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New Zealand post shop closed due to "fart bomb"

February 21, 2007

An Albany, North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand Post shop and the surrounding roads were closed today due to an Internet magazine giving away free promotional "fart bombs" which went off during postal sorting.

After the "fart bomb" exploded due to other mail items being placed on top of the magazines, worried postal workers called the firefighters' hazardous substance unit to the post office. The arrival of the firefighters resulted in the post shop and the surrounding roads closure at around 8.00 a.m. (NZDT). Mike McEnaney, acting deputy chief fire officer of the North Shore, said that the postal workers had no choice but to call the fire brigade when they noticed the smell. "Until you can identify what the substance is you have got the potential there for a hazardous chemical incident."

Douglas Lyell, fire service officer, said that the postal workers described the smell as sulphur like. Mr. McEnaney said that after the smell was identified, both firefighters and the postal workers kept a good distance. "It was definitely a smell of sulphur."

Mr. Lyell said that when the firefighters and the hazardous substance unit were able to trace the smell back to the burst "fart bomb" the post shop and surrounding roads were reopened.

Mr. Lyell now asks the magazine to consider changing their packaging.

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Italian Judges allow marriage "by phone"

February 20, 2007

An Italian court today ruled that marriages conducted over the telephone are admissible under Italian law.

Mushtaq Z. C., a Pakistani national who lives in Italy under a work permit, had permission to bring his wife to the country refused by the Italian Embassy on the 20th of September 2006, on that grounds that a wedding celebrated by telephone could not be valid. Mushtaq had remained in Italy when he married his wife who was back home in Pakistan.

The Tribunale dell'Immigrazione di Milano ruled that, under Italian law, Mushtaq's right to bring someone to Italy as his wife could only be judged on the basis of the legitimacy of the marriage under the laws the country in which the marriage had been conducted. Mushtaq was able to demonstrate to the court not just a marriage certificate from Pakistan but a video of the wedding celebration in Pakistan in which relatives and friends had celebrated the event in the absence of the happy couple.

The court ruled, therefore, that the happy couple could finally meet at an airport somewhere in Italy and live as man and wife within the country.


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Police to question Blair aide again in UK "cash-for-honours" corruption probe

February 21, 2007

10 Downing Street aide Ruth Turner was arrested by UK police for the second time on February 21 as part of an on going police investigation into the cash-for-honours scandal. Prime Minister Tony Blair has previously said that "Ms Turner, is a person of the highest integrity for whom I have great regard".


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Natural methods of family planning under investigation

February 21, 2007

German researchers have found that natural methods of family planning like the symptothermal method (STM) are as effective as modern contraceptives. This finding challenges the common conception that natural methods of birth control are the least effective among all the family planning methods that are available today.

In 1985, scientists at University of Heidelberg started a prospective, longitudinal study of 900 women using the symptothermal method for family planning (not compared to another population). The symptothermal method requires a woman to define her fertile interval during the monthly cycle through measuring body temperature and observing cervical secretions.

It was found that the lowest pregnancy levels (an average 0.43 pregnancies per 100 women per year, i.e. 13 cycles, with 95% confidence intervals of 0.05-1.55) were among women who abstained from sex contact or practiced non-penetrative sex during their most fertile period (as defined by the symptothermal method). The rate was slightly higher (0.59 pregnancies per 100 women per year) among women who used barrier methods of contraception (for example, a condom) during the same period.

These figures indicate that the symptothermal method might be reliable, but more research is needed to increase the statistical power of the data. Scientists consider a method of contraception to be highly effective if the pregnancy rate is less than one pregnancy per 100 women per year when used properly (the upper limit of confidence was 1.55 in this case, but the average 0.43).

The study reported a dropout rate of 9.2 per 100 woman. Study participants indicated that this was either due to the fact that they no longer wished to participate, or that they wanted to achieve pregnancy, for medical reasons, because they separated from their partner, etc.

Surprisingly enough, the rate of pregnancy among women who had sex during their fertile period turned out to be only 7.46 pregnancies per 100 women per year, although the rate was four times higher than what could be expected. The researchers say these women had sex on the boundaries of their fertile periods.

Taken together, these findings suggest that the symptothermal method of contraception is worthy of further research, as a possible future option for those who for some physical or religious reasons cannot use other family planning methods.


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Talk:Natural methods of family planning under investigation

I would like to see the original article on this, which I can find neither on scholar.google.com nor on www.pubmed.com. I think it necessary for such a controversial claim. It would allow some critical appraisal of what the study is actually saying. I found some related research 1 2, but they're not saying what this article is saying. I think the way the information is being presented is misleading; I doubt there was actually a comparisal between oral contraceptives and STM. Further more, this article only discusses positive sides of the method, and not the negative sides which is POV.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 13:54, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
 * also, "prove" is too strong a word for talking about the result of a single study, sources only use terms such as "suggest" or "find". needs to be fixed. — Doldrums(talk) 13:58, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Besides, the first source is more about a sex museum than about the study, and is essentially a copy from the second source. Both sources have very low credibility to discuss science.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 14:00, 21 February 2007 (UTC)


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UK and Denmark announce troop withdrawals from Iraq

February 21, 2007

Tony Blair has announced that the United Kingdom will lower the number of troops in Iraq from 7,100 to 5,500 during the "coming months", and below 5,000 by late summer, if the Iraqi government can secure the southern part of the country. British troops will remain in Iraq until at least 2008. In Denmark, prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced his country will completely withdraw its forces, about 460 soldiers, from Iraq. Lithuania is also "seriously considering" pulling out their 56 soldiers, according to a government spokeswoman.

Blair admitted that the situation in Basra, the port city were the British operate mostly, was not yet how he wanted it, but that "the next chapter in Basra’s history can be written by Iraqis." The withdrawal contrasts with the 20,000 extra troops announced by U.S. President Bush. Blair explained that the situation in Baghdad is very different, because of "an orgy of terrorism".

Blair envisions a pullback, leaving the U.K. with support and training tasks, while Iraqis would patrol the city. The pace of the withdrawal "depends, of course, in part on what we do, what the Iraqi authorities themselves do, but also on the attitude of those we are together fighting," according to the prime minister. Over the last weeks, the British have conducted 'operation Sinbad' against Shiite militias in Basra. On Sunday, Blair said in a T.V. interview that the operation was now complete.

On Tuesday, an Iraqi Army division in Basra was transferred to Iraqi control. The Ministry of Defence spoke of an "important step" toward taking up responsibilities in the area.

Rumours of the pullback had already emerged on Tuesday. A White House spokesperson had stated that "while the United Kingdom is maintaining a robust force in southern Iraq, we’re pleased that conditions in Basra have improved sufficiently that they are able to transition more control to the Iraqis." The press was told that Bush "sees this as a sign of success and what is possible for us once we help the Iraqis deal with the sectarian violence in Baghdad."


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Talk:New Zealand post shop closed due to "fart bomb"

Is this the most interesting thing that happens in New Zealand?
 * To me it is. --Nzgabriel | Talk 19:56, 21 February 2007 (UTC)


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Italian PM Prodi resigns

February 21, 2007 Italian Prime Minister, Romano Prodi, delivered his resignation today to the country's President Giorgio Napolitano. The decision came following an embarrassing loss suffered by the Italian government on a foreign policy vote in the Italian Senate, concerning the engagement in Afghanistan and after a political split in the government coalition about the planned expansion of a U.S. Army base in Vicenza, in Northern Italy.

President Napolitano will begin consultations among Italian party Leaders on the next Thursday: according to the Italian Constitution, the President can send back Prodi to the Chambers for a vote or might choose another Prime Minister who might have enough support to put together a new government, or could be forced to dissolve the Parliament and call for new elections.

In the meantime, the President asked the government to stay on in a caretaker role.

Prodi has been Prime Minister for nine months.

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Minnesota considers open-format state documents

February 21, 2007 The "Preservation of State Documents Act" which would require open formats for Minnesota state government documents has been introduced in both the state House and Senate.

Using an open format for documents helps ensure that documents can be read even if the editing program which created the document is not available.

The House sponsor is Paul Thissen, while Don Betzold introduced it in the Senate. The bill is in committee.

Effective July 1, 2008, all documents including text, spreadsheets, and presentations of the state of Minnesota shall be created, exchanged, maintained, and preserved in an open, XML-based file format, as specified by the chief information office of the state, that is: (1) interoperable among diverse internal and external platforms and applications; (2) fully published and available royalty-free; (3) implemented by multiple vendors; and (4) controlled by an open industry organization with a well-defined inclusive process for evolution of the standard.

By that date, the state of Minnesota shall be able to accept all documents received in open document format for office applications and shall not migrate to a file format currently used by only one organization.


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Large study provides new insights in autism's genetic code

February 22, 2007 In the largest study of its kind, a genetic analysis of 1,168 families with multiple cases of autism has identified genetic links to autism. A previously overlooked stretch of DNA on chromosome 11 implicates a gene called neurexin 1 and increases the evidence for the involvement of neurexins and genes related to glutamate transmission in the brain.

Genetic studies of autism have previously been undertaken; however the new study involves the collaboration of more than 120 scientists from more than 50 institutions representing 19 countries who pooled their data as part of the Autism Genome Project. The findings were published in the Feb. 18 issue of Nature Genetics.

Bob Wright, co-founder of Autism Speaks, a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing awareness of autism, said: "The identification of susceptibility genes will provide profound new insight into the basis of autism offering a route to breakthroughs in new treatments in support of families." Autism Speaks funded this project in conjunction with the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

Joachim Hallmayer, MD, associate professor of psychiatry at Stanford and chair of the collaboration's executive committee, explains what is next: “While promising, these results need to be followed up with more refined genetic maps to home in on other specific candidate genes. We also need to look more closely at chromosomal anomalies in large samples of children with autism.” In the paper, researchers caution that the genetic foundation of autism probably involves multiple genes and chromosomal abnormalities.

Autism affects about one in every 150 children, and the CDC has called it an "urgent health concern". Autism is a developmental disorder which impairs social interaction, communication and features restricted and repetitive interests and activities. Twin studies and other research clearly suggest a genetic basis for the condition. Currently there is no cure for autism, but both behavioral or sensory interventions and drugs can influence the symptoms.


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The above links will give you some idea on how to tidy up your first attempt at an article, we have templates for sources and a requirement for >1. Saying that, not bad for a first attempt, I suspect you've wiki experience elsewhere and will pick up the fairly informal rules pretty quickly. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:29, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Feedback on Autism genetics story
You seem to be craving for some feedback ... I've got some scientific remarks but mostly there are some typical things new editors aren't aware of. The best way to learn I think is to check out the history of the article, so you can evaluate the changes others have made so far. Here are some highlights:
 * Correctness: neurexin 1 seems to be on chromosome 11. I don't know if you had access to the original paper, if you ever need access to scientific articles with subscription for the purpose of Wikinews, I could help you via my university access. Anyway it helps to check multiple sources, Nature etc. get high coverage in the media so Google News easily tracks any other articles on the papers, such as the BBC News article which had it right. Also, the exact number (1,168 instead of 1,200) is an important detail imho.
 * Wikilinks
 * I don't think it's fair to summarize previous research as "Genetic studies of autism had previously been attempted"; you ignore the previous successes that have been booked so far and create the illusion that this is an incredible milestone, but it should be put more into perspective.
 * I've added a little section explaining Autism, if you find the time I think this might add to the article.
 * Title: take a look at the Style_guide if you haven't already. I think the title you first put the article under was vague, didn't really report facts, it rather indicated a broad field the article covered. To me, it suggested that the "genetic code of autism had been cracked", which is of course not the case.
 * Image: I'm one of those authors who believe a first class article needs a picture... Commons is usually a good source, but it takes experience to find free pictures.

Btw, if you have a specific interest you might consider adding some Category:User_categories to your user page.

Overall you seem to have a good wiki-sense of collaboration, and the article was really interesting and well written, so I say thumbs up and hope to collaborate with you some more in the future!

--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 23:41, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Prolactin MS story
Wow, your new story looks very professional! Great work. Some more feedback (tell me to stop if it gets annoying): --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 10:39, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I've moved the context on MS down to the bottom of the article. I've learned during my time here that it's typical for news stories to do so, it's debatable of course but makes sense to me. Anyway it's great that you thought of it!
 * I've added some categories you probably didn't know of. Since the story is from Canada, I've put it in that category too. Also, while most links are to wikipedia, we generally put links to country portals on wikinews like this: Canada. Works for others things too, e.g. AIDS instead of AIDS. It's mentioned in the style guide I think.
 * Finally, if you're interested, you can always update the health news on the Medicine Portal on Wikipedia, which I co-manage. If you take a look, you should be proud to see your stories on our featured portal [[Image:smiley.png|15px]].

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Talk:Large study provides new insights in autism's genetic code

Okay, the article is at "nature genetics", is this a supplement to Nature (that's where its hosted) or a separate publication? Depending on that, and depending on what pages Wikipedia has (Nature or Nature Genetics) the source may need changed.

Oh, and it should have a second source as well. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:43, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Nature Genetics is a separate publication, a spin-off from Nature. There's a gajillion publications in the Nature family.

I'll dig up the other sources after I get home from work... Amayzes 22:34, 21 February 2007 (UTC)


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I understand what this means, but the article needs to be more clear to people who don't know what the difference between closed and open standards is. A succinct quote is needed and can be from an old source if it offers the appropriate enlightenment. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:47, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
 * XML-based file format Thats an intreasting statement. I think they're going for a particular format here. Whats wrong with rich text documents, pdfs, or even plain text documents. Can't make a memo in notepad/emacs/vim/etc anymore unless you're actually editing XML. Bawolff ☺☻ 01:04, 22 February 2007 (UTC)


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Canadian MPP joins Ontario's Liberal cabinet

February 21, 2007

Recently elected Markham, Ontario MPP Michael Chan became Ontario's Revenue Minister today to reflect the large Chinese-Canadian community.

Former Ontario NDP premier Bob Rae created the revenue ministry. Liberal premier Dalton McGuinty recreated it because he wanted Chan in it. He also said that Finance Minister Greg Sorbara needs a hand with his job and this would help.

"Michael is a strong member of our team and brings a great deal of experience to this position," McGuinty said today. "Michael is passionate about building opportunity for Ontario families and we're happy to have him on the team."

Before getting in power, Chan owned an insurance brokerage in Markham with hundreds of agents. A by-election was called for two ridings including Markham. Chan won on February 8 and was just sworn in two days ago.

The Ontario cabinet now has 27 ministers.


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Talk:Italian PM Prodi resigns

I understood not just Prodi but the whole Prodi government resigned. Miegiel 22:37, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

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Indonesia to plug mud volcano

February 21, 2007

An enormous mud-spewing volcano in East Java, Indonesia is to become the newest testing grounds for the human control of natural phenomena. In this instance, the natural phenomenon may actually be initiated through human activity. If so, the humans responsible for the disaster may eventually answer to the over 10,000 former residents of the land currently reduced the world's most unruly mud puddle.

A consultant for the oil and gas industry is on record saying, "This is a natural disaster induced by drilling activity...Somehow, or somewhere, several mistakes occurred that caused the mud to come from the hole." Since its birth over eight months ago, the mud volcano has expelled as much as 126,000 cubic meters of mud per day. A recent publication of the Geological Society of America has concurred with the earlier assessment.

The mud is not toxic, but it smells bad and reaches over 4 meters deep at some points. Entire villages have been filled by the mud flow. Management techniques for the disaster have included diverting the flow into the ocean, which has in turn produced anxieties regarding the potential of ecological damage to the ocean.

In an attempt to check the deluge of hot mud, a recent (and contentious) intervention has been placed into motion: the volcano will be plugged. Although the plan seems cartoonish, Rudi Novrianto -- spokesman for the national mudflow disaster commission -- is on record saying, "We will insert high density chained balls inside the mud volcano. This technique is expected to reduce the amount of mud flow and ease the pressure at the source of the gushing."

The obvious possibility of pressure buildup, and a secondary (and more violent) mud eruption, has been addressed. Richard Davies of Durham university is on record stating "...nobody has ever done this before...the pressure may build, forcing open other vents, possibly exacerbating the situation."

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Talk:Indonesia to plug mud volcano

Liverpool Beat Barcelona 2-1 at the Nou Camp. 217.41.34.52 04:10, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

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On bereavement and acceptance: Yale study of grief process

February 22, 2007

Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance.

Originally formulated in 1973 by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, these five stages are well-known to many as the "Five Stages of Grief". However, despite their familiarity, the five-stage theory had remained untested empirically, until Paul K. Maciejewski, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine and the Yale Bereavement Study completed several years of research, findings for which were published in the February 21 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

According to Dr. Kübler-Ross's theory, denial is the first and most defining indicator of grief. The Yale Bereavement Study's findings, in contrast, show acceptance to be the most common indicator, and yearning the strongest negative indicator.

The authors explain, "Disbelief decreased from an initial high at one month postloss, yearning peaked at four months postloss, anger peaked at five months postloss, and depression peaked at six months postloss. Acceptance increased steadily through the study observation period ending at 24 months postloss.”

Study author Holly Prigerson, associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and director of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Center for Psycho-Oncology and Palliative Care Research, says, "This would suggest that people who have extreme levels of depression, anger or yearning beyond six months would be those who might benefit from a better mental health evaluation and possible referral for treatment."

The Yale Bereavement Study followed the progress of 233 participants from January 2000 through January 2003 who had lost family, most often a spouse, and was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, the Center for Psycho-Oncology and Palliative Care Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Women’s Health Research at Yale University.


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User talk:DancingMan

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Telecom New Zealand reviews itself, finds fault

February 22, 2007

New Zealand's monopoly ISP, Xtra, owned by Telecom New Zealand, is going to credit 60,000 customers after completing an internal review of itself last week and finding that there was an error with its traffic management policy on their Go Large plan.

The 60,000 customers, less than 10% of Telecom's subscribers, who subscribed to Go Large, which boasts full speeds and no data cap, since December 8, 2006 till late February, 2007 will receive up to NZ$160 in credit. Telecom has temporarily stopped either new or existing customers from signing up to the new plan, and will also ask existing customers in the next couple of weeks if they wish to change plans, stay on the same plan with a changed traffic management policy, or cancel their service.

The credit, automatically applied to the affected customers monthly bill, will cost Telecom itself around $7.5-$8.5 million.

Kevin Bowler, general manager of Telecom's consumer marketing, said that the traffic management policy process was found to be not what they had originally intended it to do. The fault applied to all forms of Internet use, instead of certain applications, like large music, or movie downloading. "Clearly it is not an ideal situation and therefore we are crediting Go Large customers for plan charges incurred during this period."

"In this instance with the Go Large plan our internal technical review showed we had made an error and we believe that we are doing the right thing by crediting customers," Mr Bowler said.

New Zealand's Commerce Commission has been investigating complaints by customers who say that they are not receiving what Xtra promised since the same time when Xtra initiated its traffic management policy, December. Deborah Battell, fair trading director, said that the Commerce Commission is pleased Telecom is crediting customers for its error. "However, the Commission is concerned that Telecom's actions may not address the full extent of the problems. The Commission will continue its investigation into whether the promotion breached the Fair Trading Act. In particular, the Commission is considering whether Telecom's initial representation that Go Large gave customers unlimited access was misleading, as the company's reasonable use policy in effect placed limits on use."

The reasonable use policy meant subscribers could not download BitTorrents, or use other peer-to-peer services without giving priority Internet access to other subscribers.

Ernie Newman, chief executive of the Telecommunications User Association of New Zealand (TUANZ), said that it is good that Telecom is to repay its subscribers for their own error, but says that it will diminish their trust in Telecom, and other phone companies. "We applaud their openness. But sadly it is another episode in a chain of events where customers have signed up for broadband services that were advertised as offering attractive speeds or data limits, but in reality have delivered a whole lot less."

"Something in Telecom needs to change. There have been too many disappointments, too much over-promising and under-delivering. This simply adds to the concern of many people that when it comes to the impact of broadband on customers lives and businesses, Telecom has not yet got the message," Mr Newman said.


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Bloggers sued by pro-government Malaysian newspaper

March 4, 2007

Pioneer Malaysian bloggers Ahiruddin Attan and Jeff Ooi have been sued for defamation by a leading Malaysian newspaper, The New Straits Times. They are alleged to have defamed top executives of the English daily. The case marks the first time bloggers have been sued for libel in the country.

The oldest newspaper group in Malaysia is owned by the Media Prima group, which is in turn owned by the United Malays National Organization, the leading party in the government.

Malaysia has strict media laws but they function less effectively on newer forms of electronic media. Leading members of the ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (the National Front) have suggested making amendments to its media laws, such as to punish bloggers who publish materials that are deemed controversial and "anti-government".

Opposition leader Lim Kit Siang expressed concerns that the action will have a chilling effect on popular blogs that have expressed discontent with the incumbent administration.


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User talk:Macca~enwikinews

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Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Macca. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Macca~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

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Elton John AIDS Foundation Party to mark the 2007 Academy Awards

February 22, 2007

The 15th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) party will mark the Academy Awards 2007 to take place this Sunday, February 25th.

The event will be held at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, Los Angeles. Sir Elton John and David Furnish will co-host the party. As for this year's sponsors - Audi, Chopard and VH1 have offered the Elton John Foundation their support. The Grammy nominated rock singer, James Blunt, has been invited to perform at the event.

The annually held gala is found among the major fund-raising events organized by the Foundation. Taking place on the Oscar Night, the party is also aimed to attract international attention towards the fight against AIDS and promote people's awareness of the terrifying disease. During the period of the last 14 years the event has raised about $ 125 million to support the Foundation in its activities against AIDS, in particular HIV/AIDS prevention and special direct service programs implemented in 55 countries of the world.

The party to be held for the 15th time this year will include a big expanded dinner, live auction and musical performance. Among the guests of the party there will be entertainment community celebrities, Hollywood stars and Oscar winners, as well as the music industry representatives.

Antony Todd, the leading designer of Antony Todd Inc. based in the New York City and involved into special event-designing, has been commissioned to turn Outdoor Plaza of the Pacific Design Center into to a festive arena staged in a designer rectangular tent.


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Talk:Italian Judges allow marriage "by phone"

I think several facts are wrongly summarized and the article itself is a misnomer. The court's ruling as the article states was that marriages should be recognized given their legitimacy under a foreign country's legislation. Furthermore, I doubt it can be concluded that marriages conducted on the phone are from now on admissible under Italian law. --161.116.83.135 16:57, 22 February 2007 (UTC)


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Snow hits southern parts of Norway

February 23, 2007

A major snowfall has disrupted transport in Norway this week. Several roads and all railway services have been reported as closed due to the heavy snowfall, and meteorologists have recommended that people try to stay at home if possible. Snow storms are also causing problems in other parts of Southern Scandinavia, such as Denmark and Southern Sweden.

In Norway, the E-18, the highway from Kristiansand and eastwards have been closed after several accidents, which according to the local police primarily was the result of truck drivers not having prepared for the heavy snow and getting stuck.

Several cars got stuck as a result of this, with some motorists being stuck from 3.30 pm Wednesday until Thursday morning. The local Red Cross cooperated with the police in getting food and gasoline out to the stuck drivers, and also evacuated a bus full of senior citizens who had been out on an excursion.

Regional bus and rail services have been canceled for most of Wednesday and Thursday from Kristiansand and eastwards, and in Kristiansand and nearby areas in the southern regions of Norway the heavy snowfall also made local traffic slow with major disruptions and delays.

According to the regional newspaper Fædrelandsvennen, it is expected that there will be about 100 cm more snowfall on Friday alone, with Wednesday and Thursday having resulted in 50 cm so far.

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User talk:216.135.174.210

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the article u created does not appear to be properly sourced and i have deleted it as i suspect it is a hoax. pls do not post hoaxes or defamatory articles that are not fully sourced. they will be deleted. — Doldrums(talk) 18:39, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

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Pakistani minister assassinated for not wearing veil

February 22, 2007

A Pakistani minister and woman’s activist was shot and killed last Tuesday because she refused to wear the veil.

Zilla Huma Usman, the minister for social welfare in Punjab province and an ally of President Pervez Musharraf, was killed as she was about to deliver a speech to dozens of party activists. Her assassin, Muhammad Sarwar, believed that she was dressed inappropriately and that women should not be involved in politics, officials said.

“I have no regrets. I killed her out of the conviction that she was leading an un-Islamic life and spreading an evil influence on other women,” Muhammad Sarwar told his interrogators, according to a police source.

Usman, 35, was wearing the shalwar kameez worn by many professional women in Pakistan, but did not cover her head.


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One of Canada's last WWI veterans dies at age 107

February 22, 2007

Victor "Lloyd" Clemett, one of Canada's last surviving veterans from World War I (WWI) died last night at age 107.

Clemett died at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in his home-city of Toronto, Ontario.

Clemett lived at his home until two years ago when he moved to a Sunnybrook residence.

When interviewed by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation last year he is quoted saying: "Just taking it easy, not running too wild and having a good time."

The last remaining WWI vets are Percy Wilson 105 years old and John Babcock 107. About 620,000 Canadians enlisted in the First World War.

Born on December 10, 1899, Clemett served the war from 1916 to the fall of 1918. He ran away from home at age 16 to join the war after his brother left a few months before. Clemett successfully lied about his age but when officials found out they sent him out to help supply lumber.

After, Clemett worked with the Canadian Pacific Railway for 10 years. He, and his friend, co-founded a lawn-equipment company in Toronto. Years later, he became a water-meter reader.

Clemett met his future wife Cassie Duggan while working with the lawn equipment company. Cassie Duggan later died in 1993 at the age of 82. He is now survived by his sons: David Clemett, who resides in the United States, and John Clemett, who resides in the Canadian western province of Alberta.

State funeral approved
The government will have a state funeral for the last WWI veteran.

State funerals in Canada, by tradition, are reserved for prime ministers and governors general.

This changed last year after the NDP, along with the Dominion Institute, introduced a motion to have a state funeral for the last veteran. It was likened by all party leaders and passed on the 21 of November in 2006.

"We honour his service to Canada during the First World War," executive director of the Dominion Institute, Rudyard Griffiths, said. "With only two Great War veterans remaining, we hope that the federal government will follow through on the motion unanimously passed in Parliament last November to offer the family of the last Great War veteran resident in Canada a full state funeral."


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Talk:Bloggers sued by pro-government Malaysian newspaper

neutrality

 * Just generally seems pro-bloggers, anti-evil-government. Also non-attributed statements like "is known to use heavy-handed tactics on whatever media that are considered to be anti-government" leads me to think this is one sided. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:42, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I tried to clean it up a little. It's a bit unfortunate that Malaysians in cyberspace are quite polarised on this issue, so I imagine future edits will add more non-neutral statements. Johnleemk 06:45, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

"chilling effect"
interesting use of the term "chilling effect". is this a reference to chillingeffects.org? if so, I support it whole-heartedly. do they know about this case? --Naught101 09:14, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

so, bloggers?
ok, where's the link? they're bloggers, they're supposed to have a weblog. if it's offline, show the url anyway. google cache maybe. - capi (from en.wikipedia)


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UN Security Council approves African Union peace keepers for Somalia

February 23, 2007

The U.N. has approved the deployment of an African Union-led peace keeping force in Somalia for a period of six months.

The 15 member council met last Tuesday (February 20), and unanimously authorized Resolution 1744, allowing African Union member states to establish a mission in Somalia "...to support dialogue and reconciliation in Somalia by assisting with the free movement, safe passage and protection" of those involved in the national reconciliation congress, including the federal transition government led by.

Other goals will be to create the "necessary security conditions for the provision of humanitarian assistance", and to secure key infrastructure. The mission has been designated as, an acronym that stands for African Mission in Somalia.

The initiative for the national reconciliation congress was announced by Somalian President during a recent summit of the African Union. In the resolution text, the Council reminds that the congress needs a broad base, with representation of the diversity of the Somalian people.

While exact numbers remain unknown, diplomatic sources spoke of some 8,000 troops that could be sent to the region, half of which would be provided by Burundi, Ghana, Nigeria and Uganda. Ugunda would be the first to start with a phased operation to deploy their troops, some 1,500.

Ethiopia will not take part in AMISOM. The country's intervention in Somalia in December 2006, working together with forces loyal to Gedi, received much criticism.

Ethiopian prime minister, who recently announced the retreat of the army from Somalia, admitted that he didn't wish for his country to be present any longer, and that the war only served to protect Ethiopia from the , which controlled until last December the largest part of the country, including the capital.

For the purpose of the mission, the Council has lifted the arms embargo in effect since 1992, which it says has helped greatly for peace and security in Somalia. States supplying weapons and supplies still need to inform the sanctions committee, adding that the Council intends to "consider urgently" ways to strengthen the embargo's effectiveness.

Accompanying the resolution, the Security Council has asked Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon "to send a Technical Assessment Mission to the African Union headquarters and Somalia as soon as possible to report on the political and security situation and the possibility of a UN Peacekeeping Operation following the AU’s deployment."


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Talk:Pakistani minister assassinated for not wearing veil

She did not wear the veil, which is reqired in her religion, but that does not make it right to kill. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  02:10, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * This is horrible. Bawolff ☺☻ 02:15, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Very sad indeed. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  02:44, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Spreading of equality
The woman assasinated was a rights activist. Much like the fall of Martin Luther King, Jr., she should be praised for her work. But the assasination here was not motivated by race, but rather by belief, by religion. This is something that people who don't understand fanatical religion must attempt to grasp if they have any hope for influencing countries like Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, etc., to become more equal when it comes to minorities rights (starting with women). The religious variable is much more difficult to overcome than that of race.


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Son of former Canadian PM, Justin Trudeau wants to run for office

February 23, 2007

Justin Trudeau, the son of late former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, will seek the federal Liberal party nomination to run for office in the riding of Papineau in Montreal, Quebec.

Trudeau, 35, will run in the next federal election, widely expected this spring, if the Liberal party accepts his nomination, a regular practice in Canada to run for office.

"I admire his courage and I encourage him," said Liberal leader Stéphane Dion. "It's not going to be easy."

"It's an absolute bonus that I'll be able to take back this riding for the Liberals," Trudeau told the CBC.

Pierre Trudeau, who was Canada's PM for 16-years straight, died at age 80 in 2000. His son is an avid speaker and supported Gerard Kennedy for leadership of the Liberal party. Kennedy backed out to support eventual winner Stéphane Dion and Trudeau did the same.

Bloc Québécois' Vivian Barbot is the current MP for the riding. Papineau is known as the poorest riding in Canada with an average annual household income of CAN$34,380. It is also the smallest riding in Canada.


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NASA detects dry, dusty atmospheres on extrasolar planets

February 23, 2007

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope made news this week when it was announced that the space observatory had, for the first time, captured enough light to detect molecules in the atmospheres of planets outside the solar system.

The planets are too far away to be observed directly with current technology, but by measuring the spectra of each planet when visible with its star, and again when the planet was hidden behind its star, the teams were able to determine the measurements of the planets spectra.

In a paper published in the February 22 issue of Nature,  Dr. Jeremy Richardson of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center presented measurements of HD 209458 b, a hot, Jupiter-like planet located 153 light-years from Earth, in the constellation Pegasus. Richardson's team found a peak in the infrared spectra and was able to determine that the atmosphere of HD 209458 b likely consisted of clouds of silicate dust. Dr. Mark Swain of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory led another study of HD 209458 b, and found similar results.

Another team, led by Dr. Carl Grillmair of Spitzer Science Center at Caltech, performed a similar study of HD 189733b, 63 light-years away, in the constellation Vulpecula. Dr. Grillmair discusses the results: “It was believed to be fairly straightforward that these planets would have a lot of water in them, for one thing, very hot water. These planets, these hot Jupiters very, very close in to their parent stars are 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit or so, so it's not a pleasant place to live. And what we found instead and what the other group found for this completely different planet around another star, is that the spectrum is essentially flat. It really doesn’t show any of the features we would have expected from water.”

"The theorists' heads were spinning when they saw the data," adds Dr. Richardson. "It is virtually impossible for water, in the form of vapor, to be absent from the planet, so it must be hidden, probably by the dusty cloud layer we detected in our spectrum."

Dr. Grillmair: "The observations are showing us that things are not the way we expected them. And so there'll be a big push to get a lot more data while Spitzer is still alive. I think this will ultimately be one of the most important legacies of the Spitzer Space Telescope, unanticipated as it was before launch. I think it will become extremely important in the future." The telescope was launched in August of 2003 with a maximum expected life cycle of 5 years.

"With these new observations, we are refining the tools that we will one day need to find life elsewhere if it exists," said Swain. "It's sort of like a dress rehearsal."

Dr. Swain's and Dr. Grillmair's studies are pending publication in Astrophysical Journal Letters.


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Question on using sources - The first paper I cite was published in Nature. I don't have access to more than the abstract at Nature. However, the full paper is available at arXiv.org, which is just an archive of papers. I cited the paper with the link to the full paper, but listing Nature as the publisher. Is that acceptable? Amayzes 04:48, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * would be better to list both, identifying the respective publishers and marking the arxiv copy as a preprint (if that's what it is). takes care of the possibility that the arxiv version and the nature version are not identical. — Doldrums(talk) 05:44, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * If you use source-science, you can mention arVix as a database for the abstract.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 15:26, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

how long will Sptitzer be "alive"? -Edbrown05 06:44, 23 February 2007 (UTC)


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New Zealand's "Waitangi" holiday to stay

February 23, 2007

Peter Dunne's proposition as the leader of the New Zealand political party, United Future, to have Waitangi Day changed back to New Zealand Day failed.

The New Zealand Day bill would have created disharmony within the society according to parliamentary select committee, the Justice and Electoral Committee. But they do say that it could be a good idea for a completely new holiday to be created called New Zealand Day.

"I welcome the advice from the committee that many of the submitters were in favour of retaining Waitangi Day and having another day set aside for a national day that will celebrate everything that's good about New Zealand and being a New Zealander," said Mr Dunne.

Mr Dunne said the reason for his proposed change was because since New Zealand is multi-cultural, then New Zealand's national day should be one about everybody and not one about grievance.

Mr Dunne says that he is still backing New Zealand Day in some form despite the rejection, as he is now considering many options, including changing the Queen's Official Birthday holiday to New Zealand Day, and starting Dominion Day back up. He says that he is now considering writing up a new bill to submit it to the New Zealand Parliament.

Waitangi day is on February 6, each year and celebrates the Waitangi signing of New Zealand's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi).


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Air New Zealand opens direct route to Canada

February 23, 2007

New Zealand's national airline, Air New Zealand has announced that they will be flying direct to Canada.

Flights from Auckland to Vancouver will operate three times a week between November and March, to coincide with the peak travel season between the two destinations, as Canadians escape winter and New Zealand skiers head to the Canadian slopes. 46,000 Canadians visit New Zealand and 16,000 New Zealanders visit Canada each year, starting at the end of this year.

The reinstatement of the Vancouver link restores a route phased out in the 1990s.

Canadian visitors make up two percent of international visitor arrivals, however they stay longer and spend more in New Zealand than many other visitors spent an average of 29 days in New Zealand in 2006, and spent almost $3400 each. In total, they contributed $136 million to New Zealand's economy.

Tourism New Zealand chief executive, George Hickton has said that the direct flights will make New Zealand look much more appealing to the Canadian market. "This is great news for our tourism industry."

The Tourism Industry Association New Zealand say that the new route has the added benefit of freeing up seats on Air New Zealand's busy routes from San Francisco and Los Angeles.


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I'm lost - why is the next federal election "widely expected this spring" is the term of the Canada parliament up? I though canada last had elections at the start of last year? Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 09:26, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * There has been some talk in Canada that the Liberal party leader wants to have an election this spring, etc. It has been in the news for a while now so I thought I would add "widely expected this spring" to the article. Also, see: . — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  17:11, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
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 * Same happens in NZ, (as that's part of the Westminster system of government) however in NZ its customary to serve the full term (3 years) before the PM advises the Govt-Gen to call in election. 5 years is a long time for a term of parliament, is that based on the British time? and is it customary to serve a full term? Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 20:07, 24 February 2007 (UTC)


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Canadian MP Bill Graham to step down, Rae seeks his Toronto riding

February 23, 2007

MP and former leadership candidate Bill Graham says he will not run for re-election in his riding of. Graham, 67, made the announcement to the executive of his Toronto riding association Thursday night.

Bob Rae, former NDP premier of Ontario from 1990 to 1995 and Liberal leadership candidate, will announce his candidancy for the Liberal nomination in the riding in the coming days, according to reports. Toronto lawyer Meredith Cartwright and United Church minister Rob Oliphant are also expected to contest the nomination which will likely be decided in April.

Rae spoke of Graham's experience but made his election intentions secret. Rae does not have a seat in Parliament.

"[Graham] has been a great representative of Toronto Centre ... and a terrific minister. Today is certainly not about speculation, it is about Bill," said Rae. "I shall be making my intentions known in the very near future."

Graham was a lawyer before entering politics and has served in cabinet and as interim Liberal leader in opposition. He has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of National Defence under Prime Ministers Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin respectively. In 2006, when the Conservatives took power and Paul Martin stepped down, he was appointed interim leader of the party until Stéphane Dion was elected.


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Unexploded bombs found in Beirut

February 23, 2007 In Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, the Internal Security Forces (ISF) found bomb-making equipment in three separate caches on Thursday, two days after a bomb was discovered in Beirut. This had stroke fears among many Lebanese who were still dramatized by recent bus bombings and street clashes. A wooden box, armed with nineteen TNT sticks, was found in Beirut's Christian neighborhood, Achrafieh, by a scrap collector. The box was found in a dumpster on Hikmeh Avenue leading to Corniche al-Nahr, facing the Murr Television Station and the Mont Liban Radio building.

The box of TNT sticks was found approximately at 8:30 a.m. The police immediately rushed to the scene and cut off the city from the public to disarm the bomb.

Half an hour later, employees of Lebanon's privatized waste management company, Sukleen, found an aluminum box packed with thirteen detonators. The box was found about 200 meters away from the wooden one.

By the end of the day, bombs were found on the road leading to the Kesrouan village of Ghbaleh, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. However, NNA stated that the bombs were not meant to explode. ISF's investigation was immediately conducted.

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Abducted teen in Florida found

February 23, 2007

A 13-year-old male student, Clay Moore, from Parrish, Florida, was abducted at gunpoint earlier this morning shortly before 9:00 AM while waiting for his school bus with about 15 other students. A male believed to be around 30 years old and reportedly between 5 feet, 7 inches and 5 feet, 8 inches, drove up and motioned him into his faded red extended-cab pickup truck. Witnesses reported that Moore, a student at Manatee School for the Arts, told the unknown abductor, "Sir, I don't know you." before leaving with the man, who looked Hispanic or like a white male "with a dark tan". A student on the scene called 911 to inform the authorities of the abduction. An Amber Alert was put out for Moore, who is about 5 feet tall and was wearing a Manatee School for the Arts jacket over a green polo shirt.

Clay Moore was found later, near Kibbler Ranch off of State Road 64, according to Sheriff Charlie Wells, with no visible injuries. He used a cell phone to call his mother and tell her that he was safe. "We believe it was somebody else's cell phone, somebody that was rendering aid to him, and allowed him to use the phone," Wells said.

The abductor has not been located as of now, but the authorities are investigating.

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NHL rival teams fight during hockey game

February 23, 2007

Thursday night's NHL game between the Buffalo Sabres and the Ottawa Senators was a heated game with a fight that involved nearly all players from both teams including the coaches, Lindy Ruff of the Sabres and Bryan Murray of the Senators.

The reason for the fight was because Senators player Chris Neil, #25, caught the co-captain of the Sabres, Chris Drury, #23 with an elbow while he wasn't looking. The hit caused the co-captain to fall to the ice, stunned, with a possible concussion. Drury is said to be out for an undetermined amount of time.

Shortly after Drury was escorted off the ice, Adam Mair of the Sabres hit Jason Spezza of the Senators just before the face-off following the incident with Drury which sparked the fight between all of the 12 players on both teams, including both goalies, Martin Biron of the Sabres and Ray Emery of the Senators, who were both thrown out of the game. Emery had just returned to the ice rink after he was suspended for three games when he slashed Maxim Lapierre of the Montreal Canadians.

During the physical brawl with the players, both coaches Ruff and Murray were yelling at each other and at one point Ruff began to jump over walls separating the two teams from the penalty boxes however neither of the coaches ended up in a physical brawl.

"When something like that happens to one of your star players, you have to respond. The players did the right thing. You can't respond any other way," said Ruff in regards to the brawl between the players.

Murray accuses Ruff of sending several players to the ice in what he says was the initiation of the fight.

"I put out skill players and he sends out the five guys on his team that are going to start a fight," said Murray.

Ruff first denied that he sent players to the ice to start the fight saying "I'm not going to comment on what I had on my mind" in a press conference after the game, but then said he said "go out and run 'em."

As a result of the brawl, these penalties were handed out:
 * Ottawa fighting - 5 min  5:13, A. Volchenkov
 * Ottawa fighting - 5 min 5:13, R. Emery
 * Ottawa fighting - 5 min 5:13, R. Emery
 * Ottawa goalie leaving crease - 2 min 5:13, R. Emery
 * Ottawa game misconduct - 10 min 5:13, R. Emery
 * Ottawa misconduct - 10 min 5:13, C. Phillips

 * Buffalo roughing - 2 min 5:13, A. Peters
 * Buffalo instigator - 2 min 5:13, A. Peters
 * Buffalo fighting - 5 min 5:13, A. Peters
 * Buffalo game misconduct - 10 min 5:13, A. Peters
 * Buffalo instigator - 2 min 5:13, A. Mair
 * Buffalo fighting - 5 min 5:13, A. Mair
 * Buffalo misconduct - 10 min 5:13, A. Mair
 * Buffalo goalie leaving crease - 2 min 5:13, M. Biron
 * Buffalo fighting - 5 min 5:13, M. Biron
 * Buffalo game misconduct - 10 min 5:13, M. Biron
 * Buffalo misconduct - 10 min 5:13, P. Kaleta

The Sabres ended up winning the game 6-5 in a shootout when the only goal of the shootout was scored by Drew Stafford of the Sabres.

The Sabres and Senators will play their final game of the season between each other on Saturday February 24 at 7:00 p.m. [EST].


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Talk:U.S. develops parks above highways

How could this article possibly be pov?--Grace E. Dougle 21:12, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * The single source clearly favours this idea.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 11:36, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * But on second thought the article looks pretty NPOV. A second source would be welcome because of single source, and it needs categories.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 11:38, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

I didn't know that this was a necessary requirement. There are no (suitable) additional sources. Not to this story and not to the other ones left in Urban Planning - Week In Summary - February 2, 2007. In this specific case newspapers had stories related to the individual projects, one project has it's own website. The stories are old (years) and the website had no suitable (quotable) updates. What to do with these stories then? This story has been sitting in the collaboration box for a while and nobody seems interested. The author who wrote this story and the others in Urban Planning - Week In Summary - February 2, 2007 doesn't seem to have come back. It is not likely that anything newsworthy will happen to give this story a second source. Maybe the slum-story in Urban planning could be kept, because there may be some story concerning slums that we could paste this into as background. Other than that I see no other possibility than to delete them. Thoughts?--Grace E. Dougle 16:46, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
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Virgin train crashes in England

February 23, 2007

A 9 Carriage Class 390 Pendolino train, with as many as 180 people onboard, operated by Virgin Trains has derailed and crashed in Cumbria, England.

The train was the 17:15 service from London's Euston Station to Glasgow Central. Witnesses said that several passengers have broken bones. All but one carriage have slid down the embankment and all of the carriages were derailed. 5 people are still seriously injured in hospital, including the driver Ian Black, and 11 people altogether are still in hospital. Hospital reports early on Saturday morning indicate 1 death, 84 year old lady Margaret Masson from Glasgow.

"It's our understanding there are a number of people injured on the train. We think there are numerous injuries," said a spokesman for the Cumbria Fire and Rescue squad, Brian Mitchelhill.

"A train has crashed between Oxenholme and Tebay, but that is all we know at the moment. We have got two cars travelling there now and local police are attending," said a spokeswoman for the British Transport Police.

At least twelve ambulances and at least five fire trucks are at the scene, along with 3 Royal Air Force Sea King helicopters, two mountain rescue teams and one police helicopter. The rescue effort was hampered by limited access to the remote site and poor weather conditions.

"At the moment, we have reports of various injuries, from leg injuries to back injuries and head injuries -- ranging from minor to quite serious," said an unnamed ambulance official.

"The carriage I am in is completely on its side, it did a sort of bump - and I was thinking don't worry this fine - but then the swaying became very dramatic," said a BBC executive, Caroline Thomson. "Where I am there are some injuries - a woman with a very badly hurt back but I suspect further up the train it's a bit more serious."

First reports suggested that the train hit something on the track at 20:15 near Grayrigg, between Oxenholme and Tebay, derailed and slid down an embankment. Early investigators reports say a set of points will be the primary focus of the investigation. All but one of the train's carriages are said to have totally come off the tracks, a spokeswoman said.

So far 12 passengers have been taken to The Royal Preston Hospital, where three casualties are said to be in a "critical condition" and one serious. 3 passengers with limb injuries are at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary. People with minor injuries were taken to a nearby farm before being transferred to a Kendal hotel.

As of 22:16, Sleeper services over the affected line have been suspended. Other major services are terminating at Preston or Carlisle according to (UK) National Rail Enquires. A five mile cordon has been set up to seal the crash site as investigators from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch attempt to determine the cause of the crash.

Virgin owner Richard Branson came to the site from his holiday in Switzerland and held a press conference at a safe distance, roughly 200 meters, from the site. Branson stated that the Virgin Train Pendolino was "built like a tank", and believed the track was to blame. All of the carriages retained their integrity and none of the windows broke. Mr Branson also praised the driver of the train for attempting to stop the train and not leaving the cockpit.

Network Rail has checked 700 sets of rail points in response to the accident, though no speed restrictions have been imposed.

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There's already an article on this. See Virgin Train crashes in Cumbria. --Saxsux 21:35, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
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This is a good news clip, I just don't understand why it was promoted to the front page. ~ Scott
 * At the moment all articles go on the front page. When we have enough, we may start dividing them in some way --Cspurrier 22:23, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

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