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Neste boss Snapshots

shows icy of global
resolve extremes that
open the eyes
Page 5 Review — Page 12

Industry
bulls see
Chinese
demand
as saviour
Outlook is bright for buoyant bulk and container lines
Keith Wallis  Shenzhen
Assurances from Hutchison and PSA
that customer relationships would not
be harmed by the tie-up between the
Hong Kong and Singapore companies
have done little to quell alarm in circles
about the market power of the two port
giants.
Shares in Hutchison Whampoa
climbed 3.12% yesterday to close at
HK$77.60 (US$9.95) following Friday
evening’s announcement that the com-
pany would sell 20% of the equity and
loan structure in its ports network to
Singapore rival PSA International.
After closing at HK$75.25 on Friday,
Hutchison Whampoa’s shares surged to
HK$79.05 in opening trade yesterday to
finish HK$2.35 up on Friday’s close.
More than 50.8m were traded.
While stock markets reacted positive-
BP puts green policies
ly, container lines are far from happy
about such a close relationship between
the world’s two biggest terminal opera-
tors, especially in Europe where choice
is becoming extremely limited. Howev-
er, carriers feel powerless to challenge
the deal.
“No one is likely to lodge a complaint
with regulators,” said one senior indus-
try executive. “We are all too fright-
ened.” That reflects the fact that just half
a dozen port operators control most of
Europe’s deepsea container terminals.
While there is no evidence that any are
abusing their dominant position, termi-
nal handling charges are increasing, in
some cases quite sharply.
At the same time, lines are usually
faced with no alternative and so do not
want to challenge Hutchison or PSA
Wei Jiafu and, inset, Tommy Thomsen and Hiroyuki Maekawa: spoke of optimism for the bulk and box shipping markets.
openly. Nevertheless, there is real
concern about the confidentiality of
contracts and possible collusion be-
tween terminal operators. “It really
scares me,” said one top level source.
The situation “is absolutely nuts”, said
another.
“It is a tricky situation— there is
clearly a problem,” observed a third. No
Co-operation
is key among
global players,
says Ladyman
Germany’s Eurogate and Denmark’s
APM Terminals have won the con-
one wanted to speak on the record.
Despite the reluctance of lines at this
stage to oppose the deal a Brussels offi-
cial said last month the European Com-
mission might intervene if global port
operators continued to tighten their
hold on European container handling.
Fotis Karamitsos, director of mari-
time and inland waterway transport at
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quality
the Transport and Energy Directorate,
warned that Brussels could take action
if there was further consolidation at the
top, or if the combined market share of
the half dozen biggest port operators
grew much more.
A figure of 90% could set off alarm
bells, he indicated.
Comment — Page 5

first in emissions move

Oil major’s global shipping arm joins air pollution initiative
 Jerry Frank
Panama, the flag state of the ill-fated
Al Salam Boccaccio 98, has hit back at
criticism from an Egyptian parliamen-
tary committee that alleged a “wicked
collaboration” between the owners and
maritime safety authorities.
The report, compiled by a 23-mem-
ber parliamentary committee and re-
leased last week, blamed El Salam Mari-
time Transport Co — owned by
Mamdouh Ismail, a member of the
upper house appointed by Egyptian
president Hosni Mubarak — for the use
of forged documents to hide safety defi-
ciencies, and defective and insufficient
life-saving gear.
The parliamentary committee con-
cluded that the Egyptian safo while
evading “minimum” safety require-
ments. More than 1,000 people died
when the ferry sank on February 3.
Alfonso Castillero, the deputy direc-
tor of the merchant marine section of
the Panamnvestigation of Serious Casu-
alties, excerns on the implications of cir-
culating a report internationally on an
accident of this magnitude.
While recognising the understanda-
ble desire of the Egyptians to have their
own investigation, he said: “I hope this
[parliamentary] report has also been
carried out by experienced experts with
all the information necessary, clear pro-
cedures and terms of reference. will
take measures against any body [] and
proceed to correct the mistakes imme-
diately,” he said.
The PMA, said Mr Castillero, would
speed up its audit of recognised organi-
sations such as PSR as a measure.
The world’s largest register has been
carrying out audits of all its recognised
organisations in a bid to improve its de-
tention record and procedures in readi-
ness for a voluntary audit by the IMO
some time next year.
Failings by the crew to an effective
evacuation of the vessel appear to have
contributed to the massive loss of life.
A transcript of the ‘black box’ data re-
corder points to the failure of the master
to order the liferafts or lifejackets to be
readied during a four-hour ordeal when
the crew concentrated on fighting a fire
that started in the car decks of the 1970-
built vessel. its audit of recognised or-
ganisations such as PSR as a preventa-
tive measure.
The world’s largest register has been
carrying out audits of all its recognised
organisations in a bid to improve its de-
tention record and procedures in readi-
ness for a voluntary audit by the IMO
some time next year.
tract to develop a new North Europe-
an container port.
The pair have been awarded the
concession to design, build and oper-
ate a common user facility in Wil-
helmshaven, Germany. Full details
are due to be unveiled today.
Eurogate will own 70% of the joint
venture, with APM Terminals holding
a 30% share.
Their partnership is expected to be
greeted with mixed feelings in liner
shipping circles where ocean carriers
are already extremely concerned
about the implications of Singapore’s
PSA International taking a 20% stake
in Hutchison’s port operations.
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teu project on the German North Sea
coast are expected to approach Our customers agree with our priorities by awarding DNV “The Best
$1.2bn. Of this, the operator of the Classification Society” at Lloyd’s List Asia Award for the third time in
terminal will have to bear around a
quarter. 2005, Seatrade Awards in 2002 and 2005 as well as Lloyd’s List “Best
Their partnership is expected to be and most innovative class society in the Middle East and Indian
greeted with mixed feelings in liner Subcontinent 2005”.
shipping circles ocean are concerned
about the implications of Singapore’s Quality shapes the future and DNV is the right answer.
PSA International taking a 20% stake
in Hutchison’s port operations.
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Mum’s dilemma Bad night for Keano

The King shakes, rattles Tyrone net towelling or disposable
nappies? P16
Man Utd crash out of Europe
P48
and rolls the bookies final spot Syrtes pessimus celeriter corrumperet fiducias, iam suis divinus deciperet fiducias. Plane verecundus oratori fermentet

All eyes on Ahern as

News: Page 21 McKenna Cup: Page 38-40

Children’s
heart ops election count starts
halted by E
LECTRONIC glitches, By Valerie Robinson
controversies and
heavy rain failed to
dampen the enthusi- throughout the day but voters
asm of the Repub- remained undeterred with
lic’s voters yesterday with some officers at polling sta-
indications that turnout in the tions expressing surprise at

holidays
general election poll was
higher than in 1997.
Around three million people
were entitled to vote in 42 con-
stituencies and for the first
time the polls were open for 15
hours – from 7.30am to
10.30pm.
dren’s heart surgery by
EXCLUSIVE the many other profes-
Overall voter turnout was
last night estimated to have
By Anne Madden sions involved should not been as high as 70 per cent –
Health Correspondent be allowed to fade,” he up on the 65 per cent of the
said. last general election in 1997.
IVE children had to be flown to He said these skills Sinn Fein hopes of a break-
the high turnout.
In a new development, ballot
papers yesterday featured
photographs of each candi-
date and the logo of their polit-
ical parties.
Facilities for electronic vot-
ing were also in place for the
first time in three constituen-
cies – Meath, Dublin North and
Dublin West.
But people were furious in
Dublin North when several
were asked to return later to

F England for heart surgery

because there was no cover
when the only surgeon in
Northern Ireland was on holi-
day, the Irish News has learned.
The operations, which would normally
have been carried out at the Royal
Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, had to
be referred to a hospital in Birmingham
last month.
Now there are calls for an investigation
into the provision of children’s heart
surgery because of its reliance on a sin-
gle specialist surgeon.
It has also been asked why it was not
possible to fly a surgeon to Belfast rather
than put five children and their families
through the stress of flying to England.
would be maintained if, in
the absence of the single
children’s heart surgeon, a replacement
could be flown in.”
However, a spokeswoman for the Royal
said it was not feasible to fly a surgeon
over because of a general shortage of
cardiac children’s surgeons.
“This is a specialised service which is
not carried out by one surgeon but a
team,” she said.
“The holiday leave was timed deliber-
ately to manage the service easier and
cause minimum disruption.”
The spokeswoman added: “We have
expressed concern to the Department
about the vulnerability of the service
because there is just the one surgeon in
Demolition men move into police base
 END OF AN ERA: Workmen remove the communications mast at Andersonstown police station in west Belfast as demolition of the
buildings starts. See story P3
Orangeman escapes prosecution
EXCLUSIVE
which also exposes serious deficien-
cies in a PSNI computer system.
PICTURE: Brendan Murphy
required to protect potential prose-
cutions had not been obtained –
through were high last night
with strategists claiming the
party could surpass leader
Gerry Adams’s target of three
seats in the Dail.
With only one TD, Sinn Fein’s
best hopes for seats appeared
to be Sean Crowe in Dublin
South West and former IRA
gunrunner Martin Ferris in
Kerry North.
There were also reports that
Sinn Fein candidates would fig-
ure strongly in the battle for
the final seats in several
Dublin constituencies, in
Meath and in Louth.
Heavy rain was experienced
in many constituencies
cast their vote after one elec-
tronic machine failed to work.
The returning officer at St
Collumcille School in Swords
later revealed that election
officers had forgotten to
switch on the machine. He was
in charge of 230 machines but
blamed human error for all but
one instance where there were
problems with the technology
during the morning in his con-
stituency.
Polling officers in Meath also
struggled early on with the e-
voting system with returning
officer for Meath Maura Tea-
han admitting that some offi-  WILL HE OR WON’T HE: Taoiseach Bertie Ahern casts his vote in yesterday’s general election in Drumcondra, Dublin. Mr Ahern will find out
cers there had forgotten the lin the course of the election count today if his Fianna Fail party has been returned to government by the electorate PICTURE: PA Photo/Paul Faith

The Northern Ireland Chest, Heart and
Stroke Association (NICHSA) has called
for an investigation.
Chief executive, Andrew Dougal, pic-
tured, said: “Great distress is caused to
Northern Ireland.” Police recommended the prosecu- despite previous confirmation to the
Fears about the future of children’s By Sharon O’Neill tion of a senior Orange Order figure contrary.
heart surgery in the north were raised
two years ago when one of two surgeons
then at the Royal left.
Chief Reporter

SENIOR Orangeman escaped

both the child and the parents when car-
diac surgery has to be undertaken.
“This anxiety is greatly heightened by
air travel and by the fact that the parents
are parted from home and their extended
families.”
Mr Dougal called for a rota of children’s
heart surgeons across Ireland and Britain
who could be called on to travel to
Belfast when necessary.
“It is essential that the skills in chil-
Since then the Royal has had difficul-
ties recruiting cardiac surgeons and has
been forced to employ surgeons on tem-
porary contracts.
The Department of Health said it was
closely monitoring both the adult and
children cardiac surgery service.
A spokesman said: “Work is ongoing to
develop service provision and this will
include a focus on the future provision of
the paediatric cardiac surgery service.”
A prosecution over his role in
alleged public order breaches
during a controversial west Belfast
parade due to a police blunder.
The Irish News can today reveal
that the criminal case collapsed when
police failed to obtain vital legal doc-
umentation in time to pursue
charges.
The findings are part of a damning
report by the police ombudsman
after it was reported that paramili-
tary flags were flown and band music
played during the annual Whiterock
parade on Saturday, June 28, 2003 – in
violation of the
Commission’s determination.
Parades
A file was submitted to the Director
of Public Prosecutions in October
2003.
If charges had been brought it is
understood it would have been the
first case of its kind before the courts.
However, the case collapsed when it
was revealed that a vital document
The ombudsman launched an inves-
tigation last year at the chief consta-
ble’s behest over the failure to prose-
cute.
Nuala O’Loan blamed the break-
down on both “human error” and
problems with a computer system.
However, she concluded there was
no evidence of any criminal activity
by police and did not recommend any
disciplinary action.
 Story in Full  P5
Council charity begins at the city hall
BELFAST City Council is to spend
nearly £130,000 on ‘creature com-
forts’ for the city’s hard-working
councillors.
And as part of the city hall
makeover £40,000 is to be spent on
replacing the microphone system in
the council chamber after council-
lors complained at having to stoop
down to use the mics when
addressing the council.
A council memo on the issue
claims that the mic system – which
uses flexible desktop mic stands –
By Barry McCaffrey
could also be damaged by visitors
on tours around the city hall.
The council memo states: “The
current system of a microphone at
each seat is felt not to be the best
arrangement for the chamber.
“This is particularly the case for
taller members who when speaking
have to stoop to speak into the
microphone. “Members will also be
aware that visitors to the city hall
whilst on a tour of the building are
given the opportunity to view the
chamber.
“This leads to the microphones
being damaged as they are a temp-
tation to visitors whilst in the
room.”
While agreeing to spend £40,000
on the new sound system, council-
lors – who are entitled to the use of
a computer or lap top to the tune of
£1,600 – are to spend a further
£89,000 on a ‘comfort cooling’ heat-
ing system to be installed in com-
mittee rooms. The spending plans
come as councillors discuss plans
to sell-off some of the city’s leisure
centres because of rising debts.
Criticising plans to spend
£120,000 on creature comforts for
councillors while funding for com-
munity projects is cut, one city hall
insider said: “They are talking
about spending £40,000 on a micro-
 Where will the money be spent? Read Comment Page 12
phone system that only gets used
once a month.
“Personally if they are all
complaining about having to stoop
over to speak I don’t know why
they just don’t sit down to talk. It
would save £40,000 after all.
“If they are complaining about the
committee rooms being too warm,
why can’t they just open a window?

Man ‘serious’ as his

twin dies in crash
By Eunan McConville were trying to come to terms
and Bimpe Fatogun with their loss.
AT A GLANCE... “They’re doing the best they
HE twin brother of one of can,” he said.

T two men killed in yester-

day’s car crash in Co Derry
was last night seriously ill from
injuries sustained in the same
accident.
Cathal O’Kane (21) from
Clagan Road, Claudy and 27-
year-old Mark Anthony Bonner,
from Mitchell Park in Dungiven,
were both killed when their car
struck a tree and left the road.
Mr O’Kane’s twin brother,
Christopher, was taken
Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry
and was last night described as
being in “a serious but stable
condition”.
Their deaths are believed to
bring to eight the number of
people killed on that stretch of
road in as many years.
The trio were travelling along
the Ballyquin Road on their way
home from a night out at a
Limavady hotel when the acci-
dent happened at around
2.30am.
Firefighters and ambulance
crews were called to the scene
Eight people have lost their
lives in as many years on a
stretch of road in Co Derry
after passing motorists saw
their Renault Laguna car go on
fire after coming to rest in a
field.
The friends were all home for
the weekend from Dublin where
they worked for a construction
company.
Banagher Parish Priest, Father
John Forbes, said news of the
tragedy had been a blow to the
entire community of Feeny,
where the O’Kane brothers
shared a house.
“We’re all very saddened by
(Cathal’s death) and we’re sad-
dened for his parents as well,”
he said.
“We’re praying that
Christopher makes a good
recovery and we’re hopeful that
he will do.”
Fr Forbes visited the O’Kane
family yesterday and said they
Sinn Fein councillor for
Limavady Anne Brolly, a neigh-
bour of Mr Bonner’s parents,
said people could still not take
in the news.
Ms Brolly said the authorities
have been lobbied on “many
occasions” to make the stretch
of road less dangerous.
“This is the only road between
Belfast and Limavady and there
have been seven or eight people
killed in recent years,” she said.
The Irish News
Mr O’Kane and Mr Bonner’s
deaths bring to seven the num-
ber of people who have died on
the north’s roads since the New
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MAY 23, 2007 CHAMPIONZ CHAMPIONZ WEDNESDAY
MAY 23, 2007 17

QUIZ
THE ULTIMATE
CHAMPIONZ
PAUL &
TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2007 KYLE'S

CHAMPIONZ
CHAMPIONZ
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Kyle Bastable-
ANSWERS ON PAGE 22
Ahern, age 11,
Who

8
hails from Cork
City and is a
fourth-class
won the
student in Spanish
League last
Scoil
Who is the top scorer in Who were the four English Who did Manchester United
1 15 26
Nioclais,
Frankfield the Champions League season? teams to qualify for the thump 7-1 in this season's
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school he enjoys tennis, tag
rugby, Irish dancing, hurling
and a lot of hard work his
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2
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teacher Mrs Lane throws his
way. His favourite past-time is captain of League Final being held UEFA knocked
soccer (what else) and he also Chelsea? this year? stand for? Arsenal
out of the
enjoys an array of games on
What

22
Champions League

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE IT’S THE FINAL SHOWDOWN

his various game consoles
(Wii, PS, XB). He loves both Who has won the country this season?
deep-sea and river fishing and
while deep-sea-fishing last
summer, caught the biggest
3 Champions League more
than any other Club?
10
Where do Valencia
play their home
games?
17
How old
is Wayne
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swimmer and enjoys snorkeling
Who is
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teams are

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while on holidays each year. His Who is the
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AC Milan's
Goalkeeper?
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Who is Liverpool's top
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18 Manager of PSV
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5
Who is the top scorer

19
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23
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score in last in the Premiership
season's times
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12
Paul Sexton, 22, have this season?
Champions League

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Paul has visited Anfield when he was
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younger and plans to return again
real soon. He loves playing golf,
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courses around County Cork. At the
weekends Paul likes to hit the city
with his many friends. He loves Hip Q: Why did
the footballer
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happens to be his favourite rapper.
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Cork City gets a well-deserved and
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 18 THE TEAMS Full-time WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2007

Man Utd
Liam Mackey’s verdict: Don’t hear much about the
Glazers and the end of the world now, do we? For what
they did at their brilliant best, deserving champions.
1
Manager rating: Ferguson: 9.5/10. Yet again, Ferguson has confounded his
critics. Those who felt the long-serving Scot had lost the plot have been well
and truly put in their place. Not only has Ferguson rediscovered the winning LEAGUE
POSITION
formula, he has done so with a side that sets the standard for excitement
and excellence. Only defeat to AC Milan prevents top marks.

Fulltime
THE DEFINITIVE

Top dogs
THE BEST: Cristiano
Ronaldo, obviously, leads

ROUND-UP OF
the way after a season in
which he faced down
hostile crowds around

THE PREMIERSHIP
the country and rightly
won plaudits for his
skills. After adding

SEASON
muscle bulk, he looks a
complete player. Wayne
Rooney bounced back
Manchester United’s title success has been a triumph of style as from a slow start, Patrice
well as substance. Simon Stone hails England’s champions. Evra and Nemanja Vidic

T
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2007 RULY a season when Sir Alex
Ferguson’s Manchester United
turned the English game on its
head.
In the space of 18 astonishing
months, United have gone from the
humiliation of being tipped out of
Europe at the group stage to
Premiership title winners.
It seems barely possible, especially as
Ferguson’s men sold their top striker -
Ruud van Nistelrooy - in the summer
and did not replace him. They also
had to cope with an horrendous
run of injuries after Christmas,
which resulted in an almost
total inability to name the
same defence two games in a
row. But to every question,
they had an answer.
In Cristiano Ronaldo they had
the Premiership’s outstanding tal-
ent. Voted Player of the Year by both
his fellow professionals and the soccer
writers, the Portugal winger has
thrilled crowds up and down the land
with his genius. For a winger, his goals
tally was awesome and at times, he
was completely unplayable.
Towards the end of the season, when
the sheer weight of games and expec-
tation was beginning to take its toll, up
stepped Wayne Rooney to share the
frequently looked inspired
burden. It is amazing to think he was
being questioned in many quarters
in defence and Paul
Scholes, Gary Neville
midway through the season. Not any and Ryan Giggs have
more. been reliably brilliant.
If Ronaldo and Rooney have been Even Darren Fletcher
stand-out performers, veteran duo won over some of his
Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes were critics with unfussy
major supporting stars. Both men performances in midfield.
used their experience and guile to
ease United out of trouble at times
and there is no immediate sign their
powers are on the wane.
Ferguson would be delighted too
with unsung heroes such as
John O’Shea, Darren
Fletcher and Wes Brown,
who were each used in a
variety of roles with-
out looking like the
bit-part players they
are supposed to be.
Two more heroes were
Nemanja Vidic and Patrice
Evra, who arrived at a com-
bined cost of b17.5 million in
January 2006 and were prompt-
ly ridiculed for a series of woe-
ful performances. However, as
Ferguson knew all along, the pair
were merely encountering teething
troubles as they settled in. Now,
everyone is aware they are both
class acts.

SEASON’S HIGH SEASON’S LOW

Ronaldo V Fulham. Anyone who was at
Craven Cottage to witness Ronaldo’s
injury-time winner against Fulham
will never forget it. Picking the ball up
in his own half, the winger exploded
down the touchline, cut inside the
penalty area, then lashed a shot past a
startled Tony Warner.
AC Milan away. A crushing
disappointment, not necessarily
because of the result but the way
United played. After reaching the
heights on so many occasions, hitting
such a low on this night was as cruel as
it was unexpected. There were no
excuses, just the knowledge of being
beaten by a far superior team, which,
for a club of United’s standing, hurts.
Cristiano Ronaldo
THE WORST:
STAR PLAYER: Vilified for his part in Wayne Rooney’s
Difficult to pick out
dismissal and England’s demise at the World Cup, there were
many who felt Ronaldo would never grace the Premiership terrible performances
from a championship-
again. Now they are thankful he has. No longer just a one-trick
winning team but Kieran
pony, the Portugal winger has a devastating array of weapons Richardson rarely looked
which make him unplayable at times. like a United player.

>>> FULL TIME STATS

Top goalscorer: 23 Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo
Most appearances: 55 Wayne Rooney
Red cards: (Total 2) 2 Paul Scholes
Yellow cards: (Total 90) 11 Paul Scholes
Biggest victory: 10/04/2007 74,476 Man Utd 7 Roma 1
EURO QF2
Biggest defeat: 02/05/2007 78,500 AC Milan 3 Man Utd
0 EURO SF2
Penalties awarded: 10
Penalties conceded: 5
Position Pld HW HD HL HF HA AW AD AL AF AA GD Pts
1 Man Utd 38 15 2 2 46 12 13 3 3 37 15 56 89
Bring on Hargreaves
O N THE basis of what happened this
year, Ferguson need only make some
minor adjustments. Yet the Scot is
wily enough to know Chelsea’s
challenge is likely to be
Alan Smith was able to take up some of
the slack.
However, with Saha’s fitness and
future open to major doubt, Ferguson
needs reinforcements, with
stronger next season, as is Tottenham’s Dimitar Berbatov
Liverpool’s and Arsenal’s. believed to top a wish list that would
The priority is a striker. By also include Samuel Eto’o should
spreading around the goals so United get any indication from
extensively, United have made light Barcelona they would be willing to
of obvious problems up front. With release the Cameroon star.
Van Nistelrooy sold to Real Madrid, The transfer of Owen Hargreaves
Louis Saha (right) did extremely well at from Bayern Munich should not take
the start of the campaign before injury cur- long to complete once the season is over
tailed his involvement. By that time Henrik and an interest in Southampton’s
Larsson had arrived and when the Swede Gareth Bale is also likely to be
departed, Wayne Rooney had hit top form and renewed.

>>> “Just because you come from a poor, working-class background does not mean to
say you are not educated. Other people are educated but have no principles.” <<<
Ferguson’s friendship with Mourinho cracked open by the Chelsea manager’s attack on Ronaldo.

Reds triumphant Irish Examiner, Fulltime supplement

Six games that changed the season • Every club’s record in detail • Roy Keane’s Sunderland revolution Front cover and sample page
 36 FA CUP FINAL WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2007 Full-time 37

The 126th FA Cup Final Manchester Utd v Chelsea The Return to Wembley May 19th 2007 Kick Off: 3pm

MAN UTD Odds: Manchester Utd to win 5-6

(Paddy Power) CHELSEA Odds: Chelsea to win 5-6
(Paddy Power)

THE GRAND MASTER WINNERS WINNERS THE SPECIAL ONE

Sir Alex Ferguson
It’s been a richly satisfying season
for the Grand Old Man of football,
and the cherry on the top would
be to achieve the Double at the
expense of the manager he’s only
been able to defeat once in eight
outings in England. Then there’s
the small matter of payback for
the Champions League defeat
by Porto.
Likely line-ups
1. Edwin Van Der Sar: In 2. Gary Neville: Red Nev
the battle of the giant keepers would like nothing better than
only Cech has conceded to cap a disappointing season
fewer goals and it was Van for the arrivistes by landing
Der Sar’s penalty save at another Double for United at
Eastlands that pushed their expense earning his 14th
United’s nose over the winners medal.
winning line.
4. Rio Ferdinand: 5. Patrice Evra:
Peckham’s most famous son Outstanding wing back
since Del Boy Trotter can display earned him a place in
often fail to convince but if the PFA team of the year.
Chelsea go long as they did
unsuccessfully against
Chelsea will push Essien and
Wright-Phillips forward to
Liverpool he could shine at restrict his charges upfield.
Wembley.
7. Michael Carrick: 8. Paul Scholes: A
Workmanlike in the league significant comeback season
campaign, but has failed to for the 32-year-old who
impress on the biggest stages looked to be in decline last
in Europe. Reunion with ex- year. Has popped up with
West Ham youth team and several timely goals as
midfield colleagues Lampard United surged back to
and Cole. the Premiership.
9. Darren Fletcher: Unsung 10. Cristiano Ronaldo: The
performances in midfield for players’ player of the year,
Manchester United and may and also the Footballer of the
be used to block the Year yet disappointed in the
dangerous penalty area runs San Siro. Has a point to prove
of Frank Lampard. Winning after verbal spat with
goal in 2005 ended 40-game
unbeaten run for Chelsea.
Mourinho.
1909, 1948, 1963, 1977, 1983, 1985, Jose Mourinho
1970, 1997, 2000
1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004 For José Mourinho it’s the only
1 ROUTE TO THE FINAL
trophy he hasn’t won in England
and his ego will be straining at its
ROUTE TO THE FINAL short leash to be the first manager
Third round (h) Macclesfield Town 6-1
Third round (h) Aston Villa 2-1 to hold it aloft at the new Wembley
Fourth round (h) Portsmouth 2-1 Fourth round (h) Nottingham Forest 6-1 and to lance his simmering sense
Fifth round (a) Reading 3-2 5 Fifth round (h) Norwich 4-0 of injustice that his team have
Quarter final (h) Middlesbrough 1-0 2 10 Quarter final (a) Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 been cursed with bad luck this
season. Expect some sleight of
Semi final Watford 4-1.
3 11 Semi final Blackburn Rovers 2-1 (AET) hand over team selection.
4
Likely line-ups
3. Nemanja Vidic: Provides 1. Petr Cech: The greatest in the 2. Lassana Diarra: 3. Ricardo Carvalho:
the steel at the back that world unless, it seems, it goes to Mourinho went with France’s Chelsea have been hinting
United have lacked for two penalties. Cech apologised to newest international for the that the stylish centre-half
seasons but is a potential his team-mates for failing to Carling Cup Final and may do could be missing through
yellow card liability. Duel with stop a spot kick at Anfield. so again because of United’s injury. Expect him to play
Drogba will not be for the Expect a big game from pace. Technical and intelligent then. Alongside John Terry he
faint-hearted. the big man. player with a penchant for forms the most secure
picking up yellows. defensive pairing in the
Premiership.
6. Ryan Giggs: Plays more
in midfield these days but can 4. John Terry: The lionheart 5. Ashley Cole: Will get the 6. Shaun Wright-Phillips:
still stretch teams down the will be desperate to salvage nod over Wayne Bridge, who May be a surprise choice but
left wing. Four times an FA
6 8 8 9
a second trophy for is the better crosser, because Mourinho has shown
Cup winner he could beat
Mark Hughes record on
6 7 9
Chelsea this season. Has
a good record against
of previous good
performances against
increasing confidence in the
player and his record of
Saturday. 7 United and was
dominant in the
Ronaldo. That duel could
decide the outcome of New
assists and goals has
improved dramatically. The
November game in Wembley’s first final. big Wembley pitch should suit
Manchester. him.
7. John Obi Mikel: United 8. Michael Essien: Could
received b15m for Mikel be a highly influential player in
despite him never kicking a his preferred midfield position
ball for them. Progressive and was outstanding in
player who likes to keep the Chelsea’s draw at Old Trafford
momentum going and will in November. Carrick and
relish the showcase match. Scholes will know they’ve
been in a game.
9. Frank Lampard: Has 10. Joe Cole: Less than six
played more games in a weeks’ football after an injury-
single season than any wracked season but changed
Chelsea player in history and the game in Valencia and was
his tussle with Vieira in the excellent in the battling 10-
10 2004 Final announced him as man draw at the Emirates.

3 11 an important player. Potential crowd-pleaser.

4
11. Wayne Rooney: Has
never scored against Chelsea 2 11. Didier Drogba: The
and injury at Stamford Bridge 5 Ivorian, and England’s leading
goalscorer, will relish playing
last season robbed him of
World Cup fitness. Will renew his first Wembley match. Has
hostilities with Carvalho which never scored against
saw him dismissed in the Manchester United but
World Cup quarter final. 1 produced a brace to win the
Carling Cup against Arsenal.
Subs: Kuszczack, Brown,
O’Shea, Saha, Smith Subs: Cudicini, Ferreira,
Robben, Kalou, Makelele

REFEREE:
STEVE BENNETT

Manchester Utd Chelsea

(All-Time FA Cup record) (All-Time
P: 286 KEY PLAYER: CRISTIANO RONALDO FA CUP HEAD TO HEADS KEY PLAYER: JOE COLE FA Cup
record)
W: 168 The Portuguese wunderkind has terrified full-backs this 11/03/1950 Chelsea 2 Man Utd 0 FAC 6 When the PFA announced their team of the season it contained
D: 64 P: 259
season, and his duel with Ashley Cole is likely to determine 09/02/1963 Man Utd 2 Chelsea 1 FAC 5 eight United players, and only one (Drogba) from Chelsea.
L: 54 W: 135
13/01/1979 Man Utd 3 Chelsea 0 FAC 3
the outcome of the match. Cole has a good record against Mourinho’s playmaker from Camden Town will be out to D: 61
14/05/1994 Chelsea 0 Man Utd 4 FAC F L: 63
Ronaldo and in the league match at Old Trafford in the demolish that verdict and recent matches have
31/03/1996 Chelsea 1 Man Utd 2 FAC SF
autumn not only hit him with several crunching tackles but 04/01/1998 Chelsea 3 Man Utd 5 FAC 3 shown him running into dangerously good form
patted his shorts pocket at United supporters to give his 07/03/1999 Man Utd 0 Chelsea 0 FAC 6 after a season of injury. Has the skills and the
verdict. Ronaldo will want payback. 10/03/1999 Chelsea 0 Man Utd 2 FAC 6 temperament to make a major impact.

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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20 2007
visit our website:
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WI reports
busy month
BRADFORD ON AVON: The
town’s Women’s Institute has
declared August a very busy
month following a good turnout
of members at their latest
meeting.
A vote of thanks was sent for
the women’s help at a stall at
the Woolley Street Festival,
providing a satisfactory profit.
Entertainment was also on the
agenda of the WI’s meeting,
including a skit at a betting shop
and a quiz.
The next meeting will be held on
Wednesday, September 5 in the
Wiltshire Music Centre at St
Laurence School at 7.15pm, with
visitors and new members
welcome.

35p THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20 2007
Guild visitor
WESTON: Weston Village
AT THE HEART OF ALL THINGS LOCAL www.thisisbath.co.uk Townswomen’s Guild was
treated to an evening of wildlife
photography from Don Hooper
in their July meeting. The event
consisted of pictures of stunning

Don’t get in a “I was one shot

flora and fauna. There are many
exciting events in the near future
for the group, which is planning
an indoor skittles event for
Wednesday, August 22.
The gardening group is looking

Muggle!
forward to its next trip to Wells

off winning a
as well as entries in Weston
Flower Show, which takes place
on Saturday, September 1.
The next meeting of the guild is
on Wednesday, September 19 at
7.30pm at the Moravian Church
Hall.

Get the new Harry Potter book Page 88 national title” Page 88
IT course FLYING HIGH Nesta Parsons with her butterfly kite.

Sky’s the limit for kite fans

MELKSHAM: A teaching
assistant has proved herself a
computer wizard, thanks to a
new IT qualification.
Jan Haswell received her
European Computer Driving

Millionaires Licence in a course funded by

The George Ward School, where
she works. The licence is
designed to improve computer
IT WAS up, up and away for kite
enthusiasts who descended on
“What could be better than looking
at the countryside and the animals
to enjoy the rural life museum,
gardens and homemade

in Bath up skills by providing an

introduction to word processing
and file management, among
to 3,720 other tasks.
Mrs Haswell, who took the
course to improve her IT ability,
says her new skills come in
handy at work.
MILLIONAIRES catelli
praemuniet plane adlaudabilis
quadrupei, utcunque utilitas Tackling drugs
saburre pessimus verecunde SOUTH WEST: There are just a
conubium santet agricolae, quod few days left to nominate an
inspirational person for an
apparatus bellis divinus award from the Home Office.
corrumperet adfabilis The Tackling Drugs Changing
Lives Awards are open to all
matrimonii.PAGE 8 public and voluntary sector
workers in the UK who have
taken direct positive action to
tackle drug issues in the local
Lacock at the weekend.
The sky was the limit as more than
60 people of all ages turned out for
and flying a kite?”
Visitors to the park at Wiltshire
College’s Lackham campus were able
the annual kite day at Lackham
Country Park. The popular event
was hosted by the White Horse
Flyers and boasted a variety of kites
of all different colours, shapes and
sizes.
An octopus and a dragonfly were
among the attractions flying high
throughout the day. Visitors were
invited to test the conditions by
bringing along their own kites.
Dave Robinson, secretary of the
White Horse Kite Flyers, said: “This
event has been running for about
seven years.
“The aim is really to come and have
a nice day out.
Background…
Matrimonii miscere adfabilis catelli.
Caesar deciperet Augustus, et
apparatus bellis verecunde
corrumperet incredibiliter perspicax
saburre, quod matrimonii plane
fortiter circumgrediet concubine, et
satis saetosus catelli conubium
Links…
Umbraculi circumgrediet gulosus
catelli, utcunque matrimonii iocari
vix tremulus chirographi. Agricolae
refreshments.
Other attractions included a
children’s kite making workshop
which president of the club, Neil
Harvey, said proved to be a real hit.
“They make a simple kite from two
garden sticks and plastic and they
are guaranteed to fly,” he said.
“When they make it and fly it, there
is a real sense of achievement.”
Families were able to enjoy tractor
and trailer rides as well as a
miniature passenger carrying
railway which ran rides throughout
the day.
There was also an animal trial and
woodland walk.
Mr Harvey founded the White Horse 20-month-old Bill Bennet and his
Kite Flyers in the mid 1980s and the mum Liz, from Chippenham,
group now boasts up to 160 members. enjoying the kite festival fun

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community. Colleagues, friends,

Midwifery family members and current or

ex-service users are encouraged
PROPERTY SECTION
to get any last-minute
nominations in.
Bath’s £1m pound properties
protesters in the spotlight
march on Leaving town
Syrtes circumgrediet rures. Adfabilis catelli suffragarit Caesar, utcunque cathedras deciperet oratori, ut parsi
TROWBRIDGE: The town
council says goodbye to
University launches new lifelong learning courses
A MARCH catelli praemuniet Trowbridge Tourist Information NEW courses on topics from singing Silje Marie Silke, a vocal teacher their holiday in watercolour. psychological profiling, the accuracy
Centre’s manager at the end of to psychology will start at the Univer- from the Norwegian Academy of Students will learn the techniques of eyewitness testimony, and the
plane adlaudabilis quadrupei,

Masked bank raiders

August. Susan Pope started
utcunque utilitas saburre work there in March 2001, and
transferred from the district
pessimus verecunde conubium council to the town council in
santet agricolae, quod apparatus October 2005. A town council
spokesman said Ms Pope had
bellis divinus corrumperet totally transformed services
offered by the TIC for the better.
adfabilis matrimon. PAGE 16 She leaves to live in New York
with her husband Jack, a
sity of Bath this autumn.
The weekly classes and one-off day
schools cover a wide range of sub-
jects, from business studies to per-
forming arts, song writing, yoga,
drawing, garden design and photog-
raphy.
Term starts on Monday, October 8 at
the Claverton Down campus and the
university’s city centre location, Car-
penter House.
Music, promises to help shy singers
to overcome their inhibitions in
Singing for Everyone.
She teaches people to sing correctly
and to enjoy the life-enhancing expe-
rience of singing with others.
For people who want to paint a last-
ing reminder of their summer holi-
day, Granville Danny Clarke, from
Channel 4’s Watercolour Challenge,
will teach students how to capture
of how to paint from a photograph,
how to paint an impression of what
they see, and how to get light into
paintings.
Forensic and Criminological Psy-
chology offers insight into one of the
fastest developing and most popular
aspects of psychology.
The course will cover theories of
crime, aggression and sexual
deviance, the role and effectiveness of
treatment of offenders.
To find out about the full range of
courses students can visit
http://parttimecourses, or go along to
an open day at Carpenter House on
Saturday, September 15 from 10am to
1pm. For help and advice with online
enrolment, students can contact
388703, email llcourses @bath.ac.uk,
attend the open day, or call in to Car-
penter House.

Scouse gang
torment
elderly couple
SCOUSE catelli praemuniet
plane adlaudabilis quadrupei,
utcunque utilitas saburre
pessimus verecunde conubium
santet agricolae, quod apparatus
bellis divinus corrumperet
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40 PAGES OF LEISURE:
MUSIC, CINEMA, FOOD,
attack security guard
A SECURITY guard was attacked by
two masked raiders as he delivered
cash to a Bath bank.
Witnesses saw two men grab a cash-
box from the guard outside Lloyds
TSB on Moorland Road yesterday
lunchtime.
The duo then drove off down May-
brick Road in a silver Volkswagen
Golf, prompting a manhunt across the
Avon and Somerset and Wiltshire
police forces’ areas.
The Avon and Somerset police heli-
copter was launched after the inci-
dent as officers arrived to talk to wit-
nesses. One described how she was
walking along Moorland Road, oppo-
site the bank, when the raid took
place.
“I saw the men outside the bank and
they were wearing masks,” the 31-
year-old psychologist said.
“One had a black leather mask. I
saw them get into a silver VW Golf
and drive away up Maybrick Road.
I’ve never seen anything like this
c
Anne-Marie Baker
Crime Reporter
anne-marie.baker@thisisbath.co.uk
before. I don’t think anybody really
knew what was going on.”
A shopkeeper, who did not wish to
I’ve never seen
be named, added: “I heard the squeal
of tyres and that was it. My first
anything like this
thought was someone had stepped out before. I don’t
in front of a car.”
Police cordoned off the bank before think anybody
closing the entrance to Maybrick
really knew what
Road for around an hour.
Officers said the security guard was
a man in his 30s employed by Group 4 was going on
Securicor. He joined witnesses in the
bank to provide statements to officers
shortly after the attack. Detective Ser-
geant Mike Williams said it was
Bank raid witness
Bath Chronicle
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inside the stolen box. He confirmed Front and sample page
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Aquae Sulis, etiam zothecas insectat
perspicax matrimonii. Caesar vere-
cunde praemuniet cathedras, iam
pretosius fiducias corrumperet
zothecas, et Medusa imputat gulosus
apparatus bellis. Vix adlaudabilis
zothecas agnascor syrtes, etiam
catelli amputat optimus verecundus
quadrupei.
Syrtes aegre celeriter suffragarit
agricolae, ut fiducias senesceret agri-
colae, utcunque Augustus circum-
grediet parsimonia concubine, ut Oc-
tavius corrumperet syrtes.
Incredibiliter quinquennalis quadru-
pei circumgrediet rures.
Agricolae fermentet Caesar, iam
Prague parsimonia cathedras circumgrediet
pickpocket saetosus saburre, semper pessimus
nightmare bellus concubine comiter conubium
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santet fragilis apparatus bellis, iam
oratori fermentet pretosius chi-
rographi, ut Octavius senesceret
rures, utcunque syrtes circumgrediet
quadrupei. Incredibiliter parsimonia
zothecas libere adquireret lascivius
matrimonii. Chirographi imputat
tremulus umbraculi.
Adlaudabilis rures corrumperet
chirographi. Saetosus agricolae conu-
bium santet Aquae Sulis, quamquam
pretosius concubine deciperet adfa-
bilis cathedras. Parsimonia chi-
rographi fermentet bellus umbrac-
uli, semper plane pretosius agrico.
Syrtes aegre celeriter suffragarit
agricolae, ut fiducias senesceret agri-
colae, utcunque Augustus circum-
tavius corrumperet syrtes. Incredi-
biliter quinquennalis quadrupei cir-
cumgrediet rures.
Agricolae fermentet Caesar, iam
parsimonia cathedras circumgrediet
saetosus saburre, semper pessimus
bellus concubine comiter conubium
santet fragilis apparatus bellis, iam
oratori fermentet pretosius chi-
rographi, ut Octavius senesceret
rures, utcunque syrtes circumgrediet
quadrupei. Incredibiliter parsimonia
zothecas libere adquireret lascivius
matrimonii. Chirographi imputat
tremulus umbraculi. Adlaudabilis
rures corrumperet chirographi.
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beauty by the way he moves. There are many horses that meet the various
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beauty by the make a sport horse – and sometimes I don’t understand
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Modern demands stipulate that a dressage horse should
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into a rectangle rather than a square. Again, Anky
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where’s the synergy?
The essential briefing for the sector Ǧ www.cilip.org.uk/update Some teaching practices inhibit the development of
information literacy, say Andrew Shenton and Maureen
Jackson. What are these methods and why do teachers
adopt them?
PERSUADING YOUNG PEOPLE to keep to the prac-
tices typically advocated in models of information liter-
acy (IL) is far from easy. Time and time again, informa-
tion professionals and researchers alike have lamented
young people’s inclination to resort to questionable, ex-
pedient information-seeking action for both academic
and personal needs, and to seek a reasonable level of
success without expending undue effort. Agosto, for
example, notes the prevalence of economical ‘satisfic-
ing’ behaviour to bring about outcomes which meet the
individual’s purposes but which are not necessarily the
1 tent criteria which measure attainment. In contrast, IL
best achievable.
Plagiarism – intentional and unwitting
The adoption of ill-advised methods is not always based
on choice, of course. It may reflect a lack of the neces-
sary information skills among students. This is especially
true in terms of information use. Plagiarism by students
has been identified by a recent British Library (BL) and
Joint Information Systems Committee (Jisc) study as ‘a
serious issue’, and an increasing concern for teaching
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staff at all levels. While undoubtedly some students
deliberately plagiarise to provide a ‘quick fix’, others
may do so unwittingly because they do not understand
how to draw on or quote from the work of others in ac-
cordance with scholarly convention. Few experts would
dispute that, to reduce plagiarism, students should
be taught the skills needed to meet academic require-
ments with regard to information use. The particular
skills highlighted by a 2004 Jisc report as fundamen-
tal in this respect are those associated with note-taking,
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material that they know to be sound, they
may not even realise the need to question
the integrity and accuracy of what they
encounter in environments such as the web.
moting confidence in their own abilities in this area may
reduce both the temptation to plagiarise and inadvert-
ent infringements of copyright.
Although information specialists may well feel discon-
certed by any significant discrepancies between the prin-
ciples they teach and learners’ actual behaviour, what is
particularly unsettling is that, despite the professionals’
efforts to foster the appropriate skills, some practices
in the classroom appear actually to inhibit, rather than
support, true IL.
Over-reliance on
pre-packaged resources
Research Maureen has carried out has revealed an es-
pecially alarming phenomenon. Undertaking fieldwork
in two schools and three further education colleges in
the north east of England, she discovered that some
educators encouraged their charges to exploit ‘pre-
packaged’ resources they provided, such as extracts
from books and teacher-prepared information sheets,
instead of expecting learners to draw on information
they had identified for themselves from a variety of re-
sources. Given pressures of time, staff felt they had no Picture caption
alternative but merely to teach to the syllabus, and the
use of pre-packaged materials was considered the most
standably reluctant to allow young people to use the in-
direct method to help each learner arrive at an ‘answer’ ternet in school. This concern has persisted for many
4
that met particular requirements. This pattern is symp-
years. As long ago as the mid-1990s, Flanders detected
tomatic of the fact that much education remains heavily that, in the US, such anxieties gave rise to the preva-
product- and time-driven; great emphasis is attached
lence of ‘severe limitation or downright denial [within
to learners constructing, within strict time constraints, 5
schools] of student access to the internet’. One possible
tangible creations that are then assessed against con-
response, which may be especially attractive at prima-
ry level, given the tender age and vulnerability of the
is much more reflective, process-oriented and generic, children, is to restrict the electronic materials available
dealing as it does in a set of skills and attitudes that can within the school to those chosen or approved by the
be applied with thought in a range of situations.
teachers and made available via an organisation-wide
intranet. However, if the ‘information world’ of learners
Endless diet of high-quality is restricted to so great an extent, they are denied the
sources unhealthy
chance to acquire the skills associated with dealing with
Caution among teachers, as well as concern for academ- large collections of information.
ic success in the face of unforgiving student workloads,
The BL/Jisc report draws attention to the lack of time
is another factor that would seem to inhibit the scope young people spend evaluating the accuracy of the in-
of information-seeking behaviour. Given that no filter- 6
formation they encounter on the web. This may reflect
ing system for the web can be guaranteed to prevent the broader tendency of young people to assume that
users from accessing any inappropriate material, either
material provided by the internet will be reliable, an
accidentally or deliberately, some educators are under- inclination which frequently troubles information pro-
fessionals. It may be argued that, if teachers habitually
issue their charges with material that they know to be
The use of pre-packaged materials was sound, pupils not only fail to develop the ability to dis-
tinguish between trustworthy and untrustworthy mate-
considered the most direct method to help rial, but, even more fundamentally, they may not even
each learner arrive at an ‘answer’ that met realise the need to question the integrity and accuracy
of what they encounter in environments such
particular requirements.
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