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Drug addicts used in police training

February 10, 2007 A training program in which officers observe volunteers who may be high on drugs, and is used in 30 U.S. states, has the Edmonton Police Service and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in a public relations nightmare.

Acting police chief Mike Bradshaw says "the training is meant to help police officers identify how people behave when they are on drugs."

Bradshaw is also quoted saying police did not provide the men and women - some of them prostitutes - with any drugs during a training session in December.

Cpl. Wayne Oakes of the RCMP clarified the issue of who gave the volunteers the drugs, claiming the police officers were not even present when the drugs were administered, the volunteers used their own drugs.

Bradshaw says the police asked the Metis Child and Family Services Society to provide the nine volunteers, however not all of them were aboriginal. They may or may not have been high during the session.

The volunteers were anonymous and were not promised anything in return for their participation.

An internal investigation has been launched into the program because of one complaint -- not from any of the volunteers -- although police said that's a standard procedure.

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Alarm sounded over US honey bee die-off

February 10, 2007

Honey-bee decline has accelerated in North America beyond the steady attrition of the past 25 years according to scientists and farmers. A relatively new term - "Colony Collapse Disorder" is being used to describe this poorly understood phenomenon. Colony Collapse Disorder (or CCD) is a syndrome evidenced by massive die-off affecting an entire insect population. The cause of the syndrome is not yet well understood. CCD may be caused by mites or associated diseases or unknown pathogens. CCD is possibly linked to pesticide use though several studies have found no common environmental factors between unrelated outbreaks studied. According to Dennis vanEngelsdorp, a bee specialist with the Pennsylvania State Department of Agriculture, "We are pretty sure, but not certain, that it is a contagious disease."

Honey-bees are responsible for approximately one third of the United States crop pollination including such species as: peaches, soybeans, apples, pears, pumpkins, cucumbers, cherries, raspberries, blackberries and strawberries.

From 1971 to 2006, approximately one half of the U.S. honey-bee colonies vanished. The rate of attrition reached new proportions in the year 2006, which were alarming to many farmers and honey-bee scientists.

At least eleven different states as well as portions of Canada are known to have been affected by colony collapse disorder. The disorder has been identified in a geographically diverse group of states including Georgia, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and California. In some states the loss of honey-bee colonies is estimated as high as 75 percent of the population.

The phenomenon is particularly important for crops such as almond growing in California, where honey-bees are the predominant pollinator and the crop value is $US 1.5 billion. Total U.S. crops that are wholly dependent on the honey-bee are known to exceed $US 15 billion.

In a related development on January 17, 2007, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has drastically tightened use rules on some of the chief pesticides used on apples, blueberries, grapes, peaches, pears and other fruits pollenized by honey-bees. Citing general environmental protection and farmworker safety, the EPA recently announced the tightening of use or phaseout of the highly toxic pesticides phosmet and Azinphos methyl. Under these rule changes the use of these organophosphate pesticide would be allowed continued use for five years but have somewhat reduced dosage limits. Azinphos methyl is a dangerous neurotoxin derived from nerve agents used during World War II.

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hi Anlace, Welcome to Wikinews and thanks for starting this interesting article on the honey bee die-off. just wanted to let u know that the Wikinews Style guide recommends that wikilinks be sparingly used so that only particularly relevant background material is linked to. i feel that links to every fruit listed in the article as well as terms such as "scientist" and "ecology" are not particularly useful background for the story. so i've removed some of them. — Doldrums(talk) 06:35, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
 * thanks for the tip and the editing polish. i ll be more chary with the links in the future. Anlace 06:54, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

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Well I really appreciate you uploading the logo, We can only keep images if they're used in a story, so I just wanted to warn you that I'd have to delete it if a story isn't developed that uses it. There's also a second problem, unfortunately, with it. It currently doesn't have a source. All images on wikinews are required to have a source. A source consists of a url where you got the image from, or if you didn't get it online, a description of the means you used to obtain it. (did you take a picture of it, did you scan it, etc). I would really appriciate it if you could add a source to it ASAP. Thank you. You may also want to take a look at our Fair use, and Image use policy. Welcome to wikinews, and feel free to ask any questions you may have. Bawolff ☺☻ 07:17, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

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U.S. develops parks above highways

February 20, 2007

In big cities, finding land for new parks is less of an expedition than an all-out land-rights battle with property owners. But some cities across the U.S. have found a slightly easier way to add to their greenspace. By utilizing the state's air rights to the space above freeways that run below at ground level, cities can acquire 5 or 10 acres of parkspace essentially for free, such Freeway Park which occupies 5.5 acres above a freeway in downtown Seattle. Of course, this free "land" is actually nothing more than open air above a freeway, requiring cities to pay the high construction costs of capping the roadway with land.

Such projects are currently being planned in St. Louis, Cincinnati, Dallas and San Diego. A recent article in Governing Magazine looks at more than two dozen highway deck parks that have been built or are under construction in the U.S. The article finds that even though the price of constructing parks on top of freeways can rise upwards of $500 per square foot, property values and local development boom once they are completed.

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One of the sentences confused me: "Bradshaw says the police the Metis society provided the for volunteers, however not all aboriginal." 75.5.226.159 12:59, 10 February 2007 (UTC)


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Putin blasts US foreign policy

February 10, 2007

Russian President Vladimir Putin heavily criticized the United States in a speech at the 43rd Munich Conference on Security Policy Saturday for what he called its "almost uncontained" use of force in the world. Putin also criticized US plans for missile defense systems and NATO's expansion.

Putin said that nations are witnessing an "almost uncontained hyper use of force" in international relations. The Russian President pointed out that only the UN, and not the EU or NATO, can sanction the legitimate use of force. "One state, the United States, has overstepped its national borders in every way."

Putin stated that the "excessive use of force" showed a lack of capacity for "complex solutions".

"This is very dangerous. Nobody feels secure anymore because nobody can hide behind international law," he said, speaking through a translator. "This is nourishing an arms race with the desire of countries to get nuclear weapons," he told the 250 officials, including more than 40 defense and foreign ministers.

Speaking about the US missile defense system, possibly to be deployed in Poland and the Czech Republic, he stated that Washington's reasons for the system weren't plausible. Even such problem states like North Korea would not be able to build any missile in a foreseeable time necessitating such a defensive measure, the President opined.

Vladimir Putin also stated his doubts about the United States' willingness to really go ahead with disarmament. He said that Russia was strictly adhering to the agreement to destroy thousands of strategic nuclear weapons until the end of 2012. He also said, he hoped the partner was acting in an equally transparent manner and would not keep a few hundred warheads for "bad times".

The Munich Conference on Security Policy, founded in 1962, is an international forum composed of more than 250 leading politicians, diplomats, military officials, members of the business community, academics and public figures from more than 40 countries. It has become an annual opportunity for world leaders to discuss the most pressing issues of the day.

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U.S. Senator Obama announces presidential candidacy

February 10, 2007 Junior Illinois Senator Barack Obama officially announced his presidential candidacy, today, in Springfield, Illinois. Obama's speech was given from the same spot that Abraham Lincoln gave his "House divided" speech over 125 years ago and from the place where Obama began his elected career 10 years ago.

Obama is the second major Democrat to announce his candidacy, after New York Senator Hillary Clinton. If elected, Obama would be the first African American president of the United States.

Obama placed topics such as healthcare reform, ending poverty, re-building labor unions, energy independence, repairing the US's global image, and the Iraq War in the context of generational change. Obama spoke against keeping troops in Iraq, saying that "all of this cannot come to pass until we bring an end to this war in Iraq [...] America, it's time to start bringing our troops home. It's time to admit that no amount of American lives can resolve the political disagreement that lies at the heart of someone else's civil war."

The announcement kicks off a weekend of rallies and events that will take Obama from Springfield to Iowa and then on to Chicago before he wraps up Monday in New Hampshire.

Obama broke onto the national scene with his popular speech at the Democratic National Convention. Born in Hawaii, Obama graduated from Columbia University before receiving his JD from Harvard Law School. In 1996, Obama was elected to the Illinois Senate, before rising to his current position in the US Senate in 2004.


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North Korea stuff
"Even such problem states like North Korea would not be able to build any missile in a foreseeable time necessitating such a defensive measure." - is this a quote from Putin? the article does not make it clear if it is. — Doldrums(talk) 17:37, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Sorry, but I'm in a hurry.

 * "Missile weapons with a range of about five to eight thousand kilometres that really pose a threat to Europe do not exist in any of the so-called problem countries. And in the near future and prospects, this will not happen and is not even foreseeable. And any hypothetical launch of, for example, a North Korean rocket to American territory through western Europe obviously contradicts the laws of ballistics. As we say in Russia, it would be like using the right hand to reach the left ear."
 * Putin, Wladimir W., Speech at the 43rd Munich Conference on Security Policy, 02/10/2007

 * --boo 15:38, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

title change
I think the title should be something like Putin blasts 'almost uncontained hyper use of force' by US, something that tells readers from the title that Putin is criticizing US' foreign policy of "preemptive strikes" and "use of force as the best policy". I didn't change it though, bc I couldn't come up with a brief title that reflects this Towsonu2003 20:09, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

Translation of speech is now online!

 * Speech of Vladimir Putin during the 43rd Munich Conference

--boo 15:42, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

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Canadian government threatens to ignore law respecting Kyoto Protocol

February 11, 2007

Members of Stephen Harper's Conservative government said Friday that the government of Canada may ignore an upcoming House of Commons bill to respect the Kyoto accord. The Liberal-sponsored Bill C-288 requires the government to table a plan within 60 days explaining how they would meet climate change commitments.

The final vote on the bill is expected on Wednesday. Earlier votes passed with the support of all three opposition parties. Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon says the government does not feel bound by the terms of the bill, adding that the government will "act [...] instead of adopting an empty piece of legislation

Officials within the Canadian and United States Governments have previously criticised the Kyoto Accord for exempting the People's Republic of China and India, two of the largest world carbon emitters.

Rona Ambrose (at the time Canada's Environment Minister) voiced Canada's interest in participating in U.S. sponsored Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate. "We've been looking at the Asia-Pacific Partnership for a number of months now because the key principles around [it] are very much in line with where our government wants to go," Ambrose told reporters in 2006.

Liberals say ignoring the bill would be a "coup d'etat" and would trigger a constitutional crisis.

Pablo Rodriguez, Liberal MP from Montreal and sponsor of the bill, says that if the bill becomes law, the government will have to respect the Kyoto Accord or call an election. However the legislation is not being considered a confidence matter, and therefore would not bring down the government on the vote itself.

Experts are saying the government has a democratic obligation to follow laws. Ned Franks, a professor at Queen's University believes the government would need to produce a plan and have money value attached to it.

Stewart Elgie, a professor at the University of Ottawa, confirmed that if passed and no action is taken, the government would be breaking the law and could be taken to court.


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Teacher arrested for using drugs in front of 4th grade class

February 10, 2007

Joan M. Donatelli, 59, a substitute teacher was arrested after two female students, a 10 year-old and a 9 year-old, in her 4th grade class at Lew-Port school in Lewiston, New York witnessed her using cocaine at her desk on February 1, 2007.

According to Lewiston police Sgt. Frank J. Previte, at least two students saw Donatelli use the end of at least two pen caps to "repeatedly" scoop cocaine out of the green colored bag and inhale the drug into her nose, while she was teaching the class. The students were sitting no less than five feet from the teacher's desk at the time of the incident.

The children who reported the incident are being called "credible."

"First of all their candor, their account of everything in stating what they saw. They were very specific about the color of the bag, the color of the pencaps that were used, which all again, we were able to back up," added Previte.

Previte also stated that Donatelli admitted to using the drug only after police searched the classroom and found trace amounts of cocaine on her desk. Donatelli then got rid of the evidence and drugs by throwing the items out in a trash bin inside a bathroom.

"She stated that she had a problem, that she has an addiction, something she's been struggling with," stated Previte.

The superintendent of Lewiston-Porter Central Schools, Don Rappold, sent a letter home to parents of the students saying:

"On Thursday, February 1, 2007, it was reported that a substitute teacher in your child's classroom may have a substance abuse problem. This letter is to inform you that the Lewiston-Porter School District responded to the report by advising the police. The matter is now under investigation, and the District is fully cooperating with the authorities. Pending the outcome of the investigation, the substitute teacher has been prohibited from being on our campus."

Donatelli is being charged with at least two counts of endangering the welfare of children and seventh-degree criminal possession of an illegal substance. She is expected to appear in the Lewiston Town Court on February 21, 2007. More counts of endangering the welfare of children may be added, but only after police can confirm that other students in the class witnessed the incident.


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I don't think this is a good title. It's quite meaningless and sounds like PR. What about or --Grace E. Dougle 21:02, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Obama announces candidacy for U.S. presidency
 * Obama determined to become president of the U.S.

Newbie here
I just signed up to wikipedia and made some minor changes. It is my understanding that "president" is only capitalized when used in a title as in President Bush. Otherwise, if you simply say, "The president will speak tonight" you do not capitalize it. So I made a change in the text. Is that how this works? I also made a change from "Obama's spoke" to "Obama Spoke..."

Question to the above poster. If you felt the title was lame, why didn't you just change it? Are you being polite by asking? Or it is off limits to change a title? ~ ? -- Esl coach - (talk)

 * Yes, the term "president" is only used capitalized as a title, although some believe that using the word as you said. The correct gramattical way is how you described it. Could you sign your posts with ~ ? --Thunderhead - (talk) 00:18, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

I didn't know how to sign my name. I copied thunderbirds, deleted his/her name and added my own. Is there an easier to do this? Is this the wrong place to ask? Maybe I should check out the "water cooler" -- Esl coach - (talk)
 * Remember the "nowiki" tags? Don't use those. Just type four tildes (~). --Thunderhead - (talk) 04:44, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
 * My opinion is that president should be capitalised when used as a title, eg "President Bush", "former President Clinton". When referring to someone who has not held the office they are a "presidential hopeful/candidate", or where you separate them from the office, "running for the office of President of the United States" - again a capitalisation required.  If these examples don't cover what you'd want to use  say what it is and we can look at it.
 * For doing a signature, this - between the quotes - is exactly what I type into the edit window " --~ ". You'll get less until you go to "my preferences" (top of page) and experiment with the code for your signature.  If you're reading the comment in the code, don't include the  tags, they prevent the server from interpreting the four tildes as a signature and substituting appropriate code.  --Brian McNeil / talk 17:30, 14 February 2007 (UTC)


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Just say "no" to gratuitous welcome messages.
 * You can't escape them! we probably even have one for your country. Bawolff ☺☻ 09:49, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

 * heh. B0at 10:39, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Complaint
I responded to your complaint on Marcello Lippi completes European XI squad. —Dark Squall 14:40, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

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User talk:121.97.193.248

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Talk:Teacher arrested for using drugs in front of 4th grade class

Isn't the term "class" a bit deceptive since only 2 students saw it, and going by that fact he probably wasn't actually teaching a class at all? ---138.217.41.85 22:40, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Should this be wackynews? Bawolff ☺☻ 23:18, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

The title should definitely continue to use the term "class" regardless of the size of the class or the number of students in the class who witnessed the event. I am a teacher, and I sometimes have classes as small as 2 students. Whether the substitute was actively engaged in the teaching process or not is irrelevant. The substitute was responsible for the class for the entire class period even if the substitute was simply sitting at a desk supposedly monitoring the class while they read or wrote or did some other school work. 71.254.15.200 02:04, 12 February 2007 (UTC)


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Title is confusing. Bawolff ☺☻ 01:18, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Explain how they would meet koyoto. I thought they already did that by saying they were not going to meet koyoto. Bawolff ☺☻ 01:25, 11 February 2007 (UTC)


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Microsoft patent to make ads disable computer

February 11, 2007

On December 29th 2005, Microsoft applied for a patent that allows the operating system to require users to pay attention to ads shown on their computers. According to the patent, a user will be asked to identify her / himself to a webcam or provide some data regarding the advertisement to be entered. The technology that is part of this patent is meant to give Microsoft the right to repossess one's computer if one does not pay attention to advertisements.

According to the patent, the technology will be used so that the delivery of paid advertising to a user may involve asking a question about an advertisement or requiring data about the advertisement to be entered. In one embodiment, a human presence indicator, such as stylized letters, may be displayed during or after the presentation of an advertisement to be copied by a user to indicate presence during the advertisement. When the challenge relating to ad viewing is correctly answered, a value associated with viewing the ad may be credited to a user account, either locally or at a clearinghouse or other repository. [...] When the allowable number of incorrect answers has been exceeded, several response are possible, from noting a user's record but taking no action, to a follow up communication with the user, to disabling or even repossessing the computer ...

The stated aim of the technology is so that telephone companies, internet service providers, or leasing companies, can provide computer systems etc. to users either free or at reduced charge and recoup the cost of the system through sale of advertising.


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Talk:Microsoft patent to make ads disable computer

Well hopefully they're sue the crap out of anyone else who trys to do this :). Bawolff ☺☻ 04:42, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it sounds rather illegal. ★ MESSED  ROCKER ★  05:06, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I think they can do this if they own the hardware (just like banks can cut up credit cards as you don't really own them) . Bawolff ☺☻ 05:11, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * how about giving them a call and asking them what they want to use it for? article can use a little balance. might be used in places like kiosks and such, don't think it's anything like illegal, especially if the license agreement makes it clear what to expect. — Doldrums(talk) 05:24, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm reasonably certain that as long as they own the computer, this is technically legal, so I can only see it being used in situations where you don't own the computer you're using. Maybe at internet cafes or something.--TelevisedRevolution 06:54, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * They also applied for patents on "crippled computers" (did we cover that?). That is: say you buy a computer. And you buy it dirt cheap. But it can only do some basic stuff. I donno, like, it cannot access local networks. You pay a bit more and buy its feature to access local networks. It goes parallel to this patent in the article. I mean: if they can, they will probably sell crippled computers for dirt cheap saying "hey we help poor people", and then unfairly charge for features or force people to see ads etc. That is why I put the links to Bad Vista and Defective by Design at the bottom of the article (to hint the implications of this stuff without introducing POV reaction from other editors)... As per legality, their EULA is already very restrictive. Knowing that no one reads the EULA, even if they put more restrictions like that, people would still be happy with MS. See this article or google for many reviews of the Vista EULA... Well, monopoly is powerful. Towsonu2003 07:10, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm all for free software and all, but bad vista site seems kinda pointless. They don't say what's wrong with vista (even though is in their commonly asked questions, they say very little except linking to some bad press vista got). I personally think they should be promoting free software by saying good things about free software, not saying M$ sucks!!!!!. Bawolff ☺☻ 11:19, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree that they don't have any content. They are either in development or they abandoned the project. Or just out of ideas? Towsonu2003 16:45, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Linux for all of us!

Removed link
Can you re-instate them as per my answer above (they hint about the implications of this patent)? Or atleast put this one as related news: http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1000176 (Microsoft Tries to Patent a Crippled Baseline OS). I'm not gonna do it so I don't get reverted Towsonu2003 07:12, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * external links shld be sparingly used. any "analysis" or comment on the news event should be written into this article (with suitable attribution, of course) rather than simply linked to.

 * WN articles are not like slashdot posts, where a gist of an offsite report is provided along with a link. this allows us to exercise our editorial role - identify notable bits of the external discussion, provide adequate balance with MS' rebuttal of such comments or failing that, its prior statements regarding such analysis.
 * in particular, adding a bunch of pov external links whose relevance to the article is questionable is a big no-no: WN:NPOV. that, anyway, is my $0.02 — Doldrums(talk) 09:36, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I have added the Groklaw source, which could significantly change the article is much was lifted from it, the focus there is not on just this one aspect of the patent. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:14, 11 February 2007 (UTC)


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Russia! magazine, an English-language publication about Russia, is released in the US

February 11, 2007  This article has been retained due to the length of time it has been present with the tag. This was published as part of a publicity drive that targeted wikinews and attempted to use our site for promotion of the publication. Wikinews has no relationship with the publisher of the magazine and any future attempts to promote this publication will be deleted from the site. Despite all the attention Russia gets in the world media and despite a resurgence of interest towards Russia in the U.S., there was no English-language publication about the country. Russia! intends to fill this gap, now set to hit bookstores.

However, the approach the publishers chose for this 132-page glossy magazine is somewhat unorthodox. On the magazine's website publishers state that most of the names one would expect to find in the publication, such as Maria Sharapova, Leo Tolstoy or Vladimir Putin, are not mentioned in the magazine. The reason for that is, according to the magazine, that "there are much more interesting things about Russia."

In the inaugural issue of Russia! readers can find stories on hidden treasures of Ivan the Terrible, photos of young women chopping wood, discussions of the free speech and homosexuality and photographic journey to Russia’s far east.

The magazine is published quarterly by Press Release Group, a New York-based marketing and communications company.

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Hello, do you know how to include image to the news? There is uploaded cover of the magazine yet I cant include it in this news item. Can you help? Thanks! Russianinfocenter

 * Where is this 'Cover_1.jpg'? Did you upload it? I don't see it in your list of contributions. Was it deleted? --Imroy 18:01, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

It was deleted for some reason. I am not sure why - the cover of the magazine is a public image, if I am not mistaken... Russianinfocenter

 * On the sources template why the hell is there a non funtional 'pedia link that wont budge. Cant see it anywhere in edit view but it just seems to appear when saved.--Markie 10:49, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * You need to include the publisher. Bawolff ☺☻ 11:21, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I thought i read somewhere that the publisher part could be left blank by not typing anything in it or does that just apply for the author??--Markie 20:49, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Publisher is a required parameter, preferably in such a format that it hits a Wikipedia article. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:04, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Right ok cheers--Markie 21:10, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

How would you include the publisher? I am new to Wiki news and still trying to figure this out. Ok, will try. Russianinfocenter

I would certainly include the publisher. I'd think all you have to do is type it in. I'd also include info about previous magazines of a similar type, e.g. Soviet Life and Russian Life - is Russia! related? 82.141.187.170 16:06, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Umm Delete?
Apparently this was a "no concensus" which is not true...3 delete, 2 keep. So what do we do? Because this IMO is spam and the "others", which I know there are, need to be located. DragonFire1024 07:51, 8 May 2007 (UTC)


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Cheap, safe drug shows potential to kill cancer cells

February 11, 2007

Recent tests have shown that an inexpensive drug may be able to kill cancer cells in humans. Dichloroacetate, a drug generally used to treat rare metabolic disorders, has shown the potential to assist in the treatment of brain, lung, and breast cancers, researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada say.

Dr. Evangelos Michelakis of the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada found that that DCA causes tumor regressions in animals with human cancers. Testing showed that DCA attacked cancer cells but did not attack healthy cells.

The researchers and the Alberta Cancer Board and Capital Health do not advise the use of DCA to treat cancer yet, as clinical trials for the drugs use to treat cancer have not been performed yet.

Unlike healthy cells, cancerous cells do not convert food molecules into energy in the mitochondria. Instead, they rely on a process known as glycolysis, which takes place in the main body of the cell, while the mitochondria are "shut down", researchers believe possibly due to the lack of oxygen supply to cells in the middle of a tumor.

This means that another key function of the mitochondria - to activate an abnormal cell's self-destruct mechanism, apoptosis - is also blocked.

When Dichloroacetate (DCA) enters a cancer cell, it restarts the mitochondria which in turn activate apoptosis, and the cancerous cell destroys itself.

DCA is known to be relatively safe, although pain, numbness and gait disturbances may occur. The drug is also expected to be cheaper to manufacture than other drugs since there is no patent for it.


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Still Important
This article has been listed on the proposed article for about two weeks so I quickly wrote and published it. I think that it is still current and important news. Please add any new information. Thanks TheVault 06:33, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Cost
Probably won't be so cheap if it really is an effective cure for cancer :(
 * Well, if it really isn't patented, and someone tries to sell it for an outrageous profit, one need only swap distributors for one that sells it at a more reasonable price. Bl a st  12,02,07 1012 (UTC -5)

The drug is not patentable, because it is very old. The problem is that no one wants to manufacture it becausethey have to do clinical studies, and competitors can easily drop the price. This probably should also be in the news, just to let people know who is killing them. Does it work? Probably. Cost...less than acetone. Will we see it on the shelves? I don't think so.

Update December 30 2008

A lot has changed in the (nearly) two years since the original wiki article was published. As of December 2008 DCA is being utilized to treat cancer with varying degrees of success by thousands of individuals around the world.

http://www.theDCAsite.com

A few patients have documented complete remission. A more common outcome of DCA treatment is to turn cancer into a chronic, low-level disease with few or no toxic side effects. One example of the latter by the author of this update: http://www.thedcasite.com/dcaforum/DCForumID2/244.html

Physicians at the Medicor Clinic in Canada are treating cancer patients with DCA, reporting a positive response rate of 60 - 70%.

http://www.medicorcancer.com/DCAtherapy.html

http://www.medicorcancer.com/DCAtherapyData.html

Pharmaceutical grade Sodium DCA can be purchased online and shipped everywhere except the United States:

http://www.buyDCA.com

Compounding pharmacies can prepare Sodium Dichloroacetate with a doctors Rx.

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Virginia public smoking ban snuffed again by House sub-committee

February 11, 2007 The Virginia legislature's House General Laws committee, a subcommittee of the House of Delegates, tabled a Senate-passed bill banning public smoking by not voting on it Thursday last week. By tabling the bill, the proposed legislation banning smoking in restaurants, bars and public establishments cannot move to the lower house of the General Assembly for a vote.

The move by the 6-member subcommittee leaves the House of Delegates two-weeks in the current legislative session to work out a compromise between the tabled SB 1161 Senate bill, and compromise proposals, that could form new indoor smoking laws in the state.

The dichotomy that exists between Virginia's rural areas and its northern sections plays a part in the legislative proposal by delgate H. Morgan Griffith that would require public places that allow smoking to post signs at the entrance that say something as simple as, "Smoking allowed here".

Smaller mom-and-pop businesses could be affected negatively by a state-wide ban sponsored by public health groups that advocate for a smoke free environment. "Think about your small bars, your local bars -- places where everyone has been going for 20 years and everybody in the place smokes," said co-owner of Henrico County's Sharky's Bar & Billiards in January.

"The subcommittee's intent was to give SB 1161's sponsor, Sen. Brandon Bell, R-Roanoke County, time to work out a compromise with Del. Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, who sponsored a different smoking bill approved by the subcommittee last month," according to Mason Adams of Roanoke.com.

The Virginia Senate voted 23-16 on Monday last week to pass the smoking ban legislation, garnering two additional votes in favor of the measure than in the previous year.


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India sends first all-woman peace keeping force to Liberia

February 11, 2007

An Indian all-female United Nations peacekeeping unit has arrived in Liberia, the first such team to be sent on a foreign mission.

More than a hundred female officers and about 20 men engaged in logistics work flew into Liberia on January 30, where they will receive additional training before starting their mission to strengthen the rule of law and maintain peace in the country. U.N. officials hope an all-female unit can inspire and help Liberian women.

Last year, Liberia elected Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf as the first female head of state in Africa after two civil wars in the 1990s devastated the country, displacing hundreds of thousands of people. The country now has to rebuild its basic infrastructure and economy as well as come to terms with the violence of the civil wars.

Commanding officer of the unit, Seema Dhundia told reporters that the attention her unit has received makes her "a bit apprehensive because now we have to exert more to prove our worth, to prove ourselves,"

Eighty-two female U.N. police officers currently serve in Liberia, as part of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).

The UNMIL Police Commissioner Mohammed Alhassan hoped that the all-female contingent will serve "as an incentive and an attraction to encourage young Liberian women to join the Liberian National Police".

The team has served before in troubled areas in central India and Kashmir. Dhundia herself has been a peace-keeper for 19 years and says her team are well trained and experienced and will be able to handle the situation.

A U.N. spokesman viewed the role of the all-female unit to not be particularly different from that of the Jordanian, Nepalese and Nigerian units that have been working in the country. The armed unit is to specialize in controlling difficult crowd situations.

"We hope that the presence of this all-female contingent will serve as an incentive and an attraction to encourage young Liberian women to join the Liberian National Police," said UNMIL Police Commissioner Mohammed Alhassan. The U.N. has set up a special education programme to help women join the police force.

Hopes have been high that the presence of the all-female contingent will encourage victims of rape - which is rampant in the country - to report the crime and that it will make more women interested in becoming police officers and peacekeepers.

U.N. peace-keepers have also been accused of sexual exploitation in the past, and Joanna Foster, the gender adviser to the UN Mission told BBC News that missions employing more women had reported fewer such problems.


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the same line without the space is perfectly fine:

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also, u can "sign" ur comments in talk pages by rtyping 4 tildes ( ~ ) which the software will automatically convert to the kind of signature u see at the end of this line. — Doldrums(talk) 11:01, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

 * the 'tilde' key is the one to the left of the '1' key and above the 'Tab' key in the picture of a QWERTY keyboard. (u'll have to hold down the shift key and press the tilde key to enter it). 4 such tildes with no spaces between them will do the job. meantime, i'll add the the link u've given to the article. best — Doldrums(talk) 06:47, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

 * looks like u've got the hang of it. :) — Doldrums(talk) 16:22, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

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writing articles
hi, thank you for your continuing interest in Wikinews. we appreciate your eforts to report on news from India. but the content in Condemned in Perpetuatity for marrying a christian! and the comment you added to it are not really in line with Wikinews content guidelines at all. please note that articles should be written as a factual news report with no editorial commentary. Writing an article is a good place to start for learning how a Wikinews article can be developed. if you need any assistance with writing, pls don't hesitate to ask me on my talk page or on the Water cooler. best, –Doldrums(talk) 04:46, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:Virginia public smoking ban snuffed again by House sub-committee

"Smaller mom-and-pop businesses would be affected negatively by a state-wide ban endorsed by public health advocates for places where employees are subjected second-hand smoke."

According to who? Iso8061 11:58, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Yep, don't like that either.... :) -Edbrown05 12:01, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * "Everybody, let's stay home!" I think the element in truth of it is the Griffith legislative proposal. -Edbrown05 12:05, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

 * apparently, according to "Mark Anderson, another regular at the bar". we shld attribute such opinions. — Doldrums(talk) 12:34, 11 February 2007 (UTC)


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Explosive fire at Phi Phi Island damages several buildings

February 11, 2007

At some time before 11 AM, local time, a fire started in Bar Apache on the popular Phi Phi Island in Thailand. By eleven it had spread to neighbouring shops and restaurants along the main road.

Since there is no fire brigade on Phi Phi, locals and tourists formed a bucket chain to help put out the fire. An eye witness, Simon Vestling, says there were over 300 people helping out with putting out the fire and tearing down buildings.

To stop the fire from spreading to other nearby buildings, which are closely grouped together, they were forced to pull some of them down using nothing but man power. This managed to stop the fire from spreading to the rest of the island, but 10 buildings were still burnt down, mostly small shops and bars.

Boats were brought over from local Krabi Island in case an evacuation was needed, but that was not the case. The cost of the damage is estimated to be Bt2million.

Two Swedes sustained minor injuries from the smoke, but were treated with oxygen at a nearby dive center. No other injuries have been reported at this time.


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Talk:Explosive fire at Phi Phi Island damages several buildings

cut from article page by --Markie 13:48, 11 February 2007 (UTC) So far there is no article in english about this, but you can read about it, and eyewitness accounts on the swedish newspaper Expressen.se If you have any more information, or links to english newspapers, please update this story! -EwB

also think that this article needs some small tweaking to become news style --Markie 13:51, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for cleaning it
I've never tried posting a news story here before, so I'm glad you could clean up and tweak the story. I agree that it needs more work, but I just wanted to get the ball rolling :) 218.186.8.13 13:54, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * No its good that you want to get the ball rolling and we ALWAYS welcome new contributors. The whole ethos of wikinews is that everyone chips in together to get the best story possible so the fact that you have started the story means that we can all help.  I will probably remove all the different headers in a moment as they are generally only used in breaking news stories where edit conflicts will occure or there are many different stories on one page.  I have also left a note on your userpage for some usefull hints.  Welcome --Markie 14:05, 11 February 2007 (UTC)


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Thanks, it looks like an interesting place!
And thank you for taking the time to give me those pointers. I'll have a look at them :) 218.186.8.13 16:22, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Any time. If you need further help or hints we are all here to help.  You can follow the libk above to the welcome committee and they will answer any questions or you can leave a message on my talk page and i will get back to you.(you can get to my talk page by clicking on my name and then on the discussion tab when you get to my user page) --Markie 16:55, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

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Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Alfie. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Alfie~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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Talk:India sends first all-woman peace keeping force to Liberia

"More than a hundred female officers and about 20 men engaged in logistics work flew into Liberia on January 30" So do men not count? It can't be both ways, either it is an all female contingent, or it is mixed, and just heavily made up of women.
 * 20 men engaged in logistics work, there is the suggestion that the duties differ. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:45, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

All woman Indian peace keepers in Liberia
When the world media is raving about this all woman peacekeepers and how it is good for equality of gender etc, the Indian Media (both print and visual) have been focussing on an out of work bollywood actress contrived sparring with an out of work model of british, a billionare TATA taking joy ride in F16/F18.They completely ignored a first female auto rikshaw driver and a married woman at that taking this ardous job and supporting her family.This is the bane of indian media who imagine things about their own importance and news worthiness, that their prediction came to naught in the recent Mumbai civic elections.

Misnested tags...
edit protected In the image credit the closing small formatting has to be inside the link formatting. ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 17:31, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
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