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Labour Party lifted Lord Nazir Ahmeds suspension on Friday and told him he was free to resume full rights conferred by Labour Party membership. Lord Nazir Ahmed, Britains first Muslim peer, told The News on Friday that Iain McNicol, Gen Secretary of the Labour Party, had told him in writing that the investigation into Lord Ahmeds remarks in Pakistan had cleared him. A Labour Party spokesman told The News: Lord Ahmed is no longer sus-pended from the Labour party. Lord Ahmed was suspended from the Labour Party amid reports that he of-fered a 10 million bounty for the cap-ture of President Barack Obama and his predecessor President George W

Bush. He was reported to have made the comments at a conference in Haripur in Pakistan in which he criticised the US for wars in Muslim countries but spoke out in particularly

against the US bounty of $10 million on Hafiz Saeed, founder of the militant group Lashkar-e-Tayaaba. Lord Ahmed thanked the Chief Whip Lord Bassam for conducting a fair in-vestigation into the allegations made by an English language Pakistani newspaper.Lord Nazir confirmed he has instruct-ed his lawyers Neumans LLP to take legal action against all those who have fabricated these allegations. He said: I am delighted that I have been vin-dicated of a gross miss-reporting of a recent speech and I am pleased to be back in the Party as a full member and will continue to play a full and active part within the Labour Party.

LABOUR PARTY LIFTS LORD AHMEDS SUSPENSION

Ring in the Olympics: Countdown to London Games Begins

TIME TO RING IN THE GAMES. ALMOST.Five super-sized Olympic rings were low-ered off Tower Bridge on Wednesday, draping the internationally recognized symbol over the landmark spanning the Thames river.London Mayor Boris Johnson gave the order to lower the rings with a few words barked into a walkie-talk-ie from a barge circling below.The fusing of a London icon the gateway to the city with the rings is a signal that London is ready to go one month before the Olympic games, which start July 27 and end on Aug. 12."We are as ready as any city has ever been at this stage in the Olym-pic process," Johnson said. "I think probably better."London Mayor Boris Johnson (C), Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt (L) and LOCOG Chairman Sebastian Coe pose for photos on a river boat under the Tower Bridge af-

ter the Olympic Rings were lowered into position for display in London.The massive rings 25 meters (82 feet) wide and 11.5 meters (37 feet) tall are part of efforts to bedeck the city in Olym-pic banners and bold colors.

Meanwhile, all over London, the theme colors of the games are being raised on light posts, city buildings and in shopping areas. London's look is predominantly

pink, aqua blue, yellow, purple and green not quite neon but usually shown in shards at the edges of Olympic banners.There's even a "Look Book" for ideas. Local neighborhoods can purchase mate-rials to festoon their buildings in games-

approved decor.With most of the Olympic venues finished, one of the few big projects still under way is the beach volley-ball venue on the Mall, a street near Buckingham Palace in central Lon-don. The construction had to wait be-cause of celebrations marking Queen Elizabeth II's 86th birthday and her Diamond Jubilee celebrations of 60 years on the throne.It's a big project not just a few piles of sand and some bleachers. A 15,000-seat arena is being built, complete with lighting rigs, facilities

for athletes, media and staff, six training courts and security screening areas.And yes, there is sand. Lots and lots of it about 4,115 tons.

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Asian families in Britain have been warned by po-lice to beware of criminals who could target their gold jewellery during the traditional wedding sea-son in summer. Police fear the number of burglaries could soar when a large number of relatives arrive with gifts including gold for newly-married cou-ples. In Slough, 32 km from London, there were more than 300 gold thefts last year -- a third of all burglaries reported to police.It can only get worse with the summer season of weddings about to start, when families come over

to Britain bearing gifts of gold. The gangs will be homing in like bees round a honeypot and police expect the burglary rate to soar unless residents take sensible precautions. The trouble is Asian families are traditionally reluctant to put their gold and other treasures in the bank for safe keeping, preferring to keep their precious things at home.Jewellers have also been victims themselves, with attacks carried out on several of Slough's 33 shops selling gold.

British Asians Warned of Gold Theft During Wedding Season

Conservative Party co-chair-man Baroness Warsi was guilty of only a "minor" breach of the ministerial code in relation to a trip to Pakistan with a business partner, the Prime Minister's adviser on ministerial interests has ruled. Warsi accepted that she should have informed of-ficials of her relationship with Abid Hussain - a second cousin of her husband - and had al-ready issued an apology.David Cameron said he was satisfied that a report found that she did not at any point use her office for any personal financial gain. Lady Warsi said in a statement: "I have always maintained that I have never misused my min-isterial office for personal or financial gain. The last month has been a difficult time for me and my family and I am pleased

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New figures have revealed that since coming to power in May 2011, Labour councillors on Sheffield City Council have recruited fourteen new senior managers, at a cost to the tax-payer of 788,222. The figures, which were revealed by opposi-tion Lib Dem councillors, show that, since May 2011, Sheffield City Council have recruited to fourteen posts with a sal-ary above 50,000. The posts

recruited to include Head of Locality Management, Head of Improvement & Development, Head of Business Services, Director of Operations, and As-sistant Director for Commercial Services.In the meantime Labour coun-cillors have agreed in principle to close three local dementia care centres in a proposal that would create a saving of just 300,000.

LABOUR COUNCIL SPLASH OUT 800,000 ON NEW SENIOR MANAGERS

Liberal Democrat MP for Shef-field Hallam and Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has an-nounced a shake-up of free early years education. He has also revealed that in Sheffield, almost 2,000 two-year-old children from disadvantaged backgrounds will now receive

free early years education starting next year. This is in addition to all three and four-year-old children in Sheffield who are already eligi-ble to receive 15 hours of free ear-ly years education per week.

This will come as great news for many families in Sheffield. It is a great boost in early years education in our area and re-ally prepares them for school. Its also a huge help to parents who may be struggling to juggle work commitments with having young children.

1,900 TWO-YEAR OLDS TO GET FREE EARLY YEARS EDUCATION

More than 30,000 people lined the streets of Rotherham as the Olympic Torch travelled through the Borough. Thousands cheered on the torchbearers through All Saints Square and Clifton Park, with thousands more on the streets through the town centre, East Dene, Dalton and Thry-bergh.Councillor Roger Stone, Leader of Rotherham MBC, said: "Peo-

ple from across Rotherham have again shown what a fantastic community spirit there is here by turning out in their thousands for our moment to shine. "I was lucky enough to be able to join the peo-ple in Clifton Park and there was a fantastic atmosphere and the numbers there were similar to the crowds we see for the Rotherham Show every September.

Thousands Out on Streets to See Rotherham's Moment to Shine

The Government has announced legislation which will lead to a huge expansion of surveillance powers of communications on the internet and mobile phones. The Communications and Data Bill will allow the police and security services to keep track of who is calling who on mobile phones, the email addresses of all correspondents, and the per-sonal IDs of people chatting on social networking sites. The bill has already been attacked by privacy and civil liberty campaigners.The new powers are seen by the Govern-ment, the police and the security services as essential to keep pace with innova-tions on the internet. These have allowed organised criminals and terror-ists to evade traditional methods of phone interception and moni-toring.Communications Service Pro-viders will have to store com-munications data, possibly to specially fitted "black boxes" - funded by the taxpayer. The government said the cost of this would be 1.8bn over 10 years, but would lead to benefits of up to 6.5bn. Mobile phone operators will also be expected to provide the duration of calls,

the time of day they were made and the location of the caller to police. No warrant would be re-quired for these surveillance op-erations, which would need to be authorised by a "senior officer", Whitehall sources said.Oversight of the surveillance is likely to be a major political is-sue. Britain is already the most snooped upon country in the world by Closed Circuit Televi-

sions (CCTV). The London borough of Wandsworth has more CCTV cam-eras than the cities of Johannesburg, Paris and Boston - combined, recent re-search has shown.Civil liberties cam-paigners and many MPs are uncomfort-able with the ex-

panded powers. This policy will track every email we send, every Facebook message and log every website we visit in a way that no other democratic country does. It is not for innocent people to jus-tify why the Government should not spy on them.Police say that 100% of terror cases, and 95% of organized crime cases, involve data collec-tion. Under the bill, data will be held for 12 months, with police given the opportunity to ask for an extension.

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I am buying a residential prop-erty and my Solicitor has asked me to wait for a local search. What is this?This means that your solicitor is waiting for the local councils records regarding your property. This includes things like any plan-ning permissions, local schemes etc. this search is very important which is why your solicitor has asked that you wait for it.

I am purchasing a property and I do not want to conduct any searches. Is this allowed?Yes you can purchase a property without searches, providing it is either a cash purchase or your mortgage lender agrees to a no search indemnity insurance. This insurance means that if there are any adverse entries revealed subsequently, you and your mort-gage lender will be covered for any losses. Your solicitor may ask you to sign a disclaimer that he has advised you to have the searches but you have decided against his advice.

I am purchasing a leasehold

property and there has been an extension built without the per-mission of the landlord. What can I do?You can purchase the property provided that the solicitors acting on behalf of the vendor agree to put an indemnity insThe urance in place. Alternatively, you can ap-ply for retrospective consent from the landlord before purchasing. It is important that arrangements are put in place to cover any future risks.

I am purchasing a leasehold property and my solicitor has ad-vised that there will be ground rent payable. Will there be any additional costs?If you are purchasing a leasehold property there may be service charges and additional costs for any other consents that you ap-ply to your landlord for. Namely consent for any structural change or changes of use for the property. If you apply for any structural changes then the landlord can charge their professional fees and surveyors fees. Your solicitors can advise you of any additional

costs by looking through the lease.

I have received a mortgage of-fer and it states that there will be a retention of 10,000.00. What does this mean? A retention means that any works recommended in the mortgage lenders valuation report need to be done after completion. Once you have done the works to a satisfac-tory standard, the money will be released. You will have to arrange alternative money in the time be-ing because your solicitor will be forwarded less (retention) on completion.

My solicitor has advised that there is a absent landlord. What does this mean?If you are buying a leasehold property and the whereabouts of the landlord are not known then this is called an absent landlord. In this situation, your solicitor will need to buy an absent land-lord indemnity insurance. This means that if there are any losses incurred due to demands from the landlord, then the insurance poli-cy will cover you.

One of Pakistan's leading human rights activists has told Sky News she fears for her life after receiv-ing information from a "credible source" that she is being targeted for assassination. Asma Jahangir believes Pakistan's security bu-reau - the Inter Services Intel-ligence Agency (ISI) - is behind the plot.The respected and well known lawyer, who works to prevent the persecution of women and religious minorities, said: "I re-ceived an information leak that an assassination was sanctioned and planned. I was made aware that my travel plans had been under surveillance for some time. It is very obvious to me that it would be the ISI pulling the strings."Ms Jahangir's work as a human rights activist - which has includ-ed defending people from Paki-stan's strict blasphemy laws - has frequently seen her targeted by religious extremists. But she says this latest alleged plot, which she believes has been hatched at the "highest level of state agencies", may be as a result of her work in one of Pakistan's unruly prov-inces. It is possible intelligence chiefs have been angered by her mission to highlight human rights violations by security forces in restive Baluchistan.Asma Jahangir did consider leav-ing the country when she heard about the alleged plans for the "murderous attack" but has decid-ed it is not an option. "I have seen more frightening times than this. Unfortunately we get numb to the signs of danger in Pakistan be-cause we see so much of it around us," she said.

International human rights groups have c o n d e m n e d the alleged assassination plot. Human Rights Watch has demanded a full investi-gation.

Lawyer says Pakistan spies Aiming to Kill Her

A pioneering South Yorkshire superfast broadband project is being bailed out with a 10m taxpayer loan while it looks for a private-sector partner.Digital Region was set up in 2008 by four local councils and the government with 100m to provide superfast broadband for up to 80 per cent of the areas homes and businesses. In 2011 it made just 167,000, but cost

9.2m to run, with funds run-ning short after years of build-ing fibre-to-the cabinet services over BTs network. Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham and Barnsley councils expected Digital Region to start making sizeable profits after it launched in 2010.Now the councils and govern-ment are hoping the 10m loan guarantee will help Digital Re-

gion keep going until they can tempt a private partner such as BT or Virgin to take on its cus-tomers with some public fund-ing. The alternative is to let Dig-ital Region close down and see its customers left with no broad-band service. The 350-mile fibre optic network took more than two years to build, and reached 1.3 million people, 546,000 homes and 40,000 businesses.

100M Yorkshire Public Broadband Scheme Needs 10M Taxpayer Loan to Stay Afloat

In a letter to the Prime Minister David Cameron 68 chancellors, governors and university presi-dents together warned of the damage that would result from recent visa changes..According to senior education figures, the current foreign stu-dent policy could have British universities lose millions of pounds annually. In the letter, Professor Eric Thomas, presi-dent of Universities UK and vice-chancellor of the Univer-sity of Bristol warned the gov-

ernment that recent visa changes could discourage foreign stu-dents. Prof. Thomas also intends to write to the Prime Minister

asking the government to clas-sify international students as temporary rather than perma-nent migrants to the UK. The letter states that Britain attracts around one in 10 students who study outside their home coun-try, generating around 8 billion each year in tuition fees. The decrease in overseas admissions could result in each British uni-versity losing 5 million to 7 million a year.

UK Urged to Consider Foreign Student Visa Policy

An Austrian firm has come up what it hopes is the next big thing for the mega-rich: a man-made, floating "island" with a list price of 5.2 million euros ($6.5 million). Measuring 20 by 37 metres (66 by 121 feet), the "Orsos Island" has no engine but can be anchored anywhere its owners choose and then towed to another location the other side of the world if they so wish. The interest has been massive from all over the world, from Aus-tralia, China, the United States. They have already had the first pre-orders and potential buyers from Australia next week. The island is environmentally friendly and fully self-sufficient, with solar panels and wind gen-erators providing power. It can sleep 12 people plus crew and offers 1,000 square metres of living space. The only problem is that no "islands" have been

produced yet and that once man-ufacturing starts it will initially be in land-locked Slovakia. The company expects the first fin-ished products to be ready in

18 months' to two years' time, and for the "islands" to be trans-ported down the Danube river into the Black Sea -- and then to wherever the customer wants.

Man-Made, Floating 'Island'

The Pak Muslim Death Com-mittee was launched in Shef-field for those people who do not have a big family to rely on in the event of a death or those who are not affiliated with any other death committee. (those already members elsewhere will not be accepted). In time of need any one of us will often face arrangements and financial hurdles, on top of the grief we are suffering. The Pak Death committee aim to give people peace of mind by offer-ing a range of services.The joining fee is 50 per head (under 50s only). Annual Fee is

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More than 2 million adults live with cancer in the UK. Now, it has been revealed that the Gov-ernment is planning sweeping cuts to the funding of Englands 28 Cancer Networks, which play a vital role in improving the quality of care for cancer pa-tients. Clive Betts MP has been raising concerns, It is absolutely clear that our NHS is not safe in this coalition governments hands. He outlined the following state-ment. In May, I revealed the massive increases in the number of peo-ple waiting for cancer endos-copy tests. In South Yorkshire and Derbyshire there has been a more than 131% increase in people waiting more than 6 weeks since May 2010. Now, the Government has confirmed it is planning sweeping cuts to the funding of Englands 28 Cancer Networks, which play a vital role in improving the quality of care for cancer patients. This year, the funding for cancer networks alone is 18.5 million. Now, it has been confirmed that the budget for all clinical networks, including cancer networks, is to be slashed to just 10 million next year.Cancer networks play an abso-lutely vital role in improving the quality of cancer care, by bring-ing hospital and community

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PROPERTY CORNER by: Mohammed Mahroof BSc (Hons)

MRICS Consultant: Mark Jenkinson & Son

SPRING IN THE PROPERTY MARKETWhat has prompted me to write this article is that over the last six months or so I have heard noth-ing but investors, developers, house owners, speculating about the state of the property market. The questions are more or less the same. Is it going to improve? When is it going to improve? Should I buy now?

These are just afew of the ques-tions taxing people's minds The reality is that over many years property investment has been very strong with people gaining substantial increases on the initial outlay. This was the case whether you were a professional investor or a serious amateur, or just buy-ing a house to live in. It almost became a national obsession be-hind talking about the weather, as to the value of property.I believe the market is readjusting to current conditions where there is financial uncertainty, insecurity in the job market and a world go-ing through change. I see many people who having bought their properties at the peak of 2007/08 are now seeing values dropping and clearly there is a sense of loss and anger. Why is this happen-ing to me, being a common ques-tion theme. The reality is that it is happening not only throughout the country but the world. Albeit

that some major capitals such as London seem to be bearing up somewhat better.There are some aspects of the property market which are stronger than others. There are buyers out there. I have had many enquiries from potential buyers who are seeing this as an opportunity to invest. The reality is that there are not enough good quality investments in the market place. There is a lack of avail-able stock coming into the mar-ket. Some people have decided that they will retain their proper-ties for future growth in the hope of realising their initial outlay. Clearly this is a judgement call.There are also people who have delayed development projects but professionals in this field are starting to make a comeback, al-beit in a cautious way. I am see-ing more people planning for fu-ture developments, going through the development process and us-ing a good professional team to extract potential value from sites. I have witnessed this in past dif-ficult times and the recovery has always been led by such people.I have also seen an increase in activity in portfolio revaluations where investors have realised that they need to be aware of their potential future growth potential and possibly re-gear and diver-sify their portfolio.Diversification and realisation are the key words in the property market. I believe any property

professional should work with their adviser and carry out an asset management plan. It is an exercise that most large organisa-tions whether private or public are going through. Use this as an opportunity not a threat.I believe a lack of good qual-ity stock coming onto the mar-ket place is frustrating potential investors. Hence the trend of increased enquiries. As long as a vendor is realistic, then there are potential buyers out there. Ven-dors can also be buyers so just look at both sides before making a judgement.I believe this is the spring in the property market. Seeds are be-ing shown for future harvests. The thought process behind property investment is changing, some people argue for the better. Spring is the time for laying foun-dations for a brighter summer.The question to ask is, are we going to need property to live in, work in, provide services from? If the answer is yes then you can draw your own conclusion about the property market. Clearly these are my opinions of the market. You will all have your own. And as ever, take pro-fessional advice before embark-ing on any property related trans-action or thought.

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A Pakistan police commander has ordered tens of thousands of pot-bellied officers to diet or quit frontline duties. Newspapers dubbed it the "battle of the bulge". Habibur Rehman, police chief in Pakistan's most pop-ulous province Punjab, has ordered 175,000 personnel not to al-low their waistlines to exceed 38 inches (96 cm). At least 50 per-cent of Punjab police are overweight. Local daily The News said the number over-weight officers in the city of Rawalpindi, the headquarters of the army that has been hit by numerous Taliban

attacks, stood at more than 77 percent, adding that "policemen appear to be losing the battle of the bulge".

Police said officers had been given until June 30 to shape up

and those deemed too fat from July 1 would not be given jobs in the field. Overweight officers are ineffective and "cannot chase

bandits, robbers and other criminals proper-ly", she added, blaming the problem on under-staffing.The Pakistani diet is rich in meat, oil and ghee. The country is ranked 165 of 194 on the Forbes list of fat-test countries, with 22.2 percent of the population considered overweight despite im-mense poverty faced by millions in the country.

Local reports have put the figure at 25 percent.

'Diet Or Quit' Pakistan Tells Pot-Bellied Police

Saudi Arabian female athletes are to be allowed to compete in the Olympics for the first time.The country has made a U-turn on its policy following specula-tion over whether the country's exclusively male team would be disqualified for gender dis-crimination. A Saudi Embassy statement confirmed its Olympic committee would now "oversee participation of women athletes who can qualify". The decision, supported by Saudi ruler King Abdullah, was taken earlier this month but an announcement was reportedly delayed due to the

death of Crown Prince Nayef, the heir to the throne.The decision will be the first time in the country's history where women have been allowed to compete in sport. Women's par-ticipation in sport has long been met with opposition in the king-dom.A senior Saudi official told re-porters: "It's very sensitive. King Abdullah is trying to initiate re-form in a subtle way, by finding the right balance between going too fast or too slow.Females may be able to com-pete if selected, and their out-

fits would most likely comprise loose-fitting garments and a "sports hijab", a scarf covering the hair but not the face.Qatar and Brunei join Saudi in their histories of only sending men to the Olympics. Qatar, however, has already announced it will send a three-woman team to London.However hopes were dashed for the first Saudi female Olympian hopeful after the showjumpers horse failed to qualify to the deadline due to injury.

Saudi Women Allowed To Compete At Olympics

Labours leaders on Sheffield City Council have been left red-faced as it transpired that 1.6 million of Government funding for Sheffield housing has been left unspent. In April 2011, the Labour-run authority was awarded 1.96 million through the Coalition Governments New Homes Bonus. However, new figures have re-vealed that just 279,000 of the funding was spent in 2011/12 financial year. In September 2011, Liberal Democrats brought forward a plan to spend the 1.9 million bringing 6,500 empty homes back into use. However, the proposal was vetoed by Labour coun-cillors.The New Homes Bonus acts as an incentive to build new homes. As a result of Labours inaction, Shef-field looks set to lose out. As other councils see their allocation go up next year, Sheffields will go down

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South Yorkshire has been awarded 24.6 million of Government fund-ing for new sustainable transport projects. The Department for Transport has granted the money from its 'Local Sustainable Trans-

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Councillor Julie Dore, Leader of Sheffield City Council, has an-nounced that 1 million of funding from Sheffield City Council will be earmarked to tackling inequalities through supporting the recommen-dations of the Fairness Commis-sion. The Fairness Commission was es-tablished by the council to consider the nature, extent, causes and im-pact of inequalities in the City and

started its work in February this year. A wide range of issues impact-ing on inequalities and life chances have been discussed as part of the Commission, including health, pov-erty and welfare, employment and unemployment, aspiration and at-tainment and housing. Over 50,000 households are now believed to be living in poverty in the city just over a fifth of households in Shef-field.

Council Earmarks 1 Million to Tackle Citys Inequalities

The worker whose error caused RBS' computer crisis is not the first to make a small mistake that turned out to have enormous con-sequences. It could be one of the dearest little mistakes in history. The 1.7billion RBS computer crisis is believed to have been caused by a junior technician in India hitting the delete key by accident during a routine soft-ware upgrade. The inexperi-enced operative is said to have wiped out a whole days worth of transactions, sending the banks systems into complete and utter meltdown. But the unfortunate worker can take some comfort from the fact that he is not the first to make a small mistake that turned out to have enormous con-sequences.

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HubbletroubleThe 1.3billion Hubble Space Telescope was almost rendered useless by a fleck of paint. The machine was launched in 1990 to let scientists view the furthest reaches of Space. But despite five years of careful planning, the

first images came back blurred. It was eventually found a micro-scopic speck of paint had caused the telescopes mirror to be four microns out. The error 25 times smaller than a human hair had to be fixed by a 300mil-lion space mission.

NASAseesredNASA lost an 80million spacecraft after two engineer-ing teams used completely differ-ent units of measurement. Lock-heed Martin workers went for the imperial scale inches, feet and pounds and NASA staff for metric centimetres, metres and newtons. The mistake caused the state-of-the-art Mars Orbiter to pass too close to Mars during its mission in September, 1999. The vessel is thought to have blown into bits when it entered the red planets atmosphere at the wrong angle.

PaydaymoanAn investment bank offered a job seeker a 2million-a-year salary when they put a deci-

mal point in the wrong place. The Swiss currency trader im-mediately resigned from his old job after JP Morgan Chase gave him the lucrative contract. His salary should have been closer to 200,000 but the mistake meant the figure offered was ten times larger. The investment bank quickly realised its mistake and withdrew the contract in De-cember 2010. The worker sued for 580,000 damages but his case was thrown out earlier this year by the High Court in Lon-don.

BridgeofsighsAn American entrepreneur bought London Bridge for 1million by mistake. Oil bar-on Robert McCulloch apparently thought he was purchasing the more impressive Tower Bridge in April 1968. McCulloch ordered the bridge to be taken apart be-fore reassembling it in Arizona. The re-made London Bridge is now a major tourist attraction in Lake Havasu City.

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An American insurance com-pany made perhaps the most ex-pensive typo of all time in 1978. Prudential loaned 100million to shipping firm United States Lines which guaranteed the loan with its fleet of cargo boats. Insurers expected to collect 58million when the company went bust in 1986. But because a legal sec-retary had left out three zeros on the contract, they were entitled to just 58,000.JustplanesillyCondensation on a tiny sensor on a B-2 Stealth Bomber caused a 896million crash. Mechanics working on the American plane

had discovered that moisture distorted air pressure readings. They fixed the problem by recali-brating the sensors. But they for-got to factor in what would hap-pen if the moisture evaporated. This led to a devastating crash on the Pacific Island of Guam in

February 2008. The pilots sur-vived by ejecting from the cock-pit but the next-generation plane was completely destroyed.

AnunfairshareA Japanese stock broker cost his firm 145million by selling 610,000 shares for one yen in-stead of one share for 610,000

yen. The unnamed member of staff made the huge blunder while working for stock com-pany Mizuho Securities in Japan. He was trying to sell one share in recruitment firm J-Com for 610,000 yen, around 3,200. In-stead he flooded the Tokyo Stock Exchange with 610,000 shares costing one yen less than 1p each. Mizuho bosses tried to halt the sale in December 2005 but were unsuccessful.

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A lost hunter sparked a 510 mil-lion fire after he set off a distress flare to signal for help. Sergio Martinez panicked when he be-came separated from a friend during a deer hunt in California. His signal flare triggered a mas-sive blaze which destroyed 2,300 homes and killed 15 people. The fires raged for 11 days and spread over 280,000 acres. Martinez later appeared in court.

BlackestdayA loose nut sparked a power cut which led to riots that cost New York 650million in 1977. When lightning struck genera-tors owned by the ConEdison

power company, circuit breakers should have contained the surge. But workers forgot to tighten just one nut, leading to a 24-hour blackout that caused riots, arson, vandalism and looting across the city. More than 1,616 stores were damaged in the ensuing violence. There were also around 1,037 fires started, with police officers forced into making 3,776 arrests.

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The rise of Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to the prime ministers office un-derscores a stark reality; we have lost fundamentals of ethics to politics of expedience. Most Pa-kistanis seem to have lost distinc-tion between the quest for rule of law and the self-serving rhetoric of the ruling elite to circumvent law in the name of elected de-mocracy. Some of us also tend to judge the conduct of key stakeholders such as the judiciary in isolation from the rest of society, forget-ting that judges too are products of the same society human be-ings with likes or dislikes. They live in a sea of corruption and misgovernance. They exist in a culture that thrives on nepotism and favouritism, with mere lip service paid to rule of law. What we all live in is the direct consequence of the way the mili-tary emasculated public and pri-vate institutions and the readiness of civilian kleptocrats to partner the army in post-coup setups.Many accuse the judges of possessing an exalted sense of righteousness but fail to admit that most of others politicians, businessmen, anchors, and me-dia czars too suffer from the same sense of exalted sense of self-righteousness when pontifi-cating. Although they crib and groan un-der crushing inflation, crippling loadshedding, and debilitating misgovernance, yet they fail to consider the real reasons for their miseries.Those critical of the judiciarys assertive conduct refuse to ac-knowledge the importance of one very simple question that every

law-abiding man must ask: why did the then attorney general withdraw Pakistans claim on a Swiss Bank account holding 60 million dollars when the PPP came to power? To whom did the account be-long? And if the government has nothing to hide, what is the harm in writing a letter to the Swiss au-thorities for reopening the inves-tigation? Why cant the Supreme Court not instruct the attorney general to only make enquiries in this regard, without insisting on a trial (because the president enjoys immunity under article 248)? Immunities and discretions sim-ply lead to arbitrary dispensa-tion of authority, usually done to benefit oneself or a few around. Immunities often become tools to buy influence or bury opposition under the pretext of discrimina-tory constitutional provisions.Much of the pro-and-con debate on the conduct of the judiciary inadvertently obfuscates certain socio-political realities of Paki-stan. Pick up literature from any period of history since 1947, we have all bemoaned the absence or lack of respect for law; the mili-tary and civilian kleptocracy has repeatedly used law and the con-stitution as their hand-maiden. And we have all been crying hoarse for accountability. Those finding fault with the chief jus-tice and the 16 other judges all adults with little chance of coer-cion by the chief justice must judge them in the light of what they did to undo a haughty dicta-tor, General (r) Pervez Mushar-raf. Never before had a judge walked

this path. This unmatched cour-age before the generals must not be made light of. One major mes-sage that rings out of virtually all the consensus rulings is that no-body is above the law.We should point out shortcom-ings in the conduct of our judges and expect them to also take on the military establishment with equal ferocity, yet we should not allow the quest for rule law or the principle itself become victims of how one political party or the other looks at them. This zeal in detracting judiciary must not gloss over the ruling coalitions repeated attempts to counter judicial orders with ad-ministrative counter-measures. We must also not forget that un-fortunately all rulers have used and abused public trust i.e, gov-ernment resources, with impunity living off the money that the common Pakistanis pay through their noses. Why not keep pressing for above-board accountability and respect for law. It also includes an opposition to immunities and ex-ceptions that the ruling elite has inserted into the constitution for unquestioned abuse of authority. The entire governance machin-ery and the country as such is practically hostage to certain is-sues and the people are getting hurt. The struggle for self-surviv-al has kept the government from developing long-term strategies to mitigate the sufferings of the common man.We should be careful when draw-ing analogies between Pakistani, Indian, American and British judiciaries; Pakistan has its own socio-political context shaped

by military interventions, civilian connivance, rivalry with India and Afghanistan, an overempha-sis on religion, and the nexus among generals, politicians, bu-reaucracy, media czars, media-men and parts of civil society.

In this context, deeply entrenched interests of the civilian and mili-tary kleptocracy remain unchal-lenged. Let us not use the party or any other ideological prism to judge the judiciary or the me-dia. Judge them using the simple

yardstick all citizens are equal before law and must be treated so. Hence the need to strive for this.

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Ideas of the Global village and global communication mainly for the globalization of econo-mies and financing of world trade are now proven brain-dead doctrines of the century. These strategic ideas were floated by western corporate powers in the name of universal civilization at their own terms to civilize the civilizations. For the purpose an electronic herd was designed and developed primarily to create a niche of market dictatorships and to safeguard and protect the interest of only those who were capable of playing monopoly games in the Capitalist Club. A Golden strait jacket was designed and stitched to fit in the world economies and for the purpose a structure of global communi-cation system was launched on terms of E-Commerce, WTO and ISO etc. World trade & financing was made mandatory through Evernet to keep the consistent flow and round the clock watch over controls on economies of all countries. Major objective and intent of the system was mo-nopolization and market dictator-ship especially over the coun-tries which were politically and socially weaker but potentially

richer in regards to their natural resources and higher rates of con-sumer growth. The concept of the Golden strait jacket was the brain child of Margaret Thatcher, conceived by her in 1979 and later on delivered , designed and stitched by Ronald Reagan in 1980ees. The question is, if any country like Pakistan thought that we could not put on that golden strait jacket to enter into globalization mainly because of the limitation of our infra-structure, our cul-tural and social values, our level of competence and capacity in technological terms, then could we opt for doing it our own ways at our own pace to fit ourselves in different, less restrictive and a comfortable jacket?Some basic rules of fitting a country into the Golden Strait Jacket had basic rules which were somewhat frank, flat and frowning which were given straight on heads of all countries big & small:If your culture, social traditions and level of competence are op-posed to the values and rules of our golden strait jacket than we can only sympathize. But to-days global market system and

rules are produced by strong and powerful forces of the fast world. These forces now demand how you fundamentally change your-selves and how you see your fu-ture in this world? How you com-municate? How you invest? If for any good or bad reason you think you can resist our demands with-out paying any steep price and falling far behind you are then simply deceiving and misleading yourself and your own people.Such kind of take it or leave at-titude was adopted primarily by those strong and powerful business forces who threaten, blackmail and exploit on the weaknesses and shortcomings of politically, socially and eco-nomically weaker but potentially stronger and highly consumer oriented markets like ours.The extent to which the monopo-lization and absolute control of capitalist mafia dominated the globalization system is now the major reason of resentment es-pecially in countries which are socially economically and politi-cally highly vulnerable.Unfortunately the majority of people now living in this glo-bal village are frightened; psy-chologically confused, mor-

ally impressed, economically compressed, socially frustrated, mentally insecure, physically threatened and politically in-trigued. This is not destined but designed for the over-sized, poor and downtrodden population in weaker states. Extensive exploi-tation, for their glorification and capitalization, of poverty and slums, is a strategic approach on blue prints of the designed plan of capitalists mafia. They exercise their controls mainly through the patronage, protec-tion and harbour age of morally ill and corrupt rulers especially in weaker states. This strategic exploitation of countries and so-cieties is being handled and mis-handled also through patronage of faceless men and women as media stalwarts functioning un-der pure commercial affluences and influences.The way they over power the tools of communication is a double edged, lethal weapon for destruction of moral and ethical values. They create confusion and doubts on basic beliefs and ideologies of various factions lo-cal communities to play the one against the other. They attack to destruct the social fibre of local

societies in order to achieve their main objective of universalizing of civilizations mainly through westernization. The interpreta-tion of localized social religious and political beliefs and ideolo-gies by these men & women ap-plying communication tools as per their own agendas, motives and personal perceptions has infect escalated psychological tensions and has brewed social, political, religious conflicts.Now realistically speaking there is of course no such thing and concept as a Nation State any-where in the world irrespective of any countrys social, econom-ic, political and technological strengths and weaknesses. As a matter of fact despite all techno-logical and scientific advance-ments and strengths of developed countries of the world their in-stitutional systems have danger-ously weakened mainly because they have miserably failed to pro-vide any socio-economic balance in lives and living of their own people.The weakening and breakdown of the authority of governments happens as a result. To the extent of a virtual take over by corporate and criminal mafia has intensified

social unrest, political unjust and economic imbalance in almost every country and society be de-veloped be under developed.This is all what the reality of a blue print of the idea of univer-sal civilization is. Now this Glo-bal Village under big and small communal co-moves trembles today as a symbol of corporate curse and dilemma of manipula-tion and control. Underworld and over the world mafia and cartels of lethal arms, drugs, oil and communication corporations for their heinous intents and motives have turned all Egyptians, Liby-ans , Iraqis, Afghans and so many others (within and beyond our region) into nothing else but tur-tles. Irrespective of their power now is the time so high that loot-ers and plunders here there or anywhere cannot stay away from getting occupied in bloody man-ner sooner or later by their own people! Monopoly players in monopoly clubs of the capitalists world must remember that time is coming when you will hardly get any time to make more money.The time is really not very far!!

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Policies that promote gender equality, safeguards against violence and exploitation and access to healthcare make Can-ada the best place to be a wom-an among the world's biggest economies. Infanticide, child marriage and slavery make In-dia the worst, a poll concluded. Germany, Britain, Australia and France rounded out the top five countries out of the Group of 20 in a perceptions poll of 370 gender specialists con-ducted by TrustLaw. The Unit-ed States came in sixth but po-larised opinion due to concerns about reproductive rights and affordable healthcare. At the other end of the scale, Saudi Arabia - where women are well educated but are banned from driving and only won the right to vote in 2011 - polled second-worst after India, followed by Indonesia, South Africa and Mexico.India is incredibly poor, Saudi Arabia is very rich. But there is a commonality and that is that unless you have some special access to privilege, you have a very different future, depend-ing on whether you have an

extra X chromosome, or a Y chromosome. The poll showed the reality for many women in many countries remains grim despite the introduction of laws and treaties on women's rights. "In India, women and girls continue to be sold as chattels, married off as young as 10, burned alive as a result of dow-ry-related disputes and young girls exploited and abused as domestic slave labour," said Gulshun Rehman, health pro-gramme development adviser at Save the Children UK, who was one of those polled. This is despite a groundbreakingly progressive Domestic Violence Act enacted in 2005 outlawing all forms of violence against

women and girls.Canada was perceived to be getting most things right in protecting women's wellbeing and basic freedoms. Women have access to healthcare, a premium on education, which is the first step toward econom-ic independence and have laws that protect girls and women and don't allow for child mar-riage. Experts were divided on the situation in the United States. Civil rights and domestic vio-lence laws, access to educa-tion, workplace opportunities and freedom of movement and speech were positive. But ac-cess to contraception and abor-tion were being curtailed and

women suffered disproportion-ately from a lack of access to affordable healthcare.

BARRIERS TO DEVELOP-MENTIt is more vital than ever to protect women's freedoms at a time of political upheaval in several parts of the world. Times of political transition, can also be times of fragility, and when rights for women and girls can be rolled back in-stead of advanced. Putting women's rights on the global agenda is the key to progress and to effective devel-opment. Countries that restrict women's rights and freedoms or fail to protect them from in-justices will suffer long-term, socially and economically.

HOW THEY RANK 1. Can-ada 2. Germany 3. Britain 4. Australia 5. France 6. United States 7. Japan 8. Italy 9. Ar-gentina 10. South Korea 11. Brazil 12. Turkey 13. Rus-sia 14. China 15. Mexico 16. South Africa 17. Indonesia 18. Saudi Arabia 19. India

Canada best G20 country to be a woman, India worst

Energy bills continue to rise, whilst energy companies are enjoying huge profits. Last week, it was revealed that that an energy trader for E.ON one of the Big Six energy companies operating in the UK had lost 20m betting on European energy prices. At best, the speculative trading ac-tivities of the energy companies are opaque and lacking transparency. There is now a real suspicion that the companies are privatising the profits from this speculation for the ben-efit of the shareholders - whilst so-cializing the losses meaning that the cost of those losses are met in the bills of ordinary customers.Clive Betts MP has written to the

Chief Executive of OFGEM asking him to investigate, and to ensure that energy companies speculative trad-ing activities are transparent, and to insist that energy customers do not bear the losses from such trading whilst share-holders benefit from the profits. He has challenged the energy regulator, OFGEM, to act on the speculative energy trading activities of the UK energy companies.There is an urgent need to open the market up to new entrants, as the existing six big companies appear to operate in parallel, maximising prices for customers and rewards for directors and shareholders.

Energy Rip-Off?Customers Paying the Price of Energy Companies Gambling

Ramadan 2012s Message of Friendship Fostering Friendship in Ramadan

"Ramadan Al-Kareem Mubarak!" "Sister, please bring your family to my home for Iftar tonight!" With the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, there comes a common attitude which lin-gers among friends and families within the local community the trend of extending, strengthen-ing, and building on relationships with our fellow brothers and sis-ters who celebrate Ramadan with us. With the ultimate battle of who can invite more people over for Iftar, who can participate in the united recitation of the Holy Qur'an, which woman can cook the most dishes for the Islamic center and, more importantly, who can make it to the mosque every night, it is this kind of posi-tive Islamic competition that also allows us to reinforce the values of our faith alongside the impor-tance of the unity of the Muslim nation. The benefits of such stable Islamic societies which are the re-sult of friendships, trust, and the

cohesion among those who are actively working towards submit-ting themselves to Allah are truly polished during this holy month. During this month at the mosque, it's great to see the children around the dessert table, the adults gathering for tea, the hun-gry teenage boys scuffling for the drumsticks, and everyone (in-cluding the religious leader) sur-rounding the date plate! If anyone has ever felt left out or neglected, or if you just happen to be the "quiet type" in the community, Ramadan is the one time when we all unite and let go of any past grudges or resentments which we may have towards others. However, as food is far too of-ten the main thing on people's minds at Iftar time (and no one can blame us!), we often tend to overlook the miraculous bonding and formation of love for one an-other which is created due to the sacred Ramadan atmosphere. In fact, with so many blessings and

fresh opportunities available to every Muslim in this world, one which we often go by without giving much thought to is that of friendship. The reason why we need friend-

ship is so that we can establish a sense of companionship within our lives, and this desire of com-panionship is only natural. Dif-ferent people establish what we like to call a "bond" at different rates and based on different mer-its; however, what we really need

to understand is that it is the qual-ity of a friend and the quality of being a friend which should be considered the most prominent characteristic in such a compan-ion in order for us to uplift the

social cohesion levels amongst ourselves and establish a better and stronger Islamic society. Imam Ali (peace be upon him) has said that a true friend is one who serves you well and re-mains committed to you at three stages of your life: when you are

in need, behind your back, and after your death. Irrespective of our gender, race, or religion, a universal issue that every human faces at some point of their lives is that of friendship. It's the one thing which children, teenagers, adults and the elderly all have in common. The Oxford diction-ary defines a friend as "a person you know well and like, and who is not usually a member of your family." Now, while the defini-tion of a friend is so very clear and simple, in reality we often find ourselves wondering how many of our friends are really our friends. Although it is easy for us to pick out the flaws in peo-ple, especially when it comes to family and friends, the best way to establish a stronger friendship base is to practice the qualities of a good friend according to the flawless example set by our beloved Imam. Almost every re-ligion has some emphasis on the importance of good friendships

and companions, but no religion is like Islam in that it provides the perfect opportunity for us to meet and connect with our fellow brothers and sisters in society on a regular basis. Ramadan is one great example of that.As Islam is not just another re-ligion, likewise Ramadan is not just another month on the Islamic calendar. It is a month in which the Holy Qur'an was revealed. We only have this opportunity once a year to improve our-selves and lifestyles. It is a time to move forward, let go of the past, increase our Islamic faith and become that better person, a better friend. With the countless blessings in the next few weeks to come, insha'Allah we can all learn to value and respect our fel-low friends not just in this holy month but for a lifetime to come, and as Imam Ali said, hopefully our friends will continue to value and respect us after our death.

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Dr Mohammed Ali OBE, the founder and chief executive of QED-UK, has been selected to be a judge on the Guardians Public Services Awards 2012. QED-UK was established by Mohammed Ali in 1990 as an ethnic minority focused community development charity.Dr Ali said: Its a great honour to be chosen as a judge for whats

considered the gold standard of awards that showcases innova-tion and best practice across Whitehall, local government, the NHS and beyond. Theres never been a more challenging time for the public sector, and this posi-tive affirmation of the astounding and aspirational work from public sector leaders deserves recogni-tion.The shortlisted applicants and winners will feature on the Guardians Public Leaders Net-work, which aims to encourage a wider exchange of best practice ideas and leading thinking on the issues affecting the public sector.The awards are for all organisa-tions involved in commission-ing or delivering public services,

whether they sit in the public, pri-vate or voluntary sectors. Mohammed Ali, who lives in Bradford, was educated at Hud-dersfield University and Bradford University School of Manage-ment and worked in a variety of development roles with the pri-vate, public and the national third sector organizations for ten years. He is a member of the DWP Eth-nic Minority Employment Advi-sory Group; ACEVO North Advi-sory Board; European Integration Forum, Third Sector Consortium (3SC), Autism Plus and the Big Issue ( North) Judges Panel.He has also held many other ap-pointments over the past 25 years including Bradford NHS Pri-mary Care Trust, West Yorkshire

Learning and Skills Council, Na-tional Consumer Council Advi-sory Group, Institute Of Directors (Yorkshire Region); BBC North-ern Region Forum and Home Of-fice Earned Citizenship Strategic Advisory Group.Mohammed has worked with di-verse communities throughout the UK and has participated in seminars in several Europe Un-ion countries, Canada and Asia on ethnic minority issues. He won Professor Handy's Alche-mist Award an honorary doctorate from Bradford University (1997) an OBE in 2001, finalist in Life-time Achievement categories of the UK Charity Awards amongst others.

QED - UK TO JUDGE NATIONAL AWARDS

Coca-Cola and Pepsi contain minute traces of alcohol, a study has revealed. According to tests carried out by the Par-is-based National Institute of Consumption, more than half of leading colas contain traces of alcohol.

These include the brand lead-ers Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola, while it is mainly only cheap supermarket versions of the drink which are alcohol-free.

"60 Million Consumers", the

French magazine, published the results of the tests in its lat-est issue.

The tests suggest that the alco-hol levels are as low as 10 mg in every litre, and this works out at around 0.001 per cent alcohol.

But the figures will still be enough to upset the thousands of Muslims who regularly drink Cola because their reli-gion forbids them from drink-ing alcohol, the daily said.

Coke And Pepsi Contain Alcohol

Hypertension, like our tem-perature, is a vital sign telling us something about our body. It is telling us that something is amiss. Yet, paradoxically, we have come to view the vital sign as an illness that has to be treat-ed by medication. We do not view a fever in the same way; we treat the cause of the fever. We need to change our mindset about high blood pres-sure.We need to discard the notion that hyperten-sion is an illness or dis-ease that can be cured by taking medication. Even if the medicine does lower our high blood pressure, it is treating the symptom not the cause of our condition. It is the un-derlying cause that must be treated other-wise it will persist and that could be critical to our health.Unlike a fever where the cause can be quickly identified and suitable treatment prescribed, there are many potential causes of hypertension. Your doctor does not have the time to test for each possible cause until he or she finds the real reason for your condition. It is easier and quick-er for them to prescribe medica-tion to reduce your high blood pressure and to give general

advice about diet, taking more exercise and losing weight."The doctor has given me a pill, so I must be ill" is the wrong way to view your condition. Instead, we should be working with our physician to identify the real cause of our condition and to be safely weaned of the medication we have been tak-ing.

The starting point is our life-style. We need to follow a diet for a couple of weeks at least and to take regular exercise. This will help us lose weight at a steady and safe rate. During this time we should be monitoring and recording our own blood pressure every day. We should also keep a log of our diet, ex-ercise and weight. If our high blood pressure is on a down-

wards tend during this time, we know that the underlying cause of our problem was most likely caused my deficiencies in our diet which we have corrected. With this information, we can help our doctor plan the best course of treatment for us.If, despite improving our diet and becoming more active, our condition shows no sign of im-

provement, we have the evidence to show our physician. He or she can then test for other possible causes of our hypertension, such as heart disease, renal failure, chronic stress or severe athero-sclerosis. This will take time as each possible cause will have to be tested. During this pe-riod, it is important to maintain our lifestyle improvements as these will have a positive benefit on our overall

health.Having hypertension is like be-ing in a box. There are more than 300 ways of getting into the box, but we can only get out the way we got in. It is our responsibility to help our doc-tor find how we got into the box and to assist him or her in planning the exit that naturally returns our high blood pressure to normal levels.

Hypertension: Time to Change our Mindset About High Blood Pressure

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) have announced that the breakthrough prostate cancer drug abiraterone - will now be made available on the NHS in England.Abiraterone can extend the lives and improve the quality of life of men with advanced prostate can-cer once all other treatment op-tions have stopped working. Clive Betts supported the campaign to

ensure this vital treatment is made available to men who needed it and has called on Sheffield PCT to ensure that the guidance is im-plemented well within the three month deadline.Abiraterone was provisionally rejected by NICE in February 2012 on the basis of cost. Fol-lowing a campaign led by Pros-tate Cancer UK - and supported by MPs including Sheffield MP

Clive Betts, health professionals, men with prostate cancer and the media - NICE decided to review the evidence and re-evaluate the treatment as an end of life drug, for which it uses a higher price threshold. It also undertook suc-cessful negotiations with the manufacturer to reach an agree-ment on price.Health authorities in England and Wales must implement this guid-

ance within three months from today. Prostate cancer is the most com-mon cancer diagnosed in men in the UK. Over 40,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year. Every hour 1 man dies from prostate cancer. African Caribbean men are 3 times more likely to develop prostate cancer than white men of the same age.

Breakthrough For Prostrate Cancer Drug

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'Dubai is set to unveil by the year-end a new airport terminal, which can even pass off as a mini city going by the facilities, exclu-sively for super jumbo Airbus A380 aircraft. As many as 20 A380 aircraft can dock all together at the new building, being built at a cost of $3 billion adjacent to Terminal 3, which caters exclu-sively to Emirates airline and is touted as the largest such facility in the world.To give a glimpse into the sheer scale of operation, each of these gigantic birds can ferry 853 pas-sengers in a single-class con-figuration. Emirates, the flag car-rier of Dubai, has ordered over 90 such aircraft.

"Concourse 3 will have two luxu-ry hotels, first and business class lounges, a large duty free area, food courts, restaurants and a host of other features," said Khalifa Suhail Al Zaffin, executive chair-man of Dubai World Central that overseas the airport. "The new terminal will take our capacity to around 75 million passengers. We hope to unveil it in the next few

months," Al Zaffin, whose organi-sation is mandated to make Dubai an aviation metropolis.Another unique feature will be the automated people mover -- a driv-erless train to ferry passengers be-tween Terminal 3 and Concourse 3. It will also boast the largest de-ployment of sky trains for people to move across the 11 floors of the terminal.

Mini-City' Just for A380s at Dubai Airport

Are you thinking of starting a business in Sheffield? If you are looking to start up a business or develop an existing business we are here to offer you advice or guidance We can help your business grow, over-come specific challenges and succeed in todays economic climate. Below is information of what free support there is available to you. Starting UpCoaching SessionsTaking the first steps to becom-ing your own boss, our enter-prise coaching team offers a se-ries of group coaching sessions providing you with helpful hints and tips whilst having the ad-vantage to discuss business start up issues with other people in the same position. The coaching sessions consist of:

Session 1 - Explores the viabil-ity of your business idea using market research techniques. Topics covered include: Identi-fying who your customers are and researching competitors.

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By: Amar SaleemBusiness Development ManagerSheffield Chamber of CommerceEmail: amar.saleem@scci.org.uk

An almost $1 billion shortfall in funding for the fight against polio is putting global efforts to eradicate the crippling viral dis-ease in jeopardy, global health experts say. In a report released 10 years after Europe was de-clared polio-free, the independ-ent monitoring board of the Global Polio Eradication Initia-tive (GPEI) said there is now "a unique window of opportunity to stamp out polio for good" with global case numbers at their lowest levels since records began. But it will not happen if the program remains so desper-ately under-financed. A disease that until the 1950s

crippled thousands of people every year in rich nations, polio is a virus that attacks the nerv-ous system and can cause irre-versible paralysis within hours of infection. It remains endemic in three countries - Pakistan, Af-ghanistan and Nigeria - after In-dia in January became the latest country to become polio-free, after going a full year without registering a new case. Polio often spreads in areas with poor sanitation - a factor that has helped it keep a grip on those endemic countries for many decades - and children un-der five are the most vulnerable. The disease can be halted, as it

was in Europe, with comprehen-sive, population-wide vaccina-tion programs.The global financial crisis cou-pled with growing needs for po-lio funding has led to a shortfall of $945 million out of a total 2012-13 eradication program budget of $2 billion. The short-fall would have a "real and im-mediate" impact. Vaccination campaigns for 2012 would have to be canceled in 33 countries, leaving 94 million children "ex-posed to the horrors of this dis-ease".GPEI say that in six countries where polio persists - the three endemic countries plus Angola, Chad and the Democratic Re-public of Congo - there are 2.7 million children who have never received even a single dose of polio vaccine. The polio virus is hiding out in a number of "sanc-tuaries" - specific areas in the worst-hit countries where too many children have been missed in vaccination campaigns and where the virus can multiply and prepare for a fresh attack.

Lack Of Funds Imperils Anti-Polio Drive

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Advanced technology can make actors fly in the air, jump down high-rises and do other dazzling, dangerous stunts. But it is the old Bollywood 'dhishoom, dhi-shoom' staple that really sets the viewer's adrenaline rush-ing - borne out by the success of "Rowdy Rathore", another raw action entertainer that has earned over Rs.105 crore."Dabangg", "Singham" and "Agneepath" had their fair share of raw action and all did brisk business, earning Rs.145 crore, Rs.139 crore and Rs.120 crore, respectively.Salman Khan's "Wanted" and John Abraham's "Force" also fall in the same league of films with tough and strong male leads, who make villains count stars with their kicks and punches. End result? The viewers hoot-ed, clapped, whistled and came back for more.Clearly, hi-tech entertainers made with mega-budgets like underwater thriller "Blue" and sci-fi "Krrish" and "RA.One" have their place, but the masses, particularly those in the interi-ors, want raw, rugged action.Agrees Bollywood's 'khiladi' Akshay Kumar, who returned to action with the Rs.45 crore-worth "Rowdy Rathore" after six years. "I personally believe that people enjoy raw action more than technology. If you

use too much of technology, it will bounce back. People are very smart and understand what is real and what is unreal," said Akshay. "If you sit in single the-atres and watch such films with the audience, you will hear peo-ple saying, 'Arre ye toh compu-ter pe kiya hai (This is done on computer)'. You can't take your

audiences for granted. So when I did my first action film 'Rowdy Rathore' after six years, I chose to do raw action. I believe in manpower and not technologi-cal power," he said.

The success of "Rowdy Rathore", which grossed over Rs.100 crore within two weeks of its release, ratifies his belief.According to film critic Omar Qureshi, nothing works without a good story."Essentially, Bollywood is about songs, dance and drama. In be-tween, our filmmakers were cop-

ying straight from Hollywood. They have a different style of filmmaking, which does not re-ally connect with the rawness of our interiors," said Qureshi. Does this mean that Bollywood

is not ready for the slick action of films in the west?"No! You have to detach your-self from the subject and then make a movie. You can have the best gadgets, you can shoot the movie underwater and you can shoot the movie on the moon... all you need is a good story," he said."Rowdy Rathore" co-producer Shabina Khan says action can be showcased in any form on the big screen, but it is of no use if it doesn't entertain the right way. "People go to a theatre to be entertained. Today there are all sorts of action scenes - live ac-tion and special effects-created scenes. It's not true that live ac-tion entertains better. 'Mission Impossible: 4' had hysterical ac-tion sequences, and it worked. Viewers can be entertained by just a sequence wherein one ac-tor slaps another... it's just about the whole experience and how entertaining the experience is," she added."Dabangg 2", "Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai 2" and "Shootout At Wadala" are amongst the upcoming films showing plenty of the tried and tested 'dhishoom' formula. And the makers are hoping that they will be laughing all the way to the bank.

Bollywood Packs its Best Punch with Raw Action

British researchers have found the men quite fond of smoking actually go on to pass damaged DNA to their children as fa-thers while raising risk of cancer among them. Researchers at the University of Bradford found in their study that smoking harms the father's DNA, and these dam-aged genes can be inherited by his children. This raises the risk of youngsters developing childhood cancers, particularly leukaemia, Daily Mail reported.Because a fertile sperm cell takes three months to fully develop, fathers should kick the habit 12 weeks ahead of conceiving to avoid the risk. Smoking by fa-thers at the time around concep-tion can lead to genetic changes in their children. These changes

may raise the risk of developing cancer. Meanwhile, scientists at the Uni-versity of Glasgow have found that the men drinking lots of tea are far more likely to develop prostate cancer. They found that those who drank seven or more cups a day had a 50 percent high-er risk of contracting the disease than men who had three or fewer cups.The warning comes after re-searchers tracked the health of over 6,000 men for over four dec-ades.The latest findings contradict a previous research, which sug-gested that drinking tea lowers the risk of cancer, as well as heart disease, diabetes and Parkinson's disease.

Smoking Fathers Pass On Damaged Genes To Kids

More than 2 million adults live with cancer in the UK. Now, it has been revealed that the Gov-ernment is planning sweeping cuts to the funding of Englands 28 Cancer Networks, which play a vital role in improving the quality of care for cancer pa-tients. Clive Betts MP has been raising concerns, It is absolutely clear that our NHS is not safe in this coalition governments hands. He outlined the following state-ment. In May, I revealed the massive increases in the number of peo-ple waiting for cancer endos-copy tests. In South Yorkshire and Derbyshire there has been a more than 131% increase in people waiting more than 6 weeks since May 2010. Now, the Government has confirmed it is planning sweeping cuts to the funding of Englands 28 Cancer Networks, which play a vital role in improving the quality of care for cancer patients. This year, the funding for cancer networks alone is 18.5 million. Now, it has been confirmed that the budget for all clinical networks, including cancer networks, is to be slashed to just 10 million next year.Cancer networks play an abso-lutely vital role in improving the quality of cancer care, by bring-ing hospital and community

services together, sharing best practice and involving cancer patients and the groups that rep-resent them. Started in 2000, the cancer networks have been key players in increasing survival rates, and improving the quality of treatment and care. The North Trent Network covering South Yorkshire and North Notting-hamshire and North Derbyshire is based in Sheffield. This area has one of the highest levels of cancer incidence and mortality in the country.Sheffields Weston Park Hos-pital is a world leader in cancer research and provides many specialist services that are only available in a few places across the country. It is one of only three purpose built specialist cancer hospitals in the United Kingdom. Many of the services provided at the hospital are used to treat patients from all over the country. We have made huge progress in diagnosing and treat-ing cancer in the last decade. Now, this Government seems intent on destroying the founda-tions of better cancer services. It is wasting billions on a massive, quite unnecessary, top-down reorganization of our NHS, whilst increasing waiting times for diagnosis and treatment in all health specialties, including cancer.

Cancer Cuts Israel's parliament has rejected controversial legislation that would have legalised unauthor-ised Jewish settlements in the West Bank. The bill, opposed by the country's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was de-feated by 69 to 22 votes at the Knesset, with 29 abstentions. The vote paves the way for the removal of five buildings in the hilltop settlement of Givat Ul-pana, which Israel's High Court ruled were built on privately owned Palestinian land. But, in an effort to appease the power-ful settler movement, Mr Netan-yahu has pledged to move the structures to a former Israeli military base in the West Bank and construct an additional 300 homes in the nearby settlement of Beit El.The move will anger the interna-tional community which views the expansion of settlements as

an obstacle to progress in the peace process. The Palestinians have refused to restart nego-tiations with Israel unless a total freeze on settlement activity is declared.Mr Netanyahu opposed the bill because he said it challenged the rule of law in Israel, threatening the government's ability to con-trol the process of construction and approval of Jewish settle-ments. He said the rejection of the legislation would strengthen the settler movement not weaken it. Israel's prime minister, facing a potential rebellion by some of the far right members of his coa-lition, threatened to dismiss any ministers who voted in favour of the bill.Israel considers a number of small "hilltop outposts" to be illegal because they were built without government permis-sion. The UN deems all of the

West Bank settlements - home to hundreds of thousands of Is-raelis - to be a violation of inter-national law. The Fourth Geneva Convention forbids the transfer of civilians onto occupied land.

Israel claims a historical right to build in the West Bank - territory it terms Judea and Samaria - be-cause of the Jewish connection to the biblical land.

Israel Rejects Controversial Settler Law

New figures obtained by oppo-sition councillors on Sheffield City Council have added further woe to the Councils plan to cut hours at recycling centres. The figures reveal that the Black-stock Road site receives the highest tonnage of recyclables of any of Sheffields five household waste recycling centres. How-

ever, under the plan put forward by Labour councillors, Black-stock Road, which serves the south and south-west of the city, will be closed three days a week more than any other centre. Meanwhile, the Longley Avenue Site, which serves the north-east of the city, is the only centre to remain open seven days a week.

Strikes, which have been called by workers at the five recycling centres, continue.Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed, Leader of the Lib Dem Group on Sheffield City Council, said: Its unbelievable that Labour councillors have chosen to hit the most popular site in the city, while the centre that serves their

favoured areas sees no reduc-tion at all. Worst of all theyve attempted to gag councillors to stop them even discussing the subject. It seems at the moment we cant go ten minutes without another damaging revelation from Sheffield City Councils waste department.

Most Popular Recycle Centres Hit Worst

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Political and business corrup-tion in Europe, especially in the Mediterranean, could further weaken vulnerable economies struggling to overcome the euro crisis. While it sees itself as one of the worlds least cor-rupt regions, few countries in Europe regulate lobbying or give citizens easy access to public information, allowing a culture of graft to take hold and political and business elites to divert funds, Transparency In-ternational said in a report.Bloated budget deficits and debt are at the heart of the euro zones 2-1/2-year-old crisis, and corruption means scarce public money is spent inef-ficiently and may be creamed off at a time when record un-employment is reducing gov-ernment revenues. Countries with weak anti-corruption safe-guards are often the ones with most problems in their public debt at the moment. Audit in-stitutions are particularly weak

and often not independent from the government, meaning that public officials probably know they can get away with cutting corners.Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain the euro zones most fi-nancially trou-bled nations are having deeply rooted problems in their public ad-ministrations, namely that of-ficials are not a c c o u n t a b l e for their actions. Although not technically illegal behaviour, politicians and business lead-ers use their influence to win contracts and sway policies, while parliaments often fail to enforce the anti-graft laws and rules that do exist. The links be-tween corruption and the ongo-ing financial and fiscal crisis in

these countries can no longer be ignored.Corruption costs the European Union around 120 billion Euros ($150 billion) a year, accord-

ing to the Strasbourg-based Council of Europe. Many ana-lysts say the figure is probably higher. Privatizations are fertile ground for creaming off funds into private hands and Portu-guese and Greek privatization programs could be at risk, po-tentially leaving less money to pay down debt and deficits.

Governments may not get as much money out of the priva-tizations as they should because a certain number of people close to private officials benefit

rather than the public.

C R E E P I N G DISEASEThe perception that govern-ments are too close to business elites added to the public an-ger that brought thousands of people onto the

streets in Madrid and Athens in recent months. Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlus-coni was dogged by scandal. He faced a bribery case in Mi-lan in February, although it was thrown out by the court and he denies any wrongdoing.Corruption is notoriously diffi-cult to measure, but 74 percent

of Europeans see it as a grow-ing problem in their countries, according to the EUs latest Eurobarometer survey. The European Commission has de-scribed corruption as a disease that destroys a country from within.Transparency International said the issue was not limited to the countries of the Mediterranean.Many countries in western and northern Europe do not have dedicated anti-corruption agen-cies while wealthy Sweden and Switzerland have no binding rules to regulate private dona-tions to political parties. Regu-lations in the Netherlands are seen as wholly inadequate, while bans in place on corpo-rate donations in Belgium and France are not effective be-cause funding can be pushed into other opaque channels.In Britain, several members of parliament were convicted after it was revealed that they were exploiting their expenses.

Corruption in Europe Could Slow Recovery

Are you receiving a Council Tax dis-count when you shouldn't be - then tell us before we contact you! That is the warning being made by Rotherham Borough Council, which is urging local households to tell them if they are claiming a Single Person Dis-count on their Council Tax when they are not entitled to.A 25 per cent council tax discount is given each year to more than 37,000 households across Rotherham where there is only one adult resident at the property. It meant that in the last fi-nancial year, more than 9 million was awarded in discount. But following an Audit Commission report the authority is to now compare its council tax