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Friday, August 2, 2013
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An entire province in the Philippines has been plunged into darkness after the national power grid operator cut off supply because of accumulated debt of $93 million. The blackout that started Tuesday surprised residents of Albay province in the central Philippines, which is home to 1.2 million people. “It’s really dark at night. Since it is also rainy here, it is like during a typhoon,” said health insurance company employee Cristie Recebido.
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Dose of reality for Obama kids
President Barack Obama says he and the first lady are constantly reminding their daughters that they’re growing up in a “slightly unreal environment” at the White House. In an interview published online yesterday by Amazon’s Kindle Singles, Obama lamented a shift in culture toward consumption and the focus on celebrity lifestyles. Obama says his daughters, Malia and Sasha, have family members who are in the middle class or even poor, so they see that others struggle and that their life is “not the norm”. The interview is available for free download. – AP
Baring all for Bendon
It’s not every day four female hockey players strip down in the boys changing sheds, but members of the New Zealand Women’s Black Sticks hockey team and the Vodafone Warriors rugby league side joined forces to bare some skin for a new advertising campaign from clothing manufacturer Bendon earlier this week. Charlotte Harrison, Gemma Flynn, Sam Charlton and Petrea Webster posed with Warriors Manu Vatuvei, Shaun Johnson, Kevin Locke and Carlos Tuimavave in the new range of Bendon underwear.
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Tuihana Ohia made a promise to her two boys that she couldn’t break. So after trying unsuccessfully for 40 minutes to order Super Rugby final tickets online, the Hamilton mother slipped out of a work meeting and drove across the city to Waikato Stadium where an aunt was holding a place in a queue of hundreds. “I just promised my kids that we would get tickets. We’ve actually raced from work and now we’ve got the tickets.” The 43-year-old let out a squeal of excitement when the six tickets for seats in the Wel Networks stand were placed in her hand.
Drama students dressed as butlers carrying silver trays have taken to Hamilton streets to escort pedestrians across the road. Critics however, have slammed the council initiative, to highlight the safe use of courtesy crossings in the city, as a waste of money. The formally-clad butlers distributed flyers to motorists and pedestrians that explained the raised platforms are not official pedestrian crossings.
WHAT’S ON ■ Te Quiz: If quiz nights are your thing, get along to the Haketere Marae, Main South Road tonight. Form a team of up to six players and pit your wits against other teams to be the champions! Supper provided. $30 entry per team. For details, call Alistair on 308-4688 or 027 319-2512.
■ Triangle Market: Indulge in some retail therapy and grab yourself a bargain! Wander down to the Ashburton Triangle between 10am and 2pm every Friday and shop to your heart’s content. Call Janene at Simplifoods or Liz at the Little Craft Shop for information about stall sites.
■ Out of town: Beach Breaks with djDmand. Pierside Cafe and Bar, Cnr Brighton Mall and Marine Parade, Christchurch City. Beach Breaks brings you the best of rock, roots reggae and retro. Enjoy the music as djDmand spins some top records or boogie. Free admission.
■ On the couch: Nigellissima (Prime, 8.30pm). She may have been in the news recently but there’s no doubting Nigella Lawson’s talent for cooking. Here in this third programme of the series, she cooks a delicious Italian meal of pork loin stuffed with parma ham and oregano.
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