| Text of Dr Lara Wieland's letter
IN 2003 Dr Lara Wieland was the resident Royal Flying Doctor medico on Kowanyama Aboriginal Community in Cape York. Her abhorrence at the incidence of sexual abuse of young children forced her to write a 10-page letter to Prime Minister John Howard and Queensland Premier Peter Beattie. After she handed the letter to Mr Howard, she was sacked by the Queensland Department of Health for making public her concerns. She now works in aboriginal health on Queensland's Atherton Tableland and returns three times a year to Kowanyama where she and her husband, Ron, run volunteer health and recreation programs for the children of Kowanyama during school holidays. Letter to John Howard and Peter Beattie 1. Substance Abuse Substance abuse has already been identified as a problem of epidemic proportions linked with almost every other issue.
Official: Overseas banks expand steadily in China
Twenty one of these banks --including the Standard Chartered Bank, the Bank of East Asia and the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp.-- have been approved to transform their Chinese branches into locally incorporated banks registered on the mainland. Among them, six have been allowed to provide Renminbi services and five will be able to issue bankcards. Since foreign institutional investors were allowed to invest in Chinese banks in 1996, 35 overseas banks have acquired stakes in 23 Chinese banks, with investment worth 21 billion U.S. dollars. Last week, China and the United States agreed upon specific steps for foreign companies to enter China's financial service industry following a two-day high-level economic meeting.
Second Welfare and Safety Summit scheduled for March
A steering committee is busy developing an agenda and recruiting presenters for the second Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit on March 17-18 at Keeneland Sales Pavilion in Lexington. Coordinated and underwritten by the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation and the Jockey Club, the summit will include progress reports from the working committees established at the first summit in October 2006. This year's summit will feature wide-ranging discussions of equine health and safety related issues. The goal of the summit is to identify significant issues that affect horse health and safety, and develop and implement action plans to address each issue. "The original Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit was a landmark step toward identifying and addressing the multitude of reasons behind the apparent decline in racehorse soundness and durability," said Ed Bowen, president of the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation.
Pope Is Rushed To Hospital
Pope John Paul II has been rushed to the hospital amid problems breathing during a bout with the flu. This kind of story in the news biz is to put it bluntly the kind of story where a beloved or famous figure is aging or sick and the press starts to cover their health closely due to an anticipated sad outcome. The details: VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II was rushed to a Rome hospital on Tuesday night, "as a precaution," after his flu worsened and he developed breathing problems, the Vatican said. The Pope, 84, was taken to Rome's Gemelli Hospital, three days after it was announced he had flu and was forced to cancel all of his appointments. According to a Vatican official the Pontiff has flu and acute laryngeal tracheitis. The Pope is not in intensive care.
Jones - blamed poor performance on injuries (Allsport)
Max Jones has blamed a nightmare catalogue of injuries for Britain's poor performance in the World Championships. The British team will leave Canada with just two medals between them, which meant they finished a lowly joint 18th in the medal table, behind the likes of the Bahamas. Jonathan Edwards struck Britain's only gold in the triple jump, while Dean Macey grabbed a bronze in the decathlon. But virtually everything which could have gone wrong, did go wrong, to leave the team with their worst medal total in championship history. First injuries to Olympic medallists Katherine Merry and Darren Campbell, and world indoor champion Daniel Caines, meant the trio were unable to travel to Edmonton. Then Denise Lewis, the Olympic heptathlon champion, pulled out on the eve of her event with a stomach complaint.
Sheffield United v Manchester City - live!
Both teams are also on a shocking run of form, Sheffield United have won two of their last seven, while City have won two of their last nine (though they've only lost two as well). To make matters worse, Blades top-scorer James Beattie - who seems to have found his level in the Championship - is injured, leaving the returning-from-injury Rob Hulse likely to lead the line. His tally this season reads: played six, scored none. They're also missing Danny Webber and Chris Morgan, though Lee Hendrie is back from suspension and Ugo Ehiogu could make his debut. City are without Micah Richards but Sven has promised he'll do "everything to get through," including naming a first-choice side. But he did that against West Ham in City's third round replay which led to possibly the dullest game of football seen this year.
Agriculture Commissioner to visit Ireland
The senior Danish politician will attend the Irish Farmers' Association AGM and hold talks with the Minister for Agriculture Mary Coughlan. In May 2006 Ms Fischer-Boel became the first EU Commissioner to take part in a national parliamentary debate in a member state when she attended a special joint Dail-Seanad session. On Tuesday, Ms Fischer Boel will deliver a major speech explaining changes for farmers arising out of the "Health Check" of the Common Agricultural Policy (Cap). A Commission spokeswoman said: "The Health Check of the Cap, introduced in November, aims to build on the 2003 reforms designed to streamline and simplify EU agricultural policy and help farmers meet new challenges. "The Commission is calling for a wide-ranging consultation on its ideas before it finalises its legislative proposals in May." Ms Fischer Boel will also give a briefing on the ongoing global trade negotiations and her recent decision to restrict imports of Brazilian beef.
Thursday, January 24
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