barefoot cruising creates an environment for the independent and adventurous. Something for everyone on cruises found nowhere else on earth.
The Celebration of Life
In 1881, after a long struggle with England and Protestant missionaries, France annexed a large part of what is today French Polynesia. Bastille Day, France's national holiday celebrated on July 14th, became symbolic for the Polynesians. On this one-day, France allowed sports and dancing in an effort to overcome the Anglo-Saxon influence and to satisfy Polynesians' taste for festivities. Traditional dance made a resurgence in 1881 after being severely restricted for several decades. That year, the first Heiva I Tahiti was organized and named Tiurai, meaning July the month of festivities. In 1977, French Polynesia gained greater political autonomy from France. This political and cultural emancipation led authorities to organize the Heiva I Tahiti in June 1985, which replaced the public holiday festival of the Tiurai. More than just a simple festival, Heiva I Tahiti has become the symbol of the Polynesian culture and an iconic event for a people proud of their heritage. These performances highlight the drama of an opera and the distinct imprints of an ancestral tradition. The dances are unique creations, for which the dancers train for six months or more. Text music, choreography and costumes are based on a historical or legendary theme. Live music and singing accompany the dancers. The orchestras are made up of five to fifty musicians using traditional instruments such as the nasal flute or vivo, made from a portion of bamboo, marine shells or pu, and more recently, the ukulele, a small Hawaiian guitar with soft tones. The traditional singing competition accounts for another powerful portion of the Heiva I Tahiti. The melodies include a cappella in reo ma'ohi (Polynesian language), which express moments of joy and melancholy. Since its creation, the Heiva I Tahiti, has also been a showcase for traditional sports and games. The traditional sporting events are based on ancient athletic activities and include; a stone lifting competition, a javelin- throwing event, outrigger canoe races, a copra competition, and a fruit carrying competition Speak Tahitian Learn a few useful words and phrases Even though English is spoken and understood in most hotels, restaurants, and shops, learning a few Tahitian words and phrases is encouraged and appreciated. It can also be helpful, but not mandatory, to brush up on a few basic
The Tahitian alphabet contains only thirteen letters. Vowels: a as in car, e as in may, i as in machine, o as in cold, and u as in salute. Consonants: f,h,m,n,p,r,t,v pronounced as in English with the exceptions of theh pronounced sh when preceded by i or followed by o and the r sometimes having a trill sound. hello, good day, friendly greeting ia ora na goodbye nana welcome maeva thank you mauruuru no problem!, no worries! aita pe'ape'a how are you? eaha te huru? good! maita'i to your health, toast manuia house fare bank fare moni church fare pure post office fare rata hospital fare mai store fare toa doctor taote police mutoi man tane woman vahine child tamarii yes e, oia no aita small iti big, large nui islet in the lagoon motu ancient temple marae traditional quilts tifaifai traditional dance tamurei fenua land flower tiare ocean moana sun mahana moon avae star fetia earth oven himaa feast tamaaraa morning poipoi evening ahiahi Tahitian Experiences Experiences unique to Tahiti and perfected in Tahiti: Overwater Bungalows Unlike any other hotel room you've stayed in before, these traditional thatched-roof bungalows are perched above the turquoise lagoon waters. In many of the overwater bungalows, tropical fish swim below as you look through the glass floor or coffee table. With all the amenities of a first-class hotel room, here on your private balcony surrounded only by water and sky, you can enjoy both breakfast, often delivered by canoe, and the sunset, seemingly delivered by the heavens.
Island Tours There is no better way to gain a sense of everyday Tahitian life and experience the culture of French Polynesia, than passing through the small villages on a circle-island tour. As nearly every island has a coastal road following the lagoon shores, you can either drive around the island by rental car or take a guided bus tour. Explore the island interiors on a 4x4 safari, guided nature hike, or horseback ride. Skim across the lagoons on a motorized canoe, sailboat, or powerboat. For dramatic views above the islands, take a helicopter tour. Snorkeling & Diving World-class snorkeling and diving in Tahiti is one of the South Pacific's best-kept secrets. Both experienced and beginner divers and snorkelers are amazed by how clear the waters are and how close they can swim to the marine life, such as the gigantic manta rays. With hundreds of dive sites throughout the islands, divers can choose from the amazing drift dives, oceanic drop-offs, sunken ships, and lagoon dives with infinite marine life. Shark Feeding This excursion is one of the most thrilling and popular and can be enjoyed on most of the main islands. After a short trip into the lagoon by powered outrigger canoe or powerboat, you'll float or stand in four to seven feet of clear water behind a secure rope as the docile sharks are handfed by an experienced guide. Even non-swimmers can enjoy this exciting scene from the boat. Tahitian Cultured Pearls The world-renowned iridescent luster of Mother Nature's most perfect gem can only be created in Tahiti warm lagoon waters. Commonly known around the world as Black Pearls, each Tahitian Cultured Pearl ranges in size and shape and the colors range from the darkest black to shimmering shades of green, blue, bronze, aubergine, or even pink. Tour a pearl farm on Manihi, Rangiroa, Raiatea, Huahine, Taha'a, Tikehau, and Fakarava or visit one of the many pearl shops. Polynesian Spas Tahiti is a world-class spa destination with many of the resorts offering new luxurious spas. Surrounded by a backdrop of natural beauty and floral fragrances, there is no better setting for relaxation. Enjoy fresh-flower baths, herbal rain showers, or even a body wrap in banana tree leaves. You can also rejuvenate your romance at the spas aboard the cruise ships including the Parisian-influenced private Spa Villa for two on the m/s Paul Gauguin. Unique Cruise Ships A wide variety of cruise products
Tahitian Wedding Ceremony An authentic Tahitian Wedding is a meaningful and traditional ceremony for couples wishing to wed in the islands. Couples are bedecked in bright pareu, flowers, and shells. The groom is brought to the beach side location in a canoe while the bride is carried on a rattan throne. Music and dancers enhance the ceremony while a Tahitian priest performs the rites and gives the couple their Tahitian name. This ceremony is held for couples who are being wed for the first time, or for those who wish to renew their vows.
Motu Picnic Enjoy a private or group picnic on your own motu (tiny islets in the lagoon). Your resort or cruise ship can provide an unforgettable experience where gourmet meals are prepared and enjoyed on a table set either under a coconut tree or in the warm, shallow waters along the beach or at sunset. Honeymoons and Romance in Tahiti The center of the universe for romance. There is no better place to celebrate your new life together or to celebrate a milestone of your relationship. Tahiti, officially known as French Polynesia, is comprised of 118 romantic islands and atolls. Each of the many islands of Tahiti is a tiny paradise. Some isles are crowned with jagged peaks soaring magically out of the ocean in an explosion of green velvet while others appear as if gracefully tossed upon the ocean barely floating above the breaking waves. Continued Next Week
Introduction
Autos
2013 Chevrolet Spark

These days, more and more automakers are offering small, fuel-sipping cars that are affordable and ideal for urban use. General Motors has entered the game with the all-new 2013 Chevrolet Spark. Built in South Korea, the new Chevy Spark is one of the least expensive cars on the market. It's also one of the smallest. The Spark is 14 inches shorter than the Chevrolet Sonic, the next smallest car in Chevy's lineup. And while the Spark might look peculiar with its relatively big body and small wheels, it packs enough personality and available features to fend off any perception as an econo-pod. As a fun palette of unconventional exterior colors suggests, the Spark is cheap but cheerful. Inside its cabin, the Spark displays a simple, clean design with enough chic sculpting and color flourishes that help you overlook the hard plastic surfaces. And while the base model is somewhat spartan, it comes standard with power windows, air-conditioning and a radio. Higher trim levels offer additional electronics and convenience niceties, although they come at price points that are within striking distance of more desirable hatchbacks. In price and personality, the 2013 Chevrolet Spark is one of the best subcompact choices. The base model costs far less than the Fiat 500 and Scion iQ, and the Spark's fourdoor body style adds a bit of extra practicality. It lacks the Fiat's style and the Scion's parking ease, however. We'd also suggest looking at more traditional hatchbacks, since the Ford Fiesta and Kia Rio are more substantial and appealing to drive. But the 2013 Chevrolet Spark is tops at the bottom line and refined enough to make you proud of your new ride. The 2013 Chevrolet Spark is a small, four-door hatchback offered in LS, 1LT and 2LT trims. Features from the upper trims are not available as options on supporting models. Standard LS features include 15inch alloy wheels, air-conditioning, power windows, 60/40-split-folding rear seats, a height-adjustable driver seat, a tilt-only steering wheel, a trip computer, OnStar telematics and a Continued From Last Week Let someone go ahead. Keep children safe in cars. Always fasten their seatbelts. Always use car seats securely in place in the back seat. Rushing, tailgating, and lane hopping? Relax and play follow the leader, Resist the urge to be an impatient speeder. Enjoy the journey. If another driver bothers you, get out of the way. Be smart, turn down challenges. Set a good example. Don't try to teach other drivers a lesson. inputs and requires repeated taps, but it's far better than the MyFordTouch interface. The hollow, flat sound quality from either the base or MyLink audio systems leaves much to be desired. The upright position of the front seats might foster the impression that you're sitting on the car rather than in it. The seats also lack any worthwhile lateral support, although most body types will find them comfortable enough for long stretches of time. The rear seats are better suited to smaller passengers, however, as low seat cushions and headrests will likely draw complaints from average-sized adults. Behind the rear seats, 11.4 cubic feet of cargo can be crammed into the narrow space. Folding down the rear seats isn't a simple affair, as the seat cushions must be flipped forward and the headrests removed before plopping down the seatbacks. After doing so, however, a fairly flat cargo floor and a more accommodating 31.2 cubes are provided. For larger items, the 2LT trim provides a functional roof rack.
four-speaker radio with an auxiliary audio jack. Opting for the 1LT trim adds poweradjustable mirrors, cruise control, remote keyless entry, floor mats, the MyLink touchscreen interface, Bluetooth phone and streaming audio, steering-wheel-mounted audio and phone controls, a six-speaker audio system with USB/iPod integration, satellite radio and Internet radio from integrated smartphones. The 2LT top trim adds foglights, roof rails, sporty front and rear fascia treatments, chrome exterior trim, faux leather upholstery, front heated seats and a leather-wrapped steering wheel.
34 mpg combined for the manual and 28/37/32 mpg for the automatic.
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Powertrains and Performance
Standard safety features on the 2013 Chevy Spark include four-wheel antilock brakes (front discs, rear drums), hill-hold assist, stability and traction control, front and rear side airbags, full-length side curtain airbags and front-seat knee airbags. OnStar is also standard and includes automatic crash notification, on-demand roadside assistance, remote door unlocking, stolen vehicle assistance and turn-byturn navigation. In Edmunds brake testing, a Spark 2LT stopped from 60 mph in 123 feet, about an average distance for this class of car. The 2013 Chevrolet Spark features a simple, modern interior accented by color-accented dash and door panels. Hard plastic surfaces are about what you'd expect in an affordable hatchback, but the Spark offers some well-textured elements that suggest otherwise. Sporty gauges add further visual interest, featuring both a traditional speedometer and a digital multifunction display. The available MyLink touchscreen also adds to the Spark's modern vibe with sharp graphics and intuitive menus, although it's not without faults. The screen sometimes fails to register
Driving Impressions
Body Styles, Trim Levels, and Options
Powering the 2013 Chevrolet Spark is a 1.2-liter four-cylinder engine that produces 84 horsepower and 83 poundfeet of torque. Power is sent to the front wheels through a standard fivespeed manual or optional four-speed automatic transmission. Chevrolet estimates a Spark with a manual transmission will accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 10.5 seconds. We tested an expectedly slower automatic version, which took 12.2 seconds. Compared to average subcompacts, the Spark trails them to 60 mph by 1-2 seconds. The EPA estimates fuel economy at 32 city/38 highway and
Interior Design and Special Features
With only 84 hp -- less than many motorcycles -- it's clear that the 2013 Chevrolet Spark is not intended to excite or inspire. To its credit, there's adequate acceleration for merging onto freeways when the manual transmission is in place. The shift throws are unusually long in order to reduce effort, yet the well-spaced gates make for precise gearchanges. Given its expected fuel economyminded programming (meaning early upshifts and reluctant downshifts), the automatic Spark can feel lazy unless you have a heavy foot. In fairness, though, the automatic's gearchanges are very smooth and it steps down fairly quickly provided you floor it. On appearance alone, the Spark's somewhat tall body gives the impression of a European cargo van left too long in the clothes dryer. Thankfully, it doesn't drive like one, as it's fairly agile around corners given its economy car role. Although the Spark is far from a sport sedan, this small Chevy still manages to deliver well-mannered driving characteristics overall. Road and wind noise are noticeable, but no more intrusive than in other cars at this price point.
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Smart Driving Tips For New Drivers

Make it a safe trip. Keep a cool head, an alert eye, and a steady hand. You're in traffic -- driving like a maniac. You moan and groan -- are you anger prone? Give up your bad mood -- it's no fun to be rude. Take things in stride -- enjoy the ride. Arrive alive. Take it easy, why drive yourself crazy? Keep peace in the car and on the road. You can learn to love traffic. Enjoy the ride. It's part of your journey in life. Treat other drivers as you'd want them to treat your son or daughter. Frustrated? Upset? Angry? Quick -make silly animal sounds. They'll help you calm down. Think bad, feel bad, be bad. Think nice, feel nice, be nice. It's your choice! Don't fight -- Drive right. Don't compete -- Just follow along. Don't do wrong -- Sing a song! Don't swear -Learn to care! Thin and act like the driver of this car is dedicated to non-violence Avoid win-lose situations. Look out for win-win opportunities. Help other drivers along the way. Be a supportive driver. Spread your random acts of kindness around. Avoid the hassle of left lane driving. Because that's where road rage is thriving. Have you tried the right lane lately? It's slower, safer, smarter, nicer Don't let your bad mood do the driving. Reason with yourself: Anger is unhealthy Don't express it, don't suppress it, confess it! Forgive and live! Continued Next Week
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Are there any Secrets to Fat Loss Diets? As with every single aspect of health and fitness, there are absolutely no secrets. All you need to do is think about it for a second. If there was an easy way to lose weight and burn fat you and all your friends and family would know it, and everybody you knew would be lean and in shape. The truth may be startling to some, common knowledge to others, and hard to believe for the MTV generation. It is no secret and has been known for hundreds of years what goes into a successful fat loss diet. If you don't know right away here are some of the different beliefs about weight loss diets. Low carbohydrate diets are best for fat loss. Low fat diets are the best for fat loss. Diets with no sugar the best for fat loss. The Adkins diet is best for fat loss. Diets with no food after 6pm are best for fat loss. Diets high in fruits and vegetables are best for fat loss. Diets eating spicy foods are the best for fat loss. Very high protein diets are the best fat loss diets. Diets rich in dairy products are the best for fat loss. While any of the above strategies may work for some people, and may have a place in a fat loss diet, they are not the scientifically proved criterion for a successful fat loss diet. The law of conservation of energy which is a basic scientific law first published by Galileo in 1638 states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed. In regards to weight loss diets in simple English, "weight loss is a matter of calories in being less than calories out." This means if you burn more calories than you consume you will lose weight, period. Whether the weight loss comes from muscle, fat, or carbohydrate stored in the body depends on a multitude of factors. In order to determine if your diet helps you lose fat, first and foremost you
must know and control your caloric intake. Everybody has a different way to control their caloric intake. The best foods to include in a diet depend totally on the individual. As an individual, your best option is to find your best diet for weight or fat loss by employing proven weight loss strategies rather than individual recommendations. What are the Best Strategies for Low Calorie Fat Loss Diets?
Fat Loss Diets
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All Successful Fat Loss Diets are Based on the Same Principle
Common Misconceptions About Fat Loss Diets
The optimal low calorie diet for you is as individual as your personality, style, likes and dislikes. There is no one low calorie diet which works best for everyone. You cannot find the low calorie diet best for you in a book, on a website or by talking to your friends. The optimal fat loss diet for you may depend on numerous factors including your upbringing, lifestyle, job, genetics, overall health, weight, bad habits. Here are some fail proof ways to create fat loss diets which suit your individual needs. You may be shocked the first time you meet with a dietician or nutritionist. The first thing you will notice is the professional will not pull out some book or try to drop all their knowledge on you. They will ask you hundreds of questions about yourself. The questions will be part of a big questionnaire which will ask you questions about your lifestyle, eating and other habits. Then they will create a custom eating plan based on your questionnaire. It is then up to you to follow the program which you receive. You will meet with your dietician or nutritionist every once in a while to assess the program which the professional will tweak as needed. The obvious drawback to seeking professional help is the cost. Obtaining the services of a professional dietician or a nutritionist is not cheap, but it will most likely save you money in the long run. It is not rocket science sometimes when it comes to your body weight and your dietary choices. Most of the time when you make a poor diet choice you know, and hopefully regret it. If the average person would make 1/2 of the poor diet choices they did, it
There are Many Ways to Achieve a Successful Low Calorie Fat Loss Diet
Seek Professional Help
All Fat Loss Diets Must be Low Calorie Diets
Simply Make Better Choices
Making a bad choice once in a while is not going to kill you. The thing that does kill you is when you let yourself go completely and make a bunch of bad choices in a row. This is more serious than just making a bad choice. Bad habits can last a long time and if you get in the routine of making bad diet choices it is usual for the average person to continue to make bad choices for weeks, months and sometimes years. The moral of the story is, make it your priority to make the best choice more often than not. Sometimes it is very obvious, i.e. French fries vs. a salad with your sandwich at lunch. If you don't know if a food is good for fat loss diets or not, researching it, could save you the trouble of going through multiple fat loss diets in the future. Write Things Down, Use Trial & Error This is the very most important way to determine which fat loss diet will work for you. If you go to any personal trainer, dietician or nutritionist, a nutrition journal will be the first thing they will ask you to do, so why not start one right now? Writing things down in a journal may be boring, tedious, or just plain annoying but it will surely be beneficial to your nutrition program and could be the difference between success and failure. The only way to determine your optimal nutrition program or weight loss diet is to learn from your mistakes. Since we cannot remember everything we may not realize we are making a poor diet choice ever time. Just like in high school or college, we all know the best way to remember things.
information including what you ate or drank, when you consumed it, how many calories were in it, and how it made you feel. As soon as you get used to writing things down in a nutrition journal it will become second nature and poor dietary choices will happen less often. You can use the trial and error to determine the best fat loss diet for you. You Just Learned All the Information about Fat Loss Diets you Need If You want to Lose Weight and Fat there is no Easy Way To achieve a low calorie diet you must eat healthy nutrient dense, satiating foods which fill you up and give you the energy and nutrients needed for the intense exercise which will speed up your results. If you really want to lose weight, the only fat loss diets which work are the diets which you create for yourself or by a dietician based on yourself. Cookie Cutter, One-Sized-Fits-All Fat Loss Diets are a Waste of Time Unless someone has lived with you for the majority of life, what are the odds that they know which diet is right for you? Very slim to none. Use your mind and a few helpful hints from a good information source and you can mold your fat loss diet into a successful nutrition program which you can use to stay lean, fit and in shape for the duration of your life.
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For Women
Exercises To Tone Your Lower Half

Lower body workouts don't just blast the flab and give you sexy legs... they also burn fats, prevent injuries and shape your muscles. These workouts help you avoid scrawny legs and aid in strengthening muscles in the legs and butt, which further increases stability and range of motion. climb with gravity pulling against you, and you will see the results dramatically. If youre not ready for the uphill challenges, walking or running on a flat surface also strengthens lower body muscles. However, the more intense the workout, the faster you get results. Workout for Sexy Lower Body # 2: If your glutes and hamstrings (back of thighs) need more attention, deadlifts are the best exercise for the job. You can boost the intensity by standing on a block or board, which puts more tension on muscles. However, if your goal is to build strength, you can lift more weight if youre not standing on an elevated surface. Workout for Sexy Lower Body # 4: Step Ups Standing Seesaw
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Below we share the best five lower body workouts for strengthening, toning, and trimming your calves. Workout for Sexy Lower Body # 1:
Uphill Walking or Running
Squats are one of the best exercises for toned legs and firmer butt. Plus, there are several variations that activate different muscles and make the workout more interesting. Workout for Sexy Lower Body # 3:
Deadlifts
Walking and running are not only good for the lower body, but also for your heart, lungs, and bones. These cardio exercises also trim fat from your legs and butt. Add the intensity of an uphill
Step ups can strengthen and sculpt the quads (front of thighs) and glutes. Combining deadlifts and step ups is a great way to get a comprehensive lower body workout. Stand behind a bench or box, holding a dumbbell in either hand Place right leg on the bench with knee bent Flex glutes and push with right leg to lift left leg onto the bench Return left leg to the floor After completing a set with the right leg, do a set with the left leg Workout for Sexy Lower Body # 5:
This simple workout targets outer thighs, hips, abdominal muscles, and shoulders. All you need is one dumbbell and a step to stand on. Place right foot on the step and let left leg hang off the side Hold dumbbell in right hand and place left hand on your hip Flex abs and keep back and legs straight Slowly lift left leg out to the side as high as you can and raise right arm straight out to shoulder level, palm down Return to starting position Do 15 reps, then switch sides and repeat The Bottom Line for Sexy Lower Body Uphill cardio, squats, deadlifts, step ups, and standing seesaw are the five best lower body workouts for building strength, burning fat, and toning. But you probably shouldnt do them all in one session. Instead, change up your workout and switch between these exercises to optimise recovery and maximise results.
Weird Things Men Like In Women
How To Grow Out Your Bangs

So you got bangs, but now youre kinda sick of them right? Well you might be thinking : Great! Now I have to wait months and months for them to grow out! Not true! There are actually specific things you can do to grow out your bangs faster than you ever thought! Plus, bangs are so last season! Celebs are now trading in their bangs for loose updos and longer, sideswept bangs. Heres how! Buy a stretchy hairband. Getting a chic, fashionable hairband is a great idea because it can be worn at any stage of the regrowth process. Put it right at your hairline, or push it back a little further to grab and hold any strays. Use hairspray. Using hairspray will keep your bangs back as well as any flyaways. So if youre sick of having them in your face, use some bobby pins to pin back the hair and follow up with some hairspray. Do different parts. You can always experiment with different parts, which is probably the best way to grow out your bangs. You can divide your bangs right down the middle and use bobby pins to make them stay put, or use some gel to slick them straight back off the forehead for a chic, no-part look. Be patient. Although these tips will keep your hair away from your forehead and speed the growth process, it will still take time. If you just got bangs and youre already thinking about trading them in, wait for about 3 weeks, after which the hair will be more easier to style.
Men are crazy. And they get crazier when they see you approach them in those red pumps and skinny jeans with a baggy and casual tee in style and confidence. Although there are a thousand things that make you irresistible, here are the top most unbelievable ones: 1. No make-up: Oops. Sorry girl. There's a great chance that your guy hasn't even noticed your smokey eyes or the new bronzer on your face. Save money and turn him on! 2. Lingerie that doesn't match: And you thought you should pair your lacy, satin purple panties with a purple bra? Show him that you are unprepared and yet give in to his desires and make yourself hotter! 3. Wit: You thought it was all about physical contact? Crack a joke or flash your smile and he's sure to get wooed! Tip: It's better still if you are game even for jokes that are played on you.
And why not? It just proves how selfassured you are. 4. Curvy is sexy: He doesn't like flat abs and zero sizes. Men love lovehandles. 5. Intelligence, confidence, emotional maturity and sexual openness: Flaunt your real self (sans the gloss), support him when he is down, talk dirty and show your sensual attitude, and girl, you've got him! 6. Wearing a baggy tee to bed: Stay casual and he'll be more comfortable in your company. Don't intimidate him by being prim always or sounding like a know-it-all. 7. Unkempt hair: Whoa, why get prim and proper when your man likes your out-of-the-bed hair or smudged kohl eyes? 8. Eye contact: Make yourself irresistible by looking at his eyes and putting across your point. Don't be shy.
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A robbery occurs when someone uses violence or threats of violence to a person or property during a theft (i.e., stealing property under threat or use of force). A Guide for Business Owners, Managers & Employees The threat of a robbery is a something every business owner and their employees may face. Though every business is potentially a target, business owners can take steps to ensure robberies are prevented. In the event that a business is robbed, owners can also provide their employees with important information to minimize the impact of a robbery on themselves and customers. Below are some important robbery prevention tips. The 3 Phases to a Robbery ... what to do: Before Provide employees with training on what to do in the event of a robbery. Avoid having staff working alone, particularly at night. Become familiar with WorkSafe BC regulations regarding working alone and implement safe work practices. Maintain sight lines - keep windows free from obstructions, advertising, etc. Provide proper lighting both inside and outside your business. Greet customers as they enter and make eye contact. Limit cash on hand. Avoid keeping large amounts of cash on the premises. Make frequent deposits, preferably in pairs/teams, but stagger deposit times. Place height markers (i.e., height strips) at entrances and exits. Put together a robbery box containing suspect ID sheets, extra door keys, first aid kit, pens and other useful items. Keep it where it is easily accessible. During Try to remain calm. Dont make sudden moves. Never argue - cooperate and comply with the robbers demands. Never assume a robber isnt armed. Try to pay close attention to what the robber looks like. Dont stare, just observe.
What is a Robbery?
Robbery Prevention
Only activate a panic alarm if it is safe to do so. Dont be a hero! After Lock the door as quickly as possible after the suspect departs. Try to observe the direction of travel of the suspect. Dial 9-1-1. Place a sign on the door indicating Temporarily Closed. Try to preserve any evidence. Identify any Witnesses. Do not discuss the incident with other witnesses. Being the victim of a robbery can be traumatic; seek counseling if required. Visit your local community police District Office for additional business security tips and resources. Incident Checklist Date: Time: Location: Suspect Vehicle: License # Vehicle Model: Colour: Type: Direction of Travel: Suspect Person: Sex: Age: Height: Race: Complexion: Eye Colour: Eye Shape: Hair Colour: Length: Hair Style: Build: Beard/Moustache: Tattoos/Scars: Jewellry/Body Piercing: Glasses: Accent: Clothing: Hat: Emblem/Logo: Shoe Style/Colour: Jacket /Shirt Style: Jacket/Shirt Colour: Pants/Shorts Colour: Type of Weapon:
Food Storing Tips -1

1. Place green fruits in a perforated plastic bag. The holes will allow air to circulate while retaining the ethylene gas that fruits produce during ripening. 2. It is better to store cheese in chill tray to keep it good for days. 3. Olive oil oxidizes easily, which results in the loss of its delicate flavors. It should therefore be stored in tinted glass bottles or in tins or cans to protect it from light and air. 4. Excess tomato puree may be frozen in an ice cube tray. Remove frozen cubes and store in a sealable freezer bag, using as and when required. 5. Stuffed veggies like bitter gourds and potatoes, etc. can be stored in freezer bags, and thawed as required. Make sure to thaw completely before proceeding to cook it. Or else it will crumble easily.
6. If fish is to be stored for more than a day, clean it thoroughly, rub it with salt and turmeric powder before freezing. 7. Mix fifteen to twenty cloves with every kilogram of dhal while storing to prevent it from being attacked by insects. The same cloves can be reused. 8. When chilling puddings in the refrigerator, cover the containers with cling film or plastic sheet to protect from water and crystal formation in the dish. 9. Always store aamras and other mango desserts in non-metal containers, because when stored in metal containers they may get discolored. 10. Cut off the roots and pack fresh coriander leaves in two to three sheets of newspaper and refrigerate. In this way they remain fresh up to a week or two.
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Schneider To Miss Last Home Game With Canucks
meaningless home finale, since it's already known the Canucks will have the third playoff seed in the Western Conference, the former No. 1 netminder was not ready to get sentimental. "From (the fans' side) if they want to see it that way, well so be it," said Luongo. "But, for me, obviously, I'm focused on playing. We've got the Ducks here to finish the year and, obviously, the playoffs -- which is the most important thing -- are around the corner. "I want to make sure that, for myself included, we're ready to get that going." Still, Luongo, who sports a 9-4-record and a 2.34 goals-against average, could not help but marvel as his likely final season in Vancouver took another unexpected turn. "It's pretty amazing, isn't it?" he said. "That being said, it seems we've still got a little ways to go before it's over. So we're going to enjoy it for the time being and see where (the post-season) takes us." Accordingly, Luongo is savouring ever chance he gets to make another start with the team for which he has toiled since 2005-06 and helped reach the Stanley Cup finals in 2010-11. "You cherish (the starts), you know?" he said. "Especially, when (the days with the Canucks) are numbered, right?" The Canucks called up Joe Cannata from the AHL's Chicago Wolves to back up Luongo against the Ducks. Coach Alain Vigneault said Schneider was injured in Monday's win over Chicago, which he completed without any apparent difficulties. But the coach was not offering any information on the nature of his injury. "He's got the body injury that's day-today," said Vigneault, drawing guffaws. The coach indicated that there was no pre-playoff subterfuge involved in Schneider's absence. "If he was healthy, he'd be practising. He's got an injury that, obviously, at this time, we're not willing to disclose." Luongo's presence gives the Canucks two goaltenders capable of starting in the playoffs. Was Vigneault happy that the anticipated trade did not occur? "Louie's playing (Thursday)," said Vigneault. "It's got nothing to do with the non-trade." Canucks captain Henrik Sedin said Luongo's presence eases concerns players might have about Schneider's health woes heading into the playoffs. "Lots of teams would have been in a bad spot right now," said Sedin. "But we're confident in Lou." Notes: The Ducks are also in playoffpreparation mode after having clinched the Pacific Division title and the Western Conference's second seed. ... Injured Canucks defencemen Kevin Bieksa (lower-body) and Keith Ballard (back) returned to practice Wednesday, but will not play against the Ducks. Bieksa has missed four games while Ballard has sat out one. Both are close to returning. ... Ducks winger Teemu Selanne, the NHL's oldest player at 42, is slated to receive a rare rest against the Canucks. Centre Saku Koivu, 38, will also get the night off.
Roberto Luongo's long goodbye from the Vancouver Canucks took yet another twist Wednesday as the team revealed Cory Schneider has been sidelined with an undisclosed injury. As a result, Luongo will started Vancouver's final home regular-season game Thursday night against the Anaheim Ducks -- after many fans and media types wondered whether he had already played his last game at Rogers Arena. "Hopefully, he'll be back soon," said Luongo. "And, in the meantime, it's my job to play the way he's been playing." Schneider was long ago anointed as the playoff starter when he displaced Luongo as Vancouver's No. 1 netminder in the 2011-12 post-season. Luongo's start comes as the Canucks are preparing for the playoffs after having clinched the Northwest Division title. The former Canucks captain is expected to leave Vancouver via trade or contract buyout in the off-season. He was expected to be traded last summer after Schneider displaced him as the starter in the playoffs, and the Canucks did not get the deal they wanted at the trading deadline, either. Schneider, a 27-year-old Marblehead, Mass., native played in Vancouver's past two games as the Canucks clinched a playoff spot and then their fifth straight Northwest Division title with wins over Chicago and Detroit. He has posted a 17-9-4 record this season with a 2.11 goals-against average. While fans get at least one opportunity to bid Luongo adieu in an otherwise
Fiji FA Yet To Decide On Hearings

Fiji Football is still to finalise a date for hearings on transfers that have been placed on dispute Football House CEO Bob Kumar said they would like to hold hearings later this week, but this would depend on how soon districts affected come through to justify their claims. At this stage, we have less than 10 transfers confirmed to be on dispute as we have heard from both parties on their claims, Kumar said. But, there are other movements that have been placed on dispute, but the districts concerned have not come back to us to tell us how and why they are on disputes. Kumar said they have given districts time to respond. Among those players whose transfers have been placed on dispute are Poasa Bainivalu and Malakai Lavetias requests to move to Rewa.
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The Marist Brothers High School Under-19 rugby league team stands a chance of lifting the Vodafone Trophy if they are able to minimise their mistakes, says Vodafone Fiji Bati assistant coach Joe Rabele. Despite playing in the Vodafone Trophy grand final for the first time Marist should not be underestimated at all, he said. All they have to do is lift their defence and try to minimise their mistakes. This was Marists downfall in their earlier clash in the competition. If Marist could do that and stay focused on their game plan then we are in for a surprise. Rabele however said, Nasinu Secondary School should go in as favourites since they are the defending champions. He pointed out that Nasinu Secondary have made it to the grand finals a number of times and they know to handle to pressure that comes with it. In an earlier interview Marist captain Vilikesa Varawa said they wanted to create history for the school. Lomary was tough but for us, this is the first time for us to try out the Under-19 division and making it to the final is a huge achievement. We struggled from day one but we thank the Lord for always being there for us, he said We will want to create another history for the school as we are the defending champions of the CocaCola Games and if we win this one and defend our Coke games title it will be a double celebration but we will try our best. Last Saturday Marist edged out Lomary Secondary School 19-18 in the semifinal. With the scores tied at 18-18, it was Akuila Tabualevus drop goal during extra time that made the difference.
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Luis Suarez Banned 10 Games For Biting

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was handed a 10-match ban Wednesday for biting an opponent during a Premier League game, the latest transgression in the Uruguay internationals turbulent career. A disciplinary panel ruled that a regular three-match ban for violent conduct was clearly insufficient and added seven games to the suspension, which rules Suarez out for the rest of the campaign and for the first six matches of next season. Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre said in a statement that Suarez and the club were shocked and disappointed at the decision. Suarez has until Friday to appeal against the extra seven games added to his sanction. In a Premier League match broadcast globally on Sunday, Suarez bit Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic on the upper right arm during the 2-2 draw at Anfield. He wasnt sent off because the referee didnt see the incident, which was reviewed retroactively by the English Football Association. Suarez, who has admitted to biting Ivanovic and apologized, was banned for seven matches in 2010 for a similar offence while playing for Ajax against PSV Eindhoven in the Dutch league. That incident earned him the nickname Cannibal of Ajax. Suarez was suspended for eight games in December 2011 for making racist insults toward Manchester United defender Patrice Evra during a match. If he fails in any appeal, Suarez likely wont play another game for Liverpool for five months. We await the written reasons tomorrow before making any further comment, added Ayre, who said Monday that Liverpool had no intention of selling Suarez the Premier Leagues second highest scorer with 23 goals. The FA has come down hard on Suarez, giving him a more severe ban than it handed to him and Chelsea captain John Terry (four matches) for racist abuse last season. It has parallels with a recent judgment in rugby league, when England international James Graham was banned for 12 games for biting an opponent during an Australian league game. Its not as heavy, though, as the 12game ban handed to Joey Barton after he clashed with Manchester City players after his sending-off for Queens Park Rangers on the final day of last season. With his goals and performances this season, Suarez was starting to rehabilitate a reputation that was first damaged when he was sent off for a deliberate handball to prevent Ghana from scoring a late goal in a World Cup quarterfinal match in 2010. He was seen celebrating on the sideline when Ghana missed the spot kick and
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Uruguay advanced in a shootout. His penchant for diving aside, even his critics had been starting to warm to one of the worlds most gifted players. He is on the six-man shortlist for English footballs Player of the Year award, compiled before Sundays incident.
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Avinesh Swamy In Doubt For Ba Home Clash

Ba defender Avinesh Swamy is doubtful for the Men-in-Blacks return clash with Amicale at Govind Park on Saturday The 27-year-old copped his second yellow card in Bas 2-1 win over the Vanuatu side in their away clash last weekend. Swamy was among seven players who were flashed a yellow card in the encounter. Ba secretary Iliyaz Khan said they have not been informed officially about card issues by the Oceania Football Confederation and that all players were available to be considered for Saturdays match-day squad. "We are still waiting for a decision from OFC regarding the players who received yellow cards, Khan said. In the meantime, training has resumed and its too early to finalise players who will be playing come Saturday. Other Ba players on yellow cards include Scott Gannon, Kini Viliame, Marika Madigi, Maviliko Nakama and Laisenia Naioko.
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