Cayman Sea Salt’s home-grown product
The News Review:
- Cayman Sea Salt’s home-grown product
- Muslim summit in Canberra today
- Sharapova takes fast track to the top
- Insurgents rule Iraqi town with iron hand
- Ruddock defends terror list
Cayman Sea Salt’s home-grown product
Cayman Net News – Aug 23, 2005
Tuesday, August 23, 2005 For years, children have been fascinated by the growth of salt crystals in jars of evaporating seawater and the same principle has now been turned into a major business venture by Cayman Sea Salt Co Ltd. The company is operated by the mother and daughter team of Monique and Vanessa Polack. Monique is in control of the production and packing, while Vanessa manages sales and marketing. The team launched their product by handing over a commemorative jar of 100 percent Cayman Sea Salt to the Minister of Tourism, the Hon Charles Clifford last week. ‘I would like to commend them for their initiative in developing and marketing this product,’ said Mr Clifford.
Muslim summit in Canberra today
NEWS.com.au – Aug 23, 2005
Mr Howard has defended the guest list of 14 moderates for the meeting in Canberra, which excludes radical leaders. The meeting comes in the wake of the deadly London terrorist attacks last month, which were perpetrated by home-grown Muslims who became involved with terrorist networks in Britain. Mr Howard has been criticised for leaving more extremist Islamic leaders out of the summit, but said he does not want to provide a platform for extremists. “I think I have a good balance,” he said. “You’ll never get total agreement on that but I do not intend to provide a forum for fanatics. The president of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, Ameer Ali, said Mr Howard should have allowed Muslim groups more of a say on the guest list.
Sharapova takes fast track to the top
Hindu – Aug 23, 2005
That’s the dream that kept me going. Seen as all-American Most Russians still perceive her as made-in-America rather than a home-grown heroine. Sharapova’s foreign upbringing and reluctance to represent Russia in competition or even visit her native land have also contributed to her isolation. She has repeatedly turned down offers to play for Russia in the Fed Cup, saying her main goal this year was to become world number one rather than help her country win the most prestigious team competition. Fellow top Russian players, such as Svetlana Kuznetsova and Anastasia Myskina, have not embraced Sharapova as one of their own, giving her the cold shoulder in comments to the press. Last year, Sharapova was involved in a well-publicised feud with Myskina when the former French Open champion accused the new number one’s father of being disrespectful to her during the season-ending WTA Tour Championships.
Insurgents rule Iraqi town with iron hand
Taipei Times – Aug 23, 2005
The police station and municipal offices were destroyed last year and US Marines make only fleeting visits every few months. Two groups share power. Ansar al-Sunna is a largely home-grown organization, though its leader in Haditha is said to be foreign. Al-Qaeda in Iraq, known locally by its old name Tawhid al-Jihad, is led by the Jordanian-born Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. There was a rumor that Zarqawi, Washington’s most wanted militant after Osama bin Laden, visited early last week. True or not, residents wanted to believe they had hosted such a celebrity. A year ago Haditha was just another sleepy town in western Anbar Province, deep in the Sunni triangle and suspicious of the Shiite-led government in Baghdad but no insurgent hotbed…
“That’s how it began,” one man said. Attacks against the police escalated until they fled, creating a vacuum filled by insurgents. Alcohol and music deemed unIslamic were banned, women were told to wear headscarves and relations between the sexes were closely monitored. The mobile-phone network was shut down but insurgents retained their walkie-talkies and satellite phones. Right-hand lanes are reserved for their vehicles. From attacks on US and Iraqi forces it is clear that other Anbar towns, such as Qaim, Rawa, Anna and Ramadi, are to varying degrees under the sway of rebels. In Haditha hospital staff and teachers are allowed to collect government salaries in Ramadi, the capital of Anbar, but other civil servants have had to quit.
Ruddock defends terror list
NEWS.com.au – Aug 23, 2005
Muslim leaders will meet Prime Minister John Howard today to discuss how to deal with extremists preaching in their communities. Mr Howard has defended the guest list, which has 14 moderates but no radical leaders, saying he wants to marginalise extremists. The meeting follows the deadly London terrorist attacks last month, perpetrated by home-grown Muslims who became involved with terrorist networks in Britain. Mr Ruddock said some people would find fault with whatever the government did, but this was not a matter which could be teased out over a long period. “We hope that those who are participating, being meaningful contributors in their own various ways, will have thought very seriously about what they are going to say,” he said to the Nine Network. “What it will do is demonstrate that this is a continuing process in which we are engaged. This meeting was held today to enable an input before the premiers’ conference.