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A Titanic tribute to melt hearts
BrazILIan artist nele azevedo with some of her ice sculptures from the Minimum Monument project, which will go on display in Custom house Square, Belfast, tomorrow as part of the Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queens. The ice figures will represent each of the 1,517 people who died when Titanic sank overnight between april 14 and 15, 1912, after hitting an iceberg in the north atlantic. It was the worst maritime disaster in peacetime. See page 9

Ulster in control after beating Glasgow SPORT

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Saturday, october 20, 2012
ian Mccluggage (caFre), dana Tomlinson (Zinpro) and Gordon donaldson (Thompsons) celebrate Greenmounts centenary during the hugely successful dairy conference held this week at Greenmount campus that took a practical approach to profitable milk production in northern ireland. See pages 30 and 31. PicTure: Steven Mcauley/ Kevin Mcauley Photography Multimedia

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possible, should an agreement be in reached to introduce Brussels has received an revised struck before reform Single Farm Payment area based proposals the end of December. system. ITS now apparent the The best that European Parliament from We we can and protection of Northern that the which also want an overall package is the retention of hope for here groups operating across pressure allows Northern Ireland the current the EU. agricultural production Irelands have the to financing arrangements It is now also apparent flexibility to introduce . that become the clear deal base will specific measures Wesley Aston was whatever deal is reached maker or speaking in that meet the it breaker when it comes the wake will take more than next year, needs of production 12 months the Irish of comments made by sectors, he to have the upcoming review to settling added. Farm it fully implemented of the CAP at Coveney, to the Minister Simon (Common Agricultural regional level. As a The union representative effect that Ireland consequence, will Policy). went it is UFU Policy Director not sign up to a CAP on to point out that the prospects see more than likely that we will deal Wesley of a that does not protect Aston has told Farming a 12 CAP the future Life that during reform deal being reached existing month extension to the growth prospects the Union will be CAP arrangements. the of the countrys holding out becoming first half of 2013 are farming and food There is also for the longest transition more likely. sectors. The period expectancy that a deal a growing ministers statement We know that the takes on on the EUs Commission budget added significance, through to 2020 will given that the be

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City of Culture must include all

BY REBECCA BLACK
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Game maker shown red card by NI fans

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The pro-Union community must be given its place in Londonderrys year as the UKs first City of Culture, not just used to help win the bid, a DUP MP has warned. Gregory Campbell was speaking last night at the Politics, Culture and Society in a Changing

Ireland conference less than a week ahead of the official programme launch for Londonderrys year as UK City of Culture next Thursday. The east Londonderry MP said that emphasis was placed upon both sides of the community being united to help win the bid, and warned that the year needed

to follow through and reflect the Protestant, unionist and Ulster Scots identities as well as Irish, Gaelic, along with many others. having asked for and received wholehearted endorsement from both communities in bidding for the award, some of us repeatedly warned that after winning it and in preparation for delivering the

programme it was essential that the minority unionist community did not feel used as part of a both sides coming together to win the bid headline and then as the programme of events unfold the majoritys cultural outlook pervades throughout the year. That must not happen, Mr Campbell warned. Turn to page 8

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Parades chief: Unionists have confidence in us