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Bruce Buck holds Mark Clattenburg talks as Chelsea seek to rebuild ties following 'racism' allegations
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Sam Wallace is Chief Football Correspondent for The Independent.
Tuesday 27 November 2012
Chelsea made the first move towards a reconciliation with referee Mark Clattenburg when the club's chairman, Bruce Buck, paid him a personal visit yesterday.
Buck travelled to St George's Park in east Staffordshire where the 16-strong group of select referees were having their regular meeting in an attempt to explain why Chelsea pushed ahead with their allegation of racism by Clattenburg towards midfielder John Obi Mikel.
Since Thursday's decision by the Football Association that Chelsea's evidence that Clattenburg called Mikel "a monkey" during the game against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on 28 October was not strong enough to warrant a charge, talks have been ongoing between the club and Mike Riley, general manager of the referee's association.
While Chelsea's decision to push ahead with the complaint was judged to be justified by the FA, despite the evidence of midfielder Ramires being judged to be insufficient, the club have been looking at ways of building bridges with the refereeing community.
There are elements among the referees in the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMO) who are understood to be very unhappy about the manner in which Chelsea approached the issue and determined that some such acknowledgment be made by the club.
The discussion with Buck is also believed to have touched on the possibility of Clattenburg taking charge of Chelsea games in the future.
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The MTA's 'Nostalgia Trains' Are Back
The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree will soon be lit, people have been pepper-sprayed ( among other things ) in their search for inexpensive gifts, and those adorable nostalgia trains, green, just like a sprig of holly under which someone may attempt to kiss you without asking first, are riding the rails once again for your amusement. Traditions are wonderful, aren't they?
Via the MTA, the classic R1/9 trains will run every Saturday, November 26 to December 24, on the M Line between Queens Plaza and 2 Avenue. You can board at Queens Plaza, 23 St-Ely Av, Lexington Av/53 St, 5 Av/53 St, 47-50 Sts/Rockefeller Center, 42 St Bryant Park, 34 St Herald Sq, 23 St (6 Av), 14 St (6 Av), W 4 St Wash Sq, B'way-Lafayette St, and 2 Av (F Line icon line).
Departures from 2nd Avenue are at 9:58 AM, 11:27 AM, 12:57 PM, 14:27 PM, and 3:57 PM.
Departures from Queens Plaza are at 10:43 AM, 12:13 PM, 1:42 PM, 3:13 PM, and 4:43 PM.
The cost is the same as any other train; bring your own fedora.
Of course, these latest nostalgia trains will not have the backing of an HBO series, so...how cool can they really be? If you find yourself underwhelmed, there's also the holiday (model) train show at Grand Central. Also: eggnog.
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How to pick a racing certainty
Can't afford to own a Derby contender? Then try collecting some valuable memorabilia instead, says Nick Clayton
Saturday 12 June 2004
It is often said that the only people who make money from horseracing are the bookies. But, actually, collectors of the associated ephemera and memorabilia do not do so badly either.
It is often said that the only people who make money from horseracing are the bookies. But, actually, collectors of the associated ephemera and memorabilia do not do so badly either.
At the affordable end of the market there are badges, race-cards and porcelain items. The top part, however, lives up to its billing as "the sport of kings" and has prices to match.
It is hard to class much of this material as mere "memorabilia". Many of Britain's best-loved artists, for instance, from Stubbs in the 18th century to Munnings in the last, were inspired by racehorses or at least commissioned by their owners. Some of these works now fetch tens of thousands of pounds.
More directly connected to the sport are trophies. "It's unlike many other sports such as football where most of the trophies are challenge cups, which they get to keep for maybe a year, then have to hand back," explains Graham Budd, Sotheby's deputy director and head of sporting memorabilia and author of Racing Art and Memorabilia.
"Often the prize for a horse race was the trophy, there may not have been any cash on offer at all. Instead the winner got, say, a gold cup which was worth, at the time, 500 guineas or something like that. They've survived in quite large numbers going back to the 18th century.
"The Doncaster Gold Cup, for instance, is the oldest race in the world still in existence that's been run every year. The stewards used to present gold cups for that race. It's not unusual to see those go for £20,000 or £30,000," he says, adding with some regret, that owners now usually receive a large cheque rather than a valuable trophy.
Thanks to the workmanship and materials used, the old trophies had a value beyond their racing pedigree. Other items connected to a famous horse, jockey or event can be extremely collectable and fetch correspondingly high prices.
Anything directly connected with Red Rum, for instance, is going to be valuable. "I sold a lock of his hair from his tail with a certificate of authenticity from his owner for £450. At the same time there was one of Bob Marley's dreadlocks in a rock and roll sale. I think Red Rum beat him by about £50," says Mr Budd.
Mementoes of famous jockeys are also much-coveted. Lester Piggott remains the most sought-after name in 20th-century horse racing. When he sold his collection through Sotheby's in 1998 the champion jockey trophy from his record-breaking year in 1966 fetched £14,000 and other items fetched similarly high prices.
Many collectors, however, prefer items to be a little older. "Fred Archer was the Lester Piggott of his day in Victorian times and anything to do with him is very keenly collected. We sold one of his jockey whips in 2002 for £4,000," says Mr Budd.
"Also in 2002 we sold an inscribed gold watch given to the jockey Steve Donoghue after he won the Queen Alexandra Stakes at Ascot six years on the trot on the same horse, Brown Jack. It went for £8,200. As a gold watch without the inscription it would probably be worth £800. So it increases its value something like tenfold because it is a piece of racing memorabilia," he says.
As racehorse owners such as Sir Alex Ferguson will testify, lineage is extremely important. Many modern winners can trace their ancestry back to, arguably, the greatest race horse of the 19th century, St Simon; and such is his importance, a single horseshoe of his was sold for £420. And it was not even one that was worn in a race.
It is unlikely that items of this sort would languish undiscovered in an attic or at the bottom of a drawer. There are, however, items of racing memorabilia with a greater value than their owners might realise. For instance, from Victorian times through to the late 1960s Epsom used to produce a silk scarf commemorating the winner of the Derby. These now sell to collectors for upwards of £150 each.
Some books also bring a better return than might be expected. Timeform guides have been published since 1948. The information in them is not much use to modern punters, but they are bought for the quality of their articles. Early copies, before the publication became popular, are quite rare, but even fairly recent editions are not without value. Complete runs bring in excess of £2,000.
Further upmarket is Weatherby's Racing Calendar, which has been produced annually since 1774, and the General Stud Book, which has been published regularly over the same period. "They're usually very high-quality productions in beautiful leather bindings. We've sold complete runs of racing calendars for up to £10,000," says Mr Budd.
For less well-heeled collectors, publications such as racecards and programmes are often appreciating assets. "There was a time when you could buy old Grand National programmes from the 1970s and 1980s for a fiver. Now any Grand National programme pre-1980 is going to be over £30 and a lot are going for £150 to £200," says collector William Wake (see panel).
With 59 courses in Britain and racing six and, sometimes, seven days a week, not all cards are of any value. The ones to look out for are ones connected with the Classics - the five main Flat races for three-year-olds - and important meetings such as Cheltenham, Ascot and the Grand National. But Mr Wake says even less well-known events can attract collectors, particularly those connected with racing who may later want the card from a meeting where they finished second.
But of all the objects of racing memorabilia, it is badges that attract the most avid collectors. These are given to members of the various racecourses. Early examples were made by jewellers, but for most of the 20th century they were pressed from metal in the Midlands.
As with many types of collectable, it is not so much the aesthetic quality that sets the price, but the rarity of the item. People try to assemble sets covering all the courses for a particular year. Or they try to collect all the badges from their local course, often starting the year they were born. This is not always as easy as it sounds. Not only do members like to hang on to their badges, but some courses have sold very few or even none at all for years. Anybody with a handful of Liverpool, Leicester or Hereford badges could get enough for them to pay for a decent family holiday.
"There's a few courses now where you could sell the badge at the end of the season for almost as much as you paid for it at the start. Hereford's membership, for instance, is £130 a year. It would be fairly easy to sell your badge for the best part of £100 because for years they didn't issue any badges at all. There's a lot of people sitting out there with collections of badges for national courses and Hereford is the only one they're missing," says Mr Wakes.
His advice for anybody starting a collection is to focus on a particular course. Much of this material is relatively inexpensive at the moment but, he believes, will find a ready market in the future both from punters and from people connected directly to the racing industry. "The people who are collecting the course stuff are the ones who'll be making the serious money in 10 or 20 years' time," he says.
'I started a database for other collectors'
While his fellow racegoers were downing Guinness by the bucket-load at his favourite course, Cheltenham, William Wakes was browsing the stalls round the track.
"There was an agent and she used to go round all the courses with stuff that ranged from antiques through to badges and racecards. A couple of my mates became collectors. I thought: 'I'll get a few of those, then I'll put them away. On a rainy day I've now got a little investment'."
That investment now includes some 3,500 members' badges. Among those is a collection from the Cheltenham course going back to the early 19th century and includes his most valuable badge, from 1919, which alone is worth £580.
Mr Wakes works as an account controller for a major food firm. His hobby has, however, become a valuable part-time source of income.
"A cousin in the US was a producer for Yahoo before the internet thing really sprang in this country. So I got a couple of websites including my main one, racingmemories.com. But I realised I couldn't compete on information with the likes of the Sporting Life and Racing Post, so I started a database of collectors," he says.
"Thanks to eBay and the rest prices started going ballistic. Before I knew it, I'd got quite a significant collection. I'm kind of filtering things now. Say I buy 100 badges, I filter 20 of them and move 80 of them. It's become a self-funding hobby."
If you do your homework, collecting horse racing memorabilia can give you better returns than you will get from any tipster. And even if you purchase does not turn an instant profit, you will have rather more to show for your money than a torn-up betting slip.
Although there are no hard and fast rules, there are a few things a potential collector should bear in mind:
* Look for anything that forms a set. Whether it is members' badges, silk scarves or annually-issued commemorative whisky jugs, there will be somebody collecting them.
* Almost any item associated with a famous jockey, horse or race will appreciate in value. Lester Piggott, left, remains the most sought-after name in 20th century horse racing.
Unsurprisingly, rare objects are likely to be worth most.
* Collecting badges, race cards and other memorabilia from a small local course can be both affordable and ultimately profitable. One day the rarity of this material will make it valuable, if only to a small group of very keen collectors.
* Gauge demand for different types of item by looking at websites such as eBay, Sotheby's and racingmemories.com.
* With a few very well-made exceptions, items marketed as "limited editions" are not limited enough to attract collectors. Owners are unlikely to see them retain their value, let alone increase by any significant amount.
* At the top end of the market, in particular, look for quality. Sotheby's expert reckons it is often easier to sell a £5,000 item than a £500 one.
* At the end of a good day's racing, buy yourself a memento with the winnings. It will last far longer than a celebratory bottle of champagne, and it might even bring you some worthwhile long-term returns.
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Creating a Mediterranean Patio
Finding brightly colored plants for a Mediterranean look is not a problem garden centers are packed with them but knowing which ones to choose and how to combine them can be tricky.
Earthenware Pots
Terra cotta is the quintessential Mediterranean container. Visit the Minoan museum in Iraklion (Heraklion), Crete, and you'll see highly sophisticated and amazingly large Mediterranean pots, dating back to 1450 BC and beyond. Relatively cheap, modern swagged terra-cotta pots and the expensive, imported kind are now widely available, recreating the same look. Alternatively, you can easily opt for more basic models, provided they contribute a showy touch: a flash of pink busy Lizzies (Impatiens) works wonders. Failing that, try verbenas or petunias.
Basket Case
Those with small Mediterranean courtyards and gardens utilize every inch by nailing containers to walls, letting trailing and dangling plants tumble and projecting primary colors against white walls. You can easily copy the idea by hanging up interesting small wall containers (don't use large ones because they will become impractically heavy when wet) on fences.
Structural Props
Inject drama into your designs by creating different levels, using raised beds and tall containers. The steps up to a raised level at the end of this garden also highlight the spread of pots, giving them a visual lift. The use of gravel makes an immediate contrast with the lighter-colored paving and accentuates the terra-cotta containers and colorful plants.
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Prosecutorial discretion for dreamers is solely based on the individual's claims. Our orders are if an alien says they went to high school, then let them go," he said at a press conference with GOP senators. "Officers have been told that there is no burden for the alien to prove anything. … At this point we don't even know why DHS has criteria at all, as there is no requirement or burden to prove anything on the part of the alien.
"We believe that significant numbers of people who are not dreamers are taking advantage of this practice to avoid arrest," he said.
Crane cited one case in which, he said, an immigrant facing criminal charges was let go under the policy. Further, he complained that officers are "under threat of losing their jobs" if they defy the policy.
So, even if an illegal alien is caught, all he has to say is he went to high school and he has to be released without proof. In other words, who cares what the immigration laws say? Apparently, they no longer apply because Obama has decided he has the right to assert dictatorial powers in that area since he believes it might help him get elected. Whatever happened to the rule of law in this country? Oh, wait, we can all answer that question and we also know how to get it back: by voting the single worst President in American history out of office in November.
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The new model will be considerably smaller than the current offering, which is now 5 years old, and almost 10 years since the first Xbox was introduced, will come with 802.11n wireless connectivity, feature a 250GB hard drive and be a shiny glossy black.
Able to fit in the old casing, if that's what you fancy doing, the new model will be hitting stores in the US from Monday 14 June.
Microsoft in the UK has confirmed to Pocket-lint that the new Xbox 360 "slim" will be launching in the UK before the month is out. Our official spokesperson didn't, however, have an exact date, only saying that it would be very soon.
It will cost $299. No word on UK pricing but as it is the same as the previous model in the USA we would expect that to be the case in the UK as well.
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It was the only soccer club in Taranaki, and possibly New Zealand, to have done so, said president Brent Dodunski, Stratford.
"We want to instill in them that it's all about the football, its not all about the drinking," he said. "In my day drinking was a large part of football,"
The move, which started this season, comes as part of the club committee's moves to encourage younger players into the sport, a policy that is paying off, as the club is doing very well at regional level with junior and youth teams, while the senior team remained near the top of its division.
"Previously, it had always been all about the seniors and our numbers were dwindling. We looked at the demographics and decided to turn our club upside-down," Dodunski said.
The policy was proving very successful and the club had been steadily growing.
"In Taranaki we are the smallest football club but one of the largest junior clubs, we have nine junior teams this season."
There are two youth squads, under-15s and under-19s, and about half the under-19s also play in the club's senior team.
This meant that many of the players in the senior team had to play two games in a day, which did affect their performance in the senior games at times, he said, but it was valuable experience for the up-and-coming players.
The committee was firmly focused on being a family oriented club.
"We talked to people and their biggest comment was that they didn't want their kids around alcohol and that drinking culture."
The move to stop selling alcohol in the club had seen several senior players move on, which had been sad but there was certainly no resentment about it, he said.
The club remains hospitable, but now has no liquor license and no alcohol stored on the premises. The clubrooms are vacated by 4pm and if club members want to socialise with visiting teams, they move to one of the town's pubs, he said.
"Two or three of us went into town with the visiting team for a couple of beers after 4pm last Saturday," he said.
The move was partly made for economic reasons as the costs associated with selling alcohol, such as maintaining a liquor license, having a bar manager on site, were high in comparison to profits from sales.
"We run a raffle every home game and make more than we used to from selling alcohol," he said.
The policy has raised a few surprised eyebrows, but opposition teams had all been very respectful of the club's stance, Dodunski said.
"We have been asked, 'but how do you make money,' and I tell them that sponsors like to get involved with positively motivated people too."
The club's sponsors, particularly McDonald's Real Estate, had been supportive of the policy and the club in general. Without this support, they club would not exist.
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The play set came with Scout Walker Command Tower and inside was an electronic console, which came with 4-sound effects from the movie: "Laser Cannons", Turnstile Guns, the "Scout Walker", and "Proton Torpedoes."
Although, one of the more concerning aspects is that apparently '80s parents were not too concerned with safety, it had just a metal bar separating you from falling to your death (or just a really bad, unpleasant injury).
In all fairness your parents could buy the additional 7-foot aluminum slide that went attached to the Command Tower.
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Probably the best part about the play set was the Speeder Bike swing. Aside from it being an awesome kid size version of the movie prop, it was surprisingly sturdy. It allowed you have multiple riders on it, or if you felt particularly adventurous, you could ride it like a surfboard.
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The trial court corridor is full of media personnel and the court has barred them from entering the court hall till the initial formalities are completed. -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
BVLN Chakravarthy the trial court judge is finishing the final formalities for pronouncing the verdict. -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
Prime Accused B Ramalinga Raju and nine other accused entered the court hall and CBI DIG K Chandrasekhar along with his associates too is waiting at the court hall. -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
The trial court at Hyderabad that heard CBI case in Satyam Scam case is all set to pronounce its judgment today. -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
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