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  1. Tycoon to donate £1bn to charity Sir Tom Hunter, Scotland's richest man, is pledging to give away at least £1bn to charity, the BBC has learned. The donation is thought to be the single most generous philanthropic commitment made by a Briton. The former owner of the Sports Division sports chain said it would take years to transfer all the cash, but that he was committed to doing it. He had already committed £100m to his charitable foundation to fight inequality in both Scotland and Africa. In an exclusive interview with the BBC's business editor Robert Peston, Sir Tom said he was concerned about the growing gap in the UK between the rich and poor and wanted to boost opportunities for those at the bottom. He added that putting the fruits of his labour to philanthropic use helped to motivate him as a wealth-creating businessman. He said: "There is more great wealth in fewer hands than ever before in history. "My own personal belief is that with great wealth comes great responsibility. "We've got all the material, goals have all been settled some time ago. So now the philanthropy is the real motivator to continue to make money." He joked: "First of all, I'm a Scotsman, so I'm not very good at giving money away." In April Sir Tom became Scotland's first home-grown billionaire. Ranking 60th equal in the UK, the tycoon has amassed a fortune of about £1.05bn. He grew up in the mining village of New Cumnock in Ayrshire, before attending the University of Strathclyde. He began his career by selling trainers from the back of a van and in 1984 founded the Sports Division chain. The company was sold to retailer JJB Sports in 1998, making Sir Tom an estimated £250m.
  2. Kinky You're very easily pleased On SO many levels.
  3. The Wolf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wolf
  4. Good call Magma Andrew WK - Party Hard http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuw7tcftAoU Just found his album that I bought couple of years ago, importing it onto itunes! Don't bother with his second album, its fucken shit.
  5. I predict a "come and get me" performance from Martins vs Juventus.
  6. Blatent attempt to put himself in the frame to be Toontastic's poster boy! He'd be my number one choice, we need more Magma's in my opinion !
  7. Good call Magma Andrew WK - Party Hard http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuw7tcftAoU
  8. What are we supposed to do? Randomly donate resources to clubs we have nothing to do with? We're not fucking Oxfam. Shepherd sounded like an ignorant prick when he made that remark, without the "grass-roots" top level football dies, simple as that.
  9. 58min - NEWCASTLE GOAL (2-1) Dyer again skips by a challenge 25 yards from goal and slips the ball wide for Troisi in space, the Australian looks as if he's going to pull the trigger but instead squares for Michael Owen on the edge of the six-yard box and he side-foots into the open goal.
  10. 49min - HARTLEPOOL GOAL (1-0) Matty Robson's sliced shot from 20 yards finds its way to James Brown unmarked on the right side of the area, the sub chests the ball in front of him and volleys across Harper's goal and in off the far post to give the hosts the lead.
  11. 46min - Owen almost scores in his first involvement as Nobby lofts a ball in behind the Pools backline, the Toon striker takes a touch and tries to lift the ball over the on-rushing Jan Budtz but the sub keeper palms clear - it was a great opprortunity. The Geordies get the second period started on what is still a balmy night by the sea at Victoria Park. Michael Owen, Shola Ameobi, James Troisi, Nobby Solano and Steve Harper are all half-time introductions with Shay Given, Oba Martins, Andy Carroll, Nicky Butt and David Rozehnal making way. FIRST HALF ACTION It's half-time at Victoria Park with the score still goalless, the visitors having enjoyed the better of the first-half openings.
  12. That's the general opinion I got from the Norwich lot at work.
  13. new Toon shirt blue jeans black boxers black socks silver and maroon Nike Air 90's
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