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"How cruel can Hamas be? We will not cooperate with Hamas. We will not compromise with Hamas." This sentence sums up the problem in the Middle East, in my opinion. This attitude, existing on both sides of the fence, is the entire conflict in a nutshell. In essence, they're saying, "I don't like them; kill their civilians." They also jumped to the conclusion that the soldier had been forced to say this; but even so, he's right, isn't he? The thousands of civilians who have died on the Palestinian side have families, too, don't they? How about the (alleged) thousands of muslims held captive in Israel without trial for being a "threat to national security"? This happens on both sides, and it's always the leaders who have this attitude. The zionist government in Israel and the extremist Muslims who are de facto in charge of Lebanon and the Palestinian land make the decisions. I know for sure that most regular Muslims want peace, and I'm quite certain that the regular Jews feel the same way. People don't want to live in fear. I've been to Tripoli in Lebanon, and I've spoken to the people who live there. They do not want to see their houses in ruins, or their children's limp bodies in their arms. The terrorists and the zionists claim that they're fighting off the enemy to help their people. In reality, they're their own people's enemies. The people whom this affects are the ones who can't do anything about this. That's what makes the world go around, I guess. Back to the question: "how cruel can Hamas be?" Just as cruel as you make them... —193.193.85.118 21:42, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

You say Zionist like it's a bad word. --85.130.165.18 11:25, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

I suppose "Terrorist" is perfectly fine, too? --193.193.85.118 18:25, 26 June 2007 (UTC)


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User talk:80.42.184.213

Welcome
Welcome!

80.42.184.213, welcome to Wikinews! Thank you for your contributions I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews:
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
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Here are some other hints and tips:

 * I would recommend that you get a username. You don't have to log in to read or edit articles on Wikinews, but creating an account is quick, free and non-intrusive, requires no personal information, and there are many benefits of having a username.  (If you edit without a username, your IP address is used to identify you instead.)

 * When using talk pages, please sign your name at the end of your messages by typing four tildes (~~). This will automatically produce your username (or IP address) and the date.

If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! --Brian McNeil / talk 21:44, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

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Election of new 7 wonders of the world: deadline approaching

June 25, 2007 The New Open World Foundation will announce the results of the New Seven Wonders of the World election on July 7, 2007 (or 07.07.07). The ballot itself will close on midnight the day before. The Foundation proposes a revision of the ancient Seven Wonders of the World, of which only the Great Pyramid of Giza still exist.

Among the 21 candidates left over after the previous election round ended on January 1, 2006, the Acropolis and the Maya archeological site of Chichen Itza were doing well in earlier rankings. A spokeswoman for the Foundation said earlier this month that the result is wide open.

The election ceremony will be held in Lisbon, Portugal. Hollywood actress Hilary Swank, British actor Sir Ben Kingsley and Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu have been announced as hosts, astronaut Neil Armstrong will be present, and performers will include Jennifer Lopez and Chaka Khan.

Countries promote their monuments
Some in India fear however that the Taj Mahal might not make the A-list. In the Bihar town of Muzaffarpur, sex workers are asking people to cast their vote for the monument in Agra. "We are doing it in our own small way to promote the 17th century monument of love," said prostitute Shahnaj Bano. Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan ordered the construction of the mausoleum when his favourite wife died. People of all walks of life have joined the campaign in India: for example, hundreds of lawyers in Rajkot collectively casted their vote to support the Taj in the world wonder poll.

India's Tourism and Culture Minister, Ambika Soni, previously pitched in the campaign by personally voting for the Taj Mahal, but government officials confirmed that they did not officially support the initiative of the for-profit organisation. "The campaign is not backed by any government agency, though we feel it is good and in the interest of the tourism industry as a whole to promote the Taj Mahal," declared Sudhir Kumar, the Agra chief of the Indian government's tourism department, to the Indo-Asian News Service.

India is not the only country trying to get a monument elected. Brazil's soccer team for example, urged Brazilians to vote for Christ Redeemer, the statue in Rio de Janeiro.

Criticism on methods
The campaign started in September 1999 with a website by Swiss businessman Bernard Weber. One year later, one million votes had already been cast, and today the total number of internet, text message and telephone votes has surpassed 50 million -possibly the largest global poll ever.

Earlier on in the elections, promotional campaigns have been able to severely influence the top seven. An e-mail chain letter in Turkey caused the nation to set the voting record in February 2002. After the site had been noticed in China, the country took the lead in weeks, according to the Foundation website.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in a press release on July 20 reaffirmed that it has no link with the initiative, which it says would reflect "only the opinions of those with access to the internet". The Foundation 'Campaign Milestones page' however claims that "more than 25 percent of the world's population is now aware of the N7W campaign" after the media attention around the time the final round began on January 1, 2006. UNESCO also criticized the project's lack of scientific foundation, when compared to its own World Heritage Sites selection method.

The candidates
Originally the Pyramids of Giza had to compete against the others in the election, but after criticism in Egypt, they were removed from the election list and made an honorary candidate. The 20 other candidates are:


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Four families left homeless after apartment fire in Buffalo, New York

At least four families have been left homeless after a fire ripped through an apartment in a four-apartment building at 630-632 Plymouth Avenue in Buffalo, New York. One person had to jump out of a second floor window to get to safety and one firefighter was injured while fighting the blaze.

At approximately 4:30 p.m. (Eastern time) firefighters were called to the building after initial calls reported that an oven had caught on fire after grease had spilled in Apt. #4. When firefighters arrived, Apt. #4 was completely engulfed in flames.

"When [the firefighters] arrived, one person was trapped on the second floor, but jumped out of a window to the neighbors second floor porch. The fire started in a kitchen oven, maybe by grease, but an investigation is being conducted," said Buffalo Fire Department Chief Joe Fahey.

"One firefighter was injured," added Fahey. Catalano, the injured firefighter, and whose first name is not known, received a small cut under his left eye, but did not require hospitalization and was treated at the scene by paramedics.

It is estimated that there is at least "US$100,000 in damage. $60,000 damage to the building and $40,000 to the contents," said Fahey. At least three floors and two apartments were severely damaged by the fire.

All of the building's occupants made it out safely, and none were injured. Arson is not believed to be the cause.


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User talk:67.116.106.2

Welcome
, welcome to Wikinews! Thank you for your contributions; I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome!
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Additionally, thanks for experimenting with Wikinews. Your test worked, and has now been reverted or removed. Please use Sandbox for any other tests you want to do, since testing in articles may disrupt the site's working and will be reverted quickly. DragonFire1024 23:36, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

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Featured content
By Steven Fruitsmaak, June 26, 2007

Two articles have been promoted this fortnight, raising the total amount of featured articles to 15 (which brings the total percentage of featured articles at 0,00... something). Just when Jason Safoutin reports on two fires in Buffalo, New York, his original reporting on Smoke from massive warehouse fire in Buffalo, New York USA can be seen 40 miles away is rewarded with a FA star.

An older obituary with a lengthy talk page, Pope John Paul II dies, also unanimously passed.

There is a recent new candidate at WN:FAC... go there, find out and put the page on your watchlist!

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Professional wrestler Chris Benoit and family found dead

June 26, 2007 Canadian, who performed for  (WWE), was found dead, along with his wife , 43, and their son Daniel, 7, in their home in , Georgia on Monday. Police are calling the deaths a "double murder-."

"There are no further details at this time, other than the Benoit family residence is currently being investigated by local authorities. WWE extends its sincerest thoughts and prayers to the Benoit family's relatives and loved ones in this time of tragedy," said a statement posted on the WWE website.

Scott Ballard, Fayette County District Attorney, says that "the details (of the incident), when they come out, are going to prove a little bizarre."

Fayette County Sheriff deputy Lt. Tommy Pope stated that police found the family at about 2:30 p.m. (eastern time) when the WWE called police and asked them to do a "welfare check" after friends stated that Benoit sent them "curious text messages." It is reported that Benoit missed several meetings which prompted the call to police. Pope also stated that police were "not actively searching for any suspects outside of the house."

In a press conference, the Sheriff's Office released the details that Benoit's wife and son had both died of asphyxiation. He also hinted that the wife had been bound. TMZ.com is reporting that Benoit strangled his wife on Friday, smothered his son on late Friday or early Saturday, and then hanged himself inside his weight room on late Saturday, Sunday, or Monday.

Benoit was scheduled to wrestle in Houston, Texas for a match at WWE's  pay-per-view event on June 24. However, Benoit flew home due to "personal reasons," said Jim Ross, the announcer for WWE events.

Benoit was a professional wrestler with the nickname The Canadian Crippler, who wrestled for, , , and. His wife Nancy was known in the wrestling ring as Woman and Fallen Angel. She was a and also wrestled for, Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling.


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Board elections turn political; Wikinews has candidate
By Steven Fruitsmaak, June 26, 2007

Jason Safoutin on June 12 became a candidate in the Elections for the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, 2007. User:Sean Heron failed to get the necessary amount of endorsements in time. Voting starts on Thursday, June 28, 2007.

Several Wikinews members have been very actively asking questions to the Board candidates about their ideas on Wikimedia Sister Projects, and Wikinews in particular. Some candidates are big supporters to increase the attention to smaller projects, while others such as User:Kate believe that the Wikimedia Foundation should be just for Wikipedia, and that it would be better for the other projects if they had a Foundation of their own that gave them proper attention. User:Zanimum found that disturbing enough to warn people on the water cooler.

Brian McNeil confronted Erik Möller with his feelings that Wikinews is Wikimedia's neglected stepchild. The latter also revealed that:

The current Wikinews accreditation policy is a bit odd. There is no reference to it in any Board meeting minutes (including confidential ones), nor was any resolution passed on it. The Board has never, to my knowledge, explicitly approved it, and even the policy itself only makes reference to "implicit" approval.

One idea to improve communication with the Board was to have a Wikinews embassy.

Board elections are the perfect time to ask hard questions and to be sure you get an answer. Here is a fantastic example, which was posted to all candidate pages under the header Impending failure, by User:MessedRocker:

The Wikimedia Foundation at a corporate level is soaked in its own drama and if conditions don't improve soon, it will crash and burn. I want the newly elected trustees to act as catalystic mediators to simply and peacefully transform drama into productivity and then success for the foundation. How do you plan on doing this?

Another noticable event was the discussion of former employee and candidate Danny Wool with Florence Devouard over the recompensations she got for the care of her children while working for the Board.

Other themes in the election besides the role of different projects and languages seem to be stable versions, licensing issues, funding, position of the Wikimedia Chapters, and what are core issues for the Board.

The 15 candidates are between 19 and 49, uniquely from the United States and Europe, and 80% male.

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Wikinews gets own OTRS queue
By Steven Fruitsmaak, June 26, 2007

User:Pilotguy informed people on the watercooler that Wikinews now has its own queue within the Wikimedia OTRS system. The address is wikinews AT wikimedia DOT org. Anyone wishing to volunteer for OTRS should leave their information here, keeping the requirements and responsibilities in mind. The volume of E-mails, however, should remain considerably lighter compared to other queues, so assistance is not necessary right now.

The OTRS is a way of contacting Wikinews by e-mail, for example to send original reporting pieces. A link can be posted on Wikinews to the e-mails, which can only be accessed by trusted users with access to the OTRS system.

Brian McNeil, Brian Anderton and myself have volunteered. Paul Williams and Daniel Bryant already have access.

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Wikinews reports from editor blog
By Steven Fruitsmaak, June 26 2007

Since our last Bulletin, 7 posts have been written by blog editors User:DragonFire1024 and myself.

 * Wikinews reports from anarchist demonstration in Belgium: the inside story of the reporting behind the article Police ends demonstration of anarchist squatters in Belgium.
 * Wikinews originals: Awards, monarchies and presidents: some comments on three original reporting articles:
 * Irish president opens new park dedicated to Irish refugees in Toronto, Canada,
 * MMVAs handed out in Toronto, Canada; Wikinews was there and
 * Noel Cox talks to Wikinews about New Zealand's constitutional monarchy.
 * Nearly a dozen animals rescued in Buffalo, NY house fire: the inside story of Firefighters rescue nearly a dozen animals in Buffalo, New York house fire
 * What is it? Security camera captures 'unexplainable' object: comments on Security camera records 'unexplainable' object
 * Watching a spacewalk: Fixing Atlantis' thermal blanket: comments on Astronauts fix thermal blanket on Atlantis
 * Expect a windfall of music pics on Wikimedia: how User:Zanimum pleases Wikinews, Commons and Wikipedia by sending professional photographers to red carpets.
 * Wikinewsie uncovers Michael Moore movie leak: Wikinewsie Brian McNeil has uncovered evidence that Michael Moore's new movie SiCKO has been leaked onto various Peer-to-Peer networks.

Some of the posts appear when you enter "Wikinews" on Google News and Google Blogs. DragonFire1024 asked Google News to include the blog, and they agreed. The blog is picked up by Planet Wikimedia and other aggregators.

If you would like to join the blog, please ask one of the current admins of the blog (User:Brian New Zealand, DragonFire1024, User:Cartman02au, User:Markie, myself and User:Zanimum). I strongly recommend it for editors who do original reporting.

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Bulletin shorts
By Steven Fruitsmaak, June 26, 2007

 * Someone asked us how to make an Enchilada on the en-wikinews IRC channel. It's on Template:Wn news. You can ask User:FellowWikiNews.
 * There is a long rambling discussion on how to deal with images on archived articles (see Deletion Requests). The discussion also has repercussions for the position of CommonsDelinker.
 * Craig made improvements to the community mirror: have a look at http://thenewswiki.com/.
 * A template has been suggested as alternative to comments at the bottom of articles, but not everyone agrees: Template talk:Commentthis.
 * Brian McNeil launched the process of having another Writing competition, but we are still at the initial stage -comments welcome.
 * Messy and Craig will attend Wikimania and probably report for Wikinews; Craig will host a group discussion on Wikinews (see here).

 * [[Image:Crystal kword.png|30px|Help the Wikinews Bulletin!]] Contribute to the Wikinews Bullitin by [ expanding] these briefs or add a new one.

If you are surprised by these goings-on on Wikinews... just follow the Water Cooler!

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Shouln't it be uploaded to Commons? --SVTCobra 01:48, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
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What did the Cabal discuss on IRC these past 2 weeks?
By Steven Fruitsmaak, June 26, 2007 and user:Bawolff 03:34, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

I wouldn't know what the Cabal discussed, I'm almost never on IRC...

 * [[Image:Crystal kword.png|30px|Help the Wikinews Bulletin!]] Contribute to the Wikinews Bullitin by [ expanding] this or add a new item.

 * We unofficially discussed Enchiladas. However official Cabal discussions have ceased in recent months, with almost no cabal members being in the official cabal channel as of recent.

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Editor's note
Dear fellow Wikinewsies (I know one person who will lend me his ear now),

I took the liberty of writing some stuff for the bulletin (as you can see I'm terrible at Wikibreaks), I hope you will be so bold as to do the same some day when this Bulletin is late (someone has got to do it, there is a redlink at the bottom for a reason...). As always my spelling and grammar is level en-3 so be sure to copyedit viciously! I tried to keep it interesting and humourous.

If you have a moment to spare from your article writing activities, please try to look at the water cooler, where you can find a range of discussions awaiting your input!

Enjoy wiki,

Steven Fruitsmaak

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25 June

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User talk:Jammin~enwikinews

Welcome
, welcome to Wikinews! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! DragonFire1024 03:43, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
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 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
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 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Your account will be renamed
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 Jammin. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Jammin~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.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:19, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
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User talk:Sunshine~enwikinews

Welcome
, welcome to Wikinews! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! DragonFire1024 03:44, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
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 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Your account will be renamed
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 Sunshine. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Sunshine~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.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:33, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
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User talk:203.177.72.98

Welcome
, welcome to Wikinews! Thank you for your contributions; I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome!
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Additionally, thanks for experimenting with Wikinews. Your test worked, and has now been reverted or removed. Please use Sandbox for any other tests you want to do, since testing in articles may disrupt the site's working and will be reverted quickly. DragonFire1024 03:57, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

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Comments:Noel Cox talks to Wikinews about New Zealand's constitutional monarchy

God Save The Queen! Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 05:00, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
The responses to the questions in this interview are a classic example of what marketers call the three point dichotomy of FUD - Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. They are intentionally put to entangle the debate in parameters that substitute emotive arguments for reason, they are more to do with disruption than pro-active arguments for the monarchy.

First we have fear:

This is empty speculation. As is this:

Just as the example of Tonga doesn't instill confidence in monarchy. Nonetheless, Prof Cox' uses the fear line of argument (social tension! Fiji! etc) to make his point. But in doing so, he ignores the precedents within the Commonwealth of transitions that were not plagued with social tension or political instability as he claims.

Then we have uncertainty:

Prof Cox states:

...and yet he also states:

Which invalidates the claim that the monarchy is an 'essential' element of the Treaty. If it is not legally essential, then it is hard to make the case for the monarchy, except for emotive attachment. And this is problematic too - the emotive attachment to the Treaty is just that; it does not follow that Maori - or the New Zealand public in general - loves the monarchy. Indeed, more Maori are opposed to the monarchy than support it (cf NZES 2005).

And finally, doubt:

The 'doubt' aspect is in ensuring that any claims of political allegiance of Governors-General can be denied.

Lewis Holden

 * FUD is also a method used by the RM Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 04:41, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Care to give any examples Brian? Or is this just your usual one-line attack with no substance? --Lholden 10:27, 28 June 2007 (UTC)


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Search continues for crashed Cambodian plane and 22 aboard

June 26, 2007

Monsoon rains in Cambodia hampered the search today for the crash site of a PMTair Antonov An-24, which went down yesterday with 22 people aboard.

"You can't see each other more than 40 metres away," Keo Sivorn, safety chief of the Civil Aviation Secretariat, was quoted by Reuters as saying. "The search teams are facing lots of obstacles. Until this morning, the rain continued to pour and the hills are very slippery as well as densely forested," Keo Sivorn continued.

Thick clouds made visibility poor for the helicopter-borne rescue crews looking for the site. The search is centered in the Dâmrei Mountains of Kampot Province, about 150 kilometers south of the capital, Phnom Penh.

Radar contact with the Russian-made Antonov An-24 was lost at around 10:40 a.m. local time (0340 GMT) yesterday. The flight had departed at around 10 a.m. from Angkor International Airport in Siem Reap, near the popular Angkor Wat temple complex, and was heading to Sihanoukville International Airport at Sihanoukville, a beach resort town on the Gulf of Thailand. The plane was about 50 kilometers from its destination when it was lost.

Around 1,000 people are combing the heavily forested mountains, Ly Thuch, deputy director of the National Disaster Committee, told Agence France Presse. "We hope to find them soon. The [rescuers] will search deeper into the forest," Ly Thuch was quoted as saying.

Rescue efforts have been further hindered by uncertainty of the exact location of the crash, with some reports saying the plane had actually gone down in the Sihanoukville municipality, west of Kampot. So far, rescuers have had only vague eyewitness accounts from local villagers, Ly Thuch said.

Prime Minister Hun Sen offered US$5,000 to the person who finds the plane.

"Our hope of finding survivors is slim," he said, according to Reuters. "I am appealing to all, including farmers, who can help us locate the plane, and offering a reward of $5,000 in hard cash."

The flight had 16 passengers – 13 South Koreans and three Czechs, plus a flight crew of a Russian pilot and five Cambodians. The South Korean embassy in Cambodia said all 13 of its citizens were tourists.

PMTair is a small Cambodian airline with domestic and international routes, including direct flights from Seoul to Siem Reap, feeding a large influx of tourists from South Korea in the past few years. Last year, around 250,000 South Koreans visited the country. The airline had begun regularly scheduled Siem Reap-Sihanoukville flights in January, providing a direct link between the two popular tourist towns.

The airline has a checkered safety reputation. In 2005, a piece of landing gear snapped off an aging Antonov AN-24 on landing at Banlung, Ratanakiri, overcrowded with 59 passengers aboard. There were no injuries, but the airline was temporarily grounded after the incident. In another incident, a plane had to return to the airport after takeoff because of engine failure.

Yesterday's crash is Cambodia's first major aviation accident in nearly ten years. In September 1997, a Vietnam Airlines Tupolev Tu-134 crashed while trying to land in heavy rain at Phnom Penh International Airport, killing 65 of 66 people aboard. The sole survivor was a toddler.


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"Creationism and intelligent design have no place in the UK science curriculum" says UK Government

June 26, 2007

The U.K. government defined Intelligent Design along with creationism as religion and ruled that neither has a place within the country's school science curriculum.

This was in reaction to an electronic petition launched by James Rocks of the "Science, Just Science" campaign, a group formed to oppose "Truth in Science" and other groups in the anti-evolution lobby in the UK. The petition was signed by 1,505 people.

In the petition details, Rocks wrote, "Creationism & Intelligent design are greatly featured in the media and are being used disingenuously to portray science & the theory of evolution as being in crisis when they are not. Moreover groups such as Truth in Science are targeting our nation's children and their science education with material that is not only non-scientific but have been rejected by the scientific community. These ideas therefore do not constitute science, cannot be considered scientific education and therefore do not belong in the nation's science classrooms."

A spokesperson for the Prime Minister's office wrote: "The (UK) Government is aware that a number of concerns have been raised in the media and elsewhere as to whether creationism and intelligent design have a place in science lessons. The [UK] Government is clear that creationism and intelligent design are not part of the science National Curriculum programmes of study and should not be taught as science."

The government will also be "publishing guidance for schools, on the way creationism and intelligent design relate to science teaching".


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Talk:Professional wrestler Chris Benoit and family found dead

Former
Never say somthing like that again he is not just now a professinal wrestler he is a WWE lengend and you can not take that away from him.I know him and Eddie Gurerro are having their little macthes up in heaven and are becoming best friends don't say former if that's what that text says make your own judgement.And from what I said up there you can wrestle if your dead.He is not dead his spirt is still with us and I know that!Flirtygirl345

Please do not remove Former from the first word of the sentence. He is dead. You cannot wrestle anymore if you are dead. Therefore he is no longer a prefessional wrestler, but a former professional wrestler. DragonFire1024 08:13, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I disagree, in writing 'former' you make it sound as if he was already retired. 193.25.116.40 12:09, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
 * The title clearly states that he is dead. There is nothing misleading about that. DragonFire1024 12:13, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I forced myself to read and read read the "former" detail, and I agree...it does sound like he retired. So I concede and removed it :) DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 12:41, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
 * The system works! 193.25.116.40 12:44, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Murder of his family and wife
Can someone insert the information contained in http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/06/25/wrestler.dead.ap/index.html?cnn=yes. That says that some law enforcement official believe he strangled his wife and smothered his son ? I made a section bellow but then the page went page protected (I'm quite new on wikinews).—Esurnir 18:51, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually that is mentioned in the first source listed in the article. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 19:29, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Chris Benoit strangled his wife and smothered his son law enforcement says
An anonymous law enforcement official told associated press that Chris Benoit is believed to be responsible of his family death. Authorities hypothesis is that Chris Benoit have strangled his wife smothered his son and then hang himself. Authorities are investigating the eventual role of steroids in the death of Benoit and his family. The authorities declined to answer to whether steroids were found in the house, "We're not releasing any information as far as what was located inside the house," sheriff's Sgt. Keith Whiteside said Tuesday.

IRC - wikipedia knows he is dead to fast
	regarding chris benoit, did anybody at WN notice that somebody in Stamford, Connecticut (location of WWE headquarters) edited the Chris Benoit article on WP to say that the guy's  wife was dead, 14 1/2 hours before the police entered his home and found all 3 family members dead? 	http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Chris_Benoit 	and... is it newsworthy hmm 	if so, it would be relevant to your article http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Professional_wrestler_Chris_Benoit_and_family_found_dead Perhaps someone should tell the police the IP of whomever edited the wikipedia article yes that might be Do you mind if i copy this conversation to the talk page? 	sure, you can link to this discussion as well 	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard#Chris_Benoit_and_wikipedia_announcing_the_death_of_Nancy_Daus_before_it_was_announced

So, should we add it? Bawolff ☺☻ 22:33, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

 * It is certainly interesting. Here is the edit in question. This is the link to the Admin discussion on the topic at Wikipedia. I wonder if someone made the edit based on the "mysterious" text messages Benoit was said to have sent. Not sure on the newsworthyness. Rumors spread fast and sometimes they are true. --SVTCobra 23:06, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I think its newsworthy...maybe in a new article. Can the IP be scanned/check user? If so that may tell us where they were from as if it IS the wrestler or family member, then I think its news...I say check user. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 02:44, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
 * The IP was resolved to be from Stamford, CT, which is the same city as WWE headquarters, but it was not one of their servers. --SVTCobra 02:49, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I smell a WWE leak...I would be willing to bet that its an employee of the WWE...I would definitely consider this news...question is...do we have enough to go on? DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 02:53, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
 * The 3 solid pieces of information are:
 * what the edit was
 * when the wikipedia edit was made
 * from where it was made from
 * The who is unknown, and the why is speculative. So, it does fall a little short of answering the 5 w's? Dunno. -Edbrown05 03:00, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

 * The WWE were the ones that sent cops over. But contrary to my earlier speculation, the messages that Benoit sent did not say his wife was dead. (See what's been released about the messages). --SVTCobra 03:12, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
 * No...but thats not to say that an employee knew before hand...what we know is what is public...so WWE could have known about the murders long before calling the police, which by this edit, iIMO that seems to be the case...we may know the location...but I still think a checkuser should be done as that will open up a wider range of information. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 03:18, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
 * 'who' actually is answerable as "an unknown IP". But the 'why' would remain speculative. A news article might come off as a kudos to Wikipedia for something that in the end was an edit that only stood for 47 minutes. But this is an open case, and there are no suspects other than those deceased, so it is really about Wikipedia. Is this what Wikinews wants to write about? -Edbrown05 03:59, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
 * And let's not forget the question 'how'. I feel a vacuum sucking on that question. -Edbrown05 04:14, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I think we SHOULD do an article...before the main press picks it up. We will get credit for the story, because its an exclusive...I think we definitely should. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 07:34, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

I am the person who broke the story on the Chris Benoit page. Read the thread here. Notice I ended up being blocked for the thread by an admin whose actions need to be reviewed. If you look at all the other references to this story on the Admin pages or elsewhere on wikipedia, they all start to occur about 60-90 minutes after my post on the Chris Benoit talk page. I am responsible for this story. And I got called a troll and got blocked for it. Sometimes you wonder if people here know what they are doing. 74.140.242.211 04:17, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

Article
Is there a specific Wikipedia article about this fiasco? 41.243.52.2 19:14, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
 * As far as I know, no. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 19:16, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually, they have the regular Wikipedia article on Benoit. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 19:16, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

lilwhiteboy@hotmail.com
to bad he gon because he was the coolest if he was skill alive he would made wwe cool then it it now.but it is ok he was old any way


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The situation with regard to BPL issues in Kerala is very serious. Lakhs of families are thrown from the BPL Categories due to the norms prescribed by the Central Government and the Planning Commission. In Kerala earlier the BPL families was 38%, which covers 25 lakh families. In 1993-94 it reduced to 25% and the families reduced from 25 to 16 lakh. From 2002 onwards it again reduced from 25% to 12.7%. The number of families benefited came down from 16 lakh to 9.3 lakhs. With regard to some concession provided by the Central Government a small increase is maintained that is about 10 lakh. Now the BPL cardholders came about 22 lakhs but the Central Government has given the benefits only to half of the total BPL families. When new cards are being issued even SC/ST families are getting APL cards. As a result, a large number of deserving families are deprived of the benefits of even the centrally sponsored schemes.

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Chris Beniot

Never say somthing like that again he is not just now a professinal wrestler he is a WWE lengend and you can not take that away from him.I know him and Eddie Gurerro are having their little macthes up in heaven and are becoming best friends don't say former if that's what that text says make your own judgement.And from what I said up there you can wrestle if your dead.He is not dead his spirt is still with us and I know that![Flirtygirl345]

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Talk:"Creationism and intelligent design have no place in the UK science curriculum" says UK Government

Highly unorthodox article
--216.75.93.110 13:23, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) rather POV headline, don't ya think?
 * 2) use of first-person as in "we can read"; is this a narrative?
 * 3) creative use of a discussion board as a source. Can't the gov't position be found anywhere else?
 * ad 1) I feel that the headline express well the Her Majesty's Government position
 * ad 2) pls, improve - I did my best and do not feel that I could make better
 * ad 3) the "discussion board" is an official means of HMG to communicate with UK citizens - it is, IMHO, equal to press release published on the web; but one may ask the e.g. the PM Office to write something more ...

-- Alexandr Snajdar 13:53, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
 * JQF fixed it
 * I fixed it: changed "we can read" to "a spokesperson wrote"
 * I'll concede that it does appear to be official government communications posted there, but I fixed pub field in the sources. --216.75.93.110 15:26, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
 * looks much better now, indeed :-) -- Alexandr Snajdar 06:20, 27 June 2007 (UTC)


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Cricket: 2007 Future Cup-1st ODI

June 26, 2007

In the 2007 Future Cup, South Africa beat India in the first One-Day International (ODI) held at the Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast, Ireland. After South Africa won the toss and chose to field first, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly opened India's innings. Ganguly left quickly and Gautam Gambhir left without troubling the scorers. However, Tendulkar found some long term company with Rahul Dravid and pushed the score to 194/2 before Dravid left on 74. It wasn't long before Tendulkar himself found himself runout by Morne van Wyk/Mark Boucher for 99 with the score on 211. A batting collapse ensued and at the end of the innings, India's score was 242/8. South Africa's reply started with a steady opening partnership of AB de Villiers and Morne van Wyk which added 56 before de Villiers departed with a catch to the keeper. Jacques Kallis then came in and scored 91. Even though partnerships didn't last long, Kallis battled secured India's fate.

Toss: South Africa won, and chose to field first.

Did not bat: Zaheer Khan, Rudra Pratap Singh

Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Ganguly, 7.2 ov), 2-36 (Gambhir, 11.1 ov), 3-194 (Dravid, 43.2 ov), 4-211 (Tendulkar, 45.3 ov), 5-213 (Yuvraj Singh, 46.1 ov), 6-234 (Karthik, 48.3 ov), 7-240 (Sharma, 49.2 ov), 8-242 (Powar, 49.6 ov)

Did not bat: Charl Langeveldt, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini

Fall of wickets: 1-56 (de Villiers, 12.5 ov), 2-99 (van Wyk, 19.5 ov), 3-107 (Gibbs, 21.1 ov), 4-124 (Duminy, 24.5 ov), 5-165 (Boucher, 34.3 ov), 6-190 (Hall, 39.4 ov)

India: S C Ganguly, S R Tendulkar, G Gambhir, R Dravid(capt), Yuvraj Singh, K D Karthik(wkt), R P Sharma , Piyush Chawla, R R Powar, Z Khan, R P Singh

South Africa: AB de Villiers, M N van Wyk, J H Kallis (capt), H H Gibbs, J P Duminy, M V Boucher(wkt), A J Hall, V D Philander, C K Langeveldt, A Nel, M Ntini

Result: South Africa won by 4 wickets

Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (South Africa)

Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and M R Davis (England) TV umpire: B F Bowden (New Zealand) Match referee: A G Hurst (Australia) Reserve umpire: C McElwee

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Comments:"Creationism and intelligent design have no place in the UK science curriculum" says UK Government

God, I hate religion.

Sweet!

Can you please explain how the complex information contained in the DNA of the cells of all living organisms could have come to pass without an intelligent designer?

No one can deny that the information in a book (words, numbers, meaning, etc.) was put there by an intelligent designer, i.e. an author. Similarly, no one can deny that the information in a painting (representations of people, places, things, emotions, etc.) came about by an intelligent designer, i.e. an artist.

The information contained in DNA is infinitely more complex than the information in a book or painting. Furthermore, DNA not only contains information, but it also contains translators that make sense of the information in order to make the living organism function correctly. How can you deny, then, that this complex genetic information had its origin in any other than an intelligent designer?

Thanks, Dave

P.S. God hates religion too

 * ! -Edbrown05 18:35, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

 * Most likely, Dave is referring to the common claim among evangelical Christians that they aren't religious but rather have a "relationship" with Jesus and that religion is bad. JoshuaZ 18:49, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Intelligent design is a convenient way to assume that we have an answer to everything, and therefore that we can stop investigating. No one has the proofs to show it is wrong, but neither is the oposite true. Therefore, research needs to continue, and ID is on oposition with the scientific research process. Which is why it has nothing to do in classrooms.


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In what ways is this: an improvement of this: ? Regards. Adambro 22:23, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
 * It looks better. Big67 00:22, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

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I reverted your edits, as i feel the icon is too scary looking for that template. see my edit summary too. Bawolff ☺☻ 00:44, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Regarding your recent edits
Hi there Big67, just a quick note about your recent edits. I note you've made a number of changes to warning templates and such like. My suggestion would be to leave these alone as it is probably more appropriate for more established contributors to make changes to these as they are in a better position to understand the community feeling about such templates and therefore ensure their changes reflect that feeling.

Also, regarding User:Big67/Unsourced, I'm not sure what your intention is for this but it might be useful to highlight that there is already a similar template on Wikinews called sources. Regards. Adambro 15:58, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
 * But my version of the sources template has a better design. Also, on test3 and stop, I was updating the images, it has been discussed on the other projects to use the shiny versions > the regular versions. Big67 17:27, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
 * It hasn't been discussed here, we can be rather conservative about things like that. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:29, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
 * But it has been discussed on Meta, and Meta is co-ordination for all projects. Big67 17:32, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Policy issues and major changes to Wikinews operation are discussed on Wikinews and acted upon by the community after discussion and or voting. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 17:56, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
 * To further what DF said, we do not care what meta thinks. The last meta project to equalize all the projects ended up being deleted. I would highly suggest discussing changes first, or you are not going to accomplish anything at all. Bawolff ☺☻ 21:52, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree, start a discussion here before making any further changes. Thunderhead 01:57, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

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I have banned you for 24 hrs for breaking the 3 revert rule on both of the templates you have been editing. I would also like to reiterate that you cannot just change images because you think they look better and decisions have been made on meta. That is not good enough, decisions and talks must happen here. --Mark Talk 21:59, 1 July 2007 (UTC) Those were good faith edits. Big67 22:23, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Brian McNeil / talk --Brian McNeil / talk 22:26, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

But I was giving vandal warning proper grammar. Plus, the icons attract attention, and the information icon is better on editprotected because the caution sign gives the wrong impression. Big67 01:55, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

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Paris Hilton released from jail

June 26, 2007 Paris Hilton is out of jail, after serving three weeks in the same. She was imprisoned due to a violation of her probation, which came as a result of a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) charge.

Reuters reported that her face expressed joy at her release as she left the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, California, where she served 23 days, at 12:15 a.m. PT. Hilton also reportedly left the jail looking a few pounds thinner than when she entered.

Ignoring the questions from the surrounding paparazzi and photographers, Hilton climbed into a white sport utility vehicle where her parents, Kathy and Rick Hilton, were waiting. Dodging the photographers on the street, they then went to Hilton's grandparents' house located in Holmby Hills, one of the richest neighbourhoods in the state of California. The way to their destination was not clear, though; cars full of paparazzi were following them all the way.

The L.A. Sheriff's Department spokesman, Steve Whitmore, said "she fulfilled her debt. She was obviously in good spirits. She thanked people as she left."

While Paris's original sentence was 45 days long, she was released early based on "a standard credit applied for good behavior."

CNN's Larry King will be hosting an exclusive, "post-jail" interview with Paris Hilton on Wednesday, on CNN.

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U.S. Senate resumes debate over immigration bill

June 26, 2007 The discussion on the, which, if passed, would result in a temporary worker program, was put back on the political agenda. The voted 64–35, which, though not sufficient to pass the bill, was enough to resume debate on the subject.

President Bush has been working to get the bill back into the agenda, making a trip to to "twist a few arms" according to. He also gave a speech on the subject on Tuesday morning.

The bill faces stiff opposition from Republicans in Congress, who say that "it would do little to stem the flow of illegal immigration into the United States."

President Bush spoke about the issue, saying that, "I view this as a historic opportunity for Congress to act... This is a moment for people who have been elected to come together, focus on a problem and show the American people we can fix a problem."


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Article date
I just want to state for the record that I believe that the date for this should be June 27. It was created from content at this page Wikinews Briefs: Paris Hilton out of jail; Senate resuming debate on immigration bill which was in fact written on June 26. However, at that stage it was not up to Wikinews publishable standards. By the time it was moved and published it was June 27 (UTC). I do not wish to debate it anyfurther with User:Kyalami. --SVTCobra 01:41, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

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We need source information for that image. I know you say it is provided cortusay of hypersudoku.com, but where is it provided cortusy courtesy of them. Also even if it is provided cortusy of them, where does it say it is cc-by. Thanks. Bawolff ☺☻ 01:50, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

 * P.S. Please also see talk:Hypersudoku now online.. Bawolff ☺☻ 01:50, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

 * I am sure Bawolff means "courtesy" in the above. Please read his comment as such. --SVTCobra 02:07, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
 * lol. yes, thanks for catching that. Bawolff ☺☻ 02:24, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

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Decline of Western Civilization
There was a movie by that title in 1981. They even made sequels, the latest released in 1998. But until I saw the footage of Paris Hilton's midnight release did I understand that we have finally arrived at the end. --SVTCobra 02:21, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Wikinews Briefs: Paris Hilton out of jail; Senate resuming debate on immigration bill
I find the original title interesting. Shows how now that important government matters have been dealt with, the senate can relax and deal with less critical stuff. (Yes I know the senate had nothing to do with Paris, but I couldn't resist). Bawolff ☺☻ 02:33, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, the juxtaposition, while probably accidental, is hilarious. Until you pointed it out I didn't see it. LOL. --SVTCobra 02:40, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
 * http://www.cartoonistgroup.com/store/add.php?iid=17596. -24.125.22.44 04:05, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
 * thats great. thanks (but the rollover is very very annoying. not like it actually does anything to prevent copying either) Bawolff ☺☻ 04:07, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Who realy cares?


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America's Cup: Team New Zealand wins third race

June 27, 2007

have won the third yacht race in the bid for, beating the defending champion, Swiss syndicate. Sport commentators and yachties are describing the win as one of the greatest races in the history of the Cup.

Team New Zealand finished the race 25 seconds ahead of Alinghi, despite the leader changing three times throughout the race. This new win for Team New Zealand puts the overall score at 2 wins for Team New Zealand and one win for Alinghi. The winner of the America's Cup will be the first to reach five wins.

By the first mark of the race, Team New Zealand had a lead of one minute and 23 seconds. However, at this turn, their spinnaker got caught in the genoa gear and Richard Meacham, mid bowman, almost went over board. Due to this mistake, Alinghi were able to catch up and lead the second mark by 15 seconds. Grant Dalton, head of Team New Zealand, said, "The trouble we had at the leeward mark let [Alinghi] back into the race and [Team New Zealand] paid the price."

But Team New Zealand managed to win, 25 seconds in front. Team New Zealand navigator Kevin Hall said, "My heart rate would be doing about 180 right now but it's nice to be towing in and looking at them back there instead of in front of us like they were in the second beat."

The head of Alinghi,, believes that the race committee should not have started the race, which it did so at 4:59 p.m.. The race cannot be announced after 5.00 p.m.. "We waited for two hours..."

Team New Zealand strategist Ray Davies said, "There was certainly a bit of dice rolling."

President of the Nelson Marlborough Yachting Association Doug Mckee described the race as the most exciting one since Australia winning the America's Cup when the Australians won the Auld Mug from the New York Yacht Club who had held it for 132 years. "We are definitely good enough to win the cup."

Hall said, "It probably hasn't happened very often that you see three passes in an America's Cup race. It's a testament to the strength of both teams."

The wind speed was around 8–9 knots.

Alinghi beat Team New Zealand in 2003, also winning the America's Cup in, New Zealand.