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Seven players added to lineup for United charity match

March 11, 2007

Coach Marcello Lippi has recently added 7 new players to his European XI squad for the March 13th charity match against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Four stars from Italian Club AC Milan join the star studded lineup, along with a player from each of Valencia, Roma and Real Madrid. The players join other European stars such as Ronaldinho, Henrik Larsson, Juninho and Gregory Coupet.

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Paolo Maldini: Current Club: AC Milan Age: 38 A veteran of the Italian game, Maldini has been playing since 1985 for AC Milan. His awards list is long, and includes 7 Serie A trophies, 5 Italian Super Cups, and 4 Champions League medals.

Genaro Gattuso: Current Club: AC Milan Age: 29 The defensive midfielder was part of Italian World Cup winning team in 2006, and is sure to add both defensive and offensive elements to the play of the Europe XI.

Andrea Pirlo: Current Club: AC Milan Age: 27 Pirlo is regarded as one of the best midfielders in the Serie A. He is an accurate passer, and a skilled playmaker. He has won several trophies with Milan, as well as with the Italian national squad.

Ronaldo: Current Club: AC Milan Age: 30 The Brazilian born striker is the top scorer of all time in the FIFA World Cup, and has won the award twice with his country. He was signed in January by Milan from Real Madrid of the Spanish Primera League.

Mancini: Current Club: AS Roma Age: 27 Another Brazilian born player, Mancini is often overlooked for his national team. His latest contribution for Roma was a sensational goal against Lyon in the Champions League, which involved 5 quick stepovers, and a blasted shot into the top corner of the net to guarantee Roma a spot in the quarterfinals.

Íker Casillas: Current Club: Real Madrid Age: 25 Casillas is currently the number one goal keeper for both Real Madrid and the Spanish National team. He has won both the Spanish League and the Champions League twice with Madrid in his 8 years with the club.

Miguel: Current Club: Valencia Age: 27 The Portuguese defender is a regular to his national team, and played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup for Portugal. He won the Portuguese Championship in 2005 with Benfica.

Coach Marcello Lippi will be checking on all the players fitness on Sunday night, and will announce the entire squad in Brussels, Belgium the next day. 70,000 tickets have already been sold for the match, setting a record for a non-competition match at Old Trafford. This means only 2,000 tickets remain for the game at the 76,000 seat stadium, as capacity has been set lower to accommodate two giant screens for pre-match entertainment. All proceeds to the match will go the Manchester United Fund, and will be used to help children all over the world.

Related news

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National Hockey League suspends Simon for season

March 11, 2007

The National Hockey League (NHL) has handed down a season-long suspension, including the playoffs, to Chris Simon of the New York Islanders. The suspension, for a minimum of 25 games, is a ruling for a hit Simon laid on Ryan Hollweg of the New York Rangers during a March 8 game at Nassau Veterans' Memorial Coliseum.

In a press release earlier today, the NHL indicated that they considered Simon's hit on Hollweg, with a stick to the face, to be a deliberate intent to injure. "The National Hockey League will not accept the use of a stick in the manner and fashion in which Mr. Simon used his Thursday night," said Colin Campbell, NHL Senior Executive Vice President and Director of Hockey Operations.

The incident occurred at 13:29 of the third period. After receiving a hard check from Hollweg, Simon swung his stick and delivered a two-handed blow to Hollweg's upper body, causing a cut on Hollweg's chin. Simon was assessed a match penalty.

Based on his $1-million contract, which expires at the conclusion of the 2006-07 season, Simon forfeits a minimum of $80,213.90. The money goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.

The suspension could carry over into the 2007-2008 hockey season, depending on how far the Islanders advance into the playoffs. According to the NHL press release, if the Islanders do not qualify for the 2007 playoffs, or play fewer than 10 playoff games in the 2007 playoffs, Simon would serve additional games at the start of the 2007-08 regular season to satisfy the minimum term of the suspension.

Garth Snow, General Manager of the Islanders, indicated his support for Simon in a brief press release. "I spoke with Colin Campbell this morning and he informed me of his decision. Chris Simon has played a major role in our success this season and we will miss his presence in our lineup. His regret is clearly evident in the statement he released last night. Our entire organization supports Chris every step of the way."

In a statement March 10, prior to the verdict, Simon expressed regret for his actions. "After watching the tape the morning after Thursday's game, I was disgusted. There is absolutely no place in hockey for what I did. I want to apologize to Ryan Hollweg. I was grateful to learn that Ryan is okay and that he returned to the game. My hope is to reach out to him in the near future."

Simon explains that his behavior may have been influenced by a hit he received less than a minute before his stick swinging incident. "I do not remember much about Thursday's incident. When I saw the tape on Friday morning, it explained a lot to me when I saw the look on my face after being hit into the boards. I was completely out of it."

Simon didn't appear to let it excuse his hit on Hollweg. "I need to make clear that this is not justification for the danger I put Ryan Hollweg in and the damage I have caused the game. I understand disciplinary action will be taken."

The Associated Press indicated that criminal charges against Simon are being considered. According to a spokesperson for Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice, "no decision has been reached" on bringing charges, but that "prosecutors would review the tape."


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Zimbabwe police break up rally, detain leaders

March 12, 2007 Zimbabwe police broke up a prayer rally protesting government policy on Sunday, arresting over 100 people, including the leader of the opposition party, Morgan Tsvangirai. Zimbabwe police claimed that the prayer rally violated a government ban on political protests.

Riot police reinforcements cordoned off the area where the rally was to be held, and searched cars as they entered. As political leaders approached the area, they were reportedly pulled out of their cars and detained. Witnesses reported heavily armed military police forces surrounding the area of Highfields, the suburb where the rally was to be held.

Police fatally shot one person, after being reportedly attacked by a large mob of protesters. A spokesman for one of the men arrested claimed that a lawyer was beaten and chased away from the Machipisa police station in Highfields, where the arrested people were being held.

Opponents of President Robert Mugabe have blamed him for food shortages, repression of people's rights, and failing to control Zimbabwe's record inflation of over 1600%.

A spokesperson for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said the Secretary-General condemned the reported beating of the leaders, and that he urged their release.


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Wikinews talk:Arbitration Committee/CheckUser and oversight

The current checkusers at en.wikinews are Chiacomo, Cspurrier and IlyaHaykinson. If I understand Bawolff and Chiacomo correctly, they don't care to be checkusers. -Edbrown05 06:04, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
 * The community cannot sustain the giving of permissions without the taking away of them where they have fallen into disuse. -Edbrown05 07:28, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
 * The reason my name is down for checkuser, is that I feel a active user needs it, (2 of the 3 current users have not edited for a while) and the fact that I am a new arbcom member, so, if we follow the ways of the past, arbcom members can have that permissions. Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 07:47, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I have been very busy IRL, but I check RFCU, rename requests, etc.. daily (almost). I'm always available via email.. :) --Chiacomo (talk) 17:53, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Nice to see that Chiacomo and Ilya responded so promptly to shots fired over their bow. -Edbrown05 04:19, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

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When is ArbCom submitting this to Wikimedia?  Thunderhead  ►  00:45, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I e-mailed Craig the other day about this, if he can do it, or if it needs to go through RfP. Otherwise we need to submit it to RfP, and I have not got time atm to do that :) Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 03:19, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

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I oppose this idea. How many checkusers do we need? I see Chiacomo and Craig editing sometimes. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  19:56, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Is BrianNZ trying to do this because he wants the extra tools? I see why the user above is opposing. This is unfair to the admins of Wikinews. Why can't admins be granted checkuser also? I see this as a need for power on BrianNZ's part. As a dedicated reader of this website, I feel lied to that the community is taking very Liberal/pov decisions like this. Wikinews is turning more into Wikipedia as more very Liberal admins join this site. I want Wikinews to stay a medium Wiki and not become as big as Wikipedia is.
 * As much as I like a small wikinews - you can't stop growth, or at the very least I don't think stopping it would be a good idea. I don't see any reason why any admin can't get checkuser. None of them requested it as of yet. I also fail to see how this is a pov decision, or how its a liberal decision. Could you please clarify that part of your comment more? thanks. Bawolff ☺☻ 22:28, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

 * Wikitionary defonition: Liberal means generous in quantity. = Give five other users checkuser.
 * ahh TITBoAC (There is to big of a cabal!). I thought you meant liberal as political idealogy. While 0 to 6 is a big increase, Its mostly just so we know their will be a user available with oversight when needed. Bawolff ☺☻ 00:53, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
 * But wikinews will now have 7 checkusers. We are not a huge Wiki where there is lots of vandalism. Mabie we should grant only one or two people checkuser instead of 7? — Fellow Wiki  Newsie   (W)   (sign here!)  22:11, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
 * 7 checkusers? I think you are confusing checkuser and oversight. This will mean we would have 4 checkusers, and 6 oversights. They are different tools, with different purposes Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 04:04, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * What is oversight anyways? — Fellow Wiki  Newsie   (sign here!)  00:03, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Oversight is the ability to erase a version from the history so that even admins can't see it. Uses include removal of personal information that people regret putting on the wiki, and selective deletion of copyvios on places like user pages.  I think I've seen three or four times it would have been useful, and the simple thing is to give it to the entire arbcom and then you know where to go when it is needed. --Brian McNeil / talk 08:35, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * But what happens if someone in the arbcom, who has oversight, dosn't get re-elected and they are not even a beurocrat? — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  20:43, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
 * It gets removed, I think...
 * Also, if BrianNZ gets checkuser permission, then why can't anyone else who isn't a beurocrat get it? — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  20:45, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Being a beurrocrat has nothing to do with it. last time it was just coincidental. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:53, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Could anyone, who is a trusted admin, request checkuser? — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  23:56, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Theorectically yes. but you need to still go through vote etc. Bawolff ☺☻ 00:03, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Ok. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  00:10, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
 * NB, Anyone can have checkuser, however only the arbcom can vote on it (ie you apply to the arbcom for it) Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 04:56, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Well technically yes, but if someone declared they wanted to have checkuser, and had loads of support from community, I highly doubt we'd say no. Bawolff ☺☻ 05:09, 29 March 2007 (UTC)


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New Zealand's Prime Minister supports daylight savings extension

March 12, 2007

The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark has expressed an interest of extending daylight saving time in New Zealand after a petition to extend daylight saving was closed, gathering 35,000 signatures.

The petition was launched by Peter Dunne, leader of the United Future party, and Nelson city councillor, Mark Holmes in October, 2006. The petition requests "...that the House call upon the Government to provide 3 extra weeks of daylight saving to begin on the last Sunday of September and end on the first Sunday in April."

Ms Clark says that daylight savings could be stretched at the end because our summer is now lasting through till March. Ms Clark does not support a change to the start of daylight savings. Ms Clark said, "I think the way our weather and seasons have moved around we are finding that at the start of the so-called summer it's not the best, but we've just seen the most glorious Indian summer lasting well through into March and daylight savings ends in about a week's time."

Ms Clark also says she supports moving the summer school holidays from January to February, although she says that this would be hard to do.

The Minister for the Department of Internal Affairs, Rick Barker, is considering the extension of daylight savings, as an extension does not require any law change, instead it is done by Order in Council signed by the Governor-General, acting under section 4(1) of the Time Act 1974.

Ms Clark claims that there is a lot of public support for the extension.

If any change was to occur, it would be implemented next year, as daylight savings finishes this coming weekend.

The United States and Canada have both recently extended their daylight savings periods.


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Bug in Microsoft antivirus deletes users' e-mails

March 12, 2007

Microsoft’s officials admitted that the company’s Windows Live OneCare security suite has been accidentally deleting e-mails of those users that worked with Outlook and Outlook Express.

Microsoft’s OneCare forum included postings that stated the cause of message deletion. Thus the issue occurred thanks to an antivirus application that finds e-mails containing viruses. The problem with the software was that the antivirus, instead of deleting or quarantining the hazardous e-mail, deleted all messages from the personal folder.

The forum, however, gave hope in a post saying that some messages might be recovered but only in case they were quarantined. Thus users are able to find those e-mails in OneCare’s quarantine facility.

The administrator of the forum, Stephen Boots, outlined that he was very unhappy with the issue which, he said, appeared over a year ago and the company thought it fixed the problem with the release of 1.5 version. Boots said that the beta version of the program worked fine but when the final version was launched the problem occurred once again.

According to the statement, reported by the spokesperson of the software giant, Microsoft is now working to fix the problem and release an updated version of OneCare on March 13.

OneCare was criticized after it failed to pass an independent test of security products that provided a certain certification. In addition to this the program did not provide enough protection for Windows Vista users.


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NCAA Basketball: National tournament field set

March 12, 2007

The field for both the 65-team NCAA national tournament and the 32-team National Invitation Tournament were set yesterday following the conclusion of the final conference tournaments.

The 65-team NCAA Tournament is highlighted by top seeds Florida (Midwest regional), North Carolina (East regional), Ohio State (South regional), and Kansas (West regional). An opening round game between Niagara and Florida A&M will take place on Tuesday night, with the first round of the tournament being played out on Thursday and Friday.

A number of teams widely considered to be "on the bubble" were not selected and instead will join the 32-team NIT field, which begins play on Tuesday night, March 13. The top seeds for the NIT are Mississippi State, West Virginia, Air Force, and Clemson. Of the top seeds, West Virginia and Air Force had a chance at being selected for the NCAA tournament. However, when they were not selected, they were relegated to the NIT.

The championship for the NIT will take place on March 29, with the championship of the NCAA tournament and the right to be called the "National Champion" taking place on April 2.


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Bomb kills nine Afghan police

March 12, 2007 A roadside bomb killed nine Afghan police officers earlier today, including one local commander, and another was left critically wounded. The remotely-controlled bomb attack was made on a police convoy travelling in the Bakwa district of Farah.

The district commander of Bakwa was also killed in the attack. The area lies on a major heroin smuggling route to Iran. Ministry spokesman Zemerai Bashary said that said that one of the vehicles in the convoy was destroyed in the explosion.

Taliban leaders have previously told reporters that they intend to step up attacks during the spring season and coalition commanders have asked for more troops to meet the expected escalation in fighting.

Elsewhere in the same province on Sunday, a police post was attacked by Taliban insurgents. The attack left two militants dead and one wounded.

In Helmand, coalition and Afghan troops led by the U.S. clashed with suspected Taliban Insurgents. The coalition was targeting an alleged anti-aircraft weapons trafficker. The battle happened earlier today in Gareshk district and left two militants dead. Two Afghan troops and one coalition soldier were lightly wounded.

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CSX freight train derails in Oneida, New York, tank car explodes

March 12, 2007

A freight train traveling from Buffalo to  derailed in, New York.

No injuries have yet been reported as a result of the accident. It is not yet known what caused the accident; CSX and NTSB officials are investigating.

Twenty six of the train's 79 cars derailed around 7:00 a.m. local time; the derailment led to the explosion of at least one  carrying. Two other cars are known to contain hazardous materials. As many as seven cars have been reported as burning.

As a precaution, 23 miles (37 kilometers) of the adjacent have been closed between Syracuse and Verona. Authorities have ordered a complete evacuation for a one-mile radius around the derailment site, including a jail and two elementary schools. 's ' between Albany and Syracuse is suspended and ' between Syracuse and Chicago is also affected; passengers on these routes are being bused around the affected area.

At the time of the accident the train had a two-man crew and was traversing a section of track that has a 60 mile per hour (MPH) speed limit. The train crew were not injured; it is not yet known what speed the train was traveling when the accident occurred.


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This template generates a generic 16-team bracket. The default seeding and group information settings are default for an NCAA Division I Basketball regional bracket.

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Brad Delp, lead singer of rock band Boston: found dead at 55

March 12, 2007

The lead singer of Boston, Brad Delp was found dead in his house alone last Friday.

The Atkinson police have stated that there was no "foul play" involved, and the cause was still under investigation by the medical examiner.

After the death, the bands website went down and was replaced with the message: "We just lost the nicest guy in rock and roll."

Delp joined Boston in the ealry 70's after meeting with guitarist, songwriter and producer Tom Scholz. The group later signed with the Epic label.

Their first album, which was self titled, was a huge success. The album had hits on it such as "Long Time" and "More than a Feeling".

Delp left the band in 1991, and was replaced by Fran Cosmo. Delp rejoined the band later for the Walk On tour, and shared vocal duties with Cosmo. A new album with Delp singing was reported to have been in the making, but no release date was ever given.


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March 13th 2007 Tyler Velasco begins filming for his documentary on the History of Gay Rights. May 1st marks the ending of the filming. The name of the Documentary has not been released.

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2007 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Brackets

These are the complete brackets for the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I National Basketball Tournament. All games are played at neutral sites. The higher-seeded team is designated the home team on the scoreboard and in the official scorebook, and will wear white jerseys on the court for the game.

West Regional - San Jose, California
Opening Round game: Niagara 77, Florida A&M 69 (March 13, 2007 @ Dayton, OH)


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Swiss reject single health insurance

March 12, 2007

24 of 26 Swiss Cantons rejected the proposal for a single health insurance system, in which premiums would be based on income and wealth. The vote on Sunday was the latest in a series of attempts to cut rising costs and ease the financial burden on citizens.

Around 71% of voters rejected the reform. Turnout was at about 46%, slightly above the Swiss average.

As expected, voters in the main German-speaking part of the country turned down the planned reform, which was supported by the centre-left but opposed by the centre-right as well as the business community, parliament and the government.

Opposition in the French and Italian speaking regions was less pronounced. The cantons Jura and Neuchâtel in the French speaking regions voted in favor of the proposed reforms.

Health insurance premiums are higher in southern and western Swiss cantons than in German-speaking areas.

The Swiss Interior Minister Pascal Couchepin said an important part of the Swiss Population appeared to be opposed to "a revolution" in health insurance but he said that he wanted current reforms currently under discussion in the Swiss Parliament to go ahead. He called on all sides, especially health insurers and the cantonal authorities, to make efforts to reduce spending on health insurance and aim for a greater cost efficiency. Currently Switzerland has 87 private insurers providing mandatory basic health care coverage for Swiss residents under a 1996 law. But costs have sky-rocketed. Over 100,000 people are not covered by health insurance due to non payment.

To win the battle of the cost of health care, everyone must place his or her private interests behind the interests of the general public. -Pascal Couchepin at a news conference

Opponents to the initiative argued that a single insurance system would lead to complacency and create a two-tier system, in which the wealthy would be the only ones available to afford to have additional private insurance coverage.

Supporters of the initiative said a single health insurer would increase the system's efficiency and allow for annual savings of at least 300 million Swiss Francs (about $245 million) in administrative costs. Currently, the funding system is unbalanced, since many clients on low incomes use state subsidies to pay their premiums, according to the Green Party and the Social Democrats.

The initiative to unite all the insurance companies and introduce premiums based on wealth and income was the most recent in a series of attempts over the past ten years to reduce the public spending on health care. A proposal, similar to this recent proposal, to modify the funding system of the health insurance companies was rejected by 73% of voters in 2003.

Switzerland has the most expensive health system in Europe. Switzerland's expenditure on health care was 11.6% in 2005, in front of Germany and France but behind the United States.

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BBC correspondent missing

March 12, 2007

The BBC says it is concerned for the safety of its correspondent in the Gaza Strip, Alan Johnston. The BBC said it had been unable to make contact with Johnston, however it did not make any comments on Palestinian reports that he had been kidnapped.

Johnston's car was found abandoned in Gaza City shortly after he left his office to drive home.

Jaime Razuri, a photographer working for Agence France-Presse (AFP), was kidnapped January 1, 2007 and released a week later. On October 24, 2006, the Spanish photographer Emilio Morenatt of the Associated Press (AP) was kidnapped by Palestinian gunmen and freed later that day.

In all, 14 journalists in all have been kidnapped in Gaza since 2004. Johnston, 44, has been the BBC's correspondent in Gaza for three years.

The BBC stated that:

We are currently unable to contact him and are concerned for his safety. We are trying to gather as much information as possible.

Details of what happened are sketchy. Palestinian police said four gunmen were seen in the vicinity of where Johnston's car was found. Palestinian Interior Minister Sayeed Sayyam said Johnston's disappearance was a "criminal act". Palestinian security forces set up checkpoints around Gaza and were searching for Johnston.

One of the few Western correspondents still inside Gaza itself, Johnston has been described by the BBC as a

...highly experienced and respected reporter...

According to Paul Adams, now the BBC's diplomatic correspondent, himself a former Middle East reporter, said that:

It is his [Johnston's] job to bring us day after day reports of the Palestinian predicament in the Gaza Strip

Johnston was born in Tanzania and educated in Scotland. He joined the BBC in 1991 and has spent eight of the last 16 years as a correspondent, generally in the Middle East (in Nations such as Uzbekistan and Afghanistan). Johnston is on his last few weeks in Gaza.

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An image of Johnston would be preferable to be added to this article, however, I do not know the copyright status of BBC images.

Thanks,

Booksworm 20:52, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
 * In this case you'd actually have to ask the BBC for permission. I suspect they'd give it under these circumstances, but you can't just copy the picture. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:03, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I am not sure how they issue their content. Some is fair use some is not and here is how I know that: but I am not sure how to tell which images apply to this license. DragonFire1024 21:12, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
 * that license is only for the stuff here. o/w their content is copyrighted. wonder if a screenshot of Johnston reporting from Gaza would be ok for fair use. –Doldrums(talk) 21:16, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Well if their video media is under the license above then a screenshot would be fair use...under that license. DragonFire1024 21:19, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I have used one of the contact forms to ask for a picture we can use, in the meantime a screenshot would be fine - provided you get a well focussed frame. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:22, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Fair use is *despite* any licences. It's fair use if you take if from "standard" pages about him, i.e. his profile, homepage, etc. You'll only have issues claiming fair use if you take it from another *news* article about him. By comparison, wikipedia might have trouble using photos from another encylopedia like source, but they can claim fair use for a photo from a news article. Yes, it's true the corperate publishing world does not use "fair use", and finds licenses for everything, but this is for particular reasons which simply don't apply when you can remove the content as easily as here. But, if you still can't find one, just email his family. Nyarlathotep 02:39, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Please add Category:BBC Thanks...Zir (talk) 10:29, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
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Gas line explodes in Texas

March 12, 2007

A gas line at Lake Weatherford, Texas exploded Monday afternoon. No one was injured in the explosion, though several vehicles were completely destroyed in the explosion. Flames are reported to be at least a hundred feet into the air.

Workers were laying pipes near pipes that were already installed and running, when the explosion occurred. As many as 20 workers were working on the site of the explosion when flames broke out. The local fire department has not ascertained exactly how many people were at the scene.

At least 10 cars can be seen on fire near the site of the explosion and homes and businesses in North Parker County have no power due to the fire.

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U.S. Army's surgeon general asked to resign

March 12, 2007 The United States Army's Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Kevin C. Kiley resigned Monday due to the recent Walter Reed Army Medical Center neglect scandal. Lt. Gen. Kiley is the third official to be stripped of command due to the scandal.

Although he officially resigned, Pentagon officials made it clear that he had been dismissed over the scandal that has outraged veterans’ groups and appalled America.

Lt. Gen. Kiley was heavily criticized for his actions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where the hospital was kept in very poor condition and its patients neglected.


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UN report says Sudan government guilty of orchestrating Darfur crimes

March 12, 2007

A report from a United Nations Human Rights Council mission "concludes that the government of the Sudan has manifestly failed to protect the population of Darfur from large-scale international crimes, and has itself orchestrated and participated in these crimes." The mission urges the U.N. to take "urgent further action", for example by deploying the proposed U.N. and African Union peacekeeping forces, and co-operating with the International Criminal Court.

The report team, lead by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jody Williams, further urges Sudan to stop targeting civilians. The report also says the government is allowing militias such as the Janjaweed to act with impunity, and that government forces are even operating jointly with the militia. The militias themselves and the armed rebel groups aren't spared either; they are accused of serious violations of human rights and international law.

During their month of work, the researchers didn't actually get into Sudan because they were not given visas, but they interviewed hundreds of relevant people (such as refugees), and reviewed thousands of pages from documents on the humanitarian situation in Darfur.

To summarise the situation, the 35-page documents says: "Today, millions are displaced, at least 200,000 are dead, and conflict and abuse are spilling over the border into Chad." The report says that humanitarian and human rights workers are increasingly being targeted, especially during the past six months. "Killing of civilians remains widespread, ... Rape and sexual violence are widespread and systematic. Torture continues." The experts think the conflict could destabilise the region.

The mission advises the U.N. General Assembly to "request the compilation of a list of foreign companies that have an adverse impact on the situation of human rights in Darfur." The U.N. agencies should then cease to do business with these companies.

Sudanese officials declined to respond to the report immediately, saying that the response will be made in Sudan's address to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday. Just days ago, Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir rejected an interim U.N. plan to bolster African Union peacekeeping forces in Darfur. Up to 24,000 troops were to replace the current 7,000 African Union peacekeepers in the western Sudan region.

The almost 4-year-old Darfur conflict is being fought between the Janjaweed militia (Arabic for "devils on horseback"; they are camel-herding Arabs) and a group of mostly land-tilling tribes. The Sudanese government in the past denied allegations against them, blaming the rebels who didn't sign the peace treaty of 2006. The International Criminal Court in The Hague has already summoned a junior minister of the Sudan, and a militia leader, to answer war crime charges. The government in Khartoum refused to extradite anyone, saying the people responsible would be tried in the Sudan itself.


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Marcello Lippi completes European XI squad

March 12, 2007

Coach Marcello Lippi has confirmed his squad for the March 13th charity match against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Lippi has been recruiting some of the best players from across Europe in the past weeks to participate in the match, which celebrates 50 years since the signing of the Treaty of Rome, as well as 50 years of Manchester United participating in European competitions. Three more players have been added, one German, one Italian, and one Swede. The players form a 22 man squad, which already includes the likes of Ronaldinho, Henrik Larsson, and Ronaldo.

Added Players
Oliver Kahn: Current Club: Bayern Munich Age: 37 Kahn is a highly experienced goalkeeper, currently playing in his 20th proffesional season. He has won 7 Bundesliga titles with Bayern, along with one UEFA Cup, Champions League, and Intercontinental cup. He is regarded as one of the best keepers of all time.

Zlatan Ibrahimović: Current Club: Internazionale Age: 25 The Sweedish Ibrahimović has a full bag of tricks and a great eye for goal. He is currently the top goal scorer at Serie A leaders Inter, but he has also played at current Serie B leaders Juventus, and Dutch giants Ajax.

Fabio Grosso: Current Club: Internazionale Age: 29 Grosso can play both midfield and defence at Inter, but will be playing defence for the charity match. He is a highly experienced player, and was with the winning Italian team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

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Goalkeepers: Oliver Kahn, Grégory Coupet, Iker Casillas

Defenders: Maldini, Jamie Carragher, Eric Abidal, Lilian Thuram, Carles Puyol, Marco Materazzi, Fabio Grosso

Midfielders: Gianluca Zambrotta, Steven Gerrard, Juninho, Florent Malouda, Miguel, Gennaro Gattuso, Andrea Pirlo

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Russia: Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant to be delayed

March 13, 2007

According to Russia's Federal Atomic Energy Agency (RosAtom) further progress on Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, which Russia has been working to complete, will be delayed because Iran fell behind in the payment schedule.

The decision threatens to put Iran’s atomic project in jeopardy, just as it faces the threat of more UN sanctions over its controversial nuclear program.

"The fact is that there is no money, and it is impossible to construct without money," RosAtom spokesman Sergei Novikov told Interfax News Agency. Iran suspended payments on January 17 and "therefore, our Iranian partners should not be surprised by an extension of the deadline for the launch of the first unit at Bushehr," he said.

Under an agreement reached last September, Russia was to deliver nuclear fuel to Bushehr in March and the power station would open in September and begin generating power in November.

When the payment delay was first reported in February Mohammad Saeedi, the deputy head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, denied that Tehran had been late in making payments. "Iran has had no delay whatsoever in making payments for the Bushehr nuclear power plant," Mr. Saeedi was quoted as saying by Islamic Republic News Agency. Mr. Novikov said the Iranians blamed the delay on the need to switch payments from dollars to euros.

The announcement from RosAtom came after talks between Russian and Iranian officials last week in Moscow failed to reach agreement on the dispute over funding.


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French politicians distance themselves from Chirac

March 13, 2007

In the wake of Jacques Chirac's announcement that he will not seek re-election, French politicians have taken the opportunity to distance themselves from him.

Nicolas Sarkozy, the frontrunner to succeed Jacques Chirac, said that he "never felt like anybody's heir" and that "France is the republic, it is not something you inherit."

French Dominique de Villepin, who was also considered a potential candidate, has endorsed Sarkozy. Villepin and Sarkozy are members of the same party, but fell out years ago. Meanwhile, right-wing leader Jean-Marie Le Pen said Mr. Chirac left France in a 'catastrophic state.' "I think Jacques Chirac was the worst president of the republic in the history of France. With him I lose my worst enemy and I'm delighted," he said.


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User:Nzgabriel/Youth Parliament help

After reading this page, please see this page, User:Nzgabriel/Youth press gallery article.

I am planning on becoming a press gallery member at the youth parliament in New Zealand this year. And to enter I can submit some, or one (not sure) of my article(s) I have written.

I need help with this, as I am not sure on which ones are my best ones, etc. I have selected Wikinews exclusive: 'speed not behind New Zealand's road toll', Minimum wage to be increased in New Zealand, Apple launches iTunes in New Zealand, A1 Grand Prix Taupo, New Zealand results, and New Zealand ex-politician gives valedictory speech. But those are just some, I haven't really looked at all of them, and that is why I am asking for your help.

A full list of the articles I have written, or contributed significantly, is here: User:Nzgabriel/Article list.

For more information about New Zealand's youth parliament and becoming one of youth parliament's press gallery member, see this website: http://www.myd.govt.nz/ayv/youthparliament/youthparliament.aspx.
 * If no one else is going to come into this discussion, then my decision is to submit the article of Don Brash giving his valedictory speech. --Nzgabriel | Talk 07:55, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
 * The article you're proposing is a good start to give a single story, but you should probably link to your entire list of contributions as well. You've done a lot round here and that should be pointed out in your application.
 * From reading the details, they want 10 youth reporters - and you might end up on TV. You need a 500 word piece on what you believe should be one of the issues discussed by the youth parliament and I'd suggest you do that here in your userspace.  --Brian McNeil / talk 11:22, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I have been told by a person at the Mistry of Social Developemt/Youth Development, that I can still submit a story, but I have to write a 500 word 'essay'. I could do that here in my userspace, but I would prefer not to have people publicly altering it, as it would then look like I didn't really write it all, and it would be other people's writing, etc. --Nzgabriel | Talk 03:00, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Stick a "please do not edit" message at the top that asks critique details go on the talk. Our regulars will understand that constructive criticism should go on the talk page.  In that way you can get help and advice from the community without the piece having been edited by anyone else.  If this sounds like cheating, it isn't.  Everyone else who is trying for this will have their English teachers helping with their submission.  The difference is you'll have a record of how your work developed and an honest list of who advised you in creating your submission.  Do you have a topic to pursue yet? --Brian McNeil / talk 10:22, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
 * The topic will be about the driving age of New Zealand, as this is a hugely debtated topic as it is currently 15, and many people argue that it is way too young. The driving age is also attributed to why there are so many youths dying on our roads. --Nzgabriel | Talk 05:40, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
 * That sounds like a good piece to do. You've already done coverage of the topic, so you have a story or two to go with your submission. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:42, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
 * When I said you'd done coverage, I meant Wikinews exclusive: 'speed not behind New Zealand's road toll'. --Brian McNeil / talk 08:33, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

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It is short, but I feel that it sums up the developments well. Could be used as a Wikinews short or it could be expanded to show more of French politics. --SVTCobra 03:51, 13 March 2007 (UTC)


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Controversial blog relaunched in New Zealand

March 13, 2007

A controversial blog that posts personal details about many workers at New Zealand's Child, Youth and Family Services (CYFS) has been relaunched after Google's Blogger removed the site due to a death threat.

The controversial blog, named CYFSWATCH NEW ZEALAND posts personal stories about how CYFS workers have treated them and their family, and then posts personal details about those workers. It also is targeting the chief executive of the Ministry of Social Development. The recent relaunch sees 127 more CYFS workers' personal details being posted on the online blog.

The site is now hosted by a Masterton, New Zealand man known as, "Kiwi 1960", Wikinews suggests that the man's first name is Peter. Russell Brown, media commentator, found out that "Kiwi 1960" was hosting the new site.

"Kiwi 1960" could be charged with criminal offences, but says that he is not worried about it, stating that he is a "victim" of CYFS. However Ursula Cheer, associate professor at Canterbury University said that although the content could be described as defamatory, no criminal charges are likely as there is nothing stopping anyone from setting up Internet sites.

The death threat posted online that led to Blogger removing the blog, was aimed at being the first political assassination in New Zealand. It was made against Sue Bradford because of her publicly unsupported bill that would make smacking, or correcting, a child illegal.

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I did a little digging on the Internt and found a post that someone signed "Kiwi 1960" and then at the bottom it says posted by Peter. Also some of that stuff on there is probably unsourced, because I know it already from my extensive knowledge. --Nzgabriel | Talk 09:09, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

statement by Ursula Cheer
what is she a professor of? where is this sourced from (sorry, too lazy to look up:) her statement doesn't sound right to me, perhaps needs to be rephrased? –Doldrums(talk) 09:45, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
 * This is what Radio New Zealand said, "Canterbury University Associate Professor Ursula Cheer says she is not suprised the website is running again. She says there is nothing to stop people setting up internet sites, despite material that may be defamatory." --Nzgabriel | Talk 18:37, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

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2007 Cricket World Cup: Zimbabwe vs Ireland

March 15, 2007

Zimbabwe tied the second Group D match in the World Cup against Ireland at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica.

This was only the third tie in the history of the competition.

Toss: Zimbabwe won, and elected to field first.

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Porterfield, 0.6 ov), 2-43 (Morgan, 9.5 ov), 3-44 (NJ O'Brien, 10.4 ov), 4-64 (Botha, 14.3 ov), 5-89 (KJ O'Brien, 21.6 ov), 6-145 (White, 37.3 ov), 7-182 (Johnston, 43.6 ov), 8-182 (McCallan, 44.3 ov), 9-221 (Langford-Smith, 49.6 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Duffin, 5.6 ov), 2-92 (Chibhabha, 20.5 ov), 3-107 (Williams, 23.2 ov), 4-128 (Sibanda, 28.1 ov), 5-133 (Chigumbura, 29.6 ov), 6-203 (Taylor, 43.4 ov), 7-212 (Brent, 47.3 ov), 8-213 (Utseya, 48.1 ov), 9-213 (Mpofu, 48.6 ov), 10-221 (Rainsford, 49.6 ov)

Ireland: J P Bray, W T S Porterfield, E J G Morgan, N J O'Brien (wkt), K J O'Brien, A C Botha, W K McCallan, D T Johnston (capt), A R White, D Langford-Smith, W B Rankin

Zimbabwe: V Sibanda, T Duffin, C J Chibhabha, S C Williams, S Matsikenyeri, E Chigumbura, B R M Taylor (wkt), G B Brent, P Utseya (capt), C B Mpofu, E C Rainsford

Player of the match: J P Bray (Ireland)

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


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Protests in Pakistan as Chief Justice appears before judges' panel

March 13, 2007

Pakistan's Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry arrived to court to appear in front of a panel of previously subordinate judges to answer charges filed against him by the President General Pervez Musharraf.

The Chief Justice's motorcade was surrounded by thousands of well wishers and lawyers who have come out on the streets of Pakistan's capital to express their solidarity as Pakistan observes a nation wide partial strike and black day.

In a brief statement to the press, the Chief Justice said, "I am appearing in front of junior judges who are under investigation for corruption."

The Chief Justice has been held incommunicado without access to the outside world since Friday when he was suddenly removed from his office by Pakistan's military government. Telephone, Internet, and mobile phone service has been suspended to his house which is under “high security” according to government officials.

Chief Justice Iftikhar is well respected by his colleagues and international community for taking a firm stand against government's human rights abuses and abductions.

New York based Human Rights Watch has issued a statement demanding an immediate release and reinstatement of the Chief Justice Chaudhry Iftikhar. "By brazenly and unlawfully dismissing, detaining and humiliating the chief justice of the Supreme Court, President Musharraf has created a constitutional crisis at the judiciary’s expense," said Ali Dayan Hasan of Human Rights watch.

Ikram Chaudhry, president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, told a British news service: "General Musharraf is trying to bulldoze the judiciary. He wants to leave no stone unturned."

Reporting yesterday's wide spread strike by the bar associations across Pakistan two major private news channels were forced to go off air for reporting and showing “anti-government” protests.

Tensions are high and the police and other security personnel have been placed on high alert. Military government's information minister has however categorically denied that the government is considering a declaration of emergency.


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2007 Cricket World Cup: Australia vs Scotland

March 14, 2007

Australia have won the first Group A match in the World Cup against Scotland by a huge-margin of 203 runs in Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Australia made 334 runs in the first innings of the match after losing six wickets. Captain Ponting played an impressive game and made 113 runs in just 93 balls. The man of the match, Ponting completed his 23rd century in ODI career. In addition, Brad Hogg made a fast 40 runs off just 15 balls to set a high target for the Scottish players.

In reply, Scotland could only manage 131 runs in 40.1 overs before losing 9 wickets with Blain unable to bat.

Scotland are playing in only their second Cricket World Cup, after their debut in the 1999, hosted by England. They are still looking for their first win in the World Cup.

Toss: Scotland won, and elected to field first.

Fall of wickets: 1-91 (Gilchrist, 16.6 ov), 2-139 (Hayden, 26.5 ov), 3-193 (Clarke, 34.3 ov), 4-256 (Hodge, 43.1 ov), 5-274 (Ponting, 45.2 ov), 6-276 (Hussey, 46.1 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Haq, 5.5 ov), 2-27 (Poonia, 7.4 ov), 3-32 (Watts, 9.3 ov), 4-37 (Watson, 13.3 ov), 5-42 (Hamilton, 15.3 ov), 6-89 (Brown, 27.4 ov), 7-104 (Wright, 32.5 ov), 8-131 (Rogers, 39.6 ov), 9-131 (Smith, 40.1 ov)

Australia: M L Hayden, A C Gilchrist (wkt), R T Ponting (capt), M J Clarke, B J Hodge, M E K Hussey, S R Watson, G B Hogg, N W Bracken,S W Tait, G D McGrath Scotland: D F Watts, R M Haq, R R Watson, G M Hamilton, D R Brown, N S Poonia, C J O Smith (wkt), C M Wright (capt), G A Rogers, J A R Blain, P J C Hoffmann

Player of the match: R T Ponting (Australia)

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


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an example --> I'm not quite sure what's going on with the main page talk, I was probably a bit quick on the block so I've canceled it. --Brian McNeil / talk 12:41, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

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I am sorry about the block, and you're not in a position to protect any pages. I misread a diff as I was in a hurry. Taking a second look at it a minute later caused me to lift the block. It was a mistake, I am sorry for that. However I object to your characterisation that this makes me inept. It makes me human, we all make mistakes. The mistake was quickly corrected, and admitted to. --Brian McNeil / talk 12:58, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

going by ur username and edits, i believe u are one more in a long line of sock-puppets (see User:Wikineuser for one) whose edits on wikinews have disrupted Wikinews far more than they have contributed. these socks have been given enough welcome messages and been advised and warned plenty of times about their conduct. at this point, i have little patience in tolerating more of the same. one more edit summary like this and u can kiss this account good-bye as well. if u have any inclination to contribute to Wikinews, see Template:Welcome and follow what's written there and in the links therein. best–Doldrums(talk) 13:19, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

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2007 Cricket World Cup: South Africa vs Netherlands

March 16, 2007

South Africa beat the Netherlands by 221 runs in the second Group A match in the World Cup at the Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Herschelle Gibbs made history in the match by scoring six sixes in an over (bowled by Daan van Bunge). This was the first such feat in both World Cup and one-day international history. Sixes have also been hit off every ball of a six-ball over twice in first-class cricket, by Sir Garfield Sobers and by Ravi Shastri.

The match was reduced to 40 overs per innings due to a delay from heavy rain. The Netherlands won the toss and elected to field first.

Toss: Netherlands won, and elected to field first.

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (de Villiers, 0.2 ov), 2-114 (Smith, 18.6 ov), 3-219 (Gibbs, 30.5 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Reekers, 2.2 ov), 2-6 (Zuiderent, 4.1 ov), 3-33 (Kervezee, 14.2 ov), 4-47 (van Bunge, 19.2 ov), 5-72 (Szwarczynski, 26.5 ov), 6-114 (ten Doeschate, 35.1 ov), 7-124 (de Leede, 37.3 ov), 8-131 (Borren, 38.6 ov), 9-132 (van Troost, 39.6 ov)

South Africa: G C Smith (capt), A B de Villiers, J H Kallis, H H Gibbs, A G Prince, J M Kemp, M V Boucher (wkt), S M Pollock, A J Hall, C K Langeveldt, A Nel Netherlands: B Zuiderent, D J Reekers, R N ten Doeschate, A N Kervezee,E S Szwarczynski, D L S van Bunge, T B M de Leede, P W Borren, W F Stelling, L P van Troost (capt), J Smits (wkt)

Player of the match: H H Gibbs (South Africa)

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


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Sports? I had no idea what this was without reading the story. This has been going on for weeks now: there's more zealous coverage of these inane sporting events than anything else, and their titles are more ambiguous than evening news lead-ins are senational. B0at 12:57, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
 * First of all, this "zealous" coverage has been approved by several members, and they are encouraging us sports writers to do even more. Its not our fault other people are not writing more articles. Second, you didnt need to read to story, try looking at the categories.  Third, i will add Football: at the beginning of each story for people who cannot take the time to figure simple things ouy.—Dark Squall 14:38, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
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'Virtual Iraq' created to help traumatised veterans

March 13, 2007

The University of Southern California developed a simulation system that provides real effects of battlefield. The simulation is called Virtual Iraq and it is now being put in practice by the. Virtual Iraq represents a fully-immersive system created as part of a therapy that aims to help soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder to handle their psychological issues.

The Director of the Visualization Center at University of Reading, Professor Paul Sharkey, has been developing the system together with two professors from the USC Institute for Creative Technologies, Albert Rizzo and Jarrell Pair. They created a virtual room at the Visualization Center where patients can experience the effects of the battlefield.

Scientists will provide in their Virtual Iraq sounds, sights and smells of the battlefield so soldiers or military staff would experience real combat scenarios but in a low threat context. Thus the therapists are able to add to the virtual world, the smell of burning rubber, as well as the sound of gunfire and buzzing of the helicopter. Till now four patients were treated and they all reported improvement in the symptoms.

Scientists state that the aim of the new system is to re-expose patients to relevant traumatic events and not to re-traumatize them. They look forward to manage people’s emotional responses so to make them more flexible in everyday situations.


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2007 Cricket World Cup: Kenya vs Canada

March 14, 2007

Kenya have won their first Group-C match in the World Cup by 7 wickets against Canada in Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia.

Canada made 199 runs all out in 50 overs. Dhaniram made 34 runs not out in 35 balls. Kamande took two wickets for 25 runs in 10 overs.

Kenya easily made 200-run target in 43.2 overs by losing three wickets. Player of the match, Tikolo made 72 runs not out in 76 balls and took two wickets for 34 runs in 9 overs.

Toss: Kenya won, and elected to field first.

Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Samad, 10.3 ov), 2-73 (Barnett, 14.3 ov), 3-102 (Bagai, 25.3 ov), 4-115 (Davison, 30.2 ov), 5-127 (Qaiser Ali, 34.1 ov), 6-146 (Billcliff, 40.3 ov), 7-175 (Mulla, 46.3 ov), 8-185 (Bhatti, 47.4 ov), 9-187 (Cummins, 48.3 ov), 10-199 (Osinde, 49.6 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-28 (DO Obuya, 5.6 ov), 2-52 (Shah, 12.5 ov), 3-119 (Ouma)

Canada: G E F Barnett, A M Samad, A Bagai (wkt), I S Billcliff, J M Davison (capt), A A Mulla, S Dhaniram, Q Ali, U Bhatti, A C Cummins, H Osinde Kenya: M A Ouma (wkt), D O Obuya, R D Shah, S O Tikolo (capt), T Mishra, C O Obuya, T M Odoyo, J K Kamande, N Odhiambo, P J Ongondo, H A Varaiya

Player of the match: S O Tikolo (Kenya)

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

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2007 Cricket World Cup: England vs New Zealand

March 16, 2007

New Zealand beat England by six wickets (with 54 balls remaining) in the second Group C match in the World Cup at Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia.

Player of the match, Scott Styris made 87 runs in 113 balls.

Toss: New Zealand won, and elected to field first.

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Joyce, 0.1 ov), 2-30 (Bell, 8.5 ov), 3-52 (Vaughan, 15.3 ov), 4-133 (Collingwood, 34.6 ov), 5-133 (Pietersen, 35.3 ov), 6-134 (Flintoff, 35.6 ov), 7-138 (Dalrymple, 38.2 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Vincent, 0.6 ov), 2-3 (Taylor, 1.2 ov), 3-19 (Fleming, 4.6 ov), 4-72 (McMillan, 15.2 ov)

England: E C Joyce, M P Vaughan (capt), I R Bell, K P Pietersen, P D Collingwood, A Flintoff, J W M Dalrymple, P A Nixon (wkt), L E Plunkett, J M Anderson, M S Panesar New Zealand: S P Fleming (capt), L Vincent, R L Taylor, S B Styris, J S Patel, J D P Oram, C D McMillan, B B McCullum (wkt), D L Vettori, J E C Franklin, S E Bond

Player of the match: S B Styris (New Zealand)

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


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Viacom sues YouTube, Google, for more than 1 billion dollars

March 13, 2007

Viacom has announced that they are suing YouTube, and its owner Google, for more than 1 billion dollars. The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Viacom claims that YouTube has near 160,000 of their videos on their website without their permission, which they say is a "massive intentional copyright infringement."

Viacom had negotiations with YouTube for several months, which ended unsuccessfully. The lawsuit was filed after Viacom had asked YouTube to remove 100,000 videos that belonged to them in February. They also claim that YouTube has made profits by "advertising off of unlicensed content." Neither YouTube's nor Google's representatives have yet commented on the situation and lawsuit. Wikinews is one of the media outlets which has placed a request for comment.


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Five Europeans are released in Ethiopia

March 13, 2007

A group of British embassy workers kidnapped in northern Ethiopia 12 days ago have been released, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has said. The workers - four British citizens and one French citizen and Ethiopian staff working with them, had been held in Eritrea, she announced on Tuesday.

The party were apparently on a sightseeing tour when they were abducted on 1 March. Beckett also said that all kidnapped were safe and well and were:

...broadly all in good health...

The group went missing on March 1 on a tourist trip to visit geological sites in the remote Afar region, in the country's north. Two vehicles belonging to the group were later found in a north-eastern village called Hamedali. The vehicles were found were riddled with bullets, but still contained luggage and mobile telephones.

The region in which the Hamedali is, Afar, straddles the border of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi had said on Monday that Ethiopian officials had a "good idea" of where the hostages were being held.

Zenawi announced that embassy staff had not been specifically targeted and suggested that the kidnapping might have been a "mistake". Hamedali is a staging post for tourists venturing into the unique geological formations of the Danakil Depression, including the area's famous salt lakes. The area is one of the hottest and inhospitable lands on Earth. Visitors are warned by the government to travel in a convoy with armed guards because of rebels and bandits. Witnesses stated that around 50 men burst Hamedali and marched the foreigners towards the Eritrean border.

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Sub-prime lenders send jitters through global markets

March 13, 2007 Just two weeks after China sent global markets into a tumble, growing worries about sub-prime mortgage lenders in the United States are sending jitters through stock exchanges around the globe. The three major US stock market indices each fell two percent from Monday's closing price, marking the second-biggest loss of 2007. London's, Paris' and Frankfurt's  indices each closed down more than 1 percent.

As the reported that late payments on mortgages and home foreclosures in the US homes rose in the fourth quarter to their highest level in years, investors are concerned that not only US banks but also multi-national banks around the globe could have exposure.

More than two dozen sub-prime lenders have closed or sold operations as defaults on those mortgages have risen. "The delinquencies and defaults have started to soar," said Nicolas Retsinas, director of Housing Studies at Harvard University. "A lot of these lenders started to make loans and lost track of some of the fundamentals."

, the second largest sub-prime lender in the US, has recently revealed that its creditors were no longer providing funds and, further, it has become subject of an SEC investigation. The has said it will delist New Century. , another major sub-prime mortgage specialist, said it was seeking fresh capital and waivers on its lending covenants.

Sub-prime lenders provide mortgages to people who do not qualify for loans from mainstream lenders, typically due to their credit histories. The lenders then bundle these mortgages as for loans that they obtain from other financing firms, such as. Such firms can then repackage these loans and sell them as. These securities may end up in the hands of major banks such as, , and. Each level of lending assumes a level of financial risk, but trouble can arise when the risk tolerances are exceeded. If too many homeowners default on their mortgages, the sub-prime lender can end up defaulting. If too many of these lenders default, as it is feared may be happening now, the defaults can cascade upward. While no one is predicting major bank failures at this point, it is feared that their profits could be hurt.


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Has? As in still has not removed, and thus there was once 260k Viacom videos? -- Zanimum 16:33, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
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NHL: Penguins to remain in Pittsburgh

March 13, 2007 Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell announced Tuesday morning that a deal had been struck between state and local officials and the  Pittsburgh Penguins hockey franchise. The Penguins organization will formally announce the deal tonight, prior to the Penguins game against the Buffalo Sabres at the  Mellon Arena. The deal will ensure that the Penguins will remain in the city with a 30 year lease on a new arena to be built in downtown Pittsburgh. The framework of the deal was constructed in an emergency meeting last Thursday in Philadelphia, when both government and franchise officials indicated that progress had been made, with the details laid out over the weekend. With the new deal, the Penguins organization would be expected to pay $3.8 million per year, as well as $7.5 million per year from both Don Barden, owner of  Majestic Star Casino, and the state economic development fund. The Penguins organization has also been given the option of building a parking garage on property of the Pittsburgh Sports Authority between Centre and Fifth avenues, by contributing $500,000 per year.

The new arena is expected to cost approximately $290 million, and should be completed and ready to host hockey games by 2009. The Penguins will sign a temporary lease to keep the team at Mellon Arena until the new building is finished.

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Saturn's moon Enceladus may host "internal life"

March 13, 2007

Scientists at NASA say that new satellite images of Saturn's moon Enceladus taken in 2005, has shown that the moon has begun to spew geysers which contain liquid water, and that the internal heat produced by the moon's core may be able to host life below the icy surface, but scientists also stress that life has not yet been found on the moon.

Scientists say that the heat source producing the geysers is "organic" and that the material used to spew them is caused by the decaying of radioactive material from inside the moon.

"Deep inside Enceladus, our model indicates we've got an organic brew, a heat source and liquid water, all key ingredients for life. And while no one is claiming that we have found life by any means, we probably have evidence for a place that might be hospitable to life," said Dennis Matson, a scientist for the Cassini project.

In a new model created by NASA scientists, data shows that Enceladus might have been created by aluminum and iron isotopes which have begun to decay causing large amounts of heat to build up in the moon and over billions of years later, the icy mass has began to melt near the moon's core, causing the water to spew into outer space.

"Enceladus is a very small body, and it's made almost entirely of ice and rock. The puzzle is how the moon developed a warm core. The only way to achieve such high temperatures at Enceladus is through the very rapid decay of some radioactive species," said Dr. Julie Castillo, the lead scientist developing the new model at the Jet Propulsion laboratory or JPL.

"The decomposition of those isotopes - over a period of about 7 million years - would produce enormous amounts of heat. This would result in the consolidation of rocky material at the core surrounded by a shell of ice. According to the theory, the remaining, more slowly decaying radioactivity in the core could continue to warm and melt the moon's interior for billions of years, along with tidal forces from Saturn's gravitational tug," said a statement on NASA"s website.

Data from Cassini's ion and neutral mass spectrometer further shows that the natural building blocks of life are also present within Enceladus. The results show that carbon dioxide, acetylene, methane, propane and nitrogen, the basic building blocks for life, are all present within the moon.

"The team concludes that so far, all the findings and the hot start model indicate that a warm, organic-rich mixture was produced below the surface of Enceladus and might still be present today, making the moon a promising kitchen for the cooking of primordial soup," added the statement.

Cassini will make a flyby on Enceladus in march of 2008. The mission will "measure the gas emanating from the plume," ended the statement.


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2007 National Invitation Tournament Brackets

These are the complete brackets for the 2007 Men's National Invitation Tournament. Games of the first three rounds are played at campus sites; the home team is indicated in italics. The NIT semifinals and final are played at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY.

North Regional
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East Regional
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