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A new species of has been found in the northwest  off the coast of South Carolina.

According to scientists, the species, classified as genus Sphyrna, looks much like the scalloped hammerhead, but is "genetically distinct" from the scalloped hammerhead. University of South Carolina Biology Professor Joe Quattro, who discovered the shark, describes it as "cryptic"; it is described as a rare find. This is the ninth such species of the hammerhead shark to be discovered. Scientists have named the species a 'cryptic species' because no formal name has been selected for the shark.

According to Dr. Quattro, "if South Carolina's waters are the primary nursery grounds for the cryptic species and females gather here to reproduce, these areas should be conservation priorities." Scientists say the shark only breeds off the S. Carolina coast and that it is at a risk for extinction. "Management plans are needed to ensure that these sharks are not adversely impacted so that we can learn more," added Dr. Quattro.

So far, there are only 454 other named and classified species of shark in the wild. Two other scientists, Dr. Jim Grady at the and Dr. Trey Driggers with the, are also among the biologists to help with the discovery.


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Talk:Two arrested in England with alleged connections to Canadian bomb plot

"Alleged" is the correct word
Possible is too broad as anyone could "possibly" be connected. That is not news. The news is that officials are alleging that these 2 had special connections and that "alleging" is the news, I believe? Factchecker 23:15, 10 June 2006 (UTC)


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Iraq: Alleged death squad members beheaded in new video

June 10, 2006

A new video posted on the internet by Iraqi insurgents shows the beheading of three men, whom the killers allege are members of a death squad. Insurgents say the beheadings are in retaliation for the killing of Sunnis. The Islamic militant group Ansar al-Sunnah has posted the video and claimed responsibility for the killings.

"They are with a death squad group, whose mission is to capture Sunnis in quick operations on the main streets of Baghdad and its surroundings," said the group in a statement posted on its website. The statement also says that judges for the group sentenced the members of the squad to death "so justice is served and also as revenge for our sisters... and brothers who were killed and are killed every day at the hands of those apostates."

The video shows the victims held at gunpoint, they identify themselves as being part of a death squad and are then beheaded.

"Whoever insists on fighting Islam and Muslims and joins the apostasy army, we say to him, 'You will not go any further without us targeting you, God willing. And you will not drive a car without us following you. And you will remain to live in terror until we terminate you so your end becomes in hell, and what a humiliating ending it is," continued the statement.

It is not known when the video was made and the victims have not been identified.


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Talk:Three inmates commit suicide at Guantanamo detention facility

Gitmo, the place where you don't wanna go.
Is the title of the A.P. source really "U.S.: 3 Gitmo Inmates Hanged Themselves"? Karen 05:22, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Apparently so - see here... R2b2 23:35, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I couldn't tell until the newer non-subscription link was used. Honestly, that's the first time I've ever heard "Gitmo" used to describe the place. (See comments in related news section below) Karen 19:28, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Editing a direct quote.
"he said, quoted by Reuters" implies it was spoken, and perhaps punctuated incorrectly. I've been editing puctionation within quotes for quite some time - why stop me now? Karen 05:26, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't mean to stop you! You do an amazing job "fixing up articles". I had just read the source and noted the strange punctation. I don't think the Style Guide addresses it and I really don't care either way. Thank you for the wonderful work on articles. --Chiacomo (talk) 05:30, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks! The "why stop me now?" was tongue-in-cheek, but you probably knew that. I do get carried away with edits, sometimes having to reverse edits of chiefly British spelling or quotes. But several email or chat transcripts for exclusive interviews I've edited for spelling and punctuation. Since they're done informally, I make the corrections on the provision that I don't change the intended meaning. Maybe the style guide should address things like that. I'm breaking the general rule about editing quotes with what I hope is good judgement. Karen 05:38, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * The style guide probably *should* address how we handle quotes. Can you develop some possible text for the Style Guide? --Chiacomo (talk) 05:45, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

 * I made an entry for quotes into the style guide, which could be expanded with examples and more guidance. I'll never forget the time I added a translated quote verbatum from a professional news source into a Wikinews story where the terrorist act was not "condomed". Fortunately, someone else spotted the error and made the edit to "condemned". Karen 18:52, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

 * "I do get carried away with edits, sometimes having to reverse edits of chiefly British spelling or quotes."

I thought Canada used British English, since it is a Commonwealth nation. Nontheless, Commonwealth English is more commonly used around the world, (because of the "sun never setting on the Empire" and all) so it might be best if you could use the latter. PVJ  (Talk) 13:46, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Consensus currently specifies that the author or location of the event suggest the spelling. This means I have to be sure not to correct the British English spelling unless the spelling isn't in fact a word at all. Some stories in fact are about, or located in, North America, but contain British English spellings. Consensus would have me edit those, but I do not. I have been deliberately flexible in these matters, so it might be best if you could follow (or change) the consensus concerning British English. The fact that I bother to make corrections on British-oriented stories, then reverse them to maintain the British English spellings means I'm trying to be considerate. Karen 17:35, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

present other views on the incident
while the article quotes a US military officer speculating on the reasons for the suicides, it does not report on other possibilities that have been advanced. eg. the San Francisco Chronicle

 * 1) presents Bill Goodman's, of the Center for Constitutional Rights, a New York-based advocacy group that oversees lawyers representing many of the detainees views on the incident.
 * 2) international concerns on the legality and conditions of detention at Guant.
 * 3) cites previous reports that prisoners have engaged in violent attacks on guards, hunger strikes and unsuccessful suicide attempts.
 * 4) states (this has to be tracked down) "Lawyers for the detainees have predicted for months that some of them would eventually kill themselves." and "have litigated in the federal courts to try to get more information about the prisoners' medical and psychological health."
 * 5) quotes Joshua Colangelo-Bryan, a lawyer in New York who represents one detainee who has repeatedly attempted suicide.
 * 6) reports on the force-feeding, under restraint of inmates on hunger strike,

the current one-sided presentation is especially problematic since, the SF again states "In late 2003, military officials reclassified many "suicide attempts as "manipulative, self-injurious behavior" meant to force better conditions or release, but acknowledged the change was not necessarily made after any formal psychological evaluation."

Doldrums 07:03, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

represent all sides fairly
taking out this quote: "'They are smart. They are creative. They are committed. They have no regard for life, neither ours nor their own. I believe this was not an act of desperation, but an act of asymmetrical warfare waged against us,' he told reporters" certainly serves the purpose of representing all sides fairly, freaking wikinews NPOV creeps. -Edbrown05 11:09, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Take away from an article rather than add to it, right roger that, not. -Edbrown05 11:34, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * The article was not npov at that time, I would say exept from last sentence it looked like a pure US military statement. I still think that part is outragus, an outburst made for humiliating and demonizing Guantanamo prisoner. but ok, after adding some npoving quotes the article is more ballansed, but that rear adm. guy hopfully get answerd by someone...international 12:55, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree with International, that quote was outrageous and frankly only an Islamophobic American soldier would stoop so low as to accuse a man who was driven to suicide by the atrocities at that detention centre of ending his life to wage war against the U.S. However, it might be stated that the fact that the American authorities there actually succeeded in abusing these men to the point of killing themselves, and then went on to mock their tragic deaths as an act of war, might not make the U.S any more popular with readers from other countries. What conclusions readers draw from reading our stories, is however not our concern. PVJ [[Image:Flag of India.svg|25px]] (Talk) 13:39, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Related news
"The United Nations recently asked the U.S to close down the detention centre after reports of abuse were made, including the flushing of Quraans down toilets, force-feeding of inmates, sleep deprivation and beatings of underage prisoners." Now that make it related, DF. international 12:55, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * No it does not. There was no suicide among those reports nor a death. Jason Safoutin 13:41, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Of cause it is related. Didnt you think UN feared eventual suicides as an sad consequence in its arguing against this illegal facility? Your argument is not strong enough to revert the related news. If to do it please present better arguments. international 13:52, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Actually your arguemnt if POV in itself. All of what you said is nothing but what you think. "Illegal"? Says Who? If it was illegal then it would npot be there and you and I would not be seeing this story. It is your POV and the POV of a military officer, who is not a qualified pschylogist or doctor and who cannot make those claims to why they killed themselves. Jason Safoutin 13:56, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Dont spread the missunderstanding that talkpages fall under some sort of npov regulation or that anywikinewsie is witout pov. Time to understand npov/pov now! Btw you may show some law that allow long inprisonment of people without any leagal way to defend themself, like a court proceedings. international 14:10, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * As far as anyone is concerned they aer terrorists, insurgents, al-Qaeda whatever....Unless you know any of them personally and have spoken to them, then your so called "facts" are actually a POV. For all you know they have been to court, tribunal or whatever...tell me...how do you know?? Jason Safoutin 15:00, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * The point is, we don't really know who these people are. The U.S. Army hasn't released the names of most prisoners, so there is no way we can check their stories. All we know is that the U.S. terms them as "terrorists" while various human rights groups think most of them are innocent. --Deprifry|+T+ 15:03, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * And who are they to say? I suppose they are all lawyers? Every one of them? And again...what does this have to do with the current news.?? Jason Safoutin 15:07, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * DF, slow down now! You are not contributing to a good discussion here. Your claims ar somewath inconsistent and straggling. international 15:14, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

 * I sated my reasons and concerns. And no one has yet to say what the article has to do with this news. This is simply a push for a POV which international has done a good job of stating. Jason Safoutin 16:13, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Hm, if anyone have done a good jobb of stating something it is you DF. Stating that you are lousy in understanding the consept of npov/pov. And that you have a tendecy of being... difficul to have a clear and somewhat intellectual discussion with about these issues. Better if you stay away from similar disputes to you understand these issus better or at least start to read otherusers arguments, for exampel the first] in this tread about Related news. Then you had saved yourself something. international 17:08, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Is this conflict solely about the related news link? How related must a story be to be mentioned in one story as being related to another? Being about "Guantanamo detention facility" isn't enough? I know there's many stories related in that way. Can a consensus be formed on this issue, or at least this particular situation to make it appear as if contributors can work together? Karen 17:46, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

According to the "present other views on the incident" section above, the related story is related - providing another view in the related story. It's my opinion that there's no reason to remove the related news in this case. I offer my opinion in the hopes that a consensus can be reached. Karen 17:54, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * As far as I am concerned, this is a fairly well-put together article, at this point should someone wish to bring accusations of not being consistent with NPOV, they'd have to bring up a significant item from one of the used sources that would dramatically change the impression the article gives. I.e. prove that the sources have been selectively used to build a POV piece.  As it stands I think this is neutral enough that reasonable people on both sides of the Gitmo discussions could draw the conclusions they choose by selectively ignoring material that caused them cognitive dissonance. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:17, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

So "Gitmo" is in common colloquial use? Maybe it's some sort of acronym, like Snafu. Both sound like killer whale names. Anyway, I agree with what you said, except for the parts I ignored due to cognitive dissonance. Karen 18:47, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Gitmo is derived from the abbreviation "GTMO", or so wikipedia says. Doldrums 18:55, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Let's get serious :) ... should it be "hung" or "hanged"? Or is this another International versus US English thing? --Brian McNeil / talk 19:08, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

 * probably hanged: paintings are hung on walls and murderers are hanged without mercy. here's what marriam-webster's has to say. Doldrums 19:14, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

 * GTMO - I think I need to buy a vowel. Ditto what Doldrums (and Marriam-Webster's) said about hung/hanged. Thanks for all the bits of info! Karen 19:20, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Oh, and should the section be called Related news? That's what I've been using, simply because news is both singular and plural, where "articles" is only plural and there's only one related news bit in this story. Karen 19:24, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

according to the style guide, it's Related stories, but i too have been using "news" for some time. Doldrums 19:30, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

 * I would say it's related news given the calls for guantanamo to be closed down - see - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 05:25, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I think that Wikinews, being an international website should use Commonwealth English as far as possible since the American version is used mainly only in North America. Hence I would change hanged to hung in this case. PVJ [[Image:Flag of India.svg|25px]] (Talk) 12:38, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

 * "Consensus currently specifies that the author or location of the event suggest the spelling." (quoting myself from earlier - see above) Cuba isn't a Commonwealth nation, so use of non-local spellings woudn't be appropriate. Again, refer to |Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary entry for "hanged" - you may have a point per the entry "Hanged is most appropriate for official executions but hung is also used. Hung is more appropriate for less formal hangings." Thus one could say "They hung themselves," considering suicide as a "less formal hanging". Feel free to make the edit, but don't make it because you believe only Commonwealth English should be used in all cases. Karen 16:29, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

 * I've always been taught that its hanged (I'm in New Zealand) - I'd be interested to know the source that says that Commonwealth English has it as hung? R2b2 20:46, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

 * That's why I don't think it's an issue between Commonwealth English and American English. It depends on if you want to use the more formal "hanged" or less formal "hung". "Hanged" would be my preference, but I'm not adverse to the less formal usage. It's not a matter of spelling variation, it's word usage. PVJ is currently the only one claiming it's a Commonwealth English-ism or British variant.  I refer to http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ for spelling variations and try hard not to change them (excuse my confusion last night on the NZ snowstorm story) unless it would be more appropriate. The Free Dictionary states "A majority of the Usage Panel objects to hung used in this sense," confirming my preference toward "hanged".  Thankfully, it's not a headline issue, or we might have seen the headline change several times. Karen 21:04, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

 * It is just one word Karen do not make an issue of it. PVJ [[Image:Flag of India.svg|25px]] (Talk) 15:06, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

 * I've made an issue of smaller things - vertical whitespace between date and story, for instance. Don't take it personally. Karen 20:34, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

NPOV
While I do fully support the concept of maintaining a neutral point of view in all our articles, I should perhaps mention here that quite frankly most of the international community is against the incarceration of prisoners in this prison. Having said that, non-American readers, or those American readers who do not support this prison might find it offensive if we quote American military personnell who are in no way qualified to make such statments, and who are widely regarded as being highly Islamphobic and cruel toward Muslims, when they openly mock the deaths of these men as an act of war. Doing this would be tantamount to quoting some militant leader when he refers to the attacks of 11/9 as an "act of jihad carried out by honourable matyrs against the American dogs". As such putting a quote like that, what I gave was an example but I am sure many terrorists have said things like that, into our articles would serve our goal of NPOV, but would definitely be offensive to American readers. PVJ  (Talk) 12:49, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree...and I stated that concern already...and was ignored. Jason Safoutin 13:01, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

 * "As far as anyone is concerned they are terrorists, insurgents, al-Qaeda whatever...."

Actually most people, me included, think of them as political prisoners who are being illegally incarcerated by the Americans in violation of rulings by both the U.N and Amnesty International, among other international bodies, and are being subjected to gross violations of human rights such as torture, humiliating punishments, mockery of their religious beliefs and the refusal of their right to free and fair trial, by the Islamphobic authorities in that prison. PVJ  (Talk) 13:37, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * It really is a shame that your POV has to overrule. The UN has no authority in the matter. You aslo do not know who these people are...for all you or I know they could have blown a few buildings up and killed a few hundred people. Fact is you or I don't know that. "Islamphobic" is a severe POV as you likely do not know all the guards in that prison personally, therefore as you stated above, are not qualified to make that statement. Jason Safoutin 13:52, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Ofcourse the U.N has authority in this matter. No country, can arrest citizens of other nations and incarcerate them indefinitely without trial, especially not when there is evidence that these prioners were humiliated and harassed on what seems to be religious grounds, as can be seen from the incident where Quraans were flushed down toilets. Islamphobic is POV and words like Islamofascist and Islamists and towelhead are not? Do not be so naive. Unless the U.S can prove that these people did in fact kill people and blow up buildings or whatever, their situation will be treated as a case of human rights violation based on religious grounds. As such the U.S military has a shameful record of cruelty and torture, be it in Vietnam, Iraq or any other of the numerous conflicts America has started. Yes, I do not know whether or not these people were guilty of blowing up buildings and killing others, just like I do not know whether or not you are a U.S Army soldier who just got back from covering mentally challenged prisoners in Abu Ghraib in feces. PVJ [[Image:Flag of India.svg|25px]]  (Talk) 14:05, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * If the UN had full authpority, the prison would be gone...simple as that. Same goes for the human rights groups. Since none of them know all of the prisoners personally, then their statements are nothing more than POV. You can Blame America for whatever you want. I can Blame Germany, Iran, Israel and a few others of far far worse things. So simply put, POV. Personally, america is not "shameful" maybe Bush is, but this country accomplised in less than 300 years what still many other counteries have not even come close to. Your simple dislike for America is not an actionable objecion, however your basis that the individual making the quote is not qualified is actionable. Jason Safoutin 14:44, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * "but this country accomplised in less than 300 years what still many other counteries have not even come close to"

That is because America became independent from Britain over 200 years ago. Since many other developing countries were colonies which were exploited by the British, or other colonial nations, you cannot compare these developing countries, which became independent only in the last 50 or so years with the U.S which had a time advantage. The U.S is pretty much on the same level as any other country which has been independent for the same period of time. As for the individual being not qualified to make such a statment, I am justified because the man in question is a simple American soldier who has most likely not obtained a degree in psychology and is thus not educated enough to comment on the mental condition of these prisoners. As for Bush being shameful, to the best of my knowledge it was the majority of the American people who actually elected him to power. So since he is the elected representative of the American people, if you consider him shameful then logically you also consider Americans shameful. Anyway, the quote should be removed from the article on the basis that it is highly insulting and was made by an incompetent authority. PVJ  (Talk) 15:10, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I think the quote shall remain as it represent the opinion of those in power in US and alot of USians that support them. My pov about those people is not writable here. But article is fairly npov in my eyes and that whats count. If people complain about what the rear adm. said they should adress him or US, which he represent. international 16:16, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * If you feel the quote accurately shows the shameful nature of the situation and incompetent authority, and other contributors still want the quote to remain, then let it remain - are you trying to make the situation appear better than it is and keep American actions and leadership reasons out of the news by removing the quote? Let those who said what they have be heard - let every comment regarding the suicides and as much information that relates be mentioned. Don't censor the news. Karen 16:36, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * It's not cencorship. He is not a qualified doctor or pschyologist and there fore is not qualified to make that statement and is in turn his POV and nothing more with nothing to back it up at all. Thats not censoring thats called NPOV. I vote to remove the quote. Jason Safoutin 17:00, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * He may not be qualified, but it was his opinion that he expressed to reporters, I have slightly revised this portion to try and better attribute the POV. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:10, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Although I do feel that this particular statement is a mockery of the tragic deaths of thesemen, and I agree that letting it remain will further prove the unfair treatement given to prisoners at that detention centre, I do not think that this particular man was an authorised spokesperson for the U.S military so his comment was basically an expression he made of his point of view and hence I vote to delete it. PVJ [[Image:Flag of India.svg|25px]] (Talk) 17:26, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * If wikinews had been in the position to have a reporter "on the ground" when this statement was given we'd have it on tape or similar. I am opposed to the removal of this statement, and note that the BBC article on the planned release of one of the prisoners mentions the "asymmetrical warfare" quote.  It isn't our job to stop this guy getting disciplined for opening his mouth and putting his foot in it. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:33, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * It's also my position to oppose the removal of the statement, on the grounds that removal of it takes away responses to the incident, which seems counter to trying to provide a neutral point of view. Qualified or not, a person quoted by a reporter is somehow involved. In these circumstances when the NPOV card is played, additional quotes from the other points of view are needed to address the situation. I am not objecting to their inclusion - therefore I'm not "pushing" any particular point of view. It's obvious to the readers who is going to be biased, so just reporting what is said by whom is perfectly reasonable. Karen 19:38, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I have added a sentence clarifying to readers that the concerned person apparently does not have a degree in psychology so his authority to comment on this matter might be questionable. PVJ [[Image:Flag of India.svg|25px]] (Talk) 15:04, 13 June 2006 (UTC)


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Rice beats Oklahoma in first round of NCAA Super Regional, 10-4

June 11, 2006

The Rice University baseball team defeated the University of Oklahoma 10-4 in the first game of the NCAA Super Regional.

Brian Friday and Josh Rodriguez helped push Rice to an early led with consecutive home runs in a four-run first inning.

Wayne Graham, Rice's head coach, said, "Obviously, I'm happy with the way we hit the ball. We attacked the ball real well. When we answered their runs, that was critical. We never got complacent."

Rice (54-10) and Oklahoma (44-21) will meet Sunday for the second game in the series at Rice's Reckling Park. If Oklahoma wins, a third game will be played Monday. If Rice wins, it would send the team to the College World Series for the fifth time, the first since winning the title in 2003.


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Biarritz defeat Toulouse to win French rugby championship

June 11, 2006

Biarritz defeated Stade Toulousain to win the 2005-06 Top 14 French rugby club championship. Biarritz was able to put the loss of the Heineken Cup final to Munster behind it and run 40 to 13 winners in France's domestic championship, claiming its second title in a row. The final was played at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Saturday. Biarritz made it to the final by defeating USA Perpignan the previous weekend, as did Toulouse with Stade Français.

Biarritz entered halftime leading Toulouse nine points to six. With the scores close, the game had the potential to go either way in the second half. However, defending champion Biarritz took control. Biarritz wings Jean-Baptiste Gobelet and Sireli Bobo, centre Damien Traille, hooker Benoit August and number eight Imanol Harinordoquy all scored trys for Biarritz in the second half. With Dimitri Yachvili being successful with three conversions, as well as booting another three penalty goals, Biarrirtz stormed to victory. Toulouse was only able to put Gregory Lamboley in for their only second half try, whilst a conversion and penalty goal by Jean-Baptiste Elissalde along with a drop-goal by Frederic Michalak saw the final score at 40 points to 13. Michalak left the field around the 60th minute, which may rule him out of France's tests against the Springboks and Romania later this month.


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Minor fix needed: current wording at the time of this post has "to request" "to request" doubled in the template text. -Edbrown05 08:32, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Fixed. --Chiacomo (talk) 08:41, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

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how long are user stats available to the checkuser tool? Must a request to do a checkuser fall within a certain time frame of the questioned event for the check to have more or less reliability? -Edbrown05 08:38, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
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May I ask why? international 14:35, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't know; I cannot edit it either at the moment - which I think is a good thing. If I were to guess, the reason is that this is a template for the RFCU which is not a policy page but a working page. Primary CheckUser policy is set by the Wikimedia Foundation, and not by Wikinews. Wikinews has the ability to create policy regarding CheckUser only where it does not contradict or modify the WMF policy. - Amgine 16:12, 11 June 2006 (UTC) (editing not logged in)
 * To edit our policy without contradict or modify the WMF policy is what I like to do. international 16:18, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Amgine should be able to edit it. Whats the policy modification you want? Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 16:20, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Amgine is not logged in at the moment, that is why he is not able to edit it. --Cspurrier 16:24, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * ahh, that makes sense. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 16:44, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * International: May I suggest you begin a discussion regarding Wikinews CheckUser policy in the Policy section of the Water cooler? - Amgine 16:38, 11 June 2006 (UTC) (editing not logged in)
 * Already done, and edits make good complements as it is bold suggestions untill accepted by concensus. Now, as I dont see any reasons to keep this page protected I ask anywikinewsie with administrarorbuttons to unprotect it. international 16:44, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

This is not a Wikinews policy page -- this is a page describing the conditions by which those with the CheckUser privilege will use the tool... it's a start. Perhaps I should say "Operating procedures". I'll make that change. The Wikipedia policy works quite well for them and doesn't permit "fishing" for answers; it is also compatible with the Wikimedia Privacy Policy and the CheckUser Policy. If there are additional restrictions that the community wishes to place on its use, I'm not opposed but those should developed seperately. If this page needs to be changed following that discussion, it can be changed. I don't wish, however, to make this policy any more lenient and I will strenuously oppose any proposal to broaden the conditions by which the tool may be used.

It is also protected because it is transcluded onto another page -- protection prevents folks from accidentally editing the page. --Chiacomo (talk) 22:00, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * You can oppose any changes to policy or "Operating procedures" as any other user. Not by missusing your administrator status which you are doing now. By acting like this you put your trust and status as a administrator in question. And by be linked to another page is not a reason to be protected. Unprotect it now please! international 11:54, 12 June 2006 (UTC)


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this template is wrong. it should link to all sister projects. there already exists template:commons just for commons. 203.214.115.130 09:42, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * It does link to all sisterprojects. See Category:Switzerland for an example. It sends you to commons:Category:Switzerland where you'll find a big box with links to all Wikimedia projects. See also here for a more thorough explanation. --Deprifry|+T+ 10:01, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Huh. I edit at Commons all the time and I never realised we were doing that. Interesting. :) thanks, 203.214.115.130 17:26, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

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War in Iraq
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Portal talk:Australia/2006 East Timor crisis

Isn't it kind of Australia-centric to think of this as an Australian issue? Isn't it an East Timorese issue????

Also, could someone please create RDRs East Timor and East timor to Portal:East Timor. OK, anons can create newpages from redlinks but not from search, I get it. --203.214.115.130 09:57, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * You raise a valid point - our coverage is rather Australian-centric. This refelcts the fact that most contributors covering this issue are Australian, and they write about what is relevant to them. The more people contribute from other countries, the more balanced the coverage becomes. - Borofkin 01:14, 13 June 2006 (UTC)


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Australian opposition promises to scrap workplace agreements

June 11, 2006

Kim Beazley leader of the Australian opposition has promised to scrap workplace agreements introduced as part of the Howard government's controversial Workchoices industrial relations reforms.

Speaking at the New South Wales Australian Labor Party today, Mr Beazley promised that a government under his leadership would create "a land of decency and fairness". Mr Beazley said such a plan has no place for individual Australian Workplace Agreements (AWA).

"I believe AWAs are nothing more than a means to cut wages, cut conditions, undermine decency and fairness in our workplaces," he said.

"So today delegates I announce that a Beazley Labor government will abolish John Howard's Australian Workplace Agreements."

The opposition leader told his party faithful that AWAs can not be fixed. "I know AWAs can't be fixed, they can't be made good, they must be rejected," said Mr Beazley.

Mr Beazley said a government under his leadership would reward hard work and effort.

"The government I lead will be guided by one core principle - when you put in, you get back," he said.

"That's my pact with middle Australia. When Australian workers put in a good day's work they'll get job security, decent wages, decent conditions, decent protections against unfair dismissal."

The announcement comes as the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) launches its multi-million dollar advertisement campaign against the government's changes. The unions say their ads portray the stories of real Australians who have been affected by the government's industrial relations reforms.

ACTU leader Greg Combet welcomed Mr Beazley's proposal, saying they were beneficial for both the ALP and the nation as a whole.

"It means that there is a clear choice between the Liberal-National government and the Labor Party on these industrial relations issues at the next election," he said.

"More important than policy commitments, what Mr Beazley is clearly articulating are labour movement values: fairness, decency, respect for people, dignity in their workplace, the right to be represented, sharing in the economic wealth.

"These are all extremely important values that he is articulating and I think it is those values that are going to put Labor in good stead."

Mr Combet said that the ALP state conference in NSW showed the amount of support Mr Beazley has within his party, despite recent party in-fighting, leadership speculation and attempts by the government to undermine Mr Beazley's leadership.

Australian Prime Minister, John Howard accused Mr Beazley of giving in to union pressure. "It is clear from Mr Beazley’s AWA rollback plan that the Labor Party will do whatever it takes to make the unions happy, even if it is at the expense of Australian workers," he said.

Mr Howard accused Mr Beazley of planning a return to an industrial relations system that left one million Australians without work. Mr Howard also said that Mr Beazley has promised to eliminate AWAs but has failed to put forward a replacement. "Mr Beazley today proposed that Labor would abandon AWAs but did not outline any replacement for the existing arrangements," said Mr Howard.

In a statement, Mr Howard said that Mr Beazley had no plan to ensure the continued growth of the Australian economy and accused Mr Beazley and his party of failing to "take advantage of an increasingly competitive global marketplace".

Defending his government's legislation that allows AWAs, Mr Howard said that AWAs give negotiating power to workers. "AWAs now play an integral role in the nation’s workplace relations culture, with almost one million Australian workers since 1996 enjoying the benefits of making workplace agreements on their terms, " he said

The Prime Minister also dismissed any claims that AWAs have reduced wages and satisfaction of employees. "AWAs have delivered higher wages, greater productivity and enhanced satisfaction for employees, " he said.


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Written primarily from mainstream media (the opposition and ACTU's side of the story). Comments by the PM are directly from his media release and the parliament hansard is used to provide evidence of the government undermining Mr Beazley's leadership (hint: search for Bill Shorten) - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 12:03, 11 June 2006 (UTC)


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Australia defeats England in rugby

June 11, 2006

Australia defeated England 34 points to three in the first of two rugby union test matches at Sydney's Telstra Stadium. The game was another meeting of the 2003 Rugby World Cup finalists, which saw Jonny Wilkinson land a field goal in extra time to win the Rugby World Cup, although the sides have played each other since then, it was the first return to Telstra. In the lead up to the game, England coach Andy Robinson slammed the condition of the pitch of Telstra Stadium. He visited the stadium the day before the test and said he had fears that scrums could be affected by the condition of the pitch. Scrums played a powerful role in the sides last contest at Twickenham last year when the English almost embarrassed the Wallabies with its impressive scrummaging. Since their last clash, John Connolly has been appointed the head coach of Australia, and the game against England will mark his debut. With a new-look team, the Wallabies entered the game having lost eight of its previous nine matches.

England's Olly Barkley kicked off the match, and just three minutes in, Australia was awarded a penalty. Stirling Mortlock's kick is wide of the posts, and the score remains nil-all. England's scrum prospered in the first twenty minutes, and Australia missed a few oppoortunities to score tries. In the 18th minute, England was penalised for not releasing the ball in the tackle. Mortlock was successful with the shot at goal, and Australia moved ahead, 3 points to nil. Just after twenty minutes England looked dangerous as Mike Catt throws a long pass to speedster Tom Varndell near their own goaline, but a stray pass to Tom Voyce led to little. Three minutes later Australia was awarded another penalty, and England found itself a little further behind on the scoreboard when Mortlock was successful with another penalty kick. Shortly after Iain Balshaw goes in for England off a Barkley kick, but being wrapped up by Australian captain George Gregan, the television match official ruled a no try. After an unsuccessful scrum on the Australian scoreline, Barkley misses a penalty kick just left to the posts. English captain Pat Sanderson makes an optimistic break shortly after though a pass is intercepted. Mortlock misses a penalty goal soon after, but on the stroke of half time he kicks another penalty goal to put Australia nine points in front as the game goes sinto half time.

Barkley got England's first points a few minutes into the second half, being successful with a penalty kick, taking the game to nine to three, with Australia still in front. Though shortly after Barkley is penalised for not releasing the ball, and Mortlock kicks a penalty goal to take Australia's lead to 12 points. Australian fullback Chris Latham scores the first try of the match in the 54th minute, with Mortlock's conversion, Australias takes a convincing 19 to 3 lead over the English. Australia furthered its lead to 22 points as Mortlock lands another penalty goal, with under 15 minutes remaining in the game, an English comeback seemed unlikely. Australia sealed the victory when Clyde Rathbone makes a break up field and passes to Mark Gerrard who regathers his own kick to score a try. Mortlock converts Gerrad's try, and Australia lead 29 points to three with around seven minutes remaining in the game. On debut, Rodney Blake charges over to score another try for the Wallabies and although Mortlock misses the conversion, Australia won 34 to three.

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Australian cabinet discounted potential security risks with nuclear energy

June 11, 2006

Australia's justice minister, Chris Ellison has said that the Australian federal cabinet did not consider security issues when it decided to setup an inquiry into nuclear power.

Speaking to the Nine Network, Senator Ellison said when considering energy, security concerns are not an issue. "When you look at sources of energy you don't look at any potential terrorist threat," he said.

The justice minister said that cabinet discussed measures for protecting crucial infrastructure but denies that a nuclear power station is any more of a target than the electricity grid or rail system.

Senator Ellison said that restricting the country's use on nuclear power because of the threat of terrorism was giving in to terrorists. "Energy sources are very important for the future of any community and I think we're not about to be stymied or restricted in that approach because of any threat of terrorism,"

"I mean, we're going to continue living in the way we do. Once we change that, the terrorists win," he said.

Leader of the Australian Greens Bob Brown says that the failure to consider security implications associated with nuclear power generation is "daft".

Senator Brown accused the government of failing to consider the possibility of nuclear material becoming available to terrorists. "It's daft to say the least and it's really pig-ignorant of the dangers of nuclear material coming into the hands of terrorists," he said.

Senator Brown said he is concerned that the move encourages Indonesia, a country that he claims to have a terrorist problem to build nuclear reactors. "The Government doesn't understand that their paving the way for nuclear enrichment or reactors in Australia encourages Indonesia, which has plans for up to 12 nuclear reactors and which the Government knows has real problems with terrorism."

The Greens leader said that there is a possibility a nuclear reactor could become a terrorist target. "It does make the threat of terrorists getting nuclear materials or targeting a reactor real, and it must be a consideration for any inquiry," he said.

The opposition has also raised concerns about security risks associated with nuclear energy. Stephen Smith said, "We don't think that the economics are there for nuclear power stations in Australia, let alone the national security risks that go with that and the waste disposal risks that go with that."


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Fernando Alonso wins British Grand Prix

June 11, 2006

Fernando Alonso for the first time in his career won the FIA Formula-1 British Grand Prix at the Silverstone Circuit.

Alonso was in the lead for the most of the race. Michael Schumacher started third, but finished before Kimi Raikkonen. Alonso teammate Giancarlo Fisicella beat Felipe Massa on the second pit stop and finished on the back of Raikkonen.

Bad luck for Jenson Button, ruefull race for English fans.

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Talk:Iraq: Alleged death squad members beheaded in new video

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suggest we go back to the old title unless some corroboration is found for the claim that the victims are members of a death squad. the idea is to not highlight one side of a contested/controversial view by placing it in the title. Doldrums 13:07, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
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Original reporting notes
TV channel - Ren TV, Russia

Date - 11.06.2006

Time - 14:00-14:45 MSK - «Formula 1»: «Countdown»

Time - 14:45-16:15 MSK - «Formula 1»: «Race: Live from Britain»

Time - 16:15-17:45 MSK - «Formula 1»: «Hot review. Best moments of GP»

Commentators - Alexey Popov (live event), Aleksey Leontiev & Maria Rumyantseva (TV-show before and after the race)

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Netherlands ease to 1-0 win in Group C

June 11, 2006

Arjen Robben was the difference as the Netherlands won its first World Cup match 1-0 against Serbia and Montenegro in Leipzig, Germany, Sunday.

The attacking midfielder, who plays for English club side Chelsea, dazzled in the Zentralstadion; almost as bright as the sunlight which had split half the field into dark shadow by the end of the match.

The shadows the Serbia and Montenegro team chased in the game were that of the Flying Dutchman. The goal Robben scored, enough to win the game for his side, was tucked away in a one-on-one with Dragoslav Jervic after he had out-sprinted the defence to reach a through ball.

In the second half Marco Van Basten's team seemed to suffer with the heat as opposition got more offensive play; but a goal for Serbia and Montenegro did not look likely.

Serbia and Montenegro gave up 60 percent of the ball possession to the Netherlands, which also restricted the Balkan's team to just four shots on target.

And with its accurate passes, skill and pace the team, known as the "Orange men" for the colour of their kit, still threatened. In the second half Robin Van Persie's free kick was driven low across the goal and missed the far post, as well as Holland's forwards, by centimeters.

The match was decided by a single goal partly because it was tightly contested in midfield; of the six yellow cards issued by German referee Markus Merk, they all went to defenders and midfield players.

Robben's individual display, which included a moment when he evaded two opposition players only for his shot to be blocked, earned him the man of the match award from Fifa's technical study group. He was the bright spark that exposed Serbia and Montenegro's lack of pace in defence.

Ilija Petkovic's team did not create enough goal-scoring chances and might think to beat Ivory Coast and Argentina, the two other teams in Group C, they need to work on the attack game.

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Group C

Attendance: 37'216

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Serbia and Montenegro

 * 01 D Jevric
 * 03 I Dragutinovic 81' Yellow card.svg
 * 06 G Gavrancic 90' Yellow card.svg
 * 14 N Djordjevic (Substituted: 42' O Koroman 64' Yellow card.svg)
 * 20 M Krstajic
 * 04 I Duljaj
 * 10 D Stankovic 34' Yellow card.svg
 * 11 P Djordjevic
 * 17 A Nadj
 * 08 M Kezman (Substituted: 67' D Ljuboja )
 * 09 S Milosevic (Substituted: 45' N Zigic)

Netherlands

 * 01 E Van der Sar
 * 14 J Heitinga 85' Yellow card.svg
 * 04 J Mathijsen (Substituted: 86' K Boulahrouz )
 * 13 A Ooijer
 * 05 G Van Bronckhorst 56' Yellow card.svg
 * 20 W Sneijder
 * 18 M Van Bommel (Substituted:60' D Landzaat)
 * 08 P Cocu
 * 17 R Van Persie
 * 09 R van Nistelrooy (Substituted: 69' D Kuyt)
 * 11 A Robben

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Semi-protection is not intended to be a long-term action, and this category is a useful way to regularly review pages which have been semi-protected and try to get them unprotected in a reasonable time frame.

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Wikinews:Briefs/June 11, 2006

The time is 18:00 (UTC) on June 11th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs.

Three inmates commit suicide at Guantanamo detention facility
Cuba

Three inmates hung themselves with nooses made from their bedsheets at the U.S. base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Australian cabinet discounted potential security risks with nuclear energy
Australia

Australia's justice minister, Chris Ellison has said that the Australian federal cabinet did not consider security issues when it decided to setup an inquiry into nuclear power.

Australian opposition promises to scrap workplace agreements
Australia

Kim Beazley leader of the Australian opposition has promised to scrap workplace agreements introduced   as part of the Howard government's controversial    Workchoices industrial relations reforms.

Netherlands ease to 1-0 win in Group C
sports – football or soccer

Arjen Robben was the difference as the Netherlands won their first World Cup match 1-0 against Serbia and Montenegro in Leipzig, Germany, Sunday.

Biarritz defeat Toulouse to win French rugby championship
sports - rugby

Biarritz have defeated Stade Toulousain to win the 2005-06 Top 14 French rugby club championship.

Fernando Alonso wins British Grand Prix
sports – racing

Fernando Alonso for the first time in his career won the FIA Formula-1 British Gran Prix at the Silverstone Circuit.

Australia defeat England in rugby
sports - rugby

Australia has defeated England 34 points to three in the first of two rugby union test matches at Sydney's Telstra Stadium.

Rice beats Oklahoma in first round of NCAA Super Regional, 10-4
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The Rice University baseball team defeated the University of Oklahoma 10-4 in the first game of the NC-Double-A Super Regional.

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Lauren Nelson crowned Miss Oklahoma

June 11, 2006

Lauren Nelson, 19, sophomore at, was crowned last night at the Oral Roberts University. Nelson is the youngest contestant to become Miss Oklahoma. She will receive a $16,000 scholarship and represent Oklahoma in the.

Nelson is the daughter of Mark and Sherrell Nelson of. Competing for the first time in the Miss Oklahoma pageant; she became qualified for the pageant at the Oklahoma State Fair. In 2004, Nelson was Miss Teen Oklahoma.

Lindsay Miller from, Miss Grand Lake, won an $8,000 scholarship for being the first runner-up.

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Mexico score three against Iran in Group D

June 11, 2006 Two half-time substitutions by Ricardo La Volpe helped Mexico to a 3-1 win over Iran in Nuremburg, Germany on Sunday.

The first half of this Group D tie ended 1-1 and it appeared to be a close contest between two hard-working teams. Then the Mexican coach Ricardo La Volpe, who was observed smoking a cigarette during the game, made two substitutions at half time. This seemed to change the game. Shifting from three to two forwards, in the second half the Central Americans won the ball more often in midfield; they then piled pressure on the Iranian goal with an effective short passing game. Iran failed to adequately adapt to this tactical change.

With 15 minutes remaining an Iranian defensive error led to the game-winning goal, and a great flowing move four minutes later made the result look convincing for Mexico.

The Mexican team did lose experienced striker Jared Borgetti to what seemed to be a leg muscle injury on 46 minutes. This will be a concern to the coach. But the majestic performance of captain Rafael Marquez, who seemed to be nearly everywhere, ensured onfield leadership was unaffected.

His team had to wait a while for the go-ahead goal. On 75 minutes Ebrahim Mirzapour's clearance fell short; his centre back then failed to control the ball and Omar Bravo was put through to slide the ball in for his second goal. In the first half Bravo had deflected a Guillermo Franco header into the net for his first.

Iran, in all red kit, had a good first period but was out-played in the second. Iran equalised from a goalkeeper error on 36 minutes. Centre back Yahya Golmohammadi poked into the top of an empty net after Mexico keeper Oswaldo Sanchez had leaped and missed at a ball crossed in from a corner kick.

Branko Ivankovic's Iran side conceded the third goal on 79 minutes, Mexico's familiar green and white shirts now swarming all over the Iranian defence. Zinha passed the ball wide to the right of the penalty area. Zinha, surging forward, rose unmarked on the penalty spot to greet the cross and guided the ball into the bottom right corner of Mirzapour's net.

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Group D

Attendance: 41'000

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Iran

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 * 04 Y Golmohammadi
 * 05 R Rezaei
 * 13 H Kaabi
 * 20 M Nosrati (Substituted: 81' A Borhani)
 * 02 M Mahdavikia
 * 06 J Nekounam 55'Yellow card.svg
 * 08 A Karimi (Substituted: 62' M Madanchi)
 * 14 A Teymourian
 * 09 V Hashemian
 * 10 A Daei

Mexico

 * 01 O Sanchez
 * 03 C Salcido 91' Yellow card.svg
 * 16 M Mendez
 * 05 R Osorio
 * 14 G Pineda
 * 04 R Marquez
 * 06 G Torrado 18' Yellow card.svg (Substituted: 45' L Perez)
 * 08 P Pardo
 * 10 G Franco (Substituted: 45' A Zinha)
 * 09 J Borgetti (Substituted: 52' F Fonseca)
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Third former Williams trader admits manipulating natural gas prices

June 11, 2006

Daryl Brown, former trader of Oklahoma-based Williams Power Company, pleads guilty in federal court of conspiracy to manipulate natural gas prices between 1998 and 2002, during the California energy crisis. Brown is the third Williams trader to plead guilty of similar charges since 2004. Brown had agreed to cooperate in an ongoing probe.

U.S. Attorney Kevin Ryan said, "Mr. Brown admitted that approximately 75 percent of the trades he reported to industry newsletters were deliberately fabricated. These false data skewed published prices so the company could illegally profit."

Brown will be sentenced on September 22.


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Talk:Lauren Nelson crowned Miss Oklahoma

Reference to location
To open an article with a location, it is implying that the reporter was at the cited location when the report was written. This goes back to phoning in a story (or earlier) and the copy being typed as you talk. In most cases it is inappropriate for Wikinews, but I stand to be corrected on that. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:14, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * You might be right. I've had the hardest time finding that type of info on here :(  And #wikinews is too dead to get responses to noob questions like that heh.  If that's the case, I wish Dateline would actually say that though.  I'll go ahead and throw my noob question in #wikinews anyhow. Ashlux 19:19, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * You are right. I went ahead and added a note to the top of dateline to hopefully help those of us that missed it the first time in the style guide :-) Ashlux 19:35, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

There is contention about Brian McNeil's suggestion. While it can indicate the location where the story was filed, "in journalism, the location in the dateline may either refer to the location of where the article was filed or where the event happened even if the writer was not physically present." The style guide implies that Wikinews uses dateline exclusively for the former and was edited to state such when I expressed issue with the trend of reverting its use for the latter. I think this restriction does disservice to writers who wish to indicate the location of the story events within the first few words of a story. Karen 20:32, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Anyway, my simple suggestion is to use your own judgement. In this story, the reader is immediately aware of the event's location because of the headline. In some stories, the headline (or even the opening sentence) may not convey it. I suggest using dateline (as real journalists do) for those instances, or cleverly re-writing the headline or opening sentence to immediately indicate the story's location. I'll review all your dateline-to-date revisions to see if any make better sense to use dateline instead of date. Karen 20:51, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

I found only one revision where use of date instead of dateline removed useful information from the story and I rolled-back the edit. Generally the dateline template isn't useful in all situations, but there are times when I'd suggest using it against the implied restrictions stated in the style guide. Karen 20:58, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Some of us are sleeping on #wikinews-en (when we're not at BBQs). I'm used to the daeline template being reserved for original reporting from the scene.  When I see it elsewhere it is frequently reporting from the nearest major city on events in the surrounding countryside. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:55, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks again Karen =) I'll keep that in mind when I add other things involving Oklahoma that I get from Google Alerts (this is very nice service since I don't receive a local newspaper or watch the local news). Ashlux 22:40, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

I mentioned this on the water cooler months ago - why have a dateline template to mean what the original reporting template means? I feel that sometimes there's a place for the dateline tag when it's not original reporting. I believe this because of the Wikinews style guide entry that states the dateline is placed for either reason - story filed or event takes place. It's a useful device that I'd hate to see only relegated only to the story filing location. At very worst, the Wikinews style guide needs rewriten, because the Wikipedia entry on dateline fails to mention the dateline's dual use. When the dateline isn't from the event location, but from the story's filing point, that it's lead me to believe the event took place where the story was filed, which isn't always true. (An example is when a bank robbery occurred a few thousand feet from Disney World, a few miles from Buena Vista, but the dateline indicated that the event took place in Kissimmee. The story did not define the location at all.) This is a topic that needs consensus Karen 23:21, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I was kind of thinking the same thing with the location it's filed at. I'm going to take a wild stab this talk page isn't the place for such a debate lol.  I'm not particularly convinced how I had been using it was bad/wrong - even if the location is obvious from the article. It is kind of nice to have one location to glance at for that information. Hmm.. where's the place to get concensus on this? =) Ashlux 23:56, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Some people'd say the Water Cooler, but I bring my own beverage and rarely visit it. Since it's a style issue mentioned in the style guide, maybe the style guide's talk page? Of course, few people read there. The discussion could be anywhere, just flag that page for community attention and/or mention it on well read non-story pages that seem to apply. Water cooler and Style guide talk come to mind, as well as this page.
 * Where I work (which is at a news outlet), Datelines are used to indicate where a story is, that way readers from the area might be drawn to it. In the past they may have been used for that, but I think the inherent change in the nature of news sources and the time people spend reading the news justifies a change to indicating the location of a news event.


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Opening day of the 56th Bad Hersfeld Festival

During a ceremonial act the 56th Bad Hersfeld Festival opened in Stiftsruine Bad Hersfeld, yesterday afternoon.

Manager of the festival Elke Hesse and mayor Hartmut H. Boehmer presented the welcoming speech. The Viennese Elke Hesse is the first woman who runs the festival. The Hessian minister of state delivered the greeting of the provincial government and chairman of Federal Dr. Norbert Lammert spoke to the audience. They characterised the cultural importance of the festival.

First premiere was the classic of Goethes „Faust“ on the very same evening. Further premieres are „Dreigroschenoper“ from Bertolt Brecht, The Taming of the Shrew from William Shakespeare, „Das Spiel von Liebe und Zufall“ from Pierre de Marivaux an the childrens act Town Musicians of Bremen from Brothers Grimm. Supplemented by classical music concerts in the afternoon, the theater performances take place in the evening until August 6, 2006.


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Portugal win against World Cup first timers in Group D

June 11, 2006 Portugal strolled out a 1-0 Group D victory against Angola while fans jeered in Köln, Germany, Sunday.

With the goal scored after four minutes it might have seemed the game would be a rout for the Portugal side. With attacking stars Figo, Ronaldo and Pauleta, they lined up against an Angolan team who made their first appearance at the World Cup in the Rhein Energie Stadion.

But a score of 6-0 or 5-1 - the scores of the two times the teams had played in their recent fixtures - was not to be. And, in a defensive move, on 61 minutes Ronaldo, was pulled off by Portugal's Brazilian coach Luis Felipe Scolari.

Ronaldo in the first half had a header that hit the Angolan crossbar but it might be the yellow card the gifted 20-year-old had received which prompted the move to rest the player.

Angola did not make the game easy but when it seemed the Portugal coach was content with his side to defend the lead against the former Portugal colony some in the crowed jeered loud enough to be heard on television.

This would be no disrespect to Figo who was on exceptional form, involved in almost every Portugal attack. Despite the defensive tactics he might have created more goals but for the deep-sitting Angolan defence that made it difficult to get a clear sight of goal.

Angola, in an apparent attempt to keep the score respectable, kept 11 men in their own half of the pitch for much of the game. In the second half, as the clock ticked, Angola appeared reluctant to attack the Portugal goal in numbers such that Portugal could catch them on the break.

The only goal conceded by Luis De Oliveira Goncalves side was the result of the inventive play of Portugal's famous number seven. Figo cleverly knocked the ball around a defender and ran at speed into the penalty box. His run brought Angolan goalkeeper Joao Ricardo toward him, and Figo found Pauleta in the perfect position to pass the ball into the net.

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Attendance: 45'000

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

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 * 07 P Figueiredo (80' M Miloy)
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 * 14 A Mendonca
 * 17 J Ze Kalanga (70' N Edson)
 * 10 F Akwa (59' P Mantorras)

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 * 05 F Meira
 * 13 L Miguel
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 * 16 A Ricardo Carvalho
 * 08 A Petit (Substituted: 72' N Maniche)
 * 19 C Tiago (Substituted: 82' H Viana)
 * 07 L Figo
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Snow hits New Zealand

June 12, 2006

A huge snowstorm has hit New Zealand.

Some parts of South Canterbury have had as much as 30 cm.

Some bus services in Christchurch have closed down, including the Rangiora line.

Christchurch Airport has closed.

The MetService reports that there is a good chance of getting up to a half a metre of snow.

Further north in Auckland, the bad weather also caused power outages when an earth-wire at the Otahuhu substation snapped. The substation is the main supplier of power going into Auckland.

Internet Service Provider (ISP) Xtra reports that some people will experience Internet failure, especially where the power outages are, Auckland and the rest of the upper North Island.

The power is expected to be back by at least nightfall NZST, however some places are reporting to have had power back.

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Anti-Tubby Smith ad rejected by University of Kentucky student paper

June 11, 2006

The Kentucky Kernel, the University of Kentucky student newspaper, rejected a full-page ad calling for Tubby Smith's dismissal as the men's basketball head coach. Richard Cheeks, a professor at the school, and a group called Concerned Fans for UK Basketball sought the $1,700 ad.

Cheeks said "We see the program in decline. ... We don't want it to decline the way the Louisville program did in the latter years when Denny Crum was there. So we decided that we were going to begin to get our message out."

A spokesman for Kentucky basketball, Scott Stricklin, said "Being that he's one of the nation's winningest coaches, he pretty much knows what it takes to win championships because he's done it here," Stricklin said.

The Kentucky Kernel's general manager, Chris Poore, the decision to reject the ad was without the influence from the University of Kentucky's administration.

In the past nine seasons at Kentucky, Smith has obtained a 241-71 record, including winning the 1998 national championship.


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Oklahoma baseball team defeats Rice, evens series in NCAA Super Regional

June 12, 2006

The University of Oklahoma baseball team defeated Rice University 11-5 in the second game of the NCAA Super Regional Sunday. Oklahoma's (45-21) win over Rice (54-11) evened the series to 1-1.

Ryan Rohlinger led the Sooners hitting 3-for-4, which including two RBI at the plate. Offensively, every one of Oklahoma's starters had at least one hit.

Oklahoma and Rice will meet again at Monday at Rice's Reckling Park. The winner of this game will go on to play in the College World Series. The game can be seen in Oklahoma live at noon on ESPN.


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Blair asked to intervene as British artist faces jail in Turkey for collage

June 12, 2006

Tony Blair has been asked to speak out on behalf of a British artist,, who has been charged in Turkey with "insulting the (Turkish) prime minister's dignity". This carries a sentence of up to 3 years in jail. The case was brought after Dickinson displayed a collage showing Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish Prime Minister, as a dog, being awarded a rosette by President Bush in a pet show.


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German tax authority migrating 12,000 desktops to SuSE Linux and KDE

June 12, 2006

The Lower Saxony, Germany tax authority is migrating 12,000 desktops to use SuSE Linux with KDE as the desktop environment. The systems are being migrated from Sun's Solaris x86 version 8, which has been in use at the organization since 2002.

According to Eva Brucherseifer, president of the KDE community in Germany and managing director of basysKom, the migration process in its "peak phase" and is porting 300 systems every day. The company basysKom is configuring the desktops.

Brucherseifer said "The decision made by the Regional Tax Office in Lower Saxony represents an important step towards increased flexibility, enhanced usability and — last but not least — reduced training and support costs."

German cities using or planning to use open source software include Schwäbisch Hall, Mannheim, Treuchtlingen, Leonberg and Isernhagen. Mannheim is planning to deploy Linux on 110 servers and 3,700 desktops.


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I am listening to The Breeze, Christchurch (94.5) for more up-to-date information and then adding it.

Spelling variation
Imroy's edit of metre -> meter was reverted. Both are correct, but the first is how the Kiwi's spell it. Karen 02:29, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Ummm, no it isn't... Most of us spell it in the Commonwealth verison of metre :) (I'm not changing it back yet as I'd like your feedback first...) R2b2 02:35, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Why would you change it back to the North American spelling? metre- n. Chiefly British variant of meter. Why not leave it be? It's correct for the story's location and it's how the originating author spelled it. Karen 02:46, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Ok I got confused with my last comment and thought you had written meter -> metre. The reason I got confused is because Imroy's edit was actually from meter -> metre (note American -> British). So the revert put it back to the American spelling.
 * So basically I'm saying that I agree with you but that isn't how the story is currently... (At least I think that's what I'm saying :) ) R2b2 02:56, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I was looking at the diff panels backwards. I better back away from the computer now before I make a bigger fool out of myself. Karen 02:59, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Storm caused power outage
User:R2b2's edit claims The snow isn't responsible for the power outage I don't believe..., but the edit removed the claim that "A huge snowstorm has hit New Zealand causing power outages in Auckland."

Since the line "Further north in Auckland, the bad weather also caused power outages when an earth-wire at the Otahuhu substation snapped." was added, I won't revert the edit. Karen 02:35, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Sorry should have been a bit clearer - the whole story is that the same storm that caused the snow also caused the power outages in Auckland; not because of snow but because of high winds. Basically the snow is only causing problem in the South Island of NZ and the central North Island. Its just plain old windy and rainy everywhere else :) R2b2 02:42, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Right, so saying that a snowstorm caused a power outage in Auckland would be correct. I didn't say the snow did it - how could little fluffy bits ruin the lines? It would take a lot of snow piling on the lines to break them. That'd be a real story! Karen 02:49, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Well, alright. The way it reads now is good. Sorry to be such a pain. Karen 02:52, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

It's us North Hemisphere fools that keep thinking that further north is colder and where the snow is. And just why are you getting snowstorms in the Summer, anyway? Urf. Karen 02:55, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * It's the first month of winter. ;) nzgabriel 07:00, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

I know, couldn't stand the Summer here a few years ago and I went skiing in Queenstown, NZ one North American Summer. (I was joking about why you're getting a snow storm this time of year.) I should have remembered that the South Island is colder because it's closer to the pole, but you see I'm trying to think in both hemispheres at once while it's past my bedtime. All this thinking from the Kiwi point of view has got me turned around twice. I didn't have any trouble driving in New Zealand, either - it was when I got home that I had the trouble. Karen 16:52, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * That's Americans for ya (joking).nzgabriel
 * yes that is why you got punished by Osama my-home-boy bin Ladenator

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Argentina defeat Wales 27 to 25 in rugby

June 12, 2006

Argentina has defeated Wales in rugby at Raul Conti Stadium in Puerto Madryn on Sunday. Both nations scored three tries each, but it was the kicking of Federico Todeschini that got Argentina home in the 27 to 25 win. It was Welsh head coach Gareth Jenkins's first game in charge.

After opening pressure applied by the Welsh, Mark Jones scored the opening try of the game, dashing over in the corner to give the Welsh a five to nil lead after five minutes. The try was not converted. However Argentina was quick to reply as Juan Manuel Leguizamon scores a try for the Pumas one minute later to level the scores at five-all. With Federico Todeschini being successful with his conversion, Argentina takes the lead seven to five. Ian Evans intercepts a pass and runs 60m to score Wales' second try. With Nicky Robinson's conversion, Wales is back in front with a 12 to seven lead. Gavin Thomas is yellow-carded at the ruck which results in a penalty for Argentina which Todeschini kicks to bring the score to 12 to 10 to Wales. One man down, Wales avoids conceding another try as Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe penalisesd for a double-movement. One minute from half-time Wales has second played yellow-carded in Alix Popham. Argentina scores a late try with Jose Maria Nunez Piossek running in the right corner. Todeschin adds the conversion,subsequent penalty shots are taken by both nations, though Wales' missed and Argentina goes into the break leading 20 to 12.

Six minutes into the second half, Robinson misses a long range penalty goal and the scores remain at 20 to 12 for Argentina. However, in the 62nd minute he gets another shot at goal and is successful to get Wales to 15 to 20. Minutes later Rodrigo Roncero is sent to the sin bin for Argentina, and Robison kicks a penalty goal to narrow the gap to 20 to 18. With just two points separating the nations, with three minutes remaining, Francisco Leonelli scores a try for Argentina and Todeschini's conversion takes their lead to 27 to 18. However, in the third minute of extra play, James Hook scores a try for Wales and Robinson adds the conversion. However, after Wales is penalised for holding on in a tackle, the referee signals the end of the match and Argentina wins 27 to 25.


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Australian healthcare workers don't wash hands often enough

June 12, 2006

Researchers at the University of New South Wales have discovered that Australian healthcare workers do not wash their hands often enough in the course of their work. Researchers claim the practice places patients at risk of contracting infections.

The study, which looked into hygiene practices in Australian hospitals, found that some healthcare workers only washed their hands 15 percent of the time. Mary-Louise McLaws, a researcher at the University of NSW, said that the research found that most staff only washed their hands after using the toilet or when they felt dirty.

Professor McLaws said healthcare workers should wash their hands after coming into contact with each and every patient. Even after simple tasks such as taking a patient's temperature and making a bed, healthcare workers should wash their hands according to the study.

Researchers explained that despite more sinks being placed in hospitals, infection rates were still high. They concluded that behaviour modification was also required.

The study also found that hand washing after coughing or sneezing was beneficial for preventing the spread of influenza. Professor McLaws said, "We really need to get the message into the community that we wash our hands to protect others too".


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I think Palestine should be listed in the middle east
 * So do I, so I added it. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 07:49, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

And I would add also Kurdistan
 * Kurdistan is not currently a recognised state. --Brian McNeil / talk 08:44, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Neither is Palestine. And Kurdistan is "a state within a state" in Iraq" where Kurds have de facto independence

 * I think the "Palestinian Territories" should be changed to "Palestinian Authority" and that a superscript of "1" should be added, for it is disputed as well. --User:notloggedin 18:35, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

I would add both and mark them as not recognized as a state but I will not add it until agreement is reached. --User:Anonymous101 Talk 16:10, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

 * What about the report of woman who was gang-raped -- and then sentenced to prison for speaking out about the case in Saudi Arania.

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/19/saudi.rape.victim/index.html 132.72.71.51 11:25, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Why is Pakistan not listed?
Pakistan should most certainly be listed under Wikinews' Middle East Portal. While geographically, there is an argument to be made for Pakistan being part of South Asia, it is culturally and religiously far closer to Egypt or Turkey than to India or Thailand. Therefore, I request that someone add Pakistan to the Middle East Portal as well as Turkmenistan. Thank you!

Please note: I would add Pakistan and Turkmenistan myself, but I am not able to figure out how. Therefore, someone please add it. Thanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Agomulka (talk • contribs)
 * ✅. Cirt (talk) 13:26, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

"Latest News" from 13th July?
I see that the latest news comes from 13th July (in the "Latest news" section, not the other ones. That's quite unnormal... so please fix it, thanks!--192.115.135.58 09:34, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
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5 killed, 35 injured in train crash in Israel

June 12, 2006

A train carrying 200 people has crashed into a pick-up truck in Netanya, Israel. At least 75 people are injured and at least five have died. Police say that the truck was pushed onto the tracks by another car when the train smashed into it. The driver was not injured.

"A train travelling from Tel Aviv to Haifa struck a truck at ... a junction. As a result of the impact, the first three carriages of the train were derailed. We are dealing with a large number of casualties," said a spokesman for the Israeli Police.

Witnesses say that the driver of the truck managed to escape before the train hit the vehicle "crushing" it in the process.

"I'm not sure why (the truck) got stuck, but its two front wheels got caught. The driver got out before the crossing gate came down. ... The train just continued steaming ahead with the truck, and the truck was crushed," said Miri, a witness on the scene.

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10-year-old child takes grandmother's car for 85 Km drive

June 12, 2006 Police in the Australian state of New South Wales have reported that they pulled over a 10 year-old child driving his grandmother's car along the Newell Highway in North-Western NSW on Sunday.

According to police, they received numerous calls around 12:30 p.m. AEST on Sunday from truck drivers who were concerned that two children appeared to be alone in a red Holden Commodore station wagon, one of which was driving along the busy highway. The Newell Highway is the primary road transport route between Melbourne and Brisbane.

Moree police dispatched a highway patrol unit that located the vehicle 35 km North of Moree.

When signalled by police, the 10-year-old driver pulled over and got out of the vehicle with his six-year-old brother to speak to police. They told police that they were with their grandmother in Boggabilla when they decided to visit their grandfather in Moree, 120 km South. The children said they had taken their grandmother's car to make the trip. When pulled over by police, they had travelled around 85 km.

Sergeant Matt Clifford said "They appeared to be driving normally … certainly better than probably some other people on that road".

Police drove the vehicle to the children's grandparents' home in Moree where the children were returned to their grandparents.


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Original Reporting
Written mainly from the police news release. The SMH article was used for the policeman's comments about the child's driving. The SMH article seemed to be a little inaccurate compared to the police release in some areas, hence the reason it is not the primary source - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 10:41, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Name nitpicking...
...should kilometer be capitalized "Km" ? This may be AUS standard, but it's the 1st time I've seen it like that... 68.39.174.238 16:01, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Is there a standard which covers this? - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 01:05, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I can't find anything but according to Wikipedia, the abbreviation of kilometre is km. (In the Talk page someone asks why it isn't Km and its stated that its because the abbreviation for kilo is k not K - K is the standard for Kelvin I believe) R2b2 01:18, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

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Large meteorite strikes in Norway

June 12, 2006

A large meteorite slammed into the side of a mountain near the area of Troms and Finnmark in Norway at about 2:05 a.m. on June 9, 2006.

Scientists say the explosive force of the meteorite could have been "compared to the Hiroshima bomb." Truls Lynne Hansen of the Northern Lights Observatory, however, called this description "an exaggeration."

"This is simply exceptional. I cannot imagine that we have had such a powerful meteorite impact in Norway in modern times. If the meteorite was as large as it seems to have been, we can compare it to the Hiroshima bomb. There were ground tremors, a house shook and a curtain was blown into the house," said Norwegian astronomer, Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard.

"Of course the meteorite is not radioactive, but in explosive force we may be able to compare it to the bomb," added Ødegaard.

The last record for a meteorite impact in Norway was Alta, weighing over 198 pounds. It struck in 1904.

"The record was the Alta meteorite that landed in 1904. That one was 90 kilos (198 lbs) but we think the meteorite that landed Wednesday was considerably larger," said Ødegaard. He also said that area residents could find remnants of the meteor.

Professor Kaare Aksnes of the Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics at the University of Oslo later apologised for the comprison with the Hiroshima bomb "We cannot be completely sure, but the light and sound phenomena were exceptional. It indicates that there has been a great deal of energy involved."

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Singer Kevin Aviance attacked outside Manhattan, N.Y. gay bar

June 12, 2006

Kevin Aviance, a 38-year-old gay male drag queen and singer, was attacked outside the "Phoenix," a gay bar in Manhattan, New York's East Village. Police say that he suffered head injuries, a broken jaw and bruises, but is in stable condition.

"I thought they were going to kill me. I was thinking 'Is this the way I'm going to die?’” said Aviance.

Police call the assault a hate crime and say that four boys ages 16-20 are responsible for the attack. Police also say the boys were calling Aviance "faggot." Jarell Sears and Akino George, 20, Gregory Archie, 18 and Gerard Johnson, 16 are being charged with first-degree assault and hate crimes.

According to Len Evans, the publicist of Aviance, people who were walking by refused to help. Evans also said that Aviance was not in drag at the time of the attack, saying that he was "dressed like a boy." Evans also says that at least "six or seven" people were involved in the attack.

"They kicked me in my back, they kicked in my knees. They just kept kicking," said Aviance. "I've been doing this for 15 years and I've never been harassed. If anything people approach me with warmth."

Aviance was scheduled to perform at several gay pride events in Manhattan, before the pride parade on June 25. Evans says that he will not be performing at those events.

"I'm supposed to be doing all this stuff. With my jaw wired shut, what can I do?" added Aviance.

Aviance has had several number one dance hits including "Din Da Da" in 1997, "Alive" in 2003 and "Give It Up" in 2004.


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Australian late scores down Japan 3-1 in Group F

June 12, 2006

Australia's much awaited first match of the 2006 tournament ended in a 3-1 win over Japan in the opening game of Group F, Monday.

In what amounted to a dramatic last 10 minutes Guus Hiddink's side overturned Japan's single goal lead as the searing heat of the Fritz Walter Stadium, Kaiserslauten, made Australia's all-out-attack brand of football too hot to handle.

Australia had faced disciplined and organised Japanese defending for 84 minutes of the game. Captain Tsuneyasu Miyamoto looked impressive while goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi made key saves against Australian captain Mark Viduka - including a double one in the first half.

The Socceroos might consider themselves unfortunate for the goal they conceded. It was disputed with questions of goalkeeper interference. In any event, on 25 minutes Mark Schwarzer failed to reach a cross looped in from the right; the ball sailed over his head and into the net.

The match had good passing, inventive plays; both sides played with three defenders and encouraged attacking football, with much of the play in and around the penalty areas. After second half substitutions, Australia ended the match with three forwards over six feet in height and this may have made the difference.

But had Japan scored from a number of good opportunities they made the Australian come back may not have been enough.

The equaliser on 84 minutes owed to similar element of luck or goalkeeping error as the first goal. The Japan keeper missed a throw from the left. The ball fell loose to midfielder Tim Cahill, close to the penalty spot. The substitute drove the ball low through the legs of players to score.

Then the Japanese may feel unfortunate - a minute later Tim Cahill appeared to up-end a Japanese player in his penalty box. No penalty was given; the score remained 1-1.

Zico, the Brazilian manager of the Japanese team who had been minutes from successfully guiding his team to a first game win, then watched as Tim Cahill on 89 minutes scored his second from the top of the semi-circle; with much deftness, he curled the ball in off the right post. Kawaguchi had no chance.

At this point the Japanese, in the 30-plus Celsius heat, seemed to be exhausted while the Australian substitutes were just warming up. Substitute John Aloisi used his pace to beat Yuichi Komano and put the ball in the bottom left corner for the third goal.

There were seven cautions in the game and a total of 33 fouls. However; it was Australia, who had more cautions and committed twice as many fouls as their opponents, whose extra aggression paid in the end.

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Attendance: 46'000

Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah

Australia

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 * 09 M Viduka

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 * 14 A Santos
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 * 22 Y Nakazawa
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 * 07 H Nakata
 * 10 S Nakamura
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 * 13 A Yanagisawa (Substituted: 79' S Ono)