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Island of Peace, including the strength of traditional law among the Balinese; the universal respect for concept of Tri Hita Karana which mandates harmony between Man, Nature and God; and the spirit of the Balinese people who voice peace, rest, calmness, tranquility, or bliss embodied in the word "Shanti" in all their daily activities. Continue to page 2
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Suprapta also sees a condition in which the farmers in Bali are economically poorer than their counterparts in other parts of Indonesia. He says that many parties in Bali are forgetting to calculate the negative impact of tourism on Bali's agricultural sector. The arrival of large number of tourists in numbers that exceed the population of Bali will make the price of many basic commodities in life increase sharply. Suprapta warned that farmers, who are already living a hand-to-mouth existence, would be compelled to compete with tourist visitors and those employed in the tourism sector to try to buy daily necessities. The farmers, with little buying power, will be the net losers in such a scenario. www.balidiscovery.com
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But some tourism operators are worried Samoa will lose business by losing its position as the last place on earth to see the sunset each day, although it will now be one of the first places to see in each new day. The nation's seventh Day Adventists are also divided over the change, and whether they should now observe the Sabbath on Saturday or Sunday. T h e small former New Zealand dependency Tokelau, which h a s i t s administration in Samoa's capital Apia, is also c h a n g i n g datelines, while nearby American Samoa will continue to be on the other side of the dateline and will be a day behind. Samoa, a country of about 180,000 people, used to be same time zone as New Zealand Australia but went back a day in 1892, celebrating July 4 twice and aligning itself with the United States. The date change is not the first major change in Samoa in recent years. In 2009, the country switched to driving on the left hand side of the road from the right hand side, in line with New Zealand and Australia.
Friday, December 30, was cut this year for the tiny South Pacific island nation as it ditched a timezone alliance with the United States and moved its time zone 24 hours ahead to catch up with Asia, New Zealand and Australia.
traditional Balinese warungs are becoming rarer, said Suprapta. He emphasized that if the current situation was allowed to continue unabated, Bali will eventually lose its unique character and, in turn, its ability to attract tourist visitors. If Bali is no longer is attractive to visitors, the island will be abandoned by the same tourists who today represent the mainstay of hope for the Balinese people and tourism will no longer be able support the local Balinese economy , he
several peacecommitted organization and world peace leaders make their home or frequently visit Bali in the pursuit of peace. People from all over the world stream to Bali to find peace on this beautiful island.
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This is the name bestowed by Nature. People 'come home' to Bali from all nations. Bali is where they gather; where they seek peace all nations, all religions, Explained Suntani. Suntani said further proof of Bali's position, as the Island of Peace is the building of a giant peace gong located in Nusa Dua near The Bali Collection. The Peace Gong measures 5 meters across and is adorned with symbols from nations around the globe. Standing in close proximity to the Peace Gong at Nusa Dua are a collection of statues depicting world leaders who have received the Nobel Peace Prize, including: Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Theresa, Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela. www.balidiscovery.com
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Revenues earned by visas-on-arrival (VOA) at Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport declined slightly over the last month, but on a cumulative basis January September 2011 generated a record US$42 million. Visitors from a large number of countries Www.balidiscovery are allowed to purchase a 30-day visa upon arrival in .com Indonesian. Bisnis Bali quotes Sunarto, an economist from the Denpasar office of Bank Indonesia, as
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Vodkas flavoured with citrus and berries have been around for years and recently some newer brands have been trying to create buzz with unusual flavours.
But this holiday season, for the first time, the world's largest vodka brand is trying to appeal to Americans' sweet tooth with zany flavours like "fluffed marshmallow" and "whipped cream." Faced with relentless competition from established and upstart brands, Smirnoff's owner -- the London-based beverage group Diageo Plc -- took inspiration from things like cookie-scented candles and vanilla-scented laundry soap. It then relied on focus groups, mixologists and food scientists to come up with the new drinks, which went through some 15 iterations, according to the company's chief marketing and innovation officer for North America, Peter McDonough. Tasters preferred a "toasted" marshmallow flavor, but the marketing team decided that "fluffed" marshmallow would be a better name, McDonough said, since it would help avoid perceptions that the drink tasted "chalky or burnt." Diageo paired the drinks with an advertising campaign around the title "Fluffed and Whipped" that features a circus of dancers, dogs, aerialists, women spraying whipped cream into their mouths and model Amber Rose purring that "vodka never felt this good." The mixing of sugar and spice has struck a chord, particularly with younger, female drinkers, say some New York bartenders. "In five years of bartending, I have never seen a bottle sell out that fast," said Dena Kravitz of Rosie O'Grady's Irish Pub in Manhattan's Times Square. "It's the martini of the younger generation." Smirnoff, born in Russia about 150 years ago, says it is trying to make itself relevant and cool to younger adults, drinkers in their 20s and 30s. But some industry opponents see sweet drinks as moves to lure under-
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Georgi Candy Cane Vodka. Diageo already sells Godiva Chocolate vodka, Ciroc Coconut vodka and Qream, an ice-cream inspired liqueur. But Smirnoff is the first very large brand to go straight to dessert. Smirnoff, the top-selling vodka in the United States, has faced competition from small, fastgrowing brands that have more cachet, such as Bacardi's Grey Goose and Diageo's Ciroc. Its sales in the United States are still more than double those of the No. 2 vodka, Pernod Ricard's Absolut, but its market share slipped and it reported net sales fell 2 percent in North America in the fiscal year that ended June 30.
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E.R. in Bali
In Gianyar, celebrations the list, admitted the Bali Emergency Rooms with fireworks are blamed for Busy Over New Year's Eve hospital staff member. Meanwhile, a number the death of a 60-year-old man Treating Traffic Accident of people have been treated in living on Lebih beach who was and Firework Casualties A grim tale retold each year in Bali after New Year's celebrations records scores of residents have again fallen to w o u n d s s u ff e r e d i n t h e handling of fireworks, traffic mishaps and inter-village rivalries. T h e State News A g e n c y A n t a r a quotes an attendant on duty at an emergency room at one of Bali's main hospitals reporting a s t e a d y stream of ambulances bringing the wounded and injured to their door over the New Year's Eve period. Since before midnight, patients came in a steady flow. There were those injured by fireworks but even more injured due to traffic accidents, he explained. Data collected through 4:00 a.m. on New Year's Day showed 37 casualties were treated at the unnamed hospital. There are already 37 people recorded as traffic casualties, but there are a few more not yet on the list, perhaps because of the busy rush of patients were not recorded on Bali's hospitals after mishandling fireworks. The hospital staffer said one of the victims had sustained injuries to his genitals due to poor handling of fireworks. However, the more common site of the injuries from poor startled by the sound of a nearby firecracker before suffering a fatal heart attack. The Jakarta Globe reports a teenager in Bali died after hitting a tree while driving his motorcycle. Smoke from fireworks is thought to have hindered his v i s i o n , contributing to the cause of the crash. Also in Lebih, three teenage boys required emergency care after suffering w o u n d s inflicted by firecrackers Also In the Balinese region of Gianyar, Antara reports that brawls among area youth, disputing the borders between Banjar Wangbung in the village of Gawang and Banjar Tangkan in the village Ketewel, resulted in injuries to at least three people and the burning of a motorcycle by an angry mob. Police were reportedly standing by in the affected areas of Sukawati to ensure simmering tensions did not reignite and result in further clashes. www.balidiscovery.com
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firework handling affected the eyes and hands of victims who were overwhelmingly young people. Patients with fireworks wounds came to around 20, but again the data is not complete as some were still waiting for treatment at the time of the count, shared the unnamed hospital worker. Another hospital in Kuta said several patients suffering severe injuries were brought to their emergency room, including one man who lost several fingers when explosives ignited in his hands.
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For those of the apocalyptic bent, the sudden appearance of 20 tonnes of dead fish in Kvaenes, in the northerly district of Nordreisa, after hundreds of blackbirds dropped dead in Arkansas is a sign that the Mayans and Hollywood are right and 2012 IS the year we all go to hell.
Scientists are looking for a more sciencey reason. They want to conduct tests on the fish to see if they were driven to their death by a predator or simply swept ashore by a storm. Locals, although clearly puzzled by the appearance of the herring, are more worried about the smell: unless someone cleans up the mess quick, Nordreisa will start reek of the underworld.
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Others make social blunders all the time but you, as a tactful Libra, rarely put your foot wrong. However, recently you didn't just upset somebody, they're now brooding and won't talk about it. Apologise once, and sincerely, then forget it. They actually enjoy making people uncomfortable. Ignore them and they'll pick on somebody else. Scorpio Oct 23 - Nov 21 To you a secret is sacred, whether the subject in question is purely personal or involves information somebody else has entrusted to you. So when others discuss exactly such matters openly, you're shocked. However, they may be fishing for facts, hoping for a reaction that will tell them if they're guessing correctly.
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main goal is to accumulate and remove the debris washing ashore; we do not want piles of rubbish to become a source of complaints from Bali's tourist visitors, said Astawa. S e p a r a t e l y, t h e Chairman of the Local Security Force of Kuta Beach, I Gusti Ngurah Tresna said: The trash that has washed ashore was brought to Bali by westerly winds. This is a yearly p h e n o m e n o n . We a l w a y s experience this invasion of debris. He added: Tourists are certainly upset, moreover, several tourists have actually joined in to help collect the rubbish. Because this is a natural occurrence, we worked together with all components of the community. What's important is the handling (of the rubbish) by us in our capacity as the joint management of the Hygeine and Park Services for Badung. If there's no rain or westerly winds, the beach will be clean tomorrow. www.balidiscovery.com
Bali Authorities Working Hard to Keep Kuta Beach Clean of Seasonal Inflex of Rubbish and Debris Brought by Westerly Winds
Beritabali.com reports that the change of year has brought large piles of trash to Kuta's beaches, washed ashore by seasonal wind patterns. Large piles of flotsam, jetsam and general trash washing onto Kuta's beaches have compelled officers from the Hygiene and Parks Department in cooperation with beach workers, lifeguards and beach traders to join forces clean the long stretch of beach in Kuta. During the season of westerly winds rubbish is blown
Cancer Jun 21 - Jul 22 Ordinarily it would be rare to feel the influence of the Full Moon a week before it takes place. However, because next week's Full Moon is actually in your sign, it would be no surprise to learn you're becoming increasingly sensitive to certain issues. There's no reason you can't tackle some of them now. Leo Jul 23 - Aug 22 The recent encounter between your ruler the Sun and Pluto may have brought several tricky matters to a head. But they also gave you a chance to pose certain questions that you couldn't otherwise have asked. What you learned as a result was so informative, you regard dealing with those issues as fair compensation. Virgo Aug 23 - Sep 22 Aggravating as certain individuals are, especially at the moment, be careful not to allow your irritation with them to turn into serious disputes. The problem is, everybody is taking these issues far too seriously. While they are important, they're not of such significance they justify
Capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 19 A fresh start is always appealing to think about. But it's been a week since the pivotal Capricorn New Moon and you're still unsure whether certain plans must go and others are worth pursuing. Soon the period of discussion will end and you'll find you must take action, however Aquarius Jan 20 - Feb 18
The information or insights that are surfacing now, with the Sun and uncompromisingly honest Pluto in the most sensitive angle of your chart may not be easy to face. This process of acknowledging them is, however, the first step to dealing with them and, ultimately, making them part of the past.
Two sets of twins born as 2011 ticked over into 2012 will have found themselves in the unlikely situation of having birthdays in separate years.
"They have completely different birthdates and years, I don't know if it's ever happened. I'll have to do some research," she said.
In Buffalo, New York, young Ronan Rosputni was d e l i v e r e d a t 11 : 3 7 p m o n December 31, 2011, while his younger brother Rory arrived at 12:10am on January 1, 2012. Minnesota woman Stephanie Peterson had to wait a lot longer for her second baby with
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The ceremony is called Tumpek Wariga or Tumpek Pengatag will be held on Saturday January 7th, 2012. Tumpek Wariga or devoted to Sanghyang Sangkara, Lord of all food plants when blessing ceremony is given to them for
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smeared on the tree bark as a symbol of fertilizers (the proper food for vegetation). The offering is dedicated to all plants that help human life, such as salak, coconuts, mangoes, durian, bananas, rambutan etc. Not just by presenting an offering, plants are also decorated with clothes and special decoration made from coconut leaf. The Tumpak Wariga celebration is also a time for expressing human gratitude to plants. Plants are seen as human relatives, as they are also part of God's family. It is people's duty to protect plants; moreover Balinese believe that prosperity and comfort will come around whenever the vegetation is protected and conserved. So for that reasons, the Balinese have to make special offerings for plants.
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with our plans, roads will be improved over a length of 40.526 kilometres while another 49.8 kilometres are slated for repair. This means that there are still badly damaged road areas that will not be repaired in the coming year," explained Dirgayasa. Dirgayasa blamed the bad state of Bali's roads on the overloading of trucks travelling over the capital's roads. He also cited how many government departments tear up Denpasar's roads and highways for the installation of public sewerage, drains and other installations, but fails to return the roads to their original conditions once their work is completed. www.balidiscovery.com
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the overall condition of Denpasar's roads is better than those found in other regions of Indonesia. By his calculations, the amount of roadway classified as good in the capital is 293.651 kilometres (52%) while 154.901 (28%) kilometres were classified as good or serviceable. Dirgayasa confirmed that Rp. 39 billion (US$4.3 million) had been allocated in the 2012 budget for road repair and improvement in
Precious.
A little boy was waiting for his mother to come out of the grocery store. As he waited, he was approached by a man called Terry who asked, "Son, can you tell me where the Post Office is?" The little boy replied, "Sure! Just go straight down this street a coupla blocks and turn to your right." Terry thanked the boy kindly and said, "I'm the new pastor in town. I'd like for you to come to church on Sunday. I'll show you how to get to Heaven. The little boy replied with a chuckle. "Awww, come on... You don't even know the way to the Post Office.
A W O M A N h a s miraculously found her white gold wedding ring on a carrot in her garden - 16 years after it disappeared.
Lena Paahlsson of Sweden took the white gold ring off while baking with her daughters during Christmas 1995, but it vanished from the kitchen counter where she had put it. The family searched everywhere for the missing ring, even pulling up floorboards at their farm in northern Sweden to try and find it. Paahlsson had given up hope of finding it until this year, when she was picking carrots in
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her garden and suddenly found the ring around one of the vegetables. The family said the only explanation is that the ring must have fallen into the sink in 1995 and been mixed with potato peels that were later composted or fed to the sheep, because the soil in the garden is made from composted vegetables and sheep dung. The ring doesn't fit Paahlsson anymore, but she is now planning to have it enlarged. "I had given up hope. Now that I have found the ring again I want to be able to use it," she said.
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motivation to actually activate a drug testing policy," Prodan said. "This policy has been something the tour has been discussing for the last three years now and they have been in discussion with WADA for the last two years. "So they're drawing upon the WADA framework in sort of creating this policy. It won't actually be WADA compliant but it will be sort of based on that framework. "The two biggest hindrances to activating a drug testing policy for the ASP has basically been resource and budget allocations. "We're a non-profit organisation and we're sort of a young sport, so it has been a priority it just hasn't been a reality for us until ... last November when the board did approve for a budget to begin a form of drug testing for the athletes on tour."
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"Our first priority will obviously be to communicate to the surfers and the stakeholders in detail what the policy entails and then communicate it to the public." Prodan denies this move was purely a reaction to the death of triple world champion Andy Irons in 2010. "Obviously we're still a bit upset and shattered that Andy passed away and this may have been a contributing factor but it didn't have any bearing on the ation to
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mainly used for functions down here at the oval in non-major event days. That's 375 cars that otherwise may be parked around the surface in the northern parklands. Those cars can go underground and out of sight for the normal nonmajor event day," he said. "We were already intending to do the 300 car parks underneath the eastern stand because that's part of the contract documents. The fact that the F e d e r a l Government is paying for that gives us roughly 15 million to redirect into other aspects of the project. "We hadn't made a commitment to do the car park underneath the indoor cricket centre. We knew that we had to make a decision by the end of January on whether we had the funds to commit to that or not. "This announcement today means we'll immediately commit to that." The decision ends uncertainty about the Federal Government's contribution to the redevelopment, which was one of several infrastructure projects put on hold after the Queensland floods. The State Government will spend $535 million on the redevelopment. Work has begun on the project and is expected to be completed in time for the start of the 2014 AFL season.
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From whale sperm to colon cleansers to the shape of a woman's foot when she has an orgasm, celebrities did not disappoint during 2011 with their penchant for peddling suspect science in the world's media.
In its annual list of what it considers the year's worst abuses against science, the Sense About Science (SAS) campaign named U.S. reality TV star Nicole Polizzi, Republican presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann and American singersongwriter Suzi Quatro as top offenders, with their dubious views on why the sea is salty, the risks of cervical cancer vaccines and the colon. "I used to get a lot of sore throats and then one of my sisters told me that all illnesses start in the colon. I started taking a daily colon cleanser powder mixed with fresh juice every morning and it made an enormous difference," But SAS was keen to dispel such myths. It asked qualified scientists from various disciplines to comment on some of the worst celebrity science offences. "The colon is very important in some diseases, but it certainly is not the cause of all illnesses," said Melita Gordon, a consultant gastroenterologist said in the review. "Sore throats do not come from your colon, they are caused by viruses that come in through your nose and mouth. Taking 'colon cleansers' has no beneficial effect on your throat - or on your colon." While the review is partly about entertainment, the campaign group stresses it also has a serious aim - to make sure pseudo-science is not allowed to become accepted
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salty," he said. Some of the most intriguing pseudo-scientific suggestions came via repeated second hand information picked up at parties never the most reliable source. Christian Louboutin, a French footwear designer, was taken with something a fellow party guest told him about shoes. "She said that what is sexual in a high heel is the arch of the foot, because it is exactly the position of a woman's foot when she orgasms. So putting your foot in a heel, you are putting yourself in a possibly orgasmic situation," he explained. K e v a n Wy l i e , a consultant in sexual medicine, responded drily that it's important to differentiate cause from effect. "A woman's foot may be in this position during orgasm, but that does not mean that putting her foot into this position under other circumstances will result in orgasm," he said.
The State Opposition's treasury spokesman, Iain Evans, says the purpose of the funding is to cover the cost of a budget blow-out. "Before the election, the State Government were telling everyone in South Australia that they could build the oval for $450 million and not a cent more," he said. "The total cost now is well over $600 million, and the $30 million today primarily goes to paying for car parking that was already part of the project anyway." The chief executive of the Infrastructure Department, Rod Hook, says the main purpose of the money is to provide extra parking space in the parklands. "The two underground car parks, whilst they will contribute to support parking for major footy or cricket games, they will be
doctors said they feared the damage done may take many years to reverse. "It's tempting to dismiss celebrity comments on science and health, but their views travel far and wide and, once uttered, a celebrity cancer prevention idea or environmental claim is hard to reverse," said SAS's managing director Tracey Brown. "At a time when celebrities dominate the public realm, the pressure for sound science and evidence must keep pace." The review also highlighted a bizarre quote from U.S. TV personality Polizzi, who declared recently: "I don't really like the beach. I hate sharks, and the water's all whale sperm. That's why the ocean's salty." Simon Boxall, a marine expert and oceanographer dismissed Polizzi's suggestion. "It would take a lot of whale sperm to make the sea that
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Two men were killed and 561 other people were wounded as Italians celebrated the New Year with m a s s i v e displays of illegal and homemade fireworks, the Interior Ministry said.
Of those wounded, 76 were children under the age of 12. Marking New Year's Eve festivities with fireworks is a deadly Italian tradition. Up to 2,000 cities, towns and villages had banned them this year, but police said they still seized
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it out the w i n d o w. T h e explosion set off a bigger blast of the r e m a i n i n g fireworks that killed him and wounded several others in the apartment, including three children, police said. "I was in bed, and the bed jumped. It was like an earthquake," said one neighbour. A 39-year-old man was killed by a stray bullet in Naples as someone fired a weapon randomly in celebration. The victim himself was setting off a barrage of fireworks in front of his restaurant.
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thousands of tonnes of fireworks, including more than a thousand rocket launchers. The most serious incident took place in Rome when a 31year-old man lit a large firecracker which exploded in his apartment before he could throw it out the window. The explosion
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skipper Kurt Gidley from the number one shirt and making the fullback spot his own, relocated to Newcastle before the Four Nations campaign in England late last year to familiarise himself with the area. And in a city where rugby league rules, he has already noticed the level of public expectation about the new season that comes with Bennett's arrival but warned his new teammates to not get caught up in the hype. "You try and not think about the expectations. All you can do is concentrate on playing," he said. "People will be behind us here in Newcastle, but the other pressures are something we have to not think about and just play as well as we can. "All of us are now looking forward to the trials which (are) only about a month away.
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It was a case of new club, same routine for Darius Boyd's first day of preseason as a Newcastle player.
The Queensland and Australia star is the Knights' biggest signing for the 2012 NRL campaign as he links up with coach Wayne Bennett for a third time, bidding to become only the second player behind Glenn Lazarus to win premierships with
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years. The 51-year-old was delighted the gifts were returned. "With great joy and surprise, we discovered that even thieves have a heart," he said. He is planning to make a special appearance at the market this month to hand out the returned gifts to children. Referring to the apologies from the thieves, he added: "These words have moved me and I would like to thank these people who, despite the heavy blow of the theft, have given me back my smile.
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bag with 1000 euros ($1300) worth of presents that were stolen on Christmas Eve but were found still in their wrapping. The Father Christmas, Giorgio Abbruzzese, has dressed in his paunchy red costume and flowing white beard to attend the market for
Burswood Dome. A third-set tiebreaker was on the cards until consecutive double faults and an errant backhand from Hewitt handed the win to Verdasco. Tough player "I just want to play painfree this year and hopefully finish my career in a good way over the next couple of years," Hewitt said. Ve r d a s c o p r a i s e d Hewitt's tenacity, saying: "Lleyton is a very tough player. "I was playing very well
unbelievable result to me," Verdasco added. "It was an honour to be part of that." Gajdos ova had given the host nation a dream start with a powerful performance in her Hopman Cup debut on the second day of the annual team competition. "First match of the year, I'm glad it's over," the world number 33 said. "I wanted to give Lleyton a good start and give us something to build on as a team. A few winners here and there, a few errors, but it turned out well. "The mixed was fun, Lleyton did everything, he's the superstar. Unfortunately we couldn't quite get over the line.
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The trio were then ordered by manager Sir Alex Ferguson to come in on Wednesday - a day off - and train on their own as well as report for training on the morning of the Blackburn defeat. Although the incident has revived memories of
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Rooney's threat to leave the club in October 2010 before he was handed a vastly improved salary, several papers said the player's future at Old Trafford was not in jeopardy. Sources with knowledge of the situation, are saying Ferguson's punishment of Rooney would not have a longterm impact on the duo's working relationship.
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Would you smell a pair of jeans worn-in and unwashed for three months?
EVER wondered what happens if you wear the same pair of jeans five days a week for three months straight without washing them?
Melbourne researcher Tullia Jack recruited 30 volunteers to do just that - and will soon exhibit the grimy garments at the National Gallery of Victoria so the public can put them to the pong test. She hopes the unusual experiment for her Master of Philosophy thesis will challenge our culture of "extreme clean". Despite stains and spills ranging from tuna and avocado to motor oil and chocolate, Ms Jack says the expectation dirty denim will be whiffy is much worse than the reality. "Not washing your jeans isn't nearly as bad as it sounds," the Melbourne University student and RMIT fashion lecturer says. "You really don't need to wash clothes as often as you think. Stains come and go, they just wear off." Burying her nose in the pile of well-worn jeans on her desk, she picks out perfumes ranging from eggshells to caramel. "The jeans don't smell socially challenging. They just smell like people," she says. Only one of the 30 experiment participants struggled to complete the task, which involved wearing a pair of duds donated by local denim label Nobody at least five days a week in March, April and May last year. was Dirty exhibition, where the public will be invited to sniff the used jeans at the NGV Studio in March, will motivate many more Victorians to launder less. Participants were recruited on social media. They ranged in age from 18 to 56, with an even split of men and women. They included a librarian, a high school teacher, a festival producer and a graphic designer. The "great unwashed" kept Facebook diaries and were regularly interviewed to see how they felt - and smelt. About half hit a rough patch between the three and sixweek mark, and reported they didn't want to wear the jeans any more, Ms Jack said. But by the time the experiment ended, half wanted to continue wearing - and not washing - their dirty jeans. Ms Jack's research found men were more likely to wash inner layers more frequently, and were more conscious of their scent. "I thought the boys would be smellier, but they weren't," she said. One participant, Matthew, has said the jeans experiment had made his life much easier. "I didn't have to work out what to wear every day," he said.
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H e n r y, n o w S i r Graham, has been made a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for his service to the national sport. The honour comes after he redeemed himself in the eyes of a rugby-obsessed New Zealand public by taking the All Blacks to the World Cup win, albeit by a narrow 8-7 margin over France in the final. Four years earlier, Henry had been publicly castigated in New Zealand when, again under his stewardship, the All Blacks crashed out of the 2007 World Cup in the quarter finals. "I feel very honoured, very humbled in getting this award," Henry said after the knighthood was announced. "Obviously winning the Rugby World Cup put the icing on the cake. "I don't think I'd be standing here today if we hadn't done that." The 65-year-old Henry, who is affectionately known as "Ted", stepped down as All Blacks coach after the World Cup ending a remarkable era which saw him rated as one of the most successful coaches in any sport. In eight years at the helm, the All Blacks played 103 Tests and returned a winning average of 85.4 percent. Henry has since turned down offers to join overseas clubs but said he is keen to develop an advisory coaching role, and not just for rugby. "If I can pass some knowledge on to other coaches, not only in rugby but other sports, I'd enjoy that." Richie McCaw, who captained the All Blacks to their World Cup victory, turned down the offer of an immediate knighthood saying it did not seem appropriate while he was still playing.
Many chose to expand the experiment and stopped washing other garments in their wardrobe such as T-shirts, shirts and jumpers, Ms Jack says. The sustainable fashion advocate said participants had collectively saved thousands of litres of water, and had also saved on electricity and soap powders. She hopes her Nobody er
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