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One in, all in! When Pilipo Bukayaro spoke about the secret in our sevens team he said it’s about “one in all in” the commentator said “I like that”. That statement is strong and shows the unity, the passion and support for each other this team has. Osea Kolinisau said he is looking forward to his two debutant players. Little did we all know that both will go on to play in every game on debut, a rare sight to behold, and only Fiji can do that. It’s been a long drought and the key takes in Dubai was our strong defence, our patient build-ups but the most vital key was sending our subs at the right time with our secret weapon Naduvalo making that difference. Joka dina boys, it’s Cape Town next, another monkey to take out of your back as Oscar says humble and patient as ever. Vacava tacina? SHALWYN PRASAD, Mukta Ben Place, Nabua, Suva Halt to the past Finally, after almost 22 tournaments of heart breaks, we finally put a halt to the past. Congratulations to our national sevens team as they launched a come from behind win against an ever improving and confident Spanish team. This is perhaps the best way to begin the last month of the year. Vinaka to coach Kolinisau and our men for landing gold at the Emirates Dubai 7s tournaments. Also let’s not forget to support our women’s team too. FLOYD ROBINSON, Micronesia Flying Fijians end nine-year drought IT was a triple celebration for me yesterday. It was my birthday. Manchester United thrashed Everton 4-0. The icing on the cake culminated when a spirited and powerful Fijian 7s team ripped apart Spain to win the Dubai 7s Cup 19-5. Before that, the boys almost gave Fijians a heart attack as they came from behind to down the Olympics gold medallists 19-17. Vuiviawa Naduvalo sprinted near the touch line and dashed to the tryline to give fans a breath of optimism that we were going to win the title. In the semi-final flashes of brilliance, teamwork and a solid defensive effort resulted in Fiji thrashing the Los Pumas 7s 43-21. The final was about being aggressive and the desire to end the 22-tournament losing spree, and the boys did that in style as they outplayed and outpaced a determined Spanish outfit which was led by an impressive Pol Pla. I commend head coach Osea Kolinisau and the boys led by Jerry Matana. They brought smiles and delight. The frustration of not winning a tournament since the Toulouse 7s win in 2022 calmed down. Scenes of the 2015 win, which was inspired by Ben Ryan and Osea Kolinisau, were ignited. The 2015 team had the likes of Jasa Veremalua, Aisake Katonibau, Pio Tuwai, Jerry Tuwai, Savenaca Rawaca, Vatemo Ravouvou, Apisai Domolailai, Viliame Mata, Kitione Taliga, Emosi Mulevoro and Sevuloni Mocenacagi. Kolinisau, who captained that team, brought us back to winning ways in Dubai as the coach. Job well done, Oscar! I also congratulate Filipe Sauturaga who was named the Player of the Final and the debutants, George Bose and Kavekini Tanivanuakula, for playing their hearts out. Thank you, boys, for my golden birthday gift! Simply, too good, brothers! RAJNESH ISHWAR LINGAM, Nadawa, Nasinu Expanded portfolios It’s a pity Ms Premila Kumar failed to inform her party while in power, that certain members, who held so much more portfolios than our current PM, would be in danger of “spreading themselves to thin”. Was her leaders not confident of the “collective talent” within the party? It’s probably her experience seeing experienced personnel within her party being overlooked because of power hungry individuals who took on several roles that has prompted her to speak up! Don’t worry yourself too much Hon Kumar, the people are watching and unlike previous times, we can speak up and take our PM to task without fear of intimidation. TAI SMITH, Nasinu Sec Sch Rd, Kinoya, Nasinu Whipping boy Crikey, it really cheeses me off reading your correspondent Altauf Chand’s letter (FT 30/11) regarding Australia’s contribution to the fight against climate change. “Australia is regarded internationally as a climate laggard.” $50m added to the $100m Australia gave in 2023 to the Loss and Damage Fund together with $100m Pacific Resilience Scheme and $125m to enhancing renewable energy across the Pacific. He doesn’t like “the Fiji badge” being given to Australia. Australia gave $A149.3m ($F219.9m) to Fiji in the last year and overall $A4.7b ($F6.9b) worldwide. Royalties from our coal exports ($13.6b) to India, royalties, not profits mind you, help with that. Australia has a great credit rating which enables us to borrow all of that cash which we then give to others My household electricity bill for this year amounts to $3165, thanks to my government’s mad rush to achieve lower emissions at any cost. Country comparisons are of interest. CO2 annual emissions are: n Fiji, 1.1m tonnes; n Australia 3.821m; n India 3 billion tonnes. Who is the laggard? Oh, India has set targets, would you believe year 2070! Let’s not mention China, Australia is the universal whipping boy. TERRY HULME, NSW, Australia Social media Fiji should legislate a similar law as they have done in Australia. Not allowing use of social media for under 16. Interesting to note the monetary fines. DAN URAI, Lautoka Congratulations Congrats to our hard-working wonder players for making us proud. Words cannot describe how much your skills and ability uplifts our country. Every citizen of this country can lift their head up high because of your magic on the field. Vinaka boys. May God’s blessing be always on you and our beloved Fiji. KIRTI PATEL, Mohan Singh Pl, Lautoka. Executive of the Year! Hearty congratulations to Motibhai and Company Ltd Chairman and CEO, Kirit Patel, for walking away with the Executive of the Year at the PM’s International Business Awards 2024. I have a lot of respect for Mr Patel, considering the role he played in managing the people’s newspaper when the tides were rough. The Fiji Times was under lots of pressure amidst the draconian media decree and copped a lot of criticism from those in power. MIDA was a very challenging time for those at The Fiji Times and to navigate that journey was not easy, but the team did well. For the Supreme Award, Motibhai and Company Ltd was recognised for its commercial success and excellence across multiple areas, including job creation, innovation, service excellence, social responsibility, adaptation, resilience, and skill-building to sustainably drive growth and social cohesion, while for the Executive of the Year award, Mr Patel was recognised as a visionary leader, propelling Motibhai Group to new heights. I agree with Investment Fiji that Mr Patel’s commitment to excellence, and dedication to employee development have made him a true inspiration. Congratulations Mr Patel on this success! RAJNESH ISHWAR LINGAM, Nadawa, Nasinu Year 8 exam One problem with exams is the fixing of the pass rate at 50 per cent. That is, the child has only half of the expected knowledge and skills. Is that enough to go on to the next stage? And, perhaps worse still, there is so little difference, perhaps only one mark, between a 49 per cent fail and a 50 per cent pass. And what exactly is being tested? It is the ability to put pen to paper and write some answers. This is not enough to gauge the real ability of a child. The skills needed to pass exams are not the same as those needed for real learning. Do our teachers really know how children (and adults) learn best? It is not by memorising facts for exams. Do our teacher training institutions discuss the findings of such world renowned educators as Maria Montessori, Caleb Gattegno and Zoltan Dienes? Of course the greatest obstacle to education in our urban centres is class size, and with teacher shortages this is not going to improve in the near future. FERGUS GARRETT, Marist Brothers, Vatuwaqa, Suva Health crisis I agree with DPM and Finance Minister Professor Biman Prasad that people need to “wake up “and fully understand the gravity of the country’s health crisis. Our people are more inclined towards hospital care and medicines than preventive measures like healthy living and regular exercise. In my locality, the Swamiji’s of Swami Vivekananda College have permitted people to take walks in the school playground. Yet people do not make use of it. From 1970s to 1990s, Malolo Sangam Temple (located before SVC) was used as a venue for meetings by Health Dept. sisters, the police for crime-related issues or any other matters involving community. Today, temple religious and marriage ceremonies and minor feeder road meetings are conducted. I request the Ministry of Health and Women’s Ministry to bring their health and gender violence campaigns to village centres. They cannot be conducted only through media. (I have noticed that newspaper stacks are getting shorter in bookshops due to social media). RAKESH CHAND SHARMA, Nadi Attendance stats Meanwhile, another soccer tournament of some sort has ended. And still no word on the daily attendance figures. MOHAMMED IMRAZ JANIF, Natabua, Lautoka Migrant workers We read in a report in The Fiji Times (2/12/24) that “at least 100 Bangladeshi labourers are up in arms over their working conditions, claiming they have been mistreated by their employer, a Suva-based construction company. The report does not reveal the name of the company. Is that because of some legal constraint? Is there an official probe into the claims of the migrant workers? Shouldn’t there be one to safeguard the international reputation and image of the country? RAJEND NAIDU, Sydney, Australia Street hawkers Has anyone noticed the ever increasing street hawkers at night around Lautoka, selling cigarette rolls, BBQ, subway, pudding, juice, grog, roti, glue and even some strange people ask if you want to get high? What does our law say about hawkers? Are they allowed to operate and sell illegal things? Maybe night enforcement is needed in Lautoka as the illegal activities thrive everyday. GEOFFREY CHAND, Lautoka No 7s on TV Bitterly disappointed weekend as there was no Dubai 7s on free to air TV. Though I recalled one station said they had an agreement with Sky TV to do so. So another set of games was missed by all not connected to Sky. That’s most of us citizens throughout Fiji. What a pity. Will one station be the hero and air the next one in Cape Town? Praying that will happen. NORMAN YEE, Martintar, Nadi New Speaker Congratulations Mr Speaker, sir (Filimone Jitoko). Watching and listening to the former judge’s first assignment yesterday was like he had been tailor-made to the job from long time ago. Again, thank you indeed sir. JIOJI O. TORONIBAU, Navetau, Tunuloa 7s win The Fijian 7s team won the Mickey Mouse tournament in Dubai after nine years thanks to the intervention of God. That is what Captain Mickey Mouse says. I can only conclude that the referees did not have any effect on the games this time. JAN NISSAR, Sydney, Australia 2026 election It has been suggested by a respected individual that the 2026 election may present challenges for current ministers, as a new generation of candidates is expected to emerge, potentially replacing some of the old figures who are still involved in politics. JAHEED BUKSH, Sigatoka Dubai 7s Sobo what happened to our Fijiana team losing all their Dubai 7s matches? Inexperience? Congratulations to our men’s team. It’s kind of ironic ending the 22 tournament drought playing in the desert. Areh, go Fiji go! WISE MUAVONO, BALAWA, LAUTOKA
AP Top 25: Alabama, Mississippi out of top 10 and Miami, SMU are in; Oregon remains unanimous No. 1 Alabama and Mississippi tumbled out of the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll and Miami and SMU moved in following a chaotic weekend in the SEC. Oregon is No. 1 for the sixth straight week and Ohio State, Texas and Penn State held their places behind the Ducks. The shuffling begins at No. 5, where Notre Dame returned for the first time since Week 2 after beating Army for its ninth straight win. No. 6 Georgia and No. 7 Tennessee each moved up two spots. Miami, SMU and Indiana round out the top 10. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, obituaries, sports, and more.SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — When the San Francisco 49ers used a third-round pick to draft Jake Moody last year, the hope was it would settle their kicking position for years to come. A shaky second half to Moody’s second season with San Francisco has put that into question headed to the offseason. Moody missed his sixth field goal in the past seven games last week, leading to questions about whether the 49ers will need to replace him or at least bring in competition for next season. Coach Kyle Shanahan expressed confidence in Moody on Thursday, attributing some of the struggles to a high ankle sprain he suffered in his kicking leg earlier in the season. “I still feel the same about him, that I believe he is going to be our guy,” Shanahan said. “Everyone has got to perform and do things like that and I think he has had a tough year. ... I thought he was doing really well and then had a high ankle sprain to his kicking foot. Since he’s come back, he hasn’t been as consistent, obviously. But I think a lot of that probably has to do with that, just common-sense wise.” Moody got off to a strong start this season, making all six field goals he attempted in the season opener and going 13 for 14 before injuring his ankle while attempting to make a tackle on a kickoff return in Week 5. He missed three games and has struggled since he returned. He missed three field goals in first first game back at Tampa Bay, two more in the snow at Buffalo in Week 13 and then a 41-yarder last week against the Dolphins. “That’s the great thing about kicking is, you can be as talented as whoever and you can struggle,” Moody said. “I feel like this year, I’ve struggled. It doesn’t really waver my confidence or anything. I feel like, throughout my entire life, I’ve gone through struggles, I’ve gone through high points. The biggest thing is to just stay consistent, not change anything.” Moody had an up-and-down rookie season, making 21 of 25 field goals in the regular season and missing only one extra point. But he missed a potential game-winning kick in a loss at Cleveland and missed field goals in playoff wins against Green Bay and Detroit. Moody then made three field goals in the Super Bowl with two coming from more than 50 yards, including a go-ahead 53-yard kick late in the fourth quarter against Kansas City. But Moody also had an extra point blocked in that game. “I believe we’ve got the right guy and I think that eventually, I think he has shown that at times,” Shanahan said. “I thought he showed that at times his rookie year. I thought he showed that big time being 12 out of 13 to start this year. And I think he’ll show us all that in the future.” NOTES: The Niners placed LT Trent Williams on IR after his ankle injury hasn’t healed as quickly as hoped. Shanahan didn’t think there were any long-term issues. ... LB Dre Greenlaw (calf) will be shut down for the rest of the season after playing parts of two games in his return from a torn left Achilles tendon. ... OL Spencer Burford (calf) didn’t practice but might be able to play this week. ... San Francisco has signed two OL this week, adding Matt Hennessy and Charlie Heck. ... RB Isaac Guerendo (hamstring, foot) was limited but appears on track to play this week. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL
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Transformers are Eating QuantumSailors on two separate vessels have died during the amid . or signup to continue reading The crew members sailing on Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline yachts were both killed when struck by a sail boom, a pole at the base of the sail, on the first night of the race. Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) vice commodore David Jacobs said the two-day race would continue despite the "tragic situation". "It's a very close community and on a boat itself, they train together, they live together, they cook together, they do everything together. It would be devastating, absolutely, as we are devastated," he said. Prime minister Anthony Albanese offered his condolences to the families, friends and loved ones of the crew members. "Our thoughts this morning are with the two sailors that tragically lost their lives in the Sydney to Hobart race overnight," he said. "The Sydney to Hobart is an Australian tradition, and it is heartbreaking that two lives have been lost at what should be a time of joy." NSW Police was notified at 11.50pm on December 26 that a crew member on Flying Fish Arctos had been injured and couldn't be revived after fellow sailors performed CPR. The yacht was rerouted to Jervis Bay. Police were contacted again two and a half hours later, at 2.15am on December 27, with reports that a crew member on Bowline had died after being struck by a sail boom. Bowline was expected to arrive at Bateman's Bay on the morning of December 27. "Flying Fish Arctos was sailing approximately 30 nautical miles east/south-east of Ulladulla when the incident occurred. Fellow crew members performed CPR, but they could not revive their fellow crew," the race organisers said in a statement. NSW-based 50-footer Flying Fish Arctos, built in 2001, had 12 crew members on board. "Bowline was approximately 30 nautical miles east/north-east of Batemans Bay and crew members administered CPR. A short time later officers from the Marine Area Command were informed that CPR had been unsuccessful," CYCA said. South Australia's Bowline had seven sailors on board for her third Sydney to Hobart race. A sailor on the Porco Rosso survived the first night of the race after they were swept overboard in the early hours of the morning, the CYCA vice commodore said. The crew member was rescued after being washed around 1.2 kilometres from their boat. "That is one of the most terrifying experiences that you can have, and this was at 3.14 am, so it was at night, which makes it tenfold more scary," he said. The sailor activated their personal location beacon that sent a satellite message to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). "AMSA set out a plane to start searching, NSW Police were ready to dispatch a boat and a helicopter and a boat in our fleet was diverted to try and help with the search," the vice commodore said. "Fortunately, the boat from which the crew member fell was able to retrieve that crew member and they are healthy and well." On the morning of the second race day, December 27, the CYCA vice commodore said 16 yachts had retired after two had mainsail damage, three were dismastered and the other yachts suffered "various equipment failures". He said 88 boats remained in the race. The vice commodore said the Bureau of Meteorology advised organisers to expect strong to gale-force winds before the race started. "These fleets can handle those winds easily. They're ocean races, they're used to those winds. It was not extreme conditions," he said. "Currently there is about a 25 knot northerly wind. Being a northerly wind, it is behind the boats and pushing them down the coast. "The lead boats were experiencing speeds of between about 25 and 30 knots, so they're travelling extremely fast. "The sea was not unusually large, from the information I have received." The yacht race continues as leading boats are expected to arrive at Hobart's Constitution Dock late on December 27 or early on December 28. Anna Houlahan reports on crime and social issues affecting regional and remote Australia in her role as national crime reporter at Australian Community Media (ACM). She was ACM’s Trainee of the Year in 2023 and, aside from reporting on crime, has travelled the country as a journalist for Explore Travel Magazine. Reach out with news or updates to anna.houlahan@austcommunitymedia.com.au Anna Houlahan reports on crime and social issues affecting regional and remote Australia in her role as national crime reporter at Australian Community Media (ACM). 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