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News - UN urges stand on internet drugs



Governments should do more to crack down on the illicit trade in controlled drugs over the internet, according to a new report by a UN .

The International Narcotics Control Board reports that there is an increase in dealers using cyberspace to market narcotics and mind-altering drugs.

Its annual report says internet pharmacies are shipping only drugs across the globe.

They are targeting former patients who have become addicted to drugs, it says.

DRUGS AVAILABLE ON THE NET
Abolon, an anabolic steroid

Clozapine, an antipsychotic

Evista for osteoporosis

Hyzaar for high blood pressure

Prozac for depression

Ritalin for hyperactivity

Tamoxifen for breast cancer

Viagra for impotence

The report warns the drug ritalin - used to treat hyperactive children - carries a high risk of abuse but was advertised on some websites as a “mild and harmless stimulant”.

It calls on to ask the judiciary to “ensure that adequate penalties be attributed” to people caught trafficking controlled drugs on the internet.

An INCB board member, Hamid Ghodse, told a news conference in London that the trafficking of controlled drugs over the internet was “extremely serious”.

“There are more sites on how to make drugs, how to and produce them and even how to avoid detection by the police than there are on drugs education.”

Global issues

The INCB also reported the following findings:

  • European governments are creating a “permissive environment” for drug users, which could lead to a rise in the trade of illegal drugs across the continent.
  • Europe is a major producer of synthetic drugs such as ecstasy. Governments should tighten controls on “precursors” - legal chemical compounds which are used to make illegal synthetic drugs.
  • Drug traffickers are targeting US citizens with high-purity heroin that they can smoke rather than inject.
  • A shift from growing crops to cultivating cannabis is worsening food shortages in Africa. The drugs trade is also funding wars in the continent.

  • Turkmenistan is not doing enough to stem the flow of heroin coming from neighbouring Afghanistan. Afghanistan is the world’s top producer of the opium poppy which is used to make heroin.

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News - What the papers say

Journalist Keith Baker takes a look at what is making the headlines in Monday’s morning papers.

Party leaders are in the headlines. The News Letter looks ahead to the meeting of the Ulster Unionist Assembly group at Stormont.

It talks of David Trimble facing a fresh challenge and it draws attention to the letter submitted by MLAs who are unhappy about the direction of the party.

Elsewhere, the paper has the thoughts of Lord Molyneaux who reckons Sir Reg Empey’s the man to lead the party now.

But the paper points out that Mr Trimble’s eight years at the helm have not been easy and because of the current within unionism, few people with leadership pretensions are coming forward with any real conviction.

In the Irish Times, a headline tells us that Mr Trimble is confident he can survive this latest challenge.

Several of the cross-channel papers examine the performance of Michael Howard in Harrogate on Sunday.

‘Internal

A sketch writer in the Independent says the standing ovation he received was genuine, unlike the “stage-managed” affair for his predecessor.

The paper reckons the party that seemed to have a death wish has now sprung back to life.

All weekend, it says, only one delegate was spotted nodding off. And there were even quite a few people under the age of 60.

The Daily Telegraph tells us that Central Office is now being run on on a strict need-to-know basis and compares it to Bletchley Park in wartime.

Internal discipline is being rigorously enforced, it says, with the party planning for a vicious fight with Labour, one in which you either hit or be hit.

The Guardian has an interview with Alastair Campbell and notes that he has expressed a measure of regret over his fierce attacks on the BBC after the Hutton Report.

“I did not intend to come over as hard and certainly not triumphalist,” he says.

The paper draws attention to the way he talks about his former colleagues in the interview.

Mr Blair is described as a huge historical figure; Gordon Brown is a huge figure and John Prescott is a big historical figure.

Meanwhile, the Independent claims that Downing Street tried to muzzle the government’s top scientific adviser after he warned that global warming was a more serious threat than international terrorism.

The paper says Mr Blair’s private secretary told Sir David King, the prime minister’s chief scientist, that he should limit his contact with the media after he made outspoken remarks about George Bush’s policy climate change.


‘Millionaire lifestyle’

The Mirror’s worried about the future of racing. Having a flutter on the horses is an innocent pastime enjoyed by millions, it says, but if the allegations of race-rigging against Kieran Fallon are true then the whole thing could collapse.

The Express carries the headline: “Jockey horror show”.

Events in Spain, of course, are taking up a lot of space - the front page and four other pages in the Mirror, for example.

There are pictures everywhere of the various wives and partners arriving to see their men in prison.

The Daily Star says Messrs Gillespie, Dickov and Sinclair are currently experiencing a lifestyle which is rather different from the millionaire one they are used to.

It says each player’s weekly pay of around 15,000 has now plummeted to 40, plus vouchers which can be used at the prison snack shop.

Instead of champagne and caviar in fancy restaurants, the basic prison meal is rice and rabbit.

Finally, news of a new drug that is being developed. Scientists claim it will restore fading middle-aged memory.

According to the Mail, the drug, code-named HT0712, is being dubbed “Viagra of the mind”.

The paper says that if it is successful then soon there will be no excuse for failing to remember a wedding anniversary, birthday or business meeting.

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News - US net providers pursue spammers


Four of the largest internet providers in the US announced they have filed six lawsuits against hundreds of spammers.

Microsoft, AOL, Earthlink and Yahoo are joining forces to fight the millions of junk e-mails sent out every day.

The companies said the defendants include some of the nation’s “biggest” and “baddest” large-scale spammers.

The actions are believed to be the first major industry lawsuits under new anti-spam legislation passed in the US earlier this year.

Shared resources

“We’re trying to hit the biggest, the baddest, the most notorious spammers,” said Randall Boe, AOL’s top lawyer. “The next step will be to put them out of business.”

The four providers have shared information and resources in an effort to clamp down on the menace of spam.



Just putting a computer offshore doesn’t put spammers out of reach


Nancy Anderson
Microsoft lawyer

They are helped in large part by new US legislation passed at the beginning of the year that addresses some of the tricks spam gangs use to get their unwanted messages to millions of internet users.

The law, called the CAN_SPAM Act, demands that unsolicited e-mails must include a mechanism for recipients to indicate that they do not want future mass mailings.

It also prohibits spammers from disguising their identity by using a false return address or misleading subject line. It also aims to halt the practice of harvesting addresses from web sites.

“Congress gave us the necessary tools to pursue spammers with stiff penalties, and we in the industry didn’t waste a moment moving with speed and resolve to take advantage of the new law,” said Mr Boe.

Huge problem

The BBC’s Kevin Anderson in Washington says that by some estimates more than 60% of e-mail travelling over the internet now is spam.

According to anti-spam activists Spamhaus, 90% of junk e-mails can be traced to just 200 known spam gangs.

List of spam messages

It is estimated that more than half of the world’s email traffic is spam

In-boxes around the world are full of unwanted e-mails offering weight loss , hair growth products and links to .

Some experts argue that the new law will do little to curb spam and leaves enough loopholes for spammers to keep operating from other countries.

But Microsoft’s lawyer, Nancy Anderson, said she believes the new law will help because “most of the individuals involved in spam reside in the US”.

“Just putting a computer offshore doesn’t put them out of reach,” she said.

‘John Doe’

The firms have filed separate legal complaints in courts in California, Georgia, Virginia and Washington against six operations said to be responsible for millions of spam emails.

The lawsuits in some cases name “John Doe” or unknown defendants, although the firms say the identities are likely to be obtained through the court.

AOL is suing Davis Wolfgang Hawke of , said to be also known as Dave Bridger, and Braden Bournival of New Hampshire for sending millions of spam messages.

Microsoft is suing Florida-based JDO Media for what it says is the company’s “multi-level marketing program using fake identities and misleading subject lines such as ‘This Is Your Lucky Day…’”.

The provider is also suing the so-called Super Viagra Group routing its e-mail messages through hijacked computers around the world.

Yahoo’s lawsuit names a Canadian-based firm - and operators Eric Head, Matthew Head and Barry Head - it claims is responsible for millions of spam e-mail messages to Yahoo users.

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News - Tackling the property pirates


What have the following got in common - a designer mug, a pack of Viagra, Head and Shoulders shampoo, a packet of ?


They are all targets for product counterfeiters. Every day, legitimate business is being undermined and consumers are being ripped off by illegal copies.


The profits from this theft, which is what it is, are being siphoned off by international criminal gangs.


The loss of EU business turnover in 2003 has been calculated at 45-60 billion euros and it is growing rapidly.


It is difficult for the companies concerned to deal with the problem. Many of them already incur substantial legal fees in protecting their intellectual property.


In the EU, there has been no consistent means of enforcing their rights in every country. In some countries, intellectual property theft has not even been recognised as an offence.


Following a vote in the European Parliament on Tuesday, that is set to change. The many EU companies affected by counterfeiting will have some further tools to help them.


‘Debate hijacked’

MEPs supported a proposal from the Commission and the member states that will give them the right to take civil action to protect their intellectual property in any EU country.



There is no question of the directive providing for dawn raids by police on teenagers downloading music in their home

The timing was crucial; we wanted this to come into force ahead of the enlargement of the EU, thus tackling the potential flow of goods through the greatly enlarged land and sea borders.


Under the proposal, companies will be able to apply for injunctions to prevent counterfeit goods being distributed. When they can demonstrate infringements, they can apply for the offending items - and if appropriate, the means of illicit production - to be destroyed.


They can ask courts to compel counterfeiters to produce written evidence and bank accounts. They can claim damages for the harm done to their legitimate business.


But the discussions surrounding the directive have been totally hijacked by over imaginative lobbyists from the online community.


They have completely misrepresented the proposal, and scared thousands of consumers in an entirely way about the impact of the directive.


Personal attacks

Let us set the record straight. The directive has always been intended to tackle , commercial scale counterfeiting.

Pile of counterfeit DVDs

Profits from counterfeit goods go to criminal gangs

It has been designed to help businesses of all sizes deal with the problem. It contains specific requirements that any measures will be , not create barriers to legitimate traders and not encourage anti-competitive behaviour.


It does not overrule any of the existing directives on e-commerce or copyright in the information society, in particular, the articles upholding the right to private copying and on fair use.


It is not targeted at the online world.


Action can only be taken following a decision by a judge or competent court in response to a justified and proportionate request by a claimant.


There is no question of the directive providing for dawn raids by police on teenagers downloading music in their home.


It is unfortunate that this proposal has been treated with such hysteria by many in the online world. It does not reflect well on their ability to look at the facts and make a balanced judgement.


We particularly resent the personal attacks on our French colleague Janelly Fourtou MEP, who in successfully steering it through the parliament’s work on the directive, has behaved with complete integrity and openness throughout.


We are confident that this directive will be targeted correctly and will make a difference.


But the European Parliament will be monitoring it carefully to ensure that it is effective and that its provisions are not abused.

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News - Anti-piracy law ’stifles innovation’

My colleagues Malcolm Harbour and Arlene McCarthy wrote on BBC News Online of counterfeit Viagra, Head and Shoulders and contraceptives. I can add yet more examples to their list.

In the constituency which I represent, traditional industries such as whisky distilling, shortbread baking and knitwear production are always under threat from counterfeiters. My constituents know well the threats which these criminals can bring to jobs and businesses.



While it’s true that a teenager doesn’t have to fear his bank account being seized, it’s not true to say that he can’t have his CD collection seized.


Neil MacCromick, MEP

However, valid questions must be raised as to whether all the measures passed last week in the European Parliament are the correct ones, or whether some of them may bring unintended but serious consequences.

CD collection

Malcolm and Arlene argue that the EU directive has always been intended to tackle professional, commercial scale counterfeiting. Maybe so. It’s just a pity that the final version which they voted for last week doesn’t fully achieve that restriction.

The original proposal stated that the directive was targeted towards serious infringements of intellectual property - to those operating for “commercial purposes”. This key element was however removed by the European Parliament.

In the text which was finally adopted, “commercial scale” only apply to certain sections of the directive. So, while it’s true that a teenager doesn’t have to fear his bank account being seized, it’s not true to say that he can’t have his CD collection seized.

It’s also true that any such seizures would have to be justified and proportionate. However, quite what this means is in the hands of judges across the EU. Wouldn’t it have been safer if the directive (in its entirety) was aimed solely at commercial pirates?

Besides, the section which defines what is meant by “commercial scale” says that this would “normally” exclude consumers. No clue is given however as to the abnormal situations where consumers could conceivably be targeted!.

Software industry concern

Another area of concern is the inclusion of patents in the scope of the directive. Patent law is much more complicated than other areas of IP law and much more open to abuse.

Legitimate companies who produce cheaper versions of medicines, for example, fear that the multinational drugs will use this to stop the production of derivative medicines, so called ‘generic medicines’.

CD on a keyboard

Software innovation could be stifled

Concerns also abound in the free software community - referred to in the BBC News Online article as “imaginative lobbyists”.

This community is indeed imaginative - it’s their imagination that they use in their innovations and which allows them to thrive and survive and make a large contribution to our economy.

Again, it’s a pity that the new European directive may severely inhibit this innovation - in the sole interests of the .

Perhaps the biggest disappointment in last week’s European Parliament vote is that it was an opportunity lost. In an effort to rush through legislation before this June’s elections we have ended up with a flawed directive.

Malcolm Harbour and Arlene McCarthy are right to say that the directive will be monitored and reviewed in due course. It’s a great shame that so many people stand to suffer in the meantime in ways irrelevant to stamping out piracy and counterfeiting.

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Sport - Beach volleyball: Stars to watch


Despite finishing the 2003 season in fourth place in the world rankings and that good form in Olympic year, Kobel faced constant pressure to reach his first Games.

Switzerland may be more commonly associated with winter sports, but they have three of the world’s top teams with only two berths available in Athens.

The 30-year-old made the grade and in partnership with Patrick Heuscher will be out to prove he is worthy of playing on the biggest stage in the search to break Brazil’s dominance.

Kobel, like Heuscher, moved to the beach after learning his trade indoors.

The pair first played together in 1997 and their success spurred them on to give their all to the sport as opposed to playing it once in a while during the summer in an effort to maintain their fitness.

“Kobi” is renowned for his amazing energy and is relentless in his pursuit of supposedly lost causes, sprawling across the sand in an effort to set up his partner.

RICARDO ALEX COSTA SANTOS

Ricardo celebrates victory

Ricardo is well used to winning

Ricardo prowls the net with menace and is ruthless in racking up points with fierce plays.

He teamed up with Emanuel Rego for good in 2003 and the pair have been top of the world rankings ever since.

The 29-year-old first played on the pro circuit in 1996 and has worked his way through five partners.

Four years ago in Sydney he finished second with Ze Marco, the pair falling in two sets to American duo Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana, 12-11, 12-9.

Two years on Ricardo teamed up with back-court specialist Emanuel for two tournaments, and the partnership showed enough promise for the pair to make it permanent prior to the new season.

They won their first competition on home soil in Rio and went on to claim two of the four Grand Slam titles and the world .

SANDRA TAVARES PIRES NASCIMENTO

Sandra Pires in action

Sandra Pires is a beach legend

Brazil’s most famous sporting son goes by the name of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, although to most he is known simply as Pele.

Like her Nascimento namesake, the version’s name benefits from a fore-shortening on court to Sandra Pires, far more manageable fare for pundits and punters alike.

The 31-year-old double world champion and FIVB Player of the 90s has won medals at each of the Olympics, gold in 1996 with Jackie Silva and a bronze in 2000 with Adriana Samuel.

Despite falling short at the finish in Sydney, Pires started the Games with the honour of becoming the first woman to carry her national flag at the opening ceremony.

She teamed up with Ana Paula Connelly for the 2003 season and the pair proved an instant hit.

They finished the season with four wins, four seconds and top of the rankings and will not need any of Pele’s Viagra to get up for Athens.

KERRI WALSH

Kerri Walsh waits to serve

The American was happy to change to “functional and sassy” outfits

Walsh finished fourth with the USA playing indoors at the last Olympics four years ago.

She swapped to the sand and bikini version shortly after Sydney and has been a revelation in partnership with Misty May despite the “big transition”.

In the period the pair have become a formidable force and they went through the 2003 AVP season undefeated, winning all eight tournaments they entered, including three Grand Slam events.

They capped the year by becoming the first team from the USA to claim a title at the World Championships.

That form has continued through to 2004 and they qualified for the Olympics as the number one ranked team in the world.

Walsh, who will celebrate her 26th birthday in Athens, is strong at the net.

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Sport - Sport’s unlikely bedfellows

FORMULA ONE: STANNAH STAIRLIFTS

Nothing worse than missing a piece of the big-race action when you’re bursting for the loo and a little slow on your feet.

As the cars whizz round at 200mph, you can glide up the stairs and make it down just in time for…the next Grand Prix.

BOWLS: SPEARMINT RHINO

Barry Hearn has been making noises about sexing up snooker, so why not bowls?

Imagine the effect a few girls parading around the green would have on the old duffers down at the local club.

And think what it would do for sales of Viagra and blood pressure tablets.

: WATNEY’S PALE ALE

Yes, the working class tipple of could make a triumphant return as the LTA decide to attract a different kind of clientele.

Out with the champagne, strawberries and caviar - in with Watney’s, tinned peaches and greasy chips - all at 1970s prices, of course.


Andy Fordham

Now, where did I put that salad?

DARTS: FITNESS FIRST

Come on darts fans, put down your beers, surrender your ciggies and peel your old carcasses off the couch - it’s time for a work-out.

Fitness freaks are the future of arrers - and don’t just take our word for it. New 30-stone world champion Andy Fordham insisted his victory was due in part to his gym regime.

“These trainers aren’t for show, I am an athlete,” he declared. Course you are, Andy.

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News - Pushing the TV boundaries

My Foetus follows a long tradition of broadcasters pushing the boundaries of taste and decency - and inevitably sparking controversy.

The has already upset some sections of the Roman Catholic church, which called it abhorrent, while TV scientist Professor Robert Winston questioned whether it was “an absolutely valid TV exercise”.

He was subject to criticism of his Human Body series, which showed the moment of a man’s death. Much of the criticism came before the programme was shown - and it went on to win a number of Baftas.

In a similar vein, Channel 4’s screening of a live autopsy in November 2002 by Professor Gunther von Hagens, the man behind the Body Worlds exhibitions, generated 130 complaints.

Channel 4 defended the programme, which went out at 2345 GMT, saying the event was of “genuine public interest”.

Despite the protests, the Independent Television Commission (ITC) dismissed the complaints.

Body parts

In its adjudication, it said: “Although the subject matter and content of the programme approached the limits of what is allowed by the programme code, those limits were not exceeded.”

Many programmes have related to human body parts.

Brass Eye

Brass Eye was one of the most controversial shows on UK TV

There was a press storm in January 1999 when, on This Morning, Doctor Chris Steele conducted a testicular examination of volunteer Alan Reeves on camera to publicise the dangers of testicular cancer.

The ITC rules at the time said genitalia should not be shown unless for ” medical reasons”.

Richard and Judy also provoked a storm when they featured couples with Viagra - although no sex scenes were actually shown.

Country TV chef Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall caused an outcry when he devised a recipe for a family using the placenta of their newborn baby.

Nine viewers complained, including a Labour MP, and the Broadcasting Standards Commission upheld them because it breached a taboo “which would have been disagreeable to many”.

Channel 4 landed in the headlines again in 2002 with the now infamous episode of Brass Eye in which creator Chris Morris spoofed a documentary about paedophilia.

It attracted 1,500 complaints, including the NSPCC, and the ITC made the rare decision to force Channel 4 to apologise.

Sweeping changes

The bulk of complaints were about Brass Eye’s apparent mocking of a serious and sensitive subject and too little warning given about the nature of the programme.

Despite the furore, Brass Eye went on to be nominated for a Bafta.

Magician Derren Brown’s Russian Roulette stunt - in which he claimed to fire a gun at his head - also caused the Channel 4 hotline to ring with complaints over trivialising suicide and the promotion of gun culture.

Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson’ s flash has seen changes to US TV broadcasts

But complaints about his televised trick were not upheld as the watchdog said it was an illusion and did not glamorise guns.

But no UK TV programme can compete with the furore caused by Janet Jackson’ s “wardrobe malfunction”, which saw her nipple exposed during the live Super Bowl - sparking more than 200,000 complaints.

The backlash has led to sweeping changes to US live broadcasts, with time-delays now widely employed and a rise in potential fines for networks that breach guidelines.

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News - The Lunchtime Bonus Question

The rules are simple. Every day at 1030 BST we give you an answer. You then tell us what the question was.

Marks are deducted for , and a selection of your most wrong questions are published each day until about 1500 BST when the actual question is revealed.

The unfortunate winner of this week’s Lunchtime Achievement Award and thus the keyring was Jackie Day of Ilford for her alarmingly wrong question on Tuesday. Accepting her award she said: “It’s the result of growing up in the sixties.”

LBQ roll of shame


FRIDAY

Friday’s answer is “AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN IN HIS MID-EIGHTIES”

Entries are now closed. Wrong questions included:

A potential goldmine?
Charlotte Hetherington, London

When I was just a little boy, I asked my mother “What will I be? Will I be famous? Will I be rich?” Here’s what she said to me:
Charles Frean, Bedford, Massachusetts

What does Roger Daltry sing now? “I hope I die before I’m….
Patrick Rushton, Sheffield

The media world realised it had been taken for a ride when the “Belle de Jour” blogger was revealed to be…
Jack, London

Who’s that driving at 20mph on a beautiful day, on a clear road when I’m in a hurry?
Peter Hawkins, Weymouth

What’s the last thing you want to find behind the bike sheds?
Sarah, Swindon

The “Seven Ages of Man” novelty thermometer shows the temperature last weekend as being…
Chris Ford, Bristol, UK

“Well, hi, Gordon, I’m actually, y’know, planning to stay on until I’m ______”
Graham S, London

This morning I passed an OAP wearing a ‘Frankie Says Relax’ T-shirt carrying a Filofax and reading a copy of the ‘Today’ newspaper. I concluded that he was….
James Castle, Welwyn Garden City

There is no point in struggling, really - you know what you are after sorting your life’s problems?
Carlos Semedo, Manchester

Last Of The Summer Wine’s target audience?
Alexis, Bristol

How I picture Kip from Norwich.
Peter Olding, Bournemouth, UK

“Who’s your Daddy?”
Henry, London

For women who want some mild exercise, but don’t want to vacuum, try?
Martin Outlaw, Fareham

Media experts are predicting that the reality TV bubble will burst next year. Who is the bookies favorites to win Pop Idol 2005?
Ray Lashley, Bristol UK

If Noddy were real what would he be?
Lorna, Glasgow

Ladies, if you can’t marry for love marry what?
Ben, UK

Old New Romantic?
Chris Pritchett, Bristol, UK

What was the result of a mix-up at the cat cloning clinic?
James Elliott, Bristol, UK

Who only ever seems to reply to my speed-dating video?
Clare Daniele, Llandough

What will Des O’Connor be when he has his next child?
Angie, Newcastle Upon Tyne

What is the politically incorrect way of describing a young mature person?
Dave Godfrey, Swindon

He is dead now, but what was he 20 years ago?
Andy Cottier, London

Anna Nicole Smith WLTM……?
Kirsten , Bristol UK

Just the man for Alanis Morisette, who can be very 90?
Candace, New Jersey, US

What will I be before I win the LBQ keyring?
Graham, London

Online dating? Yeah I tried it once. No not that succesful, no. She wasn’t quite the blonde, busty sex kitten she claimed. She turned out to be a…

Andy Cottier, London

Who is England’s big hope for Wimbledon this summer?
Geoff Spick, Bournemouth, UK

Who’s that speaking “bod Frinch”?
Kip, Norwich

The Police release a description of the ‘Werthers Original’ robber?
Rob, Exeter

“You see, son, if you put aside some of your earnings each month, you’ll be able to buy your own home when you’re an …” ?
Alice Solomon, London, UK

All wrong. The correct question who did artist Stuart Pearson Wright get to model naked for the bare-chested part of his portrait of Prince Philip.


THURSDAY

Thursday’s answer is “A DOZEN STARBUCKS CUPS”

Entries are now closed. Wrong questions included:

The day after Newman’s day at Princeton University?
Candace, New Jersey, US

What do you need to catch 12 falling stars?
John, Leicester

What is a more discreet way of asking for a 96 ounce latte?
Candace, New Jersey, US

Possible cause of a wardrobe malfunction.

David, UK

Proof that product placement has gone too far, was confirmed when what new film title was chosen for the remake of The Dirty Dozen ?
Neil D, London

A Waker’s Dozen?
Nick Nevin, London, UK

An office worker’s dozen?

David, UK

Q: What’s the US’s new way of winning the Iraqi people’s hearts and minds?
A: For the hearts, a 6 boxes of milk tray, and for the minds….
Luke A, York

Coffee break for twelve angry men?
Kev, Cardiff

How to prevent kip in Norwich?
Mike Yeaman, Newcastle upon Tyne

I want to spend 18.00 on coffee; what can I get?
Dougie Lawson, Basingstoke, UK

A modern variation on the Last Supper could have Jesus breaking a Hot’n'Spicy pizza and the disciples drinking from what?
Ed, Plymouth, UK

On the twelfth day of Christmas, I decided it wasn’t true love after all. Why ?
Jim, Marlow

What did the cast of Ocean’s 12 use at break time?
John C, Oldham

What photo failed to be used in this week’s 10 things?
Si Purdy, Swansea

What do Britney, Whitney, Janet Jackson, Christina, Mariah and Madonna intend to use as breast adornment on their one-off sponsored concert?
Leanie, Tonbridge

The only thing actually finished by my kitchen decorator yesterday?
Matt Clancy, Staines

What does every student house in London own?
Alex E, Manchester

What beats a Pret a Manger plastic cutlery set in Top Trumps?
Peter Jones, Hull, UK

What is served at tea time on the Orient Expresso?
Chris Ford, Bristol, UK

Derren Brown’s latest stunt involves one coin and…
James Castle, Welwyn Garden City

The American SUVs come with claim of having enough cup holders for what?
Chris Davies, Lincoln, UK

The modern equivalent of 10 green bottles
Kevin Miller, Warrington, Cheshire

Conference call ? Some string and ……
Jason S, Southampton, UK

Today on Blue Peter, to make your advent crown, you’ll need….
Kevin Miller, Warrington, Cheshire

What can I fit in the luggage compartment of a Smart Car?
Chris Ford, Bristol, UK

A good season for Chelsea means winning what?
Peter Greenhill, London

All wrong. The correct question was what did the family of the late Alistair Cooke use to smuggle his ashes into New York’s Central Park so they could scatter them in accordance with the great man’s wishes (but against the park rules).


WEDNESDAY

Wednesday’s answer is “NOT FULL-GROWN EXACT REPLICAS”

Entries are now closed. Wrong questions included:

Evolution for dummies?
Nigel Greensitt, Walkden

The small print on those herbal Viagra wannabes?
Ainy, Baltimore, US

Honey, I duplicated the miniature baby (It went straight to video)
Andrew Culley, Grantham

Married life versus steamy dutch videos?
Stephen Buxton, Coventry, UK

What does the small print say on those illuminated pictorial menus found above the counter in fast food resaurants?
Pete, Blackburn

What’s the opposite of larger than life?
Alex E, anchester

The Stepford Daughters?
Charles Frean, Bedford, Massachusetts

Madame Tussauds, the early years?
Charles Frean, Bedford, Massachusetts

The youth of today?
Jess, Milton Keynes

Define a tabloid with a broadsheet newspaper.
Chris Ford, Bristol, UK

You know when you’ve been Bonsai’d…
Nick Nevin, London, UK

Russian dolls - discuss.
Robert Henson, Nottingham, UK

“I shall call him…Mini-Me. And I shall call the others…er…”
Edward Green, Oxford

Yes, I know you used centimeters instead of inches, and the Space Station didn’t fit together, and I don’t like your flippant excuse.
John, Leicester

Cellars and Rats is what to Dungeons and Dragons?
Steve, London

What were the grounds for divorce between Snow White and the Prince when their first child was born?
Chris Ford, Bristol, UK

What’s the difference between Little and Large?
Kiltie, Staffs, UK

So not 50 Diplomats then?
Mike F, Plymouth UK

Meet Sam & Frodo. They’re…
Jackie Thomson, Glasgow

What is the similarity between a secretive organisation which has no public accountabilty and the LBQ production team?
Stuart Collins, Aberdeen

If that’s a gherkin then I’ve been sold….?
Kate, London

Barbie and Ken versus Jordan and Peter Andre ?
Jo , London

A Smart Car versus a Land Rover ?
Jason S, Southampton, UK

The Matrix - Remortgaged with 12 kids?
Andrew Culley, Grantham

Why can’t I model myself on Candace?
Candy, Cardigan Bay, Wales

Design brief for a boy band?
Robin, Herts

Can I have a refund from the cloning clinic?
Dave Godfrey, Swindon

All wrong. The correct question was what were pet-lovers who were interested in having their cat cloned warned about the relationship between the clone and the original cat.


TUESDAY

Tuesday’s answer is “SOMETHING TO DECLARE”

Entries are now closed. Wrong questions included:

Ah, Mr. Jefferson. What brings you to Congress in such a hurry this morning?
Magnus Gustavsson, Linkping, Sweden

You still play Dungeons and Dragons?
Phil Welch, London

” “?
Brian Welsby, Bolton UK

What do you have when, waiting at the airport for your flight from Thailand, a suspicious looking gentleman wearing very dark sunglasses suddenly hugs you shouting “Mimi, it’s been so long! How I have missed you!”, and you’re sure you locked your case - but maybe not?
Cathryn Sheldon,

What’s a little mouse with clogs on?
Jackie, Ilford

What will Samantha Marston never say she has again?
Alex Flowers, Derby

Town Crier required, GSOH, must have what?
Mike F, Plymouth UK

Oscar Wilde’s first draft?
Peter Jones, Hull, UK

War, what is it good for?
David Edwards, Bury St Edmunds

Why does Candace keep banging on about her new jersey?
Mike Yeaman (New cardigan), Newcastle upon Tyne

What’s the Customs and Excise equivalent of Alcoholics Anonymous called?
Robin Hughes, Cheadle, UK

What was Mr Blair urgently wanting when an irritating MP made UN bugging allegations?
Simon Pettigrew, Woking

Instructions on how to remove cream and chocolate icing from choux pastry?
James Castle, Welwyn Garden City

Which direction did the illiterate smuggler head in?
Steve, London

So is that a banana in your pocket or are you just pleased to see a customs agent?
Phill C, Sheffield, UK

West Indies reach three figures?
Steve, London

When the Adams family go through customs?
Ray Gray, London

Customs man to the Oscar Wilde impersonators club?
Suz, Grenoble

All wrong. The correct question was what did Neil Morrissey say had been the problem on his flight to the US. The something was too much red wine.


MONDAY

Monday’s answer is “AN UNINTENTIONALLY LUDDITE FANTASY”

Entries are now closed. Wrong questions included:

My bank has replaced digital automated cascading telephone response systems, with “a person”, I dreamt. Why?
Ross, Giggleswick, Yorkshire

Really wanting to win a Lunchtime Achievement Award keyring despite not owning a car is?
Michaela Veale, Runcorn

Breaking the pens and ripping up the papers of a sexy street-fundraiser?
Ainy, Baltimore, US

What was Alex’s refusal to use an online dictionary to look up Luddite?
David, UK

As a child, my pals and I would walk around with tin cans connected with string to speak to each other. There were no call charges, the network was never busy, we had unlimited ring tones, and we never ran out of credit. Why do I keep thinking of this?
Laurie, Alcester

See that new girl on the Babbage Calculating Engine over there? If her crinoline rides up any higher Ill be able to see her ankle.
Kip, Norwich UK

It’s still a double-plus ungood thought crime, intentional or not.
Ray Gray, London

What was the marmalade revolution?
Tim G, London, UK

I awake from a nightmare in which computers, the Internet and most terrifyingly, the LBQ no longer exsist. I spark up the PC, log on to answer and am reassured to discover that it was all……..?
Melissa, London

What do you mean you don’t have a mobile?
Amanda, Shibata, Japan

Texting by morse code?
John C, Oldham

Sitting round the open fire, burning our National ID cards
Liz Haslem, London

Why is my alarm clock broken?
Kieran Boyle, Oxford

Seeing as I’m not amazingly sure what a Luddite is, what was my fantasy?
Alex E, Manchester

Whatever happened to Dungeons & Dragons?
Mike, Aberdeen

Thoughts of taking an abacus to bed?

David, UK

Militant Amish?
Candace, New Jersey, US

Life in the 22nd Century - can I divorce my robot ?
Ian H , Manchester

Imagine there’s no Windows,
I wonder if you can,
No need for greed or anger,
A brotherhood of man
Matt Clancy, Staines

An I.T system that just works?
Tam, Ipswich

What is the little known subtitle to the song “If I Had A Hammer”?
David Edwards, Bury St Edmunds

Sabots and suspenders?
Mark, Paignton

Using pen and paper to write entries to LBQ.
Geoffrey Scott-Baker, Reading

I put it to you, Miss St. Clair, that being tied to a Spinning Jenny is one thing, but when the machine is smashed it becomes…
Guy Chapman, Reading, UK

Trying to install a wireless network card in your work-from-home PC, but ending up with a smouldering heap instead, is … ?
Brian Ritchie, Oxford, UK

What did I find myself enjoying on this morning’s packed Tube commute?
Duncan, London, UK

All wrong. The correct question was how has David Bowie described him and producer Tony Visconti devising the process of making a “mash-up”, that is recording different parts of a song in a number of styles.

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News - Weeding out crime in Belize


For years, Belize City has had an unsavoury reputation for drug-running, money-laundering and muggings.

With tourism now in mind, the government is working hard to improve its image.

Straddling a creek on Central America’s Caribbean coast, Belize City feels more West Indian than Latin.

That is not just because a majority of the population of 50,000 plus is black, and speaks English.

The town is said to be built on foundations made of ship’s ballast and empty rum bottles, left by 18th Century British traders, who came to extract timber from the forests upriver.

You can still see the sleeping quarters underneath the grander gingerbread houses, where African slaves used to be chained up for the night.

The town’s main drag, south of the that is Belize City’s major point of reference, is called Regent Street, though it could be a million miles from the smart London thoroughfare after which it was named.

As I walk along it, a Rasta man of about 30, sitting on his haunches outside a bar, offers cannabis with the single word “Weeeeeeeed?”



I had been given so many dire warnings about Belize City that I had studiously avoided it on earlier travels

I cannot suppress a laugh, as he says this in exactly the same tone of voice as the flower used to do in the Flowerpot Men, a television puppet show for children that was popular when I was a kid.

He looks at me quizzically, as if he is wondering whether I am half-stoned already, or maybe making fun of him.

Eyes firmly turned to the pavement, I hurry on my way.

Makeover

“Do not wander off the main streets.”

“Always take a taxi from the bus station.”

“Carry some dollars in an easily accessible place, so you can just hand them over if someone pulls a gun on you.”

Map of Belize

Belize was the last British colony to survive on the American mainland

Over the years, I had been given so many dire warnings about Belize City that I had studiously avoided it on earlier travels round Central America.

But then more recently I had heard that the government was cleaning the place up, in an effort to boost Belize’s tourist trade.

Obviously it was time to put these reports to the test.

A visitor stands out a mile in Belize City, as the humidity and the temperatures are so high that you are a dripping wreck before you have walked 200 yards.

The locals, in contrast, saunter or cycle by in immaculately dry and ironed shirts, even the cheeky schoolboys who regularly stop to try and beg a dollar.

You quickly learn to walk on the shady side of the street. And you make regular pit-stops at cooler buildings, such as St. John’s Cathedral, at the bottom of Albert Street. The cathedral is made out of curious grey bricks that were, like the city’s foundations, brought here as ship’s ballast.

Painted on a board outside, there is an earnest exhortation in Spanish: “Hoy, no manana” - today, not tomorrow.

The locals do not exactly give the impression of having taken this message to heart.

New money

North of the swing-bridge, past a smart but anonymous shopping centre that is designed to cater for the burgeoning cruise ship trade, there is a part of town more open to sea-breezes.



The huge hotel lobby has 500 slot machines on one side, leading into a casino

There one can see some of the urban planning that has been taking shape in the authorities’ efforts to give Belize City a new image.

Landfill is enabling them to build a sweeping promenade, and some of the old buildings - battered by the hurricanes that come blowing in from time to time - have been beautifully restored.

Even if many of the local people are unemployed or poor, there is obviously a lot of money around as well.

Outside the Princess Hotel - the city’s finest - 4×4s and limousines are lined up, while inside, the elite can enjoy the air-conditioned facilities.

Bizarrely, the huge hotel lobby has 500 slot machines on one side, leading into a casino. On the other, there is a cinema showing The Passion of the Christ… four times a day.

Talk about God and Mammon. I watch as a large American lady tourist pauses indecisively as she ponders these two alternatives, then heads off into the bar where they are selling pina coladas, two for the price of one.

On patrol

Back on the street, beaming smiles, tourist police on bicycles stop to wish one good-day.

Still a comparatively recent phenomenon, these police are largely credited with the marked fall in assaults on foreign visitors.

Their eagerness seems designed to extract the confession that one has not been mugged, or even felt remotely threatened.

But as they ride off and I walk back to the main street, the Rasta man, still crouched on his haunches outside the bar, looks up, and tries his sales pitch.

“Viagra?” he intones. I chuckle, and he shakes his head, his great matted dreadlocks swinging from side to side.

It is no use. I am clearly a hopeless case.

From Our Own Correspondent was broadcast on Saturday, 1 May, 2004 at 1130 BST on BBC Radio 4. Please check the programme schedules for World Service transmission times.

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