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A number of British politicians have launched an audacious attempt to “close Cayman” in a bid to put an end to tax abuse. Yesterday the move was branded as “ludicrous” by leading financial figures on the Island who say no one is taking the motion seriously.
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Up, up and away for 100 days of school! Photos by Information Officer Kristi Anderson
“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.
Balloon release celebrating 100 days of school at North Side Primary
Colourful balloons, costumes, happy children – all celebrating the number of days spent in school. Can that be right? Yes! If the number is 100 and the school is North Side Primary, where on last week the whole school participated in the 100 day celebration. The morning started with a 100 day assembly. During the day each of the classes did different assignments regarding the number 100. The activities ranged across the curriculum, including mathematics, English, creative writing, religion, art, and social studies. Then all the classes gathered on the basketball court in the afternoon to form the shape 100. Each child had a special balloon and message that was released into the sky. To help authenticate the festivity for the students, they were also given an opportunity to dress as they would have either 100 years ago or how they would like to dress 100 years from now. Deputy Principal Mrs. Joy EbanksKing stated, “This is a celebration that is done around the world, and I know my class and the entire school has been eagerly waiting for this day.” She continued on to say, “Each of the students has been counting down since the first day of school. They look forward to this event every year.” to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
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Jaden McCoy dressed in his 100 years ago outfit for the school celebration.
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Most Honduras fire inmates awaited trial COMAYAGUA, Honduras (AP) — The prisoners whose scorched bodies were carried out piece by piece Thursday morning from a charred Honduran prison had been locked inside an overcrowded penitentiary where most inmates had never been charged, let alone convicted, according to an internal Honduran government report obtained by The Associated Press. More than half of the 856 inmates of the Comayagua farm prison north of the Central American country’s capital were either awaiting trial or being held as suspected gang members, according to a report sent by the Honduran government this month to the United Nations. A fire started by an inmate tore through the prison Tuesday night, burning and suffocating screaming men in their locked cells as rescuers desperately searched for keys. Officials confirmed 358 dead, making it the world’s deadliest prison fire in a century. Survivors told horrific tales of climbing walls to break the sheet metal roofing and escape, only to see prisoners in other cell blocks being burned alive. Inmates were found stuck to the roofing, their bodies fused to the metal. From the time firefighters received a call at 10:59 p.m. local time, the rescue was marred by human error and conditions that made the prison ripe for catastrophe. According to the report, obtained exclusively by the AP, on any given day there were about 800 inmates in a facility built for 500. There were only 51 guards by day and just 12 at night — the case at the time of the fire. The prison has no medical or mental health care and the budget allows less than $1 per day per prisoner for food. Prisoners only needed to bear a simple tattoo to be incarcerated under the strict Honduran anti-gang laws, the report said. The U.N. condemns the practice as a violation of international law. National prison system director Danilo Orellana declined to
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Inmates’ relatives clash with police outside a prison
comment on the supervision or the crowded conditions in Comayagua, a prison farm where inmates grew corn and beans. He referred an AP reporter to the commander of the prison police, who said comment would have to come from his public affairs office, which did not respond to an AP request late Wednesday. President Porfirio Lobo on Wednesday suspended Orellana and other top prison officials. Inside the prison, charred walls and debris showed the path of the fire, which burned through six barracks that had been crammed with 70 to 105 inmates each in fourlevel bunk beds. Bodies were found piled up in the bathrooms, where inmates apparently fled to the showers, hoping the water would save them from blistering flames. Prisoners perished clutching each other in bathtubs and curled up in laundry sinks. “It was something horrible,” said survivor Eladio Chica, 40, as he was led away by police Wednesday night, handcuffed, to testify before a local court about what he saw. “I only saw flames, and when we got out, men were being burned, up against the bars, they were stuck to them.” The deadly inferno never had to happen. The frantic inmate who started the fire gave warning, phoning the
state governor and screaming he was going to burn the place down. After the man, who wasn’t identified, lit a mattress on fire a few minutes later, crews said they rushed to the prison, arriving two minutes after a call for help because the firehouse was nearby. But the handful of guards held them out for a catastrophic 30 minutes, saying they thought the screams inside were a prison break and a riot. When rescuers finally were allowed in, they said they couldn’t find keys or guards to unlock the barracks. Fifteen minutes away, the U.S. military’s Southern Command operates Joint Task Force Bravo, where major search and rescue teams and fire squads are on standby. They were never dispatched. Capt. Candace Allen, a spokeswoman for Joint Task Force Bravo, said they can only send what they’re asked for, so throughout
the night they sent surgical masks, flashlights and Glowsticks. No one asked for firefighters. On Thursday morning, officials continued their investigation at the prison, where murals of Catholic saints, Jesus Christ and psalms stand out in an otherwise miserable place. Two palm trees flank the front entrance where a sign reads: “Let there be justice, even if the world perishes.” “Conditions at Comayagua? I’d have to say among the worst in Honduras,” said Ron W. Nikkel, president of Prison Fellowship International who visited the facility in 2005. “It was very congested, there’s not enough food, it’s dangerous and dirty.” The U.S. State Department has criticised the Honduran government for harsh prison conditions, citing severe overcrowding, malnutrition, and lack of adequate sanitation.
Soldiers stand in front of forensic workers filling bags with inmate bodies killed when a fire broke out
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MPs launch bid to “close” Cayman
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A group of 27 British MPs have launched a motion to “close“ the Cayman Islands, calling it ‘a tax haven” and “a disgrace” that is “fuelling the world economic crisis”, and reducing living standards. Primary mover of the “Early Day Motion” (EDM) John Cryer has been joined by five fellow sponsors, asking London “to introduce urgent legislation to help close tax havens and increase transparency”. An EDM is a formal motion submitted to the House of Commons for debate, used chiefly, according to a Parliamentary website, “to draw attention to an event or cause”. MPs yesterday expressed fresh support for the 20 January EDM, with one of the 27 signatories, Labour’s Steve Rotheram, saying he sought to remedy a fundamentally unfair system. “I stand by this [EDM]. I think it’s wrong if someone like Mitt Romney is using Cayman to avoid paying his fair share of taxes. “I have 8.8% unemployment in my district,” The Liverpool MP told iNews Cayman, “and if people paid their fair share, it would help. I am concerned about the use of this, that the top 1% of citizens in the UK are to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
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guilty of using tax havens. It’s wrong.” Willard Mitt Romney leads the race to lead the Republican party in November’s US presidential election, and has been accused of banking millions of dollars in Cayman, avoiding US taxes. Mr Cryer echoed Mr Rotheram in a recent interview, saying it was “a disgrace that the Cayman Islands, a tax haven, can enable wealthy corporations and individuals such as Mitt Romney and others in the wealthiest 1% to avoid tax and still be cloaked in secrecy.” Despite repeated telephone calls and emails, Labour MP Mr Cryer has failed to respond to any questions. Both Cayman Finance Chairman Richard Coles and former Chairman and head of the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange Anthony Travers were unavailable for comment yesterday. However, the group’s London lobbyist until recently, Jack Irvine, dismissed the motion, saying it was unlikely to have much impact. “This motion will go nowhere and it is signed by the usual lefties who hate the financial industry. Nobody takes it seriously,” he said. Mr Cryer’s 150-word motion names the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and the G20 group of industrialised
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nations, quoting their “identification of the role of tax havens by wealthy corporations in fuelling the global economic crisis from 2009 onwards”. “This House,” his EDM says, was alarmed not only by Mr Romney, but also “is concerned about the continued use of tax havens by the top one per cent in the US and UK to avoid paying the correct tax in their own country.” The motion “calls on the Government to introduce urgent legislation to help close tax havens and increase transparency so that the very rich pay their fair share of tax in their respective countries.” Mr Rotheram acknowledged that Cayman had 27 Tax information Exchange Agreements and that individuals – not the Cayman Islands government -- were responsible for their own tax payments, but said the UK should move to close “loopholes”. “I agree it’s the responsibility of every citizen to pay, but we are calling for increased transparency. It’s about loopholes, and our government needs to look at what those loopholes are and close tax avoidance and evasion. “It’s not just the law, but it is a moral duty, so we need to make things as difficult as possible for the less scrupulous and if we can pressure them, that will help.”
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Passport2Success helps gain skills Christopher Tobutt christopher.tobutt@ieyenews.com
Seventeen men between the ages of 21 and 40 began their passport2success programme, aimed at helping people gain the skills they need to find jobs. Each of the men has to be unemployed in order to qualify for the programme. The programme, which was first offered to school-leavers and other young people, has proved so successful that it is being extended to adults, and the women’s Passport2success programme is already in its fifth week. The whole spectrum of skills, not only those needed for getting a job – such as tips for interviews and resume writing - but those necessary for ongoing success in the workplace are also taught during the programme. Mrs Tasha Ebanks-Garcia from the Wellness Centre in George Town is helping to facilitate the course explained: “The other
part of the content is on lifeskills development. We look at attitude, assertiveness verses aggression, conflict resolution skills, healthy relationships, stress management, and we have a series on responsibility and accountability. We also look at effective communication.” Mrs Ebanks-Garcia stressed that it wasn’t a case of participants sitting down and taking notes while somebody lectured them: “Participants are actively involved in their learning, and we preplan each session to allow them to engage in the learning process. We have discussions and activities, and they do lots of role playing in different scenarios - its very practical, very hands-on. “They also make presentations using Powerpoint, and many of them haven’t used Powerpoint before, or they can use Publisher so that they’re making a little news letter to convey information,” Mrs Ebanks-Garcia added.
Participants in the new Passport2Success programme for men are joined by at the ICCI building by course facilitators and Department of Education representatives. (Photo by G.I.S.)
In addition to the regular course instructors, experts from different industries are invited into the classroom to lead seminars with the students, Mrs. Ebanks Garcia said. The course is divided into two main parts, with the first four weeks taking place in the classroom: “During the first four weeks we get a feeling of what their interests are in terms of pursuing a career or skills development,” Mrs Ebanks-Garcia said.
The remainder of the course consists of two days a week in the classroom, and three in the workplace. “We have a number of companies that have worked with us in the past, who offer participants internships. We’ve got around 40 companies that work with us and we are actively seeking additional support from the business community to provide more placements,” Mrs Ebanks-Garcia added.
Cayman Islands Yellow Pages helps hungry children Having recently celebrated the beginning of a new year with parties and families and friends we should not forget the hundreds of children in the Cayman Islands who faced hunger last year and will continue to do so in 2012. In an effort to support the continuing work of the foundation and enable Feed our Future to accept more children into their programme a financial boost was pledged early in the New Year. The Cayman Islands Yellow Pages did not hesitate to contact us with their support, which allowed Feed our Future to accept additional children into the programme from Sir John A. Cumber Primary, a school they have been supporting since last year. Eileen Keens, the Marketing Manager for Global Directories, publishers of the Cayman Islands Yellow Pages ® mentioned that it is an absolute
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pleasure to be able to support Feed Our Future as no child should have to spend a day in school without a healthy lunch. Local organizations have a significant role to play. We encourage other companies, from the private sector, to lend a hand as it is essential to assist in ensuring the programme continues to provide this most valuable service to the schools in the Cayman Islands”, added Eileen. Established in 2011 Feed our Future exists to solve childhood hunger and support the intellectual nourishment of children in the Cayman Islands through the funding of nutritionally balanced school meals to children in need. “We know that we can deliver one solution, that is to connect children to healthy, nutritious meals where they learn and play and are very grateful to the generosity of our corporate donors in enabling this.
L-R: Eileen Keens of CYP, Stacey VanDevelde of FOF, Principal Joseph Wallace of Sir John A Cumber Primary School
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Call for radical election shake-up Tad Stoner
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The electoral map of Grand Cayman will be entirely redrawn, with its six residential districts subdivided into 16 distinct voting areas, each sending its own representative to the Legislative Assembly. Under the “one man-one vote” regime advocated yesterday by North Side independent Ezzard Miller and East End MLA Arden McLean, Cayman’s electoral boundaries would be scrambled, adding three Parliamentarians to the existing 15, and, according to the two, boosting the democratic process for everyone. Even Cayman Brac and Little Cayman would get the redistricting treatment, although the outcome would not change the Sister Islands dual representation. On Wednesday afternoon, the two MLAs launched a petition they hope will force government into staging a public referendum in November, changing the voting rules in time for May 2013 elections, making them, they say, more equitable for everyone, “We have a responsibility to enlighten this country on the value of single-member constituencies,” said Mr Mclean, East End’s sole MLA. The election of one representative per district, he said, “requires intimacy on the part of politicians with the members of their constituency. It demands accountability and it ensures responsibility by the representative for their mandate.” Mr Miller, lone legislator for North Side, has twice been rebuffed in the LA, seeking support for electoral changes, and calling attention to the
2009 constitutional mandate for “one person, one vote” and 18 MLAs. On Wednesday, he pointed to three Electoral Boundary Commission recommendations, neglected, he said, by the ruling UDP. “Nothing has been done by government,” Mr Miller said, although last April and again in December UDP officials had tried simply to add two seats to George Town and one to Bodden Town. “It was so poorly done, though, that they had to withdraw it,” he said. The petition, aimed at Cayman’s 15,175 registered voters, requires the signature of 25% of those electors, 3,794, in order to force government to mount what the constitution calls a “people-initiated referendum”, which will call for the new singlemember constituencies and the new electoral map. Both George Town and West Bay now send four people to parliament, and Bodden Town and the Sister Islands each elect two. New divisions would create 18 districts, each sending one. West Bay would be divided into east, north, northwest and south sections. George Town would separate into north, central, west and south districts, and add Red Bay and Prospect. Bodden Town would subdivide into Newlands, Savannah, Pedro St James and Bodden Town. North Side and East End would remain unchanged, while the Sister Islands would be labeled Cayman Brac East and Cayman Brac West, encompassing the hundreds-only population of Little Cayman. Mr Miller said the drive had “already started”, with an announcement by Mr
McLean at a Monday-night East End political meeting, and a modest doorto-door canvass. Already, he said, 27 people had volunteered to help and “we will have a lot more, at least 50.” “We are looking for 4,000 signatures to trigger the referendum,” Mr Miller said, ”and look for 5,000 as a goal.” The single-page petition has been designed, he said, for ease of confirmation, asking a picture ID and a voter registration number. Each page will provide 10 signatures, and each “book” will contain 10 pages. Both Mr Miller and Mr McLean interpreted the constitutional phrase “reasonable time”, during which a referendum must be staged after being triggered. “We want to get the signatures to Cabinet by the first week of April so they have time to set up the [November] referendum. I think government would have a hard time explaining why, in eight months, that is not a ‘reasonable time’. That would be unreasonable.”
Police investigate Coral Gardens death A 56-year-old cruise ship passenger died in the area of Coral Gardens in the North Sound. Shortly before midday, Wednesday 15th February 2012, police received a report that a man was unconscious and unresponsive on the water near to Coral Gardens. The 56-year-old man was found to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
floating on the water by people on a boat in Coral Gardens. They lifted the man onto their vessel, but found he was unconscious and unresponsive to CPR. A spokesman for the RCIPS said: “The Joint Marine Unit’s ‘Tornado’ attended the location and transported the man to the Yacht Club where
paramedics were standing-by. He was thereafter transported to the Cayman Islands Hospital in George Town, but was found to be dead on arrival. “Enquiries into the circumstances surrounding the incident are ongoing and further details will be made available in due course.”
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Surgeons place pacemaker in 15-minute-old newborn entered the world with a heart rate of 45 beats per minute. A health newborn heartbeat is 120 to 150 beats per minute. “The only way to save this baby was to deliver the baby right away and then the pacemaker,” said Dr. Katsuhide Maeda, the surgeon whose steady hand stitched the pacemaker’s electrical leads to Jaya’s walnut-sized heart. Stanford announced details of the operation this week. During a routine prenatal visit, doctors told Leanne Maharaj, 26,
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The name Jaya in Hindi means victorious. And little Jaya Maharaj was just that, when she became one of the smallest recipients of a pacemaker when she was just 15 minutes old. A team of doctors at Stanford University’s Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital determined the girl born nine weeks premature had only hours to live if they did not perform the surgery. Jaya, who was diagnosed in the womb with a severe heart ailment,
and Kamneel Maharaj, 31, that their first child’s heart rate was dangerously low. They learned that their daughter suffered from congenital heart block, in which the mother’s immune system mistakenly attacks the nerve fibers that cause the fetus’ heart to beat. The prognosis was grim: Doctors would have to induce labour and force the baby to be born as early as possible to correct the ailment before her heart failed. But Jaya grew and gained weight as her parents waited, giving them hope.
China’s vice president shows personal side in Iowa MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — China’s vice president remembered the popcorn he’d received as a parting gift — and the strong Chinese liquor he left behind. He recalled one young girl asking whether he’d seen American movies, and being shocked when he told her he’d watched “The Godfather.” And he often flashed that warm smile. Twenty-seven years after Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping met a group of Iowa farmers and business leaders during a diplomatic exchange to this Mississippi River town, the likely future leader of the world’s most populous country returned Wednesday for a brief reunion to reminisce with the first Americans he ever met.
“My impression of the country came from you. For me, you are America,” Xi told a group of about 16 people he referred to as “old friends.” The relaxed gathering in front of a fireplace in Roger and Sarah Lande’s living room in Muscatine was a stark contrast to the more subdued, partyline approach Xi had while meeting with U.S. leaders in Washington earlier this week. During talks with President Barack Obama, members of Congress and others, Xi, 58, said little new — and did little to narrow the differences that exist between the U.S. and China on issues such as human rights. But in Iowa, Xi had the opportunity to show a more
personal side away from the tough questions on policy, trade and international relations. Those who attended the 45-minute reunion in the two-story Victorian
home said Xi enthusiastically introduced Chinese government leaders travelling with him, shook everyone’s hand and even made a couple light remarks.
Whitney Houston fans to follow funeral on Internet NEW YORK (AP) — They won’t be there in person, but singer Whitney Houston’s millions of fans worldwide will be able to share in her homecoming service Saturday as they watch her private funeral on the Internet. It will provide a much-needed connection for fans who have lacked a formal place to eulogise Houston, one of the world’s bestselling artists who died in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Saturday at the age of 48. Some have gathered and placed
flowers outside the Newark, N.J., church where the funeral will be held by invitation-only at the request of Houston’s family, who wish to maintain some privacy. Others have stopped by the funeral home. But many have longed to share more fully in commemorating the superstar’s life, and have shown their grief in one of the few ways available to them — by buying her music. Houston’s funeral will be at New Hope Baptist Church, where she sang as a child. Her eulogy
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will be given by gospel singer Marvin Winans, a Grammy Award winner and longtime family friend. Afterward, Houston will be buried in Fair View Cemetery in Westfield, N.J., according to her death certificate. Her father, John Russell Houston Jr., was buried there in 2003. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, investigators for the coroner’s office have subpoenaed records from the singer’s doctors and pharmacies who dispensed medication found in the hotel room where she died.
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The Editor Speaks Shouldn’t completing our schools be the highest priority?
Colin Wilson
The Clifton Hunter High School that was scheduled to open for Easter with all the accompanying hoopla has now been delayed until September. Wow. We are not talking about a few weeks but SIX months! The reason given by Hon. Rolston Anglin, the Education Minister, is “shoddy work”. Once again we are given an explanation that is so difficult to believe. Mr. Anglin you have an Architect and a Superintendent of Works paid to inspect the works so it isn’t ‘shoddy.’ You have a government inspector who is supposed to be permanently on the site or visit the site EVERY DAY! Do you really expect us to believe that ‘shoddy work’ of such a magnitude it is going to put the project back SIX MONTHS and it was UN-NOTICED until now? I am a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building – a Chartered Builder – Mr. Anglin, and that reason given sounds preposterous. If this is true then heads should roll and I would be happy to be the person to execute the blade. It is shocking that a political football (or in this case balls) should be the order of the day. Blame by the UDP on the PPM for committing the country to two schools at the same time with not sufficient funds in place to construct them and the PPM blaming the UDP for incurring costs estimated by the UDP of over $100 million each. Having seen the specifications for the two schools (John Gray is the other one) they are, in my opinion, un-necessarily high with fixtures that would not be out of place in an expensive lawyer’s office block, but how can original estimates of approximately $110 million for both schools suddenly leap to double that figure? This is public money and we have a right to know the reasons without one party blaming the other. We want a detailed report, Mr. Anglin, as to why there is a six month delay, a comprehensive list of all the ‘shoddy work’ and the reason why it was allowed to happen and not be corrected immediately, plus a full detailed report from an independent quantity surveyor of the increase in costs. It is not me demanding this, I am speaking for the people of these Islands! We have a RIGHT to KNOW! With the government actually having five schools
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“on the go” in these hard economic times, every single material being used should be scrutinised as to whether something cheaper could be used after taking into consideration added maintenance costs. However, the priority is completing BOTH schools. Children are our future. We spend a fortune on security and punishment when education is the key. Without education you have anarchy. Without education you have crime. Without education you don’t have knowledge. Without education we become hostages to people who do. “Education is a form of human development that knows no end or limit (Aaron Falbel)”. If schools don’t educate, the problems this country faces in the future are enormous. If we don’t have schools, or schools are overcrowded how can we possibly have education? Hon. Alden McLaughlin, the PPM leader, said he acknowledged that the country needed to work on the primary schools but he said it was a question of priorities as the government now was struggling to find the money to complete anything at all. Can there be a higher priority? He seems to be implying there is? I can certainly agree with him when he says, “A lot of people still beat up on me [referring to his continuation with the two projects in the face of government’s deteriorating financial fortunes] but it was about my commitment to equity in education because it is just wrong in principle to have the kids from one area having access to all of these facilities, amenities and opportunities while other kids, just because of where they are from, do not have access. My policy was when we do the high schools they had to be done all at once so all kids had the same opportunities. That is not what is going to happen now.” I agree with Mr. Anglin telling Cayman News Service that the overcrowding and problems in the primary school were a priority and needed to be addressed. I have to ask when was it going to be addressed? Is his idea of ‘priority’ the same as mine? Crime starts in the classroom. Can you possibly imagine how a crime rate would escalate without a classroom for our children? Children without education? Education will actually save government the most money. FINISH OUR SCHOOLS NOW!
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WORD SEARCH
ANGLES, TRIANGLES AND QUADRILATERALS
ACUTE ADJACENT ALTERNATE ALTERNATE ANGLE CHUCK NORRIS CLASSIFICATION COMPLEMENTARY CONGRUENT CORRESPONDING DEGREE to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
EQUILATERAL FOUR SIDED TRIANGLE HIDING NINJA ISOSCELES LIKE TERMS LINEAR PAIR MEASURE OBTUSE ONE STEP PROBLEM PARALLEL PIRATE
PROBLEM SOLVING PROTRACTOR QUADRILATERAL RIGHT SAME SIDE INTERIOR SCALENE SIMILAR SNEAKY NINJA SOLVE STRAIGHT SUBSTITUTE
SUPPLEMENTARY TRANSVERSAL TRIANGLE TWO STEP PROBLEM VALUE VARIABLES VERTEX VERTICAL ANGLE
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Across 1. “... and make it fast!” 5. Punch spiker 10. Some colonists or hill dwellers 14. Mexican bread 15. One way to avoid the altar 16. Malt infusion to make beer 17. Verbal gaffe 20. Result 21. “The Odd Couple” playwright Simon 22. Matched parts or part of a match 23. Octagonal traffic sign 25. Agitation 27. Madison Ave. output 30. Big name in cosmetics 32. Assert positively 36. Smidgen 38. “National Velvet” author Bagnold 40. “My Three Sons” son 41. Pre-play activities 44. “... had a farm, ___” (song refrain) 45. Pie-cooling place 46. Uvea part 47. Gidget portrayer 49. Squirrel support 51. West of Hollywood 52. Raison d’___ 54. Fine sand 56. Put to work 59. Architect Saarinen 61. Deceitful tricks 65. Swab’s job 68. Diamond refs 69. Legal 70. Cultural input? 71. Words from Fat Albert 72. Kind of aircraft 73. Boor
Down 1. Church recess 2. Start of esteem or analysis? 3. “Yeah, right!” in teenspeak 4. Residents of Castel Gandolfo 5. Scrap for Fido 6. Computer keyboard key 7. McCarthy aide Roy 8. Pointless weapons 9. Blind spot’s location 10. Bristle 11. Holiday rum drinks 12. Answer to some test questions
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13. Let it stand 18. Hepta- plus one 19. Hardy or Twist 24. Johnnycakes 26. Bodily trunks 27. Some West Wing workers 28. Andrea ___ (ill-fated ship) 29. “The Doctor’s Visit” painter, Jan 31. ___ dicit (legal refusal) 33. Relieve of weapons 34. Eyelashes 35. Wiesbaden, Germany is its capital 37. Words to an audience 39. Places to get knishes and salami 42. Put into ascending order 43. All-powerful 48. Part of the iris surrounding the pupil 50. Word with navy or baby
53. Comic actor Stu 55. Kind of wave 56. Curt turndown 57. Unspecified number 58. Get a glimpse of 60. Fairy tale starter 62. Big name in building block toys 63. Unflashy color 64. “Saturday Night Live” offering 66. Curvy letter 67. “Tiny” one created by Dickens
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KAA KAA & TOKYO by Lady Rabia
Excerpt from One Bad Day Kaa Kaa! Kaa Kaa!
Shark!
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Tokyo, calm down And stop rockin' the boat like that. ‘Fore that shark get us, YOU gonna give me a heart attack.
Kaa Kaa! That’s it! For sure, we gonna die. We can say our prayers right now, and kiss our bunkies goodbye!
“Yuh brute, that was the wrong thing to do. Yuh messed wit’ the wrong person When you messed with Kaa Kaa Sue!”
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New head of Family Resource Centre CAYMAN ISLANDS (GIS) — The Ministry of Community Affairs, Gender and Housing appointed Miriam Foster as the Family Resource Centre’s (FRC) Programme Coordinator earlier this month (1 February). Six years ago, Ms Foster joined the then Women’s Resource Centre (WRC) as an Administration Intake Officer. In 2009, WRC joined the National Parenting Programme (NPP) and the Young Parents Programme (YPP) to become the Family Resource Centre. Thereafter, she moved up the ranks as Programme Officer and Programme Facilitator. Since August 2011, she has been Acting Programme Coordinator. While in her acting capacity, Ms Foster initiated the first
celebration of International Men’s Day Celebration in Cayman which focused on improving male health while promoting gender equality. In celebration of Honouring Women’s Month in March, Ms Foster and her team is currently busy planning the various activities outlined for the month; including a revamped International Women’s Day Celebration that will be on the 8 March at Camana Bay from 6-8pm. It will feature music, competitions and a silent auction. “I am honoured to be working with a great team and be able to aid in improving the lives of families in the community,” said Ms Foster. She encourages families to attend the free parenting sessions which are held on the third Wednesday of every month and get to know
the diverse programming that FRC offers. She strongly believes in developing programming that meets the needs of the community and constantly looking for ways to stay relevant. “Government is really excited to have Miriam on board with us,” said Minister Mike Adam. “I am confident that with her wealth of knowledge, commitment and hard work, she will continue to be a valuable asset to our islands, and in particular, many families.” With an energetic, humourous and passionate outlook on life, Ms Foster enjoys spending time with husband and their two children, as well as family and friends. She gains personal satisfaction by seeing the small changes in client’s lives. Adding, “It’s a privilege to
Miriam Foster is named Family Resource Centre’s programme coordinator. (Photo by Information Officer Yvette Cacho)
do something I love and be able to bring my training and life experience to FRC. I look forward to this continued journey.”
Memorial walk raises scholarship funds for International College Students, alumni, faculty and community members turned out for the 11th annual Hugh Cummings Memorial Run/Walk last weekend to raise money for the scholarship fund at the International College of the Cayman Islands. Raising more than $3,000, some 50 runners and walkers showed up before sunrise at the campus in Newlands-Savannah and headed toward the Pedro St. James Castle and back, about 5 km. The scholarship funds will be used to assist financially strapped students pay for tuition and books. Event organizer and admissions director Anita Fausett-Khan said the Memorial Run/Walk brings out a special sense of enthusiasm and community spirit. “Even though it can be hard for some people to get up before dawn, it is so worthwhile once you get here,” said Ms. Fausett-Khan. “There is such a strong sense of community and energy walking among the group. And as you make the loop around Pedro Castle the sun is rising so that it feels like your body and spirit are being re-charged.” This year’s Memorial Walk is
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particularly meaningful as the unstable economy has made it difficult for some students to continue their education and finish their degrees. A key part of what the International College has stood for since it was established 40 years ago is being accessible to all students who are academically ready, said International College President John Cummings, PhD. “Many students have lost their jobs or are unable to find fulltime employment, but they are still working hard to finish their degrees,” said Dr. Cummings. “The scholarship funds from the Memorial Walk can be just the financial support they need to help see them through.” Avid runner David Jackson, who finished with a 35-minute time, said this Memorial Run/Walk is unique because it is one of the few events that are not on West Bay Road and it is a beautiful route. “What makes this run so different is that I get to see the ocean and there is not much traffic so it is peaceful,” said Mr. Jackson. “This is my second year and I plan to do it every year.”
This year’s design for the Memorial Walk T-shirt featured the local saying ‘Come so walk wid me nah!’ which means ‘Let’s come on a walk together.’ The T-shirts were sponsored by Cayman National, who has been a long standing supporter and friend of the college for many years. “We are pleased to continue to support the Hugh Cummings Memorial Walk, which specifically aims to provide educational
opportunities for students who otherwise may not be in a financial position to continue their education,” said Claudia Welds, Cayman National Senior Executive of Corporate Communications. Event sponsors also included Fosters Food Fair, Tortuga Rum, Dunkin’ Donuts, Flowers Water and Saxon MG. Pedro St. James, Ace Screenprint and the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service also helped make the Memorial Walk a success.
Some 50 people participated in the Memorial Walk that started at the International College campus and looped around St. Pedro Castle.
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Car Rental brands begin Cayman operations Enterprise Holdings is licensing the use of its Alamo Rent A Car and National Car Rental brands to Eurocar Rentals Limited for a new dual-branded car rental location at the Owen Roberts International Airport in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. The Grand Cayman Alamo and National rental location recently opened in February 2012 to serve customers in the popular Caribbean tourist destination. Located approximately 460 miles south of Miami, the Cayman Islands attract visitors from North America and around the world. “We are looking forward to working with Eurocar Rentals Limited in expanding the Alamo and National brands to Grand Cayman,” said Jerry Smith, vice president of franchise operations for Enterprise Holdings. “The National and Alamo brands will now be a part of a growing and thriving Cayman Islands community, and we will work to provide the superior service our customers have come to expect to new customers as well as our current loyal customers traveling out of the country.” The new location provides rental options to both domestic customers and international visitors coming to the island for business or leisure. Several initiatives are underway to benefit the Cayman Islands tourism industry, including government investment and legislation to boost the medical industry, which is expected to significantly increase medical tourism. Other initiatives include two new hotel projects in development along seven mile beach and the new Cayman Enterprise City project, which will increase business visitor numbers. Currently, overnight visitors to Cayman Islands are at their highest levels since 2000. Trip Advisor recently voted the Cayman Islands as the number one destination in the Caribbean, the number 22 destination worldwide and number one for best adventure tour and best beach resort. Additionally, domestic and foreign private developers are investing in the region to attract
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more visitors. As a result, the Owen Roberts International Airport facility is expanding to accommodate more aircraft and arrivals, including the Alamo and National location to provide visitors with an on-airport car rental option. “Our close proximity to the United States means that many of the visitors to Grand Cayman are from North America and familiar with the Alamo and National brands.” said Matthew Bodden, spokesperson for Eurocar Rentals. “Through our partnership with Enterprise Holdings, we will be offering a wide selection of vehicles to thousands of travellers each year.” The Alamo and National location offers daily, weekly and monthly rentals to meet customer demand, including economy, compact, and mid-size cars; convertibles and luxury sedans; and standard, soft top and large sport utility vehicles. Founded in 1974, Alamo Rent A Car is a value-oriented, internationally recognised brand serving the rental needs of airport leisure travelers. Alamo offers low rental rates and a hassle-free customer experience at the most popular travel destinations throughout the world. Alamo – the largest car rental provider to international travelers visiting North America – also is part of a global strategic alliance with
Europcar, creating the world’s largest car rental network. Alamo is a recognized technology innovator, with the industry’s first and only online check-in system since 2005, as well as more than 171 self-service kiosks at 63 U.S. locations, which earned it the “Extra Mile Award” from Budget Travel magazine in 2007. Alamo also serves as the official rental car of Walt Disney World® Resort and Disneyland® Resort. Customers who book online receive Alamo’s best rates, and if they choose the “Prepay & Save” option when making their online reservation, they may receive an additional 10 percent discount. Founded in 1947, National Car Rental is also a premium, internationally recognised brand. National – which launched the car rental industry’s first comprehensive frequent-renter programme – further expedites the rental process for Emerald Club members by offering counter bypass as well as Drop & GoSM service with convenient e-receipts. The Emerald Club programme also provides electronic “Arrival Alerts” and access to National’s “Emerald Aisle,” an exclusive section of the lot where members can select any vehicle as long as they reserve a mid-sized car. St. Louis-based Enterprise Holdings owns and operates both the Alamo brand and the National Car Rental brand in North America. With annual revenues of $12.6 billion and more than 68,000 employees, Enterprise Holdings also operates, through its regional subsidiaries, more than 1 million cars and trucks, making it the largest and most comprehensive car rental service provider in the world measured by revenue, employees and fleet. National also is part of a global strategic alliance with Europcar, creating the world’s largest car rental network. to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
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Red, red, red wine, and cheese, and blood pressure Georgina Wilcox georgina.wilcox@ieyenews.com
Flavonol also benefits you in When I was living in England, cheese and wine parties were very another important way. The common. My local Anglican church clumping together of blood would host one at least three or four platelets causes blood clotting and times a year to raise funds. They thrombosis - not something you were very popular where people want to have to deal with as both would socialise and small portions can be deadly serious problems! of various cheeses along with a Flavonol is active in stopping your selection of moderately priced platelets from bunching up together; a glass of red wine helps your body wines would be sampled. Sadly I have never attended one to prevent these nasty problems in all the thirty years of living here by keeping your blood smoothly in the Cayman Islands. The nearest I flowing through your arteries. Recent studies have shown that can think of is a wine tasting evening carried out by one of the local wine drinking red wine also helps to distributors but somehow I am not improve the operation of your artery linings. When the linings of your on their ‘guest’ list anymore. I had a most enjoyable time arteries are working properly they at both events but I didn’t know freely dilate bringing down your what I was doing was also giving blood pressure. The only question me a health boost bonus! You see, is how much of the good red is wine and cheese help lower your too much? Nobody is suggesting you go blood pressure. When was the last time you were out and buy a crate of red to be at or hosted a wine and cheese consumed immediately, but a glass party? You don’t need to be a ‘party’ or two a day is ideal for most people person to enjoy one; they are a great ... this is the perfect consumption to way to entertain guests and a good keep your heart and arteries young excuse to get together. It’s also a and maintain your blood pressure at nice way to ward-off high blood healthy levels. The darker varieties pressure. They are excellent for are best as they are higher in the larger get-togethers as well. You can protective resveratrol flavonoid. As make it lots of fun by having every far as white wine is concerned, you guest bring a bottle of wine and an really shouldn’t bother ... it has much exotic cheese. It’s a superb way to less benefit than the mighty red. And what about cheeses? sample new wines and cheeses ... When we think of cheese we tend and a perfect solution to get to know your friends better with free-flowing to think of how much fat it contains, and whilst cheese does have more wine and conversation. What better way to kick-back and than enough saturated fat, a little relax ... both you and your arteries? is actually good for you. The key is, Wine is good for lowering your blood of course, moderation. Just like red pressure ... and so is cheese. But not wine, if you don’t go overboard, it can be healthy. Too much of it and just any old wine. It has to be red. The flavonol called resveratol your cholesterol levels can rise. When cheese is being made and is a protective antioxidant. Free radicals are agents that affect the milk is fermenting ... peptides chemical reactions in the body; they are released from the milk proteins. can cause cell damage resulting in Peptides, which are related to cancer and other problems such as proteins and amino acids, help high blood pressure. Resveratol as to control your blood pressure the protective antioxidant protects by impeding the enzymes that your arteries against the damage convert angiotensin. Angiotensin are made up of any done by free radicals and also assists in preventing the hardening of of the three polypeptide hormones, one of which is a powerful your arteries. to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
vasoconstrictor (something that constricts a blood vessel). When the protein angiotensin gets converted to angiotensin II it constricts your arteries and increases the retention of water and sodium. This whole process has a rather adverse affect on your blood pressure - it pumps it right up! You can stop the reaction that forces your blood pressure up by taking in the other peptides - those found in fermented milk products like cheese. Eating a small wedge of cheese blocks the enzyme that
creates angiotensin II, helps your arteries to stay relaxed, and thereby keeps your blood pressure down. ~ Take it easy with a nice glass of Shiraz and a Slice of Gruyere ~ Having been at the grinding wheel all day ... when the tension built up during the day has pumped up your blood pressure ... why not enjoy some nice cheeses with a glass of dark red wine. Relax your mind, relax your body, relax your arteries ... get your blood pressure back to a normal level. It will be greatly appreciated by your heart!
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Counterfeit drugs becoming big business worldwide WASHINGTON (AP) — The discovery that a fake version of the widely used cancer medicine Avastin is circulating in the United States is raising new fears that the multibillion-dollar drugcounterfeiting trade is increasingly making inroads in the U.S. The criminal practice has largely been relegated to poor countries with lax regulations. But with more medicines and drug ingredients for sale in the U.S. being manufactured overseas, American authorities are afraid more counterfeits will find their way into this country, putting patients’ lives at risk. The Avastin discovery follows other recent instances in the U.S. of counterfeiting, involving such drugs as Viagra, the cholesterol medicine Lipitor and the weightloss pill Alli. “We do know there are counterfeits continuing to try and make their way onto the U.S. supply chain,” said Connie Jung, an associate director in the Food and Drug Administration’s office of drug security. The FDA announced Tuesday it is investigating fake vials of Avastin that were sold to at least 19 doctors and clinics, including 16 sites in California, two in Texas and one in Chicago. Tests showed the vials did not contain the active ingredient in Avastin, which is given intravenously in hospitals, clinics and doctors’ offices to treat several types of cancer. The contents of the vials are still being analysed, and the FDA said it has not received any reports of patients who were harmed. FDA officials said the counterfeit Avastin was imported from Britain and distributed by Volunteer Distribution, a wholesaler based in Gainesboro, Tenn. British regulators notified the FDA about the products in December, but the agency didn’t confirm they were fake until last week. The FDA gave assurances Wednesday that the U.S. remains one of the most secure pharmaceutical markets in the
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A counterfeit vial of the cancer drug Avastin
world. But the news sent cancer doctors scrambling to check their records. Mary Mathias, a nurse who orders drugs for one doctor on the FDA list — Dr. Phillip L. Chatham in Granada Hills, Calif., — said they had stopped using the company in question at least a year ago. Because Avastin treatments are spaced one to two weeks apart, it is not likely that someone would get more than one infusion from the same vial. And because these are people facing a life-threatening disease, it is hard to say whether missing one treatment with the real drug would compromise their care. Gauging harm from a counterfeit cancer treatment is nearly impossible, said Dr. Robert C. Young, former president of the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia and now a consultant to cancer centers. A colon cancer patient, for example, might receive 18 to 20 Avastin infusions over six months. Missing one dose seems unlikely to have a dramatic effect on survival odds, but it’s not provable either
A counterfeit package for the cancer drug Avastin
way because cancer’s course and a patient’s response to treatment are not predictable, he said. Counterfeits have traditionally been more of a concern in developing regions like Asia and Latin America, where as many as 30 percent of drugs sold are fake, according to the World Health Organization. The group estimates just 1 percent of drugs dispensed in the U.S. and other developed nations are fake. But incidents of counterfeiting reported by drugmakers have increased steadily over the decade to more than 1,700 worldwide last year, though only 6 percent of those were in the U.S. There are few reliable estimates on the value of the global counterfeit drug trade, though most place it in the tens of billions. Counterfeiting has become more prevalent as pharmaceutical supply chains increasingly stretch across continents. Over 80 percent of the active ingredients used in U.S. pharmaceuticals are now manufactured overseas, according to a recent congressional report, and experts say this has made
it easier to move counterfeit products into this country. “With today’s transportation networks, it’s no longer a stretch to move these materials from a source in Pakistan or India to the U.S.” said Tom Kubic, president of Pharmaceutical Security Institute, a trade association set up by two dozen pharmaceutical companies. In 2005, federal prosecutors indicted 11 employees of a Missouri business on charges of conspiring to sell $42 million in counterfeit Lipitor. It was manufactured in Costa Rica and illegally imported to the U.S., where it was sold to wholesalers. Industry experts also say a combination of big profits and low penalties has made drug counterfeiting an increasingly attractive business for criminals in the U.S. and abroad. A single vial of Avastin sells for $2,400, and the drug had nearly $2.7 billion in U.S. sales last year, while the sentence for drug counterfeiting in the United States is about three years in prison. That compares with 15 years for counterfeiting money. to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
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Love was in the air during Valentine’s mile It may have been a bit premature,but love was definitely in the air around Grand Harbour on Sunday afternoon,12 February. Cupid was not scheduled to shoot his arrows for another two days, but participants in the Valentine’s Mile were more interested in the spirit of celebration that surrounded the event than to the actual calendar date. Red and white decorations and apparel adorned the area and the crowd of merrymakers. Sponsors Kirk Freeport and Cartier outdid themselves in providing Valentine theme-related gifts for top performances and a cornucopia of random awards to grateful recipients. The organizing team from Race Caribbean,with the assistance of members of the Cadet Corps,the Red Cross, staff from the sponsoring institutions and other community volunteers conducted the activity in fine fashion, and the organizers
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expressed their gratitude to all involved in the large turnout for the benefit of Hedge Funds Care Cayman. When action got underway, an aerial view would have portrayed a serpentine line of persons stretching over quite a long distance-some running hard and fast, some enjoying a recreational run or walk, some really getting into the emotional mood as they traversed the distance hand-in-hand. Competitively speaking, the action was fast and furious,with leading performers finishing in close order. Marius Acker showed his versatility and ability once more, as he led the nearly three hundred persons in the feature event across the line in a time of 4:47,with Jonathan Shillito at 4:56 also breaking the fiveminute barrier.Ray Welds barely held off a late surge by Tristan von Kirchenheim,passing under the
finish banner a single second to the fore,as the pair were accorded marks of 5:08 and 5:09. For the ladies, it was another instance of a second’s spacing as Claire Critchley nipped Tiffany Cole for top honours--5:35 to 5:36.Third place was decided by an even closer margin as Emily Davies was given the nod over Tracey Walker as both were credited with 6:15. A highlight of the festivities was the shorter distance run by more than fifty participants under the age of 12, with all finishers receiving
medals, which they wore with pride. A number of those persons taking part who were designated as Couples were happy to be chosen as the winners of of random prizes which were theme-related. Judging from the numbers on hand as participants and spectators and the enthusiasm generated by all on hand, it would seem that everyone will be invited to Run for Love again next year! Additional awards were distributed to fastest finishers in youth age groups:
Male 1.Finn Bishop 2.Rowan McLean
Female 1.Kalie Broderick 2.Kiara McKiernan
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1.Dominic Dyer 2.Dwight Lawrence
1.Madison Miranda
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1.Tiffany Cole
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Redknapp says part-time England role possible for Euros Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp believes somebody could take the England job on a part-time basis for Euro 2012, but not in the long term. Redknapp, 64, is the favourite for the post but insists “it wouldn’t be fair” to walk out on Spurs. Asked if someone could do the job part-time, he told Abu Dhabi Sports: “In the short term maybe it’s possible for the European Championship. “But in the long term it’s not possible to manage a club and a national team.” Redknapp added: “It’s difficult enough to manage in the Premier League without having to worry about managing the England team as well. You want to be watching England players play, you want to be watching the opposition. “I think, whoever they give the job to, could only do the one job. Maybe for the Euros, it’s not such a problem but once the Euros are finished and the new season starts in England, to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
the manager has to be a Premier League manager - if it’s someone who manages in the Premier League - or the England manager. “To do the two jobs, it would be impossible. I’d be a liar if I said I wasn’t the popular choice,” added the ex-Bournemouth, West Ham United, Portsmouth and Southampton manager stated. “I know I am, it’s been everywhere, in every paper every day. “But it’s not an easy one. I have a good job and I work with good people and I have a good team.
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WORLD
Arsenal’s Champions League defeat a disaster - Arsene Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger described his side’s 4-0 last-16 first-leg hammering by AC Milan as “shocking” and the result as “a disaster”. Wenger admits his side are all-but out of the Champions League following their worst defeat in European competition. The Frenchman said: “We don’t live in a dream world. There is maybe a 2% or 5% chance statistically, but realistically we are out of this competition. “We made mistake after mistake and we were punished.” He added: “We were never in the game. We were very poor offensively and defensively. “It was shocking to see how we were beaten everywhere. It was our worst performance in Europe by far. “There was not one moment in the 90 minutes we were really in the game, and it was always the same problem, balls over the top and we were well beaten.” Wenger’s side lacked defensive shape and failed to provide any
ammunition for their forwards as they were outclassed at the San Siro. The Gunners went behind in the 15th minute when Kevin-Prince Boateng was allowed space to fire in and they never looked like getting back into the game. Former Manchester City forward Robinho headed in from close range and then capitalised on a slip from Thomas Vermaelen to fire low past Wojciech Szczesny. Zlatan Ibrahimovic compounded their woes by adding a fourth from the penalty spot after he was brought down in the box by Johan Djourou. Arsenal’s only real sight of goal came in the 66th minute when Robin van Persie saw a shot palmed away by home keeper Christian Abbiati. Wenger added: “You question everything on a night like that but it’s difficult to analyse and it’s better not to talk too much, analyse it with a cooler head and to regroup for the next game.’’ At a similar stage last season,
Milan’s Kevin-Prince Boateng (left) and Robinho
Arsenal saw their campaign fall apart in the space of just under two weeks. They were beaten by Birmingham in the League Cup final and were subsequently knocked out of the Champions League by Barcelona and the FA Cup by Manchester United. Their title challenge faded soon after. With an FA Cup last-16 tie away at Sunderland on Saturday, followed by league games against Tottenham and Liverpool, the Gunners must rally from Wednesday’s result to prevent a similar slide in fortune. “The season is not finished, insisted Wenger.
London watchdog slams secrecy around Oly ticketing LONDON (AP) — A London city watchdog has slammed the committee organising the 2012 Olympics for its ticket policy, arguing that the secrecy surrounding the allocation of Olympic tickets has undermined public confidence. The 25-member London Assembly, which acts as a check on London Mayor Boris Johnson, challenged Olympic organisers on Thursday to give more information on its ticket allocations in a report labeled “Sold Out?” The London Olympic organizing committee — called LOCOG — is a private entity, and the assembly complained that means it is exempt from Freedom of Information laws which could be used to force a handover of the data. “It is completely unacceptable that an organisation that only exists because of a huge investment of public money can hide behind its status as a private company to avoid questions it does not like,” said Dee Doocey, head the committee that wrote the report. “For most people, the games will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, so
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it’s vital they have confidence in the ticketing process, particularly those who have missed out on tickets.” London Olympic organisers said they would respond to the assembly’s request when ticket sales are done. London’s Olympic ticketing process has been dogged by repeated computer problems and huge demand. Organisers set up a complicated lottery system in which people blindly registered for tickets and handed over their credit card details to pay for them before they knew what — if any — tickets they were getting. A majority of ticket seekers failed to get any in the first-round sale that ended in April — with 22 million requests coming in for the 6.6 million tickets available in prices that ranged from 20.12 pounds ($31.60) to 2,012 pounds ($3,159). Further rounds were blighted by computer problems, and plans for future ticket sales have failed to stem public grumbling. As the July 27-Aug. 12 Summer Games draw near, the ticket allocations for sponsors are likely to come under even greater scrutiny for they give
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No. 1 Luke Donald comes full circle at Riviera LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luke Donald was on the practice range at Riviera before dawn Wednesday, so dark that only temporary floodlights allowed him to see where the ball was going. It was a snapshot of the perks that come with being No. 1 in the world, and what got him there. The best player gets his choice of tee times for the pro-am, and the early spots go first. Along with being No. 1 in the world, Donald sits atop both the PGA Tour and European Tour money lists, the first player ever to lead the two biggest tours. As for the work ethic? Getting to the top wasn’t an accident. “I think the best part of being No. 1 is knowing that my best golf is
good enough to get me to that No. 1 spot, just from a confidence and mental standpoint,” Donald said. “That’s gratifying to know that the hard work is paying off.” The hardest part might be the encore. Donald is coming off a year he won’t ever forget, and it all began at Riviera with a round he would like to erase from his memory. In his first event, he shot a 79 in the second round to miss the cut. Toward the end of his season, he had won a career-best four times, including the most exciting finish this side of a major when he birdied six straight holes to start the back nine at Disney and closed with a 64 for a two-shot victory. It gave him the double money title, and was
enough to make him a landslide winner of PGA Tour player of the year. Off the course was joy and grief. His father, Colin, died of heart failure just a few days before Donald’s wife gave birth to their second daughter. “Obviously, a decent amount of my work had already been done,” Donald said. “I’d had a great season up until that point. And in a way, those couple weeks were very tough. I think the birth of my second daughter helped shed a little bit of grace on the whole situation. It helped with the passing of my father. And I think I came out of it a stronger person with a little bit more perspective.”
Celtic hits back at Alex Salmond over Rangers comments Celtic FC has attacked Alex Salmond for saying the club needs bitter rivals Rangers to prosper. Mr Salmond (pictured) reportedly told the broadcaster Al Jazeera: “Celtic can’t prosper unless Rangers are there”. He was responding to questions after Rangers was placed in administration. In a strongly-worded statement, Celtic said it was “disappointed” and did not wish to see its position that it could stand alone being “misrepresented for political reasons”. The Ibrox club entered administration on Tuesday after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) pursued legal action at the Court of Session in Edinburgh over alleged unpaid VAT and PAYE totalling about £9m. Mr Salmond’s comments were reported to have been made during an interview with Sir David Frost, which is due to be broadcast on Al Jazeera English on Friday. “Equally, they’ve got to have cognisance of the fact that we’re talking about a huge institution, part of the fabric of the Scottish nation as well as Scottish football, and everybody realises that. “The most diehard Celtic supporter understands that Celtic
can’t prosper unless Rangers are there. “The rest of the clubs understand that as well. Therefore you have to have cognisance of these things when you’re pursuing public policy.” On Monday, Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell told the BBC that his club did not need Rangers. Speaking about the possibility of the Ibrox club going bust, he said this “would have no material effect on Celtic”. Mr Lawwell added: “We look
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after ourselves. We don’t rely on any other club. We are in a decent position, we’re very strong.” After Mr Salmond’s comments were reported on Thursday, Celtic released a statement re-asserting this position. It said: “We are very disappointed with the first minister’s claims that Celtic ‘need’ Rangers and that Celtic ‘can’t prosper unless Rangers are there’. “This is simply not true. In a series of interviews given just three days ago, we made it abundantly
clear that Celtic has a well-defined strategy and a business plan independent of the fortunes of any other club. That remains absolutely the case. “The predicament of Rangers is clearly a serious and complex matter with a whole range of possible outcomes. “However, we are extremely well-qualified to make our own position clear and have no wish to see this being misrepresented for political reasons.”
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Next stop London! Photos by Christopher Tobutt
(Left to right) Kendall Ebanks, Tafari Ebanks, Norman Wilson and Dariel Ebanks.
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Three of the hottest sporting talents in Cayman set off for foreign shores yesterday with one thing on their minds – the Olympics. Kendall Ebanks and Tafari Ebanks along with renowned coach Norman “Stormin” Wilson, will fly the flag at the International Boxing event in the Dominican Republic. While fellow pugilist Dariel Ebanks goes a little further afield, to Cardiff, capital of Wales, in the United Kingdom for a pre-Olympic training camp. For Kendall and Tafari, the competition gives the pair the chance to record competitive ring time ahead of London 2012. Kendall is desperate to chase
medal glory in the UK – and has done so thanks to the support of close family members who have sponsored his latest trip. Fighting on foreign soil is nothing new for this trio. All have fought around the world in successful tournaments. At just 17 years old, talented prospect Tafari is the youngest of the boxers heading out of Cayman. He and Kendall will need to be at their best for a total of five fights to bring back gold medals in the competition which runs until February 23rd. And Kendall was full of praise for the youngster who he feels is ready to stand up and make a name for himself. West Bayer Kendall said: “I got Tafari registered for this tournament
cause I feel he is ready to step into the Elite World. “It is good he starts from an early age because Dariel and I did not get that chance. “Thank God we were able to handle the level of elite fighter though and compete and win fights.” Dariel’s high performance training camp in Cardiff is reward for his good performance during a tournament in Azerbaijan last year. Not only will he get the chance to train with some of the best amateurs from around the world, but he will also be able to acclimatise to both the European weather and culture ahead of the Olympics. The southpaw said: “It’s a great opportunity for me to sharpen my skills and make me not only a better fighter, but also a better person.”
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