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Fiji In Election Turmoil

FIJIAN Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has refused to stand aside as Elections Minister despite coming under fire for retaining the portfolio while
also becoming general secretary of the Fiji First party.
Fiji First is led by the leader of the He said the election would lose all
2006 coup, Frank Bainima ama, who semblance of being free, fair and
r
will seek to remain in power at the credible if Mr Sayed-Khaiyum,
September 17 election.
who is also the Minister for Justice,
Fijian Labour Party leader Mahendra Anti-Corruption, Public Enterprises,
Chaudhry said: The entire electoral Industry, Investment, Tourism and
process is tainted should Sayed- Communications, insists on holding
Khaiyum retain his ministerial position both positions.
to oversight the election.
Mr Sayed-Khaiyum responded that
Former civilian prime minister Laisenia in the past prime ministers, including
Qarase also called on Mr Sayed- Mr Qarase, had taken responsibility
Khaiyum to resign one of the posts for elections as well as retaining party
because there is a serious conflict of responsibilities.
interests.
But Mr Qarase said that Fiji had
National Federation Party general never previously ppointed a minister
a
secretary Kamal Iyer said Mr Sayed- specifically responsible for elections.
Khaiyum had compromised his And Mr Iyer said leaders including Mr
position as Elections Minister when Qarase who formerly took responsibility
he ccepted the post with the military for elections did not oversee them
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Tourism Fiji CEO Quits

Rick Hamilton

Tourism Fiji is on the hunt for a new chief

executive following Rick Hamiltons
decision to take up a position with a
competing tourism body.
The board of directors confirmed it
has immediately removed Hamilton
from the top role, with the search for a
replacement now underway.
Fijian Attorney-General and Minister
for Tourism, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
applauded Hamiltons efforts in
implementing an important phase in
Tourism Fijis restructure since taking
on the role in January 2013.

"The board also acknowledges the

role Rick played in establishing the
team that coordinated the successful
inaugural Fijian Tourism Expo last
week, and that the organisation is now
placed to fit a leader with a skill set
necessary for the evolution of Tourism
Fiji and its strategic plan," he said.
Hamiltons decision is said to be
because the relocation of his family
to Fiji had not proved possible, and he
no longer wanted to be separated from
them and was instead taking up in a
position in the same location.

Sayed-Khaiyum Firm On Stance

Attorney General and Minister for

Elections Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
stands by his earlier comments and
describes those who have called for his
resignation as attention seekers.
He maintains there are no differences
in his responsibilities as was given to
Laisenia Qarase for the 2001 and 2006
elections as well as Sitiveni Rabuka in
the 1996 elections while they held the
prime ministers portfolio while they
held leadership roles in their respective
political parties then.
Qarase and Fiji Labour Party leader
Mahendra Chaudhry had reacted
strongly to the appointment of SayedKhaiyum as secretary of the proposed
FijiFirst party, calling on him to step
down as Minister for Elections citing
conflict of interest.
Its the same thing, Sayed-Khaiyum.
Ministerial assignments, elections
office, electoral commissioners were
given to Laisenia Qarase, the same

thing has been given to me. Just

because we highlighted the minister
responsible for elections, does not in
any way change the fact that he was
responsible for elections.
It is in the same way if any government
wants to highlight a particular aspect of
the position.
Like I said most comments made by
these people is not worth responding.
I think they are just trying to get
attention. The law is quite clear.
When asked about his degree of
involvement in the electoral process,
he maintains the Electoral Commission
and the Fijian Elections Office
including the Supervisor of Elections
are independent.
The law is quite clear. The Electoral
Commission is independent, the
Supervisor of Elections and is
independent. Its in the Electoral
Decree. It is very clear. It is very
simple.

Friday May 16, 2014

Alternative Plan For Fishing

FIJI Fish has no intention of abandoning
the fishing industry in Fiji only the
tuna industry, says Fiji Fish Marketing
Group managing director Grahame
Southwick.
However, he assured they had
alternative plans in place and a
commitment to their workers.
"This will indeed call upon all of our
experience, capital and skills as we
leave the Fiji tuna industry to burn and
sink. We have no intention of going
down with this ship," he said.
"We have a commitment to our
captains, engineers and fishermen of
25 years, and we will all sink or swim
together, but it will not be in the tuna
industry. The domestic tuna industry as
we knew is finished."
"We are working with the Fisheries
Ministry and the PM's Office to try and
save the industry with our "Plan B'."
"The PM himself has been very
supportive of our new direction and
has agreed this new direction will not
be open for foreign involvement in any
way, but protected for 100 per cent Fiji
vessels."
He said legislation had already been
drafted in this direction and they
were encouraged as a result to throw

everything they had at the endeavour.

Fiji, at its peak, employed 70 tuna
vessels with approximately 15 men per
vessel or more than 1000 men.
Based on that, Mr Southwick said, the
collapse of the domestic tuna industry
was projected to lose about 8000 jobs.
"In addition, numerous international
markets, millions in foreign exchange,
30 years of fishing and technical skills
and any sort of bargaining position at
tuna meetings have all been lost and
nobody has really blinked.
"Fiji Fish was the pioneer tuna
company. It has a 40-year history of
developing and growing fisheries,
which included the fresh tuna fishery
and the deep water snapper fishery
among others.
"We have studied well the causes of
this decline in the tuna fishery and
determined that there is nothing that
can be done to ensure the short or
medium-term survival of the domestic
tuna fishery short of massive direct
subsidies.
"Given that the primary cause
gross overfishing by Asian and statesubsidized vessels grows worse
with each passing day," Mr Southwick
said.

Proposed FijiFirst party vice president

Bijai Prasad has resigned after it was
revealed he had a criminal record.
Prasad announced he was resigning
during a press conference in Nadi, but
said he will continue to support the
proposed FijiFirst party.
Fiji Labour Party leader Mahendra
Chaudhry had revealed earlier this
week that Prasad was convicted and
jailed for larceny and conversion as
an Air Terminal Services employee in
1982.
The revelation and Prasad's stepping
down is the first major political
blow for the proposed FijiFirst party
and its leader and current Prime
Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, who
is campaigning for the September
general election, on a giving Fiji a
clean untainted government.
Chaudhry had said Prasad is the last
person to be questioning the integrity
of others, after Prasad had questioned
the FLP's record and told the media
they had no chance of winning the
election.
I am the least bit bothered by Bijai
Prasads comments. But he should be
the last person to question the integrity
of others. On money matters he should
look at his own record - Bijai Prasad

was convicted and jailed for larceny

and conversion as an employee of
ATS, he said.
Prasad said the party was not aware
of his record when they submitted
their application to the Supervisor of
Elections Mohammed Saneem when
registering.
"We spoke about my record afterwards
and we thought that it was in the best
interest of the party that I step down,"
he said.
"I will continue to offer my support,
but not in an official capacity. I had
to step down to ensure the proposed
party's record is clean."
Chaudhry had also said Prasad was
also not telling the truth about why he
quit the FLP.
Chaudhry, who was Finance Minister
at the time Prasad left, said Prasad was
in a huff over disagreements about
his (Chaudhry) not giving certain
approvals on some land deals in Nadi.
He said Prasad was then suspended
from the FLP in 2008 for making
derogatory remarks against the party
leadership at an FLP branch meeting in
Nadi.
Chaudhry said Prasad never raised any
issues on money raised overseas with
him.

Fijifirst Man, Bijai Prasad, Quits

Over Criminal Record

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I Wanted Them Dead: Viseisei Murderer Priya Darshani

Jailed Viseisei double murderer

Priya Darshani was in a de-factor
4
relationship with the woman she killed,
and intended to kill Taufa Patolo and
her children when she went to their
house on the morning of the attack on
December 18, 2013, court papers show.
Darshani who was handed a life
sentence by a high court in Lautoka,
had admitted to the police when she
was arrested "that the reason she went
to Viseisei was to go and kill Taufa and
the family and she did not like them."
Her murder weapon was a crow bar
which was lying outside the deceased's
house.
Court papers show at around 10am,
Darshani turned up at the house in
Viseisei where the deceased and her
children lived.
At the time Darshani and Mokai Patolo,
the husband of the deceased, were in a
defacto relationship and were living in
a separate house in Lawaki in Lautoka.
An argument developed between
the two women when the deceased
enquired why Darshani had come to
their house.
"From the argument, Darshani picked
up a crow bar which was lying outside
the house and struck Taufa Patolo
(deceased) on her head," court papers
say.
"Taufa was holding her seven-month-

old baby, Sarah, at the time when she

was struck and they both fell to the
floor.
"While Taufa was lying on the floor,
Darshani hit her several times and
thereafter struck the seven-month baby
on her head.
"Dashani then went after Taufa's three
children who were also in the house
and struck them with the crow bar
4
which led to serious injuries."
Taufa and the baby died instantly while
the three children lay in the house
4
injured.
Darshani was later seen by neighbours
leaving the house carrying her son with
the deceased's husband.
The husband, Mokai, was called up by
neighbours and took his children and
dead wife to the Lautoka Hospital.
Darshani was arrested on the same day.
Post mortem examination into the
deaths of Taufa and her daughter medical report showed.
revealed death through excessive Last month she pleaded guilty to two
bleeding, caused by head injuries due counts of murder and three counts of
to blunt force trauma.
attempted murder.
Medical reports done on the three Sentencing her, Justice De Silva,
children, Grace, Angeline and Anna
also noted injuries including skull
fracture and wounds on face due to a
blunt object.
One of the children, Grace was deeply
traumatised by the events that she
"doesn't talk much" as a result, the

handed life imprisonment terms for

each count, effective December 18,
2013. She is to serve a minimum
term of 20 years before she will be
considered for parole.

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US Chocolate Firms Look To

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Pacific Islands Trade and Invest based

in Sydney, Australia, recently hosted
a number of representatives from
3 Year boutique US-based chocolate
two Fixed
companies interested in buying Fijian
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grown cocoa
Export Services manager for the
Sydney-based
company,
Jeremy
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were also looking to work with the
local farmers to improve the quality of
cocoa beans.
The visitors were interested in
sourcing premium grade cacao and are
prepared to work with growers to help
them increase the quality of their beans
so they could realize a higher price,
he said.
Any small batch chocolate bars that
do end up being made from Fijian
cacao will be identified as such with
Fiji branded as the origin of the cacao.
Fijian taste
The representatives met with a range
of different Fijian companies including
the award winning exporter, Adi

Chocolate.
With Adi Chocolate, both parties had
the opportunity to taste each others
chocolate, compare packaging and
discuss the challenges of making craft
chocolate.
Tomo Zukoshi, from Adi Chocolate
was very impressed with their
packaging while the US visitors loved
the chocolate flavours that Mr Zukoshi
could bring out in his Fijian made
chocolate.
Meridian Cacao founder, Gino Dalla
Gasperina, said while the industry
in Fiji is in rather an infant state, it
represents a perfect time to build the
infrastructure to promote Fijian cocoa
as a premium origin.
This is with an aim to receive premium
prices for a large percentage of total
cocoa production, he said.
Fiji first came on the radar when Greg
Dalesandre, owner of San Francisco
based Dandelion Chocolate purchased
a bar of Adi Chocolate when on a
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Rotuman Fruit Ban

PM warns people not to smuggle in fruits from Rotuma

The Prime Minister, Rear Admiral
(Retired) Voreqe Bainimarama, warned
civil servants not to smuggle fruits
from Rotuma.
He made the warning during his
briefing with the civil servants at Ahau
pavilion.
A biosecurity officer on the island told
the PM that the people of Rotuma had
never breached the regulation in regard
to the illegal transfer of fruits from
Rotuma.
Under the regulation, the Biosecurity
officer said all fruits in Rotuma were to
remain on the island.
The officer said the people of Rotuma
respect this regulation but only civil
servants were always breaching the
regulation.
According to Biosecurity of Fiji
website, fruit flies are a major concern
because they cause damage to fruits
and vegetables, hindering production
and decreasing exports.
He said they were prohibiting the
export of fruits to Fiji because of the
fruit disease spread by the fruit flies.
The Prime Minister had given his

directive to Biosecurity officers on

Rotuma Island to check every bag
before loading.
To the civil servants going back to Fiji,
the Prime Minister said Do not take
any fruits with you.
The fruit flies, according to the
Biosecurity officer, is a fruit disease
only found in Rotuma.
He said the disease was dangerous if
transferred to Fiji. The Prime Minister
said he did not want to hear or see that
fruit disease had found its way into
mainland Fiji.
Its a dangerous disease and we must
join forces in keeping it out from Fiji,
he said.
All fruits are not allowed into Fiji
except for the coconuts. Fruits are not
allowed to be exported to Tuvalu as
well.
Meanwhile, Rotuma farmers are ready
to trade with Fiji as the Tuvalu marked
is not reliable.
The PM has urged Rotumans to free
up more land for agriculture as they
needed increased production and
higher yields.

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Health Ministry Takes In 46

Nurses

THE Health Ministry has this year

absorbed 46 nurses who graduated
from the Labasa Sangam College of
Nursing into the civil service.
Nursing director Silina Waqa-Ledua
said the nurses graduated from the
college in December last year.
"We have a memorandum of agreement
that covers the role of the ministry
and the college as one of the nursing
providers," she said.
"The college along with the Fiji
National University provides us
with human resources and this is the
relationship we have established for
about a decade now."
Commenting on the two nursing
institutions,
Mrs Waqa-Ledua said the curriculum

offered in both colleges were basically

the same.
"What's delivered here at the Labasa
Sangam College of Nursing is also
delivered to a reasonably manageable
cohort of nursing students in Tamavua,"
she said.
"There is not much of a difference in
the two institutions.
"There is only one nursing council that
oversees both the curriculums in the
colleges and we anticipate that what
is produced here is also produced in
Tamavua."
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Man Paralysed After Vehicle Fall

A 25-year-old Labasa man has been left
paralysed after he fell from a moving
vehicle, the driver of which is still to be
located by authorities.
Police spokesperson Inspector Atunaisa
Sokomuri said the victim was getting
off the vehicle at Vuniqari in Tabia
when the driver suddenly drove off,

causing the victim to fall. He sustained

spinal injuries as a result.
The victim was on his way to Labasa
from Nabouwalu.
The victim is currently admitted
at the mens surgical ward and the
driver is yet to be located, Sokomuri
said.

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NFP To File Case In Court To Push For Changes

To Ballot Paper

With just four months to go for names, photos and party symbols on
the general elections, the National the ballot paper, are just creating a
Federation Party said it will file a case circus and not focusing on issues.
in court in the next few weeks to push Sayed-Khaiyum said the Open List
for changes to the ballot paper.
System will ensure that people know
Although the government has who they want to vote for.
confirmed that the ballot paper design Under the new voting system, the
will not be amended, NFP General current ballot paper will only have a
Secretary, Kamal Iyer said the party list of candidate numbers.
believes that the change is necessary. 6 There will be no party symbols or
Attorney General and Minister for candidate's names on the current ballot
Elections, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said paper.
this is one of the most uncomplicated 6 This system also has only one
ballot papers Fiji will ever use.
constituency and that is Fiji.
Sayed-Khaiyum said the four political People can vote for any person who is
parties who want the candidates an official candidate.

As already highlighted, it is not race based

and does not restrict people from voting
only for candidates in certain areas.
The candidate names and numbers will
be drawn by the Elections Office by
August 25th .
Under the Electoral Decree, it is said
that the numbering must start from 135.
The candidate's names, their photos
and numbers will be displayed at all
polling stations when people go to cast
their votes.
It has been confirmed in the Electoral
Decree that people can either tick,
cross or circle only one candidate's
number on the current ballot paper.

Day That Changed Fiji

May 14 is a very important day as far
as Fiji's history is concerned it is
the day the first group of indentured
labourers set foot here after arriving
from India on board the Leonidas in
1879.
And it is also the day when the first
coup was carried out in 1987, resulting
in many people, especially Fijians of
Indian descent, fleeing overseas.
The arrival of the indentured labourers
slowly moved the country's economy
forward, as intended, but the military
coup 108 years after their arrival set it
backwards.
In memory of those who arrived on
board the Leonidas and afterwards,
the Fiji Girmit Council has organised a
function in Lautoka to celebrate Girmit
Day.
Council secretary Vishwa Nadan said
May 14 was a very significant day
for the council, for Fijians of Indian
descent and the country as a whole.
"It's the day when our forefathers came
to Fiji and Girmit Day is to recognize
their sacrifice and contribution towards
Fiji and its economy," he said.
"We will pay homage to our forefathers
and revisit the difficulties they went
through then, as there were no means
for them to get justice unlike what it is
now," he said.

Mr Nadan said items related to the

indenture system were performed
during the celebrations at Girmit
Centre.
He said the younger generation would
be reminded of what their forefathers
went through during the indenture
system, which was commonly known
as girmit.
"We also highlighted the progress made
by the descendants of the indentured
labourers who were brought to Fiji to
toil the sugarcane fields."
On the first coup on the same day in
1987, Mr Nadan said: "It's common
knowledge that the consequences of

the first coup have not put the country

back on par until today.
"The entire country suffered because of
the coup and Fijians of Indian descent
left the country in numbers. It was the
deciding moment for many Fijians of
Indian descent.
"The exodus of Fijians of Indian
descent started after the events of the
1987 coup and it's still happening
today."
Mr Nadan, however, said the council
would not want to dwell much on the
political events of the past but instead
focus on moving the country forward
politically and economically.

Fiji's new police commissioner, Bernadus

Groenewald has arrived into the country.
He flew into the country with his wife,
Louise.
However, details on when he starts work is
being handled by the Solicitor General Office.
Attempts to get comments from the
SG's office proved futile.
Meanwhile, the Fiji Police Force has
continued with their daily operation,
awaiting the new commissioner to start
work officially.
Groenewald served in South Africas
Defence and Security forces. He served

42 years in the South African Police

Service and retired in 2010 at the rank
of Major-General.
He was also the commanding officer of
the South African police academy.
Groenewald
replaces
Brigadier
General Iowane Naivalurua whose
term expired in September last year.
The Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama
had earlier told the reporter that the
new commissioner will also decide on
ACP Ravi Narayan's new position. ACP
Narayan took up the role in an acting
basis following Naivalurua's departure.

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Fiji Industries Undergoes Name

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Fiji Industries Limited, a subsidiary

of Fijian Holdings Limited Group,
is being renamed to Pacific Cement
Limited.
This follows and approval from the
board and in hopes to better reflect
what the companys main business
which is cement production.
Acting general manager, Sonni Dutt,
said the company has been in existence
for the past 60 years, however, a lot of
people do not associate the company
with cement manufacturing.
Fiji Industries has been there for so
long but if you ask the grassroots
people what Fiji Industries does, they
wont know that we produce cement,
he said.
We had to decide this because our
brand is called Pacific Cement. So the
Pacific Cement the name itself must
reflect this.
Therefore we feel the new name will
better reflect what we do.
Fiji Industries Limited already had

Pacific Cement brand on its cement

bags.
Expansion into Pacific
The move also comes as the company
plans expansion into the Pacific exports
markets.
Mr Dutt said: We are now eyeing
the Pacific market. We were the only
cement factory in the Pacific and so we
decided to go with that name.
The official launch date for the new
name has not been yet confirmed
however, the company is in a transition
phase to the new name. It is rebranding
and planning the launch in a big way.
It is in the process of changing the
names on the billboards etc.
Mr Dutt confirmed there will be a
major launch to mark the name change
in Suva followed by another one in
West and another one in the North.
To make the announcement in the
export market, this will be done
through a magazine they are trying to
get out called Pacific Link.

New $2 Coins To Circulate From

August

A new series of $2 coins will be

circulated from August this year.
Reserve Bank of Fiji Governor Barry
Whiteside said this follows members
of the public raising concerns on them
not being able to tell the difference
between the $1 and $2 coins.
He said after discussions with the Royal
Canadian Mint on how to address the
concerns, the new $2 coin will now be
a little larger, heavier and also have a
slightly different colour.
He said the new $2 coin will be bronze
plated compared to the previous brass
plated ones.
He said hopefully with these new
changes there will no longer be any
more confusion between the $1 and $2
coins.
Whiteside said once the PM gives his
approval they hope the new $2 coin
will be in circulation around or shortly

after August.
He said the cost of the new $2 coins
will only be made public once they are
in circulation.
He added the old ones will be
withdrawn and sent back to the Royal
Canadian Mint.

Bill Of Rights

THROUGH workshops conducted by

members of the Citizens Constitutional
Forum around the country, it was
found that some people in remote areas
were still unaware of what the 2013
Constitution contained.
CCF
communications
officer
Nazeem Kasim said a majority of the
participants showed no knowledge
of the 2013 Constitution and had not
read or seen it and as a result, were not
aware of the Bill of Rights.
"The lack of knowledge on the
elections process and how voting will
take place was also evident from the
group discussions," he said.
A workshop was held for the cane
farming community of Soweri, in
Golf Link Ba, where 35 participants
attended.
"The community is still yet to be
visited by voter educators and there is

an urgent need for voter education in

this community as the elections are less
than five months away. The Elections
Office had kick started voter education
on national television.
"However, most of these families do
not have access to television. People
also raised concerns on the ability
of the physical challenged and older
people who cannot remember the
candidate's three digit numbers and
grass roots people who cannot read
and write to properly cast their votes
due to the non-inclusion of party logos
and candidates photos from the ballot
papers.
"Participants feel from the time when
the candidates list will be made public
to the date of polling, the time will not
be sufficient for them to study their
party candidates and as a result will
affect the ability to cast a valid vote."

Samabula Old People's Home To

Get A Facelift
Residents of the Samabula Old People's
Home will soon enjoy a refurbished
facility in view of plans to give the
aged-care facility a makeover.
A total of 32 officers and inmates from
the Suva and Nasinu Corrections Centre
along with staff of RC Manubhai, who
are also financing the makeover, began
by cleaning up the facility's rooftops

and kitchen.
The project which is estimated to
cost between $16,000 and $18,000
is expected to be completed in three
weeks' time.
RC Manubhai's Community Development
Chairman, Ashwin Prasad acknowledged
the Fiji Corrections Services' support in
the community work.

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'Prices Up 60% Since Coup', NFP

For 10% VAT

National Federation Party (NFP)

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leader Bimal Prasad says the party will
reduce VAT to 10 per cent if they come
into government because the "price of
food items has increased by 60 per cent
since the (2006) coup".
"In early 2007 if your shopping bill for
food was $100 per week, it is now $160
for the same amount of food items,
Prasad told a pocket meeting in Navua.
He told 50 residents of Naitata
settlement last Friday that the NFP
intends to decrease tax to 10 per cent
once in government.
We will also review duties on food
items and other essential goods,"
Prasad said.
"The price of food items has increased
by 60 per cent since the coup. In early
2007 if your shopping bill for food was
$100 per week, it is now $160 for the
same amount of food items, he said.
He describes as "warped logic" critics
who claim that reducing VAT would

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Overseas EVR To Resume In

NZ

decrease government revenue by more Registration of Fijians living in New Elections Mohammed Saneem has
Zealand for the September 17 election assured the President, Ratu Epeli
than $200 million.
Nailatikau that the Fijian Elections
Prasad said there are other ways of resumes this week.
This is expected to start in Whangarei Office (FEO) is working around the
increasing government revenue, but
not at the expense of the paying public this Saturday as part of a week-long clock to ensure the September 17
who now have to pay more for goods exercise that concludes in Christchurch election runs smoothly.
on May 24.
In a meeting at the FEO yesterday
and services.
This is the second round of registration which was also attended by Defence
We want to put back that $200
million in the hands of our poor and 8 drive to be held in New Zealand following Minister Joketani Cokanasiga and
the ordinary citizens of our country on the first phase in October last year Solicitor General Sharvada Sharma,
the SOE briefed the head of state on
through reduction in VAT. What is where 558 Fijians were registered.
Voter registration had also been carried progress including that Fijians have to
wrong with this?" Prasad said.
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There are many other ways of out in Australia in February this year be registered by August 4 should they
recovering the revenue and these will be where 664 Fijians were registered, want to vote in the 2014 Elections.
bringing the total number of overseas He also briefed the meet on the second
thoroughly outlined in our manifesto."
phase of the voter registration drive
At the meeting, 2014 election aspiring Fijians registered so far to 1,222.
candidate, Bimal Prasad who contested Meanwhile, Fijis Supervisor of overseas.
the 2006 elections under the NFP
banner also addressed the residents on
his reasons for supporting the party.
Meanwhile, the party is still working
on finalizing other potential candidates
as well as manifesto and is hopeful to MORE than 100 New Zealand travel this was an ideal way to further grow
agents are expected to attend the first businesses out of New Zealand through
have it ready next month.
ever South Pacific Tourism Exchange those extended agent networks and was
travel agents expo at the Pullman Hotel a highly cost-effective way to maximise
in Auckland, New Zealand next month. seller presence and participation at the
In a statement, host South Pacific 2014 SPTE.
Tourism Organisation said it continued "The timing of the expo had also been
Ms Ali said although education to receive overwhelming support from carefully chosen to coincide with SPTE
was now free, political parties and the New Zealand travel trade and called to maximise participation with the expo
independent candidates should be on travel agents that wished to attend a free flowing mini trade event with no
aware that there were other things to to confirm their registration.
scheduling of appointments between
consider in this regard.
SPTO CEO Ilisoni Vuidreketi said the agents and the exhibitors."
"While the current government has
recently made schooling free, other
costs such as uniforms, shoes and
stationery continue to be prohibitive
for some parents in the lowest
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"Also, cultural and social biases still
exist against girls being allowed to
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be improved and political parties and
independent candidates need to use the
public platforms they have to promote
better education for Fijians.
This should include education which
was seen to reflect gender equality.
This was one of the concerns raised by
the Fiji Women's Crisis Centre (FWCC)
this month, when asked about issues
politicians needed to address while
campaigning for the 2014 election.
"There is significant anecdotal evidence
that the standards of education in Fiji
have been declining," claimed FWCC
executive director Shamima Ali.
"At the post-secondary level, there is
an emphasis on academic education
as opposed to technical/vocational
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(which include a significant proportion
of women) mean that the best graduates
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Seven new closed circuit television

(CCTV) cameras were commissioned
at the Queens Wharf in Lautoka.
Besides enhancing security and adhering
to international port compliance
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expected to improve the performance
and efficiency of port officials.
Commissioner Western, Commander
Joeli Cawaki, said though these new
cameras were an upgrade, there had
been room for improvement as the
cameras would allow port officials to
view those in Suva and vice-versa.
This will also give an opportunity for
people in the company to have mobile
access to the surveillance system, he said.
It is a requirement that we need to
have and one we need to put in place so
that we are on par with other countries.

For Fiji to improve its trade, these are

the type of equipment we will need to
have in our ports.
The equipment was installed by
Professional Electronics and replaces
an old batch of CCTV equipment.
Addressing officials from the Fiji Revenue
and Customs Authority, the Biosecurity
Authority of Fiji and Fiji Ports Terminal,
Commander Cawaki said it was not a
system to watch their backs but to see the
right things were being done.
It is not to penalise how people conduct their
work but is a tool to assist the management
to improve on performance, he said.
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A Tribute To Girmitiyas
THE plight of indentured labourers
who travelled from India will be
remembered in a song composed by
former Fiji resident Mohammed Shaan.
Now residing in the US, Shaan
composed a song which pays tribute to
labourers who changed the course of
the country's history.
Mr Shaan said the Girmit song was
aptly titled Unn Garibo'n Ki Sachi
Kahaani Suno Jinko Girmit Mei'n
Lakar Sataya Gaya.
"The song pays tribute to our brothers
and sisters who came to work on the
sugarcane plantations during the
indenture system in Fiji," he said.
"It talks about the difficulties and
hardships faced by these labourers

during that time and how they worked

hard and contributed towards the
betterment, development and a better
life for Fiji and its people."
He said remembering the plight of
the Girmitiya was important for every
Fijian of Indian descent in the country.
"Remembering that day on May 14,
1879, as the significant day the first
ship Leonidas arrived in Fiji with 479
Indian labourers.
"A total of 82 other ships followed and
transported over 60,000 Girmitiyas
to Fiji. This ended on December 31st
1919."
The song is part of his album Yaadein
which consists of other compositions
by the aspiring artist.

$90,000 Target In Rice Sales

Rewa Rice Limited expects to rake
in about $90,000 in a month from the
sale of rice to its consumers on Vanua
Levu.
Such earnings are expected to increase
in the future now that the Dreketi mill
is fully operational following vigorous
maintenance work.
Company chairman Raj Sharma said
there was significant demand for rice
in the North, particularly Labasa.
"Our local brown rice is very high
in demand because its nutritious and
good for health," Mr Sharma said.
"For Labasa Hospital, we supply about
100 kilograms of brown rice per month.
"We have just had a talk with one of
the leading supermarkets here and they
buy four tonnes per week from us.

"The actual sale that we expect right

now is about 12 to 15 tonnes of rice per
week.
"We are buying rice at $1.50 per
kilogram and say if it's 15 tonnes, we
are looking at raking in about $18,000
per week.
"This means that we are selling about
60 tonnes of rice in a month to our
consumers on Vanua Levu only and not
Viti Levu."
Mr Sharma said if all went well, the
mill would earn about $90,000 from
the sale of rice on Vanua Levu in a
month.
"The company is trying to supplement
around five to 10 per cent of the local
rice consumption in the next two to
three years."

FLP Writes To The President

About Sayed-Khaiyum

The Fiji Labour Party has now written to

the President for Attorney General, Aiyaz
Sayed-Khaiyum to be removed from the
position of Minister for Elections.
FLP Leader and Secretary General
Mahendra Chaudhry said since SayedKhaiyum is the General Secretary
of the Proposed Fiji First, he should
either resign or be removed from
his ministerial position to ensure the
September 17th General Elections is
free, fair and credible.
In a recent interview, Sayed-Khaiyum had
told us that the political parties calling for
his resignation are not taking a principled

position as they did not call for any

resignations in the past when Ministers
responsible for general elections were
holding official party positions.
According to the government gazettes,
Sitiveni Rabuka was the Minister
responsible for Elections in 1999 while
Laisenia Qarase was the Minister
responsible for Elections in 2001 and 2006.
This is listed under their responsibilities
in the gazettes.
According to Sayed-Khaiyum there is
no conflict of interest after he became
the General Secretary of the proposed
FijiFirst.

Metromix Concrete To Set Up A

Crushing Plant

Metromix Concrete Fiji, a division of

MY Group Limited will invest around
half a million dollars in setting up a
new rock crushing plant in Davuilevu
Nausori.
General Manager, Azad Ali said the
plant is on its way from China and
work has started at the new site.

Ali said they are opening a new site

in Nausori as there is a huge demand
for hard river gravel and rocks which
will be crushed and given to road
contractors.
He said around 20 new jobs will also
be created after the setting up of the
crushing plant in Davuilevu.

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FijiFirst.
Prime Minister Rear Admiral (Retired) Recently one of the political parties
Voreqe Bainimarama says people must was distributing a flyer that I was
all work together to change a culture of earning a salary of over $1 million
malice and deceit.
dollars, Mr Bainimarama said.
He said unfortunately many of the He said they had done so without any
older politicians and political parties fact, or proof or evidence.
had practiced and continued to practice He said his real salary would be known
this culture.
after the registration of the proposed
Speaking in Rotuma, he said: If we FijiFirst, when he would provide a
are all to progress as a nation and as declaration of his assets and liabilities
a country and improve the lives of to the Fijian Elections Office.
people, no matter where they are in The flyer claimed the PM was getting
Fiji, we must embrace leaders who paid on all the 10 ministries under him.
are sincere, truly care for everyone The political party flyer claimed he is
irrespective of their ethnicity, getting:
religion, socio-economic background - $170,000 as Prime Minister
or gender.
- $105,000 as Commander Fiji Military
Leaders who have policies for - $140,000 as Minister for Finance
development, modernization and - $150,000 as Minister for Strategic
improving the lives of all Fijians.
Planning, National Development &
He was referring to a flyer that claimed Statistics
he was earning $1.7 million in salary. - $140,000 as Minister for Sugar
He said political parties must not lie Industry and
to win peoples favour in the coming - $140,000 Minister for Taukei and
general election.
Multi-Ethnic Affairs.
This was part of his address during Total $1,326,000
the Rotuma Day celebrations at Ahau According to the flyer the Prime
Government station ground.
Minister gets paid $3,632.87 per day.

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GPH Lights Up For Its First Wedding Event

The Grand Pacific Hotel lit up last
Saturday night to welcome the first
couple to wed after its refurbishment.
While the hotel has not completed the
project, the couple Adrianna Tiko and
Bradley Hall, gave a thumbs up for an
excellent service.
Mrs Hall said: Its really nice the have
gone out of their way, the management
because of the constraints of time and
everything else they have done a great
job and its going to get better than
this.
Mr Hall said the service was world
class.
Hotel general manager Eugen Diethelm
said: Having a wedding at this five
star hotel is affordable and we do not
have higher prices than any other hotel
in the west.
The couple came to me about five to
six months ago and asked if they could
have their wedding here so we told
them May 10 would be possible.
Now the very first wedding after 22
years is taking place where everything
is fine and ready. It took us three days
to prepare for it because the hotel is not
open yet.
We will have the soft opening in
June but we have not decided on the
date for the grand opening as it will be
discussed with the directors during our
board meeting next month.
Mr Diethelm noted it would roughly

be around July but they have been

receiving room bookings every day.
He said: I will ensure there are more
weddings in the future as we will
specialize in this area.
For every wedding the couple will get
one night free at the Queen Elizabeth
suite plus one year gym and pool free
membership.
The iconic hotel is being redeveloped
and reopened in a joint venture
between Papua New Guineas National
Superannuation Fund, or NASFUND,
and Fiji National Provident Fund
Lamana Development of Papua New
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Trade Deficit Hits Record $3.16

Billion

Fiji's trade deficit grew again last year

to a record $3.16 billion as the country's
imports jumped and exports continued
to decline.
Imports stood at $5,206.2 million while
exports were $2,044.9m, according to
provisional stats released by Stats Fiji.
Compared to 2012, imports increased
by $1,173.2m while total exports
decreased by $146.4m.
Even accounting for the purchase of
the Airbus aircraft for $1.09 billion
by Fiji Airways, the 2013 trade deficit
was still much higher than $1,842.7m
a year earlier.
The purchase of imported vehicles and
aircraft went up by $936.4m (402 per
cent) to $1,169.3m.
Meanwhile, France and the US were
Fiji's biggest source of imports largely
due to the Airbus purchase.
The import of machinery & mechanical
and electrical appliances and parts
made up Fiji's second highest import
goods, increasing by 22.5 per cent. This
was largely due to increased imports of
telephone for cellular networks or other

networks. For the month of November,

$58.3m was spent on this. This was an
increase of $15.6m (36.4%) compared
to the October purchase.
There were also increased imports
from China for fresh fish and from
New Zealand, milk and cream.
Fiji recorded less imports from
Singapore and Australia due to
decreased demand for diesel, wheat
and meslin.
Overall, Fiji recorded decrease in the
imports of animal products (by 15.4
per cent) and wood, pulp, paper &
paperboard (by 0.8 per cent).
On exports, Fiji's trade with Australia
decreased by $61.6m to $228.2m due
to decreased exports of gold.
Exports to UK decreased - down
$110.4m (61.3 per cent) to $70m due
to decreased exports of sugar.
Fiji's biggest export was to the
USA, up by $22m (12 per cent) to
$205.1m due to increased exports of
fresh fish. There was also increased
export of flour to Vanuatu, up $5.5m
to $33.9m.

President To Visit Fijian Troops Serving

With UN Peacekeeping Missions
His Excellency the President, Ratu
Epeli Nailatikau, has left country
to begin a series of visits to Fijian
troops serving with United Nations
peacekeeping missions overseas.
In his role as Commander in Chief
of Fijis Armed Forces, the President
will be visiting troops serving with
the United Nations Disengagement
Observer Force (UNDOF) in the
Golan Heights in Syria, those with
the Multinational Force of Observers
(MFO) in Sinai and another contingent
with the United Nations Mission in the
Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS).
He is accompanied by the Minister for
Defence, Joketani Cokanasiga, and the
Commander of the RFMF, BrigadierGeneral Mosese Tikoitoga, who is
making his first visit to Fijian troops on
overseas deployment since he assumed

the role of Commander.

The visit - which is primarily
designed to boost morale - will allow
the President to be updated on the
challenges facing our young men and
women in these various war-torn areas.
It will also provide the opportunity for
him to brief them on developments
taking place in Fiji, especially in
relation to the September 17th general
election.
The President intends to visit the
remaining Fijian troops serving abroad
with the United Nations Assistance
Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the
United Nations Mission in Liberia at a
later date.
During his current tour, the President
will also visit Fiji's Diplomatic
Missions in South Korea, the United
Arab Emirates and Indonesia.

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Government Injects $10,000 To

Develop Fijian Fashion Talent

In its seventh year, the Fiji Fashion

Week Limited has entered into a new
partnership with the Fijian government
to open up fresh opportunities for
students to acquire the skills and career
pathways in fashion designing.
This development follows a $10,000
grant presented to the Fiji Fashion
Week Limited by the Ministry of
Social Welfare, Women and Poverty
Alleviation. The official grant signing
that took place at the Ministry
headquarters in Suva, marked a new
development in developing young
Fijian talent.
The cheque of $10,000 was presented
by the Ministrys permanent secretary
Dr Josefa Koroivueta to the Managing
Director of Fiji Fashion Week Ltd, Mrs
Ellen Whippy-Knight.
In appreciation of the new areas of
collaboration, Mrs Whippy Knight
said the grant from government is a
timely assistance to boost the fashion
designing industry in Fiji.
The Fiji Fashion Week is really
appreciative of this support from the
government which has been initiated
by very entrepreneurial minister
for women Madam Dr Jiko Luveni
and her support has been absolutely
unwavering
towards
promoting
Fijis emerging fashion industry
that is creating employment and
opportunities for women to improve
their livelihood.
Fashion is the fourth largest industry
in the world and its predominantly
women who are employed in many
capacities of fashion, designing and
modeling. This year the focus for Fiji
Fashion Week is to capitalize on the
tourism industry and resort wears and
promoting fashion designing as an
alternative career pathway for students
in Fiji, Mrs Whippy Knight said.
The $10,000 grant will be invested into
organising the Fiji Fashion Weeks Fiji

Fashion and Designing Forum which is

scheduled for May 27th at the Grand
Pacific Hotel.
One of the key speakers at the forum
would be the professor Mandy Smith,
the fashion and designing educator
from Auckland University. This would
be an informative session for students
from University of the South Pacific
(USP) and Fiji National University
(FNU) along with various school
students to acquire greater knowledge
about fashion and designing.
The Minister, Dr Jiko Luvenis
support towards this initiative has been
grateful and this forum would open up
another opportunity for field of study
and see students taking up career into
Fijis Fashion Industry. Because the
way we look at it is that not everybody
is academic, lot of young people are
talented into designing and this would
be a way to nurture that talent and
turn it into a recognized profession,
explained the Director of Fiji Fashion
Week.
As part of the new partnership, further
discussions will be organised between
the Ministry of Women, Ministry of
Youth, Ministry of Education with the
Fiji Fashion Week Limited to expand
fashion courses and skills development
opportunities to youths and students.
The Ministry is delighted to provide
this much needed support to the Fiji
Fashion Week and this will certainly
make a bigger impact in the lives of the
women and children in Fiji. This new
levels of partnership will complement
the ministrys vision on empowering
the women and disadvantaged persons.
The Ministry will work cohesively with
Fiji Fashion Week and other relevant
ministries to pursue the new platform
to provide career in fashion designs
and also to unfold the designing talents
of Fijis rural women, Dr Koroivueta
said.

Pair Jailed For $33K Robbery

Two men convicted of stealing various
items worth about $33,000 from the
British American Company in 2012
have been handed prison terms by the
High Court in Lautoka.
Laisenia Vuluma will spend about
seven years behind bars while Jolame
Vunituraga was sentenced to nine years
four months in jail.
The two were sentenced by Justice
Sudharshana De Silva after admitting
to two counts of aggravated robbery
and one count of theft of a motor
vehicle.
The court heard that both Vuluma and
Vunituraga were part of a gang that
robbed the British American Company
on March 12, 2012, in Lautoka.
Among the items stolen by the pair
were 10 cartons of assorted cigarettes
valued at $29,9430.10, $2010.60

cash, $359.80 cash cheque, a $400

mobile phone altogether valued at
$32,713.50.
They also robbed an employee of the
company of cash and mobile phone
worth $220.
The two accused also stole a car from
the company worth $89,000.
Justice De Silva said Vuluma and
Vunituraga along with a third man
threatened and robbed the employees
of the tobacco company while they
were on a delivery run in Naikabula,
Lautoka.
He said the robbery was well planned
and the stolen items were of high value.
The high court judge ordered that
Vuluma serve a non-parole period of
six years while his co-accused spend
eight years behind bars before being
considered for parole.

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Taxi Drivers Wary Of Free

Ride

Taxi operators in the Western Division

are concerned about passengers who
do not pay taxi fares.
Fiji Taxi Association acting general
secretary Mohammed Shameem said
while this was a national problem,
the organisation received numerous
complaints from the west.
"Taxi operators have been taking
passengers to their destinations but
upon reaching, some people try to con
the drivers and don't pay their fares,"
he said.
"These taxi operators have lodged
complaints with the police and the Fiji

Taxi Association as well."

He said this issue was important
because it concerned the livelihood of
taxi operators.
He said another problem was when taxi
operators failed to report such issues.
"Unless they report these issues, this
will never come to our attention and
we would be unaware of any problem.
"This is why we are urging all taxi
operators to come forward and report
to either the Fiji Taxi Association or
police.
"We also ask police personnel to
consider the complaint if it comes."

Friday May 16, 2014

Attracting and retaining

the best international talent
to fill skills shortages in key
occupations is critical to
Canadas economic success.
- Hon. Jason Kenney, P.C., M.P.

Minister of Employment and Social Development

Risky Accounts

Fiji has adequate laws and institutional

measures in place to combat money
laundering and terrorist financing, says
Fiji Financial Intelligence Unit director
Razim Buksh.
His comments followed a decision
by ANZ Bank to close the accounts
of money remittance service (MRS)
providers.
He said this move by the bank was a
global business decision based on their
assessment of money laundering risks.
"ANZ and the FIU have been in
discussions on this issue and there
is a general willingness by ANZ to
work with the regulators in Fiji on this
matter," he said.
He said the bank was free to make
decisions on who they engaged as their
customers based on their assessment of
money laundering risks, adding such a
decision should be carefully considered
and aligned with the regulatory and
AML enforcement environment in
place within the jurisdiction the ANZ

Bank operated.
"The Financial Transactions Reporting
(FTR) Act is one of the important antimoney laundering laws of Fiji. All MRS
providers are covered by the FTR Act
and have been complying with this law
since 2006 when it first came into force.
"MRS providers operating in Fiji are
obligated by law to implement AML
controls and measures including
conducting customer due diligence
on their customers, monitoring their
customers' transactions, reporting
suspicious and other types of
transactions to FIU, and providing
regular training to their staff members
on AML requirements."
He said enforcement action may be
taken on any financial institution
including any money transfer company
that failed to comply with the FTR Act.
He said sanctions were provided under
the FTR Act to deal with any serious
non-compliance by any remittance
service provider.

Patients Need Family Support

St
Giles
Hospital
medical
superintendent Dr Peni Biukoto
believes the absence of a community
support system is a contributing factor
leading people with mental health
problems on the streets.
He said although there had been no
known study to determine whether
there was an increase in the number
of people with mental health
problems living on the streets, clinical
experiences showed lack of support
from their immediate families.
"The truth is that no study has been
done to know the cause of a person(s)
with mental illness living on the street
in Fiji," Dr Biukoto said.
Statistics provided to this newspaper
indicates that readmission rate had not

dropped for the first quarter of the year.

In January this year 373 patients were
seen in the outpatients department, 358
for February and 372 for March.
From this figures, 45 were admitted
for January, 30 for February and 29 for
March which also revealed 11 patients
returning to the hospital in January
and had been recorded as re-admission
patients, 23 re-admissions for February
and 21 for March.
For the month of January 29 patients
visited the hospital for the first time, 24
in February and 35 in March.
The figures also stated the hospital
recorded four cases where people who
came in for treatment for the month
of January were suicidal, two for the
month of February and two for March.

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Ministry Of Health Trains 80

Nurses

A total of 80 nurses have been trained

so far this year as the Ministry of Health
aims to improve professionalism and
ethics within the profession.
The Ministry of Health said part of
the training of the Elite Nursing squad
also covers ways to address patient
complaints.
The training initiative will also allow
better response to patient needs.
They said the impact of the training on
nursing practice and patient care will
also be evaluated.
Following the training the nurses will

also go to various hospitals around

the country imparting their knowledge
with colleagues.
Among the resource personnel who
provided training was former High
Court Judge and Fijis first Permanent
Representative to the United Nations
Nazhat Shaeem.
In total 25 nurses have been trained
for CWM and the Central Division,
30 for the Lautoka Hospital and
the Western Division and 25 for
Labasa Hospital and the Northern
Division.

Man Tells Of Burglary Horror

A homeowner relived a robbery ordeal

he and his family went through two
years ago when three men forced their
way into their house.
Ajay Narayan gave evidence in the trial
of Filipe Delana, Sanaila Tabuavula
and Jone Di Atulaga.
The three men are charged with four
counts of aggravated robbery and one
of theft of motor vehicle.
Mr Narayan told the court that his son
was the first one to wake up on the day
of the robbery.
He said it was around 3am.
He said his son, then woke him and
his wife up and asked them to call the

police as he heard someone trying to

shake the burglar bars loose.
Mr Narayan said the lights in the house
were switched on by the time the three
men came into the house.
He said his son was hit on the head with
a metal strap and brought into his room.
Mr Narayan said his wife told the three
men that they could take whatever they
wanted but not to hurt the family.
He said two of the men wore masks
while one had none.
Mr Narayan said he could recognise
this man and when asked to identify
the man with no mask in court, Mr
Narayan pointed at Mr Delana.

New Japanese Ambassador To Fiji

Presents Credentials

His Excellency the President,

Ratu Epeli Nailatikau received the
credentials of the new Japanese
Ambassador to Fiji His Excellency
Mr Takuji Hanatani.
Ambassador Hanatani was welcomed
by the head of state at Government
House as he presented his Letters of
Credence.
The ambassador, who graduated
from Ritsumeikan University under
the Faculty of Law, comes in as
predecessor, Mr Eiichi Oshima,
completed his term this year.
Mr Hanatani joined the Japanese
Foreign Service in 1979 and has served
at Japans diplomatic establishments
including positions such as Minister in
Embassy of Japan in Kenya, Minister

in Embassy of Japan in Belgium and

Consul-General of Japan in Atlanta,
the Unites States.
He is also accredited to Vanuatu during
this term.

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Make Salary Details Public, FLP

Tells PM

The Fiji Labour Party has called on the

Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama to
provide audited accounts of his salary
dating back to April 2010 to back up
his salary claims.
In an address during the Rotuman Day
celebration on the island, the head
of government said he is not paid
$1.7million as claimed by a political
party.
He did not reveal what his exact
salary was only saying he will do so
upon receipt of the registration of his
proposed FijiFirst party by the Fijian
Elections Office.
"You will find out what my salary is
after the registration of the proposed
FijiFirst, when I will provide the
declaration of my assets and liabilities
to the Fijian Elections Office," he had
told Rotumans on the day.
However, Labour Leader Mahendra
Chaudhry says this should be public
information "as they have always been
prior to 2010."
"Doing so is absolutely nescessary to
establish the truth in this matter so that
the people can be correctly informed,"
Chaudhry said,
Claims have been made that the Prime
Minister is paid separate salaries for

each portfolio he holds.

However, Bainimarama had said
these critics need to provide proof and
engage in more honest campaigning
and communicate their policies on the
basis of honesty, sincerity, in love and
affection for the benefit of Fijians who
will head to the polls on September 17.
According to the Fijian Government
website, the Prime Minister is also
Minister for Finance, Strategic
Planning, National Development and
Statistics; Public Service; People's
Charter for Change and Progress;
Minister for Information and National
Archives of Fiji; Minister for I-Taukei;
Sugar Industry, and Minister for Lands
and Mineral Resources.
Meanwhile, according to a Public
Service Commission release , dated
October 19, 2000, the Prime Minister
in the People's Coalition government
received a net pay on a fortnightly
basis of $2,901.93, the Deputy Prime
Minister in that government received
a net pay of $2,343.50, the AttorneyGeneral got a net salary of $2,239.55.
The net pay for ministers was set at
$2,189.46 while assistant ministers
received a net pay of $1,643.32.

Labour Party Protests

The Fiji Labour Party has registered
a protest to President Ratu Epeli
Nailatikau, calling on Elections
Minister and A-G Aiyaz SayedKhaiyum to step down from his post
immediately.
In the letter of protest, dated May 12,
2014, party leader Mahendra Chaudhry
claimed the electoral process for
September 17 election would be tainted
should Mr Sayed-Khaiyum continue to
retain ministerial oversight now that he
was the proposed general secretary for
the proposed Fiji First organisation.
"The Elections Office and the Electoral
Commission should be absolutely
independent of any ministerial control,
interference or influence," Chaudhry said.
In the protest, the former prime minister
requested Ratu Epeli to intervene
and exercise his powers in the public
interest to ensure that justice was
served and the election was conducted
in a transparent, free, fair and credible
manner.
"We trust you will do the right thing by
the people of Fiji. Your Excellency, the
ordinary observer perceives this as a
blatant case of abuse of authority and
office.
"It is not consistent with past practice.
In the past, the Electoral Commission
was responsible directly to Parliament

through the Office of the President."

Chaudhry believes it is essential
in the interest of transparency and
accountability in matters of governance
that Mr Sayed-Khaiyum steps aside.
"However, there may be serious
consequences if he is not removed. It
will certainly reflect on the credibility
of the elections. We feel strongly
about the conflict of interest inherent
in the case hence our writing to you to
register our protest."
He said the party intended to take the
issue further with the international
community.
Mr Sayed-Khaiyum told this newspaper
the law remained clear on the duties
and status of the Electoral Commission
and the Supervisor of Elections.
"The law is quite clear, the elections
commission is independent, the
Supervisor of Elections is independent,
and you have the Electoral Decree, it is
very clear and very simple.
"Like I said, the comments made by
these people are not worth responding
to," he said.
Acting official secretary at the Office
of the President Alena Mataitoga
yesterday said she was not aware of the
written protest as the official secretary
Pene Baleinabuli was out of the country
with Ratu Epeli.

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Strict NZ Laws Keep Sick Girl

Away From Family
A Fijian family now living in New Zealand
is pleading with authorities to allow their
sick daughter to travel and rejoin them as
her medical condition has been bad.
The family claims that strict Immigration
New Zealand laws are stopping the
20-year-old from leaving Fiji.
Archana Arishma Kumar who has
congenital heart condition is struggling
to survive alone in the family home
in Nadi and neighbours found her
collapsed on the floor last week.
Her distraught mother and father,
Savitri and Shiu Kumar, of New
Plymouth, have residency in NZ with
the rest of the family but Arishma
cannot be granted a visitors visa.
An Immigration New Zealand manager
said the organisation "completely
rejects" any assertion it was responsible
for forcing the Kumar family apart.
"INZ acknowledges the difficulty of
the situation facing Miss Kumar and
her family and has done everything it
could over the years to facilitate Miss
Kumar remaining in New Zealand
lawfully while exercising her options
to gain residence," INZ operations
support area manager Michael Carley
said yesterday in a statement.
"INZ has declined to grant a visitor
visa to Miss Kumar as she does not
have an acceptable standard of health
and has previously been unlawfully in
New Zealand," Carley said.
The daughter was not included in the
family's application for residence
under the Skilled Migrant Category in
August 2008, he said.
When she did apply for residence as a
dependent child in February 2010, INZ
declined both the application and a
medical waiver citing an unacceptable
standard of health.
"It is a key requirement that all non-New
Zealanders coming to New Zealand
must have an acceptable standard of
health so as not to impose undue costs

Cardo Slatter is one of the most famous

names in the restaurant business in
Fiji and has a long string of successes
behind him.
Cardo has done enough and is in the
nice position where he could retire.
But the boy from Flagstaff is not one to
want to sit back and do nothing.
He has now launched a new restaurant
business near the Denarau Island tourism
mecca. His new addition is fast becoming
one of the in places in Nadi. And yet
another Cardo business success story.
Cardo started his restaurant career
in Suva where he spent some time
working for others until he decided that
he could do better by himself.
He worked hospitality stints in the
Mamanucas for the likes of Uncle Dan
Costello and Reg Raffe, who were
pioneers of the trade in the islands.
He gained great prominence with his
famous Cardos Steak House in the

Friday May 16, 2014

Quadruplets - Mother Lost

No 4
Quadruplet mum thinks of fourth son who died a few days after birth

on the public health system," Carley

said.
Arishmas mother, Savitri told the
Taranaki Daily News that she must
now leave her husband and their three
other children and return to Fiji.
"I can't leave my daughter like that. There
is no-one to look after her if she gets sick.
"I am going back permanently to look
after her and our family is breaking up."
Specialists have informed the family
there is no surgical or medical treatment
that can help. The diagnosis is that her
congenital heart condition will worsen.
The Kumars dispute the claim that
Arishma overstayed her permit. They
believe she was granted extra time to
appeal and left for Fiji on the date she
was given in January last year.
They have offered to sign a bond to pay
all her medical costs.
Carley said the Immigration and
Protection Tribunal dismissed an appeal
backing up the decision "because
no evidence was put forward that
treatment of her condition would cost
less than $25,000". The IPT said it was
in no doubt she was not included in the
rest of the family's application because
her health would have jeopardised
the application for the entire family
"and that it was disingenuous for Miss
Kumar's parents to assert otherwise".
The IPT also found there were
no special circumstances to take
to Immigration Minister Michael
Woodhouse. When the young woman
requested intervention by the Associate
Immigration Minister Nikki Kaye, she
declined to intervene, Carley said.
Yesterday New Plymouth MP
Jonathan Young said his office had
been engaging with the Kumars since
2009 and made representations to the
associate minister of Immigration.
"I feel we've gone the extra mile with
them but their applications and appeals
have been declined by Immigration NZ."

There is never a day that goes by that I

never think about my son who has left
us, says Fijis first quadruplet mother,
Meri Waqavulagi.
The quadruplets, called my little men
by their mother, had created history by
being the first on record to be born in Fiji.
Apenisa Bolatagici, who was the
second to be born and weighed 1.7kg,
passed away a few days after birth.
I really miss him and wished that
he was with his brothers today but I
believe he is in a better place, Mrs
Waqavulagi said.
When I was told that he passed away
I didnt know how to react and I also
got sick.

Mrs Waqavulagi is grateful to be back

at home with her little men and
described the feeling as exciting.
I have been in the hospital for a month
and few days waiting for my son
Usaeli Vivili to be discharged from the
incubator, she said.
Usaeli was also born with the weight
of 1.7kg; my other two sons were with
me for two weeks before Usaeli was
brought to me on Monday.
She said they had some planning to do
but was looking forward to it.
Mrs Waqavulagi is a stay-at-home
mother while her husband is a
craftsman at the Handicrafts Centre in
Suva.

lane just behind McDonalds in Suva.

This became a mecca for steak lovers
and a legend grew up about Cardos
grandfather being shipwrecked in the
Koro Sea with a whole boatload of
magnificent cattle.
They were some unkind suggestions that
Cardo might have started this legend.
Cardo was one of the first people to
see the potential in Denarau and he
built and operated the Wet Mongoose
restaurant and Bar, where the Port
Denarau Marina is now.
When the Denarau shopping complex
was being built Cardo moved in and
grabbed the best site there.
His business has now been operating on
this site for over 17 years and is world
famous. His children have now grown
up and are very involved in the business
so Cardo decided to start a new venture.
And, typical of Cardo, it was something
new.

Cardo owns a large piece of land close

to Denarau, on the road in, where he
had been selling imported terracotta
pots for a number of years.
It is right opposite to the proposed site
for the Casino, another bit of Cardo
good luck. So he built a restaurant from
the ground up.
Its called the Bombay Curry House and
Beer Garden and it is fast becoming the
in place for the local Nadi and Denarau
residents.
The food is an extensive choice of Indian
dishes with a specialty of goat curry. His
Rogan Josh is also getting rave reviews.
There is a full menu of condiments and
a nice range of Naan, freshly baked
to order. A new innovation is a pizza
wood fired oven with a range of typical
Indian tastes to choose from. Again, all
pizzas are freshly baked to order.
The Curry House will also let you
choose the degree of heat you want

in your curry, ranging from mild to

youve got to be joking.
The drinks list is surprisingly well priced
with a Fiji Bitter long neck at just $6.00.
Cardo has a well thought out wine list
and again the prices are sensible.
Mains start from $15.00 with the top
mark of $25.00. Most people comment
on the reasonable prices and the high
quality of the food.
There is an indoor dining room and
a very large outdoor verandah with
timber trestle tables and bench seating.
There is also a nice open-air cocktail
bar and there is heaps of free parking.
The whole restaurant has the Cardo
touch of quality and price.
You can also spend a couple of hours
with friends in the beer garden and not
be asked to order food.
In summary, a really good place if you
are an Indian food lover. It comes with
friendly atmosphere and good service.

Miri Waqavulagi with her triplet (from left): Luke Waqa, Isikeli Delaivuna
and Asaeli Vivili Delaivuna and her elder son at their Suvavou Village home

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India's General Election Comes

To A Close, Record 551 Million
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Indians cast their vote at a local polling station on the final phase of national
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Polls have closed after the final phase lion's share of seats there.
of voting in India's general election, "I am in favour of running the
ending a process which began five government in a very professional
weeks ago.
manner," he said.
A record 551 million voters cast their "The biggest crisis that the country
ballots which saw a turnout of 66.38 faces today is a crisis of confidence.
per cent, organizers of the contest said. "India faces a crisis of stagnancy, we
Around 814 million people had been need to give it momentum - if we can
eligible to vote.
start on these, then other things will
The figure shattered the previous start moving on their own."
record of 417 million for any general His Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is
election set in India five years ago, widely expected to win the most seats
election commission director general and end the Congress party's 10 years
Akshay Rout told reporters.
in power, although it is unlikely to
Voting took place in the states of Uttar secure an outright majority in the 543Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal on the seat parliament.
last day of the world's biggest election. Exit polls should indicate whether the
The main opposition candidate and BJP will be able to govern in a coalition
frontrunner Narendra Modi was hoping with existing parliamentary allies or
to win the seat of Varanasi in one of the will have to seek new partners.
last contests of the election, the results The Congress Party and its main
of which are due to be announced on candidate, Rahul Gandhi, have run
Friday.
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Man Dies At Auckland Cemetery

Bystanders rushed to help a man

who dropped dead while cleaning his
parents' graves on Mother's Day.
The 68-year-old was in the historic
Wesleyan
area
of
Auckland's
Waikumete Cemetery when he
collapsed around midday.
Bystanders, including a nurse, rushed
to help him and he was given CPR at
12.14pm, police said.
Emergency services were called to
the cemetery, which was packed with
mourners, however the man died in
front of onlookers. A fire appliance
carrying lifesaving medical equipment
arrived two minutes later.
Senior Sergeant Michael Rickards of
Waitemata Police said the man collapsed
about 12pm while tending to his parents'
gravestone. Members of the public tried
to revive him but he passed away.
"He was paying his respects, cleaning
their headstone, and he collapsed and
he died. We're not sure how.
"There
were
no
suspicious
circumstances.

"Under circumstances where there is

a sudden death and the circumstances
can't be explained, it becomes a
coroner's case.''
Four hours later, Auckland Council,
which manages the cemetery, still
hadn't been notified somebody had
died on Council property, despite the
cemetery being so busy that even at
4pm, traffic was backed up to the Great
North Road entrance.
Cemetery Manager Roscoe Webb said
today's excellent weather conditions
were the reason the cemetery was
packed.
"The more people that come into the
cemetery, the more the likelihood of
this [a death occurring].''
"I guess it's not unusual in a public
open space,'' Mr Webb said.
While Mr Webb said the site was
patrolled regularly by security guards
and ``is pretty much on lockdown
during normal operating hours,'' he
had still not been informed of the death
four hours after it occurred.

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Lawyer For Pakistan Doctor Jailed

Over Bin Laden Hunt Quits Amid
Threats To Family, US Pressure
The lawyer defending a Pakistani
doctor jailed after helping the CIA find
Osama bin Laden is quitting the case
because of death threats and alleged
US interference in the trial.
"I am getting threats on a regular
basis. Not only is my life in danger,
my family is also in danger. I have
therefore decided to quit," lawyer
Samiullah Afridi said.
Mr Afridi is representing Dr Shakil
Afridi, who was jailed for 33 years
after helping the CIA find the Al
Qaeda chief. Bin Laden was hiding in
Pakistan until US Navy Seals killed
him in a 2011 raid.
The raid - and Dr Afridi's jail sentence
- severely strained relations between
the US and Pakistan, its nominal ally.
Dr Afridi's sentence was later
overturned.
He is still in jail and undergoing a
retrial, but his lawyer says the US
government is unduly interfering.
"The government of America is putting
a lot of pressure on the Pakistani
government for the release of Dr Shakil
Afridi," he said.
"Our mission and our wish also was to

get him released, but our courts are free

and they have to work according to a
set procedure. I therefore did not like
America's unjustified pressure."
A US embassy spokeswoman was not
immediately able to comment on the
allegations.
Relations icy since 2011 raid
Relations between two allies were icy
after the Bin Laden raid.
Pakistan's powerful army was furious
that the US had mounted a military
operation on its soil without advance
warning.
In turn, some US leaders were suspicious
that Pakistani security forces may have
helped shield bin Laden.
After it emerged that Dr Afridi had
run a fake vaccination campaign in an
effort to help the CIA find bin Laden,
Pakistani authorities jailed him for
alleged links to militants.
The sentence provoked outrage in the
US and the government cut a symbolic
$33 million from an aid package to
Pakistan.
Several militant groups, including the
Taliban, have threatened to kill Dr
Afridi if he is ever released.

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Identical Monoamniotic Twins Jillian And Jenna Enter The World

Holding Hands
TWIN girls, with a rare condition which means they shared the same amniotic sac and placenta, have made a grand entrance into the world, grasping each
others hands.
The girls, born last week, are now The identical twin girls shared the
breathing on their own and their mum same amniotic sac and placenta.
said she and her husband were able to Such births are called monoamniotic,
hold them on Mothers Day.
or mono mono, and doctors say they
Sarah Thistlethwaite said babies occur in about one of every 10,000
Jillian and Jenna were removed from pregnancies.
ventilators on Sunday afternoon after Thistlethwaite said that was the best
they were able to breathe comfortably. Mothers Day present ever.
She told reporters that she and her Theyre already best friends, said
husband Bill both held them for a while Thistlethwaite, 32. I cant believe they
on Mothers Day.
were holding hands. Thats amazing.
Its just hard to put into words how Jenna was born first at 4 pounds,
amazing it feels to know the girls are 2 ounces (1.87kg) and 17 inches
OK, she said. Its great to know that (43.18cm), with Jillian following 48
theyre doing so well, and being able to seconds later at 3 pounds, 13 ounces
hold them.
(1.72kg) and 17.5 inches (44.45cm).

'Star Wars' Robotic Arm For

Nigerian Schoolgirls: Girl Who
Amputees Approved For Sale In US Escaped Boko Haram Abduction
An advanced robotic arm for amputees about because of the type of injuries
that can perform complex tasks has been sustained by US troops in the Iraq and
Speaks Publicly About Ordeal
approved for sale in the United States.
Afghanistan wars.
The US Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) says it has allowed the sale
of the DEKA Arm System - dubbed
Luke for the Star Wars character Luke
Skywalker - after reviewing data,
including a US Department of Veterans
Affairs study.
The study found 90 per cent of people
who used the device were able to
perform complex tasks that involved
multiple, simultaneous movements.
These include using keys and locks,
feeding themselves, using zippers and
brushing and combing hair.
The prosthetic arm is controlled
by electrodes that pick up muscle
contractions in the wearer to send
signals to a computer in the device.
It was developed by New Hampshirebased
DEKA
Research
and
Development Corp, founded by Dean
Kamen, the inventor of the Segway
and other devices.
The Pentagon's Defence Advanced
Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
says it provided more than $42 million
in funding to DEKA to develop the
robotic arm as part of a $106 million
project to improve prosthetics.
The Pentagon's involvement came

The Pentagon says more than 1,800

US service members underwent major
limb amputations as a result of injuries
sustained in those wars.
A program manager in DARPA's
biological technologies office, Justin
Sanchez, says the arm was designed to
produce near-natural upper extremity
control to injured people who have
suffered amputations.
"This arm system has the same size,
weight, shape and grip strength as an
adult's arm would be able to produce,"
he said.
Mr Sanchez says that until now the
best technology available to troops and
others who have lost an arm is a metal
hook.
"The metal hook was the most
commonly used prosthetic device for
the last hundred years," he said.
"This prosthetic limb system can pick
up objects as delicate as a grape, as
well be able to handle very rugged
tools like a hand drill."
The FDA says the robotic arm could be
used by people with limb loss occurring
at the shoulder joint, mid-upper arm or
mid-lower arm, but not at the elbow or
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A teenage girl who managed to escape

kidnapping by Islamist group Boko
Haram during a night raid in Nigeria
last month has spoken publicly about
the ordeal, as international assistance
to locate more than 200 girls still held
hostage ramps up.
Militants stormed a secondary school
in the village of Chibok, near the
Cameroon border, on April 14 and
abducted the girls, who were taking
exams at the time.
In an exclusive interview with CNN, one
of the girls, who asked not to be identified,
said the kidnappers were loading the girls
into seven lorries when she escaped.
"He said go and enter this car - a big
lorry," she said.
"They say OK - enter this lorry, we go.
I say I will drop down.
"We run in the bush. We ran and ran
and we were gone.
"I feel afraid."
More than 200 girls are still being
held hostage, and Boko Haram leader
Abubakar Shekau says the group
intends to sell the teenagers.
"I abducted your girls. I will sell them
in the market, by Allah," he said in a
video released shortly after the attack.
"Allah has instructed me to sell them.
They are his property and I will carry
out his instructions."
The group's name means "Western
education is sinful" and in the video,

Shekau makes reference to the fact

that the girls were undergoing Western
education.
The abduction has sparked worldwide
outrage, with several nations offering
military and intelligence assistance to
locate the girls.
Diplomats, aid workers, defence officials
and other experts from Britain and the
United States have been working with the
Nigerian government since last Saturday.
Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan
says he is optimistic about finding those
still held hostage, citing international
support, with Israel the latest country
to offer help.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin
Netanyahu did not give details of the
proposed assistance but Mr Jonathan
confirmed the offer to send a team of
counter-terrorism experts was made
during a phone conversation.
A viral social media campaign calling
for the schoolgirls' return has seen
public figures such as US first lady
Michelle Obama tweeting with the
hashtag #BringBackOurGirls.
On Sunday, French president Francois
Hollande called on African leaders to
hold a summit in Paris on security in
west Africa.
The leaders of at least five African
countries - Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon,
Niger and Benin - may take part, a
source close to the president said.

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Six Homeschooled Jackson Brothers Allegedly Raped Girl

For Years
SIX homeschooled brothers allegedly raped a girl since she was four, telling cops their parents know about the abuse but turned a blind eye.

Brothers Eric, Jon, Mathew, Nathaniel,

Benjamin and Aaron Jackson are now
facing a range of charges including
statutory rape and sexual offences, as
reported.
The brothers, who were homeschooled
by their parents, are now between 19 and
27 years old. The girl is now aged 16.
The abuse allegedly occurred at the
family home in Perquimans County,
North Carolina, and took place
repeatedly over a decade.
Parents John and Nita Jackson have
been charged with felony child neglect,
with one brother telling authorities
his mother repeatedly witnessed the
alleged abuse but just walked away.
The horrific tale came to light when one
of the boys confessed to his pastor that
he had sinned. The minister urged him
to contact the police, who then turned
up at the home to interview the girl.
However, the Jackson parents blocked
authorities from talking to her and

later fled to Colorado.

In Colorado, the girl confessed the
abuse to child protective services,
who removed her from the family and
allowed cops to finally question the
Jackson brothers and parents.
Perquimans Country Sheriff Eric Tilly
said the boys showed little emotion as
they turned themselves in.
I dont think they know the magnitude
of what theyve done because I dont
think they knew it was wrong, said Mr
Tilley. They havent been taught any
differently. Im not sure when thats
going to sink in exactly what they were
doing was wrong.
Personally, I lay the blame on the
parents and their charges are less than
what the boys are going to get, he
said. Its their responsibility to raise
those kids and somewhere along the
line, they failed.
These kids, they do have a belief in
the Bible. They knew it was wrong and

Charged ... The six Jackson brothers allegedly raped and abused a girl for a
decade, beginning from when she was four, as their parents allegedly turned a
blind eye.
they had to get it out, he said.
$US150,000 bail each. The parents
The brothers are being held on have been released on $15,000 bail.

Samsung Pledges Compensation For Cancer Sufferers

Samsung says it will compensate chip
factory workers who developed cancer
while working for the firm.
The company issued its first apology in
a long-running dispute and withdrew
from a legal bid to avoid paying out.
It brings the conflict one step closer
to resolution only a month after talks
appeared to have stalled.
But Samsung's chief executive Kwon
Oh-hyun stopped short of admitting a
direct link between working at the firm
and developing leukaemia.
Mr Kwon said: "Several workers at
our production facilities suffered from
leukaemia and other incurable diseases,
which also led to some deaths.
"We should have settled the issue
earlier, and we are deeply heartbroken
that we failed to do so and express our
deep apology."
At a press conference, he said
Samsung hoped to "resolve the issue
with sincerity and earnestness". In a
statement, he added: "We will make
due compensation to the victims and
the families."
'Another Promise'
Mr Kwon said that Samsung had failed
to pay "careful attention to the pain

and difficulty" of the victims and their

families.
An independent adjudicator would
be set up in order to decide how to
deal with each case with fairness and
objectivity, with consent from the
victims and the families, and Samsung
would follow the compensation
guidelines determined by it, Kwon
said.
The world's top chip and smartphone
maker did not say how many people
might be compensated. But, according

A baby in the US state of Minnesota

has survived an 11-storey fall from an
apartment balcony, local media report.
Musa Dayib, one, has two arm fractures
and is breathing with the help of a
ventilator but is expected to live, after
slipping through a railing.
His doctor said his youth as well as
the softer ground he landed on helped
contribute to his survival.

Family and friends in Minneapolis's

Somali community say the family is in
shock.
"When people found out he survived,
no one could believe it," community
activist Abdirizak Bihi said.
"I'm more concerned about his dad and
his mother," Mr Bihi said. "They're
devastated. They can't even speak."
Dr Tina Slusher, who treated Musa,

to Agence France-Presse, about 40

employees have filed claims with the
state Korean Workers' Compensation
and Welfare Service in the past six
years.
Previously Samsung has pointed to
independent studies that found no link
between its workplace environment
and employee illnesses, and there was
no admission of a direct link in its
statement on Wednesday.
The cases of two of the workers who
developed leukaemia were made into

films recently, and the families of those

affected have been fighting Samsung in
the courts.
One of the films, called Another
Promise, tells the story of Hwang Sangki and his daughter Yu-mi, who died
after working for Samsung for four
years. The film was crowd-funded and
the Korea Herald called its production
a "meaningful achievement in Korean
cinema".
Yu-mi's father insisted her death
was a result of her being exposed to
dangerous chemicals while working
for Samsung at the chip factory in
Giheung, just south of Seoul.
The case of Hwang Yu-mi, who died in
2007, brought to light what has become
a major controversy for Samsung. The
family has been fighting a legal battle
against the company since her death.
For legal reasons, Samsung was not
named in the film but the title alluded
to one of its well-known slogans:
"Another Family".
In 2011, the families who joined the
battle were given a boost when a Seoul
court said toxic chemicals "had caused,
or at least expedited" Yu-mi and one
other worker's condition.

'Miracle' US Baby Survives 11-Storey Fall

said an adult who fell from that distance
would almost certainly be dead.
"Little [children] are more flexible and
don't break as easily as we do and he
also fell in a very small patch of mulch
[loose material put on soil]," she told
reporters.
But she added it was "definitely a
miracle. It's God's gift to his family. Kids
don't fall this far and make it often."

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THINKING OF BECOMING A CANADIAN CITIZEN?

Try This Practice Test - Discover Canada

1) What is a majority government?

A. The party in power holds less
than half of the seats in the House of
Commons.
B. The party in power holds at least half
of the seats in the House of Commons
and the Senate.
C. The party in power holds at least half
of the seats in the House of Commons.
D. The party in power holds at least
half of the seats in the Senate.
2) In the Canadian justice system,
what are the roles of the courts and
the police?
A. The courts enforce laws and the

police settle disputes.

B. The courts make laws and the police
enforce them.
C. The courts enforce federal laws and
the police enforce provincial laws.
D. The courts settle disputes and the
police enforce the laws.
3) Which country lies on Canada's
southern border?
A. Central America.
B. Mexico.
C. Michigan.
D. United States of America.
4) What is a Cabinet Minister?
A. Candidate picked by the Prime
Minister.
B. MP picked by the Premier of each
province.
C. MP selected by the Prime Minister
to run federal departments.
D. MP selected by the Queen to make
laws.

5) Who is the leader of the Official

Opposition
Party
of
British
Columbia?
A. John Hogan
B. Adrain Dix
C. Christy Clark
D. Gordon Campbell
6) Who recommended that the Upper
and Lower Canada be merged and
given a responsible government?
A. Sir Guy Carleton.
B. Sir Georgetienne Cartier.
C. Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine.
D. Lord Durham.
7) What is the most popular spectator
sport of Canada?
A. Canadian football.
B. Soccer.
C. Hockey.
D. Basketball.
8) Who has the right to enter and
leave Canada at will?

A. Landed immigrants.
B. British citizens.
C. Canadian citizens.
D. Citizens of United States.
9) What was the name of the new
country formed in Confederation?
A. Canadian Confederation.
B. Britain.
C. Dominion of Canada.
D. Canada.
10) What are the parties that are not
in power called?
A. Opposition parties.
B. Candidates.
C. Out of power.
D. Without power.
1 C
6 D

2 D
7 C

ANSWERS
3 D
4 C
8 C
9 C

How A Little Alberta Union Helps Temporary Foreign Workers

Become Canadian

5A
10 A

The Red Deer-based food workers' union took an unusual step at the start of the program
form unions," said Chris Ramsaroop, Attempts to bring foreign workers in have that extra level of precariousness,
Continued From Last Week organizer with the Ontario- and B.C.- Canada together in collective action that's a pretty hazardous step to take."
based Justicia for Migrant Workers have come in "fits and starts," says Jason Some foreign workers, like live-in
group.
Foster, co-ordinator of the Edmonton- caregivers, have formed informal
"The new members needed to be At the industry-run Canadian Meat based Athabasca University's labour relationships or support groups in
integrated so that they felt welcome Council, Ron Davidson says all of relations program.
some communities, Foster notes. If
as part of the union and part of the its companies, including Cargill, Often, foreign workers are skeptical of an employer mistreats one of them,
company and part of the country," said will support their temporary foreign unions, familiar only with the corrupt the caregivers rally together to either
Johnson.
workers in applications for permanent versions in their homeland. And Foster confront the employer or offer help.
The union made that decision before residency, but he doesn't know how observes that some union relationships The southern Alberta union notes
the pilot project came into effect, many write it into their labour contracts. can be contentious.
that the collective agreement hasn't
and thus, from a position of relative Cargill said it's not policy to disclose In B.C., for example, two unions are eliminated all problems faced by its
bargaining strength.
the details of its collective agreements. fighting a court battle alleging a power short-term workers, but it has given
Other unions had a more difficult time. Canada's Temporary Foreign Workers company hired temporary foreign them an enforceable mechanism for
Unions from across the country Program has come under intense workers after sending a Canadian dealing with them.
periodically ask UFCW Local 1118 for scrutiny in recent months, and the crane operator home. Some companies Recently, a high-level manager at one
copies of their paperwork, wanting to federal government is vowing to are alleged to have brought in short- company threatened to send a foreign
mirror its success. Few were able to.
clamp down on any companies taking term workers from abroad to weaken worker home if he didn't acquiesce to a
Johnson says most union members advantage of the program.
existing unions.
demand, says Johnson. "That person is
don't want to stick out their neck for Labour laws cover foreign workers, Foster points to the Red Deer-based in a lot of trouble," said Johnson, and
someone who may be around for only a but migrant activists say it's often easy Local 1118 as an "example of a union "will never say that again."
few years, and employers are reluctant to take advantage of these workers actively taking on the issue and actively Johnson's ultimate hope, however, is
to let go of the "ultimate hammer" held by refusing to pay them overtime advocating on behalf of temporary that no such agreement is necessary.
over temporary foreign workers the or worse, because the workers are foreign workers."
"There is a need for workers, but it's
threat of sending them home.
scattered across the country with few "It's hard enough for a permanent a permanent need for workers," said
"The fact that migrant workers can networks of support.
resident to successfully organize a Johnson. "It should be an immigration
easily be sent home, that's the overall A 'pretty hazardous step'
union in this country," he says. "If you process."
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The Truth About Coconut Water

Low in calories, naturally fat- and
cholesterol free, more potassium than
four bananas, and super hydrating these are just a few of the many benefits
of coconut water.
Dubbed "Mother Natures sports
drink" by marketers, the demand is
skyrocketing, propelled by celebrity
and athlete endorsements and promises
to hydrate the body and help with
a whole host of conditions, from
hangovers to cancer and kidney stones.
But is coconut water capable of
delivering on all the promises or is it
hype?
What Is Coconut Water?
Naturally refreshing, coconut water
has a sweet, nutty taste. It contains
easily digested carbohydrate in the
form of sugar and electrolytes. Not to
be confused with high-fat coconut milk
or oil, coconut water is a clear liquid
in the fruits center that is tapped from
young, green coconuts.
It has fewer calories, less sodium, and
more potassium than a sports drink.
Ounce per ounce, most unflavored
coconut water contains 5.45 calories,
1.3 grams sugar, 61 milligrams (mg)
of potassium, and 5.45 mg of sodium
compared to Gatorade, which has 6.25
calories, 1.75 grams of sugar, 3.75 mg
of potassium, and 13.75 mg of sodium.
Better Than Some Sugary Drinks
Coconut water has less sugar than
many sports drinks and much less
sugar than sodas and some fruit juices.
Plain coconut water could be a better
choice for adults and kids looking
for a beverage that is less sweet. But

dont overdo it, says Lillian Cheung,

DSc, RD, of Harvard School of Public
Health. One 11-ounce container has
60 calories and if you drink several
in one day, the calories can add up
quickly," Cheung says.
Cheung also suggests being mindful
about beverage choices and reading
labels to choose plain coconut water
and avoid those with added sugar or
juices, which are no different from
other sugary beverages.
Some Athletes Swear By It
Professional tennis player John Isner
credits coconut water with keeping
him on his feet for his epic 11-hour
marathon Wimbledon tennis win. It is
super hydrating and has kept me going
in long matches and prevented me from
cramping even in the hottest and most
humid conditions, Isner says.
He drinks a mixture of coconut water
and water the night before a match in
difficult heat conditions and routinely
mixes a cocktail of coconut water and
sea salt for on-court hydration and
mixes it with protein powder for postmatch recovery.
Coconut water may be better at
replacing lost fluids than a sports
drink or water -- as long as you enjoy
the taste. A study recently published
in Medicine & Science in Sports &
Exercise shows that coconut water
replenishes body fluids as well as a
sports drink and better than water but
the athletes preferred the taste of the
sports drinks.
Sports nutritionist Nancy Clark, MS,
RD says coconut water wont rehydrate

the body unless you can drink plenty

of it. If you enjoy the taste and can
tolerate large amounts, it could help
keep you hydrated.
A study shows coconut water enhanced
with sodium was as good as drinking
a commercial sports drink for postexercise rehydration with better fluid
tolerance. Another study reported that
coconut water caused less nausea,
fullness, and stomach upset and was
easier to consume in large amounts
during rehydration.
What Experts Say
Staying hydrated is one of the most
important things for recreational and
professional athletes. And if the taste
of coconut water helps you drink
plenty of fluids, it is a fine choice for
most people but may not be for those
in prolonged physical activity.
Coconut water is low in carbohydrates
and sodium and rich in potassium,
which is not exactly what athletes need
when exercising rigorously.
Whether you choose a sports drink,
coconut water, or plain water, they
all work to keep your body hydrated.
The challenge is when you exercise
strenuously for more than three hours
in the heat and lose lots of body
fluids; you need easily absorbed
carbs for quick energy and to replace
lost electrolytes like sodium and
potassium.
Neither coconut water nor sports drinks
contain enough sodium or carbs for the
heavy perspirer. Supplement with a
quick source of energy like a banana or
some raisins and a handful of pretzels

to provide nutrients to replenish your

stores.
Recovery starts before exercise begins.
Most people dont need to worry about
calories, potassium, or sodium. Eat a
bagel with peanut butter to get food
into your system before and drink
plenty of water during exercise. If
you exercise for prolonged periods,
eat salty pretzels and raisins or other
portable sources of energy.
Bottom Line
There are some health benefits to
consuming coconut water. Its an allnatural way to hydrate, reduce sodium,
and add potassium to diets. Most
people dont get enough potassium
in their diets because they dont eat
enough fruits, vegetables, or dairy,
so coconut water can help fill in the
nutritional gaps.
Beyond that, the scientific literature
does not support the hype that it will
help with a laundry list of diseases.
There is a lot of hype about coconut
water, yet the research is just not there
to support many of the claims and
much more research is needed.
Coconut water is fine for recreational
athletes -- but so are plain water or
sports drinks. In general, most adults
dont exercise strenuously enough to
need sports drinks or coconut water
because good, old-fashioned water
works just fine.
If you enjoy the taste and your budget
allows it, coconut water is a nutritious
and relatively low-calorie way to add
potassium to your diet and keep you
well-hydrated.

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Spiced Lamb With Lemon &

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Ingredients
1 tbsp cumin seed
1 garlic clove
tsp red chilli or pinch of chilli flakes
juice 1 lemon
4 tbsp olive oil
8 lamb chops
250g quinoa
5 spring onions, sliced
small handful coriander
steamed stem broccoli, to serve
Method
In a food processor crush cumin seeds
then add garlic clove, chilli and some
salt and pepper. Make a paste. Stir in
the lemon juice and olive oil and pour
half the mix over the lamb chops and
leave to marinate. Set the other half

aside.
Rinse the quinoa in cold water then
place in a saucepan with twice the
volume of water. Place on the heat
and bring to the boil then turn down
the heat slightly and boil gently for 10
mins. Turn the heat off and stir through
the reserved dressing. Cover and leave
for another 10 mins.
Meanwhile heat a griddle pan or grill
to high and cook the lamb for about
3-5 mins on each side or until cooked
to your liking. When ready to serve
stir the spring onions and coriander
through the quinoa and serve with
the lamb and steamed stem broccoli
dressed in a drizzle more oil.
Mediterranean Dish

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Coconut Flan With Caribbean

Treasure Sauce
Ingredients
FLAN:
5 eggs
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 cups coconut milk
1 cup Carnation Evaporated Milk
1 tsp vanilla
SAUCE:
600g frozen mixed fruit
125 mL brown sugar
50 mL orange juice or water
Fresh mint leaves
Preparation
FLAN:
In a bowl, beat eggs until combined. Stir
in sugar. Add coconut milk, evaporated
milk and vanilla. Pour mixture into
lightly greased cup (125 mL)
ramekins. Place ramekins in a baking
pan. Add enough hot water to pan to
come half way up outsides of cups.
Bake in a preheated 350F (180C)
oven for 35 minutes, or until flan is

firm at edges and a sharp knife inserted

in centre comes out clean. Remove
ramekins from water and cool on rack
for 30 minutes, then refrigerate 4 hours
or until cold.
SAUCE:
In a bowl, defrost frozen fruit until
soft enough to cut peaches into smaller
pieces. In a saucepan, combine sugar
and juice and cook over mediumhigh heat until sugar is dissolved and
mixture just come to a boil. Pour over
fruit.
To serve, run a sharp knife around the
edge of flan. Place a small serving dish
over top. Invert and shake slightly until
custard drops. Spoon sauce around
each flan. Garnish with mint.
TIPS:
Coconut flans can be covered (after
cooling) and refrigerated up to two
days ahead. Sauce can be covered and
refrigerated up to one day ahead.

Spicy Chilli Paneer

Ingredients
1/2 slab of paneer - cut in small
rectangular cubes
7-8 green chillies - slit half crosssectional and cut in length
1/2 onion - diced into long thin strips
1/2 bell pepper diced into thin strips
4-5 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tsp ginger - shredded
2 tsp garlic paste
1 tsp sugar
salt/black pepper - to taste
Method

Take a pan and heat the oil in it. Add

the green chillies, and onions. Saute till
they become golden brown. Then add
ginger, garlic paste and capsicum and
cook till all veggies are tender. Add soy
sauce, salt, and pepper. Finally mix in
the paneer cubes and cook everything
together on medium flame for 8-10
mins. Do not add water!!
Remove from flame, garnish with
more slit green chillies and chopped
green onion leaves. Serve your Spicy
and Tasty Chilli Paneer piping hot with
plain or fried rice!!

Raita
Ingredients
2 cups light sour cream
1 cucumber - grated
1 carrot - grated
1 clove of garlic - minced
1 fresh ground chili

1 tspn cumin seeds - toasted and ground

salt to taste
garnish with chopped cilantro
Method
Mix all together and serve as a
condiment with any curry dish.

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BC Bad Tenants Must Pay Or Go To Jail

The B.C. couple exposed as serial bad
tenants by CBC last month are facing
more court action and possible jail time
as the full cost of their apparent scam
becomes clear.
On April 28, a judge in Port Coquitlam
small claims court ordered Susan and
Chris Perret to repay $6,000 to former
landlord Suman Parasad by June 9, or
go to jail.
Parasad was the first landlord to
take the Perrets to small claims
court over unpaid rent, claiming
the pair racked up almost $8,000 in
arrears in 2013.
Two more landlords have since
contacted the CBC to say they have
been the victim of the Perrets' apparent
scam.
A total of eight landlords are now
working together to fight back as a
group.
"They know every single rule in the
book," Matthew Huotari, the eighth
landlord to come forward told CBC.
Huotari who contacted the CBC
after seeing the story with the Perrets'
photo said the pair's actions amount
to fraud.
"If you add all of us together, it's a
huge amount of money that they've
scammed."
Landlords say they are owed $39,650
Counting up all the arrears the landlords
claim they are owed by the Perrets,
including unpaid rent, utilities, bailiffs'
fees, cleaning, fees from bounced
cheques, court fees and lost rent from
vacancies following broken leases, the
amount owed totals $39,650 since July
2012.
July - Sept. 2012: Evicted. Money
owed: $7500
Sept. 2012: Evicted. Money owed:
$3750
Oct. 2012 - Mar. 2013: Evicted. Money

Susan and Chris Perret owe almost $40,000, landlords say

owed: $7900
Mar. - May 2013: Evicted. Money
Owed: approx $5000
June - Oct. 2013: Evicted. Money
owed: $7500
Nov. 2013 - Jan 2014: Evicted. $3000
Jan. - Mar. 2014: Evicted. $5000
The Perrets' current landlord had
served an eviction notice after a cheque
bounced, but says since the CBC story
aired, arrears have been cleared and
monthly rent is now being paid in cash.
The landlord is continuing to fight
for an eviction based on the couple's
history.
Criminal case?
Nicole Read, who rented to the Perrets
for six months and says she is owed
$7500, called the RCMP and was
advised to file a complaint on behalf of
all eight landlords.
"There is some kind of pattern here
that I think shows they don't have an
intention to pay rent," she told the
CBC.
Read says that while she was waiting

on overdue rent, Susan Perret was

posting about a trip to Las Vegas on her
Facebook page.
"We couldn't believe that people would
actually do this... the sort of entitlement
they felt living in our house not paying
rent."
Read went to the RCMP after the
Perrets' current landlord failed to
persuade the Residential Tenancy
Board to evict the couple based on
their history.
Rich Coleman, minister responsible for
housing in B.C., says that, while most
disputes between landlords and tenants
in the province are resolved under the
Residential Tenancy Act, this case is
beyond its purview.
"If you have a fraud complaint, that's
well outside the jurisdiction of the act,"
he said.
"And if it's a fraud and [the landlords]
want to pursue it criminally, they
should go to the police."
Coleman said they should also pursue
action in Small Claims Court.

The CBC contacted the Perrets for

comment, but received no response.
Previously, Susan Perret told CBC that
she "had issues" with the four landlords
named in the initial story.
Later, confronted at a rental home by
CBC's Natalie Clancy, Perret refused
to answer questions.
"Talk to my lawyer," she said. But
Perret refused to give the CBC the
name of her lawyer.
What can landlords do?
Landlord B.C. is one organization
aiming to assist landlords looking for
help in selecting tenants. Members
pay $150 a year and get credit and
background checks on prospective
tenants for just $8.
The association says it uses the
screening company Tenant Verification
Service Inc., which is based in Surrey,
and gives small landlords the tools to
assess credit worthiness of potential
renters.
There are also several online services
to help landlords weed out potential
problem renters, such as Equifax,
which produces credit-check reports
starting at about $22.
3 tips for landlords for safe renting:
Do your research: Study B.C.'s
Residential Tenancy Act (or other
provinces' tenancy acts), and ensure
you know and understand the rules.
Run a credit check: Get all prospective
renters to sign an application agreeing
to a credit background check, and
register as a landlord with a credit
reporting company. Do the credit check
before you sign the lease.
Confirm, confirm, confirm: Make
a copy of ID documents and confirm
each renter's identity. Don't rent
without at least two references from
previous landlords, and follow up with
those landlords.

Port Coquitlam Couple Losing Condo Over Parking Spot

Chung-Fu and Huei-Chi Yang Bea lose six-year fight with strata over assigned parking
A Port Coquitlam, B.C. couple are petitions, all of which failed because In a sternly worded judgment, Grauer should be put through the additional
losing their condo following a six-year the argument had already been heard. says a person's property rights would expense and frustration of proceeding
court battle involving 50 appearances The petitions were followed by a usually be irrelevant to an appropriate in that way in the face of the Beas
before 28 different judges in dozens series of appeals, that according to the sanction in a contempt of court unremitting pattern of abuse of the
of courts all over their apartment's strata's lawyer Phil Dougan, eventually proceeding, but "This case is not court process, and the ever-mounting
parking spot.
costs of dealing with them. I think
involved 28 different judges in dozens normal," wrote Grauer.
In a 14-page ruling, B.C. Supreme of courts, none of which succeeded.
"Here, the property interest in question not. The time to end their abuse of the
Court Justice Christopher Grauer says Meanwhile, Grauer says the Beas is precisely what fuels the Beas courts process is now."
the problems began in August 2006 continued to disobey the order contemptuous acts and gives rise to the The judge has given the Beas until
when a dispute over parking at the restricting them to their assigned injustice that results."
June 15 to vacate the property and has
condo complex at 2378 Rindall Ave. parking spot. The strata, which Dougan "In this case, it appears certain that Mrs. authorized the RCMP to remove them
led the strata council to declare the says has incurred $173,000 in legal Bea is destined to lose her property in by force if necessary.
parking area common property and costs defending itself from the Beas any event through the enforcement of Dougan says his clients are pleased,
assign specific parking spots to units.
court actions over six years, finally the many judgments for costs registered but fear an appeal.
Cheng-Fu Bea and his his wife Huei- applied for a contempt of court ruling. against it.
As for the parking spot, it sells with the
Chi would not accept their strata's The Beas also owe $53,000 in court "The question is whether the owners unit.
decision and launched a petition in costs.
B.C. Supreme Court, which Grauer "There's no rhyme or reason to it,"
says was their right.
Dougan told the reporter. "It's simply
The court ruled the strata was well been Mr. and Mrs. Bea trying again
within its jurisdiction to implement the and again to find any judge they could,
new parking regime.
who might agree with them in several
Instead of appealing the decision, petitions that all argue the same thing."
CANADA
the Beas launched a series of new Contempt of court

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B.C. Recycling Program Begins

Monday

Multi-Material BC means businesses, not taxpayers, will pay for curbside

recycling
The B.C. government's controversial In Jones' case, Polak says he may have
new recycling program kicks in on been misinformed as to his obligations.
Monday, despite criticism from small "Part of the challenge is trying to get
business owners who could face hefty accurate information out to those
bills under the new rules.
companies," she said. "We're going to
Currently, municipalities have to pay to follow up with this company. We've
recycle the materials that are produced heard of their concern. But in cases like
in B.C., but under the new program, this very often it's a miscalculation."
called Multi Material BC (MMBC), Jones says he's all for recycling, but
some businesses will have to cover calls the new program confusing and
those costs themselves.
expensive.
A non-profit organization funded by "It's stressful for the employees; it's
these businesses will then operate stressful for everyone involved in
residential recycling programs in this, not knowing what's going to be
many areas across B.C., with a wider happening."
range of materials eligible for curbside Despite the added expense, Jones says
recycling.
he will sign up for the new program as
Clifford Jones is concerned the new required on Monday, but fears he and
costs will hit his business, Tri-V Pet other businesses will be forced to pass
Foods, which produces cat and dog the cost along to consumers.
food and the steel alloy cans in What materials can I recycle under
which it's packaged in Chilliwack MMBC?
B.C.
Paper
"It's pretty easy to lose sleep when you Newspapers, inserts and flyers
know a big bill of this size is coming Magazines
up to hit you soon. Trying to figure out Catalogues
where you're going to get the money Phone books; directories
from to pay for this," said Jones.
Paper gift wrap and greeting cards
Jones ships his pet food all over BC Writing/home office paper and
and says the province will charge him
correspondence
50 cents per kilogram of steel alloy can Cardboard
he produces.
Cardboard boxes e.g. pizza or
"In my particular case it would be
dessert boxes
$10,000 per month that we can ill Egg cartons
afford to pay. We just have a small Paper bags
company with 12 employees."
Paper pet food bags
Jones says he thinks as many as 3,000 Paper cups e.g. coffee cups
small businesses like his are in similar Milk cartons
situations and some of those are NO JUICE CARTONS
appealing to the B.C. government to Containers
help keep costs down.
Steel, aluminum or spiral cans e.g.
Shifting the cost away from taxpayers
soup tins or baby formula
So far, the province is refusing to Aerosol cans
budge and B.C. Environment Minister Aluminum foil and containers
Mary Polak says the new program will Plastic jugs, bottles or jars e.g. for
help save municipalities money and
milk, detergent or peanut butter
increase what you can recycle.
Plastic clamshell or tray packaging
"Everybody struggles with packaging
e.g. for fruit, pastries, chicken
now and again, has unwanted paper Plastic tubs, pails or cups e.g. for
they have to deal with, and instead of
margarine, ice-cream or take-out
taxpayers having to deal with it, the
beverages
users of the packaging and the paper Microwaveable plates, cups
should have to pay for it," she said.
Glass bottles and jars
Polak says the entire program will NO JUICE CONTAINERS
cost around $100 million across the NO PROPANE TANKS
province, 80 per cent of which will be For more details, visit the Multicovered by the biggest 150 companies Material BC residents' website: http://
in B.C.
recyclinginbc.ca/.

Friday May 16, 2014

Canada Orders Extradition To

India Over Bride Killing

The mother and uncle of a Canadian

woman killed 14 years ago have been
ordered extradited to India in stand
trial in her alleged "honour killing".
Malkit Kaur Sidhu and Surjit Singh
Badesha are accused of ordering the
murder after Jaswinder Sidhu, 25,
married a rickshaw driver.
She was killed in Punjab in June 2000
after she travelled there to reunite with
her husband.
The family has denied involvement in
Sidhu's death and may appeal.
Several people have already been
convicted of the killing in India.
'Campaign of terror'
Her mother and uncle were arrested
in 2012 on charges of conspiracy to
commit murder.
Last Friday, British Columbia Supreme
Court Justice Gregory Fitch ordered

the two to be extradited to India to

faces charges there.
Jaswinder Sidhu secretly married Mithu
Sidhu instead of the wealthy, older man
her family reportedly preferred.
She fled to India to reunite with her
husband a few months after her family
learned of the marriage.
Soon after, the couple was attacked
while on a motor scooter - he was
beaten and she was killed.
Prosecutors alleged Mr Badesha had
made hundreds of calls to the men
eventually convicted of the murder,
first starting after her marriage became
public, according to the media.
Lawyers for the pair admitted the family
was upset with the marriage, but that it
did not prove they killed Jaswinder.
They will remain in Canadian custody
until the extradition but may appeal.

Netflix Speed Rankings Place Bell

1St, Rogers Last

Streaming company adds Canada to global list monitoring online data speeds

A ranking by streaming company itself during playback to rebuffer.

Netflix says Bell has the fastest internet Broadly speaking, the higher the
speeds in Canada, and Rogers has the speed number, the better the picture
slowest.
and audio quality, and the less likely
Netflix included Canada in its global it is to pause.
rankings for the first time last month, The rankings are based on more
adding it to a list of 20 countries in than a billion hours of streaming
which it operates and monitors how time every month by Netflix's 48
data transfer is getting faster or million customers worldwide. The
slower over time.
company acknowledges that average
Netflix customers who streamed speeds are quite often beaten by peak
movies or TV shows through Bell's performances, but it says its numbers
fibre optic network in April had an "are an indicator of the performance
average speed of 3.19 megabits per typically experienced across all users
second, while Rogers' average speed on an ISP network."
was just 1.67 Mbps, the company said. Speed can be impacted by back-end
Those two companies were the fastest factors on an ISP's infrastructure, but
and slowest, respectively, in Netflix's can also be temporarily slowed by
rankings of 14 Canadian ISPs. Requests factors such as what else the customer's
for comment by CBC News to both local network is doing at any given
companies were not immediately time, and how many devices they have
returned.
connected to the internet.
Netflix's complete Canadian rankings, It's been estimated that Netflix makes
with speeds, were as follows:
up almost a third of all data transferred
Bell Canada (fibre optic), 3.19 Mbps
over the internet at times, so the
Bell Aliant (fibre optic), 3.1
company's findings on connection
Shaw, 3
speeds are illustrative.
Videotron, 2.82
Across Canada as a whole, the average
Cogeco, 2.78
Netflix user saw download speeds of
Eastlink, 2.76
2.52 Mbps last month.
Teksavvy, 2.76
"As a country, the average speed for
Distributel, 2.73
Netflix in Canada beats that of the
Telus, 2.54
United States, but ranks below most
European nations," Netflix said on its
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Bell Aliant (DSL) 1.79
Mbps, while it was 3.49 Mbps in the
Rogers, 1.67.
Netherlands, 3.21 Mbps in Sweden and
Live Muscovy Ducks
For a Netflix customer, connection 3.167 Mbps in Denmark.
$27.50 ea
speed would affect the quality of the The slowest country in Netflix's
image and audio being received, and rankings was Costa Rica, with an
whether the system frequently pauses average speed of 1.18 Mbps.
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Some Drivers Distracted By

Making Out, Makeup: Survey
friends. Sixty-six per cent of
Canadians have witnessed people
driving with pets on their lap. Only
four per cent admit to doing it.
Twenty-four per cent of people say
they have observed someone making
out in the drivers seat, but three per
cent admit to it, she adds.
Kemp says 20 to 30 per cent of all
collisions in Canada involve driver
distractions.

Funeral Licence On The Line

After Drunk Drive With Ashes

Aurele LeClaire, 51, of LeClaire

Brothers Funeral Home
A Winnipeg funeral director convicted
of driving drunk at a funeral service two
years ago is now facing the possibility
of losing his licence.
Aurele LeClaire, 51, of LeClaire
Brothers Funeral Home, appeared
last week before the Funeral Board of
Manitoba and admitted to breaching its
code of ethics and the Funeral Directors
and Embalmers Act.
The funeral board has 60 days to decide
on a penalty, which can range from an
apology to LeClaire losing his licence.
The hearing was prompted by a
complaint from a church minister who
said LeClaire arrived drunk at a March
30, 2012 funeral service and drove
drunk to the accompanying cemetery
service.
LeClaire was convicted after a
provincial court trial last summer of
one count of driving over .08. He
was fined $2,500 and prohibited from
driving for one year.
Rev. Carol Janke, of the Messiah
Lutheran Church, testified at trial
LeClaire had a "strong smell of
alcohol" and "seemed confused."

Janke said she asked LeClaire to move

his car after he arrived at the church
with the deceased's ashes and parked in
a spot reserved for handicapped people.
"I thought his interaction with me
was very inappropriate," Janke said.
"He said he believed the ashes of the
deceased were as important as any
handicapped person."
Janke said LeClaire could not walk
straight and had difficulty performing
simple tasks.
"The things I often take for granted
from other funeral directors, he was
unable to do," Janke said.
When LeClaire offered her a ride
to Chapel Lawn Cemetery, Janke,
fearful for her safety, declined and
arranged for family members to ride
with her.
After calling a friend for advice, Janke
contacted RCMP who arrested LeClaire
a short time later at the cemetery.
"It's not surprising Rev. Janke did not
know what to do or who to call in the
circumstances," Judge Rob Finlayson
said. "One just does not expect a funeral
director to show up in an intoxicated
state for a funeral."
LeClaire later provided a breath
sample with a blood-alcohol reading of
.22, nearly three times the legal limit
for driving.
LeClaire testified he was a friend of
the deceased and had been grieving
and drinking heavily for several nights
leading up to the funeral. LeClaire
admitted to being an alcoholic but said
he thought he was sober when he went
to the funeral.
"I do not accept ... that he did not
believe he was impaired by alcohol,"
Finlayson said. "At the very least he
was reckless as to whether he was still
impaired or not."
LeClaire told court he has been sober
since August 2012.

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Childs Jaw Broken In What

Grandmother Calls Knockout Game

Most people report other drivers, wont admit they do it themselves

Many of you appear to have a hard

time fessing up to your bad driving
habits.
A Leger survey shows a majority of
drivers report seeing distracted people
behind the wheel, but very few admit
they can also be guilty of it.
Pauline Kemp with RSA Insurance
says hair, makeup and even brushing
teeth have been reported.
She says you cant leave out furry

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12-year-old has been waiting since

Saturday for surgery to correct his
jaw
Grande Prairie RCMP are investigating
what they are calling a violent assault
on a 12 year old boy over the weekend.
The boy was playing with a friend at
the Hillside school playground last
Saturday when he was attacked.
His jaw was broken in what his

grandmother called the knockout

game where children beat up
unsuspecting victims and post the
video online.
It sends chills up my spine I cannot
believe it, said Cathy Rode, the boys
grandmother. People I've talked to are
horrified that this is somehow part of
our society.
Police say the attack was random,
but theyre not confirming it is the
knockout game.
To make matters worse, Rode says her
grandson has been in pain for five days
waiting for surgery to repair his jaw.
Alberta Health Services said there was
a delay in the boy's surgery because
other emergency surgeries have taken
priority.
The boy was scheduled to finally get
the needed surgery Wednesday but
his grandmother said the whole family
has been feeling the impact of the past
five days spent worrying.
Mad. Frustrated. Upset. I've been
looking after the children. There's three
younger brothers. They're afraid. It's
impacted everyone and there's no end
in sight.

GM Recalls 3 Million More Cars,

200,000 In Canada

Automaker is now recalling 11 million cars in North America for a variety of

reasons
General Motors added a number of There are also smaller recalls for the
recalls to its growing list today, pushing following vehicles:
its total mostly in North America to 2005-2007 Chevrolet Corvettes.
more than 11 million this year.
2013-2014 Cadillac CTS.
The company said Thursday it is 2014 Chevrolet Silverado.
recalling nearly three million more cars 2014 GMC Sierra.
and trucks to fix problems with brake 2014-2015 Chevrolet Tahoe SUVs.
lights, headlamps and power brakes.
When those figures are included, the
The bulk of the three million include the total number of new recalled GM cars
following model years, which are being in Canada jumps to 201,683, and just
recalled because the brake light wires under three million worldwide.
can corrode, causing the lights to fail:
Along with sizeable recalls from
2004-2012 Chevrolet Malibu.
Toyota, Ford, Chrysler and others,
2004-2007 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx.
GM's actions have the U.S. auto
2005-2010 Pontiac G6.
industry on pace to break the record
2007-2010 Saturn Auras.
of 30.8 million recalled vehicles set in
A total of 2.4 million of those vehicles 2004. GM also is close to breaking its
are being recalled worldwide, including own U.S. recall record of 11.8 million,
194,314 in Canada. The Detroit also from 2004.
automaker said it knows of several The company expects to take a
hundred complaints, 13 crashes and $200-million charge this quarter for the
two injuries caused by the problem.
added recalls.

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Financial Preparedness is Essential for Women

BY:
Vicky V. Prasad
Among the 2,115 Canadians who
participated in the 2011 Desjardins
Financial Security Health Survey,
67 per cent said that an illness would
make them financially vulnerable.
Another 77 percent who live with
children were afraid that they would
use up their savings during recovery,
leaving no money for their childrens
education. The survey also pointed
out that women fear the potentially
devastating effects of cancer more than
any other serious illness.
"What's interesting is that women
today are able to assert their
independence by their lifestyle and
career choices, but many still find
financial planning to be very stressful,"
said Janey Leslie, a certified financial
planner and regional sales consultant
with Desjardins Financial Security.
"Statistically, women live longer than
men, they play a key role in family
care-giving and decision-making, but
they are often in a more vulnerable
financial position. So, it's essential

that women become better prepared

financially in case of an emergency,
like a serious illness."
Janey, what should women do to get
started?
One thing I have learned over the
years, speaking to both advisors and
clients, is the importance of putting a
client's needs into a real-life context.
This is especially true when working
with female clients. Women need to
be proactive and think about what
they would need financially to protect
their families should they ever become
seriously ill. Being financially prepared
will allow her to concentrate her energy
on recovering and still maintain her
place at the heart of the family.
What should be incorporated into
the financial plan?
Every working mother with dependants
should have a financial safety plan that
includes three distinct layers:
Disability insurance:
It's a valuable, must-have protection
that pays a regular benefit based on
the person's monthly salary, which can
be used to cover every-day financial
commitments.

Extended medical insurance:

Even with the protection of disability
insurance, many women are not able to
pay for all of the drugs and treatments
associated with a serious illness. And
it's important to point out that they also
may not be covered by their provincial
health care system. An extended
medical insurance plan is an excellent
protection against these high costs.
Critical illness insurance:
It's often the missing piece of the
puzzle, but luckily it's a product that's
growing in popularity. In fact, sales
of critical illness insurance in Canada
have doubled in the last ten years.
It provides a substantial lump-sum
payment tax-free, which can be used
for anything. For example, even the
minimum benefit of $25,000 would
allow someone to make a year's worth
of mortgage payments or travel outside
the country to seek the best medical
care available. Imagine what $100,000
or $250,000 would allow them to do?
For more information about building
a solid financial security plan or about
health and life insurance speak to your
financial services advisor.

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FOUNDATION
NEW
ZEALAND has been formed, among
other things, to regularly organize
commemoration of Girmit in New
Zealand every year, and also become
an umbrella organisation representing
all Girmitiya descendants.

made and the legacy that they left for

successive generations.
The days programme will remember
sacrifices, progress and vision of our
forbears through oratory, poems, music
and tales of the past. This will be a
journey through memory lane which
will provide exposure to a history that
has been stolen from us, and remains yet
to be told. Fijis celebrated academic
son and historian of Girmit history,
Professor Brij Lal is the Chief Guest
He is Professor of Pacific and Asian
History in the College of Asia and
the Pacific at The Australian National
University, Canberra. And hence he
is a very fitting and appropriate Chief
Guest.
It is a fervent hope of the Foundation that
such activities would assist in restoration
of Indo-Fijian history; not only in New
Zealand, but everywhere Indo-Fijians
are settled. Hence, the theme for this
years commemoration is:
Reconnecting, reclaiming and restoring
Indo-Fijian history
The Foundation intends to strengthen

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A Need For Indo-Fijians To Reconnect, Reclaim And Restore Their History

14 May is a significant date for IndoFijian Diaspora. On this day in 1879

the first ship load of Girmitiyas- Fijis
indentured labourers arrived in Fiji
at Levuka in the historic vessel, the
Leonidas. I do not blame Indo Fijian
for not knowing the history of their
heritage, as our school history fails to
recognise and acknowledge this fact,
which appear to have been stolen from
successive Indo Fijian generations.
This article is intended to enlighten and
awaken the silent pride of Indo-Fijian
Diaspora, and urge them to observeFIJI
GIRMIT REMEMBRANCE DAY on
14 May of every year.
Do you ever realise that we now have
a distinct Indo-Fijian culture spread
around the world? We are a group of
Indian migrants, who not only retained
their culture and traditions, but in
fact strengthened them to the extent
that wherever they are settled, they
are a distinct breed of Indians, very
different from the mainland Indians.
We give credit for this preservation of
Indianness to the foresight and vision
of our Girmitiya forebears who gave
priority to education. However, do
Indo-Fijians have respect and pride in
their heritage?
On Thanksgiving Day, Americans think
of and honour those who sacrificed for
America in creating a new homeland.
On ANZAC Day (Australia and New
Zealand Army Corps), respective
nationals think of their soldiers who
fought for their countries and gave
their lives. On Waitangi Day, New
Zealanders mark that as a nationbuilding day. Then why cannot we,
Girmitiya descendant Indo-Fijians, set
aside at least one day in a year to think

The Foundation is headed by former

Deputy General Manager of Fiji
Broadcasting Commission, Pundit
Devakar Prasad (Chairperson) and
other members include Thakur Ranjit
Singh, (Secretary), Krish Naidu
(Treasurer), former parliamentarians
Master Shiu Charan and Sardar
Harnam Singh Golian, author of Tears
in Paradise and former Ba Town
Clerk, Rajendra Prasad, and Pundit
Ram Kumar Sewak, among others.
The Foundation is organising Fiji
Girmit Remembrance Day on Sunday
18 May, 2014 at Auckland, New
Zealand. This event is organized to
provide opportunity to every IndoFijian family to resurrect the memories
and pay our respects to our Girmitiya
forebears for the sacrifices that they

our unique Indo-Fijian culture,

language, customs and traditions
to ensure that our children remain
connected to the jewels of their
inheritance. It is hoped, in a small
way, the initiative, foresight and vision
of Aucklanders are going to inspire
our Indo Fijian Diaspora in Canada
(Vancouver, Surrey, Calgary, Toronto
etc), USA (San Francisco, Sacramento,
Modesto Hayward etc), Australia
(Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne etc) and
even in Fiji to unite and get organised
and tell our new generation the tales
of Girmit that history has failed to
acknowledge.
[E-mail: thakurji@xtra.co.nz]
[Visit
Fiji
Girmit
Foundation
Facebook]
[About the Author: Thakur Ranjit
Singh is a journalist, a blogger, a media
commentator and former Publisher of
Fijis Daily Post. He is the Secretary of
Fiji Girmit Foundation New Zealand.
He runs his blogsite: FIJI PUNDIT,
available at www.fijipundit.blogspot.
co.nz]

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The ugly truth about smacking

our kids

Continued From Last Week

The purpose of discipline

The whole reason most parents smack

their kids is because they are trying to
teach them that certain behaviour is not
considered acceptable. While teaching
good ways to act is the purpose of
discipline, smacking is an ineffective
tool for achieving this goal.
Think about the best teachers youve
had in your life. How did they
effectively teach you? Chances are that
it wasnt through acts of aggression or
through hurting you. Instead, I suspect
that they did the following things:
Stand on higher ground
The best way to teach someone is by
example. We teach our kids to cook,
set up an email account, tidy a room, or
pump up a bicycle tire by passing on our
knowledge and habits from a position
of experience. Soft skills are taught
through example: we teach gratitude
by being grateful, compassion by being
compassionate, and service by serving.
In short, if we wish to teach our kids
anything, our example is primary. Be
an example of what you teach.
Theres nothing more ironic than
seeing a parent smacking a child
for hitting, or screaming at a child
to stop yelling and making so much
noise. And you may have noticed that
calm parents often have calm, quiet
children its not just temperament
and heritability! The example
that we set models appropriate
behaviour for our children. When
we are impatient, angry, critical, or
disrespectful, our children watch
and follow. And when we are kind,
compassionate, helpful, and loving,
our children learn as well.
Deliver instructions
Great parents make sure they set
their children up to be successful by
explaining what expectations are.
They ensure that instructions are clear,
relevant, and understood. When we
teach our kids right ways to act, we
should spend more time helping them
recognize what they are best off doing,
rather than emphasising what not to do.
Invite discussion
Perhaps one of the things you
appreciated about the best teacher in
your life was that we invited your input.
When we teach our children good ways
to act, we should look for opportunities
to ask questions and invite discussion
rather than lecturing.
Our questions can encourage our
children to think more deeply about
what behaviour is appropriate. Rather
than berating them for getting it wrong
and demanding they do it this way, we
can ask questions like, What would
be a better idea?, How could you

have said that more nicely?, or What

might have been a way that you could
do that and keep your sister happy at
the same time?.
As we promote conversations with
our children, they are more likely
to come up with their own reasons
and answers for ideal behaviour, and
will internalize these ideas at a much
deeper level.
A quick point though: it is typically
ineffective to try and have a
conversation with kids when they
are highly strung, emotional, being
observed by others, or tired. Its best
to invite discussion when everyone is
calm, and can talk about challenging
experiences calmly.
Give opportunities for practice and
mistakes
In some circumstances it can be useful
to help our children learn by giving
them a chance to practice their ideas
(or practice our instructions). If we
are teaching them to share we can tell
them its time to practice, put them in
the room with their sibling, and get
them to try it out perhaps with our
guidance (and remembering that if
theyre upset it wont work must
wait until all is calm). The gentle art of
practice, combined with guidance from
us, can help our kids get really good at
behaving the way we are training them
to behave.
Show you care
Perhaps the most profound reason
that your favourite teacher had such
an impact on you was because you
felt unconditional support, love and
encouragement from them. Great
teachers are willing to spend time with
us and listen to us. They understand
our desires and our motivations. They
listen. And they help us understand
our shortcomings by patiently working
with us on our problems, offering
solutions, and guiding us towards ideal
outcomes. If the task is too big they sit
with us and gently remind us, direct us,
and give us hints. They dont get mad,
and they dont take over. Instead, they
care, and they show it in everything
they say and do.
The truth about parenting is that most
of us are muddling through. Were
doing the best we can or at least
were doing the best we know how
to, based on the things our parents
have taught us and the things we have
read or observed. When it comes to
discipline there really are dozens of
ways that we can teach our kids some
more effective, and some less effective.
While we emphasize working with our
kids rather than doing to our kids, were
likely to stay away from smacking,
and move towards better solutions that
build our children and create stronger
connections.

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Your Health

Healthy Foods To Fight Blood

Pressure

Here are a few items that you should stock up to reduce your blood
pressure levels
Fighting blood pressure and sugar
levels while craving for food might be
a difficult job.
Here a few food items that can help
you lower your blood pressure levels
and keep it at a normal level.
Spinach -

It provides calcium, potassium and

Vitamin D which together help in
reducing blood pressure levels and
keep your body healthy.
Tomatoes -

Spinach is loaded with magnesium

and also contains potassium which
are key ingredients for lowering and
maintaining healthy blood pressure
levels. So add more greens to your
daily dish and enjoy a healthy life
minus all the pressure.
Dark chocolate -

Rich in antioxidants, tomatoes also

help bring down your blood pressure
levels.
Soya beans -

Well, this certainly does not mean

that you binge upon chocolate. But
it is found that eating about 25-30
calories a day (flavanols are present in
dark chocolates) can lower the blood
pressure levels in your body.
Skimmed milk -

These beans are full of potassium so

they help fight rising pressure levels in
your body.
So load your plate with the above
mentioned food, and remain hearty and
healthy.

Why Multiple
Sclerosis Is More
Common In Women

A new study has found why so many

more women than men get multiple
sclerosis (MS).
According to the study by researchers
at Washington University School
of Medicine in St. Louis, females
susceptible to MS produce higher levels
of a blood vessel receptor protein,
S1PR2, than males and that the protein
is present at even higher levels in the
brain areas that MS typically damages.
The researchers said that when they
looked at the protein's function in
mice, they found that it can determine
whether immune cells cross blood
vessels into the brain, which cause the
inflammation that leads to MS.
The study also identified 20 genes that
were active at different levels in vulnerable
female brain regions, but the researchers
don't know what 16 of these genes do.

Friday May 16, 2014

Stressful Marriage More Likely

To Kill Men, Study Finds

An unhappy marriage can triple the

chances of a man going to an early
grave, a landmark study into the health
hazards of unhappy private lives has
found.
Women reported much the same
stresses from a demanding spouse but
it was less likely to kill them.
The Danish study tracked the work
and health patterns of 10,000 men and
women aged between 36 and 52 over
10 years.
It found endless fighting with a
spouse can in fact be the death of you,
especially if you are out of work - and
riskier still if you are a man.
The study found 6 per cent of men and
4 per cent of women went to an early
grave.
The main cause of death was cancer,
followed by heart disease, stroke, liver
disease, and suicide.
But the researchers say at least half of
the deaths could have been prevented if
the person had not also been suffering
from the added burden of a hostile
marriage, a difficult relationship with
their children, and often no way to
escape them after a job loss.
"Of course not all arguments will end up
having this deadly end, but in general if

you have these stressful relations, very

frequently that will lead to an increased
risk of death," study author Professor
Rikke Lund said.
The research contradicts other studies
that find married men fare better, live
longer and are healthier.
Professor Lund says that may be
true generally, but it depends on the
relationship.
Unemployment was also found to be a
factor.
"What we were able to identify were
that people outside the labour force
seem to be more vulnerable to these
kind of stressful relations, as were men
who had these worries and demands
from their partners," Professor Lund
said.
"So we sort of identified some
especially vulnerable groups among
the unemployed and some men."

Who Should Or Shouldn't Take

Aspirin To Prevent Heart Attacks
Revealed
Despite aspirin being known to prevent
heart attacks and strokes for over 30
years, a new study suggests that it is
still unclear as to who exactly should
take it daily.
The research shows that your coronary
artery calcium (CAC) score, a
measurement of plaque in the arteries
that feed the heart, may help determine
whether or not you are a good candidate
for aspirin.
"Many heart attacks and strokes occur
in individuals who do not appear to be
at high risk," lead author, Michael D
Miedema, MD, MPH said.
"Individuals with known CVD
[cardiovascular disease] should take
a daily aspirin, but the best approach
for individuals without known CVD
is unclear. If we only treat high-risk
individuals with aspirin, we are going
to miss a substantial portion of patients
who eventually suffer heart attacks.
"However, liberally prescribing aspirin
increases the bleeding risk for a

significant number of people who were

never going to have a heart attack in the
first place. With this study, we wanted
to see if there is potentially a better
way to determine who to treat with
aspirin beyond simply using traditional
risk factors," he added.
Aspirin helps prevent heart attacks
and strokes by preventing blood clots
from forming in arteries lined with
unhealthy plaque buildup.
However, this same benefit puts
patients taking aspirin at risk for
dangerous bleeding, when blood clots
don't form where they should.
For that reason, the American Heart
Association
(AHA)
guidelines
currently recommend aspirin to
prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD)
in people who have known CVD or
who are considered to be at high risk
for a CVD event. Aspirin is generally
not recommended for people who are
considered to be at low or intermediate
risk.

This information is provided for knowledge and educational purposes only. Individuals should visit their physicians for more information on their health.

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Your Health

40 Is Not Too Late To Hit The

Gym

Even if you are above 40, it is not

too late to hit the gym as researchers
have found that "relatively intense"
endurance exercises confer benefits
on the heart irrespective of the age at
which a person begins fitness training.
"Despite biological changes with
age, the heart still seems - even at the
age of 40 - amenable to modification
by endurance training," said David
Matelot from the "Inserm 1099"
research unit at the University of
Rennes in France.
"Starting at age 40 does not seem to
impair the cardiac benefits," he added.
The study was performed with 40
healthy men (without cardiovascular
risk factors) aged between 55-70 years
who were divided for assessment
according to the level of exercise they
took and the ages at which they began.

Ten people had never exercised for more

than two hours a week throughout their
lives, and 30 had exercised for at least
seven hours a week for over five years
- either beginning their programmes
before age 30 or after age 40.
When the researchers tested the men
on fitness measures like heart rate and
maximal oxygen uptake, both groups
of men who trained regularly fared
about equally, and significantly better
than their peers who had never trained.
"It is never too late to change your way
of life and get more physically active,"
Matelot said.
"Using the stairs rather than the
elevator, or gardening regularly, can
also be beneficial," said the findings
recently presented at the "EuroPRevent
Congress"
in Amsterdam,
the
Netherlands.

Red Wine Health Benefits

'Overhyped'

Red wine may not be as good for you as

hoped, say scientists who have studied
the drink's ingredient that is purported
to confer good health.
The team tracked the health of nearly
800 villagers from the Chianti region
of Italy to see if their local tipple had
any discernable impact.
They found no proof that the wine
ingredient resveratrol stops heart
disease or prolongs life.
Experts say more research is needed to
get a definitive answer.
The British Heart Foundation is
carrying out its own resveratrol study.
French Paradox
Many studies have sought to explain
why there is a low incidence of heart
disease in France, despite many of its
inhabitants eating a high-fat diet.
Some put it down to moderate drinking
of red wine.
Studies have shown that consumption
of red wine, dark chocolate and
berries reduces inflammation, leading
researchers to speculate that their
common
ingredient,
resveratrol,
explains why.
But Prof Richard Semba, of the
Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine, and colleagues found no
evidence for this.
They chose two small towns in Tuscany
as their test ground, and 783 elderly
people who were living there agreed to
take part in their investigation.
The volunteers gave details about their
daily diets as well as urine samples
for measurement of their resveratrol
intake.
During the nine years of the study,
268 of the men and women died, 174

developed heart disease and 34 got

cancer.
But urinary resveratrol was not linked
with death risk, heart disease risk or
cancer risk.
Nor was it associated with any markers
of inflammation in the blood, the
researchers report in JAMA Internal
Medicine.
Prof Semba said: "The thinking was
that certain foods are good for you
because they contain resveratrol. We
didn't find that at all.
"The story of resveratrol turns out to
be another case where you get a lot of
hype about health benefits that doesn't
stand the test of time."
He says any benefits of drinking wine
or eating dark chocolate or berries, if
they are there, must come from other
shared ingredients. And it's not clear
how much you might need to eat or
drink.
"These are complex foods, and all we
really know from our study is that
the benefits are probably not due to
resveratrol."
Maureen Talbot, senior cardiac nurse
at the British Heart Foundation,
said: "The results of this study, while
interesting, will not change the dietary
advice we provide. People should
continue to eat plenty of fruit, veg and
wholegrains.
"We recognise the need to learn more
about the action of resveratrol though,
so are funding research into its reported
disease-combating properties and how
it affects the heart and circulatory
system.
"This research is vital as it could form
the basis of future medicines."

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Negative Emotions May Increase

Heart Attack Risk

Stop worrying too much for an

unfinished task as anger, anxiety,
and depression not only affect the
functioning of the heart but also
increase the risk for heart disease.
According to research, persisting stress
increases the risk for atherosclerosis
and cardiovascular disease by evoking
negative emotions that, in turn, raise the
levels of pro-inflammatory chemicals
in the body.
"We hypothesised that brain activity
linked to negative emotions specifically efforts to regulate negative
emotions - would relate to physical
signs of risk for heart disease,"
explained Peter Gianaros, an associate
professor at University of Pittsburgh.
Stroke and heart attacks are the end
products of progressive damage to

blood vessels supplying the heart and

brain, a process called atherosclerosis.
Atherosclerosis progresses when there
are high levels of chemicals in the body
called pro-inflammatory cytokines.
To conduct the study, researchers
recruited 157 healthy adult volunteers
who were asked to regulate their
emotional reactions to unpleasant
pictures.
They found that individuals who
show greater brain activation when
regulating their negative emotions
also exhibit elevated blood levels of
interleukin-6, one of the body's proinflammatory cytokines.
These new findings agree with the
popular belief that emotions are
connected to heart health which may
lead to protect against heart disease.

Eating Grapes Reduces Knee Pain

Suffering from knee pain? Adding
grapes to your diet can help you lessen
that excruciating knee pain.
Daily grape consumption may
help alleviate pain associated with
symptomatic osteoarthritis of the
knee and improve joint flexibility and
overall mobility, a research said.
This is possible because of polyphenols
(antioxidants) found in grapes.
"Our findings provide promising
data that links grape consumption
to two very important outcomes for
those living with knee osteoarthritis:
reduced pain and improvements in
joint flexibility," said Shanil Juma from
Texas Woman's University, US.
During the study, researchers assigned
72 men and women with knee

osteoarthritis (OA) to either consume

grapes in the form of a whole grape
freeze-dried powder or a placebo
powder.
The results showed that both men and
women consuming a grape-enriched
diet had a significant decrease in selfreported pain related to activity and an
overall decrease in total knee symptoms.
This beneficial effect was more
pronounced in females.
Evidence of increased cartilage
metabolism was observed in men
consuming the grape-enriched diet, the
study noted.
Osteoarthritis is more likely to occur in
people over 45 years of age, and women
are more likely to have osteoarthritis
than men.

Why You Should Drink Red Wine

Red wine and health is an issue of considerable discussion and research.
Red wine has been recommended for various heath related problems - as
a digestive aid, as a cure for a wide range of ailments, including lethargy,
diarrhea among other things.

Many studies suggest that the French

are healthy due to the presence of
red wine in their diet. Here are some
of the health benefits of enjoying an
occasional glass of red wine.
Protects heart: Wine contains one of the
most powerful antioxidant compounds
which can help reduce the saturated
fat deposits in the arteries. Red wine
also contains compounds that protects
you against cardiovascular diseases.
But it should be taken in moderation.
Red wine, when drunk in moderation,
raises your HDL cholesterol, which is
the good cholesterol.
Prevents tooth decay: Wine hardens
your enamel which in turn prevents
tooth decay and the growth of bacteria.

Wine also reduces gum inflammation

and prevents gum diseases.
For sound sleep: Red wine contains
melatonin which can help you sleep
peacefully. But wine for good sleep
is recommended once in a while,
not frequently. If the sleep problem
persists, consult a doctor.
For a long life: Scientists believe that
red wine can elongate your life span
to a certain extent. It also protects
you from dementia and Alzheimer's
disease.
Boosts performance during workout:
Researchers found that high doses of
resveratrol, a bio compound found in red
wine, improved physical performance,
heart function and muscle strength.

This information is provided for knowledge and educational purposes only. Individuals should visit their physicians for more information on their health.

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Aries
The next couple of days will see you in
a more relaxed state of mind. You will
get some good news pertaining to your
job, career or travel that you will make
the coming celebrations even more
eventful. Your personal life will be full
of excitement and you will find every
opportunity to show your appreciation
and sense of gratification to your mate
or beloved. Some of you will take a brief
vacation out of town in the company of
your family and friends. Students will
be happy to receive the news of their
selection to important institutions.
Taurus
You will get into the mood to start your
new job or venture that you may have
committed yourself to earlier. This new
assignment could well be the turning
point in your life. Those of you in the
age group of 26 - 36, will receive a major
promotion or financial boost during the
next few days. Matters at home are very
comfortable especially after the loved
ones having patched up their differences.
The married can look forward to joyful
moments in each other's company.
Gemini
You will get completely immersed in
your job or business that is poised to take
you closer to your chosen goal. Success
in your venture is assured but only after
you have put in all your efforts and
energy to conclude your current task
on schedule. Your commitment to your
career seems to keep you away from
leisurely pastime though this doesn't
seem to bother you much. However, in a

few days' time you may feel the need for

a romantic association that will appear
elusive for a while.
Cancer
You will feel quite satisfied with
the rate of progress in your career
and business. There will be fresh
opportunities coming along that will
enable you to increase manifold your
income or business profit. The married
or those in love will find their beloved
complaining of neglect that may not be
altogether wrong. You will have to find
time for your family and loved ones
who miss you particularly during the
ensuing holidays. The few moments
that you will manage to be together
with your beloved will be immensely
enjoyable and memorable.
Leo
A sudden development around you will
bring in fresh opportunities to increase
your income and profit. You will have
to take some quick decisions and act
wisely in choosing your associates
in handling new projects. This is
particularly because it could be a onetime opportunity and someone may
try to take away this deal from under
your nose. If need be, take advice of an
elder in the family or your senior who
may not have any personal interest in
this particular project. Your love life
keeps you in high spirits and full of
enthusiasm that may be essential at
this juncture for you to function better
in your career.
Virgo
A certain project that may have been

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abandoned or given up as a lost

opportunity gets revived and you will
need to consider it afresh. Even though
you will take up this assignment halfheartedly you will find it a treasure of
great opportunity for making long-term
financial gains. This particular deal will
have the potential to change your life
completely for the better. There are also
some fresh developments that are likely
to happen on your personal front. A
new association with a person of these
opposite sex will see you rediscover the
joys of romance and amour.
Libra
After having attained job security and
sufficient savings you will now have
a strong urge to indulge yourself in
your favourite hobbies and pas time.
You may decide to spend time in the
exclusive company of your mate
or beloved at a quiet retreat of your
choice. This brief holiday will give
you an opportunity to reset your longterm goals that you wish to have for
your family and yourself. You will
feel rather relaxed and energetic after
your vacation and will begin work with
renewed enthusiasm.
Scorpio
You have a busy schedule ahead even
though you have attended to routine
matters. There will be fresh work offers
that you may find difficult to refuse for
these have the potential of establishing
you securely in your profession.
Though you may have plans for
vacations but may find it difficult to get
away from your work. However, you
need not worry for you will manage
a brief outing in the company of your
family or beloved that will give you
hope for taking a longer vacation after
you complete your current projects.
Sagittarius
There are changes foreseen in your
current associations. If employed
a change of job is likely, and those
working in joint ventures or partnership,
may now decide to go independent.
Whatever the new developments that is
in the stars assures long-term benefits
for you in your career. You should
not resist these changes even though

you may initially feel rather insecure.

Home and family life will be a source
of strength and encouragement. The
married or those in love can look
forward to great times in the company
of their beloved.
Capricorn
You will require spending some more
time at work in order to conclude certain
important tasks. This may require you
to change your plans that you may
have made with your family. However,
others at home will understand your
compulsions and will co-operate. It
is necessary that you devote time to
your career or business that may have
given you some anxious moments
of late. There is lot of competition in
the market and you have to remain
alert most times in order to safeguard
your interests. You will manage to
spend some intimate moments in the
company of your mate or beloved that
will keep you going in your career.
Aquarius
There is lot to be satisfied and thankful
for in your career and financial aspect.
Even your personal life is happy and
congenial. However, the planets seem
to create some mischief in your love
life and could bring in a new romance.
You will feel a strong urge for a secret
liaison. You need to be highly discreet
in such matters that offer attraction of
physical kind. The married or those
already committed in love could create
serious problems for themselves.
Amorous sport has its own perils.
Pisces
There will be series of good news that
greet you this week. You will have
ample reasons to indulge yourself and
enjoy the success achieved in your
career and profession, and the adoration
that you get socially. Romance and
love seem to be part of your life more
so when members of the opposite sex
find you irresistible. You are not going
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Poonam Dhillon Terribly Falls On The Ramp

Poonam Dhillon had experienced oops
moment when she tumbles on the ramp
and fall down after her saree stuck to
her shoes. She was walking the ramp
for designer Vikram Phadnis. Poonam
did not turn back after the embarrassing
moment instead she got up, gain
confidence again took the ramp on fire
with confident without any trace of
awkwardness.
Poonam confidently made an entry
with red shining saree but after a
minute her saree got stuck and she fell
down flat on her face. The onlookers
present on the show said that her saree
got stuck under high heels and she
lost her balance. Poonam Dhillon fell
flat in the ramp in the attendance of
guests, media and celebrities. But she
got up, managed herself and waved
to the guests and media and gave a
sweet smile. Currently, the veteran
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Pehchaan.
The charity fashion show saw
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Gauhar Khan and many more.
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who confined herself to the four walls
of the house made her presence felt on
the show. Apart from Sadhana, many
celebrities walked the ramp for the
noble cause organized by Saina N.C
and Vikram Phadnis.
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Bollywood Popular Villain Sudhir

Passes Away

Suniel To File Defamation Case

Against Producer
Suniel Shetty will be filing a defamation
suit against Hemendra Singh Solanki,
one of the producers of the film,
'Mumbai Kiski'. Two producers had
signed the actor for the film and later,
each demanded that he return the
signing amount.
As reported 'Caught in the crossfire'
(hitlist, April 5), the actor was caught
between the two producers. Following
this, Solanki registered an FIR in
Udaipur against Shetty alleging that
he had cheated him and had made
derogatory statements against him in
the media. The actor will now fight
these allegations by taking legal action
against the producer.
Hitesh Jain, Shetty's lawyer, says,
`We will take legal action against
the producer and get the criminal
proceedings started soon. Celebrities
are taken advantage of as they are

Bollywoods popular villain Sudhir

whose real name was Bhagwandas
Mulchand Luthria breathed his last
after battling from lung ailment for
several years. He was fondly called
Bhagu by his friends. He was seen
in super-hit movies like Hare Rama
Hare Krishna, Deewaar and many
more. He also played one among seven
brothers in Amitabh Bachchan starrer
Satte Pe Satta as well as Shahrukh
Khans detective flick Baadshah.

considered to be soft targets.`

Jain points out that Shetty had
approached the Cine & TV Artistes
Association (CINTAA) to sort out
the issue. `We would have followed
the association's verdict, but producer
Hemendra Singh Solanki decided to go
ahead and register an FIR. Now we will
counter the same with a defamation
suit,` he says.
A deal gone bad
Producers
Anita
Vimal
and
Hemendra Singh Solanki had
approached Suniel Shetty to be a
part of their project. But a week
before the shoot, there was a fall
out between the two partners, and
Solanki sold the project to another
production house. Later, both
producers started harassing Shetty
demanding that he return the signing
amount to each of them.

He was mostly seen playing antagonist

in the films of 70s and 80s. Sudhir
remained unmarried throughout his life
and left behind a bungalow in Andheri.
The news of his death was not passed to
many as the veteran actor was a private
person and wanted to keep everything
to himself.
It is said that Sudhir was the younger
brother of filmmaker Milan Luthrias
father.
May his soul rest in peace!

Parineeti Chopra a part of Akshay

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The makers of Fugly have come up
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Vijender Singh, Mohit Marwah, Kiara
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together and shot for a video, where
they described their first instance of
watching their own film. While Mohit
describes the preparation before the
film, Kiara describes the setting inside
the hall followed by the star cast. Now
thats when she gives us a catch. She
says the film starts rolling with Akshay
Kumar presents Fugly starring Salman
Khan, Parineeti Chopra, Jimmy

Shergill and other.

The main intention of the video,
however, was to tell people that
they were considered as others, and
anyone from the audience can get
their name added up in the star cast,
just by checking out the official page
of the film. But, what we were more
intrigued about was the fact that Kiara,
maybe unknowingly, revealing a secret
element in the film Parineeti Chopra.
Maybe Akshay Kumar and co-producer
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Ways To Be A Super Daughter-InLaw

Here are a few tips to improve your
relationship with your mom-in-law
One of the biggest challenges of
married life is to get along well with
your in laws. Though this goes for both
partners in a marriage, it is the woman
who is affected the most.
According to research around 60
per cent of all marriages suffer from
tension with mothers-in-law that is
normally between the woman and
her husband's mother. The nagging,
meddling mother-in-law is often the
cause of worry and the central idea that
can help better the situation is to have a
positive attitude and to show respect to
the older woman.
Positive attitude
Just like being a daughter-in-law is new
to you taking up the role of a motherin-law is new to her too. Always try
and convey a positive attitude towards
her. The older woman is probably just
trying her best to fit into her role as a
mom-in-law.
Equality
Try to treat your mother-in-law and
your mother equally. For example if
you give your mother a birthday gift,
then give your mother-in-law a gift for
her birthday too. If you have children,
then visit your mother and your motherin-law with similar frequency.
Sensitivity
The fact that the lady has spent a
significant part of her life raising her
son may make her a little sensitive
when another person becomes the
centre of attraction of her son's life.
Though most mothers do not consider
her daughter-in-law competition, there
are some mothers who do. The ones
whose life revolved around their child
for a long time because they are a single
parent or had only one child are the
ones who are most likely to behave in
this way. If, for example, your motherin-law mentions how much her son
always liked her home cooking, do not
try to compete by asserting how much
he likes your cooking now. This would
invariably hurt her.
Respect
Treat your mother-in-law with respect.
Consider her older and wiser. She may
have been through a lot of hardships

in her life. In fact, talk to her and ask

her about her childhood, growing up,
raising kids, and life experiences.
When she shares her life with you she
will develop a liking for you and that
can lead to a strong bond between the
two of you.
Expectations
Getting to know the family you have
married into may take time. Though
most daughters-in-law are welcomed
into the family with open arms, do not
get disheartened if it does not happen.
Give them time to know you better.
Be attentive
When your mother-in-law is at home
be attentive towards her. Sit and chat,
show her around town, and if she
wants to help you prepare meals, then
let her. You two can get to know each
other better and bond. If she prefers to
sit around being waited on hand and
foot, then enlist your husband to help
prepare meals and clean up.
Information
Try to keep mother-in-law informed;
call and let her know about important
events. Keep her in the loop. If you
have children, send pictures to your
mother-in-law. Grandmothers love
getting pictures of their grandchildren.
Advice
Your mother-in-law has years of
experience. Don't hesitate to take her
advice. You may disagree with her
and decide to not follow any of her
suggestions, but be open to different
ideas, at least listen, show respect, and
do not take any advice as a personal
attack. She is only trying to be helpful.
Children
Allow your mother-in-law to take
care of your children. For them their
grandchildren are more important than
their own kids sometimes. If she wants
to, let her spoil them a little, i.e. she lets
them stay slightly past their bedtime or
gives them some more chocolate than
you would want to.
Communication
Try and talk out things with the family.
If something that someone said hurt
you, do not keep it bottled up inside
you. Discuss with your husband and
your mother-in-law any slights or
snubs and how it makes you feel.

Relationships

What Not To Do When Trying To

Impress Her
Here are a few things you should steer clear of when you are struggling to
impress your girl

Worried you will end up offending her

with your histrionics on your first date?
Well, one of the easiest way to have a
successful date is to remember to be
yourself.
She is probably just as nervous as you
are and this knowledge will take you
a long way. Be your chivalrous best
and keep in mind that a little flattery
can't hurt. But always be sincere with
your compliments because mindless,
meaning less flattery can work against
you. Gift her flowers yes we know
its ancient but it usually works. Here
are a few things you should steer clear
of when you are struggling to impress
your girl.
Do not talk about your ex
Girls do not like it if you start bashing
your ex on the first date. It is a complete
turn off to listen to a man talk about his
other women in his life in a derogatory
manner. She doesn't want to hear about
it despite what you think. Don't let
her wonder is that how he will talk
about me to other women?
Do not boast about how many women
you have dated
This definitely is the number one turn

off. No woman would like to hear her

date bragging about how many women
he has had sex with. She does not need
to hear how good you are in bed. If she
is sexually interested in you (never on
your first date that's for sure) trust us,
she will let you know. She would not
like it if you gave the impression that
you sleep with every single woman
you lay your eyes on.
Do not order food for her
It is safe to ask her what she would
like to have instead of ordering for her.
Avoid forcing her to taste a particular
dish you assume she will like.
Do not wear sloppy clothes
Don't go on your date wearing your old
pair of tack pants and vest. Wearing
good clothes is important. Put on some
good smelling stuff. Make sure to
brush your teeth and do your hair. Put
on some nice shoes. Dress to impress.
Do not complain about the food price
in the menu
It looks very cheap when you discuss
or complain about the food prices in the
menu. If you cannot afford it is wiser
not to invite your date to an expensive
eatery. Go to your local cafe instead.

How To Know If You Are Madly

In Love
There are obvious signs that can tell you how deeply in love you are.

Feeling the blues, always?

Well, yes this could be the first sign to
tell you when you are feeling the blues
all the while and have goose bumps
and butterflies in your stomach for no
reason at all or for silly reasons.
You keep blushing all the time
This again is a sign that tells you 'you
are smitten for the first time' when
you see yourself in a very good mood
and your friends always spot you
daydreaming and blushing and getting
lost in your thoughts. That's definitely
mush and that's definitely the crush you
need to explore.
Your heart longs for that person
Your eyes go around hunting for just
a glance and you will be satisfied
even if you could see the person for

even a second and that gives you

maximum satisfaction. This does not
end here as the more you get to see
the person, the more the heart longs
for the person.
This is surely first love.
You experience things for the first time
If you feel the excitement is new, the
feelings in your heart are the ones you
have never experienced before and
there are hundreds of emotions running
hither and thither inside. You're feeling
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Foods To Eat Every Day For A Longer, Healthier Life

It may seem like dietary boredom to
eat certain foods every day, but luckily
we live in the land of plenty and there
are a number of variations for each
of the foods below, all of which are
so nutritionally dense they are worth
eating on a daily basis. Plus, they
will fit into your diet even if you're a
vegetarian or a vegetarian.
Raw Nuts

it's made from almonds, it also has

most of the nutrients that you'd find in
the nuts like vitamin E, magnesium,
monounsaturated fats, manganese,
calcium, copper and riboflavin. It's
also low in fat, heart-healthy, great for
your skin (thanks to the vitamin E) and
because of its low glycemic index, the
body will use the carbs as energy so the
sugars arent stored as fat.

foam. Because you are ingesting the

ground leaves, the health benefits far
and away exceed brewed teas.
Cinnamon

A versatile spice, it can help lower blood

sugar levels and other cardiovascular
disease risk factors, and many studies
have shown that it helps curb appetite.
For a look at other spices to add to your
diet,
Sprouts
The laundry list of reason to eat
raw nuts (roasting nuts damages
some of their healthy oils) is evergrowing and while almonds get the
most attention, pistachios, walnuts,
pecans, hazelnuts, peanuts, cashews,
macadamias basically all raw nuts
that aren't salted, honey-roasted or
candied offer benefits ranging from
weight management and glycemic
control to better heart health and lower
cholesterol.
Berries

Once a niche food item, flaxseed is

now found in countless forms, from oil
to crackers. What makes it such a great
dietary addition is that it's packed with
heart-healthy omega-3 essential fatty
acids, lignans (a chemical compound
with potent antioxidant powder
flaxseed contains 75 to 800 times more
lignans than other plant foods) and
fiber.
Water

Dark Leafy Greens

Kale, Swiss chard, spinach, broccoli

the options are endless. These leafy
vegetables are full of fiber, vitamins
and minerals to help protect against
heart disease, diabetes, cancer and a
host of other ailments.
Matcha Tea

Antioxidants are critical for helping

our bodies fight the damage of illnesscausing free radicals and berries are
loaded with a number of powerful
antioxidants, including anthocyanins,
quercetin and vitamin C (kale and
spinach are the only vegetables with
antioxidant levels as high as berries).
They're also high in water and fiber,
so they're great for weight loss as they
make you feel fuller, faster.
Almond Milk
Soy and dairy milk are very
controversial, so instead opt for
almond milk. Not only is it low in
calories (only 30 per serving; about 1/4
of regular soy or 2% milk), but since

Flaxseed

Wheatgrass,
alfalfa,
sunflower,
pumpkin, green leaf, lentilsprouts
come in such a wide range that they're
incredibly versatile. Hardier ones like
mung or lentil can easily be heated,
making them a great addition to soups
or stews, while the more delicate ones
like alfalfa are great for salads and
sandwiches. No matter which you opt
for, they're all packed with vitamins
A, B, C and E, calcium, iron and
magnesium. Plus, sprouting at home is
a pretty easy process.

Turns out that drinking eight glasses of

water a day is a myth the number
you need depends on a number of
physical and dietary factors but
within reason, drinking more than the
recommended amount isn't a bad thing.
Water is critical to stay healthy as well
as energized and drinking it before
meals helps you eat less, since thirst
is often mistaken for hunger. It's also
good for your skin and boosts your
metabolism.

A new research reveals that junk food,

which lacks nutrition, can actually
make one lazy.
According to the study, the energydraining effects of junk food can
persist even when someone is switched
to a healthy eating plan.
The study, conducted on two groups
of female rats, found that those who
ate junk food, high in sugar and low
in nutrients, gained more weight than
the other group who stuck to a diet of
unprocessed foods like corn and fish,

reports femalefirst.co.uk.
What's more the group eating junk food
also suffered from fatigue and became
more sedentary and less motivated.
Researchers from the University of Los
Angeles found that at the end of the six
month trial they switched the rats back
to a nutritious diet for nine days but it
didn't seem to affect their weight gain
or laziness levels.
The result suggests that fat diets that
last a week or two are going to have no
real health benefit.

Junk Food Makes People Lazy

We've all heard about the benefits of

green tea and matcha is a specific type
that's especially potent in its ability
to help fight off a slew of ailments.
It's steamed, stemmed and de-vined
before being stone-ground into a very
fine powder, which then gets whisked
with hot water (just below boiling) in
a W-shape until there is a little bit of

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2014 GMC Sierra 1500

Identical twins can be hard to tell
apart, but it gets easier when theyre
wearing name tags. Maybe thats why
GM attaches big Chevrolet and GMC
badges on its pickup-truck twins, the
Silverado and the Sierra.
The Chevy Silverado and GMC
Sierra arent quite identical, but
engines, transmissions, chassis, and
most of the sheetmetal are shared.
Whats obviously different is the
front-end styling. The Sierra replaces
the Silverados stacked headlights
with simpler, classier-looking small
projector-beam units that are accented
with LEDs on the top-dog SLT trim
level. The grille, the front bumpers,
the fenders, and the aluminum hood
are unique to the Sierra. Black plastic
trim around the fender wells and a
chrome accent along the base of the
side windows are more Sierra tells.
Aside from the GMC badging, the
interior dcor of the Sierra is, again,
nearly identical to that of the bow-tie
truck. Aluminum trim on all versions
of the Sierra replaces whats silvercolored in the Silverado, and wood
accents are peppered throughout the
top-spec SLT interiors.
Direct-Injected V-8
With those few differences, its not
surprising that the Sierra acts just like
the Silverado. The 355-hp, 5.3-liter
V-8 broadcasts the same mellow V-8

soundtrack here as it does in the Chevy.

Even without provoking the throttle,
the 383 lb-ft of torque give an apologyworthy shove. We recently tested a
Silverado LTZ crew cab equipped with
the 5.3-liter, and it returned a 0-to-60
time of 6.7 seconds. We have no reason
to doubt that a comparably equipped
Sierra would accomplish the task in the
same time.
Cruising on the highway, the 5.3
switches to V-4 mode to help save fuel.
In two-wheel-drive guise, the Sierra
V-8 returns an EPA-estimated 16 city
mpg and 23 highway. Four-wheel-drive
versions with the V-8 manage 16/22
mpg. For those interested in a little
more economy at the expense of some
power, theres finally a credible V-6
option from GM. GMC hasnt released
any EPA fuel-economy estimates yet
for the six; well let you know as soon
as it does.
Six Serious Cylinders
The standard 4.3-liter V-6 has been
thoroughly redone. Not just a light nip
and tuck, the engine has undergone a
Michael Jacksongrade transformation.
It might be distantly related to the
Vortec 4300 that powered Chevy Astros
and GMC Safaris when Thriller was
still a hit, but the performance and the
refinement are in line with that of 21st
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from top to bottom with variablevalve timing, direct fuel injection, and
cylinder deactivation. Power is up by
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Even lugging the heavy crew-cab
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like sub-eight-second runs to 60 mph.
Unlike the smaller-displacement V-6s
from Ford and Ram, the 4.3-liter has
good low-end grunt and consequently
feels less strained than the competition.
The car-derived Ford 3.7-liter V-6 and
Ram 3.6-liter V-6 both make nearly
305 horsepower, but they fall short
of the Sierras figure. The V-6 Sierra
can tow 7200 pounds, which is 500
more than the V-6 Ford and 700 more
than the V-6 Ram. This GM V-6 was
designed from the git-go for truck use
and is essentially a small-block Chevy
V-8 with two fewer cylinders.
The rest of the Sierra experience is, not

surprisingly, pure Silverado. No matter

what engine is under the aluminum
hood, both pickups have a quiet
demeanor, an occasionally choppy but
otherwise soft ride, and a smaller feel
from behind the wheel than that of
those big-rig-emulating competitors.
The Sierras steering is accurate and
doesnt require constant corrections.
A firm and confidence-inspiring brake
pedal is almost sports-car-like, and
the braking distances recorded by the
Sierras Chevrolet analog were classleading.
Crew cabs are arriving at dealerships
now, extended-cab models soon will
follow, and the regular-cab version
will debut by the end of the summer.
Two-wheel-drive Sierra crew cabs start
at $33,210; an equivalent Silverado
opens at $32,710, but the Chevy lacks
a few features, such as steering-wheel
audio controls and an eight-inch touch
screen, that justify the cost differential.
Even discounting the small bump in
standard equipment, the Sierra strikes
us as the more attractive of the two
GM full-size pickups. If you look hard
enough, one twin will always be the
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A Look At Jim Benning

ABOUT BENNING
Benning was drafted 6th overall by
the Leafs in the 1981 Draft. The
defenceman was traded to the Canucks
for Rick Lanz in the December of
1986. But his career with the Canucks
was terribly rocky, as a poster at HF
Boards points out (using old school
quoted journalism):
FLASH BACK
-For a hockey team that fancies itself
as fair and enlightened, the Vancouver
Canucks have a funny way of showing it.
-Take the bizarre case of defenceman
Jim Benning, who figured to have
played his final game for the Canucks
after he was dropped from the team
and made an outcast last week.
-Benning, who wasn't being used
by the Canucks, was asked to take a
two-week demotion to Milwaukee
for conditioning purposes - a move,
after considerable soul-searching and
personal anguish, he refused.
-Rather than settling the situation
privately, the Canucks made an
unnecessary and publicized display
by telling Benning to stay away from
practice. Thus, the Canucks not only
slighted a loyal employee who has
given fair and reliable service, but
also diminished whatever trade value
Benning might have had. It was
neither good public relations nor good
business.
Then, abruptly, Benning, 26, was asked
to return to practice last Saturday and
by Tuesday had worked his way back
into the starting lineup when an injury
to Harold Snepsts created an opening.
In a return worthy of Rocky, Benning,
in his first appearance in 12 games, had
three assists as the Canucks played to a
7-7 overtime tie with the Philadelphia
Flyers Wednesday night. In one
evening, Benning compiled more
points than teammate Larry Melnyk
has managed in 65 games. He was a
plus-one on the night and is now tied
with the injured Brian Bradley for the
team lead (plus-four).
Benning, Bradley and Rich Sutter are
the only Canucks on the plus side this
season, but the plus/minus statistic is
one that coach Bob McCammon claims
is "abused by the media."
Of course, coaches also abuse it too.
Three seasons ago, when McCammon
came to Vancouver, he dismissed Doug
Lidster's 63-point season the previous
year - a club single-season record for
defencemen - by pointing to Lidster's
horrible plus/minus.
The past week has been one of the most
difficult in every respect for Benning, a
first-round pick by the Toronto Maple

Leafs in 1981 who three times was

voted the Leafs' best defenceman. In
his first season under McCammon,
1987-88, Benning had seven goals and
26 assists in 77 games and was selected
the Canucks' best defenceman in a vote
by the same know-nothing media.
NOW, after nine seasons as a pro
and more than 600 games played,
the 185-pound Benning has read and
listened to reports over the past week
that the Canucks don't consider him
big enough or strong enough to handle
big forwards crashing around the net.
Yet he stood defiantly in the battle zone
in the third period against the Flyers,
fencing with hulking Tim Kerr and
getting clobbered over the helmet for
his efforts.
Benning says it has been difficult
hearing that he's not good enough to
play for a 20th-place team anymore,
but he doesn't apologize for his size
and even defends management's right

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to change its mind.

"I've always tried to play a smart
game and I've always felt I was a good
enough skater to get the job done,"
Benning says. "The part about me not
being physical enough never seemed
to be a big issue before. But it's their
team. They're the ones who make the
decisions. If they decide they want
a certain kind of player on this team,
that's their choice."
It gets better. No it doesn't.
But the past is the past. I'm just giving
you peeps a little history lesson.
After his playing career was over,
Benning:
-served an amateur scout for the
Anaheim Ducks (199394) and then
joined the Buffalo Sabres as a scout
(199498) and as Director of Amateur
Scouting (19982004).
Under his watch, the Sabres
significantly drafted:
-Dimitri Kalinin (1998)
-Andrew Peters (1998)
-Ales Kotalik (1998)
-Ryan Miller (1999)

-Paul Gaustad (2000)

-Derek Roy (2001)
-Jason Pominville (2001)
-Keith Ballard (2002)
-Daniel Paille (2002)
-Dennis Wideman (2002)
-Thomas Vanek (2003)
-Clarke MacArthur (2003)
-Jan Hejda (2003)
-Drew Stafford and Andrew Sekera and
Mark Macari might be on his watch as
well but I am not sure.
In 2006 he became the assistant GM of
the Bruins. A position he has held until
now. Under his tenure the Bruins have
drafted Milan Lucic, Brad Marchand,
Joe Colbourne, Tyler Seguin and
Dougie Hamilton.
Notable trades in his tenure as Bruins'
assistant GM:
-traded Andrew Raycroft to the Leafs
in exchange for the rights to Tuukka
Rask.
-traded up in the 2006 Entry Draft to
get Brad Marchand
-Acquired Andrew Ference and Chuck
Kobasew from the Flames in exchange
for Wayne Primeau and Brad Stuart
and a draft pick (2007)
-Acquired Adam McQuaid for 2007
pick (Jamie Benn)
-Acquired Johnny Boychuk from
Colorado in exchange for Matt
Hendricks (2008)
-Acquired Mark Recchi from Tampa
for a couple of bums (2009)
-Traded Phil Kessel to the Leafs in
exchange for 3 top draft picks. 2 that
are of current significance: Tyler
Seguin and Dougie Hamilton
-In March of 2010 the Bruins traded
Byron Bitz, Craig Weller and a 2nd
round pick to Florida for Dennis
Seidenberg and rights to Matt
Bartkowski
-In June of 2010 the Bruins trade Denis
Wideman plus a 1st and 3rd round pick
to the Panthers for Gregory Campbell
and Nathan Horton. Nice. Panthers shit
the bed on those picks, by the way.
-February 2011 Bruins acquire Chris
Kelly from the Senators for a 2nd
round pick.
-That same month they traded Mark
Stuart and Blae Wheeler to the
Thrashers for Rich Peverley and Boris
Valabik.
-Also in February of 2011 the Bruins
traded Joe Colbourne and 2 high picks
to the Leafs for Tomas Kaberle.
They soon won the Stanley Cup. Since
then? Here ya go. The Bruins remain
a top team in the NHL. Benning is a
part of that. Peter Schiarelli isn't god.
He has Benning to help him out as an
assistant.
It is time for Benning to take the helm
of a team.
Is he YOUR choice?

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Where Would Markus Naslund Fit With The Canucks?

Another day, another report of a recent

Markus Naslund sighting in Vancouver.
This time it was from a former
neighbour, who says she was sure
she saw the former Canucks captain
strolling down the street in his old
west-side neighbourhood.
Naslund was as amused by this second
appearance of his doppelganger as
he was earlier this week.
Naslund was informed of the latest
sighting via text message and was
asked if he was in Vancouver eight
days ago, or at all recently.
He replied, No, then added,
mirthfully, Ask for pictures!
This, of course, leads to speculation
that the Canucks are looking to bring
Naslund who left his position as
GM of Swedish Hockey League club
Modo recently on board with the
Canucks in some capacity.
The Canucks, by the way, say there is
nothing to these reports and that there
have been no discussions with Naslund
about a role with the team.
Naslund said the same thing.
Well take Naslund and the Canucks
at their word, but it does bring up the
interesting question of just where he
might fit in the organization if that

Former Canucks captain denies hes been in Vancouver recently

scenario were to come about.
Certainly, bringing Naslund, 40, back
to the Canucks would make sense
on some levels. For one, it further
refreshes the face of the club with
another popular former player after
Trevor Linden was named president of
the Canucks last month.
But Naslund in consideration of his
last three years as a GM in Sweden
also brings some significant managerial
experience and savvy, particularly
regarding the hockey landscape in Europe.
So where would he fit in the Canucks
organization?
Certainly not the vacant GM position,
where Boston assistant GM Jim
Benning is expected to land once the
Bruins playoffs are over.
Naslund wouldnt be qualified to
take over the assistant GM position But bringing Naslund in as a special
occupied by Laurence Gilman, the adviser, with a multi-faceted plate of
Canucks excellent contract negotiator responsibilities, might be a good way
for him to get his feet wet. Stan Smyl
and salary cap expert.
You could say the same for the other currently has a similar title, to go along
assistant GM job held by Lorne with director of player development,
Henning, who oversees player so perhaps some of that could be offpersonnel at least immediately as loaded.
it would take some time for Naslund to Naslund said earlier this week he was
get up to speed in a detailed way on the still mulling his options after leaving
his job with Modo.
NHL and its roughly 700 players.

I want to take a bit of time to feel it

all out, what I want to get involved in,
he said. After I retired (as a player),
I went back home and jumped right
into it (GM of Modo) instead of seeing
what was out there. I want to make the
right decision.
Naslund said he has communicated
with Linden, primarily to congratulate
him on his new job, but has not talked
with him about a position with the club.

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