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The world famous “Jaipur Foot”, which ban stays
has revolutionised lives of thousands of
disabled across the world, is now going
to help physically impaired people in Fiji.
‘unless FiJi
A technical team of Bhagvan Mahaveer
Viklang Sahayata Samiti [BMVSS] left
for Suva on Wednesday from Jaipur to fit
improves’
amputees with Jaipur Foot. Foreign Minister Murray McCully
The BMVSS team will equip around 300 says there will be no change in the
amputees with the Jaipur foot. The team, Government’s policy of travel sanctions
led by Bhupendra Mehta, will hold an against Fiji unless Fiji signals positive
artificial limb rehabilitation camp in Suva changes surrounding the country’s
from June 6 to July 1. human rights and democracy issues.
According to the BMVSS, in this camp McCully told the media that while the
artificial limbs including Jaipur Foot and Government was keeping an open-door
Jaipur Knee, calipers and artificial hands policy towards Fiji it remained unmoved
would be fitted to about 300 people. over its position.
The six-member team includes Dr Pooja The International Rugby Board has said
Mukul as medical head and Om Prakash it is hopeful ongoing talks with the New
Sharma as camp manager. Zealand Government and Fiji rugby
‘’What we learnt that the diabetes is the conflict zone in the past, there nothing was Lebanon and other countries. The officials will ensure the best possible
main cause of disability in the Island available in organised manner, but in Suva, BMVSS has so far fitted 19,378 amputees Fijian rugby team plays in this year’s
nation, Dr Mehta said. everything is organized,” Dr Mukul said. with Jaipur Foot overseas. Rugby World Cup.
He said a Fijian minister and other “We will have a feed back and consistent ‘’I had been to all the such war ravaged The travel sanctions were imposed on
officials had visited the BMVSS office touch with the beneficiaries,” said Dr countries or affected by violence, but in Fiji after the military coup in 2006 to
in Jaipur and took much interest in the Mukul, who also provided her services at my view, Iraq was most dangerous, said ban sportspeople or family members
artificial limb. a camp in war ravaged Iraq. a team member who served with the associated with the military or the Fijian
‘’The Fijian government had sent two of its Dr Mehta said a large percentage of the BMVSS camp in Baghdad . regime from entering New Zealand.
technicians for training in manufacturing Fijian population comprised the people of ‘’In Pakistan, we have two associate McCully said the IRB understood the
Jaipur Foot and it is expected that a camp Indian origin and they were from Punjab, centres - one in Karachi and other one is Government’s position ‘’very well and I
will be set up in Suva to provide Jaipur Haryana, Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu in Islamabad, both centres fitted artificial think they understand that it won’t change
Foot to amputees, Mr Mehta said. and Andhra Pardesh. limbs to 9000 disables in Pakistan, Dr unless something improves in Fiji’’.
The Fijian government sponsored such ‘’This camp would be symbolic of the Mehta said. He said the appointment of a senior
training and Dr Protima Singh of the Fiji goodwill between India and Fiji, Dr The BMVSS is the biggest organisation military officer as the chairman of the Fiji
Government would assist the camp in Mehta said. in the world having fitted 1.20 million Rugby Union was a counterproductive
Suva. BMVSS has conducted similar camps in artificial limbs so far in India and abroad. step.
‘’This will be a different camp because Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Bangladesh, The BMVSS provides Jaipur Foot to the ‘’The style he has brought to the role
we are used to visit war-torn countries and Honduras, Papua New Guinea, Somalia, disabled. with threats and issuing ultimatums to
the New Zealand Government has not
been an especially helpful diplomatic
FiJi intends tonga in receipt oF initiative on his part.
‘’I hope we see a change of tactics.’’
He said the IRB was keeping a close
to reduce
bank rates: pm
extradition papers eye on developments in Fiji and had
an understandable interest in all its
members.
TONGA Justice Minister has received He said the Office of the Attorney-General ‘’The way forward is to show greater
prime minister commodore voreqe the extradition papers for Ratu Tevita in Tonga, would act on Fiji’s behalf. respect towards human rights and the
bainimarama says government is Uluilakeba Mara. “Fiji does it all the time,” Mr Sayed- restoration of democracy.
working towards reducing bank rates Lord Samiu Kuita Vaipulu confirmed Khaiyum had said. “If it happens here, ‘’If we see those things happening
to ensure more people have access to receiving the papers from his Fiji someone from the AG’s Office goes and anything is possible.
banking services. counterpart earlier this week. argues on behalf of the country requesting ‘’I wouldn’t want to portray a sense of
Bainimarama made the statement while He said they were looking into the matter. extradition. hostility about any of this. It’s with a
speaking to civil servants in Rakiraki. “We are currently working on that,” he “It’s provided for under the Extradition sense of sorrow that I speak about the
He says people need to take up loans and said. Act.” sanctions and I will keep looking for a
use the money to develop their lives but “We will have to go through the whole Mara is alleged to have fled to Tonga way forward if one can be found.’’
the rates being charged by Fiji banks is process and our laws.” while still facing charges of sedition and McCully said there would also be some
turning many people away. Lord Vaipulu could not confirm the day inciting mutiny. question about how the sanctions would
The Fiji Commerce Commission is the papers would be filed in court. Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe impact on the All Blacks vs. Fiji test at
currently undertaking an investigation Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum Bainimarama declared Ratu Tevita a Carisbrook next month.
into the rates being charged by banks in earlier confirmed that the extradition fugitive and accused Tongan Navy of ‘’We haven’t had a dialogue about that
the country. papers had been delivered. “extracting” him. yet.’’

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2009/2010 to the Prime Minister.
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promoting and monitoring
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accordingly impressed upon the Fijian Mr Serulagilagi re-affirmed that the in Malaysia. A total of 28 Fijian students Bole highlighted that young students
Government the need to fast track the Council has accordingly encouraged are currently studying in Malaysia. inflicted with corporal punishment are in
processes of preparing a new Constitution Government to fast-track those aspects During a meeting with Ministry of a vulnerable position due to their size and
through establishment of a Constitution such as the preparation of a new Education officials, the visiting delegation physical strength.
Commission and the appointment of its Constitution, which will require time, commended the behavior, performance Bole is warning that teachers must not in
members with a Terms of Reference. resources and wide ranging consultations, and commitment of Fijian students in any way inflict corporal punishment on
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committed to ensuring that all processes democratic elections in 2014. “I thank these students for being good if they are too angry to handle a student.
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FiJi water tobacco $350k

registration australian aid

case dismissed extended

to december
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California Court of Appeal All cigarette and suki sellers in the country MORE than $350,000 has been spent by
has dismissed a lawsuit will have until the end of December to the Australian government through its
filed against Fiji Water register with the Ministry of Health’s Direct Aid Program funding over the past
by an American national Tobacco Control and Enforcement Unit. 12 months around Fiji.
claiming that its label was Health media liaison officer Peni Namotu A statement from the Australian High
misleading. confirmed that the registration period Commission said DAP had assisted
The court found out that had been extended to ensure that all local about 48 community projects nationwide
as a matter of law the retailers are registered. including the giving away of books and
company’s use of a green The initial registration period was supposed reference material to school libraries and
drop on its bottle along to have ended in September. “But we have the provision of water tanks in Tailevu
with a slogan “Every drop decided to extend that to allow for everyone and Ra provinces.
is green” would not mislead to be registered,” Mr Namotu confirmed. The villages of Naisaumua, Veinuqa and
a reasonable consumer, “We found out that while there were a Delasui in Tailevu, and Nokonoko in Ra
reports California Court lot of retailers in the main urban centres recently had new water tanks installed.
online. registering with our unit, the problem has “We are grateful for the generous donation
The issue in the case been those in the rural areas and the islands. by the Australian High Commission,” said
was Fiji Water’s labeling “We need to make sure that everyone Nokonoko youth leader Eremasi Koroi.
for its bottled water and registers with the Ministry because if they “Water shortages have been a problem for
specifically the use of a green drop on the whether an advertisement is deceptive as do not then they will face the consequences many years at Nokonoko and everyone
front of the product which the plaintiff a pure question of law, while other courts if they are caught selling cigarette or suki will benefit from this assistance.”
contended looks similar to environmental have generally – though not invariably – without registering.” Mr Namotu said the DAP committee member Fiona McEwan
seal of approval. found it to raise a question of fact such Ministry is the only organisation in the was at the village and said the Australian
California court dismissed the complaint that it cannot be decided on demurrer. country to issue licenses for the retailing government strongly emphasized
on demurrer, without further leave to Judge ruled that no reasonable customer of cigarettes or tobacco products. assisting countries like Fiji to improve
amend. would be misled to think that the green “These licenses are only issued by the Health access to safe and sustainable water
On appeal the court first observed that drop on Fiji Water bottle represents a third Ministry and no other department or council’s supply.
in resolving an appeal based on the party organizations endorsement or that around the country. There are penalties in Rakiraki’s Ellington Primary and
reasonable consumer standard following Fiji Water is environmentally superior to place for those who will sell tobacco without Wairuku Indian School received books
a judge trial, some courts have evaluated that of the competition. registering after December,” he said. and reference material.

car stripping a possibility

THE police have not ruled out the and we can’t rule out the possibility of the
possibility that vehicles stolen and still missing vehicles ending up in garages and
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the spare parts market. plates and inform police if they see them
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price set For dalo
Local dalo farmers have the option to sell is an initiative by the private sector and “That is what we are trying to deal with
their produce to the government through the Ministry merely facilitated their and we are working with some of the local
can appeal the Agro Marketing Authority (AMA)
or the newly set-up Agro Processing
discussions.
“It was an initiative taken by the private
food processing companies like Food
Processors who might be able to purchase
Association (APA), which has agreed to sector and the Ministry supported that,” he the dalo and make chips out of that.”
A MAN ordered by the Magistrates Court buy their produce at a set price. said. Lieutenant-Colonel Smith said his ministry
to be extradited to the USA on fraud The Permanent Secretary for Agriculture, “The development should augur well for was also urging farmers again to diversify
charges has been allowed to appeal against Lieutenant- Colonel Mason Smith, local farmers.” and plant other crops to help sustain their
the order in the High Court. confirmed this in Suva. He said that the Ministry is working on livelihoods.
Aneal Maharaj was arrested by the He said his ministry was tasked with identifying more overseas markets and also He said one of the biggest problems for
authorities in Fiji in 2009 following a finding markets overseas and other ways “value adding” concepts that would help local farmers is that most just veimurimuri,
request by the United States to extradite surplus supplies are used. farmers in the end. Recently there were meaning they just follow what others were
him to answer to fraud and money- Lieutenant-Colonel Smith said AMA and reports that local dalo have been rejected doing without any proper planning.
laundering charges. the APA should be able to meet the needs in some parts of Australia. “Farmers should treat farming as a business
Mr Maharaj is alleged to have defrauded of farmers as far as the purchase of dalo Lieutenant-Colonel Smith said one of if they are to survive,” he said.
people of millions of dollars in the state of was concerned. the biggest challenges facing local dalo “That means they also have to be serious
Nevada. “We have now set up the National Crop farmers was the fact that the local dalo about diversification so that they have
His lawyer Anand Singh asked the court for and Livestock Council and under this we has to compete against dalo from Tonga, crops and other means that they can survive
time to file an application for a stay order have the new Agro Processors Association, Samoa and even Australia itself. on throughout the year.”
on the extradition order. He said they were which includes about 38 dalo buying He said the Ministry was therefore keen on
in the process of making the application. companies,” he said. finding “value adding” concepts and was

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would also make submissions and needed dalo from the farm gate at $1.20 per who might be able to help. “This year we
time to reply. kilogram for export dalo and $0.80 cents could be producing 60,000 tonnes of dalo
She said the High Court had yet to endorse for other varieties. locally,” he said. Call
the extradition order by the Magistrates “For cassava they have agreed to buy at “Of that we know that 20,000 to 25,000
Court.
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For energy drink
If you are one of those who dislike the
smell and taste of Noni juice, Tropical
beach-de-mer
XTC may however appeal to you. Fiji raked in F$16 million (US$9 million) growing fast. Demand for sea cucumber
The drink, as stated on the side of the can, from exports of 300 tonnes of beach-de- products as food items, for the preparation
is “infused with wild Fijian Noni”. And as mer to the Asian market in 2009. of cosmetic and traditional medicinal
claimed by its makers, Frezco also offers Statistics provided by the Secretariat of products is growing,” Mr Billings said.
the same health benefits. the Pacific Community (SPC), obtained “Information we have gathered shows that
Company sales manager corporate through export market channels, revealed most sea cucumber fisheries in the South
Anil Prasad said the new drink was that while the export value of Fiji’s Pacific, and Fiji is of no exception, are
now competing with imported energy beach-de-mer stood at US$9 million, its now bust, overfished,” Mr Billings said.
drinks after it was released this month to consumer value totaled US$45 million “Annual exports have declined at a very
supermarkets. The producers hope it will (F$80 million). steady pace over the years,” he said.
provide good competition for imported Northern senior fisheries officer Gerald Mr Billings represented Fiji at the recent
other energy drinks. Billings also revealed that Vanua Levu Asia-Pacific Tropical Sea Cucumber
Frezco is the sister company of mineral alone contributed 50 per cent of the sea Symposium in Noumea in February earlier
water bottlers Aqua Pacific. slug stock and earned some $8 million this year.
Mr Prasad said they also produced noni (US$4.5 million). “One of the scariest findings from the
soap, tea bags and also Pops (fizzy drink). And he said this indicated the big number report is that it shows our most high-value
Meanwhile, Aqua Pacific was recently of people involved in this business in the targeted species available in Fiji and the
Nitin Prasad with the Tropical XTC energy
awarded three stars in the Superior Taste north. Pacific are gone, and the low-value species
drink at the Warwick Hotel.
Award by the International Taste and A Fiji chain map of beach-de-mer obtained are now being targeted,” he said. “Our
Quality Institute. and 90 per cent while a star is given to by the reporter showed that the north main concerns are depleted stocks that are
A total of 906 products in the category “notable” tasting products with marks harvested 50 per cent of the lucrative sea remaining in our waters.”
from around the world were sampled. between 70 per cent and 80 per cent. cucumber export commodity, followed by He said this was worrying given that many
Exceptional products with 90 per cent and The jury which award the stars are chefs the southern Lau group at 30 per cent, and in some areas in Fiji, particularly those in
more of total marks are given a three-star and sommeliers from around the world. fishermen from central Viti Levu and those coastal areas, relied heavily on beach-de-
rating. Island Chill, another brand of bottled water from the Mamanuca and Yasawa groups mer trade for their livelihoods.
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BuSINESS fEE INcrEASE AfgHANISTAN BOMB BLAST

The cost of doing business will go up
said the Suva Retailers Association after
Council, Nadi Town Council, Suva City
Council, Tavua Town Council and Nausori
kILLS fIjI MAN
learning that business fees could go up by Town Council were allowed increase in A Fijian security guard with a US company “Information we have at this stage from
as much as 86 per cent. business fees and charges by the Cabinet based in Afghanistan was killed when a Peni’s tavale (cousin) is that they were in
President Himmat Lodhia said there was of around 86 per cent based on an average roadside bomb exploded in the northern a lead vehicle escorting a truck headed
not much economic activity and business inflation rate of 3.5 per cent. part of the war-torn country on Tuesday for Jaghori to deliver mail. They came to
owners were finding it hard. This increase will be the platform for future morning. a tunnel and the next thing, there was an
“The cost of doing business has escalated reviews every three to five years. Different Peni Tirikula Tulovo Junior, 35, of Nakama explosion, and their vehicle was blown out
over the years. Electricity is up, fuel is up, municipalities would increase the charges Village, Labasa died instantly with four of the tunnel. They died instantly while two
inflation figures are more than 7 per cent. on different dates. of his comrades – three Tunisians and an others who were in the mail truck following
“A retailer in Suva is not making much A general discount of 15 per cent will be American. them sustained serious injuries.”
profit as he used to. Some businesses accorded to new and small business for The five were hired guards with an Mr Waqaninavatu said arrangements were
are just breaking even. The increase in the first two years of operation and further American security firm. They were in a now being made to have Mr Tulovo’s body
business fee will hurt the retailer,” he said. discounts can be approved by the Minister lead vehicle escorting the company’s mail flown over to Fiji.
This view is not shared by the municipal for Local Government under the existing delivery truck on a routine run. Mr Tulovo “But right now, arrangements are
councils; they believe this will provide the provisions of the Local Government Act. had just joined the company over a month being made to obtain a notice from the
councils with more income resulting in Local Government Minister Colonel ago after having resigned from the Fiji Department of Immigration to confirm his
increased service delivery. Samuela Saumatua explained in a Cabinet Police Force’s Ready Action Unit (RAU) citizenship, as requested by the company,
Suva special administrator Chandu Umaria statement, the fees charged under the by- in Suva. before his body can be released to be
said the increase was long overdue. laws had been enforced since 1993 and The father of three had also just returned brought home,” he said. Mr Waqaninavatu
“SCC will have increased revenue and businesses have over time increased their from a one year peacekeeping mission confirmed his namesake Osea would escort
better services will be made available,” he sales and product prices based on inflation, in Sinai as the force’s appointee to the the late Mr Tulovo’s body home with two
said. market pressures, profits and other Republic of Fiji Military Forces lift last American officers. They are expected to
The Ba Town Council, Lautoka City considerations. year. A team from the local media visited leave Afghanistan this week.
Mr Tulovo’s home in Nakama and met with “He will be laid to rest at his village here in
his rugby mates who were there to pay their Nakama,” Mr Waqaninavatu said.
respects to the family. Mr Tulovo is the eldest son of retired
LOAN PAYMENT VIA MOBILE PHONES His uncle Osea Waqaninavatu, an officer soldier Akapusi Tulovo Waqa who was
based at the Sukanaivalu Army Barracks in a Sergeant Major based in Labasa, and
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to allow loan repayments through mobile money transfer services such as M-PESA from Mr Tulovo’s first cousin, who worked and two sisters. He is survived by his wife
money. in Kenya prompted FDB to look at this with him at the security firm in Afghanistan. Disavu Salote Tirikula and their three
Most of its clients, 55 per cent live in the convenient mobile phone-based payment “We are really shocked. His parents are children, the eldest in Class Three and the
rural areas. option through Vodafone’s M-PAiSA.” devastated,” Mr Waqaninavatu said. youngest aged two.
FDB chief executive Ratu Deve Toganivalu The challenge however would be for
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 Fiji News Friday June 3, 2011 11

rOkO uLuI MArA TO ATTENd AdI kOILA MArA

fIjI PrO dEMOcrAcY rALLY
Roko Ului Mara has stated that he will will jolt Frank Bainimarama’s weakening
STEPS OVEr ANgrY
be in Australia this month to attend the junta with more exposure on their corruptive
Fiji pro-democracy movement conference
organised by former Fiji resident who now
practices to be revealed by Roko Ului.
Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister, frANk BAINIMArAMA
lives in Australia. Kevin Rudd, also told the media that he
The conference will be held in Canberra is expecting Roko Ului Mara to visit their Sources say Frank Bainimarama is
and Ului is expected to be one of its key shores soon, which means that Australia seething over his first lady’s decision to
speakers. have also embraced Ului’s efforts to fly to Tonga while he faced a barrage of
It’s an event that is sure to attract lots of return Fiji back to democracy with his damaging reports thrown at him from that
media attention with Ului’s presence and truth-telling. island kingdom by Koila’s brother, Lt
Col Ului Mara, who absconded to Tonga
some weeks ago to avoid unfair trial for
MOTHErS IN jAIL TO gET PrOPEr cArE trumped up charges leveled at him by his
ex-boss, Frank.
EVERY effort should be made to ensure inappropriate for a child to reside with These sources say Koila’s trip to Tonga is
any female prisoner with a child is the mother, steps must be taken to either a big diplomatic slap on the dictator’s face
supported and encouraged to nurture the place the child with relatives or appropriate whose extradition papers for her younger
child's proper development. alternatives via the relevant government sibling, Ului, touched down in Tonga
And support should also be provided to the agency." almost at the same time as Koila’s arrival.
child's mother to assist in the development Furthermore, the orders state proper Koila has indirectly shown Frank that she
of her parental skills. measures must be taken to ensure the health is more powerful than he is and that he
This is clearly stated in the Commissioner and welfare of a prisoner during pregnancy simply cannot stop her from seeing his
of Corrections Service's Orders in the and after childbirth. brother as and when she wants to.
Extraordinary Government Gazette dated These include a balanced diet, medical The iron lady of Fiji’s white house is
May 16. assistance, and the opportunity to give birth flexing her muscles and not even Frank
The Orders state "consideration must be in hospital and appropriate clothing for the can do anything about it, or her husband
given to the best interests of a child with baby. Epeli Nailatikau.
regard to the placement of a child with the According to the Orders, children residing With her law background and
mother in prison". in prison are to be provided with medical Machiavellian ways her family is
"A child may live with the mother in prison care, suitable clothing, a balanced diet and renowned for, we won’t be surprised that
until the age of six years," it says. opportunities for physical and educational it is she who’s helping mastermind her Sisters Adi Koila Mara on the right with
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PAY TOwN rATES VIA M-PAISA APPrOxIMATELY

The Nasinu Town Council became the first to the council office to make installment Nasinu Town Council, especially because
28,000 PEOPLE
municipality to adopt Vodafone’s M-PAiSA payments which is costly. Also cashiers are of the flexibility it offers in terms of
as a new and convenient mode of payment not open to accept payments after hours installment payments at no extra cost to IN fIjI ArE
for town rates and business license. and at weekends. user.
This new service is part of the growing list “With the launch of rate payment services “This is great service to the residents of uNEMPLOYEd
of services for which payments can now be through M-PAiSA we are effectively Nasinu by their council. They should not
made through M-PAiSA. making it more convenient and easier for have any reason to complain about late or Currently around 28,000 people in Fiji do
M-PAiSA enables Vodafone and Inkk our residents to pay their rates in a timely non-payment because of accessibility.” not have jobs.
customers to be able to load money in their manner,” Mr Kama said. To use the service, customers need to first National Employment Centre CEO Viliame
m-wallet at an M-PAiSA agent after which “There is no additional charge for making register for M-PAiSA. Thereafter, they can Baledrokadroka said they are looking at
they are able to make various customers to rate payments through M-PAiSA. This is access the service by dialing *181# and reducing this number to 14,000 by the end
business (C2B) payment such as electricity a free service to the resident of Nasinu. choose the payment option from the menu of this year.
bill payments, loan repayments, TV It also means that residents can pay their and follow the steps. Baledrokadroka said they have so far
subscription and now town rate payments. rates in smaller installments over a period Once the payment is processed, the registered 15,000 clients who will be
In launching the service, the Nasinu Town of time at no additional cost. customer will receive an electronic receipt undergoing eight weeks of training then
Council special administrator Mr Mosese “Mobile phones are accessible to everyone in the form of a SMS or text message a six-week work attachment before they
Kama said, “rate collection is an ongoing in this day and age. We are therefore that will be the customer’s evidence of have permanent jobs.
challenge for the council, especially with delighted to partner with Vodafone and payment. The receipt will carry date and He said this is not only to reduce the
over 12,000 ratepayers, the highest in Fiji”. proud to be the first municipality to offer time of payment, receipt number, amount unemployment rate but to also give people
Over the years, the council has dedicated this progressive technology as a convenient and rate assessment number for which the a second chance to make a change in their
substantial resources to recover rate payment option for Nasinu residents.” payment has been done. lives.
arrears. Recently, the council undertook The M-PAiSA and Corporate Affairs of
a review exercise to better understand Vodafone manager Mr Shailendra Prasad
reasons behind such high levels of rate said they would like to congratulate
defaults. What we have found is that a lot Nasinu Town Council for being the first
of rate payers find it a big burden to pay municipality to launch this innovative
the entire rate amount as one lump sum and convenient payment option for its
payment. residents.
Many residents that live in the Nasinu M-PAiSA is literally on a roll now as more
municipality are blue collar workers on and more businesses realize the potential
weekly wages and salaries who are not benefit it offers in timely collection of bills
highly paid. Many of them find it bit and payments and at the same offers the
difficult to make lump sum payments to users of the service a hassle free convenient
clear their entire rate amounts. payment medium from anywhere and at Significance of Mangalsutra significance of Mangalsutra.
However, a lot of them are happy to spare anytime. The Mangalsutra is a symbol of a In South India, the Maangalyam is
part of their weekly wages and salaries as “Last week, we launched FEA bill pay married woman in India. It is basically made up of a yellow thread painted
installment payments to clear their rates service through M-PAiSA,” Mr Prasad a yellow colored thread in which black with Turmeric paste. The thread is tied
over a period of time. said. and golden beads are weaved together. with three knots around the bride’s
The challenge for the council so far has “The uptake has been phenomenal with It can also be a golden chain with neck. In some of the weddings the
been to provide a cost effective and widely thousands of customers opting for the black beads into it. It is similar to the first knot is tied by the groom, while
accessible medium to make the installment M-PAiSA way to pay their bills. We are wedding ring is western cultures, and the remaining two knots are tied by his
payments at no extra cost to the residents. confident that the same will happen with the Mangalsutra is worn by the woman sister. In North India the Mangalsutra
Up until now, the residents had to travel the rate payments through M-PAiSA for until the death of her husband. It is also is a golden ornament having black
the symbol of union of two different beads and a gold or Diamond pendant
people, i.e. the husband and wife. It in it. The significance of Mangalsutra
can also be considered as the husband’s has remained far fetched instead of the
promise to his wife to live together. geographical location of its prevalence.

Business funding advice Whatever may be the meaning, but the

significance of Mangalsutra is the most
vital part of an Indian wedding.
The small black beads are inserted in
the Mangalsutra to protect the couple
from the evil powers. The pendant
Whether you're just starting a business Unfortunately, many business owners Types of Significance of Mangalsutra consists of two golden or diamond
or looking to expand, chances are aren't fully aware of this principle and The Mangalsutra is tied by the groom rounds which signify the union of the
you're going to need funds to help you end up using whatever funds they have in the bride’s neck after the Saath Phere husband and wife. The Mangalsutra
get there. You may need a combination on hand to make asset purchases, which ritual. The Mangalsutra is known as signifies the woman wearing it is
of funding, which could include an is often an overdraft. This in turn creates the “Thali” or “Maangalyam” in married. She will continue to wear that
overdraft to help with your cash flow shortcomings in the business' working South India. The meaning of the word until her husband’s death.
management, or leasing or equipment capital that reduces the amount of funds Mangal is auspicious, while the Sutra Special features
finance for your vehicles or premises. available to pay for wages or creditors. means the thread further elevating the The significance of Mangalsutra plays
In the longer term, you may need to These are common reasons given by a major role in a woman’s life. After
consider a loan for a business acquisition business owners when they request an wearing it she is considered as married.
or capital investment. increase to their overdraft limit. This tradition is running through all the
Whatever the combination, the most By matching the life of the loan to the life generation of Hindus in India. Now-a-
important principle is to match the life of the asset, an asset can pay for itself out days, the trend of wearing Mangalsutra
of the loan to the life of the asset. This of the earnings it generates. If cash and is changing. The form of the holy
means that a short-term asset, such as other short-term assets are not being used Sting is also changing. Instead of long
the purchase of stock, should be funded to finance long-term needs, the business golden sting women prefer to wear
using short-term liabilities such as an will have a better cash flow and is less shorter ones. The pendants are also
overdraft. Similarly, a long-term asset likely to find itself in a cash crisis. changing from golden to Diamond. But
such as a building should be matched to This article is by Jason Stephens, the significance of Mangalsutra in the
long-term lending. General Manager, Westpac Fiji. Indian Marriages remains the same.
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There are ways you can do well in real estate but you have to depend upon someone who will
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For doing a house, you need at least the land and $50,000 and the aptitude, time and willingness.
In the bank or life insurance you will have the principal secured at 1% to 3%.

The GIC rates were above 10% before 1991. For the past twenty years, according to the Statistics

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LAZY, dISHONEST ANd cOrruPT

ruSSIAN ScHOLArSHIP
The Fiji Government through the Russian extract (A4 size) of birth certificate, and
OffIcErS STILL IN POLIcE fOrcE
government is inviting applications from recommendations from two scientists for Lazy, dishonest and corrupt officers still are the ones who hold the force together
Fiji citizens for partial scholarships to study postgraduate programmes. exist in the Police Force, says the Police when it moves ahead in trying to achieve
in Russian Higher Education Institutions Along with a completed medical Commissioner Brigadier-General Ioane its goals,” he said.
for undergraduate or postgraduate examination form the applicant must Naivalurua. “You should inspire to pitch in more than
programmes for 2011/2012. include a statement (approximately 100 This needs to be stopped because they constables and more than corporals.”
The programmes will be taught in Russian words) on their reason for choosing their bring disgrace to the force. He said all officers needed to understand
and students are expected to take up the field of study, their short and long-term Those were the comments by Brig-Gen the environment of their work and what
challenge of learning the language for a career objectives, how their field of study Naivalurua at the closing of a development was happening at government level.
year prior to starting their study. can help in achieving those objectives, and and leadership course for police sergeants “As you progress in rank, you need to
Public Service Commission permanent how their field of study can benefit the over the weekend. aspire to know more than those around
secretary Parmesh Chand said the offer of country. “There are still lazy officers among you,” he said.
study in Russia was timely as government Eligible applicants must be a Fiji citizen, us, dishonest officers,
was placing a lot of emphasis and using they must not hold a permanent residency corrupt officers who are
all opportunities at hand to promote the status or passport of another country, bringing disgrace to this
development of skills and human resources they must not be recipients of other organisation and this needs
as part of its reform. scholarships, and they must not be under a to be stopped.
Applicants must accompany their bond or a student loan scheme arrangement “It’s the human factor
application forms with an original with a government agency. that needs to change.
passport, eight passport size photos Applicants for postgraduate programmes You need to have the
(4x6cm), a recent curriculum vitae, copies should hold a first degree specific to the courage to change, to see
of their original academic transcripts, a full programme they wish to pursue, have a things that are wrong and
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be more than 45 years old with at least five have the attitude towards
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MArA, THE fATHEr ANd MArA, THE SON
This commentary, through historical perspectives,

right hand man, ratu ului Mara to Tonga and

by T H A KU R R A NJ IT SI NGH
the disappointing role of media.
As the Air Pacific’s French built turbo unsubstantiated and unbalanced news- file indigenous people in the last five years. of $3 million from Fiji Pine Commission.
prop ATR 42 glided into Apia’s Faleolo postings. This is Qarase’s SDL Party site Ratu Sir Kamisese’s son, now absconded to New Zealand Government and John Key
International Airport, I was overjoyed with tasked with getting the racist regime back Tonga, appears to suffer from memory loss. should take heed of this revelation. They have
the prospect of visiting Nukualofa. The into power under the sham of democracy. In 2000, the GCC and the Methodist Church been warned not to bend rules to welcome
year was 1988, in the aftermath of Sitiveni It is such questionable blogsite that the hierarchy fully backed George Speight in Ratu Ului, who still has connections with
Rabuka’s coup in Fiji which had an interim mainstream New Zealand media, including cruelly removing his esteemed father, Ratu the Military personnel in Fiji, thus further
government. I was an internal auditor with NZ Herald and TVNZ, have relied upon as Sir Kamisese Mara as President of Fiji. distancing and provoking Fiji. Any such
the Carpenter Group of Companies which a source. In a hugely undignified manner, Ratu Sir action less than six months before the Rugby
owned Morris Hedstrom (MH) stores in Fiji, The indo-Fijian bashing angle is used once Kamiseses had to flee in the night, fearing World Cup, in which Fiji plays, and the
Apia (Molesi), and Nukualofa. I, together again. With Tonga’s history of racially for his life. He was transported by navy boat general elections, are not advisable. With a
with my fellow auditor Chattur Singh was humiliating Indo-Fijians in 1988 with ban to the safety of his home in the Lau Group, sizable Indo-Fijian population and Indians
scheduled to audit MH Nukualofa after the on entry, it is no wonder Ratu Ului had a never to recover from this humiliation. He and Asians sympathetic to Fiji’s cause of
Apia stop. field day in using the race card as well, died a very sad, bitter and lonely man. What self determination, Key needs to play his
However, this dream of visiting Tonga was where he said that Aiyaz Saiyed Khaiyum, Mara’s son Ratu Ului forgets is that this was cards wisely, before officiously embroiling
dashed when Tonga imposed a racially Fiji’s Indo-Fijian Attorney General was the unkindest act of betrayal by the Fijian in a domestic squabble of Pacific relations.
discriminatory rule that Indo Fijians solely calling the shots in Fiji. chiefs against one of their greatest chiefs. NZ needs to be reminded that despite history
from Fiji were prohibited from entering What a gullible media fails to realise Today, for convenience and expediency, bestowing him with this honour, Ratu Sir
the Kingdom. Then, Fiji’s interim Prime is that Fiji’s military is 99.95 per cent Ratu Tevita Mara has heaped insult to the Kamisese Mara had not really been that last
Minister was Ratu Ului’s father, Ratu Sir indigenous Fijians. Of the 21 Permanent memory of Ratu Sir Kamisese by embracing bastion of multiracialism and social justice
Kamisese Mara who was defeated in 1987 Secretaries, only three are Indo-Fijians, and praising those who had disgraced, in Fiji. Neither is his son Ratu Ului Mara.
Fiji’s elections by Dr Timoci Bavadra’s only two ministers are Indo-Fijians and humiliated and indirectly exterminated Fiji’s
Fiji Labour Party. Bavadra’s government other top echelons of the civil service greatest political leader- his own father.
was overthrown on 14 May, 1987 in a coup comprise of some 80 per cent indigenous Nowhere in the NZ media has there commentator and had been through
executed by Rabuka just after a month Fijians. Yet, Ratu Ului, supported by NZ been any reports that other prominent
in power. It had been widely speculated media, wishes us to believe that one Indo- businessmen, bureaucrats, civil servants
and also exposed by Rabuka that Ratu Sir Fijian had Frank Bainimarama in a trance. and chiefs have gone through Fiji’s justice Post newspaper, which has since been closed
Kamisese Mara was aware of the coup Ratu Ului is degrading and shaming his system, so what was particular about Ratu because of past government interference.
and had given his blessings for the rape own race by saying that Khaiyum single- Ulai who absconded. There is hardly any
of democracy in favour of indigenous handedly manipulates Fiji’s administrative, mention of investigations and alleged fraud
superiority and ethno nationalism. Mara political and military machinery dominated
Senior claimed he accepted the position by indigenous people. This is the biggest
of Fiji’s Interim Prime Minister because insult hurled on indigenous Fijians since the
he could not stand by and watch his house unceremonious flight of Ratu Ului’s’ father
burning. from the Government house.
Ratu Sir Kamisese remained silent and failed Ratu Ului’s defence of the Great Council of
to raise any objection against this blatant Chiefs (GCC) and the Methodist Church as
racism by his cousins in Tonga against half saviours of democracy is highly laughable.
of his subjects in Fiji. It therefore should These two institutions have been the biggest
not now come as a surprise at accusations threat to democracy, human rights and social
that the Tongan government aided and justice in Fiji. I still remember, how in 1987
abetted the escape of Ratu Ului to Tonga after Rabuka’s coup, the churchgoers from
by breaching Fiji waters, supposedly in a the Methodist Church used to go and man
sea rescue mission. The evidence from the the roadblocks which were put in place to
murky waters suggests that Ratu Ului may persecute non-Christians. During 2001
be less than honest about his escapade. His Fiji elections, the Assembly of Churches,
checking into a hotel under a false name, led by the Methodist Church, took out
hiding his identity, the customary protocols paid advertisements, urging indigenous
of fishing alone by a chief, and the failure of Fijians not to vote the heathens and non-
respective New Zealand and Fiji navies to believer Indo-Fijians into the leadership
detect any distress signals indicate that the of the nation. Is this the Methodist Church
truth is somewhere out there. which is now identified as the defender of
This case also exposed New Zealand democracy? The Chiefs were so immensely
mainstream media’s blind dependency on engrossed in politics, supporting ethno-
a political blogsite, Coup Four Point Five, nationalism of George Speight that the
which hardly resembles a respectable, non elected GCC lost all its credibility,
free and independent media. This site respectability and neutral advisory status.
has anonymous and faceless publishers The GCC which had been an initiative and
and editors whose credibility has been legacy of the British colonists had been
under scrutiny by various academics and banished by Bainimarama after 2006. Its
this author because of their selective, absence had hardly been felt by the rank and
 Fiji News Friday June 3, 2011 17

PIcTurES Of HEALTHY BABY ON VISITOr ArrIVALS

INfANT fOrMuLA TO BE rEMOVEd dOwN IN MArcH
Distributers of all infant milk formula and from the shelves. Regulation 2010 which promoted breast VISITOR arrivals in March this
food products in the country will have Health Ministry spokesperson, Peni feeding and adequate nutrition for children year were at least 3 per cent lower
to put temporary labels on the formula Namotu said they want all pictures of from birth to five years. than March 2010, the Fiji Bureau of
cans before they are put back on the healthy babies removed from infant Businesses found not complying with the Statistics said.
supermarket shelves. formula milk and want new labels on all regulation will have to pay a maximum According to the bureau, there
Health Minister Doctor Neil Sharma said the formula cans in big and bold letters penalty of $50,000 or imprisonment for 10 were 45,163 visitors in the month
a 12 months grace period was given to the clearly stating that breast milk is best. years or both. this year while it was 46,713 last
various transnational operators to comply Namotu said this is the reason why infant The Health Minister revealed that due year.
with labeling of infant formula food. formula products like S26, SMA and the to placement of orders in between Most of the arrivals were from our
The deadline was June 1st and the Nestle formula cannot be found in shops manufacturing cycles, Nestle has not fully traditional markets of Australia (48.6
distributers have failed to comply with at this stage. complied with the deadline but time has per cent) with 21,950 visitors while
the new labeling which has led to the This is under the Marketing Control for been given to them to put on the temporary 9.7 per cent or 4,379 came from New
removal of the milk formula products Food for Infants and Young Children labels on the formula they distribute. Zealand.
Americans coming to our shores
in March totaled 4,069 while there

TOMATOES THrIVE wELL ON HuSk

were 2,888 Pacific Islanders that
visited Fiji.
At least 71.3 per cent of the arrivals
BUSINESSMAN and farmer Mohammed "However, we cannot just use any kind of water the roots of the plants at timed were here for holiday purposes and
Haroon Khan has discovered an coconut husk we find. If we get the husks intervals. 8 per cent came to visit friends and
innovative way of growing vegetables – from the seaside, we have to wash them "The solution in the dripper tape is a relatives.
tomatoes in particular. thoroughly to get all the salt out because special mixture of nutrients which we About 20 per cent visited Fiji for
His secret is in coconut husks imported the salt can kill the plants." have mixed and add to huge tanks which other reasons.
from Vanua Levu. He said coconut fibres were also high in have pumps. The pumps have a set time Cruise ship passengers totaled
Son Zainal Khan said they had root stimulating hormones and offered to start pumping the solution," said Mr 4,365 while there were 1,920
experimented with many different protection against root diseases. Khan. resident arrivals (those with Fiji
mediums and coconut husk turned out to The family farm in Lautoka has giant This same technology will be transferred passports) in the month.
be the best option. tomato plants growing in hydroponic to their Yalodina Farm on Drasa Dam A total of 292 Fiji citizens migrated
"We tried sand, gravel and others but the gardens. Road which will be added to 12 other in March as opposed to the 301 that
tomatoes responded really well to the Alongside the pots of coconut husks run hydroponic structures and a huge did in the same month last year.
coconut husks," he said. small dripper taps which continuously greenhouse.

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worst in the criminal calendar. the catalog.
He said that the maximum sentence for the They stayed for approximately one week.
trafficking of women and girls into Europe More than 1 million copies of the catalog
and forced them to work as prostitutes is have been made. Videos of the photo shoot
23 years. In the United States it is 12 to 15 are also available on YouTube.
years imprisonment. Macy’s is on the most important department
Justice Shuster said that evidence during stores in the United States founded more
the hearing held from January to February than one century ago, in 1858, in New
revealed that Liu met her two victims in York.
China and persuaded them to come to In addition to its New York flagship store,
Tonga and work in a restaurant, though she the company has now designated additional
did not own a restaurant. regional flagships in several other major
When the two women arrived in Tonga Liu urban centers in the USA.
At the Royal Palace, HM King George Tupou V (centre), with from left, the Maori King Te Ariki
Niu Tuheitia Paki and wife Ariki Atawhai; the Queen Mother Halaevalu Mata’aho and the Head
took their passports away.
“I have two people who tell me the same
thing that they were brought by you and
Prominent Polynesian leaders including the of Princess ‘Ofeina Fakafanua blew out the kept in a house for sexual purposes.
Maori King, the Head of State of Samoa, candles on the cake. “These two women you chose were both
the Paramount Chief of Samoa, along with The Queen Mother’s great granddaughter separated and had a child and are vulnerable
Fiji’s first lady, and a guest of Tonga’s king, Hon Phaedra ‘Anaseini Tupouveihola when they come to another country but it is
the Fijian Lt. Col. Tevita Mara, gathered at ‘Ikaleti olo ‘i Fangatapu Fusitu’a also right for that country they go to, to protect
the Royal Palace in Nuku’alofa to celebrate performed a special item. everybody and every victim.”
the 85th birthday of HM the Queen Mother He sentenced Liu to 10 years imprisonment
Halaevalu Mata’aho. to deter others from such crimes.
Following a special church service at the “I decline to suspend any part of this
Centennial Church a Royal Luncheon was sentence because this is an appalling
served in the Palace grounds. crime,” concluded Justice Shuster.
Also present was Fijian Lieutenant Colonel Liu who pleaded not guilty to all counts in
Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba Mara who joined her evidence strongly denied the prostitution
the group photo with the King. claimed by the two victims before trial by a
The Queen Mother’s granddaughters Hon judge alone, Justice Shuster.
Lupepau’u Tuita, Hon Lupeolo Halaevalu
Moheofo Verginia Rose Tuita, and Hon

STrONg cHANcE Of
At the palace on May 29, Lt. Col.
Salote Maumautaimi Tuku’aho; and also Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba Mara with
Hon Sinaitakala Fakafanua, the daughter HRH Prince Tu’ipelehake

ANOTHEr BIg SHAkE

Canterbury has a nearly one-in-four chance killed in the magnitude-6.3 quake that
of another massive earthquake in the next struck on February 22.
year, the Government’s research agency At the start of the month GNS Science
GNS Science warns. said there was a 25 per cent chance of
Christchurch City councilors and an aftershock of magnitude-6.0 or more
community board members were told of affecting Christchurch or Canterbury
the risk at a meeting of the Canterbury during the next year.
Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) GNS Science spokesman John Callan
and the figures were made public by confirmed the figures given to CERA
councilor Sue Wells in her blog, the media and councilors which were calculated by
reported. GNS Science hazards modeler Matthew
The advice from GNS Science was for a 23 Gerstenberger.
per cent chance of a magnitude-6.0 to 7.0 The figures related not just to Christchurch
quake in the next year, dropping to a 10 per but the whole Canterbury aftershock zone,
cent risk the following year. from Sheffield in the west to Rangiora in
There was also more than 90 per cent the north, Lincoln in the south and across
chance of a magnitude-5.0 to 6.0 shake in Banks Peninsula.
the next 12 months, falling to more than a Dr Gerstenberger said the longer-period
Blowing out the candles, Hon. Sinaitakala Fakafanua, Hon. Lupeolo Halaevalu Moheofo 70 per cent chance in the following year. aftershock forecasts given to CERA were
Verginia Rose Tuita, Hon Lupepau’u Tuita and Hon Salote Maumautaimi Tuku’aho One-hundred-and-eighty-two people were based on earlier projections.
 World News Friday June 3, 2011 19

fLYINg-HIgH fLIrTINg rOLEx fOr A dOg fOr THE 1ST

gOES HOrrIBLY wrONg
A dog owner in Britain has bought a
dog collar with a built in 2,500 pounds TIME, MArrIEd
rolex watch as a birthday gift for
A uS man who tried to flirt with a young the pet. cOuPLES ArE A
woman on board a plane by bragging Thirty-year-old Karen Denney bought
he was carrying enough poisonous gas
to knock out the entire aircraft found
the dog collar for her small, rough-coated MINOrITY IN uS
border terrier’s birthday from a pet wear
himself arrested and banned for life store in St. Helens, Merseyside. A new report from the uS census
from delta Air Lines. “It’s the ultimate accessory,” designer has suggested that for the first time
Bryan Sisco, 40, allegedly knocked back Alison Jones was quoted as saying. married couples are now a minority
five whiskey-and-cokes at an airport bar in in the country.
Dallas before boarding his Atlanta-bound In the 2010 census, married couples
plane, on which he took a wrong seat and represented 48 percent of all households,
found himself next to Danielle Valimont, A passenger has landed in trouble SIck TEEN ArrESTEd which is down from 52 percent from the
23, from Griffin, US, The Commercial last census.
Appeal reported. The flight was diverted to Memphis, where
fOr HANgINg PET dOg Experts attributed the change to a fast-
When confronted by a flight attendant a baffled Sisco, who had been sleeping ANd POSTINg PIcTurES growing older population who are more
about being in the wrong seat, Sisco said and oblivious to the unfolding panic, was likely to be divorced or widowed, and
he and Valimont were newlyweds. arrested by officers who boarded the plane. ON fAcEBOOk young people delaying marriage amid
The 40-year-old then whipped out a “I fell asleep, and woke up in handcuffs in fears of not being able to hang on to
butane lighter, sparking it near Valimont’s Memphis with the FBI questioning me. ... I A sick 17-year-old boy from Slovakia a job and a shift away from having
legs, and boasted that he had a canister couldn’t even feel my thumb, the handcuffs filmed himself hanging his pet pooch children at a young age, reports say.
that contained enough gas to knock out were put on so tight,” he said. and posted photos of it on facebook Meanwhile, the number of opposite-
everyone on the plane. Sisco added that he was puzzled by the sex couples living together rather than
In further attempt to impress her, Sisco also fuss which came about “because of that The picture shows the helpless dog – marrying jumped 13 per cent from 2009
claimed he was an architect and a federal one comment”. apparently struggling – swinging from to 7.5million.
marshal, and his father was in the CIA, “We were talking, sharing M&Ms, eating a clothesline while Kamil Hric looks on The median age for first marriages has
according to Valimont who wrote about the chocolate, having a good time,” he said. laughing, reports the Daily Mail. climbed steadily in the U.S. since the
incident on her blog. “I fabricated some truths about myself. Hric, from Poprad, Slovakia – who was 1960s, when men got married at about
“He was very crass with his language and ... I thought we were getting along pretty arrested after other horrified Facebook 23 and women at 20. Now men are
called me “B****” and “F*****” in a good.” users alerted police – told prosecutors: “So waiting until they are 28 and women
friendly, joking way – if that’s possible” The flight continued on its way to Atlanta, what? It’s only a dog. I did it for fun.” until 26.
The quick-thinking Valimont pretended while Sisco was released on a $10,000 “We don’t know what made him do this Americans are also living longer, with
she needed the bathroom and managed to bond. He faces charges of carrying a but we will be carrying out psychiatric an average life expectancy of 78, nearly
alert a flight attendant. weapon or explosive on an aircraft. reports,” said a police spokesman. a decade longer than in the 1960s.

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Dentures man allegeDly
save 81-yr-olD ‘tries to rape
Brazilian man woman, has
from Death penis cut off
an elderly Brazilian man, who was shot
in the face, was saved by his dentures as ‘eviDence’
when they deflected a bullet that was
headed for his brain. in BanglaDesh
Hospital official Jose Marcos da Silva said
that Zacarias Pacheco de Moraes, 81, was a 40-year-old Bangladeshi woman cut
shot at while working in a bar he owns in off a man’s penis during an alleged
the small western city of Alta Floresta. attempted rape and took it to a police
Mr Ugly Austin Mbewe (centre) poses for a photo with Second Runner-up Silva was quoted as saying that the bullet station as evidence, police said.
Chitova Chezhira (left) and First Runner-Up Kudakwashe Chiramba
probably would have pierced Moraes’ brain The man attacked the married mother of

zimBaBwe’s ugliest if it had not first hit his dentures before

lodging in his throat, reports the Telegraph.
The official said the bullet would not be
three while she was sleeping in her shanty
in Jhalakathi district, some 200 kilometers
south of Dhaka.

man crowneD
removed immediately because surgery “As he tried to rape her, the lady cut his
right now would be too risky. penis off with a knife. She then wrapped
He added that Moraes was in stable up the penis in a piece of polythene and
ZIMBABWE’S most ugly man was who volunteered to outclass each other to condition but in danger of losing part of his brought it to the Jhalakathi police station as
crowned last Saturday at Pagomo Heights be crowned Zimbabwe’s ugliest man. eyesight because of the bullet’s trajectory. evidence of the crime,” police chief Abul
Leisure Centre in a fun-filled occasion The pageant had the blessings of the Khaer told the reporter.
attended by hundreds of people, some of National Arts Council and the Zimbabwe The woman has filed a case accusing the
them from as far as Bulawayo and Harare. Tourism Authority and the judges were 40-year-old man – a married father of five –
The venue was filled to the brim with long women. snakes on a train of attempted rape, saying that he had been
winding queues of cars along the road to Beitbridge-based Kudakwashe Chiramba harassing her for six months.
Pagomo Heights. (45) was crowned first runner-up while
in vietnam The severed penis has been kept at the
Harare-based dance group Girls La Musica Chitova Chezhira (39) of Masvingo was police station and the rape suspect was
added colour to the event. the second runner-up.
cause hunDreDs undergoing treatment in hospital.
Bulawayo-based Austin Mbewe (30) was For his efforts, Mbewe went away with a to flee in terror “We will arrest him once his condition gets
crowned this year’s winner of the contest blanket and $173 cash. better,” Khaer added.
after beating eight other hopefuls for the In an interview, Mbewe said: “I feel greatly chaos ensued on a packed vietnamese
tightly contested Mr Ugly. honoured by this victory, I have been train when ticket collectors spotted
Initially, a total of 15 ugly men were a subject of ridicule from society since dozens of killer snakes smuggled aboard Queen Bans flash
expected to outclass each other on the childhood and the world has seen that there a passenger car.
ramp but six developed cold feet at the is a beautiful side to my ugliness. Hundreds fled in panic after the venomous photography as
eleventh hour. “I am very confident with my natural looks cobras, which can kill a human within 30
The show was held for the third time
running after the previous two shows were
and confident about it. It was a tight contest
but at the end of the day my hard work was
minutes, were found slithering under a seat it hurts her eyes
in four see-through cloth bags.
successful in drawing an average of 30 men rewarded.” Pham Van An, 20, who was on board the the Queen has banned the use of flash
train from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi, said photography when her pictures are
that a few hardy passengers stuck around being taken, as the camera bulbs hurt
men spenD 24,000 three chilDren to get a closer look.
“Some of the snakes were very big and
her eyes.
According to the press, a palace source
pounDs on women hurt as jumping looked terrifying,” he said. “Most people revealed that both the Queen, 85, and her
ran away. But some people went to look at husband, Prince Philip, 89, find the flashes
Before weDDing castle is Blown them, and the cobras rose up.” “quite disorientating”.
Police were called to remove the deadly “The Queen has finally had enough of it –
the average man spends about 24,000 away By strong bundle, which officers later weighed at and she believes the accredited official
pounds (usD39,500) on his lady love 99 pounds, but the smuggler managed to photographers should be good enough to
before getting married, a British study winDs in englanD escape amid the chaos. take pictures of her without having to use
has found. The endangered snakes, which authorities a flash,” the media quoted the source as
In a “typical courtship” of about three two boys and a girl were hurt as an believe were to be sold to restaurants as an saying.
years and 10 months, unmarried men inflatable jumping castle came loose in-demand delicacy, were given to local “There is nothing specifically wrong with
spend up to 6,367 pounds a year, on from its tether and was blown away in wildlife protection officers to be released their eyesight, but Her Majesty has now
holidays and dinner dates, says the poll of the grounds of a hotel in whitby, north- into the wild. made her position clear,” the source added.
2,000 men by card and gift company Me east england.
To You. The most seriously hurt child, a boy aged
The study found that single men spend seven, was airlifted to the James Cook
761 pounds on a summer holiday and 94 Hospital in Middlesbrough, with spinal,
pounds per month just taking their women leg and arm injuries, police said.
out to dinner. Romantic nights cost 205 The other children – a boy aged nine and
pounds a month. a girl aged seven – were treated at a local
“It’s easy to see how costs can escalate hospital.
particularly for those who insist on paying Police said the castle was hit by strong
the bill every time. But nothing says winds about 2.40pm last Sunday (local
‘I love you’ like a few carefully chosen time), with the three young people who
words,” spokeswoman Caroline Weaver were in it hurt as it lifted off the ground.
was quoted as saying. Investigation continues.
 World News Friday June 3, 2011 21

us presiDent oBama vows national

response to missouri tornaDo
President Barack Obama promised victims The president, who returned from a six-
of the deadliest U.S. tornado in 65 years day trip to Europe, vowed to cut through
that the federal government would help any federal red tape to help with rebuilding
them rebuild, saying it was a national that he predicted would be “a tough,
tragedy. long slog.”
“The cameras may leave. The spotlight “This is just not your tragedy,” he said
may shift,” he told a memorial service after meeting survivors. “This is a national
for the 139 known victims of the May 22 tragedy and that means there’s going to be
twister. But the federal government “will a national response.”
be with you every step of the way until The tornado was the deadliest single
Joplin is restored and this community is twister in the United States since 1947. In
back on its feet,” Obama said to a standing addition to the at least 139 people killed
ovation from survivors. and more than 900 injured, scores are still
Before the service in an auditorium at unaccounted for a week later.
Missouri Southern State University, The tornado churned through a stretch
Obama rolled up his sleeves and toured a nearly a mile wide, damaging about 8,000
disaster scene where crushed cars, piles of buildings in Joplin, a city of 50,000 in
wood, clothing and a broken dishwasher southwestern Missouri.
lay helter-skelter amid the debris on lots Standing amid the rubble under a scorching
where houses once stood. sun, Obama told reporters that he had heard
some “harrowing stories” as well as some
miraculous ones.
He said he had spoken with an 85-year- his family around him. Democrats.
old man, Hugh Hills, who had just taken “These are just things,” a woman nearby “As president, I can promise you your
a chicken pot pie out of the oven when the said, pointing to the debris and the house. country will be with you every single step
storm was approaching. “We’re just glad Grandpa made it.” of the way,” Obama said at the memorial
“He went into the closet and came out The president got a bird’s eye view of the service. He said he had made the same
without a scratch,” Obama said. Hills, damage from his plane before landing. He commitment to other communities
before meeting the president, stood was accompanied on the tour by Missouri devastated by tornadoes in recent weeks
outside his mostly destroyed house Governor Jay Nixon and Senator Claire and months, including Tuscaloosa,
holding a large American flag on a pole, McCaskill of Missouri, both fellow Alabama.

california 2-year-olD shoots, Delta plane catches fire

kills 6 -year-olD sister while lanDing in atlanta
police in california are investigating a Fresno Police said the father of the
shooting in fresno in which a toddler children was in the living room when the
accidentally shot and killed his sister, shooting happened, but their mother and
authorities said on monday. an older child were not at home. Multiple
The shooting happened at around 10.30 weapons were recovered from the house,
a.m. local time on Sunday at a home in but it is unknown where they were kept.
northeast Fresno after a two-year-old boy As of Monday, police have not arrested
managed to get access to a loaded, semi- or charged the father of the children,
automatic handgun. He then walked into although some neighbors were upset
a bedroom where three children were and and believed the father should be held
accidentally fired the weapon. responsible. “They made a big mistake.
The bullet struck the boy’s six-year-old This is not fair. 6 years old. She hasn’t
sister in her upper body, killing her. The seen her life, nothing. No, it’s not fair.
two other children in the bedroom, who The parents should be punished. Whether
are aged between 2 and 10, were not it’s an accident or not, intentional or not.
injured, but it remains unclear how the They have to be punished,” one neighbor
boy got access to the weapon. told KMPH-TV.

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 22 Friday June 3, 2011 World News

rare white kiwi Born presiDent oBama

in new zealanD picks Dempsey as top
sanctuary this year, compared
with an average of two a year
between 2005 and 2010. u.s. military officer
“(We) were blown away
by the number of chicks President Barack Obama on Monday chief of staff. Obama said he was naming
produced so quickly,” nominated General Martin Dempsey, who General Raymond Odierno to succeed
Francis said. commanded troops in the Iraq war, as the Dempsey in that job.
The flightless kiwi, the avian top U.S. military officer. Admiral James Winnefeld, commander of
symbol of New Zealand, If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Dempsey U.S. Northern Command, was nominated
is threatened by a host would replace Admiral Mike Mullen as as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of introduced predators chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Staff.
including rats, cats, dogs, when he steps down on
ferrets and possums. October 1.
DOC estimates there are At a White House ceremony,
fewer than 70,000 left in Obama hailed Dempsey as
The birth of a rare white kiwi has capped New Zealand, and several sub-species are “one of our nation’s respected
the most successful breeding season listed as critically endangered. and combat-tested generals.”
since efforts to save the endangered New The Pukaha sanctuary, established in Obama made the choice for
Zealand bird began at a North Island 2001, is a forest where wildlife officers the high-profile post just
sanctuary, wildlife authorities say. have laid traps and baits to minimize before heading to Arlington
The male kiwi chick, named Manukura – predator numbers. Cemetery for a Memorial
meaning “of chiefly status” in the Maori The adult birds roam free and any eggs Day event to honor America’s
language – hatched on May 1 at the that are produced go to a kiwi nursery, war dead.
Pukaha sanctuary north of Wellington, the where the chicks are cared for until they The selection comes as
Department of Conservation (DOC) said are old enough to be released into the Obama is facing growing
this week. forest. pressure to accelerate a troop
“As far as we know, this is the first all- However, because efforts to eliminate drawdown in Afghanistan
white chick to be hatched in captivity,” feral pests have not been totally and is preparing to complete
Pukaha chairman Bob Francis said. successful, DOC said the white kiwi may a withdrawal from Iraq. U.S. President Barack Obama, with Defense Secretary
Kiwis are normally brown but Francis Echoing remarks Dempsey Robert Gates and National Security Advisor Tom Donilon,
have to spend his life in captivity.
announces the nominations of U.S. Army General Martin
said birds in the gene pool that Manukura “To potential predators, white feathers himself recently made to U.S.
Dempsey (3rd R) to be the next chairman of the Joint
came from had white flecks in their could stick out like a sore thumb,” troops, Obama vowed: “We
Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Navy Admiral James Winnefeld (2nd R)
plumage, giving rise to the occasional all- DOC area manager Chris Lester said. will provide whatever it takes to be the new vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs,
white specimen. He said the bird was not “We recognize the need to take that into to achieve our objectives in and General Ray Odierno (R) to be the new Chief of Staff
an albino. account when decided how best to keep the current fight.” of the Army in the Rose Garden at the White House
It was one of 14 chicks hatched at the Manukura safe in future.” Dempsey is currently Army in Washington

Things to do with Preschoolers and Toddlers in the Big Woods

1. let them help. Setting up jobs like It’s almost impossible not to start digging pack a few crayons and some paper.
carrying smaller items and actually holes when you’re 3 or 4 and surrounded Once your kids see different leaves
helping with the real tent and sleeping by nothing but dirt. in the woods, you’ll have a hard time
bag set-up, daily jobs like collecting 4. make leaf rubbings. It’s nothing to stopping them from participating.
twigs for the fire, and mealtime jobs like 5. pack outside toys. There’s
passing out plates or being the “runner” no better place than the great
into the screen tent are actually fun for outdoors to play a game of
this age group, and its good practice for catch and/or Frisbee. I pack
later when you’ll expect help from them. outside toys in an empty 18-
2. go for a nature walk. Children can be lb. grapefruit bag. It works
expected to walk one mile per year of age. perfectly.
Don’t underestimate their capabilities. 6. Bring a rainy day bag.
Be sure to point out the different leaves, Pack small things like a few
insects, tracks on the ground, vegetation, crayons and coloring books,
etc. Allow kids to touch and interact with homemade play dough that
things. You have nowhere to go, after all! can be thrown out if it gets
3. Bring a kid-sized shovel. Dirt + dirty, card games and small
something to dig with = contented kiddos. toys.
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tips for
easy weight loss
You know you are experiencing yo-yo With increasing public concerns over asparagus, green beans,
dieting, but do not know how to stop it! farmed salmon, choose wild salmon. etc... are packed with
It is time to get your balance back. The Most canned salmon are wild. vitamins A and C, iron,
following easy weight loss tips will help calcium and phyto-
you lose weight in a healthy way. nutrients. They are very
tip 1:
find out how many calories you need and low in calories.
Personally, I like eating them cooked tip 3:
so I usually stir fry them in a non-stick watch for portion size

raw as well so go ahead and toss them

into your salad and reap the nutritional

Berries
Berries by far are my favorite fruits!
They are loaded with Vitamin C, folate,

berries are some of the most powerful

BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) [kcal] = Soy
Body Weight [lb] x 15 + (moderate Soy products are great substitutes for top the ORAC score chart (a method of
activity [mins/day] x 3.5) animal products. I love cooking tofu measuring antioxidant activity). Berries
Since you wish to lose weight, your with various tasty Asian sauces and are easy to prepare – just wash and rinse –
target = BMR - 500 kcal also enjoy drinking soy milk. Soy no need to peel at all! In addition, you
For instance, you weigh 140 lb and you beans contain high amounts of protein may serve berries (fresh or baked) as One serving of pasta means 1/2 cup of
perform 20 mins of moderate activity which comprise of all essential amino part of a dessert dish. cooked pasta. However, most restaurants
every day. BMR of this example = (140 acids (the only such vegetable source to serve a pasta dish with 4 servings of
x 15) + (20 x 3.5) = 2100 + 70 = 2170 do so). Soy beans are also a rich source
kcal. BMR minus 500kcal; it would of calcium, iron, zinc, phosphorus, clean off the plate every time. You can
be 2170 - 500 = 1670 kcal. Therefore magnesium, B vitamins, omega 3 fatty simply ask to take home the leftover.
1670 kcal is the target in this example to tip 4:
losing 1 lb per week. studies demonstrated that a diet Do not skip meals
tip 2: Eating small frequent meals help to
eat at least 5 servings of fruits balance your calorie intake throughout
and vegetables per day and more studies are being published the day and also keeps your blood sugar
level balanced. Instead of eating 3 big
soy such as the prevention of prostate meals, try to eat 5–6 smaller meals
& breast cancer Whole Grains throughout the day.
as well as Whole grains have some valuable Breakfast items to avoiD
osteoporosis. antioxidants not found in fruits and
vegetables. They also contain B
vitamins, vitamin E, magnesium,

Guidelines for Americans recommend

that all adults eat half their grains as
whole grains - that’s 3 to 5 servings of
whole grains a day. To include more
Fruits and vegetables are packed servings of whole grains in your diet,

fast so you feel full earlier. They are also “whole” when purchasing packaged
low in calories and help to keep your Greens foods such as cereals, biscuits, pasta and
calorie count low. Green vegetables such as kale, chard, breads. In addition, try adding wild rice, Perhaps the word “carrot” make it sound
5 Best & healthiest fooDs collard greens, bok choy, broccoli, brown rice, quinoa or barley in your like a healthy breakfast item, but most
Salmon soup to increase whole grain intake.
Hands down! Salmon is my favorite in fat and calories. One serving of this
food to substitute meats. It is a good
source of protein and omega 3 fatty chain store contains a whopping 680
acids – which has been shown to kilocalories and 40 grams of fat! Indeed,
decrease LDL cholesterol and raise
HDL cholesterol. In 2002, the American Scones, in particular, usually contain
Heart Association recommended eating trans fat as well.

CONTINUED NEXT WEEK

This page contains basic information. If you are concerned about your health, you should consult a doctor.
 28 Friday June 3, 2011 Chai Time

chicken tikka
aries (march 21–april 19): Keep yourself open to new ideas and views ingredients
Favourable trends at work bring in in this week. chicken breasts about 7 oz
a fresh opportunity to improve your libra (sept 23–oct 22): (200 g) each
career prospects. Financial gains are Monetary gains accrue to you from efforts Marinade (about ½ the marinade
also indicated for those working on that you have been consistently putting into d )
commission basis. Some of you are likely tsp curry powder
to invest in property or buy a piece of with travel will also do well this week. ½ cups fat free plain yogurt
land this week. You can look forward to News of a close relative is likely. You will cloves of garlic chopped
a relaxed evening in the company of your be making plans to meet this person soon. inch piece of fresh ginger root,
mate and family. scorpio (oct 23–nov 21): peeled and grated
taurus (april 20–may 20): A busy day at work when you will be uice from 1 lime
able to complete your work on schedule. ½ tsp salt
planned for this week because there will Financial gains are indicated. A new tsp cayenne pepper
be changes at the last minute. Additional contract will be signed shortly. You may Directions N
expenses are also indicated and there could have to work a little harder at a personal Cut chicken into bite size chunks. (
be unreasonable demands on your time for relationship which has been deteriorating. Make marinade in a medium sized bowl. Calories: 140
loved ones. News from overseas is indicated and will Add chicken and place in the fridge for Protein: 25 g
gemini (may 21–june 20): be favourable. at least 1 hour or up to 12 hours. Fat: 2 g
You are doing well for yourself. Financial sagittarius (nov 22–Dec 21): When you are ready to cook the chicken, Saturated fat: 0 g
gains accrue to you. The current period is New work offers and business proposals preheat the oven to 375º F (190º C). Dietary cholesterol: 59 mg
one of success and gains for you. During are likely to materialize. Consistent hard Using a slotted spoon place the chicken Carbohydrate: 5 g
the course of your work you will be work will earn you a good name, and in a glass baking dish. Cook for 20–25 D
meeting many people, but there is someone position that you have been striving for. minutes or until the chicken juices run Sodium: 231 mg
Expansion in your activities may require clear. Potassium: 415 mg
cancer (june 21–july 22): you to purchase some new property or land
You may feel agitated and up-set if things in this week.
don’t work out the way you would like capricorn (Dec 22–jan 19):
them to. Expenses are likely but that is Meeting and negotiations slated for today chicken, mango and Brie Quesadillas
something you cannot help. You need not are bound to work out favourably. Gains
worry if you have to resort to borrowing from new investments are there. Matters
ingredients Set a large non-stick frying pan over
for concluding your current task. You will concerning the family and children will
alf deli-cooked chicken, medium. Brush with oil. Lay a tortilla
keep you busy this evening. Students will
about 2 1/2 cups in frying pan. Scatter 1/4 portion each
leo (july 23–aug. 22): do well in their studies.
tsp vegetable oil of chicken, mango, brie, cilantro and
Sales transactions will go through smoothly aquarius (jan 20–feb 18):
jalapeno over half of tortilla. Fold tortilla
and you are likely to gain. Some of you Investments made today are bound to grow.
mango, peeled and sliced
may either buy or get an expensive present A good week to sign important documents
25g brie, about 1 cup diced
from someone. Investments in some land or agreements or even to move into a new
/4 cup chopped cilantro continue until other side is golden, about
or property are indicated. A new business house. There is a marked tendency to be
2 more min. Repeat with remaining
in collaboration with an old friend could brash and abrasive when getting your point
jalapeno slices, patted dry
across. See that this tendency does not
Sauce Stir sour cream with lime zest and juice
virgo (aug 23–sept 22): work against you later.
/2 cup regular sour cream in a small bowl. Slice each quesadilla into
Overlooking a few minor details at work pisces (feb 19–march 20):
tsp lime zest 4 wedges and serve with sour cream dip.
could go against you if you are not careful.
tsp lime juice prep tip
However, your efforts at work are rewarded but you seem to be in a melancholic mood.
Directions Keep cooked quesadillas warm in a 350F
with success. Your partner or mate may An old associate or friend may drop in this
Shred chicken into thin strips. oven while making the others.
work are rewarded with success. Your week. Financial support for a new venture
partner or mate may have some useful that you were seeking will be forth coming.
suggestions which are worth considering. An enjoyable evening with your beloved.

coconut cake
chicken wings with mango sauce
ingredients Beat butter with mixer till creamy.
ingredients wings with salt and pepper. Line a large 1-1/2 Cups unsweetened Gradually beat in sugar on medium
casserole dish with aluminum foil and desiccated coconut speed till pale and smooth.
uice of 6 limes spread the wings in a single layer in the Add vanilla to it, keep stirring.
tbsp freshly grated ginger pan. Roast the wings for 20 to 25 minutes 1 tsp Baking powder Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, mixture may
green onions, chopped or until cooked through. 1/2 tsp Salt look curdled.
cup fresh chopped cilantro or mint Remove the wings from the oven and 3 Eggs
medium mangos, peeled and preheat the broiler to high. Pour half of 1 cup unsalted butter, softened milk in 3 batches over low speed.
esh puréed the prepared sauce into the pan and toss 1-1/3 cups sugar Raise the speed to medium and beat
alt and freshly ground pepper the wings to coat. 1 cup whole milk batter 1-1/2 minutes till soft, now fold in
pounds chicken wings, wing tips Broil the wings for 3 minutes or until 1 tsp Vanilla coconut.
cut off and discarded golden brown, then turn the wings over Directions Spoon batter into the cake pan and
Directions and broil 2 minutes more. Brush the wings Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. spread uniformly.
Combine all of the ingredients in a with additional sauce again before serving Now Grease a 10 by 2 inch round cake Bake cake in the middle of the oven till
saucepot and bring to a simmer over and serve remaining sauce alongside for pan and line bottom with a round of wax golden brown for about 45 to 50 minutes.
low heat. Cook for 5 minutes to melt dipping. Be sure to bring the marinade to paper or parchment. Cool cake in the pan on a rack for about
the sugar. Remove from the heat and let a full rolling boil for one minute before 1 hour, then invert onto the rack.
cool. serving it as a dipping sauce. Remove paper and invert again onto
P Serves 6 to 8 mix well. another rack to cool completely.
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thinking of
Becoming and wipe off with a damp cloth.

a canaDian peanut butter or cooking oil. This will

release it. cream in an ice cube tray and then store
the cubes in a Ziploc bag in the freezer.
citizen? Then when you make something like
the nuts in one layer on a shallow pan a soup or sauce, you can just take out

try this practice test and bake in a moderate oven until

golden, stirring often.
a cube or two. This works great if you
live alone too and never need a big
batch of anything. These cubes can be
Discover canada toothpaste and let set about 15 minutes,
1) which province is canada’s main and Freedoms.
producer of pulp and paper? D. The Canadian Charter of Freedoms.
A. British Columbia. 7) what principle was canada’s
B. Quebec. constitution founded on? some tips before you buy
C. New Brunswick. A. Independence and freedom.
D. Ontario.
2) what are the three main groups of
B. Liberty, equality and fraternity.
C. Peace, Order and Good Government.
fish or shellfish
aboriginal peoples? D. Liberty and pursue of freedom.
A. Métis, Inuit and United Empire 8) which province in canada is the seafood is a vital skill for a seafood cook. no pungent aromas.
Loyalists. smallest in land size? If so, that
B. Acadians, Métis and First Nations. A. Prince Edward Island. really have no way of knowing exactly liquid should be clear, not milky. Milky
C. Early French settlers, Métis and B. New Brunswick.
Indian. C. Nova Scotia. easy if you know what to look for. Here
D. Métis, First Nations and Inuit. D. Newfoundland and Labrador. It should be
3 9) which country lies on canada’s whole fish resilient enough so your indentation
becomes a law? southern border? The eyes
A. Approved by the Governor General. A. Mexico. move on.
B. Approved by the Queen. B. United States of America. they fade quickly into gray dullness. live things
C. Approved by all the Senators. C. Michigan.
D. Approved by the Governors. D. Central America. they are past their prime. crab or lobster is to look for, well, life.
4 10) what does a member of Does it shine? Is it scampering around in its tank?
settlers in canada come? parliament do? Does it look metallic and clean? Or has Swimming happily? Or is it sulking
A. Spain. A. He or she works for the Governor it dulled or has discolored patches on it? in a corner or hanging motionless and
B. England. General. If so, it is marginal. panting? If so, don’t buy it. Lobsters
C. France. B. He or she links Canadians to the and crabs starve themselves in tanks
D. Germany. federal government. clean water or a touch briny or even like and often can be almost empty inside
5) where do most french speaking C. He or she represents the Queen. cucumbers. Under no circumstances when you crack open one that’s been
canadians live? D. He or she liaises with the municipal imprisoned in a tank for weeks.
A. Nova Scotia. government. Cooking won’t improve it. Your best bet is to make friends with
B. New Brunswick. They should be a
C. Quebec.
D. Ontario. canadian citizenship the color of faded brick.
shipments arrive. Plan on being there
to meet it and buy then. You will be
6) what part of the constitution practice test fish fillets rewarded for your extra effort.
legally protects basic rights
shellfish
and freedoms of canadians?
A. The Canadian Charter of answers skin should look as pristine as the skin These are the places where turnover is so
Responsibilities.
rapid you can be assured of fresh mussels,
B. The Canadian Charter of Rights 1. B 3. a 5. c 7. c 9. B and metallic. clams or oysters. You may still get a dead
and Freedoms. 2. D 4. c 6. B 8. a 10. B The smell test is especially one, but the ratio will be far lower.
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SatyaNarayan Katha In English

Story of Shri Satyanarayan Swamiji

CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK merchant & asked him, “What is in your suffering.” On hearing the Lord say this,
Lord Satyanarayanji was pleased with boat, give me little from there.” In his ego & the merchant said, “Oh Lord, Nobody can
Leelawati’s prayer & the fast. One day, he pride, the merchant replied, “Oh Old man, recognize your maya. Not even the Gods
told King Chandraketu in his dream, “Oh we have nothing in our boat except hay & or Brahmins know your ways & forms. I
King, Yoy must release the merchant & his leaves.” On hearing such harsh words of the promise that I will pray to you”, so saying
son-in-law from the dark cell, tomorrow merchant, the Lord said, “Your words will he asked for forgiveness. He said, “Please
morning. Give them their wealth & set them be true”. So saying, he went from there &
free. If you do not do so, your kingdom sat on the bank of the river. wealth once again, like before.” Kalawati did not see her husband; she was
will be destroyed.” In the morning, the When the Lord went away, the boat started
king called the court people & told them to rise higher in the water. The merchant On seeing his daughter in this state of
about the dream. was surprised at this. When he went to his wish. When the merchant mounted affairs & the sudden disappearance of the
The court people after hearing about the check in the boat, he saw that his boat was his boat & saw it full with wealth again, boat, the merchant was shocked. He prayed
dream, came to the conclusion to free the he thanked the Lord & said, “With Lord to Lord Satyanarayanji, asked him for
merchant & his son-in-law.They asked he fainted. When he came to his senses, forgiveness & prayed to the Lord to take
the guards to bring the prisoners from the he was very much worried. He said “How When I reach home, I will do his prayer &
dark cell. King Chandraketu gave them could this happen?” At this, his son-in-law fast”, so saying he left home-wards. made an annoucement, “Oh merchant, your
good clothes, all their wealth & plus some told him, “Do not cry over this. All has When the merchant saw that his home-town daughter, in a hurry to meet her husband
more & set them free. The king told them happened because you spoke harshly to Ratanpur is nearing, he sent a messenger has left my prasad; hence you cannot see
that due to their wrong-doings, they had to the old man & lied to him. Still, nothing in advance, to his house to inform his her husband. Now, when she goes back
undergo this suffering, but now there was is lost. You could go back to him & ask for wife & daughter of his home-coming. The & takes the prasad with due respect &
nothing to fear & they could go back home. forgiveness & he will set everything right. messenger, on reaching the merchant’s then returns; only then she will see her
They bowed down to the king & left home- The merchant, after hearing the words house, bowed down to the merchant’s husband.” On hearing the voice, Kalawati
wards. of his son-in-law went in search of the wife & gave them the most awaited news ran home, ate the prasad & came back &
This chapter of Lord Satyanarayanji is old man. He bowed down before him that the merchant & his son-in-law have met her husband. When the merchant saw
over. All chant (say) Shri Satyanarayanji & with respect said, “Oh Lord, please reached Ratanpur. this, he was very happy.
ki Jai. forgive me for the false harsh words that The merchant then did Lord Satyanarayanji’s
Chapter 4 : I have spoken to you.” So saying, he Satyanarayan Puja. She told her daughter prayers & fast with his family every month.
bowed down with tears of sorrow in his Finally, he had all the pleasures of life &
then gave some wealth to the Brahmin eyes. When the Lord, saw the merchant receive her husband & her father. Kalawati after death, he went to heaven.
before starting his journey home-wards. in his state of sorrowness & crying for This chapter of Lord Satyanarayanji is
When they went little further, Lord forgiveness, he said, “Do not cry. Listen taking the prasad left to meet her husband. over. All chant (say) Lord Satyanarayanji
Satyanarayanji wanted to test them. He took to me. Oh foolish person, due to your false The Lord got angry at her behaviour, so he ki Jai.
the disguise of an old man & went upto the promise, you have seen all this sorrow & drowned her husband with the boat. When CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
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Just for Kids

Saying “no” to everything

Your toddler’s constant use of the word “no” stems from
a strong desire to be independent. Here’s how to cope.

Your toddler’s desire for independence can

mean she displays a lot of unreasonable
negative behaviour that’s puzzling or, at toddler you mean it, but don’t get angry.
worst, irritating.
Common examples include a refusal to let add actions to your words – lift her away
you strap her into her buggy, turning down from the video machine or plug, and offer
food she enjoyed last week and insisting a toy to take her mind off it.
you carry out an impossible task, such as
to get your shoes on” often works better
home when you’re on a journey. than “get your shoes on now”.

some toddlers, but for others it can go on to keep battles to a minimum, so that “no”
for many months or even continue into is a less likely response – “do you want to
later childhood. This can be hard for some wear your red skirt or black trousers?” or
parents to handle. “would you like an apple or an orange?”,
It helps to realise this behaviour is a normal for example.
developmental stage – toddlers are just
trying their new-found will as they make a her to repeat the behaviour.
bid for independence.
Positive steps toddlers is distraction, and you should use
it for as long as it works – “I think I hear
effort at the beginning of the toddler stage Daddy’s car arriving” or suddenly starting
to ‘toddler-proof’ your home – this cuts a song often makes toddlers forget they
down on the need for unnecessary battles. were about to start a battle.

hungry – regular mealtimes and bedtimes she says “no” – it can be tempting when
make a big difference. it’s amusing, but this is likely to upset a
small child who takes her independence
use of the word “no” to a minimum – as far seriously.

“keep your bike on the pavement” rather behaviour isn’t acceptable – as your child
than “don’t go on the road”. gets older, she’ll understand more about
this, but it can start very soon – “touching
phrases such as “great idea, we’ll play that that might break it” or “that’s hot and
later” instead of “no, I’m too busy to play you’ll burn”.
with you”.
“not until after lunch”.
challenges you, do your best to be patient
and remember this stage won’t last forever. the wall, but you can write on this piece
of paper”.
themselves as often as possible, so try not
to be too controlling – for example, it can doing really matter?
help to let your child climb into her car seat
instead of being placed there by you. behaviour and praise your child.
 32 Friday June 3, 2011 Australia News

PrEmIEr CroCoDIlE SavaGES

DENTIST IN TErrIfYING
To mEET QuEEN aTTaCK oN fISHING boaT
The Premier Colin Barnett will meet the will attend in Perth in October. a DENTIST fought off a crocodile that The crocodile slid back into the water but
Queen and Prince Phillip on his upcoming Mr Barnett will also meet a number of leaped into his small boat and sank its returned again; forcing the Broome dentist
trip to London. teeth into his chest while he fished in and his fishing companion Neil Fong to hit
Mr Barnett left on his 12-day trip on a keynote address at King’s College, australia’s far north-west. it with an oar.
Wednesday and will also visit Dubai and London. Bruce Rudeforth, 59, said the eight-foot The pair returned to a larger fishing boat
Brussels. The Premier will then meet trade (2.5m) reptile came at him in Secure Bay, where three other colleagues were waiting.
He will travel with his wife, Lyn, and two representatives in Europe and hopes to more than 2000km north of state capital Mr Rudeforth’s brother-in-law – and fellow
staff members. strengthen ties with emerging trading Perth, last Wednesday. dentist – stitched closed the puncture wounds.
In London, the Premier will visit “It bit into my shoulder and I stood up The group then decided to continue their
Buckingham Palace and discuss the latest Mr Barnett will also promote WA as the and gave it one in the throat with my free fishing trip in the remote region.
plans for the Commonwealth Heads of elbow,” Mr Rudeforth told the newspaper. “It takes a lot to organise a trip like that, so
Government Meeting, which the Queen radio astronomy project. “I presume that’s what made it let go.” why come home,” Mr Rudeforth said.

HEroIN worTH $1.3m

CoNCEalED IN Sa bIblES
a 31-YEar-olD Indian national packages contained approximately 900
has been charged with importing $1.3 grammes of a light brown granular powder
million of heroin concealed in bibles which tested positive for heroin,” a customs
sent to an address in renmark, in South spokesman said.
australia’s riverland. The drugs were estimated to have a street
Australian Customs officials said on value of about $1.3 million, though tests
February 20 an international mail parcel were continuing to determine the exact
containing 29 Bibles was examined by weight and purity of the drugs.
border protection officers at the Sydney The Indian man was arrested when he
international mail gateway facility. arrived at Adelaide Airport.
Eight of the Bibles were found to be He was charged with importing a
hollowed out and contained packages
wrapped in carbon paper and plastic. drug and faces a maximum jail term of 25
“Further investigations revealed the years as well as a $550,000 fine.

PolICE four-YEar-olD lEfT aT HoSPITal DoCTor

offICEr’S famIlY HomE aloNE rESCuED from DENIES rEPEaTED
To TurN off fIrE IN wESTErN SYDNEY SExual aSSaulT
lIfE SuPPorT a four-year-old boy rescued from a can occur when they’re by themselves,” he The Perth District Court has been told
western Sydney house fire had been left said. a doctor repeatedly sexually assaulted a
THE family of a Gold Coast police home alone watching cartoons for about Fire gutted the lounge room in the front of patient while he was examining her at
officer shot while trying to stop an 15 minutes while his mother took his the weatherboard house, where police said Royal Perth hospital.
armed robbery will turn off his life brothers to school. the boy had been left alone for about 15 Suhail Ahmad Khan Durani is on trial
support. The young boy was in hospital after being minutes, watching cartoons. accused of sexually assaulting the 20-year-
Detective Senior Constable Damian rescued by a neighbour who discovered him Police and firefighters found him old woman in February last year.
Leeding was shot in the face at the Pacific in a rear sunroom overcome by fumes. unconscious at the back of the house, along The court has been told the woman has
Pines Tavern last Sunday night. with his rescuer and his mother, who had type one diabetes and was admitted to
The Queensland Police Service on of the neighbour, we’d be looking at a just arrived home. Royal Perth hospital because her blood
Tuesday said his family would turn off his different scenario, and by scenario I mean Insp Hardie said the boy, who was being sugar levels were too high.
life support in the next 24 hours based on serious injuries,” Inspector Ken Hardie treated at Auburn Hospital for smoke It is alleged the assaults took place while
medical advice. said. inhalation, could have been badly injured Dr Durani was examining her in the
“The Queensland Police Service is, and The boy’s mother was taking his two older if it wasn’t for his heroic neighbour. emergency department and after she had
will continue, to provide every possible brothers to a school in South Granville, Police are investigating the fire while the been taken to a ward.
support to the family of DSC Leeding about one kilometer away from their NSW Department of Community Services Prosecutors said at first the woman did not
during this incredibly sad time,” a Byrnes Street home, when the blaze started think anything was wrong but she became
statement said. shortly after 9am (AEST). conduct. increasingly uncomfortable and after the
Det Leeding’s wife Sonya is also a Gold The neighbour from across the road saved Insp Hardie said he had his own theories doctor left she reported to other staff what
Coast police officer. They have two young the boy from the burning house. about the cause of the blaze, which he had happened.
children; baby Grace and two-year-old Insp Hardie said the near tragedy served as estimated had lasted for 10 minutes before Dr Durani denies the allegations.
Hudson. a reminder to parents. being extinguished. His lawyer has told the court the
Three people have been remanded in “You can’t leave them at home alone for “You know what four-year-olds are like fundamental issue will be the credibility
custody over the shooting. any amount of time – you don’t know what when they find matches,” he said. and reliability of the woman.
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worlds weirdest animal The best Time to visit Sydney: winter

and You Can Go Skiing, Too
If you prefer the cold to heat, the best time
to visit Sydney could be in the Australian
winter from June 1 to August 31.
The Sydney winter isn’t really harsh and
the weather’s generally pleasant. It’s
great for touring the city on foot and for
bushwalking. And the ski slopes are not
too far away.
Holiday time
You get the Queen’s Birthday holiday
weekend in June and the school holidays
in July. Aside from within those periods,
Emperor Tamarin accommodation costs in the city will
The Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus generally be lower.
imperator) is a tamarin allegedly named winter weather
for its similarity with the German emperor Expect generally cool conditions. The
average temperature should range from
around 8°C (46°F) at night to 16°C (61°F)
in the daytime in mid-winter.
This tamarin lives in the southwest Expect from 80mm to 131mm of rain
Amazon Basin, in east Peru, north Bolivia in a month, with the most rain in June
and in the west Brazilian states of Acre and tapering into August. Dress for the
Amazonas. weather. accommodation will usually be available
The fur of the Emperor Tamarin is winter accommodation and should be relatively cheaper. whale migration season.
predominantly grey colored, with Outside of the holiday periods, Sydney winter activities
yellowish speckles on its chest. The hands National Park.
and feet are black and the tail is brown. walking tour of Sydney. Visit
Outstanding is its long, white mustache, The Rocks, the Sydney Opera
which extends to both sides beyond the House, the Royal Botanic take a drive to the Blue Mountains west
shoulders. The animal reaches a length Gardens, Art Gallery of New of Sydney and experience Yulefest with
of 24 to 26 cm, plus a 35 cm long tail. It South Wales, Australian
weighs approximately 300 to 400 g. Museum, Hyde Park, carols in the air.
This primate inhabits tropical rain forests, Chinatown, Darling Harbour.
living deep in the forest and also in open an organised bus tour to the Snowy
tree-covered areas. It is a diurnal animal, very least, take a Sydney ferry Mountains. Note that accommodation
spending the majority of its days in the and cross the harbour to Manly. in the ski resorts can be expensive and

broad jumps among the limbs. and west of Sydney. in advance.

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Pankaj and Sonam Kapoor Tell me I am not

reunite thanks to Shahid Kapoor retiring yet:
Mausam director Pankaj Kapur sets. Her showing up to Kapur’s
o Kkhuda lata mangeshkar
first look
and female lead Sonam Kapoor surprise birthday party thawed the
didn’t see each other eye to eye. But ice between the two,” a source told
recently the duo buried the hatchet the reporter.
and gave each other a warm hug, all Pankaj gave Sonam a big hug and
thanks to Shahid Kapoor. was heard praising her as well. The Hema Malini is trying everything
At Pankaj’s surprise birthday Aisha star turned up for the party possible to revive the sagged
bash organized by his son, the even though she was exhausted. “It career of her daughter Esha
was a surprise party. Sonam, too, Deol. The firstlook of Tell Me O
dates that Sonam gave her other decided to let bygone be bygones Kkhuda has been revealed and it
and came at the time mentioned. does spark up curiosity about the
Mausam’s erratic schedule. It was She had shot the whole day for film.
also recently reported that Sonam Mausam and not slept the night Rumors has it that ‘Tell Me Oh
walked off the sets on noticing before as she rushed to wrap the Khuda’ is about a girl who is in
lack of facilities at the location. shoot. People close to Pankaj were search of her father.
Sonam and Mausam director heard remarking on how well the Esha was last seen in the movie India’s ‘Melody Queen’ Lata
Pankaj didn’t see eye to eye yet girl’s parents had brought her up,” Hijack. The actress has learnt Mangeshkar has termed as
were cordial to each other on the added the source. kick boxing and has been training ‘insulting’ the media reports about
hard since the past two years for her illness and retirement.
her mother’s production! Not “I believe that I was born to sing
only this, she would also be and will continue to do so as long

Double Dhamaal in the movie which was shot in

Jaisalmer.
The major attraction of the
as I live. If I do retire, it’s me who
is going to make that decision, not
anyone else.
Why should other people be talking
Do you think the movie will be a Hit or a Miss? first look of the movie is – about my retirement? “Lata said in
Dharmendra. Yes it’s the first her reaction to a report in a leading
time the father-daughter duo will daily which talked about her illness
share screen space! The cast also and her impending retirement.
includes veteran actors – Rishi Lambasting such reports, the
Kapoor and Vinod Khanna. The 81-year old playback singer, writing
Fashion star – Arjan Bajwa will on the micro blogging site twitter,
also be seen in this movie and said, “No one has the right to insult
has been paired opposite Esha me like this and my future work will
Deol.
reports.” An article in a leading
newspaper claimed that Lata would
be retiring soon and has taken to
twitter to vent her ire.
“I am astonished that such a reputed
newspaper has published such a
false and irresponsible report,” the
singer wrote on Twitter.
Dismissing the talk of her illness
in the report, the singer said, “I am
also upset that without knowing
anything they have written that I
suffer from ‘back pain’. This is also
false. Does a well-known newspaper
like this have no concerns about its
reputation?” It is notable that the
veteran singer has of late cut down
on her singing assignments, her
last assignment being for Madhur
Bhandarkar’s ‘Jail’.
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Shatrughan promotes Is Salman rajnikanth

Khan hogging moved to
‘Ke bani Crorepati’
the limelight
veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha is
all set to host the bhojpuri version Rs 1 crore.
Singapore
of the popular game show Kaun Across the world, this show is about alone in ready
banega Crorepati on mahuaa Tv ordinary people changing their lives
from June 6. for real and it is no exception in
Just completing the entire shooting these two new avatars. To add to the
for “Ke Bani Crorepati” in Kolkata
Shatrughan Sinha met the people celebrity episodes.
of the City of Joy and shared his Bollywood star Govinda, renowned
experience during this shooting.
“I believe that the show ‘Ke Bani minister Yashwant Sinha and the
Crorepati’ is all set to television Dabangg girl Sonakshi Sinha have
content in the Bhojpuri language. joined the celebrity band wagon.
It’s a tribute to the Bhojpuri The participants and viewers across
language and the community that the length and breadth of the entire
an international format like ‘Who Bhojpuri speaking belt will share It’s been almost a month and a half
Wants to be Millionaire’ (popularly a wonderful moments with the now, since Megastar Rajnikanth
known as KBC in India) is being most popular actor-politician of the is battling poor health. He is now
made in the Bhojpuri language,” region Shatrughan Sinha. being shifted to Singapore for
Sinha said. “Sonakshi will be on the hot seat further treatment.
‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’ a The Tamil actor got ill on the
hit show in over 110 countries and get to see baap-beti together on the
known as Kaun Banega Crorepati He is presently hospitalized at
Announcing the show, Yubaraj In the upcoming and most awaited Sri Ramchandra Medical Centre
produced in the Bhojpuri and Bhattacharya, CEO, Mahuaa TV flick ‘Ready’, Salman Khan is all (SRMC) in Porur, Chennai.
Bengali language and will be aired said, “We are proud to collaborate alone hogging the limelight. And News has it that the actor has been
on Mahuaa TV and Mahuaa Bangla with Siddharth Basu and Big guess what??? The film’s leading booked as a “wheelchair passenger”
respectively. Synergy in taking this pioneering
The ‘Classic KBC’ format will be step and producing a world class that. will be accompanied by his wife and
on air, with contestants attempting show in these two languages.” While anyone else in her place two daughters.
Despite the doctor’s claim that Rajni
insecure, Asin says she doesn’t is responding well to the medication
mind being sidelined by Salman. he is on, yet, there seems to be no
leopard enters Hema malini’s bungalow real progress in his health condition.
it is but natural that the script is
A leopard strayed into the bungalow leopards and other wild animals written to accentuate his presence
of Bollywood actoress Hema living in the thick forests.
Malini, triggering panic.
The leopard, believed to have come
from the adjoining Sanjay Gandhi promos as well where his style
National Park (SGNP), was spotted and mannerisms are exposed to
by a security guard in the premises the audience,” Asin tells a news
in Dindoshi area of northwest agency.
Mumbai. The South beauty has already acted
Hema was not at home at the time of with Salman in London Dreams.
the incident.
Neighbours immediately alerted the a very conscious decision.
park authorities who sent a team “I waited for the best offer to come
my way and I got that in the form
a cage to trap the wild cat, Chief of ‘Ready’ where I get to play a
Conservator of Forests S. A. Thorat
told the reporter. with Salman and Anees Bazmee,”
The park, spread over around 100 said Asin.
Aishwarya with no makeup
Friday June 3, 2011

bollYwooD QuIZ
Salman does Sony announces launch of world’s
a. Name Karan Johar’s 2nd it all for chillar biggest singing show in India
of a cast of amitabh bachhan, Sony Entertainment Television the hopefuls will audition not only
Jaya, Shahrukh, Hritik, unveiled ‘x factor India’ the for the judges, but also in front of
Kareena, Kajol and rani. Indian version of the No.1 singing a live audience of thousands in
1) Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Ghum show globally x factor. venues across the country.
2) Pyaar tune Kya Kiya A worldwide phenomenon, THE X The concert-like atmosphere
3) Aap Mujhe Achhe lage FACTOR is a competition series will bring a new dimension to
4) Love you... Hamesha developed by Simon Cowell that the performances, giving the
b. Name an amir Khan’s gives viewers the opportunity contestants an opportunity to prove
home production. Now that Salman Khan is turning to help choose the next musical they have the whole package –
1) Mela megastar. vocal ability, charisma and stage
2) Lagaan movie Chillar Party, he is going half THE X FACTOR is a runaway presence – from the moment they
3) Mann way across the globe to Toronto, hit in 24 countries with over 500 step on stage.
4) Akele hum Akele tum million viewers, the Big Daddy of Those contestants who survive the
C. Name the director of the all singing shows in size and scale.
Bahl and Nitesh Tiwari. The show will showcase camp” and will then be divided
1) David Dhawan Salman Khan has taken the entire Xtraordinary talent from across the into three categories: 16 - 25 years,
2) J.P.Dutta length and breadth of the country individuals over 25 years and
3) Mani Ratnam him. Not just that… we also hear that like never seen before. groups.
4) Ramgopal Verma he has written an entire section of the The X Factor India, a show, Produced by Freemantle India,
promo. For those who don’t know, lavishly mounted in exotic locales THE X FACTOR proven ratings
person dies in the ending? Salman Khan is also a writer and he and spectacular sets raises the bar success story, across the globe with
1) Sanjeev Kumar and takes the initial auditions to an
2) Dharmendra Salman Khan felt that the trailer of exciting and explosive new level as phenomenal 20 million viewers.
3) Amitabh Bachchan ‘Chillar Party’ lacked a punch.
4) Hema Malini “That punch was a voice-over,
introducing the characters in the
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2) Salman and Juhi
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Entertainment
will “take the plunge” and engage
The Hangover Part II last Night (PG) * *
Guillaume Ganet (The Beach) does
what he can to indulge in those
Suspicious Minds! carnal delights.
Writer/director Massy Yadjedin
The Hangover Part By ROBERT WALDMAN takes 90 minutes to explore whether
II did more than win people will risk their marriages for
Relationships are the main focus
multiple records in the in Last Night, a new drama from seen this plot before and othing new
process. E One Entertainment now hoping surfaces here. All the players here
Despite harsh reviews, for converts at the Fifth Avenue are good looking but their actions
the comedy earned Cinemas. are at times unbelievable. So much
$86.5 million from Most men and women search for is taken for granted that Last Night
Thursday to Sunday, the their elusive mate. Once found, comes across as being rather too
best three-day weekend a pairing goes through lots of contrived to be believable.
ever for a live-action comedy and The Hangover Part II: $86.5 growing. Last Night focuses on Chance encounters can be either
the second-best opening of all-time Kung Fu Panda 2: $47.5 the relationship of an
Pirates of the Caribbean: upscale couple living
of The Matrix Reloaded. On Stranger Tides: $39.3 million the good life. On
Bridesmaids: $16.4 mil the surface all seems
weekend at theaters looks like this: Thor: $9.4 mil to be going well for
the Reeds, Joanna
and Michael. British
why Kourtney adrianne Curry and transplant
Knightley
Keira
(Never
Christopher Knight:
Kardashian Let Me Go) portrays
the young wife while
It’s over!
won’t follow in It’s all over for Adrianne Curry and
Australian import Sam
Worthington (Avatar)
Christopher Knight. The scandal- plays the family
Kim’s footsteps breadwinner. Currently
both live and work in
marriage was coming to a legal end. New York with Joanna coping as a enjoyable or deadly and here the
“After starting a relationship with writer while Michael enjoys a more romantic inclinations are rather mild
what seemed to be irreconcilable professional/business career as a and muted. You don’t know how to
differences, the couple has reached building designer. Early on we see feel in this state of play as all the
a period where those differences are the pair may be undergoing just a
no longer appreciated,” manager touch or rough waters.
Phil Viardo hilariously said. Each member of this household On the plus side, the dialogue here
Knight, forever known for his role is good looking and plays the is realistic. Last night does a good
as Peter Brady, met Curry years ago part well. Opportunities for illicit job showing the nervousness of
affairs abound in their normal lives embarking down a course of illicit
Kim Kardashian is happily engaged and suspicions reach new heights sex but never truly closes the deal.
to Kris Humphries, and while marriage was then captured on My with the arrival of “special” friends. Instead we’re left with not caring
Kourtney Kardashian is happy for Fair Brady. In the case of Michael he becomes too much for any of the central
them, it isn’t necessarily what she But Curry recently admitted “vexed” by new employee Laura. characters, with the exception of
wants. to Howard Stern that she was Most men would agree anyone a stranded dog who winds up as a
Kourtney loves that Kim has found working opposite Eva Mendes (The pivotal player in this tale of love
the one for her, but she apparently to Twitter for attention. She also Other Guys) may be in for a rough among the ruins.
sees things going differently with said she used Sybian machine to ride when it comes to remaining
her own beau, Scott Disick, states get herself off because her husband loyal to one’s spouse. Rightly or
People. Disick recently chimed in couldn’t do it himself. wrongly Joanna starts to wonder if
on why the two won’t be heading We’re sorry. But she really did say that. her husband is having an affair.
down the aisle anytime soon. Being unsure of oneself can open
“We’re happy. I think that if up new problems or opportunities.
Meanwhile, when a chance meeting
couldn’t be happier,” Disick said, with another man presents itself
despite dealing with the constant
engagement rumors. dilemma. Old friend Alex Mann
Do you think these two will get is full of charm and charisma so
engaged one day?
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new lawn
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vancouveR Alberta police chiefs are calling on the
province to make it mandatory for drivers
It may have been one of the wettest springs to pay for their gas before pumping it.
ever recorded, but new lawn sprinkling The legislation is a necessary move, said
restrictions came into effect across Metro the Edmonton Police Association boss.
Vancouver on Wednesday banning any “We’re strongly in support of it,” said Sgt.
watering, except between 4 a.m. and 9 a.m. Tony Simioni.
Metro Vancouver spokesman Bill Morrell Making drivers pay before they pump
says there is already a high demand for would prevent crimes and help free-up
water at night and lawn sprinkling stresses policing resources, he added.
the system. “The volume of time, effort and money that
“What we have introduced this year is a goes into gasoline theft is huge,” he said.
focus of sprinkling in the morning. The “With today’s technology, why should the
evening period that people may have got taxpayer be on the hook for (something)
used to in the past is no longer available,” that’s entirely preventable?”
he said.
Limits on lawn sprinkling also serve to defer how much is spent probing gas thefts. But
the very high capital costs of expanding Simioni said of millions of dollars have
the water supply system unnecessarily, he likely been lost across the country in recent
notes. years. “The number is huge,” he said. “The
Muhammad Kashif Usman, a cashier at South Highway Esso on 49 Avenue and Calgary
In addition, households are restricted to only way to prevent that type of crime from
Trail, poses at his store in Edmonton. His station gets one or two thefts a week.
watering only three days a week. occurring is to make them pay before they
even-numbered addresses can water on pump.” said. “In some ways, it would be good,” since they’re often using stolen plates.
monday, wednesday and Saturday. The Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police British Columbia has already introduced
odd-numbered addresses can water is leading the push to make pay-before- dashes.” When people drive off without such legislation. In 2008, it became the
on tuesday, thursday and Sunday, but you-pump rules mandatory. paying, employees try to get enough
only from 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. Calgary police Chief Rick Hanson, who is evidence to help police nab the thieves, to pay before they pump. B.C. introduced
Morrell says under the new regulations also the AACP president, said those rules the law after a young gas worker was killed
residents will still be able to sprinkle the will go a long way in combating gas thefts. But she added it’s tough to catch them, trying to stop a gas theft.
same number of hours per week as last “It’s not just a matter of police resources –
year, 15. But he recommends people water it’s a matter of public safety,” Hanson
their lawns just once a week. said. “This is predictable, therefore it’s
The restrictions don’t apply to gardens, preventable.” RetuRning Slave
Morrell notes. South Highway Esso cashier Muhammad
“You can water your gardens, your Usman said his station is victim to one lake ReSidentS
or two gas-and-dash thefts a week. “My
trees and shrubs at your convenience,” he feelings are bad because I trust everybody dump thouSandS of
said. and it shakes your trust,” Usman said. “In Stinky fRidgeS
Since 1993, lawn sprinkling regulations the winter, we can’t do anything about it
have been in effect from June 1 to Sept. 30 because there’s lots of snow and you can’t The waste services manager for an
every year. see the licence numbers.”
The highest water consumption day in the The store has security cameras which workers are racing against the clock to
region’s history occurred on July 30, 2009 record the getaway cars, Usman said, deal with refrigerators that are being
when Metro Vancouver delivered more but that doesn’t always help since those dumped by returning residents.
than two billion litres of water that day. vehicles are often stolen. Tom Moore estimates there could be up
That was almost double the year-round to 4,000 refrigerators and freezers that
average of about 1.1 billion litres per day, Village self serve gas bar, said her station will be left on the curbs in Slave Lake
according to a statement released by Metro zs hit with gas thieves about once a month. by this weekend.
Vancouver. The new rules would put a stop to that, she

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Newlyweds William and Kate will pay foR tReating natuRal diSaSteRS
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The royal couple will travel across the
country from June 30 to July 8. The pair A Calgary doctor has been found guilty of The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of
will visit Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, billing the province for deceased patients. National Revenue, would like to remind
Charlottetown, Yellowknife and Calgary. Kelly Eby, a spokesman with the College Canadians that taxpayer relief provisions
Along the way, they’ll lay a wreath at of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta are available to them if they are unable to
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the (CPSA), said over the past eight years she meet their tax obligations due to a natural
National War Memorial in Ottawa and hasn’t seen a case similar to Dr. John van disaster.
visit with veterans at the city’s Canadian Olm’s, whose practice has been suspended “Many Canadians have suffered this year
War Museum, travel to Quebec City on for at least three months. as a result of natural disasters that have
HMCS Montreal and attend a ceremony “Does that mean it’s rare? I hope so,” said affected them, their families, their homes
with the Royal 22nd Regiment, spend Eby.
time in Yellowknife with the Canadian The college found van Olm’s actions in Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
Rangers, and wrap up with remarks in youngsters at the Calgary Zoo. unbecoming after he billed the province and Alberta has destroyed homes and
Calgary about Afghan veterans. It won’t be all work – the duchess will get for treating up to 185 patients a day, some businesses and disrupted lives. Many of
Both countries have forces in Afghanistan the chance to indulge in a couple of her for patients who had already died. the residents of Slave Lake, Alberta have
and William’s brother, Prince Harry, has own interests during the trip. Middleton, Between 2006 and 2007, there were lost their homes and all of their possessions
been on tours of duty there. who has rowed in charity races in Britain, 12 dates when the number of patients or have been displaced because of a
Prince William, trained as a Royal Air will break a sweat along with her husband reportedly seen and billed for ranged from
Force search-and-rescue pilot, will also in a Charlottetown dragon boat race. 149 to 185 per day, far more than possible. town,” said Minister Shea.
watch a Coast Guard rescue demonstration She will also meet with an actor playing “He submitted billings to Alberta Health “I deeply sympathize with what these
during his time in P.E.I. Anne of Green Gables, reportedly one of Care Insurance Plan for services he Canadians are going through and would like
“The couple’s decision to visit Canada the duchess’s favourite childhood books. claimed to have provided to patients when to ensure that they have one less thing to
The theme of the royal tour is worry about at this time,” she added.
close relationship with the Crown and “Moving Forward Together: From Past to see each of the patients nor provide The June 15th deadline for self-employed
royal family, and an opportunity for all Accomplishments to Current Service to appropriate care to each patient,” the individuals and their spouses or common-
Canadians to take pride in our traditions, Future Achievements.” college said in a release. law partners to submit their income tax
history, and institutions,” Prime Minister The royal couple will be greeted on their Van Olm was also found guilty of creating
Stephen Harper said in a statement chart notes when he didn’t see the taxpayers should know that the Canada
Monday. honours at Rideau Hall in Ottawa before Revenue Agency (CRA) can give them
The royal couple will also meet with young meeting with Gov. Gen. David Johnston money from two unnamed patients. His special consideration if they cannot meet
people across the country during the tour. and Prime Minister Stephen Harper. suspension began May 5 following a their tax obligations due to a natural disaster.
William and Kate will meet young chefs in The Queen visited Canada for a nine- lengthy hearing and an appeal. The CRA’s taxpayer relief provisions
Montreal, visit with local youth in Quebec day tour last year. Prince William has The disgraced doctor has 30 days to cover use a balanced approach to assist all
City, enjoy youth theatre in Charlottetown, visited the country twice before, in 1991 the $99,242 cost of the college’s probe and taxpayers in resolving tax issues due
and watch a science demonstration with and 1998. failing to comply would see van Olm’s to circumstances beyond their control.
suspension stretch up to 18 months. Van Under these provisions, any taxpayer can
Olm said he’s able to pay that amount. apply to the CRA to have interest and/or
goodbye boSton pizza, effective medical record charting, at
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There will also be surprise audits, up to
and/or make a payment on time due to a
natural disaster or other extraordinary
circumstances beyond their control.
In a show of hometown support, Boston six times every 12 months for a period of
Pizza has become “Vancouver Pizza” in two years, following his return to treating
B.C. - for the duration of the Stanley Cup patients. Taxpayer Relief. The CRA will consider
Playoffs, anyway. Van Olm said he’s corrected his
The change was made on the restaurant “administrative” mistakes committed
chain’s website almost immediately after over a period of years, during which he concerns about the CRA’s taxpayer relief
the Boston Bruins won their series Friday was under a lot of stress with his mom provisions can access additional information
night and more substantial changes will dying and raising two kids alone. on the CRA website, or they can call the
take place. He said there had been no complaints CRA at 1-800-959-8281. Business owners
But the planning for this mastermind against him over the past four years. and self-employed individuals can call the
In a show of local support, popular
marketing move actually took place last “No more high billings have been made,” CRA at 1-800-959-5525.
restaurant chain Boston Pizza temporarily
year when it looked as if there were a he said.
renames its franchises Vancouver Pizza.
chance Boston and the Vancouver Canucks “They have allowed me to work (up) until
might play each other at some point.
“The stars didn’t align at that time so we
rebranding materials for all of its 62 B.C.
locations.
my suspension and they have concluded
that I have corrected my mistakes,” said
TO ADVERTISE
just kept it in the can,” Brad Bissonnette,
Boston Pizza’s director of regional
On Monday, all restaurants received
Vancouver Pizza banners to hang over
van Olm.
He said the bad publicity created by the
CALL
marketing said in an interview. “Now, the
city is on overdrive and it’s really special
their signage. They will also get Vancouver
Pizza stickers to cover up the unsightly
college’s disciplinary action will surely
affect his practice, but most of his patients 604-909-4088
to be a part of that.” Boston Pizza logos on takeout containers. have elected to see him again. While he’s
As soon as Boston won its series, the And staff will be instructed to answer the on suspension his patients will be looked
restaurant “pulled the trigger,” ordering up phones “Hello, Vancouver Pizza.” after by other doctors.
 Canada News Friday June 3, 2011 41
SuRRey findS
a place to SuppoRt SuRRey’S new
outpatient hoSpital
vancouveR canuckS
The Stanley Cup Finals are upon us, and in
Surrey, Central City Plaza will be the place
to celebrate. Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts
says the idea is to get families out.
She says in addition to big LED screens, there
will be lots of activities for all ages on every
night there is a game, “We’ll have an ice rink
now open
out there, we’ll have some hockey going on,
we’ll have concession stands, and there will of its kind in B.C. that takes no overnight
be other activities as well for little ones, face
painting, and things like that as well.” Monday.
Watts says police and security will be The $237-million Jim Pattison Outpatient
there. Policing costs for the Plaza will be Care and Surgery Centre begins to take
around $10,000.
diagnostic scans and other clinics and
boSton baR to programs this week, ramping up to full
operation by June 14.
become vancouveR baR
in Show of SuppoRt pressure off congested Surrey Memorial
It looks like Boston Pizza isn’t the only one Hospital.

support for the Vancouver Canucks. Surrey Memorial Hospital that will go on
Boston Bar, a town of about 800 in the to create a positive ripple effect throughout
Fraser Canyon between Yale and Lytton, the whole Fraser Health system,” Fraser
will become Vancouver Bar for the duration Health CEO Dr. Nigel Murray said. in one building will result in faster innovations like express kiosks where
The outpatient hospital was named after diagnosis, reduced wait times and better
Lloyd Forman, director of the regional businessman Jim Pattison, who gave $5 arrival, in either English or Punjabi with
district in Boston Bar, has ordered eight- The centre includes six operating rooms more languages to come.
foot signs that say, “For the month of June, That was matched by the Surrey Memorial and 10 procedure rooms, as well as X-rays, The project was built as a public-private
2011, this town is Vancouver Bar.” The Hospital Foundation, through its 100 Days MRI, CT scanners and space to provide partnership with BC Healthcare Solutions,
sign will be placed over a similarly sized to Give campaign, together providing $10 various specialized health programs.
one at the entrance to the town which maintains the facility.
currently says, “Welcome to Boston Bar.” and Hepatitis C clinic in the Fraser Valley, “It’s a beautiful facility that has been
“And of course I’m hoping that after this The trend towards day surgery without the a breast health clinic for early detection of designed with patients in mind including
we can take it down, and next year we can need for overnight hospitalization has been cancer, a shockwave therapy program to considerations of the diverse community
put them up again, but we can put a black made possible by great advances in less- break up kidney stones without surgery and it serves,” said Health Minister Mike de
line through 2011 and put 2012 instead,” invasive medical procedures. a clinic for patients at risk of blood clots. Jong, one of the dignitaries at Monday’s
Mr. Forman said. Consolidating outpatient services together ceremony.

b.c. beef SizzleS on legiSlatuRe lawn mpS vote

Premier Christy Clark proclaimed June
1, 2011 the second annual B.C. Beef
opportunities facing the ranching industry
in B.C. foR SpeakeR
Day, celebrating with members of the BC “B.C. is well known for our environmental
Cattlemen’s Association and ranching beauty. As stewards of the land, ranchers Eight MPs made their pitch Thursday to
community by showcasing local beef at a ensure our environment is there to be become the next Speaker of the House
enjoyed by all British Columbian,” said of Commons, a job that comes with a
“B.C. Beef Day marks an occasion to B.C. Cattlemen Association president Judy $233,000 salary, a farm in the Gatineau
stock-up on local beef and celebrate the Guichon. “Ranching is a family business Hills, and a condo on Parliament Hill.
hard-working ranching families who have and often has several generations working The MPs vying for the job – seven
together on the ranch. This succession Conservatives and one New Democrat – all
animals in the world for more than 100 is integral and facilitates passing of promised to do more to restore a sense of
years,” said Premier Clark. “I encourage knowledge from one generation to the civility and respect in House of Commons
all British Columbian families to add beef next.” debates.
to their menus and shopping lists and help The beef industry and the province teamed “We’ve experienced a serious decline in
support a strong, vibrant, and sustainable up to identify government and industry the decorum in this wonderful chamber,”
beef industry in the province.” following the collaborative work of actions to help the ranching industry candidate and Conservative MP Merv
The beef industry is worth more than $250 the Ranching Task Force, the Ministry recover from the challenging economic Tweed told MPs assembled in the
million to B.C.’s economy and more than launched a successful trade mission to times they have experienced since 2003.
4,000 ranches around the province provide Asia to promote B.C. beef and invested $5 This resulted in a $5-million federal- 2 general election. “This behaviour has
employment and income for thousands of million dollars of federal and provincial provincial investment in B.C.’s beef to stop.” MPs are to begin voting early
British Columbians. funding to encourage and support industry, giving our ranching community Thursday afternoon in a series of secret
“The province recognizes the cattle innovation in the sector.” a competitive edge. The Ministry also ballots to choose the Speaker. The winner
industry’s economic contribution to rural committed to continue the $9.347-million has to get 155 votes from the 308 MPs.
B.C. and its role in providing jobs in 2010 was proclaimed in response to Beef Cattle Industry Development Fund In 2008, the last Speaker’s election, it
these regions,” said Agriculture Minister recommendations made by the Ranching that was due to terminate in 2014. The
Don McRae. “Through recommendations Task Force to identify key issues and ministry extended this fund in perpetuity. Milliken was declared the winner.
 42 Friday June 3, 2011 Automotive

2011 Mazda Mazda6

passenger auto-dimming mirror are deleted window, speed-sensing door locks, keyless
entry, cruise control, illuminated vanity
I4 Luxury Package
mats, active front head restraints, anti-
White Pearl added; Brilliant Silver Metallic theft alarm, and locking illuminated glove
and Glacier White discontinued. compartment.
For 2011, the Mazda6 undergoes trim The GT-I4 adds 18-inch alloy wheels,
changes, with all models receiving dual-zone automatic climate control,
improved fuel economy, and various new bright bumper moulding, xenon headlamps
standard features. Electronic stability with manual levelling, fog lamps, LED
control, previously optional on the base
GS-I4, is now included on all models. welcoming illumination, power sunroof,
A revised GS-I4 Comfort Package adds auto-dimming mirror, garage door opener,
six-CD/MP3 stereo, dual-zone automatic eight-way power driver’s seat, heated
leather seats, leather-wrapped three-spoke
illumination, and deletes the passenger steering wheel, and electroluminescent
one-touch up/down window feature. The gauges.
GT-I4 Luxury Package now adds manual
foldable mirrors with integrated turn GS-I4, but adds dual-zone automatic
signals, driver’s auto-dimming mirror, climate control, fog lights, LED taillights,
driver’s memory seat and rear-view chrome dual exhaust, six-CD/MP3 stereo,
new for 2011 six-CD/MP3 stereo, dual-zone automatic camera, and deletes the passenger auto-
dimming mirror. sunroof, power driver’s seat, and leather-
The Mazda6 is available with a 2.5- wrapped three-spoke steering wheel.
and new designs on the wheels, steering litre four-cylinder engine with six-speed The GT-V6 adds 18-inch alloy wheels,
illuminated steering wheel-mounted wheel and fog lights; remote keyless open bright bumper moulding, auto-dimming
switches, automatic headlamps, rain- feature for sunroof and windows, and transmission, or with a 3.7-litre V6 with driver’s side mirror, foldable mirrors with
sensing wipers, speed-sensing door locks, passenger one-touch up/down window six-speed automatic transmission. Both integrated turn signals, xenon headlamps
and new wheel and steering wheel designs feature are deleted engines are available in GS or GT trim. with manual levelling, puddle lamps, Bose
Features on the GS-I4 include 17-inch premium audio system, Sirius satellite
with manual levelling, new steering wheel mirrors with integrated turn signals, alloy wheels, air conditioning, heated radio, rear-view camera, Intelligent Key
and fog light design, and speed-sensing driver’s auto-dimming exterior mirror, mirrors, rain-sensing wipers, tire pressure with pushbutton start, auto-dimming
door locks; remote keyless open feature for speed-sensing door locks, rear-view monitoring system, automatic headlamps, mirror, garage door opener, blind spot
sunroof and windows, and passenger one- camera, and new steering wheel and fog CD/MP3 stereo, Bluetooth with Audio monitoring system, audio display screen,
touch up/down window feature are deleted light designs; remote keyless open feature four-way power passenger seat, driver’s
for sunroof and windows, passenger telescopic steering wheel with audio side memory, leather upholstery, and
wheel switches, speed-sensing door locks, one-touch up/down window feature, and controls, driver’s one-touch up/down electroluminescent gauges.

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aRe eggS actually healthy? women feel

eggs don’t deserve their bad reputation – they’re a great source of protein the chill moRe
and full of healthy antioxidants. find out how to choose the best eggs than men when
and why they can be part of a healthy diet. it’S cold
Despite popular belief, eggs are actually 2. free-run eggs: Free-run hens are a study has found that women do
suffer more than men when it is cold.
and about 80 calories each. The yolk of Mark Newton, a researcher at the UK’s
an egg contains a considerable amount They are still densely packed into University of Portsmouth, said girls
of cholesterol and lipids, but cholesterol really do feel the cold more than guys –
build-up in the arteries actually begins access. Free-run hens eat the same feed but only because they are better at
with arterial wall damage. The body’s as conventionally raised hens, and are conserving heat.
repair of this eventually leads to a waxy given antibiotics and hormones. “Women have a more evenly distributed
build-up — usually due to sugar and 3. free-range eggs: Free-range hens fat layer and can pull all their blood back
saturated fat, not the consumption of must have access to the outdoors for
cholesterol itself. the majority of the year, with a roost him as saying.
Some studies show that eggs may area for resting. Their feed can’t contain He added that women need a more
antibiotics or hormones, and the roosts
cholesterol, due to their omega fats, body temperature because they carry less
protein and antioxidants. Eggs also feed to boost the hens’ immunity and hen. The government does not regulate overall fat and muscle mass than men.
contain high amounts of lecithin, which increase the selenium content of their free-range egg farms, so you must trust
blocks the cholesterol in the egg and eggs. the farmers. Some farmers call these eggs hands and feet. Newton says that as our
stops intestinal absorption, keeping it “antibiotic-free” or “naturally-raised.” extremities dictate how hot or cold we
out of the bloodstream. Eggs are high in choline, a B vitamin 4. pastured eggs: Pastured hens are feel, if our hands and feet are chilly, so
five egg factS are we.
1. eggs can prevent macular In a recent study, subjects with a feet per hen. The structure containing While women have a core temperature on
degeneration: Eggs contain the the hens is moved to different areas of average 0.4C higher than men, their hand
antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin, had 20-percent higher levels of the grass daily so the hens can forage for temperature is 2.8C lower.
which prevent free-radical damage to at least 20 percent of their food. They People are also more sensitive to changes
our eyes as we age. These are the same that they experienced increased are also not allowed to be fed antibiotics in temperature when they’re tired – and
antioxidants that prevent damage to our or hormones in their supplemental feed. as the body temperature falls at night
arteries from the free radicals. aRe all eggS cReated 5. organic eggs: Hens must be raised women reach their minimum temperature
2. egg yolks have vitamin d: eQual? from birth on organic feed that contains faster.
Consuming enough vitamin D during Here’s the breakdown of what all those no hormones, pesticides or genetically Endocrinologist Dr Jonathan Cohen said
pregnancy could decrease a child’s labels on your eggs mean. body temperature was determined by a
chances of developing multiple 1. conventional eggs: These eggs often outdoor access year-round; when number of factors but there was research
sclerosis as an adult, so make sure you don’t have their harvesting practices they are kept inside, they must be fed to suggest a gender difference.
eat the whole egg. labeled, and are usually the least organic sprouted grains. They must also “I think the obvious factors are there to
3. eggs help keep your appetite in expensive. In conventional systems, see including a person’s weight or an
check: Eggs are high in the amino acid four hens are typically housed in each overactive thyroid,” he said.
tryptophan, which is used to synthesize iS theRe a nutRitional “But we’ve also noted research that has
serotonin (feel-good hormone) in the containing thousands of birds. This diffeRence between found that there are those who have a
brain and induce the feeling of satiety, makes them prone to injury and infection, white and bRown eggS? higher set thermostat that regulates body
leading to lower calorie consumption. so they receive antibiotics daily, as well No! The colour of the hen determines temperature,” he added.
4. eggs are high in antioxidants: Eggs as hormones to increase egg production. the colour of the egg. Brown hens with
have a lot of selenium, which is used to Their feed is unregulated, so they’re red lobes lay brown eggs, and white choleSteRol-loweRing
create one of our body’s most powerful often fed leftover animal by-products feathered hens with white lobes lay
antioxidants: superoxide dismutase mixed with grain. white eggs. & choleSteRol-R aiSing
foodS
When it comes to lowering cholesterol
tomatoeS can Save you fRom high choleSteRol with foods, the choices you make are
the primary factor. It’s not as black and
want to be free of high cholesterol pressure (BP), analysing the collective prescribed for people with slightly white as eating either cholesterol-raising
and blood pressure (bp)? tomatoes results of 14 studies over the last 55 elevated cholesterol, but without the foods or cholesterol-lowering foods.
can be a way out for you! years. side effects of these drugs, which can bad choice good choice
Tomatoes may be an effective “Our study suggests that if more include muscle pain and weakness and
alternative to drugs in lowering than 25 milligrams of lycopene is nerve damage,” says Ried.
cholesterol and BP and in preventing taken daily, it can reduce LPD (bad) Lycopene is better absorbed in Fried Steak with Dill Sauce
heart disease. cholesterol by up to 10 percent,” says processed and cooked tomatoes
A bright red pigment called lycopene Ried, reports the journal Maturitas. or tomato paste rather than fresh
found in tomatoes and to a lesser extent Tomatoes have high levels of lycopene, tomatoes. As a supplement, lycopene
in watermelon, guava, papaya and pink with half a litre of tomato juice taken is available in soft gelatine capsules or
grapefruit has antioxidant properties daily, or 50 grams of tomato paste, tablets.
Butter & Syrup
that are vital to good health. providing protection against heart “Research shows that high lycopene
Karin Ried and her colleague Peter disease, according to an Adelaide consumption has been associated with
Fakler from the University of Adelaide statement. a decreased risk of cardiovascular
“That’s comparable to the effect of disease, including hardened arteries, Whole Milk
of lycopene on cholesterol and blood low doses of medication commonly heart attacks and strokes,” she adds.

This information is provided for knowledge and education purposes only. Individuals should visit their physicians for more information on their health.
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week ly SpoRt
Vancouver takes game one in a dramatic fashion
wednesday night’s game appeared
destined for overtime. less than 20
seconds remained in regulation. neither
team had scored a goal. the power plays
had gone a total of 0 for 12. the goalies
were putting on a puck-stopping clinic.
The hockey gods said otherwise.
The Bruins and Canucks had played
each other evenly, albeit raggedly, for
40 minutes. But in the third period, the
Canucks brought their best stuff.
Alexander Edler rattled a shot off the
crossbar. Jannik Hansen had a breakaway
that Tim Thomas stopped, then made sure
to cover with his glove as he was sliding
back toward the goal line. The Canucks
whistled 14 pucks on the Bruins goalie
in the period, with a third of them being
Grade A scoring chances.
So after playing their most legless period
of the three, the Bruins probably deserved

W
Torres cashed in a two-on-one rush to give
the Canucks a 1-0 win before 18,860 at
Rogers Arena.
“Nice goal by them,’’ said Bruins coach

periods, we played a pretty even game.

Obviously in the third, we seemed to lack
some energy and lost our legs.
“They just seemed to come at us hard. As Boychuk sprinted for the puck, Kesler and headed for Torres’s blade.
They kind of took the game over in the four-minute power play (Daniel Sedin was joined the race and beat the defenseman to Thomas, brilliant throughout the night, had
third period. Found a way to win with a called for a high-sticking double minor on it. Kesler was very close to being offside. been tracking Hansen. The puck carrier
late goal.’’ Zdeno Chara), the Bruins peppered Luongo But with Boychuk up the ice and out of the was far too close to the net for Thomas not
The Canucks were the highest-scoring team with eight pucks. The netminder, with help picture, Kesler settled the puck along the to respect his shot. So when Hansen passed
in the league during the regular season. from his teammates, stopped all of them. wall. Rich Peverley closed on Kesler. But instead, Thomas was somewhat surprised.
Thomas was the main reason they managed “We need to reward [Thomas] for his the center spotted Hansen, who had just When Thomas saw Torres, it was too late.
only one goal Wednesday night. Early in efforts,’’ said Milan Lucic. “That’s the rolled over the boards, streaking toward “I thought we played a real good road
bottom line.’’ the slot. game,’’ Julien said. “The situation we
under siege. But Thomas (33 saves for the The winning goal showcased Ryan Kesler Kesler connected with Hansen. Torres, were in after two periods, I didn’t mind it,
night) was brilliant, using his pads to kick at his best. Kesler played 24:23, most of who had circled back in the neutral zone, especially against this hockey club.
out the in-tight chances that came his way. any forward, and won the pivotal puck now dashed over the blue line with speed. “I thought our PK did a great job against
Later in the game, Thomas got some help battle. From deep in his zone, Kevin Bieksa Hansen and Torres had a two-on-one their power play. Timmy made the big
from his penalty kill. During the playoffs, started the breakout with a diagonal pass against Chara. saves when we had to. For two periods, I
Vancouver had scored on 28.3 percent that glanced off the left-side wall. Johnny “Some kind of a broken play on the blue was pretty pleased.
of its power plays. The Canucks had six Boychuk, the right-side defenseman on line,’’ said Chara. “I don’t know if it was a “But obviously in the third period, they
chances last night. But the Bruins limited the play, read the carom and stepped up, turnover. Obviously [Kesler] made a nice were the better team. They ended up
them to seven shots over 9:31 of man- hoping to go the other way. play hitting the late guy, the guy coming to scoring that goal. It got away from us. But
advantage time. “Long pass up,’’ Boychuk recalled. “I just the net. Very unfortunate.’’ we’ve still got an opportunity in the next
But the masked man at the other end was tried to stop the pass. I don’t know where Chara hit the deck to block Hansen’s pass, game to hopefully get that one and get the
just as sharp. Roberto Luongo stopped 36 the puck went after that.’’ but the dish was already underneath him home-ice advantage.’’

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 Friday June 3, 2011 Sports

Whitecaps FC announces technical staff changes

Canucks Photos tom Soehn has assumed responsibility as head coach
Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced has assumed responsibility as head coach
that head coach Teitur Thordarson and for the remainder of the 2011 season. Soehn
goalkeeper coach Mike Salmon have left will be supported by assistant coaches
the club with immediate effect. Denis Hamlett, who joined Whitecaps FC
“Teitur and Mike have served the club at the start of the season, and Colin Miller,
A sasquatch statue dressed in a
extremely well in recent seasons, but we now in his second season with the club.
Canucks jersey stands outside
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feel that today’s changes are necessary in “Tommy brings extensive experience
in Creston, B.C. order to accelerate the process of turning in Major League Soccer, and in the past
year, has immersed himself in the culture
said Paul Barber, Whitecaps FC chief of our club. Supported by Denis Hamlett
and Colin Miller, we have an excellent
Mike well for the future.” balance of Whitecaps and MLS knowledge
Whitecaps FC also announced that current and expertise,” said Bob Lenarduzzi,
director of soccer operations, Tom Soehn, Whitecaps FC president.

Boston Bruins left wing Milan Lucic is upended by Vancouver Canucks defenceman

IMMIGRATION
Dan Hamhuis during the second period of Game 1.

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Skilled Worker (Point Based)
Study Visa (All Programs)
Canadian Experience Class
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Work Permit Consultation
Visitor Visa
Victor Oreskovich, #38 and Kevin Bieksa, #3 after scoring the game winner on June 1 PR Card/Citizenship
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SPRING CLEANING SALE

Up to 60% Off

“CHESTER” Bedroom Set

Headboard, Footboard, Chest, Dresser, REG $999
Mirror & Nightstand PRICE REDUCTION
$499
$1288
“DEVINE”
Dining Set
Glass Counter Table
plus 4 Counter Chairs

“ROCKSTAR” Queen Bed

Includes Head Board,
Food Board & Rails $799

$398 BUNKBED $298

Solid Hardwood.
Can be converted into twin beds.

QUEEN

$299
$1188 “LARCHMONT” Dining Set
DOUBLE
6 pieces includes Table,
$279 4 Chairs and Bench

TWIN
“EASY REST” Sofa Bed
$249 Made by Mind Style
$1188
EURO-TOP $898
BRONZE $699
MATTRESS
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30 MIN CREDIT APPROVAL

CREDIT PROBLEMS **NEW IMMIGRANTS - BAD CREDIT NO CREDIT**
WE CAN HELP YOU TODAY!!! **BANKRUPTCY - DIVORCED - PAST DUE COLLECTIONS**

2007 LExUS Rx350 NAVIGATION/DVD 2007 DODGE CALIBER SxT 2009 HONDA CIVIC Dx-G
SUPER STK#E07-042
FEATURE CAR
STK#E07-035 STK#E09-028

SPECIALS OF THE WEEK

$31800
30 MINUTE APPROVAL FINANCING
30 MIN. APPROVAL FINANCING LOANS & LEASING AVAILABLE 30 MIN. APPROVAL FINANCING LOANS & LEASING AVAILABLE

LOANS & LEASING AVAILABLE

BAD CREDIT OK! $11999 DIVORCED OK! $18499
2007 TOYOTA MATRIx 2009 ACURA TSx PREMIUM 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C300 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID 2007 INFINITI G35x
STK#D07-615 STK#D09-583 STK#E08-026 STK#E10-024 STK#D07-673

30 MIN. APPROVAL FINANCING LOANS & LEASING AVAILABLE 30 MIN. APPROVAL FINANCING LOANS & LEASING AVAILABLE 30 MIN. APPROVAL FINANCING LOANS & LEASING AVAILABLE 30 MIN. APPROVAL FINANCING LOANS & LEASING AVAILABLE 30 MIN. APPROVAL FINANCING LOANS & LEASING AVAILABLE

BAD CREDIT OK! $12488 DIVORCED OK! $29999 NEW IMMIGRANT OK! $29800 BANKRUPTCY OK! $23999 YOU’RE APPROVED! $24800
2007 MAZDA MAZDA5 GT 2008 HONDA ACCORD Ex-L 2006 FORD MUSTANG V6 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C230 2007 TOYOTA YARIS LE
STK#E07-036 STK#E08-013 STK#D06-604 CONVERTIBLE STK#E08-027 STK#D07-573

30 MIN. APPROVAL FINANCING LOANS & LEASING AVAILABLE 30 MIN. APPROVAL FINANCING LOANS & LEASING AVAILABLE 30 MIN. APPROVAL FINANCING LOANS & LEASING AVAILABLE 30 MIN. APPROVAL FINANCING LOANS & LEASING AVAILABLE 30 MIN. APPROVAL FINANCING LOANS & LEASING AVAILABLE

BANKRUPTCY OK! $14900 YOU’RE APPROVED! $18800 BAD CREDIT OK! $14999 COLLECTIONS OK! $28500 NEW IMMIGRANT OK! $9900
2008 MERCEDES BENZ C300 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA CE 2009 NISSAN SENTRA 2007 MAZDA MAZDA6 GS
STK#E08-020 STK#E08-029 STK#D10-629 STK#D09-642 STK#E07-033

30 MIN. APPROVAL FINANCING LOANS & LEASING AVAILABLE 30 MIN. APPROVAL FINANCING LOANS & LEASING AVAILABLE 30 MIN. APPROVAL FINANCING LOANS & LEASING AVAILABLE 30 MIN. APPROVAL FINANCING LOANS & LEASING AVAILABLE 30 MIN. APPROVAL FINANCING LOANS & LEASING AVAILABLE

COLLECTIONS OK! $27888 NEW IMMIGRANT OK! $16800 BANKRUPTCY OK! $13900 DIVORCED OK! $13999 BAD CREDIT OK! $12800
2007 TOYOTA COROLLA CE 2007 INFINITI G35 2006 MAZDA MAZDA3 GS 2008 HONDA CIVIC Dx-G 2008 TOYOTA YARIS
STK#D07-655 STK#E07-015 STK#D06-136 STK#E08-052 STK#D08-634

30 MIN. APPROVAL FINANCING LOANS & LEASING AVAILABLE 30 MIN. APPROVAL FINANCING LOANS & LEASING AVAILABLE 30 MIN. APPROVAL FINANCING LOANS & LEASING AVAILABLE 30 MIN. APPROVAL FINANCING LOANS & LEASING AVAILABLE 30 MIN. APPROVAL FINANCING LOANS & LEASING AVAILABLE

NEW IMMIGRANT OK! $11999 BANKRUPTCY OK! $28800 YOU’RE APPROVED! $12999 BAD CREDIT OK! $13900 COLLECTIONS OK! $13780

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