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Isle of Man News, Articles and Information2006 FIFA WORLD CUP: Dortmund the ace up Germany's sleeveSmall wonder, therefore, that the team is riding to Dortmund on the crest of a wave, with both players and fans brimming with optimism and confidence. "The atmosphere can't be beaten. It's like a volcano, bubbling up, and hopefully it's going to erupt," grinned coach Jrgen Klinsmann in anticipation of the match, which will be Italy's first and only taste of the Westfalenstadion at this FIFA World Cup.Defender Christoph Metzelder plies his trade with Borussia Dortmund and thus knows the ground like the back of his hand. Perhaps it is this fact that makes him even more confident than his coach when he says: "The match and the atmosphere will be the best that Germany has ever seen. Being able to come back and play again in Dortmund was all the motivation we needed." Germany played a group match in Dortmund, against Poland on 14 June, and the fans were right behind the team every minute of the way, as the hosts struggled before finally making the breakthrough in injury time, when substitute Oliver Neuville gave them an all-important 1-0 win and set them very much on the road to success. Madison Weekly: What's happening at the state capitalThe Department of Commerce is launching a new grant program aimed at reducing fuel costs and air pollution. The agency is issuing grants to help pay for idling reduction units, devices that reduce the idling of diesel trucks.
"This new program is a win-win for both the trucking industry and the environment in the state," Secretary of Commerce Mary Burke said in a news release. "The idling reduction units will save on fuel consumption costs and improve air quality at the same time."
The state will pay up to 70 percent of the cost of the units. "Idling reduction units provide an alternative source of power to heat, cool, or provide electricity to the cab and parts of the truck in lieu of operating the truck's main drive engine," according to the release.
Applications for the grants are available online at www.commerce.wi.gov/dieselgrantprogram.
Budget changes may hit expats with money in offshore trustsInvestors who use offshore trusts for tax planning may be caught by expensive inheritance tax changes announced in the UK Budget this March. Trusts which restrict beneficiaries from receiving funds until after their 18th birthday now face inheritance tax charges on assets above the nil-rate band - currently £285,000 - of six per cent of the value of the trust every 10 years and six per cent when the trust finally pays out. Anything paid into a trust over the nil-rate band will also attract a 20 per cent tax on the way into the trust. Even expatriates may be affected, if they were domiciled in the UK when creating the trust. Mike Warburton, senior tax partner at accountants Grant Thornton, said: "If you put money into a trust when you are UK domiciled, you will get caught under the new rules even when using an offshore trust.Manx heritage exhibition to openA new exhibition about what it means to make the Isle of Man home is opening at the Manx Museum.The exhibition is the work of American Mary Modeen, who was the artist in residence at Cragneash last summer. She spoke to Manx residents and visitors during this time to find out how they felt about the island. The show is accompanied by the Healing Earth installation - three large sculptures, which signify acupuncture needles, placed at heritage sites. They are placed at The Grove at Ramsey, Laxey Wheel and at Niarbyl Cafe. 'New and exciting' Yvonne Cresswell, curator of social history for Manx National Heritage and co-ordinator of the exhibition, said: "The exhibition is not just Mary Modeen's personal exploration and thoughts about the concept of 'home' and 'belonging'.
La. fights uphill battle to save coastLast year's hurricanes showed that nearly every part of Louisiana's long, circuitous and sinking coast is vulnerable to catastrophic flooding similar to what happened here.Engineers are already working on the earthen levees and floodgates around New Orleans, but officials say there is also an urgent need to pour money into a second line of defense: The natural world of barrier islands and marshlands that stand between towns and the Gulf of Mexico. On Friday, state and federal officials embarked on a tour of several multimillion dollar projects started before Katrina and Rita. The work involved building sand dunes, planting marsh grasses and dumping mud on shorelines. The tour of islands where pirates once held court and plantations flourished highlights the desperate, and seemingly futile, war Louisiana is fighting against Mother Nature while it tries to patch up the human mistakes of the past.
Cuban Soap Opera Sparks DebateOnce persecuted, then excluded, and finally tolerated, Cuban homosexuals have seen the debate on sexual diversity expand in recent weeks as a state-sponsored soap opera featuring some gay characters has riveted the nation.
In a recent episode of "La Cara Oculta de la Luna," or the "Dark Side of the Moon," Yasel, who is married and the father of a little girl, is as surprised as viewers are to discover he is physically attracted to another man, named Mario.
The attraction leads to a sexual relationship and Yasel's subsequent contraction of the HIV virus that causes AIDS.
The series on state television is intended to educate Cubans about AIDS by telling the stories of those with the virus.
But it also has sparked a more open debate about homosexuality in a society where macho attitudes persist.
RACING - Salisbury, Wednesday 28th JuneRichard Hannon has saddled nearly as many three-year-old winners (fifteen) here at Salisbury as the other represented trainers have managed between them, and in offering both SENSUOUS and LA FANCIULLA the green light, Richard has a fine chance of snaring another gold rosette. .Music, fish and folkloreTrondheim has a classic setting, surrounded by hills and set on the banks of a graceful fjord. For somewhere so far from anywhere else (Oslo is 300 miles south), the city has cosmopolitan credentials, with an impressive cathedral, fetching wooden architecture, excellent museums and a lively student population. Norway's former capital shows its charms best in summer, when barely an hour separates sunset from dawn. .40 great things to do this summerWild festivals, cool beach cafes, spectacular al fresco shows - it's so much better to be out than in. Time to get the diary out and start planning your summerComplied by Chris Madigan Saturday June 17, 2006 The Guardian Footloose and fancy free ... (clockwise from left) dancing on the beach at Secret Sundaze, Ibiza; Kanye West performing at the Nice Festival; and the minimalist Nowhere Festival in Zaragoza. Photographs: Alamy, Karl Walter/Getty Images, David J Bradshaw. . Cruise to the British IslesThere are islands in the Hebrides and Orkneys where only one man lives, an island unto himself and maybe a thousand sheep. And there are others with no one in residence at all, but wild sheep share the scenery with otters and eagles and vast colonies of nesting sea birds. . |
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