DN-LB-255 Beta SP
Universal Outtakes (Olympics)
BRITISH BUSING
ORIG. COLOR 900 SOF / MAG. VS CHILDREN OF ASIAN DESCENT WAITING AT BUS STOP, BOARDING & RIDING BUSES, ARRIVING AT SCHOOL, IN PLAYGROUND OF SCHOOL. VS ASIAN YOUTHS PLAYING CRICKET. MS GIRLS WALKING TO SCHOOL. VO WATSON. VS STREET SCENES IN EALING, BLACK & ASIAN SUBURB OF LONDON. VS COPS PATROLLING STREETS. INTV W / ASIAN MAN, SAYS BUSING DOES MORE HARM THEN GOOD. VO & SU WATSON. END CS. MORE TAKES SU. MORE OF KIDS IN SCHOOLYARDS. VS STREETS OF EALING W / MOSTLY ASIAN PEOPLE. MORE OF ASIAN & BLACK KIDS WALKING TO SCHOOL, WAITING FOR & BOARDING BUSES. VS OLDER YOUTHS (WHITE, ASIAN & BLACK) WALKING TO SCHOOL. VS YOUNG MEN PLAYING CRICKET. INTV W / ASIAN MAN ABOUT BUSING. VS 2 BOYS EATING BREAKFAST, PUTTING ON COATS & WALKING TO SCHOOL ESCORTED BY GRANDMOTHER. CI: GEOGRAPHIC: ENGLAND, LONDON. CIVIL RIGHTS: ENGLAND. CIVIL RIGHTS: INTEGRATION, BUSING. STREETS: SUBURBS, FOR. , LONDON (EALING). SPORTS: CRICKET. JUSTICE: POLICE, LONDON, ENGLAND. MANKIND: CHILDREN (ENGLISH).
12 13 Edition Picardie: [show of 24 November 2017]
TIGER MANIA (04/15/1997)
Tiger Woods success is spurring new interest in traditionally white game of golf.
SURVEY: 40% OF TRANS AMERICANS CONSIDER MOVING
<p>#NEWS: Largest survey of transgender people in the US reveals key insights at a time when trans rights are under attack</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>By Chandelis Duster, CNN</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Results from the largest survey of transgender people in the United States were released Wednesday, revealing key insights into their lives and experiences at a time when trans rights have increasingly come under attack. </p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The 2022 US Transgender Survey Early Insights report, conducted by the National Center for Transgender Equality, polled an “unprecedented” 92,329 binary and nonbinary transgender people ages 16 and older living in the US, its territories or military bases, according to the report.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Respondents were surveyed on issues including their family life, health care, employment, education, housing and public accommodation. While many transgender people surveyed who have transitioned said they were satisfied with their lives, the report also noted transgender people continue to face disparities and discrimination across the country. </p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen, executive director of NCTE, said there should be state and federal laws to ensure that everyone -- including transgender people -- is treated fairly. </p>\n<p></p>\n<p>“No one should ever face discrimination in employment, housing, health care, education, and other areas of life just because of who they are,” Heng-Lehtinen said in a statement.?“Transgender people are here to stay, and we are proud of who we are.” </p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Life after transitioning </p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The survey found the majority of people who transitioned genders said they were satisfied with their lives. </p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Ninety-four percent of respondents who lived at least some of the time in a different gender than the one they were assigned at birth reported being “a lot more satisfied” or “a little more satisfied” with their life, with 79% expressing the highest level of satisfaction, according to the report. </p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Only three percent of people surveyed indicated they were “a little less satisfied” (1%) or “a lot less satisfied” (2%), the report found.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>What’s more, “nearly all” respondents who said they were receiving hormone treatment at the time of the survey – 98% -- said receiving hormones for their gender identity/transition increased satisfaction with their life.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Eighty-four percent of respondents said they were “a lot more satisfied” while receiving hormone treatment and 14% of respondents said they were “a little more satisfied.” Less than 1% of people surveyed said receiving the hormones made them less satisfied with their lives.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Discrimination and mistreatment </p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The report’s findings come as multiple states have passed laws restricting or banning gender-affirming care. Forty percent of people surveyed said they considered moving because they experienced discrimination or unequal treatment where they were living, and 10% said they had already moved because of discrimination. </p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Respondents also reported moving from states like Florida, Virginia, Texas, and North Carolina because of laws targeting transgender people for unequal treatment. </p>\n<p></p>\n<p>More than a third (39%) of respondents said they were harassed online because of their gender expression or identity in the previous 12 months, and 30% reported being verbally harassed during the same time frame. </p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The report also revealed findings that suggest the ongoing culture war over transgender rights has impacted students. </p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Nearly 60% of respondents ages 16 to 17 who are out or perceived as transgender in grades K-12 said they experienced mistreatment or a negative experience, including “verbal harassment, physical attacks, online bullying, being denied the ability to dress according to their gender identity/expression, teachers or staff refusing to use chosen name or pronouns, or being denied the use of restrooms or locker rooms matching their gender identity.” </p>\n<p></p>\n<p>A majority of respondents of all ages, 62%, also said they were “very uncomfortable” or “somewhat uncomfortable” asking police for help when needed because of their gender expression or identity. </p>\n<p></p>\n<p> Health and safety </p>\n<p></p>\n<p>When asked about their health care experiences, nearly half of respondents, 48%, who had seen a provider in the past 12 months said they had at least one negative experience because they were transgender, according to the report. </p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Some of those experiences reported included, “being refused health care, being misgendered, having a provider use harsh or abusive language when treating them, or having a provider be physically rough or abusive when treating them.” </p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Nearly a quarter of respondents said they avoided seeing a doctor in the previous year when they needed to out of fear of mistreatment, while 28% said they did not go to the doctor during that timeframe because of cost.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The report also found that the unemployment rate among respondents was nearly five times the national average --18%.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The 2022 US Trans Survey is a follow up to the 2015 US Trans Survey, which included more than 27,700 respondents across the US, its territories and its military bases.? The 2022 survey was conducted online in Spanish and English by the NCTE in conjunction with the Black Trans Advocacy Coalition, National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance, and TransLatin@ Coalition. </p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Participants were surveyed from October 19 through December 5, 2022, and the majority of respondents – 84,170 – were ages 18 and older.? </p>\n<p></p>\n<p>CNN’s Scottie Andrew contributed to this report. </p>\n<p></p>\n<p>https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/health/trangender-survey-harassment-poverty.html</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Many Transgender Americans Face Stigma and Financial Hardship, Survey Finds</p>\n<p>The survey reflects the life experiences of more than 92,000 transgender and nonbinary Americans.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Transgender and nonbinary Americans experience stark rates of unemployment and harassment, according to the largest survey of their life experiences to date. The data reflect a longstanding pattern of discrimination at a time when states across the country have passed laws restricting their health care, bathroom access and participation in sports.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The findings come from the U.S. Transgender Survey, which many researchers and policymakers have relied on since a version of it debuted in 2011. The National Center for Transgender Equality, an advocacy group, carried out the latest iteration of the survey in late 2022, garnering responses from more than 92,000 transgender and nonbinary Americans, age 16 and up, from every state in the country.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The group released a preliminary analysis of responses to the survey’s 600 questions on Wednesday, with the full report expected later this year.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The survey was not given to a random sample of transgender people, so it cannot be interpreted as representative of the transgender population as a whole. It also skewed young, with 43 percent of respondents ages 18 to 24.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>SKIP ADVERTISEMENT</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Still, there were more than three times as many respondents as there were in 2015, the last time the survey was conducted, when 28,000 people participated.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The Anti-Trans Push in America</p>\n<p>Utah: Utah will prohibit transgender people from using bathrooms in public schools and government-owned buildings that align with their gender identity, after Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill that imposed the restrictions.</p>\n<p>Ohio: The Republican-controlled state legislature overrode Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of a bill that would bar gender-affirming care for minors, clearing the way for the ban to take effect.</p>\n<p>Idaho: A federal judge temporarily blocked the enforcement of a state law that bans gender transition care for minors and threatens medical professionals with a felony conviction if they provide such care.</p>\n<p>Tennessee: Transgender youth and their families asked the Supreme Court to block the state’s ban on transition care for minors, petitioning the court to intervene for the first time on the issue.</p>\n<p>“You don’t see data sets like this,” Sandy James, an attorney and the lead researcher of the new survey, said in a press briefing. “Tens of thousands of trans people knew that it was imperative that they make their voices heard.”</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Many respondents reported financial challenges. Eighteen percent of survey respondents said they were unemployed, much higher than the national rate, and one-third said they had experienced homelessness at some point in their lives. More than one-quarter reported not seeing a doctor when they needed to in the previous year because of high costs.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Nearly one-third of survey respondents said they had been verbally harassed in the previous year, and three percent of respondents said they were physically attacked in the last year because of their gender identity.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>But they also reported positive experiences. An overwhelming majority of respondents — nearly 94 percent — said they were more satisfied with their lives since transitioning. Among those receiving hormones, 98 percent said the treatments had made them more satisfied with life.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Editors’ Picks</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Do You Respect ‘Curb’?</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>What’s Behind This $10 Chicken Over Rice? An $18,000 Permit.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>If I Read a Vintage Dr. Seuss to My Son, Do I Skip the Racist Part?</p>\n<p>SKIP ADVERTISEMENT</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>SKIP ADVERTISEMENT</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Since the 2015 survey, state legislatures have grown considerably more hostile toward L.G.B.T.Q. people, with restrictions on health care for minors and adults, library books, bathroom access, sports participation in schools and gender identification on legal documents. State legislatures are now considering nearly 400 such bills, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Nearly half of the 2022 survey respondents said that they had considered moving in the previous year because of restrictive bills passed or introduced in their state, and 5 percent said they had moved. Forty-four percent reported serious psychological distress in the previous 30 days.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The results seem largely in keeping with the findings from 2015, although the group has not yet compared the data in detail, Dr. James said.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>“A steady condition, environment, has been created in which people are not able to thrive,” Dr. James said. “And trans people are trying to move through their lives, as anyone else in the United States wants to do.”</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The 2022 survey was the first to include respondents ages 16 and 17, and they comprised more than 8,000 of the total respondents. Adolescents were excluded from some of the preliminary report’s other analyses, such as those related to their experiences with medical treatments, but they will be included in the report published later this year.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Sixty percent of teenagers reported mistreatment at school, including verbal harassment, physical violence and online bullying, as well as being barred from using their chosen names, pronouns or the bathroom matching their gender identity. Minors were also more likely than adults to report having family members who were not supportive of their gender identity, and 5 percent said that family members had been violent toward them because they were transgender.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SUPERS</b>--</p>\n<p>File</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--LEAD IN</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--VO SCRIPT</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--TAG</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>-----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--KEYWORD TAGS--</b></p>\n<p>LGBTQ+ LGBT TRANS TRANSGENDER NONBINARY SURVEY</p>
THE WHITE HOUSE
PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH SPEAKS AT THE ASIAN PACIFIC DINNER AND MEETS W/ A YOUTH GROUP IN LOS ANGELES. 22:33:41:00 MCU OF CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR PETE WILSON ADDRESSING THE ASIAN PACIFIC DINNER. HE INTRODUCES BUSH. BUSH ADDRESSES THE DINNER. HE PRAISES PATRICIA SALKI, THE HEAD OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) FOR HER EFFORTS TO HELP LOS ANGELES AFTER THE RIOTS. HE SAYS AMERICA IS A PROUD, STRONG MOSAIC. POOL SLATE. 22:43:38:00 HE SAYS HE IS PROUD OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO THE RIOTS. BUSH GREETS ASIAN AMERICAN LEADERS ON THE PODIUM AFTER THE SPEECH. POOL SLATE. CUTS OF THE DINNER. MCU OF SENATOR JOHN SEYMOUR (R-CALIF). BUSH ARRIVES ON THE DAIS. BUSH RECITES THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 22:53:56:00 CUTS OF GUESTS SEATED AT THEIR TABLES. CUTS OF BUSH SPEAKING. 22:59:22:00 BUSH ATTENDS A MEETING IN A GYMNASIUM W/ PARTICIPANTS IN A YOUTH PROGRAM. LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF SHERMAN BLOCK INTRODUCES BUSH. BUSH ADDRESSES THE GROUP. HE SAYS COMPETITIVE SPORTS ARE VERY BENEFICIAL TO YOUTHS. HE SAYS THE PROGRAM MAKES THE YOUTHS FEEL WANTED. 23:10:40:00 BUSH TAKES QUESTIONS FROM THE KIDS. HE SAYS HE LIKES HIS JOB. CI: POLITICS: PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY CAMPAIGN, 1992.
REACTION TO ROCKER COMMENTS (12/23/1999)
MORE REAX TO JOHN ROCKER, AND REMARKS HE MADE ABOUT NEW YORK IN A SPORTS ILLUSTRATED INTERVIEW.
Sri Lanka Maldives
DN-19 1 inch; Beta SP
UNIVERSAL NEWSREELS
JMD-2 Beta SP
SKATEBOARDING FOOTAGE
Boxing Thai: a journey from hell
LONDON FEED
WTN, LONDON AND SOVIET FEEDS. 03:17 wtn feed. ftg of damaged buildings and iraqi men, women and children in a hospital ward after a missile attack by iran. 04:26 cs british vo about the value of british petroleum stock. vs of lines of investors. 05:17 ftg of an asian man deplaning from an airplane in geneva and sitting in the rear seat of an automobile. 06:29 ext ws of the pastuer center in france. int cutaways of a conference on aids (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). 07:29 vs of photographers and firemen outside a bombed building in norway. 08:31 highlights of the european community tennis championship in antwerp with ivan lendl and steffi graf. 10:52 vs of palestinian youths blocking streets with carts and small fires. ws of israeli soldiers watching from the roadside. ws of soviet foreign minister eduard shevardnadze deplaning in the soviet union. 11:42 french ftg of coastguard police and vs of a panamanian supply ship. 12:42 ftg of israeli prime minister yitzhak shamir at a podium saying that very few israelis refuse military duty. 14:43 abc remote ftg of ships in the persian gulf. vs of the us reflagged kuwaiti oil tanker gas princess, medium ws of us frigate 54 ford. mls of a dhow with a warship passing in the bg. high ws of a tanker with a us frigate escort. 19:50 soviet television ftg of shevardnadze deplaning. ms of us arms negotiator max kampelman at a photo opportunity in moscow. clips of soviets on line to buy vegetables and cigarettes. ms of soviet soldiers on line to buy food at an outdoor cafe. 23:18 slate to end. CI: PERSONALITIES: GRAF, STEFFI. PERSONALITIES: KAMPELMAN, MAX. PERSONALITIES: LENDL, IVAN. PERSONALITIES: SHAMIR, YITZHAK. PERSONALITIES: SHEVARDNADZE, EDUARD. CASUALTIES: INJURED. CONFERENCES: AIDS. DEMONSTRATIONS: ARAB YOUTH, ISRAEL. MILITARY: OPERATIONS, PERSIAN GULF. SPORTS: TENNIS. WAR: IRAN / IRAQ.
PRESIDENT CLINTON ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PT. 1 (1995)
PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON’S REMARKS ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION.
PING PONG TOURNAMENT IN PEKING, CHINA
COLOR PRINT 800 SOF / MAG. VS BLDGS ON SQUARE IN PEKING. CU'S BLOOMING FLOWERS. VS POSTER ADVERTISING ASIAN-AFRICAN LATIN AMERICAN TABLE TENNIS FRIENDSHIP INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT. VS POSTERS. WA PEOPLE ARRIVING AT ARENA FOR TOURNAMENT. WA CROWD & INT OF STADIUM. VS CROWD. VS TOURNAMENT NAMENT OFFICIALS ARRIVAL. VS OFFICIALS AT DESK (EACH ONE INTRODUCED BY NARRATOR OF FILM-IN CHINESE) MORE VS JUDGES & CROWD. MS MILITARY BAND PLAYING. VS OPENING CEREMONIES OF TOURNAMENT. TEAMS FROM DIFFERNET NATIONS PARADE AROUND ARENA. MS OFFICIALS READING OPENING STATEMENTS. VS TEAMS FROM DIFFERENT NATIONS. VS COLORFUL, LARGE SCALE DANCE OF WELCOME PUT ON BY CHINESE. VS CROWD. VS CHINESE YOUNGSTERS PRESENTING THEIR OWN DANCE NUMBER. MORE OF CROWD. VS MARTIAL ARTS DANCE-DISPLAY. VS DISPLAY BY CHINESE ACROBATIC TROOP. ROUTINE W / PEOPLE DRESSED AS DRAGONS BALANCING ON LARGE BALLS. MORE OF YOUTHS DANCE INCL. SEGMENT W / LIGHTS OUT AND KIDS CARRYING COLORED LIGHTS. VS OPENING DANCES, PERFORMERS, JUDGES AND CROWD. CI: GEOGRAPHIC: CHINA, PEKING. SPORTS: MISC: PING PONG. MUSIC: DANCING. MANKIND: NATIONALITIES: CHINESE.
Thai boxing: the rage to live
LONDON FEED
LONDON SATELLITE FEEDS. 15:50:05:00 wtn. vs of people voting in the belgium general elections including premier wilfried martens. 15:50:56:12 natural sound. vs of people on line to vote in an election in nigeria. 15:52:08:00 natural sound. vs of security personnel searching women before an asean (association of southeast asian nations) meeting. brief mcu of philippine president corazon aquino. 15:53:40:00 natural sound. vs of south korean political candidates at outdoor rallies. they are kim dae jung, roh tae woo and kim young sam. 15:54:51:09 natural sound. vs of israeli troops clashing with palestinian youths in the occupied territories. 15:56:13:00 natural sound. vs of people singing an dancing at an antinuclear rally in great britain. 15:57:29:00 vo english. mcu of musician bob geldorf, who condemns mozambican rebels for committing atrocities against civilians. vs of geldorf meeting with mozambican children. 15:58:26:00 natural sound. vs of an experimental aircraft in flight. location unknown. 15:59:22:00 natural sound. vs of carved terra cotta figures on display in a museum in great britain. 16:00:08:00 wtn sports feed and abc slate. 16:18:09:16 abc. cs vo on the art of falconry in the united arab emirates. mcu of a man in traditional arab dress holding a falcon. vs of a falcon in flight across the desert. soundbite of a man who say falconry is his hobby. vs of falcons in flight over the desert. mcu of a falcon capturing a buzzard. su. cu of a falcon, pullback to a ws of a group of men sitting in a circle with a falcon on a perch in the middle of the group. 16:20:30:21 refeed. cs. natural sound and abc slate. CI: PERSONALITIES: AQUINO, CORAZON. PERSONALITIES: GELDORF, BOB. PERSONALITIES: KIM DAE JUNG. PERSONALITIES: KIM YOUNG SAM. PERSONALITIES: MARTENS, WILFRIED. PERSONALITIES: ROH TAE WOO. ANIMALS: BIRDS, FALCONS. DEMONSTRATIONS: ANTINUCLEAR, ENGLAND. DEMONSTRATIONS: POLITICAL, SOUTH KOREA. EXHIBITIONS: ART. POLITICS: ELECTIONS, BELGIUM. POLITICS: ELECTIONS, NIGERIA. RIOTS: ARAB YOUTH, ISRAEL. SPORTS: FALCONRY.
Olympic world: news
Iraq Sport - International efforts to revitalise sporting institutions
TAPE: EF03/0569 IN_TIME: 23:04:03 DURATION: 2:33 SOURCES: APTN RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: Baghdad - 21 June 2003 SHOTLIST: 1. Wide shot former headquarters of Iraqi Olympic Committee 2. Close up Olympic rings 3. Close up Iraqi flag with Olympic rings 4. Wide shot ruins of former Iraqi Olympic Committee headquarters 5. Close up burnt out building 6. Wide shot ruined building 7. Wide shot ruins with Martyrs' Monument (on right) 8. Wide pan across interior of Olympic swimming pool 9. US soldiers jump in water 10. Close up US soldier swimming 11. Wide shot barbed wire outside building 12. Wide shot FIFA representative and UN special representative Vieira de Mello 13. Various of former Iraqi football player Hussein Sa'eed 14. Cutaway of the meeting 15. SOUNDBITE (English) Paul Mony Samuel, FIFA Development Officer, Asia: "We had a long meeting last night and the night before. We have now more or less identified and confirmed that four competitions within the next half a year will be participated by Iraq." 16. Cutaway of Hussein Sa'eed 17. SOUNDBITE (English) Hussein Sa'eed, Head of Iraqi Football Interim Committee Association and former Iraqi international football player: "We're beginning from the zero now because we don't have anything now. Everything is destroyed in our federation so now FIFA has elected seven persons now to handle the football in Iraq and are coming to build headquarters for the Iraq Football Association." 18. Wide shot US helicopters landing at as Sha'ab National Stadium 19. US jeep at entrance to camp inside stadium 20. US soldiers on armoured vehicle 21. Picture of Saddam in stadium 22. Sign with football and Iraqi flag STORYLINE: After decades of abuse and neglect, Iraqi sporting institutions are seeking to return to international arenas. Under Saddam's regime the Iraqi Olympic Committee and the Iraqi Football Association were run by his son Uday who was accused of torturing, jailing and even killing players and athletes who did not perform well. An International Olympic Committee's (IOC) ethics investigation found the allegations credible. The abuse all but devastated Iraq's Olympic and footballing programme, leaving the country with just four athletes at the 2000 Sydney Games after 46 competed at the 1980 Moscow Games. The last Iraq war put the programme in further disarray. The committee's Baghdad headquarters were mostly destroyed by looters and US-led bombing runs scattered athletes and football players across the country. In May, the IOC's ethics commission urged officials to dissolve Iraq's Olympic committee and create a new one with no ties to the former regime. The IOC's executive board also voted to send a delegation to Baghdad to help Iraq's Olympic hopefuls. On Saturday, FIFA sent their Asia Development Officer Paul Mony Samuel to meet UN special representative Sergio Vieira de Mello at the organisation's headquarters in Baghdad and request UN Development Programme assistance in facilitating the return of football and athletic teams to the international stage. For now, FIFA's representative promises that Iraq will participate in four competitions, the first being the qualifying football matches for the Asian Cup. Next week the IOC and US State Department will meet in Kuwait to discuss specific plans for rebuilding Iraq's Olympic programme. The group will discuss plans for providing training opportunities for elite Iraqi athletes, rebuilding the country's sports infrastructure - particularly at the youth level - and creating exchanges of athletes and coaches to share training information.
Japan China - Preview ahead of Hu's visit to Japan; 1st by Chinese pres in 10 years
NAME: JPN HU 20080502Ixflat TAPE: EF08/0467 IN_TIME: 10:00:09:00 DURATION: 00:02:22:08 SOURCES: AP TELEVISION/NTV DATELINE: Various, 1 May 2008/FILE RESTRICTIONS: see script SHOTLIST: AP Television FILE: Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture - 26 April 2008 1. Wide of torch bearer running down street during Japanese leg of Olympic Torch relay, streets are lined with people waving Chinese flags 2. Pull-out from close-up of flame to Athens Olympic gold medalist marathon runner, Mizuki Noguchi, lighting cauldron with flame AP Television Tokyo - 1 May 2008 3. Set-up of David Satterwhite, Executive Director of Fulbright Programme Japan and specialist in Northeast Asian politics 4. SOUNDBITE (English) David Satterwhite, Expert in Northeast Asian Politics: "A recognition by both China and Japan, and by those looking at Asia and the world sees an enormous shift to Asia. On the one hand the continued vitality and strength of Japan, resurgent Japan in an economic sense, and the unquestioned coming of age of the Chinese economy and the strength of the Chinese nation - these two in concert with each other, this is a summit that really captures a dramatic historical shift over the past decade." AP Television FILE: Tokyo - 26 November 1998 5. Jiang Zemin, Chinese President at that time and Keizo Obuchi, Japanese Prime Minister at the time, walk into room and shake hands 6. Mid of Jiang, pull-out to wide of Jiang and Obuchi shaking hands AP Television FILE: Tokyo - 15 August 2006 6. Various of Junichiro Koizumi, Japanese Prime Minister at the time, visiting Yasukuni Shrine where 2.5 (m) million war dead, including executed war criminals, are revered NTV - No Access Japan FILE: East China Sea - 2006 7. Chinese oil rig in East China sea FILE: Beijing, China - 8 October 2006 8. Japanese Prime Minister at that time, Shinzo Abe, walking into room and shaking hands with Chinese President, Hu Jintao 9. Cutaway to officials 10. Wide of Hu and Abe talking STORYLINE: Chinese President Hu Jintao will arrive in Japan on Tuesday for a landmark visit that signals a further warming of ties between the rival neighbours. It will be the first such trip by a Chinese president in ten years and Northeast Asian politics expert, David Satterwhite, told AP Television the visit "captures a dramatic historical shift over the past decade." The last Chinese head of state to visit Japan was President Jiang Zemin in 1998. Jiang was the first Chinese president to visit Japan since World War II but the joint communique broke no new ground in settling grievances between Asia's two most powerful nations. During Jiang's visit incumbent Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi offered an apology for the brutality the Chinese suffered during the Japanese invasion of the Chinese mainland in the 30s and 40s, in an apparent bid to sweeten relations between the two countries. But Jiang expressed disappointment with Japan's verbal apology for its World War II aggression, saying it was not contrite. China-Japan relations hit rock-bottom in 2005 when violent protests were staged in several cities by Chinese angered by a series of issues, including Japanese textbook revisions they said watered down the Imperial Army's World War II aggression against China. A five-year impasse in ties ended when then Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made China his first foreign nation to visit as prime minister, arriving just weeks after taking office in September 2006. China's ties with Japan achieved new stability during Abe's year in office, after nose-diving under his predecessor, Junichiro Koizumi who inflamed tensions with Beijing by repeatedly visiting a Tokyo shrine to dead Japanese soldiers, including executed war criminals. China views the shrine as a glorification of Japan's militaristic past and objects to public figures visiting the site. Abe pointedly did not make such pilgrimages and current Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has repeatedly said that he would not visit the shrine during his tenure. Despite a recent warming of relations between the Asian giants, tensions still remain. Disputes over issues including the use of gas deposits in the East China Sea remain and a series of bilateral talks have not appeared to bring the two sides any closer to a resolution. There is also tension between the two nations over recent poisonings in Japan caused by dumplings imported from China, and Beijing's crackdown on riots and anti-government protests in Tibet. Despite some remaining tensions China's official Xinhua News Agency reported Hu said Sino-Japanese relations are improving, during a meeting with former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone last week. When Fukuda visited China last December the two countries signed agreements on cooperating to fight climate change and on increasing youth and professional exchanges. Japanese media have already been playing up the visit, with Kyodo News agency earlier this month citing unidentified officials as saying Hu and Fukuda would play pingpong at a Tokyo university. Such an event would be reminiscent of the "pingpong diplomacy" of the early 1970s, when an exchange of players from the United States and China marked a thaw in relations between Washington and Beijing. The Japanese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said the details of Hu's visit have not been decided, but sports have played important roles in recent summits. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao played baseball when he visited Japan last September, and Fukuda and he tossed around a baseball when the Japanese prime minister visited China in December. Hu will have extensive contact with Japanese lawmakers and politicians during his four-day trip, and will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and Japanese Emperor Akihito, a Chinese Foreign Ministry official said.
US Car Show - Luxury cars unveiled in Auto Show preview
TAPE: EF03/0007 IN_TIME: 04:23:09 DURATION: 2:55 SOURCES: APTN RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: Los Angeles, California - Jan 2, 2003 SHOTLIST: 1. Wide exterior shot of Los Angeles convention centre 2. Close shot of LA Auto Show banner 3. Wide interior shot of auto show exhibit area 4. Close shot of Cadillac auto on display 5. Close shot of Lotus sports car 6. Close shot of Lamborghini logo on car hood 7. Wide shot of Lamborghini sports car 8. Tilt down from Maserati sign to close shot of sports car 9. Wide shot of Bentley cars on display 10. Wide shot of Aston Martin display of James Bond "Die Another Day" movie cars 11. Close shot of mock machine guns on Bond car 12. Wide shot of Ford Cobra concept car 13. Close shot of Cobra logo 14. Close shot of Cobra interior 15. Mid shot of Nissan 350Z 16. Close shot of 350Z interior 17. Mid shot of Honda Element on display 18. Mid shot of man sitting in driver seat 19. Mid shot of woman looking under hood 20. Mid shot of Ford Faction concept car on display 21. Close shot of Faction 22. Wide shot of Hummer display 23. Close shot of Hummer 24. Close shot of Hummer interior 25. Wide shot of Scion press conference 26. Mid shot of Scion xB at unveiling press conference 27. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jim Lentz, Toyota Motor Sales vice president, Scion "Scion is about providing Gen-Y (Generation Y) with, number one, a personalised dealership experience where they drive the process. Number two, personalised ordering. Gen-Y can build their vehicle the way they want to." 28. Mid shot of people looking inside Scion xB 29. Close shot of man getting into Scion xB 30. Wide shot of Scion xA 31. Mid shot of people looking at Scion xA 32. Wide shot of Maybach display area 33. Close up of computer image of Maybach 57 34. Wide shot of auto show exhibit area STORYLINE: The world's major car makers are in Los Angeles this week to unveil their latest models for America's car-hungry consumers. Officials of the Greater L.A. Auto Show are expecting more than a thousand new vehicles to be displayed by American, European and Asian automakers during the week-long event. Despite a sluggish U.S. economy, car makers are ready to hit the American market with major new model offerings for consumers. Show goers will also get a close view of premium-priced autos in the exotic car showcase. Maserati, Ferrari, Lotus and Bentley cars on display here come with an average price tag of 200-thousand U.S. dollars. Media on hand for Thursday's show preview got a glimpse of more than two-dozen vehicles set to have their world and American debut at the L.A. event. Japanese auto giant Toyota is using the show to unveil a new brand. Under the Scion (s-EYE-on) title, Toyota is rolling out two models aimed at America's youth market. Company officials say the xA and xB models are targeted at Generation-Y car buyers - marketing speak for those aged 35 and under. The two models are priced at around 16-thousand U.S. dollars each. Mercedes also chose the L.A. show to unveil its all new Maybach ultra-luxury auto line. The Maybach name is actually being reintroduced to a very high-end audience after a 62-year absence. The Maybach 57, debuting at the show, will be priced at 300,000 U.S. dollars, with each car made to order.
India US Tibet - WRAP Dalai Lama at ceremony to mark uprising anniversary, US march
NAME: IND US TIBET 20080310Ix TAPE: EF08/0271 IN_TIME: 10:57:48:08 DURATION: 00:02:36:10 SOURCES: AP TELEVISION DATELINE: Dharmsala/New York City - 10 March 2008 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST: Dharmsala, India 1. The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, arriving for official function to mark anniversary of 1959 Tibetan uprising 2. Wide of Tibetan monks listening 3. SOUNDBITE: (Tibetan) Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader ++TRANSLATION PROVIDED BY CENTRAL TIBETAN ADMINISTRATION++ "I have, from the very beginning, supported the idea that China should be granted the opportunity to host the Olympic Games. Since such international sporting events, and especially the Olympics, uphold the principles of freedom of speech, freedom of expression, equality and friendship, China should prove herself a good host by providing these freedoms. Therefore, besides sending their athletes, the international community should remind the Chinese government of these issues." 4. Monks waving flags 5. Pan from one painted face to another 6. In separate location from above event, Italian Member of Parliament, Sergio D'Elia, flagging off protest march, UPSOUND: (English) "The march officially begins." 7. Marcher holding picture of the Dalai Lama 8. Marchers running New York, USA 9. Pan from Tibetan monks chanting to supporters 10. Wide of supporters with banner reading: (English) "No Olympic Games in China until Tibet is free" 11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sonam Wangchuk, Regional Tibetan Youth Congress of New York and New Jersey: "We gathered here to protest - with the Olympics actually coming soon - to protest the Chinese government's use of the Olympics as a political tool to legitimise the illegal occupation of Tibet and to cover up and whitewash, the.. the worsening human rights situation in Tibet." 12. Pan along protestors with Tibetan flags 13. Close of woman in protest shouting, UPSOUND: (English) ''Shame, shame, China, shame, China lets people die." 14. Tilt up shot of protest carrying US flag in march 15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Pema Yoko, Students for a Free Tibet: "As long as China keeps its firm hand grip on Tibet and continues this illegal occupation, Tibetans will continue to embarrass and shame the Chinese and let the world know what they are doing to my country." 16. Zoom out from flags to demonstrators 17. Zoom out and along demonstrators marching and chanting, UPSOUND (English) "Free Tibet now!" STORYLINE: Monday marks the anniversary of the failed uprising against Chinese rule in Tibet that forced the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, into exile in 1959. To mark the day, demonstrations organised by Tibetan exile groups were held in various locations around the world, including New Delhi, Kathmandu, Ancient Olympia and New York. Meanwhile, the Dalai Lama attended an official function in Dharmsala in India to mark the uprising anniversary, where he accused China of violations of human rights in the Himalayan region. But he added that he had always supported the idea that China should be granted the opportunity to host the Olympic games. "Since such international sporting events, and especially the Olympics, uphold the principles of freedom of speech, freedom of expression, equality and friendship, (and) China should prove herself a good host by providing these freedoms," he said. "Therefore, besides sending their athletes, the international community should remind the Chinese government of these issues," he added. Meanwhile, elsewhere in Dharmsala, hundreds of Tibetan exiles set off on a six-month protest march from Dharmsala to Tibet, to protest Beijing hosting this summer's Olympic Games, but Indian police barred their way. Local police chief Atul Fulzele said an order banning the marchers from leaving the area near the northern Indian city of Dharmsala, the seat of the Tibetan government in exile, where they had stopped for the night, had been issued following a recommendation from the Indian government. India, which had been sympathetic to the cause of the Tibetan exiles in the past, has clamped down on public protests in recent years, fearing they could embarrass Beijing and damage burgeoning relations between the two Asian giants. Tibetan exiles also turned out in New York on Monday to protest Beijing's rule of the Himalayan region, and China's hosting of the Olympic games. Hundreds of supporters carried Tibetan flags and chanted, 'No Olympic Games in China until Tibet is free,' and 'Shame, shame, China, shame, China lets people die.' Students for a Free Tibet and and the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress of New York organised the all-day demonstration, which started in downtown Manhattan, followed by a rally outside the United Nations (UN), before continuing on to the Chinese consulate. Sonam Wangchuk from the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress of New York and New Jersey explained what the protest was about. "We're gathered here to protest- with the Olympics actually coming soon -to protest the Chinese government's use of the Olympics as a political tool to legitimise the illegal occupation of Tibet and to cover up and whitewash the worsening human rights situation in Tibet," he said. His words were echoed by fellow demonstrator Pema Yoko, from Students for a Free Tibet, who told AP Television that the protests would continue for as long as the political situation in China remained the same. "As long as China keeps its firm hand grip on Tibet and continues this illegal occupation, Tibetans will continue to embarrass and shame the Chinese and let the world know what they are doing to my country," she said.
UK Muslims - Muslims in bombers' home area fear revenge attacks
NAME: UK BEESTON 220705Nx TAPE: EF05/0650 IN_TIME: 10:43:27:17 DURATION: 00:03:33:19 SOURCES: Sky/AP stills DATELINE: Beeston - 22 July 2005 RESTRICTIONS: See Script SHOTLIST: SKY - No Access UK/Ireland/CNNi Beeston 1. Soft shot of boys playing cricket in park 2. Boy playing cricket on street 3. Pan from police on street behind cordon to boy playing cricket on street 4. Muslim family walking in street AP Photos/ Metropolitan police handout 5. CCTV still of suspected bombers on day of attacks at Luton train station SKY - No Access UK/Ireland/CNNi Beeston 6. Various of group of young Muslim men 7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Voxpop, young Muslim Beeston resident "We have been a community for twenty-five years, we have never been approached by any extremist or any Islamic culture that come in here from different levels to join this kind of group." 8. Cutaway hands 9. Close up young Muslim man 10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Voxpop, young Muslim Beeston resident (bite starts under previous shot) "They say where are you from, and you say Beeston and they just look at you, oh you know, Beeston, you know, the first thing that comes to their mind is about the bombings but not everyone is like that you see." 11. Two shots of racist graffiti on wall including British National Party messages 12. Muslim children play 13. Man sits on steps 14. Houses in Beeston 15. Muslim women walk down street 16. Houses from car 17. Man sits 18. Children play 19. Houses in predominantly white area 20. Photos of murdered teenager, Tyrone Clarke 21. SOUNBDITE: (English) Lorraine Fraser, mother of teenager killed last year by Asian youths "When the police leave, a lot of people are going to be frightened, because there is talk on the streets that there is going to be repercussions for what these bombers have done and it is frightening, frightening for the elderly, the children, the kids 'cos (because) a lot of people are going to be caught up in something that has nothing to do with them." 22. Various of Muslim community leaders at police meeting 23. Police walk on street 24. Boys stand exterior house 25. Ice cream van 26. Various roundabout ride in park 27. SOUNDBITE: (English) Voxpop, young Muslim Beeston resident "I mean it is all right the police being here, there's high levels of police presence everywhere but once the media's gone, once everything has calmed down, I believe that will be the real problem, because everybody will be aware that there is no police presence and that is when I think we will be targeted by the wider communities." 28. SOUNDBITE: (English) Voxpop, young Muslim Beeston resident "If you can't feel safe walking on our streets, where's the point, where's the point at all." 29. Youths play football in park STORYLINE: Young British Muslims in the Beeston area of Leeds where two of the men suspected of carrying out the July 7th attacks in London lived, fear they could be the target of revenge attacks once the police leave. Beeston is an working-class, ethnically mixed neighbourhood with a large Muslim community. Young sports fans practise their batting in the same park that one of the suspects played cricket just 24 hours before it's believed he headed to London to blow himself up on a packed commuter train. New graffiti has been found with offensive messages that appear to be in the name of the right-wing nationalist British National Party (BNP). One of the BNP's primary goals is to halt immigration and in this area it did well in recent parliamentary elections. The party captured 13 percent of the vote, the second-highest percentage in the country, in the district that includes Dewsbury and borders Beeston. Immediately after the London bombings, the party circulated fliers that bore a photograph of the bombed bus in which 14 died and the slogan: "Maybe now it's time to start listening to the BNP." But even before the July 7 bombings in London, there were racial tensions here. Last year, a gang of about 20 youths of Pakistani heritage cornered and killed a mixed-race teenager, Tyrone Clarke, beating him with cricket bats and metal poles before stabbing him three times in the back. Four of the attackers are serving life sentences. His mother says she fears there will be a backlash, given Thursday's second round of attacks. But work is being done to repair the divisions. Police outline their plans to Muslim leaders describing what measures they are taking to protect the community now and in the future. Extra police are put on foot patrols and some worried residents have been issued with panic buttons. There is also anger at the media that Beeston has been wrongly portrayed as a community where other suicide bombers are planning more attacks. LONDON TERRORIST ATTACKS
Entertainment: Rakhat T - Rakhat T - The Robbie Williams of Central Asia
TAPE: EF03/0103 IN_TIME: 14:53:33 DURATION: 4:43 SOURCES: APTN/MCS Music RESTRICTIONS: music/performance rights must be cleared DATELINE: 31st Jan 2003, London SHOTLIST 1. Music clip - 'One Little Reason' by Rakhat T 2. SOUNDBITE Rakhat T (about Kazakhstan ): "Most people don't know the country Kazakhstan. There is civilisation, we have radio, TV, we have MTV, Russian MTV in Kazakhstan. I was listening to pop until I was 14, mostly now I listen to music that I don't sing." 3. Clip "One Little Reason 4. SOUNDBITE Rakhat T (on being young in Kazakhstan ): "Ten years before we were the USSR and not Kazakhstan and young people didn't listen to western music, we had our own musicians and we were like stuck in a box. Now teenagers do the same thing that your teenagers are doing, playing basketball, football, sports, music." 5. Clip " One Little Reason " 6. SOUNDBITE Rakhat T (About the single): "It's very pop and it's a good song to listen to and I think it's very English, we don't do such music in Kazakhstan. I think it's something between Kazakh and English because when I listen to my voice I can say that an English person is singing it. I think the style of single is the same as the style that I will be doing for the next year." 7. Music clip - 'All The Things She Said' by t.A.T.u (Russian Version ) 8. SOUNDBITE Rakhat T ( On t.A.T.u ) : "They were singing this music for about two or three years in Russia, Kazakhstan and it was the same music but in Russian. So to tell you the truth I am tired of them. They are very popular in Russian and I am really tired of them. I really like their first song, the melody is great, it's attacking. They are pretty and they are young Lolitas, what can be more sexual than young Lolitas you know." 9. Music clip 'One Little Reason' by Rakhat T THE ROBBIE WILLIAMS OF CENTRAL ASIA Eighteen year old solo artist RAKHAT T from Kazakhstan is already being hailed as 'The Robbie Williams of Central Asia'. The pin-up boy form the remote central Asian republic, joins a gorwing list of new acts that emerging form the old Soviet world. Controversial t.a.Y.u and the Romanian 'Cheeky Girls' have household names in the west. The young crooner from Kazakhstan has been a big name on the Steppes since he was 15. Since the end of the Cold War Kazakhstan has undergone the same transformation seen in much of the post Soviet territories over the last decade, and the picture Rakhat paints is very different from the traditional view of Central Asia. Since becoming free of the shackles of the Soviet Empire, Westernized youth culture has flourished in Kazakhstan, in particular the music that young people listen to. When his debut album R.A.M.A.N was released in the year 2000 Rakhat T was pronounced the discovery of the year. His follow up 'Golden Coin' in 2001 drew further accolades including Best Singer and Best Video awards.. Songs 'Dance like Fire' and 'Winter Downpours' received enormous exposure on all Russian domestic channels. 'One Little Reason' is the first song Rakhat T has recorded in English and is his debut release in Britain. The single is clearly meant to appeal to British pop tastes, but Rakhat says that next year he will record more his style of music, which includes material written exclusively by Yerkesh Shakeyev, one of Russia's leading songwriters. In his spare time Rakhat T is a student at the Kazakh State University. He is also a key political figure among the young people in Kazakhstan having established his own movement called "Youth for Healthy Lifestyle" which encourages young people to stay away from drugs, smoking and alcohol. As if these activities weren't enough Kazakh T is also a fan of adrenalin sports. When he isn't singing, studying or involved in politics, he passes his time flying planes, skydiving, horse-riding, scuba diving and wrestling. Rakhat's launch comes at a time when Russian music has suddenly exploded in Britain. This is largely down to Russian lesbian pop duo t.A.T.u. who have gone straight into the Top 40 at No.1 with 'All The Things She Said'. They're the first ever Russian act to top the UK singles chart. However their success has attracted a great deal of controversy with tags of "Paedophile-Pop" and calls for the song to be banned. The video features 16 year-old Julia and 17 year-old Lena kissing each other while dressed in school uniforms. 'One Little Reason' released through MCS Music on 3rd March 2003 CLEARANCE DETAILS TITLE: One Little Reason ARTIST: Rakhat T WRITER: TBC PUBLISHER: TBC LABEL: MCS Music TITLE: All The Things She Said ARTIST: t.A.T.u WRITER: Horn/Kierszenbaum/Galloyan/Kiper/Polienko PUBLISHER: BMG / Copyright control / Unforgetable songs LABEL: TBC
UK Queen - Queen Elizabeth II Christmas message
NAME: UK QUEEN 20091225Ifl TAPE: EF09/1203 IN_TIME: 10:00:08:00 DURATION: 00:07:08:12 SOURCES: POOL DATELINE: London - recent, file RESTRICTIONS: See Shotlist SHOTLIST THE QUEEN''S CHRISTMAS BROADCAST EMBARGO This television and radio recording of The Queen''s Christmas Message is supplied to you in confidence and any use is subject to the following conditions. 1. The broadcast may not be streamed on the internet or used on any multimedia platform (including mobile phones) anywhere in the world before 1500GMT on December 25th 2009 No television or radio broadcast of the Christmas Message may be given before 1500 GMT or 1500 local time, whichever is earlier, on Christmas Day, December 25th 2009 in any part of the world, except in the following countries: Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, where no radio or television broadcast may be given before 1500 local time on 25th December 2009. 2. No television/radio broadcast of the Christmas Message may be given in whole or in part after 29th December 2009 without the prior written consent of Her Majesty''s Press Secretary, Miss Samantha Cohen. 3. Extracts from the Christmas Message may only be used in news bulletins, and no extract may be included in a news bulletin broadcast before the end of the first complete broadcast of the Christmas Message. 4. Except for extracts in news bulletins broadcast in accordance with (3) above, the Christmas Message may only be broadcast in full and without breaks for commercials or any other reason. 5. The promotional material for the television broadcast is embargoed until 00.01GMT or 00.01 local time, whichever is earlier on 24th December 2009 and may only be used until 15:00 GMT or 1500 local time, whichever is earlier, on 25th December 2009. No reproduction of the Christmas Message or any part thereof or any other use of this television/radio recording other than as expressly authorised above is permitted. FILE: London - Recent 1. Various of exteriors of Buckingham Palace, AUDIO: British national anthem played 2. Caption: ''The Queen'', over royal flag 2. Various of British Queen Elizabeth II attending public events 3. Exterior of palace London - recent 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Queen Elizabeth II: ++PART OVERLAID WITH RECENT PICTURES OF PROCESSION OF HEARSES THROUGH WOOTTON BASSETT CARRYING BRITISH SERVICEMEN KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN++ "Each year that passes seems to have its own character. Some leave us with a feeling of satisfaction, others are best forgotten. 2009 was a difficult year for many, in particular those facing the continuing effects of the economic downturn. I am sure that we have all been affected by events in Afghanistan, and saddened by the casualties suffered by our forces serving there. Our thoughts go out to their relations and friends who have shown immense dignity in the face of great personal loss." London - recent 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Queen Elizabeth II: ++PART OVERLAID WITH FILE OF BRITISH TROOPS SERVING WITH ISAF IN AFGHANISTAN, ATTENDING REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY CEREMONIES TO HONOUR THE DEAD OF WORLD WAR I AND II - 8 NOVEMBER 2009, EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN++ "But, we can be proud of the positive contribution that our servicemen and women are making, in conjunction with our allies. Well over 13,000 soldiers from the United Kingdom, and across the Commonwealth - Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore - are currently serving in Afghanistan." London - recent 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Queen Elizabeth II: ++PART OVERLAID WITH FILE OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II AND PRINCE HARRY AT REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY COMMEMORATION AT THE CENOTAPH, LONDON - 8 NOVEMBER 2009++ "The debt of gratitude owed to these young men and women, and to their predecessors, is indeed profound." London - recent 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Queen Elizabeth II: "It is 60 years since the Commonwealth was created, and today, with more than a billion of its members under the age of 25, the organisation remains a strong and practical force for good. Recently, I attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Trinidad and Tobago, and heard how important the Commonwealth is to young people." Trinidad and Tobago, Date unknown 8. People on the beach having photo taken 9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kamal Powell, from Jamaica, Vox pop: ++SOUNDBITE STARTS ON PREVIOUS SHOT++ "I think the Commonwealth means unity to us, in terms of the fact that we''re over fifty countries coming together with an amalgamation of different cultures." 10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Serene Koh, from Singapore, Vox pop: "It''s a model of friendship that is very important in today''s world." 11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dalbit Singh, from Malaysia, Vox pop: "It''s a group of countries that practise human rights and fairness and equality to all - that''s what attracts me to the Commonwealth." 12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gaby Havard, from South Africa, Vox pop: "Since this forum, my feeling of what the Commonwealth means is unity amongst the different countries and appreciating diversity, and really just creating a family feeling across the world." 13. Various of Environmental Study Group at Commonwealth Youth Forum London - recent 14. SOUNDBITE (English) Queen Elizabeth II: ++PART OVERLAID WITH FILE OF SCENES OF COMMONWEALTH YOUTH FORUM IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - EXACT DATES AND LOCATIONS UNKNOWN++ "New communication technologies allow them to reach out to the wider world and share their experiences and viewpoints. For many, the practical assistance and networks of the Commonwealth can give skills, lend advice and encourage enterprise. It is inspiring to learn of some of the work being done by these young people, who bring creativity and innovation to the challenges they face." Trinidad and Tobago, Date unknown 15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Matthew Albert, from Australia, Vox pop: "We went and visited the coral reef and saw the bleaching of the reef, and we have other people whose island homes are disappearing. As you would know, there are many Commonwealth countries that are small island states, and the impact of that is very grave. We''ve been very concerned about that." London - recent 14. SOUNDBITE (English) Queen Elizabeth II: ++PART OVERLAID WITH FAMILY PHOTO OF COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT AND QUEEN - 2009, EXACT DATE UNKNOWN++ "It is important to keep discussing issues that concern us all - there can be no more valuable role for our family of nations. I have been closely associated with the Commonwealth through most of its existence. The personal and living bond I have enjoyed with leaders, and with people the world over, has always been more important in promoting our unity than symbolism alone. The Commonwealth is not an organisation with a mission. It is rather an opportunity for its people to work together to achieve practical solutions to problems. In many aspects of our lives, whether in sport, the environment, business or culture, the Commonwealth connection remains vivid and enriching." London - recent 15. SOUNDBITE (English) Queen Elizabeth II: ++OVERLAID WITH FILE OF MUSIC AND DANCING - EXACT DATES AND LOCATIONS UNKNOWN++ "It is, in lots of ways, the face of the future. And with continuing support and dedication, I am confident that this diverse Commonwealth of nations can strengthen the common bond that transcends politics, religion, race and economic circumstances." London - recent 16. SOUNDBITE (English) Queen Elizabeth II: "We know that Christmas is a time for celebration and family reunions, but it is also a time to reflect on what confronts those less fortunate than ourselves, at home and throughout the world. Christians are taught to love their neighbours, having compassion and concern, and being ready to undertake charity and voluntary work to ease the burden of deprivation and disadvantage. We may ourselves be confronted by a bewildering array of difficulties and challenges, but we must never cease to work for a better future for ourselves and for others. I wish you all, wherever you may be, a very happy Christmas." Date and location unknown 17. Various of musicians performing British national anthem in Calypso style 18. Flag STORYLINE Britain''s Queen Elizabeth II paid tribute to the country''s troops fighting in Afghanistan in her annual Christmas speech broadcast on Friday, praising their work while expressing her sadness at the casualties. The queen''s message came at the end of a year that saw more than 100 British soldiers killed in the troubled Central Asian country. 2009 has been the bloodiest year for the British military since the war started nine years ago, and public support for the US-led campaign has waned as the death toll mounts in the fight against Taliban militants. "I am sure that we have all been affected by events in Afghanistan and saddened by the casualties suffered by our forces serving there," the queen said in an address pre-recorded in Buckingham Palace''s White Drawing Room. The 83-year-old monarch offered her sympathy to bereaved families and praised the effort of Commonwealth soldiers fighting in Afghanistan. Aside from Britain, Commonwealth members Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore also have troops serving there. "The debt of gratitude owed to these young men and women, and to their predecessors, is indeed profound," she said. "But, we can be proud of the positive contribution that our servicemen and women are making, in conjunction with our allies." More than 240 British soldiers have been killed since operations began in Afghanistan in 2001. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has insisted that the war is crucial to Britain''s national security, and he has pledged to boost troop numbers to about 10,000. The annual broadcast is one of the only times the queen - Britain''s oldest reigning monarch - publicly voices her own opinion without government consultation. Her first televised broadcast was in 1957. A large part of her message was dedicated to highlighting the importance of the Commonwealth - an institution that celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. The queen said the family of nations "remains a strong and practical force for good," and is a forum where members cooperate to achieve practical solutions to problems. The monarch also touched on the effects of the recession, echoing the sombre focus on the economic crisis in her broadcast last year. "2009 was a difficult year for many, in particular those facing the continuing effects of the economic downturn," she said. On Friday, the Queen and other members of the royal family attended their traditional Christmas Day church service at St Mary Magdalene church on the Sandringham Estate near King''s Lynn, Norfolk. She was joined by the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall and Princes William and Harry, as well as hundreds of onlookers hoping to see the royal family.