Presidents Cup opening swings long and low
Yesterday’s Presidents Cup opening ceremony saw the wives and girlfriends of the international team attending the ceremony in Melbourne – in ‘uniform’.
Led by statuesque Ana Ivanovic, Serbian tennis player and wife of Scott, they took their places at the ceremony – all dressed in white.
The lowest blow was dealt by Greg Norman, who suggested the Internationals’ WAG squadron could contribute to team success ”behind closed doors” by making sure players were err, appropriately ”relaxed”.
Bradley Cooper named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine
Cooper said his first thought upon hearing of the accolade was, “My mother’s going to be so happy!”
“I think it’s really cool that a guy who doesn’t look like a model can have this. I think I’m a decent-looking guy. Sometimes I can look great, and other times I look horrifying,” Cooper added.
For your viewing pleasure, here is our gallery of Bradley:
US marines will conduct private exercises by themselves on Australian soil for the first time under a military build-up revealed just hours after President Barack Obama landed for a whirlwind Australian visit.
The historic move increases America’s involvement in the booming Asia-Pacific region as a counter to the rise of China, India and Indonesia.
Mr Obama and Prime Minister Julia Gillard said 250 US marines would be stationed for six months in the Northern Territory from next year, and by 2016 this would grow to 2500 marines. Mr Obama said it sent a signal to the rest of the world that America was stepping up its “leadership” in the Asia-Pacific.
Canberra was placed in lockdown for yesterdays’s first visit to Australia by the US President. He was greeted by Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Governor-General Quentin Bryce, along with other dignitaries before being whisked away in his bomb-proof limousine known as The Beast.
The Governor-General had a costume change between the airport and the welcome, check it out:
Name-change ban plan for convicted criminals
Police will be given the power to prevent sex offenders, prisoners and parolees from changing their name under draft laws being considered by state governments.
The NSW Attorney-General has been charged with overhauling the rules surrounding name changes in a bid to prevent sex offenders and other serious criminals skipping the state. There is also a recommendation for greater information sharing between police and birth, deaths and marriages offices around the country, including an alert list for high-risk individuals.
Attorney-General Greg Smith said public safety was behind the initiatives, as abuse of the system had led to more criminals remaining undetected. “Unfortunately, some people change their name to conceal a criminal record, avoid detection by police, facilitate the commission of a crime or to create multiple identities,” Mr Smith said.
Home is where the heartache is for the time poor
Balancing work and family remains a difficult issue with 40 per cent of women and 30 per cent of men feeling often or always rushed or pressed for time, a new survey shows.
The report, by the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, and AMP Financial Services, found women spend on average two hours more each day than men on housework, childcare and shopping. Men spend almost the equivalent extra time in paid work but spend an extra half an hour a day on leisure and recreation.
It found about 65 per cent of women felt they did more than their fair share of the childcare and almost 50 per cent did more than their fair share of the housework but only 25 to 30 per cent of men admitted to not pulling their weight.
Wear milk? Anke Domaske says why not.The 28-year-old German is the designer of an award-winning new textile made entirely from milk that’s environmentally friendly as well as soothing to people with skin allergies. Called “Qmilch”, it drapes and folds like silk, but can be washed and dried like cotton.
The biochemist and fashion designer has so far only used the fabric to make dresses for her own MCC fashion line. But next year Domaske has plans to begin mass producing – and several companies have already expressed interest in using the fabric.
Qmilch – a combination of quality and the German word for milk – won the innovation award of Germany’s Textile Research Association, which recognised it as a new, sustainable fibre that could revolutionise the clothing industry.
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