By Richard Kay
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The Dimbleby presence may have been sorely missed during the BBC’s coverage of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, but the family are meanwhile planning a celebration of their own.
Sculptor Nick Dimbleby - younger brother of broadcasters David and Jonathan - tells me his daughter Maisie is to marry Old Etonian actor Will Adamsdale, whom she met on the London Underground.
But while Will, 38, made his film debut in Richard Curtis’s The Boat That Rocked and is appearing in Detroit at the National Theatre, 32-year-old Maisie’s bright start in acting did not blossom into a career.
Plans: Maisie Dimbleby is to marry Old Etonian actor Will Adamsdale
After starring in an ITV adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion, she gave up acting to teach in Hackney, East London.
The couple will marry in a Quaker service this summer near Maisie’s parent’s home in Clyst Hydon, Devon.
‘She is the first of our four children to get married so it’s lovely news,’ says proud father Nick. ‘We like Will very much.’
A former Tory MP caught up in the expenses scandal has made it on to the shortlist to become police commissioner for Surrey. Humfrey Malins, 66, who stood down as MP for Woking at the last election after claiming more than 20,000 in taxpayer-funded expenses for a flat in which his children lived rent-free, is one of three candidates who will be interviewed for the post. He says: ‘I have got some definite ideas about policing . . . and have, I hope, plenty to contribute.’
Shergar star Swinburn and wife split
Just a few months short of his tenth wedding anniversary, jockey-turned-trainer Walter Swinburn has come unsaddled in the matrimonial stakes.
Former hellraiser Swinburn, who rode Shergar to glorious victory in the 1981 Derby, is no longer living with his wife Alison, the mother of his two young daughters, at the marital home in Hertfordshire.
Instead Walter, 50, who was nicknamed the ‘choirboy’ for his deceptively angelic looks, has moved to London and is now renting a pied-a-terre in Mayfair, while Alison remains with the children at their Georgian mansion, Stocks, formerly the home of Playboy chief Victor Lownes and his bunny girl wife Marilyn Cole.
Swinburn, who will be at Royal Ascot this week, tells me: ‘I don’t want to go into the reasons — it’s personal. We chose to live apart and our priority now is our children. The simple truth is we ran out of petrol.’
Fresh start: Jockey-turned-trainer Walter Swinburn has come unsaddled in the matrimonial stakes
However, racing folk say their marriage was under considerable strain, not least because of his previously close racing connections with Alison’s wealthy father, Peter Harris, the Bourne Leisure tycoon worth around 360 million who also owns racehorses and used to train at Church Farm Stables, near Tring in Herts.
Three-times Derby-winner Swinburn took over as trainer from his father-in-law, once known as the ‘king of syndicate trainers’, in 2004. But Harris remained a significant figure at the yard, owning the majority of the 80 horses in training.
He wanted to divest himself of his racing empire and has gradually sold all his horses. Walter then decided it was no longer commercially viable for him to continue to run the yard. But he tells me he is not giving up racing, adding: ‘I am still heavily involved in a breeding operation.’
The parting from Alison is sad but amicable. No one else is involved, he says. Meanwhile Swinburn has taken his daughters riding in Hyde Park near his new home, where he booked a ride without disclosing his experience.
‘They put me on the biggest, fattest horse, resembling Nellie the Elephant, and even produced some steps for me to climb on to it,’ he tells me. ‘At one point the girl instructor told me off for holding the reins all wrong, but I swallowed my pride and said nothing. Even when my younger daughter told her, “Daddy won the Derby,” they didn’t catch on.’
Some welcome news for would-be BBC Director-General Helen Boaden. I gather her brother, Michael, a councillor in Carlisle, has just failed in his bid to become Labour’s candidate for the new 70,000-a-year post of Cumbria police commissioner.
With Ms Boaden having been shortlisted, the thinking is that political links, however peripheral, could be unhelpful as the Corporation seeks to avoid accusations of bias in its new D-G, who is expected to be paid in the region of 500,000 per year. It means Boaden, currently a popular head of news at the BBC, can breathe a sigh of relief as she waits to hear if she has made it through to the final round of interviews.
Model Lisa shows off her new man
Seven months after her divorce from Baron Steven Bentinck was finalised, striking model Lisa Hogan is enjoying a fresh chapter in her life.
My picture shows her out on the town for the first time with the new man in her life, Canadian Craig Cohon.
Once much admired by John Cleese, mother-of-three Lisa, 41, began dating Cirque du Soleil investor Cohon, 48, this year.
'Extremely tactile': Lisa and Craig at the party
They joined friends at a photo exhibition party thrown by Mary McCartney at Louise Blouin MacBain’s Notting Hill gallery.
‘They were extremely tactile with each other,’ says another at the party, where guests included Simon Mann, Jasmine Guinness and Lisa Butcher.
Since Lisa met divorced father-of-two Cohon in Moscow — where he is famous for introducing Coca-Cola and McDonald’s — their relationship appears to have gone from strength to strength.
‘Lisa was excitedly taking Craig around introducing him as her boyfriend to all her friends. She seemed very happy,’ says a pal.
She and Bentinck, nephew of the late Swiss steel tycoon Heini Thyssen, parted acrimoniously seven years ago. ‘It was like a weight had been lifted off her shoulders,’ adds the friend.
She may be the third wife of one of Britain’s richest men, but to Georgina Shipsey, Countess Cadogan is her much loved aunt. Dorothy Cadogan’s husband Charles is the owner of 93 Chelsea acres worth an estimated 3.4 billion.
But, says marketing consultant Georgina: ‘To me she is just my aunt — and a very kindly one too. Unlike her I’ve never found the right man so I’m on my own at 40. My parents passed away and Dorothy has stepped in. She’s like a second mother to me.’
As for marriage, Georgina tells me at a drinks party at Chelsea’s Royal Hospital: ‘I don’t mind who I marry. He certainly doesn’t have to be an aristocrat — just someone loving and kind.’
PS Royal Ascot is one of the Queen’s happiest weeks of year, where she loves the racing and the company of racing people. On Saturday she will be joined in the carriage procession by Toby Balding. Toby, one of the few men to have trained the winner of the National, Cheltenham Gold Cup and Champion Hurdle, is the brother of former trainer Ian Balding and uncle to the BBC’s Clare. He is thrilled to have been invited and was told HM had personally asked for him. It will be an especially poignant journey for Toby, 75, who suffered a stroke last year.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
DOWN MEMORY LANE: A family historian’s dream - Chichester Observer
A wonderful resource for family historians whose families lived in West Sussex north of the Downs 100 years ago has just been made searchable online by West Sussex Record Office.
This is the catalogue of photographic portraits of more than 7,600 former inhabitants of the area, which were taken by the photographer Walter Kevis of Petworth between c1876 and 1908.
Walter Kevis was born in 1854, in London, the son of James Kevis, a licensed victualler, and Harriet his wife.
At some time between 1861 and 1871, Harriet died, and it is likely the family household broke up.
James went into private service, and it may be that Walter went into service during that period.
In 1875 he was briefly in service at Petworth House as a footman.
He established himself in Petworth as a photographer in c1876. From the surviving negatives he produced, it seems likely that much of his time was spent in making portraits.
Negatives
Kevis retired in 1908 and left his negatives in his studio in Lombard Street, Petworth.
The shop below was taken over by his nephew, Henry Earle, who carried on the tobacconist’s side of the business until his death in 1950.
After his death, the negatives were rescued by George Garland, himself a Petworth photographer.
When Garland died in 1978 the Kevis negatives were bequeathed to the West Sussex Record Office in Chichester, as part of the Garland Collection, along with his own negatives.
The Kevis portraits have been indexed by Roy and Sheila Morgan, two long-standing volunteers at the Record Office, who undertook the long and arduous job with their customary dedication and efficiency.
Sheila then transferred the data onto a spreadsheet which could be transferred on to the computer system, and uploaded onto the internet.
Portraits
Despite their uncertain history, the negatives are mostly in excellent condition, and the photography is of a very high standard.
The majority of the portraits are taken in Kevis’ studio, with his scenery and props, which were designed to give people something to lean on or hold onto, so they could keep absolutely still for the long exposure time needed.
The collection includes every rank of society, from Lord and Lady Leconfield at Petworth House to a workhouse inmate.
It includes more than 300 portraits of people in service at Petworth House, where Kevis himself was a footman for a short time, and a smaller number of portraits of servants in other great houses in the area.
Some of the servants were photographed in their livery or working clothes.
There are also portraits of soldiers and sailors, policemen and firemen, a post man and a nurse, all in their respective uniforms.
Information
There is the sad portrait of Harriet Holden, the invalid daughter of John Holden, on her sick bed, probably shortly before she died in 1884, aged 23.
And there are even portraits of people’s pets – dogs, cats, and even Miss Daintry’s pet rat.
The only information we have about any of the subjects of the portraits is what was written on the envelope in which they were kept.
The information which has survived about each negative is variable, sometimes consisting only of a surname, or there may be a surname and a parish or house name, and a date.
It is hoped that as more people become aware of the collection, in many cases descendants will be able to add information about the subjects of the portraits.
For some lucky people, the Kevis Collection will give them their first opportunity to see the faces of their ancestors.
The Kevis Collection also includes more than 600 images which are not portraits. These include local views, objects, and groups such as wedding parties, schools, servants, and cricketers, The catalogues of these have also been added to the database.
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You can email vintage@chiobserver.co.uk or write to The Observer, Unicorn House, 8 Eastgate Square, Chichester, PO19 1JN.
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Windsor-Essex not part of provincial tourism campaign - CBC
Windsor-Essex isn’t part of the provincial government’s newest tourism video designed to promote Ontario.
The ad, which airs online and on television, doesn’t feature a city or town southwest of Elora.
The ad is part of the Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership.
According to its website, the partnership’s mandate “is to increase tourism revenues throughout the province by creating new and dynamic marketing initiatives and products and by enhancing the marketing resources available to all Ontario tourism operators.”
The towns, cities and attractions included in the video are:
- Muskoka
- Niagara Falls
- Thunder Bay
- Yorkville
- Lake Superior
- Niagara Wine Country
- Eagle Canyon
- Elora
- Toronto
- Collingwood
- Kingston
- Ottawa
Gordon Orr, head of Tourism Windsor, Essex, Pelee Island told CBC Windsor's Sean Henry that Windsor can't be in the promotional video every year. Last year, Pelee Island was the focus of a provincial ad campaign, Orr said.
"Last year, we were had our commercial and this year it’s a montage and we’re not in it," Orr said. "It’s all about balance."
However, some towns and cities, such as Toronto and Niagara Falls, for example, are in the ad almost every year.
'Why not us? Are we the poor cousins? I don't think so.'—Anne Rota, Amherstburg tourism and culture
"Why not us? Are we the poor cousins? I don’t think so," said Anne Rota, Amherstburg's manager of tourism and culture.
Orr said there are 13 tourism boards in the province and they all can't be in the ad.
"It is a fair statement to say Toronto, Ottawa and Niagara are the key destinations. They’re the Tier 1 destinations. They’re the selling destinations," Orr said. "Because of them, we all do better. It would not be in our best interest to say they shouldn’t be in and all the small cities should be in."
Rota said the local tourism board should have pushed harder to be included in the ad, especially during the bicentennial year of the War of 1812.
"I’m very, very disappointed. In fact, when I saw the commercial, I asked if they really did their homework," Rota said. "Do they really know their history?"
The ad shows shots fired during a War of 1812 re-enactment at Fort Henry in Kingston. Amherstburg, too, is preparing for War of 1812 commemorations during the bicentennial year.
Rota said the first gunshots of the war were fired in Amherstburg, at River Canard.
"I’m going to speak for our own community: there is no other chance. This is the bicentennial year. This is where it began. This is where it happened," Rota said.
While Orr admitted the ad is the province's "signature" campaign, he also said it's "just a snapshot" of Ontario.
"There are other vehicles by which we’re able to promote the War of 1812 and other key signature series," Orr said.
Not the first absence for Windsor-Essex
Windsor-Essex is also missing from the “Ontario Summer Getaways” tab on the province’s website.
Earlier this year, Windsor-Essex was not included on the annual Cruise the Coast map, which promotes Ontario’s southern shores to motorcycle enthusiasts travelling from the U.S. to Dunville, east of Toronto.
That map lops off Essex County. It starts at Wheatley and suggests Leamington is northwest of Wheatley. It’s almost directly south of Wheatley.
The local tourism bureau missed the deadline for paying to be part of that map.
Source: www.cbc.ca
Beware of love at first site - Asian Age
Divorcees and widows beware! With his fake profiles posted on popular matrimonial sites, 26-year-old Aamir Khan targeted divorcees and widows and was able to cheat many of them in the last two years.
The latest victim was a Chennai-based BPO worker who complained to the city cyber crime officials that Khan cheated her and stole her money as well.
According to the police, Khan, a divorcee himself, used to introduce himself as a senior professional in an IT firm or employee of a reputed corporate house with a hefty monthly package.
A senior cyber crime official told Deccan Chronicle, “We are collecting more details from Khan on the number of women he cheated.
Every year, we receive at least five complaints about cheating through matrimonial sites. All details posted on the site might not be true. The applicants should check the authenticity of the profiles.”
The officer said that Chakravarthy from Villupuram was recently arrested for cheating 16 women via matrimonial sites.
The cyber crime department has decided to conduct awareness camps in city colleges in the coming months. “We organised a series of awareness events in trade fairs, exhibitions and many public places last year.
We will arrange sessions in city colleges now about fake profiles on matrimonial sites. It’s high time net users were aware of the possible dangers in the virtual world,” said the official.
Mr S.N. Ravichandran of Cyber Society of India Forum said, “There was a recent incident in Erode where a miscreant read through the profile of a groom on a matrimonial site and checked out his likes and dislikes on his facebook page.
He then approached the youth’s parents, claiming to be a priest, with ‘supernatural knowledge’ about their son.
He convinced them that they should immediately perform a pooja for their son’s well-being. When the parents were engaged in the pooja, the fake priest stole all the valuables from the house and fled.”
“Matrimonial site users should first cross-check the address, the firm where the person is employed and ensure that the details are genuine by contacting his/her family,” he cautioned.
Rules of engagement by bharathmatrimony
Jumping the gun while surfing for potential life partners on matrimonial websites, is bound to land you in a sticky situation.
As with any other contact made through a chatroom or social networking website, a netizen should exercise caution before getting personal with strangers they come across on matrimonial sites.
“We have nearly three lakh people registering on our website every month. While our staff can only make the basic enquiries and verify the details posted by users over telephone, we cannot keep track of every profile,” says Murugavel Janakiraman, CEO and founder of Bharathmatrimony.com. He lays down three golden rules for women registered on any matrimonial website.
Rule #1 Cut the Cash
“There should be absolutely no exchange of money before marriage,” says Mr Murugavel. “The person may sound very nice, he may have even promised to marry you..
But the minute he asks you for money, or a loan, it is a clear sign that he is a conman,” stresses Mr Murugavel, urging women not to fall for common excuses such as “I am coming from the US and I lost my wallet at the airport, please send me some money,” or “My mother is hospitalized, I need some cash urgently”
Rule#2—No hanky-panky
“A man and woman who get acquainted through a matrimonial site should not indulge in a physical relationship before marriage,” says Mr Murugavel, pointing out that sticking to traditional values of abstinence until your wedding night, may save a lot of pain.
“No matter how decent or genuine the prospective groom may be, there is no need to start getting physical. If the man runs away or breaks off the wedding, the woman will be left in the lurch, feeling violated and cheated,” he warns.
Rule# 3—Meet the parents
“Get the family involved, keep your parents informed about your every move,” Mr Murugavel says.
In many of the cases reported, the victims have gone ahead and met the ‘bridegrooms’ by themselves, started affairs with them or given them money, without their parents’ knowledge or approval.
“While a matrimonial service or website is just the first touchpoint, it is best if the families continue the process of ‘fixing’ the wedding, traditionally. Like in the old days, the parents could meet first and talk it over, before taking the next step. The family is the best security against con artists,” he advises.
Getting married the arranged way is safer
The traditional practice of arranging marriages, in which elders in the family play a major role, is time tested in cementing the bondage.
But for the draconian greed for dowry, arranged marriage is far too safe and does not fix the onus on any individual but makes it a collective responsibility at crisis time, say those into arranged marriage for decades.
“The age-old practice of enquiring about the background of the prosperous bride or groom to be, by visiting their offices or houses, enables one to ascertain the character of the suitable boy or girl and also their parents,” says Mohan, who has recently married off his teacher son to a teacher bride.
But then there is a scientific element to arranged marriages. The horoscopes of the bride or groom help to ascertain the matrimonial compatibility and this is verified by the parents of both the sides, he says.
“Well, so long as the horoscopes are not tampered before tallying, relationships will not turn sour in post-married life,” he adds.
“Finding a suitable ‘match’ for the ‘girl’ or ‘boy’ is not an easy task. Though astrological compatibility is also a must, enquiries and conversation during the official ‘seeing’ of the ‘girl’ in her parents’ presence, helps to understand the persons far better,” says J. Subrahmanyam and adds that arranged marriages continue to thrive even today.
“Though I am physically handicapped, my mumbling that the girl whom I have ‘seen’ had some patches on her face, was overheard by her father. Just about a fortnight before my marriage, he had ensured his daughter undergo plastic surgery, much to my surprise,” says N. Ravi, president of Tamil Nadu Differently Abled Welfare Association.
Despite the changing lifestyles, arranged marriages continue to hold good, he says and adds that “arranged marriage is an institution surviving on love and trust”.
Love marriages that last longer hinge upon the patronage from the parents.
Source: www.asianage.com
Sussex steal Kent Exiles' Thunder (From News Shopper) - News Shopper
Kent Exiles 12-50 Sussex Thunder
11:08am Tuesday 19th June 2012 in Sport
KENT Exiles were beaten by Sussex Thunder on Sunday in their final home game of the season.
Going into the game as underdogs, and with a depleted squad due to five games in as many weeks having taken its toll with injuries, the Exiles dug in early on and matched Thunder stride for stride.
After an early Thunder score the Exiles thought they had drawn level when Zac Ritchie threw to Sam Johnson and the wideout broke a tackle and outpaced the visiting defence, but a penalty wiped the score off the board.
Ritchie found Colin Chislett and then Johnson again to move them within touching distance of the endzone and Jon Miller caught the touchdown.
Sussex Thunder pulled ahead on their next drive, but the Exiles came straight back once again.
Ben Abbott continued his good form finding some running room and Ritchie found the reliable Chislett and Miller before Wesley Eversley jumped between three defenders to pull in the touchdown and bring the scores level again.
One more Thunder score as the half ran out gave the visitors the lead, but at half-time it was anyone's game.
However, the second half was a different story as Sussex Thunder’s defence started to get on top and force turnovers which resulted in some quick scoring without reply from the Exiles and before long the game was out of reach.
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Source: www.newsshopper.co.uk
Quick change! TOWIE's Sam Faiers swaps her frumpy lace dress for a sexy LBD as she heads to dinner with Joey Essex after Amazing Spider-Man premiere - Daily Mail
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She may have worn a black lace dress especially for The Amazing Spider-Man premiere, but it seems Sam Faiers couldn't wait to get changed out of her fussy gown.
Following her appearance on the red carpet, the 21-year-old found the time to change into another garment to enjoy a dinner date with her boyfriend Joey Essex.
The Only Way Is Essex stars were spending the whole evening together and decided to round their night off with a meal at Langan's in Mayfair.
Different looks: Sam Faiers arrived at The Amazing Spider-Man premiere in a long lace dress but changed into an LDB for her dinner date with Joey Essex (R)
Where's your other dress gone? Sam emerged from Langan's in Mayfair wearing a plunging LBD and patent heels
When they arrived at the Odeon cinema in Leicester Square, the happy couple spent time posing together on the red carpet before Joey left her side and allowed her to work the camera on her own.
The long-sleeved Maria Qureshi dress featured an all-over black lace pattern and Sam wore the garment with minimal accessories and a severe quiff.
Joey had made just as much effort by wearing a smart black suit, a white shirt and a bright red tie.
He decided to remain in his outfit for their romantic meal, but somewhere along the way, his girlfriend slipped into a different look altogether.
Ready for the red carpet: The 21-year-old posed for photos at the Odeon Leicester Square wearing a lace Maria Qureshi dress
Special day: Sam and Joey were celebrating their one month anniversary after deciding to give their romance another go
As they emerged from the restaurant, Sam's tall quiff was still in tact but her floor-length gown was nowhere to be seen and instead she was showing off her tanned legs in a little black number by Lisa Jayne Dann.
The low-cut garment featured thin straps and Sam teamed it with a pair of patent heels and a silver necklace as Joey pecked her on the cheek.
The Essex pair were actually celebrating their one-month anniversary yesterday after they decided to give their romance another go.
However, Sam was apparently annoyed with Joey and tweeted earlier in the day: 'Looking forward to the spider man premiere tonight with @JoeyEssex_ ... Whos in my bad books .. ;-) tut tut.'
Moving on? The pair are apparently in talks about starring in their own spin-off show
But Joey's response was rather sweet, with him saying: '@SamanthaFaiers well I'll make it up to you tonight. Its our 1 month Anniversary today I can't be in the bad books!!!'
The couple are apparently planning their own spin-off show as they apparently see themselves as the next Katie Price and Peter Andre.
According to The Sun, Sam and Joey were spotted leaving a London hotel last week following a meeting regarding their future TV plans.
'Sam and Joey were talking about how they were going to do their own spin-off show and how they’d love it to be on ITV2,' an insider told the newspaper.
'Joey said he thought Sam would be perfect starring in her own show and that people would finally get to see her funny side.'
However, at the weekend Joey’s manager denied anything concrete, saying: 'There is nothing official being discussed yet and there are no plans for Joey to go anywhere at the minute. But the guys may chat about ideas they have.'
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Sussex Police hunt for suspect in Arundel rape case - thisissussex.co.uk
Sussex Police are trying to trace a man who is wanted in connection with a rape near Arundel in 2010.
Detectives are urging members of the public to come forward with any information they may have concerning the whereabouts of Abdul Bieeu, 23.
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Police want to speak to Abdul Bieeu
Mr Bieeu has already been arrested in connection with the rape but he was released on bail and failed to answer bail.
It is thought he may have gone to Libya for a time but may have now returned.
The rape, where the victim was a 19-year-old woman, took place on the site of a Comfort Inn Hotel in Lyminster Road, Lyminster between the 8th and 9th of September 2010.
Mr Bieeu is also known as Marney Rafah, Abdel Sadik, Marney Bieeu and Abdel Sadiq.
A second man has been arrested and charged with rape in relation to this incident. He is Richard Wooster, 24, of Highfield, Wick. He has pleaded not guilty to the offence and is due to appear on trial at Chichester Crown Court on September 3rd 2012.
Detective Constable Andrea Watts of West Sussex CID said: "We have been working to establish Mr Bieeu's whereabouts but have been unable to trace him so far. We are appealing for anyone who has information about his whereabouts to contact police.
"It was believed that he may have gone to Libya for a short time and may have now returned. He also has links to Manchester, Bolton, Chester and Southsea.
"Mr Bieeu has been known to work for cash-in-hand at restaurants and bars and may be using a different name."
If you have any information about his whereabouts please contact Sussex Police on 101 quoting serial 297 of 9/9 or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Source: www.thisissussex.co.uk
'Singles spend more time on matrimonial sites than social networking sites' - Times of India
KOLKATA: Singles in search for a match tend to spend more time on matrimonial sites than social networking sites, a survey conducted by a leading India-based matrimonial portal stated on Tuesday.
Two in every three singles were found to be spending more time to find a partner on a dedicated marriage portal than try their luck in social networking sites.
The survey was conducted to gauge the growing popularity of the social networking sites and its impact on the matrimonial sector. The findings of the survey showcase that even though the social networking sites are gaining momentum, when it comes to searching for a partner, matrimonial sites are considered reliable and trustworthy by singles, and hence, they tend to visit these sites more often through the day.
The survey also highlights the importance singles give to social networking sites during partner search. The survey findings reveal that 31% singles agreed to be searching for the profile of their potential partner immediately after they receive expression of interest. While, 27% have denied checking the potential/short-listed partner's profile till they finalizes someone. One in every four singles add each other on social networking sites post their chat on the marriage portal's messenger and the rest 17% do so after their first meeting.
This trend of visiting the potential partner's profile on social networking sites like Facebook is mostly noticed amongst the male respondents (74%) than women respondents (63%). Women respondents have said they mostly feel the social networking sites are meant for friends, and hence, they refrain from adding potential partners to their social network.
But members who initially meet through matrimonial websites tend to check potential partners profile on social networking sites to know common interests, friends and hobbies they might have but do not look for a match through these sites.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
HC grants divorce to Pak singer Adnan Sami - SamayLive
Adnan had married Sabah in 2001, divorced her in 2004 and remarried her in 2007. Their relation, however, soured again and Sabah moved the family court for divorce again in 2009 and had also filed a case under the Domestic Violence Act against Adnan.
Justice Roshan Dalvi today granted the estranged couple divorce while hearing a petition filed by Adnan challenging the order of the Family Court holding that the dissolution of marriage certificate produced by Galadari was invalid and hence they were still married.
In March 2011, Sabah had approached the Darul-Qaza, an Islamic body, which granted her 'fashk-e-nikah' or 'abrogation of marriage'.
The family court had, however, refused to accept the certificate following which Adnan approached the high court.
Justice Dalvi granted the divorce after observing that both the parties are not opposing the dissolution of marriage.
In such cases, where both the parties want to dissolve the marriage, the divorce should be immediately granted, observed Justice Dalvi.
The court has, however, left the other disputes regarding Meher, compensation and other domestic issues open to be decided by the family court.
Source: english.samaylive.com
Sussex burglar meets victims in prison to say sorry - eastbourneherald.co.uk
A PROLIFIC burglar, who targeted homes in Eastbourne and was jailed for seven years, has met some of his victims in prison to apologise for his crimes.
Barrie Williamson, 49, was caught in January this year after an intensive police investigation and an appeal on the BBC Crimewatch programme.
In April, Williamson was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court, after pleadeding guilty to four dwelling burglaries in Eastbourne, Hove, Worthing and Seaford in October last year.
The court also took into consideration his admission of a further 39 burglary offences from September last year to January, including six in Eastbourne, two in Seaford and one in Bexhill. Williamson struck at homes in Sussex, as well as in Lancashire, Dorset, Nottinghamshire, Kent, and Norfolk where he took jewellery and cash.
Now, Williamson has met four of his victims, who travelled to Coldiingley Prison in Surrey.
Victims of one of the Sussex burglaries, a husband and wife who do not wish to be named, said; “We found the conference very interesting and an extremely valuable and worthwhile experience.
“Barrie Williamson was not our idea of a stereotypical burglar. He remembered all of the details of the crimes involving all present at the conference and emotions ran high at times on all sides.
“At the end of what was a mentally draining experience, we had probably got all of our anger out of our systems and replaced it with a genuine hope that he would have the determination,support and opportunity to lead a law-abiding life on his release.”
After his sentencing at Lewes Crown Court, officers from the Sussex Police Priority Crime Team visited Williamson in prison where he expressed remorse for his offences and asked if he could say sorry to at least some of his victims. Sussex Police then set up its second Restorative Justice conference to be held in a prison, working with the prison governor, staff and Probation.
Restorative Justice is a forum when police arrange for victims to meet offenders to talk about the crimes that have been committed against them. It takes place after conviction and sentence usually takes place in a prison where the offender is serving his or her sentence.
The RJ process is unique within the criminal justice system since it is a voluntary process and the offender receives no rewards or other incentive to take part. It is based on the principle that those who have been involved in the crime are best place talk about it and look at ways in which the offender may be able to explain and atone for the harm that has been caused.
The victims can ask unanswered questions, with the view of gaining closure and for the offender to stop re-offending.
Source: www.eastbourneherald.co.uk
If she's really 21 why does she always dress 15 years older than she is...
- Denial Ain't Just A River In Egypt., London, 19/6/2012 21:27
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