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Talk:Feminist gathering in Tehran dispersed by police

Article would be better if it commented on civil rights laws in Iran. For example, do Iranian citizens have the equivalent of America's First Amendment rights? Free speech, right to "assemble and petition the government for grievances"?

Does the law in Iran or specifically Tehran require permits for demonstrations? If so, did this demo have a permit? If not, what did the organizers expect? Did they (perhaps) organize the demo to attract police reaction? (Not saying they did, just asking.) --Ed Poor 14:09, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Start with Persian Constitutional Revolution and then go through Iranian women. There's been a constant struggle between constitutionalists and royalists (supported by UK, US) and now the clergy (since 1979) for the last 100 years in Iran. Both these articles could do with some more well researched info, feel free to contribute to them! One bit you might find interesting (though it doesn't say much and doesn't link to an external (farsi or English) text):
 * The Supplementary Fundamental Laws approved in 1907 provided, within limits, for freedom of press, speech, and association, and for security of life and property.
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War on terrorism memorial planned near Oklahoma Capitol

June 15, 2006

A memorial dedicated to Oklahomans killed in the war on terrorism is planned for just north of the Oklahoma Capitol. The memorial would be built next to the proposed Veterans Affairs Department building on the side of Lincoln Boulevard between NW 30 and NE 32.

The plans would also have statues and memorials honoring veterans south of the capital moved to the Veterans Affairs building.

The Veterans Affairs building is part of a $196 million bond issue that will also pay for six other projects. If Oklahoma legislators could take up the measure as early as a special session this month and include it in the state's 2007 fiscal year. The measure is expected to be raised next year if the bond issue is not acted on this year.

War On Terror Memorial Design Committee will oversee the task of seeking designs for the memorial. Because no state money has been set aside for the memorial, the committee would also raise money for its construction. Similar memorials around the country range in price of $1 million to $2.2 million.


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Ecuador make short work of Costa Rica in Group A

June 15, 2006

Ecuador created chances freely and kept Costa Rica quiet for a 3-0 victory in the AOL Arena, Hamburg, Thursday.

The win for the South American team meant both Ecuador and Germany, each with six points from two games, progressed from Group A into the knock-out phase of the Fifa World Cup in Germany.

It was a comfortable match for Ecuador's Columbian coach Luis Suarez. He managed to rest three key players - goal scorer Carlos Tenorio, provider Luis Valencia, and impressive centre-back Giovanny Espinoza, with substitutes before the game was out.

Ecuador played keep ball well and maintain a slow tempo while Alexandre Guimaraes's side did not look a team able to raise the pace of the game and sustain pressure on Christian Mora's goal.

The game-winner was scored after seven minutes of action. Valencia to the right of the penalty area whipped a ball across the goal. Tenorio, unmarked in front of Jose Porras, dipped his body and headed in.

Costa Rica and Ecuador both missed opportunities before half time: Douglas Sequeira was unmarked at the Ecuador far post but his header was mistimed and wide.

Then Edison Mendez and Agustin Delgado nearly combined for a carbon-copy of the first goal; but the striker, who had ran in unmarked in front of Porras, did stab at the ball and skewed it wide.

After he had another shot saved Degaldo's third attempt found the net. He shot hard from an angle inside the penalty area and beat Porras on his near post.

It was then Tenorio's substitute Kaviedes's turn to miss two then score one. A save from Porras, a header wide, and finally the striker connected for a beautiful far post volley, finishing off another Mendez cross.

Costa Rica were unlucky when a clever first time chip from Alvaro Saborio beat Mora only to hit a post but they had not created the clear chances that Ecuador had at the other end.

The long shots from Carlos Hernandez and Mauricio Solis's tricky run were acts of individual play. No match for a solid-looking team who got its second consecutive World Cup shut out and will play Germany for the honour of Group A winner, on June 20.

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Group A

Attendance: 50'000

Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Ecuador

 * 12 C Mora 60' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
 * 04 U De la Cruz 44' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
 * 18 N Reasco
 * 17 G Espinoza (Substituted: 68' J Guagua)
 * 03 I Hurtado
 * 14 S Castillo '44 [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
 * 16 L Valencia (Substituted: 73' P Urrutia)
 * 20 E Tenorio
 * 08 E Mendez
 * 21 C Tenorio (Substituted: 45' I Kaviedes)
 * 11 A Delgado

Costa Rica

 * 18 J Porras
 * 12 L Gonzalez (Substituted: 56' C Hernandez)
 * 04 M Umana
 * 15 H Wallace
 * 03 L Marin 10' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
 * 06 D Fonseca (Substituted: 29' A Saborio)
 * 10 W Centeno (Substituted: 84' K Bernard)
 * 08 M Solis 28' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
 * 20 D Sequeira
 * 09 P Wanchope
 * 11 R Gomez

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Fifa World Cup Group A table June 15, 2006

Related news
Germany beat Poland and top Group A


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Rallies in Greece as Universities' strike continues

June 15, 2006

University students continue their opposition to a new law, proposed by the Greek government, through organizing new rallies in Athens and Thessaloniki as well as through the persistent occupancy of many departments in the two biggest Universities of Greece, the University of Athens and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Students are opposing the law—proposed by the Minister of Education Marietta Yannakou—which has to do with the foundation of private universities in Greece as well as other aspects of the academic organization.

The strike of the students has been backed by the Greek General Confederation of Labour (GSEE), the Synaspismos and KKE-Communist parties, as well as by various Professors who oppose the specific governmental law. Today, students organize demonstrations in the two biggest cities of Greece. More specifically, students and University professors have gathered at Propylea in central Athens and march towards the Ministry of Education while in Thessalonika the demonstration has been focused outside the Ministry of Macedonia-Thrace.

During the previous week and more specifically during the demonstrations of last Thursday, the rallies had resulted to fights between anarchists and police in the centre of Athens; for that the Minister of Public Order had been accused for the violence that police forces exercised. However Greek police officials answered that anarchists who took part in the rallies caused heavy damages and provoked the police forces. Yesterday, a specific statement by Thanos Veremis, professor and Ministry of Education official, in which he characterized the protesters as roughs and eternal students(sic), caused much of irritation and agitation within the university students' movement.


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Major cell phone companies working on Linux-based platform for phones

June 15, 2006

Four major cell phone makers, Motorola, NEC, Panasonic, and Samsung, and two wireless providers, NTT DoCoMo and Vodafone, have announced they will work together to provide a Linux-based platform for cell phones. This move could threaten the dominance Symbian and Microsoft in the operating systems market for cell phones.

Peter Gorham, an independent market analyst, said "Linux is also rock solid, unlike some of the existing operating systems. It would mean no more taking your batteries out of your phone to get it to reboot. And this would make things a lot easier for application developers."

On the lack of U.S. provider's support in this alliance, Gorham said "I am surprised that there aren’t any American carriers involved in this alliance, but they are probably skeptical about the longevity of these kinds of alliances. But Motorola and Samsung have a vested interest in the success of this thing, in part because they have a large customer, Vodafone, involved."

This alliance is not the first effort to standardize on Linux for cell phones. Several groups are currently working on this, including Linux Phone Standard Forum, Open Source Development Lab, and Electronics Linux Forum.

According to Christy Wyatt, vice president of market development at Motorola, said this effort differs from other efforts because it will establish a common platform for all participating manufacturers.

Linux is already being utilized on some mobile devices. Motorola has already shipped five million of these including the Ming model for China and Rokr E2 music phone in Asia. The Rokr E2 will be available in Europe soon.


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Immigration Detainees on Hunger Strike in Oxford UK
United Kingdom

One hundred and twenty detainees at an immigration removal centre in Oxford, UK, are on hunger strike.

Australian PM should convert to Islam: Bashir
Indonesia

Abu Bakar Bashir, the alleged spiritual leader of the Jemaah Islamiyah militant islamic organisation gave an address on return to his school in Surakarta in Central Java where he urged Australian Prime Minister John Howard to convert to Islam.

Australian government to censor 3G mobile content
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Helen Coonan, Australia's communications minister announced on Wednesday that the Howard government planned on introducing legislation into parliament restricting access to inappropriate or harmful material on so-called "emerging content services".

FAA allows commerical spaceflights out of Oklahoma Spaceport
United States

The FAA has issued a license for commercial spaceflight operations to the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority.

Samples being taken from poultry farms in Eastern Oklahoma for lawsuits
United States

Oklahoma officials resumed testing soil, water, and runoff from 20 eastern Oklahoma poultry farms for Attorney General Drew Edmondson's lawsuit against 14 poultry companies in Arkansas. The lawsuit alleges their operations have polluted Lake Tenkiller and Illinois River watershed.

Rallies in Greece as Universities' strike continues
Greece

University students continue their opposition to a new law, proposed by the Greek government, through organizing new rallies in Athens and Thessaloniki as well as through the persistent occupancy of many departments in the two biggest Universities of Greece, the University of Athens and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The students are opposing the - proposed by the Minister of Education Marietta Yannakou - law which has to do with the foundation of private universities in Greece as well as other aspects of the academic organization.

War on terrorism memorial planned near Oklahoma Capitol
United States

A memorial dedicated to Oklahomans killed in the war on terrorism is planned for just north of the Oklahoma Capitol.

New Zealand to get free-to-air digital television
New Zealand

The New Zealand government has announced that New Zealand is to get Free-to-air (FTA) digital television by the start of next year.

University of California, San Francisco inviting tobacco users to test new nicotine vaccine
United States

Tobacco users are being invited by the University of California, San Francisco's Habit Abatement Clinic to test NicVax, a new vaccine being developed by Nabi Biopharmaceuticals.

"Living fossil" found in Laos
Laos

A retired biologist from Florida State University has captured photos of a rodent in Laos which scientists thought was extinct for 11 million years.

J.J. Redick arrested for drunken driving
United States

J.J. Redick was arrested and charged with drunk driving early Tuesday in Durham County, North Carolina and lost his driving privileges in North Carolina for 30 days.

Ecuador make short work of Costa Rica in Group A
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Ecuador created chances freely and kept Costa Rica quiet for a 3-0 victory in the AOL Arena, Hamburg, Thursday.

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Documents reveal al-Qaeda wants war between U.S. and Iran, Iraq insurgency weakening

June 16, 2006

Documents found at the hideout of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi revealed al-Qaeda's desire to force a war between the U.S. and Iran. The document was translated by Iraqi National Security Adviser Mouwafak al-Rubaie, but the authenticity of the information could not be confirmed to be from al-Qaeda.

The documents reveal that al-Zarqawi was planning to destroy the relationship between the Shi'ite Iraqis and the United States. The document also said the U.S. military was hurting the insurgency by seizure of weapons, disrupting their financial outlets, massive arrests, and training Iraqi security forces.

The translated document said, "Generally speaking and despite the gloomy present situation, we find that the best solution in order to get out of this crisis is to involve the U.S. forces in waging a war against another country or any hostile groups."

Mowaffaq al-Rubaie said, "These documents have given us the edge over al-Qaeda and (they) also gave us the whereabouts of their network, of their leaders, of their weapons and the way they lead the organization and the whereabouts of their meetings."


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England beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 in Group B

June 15, 2006

In a match fraught with nervous tension England won 2-0 against Trinidad and Tobago in Nuremburg, Thursday, from two goals in the last seven minutes of play.

England's win meant they were guaranteed a place in the knock-out round of the Fifa World Cup in Germany this year as they had taken six points from two games in Group B.

It was when Wayne Rooney and Aaron Lennon made an entrance as substitutes in the 58th minute that England kicked into gear. Lennon came on in place of England's fourth defender as Sven-Göran Eriksson told his men to go for the Socca Warrior's jugular.

Until that moment Trinidad and Tobago though not sealed-tight against England's attacks were more able to counter-attack due to the English side's slow play and lack of movement.

The Caribbean side had looked especially strong on set plays and long balls floated towards England's goal.

England's goalkeeper Paul Robinson perhaps best showed his side's nerves: he missed three crosses. On two of these occasions Leo Beenhakker's side were inches from taking the lead. In the most dramatic of them, John Terry had to volley a ball off the goalline to stop England going into half-time a goal down to a Stern John header.

The Caribbean threat lessened with the substitutions as constant pressure meant Trinidad and Tobago attacker Cornel Glen when he did break was often unassisted. While England's threat increased with Rooney in the centre, and with Lennon and later substitute Stuart Downing who both tested the Socca Warriors from wide positions.

With 62 per cent of ball possession the story of England's game was simply the missed opportunities. Trinidad and Tobago was massively overpowered 23 shots to seven.

On 43 minutes Peter Crouch had the sort of miss that was so spectacular it may make highlight reels. Unmarked in the centre of the goal it might have been easier to get the ball on target than to skew the volley so far wide.

He was not the only culprit. Michael Owen, before he was substituted with Rooney, had missed two in more ordinary ways.

Lampard had peppered Shaka Hislop's goal with shots all game. Three on 74, 77, and 78 minutes - but none troubled the West Ham keeper. The Fifa man of the match in the first England game may not want to remember this one.

On the 83 minute mark England captain David Beckham crossed to the 6' 7" Crouch at the far post. This time he rose confidently above Brent Sancho and powered a header into the top left corner. Trinidad and Tobago were finally solved.

For a side that had all game struggled to find the killer instinct Steven Gerrard's late goal was well received. On the edge of the penalty area he cut left and fired left-footed into the top left corner. The win now looked comfortable.

Statistics
Group B

Attendance: 41'000

Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

England

 * 01 P Robinson
 * 15 J Carragher (Substituted: 58 A Lennon)
 * 06 J Terry
 * 05 R Ferdinand
 * 03 A Cole
 * 07 D Beckham
 * 08 F Lampard 64' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
 * 04 S Gerrard
 * 11 J Cole (Substituted: 75 S Downing)
 * 10 M Owen (Substituted: 58 W Rooney)
 * 21 P Crouch

Trinidad and Tobago

 * 01 S Hislop 47' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
 * 11 C Edwards
 * 05 B Sancho
 * 06 D Lawrence
 * 08 C Gray 56' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
 * 07 C Birchall
 * 09 A Whitley 19' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
 * 19 D Yorke
 * 18 D Theobald 18' (Substituted: 85 E Wise) [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
 * 14 S John
 * 15 K Jones 45' (Substituted: 70 C Glen) [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]

Table
Fifa World Cup Group B table June 15, 2006

Related news
Sweden stuns Paraguay two minutes from time in Group B


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Version 0.44 of SVG image software Inkscape released

June 24, 2006 After 6 months of development, the Inkscape project released today a new version of their SVG-based GPLed vector drawing program. It features improved performance and many new features, such as a Layers dialog, better PDF export, configurable keyboard shortcuts and support for clipping and masking. Inkscape runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.

Inkscape started in 2003 as a fork of the vector drawing editor Sodipodi. Inkscape does not yet have as many features as the best commercial vector editors, but it is currently suitable for a wide range of applications. Inkscape's implementation of SVG and CSS standards is incomplete; most notably, it has not yet fully implemented SVG filter effects, animation, and SVG fonts. Inkscape is currently under active development, which is indicated by the version number below one; new features were being added regularly.

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SVG-Zeichenprogramm Inkscape 0.44 erschienen Inkscape 0.44 wydany


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Talk:Version 0.44 of SVG image software Inkscape released

Hi. I come from the Inkscape community. The software is not released yet. But it wont be more than a few days. Greetings --SvonHalenbach 19:42, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

But due to the slashdotting, it's available for the big platforms now. -- Botty

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Is this news or self publicity? In any case it needs a second paragraph along the lines of this (from Inkscape):

Inkscape started in 2003 as a fork of the vector drawing editor Sodipodi. Inkscape does not yet have as many features as the best commercial vector editors, but it is currently suitable for a wide range of applications. Inkscape's implementation of SVG and CSS standards is incomplete; most notably, it has not yet implemented SVG filter effects, animation, and SVG fonts. Inkscape is currently under active development, with new features being added regularly.

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Tram derails in Geneva

June 16, 2006

A tram derailed on Thursday in the middle of the afternoon on the Boulevard Georges Favon, near Route du Stand, Geneva, causing major traffic jams. By chance, this spectacular incident caused three light casualties. Sometime after 15.42, amazed eyewitnesses saw the tram travel 30 metres across the road, then up the sidewalk. It came, at the closest, to around 30 cm from a shop window. The three casualties are suffering from whiplash injuries to the neck and back according to Raymond Wicky, head of the Service d'incendie et de secours (SIS; Fire and Help services). On the other hand, the driver was affected psychologically by the incident, as were several shop owners.

Psychological assistance has been offered to them. Nine fire engines, two ambulances, and a dozen policemen and cars quickly arrived at the scene. A large security perimeter was placed around the immobilised tram whose length covered half of the road.

Around a dozen onlookers assisted with the efforts made to move the tram from the road back onto its tracks. A truck then towed it back to its depot, where police and the Swiss Federal department of Transport are to examine the vehicle.

Only a few elements that caused the derailment are known: the tram was on a line different to its normal route. Police will investigate whether the tram was travelling too fast, or if it was a faulty switch at the junction, which would have connected the tram to Rue du Stand, and then return it to normal route. Another element is that drivers have the possibility to change the switches in front of them. The inquiry will determine if the driver, wanting to turn here, chose to merge into his normal route and possibly, this caused the incident.

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Bill Gates to step down from daily roles by July 2008

June 15, 2006

Bill Gates will step down from his daily roles at Microsoft by July 2008. Gates, who founded the company, has been running it for three decades now. Gates plans to spend more time working on health and education at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Taking place immediately, Ray Ozzie, Chief Technical Officer, will assume the title of chief software architect. Also happening immediately, Craig Mundie, Chief Technical Officer, will become chief research and strategy officer.

Gates said "Our business and technical leadership has never been stronger, and Microsoft is well-positioned for success in the years ahead. I feel very fortunate to have such great technical leaders like Ray and Craig at the company. I remain fully committed and full time at Microsoft through June 2008 and will be working side by side with Ray and Craig to ensure that a smooth transition occurs."

Gates, who will remain chairman of the corporation, also said he believes "the road ahead for Microsoft is as bright as ever."


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Hi, someone has already start Bill Gates to step down from daily roles by July 2008 - perhaps you can assist with work on that article? R2b2 21:03, 15 June 2006 (UTC)


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Sweden stuns Paraguay two minutes from time in Group B

June 15, 2006

Sweden beat Paraguay with a last minute goal that sent the South Americans out of the World Cup in the Olympiastadion, Berlin, Thursday.

The result meant Sweden needed at least a draw in their next match with England to get into the knock-out phase ahead of Trinidad and Tobago.

The match was played at a fast pace as both teams wanted a win from the game. What it lacked in flair it made up for in enthralling passion. There were eight yellow cards in this cut and thrust encounter which Sweden edged on the shot counter 17:16.

In the end what decided the match was Sweden's speed and ability to get behind Paraguay's defence and shoot from inside the penalty area. Rarely did Paraguay do this. Sweden's captain and centre-back Olof Mellberg had a strong game and may be the reason Andreas Isaksson had only three saves.

Lars Lagerback's half-time decision to take off Zlatan Ibrahimovic for Marcus Allback also seemed to tilt the outcome of the game in Sweden's favour. The striker combined well with Freddie Ljungberg.

Allback frequently got in good attacking positions and stretched Paraguay's defence to breaking point. But for 43 minutes, after successive near misses it seemed like Paraguay would just contain the Sweden strikers.

On 59 minutes Allback ran clear of the Paraguay defence to receive a bouncing ball; he lobbed Aldo Bobadilla and ran around him for the tap in. Unfortunately for Sweden the thing that hit the net was Paraguay's Denis Caniza; who had run at full speed to clear the ball just before Allback got there.

Allback then had another chance, set up by Larson on the six-yard box. As he swiveled, with the defender behind him, the goal keeper guessed where he was going to shoot.

The pace of the game did not relent and the creative movement of the Swedish attacks began to leave Anibal Ruiz's Paraguayans behind. Freddie Ljungberg found more space down the left and was also able to roam across to the right.

When a long ball reached Allback to the left of goal the striker headed across goal. Ljungberg ran in from the right and headed it back across the goalkeeper; one bounce and in.

Bobadilla made 9 saves in the match but this one was a finger tip too far. Sweden after a disappointing scoreless match against Trinidad and Tobago hung on to their World Cup hopes and look set to qualify from the group together with England.

Statistics
Group B

Attendance: 72'000

Referee: Lubos Michel(Slovakia)

Sweden

 * 01 A Isaksson
 * 04 T Lucic 48' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
 * 03 O Mellberg
 * 06 T Linderoth 14' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
 * 05 E Edman
 * 09 F Ljungberg
 * 07 N Alexandersson
 * 16 K Kallstrom (Substituted: 86' J Elmander)
 * 21 C Wilhelmsson (Substituted: 68' M Jonson)
 * 10 Z Ibrahimovic (Substituted: 45' M Allback 60' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]])
 * 11 H Larsson

Paraguay

 * 22 A Bobadilla
 * 04 C Gamarra
 * 02 J Nunez
 * 05 J Caceres
 * 21 D Caniza 3' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
 * 06 C Bonet (Substituted: 81' E Barreto 85' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]])
 * 10 R Acuna 51' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
 * 13 C Paredes 74' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
 * 16 C Riveros (Substituted: 62' J Dos Santos )
 * 09 R Santa Cruz (Substituted: 63' D Lopez )
 * 18 N Valdez

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Fifa World Cup Group B table June 15, 2006

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England beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 in Group B


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Americans United for Separation of Church and State investigating United Church of Christ Convention Deal

June 15, 2006

Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU) is investigating a deal between the Governor of Connecticut, the United Church of Christ (UCC) and the Hartford Civic Center to keep the UCC's biennial convention in Connecticut. The State of Connecticut is paying the $100,000 fee for the use of the Hartford Civic Center.

The timing of the investigation coincides with another AU investigation of the National Baptist Congress of Christian Education (NBCCE) convention being in held in Maryland this month. The State of Maryland budgeted a $150,000 grant for the annual convention.

Rev. Barry Lynn, the Executive Director of Americans United, is also an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ.

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Australian Senator to introduce bill for same-sex marriage

June 16, 2006

The Australian Democrats deputy leader, Senator Andrew Bartlett moved in the Australian Senate a bill to amend the Marriage Act to provide for same-sex marriages.

Senator Bartlett's second reading speech which was incorporated into the Hansard described that the bill "reverses the Marriage Amendment Act 2004...which...changed the definition to that of a union between one man and one woman only", and refuted arguments against same-sex marriage proposed by some conservative Government senators. Bartlett continued to say that "We do not want to send the message that discrimination is acceptable in Australia" to our children, or to other nations."

The federal Government is opposed to civil unions. In an interview on June 8, Prime Minister John Howard said, "I don’t see it in any way as discriminating against homosexuals, it’s not, it’s designed to preserve the special status of marriage in our community and that’s what it’s all about."

Debate on the bill will occur at a later date. A bill proposed later in the sitting day by the Australian Greens to stop the Governor-General disallowing ACT state law establishing civil unions failed, by a majority of two votes.


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Auckland, New Zealand sexual attack premeditated

June 16, 2006

A sexual attack on a woman in her Pukekohe, South Auckland home was, police say, premeditated.

A man, who had been drinking, told the victim that he needed to use her phone, she handed him a portable phone through a small opening in the door and then closed the door. The man pretended to use the phone and then when she opened the door again to regain her phone the man barged his way in, at about 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 13 NZST.

It was a five-hour attack and she only managed to escape when, the next day, she was driven to an ATM to withdraw money where she fumbled with her bank cards and while the attacker was distracted she ran to a service station.

The victim told police that she believed that the man had been stalking her for about a week. Criminal profilers are worried that he may strike again.

Detective Senior Sergeant Grimstone says "the terror in the woman's eyes is clearly visible as she asks for help at a service station."

The attacker could be wearing blue jeans and a black jacket that was taken from the victim's house. The attacker is described as an unshaven Māori male in his late 30s or 40s.


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Bush proclaims Northwestern Hawaiian Islands a National Monument

June 16, 2006

U.S. President George W. Bush yesterday signed an executive order declaring the a, creating the largest protected marine area in the world and the largest single conservation area in the history of the United States.

In a signing ceremony attended by Hawaii officials, including Hawaii Governor, Bush pledged, "This region holds the largest and healthiest untouched coral reef system in the United States. And we're going to preserve it."

Bush reportedly moved quickly to protect the archipelago after a screening of 's documentary Voyage to Kure in April. He invoked powers under the Antiquities Act of 1906, which gives the President the power to restrict the use of public land by executive order. The area was under consideration as a National Marine Sanctuary, but Bush's invocation of the Antiquities Act bypasses the yearlong consultation that would be necessary.

As a National Monument, the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands would be subject to one of the highest levels of protection in the U.S. All fishing will be phased out over five years, and visitors will require permits for snorkeling and diving. Lingle had enacted similar protections as Hawaii governor, but the protections were limited to a three-mile radius from shore.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration would manage the monument along with its 13 national marine sanctuaries.

Advocates for the fishing industry have raised concerns about the feasibility of further protections, asserting that a small fishery operation in the area would cause little environmental impact. Kitty Simonds of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council said, "The President can do whatever he wants to do, but we're disappointed that we can't continue on a small, healthy bottomfish fishery."

Environmental groups generally lauded Bush's move.

"When you add it all up, it's a world-class ecological jewel. From both a national and global perspective, this really is a landmark conservation event," said Joshua Reichert, head of the environment program for the private Pew Charitable Trusts.

The preserve, covering all the islands northwest of Niihau, covers 140,000 square miles (360,000 km²), covering 10 islands and atolls, and stretches for about 1,400 miles (2,200 km).


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Four incidents occur at Australian reactor in a week

June 16, 2006

The Australian federal opposition has attacked the Howard government following four incidents in a week at the HIFAR nuclear research reactor in Lucas Heights, South of Sydney. The incidents come just a week after the Australian government announced an inquiry into the feasibility of nuclear power.

The first incident occurred on June 8, when a carbon canister containing radioactive material exploded, blowing out seals in a cell at the Lucas Heights site. The accident is believed to be an explosion in a carbon canister containing radioactive material, which blew the seals out on Hot Cell No 2 in Building 54 releasing small amounts of xenon and krypton into the atmosphere.

Jenny Macklin (Jagajaga, Labor), shadow science minister and deputy leader of the opposition accused science minister Julie Bishop (Curtin, Liberal) of misleading the parliament. Ms Bishop told parliament on Wednesday that "there was no measurable contamination found outside the immediate area where the incident occurred,"

Ms Bishop denied there being any radiation threat to the community. "According to ANSTO, there was absolutely no radiation threat to the health of the workers of ANSTO or the community."

Jenny Macklin said in a statement on Wednesday that details of the incident were being hidden. "The local community deserves to be told what actually happened at the Lucas Heights reactor last Thursday, and why the release of radioactive gases into the atmosphere was not made public," said Ms Macklin.

Following Ms Macklin's statement ANSTO said it was "surprised and disappointed" at Ms Macklin's comments. ANSTO refuted that it failed to adequately notify the community saying that they released a media statement the day after the incident. ANSTO said that radiation released during the incident was "so low as not to be directly measurable". ANSTO said that it could however calculate the amount of radioactive material released and it was a "very small fraction of the radiation dose received by everyone each year from naturally occurring sources of radiation".

ANSTO assured the public that the releases could not be detected off-site.

Following a statement by the science minister on Thursday that she was unaware of any incidents at ANSTO in the 12 months prior to the latest incidents, the opposition again questioned Ms Bishop's competence. Ms Macklin asked how the minister could not be informed about compliance reports issued by Australia's nuclear regulator ARPANSA that state there were 12 incidents at Lucas Heights in 2005.

Following Ms Macklin's removal from the house, Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Labor), shadow environment minister questioned Ms Bishop about incidents at ANSTO on Wednesday. According to ANSTO, a worker received a low dose of radiation from Iodine-123 while packaging radiopharmaceuticals. ANSTO claims that the technician received a dose around four per cent of the annual limit for radiation workers and much less than a thyroid cancer patient would receive during a nuclear medicine scan.

In a statement, Ms Macklin later accused the science minister of being ill-informed of the incident at Lucas Heights, saying it was concerning the government had an "incompetent" science minister at a time when they were "pushing the benefits of nuclear power".

Responding to the opposition's questions during question time in the House of Representatives, the science minister accused the opposition of engaging in a scare campaign to close down a facility that provides "a medical service for cancer suffers across Australia.

ANSTO has said that the radiation dose received by the technician was so low he did not require medical attention once he had undergone several tests.

ANSTO admitted another two incidents occurred at its Lucas Heights facility on Thursday. The first occurred when a worker who was cleaning a production area burst a package of radioactive material. The second occurred when a worker packing a radiopharmaceutical dropped a small vial. ANSTO said that the amount of radiation received by both workers was extremely low.

ANSTO said that while it is uncommon for two incidents to occur on a single day, it was not uncommon for minor incidents to occur once a month.


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Wade leads Miami to win over Dallas in NBA Finals, ties series 2-2

June 16, 2006

Dwayne Wade had 36 points to lead the Miami Heat to a 98-74 victory Thursday night over the Dallas Mavericks. Miami's win over Dallas evens the NBA Finals series to 2-2.

Wade hit 13 of his 23 shots. Miami's Shaquille O'Neal added 17 points and 13 rebounds.

Dallas scored only seven points in the fourth quarter for a record-low in any quarter in the NBA Finals history.

Miami coach Pat Riley said "It was our best game, there's no doubt, of this series. Our defense was very active tonight. We did not want to give them free throws and did not want to give them layups and jumpers."

The fifth game of the series will be played in Miami this Sunday, June 18. The sixth and, if necessary, the seventh games will be played in Dallas.


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Argentina thrash Serbia and Montenegro in Group C

June 16, 2006

Argentina thrashed Serbia and Montenegro 6-0 in a display that stunned the crowd in Gelsenkirchen, Friday.

On one side of this one-way game there was an embarrassment of Argentine talent; on the other there was the humiliation of Ilija Petkovic's side being out-played for 90 minutes by a team at the top of their form.

With the roof over the Veltins Arena it was dark enough in the stadium for camera flashes to light up in the crowd. On the pitch the Argentine players provided the flashes of brilliance.

An early goal after six minutes was the first of six goals that were the product of almost flawless team play and individual execution. Argentina swept down the left, Maxi Rodriguez ran at speed into a pass and toe-poked first time beyond Dragoslav Jevric.

The next one was the climax of a 24 pass move. Esteban Cambiasso tapped the ball forward to Hernan Crespo just inside the penalty area; a back heal and Cambiasso ran on and smacked it past Jevric.

On 35 minutes the Argentina fans in the crowd seemed to know which way the game was going. The chant "Ole" was heard as the Argentines continued to pass amongst themselves with great ease.

Totally dominant, the blue and white stripes had over 60 per cent ball possession come half-time. Roberto Abbondanzieri in the Argentina goal was for the most part the spectator number 52'001.

It could have been four nil at the break but on 36 minutes Crespo's effort was judged to have come from an offside position. Crespo got booked because he did not stop when the referee blew his whistle. The television replay showed the linesman was mistaken.

The third goal came on 41 minutes. Jevric could only palm a Javier Saviola shot to Maxi Rodriguez at the far post who stuck away his second off the post.

Savo Milosevic won his hundredth cap for Serbia and Montenegro, a statistic that included games with the Yugoslavia football team. He forced a corner with a hard long range shot and failed to reach a header after Danijel Ljuboja had briefly stretched Argentina on the right. On 64 minutes Mateja Kezman appeared to make a frustrated two-footed lunge which caught Javier Mascherano. The referee reached for the red card and made a hard position harder for the unfortunate Serbia and Montenegro team.

Then it was the Lionel Messi show. The Argentines were comfortable but had not scored in the second half until the 19-year-old Barcelona striker came on after 74 minutes. Soon there were three more goals to the total.

Messi set up Crespo for a tap in; he burst into the penalty area and a delivered a superb low pass across the goal that beat both the keeper and defenders.

Another young Argentine Carlos Tevez got past two half-hearted challenges from the Serbia and Montenegro defence and put the fifth around Jevric.

The goal many Argentines in the crowd had waited for came two minutes from time. Messi, recently back from injury, was fed on another burst into the penalty area. He beat Jevric at his near post.

This year Montenegro made their split from Serbia official in the political arena. In the Veltins Arena, Friday, the performance of the two national sides combined might be grounds for the coming football divorce.

The mathematics of the Group C table mean Jose Pekerman's Argentina are not yet through to the knock-out stage of the Fifa World Cup. They would go through if the Netherlands did not lose to Ivory Coast, who played Friday.

Statistics
Group C

Attendance: 52'000

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Argentina

 * 01 R Abbondanzieri
 * 21 N Burdisso
 * 02 R Ayala
 * 06 G Heinze
 * 03 J Sorin
 * 18 R Maxi (Substituted: 74' L Messi )
 * 08 J Mascherano
 * 22 L Gonzalez (Substituted: 16' E Cambiasso )
 * 10 J Riquelme
 * 07 J Saviola (Substituted: 58' C Tevez )
 * 09 H Crespo 37' Yellow card.svg

Serbia and Montenegro

Serbia & Montenegro

 * 01 D Jevric
 * 04 I Duljaj
 * 06 G Gavrancic
 * 20 M Krstajic 41' Yellow card.svg
 * 15 M Dudic
 * 07 O Koroman 6' Yellow card.svg (Substituted: 49' D Ljuboja )
 * 10 D Stankovic
 * 17 A Nadj 26' Yellow card.svg (Substituted: 45' I Ergic )
 * 11 P Djordjevic
 * 08 M Kezman 64' Red card.svg
 * 09 S Milosevic (Substituted: 69' Z Vukic )

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Fifa World Cup Group C table June 16, 2006


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I wonder if Microsoft will be the same. 64.57.44.180 16:39, 16 June 2006 (UTC)KNY
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Well written. Well written. Do you mind if I take out the passive voice stuff? Tom12384 17:16, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

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It should be Argentina thrashes Serbia and Montenegro in Group C

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Better than me editing this in the article: GO ARGENTINA! DOMINATION! 65.172.9.237 23:07, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

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I am new to this. You are definitely right. And there is no passive voice. Something about when I read it makes my brain work harder. I can't explain why. Is it possible this article was written by an english as second language speaker? The style is very polite, unlike american english dialogue (especially about soccer!)

Well, I'm learning slowly.

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I'm reminded of RF?'s comment about how we need article numbers, not titles. It's not bad at this level, but we'll start title conflicts with next year once we get later in matchs. :( Nyarlathotep 19:47, 20 June 2006 (UTC)


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Four incidents occur at Australian reactor in a week
Australia

The Australian federal opposition has attacked the Howard government following four incidents in a week at the HIFAR nuclear research reactor in Lucas Heights, South of Sydney. The incidents come just a week after the Australian government announced an inquiry into the feasibility of nuclear power.

Australian Senator to introduce bill for same-sex marriage
Australia

The Australian Democrats deputy leader, Senator Andrew Bartlett moved in the Australian Senate a bill to amend the Marriage Act to provide for same-sex marriages.

Bush proclaims Northwestern Hawaiian Islands a National Monument
United States

U.S. President George W. Bush yesterday signed an executive order declaring the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands a U.S. National Monument, creating the largest protected marine area in the world and the largest single conservation area in the history of the United States.

Tram derails in Geneva
Switzerland

A tram derailed on Thursday in the middle of the afternoon on the Boulevard Georges Favon, near Route du Stand, Geneva, causing major traffic jams. By chance, this spectacular incident caused three light casualties.

Auckland, New Zealand sexual attack premeditated
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A sexual attack on a woman in her Pukekohe, South Auckland home was, police say, premeditated.

Argentina thrash Serbia and Montenegro in Group C
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Argentina thrashed Serbia and Montenegro 6-0 in a display that stunned the crowd in Gelsenkirchen, Friday.

Wade leds Miami to win over Dallas in NBA Finals, ties series 2-2
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Dwayne Wade had 36 points to led the Miami Heat to a 98-74 victory Thursday night over the Dallas Mavericks. Miami's win over Dallas evens the NBA Finals series to 2-2.

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American Idol winner Ruben Studdard wins lawsuit

June 16, 2006

Former American Idol winner Ruben Studdard has won a lawsuit and $2 million against his ex-manager Ronald W. Edwards and Edwards' promotions company, Sez Inc. The lawsuit was for misappropriating the singer's money and credit cards. The suit claimed Edwards misused more than $246,000 of the singer's money. According to the judge's ruling, Edwards stole money from Studdard's checking and other bank accounts, improperly used his credit cards and even used Studdard's money to repay a $10,000 bank loan.

Jefferson County Circuit Judge Scott Vowell awarded Studdard $500,000 for actual losses and another $1.5 million in punitive damages. Vowell dismissed Edwards' promotions company from the suit because it was bankrupt and had no money or assets. Edwards filed a petition for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on June 17, 2005. Studdard has sold 2.2 million records, but because of the damage done to his credit by Edwards, it is now even hard for Ruben to buy a home, said Vowell.


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United States House votes against setting date for withdrawal from Iraq

June 16, 2006

In a nonbinding resolution, the U.S. House voted 256-153 that an "arbitrary date for withdrawal or redeployment" of U.S. troops is not in the nation's best interest. The resolution also declared the Iraq War as part the global war on terrorism. 24 representatives did not vote on the resolution.

John Boehner, Republican House Majority Leader, said, "Retreat is not an option in Iraq. Achieving victory is our only option, for the American people and our kids."

Nancy Pelosi, Democrat House Minority Leader, disagreed saying, "Stay the course? I don't think so Mr President. It's time to face the facts. The war in Iraq has been a mistake, I say, a grotesque mistake."

Despite Pelosi's opposition to the resolution, 42 Democrats voted in favour of the resolution.

Yesterday the U.S. Senate rejected a proposal to withdraw combat troops by the end of 2006.


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Timorese rebels begin disarming

June 16, 2006 East Timorese rebels begun disarming Friday, when the rebel leader, Lt. Cmdr. Alfredo Reinado, and his men handed over ammunition and more than a dozen weapons to Australian peacekeepers. The disarming started after a official request of President Xanana Gusmão this week.

The disarming process requested this week by East Timor's President, Xanana Gusmão, started today in Maubisse, as Alfredo Reinado, the leader of the military rebels, handed over his M-16 rifle, with telescopic sight, to an Australian soldier. Followed by him, his men saluted him and handed over their weapons. As Reinado checked that they were unloaded and turned them in to an Australian soldier, that noted down the weapon type and serial number.

In this ceremony at a ninteenth century Portuguese village, where Reinado's rebel group camped after fleeing the Timorese capital, Dili in April, Reinado and his men gave up 12 automatic rifles and four pistols. These were then stored at a container guarded by Australian soldiers.

After delivering the weapons Lt. Cmdr. Alfredo Reinado guaranteed in a press conference that he will continue to fulfill the orders of Xanana Gusmão.

Regarding the polemic question about the continuation of the Timorese first Prime Minister, Mari Alkatiri, in power, the Commander clarified that he is a "military and a Lieutenant Commander on the hierarchy of the Armed Forces" and that he is only "fulfilling orders".

The disarming process of the rebels' weapons will be also followed in Gleno, where the remaining rebel troops lead by the Lt. Cmdr. Marcos Tilman and Alves Tara are camped.

The start of the process had been announced this Thursday by Marcos Tilman and confirmed by Army Brig. Michael Slater, commander of the Australian-led forces. The announce was made 24 hours after President Xanana Gusmão have proclaimed, in message to the Parliament, that the hour for the second phase of the international military forces in the country had arrived. The international military forces, as the second phase starts, will leave Dili into the interior of the country, leaving the Timorese capital in control of the international police forces.

According to Army Brig. Michael Slater, that was speaking to the press in Dili to announce formally the beginning of the disarming process, the international force "will guarantee protection" to the rebels, that as of today are disarmed, in way that "nobody will go to their meeting with aggressive intentions".

Questioned regarding if the delivery of the weapons translates as a surrendering of the military rebels, Mick Slater rejected that classification, pointing out that "East Timor is not crossing a civil war".

"There's no civil war and nobody is surrendering. There's yes a internal dispute. The important is to create a reliable climate next to the population, taking it to gradually return to its communities", he added.

First Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri and Timorese Foreign Minister José Ramos Horta showed to be satisfied with the delivery of the rebels' weapons.

"It's a good start to stabilize the country. I expect that others follow the example", Alkatiri pointed out.

"They have not done harm to anyone and they have pledged they would not involve in violence with their comrades in the defense force," Ramos Horta said. "So that has only boosted their credibility", he added.

Regarding the ex-Lieutenant Gastão Salsinha, spokesman of the 600 individuals that subscribed an petition denouncing alleged practical discriminatory in the Timorese Armed Forces, Marcos Tilman assured that "they don't have any weapons".

Dismissed from the army in March after going on strike to complain of discrimination, the rebels have been hiding in the mountains surrounding Dili, since the start of the violence in the country in the last months.

By request of the Timorese authorities, a force of more than 2,000 military and police troops of Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Portugal started to arrive at Dili as May 25, 2006, to establish order and peace in the country, after a violence wave have caused the death of more than 2 dozens of people and 130,000 refugees.

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United States identifies new Al-Qaeda leader in Iraq as Egyptian Abu Ayyub Al-Masri

June 16, 2006

The U.S. identified the new Al-Qaeda leader in Iraq as Abu Ayyub al-Masri, an Egyptian with ties to Ayman al-Zawahiri. Zawahiri was the number two in command of Al-Qaeda.

"We think that Abu Ayyub al-Masri is in fact, probably, Abu Hamza al-Muhajir. They are probably one and the same" said Major General William Caldwell, spokesman for the U.S. military in Iraq.

Abu Ayyub al-Masri is thought to specialise in bomb making.

The announcement came eight days after Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri Maliki said Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who had been identified by al-Qaeda as its leader in Iraq, had been "terminated" in a U.S. airstrike near Baqubah.


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Netherlands defeat Ivory Coast in Group C

June 16, 2006

The Netherlands beat Ivory Coast 2:1 which effectively knocked the African side out of the World Cup in Stuttgart, Friday.

The result meant both the Netherlands and Argentina moved into the knock-out round of the Fifa World Cup as they both had six points; while the Ivory Coast and Serbia and Montenegro had no points with one game left in Group C.

Excitement in the first-half gave way to a gritty second-half as Marco van Basten's Orangemen changed to a more defensive formation and showed resilience to stop the Elephant's charge.

The Netherlands committed 24 fouls in the match but could not stop Ivory Coast taking 16 shots, nine of which hit the target. Late in the match Robin van Persie used his chest to stop a Didier Drogba header going over the goal line.

Henri Michel's side played an attractive passing game but as the game went on this proved ineffective against the wall of orange-shirted Netherlands defenders. A more direct approach might have been better; as the tall, 180 centimeter, forward Didier Drogba showed when Van Persie was forced to clear from a corner.

Edwin van der Sar, in the Netherlands goal, conceded his first goal for his country since October 2004 but was otherwise safe and did not allow any rebounds from shots. In the second period he was helped by the Netherlands defence who blocked numerous shots from reaching their destination.

The best of the entertainment was in the first half. The first goal led from a free kick earned by Van Persie on 22 minutes. Van Persie ran at speed horizonal to the penalty area and was cut down in full flight by Kolo Toure.

Van Persie took the free kick and hammered the ball left footed around the wall into the net.

Suddenly Ivory Coast were opened up again three minutes later. Good passes and movement and Arjen Robben found Ruud van Nistelrooij in space to the right of Jean-Jacques Tizie. The striker passed the ball high over the keeper.

The two goal lead did not reflect the play which had seen some good moves by Ivory Coast and an Emmanuel Eboue penalty appeal rejected.

On 32 minutes creative midfielder Didier Zokora gave Van der Sar a warning when he smacked a powerful long range shot against his crossbar.

Seven minutes later Bakary Kone ran from the centre of the field to space on the Netherland's left side. Kone reached the edge of the penalty area and let fly with his right foot; the ball thumped into the top right of Van der Sar's goal.

At this point the Ivory Coast looked better than the Netherlands defence. On 42 minutes Drogba intercepted a misplaced pass but on the breakaway could not thread his pass to his team mate when 2 on 1 with the last defender.

It was not to be Ivory Coast's day. While Ivory Coast still looked to pass through the Netherlands the Dutch looked more than capable to hold out for the win.

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Group C

Attendance: 52'000

Referee: Oscar Ruiz (Columbia)

Netherlands

 * 01 E Van der Sar
 * 14 J Heitinga (Substituted: 45' K Boulahrouz 90' Yellow card.svg)
 * 13 A Ooijer
 * 04 J Mathijsen 35' Yellow card.svg
 * 05 G Van Bronckhorst
 * 20 W Sneijder (Substituted: 50' R Van der Vaart )
 * 18 M Van Bommel 58' Yellow card.svg
 * 08 P Cocu
 * 17 R Van Persie
 * 11 A Robben 34' Yellow card.svg
 * 09 R van Nistelrooy (Substituted: 73' D Landzaat )

Ivory Coast

 * 01 J Tizie
 * 21 E Eboue
 * 04 K Toure
 * 12 A Meite
 * 03 A Boka 66' Yellow card.svg
 * 05 D Zokora 25' Yellow card.svg
 * 19 G Toure
 * 22 N Romaric (Substituted: 61' G Yapi Yapo )
 * 09 A Kone (Substituted: 73' K Akale )
 * 14 B Kone (Substituted: 62' A Dindane )
 * 11 D Drogba 41' Yellow card.svg

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Fifa World Cup Group C table June 16, 2006


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Talk:Documents reveal al-Qaeda wants war between U.S. and Iran, Iraq insurgency weakening

independent confirmation?
"The document was translated by Iraqi National Security Adviser Mouwafak al-Rubaie, but the authenticity of the information could not be independently confirmed."

Is it just black propaganda? Please update as soon as the translation is independently confirmed.

--Tom12384 19:14, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Name standardization.
I don't know what the "house style" is, but the article and the title don't agree (al'Qaida v. al-Qaeda). 68.39.174.238 01:41, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

document a possible fraud
I have heard the document a possible fraud. The main arguments were that the language and style of the document is clearly distinct from other writings of the group and that the contents is mainly good news for the counter-insurgency. Regretfully i don't have a source.

83.160.232.32 13:21, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

Please consider:
The document in question has not been independently confirmed. And-- What kind of terrorist organization would leave plans and maps lying around their "hidden rebel base"?

I have some problems with this article but am new to wikinews and not very good at addressing my complaints. I will list it out as best I can:

Citing a defense official of a country at war as the only source of information obtained from enemy combatants within that nation seems to not fit wiki policy regarding sources. Though, reuters and AP had this story. This is where I am confused. Also, just because I say something isn't true, flat-out propaganda, or not newsworthy (it certainly is newsworthy!) does not mean I'm right. But this seems a.. less reliable source. Then again, I don't know the guy.

Please respond!

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Avian flu found in eastern Canada

June 16, 2006

Canada's Broadcasting Corporation reports that a case of avian flu has been discovered in a bird in the Eastern province of Prince Edward Island.

The case was discovered in a gosling found in the community of O'Leary and confirmed at the Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown. The announcement was made in a press release issued by the government of Prince Edward Island.

Chief Health Officer for PEI, Dr. Lamont Sweet, said, "From the information we have received, there is a low risk of human illness at the present time." He went on to suggest that people in West Prince who have contact with domestic or wild birds who may be experiencing flu-like symptoms should consult their physician.

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Angola hold Mexico to 0-0 draw in Group D

June 16, 2006 João Ricardo was the hero as Angola held Mexico to a 0-0 draw in the AWD Arena, Hanover, Friday.

While the Angolan's game was not all defense, they had eight shots and five corner kicks, it was Mexico who had much the best chances in the game and will be disappointed not to have scored a number of goals.

Three minutes into injury time Ramon Morales hung a high ball that dipped over the Angolan keeper. Ricardo stretched and the 36 year old goalkeeper, who did not have a football club, clinched the ball like a trophy and earned his team a 0-0 draw. It was Angola's first World Cup point.

For a nation where average life expectancy is 38 years this was the biggest result in Angolan football history. The result also meant if Angola beat Iran they still had a mathematical chance to get into the knock-out stage of the Fifa World Cup.

In the first half the crowd was subdued as chances were few. Mexico had free kicks saved, one from Rafael Marquez had come off the post. For Angola Figueiredo's free kick found Fabrice Akwa only for the captain's header to go nowhere near the goal.

The best chance in free play before the break fell to Mexico's Guillermo Franco. A long ball into box on 44 minutes bounced off a defender but Ricado was in the way of Franco's weak shot.

Ricardo La Volpe had been banned from smoking on the touchline by Fifa after being observed doing so in his first game. Against Iran the Mexican coach was credited with a change in the game after half time.

Sans cigarettes, this happened again against Angola but his team just couldn't get past Ricardo.

Franco was denied once more on 55 minutes when he tried to lob the keeper but Ricardo got a hand to it. The ball then dropped to Jesus Arellano but his shot was tame and a defender on the line cleared.

When a defensive clearance rebounded to Omar Bravo Ricardo was in the right place to pick up the striker's scuffed shot.

Ricardo, the Fifa Man of the Match, missed a few crosses but when he got them he didn't drop them. On 64 minutes a cross was whipped in from the right and he caught the cross spectacularly with one-hand.

Angolan attacks were limited. Mendonca's drive went straight to Oswald Sanchez while a Figueiredo blast from outside the box cleared the bar.

On 80 minutes Andre was sent off for deliberate hand ball, his second yellow card offense in the game. All Angolan energies were now diverted to keep the scores level.

It was a difficult last ten minutes. Jesus Arellano floated a cross from midfield to Jose Fonseca but his volley went wide. With great technique Marquez connected superbly with a long 35 yard drive but Ricardo leapt to his right and used both hands to push the ball behind for a corner.

While two minutes remained Mexico hit the post for the second time in the match. Ricardo missed a fast cross but Omar Bravo's instinctive redirection toward goal was centimeters out.

The qualifiers from Group D was not settled by the result, Friday. Mexico's progress became more tricky. But the Central Americans still had the upper hand. Luis De Oliveira Goncalves's side had to score goals against Iran while Mexico needed only to not lose to Portugal in their last game to certainly go through.

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Group D

Attendance: 43'000

Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

Angola

 * 01 P Joao Ricardo 86' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
 * 03 J Jamba
 * 05 C Kali
 * 21 L Delgado 13' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
 * 20 M Loco
 * 07 P Figueiredo (Substituted: 72' M Rui Marques)
 * 08 A Macanga 44' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] 79' [[Image:Red card.svg|10px]]
 * 11 D Mateus (Substituted: 68' P Mantorras)
 * 14 A Mendonca
 * 17 J Ze Kalanga 50' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] (Substituted: 83' M Miloy)
 * 10 F Akwa

Mexico

 * 01 O Sanchez
 * 03 C Salcido
 * 04 R Marquez
 * 05 R Osorio
 * 14 G Pineda 59' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] (Substituted: 78 R Morales)
 * 06 G Torrado
 * 07 A Zinha (Substituted: 52' J Arellano)
 * 08 P Pardo
 * 16 M Mendez
 * 10 G Franco (Substituted: 74' J Fonseca)
 * 19 O Bravo

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Fifa World Cup Group D table June 16, 2006


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Russia launches new civil remote sensing satellite

June 15, 2006

A Russian Soyuz rocket successfully launched a civilian Earth observation satellite into orbit today at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in central Kazakhstan. The satellite's mission is mainly to assist exploration of natural resources, monitor pollution and natural or man-made disasters.

The three-stage Soyuz rocket lifted off at 0800 UTC (4:00 a.m. EDT), little under nine minutes later in an orbit with an apogee of approximately 230 miles, a perigee of around 125 miles, and an inclination of about 70 degrees. The Resurs DK1 spacecraft, weighing close to 15,000-pound, successfully separated from the Soyuz upper stage.

The DK1 is the newest member of the Resurs satellite fleet, the first in an upgraded series of spacecraft, and is capable of producing one-meter resolution images in black-and-white(two meters in color). The DK1 can document an area of up to 270,000 square miles a day and its advanced communications system allows fast downlinking of recent images to ground stations.

Images from the new satellite will be used by Russian government agencies, international groups, as well as sold commercially. The satellite will also monitor sea surface status, polar weather and ice conditions as well as assist in topographic and thematic mapping in remote regions.

In addition to the DK1, two secondary payloads were attached. One is the Italian PAMELA (Payload for Antimatter-Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics) instrument, housed on the upper side of the satellite designed to examine cosmic rays in order to learn more about dark matter and the relationship between matter and antimatter. The other is a Russian particle detector for designed for identifying earthquake precursors in Earth's magnetic field.

Further launches of these updated satellites are expected in the next few years. The Soyuz rocket's next scheduled launch is a cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station, to be followed by the launch of the Eurosat MetOp-A weather satellite.


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Fiji defeat Italy in rugby

June 17, 2006 Fiji defeated Italy 29 to 18 in rugby in Fiji on Saturday. It was their first meeting since November of 2005, when Italy were victorious in Monza. The match was played in front of a capacity crowd at Churchill Park in Lautoka.

Norman Ligairi scored the opening try of the match six minuets in to put the Fijians in front. Rupeni Caucau extended Fiji's lead in the 28th minute with another try. Fiji scored another two tries in the first half as well. Italian Andrea Lo Cicero scored their only try in the first half to see the score at 29 to eight as the nations entered half time. Italy scored another try through Josh Sole but Fiji were able to hold onto their lead and win the match, with the final score being 29 to 18.

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All Blacks defeat Ireland in second rugby test

June 17, 2006

The All Blacks defeated Ireland in the second of two rugby tests. The All Blacks managed to create a good lead in the first half, though the Irish fought back to get within just three points. The All Blacks however held on in the end to win. The match was played at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.

The match kicked off after the All Blacks performed their traditional haka as the rain started to pour down. Byron Kelleher opened up the scoring in the first half, scoring a try for the All Blacks after the first five minuets. Luke McAlister kicks over a conversion to take the New Zealanders to a seven to nil lead. McAlister added another three points with a kick at goal when the All Blacks were awarded a penalty, taking their lead to 10 to nil. Clarke Dermody charges over with just over 10 minutes remaining in the first half, though the Irish were upset about an alleged knock-on in the lead up to the play. McAlister converted the try, and the All Blacks now led 17 to nil. With around nine minutes left, Ireland scored their first points through Paul O'Connell who ran through to score under the posts. Ronan O'Gara converts the try to put the Irish within 10 points. Minutes later, McAlister kicks a penalty to extend the All Blacks lead to 20 to seven. Minutes before half time, Jerry Flannery scores a try for Ireland to put them back in the game, O'Gara converts, and the sides go into the break with the All Blacks leading 20 to 14.

O'Gara kicks a penalty goal after 10 miutes into the second half, putting Ireland within just three points of the All Blacks, the score now being 20 to 17, with around 30 minutes to go. A period of no scoring followed, with the score remaining separated by just three points. The lock was broken by McAlister was scored under the posts for the All Blacks with under 10 minutes remaining. McAlister converted his own try and the All Blacks held onto the win. The final score was 27 to 17.

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Three people die in New South Wales, Australia car accidents

June 17, 2006 Police were kept busy around Blayney in New South Wales' central west this morning as two separate crashes on the Mid Western Highway claimed three lives. Both accidents occurred within 20 minutes of each other and were only seven kilometres (4 miles) apart.

The first accident occurred five kilometres North of Blayney towards Cowra at 7:45 a.m. AEST. A B-double truck carrying woodchips slammed into a parked table-top truck as it went around a corner. As a result of the crash, the B-double rolled over. The parked truck's passenger died at the scene, while its driver was airlifted to Orange Base Hospital suffering abdominal injuries.

A second accident occurred two kilometres south of Blayney, towards Bathurst. Both the driver and passenger died when their car left the road and collided with a tree. Police said they were investigating the crash and would prepare a report for the Coroner.

In a report released in 2004, the NRMA said that the government should give priority to upgrading the highway among others within the region. In 2005, the NRMA also expressed concern about the highway being reclassified as a regional road (from a state road), putting the onus for maintenance and improvements on councils, which already have limited resources.

According to a 2004 audit conducted by the NRMA, the Mid Western Highway is the fifth safest highway statistically in NSW with 18.7 major crashes per 100 million kilometres travelled and 11.5 fatalities per 100 million kilometres travelled. According to the NRMA, the most dangerous highway in NSW is the Great Western Highway, which has 51.5 crashes and 30.8 fatalities per 100 million kilometres travelled.

Upon closer examination of statistics, the safety record of the stretch between Bathurst and Cowra (which also happens to be the most heavily used) is comparable to that of the entire New England Highway and more dangerous than the Pacific Highway with 29.5 crashes and 15.6 fatalities per 100 million kilometres travelled. A 14-kilometre section between Bathurst and Blayney is particularly dangerous according to the NRMA.


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Australia defeat England in rugby to win Cook Cup

June 17, 2006

Australia has defeated England 43 points to 18 in the second match of the Cook Cup series between the two nations in rugby union. The second win for Australia saw them win the Cook Cup trophy, which was held by England entering the series. The match was played under a closed roof at Telstra Dome, Melbourne in Australia. Regular Australian captain George Gregan entered the game off the bench in the second half to receive his 120th cap for the Wallabies - setting a new world record.

The first points of the match went to England with Andy Goode booting a field goal to put them up by three points. A few minutes later George Smith charged over to score a try under the posts for the Wallabies, Stirling Mortlock added the subsequent conversion to take the Australians to a seven to three lead over the English. In the 14th minute, Mark Gerrard catches a cross field bomb from Stephen Larkem to score the second Australian try. Although Mortlock missed the conversion, Australia move to a 14 to three lead over England. Goode was able to give England another three points, kicking a penalty goal in the 25th minute. Rodney Blake, one of Australia's heroes from the previous test, appeared to have hurt his ankle and is replaced by Al Baxter. Minutes out from half-time, Lote Tuqiri scores for Australia. Mortlock is successful with the conversion to take the score to 19 points to six going into break.

Mark Chisholm runs in the first try of the second half, and with Mortlock adding the conversion, Australia's lead extended to over 20 points. Although an English comeback now looked unlikely, minutes later George Chuter scores a try for England, although Goode missed the conversion, the score was now 26 to 11 to Australia. With 20 minutes remaining, Mortlock kicks a penalty goal to take to score to 29 to 11. A few minutes later, Gerrard runs in for his second side and with Mortlock adding the conversion, Australia now moved the score to 36 to 11. A late try to Larkham, which was converted by Mortlock sees Australia take the score to over 40 points. In the 80th minute of the match, moments from halftime, Varndell receives a pass from Balshaw to run in a late try for England. The final score was 43 points to 18.

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Portugal beat Iran 2-0 in Group D

June 17, 2006 Just when Portugal might have wondered if they could breakthrough Deco produced a wonderful goal to send Luiz Felipe Scolari's side into the knock-out stage of the World Cup, Saturday.

Iran used defensive tactics to frustrate Portugal in the Commerzbank Arena and until one hour of play the scores were level. The defence had blocked shots, Ebrahim Mirzapour had made some great saves.

Figo had created most of Portugal's best opportunities. In the first half the team in the maroon strip had 5 corners in the first 15 minutes and, after half an hour, had 68 per cent of the possession.

A Deco shot from a close angle forced Mirzapour to make a one-handed save over the bar. By half time Richard Carvalho, and later Ronaldo, had missed the target with a header from a Figo corner.

Branko Ivankovic's side did not trouble Ricardo at the other end but this did not make the Brazilian coach of the Portugal team adjust the 4-5-1 formation which had Pauletta up front on his own.

In the second half Figo was again the centre of everything but this did not look enough. It was Deco's brilliant 25 yard shot, from Figo's rolled pass, which won it.

Mirzapour could only stand and watch the ball rise into the net as Deco fell backwards onto the ground.

Portugal had ten shots on target to Iran's one; from a Vahid Hashemian header which produced a photographer friendly save from Ricardo. Iran allowed Figo to take 13 corner kicks and conceded 63 per cent of ball possession.

After the first goal the second looked more likely as Iran were forced to get forward to equalise. If they did not they would play only one more game at the World Cup.

Rasoul Khatibi got on the end of a long ball into the box but, at an angle, dragged wastefully wide of the far post.

On 78 minutes Figo attacked the Iranian penalty area once more and was brought down by Yahya Golmohammadi. Golmohammadi, Iran's captain, ten minutes later was taken off injured, clutching his left shoulder after he had stepped in front of Ronaldo.

Ronaldo passed the penalty in high using the inside of his right foot.

Portugal were due next to play Mexico and would go through as winners of Group D if they did not lose.

Statistics
Group D

Attendance: 48'000

Referee: Eric Poulat (France)

Portugal

 * 01 A Ricardo
 * 13 L Miguel
 * 05 F Meira
 * 16 A Ricardo Carvalho
 * 14 J Nuno Valente
 * 06 F Costinha 61' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
 * 18 N Maniche (Substituted: 66' A Petit )
 * 20 A Deco 48' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] (Substituted: 80' C Tiago)
 * 17 C Ronaldo
 * 09 P Pauleta 46'+ [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
 * 07 L Figo (Substituted: 88' S Simao)

Iran

 * 01 E Mirzapour
 * 13 H Kaabi 73' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
 * 04 Y Golmohammadi 88' yellow card (Substituted: 88' S Bakhtiarizadeh)
 * 05 R Rezaei
 * 20 M Nosrati
 * 06 J Nekounam 20' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
 * 02 M Mahdavikia
 * 08 A Karimi (Substituted: 65' F Zandi)
 * 14 A Teymourian
 * 21 M Madanchi 32' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] (Substituted: 66' R Khatibi)
 * 09 V Hashemian

Table
Fifa World Cup Group D table June 17, 2006

Related news
Angola hold Mexico to 0-0 draw in Group D

title: Portugal beat Iran 2-0 in Group D


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User:Frankie Roberto/News schedule

This is my schedule of news that is happening over the week of 19 - 23rd June 2006, some of which I plan to cover.

Monday 19 June

 * 10:00 AM start work.

Tuesday 20 June

 * 8:00 PM Football match: Sweden vs England. Watching at the Odeon Covent Garden (in Hi-Def). Hope to get some reaction from punters.

Wednesday 21 June

 * Summer solstice story?

Thursday 22 June

 * 12:00 Interview with BBC project leader of the Creative Archive project.

title: User:Frankie Roberto/News schedule