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Judge Lott chief guest at Fiji Awards Night

FREMONT, CA- California Superior Judicial Officer, Hon. Judge Lott (center) was Guest of Honor at the Fiji Awards Night Friday October 28, 2011 at the 2nd Awards Dinner held at the Mehran Restaurant hosed by Fiji Sun and American Institute of Management. He is flanked by newly accredited Fellows of the American Institute of Management. (Continued on pages 2 and 3 inside)

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MISS FIJI USA 2011 GETS TRIPLE HONORS AT NORTHERN CA BEAUTY PAGEANT PAGEANT LEADER SHEKHARRAHATE CROWNS MS. SHIKSHA SHARMA MISS FIJI USA 2011

Above Ms. Shiksha Sharma receives Miss Fiji USA 2011 crown from leading fashion designer and India beauty pageant host Shekhar Rahate. On the right Ms. Sharma is the first runner up to Miss Northern California Beauty pageant held Saturday Nov 5, 2011 at the ICC Studios in Milpitas.

Ms. Sharma was selected Miss Fiji USA 2011 by the main sponsors the FIJI SUN USA at the Fiji Awards Night Oct 28, 2011 but to due to delay custom-made crown, the crowning ceremony was postponed to Nor Cal Beauty Pageant. ( Editor)

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Fiji-Korean business relation fits with” Look North Policy”

THE Fiji –Korea Business Forum augurs well for the Fijian Governments “Look North Policy”, the Korean Ambassador Hae-wook Cheong said today. Speaking at the Fiji-Korea Business Forum and Catalog Exhibition at Holiday Inn, he said while there was a slight decline in exports from Korea to Fiji in 2009 and 2010, exports from Fiji to Korea had gone up by five times from US$3 million (FJD $5.35m) in 2008 to US$15 (FJD$ 26.75m) in 2010.

Mr Cheong said there were many untapped potentials in Fiji but Korean business people would have to work harder to develop unexploited markets in Fiji. “This Fiji-Korea Business Forum and Catalog Exhibition is an effort to provide an interactive dialogue forum to explore trade and investment potentials among business communities of the two countries,” Mr Cheong said.

Attorney General and Minister for Industry and Trade AiyazSayedKhaiyum said the Bainimarama’s Government’s “Look North Policy” was on track. “There are many natural synergies that already exist, we have direct flights to Korea which has been in place for a number of years but there is also connectivity through Hong Kong so the Bainimarama Government’s objective of ‘Looking North’ is being continuously fulfilled on a daily basis,” MrSayed-Khaiyum said. He said Korean investment level and the Fijian trade had obviously been somewhat on par but there were enormous opportunities to expand that.

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Judge Lott speaks on importance of education at the Fiji Awards Night

FIJI AWARDS NIGHT AIM ACADEMY NIGHT, GOING FORWARD

At the weekend AIM Team meeting, it was decided beginning next year, the awards night will be titled AIM ACADEMY AWARD night host by FIJISUN ACADMY COUNCIL. This approach will be taken to maximize the AIM objective of promoting professional management. It will embrace FIJI AWARDS as part of the program and details of the program will be published in the FIJI SUN

Ms. Sarita Sharma. AIM Board member introducing the Chief Guest, Hon .Judge Lott.

By M H Koya (Phd) court attendant HHJ, Dept. 504 The Hayward Superior Court judicial officer Hon Judge Lott was invited to be the Chief Guest at the 2nd Fiji Awards Night at the Mehran Restaurant, Newark, CA Friday Oct 28, 2011. Speaking to a select group of invitees and professional members of AIM – American Institute of Management, Hon, Judge Lott gave his own family example how they gave education priority in life. The chief guest said that he was indebted to his mother who was a school teacher and was on top of things to make sure her children got good education. He said his mother was so focused that she did not let the judge skip over a grade for his excellent school report.

She talked his teacher out of it and made go

through the entire grades. The judge said that it was because his grandparents and parents took keen interest in the education of their children that led his family members acquire sound education at time when the community faced many challenges. Later, when a counselor suggested to him to a class in carpentry Judge Lott’s mom made sure he took more academic subjects instead. In response to judge’s motivation, the master of ceremonies said Fiji Americans as an immigrant community and descendants of indentured laborers looked up to American leaders like Abraham Lincoln and Dr. Martin Luther King as models to achieve their goals. Judge Lott handed out awards to several nominees of the Fiji Awards Night and to first group of accredited Fellows of the

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(Above Judge Lott in the center with purple sash with newly accredited AIM Fellows)

American Institute of Management that was part of the event at the awards night. After his graduation from Oakland Public School, Judge Lott did his undergraduate at Cal State Hayward and studied law at UC Davis.

He was deputy city attorney for 5 years for City of San Jose and deputy county counsel for 23 years for Alameda County. In March 2001 he was appointed commissioner and over traffic cases, small claims, misdemeanor arraignment and did civil case management.

In 2007 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed him as Judge.

Judge Lott loves bike riding, camping and traveling. He a member of KAPPA ALPHA PSI fraternity, National Bar Association, California Bar Association and Charleston Houston Bar Association.

Miss Shiksha Sharma nominee winner of Miss Fiji USA 2011 title gave her own mission statement as to her future plan as a model encouraging Fiji youth to follow their dreams in education and career goals.

Along with her own mission, Ms. Sharma will be an AIM ambassador carrying the message “Support AIM to learn managing your home to managing you nation”.( See her double win on community page)

Miss Fiji USA 2011 Ms Shiksha Sharma giving her mission speech at Fiji Awards Night AIM AMBASSADOR

Above, young Sharma, following in the footsteps of his sister Shiksha is addressing the gathering on his school work. Measuring 6 Ft 4, Sharma is a keen basketball player. He said his sports interest kept his grade point to 2.5 and he was working on improving the grade.

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ANNEYONG Haseyo!

Bula from Seoul!

In the last two weeks I have found myself hurled back and forth between two cultures - Fijian and Korean.

Two weeks ago, after barely a month of living (and I use the word living rather than staying - because for the next two years I will live in South Korea) in Seoul, I returned to Fiji to support my wife, Maelin and mother and sister-in-laws on the untimely passing of my father-inlaw, Reginald Caine.

Before even arriving in Nadi, my time of learning and growing had begun.

On the Saturday morning after my wife telephoned me to relay the sad news, Momo Reg's death, neither of us expected that I would attend the funeral.

During the staff meeting at Gaepo Church (my host church in Seoul), I shared the information and asked for my brothers and sisters in Christian service to pray for my wife's family, especially for my mother-in-law. The senior pastor, Rev. Ahn gave me a hug and told me that he would pray for peace and strength for Maelin and her family.

As someone who by vocation is involved pastorally during the grieving process, I realised that for a

long time I had been focussing on my role as a comforter, that morning, as I was embraced with genuine affection, the physical connection grounded me and release the emotions that I would have otherwise suppressed, or dealt with in another way.

Within half an hour I was informed that Rev. Ahn had discussed these matters with the church elders and I was being sent home.

In typical Fijian style, I said not to worry and that my wife and her family understood that I would not be able to go to Fiji. The response to this statement by an elder of the church was the second affirmation of community. He asked me if I would have attended the funeral if I was in Fiji, to which I responded, "Of course." His reply, "So what is the difference, Fiji and Korea are all part of one umbrella."

He was referring to what I understand as the Oikos, the understanding that the whole inhabited earth is the household of God.So the next evening I was on my way back to Fiji. I was able to support my wife and in-laws in the difficult time of saying goodbye to a husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and good friend, or "blood" as Reg liked to call those he was close to, including his own son-in-law.

We accorded Reg a sea burial, as was his wish, off the Beqa Passage.

As his steel casket, dubbed "HMS Blood" slipped under the waves and entered the deep blue Pacific, I reflected that his family and friends will only need to visit any shore of the Pacific Ocean to connect with him.

Again the 'great sea of peace' reminded me that its purpose is not to separate the many islands and continents that border it, but to connect them.

Often we assume that because we are of different races, cultures, contexts and status that we are poles apart from one another. But within us flows the same red blood, from our eyes fall the same salty tears and each one of us experiences joy, pain, suffering and oppression.

Our prisons may be built by others, or they may be walls that we put up ourselves - but we all have been a prisoner at one time or another in our lives. Each seek empowerment or liberation.

The generous and loving heart that beats in an i-Taukei, IndoFijian, Rotuman, Kai-loma, SinoFijian or Kai-valagi heart beats also in the Korean, Cuban, African, Indonesian, and Filipino.

On the ten-hour flight from Nadi

Pat in Samoa - Vaiala too good Underline 24 October, 2011

Digicel Barbarians team manager Patrick Gock posts regular updates from the Marist Samoa (21-22 Oct) and Oceania 7s (28 -29 Oct) happening in Samoa.

It is Sunday here in Samoa and the boys went to an 8:30 AM church service and were then hosted to lunch by the hotel management who prepared a big umu (lovo) for us. After five months of dry weather it is now raining here in Samoa.

Unfortunately we did not make it to the finals in the Marist Samoa 7s tournament. We lost to Vaiala in the semis by 19-14. The boys played their hearts out and the game was

not an easy one for them. As mentioned in an earlier article we took one game at a time but were bundled out by a better team. In the dying moments of the game Seveloni Lutu was yellow carded

FNPF drops compulsory pension deduction

Compulsory pension deduction for members that was earlier announced by the Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF) as part of its proposed reforms has been dropped.

Speaking to FijiLive, FNPF acting General Manager Prime Services Tevita Nagataleka said the decision to drop the proposed compulsory deduction for fund members was made after public submissions.

“The idea was knocked out by the members of the public during the public submission,” he said.

Nagataleka said FNPF took proper consideration of the submissions made by its members. He said since the idea of having compulsory deduction for members has being dropped, the pension options remain optional. “Members can either go for a full lump-sum or pension option after retirement,” Nagataleka said. He said the fund is also planning to launch two other withdrawal options soon for its members to have a variety of choices while withdrawing their funds upon retirement.

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for a high tackle and Vaiala took advantage of this and scored the winning try. This was unfortunate as there were a number of dangerous tackles done to our boys and Vaiala was only cautioned but, as I told the boys, we must play to those expectations. Jo and I were happy that the boys put all that they had in the semis but unfortunately did not make it to the finals. Their spirits are high as they look forward to the FORU Oceania 7s tournament this week-end. Tomorrow we will hit the gym in the morning and we have a run in the afternoon before we leave at 6:00 PM for our new hotel.

to Seoul, I missed my family terribly.

I was torn between being grateful for the opportunity to be with them and support Maelin and her family, to pay my last respects to Reg and cursing the fact that after almost settling into Korean life, I had to immerse myself in home life only to be pulled out again after only a week.

Watching two movies with father -children relationship issues, didn't help either, although "The Beaver" with Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster (who also directed) and "There Be Dragons" about Opus Dei founder St. Josemaria Escrivez are moving and inspiring films.

When I returned to my dormitory at the Methodist University, my colleagues cheered me up. The welcome at Gaepo church was as if the prodigal son had returned.

Last Sunday I received another lesson in Christian community as Gaepo church held their sports day.

After three services and lunch we all made our way to the nearby school for an afternoon of fun and celebrating community.

There were sports for all, young and old, men and women.

The image of senior women playing bowls with a soccer ball and plastic bottles, women playing dodge-ball and the men playing Korean football (think volleyball but

FNPF drops compulsory pension deduction

Compulsory pension deduction for members that was earlier announced by the Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF) as part of its proposed reforms has been dropped. Speaking to FijiLive, FNPF acting General Manager Prime Services Tevita Nagataleka said the decision to drop the proposed compulsory deduction for fund members was made after public submissions. “The idea was knocked out by the members of the public during the public submission,” he said. Nagataleka said FNPF took proper consideration of

FBC TV goes on-air

s the country gears up for Diwali this Wednesday - those in the greater Suva area can expect an extra treat. Fiji Broadcasting Corporation's television goes to air. FBC CEO Riyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the test programs are to give viewers a taste of what to expect when FBC TV is officially launched next month.

"On Diwali day, our gift to the people of Suva will be a test program. We will be playing programs for the people of Suva and the wider Suva area where you will be able to actually see some of the programs and a quick hint is we will be starting off with some news channels that we're getting from overseas." Sayed-Khaiyum says the purpose of the

a lower net and only being allowed to use your feet!) will remain with me for a long time.

Everyone got a prize in some way or the other. While my team did not win the tug of war (surprisingly as I must have been the heaviest on the rope!) we did win the 8 x 100 metres relay. I was grateful to the junior pastor, who out of love rather than deference to age or status, slowed down so that we could finish our lap together!

Our communities, of faith, of learning, of trade or skills, of interest or locality only truly exist when the two parts of the word "community" - "commune/common" and "unity" a manifest in our society when we come together as one.

There is an example of community from the early church in Christian tradition, where the believers were of one mind and heart, sharing their possessions, breaking bread together and spending time together.

Community - it is not just a word to be waved around on a banner, or a flag but a way to live. Before any country can be a nation, it must first be a community. nReverend JS Bhagwan is a student of the International Graduate School of Theology at the Methodist Theological University in Seoul, South Korea.

test programs is to allow viewers to witness the improved quality of television on offer - compared to other free to air channels in the country. As for those wondering how to get FBC TV - the CEO says it is free and very easy to access.

"A lot of people already have a VHF antenna because that's the antenna that people are using to be able to see Fiji TV right now. So the same antenna is being used, you just have to go to another channel, tune your TV until you see the FBC TV test pattern or test program and you're on. That's it!

That's the only thing you have to do and once you buy an antenna, that's it, you're set for life.

You don’t have to pay a single cent after that.

Absolutely free." The official launch date of FBC TV is expected to be announced soon.

the submissions made by its members. He said since the idea of having compulsory deduction for members has being dropped, the pension options remain optional.

“Members can either go for a full lump-sum or pension option after retirement,” Nagataleka said. He said the fund is also planning to launch two other withdrawal options soon for its members to have a variety of choices while withdrawing their funds upon retirement.

Members of the public have been urged to make informed decisions wile using their money.

Budget preparations on track: Govt

Preparations for the 2012 Budget are on schedule to meet the November 25 announcement says Permanent Secretary for Finance Filimone Waqabaca.

Waqabaca told FijiLive, the government had received submissions from its ministries and the private sectors.

“Right now we are working on some of the discussions on the revenue measures and also fine tuning the figures for the budget,” said Waqabaca. Waqabaca said the 2012 budget would be focusing on factors which could encourage growth in the Fiji economy.

West Papua new Pacific media black spot

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new report on Pacific media freedom says the most serious cases of media freedom violations in the Pacific in the past year occurred in West Papua. The report by the Auckland-based Pacific Journalism Review says repression in the province has now also reached the news media. It says violence against journalists in West Papua has replaced censorship in Fiji as the most urgent media freedom issue in the region.

Presenter: Geraldine Coutts Speaker: David Robie, director, Pacific Media Centre ROBIE: There are very good networks and sources of information and there is also a major read of freedom organisation in Indonesia, the Alliance of Independent Journalists which has a very strong chapter in West Papua and feeds information very much to international media freedom organisations, because it's not only Papuan journalists that face such repression, but it's also Indonesian journalists working in the area.

COUTTS: Alright, can you just give us some examples of what's actually happening, the conditions under which the journalists are now working?

ROBIE: Well, there was a big focus on the troubles in West Papua, in fact really since the early part of August and, of course, last week, at Freeport mine, there has been a shooting of protesters. The mine workers were protesting over the working conditions of the mine, but that was really a focus on the general sort of situation that journalists actually have to report on.

Our report largely dealt with the year which would normally have ended about July, but because of the major situation in West Papua at the time, we also included August.

But essentially in the past year, there've been two killings of journalists, five abductions or attempted abductions, 18 assaults, including the stabbing of a journalist by two people on a motorbike and so on and there've been repeated cases of intimidation and aggression against journalists and then, of course, there's the general pattern of censorship by civil and military authorities.

In West Papua, not only the general sort

of situation facing journalists, such as criminal libel, but there is a crime of maker, or subversion of which is a concern for journalists too.

COUTTS: So that's on a day-to-day basis and what about the public at large, are they similarly being affected?

ROBIE: Well yes, I mean that's really a micro cross and actually if you like a broader situation. At the moment, there's the third Papuan People's Congress that just opened yesterday in Jayapura and there's a general mood of dissension right through Papua at the moment.

COUTTS: And how did you conduct your research Mr. Robie?

ROBIE: Well, we had, there's basically a network of people who've contributed to this report. Alex Perrottet whose my main coauthor. He's Pacific Media Watch contributing editor. But we actually had quite a number of people that contributed to this report or they're named in the report, including Nick Chesterfield, whose from the Papuan West Papuan Media network. He's the editor there.

COUTTS: And the most recent incident was a couple of arrests by Indonesian authorities in Jayapura for being in possession of material that featured the banned West Papuan Morning Star flag of independence?

ROBIE: Yes, and that's a constant sort of threat against all Papuans. In fact, I believe there's been a call not to raise the Morning Star flag at this Papuan Congress this week, so it'll be interesting to see what happens during that period.

COUTTS: Well, it's a rather large report, West Papua obviously features. What countries did you look at?

ROBIE: Well, we looked at most of the Pacific region with the exception of the American territories, but I think it's the most comprehensive report that's actually been on media freedom in the Pacific and it was a 39 page report, but it's focused largely on the Pacific Island Forum countries, including Australia and New Zealand, of course, but largely focusing on the island countries. But we also looked at the French territories, we looked at East Timor as well as West Papua.

We made a particular feature of West Papua,

although, of course, there are major sections in the report that deal elsewhere with Fiji, Vanuatu, in particular, that are ongoing freedom concerns.

COUTTS: And how did the French territories rate?

ROBIE: Well, the most interesting thing there, of course, there's been a development that's been since the report and that's the feature of Tahiti Presse, the state-funded sort of newsagency which is for the chop, in terms of budget cut backs and so on, but that's quite a blow, not into Tahiti, but also the rest of the Pacific, because the Tahiti Presse actually provided a very English language service for the region and so that's really going to hamper the coverage from that part of the Pacific. In New Caledonia, it's been more of an issue of the rearrangement of the French media laws and how that's affecting the territories. But over the past year, there are no particular major incidents involving say individuals or threats against individuals or such incidents.

So outside West Papua, of course, Fiji remains the overriding concern for the region.

COUTTS: When you look at media freedom, what were the promises, I mean what did you declare was media freedom and that which fell below that particular bar?

ROBIE: Well, we looked at quite a range of issues, we basically looked at areas of censorship, areas of danger and threat to individual journalists, we looked at the legal frameworks affecting all the territories, the port includes quite a charge doing a comparative study of all the territories in the region. We looked at areas such as criminal libel; and particular legal threats that journalists may face. We looked at institutional censorship and we looked at the passage of laws, such as freedom of information, of course, the Cook Islands is the only Pacific Islands country that has freedom of information legislation that came in 2009 and it hasn't been working as well as it might, but at least it's a chink for the whole region. But in contrast, to say Australia, for example, where there's been a whole host of reforms and the freedom of information laws that have been generally quite beneficial or in the process of making

those changes. It's been a slow process in the Pacific.

COUTTS: And also there's the accusation

by Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, that she doesn't think that she's getting a fair go from one of the media outlets here. Was that something that was included?

ROBIE: Not specifically that, but we did look at quite a lot of the legal changes in Australia and we also looked at the consequences of the phone hacking scandal in Britain, News of the World and with the inquiry that's being set up in Australia. So we looked at those sort of patterns, we looked at individual arrests and the shield laws, all of those sort of issues were canvassed in Australia.

COUTTS: And because the reason I ask you to define what you determined was media freedom was because there are some countries, some of the smaller countries that the government's have something to say if their press release aren't published. So the media outlets have to do it whether they want to or not. Does that come across the path of media freedom or lack thereof?

ROBIE: Yes, well I mean and we've particularly looked at the dangers of Fiji, particularly the censorship that takes place since the media decree was imposed and what an extremely poor model that is for the whole region and very threatening to other countries, because let's face it, we've had pressure on journalists well ever since the 1987 coups and politicians by and large around the Pacific don't have a high opinion of the media and have a very poor understanding of the role of the media in any country that's particular one that is for democracy. And so many politicians have actually looked rather with some admiration at what Fiji has done and would love to have the opportunity to do something similar.

So the longer the censorship regime continues in Fiji, well, it's really a cancer on media freedom for the whole region.

COUTTS: Well, you have a vested interest, of course, recent talk where the next PINA meeting might be held in Fiji, because PNG can't host it. So I just wonder what that actually says about yourself who've been banned and kicked out, Sean Dorney, and

Barbara Dreaver three of the region's senior journalists won't be able to attend the meeting like that?

ROBIE: Well, I've never been banned.

I've had more problems with the French authorities than the Pacific. I lived in Fiji for five years and was head of the journalism program there. But the point you're making is actually a very serious one and I think it points to a major division among journalists and in the media industry itself about the role of Fiji and how Fiji should be dealt with. Of course there are those who argue that the Pacific Island News Association should have got out of Fiji long ago and set up somewhere else, where it can actually operate with relative freedom. But there are others who argue that well, hang on, we've got more chance of actually forcing some kind of change on the regime in Fiji by actually having contact and dialogue and having a chance to actually sort of reason. And I don't think those sort of divisions have really been resolved and the plans for having this conference there in March, next year, I think are very fraught and a lot of dangers involved with this, because it will make a mockery of such a conference if many people can't come simply because they're going to be barred by the regime.

COUTTS: Now just to wrap it up David.

The 39 page report overall, what's the state of censorship across the Pacific, is it a good or bad one?

ROBIE: Well, it's a worrying one I'd say, it's a worrying one, but the report does make a comparison I guess and this is where West Papua's quite important. But you have to put things in context globally and when you look at countries like the Philippines, where journalists are murdered with impunity and you go back to the massacre back in November, 2009. In that sort of context, the Pacific's not to bad. However, it needs to have a very vigilant campaign by advocacy groups and a constant watch, because essentially politicians are not very favourable with the media and they would like any opportunity to have a clamp down, so the more that this is put under the spotlight, the better.

GERALDINE PANAPASA Sunday, April 13, 2008 Contributed by Runnveer Singh HE may not have had a decent pair of shoes growing up but he sure had a heart for those who are disadvantaged in society.

Doctor Abdul Wahid Khan knows what it is like to struggle in life. He was born in 1954 of a Muslim father and Hindu mother and grew up at Nasea in Labasa. His father, Abdul Sattar, owned a bus company which had a contract to transport passengers for Fiji Airways.

His mother, Audh Raji, was a simple housewife but an excellent cook and exceptional seamstress. For Dr Khan, having a Muslim father and a Hindu mother made him appreciate his religious heritage. His father left when he was 10 years old and much of his life growing up was centred on the struggles his mother went through to provide for all of them. He said there were times when he and his elder brother used to sell peas to drunkards to earn money to help their family make ends meet. "When my father left, my mother was the only one to look after us.

"She worked very hard to put us through school and give us the best possible education.

"At one point in time, some people wanted to adopt us because they thought my mother could not look after us but she said no way'. "Despite her struggle, our mother

managed to send us to school which she said was the most important thing for us. "I remember the times when we had to have tea and cassava. "We walked to school because we did not have any bus fare. "My mother sewed at home and was a cook at a restaurant called Ram Samy. We used to hang out there most of the time and eventually we got to know Ram Samy's children.

Growing up that time was hard but at the same time, interesting with a lot of adventures. He remembers the many times he and his friends would go and catch kuka in the dogo patch which is now Subrail Park. Even when he was in secondary school, Dr Khan had to sell bean to supplement the family income. He said they did not have much time to study but they were blessed with intelligence.

Dr Khan said selling on the streets taught him a lot about different kinds of people and he saw many things which broadened his horizon. "My brother and I used to sell peas and mixed beans.

"We had our own spot and mine was at Gibson's hotel. "I sold bean to a lot of people drinking beer and most of the time they would give me a tip. "We were too young to do these things but we did it anyway and we didn't question it. We just did what we were told. "Selling on the streets was rough and eventually it made me become street-wise. "I was able to identify all sorts of people, good

and bad. "When I was young, I was very shy, so in a way, selling on the streets enabled me to interact with people."

He remembers the time when someone gave him 10 shillings to meet him behind a barn near Morris Hedstrom. He was nine that time but he knew instantly the person had a bad intention so he just ran off with the money. Doing business on the streets made him street-smart and wise to the ways of the world. It was this kind of exposure that enabled Dr Khan to handle life in the big world with ease. ABDUL Wahid Khan has a family of doctors his wife Satya and their son Yashal are dentists. Dr Khan married Satya in 1978 soon after they graduated from medical school. He said his involvement with medical politics was a hindrance to family life but maintains that the demands of his wife's profession and his own made him tackled things in life with simple understanding. A perfectionist, Dr Khan believes children should appreciate and value and treasure their parents as long as they are alive because you have one one father and mother. "My wife and I come home together after a day's work.

"Our son is a dentist in Otago. "We understand the hectic schedules and involvement of our work and I am proud to say that my wife has been my inspiration and my life. "When we were posted to the rural areas, my wife and I always felt like doing

something for the villagers. "People appreciated our work and it was satisfying for us.

"Some years ago we started an outreach program where we would pack medical supplies and visit different rural areas once a month. "We did this from 1999 to 2006 and in between we got caught up with our own busy work schedule. "We have visited people and villages in remote places up the Navua river such as Naqelewai, Navunikabi and other isolated settlements and homesteads in the interior. "It was something we liked to do but first we had to make time for our trips." When he was posted to Tubou on Lakeba, Dr Khan had the opportunity to exchange a few memorable words with the late Tui Nayau, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara about tomatoes. Dr Khan said despite not knowing Ratu Mara personally, he appreciated the comments he made. "In Lakeba, everyone was presenting Ratu Mara with food so I decided to take him tomatoes from my garden. When he saw the tomatoes he asked me if they were from Suva but I told him it was from my garden and he couldn't believe it. He called his brother and told him "if Doc can grow this, then we can grow it here too". "We had a good laugh and I appreciated the things Ratu Mara said." If there is one thing Dr Khan regrets the most, it is not being able to graduate in time to care for his mother. His one wish is for his mother to be still alive when he started earning

money as a doctor and pay back all she did for them. His mother died when he was still in medical school but her teachings and spirit lived on in him. The values she taught him about love, sacrifice, hard work and most of all, respect and appreciation for the simple things in life, enabled him to understand the ways of the world. "My mother died of kidney failure and it was one of the saddest moments in my life.

"I had wanted her to be alive so that I could look after her especially after all she had done for us when we were little. "I don't like it when children do not look after their parents. "It is something I really dislike. "Life has become a whole lot easier for children nowadays. "They seem to have everything and get away with a lot of things. "In a way, I envy the young people of today because many of them do not have to struggle as we did in our time. "I see a lot of children driving cars and living the life but it is important for them to realise and appreciate the fact that there is another group of people who do not have what they have." Dr Khan believes the key to success is to treat the other person as if if he is your brother or sister and respect older people as you would respect your parents. The words of one of Lucky Dube's reggae hit come to mind "Be good to people on your way up cause you'll meet them on your way down."

The street-smart bean seller who became a doctor

INDIA NEWS

Saif Ali Khan is now the 10th Nawab of Pataudi 8

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PATAUDI (GURGAON): Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was anointed the 10th Nawab of Pataudi at a ceremony in his ancestral palace on Monday, although this has no legal or official standing.

The 41-year-old actor was ceremonially crowned the Nawab at the chahallum and rasam pagri (coronation ceremony) where representatives of 52 villages had gathered to greet and honour him.

Chahallum marked the end of 40 days of mourning after Mansoor Ali Khan died on September 22.

Titles like Nawab are no more recognized by the government after princely states were abolished in 1971. Mansoor Ali Khan

was the last Nawab who reigned between 1952 and 1971. The people of Pataudi wanted Saif to be crowned the 10th Nawab to continue the family tradition, according to village representatives.

Heads of villages tied a turban around Saif's head as mother Sharmila Tagore, and sisters Saba and Soha looked on. The representatives gifted him with a turban that acknowledged him as their Nawab. His aunt, Begum Sher Ali Khan, also blessed him as the 10th Nawab.

Saif will now manage his father's estate, ancestral home and trust. He is also likely to continue his father's social work which includes several charitable institu-

Team Anna got Rs 2.9 crore in donations

NEW DELHI: Team Anna collected donations of Rs 2.94 crore in the past six months out of which Rs 1.14 crore came during Anna Hazare's 12day hunger strike in Ramlila Maidan.

According to Team Anna, a total of 27,505 people, including 25,023 during Ramlila agitation, contributed financially to the anti-corruption movement with Rs 25 lakh being the highest donation and over 400 donating more than Rs 10,000. Out of the Rs 2.94 crore it collected during the six months, they have decided to return Rs 42.55 lakh to donors who "did not provide their complete details and their sources of funding", leaving Rs 2.51 crore with them. The Public Cause Research Foundation (PCRF), the Secretariat for the movement, made public its audit report for six months starting April one following allegations of financial misconduct by activist Arvind Kejriwal. A former Team Anna member Swami Agnivesh had questioned the depositing of donations in PCRF, saying none of the prominent Team members like Justice Santosh Hegde were trustees of PCRF run by Kejriwal.

tions and an eye hospital. Tiger had lost an eye in a car crash when he was 20.

"I express my gratitude to the

Diwali brings India, Pak envoys together in China

BEIJING: India-Pakistan relations sparkled for a while as Pakistani ambassador Masood Khan and his wife, Zohra, took the rare step of participating in Diwali celebrations at the Indian embassy premises in Beijing on Saturday evening. Khan also waved at artists performing on the stage and the assembled Indians as a gesture of bonhomie.

The move comes soon after Indian ambassador S Jaishankar visited the Pakistani embassy to pay his condolences over the recent demise of Begum Nusrat Bhutto, the wife and mother of two different prime ministers of Pakistan and the motherin-law of President Asif Ali Zardari.

For the record: UP's Nargis is world's 7 billionth citizen

MALL (LUCKNOW): Nargis Yadav of Dauraha village on the outskirts of the city was declared the symbolic seven billionth resident of the world on Monday. Nargis was born at 7:20am at Mall block's community health centre to farmer couple Ajay and Vinita Yadav and weighed 3kg at the time of birth.

Steering clear of making statistical claims of Nargis being the seven billionth individual on the earth, Plan International, the UK-based civil society organization behind the identification exercise, maintained that Nargis' birth was more symbolic in nature. Executive Director, Plan India, Bhagyashri Dengle, said, "It is not possi-

ble for us or anyone to claim that one child is the seven billionth baby.

However, since the United National Population Fund had estimated that the world's population would breach the seven billion mark on October 31, we decided to celebrate the arrival of the first girl child at this health centre on this day and call her the seven billionth baby. Nargis is a symbolic child."

In 1999, the United Nations had designated Bosnian baby Lorrize Mae Guevarra as the world's six billionth resident. This time, however, it decided not to weigh in, encouraging individual countries, instead, to identify their own "symbolic" seven billionth baby. As a

result, news of the arrivals of several seven billionth children poured in from various corners of the globe, including at least three claims from within UP. To celebrate Nargis' arrival as a milestone in the girls' right to survive, Plan International, the only international organization involved in the endeavour, also identified six other girls, born between October 30 and 31, who will be sponsored by seven eminent woman ambassadors.

"We wanted to maintain continuity with the digit 7. Five children who have been sponsored were born on October 30, while two were born on October 31. Nargis was the first baby girl born on the 31st," Dengle added.

people. My family is in grief due to the untimely death of Sarkar Abba.

The people of Pataudi have also been in shock. My father made

this place famous in the entire world because of his love for his people. I will try to follow in his footsteps," said Saif.

"I don't intend to flaunt my title.

I will carry on the responsibility and not get carried away by its charisma. I have to live up to my father's memory. I will carry on the work he started," the actor said, adding, "I don't have any political ambitions at all."

He had earlier said he accepted the title to keep the villagers happy but would not like to prefix the title to his name. He wants his father to be remembered as the Nawab of Pataudi. Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda was there for the function.

Over 100 Air India pilots seek NOC to quit

NEW DELHI: The war of attrition between pilots of Air India and erstwhile Indian Airlines now threatens to hasten the demise of the critically ill Maharaja.

Over 100 AI pilots last Saturday collectively sought a "no objection certificate" from the aviation ministry to seek jobs elsewhere and quit the national airline. The action comes mainly in response to the merged airline management's decision to train an equal number of pilots from both the airlines for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner even as the

government is yet to decide whether AI can afford these planes or not.

AI pilots' union, Indian Pilots' Guild (IPG), claims to have an exclusive right to fly the 787 and is currently conducting a ballot on whether they should go on strike over this issue, thereby disrupting the airline's international flights. Earlier this year, IA pilots had gone on strike against their pay disparity with AI pilots - something they say should not happen as they both work for one unified airline now.

Brief News Pak thanks India for support on UNSC bid

KARACHI: Asserting that "friends were no longer friends of the country" , Pakistan on Saturday said India had played a "major" role in supporting its successful bid to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.

"Many of the countries that Pakistan had considered as friends were no longer friends of the country. But India supported us in becoming a non-permanent member of the 15-member security council and played a major role," Pakistan's ambassador to the UN Abdullah Hussain Haroon said. Pakistan, which was challenged by Kyrgyzstan, was backed by 129 of the 193 member states in the General Assembly . Kyrgyzstan secured 55 votes. The country will replace Lebanon, which currently occupies the Asian seat, on January 1, 2012, to begin a two-year term.

Boy files PIL in Pak against making Islamic studies a must

ISLAMABAD: A Hindu boy has filed a petition in a Pakistani court challenging a rule that stipulates a student must have a certificate in Islamic studies to be eligible to appear for entrance tests to medical colleges. A division bench of the Sindh High Court admitted Sagar Ladhani's petition on Friday and provisionally allowed him to appear in an upcoming test for admission to an MBBS course. In his petition, Ladhani challenged the rule that students have to study "Islamiat" at the O-level to get an equivalence certificate from local education boards to appear in entrance tests for medical colleges. The bench issued notices to the federal and provincial education secretaries , inter-board committee of chairmen, Dow University of Medical and Health Sciences, national testing service and provincial and federal law officers to submit their response to the petition.

Ladhani's lawyer said that his client had completed his O and A-levels from the University of Cambridge through a local private schooling system.

Pak tests nuclear-capable Hatf-7 cruise missile

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday test fired nuclear-capable Hatf-7 cruise missile with a range of 700 km that can hit targets in India. The test of the "indigenously developed multi-tube" cruise missile system was successful, said a statement issued by the military.

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US doesn't have permission for drone strikes: Yousuf Raza Gilani

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November 2011

PERTH: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has categorically said no permission has been given to the US to launch drone strikes inside Pakistan's territory. "There is no such permission," the Associated Press of Pakistan quoted Gilani as telling a group of Pakistani expatriates Saturday.

According to reports, at least 5560 drone strikes have taken place in Pakistan in 2011. Over 460 people, most of them believed to be militants, have been killed in the strikes. The prime minister is in

Australia for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) that is being attended by over 50 world leaders.

Gilani said the drone strikes were counterproductive because of the collateral damage caused. They were undermining the Pakistani government's efforts to get unanimous support of the masses against terrorists. He said

the drone strikes were one of the reasons of tense relations between Pakistan and the US. Pakistan has also conveyed to America that unilateral military operations, such as the one in May that led to the killing of al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden, would not be acceptable, he said.

"Unlike the policies of the past when things started rolling with a single telephone call from the US,

ISLAMABAD: Unidentified miscreants set ablaze offices of the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in different places of Sindh province on Saturday night, a day after PML-N leaders threatened President Asif Ali Zardari to be ready to be hanged "upside down" or "resign and return looted national wealth".

At least four miscreants set the PML-N office in Hyderabad on fire, Dawn News reported. The watchman of the building said the attackers also fired gunshots. Posters and pictures of PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif were burnt in different parts

of the city, the PML-N Hyderabad general secretary told Dawn News.

Nawabshah, Kindhkot, Jacobabad and Khairpur were among the other cities where PMLN offices were set ablaze.

Federal interior minister Rehman Malik on Sunday directed the authorities to come up with an initial report within three days, Geo News reported.

Witnesses said heavily-armed arsonists, after setting ablaze the PML-N office in Kashmore, fired hundreds of shots in the air.

The house of the brother of the PML-N district chief in Sukkur was

also attacked with a petrol bomb.

However, no casualty was reported.

Sindh home minister Manzoor Wasan has also ordered a judicial inquiry into the incidents.

Malik, who belongs to the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), has termed it a conspiracy to fuel anarchy in the country. "I suspect a third party is behind all this," he told Geo News.

He said the culprits were bent on "setting fire to the peace" of Pakistan as well as distorting the image of the PPP. No one would be allowed to flout the law, Malik said.

After threat to Zardari, PML-N offices set ablaze

now we seek mandate of the parliament and take decisions with consensus," he said.

Gilani said there has been a sea change in the country's foreign policy towards terrorism.

"There has been a paradigm shift in the policy between a democratic government and a dictatorial regime," he said, referring to the army rule of Pervez Musharraf.

The people of Pakistan and the parliament were now the "ultimate" arbitrators to take decisions of national importance, he said.

US missiles kill 6 suspected militants in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pakistani intelligence officials say suspected US unmanned aircraft fired six missiles at a vehicle near the Afghan border, killing six alleged militants. The officials say Sunday's attack occurred in the Datta Khel area of the North Waziristan tribal region. A house was also partly destroyed. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media. The identities of the suspected militants killed in the strike were unknown.

Historical Hindu temple reopens Four Hindu doctors after 60 yrs in northwest Pak gunned down in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD : Hindus celebrated Diwali at a historic 160-year-old temple at Peshawar in northwest Pakistan after it was reopened to the minority community after six decades on a court's orders. Scores of Hindus, including women and children, visited the Goraknath temple at Gor Khatri, which was reopened after Phool Wati, the daughter of the shrine's cleric, petitioned the Peshawar High Court. Children and youths wearing colourful clothes were part of the gathering.

The children burst crackers while the youths sang bhajans and danced. Phool Wati and her son Kaka Ram have claimed that the temple, which has been controlled in past decades by the police, Evacuee Property Trust Board and the provincial archaeology department, belongs to their family. Though a two-judge bench of the High Court ruled last month that Phool Wati had failed to provide evidence of her family's ownership of the temple, it directed authorities to reopen the shrine for religious purposes.

The court observed that stopping religious activities at a place of worship was against all laws.

Pakistan, Turkey agree to swap currency

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul have agreed to finalise the currency swap agreement between the two countries.

The two presidents held wide-ranging bilateral talks in Istanbul on Monday, on the sidelines of the trilateral summit on Afghanistan.

The president's spokesperson Farhatullah Babar said the currency swap agreement would enable traders and businessmen of the two countries to trade in their respective currencies without drawing from their dollar based foreign exchange reserves.

This will reduce the pressure on the foreign exchange reserves and give a quantum jump to the bilateral trade between the two countries, Associated Press of Pakistan quoted him as saying. Babar said Zardari has been looking at boosting Pakistan's trade as a means to generate economic activity in the country for

job creation to wean away the youth from falling prey to the temptations offered by militants. As Pakistan's efforts to seek increased market access to European and US markets are still underway, Zardari has turned to regional markets to boost Pakistan's trade.

Similar currency swap agreements are also envisaged with some other countries in the region, Babar added. The existing bilateral trade of $1 billion should be doubled to $2 billion dollars next year, Zardari said and added that there was need to remove trade barriers and ease visa restrictions.

The president also called for fast-tracking the conclusion of the Pakistan-Turkey Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA). "We would like to see further joint ventures and investment in key sectors such as infrastructure, engineering, energy, agriculture, telecommunications and mining," said Zardari.

KAARACHI: Four Hindu doctors have been gunned down in Pakistan's southern Sindh province, sparking fears and panic among the minority community.

The doctors were gunned down yesterday at their clinic in Chak town close to Shikarpur.

Dr Ramesh Kumar, a former member of provincial assembly and chief patron of Pakistan Hindu Council, confirmed that Dr Ashok, Dr Naresh, Dr

Ajeet and Dr Satia Paul were killed by armed assailants while working in their clinic.

"This is not the first time such an incident has taken place where members of our community have been targeted.

What is of concern is that the law enforcement agencies tend to support the criminals involved in such acts," Dr Kumar told. "There is a strong population of around 50,000 Hindus in Chak so for such an incident to happen is

bad and the government must take notice of it and provide protection to the minorities," Kumar demanded.

Police said they had arrested two of the people involved in the killings and were searching for the other culprits. A police official confirmed that the killings could have been the result of a dispute between some Hindus and the local Bhaya Baradari that took place two weeks back over a Hindu girl.

Pakistani men hold a camel from the back of a car after buying it in an animal market in Lahore on .

Powerful South Pacific Earthquake Generates Small Tsunami 10

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A powerful earthquake struck off the Kermadec Islands in the South Pacific Ocean on early Saturday morning, seismologists said, generating a small tsunami but causing no damage. The 7.4-magnitude earthquake at 5.57 a.m. local time (1757 GMT Friday) was centered about 169 kilometers (105 miles) east of Raoul Island, which is part of the Kermadec Islands. It struck about 32.9 kilometers (20.4 miles) deep, making it a shallow earthquake, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). As a result of the powerful earthquake, the New Zealand Ministry of Civil Defense and Emergency Management issued a tsunami advisory, warning people in coastal areas to stay away from beaches. The advisory, which also prompted New Zealand to activate its National Crisis Management Center, was later canceled after experts determined there was no threat to New Zealand. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said sea level readings indicated a small tsunami was

Raoul Island, where a small tsunami was recorded on Saturday, pictured from space. Image NASA

generated, but there were no reports of damage or casualties. The largest tsunami wave, approximately 0.17 meter (0.6 feet) above normal sea levels, was recorded at Fishing Rock on Raoul Island.

Regional tourism ministers urge for co-operation

THE council of tourism ministers has urged member countries to develop synergies and work together to promote regional tourism and obtain the maximum benefits from the industry. In their communique, following their Vanuatu meeting last week, the council said member countries must work together to protect the unique and pristine environment of the South Pacific. The council also approved the Suva based South Pacific Tourism Organisation's work plan and budget for 2012. However, the council decided that the SPTO management must ensure that all activities were carried out within the timeframe and approved budget allocations. It also urged the SPTO management to seek possible donor funding to supplement core operational budget and in particular for urgent projects for smaller members of SPTO.The Council also noted the progress made on the processing of SPTO's application for the release of European Development Fund 10 Grant Funding and urged management to continue dialogue with the Forum Secretariat which is the Regional Authorising Officer. It also noted the board endorsement of the draft strategic plan 2012-2016 and the inclusion of the review of the SPTO office location.The council of ministers also endorsed the recommendation by the SPTO Board that the European Union and other donors should be made aware of the need to simplify their documentation and processing procedures of funding support.

Onyx Pharmaceuticals Announces Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results Teleconference and Webcast

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONXX) today announced that it will host a webcast and teleconference with management to discuss third quarter 2011 financial results, as well as provide a general business overview on Wednesday, November 2, 2011, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time). Financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011 will be released earlier that day. Interested parties may access a live webcast of the presentation on the company's website at: http://www.onyxpharm.com/investors/event-calendar or by dialing 847-585-4422 and using the passcode 9667816#. A replay of the presentation will be available on the Onyx website or by dialing 630652-3042 and using the passcode 9667816# approximately one hour after the teleconference concludes. The replay will be available through November 16, 2011. About Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Based in South San Francisco, California, Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for improving the lives of people with cancer and other serious diseases. The company is focused on developing novel medicines that target key molecular pathways. For more information about Onyx, visit the company's website at www.onyxpharm.com.

‘Survivor: South Pacific’: will someone go down in history?

PACIFIC NEWS

In looking ahead to Wednesday’s new episode of “Survivor: South Pacific,” we have one extremely valuable question to ask — will Ozzy actually do something that goes down as one of the craziest moves in the history of the game? First, let’s look at the episode synopsis for “Trojan Horse,” which serves as quite an interesting title in itself: “One tribe calls upon the heavens in hopes of changing their luck, while the other tribe is left in shock when one of their own makes a risky move that will go down in Survivor history.” As the promo video during Wednesday night’s episode already shows, Ozzy is the one who seemingly makes the offer to go. If this does end up being true (which it may not considering that the show has provided plenty of red herrings in the past), Ozzy must be thinking that he could beat Christine or Mikayla, get right back in the game, and somehow be able to get some sort of advantage on Upolo in the process. In a way this move

Another Month, Another Big Old Satellite Crashing to Earth

Another Month, Another Big Old Satellite Crashing to EarthI hope you're enjoying your October! Unfortunately, it's time to return to your designated spacejunk shelter, as sometime today (or tomorrow), a German satellite called ROSAT (short for Roentgen Satellite) will be crashing to earth, "into the ocean or over land in North and South America and South East Asia."

Just last month, the Upper Atmospheric Research Satellite came down somewhere in the South Pacific, and not on top of your house, as I predicted at the time. Most of ROSAT is likely to break up on re-entry, but the large mirror will probably stay together, and land right on your head, if you live in the Americas. (Wear a helmet): Travelling at a speed of around 17,400 miles per hour, it is

expected to scatter over a 50 mile wide somewhere on its orbit track, which takes it to latitudes of 53 degrees north and south of the equator. The satellite can complete an orbit of the earth in around 90 minutes and it could see debris crashing into the ocean or over land in North and South America and South East Asia.

Anyway, if you need to leave the house tomorrow, just keep an eye out for an enormous 1.7-ton mirror hurtling from the sky! It should look kind of like your entire life flashing before your eyes.

echoes Lawon’s ridiculous “evict me” plan in “Big Brother 13,” and we all saw how that turned out for him. Ultimately, this move (if it happens) could end up being viewed as a major success or a failure on the same lines as JT giving Russell an idol in “Heroes vs. Villains.” It all depends on if it works. What really makes this silly to begin with is that Christine would never go back to Upolu in a million years if she comes back — which means that really, this game is being made for no good reason.

7.6 earthquake hits South Pacific

NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga — A strong earthquake struck far off the South Pacific island nation of Tonga on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude-7.6 quake struck at 5:57 a.m. (1757 GMT Friday), about 541 miles (870 kilometers) south of Nuku'Alofa on Tonga. The quake struck at a depth of 24 miles (39 kilometers).

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a tsunami alert, but its report on the quake said sea level readings indicated that a tsunami was generated. The quake hit 112 miles (180 kilometers) from New Zealand's remote, volcanic Kermadec Islands. The remote outpost is generally uninhabited aside from a weather station and a hostel for visiting New Zealand scientists and staff. New Zealand Civil Defense officials issued but then quickly canceled a tsunami warning. Another magnitude-7.6 earthquake struck the region in July, but the eight New Zealand staffers at the Raoul Island outpost at the northern end of the Kermadecs were unharmed. The region lies on the "Ring of Fire" — an arc of earthquake and volcanic zones that stretches around the Pacific Rim. About 90 percent of the world's quakes occur in the region.

Rebellion (L'Ordre et la Morale): Film Review

Cast Mathieu Kassovitz, Iabe Lapacas, Malik Zidi The Mathieu Kassovitz film is an account of a real-life hostage drama by a group of separatist rebels in France's New Caledonia territory in the South Pacific in 1988.

PARIS — In Mathieu Kassovitz's Rebellion, France's elite police intervention force GIGN get their second big-screen outing this year, following Julien Leclercq's hijack drama The Assault. But where the earlier film cut promptly to the chase, this is the story of a hostage-taking negotiation undermined by political scheming, requiring lengthy exposition before finally erupting into action. It feels over-researched and under-dramatized. It is also overlong. It will be a hard sell even in France, let alone in

other territories. Like Assault, Rebellion is an account of a real-life hostage drama. When a group of separatist rebels in France's New Caledonia territory in the South Pacific seize 30 gendarmes, specialist negotiator Philippe Legorjus, played by Kassovitz himself, is called in at the head of a seven-man GIGN unit to defuse the crisis. He and his men are in turn are taken hostage but the rebels release him to allow him to serve as mediator between the army chiefs who are planning an assault and the rebel leader Alphonse Dianou (Iabe Lapacas). The two men establish a rapport and things seem to be heading for a peaceful resolution.

However, a key electoral deadline is looming — the drama takes place between the two rounds of the 1988

presidential election — and the government, headed by presidential challenger Jacques Chirac, wants to present an image of toughness.

Overseas minister Bernard Pons (Daniel Martin) is on the spot to insist on a hard-line approach. Having promised Dianou to do his best to help him, Legorjus is forced under orders to go back on his word.

There are numerous plot complications and for the film to succeed Kassovitz has to get the spectator to share his undoubted passion over events taking place in a remote corner of the globe a quarter of a century ago. He does not help his cause with inadequate characterization. He sees Legorjus's dilemma over Dianou as one of Shakespearean proportions, but he fails to impart much warmth or mythic power to the

relationship. And even the climactic assault on the grotto where the hostage-takers are holed up, filmed entirely from the attackers' point of view, feels oddly perfunctory. As lead actor, Kassovitz seems at times to be distracted by his other duties (apart from directing, he also co-produced, co-scripted and co-edited).

The visuals are unfussy, though for a $20 million movie Rebellion is adequate rather than spectacular.

Overall it feels hidebound by political correctness, too respectful of approved liberal attitudes. Within the material, apparently unsuspected by Kassovitz and his producers, there is a leaner, meaner, more interesting movie waiting to be worked out.

Opens: In France, Nov. 16 Production companies: NordOuest, UGC Images, Studio 37

Cast: Mathieu Kassovitz, Iabe Lapacas, Malik Zidi, Daniel Martin, Alexandre Steiger, Philippe Torreton, Sylvie Testud, Stefan Godin Director: Mathieu Kassovitz Screenwriters: Mathieu Kassovitz, Pierre Geller, Benoit Jaubert Producers: Christophe Rossignon, Philippe Boeffard Director of photography: Marc Koninckx Production designers: Bruno Coupe, Emmanuelle Cuillery Costume designer: Agnès Bezier Music: Klaus Badelt Editors: Mathieu Kassovitz, Thomas Beard, Lionel Duvuyst Sales: Kinology, Studio 37, UGC No rating, 136 minutes

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atrina Kaif is yet another hottie who has apparently refused to wear a two-piece on screen.

Shubha Shetty Saha examines why some Bollywood babes turn prudes only when it comes to bikinis They don't mind having heroes wrapped around their bodies. They don't mind getting smooch happy, or even wriggling their skimpily clad derriere to an item song. But mention the B word and some of them turn crimson red.

Katrina Kaif reportedly dillydallied signing Dhoom 3 because she was asked to wear the dreaded bikini. Kat is not the only example.

Sonakshi, apparently, has a no-bikini clause in place.She had intimated producers of Race 2 that she wouldn't wear one even before signing the film. Asin had also said no to wearing a two-piece to Sajid

NO BIKINIS Please Nadiadwala for Housefull 2.

It's not just these three actresses. There have been many before them who have run away or at least pretended to run away when they were asked to don a swimsuit on screen. It's almost like our sexy B-Town babes think that not being bikini-clad on screen directly implies that she is a nice girl from a good home, with all her values shining through.

In a day and age, when even older women with less aesthetically-pleasing bodies are nonchalantly wearing bikinis at swimming pools in clubs, may be it is time our heroines, who kill themselves achieve their gorgeous bods, did a rethink.

They already have ready-made inspiration in the form of gorgeous yesteryear actresses like Sadhana, Sharmila Tagore, Parveen Babi and Zeenat Aman who wore their bikinis with such Šlan that even today they have remained etched in people's minds. And no, no one suspected their upbringing or their character just because they were confident enough to wear a swimsuit when at a pool or on a beach!

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ctress Katrina Kaif may be basking in her own glory, but she has not missed the success bug that seems to have bitten Salman Khan.If sources are to be believed, Katrina Kaif is only too happy to be doing 'Ek Tha Tiger' with Salman. The last film that Salman and Kat did together was Yuvraj that released way back in 2008. The two haven't shared screen space together post that. However, with Salman's good run at the box office, and her own stars shining bright, Katrina is more upbeat about Ek Tha Tiger than she ever was. However, we hear that Katrina is also trying to convince Salman to come out with a sequel to 'Partner'.

With Salman doing so many sequels from Dabangg to Wanted and Tere Naam, Katrina is only hoping that a Partner 2 is also well underway. Talk about making hay while the sun lasts.

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t 17, I made the sudden decision to come to India in search of a career. I was studying engineering in London at that time, but my heart wasn't in it. I wanted to give modelling and the glamour industry a shot. Once I'd made up my mind, everything was a blur till I landed in Mumbai. I wasn't anxious or apprehensive about being in a new country as it was like an adventure to me, plus I arrived with my eldest sister Christine. Initially, I did feel slightly overwhelmed - Mumbai is a bustling city, full of energy. We rented a small apartment in Bandra and I met photographer Farrokh Chothia. There was no pressure to succeed at that point, so I'd go for auditions and find myself auditioning with 50 other models. That year shaped what happened in my life. I met many wonderful people then, like designers Rocky S and Ana Singh, some of whom I still call friends today. It was an important year of discovery in my life - my 17th year. I was in love with Mumbai and felt a sense

WAS AN IMPORTANT YEAR OF DISY COVERY IN M H T 7 LIFE - MY 1 N YEAR. I WAS I H T I W LOVE MUMBAI AND OF FELT A SENSE RE. E BELONGING HGHT U I THO S MAYBE IT WA Y M BECAUSE OF GE INDIAN HERITAING E (MY FATHER B EN, I TH INDIAN). TILL EEN IN B HADN'T HIM TOUCH WITH MY MUCH AS 'T FATHER WASNO AROUND TO I WAS MUCH WHEN ING IN LIV LONDON.

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of belonging here. I thought maybe it was because of my Indian heritage (my father being Indian). Till then, I hadn't been in touch with him much as my father wasn't around too much when I was living in London. My mom never advised me against modelling or joining the film industry.

She just wanted me to be happy. Of course, she was concerned about my safety when I was living alone in Mumbai, so often she would fly down to be with me. I used to eat a lot then. I wasn't fat, but definitely heavier than I am now. I remember eating homemade chicken curry, especially dalrice, as it was tasty and inexpensive. It was an exciting phase for me.

After Christine left, mom came down for a little bit. I also met Reshma Shetty then, who is my brand manager today. At that time, she and photographer Atul Kasbekar were running a company together. Alison Kanuga was a model coordinator and took me under her wing. It was then that I met Alvira Agnihotri - at an exercise studio. I was struggling to do some steps on an exercise machine facing the wrong direction and Alvira helped me through it. That broke the ice. I met Salman Khan a year later and things changed forever.

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ell now, we have one woman in B-town who is ready to challenge herself not just in terms of the roles and work she chooses to be a part of, but also as regards her health and fitness. We are talking about the 'oh-not-so-conventional' model-actor Gul Panag who seems to be in a mission to tone her fitness levels. The actor has roped in Mr Olympia Finalist Marius Dhone to train her in the coming weeks. Gul recently posted online, "Changed my work out pattern to challenge my self more (under the able guidance of a trainer). Sigh". And why now? "Didn't really think I needed a trainer since I already had very high strength & stamina levels. But change is needed to challenge the body!," explained the actor on her microblogging site.

Well, all we can say is, B-town could well do with some fit, not fat, ladies!

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HINDU AMERICANS SHOCKED Why Ahmadis don’t marry outside their Jamaat?

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ust like the Middle Eastern Muslims tend to marry within Middle Eastern Muslims, Pakistani Muslims within Pakistani Muslims and Indian Muslims within Indian Muslims, the Ahmadi Muslims also marry within their community. Following reasons form the basis of their approach to marrying within the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to: (i) preserve their values and beliefs (ii) Prevent degeneration (iii) Protect from persecution (iv) Preserve unity and expansion of the Jamaat. (v) Prevent immoral association such as dating and pre-marital relation (vi) Guard against fraud, and (vii) Stay loyal to Khilafat and a divine (Rabani) Jamaat.

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Washington D.C. - The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) strongly condemned what it called a “blatant attack” by a Kentucky legislator against the state’s Governor, Steve Beshear (D-KY), for participating in a Hindu religious ceremony last week at an area business.

Journalists began contacting the HAF office in Washington, D.C. early today and shared the full statement by Kentucky gubernatorial opponent and State Senate President David Williams (RKY), which claimed that Gov. Beshear’s participation in a groundbreaking ceremony, or bhoomi puja, to inaugurate a new manufacturing facility in Elizabethtown that is slated to bring 250 jobs, was not “in line with what a governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky ought to be doing,” and that his actions were tantamount to “idolatry.”

Williams also stated that as a Christian, he would not participate in Jewish, Muslim, or Hindu prayers, and hoped Hindus would open

their eyes and “receive Jesus Christ as their personal savior.”

“The words of Sen. Williams are not only an affront to Hindu Americans, but all Americans as he conjures up the lowest sentiments of exclusion and bigotry,” said SuhagShukla, Esq., HAF’s Managing Director and Legal Counsel. “He’s shown he’s ignorant and intolerant -- two qualities that we hope Kentuckyians will reject at the polls.”

Williams, who trails Beshear by a nearly 2-1 margin in the polls, further criticized the Governor for sitting crosslegged with a “dot on his forehead,” and described the ceremony as “polytheistic,” disparaging “Hindu gods.” Gov. Beshear’s campaign issued a statement calling the State Senator’s remarks “pathetic and desperate.”

The ceremony for the new factory took place last Friday and was attended by company executives, community leaders, and several state and local officials, including

Elizabethtown Mayor, Tim Walker, who participated with Gov. Beshear in the bhoomi puja. The facility signifies a $180 million investment by FlexFilm, a company based in India that manufactures a wide range of plastic film packaging products.

“While it is necessary to condemn Senator Williams’ intolerant comments, it is equally important to congratulate Governor Beshear and Mayor Tim Walker for respecting America’s religious diversity by participating in the ceremony,” said Samir Kalra, Esq., HAF’s Director and Senior Fellow for Human Rights.

“Their actions epitomize our nation’s great traditions of religious tolerance and pluralism, and they should be celebrated.”

The Hindu American Foundation is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit, non-partisan organization promoting the Hindu and American ideals of understanding, tolerance and pluralism.

For media inquiries, please contact HAF Director - Samir Kalra, Esq. at: 408-464-8715 samir@hafsite.org

In cases where it is clear that parties are honest that prospect familiar with the Ahmadi Muslim beliefs and is willing to accept the allegiance to Khilafat, permission may be sought through local Amir.

Discipline

The success of Jamaat Ahmadiyya is due in part for the discipline – “the ITHAD and ITTEFAQ” matter of the Islamic faith.

Various departments and officials both at the international and national levels take care of the needs and wants of the members.

Often hard to follow, especially in a free and advanced nation like ours the United States of America, where we may argue for our rights and freedom, it is the obedience to the finer rules of Islam that pay off big time.

Obedience part of “ATIULLAH WA ATIUR RASOOL”

A great source of blessings for Muslims is in the principle of “ATIULLAH WA ATIUR RASOOL” – obey Allah and His Prophet (Muhammad), peace and the blessings of God be upon him.

Also referred to as “hold tight to the rope of Allah” is equally a reference to the spiritual phenomenon that exists in the continuity of Khilafat of the Holy Prophet followed by the Imam and Wali-Ullahs that came in his footsteps.

These galaxies of spiritual stars that continually shine on the Umah provide us the light of guidance for a successful Islamic living in our journey towards communion with God.

Officiating Nikha

Not everyone is permitted to officiate a Nikha in the Ahmadiyya Jamaat, only the appointed few can do that and

they are usually the Jamaat approved Maulana. If this were allowed to go unchecked, there will be lots of unauthorized secret marriages. There are also certain legal requirements (if you are not an ordained minister of religion). Yakub Khan of Ahmadiyya Jamaat is not an ordained minister.

Chashmawala Nikha – a case in point

Early this year, a new Ahmadi known as Chashmawala got married to an Ahmadi girl in breach of one year waiting period after accepting “Baiyat”.

The Nikha was officiated by Yakub Khan an unauthorized Jamaat member while the Jamaat secretary and several others were present at the father of the girl. Several Fiji Sunni Muslims including Abdul Kadir Chashmawala and members of S A Hussain family were present. Jamaat secretary Amin Khan was also present at this Nikha ceremony.

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Bashir Munif (Popular) upset with Abdul Kadir the Ahmadi women dress code Chashmawala is mute on “Jesus Talk”

Bashir Munif (State auditor) and Sacramento based Ahmadi member was upset when he and his family were confronted by his Sunni relatives over alleged codes of Aamdi ladies at a wedding ceremony. He was taken to task for the way the Fiji Ahmadis allegedly wore their attire with in contrast to his Sunni sisters-in-law well covered and clad in “white Muslim” dresses. Bashir said him and his mother were very embarrassed and wanted to convey his disapproval.

HAYWARD-The Indian Jewelry dealer who confronted editor last month on his “Jesus Talk” and challenged him to face his Imam or Sheik is completely silent. It is understood that Abdul is under pressure from his family to abstain from this for they know that neither him nr his Sheik can present a convincing case. Editor’s invitation for a discussion on the subject remains open for Abdul Kadir Chashmawala and his Arabic speaking Sheik as it pertains to a critical issue in faith. ( Editor)

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What initiatives does the Minister take to the EU, UN and Sweden should strengthen the protection of religious minorities in Pakistan?

Source: Nasim Malik from Sweeden. A letter containing Ahmadiyya questions has been floated in Sweedish parliament.

Swedish Parliament: Written question 2011/12:86 : 2011/12:86 Situation of the Ahmadiyya Muslims in Pakistan.

To the Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt ( M ) “ It is reported daily about how the religious fundamentalist forces are increasing their power in Pakistan. There is nothing new for either the Government of Sweden or the European Union and the United Nations how the religious fundamentalists in Pakistan treat Ahmadiyya supporters and members. On September 22nd an open

DPM: Respect decision on language policy in education

KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin wants everyone to respect the government's decision on the policy of Empowering Bahasa Melayu and Strengthening the English Language. He said the decision to abolish the teaching of Science and Mathematics in English should also be accepted by all parties.

He said the country's education system would be in chaos should the government allow parents the freedom of choice as to which medium they wanted.

Muhyiddin helping Tan Sri Emeritus Dr Ismail Hussein, who received the Outstanding Figure of Malay Literary 2011 award, with his songkok at the function. AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star. "It will be difficult for the Education Ministry to cater to the schools and there's also the question of providing teachers. "We know that some of our English teachers are not up to the mark, so if a school chooses English but doesn't have good teachers it won't work," the deputy prime minister said at the 8th Malay Literary and Language Congress here.

Muhyiddin, who is Education Minister, addressed fears by certain quarters that the policy meant less attention would be given to English. He gave the assurance that the language will not be

marginalised. The Parent Action Group for Education Malaysia or PAGE had earlier appealed to the government to maintain the teaching of Science and Mathematics in English or allow parents a choice in the matter. "We have introduced a few initiatives, such as improving the English syllabus in schools, to make it more attractive and effective and have increased weekly lessons from 240 to 300 minutes," he said. "We have brought in native speaker teachers and placed them throughout the country as master teachers. It appears to be an effective way to monitor our English teachers," he added. "We are also in the midst of training 10,000 English teachers at the Malaysian Teachers Training Institute," he said.

Religious parties capable of foiling US plots: JUI-F chief

QUETTA: Jamiat Ulema-iIslam-F (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Friday that efforts were underway to revive the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), claiming that religious parties had the capability to foil the nefarious designs of the United States.

Maulana Fazlur Rehman, addressing a gathering at the Mufti Mehmood conference, said the crises faced by the country would only be resolved when justice and equality prevailed. “We have to follow the footprints of Mufti Mehmood who talked about the rule of justice and equality. By doing so the country will quell all sorts of crises,” Rehman added.

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meeting was held in Dharanwali society near Hafizabad, Punjab.

During the meeting fundamentalist leaders used abusive language and dirty words against Ahmadiyya Muslims and their leaders. They demanded that they would no longer allow the Ahmadiyya Muslims to be buried in ordinary cemeteries and that they would no longer be allowed to study in the area’s schools.

After these statements 10 students and a teacher was expelled from ChenabPublic School, in Dharanvali area. Asian Human Rights Commission has written and drawn attention of the situation in Pakistanbefore, but even now during the recent events. Children are

afraid to go to school. The adults do not feel safe at home or at work.

The outside world cannot allow these atrocities, murders and abuses continue.

Many countries have laws and regulations giving fanatics space to violate religious minorities especially against Ahmadi Muslims.

The government of the country is too weak to intervene themselves.

They need international support to cope and dare to intervene against fundamentalists.

We must work and ensure that the governments of those countries that have laws supporting these violations have to take actions and legislative changes that protect these groups.

The former Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court, Khawaja Muhammad Sharif, has volunteered to represent Mumtaz Qadri.

Ordinarily, a lawyer representing a client is an unremarkable phenomenon, even those accused of heinous crimes. The lowest of low amongst the criminals deserves a fair trial and adequate legal representation. The views and motivations of the client cannot and should not be attributed to that of the attorney. After all, a lawyer is just making a living. This is true ordinarily, but this particular case is anything but ordinary.

The former Chief Justice is not merely making a living by offering to spearhead Mumtaz Qadri’s defence, and if I were to speculate he is probably doing it pro bono.

Justice (r) Sharif has decided to pander to his perceived constituency, i.e. the radical, reactionary religious right. At a feebly more principled level, he might even have delusions of grandeur and perceive himself as following in the footsteps of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who decided to represent “Ghazi Illam Din” in an appellate court. I am sure Mr Jinnah would have had better days in court than this singular

example. In any event, the argument for the permissibility of Justice (r) Sharif representing Mumtaz Qadri is rather simple; as long as there is no conflict of interest (or any other relevant prohibition in the Bar Council Rules) an attorney can choose to represent anyone who he wishes to. So Justice (r) Sharif had the right to defend anyone he wants to, the question now remains, should he have chosen to defend this particular client? The answer to this question can only be given by the former Chief Justice. My prerogative is that I now think less of Justice (r) Sharif than what I already did (mind you there was very little room). Yet, the symbolism in throwing the weight of a former Chief Justice and according to some of the lawyers’ movement behind Mumtaz Qadri leads to the logical question of where did the lawyers’ movement go wrong?

Where are they, now?

Seif al-Islam in surrender talks as Nato ends Libya mission

The International Criminal Court said yesterday it was in contact with slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s son Seif al-Islam over his surrender, as Nato decided to end its mission in Libya. Luis MorenoOcampo, the prosecutor at the ICC, warned however, the ICC learnt that a group of mercenaries have offered to move Seif to an African country which was a non-party to the ICC’s founding document, the Rome Statute. “Through intermediaries, we have informal contact with Seif,” the prosecutor said in a statement, issued at the court’s headquarters in The Hague.

“The Office of the Prosecutor has made it clear that if he surrenders to the ICC, he has the right to be heard in court, he is innocent until proven guilty,” Mr Moreno-

Ocampo said. “The judges will decide.” He said after learning that a group of mercenaries offered to move Seif to an African state not bound to hand him over to the ICC, his office was “exploring the possibility to intercept any plane within the airspace of a state party in order to make an arrest.” Seif, 39, and Colonel Gaddafi’s security chief

and brother-in-law Abdullah alSenussi, 62, are the most wanted fugitives from the slain despot’s ousted circle. They are wanted by the ICC on charges of crimes against humanity, committed after the start of the uprising against Col Gaddafi’s regime in mid-February.

The ICC issued arrest warrants against Col Gaddafi, Seif and Senussi in June.

Interpol issued “red notices” for their arrest on September 9. In Tripoli, interim justice and human rights minister Moh-ammed alAllagi said Seif would be tried in Libya if he were caught there.

“If he were caught in Libya, Libyan law states that he would have to be tried here. But he would be entitled to a fair trial,” Mr Allagi responded to a question from a

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journalist. However, the international justice director at New Yorkbased Human Rights Watch said a fair trial in Libya could not be guaranteed. A Libyan trial “on these complex crimes in a highly charged environment is not likely to render justice in an independent way”, Richard Dicker said.

Meanwhile, Nato decided yesterday to end its mission in Libya on October 31, declaring it fulfilled its “historic mandate” to protect civilians as it urged the new regime to build a democracy based on human rights. “We have fully complied with the historic mandate of the United Nations to protect the people of Libya, to enforce the no-fly zone and the arms embargo,” Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in a statement.

Palestinian reconciliation back on the table

JERUSALEM: A Palestinian official says the Palestinian president will meet with the leader of the militant Hamas movement next month to discuss uniting dueling governments in the West Bank and Gaza. The meeting will be the first between President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas’ Khaled Mashaal since they signed a surprise reconciliation agreement in May. Amin Makboul, a senior official with Abbas’ Fatah movement, said on Thursday the two will meet in Cairo. He gave no specific date. The deal was already troubled by disputes that had undermined previous reconciliation efforts, such as who would control the Palestinian security forces and how to deal with Israel, whose existence Hamas rejects.

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he world’s population of seven billion is set to rise to at least 10 billion by 2100, but could top 15 billion if birthrates are just slightly higher than expected, according to the UN. In a report ahead of ceremonies on Monday to mark the seven billionth human alive today, the UN Population Fund warned demographic pressure posed mighty challenges for easing poverty and conserving the environment.

New estimates see a global human tally of 9.3 billion at 2050, an increase over earlier figures, and more than 10 billion by century’s end, UNFPA said.

But, it added, “with only a small variation in fertility, particularly in the most populous countries, the total could be higher: 10.6 billion people could be living on earth by 2050 and more than 15 billion in 2100”. The 126-page document, The State of the World Population 2011, highlights a surge that began with the post-World War II baby boom – a numbers “bulge” that shows up in following generations as they in turn grow up and have children.

In contrast, prosperity, better education and access to contraception have slashed the global fertility rate to the point that some rich countries have to address a looming population fall. Over the past six decades, fertility has declined from a statistical average of six children per women to about 2.5 today, varying from 1.7 in the most advanced economies to 4.2 in the least devel-

and homes. City futures: The balance between rural and urban populations “has tipped irreversibly” towards cities in today’s world of seven billion and finally the issues concerning immigration and family planning.

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oped nations. Even so, 80 million people each year are added to the world’s population. People under 25 comprise 43 per cent of the total.

“Our record population can be viewed in many ways as a success for humanity – people are living longer, healthier lives,” said Babatunde Osotimehin, UNFPA’s executive director. “How did we become so many? How large a number can our earth sustain?” he asked. “These are important questions, but perhaps not the right ones

for our times. When we look only at the big number, we risk being overwhelmed and losing sight of new opportunities to make life better for everyone in the future.”

The report highlighted various challenges such as: Helping youth: Having large numbers of young adults offers many poor countries the hope of rising from poverty.

Green worries: The report cites environmental problems that are already pressing and set to intensify as demand grows for food, energy

• Around 2,000 years ago, the world’s population was around 300 million. Around 1800, it reached a billion. The second billion was notched up in 1927. The three billion mark was swiftly reached in 1959, rose to four billion in 1974, then accelerated to five billion in 1987, six billion in 1999 and seven billion in 2011.

• By 2050, there will be around 9.3 billion people and more than 10 billion by 2100. But this could be as high as 10.6 billion by 2050 and more than 15 billion in 2100 with only a small rise in fertility in highpopulation countries.

• Each year around 80 million are added to the world’s population, a number roughly equivalent to the population of Germany, Vietnam or Ethiopia. People under 25 comprise 43 per cent of the world’s population.

• The main reason for the demographic surge of recent decades is the Baby Boom of the 1950s and 1960s, which shows up in ensuing “bulges” when this generation reproduces.

• The average life expectancy rose from about 48 years in the early 1950s to about 68 in the first

Queen urges full equality for women

The Queen urged world leaders to ensure women played a full part in their societies as she opened thesummit of Commonwealth countries yester-day.

The monarch’s comments came at the start of the major meeting in Australia where politicians are expected to clash over proposed changes to the so-called Family of Nations.

Prime Ministers and Presidents from 53 member states will debate a report from the Commonwealth Eminent Persons’ Group – tasked with making the institution more relevant – which has recommended a commissioner to police human rights in the Commonwealth be established.

Britain, Australia and Canada are leading the campaign for the new post, but they face strong opposition from countries like Sri Lanka, South Africa and Uganda, which see the move as too intrusive in their domestic affairs.

The report also proposes that homosexuality should be legalised in all member states where it is outlawed – an idea likely to fiercely resisted by some nations, especially in Africa. Speaking at the opening ceremony in Perth, the Queen thanked the EPG – whose British member is Sir Malcolm Rifkind – and looked ahead to

the discussions of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting this weekend. Queen Elizabeth said: “I wish Heads of Government well in agreeing further reforms that respond boldly to the aspirations of today and that keep the Commonwealth fit and fresh for tomorrow.

“In these deliberations we should not forget that this is an association not only of governments but also of peoples. This is what makes it so relevant in this age of global information and communication.

The Queen, who is head of the Commonwealth, added: “The theme this year is Women As Agents of Change. It reminds us of the potential in our societies that is yet to be fully unlocked, and it encourages us to find ways to allow all girls and women to play their full part.

“We must continue to strive in our own countries and across the Commonwealth together to promote that theme in a lasting way beyond this year.”

Commonwealth leaders are expected to agree historic changes to the 300-year-old laws of royal succession to enable a first-born daughter to ascend the throne ahead of her brothers. British Prime Minister David Cameron has described giving male heirs priority in the line to the throne as “outdated and wrong”.

Speaking about the possibility of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge having a child, the Prime Minister said after his plane landed in Perth: “I think the time has come to change the rules so that if the royal couple have a girl rather than a boy, then that little girl would be our queen. That’s the rule we want

to change.” During the opening ceremony, the world leaders gathered on a stage in the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre with the Queen at their forefront along with the host, Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard. The politicians and statesmen received an Aboriginal welcome from elders of the Nyungar people – the original inhabitants of the region surrounding Perth.

The Commonwealth itself has acknowledged it has reached a crucial period in its 62-year history – adapt to a changing world or become an irrelevance.

Global organisations like the G8 group of leading industrialised countries and the European Union are increasingly seen as having a higher profile and providing more leadership. The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group – which deals with serious or persistent violations of the institution’s fundamental political values – has also been looking at ways to improve its effectiveness and has produced a report. Commonwealth secretary general Kamalesh Sharma highlighted the task ahead for the world leaders. Speaking during the opening ceremony, he said: “If there is one rich vein of inspiration that must animate all of us in the days ahead, it is renewal and reform in order to be resilient and relevant.

decade of the new millennium.

Infant mortality fell by nearly twothirds.

• Contraception, prosperity and changing cultural attitudes have also brought about a fall in fertility, from a statistical 6.0 children per woman to 2.5 over six decades.

• In more advanced economies, the average fertility rate today is about 1.7 children per woman, below the replacement level of 2.1.

In the least developed countries, the rate is 4.2 births, with sub-Saharan African reporting 4.8.

• Asia accounts for 4.2 billion of the world’s population. It is projected to reach 5.2 billion in 2052 before declining slowly. The biggest rate of increase is in Africa, whose population first surpassed a billion in 2009 and is expected to add another billion by 2044.

• China is the world’s most populous country, with 1.35 billion, followed by India with 1.24 billion. In 2025, India will have 1.46 billion, overtaking China’s 1.39 billion.

China’s population will decline to about 1.3 billion by 2050; India’s will peak at 1.7 billion by 2060.

• Under the UN Millennium Goals, access to reproductive health should be universal by 2015.

But there are still 46 countries where a fifth or more of women who are married or living in a union still have an unmet need for contraception, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Gender equality and women’s empowerment are also keys to lowering birth rates.

Johor Sultan urges students not to take part in illegal rallies

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BATU PAHAT: Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar has advised students and graduates not to be involved in illegal rallies that can threaten national stability. Sultan Ibrahim, who is Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) chancellor, said they should be grateful for the chance to garner knowledge instead of taking part in anti-government political activities.“I will not hesitate to resign as the chancellor of UTHM should any of our students be involved in such activities, as it is better than having my name tainted by such acts that also shames the university’s reputation,” he said when officiating at UTHM’s 11th convocation on Saturday. A total of 2,245 graduates received their scrolls at the convocation – nine for PhD, 164 Master’s degrees and 1,832 Bachelor’s degrees. Sultan Ibrahim also said the other issue highlighted in the media was female students getting involved in immoral activities to get rich quickly.

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SOUTH WINDSOR: A freak October snowstorm knocked out power on Sunday to more than 3.1 million homes and businesses across the US Northeast, with close to two feet (60 centimeters) of snow falling in some areas over the weekend.

The storm was even more damaging because leaves still on the trees caught more of the particularly wet and heavy snow, overloading branches that snapped and wreaked havoc.

"You just have absolute tree carnage with this heavy snow just straining the branches," said National Weather Service spokesman Chris Vaccaro.

From Maryland to Maine, officials said it would take days to restore electricity, even though the snow ended Sunday.

The storm smashed record snowfall totals for October and worsened as it moved north.

Communities in western Massachusetts were among the

hardest hit. Snowfall totals topped 27 inches (68.6 centimeters) in Plainfield, and nearby Windsor had gotten 26 inches (66 centimeters) by early Sunday.

The storm was blamed for at least 11 deaths, and states of emergency were declared in New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and parts of New York. Roads, rails and airline flights were knocked out, and passengers on a JetBlue flight were stuck on a plane in Hartford, Connecticut, for more than seven hours on Saturday.

More than 800,000 power customers were without electricity in Connecticut alone - shattering the record set in August by Hurricane Irene. Massachusetts had more than 670,000 outages, and New Jersey more than 600,000 including Gov. Chris Christie's house. Parts of Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, New York, Maine, Maryland and Vermont also were without power. "It's

going to be a more difficult situation than we experienced in Irene," Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said. "We are expecting extensive and long-term power outages." Thirty-two shelters were open around the state, and Malloy asked volunteer fire departments to allow people in for warmth and showers. At least four hospitals were relying on generators for power. Many of the areas hit by

ATCHISON, KANSAS: A huge explosion rocked a Kansas grain elevator and shot a fireball so high it could be seen in neighboring Missouri, leaving three workers dead and three other people missing, US authorities said. Trey Cocking, city manager in the northeast Kansas town of Atchison, confirmed the deaths and said three others remain unaccounted for after Saturday night's blast at the Bartlett Grain Co elevator.

Authorities also reported injuries, but were still trying to get accurate information and notify families.

Cocking said authorities planned to bring in heavy equipment to dig through the rubble on Sunday. "Once we get light, we'll go from there," Cocking said as he

left the site before dawn on Sunday for a break after hours there. "From this point, they're going to have to do some excavation and bring in some crews."

The shuddering explosion could be seen and felt across Atchison, shaking homes and businesses up to four miles away. The cause was not immediately known, though grain elevator accidents can occur after grain dust becomes suspended in the air and turns explosive.

Bartlett Grain President Bill Fellows said in a statement that 11 workers were loading a train with corn when the explosion occurred about 7 pm on Saturday. He said several workers escaped injury, but that there were fatalities and some injuries.

LOS ANGELES: Hollywood director James Cameron has unveiled an 18-minute footage from his new 3D version of the 1997 mega-blockbuster hit 'Titanic' . The new version of the Oscar-winning film will arrive in theaters on April 6 in 2012 said the Hollywood reporter. Eight scenes were screened so far, including footage of Jack Dawson ( Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose DeWitt Bukater's ( Kate Winslet) encounter on the Titantic's grand stairwell, their kiss on the ship's bow and its sinking. "There are certain films that aren't being brought back to the theater. There is a whole generation of people who haven't seen it at all," Cameron said. The 1997 disaster epic is being converted into 3D at a cost of $18 million and the process, which is ongoing, is expected to take 60 weeks.

WASHINGTON: America's Quran-burning pastor Terry Jones announced his plans to run for the country's president next year.

"Jones says he has begun raising funds, but would not disclose how much. He said he's looking into getting on the ballot and will likely run as an independent," ABC reported. Jones wanted to burn a copy of the Islamic holy book during the last year's anniversary of the September 11 attacks . But he backed down under pressure, including interventions from president Barack Obama, who warned that it would endanger American lives. However, he supervised the burning of the holy book at a church in Florida on March 20, which sparked major unrest in Kandahar, in which over 100 people were killed.

NEW YORK: Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta was today arrested after he surrendered to the FBI, and charged with six counts of insider trading. Prosecutors allege that Gupta shared classified information about Goldman, Procter & Gamble, and Berkshire investment with hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam, the founder of the Galleon group. A federal grand jury in Manhattan charged Gupta, one of the most prominent Indian Americans in the financial sector, with one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and five counts of securities fraud, all related to Goldman tips in 2008. "Rajat Gupta was entrusted by some of the premier institutions of American business to sit inside their boardrooms, among their

executives and directors, and receive their confidential information so that he could give advice and counsel for the benefit of their shareholders," Preet Bharara, the Manhattan US attorney, said in a statement.

"As alleged, he broke that trust and instead became the illegal eyes and ears in the boardroom for his friend and business associate, Raj Rajaratnam, who reaped enormous profits from Mr Gupta's breach of duty," the statement said. The charges carry a potential penalty of 105 years in prison. Gupta, 62, a former director of Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble and head of McKinsey & Company, came under the scanner after prosecutors charged the Sri Lanka born Rajaratnam on insider trading charges.

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the storm had also been hit by Irene. In New Jersey's Hamilton Township, Tom Jacobsen also recalled heavy spring flooding and a particularly heavy winter before that.

"I'm starting to think we really ticked off Mother Nature somehow, because we've been getting spanked by her for about a year now," he said while grabbing some coffee at a convenience

store. Vaccaro, the weather service spokesman, said the snowstorm "absolutely crushed previous records that in some cases dated back more than 100 years."

Saturday was only the fourth snowy October day in New York's Central Park since record-keeping began 135 years ago.

There usually isn't enough cold air in the region to support a snowstorm this time of year, but an area of high pressure over southeastern Canada funneled cold air south into the U.S., Vaccaro said. That cold air combined with moisture coming from the North Carolina coast to produce the unseasonable weather.

The storm did less damage in coastal areas than it would have in winter because warm ocean temperatures limited snowfall, Vaccaro said. A few businesses enjoyed the early snow: Ski resorts in Vermont and Maine opened early. But it was more commonly an aggravation.

WASHINGTON: There is a strong technological strain running through Occupy Wall Street, and software developers have been gathering at events in several cities to develop such tools for the demonstrators. One mobile app being developed, Shouty, would allow people to use their phones as radios, amplifying the human microphone at meetings in Zuccotti Park.

But the app that has gained the most attention is called 'I'm Getting Arrested' . It allows users to write a message and identify recipients friends, family, a lawyer - in advance. Then, if they are about to be taken into custody , they can push a button to send a text message blast. Its developer, Jason Van Anden, created it in two days after an acquaintance narrowly avoided an arrest at a demonstration several weeks ago. Since its release, the

Android app has been downloaded nearly 10,000 times. But it is unclear if it has ever been used for its intended purpose or, indeed, whether it would be useful . The app is simple to use; it takes a few seconds to set up a list of phone numbers and a message. But curiously, the message would not include information about a user's location and does not facilitate connection to social networks like Twitter and Facebook, which are in wide use at political demonstrations . The app also raises a question: If you do not have time to send a full text message when being arrested, will you have time to take out your phone, open the app and press the "Send" button for two seconds? The app's primary use so far seems to be as a political symbol . Downloading it is a statement - as is, apparently , reviewing it.

You’re getting arrested?

Use app to notify lawyer

US President Barack Obama waves as he arrives back at the White House in Washington, DC.

STAR AGE ARIES

March-21 to April-20

CANCER

June-22 to July-23

This november month will be just an average month for Aries especially considering the professional and financial sectors of life as both these sectors will have slow movement as usual. But be careful in your personal life and relations overall since there might arise some unexpected u turns. Health wise things will be normal.

Ups and downs are the major impact of current planetary influence in your life. You will have both positive and negative turns in your profession.

Financially the unstable situations will continue. Health wise things will improve a lot but family, children, personal relations and social life are about to suffer. Much care is required throughout the November month.

Both ways the events are taking place so you will really be confused to term it as good or bad.

Professional it will be more tough as you will be much unhappy about the way things are taking shape while financially there will be unexpected gains and income which may keep you relieved.

September-24 Social and personal life will be fine but family will be a source of sorrows. Health wise this to going to be a fine month except for bit unrest October-22 towards the end of the month.

LIBRA

CAPRICON

December-23 to Januar-20

After a long time you will have the glimpses of getting settling down in your profession. Your financial ups and downs will continue but there will be sufficient back up. The family and personal life will be fine but marital life may suffer. Your tendencies to be impatient and impulsive should be kept in control or adverse situations in profession will take place.

TAURUS

April-21 to May-20

LEO

July-24 to August-23

SCORPIO

October-23 to November-22

AQUARIES

January-21 to February-19

A tough November month is ahead.

Financially and professionally there will be many hiccups and you will find that it is a very tough going. In the month of November some important decision will be made now in connection to your profession. Personally and socially it is going to be average.

Just avoid any conflicts with opposite sex from your work place.

Hough there are a bunch of events causing both progressive and adverse in nature, you will find its more on the positive side. Though the long standing issues are still alive there will arise new hopes of solutions which were absent all these days especially in your profession. Financially too the month will be good. The personal and family life will be in turmoil while health and social life will be fine.

The unstable and insecure feelings created due to the adverse happenings in the professional and financial front will continue and you will feel frustrated throughout the month due to the same. Personal and marital life will be under turmoil and social life will suffer too. Health wise this month will prove to be good and safe.

The adverse trends overall will continue but there will be a visible amount of relief and you could foresee some hopes on your way to solve your issues. Professionally this could be one of the worst time but still there will be some good turn in the latter half.

Finances will continue to be bad while personal, family and social life will be average.

November 2011

GEMINI

May-21 to June-21

VIRGO

August-24 to September-23

SAGITTARIUS

November-23 to December-22

PISCES

February-20 to March-20

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The good flow will continue except for a few reversals in your relation with some colleagues. Professionally there will be added tension but situations will be in control all the time.

Financially this will be a perfect November month also your health will be fine. Family and social life will be a bit struggle some while singles and lovers will find a harmonious time.

This month may be one of the worst for you from the recent past. You may face many ups and downs in all sectors of life which will make you frustrated of life in almost every sector. The professional and financial front will be the most affected.

Your personal and family relations will suffer. Even the relation with colleagues at work place also will show adverse tendencies. Social life will not be smooth.

This is the time for lots of unexpected u turns in your life. The professional life will be having a major turning point now while the finances will get in to a better stage. Personal and social life will be having a smooth going throughout the month while family life may have a bit of ups and downs. Health wise the situation may not be very good.

This is an average month for you there will be many positive and negative turns occurring in your life now.

Whatever good things happening in your life will be equally compensated by adverse issues from other sectors of life. Basically profession and finances will be good in this month while the problems may take place in your personal and family life.

Vaastu Shastra: Make sure wealth and prosperity never leaves your home

According to Vaastu Shastra, the position of the room where money is kept is very important and any dosh in that area can cause serious financial problems. But, many times it is difficult to ensure that the room is according to Vaastu Shastra. In such a situation the person can use a ‘Lakshmi kodi.’ It is believed that keeping the ‘Lakshmi kodi’ at the place where you keep your money will ensure that Lakshmi (wealth) stays there. The ‘Lakshmi kodi’, according to Vaastu Shastra should be placed there at the right time. The time is crucial for the right results.

How to : On a Thursday, sprinkle Gomutra (cow’s urine) in the area (vault, drawer etc) you keep your money. Then wash the ‘Lakshmi kodis’ with cow’s milk and keep it at the place where you keep your money.

Sprinkle some gomutra and cow’s milk in the entire room.

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Little: Fiji style at World Cup "so not Fijian"

FIJI SPORTS

November 2011

Savusavu registers a win over Tavua

Savusavu registered a convincing 1-0 victory over Tavua in the National Football League at Ganilau Park this afternoon.

The hosts displayed constructive football and kept the visitors attack which was led by lethal striker Jone Salauneune at bay.

Stylish midfielder Sanjesh Kumar netted the lone goal in the first half and the Billy Hussein coached side managed to hold onto its lead till the final whistle. Tavua boss Shalendra Roy was satisfied with the result and said he fielded a relatively young side with two 16year-old players from Tavua College. "The result of the match did not have much impact on us and we came here for exposure,' said Roy.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Veteran flyhalf Nicky Little has blamed Fiji's failure at the Rugby World Cup on an intransigent management that enforced a style of play he described as "so not Fijian."

Little, who played at the World Cup for the fourth time in a 15-year career, said team members were unhappy off the field because of rigid management which banned swearing and forced players to attend two hour church services.

The 35-year-old told the Fiji Sun newspaper, "We were given a game plan that was so not Fijian. There's no excuse for not performing on the field but I know the boys could have been happier off it." Fiji traveled to New Zealand with a coaching and management team of more than 19 peo-

ple. Head coach Sam Domoni is deeply religious, has led prayer meetings on earlier tours and once tried to have Fiji's pre-match challenge banned as a relic of the nation's preChristian past. "Those who were running the team on the field were torn between following orders and trying to make the best of a bad situation," Little told the Sun. "Fiji Rugby has had these weaknesses in our game for a long time.

"I also thought some officials thought players were there to pay them respects. Maybe not to us older guys but some younger members really got a hard time, which we joked about to ease the tension." Fiji was drawn in the hardest pool at the World Cup, alongside reigning champion South Africa, Wales and Pacific

Fiji team named

Head coach Sam Domoni has made three changes to the starting XV for Fiji’s game against South Africa this Saturday evening. In at hooker comes the veteran Sunia Koto while Gloucester flanker Akapusi Qera reclaims his openside place on the side of the scrum. At the back of the scrum Netani Talei moves to the bench to make way for Montpellier’s Sakiusa Masi. While Domoni has kept faith with the backline which started against Namibia there are a number of changes on the bench with Talemaitoga Tuapati coming in at 16, Talei at 18 and Sisa Koyamaibole poised to come on as a major impact player to rattle the Boks. Other changes to the bench see’s Nicky Little claiming a place on the starting 22 alongside Naitasiri’s Ravai Fatiaki. A swarm of media attended the official announcement of the team this afternoon, many of them sporting South African accents. While most of the media made a beeline for either head coach Domoni or team captain Deacon Manu, a good few were also keen to interview Fiji’s four try hero from the Namibia

Media attending the announcement of the Fiji team to play South Africa.

THE FULL FIJI TEAM TO PLAY SOUTH AFRICA IS AS FOLLOWS:

1. Campese Ma’afu,2. Sunia Koto, 3. Deacon Manu (capt), 4. Leone Nakarawa, 5. Wame Lewaravu, 6.

Dominiko Waqaniburotu, 7. Akapusi Qera, 8. Sakiusa Matadigo, 9. Nemia Kenatale, 10. Waisea Luveniyali, 11. Naipolioni Nalaga, 12. Seremaia Bai, 13. Gabirieli Lovobalavu (v-capt), 14. Vereniki Goneva, 15. Kini Murimurivalu, Reserves – 16. Talemaitoga Tuapati, 17. Waisea Nailago, 18. Netani Talei, 19. Sisa Koyamaibole, 20. Vitori Buatava, 21. Nicky Litle, 22. Ravai Fatiaki

game - Vereniki Goneva. For a person with a naturally shy demeanour Goneva is fast becoming very media savvy, and it seems

the media believe the Nagado kid will conjure up something special this Saturday. We’re absolutely sure he will.

cludes with the inaugural Gold Coast Sevens - Fever Pitch tournament. The tournament is the first leg of the prestigious HSBC Sevens World Series and will attract the world's leading sides, including Australia. Noosa Sevens director and former Wallaby Peter Slattery said yesterday that he was still hopeful the Australian Rugby Union would send a side to next month's tournament like it did last year, when it won the event by beating the Sunshine Coast Stingrays in the final. Slattery, who said the Stingrays were not yet confirmed for this year's tournament, stressed he was also doing all he could to secure more high-profile teams.

"The nature of this sevens calendar is teams can be late (in confirming participation)," he said. "I'm working on (landing) international-standard teams and I'll know that (whether

he is successful) in the next week or two. "It's just the nature of the game." Slattery said he was hopeful Australia would defend its title, adding he was targeting teams from Asia and the Pacific.

But he admitted the scheduling of the tournament in the same month as Fever Pitch was not proving a drawcard in the bid to land other big scalps. "It's certainly our big goal to get the national Aussie team but as I said, we've just got to keep working on them," he said.

Slattery said the Fijian side would give the event a potent international flavour, and another exciting addition this year was the inclusion of a women's championship. "To have such a top-quality international sevens team is very exciting - not only for us, but also for the spectators," he said. At this stage, 16 men's teams and six women's

Island rival Samoa. It won only one match, its opener against Namibia, and was well beaten in the others. Fiji left the tournament after a 66-0 loss to Wales, its worst World Cup defeat.

"No one is more disappointed than us, the players," Little said. "After 15 years of service to Fiji Rugby I know the boys work better when they're happy. Too bad though!" Little said the Fiji team that reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 World Cup in France was much happier. "We were more honest to each other, more organized and happy off the field. We knew what our job was," he said. "But this year we weren't allowed to swear or shout at each other so as to not hurt feelings, so our bad habits were glossed over which only bred more of the same. "I felt the rugby took a sec-

Fiji coach faces the axe F

iji plans to advertise for a new national rugby coach after their disappointing World Cup campaign which saw them fail to make it out of the pool stage.

The chairman of the Fiji Rugby Union (FRU), Colonel Mosese Tikoitoga, told the Fiji Times newspaper on Wednesday that the coaching staff at the World Cup was "not experienced enough for the job" and he was seeking a head coach who "will turn around our rugby players' performance rather than someone who is just sitting there and earning a pay." Tikoitoga said the Fijian World Cup squad had "an overreliance on overseas players" and future teams may have to be made up of 70 percent local players "as a matter of policy."

The FRU has interviewed all players and officials involved in Fiji's World Cup campaign and Tikoitoga told the Fiji Times that it was obvious the team "was not ready for the World Cup." He said sweeping changes were likely to Fiji rugby's coaching and administration which would see new appointments in place, possibly including a new chief executive, by January 1. He said poor management by the FRU had led to the poor performance on the field. "During the review by the board of control, one of the things that

Top Fijian team signs for Sevens

T

HE NEWS that reigning Fiji sevens champions Matai Red Rock will take part in next month's Noosa International Sevens Festival has been tempered slightly.

THE NEWS that reigning Fiji sevens champions Matai Red Rock will take part in next month's Noosa International Sevens Festival has been tempered slightly by the revelation organisers are struggling to attract more big-name teams.

Organisers of the event, now in its second year, heralded the signing of the Fiji outfit at the tournament's official launch yesterday but admitted they were still playing a waiting game in their bid to land more big fish. The push is now on to leverage the fact that the event, to be held on November 12-13, proceeds the Gold Coast's Festival of Rugby, an eight-day sevens carnival that con-

ond seat. The management preached unity but at the expense of freedom." Little said team management refused to listen to players' concerns. "I was asked by the team to query management about some twohour church sessions and why the dory-dirties (players not involved in the next match) must stay in (the hotel) but ironically I was told that it was a team call," he said. "They weren't moving on their decisions. "I don't blame them. The management don't have my knowledge of touring, that's OK, but to not listen was quite infuriating." The Fiji Rugby Union spent two days this week interviewing players, coaches and management over causes of the team's failure. A decision on the future of Domoni as head coach is expected next week.

teams are confirmed for the tournament. Tickets and more information about the event are available on our website at

stood out was the coaching style used by the previous coaching staff," Tikoitoga told the newspaper. "It's probably because the coaching staff was not experienced enough for the job. "Another issue was the over-reliance on overseasbased players. In one of the interviews, it was evident from the frustration of our local players. "Perhaps out of this report we will make a policy to ensure that our next teams are made up of 70 per cent local players and in whatever critical positions we need we can bring in overseas players," he added. Domoni had shown interest in coaching Fiji until 2015 but Tikoitoga said a change was needed.

"We want someone who can turn our players into a champion team, so that is the criteria we will put out," he said. "The position will have to be advertised, we need to access the best possible coach. They have to come in, sit down and be interviewed and we have to tell what kind of players we need our players to be like, and they have to tell us whether they can coach the players to play a pattern of rugby or they can't," he explained. There was heavy criticism of the way Fiji played at the tournament, abandoning their traditional free-flowing running game in favor of a more pragmatic approach.

FIFA probes former Fiji FA boss

Fifa is probing the deputy chairman of its disciplinary committee and treasurer of the Oceania Football Confederation, Dr Muhammad Shamsud-Dean Sahu Khan. Almost a year since former OFC boss and Fifa vice-president Reynald Temarii – the target of a World Cup vote-rigging sting by Britain's Sunday Times – controversy has returned to the Aucklandbased confederation. Former lawyer Sahu Khan has been disbarred by the Independent Legal Services Commission in Fiji and banned from holding a practising certificate for 10 years. He is appealing the decision. Article 58.1 of Fifa's Statutes declares senior disciplinary committee members must possess legal credentials: "The Disciplinary Committee shall consist of a chairman, deputy chairman and the number of members deemed necessary.

Picnic special: Healthy recipes and tips

FOOD

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Ingredients

Although, conventional picnic foods comprise heavy boxes of fried meat, spicy curries and calorie-rich desserts; it would be a smart move to ditch such recipes for healthier alternatives.

The idea is to indulge in a great outing full of sumptuous food without compromising on one's waistline. And you can do that by tweaking your usual picnic recipes just a little bit.

Switch to lean meat, whole grains and fruits. Today, we are going to show you

Sushi rice (prepared): 6 cups Nori (dried seaweed): 4 sheets White sesame seeds: 1 tbsp Sushi/sashimi grade Salmon: 1/2 lb Mayonnaise 1 tbsp Ichimi-togarashi: 1/2 tsp

Method

- Chop sashimi/sushi grade salmon, mix with mayonnaise and ichimi-togarashi.

- Put a nori sheet on top of a bamboo mat.

Spread a quarter portion of sushi rice on top of the nori sheet.

- Sprinkle sesame seed on top of the rice.

Place a quarter portion of salmon mixture lengthwise on the rice.

- Roll up the bamboo mat, pressing forward to shape the sushi into a cylinder.

Press the bamboo mat and remove it from the sushi. Make more rolls. Wipe a knife with a wet cloth before slicing sushi.

Ingredients for Sushi rice Japanese rice: 3 cups Water: 3 1/4 cups Rice vinegar: 1/3 cup Sugar: 3 tbsp I Salt: 1 tsp

Method : - Put the rice in a large bowl and wash it with cold water until the water becomes clear. Drain the rice in a colander and set aside for 30 minutes.

- Place the rice in a rice cooker and add water. Let the rice soak in the water for 30 minutes. When cooked, steam for 15 minutes.

- Prepare sushi vinegar by mixing rice vinegar, sugar, and salt in a sauce pan.

- Put the pan on low heat until the sugar dissolves. Cool the vinegar mixture.

- Spread the hot steamed rice into a large plate. Sprinkle the vinegar mixture over the rice and fold the rice by rice spatula quickly. Be careful not to smash the rice.

- To cool and remove the moisture of the rice well, use a fan as you mix sushi rice.

how...Here are some simple easy-to-make picnic recipes to help you enjoy your outing the healthy way.

Asparagus peas pulao: This quick pulao has a rich combination of asparagus, green peas and capsicum. Asparagus is an anti-oxidant rich vegetable and is also known for its beneficial effects against heart disease and osteoarthritis.

Method: Add pre-soaked Basmati rice to a mixture of ginger-garlic paste and onions fried in some refined vegetable oil. To this, add some coconut milk, water and salt and continue cooking. Once the rice is cooked, mix the chopped peas, asparagus and capsicum fried in another pan and garnish with cilantro.

Paneer sandwich pakora: A crunchy snack, this picnic dish is a favorite combination with a cup of tea or coffee. Paneer or Cottage Cheese is an excellent source of proteins and calcium that helps build stronger bones, teeth and muscles.

Ingredients: Paneer, Besan or gram flour, refined oil, salt, water and chillies. Method: In a bowl, mix all the ingredients except the paneer and oil into a smooth paste. Cut the paneer into proportionate square cubes. After this, deep fry the paneer pieces dipped in the besan mixture until a

Fish in curry leaf paste C urry leaves are aromatic and flavourful leaves of plant scientifically called Murraya koenigii. They are known to have many health benefits.

INGREDIENTS

400g cat fish or small fish, 2 cups fresh curry leaves 2 level tsp turmeric powder., 5 cloves garlic chopped, 1 tsp garlic paste, 1/2 tsp black pepper paste, 1potatoboiled and mashed, 2 Dry red chilly or green chili, 2 tbs mustard oil plus extra for frying, Salt to taste, Water

METHOD

- Marinate the fish in salt and 1 tsp turmeric powder for 15 mins.Shallow fry the marinated fish .Remove and keep them aside .

golden-brown color is achieved.

Healthy vegetable pasta salad: According to the National Pasta Association, Pasta is a very good source of Vitamin B, Iron and Niacin.

By pairing pasta with ingredients like cheese, vegetables, olive oil and beans; you can obtain a complete and nutritious meal. Ingredients: Pasta, Olive oil, capsicum, red onion and salt to taste. Method: In a frying pan, lightly fry the chopped onions and capsicum in the olive oil. To this, toss the cooked pasta, vegetables and seasonings like salt and pepper.

Spiced mixed fruit salads: It is vital to include fruits in your daily diet as they are a rich source of essential nutrients and minerals.

Ingredients: Seedless black grapes, strawberries, mango, green grapes, peaches, desiccat-

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November 2011

Cholia soya bean pulao

Ingredients -

250 g basmati rice 250 mL water (for boiling rice) 3 tsp salt 20 nos soya bean chunks 1 no onions, large 2 Tbsp canola oil 1 no bay leaf 2 tsp jeera (cumin) nos cloves 10 nos black peppercorn 1 no cinnamon, 1-inch long 2 nos, green chilly small 100 g cholia (fresh green gram)

Method

ed coconut, castor sugar, cayenne pepper, salt and mustard powder.

Method: In a large mixing bowl, add sliced pieces of all the fruits. Next, add coconut paste, seasoning and sugar.

Refrigerate overnight.

Fat free gajar ka halwa: A perfect dessert for a picnic, this dish satiates your sweet craving without adding inches to your waistline. Why? Because this mouth-watering dish does not contain any fattening agents like ghee. Ingredients: Fresh carrots, non fat milk powder, skimmed milk, sugar and cardamom powder.

Method: Grate the carrots coarsely and pressure-cook it with one cup of milk. Next, transfer the ingredients to a nonstick pan and add the sugar and milk powder to the mixture. Keep stirring until it is dry and then garnish with nuts and cardamom powder.

Exotic fish recipes

-Clean,wash and grind the curry leaves to a smooth paste with a little water.

-Heat 2 tbs oil .Add the red chillies and chopped garlic followed by the garlic and pepper paste. -Fry slightly and then add the the curry leaves paste and 1 tsp turmeric powder. Add some water and bring it to a boil . -Add the mashed potato.Mix well to a smooth paste. Add the fish and 1/2 cup water and cook for 10 minutes -Remove and serve with plain rice.

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1. Pick, wash and soak rice for half an hour. Boil water and add salt. Remove from fire and drop in soya bean chunks for 15 minutes.

2. Peel onion and thickly slice. Heat heavy bottom and add canola oil. Add bay leaf, jeera, cloves, peppercorn and cinnamon. Once they splutter, add onions and green chillies slit and saute until onion turns light brown. Squeeze out excess water from the soya chunks and along with cholia, add to pan. Add salt and saute for 2 minutes. Add salt and rice. Now pour water and let rice boil.

3. Once half the water is evaporated, turn the heat low and cover with tight-fitting lid.

4. Cook for another 8 minutes and turn off heat. Let it rest in this position for another 10 minutes.

5. Remove lid and serve hot.

Yield: 6 servings.

Note: Do not stir the rice at any point, as it can break. The water added to rice is always dependent on the quality of rice and the length of time you soak it for.

Fish Roe fritters

oe is the egg masses of fish . Roe is prepared in different ways in different parts of the world.

Roe from the Hilsa and Rohu fish is considered a delicacy.

-Remove eggs from membrane or sack.

-Break up the fish eggs into chunks.

-Add chopped onion, green chili,

salt .

-Stir until well mixed. Add enough gram flour and mix until mixture stays together when formed into a small

ball (should not feel soggy but stiff).

-Let it stand for half an hour. Add little water if required -Fry until brown in enough oil. Serve hot

28 Obama was playing golf minutes before Osama bin Laden raid began: Book

November 2011

WASHINGTON: Minutes before the operation to hunt down Osama bin Laden in Pakistan began, US President Barack Obama was playing golf so that he could "distance himself" in case the raid went wrong, claims a new book.

President Obama was actually playing golf until 20 minutes before the raid to kill al-Qaida chief began, claims Chuck Pfarrer, a former SEALs, in his latest book "Seal Target Geronimo" that hit the stands today.

Only then did he down his clubs and return to the White House to watch what he later trumpeted as a great success of his presidency, the Daily Mail reported quoting the book.

The book claims that the official account was riddled with errors and

that bin Laden was referred to as 'Bert' and not just 'Geronimo'.

The book paints a very different picture to the official photo released at the time which shows Obama and his advisers huddled round a table in the White House Situation Room as footage was beamed from a drone 15,000 ft above the alQaeda leader's mansion hideout in Pakistan's Abbottabad on May 2.

Bill Clinton book hails Barack Obama's anti-crisis measures

WASHINGTON: US ex-president Bill Clinton next week presents his book " Back to Work", which analyses the nation's moment of crisis and suggests ways to create jobs and stimulate competitiveness in clear support for the strategies proposed by current President Barack Obama. Local media say with this book Obama, who faces voter disillusion and a knock-down, drag-out fight in Congress over his jobs plan, receives the support of fellow Democrat Bill Clinton (1993-2001), who at the same time criticises his mistakes. "Back to Work", published

by Knopf, goes on sale.

The New York Times recalled Saturday in an article that during a sumptuous private party last month celebrating his 65th birthday, Clinton said he intends to help Obama but that, in his opinion, "he seems to have lost his narrative".

According to the daily, the book

"marks a new and somewhat warmer stage in the two men's rivalry and relationship", since Obama defeated Bill Clinton's wife Hillary, now secretary of state, in the 2008 Democratic primaries.

Citing White House advisors, The New York Times said that Obama and Clinton have not had a "heart-to-heart talk" about the "ill will" between them since the 2008 campaign, though these days they do have "brief but positive meetings and shared beliefs". Nonetheless, the Obamas still have not invited the Clintons over for dinner at the White House. According to previous press articles, Clinton's book analyses the economic situation and generally praises the measures adopted by the Obama administration to ease the effects of the crisis, though the former president does criticise what he considers mistakes by the current resident of the White House.

Bosnian Muslims perform the morning prayer in front of Gazi-Husref Bey's mosque in Sarajevo on the first day of the Eid Al-Adha .

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Pfarrer says Obama's role was largely inflated and suggests he stayed out on the golf course for so long so he could distance himself in case it went wrong.

"If this had completely gone south, he was in a position to disavow," he wrote.

He says the White House photographs did not show the moment that bin Laden was killed, but the moment a helicopter went down, which happened after the shooting.

Obama is known to be a keen golfer. He played golf four times during his week-long family holiday on Martha's Vineyard.

Pfarrer also claims that bin Laden was known as Bert to the Seals, and his deputy Ayman alZawahiri was Ernie - a reference to the Sesame Street puppets.

Michael Jackson fans wait outside the courthouse for the reading of the verdict in Dr. Conrad Murray's trial in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES: Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter over the King of Pop's 2009 death, in an emotional climax to a six-week trial.

A few minutes later he was handcuffed after judge Michael Pastor remanded him in custody pending a November 29 sentencing hearing, while fans outside Los

Angeles Superior Court erupted in joy.

There was a brief cry in the courtroom, and cheers outside, but Murray himself gave no reaction when the long-awaited verdict was announced inside a packed courtroom yesterday.

Jackson's family including mother Katherine and father Joe, and siblings Randy, Jermaine, Rebbie

and La Toya were in court. His mother was hugged by Randy and appeared to cry into a tissue, after the verdict was announced.

Outside, the verdict was greeted by joy and relief. "Joy, justice, relief, finally, that's it," Jackson fan Terry Wilson told AFP amid celebratory scenes outside the downtown building where the trial began on September 27.

She began crying as she screamed "guilty!' to the crowd. "Of course he's guilty!" added another Jackson fan, J B Jones.

A lone Murray supporter held up a sign supporting the doctor and got into loud arguments with the surrounding crowd of Jackson fans, as TV news crews filmed them and a long row of police kept a watchful eye. Murray faces up to four years in jail and could be banned from practicing medicine after his conviction in connection with Jackson's death from an overdose of propofol on June 25, 2009.

LONDON. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi scavenged for food and hid in abandoned houses during his final days, it was reported here. Gaddafi, who ruled Libya for 42 years, was killed Oct 20 by National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters near his hometown of Sirte.

Mansour Dao, one of Gaddafi's top security officials, told CNN that Gaddafi spent his final weeks scavenging for food and hiding in abandoned houses in Sirte.

Bereft of the comforts and luxuries that he enjoyed, Gaddafi lived without electricity or TV as the heavily-armed rebels advanced. Dao, who is currently lodged at a detention facility in Libya's Misrata city, said Gaddafi survived on scraps of food he found in deserted houses.

He was also engrossed in reading books he had stacked in his suitcases. He said Gaddafi's behaviour became "unpredictable" as the fighters rapidly advanced, reported Daily Mail.

DAMASCUS: The Arab League on Sunday called an emergency meeting on Syria's failure to implement its peace plan, as forces reportedly killed at least 19 demonstrators after prayers on one of Islam's holiest days.

The announcement that Arab foreign ministers would hold the gathering came on the fourth straight day of deadly violence since Syria agreed to the League's peace blueprint aimed at ending eight months of bloodshed.

The Arab League said a meeting was called for next Saturday because of "the continuation of violence and because the Syrian government did not implement its commitments in the Arab plan to resolve the Syrian crisis."

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani, chair of an Arab panel on the crisis, has said "if Syria does not respect its commitments, the ministerial committee will meet again and take the necessary decisions." A

human rights group said that security forces killed at least 19 civilians as anti-regime demonstrations were staged across Syria on Sunday, the first day of the Eid al-Adha feast marking the end of the hajj pilgrimage. French foreign minister Alain Juppe said the continued killings made it clear that President Bashar al-Assad's regime had no intention of ending its bloody bid to crush dissent.

Sixteen of the civilians were killed in Homs, the flashpoint central city where protests against Assad's rule were held in most districts despite a weeks-long military crackdown.

Most of the deaths occurred in the Baba Amro neighbourhood of Homs, where clashes have raged for days, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a statement received in Nicosia.

Security forces also shot dead two civilians in the city of Hama, which lies further to the north, and another in Idlib province, near the border with Turkey.

Michael Jackson doctor found guilty of manslaughter, faces 4 years in jail

Gaddafi scavenged for food in his final days

Arabs to meet on Syria failure to honour peace plan

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