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 * 1) Wikinews:Story preparation/2007 Cricket World Cup:Australia vs Netherlands
 * 2) Wikinews:Story preparation/2007 Cricket World Cup:Australia vs South Africa
 * 3) Wikinews:Story preparation/2007 Cricket World Cup:Bermuda vs Bangladesh
 * 4) Wikinews:Story preparation/2007 Cricket World Cup:England vs Canada
 * 5) Wikinews:Story preparation/2007 Cricket World Cup:England vs Kenya
 * 6) Wikinews:Story preparation/2007 Cricket World Cup:India vs Bermuda
 * 7) Wikinews:Story preparation/2007 Cricket World Cup:India vs Sri Lanka
 * 8) Wikinews:Story preparation/2007 Cricket World Cup:New Zealand vs Canada
 * 9) Wikinews:Story preparation/2007 Cricket World Cup:New Zealand vs Kenya
 * 10) Wikinews:Story preparation/2007 Cricket World Cup:Pakistan vs Ireland
 * 11) Wikinews:Story preparation/2007 Cricket World Cup:Scotland vs Netherlands
 * 12) Wikinews:Story preparation/2007 Cricket World Cup:South Africa vs Scotland
 * 13) Wikinews:Story preparation/2007 Cricket World Cup:Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
 * 14) Wikinews:Story preparation/2007 Cricket World Cup:West Indies vs Ireland
 * 15) Wikinews:Story preparation/2007 Cricket World Cup:West Indies vs Zimbabwe
 * 16) Wikinews:Story preparation/2007 Cricket World Cup:Zimbabwe vs Pakistan
 * 17) Story preparation/Adrian Lamo challenges federal DNA testing law
 * 18) Story preparation/Afghanistan's role in the heroin trade
 * 19) Story preparation/Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika dies
 * 20) Story preparation/Canadian actress Barbara Kent dies
 * 21) Story preparation/Cuban President Fidel Castro dies
 * 22) Story preparation/Flash floods hit mainland Britain
 * 23) Story preparation/Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin Dies
 * 24) Story preparation/Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon dies
 * 25) Story preparation/Former Labour leader Michael Foot dies
 * 26) Story preparation/Former South African President Nelson Mandela dies
 * 27) Story preparation/Former U.S. President George Bush dies
 * 28) Story preparation/Former U.S. President and Nobel Laureate Jimmy Carter dies
 * 29) Story preparation/French director Jean Delannoy dies
 * 30) Story preparation/French structuralist Claude Lévi-Strauss dies
 * 31) Story preparation/Independence Day celebrated in U.S.
 * 32) Story preparation/Influential Corat pet Dragutin Tadijanović dies
 * 33) Story preparation/Influential Corat poet Dragutin Tadijanović dies
 * 34) Story preparation/Influential Croat poet Dragutin Tadijanović dies
 * 35) Story preparation/Interview Questions
 * 36) Story preparation/Interview with Robert Cailliau
 * 37) Story preparation/Interview with U.K. statesman Tony Benn
 * 38) Story preparation/Interview with U.K. statesman Tony Benn/Raw transcript
 * 39) Story preparation/Interview with U.K. statesman Tony Benn/winning email
 * 40) Story preparation/Interview with world wide web co-inventor Robert Cailliau
 * 41) Story preparation/Interview with world wide web co-inventor Robert Cailliau/nl
 * 42) Story preparation/Kiefel appointed to High Court of Australia
 * 43) Story preparation/Last Zeigfreid girl Doris Eaton Travis dies
 * 44) Story preparation/Liberal leadership convention candidates await election results in Montreal
 * 45) Story preparation/Melbourne Victory clinch A-League premiership
 * 46) Story preparation/Microsoft's social network platform goes Live
 * 47) Story preparation/Microsoft ends support for Windows XP's first service pack
 * 48) Story preparation/Multicultural event marks day against racism in Belgium
 * 49) Story preparation/National Championship Results of the NCAA Tourament games
 * 50) Story preparation/New Orleans eyewitnesses
 * 51) Story preparation/New Zealand's exams start today
 * 52) Story preparation/New Zealand Census 06
 * 53) Story preparation/New Zealand markes Waitangi Day, 2006
 * 54) Story preparation/New Zealand marks Waitangi Day, 2006
 * 55) Story preparation/News agencies try to alter history on Wikipedia articles
 * 56) Story preparation/Osama Bin Laden Sentenced To Death
 * 57) Story preparation/Osama Bin Laden sentenced to death
 * 58) Story preparation/Pinochet dies at 91
 * 59) Story preparation/Pirate Party interview
 * 60) Story preparation/Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles
 * 61) Story preparation/Results of 2005 British Columbia, Canada General Election
 * 62) Story preparation/Results of 2005 New Zealand General Election
 * 63) Story preparation/Results of 2005 United Kingdom General Election
 * 64) Story preparation/Results of 2005 United Kingdom General Election/Region A
 * 65) Story preparation/Results of 2005 United Kingdom General Election/Region B
 * 66) Story preparation/Results of 2007 Ontario, Canada General Election
 * 67) Story preparation/Resurgent militant activity in Afghan-Pakistan border
 * 68) Story preparation/Senate confirms Supreme Court nominee Alito
 * 69) Story preparation/Senator Dunn hosts second meeting about health issues in Santa Ana
 * 70) Story preparation/Sir Patrick Moore dies
 * 71) Story preparation/Special Counsel ends probe into leak of CIA officer's identity
 * 72) Story preparation/Sprint Nextel investigation
 * 73) Story preparation/Steve Jobs gives opening keynote to WWDC 2005, live coverage
 * 74) Wikinews:Story preparation/The forgotten Wikimedian: Who really broke the Benoit edit story/Feedback
 * 75) Wikinews:Story preparation/The forgotten Wikimedian: Who really broke the Benoit edit story/Interview
 * 76) Story preparation/Tobacco dealt legislative smokeout in Virginia
 * 77) Story preparation/Top Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis dies
 * 78) Story preparation/Tropical Depression upgraded to Tropical Storm
 * 79) Story preparation/Tropical Storm X forms over Y
 * 80) Story preparation/UK Prime Minister sets 2005 General Election date
 * 81) Story preparation/US 2008
 * 82) Story preparation/US 2008/All Parties All Candidates
 * 83) Story preparation/US 2008/Democratic Party
 * 84) Story preparation/US 2008/Republican Party
 * 85) Story preparation/US 2008/Third Party or Independent
 * 86) Wikinews:Story preparation/US Congress and Wikipedia: Election year 2006
 * 87) Story preparation/Wikinews interview with Christopher Cerf
 * 88) Story preparation/Wikinews interview with Katelyn Tarver
 * 89) Story preparation/Wikinews investigates Wikipedia usage by American state governments
 * 90) Story preparation/Wikinews investigatives Wikipedia usage by American state governments
 * 91) Story preparation/Wikinews talks to US Presidential candidate John Taylor Bowles, of the National Socialist Movement
 * 92) Story preparation/Wikipedia class action lawsuit linked to possible earthquake charity fraud/temp
 * 93) Story preparation/Wikipedia reaches a million articles
 * 94) Story preparation/Wikipedia reaches one million articles
 * 95) Story preparation/Wikipedia suffers outage
 * 96) Story preparation/Women's organisations hold Equal Pay Day in Belgium
 * 97) Story preparation/X win 2006 Heineken Cup
 * 98) Story preparation/Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe dies
 * 99) Story preparation/ Last U.S. World War One Veteran Dies
 * 100) Story preparation/ Proposed hotel development angers Buffalo business owners
 * 101) Story preparation/ Research-United States Department of Justice workers among government Wikipedia vandals
 * 102) Story preperation/Bird flu strain confirmed in Suffolk, UK
 * 103) Story preperation/Former Labour leader Michael Foot dies
 * 104) Story preperation/Liberal Nova Scotia

Needless redirects

 * These redirects aren't useful anymore. There aren't (or shouldn't be) external links to prepared articles, so we can just delete them.

 * 1) StoryPreperation/Bird flu strain confirmed in Suffolk, UK
 * 2) Story Preparation/French director Jean Delannoy dies
 * 3) Story Preparation/French structuralist Claude Lévi-Strauss dies
 * 4) Story Preperation/Candaian actress Barbara Kent dies
 * 5) Story Preperation/Last Zeigfreid girl Doris Eaton Travis dies
 * 6) Story preparation/* wins Super Bowl XLI
 * 7) Story preparation/2006 England local elections results
 * 8) Wikinews:Story preparation/2007 Cricket World Cup:Australia vs Scotland
 * 9) Wikinews:Story preparation/2007 Cricket World Cup:England vs New Zealand
 * 10) Wikinews:Story preparation/2007 Cricket World Cup:India vs Bangladesh
 * 11) Wikinews:Story preparation/2007 Cricket World Cup:Kenya vs Canada
 * 12) Wikinews:Story preparation/2007 Cricket World Cup:South Africa vs Netherlands
 * 13) Wikinews:Story preparation/2007 Cricket World Cup:Sri Lanka vs Bermuda
 * 14) Wikinews:Story preparation/2007 Cricket World Cup:West Indies vs Pakistan
 * 15) Wikinews:Story preparation/2007 Cricket World Cup:Zimbabwe vs Ireland
 * 16) Story preparation/Ariel Sharon, Israeli PM, dead at 77
 * 17) Story preparation/Astronomers endorse proposal for 8 planets and 4 plutons in our solar system
 * 18) Story preparation/Barry Bonds Hits Home Run 756
 * 19) Story preparation/Barry Bonds Hits Home run 756
 * 20) Story preparation/Barry Bonds Hits Homerun 756
 * 21) Story preparation/Battle for Wesnoth
 * 22) Story preparation/Belgian voters decide faith of socialist-liberal coalition today
 * 23) Story preparation/Bloggers investigate social networking websites
 * 24) Story preparation/British Columbia, Canada, Leadership debate
 * 25) Story preparation/Burlington, Markham, and York South-Weston election results
 * 26) Story preparation/Canadian Idol comes to Ottawa
 * 27) Story preparation/Candaian actress Barbara Kent dies
 * 28) Story preparation/Clouded future for VoIP in Vonage - Verizon patent contest
 * 29) Story preparation/Conclave elects new Pope
 * 30) Story preparation/Death of Nancy Benoit announced on Wikipedia 14 hours before it occured
 * 31) Story preparation/Death of Nancy Benoit rumour posted on Wikipedia 14 hours prior to event
 * 32) Story preparation/English Wikipedia reaches one million articles
 * 33) Story preparation/FOX News 'fair and balanced?' Not on Wikipedia
 * 34) Story preparation/Fiji Coup
 * 35) Story preparation/Former U.S. President Gerald Ford dies
 * 36) Story preparation/Former U.S. President Gerald Ford dies at 92
 * 37) Story preparation/Fox News discovered to have made unproductive Wikipedia edits
 * 38) Story preparation/Global youth conference on genocide begins in Kigali
 * 39) Story preparation/Her Majesty today unveiled the New Zealand Memorial in London

Used redirects

 * These redirects are referenced internally and thus shouldn't be deleted.

 * 1) Story preparation/ANZAC Day, 2006
 * 2) Story preparation/Bali Nine ringleaders sentenced to death

Broken

 * These are generally broken or have almost no information, and thus don't provide much value as a prepared story. These should be fixed or deleted.

 * 1) Story preparation/ANZAC Day, 2006/random
 * 2) Story preparation/Bird Flu Emergency plans activated by UK Government

Event passed, never published

 * These are prepared stories that, unfortunately, missed the event and weren't published. It's too late to publish these now, so delete (or archive them in the article space?).

 * 1) Story preparation/Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein Executed

Good Stuff

 * These are the ones we want to keep.

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Two German scientists claim to have broken the speed of light

August 17, 2007 Two physicists in Germany claim they have broken the speed of light, an accomplishment which, according to Albert Einstein's special theory of relativity, is impossible. The claim is made by Gunter Nimtz and Alfons Stahlhofen, both of the University of Koblenz.

The pair claim that in an experiment they set up, microwave photons travelled "instantaneously" between two prisms that had been moved apart to distances ranging from a few millimetres to three feet. According to Einstein's calculations, to propel an object faster than the speed of light - which is about 300,000 kilometres per second (186,000 miles per second) - would require an infinite amount of energy.

The scientists originally began experimenting with the prisms placed against each other to form a 40 cm cube. They then passed microwaves of wavelength 30 cm through the prisms. As they moved the prisms apart, some of them were refracted, and some, as predicted, began quantum tunnelling across the gap. The scientists say that both the refracted and the tunneling particles reached the detectors set up for each at the same time, suggesting the tunnelling photons had jumped the gap at significantly beyond the speed of light.

The duo were conducting various experiments in quantum tunnelling, a bizarre phenomenon which allows sub-atomic particles to behave in manners that are apparently impossible. Quantum tunnelling occurs when photons cross over a seemingly uncrossable barrier. However, Nimtz said of his discovery to the New Scientist magazine "For the time being, this is the only violation of special relativity that I know of."

Some sources believe the pair misinterpreted their results, citing another phenomenon, known as the Hartman Effect. This effect predicts that "the tunneling (sic) time becomes independent of barrier length for thick enough barriers, ultimately resulting in unbounded tunneling (sic) velocities", i.e. an individual photon may appear to be travelling at significantly beyond the speed of light. And research published by Herbert G Winful of the University of Michigan casts further doubt on the claim, stating that unusually brief delays in tunnelling "should not be linked to a velocity since evanescent waves do not propagate".

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Talk:Two German scientists claim to have broken the speed of light

there's a preprint available. –Doldrums(talk) 22:24, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Bloody Hell! I thought the press stuff was a little beyongd my depth... know anyone who understands enough of this to do some meaningful OR? Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 22:31, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Excellent, Doldrums. Should we add it as an external link in the article? Jcart1534 22:32, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Jcart, sure. Sandman, perhaps the someone who noted this at Quantum tunnelling. –Doldrums(talk) 22:33, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

 * I'll ask at the article's talk page for such people to come forward. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 22:37, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Could someone translate the last two paragraphs into plain English?

 * That's what we were talking about... Ironically, if I had written 'origianl research' instead of OR, it would have been in plain English for you to understand. As yet, no volounteers have shown up. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 11:43, 18 August 2007 (UTC)


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User talk:76.112.3.63

Welcome
Welcome!

76.112.3.63, 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:

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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! Jcart1534 22:25, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

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Comments:Exclusive report on New Zealand's digital TV service

Great job!
Excellent work, Gabe. --SVTCobra 23:04, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks. --Nzgabriel | Talk 00:41, 18 August 2007 (UTC)


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Accident leaves bulker stranded off Gibraltar

A CARGOSHIP lay half-submerged off Europa Point yesterday after sustaining serious hull damage following a collision with a laden double-hull tanker, writes Brian Reyes.

The incident prompted a major joint emergency operation by authorities in Gibraltar and Spain.

The 23 crewmen on the stricken Panamanian bulk carrier New Flame were brought to shore and checked by medical authorities in Gibraltar, but there were no injuries.

Curious bystanders flocked to Europa Point throughout the day to watch the drama unfold just a few hundred metres from the lighthouse.

The collision occurred close to an area protected under nature conservation laws and will again renew concerns about the density and safety of shipping in the Bay of Gibraltar.

The New Flame foundered in almost exactly the same spot where the tanker Samothraki ran aground earlier this year.

“This site has only been designated a protected area in the last year and we’ve already had two incidents,” said Eric Shaw, head of the marine section of the Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society. “There needs to be a concerted effort by all sides to understand what’s gone wrong and make sure it doesn’t happen again.”

The collision occurred at around 0600 hrs on Sunday morning less than a mile from Europa Point.

The New Flame had taken on fuel in the Bay of Gibraltar and was sailing into the Strait of Gibraltar when it collided with the Danish product tanker Torm Gertrud, which was sailing into Algeciras to carry out a crew change.

Officials in Gibraltar and Algeciras were last night checking communications records and vessel tracking data to piece together the sequence of events. The Gibraltar Maritime Administration has opened a formal investigation.

Among the issues under investigation is why the New Flame sailed from Gibraltar without first obtaining the necessary clearance from the Port Authority.

This is not the first such incident in Gibraltar’s waters. In 2004, the cruiseship Van Gogh sailed from Gibraltar and collided with the tanker Spetses, which was sailing into Algeciras. But the investigation into the causes of the incident took second place to ensuring there was no pollution as a result of the collision.

The Torm Gertrude was carrying 37,000 tonnes of gasoline and was able to make its own way to Algeciras, where it remained at anchorage yesterday.

The New Flame, which was carrying scrap iron, suffered serious damage to its bow and took on water in two of its cargo holds. Yesterday morning it lay half-sinking in 23 m of water below Europa Point, held in position in high winds by tugs from Gibraltar and Spain.

Port of Gibraltar officials told Lloyd’s List yesterday afternoon that they were not expecting New Flame to sink.

“The current situation is that the bow of the vessel is resting on the reef and the remainder of the vessel, from amidships to the stern, is above the surface of the water,” a Gibraltar government spokesman said. Transmar Shipping, the Piraeus-based owners of the New Flame, could not be reached for comment yesterday.

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ooh ahhhhh! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.208.88.165 (talk) 10:12, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

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

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Small plane makes crash landing in Massachusetts, USA

August 18, 2007

A small plane crash landed in heavy fog on the southeastern part of Nantucket Island near Low Beach Road in Massachusetts between 8:30 p..m. and 8:45 p.m. EDT (UTC-4).

FAA spokesperson Holly Baker said that the pilot who was flying with his wife made a hard landing at Siasconset.

Police cordoned off the area and about a dozen emergency vehicles responded to the incident. Numerous residents reported a loud noise which they mistakenly believed to be an explosion.

The plane involved in the crash had been fitted with a parachute, which is designed to reduce the speed of an emergency landing and limit crash damage. The plane's parachute had been deployed before the crash, according to Lieutenant Jerry Adams of the Nantucket police department.

Both the pilot and his wife were taken to the hospital for observation. Serious injuries were not reported.


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Hey, I know I just saw your story on the Nantucket Independent, but now it is gone!?! Did they retract? or just change the url? --SVTCobra 02:34, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I'll leave it in sources, since we have others. But for me it did not reappear. Once they make up their mind, our sources section should be reflective of the change (right now it points to their main page). --SVTCobra 02:47, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Welcome
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Portal talk:Japan

This August, Oze will become a national park of its own, separating from the nearby Nikko National Park. Oze is the symbol of nature and environmental protection and co-exsistence with nation. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Hiroyasu Tomaru (talk • contribs)

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It's infortunate, but I belive the miners are dead.


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Hello,

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

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called K1000. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name K1000~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

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

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Comments:Hamilton County CSEA Steal Support from Four Year Old

This article is pure shit.

they have my support so messed up it is unreal. i had an audit done and i have a credit. then they turn around and take my tax return. i feel your pain —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.209.25.109 (talk) 00:42, 29 April 2008 (UTC)


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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!–Doldrums(talk) 06:16, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

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Comments:Nauru to hold parliamentary elections

What's the difference between direct and indirect voting? —Zachary talk 07:17, 18 August 2007 (UTC)


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Welcome
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Plane flying from Cyprus to Istanbul, Turkey hijacked

August 18, 2007

A Bombardier CRJ-900 operated by Atlastjet Airlines and traveling from Lefkosa (Nicosia), Cyprus to Istanbul, has been hijacked by two men claiming to be al-Qaeda terrorists with bombs.

According to reports, the plane landed at an airport in Antalya, Turkey. At least 136 passengers and six crew members were on the plane, but most reportedly escaped. The hijackers were releasing women from the front of the plane, when most of the passengers and crew escaped through the back. Two crewmembers and four passengers remain on the plane, Tuncay Doganer, president of Atlasjet, said. Doganer said that the hijackers spoke Arabic among themselves, and the AP is reporting that the they are university students from Iran.

The hijackers requested the plane land in Tehran, Iran or Syria. Pilots landed the plane for refueling, but reports say that the pilots were among those who have been released or escaped.


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Argh! It has "while (1)" - my least favourite construct in any language. ;-) --Brian McNeil / talk 08:20, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

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Finland claims second world record for karaoke

August 18, 2007

Finland now holds the world record for the longest non-stop round of karaoke singing. The country already holds the record for the largest number of karaoke singers at any given time.

The previous record was 145 hours, as held by China. However, in a karaoke bar in Kouvola, a small town on Finland's southern coast, the record was surpassed on Wednesday, with the ultimate goal being 240 hours non-stop.

Finns travelled long distances to participate at the event, which was broadcast live on the internet.

The record goes alongside Finland's other record for karaoke, that of the largest number singing at any given time. This is held by 80,000 fans of the Finnish hard rock band Lordi, who had met in Helsinki for the band to give a brief free concert to celebrate their victory at that year's Eurovision. The show culminated with all 80,000 joining in with the band on the winning song, Hard Rock Hallelujah.


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Talk:Woman cleared in US liquid bomb scare

Needs Category:Aviation. Thanks, Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 13:24, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

 * ✅ Jcart1534 13:36, 18 August 2007 (UTC)


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Hurricane Dean forecasted to become "catastrophic" Category 5 storm

August 18, 2007 The in Miami is calling Hurricane Dean "extremely dangerous," saying that the storm is gaining strength and will likely become a  storm. The storm's winds are currently clocked at 150 mph, classifying it as a. A Category 5 hurricane means the storm has winds of over 155 mph and has the potential to cause "catastrophic" damage.

Dean is currently moving through the eastern Caribbean, and is heading towards the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The storm is expected to hit Jamaica on Sunday, and then gain even more power as it strikes Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Monday.

Dean could hit the mainland of the United States on Wednesday. Therefore, officials in Texas and Louisiana are currently making major preparations.

, the Governor of Texas, said the hurricane is an "imminent threat," saying the state is preparing for its arrival. Task forces have been put on alert, and supply trucks and other resources are in position.

Governor of Louisiana declared a state of emergency yesterday so local governments can move forward with emergency plans if necessary. However, forecasters say there is little chance of Dean moving toward Louisiana. Instead, the storm is expected to threaten Mexico or Texas.

A has been issued for Haiti from the Haiti/Dominican Republic border to. has opened all shelters and has declared a "state of alert" in preparation for the storm.

A tropical storm warning remains in effect for the U.S. and and Puerto Rico.

At 5 a.m. EDT, the center of Hurricane Dean was about 240 miles south-southwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and 660 miles east-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, and was moving west at 14 mph. However, the storm is expected to pick up speed today.

Hurricane Dean could force NASA to cut short 's flight. Mission management team chairman Leroy Cain said, "We'd really like to protect an option to be able to end the mission on Tuesday."

The Associated Press reports several deaths and significant damage on the islands of St. Lucia, and Martinique.


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User talk:77.121.146.204

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2007/08 German Bundesliga: Bayern Munich has early stranglehold on championship after one-sided game

August 18, 2007Bremen, Germany

Bayern Munich won a lop-sided game against Werder Bremen 4-0 to remain at the top of the table on Saturday.

Bayern Munich took the lead in an evenly matched first period as Francy Ribéry scored on a penalty after Luca Toni was fouled by Petri Pasanen in the 31st minute. Bayern’s second goal came early in the 2nd half as Luca Toni scored his 2nd goal in as many games in the 51st minute. Bayern finished the match off when substitutes Hamit Altintop and Andreas Ottl in the 79th and 87th minute respectively.

Bayern Munich made 1 change to the side from the victory over Rostock, Christian Lell replacing Marcell Jansen who is out nursing an injury. Philipp Lahm switched flanks to free up the right-back for Lell.

Thomas Schaaf made three changes that started in the Champions League qualifier in mid-week against Dinamo Zagreb. Jurica Vranjes and Daniel Jensen replaced Carlos Alberto and Leon Andreasen in midfield. Striker Hugo Almeida replace Kevin Schindler in attack.

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Standings after Saturday games of Week 2

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Ottmar Hitzfeld: “We didn’t really settle in the first half hour, and Bremen matched us all the way. We needed a solo effort from von Luca Toni to earn us the penalty that gave us the lead. The important thing for me was our good defensive organisation. Right at the start, Sanogo had a clear-cut chance for Bremen because we went to sleep for a moment. That shouldn’t be happening. We had Bremen well under control in the second half. We denied them space and looked for chances on the break. There’s a long way to go yet this season, a lot can still happen. You can be very unlucky with injuries. There are still plenty of question-marks.“

Oliver Kahn: “It was a very, very good display from us today, we played very well in defence and in attack. It’s a real pleasure watching Ribéry at times, to be honest, but it’s just as important that we kept it tight at the back. I’ve always said that if we play well in defence, we’ll not only play good football, we’ll win trophies. And I said beforehand that if we won in Bremen it would send out an unmistakable signal. It’s an important result.“

Thomas Schaaf: “That was the best we could do with the injury situation we have right now. The first half was OK, but unfortunately we’re missing a cutting edge up front. We tried to build up a head of steam in the second half and fight back, but it didn’t work out. We were our own worst enemies in that we were caught upfield and handed Bayern their two counter-attacking chances on a plate. We were too naive in those situations. It’s a long season, and we’ll have to wait and see if Bayern can keep it up. They’ll definitely have more difficult games than we were able to offer them today.“


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Materazzi reveals slur he uttered at 2006 FIFA World Cup

August 18, 2007

Italy and Inter Milan defender Marco Materazzi revealed the slur he said to Zinedine Zidane at last year's FIFA World Cup in Germany, which led to Zidane's headbutting of Materazzi and subsequent red card for Zidane.

Materazzi said in an interview with the TV Sorrisi e Canzoni magazine that the insult was: "I prefer the whore that is your sister." The Interview is set to be released on Monday.

Materazzi had mentioned previously that the insult involved Zidane's sister, but had never given the exact words until now.


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Global youth conference on genocide begins in Kigali

June 16, 2005

Young people are gathering in Kigali for the first Global Youth Conference on Genocide Prevention.

Approximately 100 students from Rwanda, Burundi and the Congo will share ideas about the past and present in Rwanda as well as the future for the Great Lakes region.

The conference comes at a crucial time, with Rwanda facing the Gacaca process, the regional implications of that process, and the spotlight on Africa to an unprecedented level.


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Queen Elizabeth II unveils New Zealand Memorial in London

November 12, 2006

The New Zealand Head of State, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, unveiled the New Zealand Memorial at Hyde Park Corner today in London.

Her Majesty told the audience that New Zealanders had written themselves into a special place in the history books.

"Many of them for deeds of exceptional bravery and sacrifice."

"But most of them for simply giving their all in duty, in courage and in dogged determination to fight for peace and freedom from tyranny."

The striking memorial named 'The Southern Stand', commemorates the "strong and enduring" relationship between New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and serve as a focus of remembrance of the shared sacrifice during the two World Wars and other military engagements from the South African War to the present day.

The dedication of the New Zealand Memorial at Hyde Park Corner featured cultural performances, a fly past of aircraft and famous New Zealanders from the world of sport and music.

The monarch, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, and dignitaries from both countries, war veterans and more than 1,500 New Zealanders living and working in Britain.

Among the New Zealand celebrities that attended are former national rugby captain Sean Fitzpatrick, ex-international cricketer Chris Cairns and pop singer Daniel Bedingfield who was born in the country.

Singer-songwriter Dave Dobbyn and soprano Hayley Westenra performed during the ceremony. The $3 million memorial was funded by the New Zealand Government and consists of 16 cross-shaped vertical bronze 'standards' set out in formation across the north east corner of Hyde Park Corner in central London.

Each standard weighs up to 700kg and through text, patterns and small sculptures commemorates the shared sacrifice of British and New Zealand ex-servicemen, while also celebrating the wider social, cultural and economic ties of the two countries.

The event began with a Royal Guard of Honour formed by the largest contingent of New Zealand forces to be seen in the UK since Her Majesty's Coronation in 1953. Over 250 Army, Navy and Air Force personnel left for London on Sunday 5 November, the contingent comprises a Royal Guard, Cataflaque Party, Maori Cultural Group and tri-Service Band.

New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said she hoped it could be a part of London that New Zealanders could always call home.

"It's genesis lay in the desire to commemorate the shared sacrifice of New Zealanders in times of war, alongside the people of Britain," Helen Clark said. "New Zealand's relationship with Britain dated back to the 18th century, and Captain James Cook's exploration of New Zealand," she said.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair said the link between the two nations was not just historic. "The bonds of friendship between our two countries, remain as strong as ever. Our peoples are close, they come and go between our two countries as much as ever, we invest in each others' economies, we share culture and sport - where friends become rivals."

Designed by architect John Hardwick-Smith and sculptor Paul Dibble the memorial consists of 16 cross-shaped vertical bronze 'standards' set out in formation on a grassy slope. Each standard is adorned with text, patterns and small sculptures. "Through the words and images, any New Zealander visiting the memorial will recognise home, and British people may learn something of the relationship between our two countries," explains Paul Dibble.

"We set the memorial in a position where the main pedestrian route runs through the memorial so that visitors will walk amongst the sculptures, encouraging people to stop and explore. Through the words and images, any New Zealander visiting the memorial will recognise home, and British people may learn something of the relationship between our two countries."

The memorial is located at Hyde Park Corner, diagonally opposite the Australian War Memorial which was completed in 2003.

In October 2004, 12 designs teams were selected from the 68 who submitted expressions of interest. These teams submitted designs for the memorial, and an expert panel, appointed by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, selected the final design. The memorial design is a collaboration between Dibble Art Co and Athfield Architects, led by sculptor Paul Dibble and architect John Hardwick-Smith, with Jon Rennie as the team's London representative.


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With Comprehensive studies into the Middle East and Asia, Bryan Daugherty has quickly climbed into the upper echelon of qualified professionals who are able to investigate and report on this turbulent region. Much of his research and analysis has been considered spot-on by political and security analysts all around the globe. Some of his recent investigative reports include, The State of Security in America, The Pakastani Two-Step and Funding Pakistan’s Future. Bryan’s unique ability to construct accurate geopolitical landscapes within the confines of a few pages is unmatched.

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Some of his work has recently been commented and quoted by The Project on Middle East Democracy, Media For Freedom, Townhall.com,The Conservative Voice, Major Foreign Policy News, and Congressional Quarterly.

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 * The State of Security in America
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 * The Pakastani Two-Step
 * The King Who Fathered a Nation
 * The Diffusion of Neurotechnology and its Oversight
 * Why We Must Continue the Fight in Iraq

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The “Mending of The Elmira Syndrome Endeavor” is a collaborative project to revitalize our local communities by recommending solutions that restore the harmony and economic stability to the regions we live. This project focuses on the ailments of Elmira, New York.

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HiNet, WCG, and WGT unite holding Taiwanese Gaming Athletes' Qualification

August 19, 2007 The "HiFun Cyber Game League and WCG/WGT Taiwanese Gaming Athletes' Qualification Final", organized unity by K-Idea, ASUStek Taiwan, and Chunahua Telecom Co., Ltd., kicked off at Exhibition Center of Shinkong Mitsukoshi Department Store, Taipei City today after a typhoon named "Sempa" crossed Taiwan.

For the warming up of this championship, Chunghua Telecom held two matches named "English Vocabulary Marathon" and "Master of All-round Beneficial Quiz" for elementary students and awarded winners of classes or teams after ending some sections.

Also, one of organizers ASUStek and one of sponsors Intel Taiwan exhibited new technology for participants whether they qualified the final competition or not. And Kevin F. N. Lin (Deputy General Manager of ASUStek Sales Department) said that ASUStek sponsored PCs and LCD monitors to PC Gaming Competition for a better competition performance. At this three-in-one Championship, a new performance will take place at Finals of "Counter-Strike" and "Age of Empires 3" Groups with participations of a youngest gaming athlete and new gaming teams qualified this final, and due o a sudden delay of this event, champions and Taiwanese delegates of three Xbox360 games ("Gears of War", "Dead or Alive 4", "Project Gotham Racing 3"), thee PC Games ("Warcraft", "Need for Speed - Most Wanted", "Age of Empires 3") will be announced in the evening of Opening Day of this event.

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User talk:Niacey

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Peace activists propose 'Fast for Freedom'
Yes, Niacey, it was deleted. It went through a deletion request vote and consensus was that it did not conform to article standards. I think with your story, perhaps you might be best to request an inverview with an accredited wikinews reporter. Jcart1534 17:34, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

 * apologies for the lack of response. i was in-active for a few days and when i did pick up your message i thought it would have been dealt with. also i wasn't knowledgeable enough with the story to provide advice.  sorry --Mark Talk to me 17:41, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

 * It looks good now, and fits some of the standards I can see. Plenty of sources, accurate info, some good external links, categorised. I'll leave it up to others to decide whether it's ready though. TheFearow 22:42, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

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Settlers allegedly steal Palestinian water in the West Bank

August 19, 2007

Residents of the Jewish settlement of Elon Moreh in the West Bank have cut a water pipe carrying drinking water to the nearby Palestinian village of Dir al-Khatab, and the rerouted water pipe is being used to fill a swimming pool. The pipe brings fresh drinking water into the pool and drains dirty water back into the village's water system.

"They not only use water that doesn't belong to them, but they also pollute the drinking water of some of the village residents," Yoel Marshak, the head of the Kibbutz Movement's Special Assignments Branch said to Yedioth Ahronoth. "The little kids pee in the water, which flows straight to the taps of the Palestinian school."

The swimming pool was built at the settlement's picnic site, which is located on the Palestinian village's lands.

A community leader in Elon Moreh replied that the pool in question was a small hole dug near an archaeological site where travelers visit. He claimed that the water comes into it from a small fountain near Elon Moreh which streams to the village.

Of the water available from West Bank aquifers, Israel uses 73%, West Bank Palestinians use 17%, and Jewish settlers use 10%.


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Category:Disasters and accidents is required here. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 13:33, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
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Talk:Settlers allegedly steal Palestinian water in the West Bank

I think only that source reported this --TheFEARgod 14:32, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
 * news that only 1 source reported cannot go here?? --TheFEARgod 14:36, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Sorry no, the second one doesn't back up the story - just levels accusations against Israel. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:24, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

You haven't answered me --TheFEARgod 15:39, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

"Exceptions are possible for Original reporting, Breaking news and local stories." This is certainly a local story, not reported by a wide media. --TheFEARgod 15:47, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Okay, see Cite sources, it explains why it is near-mandatory to have two sources. Local reporting can indeed be a reason to only have a single source. In those cases there needs to be some consensus to allow the article. The article you've written would need a lot of changes to be allowable with a single source, you state your source's assertions as fact and don't give any mention of claims that the pipe has not been interfered with.
 * If you are in the area, or know anyone in the area, is there any way this can be fact-checked? My interpretation of a good single source exception is when you use a single online source - such as a local newspaper or TV station's site. And if you can confirm that a local newspaper ran an independently written report on the same story, or you saw another report on the story, then it's safe.
 * In any case, as noted the story is one-sided. You're suggesting it is a crime with your title, yet has anyone been prosecuted. Otherwise it is allegations and to meet WN:NPOV you need to say who is making those allegations and any counter - such as settler claims. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:55, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

For NPOV, this is interesting as an Israeli news source is reporting very openly it's side's faults. --TheFEARgod 16:00, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Yes, and Ynetnews is closer to NPOV than your version. They at least mention the settlers dispute the allegations. I emphasise that word, Who did they speak to? Who made the claim? If they don't specify you have to attribute it to Ynetnews. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:09, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
 * The second source is not even a source still. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 17:32, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

It's impossible to work here. --TheFEARgod 19:11, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Forgive me, I mean no offence, but everyone else seems to manage it. Maybe you should de-stress for a little while, then come back and try again? Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 19:20, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
 * no-one's helping me with that as I don't know all the rules and instead of that only notifications are being added. --TheFEARgod 23:22, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

"A community [...] claimed that the water comes into it from a small fountain near Elon Moreh which streams to the village.", you removed a good part of the meaning of the community leader response which was : 1) The palestinian village has been connected to the national water company for many years. 2) They diverted water from a fountain used by animals and as backup when there is an interruption in the water supply. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Patrick.N.L (talk • contribs) 20:44, 24 May 2008 (UTC)


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Alice Cooper sets up Christian at-risk youth center in Phoenix, US

August 19, 2007

Alice Cooper, a founder of the shock rock genre, and infamous for his gory stage shows, is setting up a Christian center for at-risk youths in Phoenix.

Cooper, who has been a born again Christian for over 20 years, has already raised US$2 million for the center via his charity, the Solid Rock Foundation, founded by Cooper in 1995. "The Rock", as the center will be called, is expected to cost $7.3 million, and Cooper hopes that construction work will begin on the site, currently a grassy area near the Grand Canyon University, by November.

The land was donated by the university, which is Christian-based. The structure will cover about 29,000 square feet.

The center will aim to get teens in Phoenix off the streets. Alice explained the problem in an interview with Reuters: "Some of these kids just don't have a chance. All their environment does for them is teach them how to dodge bullets and be really good criminals."

The center will also attempt to make the youths interested in a music career as an alternative to crime, and will feature a recording studio and sound room, a concert hall, and a coffee house with a stage for performers. Cooper spoke of his confidence in the scheme's potential, saying "If you get a kid that's just as addicted to that guitar as he would be addicted to selling crack, it will change his life right then and there. I'm sure of that,".


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Silesian language granted ISO code

August 19, 2007

The Library of Congress has officially registered the Silesian language in its list of languages. Additionally, the International Linguistic Organization has registered the Silesian language and assigned it the ISO code "szl".

For several years the Alliance of Population of Silesian Nation and the Silesian Autonomy Movement have been seeking official recognition of the language. The Silesian language is now the second registered language in Silesia, the first being the Lower Silesian language which is currently under threat of extinction.

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Second fire in Pakistani office building this year kills one, injures four

August 19, 2007

A fire in an office building in Karachi, Pakistan has killed one and injured four. Reports say that the fire was the second at the building, locating near the town's shipping terminal, in half a year.

The building, which is owned by the state-owned Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC), had suffered a previous fire in February. The first fire, caused by a short circuit, damaged five floors, burning from floors 12 to 16. The building is 17 stories high.

Today's fire destroyed seven more floors, starting on the 4th around 2:30 p.m. and being propelled up to the 10th by strong winds in the area. The deceased was a male shipping company official, who was assisting efforts to extinguish the blaze. According to the International Herald Tribune, he lost consciousness after inhaling smoke and fumes, and was pronounced dead on arrival after being rushed to hospital. However, The Hindu News reports that officials said he died near the scene from a heart attack, brought on by the ensuing disaster. The Hindu News also gives his name and occupation as Vijay Kumar, an administrator and manager employed by the PNSC.

Four firefighters received injuries from falling glass shards and other assorted debris. One technician was trapped on the roof where he had been performing maintenance on a communications tower installed there. He was rescued by one of two navy helicopters dispatched to the scene. In addition to the helicopters, 115 firefighters and 25 fire engines from the city fire brigade and the Karachi Port Trust attended, as well as a number of ambulances from relief organizations.

It is reported by some that the likely cause of the fire was another electrical short circuit, similar to the one that triggered February's fire. However, Pakistan's Minister for Shipping and Ports Babar Ghouri said that subversive or terrorist activity could not be ruled out and it was strange that the last time a blaze broke out in the building was also a Sunday. "We are going to carry out a full-scale investigation into this fire because they are certain things that appear strange," Ghouri said.


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U.S. House Ethics Committee to examine congressional press secretary vandalizing Wikipedia articles with government computer

August 19, 2007

Timothy Hill is the congressional press secretary working for U.S. Representative David Davis (R, TN-1) in Washington, D.C.

This news story originally broke as an article appearing within the August 11, 2007 edition of the Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee) in which Hill first denied any personal involvement in the "blanking" vandalism of the Wikipedia articles David Davis (Tennessee politician) and Matthew Hill (Matthew Hill is a Representative within the Tennessee General Assembly and older brother of the press secretary) during a first interview with a KNS reporter. Hill later called back the KNS reporter for a second interview in which he reportedly admitted to using a government computer within the Washington, D.C. congressional office of U.S. Rep. David Davis to "edit" both the David Davis and Matthew Hill Wikipedia articles.

Hill repeatedly blanked six to eight paragraphs of reference text at each article pertaining to both U.S. Davis' and Tennessee Rep. Matthew Hill's political lobbying and/or campaign finance connections to Altace, Hoechst AGand former King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CEO John M. Gregory. Hill's Wikipedia article edits were then linked through the article histories back to Rep. Davis's congressional office via an IP (internet protocol) number to the U.S. House of Representatives Information System.

Other interesting Wikipedia articles edited with the history detail revealing Rep. Davis Davis congressional office IP number (although not attributed to Hill) includes John Leslie (porn star) and sports professional Ray Jackson. The vandalism at the Jackson article was not directed toward the sports pro, but rather at a congressional staffer of the same name who is employed at the House Rules Committee.

The rules of the U.S. House Committee on Standards for Official Conduct (more popularly known as the U.S. House "Ethics Committee") oversees ethics education and conducts investigations of ethical matters pertaining to House members of the U.S. Congress and the members' congressional officers and staff members, including investigating within the scope of campaign activity:

 * No campaign activities allowed in any congressional office or room (including district offices)
 * No use of congressional office resources (including equipment, supplies, or files) for any campaign purpose

The scope of duties for a congressional press secretary is traditionally limited toward preparing internal documents within a congressional office (i.e.: "press releases")  that are later disseminated to the news media outlets, writing up and producing newsletters to mail to the constituents back within the congressional district, and serving as a contact person within a  congressional office for news reporters.

There is also an IP number indication that U.S. Rep. David Davis' congressional office has also been anonymously "shadowing" online blogs with at least one blog (The Tennessee Waltz) originating in East Tennessee with content that was critical toward Rep. Davis for his voting against the federal 2007 Animal Fighting Prohibition Act. The legislation passed this year without Davis' vote and was signed into law by U.S. President Bush.


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This is completely irrelevant anti-Israeli propaganda. Yes, it's completely irreverent to do this, but it's hardly newsworthy. Kidnapping two soldiers on the other hand...
 * nice. I see Hamas reported this --TheFEARgod 23:24, 19 August 2007 (UTC)


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User talk:Gcreedon

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I took the picture myself and uploaded it. -- Gcreedon 03:40, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

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User talk:Hash raid 001~enwikinews

Please stop creating multiple accounts, it serves no purpose other than vandalism. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:52, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

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Hello,

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

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Hash raid 001. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Hash raid 001~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.

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Tennis: Justine Henin defeats Jelena Jankovic to win Rogers Cup

August 19, 2007 Justine Henin has defeated Jelena Jankovic 7-6 (3), 7-5 to win the prestigeous Rogers Cup.

Justine, who is ranked world number one, has defeated Jankovic in all of their seven encounters. Jankovic is ranked world number three.

Jankovic had an early 4-1 lead, but Justine first pulled even, then went on to win the first set in a tiebreak. Justine went on to win the second set as well, despite first squandering six match points, thus winning her sixth title in the season leading up to the US Open.

"I think both of us played very well and there (were) a lot of great points,"a defeated Jankovic said. "A high level of tennis, so it was great for fans to see that and I really enjoyed it... But unfortunately at the end ... I couldn't hang in there with her."

"It was tough at the end of the match," Henin confided to reporters. She also stated that she had received "intensive" physiotherapy the morning prior to the match and had been unsure whether she could play. There was a lot of suspense and intensity and both of us played our best tennis at the end. We both had a lot of opportunities but fortunately I was able to come through in the end. I am very happy to win" she said, adding I had five matches and won them all in two sets so it has been a great week for me,".

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Utah mine vice president: miners may not be found

August 19, 2007 Rob Moore, the vice president of mine operator Murray Energy, said today, "It's likely that these miners may not be found." A fourth hole was drilled into the Utah mine yesterday, but there are still no signs of the six trapped miners who have been missing for two weeks.

A top executive of the company that co-owns the Crandall Canyon Mine said that the latest results from the fourth hole that was drilled more than 1,500 feet down into the mountainside found that the air quality could not sustain life.

Crews performed yet another sound test, but no signals were heard.

However, rescuers refuse to give up, now working on a fifth hole.

Underground tunneling has been stopped after a mountain "bump" killed three rescuers and injured six others on Thursday.


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UK PM's speechwriter awaits sentence

August 29, 2007

An English lawyer has pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice. He faked a legal judgment and sent it to a father who was pleading in Taunton family court to be able to remain involved in his child's upbringing. The lawyer, London barrister Bruce Hyman, now awaits his sentence. The judge indicated that he could receive a prison sentence. Bruce Hyman is well-known in media circles, having produced The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy on BBC Radio. He also produced a series with Clive Anderson, at Above the Title Productions, called Unreliable Evidence.

The father, a former City financier, had attended a series of court hearings in order to make suitable arrangements to see his child following an acrimonious divorce. Shortly before one of these hearings he received an email, ostensibly from a self-help group to which he belonged, which had attached a Court of Appeal case that appeared favourable to an application he had made for the judge to stand down from the case. The father, who was representing himself, duly showed the case to the judge. At this point, Bruce Hyman, the lawyer representing the former wife, claimed to the judge that the case was a forgery, which indeed it turned out to be.

After confirming that the self-help group had not sent him the email, the father then embarked on some detective work his own. The fraudulent email was traced via its header to a dial-up internet connection and a phone number belonging to a shop in London. The shop was able to recover CCTV footage which showed a man sending the email from an Apple laptop. The man turned out to be Bruce Hyman.

Sentencing of Hyman is due in Bristol Crown Court on the 19th of September.

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MediaWiki talk:Usernameblacklist

Administrators: Be extremely careful regarding the entries you place on this list. Simple typographical errors can block the creation of thousands of unintended usernames. Don't add a term unless you are completely sure it will not affect innocent users. For example, "EmbarassedMonkey" because it matches "ass". This is the Scunthorpe Problem. See here for general information about regexes (which are used here), and here for specific details about their use in PHP. This feature is available from an extension called Username Blacklist, written by Rob Church. Documentation can be found on the MediaWiki website.

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China Airlines plane catches fire at Japanese airport

August 20, 2007 China Airlines Flight 120, a Boeing 737 800, burst into flames at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan shortly after touchdown, with 157 passengers and 8 crew aboard. All passengers and crew have been accounted for; there were no casualties.

The plane was on the ground when the fire broke out and some reports say that all the passengers and crew made it off the plane safely. The pilots were seen jumping from the cockpit seconds before an explosion ripped through the plane.

The plane was flying from Taoyuan, the county of Taiwan, and its final destination was Naha, the capital of Okinawa.

Initial reports from ground personnel suggest that a fuel leak in the right engine could have started a series of explosions. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire by using foam.


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Talk:China Airlines plane catches fire at Japanese airport

The plane was flying from Taoyuan, not Taipei.--59.117.225.100 16:01, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

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Someone change the title of the article. China Airlines (not to be confused with Air China, the flag carrier (I believe) of China) is Taiwanese, not Chinese. 61.230.125.181 03:59, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Agreed, the title is misleading.

 * ✅ Good point. Jcart1534 17:38, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Someone change the title of the article, was not at a Japanese airport was at an Okinawan airport.
 * Which is in Japan. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 08:22, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

But Japan is not Okinawa.

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Naha, is on the Japanese southerly island of Ryukyu not as illustrated on the map here.

 * If that is the case, Wikipedia has a major error. See Naha. Perhaps you should bring it up over there. For now, I think we will stick with this map, unless you can document otherwise. --SVTCobra 23:51, 23 November 2007 (UTC)


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20 August

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Talk:United Airlines Flight 923 makes emergency landing at Logan International Airport

Category:Aviation required, please. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 11:50, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
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Comments:Hurricane Dean forecasted to become "catastrophic" Category 5 storm

Looks like the midwest of the US is gonna get it's heaviest storms yet from the lasting Dean.

I wouldn't be surprised if it split in two.

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Woman dies when pet camel tries to mate with her

August 20, 2007 An unnamed woman from Mitchell, Queensland, Australia has died after her pet camel knocked her down to the ground, stomped on her, and then laid on top of her, in what police suspect was an attempt by the camel to mate with her. The woman was found at 18:30 (AEST) by her husband after he finished feeding his stock at the family ranch.

The woman in question had a fondness for exotic pets, and received the camel as a 60th birthday present. The camel was ten months old, and weighed 152 kg (336 lbs). Camels have lived in Australia since they were transported there in the 1840s. Camels are not normally aggressive, but can become more dangerous if treated as pets.

According to the police, the camel displayed possible mating behaviour. Craig Gregory, Detective Senior Constable for Queensland Police said, "I'd say it's probably been playing, or it may be even a sexual sort of thing." One camel expert, Chris Hill, claimed that the animal's behaviour was definitely sexual.


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2007 U-17 FIFA World Cup:Germany and Colombia draw in goalfest

August 20, 2007Cheonan, South Korea

Germany have opened their 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup campaign with a draw against Colombia in Cheonan, South Korea.

The opening goal of the match came in 14th minute when Colombia captain Miguel Julio met a free kick with a header. The Germans began creating chances before Dennis Dowidat netted a 34th minute equaliser, accelerating past his marker down the right and arrowing a drive into the far top corner from a tight angle. The Europeans took the lead just five minutes later after a passing move down the right flank, Richard Sukuta-Pasu converting a low cross to hand his side a 2-1 half time lead.

The Germans got their 3rd goal of the game with a similar move just after half time. Toni Kroos supplied a cross for Dowidat to poke him his second of the game during the 49th minute. Colombia tied the game with a penalty shot and a long range goal from Cristian Nazarith in the 66th minute and 88th minute respectively.

Group F standings
Standings after Monday's games

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Heiko Herrlich (GER), Germany coach: "We knew Colombia were very dangerous at set plays, and that's how they scored their first goal. But compliments to my team for hitting back straightaway. We were in the driving seat after that and thoroughly deserved our lead. Colombia played a lot of long balls in the second half, exactly as we expected, and that's how they ended up equalising. Obviously, my lads are a shade disappointed because we've thrown it away today. But I can't fault my players, they gave everything in difficult conditions. Colombia kept clean sheets against Brazil and Argentina at the South American championships, but we've scored three against them today."

Eduardo Lara (COL), Colombia coach: "That was a crucial match for us. We started well, but unfortunately we fell 3-1 behind, so I'm incredibly proud of the fact we were able to turn it around. Normally, our main strength is our organisation, but unfortunately we made a few unnecessary errors in defence today, and that has to change. Cristian Nazarith was excellent today, but all my players are working very hard for our success and for the team."

Nils Teixeira (GER), Germany defender: "After a nervous start, we settled well. We played the better football, we had Colombia under control, and we deserved our 3-1 lead. But we dropped too deep after that, and their long-ball game paid off for them. In our remaining games, we need to keep it a little tighter at the back and not drop too deep, although there's not a lot to improve in our attacking play."

Miguel Julio (COL), Colombia midfielder: "The opening goal should have given us the confidence we needed, but after that we let Germany play far too much football. I'm still extremely happy with the result, because in my opinion, Germany are the strongest team in the group. Now we'll do our best to beat Trinidad and Ghana."


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Talk:One killed, 28 injured in south Thailand bombing

Hello, I request the insertion of the following interwiki : La Thaïlande subit une série d'attaques terroristes in the article since I've translated it today. Thank you Grimlock 15:40, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Copy and paste the following (es interwiki added)

Tailandia sufre una serie de ataques terroristas La Thaïlande subit une série d'attaques terroristes

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Benfica sacks head coach after first match of the season

Portugal's most successful team, Benfica, have sacked their manager after the 1st match. They tied Leixões 1-1 in Matosinhos, Portugal. Santos becomes the 1st coach fired this season.

the club said in a statement on today 'Benfica have reached agreement with Fernando Santos to end his contract.' The contract was set for two years. Fernando Chalana, former Benfica player and a current member of the backroom staff, will be his temporary replacement.

Jose Antonio Camacho has been rumoured to return to the club. He coached the team to a 2nd place finish in 2004.


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It's not a news. I remember I have already heard it some month ago.

He mentioned it was about Zidane's sister. But he never actually said what he said to Zidane word for word. Kingjeff 23:57, 20 August 2007 (UTC)


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Sex toy 'armed' robber jailed

August 20, 2007

Nicki Jex, 27, from the Braunstone sub-urb of Leicester, UK has been jailed for five years as he robbed Ladbrokes, a bookmaker, in Narborough Road, Leicester for more than £613.

Jex threatened the shop's manager with a Rabbit vibrator which he hid in a carrier bag pretending that it was a gun.

A customer of the Ladbrokes shop, Wayne Vakani, followed Jex as he left and after being warned off by Jex he continued to follow but maintained a distance. Thanks to Mr Vakani, Jex's hat was recovered which contained DNA. Vakani was awarded £500 by the judge for his "very considerable courage".

The whole event was caught on CCTV.

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Talk:Woman dies when pet camel tries to mate with her

How does this qualify as a news item? Thatmarkguy 20:38, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Sounds quite newsworthy to me, as an oddity. Although I highly dispute use of the subjective term 'make love' in favour of a more technical term such as 'mate with' or 'intercourse' or something like that. --84.65.21.21 18:32, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Newsworthy? Yes, but I dont see enough other news on this page for this to qualify. With 6-12 news items a day that make the Wikinews front page...its sad to see things like this taking up space. It happens at least once a day. Thatmarkguy 20:40, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Your rationale doesn't seem to make sense, Thatmarkguy. You admit it is newsworthy, but then say there is not enough other news for the Camel story to qualify. Don't you mean that it should qualify by default because there are not enough other news stories? We need articles. I don't think we have the luxury of being so selective. Besides, the "Camel" story is right now the "most e-mailed" story on BBC News and the 4th "most read". A lot of people are reading it. You seem literate, why don't you chip in with some articles that interest you? We could use the help! Cheers, Jcart1534 20:59, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

 * I think what he means is that he doesn't find this to be a frontpage-worthy article. --Gafaddict 22:23, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Yes, I know what he means, Gafaddict. That is what I meant by "we need more articles". Until we have dozens of articles every day, all articles go on the frontpage (worthy or not). It is "taking up space" as Thatmarkguy suggested, but it is not taking space away from another article - because there are none. I wish we had the problem of choosing which articles make it to the frontpage, but we don't at the moment. Jcart1534 23:33, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

 * I guess I was under the impression that there was a group of people that decided what news items made article status. I assumed there were dozens of submissions daily and only a few were selected for front page status. Now that I understand the lack of news articles, and being a fellow news junkie myself, I will keep an eye out for contribution opportunities. Thanks guys. Thatmarkguy 14:51, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

 * That would be excellent, Thatmarkguy! We would welcome your contributions. Cheers, Jcart1534 15:01, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Haha! You've chosen the most provocative headline possible without regard to fact but anyway.


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Physics, yadayada.

NOTE: I think that my suggested idea of adding in recently-submitted journals as a physics news portal may be somewhat of a bureaucratic nightmare and thus become unfeasible as future articles are added. Surely, policy should be added if there are going to be scientific journals being referenced, as in this regard -- the "MSNBC" or "BBC" will surely just mirror the contents of these articles and only really provide a less-coherent mirror of the article itself to pander to it's readership.

For example: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/fundamentals/mg19526173.500-photons-flout-the-light-speed-limit.html in print version uses only one reference -- the journal itself, as that is exactly what it is referencing. Motus totius est summa motuum in partibus singulis.

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