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A powerful member of the United States Congress said countries that provide offshore havens for risky financial practices could face U.S. sanctions similar to Iran.

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These forward-looking statements are expressed in goodfaith and Simmons believes there is a reasonable basis for them. The district’s audited unreserved fund balance in fiscal year 2008 (FY08) grewto $4.9 million, or 5.3% of expenditures, and the district projects asignificant surplus in FY09, resulting in an unreserved fund balance of $8.4million on a budgetary basis. 29/simplified) OCT 30 — Dutch fresh produce group Univeg Holding BV, controlledby Luxembourg-based private equity firm CVC Capital Partners,and F.lli Ciccolella, an Italian firm that grows and sells cutflowers and potted plants, acquire joint control over UnivegHolding’s flower and plant activities (notified Sept 25/deadline Oct. The company continually processes stock reports issued by3,000 analysts from 150 brokerage firms. 7 /PRNewswire/ — The Popcorn Factory, a leadinggourmet popcorn and edible gifts company, is celebrating 30 years ofdelicious, fun gifts that delight families, friends, children and businesscustomers. The Terminal Facilities consist of approximately 10.0 million shellbarrels of refined products terminal capacity and approximately 21.2 millionshell barrels of crude oil terminal capacity (including approximately 17.8million shell barrels of capacity at the Texas Gulf Coast Nederland Terminal).The Crude Oil Pipeline System consists of approximately 3,800 miles of crudeoil pipelines, located principally in Oklahoma and Texas, a 55.3 percentinterest in Mid-Valley Pipeline Company, a 43.8 percent interest in the WestTexas Gulf Pipe Line Company and a 37.0 percent interest in the Mesa Pipe LineSystem. Still, in Congo, where armed groups continue to finance themselves through more profitable tin and gold trading, campaigners say that could potentially change, and the Kimberley Process is ill-prepared to cope.

A suicide bombing killed eight people and injured more than 40 others Monday in eastern Pakistan, according to hospital and government officials.

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With the Niners offense starting to stall, they tried to change things up and start Morgan.He responded in a big way with five catches, 85 yards and a touchdown.Morgan had a great preseason, and looked to be in line for a good deal of playing time.With Bryant Johnson not living up to his free agent contract, Morgan could be more and more involved as time goes by.This week will probably show how they plan on handing out playing time under new coach Mike Singletary, so if Morgan is good again this week, he could be a nice pickup in the second half of the season.Mike Furrey, Shaun McDonald, WRs, Detroit Lions. Individual activityis tracked, promoting security and compliance best practices by limitingusers’ access to only those applications and files for which they arepre-approved. PeoplePond was launched to the general public last month during the annual Southby Southwest conference and festival in Austin, Texas. diplomats for three decades have had to receive special permission to hold any substantive talks with Iranian officials, a barrier expected to be formally lifted.The United States cut off diplomatic ties with Tehran during the 1979-1981 hostage crisis in which a group of militant Iranian students held 52 U.S.

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Fitch Ratings, New YorkDouglas Offerman, +1-212-908-0889Richard J. But the company said it had not seen any decline in itsgrowth rate, productivity, or sales. The first ProCure Proton Therapy Center is scheduled to openin Oklahoma City this summer, while a center in suburban Chicago hasbroken ground and is scheduled to treat patients in early 2011. This ismainly related to the Neilson Dairy and Alto Acquisitions completed inthis fiscal year, which were paid from available cash and the usage ofbank loans, and also the US$170 million US senior notes, due in November2009, that are now presented as current liability.As at December 31, 2008, our interest bearing debt-to-equity ratio stoodat 0.45, in comparison to 0.17 as at March 31, 2008, mainly resultingfrom the indebtedness related to the Neilson Dairy and Alto Acquisitions.As at December 31, 2008, the Company had available bank credit facilitiesof approximately $896 million, $582.2 million of which are drawn Thelong-term portion of bank loans is $340.0 million. “The life insurance subsidiaries hold material levels ofstructured securities relative to capital,” Moody’s said.

The Company does not undertake, and the Company specificallydisclaims any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements to reflectoccurrences, developments, events or circumstances after the date of suchstatement.-0-CONTACT: Continental Prison Systems, Inc. Net operating results for our core Property & Casualty Operationsdecreased $146 million, while our Non-Core operations decreased $98 million. (Adds govt plan to help factory workers, background) Global Markets  |  Argentina  |  Brazil  |  Mexico * Mexican auto exports plunge 56.9 percent in January * U.S. The group, which runs 27 department stores in the UK, alsosaid it expected to hire some 5,000 staff over the next threeyears but was not creating 5,000 new jobs as reported by SkyNews (Reporting by Rhys Jones; Editing by Greg Mahlich). After all, he wasn’t a disappointment or inferior to the Packers, giving him a chance to prove he’s central piece to their future. It also said it wouldconsider raising further equity of up to 2 billion francs. The best way to unlock the profitable stock recommendations and marketinsights of Zacks Investment Research is through our free daily emailnewsletter; Profit from the Pros.

If there are any problems, let Tim Tebow, the Best SEC Player of All-Time take over.The most talented team in the country also benefits from an easy schedule by SEC standards. Tables may notadd due to rounding.The Paddock Lindstrom and Associates Ltd. In this makeshift community set up by aid agencies, residents have to make do with the most basic necessities Penny Tweedie reports.. The NBA Juggernaut Los Angeles Lakers had embarrassed the Denver Nuggets in the Pepsi Center, leaving most Nugget fans’ heart broken.

Major strikes were expected to bring Greece to a standstill Wednesday as thousands of transport workers protested against severe austerity measures the government says are needed to tackle the country’s crippling budget deficit.

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For moreinformation, contact Hawk IR International, 117 High Street, Redcar,Cleveland TS116JX, United Kingdom, call +44 (0) 1642-497000 (in the UScall 1-877-4HAWKIR), email or visit Hawk’s web siteat http:// CorporationFor more information or to find the location of the nearest distributor,contact Fluke Corporation, P.O. “Customers of both Fluke and HawkIR benefit from a coordinated offering of thermal imagers and peripheralequipment, as well as being able to tap a rich base of knowledge.”Fluke resources and advanced manufacturing strategies will allow Hawk IRto expand its world leading product lines into new markets and to increaseexisting market depth penetration.About Hawk IR InternationalHawk IR International is the world leader in infrared safety products.Infrared window from Hawk IR improves both productivity and reliability ofyour equipment while increasing the safety of your personnel. With a globalnetwork of electrical experts and distributors, the combination will bringsafe and efficient electrical thermography to users worldwide.”"Bringing Hawk IR into the Fluke family provides benefits to bothorganizations, as well as to our channel partners and customers,” saidFluke Industrial President Ken Konopa. “As the worldleader in thermal imaging for industrial applications, Fluke Thermographygels perfectly with our arc-resistant IR-Window products. Under Fluke ownership, Hawk IR will have access toresources, business systems and channels to market that will expand itsability to deliver products that improve the safety and efficiency ofthermal imaging.”We are extremely proud to be part of the Fluke family,” said TonyHolliday, Managing Director of Hawk IR International Ltd. (Reporting by Shivani Singh in Bangalore; Editing by TresaSherin). EVERETT, WA, Apr 22 (MARKET WIRE) — Fluke Corporation, the global leader in portable electronic test andmeasurement technology, has acquired Hawk IR International Ltd.

of NorthYorkshire, U.K.Hawk IR will continue to operate as Hawk IR International under the FlukeElectronics Industrial Division and will continue to service its customersand partners globally.The acquisition represents a significant global opportunity for Hawk IRInternational. Turnover in LSL Property’s surveying business fell 25percent for the quarter ended March 31, while sales at itsestate agency and financial services division declined 32percent. So let them sleep on us Packer fans because it will taste that much sweeter when we’re once again one of the last teams standing at the end of the year GO PACK GO! . They will not skip a beat with Rodgers at the helm and they should be one of the better teams in the NFL this year.In 73 days the Packers get to show why they are still the best team in the division and why no matter how many big time players you go out and sign, team chemistry and good coaching will win out every time.

If they went out and acquired a better QB than Tarvaris Jackson, a guy like Sage Rosenfels, then I would be worried but since they didn’t and since I don’t think T-Jack is any good, they’ll still struggle to move the ball through the air.The Packers are one of the most underrated teams heading into next season and you can quote me on this, they will be back in the NFC Championship this year. They probably won’t match the 13-3 record they posted last year but I expect them to be a much improved 11-5.There is a lot of hype surrounding the Minnesota Vikings right now but how many times have the Vikings won the “Offseason Hype Award”? Until they show they can beat the defending NFC North Champs, the hype is only that, hype. He excels at jamming Wide Receivers at the line and he is extremely physical. At 24 years old, he’s very mature and brings a ton of experience at a high level program to the table. The future at CB will be Tramon Williams and Patrick Lee and as of right now, the future looks bright. So to answer the question posed at the beginning of this article, yes the Packers can do better in 2008. I expect Tramon to win the Nickel Back spot with ease and he is going to be one of the most improved players for the Packers this year, giving them the consistent Nickel Back they’ve been looking for.Patrick Lee is definitely an intriguing player because his style of play fits our Defense to a T. Tramon is very strong(he can bench press double his body weight), which should allow him to get a strong jam at the line once he gets his technique down.

He’s still one of the best sideline technicians in the game and shuts down half the field more often than not.One of the guys who I’m most excited about this upcoming season is Tramon Williams. Williams seemed to just get better and better last year and really solidified the Nickle Back position after he won the job. Every time I read a report from the OTA’s or Mini-Camp they raved about Tramon Williams. The one thing I love about Rouse is his hunger to succeed; he wants it more than anybody else on the field.Charles Woodson has played at a Pro Bowl level every year he’s been in Green Bay and he’s one of the 3 best CB’s in the NFL.

That’s not something you want from your FS and Collins needs to hit the jugs machine this offseason because if he had better hands, he could have had about 5 or 6 Interceptions last year.I truly believe that Aaron Rouse is our future at safety and I think he has the ability to be an All-Pro. Packer fans have been waiting 3 years for Collins to break out and I think this is his last chance because the guy waiting in the wings, Aaron Rouse, is immensely talented and made more plays in 2 games than Collins did all year. Collins is an elite talent who’s very good in coverage but he disappears in games and sometimes you have to be reminded he’s actually in the game. He had a great rookie season, a pretty good sophomore season, and really played just average last year. On the other hand, during the second half of the season he played like a Pro Bowler and started making plays, without giving them up. He really solidified the SS position for us last year and barring a setback, he should once again be the starter.Nick Collins has regressed every year of his 3 year career. Bigby had 2 different seasons last year, during the first half of the season he allowed a lot of big plays and made a lot of boneheaded mistakes.

A court has sentenced a Chinese crime boss known as the “godmother of the underworld” to 18 years in prison, state-run media reported.

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Rival Vocalis jumped 13.5p to 110p after agreeing to supply Freeserve, up 17p to 198p, with its speech-based e-mail.Biotech tiddler Biocompatibles rose 8.5p to a yearly record of 128.5p on whispers of a major deal for its heart stents and vague talk of a bid. On a similar note whisky maker Highland Distillers toasted a 26.5p rise to 294p on talk of a bid to take it private. It also confirmed a joint venture with Remy Cointreau.The Israeli software group Pilat Technologies was the pick of the minnows. The AIM stock surged 12p to a best-ever 71.5p on talk of several large contract wins. United Utilities shed 56p to 740p, Scottish & Southern Energy dropped 15.5p to 540p, while Hyder blacked out 42p to 550p.In the midcap the buns-to-guns conglomerate Tomkins rifled 3p higher in good volume amid returning rumour of a 400p-per-share management buyout.

The next mooted takeover target is BRIT, flat at 103.5p after the chief executive bought a line of stock.Among drug companies, AstraZeneca shot 36p higher to 2,244p on talk that it wants to launch a cholesterol-busting drug by 2001.Electricity groups were left in the dark by the tough price review and missed out on the FTSE 100 rally. Rival Sun Life & Provincial jumped 22.5p to 452.75p after confirming the sale of GRE’s life business to Aegon. Smaller rival CLM dropped 4p to 130.5p but after the close it confirmed that it is in talks over a 161p-per-share offer from rival Lloyd’s group SVB, unchanged at 138.5p. The market believes that rumours of a joint venture with mutual Royal London Insurance could flush out a bidder such as Lloyds TSB, up 12p to 852.5p, or NatWest, 31p higher to 1152p. But the UK market really got going after the Dow rocketed higher on report of a possible merger between banking giant Merrill Lynch and rival Chase Manhattan or insurer American International Group.The undercard was once again lagging behind, with the FTSE 250 rising 35 to 5,960.1 and the Small Cap edging 9.3 higher to 2,719.2.The Merrill story reawakened bid talk in the UK financials Insurer Norwich Union firmed 13.5p higher to 415.5p. Inflation-positive news contained in the quaintly-named Beige Book published overnight by the US Federal Reserve triggered a positive start in London. Some traders whispered that its merger with Dutch peer Hoogovens could be scuppered by a rival bid before its October deadline.

Others suggested that BS could have a go at one of its Scandinavian rivals, long seen as sitting ducks.A third theory talked of a possible sale of BS’s 51 per cent stake in Avesta, its Anglo-Scandinavian subsidiary, although analysts dismissed the idea.The sector takeover talk also buoyed Lonmin, the old Lonrho, which rose 15p to 625p.The rest of the FTSE 100 put in a steely performance, jumping 138.9 to 6,153.3. A wave of buying, particularly from US investors, sent BS 2.75p higher to a yearly peak of 179p in heavy volume amid a raft of rumours. The struggling Belgian group Union Miniere was mooted as a target. As for Anglo, dealers speculated that if it missed out on Billiton it could go for the Australian rival North.The heavy metal excitement spilled over to British Steel. Anglo is big in gold but would love to expand in other base metals such as aluminium, which is one of Billiton’s strong points.With two mega-mergers among some of the world’s leading largest aluminium producers announced over the past two days, the field of potential targets is shrinking and Anglo could be prompted to pounce soon.However, its ambitions could be thwarted by Rio Tinto, up 61p to a record 1284.5p, another acquisition-hungry mining giantThe bid fever overshadowed a bullish Morgan Stanley note, which put a 380p price on Billiton .A few sceptics argued that a takeover by either Anglo or Rio could create competition problems and suggested that Billiton could hit the acquisition trail itself.

The normally-quiet stock dominated the session, digging a near 13 per cent rise in high volume as big brokers told clients not to be short of the shares.
The South African group closed 34.5p higher to an all-time high of 302.75p – by far the best performer in a soaring FTSE 100.The many supporters of the Billiton takeover talk said that fellow South African company Anglo American, up 173p to a record 3,771p, was the likeliest suitor. BILLITON WAS the market’s glittering prize yesterday amid talk that the metals group could be the next victim of the consolidation wave sweeping the sector. Turnover was pounds 26.4m, up from pounds 22.7m.Tim Thwaites, the chairman, who is to retire this year, said: “I believe this year has demonstrated the strength of the Slug and Lettuce concept. “Despite a slow start, the business recovered well and has gone on to produce the highest returns the group has ever recorded.”Its northern bars in Leeds, Nottingham, Manchester, York and Harrogate had done particularly well, pulling into the black in the second half, helped by a late licence at the Manchester site.The group’s first venture into Scotland saw success in Glasgow, and plans are in preparation for expansion in Scotland.Food saw an overhaul, with shorter menus and brunch and snacks piloted, helping sales in the area rise by 53 per cent.The company said this year had begun well, with comparable sales up by 10.4 per cent in June and July.The group will maintain its final dividend of 3.35p, making a total dividend of 6.375p.. It is now setting stringent criteria for new bars and plans to open four or five this year, mainly in the South, with some in the North, Scotland and Wales.But the group, which operates 30 Slug and Lettuce pubs, said overall the year had been a record, with excellent second-half trading.This helped to push pre-tax profits in the year to 31 May to pounds 2m, up from pounds 757,000 in the previous period.

But they also address major therapeutic areas — such as heart disease and diabetes — that could yield significant medical advances and blockbuster sales, should they succeed.The latest example came last week when Roche Holding AG (ROG.VX) announced plans to move into Phase 3 its drug to prevent heart problems faced by diabetics.Roche’s drug, aleglitazar, follows a well-trod but thus far unsuccessful path. approval for its inhaled insulin even though Pfizer’s version was a commercial flop and Eli Lilly (LLY.N) and Novo Nordisk (NOVOb.CO) canceled development of theirs.Even if these follow-up drugs prove successful in large studies, they may face commercial and regulatory hurdles in overcoming negative associations with the class left by the initial failures.To some, drugmakers’ willingness to push forth with projects despite setbacks of similar drugs underscores the lack of innovation.”Industry-wide, the pipelines still are really limited,” said Jon LeCroy, a pharmaceutical analyst with Natixis Bleichroeder. “If you don’t have other things to put your money into, you have to go after these higher-risk programs.”CLASS EFFECT OR NOT?In the case of aleglitazar, however, Roche believes it has taken steps to reduce the possibility its product is afflicted with problems of past medicines in the class — and worth the investment in a 6,000-patient Phase 3 trial to assess cardiac events.The drugs are designed to turn on two protein receptors known as PPARs, one that regulates glucose and another lipids. “But I think chemistry and science keep teaching us that these drugs are different. Ray Gibbons, a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic and former president of the American Heart Association, said more than one drug will need to be tested to determine whether problems seen with torcetrapib plague the whole class.”I don’t think in general that the scientific world feels that we should close the door on the development of drugs in that class on the basis of one high-profile failure,” Gibbons said “That’s the challenge: We don’t know.”. FARMINGDALE, New York (Reuters) – Frustrated after dropping four shots in his last four holes at the weather-delayed U.S.

Open on Friday, Tiger Woods was mightily relieved he was done for the day. “I was even par with four holes to go and I was right there where I needed to be.”Two bad shots and a mud ball later, here we go and I’m at four over.”Hopefully I can clean up the round a little bit, maybe tomorrow, drive the ball in the fairway and get a couple of breaks. Overall the golf course is playing difficult.”Woods, who won last year’s U.S. Open in a 19-hole playoff with compatriot Rocco Mediate at Torrey Pines, felt the late starters in the opening round were probably at a disadvantage.”I think the guys who are playing today and tomorrow morning are going to get more mud balls,” he said.

“It’s only going to get worse (as it dries out), unless we get more rain.”Despite the poor weather, organizers have refused to permit players to lift, clean and place their golf balls if they get muddy after landing in drenched fairways.Asked if he would have preferred that practice to be employed this week, as it is in other tournaments around the world, Woods replied: “It’s already too late. They may now for the second round but who knows.”It’s pot luck You hit good shots and you go play it from there. Whether we play ball in hand or ball down, everyone has to play the same conditions.”(Editing by Tony Jimenez. To query or comment on this story email ) Sports. Stanford Financial Group Executives and Former Chairman of Antiguan BankRegulator Indicted for Fraud and ObstructionCharges Related to $7 Billion Dollar Scheme to Defraud InvestorsWASHINGTON, June 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Robert Allen Stanford, 59,chairman of the Houston-based Stanford Financial Group (SFG), three SFGexecutives and the former chief executive officer of the Antiguan bankregulatory agency have been indicted on fraud and obstruction charges relatedto a $7 billion scheme to defraud investors, announced Lanny A.

Breuer,Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division; Tim Johnson, U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of Texas; Kevin Perkins, Assistant Directorof the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division; Eileen Mayer, Chief of InternalRevenue Service – Criminal Investigation; and Greg Campbell, Deputy ChiefInspector, U.S. Breuer,Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division.”Investors need accessto accurate and truthful financial information in order to make decisionsabout how to invest their hard-earned savings.Their savings, and indeed theintegrity of our capital markets, are jeopardized when investors are deceived. These difficult economic times make the mission of the Department all themore important.”"The investing public needs to be assured that it is protected from those whowould corruptly deprive them of their financial security,” said U.S AttorneyTim Johnson of the Southern District of Texas. “When individuals or businessentities engage in fraudulent activity designed to deprive investors of theirassets, we will devote whatever resources necessary to bring them to justice.”"Economic crime schemes such as those alleged here today are unfortunately alltoo commonplace,” said Assistant Director Kevin Perkins, FBI CriminalInvestigative Division.”These crimes strike at the heart of our economy andour quality of life.”"The IRS is united with the federal law enforcement community in our resolveto put out of business those financial schemes that defraud investors and theU.S.

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In 1994 Coopers & Lybrand won four contracts and this year three more.Kenneth Baker, the former Home Secretary and ex-Chairman of the Tory Party, an advisor to ICL plc, which last year was awarded two contracts.David Mellor, former Heritage Secretary, who is a consultant with Shandwick Consultants and Ernst & Young, chartered accountants. Three separate consultants were paid to undertake a road pavement study in Jordan Another was held into households in Colombia. A consultant was hired to advise on a “post opening scheme” and three were asked to review the DoT’s own regulations. A consultant was paid to conduct a “furniture review” and the Department had a consultant to advise on how to employ consultants.The total cost of consultants in 1994-95 was pounds 19,733,000, but that is not the full story.

Mr Norris says: “A complete list of consultants could not be provided except at disproportionate cost.”The ex-ministers linked to DoT contracts are:John MacGregor, a former Transport Secretary who is now Deputy Chairman of Hill Samuel Bank Ltd. In 1994, his bank was awarded a contract for “financial services”. Mr MacGregor was Transport Secretary from 1992 until July last year but did not join Hill Samuel until the following July.Archie Hamilton, the former Defence Minister, a remunerated consultant to WS Atkins Ltd, engineering consultants, who won nine contracts in 1994.David Howell, the former Transport Secretary, economic consultant to Coopers & Lybrand, including “advice on transport issues”. At a time when ordinary people are struggling to make ends meet, the Government is squandering millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money on these crazy consultancies.”While many of the consultancies are linked to transport needs, some border on the bizarre. In Dr Mawhinney’s period as Transport Secretary, spending on external consultants almost quadrupled from pounds 5.5m only four years previously, according to figures disclosed by Transport Minister, Steven Norris.
The massive dossier of consultants was revealed in a written parliamentary reply to Labour’s transport spokeswoman, Glenda Jackson, who said: “This proves the incompetence and hypocrisy of the Tories. These are likely to include Romania – whose regime has been condemned by Amnesty International.Claude Moraes, general secretary of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, said: “A Home Secretary who may owe his life to the ability of his father to find sanctuary has to face up to the moral consequences of denying genuine refugees a haven. Lives are being put at risk and that is simply immoral.”n John Major yesterday turned down Labour’s call for a special Commons standing committee of MPs to consider the controversial Immigration and Asylum Bill..

TWELVE Conservative MPs – including five ex-Cabinet ministers – have links with consultants who enjoyed a pounds 20m bonanza of spending on outside advisers by Brian Mawhinney, the Tory Party chairman, while Secretary of State for Transport. Under Mr Howard’s proposals, he would lose rights of appeal against deportation and be presumed to have an unfounded case if he came from a “white list” of countries the Home Secretary decides are not dangerous. If he told a British embassy that he wanted a visa because he planned to claim asylum, he would be refused. If he nevertheless came to Britain, after travelling through a “safe” third country, he would face the prospect of being deported back there. Many will be left destitute, says the Board of Deputies of British Jews, which has already complained to ministers about the Government’s proposals.A modern Bernat Hecht would stand little chance of even getting to Britain, say the refugee organisations.

Nor, under plans from Peter Lilley, the Social Security Secretary, would they be allowed to claim benefit while awaiting a decision or while going to an appeal against deportation. For example, refugees who arrive in Britain seeking asylum are not allowed to work for six months. Bernard died in 1966 and Hilda now lives in north London.Could any of this happen under the present government’s proposed asylum laws? Many refugee organisations think not. Shortly afterwards, Bernat was changed to Bernard, Hecht to Howard and the young Michael Hecht became Michael Howard. “Nobody had very much but the atmosphere was friendly.”The naturalisation certificate found by researchers from the Channel 4 programme A Week in Politics shows that Bernat was naturalised as a British citizen in December 1947 and took an oath of allegiance in Llanelli on 8 January, 1948. “We kept saying how lucky we were to have found refuge.”Renee Woolf, Michael Howard’s cousin, said his father’s brother, Wally, and sister were thrown into concentration camps and came to Wales after the war.The family was very orthodox and lived in James Street, which was at the centre of the small, poor Jewish community in Llanelli, which has long since disappeared.

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