But as she crossed Pond Street outside Hampstead's Royal Free Hospital at just after 1.45am on September 30 she was hit by an N5 night bus with Firouzian at the wheel.
The bus continued for about 930 yards before the student’s body came free. Her wallet and mobile phone were found in the road near Belsize Park Tube station, nearly a mile from where she was first hit.
Paramedics tried desperately to save Miss Tan, who was president of Cambridge University’s karate club, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Hamish Reid, prosecuting, said Firouzian “totally failed” to see the student as he turned into Pond Street.
He told the jury: “I don't suggest for a moment that as Mr Firouzian started his shift he intended to kill Miss Tan. Of course he did not. Whatever your decision in this case he will have to live with this for the rest of his life.”
But he suggested that as an experienced driver, Firouzian should have checked his blind spots, particularly outside the entrance to the hospital’s A&E department.
When he was arrested, Firouzian told police in a prepared statement: "It was a perfectly normal journey so far as I was aware. I think night bus drivers drive over objects in the road, I try to avoid cats, foxes, rubbish bags and bottles.
"I think there was a bottle left behind the hospital when I picked up an old black lady. A bit later I think there was a fox just after Belsize Park train station."
Mike Money, a friend of Miss Tan’s from Cambridge, said she did not know London well and questioned air hostesses on the flight from Cyprus about how to cross the capital to get to Stansted Airport for her journey to Rome.
The engineering student said in a statement read to the court: “She was asking staff on the plane about buses and things because she didn't know how to get around after the Tubes had closed."
Iranian-born Firouzian, of Watford, Herts, who had worked for bus company Metroline since 2003, denies causing death by careless driving.
The trial continues.
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Cardiff City fans must back owners says manager Malky Mackay - BBC News
Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay has said supporters must trust the club's Malaysian owners after the change of colours from blue to red and the introduction of a new badge.
The club said the changes are part of a "major and significant" investment pledge from the owners.
Mackay says the club are in a better position as a result of the changes but understands some fans' objections.
"We've got to trust our backer," Mackay said.
Malky Mackay Cardiff City manager“I absolutely get the fact that the red or blue debate goes on and some of our fans will feel it's moving away from tradition”
"Everyone's trying to do their best for the football club going forward."
Cardiff will be wearing red rather than blue home shirts from next season after investors Tan Sri Vincent Tan and Dato Chan Tien Ghee pledged their commitment to the club.
Chief executive Alan Whiteley said the driving force behind the move was to put Cardiff on a firm financial footing, with the aim of gaining promotion to the Premier League.
"Obviously it's going to be different but change is constant in life. If you embrace and go with it then success can happen," Mackay told BBC Sport Wales.
"I absolutely get the fact that the red or blue debate goes on and some of our fans will feel it's moving away from tradition.
"But on the other side of that I've also been at Watford where we were two hours from administration and that being the case it's a scary place to be.
"If we don't have backing from a major financial backer then there's a good chance that could happen to football clubs.
"But at the end of the day I think we've got to be realistic that we've got Tan Sri [owner Vincent Tan] is actually backing our football club.
"He's someone who could have left the football club after the play-off final against Blackpool [and] could have walked away at that point.
"He could have walked away a year later when we didn't make it [and] could have walked away this summer."
Mackay said he was flattered to have been linked with the managerial role at former club Norwich City after Paul Lambert left the Canaries to join Aston Villa.
Norwich have since appointed Chris Hughton and Mackay insists he still has work to do at Cardiff City.
"[Norwich] is a club, that's well documented, is close to my heart," he said. "I had a long and successful period there.
"I do know the owners Delia [Smith] and Michael [Wynn Jones] well and I know that the chief executive has done a very good job at the football club.
"But I've got a project that I've started here, a project I'm working with really good people at this football club.
"I'm enjoying living in south Wales and working for Cardiff. This is a club that I want to push forward."
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Aldi Süd and affiliates enter into MPEG-2 licences with MPEG LA - ITWeb
MPEG LA announced today that Aldi Süd and affiliates (Aldi Süd) have entered into MPEG-2 Patent Portfolio Licences with MPEG LA.
Under the licenses, Aldi Süd is responsible for paying royalties on its own branded MPEG-2 products.
As a result of this agreement, several companies that licence their essential MPEG-2 patents through MPEG LA have settled their patent enforcement actions against Aldi Süd before the District Court Düsseldorf, Germany.
Source: www.itweb.co.za
New Berkhamsted base for Ladies (From Watford Observer) - Watford Observer
Watford Ladies to play home games at Berkhamsted FC from next season
1:07pm Tuesday 12th June 2012 in Sport By Anthony Matthews
Watford Ladies will be playing football in Herts again from next season after announcing Berkhamsted FC will be their new home ground.
The county's only FA Women's Premier League Club have been based at Northwood FC but Ladies manager John Salomon said: "We are delighted to be setting up a partnership with Berkhamsted FC. I have been really impressed with the facility and staff at Berkhamsted and feel that this is an exciting time for our club.
"Northwood FC have been great hosts for us and I would like to thank them personally for everyone they have done for us during our time there. We felt it was time for a change and wanted to bring Premier League football into Hertfordshire, where our Community Sports & Education Trust is operating and I feel this is a very positive move for our club."
Berkhamsted came seventh in their first season in the Spartan South Midlands Premier Division and director Grant Hastie said: "It is great to see FA Women’s Premier League action back in the town after an absence of a decade or so. We are very pleased to welcome to Broadwater, Watford Ladies and the famous clubs that they compete against. We are confident that the venture will be well supported."
The Golden Girls went on a superb run at the end of the season, taking 16 points from seven matches to not only retain their top-flight status but also finish seventh.
Watford are now looking forward to pre-season, which culminates in a home clash with Women’s Super League side Liverpool.
The game will take place at 3pm on Sunday, August 12 and ticket information will be released in late July.
The FA Women’s Premier League season starts the following Sunday, with fixture information to be released later this summer.
Source: www.watfordobserver.co.uk
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