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quality tourists, one step wemust take is to avoid selling Bali toocheaply; our hotels are too cheap; ourfood is too cheap , and ou r

transportation is too cheap.Wija said that in the futuredevelopment of Bali tourism, we mustlook and the supporting infrastructureand the carrying capacity of this smallisland. He said that on its most basiclevel Bali, with it's a resident populationof 3.9 million, can only effectively host1.5 million visitors each year. Despitethis limitation, Bali will have welcomedover 6 million domestic and foreignvisitors in 2010, exceeding thiscapacity limit by 300%.

Bali's Provincial GovernmentWeighing Pros and Cons ofFixing Prices for Bali Hotels,Tours and Attractions.

The provincial government ofBali is considering introducingstandard pricing policies for the island'stourism products covering hotels, tourpackages and transportation options.

According to Beritabali.com, a"standard pricing policy" would beembodied in either a gubernatorial

decree or a provincial regulation.Defending the rationale for the

proposed policy, the 2nd AssistantGovernor of Bali, Ketut Wija, said such

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T h o u s a n d s o f Ba l i n e s eConverge on Mt. Batur to Praya n d D a n c e t o C a l m aSmoldering Volcano.

Thousands of devoutBalinese Hindus converged atBali's Mt. Batur on Sunday,December 5, 2010, to participate in

two sacred ceremonies dedicatedto preventing a cataclysmicexplosion of the still active volcano.

The est imated 6 ,000devotees, coming from all cornersof Bali, but with many from thenearby village of Songan inKintamani, climbed the smokingpeak to participate in the Wana

Kertih and DanuK e r t i hceremonies.

T h ethousands ofworshippersoverwhelmed the narrowand rough-hewn pathsup the peak,preventingmore than1 , 0 0 0people fromclimbing the

mountain andnecessitating they remain on thep e a k ' s f o o t h i l l s ,par t ic ipa t ing f rom adistance in the Wana Kerticeremony being held at the

edge of the smokingcaldera.

Th e e l a b o r a teofferings and sacrifices tothe mountain began at 7:00am lasted until 9:00 pm.The ceremony beganbefore dawn in the earlymorning at the northeastedge of the mountain withprayers at the Pura BukitCatu temple.

T h e t w oceremonies the WanaKertih held at the peak ofMount Batur and the Danu

Kertih held on the shores oflake Batur - includedofferings, ritual prayersand sacred dances.

The arduous andsometimes precarious1,717 meter climb to themountain's peak did notdissuade thousand ofworshippers, who includedan 83 year-old teacher andhis wife who managed tomake it to the top. The

e lder ly teacher to ldNusaBali that the deity of the lake,Ida Batara, instilled him with thestrength to climb the peak.

Noteworthy during the

celebrations held on December 5,2010, was a sudden rainfall of 10minutes duration that occurredwithout warning. Rel igiousobservers saw the rain asconfirmation that the rituals hadreceived the blessing of theAlmighty - Ida Sang Hyang WidiWasa.

T h e W a n a K e r t i hceremony, held at the peak,involved the sacrifice of live goatsto the volcano's smoking craterand is intended to ensure cosmicbalance is maintained betweenman, God and nature. In response

to recently heightened warnings ofdangerous volcanic activity on Mt.Batur, the ceremony, at its mostbasic level, was intended toforestall any devastating eruption.

According the NusaBali,concurrent ceremonies held onthe shores of lake Batur and at theBale Agung Desa PakramanSongan were also "blessed" bybrief but intense rainfall.

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A PET rat named No Nametriggered a fire in his beer can-strewn cage when he stole asmoldering cigarette buttfrom an ashtray and took it tobed with him.

Miraculously, No Namesurvived the cage blaze and wasfound scampering around the floorat owner Nelly Banks's apartmentin the town of Morecambe, it wasreported.

"He is a little pincher, he is

always taking stuff andhiding it and this time he tookone of my cigarettes and put itinto his cage which is obviouslyflammable," the paper quotedMs Banks as saying.

"He had beer cans and

bits of paper and all sorts inthere, so it did not take much tosend it up.

"I don't know what hethought he was doing, it wasabout 3 am and I woke up and

t h e r e w a s s m o k eeverywhere."

A member of the local firecrew said he believed No Namewas building a nest and managedto escape through an open doorwhen he discovered his home

was about to go up in flames, thePost said.

"He's in the dog house,but I'm too soft to be upset withhim forever," Ms Banks wasquoted as saying.

Pet rat takes smoldering c igarette to bed with him,starts blaze

There was no gyrating orpo le danc ing i n the'strippermob ile' this time.

THE 'strippermobile" hasmade another run in Las Vegas, thistime with properly dressed Santa's

helpers riding for a goodcause.

A y e a r a f t e ra g r e e in g to s to p apromotion that involvedhauling bikini-clad exoticdancers in a truck withclear plastic sides, aco mp a n y th a t o wn sseveral Las Vegas stripclubs used the vehicle tohelp deliver Christmasdonations to a local charity.

Deja Vu's truck waspart of a convoy thatdel ivered $19,000 in

donated bikes and toysFriday to HELP of SouthernNevada, a nonprofit group thatassists the poor.

Inside the large Plexiglascubicle were a bearded St. Nick andeight female entertainers who worelong red dresses or Santa-stylecamisole dresses paired withleggings.

There was no gyrating orpole dancing this time.

In November 2009, DejaVu parked the truck after localo f f i c i a l s a n d r e s i d e n t scomplained its use of livestrippers was unseemly andunsafe. But Las Vegas MayorOscar Goodman said he had no

problem with the strippermobilec a r r y i n g a S a n t a a n dappropriately dressed womenthrough the city.

"As far as I 'm concerned,we are an adult playground andwe're going to be an adultwonderland," he said.

A HELP executive saidher agency was comfortabletaking donated toys from a strip

club. Deja Vu collected thedonations from patrons andemployees.

"They are a legal, licensedbusiness in our community," saidFuilala Riley, HELP's chiefopera t ions o f f i cer . "The i r

employees are partof our community,a n d t h e y h a v echildren, too."

Clark CountyCommissioner SteveSisolak said thecompany's attorneyassured him that thestrippermobile wouldbe idled for good as apromotional tool. Hestill thinks it's a traffichazard.

"If they do thesame as they did in

the past, I wouldh a ve th e sa me

issues," he said.Gary Nemeth, general

manager of the Deja Vu-ownedLittle Darlings gentleman's club,said the company hopes for abigger toy drive next year.

"We want to challenge theother strip clubs," he said. "We're asmall club. Think what thosemegaclubs can do.

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Piras, 59, evaded capture fortwo decades but was finallyundone by his "passion" forgambling, Italian polic e said .

A NOTORIOUS Italianmobster who dodged justice for20 years was reportedly finallyunder lock and key overnightafter he was traced via a lotteryticket.

Convicted double killerRiccardo Piras went on the run inthe late 1980s before he could

be locked up for life for the brutalmurders of two drug dealers.

One victim's corpse wasreportedly dissolved in acid,while the other was tossed on agarbage dump as a chilling

warning to rival gangs.Piras, 59, evaded capture

for two decades but was finallyundone by his "passion" forgambling, Italian police said.

Authorities identified thevillain's handwriting on a lotteryticket bought on his native islandof Sardinia, ANSA reported.

They traced the ticket backto a bar - and nabbed Piras as hepopped back to buy another batchon Tuesday night, the Italian newsagency said.

Luck runs ou t for mob fugitive traced via Italian lottery ticket

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Howdy howdy folks, and with only just over a week to go beforeChristmas it's a good time at the moment on the island. Has anyoneelse noticed the amount of tourists and visitors has jumped a heap withthe expectation that the numbers will further increase till the end of theAustralian school holidays. I think it's a great time to take a perch in anynumber of places along one of the many main streets or busy shoppingareas in and around Kuta to just people watch. Some of the funniestthings I have seen up here are the yearly schoolies that head up for theannual pilgrimage of partying.

I will tell you about one thing I did see today while in the bank loading the wallet ready for anotherweek on the little green bottles. Now, we all know that things up here happen rather differently to how theyhappen at home and most of us except this and work with it as best possible, anyway, there I was standingat the counter waiting to do what I needed to do, while an Australian women, clearly on holidays, was buyingsome American dollars. The fact that she was abusive and impatient aside, because she couldn'tunderstand why she had to change her hard earned Australian money into rupiah so she could then buyAmerican dollars. Basically you are in Indonesia and they work in the Rupiah, so of course you will work inlocal currency. I stood there in disbelief as she proceeded to tell the young Balinese teller how stupid shewas and basically made a complete arse of herself in front of the 30 other people waiting to get served. Aterrible ambassador to say the least.

I think everybody that comes here to enjoy the Christmas break should remember that we are allvisitors to Bali and should act as such. Just because you can't understand why things happen differentlyhere, is no reason to start giving the locals a hard time. I think all Australians should act as grownups (evenafter 16 green bottles) for the duration of your stay and not be an embarrassment to our great nation. TheBalinese try very hard to do their best and make the island a great place to visit or live, so basically if youdon't like it, don't come back and leave the island to the rest of the travellers who have manners.

With that off my chest I would like to say to all my Balinese mates to enjoy the end of their festiveseason (Kuningan) and do hope that they enjoyed their holidays which end on Saturday. Selamat Hari RayaKuningan. Om Santi Santi Santi.

Ok punters again I will close for the week and hope you all stay safe, dry and always remember, it isvery strange that the years teach us patience and the shorter our time is, the greater our capacity for waitingbecomes.

Enjoy your week,

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Liu Hui-fen displays pagesof thousands of tiny piecesof Taiwan $1000 bills thatshe patched together.

LIY Hui-fen spent sevendays completing a puzzle with apayoff - by far the most difficultshe's ever attempted as theTaiwan Justice Ministry official incharge of helping citizens piecetogether currency that has beenmangled.

With an aide, Liu cobbledtogether thousands of tiny papermoney pieces worth 200,000 NewTaiwan dollars($A6750) in totaland returned them to their ownertoday.

The man, who only gavehis surname, Lin, said heaccidentally dumped a plastic bagcontaining 200 NT$1000 bills intoan industrial scrap machine last

month - and each weretorn into some 20 pieces. He laterwent to the Justice Ministry'sInvestigation Bureau where Liuworks to ask for help.

Stymied at first by theunwieldy pile of scraps in front of

her, Liu soon found a way toattack the problem. She locatedthe Chinese character "guo" orcountry, on each bill, and thenworked outwards.

When the job was finallydone she said it was the mostd i f f i c u l t s h e ' d e v e raccomplished, but said shealso had a lot of fun helping Linout. Liu usually investigateshandwriting samples, but has aspecial brief to work on casesdealing with wrecked money -handling 247 of them in the pastfive years.

"I was so happy wheneverI was able to put a piece into itsright place," she said.

Under Taiwanese law,people can claim replacementbills from the central bank as longas at least 75 per cent of the

original is pieced together.A c h a s t e n e d L i n

expressed his sincere gratitudefor Liu's perseverance.

"I'm sorry the job broughther so much trouble," he said.

Taiwanese puzzle-loving public servant Liy Hui-fenfixes 200 shredded NT$1000 bills

Mattel's Barbie Video Girlhas an in-built video camerathat the FBI warns could beused to p roduce ch i l dpornography.

The FBI says it recentlyissued an alert about a popularBarbie doll with a hidden videocamera that could be used toproduce child pornography, butstressed that the toy has not beenlinked with any reported crimes.

Spokesman Steve Dupresaid Tuesday the alert last monthwas meant on ly fo r lawenforcement agencies to advisethem not to overlook Mattel's"Barbie Video Girl" during anysearches. The alert was sent outby the bureau's Sacramentooffice.

It was then accidentallysent to some members of themedia, Dupre said.

In a written statement, theFBI said that "the alert's intentwas to ensure law enforcementagencies were aware that the doll- like any other video-capableequipment - could containevidence and to not disregardsuch as item during a search."

The FBI also said thatthere have been no incidents ofthe doll being used as anythingother than as intended.

The doll, which sells forUS$49.99, has an LCD screen onits back and shoots video fromBarbie's perspective through alens hidden in the doll's necklace.It can be connected by a USBcable to a TV or computer andrecords up to 30 minutes offootage.

In a written statement,Mattel said child safety is thecompany's priority. "Mattel

products are designedwith children and their bestinterests in mind," the companysa id . "Ma n y o f Ma t te l ' se m p l o y e e s a r e p a r e n t sthemselves, and we understandthe importance of child safety."

Gerrick Johnson, a toyindustry analyst with BMO CapitalMarkets, said the doll is popularand both boys and girls like thecamera.

Med ia a t ten t ion " isstarting to build, but I really hope itdoesn't," Johnson said. "I think itis a very clever product, kids likemaking videos and uploadingthings to the computer."

Jim Si lver, industrya n a l y s t a n d e d i t o r a tTimetoplaymag.com, said thecontroversy has been overblown.

"It's a doll, for Pete'ssake," Silver said.

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Strategic Airlines Flying Brisbane to Bali

Strategic Airlines toAdd Brisbane to BaliT w i c e - W e e k l yService in March2011.

Australian carrierStrategic Airline hasdeclared its intention tofly between Brisbane and

Bali starting in March2011.Strategic will fly the

segment twice eachweek on Wednesdaysand Saturdays usingA i rbus A330 a i r c ra f ta c c o m m o d a t i n g 2 4 3economy and 30 businessclass passengers.

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20-Year-Old Mitch Gillam of WesternAustralia Dies in Bali Motorcycle Mishap.

A 20-year-old Western Australianelectrician's apprentice night of holiday revelry

ended tragically when he died in a motorcyclemishap in the Kerobokan area of Bali.The man, Mitchell Blair Gillam, was

driving a motorcycle in tandem with a friend,Juel Palbort, after, according to police, the twohad been drinking beer and vodka at local bars.Riding in the rain in the early hour ofWednesday, December 8, 2010, Gillam isthought to have skidded out-of-control andcrashed. When local residents stumbled ontothe scene they found Palbort unconscious andrushed the man to a local hospital. Dark and inthe rain, residents were unaware that Gillamwas also involved and had tumbled out of sightinto the nearby Umalas River.

O n l y a f t e r P a l b o r t r e g a i n e dconsciousness was he able to raise and alarmfor his missing friend, Gillam. Based onPalbort's report and a physical description ofGillam, police were eventually able to connectthe mysterious discovery on Thursday of thedecomposing body of a tourist found in theUmalas area Kerobokan with the trafficaccident and the missing man.

Police and forensic officers then made apreliminary identification of the man via adistinctive body tattoo on the man's buttock.

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Police say neither men were believed tohave been wearing protective gear at the time ofthe incident and a medical examination ofGillam's body suggest that although he sufferedextensive broken bones and contusions in thefall, death was most likely due to drowning in theriver. Police forensic scientists are stilldetermining what role, if any, alcoholconsumption may have played in the fatal crash.

According to Australian press reports,Gillam was a popular Western Australianfootballer who was training as an electrician'sapprentice in the Western Australian miningindustry.


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Jackman hurt in botched Oprah show stuntHugh Jackman has hiseye seen to by OprahWinfrey.

T a p i n g o f O p r a hWinfrey's second show at theSydney Opera House wasbriefly suspended on Tuesdayafternoon when Aussie actorHugh Jackman in juredhimself during a stunt.

J a c k m a n , w h oportrays Wolverine in the X-Men movie series, crashedinto a light as he zipped downon a flying fox from the top ofthe Opera House sails.

W i n f r e y w a simmediately concerned forJackman and called for adoctor as well as saying "let'stake a break and get someice".

T h e a c t o r w a s

bleeding from a bad cut belowhis right eye and six paramedicstook him off stage with a towel tohis face.

After a short breakJackman returned to talk toOprah with a band-aid below hiseye and a bruise coming upquickly.

H e a d m i t t e d t h eexcitement caused him to hit theflying fox brake too late.

"That was so much fununtil the end," Jackman said.

"I came down waving to

everyone, looking overSydney Harbour, saw my dad,the kids and you, went to pull thebrake and then boing."

He told the crowd he hadsuffered worse on set during hiscareer.

Jackman then gaveOprah a lesson on Vegemite,spreading some onto a SAObiscuit and offering it to the talkshow queen.

"I like it," she said.U2 frontman Bono had kickedoff the second show.

The rocker and Winfrey,who took some of her guests toU2's Sydney concert on Mondaynight, chatted about celebrity.

Crowds cheered asBono told Winfrey she was "theblinkin' queen for God's sake"and ending her show was her

chance to escape the spotlightfor a while.Winfrey is ending her

show this season after 25 yearson air, but Bono refused to bedrawn on his own retirementplans.

"If there's anythingsimilar we do it's that you, on aregular basis, open your heartand soul to people and you wantthe answers to the questionsthat you're asking," he said.

"That's the same of U2.


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A motorist caught speedingin London two years agomoved to New Zealand only tobe booked by the same policeofficer for again exceedingthe limit, reports said.

Former London bobby

Andy Flitton ticketed the man inBritain two years ago, shortlybefore migrating to New Zealand -then caught him again inSeptember on a highway on theSouth Island.

Mr Flitton, who nowworks for the New Zealand trafficpolice, said he had forgottenabout the original booking untilthe man approached him whilehe was writing out the ticket.

"He asked if I had workedin London, I said 'yes'. He askedif I used to operate the laser gunon the A5 in North London, I said'yes'," Mr Flitton said.

"And he said 'I thought itwas you, you gave me my lastspeeding ticket there two years

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him he had moved to New Zealandtwo weeks before his latestbooking, unaware his nemesis wasalso in the same country.

"We must have some sortof connection," he said. "He onlyever broke the law twice and bothtimes I was the one to give him aticket... it just shows what a smallworld it really is.

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order of diptera, or "trueflies".

"We have collected freshspecimens for molecular analysisto see where exactly the terriblehairy fly fits into the evolutionary

process," Dr Copeland said."The fly has no obviousadaptations forclinging ontoother animalsfo r t r a n s fe rfrom one placeto another. Withits long legs, itcould perhapsw r a p i t s e l faround a batand get a ride ...but it's neverb e e n fo u n delsewhere."

T h eMormotomyiahirsuta is theonly member ofits biologicalf a m i l y a n ds o m e f l y

experts reckon the fly willeventually prove to be the onlyfamily of fly completely restricted toAfrica.

Africa's terrible hairy fly resurfacesL i v e s i n b a t c a v e :Mormotomyia hirsuta isone of the world's rarestflies

Scientists in Kenya have

located one of the world's rarestand oddest-looking flies after along hunt for aninsect dubbed the"terrible hairy fly",experts said onWednesday.

Scientistsf i r s t s t u m b l e dacross the yellow-haired fly in 1933and then again in1948.

Since then,at least half adozen expeditionshave visited a sitebetween the townso f T h i k a a n dGarissa to find itagain.

A t a b o u tone centimetrelong and so far found on a single2 0 - m e t r e h i g h r o c k , t h eMormotomyia hirsuta looks morelike a spider with its hairy legs,scientists said.

Unable to fly and partial to

breeding in bat faeces,the fly is thought to live only inthe dank, bat-filled cleft of anisolated rock in the Ukazi Hills.

It also has non-functionalwings that resemble miniature

belt-straps, and tiny eyes.Dr Robert Copeland of

the Nairobi-based InternationalCentre of Insect Physiology andEcology said the fly's physicalappearance had left scientistsbamboozled about whereexactly it belonged in the entire

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accidentally dropped the cider jug, and itbroke into hundreds of little glass pieces all

over the kitchen floor.He went to get the broom and found the micehad eaten all the straw off the end of thebroom.

Just then the doorbell rang, and an irritatedSanta marched to the door, yanked it open,and there stood a little angel with a great bigChristmas tree.

The angel said very cheerfully, 'MerryChristmas, Santa. Isn't this a lovely day? Ihave a beautiful tree for you. Where wouldyou like me to stick it?'

And so began the tradition of the littleangel on top of the Christmas tree.

When four of Santa's elves got sick, thetrainee elves did not produce toys as fast as

the regular ones, and Santa began to feel thePre-Christmas pressure. Then Mrs. Claustold Santa her Mother was coming to visit,which stressed Santa even more.

When he went to harness the reindeer, hefound that three of them were about to givebirth and two others had jumped the fenceand were out, Heaven knows where.

Then, when he began to load the sleigh,one of the floorboards cracked, the toy bagfell to the ground and all the toys werescattered.

Frustrated, Santa went into the house fora cup of apple cider and a shot of rum.

When he went to the cupboard, hediscovered the elves had drunk all the ciderand hidden the liquor. In his frustration, he

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The Commonwealth Supreme Court has ruled that there cannot be a Nativit y

Scene in t he Australian Capital this Christmas season.

This isn't for any religious reasons.

They simply have not been able to find Three Wise Men in Canberra .

The search for a virgin continues.

There was no problem, however, finding enough asses to fill the stable.

The Commonweat h Supreme Court has ruled that there cannot be a NativityScene in t he Austra ian Capita this Christmas season.

This isn't for any religious reasons.They smply have not been able to f ind Three Wise Men in Canberra .

The search for a virgin continues.There was no problem, however, finding enough asses to fill the stable.

The Storey of the Christmas Angel.

No Nativity Scene in Canberra.o N ativity Scene in Canberra.


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On the first day ofC h r i s t m a s ,WikiLeaks gave tome; The love-notes ofBerlusconi.

On the second day ofChristmas, WikiLeaks gave tome; One Saudi King, wantingbombs 'cross the Caspian Sea.

On the third day ofChristmas, WikiLeaks gave tome; Russian crooks, Cooking thebooks; And mobsters in the K-G-B.

On the fourth day ofChristmas, WikiLeaks gave tome; Teams of Chinese hacks,Wearing black; Staging massattacks, On the Dalai Lama'sI-S-P.

On the fifth day ofChristmas, WikiLeaks gave tome; Mark A-r-bib! Telling Yankee

spies, Dreadful lies, So to apprise,Them of Kevin Rudd's controlfreak-e-ry.

On the sixth day ofChristmas, WikiLeaks gave tome; Afghanistani, Corr-up-tionthrills! Fifty-two mill, Clean crispbills, Straight from the till, To the

plane of the former V-P.

On the seventh dayof Christmas, WikiLeaksgave to me; Hordes of WhiteHouse hagglers, TradingCuban stragglers, To poorcount-ries! White Housetete-a-tetes; Nice cheese

plates, And such temptingrates - For a Guantanamodetain-ee.

On the eighth day ofChristmas, WikiLeaks gave tome; Eight urine samples; Sevensecret passwords; Six hiddencameras; Watched constant-ly!Four strands of hair, Three tinspoons, (used by Ban Ki-Moon)And sent back home to Hill-a-ry.

On the ninth day ofChristmas, WikiLeaks gave tome; Two Swedish ladies, Notkeen on tradies, Freaky Aussiebloke; Condom that broke; Cal-

am-i-ty! Modes of undress; Whosaid yes? What a bloody mess.For the champion of demo-cra-cy.

On the tenth day ofChristmas, WikiLeaks gave tome; Ten cables leaking; Kevincan't stop speaking; Yanks thinkhe's foolish; Journos gettingghoulish; But Kevin's mulish: "I

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Hill a ring; Bomb Beijing,That would be the thing, For ourrobust diplo-ma-cy.

On the eleventh day ofChristmas, WikiLeaks gave tome: A spot of tiger shooting, WithMr Putin, And Berlusconi, Lest heget lonely; Gordon Brown is lazy,North Korea crazy; Mer-kel's aBORE! Pakistan's a curse. It getsworse; There's a comely nurse,On the lap of Colonel Gaddafi.

On the twelfth day ofChristmas, WikiLeaks gave to

me; Twelve hackers hacking;Visa sent packing; Bankers arewailing; Not to mention Palin;Todd's banking details; Anyone inretail; Fears Wikileaks's, Ar-miesof geeks. Working from home; Allalone, Using Daddy's phone,Looking forward to pu-ber-ty!

VIRGIN boss Richard Bransonwill serve as a flight attendant onan AirAsia X flight in Februarynext year after losing a cross-dressing bet to rival Tony

Fernandes.The two men laid the wager

over whose Formula One teamwould place higher in this year'srankings.

Although both teamscompleted the season with zeropoints, Fernandes' Lotus F1 teamwas placed ahead of Branson'sVirgin Racing by virtue of theirbetter race finishing positions.

"It's confirmed February 21,

2011. Richard Bransonwill be a crew of AirAsia X,"Fernandes said in a Twitter post,adding that the flight willtake off from London

Stansted Airport boundfor Kuala Lumpur.

Fernandes saidlast month seats on theflight will be auctioned offfor charity.

An AirAsia officialsaid Branson would berequired to wear makeupand high-heels, alongwith the regulation redstewardess outfit, and

regular duties - includingcleaning the toilets - during theflight.

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Kuningan Day

T en days afterGalungan Day, exactlyon December 18 2010.,

B a l i n e s e H i n d ufollowers to celebratethe prosperity day of"Kuningan".

The day of Kuninganmarks the elaborate templefestival at Sakenan Temple,one of the big temples in Bali.Sakenan Temple is located inSerangan Island, frequentlycalled Turtle Island,an ideal site forsurfing.

The temple will

be jam-packed byl o c a l s w e a r i n gtraditional Balinesecostumes for threedays. To reach thetemple, you caneither go by boat,cars or bikes. You willpass a bridge linkingthe Serangan Islandand the south ofDenpasar. It takeson l y a r ound 15minutes drive to get

there. Many travelagents have takentheir guests to theisland where they canwatch the BalineseHindu gathering inthe temple for ritualc e r e m o n i a lpurposes.

The KuninganDay is the time for

commemoration as theancestors return to the heavenafter ten days dwelling onearth and the Balineseexpress their gratitude to gods

for His mercy to the humanraces. Therefore, it is a time forholiday, visiting each other andfun. Every village in Bali willcelebrate Kuningan in grandstyle, with colorful festivalsheld at the temple in someparts of Bali Island.

The bamboo pole orlocally called penjor, which hasbeen erected at the front of

e a c h h o u s ecompound's entrance gatesince a day before Galunganis redecorated by takingdown the white clothes and

substituted with the yellowclothes, symbolizing theprosperity.

The Kuningan Day willprovide an opportunity fortravelers to see ritualprocession.

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in his body if he is going tocontinue to excel in the NRL.

He is certain he has foundthe solution.

"I've talked to other playersand even Steve Georgallis andWayne Collins (Panthers staffmembers), they had it done whenthey were playing and they saidthey felt stronger than ever," Coote

said."They say they felt normal

so I'm hoping this will go back tothe same.

"I don't want it to happenagain, it's just frustrating, feelinglike I'm playing so good and thensomething like this can just wreckit so easy."

It seems the only regretover Coote's surgery is that he didnot get it sooner.

In hindsight he could havehad it done and sacrificed thePanthers' finals campaign, or atleast booked himself in as soon as

the club were knocked out in weektwo of the play-offs.But club and player both

thought two months off would ridhim off the problem. They wereproven wrong as soon as Cootereturned to the training paddock.

Coote says the delayshould not affect the healingprocess and he feels he is on trackto return for round one.

"It's all pretty good so far, Iwalked out of there and everythingso it was all pretty good," he said.

"I've still got the stitchesand everything in them now andhopefully I'll get them taken out on

Wednesday, but it's all on track atthe moment.

"We tried to manage itthrough the year and it put me outfor those six games I had off but Ishould have done it even straightafter that final."

Coote's surgery involvedtwo cuts to the adductor musclesin both legs, to try and loosenpressure off the pelvis bone.

Groin trouble ... LachlanCoote.

Injury-prone Penrith full-back Lachlan Coote is confident hislatest surgery can bring an end to hischronic groin problems once and forall.

Coote battled osteitis pubisfor the second half of the 2010

season and is desperate toavoid another in terruptedcampaign next year.

The 20-year-old thoughthe would get away withoutneeding surgery, but afterreturning from his off-seasonbreak it was clear his problemshad not healed.

Coote went under the knife

last Wednesday and his surgeon,Neil Halpin, has a history ofsuccess with fixing groin injuries.

In the 1990s, Dr Halpincured Australia international IanRoberts of his chronic injury.

Coote i s a f reak ishattacking talent, but his diminutivesize means he needs confidence

Coote buoyed by groin surgery

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Nestle, the company behindSmar t i es , Chok i t o andFantales, has announced itwill soon engulf the weight-loss organisat ion JennyCraig.

The chocolatier andmultinational food company said itwould acquire, at an undisclosedprice, all shares of the group thatcontrols the Jenny Craig franchisein Australia and New Zealand.

The acquisition nextmonth will complete Nestle'stakeover of Jenny Craig, aprocess which began in 2006 with

the US$600 million buy-out of itsinternational arm.The weight-loss company

was founded in Australia in 1983and so it was fitting to reunite itwith the growing internationalbusiness, Jenny Craig chiefexecutive Patti Larchet said.

"At Jenny Craig, we arecommitted to addressing the

obesity epidemic and

helping our clients lead healthierlives," Ms Larchet said in astatement.

"As we continue to evolveour program, the Australianmarket will benefit from ourglobal program of innovation andscientific research."

J e n n y C r a i g a l s ooperates in the US, Canada,Puerto Rico, the UK and France.

Ms Larchet said theAustralian and New ZealandJenny Craig operations wouldreport to the Jenny Craig globalheadquarters in California in the

US and the new structure wouldnot require redundancies.

When asked about itsrole in confectionery as well asthe weight-loss industry, a Nestlespokesperson said chocolatecould be part of a healthy diet.

"Chocolate in moderationcan be a fun part of a balancedd i e t , a s a t r e a t , " t h e

Sweet deal: Nestle to buy Jenny Craig"However, the rise of

obesity is a major public healthconcern around the world and onewhich we share. The Jenny Craigacquisition allows us to help manyof our consumers.

T h e n e w s h o e d e s i g nfeaturing cane toad leatherwill help raise funds for theTed Noffs Foundatio n.

A youth-at-risk charityraising funds by manufacturingshoes made from cane toads says itis a "huge missed opportunity" thatit cannot buy cane toad leather in

Australia.The Ted Noffs Foundation

says it started producing thehandmade cane toad sneakers toraise money for its Sydney drop-incentre.

It says cane toad leatherseemed the most ecologicallysustainable material available.

"We were looking at usingmaterials that were going to bemore biodegradable and so we

started looking at thingswhich were better for theenvironment, such as roo overbovine," Matt Noffs from thefoundation said.

"And then someone saidyou can actually get cane toad,and I thought, well, that would bereally interesting."

But the charity says itsleather supplier is having to buythe cane toad skins in Indonesiabecause there is no processingfactory in Australia.

"I believe that a lot ofthem actually come fromIndonesia," he said.

"There's no processingplant in Australia.

"And so as soon as weheard that - we only discoveredthat recently - we set up

MPs from around thecountry.

"We started in Queenslandwhere there's obviously an issue."

The foundation is charging$450 per pair but it looks like theywill not be able to keep up withdemand.

"We haven't launched the

online shop yet, that goes live ina b o u t 4 8hours," MrNoffs said.

"B u tpeople arepre-orderingalready.

" Idon't thinkwe expectedt h er e s p o n s e

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Future not Black and white for SimonWhat does the future hold?Simon Black (r) endured theLions' tough season in 2010and is not sure what he will docome 2012.

Retirement may not be onSimon Black's mind - but theBrisbane Lions veteran admits hewill be playing the 2011 AFL

season as if it is his last.The Brownlow Medallist

said he was jumping out of his skinas he prepared for his 14thseason.

And the triple premiershipwinner said he never thought

about walking awaybefore agreeing to sign on foranother year with stalwart LukePower - albeit on a dramaticallyreduced wage due to salary cappressures.

But Black did not have tobe told he would have to assesshis future on a season to seasonbasis - and 2011 may yet be hisswansong.

"I am 32 next year. Younever know when your last one(season) is so you play as if it isyour last," Black said.

"Luke and I are at thatstage now. You've got to go outand try and enjoy every moment.

"I still love the game asmuch as I did when I was 18.

"You enjoy it more whenyou have success and we didn'thave a lot of that last year."

Turning around the Lions'

fortunes is certainly motivatingBlack.

A season after making thefinals, the Lions began 2010 wellwith four straight wins - only tofinish 13th with a woeful 3-15finish.

"I never thought I wantedto retire (before re-signing) - itwas just frustrating," Black said ofthe Lions.

"But of course towards the

can get that next year."I am hoping we can play

a bit better next year because weneed to - we we're a fair way offthe mark."

Black resumed pre-season training late last weekalong with Power and captainJonathan Brown.

He said he had to "listento the body" more and tailor histraining in order to get through yetanother season.

And then there is theGabba surface.

Black said he "wasn'tsurprised" with Gold Coast Sunsrecruit and ex-Lion JaredBrennan this week claiming hehad suffered a serious ankleinjury due to the Gabba surfaceand its cricket wicket area.

"The Gabba is a very hardsurface," Black said.

"Whether it has cut thetiming of some careers there isprobably an argument - someguys probably thought it would.

"But I am not sure whatthey can do with it.

"It comes off a concretebase I believe, it is great for waterrun-off but not for the surface ofthe ground - we will have to livewith it.

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Financial boost ... NRLclubs may earn revenuef r o m s p o r t sbetting .

M a n l y S e aEag les cha i rmanScott Penn predictssports betting willbecome a dominantrevenue stream forthe NRL.

A f t e r t h e

Federal Court recentlyruled Racing NSWwould receive 1.5 percent of every dollar beton the sport, NRLt e a m s m a y f e e lbuoyed to push theircase.

This ruling would see areturn of between $50-$60 million ayear put back into racing and, whileTAB Sportsbet and Betfair can

seek leave to appeal to theHigh Court, the ruling is not likely tobe overturned.

The decision has givenNRL teams hope that their sportmay follow suit.

And with rugby league afavourite with the punters, Penn or

says sports betting willultimately become the secondlargest revenue earner to

television rights forNRL teams.

"Given rugbyleague is the secondmost wagered onsport we have highhopes that rugbyleague will receivetheir fair share in thefuture," Penn said in

statement."This would be

a significant and agreat financial boostto all clubs."

Penn voicedhis predictions when

announcing the Sea Eagles' newtwo-year deal with sports bettingagency Centrebet worth almost$1 million.

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Lehmann has hadsuccess coaching T20in the IPL.

Queensland hascalled on former Australianbatsman and Indian PremierLeague coach DarrenLehmann to coach the Bulls

in this season's Twenty20Big Bash competition.

Queensland Cricketchief executive GrahamDixon also announcedAcademy of Sport coachJustin Sternes will guideQueensland through therest of the Sheffield Shieldand One-Day Cup seasonafter Trevor Barsby stooddown last week.

Lehmann, who coachedthe Deccan Chargers to the IPL

title in 2009 with captainAdam Gilchrist, will begin hisrole on December 21 with theBulls' Big Bash campaign

Ba s h c a mp a i g nbeginning on January 2against the Bushrangers atthe MCG.

D i x o n s a i dLehmann's reputation as aninnovative coach in the IPLwill serve the Bulls well.

"With his extensiveinternational playing andcoaching experience, weare confident he will furtherassist the development ofour p romis ing youngsquad,'' Dixon said.

Queensland will alsohave the services of EnglishTwenty20 specialist MichaelLumb who will arrive inBrisbane this weekend.

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Eel exodus ... Parramattawill field a weaker, lessexperienced side in 2011t h a n k s t o a s l e w o fretirements and trades.

I t ' sgoodbye...TimanaTahu is one ofsevera l p layers

leaving the Eels.PARRAMAT

TA greats were lastnight questioninghow their formerclub can possiblyreplace seven starplayers and remaincompetitive in 2011.

I n r e c e n tmonths, the Eelsh a v e w a t c h e dNathan Cayless (259 games),Feleti Mateo (88), Krisnan Inu(78), Kris Keating (41), JonWright (12), Timana Tahu (160)

and now Eric Grothe (142) eitherretire or walk out.These players have

played a total of 780 first-gradematches. The Eels have beengutted.

Grothe, 30, a formerNSW winger, is the latest to leaveafter announcing his retirementyesterday.

Parramatta have heldcontract discussions with BrettKimmorley, Trent Barrett, QuadeCooper, Craig Gower, CooperCronk, Braith Anasta and MattOrford ... only to miss out on all ofthem.

And their signings for2011 have hardly had Eels fansdoing high-fives - Carl Webb,Reni Maitua, Chris Walker,Jordan Atkins and CaseyMcGuire.

Have the Eels alreadyblown it for 2011?

Parramatta were alreadya club under pressure aftermissing last year's finals and then

sacking grand final coachDaniel Anderson.

Many Eels fans fear evenmore pressure will be heaped onNathan Hindmarsh next season.

"I hope Parramatta have

a great season, I really do, butwho is going to replace all theseplayers?," asked Parramattapremiership-winning forwardPeter Wynn.

"A lot of experiencedplayers have now left the club.You can't buy experience.

"I guess they will have toblood a lot of young guys.

" I t p u t s a l o t o fresponsib i l i ty o f NathanHindmarsh and Ben Smith.

"Those two will have tostep up to the plate yet again tohelp blood the kids."

Brett Kenny, one ofParramatta's greatest players,said the club faced a huge task toremain competitive.

"It will be difficult," Kenny

said. "All of a sudden they arenow short of experience in thecentres and wing. As the oldsaying goes, you can't put an oldhead on young shoulders.

"They will have to worksomething out pretty quickly but,with Eric gone, it will be difficult."

Asked about Tahu'simminent departure, Kenny said:"They had to get rid of him.

"There was talk he didn'twant to train until February.

"The players can't dictatelike that. You just have to get onwith things. That would have beendisruptive.

"It wouldn'thave helped Timanaeither."

C a y l e s s ,who retired this year,w a s r e m a i n i n gupbeat last night. Hewas aware of theplayer drain but saidHindmarsh wouldl e a d a n e wgeneration of Eels.

"I am sureSteve Kearney andNathan Hindmarshhave a handle on

things," Cayless said. "They willlead the club well. Nathan gave mea lot of help over the years. I wasalways asking him for advice.

"He is a leader ... andSteve will take the club in the rightdirection."

Grothe had a year to run onhis current deal and the Eels said,in a press statement, that he couldnot overcome a knee injury. ButGrothe revealed last night he quitbecause of a lack of desire tocontinue his career. "I just foundmyself not wanting it," he said.

"I just split. I'm going tomiss the club and especially theboys, but I feel it is the right time tomove on."

In his 142 games, Grothe -

the son of legendary Parramattawinger Eric Grothe Sr - scored 67tries.

He will now concentrate onhis personal training business anda music and TV career.

Aside from Hindmarsh andSmith, Kearney will be relying onthe experience of Luke Burt, TimMannah, Jarryd Hayne, JustinPoore and Fuifui Moimoi.

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New Hawthorn captain Luke

Hodge says he is keen to leanon ex-skipper Sam Mitchell forleadership adv ice in 2011.

The Hawks announced inOctober that Mitchell, the club's2008 premiership captain, wasstepping down after three years inthe role and Hodge was taking over.

Hawks coach AlastairClarkson described it at the time asa "selfless act" by Mitchell.

On Tuesday as the Hawkslined up for an official team photo attraining at Waverley, Hodge paidcredit to Mitchell and says he will beasking the star rover for leadership

tips throughout nextseason.

"The way Sammy left theguys last season, it has been aquite easy job to go into," Hodgesaid.

"The attitude of the guysin the preseason has been great.

"I haven't had to do too

much as yet. If it stays that wayI'll be rapt."The last three years I've

learnt a lot off Sammy. He hashelped me out a fair bit.

"I've always got himthere if I'm unsure of anything."

Hodge 's commentscome after Hawks great DermottBrereton caused a stir earlierthis year when he said Hodgeshould be captain of the club,describing the hard-nosedmidfielder as a spiritual leaderfor the players.

The comments caused

appears Mitchell steppeddown to ease tension at the club.

"I'll try to get as many pastcaptains as I can to see the bestway to lead," Hodge said.

"I was thinking about goingto have a chat to Bucks (NathanBuckley). But I might not, nowseeing he's going to be taking over

the job next year (in 2012) atCollingwood."Hodge says he is feeling

great, coming off a stunning yearwhich included being named theAll Australian captain.

" G e t t i n g c l o s e t oChristmas, you always can't waitfor that little break," he said.

Hodge also says he is"rapt" at the AFL's decision to stickwith grand final replays rather thanplaying extra-time, following thisyear's controversial draw betweenCollingwood and St Kilda, with theMagpies winning the replay.

Hodge to sound out Mitchell

Swimming fast ... Geoff HuegillGeoff Huegill plans to draw on hiswealth of exper ience to re-energise for the world short coursechampionships starting in Dubaion Wednesday.

Huegill admits the mediaattention surrounding his incrediblecomeback in the pool took it out of himin the aftermath to his goldenCommonwealth Games, but he hasrevealed he is desperate to finish2010 on a high.

The 31-year-old took gold inthe 100 metres butterfly and 4x100m

medley events at the Delhi Gamesand will contest those events as wellas the 50m butterfly in Dubai.

Australia's comeback athleteof the year says he is a little shockedat how fresh he is feeling after anexhausting season in and out of thepool.

" I don ' t f ee l t oo badsurprisingly. Obviously the last coupleof weeks after Delhi were pretty fullon," Huegill said.

"I've had plenty of rest which

is good and I still feelstrong and I'm still swimming fast,so we'll just draw on experienceand see how we go."

The spotlight has beenfirmly on Huegill all year, after helost a considerable amount ofweight to make his comeback.

However, the Australianteam veteran says he has beenhappy to take on the extrapromotional stress along the way.

"I think it was always goingto be like that," Huegill said.

" S o a s l o n g a s I

maintained being in the pool everysingle day and kept my strength upin the gym, I could gi ve myself thebest opportunity coming intoDubai."

Australia has sent atalented squad to the short coursechampionships and is keen toresume its rivalry with swimminggiants, the United States, who areminus Michael Phelps.

Perhaps the most hotlycontested match-up of the event

will be in the breaststroke,with Leisel Jones going up againsther American nemesis RebeccaSoni.

Australia head coach LeighNugent admits Jones is not in peakform, but has the pool smarts to getresults.

"I've been to her programtwice since the Comm Games, shedidn't take much of a break at all andshe's been training particularly well,"he said.

"She probably isn't at peakfitness at the minute but she's

working towards that and this is ameet that serves as a step along theway to the world champs andultimately London.

"The best women in theworld are here, and it'll be a greatopportunity for them to test eachother."

Wor ld record ho ldersBrenton Rickard and ChristianSprenger will also try and make animpact in the men's breaststroke,even though they will start as

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M i t c h e l l J o h n s o n a n dAustralia fast bowlingcoach Troy Cooley havegone to ext raord inarylengths to return the Testquick to his best this week.

Tales are being told ofexot ic dr i l ls invo lv ingtrampolines at the bowlingcrease and balls delivered atan exceedingly slow pace,all geared at returningJohnson to the higher actionthat brought him so muchswing and success in SouthAfrica early last year.

After being droppedfrom the Australia XI for thesecond Ashes Test, Johnsonand Cooley spent long hoursin the Adelaide Oval nets,then more time in Perth oncethe match ended in a horridinnings defeat.

Cooley, too, is in thespotlight over whether hisexceptional ability to befriendfast bowlers and make themfeel comfortable exists withoutthe technical skills to correctJ o h n s o n ' s o u t - o f - k i l t e rmethods.

Fellow paceman RyanHarris says the decision to keepJohnson out of Sheffield Shieldcricket to spend more time inthe nets was the right one.

"It's a lot easier in the

nets than in the middle," hesaid.

"Personally, I would'veliked to have done the samething, stayed in the nets andwork with the coach and look atvideo, that's going down to afine point but if you arestruggling (it helps).

"If you're not sure aboutsomething, rather than trying torectify it in a game, he can gointo the nets, spend as long as

you want over it."Should Johnson play -

no sure thing in Perth giventhe presence of three otherquicks in the squad - he willalso need greater help fromhis team-mates.

Harris admits theAustralians did not made

enough of their bowlingpartnerships in Adelaide, acommon problem whenindividuals are playing fortheir own spot rather thanworking towards a collectivegoal.

" B o w l i n g i npartnerships gets wickets, assimple as that," Harris said.

"It is something I'vetried to teach the Bullsbowlers.

"It's very importantbecause if one bloke's

bowling six dots at one endand the other bloke's leakingruns or two or three boundariesan over, there's no pressure.

"So I guess we probablydidn't do that as well in Adelaide,we did it in patches, butsomething that we have spokenabout and hopefully can rectify,because that will draw the errorsfrom the English batsmen andhopefully they won't be makingthose big scores.

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Suns lock up Swallow unti l 2013

Gold Coast are hopingSwallow is the pillar oft h e S u n s ' f u t u r esuccess.

As a proud WesternAustralian, Guy McKenna knowsonly too well the lure for Perth kidsto play AFL in their home state.

Which made WA younggun David Swallow's decision to

e x te n d h i s co n t r a c t w i thMcKenna's Gold Coast Suns foranother 12 months all the moresatisfying.

Suns coach McKennacould not hide his delight when heconfirmed the No.1 draft pick hadincreased his commitment toinclude a third year on the glitterstrip.

Swallow flew out of Perthas a 16-year-old to play with theGold Coast - a move that paid offbig time when he was the first to besnapped up by the Suns at the AFLDraft.

But former West Coastchampion McKenna admitted hewas still wary that returning homemay prove too tempting for theyoungster.

"He's a West Australianand home is home - we know thatis one of our greatest challenges,"McKenna said on Monday.

"We don't want this to behis second home - this has tobecome his home."

B u tM c K e n n ahoped youngguns such asS w a l l o wle a r n e d th esame lessonson the GoldCoast as he did

during his glorydays with theWe s t Co a s tEagles.

"Extensio n s o f

contracts, money and all thataside, ultimately it is aboutbeing part of a successfulgroup," he said.

"At West Coast wewere in the finals for 10 years.

"A lot of blokes tooksacrifices.

" T h e y h a dopportunities to go elsewhere

but decided to stay because itis about winning and beingpart of a successful group."

Swallow may have hadhis contract extended withouteven playing a game butMcKenna said he had alreadyseen enough to keep him untilthe end of the 2013 season.

While his skills at VFLlevel ensured a strongshowing in the JJ ListonTrophy for the best and fairestplayer this year, Swallow'sw o r k e t h i c w a s w h a timpressed McKenna the most.

"He was one of theyoungest on our list last yearso to have the season that hehad (in VFL) he obviously hasa bright future," McKennasaid.

"But to have one ofyour youngest kids come onand actually get taken offtraining on a Wednesdaybecause he is doing too muchsays a lot - he set a

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magnificent example."Swallow was happy to have

locked up his short term future."I'm now going to be here

beyond next year so I'm rapt," hetold the Suns website.

"It (preseason training) isdefinitely a step up from last yearthat's for sure but it's going really

well."They're really pushing us

hard but that how it's got to be ifwe're going to be ready for nextyear.


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Arsenal midfield gun SamirNasri is worked off the ballby Darren Fletcher (R) andMichael Carrick .

Park Ji-Sung scored theonly goal of the game asManchester United moved to thetop of the Premier Leaguetable at the expense of Arsenal

with a 1-0 win over theGunners at Old Trafford thismorning.

United, which nowleads by two points and alsohas a game in hand over alltheir title rivals, could evenafford the luxury of a missedpenalty 17 minutes from timewhen Wayne Rooney firedwildly over the bar after GaelClichy was adjudged to havehandled inside his own area.

It was hardly a vintageperformance but United was fullvalue for a fifth successive home

win which meant it also retainedits unbeaten Premier Leaguerecord this season ahead of a tripto champions Chelsea on

Sunday.United manager Sir Alex

Ferguson was delighted by Park'sdisplay.

"His record aga instArsenal is very good and he'sbeen in fantastic form, the lad," he

told Sky Sports."Unfortunately we are

going to lose him after December26 for the Asia Cup, so we aregoing to miss him for seven

matches, which is disappointing."Ferguson, who praised

his "magnificent" back four, saidof United's overall position: "Ithink we are starting to get thereand our form is improving."

Me a n wh i l e A r se n a lmanager Arsene Wenger tried todownplay the defeat.

"I don't think we failed todeliver; we lost a game and thatcan happen here," he said.

There was little to choosebetween the two teams in apredictably tightly-fought first halfin which chances were at a

premium.Arsenal manager Arsene

Wenger was forced to start youngP o la n d ke e p e r Wo j c i e chSzczesny in his first league startas Lukasz Fabianski was not fit.

And Szczesny, half theage of United's 40-year-oldveteran Edwin van der Sar, had arelatively trouble free first-half.

R o o n e y d i d s t i n gSzczesny's finger-tips from 22-

yards in the ninth minute,but it was the one of few saves theyoungster was called to make in atense and edgy game.

Arsenal, who started withskipper Cesc Fabregas on thesubstitutes bench, responded

t h r o u g h M a r o u a n eChamakh but the striker's

header failed to troublevan der Sar.As the game wore

on, it became apparentthat one moment of qualitywould secure the points.

Just as Arsenalthought i t had doneenough to go in at theinterval on level terms,United broke the deadlockin the 41st minute through

Park.The mid f ie lder had

enough space in the box toproduce a improvised glancing

header past Szczesny aftergetting on the end of Nani'sdeflected cross.

Sensing victory, Unitedwent for the kill but Szczensyrescued the visitors after dashingoff his line to block Anderson'ssh o t fo l l o w in g Ro o n e y ' sintelligent 54th minute pass.

Then Nani fired wastefullyover the bar from a counterattackwith Rooney waiting unmarked inthe middle.

With the game slippingaway, Wenger sent on Fabregasand Robin van Persie. But thedouble substitution failed torescue Arsenal.

Indeed, United wouldhave won by a more handsomemargin had Rooney not blazed hispenalty high and wide after Clichywas adjudged to have handledwhilst on the ground.

Rooney was handed anopportunity five minutes from timeto atone for his error but wasdenied by Szczesny, who clawed

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