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XM and Sirius submit FCC transfer request

March 22, 2007

Today, the satellite radio providers XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio submitted a joint application to transfer control of their ground and space-based transmitters to the new, merged company. This is a major step for the XM/Sirius merger deal, as FCC approval represents a major hurdle for the merger. This document also answers some questions that have plagued subscribers of both services.

While there is not much information for the casual listener, two of the most frequently asked questions have been addressed, at least in part:

Pricing has been clarified, to some exeent. From the FCC filing: "After the merger, customers may elect to receive fewer channels at a monthly price lower than $12.95; substantially similar programming at the existing $12.95 price; or more channels, including some of the 'best of both' networks, at a modest premium to the cost of one service, and considerably less than the cost of subscribing to both services." The document goes on to explain that channel blocking will be available, and that credit will be given for blocked channels.

The filing also addresses the potential need for new receivers. "Subscribers could continue to use their existing radios or eventually purchase new radios capable of receiving all of the content of both services when they become available." Apparently, some programming will be available on both networks, but this will be limited. To get the full range of programming, subscribers will need new equipment.

Another major stumbling block for the merger deal is the potential for monopoly. To counter the arguments that the merged company will become a monopoly, the document goes on to describe the nature of satellite radio's competition: HD radio, Internet radio, AM and FM radio, portable media players, mobile phones, and even CD players. "It is clear that all of the above providers view themselves as being in direct competition with each other," the document alleges, and then goes on to quote statements by the National Association of Broadcasters in support of this assertion. "local radio stations compete for listeners with other forms of audio delivery offering an almost unlimited array of content. IPods and other MP3 players, music [subscription] services, podcasting and the Internet streaming of U.S. and foreign radio stations literally provide content from around the world to listeners in each local radio market in America."

As this is only the first step in the FCC process, and the FCC is only one of three major steps in the merger process, the deal is far from over. However, convincing the FCC that the merger should happen will remove a major barrier in the companies' efforts.


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Well I was unaware of the previous story :( DragonFire1024 06:27, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
 * The older article does not mention the possible causes and has very few quotes. DragonFire1024 06:29, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

I think a list of States and the a color dipiction would be helpful. In addition, I spoke with my dad who has hives that are imported from Russia. He says that some bee keepers in Russia and the US breed the stronger hives and just let the weaker hives die. The hives that are dieing may be genetically incapable of fighting off disease, mites, or fungus for this reason. --Mnoon 01:39, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

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Can you dig up the exact quote from Helen Clarke about the driving age? That'd be a nice addition. --Brian McNeil / talk 11:57, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
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Should I tell the Youth Parliament people that I got people on Wikinews (Brian McNeil) to look at my article for problems with it? --Nzgabriel | Talk 08:10, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
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Church of Sweden open to homosexual weddings

March 21, 2007 The Church of Sweden will perform gay wedding ceremonies if the government legalizes, according to Claes-Bertil Ytterberg, Bishop for the Swedish Church Assembly that is the decision-making body for the.

Sweden recognized same-sex civil unions in 1995, but full marriage between persons of the same sex has remained illegal. Recently government-appointed committee has concluded civil-unions law outdated and recommended that the would allow legal same-sex marriages.

The church is going to support legalizing for same sex marriage and open its doors for gay and lesbian ceremonies. The church leaves it up to the individual priest whether to perform such a ceremony or not, according to the bishop.

Even though couples would be wed in the same way as straight couples, the church would like the ceremony to be called something else because "the word wedding is so traditional and is reserved for men and women."

The Church of Sweden already performs blessings for same-sex couples, as in 2005 when special church ceremonies to mark homosexual civil unions were allowed. There are still some rifts on the issue within the Church of Sweden, however they have become less visible, the bishop says.

According to the statistics 7 million of Sweden's citizens belong to the Lutheran Church of Sweden, however fewer than 4% are reported to attend Sunday services.


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2007 Cricket World Cup: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh

March 21, 2007

Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 198 runs in Group B at the World Cup at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

After rain delayed proceedings, Bangladesh's target was reduced by the Duckworth-Lewis method to 311 runs from 46 overs.

Toss: Bangladesh won, and elected to field first.

Fall of wickets: 1-98 (Tharanga, 14.2 ov), 1-137* (Jayasuriya, retired not out, 24.6 ov), 2-202 (Jayawardene, 35.3 ov), 3-261 (Sangakkara, 44.4 ov), 4-300 (Jayasuriya, 47.6 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Shahriar Nafees, 0.5 ov), 2-7 (Tamim Iqbal, 3.4 ov), 3-20 (Aftab Ahmed, 7.3 ov), 4-26 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 11.1 ov), 5-41 (Saqibul Hasan, 16.4 ov), 6-66 (Habibul Bashar, 25.3 ov), 7-80 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 29.4 ov), 8-101 (Mohammad Rafique, 34.4 ov), 9-111 (Abdur Razzak, 35.5 ov), 10-112 (Syed Rasel, 36.6 ov)

Bangladesh: Shahriar Nafees, Tamim Iqbal, Aftab Ahmed, Saqibul Hasan, Habibul Bashar (capt), Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim (wkt), Mohammad Rafique, Mashrafe Mortaza, Abdur Razzak, Syed Rasel Sri Lanka: W U Tharanga, S T Jayasuriya, K C Sangakkara (wkt), D P M D Jayawardene (capt), L P C Silva, T M Dilshan, M F Maharoof, R P Arnold, W P U J C Vaas, S L Malinga, M Muralitharan

Player of the match: S T Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)

Umpires: S J Davis and D J Harper (Australia) TV umpire: I L Howell (South Africa) Match referee: J J Crowe (New Zealand) Reserve umpire: Aleem Dar (Pakistan)


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2007 Cricket World Cup: Pakistan vs Zimbabwe

March 21, 2007

Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 93 runs in Group D of the 2007 Cricket World Cup at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica.

After rain delayed proceedings, Zimbabwe's target was reduced by the Duckworth-Lewis method to 193 runs from 20 overs.

This was a game of farewells for Pakistan; their first game since the death of their coach Bob Woolmer, this also was their final match in the competition, and the last ODI match for their captain Inzamam-ul-Haq.

Toss: Zimbabwe won, and elected to field first.

Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Kamran Akmal, 6.3 ov), 2-88 (Shoaib Malik, 17.4 ov), 3-158 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 27.4 ov), 4-170 (Mohammad Yousuf, 30.4 ov), 5-252 (Younis Khan, 40.1 ov), 6-285 (Shahid Afridi, 43.1 ov), 7-295 (Imran Nazir, 44.1 ov), 8-301 (Mohammad Sami, 45.5 ov), 9-324 (Umar Gul, 47.5 ov), 10-349 (Iftikhar Anjum, 49.5 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Sibanda, 0.2 ov), 2-12 (Chibhabha, 4.6 ov), 3-14 (Kasteni, 5.3 ov), 4-45 (Taylor, 12.1 ov), 5-45 (Matsikenyeri, 12.2 ov), 6-77 (Chigumbura, 15.1 ov), 7-93 (Williams, 16.6 ov), 8-94 (Brent, 17.2 ov), 9-94 (Mupariwa, 17.5 ov), 10-99 (Mpofu, 19.1 ov)

Pakistan: Imran Nazir, Shahid Afridi, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Inzamam-ul-Haq (capt), Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal (wkt), Mohammad Sami, Iftikhar Anjum, Umar Gul, Danish Kaneria Zimbabwe: V Sibanda, F Kasteni, C J Chibhabha, S Matsikenyeri, B R M Taylor (wkt), S C Williams, E Chigumbura, P Utseya (capt), G B Brent, C B Mpofu, T Mupariwa

Player of the match: Imran Nazir (Pakistan)

Umpires: B G Jerling (South Africa) and S J A Taufel (Australia) TV umpire: I J Gould (England) Match referee: B C Broad (England) Reserve umpire: B F Bowden (New Zealand)


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Toronto man claims $18 million jackpot

March 21, 2007

Luckyrajah Paramanatha, known by his nickname "Lucky", claimed his $18 million Lotto 649 jackpot Tuesday.

The previously purchased free play lottery ticket was bought at the Sunny Convenience Store on Eglinton Avenue East in Scarborough, Ontario (a suburb of Toronto). He checked them on March 19, the official draw date.

"I'm so happy," Paramanathan said. "I can't stop smiling...I started screaming. I never imagined I would win this much. I'm still shocked and overwhelmed."

Paramanatha, 43, who lives in Scarborough, moved to Canada seven years ago and is a maintenance worker at a Toronto apartment building and cleans city swimming pools. He earns $48,000 a year from both jobs. Paramanatha said that he has been playing the lottery ever since he moved to get his wife and two sons, aged 7 and 10, from Sri Lanka to move to Canada.

"This win will allow me to bring my wife and two sons to Canada to start a new life," he said.

He currently lives in an apartment building with his friend but plans later to buy a house with his family.

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NHL: DiPietro shines in Islanders win over Penguins

March 22, 2007

Rick DiPietro stopped 35 of 36 shots as the New York Islanders defeated the  Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 Thursday night, snapping a three game losing streak and DiPietro's career high 31st win of the season. It was a frustrating game for the Penguins, as they were unable to convert 0 of 6 power play attempts.

Colby Armstrong scored the game's first goal, assisted by Gary Roberts and  Sergei Gonchar, to give the Penguins the early lead. After Armstrong scored, the Islanders' defense tightened, and would not give up another goal. Trent Hunter scored a goal on an Islanders power play 2:37 into the 2nd period, assisted by Miroslav Satan and  Chris Campoli. Less than three minutes later, Jason Blake would notch his 36th of the year, beating Penguins goalie  Marc-Andre Fleury. Blake's goal was assisted by Ryan Smith and  Tom Poti. New York would seal the deal at 1:42 in the 3rd period when Viktor Kozlov scored his 22nd goal of the season, with  Alexei Yashin and Miroslav Satan assisting on the play.

Three Stars of the Game

 * #1 - Miroslav Satan, RW, NYI - 2 Assists
 * #2 - Ryan Smyth, LW, NYI - 1 Assist
 * #3 - Rick DiPietro, G, NYI - 35 saves, .972 Save Pct.


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Coroner warns on Internet drugs

March 21, 2007

In a Public Safety Bulletin released March 20, 2007, a coroner in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, warns on the dangers of purchasing pills from online companies.

Rose Stanton, Regional Coroner for the Vancouver Island area, has linked the purchase of pills on the Internet to the recent death of a British Columbia woman.

The woman, a 57-year old from the Campbell River area, died from poisoning, according to preliminary test results. The precise cause of death is still being investigated by police and the coroners service, according to Stanton.

In late December 2006, the woman had told friends of feeling unwell with flu-like symptoms, and had experienced hair-loss and blurred vision. She died a few days later.

Pills found in the possession of the dead woman were traced back to a purchase the woman made on a health-related website. The death is thought to be the first in Canada caused by pills purchased on the Internet.

Analysis of the pills by the Provincial Toxicology Centre revealed that some contained an anti-anxiety drug, obtained normally with a prescription in Canada. In addition, the pills contained a sedative not legally sold in Canada, which has been linked to overdose deaths in other countries.

On further testing, the pills were found to contain a non-medicinal filler and revealed the presence of heavy metals, some of which can cause serious illness, according to the Bulletin.

"We cannot impress upon the public strongly enough the dangers of buying medications online from a company you don't know," said Stanton. "There is just no way of knowing what you are getting."

The website in question belonged to a group of companies which, according to the coroner's investigation, change websites and Internet addresses every few days.

The B.C. Coroners Service is recommending that if someone has purchased drugs over the Internet that they are uncertain about, they should bring them, in the original packaging, to a pharmacy for proper disposal.

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Fossilized remains of "burrowing" dinosaur found in Montana

March 21, 2007

The remains of a fossilized "burrowing" dinosaur have been found in Lima, Montana and scientists say that the dinosaur may have been forced to dig in an effort to survive the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs nearly 65 million years ago.

One full grown dinosaur and two young ones are the first evidence of any burrowing dinosaur to be discovered by scientists and is also the first evidence that a dinosaur cared for their offspring in dens.

"Burrowing behaviour allows vertebrates to escape harsh environmental conditions. Small dinosaurs could potentially have withstood severe conditions, such as drought or ... temperature extremes. Survival of terrestrial vertebrates at the end-Cretaceous event has been attributed to sheltering behaviour, with the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs resulting from their inability to find an appropriate cover," said Montana State University's chief researcher, David Varricchio.

The new dinosaur has been called "Oryctodromeus cubicularis" which is being defined as the "digging runner of the lair."

"Here we have the burrow, den, an adult with traits for digging, and two juveniles, all in the same place. It doesn't get much better than that," said researcher at Emory University, Anthony Martin.

The remains were found in an area that was once covered by an ancient flood, but Varricchio states that the flood was not the cause of the dinosaurs death.

"The bones are disarticulated; they are not in life position. It's not like they were sitting in the burrow and a flooding event filled the chamber with sediment and they were entombed. They must have died, undergone decay and then the burrow was filled," added Varricchio.

The fully grown dinosaur is at least 2.1 meters long and weighed nearly 22 to 32 kilograms. Scientists say that the dinosaurs are nearly 95 million years old and are from the Cretaceous period of dinosaurs. In evolutionary terms, the dinosaur lived just before the asteroid impact that made dinosaurs extinct.


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Reward against terrorists in Greece

March 21, 2007

The ministries of Public Order and Economy announced that they offer the amount of 800,000  to those who will submit information that could help authorities in the fight against local terrorism. More specifically, as Greek police stated, everybody who has information about the (ELA) terrorist far-left organization, can call (within Greece) the police numbers,  170 and 1014.

This effort by the Greek government has been fully supported by the which, in a statement, announced that offers up to $1 million to those who will significantly help towards the capture of terrorists. As the Embassy stated, "you can help bring terrorists to justice and save lives by providing valuable information to resolve past acts of terrorism or prevent future ones".

The Revolutionary Struggle is regarded as a spinoff of the notorious terrorist group ; the members of which were captured in 2003. ELA took responsibility for a rocket attack against the US Embassy in, on January 12, 2007.

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Canadian Liberal MP expelled from caucus for supporting Conservative budget

March 21, 2007

Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Joe Comuzzi, 73, was ousted from the Liberal caucus today by leader Stéphane Dion.

The move was in response to Comuzzi's intention to support the Conservative government's second budget, tabled March 20, 2007. Comuzzi supports the budget because it has funding for a cancer research centre that will hire 300 people in his riding of Thunder Bay—Superior North in Northern Ontario.

"It's for a single issue that's of absolute critical importance to all the people in Thunder Bay and northwestern Ontario, and that's the cancer research centre," he said in response to his decision.

Following a March 21 caucus meeting, Dion told reporters "I spoke with him. He said that he will vote for this bad budget." Dion explained that it was obligatory for his MPs to follow party direction on confidence measures, such as the latest budget. "He's well aware, after 19 years in the House, of the consequences of what he's doing,"

Comuzzi, first elected to the House of Commons in 1988, had resigned a junior cabinet position previously in 2005, in protest of Paul Matin's then Liberal government's support of same-sex marriage. He had held the Minister of State responsible for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor) portofio.

Comuzzi will sit as an Independent and had previously said he will not run in the next federal election. He is now one of the two only Independent MPs in the House.

The move will leave the Liberals with 100 seats in the House. Out of all the 308 seats in the House, the governing Conservatives have 125 seats, the Bloc Québécois have 50, and the New Democrats have 29.


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Two UK sailors killed in submarine accident

March 21, 2007

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed in a news release, March 21, 2007, that two Royal Navy crew members had been killed in an accident aboard nuclear submarine HMS Tireless earlier in the day. The next of kin for both men have been informed.

Another submariner had been injured and was airlifted to a United States military hospital for treatment. His injuries are not considered life-threatening.

The accident occurred at 4:20 a.m., March 21, on board HMS Tireless, a Trafalgar class submarine, during a joint US-UK exercise in the Arctic.

The MoD suggested that the accident involved a piece of air-purification equipment in the forward section of the submarine. The submarine was not in danger and its nuclear reactor was unaffected. HMS Tireless is a hunter-killer submarine and does not carry nuclear missiles.

HMS Tireless was submerged under the ice cap at the time of the incident. The crew brought the submarine to surface quickly through the ice.

The Tireless was fitted, in 2001, with an update to the piece of air-purification machinery thought to have failed. As a precaution, the MoD is restricting its use on other boats until safety checks have been carried out.

"I very much regret that this incident has occurred and my thoughts go out to the family and friends of the men who have lost their lives," said Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent, Commander-in-Chief Fleet.

He added, "I also wish to pay tribute to the crew of HMS Tireless that this incident has been dealt with and contained so professionally."

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Excellent article. Nice to see it mentioned that the next of kin have been informed, as per the request in the MoD release (other news sources haven't). Dan100 (Talk) 20:49, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

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Seriously, I know its sad that someone is lost but why is this international news?! Probably thousands of people have gone missing last month all over the world but you don't see every news program going absolutely apecaca over it. I think it was just a slow newsweek on CNN and they decided to pick up on a random missing persons story, white missing persons story that is. Gratz on finding him. --205.250.107.220 22:11, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

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Maybe it is evidence of anti-gay-bias, but can anyone please find a source (whose purpose isn't gay advocacy) to credit some of this info? I was able to find an ancient announcement on Church of Sweden's attendence. --SVTCobra 01:08, 22 March 2007 (UTC)


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Mass wedding held against racism in Belgium

March 22, 2007

When became the first black registrar in Belgium, he knew there would be negative reactions, but he admitted that he didn't expect them to be "so direct, so soon." In February, three couples refused to pledge their wedding vows in front of the first black alderman of the city of, because of the colour of his skin. After the incident, Van Bellingen told himself: "If people don't want to marry, then that's not my problem, it's the problem of those people."

But then someone gave him the idea to react with a positive signal against racial discrimination. Together with local NGOs and the Center for Equal Opportunities and against Racial Discrimination, he decided to organise a multicultural group marriage happening to, as mayor of Sint-Niklaas Freddy Willockx describes it, "forge this stupid racist behaviour into an unparallelled positive signal against racism and for tolerance."

A positive signal against racism

Mayor Willockx told the press about when he first heard about the 3 couples: "I was angry and ashamed that there were such people." He elaborated: "We are not a racist city. 400 meters from here is a center for immigrants, which was installed without contestation from the city council, in spite of fruitless attempts from an intolerant party to set people up against installation of the center."

When asked about the role of the far-right political party, Van Bellingen told Wikinews: "It's true that a climate of fear has been created, but to blame it on a single party would be too easy. It's the responsibility of all parties." Van Bellingen wants to be the councilor of civilian affairs for all citizens, "not just for those who voted for me."

Although Van Bellingen too denies Sint-Niklaas is a racist city, he is often reminded of the colour of his skin. Mayor Willockx gave the example of an incident last Friday, when someone refused to serve him a plate of mussels, because the person mistook the deputy for a waiter.

It started small
A spokeswoman for the organising committee told the press that it all started with a "nice little idea" to have a mass wedding event on March 21, the U.N.-declared. However, they were "really surprised that the event became something huge."

Couples who wanted to renew their vows or pledge them for the first time could register on the event website. Stijn De Maeyer, a volunteer working on the registrations, told Wikinews that they had to close the online registration when some 692 couples had registered, because of logistic limitations. On the evening itself, he estimated that 1 out of 3 couples who showed up hadn't registered beforehand. There were couples from the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom and even a couple from Norway. Some of the Belgian couples were immigrants from Nigeria, Ivory Coast, and, according to De Maeyer.

The couples

While singer Axl Peleman, who demonstrated his concern about racial discrimination in on the  last October, opened the podium, the couples began to register on the city's Market Square.

The symbolic wedding pledge was open to anyone, from any culture, age, or sexual preference. For Van Bellingen, "Every person who lives in Flanders is Flemish, it doesn't matter if you live here for a month or for generations."

The couples were from all ages and all layers of society. Some came in their original wedding costume or dress, to relive the moment of their marriage. Even a group of children from a local primary school came to vow eternal fidelity to a classmate.

One duo queuing for the registration were two undercover reporters from the Dutch television, who wanted to become "the two first heterosexual men to be wed by a black registrar in Belgium". At the end of the evening, they threw their wedding bouquet off the main stage, shouting: "Whoever catches this, is not a racist."

Multicultural activities during the event
Several organisations promoting diversity provided free soup and Arab mint tea to warm the attendees in the rain and cold. Ahmed Hanouch from the sociocultural youth organisation Hidâya told Wikinews: "As new Belgians, we all are looked at differently from time to time. Then we get the feeling we are second-class citizens. The solution is to be open-minded about cultures, like during this event."

For Ahmed, an event like this one would be welcome each year. Van Bellingen however told the press: "At the end of the evening, I will drink a pint, and get on with my life."

On the main stage, several performers from the collective "The African Stage" entertained the growing crowd. Speeches, songs and dancing strengthened the message of diversity that the organisation wanted to send.

Several comedy acts followed, such as "Joeri", a Flemish television character. To warm up the crowd to say "I do", he set the example for registrar Van Bellingen by wedding a special couple; who lived in Sint-Niklaas with their children and who are both deaf. Joeri was assisted by an interpreter for the deaf, who was present all day at the request of Van Bellingen, whose father became deaf some years before he died.

The 5 challenges
The culmination of the event came when Van Bellingen held a final speech on the stage, and then started with the symbolic wedding ceremony. He built up the excitement during his speech, explaining that "excitement is important in a relationship."

The ceremony was planned for about 8 p.m., but was postponed to allow as many as possible of the couples that turned up to register. Van Bellingen then joined in holy matrimony well over 700 couples. He then demonstrated to the couples how to kiss the bride, by kissing his own wife, with whom he has 2 children. The next challenge, a big group hug on the Market Square, wasn't a problem after the kisses.

At that moment, the Flemish radio station Radio 2 took over and started a live DJ set, playing the songs the couples had voted for. The number one wedding dance wasn't Bryan Adams or Clouseau, but Ik hou van u (I love you) by, a song that already proved popular in 2005 when it was reworked for the celebration of the 175th anniversary of the state of Belgium.

For the final challenge, those who like international food could select from the wedding buffet, with desserts provided by local communities such as the Turkish, Syrian, Moroccon and societies, by organisations such as the  immigration center. There were also desserts from Mexico, Chile and from the. Together with a wedding cake for 750 people, the organisation hoped to provide for enough desserts for all present, and to end the wedding party in beauty.


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Iran: We will also take 'illegal actions' if UN imposes sanctions

March 22, 2007

Iran has stated today that if the United Nations proceeds with imposing sanctions on the country or force them to halt their uranium enrichment, they will proceed with "illegal actions," but it was not clear if those actions meant moving towards a nuclear bomb or not.

"Until today, what we have done has been in accordance with international regulation. But if they take illegal actions, we too can take illegal actions and will do so," said Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the top leader of Iran during an address to his nation.

Khamenei also said that he will attack their "enemies" who attack Iran.

"If they want to treat us with threats and enforcement of coercion and violence, undoubtedly they must know that the Iranian nation and authorities will use all their capacities to strike enemies that attack," added Khamenei.

Despite the warning, the United States has said that the path to resolving their issues with Iran's nuclear enrichment is with "diplomacy."

"Iran is a country very much on the defensive right now. The United States is committed to pursuing a diplomatic solution to the challenges posed by Iran. This will require patience and persistence," said U.S. Department of State undersecretary for political affairs, Nicholas Burns. Khamenei also stated that "nuclear energy is a must" and "a necessity in the long term. One day oil will dry up. ... The Iranian nation needs nuclear energy for life, not weapons."

France says that they are hopeful that by the end of this week, sanctions will be drawn up and imposed on Iran.

Russia says that they "will not support excessive sanctions" on the Iranian nation and that "this is how they [the U.S.] acted in past times, during the Cold War, when they scared everyone with the Soviet threat and persuaded everybody to group together in a disciplined block," said Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov.

A meeting that took place on Wednesday between all 15 member nations of the U.N. Security Council was unsuccessful as no conclusion about Iran's nuclear program could be reached.


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Italy confirms swapping Taliban for Mastrogiacomo

March 22, 2007

Italian journalist Daniele Mastrogiacomo who was held hostage for 15 days, was traded for five Taliban prisoners, as confirmed by Italian and Afgani authorities.

This likely represents the first time during the Iraq War or War in Afghanistan that prisoners were openly exchanged for a hostage. An Afghani government source said the swap "was an exceptional measure taken because we value our relations and friendship with Italy."

The move received sharp criticism from allies of Italy. In Washington, a senior State Department official said the United States was pleased the journalist had been released unharmed, but was troubled by possible ramifications of the swap. A spokesperson at the said the deal sent "the wrong signal to prospective hostage-takers".

, spoke against the swap, "When we create situations where you can buy the freedom of Taliban fighters when you catch a journalist, in the short term there will be no journalists anymore." The international backlash is the latest headache for Italian Prime Minister, who has fought hard to keep troops in Afghanistan despite resistance from within his centre-left coalition.

Prodi briefly resigned last month after a defeat in the over his foreign policy, including Afghanistan, and needs the Senate next week to approve a refinancing of the mission.

An opinion poll published by Mastrogiacomo's newspaper, , showed that 51 percent of Italians surveyed supported the exchange, while 41 percent opposed it.


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I went to the event and took the photos myself. Subjects were asked to give consent as much as possible when they were about to be photographed recognisably. All the quotes I picked up on the day itself, either on the press conference or during interviews with Van Bellingen and with some other people present. Original notes will be presented if anyone wants to check. All quotes are translated from Dutch to the best of my capabilities.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 13:04, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

 * Sufficient as OR notes?--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 16:33, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

 * I'd say so. --  Zanimum 15:04, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

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Incredible job. :) Glad to see an exclusive out of this :) DragonFire1024 02:28, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I have to agree, great article, looks like you did alot of hard work :)—Dark Squall 02:34, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

 * This is a nice piece, glad you got the photos to go with it. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:22, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Absolutely amazing. --+Deprifry+ 10:26, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

 * Thanks everyone. Feel free to improve it and nominate it for FA! :-) --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 13:02, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I love the last picture in the gallery, "Mmmm Frites!". --Brian McNeil / talk 20:51, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

 * WoW = Willy On Wheels. I think you meant WOW. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  20:55, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

An excellent article! It's amazing to find out that European racism exists. We're led to believe that Europe is so much more 'forward thinking' than North America. Another myth debunked. CanadianMist 21:06, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Racism and other forms of discrimination exist everywhere. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:13, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Re: some comments from Doldrums

 * Willockx didn't mention VB directly, but there is absolutely no doubt that he refers to them. He also named them in previous media reports and interviews.
 * The incident with the mussels was revealed by Willockx.
 * De Maeyer is a volunteer for the online registration during the event.

I've copyedited the text to correct this ambiguities, thanks a lot for those excellent remarks! Feel free to improve them further.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 13:10, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
 * thanks for the fixes, Steven, looks a fine piece of OR. –Doldrums(talk) 17:10, 22 March 2007 (UTC)


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US President Bush and NZ Prime Minister Clark meet

March 22, 2007

Today, President George Bush welcomed New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark to the White House to discuss common efforts in the War on Terror and review efforts to advance and strengthen bilateral relations.

The Prime Minister spent 30 minutes at the Oval Office with the President, who says the discussions were fruitful and included the importance of America and New Zealand cooperating to help democracy in places such as Afghanistan, commerce, the environment and the need for energy security.

"We talked about the South Pacific, and I praised the prime minister on her leadership in these difficult issues," President Bush said.

He told reporters he understood that countries in the region needed New Zealand's leadership, with US and Australian assistance.

The US would help "in any way we can," he said.

It was Clark's second formal meeting with the President since she became prime minister, although they have met nine times on other occasions.

The talks in the Oval Office marked the development of a closer relationship between New Zealand and the US, and it was only the third time a New Zealand prime minister has visited the White House in 24 years.

He said he had thanked Clark for New Zealand's commitment to the international force in Afghanistan.

Clark, who had lunch with President Bush in the White House after the meeting, said their talks had been constructive.

Clark praised U.S. involvement in Pacific affairs that has increased after a preoccupation with events in the Middle East. The Bush administration said last week it is working to boost its diplomatic presence in the Pacific islands after years of inadequate attention.

``The U.S. is focusing on the problems of the South Pacific,'' Clark said. ``We've had close coordination.''

She said this cooperation included addressing the aftermath of a coup by military leaders who seized power in Fiji in December, as well as issues in the Solomon Islands and on Tonga, where a deadly riot destroyed most of the capital in November after the government appointed by the royal family was going to defer a plan to introduce democratic reforms. The Prime Minister also said that the talks covered a broad list of topics that New Zealand has been a willing partner in helping to address, including counter-terrorism, the work in Afghanistan, work around the North Korean problem and the Iran nuclear issue. However, there was no breakthrough on New Zealand's quest for a free trade deal with the US. Clark feels America is open to the proposal, but says adding any new country to the list at the moment is a fractious issue in Congress which is still trying to deal with the agreements already being negotiated. She also raised the question of trade with the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi yesterday and asked her to look at New Zealand's request sympathetically.


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Oil exploration in California, USA reveals giant impact crater

March 22, 2007

Researchers in San Joaquin County, California have discovered what appears to be a massive impact crater made by an asteroid nearly 50 million years ago, while exploring the area for possible oil deposits. The period in which it struck the Earth, say researchers, is called the Eocene Epoch.

Images from a seismic survey has shown the crater is about 3 miles (6 kilometers) wide, buried under sediment at nearly 4,300 feet and may even still contain the asteroid which is said to still be inside the crater nearly 10 miles below the Earth's surface. The crater is reported to be below an area previously covered by water.

"Analyses of a 3-D seismic survey and well logs in the southwestern Sacramento basin, San Joaquin County, California, have revealed a subsurface, circular, 3 mile (~5.5-km-) diameter anomaly that may represent a previously unrecognized complex impact crater. This unique anomaly, buried 4,500-5,000 ft (1,490–1,600 m) below sea level under the southwestern part of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, is provisionally named the Victoria Island structure for an overlying surface geographic feature," J. R. Morrow of San Diego State University during the 38th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, held in Houston, Texas.

In the images, researchers found that the crater contained a "central uplift," or the peak near the center, which researchers say is a good sign that the discovery is a crater created by an asteroid.

Researchers plan to look at rock samples that will be retrieved during a drilling mission surrounding the impact area. They hope to find shocked quartz, melted rock and glass. The element known as iridium is also expected to be found in elevated levels.

This is the second such crater to be found in the central valley of California. The "Cowell structure" which is said to be 0.8 miles wide, is said to be nearly 25 million years old.

Researchers now call the crater "The Victoria Island Structure." The impact would have been as strong as 100,000 nuclear bombs all going off at once.


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Talk:Oil exploration in California, USA reveals giant impact crater

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Sydney ferry hits ship, bridge

March 22, 2007 A ferry operated by Sydney Ferries crashed into a whale-watching ship before hitting the Pyrmont Bridge in Darling Harbour at around 1 PM AEDT today. The accident is the second incident involving a Sydney ferry in the past two months.

The Sirius, a First Fleet class ferry was carrying around 100 passengers when it attempted to berth at a Darling Harbour warf and failed to stop. It is thought the ferry may have suffered a technical fault. The Sirius collided with the Ocean Dreaming, a 34-metre whale watching ship which was moored at the nearby Aquarium warf. The Ocean Dreaming had a sole crew member on board who escaped uninjured.

Sydney Ferries said that none of its passengers were injured in the accident and all disembarked safely.

Will Ford, the operations manager for the Ocean Dreaming recalled the incident. "It looks like one of the ferries coming into the Aquarium wharf has not stopped, and skidded past our vessel," he said.

"There's a bit of damage to the bow and it's continued on to Pyrmont Bridge where it stopped suddenly."

The incident follows an accident in January, when a Rivercat collided with a small boat, killing a fisherman and injuring his son.

Manager of Sydney Ferries, Geoff Smith defended the safety record of his services. He said ferry services have improved "out of sight" over the past year.

Mr Smith urged the public to put the incident into perspective. "We do about 1,500 along-sides every day, so to have one incident like this, one is too many obviously, but you've got to put that into perspective," he said.

"Safety is Sydney Ferries' highest priority."

Mr Smith told ABC Radio that an investigation would be held into the accident which would involve drug and alcohol testing of the Sirius's driver and crew but said he could give no further comments until the investigation was complete.

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Study: Drying up rivers to cause freshwater crisis

March 22, 2007

Several factors including climate change and pollution may put at risk of drying up some of the largest rivers on the globe, a report by the environmental group WWF says. Following a study of ten rivers currently at risk of drying up, the group warns that without any action the process of drying up might lead to freshwater emergency.

The report analyzes ten rivers, including the Yangtze, the Ganges and the Salween in Asia; the Danube in Europe and Rio Grande in North America.

The study raises concerns overs dams and dikes, which the report says destroy 80 percent of river basin's wetlands and floodplains.

Another problem is the extraction of water for agriculture. The environment group states that active extraction of water, such as in the Indus river, takes its toll on our planet's rivers. Over-extraction might lead to its scarcity and have a serious negative impact on freshwater fish populations, which represents an important food source.

The report says governments should ensure better protection of rivers and provide more sustainable water use, in such a way that people's livelihoods are protected.

According to Dr David Tickner, head of WWF UK's Freshwater programme, the freshwater crisis is a serious problems that could worsen as climate changes. He said that preserving rivers and providing security of water flows should be seen as part of national security, health and economic success.


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2007 Cricket World Cup: New Zealand vs Canada

March 22, 2007

New Zealand beat Canada by 114 runs in Group C of the World Cup at the Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia.

This match saw Brendon McCullum of New Zealand hit the fastest ever Cricket World Cup half century off just 20 balls. In reply, Canada achieved the highest total in their World Cup history.

Toss: Canada won, and elected to field first.

Fall of wickets: 1-142 (Fleming, 21.3 ov), 2-222 (Fulton, 35.2 ov), 3-253 (Styris, 38.5 ov), 4-266 (McMillan, 40.4 ov), 5-278 (Vincent, 42.6 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-76 (Davison, 9.4 ov), 2-110 (Barnett, 20.4 ov), 3-188 (Bagai, 34.6 ov), 4-201 (Billcliff, 37.5 ov), 5-206 (Mulla, 38.6 ov), 6-207 (Samad, 39.2 ov), 6-226* (Dhaniram, retired not out), 7-245 (Bhatti, 47.4 ov), 8-249 (Sandher, 49.1 ov), 9-249 (Osinde, 49.2 ov)

New Zealand: S P Fleming (capt), L Vincent, S B Styris, P G Fulton, J D P Oram, C D McMillan, B B McCullum (wkt), D L Vettori, D R Tuffey, J S Patel, M J Mason Canada: J M Davison (capt), G E F Barnett, A Bagai (wkt), I S Billcliff, A M Samad, A A Mulla, S Dhaniram, U Bhatti, A C Cummins, H Osinde, K T Sandher

Player of the match: L Vincent (New Zealand)

Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and B R Doctrove (West Indies) TV umpire: R E Koertzen (South Africa) Match referee: M J Procter (South Africa) Reserve umpire: P D Parker (Australia)


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2007 Cricket World Cup: Scotland vs Netherlands

March 22, 2007

Netherlands beat Scotland by 8 wickets (with 157 balls remaining) in Group A of the World Cup at the Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Toss: Netherlands won, and elected to field first.

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Poonia, 0.2 ov), 2-9 (Haq, 3.2 ov), 3-15 (Hamilton, 6.2 ov), 4-15 (Brown, 6.3 ov), 5-39 (Watson, 13.4 ov), 6-77 (Smith, 20.4 ov), 7-83 (McCallum, 22.3 ov), 8-83 (Wright, 23.4 ov), 9-117 (Rogers, 31.1 ov), 10-136 (Hoffmann, 34.1 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Reekers, 3.1 ov), 2-37 (Szwarczynski, 5.4 ov)

Scotland: R R Watson, R M Haq, C M Wright (capt), G M Hamilton, N F I McCallum, D R Brown, C J O Smith (wkt), G A Rogers, J A R Blain, P J C Hoffmann, N S Poonia

Netherlands: B Zuiderent, D J Reekers, R N ten Doeschate, D L S van Bunge, T B M de Leede, M B S Jonkman, W F Stelling, P W Borren, J Smits (capt; wkt), E S Szwarczynski, Mohammad Kashif

Player of the match: W F Stelling (Netherlands)

Umpires: E A R de Silva (Sri Lanka) and A L Hill (New Zealand) TV umpire: M R Benson (England) Match referee: J Srinath (India) Reserve umpire: S A Bucknor (Jamaica)


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WebmasterWorld reports 75% of Google's blogspot as spam

March 22, 2007

According to a survey conducted by some web sites, providing free web space for amateur bloggers contain in many cases mostly spam. Certain queries showed even a rate of 100% spam.

Experts from WebmasterWorld provided precise figures and statistics to their survey. For example the following list shows the percentage of spam on different popular sites providing free bloggers' web space:

 * blogspot.com with 77%

 * netscape.com with 74%

 * hometown.aol.com with 84%

 * hometown.aol.de with 91%

 * oas.org with 78%

 * xoomer.alice.it with 77%

 * home.aol.com with 95%

 * freewebs.com with 52%

 * blogstudio.com with 99%

 * maxpages.com with 81%

 * usaid.gov with 85%

 * blogsharing.com with 93%

 * sitegr.com with 100%

 * torospace.com with 95%

 * blog.hix.com with 100%

The present research was based on most popular queries on the blog sites. Among other the WebmasterWorld experts used the query phentermine on Google's blogspot.com and ringtone on hometown.aol.com. These queries proved that there blogospheres contained more than 74%.

The researchers said that the main reason for this big amount of splogs was the fact that the web-space provided on the mentioned sites was free, thus the spammers don't have to bother buying a domain and paying its support.


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I believe it
There's so much spam on blogger. -- Zanimum 15:14, 22 March 2007 (UTC)


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User talk:Jesterjokes4~enwikinews

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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 Jesterjokes4. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Jesterjokes4~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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Woolmer article
First off, we really appreciate your contribution.

But sometimes users submit an article from somewhere else, not realizing that Wikinews cannot keep copy-and-paste versions of articles which are published elsewhere under a restrictive copyright. An article created in this way is a copyright violation, and Wikinews policy is to erase these even if they are excellent article ideas.

Another problem which sometimes comes up is press releases. Press releases are sometimes excellent sources, but they do not qualify as unbiased news articles so they can't be published as they are. Two key things to remember about press releases is that they're usually written to represent the viewpoint of an involved party (Thus likely running foul of our Neutral Point of View policy). And second, they are generally covered by copyright which can conflict with our open editing approach.

A better way to get an article on an exciting subject published here is to write an original article following the guidelines described in writing an article, or to write a brief explanation of the subject and include the url address of articles or websites to use as sources.

Thanks again!–Doldrums(talk) 15:19, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:Iran: We will also take 'illegal actions' if UN imposes sanctions

=My Opinion= I think that the United States should do something about this.--Jesterjokes4 15:22, 22 March 2007 (UTC)


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THIS IS NOT A NEWS PAGE, Just stuff for school I'd like to keep online

Corporate America Writing
Will Moore Corporate America Type 1 Writing Assignment

Wiktionary defines arbitration as “a form of justice where both parties designate a person whose ruling they will accept formally.” In plain English, arbitration is a legal means of resolving an argument outside of the courtroom. An arbitrator, or arbitral tribunal, looks at both positions and decides just how much money should be awarded in the case. In some countries, arbitration is sometimes used to settle family disputes. However, arbitration today is used mainly for resolving commercial disputes, primarily international commercial transactions. The actual beginnings of arbitration is unknown, and there is no written history involving arbitration until England passed the “Arbitration Act” in 1697, though by that time, arbitration was already common in Europe. Early arbitration’s downfall was that either side involved in a case could pull out of the arbitrator’s decision right up to the time of his decision, which made it especially difficult to accomplish anything, as one side would almost always see that their side was not going to win. Today, arbitration has many advantages. When an argument is very detailed in one field or area, the arbitrator appointed can be one educated in that field, to have a greater understanding of the argument in that field. Arbitration is usually much more cost-efficent than an entire court case. Arbitration, however, has it's disadvantages, as well. Arbitrators do not work out of the goodness of their hearts. They require payment, which is just another legal fee in the lawsuit. In some cases, arbitrators schedules can clash, creating a problem with scheduling, leading to sometimes lenghty delays. Mirriam-Webster dictionary defines mediation as "to interpose between parties in order to reconcile them." Plainly stated, a mediator is one who sits in the middle and listens to both sides of the story, with the intent of helping both sides reach an agreement. A mediator can be used in many types of argument including commercial, legal, diplomatic, workplace, community and divorce, as well as family cases. Mediation, like arbitration, has been used for a very long time. However, mediation has been used by the Phoenicans as well as the Babylonian Empire. The "art" of mediating was honed by the Greeks, and later by the Roman Empire. While the Romans embraced mediation, the Middle age Europe frowned upon, in some cases banned the use of mediation as means of settling debate. A mediator must not take any stance, but remain neutural in a debate, while trying to get all information out in the open. A mediator is expected to keep everything told to them confidential, and keep

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User talk:24.86.38.119

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i love how Italy decided one of their lives is worth 5 people who each can (or already have) and possibly will kill dozens.


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Talk:Pakistan coach's death 'suspicious'

Mmm... there could be more content added to this. It seems a bit short, no?
 * See Bob Woolmer for more comprehensive information --Zven 07:34, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

This article is now out of date and should be scrapped, as they have opened a full murder investigation into the affair. Demiquave 17:10, 23 March 2007 (UTC)


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Wikinews talk:Requested articles

Urooj Rahman
I'm a noob re Wikinews--spend most my time on Wikipedia and Wikimedia--but am surprised to find no Wikinews story on Pakistani human right attorney Urooj Rahman. I've read several stories in the New York and global media on her in the past 4 or 6 weeks; so multitple sources exist on what has apparently become a story of some interest. The news I've seen was that she was arrested following (certain violent incidents) that arose in the early George Floyd protests in NYC, and alleged to have participated in the actual use of molotov cocktails to start fires. Here are three sources: NPR, Washington Post, and Law.com, New York Law Journal; but there are many others. Just seems a bit odd; since I assume, that Wikinews, like Wikipedia, in not censored even when the topic is going to be challenging and controversial. Cheers. N2e (talk) 18:23, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Like Wikipedia, Wikinews is edited by volunteers who choose to write about things that interest them. If there is something that happened in the last three days, something newsworthy, and something you would like to write, please go ahead: there are users who are ready to help you with that.  The three articles you have cited are over three weeks old, and are no longer new to be newsworthy •–•  19:07, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Got it. Thanks, that's new info to me.  So if something misses a news cycle of 3 days, ostensibly 'cause no global volunteer writes about it on Wikinews, then the topic passes out of interest from a Wikinews point of view.  But, it could yet certainly be something that might, then or subsequently, meet the Wikipedia general notability criteria and therefore become an article in Wikipedia.  Do I have that correct?  N2e (talk) 09:39, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I can speak for enwp's policies of notability, . However, if there is something current, and newsworthy, and if you want to write about it on enwn, the sooner you do, the better. •–•  09:55, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

Inactive Requested articles
I have been seen that no one responds to somebody. Someone post 3 times. I'm really not sure if somebody was responding to articles. 47.234.198.142 (talk) 02:45, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Not sure what you are referring to but you should avoid deleting text from archived pages. [24Cr][talk] 07:41, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

RA?
still available? Thanks. 64.39.81.54 (talk) 02:58, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
 * ? —Justin ( koavf ) ❤T☮C☺M☯ 05:49, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

Requested Articles?
this is not used much, but if anyone isnt busy look around... Thnx. OhhLord (talk) 18:00, 9 October 2023 (UTC)

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NFL: Marshall Faulk expected to retire

March 22, 2007 Marshall Faulk, the National Football League's 9th all time rushing yards leader is expected to announce his retirement from professional football March 26th at the NFL's annual owners meeting in Phoenix, Arizona.

The St. Louis Rams runningback released this statement, "It has been an honor and pleasure to play in the National Football League. I'd like to thank all my teammates and coaches with whom I've been associated over the past 13 seasons as well as the fans who supported me throughout the years. I gave the game my passion, and it gave me a wonderful career and memories that I will always be thankful for."

Faulk played for San Diego State University before being drafted by Indianapolis in 1994. After five seasons with the Colts, Faulk was traded to the St. Louis Rams, where he would lead the team to a Super Bowl championship. Faulk spent the entire 2006 NFL season on the injured reserve after having major reconstructive knee surgery.

Besides ranking 9th in career rushing yards with 12,279, Faulk ends his 13 year pro career with 100 career touchdowns, tied for sixth all-time. Faulk was named the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 2000, after setting an NFL single-season record for rushing touchdowns in a single season with 26. He was also named the Offensive Player of the Year three times in his career.

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User talk:81.170.16.193

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Wikinews talk:Requested articles
I have responded to your comment at the above link. It appears that you were typing within the "" tags which hides comments. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  21:38, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

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Several US universities ban Wikipedia as primary source

March 22, 2007

Many professors at universities throughout the United States have recently adopted policies prohibiting Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, from being used as a primary source in reports.

Neil Walters, a history professor at Middlebury College claims that vandalism of Wikipedia was used as a source in reports submitted to him.

Walters' department adopted a policy banning the use of Wikipedia as a primary source, while allowing it to be used for background information. Individual professors at other schools, including UCLA and the University of Pennsylvania, have taken up this policy.

Wikipedia contributors regularly review the articles, but with the English version of the site recently reaching 1 million articles, they can rarely take time to protect every entry against subtle vandalism.

Wikipedia's guidelines, and the statements of its founder, Jimmy Wales, have advised against using Wikipedia or other encyclopedias as a primary source.