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In an emotional post-verdict interview yesterday, the mother of Devon Anglin, acquitted of murder in the Grand Court, detailed her private anguish at the trial and public vilification of her son. “The last 18 months have been the most intense period of my life,” she told iNews. “And on Wednesday, I was able to breathe a breath of relief with the acquittal of my son Devon Anglin of the murder of Jeremiah Barnes. “The Barnes family have my deepest condolences on the loss of their child,” she said. Ms Anglin attended daily throughout the 12-day judge-alone trial by visiting Jamaican Justice Howard Cooke, hearing testimony by Andy Barnes and Dorlisa Ebanks, parents of 4-year-old murder victim Jeremiah Barnes. Finding their statements to be “wholly unreliable” Justice Cooke on Wednesday acquitted Mr Anglin of murder and related counts of attempted murder, assault, possession of an unlicensed firearm and threatening violence. CAYMAN Issue 87 TODAY’S WEATHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS HIGH LOW 92ºF | 80ºF FOR THE LATEST JOBS AND HOT PROPERTIES iClassifieds Page 31 Devon’s mom says acquittal was correct iWorld Dudus Coke pleads guilty Page 7 iLocal Brac Pirates Splash hailed a success Page 11 iLocal Cayman Conspiracy novel published Page 13 Mel Gibson’s cash settlement to ex Page 9 Primary school children are largely unprepared Page 12 Summer interns at Maples and Calder Page 14 Heritage after-school programme Page 16 Cayman team kick off World Cup campaign Page 32 Fashion for a cause Continued on page 5 OUR EYE, YOUR NEWS 50¢ www.ieyenews.com FRIDAY | 2 SEPTEMBER 2011 JUST AND FAIR DECISION The RoofTop Bar hosted a sparkling catwalk show of Diana Uylett’s, also known as ‘Bobsy’, designs to raise money for her cancer treatment. The sophisticated dresses and chic lines raised over CI$6000 for the Caymanian designer who is currently in Miami undergoing chemotherapy. ‘Scruples Through the Years’ featured designs created by Bobsy over the last 20 years. The crowd was taken aback by the beauty of the gowns and the models and the evening was a great success. Tad Stoner [email protected] Full story on page 3

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In an emotional post-verdict interview yesterday, the mother of Devon Anglin, acquitted of murder in the Grand Court, detailed her private anguish at the trial and public vilification of her son.

“The last 18 months have been the most intense period of my life,” she told iNews. “And on Wednesday, I was able to breathe a breath of relief with the acquittal of my son Devon Anglin of the murder of Jeremiah Barnes.

“The Barnes family have my deepest condolences on the loss of their child,” she said.

Ms Anglin attended daily throughout the 12-day judge-alone trial by visiting Jamaican Justice Howard Cooke, hearing testimony by Andy Barnes and Dorlisa Ebanks, parents of 4-year-old murder victim Jeremiah Barnes.

Finding their statements to be “wholly unreliable” Justice Cooke on Wednesday acquitted Mr Anglin of murder and related counts of attempted murder, assault, possession of an unlicensed firearm and threatening violence.

CAYMAN

Issue 87

TODAY’S WEATHERCHANCE OF SHOWERS

HIGH LOW92ºF | 80ºF

FOR THE LATEST JOBS AND HOT PROPERTIES

iClassifieds Page 31

Devon’s momsays acquittalwas correct

iWorldDudus Coke pleads guilty

Page 7

iLocalBrac Pirates Splash

hailed a successPage 11

iLocalCayman Conspiracy

novel publishedPage 13

Mel Gibson’s cash settlement to ex

Page 9

Primary school children are largely unprepared

Page 12

Summer interns at Maples and Calder

Page 14

Heritage after-school programme

Page 16

Cayman team kick off World Cup campaign

Page 32

Fashion for a cause

Continued on page 5

OUR EYE, YOUR NEWS

50¢ www.ieyenews.com FRIDAY | 2 SEPTEMBER 2011

JUST AND FAIR DECISION

The RoofTop Bar hosted a sparkling catwalk show of Diana Uylett’s, also known as ‘Bobsy’, designs to raise money for her cancer treatment.

The sophisticated dresses and chic lines raised over CI$6000 for the Caymanian designer who is currently in Miami undergoing

chemotherapy.‘Scruples Through the Years’

featured designs created by Bobsy over the last 20 years.

The crowd was taken aback by the beauty of the gowns and the models and the evening was a great success.

Tad [email protected]

Full story on page 3

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A special fashion show, held at the The RoofTop Bar and Vid Boutaie Lounge in Mary Street raised over CI$6000 for Cayman fashion designer, Diana Uylett, also known as Bobsy.

The money is going towards Ms. Uylett’s medical expenses after she was diagnosed with cancer.

The fashion show was special, because the designs were exclusively Ms Uylett’s glamorous, sophisticated and chic dresses, taken from more than two decades of her work.

MC for the evening, Cheryl Thompson introduced the musical entertainment, which was Florida band Mainstream with local music legend Ed Solomon on congas and vocals.

Silent auction items included several donated paintings. There was “Nature Series,” by Al Ebanks, John Broad’s “The Kitchen Band,” and Nicola McCoy’s “Moorings.”

Gasps from the audience heralded

the beginning of the fashion show as model, Treveen, walked across the lounge wearing a white short puffball dress with black bows, which was originally worn by Miss Cayman in 1987.

Next, Edith modeled a 50’s inspired layered green metallic Marylyn Monroe halter and skirt, actually made in the year 2000

Adrianna wore a stunning long green sequined mermaid gown, and

Athena modeled a short, classic, lavender V-neck dress.

Model Lydia wore a gorgeous dark purple velvet evening gown with purple sequined top, long lilac chiffon skirt and matching wrap.

But the highlight of the fashion show was when Treveen walked back through the lounge dressed in a dramatic charmeuse silk wedding gown, hand beaded, with a long princess train and matching gloves.

Rooftop fashion show raises funds for cancer patient

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L-R: Models for the evening’s event were Treveen, Samara, Adrianna, Athena, Edith, and Lydia.

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Treveen models a wedding gown.Adrianna models a beautiful peacock-feather gown.

Edith models a gold ruched skirt with an intricate, hand made purple lace top.

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Alaska woman punches bear in snout to save dog

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A Juneau, Alaska, woman says she knows it was stupid to punch a black bear in the snout to save her dog.But Brooke Collins says the

attack happened so fast that all she could think about is keeping her dachshund, Fudge, from being killed.The 22-year-old says as soon

as she let her dogs out Sunday, Fudge started barking and she saw the bear carrying him like a salmon.Collins told the Juneau

Empire she did the first thing she thought of and punched the bear’s face and scooped away her dog when it let go.The startled bear took off

through bushes to a mountain.Fudge suffered some claw

and bite marks, but they weren’t deep. Collins says he appeared to be more shocked than injured.

iStrange NEWS

No cash for Minn. boy who made ‘miracle’ shot

MINNEAPOLS (AP) — It was an amazing hockey shot, with the puck sliding into a tiny hole from center ice for a $50,000 prize. But a penalty was called on the Minnesota boy who made the shot during a charity event because his twin brother should have been wielding the stick.The company that insured

the event said that due to “contractual breaches and legal implications” it was unable to pay the claim. With one shot, 11-year-

old Nate Smith hit the puck through a hole cut into a board from 89 feet away but it was Nate’s identical twin, Nick, whose raffle ticket won the chance to take the shot at a hole just slightly larger than the puck.

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“I sat in that courtroom every day. I saw and heard the evidence, and there is no doubt in my mind that the judge made a just and fair return of the verdict,” Ms Anglin said.

“It is important that the people of this country understand that the verdict arrived at was a verdict derived from evidence that was presented to the court by the crown. The crown presented its witnesses and experts. The judge relied on the guidance of both the prosecutor and the QC at times to ensure that the guidelines, laws, principles and directives were all in proper order and adhered to.

“The fact that the judge returned an acquittal was beyond his control. He could only make his decision based on the evidence presented to him and his decision was fair, unbiased and a great relief to my son, my family and myself,” she said.

“However, the judge’s decision was based on the obvious contradictions of evidence provided by witnesses and also on the advices of the prosecutor that if the eyewitness testimony was worthless then the entire case would have to be discarded. The judge upheld the law,” Ms Anglin said, referring to Friday’s final testimony.

Asking “what the position would be”, if the identification of Mr Anglin by both Mr Barnes and Ms Ebanks were discounted, Justice Cooke heard from prosecutor Andrew Radcliffe, QC, that

“it would be as if they had not given evidence at all, and we would accept there would be insufficient evidence to convict”.

“Again, I will ask for peace in this country,” Ms Anglin said. “Violence begets violence and there are no beneficiaries of violent acts. There are those in this country who are of the opinion that my son is guilty. And they are entitled to that opinion. I KNOW that my son is innocent.”

Changing gears, Ms Anglin challenged post-verdict remarks by Commissioner of Police David Baines, who said Justice Cooke had missed out a section of evidence in his summation, and that he and Director of Public Prosecutions Cheryll Richards would review the judgment “with a view to an appeal”.

“I must address certain statements made in the media, particularly that of Commissioner Baines,” Ms Anglin said. “Yes, it was a sorrowful day for the Barnes family. They did not get the verdict that they hoped for. But should a judge have returned a verdict against evidence simply to appease the populace?

“If your answer to that is ‘yes’, then we can abolish the judicial system. What Mr. Baines did with his remarks regarding the judge and judgment was to throw a hatchet into the judicial machinery of this country. Mr. Baines would have done much better to follow suit of myself and Mrs. Ebanks’ (the grandmother), calling for peace, and leaving the legal matters to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Instead he made inflammatory and prejudicial remarks.

“Mr. Baines also acknowledged to me that he was aware of the tensions in the community and that his call for an appeal ‘would bring a sense of justice to community and help to alleviate the risk of retribution to you’. By ‘you’, he meant me.

“In other words, Mr. Baines feels that his role is to put my son back on trial so that he does not have to arrest those who have in the past -- and even as recently as yesterday -- threatened my life. This is not an acceptable approach to curtailing, preventing crime in this country.

“As far as a sense of justice is concerned, it has been served. There is a procedure through which offences are managed. It starts with the complaint and it ends with the verdict. In between there is the investigation. If there has been any fault in these proceedings it must lie in the investigation; a point which cannot be overlooked, as that was also proven in court also with the [gunshot residue] contamination of my son’s clothing.

“But Mr. Baines, in my opinion, in this case, has served well to incite violence in this country -- to increase the chances of retribution against me and question the very foundation of our judicial system.

“As the supreme law-enforcement officer, Mr. Baines should have approached this matter in a professional manner, encouraging the maintenance of peace and order,” Ms Anglin said.

The most intense 18 months of my lifeiLocal NEWS

Continued from front pageTad [email protected]

Police Commissioner David Baines

Jeremiah Barnes

Devon Anglin

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My View

Our town centre sparkles like adiamond

Set in a velvet blue seaTourists and locals all mingle

togetherUnder an umbrella of the sun

shining free.

Our streets are swept each morningBy a caring hardworking crew

Keeping our town so spic and spanPausing only to greet me and you.

And I would just mention Spencer(Bodden)

He’s been on our roads for yearsAnd, I think, he deserves recognition

From any and all his peers.

He maintains such a very keeninterest

In sweeping our streets so cleanHe’s given ‘clean’ a new meaningIf you really know what I mean?

And what about our Caymanskyline,

Have you noticed the change takingplace?

Concrete and steel rising tall aboveus

Have all changed our once tree-linedface

But, I must say, the buildings aregorgeous

And they seem to be built to lastGone are the wooden structures of

yesterdayCayman style architecture is a thing

of the past.

And as I’ve said earlier in some ofmy poems

We’re no longer ‘an island timeforgot’

Our main business is banking andtourism

To which our success owes a lot.

We haven’t been going for very longOnly about 40 years or so

With a rich blend of cultures andraces

Our progress has not been slow.

We’re the 5th largest banking centrein the world

And a premier Caribbean touristdestination.

We serve over 1 million visitors eachyear

Who choose Cayman to spend theirvacation.

Recently we’ve entered the cyberspace

To enable us all to fight crime.Our web site is www.rcips.kyYou can log on at any time.

iArt LIFESYYLE

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NEW YORK, United States, Thursday September 1, 2011 – Jamaican drug lord Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke has pleaded guilty in a deal with US prosecutors to avoid spending the rest of his life in prison.

Coke, 42, pleaded guilty yesterday in Manhattan Federal Court to one count of racketeering conspiracy and one count of conspiracy to commit assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering.

He will be sentenced on December 8. Under the plea deal, the prosecution will not proceed with the other gun and drug running charges.

The US went through a prolonged extradition process to get Coke to face trial on the charges.

After initial resistance from the Jamaica government, an extradition order was issued and Coke went into hiding, as gunmen loyal to him faced off with police and soldiers who went to his inner-city Tivoli Gardens, West Kingston community in search of him.

He was captured on June 22 last year, a month later. Coke’s attorney, Stephen Rosen, said that a combination of the court’s refusal to throw out wiretap evidence against his client and 12 convicts from Tivoli Gardens set to testify about him committing several murders in furtherance of

his alleged drug and gun running operations prompted Coke to enter the plea.

“The only way I could guarantee Christopher Coke going home to Jamaica is to accept [this] plea... [Coke] knew what he was facing up here. He knows that it is a difficult place,” Rosen said.

He could have been imprisoned for life if he had been convicted of the charges after a trial.

But as a result of the plea agreement, the most Coke could be jailed for is 23 years. He faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison on the racketeering conspiracy charge, along with a maximum term of five years’ supervised release, and a maximum fine of US$250,000 or twice the pecuniary gain from the offence.

On the conspiracy to commit assault in aid of racketeering charge, he faces a maximum sentence of three years in prison, a maximum term of one year of supervised release, and a maximum fine of US$250,000, or twice what he gained from the offence.

US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara, who referred to Coke as the leader of the Jamaica-based international criminal organisation, ‘Shower Posse’ – also known as the ‘Presidential Click’ - said the plea was “a welcome conclusion to this ugly chapter of criminal history.”

“For nearly two decades, Christopher Coke led a ruthless criminal enterprise that used fear, force and intimidation to support its drug and arms trafficking ‘businesses’.

“He moved drugs and guns between Jamaica and the United States with impunity,” he said in a statement.

According to the Superseding Information filed Wednesday in court, since the early 1990s, Coke led the ‘Presidential Click’, with members in Jamaica, the US, and other countries, and controlled the Tivoli Gardens area.

It said Tivoli Gardens was guarded by a group of gunmen who acted at Coke’s direction and were armed with illegally trafficked firearms from the US that Coke imported into Jamaica.

Coke pleads guilty to avoid life sentence

‘Dudus’ Coke has entered a guilty plea.

iWorld NEWS

Many Jamaicans have fervently supported Dudus throughout his trials.

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Hurricane Katia poses no threat to land for the next few days but keep an eye on Invest 93L

The unsettled weather that brought us thunderstorms and heavy rain over the last few days has finally moved away from us.

Rob Lightbown on his Crown Weather website says:

“My thinking is that 93L will meander around just off of the Texas and Louisiana coast for several days and potentially become a hurricane Sunday night or Monday. The European model is downright scary as it forecasts this thing to become a significant hurricane as it makes landfall in southeastern Louisiana next Thursday night. It should be noted that this is the second model run forecast in a row that the European model develops this into a major hurricane. The UKMET model, which has the best track record at the 6 day forecast mark, forecasts 93L to slowly track onshore into southeastern Louisiana on Monday night and Tuesday.

“Given the very weak steering currents forecast next week across the northern Gulf coast, I think 93L/future Lee has the potential to track just about anywhere along

the northern Gulf coast and at this point, everyone along the northern Gulf coast should closely monitor the progress of Invest 93L.

Rob closes by saying: “I want to emphasise to all of our Crown Weather friends along the northern Gulf coast that there is the very real potential for the development of a significant tropical cyclone in the Gulf of Mexico this weekend into next week. In addition, there is an above average amount of uncertainty in the forecast track of this system as the steering currents are weak and it is unclear whether 93L will be picked

up by a trough of low pressure and threaten the central or eastern Gulf coast next week, or be missed by this trough of low pressure and threaten the western Gulf coast.

Rob will be monitoring this situation very closely over the coming days and will keep us all updated.

These systems should be watched carefully. Go to Crown Weather Services at www.crown weather.com and to the National Hurricane Centre at www.nhc.noaa.gov/. We wish to thank Crown Weather for the permission to use their graphics and information. Please support them.

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As water recedes, cleanup begins across Northeast USAWALLINGTON, N.J. (AP) — Weary residents across the Northeast of America pulled soggy furniture and ruined possessions onto their front lawns as they cleaned up and surveyed the damage wrought by Hurricane Irene.

The mess of destroyed furniture on Paul Postma’s front lawn looked like a yard sale gone wrong. Over the weekend, Postma had watched as more than two feet of rain filled the bottom level of his home in Lincoln Park, N.J. On Wednesday, he was using bleach to wipe down the house’s mud-soaked walls.

“None of this has value,” he said. “At least not anymore.”

President Barack Obama on Sunday will visit Paterson, N.J., where currents of the Passaic River swept through the city of 150,000, flooding part of downtown and forcing the emergency evacuations of hundreds of people who likely underestimated the storm’s ferocity.

National Guard helicopters ferried supplies Wednesday to mountain communities in Vermont that had no electricity, no telephone service and limited transportation in or out. Elsewhere, the massive cleanup effort

was already well under way at homes, farms and businesses across the flood-scarred landscape.

Repair estimates indicated that the storm would almost certainly rank among the nation’s costliest natural disasters.

Libyan rebels catch Gadhafi foreign ministerTRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Rebels hunting the top officials in Moammar’s Gadhafi’s ousted regime have captured his foreign minister and are closing in on Gadhafi himself, rebel officials said Thursday.

The announcement, made on the 42nd anniversary of the coup that brought Gadhafi to power, also came as rebels forces pressed toward three major bastions of the crumbling regime, including Gadhafi’s hometown.

“The regime is dying,” rebel council spokesman Abdel-Hafiz Ghoga said late Wednesday, after two of Gadhafi’s sons made conflicting statements on Arab television stations — with one

vowing to fight until death and the other offering to negotiate a truce. “Gadhafi’s family is trying to find an exit,” Ghoga said. “They only have to surrender completely to the rebels and we will offer them a fair trial. We won’t hold negotiations with them over anything.”

Ghoga said Thursday that the rebels had extended the deadline for the surrender of Gadhafi’s hometown of Sirte — originally set for Saturday — giving the loyalist forces there one more week. “There are good indications that things are moving in the right direction,” he said, including that the rebels have captured a city

near Sirte.Algeria offered safe haven to

Gadhafi’s wife and three of his children Monday, angering the Libyan rebels.

Gibson to pay ex-girlfriend $750,000 in settlementLOS ANGELES (AP) — Mel Gibson will pay $750,000 to his ex-girlfriend and continue to provide housing and financial support for their young daughter to resolve a bitter legal fight that followed sexist, racist rants attributed to the actor.

The settlement disclosed Wednesday is intended to end the bickering and accusations that have permeated the case handled in mostly secret proceedings for more than a year, Superior Court Judge Peter Lichtman said.

Gibson’s payments to Russian musician Oksana Grigorieva are dependent on a lasting truce.

As part of the agreement, their daughter will receive support equal to what the actor-director provides for his other seven children. The former couple will split custody of the girl, who turns 2 in late October.

In addition, Gibson will keep paying for a multimillion house he purchased for Grigorieva and their daughter. The house will be sold when the girl turns 18 and she will receive the proceeds.

As a result of the settlement, Grigorieva cannot pursue a civil case against the Oscar winner, and both sides were ordered not to speak or write about their relationship or allegations of domestic abuse.

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This is a very sad day for the RCIPS, the family of the late 4-year-old Jeremiah Barnes

and the Cayman Islands. The record of the RCIPS for finding and bringing suspects of high profile crimes to the Court has not been high but the actual winning of these

cases has been abysmal.Now that Devon Anglin has been acquitted of all

charges against him must we assume that the police got the wrong man and the real perpetrator of the crime is still at large? One might think I am being facetious but I’m not. I am almost in tears.

iThoughtIf you devour your leaves and destroy your fruit, you will be left like a withered tree.

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The Editor SpeaksAnother acquittal

iEditorial OPINIONS

Colin [email protected]

Your views OPINIONS

Letters to the editor

Public entities meet financial deadline

The iNews editorial of Wednesday 31st August has a lot of untruths in it. It falsely claims that the PPM “have said “NO” to everything the UDP has proposed”! This is a shocking & untrue statement!

The PPM have supported a few of the UDP’s proposals. For example they have publicly supported some of the Dart groups proposals; the Shetty hospital; the airport expansion & renovations; the George Town port development & berthing facility (the GLF deal); the dump proposal by Wheelabrator; to name just a few. This is public knowledge

so it is false to say that the PPM has said “NO” to everything the UDP has proposed. It would be more accurate & correct for you to say that the PPM have opposed everything that the UDP has proposed that is not in the best interests of Cayman, that would not be a LIE!

Finally, for your information, Capt. Bryan Ebanks is not a member of the PPM, even though he is quite rightly a very concerned Caymanian.

Yours Truly

Christopher Wight

iLocal NEWS

For the first time since the Public Management and Finance Law was introduced, public sector entities across the board have kept to the deadline to submit financial statements to the Auditor General’s Office.

Wednesday 31st August, is the date by which all Ministries, Portfolios and Office that make-up central Government along with Statutory Authorities and Government-Owned Companies are required by the Public Management and Finance Law to have prepared their individual financial statements and have them submitted to the Auditor General’s Office for examination.

The Premier and Minister for Finance, the Hon. W. McKeeva Bush,

OBE, JP, stated, “This is a great accomplishment by public servants and it reflects the Government’s drive and determination to achieve the expectations of the Law and those of the public. My Government congratulates all public servants on this accomplishment.”

The next step in the process is to consolidate the 13 individual financial statements from central Government’s Ministries, Portfolios and Offices, with the financial statements from 26 Statutory Authorities and Government Owned Companies, to produce a single set of financial statements that represents the results and position of the Entire Public Sector. The legal deadline for such consolidated

accounts is 31st October. Today’s accomplishment

represents the hard work of: Chief Officers, Chief Financial Officers in central Government and the wider public sector, a Co-ordination Team that was established in June – comprising of Mrs. Debra Welcome, Accountant General , Mr. Ian Fenton, Acting Chief Officer-Portfolio of the Civil Service and Mr. Ronnie Dunn, Director of Budget and Management Unit – and an Oversight Committee that consisted of Mr. Donovan Ebanks, the Deputy Governor, Mr. Kenneth Jefferson, the Financial Secretary and Mrs. Sonia McLaughlin, the Deputy Financial Secretary.

Editor’s reply to Christopher WightI thank Mr. C. Wight for replying to my Editorial in Wednesday’s

(31) edition of iNews entitled “No to everything”. I was aiming

my “No” by the PPM at all the recent UDP proposals AND not

putting forward an alternative plan. I never said or intimated

Capt. Bryan Ebanks was a member of the PPM

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If a Pirates Week celebration can be judged by its kickoff, one can plan on another successful, fun-filled time in the Brac for the Pirates Week Finale during the last weekend of November.

The combined efforts of Captain’s Table, Moses Kirkconnell and the Brac Pirates Week Committee team have yielded a successful fundraiser and an evening of music, dance and merriment.

C-Level Band played through to the wee hours of the morning with dancers crowding every inch of the poolside deck. The weather fully cooperated during the entire event. Though the music and crowd were typically loud, no unruly behavior marred the festivities.

In fact, the winner of the Grand Prize Raffle for $500 generously donated his winnings back to the committee as a contribution to Cayman Brac’s Pirate Week Fund. And the benevolence of Mr. Jay Ebanks’ was applauded by the crowd.

Mr. Ebanks was visiting Cayman Brac from Northside in Grand Cayman. The $250 winner Robert Tatum and the $100 winner Richard Moss are both from Cayman Brac.

The Brac committee is in full swing organising and planning more fundraisers and the actual festival events. This year, the group is hopeful to have a well-rounded representation from the entire Cayman Brac community.

All Brac businesses, schools and

local service club chapters are asked to participate in this year’s parade.

Letters to these parties are currently in circulation and the deadline to submit the registration form is 4 October. Should you be interested in participating in the parade as a group or business, please contact Mel Scott at 916-2380.

The elderly will not be overlooked

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While attending the recent Early Childhood Care and Education Unit (ECCE) launch, some 40 representatives from pre-schools and nurseries heard that work was already underway on legislation and regulations governing early childhood care and education.

Education Minister, the Hon. Rolston Anglin, JP, revealed that primary school teachers felt students starting primary education were largely unprepared. He said it was “the single most recurring theme” uncovered during his annual school visits.

Continuing, he added that this was part of the reason why reception had been reintroduced to primary schools and why the ECCE unit was essential.

He noted, “If we did a good job at the beginning, we wouldn’t have to spend so much time making corrections at the primary and secondary levels. Fourteen years go by in the blink of an eye. Children grow from 3-16 years very quickly. When we get it wrong, the life chances of our people are at stake.”

Minister Anglin went on to reference the Education Stabilization Plan, noting that early childhood education features heavily in it.

“Early care is a primary focus of this government,” he said. “But this approach is not the easy route. The results won’t be immediately obvious. It may be 10-20 years before we can see tangible results.”

Expanding on his comments ECCE Unit Senior Policy Advisor Julie Madgwick outlined the unit’s strategic goals.

Though her five-person team has been together for just four months, they have been busy reviewing local, regional and international best practice; visiting local early childhood

centres, preparing documentation and data for the 2011-12 school year and aligning their work with the ministry’s Education Stabilization Plan.

In addition to the pending legislation mentioned by the Minister, she said the unit would support early childhood centres by assisting with information for parents and administering the pre-school assistance fund. She also noted that help would be provided in the development and implementation of centre policies and procedures.

She stated too that her unit would support centres to act on ESAU (Education Standards and Assessment Unit) recommendations and provide regular, targeted professional development opportunities including a six-week course for untrained practitioners beginning in September.

Equally important, her team would spearhead the implementation of a quality, unified curriculum and encourage collaboration between early childhood centres and primary schools to ensure that children transition smoothly when moving

from one to the other.To attract more Caymanians to

early years teaching professions she said the unit would share research about training pathways with high school students and other training organisations. Her team will also support existing Caymanian practitioners and promote the profession using marketing and public relations tools.

Overall, she said the ECCE is a support agency established primarily to work alongside early childhood care and education centres to help them improve the quality of their service.

Following the presentation, attending representatives had many questions and comments for the panel. Amongst the points raised were questions concerning the pending legislation, early intervention and pre-school assistance funding.

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Education Minister, the Hon. Rolston Anglin, JP, addressing attendees at the recent Early Childhood Care and Education Unit launch.

The National Council of Voluntary Organisations’ (NCVO) Janice Wilson asks a question. Looking on is Early Childhood Care and Education Officer Carol Bennett (left).

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As a young writer, David Shibli, was disaffected with his work and became homeless on the streets of New York City after gambling away his last few dollars and chasing a dream to be published.

It was thought that his last manuscript was lost forever but 21 years later it made its way back to author and he has now fulfilled his dream of publishing it.

The discarded pages had sat in the home of a family friend, Dave Pike for all those years and were rediscovered during a spring-cleaning.

Mr. David Shibli wrote The Cayman Conspiracy back in 1989 at the tender age of 24 when he was living at home in Uttoxeter, England.

Having confined himself to his bedroom, it took David around six months to write the novel, using an Amstrad CPC 464 that belonged to his brother. He explains that it was one of the first commercial word processors on the market that could only hold a chapter in memory.

Mr. Shibli followed his father to the Cayman Islands in the 1970’s and did the majority of his growing up here.

“I have memories of pure happiness as a child in the Cayman Islands. We need to preserve our identity and re-evaluate what we are losing,” said Mr Shibli.

He describes the time in his life when he wrote the book to be a point where he had lost the respect of those people who were near and dear to him and he had had enough. He had gambled all of his money away by travelling to Las Vegas any chance he got and had nothing left.

After spending 13 months in New York living homeless on the streets in and out of shelters trying to get the book published, David had given up all hope and thrown the book away.

“During this time, I resigned myself to the fact that I would never be a published author and quietly slid my copy of the manuscript into a garbage can in a homeless shelter.”

After his time living rough, Mr. Shiblli decided to get his life back on track and took steps to enter mainstream society again. He started by going back to

university and obtaining a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Bradford.

“I graduated from the University of Bradford second in my class and I also received first class honours degree. I came back to Cayman, got a very well paying job and started my own business.”

Surprisingly, the manuscript written 21 years prior, found its way back to the author in an almost “prophetic” reflection of modern Cayman society.

Mr. Shibli said “The book is prophetic in that we are supposedly as a nation,

evaluating the introduction of Casino gambling exactly as mentioned in The Cayman Conspiracy.”

The book is a tale of Joe LeRice, an English expat, who has it all. A beautiful wife, a successful business and a peaceful life in the Cayman Islands and he enjoys the fruits of his labour. He is disturbed to learn that the world of casino gambling has cast its eye on the country he now calls home and that the politician who is pulling the strings is a realtor and also a big time gambler.

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Maples and Calder welcomed nineteen summer student interns in June, marking a record number for the firm, which invites applications each year from young adults who are in the last years of their secondary education or beginning their tertiary education.

The students, who were on vacation from academia, worked through the summer months within various departments and practice areas, further cementing their interest in chosen careers including law, marketing, information technology and human resources.

Law student, Joseph Jackson, spent his internship cycle in the Finance Group. He is on a full legal scholarship from Maples and Calder, attending the Cayman Islands Law School, where he will be entering his third year of studies in September. “I cannot begin to express the gratitude I have towards Maples and the opportunity that they have so generously granted me to study the various facets of law,” said Joseph, who returned to the firm for his fourth year. “It is a privilege to have spent my

foundational years with a top tier law firm and I look forward to building my career as a Cayman Islands attorney with them.”

In addition to Joseph, four others were returning students, who embraced the opportunity to annually secure part-time employment with the firm, including Ashleigh Miller (Marketing), Myffie Leggatt (Corporate), Kayla Manderson (Finance) and Yannick Whorms (Finance).

Amongst the group were several recipients of the Maples Scholarship Programme, which has directly assisted over 50 Caymanians in their pursuit of further education. Joseph Jackson, Myffie Leggatt, Arikka Ebanks (Investment Funds) and Nickolas Moore (Litigation) are recipients of full legal scholarships and Alexandra Terry (Investment Funds) was granted a partial legal scholarship.

The large group of students, ranging from 16 to 21 years of age, represented a wide spectrum of academic backgrounds. Seven are high school students, another seven

are receiving their education at overseas universities and five have remained on island to further their education at the local law school and colleges.

“Each year, Maples and Calder receives applications for summer positions from students eager to bring their dream career to life,” says the firm’s Global Managing Partner, Henry Smith. “We are excited to take them in and show them the inner workings of our law firm and the intricacies of an office environment. We wish them success in their endeavours as they strive to juggle busy academic schedules with the pressures of absorbing the wealth of knowledge our lawyers and support staff have to offer.”

Summer employment at the firm runs between May and September and, whilst scholarship recipients may have first preference, new applications are considered on a first come, first served basis and may be sent to Renee Thompson at [email protected] for the 2012 cycle.

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Maples and Calder Recruited Record Number of Summer Students

Maples and Calder welcomed nineteen summer student interns in June, marking a record number for the firm, which invites applications each year from young adults who are in the last years of their secondary education or beginning their tertiary education. The students, who were on vacation from academia, worked through the summer months within various departments and practice areas, further cementing their interest in chosen careers including law, marketing, information technology and human resources. Law student, Joseph Jackson, spent his internship cycle in the Finance Group. He is on a full legal scholarship from Maples and Calder, attending the Cayman Islands Law School, where he will be entering his third year of studies in September. "I cannot begin to express the gratitude I have towards Maples and the opportunity that they have so generously granted me to study the various facets of law," said Joseph, who returned to the firm for his fourth year. "It is a privilege to have spent my foundational

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The Honoutrable Premier McKeeva Bush, in conjunction with Cayman Traditional Arts, is pleased to announce the launch of a new after-school cultural programme - “Bringing Heritage to Life”. The after-school programme is comprised of three courses, spanning 12 weeks each: Seafaring & Thatch, Cuisine & Culinary Skills and Games & Entertainment. These will be offered to Years 5 & 6 students across all the districts.

“We need to ensure that every Caymanian child knows who they are and where they come from; to have a deep understanding of heritage and culture, taught through history and art traditions of the Cayman Islands,” Mr Bush said.

“This programme is necessary, and for too long we have neglected this all too important component of our curriculum. This is a programme I wanted to launch many years now. I feel the times we live in now prove critical for us to do so. We don’t want our sense of self to be lost forever.”

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Chris Christian of CTA will run this innovative programme - making sure children from West Bay to East End and Cayman Brac will be able to participate in this cultural education.

“I can find no other person better suited to handing down knowledge of who we are to our youngest minds. Chris Christian is a Native Son, a celebrated local artist who has dedicated his life to the preservation of our heritage. For the last seven years and through his company Cayman Traditional Arts, Mr. Christian has taught both locals and

tourists about Cayman’s soul through culture and tradition. His knowledge of where we come from is vast and he is able to display that information in an artistic and engaging format. I am proud to have him on board this pilot programme. I have no doubt with his combined talents and passion, this programme will be a success for our children.”

Over the last few years, Mr. Christian has volunteered his time at schools to teach students. In this programme, he will bring on board

other local well-known artisans and historians he has worked with over the years to transfer their knowledge to the students.

“Bringing Heritage to Life” will launch this Monday, 5th September 2011 in the school hall of John A. Cumber Primary School in West Bay from 3 to 5pm.

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One of the most recent additions to the Tech Dictionary is “Android” which can be easily defined as “an operating software”. Like Apple’s iOS, Android operating software focuses on efficiency and enhancing the features of mobile devices such as cell phones and tablets.

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At the top of the list, “gifts I regret buying my husband”, is a laser pointer. Mike keeps it in his truck or pocket and plays with it at the most peculiar times. We can be walking down the shopping mall and suddenly, on the second floor above me, I see a dancing green light. After meeting him for dinner after work, driving home with Mike following, there is a strange green light on my dash. In the middle of a quiet evening at home, suddenly light explodes in our den as he aims the laser at the crystal chandelier. I was already regretting the purchase, but then he named his toy. He is calling it the “Cat Remote Control!”

We were cat sitting for our grand kitten while my son and his family took a last hurrah before school began. This kitten is precious. They adopted “June Astrocat” about 2 months ago and she has really added joy to our lives. However, kitty has learned there is an outside world and definitely wants to be part of it!

June has honed her “cat” skills and lies in wait for the front door to open. As Mike approaches the door he begins the light dance. Catching her attention with the laser light, Mike moves it back and forth until cat begins to follow.

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I truly did think it was a clever strategy until the “dance of the two light sabers” appeared. Suddenly there were bright green lights everywhere and poor kitty didn’t know which direction to run! I would have found this act extremely cruel if it hadn’t been so darn funny.

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Brandi Propas is the newest addition to The International Medical Group. She is a registered dietician and her services are a welcome complement to the clinic.

It seems that our ancestors weren’t that far off after all. No, I’m not talking about our great grandparents or even great-great grandparents, but rather those other ones, our primate ancestors. Apes. Turns out they know a thing or two about healthy eating. So much so in fact that researchers out of the University of Toronto have developed a diet based on the eating habits of these tree-climbing mammals.

The premise of this diet, appropriately referred to as the Ape Diet, is that a diet high in soluble fibre (found in oats and barley), vegetable proteins (found in soy) and plant sterols (found in green leafy vegetables, vegetable oils and nuts) can help protect against heart disease by lowering cholesterol levels. Elements of this diet, primarily the high nut and seed content and the focus on plant-based foods, closely resembles the diets of primates, hence the name the “Ape Diet”.

To test this hypothesis, researchers divided subjects into three different test groups. One group followed a standard low fat diet; the second group followed the same low fat diet and also

took a cholesterol-lowering drug called lovastatin; the third group followed the Ape Diet and took no cholesterol-lowering medication.

The results showed that the group on standard low fat diet had am 8% decrease in cholesterol levels, those on the ape diet had a 28.6% reduction in cholesterol levels and those in the group taking the cholesterol-lowering medication had a 30.9% reduction in cholesterol levels. These are surprising results: the ape diet had the same effect as the cholesterol-lowering medication.

We need to keep in mind the limitations of this diet: the Ape Diet is very rigid comprising only of nuts and seeds, oats and barley, soy and soy products, leafy green vegetables, vegetable oils and fruit. The diet also requires a lot of careful planning and cooking and, with a fibre content of over 100 grams, compliance to this diet is extremely difficult. So, while we shouldn’t throw out our medications and we should continue to listen to our doctor’s advise, we can heed some important lessons from this research to help improve our heart health through the reduction of cholesterol levels.

The first lesson to take away is to increase the amount of fibre in your diet. Fibre is found in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Switching from

white to whole grain bread, adding psyllium to cereal, and choosing brown rice over white are all simple ways to increase the amount of fibre in your diet.

The next lesson to take away is incorporating soy into your diet. Soy is high in a compound called isoflavones which help to reduce some types of cancer and heart disease. Isoflavones can be found in soy beans (edamame), tofu and soy beverage. Soy beans or edamame are a tasty snack idea and easy to prepare. Tofu also makes a great substitute for chicken in stir fry dishes.

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Rast’s spirits rose, and he began to laugh, and to drag his companion along at a rapid pace. They reached the edge of the hill, and the steep descent opened before them; the girl’s remonstrances were in vain, and it ended in their racing down together at a break-neck pace, reaching the bottom, laughing and breathless, like two school children. They were now on the second plateau, the level proper of the island above the cliffs, which, high and precipitous on three sides, sank down gradually to the southwestern shore, so that one might land there, and drag a cannon up to the old earth work on the summit—a feat once performed by British soldiers in the days when the powers of the Old World were still fighting with each other for the New. How quaint they now seem, those ancient proclamations and documents with which a Spanish king grandly meted out this country from Maine to Florida, an English queen divided the same with sweeping patents from East to West, and a French monarch, following after, regranted the whole virgin soil on which the banners of France were to be planted with solemn Christian ceremony! They all took possession; they all planted banners. Some of the brass plates they buried are turned up occasionally at the present day by the farmer’s plough, and, wiping his forehead, he stops to spell out their high-sounding words, while his sunburned boys look curiously over his shoulder. A place in the county museum is all they are worth now.

Anne Douglas and Rast went through the fort grounds and down the hill path, instead of going round by the road. The fort ladies, sitting by their low windows, saw them, and commented.

“That girl does not appreciate young Pronando,” said Mrs. Cromer. “I doubt if she even sees his beauty.”

“Perhaps it is just as well that she does not,” replied Mrs. Rankin, “for he must go away and live his life, of

course; have his adventures.”“Why not she also?” said Mrs.

Bryden, smiling.“In the first place, she has no

choice; she is tied down here. In the second, she is a good sort of girl, without imagination or enthusiasm. Her idea of life is to marry, have meat three times a week, fish three times, lights out at ten o’clock, and, by way of literature, Miss Edgeworth’s novels and Macaulay’s History of England.”

“And a very good idea,” said Mrs. Bryden. “Certainly, only one can not call that adventures.”

“But even such girls come upon adventures sometimes,” said Mrs. Cromer.

“Yes, when they have beauty. Their beauty seems often to have an extraordinary power over the most poetical and imaginative men, too, strange as it may appear. But Anne Douglas has none of it.”

“How you all misunderstand her!” said a voice from the little dining-room opening into the parlor, its doorway screened by a curtain.

“Ah, doctor, are you there?” said Mrs. Bryden. “We should not have said a word if we had known it.”

“Yes, madam, I am here—with the colonel; but it is only this moment that I have lifted my head to listen to your conversation, and I remain filled with astonishment, as usual, at the obtuseness manifested by your

sex regarding each other.”“Hear! Hear!” said the colonel.“Anne Douglas,” continued the

chaplain, clearing his throat, and beginning in a high chanting voice, which they all knew well, having heard it declaiming on various subjects during long snow-bound winter evenings “is a most unusual girl.”

“Oh, come in here, doctor, and take a seat; it will be hard work to say it all through that doorway,” called Mrs. Bryden.

“No, madam, I will not sit down,” said the chaplain, appearing under the curtain, his brown wig awry, his finger impressively pointed. “I will simply say this, namely, that as to Anne Douglas, you are all mistaken.”

“And who is to be the judge between us?”

“The future, madam.” “Very well; we will leave it to the

future, then,” said Mrs. Bryden, skillfully evading the expected oration.

“We may safely do that, madam—safely indeed; the only difficulty is that we may not live to see it.”

“Oh, a woman’s future is always near at hand, doctor. Besides, we are not so very old ourselves.”

“True, madam—happily true for all the eyes that rest upon you. Nevertheless, the other side, I opine, is likewise true, namely, that Anne Douglas is very young.”

“She is sixteen; and I myself am only twenty,” said Mrs. Rankin.

“With due respect, ladies, I must mention that not one of you was ever in her life so young as Anne Douglas at the present moment.”

“What in the world do you mean, doctor?”

“What I say. I can see you all as children in my mind’s eye,” continued the chaplain, unflinchingly; “pretty, bright, precocious little creatures, finely finished, finely dressed, quick-witted, graceful, and bewitching. But at that age Anne Douglas was a—”

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I’ve talked before about nonsensical ideas we repeat as mantra – “Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me”and “Time heals all wounds” are two of them. There’s another one, an American favourite, floated on momentous occasions: “We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal.” Okay, the verbiage is impressive, dignified and stirring, but unless you’re a hermit in a cave in Afghanistan, you see every day how hypocritical a statement that is. An Englishman, whose name eludes me, put it nicely: “Americans hold to the proposition that all men are created equal; it had better be self-evident, for no other evidence for it exists.”

If you think all of us are created equal, get a good quality stereo and play a recording, any recording, of Andrea Bocelli, or play the Miles Davis CD of “Sketches of Spain”; listen to Victor Wooten take an electric bass guitar and make impossible sounds come out of it; watch film of the late Michael Jackson dancing; no one we know of is equal to those creations.

There is mathematical confirmation of inequality in the rankings of tennis players - #240 is clearly not equal to #2 – but you don’t even have to spend time with the list. Watch Serena Williams, and you will see a player with obviously more power, and even speed, than the other ladies in the game. Serena is out of competition for four months, and the first match back her ground strokes are more powerful than all the top players who are match sharp.

And don’t let the motivational crowd con you with that “you can be anything you want” silliness. I can get the best tennis coach, practice night and day for two years, eat and sleep tennis, and my friend Terry Ferreira will get out of his bed in New Jersey and beat me three sets to love. I may be competitive with

Terry on some things, but I’m definitely not equal to him in the athletics arena.

There’s a Trinidadian singer by the name of Gypsy who is well known as a popular calypsonian. What is not so well known is that Gypsy (his real name is Winston Peters) has a remarkable gift of improvising lyrics to songs. I’m fairly good at it, but Gypsy is in a class by himself. He will stand up spontaneously and sing verse after verse in the traditional Santi Manitay calypso format that was a feature in calypso tents in Trinidad. Even more astonishing, Gypsy will do the same lyric improvisation with popular songs. I was with him in a hotel lobby one time waiting for a bus, and to pass the time he began singing popular songs of the day but substituting his own lyrics made up on the spot. You would call a song – Blueberry Hill; Don’t Be Cruel; My Way – and Gypsy would

launch into a complete new set of lyrics to fit the tune. In the area of lyric improvisation, Gypsy is so far above the crowd you have to take a ladder to reach him.

I was married to a Caribbean lady once, a very senior government official, who always amazed me with her ability to speak eloquently, without notes, on the most complicated subjects, with almost no preparation. The first time I heard her do it – I knew she had like 10 minutes to prepare – I was sure it was a fluke, but after the fifth or sixth performance, without a fumble, I realised she was more equal than most. It was humbling to watch.

And let me plead with you not to bring up the point that the statement was not supposed to refer to ability, but rather that it means equal rights and opportunities under the law or constitution. In that context, no such condition of equality in mankind exists in any country yet formed. Indeed, ironically, it is in the area of human possibility and achievement, where it is most often quoted, that the equality statement is most ridiculous.

Look around at how nations treat their people today, and at the unpunished sins of the rich, and you would be persuaded that the cliché should be reworded, “No men are created equal, and many more are more unequal than others.”

Don’t let the political rhetoric confuse you. Equality is actually the least attainable state in the human condition; there are too many factors, innocent or devious, stacked up against it.

It is particularly irritating to hear Americans, of all people, on these very grand occasions, trotting out the “all men are created equal” silliness. In this generally unfair and lopsided world, the phrase is a mockery; it should be dispatched to the rubbish bin. But then, as the Caymanians say, you know how that go.

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Marine artist and conservationist Dr Guy Harvey and award-winning filmmaker George Schellenger have a strong message in their new collaboration “The Mystery of the Grouper Moon” -- to convince Cayman Islands government officials to extend a ban on fishing at spawning aggregations for the endangered Nassau Grouper.

Shot entirely in the Cayman Islands and supported by REEF (Reef Environmental Education Foundation) and the Cayman Islands Department of Environment, the 45-minute documentary is scheduled to premiere on September 13 in Grand Cayman.

Harvey, a resident of Grand Cayman, will be distributing “Protect Nassau Grouper” posters to those in attendance as well as to students on subsequent school visits in October.

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the last-known intact spawning areas for the Nassau Grouper in the world. An eight-year ban on fishing at these spawning aggregations, mandated in 2003 by the Cayman Islands Marine Conservation Board, is due to expire in December of this year.

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February at eight specific sites,” said Harvey. “Local fishermen have known about these sites for years, but recently, overfishing at these sites has led to the rapid decline in this species. Today, one active site remains in the west end of Little Cayman.”

Harvey said that thanks to the ban at this site and other locations, colonies are beginning to grow again, thus helping the Nassau Grouper populations to recover.

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What is the best tablet?

The tablets I am talking about here are not the medicinal ones. I am talking about technology’s newest best-selling ‘gadget’ – the tablet computer and read iPad. Apple sold 15 million of them in 2010 and many experts predict that number will go up to 45 million by the end of 2011. iNews is designed to fit on the iPad.Not surprisingly, everyone

wants a slice of the Apple pie. It seems that every company dealing in electronics, from the largest to the obscure are either releasing tablets or making parts for them. So what is the best tablet

to buy? Jason Hiner, of TechRepublic (www.techrepublic.com) lists the best 10 in order of his preference.

10. Motorola Xoom9. BlackBerry PlayBook8. HTC Flyer7. Acer Iconia Tab A5006. HP TouchPad5. B&N Nook Color4. ASUS Eee Pad Transformer3. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.12. The Amazon tablet“Okay, I realize that this tablet

isn’t even out yet ….. but if you’re thinking about buying a tablet this fall, you may want to wait until you see what Amazon announces.”

1. Apple iPad 2“The iPad remains the king

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trade publication and social community for IT professionals. It belongs to CNET Networks and is well worth a visit if you are interested in electrical gadgets. There you will find the full article and reviews on all of the above.

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Moody ready for World Cup opener

Lewis Moody says he is “on the right path” to proving his fitness for England’s Rugby World Cup opener against Argentina on 10 September.

Captain Moody, hoping to add to his 67 caps, has had his international season severely hampered by injury.

The 33-year-old flanker has only played 62 minutes of Test rugby in 2011.

But Moody said: “Everyone has been very confident and I am happy at how it has gone. The target is still next week and playing against Argentina.”

He added: “The most important thing is that the medics and the physios are happy with me and they are not going to risk me if it is not right and I go in and knacker it again.”

Moody is one of six England players who travelled to New Zealand with an injury.

Scrum-half Ben Youngs has some concerns over his knee after undergoing an operation, which kept him out of England’s three warm- up fixtures.

Tom Wood and Nick Easter both missed the Aviva Stadium win as a precaution after developing

calf problems.But despite those niggles, manager

Martin Johnson says he expects to have a fully-fit squad going into the World Cup opener, and has also been boosted by the arrival of Simon Shaw who has arrived in Auckland after his departure was delayed by a stomach bug.

“Injury-wise they are all progressing well. We expect them all to be fit to train fully at the latest on Monday when we are in Dunedin,” said Johnson.

“Simon Shaw got here this morning and he looks very well. They are all OK.

“We’re pretty confident everyone will be fit to train.”

Meanwhile Scotland coach Andy Robinson is aiming to prove a point to England, the team he helped guide to the Rugby World Cup title in 2003.

Formerly the forwards coach under Clive Woodward when England won the World Cup eight years ago, Robinson then took over the head role but was a victim of the hangover that followed as RFU officials failed to lay the groundwork to ensure the team stayed No. 1 in the world.

It’s been nearly five years since Robinson quit with a record of just nine victories in 22 tests as England coach amid a vociferous and growing disapproval from critics and fans. But he has the perfect chance to remind them of his abilities when the teams clash on 1 Oct. at Eden Park in Auckland.

The Scots have been knocked out by New Zealand in half of the previous six World Cups, and a win against England would go a long way toward avoiding the likelihood of meeting the All Blacks in the quarterfinals — while also possibly condemning England to that very fate.

The World Cup in New Zealand kicks off next Friday when the hosts play Tonga in Auckland. The final will be held on 23rd October.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Two days after playing her first match in two months, Venus Williams suddenly pulled out of the U.S. Open on Wednesday, revealing she recently was diagnosed with Sjogren’s syndrome, an

autoimmune disease that can cause joint pain.The 31-year-old American has

won seven Grand Slam titles, including at Flushing Meadows in 2000 and 2001.“I enjoyed playing my first

match here, and wish I could continue but right now I am unable to,” Williams said in a statement released by the tournament. “I am thankful I finally have a diagnosis and am now focused on getting better and returning to the court soon.”She was supposed to face

22nd-seeded Sabine Lisicki in the second round Wednesday.Williams cited a virus when

withdrawing from hard-court tuneup tournaments since losing in the fourth round at Wimbledon in late June.She returned to action

Monday, beating Vesna Dolonts 6-4, 6-3 in the first round in New York, then said: “No one is more in one-match-at-a-time mode than me now at this tournament. It will just be one match at a time, for sure.”According to the Sjogren’s

Syndrome Foundation website, the disease is a chronic autoimmune illness in which people’s white blood cells attack their moisture-producing glands. Common symptoms include dry eyes and dry mouth.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Predator Wade Belak, an enforcer who had played with five NHL teams before retiring in March, was found dead Wednesday in Toronto. He was 35.Belak is the third NHL enforcer

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The Predators learned of Belak’s death from NHL security and the team issued a statement saying the organization was shocked and sadden by his sudden and untimely death.“Wade was a beloved member

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US wins three golds in half hour at world championship

DAEGU, South Korea (AP) — In a golden half hour for the United States, three Americans won world championship titles on Thursday, none more surprising than Jennifer Barringer Simpson getting the first 1,500-meter victory since Mary Decker-Slaney in 1983.

Jesse Williams added the first high jump world title in two decades and Lashinda Demus ran the third fastest time in history to take the women’s 400 hurdles.At the end of the night, the United

States led the medal standings with seven gold medals and 12 overall. Russia was closest with four gold and 12 in total.On a day of surprises, double-

amputee runner Oscar Pistorius reached his first major final Thursday, leading off South Africa’s 4x400-meter relay team and helping it qualify with a national record. The South African team is to decide early Friday whether the Paralympic star would still be in the starting lineup for Friday’s final since it could also use Thursday’s 400 hurdles bronze medalist L.J. van Zyl.The astonished face of Simpson

said it all after the race. She did not figure in the top 10 of this season’s performers before outpacing all the favorites and winning the first title for the United States in the race in 28 years.Simpson, who had the 25th best

time of the season heading into the worlds, said: “All I can say is that a dream has come true.”

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The Cayman Islands National Football team is now in Suriname, settling their nerves and reviewing their tactics ahead of their big match later today.

The burdens of almost 60,000 football fans will be placed on their shoulders as they fight to qualify for the World Cup 2014 in Brazil.

The crucial opening game of the campaign will see both teams aiming to draw first blood.

Despite leaping 22 places, in 2008 from 183 to 161 in the FIFA rankings, the young Cayman team desperately needs a win to cement the continued support of its fan base.

But the Surinamese will not be easy pickings for the Caymanians, and will be aggressively looking to secure a win with their home advantage.

Captain Ian Lindo said: “I am extremely proud to be captain of the national team. It is my first time as captain at this level, and I will be playing my role with pride. I have a lot of confidence in my team. We have trained together for a long time, under the instructions of coach, Carl Brown, and our fitness instructor, Thiago Cunha. We are not going to allow their efforts go in vain.”

Defensive midfielder James Ebanks

said the support of the country is needed if they are to progress to Brazil.

He said: “We need total support from the Caymanian community. We need a better fan base and we are one and should not be putting down each other.

“We should be a supportive unit encouraging each other whether we win or lose. We can do it. The potential is there.”

Suriname enjoyed direct football connections with Holland as they were once under the colony of the Dutch Nation.

Top class and international acclaimed footballers that emerged from the Surinamese/ Netherlands connection, includes: Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard and Ryan Babel.

The Caymanian delegation to Paramaribo, Suriname is being led by team Manager Mr. Mark Campbell, and Head coach, Mr. Carl Brown.

The Cayman Islands team will return on Sunday ahead of their match with El Salvador on Tuesday.

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