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around Bali."The proposed train wouldbe of a special low-speed design.

The proposal, expected toreceive the endorsement of Bali'sgovernor, could quickly enter thedesign and feasibility phase. TheMinistry of Culture and Tourismhave put a preliminary costestimate of Rp 6 trillion (US$652million) and a proposed ticket priceof US$30 for those selecting toride the train.

Jakarta Proposes a RoundBali Slow Train System toReduce Traffic Congest ion.

The Director General forDestination Development from theMinistry of Culture and Tourism,Firmansyah Rahim, is lobbyingboth the Bali and the nationalgovernments to built a rail systemthat will circumnavigate the island.

The proposal, delivered byFirmansyah to Bali's governorMade Pastika on November 25,2010, is viewed as a means ofovercoming the traffic congestion inBali resulting from the burgeoning

t o u r i s t t r a d e a n dc r e a t i n g a m o r eequitable distribution ofvisitors to all corners ofthe island. The tourismofficial told the press," t h i s s u g g e s t i o nrepresents a solutionof fer ing tour ists achance to take a train

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Garuda Being Called toA c c o u n t f o r M a j o rB r e a k d o w n i n i t sManagement and IT Systemsthat Crippled Carrier forMuch of a Week.

The Minister for State-Owned Businesses (BUMN),Mustafa Abubakar, has called onPT Garuda Indonesia to conduct athorough investigation into amassive computer system failurethat caused nation-wide airt ranspor ta t ion havoc andwidespread flight cancellationsover three days.

Mustafa confirmedthat his officeh a s h e l dmeetings withG a r u d a ' ss e n i o rmanagementrequesting ad e t a i l e dexplanationwhile at thesa me t imei n s i s t i n gpassengersinconvenienced by delayed and canceled

flights be adequatelyc o m p e n s a t e d a n dreplacement flights foundas soon as possible.

A switch-over anddata migration of thea i r l ines ' Opera t iona lControl System (IOCS)

that schedules aircraftu t i l i z a t i o n , c r e wa s s i g n m e n t s a n dpassenger departurescrashed on Sunday,November 21, 2010,leaving passengers waitingat airports across thenation staring at parkedaircraft lacking the requiredflight and cabin crew. In theco u r se o f th e d a tamigration important datawas lost, blamed by thea i r l i n e ' s i n fo r ma t i o ntechnology staff on a loose

computer cable.Most flights had

returned to normal byWednesday, but withpersisting complaints oflong delays from Hajpilgrims stranded in SaudiArabia seeking to return onGaruda flights from Mecca.

Legislators arec a l l i n g f o r s e v e r epunishment to anyone

ultimately determined tohave committed the error.

Struggl ing to affectdamage control, the CEO ofGaruda, Emirsyah Satar ,incredulously told Kompas thatthe flight chaos had not causedthe airline a loss, maintaining thatonly potential income was lossand that parked aircraft incur nooperational expenses. Amazinglyn o t i n c l u d e d i n S a ta r ' scalculations were the double-money-back paid to passengerswhose flights were cancelled, thehotel and transportation costscompensated to strandedpassengers, the fixed operatingcosts of an airline essentiallyoperating without income duringthe shutdown period and the ongoing depreciation of aircraft andother equipment.

Perhaps the greatest costremains to be tabulated. WithGaruda seeking to launch aninitial public offering (IPO) onFebruary 11, 2011, the timing ofthe failure in the airline'sinformation technology andgeneral management couldhardly have been worse. Thefiasco now potentially threatensto drag down prices for theairline's shares price originallytargeted to yield US$330 millionin much needed cash for thenational carrier.

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I r v i n K e r s h n e r w a srenowned for his work onThe Empire Strikes Back

US director Irvin Kershner,renowned for making the epic StarWars film The Empire Strikes Back,has died in Los Angeles aged 87.

Kershner also directed

Sean Connery as James Bond inNever Say Never Again (1983) andPeter Weller in Robocop II (1990).

He died at home after a longillness, his goddaughter AdrianaSantini said.

Born in Philadelphiain 1923, Kershner trained asa m u s i c i a n a n d i nphotography before startingmaking documentaries andthen feature films.

The Empire StrikesBack (1980) is widelyregarded as the most

popular instalment in theStar Wars saga and is oneof the highest rated films inhistory.

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Gday again punters and welcome to another week of BalisPremier Weekly Newspaper. Its been a good week and I was eveninvited out to dinner to say goodbye to a very good Balinese friend whowas leaving the island for the next year to work in the carribean as achef, and thinking this was a great idea in so far as needing a reason todestroy a few little green bottles, accepted without hesitation. I find itfunny that we all come here and want to stay, and so many locals wantto leave and work off-shore, anyway.

First I needed the obligatory shower and clean up ready for theoccasion, then I chose a nice crisp shirt and my best shorts and shoes to complete a standard dinner outfitfor Bali. Now, for the most of the afternoon the skys had been threatening rain and a few quick showers hadfallen but nothing really heavy, so with a nice sunny sky above, I got on my bike and headed into town. Forthe first part of the 20 minute ride I bopped along the bypass in slightly heavy traffic making my way towardsthe airport when a few rain drops started to fall. I thought Naaaa this will blow over, and kept cruisingtowards Kuta, and within one minute the skys opened up and the rain came down so hard that the trafficalmost stopped. With this almost every bike on the road pulled over to the roadside to chuck the rain ponchoon, myself included.

I have jumped off the bike and opened up the seat, and in my hast dropped the poncho on the roadinto the torren of water below, great. By this time I questioned why I even bothered stopping to put the thinplastic cape on as I was pretty well soaked, but, thought its gotta help. So as quickly as I could, pulled it overmy head. The situation got worst straight up as when I pulled it on somehow the left shoulder ripped apartleaving a large opening down my left side. Back on the bike and head on.

With the rain you will notice that most people in cars seem to slow down to a crawl, as they cannotsee because of the rain, or it could be that the car will dissolve if it drives through a puddle, who knows.Thiscauses the bikes to be slowed down etc etc turning a 20 minute trip into a 40 minute t rip. I have travelledanother 300 metres and the rain is getting heavyer with the road now 300mm deep in lovely brownish greywater splashing up over the bike filling my shoes. Ive made it to the lights and looked at he big digital signwhich tells me I must sit here in the pissing rain for the next 96 seconds till the lights go green and I cancontinue on, So you don't need to be a rocket scientist to work out that, by the time I got to the pub for dinner,I was completely soaked taking about 12 beers to dry out. Needless to say, a great night was had by all andlife goes on as usual.

My point is this, every year the wet season comes with a bang, and sometimes rather suddenllycatching most of out, so my advice to you all is to get your wet weather riding gear out of the cupboard andinto the bike, or chuck your umbrella in the car so you don't get caught on your way to dinner. Ok punters, Ithink its time to wrap things up again for another week and let you all get back to what ever it is that you all doup here, but, please remember, It always rains when you ride your bike, and rainstorms will travelthousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a bike rider. Enjoy your week,

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Bali's Governor Wants toDouble Foreign TouristArrivals in Four Years.

Bali's visionary governor IMade Mangku Pastika remainsconfident that foreign touristarrivals will continue to grow,reaching 5 million visitors by2015. If achieved, this would be amore than 100% increase fromthe 2.3-2.4 million foreign visitorsprojected for all of 2010.

Pastika told Radar Balithat he did not feel his target wasunrealistic, saying: "This target(for tourist arrivals) is not overlyambitious. Traffic jams andcongestion are only occurring inKuta, Nusa Dua and Ubud." Thegovernor is adamant that thereare many other areas of Bali thatposses their own unique andattractive qualities capable ofaccommodating and attractingtourist visitors."

Pastika believes stepsmust be taken to more equallydistribute tourism activities to allparts of the island, reducing thecurrent over-concentration ofvisitors in the south.

The governor also wishesto expand Bali's business base byconstructing an internationalstandard hospital opening the doorfor Bali to become a medicaltourism destination.

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A BRITISH pensioner senior citizen whowon 1 million ($1.6 million) on theEuroMillions lottery faces an agonisingwait after he posting his winning ticketinstead of registering his win.

Bernard McHugh, 77, only realised he

was one of 10 millionaires from a November 12draw when he checked the unclaimed numberslisted in the newspaper two weeks later.

Instead of phoning to register his claim,McHugh wrote his name and address on the backof his ticket, put i t in an envelope to the organiser,Camelot Group, and asked his sister to post it forhim.

Later, Mr McHugh, of Blackburn, northernEngland, told his family what he had done.

The retiree said: "I thought that is what youwere supposed to do. I saw the address on the

back of the ticket and it said winners shouldcontact them so that's what I did.

"My family couldn't believe it when I toldthem I'd won. When they asked where the ticketwas and I told them I'd posted it they wereshocked.

"It will get there. I'm not worried yet."

A relative said: "Bernard is very old-fashioned and doesn't have a mobile phone orinternet ... We have our fingers crossed that theticket gets there. He's never had much money andthis would be life-changing."

A spokesman for Camelot Group said staffat the company's headquarters in Watford,southern England, was on the alert to findMcHugh's posted ticket.

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US presidentBarack Obama had toget 12 stitches in his lipafter being struck in theface by an elbow duringa basketball game, theWhite House said.

"A f te r be inginadvertently hit with anopposing p layer ' selbow in the lip whileplaying basketball with friendsand family, the president received12 stitches today administered bythe White House Medical Unit,"spokesman Robert Gibbs said ina statement.

Mr Obama was given localanaesthetic when he received thetreatment, Mr Gibbs said, adding

that he was given asmaller filament that increasesthe number of stitches tightertogether, to ensure a smaller scar.

An avid basketball fan andplayer, the US leader often playswith friends, including hispersonal aide Reggie Love, whowas involved in the game, rding to

according toMr Gibbs.

Mr Obamahas a famous lovefor the game, andoften displays skillon the court that arethe envy of many ofhis compatriots.

A g a m ea m o n g f r i e n d sbecame a ritual forhim throughout thelong campaign forthe White House in2008.

For his birthday this yearhe traded passes and scuffles atthe White House with a number ofthe game's current greats,including Kobe Bryant of the LosAngeles Lakers, LeBron James ofthe Miami Heat, and former NBAstar Earvin "Magic" Johnson.

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Indonesia to Adopt Strict Rules andCharge Duty on 'Excessive' PersonalBelongings Carried by Inbound

Passengers.Metrotvnews.com reports theIndonesian Minister of Finance has issued aregulation stipulating that import duty will beapplied on goods brought by passengers, aircrew, border crossers and mailed parcelseffective January 1, 2011.

The Ministerial regulation (PeraturanMenteri Keuangan Nomor 188/PMK.04/2010),as explained by the spokesman of the Ministry ofFinance, Yudi Pramadi, will impose import dutieson personal belongings and/or commercialgoods exceeding a certain value carried byinternational air and sea passengers, flightcrews, border crossers and shipped items.

The amount of duty to be charged will bein accordance with the duty levels set by thegovernment. According to the report, when morethan three kinds of goods are brought by a singletraveler the Customs and Excise Office will usethe highest duty rate from among the itemsinspected, apply that rate to all the items.

Yudi said that individual travelers will beallowed to carry duty-free US$250 in personalbelongings while families will enjoy a US$1,000limit. Aircrews will be granted a smaller limit ofonly US$50 per person. Shipped parcels will be

granted a duty-free limit ofUS$50.

Whenever these limits areexceeded, however, import duties willapply.

It remains unclear howcustom's officer will handle touristvisitors traveling with personal effectsin excess of these limits with theintention of re-exporting the items outof Indonesia at the end of their stay.This is especially worrisome as manytravelers carry personal jewelry,cameras, personal computers andhand phones that easily exceed therelatively small stipulated values.

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Retired electrician Pierre Le Guennec says he was given271 unknown Pablo Picasso paintings

Pablo Picasso's work 'NudeGreen Leaves and Bust' so ldat auction earlier this yearfor a record $106.5 million .

A 71-year-old retiredelectrician is at the centre of alegal battle after coming forward

with more than 200 hithertounknown paintings by PabloPicasso.

E x p e r t s w h o h a v eexamined the collection haveestimated it could be worth some60 million euros ($A82.79 million),it is reported.

Pierre Le Guennec wroteto Claude Picasso, the artist's sonand the administrator of hisestate, in a bid to get thecanvases authenticated, and thetwo finally met in September.

Mr Le Guennec said hehad worked installing alarm

systems at a number of Picasso'sresidences, including a villa inCannes in the south of France,during the last three years of

P i c a s s o ' slife - he died in 1973.

He said hehad had been givent h e w o r k s a spresents, either byPicasso's wife orf r o m th e a r t i s th i m s e l f . T h ecollection included271 works.

O n c ee x p e r t s h a dauthenticated theworks however ,Picasso's heirs filed a complaintalleging receipt of stolen goods.

C l a u d e P i c a s s odismissed Le Guennec's claimthat he could have received thepaintings as gi fts, tel l ingLiberation that his father wouldnot have given such a quantity ofworks to anyone.

"That doesn't stand up,"he insisted. "It was a part of hislife."

After Picasso's heirs filedt h ecomplaint inSeptember,officers fromthe CentralOffice for theF i g h ta g a i n s tT r a f f i c i nC u l t u r a lG o o d sseized the

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the couple's home on theCote d'Azur in southeast France.

Mr Le Guennec himselfwas taken into custody, the paperreported, although it did not saywhether he had since beenreleased.

A spokesman from theCentral Office for the Fight

against Traffic in Cultural Goods,part of France's interior ministry,confirmed the seizure of thepaintings.

The haul ranges fromnotebooks to drawings andcompleted paintings, includingnine cubist works which alone areworth some 40 million euros($55.2 million), according toexperts.

Also in the collection wasan aquarelle from Picasso's blueperiod, portraits of his first wifeOlga, as well as a number ofgouaches and lithographs.

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Fred Allan, an angler who went missingthree miles off the coast of New Jersey wasspotted in Jersey City on his way to aThanksgiving feast.

Fred sat through his Thanksgiving meal

with his family, and they hardly noticed that hishead was had turned into a tunafish.

It wasn't until he was walking homewhen a little boy, Chucky Thompson, so Fredon the street and screamed, Your head is atuna fish! Fred quickly put his hands to hishead and realized that Chucky was right. Notonly that, Fred realized that his hands weremissing as well. See:

Fred went to see Dr. Chris Rigaux, amarine biologist who specializes in mutationsand sea water fish. Dr. Rigaux said that thishas happened several times before in thehistory of tuna. In 1876 a woman, JaniceRoss, went fishing with her son off the coast ofVirginia. They caught some bluefin tuna on

their own, but on the way back, her son, Robert,realized that his mother's head had turned intoa tunafish.

Thinking that his mother was beingattacked by an angry tuna, Robert tried toknock the tuna off his mother's head with abroken oar. He killed the tuna, but alsobashed in his mother's brains at the same t ime.It was a sad day in Virginia Beach.

Fred Alan was told that if he waited afew days and made sure he did not watchDeadliest Catch that his head might return to

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Workers transporting US nuclear missil es drunk on thejob, report finds

US agents tasked with transporting nuclearweapons and related parts in trucks were drunkon the job, revealing a "potential vulnerability"in a "critical national security mission" ascathing repor t has revealed.

The Department of Energy's internalregulator report released yesterday found in one

incident last year, two agents were arrested anddetained after an incident at a bar during a transportmission.

In 2007, another agent was arrested forpublic intoxication. Both events took place duringextended trips where agents were checked intohotels after placing the transport vehicles into safe

HOROSCOPE PREDICTION 2 Dec - 8 Dec 201 0ARIESMarch 20 - Apri l 19Nobody would argue that it's essential that you clear theair, especially when disagreements are recent and involvethose you deal with on a regular basis. Do no more thanthat. Allow these exchanges to develop into a lengthyassessment of where or how things went wrong and youcould actually make things worse.

TAURUSApril 20 - May 20Now that you've had a chance to think about the emotionaldramas that accompanied the Taurus Full Moon, just aweek ago, you're beginning to realise the degree to whichthey cleared the air. They forced you to discuss franklyissues you've always ignored because you've assumedthey would never change.

GEMINIMay 21 - June 20Being inquisitive by nature, you're usually the first to knowwhat's new and interesting. The problem is getting thosewho've little interest in exploring to become involved.Forget about anything as simple as suggesting it. You'llneed to be far more creative, if not adopt an entirelyunderhand way of introducing the subject.

CANCERJune 21 - Jul y 21Don't allow the fact that you've had to reorganise plansoften make you wonder how you got things so wrong. Youdidn't. The actual circumstances you're dealing with arechanging so rapidly that nobody could have anticipated

the twists and turns you're contending with. Do the bestyou can and, most important, don't worry.

LEOJuly 22 - Aug 22With the volatile Mars forming challenging aspects to bothJupiter and Uranus over the coming week, things areunlikely to go smoothly. That may sound worrying. Butwhat you learn in the process of seeking out ways toovercome those obstacles will more than compensate forthe effort required to deal with them.

VIRGOAug 23 - Sep 22Tedious as going over old ground may be, it's the only wayyou can untangle an increasingly troublesomemisunderstanding. While the actual problem is minor, itsorigin dates back a long way. Because of this, you've nochoice but to start at the beginning and review each andevery discussion.

LIBRASep 23 - Oct 22While your knack for making your point while sidesteppingconfrontations is a skill, at the moment it could result inserious confusion. The difficulty is that certain individualsare so self-involved that they ignore almost everythingothers say. If you want their attention, therefore, you shallhave to be very blunt indeed.

SCORPIOOct 23 - Nov 22Over the coming weeks the planetary focus shifts topractical and financial matters. Although you're up to dateon most of these, changes have altered others far morethen you realise. Knowing that, ask a few questions beforeyou make even the simplest of decisions. What you learnwill make you glad you did.

SAGITTARIUSNov 22 - 20 DecOrdinarily your quick mind and ability to respond to eventhe most unexpected of situations is an asset. Moveswiftly now in response to these developments, however,and you'll only cause yourself problems. That's becausethey conceal errors from the past. Regard finding andcorrecting these as your number one priority.

CAPRICORNDec 21 - Jan 19It's odd that you're finding it so difficult to apologise to oneparticular individual. What's more, because the situationin question was of little consequence, you'd think it wouldbe no problem. Actually, it's not what you did, but thatthey've made such a drama of it. Enough that they've

embarrassed you.

AQUARIUSJan 20 - Feb 17Avoid making the mistake of thinking that just becauseyou're being forced to abandon a plan or project that'sdear to your heart, all such ventures will be facingproblems. On the contrary. Try to learn from these andyou'll know what needs to be dealt with so those thatremain can thrive.

PISCESFeb 18 - March 19The time has come to make pivotal decisions about yourfuture. That's no problem. It's that the foundation on whichthose decisions are being made is changing, andconstantly. Knowing that, do your best to organise thingsin such a way that you can revise them, and as often ascircumstances dictate.

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Hjelmqvist swallows themicro audio system.

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broadcast music from hisstomach for several hours via amini audio system, but said hewas disappointed by the soundquality.

The sound was "bad, bad.It was a very bad sound. But thatwas not the important thing, I justwanted to show that it worked,"

s a i d F r e d r i kHjelmqvist, 45, owner ofa hi-fi equipment shop inStockholm.

"It was a success,we were the first in theworld to do this," said

Hjelmqvist, who hopes tosell his invention foraround 12,800 euros($17,450).

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min ia tu re ba t te ry -powered audio device.

The music was heard byusing a stethoscope connectedto an amplifier.

After about three hours,however, the muted strains of

Gloria Gaynor's I Will Surviveand the Village People's YMCAfaded and could no longer beheard.

" T h e o p e r a t i o nshouldn't in any case lastbeyond this weekend, fornatural reasons," Mr Hjelmqvistsaid.

Man plays pop songs inside his stomach for somereason, then complains of poor sound quality

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Sebastian Faulks andTom Wolfe. Pornography is noteligible.

This year's finalists were:

"A Life Apart" by Neel Mukherjee;" F r e e d o m" b y Jo n a th a nFranzen; "The Golden Mean" byAnnabel Lyon; "Heartbreak" byCraig Raine; "Maya" by AlastairCampbell; "Mr. Peanut" by AdamRoss; "The Slap" by ChristosTsiolkas; and, "The Shape ofHer" by Rowan Somerville.

Somerville's book hasnot yet been published.

Bad Sex in Fiction Award announcedAMERICAN author JonathanFranzen and Australian writerC h r i s t o s T s i o l k a s b o t hmissed out on a prize they

probably didn't really fancy -the annual Bad Sex in FictionAward.

The not-so-coveted awardwhich is handed out for the mostpoorly written sex scenes in literaryfiction went to London-born RowanSomerville, according to the LosAngeles Times.

His novel "The Shape ofHer" included the notable passage:

"L ike a lep idopter is tmounting a tough-skinned insectwith a too blunt pin he screwedhimself into her" (a lepidopterist is

person who specializes in the studyof butterflies and similar insects)."There is nothing more

English than bad sex, so on behalfof the entire nation I would like tothank you," Somerville said in astatement.

The British magazineLiterary Review has been handingout the award since 1993, with pastwinners inc lud ing l i te raryheavyweights Norman Mailer,

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Paddy and Mick were both laid off, so they

went to the unemployment office...

When asked his occupation, Paddy

answered, 'Knicker Stitcher.I sew da elastic onto ladies' knickers and thongs.'

The clerk looked up Knicker Stitcher on his computerand, finding it classified as unskilled labour, he gave

Paddy 80 a week unemployment pay.

Mick was next in and when asked his occupation

replied, 'Diesel Fitter'.

Since a diesel fitter was a skilled job, the clerk gave

Mick 160 a week.

When Paddy found out he was furious. He stormed

back into the office to find out why his friend and co-

worker was collecting double his pay.

The clerk explained, 'Knicker Stitchers are unskilled

labour and Diesel Fitters are skilled labour.'

'What skill?' yelled Paddy. 'I sew da elastic on da

knickers and thongs, then Mick puts 'em over his

head and says: 'Yep, diesel fitter.

One day an Irishman, who had been stranded on a

deserted island for over 10 years, saw a speck on

the horizon.

He thought to himself, "It's certainly not a ship".As the speck got closer and closer, he began to

rule out even the possibilities of a small boat or a

raft.

Suddenly there strode from the surf a figure

clad in a black wet suit. Putting aside the scuba

tanks and mask and zipping down the top of the

wet suit stood a drop-dead gorgeous blonde!

She walked up to the stunned Irishman and said

to him, "Tell me, how long has it been since

you've had a good cigar?"

"Ten years," replied the amazed Irishman.

With that, she reached over and unzipped a

waterproof pocket on the left sleeve of her wet

suit and pulled out a fresh package of cigars anda lighter.

He took a cigar, slowly lit it, and took a long

drag. "Faith and begorrah," said the castaway,

"that is so good! I'd almost forgotten how great

a smoke can be!"

"And how long has it been since you've had a drop

of good Bushmill's Irish Whiskey?" asked the

blonde.

Trembling, the castaway replied, "Ten years."

Hearing that, the blonde reached over to her

right sleeve, unzipped a pocket there and

removed a flask and handed it to him.

He opened the flask and took a long drink. " 'Tis

nectar of the gods!" shouted the Irishman. " 'Tis

truly fantastic!!!"At this point the gorgeous blonde started to

slowly unzip the long front of her wet suit, right

down the middle. She looked at the trembling

man and asked, "And how long has it been since

you played around?"

With tears in his eyes, the Irishman fell to his

knees and sobbed, "Jesus, Mary and Joseph!

Don't tell me that you've got golf clubs in there

too!

Joke CORNERThe Stranded Irishman

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Laurie Serafini has retiredfrom the Brisbane Lionsboard, ending the club's lastofficial link with Fitzroy.

Serafini has decidedagainst seeking re-election forhis position at next month'sannual general meeting after

14 years as a club director.The Melbourne-based

former 146-match Fitzroy full-back was first appointed to theLions board in 1997 followingthe merger between Fitzroyand the Brisbane Bears.

"After 14 years as part

o f t h eclub's board ofdirectors, I feltnow was a goodtime to pass theb a t o n o n t os o m e n e wblood," Serafini

said." T h e

c l u b h a salready made several keyappointments during theoff-season, with more tocome, and I'm reallylooking forward to a big n

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Rodan hassecond LARS

operation

Rodan was in brilliant format the back end of the 2010season.

Port Adelaide has confirmedgun midfielder David Rodan hasundergone a second LARSligament surgery on his left knee.

Rodan injured his kneeduring preseason training on Fridaybefore an arthroscope revealed theoriginal LARS ligament had frayed.

The 27-year-old had theinitial surgery at the same time lastyear but remarkably returned toplay 19 games for the Power in

2010. The Power says Rodan isexpected to undertake a similarrehabilitation program.

The operation was Rodan'sthird major knee operation afterhaving a reconstruction on his rightknee during his time with the Tigers.

season next year."The Lions life member's

departure leaves Brisbane's boardwithout anyone from the old Fitzroyclub.


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MYTH OF BALIManuscript Rajapurana

Explains the origin of BesakihTemple. The name of Besakih temple ofBali has probably penetrating beyondtourism bibliography and the worldHindu society. But when and howBesakih temple was first constructed,no one known exactly. Many sourceclaim to know and describe the templeexistence in the vague of the formalrecord from the kingdom. It is apity that kings as far as back to9th century did not leave asystematic record on the temple.To mention one of the manuscriptthat claim to know and explainabout Besakih temple of Bali isRajapurana.

The short account is asfollows : A priest named SangMarkandeya did a hermitage atDieng hill in central java. Due tothe trouble given by invisiblebeing then he left Dieng and

chose to make his hermitage atMt. Raung, east Java. In hisconcentration he saw light andmountain chain from west to east,with the highest peak, that wasmount Agung. According to thevoice from the sky he can own thearea which north and southernsides of the mountain range weredense tropical forest with fertileland. Near the place of hishermitage at Mount Raung therewas already civilized villagewhich population is called the "Aga".After the priest explained about the newand promising land the people askedhim to head to the new land anddeparted with 8.000 members. Arriving

at certain place in Bali the priest askedhis people to clear out the land bycutting big trees, shrubs, and otherplants. Unfortunately many of themembers meet dangerous situationeven causing death such as scratchedby tiger, killed by big snakes and thefever. The priest feel that their comingto Bali would not be success, and heasked his people to stop working. Thepriest returned to Mount Raung andmade a hermitage again. In hiscontemplation he revealed that theisland of Bali is very strongly kept by

magic force. Knowing this thepriest back again to Bali, now with4.000 new followers. Arriving at theprevious place where the membersnow meet the priest group, the priestheaded on to east Bali and climb up tothe foot of Mount Agung. Here thepriest made a hermitage and got theinspiration to implant the 5 metals orcalled "Panca Datu". Then this place is

known as Besakih. Further themanuscript describes that a clan ofBali called Manik Angkeran as thefamily that hold the right as the cleanerand staff for the temple of Besakih in

Bali. The clan of Manik Angkeranwhich is not clear now in Bali whether itcan be grouped as Brahmana, orKesatrya or others. It is said that thename of Besakih come from Basukih,a serpent live in a cave on the foot ofMt. Agung.

A priest from Java, EmpuSidhimantra was in good relation withthe serpent, the priest visited her everyfull moon. One upon a time the priestwas sick, and he asked her son tocome to Bali meeting the serpentwhich was said "Naga Basukih". The

a hard gambler, and sooften neglecting his duty. After abrief advise of religious ethic thepriest let his son departing to Baliand Manik Angkeran arrive in Bali ata place called Tolangkir to offer theserpent the meal as always done bythe priest. Yet Manik Angkeranmeeting the serpent asking thecharm for winning the gambling the

serpent blessed his request,and let him back to Majapahitin Java. Manik Angkeranasked the serpent back firstto its cave, and after half ofserpent entering the cave hesaw the tail with diamond, hethen arose his greediness totake the diamond, and cut thetail of the serpent and runaway. With the magic powerof the serpent ManikAngkeran catched up andburnt. Empu Sidimantra got

omen on his long time un-returned son, and headed toBali meeting the serpent. Hegot the explanation of whatwas happened. The priestrecovered the tail of theserpent without trace ofinjury, and bring his son toalive again. At last the priestgive the serpent his son asthe person to look after thetemple and have the right toconduct the ceremony at

Besakih.The priest then return to

Java, and in order his son can notleave Bali to Java he stroke hiscane to form the barrier. This buries

is a narrow sea called "Segararupet" of Bali strait. This is the storymentioned on the manuscript,which not conform with the fact ofhistory and some events mentionedare beyond our reason tounderstand. There are manymanuscript which have the samecharacter with Rajapurana, and forBalinese it is never questioned. Forhistorians indeed this story is farfrom constructive information onthe cultural history of Bali.

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he just looked like a guybowling without confidence,"Chappell told the websiteCricinfo.

"So I'm not sure you cantake him into Adelaide with noconfidence, that's one changethey've got to make."

England stymied Johnsonby not allowing the left-armer tobowl to his strengths, refusing tobe tempted by deliveries angledacross them, then picking him off

when the frustrated bowlerpitched straighter.

"England have done avery smart thing, they've made lifedifficult for him by the right-handers not fishing outside offstump, he's always got a lot ofwickets out there," said Chappell.

"They've been very smartnot doing that and saying 'youshow us you can bring the ballback in then we might startplaying there'.

"At the moment he doesn'tlook even close to being able toswing a ball back in, so they've

helped to dent his confidence."At the moment you'vejust got to send him away and say'go and get some wickets and getyour confidence back', whetherhe can do that and come back andbe a good bowler, we'll find out."

Johnson's spot has beenplaced under added pressure bythe inclusion of Doug Bollingerand Ryan Harris in a 13-mansquad for the Adelaide Test, which

Time to go? Johnson wasa shadow of his wicket-taking best.

Troubled Australian quickMi tche l l Johnson must beremoved from the Ashes cruciblefor the Adelaide Test, formercaptain Ian Chappell believes.

Having returned the figuresof 0 for 170, made a duck anddropped a catch at the Gabba,Johnson looked a mere shadow ofthe destructive bowler he has beenin the past, as recently as the firstTest of the series against India in

October.Chappell said

the national selectorshad no option but to je t t i son Johnson,because he had shownno ability to counter thep a t i e n t E n g l i s hbatsmen and had also

deteriorated as the firstTest progressed."Rea l ly you

could just see hisconfidence ebbing away to thepoint where there were somewides and horrible deliveries, and

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Williams joins Sheedy at GWSMark Williams will jo inK ev i n S heedy a tGWS.

G r e a te r We s te r nSydney has added the finalpiece to its coaching puzzleand unearthed a ready-madepotential successor to KevinSheedy as head coach of theAFL newcomers.

T h e G i a n t sannounced on Friday that2 0 0 4 P o r t A d e l a i d epremiership coach MarkWilliams had signed on asSheedy's senior assistant.

It was another coup forthe fledgling club - which will jointhe AFL in 2012 - and immediatelycreated the perfect succession

plan for whenever the 62-year-old Sheedy chooses tofinally hang up the clipboard.

Wil l iams' three-yearcontract will tie him to theclub until the end of itssecond AFL season in 2013,a year beyond Sheedy's

current deal at the Giants.W i l l i a m s , w h ofinished his 11-year tenureat the Power this season, ishighly credentialed andSheedy felt it was too soonfor the premiership-winningcoach to leave the game.

"Personally I thinkthat we've lost too manygreat coaches out of thegame in the last decade,"Sheedy said, noting therecent retirements of PaulRoos, Leigh Matthews andMark Thompson, althoughthe latter has taken up asenior assistant's job atEssendon.

"And that's whygetting Mark Williams backis very, very important. Wedon't need to lose theseguys out of the game.

"I'm hoping that he'llwant to be a head coach oneday, where he would like tobe a head coach one day is

obviously up to himand the greato f f e r t h a thopefully he'llget.

"I thinkMark is goingto get pretty

excited aboutthe players heca n co a chhere and if hee n d s u pc o a c h i n gG r e a t e rW e s t e r nSydney one

day it will be fantastic."One thing is certain - if

Williams does eventually assumethe post of top dog at the Giants,he will do it with Sheedy'ssupport.

The former Essendoncoach hand-picked Williams andhas been hounding him since theweek after he stood down mid-season from the Power.

"I said 'look, at the end ofthe day, I'll be waiting for you'...It's all patience," Sheedy said.

"I never spoke to anyother coach to come to GreaterWestern Sydney.

"I only spoke to MarkWilliams (because) I didn't wantanyone else... he's the best."

The two already have astrong working relationship,h a v i n g wo r ke d to g e th e rpreviously at Essendon from

1995-97."It is difficult ego-wise

when it comes to senior coachesworking together, and both of usunderstand each other," Williamssaid.

"I fully understand thathe's the boss and he understandsthat I'll work and do whatever hewants me to."

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LAST EDITION

The answer will be published on the nex t Edition

LAST EDITION

1 Rush around in old car, tofind escaped criminal in Oz (10)7 A disease singular to sponge(4)9 English is almost neverspoken poetically in Telford, forexample (8)10 Rotter is in modern artemporium (6)11 Copper into Turner getsdepression (6)12 I am unpretentious? No (8)13 Clothe with part of a corset(4)15 Get mean about bird call(10)18 Monster horribly present onthe waves (3,7)20 Who should really havewritten Diary of a Nobody? (4)

21 See 424 Enjoy the flavour (6)26 Composer of Semiramideand La Mer? No (6)27 As were the leftovers a manate, being overdrawn? (8)28 Scolded infant without atrace of leniency (4)29 4,21's Mount is irregularcube next to a generationsymbol (missing centrepiece)(10)

2 Auntie hit boiling asphalt (9)3 Told of journey to universityto find poem (5)4,21 The king of 7, this generalaxed threat strategically (9,3,5)5 Not,we hear, a problem for4,21 (7)6 Province is to take upweapons again, changingsides (5)7 4,21's country; a wine capitalerected around the last stagesof 300 (as it's written) (9)8 Aeolian and Doric, say, in 12(5)14 Quarrelled in Hell over a sin(9)16 Outside port finally, makefast a vessel - one that'sengine driven (5,4)

17 Some garment to stitch, it'ssaid - or more than one (9)19 One goes into troubledcentre, having some guts (7)22 Man 'as old Erica (5)23 Residential area inupwardly mobile part ofBruxelles (5)25 Student priest in Guanaco(5)

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Thompson says the Roarhave to win the A-League tobe mentioned alongside thec h a m p i o n s h i p - w i n n i n gVictory sides.

Brisbane Roar's A-Leaguedominance has not convincedMelbourne Victory striker ArchieThompson they deserve comparison

with his club's past championshipteams.

Or that the runaway leagueleaders can match this season'sVictory outfit if they hit top form,something Thompson is hoping toprove at AAMI Park on Friday night.

"They haven't actually wonanything yet," Thompson said of theRoar, who sit six points clear at thetop of the table after smashingfourth-placed Central Coast 5-1.

" W e ' v e w o n t w ochampionships and two minorpremierships, so until they actuallywin something they can't say they'reat a Melbourne Victory level.

"But the football they'replaying, they're definitely the best

team out there at themoment."

But Thompson, who becamethe first player to reach 50 A-Leaguegoals when he scored his first of theseason against Wellington onSaturday night, said Victory's formwas building.

With himself and fellowstriker Robbie Kruse having only

started two games together this year,after overcoming injury, Thompsonwas heartened that both scoredagainst the Phoenix.

Adding to his confidencesixth-placed Victory will end theseason much better than theystarted, defender Matthew Kempshould play his first game of theseason on Friday night, after a kneeinjury.

Thompson said Melbourne'sbest had been interspersed withlapses so far, but if they clicked for 90minutes, the Roar should be worried.

"You've seen the gameagainst Wellington, the second goal

we scored ... we do it in patches in

" I fw econsistentlystart to playfootball likethat for 90min u t e s Ica n ' t se ea n y t e a mcompet ing

with us."The Victory are the only

team to beat Brisbane this season,a 3-0 win at AAMI Park inSeptember, and Thompsonpredicted a repeat effort wouldunnerve teams above them.

"Clubs in the A-League,once they see Melbourne startplaying well and start scoringgoals, obviously are going to bevery nervous," he said.

"With Brisbane, if we put ina good performance and get a win,I'm sure that's going to spookeveryone ... if we win this gameour season's going to be set up for

a good finish."

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' It 's bizzare': JamesWest at the Tran familyhome

After a long-running emailmix-up, an Australian man hasenjoyed his first Thanksgiving inthe United States with a family hehas never met before.

James West had beenreceiving group emails from afamily in Florida for three years, butthey were intended for a differentJames West from the US.

After reading some of theemails and looking at the Tran'sfamily photos, curiosity got the

better of the young Sydneyjournalist.

Earlier this week, James

decided to confess onYouTube that he was not the realJames West, in the hope that theywould invite him over for a realThanksgiving dinner.

"For the first few years Ijust kind of wrote it off, deleted allof [the emails], I thought it wasspam," he says in the video "plea",which was posted on the internet a

few days ago."This video is to come

clean to the Tran family and to sayI'm sorry for perving on yourThanksgiving preparations forthree years. But it's also a plea tothe Tran family to say, can I cometo Thanksgiving?"

They said yes, and theSydneysider headed to West PalmBeach, Florida, for a Thanksgivingu n d e r v e r y u n u s u a lcircumstances.

"It's bizarre. You know thatfeeling of getting a weird email inyour inbox? That happened to medozens and dozens of times," said

Mr West, who was speaking toABC Breakfast's Fran Kelly from

the Tran family home."Fran, who's one of the

Trans, she just said: 'It feels likeyou're already part of the family'.They picked me up from the airportat 6am... and it's all just flowingreally nicely."

As requested by the Tranfamily, James brought some cannedcorn, but it was confiscated by

customs at the airport.However, it did not spoil

what was an "amazing meal",according to James on his latestYouTube video, with the Tran familyin the background.

"[It's] one that I'll definitelyremember, that's for sure," he said.

And according to the AussieJames West, the real James West is"a champ".

"He's just a regular dudeliving in Florida, loving the sun,running a surf shop, surfing a wholelot."

Local media has shown aninterest in James' American

adventure and he is due to return toSydney next week.

Email mix-up lands Aussie a Thanksgiving dinner

Student finds snake slithering in schoolbagThis water python wasf o u n d i n a D a r w i nstudent's school bag.

A Darwin school studentreceived an unexpected shockyesterday when they opened theirschoolbag to retrieve their lunchonly to discover a snake slitheringinside.

The student 's quick-thinking teacher zipped up the bag

and called in snakecatcher Chris Peberdy to retrievethe reptile.

"I got a call from aconcerned school in the Darwinarea that one of the students hadopened their school bag and muchto their surprise realised they hadbrought with them more thanlunch," he said.

"A snake had crawled inthere, possibly the night before,

"The teacher took the bagstraight up to the office where it wassecured and then rang me and Icame straight away."

He says it is very lucky itturned out to be a non-venomouspython.

"Lucky it was only a waterpython, just newly born.

"So it's non-venomous, butcertainly a close call."


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One vis i tor dubbedMukesh Ambani's home"the Taj Mahal of the21st century".

Indian billionaire MukeshAmbani has hosted a lavish"open house" party at his opulentnew skyscraper residence,

believed to be the world's mostexpensive private home.

Around 80 of India's richand famous attended thefestivities on Friday night (localtime) at his just-completed 174me t r e ta l l h o me , wh i chdominates the skyline aboveMumbai's traffic-choked roads,the Times of India reported.

The building is said to bethe world's priciest privateresidence, with a price tag of over$1 billion.

T o p - s e l l i n g I n d i a nnovelist Shobhaa De, who

attended the party, called thebuilding "the Taj Mahal of the 21stcentury".

Mr Ambani, who heads

India's largestprivate company,petrochemical giantReliance Industries,w i l l n e e d 6 0 0e m p l o y e e s t omaintain the palatialresidence, reportssaid.

In a f i r s t -person account forthe Times of India, MsDe described glidingdown a high-speedelevator to "what hasgot to be the biggest,glitziest ballroom inIndia - the Palace of Versailles isa poor cousin".

"It was possible tobelieve for one mad moment thatwe were all at Cinderella's ball,"she said, describing groaningbuffet tables lining "one of theunending walls".

Mr Ambani, his wife andthree children are to live in the27-storey bui lding, whichaccording to reports has six

f l o o r s o fparking, swimmingpools and a cinema.It is named after themythical Atlanticisland "Antilia".

O n en e w s p a p e rs u g g e s t e d i t

epitomised "thes w a g g e r a n dc o n f i d e n c e o fI n d i a ' se c o n o m i c a l l yb u o y a n t u p p e rechelons".

Mr Ambani,53, is India's wealthiest man with a$27 billion fortune, according toForbes.

Anti-poverty campaigners have

highlighted the contrast between

the opulent pad and the plight ofmany in Mumbai, where half of an

estimated 18 million people live in

sprawling, insanitary slums, withsketchy or non-existent electricity

and water supplies.

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Billionaire opens doors to world's priciest home

Swedish artist Lars Vilkssaid there was too muchsnow for 'amateur' terroristacts

SWEDISH artist LarsVilks, who has received deaththreats for depicting Muhammadas a dog, dismissed fresh calls

from Somali militia to kill him."I can feel pretty safe," hesaid, adding, "Right now theweather is looking really good (forme). It's too cold and there is toomuch snow for someone to try anamateur terrorist act."

US monitoring groupSITE said that a Swedish fighterwith the Shebab militia, whichhas ties to al-Qaeda, urgedMuslims to kill Vilks.

"Wherever you are, if nottoday or tomorrow, know that wehaven't yet forgotten about you,"said Shebab member Abu Zaid ina video.

"Know what awaits you,as it will be nothing but this:slaughter. For that is what youdeserve.

"We will get hold of youand with Allah's permission wewill catch you wherever you areand in whatever hole you arehiding in," Zaid said in arecruitment video with Englishand Swahili subtitles that calls forMuslims to join the radicalmovement.

Vilks dismissed the videoas a desperate attempt for the

organisation to recruit newmembers.

"That organisation has noresources to speak of. They arealmost bankrupt," he said.

"They send out that type ofinformation to try to find volunteersthat could interest them and to getattention. It's something that canonly lure in a few crazy people."The artist has faced numerousdeath threats and a suspected

assassination plot since his

cartoon of the Prophet was

published by Swedish regional

dai ly newspaper in 2007,

illustrating an editorial on the

importance of freedom of

expression.

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Punter says technology 'not good enough

Ricky Ponting has lobbiedunsuccesfully in the past tohave Test captains agree toan honour system for playersclaiming catches in the field.

An annoyed Ricky Pontingsaid having his appeal for a lowcatch turned down by the thirdumpire showed the technologywas clearly not up to the requiredstandard for an Ashes series.

Ponting said the incident onMonday's fifth day's play in the firstTest at the Gabba was a blight onthe game.

England opener AlastairCook, who scored a record-breaking 235 not out, was on 209when he scooped a catch to mid-wicket which Ponting accepted atankle height.

Field umpires Aleem Dar ofPakistan and West Indian BillyDoctrove referred the decision tothird umpire Tony Hill of NewZealand, who ruled it was not outbecause the video was unclear.

The score was 1 for 457and England powered to 1 for 517(declared), setting Australia atarget of 297 to win.

The game meandered to adraw with Australia 1 for 107 whenstumps were pulled early andPonting was still fuming at hispost-match press conference.

"I said to the umpiresstraight away that I was pretty surethat I caught the ball," Ponting

said." T h a t ' s

about all I coulddo. As soon asthey are referred(the decision) youpretty much knowwhat the end resultis going to be.

" S i x o rseven years agowhen I took overthe captaincy Ipleaded with everyopposition captain

around the world to take it outof ... the third umpires' hands.

"D id n ' t g e t mu chsupport from other captainswith that.

"I do get a little bitannoyed with it because I thinkit's a blight on the game,trusting in technology that'snot good enough to show

them. "I could have thrown theball up straight away andn o b o d y w o u l d h a v equestioned it."

Asked if he would tryagain to secure a captains'agreement, Ponting said itwas too late for the Ashesseries with England's AndrewStrauss.

"It's up to the umpiresnow, they've set that standardand they have to make itconsis ten t a l l the waythrough," he said.

"It just highlights thetechnology is not what you'reneeded to be for Ashes Testmatches."

Ponting engaged inspirited debate with theumpires after the verdict wasgiven.

"I asked the questionhow it got to the not outdecision," he said.

"Quite a few of the boys

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ran to me and said youcaught it. They (umpires) said it wasnot 100 per cent clear, they found ithard to give out."

Tensions also flared in theninth over of Australia's secondinnings when fiery England quickJames Anderson had a runningbattle with opener Shane Watson.

The pair traded barbs afterthe fifth delivery and Andersonwalked across Watson's path tocollect his hat from Doctrove at theend of the over, prompting theumpire to caution Anderson as bothcaptains joined in the discussion.


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Harris is eyeing off anintroduction to the Ashesin the second Test.

Paceman Ryan Harris hasalready produced one starperformance in an internationalcomeback game in Adelaide and ishoping to repeat the effort thisweek.

The Queenslander wasnamed in a 13-man Australia squadfor the second Test at AdelaideOval, starting on Friday, afterexcelling for the Bulls in theirSheffield Shield draw with Victoriaat the MCG.

Queensland fe l l fourwickets short of victory, as theBushrangers finished 6 for 142,chasing 339 in a severely rain-shortened match.

Any frustration for theformer South Australian wascountered by the selection newsminutes later.

"The boys here were

saying 'You're a massive chancefor Adelaide,' ... I thought maybethe fourth or fifth Tests with theboys (in the Test side) getting a bit

tired. It's a bitof a surprise, but ag o o d su rp r i se , "Harris said.

The 31-year-old has played justtwo Shield gamessince knee surgery inJuly, taking ninewickets in a recent

win over Tasmania,but having to restfrom the Bulls' nextgame, against SouthAustralia, because ofknee swelling.

There wereno such problems atthe MCG, Harristaking 4 for 41 from 21 overs to routthe Bushrangers in the first innings,then backing up a day later, with 2for 27 from 13 overs in the second.

"I could still go and bowlnow if I had to, which is good, I thinkI've proved my fitness," he said.

In a worrying sign for an

out-of-sorts Mitchell Johnson,Harris has received a glowingappraisal from Australian captainRicky Ponting ahead of the secondTest.

Johnson went wicketlessfor the first time in his 39-Testcareer in Brisbane.

He also suffered an 19-ballduck in Australia's first innings anddropped England skipper AndrewStrauss on 69. Strauss went on tomake 110 in a record 188 openingstand with Cook on Sunday.

Johnson is consideredAustralia's X-factor but he will befighting to keep his place in

Adelaide - especially after Pontingheaped praise on Harris

"He's had some nigglingknee problems in the last couple ofgames but the fitness staff I'vespoken to believe that he will be finefor a Test match," Ponting said.

"He's a great competitor.He runs in all day for you. He'sgoing to bowl the right kind of lengthin Adelaide conditions," he said.

"If it happens to reverse

s w i n gdown there he'svery good at that,too."

Comebackrepeat

Harris hasp l a y e d t w oprevious Tests,both against NewZealand in March,for nine wickets at23.00.

H e h a salso played 17o n e - d a yinternationals, for4 1 w icke t s a t

16.12.The first two came a year

apart, separated by a previousknee injury.

His international returnfrom that was in Adelaide, onAustralia Day this year, when hetook 5 for 43 against Pakistan.

He was delighted by theprospect of again representingAustralia at his former homeground, a lthough with f ivepacemen seemingly competing forthree spots, that is far fromguaranteed."I t 's funny, thecomeback one-dayer I playeddown in Adelaide and took five-forand maybe a comeback Test,"Harris said.

"I've got some family that Iknow are going and they've beentexting me all week wanting to knowif I've heard anything, so it's goingto be great to play in front of family ifI do play.

"But we'll wait and see whathappens.

"I like bowling in Adelaide,there's a little bit there early for thebowlers and I enjoy bowling withthe old ball at the end and reversingit."

The two first innings pointsthe Bulls gained from the Shieldgame took them to 14, the equal-most, with NSW and Tasmania,while Victoria is in fifth spot, oneight.

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