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All Wal-Mart Discount Stores are to become SuperCenters
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 * hi there. I can't find any verification for this article what so ever. unless you can find a source for it, it will be deleted as a hoax. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 19:27, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

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Wikinews:Briefs/June 17, 2006

The time is 18:00 (UTC) on June 17th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs.

Three people die in New South Wales, Australia car accidents
Australia

Police were kept busy around Blayney in New South Wales' central west this morning as two separate crashes on the Mid Western Highway claimed three lives. Both accidents occurred within 20 minutes of each other and were only seven kilometres (4 miles) apart.

Portugal beat Iran 2-0 in Group D
sports – football or soccer

Just when Portugal might have wondered if they could breakthrough Deco produced a wonderful goal to send Luiz Felipe Scolari's side into the knock-out stage of the World Cup, Saturday.

Australia defeat England in rugby to win Cook Cup
sports - rugby

Australia has defeated England 43 points to 18 in the second match of the Cook Cup series   between the two nations in rugby union. The second win for Australia saw them win the Cook Cup trophy, which was held by England entering the series.

All Blacks defeat Ireland in second rugby test
The All Blacks defeated Ireland in the second of two rugby tests. The All Blacks managed to create a good lead in the first half, though the Irish fought back to get within just three points. The All Blacks however held on in the end to win. The match was played at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.

Fiji defeat Italy in rugby
Fiji defeated Italy 29 to 18 in rugby in Fiji on Saturday. It was their first meeting since November of 2005, when Italy were victorious in Monza. The match was played in front of a capacity crowd at Churchill Park in Lautoka.

Closing statements
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Ghana surge past Czech Republic in Group E

June 17, 2006 Ghana beat the Czech Republic by two goals with a powerful attacking display in Köln, Saturday.

The Czech Republic had Tomas Ujfalusi sent off after 66 minutes but in this game Ghana had the best of the chances over the 90 minutes.

The African team played short quick passes as well as long ones and had relentless energy. They commanded the field with their physical presence.

With 10 minutes left some sides up by a single goal would hold the ball near the opponent's corner flag to run down the clock. Ratomir Dujkovic's side, at 25 years and two months the youngest at the Fifa World Cup, did not.

Against ten men they seemed determined to get a killer second goal. They eventually achieved this after numerous chances.

They surged forward in numbers such that sometimes the ten men Czech Republic broke with three players attacking four defenders - which might be a dangerous situation when two of them are Pavel Neved and Tomas Rosicky and your side is only one goal in front.

The Czech Republic did not take their opportunties to score. Their star midfielders looked busy but with the team's best strikers on the injury list - Milan Baros and Jan Koller - the Czech attack was toothless and a bit disorganised.

At one point Rosicky let a low cross through his legs for a runner behind when he was in fact in the best striker's position. On 57 minutes Neved left an imprint of his frustration in the stadium when he kicked an advertising hoarding which left visible stud holes.

The game had started brilliant fashion for the passionate Ghanians. They never looked back from the second minute when Asamoah Gyan took a long ball down on his chest and from the edge of the area drove the ball low past Petr Cech.

On 31 minutes Gyan got behind the defence but Cech, in a good position, saved. Gyan should have chipped it. In the second period the promising 20-year-old arguably missed many equally good chances with only Petr Cech to beat - again shooting low when he might have gone high.

Karel Bruckner had Petr Chec to thank for the score not being an embarrassment. After the sending off saves from Ghanians came on 71, 73, 77, and 79 minutes.

Any hope the central Europeans could surprise with a comeback ended when Sulley Muntari showed how to beat Cech on 84 minutes. In space in the area, he fired high left-footed inside the near post.

But before that there was drama of a sending off and missed penalty. Ujfalusi had interrupted Matthew Amoah's kicking leg when he was clean through and was shown a red card by Horacio Elizondo.

The referee delayed the red card slightly and this led to what seemed to be a misunderstanding. The crowd roared when the belated red was flashed. Gyan, perhaps in eagerness, might have taken this noise a sign the whistle had blown.

He took the penalty, though the referee was not yet in position to let it be taken. This earned the striker a yellow card and put him out of the USA match. An example of the inexperience of the young team.

His Serbian coached then watched as Gyan hit midway up the right post with the actual penalty and the score stayed 1-0.

On 93 minutes there was a flurry of activity near the Ghana goal and Richard Kingston pulled off two fine saves. But with captain Stephen Appiah and Michael Essian in control of midfield Ghana looked a powerful side who well-deserved their win against the understrength Czechs.

With three teams in Group E now on three points all eyes then turned to the next games, as potentially any of the four teams still could qualify.

Statistics
Group E

Attendance: 45'000

Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)

Czech Republic

 * 01 P Cech
 * 02 Z Grygera
 * 22 D Rozehnal
 * 21 T Ujfalusi 66' [[Image:Red card.svg|10px]]
 * 06 M Jankulovski
 * 08 K Poborsky (Substituted: 55' J Stajner)
 * 04 T Galasek (Substituted: 45' J Polak)
 * 10 T Rosicky
 * 20 J Plasil (Substituted: 68' L Sionko)
 * 11 P Nedved
 * 12 V Lokvenc 49' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]

Ghana

 * 22 R Kingston
 * 15 J Pantsil
 * 05 J Mensah
 * 13 H Mohamed
 * 07 I Shilla
 * 08 M Essien 37' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
 * 10 S Appiah
 * 11 S Muntari 84' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
 * 20 O Addo 18' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] (Substituted: 45' D Boateng 75' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]])
 * 03 A Gyan 66' [[Image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] (Substituted: 85' R Pimpong)
 * 14 M Amoah (Substituted: 80' E Addo)

Table
Fifa World Cup Group D table June 17, 2006

Related news
United States of America draw 1-1 with Italy in Group E


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United States of America draw 1-1 with Italy in Group E

June 17, 2006 Kasey Keller made three crucial saves as nine-man USA drew 1-1 with ten-man Italy in an heart-pounding Group E match.

The match was played in Kaiserslautern and there were many American fans present. Those who had seen the Czech Republic crush the USA 3-0 might have been surprised at the way the underdogs played against the Azzuri.

Bruce Arena's side began with a 4-5-1 formation and started the game with great energy, attacking from the first whistle. However; arguably against the play Italy scored first. A set piece 45 yards out was driven low and Alberto Gilardino got in front of his defender and glanced a header to the far post.

USA got an equaliser on 26 minutes. Christian Zaccardo tried to clear a corner one way but skewed the ball the other. Own goal, Gianluigi Buffon did not move.

Then there was a crucial turning point in the character of the game. Daniele De Rossi rose for a midfield challenge and hit Brian McBride under the left eye with what looked like an elbow.

Blood streamed from McBride's face. Uruguay referee Jorge Larrionda gave De Rossi a straight red.

Larrionda went on to show two more red cards in the match which equalled a tournament record. There had only been three other Fifa World Cup games with three red cards: 1938 Brazil v Czechoslovakia; 1954, Brazil v Hungary; and 1998, Denmark v South Africa.

For a few minutes McBride remained shirtless on the touchline while he received boxer treatment and three stiches for his cut. Italian manager Marcello Lippi replaced Francesco Totti with midfield tackler Gennaro Gattuso.

With half an hour gone the own goal and De Rossi's mistake had given the USA a massive advantage. But it appears they did not keep their heads.

Ten minutes after Pablo Mastroeni had grazed the crossbar with a shot he made a horrible lunge at the ankles of Andrea Pirlo. Jorge Larrionda flashed the red again.

Just before half-time the USA had neutralised their advantage. In less than one minute after the restart they were to hand the Italians the advantage.

Eddie Pope was sent off after he received his second caution: two yellow cards equal one red card and now it was ten men versus nine.

Lippi almost immediately got substitute Alexandro Del Piero on for one of his defenders to take advantage of their extra player. Arena brought on another defender and lined up 3-3-2. By 80 minutes this had become 8-0-0.

For a game with so few players and so much drama there were very few chances. Only three shots were on target; all for Italy. USA had 8 shots; none on target.

A statistic that suggests the draw was a tactical victory for the USA coach. Italy's forward line was guilty of getting caught offside 11 times.

Pirlo went close with a freekick and almost forced Carlos Bocanegra to head another dangerous dipping cross into his net; fortunately for Keller it clipped the bar.

As the Americans were stretched further Kasey Keller made a couple of crucial saves from Lippi's extra attacker. On 73 minutes he got one hand to a Del Piero header and then palmed away two-handed his long range drive.

In the last 10 minutes Italy passed well and created a few chances to score. Vincenzo Iaquinta broke the offside trap, but failed to control the ball with only Keller to beat.

On 90 minutes Gilardino headed wide under pressure from Steve Cherundolo. USA, despite playing the entire second half with 9 men might say they were unlucky not to get a second goal. A DaMarcus Beasley shot beat Buffon but was over-ruled because McBride was standing offside in the keeper's line of sight.

On USA attacks Landon Donovan kept the ball well which allowed respite from Italian attacks and spurred his team on to play further up the pitch, until their stamina cracked with ten-minutes left.

The referee arguably was fair if not consistent. In the second half as both sets of players tired decisions appeared more based on necessity to be more lenient.

Lunges were not whistled and there was an aggressive shirt pull in the USA penalty area that was ignored. In an earlier World Cup match, a Ukraine player had conceded a penalty and was sent off for doing this.

The shared point meant either one of Italy or Czech Republic would qualify from Group E for the knock-out stage of the Fifa World Cup. USA next play Ghana: a win for Ghana would mean qualification while the USA would qualify if they won and Italy beat the Czech Republic.

Statistics
Group E

Attendance: 46'000

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

USA

 * 18 K Keller
 * 06 S Cherundolo
 * 22 O Onyewu
 * 23 E Pope 21' [[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] 47'[[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]][[image:Red card.svg|10px]]
 * 03 C Bocanegra
 * 08 C Dempsey (Substituted: 62' D Beasley )
 * 04 P Mastroeni 44' [[image:Red card.svg|10px]]
 * 10 C Reyna
 * 15 B Convey (Substituted: 52' J Conrad )
 * 20 B McBride
 * 21 L Donovan

Italy

 * 01 G Buffon
 * 02 C Zaccardo (Substituted: 54' A Del Piero )
 * 13 A Nesta
 * 05 F Cannavaro
 * 19 G Zambrotta 70' [[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]]
 * 20 S Perrotta
 * 21 A Pirlo
 * 04 D De Rossi 28' [[image:Red card.svg|10px]]
 * 10 F Totti 5' [[image:Yellow card.svg|10px]] (Substituted: 35' G Gattuso )
 * 9 L Toni (Substituted: 61' V Iaquinta )
 * 11 A Gilardino

Table
Fifa World Cup Group E table June 17, 2006

Related news
Ghana surge past Czech Republic in Group E


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User talk:Karen/thanks

Spelling & Grammar
Thanks for all your edits fixing up Spelling & grammar. My spelling is not good at the best of times :) You always seem to catch the little mistake the rest of us miss. Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 07:34, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I want to thank you for that too. I good, no, approaching halfway decent grammar continues to escape my grasp.  Thanks for editing! --Sfullenwider 01:53, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

I've been doing a bit of research about such things, including NY Times, Chicago, and AP style guides - how they compare with each other, and Wikinews and Wikipedia guides. Some of the reasons they choose styles don't apply to us (saving ink by not using apostrophes or commas even when sometimes it makes the meaning clearer). But I borrow other sections (applying to formatting dates and times, for example) from them and have written them into the Wikinews style guide for reference. Proofreading and copy editing here gives me practice so possibly my own writing will be better. It just takes practice. If you question any of my edits, just mention it in the story talk page or here and I'll either explain my judgement or tell you that you were right and I was wrong. Professional reporters, writers, editors, and proofreaders all need another set of eyes to catch mistates that have been overlooked - so even here, the more eyes on the text, the better! I know even readers catch mistakes I've missed and correct them - I've seen the edits in the stories I've corrected, catching what I've missed. Wikinews is a great team! Karen 17:28, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

I wanted to add that often my corrections are not mistakes of grammar, but of style inconsistencies. In one section of the story, a date or spelling will be formatted or regionalised one way, then be different in another. The style guide isn't intended to make one format right and another wrong, but to define which style to use consistently. Local or regional spellings are appropriate when the events of the story take place where such spellings are used - but please be consistent throughout the story, unless the story is about those inconsisencies. Karen 18:20, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

Awesome work
Karen, I just wanted to let you know that I keep seeing you fixing up and helping around Wikinews, and it's really nice. I appreciate what you do. It's kind of funny; the best users are the users you really don't notice. So, for greasing the wheels, thank you. Have a wonderful day, week, month, and year. :) irid:t 19:42, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

 * I still approach edits from the perspective of a reader, which helps. When I see somthing that confuses me (like the recent removal of the "Style guide" link at the top of most pages), I try to fix it or find someone to hear my complaint. There are enough admins taking care of those other things that I haven't really discovered or understood yet - things that most readers never see.  I'll be more active in those things when I get a better handle on the goings-on and the new stuff that admins do that I couldn't do before. Thanks for the note! Karen 19:50, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Not a problem in the least. Just wanted to let you know that I appreciate all the work you put in here, and how amazingly unobtrusive you tend to be. I have yet to see you get into a conflict with anyone. Unlike many other figures here, including myself... irid:t 19:52, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

 * There are times when I have made a re-write, a headline change, or even a small style change and have someone object for no reason. I hold my breath and reply, but a conflict never develops - either because nobody can keep up with my ranting about why I think it should be the way I edited it and decide it's just too much trouble to fight it, or maybe they decided I was right (or the change was agreeable) after all. So far, so good. To paraphrase a song lyric - "One likes to believe in the freedom of the press. But glittering prizes and endless compromises shatter the illusion of integrity. - that same song contains the word unobtrusive, where I first saw it. "Begin the day with a friendly voice, a companion, unobtrusive…"

Good words to live by. :) irid:t 20:31, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
 * It's probably a requirement of being Canadian. Speaking of The Spirit of Radio, it occurs to me that the spoken Wikinews could be freely broadcast on Internet radio. I have run the control board before and have dropped in Earth & Sky spots.  I don't see why spoken Wikinews couldn't be treated the same. At the very least, we should get an RSS feed and podcast established… Karen 22:10, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Either you're reading my mind, or you're reading my userpage. That is exactly what I've been saying. ;) More or less, I'd love to set up some sort of podcast, because there'd be much more motivation to stock it full of articles. Just like how there's more motivation to write a story when there's only two or three articles on the main page. I just don't know whether an iPod can play Ogg Vorbis (I don't think it can) and if not, we'd have trouble with doing an actual "podcast". As it is, however, we can "cast" to the home computers of users around the world automatically with some simple application. irid:t 22:19, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Wikinews interviews Frugalware Linux founder
Thanks for the support on this Karen...Its odd that you posted the note yesterday as that was my birthday. There are some members of the WM community that would rather see me gone, as you may be well aware of. In any case, the article, while seeming newsworthy to some, might or might not be newsworthy to others. Let them delete it if they want... Google's got it cached... I'm laughing out loud.

And blogs, like the one linked to mine, don't erase so easily. And with a few edits, all the links will be in. Thank you again for your time patience and creative guidance, and believe it or not, Google ranks it up there on the first page of Frugalware links. Stay cool, we need more people like you. Chris Bradley 09:46, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

 * Don't let the opinions of one editor stop you - I didn't find anything objectionable after you and other contributors updated it. I encourage you to write more stories and interviews - take what you've learned (good and bad) and apply it next time - the publishing should go much smoother. Karen 07:38, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

Regarding my RfA
Karen, you persist in being awesome and quiet-as-a-mouse. Let's hope I can make some recordings where I'm not. ;) Thank you for your support of my RfA. irid:t 22:34, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I wanted to be sure to vote after you accepted the nomination for adminship, but Neutralizer listed seven links to edits you had made to show why he opposed your nomination. I read them and they weren't very objectionable. One day someone on the fringes is going to be right about something, so I always try to verify what they're saying. Congratulations on your adminship. Karen 16:17, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

You know, for all intents and purposes, I'm not a very good candidate for adminship. The thing is, I'm a human being. I get emotional and perturbed and aggresive and generally irrational. I exhibit all the signs of a 2 year old holding the trigger to a bomb.

Considering this, however, almost every admin (but not all) on any website where ultimately anonymous access is the norm will feel this way. The "screw them all, I'll do what I want" attitude is always chomping at the bit when a dispute arises, and it is a true test of human decency and civility when that attitude is tempered. Given the state of things on a wiki, it's easy to say, then, that hardly anyone would qualify as a good candidate for adminship. Those that would qualify typically have better things to do (like running a household full of children, for example) and don't have the time.

I've thought about this a great deal, and I've come to the conclusion that we must take that risk of furious outbursts and unjustified reverts and blocks, in exchange for the janitorial work performed thanklessly each and every day. The people who are not perfect for the job (myself included) are generally the only ones willing to do it.

So, more or less, Neutralizer is right. It's a lot harder to get them out than it is to let them in. I sometimes react in a not-so-mature way to criticism and attacks. Does that mean I shouldn't be an admin? I don't know.

I'm glad, at least, that others here seem to be pretty sure. :) Thanks again. irid:t 16:39, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

 * I'm finding that as I exert more control, I must rationalize my actions more. At some point, I realise I've made a few mistakes, fortunately small style mistakes that I hope to correct. What my mission is seems to be to make the content more consistent, factual, and clear - which helps me as a writer and editor. I'm still not clear on what content is or isn't allowed here. The whole NPOV issue seems to be thrown around as personal hand grenades, sometimes in defense of someone's point of view instead of presenting a larger picture. I will more quickly object to a story that's poorly written than one that presents a particular point of view, simply because I want to be able to easily read a story and decide for myself if it's balanced. The good news is, in these cases, it's easier to rework and add to a well-written story with a point of view than it is to fix a poorly-written story. So yous-guys (sic) fight those battles and I'll just stay back for awhile proofreading and checking for style and grammar problems. Karen 16:53, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

U.S. claims of Iraqi bioweapons labs contradicted in classified Pentagon report filed on 27 May 2003
Thanks for fixing all my mistakes. I will start to pay more attention to spelling and the like, this is really quite embarrassing... --vonbergm 05:16, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

 * Thanks for the note! It's easy to fix the small mistakes. The story was very informative. Keep up the good work! Karen 05:23, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Karen, you seem to be split on whether the article should see further development (or I can't figure out your comment). Care to be more specific on the type of development it needs or to help out? --vonbergm 16:23, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

I'm perfectly secure in my opinion that it must be published. If there are objectionable reasons, then re-develop the story to address them. If not, publish now. In this example, the story isn't as timely as some others. I'd say give it a week at most, then ignore any baseless objections and publish. But don't let one bad editor stop a good story from being published. Karen 18:00, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Karen, sounds good. That's roughly what I was thinking too. --vonbergm 19:06, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

TEA!

 * I must be doing something right, nobody's been forced to say anything nice about me there until now. Karen 09:04, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

and thanks for cleaning up on Nigeria announces clearing of Paris Club debt. Doldrums 09:36, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

 * You are the most thanked user IMO, Well done :) Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 09:39, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

What I do is pretty easy. I've tried to write a story from sources, and it doesn't seem to be productive. At the current rate of stories, I can touch each one, and reach a few lingering in development - and even try to rescue a few. Then maybe drop in on some of the discussions here about how things are done (and who shot who while doing it). Hopefully I won't become cynical of the whole process - for now I'll just do the easy stuff, clean the small shiny pieces. Karen 21:01, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

Thank you
for all of your help with "PBS show asserts greenhouse gases, atmospheric pollutants dimming future" I appreciate it. I think this was a wikisuccess the story was not truncated out of existence like sometimes happens and it was brought into the format that is required here. You did a lot to help that to happen. So “Congratulations!” to you also. Isles 19:39, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

P.S. Sorry about my spelling - I know it matters to you.

Re: Great writing!
Thanks for your suggestions. I always seem to think that it's denotes ownership, hence the stuff up. My IT based background with poor english is coming to the fore now LOL. Thanks again - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 08:38, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

 * Thank you Karen, for nice welcom Yrtsihpos 12:08, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for fixing up some of the mistakes in the articles I've been posting (writting good english isn't exactly my strong point). It's quite nice to be able to focus on getting the content out there and a strong idea of the point and not have to worry (much) when I mix up that and which. :-) Watching your edits has taught me a thing or two, but most of the time it's just overlooking what I wrote.  I'm going to have to pass you things from Wikipedia to review for me lol.  Anyhow, ciao! Ashlux 19:08, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Maybe you could just blame it on your Dvorak keyboard. When you feel like using "which", just imagine it's not as important to the sentence and should be seperated from it with a comma. If it doesn't seem right to do so, just change it to "that". The edits I make aren't always because I want to inforce strict English, but more to keep Wikinews stories more standard in style.  If you have content on Wikipedia, just leave a note here and I'll give it a work-over. Or you could just write a script to do all the edits for you - hee~!  Karen 19:15, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * lol. Luckily most of what you've changed of my writing I know better, but I need time between writing it and editing it for silliness first. The which/that part I wasn't actually aware of before.  There are things that can do some grammar checking, maybe I should write something to use them? :-) Ashlux 19:44, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Thank you!
Thank you very much for your grammatical fixes on Wikinews articles. I'd give you a Wikinews Trophy, but I don't feel like looking up the code right now. :) — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 19:00, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

 * I wouldn't know where to put it, too many words around here to make room for pictures. I've noticed that the grammar fixes that usually are most frequent and typical spelling mistakes (not doubling the final consonant when adding "ed" and "ing" to "occur") have decreased. There's still the occasional repeated word word, but many of the style guide "violations" have decreased, also. Maybe people are starting to get tired of seeing my edits or maybe these things just go in cycles. No matter what the cause, my larger goal is to bring about more consistency across Wikinews stories. Of all the awards, I liked the "Squid in the sink" one best. Karen 19:10, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

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Mrmiscellanious
… is blocked on a short term block. Disruptive behaviour may be addressed with progressive blocking, in an effort to ameliorate the behaviour. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 05:17, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

 * Thanks for your attention span, and being good people. (Here's smiling at ya!) -Edbrown05 20:37, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

I may have been unkind in my responses, but his were hostile. What he was trying to accomplish could have been attempted in a less-hostile way. Instead of reasons for his objections, he substitutes the authority of Wikinews policy without quoting and applying. Then when that's questioned, he becomes hostile. Many people don't know how to deal with it. Karen 21:10, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

 * No, your comments were fine.. I just read them & they made me recall a warm childhood memory. ;)  Don't sweat it, everything you said made sence.  MrM has a specific obnoxious editing strategy.  We've all dealt with it.  Many, me incl, just avoid him.  Some made an ArbCom case.  Neutralizer copied it for a while.  Amgine just refutes it & blocks him when he pushes too much.  Nyarlathotep 21:31, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

 * Karen, imo your response was to a clear provocation - the same argument MrM has attempted to use. As I said to him: "I expect discussions to get heated, and sharp words will be used. However, your response went well beyond reasonable reactions. Thus the block." I do not feel any of your comments on that page were outside the expected in a heated discussion, and you gave reason for your comments. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 02:42, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

Notice of Temporary Block is Not news
You have been blocked temporarily for your actions on the following page: Talk:Flight 93 cockpit recorder played in Moussaoui trial. Your block will be up within 1 hour. I suggest you look at our style guide during your inaccessible period to amend your methods of editing Wikinews. If you wish to speak with me directly, contact can be made by my talk page or contact can be made instantly via the IRC chat room.

 --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 03:06, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I highly dispute this block. (However I guess it's a little late now). mrm made this purely out of spite, and revenge. It was not justified in policy as policy is basically a summarization of current user opinions written down for confidence, and the only person who voiced support was mrm while several users voiced their opposition on WN:ALERT.
 * Basically blocks should have 2 purposes:

 * 1) try and make sure that the user remedies there behavior(most blocks, 3RR, etc)
 * 2) To permanently get rid of the user if s/he makes enough people mad (WoW, the failed (proposed) block on neut a while back.)
 * All this was is a trophy block to get back after mrm had been blocked for 2 hours the other day, the user wasn't even online! This block did absolutely nothing to the afore-mentioned goals of blocks.
 * In addition to that, the grounds aren’t very good. According to block policy, "Admins can block users or IP addresses who:

 * vandalize articles
 * break the three revert rule
 * excessively and consistently break site policy. Admins should only do this as a last resort - efforts to educate must be made first, followed by warnings.
 * Are trouble-makers who are not contributing to our goals.

Admins can block users or IP addresses who:"

 * First of all, you pretty much had to use your imagination to see this attack. And second, this was the first very minor offense.

I'm probably going to cool down soon and strike this out. but the general message is the same, it'll just be more polite.Bawolff ☺☻ 05:13, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

 * Karen, I sincerely apologize for this admin's behavior. Had I known of this block I would have unblocked. I have blocked Mrmiscellanious for violation of the blocking policy for 1 month, but I would appreciate if any/all admins review this block. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 05:54, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Lol, I really need to learn how to spell one of these days... Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 20:14, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

I do not think everyone's a bone-head for misspelling; the reason I make corrections is so people (me, included) see the correct spelling so next time they have a slightly greater chance of getting it right. Most of my edits at Wikinews are style, spelling, and grammar - not content. Every so often I find the content to be in error or confusing and I'll be inspired to re-write it until I'm happy with it. The first priority of a writer is to just record the ideas; the clean-up crew can get the rest.

But I did want to defend my actions (That's what he said, "your actions on the following page: Talk:Flight 93 cockpit recorder played in Moussaoui trial. ") regarding this block Stating I don't like a behaviour, or stating my own opinion seemed to be my worst comment made in the exchange. The "[this phrase] gives me the impression that you [demonstrate aberrant behaviour]" part was not so much meant to soften my "I think you're a raving lunatic" thoughts, but more to demonstrate that the behaviour seemed aberrant to me - that I couldn't see reasons for it, for him to speak on behalf of Wikinews when no other user stated the opinions he had. That inference bothered him the most, however - it wasn't meant to. Nor was it meant to bait him. Unfortunately, it did.

My deliberate and unkind phrase from the exchange was "MrMiscellanious, you're Not news.". Honestly, even this block isn't news to me - he did what he said he would, and without stating any other reasons than "for your actions" as I said he would. A one hour block when I'm away watching TV, eating dinner, and waiting for more news to read and edit seems worth it for my intentional "not news" phrase. I will recall the phrase and associate it with MrMiscellanious fondly. I'll even use it and variations when I can get away with it - to signify his actions are expected, now that I know him better. Given a discussion and vote, I would have agreed to the one-hour block, myself. Given that the block on him was two hours, I've even blocked myself for 2 more hours (for a total of 3 hours blocked). I believe I verified that a blocked admin can unblock, so it might be debatable if I actually served 3 hours total. I did, however, log out and leave for the blocked time.

The last statment I'd like to make on my behalf is that I didn't intend to insult him, or bait him. I intended to express that I needed his reasons to be more defined before I could consider them, before I could give any weight to his assertions that he can speak for all of Wikinews. He should have quoted specific policy to do that, and invite/involve others to support his position instead of assuming the authority he did. He has mis-used that authority - that's my opinion. Karen 21:28, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

TalkPage attacked
Last night I protected your talk page to stop all the vandalism that was taking place, have just now unproteced Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 21:40, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Brian. Cowicide verus Amgine edits were causing the "New message" notice to appear constantly. I'd read the history, so saw Cowicide's message. He didn't need to fight to deliver it, but I think he wanted it posted here for others to read. It was slightly disruptive, and if I'd have thought to do so, I would have protected my own talk page overnight.  Karen 21:45, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

Requests for arbitration
An arbitration case involving you has been filed. Ral315 23:52, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

 * Am I a witness to something that needs my comment? Karen 06:11, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

 * Don't mean to jump in here, but, you are currently named as an "interested party" and so are subject to arbcom findings, remedies, etc... If the request is granted. If you wish to participate in this arbitration, please feel free to summarize your thoughts on whatever on the request page. The ArbCom will vote whether or not to accept the request... If you wish to remove yourself, you should also feel free to do that. If the request is granted the ArbCom may later involve you, if necessary.... It's late and I may not be clear/coherent... If I'm not, let me know! --Chiacomo  (talk) 06:18, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

 * While I'm interested in consensus being reached, I don't understand how I'd be involved in the process. Am I being requested to be an interested party?

 * And if so, what am I being a party to? Until I know, I feel that I'm not an interested party. I have a very narrow involvement in what I perceive to be the issue. I feel I will just complicate the proceedings if a request for a statement from me is mandatory. I'd prefer if any statements are required, those statements I've already made fill the requirement, and requests of me to elaborate are made if needed.

 * I'm confused by "if the request is granted." Do you mean to say that it's possible there will be no arbitration hearing? If I summarize my thoughts now, they will only regard thoughts on the process, not incident Wheel war of April 19-20.  The first thing I think needs clarifying is exactly what is being (or requested to be) arbitrated.

 * My immediate thoughts on any process related to arbitration hearings on Wheel war of April 19-20 is that it's immediately disruptive of the short time I have to actually make edits. I logged in to make an edit, then before proceeding to make other edits, find myself potentially involved in more warring. I am not going to be able to make contributions in what I perceive to be a potentially hostile environment (not referring specifically to any expectations of dealing with an arbitration committee). If comments are requested, and I'm over-due to make them, please refer them here (or paste these comments there) to read and address comments before expecting me to have any more involvement.

 * Oh, and thanks for your note here, Chiacomo! I really hope all of my comments above make sense. Karen 07:39, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

 * They make perfect sense... I don't know what you're a party to, either... :D The person requesting arbitration listed you as an involved party. The Arbitration Committee will review the request and will vote to either accept the request (which will open a formal case) or reject the request (there won't be any further arbitration unless someone else brings a request). It's not clear to me either, currently, what the goal of this particular request is. I suspect tha Ral, who initiated the request, is asking the ArbCom to make a determination on the appropriateness of adminstrative action in relation to the wheel war and to attempt to remedy the situation if possible. It's not entirely clear to me. You can remove yourself as an involved party, if you wish. The ArbCom may involve you again if necessary, however. It doesn't appear to me that you've got a dog in this fight. I'm rambling a bit, so let me know if I need to clarify. --Chiacomo (talk) 20:33, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

Rfda is Not News
This is a message to inform you that I have added every administrator to the Rfda section on WN:A. This is not personal and I feel as if the community, who did not have the option of voting for or against most of the administrators, should be able to choose who they want to be in charge. I also want to say that I value everyones work on this site and I know that everyone does their best. I hope that none of you will take this personally and I hope that all of us will continue to work together. Jason Safoutin 12:15, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
 * lol. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 00:11, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism on Amgine's user page
I apologize, but I removed your comment as well as that of Neutralizer's when I reverted back to before the vandalism. I hope you don't mind. (And I agree entirely.) -  Amgine | talk en.WN 02:09, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

That's Neutralizer trying to cause trouble? I thought it was someone from Australia. Well, I didn't see the original context of your message, but just your quote below seems like a harmless attempt at humour. I'll include it here just for fun. Karen 02:22, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Yep, that's Neutralizer. He's been pasting this everywhere he can because it's the only thing he's been able to find which he believes would violate WN:E, which confuses me because I thought I was much more rude and abrupt than this. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 02:37, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

"Simeon edits from Australia, a continent populated entirely by criminals! And, as a criminal he would expect that we would not trust him, so obviously we cannot drink from the glass in front of us…"- Amgine/talk 03:54, 11 May 2005 (UTC)

What Vizzine (The Sicilian) said in the movie The Princess Bride.

 * Vizzini: Not remotely! Because iocaine comes from Australia, as everyone knows. And Australia is entirely peopled with criminals. And criminals are used to having people not trust them as you are not trusted by me, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you.

These two quotes (the first being an allusion to the second) represent a chain of logic that is purely comical - not to be taken seriously. Karen 01:58, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Hay
Wanna hear a joke? Wazzawazzawaz 15:35, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm guessing you just dont give a damn how you make newcomers feel either? Wazzawazzawaz 15:48, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
 * You just plan on being a jerk and ignoring me too??? Wazzawazzawaz 15:58, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

I planned on the ignoring part, but you've got the jerk part covered with your recent edits. Karen 19:11, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

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South Africa defeat Scotland in second rugby test

June 18, 2006

South Africa defeated Scotland in the second of two rugby tests between the two nations, with the Springboks also winning the test in Durban the previous week. The match was played in Port Elizabeth at the EPRU Stadium.

Percy Montgomery got the first points of the match as he kicked an early penalty goal for South Africa to put them out in front three to nil within the first couple of minutes. Montgomery kicked another penalty for South Africa in the fourth minute, taking South Africa out to an early six to nil lead, as well as taking his own international points tally to 600 points, becoming the first Springbok to do so. Scotland's Simon Webster scores the first try of the match. Although Chris Paterson misses the conversion, Scotland are now just a point behind, the score now six to five. The Springboks furthered their lead with another successful penalty kick from Montgomery in the 16th mnute, as well as Jaco van der Westhuyzen kicking another around the 25 minute mark, taking the score to 12 to five. A late try was disallowed by the television match official to Scotland's Webster, so the sides entered half-time at 12 to five.

Montgomery opened up the scoring in the second half, kicking a penalty goal five minutes in. Subsequent penalties to Scotland's Paterson, as well as another to Montgomery saw the score move to 18 to 8 with over 25 minutes remaining. South Africa score their first try through Fourie du Preez and although Montgomery misses the conversion, the Springboks now move ahead to a 23 to eight lead. With around ten minutes remaining the match, Donnie Macfadyen scores a try for Scotland, and with Paterson's conversion, the score moved to 23 to 15 with the Springboks still in front. Montgomery got the final points of the match, with another two successful penalty goals. The final score was 29 to 15.

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Argentina defeat Wales 45-27 in rugby

June 18, 2006

Argentina defeated Wales on Saturday in the second of two rugby test matches between the two nations. The final score was 45 to 27, with the match being played at Velez Sarsfield in Buenos Aires. The Pumas also took the first match, 27-25, played in the previous week in Puerto Madryn. Argentina's Federico Todeschini ended the match with 30 points.

Argetine Martin Durand almost scored a try in the 15th minute, but the television match official disallowed it. However, Gonzalo Tiesi was over for Argentina soon after. Penalty goals to Todeschini saw Argentina accumulate 16 points in the first half, though James Hook kicked two penally goals for Wales, the nations went into half-time with Argentina leading 16 to six.

Argentina scored early in the second half through Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, and with subsequent penalty goals, Argentina moved to a 32 to six lead over Wales. Gareth Delve posted Wales' first try of the match, scoring after 60 minutes, in the second half. Two late tries by Shane Williams and Lee Byrne reduced the scoreline in the end. The score at full-time was 45 to 27, which saw Argentina take the series between the nations 2 to nil. Argentina now await the All Blacks who play them in Argentina next week.

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 * Argentina defeat Wales 27 to 25 in rugby - result of previous week.

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Romania lose 62-14 to France in rugby

June 18, 2006

France defeated Romania 62 points to 14 in a rugby test match on Saturday at Cotroceni Stadium in Bucharest. French centre Yannick Jauzion scored a try in the early stages of the match that saw France take the lead. Damien Traille converted the try as well as kicking a subsequent penalty goal that took France to a 10 to nil lead over Romania. Romanian full-back Florin Vlaicu was successful with two penalty goals, however, France then ran in a number of subsequent tries. Remy Martin scored for France as well as tries going to Thierry Dusautoir and Damien Traille. France entered half-time with a commanding 31 to six lead over Romania.

Sylvain Marconne scored for France in the second half which was subsequently converted by Traille to take the game to 38 to six. Catalin Fercu scored Romania's first try in the 59th minute. Thomas Castaignede scored for France, and with Traille being successful with the conversion, France moved to a 45 to 11 lead over Romania. French tries then followed to Dimitri Szarzewski, Julien Laharrague and David Marty. The final score was 62 to 14 to France. France now head to Capetown to play South Africa who have just come off a two game series win over Scotland.

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Talk:Al Qaeda planned to gas New York's subway system

(Likely trolling removed) 68.39.174.238 19:00, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

I also changed slightly the begining of the story to indicate more clearly that these are claims made by the book rather than events that the book has uncovered. We don't actually know that the story is true. -- 69.233.134.165 10:10, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

Hmmm, interesting. The japanese home-brew terrorist group, what is it? something rikyu? I think had considered using cyanide before settling on sarin for their subway attack. It's apparently more difficult than it would appear at first blush, since they had several unsuccessful runs before the sarin thing. And even that was much more of a psych-terror attack than a really effective mass killing. --162.119.232.105 15:37, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

The problem with this article is, that it makes something old (2003) appear like something current and imminent. Because of this, i question if this article should appear as the top-article. --82.141.53.186 13:23, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Al Qaeda: A Bunch Of Ignorant Sore Losers.
While They Do Pose A Threat, I Believe That Al Qaeda Is Full Of Morons Who Think God Is Going To Reward them For Killing Themselves Along With Like What, Oh I Don't Know, About Most Of The Innocent People Within 5 feet of Them! They Are Just Killing Themselves For No Purpose At All! It Must Be True That Osama Bin Laden Is A Retard. --Lyoko2198 (talk) 16:55, 17 November 2009 (UTC)


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Talk:Rallies in Greece as Universities' strike continues

Why?
What's the reason for the opposition to these laws? Even the linked story is pretty weak on details. Some groups are claiming that the laws would "privatize" the universities. It's not clear from any of the stories what these proposed laws would actually do. -- 69.233.134.165 10:18, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

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I will delete this picture in a few minutes. Barcex 08:40, 2 July 2006 (UTC)


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Legality of NSW traffic and parking fines to be tested in court

June 18, 2006

The legality of speeding and parking fines in New South Wales, Australia is set to be tested in court this week. A lawyer from Sydney will challenge the authority of the state's infringement processing bureau to issue fines for speeding and parking offences.

The lawyer claims that when the NSW government moved control of the bureau from the NSW Police to the Office of State Revenue in October 2001, the government failed to make correct legislative changes. He claims that all fines issued since the move are invalid.

The basis of the case revolve around whether or not the infringement processing bureau has powers to issue penalty notices (fines) under NSW law.

The bureau said that the case would only be relevant to fines which are disputed by a person in court. The bureau said that only five per cent of fines are challenged.

"People who did not elect to go to court and have paid their infringement notice will not be affected by any decision, so the issue of refunds does not arise," a statement by the Office of State Revenue said.

For the 2004/2005 financial year, the infringement processing bureau recorded revenues of AUD$158.7 million from fines.

NSW Opposition leader Peter Debnam said the government has once again failed to write legislation correctly. "The bottom line with this thing is that the Government simply hasn't done its homework. We see this time and time again, legislation going through parliament, and it ends up costing tax payers a fortune," he said.


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Original Reporting
In this article only the statement For the 2004/2005 financial year, the infringement processing bureau recorded revenues of AUD$158.7 million from fines. comes from OR. This was found by looking into the annual report for the NSW OSR for 2004/2005 - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 11:51, 18 June 2006 (UTC)


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The second-oldest British survivor of World War I turns 108

June 18, 2006

The second oldest British veteran of the First World War turned 108 on Saturday, June 17th. He celebrated this at his retirement home in Wells, in the south-west of England.

Harry Patch was called up to fight in 1917 at the age of 18, whilst he was a plumber's apprentice in Bath. Several days later he was in Belgium, participating in the Third Battle of Ypres, in Belgium, a battle which would kill 70000 soldiers in three months alone. Patch left the combat zone on September 22 after he was hit by a piece of shrapnel from a shell that had killed three of his companions.

"I always remember September 22. That was the day three of my friends were killed," he said. "It was mud, more mud, and even more mud, and the lot was mixed with blood," he remembers. Patch is still convinced that the war was useless.

The oldest living British veteran of the war is Henry Allingham, 110, who served in the Royal Naval Air Service, which would later become the Royal Air Force. The oldest man to have seen combat in the war is Moses Hardy, 113, in the United States, and the oldest to have served in the armed forces during the war is Emiliano Mercado Del Toro, 114, again from the United States.

See Also (Wikipedia)

 * Harry Patch
 * List of Surviving veterans of WWI
 * The Third Battle of Ypres
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It didn't have a source, which is required under Fair use. Bawolff ☺☻ 06:04, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

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Renault/Nissan and GM in merger talks
—     20:07, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Copyvio, noticed whilst doing protection work. First paragraph is word-for-word and rest is only minimally rewritten. Please note the date (July 6), I think on this basis a rewrite is not possible. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:04, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Delete. I compared the two texts, the first version of the Wikinews article and the article cited as the source therein. They are virtually identical. I checked their terms of use just in case, but found no permission for this type of use. Given that the source is kind of a news story in a commercial site, I think fair use defense is hard to make, though I am not a lawyer. Tomos 23:52, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Ohio's Nick & Jimmy's Bar and Grill investigated after dozens become ill
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Potential copyright violation. The text of the article is identical with an external site, Food Safety Network. The external site's material is dated as July 9, Wikinews' post occurred July 18, so there is little reason to think that they copied our material. The Food Safety Network's materials are released under a limited license that is incompatible with Wikinews' CC-BY in a number of ways. See article's talk for details of the incompatibility. It is possible in theory that the copyrightholder (Dr. Doug Powell) posted the material, in which case there would be no problem. But I think it is unlikely given the contributor's account name on Wikinews (which can be seen here.) Tomos 09:22, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete as per nom --R2b2 09:48, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Why don't people just write their own story? -Edbrown05 09:58, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

Liverpool Evil Cabal
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Not really needed as redirect to a story. -- Bdude 07:51, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

 * This guy could not even get the sense of the storey correct and flipped it in his renaming. Just leave it as it is.--Irate 09:44, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

Russian Commentator Sees the G-8 Summit as a Defeat for Anti-Russian Propagandists in Washington
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Abandoned. —     16:41, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

UK Govt. wants powers to ban suspected cyber-crooks
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Abandoned. —     16:41, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

MD teen looking in right direction
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Abandoned. —     16:41, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Day 9 of Hezbollah-Israel conflict
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Abandoned. —     16:41, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment - I planned writing on this, but I simply haven't had the time to do it. --Jambalaya 15:59, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Day 10 of Hezbollah-Israel conflict
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Abandoned. —     16:41, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment - I planned writing on this, but I simply haven't had the time to do it. --Jambalaya 16:00, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Template:WeatherForecasts
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WN:NOT a linkfarm, or a place to increase seo, or advertise commercial sites. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 15:42, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

DNA in underwear matches Philippines rape victim
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Abandoned. —     00:37, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

PCC promotes new wave of attacks in Brazil
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Abandoned. —     00:37, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

Two useless rescue operations at Dutch beach
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Abandoned. —     00:37, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

Brooten, Minnesota man killed in rollover accident
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Abandoned. —     00:37, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

Day 8 of Hezbollah-Israel conflict
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Abandoned. —     00:37, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

Portal:Prepared stories/Moussaoui appeals sentence, denial of motion to change plea
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Prepared story that (as far as I can tell) has been overtaken by actual events, according to Wikipedia ( Zacarias_Moussaoui). (Note I can't seem to find anything at the moment that actually backs up the Wikipedia entry about him already waiving his right to appeal etc.) --R2b2 07:26, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Neutral. My thought in putting this in 'Prepared', was that an appeal to a higher court would, or must, be answered. The article is a mess, and if any sensation came out of it, I knew I'd help straighten it up.... but I doubt there will be anything beyond quietness on this story. -Edbrown05 07:34, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Civilian casualties increase as Israel-Hezbollah conflict continues
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 * Killed by edit war and subsequent protection. Never dated and now too late to accurately record historical details, thus nominated for deletion. --Brian McNeil / talk 07:23, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Gion_Matsuri: 250 beautiful Kyoto girls in %27%27yukata%27%27 of Ikenobo College participate in %27%27hoko-hiki%27%27
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Abandoned, tagged as not news. --R2b2 07:17, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

American League Rallies to Win 10th Straight All-Star Game
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Abandoned, no sources, plus tagged as not news. --R2b2 07:13, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Japanese wind power experiment dismal failure
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Abandoned. —     02:22, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Nicole Rape
—     07:40, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Copyright violation. —     02:22, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

U.S. Successfully Completes Missile Test
—     07:40, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Copyright violation. —     02:22, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Category:Mohammed cartoons
—     00:32, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

Unused category. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 17:30, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Jimmy Wales interview
—     02:16, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Previously tagged for deletion. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 01:56, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
 * It wasn't previously tagged for deletion, just that the deletion notice for the disambiguation template got transcluded into the pages that use it as well. That's a clever way to nominate all disambiguation pages for deletion! Delete. —     01:57, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Template:Disambig
—     02:16, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Wikinews uses descriptive titles, and does not use disambiguation pages. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 01:54, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I concur. —     01:58, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
 * ok - Jacques Divol 17:41, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Industrial Accident Claims Life of Bruce County Man
—     02:16, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned, disputed. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 01:25, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Swimming Nationals start
—     02:16, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned, disputed. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 01:22, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Defiant Teen appears on NBC's Today Show
—     02:16, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned, disputed. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 01:12, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Alleged discrimination in Albury Liquor Shop
—     02:16, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned, disputed. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 01:09, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

SuperValu and Wal-Mart's stores to be re-modeled and expanded, becoming Supercenters
—     02:16, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned, disputed. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 01:02, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Large fire erupts in the Netherlands
—     17:33, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned. —     18:13, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Delete per nom. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 01:07, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Materazzi denies Zidane terrorist insult
—     17:33, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned. —     18:13, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Delete per nom. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 01:05, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Eden Software servers host the Knights of the White Kamellia
—     17:33, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned. —     18:13, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Delete per nom. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 01:40, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Boston cadaver show wants you
—     17:33, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned. —     18:13, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Delete per nom. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 01:41, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Mitsubishi releases photos of European Outlander 4x4
—     18:06, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Abandoned. —     18:01, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Honda releases details of new Civic hatchback for British market
—     18:06, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Abandoned. —     18:01, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Rock Climbing Event by Krav Maga India
—     18:06, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Abandoned. —     18:01, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Mass murder for organs reported
—     18:06, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Abandoned. —     18:01, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Ohio's Nick & Jimmy's Bar and Grill investigated after dozens become ill
—     04:23, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Copyright infringement. —     18:01, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Asafa Powell equals own 100m world record
—     18:06, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Abandoned. —     18:01, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Anger over Lee Bowyer fine
—     18:06, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Abandoned. —     18:01, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Swiss Gay Pride 2006 opens in Lausanne
—     18:06, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Abandoned. —     18:01, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Van Gogh self portrait
—     17:48, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Total copyvio. Rob T Firefly 16:06, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Jumptv (www.JumpTV.com) Leading Online Television Network Begins Offering Sony Entertainment Television Asia (SET Asia) Via Internet In North America
—     03:45, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Looks like an ad to me and doesn't seem news worthy anyway... (probably could be a candidate for speedy delete but best starting here...) --R2b2 10:41, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Definitely a promotion. I vote [speedy] delete. ~ clearthought 13:12, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

INSAT 4C launch unsuccessful
—     17:19, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Copyvio --R2b2 03:30, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Bush sr. charged with war crimes while in Iceland
—     17:19, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

REASONS: ~ clearthought 22:02, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 1. Copyright violation ("quoted" entire sections, etc.),
 * 2. not real news,
 * 3. from a strongly political and somewhat 'conspiracy'-like website... obviously not a worthy news source and especially not a good basis for an article on WN.
 * Delete as per nom --R2b2 22:18, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

British man killed by ten-pin bowling machine
—     17:51, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

And one more copyvio not listed here for today... (This is where someones going to say that they don't need to be listed here :) ) R2b2 04:54, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Single father awarded for "unfair dismissal"
—     17:51, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Another copyvio not listed here... R2b2 04:53, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

USA, Iraq, Iran and the fall of the petrodollar
—     17:51, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Noticed this copyvio sitting around but not listed here... so here it is R2b2 04:52, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Total copyvio; Delete. ~ clearthought 13:14, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Zidane Drops the Curtain Down with Red Card
—     17:51, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Copyvio R2b2 00:25, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Italy Wins World Cup, Beats France on Penalties
—     17:51, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Copyvio R2b2 00:25, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Time Warner and Turner Broadcasting to launch Cartoon Cartoon Network
—     18:38, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned. —     15:43, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Northeast Omaha Church Burns
—     18:38, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned. —     15:43, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

UK's oldest mother has a baby
—     18:38, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Copyright infringement. —     15:43, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Coca-Cola requests court secrecy
—     18:38, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Copyright infringement. —     15:43, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Wrestler found to have kidney cancer
—     18:38, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned. —     15:43, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

American George Hincapie 1st overall after stage 1 of Tour De France
—     18:38, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned. —     15:43, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Spacewalking Astronauts Try Repairs
—     18:38, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Copyvio. — Fellow Wiki  News   (W)  18:57, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Dell in China laptop CPU row
—     17:53, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

Copyvio (and abandoned anyway) R2b2 08:11, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Per nom. Fellow  Wiki  News   (W)  23:47, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Darren Mack arrested for shooting
—     15:32, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned. —     18:11, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

New suspension bridge in Manavgat is opening
—     15:32, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned. —     18:11, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Honda to build new plant in Indiana
—     15:27, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned. —     18:11, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Also a copyvio. --Deprifry|+T+ 21:45, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete; you beat me :) Jacques Divol 21:49, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Goverment to building STP in Lahore, Pakistan
—     15:32, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned. —     18:11, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Cheney defends stance on bank records
—     15:32, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned. —     18:11, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
 * For me this article could be Published, it gives the infos, no more ... Jacques Divol and it's linked to french wikinews articles Jacques Divol 21:30, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 'Parently not. —     01:31, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
 * don't understand why, this article is complete, it needs no more editing, i rode the user talk of the page but i think it's pointless.Jacques Divol 08:11, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Catalonia Endorses Autonomy Plan
—     15:32, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned. —     18:11, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Israeli TV: Doctor treated kidnapped Cpl. Gilad Shalit's injuries
—     15:32, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned. —     18:11, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Colin James shows off the Six String Nation guitar on Parliament Hill
—     00:15, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Old news. — Fellow Wiki  News   (W)  15:12, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Not too sure about the old news part (July 1st isn't that long ago is it?) but possible copyvio - all but the first two paragraphs are from the sidebox on the source article... R2b2 03:31, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete more cyclopedia than anything Jacques Divol 21:32, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Per Divol. Fellow  Wiki  News   (W)  23:45, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

He lived like a king, died a bankrupt
—     18:03, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 19:15, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Two British tourists attacked by Albanians on wedding ceremony in Kosovo
—     18:03, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 19:15, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Halo 3 trailer released at E3
—     18:03, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 19:15, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Amsterdam to open a "Chocolate Factory"
—     18:03, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Copyright infringement. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 19:15, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

China opens Qinghai-Tibet Railway with first trains traveling across "roof of the world"
—     18:03, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Copyright infringement. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 19:15, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Image:Logo Template - Logo 16.jpg
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 03:24, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

No source and unused. Proablly could be speedy but I like to double check. Bawolff ☺☻ 20:18, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

All Wal-Mart Discount Stores are to become SuperCenters
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 19:06, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

No sources have been provided for this article despite repeated requests over a two week period. Feel free to mark this DR invalid if this doesn't count as a valid reason for deletion. R2b2 21:39, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * It's valid. Delete. — THIS IS M ESSED [[Image:R with umlaut.png]] OCKER (TALK) 16:37, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Hoping For Peace In Nepal, Amid Obstacles
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 19:06, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Copyvio. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 06:54, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Nyarlathotep 10:50, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Jackie Chan named Asia-Pacific Tourism Ambassador
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 19:06, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Copyvio. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 06:54, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Nyarlathotep 10:50, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Islamic group claims control over Somali capital
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 19:06, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Copyvio. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 06:54, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete (implicitly without prejudice against recreation as a non-copyvio) Nyarlathotep 10:50, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Study reveals that almost half of countries emerging from conflict go back to war within five years
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 19:06, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned and disputed. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 06:54, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete (implicitly without prejudice against recreation with sources) Nyarlathotep 10:50, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Francis Loyer completes knee therapy today.
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 19:06, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned and disputed. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 06:54, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Nyarlathotep 10:50, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Crop circles appear in Croatia
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 19:06, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned and disputed. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 06:54, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Nyarlathotep 10:50, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Taliban leader killed in Afghanistan
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 19:06, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned and disputed. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 06:54, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Nyarlathotep 10:50, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

New LCA gene identified
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 19:06, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned and disputed. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 06:54, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Nyarlathotep 10:50, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

BT Jobs To Go
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 19:06, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned and disputed. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 06:54, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Nyarlathotep 10:50, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

U. S. switches on missile shield as North Korean launch is looming
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 19:06, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned and disputed. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 06:54, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Nyarlathotep 10:50, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Iran football fans in World Cup 2006: war of Iran’s flags
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 19:06, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned and disputed. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 06:54, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Nyarlathotep 10:50, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Six Canadian soldiers wounded in Afghanistan
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 19:06, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Copyvio. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 06:54, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Nyarlathotep 10:50, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Wildlife Care move looking up
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 19:06, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned and disputed. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 06:54, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Nyarlathotep 10:50, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

IOC selects three candidates cities for the 2014 winter olympics
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 19:06, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned and disputed. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 06:54, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Nyarlathotep 10:50, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Miami florida terrorist arrest
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 19:06, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned and disputed. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 06:54, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Nyarlathotep 10:50, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Revealing gender value gap in the United States
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 17:29, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned and disputed. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 06:54, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Userfy to FreeThem. It ain't going anyplace fast, but he ain't dropping it either.  Nyarlathotep 10:50, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Model UN Conference in Parliament of Georgia
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 19:06, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 05:08, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Nyarlathotep 10:50, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Rap Star The Game Stripper Pictures???
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 19:06, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 05:08, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Nyarlathotep 10:50, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Post-Katrina New Orleans is whiter, wealthier, older
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 19:06, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Abandoned, incomplete. R2b2 01:31, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

United States House of Representatives passes HR 5252 COPE Act
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 01:36, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Dupe of another article that's now protected R2b2 01:33, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Vista Delayed, Ballmer Dead?
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 16:22, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

Too editorial-like, no sources. Karen 23:06, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete as per nom. There's more flags than paragraphs :) R2b2 23:12, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Userfy - It looks like an editorial, and I'm sure this user would love to have it in their user space. — THIS IS M ESSED [[Image:R with umlaut.png]] OCKER (TALK) 01:35, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Taxpayers foot the bill for Oklahoma's legislature's special session
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 16:40, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Copyvio. --Deprifry|+T+ 15:06, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

French court removes all restrictions placed on Iranian opposition leader Mrs. Maryam Rajavi and other members of Mujahedeen-e-Khalq - MeK
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 16:40, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Copyvio. --Deprifry|+T+ 15:06, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

The Rock injured; set for surgery
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 16:40, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Copyvio. --Deprifry|+T+ 15:06, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Hundreds of WMDs Found in Iraq
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 16:40, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Copyvio. --Deprifry|+T+ 15:06, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Nine rescued, 1 killed in building collapse
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 16:40, 30 June 2006 (UTC) Copyvio. --Deprifry|+T+ 15:06, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Brazilian comedian dies at World Cup
— THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 05:11, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Copyvio R2b2 00:32, 19 June 2006 (UTC)


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Paris Court of Appeals overturns restrictions on Maryam Rajavi, NCRI officials

June 18, 2006

On the eve of the third anniversary of the June 17 raid on the central office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran and homes of dozens of Iranian political refugees and dissidents, Paris Court of Appeals in separate rulings revoked all restrictions on Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the Iranian Resistance's President-elect, and all those arrested on June 17, 2003. The rulings came while the investigative magistrates were insisting on continuing the restrictions.

For the past three years, Mrs. Rajavi and 16 members and supporters of the Iranian Resistance had been under judicial restrictions including the denial of the right to travel, entry to the headquarters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran in Auvers-sur-Oise, and the right to have contact with each other.

Mrs. Rajavi welcomed the verdict and said, "The case was conceived at the request of the fascist theocracy ruling Iran and was solely based on lies churned out by this regime. With the latest ruling, the time has come for this dossier to be brought to an end and all proceedings halted.", "The shameful June 17, 2003 raid was a futile attempt to destroy Iran's democratic opposition and aid the Iranian regime. If resistance against religious despotism for freedom is considered a crime, then I and all members and supporters of the Resistance proudly accept this crime. We are determined to establish democracy in Iran. Nothing can save the clerical regime from its inevitable fall and nothing can stop the Iranian nation from attaining freedom and democracy," she added.

Following the court ruling, dozens of Iranian and French sympathizers of the Resistance went to Mrs. Rajavi's residence in Auvers-sur-Oise, to congratulate her. Mayors of Auvers-sur-Oise and Cergy, in the northern Paris province of Val d'Oise also joined the celebrations.

NCRI Lawyers statement
Lawyers involved in the case welcomed the decision by the Paris court of appeals to remove all restrictions imposed on Mrs. Rajavi in a press release issued on Friday. They described the reasons presented by the investigative magistrates to reject the appeal as baseless, "The whole case was based on one sided and biased claims and extremely suspicious witnesses who were obviously in contact with Iran's secret services," said the statement.

The lawyers stressed that the investigative magistrates should now draw the necessary conclusions and admit to the emptiness of the file against members of the Resistance and remove prosecution orders. "This was done three years ago to please Tehran," the statement added, "and it is now clear that it was aimed to win commercial contracts."

"Today, no appeasement is acceptable especially after the worrying trend taken by the clerical regime over this period which was largely envisaged by Mrs. Rajavi," concluded the statement. Full text of Maryam Rajavi's Speech

Background
Shortly after 6AM on Tuesday, June 17, 2003, 1,300 hooded and heavily-armed French policemen and Special Forces from a dozen security and intelligence agencies, equipped with armored cars, helicopters and boats, launched the largest police operation in three decades to raid 13 offices and homes of Iranian refugees. The main target was the office of the National Council at Auvers-sur-Oise. Police arrested Rajavi, the NCRI's President-elect and 164 Iranian political refugees and activists.

Hours after the raids, three leading human rights organizations in France - The Human Rights League, France Liberté foundation and the International Federation of Human Rights - issued a strongly-worded joint statement condemning the action. Crackdown on Iranian Resistance in France turns into a scandal


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Talk:Paris Court of Appeals overturns restrictions on Maryam Rajavi, NCRI officials

This article was a report from several news wires covering the event and content taken from the ncr-iran.org and maryam-rajavi.com websites. I have read the Copy right notice on both websites they do not prohibit use of their material in any ways used here.

Dear Admin please do not censore!

You have done it in the past. The Iranian opposition case is a global issue and very controversial because of the Government of Iran's global misinformation campaigns to defame its opposition. Please be fair and let the facts be published.

 * I have no intention of censoring - which is what I assume you mean, but this needs tidied up, made to present a more neutral point of view, and provided with a few other sources. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:39, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

Court ruling
Is a transcript of the ruling available? Can it be put into wikisource and translated for use as a reference? --Brian McNeil / talk 15:42, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

Sorry I do not have a court rulling
Sorry I am not a lawyer. I don't know the ruling and procedures. I am sure there is one but it is probably in French. I have a URL from United Press International on this curt rulling. Also there were a lot of other media in france like Le Mond and AFP also reported on this case.

Can I ask you a question? Do you ask for curt ruling to verify the accuracy of this information? I have given you the sources from two websites. Why do I have to prove to you to that detail?

My friend, we are dealing with government of Iran who is trying to fool the whole world and now because of cheating, Iran has been taken the United Nation Security Council to decide what to do with this threat. It is a global threat like we have never seen in the past 50 years. I have found a media wishing to voice the Iranian people and their opposition who are widely suppressed inside Iran and also in Europe as the result of appeasement policy with this Khatami the previous president. Now I have to go through your filtering also?

Before writing this Article I knew you were about to censor me. please do not start this game. help me to publish the article quicker. it is not a child play. thanks

 * There can never be too much verification. 68.39.174.238 22:26, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

NPOV attempt
I've tried to make some changes to this article to keep it from running aground on WN:NPOV. It wasn't that bad to begin with, however a few phrases and words were the main causes of the problems. 68.39.174.238 22:13, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for your help 68.39.174.238
I really appreciate your help. I wish I could learn all the rules to do it right. Is there any easy way? could you help me? Regards


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Croatia and Japan share point in Group F

June 18, 2006 Japan and Croatia drew 0-0 in the heat of Nuremburg, Sunday.

Both teams worked hard and had clear chances to score but lacked the necessary ruthlessness in front of goal. On a hot field and under the blue sky in the Frankenstadion the conditions won as the match petered out at a walking pace.

In the first period Japan's goal keeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi kept Japan in the game. Kawaguchi dived low to his left to save Darijo Srna's driven penalty after Dado Prso had been knocked down from behind by Tsuneyasu Miyamoto.

The yellow card for the central defender and captain of the Japan team meant he would miss Japan's next match against Brazil.

The Japanese keeper was centre of the action again when the Croatian coach's son Niko Kranjcar turned brilliantly and rattled the crossbar from 25 yards.

With half an hour gone Kawaguchi got a shock - a bouncing back pass bobbled one meter in front of him. Fortunately for Japan though it evaded his control the ball trickled just wide of the post.

Croatia had the better opportunities. Overall, their physical presence meant they were dangerous from their 11 corner kicks and were capable of making space to shoot from the edge of the area.

If Zlatko Kranjcar might have wished for more luck in front of goal, Japan coach Zico might also rue the lack of finishing from his team. Atsushi Yanagisawa missed an open goal on 50 minutes.

Both sides gave their best in the heat and deserved their first Fifa World Cup point. The result did not play either team out of the World Cup but the advantage in Group F remained with Brazil and Australia who had three points after the first games.

Statistics
Group F

Attendance: 41'000

Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Croatia

 * 01 S Pletikosa
 * 04 R Kovac 32' Yellow card.svg
 * 03 J Simunic
 * 05 I Tudor (Substituted: 70' I Olic)
 * 07 D Simic
 * 02 D Srna 69' Yellow card.svg (Substituted: 86' I Bosnjak)
 * 08 M Babic
 * 10 N Kovac
 * 19 N Kranjcar (Substituted: 78' L Modric)
 * 09 D Prso
 * 17 I Klasnic

Japan

 * 23 Y Kawaguchi 42' Yellow card.svg
 * 05 T Miyamoto 21' Yellow card.svg
 * 21 A Kaji
 * 22 Y Nakazawa
 * 14 A Santos 72' Yellow card.svg
 * 08 M Ogasawara
 * 07 H Nakata
 * 10 S Nakamura
 * 15 T Fukunishi (Substituted: 45' J Inamoto)
 * 09 N Takahara (Substituted: 85' M Oguro)
 * 13 A Yanagisawa (Substituted: 62' K Tamada)

Table
Fifa World Cup Group F table June 18, 2006


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Woman attacks with a dead puppy

June 18, 2006

A woman that was angry her new Chihuahua had just died entered a dog breeders home and pummeled him on the head with her dead puppy. Lisa Lynn Hopfer was charged with trespassing and third-degree assault with her Chihuahua on the June 7 incident. The 33-year-old woman told police she had taken the puppy to a veterinarian, who said it was only 4 weeks old and needed to be returned to its mother. But before she could return the puppy named Chloe, it died.

Early Wednesday she went to the breeders home and wrestled him as she tried to get down to the basement and take another puppy. Then the breeder got Lisa out of her house and that is when she started to get beaten over the head with a dead Chihuahua. As the woman drove away she waved the dead puppy out of the sunroof and shouted numerous threats at the breeder.

Police said they are considering felony burglary charges against woman and misdemeanor assault charges.

title: Woman attacks with a dead puppy


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Talk:United States of America draw 1-1 with Italy in Group E

"Uruguay referee Jorge Larrionda did not wait for the blood that streamed from the striker's head and gave De Rossi a straight red. Fifa might give the 22-year-old a lengthy ban for what looked like a premeditated attempt to intimidate the Americans."

This is mostly opinion, and there was very little blood. Who is to decide wether or not it looked premeditated, he may have been going for the ball!

"Daniele De Rossi rose for a midfield challenge and elbowed Brian McBride hard under the left eye."

Actually, if you watch the tape again the soccerball hit Brian in the face. I don't know where or how to upload the clip but I have it on tape. If the guy was really elbowed things would have been alot worse with more blood.

Since it's a news article I deleated the unsorced speculation and dramtization.
 * If the tapes are under a free license (like creative commons, or gfdl, free art license, public domain etc) which is doubtful, you could upload to commons:special:upload. If you can somehow claim their fair use (which is also doubtful, as you can't directly embed, but only link, but possible, as i don't know fair use all that well I may be wrong about that. You can upload them to special:upload. All video files have to be in ogg (theora) format. See commons:Help:Converting video for more info. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]]

It might be wise to identify the sport early in such article, Group E doesn't really cut it. Nyarlathotep 10:54, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Most people would realise we are talking about Group E of the FIFA cup. PVJ [[Image:Flag of India.svg|25px]] (Talk) 01:54, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Fair comment that the ref might not have waited to see the blood and it IS POV to say De Rossi did it to intimidate. I would like to see your tape; the video replay and all the news sources I have read, including those linked, say De Rossi elbowed McBride. Usually a ball doesn't cause a cut under the eye, either.Ealturner 11:57, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Elbow red card
Could someone add some more commentary to this section? The phrase "with what looked like an elbow" is poorly worded and and contains weasel words. Some quotes from Wikipedia:

The BBC stated that DeRossi had "disgraced himself with a sickening, needless elbow on Brian McBride". De Rossi was subsequently banned for four matches and fined CHF 10,000. 74.94.86.1 (talk) 17:47, 17 June 2010 (UTC)


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Brazil beat Australia with two second half goals in Group F

June 18, 2006 Brazil beat Australia 2-0 in a competitive encounter that got better as the game progressed in Munich, Sunday.

The game had started slowly as Australia, playing defensively, kept many players near the edge of their penalty area. But a goal by Adriano four minutes after half time changed that and made for a more attacking game.

After nine minutes Vince Grella set the tone for the first half when he raked his studs on Ronaldo's calf. While the referee did not give a caution for this bad foul, four of the five cautions issued by German referee Markus Merk came in the first half. Two went to Australian players.

Brazil were closed down quickly and suffered 25 fouls in the game. When they had the ball Australia, who wore a dark blue strip instead of their traditional yellow and green, used their ball possession effectively and got forward with neat passes.

The Brazilians in contrast did not start well. On an elusive run into the penalty box Ronaldinho had used fine skill to elude his markers but then trod on the ball and fell over. Ronaldo then had an embarrassing moment when he created a good opening to shoot only to kick at fresh air.

And when Roberto Carlos had broken free unmarked the attacking left-sided defender jumped up and down in frustration when Ronaldo over hit his pass.

Brazil's goal came four minutes after half time.

Ronaldo rolled the ball across the edge of the box to Adriano. The striker moved quickly to his left and passed a firm shot through Scott Chipperfield's legs. The ball hugged the grass and beat Mark Schwarzer's out-stretched left hand.

Australia in an effort to get an equaliser replaced a defender with an attacker. But they found it hard to get past Brazil's defence; Ze Roberto made two key tackles to stop Marco Bresciano and Harry Kewell.

On 56 minutes Harry Kewell missed Australia's best chance. The ball came loose to his feet and the goal beckoned. But Dida dived at his feet and Kewell skied his effort over the bar.

While Australia made good forward moves Brazil attacked into the space they left behind. Kaka flicked a Ronaldinho corner on to the crossbar and in injury time missed wide when he only had Schwarzer to beat.

The exciting second half was rounded off when on 89 minutes Robinho, who was a lively substitute for Ronaldo, hit a powerful shot off the inside of Schwarzer's left post. Fred tapped in the rebound.

The result meant Brazil qualified for the knock-out stage of the Fifa World Cup while Australia would need to get a least a draw against Croatia in their final Group F game to extend their stay in Germany.

Statistics
Group F

Attendance: 66'000

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Brazil

 * 01 N Dida
 * 02 M Cafu 29' Yellow card.svg
 * 03 F Lucio
 * 04 S Juan
 * 06 R Carlos
 * 08 R Kaka
 * 05 F Emerson (Substituted: 72' D Gilberto)
 * 11 J Ze Roberto
 * 10 G Ronaldinho
 * 09 L Ronaldo 31' Yellow card.svg (Substituted: 72' D Robinho 83' Yellow card.svg)
 * 07 L Adriano (Substituted: 88' C Fred)

Australia

 * 01 M Schwarzer
 * 03 C Moore (Substituted: 69' J Aloisi)
 * 06 T Popovic (Substituted: 40' M Bresciano)
 * 02 L Neill
 * 14 S Chipperfield
 * 07 B Emerton 13' Yellow card.svg
 * 13 V Grella
 * 21 M Sterjovski
 * 04 T Cahill (Substituted: 56' H Kewell)
 * 05 J Culina 39' Yellow card.svg
 * 09 M Viduka

Table
Fifa World Cup Group F table June 18, 2006