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Oct 4, 2011

OCEANIA News, Oct 04, 2011


Injured Kookaburras to return in Hobart
Sydney Morning Herald
Fiji's withdrawal from the Oceania Cup in Hobart means Australia and New Zealand's men's and women's teams are already assured of qualification for the Olympics in London next year. Kookaburras co-captain Liam De Young said he was confident star trio ...
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Oceania Pan-Hellenic Sports Games a Great Success!
Greek Reporter
The leader of the organization of this year games was the World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE) inOceania. Next Pan-Hellenic Games will be held in Canberra, as it has been announced in Darwin, where this year games came to an end with great success ...
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Liam's on the ball
Williamstown, Altona, Laverton Star
By Vanessa Chircop LIAM Costello has been selected to represent Australia as an official wheelchair rugby referee for the IWRF Asia-Oceania Championships held in Seoul, Korea this November. The Williamstown resident was also selected as a candidate to ...
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Williamstown, Altona, Laverton Star
DHB pleased at resthome progress
Voxy
NMDHB Community Based Service Director Peter Burton said, "The DHB is pleased with the progress made over the last two months in the Oceania resthome however there are still further improvements to be made." He reassured residents and families that the ...
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Voxy
Propylene Glycol World Market Outlook 2011
PR Newswire (press release)
... prices, trade, ongoing projects), then of regional markets (Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Middle East, Africa), and finally it is accomplished by a list of major Propylene Glycol suppliers and profiles of leading producers. ...
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Pacific Teams had first class training-IRB
Fijivillage
IRB Regional General Manager for Oceania, Will Glenwright said that they worked with the High Performance Manager in the development and delivery of their Rugby World Cup plans. Also they assisted in the recruitment of world-class coaches and spent a ...
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Fijivillage
First NZ Certifier of Natural Cosmetics Announced
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
BioGro New Zealand Ltd announced today it is the first New Zealand based certifier to provide natural cosmetic certification in Oceania following its recent accreditation as a NATRUE approved Certifier. BioGro also announced that New Zealand natural ...
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Remembering St. Louis' Korla Pandit -- The Godfather Of Exotica
Riverfront Times (blog)
Indeed, the suburbanizing 1950s featured a wave of music glamorizing distant destinations in Asia and Oceania. Dubbed "exotica" based off Martin Denny's album of the same name, the genre featured musical interpretations of these seemingly out-of-reach ...
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Regular beach competitions planned
Solomon Star
The aim of the competitions is to strengthen player development and assist with the national beach soccer team's preparation for regional and international competitions including the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) beach soccer world cup ...
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Christchurch receives much-needed boost
Fifa.com
The new facility, which will also house New Zealand Football's Southern Region Technical Centre, Mainland Football offices and act as the home ground of national league club Canterbury United, was officially opened by Oceania Football Confederation ...
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former FIFA official says time for change in Fiji
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
On the eve of the Fiji FA ordinary congress Temarii, a former President of Oceania Football and Tahiti Football says while he has a lot of respect for the current President of Fiji FA, opportunities should be given to younger people to lead Fiji's ...
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Moana Nui Set to "Undress" APEC
Inter Press Service
Coinciding with APEC 2011, an alternative conference called Moana Nui (in Hawaiian "Great Ocean") will draw activists, scholars and advocates for fair trade, environmental and indigenous rights from Asia, Oceania and the Americas to Hawaii for meetings ...
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Domoni says he made sacrifice, has the heart to build a better team
Fiji Times
The national side won only one of its four pool matches, a result which will mean that Fiji will have to play in the Oceania qualifying rounds for the 2015 RWC. Domoni Jr looked to be in a jovial mood upon the team's arrival. The former New South Wales ...
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Palau's green home model grabs regional financing attention
Saipan Tribune
“For the past three years, the National Development Bank of Palau has been running a very good home loan program that promotes renewable energy and energy efficiency,” said Anare Matakiviti, coordinator of the Energy Programme at IUCN Oceania Regional ...
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World's Rowing Coastal Championship 2011 at Bari, Italy
Travel Agent
Participating members of the competition come from all over the world; however members from France are most in number, there are also participants from Britain and Oceania. This time in addition to enjoying the spirit of the sport, all of you can savor ...
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Top student athletes honoured at Blues Awards
Massey News (press release)
She also won gold in the same event at the 2011 World Cup in Germany, and a gold medal at the 2011 National and Oceania Combined Championships in the women's K1 500m and women's K4 200m. It is the second year in a row Ms Carrington has won the award ...
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Massey News (press release)
Council seeks input on whether to send delegation to Pacific arts fest
Saipan Tribune
Established by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community in 1972, the Festival of Pacific Arts is a traveling festival hosted by a different country in Oceania every four years to stem erosion of traditional cultural practices by sharing and exchanging ...
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Oct. 3: Five Things You Need to Know Today
Patch.com
The meeting will be held at MS 158, located at 46-35 Oceania St. in Bayside. 4. Police arrested some 700 participants of the protest known as "Occupy Wall Street" this weekend for obstructing traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge, though many say the police ...
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Frankston athletes ready to spring into summer comp
Frankstonweekly
... Cranbourne, Mentone, Knox and the new athletics Centre at Lakeside Stadium at Albert Park. success in state, national and international athletic events, including the Commonwealth Games, World Youth Championships, Oceania Regional Championships, ...
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Regatta appears through fog in Rockland Harbor
knox.VillageSoup.com
Built in 1998 and refurbished earlier this year, the Regatta is called the flagship of the OceaniaCruises fleet. The cruise ship features teak decks, custom stone and tile work, lounges, suites and staterooms with luxurious, neo-classical furnishings, ...
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Tie for Olaf at regional meet
Fiji Times
The executives of the R&A (Royal and Ancient Golf Club), the Augusta Nationals and the Asia Pacific Golf Club acknowledged the efforts made by the countries in the Oceania region. There is hope that another Vijay Singh will soon be coming out from the ...
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Mozilla: Market Share Isn't Everything
ConceivablyTech
Since that time, Mozilla has lost share in North America from about 26% to 23%, in Europe from 39% to 32%, in South America from 31% to 23%, in Asia from 27% to 26% and Oceania from 29% to 25%. However, the browser rose in Africa from 30% to 36% and ...
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White Rose ups Equatorial Guinea stake
Upstream Online
The Australian-listed company has been selling off its African assets this year as part of an effort to concentrate on opportunities in China, South East Asia and Oceania. The first exploration well is due to be drilled at Block H's Aleta prospect next ...
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Cruise market will see 'modest growth' in 2012, says PSA
Travel Weekly UK
... around 80% of sales, continuing to play an important role.” The PSA expected seven new ships to enter service in 2012 for companies such as Carnival Cruises Lines, Celebrity Cruises, Costa Cruises, MSC Cruises, Disney Cruise Line and Oceania Cruises.
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Ports and Bows column for week of Oct. 3
Canada.com
Meanwhile, deluxe line Oceania has announced its winter 2012-2013 schedule, claiming 22 new itineraries and 14 ports, along with combo cruising that ranges from 23 to 71 days. Riviera enters the mix with its 2012 launch. The new ship sister to Marina ...
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Montreal man nears end of 11-year walk around the world
Gadling
Setting off with a three-wheeled stroller that carried a "few fundamentals", Béliveau began by walking through America, Mexico, Latin America, before venturing to Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania and finishing by crossing Canada; from Vancouver to ...
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The TFWA World Exhibition in the dynamics of travel retail
Premium beauty
With 13.8 billion dollars and a market share of 35.4%, Europe remains the largest duty free and travel retail market, followed by Asia-Oceania (USD 12.7 billion and 32.7% market share), and the Americas (USD 8.9 billion and 23% market share). ...
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INSIDER Digest - FIFA's Brazil 2014 Crisis Talks to Continue; Qatar to Host ...
World Football Insider
Oceania Football Confederation president David Chung and Christchurch mayor Bob Parker both attended Sunday's opening of ASB Football Park, a state-of-the-art complex Chung called “a milestone for football in Christchurch” as well as for New Zealand as ...
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World Football Insider
BlogWatcher - Laicised priests may return to ministry
CathNews
In a post titled “Table Manners: distributing & receiving Holy Communion”, Fr Hugh says the distribution of communion under “both kinds” was a temporary privilege for the US, USA and Oceania that expired in 2005. He supports the non-renewal of the ...
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CathNews
Fiji - Georgian FM makes historic tour
ISRIA (registration)
“The visit will contribute to deepening relations with the countries of Oceania,” said Mr Jalagania. “Soon the Embassy of Australia will be opened in Georgia, which will further deepen the foreign relations with the region. ...
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5.9 magnitude undersea earthquake hits New Zealand - Oceania ...
By XinhuaNET.COM
5.9 magnitude undersea earthquake hits New Zealand A magnitude 5.9 undersea earthquake was recorded 420 km southwest of Invercargill on Saturday.
Siam Daily News Online
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News about Oceania and Doha Development Round. ... The latest news, pictures and information related to Oceania and Doha Development Round published ...
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Rocky Coast News: Oceania's Regatta Visits Rockland
Please enjoy photographs of Oceania's Regatta first ever visit to Rockland, Me. Rocky Coast News. Rockland, ME 04841. rockycoastnews@live.com. Posted by ...
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AFRICA News, Oct 04, 2011


Pricing carbon: domestic policy and international responsibility
ABC Online
Against the backdrop of these talks and the important UN Climate Conference inDurban, South Africa, later this year, Australia's responsibility to pass the carbon price legislation is greater than ever. Pricing carbon will help us play catch-up on ...
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ABC Online
When Women Take Charge...
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
Oct 04, 2011 (The East African/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- Women who have the final say in sexual decisions have sex less often than those whose husbands have the final word, arecent study conducted in East, Southern and West Africa shows. ...
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'Africa can sustain 10% growth for 10 years'
BusinessLIVE
A research and author, Mills' forecasts are backed by the International Monetary Policy (IMF), which last month said African economies were set to boom. According to thelatest IMF World Economic Outlook, real GDP growth in sub-Saharan Africa is ...
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BusinessLIVE
North Africa's Last Line of Defense
Middle East Online
With the rest of North Africa destabilized by recent revolutions, Bouteflika continues to demonstrate his nation's willingness to fight Al Qaeda, sustaining wave after wave of terror attacks in the process. He has recently sent large contingents of ...
See all stories on this topic »Gigaba: Lack of cooperation hurts SA
Fin24
“An Africa infrastructure country diagnostic estimates annual investment needs in infrastructure inAfrica at $38bn a year over the next 10 years, with two-thirds of this required from the energy sector,” Gigaba said. “More recent studies suggest that ...
See all stories on this topic »Seda '12: Let's not forget Somalia
The Brown Daily Herald
Although the University's latest Plan for Academic Enrichment report anticipates the creation of a cultural year with a "Focus on Africa" in the near future, some action has to be taken now. We do not need — and, in fact, we cannot afford — to wait ...
See all stories on this topic »Petroceltic reports upbeat well tests
Irish Times
Brokers said the news might “go some way to allay recent market concern over the ultimate field recovery factor”. Petroceltic said the well at the northern end of the field in its Illizi basin licence in the north African state flowed at a rate of ...
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Joint effort needed to prevent further decline and instability of the
Business Daily Africa
These were the latest in various actions that the CBK has taken in the recent past to try and arrest the weakening shilling. By the end of the week, the shilling had appreciated slightly to close at Sh99 to the dollar. Unfortunately, the CBK seems to ...
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Business Daily Africa
Black voters aren't 'brainwashed'
CNN
By Andra Gillespie, Special to CNN Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has saidAfrican-Americans have been "brainwashed" into voting for Democrats. Editor's note: Andra Gillespie, associate professor of political science at Emory University, ...
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Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Rumors Resurface
GotGame News
... Xbox 360 with No Comments The on-and-off rumors of online play for Mass Effect 3 have been rampant in recent months but the latest rumor comes from the ME3 forums on CVG. In the forum, an ad for the game from a South African retailer (BT Games) ...
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GotGame News
Rick Perry's ranch keeps Texas governor backpedaling
CBS News
Perry's ties to the ranch were criticized over the weekend by Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, the businessman who in recent days has stolen some of Perry's thunder and the onlyAfrican American vying for the Republican nomination. ...
See all stories on this topic »Gitex Technology Week 2011 - spotlight on world's latest trends
AME Info
InfoComm Middle East and Africa (MEA) 2011 will make its REGIONAL debut alongside Gitex TECHNOLOGY WEEK, in a joint collaboration between Dubai World Trade Centre in an effort by the international association of pro AudioVisual and information ...
See all stories on this topic »Libya's NTC eyes symbolic coup in Sirte
News24
It was the latest in a string of loyalist communities to be mopped up by NTC troops in recent days as they close in on the toppled despot's diehard fighters in the centre of coastal city of Sirte, 20km to the north. Medics said they had been warned an ...
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Let's ban the classics — and watch teens read 'em
Chicago Tribune
A school board member suggested at a recent meeting that other works might be more fitting for the teens — "Out of Africa," for instance, or "The Executioner's Song" (marking, perhaps, the first time in history that a book by Norman Mailer has been ...
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Chicago Tribune
McDermott praises Royals' recovery
Reading Chronicle
They have also kept two clean sheets in the process, the latest coming in Saturday's 0-0 stalemate against high-flying Middlesbrough at Madejski Stadium. As a result, Reading can take some new-found confidence into a two week international break, ...
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Is Big Brother Beyond Saving?
OntheBox
So Heaven Africa (?!) has been evicted. Do you know who she is? Do you care who she is? She is the latest “crazy”, young, attention-seeking Big Brother contestant to be told that she's not 'special', 'unique' or 'real' ..but plain old annoying. ...
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Hearst Magazines boss: We've made giant strides toward becoming 'the magazine ...
Poynter.org
In addition to the nearly 100 titles we acquired from Lagardère, we have five new international editions on the launch pad, including Esquire Philippines, launching this month; Good HousekeepingSouthAfrica and Middle East; House Beautiful Brazil, ...
See all stories on this topic »Peugeot 4008 SUV
The Swazi Observer
General Motors South Africa has taken the opportunity presented by the Johannesburg International Motor Show to preview its third generation Chevrolet Utility prior to its public launch towards the end of 2011. The imminent launch of the third ...
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Anderson climbs to career-high ranking
SuperSport.com (blog)
Kevin Anderson, South Africa's No 1 tennis player, rose one place to a career-high 31st position in the latest ATP world rankings released on Monday. Anderson has not played since picking up a hip flexor injury in the host nation's 4-1 loss to Croatia ...
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SuperSport.com (blog)
Stocks, bond yields crimping inflows into LDI
Pensions & Investments
The key is at what level you derisk,” said Tarik Ben-Saud, managing director and head of liability-driven investing in Europe, the Middle East and Africa for BlackRock Inc.,London. “People moving into LDI right now are sort of insuring themselves ...
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Pensions & Investments
The 1920s: The Good Times?
Brooklyn Rail
Sadly, he doesn't know New York, let alone Gotham during the '20s, and his latestbook shows it. One can well debate whether the Big Apple was the “capital of the world” in the '20s. Many insist that Gotham did not assume this role until after World ...
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Brooklyn Rail
Maine vs Thoreau: The Roxanne Quimby Question?
Forbes
Zorba Press recently brought out our latest massive tome, the Dancing Star Foundation book, God's Country: The New Zealand Factor (by Jane Gray Morrison and me, Introduction by the President of PETA, Ingrid Newkirk) which can be downloaded for free! ...
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Global Manufacturing PMI dips to 27-month low in September
FinFacts Ireland
Job losses were seen China, the UKIndiaRussia, Brazil, South Africa and Australia. September saw average input prices rise at the same pace as August's 13-month low. Cost inflation continued to ease in developed markets, whereas emerging nations ...
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FinFacts Ireland
DJ LIVESTOCK HIGHLIGHTS: Top Stories Of The Day
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
JOHANNESBURG (AFP)--A ban on some meat exports after a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak could cost South Africa more than $490 million a year, an industry group said Monday. An outbreak of the disease in February in parts of the eastern KwaZulu-Natal ...
See all stories on this topic »Contagions: Reality More Chilling Than Film Fiction
Huffington Post
This real scene occurred in 2009, and the virus was H1N1 influenza, another of the inspirations for Tinseltown's latest killer-bug flick. The teller of the true story is Anne Schuchat, who related her real-life scares as a top public health official ...
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Petrol price increase set to reach R10.24
Independent Online
This follows the recent wage increase of 9 percent for service station staff in 2011, which was negotiated in September last year. Economists warn that all consumers will feel the pinch as the increase has a knock-on effect on the price of all goods ...
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