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Indonesia AirlinesSpend More than$US20 bi l l ion atSingapore Air Show

Jawa Post reportsthat the recent Singapore AirShow demonstrates that theIndonesian airline industry isp l a y i n g a l e a d i n ginternational role in traveland aviation.

On the first day of thefive-day aviation show, Lion Air andGaruda Indones ia s ignedcontracts worth more than US$20billion.

Indonesian operator LionAir was an object of attention fromthe more than 900 aviationcompanies from 50 countriesrepresented at the Singaporeexhibition. The privately ownedairline headed by Rusdi Kiranatravelled to the Island Republic tosign a contract worth US$22.4

billion for the purchase of 230Boeing 737 Max and Boeing 737-900ER.

The Managing Director ofExperia Events who organizedt he av i a t i on exh i b i t i onc o m m e n t e d : T h i s i sextraordinary. That figure isequal to the total transactionssigned in Singapore during the2010 show.

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Badung Officials Movet o I n c r e a s e T a xR e v e n u e s f r o mRestaurants ProvidingLive Music in Bali

T h e f i n a n c i a lmanagers of the Badungregency - where most of thehotels, restaurants and

entertainment venues areconcentrated in Bali, areseeking to increase taxrevenues earned from nightspots.

According to Radar Bali,the Badung Tourism Office andBadung Financial Administrationare creating new regulations fornightspots that will include highertax liabilities for that line ofbusiness.

Cok Raka Darmawan, thechief of the Badung Tourism Office(KaDisparda), said the new ruleswould be issued shortly viaregulation issued by the regent.Those regulations will clarify what

is meant by a nightclub and adisco thereby compelling manyBali businesses now operating asrestaurants and bars to bereclassified as nightclubs anddiscotheques.

When in place, the newregulations will precipitate areview by both tourism and taxo f f i c i a l s , r e q u i r i n gestablishments offering livemusic to be reclassified into ahigher tax bracket imposing12.5% tax charges on all sales.

These field check will beconducted during eveningbusiness hours and reviewfacilities. If there is musicalequipment for bands, then theseplaces are nightclubs, explained

Darmawan.Darmawan estimatesthe introduction on the newregulations and enforcementsurveys will take approximatelyone month to complete. He ed by

Time to Face the Musichopes these steps will stop

the loss of revenues now beingsuffered by the regency by nightclubsand discos presenting themselves asrestaurants.

Plans are that during thecoming review restaurants with theiroperating permits in order but foundto be hosting live music will be offeredthe option of being reclassified as adisco or nightclub. Alternatively, therestaurants can opt to remove allmusic equipment and operate only as

a restaurant.Restaurants are subject a 10%

tax on sales while discos and nightclubsmust pay a sales tax of 12.5%. Initially,the areas targeted for inspection are inKuta, Legian and Seminyak, with otherareas of the Badung regency to follow inthe near future.

According to current dataprovided by Darmawan, there are 284restaurants and 351 bars registered inthe Badung regency. The Badungtourism official expects the number of

restaurants registered in Bali to declineas some restau ran ts becomereclassified as nightclubs and discos.

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Lion Air deal more thansurpassed by 100% the targetedsales set for the entire exhibition.Lion Air also was reportedly

signing contracts for anadditional purchase of aircraftfrom Hawker Beechcraft forfour Hawker 900XP with anestimated value of US$64million.

Meanwhile, the Indonesianflag carrier PT Garuda Indonesiacame to Singapore to purchase 18Bombardier aircraft made in Canada.To be used on domestic and regionroutes, these 100-seat aircraft carrieda price tag of US$720 million.

The Singapore Air Show washeld at the Changi Exhibition Centre,

located only 10 minutes fromSingapore's Changi Airpory and isnow considered the world's thirdlargest air show after similar eventsstaged at Le Bourget Airport in Parisand Farnborough in England.The Singapore Air Show occupied acovered exhibition area of 4 hectaresand open outdoor space of 1 hectare.

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A very real medical emergencyhas unfolded at a Las Vegasr e s t a u r a n t t h a t o f f e r s" B y p a s s " b u r g e r s a n d"Flatliner" fries.

The doors to the HeartAttack Grill warn that eating off themenu may be hazardous to yourhealth; and the warnings appear tohave come true for one diner.

A m a t e u r v i d e o h a semerged showing a man beingwheeled out of the Heart Attack Grillon a stretcher after a medicalepisode that restaurant employeessay looked like, well, a heart attack.

The eatery's owner Dr JonBasso, who is not a medical doctor,says he thought it was a joke when awaitress told him a customer wassweating and shaking.

"A nurse came to me andsaid 'Dr Jon, we've got a patientwho's in trouble'. The gentleman

could barely talk. He wassweating, suffering", he told a localnews station.

Despite the serious nature ofthe incident, fellow diners reportedlythought it was just another part of theshow.

"I actually felt horrible for thegentleman because tourists weretaking photos of him as if it weresome type of a stunt", Dr Jon said, n't

"But even with our morbidsense of humour we wouldn't pulla stunt like that."

A L a s V e g a s f i r es p o k e s m a n c o n f i r m e dparamedics were summoned tothe restaurant on Saturdayevening and a man was indeedhospitalised.

Since opening in Octoberthe restaurant has become

infamous for its gut busting menuand the scantily clad 'nurses' whoserve the food.

A single meal there canexceed 8,000 calories, andcustomers weighing in at over 350pounds (159kg) eat for free.

Dr Basso says he heardthe man is recuperating. His nameand the medical condition hesuffered weren't released.

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day again folks and lets rip for another run at the weekly. The footylast weekend didn't end as well as I first thought and if the way theGreater Western Sydney played is any indication on how they areG

planning to run this season, I'd say look out to the rest of the teams. I'msure a heap of us got the desired craving fix and enjoyed watching thegames with good friends. Being that it's that time of year again, I thinkwe all should start looking at registering in our local footy tippingcontests. I believe, as is usual, The Kuta Townhouse is running itsyearly contest with the addition of a new N.R.L tipping which is a first for

the place. The powers that be have realized there are many people that frequent the many different placesthat telecast the N.R.L code and have agreed to get on board with a tipping comp for the same. One thing Iwill say is that the after party will be just as big, as is usual for the Town Houses and is well worth thenomination for the season. If I had to pick an N.R.L team it would have to be the Manly Sea Eagles, so let'ssee if they can hold the top spot in 2012. What a great time of year to be a resident of Bali. Get in to your localand get your name on the list for the 2012 season tipping.

Shifting forward this week I did watch a funny episode unfold while kicking back at a haunt on thestrip. As most of you know, or have seen the local council is, and has been renovating the main street of Kutafor some time and have gotten an excellent result in my book. There is one section of the road that has beencompleted for a while now, so I thought, I would take a position near there so as to not have to deal with thenoise of construction etc etc, anyways there was a group of officials all looking at this particular section ofroad and measuring from one side to the other and deliberating on a game plan as by the looks of things theyneeded to get a service line under that section and after a while a few workers started scratching around andlifting road pavers exposing the substantial concrete footing underneath. Now these local worker guys hadto smash it up and get their line in, then I'm guessing re-build the footing and re-lay the road, which is whatthey chipped away at. I watched these guys along with most of the other people in the place from time to time

and saw they were slowly making progress demolishing this concrete and didn't seem to be too rushed or ina hurry to get it done as there was at least 100 metres of it that needed doing. They just plonked away, asthey do, at the job basically. After a few hours of this, a group of Australian blokes that had been watchingthese blokes work, had thought it best that they showed the local boys how an Australian would get the jobdone and with this, one of them has put his beloved beer down, walked out to these guys, chest puffed out,rolled up his sleeves, taken another puff on his cigarette and proceeded to smash away with a pick axe atthe heavy concrete footing. Sparks where flying, concrete was breaking with each swing and after about fiveminutes this idiot was out of breath and puffing like an old mally bull, and basically was now in need of a sitdown under a shady tree to recover for a few days. He hands the pick back to one of the local workers and asbest he can between gasping for breath and sweating like the proverbial, utters that's how we do it inAustralia I don't exactly know what the local lads thought but I could see that they understood this f***wittwouldn't last for the duration of the contract, as working in a heavy humid environment requires a certainnon rushed attitude. Anyways, our hero heads back to the bar and sits back down, and trembled through therest of his beer before leaving with his mates. I have a feeling he would have laid down for a while to recoveras soon as he returned to his hotel room. It was a very funny thing to witness.

I went back to the same spot almost a week later and surprise surprise, the local crew had almost

completed the project, pipe in place, concrete re-built and paving stones back in their place, all withoutbreaking a sweat, and based on the monthly wage they get, id suggest a damn site cheaper than you coulddo it anywhere else in the world. When in Bali understand, these people work very hard for their coin and it'sprobably not best to try to show them how you think it should be done. Sit back, relax and enjoy your timehere. Don't sweat the small stuff. Ok readers, that's it for me and issue 273, I hope the most of you stay safe,happy, healthy and always remember, The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathersknowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.

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The world's first "test-tube" meat, a hamburgermade from a cow's stemcells, will be producedthis fall, Dutch scientistMark Post told a majorscience conference.

Post's aim is to invent anefficient way to produce skeletalmuscle tissue in a laboratory thatexactly mimics meat, andeventually replace the entiremeat-animal industry.

The ingredients for his firstburger are "still in a laboratoryphase," he said, but by fall "weh a v ec o m m i t t e dourselves tom a k e ac o u p l e o fthousand ofsmall tissues,

a n d t h e na s s e m b l ethem into ahamburger."

P o s t ,c h a i r o fphysiology atM a a s t r i c h tUniversity int h eNetherlands,s a i d h i sproject is funded with 250,000euros from an anonymous privateinvestor motivated by "care for theenvironment, food for the world,and interest in life-transformingtechnologies."

P o s t s p o k e a t asymposium titled "The NextAgricultural Revolution" at theannual meeting of the AmericanAssociation for the Advancementof Science in Vancouver.

Speakers said they aim todevelop such "meat" products formass consumption to reduce theenvironmental and health costs of

c o n v e n t i o n a l f o o dproduction.

Conventional meat anddairy production requires moreland, water, plants and disposal ofwaste products than almost allother human foods, they said.

The global demand formeat is expected to rise by 60

percent by 2050, said Americanscientist Nicholas Genovese,who organized the symposium.

"But the majority of earth'spasture lands are already in use,"he said, so conventional livestockproducers can only meet thebooming demand by further

expansion into nature.The result would be lost

biodiversity, more greenhouseand other gases, and an increasein disease, he said.

In 2010 a report by theUnited Nations EnvironmentProgram called for a globalvegetarian diet.

"Animal farming is by farthe biggest ongoing globalcatastrophe," Patrick Brown ofthe Stanford University School ofMedicine said.

"More to the point, it'sincredibly ready to topple ... it's

c h a n g e dfundamentally for millennia,"he said.

"There's been a blindspot in the science andtechnology community (oflivestock production) as aneasy target."

Brown, who said he is

funded by an Americanventure capital firm and hastwo start-ups in California,said he will devote the rest ofhis life to develop productsthat mimic meat but are madeentirely from vegetablesources.

H e i sworking " todevelop andcommercializea product thatcan competehead on withmeat and dairyp r o d u c t sbased on tasteand value fort h em a i n s t r e a mconsumer, forpeople who areh a r d - c o r em e a t a n dcheese loversw h o c a n ' timagine ever

giving that up, but could bepersuaded if they had aproduct with all taste and

value."Brown said developing

meat from animal cells in alaboratory will still have a highenvironmental cost, and so hesaid he will rely only on plantsources.

Both scientists said nocompanies in the existingm e a t i n d u s t r y h a v eexpressed interest.

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F r e n c h m a n R o b e r tMarchand entered thecycling record books inthe one-hour event onFriday, three monthsaf ter celebrat ing his100th birt hday.

Marchand rode 24.251kilometres around an indoortrack to establish the first-everhour performance in the 100-years-plus category.

"I could have gone fasterbut I didn't want to," Marchand,who was given clearance by hiscardiologist in France beforemaking the attempt, at theInternational Cycling Union (UCI)

track in Aigle where hespent a week preparing.

"I'm not playing at being achampion," he said. "I just wantedto do something for my 100thbirthday."

The UCI had already said

100 Year Old Frenchman Sets Cycl ing Record

it would recognise ther e c o r d , m e a n i n g t h a tMarchand had to undergo adoping test after completingthe event.

An amateur road racer,Marchand competed in theBordeaux-Paris race at theage of 90 when he completed

the 600 kms in 36 hours.In the last few years,

he has eased off, restrictinghimself to rides of less than

100 kilometres in a day.Marchand said his biggest

challenge was getting used toriding on a track, something he lastdid in 1937.

Electric cigarette explodes in man's mouthA Florida man trying to kickthe smoking habit waspuffing on an electronic

cigarette when a faultybattery caused it to explodein his mouth, taking outsome of his front teeth and achunk of his tongue andseverely burning his face,fire officials say.

"The best analogy is likeit was trying to hold a bottle rocketin your mouth when it went off,"

said Joseph Parker,division chief for the North BayFire Department.

"The battery flew out of thetube and set the closet on fire."Fire Chief Joseph Miller

said the victim contacted thedepartment to thank firefightersand told them he was recoveringat a hospital in Mobile, Alabama,and anticipated being releasedlater in the day.

Officials have not publiclyidentified him, citing department

the name of 57-year-oldTom Holloway of Niceville wasf i l l e d w i t h w e l l - w i s h e r s

commenting on the injury.Holloway was in his officeat home when the deviceexploded, leaving behind burntchair cushions, pictures, carpetand office equipment.

Thomas K ik las, co-founder of the Tobacco VaporElectronic Cigarette Association,said the industry knows of noproblems with the cigarettes or

batteries exploding.Kicklas said the

rigid, plastic cigarettesinclude a small batteryand car t r idge. Thebattery is designed togenerate an electriccharge when the deviceis inhaled. The chargesets off vapour in thecigarette tube. Thenicotine-filled mist givesthe taste and experienceof smoking without thesmoke.


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operating in Balido not holdt h er e q u i r e dp e r m i t s

issued byB a n kIndonesia.

T h eSecretaryGeneral of the Association ofthe Foreign Exchange Dealers(APVA), Ayu Astuti D, said,according to our data, 30-40% of the 146 (foreigne x c h a n g e ) c o m p a n i e sheadquartered in Bali areillegal.

C o m p l a i n t s a r ereceived from tourists who are

u n e t h i c a l m o n e ychangers operating fromunlicensed locations.

V i s i t o r s a r erecommended to exchangemoney at banks or moneychangers displaying themembership logo of the APVA.


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Gather in Bali in 2012!Bali Chairmanof IndonesianCongress andC o n v e n t i o nA s s o c i a t i o nPredicts 2012 aBumper Year

for Meetings inBali.

I n d o n e s ia nPresident Susi loBambang Yudhoyonoh a s i s s u e dinstructions to hisgovernment to do allpossible to increase Indonesia'sshare of the lucrative meeting,incentive, conference andexhibition (MICE) market.

Quoted in Bisnis Bali, thechairman of the Bali Chapter ofIn d o n e s ia Co n g r e ss a n dConvention Association (INCCA),

Ida Bagus Surakusuma, predictsthat the government will work tostimulate the MICE market for Baliin 2012.

In keeping with thePresident's instructions tostimulate the MICE sector,Cabinet Ministers have beenordered to not only promote

conventions, but alsowork to bring incentives andexhibitions to Indonesia.

A c c o r d i n g t oSurakusuma, more popularlyk n o w n a s L o l e c , t h egovernment's focus on MICE inBali will provide businessopportunities for professionalconference organizers (PCO).

L o l e c s a i d t h egovernment has prepared acertification program for MICEoperators as one of the steps toimprove the skills of this sector ofthe national tourism economy.

Because of the economic

i m p a c t o fM I C E a n d t h ee m p l o y m e n topportunities thatresult, Lolec called onthe Government toreduce the feescharged to the MICEsector. Citing two

examples, he said thetax on alcohol mustbe simplified andprocedures eased fort h e t e m p o r a r yimportation of goodsused in hosting MICEevents in Bali.

According toINCCA, there were 140 MICEevents in Bali in 2010. Lolecpredicts that number to increaseby 30% in 2012.

Lolec is optimistic thatMICE business to Bali in 2012 willremain unaffected by the ongoing

global economic crisis.H e a l s o s a i d t h a tinfrastructure projects nowunderway, such as the underpassproject in Kuta, would reduce thedifficulties posed by traffic jams in2013.


Bali Golf and Country Club ClosesBali Golf and CountryClub at Nusa Dua Closesf o r T w o Y e a r s f o rRevamp of Course and

the Addition of Hotelsand Villas

The Robin Nelson andRodney Wright championshipdesigned Bali Golf and CountryClub (BGCC) at Nusa Dua closedon February 16, 2012 for anextended period during arevamping of the 18-hole coursethat will the golf links changed andthe addition of villa and hotel

facilities.Due to the closure, some

403 employees of the BGCC havebeen paid severance pay andother incentives by the s owning

c o m p a n y , P T N a r e n d r aInterpasific Indonesia.

Local press reports saythe employees have peacefullyaccepted the loss of employmentbased on the separation fees paidand a pledge to try to re-employqualified former staff once therenovations are completed.

R e n o v a t i o n s a n dconstruction are expected to taketwo years.

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Tightrope walker to attempt first crossing of Niagara FallsCanada agreed to allow amember of the FlyingW al l e n d a f a m i l y o fdaredevils to attempt atightrope walk over NiagaraFalls, clearing the way forthe stunt some time duringthe summer.

Nik Wallenda, 33, securedsupport on the American side of thefalls last September when New YorkGovernor Andrew Cuomo signed abill giving him one year to performthe feat, which Wallenda says will bethe first attempt in more than acentury.

The board of Canada'sNiagara Parks Commission votedunanimously to allow Wallenda to goahead, reversing its earlier decision.

"It's been a dream of minesince I was 6 years old," Wallendasaid by telephone from Niagara,

where he had earl ierattended the board meeting. "Thiswas a dream many told me wasimpossible: two countries to changelaws. I'm blessed, that's all I can say."

T h e N i a g a r a P a r k sCommission also passed a motionbarring a similar stunt more thanonce every 20 years.

"This decision was approvedin part in recognition of the role thatstunting has played in the history andpromotion of Niagara Falls," JaniceThomson, the chairwoman of thecommission, said in a statement.

"We have made it clear thatthis is a very unique one-timesituation. It's not an everyday activityand will not be allowed to become aneveryday activity."

Wallenda, a seventh-generation member of the Wallendafamily of circus performers who saidhe has been tightrope-walking sincehe was 2 years old, said he will be the

first person to ever crossdirectly over the falls. Pastattempts took place further downthe gorge, he said.

"I'll be walking through themist thrown off by the falls," hesaid, adding that although thatmay sound as though it wouldcause slippery conditions, his

suede wire-walking shoes actuallygrip better when wet.He plans to rig a 2-inch-

diameter wire rope betweencranes on either side of the falls,some 1,800 feet apart, he said.The date has not been set, but isexpected to be in the summer.

He will continue to train ona full-scale high-wire rig on anairport runway in Pittsburgh, withsimulated mist.

"I've done walks fartherand higher," he said. "This will bethe most iconic."

London Olympics triggers record rent for homeA seven-bedroom house inLondon's upmarket Mayfairdistrict will likely set a Britishrecord rent of 433,000 poundsper month as landlords cash inon demand for space during thissummer's Olympic Games.

The house has a floorspace equivalent to three anda half tennis courts spreadover three floors and includesa swimming pool, cinema andseven bathrooms. It can bealso rented for 100,000pounds a week.

In addition to a six-bedroom flat near the Harrodsstore in Knightsbridge that isfor rent at the same weeklysum, it is the most expensiveh o m e o n t h efindaproperty.com website,which displays houses beingmarketed by major estate agents.

" T h e f i g u r e i sunprecedented for an open-marketrental," said Jemma Scott, head ofresidential corporate services at real

estate agency Knight Frank."It is purely due to the Olympicswhich, as a rule of thumb, will seemonthly rents become weekly rentsbefore reverting to normal after theGames."

The house would likely

attract interest from overseasindividuals in the Far East, MiddleEast and Russia, she said.

London homeowners areincreasing rents by up to six times tomeet demand from an estimated 11million sports fans, media and

the city for the world'sbiggest sporting event thissummer.

The total Olympics rentalmarket for flats, apartments orhouses could be worth 314 millionpounds, based on one in three

homeowners consideringletting out some or all of theirproperties, according to asurvey by findaproperty.comlast year.

The luxury end ofLondon's housing markethas been buoyed bydemand from overseasinvestors looking to shieldtheir wealth from the eurozone crisis and Arab springuprisings. Prices for the besthomes rose 39.5 percentbetween March 2009 and

last November, Knight Frank said.Rent ing homes was

popular among certain wealthyindividuals as it provided a greaterlevel of privacy than a hotel, Scottsaid.

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are reallygetting dolled up for the f irst anniversary of theirroyal wedding.

Mattel Inc, the U.S. maker of Barbie dolls, saidthis week it will release a special two-doll set in April tomark the one-year anniversary of Prince William andKate Middleton's wedding at Westminster Abbey.

The figures, part of Mattel's Barbie Collector

series, will come dressed up in outfits duplicatingthose the couple wore in a ceremony that was viewedby an estimated 3 billion people worldwide.

For William, that means a pint-sized version ofhis red Irish Guards outfit with a bright blue sash.

For Kate, that means a miniature of thetraditional white dress and veil she wore, as well as ateeny-tiny tiara just like the diamond-studded originalshe borrowed from Queen Elizabeth.

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Aries Mar 20 - Apr 19Recently you lost ground in certain important situations.Tempting as it is to try to recover your position, it simplyisn't worth it. Things have changed, more than you know.Consequently, while the foundation may seem the same,it's not. If you still refuse to give up, at least ensure anyarrangements are flexible.

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TaurusApr 20 - May 20While you understand the excitement of one particularindividual about certain ideas and their desire to turnthose ideas into lasting plans, you can't help but thinkthey're being hasty. At other times that might be true. Butnow the pace demands fast action. Wait for even a dayand the moment could be lost.

Gemini May 21 - Jun 20There's a difference between exciting ideas, which youhave lots of, and every day, and inspiration. Last week'sencounter between your ruler Mercury and Neptunebegan a cycle that will lead to a fresh perspective on manyareas of your life. But especially in existing arrangementsand those soon to come your way.

Cancer Jun 21 - Jul 22The odds are good that even if you're not already aware ofthe New Moon, your instincts are telling you to slow down.This gives you a chance to reflect both on what should goand, equally, to consider the future and what's next. Thisperiod's just about reflection. Action comes later.

Leo Jul 23 - Aug 22Fortunately you're strong enough to stand up to those whodisagree with your decisions. This will come in handy now,

with your ruler the Sun meeting the intuitive Neptune.While what you sense may be completely at odds with thefacts, should others challenge you, it won't upset you inthe least.

VirgoAug 23 - Sep 22Even for you, as a quick-minded Virgo, certain situationsare becoming more puzzling by the day. This has nothingto do with your capacity for analysis and everything to dowith the extent of developments. Promising as these are,if you're to understand them, you'll need to trust yourinstincts over your intellect.

Libra Sep 23 - Oct 22Infuriating as the underhand approach of one particularindividual has been to pressing situations, in the long runyou may thank them. Had discussions been moreaboveboard, there wouldn't just have been conflicts,issues would have led to serious misunderstandings.Now these can be dealt with slowly and more discreetly.

Scorpio Oct 23 - Nov 21Nobody would blame you for feeling you've been takenadvantage of. Certainly recent events benefited otherswhile they cost you in some manner, personally,financially or even in terms of time or your reputation. Still,

begin asking questions. What you learn could put thesituation in an entirely different, and far more positive,

SagittariusNov 22 - Dec 21Few things frustrate you more than situations in whichyou've managed to get everything organised, thenencounter last minute obstacles. Except now whatappear to be obstacles are actually giving you anopportunity to rethink those plans. With so muchchanging so rapidly, you'll need to revise even thesimplest of arrangements frequently.

CapricornDec 22 - Jan 19The current New Moon isn't just about a time of stillnessand reflection, as is always the case. It's about reviewingcertain of your priorities. While your circumstances havebeen considerably altered, you're basing plans on thepast. Once you realise how very different things are, you'llbegin making the necessary changes.

Aquarius Jan 20 - Feb 18Often obstacles are no more than that, hurdles that mustbe surmounted. However, those you're currently facing

have more to do with changes in the actual circumstancesyou're dealing with. The first step, therefore, is to investtime in examining what's taking place and the impact ofthose developments on existing arrangements.

Pisces Feb 19 - Mar 19Ignoring pressure isn't easy. But whether you're facingpressure from others or that you're putting on yourself, thecurrent Pisces New Moon is about reflection, not action.Recent powerful planetary activity in your sign istriggering far-reaching changes. Urgent as those aroundyou seem, those within are of far greater significance.

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Bali Politician andCommunity LeaderB e m o a n s t h eI n c r e a s i n gMarginalization ofthe Balinese in theirHomeland

B e r i t a b a l i . c o mquotes the founder of theForum to Fight for the Rightsof Bali (Forum PerjuanganHak Bali FPHB) and amember of Bali's House ofRe p r e se n ta t i ve s , Nyo ma nDhamantra, as complaining thatthe native Balinese are becomingincreasingly marginalized on theirown island.

The Balinese have smallhopes (for the future). Theinvestment in Bali has caused themarginalization of the Balinese.Investment has not allowed the

Ba l inese to becomemasters on their own island.Because of this, investment thatmarginalizes the Balinese must bestopped, said Dhamantra.

Dhamantra sa id theincreasing marginalization of hispeople is also due to the lowcompetitive capacity of theBalinese.

In this condition, the mostcommonly blamed 'black sheep'

are Bali's newresidents. In fact, this ist h e f a i l u r e o f t h egovernment to safeguardthe existence of its localcitizens. The governmenth a s p o o r u r b a nm a n a g e m e n t , complained Dhamantra.

The governmentshould enhance thecompetitive position of theBa l inese. Issues o fprioritizing local content

needs serious attention. Thehigh costs associated withBalinese culture must bereduced so the people can bemore competitive. If incomesremain stable, but the costburden of culture increases, howcan they (the Balinese) becompetitive? he asked.


Are the Balinese an Endangered Cultural Species?

Sydney TV Report ShowsAustralian Tourist BehavingBadly in Bali

A less-than-positive imageof a segment of the Australiantourist visitors to Bali was paintedby a 7News Sydney report thatfeatured the head of Bali'sKerobokan prison issuing awarning, telling Aussie visitors:

Don't' bring the badattitude to Bali.

The 7News report sawBowo Nariwono, who plays host tomany Australians found guilty ofcrime at his prison in Bali, andothers decry the sometimes-outrageous behaviour of bule gilaor crazy foreigners.

The film report also shows

short film clips of latenight holidaymakers behavingbadly while enjoying Bali'snightlife.

According to 7News, 17Australian were arrested in Balilast year, six for assault and fourfor drug offenses.


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Philippine Airlines Seeking to

Fly Manila Denpasar (Bali)Three Times a Week StartingMarch 2012

A f t e r i n c o r r e c t l yannouncing that they wouldcommence flights between Manilaand Denpasar, Bali in December2010, Philippine Airlines (PAL)have once again declared theirintention to fly that segment, thistime commencing in March 2012.Businessmirror.com.ph quotes

PAL President, Jaime Bautista,

who confirms that flight permissionhas been requested for the Manilato Bali route from the relevantgovernment agencies.

Indonesia transportationofficials have conducted technicalinspections but have yet to issuethe required permits.PAL already flies to Jakarta andplans to service its new Bali routewith Airbus A320 aircraft. Initiallythe flights would operate three ing

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Bali TemplesMany claim that there are actually more temples thanhomes in Bali. Strictly speaking, many temples arereally shrines but the number of religious compoundsin Bali is said to be over 10,000. Normally peaceful anduninhabited, Bali's temples transform into scenes ofgreat activity and are ornately decorated duringfestivals with traditional dance performances,cockfighting and gambling. You'll find that each ofBali's temples is facing towards the mountains, the seaor sunrise.Besakih Temple(Mother Temple)

Over a thousand years old, Besakih Temple isknown as the "Mother Temple of Bali" Perched on theslopes of Mount Agung, at a lofty 1,000 meters (3,000feet) Besakih is the biggest and holiest of all theBalinese temples. Named after the Dragon Godbelieved to inhabit the mountain, it's said to be the onlytemple where a Hindu of any caste can worship.

Eighteen separate sanctuaries belonging todifferent regencies and caste groups surround thethree main temples dedicated to Shiva, Brahma andVishnu. To the Balinese, visiting the temple

sanctuaries is a special pilgrimage. The mountain topsetting gives it an almost mystical quality. Stepsascend through split gates to the main courtyard wherethe Trinity shrines, dedicated to Shiva, Brahma, andVishnu, are wrapped in cloth and decorated with flowerofferings. There are are number of temples but many oftheir inner courtyards are closed to visitors. If travellingon your own, try reach Pura Besakih before 9am, whenmany tourist buses start to arrive, so that you can takein the lovely temple in the quiet Balinese morning.Uluwatu Temple(Pura Luhur)

Bali's most spectacular temples located highon a cliff top at the edge of a plateau 250 feet above thewaves of the Indian Ocean.Dedicated to the spirits of the sea, the famous PuraLuhur Uluwatu temple is an architectural wonder in

black coral rock, beautifully designed with spectacularviews. A popular place to view the sunset.Tanah Lot Temple

The royal Taman Ayun temple was built by oneof the last priests to come to Bali from Java in the 16thcentury. The temple stands on top of a huge rock,surrounded by the sea and is one of Bali's mostimportant sea temples. Tanah Lot pays homage to theguardian spirits of the sea.

Ancient rituals pay homage to the guardianspirits of the sea. Poisonous sea snakes found in thecaves at the base of the rocky island are believed to beguardians of the temple, standing virgil against evil

spirits and intruders.The best time to see Tanah Lot is in the late afternoonwhen the temple is in silhouette.Pura Tirta Empul

Built around a sacred spring, Tampak Siring.An inscription dates the spring all the way back to926AD; and there are fine carvings and Garudas on

the courtyard buildings. The temple and its two bathingspots have been used by the Balinese for over athousand years for good health and prosperity; as thespring water really does have the power to cure!Regular purification ceremonies also take place here.Tampak Siring artists produce marvellous bone andivory carvings. Both sites open daily. By publictransport from Ubud, catch a bemo north toTampaksiring from the junction in Bedulu, which issouth-east of Ubud.

A little off the main road in Tampaksiring isGunung Kawi with its group of large stone memorialscut into cliffs on either side of a picturesque river valley.It is believed to date from 11th century, one is of Bali'smost impressive sights.Ulu Danu

No less stunning is the mountain resort ofBratan, in Bedugul, and the magnificent Ulun Danu, aninspiring place of worship that appears to rise out ofwaters of Lake Bratan.Goa Lawah TempleThe Bat Cave

Not for the faint-hearted. The Goa LawahTemple is located in a cave filled with thousands of batsand is said to lead all the way to Besakih. Goa Lawah isone of six temples open to the public and is revered asa sacred site for Brahma. Located on the sputhr eastcoast.Taman Ayun Temple in Mengwi

Very distinctive pagodas symbolising thesacred mountain Mahameru, residence of theSupreme God surrounded by a moat in this lovelytemple in Mengwi.

Originally dated from 1634, Taman Ayun hasbeen restored and enlarged in 1937. On its festival day(odalan) hundreds of women come into the templebringing colorful offerings, which they place together infront of the merus.

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There are super-hot chillivarieties. And then there's thes w e a t - i n d u c i n g , t e a r -generat ing, mouth-on-f ireTrinidad Moruga Scorpions.

With a name like that, it's notsurprising that months of researchby the experts at New Mexico's State

University's Chile Pepper Institutehave identified the variety as the newhottest pepper on the planet.

The golfball-sized pepperscored the highest among a handfulof chilli breeds reputed to be amongthe hottest in the world. Its meanheat topped more than 1.2 millionunits on the Scoville heat scale,while fruits from some individualplants reached two million heatunits.

"You take a bite. It doesn'tseem so bad, and then it buildsand it builds and it builds. So it isquite nasty," Paul Bosland, arenowned pepper expert and

director of the chilli institute, saidof the pepper's heat.R e s e a r c h e r s w e r e

pushed by hot sauce makers,seed producers and others in thespicy foods industry to establishthe average heat levels for super-hot varieties in an effort to quashunscientific claims of whichpeppers are actually the hottest.

That's something thathadn't been done before, Boslandsaid.

"The question was, couldthe Chile Pepper Institute establishthe benchmark for chilli heat? Chilliheat is a complex thing, and the

industry doesn't like to base it on justa single fruit that's a record holder.It's too variable," he said.

The academic institute isbased at the university's agricultureschool and is partially funded byfederal grants, as well as someindustry groups depending on theproject.

The team planted about 125plants of each variety - the TrinidadMoruga Scorpion, the TrinidadScorpion, the 7-pot, the Chocolate 7-

pot and the Bhut Jolokia,which was a previous record-holderidentified by the institute and certifiedby Guinness World Records in 2007.

Randomly selected maturefruits from several plants within eachvariety were harvested, dried andground to powder. The compoundsthat produce heat sensation - the

capsaicinoids - were then extractedand examined.

During harvesting, seniorresearch specialist Danise Coonsaid she and the two students whowere picking the peppers wentthrough about four pairs of latexgloves.

"T h e ca p sa i c in ke p tpenetrating the latex and soakinginto the skin on our hands. That hasnever happened to me before," shesaid.

Chilli peppers of the samevariety can vary in heat dependingon environmental conditions. Morestress on a p lant - hottertemperatures or less water, forexample - will result in hotter fruit.

The Tr in idad MorugaScorpion's new notoriety is alreadymaking waves in the industry andamong those who love their hot,spicy foods.

"As with all the previous

record holders, there willbe a run on seeds and plants," saidJim Duffy, a grower in San Diegowho supplied the university withseeds for four of the super-hotvarieties.

Not even Duffy or theresearchers would dare to pop awhole Trinidad Moruga Scorpion

in their mouths, but there areplenty of videos on socialnetworking sites where heat-loving daredevils have tried.

The blood flow increasesand the endorphins start flowing.Their faces turn red, the sweatstarts rolling, their eyes and noses

water and there's a fierysensation that spreads acrosstheir tongues and down theirthroats.

"People actually get acrack-like rush," Duffy said. "Iknow the people who will eatthe hottest stuff to get this rush,but they've got to go through the

pain." Pepper experts saidthere are a handful of peoplewho are crazy enough tosubject themselves to the pain,but the rest just want to try outthese super-hot peppers ontheir friends or make killer hotsauce - and it doesn't take awhole pepper to do that.

More bang for the buckis how Bosland describes it. Hesaid a family could buy two of

the super-hot peppers to flavourtheir meals for an entire week.

The beauty of the peppersis they're not only the hottest in the

world, but they're also some of themost flavourful peppers, Duffysaid.

" Y o u c a n m a k e abarbecue sauce or a hot sauce ata mild to medium level using smallamounts of these peppers and itwill be so darn addictive that youwon't want to put your spoondown," he said.

"You'll want to eat and eatand eat."

The world's hottest chilli pepper has a sting

Grandma's OrangesLucy was a prostitute, but she didn't want her grandmato know.

One day, the police raided the brothel and took all thegirls outside and made them line up.Suddenly, Lucy's grandma came by.

Grandma asked, "Why are you standing in line here,dear?" Not willing to let her grandma

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When he wasabout to f ix the spare tyre, heaccidentally dropped all the boltsinto the drain.

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them. I think I'll get some for myself," Grandma said,and she proceeded to the back of the line.

A policeman was going down the line asking forinformation from all the prostitutes. When he got tograndma, he was bewildered and exclaimed, "Wow,

still going at it at your age? How do you do it old girl?"Grandma replied, "Oh, it's easy, dear. I just take mydentures out, rip the skin back and suck em' dry."

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Wozniacki loses respect for NavratilovaFormer world number oneCaroline Wozniacki hit backat Martina Navratilova onMonday for claiming that theDane had never deserved tobe top of the tennis rankings.

Wozniacki also suggestedsh e h a s l o s t r e sp e c t fo rNavratilova, regarded by many as

the greatest woman player ever,implying that her TV commentatingsought to stir things up and that itwould be better to "think a little bit."

"I would never say Martinawas number one when there wasno-one playing," Wozniacki said,"or that she was the best when no-one was playing. That would bedisrespectful."

Her comment was an echoof Navratilova's remarks at anAustralian Open press conference,in which the 55-year-old legendsaid: "Clearly nobody feelsWozniacki is a true number one."

Navratilova, whose 18Grand Slam singles titles wereachieved when the women's gamehad less depth, also criticised themodern ranking system whichplaced Wozniacki at the top for 68weeks.

This places too muchemphasis on the quantity of winsr a th e r th a n th e i r q u a l i t y ,Navratilova said, suggesting fellowCzech Petra Kvitova, Wimbledon

champion and winner offive other titles last year, shouldhave become number one instead.

When Wozniacki wasasked if she had lost respect as aresult of some of the remarks madeabout her on television, shereacted immediately.

"I think I have to be honest,lost a little bit of respect. Because Irespect what they have achieved,"she said, referring to players of aprevious era who are nowcommentators.

"She (Navratilova) won somany Grand Slams, her touch wasunbelievable. Martina Hingis wasunbelievable as well - for me myfavourite player.

"But I think they shouldrespect players that are playingnow as well. Because they knowhow hard it is. You don't just wakeup and say okay I want to win thistournament, and it just happenslike this."

Wozniacki reacted almost

as strongly when askedabout Navratilova's commentthat it was Kvitova and VictoriaAzarenka who now formed thegame's best rivalry.

"They always have tomake comments, and that's whatthey get paid for - to becommentators, because they

are not playing any more. Andthey need to stir everything up,"Wozniacki said.

"When I was number onethey needed to make a story soin the beginning when I wascoming up they were saying Iwas the next big thing.

"Then when I had beenthere for a while and it gotboring.........then they said shehasn't won a Grand Slam -because and because andbecause.

"Soon it will be if Victoria(Azarenka) loses a match, 'howcould she lose a match?'"

Wozniacki lost her worldnumber one ranking to Azarenkathree weeks ago, and is seededthree in defence of the DubaiOpen title this week, behind theBelarussian and the Czech.

K v i to va h a s s i n cewithdrawn with a virus, andWozniacki should play Azarenkain the semi-finals on Friday.

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Collingwood has had itsworst fears confirmed aboutmidfielder Brent Macaffer,who is set to miss the entireAFL season with a seriousknee injury.

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Jack lauds balanced Swans leadership groupA g g r e s s i v e S y d n e ymidfielder Kieren Jackbelieves the two newadditions to the club'sleadership group will givethe Swans an advantageacross th e park in 2012.

The Swans announced onTuesday defensive duo NickSmith and Ted Richards would be

joining the nine-strong leadershipgroup after impressing in theclub's big games in the past twoyears.

With the bulk of thecurrent group - including co-

captains Adam Goodes andJarred McVeigh - spending mostof their time either up front orpatrolling the midfield, Jackapplauded the decision to giveextra responsibility to the club'stwo strongest defenders.

"I think it's really importantyou have some key leaders at allends of the ground," he said.

"Ted and Nick will

probably take charge ofthe defence when players likemyself and Jarred and RyanO'Keefe can't get down therebecause we're involved in themidfield heavily.

"That's really important.You want to make sure you've gotleaders across the ground and

we think that with the nine thatwe've got we've got a goodspread and a good mix with some

youth coming through."They're two blokes who

are really keys in the backlineand have been for a number ofyears now.

"Ted and Nick are really

consistent performers on the fieldand two really important playersin our structure."

Richards and Smith joinJude Bolton, Ryan O'Keefe,Rhyce Shaw and Jarred Moore,as well as Jack, Goodes andMcVeigh, as coach JohnLongmire's go to men on thepitch.

"We're thrilled," Longmire

told reporters."We think we've got a

good spread of playersexperience-wise, position-wiseall over the ground and we'relooking forward to hopefullythese players helping drive theclub cultures on and off the fieldfor 2012."

Richards, who joinedthe Swans in 2006 after playing

just 33 games in four years atEssendon, said itw a s a c a r e e rh i g h l i g h t t o b einvolved.

"For a whilethere I was thinking Imight not even beplaying footy lastyear," Richards said.

"Being in theleadership group isgreat but I know why I

got in there, andthat's by doing myrole every week.

"This is goinginto my 12th year andthere's been a lot ofups and downs overthe way."

L o n g m i r esaid their additions

were consistent with theSwans' leadership structure,started in 2005 when theynamed six co-captains toreplace Stuart Maxfield.

"We don't have any

preconceived idea of numbers,it's not about that for us,"Longmire said.

T h e S w a n s w i l lcontinue their preparations forthe 2012 season on Friday withpreseason cup matchesagainst St Kilda and Geelong.

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More than 1.8 million deadpeople are listed as activeU.S. voters and about 2.75million people have activeregistration in more than onestate, the Pew Center on theStates reported

The result of this outdatedand inefficient registration systemis that one in eight U.S. voterregistrations is invalid or markedlyinaccurate, according to theresearch by the non-partisan thinktank.

U.S. electoral systems"are plagued with errors andinefficiencies that waste taxpayerd o l l a r s , u n d e r m in e vo te rconfidence, and fuel partisandisputes over the integrity of ourelections," the report said.

Largely paper-based voterregistration "has not kept pacewith advancing technology and a

mobile society."The report ahead of theNovember general electionscomes as states across thecountry, in contentious moves,have tightened voter identificationrequirements.

Voter ID laws were passedin eight states last year, and theVirginia legislature is debatingbills to stiffen ID requirements.The Justice Department blocked

South Carolina's ID lawin December , a rgu ing i tdiscriminated against minorityvoters.

The Pew report did notidentify voter fraud as a problem,saying the inefficiencies couldlead to "the perception that they(elections) lack integrity or couldbe susceptible to fraud."

MOVING ONOne reason for voter

registration trouble is thatAmericans frequently changevoting districts, the report said.

About one in eightAmericans moved during the2008 and 2010 election years.Up to 25 percent of youngAmericans move each year, itsaid.

A study Pew conductedw i t h O r e g o nshowed taxpayers

spent $4.11 peractive voter in 2008t o p r o c e s sregistrations andkeep up a voter list,o r $ 7 . 6 7 p e rtransaction, such asnew or updatedregistration.

C a n a d aspends less than 35cents to processregistrations and 93

percent of its population isregistered. Canada uses moderntechnology for registration and

d a t a - m a t c h i n g m e t h o d scommon in the private sector, thereport said.

The Pew study wascarried out by RTI International,a nonpartisan North Carolinaresearch institute. RTI used adatabase maintained by CatalistLLC, a Washington processor ofvoter information.

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AFL punts priority pickThe AFL will scrap itsp r i o r i t y d r a f t p i c ksystem and replace itwith a newer versionwhich makes it muchharder for clubs to gainextra selections.

The overhaul is

partly aimed at removingsuspicions that clubs tank forextra picks.

Under the outgoingsystem, a club which earned 16premiership points (four wins) orfewer in a season was given anextra pick before the secondround of the national draft.

If a club earned 16 pointsor fewer in consecutive yearsthey were awarded an extraselection before the draft's firstround.

Under the new system,which will come into effect thisyear, a more complicated formulawill be used, which takes intoaccount premiership points,

p e r c e n t a g e , f i n a l sappearances and injury rates fora club over several seasons.

The new formula willmake it more unlikely a club willbe granted a priority pick after justone poor season, or that a pickwill be given before the first roundof a draft.

AFL football operationsmanager Adrian Anderson saysthe rule changes are partly aimedat eradicating any suspicion that

clubs sometimes tanked late inseasons for extra draft picks.

Anderson says whilethe league did not believetanking had occurred, theywant to remove any doubtamong fans.

"There's no doubtthere is an unhealthyobsession in some quarterswith the whole idea that there

could be tanking," he said."Part of the rationale

is to deal with that, but onlypart of the rationale."

Anderson says theleague also wants to move closerto having an uncompromisednational draft.

He says the AFL hasalready taken steps in thatdirection in recent years, such asby changing the father-sonsystem, so that clubs which wantto draft the sons of former playersnow had to be part of a draftbidding system.

Reds rake likely to miss 'Tahs clashQueensland hooker SaiaFaingaa is set to missSaturday night'sseason-openingS u p e r R u g b yg r u d g e m a t c hwith NSW due toan ankle injury.

Faingaa failed to

train with the Reds onMonday afternoon atB a l l y m o r e w i t hu n d e r s t u d y J a m e sHanson now poised to goh e a d - t o - h e a d w i t hWallabies rake TatafuPolota-Nau.

Coach Ewen McKenziewanted all his players to train at100 per cent in the first session ofthe week to prove their readiness

for the brutal interstatebattle expected at ANZ Stadium.

The fact Faingaa, whostrained ankle ligaments in theCairns trial against the Brumbieson February 11, failed to take thefield is a clear sign the 16-Testhooker must bide his time.

Hanson started just twomatches in the Reds' charge to the2011 title but his impact off the

b e n c h i m p r e s s e dWallabies coach RobbieDeans who included the23-year-old in his initial40-man Test squad.

Faingaa's blowwould also give versatileprop-hooker Albert Anaea chance to make just hissecond Super Rugbyappearance from thebench.

Fellow Test forwardScot t Higg inbothamshrugged off a back

complaint to train on Monday and iswell in the mix to start despitefailing to play in the Reds' two trialwins over the Brumbies (27-20)and Western Force.

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Partner's main source of happiness around the globeNear ly two-th i rds ofmarried couples andpeople with a significantother say their partner ist h e m o s t i m p o r t a n tsource of happiness intheir lives, according to anew global poll released

on Valentine's Day.And nearly half of all

singles yearn above all else tofind a sweetheart, with about 45percent saying finding a partnerwould bring them the greatesthappiness.

"What strikes us when welook at the data is that you have thismajority of global citizens who arereally looking at home forhappiness," said Keren Gottfried,research manager at Ipsos GlobalPublic Affairs, which conducted thesurvey in 24 countries.

South Africa reported the

highest levels of domestic bliss,with 82 percent of settled SouthAfricans saying nothing couldmake them happier than theirpartner.

Japanese and SouthKorean couples were at the otherend of the scale. Nearly half saidthey would hesitate to say theirpartner was the single best thing in

their lives, although theyconceded that he or she was thesource of at least some of theirhappiness.

For many couples, about38 percent globally, the best thingabout their relationship was thesex, according to the poll. This wasespecially true for Brazilians.Nearly 60 percent said that nothingcould make them happier thanhaving a good sex life.

But the Japanese, South

Koreans and Britons tended tovalue other qualities in theirpartner. Only 15 percent ofJapanese ranked their sex livesabove all else as a source ofcontentment.

Single people in the samethree countries also reported aresilient independence, with only athird or less of single Japanese,South Koreans and the Britons ying

s a y i n g f i n d i n gsomeone to settle down withwas the most important stepin their search for happiness.

Single Indonesianswere the most preoccupiedwith finding a mate. Nearly70 percent said nothingcould make them happier,followed by 57 percent ofTurks and 56 percent ofMexicans.

But even amongcouples who lived together, thepoll found signs of restlessnesswith slightly more than a quarterof people in such relationshipssaying that finding someone elseto be with would make themhappiest of all.

Ipsos interviewed 21,248in an online survey in Argentina,Australia, Belgium, Brazil,Canada, Ch ina , France,Germany, Great Br i ta in ,Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy,

Japan, Mexico, Poland, Russia,Saudi Arabia, South Africa,South Korea, Spain, Sweden,Turkey and the United States.

Fifty-nine percent of thepeople surveyed said they weremarried or living with theirpartner, while 41 percent saidthey were not.

A Dutch antique trader isselling his collection of over5,000 unopened bottles of

Cognac and other liquors,which he claims is the biggestof its kind.

The most precious bottle inBay van der Bunt's collection,which is valued at 6 million euros(4.9 million pounds), dates back to1795 and was a Cognac taken byNapoleon's army on campaign forthe officers. Van der Buntestimates that bottle is worthbetween 100,000 and 150,000

euros.H o w e v e r , a n y o n e

interested in that particular bottlemay be disappointed: he does notwant to sell his bottles one by one,but would prefer to sell the entirecollection, which was started by hisgreat grandfather in 1880, to asingle buyer by the end of this year.

"We are aiming at awealthy Russian or Chinese buyer,because we think people fromthese countries are willing to spendtheir money on this," said BartLaming, who is handling the

publicity for the sale.Van der Bunt wants to

sell his collection to someonewith a passion for liquor, but alsowants a buyer who is prepared tokeep the bottles unopenedrather than savouring theircontents.

"In this respect wecertainly are afraid that apotential buyer would emptysome of them," Laming said. "Wewill screen potential buyers tominimise that risk".

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Reserve boss to face the musicTreasury boss Mart inParkinson is pretty sure inwhich country he resides.

But the man who also sitson the Reserve Bank board lastweek told a Senate estimatescommittee reckons there's a fewAustralians who reckon theirhome address is somewhere in

the suburbs of Athens."I do think the whole mind

set is overdone. It's almost as ifmost Australians think we live inGreece," he said.

"We don't. We actuallyhave an incredibly bright futureahead of us."

I t ' s t h a tbright future - led bythe mining sector -contributed towardsthe Reserve Bank'sdecision to leaveinterest rates onhold at its most

recent meeting.A t 4 . 2 5percent the officialcash rate is still lowb y h i s t o r i c a lstandards. It was at4.25 percent thatJohn Howard famously declaredto have interest rates at "recordlows".]

Over in Greece officialrates are at one percent.

But no one is borrowingmoney, locals are sending theircash overseas for fear of thecountry being pulled out of the

euro and unemployment isaround the 21 percent mark.Unemployment in this

country is now at 5.1 percent,wages are growing faster thaninflation, pensions continue torise and it's unlikely yourbusiness will be firebombed byan angry mob.

For those st i l l no tconvinced have a look at theaccompanying graph which

highlights just how largethe difference is between Australiaand Greece.

It is a comparison of howGreece and Australia did throughthe two biggest economicdislocations of the past century -the Great Depression (1929 to1934) and the Great Recession(which started in 2008).

T h r o u g h t h e G r e a tDepression the Austral ianeconomy went into freefall.

Unemployment up to 33percent.

Australia's economy was16 percentage points smaller in

1931 than it was in 1929.It took six years for the

economy to return to the size itwas when the global economycollapsed.

Over in Greece it too washit hard by the Great Depression.

However, it did muchbetter than Australia. Economic

output had returned to 1929 levelsby 1932.By 1934, when Australia

was just making it back to where itwas in 1929, the Greek economywas 10 percentage points largerthan it was six years earlier.

Move forward to thecurrent day.

The Australian economytoday is 10 percentage pointslarger than it was in 2008, with the

IMF forecasting thatgrowth to accelerate over thecoming two years.

By 2013, the value ofeconomic output in this countrywill be about a fifth larger than itwas back in 2008.

Now let's head to Greece.The Greek economy has

shrunk by more than eightpercentage points since 2008, willbe smaller again next year and theIMF does not forecast out farenough to find a year in which itwill return to its 2008 level.

For the debt fetishists outthere, note that Greece's net

government debt is 153percent of GDP while inAustralia it hit almosteight percent last year.

That is the pricebeing paid by Greeksand the Greece byausterity, poor policydecisions of the past,

bad policy decisions oftoday and lenders whoare not prepared toaccept losses for theirown mistakes.

It 's not justGreece which did

bet te r th rough the GreatDepression than through theGreat Recession.

Nobel laureate and NewYork Times' columnist PaulKrugman has highlighted howBritain did better in the 1930s thanit has through the 2000s.

There are now the best

part of 2.7 million Britonsunemployed, with a third of thosewithout a job through the pastyear.

As Dr Parkinson toldAustralians, cheer up!

"Yes we have a multi-speed economy at the momentand there are some parts that facesignif icant chal lenges butAustralians have a lot to beoptimistic about," he said.


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crowd," he tweeted.Cricket Australia chiefe xe cu t i ve Ja me sS u t h e r l a n d s a i ddespite the ingloriousend to Ponting's ODIcareer, he would ber e m e m b e r e d a spossibly the bestlimited overs player thenation has had.

"I think hiscareer is incomparablein one-day cricket,"S u t h e r l a n d t o l dreporters in Sydney.

"Five WorldCups, four f inals, threechampionships and two ascaptain, plus all the runs andspecial feats in the field.

"I just can't think of aplayer that has made a greatercontribution and been a betterone-day cricketer, particularly inthe big moments."

"I remain speechless!"The burly Queenslander

was not the only one of Ponting'sformer team-mates to expresssurprise at dumping, withLehmann suggesting the 37-year-old should at least havebeen given the chance to sayfarewell in Friday's one-dayeragainst Sri Lanka in Hobart.

"Ricky Ponting is an

absolute champion, and shouldhave played in Hobart thisweekend in front of his home

Former Test stars MatthewHayden and DarrenLehmann have bothe x p r e s s e d t h e i rdisappointment at theend of Ricky Ponting'sg l i t t e r i ng one-dayinternational career.

Ponting said he doesnot expect to add to his 375one-day games for Australiaafter being dropped from thenational squad on Monday.

The former captainsaid he accepted theselectors' decision, whichcame after he made five single-figurescores in a row in the tri-seriesagainst India and Sri Lanka.

But the decision incensedHayden, a World Cup winner underPonting in 2003 and 2007, andLehmann, who played with Ponting inthe 1999 and 2003 triumphs.

Hayden said on Twitter:"Ricky Pontings Omission from theNational 1 Day side is an outrage!" .

Aussie greats outraged by Ponting axe

White cards tipped to reduce foul playSuper Rugby refereesb e l i e v e t h ei n t r o d u c t i o n o f aw h i t e c a r d t h i ss e a s o n w i l l t a k epressure off them andh e l p t h e g a m e ' sauthori t ies removefoul play.

The white card willallow referees to refer to aciting commissioner allegedincidents like biting andgouging that on field officials mightnot have seen.

"I think it will assist us inremoving incidents from the gamethat the IRB and SANZAR are tryingto remove and clean up the game interms of foul play," referee AndrewLees said.

"That (new system)makes it a bit clearer for thepublic, who in the past may nothave known things are going tothe citing commissioner. We're just making the process a bitmore transparent to the publiceye."

Another referee, Ian

Smith, did notthink the white cardw o u l d l e a d t o areduction in yellowcards that result in a 10-minute 'sin bin' for theoffender.

"But it gives usanother resource thatwe can use for an itemthat may not meet a red

card threshold," Smithsaid.

W a r a t a h scoach Michael Foley

supported the introduction of thewhite card.

"I think anything thathelps tidy up that judicialprocess, makes it slicker, is agood thing," he said.

"I see only positives init.

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Crocker buoyed by Burgess' potentialever full preseason he's

done," he said."His body has matured

now. He's very strong and he'svery excited to beback. He knowshe's done the hardwork and now justwants to stay out onthe park."

C r o c k e rh a s a l so b e e nimpressed with theattitude and form ofrookie half-backAdam Reynolds,who appears tohave won the raceto wear the numberseven shirt againstSydney Roosters inround one.

"He was excellent at theweekend against the Dragons,"Crocker said.

"He's a good talker and

the more he plays, the more he'sgoing to build up his combinationwith Sutts (five-eighth JohnSutton) and that will be better forus.

"I really like his attitude.He works really hard in training,his defence is good. He is aproper angry little half-back.

champions of the game."I think Sam can be good

as any of them," Crocker said."He needs to be smart

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Burgess has struggledwith injuries throughout his careerhaving to go under the knife tocure shoulder and ankle issues.

His first two years withthe Rabbitohs have seen himspend plenty of time in thephysios' room, but Crocker hasbeen impressed with how he isshaping up for the new campaign.

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South Sydney's MichaelCrocker is confidentfellow co-captain SamB u r g e s s c a nbecome one oft h e b e s tforwards to ever

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Crocker, who has playedalongside the likes of PeteroCivoniceva, Steve Price, SamThaiday and Adrian Morley duringhis time with Queensland,Australia and Sydney Roosters,believes the 23-year-old canreach similar heights to those

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