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Middlebrooks' focus on helping Sox, not past woes
Middlebrooks' focus on helping Sox, not past woes
TORONTO -- Will Middlebrooks can't control the hitting problems or the health woes he had earlier in the season, two things that contributed to his stunning return to the Minor Leagues.
All the third baseman cares about now is fueling the Red Sox for the stretch run. And that's exactly what he did Tuesday night at Rogers Centre, coming up with two key hits and some big plays on defense in a 4-2, 11-inning win over the Blue Jays.
This was the third game back for Middlebrooks since his recall from Triple-A Pawtucket.
"It's been a grind of a month and a half," Middlebrooks said. "It feels good to get some results after you go down and work your butt off."
After the 2-for-5 performance, Middlebrooks has a .205 average on the season.
"I'm not even looking up at the scoreboard," Middlebrooks said. "I've put away all individual things. I want to be here with these guys, and I want to do something to help us win."
Influenced by a cast of determined veterans, Middlebrooks is looking to help the Red Sox complete their push to the postseason.
Following Tuesday's win, the Sox led the Rays by four games in the American League East.
"Someone asked if I had any individual goals, and I said no. I want to win a World Series," Middlebrooks said. "I want to do something every game to help us win. If I can do at least one thing to help us win a ballgame, that's what it's about."
Middlebrooks was in from Pawtucket from June 25-Aug. 9.
His manager has already noticed a difference since his return.
"He looks more relaxed, a little more confident," said John Farrell. "Makes a handful of good plays down at third base. He played a solid game for us tonight."
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Serving in the frontlines: personal experiences and country strategies for retention of HRH in rural areas
Parallel Session 2
Venue: TBC
Day and time: Thursday, 27 January 2011 - 15:30-17:30
In many of the HRH crisis countries, rural and remote areas battle most with the challenges of acute shortages of health workers. High-income countries are also concerned with the inequitable distribution, and this session addresses these issues with first-hand experiences of practitioners working in remote and rural areas.
Many countries in HRH crisis are facing the challenge of acute shortages of health workers, in particular in areas of most need, such as rural or remote areas.
This is a severe bottleneck on the road to achieving the Millennium Development Goals and providing adequate health services. However, the inequitable distribution of health workers between rural or remote and urban areas is not only a concern for low-income countries, but also for high-income countries, that have struggled for years to solve this challenge.
In response to many calls for action, including the Kampala Declaration and Agenda for Global Action of the first HRH Global Forum, the WHO has developed evidence-based recommendations on how to attract, recruit and retain health workers in rural and remote areas. Countries are now beginning to implement these recommendations and evaluate their impact.
This parallel session aims to:
- Highlight the implications, benefits and challenges of rural health practitioners who have committed to work in rural areas.
- Share country experiences related to retention of health workers in remote and rural areas.
- Discuss retention policies and strategies at country and global level, and the role of various stakeholders in their promotion and successful implementation of retention strategies. This will include the recently published WHO recommendations on retention.
- Inspire the audience to take effective action on retention in their respective countries.

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BMW E90 M3 - 1200 Mile Service Update
The first 1,000 miles on my BMW e90 M3 sedan went really fast -- just about three and a half weeks until I reached that milestone. The first thousand miles on any car is the "break-in" period, where you generally want to take it easy, vary the pace, rpms, and the lengths of your drive. This enables all the engine and drive train components to get sealed and seated properly, theoretically preparing your vehicle for a long and productive life.
The BMW M3 e90 / e92 / e93 series is similar, but different than most BMW's. For instance, its "running-in period" is the first 1200 miles. And the 4.0L V8 engine with 414-hp is the only BMW engine that is not broken in at the factory and that's the reasons for having it changed out so early at 1200 miles. BMW wants you to take it easy on the engine so much that in addition to the manual, the following window sticker can be found in the upper left hand corner of the windshield:
What does it say?
Running-in Instruction:
- up to 1200 miles / 2000 km: no full-throttle, max engine speed: 5500rpm, max speed: 106 mph / 170 kmh
- up to 3100 miles / 5000 km: max constant speed 137 mph / 220 kmh, max speed only for short periods
Observe Owner's Handbook!
And while I had been tempted to take the engine above 5500 rpms (ust wants to go sometimes), I was patient for the first 1000+ miles and made my appointment for service at Bob Smith BMW in Calabasas, CA to have the service done. I had done some research on the BMWCCA forums and knew what to expect:
a. Performed 1200 Mile Service
b. Performed Engine Oil Service
c. Performed Service--Standard Scope
d. Performed 6 Speed Manual Transmission Service
e. Performed 0000661 Rear Differential Service
I made my appointment for today and showed up and dropped my car off. I asked specifically about the the 6MT service on the e90 M3 because I had seen it left off for a few others and was told it would be looked into. In addition, they made a special effort to get my car done by noon so we could head out for the Thanksgiving holiday. I picked up my 328i loaner vehicle and was on my way -- and also a little surprised about how different the standard 3-series and the M3 were inside and out.
I received a call a little later mentioning that the transmission fluid did not need to be changed specifically on the manual transmission, and then picked my car up shortly after 1:00pm to head out on the road. Everything appeared to be back in order, except I had to reset my clock for some reason.
I finished that up and I was on my way -- now with my M3 able to go all the way to up the redline of 8400 RPM (although the magazine report it at 8300 RPM) -- not that I planned to take it there anytime soon. At least I could approach 6000 or 6500 RPM without having much worry.
Another nice thing although odd is that the dealership still washed and vacuumed out the car even though it was raining. I thought that was a nice touch even if it was a little unnecssary. I am looking forward to the "driven-in" vehicle and seeing what the next few thousand miles hold!


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Ben Gilroy says witnesses 'may have been coached'
POLITICAL activist Ben Gilroy claims witnesses who say they saw him being served with a contempt of court notice at a protest over the repossession of a stud farm may have been "coached" or may be lying.
Mr Gilroy, a founder of Direct Democracy Ireland, today got an adjournment to next month of a High Court hearing of contempt proceedings against him after complaining he had not got an opportunity to respond to affidavits from the witnesses.
The affidavits were from three people, including a garda superintendent, who say they saw an attempt being made to hand him a copy of a notice last August telling him he faced being in contempt for interfering with receiver taking over the Kildare stud farm over an unpaid debt.
Mr Gilroy was allegedly part of a large protest against the repossession.
Mr Gilroy said that despite the fact that yesterday's hearing date over his alleged contempt had been set by the court two months ago, it was not until last weekend that he received the affidavits of the three witnesses which came as email attachments he was unable to open.
He also received a post office notice on Monday night saying a registered letter was being held at his local collection office which he believed contained the hard copy affidavits but which he had not yet had a chance to collect.
He needed time to respond to those affidavits which the receivers say prove Mr Gilroy was aware he faced possible jailing for contempt for interference with the receivership of the 120-acre stud farm at at Kennycourt, Brannockstown, Naas.
Lawyers for the receivers, Mark Reynolds and Glenn Crann, told the court previously they had video evidence supporting their claim Mr Gilroy was "centrally involved" in "very unsavoury events" when up to
300 people were "encouraged onto" the stud farm.
Yesterday, Michael Howard SC, for the receivers, said the affidavits, from a local garda superintendent and two security men employed at the farm by the receivers, stated that during the anti-repossession protest they saw Mr Gilroy let the contempt of court notice fall on to the ground when the an attempt was made by a representative of the receivers to hand it to him.
The garda superintendent also said he heard Mr Gilroy say that he "did not recognise the order (of the court notifying him he would be in contempt if he interfered with the receivership)", counsel said.
The witnesses also said they saw Mr Gilroy and other people at the protest later gathered around reading the notice.
There was ample case law to state that even if Mr Gilroy had only let it fall on the ground and not read it, this did not save him from contempt, Mr Howard said.
Mr Gilroy had replied to the emails sent by the receivers' solicitors, with the affidavits attached, in pejorative terms, counsel said. He had written: "typical sharp practice from you cowboys".
Mr Gilroy, representing himself, said the receivers' lawyers had over two months to provide him with the affidavits but had only done so just before the hearing.
He still had not received them and this was "sharp practice" by Eugene F Collins solicitors, for the receivers, he said.
"Why has it taken until the night before the court to deliver the affidavits", he asked.
"I am entitled to reply to them to prove them wrong and that they were coached or even lying on their affidavits."
He would provide evidence to back up his claims, he said.
Mr Justice Sean Ryan said were this an ordinary civil matter and not a
contempt case, he would have required it to go ahead.
However, as it had serious consequences for Mr Gilroy and as he was a lay litigant he would grant him an adjournment to file replying affidavits.
It was not satisfactory that Mr Gilroy should have to deal with new affidavits at this late stage and while it was unfortunate that the matter could not go ahead, it was in the interests of justice that he should be granted an adjournment until next month.
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Written on: 10/02/2016 by PMMORGAN (1 review written)
Dont use this company they take your money!!!! I bought one direction tickets a year in advance for my neice and they never arrived. No refund either. This company is a discrace… Read Full ReviewBuy Tickets online with Ticketmaster
Written on: 08/11/2014 by Myzi16 (1 review written)
Ordered tickets for a lady gaga concert and didn't come a month after , luckily payed by credit card and had money back , showed me false saying plan and now their website is 'under a major facelift' so I can't get in touch. This website should be shut down!!! Don't use tickets will not come!… Read Full ReviewBuy Tickets online with Ticketmaster
Written on: 04/11/2014 by GaelDixon (1 review written)
Bought tickets in Feb 2014 for a concert in October. Plenty of calls and emails to them but with no response. Their website is now undergoing a 'major facelift'.The tickets did not arrive. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. IF YOU DO, PAY ON YOUR CREDIT CARD SO YOU CSN RECLAIM THE MONEY… Read Full ReviewBuy Tickets online with Ticketmaster
Written on: 23/08/2014
I wish I had done some more research before booking with The London Ticket Centre. No tickets. No answer to phone call or emails. Bought last December for July Concert and still trying to get by refund… Read Full ReviewBuy Tickets online with Ticketmaster
Written on: 15/08/2014 by ticketless (1 review written)
DO NOT USE THE LONDON TICKET CENTRE - This company is a scheme - I purchased tickets to see the Arctic Monkeys back in November 2013 for their concert at Finsbury Park on 24th May 2014. LTC were unable to supply the tickets leading up to the event and as a result I was FINALLY, after many telephone calls and false promises, offered a refund in full, which did not materialise. Fortunately I used my Barclaycard and therefore I was protected and have had the money refunded via Barclaycard who have… Read Full ReviewBuy Tickets online with Ticketmaster
Written on: 11/07/2014 by Meju (1 review written)
I bought tickets back in december 2013, to Robbie Williams concert at O2, this Tuesday the 8th of july 2014. I did it because the concert was sold out pretty quick, and i did'nt get any of the tickets. I am a member of R.W's fan Club, and somehow London ticketcenter got hold at my e mail adress, and sended me an offer to get tickets later on. Sitting in Denmark, where i live, disapointed by the thought of missing the concert, i bought 3 tickets. I contacted them shortly after, but i never heard… Read Full ReviewBuy Tickets online with Ticketmaster
Written on: 14/07/2014
I have had the same problem and have submitted a report to ActionFraud online, please do the same, the more people that complain the better. Did you pay by credit card, you may be able to get your money back.
Written on: 10/07/2014 by 309Dougherty (1 review written)
Am really disappointed with how this company is still trading I Bought 3 tickets back in Dec 2013 for O2 arena Robbie Williams 9th July 2014 for a Christmas gift Paid £335.80 No tickets arrived or any correspondence after ringing many times and have an email trail of unanswered emails. The 9th July arrived and has gone with no tickets . How is a company still trading after ripping so many people off. And to top it all there were still spare seats in the stadium that night. So how could they… Read Full ReviewBuy Tickets online with Ticketmaster
Written on: 11/07/2014
I too have had this problem with this company, I have reported them to ActionFraud and trading standards, please do the same the more people that complain the better.
Written on: 08/07/2014 by poplarkin (1 review written)
bought tickets last December and despite me emailing and ringing the PREMIUM RATE phone number the concert is today and two VERY UNHAPPY birthday girls. AVOID AT ALL COSTS… Read Full ReviewBuy Tickets online with Ticketmaster
Written on: 08/07/2014 by Fozziie2053 (1 review written)
Just like previous reviewers, I have ordered tickets for Robbie Williams for tonight's concert-8th July 2014-and they haven't arrived! I will not let this rest, I have e-mailed the company (be amazed if they read it, they never answer their phones) stating that I will be contacting Trading Standards, BBC Watchdog and the Police. … Read Full ReviewBuy Tickets online with Ticketmaster
Written on: 26/06/2014 by Gemgracra1 (1 review written)
This company need to be stopped.I purchased tickets to see Robbie Williams at Glasgow Hydro tonight. I bought the tickets in December 2013 and got worried as time got closer and no tickets arrived.We tried on various occasions to contact them by phone and by message but no reply. We live on the Isle Of Man and traveled to Glasgow hoping they may have been left for collection as this can be arranged sometime.Went along tonight but surprise surprise no tickets! We based our holiday in Glasgow… Read Full ReviewBuy Tickets online with Ticketmaster
Written on: 27/06/2014
I urge you to lodge a report with Action Fraud. You can fill in a form on their website. They have done this to loads of people. My daughter ordered tickets in November 2013 for an Arctic Monkeys gig in May 2014. She never received tickets and she has not received any refund either. The company cannot be contacted and even though they are members of Asta, this means nothing as Asta do nothing about it either. In fact I'm not sure Asta actually exist. The more people that report these fraudulent activities, the more chance there is of actually getting the company closed down.
Written on: 30/06/2014
I myself ordered tickets for One direction, i heard nothing for weeks and then the day before i had half my delivery of tickets and some for another day. I sent a rude email to LTC, who called me back (I NEARLY DIED OF SHOCK) the man I spoke to told me that we would receive a refund- which i did not. I Have now been forced to persue this with the credit card company.
Written on: 30/06/2014
It looks as though some people receive tickets but most don't. I'm really surprised that you got a call back as I have been trying to contact this company since May can never get through on the phone nor get any replies to emails. As far as I am aware, they didn't issue anyone with tickets for the Arctic Monkeys gig and they have kept all the money - they are nothing but criminals!
Written on: 03/07/2014
I had an update from Action Fraud today and they say that they are taking this company up as a case. Fingers crossed they'll be taken out of business soon.
Written on: 04/07/2014
My daughter has also had a reply from Action Fraud to the same effect. I hope they bring this company down.
Written on: 19/06/2014 by MaciMcElroy413 (1 review written)
i ordered 6 one direction tickets in may 2013, for the event in june 2014. i was quite surprised in how quick i got the order etc as the event had sold out within minutes, as i was in a panic as they were Christmas presents i placed the order immediately, however afterwards i looked at reviews of london ticket center and my heart sank, i knew immediately that i was never going to get the tickets, from that point we have sent emails, and tried ringing, they never responded to emails and never… Read Full ReviewBuy Tickets online with Ticketmaster
Written on: 09/06/2014
I bought tickets in June 2013 for one direction on 7th June. I was extremely nervous about the website after looking at awful reviews, I doubted that I would receive my tickets. I was desperately looking through every review website for a good one but there weren't any. However 10 days before my concert the tickets arrived as they said they would! I was still a bit worried that they might be fake when I got there but I was willing to take the chance. I turned up at wembley and guess what? THE… Read Full ReviewBuy Tickets online with Ticketmaster
Written on: 09/06/2014
I would say you were very lucky. My daughter is still waiting for a refund that it seems unlikely she will get for the Arctic Monkeys concert back in May. She did not receive tickets and so far, no refund either. The company cannot be contacted either by phone or email. I would still say STAY AWAY FROM LONDON TICKET CENTRE. One good review is probably written by the staff of this company.
Written on: 09/06/2014
Yes I would also still advise people not to use this website even though I had a good experience with them as it caused me so much stress thinking they wouldn't come. And I was probably one of a minority that recieved real tickets from them.
Written on: 03/07/2014
It would be nice to have your name and details on here as it's weird how everyone else who has poor comments have a username and you don't!
Written on: 16/06/2014
Funny how all the positive reviews on this company don't have a name allocated to them??!!
Still waiting 3 weeks later for a refund on Arctic Monkeys tickets that they never had.
Written on: 16/06/2014
this positive review was written by me actually.
Written on: 16/06/2014
I just thought I would write my review as it was a good experience and so they obviously do sell some real tickets even if I was one of the only ones to receive one.
Written on: 17/06/2014
I agree with you. My daughter has not received any refund for the Arctic Monkeys tickets she purchased and did not received. It's disgusting this company get away with it and to be honest, I don't see the point in posting one good review just to show this company does occasionally send out tickets. Loads of people have been and are still being ripped off by this company for thousands of pounds. Sending out one ticket does not mean that this company is not guilty. They need to be closed down!
Written on: 18/06/2014
I agree with you, they shouldn't be allowed to run anymore. I'm only 16 I just thought I would post my review I didn't realise people would start jumping down my throat.
Written on: 09/06/2014 by Peacockej1979 (1 review written)
I bought 2 Arctic Monkey tickets for my son's 18th birthday in November. No tickets 2 weeks before the concert so I rang and was assured they would arrive 5- 7 days before. No tickets arrived then an email 2 days before the concert saying their supplier had not been able to forward tickets and a refund would be put into my account within 5- 7 days. 3 weeks later and still no money...I have rang and emailed but no reply. They have stolen my hard earned cash and should be shut down… Read Full ReviewBuy Tickets online with Ticketmaster
Written on: 11/06/2014
OMG - I could have written this myself!! The exact same thing has happened to me, almost word for word. Have you had any luck yet? I still can't get through on their line, it's an appalling situation , I've emailed, phoned and left messages. I've spent a fortune trying to get throug to them too as it connects straight away then you sit and wait and that is on EVERY menu option , yet again they've stolen even more money. We should all join forces and write to watch dog - what did make me laugh though was the option to purchase Michael Jackson tickets on line.... Didn't he die 5 years ago..... Please let me know if you decide to do anything - you can count me in - and or if you get your money back... Really hope so!!
Written on: 12/06/2014
Exactly the same thing has happened to my daughter. I've written to Watchdog, Trading Standards and Fraud Action. I also emailed Asta but they are useless and don't come back to you. They are still ripping people off and nothing so far seems to be happening to do anything about. Everyone that has been ripped off by them should file a fraud report and then at least the police are aware and my start to look into it.
Written on: 13/06/2014
I contacted TS and was told they are in breach of contract but I need to write 2 actual letters to them as it's more proof than emails. It was my son who bought tickets for him and his GF but apart from that the situation is identical to the first comment. I need to get an exact account of events regarding dates etc, I've kept the emails sent and bank statements and I too will write to watchdog - how did you go about filing the report? Any information would be great please. There seems to be a lot of very unhappy people and I do believe between us we can expose them properly! I'm so flipping cross!!
Written on: 18/06/2014
I know how you feel. To submit a fraud report go on to the Action Fraud website and there is form on there to fill in. You will get an email from them with a crime reference number stating they are looking into it. I haven't heard anything further yet but fingers crossed we can get this company closed down.
Written on: 03/07/2014
Heard from them today and they are taking on the case with the police. Good riddance I say - I'm £325 quid out and taking them to small claims court. They must keep thousands if not hundreds of thousands of pounds from customers. Awful.
Written on: 09/06/2014 by Stephanie0000 (1 review written)
NEVER, EVER BUY FROM THIS COMPANY AS YOU WILL RISK LOSING YOUR HARD EARNED CASH TO A CHARLATAN COMPANY!!! OVERALL RATING IS ACTUALLY 0! I have just had a week of total stress because of this company. We bought 1 DIRECTION tickets a year ago for 7th June 2014. Had an e-mail on 28th May this year to say they were being sent via Royal Mail and that an e-mail will follow with tracking information. No e-mail arrived! I e-mailed 7 times over 5 days to get some kind of correspondence with them to… Read Full ReviewBuy Tickets online with Ticketmaster
Written on: 07/06/2014 by Townsendhn107 (1 review written)
ARE TICKETS ARRIVED YESTERDAY BY ROYAL MAIL SPECIAL DELIVERY. EVEN THOUGH WE PURCHASED THEM THROUGH LTC THE SENDER ADDRESS WAS DOUBLE8.COM. I HAVE ALREADY BOUGHT TICKETS WITH TICKETMASTER SO NOW HAVE 2 SPARE, ON THE BASIS THAT THE ONES I RECEIVED ARE GENUINE… Read Full ReviewBuy Tickets online with Ticketmaster
Written on: 09/06/2014
At least you got yours. Mine didn't arrive at all, couldn't afford to get more tickets so £345.00 out of pocket and 2 very disappointed girls.
Written on: 09/06/2014
I would urge you and everyone else that has been ripped off by this company to report to Action Fraud and also to Trading Standards, Watchdog and any other organisation in order to get this company shut down. We never received tickets for Arctic Monkeys and also have not received a refund. Asta are useless, just as bad as this company is. Please let us all get together and get this company prosecuted!
Written on: 16/06/2014
I have reported them to Watchdog, Trading Standards and tried to report them to ASTA, but their report form wasn't working (surprise, surprise). No-one one seems interested in following this up, so it's the police next.
Written on: 07/06/2014 by Russell125 (1 review written)
My wife ordered 3 tickets for this weekends concert back on May 25th 2013 costing £230, ordered as a gift for our daughter for something nice for her to look forward to as my wife was to undergo a leg amputation on 6th June 2013. We have not received any tickets and they wont answer their phone or e-mails. In fact they have stolen our money. Do NOT use this company as you will NOT get your tickets. How they can get away with this amazes me but I am currently setting the wheels In motion to… Read Full ReviewBuy Tickets online with Ticketmaster
Written on: 06/06/2014 by TyshawnMaxwell (1 review written)
Ordered tickets over a year ago for 1D on Sat 7th june, after reading awful reviews i called LTC but calls where unaswered and no response to emails for over 2 weeks. I did get an email to tell me when tickets were being despatched and would recieve a tracking number but I did not get the tracking number either. Not wanting to dissapoint 5 little girls we bought tickets from some where else and to my utter amazement the tickets from LTC arrived this morning by registered mail. Although we have… Read Full ReviewBuy Tickets online with Ticketmaster
Written on: 06/06/2014
Are you sure that they are real?
I'm worried i will recieve mine now and ive bought 6 more!
Written on: 06/06/2014
That was my worry, they look real. we have have bought 8 more aswell. These are for block 1 which was what they said we had when we booked them. Just keep my fingers crossed!
Written on: 05/06/2014 by CharlieZero (1 review written)
Tickets bought last August and still not arrived. Do not answer calls, do not answer emails so completely frustrated. Feeling ripped off like most others out there it seems. Thaey are proud to say that they are part of ASTA (regulatory body) so I've written to them to complain and for their help in seeking redress; I'm not sure if it'll help but I urge all others to do the same… Read Full ReviewBuy Tickets online with Ticketmaster
Written on: 06/06/2014
I'm not sure that ASTA even exists. I wrote to them too. The important agency to contact is your local Trading standards agency. They will put you in contact with the fraud team (the uk address for them doesn't exist) and they will investigate further. They'll also give you a crime ref no. so that you can claim your money back easier....
Written on: 06/06/2014
Please report this to trading standards and BBC watchdog this company needs shutting down.
Written on: 06/06/2014
As your tickets did not arrive but assuming you did not receive notification of cancellation - did you go to concert using your email order ?
we are waiting on tickets for tomorrow night and also not getting any response via phone or email -
Written on: 06/06/2014
Mine was for tomorrow too so don't know if it'd work. I'm assuming not because of the holograms etc. going to try and chase refund from someone; hopefully covered by the bank.
Written on: 05/06/2014 by 157Mendoza (1 review written)
I bought tickets to see the Arctic Monkeys. At payment, I received a message saying I would receive the tickets 1 week before. The tickets never arrived. 2 days before the gig I received an email from this address email@example.com saying that that they can no longer supply the tickets for this event and that they will refund your card the full amount that I paid for the tickets including any shipping fees. I have not received any refund so far. Did anyone had the same problem? I… Read Full ReviewBuy Tickets online with Ticketmaster
Written on: 05/06/2014
Yes, my daughter has had the same problem as, I believe, many people have had. The company appears to have ripped off many people and now cannot be contacted. I have reported this to Watchdog, Trading Standards, Action Fraud and also to Asta but apart from one initial email from Asta, they too are now ignoring any further correspondence and I cannot contact them by phone. I suggest everyone reports this company so that some action can be taken.
Written on: 05/06/2014
What email address are you contacting ASTA on as I do not seem to be getting any reply. I think that i need correspondance to caim the money back from my credit card company.
Written on: 06/06/2014
I just followed the link on their website. I had one reply saying they would take my complaint seriously and would keep chasing London Ticket Centre until they had a response but I have had no response from Asta since. I think they are useless to be honest and as bad as the ticket company. I have also reported Asta to Trading Standards and Watchdog. Their logo means absolutely nothing.
Written on: 16/06/2014
I reported them to Watchdog (no reply) and the advertising standards, but they came back saying that it wasn't a breach of an advert, so it's the police for me I think.
Written on: 05/06/2014
Same problem for me too and that email address is now coming back as undeliverable. So annoyed at this company.
Written on: 05/06/2014
Same problem for me too and that email address is now coming back as undeliverable. So annoyed at this company.
Written on: 05/06/2014
yes i have had the same problem also, was promised a refund and had no refund what so ever, emailed and emailed them but still no reply.
Written on: 05/06/2014
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Fox Offers 'Taken 2' Month Early on Digital HD18 Dec, 2012 By: Erik Gruenwedel
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Dec. 18 said it is making action sequel Taken 2 available now for download or streaming on Digital HD — 28 days before its retail release Jan. 15, 2013.
Fox launched Digital HD in September with the 14-day early digital release of sci-fi actioner Prometheus. The platform also offers digital access to hundreds of catalog titles.
The follow-up to the box office hit that made Liam Neeson an action star is available to download or stream in high-definition for $15 through digital stores such as Amazon Instant Video, Best Buy's CinemaNow, Google Play, iTunes, Nook Video, PlayStation, Walmart's Vudu, Xbox Video and YouTube. Digital purchases are stored in the aforementioned stores' cloud-based lockers, which includes UltraViolet.
Interestingly, CinemaNow is offering Taken 2 for $16, while Google Play and Vudu offer it for $14.99. Amazon Instant Video also offers the original, Taken, as a $2.99 rental.
Taken 2, which again stars Maggie Grace and Famke Janssen as Neeson's daughter and wife, will retail as a Blu-ray Disc, DVD combo with digital copy for $39.99, and $29.98 on DVD. The disc releases do not have UltraViolet functionality.
"America will wake up on Christmas morning to more than 16 million new connected devices under the tree this year, making it the year of the connected consumer," Mike Dunn, president of Fox Home Entertainment, said in a statement. "The unprecedented explosion of smartphones, tablets and smart TVs give Taken 2 a great runway to reach more than 110 million active movie viewers across all of our Digital HD retail partners."
Fox also offered early digital access on Digital HD to sequels Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days and Ice Age: Continental Drift. The studio is upping support for Taken 2 with TV ads on ABC and ESPN during NBA games on Christmas day, as well as spots on Google, IGN, Gamefly and YouTube, among others.
"Our aim is simple: We want Taken 2 to be the first movie you enjoy on your new device on Christmas morning," added Mary Daily, president of worldwide marketing and chief marketing officer for Fox Home Entertainment. "Early access, HD quality and availability across digital stores at an affordable price are together a very compelling consumer proposition."


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Flotsam and Jetsam are famous for two things;
1. Supplying Metallica with Jason Newstead
2. Never fulfilling the potential of their early blossoming career.
For you to fully appreciate that last statement you would need to know how spectacularly average and generic Flotsam and Jetsam have been over the past two plus decades. After starting off with a bang with classic releases in Doomsday for the Deceiver and No Place for Disgrace the band has failed to fire on a consistent basis and never come close to matching their storied thrashing past. 2005's Dreams of Death hinted at a change of fortune but was hampered by a production crippled by a budget and a vision sadly hampered by a lack of talent and execution. 5 years on and riding a wave of nostalgia created by having their back catalogue re released and remastered F&J return with easily their best most polished effort in years.
Finally armed with the tools needed to succeed the band deliver on the songs and where Dreams of Death clumsily fumbled over executing their new modern brand of metal, the Cold flourishes. Travis Smith again supplies the stunning artwork, but that's where comparisons with their previous effort end. "Hypocrite" kicks off proceedings, a nice typical F&J heavy rocker but it's apparent from the beginning that a little more TLC has gone into structure and delivery this time round. However its not until second track "Take" that we get to see the new style in full swing with synths and some folky elements utilised beautifully complimenting Eric A.K.'s unique powerful vocals. Now Eric has never been a world beater despite what some fans may preach but he really outdoes himself on this release taking himself and the band to a new level. The way he carries a chorus like on "Blackened Eyes Staring" and "Secret Life" is awesome and along with reinvigorated and diverse song writing help make this an absolute cracker.
Musically while taking a more modern slant, the band still manage to maintain their personality and aren't afraid to mix up the old and new. Riffs recycled from the 80s sit nicely along side Nevermore esque rumble and Reroute to Remain keyboard noodling. Solos are abundant throughout and if this is Ed Carlson's final fling than he bows out with a bang. Sound wise with Eric's vocals and F&Js heavy thrash style of the 90s they have always shared an interesting parallel with Channel Zero and to this day they are still the only band I would use as a reference point when trying to describe their 'sound'.
Many older bands in recent times have failed to successfully reinvent themselves, become irrelevant to their original fan base or never been able to top their first few releases. In Flotsam and Jetsam's case all three of these points apply which is what makes The Cold so much more satisfying. That a band can come out some 25 years later, after suffering all the setbacks, all the failed expectation and deliver an album this good and this fresh is inspirational. If you like your metal and appreciate a well executed tune then you cant go past this release. Heres to hoping that the band finally get the recognition they deserve and metalheads everywhere will give one of the original old dogs of thrash another chance in their rotation.
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I feel like Flotsam & Jetsam is only too apt a band moniker for these Arizona legends, because their career seems to have drifted from the roiling crests to the unlit depths of many a turbulent sea, with the fans thrown in the chaos, wondering where the waves will carry them next. They clearly peaked early on with Doomsday for the Deceiver and No Place for Disgrace, the latter an excellent and hard ass offering of melodic thrash/power metal that arrived in one of metal's best years, 1988. Since that time, the band have undergone a cleaner, mainstream phase in which they issued tripe of random quality (average to awful) like When the Storm Comes Down, Cuatro, Drift, and High, but ended up inevitably in a more familiar territory. Their albums Unnatural Selection, My God and Dreams of Death seem to have further divided their fans, some hating them and others praising their name. I found that each had a few catchy tracks, but nothing remotely as powerful or compelling as No Place for Disgrace, even when vastly better produced.
Nonetheless, its been nearly 30 years since this band launched their career, and they remain, with their 10th full-length effort The Cold, perhaps the most ambitious the band have released in a long, long time. It also appears to be the sendoff for longtime guitarist Edward Carlson, who split with the band after this recording, leaving only Eric 'A.K.' from the halcyon days when they rode the 80s thrash wave to a deal with Elektra fucking records, alongside Metallica (who copped their original bassist Jason Newsted after Cliff Burton's untimely passing). As for the music, they expand here upon the predecessor Dreams of Death, incorporating elements of power, progressive and even some groove metal into the thrashing foundation that at times manages to rekindle the spirit of the earlier efforts. The album moves sequentially and fluidly forward through these variations, but unfortunately there are painful few which stick, and my enjoyment was limited to just a few tracks here, with others bordering on awkward.
"Black Cloud" is a pretty good example of the dichotomy one might encounter on The Cold. It's basically a groove metal song, with music better suited to Life of Agony or Pantera in the verses, Eric A.K. spitting out a bouncy mixture of political correctness married with life frustration while the guitars jump crash along. It's a little embarrassing to listen through, like a "Sweating Bullets", though this is not the first example of a Flotsam & Jetsam song to do such ("Hard On You" was an amazing if silly track on No Place for Disgrace with a similar vibe). However, the leads are superb in this track, and Erik really picks up the vocal intensity for the chorus, so you find yourself loving and hating it simultaneously. Perhaps this was the point of the thing...perhaps not. Similar moments in "Hypocrite", "Always" and "K.Y.A." offer a similar confusion, as in the latter where Erik yells 'I will kick your ass you crying pissy, I will kick your ass you silly girl'. I realize this is a song of blue collar frustration, but the music is just far too good for the lyrics, and it seems a sodden waste.
But the album also wears another shoe, that of the unflinchingly cool power/thrash metal with progressive touches that appears on "Blackened Eyes Sting", which feels like a fist fight between Nevermore and Vio-Lence with Knutson as the referee. Heightened melodies and jarring, grooving muted guitars provide a fine balance and perhaps, I daresay a 'tenderness' we have only been offered brief glimpses of through the course of their last four albums. "Falling Short" is heavily weighted with groove metal inclination, yet there are a few moments in there with a breathtaking atmospheric power, and the lengthy closer "Secret Life" begins as a brooding, morose treatise on pumping melody and then provides some sporadic, interesting guitar work after the 5:00 mark. In fact, Edward Carlson and Mark Simpson are on fire throughout the whole album, despite the pedestrian grooves that course often flow through their veins, and it might be the most 'technical' Flotsam & Jetsam record to date.
There is absolutely an entity within this record that shows more potential than any other Arizona thrash/speed metal band in the past 20 years (Sacred Reich are out to what seems a permanent lunch, and Atrophy is long gone). Many of the elements the quintet have adhered to their core 80s sound have stuck here, and you'll hear a side to the band that you just weren't sure they could pull off. After this, you will be. The problem is that the record could certainly have lived without some of the shitty lyrics and weaker 90s metal grooves, and they create a debilitating, lopsided effect, like The Cold is attempting to fly with one angel wing while the other has festered into tar, and the oozing substance is slowly devouring the rest of the product. This is superior to a number of their 1992-2001 works, but if Flotsam & Jetsam could just gestate the rays of sun that briefly emit from this well intentioned abomination into a full fledged spike of light, they'd be on the comeback trail of the century.


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Colchester United have swooped to bring former captain Karl Duguid back to the club on a one-year deal.
The midfielder, seventh on United's list of record appearance holders, has been training with the Essex club since parting ways with Plymouth last season.
Duguid returns to Colchester three years after parting ways to join Argyle, meaning the 33-year-old - who rose through the youth system - is yet to pull on a U's shirt at the club's Weston Homes Community Stadium.
Manager John Ward told United's official website: "It was not something that was on our minds - mine or Karl's - when he came here to train at the start of pre-season.
"But we've had a chat and agreed on a one-year deal for Karl to bolster the squad.
"He has good experience and knows the club pretty well. I like to have good characters at the club as well as good players and I think I've got both with Karl signing."


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Ex-Cowboy says Dez Bryant's $55k rookie dinner included $1300 shots
During Dez Bryant's rookie year, the Dallas Cowboys wide receiver was forced to cover a dinner tab for several teammates at Pappas Bros. Steakhouse.
Some of those teammates decided to order the most expensive items they could find on the high-end menu, and when the check came, it was $55,000!
So, how can one dinner cost that much? Former Dallas Cowboy Jesse Holley joined 105.3 The Fan and shared some of the details from that night. Here are highlights from the interview:
On what the team ordered to drink that night:
Holley: "There's one called the Louis XIII Rare Cask. They only have about 50 bottles in the world. Two of them were in Texas. One of them is in Houston and the other one was at Pappas Bros. For one shot, it was $1,300 dollars. It's Cognac. They brought it out in this case where they had to push a button and it opened up illuminating. They had to serve it in white gloves."
On if he could tell Dez Bryant was upset at the dinner:
Holley: "I had left before the actual bill came, but I think everybody got some. I'm not a drinker, but when they said it was $1,300 a shot, I said I'm not missing this opportunity to say I drank something that cost $1,300. It was really, really, really smooth and you don't need much of it to hit you."
On what else the team ordered at dinner:
Holley: "We were ordering $90 Kobe beef steaks. I ordered two of those. I took one home and had steak and eggs for breakfast. Guys had lobster for appetizers. It got carried away. I'm not going to say who did it, but a couple older guys were ordering magnum bottles of Cristal and pouring it in flower pots. A lot of guys got like king size lobsters that were $120. We ordering stuff like that for appetizers. It was an all out feast."
On making Dez Bryant pay the bill:
Holley: "He didn't pay the entire bill. It was split amongst all the rookies."
Holley, who was an undrafted wide receiver from North Carolina in 2007, played for the Cowboys from 2009 to 2011. He has seven career receptions for 169 total yards and is currently an analyst for CBS Sports.
Bryant, a first-round pick in 2010, signed a five-year, $11.8 million rookie deal with $8.6 million guaranteed. But even with his salary, Bryant doesn't support that type of rookie hazing.
"The way I look at that is some guys do it just to be [expletive]," Bryant said during a recent taping of FOX Sports 1's Back Of The Shop. "I paid $55,000 for a dinner, and it struck me the wrong way. I could've easily went off on every last one of them, but I didn't. I kept myself together, and I wanted to change that. So you know what I did, went out there and did my thing. Now, they're allowing me to call the shots."


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A legal challenge to San Diego County's tiered winery ordinance will be heard in the California Fourth District Court of Appeal in San Diego on Friday, June 14.
The case, San Diego Citizenry Group v. County of San Diego, is the citizenry group's appeal to an April 2011 ruling in favor of the county ordinance that allows boutique wineries by right to open tasting rooms on land zoned for agricultural use. The citizenry group had challenged the county supervisors' approval of the Environmental Impact Report for the winery ordinance.
Oral arguments on Friday will be presented by attorneys with Coast Law Group, which represents San Diego Citizenry Group, and the County of San Diego before a panel of three justices: Presiding Justice Judith McConnell, and associate justices Gilbert Nares and Joan Irion.
Court is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. at the Symphony Towers, 750 B St., Suite 300 (third floor), in downtown San Diego. An exact time for the winery lawsuit appeal is unavailable as two other cases are also scheduled.
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Is the English language conquering Europe?
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European Commissioner Neil Kinnock has been accused of trying to increase the dominance of the English language in the European Union.
The French and German foreign ministers have made a formal protest to the European Commission about his proposals to cut the bill for translating documents.
They believe the plan - which would restrict some documents to the language in which they were written originally - would favour English.
Marc Roche of Le Monde newspaper, criticised Mr Kinnock's plans: "It's a terrible idea... It's a perfidious British plot in order to transform the EU into a sort of English speaking area."
Is English taking over as the dominant language in Europe and the rest of the world? Should we all be speaking in one tongue or do we risk losing the cultural diversity of a multilingual world?
We discussed this issue LIVE in our Talking Point phone-in programme broadcast on BBC World Service Radio and on BBC News Online. You can use the form at the bottom of the page to add to the debate.
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In this debate, I too would like to fly the flag for Esperanto. it is the only truly neutral language in the world. It is far from being dead, as asserted by some of your contributors. This is evidenced by the large number of Esperanto sites on the internet and the worldwide network of delegates of the Universal Esperanto Association delegates.
Mihai, Romania
Having English as a universal language should be deemed an advantage. In this ever-shrinking world, we need a common spoken protocol to allow us to get by unhindered wherever in the world. If this language happens to be English, then let it be. By no means does this mean that one has to trade in one's own mother tongue. I speak 5 languages including English. I do not for one second consider myself English, but I certainly have an advantage over the person who can't speak it, both socially and cognitively.
However, after this programme, I am wondering if people that speak a different language as their "first language" are more aware of the variances of English throughout the UK, US, Australia, Canada, etc.
When we are communicating with people whose SECONDARY language is English, we need to make sure that we do not use 'figures of speech' and regional terms. After all, we are lucky in that we do not need to learn another language. So the least we can do is make it easier for people that are willing to learn our primary language, right?
On our first trip to Europe from the Antipodes a couple of years ago, England was the country where we had most language difficulties: a lifetime of Australian English just isn't good preparation for the various regional accents. Communication on the continent was simple, because we were constantly in touch with local Esperantists. By using Esperanto, EU countries could all keep their own language, their national pride, and much of the translation money. But maybe Neil Kinnock and Co. find it more fun to stir up trouble by pushing their own language.
Michael Chee, Singapore
Perhaps it is time Esperanto made a comeback...
The English language is a beautiful language, maybe it's like a rose. But who would ever want their garden just full of roses?
Alan Chambers, Warsaw, Poland
I find the idea really strange, if not dangerous. From the whole story, it is the English language which will draw enormous advantages and no one else! English as a world language is very widespread and it does not need a new push. The commission should concentrate rather on promoting the linguistic diversity of the EU instead of promoting English! And why English and not French? A lot of the EU bureaucrats speak excellent French. I am totally against this suggestion and I am afraid it can be taken as an alarming sign of the anti-democratic spirit of the EU.
The people who will really lose out if English becomes the international language are the English. Non-native English speakers can keep their own language and cultures but we will be forced to give ours up. English, as spoken by English people, is a diverse and beautiful language whether used by the world or just by the English.
Victor, France-Russia
My case is special because I live in a French-speaking country but I hate French. This is why I spend most of my time learning English. I notice that everything around me is English - the American films, the Internet, etc. I think the French and the Germans are jealous, but they can't stop the influence of English in Europe because the USA dominate the world by their language - English.
The usage of one language by another in certain fields is perfectly logical. It's exactly what happened when the Romans came north. Their language was exported through trade, and as administration, science and other new concepts were introduced into less advanced areas of our cultures. It's happened before, people, and there's no way of stopping it. Maybe the French should remember their repression of regional dialects in favour of Parisian French, not so long ago.
Vlad Povoroznic, Moldova
What is this difference between US English and UK English that people are going on about? - a 'z' instead of an 's' here and there and calling the things you wear on your legs by a different name. It's the same language with regional variations. Even in the UK, different parts of the country use different words for the same thing. If you speak English, be it UK or US, you understand what is said.
Well, I always find it quite embarrassing when the cash clerk in Amsterdam can speak three different languages fluently whilst the majority of 'professional' British people can barely order a beer in Dutch, or German, or French - terrible situation. Let's face it, folks, our language ability in the UK is appalling.
Garima Khare, Germany (Indian)
English is the great British export. The French and Germans inflict on the UK their EC bureaucracy. We retaliate by exporting our language. Frankly, what do the hypocritical French and Germans expect? After all, we are only playing by their rules.
In Brussels, English is widely spoken especially by lobbyists and it tends to be the common language when you get a group of people together from all corners of Europe either socially or in a work environment. But so what? If you take the time to learn other languages, this whole debate is irrelevant. Incidentally, much of the English spoken on the 'Continent' is of the American style, we Brits may not like that, but c'est la vie!
At the University of Southern California, as a student, I witnessed foreign students speaking a mix of their native language and English using the words from each that allowed them to best express themselves. Also, in Southern California, a new type of pidgin known as Spanglish has arisen with some second generation Hispanic-Americans.
And is English really so clear and logical for foreign speakers? What about rough, through, bough, lough and cough, (five different ways of pronouncing the "ough" cluster)? If we're talking about simplicity, then Spanish and Italian seem to me far more "logical" when it comes to spelling and pronunciation, even grammar. Every language has its peculiarities, and we should be celebrating these, rather than looking for petty reasons to make one language "superior".
English as an international language is used all over the world. Every person must know English to learn about world. So English is an important language.
Stephen, England
English is the language of capitalism and it is therefore inevitable that it becomes the language of the capitalist societies that control this world. Long live Mother Russia!
My advice to the Germans and the French is to insist on making American English the EU standard. That will force the English of continental Europe - on that little island - to speak and write properly.
See how much they will enjoy doing that! Their moans and groans will equal the current mutterings of the Germans and French.
Language is the great divider of people on this planet. If we wish be as one then we need to speak as one.
Gaya Embuldeniya, Hong Kong
It makes sense to have a common language - and English is the natural choice. I don't see the prospect of another language at this point. Even those who speak the language with the most number of speakers, Mandarin Chinese, are rushing to learn English.
I feel that in the future English will remain the most widely spoken language of international trade. However, the other important languages of the world such as Russian, Spanish, Arabic, French and Portuguese will become more regionalised.
Thomas Dodd, UK
One thing you haven't discussed yet in your programme on the English language is the effect of the globalisation of English on the viability of other languages. We need to think of ways of helping smaller indigenous languages to survive before they reach the point of disappearing. One reason to try and preserve languages is that language and culture are closely related, and it would be a great pity if these cultures were lost for ever.
There seems to be an impression that British English and American English are vastly different. Aside from slightly different spellings for certain words, what is the difference?
John Wilsworth, South Africa
In my modest opinion English is already the only way of communicating effectively all over the world whether one likes it or not. I am not saying that it is fair but this is the reality and trying to take it back at this stage of the matters would be just ridiculous.
I agree with the melting-pot theory as to why English became a global language. It's this quality of adapting and assimilating elements from other cultures and tongues, that gives English that unique "je-ne-sais-quoi".
When confronted with foreign influences on their language, the French react with pompous chauvinism; the Germans torment themselves with angst, but the English have never made a great fuss about maintaining english in its pristine, "pukka" form. That is the great strength of this language.
Peter Aspey, Rotterdam, NL
Some of your comments about translating documents into just one-language sounds great. In California we translate all of our state and federal documents into what seems to be the cornucopia of languages. Not just Spanish, but Mandarin, Russian, Japanese, etc. I'm sure it's costing us tax payers a tremendous amount of money but at least immigrants are able (hopefully) to understand our laws better.
I agree with many respondents that if English is to be dominant for a time, it should be UK English and not the mutant form we speak in the US. I enjoy our hybrid as a cultural expression, but would not encourage its being forced on the unsuspecting non-American.
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Nishant Gupta The Netherlands
One should learn English if they one to connect with the world. You can be an international pop star unless you sing it in English. Look at Celine Dion. She was singing in French and it didn't get her anywhere until she started singing in English.
Most people in the world speak at least two languages or dialects
the lingua franca and the very local one. English speakers of the world will miss out through not having their own
intimate and private language of their area.
You were quite right when you say that English ia a dominant language nowdays.It has got its popularity through its history. But as you know nothing lasts forever. Maybe Russian will substitude it some day. Who knows? No one.
The way I see it is that there will be a more mature(not necessarily pure) form of English emerging, a language that would have borrowed extensively from regional languages and dialects. With people coming closer than ever before the media will play a large part in what form English takes in Europe and elsewhere.
It might lead to a more homogeneous culture in Europe.
Bright Oduri-nimo Accra, Ghana
One should not forget the subdivisions within English as well. The English spoken in Louisiana and Mississippi is quite different from the English spoken in New York and the West End of London and Australia for example.
Charlie Diamond Toronto, Canada
In recent decades computers have played a role in the spread of English language that cannot be underestimated. One had and still has to make special efforts to use a different language in a computer environment, even if the language uses the same or almost the same alphabet. The complexity of the Japanese writing system has rendered it virtually impossible for the Japanese to use computers to write in their native language.
Plus, the Internet has been almost fully English until very recently. And in today's computerized society this is bound to have a tremendous effect.
Europe can never be truly united until we all speak the same language - it is unimportant what that language is. I'd happily speak French if everybody else in the EU was made to. If, as it seems, that Language ends up being English I only hope that the powers that be do all they can to make true English the official language and not the US hybrid that most continentals speak.
wim, Brussels, Belgium
I am all for english as a language of communication. However it is not democratic that the European Union wants to abolish a number of languages. I want to be able to read suggestions for new laws in my own language - and not everyone speaks english well enough to read a complicated law text. Do we only want academics to participate in the shaping of the future?
Once again, I have heard someone erroneously stating that "Chinese" is the most widely spoken language in the world and English comes second. There is no such language as "Chinese". Some people, wrongly, use this word to describe "Mandarin" but Mandarin is not spoken by all - or even a majority - Chinese people. Thus, English - whether we like it or not - is the most widely spoken language in the world.
I think English has it's own jurisdiction. The developed and entertainment
world is English because of America, but business is diverse in language.
however permit me to say that language like Chinese is difficult to learn.
Once the alphabet is same with english , it is easy like spanish and french.
At the EU bureaucratic level, it may make economic sense to reduce expenditure on translation expenses. Think about other worthwhile projects those funds can be spent on: housing projects for the poor, development aid, etc.
English is the dominant language of business and computing. French moaning will not change that.
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Mark Cobb, Vienna, Austria
I personally think that we are a little too lazy. From what I've seen in school, people couldn't care less about trying to learn another language. Also, about holding on to native tongues... I think that we need to do that just as much as everyone else.
The reason why English has become the international language is because those in the USA which, like it or not, dominate the world in business and culture can not speak a second language. This is a product of chauvinism, geographic isolation, and an education system that does not strongly promote the learning of different tongues by its youth.
Seems to me that all your respondents so far have missed an important point - the "English" that is becoming the world language of trade and commerce is NOT the "Queen's English" but rather the "President's English" - Shaw wrote something to the effect that England and the USA are two countries separated by a common language - the language that is becoming worldwide is not English English but USAlish - already widely spoken in the U.K.
David Gatenby, Duesseldorf, Germany
Eric Ottens, Delray Beach, USA
As an (English) English teacher in Taiwan and formerly in Thailand, I say it is clear that (American) English is already the "lingua franca". I mourn the loss of cultural identity this causes, but these kids are avid to learn English from three years old.
I don't think English will take over the world but many people will know how to speak it. I personally think that the more languages you know, the better you are. From a language you can also learn about the culture, history and the meaning of the language and the country.
Apropos of the comments of some English responders, I recall an old canard quoted by my English grandfather that anyone can understand English if it's spoken loudly enough! Rule Britannica!
chris beck, USA
I work in retail, and I see thousands of multilingual labels and promotions in a year. It seems to me that the succintness of English gives it a great advantage. Example: for a 6 syllable label in English, German will use some 8 or 9, French and Spanish 12 to 14 syllables. I assume English's multiple inheritance (German & French) has given it the option to optimise over the centuries.
Babu Gorge, Shah Alam, Malaysia
As an IT Consultant I must also state that Microsoft, Apple and the IT industry have also played their part, as the language of IT is once again English. Pseudo code and scripts, such as Javascript and HTML are written in English.
Finally, if in doubt please try to learn Czech and the reasons for the dominance of English will become clear.
Spanish is not more spoken in ANY state in America than English. English is still the most overwhelmingly spoken language in Texas, New Mexico and other states where Mexican immigrants go. In the early 1900's, people had the same misconception about the massive amounts of German immigrants pouring into the states with little or no English skills. Those immigrants learned English as did all of the other European and Asian immigrants and the Mexican immigrants will too, eventually.
Cari, USA
The reality is that people who cannot speak foreign languages are attached to the locality and make an easy underpaid and overtaxed labour. This labour is so scared to lose its local job that it is often ready to back any nationalist policies. Thus, the most basic labour and the most sophisticated elite together, hand in hand, try by all means to refrain the middle class to switch from the French to the English.
As far as Germany and France are concerned, neither their language nor their culture is in any danger of extinction. Will the French and the Germans stop learning their language if it's not an "official EU language"? Will they abandon their culture? I doubt it... How come small countries like Greece keep their language and culture, and huge countries like Germany and France are afraid of losing them?
Kieran Wright, Hong Kong China
I don't see a problem with English dominating the world. Doesn't everybody use automobiles, doesn't everybody use electricity, doesn't everybody use computers? Who cares about where all these inventions came from. Everybody should use English. Who cares if it came from England.
As a French scientist working in an English-speaking environment I can complain about a few things but I have to admit that English makes communication easier. However English is often more "sloppy" than French, which tends to be more precise, a useful trait for diplomatic transactions for example. One of my problems is that the use of English selects people on their fluency in English at the expense of other qualities. Take a top scientist unable to get understood in English (as are some French or Japanese people) and their work becomes almost useless.
I think that people who want to save "money" by using a unique
language are the same who think that the EC is too expensive for their "purse". These kind of people forget that national language is not money but 'CULTURE'. They forget that national language is not Mac Do but it is literature, poetry, charm - everything which makes our world beautiful.
Speak well of others and others will speak well of you, and it won't matter what language you speak it in!
Daniel, Frysl�n, Netherlands
Most participants of this discussion are just people with English as their mother tongue. It would be nice to discuss this issue on a European platform. I'm sure that most people with English as a second language are proud of their abilities and do want to practice it. But in most cases the level of communication is relatively poor. As a result I think that people need to cultivate their own mother tongue first and may additionally try to communicate in a second language as well as possible. This second language may be French or Spanish or German or English or what else. We should not focus on English too much.
Regardless of which language eventually 'wins', surely it's a good idea for everyone to be fluent in at least 2 languages - their native tongue and one other - regardless of whether their first is English? (Which English? British or US version? Have you recently tried to get an office software package that has UK English as the default option?
Vera, Saint Petersburg
The French have a deep psychological problem with the already very real domination of the English language. Just look at the wording of Le Monde: "a perfidious British plot". This is propaganda from the French media, but look at who screams the loudest: the French and the Germans, ie those who want to dominate the EU. Their crusade isn't about protecting small languages, but about imposing their own.
I believe having a common language (I'm not going to comment on whether it should be English, French or any of the European languages) in an institution like the EU would facilitate communication and avoid misunderstandings. It is important, however, not to suppress or undervalue other languages. Languages are the mirror of our cultures and they reflect our diversity. Living in such a cosmopolitan city as London has broadened my mind and made me realise one thing: the world is beautiful because it is varied.
Vladimir, Ukraine/Russia
"Who really wants to live in a world of 3000 languages?" I do for one.
I think people should speak only two languages. One their mother tongue and the other English.
Chinese is the most spoken language in the world spoken by 885 million people, followed by Spanish which is spoken by 332 million people. Why don't they complain about these?
The EU has 15 members, 11 official languages and rising possibly to 23. The 4000 translators cost 40% of the EU admin budget.
The UN has 189 members, 6 official languages Arabic; English; French; Mandarin; Russian and Spanish. They publish all documents in just 2 languages: English and French.
If the EU can't resolve their language problem which has obvious strong multicultural aspects what hope for pragmatic solutions to real EU problems most of which also have multicultural aspects?
I am a German living in Canada and therefore totally immersed into an English speaking environment. While I think that there is a tangible economic advantage to not translating documents under the premise that English is understood by 'everyone' (a bit blue-eyed in my view), we should ask ourselves if we are really ready to streamline everything in Europe for economical reasons.
Gerber Ruth, Thun, Switzerland
I'm quite amazed at certain comments! Being French and having lived in the UK and Spain, I consider myself European, speaking 4 of its languages (French, English, Spanish and German) and yes I'm a normal person, not super-gifted as some of my English native speaker friends think. I believe that every country has the right to read a text in its own language in order to avoid misinterpretation. Having studied translation, I know that some ideas are "untranslatable" for reasons of culture most of the time.
Besides, long before the entering of the UK into the EU, a single language called Esperanto was trying to emerge as being the real "mixed language" for Europe. Where it is nowadays? Hardly anyone speaks it! Single currency? OK. Single language? No. We need our cultural differences, our nation's identity to express ourselves. Tolerance, please!
Hmm. Originating from Ireland I can tell you all that losing your indigenous language kills your culture. When Ireland was swallowed up by Britain the Irish were put into an English-speaking school system. Result? The Irish language was 99% destroyed. And what is Irish culture now? Advertisements for Guiness. Lose your language = lose your soul. I am always being told that if it wasn't for the British I'd be speaking German. Well, if it wasn't for the British I'd be speaking Irish.
EM Needle, England but German
English is the greatest, richest language in the world. In fact,it ought to be the only language in the world. There might be less conflict and misunderstandings if we could all communicate in the same tongue. The French are just jealous (as always)
I do find it ironic seeing the English getting worked up about the French, Germans or whoever telling them what language to use, when they have been doing the same within their own Union for the last 800 years or more.
Amjad Deen, Prague, Czech Republic
Language - any language - is a living thing. It has a dynamic of its own, and there are many cases throughout history that show how enforcement of a particular language only lasts until the enforcer's back is turned. A case in point is Welsh. Surely few in Wales would see the sense in bringing back Welsh as the main official language, but its strong rise in popularity over the last generation shows that there is still vibrant life left in it.
I work as a translator of EU-related texts (Finnish-English)and cannot see that the Finns - who so valiantly fought for independence in the early 1900's - would ever give up their own language. Instead they learn English (and speak it better than many who call it their mother tongue) or any other language that may be necessary in business, politics, education or culture. Forget the arguments; what lives or dies in the world of communication is up to those involved in the day-to-day process of getting on together in a multi-lingual world.
Lawrence, The Netherlands
Make everyone speak Latin - truly the mother tongue.
As a former TEFL teacher in the Czech Republic, English was the dominant foreign language with German a poor second and French nowhere. If we are to expand the EU and we are all to communicate English is the best option. This might not satisfy the Germans or French, but frankly being part of the EU seems to mean making compromises and fudges, so for once they will have to accept this one.
English is undoubtedly the only universal language right now thanks to the United States of America though this may not continue because Spanish could take its role sooner rather than later. This may seem preposterous to some but evidence shows that this is the way things are going in the States.
Chris, Switzerland
English readers should make allowances for Mr Fischer, the German foreign minister. He didn't go to university, but he makes efforts with his English. I wonder how many UK politicians including Neil, are able to use German. The last one that I can remember is Dennis Healey, and that was some time ago. Instead of making such proposals, perhaps Neil should look at foreign language education in UK comps. It would be interesting to know how many Labour MPs are competent at all in foreign languages.
As a professional engineer who has spent the last 6 years working abroad all over Europe I can only say that the Brits are an arrogant bunch of people who expect everyone else to speak English. However, generally speaking we make no effort whatsoever to even master a few simple phrases and it is this arrogance which I truly believe gets up our European counterparts' noses.
Steve Morris, Official Spokesman for Neil Kinnock
Oh my! if people really do think that "everyone in the world speaks English" they really do need to travel more!
Fabien, UK (France)
Throughout the past 400 years, the English (and later Americans too) have proved their contempt for cultural identities all over the world. Even in Britain, how many Englishmen speak Welsh, or Manx? This plan of Commissioner Kinnock is just a continuation of that imperialist attitude. Besides, translation costs can be reduced using modern speech software.
It is quite possible that in job and education related matters the question has already been answered - English is almost without doubt every European's native, 2nd or 3rd tongue - no offence meant to the minority constituting the exception. But I find this to be a transitory cultural phenomenon. As soon as Eastern Asia rules by the strength of its economy as the USA and the EU do now, some standard form of Chinese will emerge as a global language. Simplified from its current patterns no doubt - or the USA and EU would probably not take it in as its common 2nd language - but no less universal than Latin or English were in their time.
Patrick Martin, N. Ireland
A common language is an inevitable consequence of globalisation. This is already English, although we may therefore expect a few anarchists to start storming the White Cliffs of Dover. All Neil Kinnock was trying to do was save the EU taxpayer the unnecessary cost of translation. The irony is that this will make it more difficult for the Brits who will have to learn to read other languages. I think our French and German friends have rather shot themselves in the foot. Perhaps they should write more in their own languages rather than accepting the de facto dominance of English. We should also encourage our EU partners to join with us in making a European English that is spelt correctly and not in the US manner that we see all too frequently.
Are the outcries of the Eurocrats simply jingoistic cries to appeal to their own electorates or do they represent the opinion and responsibilities of the European Union as a whole? Similarly, if French or German were proposed as the predominant sprache, would this outcry be as loud and seem so misplaced in the UK? Probably not.
John Gant, UK
Well, the problem is that English is so much easier to learn than most other languages....
We are fighting here in Wales to preserve our language (Cymraeg), which is being eroded because of the influence of English. Why? Because language is an integral part of culture, and we value our cultural identity. How awful if we were to create a world with only one language and only one culture! Let's celebrate our diversity. Translation costs are a small price to pay to preserve the richness of our cultural diversity.
The one intelligent thing Kinnock has said or done in his entire life.
Joanna A, Spain
The French and Gerrman people might feel easier by the fact that it is not British English that has conquered Europe - it is American English. My ten year experience in Europe told me that very few French/German chaps like to speak British English. They like to drink Coca Cola while speaking in European-styled American accents. The United States of America conquered the United States of Europe a long time ago.
There are more people outsidide the UK who consider English their first language. Ironically, this non-UK English-speaking majority does not reside in the EU. In addition, the UK is a stronghold of anti-EU scepticism, which provides even less justification for English to become the EU's dominant language. Therefore, the importance of the language will eventually decline, especially after the EU expands its Eastern borders. Just wait 40-50 years.
Louise, Japan
While working in Korea I found that when Koreans dealt with the Japanese the common language was English. What do the Asians know that the EU doesn't besides making better cars and electronic equipment?
Working in a multicultural environment is pretty tricky, I've been in one for nearly 8 years and really appreciate when I can read documents in my native tongue. Unless issues are fully understood, there is scope for mis-interpretation and the effect could cost more than saving the translation fee. This is the cost of being a union of diverse states and we have to accept that. If the tales are true, it sounds like that there could be more to be gained by saving money on travel and entertainment costs.
Why can't we agree that each document submitted by every national delegation be in its national language AND in Latin! Latin is a 'dead' language (so no national-linguistic problems here), is spoken by quite a few people in our continent and it forms the basis of many (if not most) current official EU languages. It would further revitalise the study of classics - not a bad thing after all.
Tony Questa, UK
Everyone's second language in Europe is naturally English for a variety of reasons - eg trade with USA, international conventions for flying etc. However what is the second language for us poor Brits ? We can't learn them all. Our current form of English is a pretty good mix of Roman Latin, William the Conqueror's French and Saxon German plus a lot of Greek for good measure. It's a truly international language. However I believe the 'Global Village' is gradually standardising on 4 languages at the moment including Chinese, Spanish and Arabic. So EC readers take your pick. Which one of the Global Languages do you think will win out in the end?
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High oil prices threaten to derail the fragile economic recovery among developed nations this year, the leading energy watchdog has warned, putting pressure on the Opec oil cartel to increase production.
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