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new ZealandStarving Fijian immigrant workers duped into coming to New Zealand to work on farms foraged maize from a paddock to feed themselves. Otorohanga man Mike Neil Molan, 40, has pleaded guilty to one charge of forgery and one charge of misleading an immigration officer after a sting at his company’s offices and related Auckland-based immigration consultants. The scheme saw Fijian immigrants pay thousands of dollars for bogus work visas to work on dairy farms. A former employee says she was aware of at least 17 workers caught up in the scam. Workers were taken on by Molan to complete 12-week training programmes on various Waikato farms with two companies Molan was a director of – Til Da Cows Come Home and Cow Tech. At the end of the programme, they were told they would enter fulltime employment on dairy farms and gain work visas. However the visa applications were forged and the jobs never existed. Farmers used by Molan say they were appalled at the situation he left his workers in, unpaid and unfed. Stacey Watson, of Piopio, who employed workers from Til Da Cows

Come Home, found her farm workers foraging for maize after Molan abandoned them. “We were noticing that the guys didn’t have anything to eat and they didn’t have any supplies and they were foraging for maize to eat.” Mrs. Watson said she paid Til Da Cows Come Home $800 for finding her workers. Waikato Times investigations have shown immigrants were paying recruitment companies associated with Molan anywhere between $12,000 to $17,000 to obtain work visas. Mrs. Watson said she was told the workers were being paid a wage which went into a trust account, paid once their training was finished and their work visas approved. “It was atrocious. He had quite a few Fijian Indians that were coming from Fiji to find a new life and make money for their families and he was exploiting them. We were paying what we thought was a completely legitimate business,” she said. Manju Pillay was employed as accounts and administration manager at Cow Tech for three months. She paid $6000 of Molan’s $12,736 bill for residency and a work permit before questioning

its legitimacy and returning to Fiji. She says she never paid herself but would sometimes go shopping to get food for the workers. “If the boys weren’t paid he would tell them to come home and open the freezer and take some bread and most of the time the bread would be stale. “Sometimes I did go shopping for them; we used to have to buy our own toilet paper and things.” Molan worked with Auckland based IMAC Recruitment and Romy’s Immigration, which has since been struck off the companies’ register. Molan’s ex-wife Nikkie, who was a director of the now defunct Cow Tech, said she got wind of the scam in about November 2008 and confronted Molan. “Workers were paying up to $17,000 for work visas and it had been going on since June or July 2008. “It was just a way of getting cash out of people.” Mrs. Pillay said Molan had 17 employees when she was there. She said Cow Tech went into liquidation three months after she started working for it and she contacted the Immigration Department. Molan will be sentenced in the High Court at Hamilton on March 4.

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THE former President, the Tui Vuda, Ratu Josefa Iloiloivatu, has passed away.He celebrated his 90th birthday on December 30 last year.His death was announced by the Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama.On Sunday, family sources had confirmed his death at the Suva Private Hospital.His traditional warriors were already present at the hospital guarding the

body of their chief.Dressed in white shirts and black sulu, they sat on a mat, heads bowed.

Ratu Josefa retired as President on July 30, 2009, aged 88. He was the world’s oldest head of State. He lived in his beloved village of Viseisei following his retirement and was married to Adi Kavu Seniloli of Bau.A former school teacher, Ratu Josefa was appointed President in 2000. He was raised in the chiefly village of Somosomo in Taveuni.

FOUR civil servants left for South Korea after being selected by the Government to attend a two-week course offered by the Korean government.Korea has been promoting human resource development programmes that have strengthened technical cooperation between the two countries.The programmes come under the Korean International Cooperation

Agency (KOICA) which was formed in 1991.It began running technical training programmes with Fiji in the same year. Since then, more than 200 civil servants and members of the public sector have been invited to various training courses in Korea.This year, the Korean government has hosted eight civil servants for six short-term training courses while

three were participating in master’s degree courses in Korean universities. Park Joong-suk, second secretary at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea said, “The core of the Korean government’s agenda in the South Pacific is environmental conservation and economic and social development which most of the programmes we offer are geared towards.”On Wednesday, the four scholarship

recipients received their tickets and travel documents at the Southern Cross Hotel in Suva, after which they were hosted to lunch.The recipients are Durusolo Tavura of the Fiji Islands Maritime Safety Administration, Jiu Daunivalu of Ports Authority of Fiji, Saverio Baleikanacea of the Ministry of Local Government and Silina Natiko of the Fisheries Department.

“Fellow citizens of Fiji.“It is with profound sadness that I announce the passing of our former President, Na Turaga Taukei Vunisei, Turaga na Tui Vuda, Ratu Josefa Iloilovatu Uluivuda last Sunday morning.“My Cabinet and I and the Government of the Republic of Fiji extend our heartfelt sympathies to Adi Kavunono and family and the Vanua of Vuda on the loss of a great son of Fiji who served our nation with distinction.

“Ratu Iloilo’s chiefly qualities and status endowed him with great wisdom and leadership attributes which ensured the stability and progress of our nation through one of its most trying times. As President, he was our beacon of hope. “This is Ratu Iloilos legacy, which places him amongst the ranks of our great statesmen. “His strong Christian values guided his unwavering commitment to bringing unity to our nation and its entire people.

“In this regard, Ratu Iloilo promulgated the Peoples Charter for Change, Peace and Progress. “The Charter guides our way forward as a nation. Government is committed to continue its implementation as a tribute to Ratu Iloilos aspirations for a united Fiji.“Government will accord the late Tui Vuda a State funeral. “A Committee has been set up to work with the Vanua of Vuda to prepare, finalize and implement funeral

arrangements, details of which will be announced later.“As a mark of respect, national flags in all Government institutions will fly at half mast from now until after the internment.“My Government and I together with the people of our nation join Adi Kavunono, the family and the people of the Vanua of Vuda in mourning the passing of the late Tui Vuda.”Prime Minister, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama

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The Fiji Labour Party mourns the death of the former President and Tui Vuda Ratu Josefa Iloilovatu Uluivuda. In a statement, the party said that Ratu Iloilo’s term as President had been marked by some hard decisions during the country’s time of need. “However, it must be remembered that he served during difficult times and was constantly under pressure from various political groups, all pulling in different directions,” the party said. “Against this backdrop, it is a credit to his tenacity and sagacity that he remained in office as long as he did, balancing the interests of the nation against pressures on him.” Paying personal tribute to the former President, Labour leader Mahendra Chaudhry said that as an individual, Ratu Iloilo was an extremely affable and pleasant person. “He was a simple man who was forced by circumstances into complicated and duplicitous world of Fiji politics - a task that he handled with some skill,” Mr

Chaudhry said. The FLP extends deepest sympathies to Adi Salaseini Kavunono and the children and the people of Vuda on their bereavement. Ratu Iloilo, 90 had a long and illustrious career as a primary school teacher and later as an administrator in the civil service. His political career began with his election to the House of Representatives in 1977 as the Alliance Member of Parliament for Vanua Levu. He did not seek re-election in 1982 but served briefly as Minister for Forests in the pre-election Caretaker Government in 1992. In June 1992, he was appointed to the Senate. From June 1996, he served as President of the Senate. He was appointed Fiji’s Vice-President in January 1999. Ratu Josefa assumed the office of the President of Fiji on May 29, 2000 in the aftermath of the May 19 takeover from Parliament. He was later confirmed in that post by the Great Council of Chiefs on July 13 and remained as Head of State for the next nine years until his retirement at the end of July 2009.

Prime Minister and Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama advised soldiers who want to serve in the Middle East to make sure they are physically prepared. “Physical fitness, controlling your diet and reducing your weight should be your priority if you want to serve in the Middle East,” Commodore Bainimarama said. He told recruitment staff of the RFMF

Headquarters and military doctors to take these issues seriously. “Do not recruit people because you are from the same province. You must follow the right procedure,” the Commander said. Commodore Bainimarama related serious incidents in Sinai last year, which was not a good image. “Last year there were two major motor vehicle accidents in Sinai plus reports of abuse of kava drinking and smoking,” Commander Bainimarama said. He said last year he allowed those over 40 years to serve in the MFO. “We must respect this agreement with the MFO Headquarters to avoid incidents that might jeopardize our mission.” He reiterated that soldiers should be mindful of their health to avoid incidents that might damage their reputation with the Multi-National Forces and Observers (MFO). Commodore Bainimarama told soldiers that he would be meeting the MFO director general in Fiji next month to continue talks regarding Fiji’s service in Sinai.

THE references Fiji Islands and the Fiji Government will be replaced with Fiji and the Fijian Government respectively.The move by the Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama led-Government has also recognized Fiji as the Republic of Fiji.The move is in line with the pillars set in the People’s Charter for Change, Progress and Prosperity.Permanent secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office, Colonel Pio Tikoduadua, said the name, Republic of the Fiji Islands was no

longer applicable.He said in the 1997 Constitution, Fiji was known as Republic of Fiji Islands.Colonel Tikoduadua said public enterprises and statutory companies with the name Fiji Islands had to change.This would mean that Fiji Islands Revenue and Customs Authority is expected to change to Fiji Revenue and Customs Authority.Furthermore, Fiji Islands Trade and Investment Bureau is expected to omit the word Islands.

InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa, Viti LevuTHE most expensive resort ever built in Fiji; InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa has been honored in Destin Asian’s Luxe List 2010.The $384million-resort was honored for “strengthening its reputation for delivering a level of luxury and service never before seen in the South Pacific”.A statement from the resort said it was the only Fiji resort to be selected for the list, which showcased the most luxurious accommodation offerings based on location, service, value and appearance, as collated by Asia-Pacific travel and lifestyle magazine, Destin Asian.The days float by all too quickly at Natadola Bay’s newest playground, where most guests seem to content to loll around the pool, sipping chilled Vonu lagers and gazing out at the blue expanse of the South Pacific. Fanning out

from the beach, a series of low-rise buildings house 271 spacious rooms, all with outdoor living areas. Ground-floor beachfront suites come with enormous bathtubs, patio daybeds, and direct access to Natadola’s powdery sand, while butler-serviced club suites are worth the splurge for their private plunge pools. If you can drag yourself away from your sun-lounger, there is an 18-hole championship golf course to hone your swing at, or vibrant offshore reefs to explore. The spa is excellent, and there’s a choice of restaurants; the grilled lobster at Navo is not to be missed. Be sure to keep an eye out for the sugar-cane train that occasionally rolls through the property. (Natadola; 679-673-3300; ichotelsgroup.com; doubles from US$210).Spread across 35 acres of tropical gardens, InterContinental Fiji is owned by the Fiji National Provident Fund.

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FIJI needs good quality health facilities and well-trained health professionals to provide better health care.This was the comment by Fiji School of Medicine dean, Professor Ian Rouse, at the launch of the Ministry of Health’s standard treatment guideline (STG), procedure and policy manual for nurses and the clinical procedure guideline (CPG) at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital.Professor Rouse said the guidelines would be of great help to Fiji’s health sector and help improve services.He said Fiji like any Pacific Island nation needed facilities that were of good quality and well-trained dynamic health professionals.However he said having good quality facilities would be of no use if there were no procedures of guidelines to guide the health professionals.Professor Rouse said the guidelines were designed to help health professionals make a difference in the community in terms of health services.He said the Ministry of Health should ensure that the guidelines were accessible to all health professionals in all parts of the country.Meanwhile, Australian Embassy’s counselor bilateral program, Sarah Goulding said the Australian Aid Program

(AusAID) had funded the Fiji Health Sector Improvement Program and the National Clinical Practice Guidelines Development project in 2009 for a total cost of $500,000 over a two-year period.Ms Goulding said the FHSIP team worked with the Clinical Services Network (CSN) to develop the CPG and helped to standardize them across the country for individual disciplines and medicine.“Last year, (CSN) initiative focused on developing and implementing plans and standards concerning clinical service delivery around the country and forming specialist networks to advocate on areas of need,” she said.Ms Goulding said the nationally-endorsed practice guidelines in the manual would assist in reducing clinical variation in treatments, which would assist and protect clinicians to practice more safely, by providing them with guidelines for evidence-based safe practice.“Today, we see the results of the hard work by the 11 clinical services networks that have been established and it is our hope that these guidelines may assist in reducing clinical treatment variation and improve patient experience,” she said.Ms Goulding said the guidelines would not only improve the patients’ experience but also, the outcome of their care.

TWO brothers charged with accessory after the fact in murder of jewellery designer, Kamlesh Nandha, were released on $1000 surety by the Nadi Magistrates Court. Manoj Khera and Prakash Khera appeared before Magistrate Mohammed Ajmeer.The businessmen of Nausori and Suva have surrendered their passports and are to report to the nearest police station daily between 6am to 6pm.They are believed to have hired some people on the night of September 18, 2006,

to kill Nandha whose jewellery designing skills had affected their business.In 2007, investigations of the conspiracy to murder, was initiated by Inspector Nasir Ali and a team from the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption. Eight people, including the brothers were charged for conspiracy to murder.The two were discharged by the court in 2008 after the legality of FICAC was challenged. The case has been transferred to the High Court. They are scheduled to reappear on March 11.

THE Government will soon work on having inter country agreements on the adoption of children.Social Welfare permanent secretary Govind Sami said his department had received enquiries regarding the matter from other countries, particularly our metropolitan neighbours, Australia and New Zealand.However, because of the lack of an agreement between the countries, adoption of Fijian children by foreigners had been put on hold, Mr Sami said.The department, however, is still processing local adoptions.Mr Sami said the process could take six to eight months before approval was given for the legal adoption of a child.He said, potential parents would be screened and put through various checks.Following the adoption, there is a “cooling period” before the department will check on the child and the “new” family again.Children who come under State care usually are either abandoned, victims of abuse or have nowhere else to go, Mr Sami said.“The recent statistics from the ministry and the police reveal that between the years 1995 to 2009 a total of 1008 cases of child neglect were reported followed by the following: 666 sexual cases, 610 physical abuse, 430 beyond control cases, 314 abandon and lost cases, 250 cases of emotional abuse.“The cost of neglect cannot be measured in dollars. It has lifelong repercussions to an individual and society,” the permanent secretary said.

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Tonga’s prime minister has warned Australia and New Zealand that bullying Fiji’s military regime to adopt democracy will drive it closer to China, but reaffirmed his own country’s bonds with its regional “big brothers”.Lord Tu’ivakano, who became prime minister following Tonga’s first popular elections in November, said his country had successfully managed its own transition to democracy and neighboring Fiji should be allowed to do the same.The 59-year-old, a member of Tonga’s noble class, said he was concerned that efforts by Canberra and Wellington to force Fiji into holding elections would backfire as the regime in Suva was resistant to outside interference.“(People) in the Pacific, if you keep bothering them, they will do the opposite,” Tu’ivakano told AFP in an exclusive interview Tuesday.“Just go easy, the more pressure you give, they will just turn (away). It’s good to have dialogue with Fiji.”Fiji strongman Voreqe Bainimarama ousted the country’s elected government in a 2006 coup, prompting fears of instability across the Pacific that led Wellington and Canberra to spearhead international efforts to isolate his government.Tu’ivakano said Tonga, a nation of around 100,000, and neighboring Fiji was “like family” and he understood why Bainimarama would not want to bow to pressure.“Maybe just go easy and they will come around,” he said. “What you need to remember is that it is an opportunity for other countries, maybe China will step in.”Fiji has sought increased aid from China since the coup and Tu’ivakano said the trend was likely to continue if

New Zealand and Australia continued to refuse to talk to Bainimarama’s regime.“There are a lot of other countries looking in and Fiji said ‘We don’t want Australia, we don’t want New Zealand, and these are the people that are going to help us.’”Tonga had its own rocky path to democracy when rioting broke out in the capital Nuku’alofa in 2006, claiming eight lives and destroying much of the business centre as demonstrators protested the slow pace of political reform.Tu’ivakano said the reforms that saw Tonga end more than 150 years of rule dominated by the monarchy last November had “worked very well” although some voters were still coming to terms with their new freedoms.“We still have people voting (for a candidate) because it’s your family, because it’s your friend,” he said. “We don’t have the mentality of ‘is this the right person to represent my constituency?’.”Tu’ivakano said he planned to pursue steady reform, revitalizing Tonga’s agriculture and tourism sectors while encouraging manufacturing and industries such as fish processing.“(If) people have a few coins in their pockets and jobs, I think that will create more harmony within the country,” he said.He said foreign aid from all sources was welcome to achieve his plans but did not envisage Tonga embracing Beijing to the same extent as Fiji, instead relying on traditional partners Australia and New Zealand.“They’re in our vicinity and we always look up to them, I guess, as our big brothers,” he said. “They’re the ones we are working together with most.”

FIJI Labour Party leader Mahendra Chaudhry is pleased he has been cleared of charges of unlawful assembly.Mr Chaudhry and five members of the FLP and National Farmers Union were charged with unlawful assembly by Rakiraki police on October 1 last year.They had allegedly assembled unlawfully at Vunikavikaloa, Rakiraki in contravention of Section 3 (1), 4 and 25 of the Public Emergency Regulations 2009.Mr Chaudhry, Sanjeet Maharaj, Shammi Kapoor, Ganga Dharan, Gaj Raj Singh and Ashwin Singh were detained for three days

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Permanent Secretary for Defence, National Security and Immigration Chairman, Organising Committee of the State Funeral for the Late Tui Vuda and Former President, Ratu Josefa Iloilovatu uluivuda, CF, MBE, KStJ, MSD, JP A delegation from the Vanua o Vuda visited His Excellency the President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau at Government House this morning to traditionally inform him of the passing of the late Turaga na Tui Vuda and former President Ratu Josefa Iloilovatu Uluivuda.Later, at about 9am the delegation called upon the Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama at his residence.The delegation, told both His Excellency the President and the Prime Minister that the late

Turaga na Tui Vuda will be laid to rest next Thursday, February 17, 2011.Following the meeting with the Vanua of Vuda, the Organising Committee for the State funeral met and confirmed the following:•The body of the late Ratu Iloilo will leave the Suva Private Hospital at 10am next Monday, February 14 for Government House where he will lie in state in the State Room.•The late Turaga na Tui Vuda’s casket will travel through Waimanu Road, Mark Street, Thompson Street, link up to Victoria Parade and pass through Queen Elizabeth Drive and up to Government House through the main gate.•These roads will be closed to all traffic.•However, members of the public who may wish to observe their final respects are invited to stand along the sidewalks with respectful silence as the casket passes through on its way to Government House.•The diplomatic corp. civil society organizations or groups can pay their final respects to the late Turaga na Tui Vuda while he lies in state.•All traditional presentations of i-reguregu are encouraged to be made to the Vanua o Vuda at Viseisei.•Nevertheless, those that cannot make it to Vuda can also present their ireguregu at Government House while the former President lies in State.•Government will convey the body of the late Tui Vuda to the Vanua o Vuda on Tuesday, February 15.

•The funeral cortege will depart Government House at 10am.•The procession will march along the main street of the city. •The march will extend through to the old Government Supplies building at Walu Bay before the chiefly hearse, escorted by the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, continues the

final phase of the journey to Viseisei.The late Tui Vuda will lie at his chiefly residence in Vunisei for two nights before he is laid to rest.The funeral will be preceded by a Church Service at 10.00am. Further details of the funeral arrangements will be announced once they are confirmed.

Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama has expressed his concerns about the alleged misuse of his name by people to obtain money and gifts. He raised his concerns after a Suva lawyer and a businessman were taken into custody for alleged fraud, including obtaining money from foreign investors by allegedly misusing the Prime Minister’s name. “Of course I am worried,” Commodore Bainimarama said. “Anyone will be worried if the same happens to them.” Commodore Bainimarama said the investigation on the two was currently being undertaken by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) and Police. The two allegedly obtained money from an investor who was here for a gas and oil exploration project. The lawyer was also alleged to have obtained money from another foreign investment company. Commodore Bainimarama declined to comment further, saying everything was being handled by FICAC.

The lawyer, who allegedly got up to $400,000 from investors, was trying to leave the country for New Zealand when she was detained at Nausori Airport. Among the allegations that are being investigated is one that $30,000 was sought from the investor. The investor was allegedly told that the money was for Commodore Bainimarama’s Christmas expenses. Threats were allegedly made by the businessman to the investor. “The businessman had threatened that money be given to him whenever he wanted it or else his uncle (a senior military officer) would deport him (the investor),” a source said. “The investor asked him once why his car window was tinted and he said it was because the vehicle was used by the Prime Minister on weekends for personal runs.” When contacted, Police spokesperson Atunaisa Sokomuri said he had no information about the case. Inspector Sokomuri said the FICAC would be the best people to talk to because the suspects were believed to be in their custody.


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RUSSIA’S ambassador Mr Vladimir Morozov met with Prime Minister Commodore Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama.The closed-door meeting lasted less than an hour.Commodore Bainimarama told Mr Morozov of Fiji’s interest in touring Russia to exchange ideas on how the two countries could work together and develop bilateral relations.He said Fiji would love to tap into Russia’s tourism market and other relevant areas.“We could arrange for a visit to Russia

later in the year for tourism and trade,” Commodore Bainimarama told Mr Morozov.“The trip will be to see ways in which Fiji and Russia can strengthen their relations on trade and tourism.”Mr Morozov said it was part of the Russian Government’s plan.“The trip will go ahead and it’s intended for later this year,” he told the Prime Minister.“Preliminary discussions are underway for the Moscow trip and a date will be confirmed later, once the logistics are finalized.”Mr Morozov called on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Suva and later presented his credentials to His Excellency the President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau at Government House.Mr Morozov and Ratu Tui then explored areas of mutual cooperation between the two countries and how these may be advanced to benefit both countries.

ALEX and Ana Theofanous are the distributors for Pure Fiji’s fledgling European markets and were in the country to celebrate the blessing of a property recently acquired by the company.The couple first came across Pure Fiji products in 2006 while on their honeymoon at Matagi Island Resort.They were immediately attracted by the quality, packaging and exotic island appeal of Pure Fiji’s products.The couple returned in 2007 and began talks with the company about the possibility of supplying their products to European markets.After the acceptance of their proposal by Pure Fiji, the couple set up the necessary infrastructure for their distribution company, spending close to $900,000 in the process.In the three years that have passed since 2007, the couple’s United Kingdom (UK) based company Glitterati Distributions Limited has developed into one of Pure Fiji’s most successful overseas based distributors.With over 400 stockers in the UK

alone, Glitterati Distributions is now the major supplier of Pure Fiji products in the UK and Ireland.They are also catering for emerging markets in Italy, Austria, Spain, Greece, Cyprus, and other parts of Europe.The couple admitted they did not face any difficulty promoting Pure Fiji products which were proving to be quite popular with consumers in their expanding European markets.“For most Europeans, the idea of a line of products as exotic as Pure Fiji’s coming from such a small place in the world is really appealing. They want to find out as much as they can about the country and as result their interest in the product grows,” Mrs. Theofanous said.“To top it off, we have some very famous people promoting Pure Fiji products around the world.”The couple revealed Sugar Rub and Coconut lotion were the two most popular Pure Fiji products in Europe.Their company recently launched Pure Fiji’s newest aroma therapy line, Island Bliss.

A driver was lucky to escape death after the taxi he was driving fell into a ditch at one of the busiest roads in Suva.Nitesh Ram who was driving his taxi along Samabula’s Edinburgh Drive when one of its tires’ blew up.It forced the vehicle to veer off the road and land into the ditch.Ram was helped out of the vehicle by nearby residents who rushed to the scene.Ram was clearly shaken but was happy to be alive. With nothing but his dirty clothes to show for the near death experience that he had, all he could say was that he was glad that he was still alive.Police are investigating the incident.

Tourism Fiji hopes to lure more movie makers into the country. Chief executive Josefa Tuamoto said apart from the three movies that would be shot here beginning in March another movie had been lined up to promote Fiji’s tourist attractions to Bollywood film lovers. Mr Tuamoto said they were working very closely to portray Fiji to the ‘Bollyworld’.“Currently, we are working with relevant authorities to have a movie shot in

Fiji which is critical in exposing the destination in India,” he said.Work on this has already begun as Tourism Fiji executives and the Minister for Tourism Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum who met with some big names in the film world on the project. Tourism Fiji held its trade shows in Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai.It has also appointed Global Destinations as its representative in India.

Public servants in various districts and divisions around the country have been advised to fly the Fiji flag at half mast as a sign of respect, marking the passing away of the former President and the Late Turaga Na Tui Vuda, Ratu Josefa Iloilovatu.The Public Service Commission permanent secretary Mr Parmesh Chand in a circular issued to all civil servants stated that all flags at public premises will fly at half mast until further notice. The late Turaga na Tui Vuda, Ratu Josefa Iloilovatu Uluivuda was Fiji’s longest serving Head of State from 2000 till his retirement in July 2009.

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AN American tourist feels privileged to be visiting Fiji at this time of the year.36-year-old Glenn Fasnacht of Colorado as he joined Viseisei villagers clean-up the village to prepare for the State funeral of the late Tui Vuda Ratu Josefa Iloilo.Mr Fasnacht said he was privileged to experience first-hand the Fijian traditions and culture. “I am honored to be here especially learning the circumstances when I heard that he was a very great man and a great teacher,” he said.“It’s a sad loss for everybody and I am privileged to be part of the village in

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breach gets subjected to disciplinary action,” PSC has also issued a stern warning to civil servants that it will have zero tolerance for breaches of the Public Service Code of Conduct. Commission chairman Josefa Serulagilagi said there were marked improvements in handling of cases pertaining to breaches of code of conduct and abuse of office last year. “In this regard, there was full operation of work activities of the Public Service Disciplinary Tribunal,” Mr Serulagilagi said. “This allowed a quicker turnaround in hearing and determination of disciplinary cases and at the same time, provided an opportunity to the commission to focus on strategic and bigger picture issues and policy matters.”

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The Vodafone ATH Fiji Foundation World of Difference programme for 2011 will be launched in Labasa on February 24. The World of Difference is a global flagship programme which has to date allowed over 700 individuals around the world to volunteer for their dream charity while being paid their salary and project expenses. The programme aims to build capacity in organizations and enhance organization-effectiveness with a particular focus on building social leadership in youths and communities. Foundation executive officer Ambalika Kutty said this global initiative gave ordinary people an opportunity to literally make a difference to a community or project that they connect with. “Currently being run in several Vodafone operations across the world, the programme

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Step 3Let the stained baseboards dry 24 hours.Step 4Apply shellac primer to the stained baseboards, using a china-bristled paintbrush. Allow the stained baseboards to dry for two hours.Step 6Apply latex paint to the stained baseboards, using a polyester paintbrush. Allow the stained baseboards to dry for two hours.ConsiderationsStained surfaces, such as stained baseboardss, are prone to flawed finishes. Use a polyester brush when painting stained baseboards items, or expect a flawed finish.WarningsDo not prime stained baseboards with latex primer, or expect flaking.Do not paint unprimed stained baseboards, or expect peeling.

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Surrey/ Delta - Local Fijian grocer is warning consumers to be aware of bogus Fiji Ocean brand canned fish that is in supply at various Fijian grocery outlets.Ramesh’s Island Town Foods in Delta has been carrying the original Fiji Ocean for a number of years, says buyers should be on the look out for products with similar name “Fiji Ocean” which is the product of People’s Republic of China.He is the sole importer and distributor of Fiji Ocean, product of Chile. “Stores claim that the Fiji Ocean they carry is the original product. They are being misled.“Look for the label. Which says product of Chile. Don’t get duped into buying

something that is not a genuine product.“Be aware of the bogus labels,” said Ramesh.One store owner, who wishes to remain anonymous, told The Fiji Times that he carries both brands of Fiji Ocean but found that the product of China is of an inferior quality. He adds the consumers are looking for bargain products and he has no choice but to keep them on his shelves at his store.Ramesh reiterates the buyers must always check for expiry dates on all canned and packaged products. There have been a few cases where customers purchased the items at a different store and ask for refund at his store complaining the product is unfit for consumption. “Keep your sales receipt handy”.

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Buying a vehicle is a significant investment so why wouldn't you do your homework to ensure you know what you're really buying — especially when that vehicle is a used one?Inflated prices, hidden damage, mechanical problems, liens, impulse buys — we've all heard the horror stories. But buying a used vehicle doesn't have to feel like a risk.We've recently enhanced the ICBC Vehicle Claims History report to help our customers make sure their used vehicle purchase is a good one. The report now provides even more purchase protection for our customers by including warnings that the vehicle may be in an unsafe condition and require an inspection, and it will also indicate if the vehicle is listed by the police as stolen. We've made these improvements and more at no extra cost.If you're shopping for a used vehicle, you can purchase the report at icbc.com. About 275,000 of these reports are purchased every year and they're also used by B.C.'s vehicle dealers, Autoplan brokers and our own Special Investigation Unit to investigate fraud.There are many ways to protect yourself as you potentially make a major investment in a used vehicle. Here are ICBC's top five tips to help you make the right choice:No. 1 — Find the right model for you: There are many different makes and models of vehicles on the market to choose from. You'll be considering how it looks, colour, comfort and hopefully, its safety features. You'll also want to decide if you need the vehicle primarily for commuting, work or family; and consider other aspects like fuel efficiency, comparable prices, resale value, insurance costs and the reliability of the model. Research your options for buying the vehicle — can you buy it outright or would it be better to lease?No. 2 — Know who you're buying from: Buying from a registered dealer can give you additional peace of mind and you can also check their business record with the Better Business Bureau. If you decide to purchase a used vehicle privately, make sure you're taking some extra steps to avoid being taken advantage of by a curber (people who sell vehicles without a dealer's licence, which is a requirement of the Vehicle Sales Authority). A sure-fire way to tell if you're dealing with a curber, and not a legitimate private seller, is to search whatever source you're using — whether it's craigslist or the classifieds section of the newspaper — and see if their number is listed with another vehicle. If you go ahead with a private purchase, we also recommend that that the seller accompanies you to an Autoplan broker's office to complete the transfer

of ownership.No. 3 — Take a history lesson: A vehicle history report can tell you a lot about the car you're thinking of buying, like whether it's been in a major crash and subsequently written off and rebuilt, has any liens on it or if it's flood-damaged. A vehicle's status is one of the most important pieces of information about a vehicle. ICBC's Vehicle Claims History report may include all you need to know but if you want a more detailed report, have specific concerns about the vehicle's history or if its registration shows it was imported from outside of B.C., we recommend the CarProof Verified B.C. report. This will give you details on all ICBC claims, plus information from insurers and vehicle databases across Canada and the U.S. You can compare the two reports on icbc.com.No. 4 — Give it your own inspection: Since 1981, every vehicle has been manufactured with a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) — a unique combination of 17 numbers and letters used to identify it. You should confirm that the VIN on the dashboard matches the vehicle registration form. Check for signs of tampering with the VIN, like loose or mismatched rivets, scratched numbers, tape, glue or paint. You should also inspect the odometer for signs of tampering — look to see if the numbers are aligned and that the mileage is consistent with the condition of the vehicle (a car travels an average of 25,000 km per year).No. 5 — Bring in the professionals: After you've done your own homework and taken the vehicle for a good test drive on local roads and on the highway, it's time to get a professional inspection done by a qualified mechanic. If you're not sure who should inspect the vehicle then BCAA's standard vehicle inspection is a good choice. Their 143-point visual, instrument and performance inspection is very thorough.A little research can go a long way in protecting you when you're buying a used vehicle. Arm yourself with as much knowledge as possible before signing on the dotted line and handing over payment. If at any point along the process something causes you concern, your best option may be to walk away from the sale. Importantly, if a deal on a vehicle seems too good to be true — it probably is.Visit icbc.com for more tips on buying a used vehicle including important guidelines on transfer of ownership and registering, licensing and insuring your vehicle. You can also download a copy of our used vehicle buyer's checklist and get tips on selling a used vehicle and buying a new vehicle.

If you think your romantic relationship is on the rocks, don’t worry, for an expert has offered tips to keep it alive and happy.“Keeping the love in a relationship is about understanding who the other partner is and working extremely hard to keep the lines of communication open,” said Josh Klapow, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.Klapow said a relationship is doomed if the communication is not there. “Very often it’s the little things, the daily hassles and decisions that couples need to make that lead to bigger problems; learning to make decisions together is critical for the survival of your relationship,” he said.Here are the five things Klapow recommends for making decisions together:• Set a specific goal“What do each of you want? Make sure you are very specific. Eating dinner out is not a specific goal. Going to a restaurant where you can get a steak, your partner can get grilled shrimp and you both can relax in a quiet booth is specific. The more specific you are the better.”• Monitor your discussion“As you are discussing the decision

at hand, make sure you are staying on track. Often couples will start discussing a goal and stray to some other topic, which can lead to frustration. So, if you notice yourself or your spouse getting off the subject, come back to the specific goal.”• Arrange the situation for success“Decision making doesn’t work well when someone is tired, hungry, short for time or pre-occupied with other activities. Before you start the discussion, make sure each of you is in the right frame of mind and you have the time. If not, table the discussion as it is likely to go awry or fail.”• Recruit support from one another“A collective decision means that sometimes there will be compromise. If you are going into the discussion to win, then you are not making a collective decision; you are fighting a battle. Remind each other that you are a team and that you are in it to win collectively, not necessarily individually.”• Treat yourselves“Celebrate the success of a decision together. A hug, a celebratory reward, anything that acknowledges that together you have accomplished this task will help keep you motivated to make decisions together again.”

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speculation that Mrs Sharma’s death was an “honour killing” was premature and it seemed unlikely to be the case. He added that such incidents were nonexistent in civilised societies, especially in New Zealand.According to radio Australia, human rights activists and Director of Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre, Shameema Ali expressed scepticism about reports in New Zealand media speculating that the death of Ranjeeta Sharma in Auckland may have been an honour killing, as such incidents do not happen in Fiji among Indo Fijians.Krishnan said they have received numerous concerns from members of other community organisations. He added that the meetings in Manukau and West Auckland were called because of the concern of the community at unabated Indian and Hindu-bashing and distorted reporting on ethnic issues by some media in New Zealand despite attempts at correcting such disinformation. The formation of Hindu Media Watch was in response to such habitual lackadaisical attitude of some NZ media towards ethnic reporting.The meeting expressed concerns about the irresponsible reporting by the Waikato Times journalist and the failure of Stuff.co.nz, Waikato Times and Dominion Post to report on researched, balanced and informed stories which malign, stigmatises

and outrages a community about which the reporters have little knowledge.The Hindu Media Watch is also concerned about a certain Asian reporter at The New Zealand Herald who is known to have a habit of reporting on ill-researched and ill-informed stories on Indians and Hindus without getting information from reliable and credible sources. As a result the media watch representatives, expressing the concerns of the community would meet the media organisation to raise its concerns about their poor journalism standards on ethnic reporting. Krishnan said that some issue rests with ethnic communities themselves who are represented by ignorant and divisive leadership. As a result, the community and Hindu Media Watch seek an apology from the President of Waikato Indian Cultural Society, Roy Vellara and call him to step down from his position for bringing disrepute and division in the Indian community. This is because he stands out as an individual who was unworthy of occupying such a position where he maligns the community he is supposed to protect and honour.[Thakur ranjit Singh is a media commentator, a journalist and a community worker in Auckland who advocates responsible journalism and fair reporting on ethnic communities.]

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the hindu media watch, a division of hindu council of new Zealand, expresses concerns at media coverage of ethnic indian issues. executive members in the inauguration meeting in waitakere, deep in discussion, from left, sonali hegde, rakesh krishnan (coordinator/

spokesperson) and pritika sharma (photo by thakur ranjit singh).

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A recently inaugurated media watchdog, the Hindu Media Watch feels that while the tragic death of Indo-Fijian nurse Ranjeeta Sharma in Huntley, Waikato, New Zealand, revealed the vicious and nasty side of human nature, it also subtly exposed the ugly, insensitive and irresponsible stance of some NZ media.A report in the Waikato Times of January 23 and subsequently speculated and reported in Fairfax’s influential and widely-quoted website, “Stuff” branded and effectively euphemised a seemingly calculated cold-blooded murder as an Indian ritual of “honour killing.” Hindu Media Watch believes that this unsubstantiated, uneducated and incorrect information on ethnic culture was gullibly swallowed by other media, including TV 3, subsequent to an interview with Roy Vellara, President of Waikato Indian Cultural Society.The Stuff reported that:”Police would not comment on whether the case was a “bride burning”, or honour killing, a form of domestic violence practised on the Indian subcontinent when a victim had brought shame on the family. But the manner in which Mrs Sharma died did not surprise Waikato Indian Cultural Society president Roy Vellara, who said the name Sharma was common in North India where most honour killings were performed. Mr Vellara said people were burned alive as it was a way to get rid of any evidence and could be considered an accident. Reasons for the killing were often due to dowry the payment by a woman’s family to her new husband or adultery. “Outraged at such statements, and subsequent other copy-cat ethnic-tagging and racial-stereotyping by media prompted some concerned Indo Fijians and Indians to call meetings in Auckland to show their concerns and disappointment at the “media-bashing’ of a community on speculative reporting of a tragic incident.The meetings held in Manukau and West Auckland on January 27 and 28 respectively resolved to form a media watchdog, Hindu Media Watch which

would monitor and report on distortions and sensationally hurting issues affecting ethnic communities, especially, Indians in general and Hindus in particular. This organisation is a division of Hindu Council of NZ. The inaugural Coordinator and spokesperson of Hindu Media Watch, Rakesh Krishnan expressed his disappointment at the way media handled this tragic happening in the ethnic migrant community, which is rarely represented in the newsrooms of media which tend to report on stories hurting to ethnic minorities.As a result of such dereliction of its responsibilities by some media, Krishnan said that Hindu Media Watch was intending to lodge formal complaints through the Broadcasts Standards Authority and the New Zealand Press Council.“A number of communities have raised great concerns about the negative labelling by targeting a particular last name and stigmatising manner in which some community groups have been sought to be labelled as condoning of “honour killing” by some fringe organisations claiming to be Indian but only seeking cheap publicity and following a bigoted agenda, sensation seeking journalists and news media” said a statement from Hindu Media Watch.The media watch group regretted the fact that malicious attempts had been made to malign people with a certain surname, and the incident was even more abhorrent than the one where TV 1 journalist Paul Henry mocked the surname “Dixit”, and was eventually forced to resign. Perhaps he escaped too lightly, since the current incident showed that no lessons had been learnt by irresponsible and apparently ill-trained and insensitive journalists.Other community organisations and leaders have also slated the media tagging by race, surname and “honour killing” which tended to lessen the seriousness, magnitude and gravity of a violent killing.Tika Ram, a former member of Satsang Ramayan Mandali, an Auckland-based Indian religious society, told the NZ Herald that honour killings were “very uncommon” in Fiji, while Auckland Indian Society president Harshad Patel said media

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Man stabbed to death by cockfighting bird

Motorway bridge love stuntends in tragedy

rare Mountain gorilla twins born in rwanda

MuM sues for $1M after bully cuts child’s hair

swedish girl crushed to death by hospital bed

tv boss MuzzaMMil hassan found guilty of beheading wife

woMan locked in brazil house for 20 years

in organized cockfights, razor-sharp knives are often attached to

the limbs of the fighting birds

A man attending an illegal cockfight in California died after being stabbed in the leg by one of the birds, officials have said.The cock had a knife attached to its limb to take part in the gambling fight in Tulare County, central California.Jose Luis Ochoa, 35, was declared dead in hospital where he arrived some two hours after being injured.The coroner’s report said he had suffered an accidental “sharp force injury” to his right calf.

It was not immediately clear if a delay in seeking medical attention was a factor in the death. “I have never seen this type of incident,” Sgt Martin King, who had worked in the sheriff’s department for more than two decades.Other dead roosters and materials suggesting cockfighting were found at the location, reports said, but no arrests were made.Mr Ochoa, reportedly a regular participant in organized cockfights, had already been fined for owning or training an animal for fighting, according to court records cited by the newspaper. Though cockfighting is illegal in the US, California is a popular destination state for people involved in the sport as raising the gamecocks, organizing matches and attending fights as a spectator are all classified as misdemeanors on the first offence, rather than more serious criminal offences in the state.

A ROMANTIC gesture went tragically wrong in Germany when a man trying to put a sign on a motorway bridge to mark his 10th anniversary fell to his death, police say. “According to preliminary investigations ... the 29-year-old was somehow trying to attach

a banner with his name, a woman’s name and the phrase ‘10 years’ to the bridge,” said police in the western city of Cologne.The man fell onto the road, where he was hit by “at least two vehicles”, police said.Doctors on the scene said it was likely the impact of the fall that killed him.

A MOUNTAIN gorilla in northern Rwanda gave birth to twins, a rare occurrence for an endangered species which counts fewer than 800 individuals, local media reported.“The twins, both of them males, were born of a mother gorilla called Kabatwa. They are doing well,’’ Radio Rwanda reported, quoting information from the Rwandan Development Bureau.The pro-government daily New Times said only five previous instances of twins had been recorded in 40 years of monitoring in Rwanda.

“It’s uncommon among the population of gorillas, and very few cases of twins have been documented in the wild or captivity,’’ said Prosper Uwingeli, chief warden at the Volcanoes National Park where the twins were born.According to a 2010 census, the total number of mountain gorillas has increased by a quarter over the past seven years to reach more than 780 individuals.Two thirds of them are found in the Virunga massif, which straddles Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

A MOTHER claims her young daughter’s teacher had no idea a class bully was repeatedly lopping off her daughter’s hair with scissors, the media reported. The student allegedly got hold of a pair of scissors, once from the teacher’s own desk, and sawed off one of her victim’s braids.

When Queens mom Vicki Brown complained to administrators at Astoria’s PS 151 and asked for a safety transfer for her five-year-old, they allegedly refused.Brown is suing the city in Brooklyn federal court for $1 million.The Department of Education declined to comment.

A SIX-year-old Swedish girl was crushed to death when she became trapped in a malfunctioning hospital bed. The girl, who was not a patient, was visiting a health clinic with her sister in the western town of Salen when the accident occurred, the news agency reported.She was playing on the hydraulic treatment bed, which is powered by an

electric motor, when it malfunctioned and crushed her, the report said.“This is a horrible incident and my thoughts obviously go to the girl’s relatives in the first place. Now we are doing everything we can to support families and staff at the health center,” local official Karin Stika-Mjaberg said in a statement.The girl was taken to another hospital for treatment but died of her injuries.

prosecutors said Hassan became enraged that wife Aasiya sought

to gain control of her own life

A New York television executive has been convicted of stabbing his wife to death and beheading her.A jury found Pakistan-born Muzzammil Hassan guilty of second-degree murder in the 2009 death of Aasiya Hassan six days after she filed for divorce.

Hassan never denied killing her but said she had abused him and that he had acted in self-defence. He served as his own lawyer during the three-week trial.Hassan, who founded a Muslim-oriented TV network, could face life in prison.Prosecutors argued Hassan abused his wife and planned the attack in a hallway at Bridges TV, a satellite channel he set up in 2004 in an effort to counter negative portrayals of Muslims following the 9/11 terror attacks.He was arrested in 2009 after he walked into a police station in the city of Buffalo, in upstate New York, and told officers his wife was dead.Mrs Hassan, 37, had filed for divorce after enduring domestic violence, her lawyer told the Buffalo News newspaper in 2009.The couple had been married for eight years and had two children.

POLICE in Brazil said on Friday they had freed a 45-year-old woman who had been locked in a house for 20 years with no communication with the outside world. Police in the state of Parana said the woman was locked in the home by her partner, a 60-year-old man, in the city of Mariluz, 550km from the state capital Curitiba. Following a complaint by social workers, police arrived at the house to find it closed but heard the voice of a woman who appeared to be calling for help, a police statement said. Police Lieutenant Denis Wellington Viana

said the woman told a psychologist later that ‘she was prohibited from any form of communication’ and had to perform household chores. In the complaint, ‘the assistant told the police that a person was kept imprisoned for 20 years and was going through health problems, since she was banned from medical supervision,’ said Mr Viana. The news came just a week after Brazilian authorities released a mentally disturbed woman imprisoned in her husband’s squalid cellar for eight years in another part of Brazil.

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russia to stop setting clocks back

california Man survives soccer bAll-sized tumor

cathay pacific offers eightyday world trip

siMon cowell reveals $5M record deal prize for us X factor winner

HUNGARY’S notorious octogenarian thief is not ready for retirement. Police say the 84-year-old woman, known as Flying Gizi, whose criminal record goes back to the 1950s, is again in custody for suspected theft.Fejer County Police spokeswoman Agnes R Szabo said that the burglar, whose real name is Gizella Bodnar, is suspected of taking some 15,000 forints ($75) from a

home in Bicske, a town in central Hungary.Bodnar, who has been convicted of over 20 crimes and has spent nearly 18 years in prison, got her nickname because she enjoyed taking domestic commercial flights after successful break-ins.Now she only got as far as the Bicske train station before the police found her and the missing cash she took from a wallet on the living room table.

RUSSIA will from next autumn stop putting its clocks back in winter, President Dmitry Medvedev says, meaning that Moscow will be four hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) all year round. “I have taken a decision to cancel the move to ‘winter’ time starting from autumn of the current year,” Russian news agencies quoted Mr Medvedev as telling a meeting in the Kremlin.He explained the move by saying that the need to adapt to the time change each year was causing Russians “stress and illness”.“This really disturbs the human biorhythm,” said Mr Medvedev. “It’s just irritating. People either oversleep or wake up early and don’t know what to do with the hour.”His decision means that Russians will be able to enjoy extra daylight in the afternoons in the long winter months when the days are uncomfortably short in most of the main cities across the country.“We will have prolonged daylight and I

think this will be healthy for our country. People have asked me for this several times.”“And I’m not talking about unhappy cows or other animals that don’t understand the time change and don’t understand that the milkmaid is going to milk them at a different time.”Russia has nine time zones, stretching from Kaliningrad on the borders of the EU to Kamchatka in the Pacific.Mr Medvedev last year changed Kamchatka’s time zone to eight hours rather than nine hours ahead of Moscow, a move that sparked street protests in the Far East region.Time is a sensitive political issue in a country of extreme climate where some zones barely see sunlight in the winter and then enjoy “white nights” when it never gets dark in the summer.The Soviet Union introduced a switch to summer time in 1981 and the issue has been the subject of lively discussion ever since.

A 36-year-old California man, who went to the doctor for persistent back pain, got the shock of his life when an X-ray revealed a soccer ball-sized tumor that had been growing in his back for nearly a decade, the media reported. “You think you got a serious muscle pull or something, [but] the doctor has that serious doctor face you see on TV,” Josh Abken said.“They didn’t really know what was growing inside of me.”The tumor was so big, it began to grow

“tentacles” - putting pressure on his heart, shoving his lungs out of position and pushing his stomach downward.Costanzo Di Perna, a thoracic surgeon, who operated on Abken, said the surgery to remove the tumor was quite extensive.“Trying to take out this large, calcified tumor, hard like a rock, created a difficult surgical experience,” Di Perna said.The surgery was a success, but Abken will still continue to undergo highly sensitive PET scans to detect any signs of actively growing cancer cells in the body.

Cathay Pacific Airways on Monday announced a promotional competition for travelling the world in 80 days on the airline’s network.Interested participants have to submit a short video, photo or story through the Facebook page of the company explaining how they would spend 80 days travelling around the world.The competition is open to people aged 18 and over, who are residents of Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, United Kingdom and United States.

The winner will receive an unlimited round-trip Economy Class tickets from Hong Kong to any destination of their choice on the networks of Cathay Pacific and sister airline Dragonair for 80 days between June 1 and August 30.The winner will also get three nights’ hotel accommodation in each destination, a daily allowance of up to Hong Kong Dollar 2,800 per trip and global travel insurance.In return, the winner will be asked to submit a daily report on his or her travel experiences, including photos and videos, for posting on the Cathay Pacific Facebook fan page.

Winner of new reality show to win millions •The prize will be largest in TV history •Contestants as young as 12 can enter SIMON Cowell announced the prize for the upcoming American version of his talent competition The X Factor Monday: a $5 million record deal with Sony Music. The prize is the largest in television history. Show creator Cowell also revealed

that the American X Factor would be open to contestants as young as 12 years old. Unlike American Idol, the competition is open to vocal groups as well as solo singers.“I’ve never believed there should be a cut-off age for talent, and we are going to put our money where our mouths are with the $5 million recording contract,” Cowell said in a press release.Cowell, creator of American Idol and a former judge on that show, will judge the US X Factor along with British singers George Michael and Cheryl Cole. Additional judges and the show’s host will be announced “in the coming weeks,” the release said.Auditions for the US X Factor will begin on March 27 in Los Angeles, and will be followed by auditions in Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Seattle, New York and New Jersey.

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PASSENGERS flying on Air New Zealand’s black Airbus A320 will be soon able to use their mobile phones, but pay more for the privilege, the airline says. The black-liveried Airbus A320 aircraft, which commenced its first commercial flights on Monday, will be fitted with new inflight mobile technology which, within the next month, will enable the safe use of phones to make and receive phone calls, text messages and emails, during the cruise stage of flights.The system, which will be available on the domestic A320 aircraft only, is designed so

that passengers’ mobile phone signals are routed through an aircraft cell site.The service is a deal with Vodafone New Zealand and OnAir.Inflight roaming costs will apply; 80 cents per outbound text, $2.66 per minute to make a call, $1.52 per minute to receive a call and $15.21 per megabyte of data. Other mobile providers may have different rates for their customers.The move has Civil Aviation Authority approval.The use of mobile phones will be prohibited during critical phases of flight such as the takeoff and landing.

PORT MORESBY: Residents of a Papua New Guinea mining town say they found a man with a history of drug abuse allegedly eating his screaming, newborn son during a sorcery initiation ceremony.Police said locals on the outskirts of the town of Tabubil, in Western Province, woke on Thursday to the screams of the baby.Beset with the grisly sight of the father allegedly eating his child, an angry mob chased him to the police station where he was detained after a short struggle.Police said the discovery was too late to save the baby, who died of his injuries.Tabubil police commander Demas Tapea said officers had detained a man and his wife to assist them with their inquiries.“It is a very disturbing incident,” Sergeant Tapea said.“The community is upset, angry but there is also a lot of fear and anxiety because

there is a belief in sorcery or witchcraft.”Sgt Tapea said the main suspect was known to police.“Locals are saying the man was carrying out a sorcery ritual, or initiation, to become part of some sort of special society,” he said.“The suspect has a long history of drug abuse and we are not surprised something like this has happened.“A few years ago, he went crazy in what we believe was due to the effects of drugs,” he said.In 2009, it was estimated at least 50 people were killed that year in sorcery-related murders in sudden or unexplained deaths in isolated communities.Christian missions and the Australian territorial administration of PNG, along with the PNG government, have done their best to end the belief in sorcery, but strong superstitions remain.

The French State Council, in Paris, annulled a French Polynesian legislation limiting foreign investments in mobile phone companies.The French Court said such legislation is unfair and can be regarded as discrimination.The ruling of the State Council is mostly based on European legislation.A Tahitian investor who is working on a

project with Digicel said he was pleased by the ruling.His company had to lay off 25 persons last year after the French Polynesian Assembly voted the legislation last October.Oscar Temaru’s pro-independence UPLD and Gaston Flosse’s pro-autonomy Tahoeraa huiraatira had teamed up to vote the legislation.The new legislation limited to 35% foreign investments in mobile phone companies.The text came from UPLD member and former Telecommunications minister Jacqui Drollet and the Tong Sang government was against it.Tikiphone, a subsidiary of the government-owned OPT (Office des Postes et Télécommunications), is currently the only company in the mobile phone market in French Polynesia.

Solomon Islands deputy Police Commissioner, Walter Kola is now the acting Police Commissioner of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force.Mr Kola took his oath of office before the Governor-General Sir Frank Kabui.He will take up the role until such time

the government appoints a substantial replacement.The post has been left vacant by the out-going police commissioner Peter Marshall, who left the country to take up his new job as Police Commissioner in New Zealand on April 4.

A FORMER chief-of-staff to the Papua New Guinea prime minister is behind bars, charged with murdering a PNG rugby league legend. Dr Theo Yasause, part of the highly connected East Sepik political elite, made a brief court appearance in Port Moresby charged with the willful murder of Aquila Emil.Emil, 44, who played for PNG’s national rugby league side the Kumuls, was shot dead in his car near the Lamana night club in Port Moresby early last Friday.Mr Yasause, 43, is expected to make a bail application before his next court appearance set for March 8.Port Moresby Metropolitan Police Commander Joseph Tondop said Mr Yasause was arrested after he went to the police. “Dr Theo was arrested then charged with one count of willful murder,” he said.Mr Tondop said Mr Yasause spent the night in custody in a Port Moresby police cell.Emil was shot with a pistol at close range about 3am local time on Friday following

an argument outside the club where both Emil and Mr Yasause had spent the evening.PNG’s Post Courier reported that an argument started when their cars collided outside the club.A woman who was with Emil witnessed the incident.Former Newcastle Knights rugby league player, now PNG national selector, Arnold Krewanty said Emil’s death was a massive loss for PNG.“We played footy together and he was a mate and comrade and we both were working on getting a PNG side into the NRL,” Mr Krewanty said. “Aquila had a lot to offer PNG, especially helping the schoolboy rugby league in the capital.“Rugby league won’t get another like this, he gave so much back to the game,” he said.Mr Yasause was chief-of-staff to Prime Minister Michael Somare in 2007 and 2008 before becoming head of PNG’s office of climate change.He was suspended from this position in 2009 after numerous scandals and allegations of corruption.

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are lower but the homeowner ends up paying much more over the life of the loan.“For example, on a $250,000 mortgage at a 6% interest rate, moving from a 30 year to a 25 year amortization can save upwards of $55,000 in interest, which can be put directly towards your retirement,” said Katie Archdekin, head of mortgage products with BMO Bank of Montreal.The BMO poll also found 62% of men were more likely to consider shorter amortizations, compared with 50% of women.BMO Economics expects the Bank of Canada to begin raising its interest rates in summer, moving from 1% to 2% by year-end.

In the mood for love? You may want to leave your heart in Victoria.British Columbia’s capital takes the crown on the second-annual list of the 20 most romantic cities in Canada.Guelph, Ont., places second in the rankings by Amazon.ca, while Calgary takes the third spot.The other top 10 cities in order are:•Saskatoon •Oakville, Ont., •Regina •Kingston, Ont., •Kelowna, B.C.,

•Nepean, Ont., •Burlington, Ont.Rounding out the top 20 are: Winnipeg, Richmond Hill, Ont., and Edmonton, followed by three Ontario cities — London, Kitchener and St. Catharines — then Burnaby, B.C., Thunder Bay, Ont., Richmond, B.C., and Ottawa.The online retailer says the list is based on its sales data of romance novels, sex and relationship books, romantic comedy DVDs and CDs by Canadian crooner Michael Bublé since Jan. 1 on a per capita basis in cities with more than 100,000 residents.

A Surrey woman is suing her ex-business partner for what she says is her rightful share of a $12.6-million lottery jackpot won more than two years ago. Maria Ganguin has filed a lawsuit with the B.C. Supreme Court in which she claims she is owed half the winnings picked up in 2008 by Maria Linsenmeier and Daniel Fehr.Ganguin said she and Linsenmeier ran a catering business together and had agreed to share any winnings from lottery tickets they purchased.The lawsuit claims that Ganguin was led to believe it was her partner’s husband who bought the ticket.“My client says she was notified by her partner that there had been a winning,” said Ganguin’s lawyer, Stephen Herman. “But that it was a winning on a lottery ticket purchase by her partner’s husband, Mr. Fehr.”Herman said if that was so, Ganguin might not have a claim.But there’s evidence it was actually Linsenmeier who bought the ticket, Herman said.

A news story in the Vancouver Province newspaper, written a few days after the win, quotes Linsenmeier as saying she bought the ticket while on her catering route, saying, “I just bought the Quick Pick with the Extra, $11 in total, and when I went to validate it, I thought something was wrong because all the numbers came up on the screen.”The B.C. Lottery Corporation has also been named by Ganguin in the legal action.“The lottery corporation has an obligation to ensure before they release the funds that the rightful owner receives the winnings,” said Herman. “And to the extent that was not done in this case, we say that the lottery corporation may well have failed in its obligation to my client.” Ganguin is seeking half the lottery jackpot, plus damages, alleging the conduct of Linsenmeir and Fehr was “egregious, high-handed and offensive.”Linsenmeir and Fehr couldn’t be reached for comment and a B.C. Lottery Corporation spokesperson said officials were still reviewing the lawsuit and preparing a legal response.

Yet another winter storm has hit Atlantic Canada, knocking out power and forcing widespread school closures.Harsh weather has plagued Atlantic Canada this winter. There’s been almost one major storm per week since the season began, according to The Weather Network.Nova Scotia and P.E.I received the brunt of it Wednesday, with most schools across both provinces shutting down for the day.In Nova Scotia, blowing snow warnings were issued early in the morning for Cumberland County north, the Cobequid Pass, Colchester County north, Pictou County, Antigonish County, Inverness County and Victoria County. Those alerts have since been lifted.

As of 8:30 a.m. ET, over 7,300 Nova Scotians were without power.The storm hit Newfoundland Tuesday night, blanketing the southern and eastern regions of the island with snow.Most schools on the Avalon and Burin peninsulas were closed Wednesday morning, including the Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John’s.About 27 cm of snow fell in the St. John’s area Tuesday evening, with a few more expected Wednesday. Winds reached as high 111 km/h in Cape Race, N.L.New Brunswick was faring pretty well Wednesday morning, with some light snow. Schools were open in the province, though there were public transit delays in Moncton and Fredericton.

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I’ve got makeup which is at least three years old still lingering on my dresser. For some reason, I simply cannot think about throwing away expensive MAC lipsticks. But here’s a nasty shocker. Did you know that makeup could carry a hoard of infections and has its own expiry date? Read on to find out what you should do with that tube of mascara you’ve been hoarding for two years!Mascara - 3 months lifespanMascara is the perfect breeding ground for bacteria. According to industry experts, pumping the wand into the bottle to pick up more of the product gets a whole lot of air and bacteria into the tube causing infection.Preservatives can only work for so long and you have to buy a fresh tube every three months. The best way to use mascara is to pull up the brush while turning it and scraping the inside of the tube, so you don’t need repeated dipping.Foundation - No more than a yearLiquid foundations become oily and separates out after some time causing uneven applications and streaks on the face. If you are used to dipping your fingers into the tube then be ready for a

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Aries (Mar 21 - Apr 19)While work seems to move along smoothly and you are able to do all that you had hoped to, the problems seem to be personal relationships. Minor hitches or snide remarks could become an issue if you allow it to happen. Try to be more understanding towards those who love and care for you.Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20)You will receive work offers of your choice and on your own terms and conditions. Now is the time to branch out into a new field of activity which has been on your thoughts for a long time. The married have a difficult task to balance a hectic work schedule and domestic responsibilities. Gemini (May 21 - Jun 20)You will be able to achieve wonders at work through further financial investments and also because of the support of family and your partner. New work proposals are also likely to materialize. The employed will get the good news of an important career development. Interesting work proposals are likely to turn up. Cancer (Jun 21 - July 22)An overseas or long distance journey is indicated and will be fruitful. Financial gains are predicted. Your recent success will bring you more into the limelight and your mate or partner will be instrumental in promoting you. Happy times with your beloved are foreseen. Leo (Jul 23 - Aug 22)Communication, travel, and children’s affairs work out favorably for you. However, certain aspects that you have been discussing with colleagues about your personal life could now lead to a great deal of embarrassment. Try not to react or retaliate as it will only make you more vulnerable to negative influences. Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sep 22)An absorbing and financially beneficial week lies ahead. A close associate or partner may have a good idea which is worth developing. Travel abroad is indicated for some of you. Independent entrepreneurs may opt for a complete change. Romantic associations formed now will be enduring. Libra (Sep 23 - Oct 22)You will make rapid progress in your work

or profession. You will find plenty of time to devote to extracurricular activities and favorable hobbies. Some of you may even visit a place of entertainment or holiday resort .The married may have to cope with an irate and angry mate. A little bit of love and attention will resolve the situation. Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov. 21)A rather busy hectic schedule seems to be getting the better of you. A change of routine or a different approach to your work will go a long way in making you feel more relaxed. There is a possibility of purchasing some land or property or bringing about some changes at home. Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec 21)Work will get concluded on time and you can look forward to some good news coming your way. A seminar, presentation, or exhibition that you may have planned for this week will also have a favorable response. Business persons will sign new deals which will assure them of long-term benefits. You may decide to go out with friends and colleagues this week. Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19)You may be uncertain about a certain venture proposed by a partner or a close friend. It is better to be honest and state your misgivings about this project rather than be good to the other person. In matters of finance you have to be clear if you wish to safeguard your interests. Help is at hand from a quarter that you least expect. Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb. 18)An easy inflow of money will tempt you to go on a shopping spree. The purchase of an expensive item of security or investment is also likely. Family life is happy and congenial. Some of you will be making plans to travel, perhaps to develop a hobby or personal interest. There is an air of romance and excitement showing that you will develop intimate links with someone who has been wooing you for long. Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 20)A busy schedule will keep you constantly on the move. At a meeting, your ideas and plans will receive approval. Income will balance your expenses this week. The health of a close relative causes concern. You may have to seek medical advice for this person.

“This leg of lamb is marinated overnight with fresh rosemary, garlic, mustard, honey and lemon zest. Be prepared for many requests for seconds!”Ingredients:1/4 cup honey 2 tablespoons prepared Dijon-style mustard 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 teaspoon lemon zest 3 cloves garlic, minced 5 pounds whole leg of lamb 1 teaspoon coarse sea saltDirections:In a small bowl, combine the honey, mustard, rosemary, ground black pepper, lemon zest and garlic. Mix well and apply to the lamb. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator overnight. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Place lamb on a rack in a roasting pan and sprinkle with salt to taste. Bake at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for 20 minutes, then reduce heat to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and roast for 55 to 60 more minutes for medium rare. The internal temperature should be at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C) when taken with a meat thermometer. Let the roast rest for about 10 minutes before carving.

”This bruschetta will turn out every time you make it. Use small slices of bread for a unique appetizer, or serve with Italian dishes.”Ingredients:2 large tomatoes, coarsely chopped 1/2 sweet onion, chopped

2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano 1 teaspoon chopped fresh basil 2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley 1/2 (1 pound) loaf Italian bread, cut into 1 inch slices 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheeseDirections:Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). In a medium bowl, combine tomatoes, onion, olive oil, oregano, basil and parsley. Place bread on a baking sheet, and top with tomato mixture. Sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake in preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until bottom of bread is browned. Allow to cool 5 minutes before serving.

“This is the simplest version of chocolate covered strawberries I know. Turn the strawberries upside down and insert by the toothpicks into a piece of styrofoam for easy cooling, or simply place them on a sheet of wax paper. White chocolate may be drizzled over the milk chocolate for a fancier look. They are perfect for weddings when decorated with frosting

bow ties, bells, butterflies, roses, etc.”Ingredients:16 ounces milk chocolate chips 2 tablespoons shortening 1 pound fresh strawberries with leavesDirections:Insert toothpicks into the tops of the strawberries. In a double boiler, melt the chocolate and shortening, stirring occasionally until smooth. Holding them by the toothpicks, dip the strawberries into the chocolate mixture. Turn the strawberries upside down and insert the toothpick into styrofoam for the chocolate to cool.

Ingredients:1 cup Miracle Whip salad dressing1 cup sour cream1 pkg. (1.1 oz.) Ranch salad dressing mix1 pkg. (10 oz.) chopped spinach, thawed, well drained1 can (8 oz.) water chestnuts, drained,chopped1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper1 (8 inch) round sourdough orwhite bread loaf

Directions:Mix salad dressing, sour cream and salad dressing mix until well blended. Add spinach, water chestnuts, red peppers; mix well. Refrigerate. Cut top of loaf crust. Dip out inside of loaf. Before serving fill loaf with dip. Cut leftover bread in cubes or strips.


This page contains basic information. If you are concerned about your health, you should consult a doctor.

Many people in the world today are not living healthy lifestyles, they are either consuming the wrong foods/drinks or under-exercise. Some people exercise too much which is scary but true, exercise if too little or too much is no good for you. Moderation is the key. The same applies to the food/drinks we consume daily.Are YOU a Healthy Lifestyle genius? Come and try this quiz on Healthy Living. Test yourself to see how much you actually know or understand about the concepts of Healthy Living. When you get your score at the end of the quiz, you will know how good/bad you are at living a healthy life.What is your age? Under 18 Years Old 18 to 24 Years Old 25 to 30 Years Old 31 to 40 Years Old 41 to 50 Years Old 51 to 60 Years Old Over 60 Years Old What is your gender? Male Female1. What Is A Healthy Diet Made Up Of?

• Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals • Sugar, salt, vegetable oil, fried food and snacks • Monosodium glutamate, calcium bicarbonate, phosphorous dioxide, zinc and iron • Walking, eating, running, sleeping and studying 2. How Does Obesity Result? • When the size or number of clothes increases • When the size or number of haemoglobins increase • When the size or number of fat cells increases • When the size or number of sodium intake decreases 3. How Many Calories Does 1 Pound of Fat Represent? • 3300 • 3400 • 3500 • 3600 4. What Is 1 Way To Keep Fit? • Skip breakfast and pile up on lunch and dinner • Have a hearty meal and go to sleep • Overstress yourself as much as possible • Visit your doctor

5. How Much Moderate Exercise Per Week Should You Aim For? • Thirty minutes three times a week • Thirty minutes four times a week • Forty minutes three times a week • Forty minutes four times a week 6. How Is BMI Calculated? • Weight (in joules) / Age (in years) Squared (j x a) • Weight (in kg.) / Height (in meters) Squared (ht. x ht). • Height (in cm.) / Weight (in g.) Squared (cm x g) • Height (in meters) / Age (in years) Squared (ht x ht) 7. Which of The Following Can Be Caused By Stress? • Normal breathing rate • Tense muscles • Weakness in the toes • Running 8. Which of The Following Is An Emotional Benefit of Exercise? • Improved sense of well-being • Improved sense of others • Improved sense of smell • Improved sense of time 9. Is Everyone Affected By Stress Equally? • Yes • No10. Changing Your Diet To A

Low Sodium Intake One Is • Beneficial to your health • Harmful to your health • Neutral to your health 11. Bulimia And Anorexia Are Two Types of Eating Disorders • True • False 12. Doing Too Much Exercise Can Be Harmful To Your Body • True • False

ANSWERS1. Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals2. When the size or number of fat cells increases3. 35004. Visit your doctor5. Thirty minutes three times a week6. Weight (in kg.) / Height (in meters) Squared (ht. x ht)7. Tense muscles8. Improved sense of well-being9. No10. Beneficial to your health11. True12. True

Coconut water is the purest liquid second only to water itself. It has many health benefits and uses that you probably did not know about.Many people have gone to the Caribbean, Fiji, the Pacific Islands, Florida, Hawaii, South America or Southern Asia and have tasted some very refreshing coconut water. The palm trees you have become accustomed to while on vacation are very potent sources of coconut water that has many health benefits

and uses that you probably did not know about. Coconut water is the purest liquid second only to water. It is chock full of electrolytes, calcium, potassium, magnesium; everything that is good for you.Coconut water is the liquid that is taken from unripe coconuts. If coconuts get ripe the liquid that is inside will harden and become a part of the white flesh of the coconut, which is used to make coconut milk. So, picking the coconut while it is unripe will ensure that the body gets all the benefits of coconut water.Coconut Water Hydrates the BodyCoconut water is an isotonic solution which replaces the fluids and minerals that the body loses during physical activities. For this reason, many athletes and persons who work out regularly are encouraged to drink coconut water to replace all the minerals and fluid that they lose while working out. Even the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) attest to the benefits of drinking coconut water when it fought for a patent in 2000 to market coconut

water as the next big sports drinks.Coconut Water Relieves Urinary ProblemsIf you consume coconut water on a regular basis it can reduce urinary problems. People who suffer from strangury, polyutra and other urinary ailments drink coconut water to relieve their symptoms.Coconut Water Kills Intestinal WormsDrinking coconut water with one teaspoon of olive oil for three days will kill intestinal worms and clear the stomach of worms, which makes for better digestion.Coconut Water Breaks up Kidney StonesPeople who have kidney problems and are plagued by kidney stones should drink coconut water in addition to taking their medication. Drinking coconut water regularly helps to break up kidney stones making them easier to push out.Coconut Water is used in Blood TransfusionCoconut water is almost identical to blood plasma and this makes it easy to use for blood transfusion. In cases of emergency coconut water has been used as an intravenous

hydration fluid instead of the standard IV fluid. During World War II many wounded soldiers were saved in the Pacific because of emergency transfusion using coconut water as plasma.Coconut Water is an AntibacterialCoconut water contains monolaurin, an antiviral, antibacterial and antiprozoal monoglyceride that is used to kill lipid-coated viruses such as HIV, Herpes, cytomegalovirus, flu and various pathogenic bacteria.Coconut Water Controls VomitingCoconut water is great at reducing vomiting. People who have typhoid, malaria, fevers or other ailments that are known to induce vomiting drink coconut water to settle the stomach. As such, coconut water is also a good thing to drink during a hangover.Green or unripe coconuts can be found in Asian and Fijian markets. All coconuts that they sell are closed up to keep coconut water from losing its nutrients. So, if you plan on buying a coconut, you can ask someone to chop the coconut open or you can open it yourself at home and drink it.

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Telus will begin unlocking its SIM-card based wireless devices for a $50 fee starting Feb. 15.The unlocking service, which allows the phone to be used on a different carrier’s network, will be available at all Telus stores for existing customers who have compatible phones, company spokeswoman Anne-Julie Gratton confirmed on Monday. That means it will be offered on Telus phones using HSPA technology and also the company’s Mike brand phones.To be eligible for the service, customers must:•Be on a monthly plan. •Have a device that is active and has been on the Telus network for at least 90 days.Phones under Telus’s Koodo brand are already available for unlocking.Gratton said the move is Telus’s latest attempt to improve the “customer experience” and is targeted at customers who want to use their phones on long overseas trips or customers

who upgrade their phones and want to sell or give away their old phones.The unlocking will be available to eligible customers regardless of whether they are contracts or have subsidized phones — those sold to customers at a discount when they sign contracts with Telus. The unlocking service will not affect contracts.Rogers and Fido began providing handset unlocking for $50 on Dec. 14, but it’s only available to customers who have paid the unsubsidized purchase price for the phone or have finished their contract.This has led to pressure from consumers and their advocates to push for phones to be available unlocked so that providers can be switched without having to buy a new phone, forcing wireless providers to compete more with one another.Mel Fruitman, spokesman for the Consumers’ Association of Canada, said Telus’s move is a step in the right direction.

“How good it is depends on the specifics of the case, unfortunately,” he said.For example, it would be a good deal if the phone is bought at a price subsidized by the carrier, and consumers don’t get charged a large connection fee when they move to another carrier, he said.Gratton said Telus accepts customers who come with unlocked handsets but can’t guarantee the phone will work properly with its network. Such customers pay the same $35 account setup fee as other Telus customers.Rogers similarly charges the same $35 account setup fee for customers who buy Rogers handsets and those who come with their own.Consumers can get their devices unlocked at some wireless retailers and online for far less than $50. However, Gratton said Telus works with manufacturers to guarantee that the device will work properly on the Telus

network after it is unlocked.Private member’s billLast June, NDP MP Bruce Hyer introduced a private member’s bill called the cellphone freedom act that would require wireless providers to:•Notify customers whether a phone is locked to work only on their network. •Remove the lock free of charge at the end of the customer’s service contract. •Remove the lock if the customer does not enter into a contract within six months of buying the device up front.Some manufacturers and wireless device retailers have also started offering their devices unlocked.Last June, Apple confirmed that customers would be able to buy the iPhone 4 unlocked in Canada. It sells the unlocked 16-gigabyte version for $659. In contrast, a locked version is $160, when sold with a three-year contract from Bell, Rogers or Telus.

Calgary-based WestJet announced Monday it has signed an interline agreement with Delta Air Lines.The deal allows fliers on WestJet and Delta flights to purchase connecting flights on one ticket, receive boarding passes for all segments at their first check-in, and tag bags through to their final destination.The agreement takes effect immediately at more than 25 airports in Canada and the United States.“This news today demonstrates that we continue to deliver on our strategic plan to establish partnerships with airlines from

around the world,” said WestJet executive vice president Hugh Dunleavy.“Delta is an established, worldwide airline, and this interline agreement will open yet another channel for guests from around the globe to connect to WestJet’s network.”WestJet already has interline agreements with American Airlines, British Airways, Air France/KLM and China Airlines.WestJet has said it aims to turn these interline agreements into full code-sharing partnerships, where each airline sells seats on the other’s flights and shares the revenue. It already has a code-sharing relationship with Cathay Pacific.

Canada is on track to start building 170,400 units of housing this year, about 10 per cent less than in 2010, according to figures released Tuesday.Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. estimated that number of actual housing starts in January, without seasonal adjustments, was 10,584.That’s down from January 2010, when there were 11,172 actual starts.The Canadian housing market was unusually

active in late 2009 and early 2010 due to a number of factors, including catch-up from the recessionary levels in late 2008 and early 2009, preparations for the 2010 Winter Olympics and historically low interest rates that kept the cost of borrowing low.The Bank of Canada began raising its key interest rate last summer, after keeping it at the lowest possible 0.25 per cent for more than a year in an effort to stimulate economic activity.

In what’s being billed as a Canadian first, Crown prosecutors and government lawyers have gone on strike in Quebec, adding a pile of delayed cases onto the backlog already plaguing the province’s justice system.Hundreds of criminal cases were sidelined when 1,450 lawyers and prosecutors walked off the job on Tuesday, emptying countless courtrooms and inspiring memorable protests in Montreal and Quebec City.About 350 lawyers in black robes marched silently inside the Montreal courthouse’s mezzanine, some with copies of the Criminal Code tucked under their arms.Later, they marched outside and picked up placards that read: “Who profits from a weak Crown?” In Quebec City, lawyers marched to the provincial legislature.It is the first known case of Crown lawyers exercising the right to a legal strike in Canada, said their national association. There have been some illegal strikes — most recently in Nova Scotia in 1998 and in Quebec in 1986 and 2002.

Key issues include pay and workload.Prosecutors want their salaries to grow enough — about 40 per cent — so that they would be comparable with those of counterparts elsewhere in Canada. Quebec prosecutors top out at about $102,000 a year, compared to their Ontario counterparts who earn as much as $196,000.They also want the government to hire 200 new lawyers to help alleviate their workload. The average duration of a court case in Quebec is already among the longest in Canada.“We’re losing our most experienced attorneys. We can’t offer the justice system that we want to give to the population of Quebec and Canada in these circumstances,” J.D. Gerols, a spokesman for the Crown union.“We can’t buy prosecutors, we have to train them and we cannot afford to have a weakened Crown.”The government said Tuesday that prosecutors will need to reduce their demands.

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Rudraksha Pooja

Happy Valentine’s Day

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Time is too slow for those who wait,too swift for those who fear,

too long for those who grieve,too short for those who rejoice,

but for those who love, time is eternity.

Some of the biggest challenges in relationships come from the fact that most people enter a relationship in order to get something. They’re trying to find someone who’s going to

make them feel good. In reality, the only way a relationship will last is if you see your relationship as a place that you go to give, and not a place that you go to take.

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Many buyers have asked us questions that how we do shudhikaran(energisation)/pooja of rudraksha beads?We thought it would be a good idea if we give these details.Please read the details given below on how pooja is performed step by step.The following pooja is performed prior to wearing any Rudraksha bead/mala:-The Rudraksha should be immersed in oil overnight. Then they are washed with Panchamrit(mixture of raw milk(unboiled),honey,curd,desi ghee & ganga jal), while chanting Shiva Mantra

“Om Namah Shivaye” Then the Rudraksha are washed with pure water(ganga jal) chanting the Sadyojaat Mantra which is as follows:-

“Om Sadyojaatam Prapadyaami Sadyojataajava Namah,Bhave

Bhavenaati Bhave Bhavasvamaam Bhavodbhavay Namah”

After this a sandalwood paste, Ashatgandha (mixture of eight fragrances) and kesar (saffron) solution is made & beads are dipped in it for some time..then these beads are taken out chanting the following Vaamdev Mantra:-

“Om Vamdevaya Namo Jyeshthaay Namah Shreshthay, Namo Rudraay

Namah Kaalay Namah Kala,Vikarannaay Namo Bal Vikaranaay

Namo Balaay, Namo Bala Pramathanaay Namo Sarva Bhoot,

Damanaay Namo Manomanaay Namah”

Next the following Aghor Mantra is chanted while offering incense (agarbati/dhoop):-

“Om Aghorebhyo Ghorebhyo Ghor Ghor Tarebhaya, Sarvebhya Sarva Sharvvebhyo Namaste Astu Rudra

Roopebhyah”

After this the Rudraksha is smeared with saffron chanting the following Tatpurush Mantra:-

“Om Tatpurushaay Vidmahe Mahadevaay Dheemahi,

Tanno Rudrah Prachodayaat” Next the following Eeshaan Mantra is chanted on each bead:-

“Om Eeshaanah Sarvavidyaanam Eeshwar, Sarvabhootaanaam

Brahmaadipati Brahmanaadhipati Brahma Shivome Astu Sadaa Shivom”

Then the Specified mantra for each Mukhi Rudraksha is chanted on that bead.These should be worn on any monday morning

after touching with shivlinga.Om Namah Shivay! (*)

After this Maha Mrityunjaya mantra is chanted nine times

“Om Trayambakam yajamahe Sugandim Pusitivardhanum,

Urvakamiv Bandhananmritormukhiya Ma amritat “

After completing the steps described above join both palms in a namaskar mudra and then chant

“Maale Maale Mahaa Maale Sarvashakti Samanvite Chaturvargaa Tvayinyistah Tasmaan Me Siddhidaa

Bhav” (*)


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If classmates are distracting you, ask them nicely to stop talking. Are you the talker? Save your chitchat for lunchtime or recess. If you’re still distracted, maybe there’s something the teacher can do to help.Get It Done!What’s better than being organized and focused? Being done! Not only will you be glad to know you’ve done well, but you’ll have a finished product to be proud of. Hang in there until it’s all done, and don’t give up when you’re halfway through. Make sure your homework is neat. Check your work for mistakes, and fix any you find. If it’s a project or a book report, put on the finishing touches.When you’re finished with one part of the homework, checking it off on your assignment list can give you a good feeling. When you’ve finished all your homework, there’s still one more thing. You have to get your homework to school. It doesn’t do much good if you leave your assignment on your desk at home!

To be sure you’re ready for school, check your bags. Make sure your name is on your homework, your homework is in a safe place (like a folder), the folder is in your backpack, and your backpack doesn’t get left in the car or on the bus. You did the hard work, you deserve to get full credit for it!For home chores, getting it done means sticking with it until the job’s completely finished. When you think you’re done (or almost done), take a look around your room to see if there’s anything you forgot to pick up. Bed made? Check. Shoes put away? Check. Dirty clothes in the right basket? Check. Clean clothes in the drawer? Check. Toys and books where they belong? Check.If your job is feeding the dog, you’re not quite done after you’ve dished up the yummy dog food. Getting the job done means throwing away the empty dog food can, rinsing off the spoon, and putting the spoon in the sink. Or if you’re setting the dinner table, don’t stop after just the plates. Get the whole job done by putting out the utensils and napkins, too. Don’t forget the glasses. Oh, yeah, how about the salt and pepper? Anything else your table needs?For anything you do, getting it done means finishing what you start, doing a good job, and checking your work. Oh, and one more important thing: Take a moment to admire the work you’ve done. You deserve to feel proud. Nice job!

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... CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK Young babies listen to the sounds and voices around them. •Talk to your baby about what you both are doing and what he or she sees and hears. “I see you looking at your mobile. I’ll touch it gently to make the faces move back and forth.” •Tell your baby through your words and actions how much he or she is loved and valued. •Give your baby simple directions with words and gestures. Point, look toward something or hold out your hand while talking to the baby. Ask, “Are you hot?” Then, lift up your arms and say, “Please lift up your arms so I can take off your sweater.” Reading

Young babies like being close to their families. •Many people say you should start reading to your baby at birth. Even though your baby doesn’t understand your words, he or she loves to sit on your lap, hear your voice, and have special time with just you. You will feel relaxed and the baby will learn to think of reading as a pleasant activity. •Let your baby set the pace for your reading times. When the baby loses interest in reading, play a game, or do something else together. How to help your baby’s caregiver: Tell your caregiver about your baby’s favorite books and show your caregiver the words to songs and rhymes in your

home language, so that your baby can feel secure at home and at child care.Young babies use all their senses to learn. •Babies are likely to crumple, shake and chew books just as they do with other things. Look for soft cloth or vinyl books that can be washed. •Choose books with simple, large pictures or designs set against a solid background on each page. Ask your librarian to suggest books for babies, and look for children’s books in good condition at yard sales and neighborhood bazaars. Developing Muscles For Writing Young babies are learning to use their hands and fingers. •Help your baby develop hand and finger muscles. Place a simple rattle in your 3-month-old baby’s hand. Hold out a sponge for your 5-month-old to grab. Give your 8-month-old a piece of paper to crumple. •Encourage your baby when he or she tries to do things such as pulling off socks and holding a bottle while sitting in your lap. •Play with your baby. Shake a rattle then hand it to the baby to have a turn shaking it. Hold out your hand so that the baby can hand the rattle back to you. How to help your baby’s caregiver: Ask your caregiver what toys and materials your baby plays with at child care. Discuss often the new things your baby is learning to do without help at home and at child care.Young babies are learning that they can make things happen. •Watch your baby to see what he or she likes to do. Provide play materials that match the baby’s skills and interests. Offer toys the baby can use to make noise, such as plastic keys on a ring to hold and shake, soft toys that squeak when squeezed, a wooden spoon to hold and bang on the floor. •A cradle gym tied to a crib or playpen will encourage your baby to reach out and try to touch the items and make them move. Remove the cradle gym when the baby gets strong enough to pull it down. Children learn about language when their families: •Listen and talk with their children a lot •Read out loud to their children every day •Keep reading and writing materials where children can reach them on their own •Show children how they use reading and writing to learn, have fun and get jobs done.

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Fijian Soccer League of Greater Vancouver should consider having two divisions for the premier teams says former Eagles F.C soccer coach Saizad Khan.He said the legislators of the Association ought to reduce the 12-team premier division to super premier and premier divisions; the AGM is the right forum to push for the change.Khan believes the top six super premier teams would give a breath of fresh hope to the deteriorating standard of the current premier league games.“Lets be honest here, some teams get beat to a pulp. How fair is that? And where are we headed, by introducing this new system, we’ll see evenly contested matches,” said Khan.He’s convinced the new initiative will enhance the level of the competitions and draw huge fans.

The former Eagles coach has seen for years the bottom 6 teams struggle and get routed, not that they didn’t give it all but their performance compared to the opponents simply a mismatch, and this needs to be fixed.The weekend derby would also hype the players and the supporters alike. Khan suggests the two divisions play two rounds, home and away series to determine the standings. “So, there’s no crying foul over not getting enough games, 11 games in each division, 22 between the two divisions.He says the winner of the premier division promoted versus automatic demotion to super premier team to lower division.“The sliding standard of the league games must be given a new lease on the sport, it’s about time the league changes the course for good of the game”.

With big leaguers like Babasiga Lions, Flagstaff F.C, Tanoa, Combine, Surrey Eagles and Fiji Saints who have formidable sides, possess firepower and finesse imports, its the bottom six that find themselves on the wrong end of the totem pole. “Lets get rid of the old ways.The premier sides will then make the all determined flight to the top of the super premier. Khan says another area of concern is there’s no development program in place with the Association.“We should be looking at ways to develop our own players, we haven’t had a single player come out of our local league,” he said. “You have to have some strategy in place and develop the youth system to produce stars of the future. He adds self-reliant is the key to move forward; it’s a solution to end dependency.

Fiji Times sport has vowed to provide extensive sports coverage for the 2011 league season despite the new media decree ushered in recently by the Fijian soccer league of greater Vancouver.The assurance comes from the publisher of The Fiji Times Canada, David Lingham.Lingham said the newspaper is committed to the community who he says take so much pride in their desired sports.“We have pioneered the way and there’s no reason why we would walk away. We have covered all sorts of sports for the last 3 years, through our on line reader base the Fijian League

and its players are known world over, we will continue to provide the impartial coverage on all issues that we feel are newsworthy. “It’s an unwavering commitment,” Publisher Lingham said.He promises that the new press release rules will not impede the vast coverage in any way possible.The new change calls for reporter’s access information through e-mails and faxes, prohibiting usual phone call interviews.In an e-mail to Fiji Times reporter, association secretary, Mohammed Faroon said the executive

board has instructed to keep all correspondence either by email and faxes so there is a paper trail in case of printed discrepancies.Fiji Times senior sports reporter Asuad Ali said it is not a common practice, a tactic move to say the least, a control theory on what they feel should be put out in the public, that’s all. “It’s not a modern day norm, yet some do it arbitrarily.Ali insists though, it’s by no means a total ban altogether, you never know till you ask for one.“My read is they have made changes as to how they want to release the information. “This veil

will not hide the facts of tomorrow.“I am an old school journo, I have always worked my contacts over phones and the whole nine yards. It’s new but there’s ways around it, it’s not a dead end. A Fiji Times sport has a long standing relationship with the secretary of FSLGV, Faroon .He approved all league related stories for the past 2 years.“He has been very co operative and forth coming,” said Ali.Faroon further states their assistant secretary is the new media spokesperson.

By edwin Chand

This past Saturday at UFC 126 Anderson Silva gave the world one of the greatest knockouts at the expense of Vitor Belfort. Proceeded by the drama at the weigh ins where Silva wore a mask and then confronted Belfort who called him fake. During the confrontation at the weigh ins Silva and Belfort began to attack each other

in Portuguese. At the beginning of the 1st round Silva and Belfort were feeling each other out until Belfort threw the first shot, a low kick to Silva, soon after they began throwing blows to each other. When the pace slowed down Silva caught the tempo of Belfort’s boxing rhythm, found an opening and threw a front kick flush onto Belfort’s chin ending the fight

at 3:25 of the 1st round. With the win Silva extends his UFC record streak for most consecutive title defenses to 8. UFC president Dana White has stated if George St. Pierre wins his next fight against Jake Shields, he is looking for a super fight between St. Pierre and Silva! Expect a wonderful year of MMA action.

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WEEKLY SPORT By: Asuad AliSr. Sports Writer

Out with the old ways

You can bet on us

Silva’s Triumph

Former Eagles F.C soccer coach Saizad Khan seeks a change in the current league

format

Anderson “Spider” Silva’s single lethal front kick flush on Belfort’s chin in round 1 of the

Championship fight extends his consecutive title defences to 8

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As if there wasn’t already enough heat, now there’s more. While some fans have expressed dismay at the idea Thiago Silva may be removed from UFC 130’s card, it appears there is unfinished business. Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer reports the two were in a night club together over the weekend and when they ran into each other, problems arose.The real main event for UFC 130 may end up being a rematch with Quinton Jackson vs. Rashad Evans.

Jackson is currently scheduled to face Thiago Silva, and as of a few hours ago, that was still scheduled, although those in Silva’s camp admitted they had a bad feeling about it. The Nevada State Athletic commission a few hours ago listed 14 fighters from the 1/1 show whose urine tests came back clean. They also said there is one test pending. By process of elimination, given that every other name tested but Silva was listed as clean, that would say his is

pending. Evans is apparently being looked at for the sport in what would be a grudge match. Jackson and Evans were at a night club in Las Vegas over the weekend and Jackson slapped Evans, who slapped him back before the situation was broken up.Promoting a fight often results in a serious descent into idiocy. Or it results into nothingness. The hype for Michael Bisping vs. Wanderlei Silva was a

moment where both fighters professed to hate one another and yet, when pressed for a reason were reduced to “I don’t know, I just do”. In this instance, however, the dispute between Evans and Jackson appears to still carry real heat. To be cliche about it, there is unfinished business between the two. If the UFC does have to go the route of putting this rematch on, I suspect the promotion won’t be as labored as some fans fear.

The first blocks of tickets for UFC 129 go on sale Thursday morning, and if you’re hoping to secure a seat at Rogers Centre April 30 you should do two things.First, join the UFC’s Fight Club, where a $74.99 (U.S.) annual fee gives you a chance to buy up to eight tickets before they go on sale to the general public. Non-members must wait until Saturday morning to buy tickets.Then you need to act fast. To ensure the general public will still have seats to buy on Saturday the UFC will cap initial ticket sales to Fight

Club members. With the most heavily hyped event in the UFC’s history approaching and nearly 20,000 people enrolled in the Fight Club, the UFC could easily sell all 40,000 seats without even opening sales to the general public.Hence the cap on pre-sales. Tom Wright, the UFC’s director of Canadian operations, says that even for $75 your Fight Club membership doesn’t guarantee you a chance to buy tickets.It just gives you a better place in line — as long as you line up early.

“I could say I wish they all went to Fight Club members because my goal is obviously to sell (the event) out,” Wright said. “But my real goal is to make sure it’s accessible to as many fans as possible. We will not allow the fight to be sold out just to Fight Club members.”Wright wouldn’t specify Thursday’s sales limits but affirmed that tickets still available Saturday morning will number “in the thousands.”But they still may total a small percentage of the available remaining seats.Three years ago the UFC staged its first show in

Montreal and broke existing records for attendance (21,390) and fastest sellout (five minutes). But the record for quickest sellout only counted the tickets that remained after the UFC sold roughly 20,000 seats to Fight Club members.Ticket prices range from $50 in the Rogers Centre’s upper levels to $800 for seats closer to ringside, and organizers expect all of them to sell quickly.When that happens Wright says the UFC and Rogers Centre are prepared to add more seats, which will be made available on a first-come, first-served basis.

UFC 130: Rampage Jackson, Rashad Evans Slap Each Other In Night Club

Fight Club members get first crack at UFC tickets

The Nadi Masters player’s appreciation night in pictures

Members of the Cultural giants Braham Gyan were out in numbers during Nadi master’s appreciation night at the Fiji’s Exotic Restaurant in Delta.

Masters manager Ilshad Ali and new coach Raj Lal socialize with Paul Chand during Nadi master’s appreciation night.

Former Nadi and Fiji national soccer star Kamal (King) Sahib with former Nadi Muslim goalkeeper Reyaz Ali rub shoulders during Nadi masters appreciation night at Fiji’s Exotic Restaurant in Delta 2 weeks ago.

Rehyan and Faiyaz Kahn with Nadi Masters Iltaf Sahib huddled together for a jovial picture take.

Nadi soccer stalwarts, Tom Khan, Abbas Khan, Tony Khan and B.C. Muslim Sports Association president Bashir Ahamed enjoy the evening at Nadi masters appreciation night.

Legendary goalkeeper Bobby Izaz Mohammed with legendary veteran Kamal Sahib was basking the night during Nadi master’s appreciation night in Delta.

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LAS VEGAS: Even after a dozen straight wins during nearly a half–decade of unrivaled perfection in the UFC octagon, Anderson Silva still came up with another spectacular way to finish a fight.Silva stopped Vitor Belfort with a single kick to the face in the first round, defending his middleweight belt for a record eighth time at UFC 126 on Saturday night.After little action in the opening minutes of their bout, Silva (28–4) flattened his fellow Brazilian brawler with one magnificently placed kick that caught Belfort squarely on the jaw, bringing a

dramatic end to Silva’s 13th consecutive UFC victory at 3:25 of the opening round.“Thanks to my coach for teaching me that kick,” Silva said. “Everybody should respect Vitor. Before I even started fighting, he was a champion, so he deserves your respect.”The lightning–quick strike landed before anybody in the sold–out Mandalay Bay Events Center even realized Silva had done it. Belfort’s eyes rolled while his knees buckled as he fell limply on his back, and Silva landed two punches to the prone Belfort’s head before the fight was stopped.“I’ve only seen that in a video game,” UFC president Dana White said.Belfort (19–9) blamed himself for failing to block the straight–ahead kick from Silva, whose athleticism and well–rounded style have kept him perfect since 2006.“It’s no excuse. He caught me with a kick,” Belfort said. “I just got caught up. He faked the body, and he kicked to the head. Anderson is a great fighter.”Jon “Bones” Jones earned a light heavyweight title shot with a second–round submission victory over fellow prospect Ryan Bader on the undercard in the UFC’s hometown. Forrest Griffin also won an unanimous decision over fellow veteran Rich Franklin in a meeting of former champions.Silva is the longest–reigning champion in UFC history, largely dominating all contenders since winning his belt in October 2006 with a first–round stoppage of Franklin. The fighter known as “Spider” is considered the world’s greatest

mixed martial artist by White and most experts.Yet Silva’s aura had lost much of its luster in the past 10 months. He was ripped by White for embarrassing the UFC in Abu Dhabi by barely engaging Demian Maia during a title defense last April, then Silva was largely dominated on the ground for four rounds by Chael Sonnen in Oakland last August before escaping with a fifth–round submission victory.Belfort was the youngest fighter to win a UFC bout 14 years ago, but the 33–year–old still known as “Phenom” had to fight his way back to the UFC after losing his light heavyweight title in 2004 to Randy Couture, who was part of Belfort’s corner team Saturday night. After stops with four MMA promotions and his boxing debut, Belfort returned to the UFC in September 2009 with a knockout of Franklin, but hadn’t fought since.Earlier, Jones (12–1) won the bout between elite MMA prospects with a guillotine choke, stopping the previously unbeaten Bader (12–1) — and earning a stunning title shot just six weeks later.Moments after the bout ended, the UFC announced Jones will get the next shot at light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua’s title at UFC 128 in Newark, N.J. on March 19. Rua was scheduled to fight Rashad Evans, Jones’ training partner, but Evans was diagnosed with a knee injury earlier Saturday.White said he made the deal for Jones to face Rua while Jones was still in the octagon. The 23–year–old Jones didn’t flinch from a daunting task.

“I feel like it’s my time,” Jones said. “My confidence is really high. I’m already in shape, and I’ve got six weeks to make myself even better.”Jones’ bout with Bader matched arguably the top two prospects in the loaded light heavyweight division. Jones is among the UFC’s most tantalizing up–and–comers for his athletic, unorthodox approach and dramatic stoppage wins, while Bader forged an unbeaten record with remarkable strength and superb wrestling skills.Jones dominated the first round on the ground, nearly submitting Bader with an unusual hold. The fighters spent most of the second round on their feet, but Jones took down Bader and landed a difficult guillotine choke, forcing Bader to tap out for the first time in his career.Griffin capitalized on a strong first round, hanging on for a victory over Franklin in a meeting of former UFC champions who rank among the sport’s most popular fighters. After Griffin (18–6) controlled nearly the entire opening round, he traded punches and avoided takedowns to grind out a win over Franklin (28–6), the former middleweight champion who has lost three of his last five fights.“Rusty, rusty,” said Griffin, who hadn’t fought since late 2009 while recovering from a shoulder injury. “It’s great to be back. I was so nervous. Camp didn’t go right, but I feel good now. It’s hard to come back after a year when you haven’t gone full speed. Fortunately I got him down in that first round and was able to grind on him a bit.”

Former NHL Most Valuable Player and Swedish star Peter Forsberg pursuing a comeback after three years out of the league, inked a deal with Colorado on Sunday.“Peter believes he can compete at the NHL level based on how his workouts went,” Avalanche general manager Greg Sherman said. “He will provide additional leadership to our club and he will have an impact with this young team.” The Avalanche did not release the terms of the contract.Forsberg, who began his comeback bid last month when he began practising with the team he sparked to two Stanley Cup titles, said he made his final decision before practice on Sunday.”I was a little back and forth,” he said.“I kind of made up my mind before practice if nothing went wrong in practice I would see Greg.”Forsberg said he didn’t expect to play on immediately against Phoenix, and isn’t sure when he’ll play in an NHL contest.”There are a few issues that have to be straightened out first,” he said. “I’d like to play, but I’m not sure

how it’s going to go. I’m here, I came here to try and it’s going pretty good. I’d like to start playing and see if I’m good enough.”Forsberg, 37, began training with Colorado couple weeks ago. He wanted to find out if his chronically injured right foot could handle the rigours of the NHL.He said he had to get into game shape before he could make a decision.”The first couple of practices were tough.Guys were flying around you and I felt like I was 47 instead of 37,” he said.Forsberg was a star in his prime, helping the Avalanche win Stanley Cup titles in 1996 and 2001.He won the Hart Trophy as the league MVP in 2003 and the Avalanche said they are happy to have him back.”When he’s available to us it will be a big boost for us emotionally and a big boost in our lineup,” coach Joe Sacco said. “He has a strong history in our organization, but we’re not doing it just for that reason. We’re doing it because we really believe that he can help us here down the stretch in the last 30 games.”

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Genre: Comedy Director: Neeraj Vora Producer: Dhilin Mehta Banner: Shri Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd. Music Director: Monty Sharma Lyricist: Sameer Star Cast: Govinda, Tusshar Kapoor,

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From the kitty of producer Dhilin Mehta (much renowned for the ‘Golmaal’ series), comes yet another out-an-out comedy thriller titled ‘Run Bhola Run’. Scripted and directed by veteran actor-director Neeraj Vora, the movie has been presented under the banner of Shri Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd. The film features standout comedians Govinda and Tusshar Kapoor as the main protagonists, while Amisha Patel and Celina Jaitley play their love interests respectively. Sameer has penned the lively and perky

numbers, and Monty Sharma has given tunes to them. ‘Run Bhola Run’ circles around two criminals assigned the task of abducting a girl as a ticket to their freedom. Two convicts, Govinda and Tusshar Kapoor, plan to escape from the prison and in no time, succeed in breaking the bars of the jail. But this escape is not a simple run away as they are assigned with the task of capturing the very stunning Amisha Patel. What is the motive behind this kidnapping? Considering that the two runaway criminals are given only seven hours to return back, will they succeed in returning and figuring a way out to their permanent escape from the bars. And what is the punishment for which these two culprits are sentenced? With two versatile actors Govinda and Tusshar Kapoor teaming up together for the very

first time, one can only expect some mirthful dialogues and hilarious comedy. And mind it - Tusshar Kapoor is no more a mute in this flick! Check out his tongue-in-cheek and whimsical humor that adds to the uproarious plot of the movie. Come March, 2011, and welcome an on-the-run comedy thriller titled ‘Run Bhola Run’ at theaters near you.

India’s top movie superstar couple has revealed they partied long into the Wellington Sevens night last week, leaving New Zealand’s local Indians surprised. When Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai go anywhere in India it is with heavy security, but Auckland’s Indian Weekender newspaper reports that the couple took part in a Courtenay Place street party. It was also Bachchan’s 35th birthday and Rai, a onetime Miss World, had flown in from Mumbai, along with a flock of Bollywood, to celebrate

with him. Weekender quotes Wellington automation Shaneel Choy, 24, and Meron Tegegn, 21, spotting the superstars. Bachchan even posed for a photo at around 2am. “It’s one night we are not likely to forget,” Choy told the Indian Weekender. She said the couple had a bodyguard who initially tried to remove their camera, but Bachchan intervened and took the photo himself. “Abhishek took the picture himself so that makes it even more special - he’s a really nice and polite guy, very relaxed. It was such a pleasure meeting them,” she told Weekender. “It would have been even better if Aishwarya had been in the photo too but it was quite late and she appeared a bit stressed - but it was all very exciting.” Bachchan is in Wellington filming Players, a Bollywood take on the Italian Job.

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Tusshar Kapoor who seems to be out partying every night, that is when he isn’t working, apparently has a secret formula to beat hangovers.

Says the star, “Honestly I can’t tell you what it is. But I have a party tablet that can keep you sane even if you have had a couple of glasses of wine. It also helps you sleep like a baby when you come back pooped from the party.” Tusshar who is an intergral part of the Kareena Kapoor, Amrita Arora Ladak gang is always the chirpiest guy at the party because he knows how to do things in moderation. And, of course, on the day when he goes overboard (if he ever does it), then he knows how to rectify his mistakes as well. Smart boy!

Kajol holds her award after winning it at the 56th Idea Filmfare Awards at Yashraj Studios in Mumbai on January 29, 2011. It seems she forgot to wear her churidar!!!

It looks like the makers of Dhoom 3 are finding difficult to pin down on one actress to act opposite Aamir Khan in Dhoom 3. It was earlier reported that Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif

and Deepika Padukone are in the fray for the role. But the latest we hear is that Yash Raj Films is keen to rope in Slum Dog Millionaire star Freida Pinto.One of the leading Bollywood

banners Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd in association with LFS Media & Entertainment Pvt Ltd have announced a joint venture for the launch of India Studiocity to be located in the heart of Mumbai. India Studiocity will be spread across 300 acres of prime land with an approximate value of INR 3,000 Crores. India Studiocity will comprise Air Conditioned shooting floors with world-class facilities, Fixed Sets comprising hospitals, roadways, airport interiors, Havellis, street scenes etc and a Back Lot with open areas for shooting. Post production facilities with a complete suite of technology solutions, Film Processing Labs with state-of-the-art equipment and a Satellite platform for global digital screening, amongst other services, will all be located on site (please see below for more details). In addition, India Studiocity will provide turnkey logistics and concierge services to enable production to take place at any outside location within India. The project will be built in 3 phases, starting with the Film Production Facilities and accommodation for clients and their crews. The second phase will comprise residential, retail, food &

beverage and hospitality supported by world-class infrastructure. An international, high quality Theme Park, designed to celebrate new India, will be developed in phase Three. The India Studiocity vision is to be the No1 film production facility in Asia, both for India’s domestic filmmakers as well as attracting foreign productions. It will, for the first time, provide foreign filmmakers with the scale and technology to produce major productions entirely within India, along with the advantage to realize better economies. Situated in a prime location in Mumbai with excellent connectivity, infrastructure and amenities, India Studiocity will also be a commercial, retail and entertainment complex and a premiere new residential community. The ISC Theme Park will reflect India’s heritage, creativity and its exciting future. It will be designed as a major tourist destination, attracting both domestic tourists from around the country and foreign tourists from across the world. As a foreign tourist destination, the Theme Park will increase dwell times of foreign visitors to India, thereby boosting the domestic economy and create new jobs and careers for many thousands of people.

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There are several superb eating places in the capital city ranging from the high end to some ‘off the beaten track’ favorites frequented by the locals in the know. Here are a few to whet your appetite.JJ’s on the Park

As famous for their desserts as for their meals. JJ’s has the added benefit of a beautiful seawall location and a direct view into Suva’s Sakuna Park that often hosts many joyous local events. JJ’s has an excellent bar, quite popular at Happy Hour for business networking and a varied, exciting menu that allows locals to experience real fine dining.Maya Dhaba South Indian food, exquisitely prepared and in a special ambiance right in the heart of Suva’s night time entertainment district. The vegetarian dishes are varied and equally delectable. When this restaurant opened up it immediately captured the taste buds of locals as much as Fiji’s urban visitors.

Bad Dog caféA smart, tasty and eclectic mix of foods that range from local dishes to steakhouse servings to Mexican and everything in between. The Bad Dog Café has something

for everyone. It has been around forever and its consistency never falters. Located beside an equally famous Suva institution, O’Rielly’s Night Club, it’s just a quick hop through the door to a memorable evening for the ages.

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Always remain 10 steps away from the bus to be out of the “Danger Zone” and where the driver can see you. Always cross the street in front of the bus. Never go behind the bus. To be safe when they travel to and from school, follow these simple safety rules:at thE BuS StoP:•Always walk to the bus stop. Never run. •Walk on the sidewalk. If there is no sidewalk, walk on the left facing traffic. •Always go to the bus stop about five minutes before the bus is scheduled to arrive. •While at the bus stop, wait in a safe place away from the road. Do not run and play while waiting. •Never speak to strangers at the bus stop and never get into the car with a stranger. Always go straight home and tell you parents if a stranger tries to talk to you or pick you up. •Wait for the bus to arrive, watch for red flashing lights and the stop sign to be extended, and cross only when all traffic has stopped. Look left, right, and left again before crossing.

on thE BuS:•Go directly to a seat. Remain seated and facing forward for the entire ride. •Talk quietly (so the driver will not be distracted). •If you need to talk to the bus driver: wait for the bus to stop, raise your hand, and call the driver’s name. •Never throw things on the bus or out the windows. Never play with the emergency exits. •Keep the aisles clear at all times. •If there is an emergency, listen to the driver and follow instructions. EXit thE BuS:•When getting off the bus make sure you walk (not run) three more steps away from the door. This is the best place to be around a bus. Stay away from the bus wheels and watch out for moving cars! •Once you get off the bus, go straight home so an adult will know where you are. •Only get on and off the bus at your designated stop. If you need to get off the bus somewhere else, you will need to have a note from your parents. •If you leave something on the bus, never return to the bus to get it. The driver may not see you come back and they may begin moving the bus. Also, if you drop something near the bus, tell the bus driver before you attempt to pick it up, so they will know where you are.

Cilantro is an herb that is commonly found in Mexican or South Western dishes. It has a strong, distinctive flavor that is quite unmistakable. The seeds of the cilantro plant are also used to season food, and are called coriander. Growing your own cilantro can be a bit tricky, but with attention and care you’ll be harvesting this wonderful herb and using it in your own cuisine. Let’s get started! Cilantro plants grow and go to seed very quickly, so you’ll want to plant them continuously throughout the growing season; every three weeks or so to maintain your crop. Once the roots consistently reach 75 degrees, the plant will start to seed. Plant the seeds a few inches apart in an area of your garden that gets both sun and shade - preferably morning sun and afternoon shade. Planting them close together will give your cilantro plants a bit of extra shade to keep the roots

cooler, longer. Seeds should be planted about 1/4 inch deep. Spring and fall are the best times to grow cilantro, since the heat of the summer sun will speed up the process and your plants will bolt to seed quickly. The soil should be well drained and moist for optimum growth. Add a bit of mulch or compost to your cilantro bed to provide nutrients for the soil and an extra layer of protection for the roots. If your cilantro plants begin to flower, trim off the flower heads to prolong leaf growth. This directs the plant’s energy back into the leaves rather than the flowers and seeds. If you allow the seed heads to mature, they will resow themselves back into your garden and you’ll have another crop in a few weeks. Under good conditions and careful monitoring, your cilantro plants should be ready to harvest after about 8 weeks.



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The family-friendly Dodge Grand Caravan has always been an American car staple. As a steady and reliable minivan, the 2011 model has been redesigned to be more fuel-efficient with a better-engineered power train and suspension. The interior is also expected to see major changes, with some minor retouchings on the exterior of the vehicle to make it look more sculpted and sharper, to lose some of the “minivan” stigma. Marketed as the ultimate “Man Van,” it is clear that the Dodge Grand Caravan is attempting to change people’s minds about what a minivan means.

Specifications•Pricing: $22,800 - $28,735 •Fuel economy: 17 mpg city / 25 mpg highway •Engine: 283 HP, 3.6 liter V6 Pentastar. •Car safety features: traction control, antilock brakes, antiskid system, and airbags are expected •Warranty: three-year/36,000 mile basic warranty and roadside assistance; five-year/100,000 mile powertrain and corrosion warrantiesoverviewThe Dodge Grand Caravan has never been a very quick accelerating machine, being a minivan. The 2010

version takes about 8.8 seconds to reach 60 mph, though the stronger Pentastar engine is a stronger, faster machine, clocking closer to 8 or even 7.5 seconds. You can definitely feel the difference in the Pentastar engine, with powerful push and a muscly presence more akin to an SUV than a minivan. However, this combines the smoothness of a minivan, typically seen as the most family-friendly type vehicle with lots of room for whatever gear you or your kids might need to haul.Fuel EconomyAs far as fuel economy goes, the 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan is much stronger than most of the minivans in its class. One of the major driving changes to the Grand Caravan has been a “Fuel Economizer Switch,” which is a toggle button on the dash that lets drivers change the transmission shift schedule in order to economize fuel use. On our test drive, we noticed that this let us improve the Grand Caravan’s city gas mileage. 17 mpg is already a great figure for a minivan, so we can only imagine how much more money could be saved on gas.

PerformanceFinally, the improved suspension of the Grand Caravan provides a sportier feel to what was otherwise a bit of a clunker of a car. Traction control, anti-lock brakes, and anti-skid systems to combat hydroplaning and other safety issues certainly made us feel safer while driving around, and while we wouldn’t say the new model “turns on a dime,” it does have decent, average turning capacity, fixing many of the problems in earlier models.how the Dodge grand caravan compares to other MinivansThe 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan builds on a vehicle line that has been around for quite a while. Quite a few other minivans have been developed over the years that provide tough competition to the Grand Caravan.

I love road trips. And apparently so do many of you because a lot of people have been asking questions about what happens if you’re travelling outside of B.C. Some of the answers are below.Q: what do i do if i have a crash in the States? A: If you’re in a crash anywhere in Canada or the U.S., just call ICBC Dial-a-Claim at 1-800-910-4222. Telephone claims staff are available 24/7 to help you and explain what your policy covers. You can give them all the details and get the process started.Q: what if my car is too damaged to drive after a crash?A: The Dial-a-Claim staff are there to help get you back on the road. They’ll check to see if you’re covered for things like a rental vehicle or towing. If you’re

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... continued from last weekchest x-rayThis shows abnormalities in the size or shape of the heart, and whether fluid is building up in the lungs because the heart isn’t working efficiently as a pump.coronary angiogram•This is often used to assess whether people with angina require surgery. •The test gives vital information about: •Blood pressure within the heart, •How much oxygen is in the blood •The function of the pumping chambers and valves •The exact severity and positioning of any narrowings in the coronary arteries. •A catheter is inserted into a vein or artery in the groin or arm, under a local anaesthetic, and dye is injected into the coronary arteries. Obstructions in the arteries can be identified by tracing the liquid’s passage though the veins.coronary angiographyThis is a more complex test. Under the guidance of an x-ray camera, a long, thin tube is threaded into the coronary arteries via a blood vessel in the groin or arm and a dye, which can be seen on the x-ray screen, is then injected, showing the pattern of the coronary arteries.CT (or CAT - computerised axial tomography) scanHigh resolution images of the heart, brain and blood vessels are given by X-ray computed tomography (CT) or computerised axial tomographic (CAT) scans. It’s useful to evaluate disease of the aorta - the largest artery in the body and involves little potential risk to patients. In stroke patients, it gives valuable information about the location and extent of brain injury.Doppler studies and echocardiographyBlood samples taken over a series of days can reveal the level of enzymes - proteins that help with chemical actions in the body and are released after a heart attack - in the blood.EchocardiogramThis scan uses sound waves to create an image of the heart as it beats. It shows the structure of the heart, how the walls of the heart move, and how well the heart valves are working.

EchocardiographyA pulse of high frequency, inaudible sound is transmitted through the skin by placing a recorder or probe on the chest wall. The probe picks up the echoes reflected from various parts of the heart and displays them as an echocardiogram - a picture on a screen. The recorded waves show the shape, texture and movement of the valves and the size and function of the heart muscle and chambers. The test can take up to an hour and is painless. It provides information about disease of the heart muscle for those who have suffered a heart attack or heart failure and to assess people with disease of the heart valves.Exercise stress test (or treadmill test)This monitors the heart during exercise and shows how well it responds when the demands on it are increased. It’s a good way to detect blockages in the blood flow through the coronary arteries to the muscle of the heart (coronary artery disease).Holter monitoringAlso known as 24-hour ECG, involves electrocardiogram recordings taken over 24 hours and can help diagnose palpitations, which occur infrequently and can easily be missed in a short test. The electrodes are placed on the chest and attached with wires to a small portable tape recorder which is worn on a belt around the waist. The recorder - the Holter monitor - takes constant or intermittent readings.Magnetic resonance imaging (Mri scan)Produces detailed pictures of internal organs, including the heart and brain. Patients lie in a short tunnel-like machine which contains a cylindrical magnet. Short bursts of magnetic fields and radio waves create images of parts of the body as required.MRI can measure the flow of blood through some of the major arteries and can detect abnormal heart function in disorders such as cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease), coronary heart disease, and congenital heart defects and help define the location and extent of brain injury in stroke patients. Nuclear imagingA very small and harmless quantity of radioactive substance, called an isotope, is injected into the blood, often while exercising. Gamma rays emitted by the isotope - usually technetium or thallium - are picked up by a “camera” positioned close to the chest and tests the size and pumping function of the heart chambers, taking pictures of the inside of the heart as it empties and fills. Blood flow to the heart muscleis also studied, taking pictures of the flow of blood to the muscular walls of the heart.

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Want to kick start your day feeling healthy and positive? Look no further than the bedroom, suggests a new study.According to the research, adults who make love first thing in the morning apparently not only feel more upbeat for the rest of the day, but also benefit from a stronger immune system.The study suggests that adults who begin their day this way are healthier and happier than those who simply opt for a cup of tea and some toast before heading out of the door.Not only does it make them less likely to catch a cold or flu, it can also improve the quality of their hair, skin, and nails.“Having sex in the morning releases the feel-good chemical oxytocin, which makes couples feel loving and bonded all day long,” the Daily Mail quoted Dr Debby Herbenick, an American

research scientist and sex advice columnist, as saying.Dr Herbenick, author of the book Because It Feels Good, added: “It makes you stronger and more beautiful too: Morning sex can strengthen your immune system for the day by enhancing your levels of IgA, an antibody that protects against infection.“And it releases chemicals that boost levels of oestrogen, which improves the tone and texture of your skin and hair.”Other studies suggest that the benefits do not end there. A study at Queens University in Belfast found that having sex three times a week could halve the risk of heart attack or stroke.Research from Nottingham University also revealed that men who kept up a regular sex life in their 50s were also at lower risk of developing prostate cancer.

A new study has found that going for a run outdoors is better than exercising in the gym because it has a positive impact on mental, as well as physical health.The study found that exercise in natural environments was linked to greater feelings of revitalization, increased energy and positive engagement, reports the media.Also levels of tension, confusion, anger and depression were lowered by exercising outside.

A team at the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry looked at data from sources including 11 trials involving 833 adults.All compared the relative merits of outdoor exercise compared to indoors.Apart from improved mental health benefits, the study also reported greater enjoyment from exercising outside, and a higher likelihood of continuing with the exercise regime.

Experts have claimed that Kids who use cell phones could be up to five times more likely to develop a brain tumour than adults.The potential risk could be a “huge time bomb”, according to independent watchdog Powerwatch, which investigates their safety. It wants children banned from using them.“The risk of getting a brain tumour is far increased for children as their cells are still dividing which could cause a tumour to grow. Their skulls are also far thinner and less developed than an

adult’s, meaning they don’t absorb as much of the radiation leaving it to get through to the brain. This can do a huge amount of damage,” the reporter quoted as saying.Cancer specialist Dr Justin Stebbing, of Imperial College London, said: “Their cells are still growing so they could be more sensitive to DNA damage.”The BMJ Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine advises parents to ensure children use text messages, hands-free kits or loudspeaker functions.



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Australia’s prime minister and other MPs wept as they paid tribute to the thousands of people whose lives have been rocked by natural disasters.Julia Gillard struggled to hold back tears while speaking of the 35 killed in last month’s floods in Queensland.Powerful Cyclone Yasi compounded the misery of Queenslanders, and wildfires are still burning in Western Australia.She said Australia “watched in horror as day after day a new chapter in natural disaster history was written”.At the first parliament opening for 2011, Ms Gillard said the past few months would be “remembered for the force and scale of the natural disasters the nation has endured”.She wept as she presented a flag to parliament given to her by rescue workers in Queensland, who had found it at the scene of deadly flash floods described as “an inland tsunami”.

“It spoke to them of courage; the courage it takes to keep filling sandbags even when your back is breaking, the courage it takes to hold your nerve in the dark as a cyclone races around you,” she said.As she recounted the story of 13-year-old Jordan Rice, who urged rescuers to save his younger brother first as he was swept to his death, many MPs were reduced to tears. She also told of a pregnant woman whose child was torn from her arms and drowned, just seconds before help arrived.“We will always remember the days of despair and the days of courage we’ve lived through together this summer,” she said.Evacuation centers Across Queensland, 35 people have been reported dead in flood-related incidents since December. Several people remain missing in the Lockyer Valley.About 26,000 Brisbane homes have been hit by either major or partial flooding. In nearby Ipswich, 3,000 homes were flooded.Nearly a week after Cyclone Yasi battered Queensland coastal communities, the army is cutting its way through mountains of debris to reach townships and farms that remain isolated.In suburbs of Western Australia’s state capital, Perth, fierce bushfires which started at the weekend have razed more than 70 properties and damaged dozens more.

Residents in the cyclone-devastated town of Tully in far north Queensland are angry that landlords are trying to raise rents and exploit the reduced availability of homes.Authorities say up to 40 per cent of the houses damaged by Cyclone Yasi will have to be demolished.Residents and even a real estate agent are complaining about profiteering by landlords.Many residents, including Marge Youngman, are busily salvaging what they can and piling their destroyed belongings on the roadside.“A bunch of rubble... you never replace what you’ve lost. Even though we have got insurance, you never replace it. It’s hard to salvage,” she said.Ms Youngman’s rented home is one of hundreds that is barely standing. A few wet discolored photos are laid carefully on the grass to dry, but nearby the pile of ruined belongings is two meters high.

After 17 years in the place Ms Youngman and her husband have to find a new home, but she says they may not be able to afford it.“I’m not going to pay big rents - everyone’s bumped rent up. I think it’s very disgusting,” she said. “People have not got jobs and I think that’s the worst thing, because after Cyclone Larry they did exactly the same in the Tully area and everywhere else.”Ms Youngman says rents are rising by around 50 per cent in some cases.“Up the road was $180. I think he told his guys $250; so some could be $300 to $350. The young guy my husband had here working with him said ‘I can’t afford that, I’m going to have to go’.”Similar stories of cyclone profiteering are being told around Tully. One man told PM that landlords are telling renters they are welcome to vacate as soon as they like ahead of likely rent hikes.At the moment it seems most of the people whose homes were damaged are staying with family and friends, as there are only about 30 people staying in the Red Cross shelters in Tully.The Government and charities are working on a plan to help house people, but with about 400 homes unsalvageable, hundreds of families will need accommodation.

Fire consumes a home in the Brookton valley

A fire which has destroyed more than 60 homes in the Perth Hills has been brought under control, but authorities say the blaze is still not considered safe.The fire in the bush-fringed Perth suburbs of Kelmscott and Roleystone, south-east of Perth, has destroyed 64 houses and damaged 32 others.Emergency services were surprised by the fire, which started about midday last Sunday, 40 kilometres south-east of the Perth CBD.

A SYDNEY businessman’s frozen body was found dumped in a freezer chest, a week after he disappeared from his tire shop. Police confirmed that they made the gruesome discovery last month.Allan Noor’s body was hidden inside a commercial freezer in the basement of an apartment block in Sydney’s south.Mr Noor, 49, was last seen on December 31 at the Payless Tyres store he owned and operated at Chatswood in Sydney’s north.The father-of-three was reported missing to police on New Year’s Day after he failed to turn up to a party the night before.A week later, police found Mr Noor’s frozen body, which showed no signs of violence or injury, beneath a unit block in Carlton.Police appealed to the public for information which may help them track down his killer.Senior police defended their decision not to release details of Mr Noor’s gruesome death earlier,

saying the decision was made for “operational reasons”.It is understood the entire freezer chest, with Mr Noor’s intact body, was taken to Glebe Morgue for a post-mortem examination. No cause of death has been established.Strike Force Kenton, which comprises detectives from the state crime command’s homicide squad as well as St George, Dee Why and Chatswood police, was established to investigate the circumstances surrounding Mr Noor’s death.Detectives believe Mr Noor may have been kidnapped from his work, or at least incapacitated, after they discovered the business unlocked and unsecured.“Obviously we are treating this as a murder, yes, and it is out of character for the business to be left unsecured,” a police spokesman said.Police are keen to speak to anyone who may have seen Mr Noor in the vicinity of his tire shop on the Pacific Highway, or near the unit block in Hampton Court Rd at Carlton, between December 31 and January 7.His green Volvo sedan was last seen leaving the business on December 31.The car was later found abandoned and parked on the corner of Buchanan St and Hampton Court Rd at Carlton on January 3.The car has since been seized for forensic analysis.“Police are appealing to anyone who has any information about the green Volvo or who may have seen any activity around the vehicle in and around the Carlton area between December 31, 2010, and January 3, 2011,” police said in a statement.

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BC Place officials have announced revitalization work on the stadium is scheduled to be completed by Sept. 30. The massive $565-million renovation includes the installation of the largest cable-supported retractable roof of its kind in the world. The stadium’s seats are also being replaced with wider versions.Work to install the 36 masts and compression beams that make up the steel superstructure of the new retractable roof at BC Place is now complete. The cable-net system to support the new fabric roof is now being installed.

“There’s still a lot of work to do of course, but we have an exceptional team of skilled tradespeople, designers, engineers and construction professionals involved in this project,” said David Podmore, chair of the BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo), in a news release.He cautioned the Sept. 30 date could change.“Our September 30th scheduled completion is also dependent on weather or other factors beyond our control. While we will do our level best to be ready on that date, we will, of course, always put the safety of our talented and dedicated workers ahead of any other consideration. Nonetheless, construction at BC Place is progressing so well, that we are now at a point where we can confidently set the re-opening date,” Podmore added.He said the BC Lions and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are now able to finalize their plans for 2011. BC Place will host the Grey Cup on Nov. 27.

Surrey RCMP are re-appealing for public assistance in locating the person/persons responsible for an unprovoked assault and robbery of a postal worker that occurred over 7 weeks ago.On Wednesday, December 15th at approximately 11:30am, a 44 year old postal carrier from Canada Post was assaulted in the area of 132nd Street and 105th Avenue. The carrier was transported to hospital with non-

life threatening injuries to his head.Further police investigation has revealed that a small bundle of mail was stolen from the carrier, which was in his hand when he was attacked. None of the carrier’s personal belongings were stolen. This incident is believed to be an isolated event and continues to be investigated by Surrey RCMP’s Robbery Section. “This is a rare attack that occurred in broad daylight in a heavily populated area,” says Surrey RCMP Cpl. Drew Grainger. “We are hopeful that by appealing again to the public some additional information may come to light.” The postal worker is currently still off work recuperating from his injuries.Anyone with more information is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP Robbery Section at 604-599-0502 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS if you wish to remain anonymous.

A minor earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale was felt in Victoria Tuesday morning.The United States Geological Service pinpointed the epicentre within 8 km of Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands region of Washington State, about 23 km south of Victoria on the southern tip of Vancouver Island.The tremor was almost 51 km deep but the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Centre said it was too small to issue a tsunami alert.Twitter and other social networks briefly lit up after 8:36 a.m. PT with B.C. residents reporting they’d felt the tremor.There are no reports or damage and “none

would be expected,” Natural Resources Canada said in a release.Earthquakes at about 3.0 on the Richter scale are just at the threshold that would be felt, officials with the U.S. Geological Service said.The tremor hit just 13 days after a British Columbia-wide earthquake drill.The Jan. 26th drill marked the 311th anniversary of the 9.0 magnitude mega-quake that shook the province, Washington, Oregon and California in 1700. Seismologists say B.C. is overdue for another major earthquake.The last major quake in the region measured 6.8. It hit on Feb. 28,2001 near Olympia, Wash., and damaged buildings almost 100 km away in Seattle.

Another membership drive controversy is threatening to embarrass the BC Liberal party. Managers at Joey Restaurants were apparently offered free iPads for signing up new party members. The managers were promised the hot-ticket tablet computers if they brought 25 people to the party before the deadline to participate in the Liberals’ upcoming leadership vote. Forty new memberships were registered using the same phone number, and 24

have the same address as a Joey location in Kelowna. Those 24 were all in support of Kevin Falcon’s campaign. Falcon’s campaign manager says they had nothing to do with the giveaways and only learned about the irregularities Tuesday night. Joey Restaurant Group CEO Jeff Fuller could not be reached for comment. The Liberals’ new leadership candidates have raked in 50,000 new signups in recent months, more than doubling the party’s membership -- but controversies about legitimacy continue to cast doubt on the process. Last week, a senior Christy Clark volunteer’s cat made headlines after it was discovered it had been registered to the party. On Tuesday, a number of Kamloops Blazers hockey players were disenfranchised after it was learned they were signed up without their consent.

a company that makes over-the-counter drugs is voluntarily recalling selected lots of six health products sold as store brands by various retailers. Health Canada says the recall is the result of an inspection at the Pharmetics manufacturing plant in Laval, Que., where deficiencies were detected on the production line. It says there was possible contamination between the product lines, and some products were labelled with the wrong expiry dates. The recall covers specific lots of:•acetaminophen 500-milligram extra strength tablets sold by Shoppers and Loblaws •acetaminophen, caffeine & eight-milligram codeine phosphate tablets

sold by Shoppers, Rexall, Loblaws and Procurity •sinus medication night tablets sold by Shoppers, Proxim and Rexall •Daytime Sinus Relief extra strength tablets from Proxim, Jean Coutu and Shoppers •Allergy & Sinus Relief Extra Strength Tablets from Rexall and Shoppers •and Muscle and Back Pain Relief Extra Strength Tablets from Federated Co-op, Loblaws, Rexall, Safeway, Uniprix, Jean Coutu and Value Drug Mart.Pharmetics Inc. is asking customers to return the products to their place of purchase. Customers are advised to see the Health Canada website for the complete list of lot numbers, and photos of the recalled products.Pharmetics Inc. is asking customers to return the products to their place of purchase. Those wanting more information can contact Health Canada’s public enquiries line at (613) 957-2991, or toll free at 1-866-225-0709.

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