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Canadian judge strikes down marijuana possession laws as unconstitutional

July 15, 2007 A judge in the province of Ontario, Canada dismissed marijuana possession charges against a Toronto man, ruling that Canada's laws governing possession are unconstitutional.

The unidentified defendant, 29, had been charged with possession after police had found him carrying 3.5 grams of marijuana.

Since July 30, 2001, Canada has allowed a medical exemption for the possession and growing of marijuana, under Health Canada's Marijuana Medical Access Regulations. The regulations describe eligible persons as those "suffering from grave and debilitating illnesses." Canada contracts a company, Prairie Plant Systems, to cultivate and package seeds and/or dried marijuana for shipping of a monthly supply to eligible patients. A packet of 30 seeds costs CA$20, plus taxes. Dried marijuana costs patients CA$150 for 30 grams (slightly more than one ounce). The defendant in the legal case was not suffering from an illness and was not in need of an exemption from the possession laws. The man put forth a defence that questioned the legality of the medical exemption since it was only a regulation, not a law. He argued that all possession laws, therefore, should be struck down.

The judge presiding over the case, Howard Borenstein, agreed with the argument. "The government told the public not to worry about access to marijuana," said Judge Borenstein. "They have a policy but not law. In my view that is unconstitutional."

The defendant's lawyer, Brian McAllister, felt that the ruling may have significant consequences for possession laws throughout the province. "Obviously, there's thousands of people that get charged with this offence every year," said McAllister. He suggested that Ontario residents can cite the new ruling as a defence for possession charges. "That's probably why the government will likely appeal the decision," he said.

Judge Borenstein will make his ruling official in two weeks time. Prosecutors in the case have said that they will appeal the decision soon.

In related news, a Liberal senator from the province of British Columbia, Larry Campbell, said Wednesday that the federal government should decriminalize marijuana and "tax the hell out of it,". He said the government should use the revenue for health care priorities. Sales should be controlled by government, he stated, in the same way that alcohol is sold. He noted that organized crime is pulling in large profits on the growing and sale of the drug.

Senator Campbell also suggested that too many resources are placed on the criminal prosecution of people for possession of small amounts of marijuana. "This is not a drug that causes criminality," he said. "People are getting criminal records for essentially nothing."

A recent UN survey, the 2007 World Drug Report, has determined that marijuana use in Canada is the highest among developed nations. Some 16.8 percent of Canadians between the ages of 15 and 64 used marijuana in 2004, compared to 12.6 percent of Americans, 8.7 percent for Britain, 8.6 percent for France, 6.9 percent for Germany, and 0.1 percent of Japanese.

York University law professor Alan Young, said the report's numbers may be skewed higher for Canadians due to the willingness of Canadians to discuss the issue. "It's become a large part of youth culture in Canada, and more importantly, 50 percent of marijuana smokers are over the age of 30," he said. "So it's really gone to all age groups, all class groups. There's no question about it that there is less stigma in Canada."

Only four other countries ranked ahead of Canada on marijuana use: Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, Ghana, and Zambia.

The UN data for harder drugs such as amphetamines and ecstasy showed relatively low use among Canadians.


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Fußball-Bundesliga 2007–08: Matchday 2 roundup

July 15, 2007

The 2nd matchday of the Austrian Bundesliga has been completed on Sunday. LASK Linz leads the Bundesliga after 1-1 draw with Austria Vienna. Rapid Vienna's match with SV Mattersburg was postponed due to the fact they played a UEFA Intertoto Cup match on Saturday.

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 * Is the Moon made of cheese? Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 06:27, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I actually believe that the moon does not exist ;). --Nzgabriel | Talk 06:35, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

 * What is your take on systemic bias here on Wikinews? What do you feel about our chronic lack of female contributors, and how it reflects on the ArbCom candidates all being white males between 15 and 45 from Western countries? Doesn't cultural perspective influence discussion processes? --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 17:10, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
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AFC Asian Cup: Saudi Arabia edge out Indonesia, Uzbekistan trounce Malaysia

July 15, 2007

Saudi Arabia has scored in injury time to defeat Indonesia 2-1 in their 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group D fixture.

Saudi Arabia took the lead after twelve minutes, when Yasser Al-Qahtani headed home a cross from the right hand side of the field by Ahmed Al Bahri. His header was driven low and to the left of the Indonesian goalkeeper Yandri Christian Pitoy, who dived but failed to get his right hand to the ball.

Indonesia struck back and levelled eight minutes later, when Elie Aiboy rounded Saudi goalkeeper Yasser Al Mosailem and calmly slotted the ball into the empty net. Elie received a through-ball from Budi Sudarsono and kept his composure, going to the left of the advancing goalkeeper and taking an extra touch before putting the ball into the back of the net.

Both goalkeepers made saves to keep their sides level, with Mosailem making two late in the first half to keep Saudi Arabia level at the break. Pitoy made a couple of excellent saves late in the second half, and Indonesian defender Maman Abdurrahman made a precise sliding tackle to stop a one-on-one opportunity for Al Qahtani on seventy-eight minutes.

The 88,000 predominantly-Indonesian fans inside the Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta were silenced by a Saad Al-Harthi goal in the ninety-second minute. A swinging free kick from the left hand side saw Al-Harthi leap and head the ball beyond goalkeeper Pitoy's grasp to give Saudi Arabia all three points and the lead of Group D. Korea Republic play Bahrain this afternoon (UTC) in the fourth Group D fixture.

In Group C, Uzbekistan has defeat Malaysia 5-0 at the Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur. It is Malaysia's second consecutive five-goal defeat, after they lost to China 5-1 in their other Group C fixture.

Maksim Shatskikh opened the scoring after ten minutes with a back-post header. Timur Kapadze then doubled Uzbekistan's advantage on twenty-nine minutes, before Ulugbek Bakaev converted a penalty kick just before half time to make the score 3-0.

After the break, Malaysia dug in and didn't concede again for forty minutes. On eighty-five minutes, Aziz Ibragimov broke through to score. Shatskikh completed his double and the 5-0 result in the eighty-ninth minute

The result leaves Uzbekistan on top of Group C on three points, equal with China and Iran. The latter two play each other this afternoon (UTC).

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Former Flemish Minister Paul Akkermans dies at 83

July 15, 2007

Former Flemish Minister Paul Akkermans died in Antwerp on Thursday at the age of 83.

Paul Akkermans became a Senator for the Christian People's Party (Dutch: Christelijke Volkspartij or CVP, now CD&V) in 1965 and joined the government in 1979, first as Secretary of State and from 1981 to 1987 as Minister in the Flemish Executive of Gaston Geens.

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Osama bin Laden praises martyrdom in video

July 15, 2007 Osama bin Laden has appeared in a new but undated video praising martyrdom. "The happy (person) is the one chosen by Allah to be a martyr," he could be seen saying.

The video had the insignia of the As-Sahab group, considered the media production house of Al-Qaeda. The background looked similar to that of older videos, known to have been filmed in Afghanistan.

The video, entitled "Winds of Paradise", features speeches by five suicide bombers and Al-Qaeda leadership. SITE Institute, a non-profit organization which tracks the online activity of terrorist organizations, said that the footage was old, but did not give an estimated date.


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Tour de France: Michael Rasmussen wins stage 8

July 15, 2007 Michael Rasmussen has won stage 8 of the 2007 Tour de France and has captured the overall lead. He blew away David Arroyo of Spain and Stéphane Goubert on the final climb. Iban Mayo took second. In the end, Arroyo and Goubert were overtaken by the chase group.

Rasmussen, the Danish mountain specialist who has won the King of the Mountain's polka dot jersey the last two years, maximized the number of points he could collect in today's mountain stage.

Michael Rogers of Australia had looked to be in position to take the yellow jersey, when he hit a barrier and hurt his wrist in the crash. Stuart O'Grady also crashed and is out, leaving only two Australians in the Tour.

This, the third-shortest road stage in this year's Tour, was very tough. The climbing started from the outset, with two small climbs in the first 25 km. At 75 km out, the first big test was Cormet de Roselend (a 19 km climb at 6%). This was followed by the Montée d'Hauteville - the start of the Col du Petit Saint-Bernard - and the climb up to Tignes (18 km at 5.5%) for a very difficult finish at a height of 2068 m.

Mark Cavendish of United Kingdom withdrew 35 km into today's stage. The sprinter had already planned to pull out, but not this soon.

Stage 8 results
 * 1) Michael Rasmussen (Den / RAB ) 4 hrs 49 mins 40"
 * 2) Iban Mayo (Spa / SDV ) +2:47"
 * 3) Alejandro Valverde (Spa / CDE) +3:12"
 * 4) Christophe Moreau (Fra / AG2R ) +3:13"
 * 5) Fraenk Schleck (Lux / CSC ) s.t.
 * 6) Cadel Evans (Aus / PDL ) s.t.
 * 7) Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz / AST) s.t.
 * 8) Alberto Contador (Spa / DSC ) +3:31"
 * 9) Denis Menchov (Rus / RAB) +3:35"
 * 10) Carlos Sastre (Spa / CSC ) s.t.

Overall classification
 * 1) Michael Rasmussen (Den / RAB) 39:37:42"
 * 2) Linus Gerdemann (Ger / TMO ) +43"
 * 3) Iban Mayo (Spa / SDV) +2:39"
 * 4) Alejandro Valverde (Spa / CDE) +2:51"
 * 5) Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz / AST) +2:52"
 * 6) Cadel Evans (Aus / PDL) +2:53"
 * 7) Christophe Moreau (Fra / AG2R ) +3:06"
 * 8) Alberto Contador (Spa / DSC) +3:10"
 * 9) Fraenk Schleck (Lux / CSC) +3:14"
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Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki says U.S Troops can leave when they want

July 15, 2007

The Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Maliki held a news conference on Saturday to address the Iraqi government's headway in response to a report given Thursday to the U.S President and U.S Congress on his government failures to comply with some of the 18 benchmarks the Iraqis are required to comply with in order to maintain U.S troops presence in Iraqi.

The Prime Minister stated that it would take time and effort to accomplish the political reforms that Washington recommended considering the natural turmoil in the country. On the subject of the Iraqi military Al-Maliki expressed his belief that his military could conduct military operations without U.S forces and that "U.S Troops could leave anytime they wanted" saying if necessary Iraqi police and soldiers would replace the U.S troops on the front lines.

One of Al-Maliki top aids accused the U.S of embarrassing his government by violating human rights of Iraqis and treating his country like a U.S lab experiment. This all came after a vote passed on Thursday by U.S. House of Representatives to withdraw all troops from Iraq.


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First computer game in Piedmontese language

July 15, 2007

Freecol, a free software (under the GNU General Public License) has been released in Piedmontese. This makes the game, clone of Sid Meier's Colonization the first game to have been released in this language which is only spoken by about two million people.

Freecol, the simulation of the historical process that lead to the Declaration of Independence in North America, is the first computer game to be localized in Piedmontese language. Players of the game need to take administrative and political actions to reach its goal.

Version 0.7.0 in Piedmontese was released on July 13, 2007. Speakers of regional languages hope this will serve as an examplar, so that more localizations of the game in other regional languages will be released over time.

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Lady Bird Johnson buried today

July 15, 2007

The funeral procession, which departed from state capitol in Austin, Texas, slowly moved up Austin and Hill County roads which were lined with hundreds of admirers of Lady Bird Johnson holding flowers, waving American flags or holding up the "hook 'em Horns" sign in honor of her years as a student at the and former UT System regent as the hearse carrying her body passed en route to the  located in.

Mrs. Johnson will be buried in the family cemetery next to her late husband and ex-president who died in 1973. The funeral for Mrs. Johnson was held on Saturday at the Riverbend Centre, attended by over 1,800 people including family, friends along with former presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. There were five current or former first ladies present, Laura Bush,, , and Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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North Korea shuts down nuclear reactor

July 15, 2007

Kim Myong Gil, the North Korean minister to the United Nations in New York City, New York, claims his government has shut down its infamous reactor located in and is ready to start dismantling its nuclear programmes as long as the United States keeps its promise to remove all sanctions and remove North Korea from the terrorism list.

The 10 members of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspection team will be going to North Korea to verify the shut down has taken place. The inspectors were forced to leave North Korea in late 2002 when this crisis began. The South Korean government has sent the North 50,000 tons of fuel oil as a reward for starting to dismantle its nuclear programmes and will send one million tons more.

The South Korea's nuclear envoy Chun Yung-woo called the shut down of the Yongbyon a milestone event but said the next phase will be more difficult than the reactor shut down.

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Suicide bombers kills 31 in Pakistan

July 15, 2007

On Sunday two separate suicide bombing attacks killed up to 31 people. The first attack took place when a police-army convoy was hit by two roadside bombs in the mountainous region near the Pakistani-Afghani border. The second bombing took place when a suicide bomber detonated in front of a police headquarters in Dera Ismail Kha killing 17 police recruits who were taking a test to join the local police force. Since the Red Mosque siege began there have been 67 people killed in bombing and shooting in Pakistan.

On Saturday 24 soldiers were killed when a suicide bomber crashed into two army vehicles in the town of Swat along the Afghani border. In that attack three civilians were killed 39 people were wounded most of them critically.

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Researchers to launch expedition to find remains of Amelia Earhart

July 15, 2007 Fifteen researchers are planning to take part in a new expedition in an attempt to solve the 70 year-old mystery of Amelia Earhart, a female pilot who disappeared in 1937 after an attempt to fly around the globe.

The team will be lead by Ric Gillespie, a researcher at The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery, who plans on searching the uninhabited island of Nikumaroro for the remains of Earhart's plane and her navigator, Fred Noonan.

"You can sit around and write books and kick theories around all day. In the end, in archeology, the ground will tell you the truth," said Gillespie's wife, Pat Thrasher. In 1937, Nikumaroro was known as Garner Island, and Gillespie believes that Earhart's plane crashed on the island while Earhart was trying to fly around the globe in her Lockheed 10E Electra. Earhart was supposed to finish her journey and land on Howland Island, but never arrived, and to this day, no trace of her remains or Noonan's, or of the plane have ever been found, but some remains of skeletons found in 1940, pieces of woman shoes and equipment have been recovered in previous trips to the island and Gillespie says that those remains are consistent with Earhart and what her plane would have been carrying at the time it disappeared.

The new expedition is centered around radio distress calls that are said to have been made by Earhart just before her plane went missing, but many researchers consider the transmissions an elaborate hoax. However; Gillespie says that when Earhart's plane ran out of fuel, Nikumaroro Island would have been the closest place to land. Nikumaroro is approximately 2½ miles long, and about 350 miles south of Howland Island. Gillespie says that both Earhart and Noonan would likely have survived "weeks or months" after the crash, but later died of starvation, lack of fresh water, or may have been severely ill.

The team hopes to begin the trip at the end of July or early August, not long after July 24, which is the 110th anniversary of Earhart's birth, and coincides with her disappearance on July 2, 1937. The expedition will take approximately 17 days to complete.


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I am writing about a man by the name of Master Mehrdad Khan Moayedi of Persia. A spiritual man who has touched so many lives by his ability to heal, teach, and through his visions… counsel.

Master Mehrdad was only four years old when his mother passed away. As a child, he realized he was connected to the spirit world and found himself lead by the spirit of his mother. He grew up with the gift to see visions, which directed his life in a unique spiritual path. Various circumstances pushed him to where he is today and be the man he his today.

This strong, heavyweight professional fighter was once a crippled teenager. He was badly injured while weight training. Within a year, he was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. If that weren’t enough, he was walking on the side of the road when a moving vehicle struck him and threw him several yards. The chronic back pain from his spinal injury and sciatic nerve prevented him from walking; but his relentless will and determination drove him to explore ways to heal and experiment with natural healing remedies. Through intense yoga training, the proper diet, and meditation he healed himself and thereby learned the power of the mind. That mysterious power he tapped into has proven to work for others as well, as he helped people with injuries evade surgery and be rid of pain.

In 2002, Master Mehrdad formed his own professional martial arts fighting organization called MKM Knockout Promotions, Inc. [www.mkmkfights.com] to promote events called Shin Do Kumaté (The Quest For The greatest Martial Arts Warrior). This event was created as a tool to introduce his true culture to the world, as well as educate North America about the true aspect of Martial Arts. As he walks the walk, he fights professionally in the Shin Do Kumaté against top named fighters.

Remarkably, Master Mehrdad started his fighting organization solely on a vision and a dream with very little money but he believes in the American dream. Today he broadcasts the Shin Do Kumaté primetime on FOX Sports Net with the plan to take his event international and Pay Per View soon.

His dream today is to use his knowledge in a positive manner and help direct many of our young lost souls. He has his own unique story, which I believe will not only fascinate people around the world, but in one way or another benefit them.

Please do not confuse this man with any ordinary person for a man who comes from another part of the world with no money and successfully builds two business based on faith is a man who believes he can only succeed with the power of the spirit.

He has one question for everyone and most people do not know the right answer. What is spirituality? You will find in the world today that everybody is confused. He has traveled the world on a journey that has placed him on numerous difficult situations that ordinarily would make anyone give up and turn back. His perseverance and faith kept him moving forward.

The only way to get a good idea of who Master Mehrdad Khan Moayedi is and to learn about his life is to meet him, train by him and talk to him personally. I am confident that everyone will find him to be an extraordinary person.

Master Mehrdad’s Intentions:

1.Work with and teach people how to regain the use of the power mind and ability to heal themselves. 2.Ultimate goal is to devote all time and energy on prophecy, healing, and helping children.

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Spanish police arrest 66 in child pornography raid

July 16, 2007

The Spanish and German police, with support from INTERPOL, conducted a ten month investigation that used over 300 agents and 45 different courthouses located in 40 of Spain's provinces, which resulted in the arrest of 66 out of 85 people involved in an online child pornography ring.

The suspects' computers were searched, and police uncovered over 48 million photographs and video. One caught in the investigation had 21 separate hard drive discs full of content.

Officials say that on some of the websites the child pornography was posted. There were over 5,000 downloads of the images and video on those sites.

The people arrested are being questioned to see if they had any part in the abuse of any of the children in the videos and images.


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AFC Asian Cup: Iran draw with China, Bahrain defeat Korea

July 16, 2007

Iran have scored late to draw 2-2 with China in their 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group C fixture.

China made a dominant start over the Iranians, and were rewarded on five minutes when Shao Jiayi struck a curling free kick into the top-left hand corner of the goal, despite Iranian goalkeeper Hassan Roudbarian getting one hand to the shot.

Mao Jianqing then doubled China's advantage after thirty-six minutes. A defensive error saw an Iranian central defender become attracted to the ball rather than the attackers, and Zheng Zhi crossed a ball from the right which found Mao. He took a touch off his chest and then struck the half-volley into the bottom-left hand corner.

Iran managed to equalize just before the break. A free kick was awarded to the Iranian team twenty-five yards out from China's goal, and after a short lay-off, Zandi struck a curling strike which beat a diving Li Leilei in the China goal.

The Iranians then found an equalizer. Captain Mehdi Mahdavikia swung a ball in from the right hand side of the field after a corner was taken short, and Nekounam jumped high at the near post to put Iran level after seventy-three minutes.

Iran will play Malaysia and China meet Uzbekistan in the final matches of the group. Given Malaysia's form in the tournament to date, it is likely that Iran will defeat the co-hosts. If this occurs, or Malaysia holds Iran to a draw, Uzbekistan must defeat China to progress to the quarter-finals, whilst a draw would be enough for the Chinese. Malaysia cannot mathematically make the next round.

In Group D, Bahrain have scored late to defeat Korea Republic 2-1.

Kim Do-Heon put the Koreans one goal up after just four minutes after Bahrain failed to clear a free kick properly. However, two minutes before half time, Salman Isa put Bahrain level after a free kick by Mohamed Hosain found Isa on the back post.

The Koreans were the more aggressive team in the second half, but failed to finish their chances. In the eighty-fifth minute, Bahrain found the winner when Ismaeel Abdullatif capitalized on a defensive mistake by Kim Jung-woo to score.

Korea must beat Indonesia at the Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta two goals or more and have the result of the other game, between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, not end in a draw to progress to the quarter-finals. Bahrain must defeat the Saudi Arabians to progress.

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US congressman causes controversy by comparing Bush to Hitler

July 15, 2007 Freshman Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN), the only Muslim in the U.S. Congress, has caused controversy after comparing President Bush to Adolf Hilter, and suggesting that the Bush Administration may have been complicit in the terror attacks of 9/11.

Speaking to a group of atheists in his home district in Minnesota, Ellison equated the 9/11 attacks and aftermath to the 1933 Reichstag fire in Germany, which helped cement Hitler's power.

He carefully parsed his words stating that he would not 'accuse' the Bush Administration of planning 9/11 because "you know, that's how they put you in the nut-ball box - dismiss you".

Ellison, a co-sponsor of a bill to impeach Cheney for "high crimes and misdemeanors," described the Vice President as "the very definition of totalitarianism, authoritarianism and dictatorship" and further condemned his refusal to answer Congress' questions.

Ellison's promise: "You'll always find this Muslim standing up for your right to be atheists all you want," reportedly "raised eyebrows" among the 300 present.

Ellison later clarified that he believes that Osama bin Laden was in fact responsible for the attacks of 9/11.

Condemnation came quickly with Republican Mark Drake of Ellison's home state saying: "To compare the democratically elected leader of the United States of America to Hitler is an absolute moral outrage which trivialises the horrors of Nazi Germany."


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Two strong earthquakes jolt Japan

July 16, 2007 According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), at least two strong earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.7 and 6.8 rocked the west coast of Honshu, Japan killing 8 people and injuring hundreds.

A two hour fire was reported at the Kashiwazaki Nuclear Power Plant number 6 reactor transformer, which is the biggest nuclear power facility in the world, causing radioactive water to leak into the sea. Officials at the plant state that the water will cause no damage to the surrounding environment.

The epicenter of the first quake was located 65 km (40 miles) southwest of Niigata city, a major city on the west coast of Honshu, of 55.4 km (34.4 miles). The second quake, a 6.8, was recorded almost 12 hours later approximately 140 km (90 miles) northwest of Fukui Island, Honshu, Japan and had a depth of 350.7 km (217.9 miles).

"Many people told me they want to return to their normal lives as quickly as possible. The government will make every effort to help with recovery," said Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says that no major tsunamis are expected, but small waves could impact areas locally close to the epicenter.Small, 50 centimeter tsunamis "were reported on coastal areas close to epicenter," said a statement on the USGS website which also added that in Kashiwazaki, "buildings collapsed, roads and bridges were damaged." The USGS says that damage is "moderate to heavy."

"A strong earthquake has occurred, but a tsunami is not expected along the California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, or Alaska coast. No tsunami warning or watch is in effect for these areas," added the NOAA statement.

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Australia: Indian doctor released on bail, detained under immigration laws

July 16, 2007

After being charged on Saturday and having his bail hearing adjourned until today, Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef has been granted bail for allegedly supporting terrorists. The Australian federal government has since cancelled Dr Haneef's work visa, causing him to be held in immigration detention.

Haneef was charged with providing support to a terrorist organisation after a SIM card registered to him was found in the possession of an alleged terror bomber in the UK. It is claimed that the two alleged bombers are distant cousins of Dr Haneef's.

Dr Haneef was granted AU$10,000 bail in the Brisbane Magistrate's Court where the magistrate said that Haneef had no known links to a terrorist organisation and that there were no allegations that the SIM card had been used in the planned attacks on Glasgow and London.

Australian Immigration minister Kevin Andrews said he believed Dr Haneef had failed a character test, which allows him to cancel Haneef's visa under immigration laws. "I reasonably suspect that he has or has had an association with persons engaged in criminal activity, criminal conduct, namely terrorism in the UK," said Mr Andrews.

Mr Andrews said Haneef would be detained in Brisbane pending his charges being dealt until arrangements can be made to move him to Villawood Detention Centre in Sydney.

A certificate notifying the government of Haneef's charges will be issued by the Australian Federal Police, which will allow the government to detain Haneef in immigration detention while his charges are being dealt with.

Minister Andrews defended his decision claiming it was his responsibility to cancel Haneef's visa. Andrews said that Haneef has or has had an association with people involved in criminal conduct and this constitutes failure of a character test.

When questioned on whether or not his decision was an indirect revocation of Haneef's bail the immigration minister said "The magistrate in Brisbane has a set of responsibilities which she has carried out and I'm making no comment whatsoever on the magistrate or any decision made by the magistrate".

When Haneef's criminal charges have been dealt with, the minister's move means that he will be deported when he is acquitted or upon the completion of any sentence imposed.

Haneef will reappear in court on August 31.


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Fox Sports 2, 7:30pm ACST. I've got both games recorded on my Foxtel box, and both games are noted. I included the official match reports as sources becuase I use them to double check scoring times etc.  Daniel  07:06, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

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"Category:Korea" should be changed to "Category:South Korea". Van der Hoorn (talk) 01:29, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
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UK transport firm Metronet facing administration

July 16, 2007 Transport company Metronet, the firm responsible for upgrading three-quarters of London tube system, is facing administration following a preliminary decision from rail arbiter Chris Bolt which limits the amount that London Underground (TfL) is obliged to pay for cost overruns to £121 million. The company had asked for £551m.

The arbitrations follows a row over who should pay for the overspend, estimated at between £1.2bn and £2bn in total. Metronet have claimed that the costs are due to changing requirements from TfL. This was disputed however by TfL and the Mayor of London, who has said previously that the costs were due to "management incompetence".

The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, has previously stated that he will not give Metronet one penny more than he is legally obliged to, and that if they go into administration TfL will step in and take control.

The company was awarded the tube contract under a Public-private partnership arrangement, which was a central policy of the Labour government, but fiercely (and legally) contested by the London Mayor.

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Kwik-E-Mart promotion drawing thousands of visitors

July 16, 2007 Driving nearly 30 miles (48 km) to visit a convenience store was not out of the question for fans of The Simpsons. Thousands of such fans converged on a 7-Eleven store in Los Angeles to witness that store's transformation for the month of July into a Kwik-E-Mart, a fictional convenience store from the popular animated television show.

As part of a marketing campaign for an upcoming feature film based on the long-running TV series, twelve of more than 6,000 U.S. and Canadian 7-Eleven stores were effectively converted into the fictional store: the store signs and banners, colors, employees' uniforms and even merchandise were changed to match those shown on TV. Stores were outfitted with Simpsons-themed window displays, cardboard cutouts of the show's characters, and carried such cartoon staples as Squishees and pink donuts that matched those favored by one of the title characters, Homer Simpson.

While initial reports indicated that sales at the converted locations were up by 30%, the scene this weekend at the Los Angeles location left little doubt that the promotion was working — at least for 7-Eleven. The Los Angeles store was half-encircled by a line of well over a hundred would-be visitors waiting over a half an hour to go inside the convenience store. A security guard controlled the crowd, letting only about 15 people visit the store at a time. As 7-Eleven stores operate 24 hours, this crowd control measure was a round-the-clock operation, with thousands of visitors showing up in a course of a day in a never-ending line.

One of the people in line was William, a young man from Hacienda Heights, California, who had heard about the fact that there was a Kwik-E-Mart from a friend. Driving more than 30 miles just to visit a store, he was looking forward to seeing what the store had changed. He was unable to get others in on his enthusiasm, though: a friend declined his invitation to visit the themed store since it "wasn't a big deal." After driving all the way he was prepared to wait at least a half an hour in the line: his patience likely tested as he was not even half-way to the entrance 20 minutes after lining up.

Despite the wait and the busy atmosphere, the set up was visibly enjoyable for visitors to the location. Families and groups of friends lined up to take pictures in front of plastic 3D models of Simpsons' characters on the wall of the store building. Even the neighbors put up with the circus: living just around the corner, Sharla walked over to the store and waited in line 20 minutes to get a pink movie donut and a drink. She had only positive things to say about the visit to the store, categorizing the whole experience as fun.


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I visited the Kwik-E-Mart / 7-Eleven store in Los Angeles on July 15, 2007 around 6pm local time. I interviewed three people: William, who was standing in line (I observed him getting in line), Sharla, who had just exited the store after a visit, and the security guard in front of the store. I looked around the area, peered into the windows, and even stood in line for about 15 minutes. -- IlyaHaykinson 08:46, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

pictures
why are the pictures in black and white?
 * No particular reason, my cameraphone was just in grayscale mode (it takes betetr pictures this way). -- IlyaHaykinson 22:51, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Better pictures would be in color.

 * They are still pics, and there's no need to be mean. Besides, it's still a great report. Congratulations for it, IlyaHaykinson. Regards - Jurock (reply here) 02:04, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Note that this anon has done nothing but criticise images in three articles, and the writing quality of another. (Last comment mentioned has since been deleted.) --  Zanimum 14:47, 18 July 2007 (UTC)


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Talk:Two strong earthquakes jolt Japan

The title should have ideally contained a unit measurement for the '6.7' (which doesn't seem make much sense on its own). Probably too disruptive to move it for the time being though. --

Raidioactive water into the sea? Anyone else see the next news story in the Japan section being 'Giant Raidioactive Lizard Attacks Major Japanese Urban Areas'? --

Time of the Quakes?
--62.49.4.186 00:31, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Do not add new information to this article
Revelations about the size of the leak from the nuclear plant are the next day's news. Thank you. --SVTCobra 15:23, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Request for a modification
For adding the french interwiki : fr:Deux tremblements de terre importants ont secoué le Japon, tank you 212.11.57.154 19:04, 26 July 2007 (UTC) ✅. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 10:51, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:US congressman causes controversy by comparing Bush to Hitler

I was attempting to work this story, then the powers that be, sort of fukked up. -Edbrown05 11:44, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I have information to contribute to this story or to a followup, but have previously been harassed and threatened by regular Wikinews buffs while using the "collaboration" page, so I will withhold my donation at this point. For those with the insight to find the same info, look for connections between Bush's "perpetual war" against drugs and terrorism, Wales' perpetual war against (or for?) vandalism and inaccuracy, and common international funding sources identified by a Congressional leader. MoreTruth 17:56, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Ed, my first draft of the article was incorrect when I said that Cheney had 'refused to testify'. My bad. It should have read 'refused to provide information of the Vice President office's role in the Federal Prosecutor firings, and other matters'. Instead of deleting this info, you could have provided the correct info as to Cheney's actions which spurred Ellisons remarks. Context is important. Your actions did not make me mad though. Are you now confident that Obama is a Christian, and not a Muslim? Did some Googling? Good man! fnord  Emperor Norton  XXIII  20:15, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Rather than impugning the person who removed false information for not having done more (You only wiped up my spilled milk. You could have refilled my glass, you know, boo hoo") "emperor" norton could have thanked the person who removed the false information and then contributed accurate information himself, otherwise known as "fixing one's own boo-boo" or "taking responsibility for one's self". Instead, we get a borderline threat -- Ed didn't "make" norton mad enough to escalate his inappropriate response, norton says (which correctly stated would read "Norton did not make himself mad enough to escalate his ridicule of Ed's contribution"). Even though Norton knows he distributed wrong information, he considered the person who removed his error to also be responsible for correcting it and he couched his displaced responsibility behind a thinly veiled threat of personal conflict. This tells us a lot about how Wikinews differs from a real news service. Let's rank these priorities as established here:
 * 1. (best) correct information
 * 2. (second best) incorrect information
 * 3. (last choice) no information.

 * A responsible news service publishes corrections when earlier editions were wrong. Simply having archives of the earlier, errant versions is not sufficient to notify readers that the account they read today is different, and more accurate than the false account offered yesterday. Intelligent readers usually hold a dim view of news services that refuse to report their errors as errors in generally the same context as false information was reported. -MoreTruth 22:17, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

 * You should write some articles, you're a real wordsmith!. Ed deleted my inaccuracy which is great. (thanks) That also deleted the context as to why Ellison said what he did. He did not add 'accurate' information, he added a link to an editorial piece. I didn't know what I wrote was inaccurate until after Ed deleted it. Keep up the good work Mr Truth. fnord  Emperor Norton  XXIII  22:54, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Who me, write articles? Don't hold your breath -- if you're waiting on my further donations to this network, you're backing up. Mon travail ici est pour la résistance. We aren't easily mislead by people who use anti-Bush sentiment to build group cohesion. MoreTruth 04:30, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

 * 'Group cohesion'? I have no such aims. I walk alone. I also write what interests me. These days its the failings and flailings of the Bush administration and their watercarriers. Maybe you'd feel comfortable writing articles here: They have a breaking news section. I don't think they'd appreciate you writing in French though. I did however. Cela était si très impressionnant, et sophistiqué aussi! Toodles. fnord  Emperor Norton  XXIII  06:01, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
 * "I walk alone" said the marcher as he paraded down main street with several thousand others, all marching in lock-step chanting "I walk alone." How about I write an article about Wikipedia, Conservopedia and other 2.0 cults? MoreTruth 15:19, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Welp, all I got to say is, when a geniune edit to this article dissappears into so smoke, then WTF? -Edbrown05 09:49, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Or, rather, what's with WMF? -Edbrown05 09:57, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

 * WikiMedia Foundation is not censored.... hmmm? I know you have heard this one before. Do you care? -Edbrown05 10:05, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

 * edits burned, perhaps banned is better word, before they occur... that = news? in baseball chatter is encouraged. here, if you don't get it right you get grilled (my bad for participating in that). chat it up is waht baseball is all about, so what if the batter is hum-dinger. -Edbrown05 10:21, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

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Date
Why is this article dated July 15? All edits were made July 16 and later. --SVTCobra 11:23, 17 July 2007 (UTC)


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Erica Powell, Nkrumah's private secretary dies

July 16, 2007 OBE, who was the Private Secretary to, and later to , President of Sierra Leone, died last month at the age of 86. She died at on June 5, 2007. She was made an in 1958 and  in 1960.

Erica was born on March 15, 1921 at in Sussex England into a middle class family. She trained as a secretary and then as a teacher. She worked with during World War II. She was the top candidate in the 1940 Shorthand and Typewriting exams.

In February 1952, the Crown Agents for the Colonies offered her the position of "Private Secretary (Female)/" which later became the title of her autobiography. She ended up working as the Private Secretary to the,. While working for the Governor, she became a close friend and confidant of Kwame Nkrumah, then bidding for Ghana's independence from the United Kingdom. Her closeness to Nkrumah led to her being dismissed in 1954 and being sent back to the UK.

Powell returned in January 1955 to work for Kwame Nkrumah, a position she held till 1965, a year before his overthrow. Her close relationship and loyalty to Nkrumah bred a lot of rumours both in Ghana and the UK. It also brought a lot of resentment from various quarters. She kept in contact with Nkrumah while he was in exile in Guinea until his death in April, 1972.

She later worked for Siaka Stevens as his private secretary from 1970 to 1979. She attended Nkrumah's funeral in 1972 as part of the official Sierra Leone delegation.


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Home-invaders pose as NYC police

July 16, 2007 In two separate incidents, men posing as members of the New York Police Department (NYPD), have invaded homes in the New York City area. In both cases, they robbed the residents, but in the most recent, they sexually assaulted a woman.

On Saturday, July 14, at 1:09 a.m. EDT (UTC-4), four men knocked on the door of a Yonkers, New York, apartment. The 33-year-old male that lives there opened the door, as the men outside wore NYPD hats and t-shirts, and had badges hanging around their necks.

The men promptly ordered the male victim to the floor. "When this guy pushed me, he had a gun in my face," the victim said. "I could see the other guy. He motioned to the others, come on, let's go, let's go." The intruders shouted "Where are the drugs?" as they ransacked the apartment.

Two of the men entered the bedroom and sexually assaulted the 30-year-old female. The couple has a five-year-old child, who was sleeping in another bedroom. "The more I resisted, the more he began to hit me," the woman said. She said she was sexually assaulted by two of the men while her boyfriend was bound and guarded.

Police said the men then left with a cell phone, a laptop computer, a diamond ring and a gold chain. Police do not believe that they were real officers. As of this afternoon, no arrests have been made.

On Thursday, July 5, shortly after six p.m. in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn five men knocked on the door claiming to be "the police." When the victims opened the door, they pushed their way in demanding the family give them drugs and money.

When police responded to a call reporting a robbery, they found the family, husband, wife and their daughter, tied up. The man suffered a head injury when he was pistol-whipped. Police say the robbers got away with a camera, jewelry, and US$5,000 in currency.

Neighbors told NY1 that they were stunned. "Frightened. Make you think twice before you want to open the door, you know," said one of the neighbors. "Now you be asking for all this ID and stuff and even still you're going to wonder, are they for real? So it's kind of scary."

There is no word about whether the two cases are connected. Yonkers is on the border of New York City, but is outside the jurisdiction of the NYPD.

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Comments:US congressman causes controversy by comparing Bush to Hitler

I find the comments of the Republican congressman even more interesting though, saying it's not right to compare a democratically elected U.S. president with Hitler... as if Hitler was not democratically elected! -- IlyaHaykinson 17:41, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Agreed Ilya, I had the same thought. People seen to forget that he was elected Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 22:28, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

thousands or millions?
it seems to me that no matter what the circumstances, people dying is people dying. (Ithink that there rarely seems to be a good reason for violence.) If nothing else, both hitler and bush have called for the slayings of thousands or millions of people, depending on the source. I believe the problems at the base of these murders could have been delt with using non-violence. Hitler's problem with skin color and 'impurity'and bush's problem with terrorism and dictatorships did not NEED to be solved with violence.

As far as the congressman's comparison trivializing the holocaust, I think both are equally important. "If it were your relative who died in the war in iraq, you might see both as equally important." I personally do not know anybody involved in either situation, but still hold human life as well as all life to be the most important thing I can think of. Can you honsetly think of somthing else? -216.9.250.97 00:43, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

its about time someone said this obvious opinion.

Atheists
You know, as an atheist, I'm really happy to hear a politician publicly say he supports atheists like that. So many others seem to squirm at the thought. This guy just earned some points with me.

68.43.83.197 17:22, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Hitler was democratically elected too
Don't forget your history... Germany elected Hitler democratically as well; and it was after the Reichstag Fire that Germans allowed him to become dictator (something Bush & company are desparately trying to do).
 * I see, so just like Hitler, Bush has had all members of the main opposition party arrested. Perhaps you should read a little history instead of spouting what other people have "told" you that the history was. --SVTCobra 02:30, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

you know hitler was democratically elected also...hail bush.


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United Kingdom expels four Russian diplomats

July 16, 2007 The United Kingdom is expelling four Russian diplomats in an extradition row related to the Alexander Litvinenko case. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not named the four Russian diplomats, but according to the BBC, they are intelligence officers.

Russia has refused to extradite the main suspect, Andrei Lugovoi, in the Litvinenko murder case, who is a Russian citizen. Under the "European Convention on Extradition 1957", Russia has the right to refuse the extradition of their citizens, and according to the Article 61 of the Constitution of Russia "The citizen of the Russian Federation may not be deported out of Russia or extradited to another state".

Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he had "no apologies for the action we have taken" in expelling the diplomats. It is necessary to send a "clear and proportionate signal" to Russia, about how seriously the UK regards the matter.

Russia is suggesting that Britain’s request for Lugovoi is hypocritical given that British courts granted political asylum to Boris Berezovsky and Akhmed Zakayev, both of whom are wanted in Russia. “It seems to us that London’s position is immoral, given this background,” said Mikhail Kamynin, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, and said it would prompt Russian retaliation. "Moreover, in London they should clearly realise that such provocative actions masterminded by the British authorities will not be left without an answer and cannot but entail the most serious consequences for Russian-British relations," he continued.

In the British House of Commons on Monday, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Miliband said, "This is a situation the Government has not sought, and does not welcome. However we have no choice but to address it."

In his statement to the Commons, Miliband highlighted the seriousness of the crime against Litvinenko and the subsequent danger to the community. "The facts...are therefore that a UK citizen has suffered a horrifying and lingering death. His murder put hundreds of others, residents and visitors, at risk of radiation contamination. And the UK Government has a wider duty to ensure the safety of the large Russian community living in the UK."

Miliband indicated that Russia is an important ally, but co-operation with Russia on a range of issues is under review. "The heinous crime of murder does require justice," said Miliband. "This response is proportional and it is clear at whom it is aimed."


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Please help expand. --SVTCobra 18:45, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
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User talk:Toneymaru

"…ข้าพเจ้ามีความเต็มใจที่จะสละอำนาจอันเป็นของข้าพเจ้าอยู่แต่เดิมให้แก่ราษฎรโดยทั่วไป แต่ข้าพเจ้าไม่ยินยอมยกอำนาจทั้งหลายของข้าพเจ้าให้แก่ผู้ใด คณะใดโดยเฉพาะ เพื่อใช้อำนาจ นั้นโดยสิทธิขาดและโดยไม่ฟังเสียงอันแท้จริงของประชาราษฎร"

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Hello!
I'm looking at the article on the violent anti-coup protest. My initial concern is the source of the photo. Do you know who holds the copyright? It looks very similar to the one on the BBC source that I've added. --Brian McNeil / talk 11:55, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

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"…ข้าพเจ้ามีความเต็มใจที่จะสละอำนาจอันเป็นของข้าพเจ้าอยู่แต่เดิมให้แก่ราษฎรโดยทั่วไป แต่ข้าพเจ้าไม่ยินยอมยกอำนาจทั้งหลายของข้าพเจ้าให้แก่ผู้ใด คณะใดโดยเฉพาะ เพื่อใช้อำนาจ นั้นโดยสิทธิขาดและโดยไม่ฟังเสียงอันแท้จริงของประชาราษฎร"

พระบาทสมเด็จพระปกเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัวรัชกาลที่ 7 แห่งราชวงศ์จักรี

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Orange County bus strike ends as union, board approve contract

July 16, 2007

Teamsters Local 952 and the Orange County Transportation Authority made peace this morning as coach operators voted 696 to 35 in favour of ratifying a tentative agreement, thus settling a labour dispute that had simmered since May and ending a week-old work stoppage.


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Gunman killed outside Colorado governor's office

July 17, 2007

A man identified as Aaron Richard Snyder showed up on Monday around 2:25 p.m. outside the Colorado Capitol offices of Governor Bill Ritter. He was carrying a 357-caliber 7 shot Smith and Wesson revolver with 20 extra rounds of ammunition and started screaming "I am the emperor" and "I am here to take over the state".

When he was confronted by a Colorado State trooper, Snyder opened his jacket showing that he was carrying a gun. The trooper ordered Snyder to drop the gun, but instead he moved "menancingly" in the direction of the trooper who then shot him once in the head and twice in the chest.

Snyder died from the multiple gunshot wounds on the floor of the Capitol office building. The Capitol went on a full lockdown with employees, tour groups and visitors in the building at the time ordered to stay where they were.

Governor Ritter was interviewing a judge candidate in his office at the time of the shooting. He held a press conference on the Capitol step two hours later.

Mr. Snyder was under doctors care for delusional behavior. The Northglenn, Colorado police issued a BOL "Be On the Lookout" to all law enforcement agencies in Colorado for Snyder and his car, a 2004 black Kia, around 25 minutes before the shooting occurred.


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I really enjoyed this piece of OR. I showed it to my co-workers, who couldn't understand why these people stood in line. The use of audio in the notes is fantastic. Great job. --SVTCobra 01:00, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
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