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Established in 1996, the International Women Tournament of St-Gaudens on the ITF Women's Circuit is one of the main tournaments of the "Midi Pyrénées" region in France. Many great names among the Top 10 from the current professional circuit -Kim Clijsters (n°3), Daniela Hantuchova (n°5) and Jelena Dokic (n°9)- have taken part in this tournament.
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) won the 2004 tournament.

The ITF Women’s Circuit provides entry level tournaments enabling players to eventually reach the WTA TOUR. The ITF Women’s Circuit offers some 300 tournaments in 61 countries worldwide and has five prize money levels: US$5,000, US$10,000, US$25,000, US$50,000 and US$75,000. Total prize money is over $6 million.
http://www.itftennis.com/womens/

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St. Kilda Festival Melbourne turned on perfect weather with a pleasant 22 degrees for the biggest St Kilda Festival ever with final attendance estimated at 400,000 on the main Festival Day, Sunday. Music and entertainment across seven stages saw an appreciative, well dispersed and well behaved crowd. Thank you to all those who joined in the festivities

Dialling your way out of dates from hell

By Lucy Beaumont February 13, 2005

Bad breath, uncomfortable silences or, worse, sleazy moves. We've all been there, praying to the heavens for a bad date saviour.

Enter Virgin Mobile's "SOS RING", just in time for Valentine's Day. The new service, devised following an online customer survey, will enable customers to discreetly dial 767 - or SOS - from dating hell.

They will receive a call back almost immediately and a recorded voice will provide an excuse for leaving, at a cost of 25 cents.

"With over half of those surveyed saying they have a friend call them mid-date, we think the service will prove to be popular," said Virgin spokeswoman Kerry Parkin. "They get to determine when they want to bail."

The survey showed that women were twice as likely as men to have a friend call them during a date to check their safety and gauge first impressions, also known as a "failsafe" call.

The recorded service asks the customer to calmly repeat phrases such as "Not in the toilet, Grandad" or "No, no itching, why?", then make their apologies before leaving.

The service follows the introduction of Virgin's "Dialling Under the Influence", which allows customers to block their phone from calling a former lover or boss before they embark on a big night out in an effort to avoid embarrassing drunken declarations of love or anger.

The survey of 402 customers also revealed that 76 per cent intended to send a Valentine's SMS this year, while 47 per cent planned to send an old-fashioned card.


By Lucy Beaumont February 13, 2005

 

 

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