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Wikinews Shorts: March 16, 2008

Earthquake hits sea near southern Ryuku Islands, Japan

An earthquake has hit the sea near the Southern Ryuku Islands, Japan. The earthquake, which had a magnitude of 4.6, was 15km away from Ishigaki-jima and 1935km away from Tokyo.

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Mariana Islands region hit by Earthquake
An earthquake has hit the sea near the Mariana Islands. The earthquake, which had a magnitude of 5.0, was 340km away from Hagatna, Guam. It struck at approximately 1300 local time yesterday.

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Banda Sea hit by earthquake
The Banda Sea has been hit by an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9. It struck approximately 215 km away from Saumlaki, Indonesia.

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Earthquake strikes off the coast of El Salvador
The area off the coast of El Salvador has been hit by an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3. It struck approximately 140 km away from San Miguel and 145 km away from Chinandega, Nicaragua.

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Talk:Lewis Hamilton wins 2008 Australian Grand Prix

Original reporting notes
TV channel - REN TV, Russia. Date: 16.03.2008. Time1: 6:55-7:25 MSK - "Formula 1: Countdown" (commentator - Mariya Rumyantseva). Time2: 7:25-9:00 MSK - "Formula-1: Live from Australia" (live event, commentators - Alexander Kaminskiy and Alexander Kabanovskiy). --Yuriybrisk - (talk) 08:29, 16 March 2008 (UTC)


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Did you take this photo Image:Austinmarch15.png yourself? If so, you should put a license tag on it, or else it will get deleted. Cirt - (talk) 09:58, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the information, I did not know that. I am trying to change it, but I can't find how to edit that aspect of the picture, I'm just going to re-upload it under a different name and give it the proper information. Why don't you upload it instead to Wikimedia Commons? http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page - for now you could temporarily just put it into this category: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:2008-03_%22Anonymous%22_anti-Scientology_protests Cirt - (talk) 18:07, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
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HSK Kormoran found, the search for HMAS Sydney continues

March 16, 2008

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced today that the HSK Kormoran has been located approximately 112 nautical miles off Steep Point Western Australia. Sonar imagery of the Kormoran shows the site consists of two main pieces at a depth of 2560 metres. A debris field 4 nautical miles south of the wreck believed to be the site of the battle.

The Kormoran (HSK 8) was a German auxiliary cruiser of Kriegsmarine during World War II. On November 19, 1941, the Kormoran encountered the HMAS Sydney. The resulting battle saw the Sydney sunk with the loss of all 645 hands, the Kormoran was scuttled by the crew with the loss of 60, 320 survivors including three Chinese prisoners of war were rescued.

The loss of the Sydney has been the subject of much controversy, speculation and conspiracy theory. There have been many searches for the two vessels, this latest search is by the "Finding Sydney Foundation".

"Finding the Kormoran is one big step forward," said Prime Minister Rudd. "This is an important part in resolving a 65 year old puzzle."

Warren Snowdon Minister for Defense Science and Personnel said that the Federal Republic of Germany has been advised of the discovery and that the site is to be protected.

Finding Sydney Foundation Chairman Ted Graham says the search area for the Sydney can now be narrowed down to 300 nautical miles. "This gives us a cornerstone if you like, to start the search for the Sydney from," said Graham. "So if we hadn't found Kormoron it would have made it much more difficult"


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Talk:Wikinews Shorts: March 16, 2008

Magnitude 2.5 newsworthy?
These reports are interesting, but I question the newsworthiness of a magnitude 2.5. Not sure anyone would even feel a quake that size, and there are literally dozens going on all the time of that magnitude. Also, as a formatting suggestion, please try and change the ALL CAPS in the sources to lowercase. --Jcart1534 - (talk) 11:51, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
 * OK, I'll limit future reports to 4.0+. I'll change the caps in the sources to lower case. --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) 15:00, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I've changed the RSS feed I use to get these updates from 2.5 minimum to 4.0 minimum. 4.0 is the figure that the USGS use to classify a strong earthquake so I think that would be an appropriate figure. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Anonymous101 (talk • contribs) 15:03, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

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Talk:Play.com Live multimedia exposition hosted at Wembley Stadium, England

I am inside Wembley Stadium covering the event with an assistant. Photographs are all taken by us. --Skenmy(t•c•w) 12:06, 16 March 2008 (UTC)


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Worldwide protests against Scientology
Hi there, just a comment about this article which you've started, whilst we covered the first two months protests extensively, we decided against covering the third because it was suggested that unless anything different happens then it probably isn't newsworthy enough to merit us having an article every month saying the same things unless something of particular note happens. I'll watch with interest how this article can be developed and expanded but would warn you that it might be deleted if it simply proves to be a repetition of previous protests. As I'm sure you can understand, it is important that we take as neutral a stance as possible in relation to this issue, publishing a monthly report on the exploits of Anonymous might not be perceived as so especially if as I've said nothing to differentiate it from previous protests has occurred. The suggestion that protesters were attacked in some way might be such an instance and so I'd ask if this is based on original research or the German language source. If there is some solid source for this then it might be possible to keep this article if it is turned more towards a "protesters attacked" article rather than simply Anon protest CoS, again. Regards. Adambro - (talk) 18:48, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
 * the "attack" was about 4-5 eggs thrown against the protesters. i think it is more of a minor detail since no one was hurt. i was not there when the eggs where trow, it was confirmed to my by the police that was standing there. i did not know about the decision to not cover the events any more. Elvis - (talk) 18:55, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
 * No formal decision has been made not to cover the Anon anti-CoS protests any more, rather that is what I would suggest is the general feeling amongst the community which can be illustrated by the lack of coverage of last months protest. Adambro - (talk) 19:04, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
 * i have no problems with it. i just started it because i could and wanted to see if someone would add something to it. Elvis - (talk) 19:22, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

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Tibetans say 80 killed in protests; China continues to crack down

March 16, 2008 The Central Tibetan Administration, headed by the Dalai Lama, says that at least 80 people have been killed in protests by supporters of Tibet against Chinese rule, despite China's claim that only ten people are dead.

"As the Tibet uprising continues, reliable sources have confirmed that at least 80 people were killed on 14th March 2008 in Lhasa," the website Tibet.net reported. They also said that many dead bodies have been stashed in front of a Public Security Department office in Lhasa, the Tibetan capital where most of the unrest occurred. The site did not name its sources.

The report from Xinhua, China's state-run news agency, was much different. "In Friday's riot, at least ten civilians died, mostly from burns caused by the roving mobs and some others were injured," Xinhua said, citing the Tibetan Regional Government's report. Additionally, they reported that police in Lhasa had saved 580 people, including an entire school, from the violent array of sabotage.

Tenzin Gyatso, the Dalai Lama, condemned China's reaction to the protests, calling it a "cultural genocide". At a press conference in Dharamsala, seat of the Tibetan government in exile, he said, "They simply rely on using force in order to simulate peace, a peace brought by force using a rule of terror." He also called for an international organization to investigate the situation in Tibet.

China has declared a "People's War" against the protesters, vowing to "expose" the Dalai Lama. "We must wage a people's war to beat splittism and expose and condemn the malicious acts of these hostile forces and expose the hideous face of the Dalai Lama group to the light of day," officials were quoted as saying.

China also prevented access to video website YouTube after many international videos of the protests were posted on the website. YouTube is normally easily accessible in China, which blocks other pornographic or subversive sites with its 'Great Firewall'.


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2008 Tour de Taiwan Stage 8: A great ending for John Murphy

March 16, 2008 A 72-golden-hour race of 2008 Tour de Taiwan in the Taipei-Keelung metropolitan area came to an end after entering the Taipei Xinyi Shopping Area as the final stage today. Before the main race, the organizer, Chinese Taipei Cycling Association held "The 3rd Taipei Citizen Elimination Road Race" to examine the achievements of basic cycling promotion. Even though its racing scale is one third of the Taipei Stage (60 laps, 1 km/lap), but several local cycling clubs and senior cyclists participated in this promotional race.

Kuan-hua Lai, a cyclist from Giant Asia Racing Team, the current Taiwan leader of Tour de Taiwan, spoke to Wikinews Reporter Rico Shen before racing: "Since we [the Team] took the leading from Changhua County Stage until now, we were still be cautious of this current status because the competitors just lost behind within 15 seconds." And also, he commented about an "earlier suspension" incident in the same stage in 2007: "I didn't participate in this series last year. However, with several cyclists' actual strengths in several criterium stages, I think that the same incident won't take place again this year."

In the main race, due to a very close actual strength, not everyone can took the leading for a long-period especially in Asian cyclists' competition. As a result in the middle-end section, the main group extremity controlled the condition of this race. Finally, Marek Wesoły from Merida Europe Team won his second stage champion in this stage since he got former stage champion in Pingtung County. With the stage champion went to Wesoły, John Murphy firmly won the overall champion in this series after 8 stages' racing.

By the way, Kuan-hua Lai not only won the Taiwan Champion and was voted as the "Most Popular Taiwanese Cyclist", but also helped his team (Giant Asia Racing Team) to win the Team Champion in this series. After the race, He commented about this race: "Even though we got a great difference after we [the Team] got the lead from Changhua [stage], but we got a damn difficult situation because the competitors just lost behind within a small difference. Because of this issue, we cautiously chose some roads to do several attacks to keep the leading to the end."

And he also commented about the "DAMN" crash incident yesterday to Wikinews Reporter Rico Shen: "It's unable to prevent the crash. But mostly, cyclists without concentrations to a race [or a game] will bring on crash in a race. If a cyclist want to prevent a crash, a cyclist should focus on the race in any time and any where."

In another brief after race interview, John Murphy talked to Wikinews Reporter Rico Shen about this stage especially on the competition of yellow jersey: "Shawn Milne is a respectful competitor even though he was formerly in our [Health Net Pro Cycling] team, but he majorly ever threatened me since he got the 5th Stage Champion. After this, my current teammates did several attempts covering me to the end, and finally, it took a good effort for me. I really appreciated and thanked for my teammates' help."

Tour de Taiwan Taipei City Stage

 * Stage Champion: Marek Wesoły (Merida Europe)

Individual Classification

 * Asian Champion (Blue Jersey): Takashi Miyazawa (Team Meitan Hompo-GDR)
 * Taiwan Champion (White Jersey): Kuan-hua Lai (Giant Asia Racing Team)
 * Sprint Champion (Green Jersey): John Murphy (Health Net Pro Cycling Team)
 * Overall Champion (Yellow Jersey): John Murphy

Team Classification

 * 1) Giant Asia Racing Team
 * 2) Team Skil-Shimano
 * 3) Health Net Pro Cycling Team


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The Chinese government has been an occupying force in Tibet for too long, FREE TIBET! --Mrlego9 - (talk) 16:54, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Good luck with that. Spacehusky - (talk) 17:49, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Let's award China with the opportunity to host the Olympic Games! Oh —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.236.21.115 (talk) 22:05, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Tibetians can say different words but in peace.
Monks and Tibetians should not set fire on cars and shops but protest in peace against the bad rules of government. The police & soldiers should be against those people with plastic bullet, strong water or others of low-risk. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.5.246.220 (talk) 03:38, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Blocking of comments by pro-Chinese government internet users
Reports have come from some internet users (including some in North America) who attempted to post pro-Chinese Government comments on sites such as Youtube and others, which were deleted/removed by site administrators. Any information on this would be beneficial to presenting the "full picture" of this story. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.211.242.80 (talk) 12:48, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

quotations around "violent array of sabotage" has to be removed. it is an oblious punctuation of sarcasim. since articles are only supposed to state facts, no opinions should be implied. since resource is reliable, why not post it? stating it's reliable doesn't prove it actually is. how do you know the facts from rioters are reliable? since they are only doing it out of savagery, isn't it logical for them to lie and overly exagerate?

unknown —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.148.152.76 (talk) 05:29, 27 March 2008 (UTC)


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Talk:2008 Tour de Taiwan Stage 8: A great ending for John Murphy

OR info
I fully participate the stage with photos and audio recording. But it's the first attempt to do some audio interview to describe this information. Brock contact... 17:21, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

 * The audio recordings aren't working for me. They buffer for a while and then there is a blurt of noise, less than a second. The problem could be on my end but I thought, in case it is not, I'd add that here. --SVTCobra 23:15, 18 March 2008 (UTC)


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Comments:Protesters arrested at anti-Scientology event in Atlanta

Violation of Rights
That's what this is. I have nothing against Scientologists, but as an American citizen I am outraged that law enforcement would arrest people participating in a peaceful protest against anything! It is in our constitutional rights to protest and no one should be able to take that away from us. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.17.23.115 (talk) 20:04, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Outrageous
Bullshit, they had no legal right to do that. I hope the ACLU shoves a copy of the constitution up those cops asses.70.48.115.217 17:34, 16 March 2008 (UTC)someguy

Ridiculous
The showing of riot police is just plain ridiculous. The police were notified in advance that it would be a peaceful protest, that Anonymous is dedicated to non-violence. And yet they call in the Riot force? What did the CoS tell them to precipitate this disproportional show of police force? 75.66.181.245 18:49, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Arrested Anon here. At NO POINT were we read our miranda rights. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.152.118.171 (talk) 01:49, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Arrested Anon: I realise you may wish not to give a statement until any proceedings against you have been settled, but if you would like to do so, please get in touch on the WikiNews IRC channel. The interview can be kept anonymous, of course, but it'd be nice to have some first-hand information on the topic. --JamesHarrison - (talk) 17:55, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Atlanta. Of course it's Atlanta. I can see the April protests attracting a lot of commuters to Atlanta, and expect to see bigger crowds in support of the two who were arrested. That's what happens, the more injust arrests that are made, the bigger this stuff gets. --72.171.0.147 02:44, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Atlanta Protests
The thing about the Atlanta Protest that many people are not aware of is that the Riot Squad is NOT the Atlanta Police, but in fact DeKalb. The next point of interest, in regards to the two anonymous members that were arrested, is that the police merely came over and grabbed them, never offering any support in the form of offering some kind of rules that the protestors should go by, and that it took the police two hours to walk over and explain what had happened. They also asked for a representative, which was chosen fairly quickly, and took him over to the side with the Riot Squad with the Co$. This member of Anonymous was allowed to come back over to our side of the street.

131.96.28.217 15:59, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

AWESOME FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT OF HONK CITATIONS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1P9IIUVAzM —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.225.8.145 (talk) 16:45, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Why bother protesting?
Okay, they might be a brinwahing cult that screws up the lives of their opposition, but protesting seems kind of pointless. If you don't like the way they do things, don't join. Eventually they'll run out of followers and fade away. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.15.164.98 (talk) 18:09, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
 * WHY YOU ASK? "All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing" - Scientology's crimes are real. Operation Snow White, Operation Freakout, Lisa McPherson, Fair Game, R2-45, infiltrating of world governments, RPF forced labor camps, abuse of children, disconnection of families. If you are a Scientology sympathizer you are misinformed or brainwashed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.129.26.235 (talk) 19:00, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

 * Please contact Queen's University Gazette. Individuals taken in by this dangerous cult need our support. They need information and protection from Cult leaders so that they can escape and live their lives without interference. Please show positive support and provide concise & direct informed opinions:
 * Queen's Gazette welcomes letters to the editor from members of the university community and other readers about matters related to content in the Gazette, the university or higher education in general.
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 * Letters should be sumitted to gazette@queensu.ca by noon on the Monday before publication. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.129.45.145 (talk) 20:28, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Headline on front page horribly biased
The headline lead on the front page can bias an uninformed reader that the arrests were due to some sort of violence or incitinement of a riot, expecially with the mention of "Arrested by Riot Police". More clarification needs to be made on the front page about the peaceful protests. 198.254.16.200 23:53, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Ticketed for Honking
Why were those who were honking being ticketed? This truly sounds like Scientology paid off the police department.

It's nice to know that I live in a country where I have to fear police action for showing support for the good people protesting a cult of life-destroying scammers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.250.127.135 (talk) 06:14, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Court Case
What really sucks is that those guys can't put together a case. Sure there was a lot of first-hand witnesses saying they were told they did not need a permit, but how will the people arrested contact them?

Well, either way, I hope the judge wasn't paid off as well. Fephisto - (talk) 18:05, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Dekalb County is corrupt! They will not arrest illegal aliens but will take the citizens !
If the Protesters were on the sidewalk they were on public sidewalk. I ws told by Dekalb couty police that you can stand anywhere you want on sidewalk .They can only arrest you if you go onto pavement. I have protested Hank Johnson. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.99.84.3 (talk) 06:11, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Comments from feedback form - "anonymous, you rule!"
anonymous, you rule! —82.74.2.243 (talk) 21:42, 22 May 2011 (UTC)


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Thousands attend anti-war protests in London and Glasgow

March 16, 2008 Yesterday, thousands of people attended anti-war protests in London and Glasgow organised by the Stop the War Coalition. The event marks nearly five years since the 2003 invasion of Iraq which begun the Iraq War. The main themes were "Troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan", "Don’t attack Iran", and "End the siege of Gaza".

In London, protesters gathered in Trafalgar Square before marching down Whitehall to Parliament Square, across Westminster Bridge, along Lambeth Palace Road before crossing the River Thames again at Lambeth Bridge, returning to Parliament Square via Millbank.

A spokesman for the Foreign Office labelled the Stop the War Coalition's description of the current situation in Iraq as "simply not accurate", saying, "In Iraq, there is clear evidence we are making steady progress, particularly in terms of security. We have also acknowledged that mistakes were made, and drawn the appropriate lessons".

Estimates as to the number of protesters in London range from 10,000 according to the Police, up to 40,000 according to the organisers.


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National Hockey League news: March 16, 2008

March 16, 2008

There were 10 games played in the National Hockey League on March 15, 2008.

Philadelphia Flyers @ Boston Bruins
Chuck Kobasew scored first for Boston 12:21 into the first period. Mike Richards tied the score with his 24th goal of the season. Daniel Brière's goal 12:25 into the second period gave the Flyers their first lead of the game. Andrew Ference tied the score with 27 seconds left in regulation to force overtime. In the 4-on-4, Aaron Ward scored to give the Bruins the win.

Nashville Predators @ Detroit Red Wings
Dan Hamhuis scored first for the Predators 10:27 into the first period. Detroit tied it up before the first intermission when Niklas Kronvall scored. Nashville retook the lead with Rich Peverley's goal 6:10 into the second period. Nashville took a two goal lead late in the third with a Jerred Smithson empty net goal.

New Jersey Devils @ Colorado Avalanche
New Jersey broke a scoreless tie with a Dainius Zubrus goal. Paul Stastny put the Avalanche on the board and tied the score at one goal apiece. Jay Pandolfo retook a lead for the Devils a couple minutes later. In the third period, Jamie Langenbrunner and John Madden each scored for New Jersey, putting them ahead by 3. Colorado added a goal when John-Michael Liles scored on the power play.

Vancouver Canucks @ Dallas Stars
Matt Pettinger put the Canucks on the board early in the first period. Ryan Kesler scored a power play goal to put Vancouver up by 2, then Markus Naslund scored a goal a couple minutes later to give the Canucks a three goal lead. Dallas went on the board before the period ended, when Joel Lundqvist scored with 14 seconds left in the first period. Mike Modano brought the Stars within 1 goal 7:35 into the second period on a power play goal. Later in the second period, Brad Richards scored a shorthanded goal to tie the score. Brendan Morrison retook the lead for the Canucks early in the third, a goal that turned out to be the game winner. Morrison had three points, assisting on the first two Vancouver goals.

Buffalo Sabres @ Toronto Maple Leafs
Ales Kotalik scored first for Buffalo on a Sabres power play 7:06 into the game. Toronto tied it up a few minutes later when Ian White scored. Just 45 seconds later, Jochen Hecht retook the lead for Buffalo. Drew Stafford scored a few minutes later, putting the Sabres up by 2 going into the first intermission. After a goal-less second period, Toronto came within 1 when Jiri Tlusty scored a power play goal 7:29 into the third. The Sabres scored three goals in the second half of the period, first Jason Pominville's 24th of the season, then Daniel Paille's 18th, and finally Henrik Tallinder's first of the year, which he scored on an empty net.

New York Islanders @ Montreal Canadiens
The Canadiens broke a scoreless tie when Roman Hamrlik scored a power play goal 7:04 into the second period. Alex Kovalev put the Canadiens up by 2 early in the third, then Guillaume Latendresse also scored for Montreal to put them ahead by three. Jaroslav Halak made the start for Montreal between the pipes, and stopped all of the Islanders' 30 shots, picking up his third career shutout, and the first one of this season.

New York Rangers @ Tampa Bay Lightning
Alexandre Picard scored with less than a minute left in the second period. Martin St. Louis scored a power play goal 6:40 into the third period, then Michel Ouellet added an empty net goal with 58 seconds left in regulation. Mike Smith made 20 saves for Tampa, and earned his third shutout of the season.

Los Angeles Kings @ Minnesota Wild
Brian Rolston scored his 27th goal of the season to break a scoreless tie 14:11 into the second period. The Wild added a second goal by captain Marian Gaborik with 4:04 left in regulation, which was his 36th of the season. Niklas Backstrom made 24 saves, improving his record to 27-13-7, and earning his 3rd shutout of the season.

Edmonton Oilers @ Phoenix Coyotes
Ales Hemsky scored a power play goal for the Oilers 6:17 into the first period. Shane Doan had a power play goal early in the second period, tying the score. Joni Pitkanen put Edmonton back on top 7:45 into the second. Kyle Brodziak scored the Oilers' second goal of the second period with 4:46 left on the clock. Marty Reasoner put the Oilers up by 3 in the third period. Phoenix added a late goal by Mathias Tjarnqvist to come within 2, but Fernando Pisani scored an empty net goal for the Oilers, securing the win.

St. Louis Blues @ Anaheim Ducks
Mathieu Schneider broke a scoreless tie with less than a minute to go in the first period, putting the Ducks ahead by 1. St. Louis tied the score early in the second with a Jamal Mayers goal. Teemu Selanne scored a power play goal to put the Ducks back on top in the second period. The Blues tied the score back up when Jeff Woywitka scored his first of the season. A pair of goals by Rob Niedermayer in the third period put the Ducks ahead by 2. Ryan Getzlaf also scored with 1:38 left in regulation.

Player of the Day
Today's Player of the Day is Brendan Morrison of the Vancouver Canucks. Morrison assisted in two of Vancouver's three first period goals, and scored the game winning goal in the third period of Vancouver's 4-3 defeat of the Dallas Stars. It was Morrison's first three-point game since February 18, 2007, where Morrison also scored the game winning goal.

For information on the selection process of the Player of the Day, see this page.

Related news
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Alitalia conditionally accepts joint bid by Air France and KLM

March 16, 2008

Italian state-owned flag carrier Alitalia's board has conditionally accepted a low-value takeover bid by Air France-KLM, a company formed by the merger of Air France and KLM.

Alitalia say the offer requires various conditions to be met by March 31 if it is to succeed. A board meeting, which ended unanimously, started mid-Saturday and continued until early Sunday, at which point a press release was issued. This named key conditions as approval by the trade union, agreement from the government - which must also supply a credit line repayable after a credit hike - and "elimination" of risks from a suit by Milan airport operator SEA. The government owns a 49.9% controlling stake.

Further conditions include receiving a government commitment to keep the airline's landing rights, agreeing with Rome International Airport's operator over servicing and a deal to buy back some activities at Alitalia Servizi, a maintenance arm.

Air France-KLM, who placed their bid on Friday after negotiations lasting eight weeks, welcomed the decision in Paris. The deal values at Alitalia at €0.10, compared to a Friday trading value of €0.53, and will swap one Air France-KLM for every 160 Alitalia shares, valuing the airline at €140 million (US$240 million). The low price comes as a result of financial difficulties that the airline is currently facing. Initial rumours suggested the price would be €0.35 a share.

Also being bid on is 100% of convertible bonds at €0.3145 a bond. The state owns 62% of these. The company will keep its brand, logo and Italian headquarters.


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Peter Shaplen is an American journalist, network news and corporate television producer, media message and crisis management consultant who lives in Marin county California.

He has produced news stories for American network news casts and was also the media pool producer for high profile trials including the Scott Peterson double murder, Michael Jackson molestation trials & OJ Simpson kidnapping and armed robbery pretrial. At Jackson the Los Angeles Times called him the "go to guy"; others named him "the lion tamer" for managing and fostering communication among the courts, law enforcement and the media. He continues to consult with courts and law enforcement in the US and British Columbia and has spoken to judges in California, Colorado, Guam, Missouri, Nevada, Washington and West Virginia participating in programs with the National Center for Courts and Media in conjunction with the National Judicial College.

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Congressional Hispanic Caucus blocks vote to increase visa number

March 16, 2008

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus has blocked voting on legislation that would allow employers to rehire foreign seasonal workers. This year, the U.S. government will only issue 33,000 visas for winter workers and 33,000 for summer workers. This comes as a stark comparison to 2007, when 120,000 foreign workers entered the U.S. with H-2B visas.

Currently, the reduction in visas is having profounds effects on both Mexico and U.S.

In Tlapacoyan, a Mexican town which in the last 30 years has exported a large seasonal workforce, using H-2B visas, to work in U.S. circuses and carnivals, the effects are already a stark reality. The local economy has been paralyzed, and unemployment has reached dramatic highs. The lack of money being pumped into the local economy has caused many businesses to close, and the construction of the town's new church has come to a screeching halt. Additionally, residents like Pablo Juarez Mendoza, who last year made $450 working in Texan livestock shows, are having difficulties finding local work. Those that do, are only making an average of $50 per week.

U.S. businesses are getting ready to face their own set of economical obstacles caused by the lack of cheap labor. Many employers are finding creative ways to cut costs, including scaling back operations. In Cape Cod, for example, the local chamber of commerce reports that town employers will only receive 15 of the 5,000 visas requested. In response, local Cape Cod business owner, Williman Zammer, has called the situation "a major crisis," and states that what the Hispanic Caucus is doing is "ruthless."

Opponents of the change state that recent legislation blocking is part of the Caucus' efforts to push for comprehensive immigration reform, not seen in the U.S. since the early 1980s. Hispanic Caucus Chairman, Rep. Joe Baca, D-California, hopes that policymakers will place attention not only on helping small businesses, but also on what to do with 12 million illegal immigrants currently residing in the U.S., and improving border security.

The issue of immigration has become a polarizing subject in the U.S., and one that has been an intrinsic part of the fabric that makes up the American society. Since 2006, the U.S. accepts more legal immigrants as permanent residents than any other country in the world. That same year, a NBC/Wall Street Journal poll revealed that the U.S. public was equally divided on the whether immigration helps or hurts the country. Forty-four percent said it helped, forty-five percent said it hurt.

However, a recent Pew Research Center study suggests that the issue will remain at the forefront of the American political agenda for many years to come.

The study revealed that by 2050, one in five Americans will be foreign-born, and the overall U.S. population will double to 438 million. The U.S Latino population will account for 30% of the population, while Asians will account for 9%. Thus, what we see unfolding is a U.S. where minorities will become the majority, and drastic cultural and societal changes seem almost certain.

The study seems to also hint that this growth is in many ways connected to legislation passed by Congress in 1965, that abolished a quota system that had nearly ended immigration from non-European countries since the 1920s, and consequently caused an immigration surge.


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Welcome to the Wikinews World News Quiz, giving you a chance to test your knowledge on this week's news.

Last Updated: March 16, 2008

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{ Prime Minister of Spain José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero won a second term in the Spanish elections for which political party? - Christian democrats - Liberals + Socialists - Separatists
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{Violence erupted in the Tibetan capital between riot police and anti-China protesters. What led to the protests? - The Olympics that China will host this year + A march coinciding with Tibet's 1959 rebellion against China - Insults by the Chinese authorities towards the Dalai Lama - A call from the Dalai Lama to stand up against China
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{What did Dr. Jack Kevorkian do this week to make the headlines? - Being released under parole + Plans to run for U.S. Congress - Assisting with the suicide of a fellow inmate - Speaking at a euthanasia convention in Pontiac, Michigan
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{The internet collective Anonymous held a second worldwide protest against Scientology on Saturday. Which of the following is not a belief in Scientology? - Aliens interfere with the faith of the human soul - Childbirth should be in silence, preferably without anesthetics, and barley water can replace breastmilk - Dealing with negative experiences stored in the mind can cure diseases like cancers, convert criminals and addicts, raise your I.Q. with 50 points and make the memory nearly infallible + Scientologists believe all of the above
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{A man made his way to a runway at London's Heathrow Airport this week, after a similar incident on February 25 when activists managed to get on top of a British Airways Airbus A320. Which organisation did these activists belong to? - FuelWatch - Friends of the Earth + Greenpeace - Plane Stupid
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{New York Governor Eliot Spitzer resigned this week because he visited prostitutes. His follower, Lieutenant Governor David Paterson, is believed to be unique because he will be the first governor in the United States to be what? - Gay - Of African American descent - Legally blind + None of the above
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Concert for peace held on Colombian-Venezuelan border

March 16, 2008

Tens of thousands of Colombians and Venezuelans attended a free concert Sunday, held on a bridge linking the two countries. It was organized by Grammy-winning rock artist Juanes to celebrate the end of the diplomatic crisis between Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador, and to further improve peaceful relations within the region.

The "Peace Without Borders" concert was staged atop the Simón Bolívar bridge, which connects the Colombian town of Cúcuta with the Venezuelan town of San Antonio del Táchira. "It would have been much more practical and simple to do it in a city," Juanes told the Miami Herald, "but the border is a symbol of peace between all countries. And this message is for everyone, all the countries in Latin America and the U.S. as well."

Concert goers gathered in a dried-up riverbed to hear music by many notable Hispanic performers, including Colombian singer Carlos Vives, Dominican musician Juan Luis Guerra, Spanish musicians Miguel Bosé and Alejandro Sanz, Venezuelan musician Ricardo montaner, and Ecuadorian singer Juan Fernando Velasco.

Juanes said the artists were "super responsive" when invited to perform. "I think they all share my feelings: How can we use our music to support this, use our art for something important?" he said.

"This is a celebration of the unity between Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia," Carlos Vives said on the stage. "We want our police and military officers to go home," he added, referring to the Colombian hostages held by leftist group FARC.

FARC was the center of the recent diplomatic crisis, which began when the Colombian military conducted an air raid against the organization inside Ecuador territory. Venezuela sided with Ecuador in condemning Colombia for the raid, and they each moved troops to their respective borders. The crisis was ended when the nations' leaders shook hands at a summit.

"It's not that a song by Alejandro or Carlos is going to change people," Juanes said. "But music becomes an excuse to send a message, that we're all here together building peace, that we are here as citizens and this is what we want, and we have to be heard. I think the governments have to understand and listen. We don't want to get involved in conflicts between people."

Colombian president Alvaro Uribe had planned to attend the concert, but canceled when Juanes' manager told him the show "was not to be a political event" and asked him not to come.


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Court witness kidnapped in Buffalo, New York

March 17, 2008

According to Buffalo, New York police radio communications, a woman only named as 'Hartwell,' was reported to have been kidnapped from the area of 1770 Hertel Avenue in Buffalo.

Police stated that she is scheduled to testify in court today against an unknown party and according to an individual who called 911, she was kidnapped by individuals affiliated with the unknown party.

Further communications said that she was kidnapped from near the Hertel location, then driven to the Peace Bridge. Police state that when they arrived on scene at the Hertel location, the individual who called 911 was receiving text messages from Hartwell stating that they had already crossed the Bridge and made it into Canada.

Further communications stated that there is no description of the vehicle that took her and the suspects descriptions are also not known.

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I was listening to the scanner and picked up these reports. In order to quickly save info, I typed in the reports as I got them into the #wikinews IRC channel. Here they are as follows:

"*	Hartwell
 * 	Kidnapping in buffalo
 * 	Woman was kidnapped by people she is supposed to testify against tomorrow in court
 * 	supposed to be taking her to Canada VIA Peace bridge
 * 	Hartwell is her last name
 * 	Tracy is first?
 * 	1770 Hertel
 * 	call from payphone
 * 	already over peace bridge
 * 	complaintent has received text messages from Woman stating she is in Canada
 * 	no car description yet
 * 	police on scene
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HMAS Sydney found

March 17, 2008

The final resting place of HMAS Sydney has been found.

Ted Graham chairman of Finding Sydney Foundation said "From my point of view ... they contain the remains of many people and our firm view is that they should be left alone."

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd confirmed at a press conference in Canberra this morning that the wreckage of HMAS Sydney has been found.

Mr Rudd said "The Australian Government hopes that the discovery of HMAS Sydney brings some closure to the families of the 645 Defence Force personnel who lost their lives bravely in this naval action in World War II.

"It's also a time for the nation to reflect on the bravery of all the men who gave their lives in the defence of this country in this particularly brutal and bloody engagement.

"I wish to confirm that under the Historic Shipwrecks Act, the Minister for Environment is in the process of issuing an interim protection order for both vessels." The other vessel is the HSK Kormoran which was located yesterday 112 nautical miles from Steep Point, Western Australia. HMAS Sydney is 10 nautical mile west of the Kormoran.

HMAS Sydney was sunk on November 19, 1941 by the HSK Kormoran, itself later scuttled by her crew, with the loss of all hands which has fuelled many concerns about what actually happened along with theories of Government coverups over the events. The location of the Sydney is consistent with reports from the survivors of the Kormoran.

Chief of the Royal Australian Navy, Vice Admiral Russ Shalders says that there is more work to do in unlocking the mystery of what happened 66 years ago.

Barbara Craill, daughter of Walter Freer who went down with the Sydney, has said "I feel there should be definitely an inquiry," saying that while the discovery closes one part of the mystery only a judicial inquiry can discover the all that happened "... because there are things that should be brought out. I mean surely we are adult enough to know that not all was well."

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St. Patrick's Day around the world

March 18, 2008 Monday marked St. Patrick's Day, a national holiday in Ireland and a cause for celebration in many other nations.

Australia's Irish pubs were expected to do booming business, while Sydney hosted one of the world's many St. Patrick's Day parades on Sunday.

In the United States, Chicago's main river was coloured green on Saturday.

A memorial to the Flight of the Earls was dedicated at Andermatt, Switzerland to mark the day. Early in the 17th Century, the last of the Gaelic Earls fled Ireland for Spain, travelling through Andermatt during their journey.

St. Patrick's Day parades are conducted in many regions of Japan. The Tokyo parade began in 1992, with this year's edition held on Sunday in the city's Omotesandō neighbourhood. Elsewhere in Asia, Singapore also held a St. Patrick's Day parade, this year connected with the 140th anniverary of the introduction of Guinness beer to that nation.

Finally from Ireland itself, nearly all of that nation's cabinet ministers will be in various nations for promotional visits. Prime Minister Bertie Ahern was in Washington to present a bowl of shamrocks to United States President George W. Bush, among other activities.

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March 17, 2008 <---change date to today's date

This is a template for the most basic of articles. Just some text and a quote or two. To write your own article, open a new browser window to the newsroom page, scroll down the the "Start a new article" section, put in a title, and then press the "create page" button. Then click the "edit this page" tab above, copy and paste this document in your new document space and you are on your way!

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China: Dalai Lama's comments are 'downright nonsense'

March 17, 2008 China has denied the Dalai Lama's accusations that the government is operating a "cultural genocide" and a "rule of terror" against the Tibetan people; officials called his remarks "downright nonsense" and instead asserted Tibet's culture is thriving despite the recent unrest between protesters and Chinese authorities.

"Nowadays, Tibetan people have been living a modern life while enjoying the development of traditional Tibetan culture," said Doje Cezhug, mayor of Tibet's capital Lhasa. "Should the Dalai separatists group not spoil [Tibet's stability], Tibet would be in its best period of development in history."

"We have 1,700 well-protected temples," said an official identified by Xinhua as Legqog. "Monks and the public enjoy full religious freedom."

Tenzin Gyatso, the Dalai Lama, had condemned China's reaction to the protests, accusing the government of undermining the Tibetan people. "Whether intentionally or unintentionally, some kind of cultural genocide is taking place," he had said. "They simply rely on using force in order to simulate peace, a peace brought by force using a rule of terror." He called for an international organization to investigate the government's activities.

Meanwhile, China vowed to use harsh measures against people involved in the Lhasa riots. The Tibetan regional government has established a midnight deadline for protesters to turn themselves in to the authorities, threatening to inflict severe punishment upon those who fail to do so.

At a press conference in Beijing, Tibet's governor Qiangba Puncog said, "For those people who are still active or have committed serious crimes, we will deal with them harshly. If these people can provide further information about those involved, then they could be treated more leniently."

The governor denied that Chinese security forces used lethal force against demonstrators. "I can tell you as a responsible official that guns were absolutely not fired," he said. He also said that calm was returning to Lhasa, but he added that the government has advised foreigners to stay away. Many tourists and locals have not been allowed to leave Lhasa since Friday.

Tourists making their way out of the region gave their own reports on the violence. "There was just a massive military presence, and everything was being watched," said Danish tourist Andreas Larsen-Helms, who described the scene as "Orwellian". Mary Cannesta, an American tourist visiting Lhasa, says she heard "a lot of gunfire" in the middle of the night.

The reported death tolls for the riots range from 16, China's latest figure given by Qiangba Puncog, to 80, the estimate given by the Tibetan government in exile. Over the weekend, the protests against China spread to Tibetan communities in neighboring provinces, including Sichuan, Qinghai, and Gansu.

In Sichuan's Ngawa prefecture, a witness said government troops had moved into Barkham County to stop a group of 1,000 from protesting. He said one policeman was shot and three or four police vans were set on fire. Others reported that up to 30 protesters were shot, while more reliable reports put the death toll at 7.

In Gansu's Xiahe County, Tibetans held two protests, one considerably more peaceful than the other. On the second day of their protesting, government offices were smashed, and police arrived to throw tear gas into the crowd of over 1,000. Authorities marched through the town, which has placed under a curfew.

The unrest in China has drawn attention to the 2008 Summer Olympics, which are scheduled to occur August in Beijing. Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, expressed concern over the situation, but rejected the idea of boycotting the games.


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Wikinews Shorts: March 17, 2008

Sea off Southern Sumatra hit by Earthquake
An earthquake has hit the sea near the Southern Sumatra. The earthquake, which had a magnitude of 5.1, was 160km away from Bengkulu and 725 km away from Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. It struck at approximately 0600 local time today.

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