Wednesday 11 July 2012

Switzerland: Aspects Of Succession Planning In Family Companies Under Matrimonial And Inheritance Law - Mondaq

Switzerland: Aspects Of Succession Planning In Family Companies Under Matrimonial And Inheritance Law - Mondaq

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Sussex cricketer snubbed over 60-year-old dropped catch row - The Argus.co.uk

Sussex cricketer snubbed over 60-year-old dropped catch row

A former Sussex wicketkeeper who is holding his 90th birthday celebrations today has snubbed his former captain over a disputed dropped catch almost 60 years ago.

Rupert Webb, from Rottingdean, was never the biggest fan of his county captain Robin Marlar.

But when the now 81-year-old published an essay in 2004 blaming Mr Webb’s butterfingers for costing them the 1953 title, relations really turned sour.

Today on Mr Webb’s 90th birthday, there is still no love lost.

He said: “Invite him – you must be joking. We never really got on.

“He went to Harrow and then Cambridge and thought he was better than everyone else. I’m not one for conflict so I tried to get on with him as best as possible until he published the piece in Wisden in 2004.”

The article referred to a crucial match against Yorkshire in Hastings in 1953.

Mr Marlar claimed that his wicketkeeper dropped an important catch.

Mr Webb said: “The batsman got a thick edge and it dropped short of first slip – I had nothing to do with it. It wasn’t even a chance. I was very hurt at the time and felt it was vindictive.”

Following the claims, Rob Boddie, Sussex County Cricket Club museum curator, decide to investigate further. He trawled newspaper archives and scorecards but found no mention of the drop.

He said: “The scorer on the day was renowned for being extremely accurate and when there was a dropped catch he would make a note of it.

“I searched and spoke to former players and could find no mention at all.”

Mr Webb’s second wife, Barbara Whatley, who once turned down a marriage proposal from Elvis Presley, arranged the 90th birthday bash at St Mary’s House in Bramber.

She said: “I think it is only right that Mr Marlar apologises to Rupert.”

When asked about the former captain’s invitation, she added: “Oh dear, perhaps it got dropped on its way to the postbox.”

Mr Webb, who played for Sussex between 1948 and 1960, took up acting after his retirement, and is perhaps best known for his role in Four Weddings and A Funeral, where he played the father of Duckface (Anna Chancellor).

The Argus tried to contact Mr Marlar, who now lives in France.

In 2004 he said: “Rupert is a fine fellow and was a very amiable colleague.

“I am sorry he is upset, but the facts are the facts.”

Comments(6)

Jimmy Stewart's Imaginary Rabbit says...
1:53pm Wed 11 Jul 12

Brilliant! One bloke at my old cricket club never spoke to me again after I gave him out LBW, so I understand the sentiment. Anyway, if Mr Webb's an actor this could make a good film! Cricket bats at dawn chaps and let's settle this like gentlemen ... Jimmy Stewart's Imaginary Rabbit

Charismatic Andrew says...
3:27pm Wed 11 Jul 12

The best bit about this story is that Mr Webb’s wife once turned down a marriage proposal from Elvis Presley - I'd like to hear more about that! Happy Birthday 90th birthday to Mr Webb - he's had a good innings. Charismatic Andrew

inmegarden says...
3:39pm Wed 11 Jul 12

This is a fantastic story....it has everything...class hatred..sexual intrigue...humour..H appy Birthday Mr Webb. inmegarden

The Real Phil says...
4:08pm Wed 11 Jul 12

[quote][p][bold]inmegarden[/bold] wrote: This is a fantastic story....it has everything...class hatred..sexual intrigue...humour..H appy Birthday Mr Webb.[/p][/quote].....and Elvis! The Real Phil

ShorehamBeachcomber says...
4:50pm Wed 11 Jul 12

[quote][p][bold]The Real Phil[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]inmegarden[/bold] wrote: This is a fantastic story....it has everything...class hatred..sexual intrigue...humour..H appy Birthday Mr Webb.[/p][/quote].....and Elvis![/p][/quote]Not FoRgetting France and a Chancellor.....boo hiss ShorehamBeachcomber

Jimmy Stewart's Imaginary Rabbit says...
5:20pm Wed 11 Jul 12

[quote][p][bold]The Real Phil[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]inmegarden[/bold] wrote: This is a fantastic story....it has everything...class hatred..sexual intrigue...humour..H appy Birthday Mr Webb.[/p][/quote].....and Elvis![/p][/quote]Exactly! See what I mean about the potential for it to be a great film? I can't wait for the scene where a distraught Presley, snubbed, by the beautiful Barbara, goes off and writes "Heartbreak Hotel" I bet that's how it happened as well. Jimmy Stewart's Imaginary Rabbit

Source: www.theargus.co.uk

Gary Barlow donates 'Jubilee shoes' to Horder Centre - BBC News

Take That singer Gary Barlow has given shoes that were designed for him for the Queen's Jubilee to a orthopaedic charity to put up for auction.

The Horder Centre is raising funds to create new woodland trails around its grounds in Crowborough, Sussex.

The signed shoes were specially made for the singer-songwriter and have the union jack and lyrics of Sing, the Jubilee song, inscribed on the sole.

A number of other celebrities have also donated shoes to the charity.

They include DJ Norman Cook, tennis player Ana Ivanovic, Olympic ice skating gold medallist Jayne Torvill, ex-England and Bath rugby captain Lewis Moody, singer and TV presenter Kim Wilde and Dame Vera Lynn.

Mr Moody donated a pair of world cup rugby boots.

"Playing a physically demanding sport like rugby at the highest level for many years, I understand the importance of great medical care and what a difference it makes," he said.

"When I was asked to be part of this campaign it was an easy decision to make."

Gary Barlow recently received an OBE in recognition of his efforts in organising the Queen's Diamond Jubilee concert and his work on the commemorative song Sing.

During a three-hour concert outside Buckingham Palace, a host of stars including Barlow performed for the Queen and the concert was broadcast to millions of TV viewers worldwide.


Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Two journalists held in payments probe - The Independent

Justin Penrose, crime correspondent of the Sunday Mirror, and Tom Savage, deputy news editor of the Daily Star Sunday, were the latest to be held.

They are being questioned at separate police stations on suspicion of conspiracy to corrupt and of conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office.

Scotland Yard said: "Today's arrests relate to suspected payments to a public official and are not about seeking journalists to reveal confidential sources in relation to information that has been obtained legitimately."

The latest arrests mean 41 people have been arrested by detectives on Operation Elveden, the investigation into suspected corrupt payments to public officials.

It is being run alongside Operation Weeting, the Scotland Yard probe into phone hacking.

A Yard spokesman said: "A 37-year-old man was arrested at his home in Kent and a 34-year-old man at his home in south-east London at approximately 6am on suspicion of conspiracy to corrupt (contrary to the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906) and of conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office (contrary to common law).

"The two, both journalists, are being questioned at police stations in Kent and south-east London."

Trinity Mirror said Sunday Mirror reporter Justin Penrose had been arrested.

A spokesman said: "We have been informed by the police that Justin Penrose was arrested this morning on suspicion of alleged payments to public officials. We are co-operating fully with the police."

Mr Penrose has worked for the Sunday Mirror since 2004, and was made crime correspondent in 2006.

In evidence to the Leveson Inquiry into press ethics, Mr Penrose said the newspaper never paid police for stories.

In a written statement, addressing the question of what ethical issues need to be held in mind by a journalist communicating with the police, he said: "The main ethical issue is that we never pay police officers for stories or seek to put the police in a position where they feel that they should provide information to us in exchange for anything that they consider that they are getting from us."

He also warned that there was a "climate of fear" stopping officers talking to the Press.

He wrote: "I believe that officers should be allowed to speak to the Press about their cases without the fear that they are going to be accused of corruption. At the moment there is a climate of fear in which officers are too scared to talk to the Press."

A spokesman for Express Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Star Sunday, said: "We can confirm that one of our reporters was arrested this morning as part of Operation Elveden and we are working closely with the authorities in relation to this matter."

Trinity Mirror said officers searched Mr Penrose's desk this morning and took away "various items", including his computer.

A spokesman said: "Following a prearranged meeting at 11am, the police now have in their possession various items from Justin Penrose's desk, including his computer.

"There is no further comment to make at this stage."

PA


Source: www.independent.co.uk

India in Mobile Internet Revolution - Vivaah Launches Mobile Matrimony App - M.Vivaah.Com - PR-USA.net

Vivaah.com is pleased to announce the launch of the matrimony site http://m.vivaah.com/ which is designed and built especially for mobile devices. Over past year, Vivaah.com has seen traffic from mobile and hand held devices rise from 2% to 15% of total. This was despite the fact that website was not optimised for mobile devices. Now with the launch of a dedicated website for mobile devices, Vivaah hope to improve the reach of our services and serve our users on mobile and handheld platforms better.

Vivaah [http://www.vivaah.com ] in recent months have been witnessing faster growth rates. In last couple of months, the numbers of users visiting Vivaah through non-desktop devices (mobiles and tabs) has risen to about 15% of total. Overall, it is a small percentage but over a 700% increase (see graphic [http://m.vivaah.com/img/mvivaahcom-pr-july2012.jpg ]) from a year ago, when such traffic was only 2% of total. The Vivaah team believes that mobile device visitor's needs are quite different to that of a desktop visitor. The significant differences are the lower speed of the internet access (especially in Indian subcontinent), charges based on download data size and smaller form factor.

On analysing the Vivaah server log of visitor data it has been seen that most frequently used non desktop devices are Apple iPhone, Apple iPad, Nokia (E Series, C Series), Samsung Galaxy (Ace, Fit, Mini and S II), Sony Ericsson (Xperia). In terms of browsers, the UC mobile, Safari, Opera and Mozilla are the ones most commonly used from mobile/tablet devices.

Considering the variety of devices and the browser mix in use, Vivaah has designed its mobile matrimony website (m.vivaah.com) using XHTML Basic 1.1 version of HTML. Most of the modern browsers on mobile handsets supported this HTML technology. The dedicated site will provide better usability experience with faster page load with lower download size. In other words, the dedicated site will be faster, cheaper and easier to use.

Vivaah mobile app [http://m.vivaah.com ] in its launch version offers the most commonly used subset of the features as compared to the desktop version. The mobile site features are multiple search options, dedicated pages for communities (my religion, language and country) and member pages. The mobile site also provides a comprehensive dashboard similar to the desktop version with quick access to various member features like In-site Messaging, Interest Received, and Interest Sent etc. Over coming months, Vivaah plans to add more features and bring it on par with desktop version over coming months.

Dinesh Munjal, Director, Vivaah.com says - "Matrimonial matchmaking is a big business in India. Newspapers, matchmakers and websites typically charge tens of thousands of rupees for their services with no guarantees of suitable match. We have taken a lead in this industry by offering comprehensive and completely free services. In recent months, as the word of us being comprehensive and free is, spreading http://www.vivaah.com has seen an increase in growth rate. In addition, there has been a sharp increase in traffic from mobile/ handheld devices. With the launch of dedicated mobile friendly website at http://m.vivaah.com/ we hope to improve the reach of our matrimonial site and provide better user experience to all our users on various platforms."

About Vivaah.com - Vivaah Matrimonial Services (p) ltd.

http://www.vivaah.com provides web-based services to unite people in matrimony. The site is primarily built for people of Indian Subcontinent origin (India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal) living in their home country or abroad. Site features a database of thousands of brides and bridegrooms photo profiles from various communities and castes. Key site features are multiple search options, expression of interest, in-site messaging, privacy settings and ability to view contact details. Vivaah believes that 'Search for the life partner should not come with a price tag'. All the services provided on website are at no cost.


Source: pr-usa.net

Kent braced for battering amid another weather warning - Kent Online

Flooding in Eynsford after heavy rain

Flooding in Eynsford after heavy rain last month

Kent is still on flood alert as heavy rain sweeps across the region.

The Environment Agency said there is still a risk of localised flooding across the south east as a severe weather warning remains in place.

Over-flowing drains are expected to cause the biggest problems.

The Met Office says up to three centimetres of rain could fall in three hours today.

The three-day weather warning comes as the damp start to summer continues.

Kent has seen about five centimetres of rain in a week, which is what would normally be expected for a whole month.

Meanwhile, concerns are growing that Kent vineyards will produce less wine this year.

Richard Jebb, who set up Kent Vineyard in Cranbrook in 2009

The manager of Kent Vineyard is concerned the wet weather will prevent him getting his business off the ground.

Richard Jebb set up the Cranbrook vineyard in 2009.

However, his first harvest was ruined last year by frost and he is now concerned the same thing might happen again.

This June was one of the wettest on record, so winemakers need plenty of warm weather for their grape vines to flower.

Richard said: "The next ten days are when the vines are flowering and this is the crucial point for the 2012 harvest as the flowers determine the amount of grapes and the quality of wine you’re going to get.
 
"The biggest concern is the cold weather, but wet weather isn't great either. The vines won't produce as many grapes because they feel they can't ripen enough in the cold."
 
There are fears vineyards across Kent may face a poor crop this year, but trade body English Wine Producers said yields will receive a boost from the fact new vineyards are starting to bring their produce onto the market.

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    It is certainly a year where the weather is a concern, but despite that, we're confident our harvest this year will be a full one, with quality grapes, ready for our plans to launch English wine and options for people to get involved with the vineyard, such rent a vine and yield share. Thanks for asking me to be involved in the article. Richard, Kent Vineyard

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Big Fat Gypsy divorce party - The Sun

The teenager was celebrating her freedom at her Big Fat Gypsy divorce party and there wasn’t a tear in sight.

Instead, the local pub was filled with dancing, laughter and a £700 eight-tier divorce cake.

With so much celebration, glitz and glamour, it was hard to believe that in the gypsy community divorce is practically forbidden.

But her family have stood by her decision to end her two-year marriage to fellow traveller Swanley Smith, and threw a lavish bash.

And Josie, who only knew Swanley for two months before they got hitched, wasn’t the only one who was celebrating rather than crying over the end of her marriage.

Divorce in the UK has become big business. More than 200 times the number of couples are splitting up today than a century ago, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal.

Businesses are cashing in on the trend. Post-divorce cosmetic surgery is booming and divorce parties are replacing marriage counselling.

Transform Medical Group revealed that 26 per cent of clients are newly divorced and 48 per cent were doing it to make their ex jealous.

You can now get a personalised divorce cake, and high street shops have started stocking “Congratulations On Your Divorce” cards.

In fact, many people are celebrating making a break before the ink on their divorce papers has dried.

At her divorce do, mum-of-one Josie declared: “This party is a celebration of a new chapter.

“I am only 19 and have my life ahead of me.

“The break-up has been tough. I loved Swanley but he was a let-down. He didn’t deliver what he promised and I want more for myself and my little girl.

“It’s too soon to say if I’ll marry again but I am dating.”

Josie’s white satin divorce party dress might have looked familiar to fans of Big Fat Gypsy Weddings.

It was a miniature version of her famous 5st wedding gown, complete with frothy tutu skirt and frilly garter, which she wore on the first ever episode of the hit C4 series.

And her gigantic divorce cake, made by baker Gill Broadfoot, was modelled on a traditional wedding cake with a big difference.

The tiny groom and bride figures were no longer standing side by side on the top tier, but slumped on the bottom of the cake stand.

As she playfully beheaded the icing figure of Swanley, Josie said: “My mother and father would never want me to be unhappy.

“It doesn’t matter about traditions, they understand why I had to finish my relationship with Swanley.”

Each girl at the party had an eye-catching new outfit for the occasion. Josie’s 14-year-old sister Berry had gone for a pink version of her dress while others went for brightly coloured mini dresses, skyscraper heels and lots of bling.

There was a cold buffet before everyone started posing for pictures and setting off party poppers.

As the drinks flowed, Josie put her favourite music on the jukebox and all the girls got up to dance.

The atmosphere was like a hen party. But then apart from Josie’s brothers John, 18, and 12-year-old Isaac, and her new love interest Darius Belu, 23, most of the guests were female. After cutting her cake, Josie got a big hug from her mum, Josie Doherty, 40. Then she posed for a picture with Darius to loud cheers from the guests — despite the fact he is not a traveller.

He is a professional dancer who stars on the Romanian version of Strictly Come Dancing. They met through the reality TV circuit.

Josie said: “We’ve only been out a few times. It’s early days but he makes me feel really happy.”

It is only three months since she walked out on Swanley, taking their one-year-old baby daughter, also called Josie, with her. But Josie feels that her hurt has now healed enough for her to move on.

She said: “My heart is mending. I’ve just turned 19 and I feel like I’ve turned a corner.

“Despite what people say, it was the right thing to do. I think I’ve opened a lot of people’s eyes in our community — no woman should live like that.”

Josie has no regrets about marrying so young and so quickly, because it is the traveller way. She said: “My parents married two days after meeting each other and 20 years later they are still happily married, with nine children.

“My family were sad, but Mum always said I had to do whatever made me happy. I’ve had so much support.”

She has now moved back to her parents’ house in Middlesex.

And her brothers and sisters have all rallied round. As well as John, Berry and Isaac, there is Barbara, 16, Christopher, eight, Patrick, seven, Baby Doll, five, and three-year-old Simey.

Josie, who left school at 11, said: “I had learned to read and write by that time and that was enough. My mother taught me how to be a woman.

“We don’t need to learn other subjects because we won’t get a job — our job is to be a good mother and wife.

“By the time I was 16 I knew I was ready for marriage.

“And six months later Swanley asked me to be his wife and I said yes.”

For her flamboyant wedding, watched by 6.5million television viewers, she looked every inch the princess she had hoped to in a huge frilly white dress and tiara.

Looking back, Josie said: “It was the happiest day of my life but everything changed when we got married. I was treated like a slave, not a wife. I felt like a child. I lost my independence completely.

“He wouldn’t let me see my friends and family and that made me completely miserable.

“I wanted it to work so much but I couldn’t understand why he was acting like a fool. Every gypsy girl dreams of her wedding day. It is the biggest day of your life. Nobody wants it to end in divorce.”

The hardest thing for Josie is working out what her future holds.

She said: “It is forbidden to be divorced, but my family understand. My mummy told me that I shouldn’t stay at home and be unhappy.

“The real issue is not my family but the rest of the gypsy community. It is seen as a disgrace to walk away from your marriage.

“Men in my community will now see me as ‘un-pure’ and no man wants to be around a woman who isn’t pure.” A traveller follows a strict no-sex-before-marriage rule.

Josie said: “We are not even allowed to have a proper kiss before we marry, that’s how seriously we take marriage.

“People do re-marry, but life is a lot harder for those that do.”

Neither Swanley nor Josie have been back to the marital trailer since she walked out on him.

She said: “We haven’t spoken since. I want to make the most of my time with my friends, my family and my little girl — they are the most important people to me now.” Swanley, who is now living in Kent, is yet to visit his daughter.

Josie said: “He hasn’t bothered to come and see baby Josie. That just sums him up.

“I feel really lucky that I have my family to support me and my daughter.

“She plays with my little brothers and sister which is lovely for her and me.”

A typical day for a married gypsy girl would involve cleaning, cooking and looking after the baby, but now things are back to how they were for Josie.

She said: “I’m really enjoying having my girlie times back with my friends and sisters. I really missed them when I was with Swanley.

“Now I go to have sunbeds three times a week, I go shopping and I go dancing.

“This divorce party marks a new chapter for me and my daughter and I’m excited for the future.”


Source: www.thesun.co.uk

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