As someone who has watched this programme since it first began I can only think that those who have complained simply enjoy doing so. It is after all easy to be critical. To be creative takes talent. The one aspect which you might want to consider altering is the celebrity challenge part. I know that since Noel Edmonds show's fatal accident the Beeb is not keen at all to have members of the public invovled but would it not be better to have them racing against the clock and benefiting from Mr Bell's expertise? I await your call!! D W Jaap

Pat McKee: High School Q&A

Question: I would like to know what was the most high school basketball ever to participate in on year? is there a book or website I could go to find out. Also I would like to find all the nicknames of the schools? (Bill from Westfield)

Answer: There is a book called "Hoosier Hysteria" by Herb Schwomeyer that includes all kinds of fact about Indiana high school basketball. Its last publication was in 1997. Another book with lots of information is called "Tourney Time" by Bill May. It has info on Indiana high school basketball from 1911-2003.

As for a place listing nicknames going back, a booklet called "Where in the World is Wes-Del, Westview and Wapahani" by Harley Sheets provides all kinds of school info, including nicknames, consolidations, etc.

All three are available through the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, which of course has numerous other books about Indiana high school basketball, too.

People: Madonna, Paul McCartney, Eminem

The British judge who will decide the terms of the divorce settlement between Paul McCartney and Heather Mills has not ruled out making his judgment public, according to a court statement released this week. The two failed to reach an agreement this month, leaving the court to decide how much of McCartney's fortune Mills would receive. A decision is due March 17, at which time the judge will also announce whether the ruling will be public "in whole or part," the statement read. The move is something of a surprise, as the hearings were private, and media reports suggest that the judge may favor going public to end speculation over the size of the financial settlement, which could be the largest in British history. Divorce experts have estimated that, based on recent cases, Mills, 40, could walk away with £60 million (about $119 million) of the estimated £825 million fortune held by McCartney, 65.

Neal's blog

In light of recent events it seems appropriate to take a look back at some memorable words spoken by a great man in 1963: I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Jim Jones Engaged? Dame Dash's New Baby...

He now is saying that he wants to play Mike Tyson in a movie about the boxer's life.

“That n***a's crazy. I ain't f**king with 50. He's too high up there. That's my n***a, though. I respect that my name even came out the homie's mouth.

Who's Afraid of Mideast Money?

Deep inside a fortress of government ministries in Kuwait City, Bader M. Al Sa'ad moves billion-dollar chunks of wealth around the world like chess pieces. Slim and stately, the head of the Kuwait Investment Authority manages $213 billion on behalf of his government. His portfolio, one of the biggest so-called sovereign wealth funds in the world, is constantly replenished with money that flows into Kuwait in exchange for the oil that flows out. As prices top $100 a barrel, Kuwait's coffers are swelling.

With portraits of the emir and crown prince looming above Al Sa'ad's desk, one might expect the 50-year-old money manager to be tight-lipped about his investment strategy. But Al Sa'ad, who has held his post for just four years, is in a chatty mood. He says he wants to invest more in China and Brazil and other hot emerging markets—and less in Britain and France.

Dominican presidential candidates react to poll as expected

Hillary Clinton was suppose to walk away with the Democratic nomination. Now she is barely hanging in. John McCain was almost a goner in the summer, out of money and had to reshuffle his campaign staff. Now he is about to clinch the Republican nomination.

Yogi Bera said "It ain't over 'til it's over"

PS

With a little weight Amable could be confused for Yogi!

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