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Work begins on "Lisbon Treaty"

July 23, 2007 European Union foreign ministers today opened an Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) beginning work on on a new treaty for the 27-member bloc. Portugal, the presiding country of the Union during the negotiations, presented its first draft of the 145 page document (with an extra 132 pages of protocols) to foreign ministers in a short ceremony opening the conference.

A mandate for the new Reform Treaty was agreed last month after drawn out European Council negotiations in Brussels. Under the German Presidency of the Union, leaders agreed to drop the proposed Constitution and its state-like elements, yet retain many of its institutional reforms: described by Angela Merkel (German Chancellor and then-Council President) in the terms “The fundamentals of the Constitution have been maintained in large part … We have renounced everything that makes people think of a state, like the flag and the national anthem.” This mandate is now going to be taken by the IGC, composed of national and European government officials, and converted into a legal text.

Negotiations are expected to go smoothly. Poland had originally intended to kick up a storm over the chosen voting system, as it stood to lose from the proposed QMV system and favoured keeping the old system or using an alternative. The negotiations concluded that the implementation of the new system would be delayed until 2014. Poland also claimed it had secured a Gentlemen's agreement that it could veto decisions for a further two years, but this was denied by other members. Isolated, Poland relented and agreed to back official agreement, with a minister stating: "Our priority is not to block decisions - we're interested in easier decision-making because we want the Union to function properly." The Polish Prime Minister stated that despite some opposition in Poland, there is no threat to governments' ability to ratify the document.

The IGC should conclude in Lisbon during October of this year and would shortly after be signed in the city; therefore, the city will give its name to the treaty. This will allow ratification throughout 2008 so it can come into force before the 2009 European elections. Most national ratification is expected to take place without referenda, to avoid a repeat of the "no" votes that halted the European Constitution.

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Tour de France: Alexandre Vinokourov wins stage 15

July 23, 2007 Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan has won stage 15 of the 2007 Tour de France in a time of 5h 34' 28".

Michael Rasmussen of Denmark kept his overall lead by 2' 23' over Alberto Contador of Spain. The two extend their lead on Cadel Evans of Australia by 1' 37", and more on the rest of the contenders.

Today's 196 km stage is one of the major stages of the Tour, with no fewer than five major mountain passes - including the Col de Port, the Col de Portet d'Aspet (5.7 km climb at 6.9%), the Col de Menté (7.0 km climb at 8.1%), the Port de Balès (19.5 km at 6.2%), (the first time this climb has featured in the Tour), and finally the Col de Peyresourde (9.7 km climb at 7.8%) with a downhill finish in Loudenvielle.

Tomorrow is a rest day for the Tour.

Post-stage statements
Yesterday, I admit, was a terrible day. It really affected my mind and that’s one of the reason I finished so far behind the peloton at Plateau de Beille. When I got back to the hotel last night I realized that the hope of victory in the Tour de France was over for me. The team asked me if I wanted to abandon but I told them I’d never give up. I spoke with the guys and they all said they’d support me with my new goal, a stage victory. “Since the crash, I haven’t been able to fully recover but I’m always optimistic. Today was indeed a good day. It’s no time for regrets about the general classification I just had a bit of bad luck but that’s race. It was a good day for me. It turned out to be a spectacular stage and I wanted to manage a good place. Other than what happened in front, it ended well for me. I tried to attack and I hoped to be able to drop Rasmussen but he continues to prove that he’s really strong. Each time I attacked he was able to come back to me, but I have to take inspiration from the last two days because we have taken time out of the time trial specialists and Rasmussen and I have a good lead in the general classification and there’s still another very tough mountain stage yet to come. This is my first Tour and it was meant to be a learning experience but I’ve had great support from my team. It’s an honor to ride for Discovery Channel because I always admired the way they controlled the race. My hero is Lance Armstrong because of the way he won seven Tours but also because of the way he beat cancer. I had an operation on my brain a few years ago and there was a lot of doubt about how I would be but now I’m back on the bike and that’s when I’m happiest. My team was fantastic today and I owe a lot to them all but especially to Michael Boogerd who was exceptional. I can’t thank my team enough. To have Menchov in the escape at the start and then come back to help was a great display of commitment from the whole Rabobank squad. The pace Boogerd set on the last two climbs made it difficult for anyone to attack me until Alberto Contador took charge. And when he went, nobody could respond and I certainly had a tough job just staying on his wheel. My big objective today was to control the race today and stay with Contador if he attacked, which is something we’ve learned that he’s likely to do. He attacked multiple times and each time it was really, really fast. He has a fantastic acceleration which I could not follow but I was able to fight my way back each time but he had a bit of an advantage because he was so fast that he caught the motorbikes a couple of times at the top of the Col de Peyresourde which made it even more difficult for me. In the end, I managed to stay with him until the top but if I hadn’t, I would have been in trouble because Contador had the benefit of having Hincapie waiting for him at the top of the final climb. Contador has the best acceleration in the whole peloton and I was under pressure but I still stayed with him and I’m happy with that effort. We still have the hardest stage of the entire race remaining. On Wednesday we finish on top of the Col d’Aubisque so nothing is final yet.


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AKP secures mandate in Turkish general election

July 23, 2007

The Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey secured a solid mandate in Turkish general election, held yesterday. Although Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan could celebrate getting 46.5% of the vote, more than 12% better than the last poll in 2002, his party will have to settle for slightly fewer seats in Turkey's parliament, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. AKP will now have 340 seats versus 353 formerly.

Before a cheering crowd, Erdoğan said yesterday: "We've passed an important test of democracy that is an example to the world. The people have pronounced the Justice and Development Party as the central political power in Turkey." AKP called this election, ahead of schedule, after opposition parties boycotted the vote on AKP's presidential candidate, Abdullah Gül, and the Constitutional Court annulled the result. Speaking about the issue of the presidency, Erdoğan told a news conference: "We will resolve this matter without causing tensions."

United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Miliband, said: "It's very important that across Europe we reach out to the new government in Turkey when it is formed. A stable and secure Turkey is massively in our interests."

In Washington, spokesperson Tony Snow said: "It was a free and fair election, and Turkey remains an important ally of the U.S."

EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said the government must move forward on reforms as EU entry talks have stalled. "We expect the new government will be formed swiftly. It is essential that the new government will re-launch the legal and economic reforms with full determination and concrete results," he told reporters.

The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), saw the greatest growth in support. Although in 2002, they pulled nearly 6% in support it was not enough for any seats. The 14.3% achieved in this election, got the MHP 71 seats. The general secretary of the party said it won't seek to create tensions.

The Republican People's Party (CHP) was dealt the biggest setback in the election. CHP saw an erosion in support that cost them 66 seats, leaving them with 112.

"The only danger at the moment is failure to reach an accord over the presidency," said election observer and columnist for Hürriyet, Erdal Saglam.


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Fox News security hole exposes 1.5 million users' personal information

July 23, 2007 A security hole on the Fox News web server Sunday exposed sensitive content to the public, including login information that allowed hackers to access names, phone numbers, and email addresses of at least 1.5 million people.

Wikinews has learned that an FTP server belonging to publishing company Ziff-Davis could be accessed with a username and password found on the Fox News site, with customer details among the internal data publicly available.

The FTP site, used for collaboration between different global aspects of Ziff-Davis business, contains data ranging from expense sheets to resumes to opt-out lists used by customers who wish to avoid receiving unsolicited emails. Many of the compromised files make reference to Acxiom, a data management company that, in 2003, experienced a similar theft of personal information. Unlike in the 2003 breach, however, it is not believed that the files exposed due to the Fox News security oversight contain customer Social Security numbers or bank accounts. However, telephone and address details appear in the data. A number of the email addresses appearing on the list end in .gov or .mil, suggesting the named individual is a member of the U.S. government or military, respectively.

Internet vandals were quick to leave their mark on the compromised Ziff-Davis server, uploading pornography and claiming to have come from popular Internet comedy site eBaum's World.

The Ziff-Davis access details are believed to have been on the Fox News server as a part of collaboration between the two media companies for technology news coverage.

Security expert David Utter says the Fox News mistake is an example of "sloppiness", though the hole had been patched by noon Monday. Neither Fox News nor Ziff-Davis have commented on the breach.


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Libya lifts death sentences for nurses but makes demands

July 23, 2007 Last week, Libya lifted the death sentence for five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinean doctor in the case about the HIV infection of hundreds of Libyan children. The deal called for a US$460 million settlement for the families of the children.

However, now Libya is holding out for a better deal. According to reports, Libya is seeking more money for the treatment of the children, as well as normalized relations with the European Union. Another sticking point in making a deal has been that Bulgaria and the EU are unwilling to strike any deal that admits the guilt of the medics, whose innocence they insist upon. Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin spoke to reporters in Brussels. "We are at the stage now where the decision is purely political," he said. "I hope there will be enough will from the Libyans' side today in order to finalise talks ... If they show this will, then the transfer can be done very quickly."

"Allow me not to go into any details because that would make all the efforts that are being made in Libya right now meaningless," Kalfin was quoted to have said later in the day, according to Bulgarian national television.


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I challenge the accuracy of the title: "Fox News security hole exposes 1.5 million users' personal information". According to the sources, they only mention "sensitive directories" not what this article claims. --SVTCobra 17:12, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * You'll note that this article features firsthand reporting by a Wikinews.org member; that's where this article stands apart from everything else currently being reported.Bubbaprog 17:16, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Where are your notes then? And don't commingle the Ziff-Davis and the Fox breaches. --SVTCobra 17:22, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * The Fox News oversight directly led to the exposure of the ZD user information. ZD was not "hacked" as the username and password were handed to the public by Fox News.Bubbaprog 17:24, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Where does the number 1.5 mil come from and why would login information include peoples phone numbers? I never get asked for that when signing up for a news site. --SVTCobra 17:27, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * It's not login information, it's customer information. 1.5 million is a minimum number given the number of records known to be accessed; it's likely much, much higher, but I'm being conservative with what I've verified to be true.Bubbaprog 17:37, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * OK, I concede the factual basis of this story. Should the headline be changed to "Fox News security hole exposes 1.5M Ziff-Davis customers" ? --SVTCobra 21:23, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

 * As I understand ZD had Fox's data on one of their servers. By compromising a fox server information on how to access the data on the ZD server was obtained. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:30, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Original Reporting
This cannot be published without at least some notes. Particularly, what was exposed and how the reporter came to know this. Source names may be concealed, but you'll potentially have to get someone else to verify the details. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:18, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

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Minor league baseball coach killed on field in United States

July 23, 2007 An United States man from Tulsa, Oklahoma, was killed by a baseball during a game in North Little Rock, Arkansas, against the Arkansas Travelers. Tulsa Drillers coach Mike Coolbaugh, 35, was struck and killed by a line drive while coaching first base.

He leaves his wife, Mandy, and two young sons, Jacob and Joseph. Mandy is expecting a daughter who is to be named "Mandy" as well. Coolbaugh spent seventeen years in professional baseball. He played Major League Baseball for two seasons and Minor League Baseball for the remainder, before becoming a coach.

Coolbaugh was coaching first base in the ninth inning, when a line drive off the bat of Tino Sanchez struck Coolbaugh in the head causing him to lose consciousness. CPR was administered on the field. An ambulance transported Coolbaugh to Baptist Medical Center where he fell into respiratory arrest. He later died at the hospital at 10:47 p.m.

The game was then called off in the ninth inning with the Drillers behind 7-3. No make up date has been announced.

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RIP coach. ~Firefighter04


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Cricket: England draw Test series opener with India

July 23, 2007

England (298 & 282) and India (201 & 282-9) have drawn the first Test cricket match of the Indian tour of England at Lord's, London, England.

Play was suspended due to bad light and rain just before tea on the final day with England needing just one wicket, and India on 282-9, 98 runs short of the 380 needed for victory. Rain continued to wash out the evening session and the game was forced to end as a draw.

Before play started on the first day, England won the toss and captain Michael Vaughan chose to bat first.

England took advantage of the inexperienced Indian bowling attack to quickly score 40 runs off the first five overs, the only wicket of the morning session coming when Alastair Cook (36) fell lbw to Sourav Ganguly. Andrew Strauss, sharing a partnership of 142 with Vaughan, just missed out on a century when he was caught at first slip on 96. India took two wickets late on day one, with Vaughan out for 79 and Paul Collingwood recording his first Test duck. England finished day one on 268-4 after stoppages for bad light.

Heavy rain delayed the start of the second day, and play got underway in the early afternoon. England soon collapsed to 298 all out, adding just 30 runs to the overnight total. In one incident, Kevin Pietersen started to walk off believing he had edged to Dhoni before replays showed otherwise, only to be caught making the same mistake minutes later. Sreesanth was the pick of the Indian bowlers, taking 3-67.

In response, England took two quick wickets to reduce India to 27-2 in their first innings, with Dinesh Karthik and Rahul Dravid falling cheaply. James Anderson took the key wicket of Sachin Tendulkar (37), while Test debutant Chris Tremlett caught and bowled Wasim Jaffer (58) to record his first Test wicket, leaving India on 145-4 at the close of day two.

England's bowlers reduced India to 201 all out by lunch on day three, with James Anderson taking 5-42 and Ryan Sidebottom 4-65, to leave England with a first innings lead of 97. England's second innings was disrupted by rain in the afternoon, and Zaheer Kahn took two wickets in quick succession. At the close of play England were 77-2, leading by 174 runs.

A century from Kevin Pietersen (134) pushed England's lead past 350 runs on day four despite 5-59 from R P Singh and two wickets in two balls from Zaheer Khan. England were all out for 282 runs, a lead of 379, and Chris Tremlett went for a Pair in his first Test match. India, with a second innings target of 380, lost key batsmen Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar cheaply. However they reached 137-3 by the end of the fourth day with help from a Dinesh Karthik half century.

India faltered at the start of the final day, losing Sourav Ganguly (40) and Dinesh Karthik (60). However V V S Laxman and Mahendra Dhoni (76 not out) shared a partnership of 86 to frustrate England, and gloomy conditions stopped play just before tea with England needing just one wicket for victory.

England: A J Strauss, A N Cook, M P Vaughan (capt), K P Pietersen, P D Collingwood, I R Bell, M J Prior (wkt), C T Tremlett, R J Sidebottom, M S Panesar, J M Anderson

India: W Jaffer, K D Karthik, R Dravid (capt), S R Tendulkar, S C Ganguly, V V S Laxman, M S Dhoni (wkt), A Kumble, Z Khan, R P Singh, S Sreesanth

Test debut: C T Tremlett (England)

Umpires: S A Bucknor (West Indies) and S J A Taufel (Australia) TV umpire: I J Gould Match referee: R S Madugalle (Sri Lanka) Reserve umpire: N G C Cowley


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And by eBaums, they mean... Well, you know right? Looks like Jake Brahm'll get some company. —12.104.153.15 21:21, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Jake Brahm is not in prison... he just can't leave NJ or use the internet. —65.6.213.12 22:24, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

eBaums
Yes... by eBaums, they mean Alex Wuori!

Wuori is indeed one nasty fucker.

We're not strangers to love.

You know the rules and so do I

Seriously, guys, come up with a new site other than Ebuamsworld.--TUFKAAP 04:15, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

You're right, lets blame FARK --User:AnonEmoose

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co-payments verse out of pocket expense
My husband has payed out of pocket to pay for our insurance and on top of that thier are fluctuations from the price of money for-treatment-medicine in excess just for a colanoscopy that on top of the insurance permium the separate clinics want 300.00 and in cases of medicine for cancer treatment they want out rages amount for those treatment and pills in the 300.00s and none is payed by the policy amount because of thier percent that goes directly to establishment that makes it possible just to be an owner of insurance so what do health bill really provide health coverage or just a way to keep money flowing for marketers?and like the summit keeps mentioning some you pay the insureance and they really don't have any knowledge of a known condition and answer the questions of patients with a time limit of there visit.with no perscription for the cause of the ill.but jet they get payed and we go home with only rescudeling for futher testing for more co-payment.I could go on but it fatigues me to no my diagnose and there is no known cure.


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India need to work on its basics
It is such a disaster performance by the indian batsman. The old 4 goodies are not good for the team. India should start injecting young blood in the team to rejunuvate its performance


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What are the details? Was he not looking home? Was a hit-and-run play on? Any primary sources here?

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Drew Carey to replace Bob Barker as host of "The Price is Right"

July 24, 2007 Comedian Drew Carey has announced that he will be the new host of the American game show The Price Is Right, replacing outgoing longtime host Bob Barker.

Carey revealed this on a taping of The Late Show with David Letterman, which, like The Price is Right, airs on CBS.

"It's a done deal. I'm the new host of 'The Price Is Right'," said Carey during The Late Show taping which airs tonight.

Carey was previously the star of his own sitcom on rival network ABC's sitcom The Drew Carey Show as well as the same network's improv show Whose Line Is It Anyway?. He was also recently named as host of another CBS game show, Power of 10.

Barker retired from being the host of the show for 35 years and appeared as the host for the final time on June 15.


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Major fire in Montreal, Canada, destroys several businesses

July 24, 2007 Fire ravaged several businesses in Montreal, Canada on Monday evening, despite the efforts of over 150 firefighters to extinguish the flames. The alert reached the so-called "five-alarm" stage, drawing in many firefighters, and it took over twelve hours to extinguish the fire.

The fire is suspected to have broken out around 7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) at "Fruits & Passion," a personal care and ambiance products shop, on Saint-Denis street south of Rachel street. Later it spread to the Continental bistro and the L'Barouf bar. The Continental's roof has collapsed due to the fire-induced damage.

Ten firefighters suffered minor injuries, including at least four suffering from a heat stroke, whose condition is said to be stable.

Saint-Denis street was closed between Marie-Anne and Duluth streets during the fire itself, and again the next morning for the demolition of 2nd and 3rd stories.


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Press conference to be held Thursday on new 'Star Trek 11' movie

July 24, 2007 Wikinews has learned that George Takei, who played Sulu on the American television show Star Trek, has announced on the radio talk show Coast to Coast AM With George Noory on Monday night that a "press conference" will be held on Thursday July 26 regarding the new Star Trek 11 movie. The movie is planned to be released in December 2008.

"I understand that there will be a press conference on Thursday, regarding the new Star Trek movie, and major casting announcements will be made then," said Takei.

Brad Altman of www.georgetakei.com, has told Wikinews that the conference is scheduled to take place at the San Diego Comic Convention on July 26 from 1:00 p.m. (pacific time) until 3:30 p.m..

The director of the new movie, J. J. Abrams is expected to announce a "few surprises," says a statement posted on the Comic-Con 2007 website.

The conference is apparently to put to rest rumors that started to circulate online that Matt Damon was going to star in the new movie as Captain James T. Kirk. Damon later said in an interview with ign.com that he was "too old" to play the role and that it was nothing but an "internet rumor" and that he was not approached by anyone to be in the film.

It is rumored that Leonard Nimoy will be cast as Spock, or that Zachary Quinto will play the role.

It is also rumored that the movie will be a prequel to the TV show. According to IMDb the movie is going to be "set before 'The Original Series' [when] Kirk and Spock are newly graduated Cadets fresh from Starfleet Academy and are sent on their first space mission."


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I listened to Takei on the radio just 20 minutes or so ago from the show here:. It was said live from the local radio link. Not sure if this is original, but there are no sources for it.

I e-mailed the shows host: George Noory and e-mailed Takei at his official website. I am not really expecting a response though. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 06:07, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Also I marked the article as because I am not sure about the following listed above. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 06:45, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Shouldn't you have waited to publish it then; waiting for the reply? That's what I am doing... --Nzgabriel | Talk 09:31, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Indeed, Brianmc unpublished,. PS: I didn't publish it...although aside from awaiting the responce, I do think its ready. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 10:10, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I also just e-mailed Viacom, which apparently owns Paramount Pictures. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 10:25, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

I have received an e-mail from Brad Altman of George Takei's web site with a link to and, and also confirmed the press conference. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 13:30, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

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U.S. minimum wage gets first federal boost in a decade

July 24, 2007 A federally mandated minimum wage increase for U.S. workers goes into effect today. The 70 cents per hour increase, from US$5.15 to $5.85, is the first hike since 1997.

The increase, which was approved by Congress in May, is the first stage of a 3-step increase over the next two years. Next summer, the minimum will increase by another 70 cents per hour, followed by another bump of 70 cents in the following summer, bringing the minimum wage to US$7.25 an hour by 2009.

The increase is aimed at helping minimum wage earners keep above the poverty level. The United States Department of Health and Human Services considers anyone who earns less than $10,210 per year to be in poverty. At the previous minimum wage level, a person working 40 hours a week would only exceed this by $500 a year.

As many as 20 states took the initiative to raise minimum wages before this federal government action became effective. Those states will only be affected by the new law if they fall beneath the new federal mandate.

By comparison, today's current minimum wage for adults in the United Kingdom is equivalent to almost $11.50. As of 2005, Mexico's minimum wage was Mex$4.50. The lowest minimum wage in Canada is C$6.50 in New Brunswick. The highest in Canada is in Nunavut, C$8.50 or US$8.15.

Many countries in Europe, such as Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Italy, and Cyprus have no minimum wage laws, but rely on employer groups and trade unions to set minimum earnings through collective bargaining. As of December 2006, the Australian standard federal minimum wage is A$13.47 per hour, equivalent to US$11.90.


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Talk:U.S. minimum wage gets first federal boost in a decade

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Substantiation for "20 states passing minimum wage laws that exceeded federal minimum" can be found here. -Edbrown05 08:53, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

 * It would be useful to know whether any of those 20 states actually will be affected, rather than just talking about it in the abstract. --Salvadors 13:44, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

62.89.1.2 07:09, 27 July 2007 (UTC)While comparing the U.S. minimum wage level with the other countries you didn't mention those countries' poverty line levels compared with U.S. poverty line level.Thanks.


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Guess what? Big business owns your government.
So, if you're flipping burgers in 2009 in the United States you'll get $7.25 an hour.

On the other hand, if you're flipping burgers in the United Kingdom today you'll get £5.52 which I calculate to be $11.39. (Source: Dept. for Business National Minimum wage.

The United States government obviously doesn't care about poor people - just like with Katrina. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:23, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

 * I believe the (without really knowing) that the National Restaurant Association, along with possibly lobbiest from agriculture, helped hold up federal legislation that lagged far behind more local state interests. It goes to show how Washington is maybe not the answer when it comes to U.S. national interests. States had to lead the way with wage increases. -Edbrown05 09:46, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

 * The problem with making such a direct comparison as you are doing Brian, is that it doesn't take into account potential differences in living costs. The biggest one that I can think of is the cost of petrol, in the UK it is nearly £1 per litre, whereas in the US it seems to be about $3 per gallon. According to Gasoline usage and pricing we in the UK pay over $7 per gallon, a substantial difference. Of course, there may be examples where living costs are lower in the UK than in the US, I'm not sure. Adambro 10:31, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm well aware that there are differences in the cost of living, fuel costs do have big differences, but if you're in the position of being on minimum wage a car is a luxury. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:39, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

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The minimum wage for New Zealand teenagers is higher than your minimum wage of adults (even with the high NZ dollar). (preceding unsigned comment by Nzgabriel 12:35, 24 July 2007)

Say What!?
So even after the increase we're still behind? Kinda odd that the "richest" country has a lower min wage than AUSTRALIA? What the he!! is that?!

Maybe the issue comes from the top heavy economy we have? If a bit less of the countries fiscal resources sat in an upper class bank to make them more rich. How'd a land founded on freedom of thought and religion turn into such a aristocratic (and therefore bureaucratic) beast of capitalism?

A minimum wage of US$5.85 (UK£2.43) seems a ridiculously low amount by UK standards. However, if you compare living costs I would imagine that the UK at over $11 an hour is still below that of the USA. Shows how expensive it is to live in the UK!
 * I doubt it, unfortunately efforts to find usable statistics find the same information presented in a different way. The UK defines poverty of 60% of the median income, not what you need to live on.  I'm guessing beyond this point, but that is going to set the poverty income amount higher than the U.S., so you need to compare percentage of the population living in poverty.
 * The simple fact of the matter is that both the U.S. and the U.K. should be ashamed of themselves. They are amongst the richest countries in the world, yet there are citizens within their borders living in poverty. --Brian McNeil / talk 13:36, 27 July 2007 (UTC)


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Bacterial meningitis possibly spread on AirTran flight

July 24, 2007 Authorities are currently working with employees of AirTran Airways to find passengers who sat near a teenage girl with bacterial meningitis on AirTran flights 687 and 862 on Saturday.

After falling "seriously ill" during the second flight, from Atlanta, Georgia to Wichita, Kansas the girl was diagnosed with meningitis, an infection of the brain and spinal cord, at Wichita's Wesley Medical Center.

Although meningitis cannot be transferred merely through casual contact, AirTran notified the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday, and are attempting to track the passengers who sat near the girl on the two flights.


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Cindy Sheehan arrested inside Rayburn Building in Washington DC

July 24, 2007 Cindy Sheehan, an Iraq War protester, was arrested inside the Rayburn Building in Washington, D.C. in United States along with 45 to 50 other protesters for disorderly conduct on Monday.

"The Democrats will not hold this administration accountable, so we have to hold the Democrats accountable. And I for one am going to step up to the plate and run against Nancy Pelosi," said Sheehan during her protest inside the capitol.

Sheehan and the other protesters were at the offices of Rep. John Conyers Jr. who is the House Judiciary Committee chairman, demanding that President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney be impeached. Conyers would be the politician who would start impeachment hearings.

Sheehan then said she would run against Nancy Pelosi, who is the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in the next election for her seat in the House representing the state of California.

"If Nancy Pelosi doesn't do her constitutionally mandated job by midnight tonight, tomorrow I will announce that I'm going to run against her. Not only am I going to run against her, but I will beat her. Impeachment is not a fringe movement, it is mandated in our Constitution. Nancy Pelosi had no authority to take it off the table," added Sheehan.

Pelosi's Press Secretary Brenden Daly says Pelosi is working hard to make sure that the right steps are taken in Iraq.

"The speaker is focused on changing course in Iraq by bringing our troops home safely and soon and refocusing our effort on protecting Americans from terrorism, holding the Bush administration accountable and setting a 'New Direction for America,'" said Daly.

Sheehan became an anti-war protester after her son, Casey Sheehan, was killed while fighting in the Iraq War on April 4, 2004 at the age of 24. Earlier this year, on Memorial Day, she announced her resignation as "the 'face' of the American anti-war movement" on a personal web journal page published by the Daily Kos.


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Talk:Cindy Sheehan arrested inside Rayburn Building in Washington DC

Weren't they actually arrested in an office building adjacent? 71.61.208.156 12:53, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Reuters: Sheehan was among more than two dozen protesters led away in plastic handcuffs after they refused to heed repeated calls by U.S. Capitol Police to depart the office of Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, Democratic chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. . DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 12:56, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Correction, YOU are correct :) Fixed. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 13:04, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

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As per the reply to Edbrown05 on my talk page, we should be indicating external links to users by not wrapping such links in the plainlinks class. There is no clear objection to the symbol to justify such action. Adambro 09:44, 25 July 2007 (UTC)


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UK government outlines plans for rail transport

July 24, 2007 The government of the United Kingdom has outlined its plans for the development of the Britain's railway network in a white paper presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Transport, Ruth Kelly.

Ruth Kelly described the report as "the most ambitious strategy for growth on the railways in over 50 years" and announced that capacity will be increased to cope with an expected 20% growth in passenger numbers over the next seven years through a £10 billion investment.

The government is to continue to limit the rate of increase of regulated tickets, which include standard season and saver tickets, to a maximum of 1% above inflation, and plan to introduce a simplified ticketing structure of four basic ticket types.

Today's announcement also extended the government's commitment made in March of this year to fund extra carriages. An additional 300 brings the total to 1,300 carriages to be acquired to relieve overcrowding.

The impact of the investment the government has outlined will be concentrated in tackling areas of high overcrowding on the rail network. In particular, Ms Kelly has highlighted a number of key projects. These include the improvement of Reading and Birmingham New Street stations and the approval of the Thameslink modernisation programme.

150 stations across the network will be upgraded and refurbished at a cost of £150 million.

The largest opposition party, the Conservative Party, greeted the release with much scepticism, saying that the paper contains "reheated announcements that are years later than promised". A spokeswoman for the Liberal Democrats described it as a "missed opportunity" to encourage more people to use trains in favour of cars or planes and suggested that much of the investment outlined in the document had been announced before.

George Muir, of the Association of Train Operating Companies which represents the companies providing passenger train services on the British rail network, said that the white paper is the "first plausible plan for expanding the railway" in recent years.


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Moonbat alert! --SVTCobra 17:05, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

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Fish consumption by New Yorkers has led to high blood mercury levels

July 24, 2007

Some 25% of New York City's adults have elevated mercury levels, according to the city's Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which was released on Monday. Mercury poisoning, which can result from eating contaminated animals, leads to a wide range of conditions, including kidney and neurological damage, fatigue, vision problems, and tremors.

As one example, the report found that New York City women between 20 and 49 years old had an average level of mercury of 2.64 micrograms per liter, compared to a national average of 0.83 micrograms per liter among women in a similar age group. Mercury exposure in humans can result in brain damage, birth defects, severe neurological consequences, mercurial drooling, Minamata disease, and certain behavior abnormalities.

The high blood levels of the toxin were related to higher fish consumption. City's authorities said that children under six years old and pregnant and breast-feeding women should avoid fish with high mercury contents. The types of fish that were found to have especially high levels of mercury were Chilean sea bass, swordfish, and fresh tuna. A 2006 study by the National Wildlife Federation found that, in the United States, the animals of many different species, not just fish, are contaminated with mercury at levels higher than previously thought.


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Tour de France: Alexander Vinokourov fails blood test

July 24, 2007 Astana Team announced today that Alexander Vinokourov of Kazakhstan failed a blood test following his victory in Saturday's time trial.

"Vino has tested positive having to do with a blood transfusion, and the team is leaving the Tour," team spokesperson Corinne Druey said. Vinokourov also won yesterday's stage.

"There is the presence of a double population of haematids, which implies there has been a blood transfusion with homological blood," read an Astana Team statement. "Tour organizers have asked Astana Cycling Team to leave the race, which has been accepted spontaneously."

Astana manager Marc Biver declared: "Vino denies any blood manipulation. He says after his crash on July 12, there may be blood anomalies." He added that his team was in shock after the events.

Vinokourov was a pre-Tour favorite, but despite winning two stages, he has dropped out of contention. However, Astana Team, which has now withdrawn, had two other riders in the top ten, Andreas Klöden, fifth overall, and Andrey Kashechkin, eighth overall.

Pat McQuaid, president of Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) told Reuters: "I cannot comment on this until the result of the B sample's analysis."

"Jesus Christ, I'm speechless," said David Millar of the United Kingdom, who rides for Saunier Duval-Prodir. "It makes me sad. I have the impression the riders will never understand."

When asked if the Tour was too hard on the cyclists, Tour director Christian Prudhomme told reporters that "You do not cheat because it is too hard, you cheat because you want to be first."


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Libya frees foreign HIV medics

July 24, 2007 Libya has freed six foreign medical personnel who were convicted of infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV and sentenced to. In jail since 1999, the five Bulgarian nurses and one Palestinian doctor arrived in, Bulgaria, today. The president of Bulgaria,, promptly pardoned them.

All six have maintained their innocence throughout. They have also claimed that they suffered to extract. International HIV experts testified at the trials that the infections began before the six arrived at the Benghazi hospital. They said the infections were more likely the result of poor hygiene.

Last week, Libya lifted the death sentences following a 460 million financial settlement, which works out to US$1 million to each HIV victim's family. However, Libya insisted on further concessions on with the European Union and aid.

A deal between the E.U. and Libya, mediated by Qatar, ended the diplomatic standoff. The foreign minister of Libya,, said the E.U. promised to provide "life-long treatment" to the infected children, as well as aid to "improve the Benghazi hospital" where the children were infected. Further, he claimed that deal will allow for "full cooperation and partnership between Libya and the European Union."

"We hope to go on further [in] normalising our relations with Libya. Our relations with Libya were to a large extent blocked by the non-settlement of this medics issue," said,  of the.

The president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, said that neither the E.U. nor France paid money to Libya. He also said he would visit Libya on Wednesday to help 's reintegration. "I can quite simply confirm to you that neither Europe nor France have made the slightest financial contribution to Libya," said Sarkozy to reporters in Paris. "I have had the opportunity to thank the Qatari authorities very warmly for their mediation and their humanitarian intervention."

, the, said: "I share the joy of their families and friends and of the government and people of Bulgaria. For over eight years, we have never forgotten the suffering of the medical staff who have shown such dignity and fortitude during their long ordeal."

"Now I still can't believe that I am standing on Bulgarian soil. We were told the news at four o'clock in the morning and we left the jail at quarter to six to board the plane. Now I will try to get my previous life back," said Kristiyana Vulcheva, 48, upon her release at the airport.

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It says Ontario twice in the title, I'm too tired to think of an alternative that conveys the same information but doesn't have that issue. --Brian McNeil / talk 00:34, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
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Any hard medical opinions about what could have caused 400 kids to be infected?
It seems that the infection of 400 children with aids is a difficult feat to achieve by any means except deliberate ones. I would think that an article would try to get some expert opinions as to how 400 children could be infected through unsanitary conditions, and whether that was likely. While the article does not exonerate the doctors, it implies their innocence by quoting those applauding their freedom. Peotre 02:58, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
 * That a very good observation, one that I am also interested in finding out. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 03:02, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Based on what little background I have read, there seems to be little to no evidence against them. There was a large unexplained outbreak, so the authorities blamed the staff. --SVTCobra 11:21, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

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Former MLB player Rollie Stiles dies

July 25, 2007

Rollie Stiles, pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Browns from 1930 to 1933 has died at the age of 100.

Born Rolland Mays Stiles on November 17, 1906 in Ratcliff, Arkansas, he batted and threw right-handed, and was 9-14 with an ERA of 5.92 in his three seasons. Rollie attended Southeastern State Teachers College. His first game in the Major Leagues was June 19, 1930, and his last game was October 1, 1933. Stiles' nicknames when playing baseball were "Leapin' Lena", "Lena", and "Rollie", all typical of how he signed autographs for baseball fans.

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The title is rather strange: What is an HIV medic? What about: "Lybia frees Bulgarian medical staff" -- Alexandr Snajdar 07:33, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

And the Hungarian President pardoned them? In Bulgaria? This is rather sloppy writing...

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editprotected Please add to the article, since it appears to fall into that category. -Optigan13 (talk) 05:42, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
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Auckland International Airport may become a hub for Emirates Airline

July 25, 2007

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) of Dubai, United Arab Emirates has entered a controversial bid for New Zealand's busiest airport, the Auckland International. Merger documents have revealed that DAE would use "reasonable endeavours" to create new routes and services from Auckland for Emirates Airline.

DAE's plan is to takeover 60% of the publicly-traded airport for NZ$2.6 billion (approx. US$2.1 billion).

The chair of DAE, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, also chairs Emirates, which flies four times daily into Auckland. DAE does not have a shareholding in the Dubai-based airline. Emirates has said its long term plan for the airport is to establish it as a secondary hub, with flights to the west coast of the United States, or Central America and South America. Another possibility being looked into is round-the-world flights through Dubai, South Africa and Auckland. Auckland has been chosen as DAE's hub of the region due to Australian laws preventing foreign control of major airports.

DAE was set up last year by the government of the United Arab Emirates in Dubai, with funds of US$15 billion (approx. NZ$19 billion). One of the entity's goals is to build up a global portfolio of airports, particularly in emerging markets.

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Very confusing and doesn't explain what story is about, imo.--SVTCobra 14:31, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
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Tour de France: Michael Rasmussen wins stage 16

July 25, 2007 Michael Rasmussen of Denmark has won stage 16 of the 2007 Tour de France in a time of 6h 23' 21".

Rasmussen increased his overall lead by 35" over Alberto Contador of Spain, who finished third.

After a rest day, the riders faced the third-longest, 218.5 km, and arguably the Tour’s hardest, stage. The first challenge was the brutal Port de Larrau (14.7 km climb at 8.1%), which is just 79km into the stage. The race dips into Spain for some 50 kilometres at the summit, the fourth country visited in this year’s Tour. From there, there was little reprieve for the riders, hitting the Alto Laza and the Col de la Pierre St Martin (14.2 km climb at 5.2%) before descending to the start of the difficult, and very steep, first-category Col de Marie-Blanque (9.3 km climb at 7.4%). The riders then climb the infamous Col d'Aubisque (16.7 km climb at 7%), which will reward out-and-out climbing ability and punish the legs of all the major contenders.

The entire Astana Team withdrew from the Tour prior to this stage due to Alexander Vinokourov testing positive for blood doping. Some riders staged a protest against doping at the start.

Another doping scandal hit the Tour today. Cristian Moreni of Italy tested positive for testosterone in a test conducted after Thursday's stage 11. Moreni was questioned by police. Cofidis team manager Eric Boyer told Reuters: "He accepted his wrongdoing and did not ask for a B-sample."

Like Astana did, Cofidis has withdrawn its entire team from the Tour. François Migraine, the team president and CEO of the sponsoring insurance company, Cofidis, said: "It's the only thing to do in such circumstances."

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It’s true that I was booed at the start and again during the stage also. I believe that, for the moment, there’s a lot of frustration amongst the people who follow cycling and in the peloton about what’s going on – about what happened to ‘Vino’ yesterday – and I think that since he is not here and the Astana team has gone home, people are taking their frustration out on me. I understand now what Lance Armstrong went through for seven years and my respect for him is growing day by day. The only good thing there is to say about the Vinokourov case is that it proves that the system is working and to that I can only add that I’ve had 14 negative tests so far during this Tour. Now the overall victory is more important than stage wins but with the position that I was able to put myself in – winning the queen stage of the Tour while in the yellow jersey – it was pretty hard to deny taking the opportunity to do so.


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Taliban execute one Korean hostage; reports of release denied

July 25, 2007 Afghanistan police have recovered the bullet-ridden body of a South Korean evangelical priest, who was among 23 aid-workers held hostage by the Taliban. Earlier reports that at least 8 other hostages were released are now being denied.

"I can confirm that one of the hostages has been killed by the Taliban," said head of the Afghan delegation in charge of the hostage negotiations, Waheedullah Mujadadi who also added that he could not confirm the release of the other 8 hostages.

"Since Kabul's administration did not listen to our demand and did not free our prisoners, the Taliban shot dead a male Korean hostage," told Reuters via telephone. "If the administration of Kabul is not ready to release our hostages, then by 1.00 a.m. the rest of the hostages will be killed," he continued. "That time is the last deadline." Yousuf said the hostage was killed in district of. Reports claim he was shot ten times.

Associated Press cited two Western officials when reporting that some of the 23 hostages had been released. One of the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said six women and two men had been taken to the main United States base in Ghazni.

"Talks continue but no one has been freed so far,” said Ghazni governor Mirajuddin Pattan. Taliban spokesperson Yousuf said the claim of a release was "government propaganda."


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Gas tanks explode at facility in Texas, US

July 25, 2007 Three people were hospitalized with injuries after a series of explosions at Southwest Industrial Gases, Inc., a gas facility in Dallas, Texas. None of their injuries are considered life-threatening.

Tanks of oxygen, helium and acetylene began to explode after a connector used to join acetylene tanks during the filling process malfunctioned. The explosions sent flaming debris into the air and onto buildings and expressways. Black smoke that could be seen for miles billowed from the facility. The problem began around 9:30 a.m CDT (UTC-5) at a loading dock, according to Dallas Fire Department Lt. Joel Lavender, and then spread to a trailer housing some 100,000 cubic feet (approximately 28,300 cubic metres) of gas.

Authorities evacuated an area that was one-half of a mile (approximately 800 m) wide. Portions of Interstate 35 and Interstate 30 were shut down. Flaming debris ignited small grass fires next to the roads. Tanks were reported to have landed as far away as four blocks.

Officials for the, as well as local and state environmental officials, have deemed air quality levels acceptable following the blast. Hazardous material crews have blocked water used in the fire from entering the Dallas storm drains.

"I just advised my teams to get out," said Eddy Parker of which operates right next to Southwest Industrial. "I didn’t really see anything other than the smoke. Then we turned and ran and just kept hearing explosions."

"Given the fact that there haven’t been any fatalities, it seems like our fire department and emergency responders did a great job. But we need to let the fire department look at why this is occurring there in that area," said City Councilman Steve Salazar.

Two of the injured men, Randal Bibb, 52, and Daniel McMurry, 56, were taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital to be treated for upper-body burns. The third, an unidentified truck-driver, was treated and released at Methodist Dallas Medical Center. He hurt his back when he jumped from the cab of his truck.


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ETA places explosives on Tour de France route in Spain

July 25, 2007 Authorities in Spain say that at least two explosive devices were found on a section of the Tour de France bicycle race just outside the Spanish town of Belagua. Authorities say that "a small amount of explosives", were placed inside plastic food containers then placed on both sides of the road.

There are no reports of injuries but conflicting reports say that the cyclists passed the area before the devices went off, while others report that the devices were detonated before the cyclists passed.

The Basque separatist group known as the ETA have claimed responsibility for placing the devices on the route. A telephone call was placed to authorities by someone claiming to be from the ETA who threatened to use the devices.


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UK's Liverpool FC unveils plans for new stadium

July 25, 2007 Liverpool FC revealed the plans for its new Stanley Park Stadium today. The stadium is to be built over the next three years in Stanley Park, to replace Liverpool's long time home at Anfield. The plans as submitted would provide for a capacity of 60,000, with a possible increase towards 80,000.

The design by HKS is situated approximately 8 meters below the surface to lessen its impact. The cost of construction is said to be £300 million.


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Talk:ETA places explosives on Tour de France route in Spain

I'm not sure this article is correct. It implies that the devices were detonated in controlled explosions but the two source articles don't suggest this to be the case. It would also seem odd that "cyclists passed the area before authorities detonated the devices", surely they wouldn't let the race through until they had dealt with them. I'd appreciate someone else to look through the sources and clarify this issue. Adambro 17:55, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Comparing the two sources, it appears they could be contradictory. The BBC says "They did not explode until some time after the cyclists had passed through", whereas USA Today say "Two small explosives were detonated Wednesday along the Tour de France route in northern Spain before the cyclists raced by". Adambro 17:57, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Well this is not misleading...its conflicting reports. and that should be noted. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 18:51, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
 * After looking at lots of sources, more than should be added to this article, the concensus seems to be that they explosives went off before the riders did. They sound really small as "a few scattered stones" is the kind of damage report that is often seen. Sports sources don't even mention it, so it couldn't have affected the race at all. Then again there was tons of Tour news today. Either way, it seems that ETA phoned ahead, as they usually do. --SVTCobra 01:11, 26 July 2007 (UTC)