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THE HEADLINES
Hugh Grant:
Non-Murdoch
Newspaper
Hacked Me
In 2007
By Jill Lawless
ACTOR Hugh Grant said last month that
he believes his phone was hacked by
Britains Mail on Sunday tabloid the
frst time he has implicated a newspaper
not owned by Rupert Murdoch in the
wrongdoing.
Grant, star of Four Weddings and a
Funeral and other movies, told an inquiry
into media ethics that a 2007 story about
his romantic life could only have been
obtained through eavesdropping on his
voice mails.
He said he could not think of any other
way the newspaper could have obtained
the story alleging that his romance with
Jemima Khan was on the rocks because of
his conversations with a plummy voiced
woman the paper identifed as a flm studio
executive.
Grant said there was no such woman,
but he did receive voice messages from
the assistant of a producer friend.
She would leave charming, joking
messages ... and she had a voice that can
only be described as plummy, he said.
LIBEL
Grant sued the newspaper for libel
and won.
Challenged as to whether he was
speculating about the source of the story,
Grant acknowledged that he didnt have
any hard proof.
Speculation? OK But ... Id love to hear
what the Daily Mail or the Sunday Mails
explanation of what that source was if it
wasnt phone hacking.
Prime Minister David Cameron set up
the inquiry into media ethics in the wake
of a still-evolving scandal over phone
hacking in Britain. Murdoch shut down the
discredited News of the World tabloid in
July after evidence emerged that it had rou-
tinely eavesdropped on the voice mails of
public fgures, celebrities and even crime
victims in its search for scoops.
Grant is one of a string of high-profle
witnesses, including actress Sienna Miller
and author JK Rowling, who will testify
about how they were followed, photo-
graphed, entrapped and harassed by tabloid
British Woman Attempts
Historic Antarctic Crossing
Iconic DJ Jimmy
Savile Dies At 84
By David Stringer
VETERAN broadcaster Jimmy Savile,
Britains famously eccentric culture fgure,
died at his home in northern England last
month. He was 84.
Savile, known for his garish tracksuits,
chunky gold jewelry and boundless enthu-
siasm for pop music and charity work, was
REACHING the end of the Earth
has become almost routine these
days: One hundred years after
Norways Roald Amundsen beat
Britains RF Scott to the South Pole,
more than 30 teams are trying for
it this year.
Some will kite-sail over the vast
Antarctic ice and snow. Others will
drive in from the coast. A wealthy
handful will be dropped off one
degree north of the South Pole, for
relatively leisurely guided treks of
about 70 miles to the pole.
But Felicity Aston has been there,
done that. Weather and her own
considerable stamina permitting,
the 33-year-old British adventurer
Continued on page 8
Olympic
Torch To Visit
All Corners
Of Britain
THE OLYMPIC Torch will visit some of
Britains best-known tourist spots. Theres
a stop at prehistoric Stonehenge, a ride
across Loch Ness, and a trip up to the sum-
mit of Mount Snowdon in Wales.
But the aim of the 70-day torch relay
ahead of the 2012 London Games is really
down to earth to bring the fame close to
ordinary Britons and their homes, organiz-
ers said last month.
The main target is to get to as many
people as we possibly could, said Sebas-
tian Coe, chairman of the London organiz-
ing committee, as he announced the full
route of the relay.
That means devising a route that cov-
ers over 1,000 villages, towns and cities
across the country including Bready,
a sleepy Northern Ireland hamlet of just
93 people.
I think its defnitely going to bring
good business, which is always a bonus,
said Eamon Nugent, who works at a hotel
on the outskirts of Bready. The torch con-
voy will certainty be a big spectacle there
the village is so small it takes just around
15 minutes to walk around it, he added.
OPPORTUNITIES
There will, of course, be plenty of photo
opportunities. Starting on May 19, 2012
at Lands End, a wind-swept corner in
Cornwall, southwestern England, the torch
will go pass lighthouses, ancient castles
and historic sites like Hadrians Wall. It
will be carried in a steamer across Lake
Windermere in the Lake District, on a row
boat on the Thames, and on horseback and
chair lifts elsewhere. There is even a stunt
to transport it by zip line off a bridge.
In total, the 8,000-mile itinerary will
allow the torch to travel within an hours
journey of more than 95 percent of Brit-
Continued on page 5
Tabak Convicted Of R
Murdering Joanna Yates
A JURY has convicted a Dutch engineer
with a penchant for violent pornography
of murdering his next-door neighbor,
a landscape architect whose death
sparked a media frenzy.
Vincent Tabak strangled 25-year-old
Joanna Yeates in her apartment in Bris-
tol, southwest England, in December.
Yeates disappearance, and the dis-
covery of her frozen body on Christmas
Day was heavily covered in the British
media.
Tabak, 33, admitted manslaughter
but denied murder, saying he had not
meant to kill Yeates.
The jury at Bristol Crown Court con-
victed him of murder by a 10-2 vote.
A judge sentenced Tabak to a mini-
mum 20 years in jail, saying he had
committed a dreadful, evil act on a
vulnerable young woman.
Fireworks Smoke
Linked To Crash
That Killed Seven
POLICE say smoke from a freworks dis-
play may be linked to the 34-car pile-up on
a major motorway that killed seven people
and injured 51.
Assistant Chief Constable Anthony
Bangham says witnesses had reported
dense smoke that made driving almost
impossible at the scene of last months
collision on the M5 in southwestern
England.
He said police are now investigating a
freworks show that took place around the
time of the fatal crash. The freworks dis-
play was one of many organized over that
weekend to mark Guy Fawkes Day.
It took police a few days before all roads
were reopened following the accident.
Wales Football Manager Gary Speed Found Dead
GARY SPEED,
who took over
as Wales foot-
ball coach just
11 months ago
after playing for
his country a re-
cord 85 times,
has died. He was
42.
The Football
As s o c i a t i o n
of Wal es an-
nounced Speeds death without giving the
cause. Though it was understood he was
found hanged in his home. Local police
said there were no suspicious circum-
stances surrounding Speeds death.
We extend our sympathies and con-
dolences to the family, the FAW said
in a statement. We ask that everyone
respects the familys privacy at this very
sad time.
Speed, whose 85 caps is a Welsh record
for an outfeld player, had only become
Wales coach in December in a move that
had long been predicted by former team-
mates and commentators. Only goalkeeper
Neville Southall, with 92 appearances,
played more games for Wales.
Last year, the Queen gave Speed the
Member of the British Empire award in
her annual Birthday Honors list for his
services to football.
TRAGIC
Just cannot believe the news regarding
Gary Speed. We waved at each other a
couple of days ago dropping our kids off
at school. Im numb, Manchester United
striker Michael Owen wrote on Twitter.
He has died aged 42. So sad. He lived
local to me and we knew his family. He
leaves behind two sons. Tragic.
Admired for his dedication, ftness and
consistency in a 20-year playing career as
well as a knack for goals Speed started
out with Leeds and won the English league
championship with the club in 1992.
Moving on to Everton and then Newcas-
tle, Speed became the frst player to play
in 500 Premier League games and held
the record with 535 until it was surpassed
by goalkeeper David James in 2009. Ryan
Giggs has also since passed the mark.
Speed scored in every topfight season
in which he played until dropping out of
the Premier League in 2008 when he joined
Military Readied Ahead Of R
Unison Strike
SECURITY of Britains borders was to
be maintained during a planned public
sector workers stage a mass walkout
November 30.
Meanwhile, Labour MP John Mc-
Donnell said a complete shutdown of
Heathrow airport would be the best
move on safety grounds.
Military personnel were asked to
prepare to man Britains borders when
public sector workers stage the mass
walkout. The move came as Heathrow
Airport bosses warned the strike could
cause gridlock as passengers are
forced to remain on planes as queues
build inside terminals.
Civil servants were also approached
to help out, with up to 18,000 immigra-
tion offcials expected to take part in
the walkout.
QUEUE
Passengers travelling through Heath-
row were told they may have to queue
for up to 12 hours during the strike.
Chief operating offcer at Heathrow,
Normand Boivin said BAA had reluc-
tantly concluded that the UK Border
Agency would be unable to provide
a contingency plan to support normal
operations.
The TUC said the Governments
estimate that the strike could cost the
UK 500m in lost revenue was fantasy
economics.
Unison general secretary Dave
Prentis told The Guardian: We have a
million female members, and it is their
decision they wanted to take this ac-
tion. The right-wing press brand this as
an old-fashioned trade union dispute,
linking it to strikes in the past. But this
is different. People who provide our
local government services, our health
services, people who care for us, are
saying they cant take it any more.
And 75 percent of these workers are
women.
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TODAYS
BRITAIN
BY LARRY GARDNER
TODAYS
BRITAIN
Uni on Jack
Over 100-Year-Old Christmas
Pudding Donated To Museum
A PORTSMOUTH woman who re-discovered
an old can of Christmas pudding at the
back of her pantry has donated the find
to the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. The
Peek, Frean & Co Teetotal Plum Pudding is
112-years-old and was part of a donation to
British sailors during the Boer War by an Ag-
nes Aggie Weston, whose charity towards
the Royal Navy is well documented.
The decorative but faded tin reads For
the Naval Brigade, In The Front, With Miss
Westons Best Christmas & New Year, 1900,
Wishes. Miss Westons passion for the
Senior Service saw her found Rest Homes
for retired Royal Naval personnel in both De-
vonport and Portsmouth, and when she died,
she was buried with full naval honours.
The woman said the Christmas pudding
had been in her late husbands family for
years and could not explain why it had never
been opened and eaten.
Museum manager Victoria Ingles, thinks
its the oldest Christmas pudding in exis-
tence, but doubts the contents would be
edible today.
Giant Chicken Had Escaped
From Special Farm
IT WAS the biggest chicken Adam Mazur
had ever seen. The Blackburn paperboy
was delivering his morning editions when
he saw the large bird and nearly fell of his
bike. He rushed home to tell his mom, that
a five foot bird had charged passed him in
the street with it wings out-stretched and
looking extremely irate.
Mom brushed it off as a tall story. The
shaken creature ended up in the back garden
of Tom Ansbro, who said he couldnt believe
his eyes. It was not a chicken however, but
a South American rhea, a smaller version of
the African ostrich. Police contacted a local
farmer who brought out a trailer, where he
and a helper bundled the near hysterical bird
aboard and transported the animal back to
Moorland Farm, where Michael Greenwood
keeps some fifty such creatures.
Farmer Greenwood thinks a dog or fox
must have spooked the bird and caused the
animal to stampede. Apart from a couple of
grazes on the legs, the rhea was unharmed
and calmed down considerably when re-
turned to the flock.
Very Pregnant Woman
Finished Driving Test Then
Gives Birth
EMMA FRENCH was determined to pass her
driving test and was not going to let the fact
that she was in labour stand in her way. The
baby was not scheduled for another month but
things were happening out of Emmas control.
The heavily pregnant Mom-to-be from Liv-
ingston, Scotland, suffered four contractions
during her driving test but did not inform the
examiner as he may have cancelled the test
there and then. She courageously followed his
instructions keeping the secret of her broken
water to herself. On receiving the news she
had passed successfully, she drove herself
to St Johns Hospital nearby, using her newly
acquired driving license. She was found to be
dilated and was moved to the birthing room,
where some time later she delivered a baby
girl that she named Eva. Hospital staff were
confused with the plethora of congratulations
as some of those were for the new baby and
others for passing her driving test. Her parents
and boyfriend Neil MacFarlane, suggested
she was too far along and she should cancel
the driving test. But 21-year-old Emma had
failed the test in August and was eager to
pass this time.
One good thing about being in labour,
said the new Mom and proud owner of a
new driving license. It really killed my pre-
test nerves.
Paintings, Letters, Furniture,
And Queen Victorias
Bloomers On Auction
A PAIR of Queen Victorias rather large
bloomers fetched 9,735, more than three
times than was expected at the Lyons and
Turnbull auction house in Edinburgh, while a
pair of her silk stockings was sold for more
than 5,000. The Victoriana up for bid was
part of a collection on sale by the Forbes
Publishing house. Two pre-Raphaelite
paintings by Sir John Millais and Sir Edward
Burne-Jones brought successful bids of
553,092 and 505,000 respectively. Five
hundred royal paintings, letters and furniture
and other items produced over 3m for the
Forbes family. The Forbes hosted many ce-
lebrities over the years, and a bed that Dame
Elizabeth Taylor and her seventh husband
Larry Fortensky had occasion to share, was
sold for 9,375.
Blood Donor Breaks The
400-Visit Mark In Scotland
THE SCOTTISH National Blood Transfusion
Services honoured a Belshill man who has
donated his blood regularly over the last forty
years. Retiree, Andy McArthur, attended over
400 times and was registered as having
given 2,500 litres of plasma since he starting
giving blood as a teenager. He calculates he
has spent 124 full days on the couch over
the years.
Million Pound Offers To Footy
Team Turn Out To Be Hoaxes
BLUE SQUARE Bet Premier club, Cambridge
United, have had an empty trophy cupboard
for years, but with the clubs ongoing finan-
cial crisis it was decided to put the unused
piece of furniture on ebay and request an
opening bid of fifty quid. But things got com-
pletely out of hand, and bids that were well
over a million pounds began to appear of the
site. The cabinet was described as a quality
piece of furniture which would look great in
anyones home, but the club soon realized
those large, outrageous bids were bogus.
Rather than chuck it out, it was decided a few
quid could be made for the CFU, but the hoax
bids were not part of the plan. John Bilboa,
has since modified the site, and removed
the offending lunatic bids. There are several
offers around the 1,000 mark, which it is
hoped are bona-fide, and will assist in the
clubs ultimate survival.
Canadian Dentist Pays
$31,500 For Lennons
Extracted Tooth
A $31,500 BID by a Canadian dentist was
enough to buy a John Lennon molar at the
Omega Auctions in Stockport last month.
The late Beatle reputedly gave it to his house-
keeper Dorothy Dot Jarlett, who worked at
his Kenwood home in Weybridge, Surrey, in
the mid-sixties. She is 90-years-old now and
was concerned this rather strange souvenir
with its unattractive cavity could get lost.
Karen Fairweather of Omega Auctions, says
the tooth is too fragile for a DNA test, but she
is convinced of its authenticity. Dr Michael
Zuk, who bought the tooth, has written a book
on celebrity teeth and said when he heard it
was up for sale, he just had to have it. He
plans to display it in his office, and take it
with him on lecture tours of surgery facilities
and dental schools.
Wild Report For Huddersfield
Train Commuters
TRAIN COMMUTERS heading for Shepley,
just outside of Huddersfield, were shook
from their afternoon thoughts of dinner and
evening TV, when a tannoy message over the
train system informed them that there was
a lion on the line and the train would not be
stopping at the station. It was later revealed
that local police had received a 999 call
warning of a lion on the tracks. They were
unable to confirm the report, but to be on the
safe side passed on the message to Network
Rail, who immediately decided their sched-
uled stop at Shepley Station be bypassed.
Stunned and confused commuters were full
of questions, like, Where is the Lion ?
This incident follows another last May
when a police helicopter was deployed to
a golf course, which was evacuated, after a
white tiger was seen in a Hampshire field by
members of the public. Police had received
several calls about the tiger sightings, and
special staff from Marwell Zoo were called
in to help advice and possibly tranquillise
the animal. However, as officers slowly ap-
proached, they realised it wasnt moving. The
helicopter crew also realised that it didnt have
a heat source through its thermal imaging
equipment. This was because the so-called
white tiger turned out to be a stuffed toy.
Gun Thief Caught With Help
Of Family Photographs
MICHAEL CASSEMIS is an ardent gun col-
lector, but his enthusiasm for pistols and
rifles went over the line when he broke into
the Cobbaton Combat Museum near Barn-
staple, and stole half-a-dozen exhibits. The
stolen armaments included two AK-47s, a
world war two Japanese sub machine gun, a
Chinese assault rifle, a Bren gun and a couple
of pistols. That they had been de-activated
and could not be fired had not discouraged
the theft. Under cover of a charity event the
museum was holding, Cassemis, 44, took
advantage of the informal occasion and lax
security and made off with the guns. But as at
most festive occasions, families had brought
their cameras, and snap shots of smiling
Moms and Dads and kiddies, also revealed a
picture of Cassemis car and its license plate.
The Welshman from Llanrumney in Cardiff,
had barely time to savour his newly acquired
weaponry, before a knock on the door by
police resulted in his immediate arrest.
At Exeter Crown Court, he pleaded it
was not your regular burglary and he had
not taken them for money, but rather as a
collector and hobbyist and was not look-
ing for financial gain. Recorder Mr Nicolas
Wood, commented it was a mean offence,
that deprived a small museum of its prized
exhibits. Cassemis was put under a twelve
month supervision order and instructed to
do 200 hours of unpaid community work. He
was ordered to pay 340 in costs.
Reg Hits 109 And Celebrates
Birthday With Cake
BRITAINS oldest man celebrated his 109
th

birthday last month. Reg Dean from Wirk-
sworth, Derbyshire, a former minister and
army chaplain ate birthday cake with family
and friends. He founded the Dalesman Male
Voice Choir in the late 1980s, and they were
there to sing Happy Birthday. His affection
for the choir remains strong and he rarely
missed the weekday rehearsals. He has been
married three times, and lived alternately in
Tunstall, Staffordshire, Stratford upon Avon,
Derby and Belper. He feels confident hell
make it to 110 and 111.
He is five years younger than the worlds
oldest man, who is Jiroemon Kimura of
Japan, who is 114-years-old.
Ghost Thought To Be
A Wine Snob
A WINE SNOB ghost has been nicknamed
Corky by regulars at the Court Oak pub in
Harborne, Birmingham.
Corky haunts the cellar, according to pub
manager Anne Tyler, and smashes wines that
he doesnt like.
Tyler claims Corky has given his opinion
about the wine on offer every Halloween
for the last few years. She said smashed
bottles of red and white house wine were
discovered in the cellar until the selection
was upgraded.
Nuala Gallagher, of the Sizzling Pubs chain
which owns the pub, said: It isnt so much
things that go bump in the night as things
going smash in the night at the Court Oak.
People have spotted the figure of a man,
aged about 60, behind the bar and the staff
have felt his presence numerous times over
the years. But it is Corkys insistence on
certain wines that set him apart as a spirit. It
only ever happens at this time of year when
Halloween is in sight. If the pub has a house
wine that is not to his liking, he makes his
feelings known by smashing bottle after
bottle of it in the cellar until it is changed for
a wine he approves of. Hes a bit of a wine
snob, which is why hes been named Corky
by customers.
The pub is built on the site of a 17th cen-
tury hanging ground, sparking speculation
that Corky may be the ghost of someone
who died there years ago.
Four Perfect Suits Dealt In
Pensioners Card Game
AGAINST all odds, four pensioners were left
stunned when they were each dealt a com-
plete suit of cards in a game last month.
Wenda Douthwaite, Arthur Beasley, Nor-
man Stone and Ron Coles all in their 70s
had just sat down to their first hand in their
local village hall.
The odds against four people each being
dealt a full suit are over 2,235 septillion-to-
one (thats 24 zeroes), it was reported.
Coles said: I shuffled the cards a number
of times like I always do. I then passed the
deck to Alan, who cut them. And he passed
the cards back to me to deal.
Douthwaite, of Kineton, Warwickshire,
said: As soon as I picked up my hand I saw
I had a complete set of spades.
We laid our cards on the table and Arthur
had all the hearts, Norman the diamonds and
Ron the clubs. They werent in order but they
were all there.
Girl Gets Head Trapped
In Clothes Horse
STUDENT Danielle Morgan was a little em-
barrassed when she had to be cut free by
firefighters when she got her head trapped
in a clothes horse.
Morgan, of the University of Derby, admits
she was mucking about in her flatmates
bedroom when the accident happened.
Friends and staff at Sir Peter Hilton Court hall
of residence tried to free her before calling
the fire service, reported the BBC.
The 18-year-old said she had been left
with bruising to her neck and shoulders but
could now laugh about the accident. She had
fallen off the bed of her flatmate, Lisa Smith,
18, when the clothes horse fell on top of her
and her head went through the frame.
Miss Morgan, 18, from North Wales, said:
My friends just thought it was hilarious.
I found it funny at first but after it got
taken off I had a panic attack and the ambu-
lance came out.
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service con-
firmed that they used cutting equipment to
free Miss Morgan from the clothes horse.
Fenton The Dog On Loose
In Royal Park
A POOR dog owner was caught on video
in his vain effort to catch his pet, Fenton,
as it chased wild animals in a royal park
last month.
A smartphone user was quietly filming a
group of deer in Londons Richmond Park
when the peace is suddenly shattered by
cries of Fenton! Fenton!
As the shouting gets louder, the amateur
cameraman spins around to see the entire
herd of deer stampeding across the park,
chased by a loose dog and its despairing
owner.
The spooked herd continue to charge
across the grass and into the path of
oncoming traffic as a well-dressed man
staggers into view screaming: Jesus Christ!
Fenton!
The film cuts off with a giggle from the
cameraman as the owners calls go unheed-
ed and Labrador Fenton races off into the
distance, still chasing the spooked deer.
The comic clip was uploaded to YouTube
and immediately attracted nearly 250,000
hits.
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Parking Mad!
WESTMINSTER Council seems to have declared war on motorists with their
Draconian measures on parking facilities.
Parking is usually free during evenings from 6pm on single yellow lines and at weekends
from Saturday afternoon. Night parking could cost up to 10 or 20 a night
Transport minister Norman Baker has
branded the new charges as vindictive. He
said: These charges appear to be less about
controlling parking and more about raising
money for the council.
You might even say that they constitute
a war on the motorist.
The charges have been called a tax on
nightlife and is opposed by Mayor Boris
Johnson, the Government, Labour, Lib-Dem
and Conservative MPs, as well as theatres,
restaurants and other businesses.
Business Secretary Vince Cable said that
all business friendly councils should ensure
that they properly consider the impact
of their policies on firms struggling in the
economic crisis.
Economists have warned of the negative
impact on the West Ends 50bn economy.
Conservatives have tried to change the per-
ception that the Government is over-zealous
in targeting drivers to raise millions in fines
and charges.
Westminster city councils actions will fuel
accusations that motorists are again being
used as cash cows to plug shortfalls as
spending cuts bite.
The council is planning to abolish free
parking on single yellow lines and parking
bays between 6:30pm and midnight Monday
to Saturday, and between 1pm and 6pm on
Sunday. Parking will cost up to 4.80 per
hour in bays.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has
already piled pressure on the town hall to
reconsider its plans.
KATE CONSOLES JILTED PIPPA
Pippa Middleton is said to have parted
from her City broker boyfriend after a series
of rows. She was consoled at Balmoral by her
sister Kate, 29, and Prince William.
The couple are said to have endured a
difficult relationship since she was thrust
into the spotlight by her appearance at the
royal wedding.
Two months ago they reportedly stunned
fellow guests at a friends wedding by having
a blazing row.
A friend said that Middleton was in no rush
to find a new boyfriend. She always goes for
sporty guys. Whoever is lucky enough to win
her affections will have to be athletic.
THE CURSE OF KENSINGTON
PALACE
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have
decided to take over Princess Margarets
old apartment at Kensington Palace as their
permanent home.
But in view of the palaces chequered his-
tory, could this be a wise move? Consider:
one Queen died of smallpox a week after
moving in; another lost 17 children; few
marriages survive there; so can the latest
inhabitants escape the curse of Kensington
Palace?
After the death of King George I in 1727
Caroline, Queen Consort of George II, became
chatelaine. Known as the fattest and funni-
est of all as well as the cleverest she hosted
salons even more glorious than Princess
Margaret would more than two centuries
later. But the palace curse continued with her
hernia and agonisingly slow death.
Next came Princess Charlotte, born in
1796, daughter of the foppish Prince Regent,
who later became George IV. Just one year
after her marriage in 1816 she died along with
her stillborn son after a 48-hour labour.
Edward Duke of Kent followed, married to
a German princess. Their daughter Victoria,
born in 1819, became Britains longest serv-
ing monarch, but even she could not over-
come the aura of unhappiness. She married
Prince Albert, who also died early.
Then Princess Margaret, whose marriage
to Tony Armstrong Jones crumbled in the
1970s. She lived there alone until her death in
2002 her only regular company was a ghost
known as the mysterious Lady in Blue.
Her neighbour was Princess Diana and
Margarets last years were reduced to peep-
ing behind the net curtains as Diana brought
home her own lovers in the boot of her car
past Margarets apartment. One of the most
poignant occurrences was the clandestine
burial of the stillborn daughter of Dianas
best friend, Rosa Monckton, in the palaces
back garden.
These are just a few of the unhappy
memories which the new couple will have
to banish in order to usher in another gilded
period. One hopes that Kate will have better
luck than most of the princesses who have
lived there.
THIS AND THAT
Crowds are flocking to see the Leonardo
da Vinci exhibition at the National Gallery
in Trafalgar Square. Major exhibits are the
paintings of Madonna Litta (c.1491-95)
from St Petersburg, and the Virgin of the
Rocks (c.1485).
The exhibition is open until February 5,
2012, from 10am to 6pm Monday to Thurs-
day, 10am to 10pm Friday to Saturday, and
10am to 7pm Sunday. Admission is 16
(concessions available).
Car radios will be switched off overnight if
the Government sticks to its plan for switch-
ing from analogue to digital radio, a report
has revealed. The deadline is set for 2015,
but a survey by Auto Express has revealed
that many car manufacturers do not offer
digital radios because the standard isnt
yet high enough.
Admiralty Arch has been put up for sale by
the Government, and could become a hotel.
been empty since the Cabinet Office moved
out earlier this year.
SHREKS GHOSTLY AUDIENCE
Audiences for Shrek The Musical are being
warned that they may get more than they bar-
gained for during performances after claims
from the staff that the theatre is haunted.
Workers at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane,
have reported at least two sightings of ghosts
in the past month.
An usher said that a ghostly grey figure
was seen standing in the box during a per-
formance. Another member of staff claimed
to have seen a ghostly mist walking across
the upper circle.
Shrek, which is German for Fright, stars
Nigel Lindsay as the ogre and Kimberley
Walsh as Princess Fiona. It opened in June.
Assistant theatre manager Marc Brown
said: There have been two claims of ghostly
sightings that Im aware of. Apparently
were one of the most haunted buildings
in Britain.
The theatre is the oldest functioning one
in the capital, dating back to 1812. It is said
to have its own resident ghost called The
Man in Grey. In 1939 more than half the cast
of one production claimed to have seen the
Man in Grey, also in the upper circle.
One wonders why such ghostly figures
tend to haunt the upper circle when seats
(which they dont have to pay for) are far
more comfortable in the dress circle or
orchestra stalls. Obviously, they are not
aristocratic ghosts.
TWO-WAY PICCADILLY
Piccadillys 48-year-old one-way traffic
system has been opened to two-way traffic
in an attempt by Westminster council and
Transport for London to ease congestion.
It is part of a 14m project which began
in July, allowing traffic to move in both di-
rections (presumably not at the same time!)
along Pall Mall and St Jamess Street.
The revamp also includes new footpaths
and lighting. Street clutter including out of
date signs and railings has been removed.
The work is aimed at improving views to
St Jamess Park and Horse Guards Parade,
which will be the venue for volleyball during
the 20012 Games.
Westminster city council leader Colin Bar-
row said: We have been very pleased to be
involved in a project that will clearly make a
difference to so many peoples lives.
FINALLY
From the Ilford Recorder; A salvo of six
shots were fired while six burglars sounded
The Last Post.
From stolen mailboxes, no doubt.
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The gateway to The
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Musical Train Proposal Goes Viral
COMMUTERS on board the 19:57 train
service to Watford Junction outside Lon-
don last month were amazed and enter-
tained when a fashmob happening saw
a choir break into song and culminated in
Adam King proposing to his unsuspecting
girlfriend.
King enlisted the help of his choir,
the Adam Street Singers, to serenade his
girlfriend, Lucy Rogers, with a rendi-
tion of Bill Withers Lovely Day. The
34-year-old tailor then asked Rogers, 25,
to marry him.
A YouTube video of the proposal, which
has now gone viral, shows the groom-to-
be getting down on one knee on board the
London Overground service, before Rog-
ers bursts into tears and said yes.
King told the Evening Standard: I
knew I wanted to do some kind of fash-
mob, but wanted it to be quite intimate so
I came up with the idea of the Overground
train from Euston, where we live.
The biggest problem was making sure
Lucy made the train. There was only a
three-minute window to get the choir, me
and Lucy on. A lot of the choir are our
friends, which made things even harder
we had to make sure she didnt recognise
people.
Neil Robinson, director of the singers
and part of the choir, spoke of his joy at
how well the fashmob proposal had gone.
For the last couple of months Adam and I
have been planning the proposal together
and we all got together on Monday this
week to rehearse the song. It was quite a
military operation.
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ex-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
Rarely seen without his trademark large
cigar, Savile had initially worked in a
coal mine as a teenager before embracing
music and built a national profle as a disc
jockey frst in Britains dance halls and
later on radio, including the renowned
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Savile claimed have been the frst DJ in
the world to use two turntables enabling
continuous music to be played inventing
the techniques later embraced by modern
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FIRST
History has it that I was the very, very
frst in the whole world to organize a disco
event, he told the BBC in May.
Bestowed with a knighthood for his
charity fundraising, Savile was best known
as the host of the BBCs Top Of The Pops
weekly television pop music show, launch-
ing the program in 1964 and returning to
present its fnal edition in 2006.
In 1971, he was awarded an OBE, and,
in 1990, he actually received two knight-
hoods. The frst was from the Queen in her
birthday list, and the other from the Pope,
who made him a Knight Commander of
St Gregory The Great. Only last year, he
committed half a million pounds of his
own money to students at the University
of Leeds, for medical research.
For almost 20 years from 1975, Savile
also hosted the hugely popular series Jimll
Fix It, in which the broadcaster responded
to childrens letters by arranging for their
wishes to be realized.
Savile championed a host of good
causes frequently running marathons to
raise money and led work to collect 20m
for the creation of a national spinal injuries
center at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in
southern England.
ENERGETIC
He was a very energetic character,
friend and fellow radio presenter Da-
vid Hamilton told
Britains Sky News
television. But most
of all, I remember
him as just a totally
famboyant, over the
top, larger than life
character and as he
was on the air, he
was just the same
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Savile was also
famous for his catch
phrases, one being:
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howzabout this then,
guys and gals?
Savile never mar-
ried and lived alone
in his native Leeds,
in northern England,
reserving part of his
home as shrine to his
late mother.
His guarded, and
sometime curious, private life was the
subject of a much watched television
documentary in 2000 by flm maker Louis
Theroux, son of author Paul Theroux.
Several thousand people paid their
last respects to Savile in Leeds Queens
Hotel, where his gold-colored coffn sat
surrounded by fowers, photos and the last
cigar he ever smoked.
In keeping with his last wishes, Savile
was buried in the resort town of Scarbor-
ough at a 45-degree angle in the earth,
looking out over the sea.
There was already a memorial bench
to him in the town he had it installed
himself bearing the words Sir Jimmy
Savile (but not just yet).
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All Corners Of Britain
ains population of 62 million people,
Coe said.
Next years torch relay will be relatively
modest compared to the one that kicked off
the Beijing Games. Organizers decided to
keep the relay within Britain apart from
the lighting in Greece to control it after
chaotic scenes marred the international
relay in 2008, when human rights protests
in London, Paris, San Francisco and else-
where disrupted the journey.
Coe dismissed concerns that activists
would again use the event as an excuse to
protest, saying they are working closely
with police and that a security convoy
of about 11 vehicles will accompany the
fame wherever it goes.
EMBRACE
Instead, organizers hoped that local
communities would embrace the torch re-
lay and celebrate it with Olympic-themed
street parties and barbeques.
We saw the appetite around the royal
wedding and thats what were wanting
to do, Coe said, referring to the many
themed parties organized across the coun-
try during Prince Williams wedding to
Kate Middleton in April.
Most of the 8,000 torchbearers will be
ordinary members of the public nominated
by their community, but it is likely that
sports stars like David Beckham will also
run with the torch.
The fame is set to arrive from Greece
on May 18, 2012. The relay will also go off
the mainland to visit Northern Ireland, the
Isle of Man, Guernsey, Jersey, Shetland,
Orkney and the Isle of Lewis. The journey
ends in London, where the fame will stay
a week before being carried down the
Thames to the Olympic Stadium to light
the cauldron at the opening ceremony on
July 27, 2012.
Torch relay details online:
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THE CAP for the H-1B non-immigrant working
visa for the fiscal year (October 1, 2011 to
September 30, 2012) has now been reached.
The H-1B is one of the most common
working visas. As such, with the cap being
reached, this leaves many foreign workers in
limbo as they are unable to obtain the neces-
sary work visa to legally work and remain in
the United States. Fortunately, there are other
immigrant and nonimmigrant visas available
for those who find themselves outside of the
H-1B visa cap. The following is a list of the
most popular non-immigrant options that
are available to foreign workers and/or their
sponsoring companies:
E-2: Treaty Trader/Treaty Investor
The E-2 classification is available to Brit-
ish Nationals through a treaty entered by the
United States and the United Kingdom. The
E-2 classification can be useful to companies
who want to sponsor foreign workers or
for individuals who want to start their own
companies.
Foreign Workers
In order to qualify for the E-2 as a foreign
worker, the foreign worker must:
Have the same nationality as the prin-
cipal employer (in essence, if the foreign
worker is a British national, then the sponsor-
ing company must also be owned by a British
national or company); and
Be engaging in duties of executive or
supervisory in nature (the employees duties
enables him/her to exercise ultimate control
and responsibility for the organizations over-
all operations) or have specialized skills that
makes the employee essential to the efficient
operation of the business.
Foreign Investors
In order to qualify for the E-2 treaty inves-
tor, the investor must:
Be in the process of investing or has
invested a substantial amount of money in
a US company (we typically recommend a
$100,000.00 investment);
Develop and direct the investment
enterprise (the investor should own at least
Options To H-1B Visa
50 percent of the company or must have
operational control of the company); and
The invested funds must be at risk to
total loss.
O-1 Classification: Extraordinary Abil-
ity
The O-1 classification is available to
individuals with an extraordinary ability in
the sciences, education, business, arts, or
athletics.
In order to qualify for the O classification,
the foreign worker must have a company
sponsor him/ her and the foreign worker
must demonstrate that he/she has sustained
national or international acclaim and that he/
she will continue to work in his/her area of
expertise.
Extraordinary ability in the fields of sci-
ence, education, business or athletics means
that the foreign worker is one of the small
percentage who has risen to the very top of
the field.
Extraordinary ability in the field of arts
means achieving a high level of achievement
in the field of the arts evidenced by a degree
of skill and recognition substantially above
that ordinarily encountered to the extent that a
person described as prominent is renowned,
leading, or well-known in the field of arts.
L-1: Intracompany Transferee
There are two L-1 classifications-- L-1A
and L-1B. The L-1A classification allows a US
company to transfer an executive or manager
from one of its foreign affiliates to an office
in the United States. This classification also
allows a foreign company, who does not yet
have a branch/presence in the United States,
to send an executive or manager to the United
States for the purpose of establishing a US
Office. The L-1B allows a US company to
transfer a person with specialized knowledge
from one of its foreign affiliates to an office
in the United States. This classification also
allows a foreign company, who does not yet
have a branch/presence in the United States,
to send a person with specialized knowledge to
the United States for the purpose of establish-
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In order to qualify for L-1 classification,
the employer must:
The US company must have a qualify-
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(parent company, branch, subsidiary, or
affiliate); and
The US and foreign company must be
doing business while the foreign worker
is on an L-1 classification. Doing business
means the regular, systematic, and continu-
ous provision of goods and services by the
US and foreign company. Merely having an
office is not sufficient.
In addition to the employer requirements,
the employee must also meet certain re-
quirements.
For an L-1A classification, the employee
must:
Have worked for the foreign company
one of the last three years immediately pre-
ceding his/her admission to the United
States; and
Seeks to enter the United States in an
executive or act in a managerial capacity.
Executive capacity means the employee has
the authority to make decisions without too
much oversight. Managerial capacity means
the employee has the authority to supervise
and control the work of professional em-
ployees and to manage the company, or a
department in the company.
For an L-1B classification, the employee
must:
Have worked for the foreign company
one of the last three years immediately pre-
ceding his/her admission to the United
States; and
Seeks to enter the United States in a
specialized knowledge capacity. Specialized
knowledge means the employee possess spe-
cial knowledge of the petitioning organizations
services, products, techniques, equipment,
management, and so forth.
In addition to the above non-immigrant
visas, there are also immigrant visas (green
card) that are available to foreign workers.
Executives, investors, and foreigners with
extra-ordinary abilities can get their immigrant
visas sometimes as quickly as the non-
immigrant visas.
Perfume Takes Fragrance From Marmite
PERFUMES will never be the same
again if one company has their way in
the industry.
Burton-on-Trent has got its own
designer scent which ap-
parently smells of Marmite,
leather, pickle and beer.
The city, said to smell
of ale from the surrounding
hops felds, has inspired the
bizarre new perfume called
Eau-de-Burton, reported the
Daily Telegraph.
Businesswoman Victoria
Brookes thinks her new
fragrance works perfectly
and is selling it for 36.50 in the run up
to Christmas.
She said: Burton is known for its smell
but not always in a good way. But the
perfume smells really good I have had
lots of compliments from people.
It is made up of Gourmand, represent-
ing Marmite and Branston Pickle, which
were invented in Burton.
It also has leather, representing the
boots and footballs used at Burton Albion,
and Ambra, inspired by amber nectar, the
beer which made Burton
famous worldwide.
I was shocked at how
good it was as that is not
normally how you make a
perfume.
Brookes owns a bridal
shop called Weddings2Go
where couples can use her
Blue Box perfume service
to create their own scent for
the big day.
But Victoria has revealed shes not
expecting too many to go for her Eau-de-
Burton concoction.
Its more of a novelty item for die hard
Burtoians who might want to give their
loved ones something a bit different in the
run up to Christmas, she said.
CUSTOMERS of a cash ma-
chine in East London are
being offered information in
regular English or the Cock-
ney slang dialect.
The ATM, in Leytonstone,
asks if you want Sausage &
Mash (cash), a balance on
Charlie Sheen (screen bal-
ance) or a Huckleberry Finn
change (pin change).
You can also choose to have
a Lady Godiva (5), Speckled
Hen (10), Commodore (15), Horn of
plenty (20), Pony (25), Dirty (30),
Double Top (40) or a Nifty (50).
One customer said: This is bril-
liant. I think its great to have a bit of
Cash, Or Sausage And Mash My Old China
lighthearted fun during this current
fnancial climate.
Its tough enough withdrawing cash
when youve not got much but if you
can do it with a giggle it makes all the
difference.
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birthday
and shes got a face like a wet weekend in
Weatherfield. In serious need of cheering up,
she registers with an online dating agency but
only after Rosie has photoshopped Eileens
picture so she looks all sleek and wrinkle
free and her face resembles a new potato.
Anyway, Eileen doesnt get a date from the
internet but she does end up having dinner
in the Bistro with the fireman who comes to
rescue her when she gets her head stuck in
the railings on the roof of Underworld. What
was she doing up there in the first place?
I hear you ask, well, Ill tell you seeing as
though you asked so politely. The factory
girls put up a banner announcing that it was
Eileens big Five-Oh. Horrified, Eileen goes up
there and tries to take it down and gets her
head stuck in the process. But at least she
does get to meet a man on her big day which
is pretty much what she wanted. What she
didnt expect was to find out that new man
Paul is married and his wife has early-onset
Alzheimers disease. This is going to be an
emotional rollercoaster of a storyline with
Corrie tackling such an issue, possibly the
first time ever that such a condition has been
addressed by a soap opera. And if any soap
opera can do it well, Coronation Street can,
with the full support of the UK Alzheimers
Society.
Over at Weatherfield General theres a
bombshell dropped when baby twins are
confirmed for Tracy and Steve. Steve does
the right thing and tells Tracy hell stick by her
but its not enough for our Tracy, she always
wants more, and this time she gets it when
Steve agrees to be her fella and they are now
officially an item.
Chris gets some good news from the
hospital that his tumour is shrinking and
hes going to be well. Does he share this
good news? No he does not, in fact he
pretends hes getting worse so that ex-wife
Cheryl will feel sorry for him and he can get
back with her.
Over at the Barlows, its Kens 72
nd
birth-
day and Deirdres present is a hand-made
pottery gift where Ken can keep his nuts.
Theyre peanut bowls! she shrieks in delight
as she dances around the living room as Ken
looks on in dismay.
Theres chaos in the cafe when Norris
and Mary dream up slogans to enter a com-
petition. Norris doesnt like Marys poetic
musings and she bins the piece of paper
where shes scribbled her thoughts, only for
Sylvia in the caf to pick it up and enter it in
her own name.
Over at Underworld, Frank sends his
mother in as his proxy and she strips out
the fixtures and fittings taking 40 percent of
everything she and her hench mob can lay
their nasty fingers on. This leaves Carla with
nothing to work with and she lays off her
staff, some of who turn on her and go and
work for nasty Frank.
Elsewhere, as Fiz is up in court for
three murders she didnt commit, husband
John kidnaps Rosie Webster, again. To be
kidnapped once by a murdering lunatic is
unfortunate. To be kidnapped twice is simply
careless. The jury find Fiz not guilty of two
murders but guilty of the third and an innocent
woman is sent down to the big house.
And finally this month, with Sian away on
holiday with her mum, naughty Amber jumps
at the opportunity to take Sophie on a night
out where she spikes her drink and ends up
kissing her in a club. Sophies shocked but re-
alizes she doesnt want anyone from Sian and
when she returns from her holidays, Sophie
proposes to Sian, who accepts. Roll on the
big, fab Weatherfield womens wedding!
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SOMETHING ODD is happening in Albert
Square (or in the writers room); Suddenly
swans are a topic of conversation. Four dif-
ferent times in the last month or so. From
Tamwar talking about their mating habits to
Big Mo buying what she thinks is a very large
turkey to serve in the Vic (which turns out
to be a swan illegally shot on the Thames),
something is afoot in Walford. We dont know
what this means, or if it means anything at all,
but if one adjusts the antenna on ones tinfoil
hat, might one think, could it be a hint of
something fowl(er) returning to the Square?
One can hope, cant one?
Til then On the eve of his wedding to
Jody, Darren has a drunken one-night stand
with Lauren, causing him to realize he cant
go through with the wedding (even though
Jody is willing to forgive him). He leaves
Walford, leaving Jody heartbroken Mandy
has moved in with Ian and even though he has
fallen for her, she seems to be taking him for
a ride. On top of that, their behavior causes
Bobby to run away to see Jane, who returns
to Walford to bring him back to the Square
(and maybe FINALLY get together with
Masood?) Roxy leaves Ben babysitting
Amy, and he leaves her alone and she tries
to take a bath by herself and almost drowns.
Shes rushed to hospital and now child ser-
vices have given Amy to Jack (because Ben
wont admit what he did)
Despite Dr Evils attempts to keep her
away, Amira turns up in the Square with
her baby, Syeds daughter, to see him and
hes instantly besotted with the baby. But Dr
Evil finally goes a step too far when he uses
Christian to fake a DNA test, and his lies are
exposed. Even though everyone FINALLY
sees the light, Zainab feels sorry for him and
lets him back in, causing Masood to finally
wash his hands of her, leaving Zainab even
more isolated at the hands of Dr Evil who
is now becoming violent. Meanwhile Amira
conspires with Dr Evil to break Christian and
Syed up
Ben is still trying to be the macho son Phil
wants, now sparring at the gym where he finds
a kindred spirit. But after Patrick sees the two
boys kissing in the alley, Ben fears Patrick will
tell Phil and starts a campaign to terrorize him.
He throws a brick through the B&B window,
and then locks Patrick in the Minute Mart,
threatening him and smashing up the place.
Phil comes along just in time to see Patrick
pushing Ben back and gets the wrong idea
(that Patrick attacked Ben) which, of course,
Ben allows. Now its Phils turn to terrorize
Patrick. He wages this campaign until Ben
(finally) tells Phil that it was all a mistake and
he finally comes out and tells Phil (who doesnt
want to hear it) that hes gay. Phil leaves to get
away and Shirley (whom Phil called) returns
from her trip with a new face. All seems OK,
briefly, until Ben develops a serious crush
on Christian (who always keeps the proper
boundaries clear). After Ben tries to kiss him,
and Christian rebuffs him, Ben runs out into
the Square, seen by Dr Evil. He calls Ben into
his office and convinces him to tell people
that Christian tried to molest him. Christian
is confronted with the accusations in the Vic,
by a furious Phil who then goes on to smash
Christian and Syeds flat before Ben admits
that he lied. But most of the Square doesnt
know its a lie and between being harassed
as a nonce and Amiras games, Christian
decides to leave
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William To Be
Deployed To
The Falklands
PRINCE WILLIAM will be deployed to the
politically sensitive Falkland Islands next
year as an air force search and rescue pilot,
Britains defense ministry said last month.
The second in line to the British throne
will spend six weeks in February and
March at the British outpost 290 miles east
of Argentinas coast in the Atlantic Ocean,
the Defense Ministry said.
He will be part of a crew of four Royal
Air Force personnel on the deployment. The
prince, known in the military as Flight Lt
William Wales, is an RAF helicopter pilot,
currently based in Wales.
The defense ministry said William, 29,
would not undertake any ceremonial royal
duties during the deployment. His wife
Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, will remain
in Britain.
Britain has ruled the Falklands for
more than 180 years, but Argentina claims
sovereignty over the islands it calls Las
Malvinas.
Next year is a sensitive time the 30th
anniversary of the Falklands War.
INVADED
Argentina invaded the islands in April
1982, and British forces retook them after
a 10-week war that killed 650 Argentine
troops, more than 250 British personnel
and three islanders.
Williams uncle, Prince Andrew, served
in the confict as a Sea King helicopter
pilot.
Britain still maintains about 1,000 troops
in the territory, which is home to about
3,000 people.
The residents overwhelmingly wish to
remain British, but Argentine President
Cristina Fernandez has insisted Argentina
and Britain should negotiate over the future
of the islands, as the UN General Assembly
has urged.
British Prime Minister David Cameron
has refused.
As long as the Falkland Islands want to
be sovereign British territory, they should
remain sovereign British territory full
stop, end of story, Cameron said in June.
In response, Fernandez accused Cameron
of mediocrity bordering on stupidity.
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THEY DONT use chalk any more. Instead
they have a white board on which the teacher
writes with a felt pen.
I mention this only because increasingly I
seem to have two-way conversations with UJ
readers and it was my column on teaching
(UJ October) that produced the liveliest of
responses throughout the past year. Several
people wondered if 50 Years at the Chalk
Face continued to make sense. I suppose
it doesnt!
In other months I have covered subjects
ranging from the Oldham and Saddleworth
by-election (UJ February) to the vote on the
Alternative Voting System (UJ March), Prince
Philips 90
th
birthday (UJ July) and Scottish
independence (UJ November).
The only major subject that I have not writ-
ten about directly is the Euro-zone Crisis.
As this momentous year draws to a
close, it is time to remedy that omission, for
the banking collapses that started with the
Lehmann brothers bankruptcy in 2008 now
threaten to engulf us all in 2012, with the Euro
countries like Greece, Ireland, Portugal and
Italy going down in domino fashion.
EURO
At present there are ten of us EC countries
who do not trade in the Euro, and a further
seventeen desperately trying to prop up that
currency. The Brits, in spite of Tony Blairs
enthusiasm, have steered well clear.
I have to confess that, initially, I urgently
wanted the UK to go along with the major
European powers. My only reservation was
based on a distant memory of decimalisa-
tion. It began on St Georges Day 1968 and
the changeover was completed at the end of
Valentines Day 1971.
That process was quite an exciting one
though one Londoner reported that when
the 50 pence coin was introduced in 1969
he had accidentally left a 50p tip for a waiter
in a saucer full of 10p coins.
Fortunately, the waiter was dead honest,
and he told me, the man reported, reminding
me of the days when a ten bob tip would have
been considered excessive.
What troubled me about decimalisation
was that the Chancellor at the time, Jim
Callaghan, decided to base the new pound
on the old pound, making the new penny
worth 2.4d, thereby immediately building in
price inflation.
It was this process of rounding-up as it
was called that disturbed me: prices would
rise to accommodate the new currency. The
same was equally upsetting with the Euro
thirty years on. My son tells me that prior
to the Euro, the price of a coffee in Italy
had always and everywhere been 980 lire.
Overnight, it became 50 cents, half a Euro,
1000 lire in old money. Thus the price went
up in a flash by two and a half percent. Not
much but then it was just one of thousands
of invisible price rises that would happen
across the board.
But whatever my personal convictions/
prejudices, it is clear to me that our future
is inextricably tied up with the EU and the
Euro.
David Camerons approach is largely
conditioned by the Euro-scepticism of his
Conservative Party. The extremists want out.
They favour a referendum to get us out. Full
stop. Cameron is less extreme but wishes
to re-negotiate our terms of membership to
wrest back power from Brussels.
I think he is a little disingenuous for our
fellow-Europeans are hardly likely to cede
back anything that will help us to be wealthier
and yet remain a full non-Euro member.
Moreover, since 50 percent of our trade is
currently with Europe, it is inconceivable that
our partners would
allow us to retain
that share of trade on
better terms than we
currently enjoy.
COMPLICATES
What complicates
matters more is that
the Euro-zone seems
to be splitting in two:
the wealthier more
economically sound
northern nations, headed by Germany and
France, and the rest. Angela Merkel and
Nicholas Sarkozy are moving closer together
and are openly resentful of Cameron express-
ing views about the future of the Euro. That
trend seems likely to continue, pushing Britain
ever further into the cold.
If we could join the wealthier states without
adopting the Euro, that might be a solution,
but they are now considering closer political
union. That would definitely not find favour
in Britain any more than they would welcome
Britain Caught In A Financial
Mess Of Others Making!
our pound into their Euro-fold.
The brutal truth is that whether we are in or
out of the Euro currency area is immaterial. If
Greece should default on its debt repayments
(or Ireland or Portugal, for that matter), the
pound will not escape. Our exposure to those
countries debts will be quite significant. If
Italy or Spain goes belly-up then we shall
be deep in the mire, as deeply enmired as any
country in the Euro but, of course, without the
comfort of seventeen others.
SPAIN
Keep an eye on Spain, by the way. I had a
conversation back in June with a Portuguese
taxi-driver who was bemoaning the supine re-
sponses of his compatriots in the face of the
Euro crisis. The Spanish wont put up with
it, he warned. They are very strong.
One of the things that mystifies me is
the exchange rate between the pound and
the Euro. Back in 2008, the Euro was worth
about 70p. Today, it stands at 86p and has
not budged below that for three years. No
matter how well we do, or how badly the Euro
does, the rate is seemingly fixed there. It may
keep our exports up in Europe but it costs as
much to holiday in Greece and Portugal as it
does in Germany and Italy. And that hardly
makes sense.
And so we turn to 2012. Before that ar-
rives, we shall all have Christmas to distract
us and I would like to wish all UJ readers
compliments of the season. Beyond lies the
New Year.
Throughout the year, I have really en-
joyed hearing from so many of you and I
sincerely hope that this will continue as we
head towards the Olympic Games, surely the
highlight for Britain of 2012.
Happy New Year to you all!
John Polley
john.polley1@ntlworld.com
UK-US TAX INFORMATION
Things To Consider
Before You Move
To The US!
YOU MAY imagine there are only un-
pleasant tasks to do with taxes, but even
for me there are some things I do not
enjoy. One such task is telling British
people that the capital gain on their UK
residence is taxable here, and there could
be US tax to pay.
In the UK we are conditioned to the
idea there is no tax payable on the sale
of a principal private residence. With
the exception of the last few years, the
unrelenting increase in UK property
prices meant some people could fnance
their entire retirement on the tax-free gain
they made on down-sizing their residence.
The cost of UK property can make the US
private residence exemption of $250,000
(for a single person) or $500,000 (for a
married couple) not go far. Until recently,
you didnt have to own UK property in
many parts of the UK for very long to make
a larger gain than that!
The wise decision to keep your UK
property, just in case things dont turn out
here as you had hoped, has a hidden cost.
If you decide to stay in the US, and then
want to sell your UK property, the tax-free
gain is restricted if it exists at all!
The US exemption, in addition to being
small compared to the UK relief (and how
often can we say that!), has restrictions.
In general, during the fve years prior to
the sale, you must have both owned the
property and used it as your main residence
for two years.
What are the ways around this? One
would be to sell before you arrive in the
US. This will work so long as your liability
to US tax has not already started or you do
not decide to back-date it to the beginning
of the calendar year. Secondly, if you have
a large potential gain in your property,
but prefer not to sell, you could transfer
the house to another entity, for example a
company. This would crystallize the gain
to date for which you could claim the
UK tax relief. It would also give the new
owner/entity a higher base cost, so any
future sale would produce a (hopefully)
lower gain.
These two ideas are worth considering
before you move here for any assets on
which you have a potential gain. There is
no equivalent in the US to the UK capital
gains tax allowance (though capital gains
tax rates are lower here), so it may be worth
taking advantage of the UK allowance
before you leave.
You may feel this is only to the advan-
tage of the person who has not yet moved
here. They defnitely have the fexibility
to arrange their affairs in a benefcial way,
though most people, (once through the
immigration hurdles) do not take time to
also consider tax and fnancial preparation.
But they should!
It is my task over the next year to help
people already here with these arrange-
ments, as well as encouraging new arrivals
to consider advance tax planning the
very best kind!
Happy Christmas!
Mary-Heather Styles is looking forward
to non-traditional festivities in Phoenix,
Arizona. She can be contacted at mh-
styles@transatlantictax.com or on (602)
471-7801. (See ad in this issue of UJ)
As this momentous year draws
to a close, it is time to remedy
that omission, for the banking
collapses that started with the
Lehmann brothers bankruptcy
in 2008 now threaten to engulf
us all in 2012, with the Euro
countries like Greece, Ireland,
Portugal and Italy going down
in domino fashion.
Thatcher And Blair Win Funds For Public Duties
THE GOVERNMENT says ex-prime
minister Margaret Thatcher has claimed
about 500,000 in taxpayers cash over
the last fve years.
Cabinet Offce Minister Francis Maude
disclosed last month that the 86-year-old
former leader had received the payments
for public duties.
Thatcher, who led Britain for 11
years from 1979, has been paid a total of
535,00 for duties including answering
letters and attending events.
John Major, Thatchers successor
introduced the system of payments to
former leaders for their duties after quit-
ting offce.
Figures dating back to 2006 show
Major has claimed 490,000, while ex-
leader Tony Blair has been paid 273,000
since he left offce in June 2007.
Queen Marks Anniversary
Of King James Bible
THE QUEEN has attended a ceremony at
Londons Westminster Abbey to mark the
400th anniversary of the King James Bible,
often considered the most infuential book
ever printed in the English language.
The translation the Old Testament
from Hebrew, the New Testament from
Greek was assembled by 47 translators in
six committees working in London, Oxford
and Cambridge.
It was frst ordered by James I at Hamp-
ton Court Palace in 1604 as he attempted to
forge unity between England and Scotland,
and emerged seven years later.
The Queen was joined by Prince Philip,
and son, Prince Charles at the service.
Prince William Helps Save Sailors In Capsize
FIVE SAILORS remained missing at sea
last month, while the British coast guard
confrmed that search and rescue efforts
had been suspended due to rough seas.
Two sailors from a ship that capsized
in the Irish Sea in gale-force winds were
rescued in reasonable condition No-
vember 27, the British coast guard said,
while one body was recovered.
Britains Royal Air Force confrmed
that Prince William, who has trained as a
search and rescue pilot based out of RAF
Valley, was the co-pilot of the helicopter
that recovered the two sailors.
The 1977-built 81 metre (259 foot)
MV Swanland capsized around 10 miles
(16 kilometres) off the coast of Wales,
according to data from Marine Traffc.
com.
The crew sent out a mayday call
about 2am local time, saying the ship
was caught in strong winds and had a
cracked hull, the coast guards press
offce said.
The vessel capsized before responding
ships were able to reach the area and the
Royal Air Force dispatched two helicop-
ters to search for the sailors.
The men still missing are believed to
have perished, according to the coast
guard.
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Hugh Grant: Non-Murdoch
Tabloid Hacked Me In 2007
journalists.
The frst witnesses were the parents of
murdered teenager Milly Dowler, whose
mobile phone voice mails were hacked
after she disappeared in 2002.
ALIVE
Her mother told the inquiry that she
believed her missing 13-year-old was still
alive once she reached the girls previously
full voice mailbox.
Sally Dowler said when she could
fnally leave a message on her daughter
Millys voice mail weeks after the girl
disappeared, she shouted: Shes picked
up the voice mails! ... Shes alive!
In fact, messages on Millys phone had
been deleted by someone working for the
News of the World tabloid while the Dowl-
ers and the police were still searching for
the girl, who was later found dead.
The Dowlers said they had been utterly
shocked when police told them, much later,
that Millys phone had been hacked.
Sally Dowler said she didnt sleep for
about three nights.
When we were given that informa-
tion, it was terribly diffcult to process
it, she said.
Her husband Bob said he recognized
immediately that the information was dy-
namite. News that tabloid journalists had
targeted not just celebrities but a murdered
girl shocked many Britons and triggered a
police investigation and media recrimina-
tions that are still unfolding.
The Dowlers took the stand together and
spoke in quiet, composed voices during
their 30 minutes of nationally televised
testimony.
They described their shock and anger
when a private walk to retrace their miss-
ing daughters last steps was secretly
photographed by the tabloid.
OBSERVED
Sally Dowler said she and her husband
Bob had no idea they were being observed
as they walked near their home in May
2002, but days later saw the pictures in
the News of the World.
It just felt like such an intrusion into
a really, really private grief moment, she
said. The couple said they later realized
that their own phone, as well as their
daughters, had been hacked.
More than a dozen News of the World
journalists and editors have been arrested
and several senior Murdoch executives
have resigned over the still-evolving
scandal. Two top London police offcers
also lost their jobs, along with Camerons
media adviser.
The inquiry, led by Judge Brian Leveson,
could recommend major changes to the
way the media in Britain are regulated.
The inquiry also heard from Harry
Potter author Rowling, comedian Steve
Coogan, actress Miller and former For-
mula 1 boss Max Mosley whose taste for
sadomasochism was revealed in a widely
publicized News of the World sting.
Its a courtroom lineup that Britains
celebrity-obsessed tabloids would love, if
only they werent the ones in the dock.
Continued from page 1
British Woman Attempts Historic Antarctic Crossing
Continued from page 1
will only pause at the pole long enough
to pick up more food and fuel. Her plan is
to keep on skiing, by
herself, all the way to
the other side of the
frozen continent
and become the frst
person using only
muscle power to cross
Antarctica alone.
If she manages to
complete this journey
of more than 1,000
miles in late January,
she would also set a
record for the longest
solo polar expedition
by a woman, at about
70 days.
This is my first
solo expedition, the
frst time I will have
spent this length of
time without com-
pany, she said in a
phone interview with the Associated Press.
Its part of the challenge of the expedition,
to see how Ill cope with it.
PRECIOUS
Aston spoke from Punta Arenas, Chile,
where she boarded a charter fight after
losing a precious week waiting for weather
to break. From a base in Antarctica, shell
then take a second plane to her starting
point at the foot of the Leverett Glacier,
where the Ross Ice Shelf meets the rocky
coast.
She tweeted from the base camp last
month: at the basecamp on union glacier
in my tent. frst night on the ice. great to
be here.
Felicity Aston
In New Testimony, James Murdoch
Blames Newspaper Underlings
HE DIDNT SEE. He wasnt told. He
didnt know.
Called back to Britains Parliament
after former News Corp employees chal-
lenged his credibility, senior executive
James Murdoch insisted hed been kept
in the dark about widespread phone
hacking at his now-defunct News of the
World tabloid, blaming two of his senior
lieutenants for failing to warn him of the
papers culture of criminality.
None of these things were mentioned
to me, he told an often-skeptical House
of Commons media committee.
Over more than two-and-a-half
hours of questioning, Murdoch stuck
to that line.
It was not shown to me, he said of an
explosive email which implicated one of
his top reporters in phone hacking.
It didnt occur to me to probe
further, he said when quizzed about
the legal advice his subordinates had
supplied him.
It didnt seem necessary for me to
ask for a copy, he said of a seven-page
document warning of overwhelm-
ing evidence of illegal behavior at his
company.
BLAME
Speaking quickly and confidently,
Murdoch laid the blame at the door of
former News of the World Editor Colin
Myler and former in-house lawyer Tom
Crone, both of whom resigned soon
after the scandal broke earlier this year.
Over the past few months, the pair have
challenged the credibility of their former
boss, accusing the 38-year-old News Corp
executive of not telling the truth when he
claimed they never told him about the
incriminating email back in 2008.
Murdoch made one important conces-
sion to their version of events acknowl-
edging that hed been briefed on the
incriminating email back in 2008 but
insisted that its importance was kept
from him.
What never happened is Mr Crone
and Mr Myler showing me the relevant
evidence, explaining to me the relevant
evidence and its relevance or talk-
ing about wider spread criminality,
Murdoch said. That simply did not
happen.
In a statement, Crone attacked Mur-
dochs testimony, insisting that he hadnt
misled lawmakers.
DISINGENUOUS
At best, his evidence on the matter
was disingenuous, he said of Murdochs
comments. He did not immediately re-
turn calls seeking further comment.
Mylers telephone number is unlisted,
and a letter sent to him more than a
month ago has gone unanswered.
Murdochs solo performance was far
less dramatic than the July 19 hearing
at which his 80-year-old father Rupert
Murdoch repeatedly banged the table
to back his points. Although the navy-
suited James Murdoch showed fashes
of annoyance occasionally starting
his answers with as I testifed earlier
or as I answered earlier he kept his
cool, even when Labour lawmaker Tom
Watson described him as a bumbling
crime lord.
You must be the frst mafa boss in
history who doesnt know hes at the
head of a criminal enterprise, Watson
said in what sounded like a carefully
crafted sound bite.
Murdoch, stony-faced, dismissed the
comment as inappropriate.
REFUSED
One lawmaker asked whether Mur-
doch was aware of any phone hacking at
The Sun, the News of the Worlds sister
paper and currently Britains biggest
selling daily.
Murdoch refused to say, citing an
ongoing investigation.
Asked whether he would close The Sun
if evidence of phone hacking emerged
there, he declined comment.
Separately, Scotland Yard chief
Bernard Hogan-Howe announced that
police were working their way through
some 300 million emails from News
International.
Some 120 offcers and staff are inves-
tigating the phone hacking scandal. The
force said it had contacted less than a
third of the News of the Worlds nearly
6,000 potential victims.
Online:
Media committee website: http://www.parliament.uk/cmscom
Welsh Manager Found Dead . . .
Continued from page 1
Sheffeld United.
With injuries fnally beginning to affect
him, Speed became a coach at Sheffeld
United and formally retired from play-
ing at the end of the 2009-10 season. He
became Blades manager early in the fol-
lowing campaign but was soon approached
by Wales after John Toshack resigned as
coach.
Speed led the team to fve wins from
10 matches, including a 4-1 win over
Norway two weeks ago, earning plaudits
for the sides style of play and emphasis
on youth.
Weve got talent in abundance and Im
fortunate to be in that position, Speed said
after the November 12 win in Cardiff. We
are building for the future. There is still
a lot of improving to be done but we are
going in the right direction.
Speed is survived by his wife and two
children.
An inquest into Speeds death was due
to open November 30.
The 5-foot-11 Aston weighs around
170 pounds and shell be hauling up to
187 pounds of gear on a sledge. It includes
freeze-dried food, fuel and a camp stove
for melting snow. Shes also bringing
along a solar recharger and two MP3
players one has music donated by her
friends, everything from peaceful ska tunes
to heavy metal and fuffy pop songs; the
other has mostly audio books from her
father on the whole of British history ...
300 hours of it!
Online:
Astons expedition site:
www.kasperskyonetransantarcticexpedition.com
Astons Twitter site for tweets during her journey:
www.twitter.com/felicity_aston.
Wifes Suspicions
Lead To False Alarm
SCOTLAND YARD says a suspicious
device placed in a mans car that caused
them to summon the bomb squad and
close a number of streets was put there
by his wife in an apparent effort to track
his whereabouts.
The man found the fashing device in
his vehicle in Surrey, south of London,
and feared it was an explosive.
Police said he drove to the nearest
station and reported it, spurring them
into action. An ambulance and the fre
department were also summoned.
A spokeswoman who asked not to be
identifed because of police policy said
the mans wife called police 30 minutes
later to report that a security company
had put the tracking device in the car
at her request.
Police say the device was not dan-
gerous and was removed without
incident.
Kate Handles
First Solo Royal
Engagement
THE ROYAL FAMILY says the Duch-
ess of Cambridge has handled her frst
solo duties since her wedding to Prince
William acting as a last-minute stand-
in for father-in-law Prince Charles at a
charity dinner.
The young royal hosted an event last
month in aid of In Kind Direct, a char-
ity supported by the heir to the British
throne, at Londons Clarence House.
St Jamess Palace said the duchess
had been delighted to be able to step
in and greet the 30 guests attending
the reception.
Charles had traveled to Saudi Ara-
bia for the state funeral of crown prince
Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud.
Last month William and the duchess
also visited a UN center that distributes
emergency supplies to East Africa.
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Poster For Iron Lady
MERYL STREEP is becoming a famil-
iar face in Londons government district
the face of Margaret Thatcher.
The Academy Award winning ac-
tress plays Britains frst female prime
minister in the soon-to-be released The
Iron Lady.
She bears an uncanny resemblance
to the Conservative politician on the
poster, unveiled last month with the Big
Ben clock tower as a backdrop.
Earlier this year Streep visited Parlia-
ment to research the role of Thatcher,
who governed Britain from 1979 to 1990
with pro-free market zeal.
Thatchers family has expressed fears
the flm will be critical, but director
Phyllida Lloyd said the script by Abi
Morgan (Sex Traffc, Brick Lane) is not
ideological.
DIGNITY
Lloyd said that when they see Mer-
yls performance they will understand
how much care and attention to Lady
Thatchers dignity shes given it.
I think Margaret Thatcher was a
superstar in this country and I think we
all felt we needed a superstar to play her,
somebody of huge intelligence, passion
and power and warmth, said Lloyd,
who directed Streep in the Abba musical
Mamma Mia.
Streep, 62, wouldnt comment when
asked what it had been like to play
Thatcher, saying audiences would have
to wait until January to fnd out.
The Iron Lady is scheduled for release
in North America from December 30
and in Britain on January 6.
Wait, Wait, Dont Tell Me Coming To Beeb TV
TIS THE SEASON to be merry NPRs
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Wait Wait Dont Tell Me! is coming to
TV with a special year-end show only on
BBC America!
If youre looking for a fast-paced, irrev-
erent look at the news of the world and
the weird this is one premiere you wont
want to miss!
Join host Peter Sagal and offcial judge
and scorekeeper Carl Kasell for an evening
of informative fun as they lead a panel of
both US and UK talent to look back at the
years top stories from an American and
British perspective. To boot, the 2011
Year in Review special will include
listener contests and celebrity guests from
both sides of the pond.
Host Peter Sagal says, This is terrifc,
because I always assumed that the only
way I could get on the BBC would be to
have David Attenborough narrate my mat-
ing rituals. Glad this happened instead.
Doug Berman, creator and benevolent
overlord of NPRs Wait Wait...Dont Tell
Me! and Car Talk notes, Its going to
be pretty much what we do every week,
except NPR has to add a budget line for
pants.
Wait Wait...Dont Tell Me! is a co-
production of NPR and Chicago Public
Radio.
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of big name celebrities in the audience at the
2011 awards.
Its likely to be an exciting evening for
the star-studded audience and a world-wide
audience, wondering how Ricky will play his
hosting role.
* * *
LIBERACE ADORED HIS
BRITISH FANS
A FILM on the colourful life of flamboy-
ant virtuoso Liberace a project that
has been sitting
on the shelf at
Warner Broth-
ers f or years
will finally be
coming to the
screen. Filming
will begin next
summer.
D i r e c t o r
Steven Soder-
berghs movie
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delabra will star Michael Douglas as Liberace,
and Matt Damon as his lover. It will premiere
on the HBO-TV network, and will have Jerry
Weintraub as Executive producer. A theatrical
release follows outside the US.
This is a story thats going to surprise a
lot of people. Says HBO chief Len Amato,
adding Its funny, heart-breaking and always
fascinating. Liberace died in 1987 from AIDS
complications at age 67.
Its the story of a tortured man who had
two lives. He was the Madonna and Elton
John of his time, Weintraub told Hollywoods
trade paper Daily Variety.
IN LONDON
In 1960, Liberace performed at the fa-
mous London Palladium to sellout shows,
and scalpers tickets were highly priced. His
appearances in London came after a highly
successful European tour.
At the Palladium, his showmanship and
colourful glittering costumes brought him
long standing ovations at the end of every
performance.
Liberace his friends called him Lee
resided in Palm Springs, and his lavish
desert home housed a museum of all his
costumes, his pianos and awards. I met him
after he returned from his London shows, and
he spoke about the British audiences with
enthusiasm. They are so warm and friendly
and loved everything I played on my ivory
keys, he smiled.
Each night on leaving the Palladium,
he was mobbed by crowds at the stage
door seeking autographs and handshakes.
Women brought me flowers, and elderly la-
dies begged for a kiss, he said, still smiling,
and added I adore all my British fans.
I was left with an indelible and pleasant
memory of Liberace and look forward to
seeing Behind the Candelabra.
* * *
A BRITISH TV series has captured a Guinness
World Record, and is now in demand. The
extremely popular British TV series drama,
set in 1912, Downton Abbey which recently
took home six Emmy Awards, has now been
snapped up by more than 200 territories
worldwide.
Highclere Castle in Hampshire was used
for exterior shots of the fictional Downton
Abbey.
The Executive producers tell me they are
also excited to have achieved a Guinness
World Record for the highest critical review
ratings for a TV show.
* * *
ELIZABETH TAYLOR left little to chance in
her up-and-down life. And when it came to
her large collection of jewels, including her
30-carat diamond ring which was given to her
by husband Richard Burton it cost him $1m
in the 60s she consulted Christies auction
house in New York, eight years ago, to plan
how her jewels would be auctioned.
Sources say the two-day auction on
December 13-15, in New York, could bring
$30m for her jewels, and $20m for her film
memorabilia, for her various charities.
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Lawmakers To Defy Government Over Europe
DOZENS of Conservative lawmakers in
Britain are threatening to defy government
orders and vote to hold a national referen-
dum on leaving the European Union.
Some 60 Conservative legislators have
signed a motion calling for a referendum
on whether Britain should remain in the
EU, leave it or renegotiate membership.
The mot i on was t ri ggered by a
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governments website.
Last months vote is non-binding and
will fail anyway because the other main
parties oppose it but any rebellion would
be an embarrassment for Prime Minister
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Foreign Secretary William Hague said
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economy fragile, a referendum would cre-
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IN BRITAIN, the popular US pain-
killer OxyContin is considered similar
to morphine and used sparingly. Vicodin
isnt even licensed. And at most shops,
remedies like ibuprofen are sold only in
16-pill packs.
To avoid risks including addiction,
strong painkillers are often kept at arms
length from patients even if that means
some people will be left suffering.
Many British doctors say the country
has a more conservative approach to dol-
ing out painkillers than in the US, where
overdose deaths from powerful drugs
including OxyContin and Vicodin, tripled
over a decade, according to a government
report there earlier this month.
We are much more cautious here about
all sorts of painkillers, said Dr Anthony
Ordman, founder of a pain clinic at Lon-
dons Royal Free Hospital. He said the
UKs socialized medicine system, where
nearly everyone gets their prescriptions
from a single physician, makes doctor
shopping to get drugs from different
doctors nearly impossible.
PRESCRIPTIONS
Prescriptions for opioid drugs must
be written on a special pink pad and
even those from private doctors get cross-
referenced with the countrys national
health service so that patients primary
doctors know what their patients are get-
ting from others.
Ordman also said British doctors may be
less inclined to automatically do what their
patients want. In the US, doctors might
wish to please their patients and prescribe
them something because theyre clients,
he said. But in the UK, the patient doesnt
pay the doctor directly so I can choose not
to prescribe painkillers without the fear of
suffering fnancially myself.
In the US, some experts said they dont
want to deprive people of much-needed
drugs. Its a delicate balance, said Kyle
Hultgren, managing director of the Center
for Medication Safety Advancement at
Purdue University. It would be hasty
to say that its too easy for people to get
prescription medication because there are
still people in serious need who cant get
access, he said.
PRESSURE
Hultgren said aggressive pharmaceuti-
cal advertising puts more pressure on
American doctors. Patients sometimes
openly ask for medications because
theyve seen them advertised, he said.
Physicians need to be very disciplined and
explain to patients why a certain medica-
tion may not be right for them.
Painkiller use in Britain has been rising
in recent years, but not at a scale compa-
rable to the US According to the Royal
Pharmaceutical Society, about 60 million
drugs like aspirin and codeine were given
out last year, a slight rise from the nearly
58 million dispensed in 2009.
There are a few hundred deaths every
year due to overdoses of drugs including
methadone, codeine and other opioid medi-
cines though that also includes people
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decade, according to a
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earlier this month.
Government To Allow Armed
Guards To Combat Sea Piracy
SHIPS SAILING under Britains fag will
be permitted to carry armed guards on some
perilous routes to combat the threat from pi-
rates, the prime minister said last month.
David Cameron said Britain was revers-
ing its opposition to the use of weapons
aboard ships, amid mounting concern
about the risks of vessels and crew being
seized by pirates particularly off Soma-
lias coast.
Camerons offce said the use of weap-
ons on British-fagged ships is banned
under frearms laws, but that new rules
would be in place within weeks.
Britains announcement follows the
decision in February of the International
Chamber of Shipping, the major trade
association of ship owners, to support
members hiring private security companies
to provide protection.
DISCUSSED
The evidence is that ships with armed
guards dont get attacked, dont get taken
for hostage or for ransom, and so we think
this is a very important step forward,
Cameron told BBC television during a visit
to a Commonwealth summit in Australia,
where he discussed the issue with leaders
from the Seychelles and Mauritius.
Cameron said Britains interior ministry
would issue licenses authorizing the use of
armed guards for ships operating off East
Africas coast, in other parts of the Indian
Ocean and in the Arabian Sea.
He said the change is intended for
commercial vessels, rather than leisure
sailors such as Paul and Rachel Chandler,
the British couple held for 388 days by
Somali pirates.
The extent of the hijack and ransom of
ships around the Horn of Africa I think is
a complete stain on our world, Cameron
told the BBC. The fact that a bunch of
pirates in Somalia are managing to hold to
ransom the rest of the world and our trad-
ing system I think is a complete insult.
NERVY
Many nations, including Britain and
Germany, had previously been nervy over
the use of armed guards and Cameron did
not elaborate on what rules would apply on
the use of lethal force by private security
contractors.
Piracy is a very serious problem and
its sensible to allow ships to take the ap-
propriate measures to protect their crew
and cargo, Britains Transport Secretary
Justine Greening said in a statement. The
UK will allow the use of private armed
security guards on our ships in exceptional
circumstances and where it is lawful to
do so.
Figures released last month by the EU
Naval Force show that pirates hold nine
ships and an estimated 246 hostages. In
February, pirates killed a Filipino crewman
aboard the German-owned MV Beluga
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British Consulates: Stop
The Silly Questions
Putting Money Where
Their Mouths Are
A NEW craze in the UK has seen
people putting their money where
their mouths are.
Moneyfacing involves people
placing a folded bank note in front
of their face and taking a photo
to create a hybrid face. Facebook
groups dedicated to the craze have
been created and internet forums
have popped up containing hundreds
of photos.
The internet craze sees people
posing with banknotes in countries
all over the world, including Canada,
Chile, America and of course the
UK.
One user who posted a picture of
himself with the Queens face on a 5
note wrote: Im not sure how proud
Liz would be if she saw this but I
think I wear the crown rather well.
Perhaps its time to start some a
petition to replace the monarch with
our own faces?
Another, who posed as Charles
Darwin on 10 note, wrote: Id
like to think this is how Darwins
descendants will one day evolve to
look like.
Ive never had a beard before
but might have to grow one know
that Ive seen how well Darwins
looks on me.
The stunt is believed to be an off-
shoot of a similar internet phenom-
enon, Sleeving where people pose
for photos with vinyl album covers
in front of their face.
ONE BRITISH man rang his consulate af-
ter being dumped by a dominatrix abroad,
while another caller asked what to do about
ants in his Florida holiday villa.
Its just some of the many bizarre
requests constantly straining the UKs
Foreign Offce staff.
Were not directory inquiries, Brit-
ains exasperated Foreign Office pro-
claimed in a statement November 10.
Other calls included a man who asked
the consulate for advice on prime fshing
spots in Greece, another who asked what
restaurants might not be full for the holi-
days and a third who wanted to know what
size shoe Prince Charles wears. That caller
apparently wanted to send the heir to the
throne a special gift, even though Charles
is known to get his shoes custom-made
by John Lobb, one of the worlds most
exclusive shoemakers.
MEET DOG
Another British man rang the consul-
ate in Sydney to fnd out what clothes he
should pack for his holiday and a man in
Dubai asked consular offcials to meet his
dog on arrival at customs since he was on
holiday when the dog was to land.
We wanted to draw attention to things
that we actually can help with, Charles
Hay, director of consular services at the
Foreign Offce, told The Associated Press.
One way of doing that is to detail some
of the other requests we get and discour-
age callers from making these types of
requests.
More than one million Britons live
abroad and consular offcials handle some
1.4 million calls each year, Hay said.
COPE
The Foreign Offce had to set up a call
center in the Spanish city of Malaga this
year to cope with the volume of non-
consular inquiries received by embassies
and consulates in Spain, Portugal, Italy
and Andorra. The center flters calls so
consular staff can focus on important
requests.
A lot of our time was being taken up
with queries that we could not assist with,
said Maria Leng, a consular offcial in
Tenerife. We can issue emergency travel
documents or visit you in hospital but we
cant pick you up from the airport or make
private arrangements.
Like most embassies or consulates, For-
eign Offce staff can help issue travel docu-
ments, assist if citizens become victims
of crime or give alerts about developing
situations such as the nuclear disaster in
Japan or the earthquake in Haiti.
But weather forecasts, translation ser-
vices and other nonessential requests are
out of their remit.
On line:
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Higgins Wins Irish
Presidency With 56.8
Percent Of Votes
MICHAEL D HIGGINS has won the
presidential election in Ireland with a
total 56.8 percent share of votes.
Last months result capped a two-
day count of ballots to determine who
would succeed Mary McAleese as
Irelands ceremonial head of state.
Higgins victory was assured after
partial results gave him an unassail-
able lead versus six other candidates,
who conceded defeat.
The 70-year-old Higgins has dedi-
cated his political career to champion-
ing Irish culture and left-wing human
rights causes worldwide. He is a se-
nior fgure of Labour, the junior party
in Irelands coalition government. He
also is a published poet.
Entrepreneur and reality TV judge
Sean Gallagher came second, former
IRA commander Martin McGuin-
ness third.
Hague Says
Torture Allegations
Undermine UK
FOREIGN Secretary William Hague says
allegations that British intelligence agen-
cies were complicit in the torture of terror-
ism suspects have undermined Britains
international standing.
Hague delivered a speech last month on
the role of secret intelligence in Britains
foreign policy.
In extracts released in advance by his
offce, Hague acknowledges that claims
MI5 and MI6 offcers were complicit in the
detention and torture of suspects overseas
undermined Britains standing in the
world as a country that upholds interna-
tional law and abhors torture.
In the speech, Hague promises to draw
a line under the past, but praises the intelli-
gence services as vital assets that help save
civilian and military lives and safeguard
Britains economic interests.
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SANTA BARBARAS Concours dElegance
marked its 25th Anniversary while celebrat-
ing the 125th Anniversary of this years
marque manufacturer, Mercedes Benz; the
100th Anniversary of the Indianapolis 500
with Andy Granatelli as Grand Marshall; the
35th Anniversary of one of Santa Barbaras
own manufacturers, Clenet Coachworks, and
it kicked off its sister event, the Mille Miglia
North America Tribute. All in all, it was some
weekend with 250+ cars on display!!
Approximately 20 Clenets were on display,
a late 70s type vehicle remastered and per-
fected into an individualized, high-end 30s
looking model. Frenchman Alain Clenets phi-
losophy: the point is not to make many cars,
but to make one car very well. He combined
old world style with American mechanics
which led Fortune to call his work, Driven
Art. And they are a work of art!! In one car,
Alain used a Lincoln power plant and body
engineering combing it with the MG midget
brought from the British Leyland and created
a masterpiece www.clenet.org
We were absolutely delighted to meet the
renowned British artist Barry Rowe who grew
up near Coventry. He combines sport with a
luxury lifestyle culture, winning awards for his
automotive paintings which are reminiscent
of the 1930s
Barry is a warm, social man whom the
organizers flew in especially to sign auto-
graphs and display an assortment of his
work. Hes created some of the most sought
after paintings of famous events associated
with automobiles youll ever see, including
this years poster. Well worth checking out
www.barryrowe.com
From classics to the present, with concept
cars of the future, all at the LA Auto Show
currently running at LAs downtown Conven-
tion Center through Nov 27. Car Man Phil
and I enjoyed our annual marathon walk
through East and West Halls, with a notice-
able absence of the overpriced high end
cars, such as no Bugatti, Ferrari, Maserati,
Lamborghini, which we cant afford anyway.
To the outstanding presentation of even more
British cars like Jaguars, Land Rovers, Minis,
Morgans, Lotus, Rolls Royce, Bentley, and
Aston Martins, which we can all afford. Ill
leave the new models, technical advice, and
praiseworthy comments to our UJ expert (and
good looking, I might add) Car Man Phil.
It warmed the cockles of my heart to
see and hear how well received the British
contingency was, almost one-third of the
show. I spoke with Andy Goss, a great Brit
and President of Jaguar Land Rover of North
America, who stated were all ecstatic. Sales
are up 35 percent from last year. Nice to know
we have a future! Im not surprised as each
year we get to enjoy the company of Jaguar
designer Ian Callum (also designed some of
Aston Martins).
The Land Rover has come out in a class
of its own, especially the Evoque, a luxury
crossover. We talked to Bentleys Graeme
Russell, head of Public Relations and Com-
munications who was just as pleased with
the growth in sales over the last year as hes
showing off the gorgeous new Continental
GTC convertible and very modestly priced
at $165,000.00. I asked if he would forward
the information to our editor and publisher
Ron Choularton and suggest what a nice
Christmas present it would make to his
loyal and devoted LA Office staff, Karen and
Leo. Hey, it would beat last years gift of a
gift subscription to the UJ. Its not overly
extravagant. I could have asked for the million
dollar Aston Martin.
I may just request a Morgan? Longtime
friend Dennis Glavis, main dealer of Morgan
Cars in NA has excelled himself this year with
an extraordinary variety of the very famous
Morgan vehicles, and boy do they look good!!
What we didnt get to see was the new Mor-
gan three-wheeler. Thanks to government
red tape its stuck in customs, hopefully to
be released in the next couple of days when
the show opens to the general public. My
guess, plan for next year or maybe the year
after! www.morganwest.net (310) 998-3311
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Parenting magazine presents a Lythgoe
Family Production of the holiday Panto A
Snow White Christmas, running November
30-December 18 at the El Portal Theatre,
with opening night gala benefiting LAs BEST.
Whether you are two-
years-old or 102, A Snow White Christmas is
the perfect present for the family this holiday
season, said Magic Pictures International
President Kris Lythgoe.
Starring Glees Lindsay Pearce as Snow
White; Star Trek: The Next Generations
Marina Sirtis as The Wicked Queen; Neil
Patrick Harris in the onscreen special guest
role of The Magic Mirror; and Erich Bergen
from Jersey Boys as the Prince
The Grand Opening Fundraiser Gala on
November 29, also presented by Parenting
magazine, will feature a VIP reception and
meet-and-greet with cast members. All
proceeds will benefit LAs BEST After School
Enrichment Program. Were thrilled to join
forces with Lythgoe Family Productions to in-
troduce the tradition of holiday Panto to mod-
ern families, said Mark Wildman, VP/Group
Publisher of The Parenting Group. Lythgoes
clever, unique way of storytelling and their
work to give back to the community sup-
port Parentings efforts to help parents and
children create new ways to experience the
magic of the holidays together.
A Cinderella Christmas, now in its second
season following last years successful run,
will run from December 22 to January 8, also
at the El Portal Theatre. Last years produc-
tion of Cinderella exceeded our expectations,
and were thrilled to continue to bring the
family fun of the traditional British Panto to LA
audiences with our new production of Snow
White, says Jason Haigh-Ellery, President
of Magic Theatre. Both shows promise to be
fun family productions the perfect holiday
present. Call (818) 508-4200 for tickets
www.elportaltheatre.com
Emmy-nominated comedic actor Fred
Willard stars as Cinderellas father, Baron
HardUp; recording artist and Broadway
sensation Shoshana Bean as the fairy
godmother, and American Idols David Her-
nandez as Dandini. The entire stage set was
shipped by containers from London.
The British American Business Council
Los Angeles (BABCLA) proudly presents its
52nd Annual Christmas Luncheon celebrating
the 2012 Summer Games in the UK Decem-
ber 14 at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa
Monica, with hosted champagne reception,
exclusive networking, silent auction and
grand raffle, Traditional British Christmas
Luncheon and live entertainment, featuring
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Car Man Phil with Jaguar designer Ian Callum at LA Auto Show. Photo: Leo Lewis
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Continental GTC. Photo: Leo Lewis
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Events Calendar
Contact Leo and Karen at leolewis12@yahoo.com
DECEMBER
Thru 16: The Great Dickens Christmas Fair
San Francisco www.dickensfair.com
R You Say Tomato in San Francisco is
celebrating their 8th anniversary this month. So
while youre shopping for your Christmas stocking
stuffers, give them a toast for having the best Brit-
ish store in San Francisco!! (415) 921-2828.
thru Jan 8: Christmas on Main Street at The
Mission Inn Hotel and Spa with the 19th Annual
Festival of Lights on Main Street, Downtown
Riverside 92501.
R The Olde Ship in Fullerton (714) 871-7447
and Santa Ana (714) 550-6700 did all their
holiday decorating Thanksgiving Day so you
can celebrate in style throughout December.
Book your parties for the holidays, or let the
Ship cater for you!
2: Plaza Pantry of Ojai holds their annual
Christmas Dinner December 2 with their After-
noon English Tea set for December 14, (805)
646-6325. Reservations needed.
3: Ventura Street Fair on Main Street 11am
followed by the Ventura Wine Walk at 5pm and
Tree Lighting at the Mission at 6pm.
R The Lookout Pub in Oxnards Channel
Island Harbor will be open Christmas Day, bar
only. Open normal hours Christmas Eve with 4pm
celebration; NYE 4pm and again midnight; both
nights with Finnhead band (805) 985-9300.
4: An Irish Christmas at Irvine Barclay Theatre
(949) 854-4646 x 202 www.thebarclay.org
4: Royal Society of St George 3pm Nine
Lessons and Carols with Christmas Reception
at St Albans Parish Church, Hildagard Ave in
Westwood; 11: 3pm Christmas Carol Concert,
UCLA Choir Orchestra, St Albans Parish Church;
17: Christmas Party at Port OCall, San Pedro
contact stuartbw@msn.com
R Masters of the Past band wishes you
all a festive holiday, with good health, much
wealth, and many smiles for the New Year (818)
590-3336.
4: The Mayflower Club of N Hollywood has a
full month of activities. 4: Christmas Afternoon
Tea; 10: Christmas Party; 14: Laughlin Christmas
Queen at the El Portal Theatre (866) 811-4111.
22: And back by popular demand thru Janu-
ary 8 the Lythgoe Family Productions offers the
Panto A Cinderella Christmas starring Fred Wil-
lard as Baron Harup and Shoshana Bean as the
Fairy Godmother.
26: Book your holiday party at Ye Olde Kings
Head of Santa Monica; plan your Christmas Af-
ternoon Tea for any Saturday in December; meet
Santa Claus on Christmas Eve; they even have
snow in Santa Monica from Mid-December at Ye
Olde Kings Head; celebrate Boxing Day on De-
cember 26; and NYE in British Style at 4pm with
DJ Danny, bagpiper, party favors, then do it all
again at midnight. The best party in town! Christ-
mas items now in stock in our Shoppe, Christmas
Crackers, Mince Pies, Christmas Pudding and
some great gift ideas (310) 451-1402.
Trip; 17: Christmas Pot Luck Games Night; 31:
New Years Eve Buffet Party (818) 769-9805 .
Reservations required.
R McLarens Shortbread offers a large
selection of gift baskets for your choosing, so
give them a call www.mclarensshortbread.com
(661) 263-9377.
6: Ventura Film Society A Tribute to Malcolm
McDowell reception and screening at Museum
of Ventura County 100 E. Main (805) 628-2299
info@venturafilmsociety.com
9: An Irish Christmas at Escondido Center for
the Arts 340 N. Escondido Blvd. Escondido, Ca
92025 (800) 988-4253 www.artcenter.org
7-9: A Christmas Carol at the Thousand Oaks
Civic Arts Plaza Cindy (805) 230-2253.
14: Please join the British American Business
Council of Los Angeles and their special guests
in celebrating the London 2012 Games at their
annual Christmas Luncheon at the Fairmont
Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica. Champagne
reception, traditional British luncheon, entertain-
ment, and silent auction with MC Fred Roggin,
award winning sports anchor NBC4 and Universal
Sports www.babcla.org
R Hampstead Village in Santa Barbara is all
dressed up for Christmas in their new location at
1100 State Street. Stop by to welcome Angela
to her new home, and celebrate the holidays in
British Tradition (805) 845-3343.
19: A Christmas Carol performed by Gerald
Charles Dickens, the great-great grandson of
Charles Dickens. This one-man show, based
on the readings performed by Charles Dickens
himself during his own British and American tours
will be at the Riverside Marriott Hotel followed
by Mr Dickens Is Coming at a 7:30pm at the
Riverside Community Players. Limited tickets so
book early. Carolyn Grant (800-430-4140 www.
dickensfest.com
R Camerons Inn of Half Moon Bay is ready
to celebrate the holidays with a full menu, a large
selection of bevvies, and plenty of entertainment.
So celebrate in style with Cameron and Family
(650) 703-5705.
Thru 18: Lythgoe Family Productions offers a
delightful Panto A Snow White Christmas starring
Neil Patrick Harris and Marina Sirtis as The Evil
Riverside Dickens Festival celebrates
Charles Dickens 200th birthday. It all
begins when Charles Dickenss great-great
grandson Gerald Dickens performs two
shows in Riverside, California on December
19. A Christmas Carol Tea will be held at
the Riverside Marriott Hotel at 2pm. The
second program will be a lighthearted look
at the life and character of Charles Dickens,
Mr. Dickens Is Coming, at the Community
Players Theater at a 7pm champagne des-
sert reception. Book signing will follow each
performance (800) 430-4140.
Gerald is an actor and producer hailing
from Oxford, England and bears more than a
passing resemblance to his famous ances-
tor, who originally toured the United States
in 1842 and 1867. PBS is filming Geralds
performances all over the United States for a
special on the 200th birthday anniversary of
author Charles Dickens which will be shown
in February.
On December 6, the Ventura Film Society
continues its tradition of paying tribute to
worthy cinema artists by celebrating the epic
career of actor and Ventura County resident
Malcolm McDowell, A Clockwork Orange,
Time After Time, followed by a reception
with the actor and screening of If, an An-
archist punk dream, which was Malcolms
first screen role and won the Palme dOr at
the 1969 Cannes Film Festival. In 2004, the
magazine Total Film named it the sixteenth
greatest British film of all time www.ventura-
filmsociety.com info@venturafilmsociety.
com (805) 628-2299.
Im flying back to the UK on Air New
Zealand for a few days. Sadly, my 95-year-
old Mum died. She had a good long tough
life. Doreen was born in Hastings, met my
father at the beginning of WWII, moved
to Newcastle-Under-Lyme and loved the
people there. When my father was offered
a position at Dartmouth Potteries in 1950,
they resided in Dartmouth and Torbay for
the next 50 years.
Will be back in time for the BABCLA Christ-
mas Luncheon, so from Karen and myself,
have a wonderful Christmas and thanks to all
sponsors, readers, and friends. Lets have a
good New Year. Lots happening!!
December birthdays: Ozzy Osbourne 62;
Judi Dench 76; Michael Owen 31; Noel
Coward 111; Jane Austen 235; Keith Rich-
ards 67; Ralph Richardson 108; Billy Bragg
53; Maurice and Robin Gibb 61; Maggie
Smith 76; Jude Law 38; Marianne Faithfull
64; Tracey Ullman 51; Davey Jones 65; Ben
Kingsley 67; Anthony Hopkins 73.
Leon & Karens
California View . . .
Valerie Lewis
Friend of Union Jack
1937-2011
VALERIE LEWIS born July 6,
1937 in Stoke-on-
Trent, England.
Died peacefully
at home in Alpine,
CA. Survived by
her loving hus-
band of 52 years,
Dennis, daughters
Karen and Lesley,
beloved grand-
chi l dren John
Matthew, Casey and Joseph, brother
Colin and sister Nicole.
Val will be especially missed on the
sidelines watching her grandkids soccer
games. She will always be remembered
by good friends, Jeff, Steph, Ben, Ron
and her other grandson Kevin.
Joan (Plant) Marr
Friend of Union Jack
1931-2011
JOAN (PLANT) MARR, 80, passed
away October 17,
2011 in Lake Ha-
vasu City. Joan
was born on Feb-
ruary 23, 1931 in
Yorkshire, Eng-
l and t o Davi d
and Ethel (Mar-
ti ndal e) Pl ant.
Joan married her
husband, George
Marr, on May 27, 1950 in Stretford,
Manchester before emigrating to the US.
Joan and George resided in San Diego,
California for over 40 years before mov-
ing to Lake Havasu City. Joan was an
award winning Ballroom dancer who
loved to grow and tend to her vegetable
and fower gardens. She was a great
cook as well and enjoyed preparing
meals for family and friends. Joan
enjoyed camping and boating on the
Colorado River and traveling with her
husband. They traveled 44 states within
the USA as well as visiting Canada and
Mexico. Joan will be deeply missed by
her family and friends.
Joan is survived by her beloved
husband George of Lake Havasu City;
daughter, Yvonne (Roy) Gash; son,
Ian Marr; daughter-in-law, Carolyn
Hittner; grandchildren, Kody, Justin,
Heather, Angela, Christopher, Stepha-
nie, Joshua and Suzi as well as nine
great grandchildren. Ron and Jeff at the
Union Jack were friends of Joan, and
wish George strength in his loss.
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Association Branch formed in
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Please contact:
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Fairfax Station, VA 22039-2678
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By Joe Nicholls. Joe and Kevin McGinty can
be heard on Sounds of Britain and Ireland
Sundays 4-5pm (EDT) on Clevelands WCPN
90.3FM and www.wcpn.org.
DECEMBER
2, 16: British-American Club, Fish & chips din-
ners, 8564 Ravenna Rd, (off Rte 82) Twinsburg,
6:30-8:30pm (330) 963-6370.
2, 9, 16, 23, 30: West Side Irish American
Club, Irish-style dinners, 8559 Jennings Rd,
Olmsted Township, 6-9pm (216) 251-4075.
2: Jaguar Club of Ohio, Christmas Party,
Blue Heron Golf Club, Medina, 6:30 pm (330)
666-1102.
2: Scottish American Society, St Andrews
Dinner-Dance, SYB party center, Stow 6pm,
(330) 882-0342.
4: Cleveland Manx Society, Christmas
Party, Holiday Inn, Independence, 1pm (216)
481-2476.
9, 23: British-American Club, Pub Nights,
8564 Ravenna Rd, Twinsburg, 8pm, (330)
963-6370.
13 SHANO, Scottish Heritage Meetings, Com-
munity Presbyterian Church, 5132 Mayfield Rd,
Lyndhurst. 7:30pm (330) 463-5559.
14: Calon Lan Welsh Club, Lunch Meeting,
Dennys Restaurant, Rte 224 Boardman, 1pm
(330) 758-4202.
14: British American C of C, Link Club,
Joint Holiday Luncheon, 100
th
.Bomber group
Restaurant. Cleveland Airport, 11:30am (216)
621-0222.
16: English Speaking Union, Beefeaters Ball,
Mayfield Country Club, South Euclid, 6pm (216)
268-4160.
22: Daughters of the BE, Westminster
Chapter, meeting, Lyndhurst, 7:30pm (440)
461-2533.
O B I T U A R I E S
A Coward If I Return, A Hero If I Fall, by
Neil Richardson on OBrien Press.
THIS BOOK is a remarkable collection of vet-
erans stories gath-
ered from soldiers
families, military
records, diaries,
document s and
letters. It shows
just how significant
Irish involvement
truly was in WWI.
From 1914-1918
there was 200,000
Irishmen from all
parts of Ireland from all social, religious and
political backgrounds who went to war. At
least 35,000 never came home. Luckily two
of them did, my Grandfathers Gerry Ryan
and Christopher Chambers, or else I wouldnt
be writing this review!
Irishmen in the British Army and other
ranks of military served everywhere. They
were in Belgium at Ypres, in France on
the Somme, and in Gallipoli, Palestine and
Mesopotamia (Iraq). An Irishman fired the
first British Army shot of the war. An Irish-
man won the first Victoria Cross. Irish flying
aces were celebrated as aerial heroes. The
war also united Irishmen. At Messines Ridge,
the soldiers of north and south won a vic-
tory together but on Frezenberg Ridge they
were slaughtered side by side. Author Neil
Richardson honours his great grandfathers
experiences in the trenches in spired this col-
lection of Irish veterans stories. The book is
a heavy in its depth of research and coverage
with over 150 photographs and memorabilia.
I have had the book for several months and I
can only read so much at a time as the weight
of the tales reaches a place in my mind and
soul that needs to process it all. How lucky I
am that my grandfathers made it home since
so many did not. A fascinating book!
Shelagh Delaney,
Playwright
SHELAGH DELANEY, 71, the play-
wright best known for her 1958 play A
Taste of Honey, has died of cancer.
Delaney died at her daughters home
in eastern England, said agent Jane Vil-
liers. Delaney was a few days short of
her 72nd birthday.
The writer was just 19 when A Taste
of Honey premiered. The downbeat tale
of a young womans pregnancy follow-
ing a one-night stand with a black sailor,
and her supportive relationship with a
gay artist, verged on scandalous at the
time, but the play had successful runs
in London and New York.
Her s ec-
ond play, The
Lion in Love,
about a diff-
cult marriage
b e t we e n a
frustrated man
and an aggres-
sive woman,
did not enjoy
the same suc-
cess when it
opened in 1960. She didnt write for
the theater again until 1979, when she
revised her BBC-TV series The House
that Jack Built.
In between, she wrote screenplays:
The White Bus, 1966; Charlie Bubbles,
1968, for which she won a second
Writers Guild Award; and The Raging
Moon, 1970.
She also wrote the screenplay for
the 1985 flm Dance with a Stranger,
based on the story of Ruth Ellis, the
last woman to be executed for a crime
in Britain. She also wrote a memoir,
Sweetly Sings the Donkey, in 1963.
Delaneys early work was rooted in
her home town of Salford, an industrial
suburb of Manchester.
To live in Salford, she said in a 1960
flm by Ken Russell, was to be restless;
she compared herself to a tethered
horse, eager to be cut free. In Salford,
she also found a vitality which infused
her writing.
The language is alive, its virile,
it lives and it breathes and you know
exactly where its coming from. Right
out of the earth, she said.
Delaney is survived by her daughter,
Charlotte Delaney, and grandchildren
Max, Gable and Rosa Delaney. Funeral
arrangements were not immediately
announced.
Online:
Film on Delaney,
http://www.dangerousminds.net/tag/Ken-Russell
Cricketer,
Apartheid Foe
Basil DOliveira
BASIL DOLIVEIRA, 80, the South
African-born England cricketer who be-
came a pivotal fgure in the sports battle
against apartheid, died last month after a
long illness.
DOliveira played 44 tests and four
one-day internationals for England, his
adopted nation. He was prevented from
playing top-level cricket in South Africa in
the 1950s because he wasnt white.
He was the central fgure in crickets
decision to fnally turn its back on South
Africa during its apartheid era. In one of
the games great controversies, DOliveira
was on the England team that was to tour
South Africa in 1968. South Africa deemed
that unacceptable and the tour was called
off, leading to more than 20 years of cricket
isolation.
After the DOliveira Affair, South
Africa did not play another match outside
the country for 23 years and did not play
any international cricket between 1970 and
1991. Only when apartheid was dismantled
following Nelson Mandelas release from
prison was the country re-admitted to
cricket community.
Other sports also banned ties with South
Africa as a result, and the countrys soccer
team did not return to the international
stage until 1992.
Throughout this shameful period in
South Africas sporting history, Basil
displayed a human dignity that earned
him worldwide respect and admiration,
Cricket South Africa chief executive Ger-
ald Majola said.
In many ways, DOliveiras role in
changing views toward apartheid over-
shadowed and distracted from his
immense talent as a cricketer.
He scored 2,484 test runs, averaging
40.06, hit five centuries and took 47
wickets with his probing away-swingers.
He also scored more than 19,000 frst-class
runs and took 551 wickets in his 16-year
career with England and county side
Worcestershire.
He was a very good allrounder, Tom
Graveney, DOliveiras close friend and
a teammate with England and Worcester-
shire, said. But his batting was the thing.
He was tremendously strong.
His statistics were all the more impres-
sive given that he probably missed his best
cricket years because of the discrimination
in his home country. He did not make his
test debut until he was 34.
One can only imagine what he might
have achieved had he made his debut as
he should have done at the age of 20 on
Brian Heaton-Jones
Friend of Union Jack
1935-2011
BRIAN HEATON-JONES, 76,
Dania Beach, FL. Captain Heaton-
Jones was born July 27, 1935 in
Liverpool, England and immigrated
to the United States in 1961. He
is survived by his four children,
John Heaton-Jones, of ME, Jeffery
Heaton-Jones, of Ireland, Julie Frost
of ME, and Jennifer Iannucci of
CT. He joined the Royal Marines in
1957 and served in Libya and North
Africa with the 42nd Royal Marine
Commando. He was the co-founder
of the Royal British Legion Branch
Florida.
South Africas tour of England in 1951,
Majola said.
DOliveira was born in Cape Town in
1931 and showed great skill as a batsman
and accurate medium pace bowler. But
because he was classifed as colored and
nonwhite in South Africa, he wasnt al-
lowed to play frst-class games.
He was persuaded to move to England
by the cricket broadcaster and journalist
John Arlott, who found DOliveira a place
as a professional player in the Lancashire
leagues in northern England.
DOliveiras ability was soon recog-
nized. But in 1968, in the Ashes series, he
suddenly became headline news for other
reasons. He was placed on the England
squad to go to South Africa later that year
as a replacement for an injured player.
South Africas ruling National Party
had made it clear that it would not accept
DOliveira. But his selection to the team
underlined a shift in sports cricket would
no longer ignore apartheid. Having sparked
friction between the two governments, the
tour was canceled. South Africas sports
isolation soon began.
In 2005, DOliveira was made a Com-
mander of the Order of the British Empire
in Queen Elizabeth IIs birthday honors
list.
His signifcance to the game and to
England and South Africa is recognized
by the Basil DOliveira Trophy, which the
countries now compete for whenever they
play a test series against each other.
Last month, on the third day of the
second test between South Africa and
Australia in Johannesburg, South African
players wore black arm bands to honor
DOliveira.
The Wanderers stadium also observed
a minutes silence for a man who was
never allowed to play a frst-class game
in South Africa and yet became one of the
most important players in his countrys
cricket history.
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Ken Russell, 1927-2011
DIRECTOR KEN RUSSELL, 84,
got Oliver Reed and Alan Bates to wrestle
naked, turned Vanessa Redgrave into a
demonic nun and cast Ringo Starr as the
pope. Critics and mainstream audiences
often hated his flms. Actors and admirers
loved him.
The iconoclastic British director, whose
death was announced November 28, made
flms that blended music, sex and violence
in a potent brew.
Only a few of his movies were commer-
cial successes. The best known were Women
in Love, an Academy award-winning adap-
tation of DH Lawrences novel, and Tommy,
which turned The Whos rock opera into a
psychedelic extravaganza complete with
appearances from Elton John, Eric Clapton
and Tina Turner.
Pete Townshend, who wrote Tommy,
described Russell as a grand dame who
brought to his flms about music the lavish
affection and the kind of grandiosity only
musicians and composers can dream of.
He believed all artistic work could be
made to come alive over and over again,
Townshend said.
Russell was fascinated with altered men-
tal states and loved horror, religious turmoil
and Gothic excess. Critics could be sniffy
Pauline Kael once wrote that Russells flms
cheapen everything they touch.
But many in the flm industry felt his
infuence was underrated.
Supermodel Twiggy, who starred in
Russells 1971 flm The Boy Friend, said
directors like Steven Spielberg and George
Lucas say that as a kid they would watch
Ken Russell movies. I dont think he got the
attention he deserved.
Glenda Jackson, who won a best actress
Academy Award for Women in Love, said
Russell was an incredible visual genius.
Its an absolute shame that the British
flm industry has ignored him, she said.
Its an absolute disgrace ... he broke down
barriers for so many people.
Women in Love, in 1969, was one of
Russells biggest hits, earning Academy
Award nominations for the director and
for writer Larry Kramer, as well as win-
ning Jackson an Oscar. It included one of
the decades most famous scenes a nude
wrestling bout between Bates and Reed.
Reed said at the time the director was
starting to go crazy.
Paul McGann, who starred in Russells
The Rainbow, said the director encour-
aged an irreverent joyousness on set and
usually got it.
I remember him sat on a camera
crane in kaftan and sandals shouting to
us through a megaphone: Even greater
heights of abandon! McGann said. Hes
how you imagined, and hoped, a movie
director would be.
Born in the English port of Southampton
in 1927, Russell fell in love with the mov-
ies as a child.
In one of his last interviews, he said his
whole life, including his flmmaking, had
been affected by the death of his cousin
Marion, who stepped on a land mine when
they were children.
Attracted by the romance of the sea,
Russell attended Pangbourne Nautical Col-
lege before joining the Merchant Navy at
17 as a junior crew member on a cargo ship
bound for the Pacifc. He became seasick,
soon realized he hated naval life and was
discharged after a nervous breakdown.
Desperate to avoid joining the familys
shoe business, he studied ballet and tried
his hand at acting before accepting he was
not much good at either. He then studied
photography, for which he did have a tal-
ent, and became a fashion photographer
before being hired to work on BBC arts
programs, including profles of the poet
John Betjeman, comedian Spike Milligan
and playwright Shelagh Delaney.
When there were no more live artists
left, we turned to making somewhat longer
flms about dead artists such as Prokofev,
Russell once said.
The Devils, a 1971 flm starring Red-
grave as a 17th-century nun in the grip of
demonic possession, was heavily cut for
its US release and is due to be released on
DVD in Britain for the frst time in 2012.
Russell told The Associated Press in
1987 that he found such censorship so
tedious and boring. He called the Ameri-
can print of The Devils just a butchered
nonsense.
Russells fascination with changing
mental states also surfaced in 1980 flm
Altered States, a rare Hollywood foray for
him, starring William Hurt as a scientist
experimenting with hallucinogens.
Married four times, Russell is sur-
vived by his wife Elize Tribble and his
children.
The directors son, Alex Verney-Elliott,
said Russell died in a hospital following a
series of strokes.
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CHRISTMAS TIME is coming up again and
this month, and as I like to keep the spirit of
Christmas in my columns at this time of year
I thought I would touch on some gift ideas
from the motoring perspective.
If you are anything like me, and most men
are I think, Christmas shopping can be quite
daunting. Im usually a last minute shopper,
a habit which compounds the difficulty in
deciding what gifts to give. The female
gender is generally much more adept in gift
shopping and I do envy them for that. Its
the thought that counts not the gift, as is so
often said, and women do put much more
thought in it than men resulting in much
more appropriate and pleasing gifts, however
they rarely cross into the motoring realm as it
still is considered male territory, even though
there probably are an equal number of female
drivers to male counterparts.
To me my car is almost like my second
home and I like to have it with me at all times,
and feel like something is missing when
its not, I keep my stuff in it you see, stuff I
feel a need to have with me all the time. On
weekends, if we go on a family trip we use my
wifes car, the family car and I always feel
a little as my stuff which always stays in my
car are no longer with me. I do of course take
some of this stuff along in the family car even
though I feel its not their true home. I always
keep a small waterproof wallet in the glove
box containing a prepaid $50 Visa card and a
$20 bill. I find them to be the perfect thing you
could have should you lose or misplace your
wallet or purse, or just run short of money.
Its a perfect worthwhile gift for anyone, just
let the lucky recipient know what its for; and
you can make the prepaid credit $25 if $50
is too above your budget.
Another idea: A small USB thumb drive is
always handy to keep in your car also with the
info on it to cancel your credit cards should
you lose your wallet. Forget about driving
gloves, they are a throwback to the days
when motor cars were open topped and most
drivers dont use them, I dont. I doubt if one
car in a thousand has got a pair of gloves in
the glove box these days as these compart-
ments are usually stuffed with everything but
gloves. I however always have had a pair of
mechanics gloves in the boot, along with a
towel, just in case I need to change a wheel or
have to take care of some other mechanical
problem. I rarely need them but they are there
if and when I do, and they save my hands
from getting greased up or worse.
Apart from the obvious, getting from A to
B, the motor car has given us the freedom
and opportunity to carry things around with
us, things one might desperately need on
occasions. The inside of a motor car is a
wonderful sanctuary from the elements with
warmth or air conditioning available with the
flick of a switch. Venturing outside of this
confinement is another thing though and
could be troublesome. No matter where one
lives an umbrella will be needed someday
and I cant imagine anyone not having one
tucked away in the car somewhere, they
are available with the logo of almost any
make of car printed on them at dealerships
and would make for a nice and appreciative
gift. Along with my umbrella I always carry
pakamac type rain gear, spare shoes, socks,
underwear, jeans and a tee-shirt along with a
jacket, why not? One never knows, and they
take up very little room.
A toiletry bag is a must too which are
also available with the cars logo; fill it up
with the essential stuff and a bottle of water
for teeth brushing. Car rugs are great too,
I have always had one tucked away in the
boot, I have had the same one now for about
30 years, it is a wool tartan that I bought in
Edinburgh, Scotland, and my young daughter
has been appreciative of this blanket on many
occasions, along with my spare jacket. No
need to travel to Scotland to get one as they
are readily available online or if Scottish
tartan is not your fancy Im sure a dealership
sells them.
The need for these accessories may not
come very often, but its comforting to know
that they are always there in the car when
needed and so will make for functional and
satisfying gift ideas.
Back inside the comfort of the cars cabin,
which these days is equipped with just about
everything, entertainment abounds with radio,
satellite radio, iPod and DVD players for the
rear passengers. When the car CD player
superseded the cassette player I thought it
was marvelous, nowadays the iPod is the
only way to go. If a persons audio system
is iPod prepped you not only have access
to music, but audio books can also make
a nice gift. I never have much time to read
books but I listen to them in my car and they
are great to take away the monotony from a
long journey.
Want to learn another language? Stick the
lessons on your iPod and learn in the car. If
the vehicles audio system is not prepared for
iPod play, no matter, as there are numerous
devices available to stream the iPods audio
through the radio speakers. Check out iTrip
Universal from Griffin Technology which
will transmit audio from almost any devise
through to your cars speakers, it costs about
$30. Another neat gadget that I have from
Griffin is the Power Jolt iPhone charger, it
works just like any iPhone car charger but has
a little battery pack magnetically attached to it
which you can detach and insert the iPhone or
iPod and it doubles the battery life. This con-
traption works great when you cant charge
your phone or iPod for an extended period
of time. Look them up on the internet http://
store.griffintechnology.com they have lots of
neat little well-made devices for the car. Drink
a cup of tea or coffee while listening to music
or books or taking the language lessons with
a nice travel mug, most dealerships sell very
nice ones personalized for the type of car you
or your friend is driving, throw in a Starbucks
gift card with the mug, how can that not be a
well received gift?
Know someone who does a lot of night
driving? Consider a pair of night driving
An MG
Christmas
See Carman
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of his recent
attendance of
the LA Auto
Show next
month.
glasses, they work really well, providing
you get good ones with AR (anti reflective)
coating, sun glasses of course. We all need
them for driving at some time. Like to show
off your heritage? How about a nice chrome
radiator badge, there are lots of them avail-
able online.
With these ideas, Im only scratching the
surface on motoring-related gift ideas, but
I hope Ive given you some things to think
about. As for the kids, check out Airfix (they
advertise here) and sell model cars along
with their aircraft. Anyway heres wishing all
you readers a very merry Christmas and a
happy new year.
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BRITAINS advertising standards watch-
dog last month banned a Marc Jacobs per-
fume ad starring actress Dakota Fanning,
saying it seemed to sexualize a child and
could cause serious offense.
Four readers complained about the
magazine ad for Jacobs recently launched
Oh, Lola! perfume, the Advertising
Standards Authority said. The ad showed
the 17-year-old star in a pale short dress,
sitting with an oversized perfume bottle
which is shaped like a vase holding a giant
red fower between her legs.
The watchdog said that Fanning looked
under 16-years-old in the ad, and the
styling in the image drew attention to her
sexuality.
Because of that, along with her appear-
ance, we considered the ad could be seen
to sexualize a child, it said.
Perfume maker Coty UK said it had not
received any complaints. It said that the ad
was targeted at readers over 25-years-old,
and that while the image was provocative,
it wasnt indecent. Most magazine readers
would be used to edgy images in fashion
magazines and are not likely to fnd the ad
offensive, it added.
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I shall strongly recommend to all cooks of either sex,
to keep their stomachs free from strong liquors till after dinner,
and their Noses from snuff Clermont 1776
NOT A BAD idea I guess, but the sips of
plonk can help when facing the huge task
of preparing the Christmas dinner! I still con-
tinue to do the traditional meal every year;
I feel it is so worth the effort, even though
it is not easy at times. One thing that helps
is to prepare well ahead of time, of course
making the Christmas pudding, mincemeat
and fruit cakes are much better when made
several weeks ahead of time. But also the
side things such as cranberry sauce, brandy
butter or rum sauce, bread sauce etc can
be made days ahead. Nowadays it is so
much easier to purchase imported British
foods either at your nearby Brit store or on
line, so there is nothing wrong with serving
ready-made items.
I thought this month, I would feature an
alternative dessert, which is easy to make
and always popular, and its been a while
since I last featured it. Ideal for those who do
not (gasp!!) like Christmas pudding, but this
is a rich flavoured pie, luverly served with
real Devon cream, or custard sauce. You
do need to find the Golden syrup however,
there just isnt any substitute. I will follow
it with another recipe in contrast to my
above quote or maybe not!
Treacle Tart
Short crust pastry
1 cups Lyles golden syrup
2 egg yolks
2 cups finely ground fresh bread-
crumbs
Finely grated rind, and juice of 1 lemon
Preheat oven to 375 F degrees. Line a
lightly greased 9 pie tin with the pastry. Mix
syrup, egg yolks, breadcrumbs, (reserve 4
Tbsp) lemon rind and juice, (easier to mix in
a saucepan over low heat). Pour into pastry
shell, top with reserved breadcrumbs. Bake
40-50 minutes or until set. Serve warm or
room temperature, freezes well if there is
any left!!)
Best Rum Cake Ever
(I cannot take credit for this but have
had it for many years, and was recently
asked to feature it again.)
Before you start, sample the rum to check
for quality. Good isnt it? Now go ahead and
select a large mixing bowl, measuring cup
etc. Check the rum again. It must be just
right. To be sure the rum is of the highest
quality, pour one level cup into a glass and
drink it as fast as you can. Repeat. With an
electric mixer beat one cup butter in a large
fluffy bowl. Add one teaspoon of thugar and
beat again. Meanwhile make sure that the
rum is of the highest quality. Try another
cup. Open a second quart if necessary. Add
two large eggs, two cups of fried fruit and
beat until high. If druit gets stuck in beaters
just pry it loose with a drewscriver. Sample
the rum again, checking for tonscisticity.
Next sift three cups of pepper or salt (it
doesnt really matter) Sample the rum
again. Sift half a pint lemon juice. Fold in the
chopped butter and strained nuts. Add one
babblespoon of brown thugar or whatever
colour you can find. Wix mell. Grease oven
and turn pan to 350 gredes. Now pour the
whole mess into the coven and bake. Check
the rum again, and go to bed!
I wish you all very Happy Christmas
(I welcome comments, requests and recipes and can be reached at Yourcuppatea1@yahoo.com)
Super Broccoli Grown
By UK Scientists
POPEYE might want to consider switch-
ing to broccoli. British scientists unveiled
a new breed of the vegetable that experts
say packs a big nutritional punch.
The new broccoli was specially grown
to contain two to three times the normal
amount of glucoraphanin, a nutrient be-
lieved to help ward off heart disease.
Vegetables are a medicine cabinet
already, said Richard Mithen, who led
the team of scientists at the Institute for
Food Research in Norwich, England, that
developed the new broccoli. When you
eat this broccoli ... you get a reduction in
cholesterol in your blood stream, he told
Associated Press Television.
An AP reporter who tasted the new
broccoli found it was the same as the
regular broccoli. Scientists, however, said
it should taste slightly sweeter because it
contains less sulphur.
Glucoraphanin works by breaking fat
down in the body, preventing it from
clogging the arteries. It is only found in
broccoli in signifcant amounts.
PATENT
To create the vegetable, sold as super
broccoli, Mithen and colleagues cross-
bred a traditional British broccoli with a
wild, bitter Sicilian variety that has no
fowery head, and a big dose of glucoraph-
anin. After 14 years, the enhanced hybrid
was produced, which has been granted a
patent by European authorities. No genetic
modifcation was used.
Its been on sale as Beneforte in select
stores in California and Texas for the last
year, and hit British shelves last month.
Later this fall, the broccoli will be rolled
out across the US.
The super vegetable is part of an in-
creasing tendency among producers to
inject extra nutrients into foods, ranging
from calcium-enriched orange juice to
fortified sugary cereals and milk with
added omega three fatty acids. In Britain,
the new broccoli is sold as part of a line of
vegetables that includes mushrooms with
extra vitamin D, and tomatoes and potatoes
with added selenium.
Not enough data exists to know if
anyone could overdose on glucoraphanin,
but vitamin D and selenium in very high
quantities can be toxic.
Mithen and colleagues are conducting
human trials comparing the heart health of
people eating the super broccoli to those
who eat regular broccoli or no broccoli.
They plan to submit the data to the Euro-
pean Food Safety Agency next year so they
can claim in advertisements the broccoli
has proven health benefts.
Airline Passengers Asked
For Extra Cash For Fuel
AIRLINES have already begun charging
for food, drinks, seat assignments and
baggage. Now one is demanding that
passengers cough up extra cash on board
for fuel.
Hundreds of passengers traveling from
India to Britain were stranded for six
hours in Vienna when their Comtel Air
fight stopped for fuel on last month. The
charter service asked them to kick in more
than 20,000 to fund the rest of the fight
to Birmingham, England.
The situation may represent a new low
in customer care in an era when fyers
are seeing long lines, long waits and few
perks.
Britains Channel 4 news broadcast vid-
eo showing a Comtel cabin crew member
telling passengers: We need some money
to pay the fuel, to pay the airport, to pay
everything we need. If you want to go to
Birmingham, you have to pay.
Some passengers said they were sent
off the plane to cash machines in Vienna
to raise the money.
We all got together, took our money
out of purses 130, said Reena Rindi,
who was aboard with her daughter. Chil-
dren under two went free, my little one
went free because shes under two. If we
didnt have the money, they were making
us go one by one outside, in Vienna, to get
the cash out.
ASHES
Amarjit Duggal told the BBC she was
fying from the Indian city of Amritsar on
Comtel after scattering her mothers ashes.
Her father, sister and uncle were still in
Amritsar and did not know when they
would be able to return home.
The situation was highly unusual in Eu-
rope, where airlines are tightly regulated,
said Sue Ockwell, a crisis management
expert at Travel PR.
Its a bit like, well, boarding a train
and saying that you cant go on because
theyve cut the electricity off because
they havent paid the bill, Ockwell said.
You just really dont expect it. This is
patently not going to do that airline any
good at all.
The passengers did eventually reach
Birmingham, but many expressed anger.
It is absolutely disgusting, said
Dalvinder Batra, who is from the West
Midlands. There are still people stuck
out there.
Bhupinder Kandra, the airlines ma-
jority shareholder, told the Associated
Press from Vienna that travel agents had
taken the passengers money before the
planes left but had not passed it on to the
airline.
SOLVENT
This is not my problem, he said. The
problem is with the agents.
But Kandra insisted the company was
still solvent.
We have not run out of money, he
said. We have enough.
Later, the Civil Aviation Authority
stepped in to protect passengers after a
company that sold fights on Comtel Air
went out of business. Astonbury Ltd., trad-
ing as Skyjet, ceased trading. The authority
will ensure that passengers get home in the
coming days.
A similar Comtel situation was taking
place back in Amritsar. Some 180 pas-
sengers on another Comtel fight were
told they would not be taking off until they
come up with 10,000 rupees (about $200)
each, Kandra told the BBC.
It was not clear when that plane was
supposed to have taken off. The passengers
in Amritsar were not stuck on the plane or
at the airport, according to British diplo-
mats in India. Most were booking fights
on other airlines to get to Britain.
Airport offcials in Birmingham said
that Comtels fights the following week-
end had been canceled, but Kandra insisted
all would be operating as normal.
Oban Enjoys Quicky
Fireworks Display
A FIREWORKS display is always ap-
preciated. But, the townsfolk of Oban in
Scotland last month got what turned out
to be the fastest freworks show they had
ever seen.
For while the local display for Bonfre
Night was supposed to last 20 minutes a
technical glitch ignited the entire display
over a period of just 50 seconds.
More than 6,000 worth of freworks
were sent up in the short but spectacular
display.
Now the company behind the error,
Pyro 1, has offered locals a free display to
make up for the mistake.
Councillor Roddy McCuish, who
helped to organise the display, said locals
had been fantastic about the farcical
and beautiful mistake.
He told the BBC: They are going to
come back and do a free display in Oban
at no charge over Oban Bay at the end of
our winter festival.
When I did announce that was it,
people thought I was joking, he said.
The operative explained to me there
had been a terrible malfunction.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6QtigLJD_4
RAF Investigates Ejector Seat Death
BRITAINS Royal Air Force has grounded aircraft ftted with the same sort
of ejector seat involved in an accident that killed a pilot with the Red Arrows
aerobatic display team last month.
The air force suspended all nonessential fying on Hawk T1, Tornado GR4
and Tucano aircraft last month. Flights in Afghanistan will not be affected.
Iraq war veteran Flight Lt Sean Cunningham died after being ejected from
his seat while his plane was still on the ground. The accident took place at the
Red Arrows base at RAF Scampton in central England.
He is the second pilot from the nine-member stunt team to die within three
months. In August, Flight Lt John Egging died in a crash after a show in
southern England.
Netflix To Provide Service
To The UK, Ireland
NETFLIX INC plans to offer its online
subscription service to the United King-
dom and Ireland starting early next year,
providing access to movies and television
shows.
The company said last month that
subscribers will get unlimited TV shows
and movies streaming online to their tele-
visions and computers, Macs, tablets and
cellular phones for a monthly fee.
The Los Gatos, California-based com-
pany said details about pricing, content
and supported devices will be disclosed
closer to launch.
Netfix started streaming to the US in
2007 and added Canada in 2010 and 43
countries in Latin America and the Ca-
ribbean in September. The company has
more than 25 million members in the US,
Canada and Latin America.
Those in the UK or Ireland interested
in the service can sign up at Netfixs web
site to receive an email alert that will let
them know when the service has launched,
the company said.
Netfix has faced criticism lately due
to a recent price increase and a failed
attempt to split up its video subscription
service. Netfix boosted prices for com-
bination packages of DVDs-by-mail and
Internet video streaming by as much as
60 percent, effective September 1. After
the higher prices kicked in, CEO Reed
Hastings announced a plan to spin off the
DVD rental side into a separate website
called Qwikster. The move was so reviled
by subscribers that Hastings changed his
mind within three weeks.
Netflixs stock has dropped by 60
percent since the price increases were
announced in mid-July. The sell-off has
wiped out $9bn in shareholder wealth.
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TIS THE SEASON to decide whether youve
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Brits been naughty. In the last two months
(1) A British teenage girl of 17, bound for a
return trip to the UK, was found by Miami
airport police trying to smuggle packages
of cocaine disguised as cake mix in her
luggage. Shes still held in jail in Miami,
facing decades in prison, a sad waste of a
young life. 2) Three young British nationals,
a woman and two men, were arrested in a
phony credit card scam. They had been paid
by some UK Mastermind to fly into Miami
Beach with stolen and/or forged creditcards
and drain cash out of local ATM machines.
A total of 65 counterfeit credit cards were
found in their hire car and oceanfront hotel
room. They confessed at Miami police
headquarters and face jail time. 3) And the
really Naughty or Nice, depending on your
morals: A married white British couple on
vacation in Florida, multi-millionaires as it
happens, were arrested by Orlando police
in the mens toilets of the Roxy Nightclub.
The wife was discovered giving oral sex to
a black male, while her husband watched,
and police found packets of cocaine in her
handbag. Tut Tut a tour of Disney World
not exciting enough, my fellow Brits? FACT:
So many British visitors behave badly that
the British Consulate in Orlando must devote
a staff member dedicated just to dealing
with Britons in Florida jails. This has been
the case since that Consular office opened
in June 1994.
Anyway, I assume my readers fall into
the nice category, so heres wishing you
the merriest of Christmases and loving PG
moments under the mistletoe.
n BRITISH CLUBS CORNER:
1) SARASOTA: British Club, with hun-
dreds of members, has a new President
Gary Lee. Call him on (941) 706-1172 to
ask about the clubs next event.
2) FT LAUDERDALE (west ) British
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Womens Club in Weston, formed in 2009.
For the next gathering, call Dawn Rolfe
(954) 305-8400. Note To Club Leaders:
for a mention here, email me club details,
with current leaders name/phone/email.
Readers: For your nearest British club, email
me your query.
n BEST OF BRITISH CORNER honours
the man regarded as the funniest England
ever produced.
TOMMY COOPER (1921-1984) made you
roar before hed even spoken. So I share his
classic gems with you: A man walked into
the doctors. DOCTOR: I havent seen you in
a long time. PATIENT: I know Ive been ill. . .
Ive hurt my arm in several places. DOCTOR:
Well dont go to those places.
n BRITISH BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: The
world loves sandwiches and Americans
have munched them since their country be-
gan, with now a Subway on every block. But
as we know, it was an English invention by
the busy first Earl of Sandwich who needed
to eat on the go. CBS News Sunday morn-
ing programme recently interviewed John
Montagu the 11
th
Earl who has decided to
leverage his ancestors fame in the USA. To
pay for the colossal roof repairs and upkeep
of his country pile, the Earls family launched
their own sandwich business in the UK.
Truly Upper Crust, eh? Their tasty toasted
treats, something like the Quiznos method,
were such a smash that they have launched
in several states, with the USA Corporate
HQ in Florida (Orlando). The four Florida
locations are in Disneyworld Kissimmee,
Tampa, Okeechobee and Wellington. His
son and future 12
th
Earl actually came up
with the idea and runs the business but
his father writes on the companys website
www.earlofsandwichusa.com Our English
family knows about great sandwiches:
we invented the sandwich and have been
eating sandwiches since 1762. Using 250
years of experience, today we have set up
EARL OF SANDWICH to make delicious
sandwiches for you. Our secret is to bake
the bread when you order, roast our meats
every morning and use our traditional
English family recipes. We are a family who
loves making sandwiches and sincerely
hope you enjoy eating them The 11th Earl
of Sandwich. English aristocrats as entre-
preneurs are not new back home Henry,
the Sixth Marquess of Bath, introduced
lions to his estate Longleat and opened
the Safari Park there back in 1966. But no
blue bloods have opened restaurants in the
USA, based on their estates history. Clever
and enterprising methinks. But I dont see
the Queen launching Buckingham Burgers
anytime soon.
n UK-USA LANGUAGE IRKS:
1) Why do Americans seemingly change
established English language expressions
for the sake of it? Tempest in a Teapot I hear
them say cumbersome and over-syllabled.
The correct and simpler expression invented
years ago in England is Storm in a Teacup.
2) More irritating is, to show strong indif-
ference one says: I couldnt care less. So
why do Americans say: I could care less?
Makes zero sense in this context and misses
the point entirely.
n ID RATHER BE IN FLORIDA CORNER:
The predominant moan about the UK I hear
from returning expats is that its overrun
with immigrants, like never before Ive
never seen so many Rumanians who dont
speak English. (Blame is levelled at the Blair
Governments lack of immigration controls.
During his administration, examples abound
like the Pakistani man serial-marrying 124
imported brides with no authorities monitor-
ing such marriages. US Immigration quite
rightly runs a tighter ship. Well the UK
Governments Office for National Statistics
(ONS) recently confirmed that by 2043, the
UK population will have swollen to 74 mil-
lion, overtaking France and Germany who
have far more land to assimilate population
growth. Currently the tiny UK is growing by
the equivalent of a city the size of Leeds
every year! Two thirds of this expansion is
caused by immigration, according to the
ONS. The sadness we expats over 40 feel
is that its not the beloved England we grew
up in, of course. Americans are blessed with
so much space. Maybe Britain will become
so stuffed with humans it will have to build
up, up, up like Tokyo.
n YUM-YUM BRITISH SHOPS SHOW-
CASE: Where to get your fix of the English
goodies you crave.
1) BRANDON west Florida, the Euro-
pean Gourmet Deli sells British foods (813)
681-9125. Ask for English owner Martin
Bebbington.
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Crime Authors Competing For Morgue Honor
IT WILL BE the worlds most literary
mortuary. Some of the worlds leading
crime writers are competing for the honor
of having a morgue named after them.
Scotlands University of Dundee said last
month it will name its new morgue and
research facility after whichever writer
gets the most votes in an online poll and
fundraising effort.
Kathy Reichs, Lee Child, Tess Gerrits-
en, Harlan Cobden, Mark Billingham and
Val McDermid are among the 10 authors
taking part in the Million for a Morgue
campaign. Each person who votes donates
1 to a money-raising campaign.
The university says the morgue will be
the frst in Britain to use the Thiel embalm-
ing method, which advocates say better
preserves cadavers so they can be studied
by forensic scientists.
Military Lays Out Plans
For Germany Pullout
BRITAINS military is laying out plans
to pull troops out of Germany a move
seen as closing a chapter on the Cold
War era.
The Ministry of Defense says in
a statement that starting next yEear,
1,800 troops will be relocated around
Britain beginning in January. Some
20,000 troops based in Germany will
be withdrawn by 2020.
Authorities announced earlier this
year that they would start bringing
troops out of Germany a move that
will save the Ministry of Defense
250m a year.
General Peter Wall, the chief of the
General Staff, says the new arrangements
will allow the army to reinforce vital
links with local communities in Britain.
Missiles Could Be Used
To Protect Olympics
BRITAINS De-
fense Secretary
Philip Hammond
i s rul i ng not h-
ing out to protect
London duri ng
the 2012 Olym-
pi cs, i ncl udi ng
the possible use
of surface-to-air
missiles.
Hammond
responding to a
question from his
predecessor Liam Fox, who resigned as
defense secretary last month told Parlia-
ment that if the military recommends it,
appropriate ground-to-air defense could
be in place.
Fox noted that surface-to-air missiles
had been in place for the Olympics since
the 1996 Atlanta games and asked Ham-
mond to confrm that there would be a full
level of multilayered defense and deter-
rence for the upcoming London event.
All necessary measures to ensure the
security and safety of the London Olympic
games will be taken, Hammond said.
Thousands of British soldiers are likely
to be posted at Olympic venues after a se-
curity review for the 2012 London Games
showed that authorities may need to double
the number of guards at stadiums and other
Olympic sites.
Discussions with the Ministry of De-
fense are under way after studies suggested
that the 10,000 security guards contracted
for the games would not be enough. Some
6,000 soldiers are being considered to
protect the games.
The London Games are seen as a high
security threat. The British government is
planning for the national terror threat to be
severe during the Olympics, meaning an
attempted attack is highly likely.
About 12,000 police offcers will also
be on duty on the busiest days of the July
27-August 12 games.
Defense Secretary
Philip Hammond
Man Moons Queen
On Aussie Tour
POLICE charged a man after he bared
his buttocks as the Queen made her
royal visit in Brisbane, Australia last
month.
Liam Warriner, 22, mooned the
Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh,
on their way from the airport into the
city.
He is alleged to have bared his bum
and wedged an Australian fag between
his buttocks while running for 50 yards
beside the motorcade. Warriner, a local
construction worker, claims that both
the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh
waved at him during his run.
On being released on bail, Warriner
said that he had been dared to moon
the Queen by his colleagues. He told
the Herald Sun: I mooned the Queen.
Everybodys seen someones butt, come
on. You see it on TV all the time, its ac-
cepted in PG-rated programming, but
yet its an offence to the Queen.
Warriner was charged with wilful
exposure and public nuisance offences
and is to appear before magistrates.
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Compiled by Larry Gardner
A Nose Thwarts Ed Dunlop
Of Historic Win
THE MELBOURNE Cup is the biggest horse
race in Australia, and the nation grinds to a
halt as the one-mile-seven-furlong course
at Fremington, becomes a national focus.
November 1, saw the race run for the 151
st

time with a record of only four foreign horses
ever winning here. A British trained horse
has never won this antipodean classic,
but Ed Dunlop came pretty close this time,
when his 50-1 shot Red Cadeaux, finishing
a nose behind the winner, the 7-1 French
horse Dunaden, 23 ran. Newmarket trainer
Ed Dunlop commented, We dont like to be
second, but Ive come all the way down here
for the first time so you have to be delighted.
If hes okay, well be back next year.
It was the closest finish in living mem-
ory.
Golf: Donald, McIlroy &
Catriona Matthews
Luke Donalds world number one rank-
ing has received some criticism because
his points total are for high finishes in
tournaments and not the result of a bunch of
victories. The Englishman showed his mettle
late October however, where a string of six
birdies witnessed a eight under 64, during the
final round of the Disney Childrens Miracle
Network Classic at Lake Buena Vista, Florida,
that earned him his second PGA title of the
year. Donald finished with a 17 under 271,
two strokes ahead of the field plus a check
for $846,000. Early November, the Donalds
celebrate an new addition to the family with
the birth of a daughter.
Rory McIIroy captured a $2m purse at the
Shanghai Masters, after winning a play-off
against Anthony Kim. Its the fourth pro-win
for the US Open champion.
Both men finished on an 18 under 270.
The first play-off hole saw Kim miss a three
foot putt, while the Irishman holed a two
footer for victory.
Scotlands Catriona Matthews notched
up her fourth LPGA victory at Guadalajara,
Mexico, November 13, in the Lorena Ochoa
Invitational and picked up a check for
$200,000. Three rounds in the sixties, she
finished with a 12 under 276, four strokes
ahead of the field. Same weekend, seeking
his first victory in two years, Tiger Woods
put on a better performance at the Austra-
lian Open in Sydney. He led the field in the
second round, but finished two off the lead
behind winner Greg Chalmers, who carded
a 13 under 275.
Cricket Fraudsters
Sentenced, Aussies Laid Low
At Capetown
Two of the Pakistan cricketers charged
with a spot-fixing scam during last years
England-Pakistan series were found guilty
at Southwark Crown Court.
Former Pakistan skipper Salman Butt, was
jailed for 30 months for bowling deliberate
no-balls in a betting scam. Bowler, Moham-
med Asif, 28, was sentenced to a year
behind bars, while 19-year-old Mohammed
Amir, who admitted the offence received a
six month sentence. They are all expected to
appeal. The three of them were given lifetime
bans from the sport of cricket. Mazhar Ma-
jeed was reputed to have paid Asif 65,000,
Butt 10,000 and Amir 2,500. He was given
two years and eight months jail time, plus
16 months for conspiracy. The Pakistan
Cricket Board called it a bad day for Pakistan
cricket, but strongly defended the credibility
of Pakistani cricket saying such corruption
was not rampant amongst its players and of-
ficials. The Judge, Justice Cooke, remarked
that cricket matches would be tainted by the
scandal for years to come.
On the international cricket scene, New
Zealand beat Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in a
one-off Test match by 34 runs. New Zealand
426 (Martin Guptill 109) and 252-8 dec.
Zimbabwe 313 and 331 (Brendan Taylor
117). The West Indies won their two match
Test series in Bangladesh, after drawing the
first game at Chittagong, and winning the
second at Mirpur by 229 runs. West Indies
355 (Kirk Edwards 121) and 383 (Darren
Bravo 195)-5 dec. Bangladesh 231 and
278. Pakistan and Sri Lanka drew their first
encounter in a three match Test series in
Abu Dhabi. Pakistan won the second Test
by nine wickets. Sri Lanka 239 and 257.
Pakistan 403 (Azhar Ali 100) and 94-1 at
close. The third Test was drawn at Sharajah,
thus giving Pakistan the series 1-0. South
Africa bowled the Aussies out for 47 in
the second innings (the lowest
innings total for an Aussie side
in 109 years) of their first Test
encounter at Capetown, which
saw them win by eight wickets in
just three days of play. Australia
284 (Michael Clarke 151) and
47. South Africa 96 and 236
(Graeme Smith 101, Jacques
Kallis 116)-2 at close.
Tennis, Boxing, Formula One
& Rugby League
Andy Murray saw his unbeaten string
of 17 wins, three tournament victories in
September, come to an end last month.
The Scot withdrew from the Swiss Indoors
because of injury, but at the Paris Masters,
he was ousted in the quarter-finals by Tomas
Berdych 4-6, 7-6 (7-5) 6-7. Previously
he took out Jeremy Chardy (Fr) and Andy
Roddick Unbeaten British and Com-
monwealth heavyweight champion Tyson
Fury, pushed his record to 17-0 at Event City,
Trafford Park in Manchester, November 12,
after stopping Neven Pajkic in the third to
retain his Commonwealth crown.
The Canadian had Fury on his back in the
second, but the Briton roared back in the next
round and Pajkic was given a standing count.
The ref stopped it some time later much to
the disgust of Pajkic (16-1) who complained
he could have gone on Sebastian Vettel
had already secured the 2011 Formula One
Championship, but added his 11
th
victory of
the year after winning the Indian Grand Prix
at Noida, October 30. Lewis Hamilton won
the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, November 13,
Alonso was second and Jensen Button third
Last months four nations rugby league
tournament held in England showed an amaz-
ing difference in the quality of play between
the southern and northern nations. England
started off with a 42-4 victory over Wales,
while Australia beat the New Zealanders
26-12. Later, New Zealand would swamp
Wales 36-0 and Australia beat England 36-
20. At the KC Stadium, England would beat
the reigning world champions New Zealand
28-6, and Australia would finish with a 56-14
win over Wales.
Sailing
The worlds oceans are awash with three
major competitions.
The Clipper 11-12 round the world yacht
race is on its fourth leg and scheduled to
reach New Zealand late November. The brain
child of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the race
has ten, 68 foot racing yachts of identical
build and financing crewed by some 450
non-professional sailing personal looking
for adventure. Devons Robert Dean is the
pro-skipper of Welcome to Yorkshire, and
Gordon Reid from the Isle of Wight is in
charge at Edinburghs Inspiring Capital.
The Volvo Ocean Race, formerly the
Whitbread Round the World Race, started
last month with six fully sponsored boats,
though bad weather in the Bay of Biscay had
two of them scurrying for port, looking for
repairs, after just 24 hours. The two handed
Transat Jacques Vabre yacht race from Le
Havre to Costa Rica, saw six Brits, includ-
ing Mike Golding and Dee Caffari aboard
a 14 boat fleet that left the French coast
mid-November.
International Friendlies
A plethora of friendly internationals and a
long list of World Cup 2014 qualifiers took
place last month, November 12 and15. Fabio
Capello missed his sons wedding to witness
England take the field against World and Eu-
ropean Champions Spain at Wembley, where
an 80,000 plus crowd saw Capello hand the
captaincy to Frank Lampard. Spain con-
trolled the ball for long periods, but England
persisted and four minutes after the break,
Lampard found the net for the only goal of the
game. Several days later, England beat Swe-
den at Wembley, for a first victory over the
Scandanavians since 1968. A Gareth Barry
header, was deflected in to the Swedish goal
by Daniel Majstorovic in the 27
th
minute for
the only goal of the game. Scotland traveled
to Cyprus and came away with a 2-1 victory.
Kenny Miller (23
rd
) and James Mackie (56
th
)
provided the netting, with the host getting one
back in the 59
th
minute. Wales turned it on at
Cardiff with a confident 4-1 win over Norway.
Gareth Bale (11
th
) Craig Bellamy (16
th
) and
two by Sam Vokes made coach Gary Speed,
a very happy man.
Jurgen Klinsmann drew over 70,000 fans
at St Denis, Paris, for the visit of his US team,
who were without Landon Donovan. France
were held at bay for 72 minutes, before the
shot shy US squad paid the price for its poor
vision up front when Remy beat Tim Howard
in the 72
nd
minute, giving France a 1-0 win.
Klinsmann found his feet against Slovenia a
few days later, where the USA carved out a
3-2 away win. Edson Buddle put them on the
way, followed by a Clint Dempsey netting and
Jozy Altidore put a penalty away.
Euro-Playoff
The play-off for the final four places in the
European 2012 Championships concluded
November 11 and 15. The Republic of Ire-
land cemented a place in the final after a
4-0 win at Estonia, where the hosts had two
men sent off. Galaxys Robbie Keane got
a brace. A 1-1 draw in Dublin put the Irish
through. Croatia stunned Turkey with a 3-0
victory in Istanbul, and though the 0-0 home
tie proved a disappointment it was enough.
The Czech Republic beat Montenegro 2-0
in the home leg, and won the away leg 1-0.
Bosnia-Hercegovina and Portugal produced
a goalless draw in the first leg, But in Por-
tugal, Cristiano Ronaldo hit a brace as the
Portugese triumphed 6-2.
European Soccer
The fourth round series of group games
in the Champions League, November 2-3,
saw British clubs come away undefeated.
An early goal by Antonio Valencia put Man-
chester United ahead at Old Trafford, while
Wayne Rooney found the net three minutes
from time to give the Reds a 2-0 win over
Romanias Otelul Galati. Yaya Toure put
Manchester City 1-0 up at Villarreal on the
half hour, followed by a Ballotelli penalty
on on the break. Toure hit another one in
the 71
st
minute, giving City a well-earned
3-0 win. Ramires put Chelsea in the driving
seat in Belgium against Genk, but the hosts
hit an equalizer in the 61
st
minute. David Luiz
missed a penalty for Chelsea that could have
made the difference. The scoreline stayed
1-1. At the Emirates, Arsenal fought a tough
encounter with Marseilles, in a match that
concluded in a goalless game.
Europa League
The continuing Group games in the Europa
League, November 3, saw only Spurs falter.
Stokes Dean Whitehead (51
st
) and Peter
Crouch (64
th
) had the measure of Maccabi
Tel-Aviv in Israel, and though Maccabi nailed
an injury time goal the Potters came away
with a 2-1 win. Anthony Stokes grabbed a
brace and Gary Hooper made it three, as
Celtic beat Rennes 3-1 at Parkhead. Fulham
produced the goods at the Cottage, two by
Andy Johnson, and singles by Damien Duff
and Steve Sidwell for a 4-1 win over Wisla
Krachow of Poland. Birmingham City were
two down at half-time at St Andrews, against
Club Brugges, but a Jean Beausejour netting
in the 55
th
minute followed by a successful
penalty by Marlon King, gave the Blues a
2-2 tie with the Belgians. An undistinguished
display by Tottenham at Rubin Kazan, saw
the Russians take the honours with the only
goal of the game in the 55
th
minute.
FA Cup
The first round of the FA Cup, November
11-12-13, which mixes non-leaguers with
first and second division clubs did not provide
many surprise results. Luton Town suffering
their first year in the Conference League hit
an 80
th
minute winner at Kenilworth Road, to
beat Division Twos Northampton Town by
the only goal of the game, and Conference
side Fleetwood Town won 2-0 at home
against Wycombe Wanderers. A few balls hit
the net at AFC Totton of the Southern Premier
Division, where Bradford PA were dispatched
8-1, and MK Dons smashed Nantwich 6-0.
Division twos Swindon, playing at home,
eliminated Division Ones high fliers Hud-
dersfield Town 4-1. Eight non-league sides
went through to the second round scheduled
December 3-4, while another bunch are
involved in replays.
Scottish Soccer
Financial problems at Hearts, saw the
players receive their wages late last month,
after the club admitted its priority was to pay
a large income tax bill first.
Owner, Vladimir Romanov, says he is
looking to sell the club and is open to offers.
Dunfermline closed its North Stand, saying
it will save the club 20,000 a year. Rangers
court case with the Internal Revenue Services
has been deferred to January. The sum of
49m under discussion has been circulated
in the press, where the case will decide the
future of the club. On the field, Rangers held
a 10 point lead, mid-November over Celtic
in the SPL. Interesting game at Kilmarnock,
where visitors Inverness CT won 6-3.
The third round of the Scottish Cup,
November 12, saw few surprises but plenty
of goals. Airdrie Utd beat Gala Fairydean
11-0 at home, and Morton chalked a 5-1
home win over Deveronvale. Livingston
visited Irvine Meadow and conquered 6-0.
Junior side Auchlineck Talbot, face an away
tie against Hearts in the fourth round, while
the other junior side left in the competition,
Culter, drew 1-1 at home with Partick Thistle
and go to a replay.
Late News
Tiger Woods and his late, estranged
caddy, Steve Williams, shook hands rather
tensely during the foursomes of the Presi-
dents Cup in Melbourne, Australia, November
16-20. Williams new boss Adam Scott,
and partner KJ Choi, beat Woods and Steve
Stricker seven and six. Some satisfaction for
Woods in the fourballs however, where he
and partner Dustin Johnson beat Scott and
Choi three and two. The USA went on to win
their sixth Presidents Cup 19-15.
India clinched their short Test series
against the West Indies after winning the
second Test at Kolkata by an innings and
15 runs. India (Rahul Dravid 119, VS Lax-
man 176 not out, Mahendra Dhoni 144)-7
declared. West Indies 153 and 463 (Darren
Bravo 136). The Aussies came back to win
the second Test at Johannesburg, by two
wickets after a tremendous second innings.
South Africa 266 and 339 (Hashim Amla
105). Australia 296 and 310-8 at close
Australia won the Four Nations Rugby League
Tournament beating England in the final at
Elland Road, 30-8.
Late Soccer
Champion League Matches November
22-23, saw Benfica hold Manchester United
to a 2-2 tie at Old Trafford. A Phil Jones own
goal in the ninth minute put the Portuguese
ahead, before Berbatov leveled on the half
hour. Darren Fletcher found the net in the
59
th
minute, and minute later Aimar had
equalized. Manchester City went down 2-1
in Italy against Napoli. Cavani hit a goal in
each half, while Balotelli scored for the Sky
Blues. Arsenal secured themselves a place in
the knockout round with a 2-1 home win over
Borussia Dortmund. Robin van Persie scored
one in each half, while an injury time netting put
the Germans on the card. Chelsea fell to a last
minute winner at Bayer Leverkusen, where
the home side won 2-1. Didier Drogba put
the blues ahead three minutes after the break,
Derdiyok leveled in the 73
rd
minute, while the
late winner decided the game.
A David Beckham header to Robbie
Keane, who put the ball through for Landon
Donovan to score at Carson, California, saw
the LA Galaxy capture the MLS Cup for the
third time beating Houston Dynamo 1-0. The
third qualifying round of CONCAFAF games
for the 2014 World Cup were completed
last month.
The USA goes in to the fourth round
qualifying group with El Salvador, Canada,
Guyana, Jamaica, Guatemala and Antigua
& Barbuda.
First round replays in the FA Cup, saw
Southern Premier League club Stourbridge
oust division twos tailender Plymouth Ar-
gyle, 2-0, following a 3-3 tie in Devon.
Sporting Passings
His strategy was effectively simple, but
mostly successful. When Joe Frazier was
in the ring, his tactic of continuously mov-
ing forward, head down, punching as he
went, made him the most feared boxer of
his generation.
Three rather brutal bouts with Moham-
med Ali, wrote the pair of them in to boxing
history, but he was unable to conquer a bout
with liver cancer. Joe Frazier was an Olympic
gold medallist at Tokyo in 1964, and retired
with a pro-record of 32-4-1. Mohammed Ali,
Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson, were amongst
other boxing elite that gathered at his funeral.
Smokin Joe was 67.
Stand Renamed For Fergie
Manchester United has renamed the north
stand at its Old Trafford stadium the Sir Alex
Ferguson Stand in honor of its managers 25
years in charge.
United announced the tribute to its longest
serving manager ahead of last months
Premier League meeting with Sunderland,
unveiling a sign moments before Fergusons
1,409th game with the northwest England
club kicked off.
I never expected that, Ferguson said of
the gesture. It was a real surprise. I have to
thank Manchester United for doing that.
Ferguson saw the sign for the first time
after walking onto the pitch through a guard
of honor formed by the teams of United and
Sunderland, which was managed by former
United defender Steve Bruce.
A crowd of 75,570 gave Ferguson an
ovation and chief executive David Gill an-
nounced the north stand was being renamed
after him.
United said it will also erect a statue of
Ferguson at Old Trafford before the start of
next season.
Bears Conquer London With
Win Over Bucs
The Chicago Bears didnt mind making
the trek to London to promote American
football.
They just hope their solid performance
against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was
enough to leave British fans satisfied without
an encore.
We should be one of the teams going over
and showing our brand of football internation-
ally, Bears coach Lovie Smith said. Youre
never excited about flying for eight hours, but
the players handled it well.
A lot better than the Bucs, anyway.
Matt Forte ran for 145 yards and a
touchdown, and the Bears held on to beat
the Buccaneers 24-18 on October 23 in the
fifth annual NFL regular-season game at
Wembley Stadium.
Despite not arriving in London until the
Friday, Chicago dominated for three quarters
against a Bucs team that spent the whole
week in Britain to get acclimatized to the time
difference and climate.
FIFAS Blatter Faces
Calls To Resign In
Racism Furor
Continued from page 24
as part of wide-ranging reforms following
damaging allegations of bribery, vote-
rigging and ticket scams.
The latest gaffe by the 75-year-old
Swiss offcial sparked a furor in England,
where authorities are investigating two
allegations of racial abuse involving
Liverpool and Chelsea players in Premier
League games.
This is the latest episode that calls into
question whether this man should be the
head of world football, British Sports
Minister Hugh Robertson said. For the
sake of the game, he should go.
Manchester United defender Rio Fer-
dinand and Blatter then traded barbs on
Twitter in an unusual exchange of views
between a professional athlete and an
international sports offcial.
Ferdinand had led a growing chorus of
disapproval from black players when he
wrote that Blatters views were so con-
descending its almost laughable.
SARCASTIC
The England player also posted a sarcas-
tic message after FIFAs website published
a statement from Blatter accompanied by
a photograph of him hugging Tokyo Sex-
wale, a black offcial from South Africa.
Blatter used Twitter, which he joined
ahead of the 2010 World Cup in South
Africa, to direct a tweet at an individual
user for the frst time.
(at)rioferdy5 The black man as you
call him has a name: Tokyo Sexwale,
Blatter wrote early Thursday.
Blatter said Sexwale, a South African
government minister and former Robben
Island prisoner, had done tremendous
work against racism and apartheid in
Africa.
In Brussels, EU spokesman Dennis
Abbott denounced Blatters view as com-
pletely unacceptable.
It is not OK to racially abuse someone
on the sports feld, shake hands at the end
and say Thats OK. It is not, Abbott told
The Associated Press.
However, that view appeared in a
minority as reaction outside England was
more restrained.
Blatters remark seemed at odds with
his pledge after his June re-election that
FIFA would not tolerate a lack of respect
on and off the feld.
A few days later Blatter decided the
case is now closed and said: I have
been working now for 37 years in FIFA
and I started working in Africa. There is
no discrimination in my feeling and there
is no racism, nothing at all.
This matter, for me, is over. I cannot
say more than that.
We go forward and there is zero toler-
ance in racism and in discrimination and
zero tolerance in all activities on the feld
of play and outside the feld of play.
During my activities as FIFA president
nothing surprises me, but I was very much
hurt by these comments because it touched
my conscience and in my conscience is
the determination I have to go against any
discrimination.
It seems Blatter doesnt realise that
itt the rest of the football world that will
determine whether the case is closed.
Police Say Ferdinand
Threatened In Letter
POLICE say they have launched an
investigation after Queens Park Rang-
ers defender Anton Ferdinand was sent
a letter reportedly containing death
threats.
Ferdinand was at the center of an
ongoing separate police investigation
after he was allegedly racially abused by
England and Chelsea captain John Ter-
ry during a Premier League match on
October 23. Terry denies the claims.
The Metropolitan police said it can
confrm that offcers are investigating
an allegation of malicious communica-
tion sent to Ferdinand.
It is reported in the British media that
the letter was hand-delivered to Loftus
Road QPRs ground.
Ferdinand said he had strong feel-
ings about the Terry accusations but
wouldnt be commenting further.
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BRITAINS noncompliance with global
anti-doping rules is a mere technicality
that will have no bearing on the participa-
tion of British athletes at next years Lon-
don Olympics, the IOC said last month.
The World Anti-Doping Agency ruled
last month that the British Olympic As-
sociations lifetime ban for drug offenders
violates the anti-doping code, which sets
out rules and sanctions for all Olympic
bodies.
Britain is the only country with a
lifetime drug suspension, and the BOA
was the only national Olympic committee
found in noncompliance with the code by
WADAs foundation board in Montreal.
WADA President John Fahey said he
was very disappointed that its come
to this.
The BOA is expected to defend its rule
at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Compliance with the World Anti-Dop-
ing Code is mandatory under International
Olympic Committee rules. The ultimate
sanction for failing to comply is exclusion
from the Olympics.
TECHNICALITY
But the IOC noted that Britains national
anti-doping agency, UK Anti-Doping, is
fully compliant with the code and said
there was no risk to athletes from the 2012
host nation.
The BOA has only been deemed non-
compliant on a technicality rather than any
unwillingness of the BOA to fght doping,
IOC spokeswoman Emmanuelle Moreau
said in a statement to The Associated Press.
We are confdent that the BOA and UKAD
will do their utmost to ensure clean British
athletes will compete in London and this
ruling will have absolutely no effect on Brit-
ish athletes competing in London.
The BOAs lifetime bylaw has been in
place since 1992.
Among British athletes currently cov-
ered by the ban are sprinter Dwain Cham-
bers, who served a two-year ban in the
BALCO scandal, and cyclist David Millar,
who was suspended for two years after
testing positive for EPO.
Rugbys Longest Ever Match
A RUGBY CLUB in northwest England
has set a record for the sports longest
ever match by playing continuously for
more than 24 hours.
Congleton RUFC played the equiva-
lent of 18 straight matches plus injury
time to raise money for charity and
earn a place in The Guinness Book of
Records.
A 44-man squad was split into teams
named Congleton Bears and Mali Li-
ons. After a meager 40 points had been
scored in the frst 21 hours, the defenses
were exhausted and the Lions ran out
889-715 winners.
Organizer Andy Jones says it was
incredible to see someone who had been
playing for 18 hours sprint through for
a try.
The match lasted 24 hours, 5 minutes,
12 seconds.
Male, Female Golf
Associations To Merge
MEMBERS of Englands male and female
amateur golf associations have agreed to
merge into a single governing body.
The male-run English Golf Union and
the English Womens Golf Association say
the unifed organization will help us to
grow the game, will be more appealing to
commercial partners and sponsors and will
mean we can be more cost effective.
The new body is set to be called England
Golf and will come into effect on January 1
with its frst president being a woman.
Royal Mint Making
2012 Olympic Medals
BRITAINS Royal Mint has begun mak-
ing the 4,700 medals that will be awarded
during the 2012 London Olympics and
Paralympics.
The medals will each take 10 hours to
make by a select team of designers, techni-
cians and craftsmen in South Wales.
British artist David Watkins designed
the Olympic medals. The front of the
medal displays the Greek goddess, Nike,
stepping from the Parthenon to arrive at
the host city. The reverse contains fve
symbolic elements, including the River
Thames, a symbol of London.
Games sponsor Rio Tinto supplied the
ore for the medals, which will be mined at
its mine near Salt Lake City and from the
Oyu Tolgoi project in Mongolia. Salt Lake
City hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics.
More Than 100 Olympic
Teams To Use UK Camps
FOOTBALL
Magpies Rename Stadium Sports Direct Arena
Man City Announce Record Losses
MANCHESTER Citys losses soared to
nearly 200m in the latest fnancial year
amid a lavish spending spree that helped
the club end a 35-year trophy drought
and qualify for the lucrative Champions
League for the frst time.
Figures released last month showed the
northwest club had net operating losses of
160.5m, with the fgure rising to 194.9m
by adding on additional exceptional
charges of 34.4m.
They are the highest losses ever by
a British club in a single year, with its
staggering wage bill of 174m surpassing
that of Chelsea (172m) and Manchester
United (152m).
Bankrolled by Abu Dhabi billionaire
Sheikh Mansour, City spent heavily last
year on improving its squad with world-
class players such as David Silva and Yaya
Toure and was rewarded by winning the
FA Cup its frst major piece of silverware
since 1976.
Roberto Mancinis team also fnished
third in the league to reach this seasons
Champions League, which helped entice
the likes of Argentina striker Sergio Ague-
ro and France midfelder Samir Nasri in a
further outlay of 74m in the offseason.
CLAIM
City leads the league by five points
after 11 matches as it looks to claim a frst
English title in 43 years.
In view of UEFAs fnancial fair play
regulations, which came into operation in
July, Citys chief operating offcer Graham
Wallace said: Our losses ... will not be
repeated on this scale in the future.
Under those regulations, clubs face be-
ing barred from the Champions League and
Europa League if they cannot break even
on football-related business.
Citys overall turnover rose 22.5 percent
to 153.2m and commercial revenue was
up almost 50 percent to 48.5m. TV rights
rose 27.4 percent to 68.8m.
We should not underestimate the
clubs other major achievements in terms
of its continued commercial performance,
groundbreaking partnership initiatives,
expanding contribution to the community,
and independent recognition for the quality
of our facilities and match day offerings,
chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak said.
JUST WHEN Newcastle United fans
and owner Mike Ashley seemed to have
reached a truce, the Premier League club
prompted fury among supporters last
month by announcing it had renamed its
119-year-old stadium with immediate
effect.
Ashleys uneasy relationship with the
Magpies fans settled over the past three
months as manager Alan Pardew guided
Newcastle to third place in the Premier
League.
But the renaming of St James Park
to the Sports Direct Arena after owner
Mike Ashleys sports retail company has
provoked the sort of indignation and anger
fans already exhibited several times in
Ashleys four-year tenure.
Just as Alan Pardew and his players are
doing so well, with a new spirit emerging
between the club and the supporters, Ash-
ley takes aim with a shotgun and shoots
Newcastle United in the foot again, said
an editorial in Newcastle fan magazine
True Faith. This will be a tragedy if the
inevitable outpouring of anger goes any-
where to detracting from the impressive
work of the manager and the players.
The efforts of Pardew and his squad had
appeased fans angry at the sale of top per-
formers Andy Carroll, Joey Barton, Kevin
Nolan and Jose Enrique since January.
MORE THAN half the worlds national
Olympic committees have signed deals
to set up training camps in Britain be-
fore next years London Games.
The London organizing committee
said last month that 118 national bod-
ies have reached agreements with local
communities throughout Britain.
Each facility will provide a vital
service to ensure athletes can prepare
for competition in 2012 while engaging
their local community with sport and
culture, LOCOG chairman Sebastian
Coe said.
Usain Bolt and the Jamaican athlet-
ics team and the US track and feld
team will train in Birmingham in cen-
tral England. They will use the newly
renovated Alexander Stadium and the
Birmingham University campus.
The US mens and womens bas-
ketball teams will be in Manchester,
while the US Olympic Committee will
also have facilities at the University of
East London.
The British and Japanese Olympic
teams will use facilities at Loughbor-
ough University in central England.
he powerful Australian swimming
team will be in Manchester and Chinese
gymnasts in Lisburn, Northern Ireland.
Brazil will train at the Crystal Palace
sports center in London, while Canada
and South Korea will use facilities at
Londons Brunel University.
National committees are paid up
to 25,000 each to train at approved
camps in Britain.
Arsenal Thomas Vermaelen
scored once for each team in a 1-1
draw at Fulham. The Gunners won
their fifth straight league match
with a pair of goals by Robin Van Persie that
secured a 2-1 comeback triumph at Norwich.
After a defensive miscue by Per Metersacker
enabled Norwich to take the lead, Van Persie
took his tally for the calendar year to 30.
Van Persie scored the first goal and set up
Vermaelen and Mikel Arteta for the others in
a 3-0 defeat of West Bromwich Albion
Aston Villa Tottenham overran
Villa, 2-0, at White Hart Lane while
piling up a 22-3 edge in shots.
Keeper Shay Given helped stem
the tide with four saves but his bobble of a
cross set up the second goal. The forward
partnership of Gabriel Agbonlahor and Darren
Bent sliced apart Norwich in a 3-2 victory;
Agbonlahor set up Bent for two goals and
in-between scored himself. Bent equalized
five minutes after Norwich had taken the lead
and added the winner following Agbonlahors
early second-half goal that put Villa in front.
Blackburn A 3-1 loss at
Stoke City left Rovers manager
Steve Kean with just six victories
in 34 league matches since tak-
ing over; Ruben Rochinas goal came with the
match long since decided. Ayegbeni Yakubu
may have scored goals separated by the
longest duration ever recorded in a regulation
match; he scored less than two minutes after
kickoff and in eighth minute of stoppage time
to book-end a dramatic 3-3 draw at Wigan.
Rovers owners Venkatesh and Balajil Rao
flew in from India the morning of match, then
departed at half-time.
Bolton Ivan Klasnic equalized
with a penalty earned via a foul on
Fabrice Muamba in a 2-1 loss at
West Bromwich Albion. After Kevin
Davies scored in the second minute
from a quickly taken and hotly disputed free
kick, Chris Eagles and Klasnic each tallied
twice as Wanderers pummeled Stoke City,
5-0, to reverse an FA Cup semifinal defeat by
the same score to the same team last April.
Chelsea Juan Mata set up
first-half goals for John Terry and
Daniel Sturridge with a free kick
and centering ball, respectively,
before scoring a third himself as Chelsea
overpowered Wolverhampton, 3-0. Stur-
ridges goal 10 minutes into the second half
knotted up a game with Liverpool, 1-1, but
Chelseas resistance melted in the 87
th
minute
and they conceded a goal by which they lost,
2-1. Frank Lampard stooped to nod home a
low Branislav Ivanovic cross five minutes into
the second half for a hardly convincing 1-0
victory at Blackburn.
Everton Goals by Marouane
Fellaini and sub Apostolos Vellios
secured a 2-0 victory over Bolton
as Everton won back-to-back
matches for the first time this season. Fellaini
scored from close range four minutes into the
second half and Vellios netted 12 minutes
from time. A rally from 1-0 down to beat
Wolverhampton, 2-1, eased the pressure of
five defeats in the previous six matches. Phil
Jagielkas header from a Leighton Baines free
kick tied the game and nearly 40 minutes of
frustration denied them a winner until a push-
ing foul on Louis Saha presented a penalty
kick that Baines converted. Jack Rodwell
scored at the end of the first half in a 2-1
loss at Newcastle.
Fulham With an own goal and
a few spectacular saves by Mark
Schwarzer, Fulham extracted a
1-1 draw at Arsenal. Despite an
astounding 31-9 edge in shots, the Cottag-
ers fell at home to Tottenham, 3-1; all their
efforts produced just an own goal and a
clear Spurs handball in the penalty area that
wasnt whistled. Clint Dempsey was thwarted
by a fine save and goalmouth block, Zdenek
Grygera had to be stretchered off with an
apparent knee injury.
Liverpool Charlie Adams
shot was diverted past the goal-
keeper for an equalizer, yet
he and his teammates were
stymied repeatedly in a 1-1
draw with Manchester City. Glen Johnson
stormed into the goalmouth to score the
winner against his former club in a 2-1 win
at Stamford Bridge. Maxi Rodriguezs goal in
the 33
rd
minute marked his first start of the
season and Johnsons dramatic strike in the
87
th
came when he controlled a crossfield
ball from Adam and nutmegged Ashley Cole
before firing home.
Manchester City Vincent
Kompany scored in a 1-1 draw at
Liverpool in which Mario Balotelli
came on as a sub and drew two
cautions in six minutes. Balotelli and Sergio
Aguero converted from the penalty spot be-
fore and after, respectively, a sharp finish by
defender Micah Richards in a 3-1 thumping of
Newcastle that preserved Citys 100 percent
home record. Balotellis goal was his ninth
of the season. City rallied for a 3-2 win at
QPR after falling behind for the first time this
season. Goals by Edin Dzeko and David Silva
pushed City ahead and Yaya Toures header
five minutes after QPR had equalized proved
to be the winner.
Manchester United A pen-
alty kick whistled against Rio
Ferdinand, who appeared to play
the ball cleanly, infuriated United
yet yielded the goal by which Newcastle gar-
nered a 1-1 draw. Javier Hernandez blocked
an attempted clearance into the net for his sixth
goal of the season. Chicharitos fifth was all
United required to post a 1-0 win at Swansea.
Ryan Giggs scooped up a weak Swansea pass
and set up the Mexican international to score
from close range. An own goal by former
United Wes Brown provided United with a
1-0 home victory over Sunderland marked
by the north stand being renamed for Sir Alex
Ferguson on the 25
th
anniversary of his taking
charge at the club.
Newcastle Demba Ba
converted a controversial pen-
alty kick at Old Trafford, of
all places as the Magpies
battled to a 1-1 draw despite
losing Jonas Gutierrez to a red card in the
79
th
minute. Keeper Tim Kruls heroics added
to Uniteds frustration. Dan Gosling got a late
consolation goal in a 3-1 loss at Man City
that ended the Magpies 11-match unbeaten
run to start the season, equaling the starts
in 1950-51 and 1994-95. An own goal and
a spectacular Ryan Taylor strike downed
Everton, 2-1, in front of the top crowd of the
season to date; 50,761.
Norwich City Grant Holt came
off the bench to score the winner in
a 2-1 defeat of Queens Park Rang-
ers in their first top-flight meeting
since 1995. The Canaries took command
early and grabbed the lead at Carrow Road
when captain Russell Martin tallied during a
scramble. Steven Morison capitalized on a
defensive blunder to provide the Canaries
a 1-0 home advantage against Arsenal that
not even a nine-save performance by keeper
John Ruddy could preserve in a 2-1 defeat.
Norwich took a 1-0 lead at Aston Villa with
an Anthony Pilkington free-kick but crumbled
and conceded three before a late Morrison
goal narrowed the gap to 3-2 yet no further.
Queens Park Rangers
Two goals by Heidar Helguson
which gave him five in the last
five matches carried QPR to
an impressive 3-2 win at Stoke
City. Helguson equalized midway through
the first half and Luke Young scored just
before halftime for a 2-1 lead. Helgusons
second goal in the 54
th
minute from a Joey
Barton cross was sufficient for QPRs third
away win of the season. Jay Bothroyds fine
header gave QPR a 1-0 home lead against
Man City, and later they rallied to tie it, 2-2,
with a Helguson goal but after conceding
again, a Helguson shot off the bar left them
with a 3-2 defeat.
Stoke City Goals from Rory
Delap, Glenn Whelan and Peter
Crouch produced a 3-1 home
defeat of Blackburn that ended a
four-game losing streak in league play. Delap
opened the scoring in the 28
th
minute and
Stoke led the rest of the way, unlike what
befell them against Queens Park Rangers in
a 3-2 defeat. Crouch set up Jon Walters to
score the opener in the eighth minute but QPR
hit the next three before Ryan Shawcross
tucked away a Crouch flick-on. Ricardo Fuller
came on as a sub, his first appearance since
sustaining an Achilles injury in April.
Sunder l and Ki er an
Richardson and Jack Col-
back smashed shots off the
woodwork i n a 0-0 home
draw with Fulham. Sebastian Larssons
goal in the eighth minute side provided a
1-0 lead the Black Cats were unable to hold;
they gave away a penalty kick near the end
of the first half and conceded a winner in
second-half stoppage time to lose, 2-1 at
home to Wigan.
Swansea City Prior to kickoff
of a match against Aston Villa,
a moments silence was held in
tribute to Wales manager Gary
Speed, who was found dead in his apart-
ment earlier that day. Welsh internationals
Ashley Williams, Neil Taylor and Joe Allen
lined up for Swansea, and were joined by
their international teammate James Collins,
who played for Villa in a 0-0 draw. A superb
save by Michael Vorm on Luis Suarez helped
the Swans hold Liverpool to a 0-0 draw at
Anfield.
Tottenham Hotspur Emman-
uel Adebayor scored early and late
first-half goals and Luka Modric ran
rampant to power Spurs past Aston
Villa, 2-0. Adebayors goals ex-
tended Spurs unbeaten run to nine
games. An amazing 13-save performance by
Brad Friedel highlighted a 3-1 win at Fulham;
goals by Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon pro-
vided a 2-0 halftime lead that barely lasted
amid a furious assault and a Younes Kaboul
57th minute own goal. Substitute Jermaine
Defoe scored the final goal with seconds left
in stoppage time.
West Bromwich Albion After
Youssouf Mulumbu scored in the
10
th
minute, keeper Ben Foster
saved a penalty but couldnt cor-
ral the rebound; that goal triggered a 3-1
Tottenham victory. Shane Long came back
early from a knee injury to head the winner in
a 2-1 defeat of Bolton at the Hawthorns. After
a Jerome Thomas opener and Bolton equal-
izer from a penalty conceded by Thomas,
Long got his head to a Nicky Shorey cross
as West Brom beat Bolton for the first time
in seven years.
Wigan Athletic The Latics
ended an eight-match losing
streak by drawing, 3-3, with
Blackburn. Jordi Gomez tied
the game in the seventh minute and Gary
Caldwell scored in the 31
st
for a 2-1 lead, but
after conceding another goal they went ahead
again when Albert Crusat poked home during
a scramble in the 88
th
minute. A stoppage-
time penalty kick awarded when the opposing
keeper, up for a corner, was fouled in the
penalty area re-tied the game. Keeper Ali
Al-Habsi kept the Latics alive after they fell
behind 1-0 at Sunderland; a Gomez penalty
kick tied the game and sub Franco di Santo
notched the winner in stoppage time.
Wolverhampton A penalty
kick won by David Edwards and
converted by Stephen Hunt gave
Wolves a 1-0 lead at Everton in
the 37
th
minute, but Wolves surrendered an
equalizer before halftime and gave away a
penalty kick late in the second half by which
it lost, 2-1. Goals 11 minutes apart in the
second half swept Wolves to a 3-1 home
triumph over Wigan. Jamie OHara, Edwards,
and Stephen Ward scored for Wolves first
win in nine games.
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FIXTURES & DRAWS
By Ridge Mahoney
PREMIERSHIP
ROUNDUP
PREMIERSHIP
ROUNDUP
BARCLAYS PREMIER
NPOWER FOOTBALL LEAGUE
CHAMPIONSHIP
NPOWER FOOTBALL
LEAGUE ONE
CLYDESDALE BANK SCOTTISH PREMIER
IRN-BRU SCOTTISH DIVISION ONE
IRN-BRU SCOTTISH DIVISION TWO
IRN-BRU SCOTTISH DIVISION THREE
NPOWER FOOTBALL
LEAGUE TWO
AS OF AUGUST 28
LEAGUE
TABLES
As of November 29
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
RESULTS
Played November 1
Arsenal 0, Marseille 0, GpF; Borussia D 1, Olym, 0 GpF;
Genk 1, Chelsea 1, GpE; Valencia 3, Bayer Lev 1, GpE
Played November 2
Bayern M 3, Napoli 2, GpA; Benfica 1, Basle 1, GpC;
Man Utd 2, SC Otelul Gal 0, GpC;
Villarreal 0, Man City 3, GpA
Played November 22
Bayern M 3, Villarreal 1, GpA; Man Utd 2, Benfica 2, GpC;
Napoli 2, Man City 1, GpA; SC Otelul Gal 2, Basle 3, GpC
Played November 23
Arsenal 2, Borussia D 1, GpF; Bayer Lev 2, Chelsea 1, GpE;
Marseille 0, Olympiakos 1, GpF; Valencia 7, Genk 0, GpE
FIXTURES
Tuesday, December 6
Borussia D v Marseille, GpF; Chelsea v Valencia, GpE;
Genk v Bayer Lev, GpE; Olympiakos v Arsenal, GpF
Wednesday, December 7
Basle v Man Utd, GpC; Benfica v SC Otelul Galati, GpC;
Man City v Bayern Munich, GpA; Villarreal v Napoli, GpA
P W D L F A GD Pts
Man City 13 11 2 0 43 12 31 35
Man United 13 9 3 1 30 13 17 30
Tottenham H 12 9 1 2 26 16 10 28
Newcastle Utd 13 7 5 1 19 12 7 26
Chelsea 13 8 1 4 28 17 11 25
Liverpool 13 6 5 2 17 12 5 23
Arsenal 13 7 2 4 26 23 3 23
Aston Villa 13 3 7 3 16 17 -1 16
Everton 12 5 1 6 15 16 -1 16
Norwich City 13 4 4 5 19 21 -2 16
Queens PR 13 4 3 6 14 24 -10 15
Stoke City 13 4 3 6 13 23 -10 15
Swansea City 13 3 5 5 12 16 -4 14
West Brom A 13 4 2 7 12 20 -8 14
Fulham 13 2 6 5 15 16 -1 12
Sunderland 13 2 5 6 15 15 0 11
Wlvrhmptn W 13 3 2 8 13 23 -10 11
Bolton Wndrrs 13 3 0 10 19 31 -12 9
Wigan Ath 13 2 3 8 12 24 -12 9
Blackburn R 13 1 4 8 17 30 -13 7
UEFA EUROPA CUP
Wednesday, November 30
Rubin Kazan v Shamrock Rovers, GpA
Braga v Birmingham, GpH
Celtic v Atletico Madrid, GpI
Tottenham v PAOK Salonika, GpA
Thursday, December 1
FC Twente v Fulham, GpK
Stoke v Dynamo Kiev, GpE
Wednesday, December 14
Besiktas v Stoke, GpE
Fulham v Odense BK, GpK
Thursday, December 15
Shamrock Rov v Tottenham, GpA
Birmingham v NK Maribor, GpH
Udinese v Celtic, GpI
Group A
P W D L F A Pts
PAOK 4 2 2 0 7 4 8
Rubin Kazan 4 2 1 1 6 3 7
Tottenham 4 2 1 1 4 2 7
Shamrock Rovers 4 0 0 4 3 11 0
Group E
P W D L F A Pts
Stoke City 4 3 1 0 8 3 10
Besiktas 4 2 0 2 7 4 6
Dynamo Kiev 4 1 2 1 3 3 5
Maccabi Tel Aviv 4 0 1 3 3 11 1
Group H
P W D L F A Pts
Club Brugge 4 2 1 1 7 5 7
Birmingham C 4 2 1 1 7 7 7
Braga 4 2 1 1 10 5 7
Maribor 4 0 1 3 3 10 1
Group I
P W D L F A Pts
Atletico Madrid 4 2 1 1 7 3 7
Udinese 4 2 1 1 5 6 7
Celtic 4 1 2 1 5 5 5
Rennes 4 0 2 2 4 7 2
Group K
P W D L F A Pts
FC Twente 4 3 1 0 12 5 10
Fulham 4 2 1 1 7 3 7
Odense 4 1 0 3 6 10 3
Wisla Krakow 4 1 0 3 4 11 3
CARLING CUP
Quarter-Finals
Week commencing November 28
Arsenal v Manchester City
Chelsea v Liverpool
Manchester United v Crystal Palace
Cardiff v Blackburn
WILLIAM HILL
SCOTTISH CUP
Fourth Round
To be played January 7-8
Ross County v Stenhousemuir
Livingston v Ayr/Montrose
Raith v Morton
Hearts v Auchinleck Talbot
Cowdenbeath v Hibernian
St Johnstone v Brechin
Stranraer/Forfar v Aberdeen
Culter/Partick v Queen of South
Inverness v Dunfermline
Falkirk v East Fife
Motherwell v Elgin/Queens Park
Arbroath v Rangers
Peterhead v Celtic
Airdrie Utd v Dundee Utd
Dundee v Kilmarnock
St Mirren v Hamilton
SCOTTISH COMMUNITIES
LEAGUE CUP
Semi-Finals
To be played January 28 & 29
Falkirk v Celtic
Ayr v Kilmarnock
BARCLAYS PREMIER
FIXTURES FOR THE MONTH
Saturday, December 3
Newcastle v Chelsea
Blackburn v Swansea
Man City v Norwich
QPR v West Brom
Tottenham v Bolton
Wigan v Arsenal
Aston Villa v Man Utd
Sunday, December 4
Everton v Stoke
Wolverhampton v Sunderland
Monday, December 5
Fulham v Liverpool
Saturday, December 10
Arsenal v Everton
Bolton v Aston Villa
Liverpool v QPR
Man Utd v Wolverhampton
Norwich v Newcastle
Swansea v Fulham
West Brom v Wigan
Sunday, December 11
Sunderland v Blackburn
Stoke v Tottenham
Monday, December 12
Chelsea v Man City
Saturday, December 17
Blackburn v West Brom
Everton v Norwich
Fulham v Bolton
Newcastle v Swansea
Wolverhampton v Stoke
Wigan v Chelsea
Sunday, December 18
QPR v Man Utd
Aston Villa v Liverpool
Tottenham v Sunderland
Man City v Arsenal
Tuesday, December 20
Wolverhampton v Norwich
Blackburn v Bolton
Wednesday, December 21
Aston Villa v Arsenal
Man City v Stoke
Newcastle v West Brom
Everton v Swansea
Fulham v Man Utd
QPR v Sunderland
Wigan v Liverpool
Thursday, December 22
Tottenham v Chelsea
Monday, December 26
Chelsea v Fulham
Arsenal v Wolverhampton
Bolton v Newcastle
Liverpool v Blackburn
Man Utd v Wigan
Sunderland v Everton
West Brom v Man City
Stoke v Aston Villa
Tuesday, December 27
Swansea v QPR
Norwich v Tottenham
Friday, December 30
Liverpool v Newcastle
Saturday, December 31
Man Utd v Blackburn
Arsenal v QPR
Bolton v Wolverhampton
Chelsea v Aston Villa
Norwich v Fulham
Stoke v Wigan
Swansea v Tottenham
Sunday, January 1
West Brom v Everton
Sunderland v Man City
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
STANDINGS
Group A
P W D L F A Pts
Bayern M 5 4 1 0 11 4 13
Napoli 5 2 2 1 8 6 8
Man City 5 2 1 2 7 6 7
Villarreal 5 0 0 5 2 12 0
Group B
P W D L F A Pts
Inter Milan 5 3 1 1 7 5 10
Trabzonspor 5 1 3 1 3 5 6
Lille 5 1 2 2 6 6 5
CSKA Mscw 5 1 2 2 7 7 5
Group C
P W D L F A Pts
Benfica 5 2 3 0 7 4 9
Man United 5 2 3 0 10 6 9
Basel 5 2 2 1 9 9 8
Otelul Glti 5 0 0 5 3 10 0
Group D
P W D L F A Pts
Real Madrid 5 5 0 0 16 2 15
Ajax 5 2 2 1 6 3 8
Lyon 5 1 2 2 2 6 5
Dinamo Zgrb 5 0 0 5 2 15 0
Group E
P W D L F A Pts
Bayer Lvrksn 5 3 0 2 7 7 9
Chelsea 5 2 2 1 10 4 8
Valencia 5 2 2 1 12 4 8
Genk 5 0 2 3 1 15 2
Group F
P W D L F A Pts
Arsenal 5 3 2 0 6 3 11
Marseille 5 2 1 2 4 2 7
Olympiakos 5 2 0 3 5 5 6
Borussia Dtmnd 5 1 1 3 4 9 4
Group G
P W D L F A Pts
APOEL 5 2 3 0 6 4 9
Zenit St Ptrsbrg 5 2 2 1 7 5 8
Porto 5 2 1 2 7 7 7
Shakhtar Dntsk 5 0 2 3 4 8 2
Group H
P W D L F A Pts
Barcelona 5 4 1 0 16 4 13
AC Milan 5 2 2 1 9 6 8
FC Viktoria P 5 1 1 3 2 9 4
BATE Borisov 5 0 2 3 2 10 2
P W D L F A GD Pts
Southampton 18 12 3 3 40 19 21 39
West Ham Utd 18 11 4 3 33 15 18 37
Cardiff City 19 9 7 3 33 22 11 34
Middlesbro 18 8 8 2 23 15 8 32
Leeds United 18 8 4 6 29 28 1 28
Blackpool 18 7 6 5 30 23 7 27
Hull City 17 8 3 6 18 18 0 27
Birminghm C 16 7 5 4 23 18 5 26
Leicester City 18 7 5 6 24 20 4 26
Crystal Palace 18 7 5 6 18 17 1 26
Brighton 18 7 5 6 21 21 0 26
Peterborough 18 7 3 8 34 31 3 24
Reading 18 6 6 6 20 19 1 24
Barnsley 18 6 6 6 21 22 -1 24
Derby County 18 7 3 8 23 28 -5 24
Burnley 18 6 3 9 25 29 -4 21
Portsmouth 18 5 5 8 20 21 -1 20
Ipswich Town 17 6 2 9 25 33 -8 20
Watford 18 5 5 8 17 26 -9 20
Nottingham Ft 18 6 2 10 18 30 -12 20
Millwall 18 4 7 7 20 20 0 19
Bristol City 18 5 4 9 18 28 -10 19
Coventry City 19 2 7 10 16 29 -13 13
Doncaster Rov 18 3 4 11 13 30 -17 13
P W D L F A GD Pts
Charlton Ath 19 14 4 1 42 14 28 46
Sheffield Wed 19 12 3 4 34 24 10 39
Huddersfield 19 10 8 1 37 17 20 38
MK Dons 19 10 6 3 39 21 18 36
Sheffield Utd 19 10 5 4 33 22 11 35
Notts County 19 9 4 6 34 27 7 31
Brentford 19 8 5 6 22 20 2 29
Carlisle Utd 19 8 5 6 25 28 -3 29
Stevenage 19 7 7 5 24 18 6 28
Bury 19 8 3 8 25 27 -2 27
Hartlepool U 18 7 5 6 24 25 -1 26
Tranmere R 19 7 5 7 20 21 -1 26
Oldham Ath 19 7 5 7 27 29 -2 26
Colchester U 19 5 8 6 26 30 -4 23
Bournemouth 19 6 5 8 22 26 -4 23
Preston North E 18 7 2 9 31 36 -5 23
Exeter City 19 5 5 9 20 30 -10 20
Leyton Orient 19 4 7 8 19 29 -10 19
Scunthorpe Utd 19 3 9 7 25 30 -5 18
Rochdale 19 4 5 10 22 35 -13 17
Walsall 19 3 7 9 18 25 -7 16
Yeovil Town 19 3 7 9 21 30 -9 16
Wycombe W 19 3 4 12 20 32 -12 13
Chesterfield 19 3 4 12 23 37 -14 13
P W D L F A GD Pts
Southend Utd 19 13 3 3 37 18 19 42
Crawley Town 19 13 3 3 40 25 15 42
Cheltenham T 19 12 2 5 29 18 11 38
Shrewsbury T 19 11 4 4 32 19 13 37
Burton Albion 19 10 5 4 32 26 6 35
Swindon T 19 10 3 6 30 16 14 33
Gillingham 19 9 4 6 33 25 8 31
Morecambe 19 8 6 5 35 21 14 30
Oxford United 19 8 5 6 28 23 5 29
Torquay Utd 19 7 7 5 31 26 5 28
Rotherham U 19 7 6 6 34 33 1 27
Port Vale 19 7 5 7 32 28 4 26
AFC Wimbldn 19 7 5 7 29 35 -6 26
Macclesfld T 19 7 4 8 21 20 1 25
Crewe Alex 19 8 1 10 22 27 -5 25
Aldershot T 19 7 2 10 23 24 -1 23
Accrington S 19 5 8 6 20 23 -3 23
Bristol Rov 19 6 4 9 24 32 -8 22
Barnet 19 5 4 10 24 38 -14 19
Hereford Utd 19 4 5 10 16 32 -16 17
Northampton 19 4 4 11 23 39 -16 16
Bradford City 19 3 6 10 20 28 -8 15
Dagenham&R 19 4 1 14 17 36 -19 13
Plymouth A 19 3 3 13 18 38 -20 12
P W D L F A GD Pts
Rangers 16 12 3 1 30 7 23 39
Celtic 16 11 2 3 34 14 20 35
Motherwell 16 9 3 4 20 18 2 30
St Johnstone 15 6 5 4 18 12 6 23
Hearts 16 6 4 6 15 11 4 22
St Mirren 16 5 5 6 14 19 -5 20
Kilmarnock 16 4 7 5 21 25 -4 19
Dundee Utd 16 4 6 6 21 26 -5 18
Hibernian 16 3 5 8 16 26 -10 14
Dunfermline 16 3 5 8 19 34 -15 14
Aberdeen 15 3 4 8 17 21 -4 13
Inverness CTe 16 3 3 10 20 32 -12 12
P W D L F A GD Pts
Ross County 14 9 4 1 24 11 13 31
Falkirk 14 6 4 4 23 22 1 22
Dundee 14 6 2 6 17 16 1 20
Livingston 14 4 7 3 20 19 1 19
Greenock M 14 5 4 5 17 23 -6 19
Hamilton Ac 14 5 3 6 21 17 4 18
Partick Th 13 4 4 5 19 14 5 16
Raith Rovers 14 4 3 7 14 17 -3 15
Ayr United 13 4 3 6 13 24 -11 15
Queen ot Sth 14 3 4 7 14 19 -5 13
P W D L F A GD Pts
Cowdenbeath 14 9 3 2 31 14 17 30
Arbroath 14 9 3 2 34 21 13 30
Stenhousemuir 14 7 3 4 26 19 7 24
East Fife 14 6 1 7 20 26 -6 19
Dumbarton 14 5 3 6 26 28 -2 18
Albion Rov 14 5 2 7 23 28 -5 17
Airdrie Utd 14 3 5 6 29 35 -6 14
Brechin City 14 3 5 6 15 21 -6 14
Forfar Ath 13 3 4 6 21 26 -5 13
Stirling Alb 13 3 3 7 16 23 -7 12
P W D L F A GD Pts
Annan Ath 12 8 3 1 23 11 12 27
Alloa Ath 13 7 4 2 20 18 2 25
Elgin City 12 6 3 3 22 13 9 21
Berwick Ran 13 6 3 4 26 20 6 21
Stranraer 12 6 2 4 27 18 9 20
Queens Park 12 5 3 4 18 18 0 18
Clyde 12 4 4 4 16 11 5 16
Montrose 13 4 1 8 22 33 -11 13
Peterhead 12 1 3 8 11 21 -10 6
E Stirlingshire 13 1 2 10 10 32 -22 5
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By John Polley By John Polley
RFU Comes Down
Heavily On Tindall
MIKE TINDALL has been fined 25,000 and
banned from Englands elite play-
ers squad of 32, effectively ending
his career as an English player.
This follows his behaviour during
the World Cup when he was filmed
staggering around and drunkenly
embracing a blonde ex-girlfriend.
He also changed the version of
events he gave to the team management and
his own advisers.
He now intends to appeal the fine but if it
goes ahead it will cost his team, Gloucester,
as much as 100,000. This comes from the
160,000 that is paid by the Rugby Football
Union to clubs for each elite player on their
books. Tindalls 200,000 club contract is
due to expire in the summer.
Johnson Resigns
Martin Johnson walked away from the
Englands coachs job in mid-November
at a meeting of the Rugby Football Union
executive. He accepted his side had fallen
well below expectation in the World Cup and
took full responsibility for it.
Englands record over the past three and
a half years of his management has been
moderate but Johnson came nowhere near
establishing England as a major force. It was
simply asking too much of him to succeed at
the highest level at a job he had never tackled
before coaching. Predictably he failed. But
who put him in that post?
Brian ODriscoll To Miss Six Nations
Brian ODriscolls career is hanging in
the balance. The 32-year-old Leinster player
has not played for his side all season and
has opted to go for surgery on his shoulder.
The operation to get rid of a trapped nerve is
expected to rule him out for up to six months.
He aims to make the Lions tour of Australia
in 2013 the climax of his career.
Earlier this year he broke a 78-year-old
record set by Scot Ian Smith as the all-time
Five/Six Nations try scorer when he crossed
for his 25
th
championship try against Eng-
land.
Shaun Edwards Signs For Wales
Shaun Edwards has left London Wasps
after 10 years as defence coach and head
coach. Wasps director Lawrence Dallaglio
and Northamptons English winger Chris Ash-
ton took the opportunity at his presentation to
remind the England hierarchy that Edwards
could fit into the national coaching line-up
now that his Welsh contract had expired.
Sadly for them, they were rapidly to dis-
cover that Wales were not letting
him go that easily and he is now
signed up for another four years
to take the boyos up to the next
World Cup. Welsh Chief Executive
Roger Lewis has sworn he will
move heaven and earth to keep
together his coaching team and
he has been as good as his word.
Nathan Hines Retires
Scots forward Nathan Hines is retiring
from the Test arena after 11 years at the top.
Aussie-born Hines only came to the land of
his maternal grandfather for a six-month stay
in 1998 but hung on to win 77 caps. During
that period he helped Scotland beat every top
rugby nation apart from New Zealand and he
also won selection for the 2009 British and
Irish Lions tour.
National coach Andy Robinson described
him as one of Scotlands toughest competi-
tors. And you couldnt argue with that.
Englands 2012 Autumn Series
Next autumn England face a gruelling
series of matches. In the space of three
weeks from November 10, they will play Fiji,
Australia, South Africa and World Champions
New Zealand.
In all, England will play South Africa four
times in 2012 following a three-Test tour to
that country in the summer. The All Blacks
will be playing their first game on English soil
since lifting the trophy.
John Polley
john.polley1@ntlworld.com
Mike Tindall
United Extend Chicharito
Contract Until 2016
JAVIER HERNANDEZ has signed a new
contract with Manchester United, tying the
Mexico striker to the Premier League side
until the end of the 2015-16 season.
Initially signed by United as a long-term
prospect, the 23-year-old Hernandez has
scored 23 goals in 55 appearances since
moving from Chivas in July 2010.
Chicharito helped United win a record
19th English league title and reach the
Champions League final, earning a regular
starting berth and praise from manager Alex
Ferguson.
Ferguson says the last player I remember
making an impact as big and as quickly as
Javier is Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ... His talent
for creating space in the box and his finish-
ing ability mark him out as a natural goal
scorer.
FA To Replace Medal Reid
Sold For Club
THE ENGLISH Football Association will
replace the FA Cup medal former England
midfielder Peter Reid auctioned off to help
pay the wages at a cash-strapped club he
managed.
Despite Reid selling the treasured medal
and helping to pay a heating bill at Plymouth
out of his own pocket, Reid was fired last
month as manager of the bottom club in the
fourth tier of English football.
Throughout the turmoil, it was left to Reid
to persuade the players not to strike while not
receiving full salaries.
Now, though, he is going to receive
another copy of the 1986 FA Cup runner-up
medal from the governing body.
The Liverpool-born Reid has managed
Manchester City, Leeds, Sunderland and the
Thailand national team after a career that saw
him play for England 13 times.
British Olympic Football
Fixtures Announced
LONDON organizers say Britain will play its
first mens Olympic football match since
1960 on July 26 at Old Trafford.
Organizers of the 2012 London Games
say Britains womens team will open their
tournament at Cardiffs Millennium Stadium
on July 25. The mens team possibly
featuring David Beckham plays its first
group match the following day at Manchester
Uniteds stadium.
Government sport minister Hugh Robert-
son says there are no greater football venues
anywhere than our host stadiums.
The teams play a group match every three
days. The draw to decide their opponents has
yet to be made.
With England, Scotland, Wales and North-
ern Ireland recognized as separate countries
by FIFA, Britain last played at the Olympics
in Italy in 1960.
Huddersfield Sets Football
League Record
HUDDERSFIELD extended its unbeaten run
to a history-making 43 games by beating
Notts County 2-1 in the Football League
last month.
The northern club is now just six matches
short of Arsenals English all-league record
of 49 games undefeated, achieved by Arsene
Wengers Invincibles who went through the
whole of the 2003-04 Premier League season
without losing.
Since losing 4-1 to Southampton on De-
cember. 28 last year, Huddersfield which
plays in the third-tier League One has won
25 games and drawn 18.
That run surpasses Nottingham Forests
42-game unbeaten run across the 1977-
78 and 78-79 seasons, which stood as a
Football League record as it came before the
launch of the Premier League in 1992.
Huddersfield is managed by former New-
castle midfielder Lee Clark.
Trapattoni Wants To Lead
Ireland At Euro 2016
HES ALREADY going to be the oldest coach
at next years European Championship, and
now 72-year-old Giovanni Trapattoni says
he wants to coach Ireland through to Euro
2016.
Trapattonis contract is due to expire after
Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine, but he tells
the Gazzetta dello Sport that extending it is
only a formality.
Trapattoni adds, I would like to stay with
Ireland for another four years and then hand
the bench over to (assistant coach Marco)
Tardelli.
Ireland qualified for a major tournament for
the first time in a decade after sealing a 5-1
aggregate win over Estonia in a Euro 2012
playoff last month.
Trapattoni says he wants Ireland to at least
reach the final eight, pointing to Greeces
surprise victory at Euro 2004 as inspiration.
FIFAS Blatter Faces
Calls To Resign In
Racism Furor
By Graham Dunbar
WI TH FI FA st i l l
reeling from corrup-
tion allegations, Sepp
Blatter faced a sharp
backlash and calls for
his resignation last
month following his
comments downplay-
ing the problem of
racism in football.
The FIFA presi-
dent provoked outrage by suggesting in
television interviews that on-feld racial
abuse could be settled by a handshake and
quickly forgotten.
Britains sports minister called for Blat-
ter to go for the sake of the game, the
European Union described his remedy for
racism as completely unacceptable and
the global players union said his comment
was a remarkable mistake.
Former England and Manchester United
striker Andrew Cole wrote in a newspaper
column that Blatter was clueless and an
out-of-touch buffoon.
Blatters latest gaffe follows previous
verbal missteps such as suggesting that
women players should wear tighter shorts,
and gay fans should refrain from having
sex at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar where
homosexual acts are illegal.
DISCREDIT
Blatter managed to further discredit
FIFA just weeks after he won some praise
for promising to confront allegations of
fnancial wrongdoing by senior colleagues
Sepp Blatter
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