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Permit Anomalies at Bali's Blue information regarding the use of
Bird Taxi Threaten to Close Down Bali Praja's permits, we will jointly
500 Car Fleet. examine the taxi operation (Blue Bird) in
Page Bali's Transportation,
Information and Communication
order to determine the truth of the
accusation."
Current News 1 - 9 Department (Dishubinfokom) is not Santha, a former employee of
Bali's Cultural Department, added: "If it is
prepared to make comment regarding
Sports News 10 - 14 widely publicized allegations in island's eventually proven that there has been an
improper use of another company's
press that the well known Blue Bird taxi
1 Real Estate 15 - 24 fleet is operating illegally under licenses permits, we will certainly finish the matter
owned by the now defunct PT Bali Praja in accordance with the law and rules in
Crossword 27 Transport. place."
Quoted by the national news E a r l i e r, t h e C h a i r m a n o f
Sudoku 27 agency Antara, the head of Commission I of the Bali House of
Dishubinfokom, I Made Santha, said: Representatives (DPRD-Bali), I Made
What’s On 29 "We are not yet prepared to comment on Arjaya, said that his observations in the
the problem of permits for Blue Bird in field confirm that Blue Bird Taxis is
It’s All About Bali 30 Bali being facilitated on the name of PT operating without the necessary permits.
Bali Praja Transport. We continue to The recent request submitted to the
2 Joke Corner 31 investigate." He said that his provincial government of Bali to allow
department is studying the problem as a 250 new taxis under the Blue Bird brand
Horoscopes 32 member of team comprising members was done on the name of PT Bali Praja
from the provincial government of Bali, Transport and not Blue Bird. Arjaya is
In excellent Mumbul area between Jimbaran/Nusa World News 25 - 40 the Bureau for Development and the asking the subject 250 permits be
Economy, the revoked.
Blue Bird Taxis' lack of a proper
Dua Legal Bureau
and the Bali legal footing has prompted calls in the
House of local media for all the company's taxis to
Representative be impounded until the matter is
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Bali's Highways in the Sky
Bali Hopes to Start
Building a Suspended
Flyover at Simpang Siur
Intersection in 2010.
The national news
service Antara reports that
governor I Made Mangku
Pastika views the building of
suspended overpass roads
around the Dewa Ruci
Monument (Simpang Siur) as
the "way out" of Bali's current
traffic congestion dilemma.
Pastika said: "I feel that
the construction of suspended
overpass roads around the
Dewa Ruci Monument is the
alternative to traffic congestion
offering the best solution.
Cathay Shortens the Distance USA to Bali
Schedule Changes Allow
Same Day Connection
Between U.S. West Coast
and Bali.
Effective March 28,
2010, passengers flying
Cathay Pacific Airways
between the U.S.A.
and Bali, Indonesia
will enjoy a same-
day connection over
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Moreover, this approach
has obtained a positive
response from community and
religious leaders."
The governor explained
that efforts to reduce the
number of vehicles in Bali were
not realistic options, making the
construction of suspended
overpass roads a viable option.
"It is impossible to reduce the
number of vehicle which
contradicts our desire to
maximize the number of tourists
to Bali," said Pastika.
The Central Government
has pledged to help fund the
construction which, together
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the past, strong
objections from Hindu
religious leaders opposed to
the potential desecration
posed by "stacking people" on
roadways has prevented
plans for suspended highways
or tunnels from being
c o n s i d e r e d . R e c e n t l y,
perhaps in partial response to
Bali's growing traffic problems,
religious leaders have
tempered their outright
opposition to such plans.
The governor says the
suspended overpass roads
are being designed, fueling his
hope that the actual
construction of the project can
commence in 2010.
Suggestions from
some sources that
underground tunnels offer a
better solution to Denpasar's
t r a ff i c c o n g e s t i o n w e r e
rejected by the Governor as
too costly. "The cost of tunnels
is very high, it can cost five to
ten times more that building
suspended overpass
highways. What's more, the
geography and contour of the
land in that area do not permit
tunnels," explained Pastika.
the airline's hub of
Hong Kong.
While in the past an
overnight in Hong Kong was
necessitated in Hong Kong for
Cathay Pacific passengers
traveling between Bali and Los
Angeles, the new schedule will
see travelers arrive
in better shape and
in record time.
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Rip Torn arrested drunk, armed in bank
Connecticut bank at the Don Geiss.
He starred in the hit film
weekend.
Torn, 78, was being held on Men in Black and its sequel, as
well as scores of other films and
$US100,000 bond after state
police responded to an alarm at television shows over six
decades.
the Litchfield Bank in Salisbury,
the Connecticut town where the He was nominated for an
actor lives, and found him inside Oscar for Cross Creek in 1983,
the closed bank "with a loaded two years before his wife,
revolver" and "highly intoxicated," Geraldine Page, won the best
according to a police report issued actress Oscar.
on Saturday (local time). Torn, a cousin of actress
He was charged with Sissy Spacek, has been
burglary, criminal trespass and arrested several times in recent
criminal mischief and weapons years for drunken driving and
charges. received a fine, license
Emmy award-winning suspension or probation. He was
Torn, who won an Emmy for
actor Rip Torn, who has The Larry Sanders Show in 1992, also acquitted of one charge
had a recurring role in the
has most recently appeared in
NBC hit 30 Rock, has been s e v e r a l
arrested after police episodes of
found him intoxicated and 30 Rock as
network head
armed inside a
Sexed-up president
says pork better than
The Galaxy Hotel
Viagra The Galaxy Hotel is a hotel and dance club located
in the heart of trendy Seminyak on the exotic
Argentina's president has recommended island of Bali. The magnificient Seminyak Beach,
renowned for it’s rolling surf and legendary
pork as an alternative to Viagra, saying
sunsets is only five minutes away. The Hotel is
she spent a satisfying weekend with her ideally situated just twenty minutes drive from the
airport and close to all the main shops and vibrant
husband after eating the barbecued meat. nightspots.
"I've just been told something I didn't
know, that eating pork improves your sex life," Accommodation:
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Michael Bublé 'craved cannabis, sex’
Clean-cut singer Michael May West cakes for the The Canadian singer is
Bublé received a band. But after a smoke he a favourite to win the Brit award
battering in the UK media munched his way through most of for best International Male Solo
them like someone who hadn't Artist next month and is
today as his former eaten for months." engaged to Argentine soap star
girlfriend revealed His embittered ex- Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la
intimate details of their girlfriend also spilt the beans on Torre.
life together. her love life with Bublé, including He and Bromley dated
Ex-model turned his claims to have the 'perfect on and off for a decade,
hairpiece maker Tiffany Bromley penis' and his frequent use of according to News of the World
told the News of the World swear words, which is at odds
newspaper that the "mum's with his clean-cut image.
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couple in his wash bag ready
to go. He insisted it was his
way of winding down at the end
of a day. But sometimes he
started the day with one."
She said that the singer
defended his marijuana use by
claiming it enhanced his
creativity.
But she said the drugs
had the potential to damage
his singing: "He had a regular
cough, and that's not good for
a singer."
In addition to the
cough, the marijuana gave
Bublé, 34, an appetite for huge
quantities of food.
"It was part of Michael's
routine to smoke late at night.
Then he always got hungry.
He'd raid the hotel mini-bar
and eat three or four Snickers
bars in one go plus pistachios,
peanuts, sweets and liquorice.
He had an enormous
appetite."
"When I flew to see him
in Los Angeles he made a point
of making me bring a box of
Canadian chocolate cream
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Hello again Readers,
Well it seems another week has
flown by in lovely Bali, and what an
event full week it was. Most of the
Christmas tourists have gone
home now and started back to
work. For some of us this is a good
thing as you all know when we
have friends come up to visit we
usually end up drinking a few too
many and doing the tour guide
thing. How many times can one
person visit a monkey Forrest??
It's always good to catch up with
friends, “but” it's also good to wave
them good bye at the airport. Life
Machine washes Muslims, recites Koran
A MALAYSIAN company
has invented a machine it
said would help Muslims
purify themselves before
prayers without excessively
wasting water.
The ornate machine comes
with automatic sensors and basins
to curb water usage during "wudu",
an Arabic word used to describe the
act of washing the face, arms and
legs before prayers.
The device, which also
emits recorded Koranic verses and
is 1.65m tall, only uses 1.3 litres of
water compared to the conventional
methods, which usually involve
leaving taps running for the duration
of the washing ritual, which can last
for several minutes, AACE
Chairman Anthony Gomez said.
The wudu, or ablution, rite
precedes the five daily prayers
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for an expat can then return to
normal, or at least until the Easter
rush happens.
One fellow I met this week was
telling me about a lady on the street
holding a baby with her hand
extended hoping for a few dollars.
He said she looked like she needed
a feed, and a new set of cloths. The
fellow dived into the sky rocket and
passed a blue 50 over and went on
his way. About an hour later he
walked back to his hotel following
the same path only in reverse, to
find the same lady sitting on the kerb
eating a MacDonald's burger, with
the little one doing the same. As
soon as the lady spots him, she
throws the burger wrapping in the
street, jumps up, grabs the kid, and
hops into the first taxi that passed
and was gone.
He went on to explain his
disappointment, as he thought she
Muslims are obligated to
perform.
There are more than 1.7
billion Muslims in the world, with the
majority in Africa and the Middle East
where water supplies are scarce.
I n v e n t o r s A A C E
Technologies are counting on rich
countries in these two regions to snap
up the machines that will be available
in the next six months and cost up to
$4500 apiece.
"During the Haj, two million
people used 50 million litres water a
day for wudu," Mr Gomez said,
referring to the annual Muslim
pilgrimage to Mecca.
"If they introduce this
machine they are saving 40 million
litres per day."
The Gulf city of Dubai has
shown interest in acquiring the
product for its airport, Mr Gomez said,
adding that the machine took two
years to develop at the cost of $2.8
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might take the kid home and have
a wash and maybe look at buying
some cloth's and a feed for the
house. He couldn't work out how
she now had enough money to be
eating MacDonald's and catching
a taxi home. I did have a
chuckle!!!!!
Lastly, I did get some feedback on
an article that was published a few
weeks ago in which I discussed
the legendary blue taxi. The
penmanship was very good and I
would like to ask the person who
wrote the letter, to please offer us
your contact details, so we can
publish your letter. We will not
publish your contact details
(unless you want us to) but do
require them for the record. All I
can say is “stand up and be
counted my friend”.........
Until Next Week, Enjoy
Aliasj
AACE also wants to target
mosques and offices with new
models that can be wall-mounted in
groups of six.
Muslims heading for
prayers in mainly Muslim Malaysia
had mixed feelings about the high-
tech, but pricey, invention.
"The idea is good and it is
built in line with Islamic teachings,
but water in this country is cheap, so
it is still not worthwhile to have this
machine," an officeworker said.
But a tourist from
neighbouring Singapore, which has
little water supplies, said the
machine would help conserve
natural resources.
"Nothing is impossible,"
Azman Mohamed Noor said.
"Of course we are trying
ways and means to new products,
those that can save mankind, those
that can save nature.”
Kuta Weekly
Surgeons replace man's missing thumb with toe
GEOFF McLaren has given fingernails.
the thumbs up - well, a toe "I will be dining out on this
and a thumb - to his for a long time," the father of four
reconstructed hand. said before adding, "You know
The semi-retired gun
salesman and firearms inspector
now has his left big toe working
as a makeshift thumb, after the
much-needed digit was blown off
in a workplace mishap.
Surgeons at Sydney
Hospital replaced the missing
thumb with Mr McLaren's toe -
the first operation of its kind in 10
years at the hospital.
The 62-year-old had
microsurgery on Friday and saw
his new thumb for the first time
this week. The larrikin, who has
been working on thumb gags
Sir Winston Churchill's cigar stub
sells for $8138
A CIGAR Winston Churchill
left unfinished in 1941 has
been sold for £4,500
($8138), Sky News
reported.
The wartime prime
minister abandoned the stub to
attend a Cabinet meeting - and
it was picked up by a Downing
Street worker.
The valet sent the four-
inch stub to a friend with a note
jotted on Number 10 writing
paper.
The friend kept the
3 Feb - 9 Feb 2010 (167) News Corner
while in don't wear thongs or
hospital, said he sandals as much overseas
was pretty happy compared to Australia," he said.
with the way his "We used his big toe as it
new thumb looked. is more thumb-like."
"It looks like (Mr McLaren is a big fan
a swollen thumb," of thongs: "I could always wear
said the father of one thong on my foot and the
four from Milton, on other on my hand.")
the NSW South While toes can replace
Coast. "At least thumbs, it isn't done in reverse.
now it won't take as "We would never do that.
long to cut my The thumb is incredibly
important for hand movement,"
he said.
It will take a year for Mr
McLaren to have full use of his
what they say, without a thumb toe/thumb.
you can only hitchhike south."
It took two teams of
surgeons to first amputate his
big toe, and then attach it by
individual blood vessels,
arteries, nerves and tendons to
h i s h a n d i n a n 11 - h o u r
operation.
Sydney Hospital's
director of hand surgery, Dr Tim
Heath, said the operation was
more common overseas, where
people were not so worried
about the aesthetics. "People
don't wear thongs or sandals as
souvenir until his death
then the cigar passed to a
relative.
It was bought by a
private collector at a sale in
Norfolk.
Auctioneers Keys, of
Aylsham, had said the cigar was
expected to fetch around £350.
In November, a butter
dish used as an ashtray by Sir
Winston at the London dining
debating club fetched £4,200.
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7yo artist hailed as a genius
A seven-year-old boy is
being hailed as an art
genius after selling 16
paintings for more than
$32,000 in just 14 minutes.
Kieron Williamson from the
eastern English town of Holt
reportedly has artistic skills that
would be the envy of any serious
painter and has drawn
comparisons to Pablo Picasso.
Picasso - himself a child
prodigy - became one of the most
recognised artists of the 20th
century.
Inspired by his local Norfolk
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landscape, Kieron's
atmospheric pastels,
watercolours and oil paintings -
which are valued at up to 1,500
pounds ($2,700) each - show a
maturity well beyond his years.
It all began on a family
holiday to Cornwall on the
south-west English coast when
Kieron was five. Inspired by the
harbour view, he asked his
parents for his first sketch-pad.
From that moment on, he
was hooked, according to his
father Keith Williamson.
"When he first started
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and he's still very much like that,"
Mr Williamson said.
Friday, 5 Feb 2010
While supportive, Kieron's
parents are careful not to push
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their son. He only paints when
and what he wants and the family 8.50 am New Zealand VS Bangladesh
limit the number of works they will
put up for sale.
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He has a waiting list of
hundreds and requests for his 4.20 pm Australia VS Pakistan
work have been flooding in from
all over the world. Saturday, 6 - 10 Feb 2010
Kieron gets lessons from a
local pastel painter and has been
taken under the wing of the 11.30 am Indian Cricket Jaypee Cup 1st Test Day 1-5
Picturecraft gallery in Holt.
Picturecraft managing
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director Adrian Hill said Kieron Sunday, 7 Feb 2010
was getting better by the day.
"It was a very quick
transition from a good little
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amateur painter right through to
someone who was producing a
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commercial item. It was shocking
really to be honest," Mr Hill said. Australia Cricket CB Series 1st O D I
Mr Hill said the art world
had compared the youngster to a
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young Picasso.
"There is no reason why, if Monday, 8 Feb 2010
Kieron chooses to do so, that he
can't achieve the same things.
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So you could be looking at the
next grand master," he said.
Kieron's favourite painter is
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British artist Edward Seago and
the boy has spent some of his Tuesday 9 Feb 2010
earnings to buy a work by his
hero. The rest is being invested Australia Cricket CB Series 2nd O D I
by his parents until he reaches
25.
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FO O TBALL SHO Travellers say yes to airline 'fat tax’

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according to three-quarters of travellers in a poll.
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'Ava-toad': 3D cane toads take
Sundance by storm
Toxic cane toads have taken
the Sundance Film Festival
by storm in an irreverent
new 3D documentary
exploring the warty
amphibians' invasion of
Australia.
Director Mark Lewis
hopes his film Cane Toads: The
Conquest will encourage the
public to take a different view of
the creatures, which are reviled
as a pest and a threat to
indigenous species in Australia.
It is the second time the
Australian film-maker has
investigated the toads, which
were introduced to the country in
1935 in a misguided attempt to
control beetles ravaging sugar
cane fields in the tropical north-
east.
But unlike his first film
1988's cult classic Cane Toads:
An Unnatural History Lewis's
latest movie was shot in 3D,
which the director says allowed
him to "tell the story from the
toad's point of view."
"For me, the 3D allowed
us to get a point of view closer to
the toads and to give a real
perspective to the conquest," he
said.
"In a way, it's my 'Ava-
toads,'" he joked, referring to
James Cameron's record-
breaking science-fiction film
Avatar.
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Lewis uses humour
to tell the story of the
marauding toads, Bufo
Marinus, which today
number some 1.5 billion,
descended from an initial
import of 102 toads 75
years ago. Unlike many of
his countrymen, Lewis
insists toads have a bad
press.
"It's just an easy
subject for the press. They love
the words 'invasion' and 'war'. As
an environmental issue, it's
certainly not the biggest issue in
Australia," Lewis said.
"You can find many others:
the over-fishing, the Great Barrier
Reef, camels, boars ... but you
know, they are not sexy," added
Lewis, who describes the physical
appearance of toads as "a
beautiful thing, like a jewel."
"And what's interesting
about the toad is that everybody
has his own unique attitude or
perspective on it," Lewis said. "It
brings bigotry, cruelty, racism,
sympathy, love... a lot of things."
Lewis's film spotlights
defenders and opponents of cane
toads, including one woman who
talks about sending toads on a
"trip to Alaska" by killing them in a
freezer - said to be the only
humane method of killing the
animals.
Others include humans
who hunt the toads in order to lick
their skin for an LSD-style
hallucinogenic trip.
"The toad is a good
witness of human stupidity," says
Lewis, firmly in the Bufo Marinus
camp.
"We are to blame, not the
toads. The toad is innocent, we
are stupid. We shouldn't forget
that of all the invasive species,
man is the worst."
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Supermarket
bans shopping
in pyjamas
Shoppers in pyjamas and
bare feet are no longer
welcome at a supermarket
in Wales where customer
complaints have prompted
the introduction of a strict
dress code.
Signs announcing the
no-PJs rule now grace the
entrance to the sprawling
Tesco's outlet in St Mellons, a
suburb of the Welsh capital
Cardiff, that is open most
nights until 10:00pm.
"To avoid causing
offence or embarrassment to
others, we ask that our
customers are appropriately
dressed when visiting our
store (footwear must be worn
at all times and no nightwear
is permitted)," they read.
Only a handful of
customers have ever turned
up in pyjamas, but a
spokeswoman for Tesco's -
the biggest retailer in Britain -
said it was enough to trigger
firm measures.
"We're not a nightclub
with a strict dress code, and
jeans and trainers are of
course more than welcome,"
she said.
"We do, however,
request that customers do
not shop in their PJs or
nightgowns ... We have
listened to customer
feedback that it makes them
uncomfortable and
embarrassed."
Kuta Weekly 3 Feb - 9 Feb 2010 (167) News Corner
Pursued by Barking Dogs
Local Conference Gives Mixed
Marks to Bali's Handling of the
is spreading to areas that
were once rabies free."
island. Since the first
case was discovered in
Rabies Epidemic.
Bali ongoing efforts to
The high rate of bites
suffered by Bali residents from an
Karangasem there have been
1,748 dog bites cases resulting
control the current outbreak of estimated population of 420,000 in 4 deaths in that regency.
rabies on the island remain the dogs, both complicates the The Year Ahead
target of widespread criticism difficulty and heightens the cost of Meanwhile, the National
from many corners. As reported dealing with rabies. Through News Agency Antara reports that
by Kompas.com, the large December 2010, there were an Bali's government has allocated
amount of money spent is seen 16,680 dog bite cases, a number an additional Rp. 16.07 billion
by many as out of sync with the greater than he total of 16,000 dog (US$1.6 million) in 2010 to
modest results achieved to date. bites recorded last year nation- continue the fight against rabies.
Chief objections cited by critics wide (exclusing Bali).Governor According to a provincial
include an inadequate supply of Pastika had publicly admitted that government spokesman, these
vaccine for Bali's entire canine the provincial government, at one funds will be channeled through
population; the short-term point, owed Rp. 7 billion the regional animal husbandry
effectiveness of vaccines given, (US$700,000) for anti-rabies and animal health office. That
requiring four re-inoculations in a vaccine. same spokesman said that the
single year; and the seemingly Rabies has now been government remains committed
ineffective way in which the confirmed in seven regencies and to eradicating rabies in Bali by
culling of stray dogs in being municipalities in Bali with an 2012. The efforts to eliminate the
carried out. estimated 30 fatalities now linked disease in 2010 will remain
These were the topic to the disease. At this point in time, focused on two areas:
raised by a group of only the regencies of Klungkung vaccination of dogs and the
communicable disease experts and Jembrana still claim to be culling of stray dogs.
who convened at a conference rabies-free. A c c o r d i n g t o
government figures, some
organized by the Udayana Late last year, rabies made
University Alumni Association on its entry into the regency of 170,962 dogs have been
Wednesday, January 27, 2010. Karangasem, located on Bali's vaccinated against rabies in the
That gathering included eastern shores and home one of current campaign while 49,000
Indonesian disease experts the weakest economies on the dogs have been eliminated.
together with animal disease
experts from Australia, China
and the U.S.A. and followed an
earlier 2-day "closed door"
meeting.
H e l e n S c o t t - O r r, a
researcher from the Australia
Center for International
Agricultural Research (ACIAR),
told the conference that Rp. 22.2
billion (US$2.4 million) had been
spent since Q4 of 2008 by the
provincial and regional
administration in Bali, including
moner from foreign donors such
as the ACIAR. Despite these
expenditures, rabies continues
to spread across the island.
According to Scott-Orr,
"in Bali we see that the money
being spent continues to
escalate, but the disease (rabies)
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Last year's Festival
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stimulating international speakers
from America, France, Puerto
Rico, and Japan - who all brought
their individual perspectives and
methods of meditative practice to
share in Bali. Devotional songs
were sung, dances performed and
poems recited as Bali's already
spiritually charged atmosphere
soared to new heights during the
days of the Festival.
More of the same and
much more are promised by the
2nd International Bali Meditators'
Festival (IBMF) which returns to
Ubud November 12-14, 2010. This
year's event has adopted as its
theme "One Earth, One Sky, One Humankind." Organizers promise that the Asian Vision of Vasudhaiva
Kutumbakam, the African Dream of Ubuntu, and the Western Concept of Global Village will all be
approached and embraced through meditation.
The Bali Festival draws its inspiration from the Anand Ashram Foundation and book of its founder
Anand Krishna's, "One Earth, One Sky, One Humankind." Celebrating "Unity in Diversity" that booked
was launched at the Parliament of the World's Religions held in Melbourne in December 2009.

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Twins' different DNA sparks parents' divorce Making the Balinese Entrepreneurial
A Turkish man decided to the ongoing divorce case. his desire that
faculty.
divorce his wife after DNA The mother, identified as "And if this woman has thousands of unemployed
tests showed he was the CK, had maintained a sexual intercourse with two Balinese graduates receive
relationship with a lover she had different men at short intervals, entrepreneurial training.
father of only one of their
dated before her family forced this can result in a twin The Director of Bank
twin boys, the mass-
her to marry AK, the daily said. pregnancy, with each egg Sinar Harapan Bali, IB Kade
circulation Sabah Perdana, welcomed the
newspaper has reported. The phenomenon of carrying a different genetic
twins with different fathers, material," he said. Governor's recommendation.
Suspicious that his wife He expressed the opinion that
had been unfaithful the security known scientifically as AK kept the boy he had
h e t e r o p a t e r n a l fathered and disowned the it would be a shame if credit
guard from Istanbul identified opportunities with banks in Bali
only as AK, had DNA tests superfecundation, is very rare in other one, which ended up in a
humans, though more common state care institution, Sabah were not fully utilized. Perdana
performed on the three-year-
in animals such as cats and said. explained: "The more people
olds.
dogs. CK, for her part, has who become businesspeople,
The tests established
It becomes possible in received death threats both the better that will be for the
with a 99.99 per cent certainty
rare circumstances when a from her own and her banking sector in Bali. In the
that he was the father of only
woman produces two ova in one husband's family and secured end this will support the
one of the boys, Sabah
menstrual cycle, explained a court order preventing development of a people's
reported, adding that the result e d u c a t i o n a l economy in Bali."
was confirmed by a forensic Professor Rusen Aytac, head of relatives from coming within Governor Calls for
the gynaecology department at Business Centered disadvantage in the competitive
medicine institute upon the 500 metres of her, it added.
Ankara University's medical world of
request of the court handling Education for Balinese trading." In
Graduates. fact, we have
HOROSCOPES PREDICTION 3 Feb - 9 Feb 2010 Bali's governor I Made funds, we
Aries Libra Mangku Pastika is calling for have land,
Don't allow the headstrong side of Few can escape the power struggles the establishment of a we have
your nature to dominate in situations being triggered by next Sunday's clash entrepreneurial education for markets - we
where issues really aren't yours to between Saturn, in Libra, and the often the Balinese to enable island have it all, but
resolve underhand Pluto residents to compete in an there is little
Taurus Scorpio increasingly international
The desire to draw a clear line enterprise.
Unfair as certain situations seem, each setting. The people
between your needs and interests and is forcing you to adopt an
those of others is a process of Quoted by the national of Bali have a
unaccustomed perspective. This offers
defining responsibilities news agency Antara, Pastika low capacity
potential solutions
Gemini Sagittarius commented at a seminar on for utilizing
Ordinarily, you'd merrily debate Being generous, you sometimes banking, "Bali must have a c a p i t a l
anything from issues of far-reaching overcompensate for others' greediness trading or business school. sources,"
influence to those that are less by pretending they're as honourable as Presently, all we do is educate complained
important you are workers." Pastika.
Cancer Capricorn When asked if the
Between the build-up to Saturday's
" I
Last November, a cycle of life- provincial government would hope the
unsettling Full Moon and challenging changing events began with the first of
planetary activity involving Saturn and
establish a business school, banking
three clashes between your ruler, Pastika responded saying such
Pluto you're tense Saturn, and Pluto sector in Bali
Leo Aquarius
a plan would need to be will conduct
You've been sidestepping certain Intriguing as the ideas and offers discussed with a number of training and
personal and relationship issues for you're currently discussing seem, parties including the banking partnering to
weeks, because you've feared make no promises. These are about sector. c r e a t e
changes you've been avoiding broadening your horizons Speaking before business
Virgo Pisces hundreds of people working in opportunities
Dealing with situations in which you're Don't waste time trying to find solutions the economic and banking
short of facts is bad. Worse, those ," he added.
for either the problems you're facing or sector, the Governor said the T h e
who are better informed are misusing those others are struggling with
information Balinese people are at an Governor
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Richmond's Foley suffers setback

Richmond midfielder Nathan Foley is in doubt
for the start of the AFL season because of
3 Feb - 9 Feb 2010 (167)

continue to take a cautious approach with his

recovery."
Richmond open the AFL season on March 25
Sport Corner

ongoing ankle problems.
at the MCG when the Tigers host Carlton.
Foley had minor surgery on Wednesday to relieve
soreness in the same ankle which prematurely ended his is against Hawthorn in Launceston on February 13
2009 season, the Tigers said in a statement.
"Nathan had
been progressing well
with his rehabilitation
program, but has
experienced some
soreness in the last
week," Richmond elite
performance manager
Matthew Hornsby said.
"The medical
staff decided the best
course of action was for
him to have minor
surgery.
"The surgery will
prevent him from running
for the next couple of
weeks, and we will
k C r
J e n re
Housework was a woman's job, but one evening, Janice
arrived home from work to find the children bathed, one
Richmond's pre-season cup first-round clash
load of laundry in the washer and another in the dryer.
Dinner was on the stove, and the table set. She was
astonished!
Skipper Tongue
It turns out that Charles had read an article that said,
extends Raiders stay 'Wives who work full-time and had to do their own
housework were too tired to have sex'.
The night went very well. The next day, Janice told her
Red Hat friends all about it. 'We had a great dinner.
Charles even cleaned up the kitchen. He helped the kids
do their homework, folded all the laundry and put it
away. I really enjoyed the evening.'
'But what about afterward?' asked her friends.
'Oh, that........... Charles was too tired.'

PT. ARTHA CANDRA UTAMA God is good

BEST AUTHORIZED MONEY CHANGER Canberra Raiders captain Alan Tongue
has re-signed with the club for two more
years.
BALI EKA AYU The new contract, which Tongue negotiated
Tour and Travel himself, will take the forward through to the end of the
2012 season.
Tongue, who was yesterday selected in the
Activities: NRL All Stars line-up to take on an Indigenous outfit
next month, says he is glad to have his future finalised
- Domestic and International before the start of the season.
Airline Ticketing "It's been talked about for a few weeks with
- Daily Coach Tour the club, I have been talking to them but I'm glad it's
been all sorted out now," he told Grandstand's Tim
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Tongue said he was always confident that
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more pressure and frustration in the back of your
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KUBUKU
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Mc Donalds of years because I've still got this year to go plus
BEACH STREET
another two and I'll be turning 32 at the end of that
contract," he said..
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Tim Smith pushing for Broncos spot

IT’S ALL ABOUT BALI Playmaker Tim Smith looks
a strong prospect to play
position and if there's an
injury there then it's easy to slot
With the first trial games
of the season looming, Henjak
regularly with Brisbane this him in. has promoted a host of
Taman Ayun Temple NRL season after
impressing coach Ivan
"He's going really well, I'm
really pleased with the work he's
youngsters into his squad and is
pleased with how they have
Henjak in training. doing ... he'll get a game in the aimed up.
Taman Ayun Temple is a same route of the Tanah Lot a holy soul deity of But that does not mean trials and then we'll make a "We've made it clear to
Royal Temple of Mengwi Temple Tour. ancestor who is also referred Darren Lockyer will be switching decision from there. them there's some
Empire and it is located in Temple Position and as the other names of Hyang positions, Henjak says. "I can't fault him so far this opportunities for positions
Mengwi Village, Mengwi sub Function Pitara or Dewa Hyang. Pitara Smith, a former rookie of year, he's been tremendous at there," he said.
district, Badung regency and The function of Taman God is obliged to be worshiped the year, has impressed with his training, he's one of our fittest "We've lost some
about 18 Km north side of Ayun Temple is a place to pray by clan heir (Prati Sentana) in dedication and hard work since guys, he's very skilful, his players from last year and with
D e n p a s a r t o w n . I t i s the god in their manifestation. It the form of temple ceremony joining the attitude's been great - he hasn't Justin Hodges being injured
strategically located beside of is according to the content of which the same meaning as by Broncos squad we've got quite a
major roadway between B a b a d M e n g w i a n d t h e the ceremony to the god. The for preseason few options in a
Denpasar to Singaraja. It is set existence of temple building worshiping existence to Pitara training under an number of
on the land which is surrounded structure, especially the temple God in Taman Ayun Temple can arrangement areas, so there'll
by the big fish pond and look that is located in third area be searched and proved by with their feeder b e s o m e
like a drift on the water. It owns ( J e r o a n ) . A c c o r d i n g t o pursuant to the existence of c l u b , competition
the beautiful temple building Astadewata, the special God is temple building which lay in by Queensland there.
with multistoried roof and worshiped in Taman Ayun consecution in east which is C u p s i d e "We're
Balinese Architecture. The wide Brisbane Easts. trying to get
beautiful landscape garden in He put in ready for the
front courtyard to welcome all a hard session trials that are
visitors who come and visit this on Thursday at coming up and
the start of a the physicality
temple. It is a beautiful place to
f o u r - d a y and intensity
visit on your vacation in Bali.
preseason certainly have to
History go up, so I was
Pursuant to Papyrus Chronicle training camp at
Casuarina quite pleased
of the Mengwi (Lontar Babad with that but
Mengwi), the temple which is Beach on the
Tweed coast. put a foot wrong. there's still a
now referred by Taman Ayun long way to go."
The bruising workout left "Every indication and
Temple that it had been newly Corey Parker said even
prop Nick Kenny and youngster everything he does is showing
sanctified in the year 1634 M the most established players
Kurtis Lingwoodock needing me that he wants to get a spot in
and it is named with Taman were feeling the heat.
medical attention after putting the 17.
Ahyun Temple. The word of "Lockyer's position hasn't "There's a lot of players
their teeth through their lips in
Ahyun is coming from from the changed, he's still the number six fighting for everyone's position,
the fiery run.
root word Hyun meaning a and that's where he'll stay." so you really have to keep on
Henjak told reporters he
temple is founded in the park has a number of different Competition for places your toes even at training as
(pool with the beautiful garden) options in mind for the Corey Parker was also full well as in the game, so you're
which can fulfill the desire. The comeback kid, but is not looking of praise for Smith's efforts. always looking over your
word Ahyun is then changed Te m p l e i s t h e G o d i n called Paibon that is
at shuffling Lockyer around. "Tim's a very classy shoulder to see who's coming,"
into Ayun word. Taman Ayun manifestation as a Wisnu God representing Special Temple. Parker said.
which his palace located in top of Ta m a n Ay u n Te m p l e i n "Tim's certainly in the player," he said.
Temple is one of Hindu Temples mix if something happens in our "We've all seen him play "We've done a lot of
in Bali become tourist Mangu mount. In papyrus of capacities or its status as running, in terms of mileage
Usana Bali mentioning that one special altar for the King family halves," he said. on TV but to have him at training
destination which has been "At the moment and to have his skills around is under our belt, before
visited by many tourists from of Dewa Catur Lokapalas carry of Mengwi Palace or as a Christmas and now it's a good
through its worship is Meru Merajan Agung from Mengwi obviously Peter Wallace and obviously an advantage for our
local and foreign. This temple is Darren Lockyer are our halves, guys, and Tim's very young also opportunity to step up the
usually visited by tourist once Pucak Pangelengan that is a King Families specially for the intensity at training.”
temple building with 9 founder of Mengwi Empire that but if Timmy goes really well he so hopefully he can hang around
having a set tour to Tanah Lot could maybe force a bench for a long time."
Temple due to this temple is the multistoried roofs. Pitara God is is I Gusti Agung Putu.
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Storm's season up in the air
Melbourne full-back Billy
Slater says the Storm are
preparing for a torrid start to
the NRL season, which
comes on top of another
gruelling trip to England for
the World Club Challenge.
One of four Storm players
named for the All Stars match on
the Gold Coast next month, Slater
and co will then make the long haul
to England for two matches
including the World Club
Challenge against Leeds on
February 28, while four of
0 revenge after their 11-4 loss in
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Melbourne's opening five
NRL fixtures are on the road.
Slater and six of his team-
mates only returned to training in
mid-January after a month-long
Four Nations campaign in the
United Kingdom, which
immediately followed their NRL
grand final triumph over
Parramatta.
The Test custodian says he
felt fresh, but recognised a difficult
time lay ahead as he and the Storm
staff managed the heavy work load.
"It was a long season last
year but the year before that was a
long one as well," Slater said.
"I think clubs are getting a
lot more professional. They have to
manage their player that have the
big workload ... they need to look
after them during the year.
"You can't afford to have
guys who play a lot of rep football
stale at the end of the year, you
need them fresh and firing."
The Storm will take on
Leeds, who are lining up for their
third successive World Club
Challenge, without injured half-
back Cooper Cronk (groin) and
prop Brett White (shoulder).
They are looking for
2008, while the Rhinos will also
be looking to rebound from their
28-20 loss in 2009.
Storm coach Craig
Bellamy said after the 2008
match it disrupted his side's
early NRL season, losing two of
their opening three games.
However Slater says
winning is still the goal.
"We certainly want to go
over there and win the football
game and come back as World
Club champions," he said.
"We've got really strong
squad and hopefully we can go
over there and get one back on
them and get the trophy this
time.
"We'd rather be in this
position than not be going over
there.”
Sport Corner Kuta Weekly 3 Feb - 9 Feb 2010 (167) News Corner
What’s On ?
Lloyd to
become AFL life
member
Retired Essendon skipper
Matthew Lloyd is one of
four people who will be
inducted as AFL life
A Swinging Holiday in Bali
members next month.
Lloyd, who retired at the Golfers Who requireme
end of the 2009 season,
automatically qualifies after Ace Hole #7 at nt to participate
in a formal
reaching the 300-game mark, Nirwana Bali
including preseason and
Golf Club Go tournament for
representative matches.
your chance to
The other inductees will be Home on Two win a brand new
Geelong football manager Neil
Balme, former North Melbourne Wheels. motorbike.
dual best and fairest Laurie Dwyer As though Anyone playing
and Ray Allsopp, a driving force in golf enthusiasts
developing football programs for during any of the
needed another
primary school children. following three-
Lloyd finished his career excuse to play, day periods
as the AFL's seventh highest goal- the Nirwana Bali
during the
kicker with 926 majors, heading the
Bombers' goal-kicking 11 times Golf Club is months of
and winning the Coleman Medal giving away a January - March
three times. Kawasaki Ninja
He twice topped the 100-
"Indonesia's Leading is eligible to win:
goal mark in a season, including in 250 cc or Kawasaki 250 cc Golf Resort" for five years in 18 - 20 January
motorcycle to anyone
2000 when he was part of the a row (2004- 2009) at the 2010
club's premiership side. sinking a hole-in-one at
Balme, who started his
World Travel Awards and 22 - 24 February
flag #7 of their world was winner of the "Asian
playing career with West Australian
club Subiaco, played in renowned golf course. Leading Golf Resort's
2010
22 - 24 March 2010
Richmond's 1973 and 1974 The championship World Travel Awards 2006." It Can be Done!
premierships.
He also coached Norwood
course, designed by golf Asian Golf Monthly In December
and Woodville-West Torrens in the immortal Greg Norman, Magazine in 2009 named it Hendarmin Sukarmadji
SANFL, and AFL club Melbourne, overlooks one of Bali's
before becoming football manager
"The Choice Golf Course - took home a Kawasaki
at Collingwood and now the Cats.
most famous temples - Overseas." One of four golf Trail 250 CC after acing
Dwyer followed his 201 Pura Tanah Lot and is courses on the island and hole number 7 on
games with North from 1956-70 surrounded by majestic
with a large variety of off-field roles
attached to the hotel, December 18, 2009.
for the Kangaroos and Sydney
terraced rice fields. Hole Nirwana posses an intricate S h o w n o n
Swans. number 7 requires a cliff- network of the lovely b a l i d i s c o v e r y. c o m i s
Long-time administrator side tee-off with a middle streams, serene ponds and Hendarmin with his new
Allsopp, who played 54 games for iron over a ball-devouring
Richmond in the 1950s, developed rice terraces to make for a motorcycle and the
a scheme of clinics for school section of the Indian challenging round. General Manager of the
children which has since grown to Ocean onto the green. Want to Win Resort, Giuseppe Ressa.
become the Auskick progam, The Nirwana Golf
which last year had more than Best of all, there's no
160,000 participants. Course has been named
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Boozy Blues spared more fines
The AFL will work Carlton arrested for being drunk
with Carlton to banished the in the city centre.
better educate t r i o f r o m Carlton were also asked
players about preseason to explain why they had not kept
training, by the AFL informed of events at the
alcohol issues ordering them time.
but has spared to train with the But AFL football
the club any N o r t h e r n operations general manager
sanction over its Bullants VFL Adrian Anderson says he has
notorious booze side, and ruled been set a "detailed response"
cruise late last them ineligible from the Blues this year, but
year. for selection in claims the club needs to
The AFL said the preseason implement a policy when dealing
on Friday it was competition. with alcohol.
satisfied with the way T h e y Anderson says the "the
the Blues had were also all AFL will appoint an appropriate
penalised Ryan fined $5,000 by person to consult with the club to
Houlihan, Andrew Walker and the club. further assist the club in its
Eddie Betts after the trio was After the boat cruise, in late approach to responsible use of
involved in drunken indiscretions December, Houlihan and Walker alcohol".
after they and their team-mates were thrown out of Melbourne's "Failure by the club to
took a boat cruise as a Christmas Crown Casino after scuffling with address this issue will result in
break-up. security guards, while Betts was in sanctions," he said.

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Lloyd to become AFL life
member
Retired Essendon
skipper Matthew Lloyd is
one of four people who
will be inducted as AFL
life members next month.
Lloyd, who retired at
the end of the 2009 season,
automatically qualifies after
reaching the 300-game mark,
including preseason and
representative matches.
The other inductees
will be Geelong football
manager Neil Balme, former
North Melbourne dual best
and fairest Laurie Dwyer and
Ray Allsopp, a driving force in
developing football programs
for primary school children.
Lloyd finished his
career as the AFL's seventh
highest goal-kicker with 926
majors, heading the Bombers'
goal-kicking 11 times and
winning the Coleman Medal
three times.
He twice topped the
100-goal mark in a season,
including in 2000 when he was
part of the club's premiership
side.
Balme, who started his
playing career with West
Australian club Subiaco,
played in Richmond's 1973
and 1974 premierships.
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SANFL, and AFL club
Melbourne, before becoming
football manager at
Collingwood and now the
Cats.
Dwyer followed his
201 games with North from
1956-70 with a large variety of
off-field roles for the
Kangaroos and Sydney
Swans.
L o n g - t i m e
administrator Allsopp, who
played 54 games for
Richmond in the 1950s,
developed a scheme of clinics
for school children which has
since grown to become the
Auskick progam, which last
year had more than 160,000
participants.
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Folau tops All
Stars voting SUDOKU Last edition
Brisbane star Israel Folau has
topped the public vote for the
NRL All Stars side for the
inaugural match against the
Indigenous All Stars at Skilled
Park on February 13.
At least one player from each
NRL side was selected in the 20-man
squad, which was voted on by over
50,000 rugby league fans.
The side, coached by Wayne
Bennett, mixes some of the game's more
experienced campaigners in Matt
Cooper, Kurt Gidley and Luke Bailey with
exciting prospects such as Michael
Jennings, Josh Morris and Jarryd Last edition
Hayne.
Forwards Dave Taylor, Nate The answer will be publish
Myles and Alan Tongue were the only on the next week edition
selections yet to have represented their
country.
CROSSWORDS
NRL All Stars coach Wayne
Bennett was pleased with the public
voting, revealing he would have pre-
selected 18 of the 20 players.
The cagey coach was not about
to tell the media which two players he ACCROSS DOWN
had not chosen, but was more than
happy with the final squad. 1. In balance (11) 2. Aztec god (9)
With both teams boasting plenty 9. Used to play 3. Enzyme that
of strike power, Bennett joked the game snooker (3)
might produce a 38-36 scoreline.
converts inulin into
10. Artificial (9) fructose (7)
A feature of his NRL All Stars will
be the mouth-watering halves pairing of 11. Theatrics (5) 4. Inborn (6)
12. Stretched (7)
Australian captain Darren Lockyer and 5. Repeated (5)
New Zealand counterpart Benji 14. Gazes or 6. Russian city (3)
Marshall. wanders about (6) 7. Scholar (11)
Tigers star Marshall stressed he
15. Increase in effort 8. Beans found in
was quite happy to take a secondary role
behind Lockyer, a player he had always (6) Chinese food (11)
admired. 18. Measure of 13. Spontaneous,
energy in food (7)
Australians and New
Zealanders apart, the NRL All Stars side
also includes Great Britain forward
Gareth Ellis.
20. Japanese city (5)
21. Neutralises
without thought (9)
16. From Thalia (7)
17. Expression of
Full-back Billy Slater joins Storm
alkaline (9) deep sorrow, lament
23. A hole (3) (6)
team-mates Cameron Smith and Adam
Blair, who were automatically selected 24. A town destroyed 19. Ancient artifact
as vice-captains of Australia and New by Mt Vesuvius in (5)
Zealand respectively. 79AD (11)
The Indigenous side, named in
November, is led by the Titans' Preston
22. Part of the foot
(3)
Campbell and includes superstars Greg The answer will be publish on the next edition
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Tony Abbott breaks Speedos ban promise
broken his first big
promise, once
more parading his
a d m i r a b l e
physique - but
again in his not-so-
classy budgie
smugglers.
Abbott was first
reminded of the fate of
former NSW Liberal
leader Peter Debnam
when he was snapped in
his briefs at Queenscliff in
November, later going on
radio to say his wife had
forbidden him to do so
again.
But he took his
TONY Abbott has repeat offence one step
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yesterday, by being
photographed in his sluggos
more than 1km from the beach
while walking on a public road.
Abbott had competed in
the Palm Beach to Whale
Beach Big Swim, and was
walking back to the start.
"He was on Bynya Rd
near Jonah's restaurant, which
is at least 1km from the beach.
and either walking back to his
car at Palm Beach or to
someone's house," our
informant said.
He was not alone in his -
most race swimmers trek back
to their cars - but surely the
Opposition Leader's minder
could have been on hand with a
towel and fresh clothes.
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This is the right of use over state-
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Crocs shed light on gambling habits
Crocodiles are being
used to shed light on
the factors that make
people more likely to
House and land become problem
gamblers.
It is well known that
gambling is exciting and causes
packages AUD measurable symptoms of
physiological arousal such as
increased heart rate, according
t o
$72.000 psychologist
Dr Matthew
Rockloff of
C e n t r a l
Construction starting February 2010 Queensland
University in
Bundaberg.
In the
g a m i n g
environment
, players
o f t e n
interpret
s u c h
excitement
as a "lucky
feeling" and there is some
suggestion this makes them
more likely to take higher risks.
Dr Rockloff says casinos
already use methods that cause
excitement, including ringing
bells, flashing lights and an open
gaming floor.
"They don't know why it
works but they've noticed that if
they have small gaming venues,
In excellent Mumbul area between Jimbaran/Nusa they don't make as much money
as larger gaming venues," he
Dua said.
Dr Rockloff says he is
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excitement causes people to
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he blasted white noise at people
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who were gambling.
This caused people to
gamble more intensively, playing
faster and placing larger bets.
"If you do that in a casino
environment, you're going to lose
more money more quickly."
Next, he wanted to find a
more surreptitious way of getting
people excited so he could see
whether the same thing
happened.
He designed an
experiment that recruited 103
visitors to a Queensland
crocodile farm to play a simulated
electronic gaming machine
(EGM) on a laptop.
A control group were
asked to play the EGM before
seeing the crocodiles.
The test group were then
asked to play after taking a tour of
the farm, during which time they
were told stories about crocodile
attacks, saw a crocodile jumping
at a piece of meat and got to hold
a live juvenile croc.
Each participant was
given $20 which they could use
as credit for their gambling so
they felt they were gambling with
their own money.
No participants knew the
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connection between the
crocodile farm and the gambling
study.
"They just thought it was
a convenient place for us to
carry out the study," Dr Rockloff
said.
He said he found that
people with a pre-existing
gambling problem who
appeared to have fun holding
the live crocodile took greater
risks in the gambling
than those who were
anxious and
nervous after touring
the farm.
He also
found some people
in the control group,
who had not yet had
contact with the
crocodiles, took
more risks if they
had high negative
emotions, compared
to those who said
they were feeling
happy.
Dr Rockloff
says the crocodile experiment
was not highly controlled, but
taken together with the white
noise experiment, suggests
there is a three-way interaction
between previous gambling
h i s t o r y, e m o t i o n a n d
physiological excitement.
He says the findings
suggest problem gamblers
should watch out for certain
emotional states that are likely
to make them gamble greater
amounts.
"Don't go to the casino
when you're depressed. Don't
go to the casino when you're
feeling so lucky you're
absolutely sure you're going to
win.”
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Egg diet whipped Thatcher into shape
Margaret Thatcher went on a
crash diet eating 28 eggs a
week to get in shape ahead
of the 1979 election when
she was elected British
prime minister, papers
suggested.
The diet aimed to help
B a r o n e s s T h a t c h e r, w h o
weighed about 60.3 kilograms,
lose nine kilograms in two weeks
and also featured large quantities
of spinach, coffee, steak, lamb
and fish.
A further instruction
Man tries to karate chop train, fails
Former racecaller charged with attempted murder
Retired racecaller Ron
Papps has been charged
with attempted murder in
South Australia.
Adelaide's Sunday Mail
newspaper identified Papps
after he appeared in Port Lincoln
Magistrates Court on Friday.
A police spokesman
confirmed that a 64-year-old
man from Port Lincoln had been
remanded in custody after being
charged with attempted murder
over an incident on January 28.
He will appear in court on
February 3.
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ordered her only to drink
whisky, her favourite tipple, on
days when she ate meat.
A yellowing note detailing
the diet was found inside her
personal diary for 1979 and has
been released to the public along
with thousands more of her
personal papers by the Margaret
Thatcher Foundation.
"It has to be pre-election,"
said Chris Collins of the
foundation.
"I think she was looking to
get in in trim for the cameras. She
probably thought, 'The cameras
A 33-YEAR-OLD
man has come off
second best after
trying to karate
chop a moving train
at Eagle Junction
station in Brisbane
last night.
Police said the
man tried to use the
martial arts move as
the train sped past and
his leg fell between the
train and the platform,
According to the
newspaper report Papps, 64, was
arrested after an alleged incident
at his Port Lincoln home last
Thursday.
Police would not confirm
the identity of the victim but it is
understood the incident involved
Papps's wife Judy.
Papps began his
racecalling career when he was
only 17 with the ABC in Tasmania
in 1962 and went on to become
Adelaide's leading racecaller,
working for more than 30 years
with radio stations 5DN and 5AA
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are going to be on me the
whole time, I'm going to lose
some weight'.
"But she is not somebody
who had a problem with weight at
all. She is on the move the whole
time, she burns energy.”
the Courier-Mail
reported.
He was transported to
hospital in a stable condition
with a laceration to his leg.
A Queensland Rail
spokesperson said the man
had actually been trying to jump
onto the moving train - and hurt
his head when falling back onto
the platform.
Police are investigating
the incident.
(TAB Radio).
He also spent five years
in Melbourne with 3UZ and ws
the Adelaide caller for Sky
Channel in the 1990s.
A Vietnam veteran,
Papps was honoured with an
Order of Australia Medal in 1994
for his services to the racing
industry.
Papps parted ways with
Adelaide's TAB Radio in 1999
when he lodged an unfair
dismissal claim against the
station's owners Festival City
Broadcasters.
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zoo
Around 10,000 frightened visitors have been
evacuated from a zoo in north-eastern India when two
Bengal tigers slinked out of their cage to mingle with
the crowd, officials have said.
The tigers opened the door to the iron enclosures
and sneaked out while keepers disinfected the cage at the
zoo in Guwahati, the main city in the state of Assam.
"Fortunately the two cats remained inside the zoo
complex and did not try to venture out in the streets," zoo
warden Narayan Mahanta said.
"We immediately evacuated the visitors and tried
to locate the cats before tranquillising one of them
relaxing by the side of a pool inside the zoo," he added.
The second tiger was tranquillised shortly after.
None of the estimated 10,000 visitors was injured
but many ran for their lives upon seeing the tigers
stealthily walk by.
The zoo, the largest in India's north-east, was
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In 2007, a 50-year-old man was mauled to death
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With very large plots, superbly
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