Sept. 3, 2012, midnight

ITS been a year of back-to-backs for Warrnambool Mermaids skipper Holly Greene.

Greene led her team to back-to-back Big V titles, in which she earned successive MVP honours for the play-off series.

And on Saturday night Greene was named the Mermaids most valuable player for the second consecutive year. She is also nominated for the Big V division one womens MVP and the all-star five team, to be presented on September 15.

The guard said it was a nice way to finish the campaign.

We had a really good season and like last year, its because of the good mix we had on the court, she said..

Its nice to win these types of awards, but you dont go out there for them, you want the championship. The feeling of winning the individual awards is nothing compared to winning the championships. Weve done that twice now and no one can take that away from us.

Greene put her personal success down to being a team player.

I just try to be a good leader on the court. If we need to rebound Ill try to get it, if we need to score, Ill try and shoot.

I just try and do whatever the team needs me to do, she said.

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Sports and fitness has come to the fore in April Sound and is growing by drives, lobs, laps, stretches, walks/runs and now booty shaking! Golf, tennis, water aerobics and swimming are thriving, but now some new fitness activities have been added. Joey Branham, Director of Golf wants everyone to know about the April Sound Cup, (this year dubbed Luau on the Lake) which is scheduled for Sept. 21, 22, and 23. The golf tournament, open to members and guests, all required to have a verifiable USGA approved handicap, will be a 2-Person Modified Stableford Point Quota beginning with a practice round on Friday afternoon, first round play on Saturday and final rounds on Sunday. Dress all week-end is tropical attire, and each participant and a guest will be invited to attend the April Sound Luau planned by the Clubs Social Committee at 6:30 PM on Sunday evening. By the way, have YOU made your table reservations for that event? Remember, the Luau is open to ALL April Sound residents and guests, not just the golfers. There will be Hawaiian food and drinks, fire dancers and hula girls!

Ben and Lisa Hearn and Jodi Grubb, members of the Social Committee chaired by Laney Whiteman, have been planning the first ever April Sound Fun Run which will be held on Saturday morning, Oct. 13 beginning at 9 a.m. This family event is open to everyone (entry fee of $5. for adults and $3. for children) and the Bearbackers Booster Club of Montgomery High School will be the beneficiary of proceeds from the Run. Dogs and strollers are welcome, too! Be sure to plan to run/walk the Boulevard course and join in on all the festivities and fun!

Alex Denn, Club Member Relations Coordinator, sent me the Club Fitness Schedule. Personal Trainer Sheryl Styla has Pilates Class on Monday at 5:00 PM and Wednesday and Friday at 10:30 AM. Sit-N-Be-Fit meets at 11:30 on Tuesday and Thursday and Circuit Training is at 10:30 AM on Tuesday and Thursday.

If youre looking for even more of a work-out, Abs and Cardio might be for you at 6:00 PM Monday and Wednesday and 11:30 AM on Wednesday. Water Aerobics in the pool starts at 8:30 AM Tuesday through Friday.

Recently Erin Bogenreif has introduced Hatha Yoga to April Sounds fitness program with Beginner Yoga on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:00 PM and Experienced Yoga at 7:00 PM on Monday and Wednesday. Erin received her national certification at the Yoga Institute of Houston with Lex Gillian in September 2010, and teaches for the City of Conroe. Word has it that these classes are extremely popular!

Now, if you were wondering about the Booty Shaking reference at the top of this article, the Club is now offering ZUMBA! Led by certified Zumba instructor Roxanne Guest, participants will incorporate fitness exercises into a combination of meringue, reggaetone and salsa that make everyone laugh, smile, and let loose! You can Zumba on Tuesday at 5:00 PM and Saturday at 8:00 AM. Go April Sound and remember, all these classes are complimentary with your Club membership!

Ann Marie Ricci]]>

If you have information about April Sound activities please contact Ann Marie Ricci at jamricci@consolidated.net.

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AYoga Journal advertising train took off fromMoscow tofour major cities, partnering up with Federal Passenger Company andYves Rocher topromote themagazine's image.

While embarking towards Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Yekaterinburg andPerm onFriday, thetrain promised free yoga lessons.

"It's going tobe like acircus, therailway company will provide us with aspecially painted wagon," said Yoga Journal's public relations director, Svetlana Bespalova.

Yoga Journal's event is acase ofniche marketing, with aspecialized focus opposed toa mass campaign. Thecarefully orchestrated affair creates customized appeal forthe magazine, as abroad message toits readership might not be as effective.

News ofthe yoga train has been circulated online through social media such as Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, andvaried lifestyle news networks.

Denis Terekhov, amanaging partner ofthe Social Networks Agency, said that social networks have major advantages compared with conventional advertising.

"Social media allow one toalter acampaign andreceive feedback ina couple ofhours," he said.

Bycontrast, it takes anadvertiser atleast amonth tocome up with abillboard design andbook its space.

Once ayear, themagazine organizes aNational Yoga Day, with outdoor classes across Moscow. Each class typically has anattendance of200 to300 people.

Yoga Journal is not theonly publication using cross-promotion andreadily available online networks. Russia's Glamour magazine organized asimilar publicity stunt with their 50 meter stiletto race, held inJuly. Dozens ofwomen ran intheir heels fora chance towin 100,000 rubles ($2,450) inshopping money. Aheel ofat least 3.5 inches was required toparticipate.

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Twist of fate: Brett Ratten was still smiling yesterday. Photo: Ken Irwin

MICK Malthouse last night ridiculed Collingwood president Eddie McGuire's claim that accepting the Carlton coaching job would endanger his health.

''My health is fine,'' Malthouse declared. He added that his philosophy in life, referring to a note written by his late brother-in-law, was never to let opportunities slip by.

''One of the reasons I live by that is I preach that to young people, if you've got the opportunity, do it. That may well be the case. I've got a lot to weigh up but those things are gentle reminders about life,'' the three-time premiership coach said in an interview with Channel Seven.

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Carlton confirmed last week that Malthouse, who turns 59 this month, is a prime candidate to replace the sacked Brett Ratten. McGuire then inflamed tensions between the two men and the clubs when he said it had appeared the pressures of coaching might ''kill'' Malthouse in 2009, and this had prompted the arranged handover to Nathan Buckley two years later.

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Malthouse maintained he was ''undecided'' about the Blues job, but hit back at McGuire's remarks.

''How ridiculous. There will be no tit-for-tat with Eddie. My health is fine,'' he said. ''I want to get those blokes on the same kind of bike I ride regularly and we'll go for our two or three hour rides. I wouldn't put anyone through anything if I didn't think I could get through a season of footy.''

Malthouse said he was not motivated by revenge towards Collingwood, and reiterated that impact on his family would be the greatest consideration.

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Nathan Hindmarsh, Luke Burt and Dean Young will play their last game of NRL footy today. Source: The Daily Telegraph

Nothing ride on this game except emotion with Hindmarsh, Burt, Hornby and Young playing their final matches. Picking a winner is tough but Paul Kent and Dave Riccio give it a shot.

FOUR good men retire from the game tonight.

Nathan Hindmarsh and Luke Burt leave Parramatta. Dean Young and Ben Hornby leave St George Illawarra.

All of rugby league want to send them go out as winners and yet only two can.

We'll all be looking for different things from them tonight.

Some will want to see how they handle the nerves of their last game.

Others might look for what they might do different.

I can tell you we'll see nothing different from them between the lines, because these guys are pros. All the emotion will all come out after the game.

And with all of that swirling around their final game, I hope some of the players still around next season look beyond that and think about their own retirement.

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Bandar Seri Begawan - Medical officer at Ministry of Health, Ahmad Fahkri Junaidi and lawyer Ho Hin Leng were awarded return tickets to London in conjunction with Fitness Zone and Royal Skies promotion.

The prizes were presented by Brunei Olympians Maziah Mahusin and Ak Hafiy Tajuddin Pg Rosita at a ceremony held at Fitness Zone's Kiulap branch yesterday.

The event was also attended by Gob Kiat Chun (Wu Chun), Managing Director of Fitness Zone and Yasmin Abdullah Chin, Manager of Loyalty Marketing of Royal Brunei Airlines.

At the prize presentation, Ho was represented by her representative.

During the promotion period of June 1 until July 31, Royal Skies members earned 10 miles for every BND$1 spent at Fitness Zone and a chance to win an award ticket to London.

Ahmad Fakhri, a Fitness Zone member for seven years said, "Winning this air ticket to London is too good to be true. I would like to thank Fitness Zone and Royal Skies for this wonderful gift."

Meanwhile, Ho, a lawyer who has been a member of Fitness Zone since 2004 said, "I miss UK but I never expect to win this prize when I renewed my membership for one year. I am really glad being a member of Fitness Zone and Royal Skies at the same time."

For more information on Fitness Zone and Royal Skies membership, members of the public can visit http://www.fitnesszone.com.bn and to http://www.bruneiair.com respectively.

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Judi Mason walks for exercise in Piedmont Park in Atlanta, Ga. More people walk these days than they did five years ago, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The greatest increase was in the South.

More Americans are going for a walk, a promising trend to help fight obesity and improve overall health, according to a new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Overall in the United States, 62 percent of people reported walking at least once for 10 minutes or more during the previous week in 2010. That's up from 56 percent in 2005.

And while the percentage of walkers in the South still lags behind other parts of the country, it saw the largest jump in walking, according to the CDC. In the region that includes Georgia, 15 other states and Washington, D.C., 57 percent of people walked in 2010, up from 49 percent in 2005, according to the CDC. People in the West are most likely to walk, with more than two-thirds of people there regularly walking.

Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the CDC, said walking for as little as 10 minutes a week is a great first step toward meeting the recommended amount of 150 minutes per week of physical activity.

"Physical activity really is a wonder drug," Frieden said during a recent news conference. "It makes you healthier and happier; you live longer." Frieden listed a slew of health benefits from walking and other forms of aerobic exercise. They included lowering the risk of heart attack, stroke and diabetes, and helping get a better night's sleep.

Even if you don't lose weight from walking, walkers can still reap health benefits from this low-impact form of exercise.

Walking, he said, has a

The CDC study found walkers are nearly three times more likely to meet exercise recommendations than those who don't walk at all.

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GRAND RAPIDS, MI Three African-American churches that made fitness and health a priority emerged as the winners in the 2012 Body & Soul Community Challenge.

True Light Baptist Church placed first among the large churches; St. Luke AME Zion was the winner of the medium-sized churches; and Davis Memorial Church of God in Christ took first place for the small churches.

Fifteen churches took part in the competition, sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and the American Cancer Society. In the 12-week program, 589 church members logged 123,000 miles of physical activity. Many also attended classes about health and nutrition.

The goal was to raise awareness of the health issues facing African Americans, who have the highest mortality rates in the U.S. for most forms of cancer, and to emphasize lifestyle changes that can prevent illness. The results were phenomenal, said Cle Jackson, a community liaison with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.

The competition wrapped up Aug. 25 with an event at the Ray & Joan KROC Center that drew 300 people, and included fitness classes and cooking demonstrations.

The winners were determined by a point system that took into account miles logged and attendance at health classes and events.

The top three churches in each category received funds to help their health ministries: $1,250 for first place, $750 for second and $500 for third.

Here is a list of all the winners:

Large Churches 1st Place -- True Light Baptist Church 2nd Place -- Messiah Baptist Church 3rd Place -- Brown Hutcherson Ministries

Medium Churches 1st Place -- St. Luke AME Zion 2nd Place -- Grace for the Nations

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LIKE many expatriates working and living in Malaysia, Malaysia Marine & Heavy Engineering Holdings Bhd (MHB) managing director and CEO Dominique de Soras is quick to reveal one of the obvious things he likes most about this country.

I like the food. There's a lot of variety. It's okay-lah, he says in a thick French accent.

However, the Frenchman just as quickly quantifies that statement: Of course, I won't say it's the best in the world.

Perhaps after French food, Malaysian food is the best in the world, he quips.

De Soras was appointed to the board of MHB on Feb 1, 2011 and has over 20 years of experience in the oil and gas (O&G) industry, covering areas of petroleum engineering, operations management, commercial and major projects in the oil and gas industry.

Still, he openly admits that joining MHB was not a walk in the park.

It's been a short period (since joining last here). This is my first experience in Malaysia working for a large O&G organisation like MHB.

So far, it's been interesting and challenging, says De Soras.

And challenging it has been. For its second quarter ended June 30, MHB's net profit fell to RM55.32mil from RM79.02mil a year ago despite revenue was up 0.8% to RM965.71mil from RM957.79mil. Earnings per share were 3.50 sen compared with 4.90 sen.

In the first half, its earnings fell 35.7% to RM133.58mil from RM207.93mil. Revenue slipped 13.3% to RM1.631bil from RM1.881bil.

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Sept. 2, 2012, 3 a.m.

MoneySmart Week is here but it pays to be smart all the time.

Good riddance winter, with your one-after-the-other cold, mould and reality shows Channel Ten has oversold.

If the change of season/programming has you all inspired to embark on a spring clean, then don't forget that all-important financial house.

Here's a handy money-health checklist, inspired by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's efforts for this week's MoneySmart Week.

DO YOU HAVE FINANCIAL GOALS?

I write often about the importance of actually having a target if you want to hit one. Think about it: how much money have you earnt over your working life, and what do you have to show for it? If the answer is "not much" you're likely focusing too much on ''here and now'' rather than ''somewhere else and later''. To resist the consumer temptations thrown at us every day, you need a tangible, ultimately achievable reason - so get dreaming.

ARE YOU OPTIMISING INCOME AND EXPENSES?

A little extra goes a long way - unless you simply adjust to spending it. First, are you getting all the benefits you're entitled to? Think family tax benefits and Centrelink payments, and giveaways for lower earners such as the superannuation co-contribution. Ensure you are earning what you are worth (ladies, I am especially talking to you).

The other key part of your personal balance sheet is what you spend. Just like striking the delicate balance that is calories in, energy out, if money out exceeds money in your finances will spiral out of control and become unhealthy. And in this case it's your debt that may bloat.

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