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  • Marketing scams in 2012 saw Australian consumers robbed of over $94mn Marketing scams in 2012 saw Australian consumers robbed of over $94mn

    SYDNEY - Australian consumers were fleeced of nearly $94 million last year due to various marketing scams, with the majority being perpetrated using text messages and direct calls, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said in its latest report. The actual number of losses due to scams could be much higher because many go unreported, stated ACCC Deputy Chair Delia Rickard. The ...

  • WICB president meets regional dignitaries

    The president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dave Cameron has described a series of meetings he has been having with Caribbean prime ministers as "crucial" to the development of the sport in the region. Cameron's comments follow his latest round of meetings in which talks were held with St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves in Kingstown and Prime Minister of ...

  • Gene mutations linked to severe obesity

    Increasingly research is revealing that not only lifestyle factors, but genetics also play an important role in determining an individual's susceptibility to obesity. Identifying the mutations that underlie the fraction of obese patients with monogenic obesity can help us to understand complex processes like metabolic rate, eating behavior, growth, and fat storage. In a new study, two ...

  • Protests wont interfere with Confederations Cup

    Brazil will not allow anti-government protests to mar the Confederations Cup being hosted here, Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo said. Rebelo said Monday that Brazil must show the world that it is a democratic country but also that it can guarantee the order needed to undertake such events, reports Xinhua. "We will not allow any of these protests to get in the way of the events we have committed to ...

  • Henry Cavill reveals secrets to getting Superman shape

    Henry Cavill has given fans a peek into the grilling fitness regime he undertook to transform his body from "Fat Cavill" to Man of Steel. He claimed that in order get into Superman shape he ate 5,000 calories and worked out for two and a half hours a day, News.com.au. reported. Cavill gives credit for his toned body to his trainer Mark ...


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Grey Gardens [DVD]

Grey Gardens [DVD]

Grey Gardens is a documentary that elicits deeply discordant responses, and therein lies its power. It is at once funny and sad, moving and pathetic, intriguing and repulsive. The contradictory nature of its two subjects79-year-old Edith Bouvier Beale and her 56-year-old daughter Edie Beale, respective aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassisinfuses the entire film with an edgy uncert ... ...

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  • Safe sleep rule a must for all

    Concern has been raised over the number of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome fatalities occurring when a baby is being cared for by a secondary carer such as a grandparent, friend or babysitter.SIDS and Kids WA neonatal nurse and education officer Monnia Volpi-Wise estimated that a quarter of SIDS deaths in Australia happened when parents left someone else in charge.She questioned whether protective ...

  • Top cop blasts booze industry

    Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan is expected to launch an extraordinary attack today on the liquor industry and politicians who baulk at a stand against WA's culture of youth alcohol abuse.Mr O'Callaghan is a keynote speaker at a National Alliance for Action on Alcohol forum in Canberra that is expected to attract the major political parties.Yesterday, he said he simply wants ...

  • Australia Moves to Rein in Gambling Ads in Sports

    Tune into virtually any major sport in Australia, from rugby to cricket to tennis, and you’re likely to be bombarded by commercials touting the latest odds on the game. Legal sports gambling is a multi-billion-dollar industry in Australia, where betting websites sponsor major teams and buy up stadium naming rights. Imagine a ';Bet365″ logo plastered across the back of a Los ...

  • Lifestyle Parents association opposes computer project terms it white elephant in the offing

    The project is intended to benefit about 1.4 million pupils set to join Standard One next year. Kenya National Association of Parents secretary general Musau Ndunda said the project is not a priority and expressed fear that it will turn out to be another white elephant. He noted that there is a lot of wastage in the education sector because the Government does not carry out assessment of ...

  • Lifestyle Why free laptops will not soothe this school

    The rickety desk creaks as Sudhow Abdi, 13, a Standard Seven pupil at Bura Primary School in Fafi Constituency, Garissa County, adjusts her sitting ...

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