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Hi there. Well I apreciate your contributations, I think you misunderstand our purpose. We are not for editorials, opinion pieces or stuff like that. We are for objective news that follows absolute neutrality. I'm not saying your piece on the vertically chalanged is bad, this just isn't the right place for it. See WN:NOT for more information.

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Auckland Regional Council supports Eden Park upgrade in New Zealand

November 24, 2006

The Auckland Regional Council (ARC) has voted to support an upgrade of Eden Park and not the New Zealand government's preferred option of a new stadium built on Auckland's waterfront. The stadium consultation is because to host the Rugby World Cup, which New Zealand is hosting in 2011, the final venue has to be able to seat at least 60,000 people.

Trevor Mallard, minister for sports, would not comment on the decision made by the ARC. Mr Mallard would not speak to the media until Monday when he goes to the cabinet.

Yesterday the Auckland City Council also made their decision on the stadium but they had a different opinion, going with the waterfront stadium.

Mr Mallard said a fortnight ago that the final will go to Christchurch's stadium Jade Stadium if the two councils could not agree on the stadium they wish to pursue.

With coming to its decision the ARC said that it sympathizes with the public as there was no formal public consultation and the two weeks given to them to make their decision and tell the government their choice was not enough time.

The ARC also said that the Auckland City Councils resolution to move the waterfront stadium around 200 metres to the east is not viable as found by a Technical Working Group working for Trevor Mallard.

"By taking this decision, they may be putting more responsibility on Auckland ratepayers," the mayor of Auckland, Dick Hubbard, said.

The ARC found the waterfront stadium was "inappropriate" because there would be a significant adverse reaction to the council owned Ports of Auckland, special legislation would be required to build it, it would have a "negative impact on the heritage and urban design values of the Britomart precinct and the adjacent waterfront area", and it would be quite expensive to build.

With all the above considered the ARC decided to pursue the Eden Park option as it is also an internationally recognised stadium and was used for the bid to attempt New Zealand to get the 2011 Ruby World Cup.

"Trevor Mallard's stadium is a dead duck," he said. "This afternoon he has no option but to take the waterfront stadium off the table," Keith Locke, Member of Parliament for the Green party.

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TESEV Report on Eastern Turkey for UNDP released

November 24, 2006 According to a report released by the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) for United Nation's Development Plan, the per capita GNP in Eastern Turkey, an area predominantly inhabited by Kurdish people, is as low as seven percent of that of the European Union on average. The report analyzed a region of 21 cities in Eastern Turkey*. One of the cities included in the report, Şırnak, was reported to be as poor as Botswana, Southern Africa.

Other points highlighted in the report included:
 * 60% of the population in the region was under the poverty line. If this situation persists, people may start to migrate to Northern Iraq.
 * If 1% of the national income is spent on Eastern Turkey's infrastructure and social investment for 7 years, the region will be enabled to finance itself. If the economic and social conditions in the region are fixed, the fragile relationship between the Turkish government and the Kurdish people of the region may improve.
 * Access to health services is a primary human right. Without access to health services, one cannot expect that people of this region can live in confidence. Health institutions should employ nurses who speak Kurdish so the patients can communicate with the health services staff.
 * The use of the private sector is not reliable as a solution. The government should act to remedy the lack of infrastructure in the region.

Related Topics in Wikipedia

 * Human Rights in Turkey
 * Kurds in Turkey
 * Turkish Kurdistan
 * TESEV Web Site


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Note to self: email link screwed. need to fix.Bawolff ☺☻ 06:46, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

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Would an admin mind adding the Unblock template I created a while back to this page to assist blocked users? Thanks, Thunderhead - (talk) 18:31, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

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Kurdish Linux launched in Turkey

November 24, 2006

Kurdish, a , was promoted this week with a reception in. Ubuntu was the first Linux distribution to implement localization. Kurdish localization in Linux is an important milestone for Turkey due to.

Kurdish Ubuntu was prepared by a team of hardworking translators working on the Rosetta web application. In his talk at the reception, the mayor of Sur (a town in Diyarbakir) said that "Whatever language it is in, we wanted it [our service] to be accessible multilingually because multilingualism is our wealth. Our work is being conducted on Kurdish, English, and Turkish language support. ... If we can integrate multilingualism, multi-identities, and multi-culturalism in this nation, this region will be a place of peace instead of conflicts." , a Kurdish writer, speaking about the Kurdish language, told the attendees that "Our most important problem is that the language is not standardized. The Kurdish language should be standardized." Ubuntu was later distributed to the reception's attendees.

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Former Russian spy Litvinenko dies, radioactive poisoning suspected

November 24, 2006

Mr Alexander Litvinenko, reputed to have been an Ex-Russian spy who had defected to Britain, died last night in mysterious circumstances. He had alleged many associations between people in high places and organised international crime, implying that President Putin and Romano Prodi among others had been involved personally. He had sought political asylum in UK in 2000 and became a naturalised citizen in October this year, just weeks before his death.

Mr Litvinenko was said to have been investigating the shooting of Russian journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya, a well-known critic of Russian activities in, in her apartment in Moscow October 7, 2006. It is reported that he had met two Russians in a hotel room, one said to be former member of the in connection with the affair and he went on to meet Mario Scaramella at a  bar in Piccadilly where some papers were exchanged. Some hours after this he was taken ill.

Mr Litvinenko was admitted to, north London on November 1, 2006 complaining of feeling sick. By November 11, he was said to be suffering from serious poisoning. A week later he was transferred to in central London. A week later he was said to have been poisoned by ingesting, once used in rat poison, but, in the opinion of some doctors, there were signs of , including loss of weight and shedding of hair. Various explanations of his condition were offered. Last night he suffered a heart attack, after having left a message blaming President Putin for having him killed.

The radioactive -210 was found in his blood and urine as reported by the. The post-mortem was cancelled. Subsequently the Agency examined conditions in the hospitals in which Mr Litvinenko has been treated. Police visited the Itsu sushi restaurant in Piccadilly, his home in Muswell Hill and the Millennium Hotel, Grosvenor Square where the meeting on November 1 had been held. Traces of radiocactivity were found in all three places. It is speculated that the polonium was probably eaten by Litvinenko as a substance that could be combined with a salt-like substance, such as.

It was reported that a meeting had been held in Cabinet Office Briefing Room A (COBRA) used for high level emergency planning and control, to consider the implications of these events. The Foreign Office asked Moscow for a response to the accusation of Russian involvement and President Putin himself dismissed the allegations saying (before the cause of death had been established) that there was no proof of an unnatural death and that the case was being used as a "political provocation".


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Britain to replace Trident nuclear missile system

November 24, 2006

The British Cabinet decided that Britain will retain its nuclear deterrent by replacing the Trident missile system carried on submarines, in its first meeting on the subject yesterday. The case for considering land-based and airborne systems made by former Defence Minister Geoff Hoon was rejected.

The Cabinet agreed that three or four new submarines should be built to carry the new missiles, but the number of nuclear warheads to be carried by each vessel will be decided at a later date. The existing fleet of four Vanguard class submarines, even if refitted, is due for decommissioning by 2024 at the latest. The time for design and construction is expected to be 17 years, so there is a need for an early decision. Chancellor Gordon Brown is reported as being keen to get construction started as soon as possible, in order to retain the skills of the existing workforce.

Some Cabinet Ministers thought to oppose the replacement of Trident, who worried that there might be a breach of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty or who had concern that the Labour party had not been consulted sufficiently. They include Margaret Beckett and Peter Hain, who, until recently, was a member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. The Cabinet Ministers expressed themselves content to carry out consultation and have a debate in Parliament in February.

Some 200 Members of Parliament have demanded that Parliament debate alternatives. It was agreed that a white paper for this purpose would be published before Christmas and a period of consultation would follow. Parliament would be asked to vote on the Cabinet’s proposal—not to choose between alternative systems, but to support the Cabinet’s choice "in principle." Although the Government, with Conservative support, is most likely to get approval for its plan, Jack Straw, Leader of the House, has announced that the vote will be whipped.


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Word of Life Bible Institute student burns New York church for deviating from the "word of God"

November 24, 2006

Caleb Uriah Lussier, 20, a student at Word of Life Bible Institute, has been arrested and charged with two felony counts of third degree burglary and one count of felony third degree arson of Christ Episcopal Church in Pottersville, New York, on May 30th, after first collecting and placing the bibles out of reach of the fire.

Warren County Sheriff Larry Cleveland said Lussier confessed to the burning the church, saying Lussier Christ Church had deviated from the Bible and the word of God.

Police reported that Mr. Lussier confessed to stealing from the church twice in May and he described to authorities how he used gas to set the fire itself. He allegedly also confessed to sending threatening letters to a church in Plymouth, and setting a fire to the New Testament Church in his hometown in December, 2005.

Authorities were put onto Mr. Lussier's trail by way of a tip from a congregant from another community church who reported that Mr. Lussier looked out of place when he attended services. At that point Mr. Lussier had no police record and a connection had not been made between the Pottersville church arson case and the Plymouth church fire where, similarly, a bag of Bibles had been previously saved from the arson.

Mr. Lussier is currently in Warren County jail on a $250,000 cash bail or a $500,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear back in court later this month.

Christ Episcopal Church serves a parish of about 15 people.

Word of Life is a large evangelical fundamentalist youth ministry with major campuses in Schroom Lake, NY, Florida, and California, and smaller campuses in 46 countries.


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Talk:TESEV Report on Eastern Turkey for UNDP released

= Who released the report (aka renames) =

The report is not relesead by UN. It was released by TESEV for UN Development Plan. That info is in the Turkish news item linked.


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"Jezebel of Jazz" Anita O'Day dies at age 87

November 24, 2006

Anita O'Day, best known for her sassy rendition of "Sweet Georgia Brown" and "Honeysuckle Rose" died in her sleep early Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2006. She was 87.

Known as the "Jezebel of Jazz," she was one of America's most respected jazz vocalists whose vocal contemporaries included Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan.

A Chicago native, she gained national recognition while touring with Jazz legends Gene Krupa and Stan Kenton. Her first national hit was on "Let Me Off Uptown" with Gene Krupa's orchestra, which became a million dollar seller. Downbeat magazine named her "New Star of the Year" in 1942. After touring with Stan Kenton and his Orchestra, and recording "And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine," her talent shown as a solo star. Her style became a foundational influence upon modern jazz recordings.

Her innovative scat style singing and lyrical ballads were recorded on Verve Records in the 1950s. Her colorfully innovative vocal style was evidenced in motion pictures "The Gene Krupa Story" and "Jazz On A Summer's Day."

Having a close brush with death from heroin addiction in 1967, she also survived alcohol addiction. She completed her autobiography "High Times, Hard Times" in 1981 and is the subject of a full-length documentary "Anita O'Day - the Life of A Jazz Singer," which has yet to be released. Her last album, which she recorded at age 85, "Indestructable Anita O'Day," on the Kayo Sterophonics/MRI label, was released last year.

Robbie Cavolina, her manager, said she was recovering from pneumonia at a Los Angeles convalescent hospital. And recollected that "On Tuesday night, she said to me, 'get me out of here.' But it didn't happen."

Referring to her renewed musical activity, he said that "She got to see how many people really loved her at the shows we did, in New York, in London. She had come back after all of this time. She really lived a very full and exciting life."

Born Anita Belle Colton O'Day, October 18, 1919, she escaped from a broken home at age 14, and began contesting with touring walk-a-thons popular at the time, and was occasionally asked to sing. Upon her return to Chicago, she landed her first legitimate singing job at Planet Mars, a Chicago nightclub. Carl Cons, Down Beat magazine's then-editor, was so impressed with her performance that he invited her to open his new jazz club.

As a showcase for promising jazz talent, The Off-Beat was frequented by such musicians as drummer Gene Krupa, and others. During one of her performances there in 1941, Krupa recruited her to join his orchestra.

In 1943, Anita left Krupa's band and married professional golfer Carl Hoff. She later briefly joined clarinetist Woody Herman's band, then reluctantly Stan Kenton's. Thinking her style wasn't compatible with hers, she was surprised when in 1944 the tune "And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine" became a national hit.

Anita's fierce love of swing beats, conflicted however with Kenton's infatuation with strident rhythms and novelty tunes, and a year later, left over artistic differences.

Her improvisational style, and love of bebop lured her toward those with whom she could hone her talent, and by the late 1940s began her career as a solo jazz vocal artist.

She invited John Poole, a drummer whom she met at the Club Starlite in Los Angeles, to join her. She once said of John, "If the drummer is no good, I can't make it. That's why I like John Poole. He's my favorite drummer." Their musical affiliation lasted 32 years.

In 1955, Norman Granz signed Anita to his company, Verve records, and her debut album "This is Anita" was the label's first LP. Though she rarely sang ballads, her interpretation of "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square," was considered so enthralling and fascinating that rocketed her career to new levels.

Her performances with jazz greats Louis Armstrong, Dinah Washington, Thelonious Monk, George Shearling and others were renown. She became an international star after her performance of "Jazz on a Summer's Day" at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, which later became a documentary film.

Anita recorded 16 albums between 1957 and 1963 with a variety of groups, ranging from small ensembles, big bands to large orchestras. Her performances' ranged from vibraphonist Cal Tjader to The 3 Sounds, a hard bop trio. Her first Japanese tour in 1964 was received with acclaim while stateside, the popularity of jazz was decreasing.

Her nonconventional, self-initiated cold-turkey recovery from heroin addiction at a Hawaiian retreat was successful, and she later returned to work. Her last public performance was at Hollywood, California's Cinegrill Cabaret Lounge at age 83.


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I must protest.

Gramatically, use of the word 'dies' in reference to a persons death is neither proper style nor grammar. As a verb, it implies that death is now ongoing. That is, one is dying. An adverb is not appropriate in the head. One doe not "dies". The word 'dies' is future perfect. Miss O'Day is dead. Having suffered death, she is not living. An adjective is proper use. The article 'is' is understood in that sense. Therefore, "...Anita O'Day "dead" is proper gramatically and stylistically.

Unless there are compelling reasons why it should not be so, I intend upon returning the article to it's previous headline.

Now... if you can help me figure out how to write the code to link to her promo pic on Wikipedia, that'd be the cat's meow!

Thanks! Mink Butler Davenport 22:14, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Please stop! See Style_guideNeebs 23:12, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I have used a third title as opposed to the two it kept bouncing between. Please watch out for redirects. --Brian McNeil / talk 23:16, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

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Thanks much. Neebs 23:23, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

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The statement of age in the headline is understood (implied) that 'she was aged' - therefore to write it or say it is unnecessary. When one is 87, one is aged 87, the understood articles being "was aged".

Further, when one dies, one is dead. The present tense of 'death' is 'dead'. To proclaim that one 'dies' is neither corect gramatically nor stylistically. Of course, one does die, but to write or say 'such-and-such dies' is not gramatically correct. The sense of tense, is the predicating issue. The word 'dies' is future perfect, which is to say that it occurs or is currently ongoing. Death is a state from which one cannot return, i.e., it is permanent. One is dead. So, the original headline ""Jezebel of Jazz," Anita O'Day dead at 87" is accurate, in proper newswriting style, and uses proper grammar. (I write having well over two decades of professional writing experience.)

The current headline ""Jezebel of Jazz" Anita O'Day dies aged 87" has conflicting tense. The verb 'dies' and the the adverb 'aged' are not in the same tense.

The correct form of the words would be (if used) 'dies' and 'age'. Alternately, if ""Jezebel of Jazz," Anita O'Day dead aged 87 would also be correct.

Notice that 'dead' is used, and the proper form of age is 'aged'.

Further, the understood articles of language 'is,' 'was,' and 'will be,' (remember conjugating verbs from grammar school?) may be understood in the sense of omission. For example, one is, or can be dying. And to write XxX dies indicates that dying is a present state which has yet to be fulfilled. The statement using the word 'death' indicates that death has occurred. To write XxX is dead at 123, is understood that the terminus of life was at 123, not will be.

However, the most concise, grammatically correct headline is ""Jezebel of Jazz" Anita O'Day dead at 87". Thanks! Mink Butler Davenport 23:46, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Please, listen my friend. I above posted to see the style guide at verb tense. This is what it says:

Articles should be written in the past tense or the present perfect. Headlines should be written in the present tense. Timelines also are written in the present tense.

Please, take into this and stop this pagemove war. The present tense of die is dies. Look at the other pages where the article is about someone dying, they always use die. I agree on aged should be taken and replaced with at age, however. Neebs 02:07, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

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The present perfect tense (an event which happened or never happened before now {the present time} at a point in the past, but is being viewed from the present) is the tense which should be used in the headline.

The present perfect of 'die' (base form) is 'died,' (past participle) NOT 'dies' (third person singular), and when used to modify a singular subject, e.g. he, she, the girl/boy, etc., it should be XxX has died.

The present perfect continuous tense indicates the duration of an event which started in the past and is still continuing in the present.

The word 'dead' is an adjective. Rules concerning adjectives state that they are hierarchically categorized into 1) opinion, 2) size, 3) age, 4) shape, 5) color, 6) origin and 7) material. The hierarchy works only when the adjectives are used in aposition (position before the noun being modified).

There is an understood article, i.e. not specifically written/mentioned, in the original headline. That article is 'is'.

'dead' is Plural Countable Noun (Human). 'death' is a Singular Countable Noun. As a singular noun, 'death' can take a singular form of verbs, and can be an uncountable noun.

In the most fundamental sense, sentences must contain a subject and a verb. Predicate nominatives (noun or pronoun following a linking verb and referring to the person or thing as the subject of the verb) follow the verb. Thus, "Jezebel of Jazz," Anita O'Day dead at 87" is proper grammatically.

However, may I also share that a headline that states "Jezebel of Jazz," Anita O'Day dead at 87" would also be appropriate, because 'dead' is an adjective, and modifies the understood verb 'is'. In that case, the use of 'is' indicates the present third person singular.

Yet, in some regard, I can - with respect toward collaboration, improvement and compromise - agree to change the headline to "Jezebel of Jazz," Anita O'Day has died at 87". Then, of course, if she has died, she is dead. Mink Butler Davenport 17:34, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

 * As this Google search shows, "dies aged x" is a commonly used news headline. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:12, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
 * "dead at" is more popular though. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:13, 25 November 2006 (UTC)


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University of Miami football coach Coker fired

November 24, 2006

University of Miami head football coach Larry Coker was fired today after a five win, five loss season.

He was fired after a disappointing season which was filled with conterversy and tragedy. On October 14th, a brawl in a game against Florida International University led to the suspension of 13 UM players. On November 7th, starting defensive lineman Bryan Pata was shot and killed outside his apartment in Kendall. The Hurricanes also went though a four game losing streak.

"We have suffered disappointments and tragedy off and on the field," University of Miami President Donna Shalala said in a statement regarding Coker's firing. "We can and will do better."

Coker firing came one day after a 17-14 win over 17th ranked Boston College. Coker may coach one more game if the Hurricanes get selected for a bowl game. University of Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano and former University of Wisconsin coach Barry Alvarez has emerged as one of the top candidates.


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Australian wheat kickback report handed to Governor-General

November 25, 2006

The report from the Cole Inquiry has been handed down to Governor-General Michael Jeffrey. The inquiry was setup by the Howard government just over twelve months ago to investigate claims of corruption in relation to the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program.

The report will be made public next week.

Mainstream media has speculated that the report will recommend a string of charges against former AWB executives. It is believed that around AUD$222 million of illegal payments were made to a Jordanian trucking company partly owned by Hussein's Iraqi regime. AWB executives claim it was a victim of the Iraq government's corruption.

The Australian government has also come under scrutiny for failing to investigate reports of the AWB breaching UN sanctions against Iraq. It is expected that the report will contain little about the government's role as that is outside the inquiry's terms of reference.

The opposition is expected to attack the government when the report is tabled in parliament this week. Opposition spokesman for Public Accountability, Kelvin Thomson said the inquiry was set up to return a verdict wanted by the government and that the terms of reference were deliberately narrow.

"The inquiry has been given rorted terms of reference. It has been limited to reporting on the conduct of AWB, it has not been allowed to make findings concerning the conduct of Howard Government ministers."

"The Opposition expressly raised this with Commissioner Cole earlier this year and this was Commissioner Cole's response."

"So all along, the Howard Government has been seeking a verdict of AWB guilty, Government innocent," said Mr Thomson.

Former chairman of AWB, Trevor Flugge said he will not read the report when it is released and said he has done nothing wrong but fears going to gaol.

Speaking to The Australian newspaper, Mr Flugge said he had no interest in reading the Cole report because the case has been built against him from the outset.

"My public life is obviously over. And I can't honestly say that I miss it," Mr Flugge said.


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Traces of radiation found where Litvinenko ate

November 25, 2006

Traces of radioactive material that apparently killed former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko were found at restaurants where he met other spies just before falling ill and at his home, Scotland Yard said Friday.

Litvinenko, a former KGB agent who was investigating the death of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya suddenly fell ill on November 1. In interviews, he stated that he had met with two former KGB officials earlier in the day, and then had had lunch at Itsu, a sushi restaurant on Piccadilly in London. He died two days later at the age of 44.

"Traces of Polonium-210 were found at the Itsu sushi restaurant in Piccadilly, the Millennium Hotel, Grosvenor Square, and at Mr. Litvinenko's home in Muswell Hill, London," Scotland Yard said in a statement. "We are not prepared to discuss further."

Roger Cox, head of the HPA's radiation protection branch, confirmed that the radiation was found in Litvinenko's body.

"A large quantity of alpha radiation from polonium-210 was found in the urine of Mr. Litvinenko", Cox said, adding that it was "unlikely" that the radioactive material came from natural sources.

Litvinenko, in a statement written before his death and read Friday, accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being behind his murder, a charge Putin denied.

"You may succeed in silencing one man but the howl of protest from around the world will reverberate, Mr. Putin, in your ears for the rest of your life," Litvinenko said in his statement.

Doctors all around the world have been explaining to the media how harmful Polonium-210 can be to a person.

"Only a very, very small amount of polonium would need to be ingested to be fatal, but that depends on how pure the polonium is," said Dr. Mike Keir, a radiation protection adviser at the Royal Victoria Infirmary.


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Pakistan and China sign free-trade deal

November 25, 2006 Chinese president, Hu Jintao has signed a free-trade deal with his Pakistani counterpart, General Pervez Musharraf, during ongoing talks in Islamabad. They signed a five-year pact to boost bilateral trade on Friday.

After a three-day trip to India, Hu Jintao travelled to Pakistan for a four-day visit and received a royal reception at his arrival. His visit to Pakistan is the first by a Chinese leader in a decade.

According to diplomats, the agreement could triple the value of bilateral trade within next five years, to $15bn.

Pakistani commerce minister, Humayoun Akhtar said that new trade pact would energize the efforts to cut tariffs. He added that the trade would be completely tariff-free between the two countries within next five years.

Both countries have agreed a number of new defence and energy deals. The Pakistan Air Force and Chinese Aviation Industries have agreed for long term collaboration in the fields of aircraft manufacturing including Airborne Warning And Control Systems (AWACS).

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Cheney meets with King Abdullah in Riyadh

November 25, 2006

U.S. Dick Cheney met with Saudi leader  in, the capital city of Saudi Arabia, today. The Vice President is seeking the Sunni royal family's influence and tribal connections to calm Iraq after an especially violent week.

A Saudi official said Cheney and Abdullah would discuss "the deteriorating situation in Iraq" as well as the situation in Lebanon, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and the standoff with Iran. Cheney will also meet the Saudi Crown Prince Sultan, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.

The Middle East has another summit planned for today but in Tehran. Iran, the United States' top rival in the Middle East, had planned its own summit today, inviting the presidents of Iraq and Syria in what was seen as a bid to assert its role as a powerbroker in the Iraqi conflict. Syria never responded to the invitation and Iraqi President was unable to go to Iran today because Baghdad's airport was ordered closed after the burst of violence, and he said he would be unable to visit Iran before Sunday at the earliest.

Still, today Lebanon is the biggest issue for all Middle East countries. Saudi Arabia has strong links to the anti-Syrian bloc that dominates Lebanon's government and the U.S. accuses Iran — along with its ally Syria — of trying to overthrow Lebanon's U.S.-backed government.


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Buddhist relic collection tours North America and world

November 25, 2006

With the hopes of funding the creation of a statue in northern India that would end up dwarfing the Statue of Liberty, an unprecedented collection of Buddhist artifacts continue crisscrossing American, Europe, and Asia in three different, but related collections.

The Maitreya Project, the brainchild of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, seeks to build a monument and development dedicated to Buddhism at Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh in northern India. The centerpiece of this massive development will be a 152m (500 ft) bronze statue of the Maitreya Buddha, the Buddha of the future.

Buddhist belief says that there have been Buddhas in the distant past and there will be Buddhas in the distant future. The historical Buddha, the one who was born in India about 2500 years ago, is known as Shakyamuni Buddha. Buddhist belief says that sometime in the distant future the teachings that Shakyamuni Buddha brought to Earth will fade away. At that point the Maitreya Buddha will be born and gain enlightenment in order to refresh and renew Buddhist teachings.

Along with the statue, the development is also planned to include temples, exhibition halls, parks, a museum, library, and a theater as well as a hospital and educational center.

In order to move forward with this project the Maitreya Project has created collections of artifacts that are touring the world. Once the statue is built these artifacts will be housed in it for viewing.

Buddhist artifacts are usually associated with the body of the person involved. While they can be such things as bone and teeth, usually they are pearl-like objects that are found and collected after the enlightened person is creamated. These pearl-like objects are called ringsel.

There are three collections of artifacts currently touring American, Europe, and East Asia. They include relics from the immediate past Buddha, called Kasyapa, the historical Buddha, five of his original disciples, several Tibetan and Zen masters, and the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso.

Wikinews reporter Richard Kinne spent three days with the relics when the North American tour came to Ithaca, NY a few weeks ago. The relics travel with two caretakers, one of whom is always in close proximity to the relics. Setup for the relics display can take about four hours depending on the venue. Taking it down takes a bit under two hours.

Each morning of the tour the relics are taken out of their padded case and placed in clear plexiglass display cases. The relics are displayed individually in small containers called stupas. Some containers appear very full, while others contian just one very small object. Each evening the process is reversed and the padded case stays with the relic caretakers.

Between the morning and the evening people from all walks of life come to see the relics - believers, people who are curious, academics, Buddhist monks and nuns, both older folks and small children. While the Heart Relic Tour just does deals with displaying the relics, the sponsoring venue can add to the display in various ways such as lectures, meditation classes and demonstrations, or various other rituals.

The tour in North America reaches Jacksonville, FL during the first weekend of December. From there it will go to Miami between the 9th to the 11th, and then to Phoenix, AZ between the 15th to the 17th. In Asia the tour spends time in Malaysia in the first part of December.


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I see the China-India pic was removed. You're forgetting that India and Pakistan are not "friends" and China's deal with Pakistan is a blow to India. Towsonu2003 23:29, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
 * The article is about the deal between China and Pakistan. The previous image depicts the deal between India and China which was senseless. Please follow neutral point of view policy. Shyam  ( T / C ) 04:43, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
 * You're just not reading my message above are you? Hmm, or maybe you don't know much about world politics? Towsonu2003 06:32, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

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Huge opposition rally to end presidential campaign in Venezuela

November 26, 2006

To mark the end of the presidential campaign in Venezuela, opposition candidate Manuel Rosales held a rally with up to 1.4 million people attending according to one source. Manuel Rosales is the opposition candidate to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez who is running for his 2nd six-year term.

The rally, which in Venezuela they call "Avalancha" because of its size, was held on the highway that runs through Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. The Presidential elections will be held December 3rd and Manuel Rosales has a much better shot of winning than most would have anticipated earlier in the year. Observers from Organization of American States, the European Union, and the Carter Center will be present to ensure that the elections are fair and make sure the people's vote is secured.

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Georgia and Japan qualify for 2007 Rugby World Cup in France

November 26, 2006

Both Georgia and Japan have qualifed for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France next October and November. The World Cup pools are now starting to take their final shape, with just two repechage positions remaining. 86 nations have attempted to qualify for next years' tournament.

Georgia drew 11-all Portugal in the final leg of the last series of European qualification, however in the previous match, Georgia were victorious, thus on points, Georgia go through to France. Georgia join Pool D, where they will face Argentina, hosts France, Ireland and Namibia. Georgia have previously qualified for one other World Cup, the 2003 tournament in Australia. Despite Portugal's loss, their hopes to qualify are still very much alive, though they now face Morocco for the right to then face Uruguay to take out one of the two repechage spots in the World Cup.

Japan defeated Korea 54 points to nil, this coming after their win over Hong Kong earlier in the week. Japan go through to Pool B, where they join Australia, Canada, Fiji and Wales. Japan have qualified for every World Cup since the first tournament in 1987. Korea (who have yet to debut at the Rugby World Cup) can also still qualify, as they will now play Tonga for the second repechage position.


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Suicide bomber strikes Afghanistan restaurant

November 26, 2006 A suicide bomber has killed at least seven people in an attack on a restaurant situated in south-eastern Afghanistan. Twenty people are seriously injured in the attack.

The attack took place in the Urgun district of Paktika province, which shares its border with that of Pakistan.

Governor Mohammed Akram Akhpelwak said that most of those killed are civilians. He added that intention of the attack could have been to target a senior provincial official and an Afghan special forces commander.


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The Agassi article
Good stuff. Well done. irid:t 10:43, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks! F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  16:49, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

labour day charges
By charges do you mean arrested or fined? Over here in the uk for example charges would mean fined but charged would be arrested. Using fined or arrests would proably be clearer for a global audience! --Errant 21:12, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks, that makes it alot clearer! --Errant 01:38, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Archiving
Want to do the rest of 27th last month? Archiving is an interesting job, but it does lead to you being an expert on old news. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:31, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Sure. I like to help out. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  20:34, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Story
I have no time to write today or at least right now. Ralph Bucky Phillips in New York ahs been cought. I was wondering if you would write the article about that (see second lead for more info). I just don't have time. Jason Safoutin 20:50, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Good work on the Bucky Phillips article. If I was not out getting drunk at the time of his capture, I would have gone to Fredonia, NY just to be there for it. Good work :) Jason Safoutin 20:37, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Wikinews Canada Logo
Don't take this the wrong way, but I don't like your Canadian Wikinews logo - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Wikinews_Canada.png Do you mind If i make a different one?

 * Please make a better one because I didn't do a very good job. Mabie you can make a better one. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  20:38, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Have a vote!
Hey, take your time today and Rock the VOTE, by voting for me! I'm looking to get accreditation, and hey, even MrM voted for me, so you should to.

Accreditation_requests terinjokes User Page / Talk 22:41, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Asking for requests is probably the worst thing you can do. Administrators constantly review the AR page. I haven't advertised for mine yet, but I expect the admins to look at it later. Thunderhead (talk) 03:48, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
 * It sounds like Terinjokes is asking everyone to vote support. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  00:00, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Don't get me wrong; I want support, but if I have to beg, they don't want me. Thunderhead (talk)   00:08, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Thats what I meant. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  00:09, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Remember...
To add the province a story take place in a category, as it helps build the size of the province's portal, and encourages people from that area to read and participate more. -- Zanimum 15:35, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Admin?
I'm interested in becoming an admin. Would you consider nominating me? Crimson 21:11, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Sure. You seem like a good contributor that can help the Wikinews community :-) F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  21:22, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, so what do I do? Can you create a nomination entry for me or should I do that?Crimson 22:39, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
 * No, thats my job. All I have to do is to go to Administrators, follow the easy steps, and after 7 days a Bureaucrat will give you admin status. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  22:44, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
 * You got my vote! Thunderhead (talk) 23:16, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
 * What vote? F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  23:52, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Admin Alert
Please visit this, there is a dispute that this user is webhosting his stuff. It says on top "THIS IS A SELF MADE SITE TO SHOW MY WEBPAGE". Anyways is there a wikinews template message in relevance to be placed in his page? Zer T 22:57, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Re:One Question
How would I take that the wrong way? Anyways, I joined WN a while back, as Urameshi2, however, when I came back, and got interested in it, I was known throughout the internet as 'Thunderhead'. I didn't want to destroy the WN servers by requesting a rename, so I just sign as 'Thunderhead'. I mean, if you want me to request a rename, I don't mind, but, just trying to save some time. :) Thunderhead (talk) 15:41, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Allegations
Make sure to label allegations as so, including in titles. -- Zanimum 17:28, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Admin
Thanks for supporting my successful admin nomination! Crimson 17:15, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

breaking and canadian
Hi,

Are you aware that when you use and the Canadian news template together the text can run together as both assume they have the full browser width? I'd noted in my edit summary that the Canadian box should be re-introduced when breaking is dropped, I see it's back and it looks messy to me in Firefox. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:48, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Sorry. I use IE and it looks fine. I will take off the Canadian news template until Breaking is removed. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  19:59, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
 * a workaround is to place the template below the breaking template. works for me on Fx and IE. Doldrums 20:03, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

speedy
as the template says, articles tagged notnews are nominated for deletion, not speedied. Doldrums 15:21, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Yes, but the article that I deleted should have been speedied anyways, imo. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  15:27, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome
Thank you for the welcome. I confess to struggling to form a reasonable article but doing my best to conform to the style etc. Learning ia a slow process. Thanks again Fentonrobb 17:03, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

 * You're welcome. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  17:11, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Re: Note
Oh yea. Srry about that =]

Lost article help please?
I have 'published' an article "Blunket defines the main task for us all" and it seems to have got lost somewhere - I can find it in Recent Changes but nowhere in the news - what have I done wrong? I have askad this in Main Talk page and water cooler also - sorry to be a pest - newbie! Fentonrobb 13:02, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

WN:A modification
I noticed you reverted my addition on the grounds that it had "no consensus." I thought it was generally accepted that once a user resigns, they're no longer considered admins, because otherwise we'd still consider Amgine an admin, right? —     00:16, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I have responded on the Wikinews IRC channel. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  00:40, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Follow-up articles - how to edit/link to previous reports?
Thanks you for the offer of help. I can't find how to edit followup articles and link them with earlier reports. For example, I did a piece Jack Straw, Leader of the British House of Commons urges Muslim women to drop full veil and in that I reported that Downing Street had distanced itself from Straw's position. This was significant at the time. Later we learn that Bown supports Straw's position, but that Blair refused to answer the direct question about whether or not he does too. It's abit late now, but how do you think these subsequent reports should have been linked to the original one?

I imagine that there is a conventional way of doing this, but there is so much 'ehlp' informaiton that it's difficult o find sch an item. I'd value your advice.

Fentonrobb 20:37, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

 * A useful tool is to include a selection of recent articles that relate to the new one. This is called Related news.

This is the template that you would use:

*

See the Style guide. It has a lot of handy information that you can use. F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  20:58, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Spot on - thank you very much - Fentonrobb 23:19, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

In the dog house!
Brown supported Iraq war to save job

seems to have excited some VIPs in Wikinrews but I have responded now. What happens next? Do those who have objected have to authorise publishing or can I remove their objection and publish myself?

Originally I put 'scared Brown' but have removed the adjective. Apart from the Diaries themselves, this certainly was single sourced but, looking at many other articles that's not a crime. I have added another soource.

I was upset by the non-NPOV accusation, because I had been careful to include Brown's response.

As you know I am a newbie. so a word of friendly advice now would not go amiss!

Fentonrobb 21:33, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
 * As you know every Wikinewsie -including myself- gets upset about NPOV disputes. We all have a right to our opinion but in this case of a dispute we could discuss it on the talk page or just take away the tag and make it more NPOV. Well, the former title Scared Brown supported Iraq war to save job was very POV. Doldrums only commented about the title so I'm sure that it can be published. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  21:48, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

I understand that and have changed title again to Blunkett: Brown supported Iraq war to save job. Do you think that should be OK now? Fentonrobb 21:52, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Sure, I don't see anything wrong with the article. It's short but well written and complete. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  22:01, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you - that's most helpful - now what happens? Would it be courteous to contact Doldrums and ask for a release? Fentonrobb 22:06, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

RfA thanks
Hi FellowWikiNews,

thanks for voting in my RfA, which passed 4/1/0... not a big crowd but I'll still try to be the best admin I can be. If you have any advice for me, or need help, you know where to find me!

--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 20:41, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

USDA raids hog farm
I wrote the article about the USDA raiding the Henshaw's hog farm in September. I contacted the Henshaws personaly to verify the reports. This story was not getting any press and I thought this is what Wikinews was for. My father just moved to Virginia in late September and said that the story is just now getting out. Especialy now we need to verify and replace this story. Is there anyway to recover what was deleted? I will check my files...

RE: Revert
Actually, It really inist working in Opera. I don't know why, just want to let the webmasters know. Thanks. New Newsie 21:55, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Commas and Numbers
Note that in NZ it is not standard to have commas used as thousand separators, we use spaces per norm. Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 01:04, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the clarification. I saw the comma and thought that it was not added for some reason. Should the comma not be removed since Wikinews is international? F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  02:13, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Holy edit conflict!
Dude, how did you know I was going to update the third lead with the Wal-Mart story? ★ MESSED ROCKER ★  22:10, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
 * That's strange! I seen you updating the leads in recent changes and decided to update the third lead with the Wal-Mart story :-) F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  22:12, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Wikinews capitilization in Mediawiki:Sidebar
I reverted you as it doesn't seem to make much difference except in the id="p-W/wikinews" field. If we want to capitilize it, it could be acomplished in CSS (see View->page style->Datrio+MrM for example in firefox for example. if your using Opera,hunt through menus, if your using MSIE get a real browser/ edit special:mypage/monobook.css). Bawolff ☺☻ 02:12, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Edit Summary
Please try to remember to use edit summaries. :) It is very confusing when you revert something and because of the lack of summary, I do not notice it. On a related note, why did you revert my moving of the start a new article box? I rather liked it down lower.--Cspurrier 04:04, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I reverted because it (imo) looks better on the top. Next time I will try to explain why in my edit summary, especially when editing the main page :) F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  19:15, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

blocking
reg. User:Como dis Jamakia, User:Jwiaaap. since when did we start blocking accounts indefinitely for a single bout of vandalism? — Doldrums(talk) 06:54, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I think it's pretty clear that User:Como dis Jamakia and User:Jwiaaap arn't here to contribute to Wikinews. On a related note, you also blocked this user indefinite for some vandalism.  F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  19:10, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
 * that user was a sock of a twice blocked user. — Doldrums(talk) 19:24, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Those users both deserve to stay blocked because they are vandals. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  19:28, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

wikinews CSS
for a list of them, you may be intreasted in Skins (If that don't work, try Skins/Monobook-minnor. Bawolff ☺☻ 19:24, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

California Wikinewsies
Do you know of any California Wikinewsies, or even Wikimedians in general. This is somewhat urgent. -- Zanimum 21:34, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Sorry, but I don't. You should try IRC or Wikipedia. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  21:48, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * That's okay, thanks. I can pretty much officially say we've not got the Oscars. Despite my best efforts, they won't accept the blame for not sending me a copy of the credential application on time, something I have multiple reasons to blame them for. Anyway, have to pester the Academy monthly from now until this time next year, to make sure they acknowledge the internet's 10th most popular site as legit. --  Zanimum 22:11, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Too bad you couldn't find anyone that was from California :( F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  22:14, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Wisdom of the Day
You were from Wikipedia? And your name was FellowWikiNews? Thunderhead (talk) (Check out my RFA test) 00:51, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
 * No, my username on WP is FellowWikipedian. There is a link to it in my signature :) — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  01:10, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Oh, oops. I should have known that :P. But yeah, I didn't know you were originally from 'Pedia. I thought you started here. Thunderhead (talk) (Check out my RFA test) 01:14, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, I'm getting less active on WP. I spend most of my time on WN. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  01:17, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Yep, I am Thunderhead1 on the 'Pedia, but I hardly ever use it. It's like Messed's w:User:Glenn Quagmire account. Thunderhead (talk) (Check out my RFA test) 01:21, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm a long time user on WP, but since I became an admin here it has changed. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  01:29, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

IRC
FellowWikiNews, I'm sorry things haven't worked on IRC. The CGI IRC is a piece of shit; do not use it. If you are allowed to install software on the computer you have, get an actual IRC client (such as mIRC), then once you install and load mIRC, type  and you will be on the live chat in no time. ★ MESSED ROCKER ★  02:20, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
 * By the way, if you use firefox, try chatzilla, I find it works well. (Search for it on the firefox extention site). Bawolff ☺☻ 03:23, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Indeed.
Sorry about that. I'm used to Wikipedia where "delete" simply means delete.
 * Well, welcome to Wikinews, the free news source that you can write. Wikinews is not Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Take a look at Wikinews' policies and guidelines for more info :) — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  20:37, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Brad and Angelina's bodyguards arrested after saying racial slurs to parents
Thanks for pointing that out. I believe I could write better than that page. What do you think? Nearly Headless Nick 17:16, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
 * The article that I already published was written by someone else. Mabie you can try to provide your article with new information? That way we don't get two articles with the same topic :) F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  17:23, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I suggest we delete the old article. Its not well-written, really. And we need to provide more details, don't we? I am also including the comments made by Brad and Jolie after the incident. Regards, --Nearly Headless Nick 17:26, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok. I will delete the old one. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  17:29, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Fount/font
Thanks for all you help improving several of the articles I have started. We seem to disagree about the Times article. Re the title - I took my lead from wikipedia where The Times seems sufficient (though I forgot to capitalise the article! But re the fount/font. I know this former is archaic but it is the spelling usd in the report by the paper's designer and out of respect for the soruce I judged it proper to use it, the English spelling, for an English paper. It spelling has been changed, inspite of my remarks on the discussion page explaining this but no explanation has been given by the editors who made the change. I am a newbiew and get quite confused by the wiki protoco; at times. Please would you kindly explain the grounds for making this change or revert it to 'fount' :-) Fentonrobb 09:09, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I would recommend to use font instead of fount because other people have reverted it (not just me) and most people use the word font. Regards :-) — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  19:15, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Although I do not really agree with your argument, I have added 'or font' and revertd all else to 'font'. But I think there is need for some policy here. I ran into a similar problem when someone complained that I had used English spelling when quoting an English speaker verbatim. _Apologies - this belongs, of course, to wikinews. Fenton Robb 19:56, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I was confused when reading The Times article after seeing fount instead of font, thus the reason why I changed it to font. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  04:02, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Adminship thanks
Hi there! I'd like to thank you for your support to become an admin, it's greatly appreciated! -- Zanimum 14:28, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

reverting Mink's edits
Mink's copyediting improved the WW1 vets article considerably. it was also made on Nov 22, the date of publication of the article and doesn't really go against the policy of not not making changes in content after publishing. i think Mink's edits shld be incorporated into the article. — Doldrums(talk) 21:06, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Contest
You can join anytime, however everyone is judged the same at the end, so you have to do a bit of catching up! ★ MESSED ROCKER ★  01:22, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I have joined the contest! F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  01:29, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Style
Hi, I totally disagree with your thoughts on reverting to the headline "State funeral approved by Canadian House of Commons" from "Canada's Commons OKs State Funerals." But, I'm not going to argue, fuss & fight with you over it. I think the head as written - and the article - both need serious attention. Wikinews writers (for the greater part) do not meet professional news writing standards. Simply put, they're atrocious. The head "Canada's Commons OKs State Funerals" states the important facts. The wording "State funeral approved by Canadian House of Commons" is excessively lengthy, and from the perspective of the information contained in the article, wholeheartedly accurate. That is, there will be funerals, i.e. more than one (three, to be precise). So, verb tense is one of the most egregious errors present in the head as it is reverted. I understand you're upset because it's your original work, that is, you started the article. In that sense, you feel a sense of pride and ownership in it. Of course, that sense of pride is good. But an editor's job is to make the original work better. And, as the page states, if you don't want it edited mercilesly (which I did) don't post it. But I'm not gonna' fuss & fight with you over it. It doesn't meet professional standards, and certainly doesn't meet any standard of writing (much less news) of which I'm aware. When you have the interest or desire, I recommend becoming familiar with the AP Style Writer's Guide, or as it's now called the AP Stylebook. http://www.apstylebook.com/ So, have at it and enjoy your Thanksgiving! Mink Butler Davenport 05:42, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

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U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments on global warming

November 26, 2006

The United States Supreme Court will hear arguments this Wednesday to determine whether the Bush administration must regulate carbon dioxide emissions to deal with the global warming threat. The case is presented by a group of environmentalists and leaders of some large cities.

The coalition, led by Massachusetts, demanded to review the case and insisted that carbon-dioxide is harmful to the environment as much as lead and smog-causing elements. The Bush administration is expected to argue before the court that the EPA has lacked the power under the Clean Air Act to regulate CO2 as a pollutant.

Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly and others have argued that this case is very important from the point of view of the Environmental Protection Agency's statutory responsibilities to deal with the most pressing environmental problem.

The case comes just a few weeks after a federal government report concluded that far fewer polar bear cubs are surviving off Alaska's northern coast, something many environmentalists are blaming on global warming. Also earlier this month the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that signs of warming continue in the Arctic with a decline in sea ice, an increase in shrubs growing on the tundra, and rising concerns about the Greenland ice sheet.


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User talk:68.184.187.37

Welcome
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Talk:Huge opposition rally to end Presidential campaign in Venezuela

the number 1.4 million is only reported in explicitly opposition news sources. Both the AP and FOX news (which is not particularly friendly to Chavez) use the estimate: "hundreds of thousands." I'm going to change the article to reflect this. SethDelisle 19:15, 26 November 2006 (UTC)


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Dion wins Canadian Liberal leadership on fourth ballot

December 2, 2006 Stephane Dion has won the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada today at Palais des congrès de Montréal with 2,521 (54.7%) votes to former Harvard academic Michael Ignatieff with 2,084 (45.3%) votes. Dion entered the convention as a dark horse but surged past three other candidates to win on the fourth ballot.

The Liberal party dominated politics in Canada for the past century. The Conservative party won government in a January 2006 election held amid a desire for regime change and a patronage scandal in mostly French-speaking Quebec.

"Stephen, if you're listening, we are counting the days until the next election," Dion told Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper during his victory speech.

"What started as a network of loyal supporters and became a movement reaching every territory and province in our country. This movement ended in the great honour you have given me today," he told his party's convention after the results were announced.

"The most exciting race in the history of our party is over," Dion, a former environment minister, told the 5,000 party delegates. "Let's get ready for the election."

Taking aim at the Conservative minority government of Stephen Harper, Dion told the crowd and a national television audience, "We do not believe the Conservatives have bad intentions; we simply believe they lead to bad results."

Dion's come-from-behind victory was a surprise to many observers and much of the media who had expected Ignatieff or former Ontario premier Bob Rae to win. Dion was in fourth place in terms of committed delegates who had been elected by local riding associations but was able to place third in the first ballot, edging former Ontario education minister Gerard Kennedy by two votes, due to the support of ex-officio delegates who were free to support any candidate.

Rae appeared to have momentum due to the support of several former candidates and was well-positioned immediately after the second ballot when fifth-place Ken Dryden threw his support to the former Ontario premier. The decision by Kennedy to withdraw and endorse Dion changed the convention's dynamic and gave Dion enough momentum to vault over Rae and Ignatieff to place first on the third ballot. Rae was eliminated and did not publicly endorse either of the remaining candidates but the victory of Dion was nevertheless seen as inevitable at this point by many observers, particularly as a number of Rae's high-profile supporters such as former finance minister Ralph Goodale and former candidates Volpe and Dryden threw their support to Dion.

His campaign emphasized the environment (particularly support for the Kyoto Accord which has been rejected by the Conservative government), sustainable development, and social justice.

Dion, 51, was a professor at the University of Montréal when he was recruited by then prime minister Jean Chretien to run for the Liberals in a 1996 by-election. In a rare move, since repeated by the Conservatives, Dion was appointed to Cabinet without having won a seat in the House of Commons. He won the by-election and served as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs under Chretien and then as Minister of the Environment under Paul Martin who succeeded Chretien as prime minister in 2003.

Dion was seen as a longshot when he announced his candidacy to succeed Martin in April 2006 but soon emerged in the pack of four candidates who were seen as being in the first tier of contenders with the best chance of victory. Michael Ignatieff and Bob Rae both were seen as having serious liabilities due to the former's several-decade absence from Canada in 2000 to 2005 and perceived support for the war in Iraq, and the latter's past as a member of the New Democratic Party including a stint as NDP Premier of Ontario. Dion was positioned as a compromise candidate with several surveys showing him to be the second choice of most delegates. As well, Kennedy's lack of fluency in French and poor showing in Quebec during the delegate selectio process eliminated him as a viable second choice for many delegates.


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User talk:TheTruthPrevails~enwikinews

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

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome!
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Additionally, thanks for experimenting with Wikinews. Your test worked, and has now been reverted or removed. Please use Sandbox for any other tests you want to do, since testing in articles will be reverted quickly. — Doldrums(talk) 20:31, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

please do not vandalise
Hello,

Your recent contributions constitute vandalism and have been reverted. Should you believe that your contributions are *not* vandalism, please argue your case on your talk page, or in WN:ALERT.

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I'm here to keep things up to date on a daily basis. I believe this will sustain interest in the project.

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Iran and Russia: Economic discussions to start December 11

November 26, 2006

It is reported that The Head of RosAtom Russia’s Federal Atomic Agency, Sergei Kiriyenko, will meet Iran’s Foreign Minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, in Tehran December 11 to discuss economic affairs of mutual interest.

Kiriyenko, former Russian Prime Minister, had proposed in February this year, that Russia would provide Iran with enriched uranium for its nuclear power plants, thus avoiding the need for Iran to build plants that might be used for weapon production. Since then there have been Security Council resolutions and threats of economic sanctions against Iran which has persisted in building an enrichment plant.

Russia has been building a light water reactor for Iran at Bushehr but there have been delays in completion, ‘for technical reasons’. The original reactors at Busheh, contracted to be built by Siemens in 1975, were bombed in 1985 and 1988 by Iraq.

Now, having trained Iranian troops in their use, Russia is delivering a consignment of Tor-M1 missiles to Iran. These are ground to air missiles for defence purposes with a range of about 18,000 feet.