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Muse’s ‘Survival’ is London 2012 Olympics song Associated Press Writer
LONDON — The British rock trio Muse has the official song for the 2012 London Games. The song, “Survival,” is a thundering rock anthem that was being broadcast for the first time Wednesday on BBC radio. It will be played during the July 27-Aug. 12 games as athletes enter the venues and before medal ceremonies. Muse frontman Matt Bellamy says the song was written with the Olympics in mind and “expresses a sense of conviction and determination to win.” Muse was formed in 1994 and has sold 15 million copies of five studio albums. Last month the trio carried the Olympic torch through their hometown of Teignmouth
in southwest England as part of the flame’s 8,000-mile (12,900-kilometer) journey to the games. Four other songs have been specially composed for the games, and recorded by Elton John vs. Pnau, Delphic, Chemical Brothers and Dizzee Rascal. They are due for release between July 16 and Aug. 6.
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The Olympic rings are seen atop the iconic Tower Bridge over river Thames in LondonWednesday, June 27, 2012.
Michael Jackson’s tiger dies of lung cancer Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES — Thriller, a tiger that belonged to Michael Jackson when the entertainer lived at his Neverland ranch, has died of lung cancer at actress-
activist Tippi Hedren’s wildlife preserve in California. The 13-year-old, 375-pound tiger died June 11, Hedren said Wednesday. A necropsy was performed and the tiger was cremated. Staff workers will hold a
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This image provided by Bill Dow shows a tiger formerly owned by Michael Jackson,named Thriller, shown in California.
private service when the ashes are buried in a section of the preserve set aside for animals that die there. Thriller and her brother Sabu were born on Nov. 20, 1998, and lived with Jackson until May 4, 2006, Hedren said. When Jackson left Neverland for good, his veterinarian asked Hedren to take the cats at her Shambala Preserve in Acton, about 50 miles north of Los Angeles. Other Neverland animals, including giraffes, flamingos, orangutans, elephants and dozens of reptiles, were sent to other sanctuaries in other parts of the country. Shambala didn’t have a lot of room, but Hedren built a $79,000 habitat next to the preserve’s lake and there were trees and a hill and Thriller had a great life with Sabu, she said. “Thriller was a real piece of work, one gutsy girl. She ruled Sabu’s life. It was humorous to watch the whole relationship. She did things to him that male tigers would normally never allow. She would steal food from him. That’s unheard of. She ruled the roost, was very independent and tough,” Hedren said. Unlike many of the animals at the preserve, Thriller and Sabu arrived at the compound in excellent health physically and emotionally, Hedren said. There are 15 tigers at the compound, but Sabu is now alone in the habitat he shared with Thriller and he’ll probably stay that way, Hedren said. Tigers are loners in the wild, she explained.
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Bali Post
DENPASAR - Surge in the arrival of foreign tourists to Bali did not have much impact on the visit to the water sport attractions. Such sluggish visit rate was alleged to have been caused by diversion of tourist visit. Wayan Dharma, an owner of water sport business in the region, acknowledged the arrival of foreign tourists to enjoy the water sport attractions such as snorkeling, parasailing, banana boat and other sports had decreased 30 percent. Even, the number was steadily declining. “We do not know for sure why this condition occurs. Probably, the decrease was caused by the transfer of visit by foreign tourists,” said Wayan Dharma. He said, the arrival of foreign tourists to the object was just a visit and did not take any water sports activities. “Those who come here were just having an excursion, not taking any attraction of the water sport,” said the man who also served as the board of the Indonesian Marine Tourism Association (Gahawisri) of Bali. Meanwhile, related to accidents afflicting tourists during taking the water sports, Wayan Dharma stated that accident was not the cause of decline in the tourist visit. At the moment, the standard of safety and security had been very good. “Even, the accident has been getting rarer and even zero,” he said. Decline in foreign tourists who took water sport activities was an anomalous phenomenon whereas the number of foreign tourists visiting Bali increased. Nevertheless, the decline in foreign tourist was slightly boosted by domestic tourists showing a slight increase. “There is a slight increase in domestic tourist visit during this school holiday. But, overall the number remains stagnant,” he said. To re-boost the number of foreign tourist visit to Tanjung Benoa, the perpetrators of water sport industry would be going to perform an overseas promotion. “We from the industry under the Gahawisri will soon conduct a campaign to Hong Kong with about 20 people in next December,” he said.
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Spain’s Cesc Fabregas celebrates with goalkeeper Iker Casillas after semifinal match between Spain and Portugal in Donetsk, Ukraine, Thursday, June 28, 2012.
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DONETSK - Spain’s ‘Tiki Taka’ passing was off-tempo at the Donbass Arena but the holders, unable to hurt Portugal in 120 minutes of stalemate, broke their hearts in a penalty shootout to reach the final of Euro 2012 on Wednesday. Substitute Cesc Fabregas converted the winning spot-kick, off the inside of the post, to set off wild celebrations from the Spanish players. “When I stepped up to take the penalty I said to the ball that we had to make history and that it shouldn’t let me down,” said an ecstatic Fabregas after Spain’s 4-2 spot-kick victory following a 0-0 draw after extra time. For Portugal, who had fought hard all night, questions will be asked why their top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo did not take a kick as they fell to their third semi-final defeat in four appearances at the stage. Portugal had won their previous two penalty shootouts in major tournament matches. But coach Paulo Bento was proud of the way his team went toe-to-toe with the world champions, even outdoing them in terms of possession. “If I had to choose a way of losing I wouldn’t choose this way... Spain is a great team but we can leave with our heads high,” he said. “We can be sure that we can compete with any team at any tournament.” Spain have now equalled West Germany’s European record from the early 1970s by reaching three consecutive major tournament finals and victory in Kiev on Sunday would make them the first team to win three in a row. But the watching Germans and Italians, who meet in Warsaw on Thursday, will have taken heart from a below-par performance from the Spaniards against a pressing Portugal team. The aura of invincibility that once surrounded them has gradually faded in this tournament and while they still remain the team to beat, their ‘Tiki Taka’ passing did not hurt Portugal. “We can argue about whether we played well or not but what we cannot dispute is that the defence was excellent,” said Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque. Indeed the Spanish back-line have now kept a clean sheet in their last nine knockout stage matches in the World Cup and European Championship. The lack of effectiveness for Spain was further down the field with surprise selection Alvaro Negredo making little impact in attack and the midfield missing their usual sharpness. Continued on page 6