Uefa ‘foreigners’ plan is doomed
The News Review:
- Uefa ‘foreigners’ plan is doomed
- Terror laws justified: police
- Airline employees switch gear to US Airways name
- Taipei Times – archives
- ANENDRA SINGH: A simple phone call was needed
Uefa ‘foreigners’ plan is doomed
Telegraph.co.uk – Sep 28, 2005
The report said: “It is quite obvious that most of the home-grown players would be nationals of the specific state and not foreigners. The proposed rule would indirectly discriminate [against] foreigners, making it more difficult for foreign players to transfer to a country where they were not trained and educated. “It concluded that the rule “will most likely not be able to be introduced under the current framework of EU law” and called for consultations across the sport to examine possible alternatives. One of the key aims of the EU’s single market is to remove barriers to the free flow of labour and goods across borders. Uefa define home-grown players as those trained by their clubs or by another club or national academy in the same country for at least three years between the ages of 15 and 21… “It concluded that the rule “will most likely not be able to be introduced under the current framework of EU law” and called for consultations across the sport to examine possible alternatives. One of the key aims of the EU’s single market is to remove barriers to the free flow of labour and goods across borders. Uefa define home-grown players as those trained by their clubs or by another club or national academy in the same country for at least three years between the ages of 15 and 21. Meanwhile, the Football League have demanded that the Football Association give them the right to regulate agents dealing with their 72 clubs. The request comes out of frustration at the failure of the FA to gain agreement for their new agents regulations from the Premier League. Lord Mawhinney, the chairman of the Football League, has written a strongly worded letter to his counterpart at the FA, Geoff Thompson, a copy of which was received by all League clubs yesterday. The League are frustrated that though the FA appear to agree with their stance, they have been unable to change their laws and have failed to persuade the Premier League to change.
Terror laws justified: police
NEWS.com.au – Sep 28, 2005
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Another major security concern – which helped secure the unanimous agreement of the states and territories to a raft of new anti-terror legislation – is the resurgent strategic influence of Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda network. Security officials say al-Qaeda’s “network of networks” continues to inspire, train and recruit new bands of terrorists around the globe, with the internet playing a vital role. The need for enhanced surveillance of a big number of home-grown extremists is driving a further expansion of ASIO and the Australian Federal Police, as well as the new counter-terrorism laws agreed to yesterday. Another looming worry for Australia’s security agencies is the prospect of a chemical, radiological, biological or nuclear attack on Australia. The risk of a so-called CBRN attack, particularly bio-terrorism, prompted Prime Minister John Howard to announce yesterday the creation of a $20 million CBRN research facility, as well as a national network of analytical laboratories. He said terrorism had become the “shadowy, elusive and lethal enemy” confronting Australia and it had forced the Government to revamp its security regime in the wake of the London bombings. Mr Howard, who was in London during the July 7 attacks, said the “chilling reality” that terrorism could be home-grown had a lot to do with the new wave of counter-terrorism legislation.
Airline employees switch gear to US Airways name
USA Today – Sep 28, 2005
America West is a household name in Phoenix, home-grown and around for 22 years, so employees and others had a hard time making the overnight switch to US Airways, the name the merged airline adopted. The airline’s 10,000 Valley workers who have e-mail and voice mail got memos Monday night reminding them to change all their greetings to say US Airways. E-mail addresses are due to change later this week.
Taipei Times – archives
Taipei Times – Sep 28, 2005
“By combining Western and Eastern flavors, we created the most successful homemade product, which has the chance to debut on McDonald’s menus around the globe,” Steven Lee (§ũú¤¸), McDonald’s Taiwan’s chief executive officer, said at a celebration. The fast-food chain started offering two types of toasted rice burgers, with a choice of either chicken or beef sandwiched between rice buns, in February this year. The items soon became one of the firm’s best-sellers with a fresh taste, said Shalom Chen (³¯®a²»), senior manager at communications division of McDonald’s Taiwan. The overwhelming result boost McDonald’s Taiwan’s confidence, and therefore the company introduced the taste to representatives of McDonald’s from all over the world at an enterprise global meeting in April this year, Chen said.
ANENDRA SINGH: A simple phone call was needed
Hawke's Bay Today – Sep 28, 2005
The expectations of the predominantly primary and intermediate under-50kg schoolchildren preparing for the Wakely Shield tournament at Tareha Park, in Taradale, next week were high. Their disappointment was profound. After all, how often do you have a high-calibre, home-grown sportsman with international credentials on hand to enthuse a bunch of starry-eyed youngsters?
It was the children’s big day in the sun, so to speak – neatly pressed blue-and-white hooped strips lay in the bag and the media was there to promote their tournament with the two girls who have earned the right to don the colours to front their campaign. But, alas, there was no Ioasa to be seen. Coach Richard Bradshaw was crimson-faced with embarrassment, frantically calling anyone who cared on his cellphone to track down Ioasa. Bradshaw had ensured all the organisational “i”s were dotted and “t”s crossed and had set up a mutually convenient time. In Ioasa’s defence, Hawke’s Bay Rugby Football Union (HBRFU) chief executive officer Mike Bishop, after Monday’s report in Hawke’s Bay Today, telephoned me to say Ioasa was a wonderful person and could not make it because of personal reasons.