FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 picture, Whitney Houston accepts an award at the Warner Theatre during the 2010 BET Hip Hop Honors in Washington. Houston was the “top trending” search of the year, according to Google Inc. People around the globe searched en masse for news about the superstar singer's sad, accidental drowning (AP Photo/Nick Wass, file)
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FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 picture, Whitney Houston accepts an award at the Warner Theatre during the 2010 BET Hip Hop Honors in Washington. Houston was the “top trending” search of the year, according to Google Inc. People around the globe searched en masse for news about the superstar singer's sad, accidental drowning (AP Photo/Nick Wass, file)
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FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2012, file photo, a man raises his hand during at Google offices, Oct. 17, 2012. The world's attention veered from the tragic to the silly in 2012, and along the way, Web surfers searched in huge numbers to find out about a royal princess, the latest iPad, Mother Nature's wrath and a record-breaking skydiver. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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In this June 2011 photo provided by mugumogu, Scottish fold Maru rests in a cardboard box in Japan. After years of viral YouTube viewing and millions of shares, the cat stars of the Internet are coming into their own in lucrative and altruistic ways. Roly poly Maru, the megastar in Japan with millions of views for nearly 300 videos since 2007, has three books and a calendar, among other swag for sale. (AP Photo/mugumogu)
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This undated publicity photo provided by William Braden shows the cat, Henri, le Chat Noir, in a scene from the video, "Henri 2, Paw de Deux," by William Braden. The cat video won the Golden Kitty Award at the Walker Art Center's Internet Cat Video Festival on August 30, 2012, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/William Braden)
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This publicity photo provided by I Can Has Cheezburger shows an image of a cat by Kristine Oakhurst using LOLcat speak, "I said i needs a drink....not a metal bowl wif water." Ben Huh, was key in launching the cat meme when he and a group of investors bought the I Can Has Cheezburger site in September 2007. The site, now an empire of sites for Huh, allows users to generate captions on cat photos using LOLcat speak, a language with spelling and syntax all its own. (AP Photo/I Can Has Cheezburger, Kristine Oakhurst)
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This undated publicity image provided by I Can Has Cheezburger shows Ben Huh, who was key in launching the cat meme when he and a group of investors bought the I Can Has Cheezburger site in September 2007. The site, now an empire of sites for Huh, allows users to generate captions on cat photos using LOLcat speak, a language with spelling and syntax all its own. (AP Photo/I Can Has Cheezburger)
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In this April 2008 photo provided by mugumogu, Scottish fold Maru lies down as he dives in a cardboard box in Japan. After years of viral YouTube viewing and millions of shares, the cat stars of the Internet are coming into their own in lucrative and altruistic ways. Roly poly Maru, the megastar in Japan with millions of views for nearly 300 videos since 2007, has three books and a calendar, among other swag for sale. (AP Photo/mugumogu)
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This undated publicity image provided by William Braden shows Henri, le Chat Noir, a cat who is featured in the video, "Henri 2, Paw de Deux." His portrait appears on his Facebook page and Twitter. Henri's first book is releasing in April 2013. (AP Photo/William Braden)
Opals Jarry to join Minnesota in WNBA
Opals and Bulleen Boomers star Rachel Jarry is the latest Australian to join the American WNBA, signing with the powerful Minnesota Lynx for the 2012-13 season.
Jarry, 21, has averaged 13.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists in her fifth WNBL season after impressing off the bench for Australia at the London Olympics.
She joins one of the WNBA's star clubs, with the Lynx winning the title in 2011,and finishing runners-up last year.
"We are looking forward to seeing Rachel in training camp this summer, said Lynx Executive Vice President Roger Griffith on the club website.
"Already a five-year veteran at 21, she has proven to be a difference maker in Australia and should be able to make an immediate impact in the WNBA.
"Rachel's list of accomplishments at such a young age in Australia is impressive: leading her WNBL team to a championship in 2010-11, being named to the WNBL All Star Five in 2011-12 and helping lead the Opals to a bronze medal last summer."
Jarry swells the Australian contingent in the WNBA that includes Jenna O'Hea at the Los Angeles Sparks, Penny Taylor at the Phoenix Mercury and Erin Phillips at the reigning WNBA champion Indiana Fever.
Selected at pick 18 of the 2011 WNBA Draft by the Atlanta Dream, Jarry was traded on draft day to the Minnesota Lynx.
Jarry has established herself as one of the premier players in the WNBL, winning All Star Five honours in 2012 and her continued good form for a struggling Bulleen team has earned her a call-up from Minnesota.
The 2013 WNBA season tips off on May 24.
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