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India wraps up Test cricket series win in England

August 13, 2007

India have drawn the third Test cricket match against England at The Oval, London, England. The draw means that India win the Test series in England 1-0.

This is India's first series win in England since 1986 and England's first home series loss since 2001.

In the first Test at Lord's, England started off the match with a first innings of 298, then bowling India out for 201. England then followed that up with a score of 282. India then worked their way to 282/9 before the weather turned for the worse and rain came to their rescue and ended the first test as a draw.

The second Test proved a better one for India where the left-arm seamers dominated. After England had been shot out for 198, India took the advantage by starting their innings with a 147 run opening partnership, and India didn't look back. They ended their innings with a score of 481. There could have been centuries had it not been for two horrible umpiring decisions which left Tendulkar on 91 after being wrongly adjudged lbw and Sourav Ganguly was left on 79 after missing a ball going down the leg-side but which the umpire thought he nicked. After England had been bowled out for 355, India went in for the kill and won the Test. There were also several behavioral problems, including Sreesanth's shoulder barge into Michael Vaughan which cost Sreesanth half of his match fee and the jelly bean scandal in which the England players allegedly put jelly beans on the pitch to distract Zaheer Khan. This would prove costly however, as Zaheer Khan got fired up and then went on to take 9 wickets in the match.

The third Test proved to be a closer game. Having won the toss and chosen to bat, India racked up a massive 664 in their first innings which included eight half-century partnerships, a first in Tests, and Anil Kumble's maiden Test century. England were then bowled out for 345, well short of the total needed to avoid a possible follow-on, with Ian Bell top scoring with 63. Paul Collingwood and Alastair Cook followed with 62 and 61 respectively.

India though, did not enforce the follow-on and opted to bat again. India stuttered to 11/3, losing both opening batsmen within the first four overs, followed by the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar for just one run. Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid however steadied the innings. Ganguly had the highest score of the innings with 57 while Dravid was uncharacteristically slow and scored 12 runs off 96 balls.

India declared on 180/6, setting England a massive target of 500 runs. England then batted out the remaining 110 overs of the match to score 369/6, including a century from Kevin Pietersen, ending the match as a draw.

A seven-match One-Day International series will be played between the two countries following the Test series, with the first to take place at the Rose Bowl, Hampshire on 21st August.

England: A J Strauss, A N Cook, M P Vaughan (capt), K P Pietersen, P D Collingwood, I R Bell, M J Prior (wkt), C T Tremlett, R J Sidebottom, M S Panesar, J M Anderson

India: W Jaffer, K D Karthik, R Dravid (capt), S R Tendulkar, S C Ganguly, V V S Laxman, M S Dhoni (wkt), A Kumble, Z Khan, R P Singh, S Sreesanth

Player of the Match: A Kumble (India) Players of the Series: J M Anderson (England) and Z Khan (India)

Umpires: S A Bucknor (West Indies) and I L Howell (South Africa) TV umpire: P J Hartley Match referee: R S Madugalle (Sri Lanka) Reserve umpire: J W Lloyds


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As on other Wiki projects, we do not change spelling from American-English to English-English, or vice-versa. We just leave that stuff alone in the form the original writer had it. Examples include "colour" and "color". --SVTCobra 01:10, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

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Great contributions!
I wanted to thank you for making such awesome contributions. You've already started two articles that are very impressive. One thought I wanted to pass on to you was that generally, we don't create articles with right off the bat. Generally, we let the story stay as or  until some people have taken a look at it and maybe done some copy editing.

Keep up the great work, and thanks for your contributions. irid:t 00:09, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

When to publish, and when to wait
For the sake of argument, we must assume that no article is "perfect" on the first try. Almost all articles need copyediting, and it's also important that at least one other person other than the original author can look over the article. I'm sure you know, as well as I do, that when you write something sometimes you miss things that you wouldn't have missed if you were looking over someone else's work.

In a perfect world, using on your article would flag it for immediate attention by other editors, and it would be reviewed in minutes, if not seconds. Our world not being perfect, few people actually monitor the "ready" articles, because there are so few at any time (if any at all). So flagging your article as "ready" may be just as good as ignoring it altogether and leaving it as.

Because the system isn't perfect, and some of the tools aren't used as much as others, your best bet is to flag as "ready" when you think it's ready to go (and from what I've seen, most of yours are!) and wait. If nobody touches it for 30 minutes, yes, go ahead and publish it. Sometimes, the best way to get attention for your article is just to publish it anyway.

Some day this will change, I'm sure. You saw that there were a number of people floating in the IRC channel, and I wonder if eventually articles marked "ready" would send a message to that channel, like "please review" or something similar.

You write great articles, and I'm not worried that you're going to publish something unpublishable. The system is designed to discourage people from writing my dog deid 3 yrs ago and publishing that. Since you're pretty literate, I'd say, don't worry about it. :)

Keep up the great work. irid:t 22:36, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Two words.
"Preview button". :) irid:t 20:02, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Atttributation
Firstly sorry it took so long to fet back to you. I removed the attributation for that comment as it was commonly cited. i.e. it was not just her saying it and therefore is factual. these dont really then have to be attributed. things only really need to be attributed if they are disputed or only one person is saying it i.e. Christmas day is Dec 25 doesnt need it but if i was to say it was the 26th then it would need attributing. It's just a minor thing and not something to worry about but it's stuff like this that you will pick up. Also i appologize if i came over wrong, it wasnt a moan just a description of what i was doing. --Mark Talk to me 09:26, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Correct spelling is "stabilised" don't forget the redirects.
Subject says it all, keep at it on the Greek fires story, but fix the spelling oops. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:24, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Greek Fires
There is a video which shows a man wearing a white shirt and another one torching these are propably the men who lighted up the Ymittos fire.

No I will search. But there is another video which shows anather two men who seem to be the lighters of Ileia(?) because they are torching too. I will search for these two but I don't know if I will find them.

I didn't find them but greek channels show them in their livestreams. Also thanks for the advice.

Another man is dead.--ZaDiak 22:42, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Wrong information. Sorry.

I found the video!

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IRC
Actually there should be an option in your mode tab. If not, then use the client you were using, some back in the channel, and I will ask someone who is more knowledgeable in setting up a server. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 01:23, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Ugly Betty
Thanks for setting that back into development, I've deleted it. -- Zanimum 16:27, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Images
I didn't - someone else did that edit. Images dislike me ;) Lyellin 22:36, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

Paragraphs
When writing, try to think in paragraphs. You are a good news writer, but sometimes there are too many one-liners. :) DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 12:24, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Re: thanks
No problem. Glad to see you back. One note though, about the writing in US presidential candidates gearing up for Super Tuesday, it had the following wording: "dishing out some big bucks", "...the votes they need to put them over the top", and "delegate-rich", which are obviously not NPOV. Please do try to stay away from this type of wording while writing.  —Fellow Wiki  Newsie 19:45, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

RE: Al Qaeda leader in Iraq arrested article
Yes it was on Wikipedia...but its linked to from commons :-P So I just pasted in the image link :) DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 22:09, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

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Bond vs. Bail
Just wanted to let you know that bond is an appropriate term in the edit you made. See bond. Thanks! irid:t 01:22, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

vandalism
Thanks for helping out reverting the recent vandalism. Much appreciated :) DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 17:53, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

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We're being vandalized right at the moment. Sorry about the inappropriate article name. irid:t 01:38, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

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Comments:Wikinews interviews: Tony Benn on U.K. politics

Benn Needs a Longer Eye
Mr. Benn's opinions are very interesting, especially in the light of the liberal pattern of government under Neville Chamberlain in the late 1930's. This was the last time that Britain was faced with the immediate issue of confronting totalitarian foreign governments. Britain sought solace in negotiations with the 3rd Reich, sharing the platitudes of the League of Nations.

President Bush sees the confrontation with Fascist Islamics as an opportunity to prevent the evolution of a group of nations being controlled by totalitarian Islamists. In this he has been successful, and Tony Blair believed in the mission, however much the British electorate failed to see how very high the stakes are. Gordon Brown represents a short term placation of the need for Britons to feel secure in their own nation, but in the long term, such security will devolve, as it did in the era of Chamberlain. Would that another Churchill come forth to harken the British public, when Islamic Fascism begins to exercise itself on the British domestic scene and in greater Europe, especially the Balkans. Should Syria and Iran gain entry to the Mediterranean through a conquered Lebanon,that evolution will only have just begun, as Israel will be forced to fight for its very life.

The USA will work against that possibility by winning Iraq, and will bring Iraq into the modern world as a bulwark against the formation of an Islamic Fascist Axis of nations,which in turn would otherwise control the world's oil supply, and terrorize the Middle East with nuclear blackmail.

If Gordon Brown cannot inform the British public of this truth, nor see himself how such a possibility would already have occurred without US and British intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan, then the future itself will be left to convince them. Mr. Brown does not have the power to redefine such reality over the long term, no matter how good his relationship with the press and the British public might be.
 * I think you're deluding yourself if you actually believe the Americans can win in Iraq. The country has been turned into a magnet for every Jihadist who wants to kill an American. As Benn says, without UK support this would have been condemned as another Vietnam. Where you are right is that rational discourse will not work - as it did not work with Hitler.
 * Draw hope from the fact that the world's fastest growing religion isn't Islam, it is Buddhism. They have a record of getting on well with people - except the Chinese. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:50, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Bush, subject to interpretation, 'bilaterally' crashes the party of the "axis of evil", Iraq, Iran and N Korea. It has always been known in my experience that party crashers have a history of hanging out too long. -Edbrown05 09:03, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Party crashers, after the drama is over, get dumped. -Edbrown05 09:22, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Afghan-Pakistan border region? Who's party is that? -Edbrown05 09:34, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Okay, bin Laden is uncaptured, hang out? Don't think so, we missed him. Maybe next time, while tax dollars keep dialing up. -Edbrown05 10:45, 15 August 2007 (UTC)


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The title of this page and of Russian gay submarine TV footage sexy is obvious vandalism. I'm not sure how to move them back to their more-properly-titled articles. Could someone please help? 4.245.131.210 01:52, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
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American philanthropist Brooke Astor dies at 105

August 13, 2007

Brooke Astor, American socialite and philanthropist who was the chairwoman of the Vincent Astor Foundation died today at the age of 105. The cause of death was announced by Kenneth Warner, her estate legal council, as Pneumonia.

Astor was born Roberta Brooke Russell on March 30, 1902 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA.

Her father, who retired as a major general, ended his military career as sixteenth commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps. Because of her father's career, she spent much of her childhood living in China, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti.

She briefly attended The Madeira School in McLean, Virginia in 1919, but eventually graduated from the Holton-Arms School in Washington, D.C..

"Worst years of my life" was how Astor described her tumultuous first marriage to John Dryden Kuser, which was punctuated by her husband's physical abuse, alcoholism and adultery. During this marriage, Brooke gave birth to her only child, then Anthony Dryden Kuser. (Anthony would later change his name to Anthony Dryden Marshall.) At Mr. Kuser's insistence, Brooke filed for divorce on February 15, 1930.

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Hurricane Flossie threatens Big Island of Hawaii with winds, rain

August 14, 2007

Hurricane Flossie, a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, is expected to pass close enough to the Big Island of Hawaii on Tuesday to cause damaging winds, torrential rain, and high surf.

As of 8:00 p.m. HST Monday (0600 Tuesday UTC), the U.S. National Weather Service has issued a tropical storm warning, hurricane watch, and flash flood watch for the island of Hawaii. The center of Hurricane Flossie was located near 16.2N, 152.5W, about 295 miles southeast of Hilo and 500 miles southeast of Honolulu, moving west-northwest at 15 mph. Maximum sustained winds were near 120 mph (200 km/h) with higher gusts, and the minimum central pressure was measured at 957 mb (28.26 inches).

Residents of the Big Island can expect to encounter tropical storm force winds of 40-50 mph (64-80 km/h) mid-morning Hawaii time on Tuesday. Surf along the southeast shore of Hawaii island is expected to rise from 6-8 feet Monday to 15-20 feet Tuesday local time.

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Worshippers gunned down in Missouri Church

August 12, 2007

A gunman in Neosho, Missouri, killed three and wounded at least ten in a church.

The incident took place after the 1 p.m. service. The disgruntled worshiper held a number of hostages but later surrendered. The suspect had at least three weapons, the media reported, and was linked to someone in the church.


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Yes... Sorry, I was expecting that an admin would replace everything... Think I'd better go to his talk page. Sorry if it was rude. No offense meant! - Jurock (reply here) 03:37, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Hi! Thanks for pointing out the vandalism that we've just recently had; we are aware of it. Just to let you know, you can't rename articles unless you have an account. If you'd like to help out, we invite you to sign up; it's free, and doesn't require any nonsense like email addresses or whatnot.

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Los Angeles Internatonal computer glitch causes four hour backup

August 12, 2007 A computer glitch in the Los Angeles International Airport computer systems caused passengers in four different terminals to be forced to wait for their flights, causing a massive backlog of over 20,000 international passengers.

Los Angeles International Airport, often referred to by its airport code LAX, is the primary airport serving Los Angeles, California, United States. LAX is the busiest airport in California, and the third-busiest airport by passenger traffic in the United States.

According to airport staff, a system containing Customs and law enforcement information about international passengers failed at about 2:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-8).

Airport officials diverted flights arriving from Ontario, Canada to another airport until the system was back up.

Stranded planes were connected to ground power, and incoming passengers that had already landed had access to food, water and restrooms.


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Russian train derails after bomb blast, terrorism suspected

August 14, 2007

The Neva Express passenger train heading to St. Petersburg from Moscow derails at 21:43 MSK (17:43 GMT) on August 13, 2007 after a bomb explosion near the railway station Malaya Vishera. At least 60 people have been injured, some taken to hospital, no one reported to be killed.

The bomb made a shell-hole about 1.5 metres in diameter, officials say. 800 meters of railway track and its overhead contact system have been damaged. The bomb, determined by officials to be a homemade explosive device, was planted under the bridge.

A criminal investigation has been established by Russian officials. It has been linked to an insurgency in the south of the country around Chechnya and is, according to the Federal Security Service, part of a pattern of violent attacks connected to the insurgency.

The railway traffic was blocked in both directions. Services between St. Petersburg and Moscow were redirected via Volkhov.


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National Express awarded contract to operate services on major UK rail route

August 14, 2007 NXEC Trains Ltd, a subsidiary of National Express Group, has been awarded the contract to run the InterCity East Coast franchise and operate intercity rail services on the East Coast Main Line, a high-speed route connecting London with the north-east of England and Scotland. The company, which is to brand the service as National Express East Coast, will take over the franchise from the current operator Great North Eastern Railway (GNER) from December 9, 2007.

GNER's contract was initially due to run until 2015 but was terminated early by the Department for Transport after its parent company, Sea Containers Ltd, found itself in financial difficulties which meant it was unable to pay the £1.3 billion it had promised in its bid to run the service.

A number of other bids were made for the franchise. These were from Arriva, FirstGroup, and a partnership of Stagecoach, Virgin, and GNER.

Richard Bowker, chief executive of National Express Group, said, "We are absolutely delighted that we have won the UK’s premier intercity railway. We have won with a bid which is ambitious, deliverable and structured to generate shareholder value."


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14 August

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5.3 magnitude earthquake rocks Hawaii hours before expected hurricane

August 14, 2007

As residents of the Big Island of Hawaii continue to make preparations for Hurricane Flossie, a 5.3 magnitude earthquake rocked the Big Island at 7:38 p.m. local time last night. The earthquake jolted an area about 20 miles south of Hilo.

There were no immediate reports of injuries from the earthquake, as of late Monday night. However, Tom Brown, a spokesman for Hawaii County Civil Defense did report that the quake caused a small landslide.

Parts of Hawaii are already under hurricane watches, tropical storm warnings, and flash flood watches as Hurricane Flossie approaches. Public and private schools alike closed early Tuesday morning as residents and visitors were warned to stock up on food and water.

Meteorologists predict the eye of the category three storm will pass less than 100 miles from the islands, leaving parts of Hawaii exposed to strong winds and up to 15 inches of rain. However, meteorologists also express caution in saying that even a slight change in course could take the storm closer to land.

The Hawaii National Guard has been activated under the command of Governor Linda Lingle, who signed an emergency disaster proclamation ahead of the storm. Mayor Harry Kim also declared a state of emergency on Monday.

The last time a hurricane struck the state was in 1992, when Hurricane Iniki devastated the island of Kauai. Six people were killed and over $2.5 billion in damage was caused.


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Police capture escaped monkey in Wisconsin, USA

August 9, 2007

Police apprehended a 18 inch tall monkey that is reported to have bitten a 20 year-old woman outside State Street Brats, a Madison, Wisconsin nightclub.

The long-tailed, black and white monkey, which was wearing a diaper, was leashed in a beer garden outside the nightclub on State Street when people began to pet the animal. When the woman approached the monkey around 1:00 a.m. CDT (UTC-5) on Wednesday morning and put her hand out to pet it, it bit her then escaped the garden and led police on a seven hour 'monkey hunt' before it was caught.

The woman was left with four puncture wounds to her thumb. Doctors are said to be testing blood samples from the monkey to check for diseases.

"This guy was in the beer garden at State Street Brats letting women pet his monkey," said a spokesman for the Madison police Department, Joel DeSpain.

Police say the monkey will remain in quarantine for at least ten days.


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Those 2 pricks should be punched in the face for 5 straight days by Mike Tyson.


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Talk:Worshippers gunned down in Missouri Church

guys get it right - errors? it's gunMAN, singular, not gunMEN--70.74.80.112 01:14, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
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Nice name "Gay assrapes 3 in Missouri Church" 64.131.177.71 01:37, 14 August 2007 (UTC)


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2007 World Deaf Swimming Championships Day 3: "Bad weather" and "New Record Day of Belarus"

August 14, 2007

On the 3rd day of the 2007 World Deaf Swimming Championships, the Men 1500m Freestyle, Women 800m Freestyle, 50m Breaststroke, 200m Freestyle, 4x100m Medley Relay Groups finales took place during the afternoon and evening.

Belarus deaf swimmer Natalia Deeva not only broke old "women 50m breaststroke record" established by her teammate Aksana Petrushenka on June 19, 2006 with 35.28 seconds at 50m Breaststroke heat session within 34.97 seconds, but also broke her record again at final session within 34.91 seconds.

Besides of individual record, Natalia Deeva and Aksana Petrushenka also participated Women 4x100m Medley Relay Group Final, not only won the 1st place, but also broke former record established by Russian National Team on January 10, 2005 with 4 minute and 39.63 seconds at that group final within 4 minute and 38 seconds. With the three-times new world records written, that's exactly a "New Record Day" for Belarus.

Even though heats and finales were still in process, but due to a torrential rain in Taiwan, the Award Ceremony of 3rd Matchday has been postponed to next matchday.

List of Champions of 3rd Matchday

 * For details or further information, please refer Official Website.
 * Results in italic text symbolized the new world record.

Medal Statistics after 3rd Matchday

 * Only listed national teams who won medals at least Copper, full information can be found at here.

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Mathematics summer school in Turkey threatened by authorities

August 14, 2007 The closure of a mathematics summer camp in Şirince, İzmir, Turkey by Turkish authorities has drawn scorn from scientists around the world.

Professor Alexandre Borovik, who organized some of the opposition, said “We are shocked to learn that the Summer School of Mathematics initiated by Professor Ali Nesin was shut down by local authorities. We found it surprising that such an esteemed mathematician such as Professor Nesin needs a specific permit each time he wants to teach math, as we saw that one of the reasons for shutting the camp down was the lack of such a permit, especially considering how this contradicts the fact that the summer schools organized every year by Professor Nesin are sponsored by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK), Turkish Mathematics Association and many respected Turkish universities.”

The school was reopened on August 10, 2007; however, Ali Nesin still faces charges under Turkish criminal code article TCK 263, which reads "Persons who open or run illegal educational institutions can be jailed from 3 months to 1 year."

Ali Nesin is the son of the famous Turkish humorist Aziz Nesin.


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Nokia issues BL-5C battery warning, offers replacement

August 14, 2007 Nokia, the Finnish telecommunications firm has issued a warning that 46 million BL-5C batteries on popular phones it sold from December 2005 to November 2006 could be faulty and overheat.

After recording approximately 100 incidents, the Finnish firm said on Tuesday the problems could affect 46 million batteries manufactured by Matsushita between December 2005 and November 2006.

In a statement on the company's website, the mobile phone manufacturer said, "Nokia has identified that in very rare cases the affected batteries could potentially experience over heating initiated by a short circuit while charging, causing the battery to dislodge."

"Nokia has several suppliers for BL-5C batteries that have collectively produced more than 300 million BL-5C batteries. This advisory applies only to the 46 million batteries manufactured by Matsushita between December 2005 and November 2006. There have been approximately 100 incidents of over heating reported globally. No serious injuries or property damage have been reported."

Users who have such batteries should go to the Nokia website at www.nokia.com/batteryreplacement to see if they have an affected battery, and if so, to order a replacement if they desire.


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Your edit to Hiretrade
It seems that the article you made is blatant advertising. Blakegripling ph 23:22, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

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At least 175 killed, 200 injured in northwestern Iraq

August 14, 2007 In northwestern Iraq today, multiple suicide bombers used trucks loaded with explosives to kill at least 175 people, and injure another 200, the Iraq military said. It all happened in the mainly Kurdish Yazidi town of Qahtaniya, an estimated 60 miles west of Mosul. Qahtaniya is Iraq's third largest city. If the death toll is accurate, the attack was one of the deadliest in Iraq in the past six months.

U.S. military helicopters are reportedly helping to evacuate the wounded. The injured are being moved to Dahuk, about 60 miles north of Qahtaniya. U.S. military sources said American troops are on the ground to offer their assistance. Also, television stations in the area are asking for blood donations.

The Bush administration called the attackers "vicious and heartless murderers," saying "We condemn these barbaric attacks on innocent civilians...Extremists continue to show to what lengths they will go to stop Iraq from becoming a stable and secure country. We will continue to work with the Iraqi government and the Iraqi Security Forces to stabilize the country."


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Cargo Vessel grounded South of Gibraltar

August 14, 2007 The Panamanian cargo Vessel "New Flame", carrying a cargo of scrap metal and the Danish Product Tanker "Torm Gertrude" collided in Gibraltar waters, one kilometre south of Europa Point, Gibraltar at 05.55 hrs on Sunday August 12, 2007.

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Don Imus reaches settlement with CBS, sued by Rutgers member

August 14, 2007

has reportedly reached a settlement with CBS and is now negotiating with for a job there.

CBS spokesman Dana McClintock said Imus and CBS Radio reached a settlement to pre-empt Imus' threatened 120 million breach-of-contract lawsuit.

, Imus' lawyer, and CBS Radio issued a joint statement, saying "[Imus and CBS Radio] have mutually agreed to settle claims that each had against the other regarding the Imus radio program on CBS," but did not release any specific details about the settlement.

Imus was fired from both CBS radio and MSNBC in April after using the phrase "nappy headed hos" when describing the women's basketball team.

CBS and MSNBC argued Imus' remark was racist and sexist. Meanwhile, Imus' attorney cited a clause in his contract that said CBS acknowledged that Imus' services were "unique, extraordinary, irreverent, intellectual, topical, controversial."

On the same day, Imus was sued by Kia Vaughn, a Rutgers team member. That suit also named NBC and CBS as defendants. The suit alleges and seeks monetary damages as of yet unannounced.


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Hey, good catch! irid:t 01:06, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

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Wikipedia Kia Vaughn article
I'd wikilink Ms. Vaughn's name in this article, except that Wikipedia's version is scarily bad.

Just putting that here to make a note to explain why that wasn't done, for anyone looking back in 2 years... :) irid:t 01:38, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

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edit protected Please add this article to Category:MSNBC. Thank you. Green Giant (talk) 12:49, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
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edit protected Please add this article to Category:CBS, and localize the link of the same name as well as the link for MSNBC. Thank you. Green Giant (talk) 09:40, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
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Former US Speaker of the House Hastert planning to retire

August 15, 2007

Republican officials announced today that Rep. Dennis Hastert of Illinois will be leaving the United States Congress when his present congressional term concludes at the end of next year.

Hastert has served in Illinois' 14th district since 1987 and his time as Speaker makes him longest serving Republican Speaker in history. Party officials have scheduled a formal announcement of Hastert's retirement for Friday, August 17.

Hastert's decision has been expected since the Republicans lost the elections last November and he was removed as Speaker. For eight years, he's been second in line of presidential succession behind only the vice-president.

The party officials who discussed his planned retirement did so on condition of anonymity because there had been no public announcement yet.


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Thanks for creating that new article, Braves manager Cox sets new record. We really appreciate your work! irid:t 02:28, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

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Big Island residents prepare for arrival of Flossie

August 15, 2007

Residents of the Big Island completed their emergency preparations in expectation of the worst winds and rain of Hurricane Flossie to arrive Tuesday evening.

As of 8:00 p.m. HST Tuesday (0300 Wednesday UTC), the center of Flossie was located at 17.5N, 155.9W, 95 miles south of South Point (the southernmost tip of the Big Island) and 305 miles south-southeast of Honolulu, moving west-northwest at 10 mph. Maximum sustained winds were 85 mph (160 km/h), making it a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. The hurricane is expected to weaken over the next 24 hours. Reconnaissance aircraft show that the eye of the hurricane has disappeared.

Tropical storm force winds of about 40-50 mph with higher gusts are expected to reach the Big Island this evening.

Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim declared a state of emergency on Monday in preparation for the approach of Flossie, and Governor Linda Lingle signed an order giving Maj. Gen. Robert Lee, state adjutant general, the ability to activate National Guard units.

All public and private schools, the University of Hawaii at Hilo, and both campuses of Hawaii Community College were closed on Tuesday. Schools are expected to remain closed on Wednesday.

Local branches of Wal-Mart temporarily provided 24 hour service to allow residents to prepare for Flossie.

About 116 people have voluntarily evacuated to emergency shelters set up by the Red Cross.


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Wikinews:CommonsTicker/20070815

15 August

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Your edit to "Nokia Battery Recall"
That isn't funny, Finc, your edit is pure nonsense and you vandals must NOT be tolerated! I'm banning you right now if you do not stop this crap... Blakegripling ph 11:45, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

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Please dont threaten to block people. Whats worse is that your not an admin and tyhe user has already been blocked. Cut it out or you'll get your self blocked. We all at the minute have enough to do without people like you threating people. Just stop it.--Mark Talk to me 11:51, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
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 * yup Welcome to Wikinews but please try and remain calm :-) --Mark Talk to me 12:09, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

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 * Hi, Blake, I created the page ( 08:08, 29 January 2009), since when I opened the PC, I saw it, louder than the November Mumbai Taj Mahal hotel terrorist explosion. I lived in Meycauayan from 1953-1989; our Bishop Artemio Casas, D.D. was there in Imus Cavite. Seems you are in Wikipedia English and do more contributions there (I did there 6,700 edits from July 2007 to Nov. 22, 2008 when I was banned when I lost the battle against my very own co-Filipino and co-Ateneo de Manila University 3 guys, its all about personal hatred and enmity nothing about Wiki). But it was a blessing in disguise, since here, my edits are published unlike there. I notice that you are from Cavite and you were away here since (00:34, 16 August 2007 - 11:40, 29 January 2009:N Explosion in Cavite suburb kills at least 7, injuries 70). Cheers--Florentino Floro (talk) 07:23, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

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= vandalism overflow =

oups, sorry, didn't saw the last word while moving Russian whores pregnant after sperm blast, penis suspected. It seems that i can't just rename the wrong articles in the good names, since we've got to erase the destination page before. Is there a fast way for reverting those vandalisms without being op ?

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This is weird!
I don't mean to be distrusting, but who are you?

You've deleted stuff, but you're not a sysop, and you never have been. Every admin action you've taken was on the 15th of August. What is going on here? Are you a developer? irid t i [mailto:ironiridis@gmail.com e] 21:56, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

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Personal Attacks?

So "what a bunch of BS. Everyone seen Obama mess up and can't answer any questions so they attack McCain for his ability to answer questions and Obama's little cry baby brigade go out to spread lies. --66.229.12.186 21:46, 18 August 2008 (UTC)" is a directed personal attack at the "cry baby brigade" who "go out to spread lies" and he was referring to the prior editor directly. But mine is a personal attack? Gotcha. Way to go on those impartial edits! You are an example to all wikipedians! I applaude you and your impartial nature. I just hope that being on your talk page does not cause me to be overawed in your presence. 76.181.80.236 01:09, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

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I have promoted you to the Editor class, as I feel you can be trusted to mark revisions of articles as sighted (review). Take a moment to read: If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask for help on my talk page, and thank you for contributing to Wikinews ! Cirt (talk) 07:35, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
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User:Blakegripling ph

I'm a noob here at Wikinews, and I'm not the journalist type of species here, but I'll try my best...

Here are some other stuff that I do besides editing here:

My personal website My contributions here My Wikipedia user page Talk to me, if you have somethin' to say

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 * "Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken." - Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

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2007 World Deaf Swimming Championships Day 4: Three athletes break world record

August 15, 2007

In the countdown section of 2007 World Deaf Swimming Championships, the organizer advanced final section holding schedule included 200m Individual Medley, 50m Backstroke, 200m Breaststroke, and 100m Freestyle Groups, that will have 8 winners at the 4th matchday.

And this matchday also has two new world records rewritten in Women 50m Backstroke and Women 100m Freestyle Groups.

In the women 50m Backstroke group, Shu-ning Tseng from Taipei and Anna Polivanchuk from Sweden not only won Gold and Silver at the Finals but also broke a world record, an error time of two athletes is only just 0.01 second. The new "women deaf swimmer 50m backstroke" record is established by Tseng with 32.23 seconds.

On the other hand, in Women 100m Freestyle Final, Ganna Lytvnenko from Ukraine, breaking old "women deaf swimmer 50m freestyle" world record at 1st matchday, broke another world record in "women deaf swimmer 100m freestyle" section with 58.05 seconds.

At next matchday on August 16, Freestyle Groups with 400m Individual and 4x100m Team Relay, 100m Butterfly, and 200 Backstroke Groups will take place and have 8 winners.

List of Champions of 4th Matchday

 * For details or further information, please refer Official Website.
 * Results in italic text symbolized the new world record.

Medal Statistics after 4th Matchday

 * Only listed national teams who won medals at least Copper, full information can be found at here.

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Former NBA ref surrenders to charges he bet on games he officiated

August 15, 2007

, an ex-NBA referee, surrendered today for an appearance in a Brooklyn federal court. Law enforcement officials said that Donaghy allegedly placed his own bets, and also released confidential information to others, including referees' schedules. Today, Donaghy pleaded guilty to 'conspiracy to engage in wire fraud' and 'transmitting wagering information to other individuals'. These two charges could result in up to 25 years in jail.

Tim Frank, a NBA spokesman, told the Associated_Press the league was informed yesterday that Donaghy would plead today but was not given any further information.

Both John Lauro, Donaghy's attorney, and federal prosecutors did not comment. But, NBA commissioner said a month ago that the ex-referee's lawyer told the league Donaghy was contemplating a plea. The plea was made official early today.

Donaghy has been reportedly cooperating with prosecuting attorneys who together are building a case against other people to whom Donaghy may have provided inside information to. It has also been reported that Donaghy had a biased view against the, therefore making bets against them, and then calls against them as well

Donaghy today told the court that he had a gambling problem. However, he also said that he was receiving treatment for it.

The Associated Press reports that no other NBA officials or players are suspects in this case.

The FBI contacted the NBA on June 20, 2007 to talk about a referee who was allegedly gambling on games. The FBI and the NBA officially met on June 21. Donaghy resigned from his position July 9, after over ten years as a referee


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Anyone give an example of some of the phone models this battery is in? The image looks a bit like the one for my partner's phone and I'll check when she gets back. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:09, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

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Tropical storm Erin forms in Gulf of Mexico

August 15, 2007

Erin has formed in the. It expected to make landfall Thursday near Corpus Christi, Texas, forecasters have stated.

At 11:00 a.m. EDT today, the measured winds over 40 mph which is the mark of a tropical storm.

At 11:30 a.m. EDT, the storm was about 250 miles east of Brownsville, Texas, and about 295 miles east-northeast of La Pesca, Mexico, with sustained winds of 30 mph.

Texas Governor is warning that many areas in the projected path of the storm could be facing severe flooding, saying “Because storms have saturated much of our state this summer, many communities in this storm's projected path are at high risk of dangerous flash flooding.”

Therefore, Governor Perry has an estimated 30 vehicles and 60 members in the area on standby in case of severe flooding. Also, Texas' disaster response team has been mobilized. There are also members of the Texas Task Force One, who have been trained in urban search and rescue techniques, on standby. Corey Ricketson with Texas Task Force One said, "We've got food, water, we've got shelters, we've got showers, beds, everything that we need right here in order to go to a remote location and be self-sufficient as a unit."


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Reports: US to label Iran's Revolutionary Guard as 'terrorist organization'

August 15, 2007

The United States will be labeling Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a "specially designated global terrorist" organization according to U.S. White House officials.

According to reports, U.S. President George W. Bush will label the group under Executive Order 13224 which "provides a means by which to disrupt the financial support network for terrorists and terrorist organizations by authorizing the U.S. government to designate and block the assets of foreign individuals and entities that commit, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism."

"Anyone doing business with these people will have to re-evaluate their actions immediately. It increases the risks of people who have until now ignored the growing list of sanctions against the Iranians. It makes clear to everyone who the IRGC and their related businesses really are. It removes the excuses for doing business with these people," said an unnamed U.S. official.

U.S. officials say that Iran's growing involvement in terrorist acts in Afghanistan, Iraq and their support for Middle Eastern Muslim extremists are some of several reasons officials are considering the move. It is reported that Iran's continuing involvement in nuclear activities is another cause for the addition.

If the U.S. labels Iran's military as a terrorist organization, it would be the first time that any country has added an armed forces unit of any sovereign government to its list of terrorist groups. Iran has been on the U.S. list of state sponsored terrorism since 1984.

Iran continues to deny that their nuclear program is being used to build nuclear bombs, saying that their program is for "peaceful purposes."

"This kind of news is within the propaganda and psychological activities of the US statesmen against the Islamic Republic of Iran and it is professionally worthless," said an unnamed Iranian official.

Iran's Revolutionary guard controls the air force, navy and ground forces and was created in 1979.


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Talk:Car bombing in Chechnya kills boy

Requires added to Category:Accidents and disasters. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 16:14, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
 * done :) DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 16:19, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

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Yasser Arafat may have had HIV

August 15, 2007

Reports are surfacing that say former Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) leader Yasser Arafat had HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, present in his blood stream when he died. A number of reports say the virus had been injected to him prior to death and the actual cause of death was a separately administered poison that HIV was intended to mask.

The claims come from Doctor Ashraf al-Kurdi, a former doctor for Arafat and former member of the Health Ministry located in Jordan, who says the virus was injected into Arafat's blood stream just before his death; but al-Kurdi also stated that Arafat's death was not caused by the virus. Doctor Ashraf al-Kurdi also states that Arafat's wife prevented him from attending to Arafat while he was dying.

CNSNews.com claims that Arafat may have been a homosexual and that syphilis was the cause of his death. CNSNews.com also claims that Israel caused his death by poisoning him.

Ion Mihai Pacepa, an ex-head of Romanian intelligence, and Terry McAuliffe, an aide to Bill Clinton, have unrelated claims that Arafat was homosexual.

It has been alleged that the PLO's leader may have contracted HIV as the result of risky homosexual behavior in the years preceding the AIDS scare of the late 1980s. Arafat's sexual proclivities may have been largely ignored by Arab, and indeed other, state leaders.

Arafat died on November 11, 2004 at Percy hospital in Paris. French officials never fully explained the cause of death, but instead transferred his medical records to his nephew Nasser al-Qudwa, his next of kin.

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Three men arrested under suspicion of organising dog fights in southern Finland

August 15, 2007

Three Finnish men have been arrested as part of an investigation by the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) into apparent illegal dogfights in various locations in the south of the country.

Dog fights, in which two dogs are pitted head-to-head for the entertainment of spectators and for gambling, is illegal in Finland, and is covered by Finland's animal protection laws, as dogs often sustain severe or even fatal injuries. It is believed this case also involved gambling, thus rendering the suspects, if convicted, in breach of gambling laws also.

The investigation was started in July after the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) forwarded information to the NBI, claiming that during an investigation of its own for a programme it was making into dog fighting in the United Kingdom, they had uncovered connections to comparable activity in Finland.

"We are trying to find out when the activity has started and how widespread it has been. Apparently, just a small gang of people has been involved." said Detective Chief Inspector Göran Wennqvist, adding that "We are now trying to find out whether or not this is part of a larger international organisation or just local criminal activity."

It is believed the dogs went through training fights to test if they were suitable for fighting prior to actual events. A number of animals thought to have been used for fighting have been examined by a veterinarian to determine the types of injuries sustained by the dogs.

Despite the fact that dog fighting is known to have occurred in various countries - including countries close to Finland, such as Sweden, Norway, and Russia - neither the police or the Finnish Kennel Club were aware of any previous incidents occurring in Finland, although chairman of the board of the Finnish Kennel Club Martti Mannersuo told reporters that he recalled a rumour "many years ago" of domestic dog fights occurring in Finland, although this went unconfirmed. Wennqvist, however, independently told YLE "In other Nordic countries, they have seen incidents of dog fighting since the 90's, but I haven't come across any cases in Finland in 32 years," although it is unclear if this was a confirmed case or if it were linked to the rumour Mannersuo had reported.


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Talk:Yasser Arafat may have had HIV

I gathered this was news, but infact even wikipedia is saying people think he got it from homosexual behavior before the 80s. So maybe it's old news? What is actually new here, aside from WND bringing it up. I guess someone just confirmed it? Nyarlathotep 16:45, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
 * A google search for the story turns up 4-5 day old sources, is WND credible enough to run from? My reaction is to say no, and that this has ceased to be news other than for muck-rakers. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:09, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually now that I look at it, I'm seeing lots of stuff. In fact his doctor denied it for a bit and just admitted it  So the basic story is good in that people are just now comming forward.  But maybe WND could be replaced with a source of some credibility and sanity?  Nyarlathotep 21:01, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
 * fyi, The PLO has had even worse issues with repressing homosexuality than other Arab states. So it is realevent.  EVen if it has no real bearing on his homosexuality.  Nyarlathotep 21:02, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
 * IF he was a homosexual, I would like a source/link to prove it befire we go around making such claims. And if another agency is claiming he was a homosexual, them we would need to make sure to cover our asses and say "According to so and so..." DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 21:05, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
 * If he contracted HIV before the 80s, he would have almost certainly died way earlier than 2004. Really effective, significantly life prolonging treatment wasn't available until the mid-90s. --+Deprifry+ 21:08, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Credible?
I really don't find this credible, and it doesn't cover what I read in some of the sources where it is alleged his personal doctor said he was poisoned and HIV was used to cover it up. You can't poison someone with HIV unless you're prepared to wait years for them to die. That, at the moment, is what our article implies. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:36, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I managed to find a few more sources that are a bit more reliable, but I think to be fair and balance the NPOV, we would at least have to make a mention if the claims that are likely bogous, but watch our step at the same time. I have copy-edited the article and how does it look? I marked . If its not, I am afraid I have done my best on this. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 21:38, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Well, I think his doctors jumping about on the issue *now* is enough for a story. So it's just a question of avoiding the loony bins for the new information. haaretz seems fairly NPOV with many quotes from the doctor.

Also I think wikipedia has already gone through better citation examination that us, so I'd be tempted to just use their sources for his homosexuality & such, if you want to include that. Nyarlathotep 22:07, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

You don't suppose Israel unethically "spiked" some Arab female prisoner hooker and sent her unto Yassir, do you? 204.52.215.107 17:01, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Remember, some straights also have HIV! 204.52.215.107 17:03, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

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Only after I'm finished do I realize I can't edit it.

 * done :) DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 04:22, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

+ Category:AIDS ?
editprotected Please add to the article, since it appears to fall into that category. -Optigan13 (talk) 05:41, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
 * ✅. Cirt (talk) 02:18, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

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Talk:Recall of Thomas the Tank Engine toys due to lead-paint fears

The link should be to Lead Paint, not Lead - Texture 17:21, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
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Except results and statistics, this article is mostly translated from Chinese Version. Brock contact... 17:23, 15 August 2007 (UTC)


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