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0736 A look at today's papers. 0739 The question of whether the skeleton of "the Irish giant" Charles Byrne should be buried at sea has been raised in the British Medical Journal. The skeleton has been displayed at the Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons for almost 200 years. Thomas Muinzer, a legal researcher at the School of Law, Queens University, and Dr Sam Alberti, Director of the Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons, discuss what should be done. 0744 Thought for The Day with Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks. 0748 Research by Sheffield University commissioned by the homeless charity Crisis says homeless people die 30 years before the national average. The Today programme's Zubeida Malik hears the experiences of 28 year-old Sue, who has been been sleeping rough for three years. 0810 It is the last day of evidence at the Leveson inquiry before breaking for Christmas. Broadcaster Anne Diamond and Trevor Kavanagh, associate editor of the Sun, who have both given evidence, debate if whether statutory regulation should be introduced as an outcome of the inquiry. 0818 Rare recordings of writers reading their own short stories are being published for the first time by the British Library, including Kingsley Amis, Harold Pinter and a rare live recording of William Trevor. Stephen Cleary, curator of drama and literature at the British Library, explains why these recordings are so precious. 0822 Sport news with Alison Mitchell. 0830 Women with silicone breast implants made by a French company should not have them removed, UK officials say. French authorities will decide shortly whether women should have implants supplied by Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) removed, amid fears of health risks. Dr Suzanne Ludgate, medical director of the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) explains their advice. 0833 A new study shows that children as young as three or four can talk informatively and accurately about experiences, including incidents of abuse, if they are interviewed by specialists who understand the strengths and weaknesses of child testimony. Author of the study Michael Lamb, professor of psychology at Cambridge University, and Max Hill QC, chair of the Criminal Bar Association, discuss the code of interviewing children in court. 0840 Business news with Simon Jack. 0843 It is only six months since South Sudan became the world's newest country and already it is facing a severe threat warning from the UN that the tension between Sudan and South Sudan could easily escalate out of control. James Copnall reports. 0847 Liverpool Football Club's Luis Suarez is going to miss eight matches after being found guilty by the FA of racially abusing Patrice Evra of Manchester United during a game. Latin American football reporter Tim Vickery reports on what is being said in Uruguay where Suarez is a national hero. 0851 How is North Korea going to change under its new leader, the son of Kim Jong-il? The Today programme's Mike Thomson speaks to Kim Joo-il, who was a captain in the North Korean army until he managed to defect to the west six years ago, to find out about life under the communist regime. 0855 Throughout Autumn and Winter, people gather for coldwater swims, including Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day. Author Susie Parr, who has written about "wild swimming" in the Story of Swimming and 74-year-old Georgina Rose from Clevedon describe their passion for taking the icy plunge. Thursday 22nd December The Office for National Statistics will publish its final GDP figures for the third quarter of this year later and it's expected to show that things are worse than we thought. The system for selecting adoptive parents in England is to be overhauled because it's too slow. And also on the programme, Ed Miliband can do it in 90 seconds, but is solving the Rubik cube a good measure of intelligence? 0615 Business news with Simon Jack on a housing market forecast which predicts house prices will fall next year. 0650 Research from the University of Bath, on executive pay, contradicts the claim that large bonuses in the banking industry are at the root of the global financial crisis. Professor Ian Tonks of University of Bath's School of Management outlines their findings. 0709 The government wants to make it easier for people to adopt children in England by speeding up the way that checks are carried out on potential adoptive people. Jonathan Pearce, Chief Executive of Adoption UK, explains the changes it would like to see in the adoption system. 0712 A joint report by two committees of MPs has criticised the government's planned changes to solar power subsidies saying they could destroy the industry. Tim Yeo, chairman of the Energy and Climate Change Committee outlines why the proposed reforms could be so damaging. 0716 The Office for National Statistics will publish its final GDP figures for the third quarter of this year later. Economics editor Stephanie Flanders analyses what this is likely to reveal. 0720 Business news with Simon Jack. 0722 The number of people taking their own lives in Scotland and Northern Ireland is double that of England and Wales. Andy Martin reports from one of the worst affected areas, North Belfast where he hears those who believe that, despite the shocking statistics on suicide particularly among young men, there is cause for gentle optimism. 0730 Sport news with Rob Bonnet. 0733 In China, house prices in most cities have fallen as government policies aimed at cooling the property market start to take effect, prompting fears from some economists that the house price bubble is bursting. Martin Patience reports from Beijing where he speaks to Hu Jin Hui, head of one of the biggest real estate agents in China and Dylan Grice, Research Analyst at Societe Generale analyses what this could mean for China's economy. 0740 A look at today's papers. 0743 On the Today programme this week, we discussed what would happen if David Cameron was killed in a terrorist attack with Conservative MP Peter Bone who maintained there was no clear line of succession. Former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott gives his views on the question of succession. 0748 Thought for The Day with Reverend Lucy Winkett. 0751 Britain and Ireland have been told by the European Court of Justice they cannot send asylum seekers back to Greece because of the country's inadequate asylum arrangements prompting the EU Home Affairs Commissioner to say that Europe needs a common asylum system. Timothy Kirkhope, Conservative MEP and former UK immigration minister and Donna Covey, Chief Executive of the Refugee Council discuss whether this is the case. 0810 The latest figures are about to be published for the output of the British economy. The Office for National Statistics' GDP figures are expected to confirm that the economy is still trapped in the doldrums. Gillian Tett, associate editor of the Financial Times, Sir Richard Lambert, former director general of the CBI and present Chancellor of the University of Warwick and Geoff Mulgan, former CEO of the Young Foundation and a former director of policy at 10 Downing Street, discuss if 2011 has been a watershed year in terms of highlighting the need to rebalance the economy. 0822 Ed Milliband revealed that he could solve a Rubik's cube in one and a half minutes. Alex Bellos, author of maths best-seller Alex's Adventures in Numberland, reflects on what this says about the intelligence of the Labour leader. 0827 Sport news with Rob Bonnet. 0834 57 people are known to have been killed in a wave of bomb attacks across Baghdad and at least 100 others have been wounded in the explosions in 13 different locations across the Iraqi capital. Jim Muir reports on the situation in Baghdad and Michael Clarke, Director of the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi), analyses the effect these attacks could have on Iraq. 0842 The government is to overhaul the assessment process for people looking to adopt to make it less bureaucratic. Hilton Dawson is the chief executive of the British Association of Social Workers explains why he is sceptical and Martin Narey, government adviser on adoption, gives his reaction. 0845 Business news with Simon Jack. 0849 Plane loads of food and medicines will be sent from Britain to the Horn of Africa over the Christmas period. International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell outlines the crisis facing millions of people at risk from the drought and famine that has devastated so much of that part of Africa. 0853 The Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has been delivering his last annual address to the nation before stepping down and calling for a overhaul of the country's electoral and political system. Steve Rosenburg reports from Moscow. 0855 John Terry is being prosecuted for allegedly racist words uttered in a football match back in October. Matthew Syed, sports columnist at The Times and Mark Palios, former chair of the FA, discuss if courts are the right place to settle on-pitch disputes. Friday 23rd December Businesses are to be banned from imposing excessive surcharges on customers who use credit or debit cards. The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating allegations of misconduct against a chief constable and three other senior officers. And also on the programme, the comedian Stewart Lee wonders what Oliver Cromwell would have made of Christmas now. 0615 Business news with Simon Jack on good news in the United States as figures reveal a fall in unemployment figures and politicians agreed to extend tax-cuts to millions of workers for a further two months. 0648 Scientists have discovered that elephants have a sixth "toe" which evolved to help elephants carry their colossal weight. Professor John Hutchinson of the Royal Veterinary College explains what anatomists had thought the extra toe was for hundreds of years. 0709 The government says it will ban extra debit and credit card charges where the fee is higher than the true cost of processing the payment. Air passenger Sunil Pandit describes how he got caught by these charges. 0712 There is a row building between EU member states over VAT after Luxembourg, the European home of Amazon, announced that it was cutting VAT for ebooks from 15% to 3%. Technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones has the details and James Daunt, managing director of Waterstones, outlines why he thinks ebooks should attract the same VAT rate as regular books. 0717 Political tension is growing in Pakistan after the prime minister claimed there is a conspiracy to oust the government in a military coup. Talat Hussain of Dawn News in Islamabad has the details. 0721 Business news with Simon Jack. 0727 Sport news with Chris Dennis. 0730 In Syria, an advance group of Arab League observers has arrived in Damascus to begin the task of monitoring compliance with a peace plan under which all violence is supposed to end, armed forces are to be withdrawn from the streets, and all detainees freed. The Today Programme's Zubeida Malik spoke to Homs resident Maria about daily life there and the BBC's Jim Muir, who is monitoring the situation from Beirut, reports on how the bloodshed has continued, with activists reporting around 30 people killed. 0739 A look at today's papers. 0742 In the mid 17th century, Christmas was cancelled and celebrating it was a punishable offence under the auspices of Oliver Cromwell. Nicola Stanbridge spoke to comedian Stewart Lee, who will be guest editing our New Year's Eve programme, who is keen to find out what Cromwell would make of Christmas now. 0747 Thought for The Day with Giles Fraser. 0750 Today is expected to be the busiest day of the year for last minute Christmas shopping, but why? Oliver James, author of Affluenza and the Selfish Capitalist and Maureen Hinton senior retail analyst at Verdict Research debate if we are masters or victims of the Christmas rush and companies who want our cash. 0810 The government says it is to ban companies from imposing excessive charges for paying by a credit or debit card following complaints by consumer groups over the high fees being demanded by some businesses. The Treasury minister Mark Hoban and Richard Lloyd, the editor of consumer magazine Which? discuss how current charges are leaving some consumers paying over and above what they should. 0819 In the days following the theft of Barbara Hepworth's sculpture from Dulwich Park, much has been said about the importance of public art. Professor of Urban Studies at the London School of Economics, Richard Sennett and sculptor Antony Gormley discuss what tangible benefits can be gained from it. 0825 Sport news with Chris Dennis. 0832 The government is backing plans to give patients full access to their medical reports online as recommended by the NHS Future Forum. Professor Steve Field, chair of the forum, outlines their proposals. 0837 The United States has expressed deep regret and condolences for a Nato airstrike in November which killed 24 Pakistani soldiers after Pakistan reacted furiously to the attack, closing its border to Nato supply trucks in retaliation. Professor Marvin Weinbaum, former Pakistan analyst at the State Department in Washington and now with the Middle East Institute analyses the prospects for relations between the countries. 0842 Business news with Simon Jack. The Broadgate Centre in the City of London is a building that was recommended for listing by English Heritage and seen by many as one of its iconic sights. The City, and its architecture, has been evolving for centuries and faced many perils along the way and the Today programme's Simon Jack went to get a better look at its history and future. 0846 Amid the chaos of EU Treaty negotiations and saving the eurozone, Croatia became the latest country to sign the treaty to join the union. Stefano Sannino, the European Commission's director general for enlargement, responds to concerns that the EU Commission is repeating the same mistakes about new members' credentials. 0850 The Scottish parliament could be handed the power to run a legally-binding referendum on Scottish independence by Westminster. Scotland editor Brian Taylor has the details. 0856 In an upcoming book called Keynes Hayek: The Clash that Defined Modern Economics, the idea is put forward that economic thought falls into two clear camps. It maintains that you are either a follower of Keynes or of Hayek and therefore believe in government or the individual; stimulus or austerity. Author of the book, Nicholas Wapshott and Paul Ormerod, economist and one of the founders of Volterra Consulting, discuss if the lessons from economists are really that simple. Saturday 24th December The Duke of Edinburgh has undergone minor heart surgery after complaining of chest pains. Thousands of Russians are expected to attend a rally to condemn alleged cheating in the recent parliamentary election. And also on the programme, the new Met Commissioner, Bernard Hogan-Howe. tells us whether rioters should be shot. 0712 It has been a bad year for the police with the resignation of the Met commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson and the phone hacking scandal. Home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw analyses the challenges facing the UK's biggest force, the Metropolitan Police. 0714 Russia's opposition is to stage new nationwide demonstrations which is expected to attract tens of thousands of people to protest alleged rigging in this month's parliamentary elections. Steve Rosenberg reports from Moscow. 0717 A week since the death of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, there are growing worries about what it will mean for relations between the two Koreas with one issue being a South Korean plan to put Christmas lights on several large along the border which communist North Korea doesn't want. Seoul correspondent Lucy Williamson speaks to South Koreans about the decision not to go ahead with it. 0720 Anyone taking a coastal walk over the next few days is being urged to look out for washed up turtles as number from a rare species are being found on Scottish and Welsh beaches. Dr Peter Richardson, the biodiversity programme manager at the Marine Conservation Society, explains what you should do if you come across one. 0724 Sport news with Jonathan Legard. 0731 The Iraqi vice-president, Tariq al-Hashemi, has alleged that a series of bombings which killed nearly 70 people in Baghdad on Thursday was organised from within the Iraqi government. Mr Hashemi told BBC Persian television that only government involvement could explain why the bombers were able to plant so many explosives unhindered. And he claimed the prime minister was trying to get rid of his political rivals. 0733 The Duke of Edinburgh is recovering in hospital in Cambridge after having a stent inserted to widen a blocked coronary artery. The BBC's Mike Cartwright reports from Papworth Hospital in Cambridge. 0736 The paper review. 0739 Money has become an increasingly divisive issue in football. Former Olympian and sports writer Matthew Syed reflects on how the theory of trickle-down economics is at the heart of a bitter row in the sport. 0743 2012 is gearing up to be a huge year with plenty of uncertainties from the Middle East to North Korea from Russia to South Sudan. And the United States is considering its position within all this uncertainty and whether its global influence may dwindle. Only this year there are two reasons why American influence might be reduced quite considerably due to a slow burning economic crisis and a the upcoming presidential election. The BBC's Jonny Dymond reports. 0747 Thought for The Day with the Right Reverend Graham James, Bishop of Norwich. 0751 At the time of the riots commentators imagined they would dominate the political agenda for months to come and political careers would be made and broken by policies toward civil unrest, but it has slowly faded from the public consciousness. Social historian, Dr Juliet Gardiner and Reverend George Hargreaves, a pastor in Hackney, examine why this is not the case. 0810 2011 has been a tumultuous year with the Arab Spring uprising, European riots and economic turmoil and as thousands of people are expected to attend a rally in Moscow today to condemn alleged irregularities in Russia's parliamentary election earlier this month. Protester Helena Fadeeva describes why she is taking to the streets of Moscow once again. Sir Andrew Wood, former British ambassador to Moscow, analyses what is really happening politically and socially in Russia. And John Micklethwait, editor of The Economist and Mary Kaldor, professor of global governance at the London School of Economics take a broader geopolitical view of the world in 2012 and the challenges ahead. 0821 Interpol is seeking the founder of the French firm Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) which made the silicone breast implants at the centre of a global health scare. Christian Fraser reports on the latest situation in Paris. 0823 As our host of guest editors prepare to take over the Today programme next week, we take a look ahead to what is in store. 0827 Sport news with Jonathan Legard. 0831 Prince Philip has spent the night in a hospital in Cambridge after having a coronary stent inserted. The BBC's Peter Hunt has the latest. 0836 It has been a difficult year for policing in this country with the Metropolitan Police being criticised for their handling of the summer riots and its head, Sir Paul Stephenson, resigning in the middle of the phone hacking scandal. The new commissioner, Bernard Hogan-Howe looks at the challenges facing the police as we look ahead to 2012. 0847 A look at the papers 0850 The test match between India and Australia is about to start and for many around the world, all eyes will be on one Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar who is hoping to break a world record by becoming the first player to score 100 centuries in international cricket. Rajini Vaidyanthan reports on the hysteria around the player nicknamed "the little master". 0854 It is a big day in the Palestinian town of Bethlehem with thousands of Christians due to attend Christmas Eve mass in Bethlehem. There are still shepherds in Bethlehem 2000 years on from the nativity but as our West Bank correspondent Jon Donnison reports, Jewish settlement expansion there has made the life of the shepherd increasingly limited. Monday 26th December Guest edited by Sebastian Coe, featuring a reflection on great sporting rivalries, Jose Mourinho on his aim to return to British football, and examining if the London Olympics will create a new generation of elite British athletes. And as Boxing Day hunts get underway we'll ask if the ban on hunting with hounds is here to stay. 0709 Today sees the start of the traditional post-Christmas sales, with one estimate indicating that 13% of the population will be heading out before 9am to find festive bargains. But can we say yet whether enough shopping has been done in recent days for the needs of the economy to be satisfied. Stephen Robertson, director general of the British Retail Consortium, analyses the problems faced by the UK's retail sector. 0712 Today's guest editor, Sebastian Coe, owed much of his success to the pioneering scientific coaching methods of his late father, Peter. Peter Coe's ideas crossed over into other sports; in horse racing, they brought so much success for the National Hunt trainer, Martin Pipe, it led to unfounded suspicion that he was guilty of blood-doping his horses. As our sports presenter Rob Bonnet reports, some successful horse trainers continue to shun science and trust their instinct. This is an extended version of the broadcast interview. 0717 The business news with Simon Jack. 0720 Lord Coe's rivalry with Steve Ovett is one of the most gripping in sporting history. So did this battle make them each greater athletes? And how did they compare with the other great sporting rivals like Ali and Frazier, and Borg and McEnroe. Today presenter Justin Webb chewed over those questions with Lord Coe himself and the veteran sports journalist, Colin Hart. 0727 Sports news with Jonathan Legard. 0733 Lord Coe asked us to bring together Lord Donoghue, who headed Harold Wilson's policy unit and William Hague, the Foreign Secretary and biographer of the former prime minister William Pitt the Younger, to discuss rivalry in politics. Directory: files files -> Answer True False 2 points Question 2 files -> Integer programming and game theory files -> 4 Integer Programming files -> Bpa vehicle Window Repair Scenario #1 task: Procure vehicle window relacement. Objective files -> Pop Warner History files -> North Carolina Inclusion Initiative Mapping Where Children with ieps are Being Served Purpose files -> Fall 2013 Spring 2014 Program Data: Standard 1 Exhibit 4d files -> Hanban – asia society confucius classrooms network 2010 request for proposal files -> Northern England’s set-jetting locations Download 262.66 Kb. 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