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Fed up after four robberies, Sam vowed yesterday to get a gun “and shoot ‘em in the gut. A gut shot is better ‘cause it hurts more.“ Angry, if composed, Sam, a bluff American, burly with thinning hair, said he grew up in New England, and this was only the latest burglary at his Magellan Quay home. An armed gang threatened Sam and his wife at their home during a raid in the early hours of yesterday morning. “I’ve been here 18 years. This is the fourth time. We live at the end of the street. It’s a dark corner, tucked away here. No wonder we’re a target.” On one side, he said, was a neighbour he had not seen since “the hurricane”, a reference to 2004’s Hurricane Ivan, which devastated Grand Cayman, damaging approximately 80% of the buildings. Boards over the windows and garage indicate Sam’s neighbour is still absent. Continued on page 5
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New Gallery opens The new $2 million National Gallery opened last night in a gala ceremony attended by hundreds of local friends and supporters, government officials, business leaders, media and, naturally, local artists.
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Amid flashbulbs, speeches and live music, celebrants gathered in the backyard sculpture garden, after touring the inaugural exhibition by local painter Bendel Hydes. Full story on page 3
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$2m gallery opening is extraordinary achievement
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After years of waiting, hoping and fundraising, the new Esterley Tibbetts Highway home of the National Gallery opened at last on Wednesday night. Set on four acres donated by Harquail Theatre benefactor Helen Harquail, the $2 million twostorey, two-building purpose-built, 9,000-square-foot home includes classroom education, an art studio, a library, rotating exhibits on the ground floor, multi-media facilities and a permanent exhibition of Cayman’s best-known artists in the upper gallery. Just around the back of the Harquail Theatre, and accessed by a fresh driveway on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway, near the Lawrence
Boulevard roundabout, the gallery and landscaped gardens – designed by former Camana Bay architect Sandy Urquhart -- welcomed hundreds of local supporters Wednesday night, touring the premises and listening to speeches by Founding Director Leslie Bigleman, current Director Natalie Urquhart and Chief Officer in the Ministry of Culture, Jennifer Ahearn, standing in for Minister Mark Scotland. Calling the opening an “extraordinary achievement,” Ms Ahearn told the audience gathered in the sculpture garden that “artists are the true historians of our islands”, saying the gallery “has been working in support of local artists” for years. The main exhibition hall boasted a dozen canvasses by Cayman’s Bendel Hydes, who himself attended
the “Donor’s Opening” ceremony on Tuesday, accompanied by Governor Duncan Taylor and Ms Harquail. Upstairs, the permanent exhibition features 120 paintings, sculptures and multi-media works, while a David Bridgeman sculpture, set in the driveway roundabout, greets visitors “I can’t tell you how excited I am,” Ms Urquhart said, thanking a series of private donors who had provided 95% of funding for the project. “The National Gallery staff put in countless hours and I thank them for their loyalty and faith,” she said, announcing launch of a new website next week. Declaring the gallery officially open, and ready for public access on 6 February, she finished: “We want this building to be alive and full of energy at all times.”
Founding director Leslie Bigleman
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PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his lair to “see” his shadow on Thursday, in the process predicting six more weeks of winter. But, at this rate, that might not be so bad. The groundhog made his “prediction” on Gobbler’s Knob, a tiny hill in the town for which he’s named about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. Temperatures were near freezing when he emerged at dawn — unseasonably warm — and were forecast to climb into the mid-40s in a winter that’s brought little snow and only a few notably cold days to much of the East. OrganiSers expected 15,000 to 18,000 people to witness the furry creature’s prognostication ceremony just before 7:30am EST. The Groundhog Day celebration is rooted in a German superstition that says if a hibernating animal casts a shadow on Feb. 2, the Christian holiday of Candlemas, winter will last another six weeks. If no shadow is seen, legend says, spring will come early. The tradition attained a large following with the 1993 Bill Murray comedy “Groundhog Day,” in which a weatherman covering the event must relive the day over and over again. Before the movie came out, Phil was lucky to have an audience of 2,500, said Mike Johnston, vice president of the Inner Circle.
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Continued from front page “On the other side is another neighbour damaged in Ivan, and there’s a construction site. Not many people are around. It’s quiet. That’s why they come here,” he said. The last straw came in the small hours of Thursday morning, when three masked men, dressed in black, one carrying a pistol, broke into Sam’s home and confronted his wife as she emerged from the bathroom. “She hollered and that woke me. I grabbed my pickaxe,” Sam said, motioning as though he kept it next to the bed. “They took it off me though. They put a damn gun to my head and said ‘I want your money.’ ” Sam declined to offer his surname, fearing it could mean more trouble. “They’ll pinpoint me,” he worried, declining to name his wife, calling her only “Emily”. “They made her lie face down on the floor naked,” Sam said. Calling it an ““aggravated burglary”, police yesterday said the incident occurred “about 2:30am.” “The couple, who are in their 80s, awoke and disturbed three masked to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
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intruders. It would appear that one of the three suspects was in possession of what appeared to be a firearm; the intruders demanded cash from the couple. “One of the victims,” the report went on, “was able to activate the burglar alarm and the three intruders ran off from the house. It has not yet been established what has been stolen. The victims are not injured, but have been left shaken by the ordeal.” No shots were fired, and while Sam declined to say how much money had been taken, he told iNews Cayman the thieves had removed computers and other electronics. “They were here earlier, according to the cameras,” he said disputing the 2:30 claim and motioning toward the security scanner in the ceiling of the front porch. “They wanted stuff they could sell. They were a bunch of drug addicts. They weren’t hungry and weren’t after rice and beans.” Police confirmed that at least one previous burglary had taken place “at that location approximately two years ago. A man was arrested, has been charged and is now in prison serving his sentence.”
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West Bay detectives, a spokeman said, were continuing to investigate, but the “only description available for the suspects at this time is that they all wore dark clothing and their faces were covered.” RCIPS Area Commander Richard Barrow said police would step up patrols and improve lighting in the area. “When crime targets the most vulnerable in our society, it strikes right to the heart of the community. No one can fail to be appalled when they hear of the ordeal this elderly couple faced in the early hours of this morning,” Mr Barrow said. “I have personally assured the victims that we will do everything we can to bring those responsible to justice and that we will be stepping up patrols in the area. I have also advised them that we will move to have lighting conditions in the area improved to mitigate environmental vulnerabilities.” At the same time, a patrol car responding to the incident was involved in a smash on Shedden Road near the main Jacques Scott store. No one was hurt, but the civilian driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
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Customs boosts inspection capability
Standing beside the new scanner are (from left) Smiths Detection Project Manager and system delivery in-charge, Mr. Christophe Larue; Assistant Collector of Customs and NIIS Project Coordinator, Mr. Jeff Jackson and installation in-charge, Mr. Peter Southwood.
CAYMAN ISLANDS (GIS) — With a new non-intrusive inspection system (NIIS) days away from going operational, the Customs Department will soon put into action its long standing goal of inspecting every container that arrives on, or leaves, Grand Cayman. The new equipment will pave the way for a new Freight Security Initiative that Customs will introduce in early February as part of routine
Mr. Peter Southwood explains how the x-ray scanning operates.
import and export procedures, Customs authorities said. With a new container traffic flow design and the new scanning procedures at the Cargo Distribution Centre, it is anticipated that traders will continue to receive cleared goods in the customary timely manner they are accustomed to, they stated. “So far, it was logistically impossible to inspect every container manually, given the numbers,” Collector of Customs, Mr. Carlon Powery, MBE, JP, said. “I am now delighted that we can meet our goal of one hundred percent inspection with the extra boost the new equipment provides. But more importantly, we are improving our border management capacity for security, trade facilitation and social protection,” the Collector commented. Smiths Detection was the successful bidder for providing the NIIS when the Customs Department issued a request for proposal in
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Assistant Collector of Customs and NIIS Project Coordinator Mr. Jeff Jackson views on testing on the computer screen handled by Smiths Detection Service Engineer, Mr. Claude DaSilva.
March 2011. The Heimann Cargo Vision Mobile (HCVM) x-ray inspection system is currently being tested, having arrived on the island recently after having undergone factory testing in France and Germany, Assistant Collector of Customs and NIIS Project Coordinator Jeff Jackson said. Also, four more conventional x-ray inspection systems will be arriving shortly. They will be installed at the Airport Post Office, the Customs courier service facility, the airport transit warehouse and inside the inland depot warehouse, he stated. Simultaneously, training is underway for end users including truckers and local traders to sensitise them about radiation and associated risks as well as to address their concerns about a system that is extensively used worldwide, he said. Customs personnel are also being trained in the operations and maintenance of the systems.
The system will be a boon to endusers, the majority of whom are lawabiding, Mr. Jackson said. However, it will also enhance Customs’ border control capabilities and guard against terrorism without disrupting traffic flow, he emphasised. “These X-ray inspection systems are specifically designed to scan mail, baggage, pallets, trucks, cars, watercraft and shipping containers,” he noted. “They will dramatically upgrade our ability to identify suspect goods including weapons, narcotics and other types of contraband. It will also enable quick, accurate and reliable verification of manifests in unopened loads, reducing the need for manual inspection.” Additionally, the HCVM system can detect the presence of radioactive materials inside the container or vehicle which enhances terrorism detection. “This makes it an ideal tool to efficiently guard against terrorism, without disrupting traffic flow,” Mr. Jackson said.
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Celebrate Our Youth Day showcases 40 organisations Christopher Tobutt christopher.tobutt@ieyenews.com
Celebrate Our Youth Day, at the Mary Miller Hall was a chance for 40 different youth organisations to showcase what they have to offer. There were performances by talented young musicians and dancers, a karate demonstration and a fashion show. One of the highlights was a demonstration of the idea of “Asset Building,” a concept central to the Cayman Islands Youth Development Consortium. “Asset” in this context refers to anything that helps youth to develop in a positive way. The group’s Director, Sylvia Wilks had helped to organise the event and had also invited 20 key government officials and community leaders along. They watched from their seats onstage as young people built up different coloured boxes, each representing a youth-development “asset” into a tower. “Celebrate Our Youth Day is to acknowledge the young people and the different things that they’ve done to develop, and also to acknowledge the persons that have helped them to develop as well - the different organisations, schools, and assetbuilders that help them develop to be successful. “We are hosting this event and we want to do it as an annual event, so this is a way of showing people how they can support our young people,” Ms Wilks said. A number of government and youth leaders signed a special youth development proclamation. Ms Wilks said that signing the document indicated that the signatories supported the national celebration of partnerships and opportunities and that they believed that these
The Divine Drama Ministry Group of the New Testament Church of God
Chané Watt of George Town New Testament Church of God dancing
Young people on the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme
opportunities were important to young people’s success. Signatories included His Excellency, Governor Duncan Taylor, Mrs Julianna O’Connor-Connolly, Deputy Premier, Franz Manderson Deputy Governor, and Michael Adam Minister of Community Affairs Gender & Housing. Chané Watt of the George Town New Testament Church of God gave a demonstration of praise-dancing, and the Divine Drama Ministry, from the
same church, presented a pantomimedance called “Everything.” Booths included the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme, with some of the young people taking part on hand to answer questions about the programme. Save Our Youth (SOY) Foundation representatives were there too. The SOY group intended to recognise kids that value education and work hard to improve themselves.
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Leaders of Government and the community were there to sign the Youth Proclamation
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Papua New Guinea ferry sinks with up to 350 aboard PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Rescuers plucked more than 230 survivors from the sea off Papua New Guinea’s east coast after a ferry sank Thursday with as many as 350 people on board, officials said. An airplane from Australia, three helicopters and eight ships scoured the area after the MV Rabaul Queen went down while traveling from Kimbe on the island of New Britain to the coastal city of Lae on the main island, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said. The ferry sank 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of Lae, the South
Pacific country’s second-largest city, and 10 miles (16 kilometers) from shore, it said in a statement. Australian Broadcasting Corp. quoted police in Kimbe as saying that most of the passengers were students and trainee teachers. An official at the scene said the ferry capsized in rough seas and sank four hours later, Papua New Guinea’s Post-Courier newspaper reported. National Weather Service chief Sam Maiha said shipping agencies had been warned to keep ships moored this week because of strong winds, the newspaper said.
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill said the cause of the accident was unknown, but acknowledged that safety in the shipping industry was lax. “We need to bring some safety measures back into this industry,” O’Neill told reporters.
Woman wins suit over Honda hybrid mpg LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Southern California owner of a Honda hybrid car won her unusual small-claims court lawsuit against the automaker over the vehicle’s failure to deliver its stated fuel economy. Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Douglas Carnahan awarded Heather Peters $9,867 on Wednesday, saying Honda did mislead her about the expected mileage. “At a bare minimum Honda was aware ... that by the time Peters bought her car there were problems with its living up to its advertised mileage,” he wrote in the judgment. Peters opted out of a class-action
lawsuit so she could try to claim a higher payment for the failure of her Civic to deliver the 50 miles per gallon that was promised when she bought it. Informed of the decision by The Associated Press, Peters exulted, “Wow! Fantastic.” “I am absolutely thrilled. Sometimes big justice comes in small packages,” she said. “This is a victory for Honda Civic owners everywhere.” Honda hadn’t seen the decision Wednesday afternoon but planned to issue a statement after it was reviewed, said spokesman Chris Martin. Peters, a former lawyer, hoped to inspire a flood of lawsuits by the other
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‘Soul Train’ host Don Cornelius dead of suicide LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Soul Train” host Don Cornelius was the arbiter of cool, a brilliant TV showman who used his purring, baritone voice to seduce mainstream America into embracing black music and artists. But the “love, peace, and SOUL!” he wished viewers as he closed each show for decades escaped him as his life descended into marital trouble, illness and, finally, a fatal self-inflicted gunshot wound on Wednesday. Police said they went to his Mulholland Drive home around 4 a.m. after receiving a call from one of his sons, who became concerned after being contacted by his father. Cornelius, 75, was found shot and was pronounced dead an hour later at a to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
nearby hospital. Authorities ruled out foul play, but have not found a suicide note and are talking to relatives about his mental state. To music-hungry viewers, he was a smooth, sharp-dressed man who got them dancing to the hottest tracks going. The pop world’s biggest stars recalled him as much more: A cultural groundbreaker who advanced African-American music and culture; a black entrepreneur who overcame racism by strength of will; a visionary who understood rap’s emergence but criticised its rawness. Aretha Franklin, an early “Soul Train” performer, called him “an American treasure.”
“God bless him for the solid, good and wholesome foundation he provided for young adults worldwide,” she said.
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The Editor Speaks A home used to be a castle
Colin Wilson
The idiom “An Englishman’s home is his castle” was colin.wilson@ieyenews.com established in common law by English lawyer and politician Sir Edward Coke (pronounced Cook), in “The Institutes of the Laws of England”, in 1628: “For a man’s house is his castle, et domus sua cuique est tutissimum refugium [and each man’s home is his safest refuge].” This enshrined into law the popular belief at the time, which was expressed in print by several authors in the late 16th century: - Henri Estienne’s The Stage of Popish Toyes: conteining both tragicall and comicall partes, 1581, includes: [The English papists owe it to the Queen that] “youre house is youre Castell.” - Richard Mulcaster, the headmaster of Merchant Taylors’ School in London, echoed this in his treatise on education - Positions, which are necessarie for the training up of children, 1581: “He [the householder] is the appointer of his owne circumstance, and his house is his castle.” What was meant by ‘castle’ was defined in 1763 by the British Prime Minister with an admirable selection of names to choose from - William Pitt, the first Earl of Chatham, also known as Pitt the Elder: “The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the crown. It may be frail - its roof may shake - the wind may blow through it - the storm may enter - the rain may enter - but the King of England cannot enter.” In 2012, here in the Cayman Islands, your home, even if rented is your abode – your own little ‘castle’. It is your refuge and you spend most of your time, especially your leisure and sleeping ones, there. Only people you invite in can come in. They have to have permission. There are exceptions of course and that used to be a judicial order but now the police can break in if they are suspicious as to what is going on there. But it has to be unlawful. Above all one should feel safe in your ‘castle.’ It is hard to imagine what an 80 year old couple must
have felt yesterday (1) when three masked scum bags, one carrying what appeared to be a firearm, broke into their home in the Magellan Quay area at 2:30 in the morning. They demanded cash from this frightened and defenseless couple who were asleep. Some years ago, with my wife asleep beside me, I was awakened by a noise and a light. I found a pair of beady eyes looking up from me from the floor. An intruder was crouched on the floor by my bed. Notwithstanding my shock I yelled out (and people who know me know I have a very loud voice!) “What the hell are you doing here!!!” He fled and even though I grabbed at him he was as slippery as an eel as he was wearing only a pair of shorts and had covered himself in grease. He got away leaving behind his ‘treasure trove’ in a pillowcase. My sense of outrage overcame any thought of fear because at that time it was unheard of for burglars to carry guns. If it had happened now I would almost certainly have been shot. The scum bags today attack the easiest of targets because they are cowardly vermin. Actually, having to be quiet and physically ‘work’ for their illegal wares was the norm for a burglar only a few years ago. Their victims woke up in the morning to find they had been robbed. Now, not one man but two or three, brandish weapons (usually a gun or two) and get their victims to actually collect and hand over their own property after waking them up. They terrorise their victims who are often women and/or elderly. Even, when they have obtained all this they pistol-whip their victim to show how superior they are. “I am king of your castle now”. I applaud Justice Quinn who jailed an illegal Jamaican immigrant for 12 years (plus six more to run concurrently) recently after an armed robbery (the actual weapon turned out to be imitation) that netted the perpetrator only $454. He said: “Whether the weapon is an imitation firearm or a real firearm makes very little difference to the victim because the fear and terror caused by the production of such a weapon will be the same.”
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Egypt soccer fans rush field after game, 74 dead
Egyptian fans rush into the field
CAIRO (AP) — At least 74 people were killed and hundreds injured after soccer fans rushed the field in the seaside city of Port Said Wednesday following an upset victory by the home team over Egypt’s top club, setting off clashes and a stampede as riot police largely failed to intervene. It was a bloody reminder of the deteriorating security in the Arab world’s most populous country as instability continues nearly a year after former President Hosni Mubarak was swept out of power in a popular uprising. The melee — which followed an Egyptian league match between Al-Masry, the home team in the Mediterranean city, and Al-Ahly, based in Cairo and one of Egypt’s most popular teams — was the worst case of soccer violence in Egypt and the deadliest worldwide since 1996. One player said it was “like a war.” In Cairo, fans angered that another match between Al-Ismaili and Zamalek was halted because of the Port Said violence set fire to the bleachers at the main stadium in the Egyptian capital, authorities said. No injuries were reported, and employees said firefighters extinguished the blaze before it caused much damage. The clashes and ensuing stampede did not appear to be directly linked to the political turmoil in Egypt, but the violence raised fresh concerns about the ability of the state police to manage crowds. Most of the hundreds of black-uniformed police with helmets and shields stood in
lines and did nothing as soccer fans chased either, some wielding sharp objects and others hurling sticks and rocks. Security officials said the ministry has issued directives for its personnel not to “engage” with civilians after recent clashes between police and protesters in November left more than 40 people dead. The violence also underscored the role of soccer fans in Egypt’s recent protest movement. Organized fans, in groups known as ultras, have played an important role in the revolution and rallies against military rule. Their anti-police songs, peppered with curses, have quickly become viral and an expression of the hatred many Egyptians feel toward security forces that were accused of much of the abuse that was widespread under Mubarak’s regime. Egypt is not immune to soccer violence. In April, the ineffectiveness of the police force also was on display when thousands of fans ran onto the field before the end of an African Champions League game between
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local club Zamalek and Tunisia’s Club Africain. The hundreds of police on duty at Cairo International Stadium could not stop the violence then, either. Activists scheduled rallies Thursday outside the headquarters of the Interior Ministry in Cairo to protest the inability of the police to stop the bloodshed. Many gathered outside Al-Ahly club in Cairo, chanting slogans against military rule, and hundreds filed into Cairo’s main train station to receive the injured arriving from Port Said. “We die like them, or we ensure their rights,” the crowd chanted, along with slogans denouncing the military rulers. In Port Said, residents marched early Thursday, denouncing the violence and saying it was a conspiracy by the military and police to cause chaos. Army tanks and armored vehicles joined police patrolling near hospitals and morgues. Police were not to be seen in the streets after the violence and were unavailable to break up fights that followed.
The tension also spread to the nearby Suez province. About 500 protesters, including soccer fans and activists, gathered outside the main police headquarters to protest what they called police negligence. A security official said the police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. He was speaking on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak to reporters. The scuffles broke out after fans of Al-Masry stormed the field following a rare 3-1 win against AlAhly. Al-Masry supporters hurled sticks and stones as they chased players and fans from the rival team, who ran toward the exits to escape, according to witnesses. One man told state TV he heard gunshots in the stadium, while a lawmaker from Egypt’s powerful Muslim Brotherhood said the police didn’t prevent fans carrying knives from entering the stadium. TV footage showed Al-Ahly players rushing for their locker room as fistfights broke out among the hundreds of fans swarming on to the field. Some men had to rescue a manager from the losing team as he was being beaten. Black-clothed police officers stood by, appearing overwhelmed. The Interior Ministry said 74 people died, including one police officer, and 248 were injured, 14 of them police. A local health official initially said 1,000 people were injured and it was not clear how severely. Security forces arrested 47 people for involvement in the violence, the statement said.
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Status update: Facebook to go public, raise $5B NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook made a much-anticipated status update Wednesday: The Internet social network is going public in a stock offering that could value it at as much as $100 billion, eight years after its computer-hacking CEO Mark Zuckerberg started the service at Harvard University. That means anyone with the right amount of cash will be able to own part of a Silicon Valley icon that quickly transformed from dorm-room startup to cultural touchstone. If its initial public offering of stock makes enough friends on Wall Street, Facebook will probably make its stockmarket debut in three or four months as one of the world’s most valuable companies. Facebook, which is now based in Menlo Park, Calif., hopes to list its stock under the ticker symbol, “FB,” on the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq Stock Market. In its regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Facebook Inc. indicated it hopes to raise $5 billion in its IPO. That would be the most ever for an Internet IPO, easily surpassing Google Inc. and its early backers raised $1.9 billion in
2004. The final amount will likely change as Facebook’s bankers gauge the investor demand. Joining corporate America’s elite would give Facebook newfound financial clout as it tries to make its service even more pervasive and expand its audience of 845 million users. It also could help Facebook fend off an intensifying challenge from Google, which is looking to solidify its status as the Internet’s most powerful company with a rival social network called Plus. The intrigue surrounding Facebook’s IPO has increased in recent months, not only because the company has become a common conduit —for everyone from doting grandmas to sassy teenagers— to share information about their lives. Zuckerberg, 27, has emerged as the latest in a lineage of Silicon
Valley prodigies who are alternately hailed for pushing the world in new directions and reviled for overstepping their bounds. In Zuckerberg’s case, a lawsuit alleging that he stole the idea for Facebook from some Harvard classmates became the grist for a book and a movie that was nominated for an Academy Award last year. Following the model of Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Zuckerberg set up two classes of stock that will ensure he retains control as the sometimes conflicting demands of Wall Street exert new pressures on the company. He will have the final say on how nearly 57 percent of Facebook’s stock votes, according to the filing. Even before the IPO was filed, Zuckerberg was shaping up as his generation’s Bill Gates — a geek who parlayed his love of computers into fame and fortune. Forbes magazine estimated Zuckerberg’s wealth at $17.5 billion in its most recent survey of the richest people in the U.S. A more precise measurement of Zuckerberg’s fortune will be available once the IPO is priced and provides a concrete benchmark for determining the value of his nearly 534 million Facebook shares.
Philippines: Most-wanted terror leaders killed MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military said it killed Southeast Asia’s most-wanted terrorist and two other senior militants Thursday in a U.S.-backed airstrike marking one of the region’s biggest anti-terrorism successes in recent years. The dawn strike targeting a militant camp on a southern Philippine island killed Malaysian Zulkifli bin Hir, also known as Marwan, a top leader of the regional, al Qaida-linked Jemaah Islamiyah terror network, said military spokesman Col. Marcelo Burgos. Also killed were the leader of the Philippinesbased Abu Sayyaf militants, Umbra Jumdail, and a Singaporean leader in Jemaah Islamiyah, Abdullah Ali, who used the guerrilla name Muawiyah, Burgos said. The strike significantly weakens a regional militant network that has relied on the restive southern Philippines — sometimes called
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Southeast Asia’s Afghanistan — as a hideout, a headquarters for planning bombings and a base for training and recruitment. Police recovered the bodies of the three militant leaders, and they were “positively identified by police and our intelligence informants at the site,” Burgos told The Associated Press. “What I know is that they will be buried.” About 30 militants were at the camp near Parang town on Jolo Island, the stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf and their allies from the mostly Indonesianbased Jemaah Islamiyah, when it was bombarded by two OV10 aircraft at 3 a.m., regional military commander Maj. Gen. Noel Coballes said. “Our report is there were at least 15 killed, including their three leadership,” he said. “This is a deliberate, fully planned attack coming from our forces.” The rest of the militants escaped and no one was captured after the attack,
Coballes said. The U.S. had offered a $5 million reward for the capture of Marwan, a U.S.-trained engineer accused of involvement in a number of deadly bombings in the Philippines and in the training of new militants. American counterterrorism troops have helped ill-equipped Filipino troops track Marwan for years using satellite and drone surveillance. About 600 U.S. special forces troops have been deployed in the southern Philippines since 2002, providing a crucial support for the Philippines’ counterterrorism operations. to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
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Puddings recipes for Valentine’s Day Georgina Wilcox georgina.wilcox@ieyenews.com
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Here are some recipes of delicious puddings for your special person coming to dinner on Valentine’s Day. Try these and make this day more Romantic. Valentine Recipe 1: HONEY PUDDING Mix one-half cup of honey with six ounces of bread crumbs and add one-half cup of milk, one-half teaspoon of ginger, grated rind of half a lemon and yolks of two eggs. Beat the mixture thoroughly and then add two tablespoons of butter and the whites of the eggs well beaten. Steam for about two hours in a pudding mould that is not more than three-quarters full. Valentine Recipe2 CHOCOLATE PUDDING Take half a cake of chocolate broken in one quart of milk and put on the range until it reaches boiling point. Remove the mixture from the range. Add four teaspoonfuls of cornstarch mixed with the yolks of three eggs and one cup and a half of sugar. Stir constantly until thick. Remove from the fire, flavor with vanilla and pour the mixture in a dish. Beat the whites of the three eggs to a stiff froth and add a little sugar. Cover the top of the pudding with a meringue and set in the oven until a light brown. Serve cold.
Valentine Recipe 3: JELLY PUDDINGS. Two cupfuls of fine stale biscuit or bread crumbs, one cupful of rich milk cream, if you can get it; five eggs beaten very light, half a teaspoonful of soda stirred in boiling water, one cupful of sweet jelly, jam or marmalade. Scald the milk and pour over the crumbs. Beat until half cold and stir in the beaten yolks, then whites, finally the soda. Fill large cups half full with the batter, set in a quick oven and bake half an hour. When done, turn out quickly and dexterously. With a sharp knife make an incision in the side of each; pull partly open, and put a liberal spoonful of the conserve within. Close the slit by pinching the edges with your fingers. Eat warm with sweetened cream. Valentine Recipe 4: Valentine Recipe 5: APPLE CUSTARD PUDDING. Put a quart of pared and quartered APRICOT PUDDING apples into a stewpan, with half a Take 1 tin of apricots, 6 sponge cupful of water and cook them until cakes, 1/2 pint of milk, 2 eggs. Put they are soft. Remove from the fire the apricots into a saucepan and let and add half a cupful of sugar, two them simmer with a little sugar for tablespoonfuls of butter and the 1/2 an hour. Take them off the fire grated rind and the juice of a lemon. and beat them with a fork. Mix with Have ready mixed two cupfuls them the sponge cakes crumbled. of grated bread crumbs and two Beat the eggs up with milk and pour tablespoonfuls of flour. Add this also it on the apricots. Pour the mixture to the apple mixture, after which into a wetted mould and bake in stir in two well-beaten eggs. Turn a hot oven with a cover over the all into a well-buttered pudding- mould for 1/2 an hour. Turn out; dish and bake forty-five minutes in serve either hot or cold. a moderate oven. Serve with sugar Valentine Recipe 6: and cream or hard sweet sauce. CARROT PUDDING Take three or four clear red carrots, boil and peel them, take the red part of the carrot, beat it very fine in a mixing bowl, put to it the crumbs of a penny loaf, six eggs, half a pound of clarified butter, two or three spoonfuls of rose water, a little lemon-peel shred, grate in a little nutmeg, mix them well together, bake it with a puff-paste round your dish and have a little white wine, butter and sugar for the sauce. Valentine Recipe 7: CHEESE PUDDING
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Take breakfast-cupful of milk into a saucepan with a piece of butter the size of a large egg. Let it remain until the butter is melted, then pour it over three-quarters of a pound of bread crumbs and half a pound of grated cheese; let these soak for twenty minutes, then add a pinch of salt and 4 eggs, well beaten. Pour the mixture into a well-buttered dish and bake in a quick oven upto 40 Minutes. Valentine Recipe 8: DATE PUDDING Melt three tablespoons of butter, add one-half cup of molasses, one-half cup of milk, one and two-third cups of flour sifted with one-half teaspoon of baking-soda, one-quarter teaspoon of salt, onequarter teaspoon each of cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add to the above one-half pound of dates, stoned and cut. Turn into a wellbuttered mold. Butter the cover also and steam two and one-half hours. Keep at a steady boil. Serve with any kind of sauce. Hope you will enjoy these Valentine’s recipes. Happy Valentine’s Day!
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“Facing down the Big Challenge” seminar Funds services providers in the financial and legal fraternity in the Cayman Islands are gearing up for a seminar organised by Mourant Ozannes in collaboration with international law firm Shearman & Sterling. The seminar, Facing Down the Big Challenge: SEC Enforcement and U.S. Derivative Actions against Cayman Hedge Funds, shall be held from 2-5 p.m. on Friday 10 February at Westin Casuarina Resort in Grand Cayman. Speakers from Mourant Ozannes Litigation Group, Partner Hector Robinson and Senior Associate Tim Richards, are set to discuss US Derivative Actions Against Cayman Hedge Funds while Adam Hakki, Partner with Shearman & Sterling, along with his colleague Lindi Beaudreault, will address SEC Cases Against Hedge Fund Managers with Offshore Funds. The seminar shall cover various highly topical issues including insider trading cases, Ponzi scheme cases and other SEC Division of Enforcement programme priorities, such as its aberrational performance inquiry, cases involving misrepresentations to investors, cases involving Private Investments in Public Equity (PIPEs) and those involving side pocket valuations. The seminar shall
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also discuss SEC litigation in which Offshore Funds have been named as Relief Defendants, Forum Contests in which SEC Receivers have vied with Cayman Liquidators over control of fund assets and signs of legal risk in offshore funds. Visiting speaker Adam Hakki has extensive experience representing clients in complex securities class action and shareholder litigation, as well as in civil and criminal investigations and cases brought by the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodities Futures Trading Commission, and state attorneys general, concerning disclosure, securities and insider trading, derivatives, commodities, financial products, financial reporting, accounting, ERISA, conflicts of interest, and major corporate transactions. Adam has been recognized for many years as a national leader in his field by leading client publications including Chambers USA and The Legal 500. His colleague
and co-speaker Lindi Beaudreault, who was once a Senior Counsel in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, has a wealth of experience defending clients in complex government and SRO investigations and proceedings pertaining to securities, commodities, financial products, financial reporting, broker-dealers and hedge funds. Both visiting speakers are based in New York. Local speaker and seminar organiser Hector Robinson of Mourant Ozannes, whom Chambers Global notes “is a stalwart figure in this jurisdiction, and has made a positive impression on peers,” has appeared in a number of complex, high value and precedent setting cases many of them reported in the law reports. Hector has been accepted as an expert witness on Cayman Islands law by various US courts. Hector’s colleague and co-speaker Senior Associate Tim Richards has extensive experience with cases involving international banks, asset managers, hedge funds, and public sector corporations. The complimentary seminar attendance is by invitation and space is limited. To enquire about space availability contact: Nancy Kirkaldy-Barnard at Mourant Ozannes at 814-6333 or nancy. barnard@mourantozannes.com
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A “Fairy Tale Wedding” Joan Wilson
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On Saturday 21st January 2012 I was among the many guests to witness the marriage of Sheila Jennifer Leigh and Jose Rafael Alvarez Perez. It was what I would call a ‘fairy tale’ of a wedding. Sheila’s parents are J. Ladner Watler and Pamela J. Watler from Grand Cayman. Jose Rafael’s parents are Jose Alvarez Ayra and Elva Perez Lopez from Cuba. The setting at Elmslie Memorial Church was different to any other weddings I had seen before, and the beautiful bridesmaids and groomsmen (four of each) were just so perfectly chosen to witness this beautiful affair. The lovely little flower girl with orchid petals around her head really was the finishing touch. Rev. Myers from the Savannah
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United Church performed the wedding ceremony and the whole style and setting was perfectly done. Sheila and Jose Rafael make a handsome couple and I know their parents are very proud of this union. After the wedding we all gathered at the Westin Casuarina Hotel for a first class reception and the service was superb and food was delicious. This was followed by a dance! Something we very rarely witness these days. How we all enjoyed the evening. Sheila and Jose Rafael opened the dance of course and being a Cuban, Rafael could really dance and Sheila taking after the Watlers sure knew how to keep step with him. The romantic way they held each other and danced to the rhythm of the music was something to be admired. Even Jose Alvarez and Elva showed us how Cubans can dance!
It was a very entertaining evening with good music and the very best Best Man I have ever witnessed at any wedding. He was hilarious. I have to repeat myself here. It really was a beautiful affair (like something out of a fairy tale) and Sheila looked so lovely - a real Cinderella princess. Please accept this report as my personal congratulations to you both. Welcome to the family Jose Rafael. May you both enjoy a long and happy life together. Congratulations again. to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
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Grand Cayman and its movie ‘theatres’ Georgina Wilcox georgina.wilcox@ieyenews.com
I have to confess most of the early information comes from our Publisher, Joan (Watler) Wilson, who was born and bred here on Grand Cayman. Any problems with the ‘facts’ please complain (at your peril) to her. Thomas Seymour was the first person publically to show movies here (apart from ones the USA troops showed who were stationed in George Town during World War II). This was in the 1950’s at the old Galleon Beach Hotel. Joan recalls the movies often would break down and/or be shown back to front. Mr. Seymour would always give a little speech before he showed the movie – announcing the title and a brief description. She particularly remembers him announcing the movie “I’m From Arkansas” phonetically including Arkansas. Canadian Big Band leader, Moxie Whitney, when he was here in the 1970’s, draped a tablecloth over a tree branch and showed films in Matilda’s Corner, George Town near the Annex Field (that wasn’t there then). The Everglow Drive-in Theatre at Peas Bay, near Bodden Town, commenced operations in the 1970’s by William “Buddy” Wood. He had an interest in films and during his time at sea used to show them to his fellow sailors from a 16mm film projector he had purchased. He even charged them a stipend. The Drive-in theatre was very popular as he used to show the latest Hollywood blockbusters and at first the place was packed. But it didn’t last. There was an open air theatre in North Church Street, George Town, owned by Berkley Bush, and that goes back to the 1950’s. It was still operating in the 80’s. There was a shop
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Cinema 1 showed the newest attached to the cinema and it had an upstairs balcony that had a roof. Joan Hollywood releases whilst Cinema 2 remembers she had to walk through a had the slightly older ‘blockbusters’. If field to get to it and one day when she a movie were very, very popular they sat down to watch the movie, there would show it in both cinemas with a was a horrible ‘pong’ coming from her half hour time difference to allow the brand new shoes she was wearing. She change over of the movie reels. This was a death blow to both had trodden in some dog poo. She said she took the shoes off and threw them Berkley Bush’s and Buddy Wood’s away as far as she could throw them movie theatres. They would carry on and stayed the rest of the evening in like two wounded soldiers unable to stop their bleeding for only a couple her bare feet. All these movie theatres were to come of years before expiring. It was a sad to a fast halt when Moxie Whitney’s end but that is what is called progress. “Cinemas 1 and 2” carried on their new air conditioned cinema opened mid 1970. Building had started at the business and had a face lift after end of 1972. Situated on the West Bay various ownership changes to become Road, opposite the Royal Palms, it “The Marquee” in 2006/7. It was had comfortable seating, a stage and a now part of a new shopping complex decent sound system. It was called “The comprising of small restaurants, Cinema”. A couple of years later they coffee houses and a variety of small added a similar but slightly smaller shops. The Lawrence Thompson addition housing another cinema Boulevard leading up to the Cayman without a stage. There was a nice foyer National Harquail Theatre provided that had a confectionary counter for the access from the West Bay selling soft drinks, hot dogs, popcorn, Road. This Boulevard extended etc. The name was changed to “Cinema’s to the Esterley-Tibbets Highway 1 & 2”. Both cinemas had a sloping floor where a new town was born called inclining from the foyer down to the Camana Bay. Camana Bay was also home to raised screens to enable patrons to be able to view over the heads of the people Hollywood Theatres, Grand Cayman’s in front of them. This didn’t always work first six-screen cinema. It was state of when a particularly tall person sat down the art with stadium seating, surround sound and giant wall to wall screens. in this row! All the very latest movies were shown at the same time they opened in the USA. Hollywood Theatres commenced business at the end of 2007. “Progress” called again and on the 28th February, 2009 The Marquee Cinema closed its doors for good. Rest in Peace you movie theatre pioneers - you will not be forgotten. Will “progress” happen again? I expect so. The Marquee (Cinemas 1 and 2), now an office supply company We just have to keep up with it. to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
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Comfortable clothing for Cayman is best purchased here Georgina Wilcox georgina.wilcox@ieyenews.com
Living in the Cayman Islands means being outdoors participating in a variety of activities including windsurfing, swimming, kayaking, sailing, wave running, cycling and other sports. We even have a skateboarding park. Having the right clothing is important in order to protect your body from the sun, salt water, and even the rain. Yes it does rain in Cayman. All the clothes ware stores here offer suitable but different types of clothing, shoes, and accessories for men, women, and children. There are sports shops that offer board shorts, swimsuits, tennis, cricket, rugby, football, golfing and other sporting attire that is appropriate for both the beach and walking in town. When choosing clothing for various activities, you should make sure that it fits comfortably and is not too tight or too loose. If any item of clothing does not fit properly, you have the option of returning or exchanging it. A
true athlete will say that your gear can be the difference between doing well and failing. That is why choosing the right gear for your particular sport is so important. Being distracted from the sport by clothing that doesn’t fit properly can only discourage and cause failure. And don’t forget the stores that offer sandals and other shoes. Women who are looking for surf wear, swim and beach wear will find large selection of bathing suits, dresses, jeans, shorts, and other clothing in our stores. Women’s shoes and accessories are easily found. When looking for the right look to wear to the beach or when participating in outdoor sporting event, sporting gear stores have many items to choose from. Accessories include handbags, socks, scarves, sunglasses, and jewelry. You will be able to put together entire outfits and feel confident that you look great all the time you are here. For those who enjoy windsurfing and skateboarding, finding a store that provides options for skate
shoes, surfwear, and skatewear for men and women is important. Boots and slippers, women and men’s accessories including belts, watches, sunglasses, and hats. We have shops that carry outfits for surfing and evening wear when you want to hit the beach or the clubs. If you like wave running or you wind surf, you will need comfortable clothing that allows you to move easily. You will even find in most of our stores a line of men’s board shorts that are colourful and trendy when you want to be noticed on the beach. Enjoying an active lifestyle means having the right clothing that can take you from daytime to evening. By layering, you can completely change your look when
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leaving the beach and heading to a BBQ or restaurant. Since many people who vacation on our Islands come far away from home, packing too much clothing can be an issue. Knowing that you can purchase the right outfits, you will not have to pack as much. Much of the clothing on offer here can be worn together or separately and gives you the freedom of mixing and matching until you find the look that is right for you. Remember, what you wear in sporting or for leisure can have an effect on your lifestyle and vacation. Most of the best clothing, sports and accessories stores advertise with us so you can be sure of finding what you want at a bargain price from any of them. to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
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Love is in the (h)air for Ann Marie Christopher Tobutt christopher.tobutt@ieyenews.com
Two cute teddy-bears holding paws should tell you all you need to know about taxi driver Ann Marie Tomlinson’s new hairdo. That’s right, the big to-do about the new hairdo is because Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Her hair is complete with red lovehearts, fancy-wrapped chocolate style, to get the message of love and romance across loud and clear - from one teddy to another. It is the latest in a longline of unusual styles for Ann Marie who has also decorated her hair for Christmas, back to school – and even the changes to the rollover policy!
New law takes effect Cayman’s employees now have a new set of rights at work outlined in the Gender Equality Law that took effect earlier this week (Tuesday, 31 January). The law seeks to eliminate sex and gender discrimination in employment, training and recruitment, and to promote equal treatment in the workplace. It also aims to protect against discrimination in other areas such as access to goods, services and facilities, as well as job advertisements, application forms and interviews. The law addresses issues such as discrimination by professional partnerships, qualifying and vocational
training bodies, and employment agencies as well as sexual harassment in the workplace. Over the next month, public service announcements (PSAs) will continue to encourage all employees and employers to educate themselves about their rights and obligations under the law. Community Affairs Minister, the Hon. Mike Adam, MBE, JP, said, “Whether you are male or female, employee or employer, learning your rights at work under the Gender Equality Law will benefit our islands while creating an equal future for our sons and daughters.”
Hydroponics Georgina Wilcox georgina.wilcox@ieyenews.com
In the 17th century biologists discovered plants can grow without soil. There have been numerous experimental hydroponics projects initiated since then in an effort to improve the method. The real progress appeared after 1970 when plastics began to be used reducing technological expenses and stimulating farmers to think about the system’s viability. The first experimental hydroponics project from Europe was started in England and growing mint was the first such to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
successful project in 1699. When plastic was discovered this allowed low cost systems to be easily implemented. Arid regions from all over the world like Iran, Arizona and Abu Dhabi were used for implementing experimental hydroponics in an effort of combining the advantages of solar radiation with the humidity provided by hydroponics; the main benefit of hydroponics is that it uses 90% less water than traditional soil agriculture. From 1973 when oil price started to rise many investors lost their interest in experimental hydroponics,
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Mr. Adam added, “I also encourage local employers to take the online pledge and demonstrate to our community, and the world at large, their commitment to making the Cayman Islands a world-class jurisdiction in which to live and work.” To download a copy of the Gender Equality Law or take the pledge, visit www.genderequality.gov.ky .
especially in US; bankruptcy and many financial problems followed for lots of experimental hydroponics system owners. The interest in the subject was reestablished following successful research in hydroponics in 1983 and 1985. At present when the concern to lower the level of chemical treatments applied to traditional crops is rising, experimental hydroponics has started to receive a lot more money in an effort to grow crops clean from ecological imbalances and other soil related problems. Hydroponics is only good business if the growing crops can’t be produced on the local market by traditional soil agriculture.
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“The Cancer Society staff truly care for cancer patients” “I am not a cancer patient but I have been attending the Cancer Society’s Survivor Dinners over the years with my wife. I appreciate how the Cayman Islands Cancer Society’s staff care for my wife who is a cancer survivor. I have a lot of respect for those people because they treat everyone with respect. They truly care for cancer patients. I pray that the Lord will give them His blessings and the strength to carry on the good work that they are doing. I am happy to be around them as they are a friendly and loving group of people.” ~ Turner Myles 114 Maple Road George Town P.O. Box 10565 Grand Cayman KY1-1005 Cayman Islands
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Officials warn of tightened security at Super Bowl INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pack lightly, Super Bowl fans. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano joined NFL and other officials in warning that security for Sunday’s game at Lucas Oil Stadium would be significantly heightened — a common precaution for such sports events since the 2001 terrorist attacks — though Napolitano cautioned there have been no credible threats involving the Super Bowl as of Wednesday. That means metal detectors and pat-downs by security guards will be part of the routine before Sunday night’s kickoff between the New York Giants and New England Patriots, a game expected to draw about 67,000 people. Fans were told to leave camcorders, beach balls and other things behind. No vuvuzelas or other noisemakers. The officials released the do-notbring list to fans, knowing entry into the stadium beginning four and a half hours before kickoff could be slowed by the rigorous screening that will include X-rays and other inspections of bags officials cautioned should be no larger than a small purse. Banned items include umbrellas, strollers, laser lights and pointers, along with coolers, bottles, cans and various electronic devices. Fans found with any of the items may return them to their vehicles or have them seized, authorities said. Private aircraft, including blimps, also will be barred Sunday from flying near the stadium during the game. Napolitano said some 8,000 workers and volunteers have undergone security training and 3,000 private security workers have been hired to complement thousands of Indianapolis police officers and firefighters that will be on overtime and at full staff on game day. Vigorous security already has been evident for days around downtown Indianapolis, with bomb-sniffing dogs scrutinizing city buses. Napolitano said all cargo to the stadium was being checked for contraband or explosives. Jeffrey Miller, the NFL’s security chief, and Napolitano asked everyone to be vigilant, touting an initiative launched last year during the Super
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Bowl in Dallas called, “If You See Something, Say Something.” That effort drew 110 texts from fans on game day about fan conduct and various, unspecified safety issues, Miller said. “We have seen time and time again that the public itself is some of our best preventers,” Napolitano said. Frank Straub, Indianapolis’ publicsafety chief, said Motorola has helped
quell issues with police radios since reports surfaced last week that officers in the Super Bowl Village — a fanfest area near the stadium — were unable to communicate with each other. Straub blamed part of the problem on “all kinds of interference out there” from electronic equipment used by various media outlets. The problem “is kind of old news at this point,” Straub said. to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
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Arsene confident of top four finish Paul Kennedy paul.kennedy@ieyenews.com
Arsène Wenger, the Arsenal manager, is looking forward to having his squad strengthened by the return of injured players as he looks to fight battles on three fronts. Arsenal’s goalless draw at Bolton was a missed opportunity to close the gap on fourth-placed Chelsea but on the positive side it ended a run of three defeats and also saw Bacary Sagna make his first start in four months after a broken leg. With Mikel Arteta also starting for the first time in a month and left back Kieran Gibbs close to a return after groin surgery, Wenger believes his squad will be stronger to tackle the challenges of the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League. “Combining the league, FA Cup and Champions League will be difficult so it is important we don’t have more injuries,” said the Frenchman. “We now have Sagna back, Gibbs is not far, Arteta is back so overall I hope we can cope with it.” Unfortunately for Wenger his hopes of having Jack Wilshere return suffered a setback yesterday when it was revealed the midfielder had sustained a stress fracture to his right ankle, having been sidelined for all the season with a problem which required surgery. Wenger was unable to expand on the brief details the club had released but admitted not having the England international available was difficult. “I don’t know (the extent of the problem) really,” he added. “We made a statement. I can talk and talk but I don’t know any more than you. “You want your best players available when you go to play in the Champions League and FA Cup in February and to get back into the top four so of course it is frustrating.” What was equally frustrating to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
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was his side’s inability to take their chances at the Reebok Stadium with Robin van Persie having an early header cleared off the line before hitting the post and the crossbar in the second half. “We feel we have dropped two points because we had chances to win the game,” added the Arsenal manager. “We took all the risks and were unlucky because we hit the bar and the post and had some great chances and at the end we took the gamble to play with four strikers and we nearly got caught in the last five minutes.” On the race for the top four, with Arsenal now seventh, Wenger added: “There is a long way to go and I am confident we can come back. “We have gone through a difficult period, we’ve lost three league games (prior to last night’s match) but we could have won the three as well. “We have confidence but we have to produce it game by game – for us every game in the championship is a cup final for us now.”
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