Commonwealth soldiers form union to combat Army ‘racism’
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- Commonwealth soldiers form union to combat Army ‘racism’
- Chicago puts on best face for committee
- BBC wants iPlayer to be video download central
- Columnist’s ‘awards’ spark verbal war
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Commonwealth soldiers form union to combat Army ‘racism’
Times Online – Mar 7, 2007
This has been done so that correct url isgenerated if we are coming from a section or topic –>David Byers and agenciesdiv#related-article-links p a, div#related-article-links p a:visited {color:#06c;}Soldiers from former British colonies are to form a trade union to fightracism within the Army, amid allegations of rising discrimination beingignored by military top-brass. The British Commonwealth Soldiers’ Union will be prohibited by Armed Forcesrules from going on strike or negotiating over pay but will give advice toits members about their dilemmas or concerns, its founder said today. Moves to form the new body come after allegations of racist abuse directedagainst soldiers from the 53 Commonwealth countries, the number of whom havespiralled from 435 in 2000 to around 6,000 today as the Ministry of Defencestruggled with home-grown recruitment. Most of the Commonwealth recruitscome from Fiji. Speaking this morning, Belize-born Marlon Clancy, who joined the Army in 1999,said that, on one occasion, he had been attacked in his barracks by othersoldiers dressed as members of the Ku Klux Klan.
Chicago puts on best face for committee
Chicago Sun-Times – Mar 7, 2007
com>ANDREW HERRMANN Staff Reporter. “This is not the city that Al Capone ran,” said Mark Mitten, the producer of the film that includes Chicago architectural gems and home-grown Olympians. “It’s a very different place. ”
The film was screened for an 11-member United States Olympic Committee scout team that spent much of the day questioning local officials over the city’s bid book, Chicago’s written plan for hosting the Games.
BBC wants iPlayer to be video download central
Inquirer – Mar 7, 2007
John Smith, head of the corporation’s commercial outfit, BBC Worldwide, said it had developed iPlayer all on its ownand suggested that UK broadcasters join in and submit content for the service before some upstart like Apple comesalong and exploits the business opportunity. The record companies had been caught napping by the likes of Apple, he warned, and if broadcasters weren’t carefulthey could find themselves out in the cold as well. Smith told the Financial Times digital media conference: "Imagine some third party controlling the positions and pricing of allour content on the web so we might get, say, 50% of £1. 99 whether it’s Planet Earth that costs millions to produce or daytime cookery shows that cost thousands.
Columnist’s ‘awards’ spark verbal war
NEWS.com.au – Mar 7, 2007
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pitpass.com – Mar 7, 2007
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