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This should have more than one source to avoid allegations of plagiarism. --Brian McNeil / talk 23:38, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Hmm, a couple of questions (it may be worth just reading the last paragraph, the ones before that are mainly rambling with a small couple of points in there somewhere). I tried to provide a brief summary of each match, and their bearing on the tournament, and while writing, I was using three things as a basis. One was the BBC News article I cited, as well as individual match reports, linked from that article, to remind me of key points in play, another was the Wikipedia article on the 2007 Six Nations Championship, and the third was what I personally had seen from watching the three matches on TV. To start with the third, I personally had no idea how that would be sourced, as, in essence, there was no source (the source was my memory, so to speak), and it didn't seem to follow any policy that I could find. So unless you'd recommend anything...? To the second one, I didn't include it, as there was already a link to the Wikipedia article in the text, making another link redundant. Also, I was uncertain as to what the policy for citing (or not) Wikipedia was, and having had a brief look through some I felt were relevant, still had no idea what it might be. Therefore, I assumed it would follow the same as, or similar to, w:WP:SELF. Again, any recommendations? Final point. Having now followed the external link from the Wikipedia article, I get to the Official 6 Nations site, which may provide a second source. In particular, this, and its linked pages, would have been the sort of thing I would have used. However, this to me causes a separate issue. Is it right to list something as a source, if it wasn't actually used as a source. I have to emphasise in this case, that the site I've mentioned is something I would have used, but didn't. I suppose it could be considered as a source through association, as I was using a Wikipedia article also listing it as a source, but again, your opinion would be nice. --Thanks, and sorry for the length, 86.130.29.129 02:29, 18 March 2007 (UTC).

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Lahar at New Zealand's Mount Ruapehu

March 18, 2007

A lahar at New Zealand's Mount Ruapehu is all but over, without causing anywhere the level of havoc for which authorities were prepared.

The event was first confirmed by a 3 News helicopter, and then the Department of Conservation.

The Department of Conservation had said that a "moderate lahar" was moving down the side of Mount Ruapehu.

The lahar travelled down the Whangaehu Valley, past the Tongariro catchment; and then continued on to the Tangiwai Bridge, the site of the 1953 Tangiwai disaster, which was itself caused by a lahar.

The crater lake is currently being reported by a free phone number as at a warning level of 3a. The crater lake is also being reported at a level between 5.7-6.7 metres up the Crater Lake tephra dam.

The lahar emergency plan was activated by Civil Defence. The district mayor of Ruapehu, Sue Morris, and conservation minister, Chris Carter, said that the authorities had been very quick to respond to the emergency. All three electronic surveillance technologies had their alarms activated. Mr Carter said, "The lahar travelled down the path as predicted, and the early warning response system that this government provided worked exactly as planned."

Highways near Mount Ruapehu were closed by the Ohakune police, including the Desert Road. The roads have now been re-opened.

A lahar has been expected for a long time now, and scientists say the lahar could have been caused by, among other things, the bad weather New Zealand has been having lately.

Since 1996 the water level in the crater lake at the top of Mount Ruapehu has been rising, which created a risk of a lahar last year.

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Pakistan's judicial crisis deepens as police attack and seal private news channel

March 18, 2007

Pakistan police stormed the offices of television news broadcaster Geo news in the capital city using tear gas and firing rubber bullets in the building.

Police personnel charged into the facility batons drawn and thrashed offices and attacked the staff of GEO News and its sister affiliates the The News International and Jang newspaper, forcing the channel to go off air for more than six hours on Thursday.

The news channel's attempts to go on air from the port city of Karachi, some 2700 kilometers away, were thwarted by the pro-Musharraf government of Sindh.

Bomb disposal squad backed by federal paramilitary force stormed the Karachi office forcing an immediate evacuation of the premises. The bomb disposal squad took two and half hours to conduct an office to office sweep of the five story building, resulting in damage to computer and camera equipment.

Geo News continuously airing a prerecorded loop of prayers asking God to bless the nation and guide the leaders by granting them mental abilities to make proper decisions in critical times. The loop also continuously showed the footage of the nation's founder, Qaid-e-Azam Muhammed Ali Jinnah, addressing the first constituent assembly of Pakistan and promising freedom of speech and press, along with clips from riots and military bombing of the former East Pakistan  (now Bangladesh).

President Pervez Musharraf came on live phone call within minutes of resumption of transmissions and said, “I apologize for what has happened, I see this as a conspiracy to uproot my government.”

General Musharraf came to power after a blood-less coup in 1999 by overthrowing the democratically elected government of Nawaz Sharif, charging the government with corruption.


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Kimi Räikkönen wins 2007 Australian Grand Prix

March 18, 2007

Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen won the FIA Formula-1 2007 ING Australian Grand Prix on the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne. More precisely he made a hat-trick of wins dating back to 2005.

Both McLaren-Mercedes drivers appear to be his major rivals for the new season as Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton made a double finishing 2nd and 3rd consequently, with Hamilton on his debut race.

Nick Heidfeld, driving for BMW Sauber, had a promising start and stayed with Kimi for the first part of the race, but his early first pit-stop pushed him back to the 4th place, while his Polish teammate Robert Kubica retired due to technical problems towards the end of the race.

Felipe Massa was penalized for the engine change after his previous engine failed during qualification, but showed a good pace and for the dying laps of the race pushed hard on Renault driver Giancarlo Fisicella. The few overtaking attempts were not successful enough and so Filipe saw the checkered flag behind Giancarlo on the six place.

7th, 8th and 9th places fell to Nico Rosberg driving for Williams with Toyota engines and both Toyota drivers, Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli.

The top 10 was closed by Renault rookie Heikki Kovalainen who made numerous driving errors in the closing stages of the race.

The 2007 Formula-1 season from now appears to be a highly competitive season after Michael Schumacher retired from the sport at the end of the 2006 season.


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TV channel - REN TV, Russia. Date: 18.03.2007. Time1: 5:00-5:45 MSK - "Formula 1: Countdown"; Time2: 5:45-8:00 MSK - "Formula-1: Live from Australia". Commentators - Alexander Kaminskiy and Alexander Kabanovskiy (live event). --Yuriybrisk 05:44, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

These ntoes moved from article when archiving,

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Sir, This news will not be complete without the news of President Bush himself coming in support of president Musharaff. Also the news that Bhagwan doss, a hindu who was doing his pilgrimage in India and who is next in line as per the seniority will be sworn in as the next cheif justice of Supreme court of pakistan after he comes back from India.

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 * The "edit this page" tab at the top of the article is for doing exactly what you suggest Captainjohann. Or begin a new report from the Main Page: "Start a new article". The sun comes, and my morning sleep :) Edbrown05 10:40, 18 March 2007 (UTC)


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Wikinews Shorts: March 18, 2007

Masked thieves steal 100 kg block of gold
On March 18 at about 12:45 p.m. three men stole a 100 kg block of gold valued at ¥200,000,000 and escaped in a car driven by a fourth man. The gold was taken from the Ohashi Collection Museum in the city of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan where it had been on exhibit.

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Microsoft to pay companies to use Live Search
In an effort to boost its 6.76% share of the Internet search industry, Microsoft has offered money to companies to get them to switch to its Windows Live search engine. A new program called "Microsoft Service Credits for Web Search" allows companies to get paid for the searches that their employees run using Windows Live Search.

Companies, depending on how many searches their users run, can get paid $2 to $10 a year per computer and an addition $25,000 just for enrolling in the program. Larger companies have the potential to earn $100,000 to $200,000 per year through this program that can be used for anything they need. A browser helper object (BHO) will be used to track searches made through Windows Live Search on individual computers.

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Chemical bomb attack kills eight and sickens hundreds in Iraq
Three different suicide bombers blew up trucks carrying chlorine in Anbar province in Iraq on Saturday, releasing noxious fumes that sickened about 350 civilians. Two Iraqi civilians and six U.S. troops were killed in the attacks.

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The source article actually mentions nothing of chemical attacks in any which way and i believe this article should be cleaned up or removed entirely. There are mentions of several acts of violence in and around Baghdad over the last few days, but none of those included chamical weapons in any way according to the article. There is mention of "chemical fumes" but no explanation as to their origin or effect and certainly no information linking these fumes with actual chemical bomb attacks. --Sangrell 13:46, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

This also wouldn't be the first, or even second case of the use of 'dirty' chemical bombs. there were at least two attacks with chlorine car bombs previously, I think it was about a month ago now. --Vindice

Is this a correct use of the verb "to sicken"? In the UK it means "to disgust". 82.18.21.208 17:38, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
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2007 Cricket World Cup: England vs Canada

March 18, 2007

England beat Canada by 51 runs in Group C in the World Cup at Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia.

England's Andrew Flintoff was dropped for this game for breaches of team discipline, which also led to him being stripped of the vice captaincy role.

Toss: Canada won, and elected to field first.

Fall of wickets: 1-101 (Vaughan, 19.6 ov), 2-153 (Bell, 33.2 ov), 3-160 (Joyce, 35.1 ov), 4-161 (Pietersen, 35.6 ov), 5-242 (Bopara, 46.5 ov), 6-245 (Dalrymple, 47.4 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Barnett, 1.3 ov), 2-22 (Bagai, 5.1 ov), 3-51 (Davison, 10.3 ov), 4-65 (Billcliff, 16.6 ov), 5-161 (Mulla, 34.4 ov), 6-161 (Samad, 35.1 ov), 7-217 (Dhaniram, 47.3 ov)

England: E C Joyce, M P Vaughan (capt), I R Bell, K P Pietersen, P D Collingwood, R S Bopara, J W M Dalrymple, P A Nixon (wkt), L E Plunkett, J M Anderson, M S Panesar Canada: G E F Barnett, A M Samad, A Bagai (wkt), J M Davison (capt), I S Billcliff, D R Chumney, A A Mulla, S Dhaniram, G R Codrington, U Bhatti, A C Cummins

Player of the match: P D Collingwood (England)

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


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Google acquires Adscape

March 18, 2007

Friday, Google, Inc. announced on its official blog that it will be acquiring in-game advertiser Adscape Media, Inc, a San Francisco, California based company.

Ads that are placed in games through Adscape are targeted based on the plot and storyline that a gamer encounters within a game. These ads are also targeted geographically and demographically.

Google, which is based in Mountain View, California, stated that the terms of the agreement and the price paid for Adscape will remain confidential, but the cost might be about $23 million, as informed the Red Herring magazine on 15th February.

Adscape is now fully controlled by Google and will provide the company with its first opportunity to use in-game advertising. Google has stated that it will be working with Adscape's partners the same as the company had been before.

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2007 Cricket World Cup: Australia vs Netherlands

March 18, 2007

Australia beat the Netherlands by 229 runs in Group A in the World Cup at Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts.

Toss: Australia won, and elected to bat first.

Fall of wickets: 1-73 (Hayden, 11.5 ov), 2-116 (Gilchrist, 19.4 ov), 3-116 (Ponting, 20.1 ov), 4-320 (Hodge, 47.3 ov), 5-325 (Hussey, 48.4 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Reekers, 6.3 ov), 2-36 (Kervezee, 6.5 ov), 3-38 (ten Doeschate, 7.5 ov), 4-40 (van Troost, 9.2 ov), 5-46 (Zuiderent, 10.6 ov), 6-87 (de Leede, 18.4 ov), 7-97 (van Bunge, 19.4 ov), 8-106 (Smits, 22.3 ov), 9-129 (Borren, 26.3 ov), 10-129 (Jonkman, 26.5 ov)

Australia: A C Gilchrist (wkt), M L Hayden, R T Ponting (capt), M J Clarke, B J Hodge, M E K Hussey, S R Watson, G B Hogg, N W Bracken,S W Tait, G D McGrath Netherlands: B Zuiderent, D J Reekers, A N Kervezee, R N ten Doeschate, L P van Troost (capt), D L S van Bunge, T B M de Leede, M B S Jonkman, P W Borren, J Smits (wkt), Adeel Raja

Player of the match: B J Hodge (Australia)

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


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Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer dies at age 58

March 18, 2007

Bob Woolmer, Pakistan's cricket coach died at a university hospital in Kingston, Jamaica earlier today. Woolmer was found unconscious in his room at the Pegasus Hotel at 10:45 Sunday morning, only hours after Pakistan's Cricket World Cup exit at the hands of Ireland.

After being found by hotel workers in his room, he was rushed to the emergency department at the University Hospital in Kingston, but doctors where not able to save him. Team spokesman Parvez Mir reported that when he was found "He had blood on him and there was vomit on the walls."

Mir also told media that Woolmer suffered from a medical condition, but that it was too early to decide whether or not it had anything to do with his death.

Woolmer played 19 Tests for England and was the coach for Warwickshire and South Africa before becoming coach for Pakistan in 2004. He was to remain coach until after the 2007 World Cup, and was tipped to replace Duncan Fletcher as the coach of England after his contract with the PCB expired.


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Boy Scout missing in North Carolina, U.S.A.

March 18, 2007

Michael Auberry, a Troop 230 Boy Scout of Greensboro, North Carolina, has been reported missing from Stone Mountain State Park, in western North Carolina. Search crew are still trying to locate the missing 12-year-old boy in the nearly 13,750 acre park. Volunteer firefighters, National Park Service staff, and rescue squads are all searching at this moment.

He began missing at 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m EST on Saturday. The scouts went on a hike while Auberry stayed back at the camp site with an adult. After, they had lunch with him and, later, Auberry was noted to be missing.

"We are not really sure why or what happened," said Saundra Lewis of the Wilkes County Rescue Squad. "He was seen at the campsite and then a few minutes later he was missing."

Auberry was last seen wearing blue jeans, a dark hat, and a red coat with reflective striping. His backpack was found at the campsite, and his mess kit was also located approximately a half-mile from the campsite.


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Canadian government faces elections speculation

March 18, 2007

Talks of an election are beginning to rise again in the media as Canada's Conservatives rallied last night in Toronto.

Conservative MPs came to the two day event in Toronto for a training session. It was a campaign-style event with about 5,000 party supporters. During the event, the Prime Minister talked of an expected upcoming federal election and other issues that are affecting the nation today.

"We are here to plan," said Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the rally held on St. Patricks Day. "Plan for a future that could include an election... An election that the opposition could impose on Canadians at any time."

This comes two days before the spring budget, which will be announced on Monday. According to Reuters, the Conservative government needs another party to support the budget. If not, this would trigger an election.

According to political analysts, the Conservatives at least need 36 to 49% support. They also have been spending a large amount of money speculated to be used for the next election. Harper stated he does not want an election but one could be called by the opposition Liberals "at any time".

He also compared St. Patrick to the Conservative Party of Canada winning last years election.

"Legend says that St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland. And last year, you, the grassroots members of the Conservative party, drove the Grits out of Ottawa. Now that's something worth saying cheers to," said Harper, who is of British ancestry.

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Black registrar to hold mass wedding in Belgium

March 19, 2007

In Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, a multicultural mass marriage event is to take place next Wednesday, on the U.N.-designated International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. More than 550 couples have already registered to make a devotion pledge or renew their wedding vows before municipal officer Wouter Van Bellingen. The alderman called for the event after three couples cancelled their marriage because Wouter is black.

Van Bellingen, whose Rwandan parents gave him up for adoption, grew up in Sint-Niklaas as the youngest child in a family of 4 adopted children. Van Bellingen is a member of the political party Spirit, which strives for more Flemish autonomy in Belgium. After the 2006 municipal elections in Belgium, he became the first black councillor in Belgium, responsible for civilian, youth and international affairs in Sint-Niklaas. "The combination of his black skin colour with the shiny white brides dresses will be very photogenic..." mayor Freddy Willockx predicted when he presented his councillors. One month after Van Bellingen took office, the media reported that three couples refused to be married by a black registrar.

At first, Van Bellingen wasn't very surprised. "As a coloured person, I go through this every day. That's just the reality in Flanders. Only, I didn't expect this to happen so fast." After the incident, Van Bellingen got hundreds of calls and letter from people supporting him, including prime minister Guy Verhofstadt, who condemned "such as stupid form of racism".

Socialist mayor Willockx accused the far-right political party Vlaams Belang (Eng. Flemish Interest) of creating the atmosphere for his deputy's experience. Vlaams Belang is second in the polls for the elections next June in Flanders. But, as Van Bellingen pointed out: "This is not just a problem in Sint-Niklaas, or in Flanders, but all over Europe. And there are racists in every political party here."

Since Van Bellingen made the news, the number of wedding ceremonies he has to lead has doubled, and even bookings for 2008 are coming in. Because many people regretted the fact that they could not be married by the famous alderman, he decided to organise a mass wedding, on the International anti-racism day. Not only future and established couples can take part in the ceremony, but even teens who want to prove their love. "Anyone can wed that day. I'm not a racist."

Similar to the television show Fata Morgana, Wouter has 5 challenges for the couples and for the city of Sint-Niklaas: together, they are to realise the biggest wedding pledge, a big wedding photo, a big group hug on the market square, a multicultural dessert buffet and a big first wedding dance.


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Any chance of a photo of this guy or a few quotes from him? I've actually worked in Sint Niklaas at the Guylian chocolate factory. I'd love to see a good on this one from the registrar. If the story has to be delayed a day or two to go through the commune and get a contact address or phone number so be it. I think this could be a nice piece. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:23, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
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Talk:2007 Cricket World Cup: England vs Canada

Anandks007 10:23, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for posting the datailed scorecards.


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65th running of the Aiken Trials held

March 19, 2007

The 65th running of the Aiken Trials was held Saturday, on March 17th at the Aiken Training Track in South Carolina. The event consists of six horse races of a quarter mile to 4 1/2 furlongs that bring experience to new challengers in the field of racing competition.

Five of the races were for two-year-old horses and contenders that have not previously won. The sixth race is for horses who have never won a sweepstakes.

Orgainizers of the event looked to draw between 10 and 12,000 spectators. Tailgating, and a special VIP tent, along with live music and expanded food vendor services added to the event which has been growing each year. It is the first of three events that form the Aiken Triple Crown. The races began at 2 p.m and lasted until about 5 p.m.

Trial 1
The first trial, a quarter mile 2 year old maiden open, was won by Tigeroo owned by Dogwood Stable, ridden by Jessica Schultz and trained by Ron Stevens.

Trial 2
The second trial, a quarter mile race open to 2 yr old maiden colts and geldings, was won by Atrevido Bandito owned by Lansdon Robbins, ridden by Jessica Schultz and trained by Brad Stauffer.

Trial 3
The third trial, a quarter mile race open to 2 year old maiden colts, was won by Warriors Lass owned and trained by Carl Durr, ridden by Evequiel Lopez.

Trial 4
The forth trial a 4 1/2 Furlongs race open to 3 year old and up maiden colts and geldings was won by Private Nekia who is owned by Nekia Farm, ridden by Bruce Snipes and trained by Chad Frederick.

Trial 5
The fifth trial a 4 1/2 Furlongs race open to 3 year old and up maiden fillies and mares was won by Confederate Bond who is owned by Nekia Farm, ridden by Bruce Snipes and trained by Chad Frederick.

Trial 6
The sixth trial a 4 1/2 Furlongs race open to 3 year old and up that have never won a sweepstakes was won by Cyberflash who is owned by Nekia Farm, ridden by Bruce Snipes and trained by Chad Frederick. Cyberflash's time of 53 3/5 seconds matches the track record.

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Canadian Green Party leader set to challenge MacKay for seat

March 19, 2007

Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May announced Sunday that she will seek the party's nomination for the seat of Central Nova in the next federal election.

The riding is represented currently by Conservative Party MP Peter MacKay, who has held the seat since 1997. MacKay is Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. MacKay was born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia and completed an Arts degree and Law degree in the province.

His father, Elmer MacKay, who was with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, had been re-elected six times in the riding. Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney also held the riding in 1983. Elmer resigned in order to give Mulroney a seat in Parliament.

As a teenager, May moved from the United States to Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. In her press release of March 18, 2007, May explained that she began her vocation as an activist and political campaigner in Nova Scotia. "It is entirely fitting that I now come back here to launch my first full campaign as leader of the Green Party of Canada", May stated.

May ran recently in a federal by-election, held on November 26, 2006, in the Ontario riding of London North Centre. Although May came in second behind Liberal Party candidate Glen Pearson, the Green Party had increased their vote by 20% over the previous election. If May won the seat of Central Nova in the next election, she would be the first ever Green MP in the Canadian House of Commons.

On her choice of Central Nova, May suggested in her press release that she had to "follow [her] heart" and felt compelled to "run in Nova Scotia and that challenging a prominent member of the government will enable [her] to keep a strong focus on why Nova Scotia and Canada cannot afford another government led by Stephen Harper.”

In the latest federal election of January 23, 2006, MacKay took the seat of Central Nova with 41% of the vote. In that election, the Green Party candidate, David Orton, came in fourth with under 2% of the vote.

In the latest national Strategic Counsel poll, conducted for CTV News and the Globe and Mail, the Conservatives are at 36%, the Liberals 31%, the NDP at 15%, and the Green Party at 10%. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.


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Doctor robbed, car-jacked and locked in boot while car set alight

March 19, 2007

A 34 year old obstetrician from Forestville on Sydney's Northern Beaches has escaped after he was robbed, car-jacked and locked in the boot (trunk) of his BMW, which was set alight. Police say the doctor was locked in the boot while his car was set alight, but was allowed to escape before flames engulfed the vehicle.

The Doctor was believed to have been heading to The Mater Hospital in North Sydney when he was waiting at the intersection of West and Falcon Streets in Chatswood around 3:15AM AEDT when a small red sedan with two men claiming to be police officers signalled him to stop. After crossing the intersection, the doctor stopped his car at the side of the road.

The doctor was then approached by the two men and when he asked to see identification, one man grabbed the keys from his car's ignition before they both pulled the doctor out of his vehicle, hit him in the stomach with a hammer and stole his mobile phone and wallet. The robbers also demanded his key and credit cards along with their access codes before locking him in the boot.

Police allege that the men drove to several locations to withdraw cash and buy things before driving to Carisbook Street in Linley Point at around 4 a.m. local time where they set the car alight with the doctor still in the boot.

Crime Manager of the Harbourside Local Area Command, Detective Inspector Houlahan said that the doctor then "heard a click in the boot area and he heard someone call out: 'Get out of the car'"

"When he pushed the boot up he found his car engulfed in flames."

Det. Insp. Houlahan said the doctor told police he did not unlock the boot himself, and it appeared the man's captors unlocked it before fleeing.

Det Insp Houlahan said that the doctor appeared to be "very distraught" and tired after the ordeal, and wanted to get home and see his wife and two young daughters.

He could only provide police with a vague description of his captors, but said the men were both Caucasian males aged in their 20s, and that one of them was about six feet tall (183cm) with short blond hair and medium build said Det. Insp. Houlahan.


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Senior Russian official questions role of NATO, Eurasian Economic Community

March 19, 2007 Igor Ivanov, Secretary of the Russian Security Council, said that the Eurasian Economic Community (EuroAsEC) could take the place of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

Speaking at a press conference, Ivanov said that the CIS has already played a great role in the development of all the countries and that its current role is rather overestimated.

At the moment, the EuroAsEC consists of six members and three observers. In his speech Ivanov also expressed his concern with what he termed US and NATO interference into the affairs of Russia's neighbor countries.

Speaking on behalf of the entire Security Council, one of whose members is the Russian President Vladimir Putin, he said that Russia will have to be politically and economically active to defend its interests.


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Former Arizona Governor says he saw a UFO during the 1997 Phoenix Lights

March 19, 2007

Former Arizona Republican Governor Fife Symington III said that he had witnessed one of the "craft of unknown origin" during the 1997 Phoenix Lights event, but noted that he didn't go public with the information. In an interview with the Daily Courier in Prescott, Fife said:

It was enormous and inexplicable. Who knows where it came from? A lot of people saw it, and I saw it too. It was dramatic. And it couldn't have been flares because it was too symmetrical. It had a geometric outline, a constant shape.

Fife also noted that he did request information from the commander of Luke Air Force Base, the general of the National Guard, and the head of the Department of Public Safety. But none of the officials he contacted had an answer for what had happened, and were also "perplexed."

Frances Barwood, who was the former Phoenix city councilwoman in 1997 and who launched an investigation into the event, said that out of the more than 700 witnesses she interviewed, "The government never interviewed even one."


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2007 Cricket World Cup: India vs Bermuda

March 19, 2007

India beat Bermuda by 257 runs in Group B at the World Cup at the Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

India's innings of 413 runs broke the record for the highest runs scored in an ICC World Cup ODI. The previous record was held by Sri Lanka with a haul of 398 runs, scored against Kenya in the 1996 World Cup. In addition, India's win is the largest victory margin (by runs) in ODI history.

Toss: Bermuda won, and elected to field first.

Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Uthappa, 1.1 ov), 2-205 (Sehwag, 29.5 ov), 3-238 (Ganguly, 34.5 ov), 4-269 (Dhoni, 38.2 ov), 5-391 (Yuvraj Singh, 48.4 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Pitcher, 0.6 ov), 2-18 (Outerbridge, 6.3 ov), 3-47 (Borden, 13.5 ov), 4-57 (Romaine, 16.4 ov), 5-63 (Tucker, 18.3 ov), 6-106 (Minors, 29.2 ov), 7-106 (Cann, 29.4 ov), 8-110 (Hurdle, 31.2 ov), 9-154 (Leverock, 41.3 ov), 10-156 (Jones, 43.1 ov)

India: S C Ganguly, V Sehwag, A R Uthappa, R Dravid (capt), S R Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, M S Dhoni (wkt), A B Agarkar, A Kumble, Z Khan, M M Patel Bermuda: I H Romaine (capt), D A Minors (wkt), O L Pitcher, D C C Borden, D L Hemp, J J Tucker, L O B Cann, M O Jones,  K A D Hurdle, R D M Leverock, S D Outerbridge

Player of the match: V Sehwag (India)

Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and I L Howell (South Africa) TV umpire: D J Harper (Australia) Match referee: A G Hurst (Australia) Reserve umpire: S J Davis (Australia)


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2007 Cricket World Cup: West Indies vs Zimbabwe

March 19, 2007

West Indies beat Zimbabwe by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining) in Group D of the 2007 Cricket World Cup at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica.

This victory ensured the West Indies qualified for the Super 8 phase.

Toss: West Indies won, and elected to field first.

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Kasteni, 1.1 ov), 2-2 (Sibanda, 2.2 ov), 3-31 (Chibhabha, 9.2 ov), 4-59 (Matsikenyeri, 17.4 ov), 5-142 (Taylor, 40.6 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-73 (Chanderpaul, 17.3 ov), 2-73 (Gayle, 18.1 ov), 3-106 (Sarwan, 24.6 ov), 4-129 (Samuels, 32.6 ov)

West Indies: C H Gayle, S Chanderpaul, R R Sarwan, M N Samuels, B C Lara (capt), D R Smith, D J Bravo, D Ramdin (wkt), D B Powell, J E Taylor, C D Collymore Zimbabwe: V Sibanda, C J Chibhabha, B R M Taylor (wkt), S Matsikenyeri, S C Williams, F Kasteni, E Chigumbura, P Utseya (capt), C B Mpofu, T Mupariwa, A J Ireland

Player of the match: S C Williams (Zimbabwe)

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


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Google's YouTube to present its best video awards

March 19, 2007

This week Google's on-line video sharing website YouTube launches its own awards ceremony. The site will present the best user-generated videos posted during 2006 in seven categories. The starting point is Monday and users will end voting on Friday. Winners will get their trophies on March 26.

The categories that YouTube is going to present include: most creative or inspirational video, best series, as well as music video or commentary and best comedy. The last category, number seven, is called "most adorable video ever" and it is to continue the tradition of videos starring cats and dogs while asleep.

Those that are nominated are able to promote themselves on YouTube during the following five days. These users are also able to plead for votes.

The $1.65 billion Google's acquisition gathered a huge number of fans. According to Jamie Byrne, head of YouTube product marketing, 2006 was a pioneering year for sites that rely on user's content.

However, companies like Viacom, believe one category is missing - "Best Professionally Produced Copyrighted Video." Last week Viacom sued Google together with YouTube for more than $1 billion. The lawsuit states that the ever increasing popularity of YouTube is due to a massive uploads of copyrighted videos including "The Colbert Report" and "South Park".


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A380 makes maiden flight to US

March 19, 2007

The Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger plane, was set to land in the United States of America on Monday after a test flight. One of the A380s is flying from Frankfurt to Chicago via New York; the airplane will be carrying about 500 people.

It is being billed as the first time it has carried a near-normal number of passengers, though most will be staff of Airbus and German airline Lufthansa.

A second A380 is also travelling to the U.S. on Monday, but without passengers. This will be branded as a Qantas flight and fly from Frankfurt to Los Angeles LAX airport. The first leg of the flight going towards New York will be travelling under a Lufthansa flight number, and is due to arrive at New York's John F. Kennedy airport at 12:30 EST (16:30 UTC).

The test flights are being used to monitor everything from how easily the plane docks at the terminal gate to the way the in-flight dining and entertainment services work. Deliveries to Singapore Airlines, its launch customer, are not due until October - two years late.

Delays of the production of the A380 have cost Airbus more than 6 billion dollars. Airbus has warned there could be additional charges to come.

These monetary problems have led to a recently-announced restructuring program at Airbus, called Power8, in which 10,000 jobs go and several factories will be sold to Airbus partners. France will lose 4,300 jobs, followed by Germany having a loss of 3,700 jobs, while the United Kingdom and Spain will see 1,600 and 400 jobs cut respectively.

The Belgian government has announced that it will give up to 150 million € (US$ 199 million) in aid to help sub-contractors which supply Airbus and employ thousands of workers.

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User talk:206.51.228.227

This is your last warning. The next time you vandalize a page, you will be blocked from editing Wikinews. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do, since testing in articles will be reverted quickly.–Doldrums(talk) 17:31, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:Massive ice deposits found on Mars

This is poor - the ice was known about before - it's just the polar ice cap, the radar study just confirmed it -
 * This has been published for days, and the existence of an ice cap was news to me. I have reverted your tagging, and please sign your comments. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:05, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * We know there were ice caps...but ice of what? Water? Ethane? etc...This is news to me as this is nearly the first definate sign that actual H20 (earth water) exists on the planet. DragonFire1024 19:25, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * wrong, sorry. Only just become a user here so couldn't sign. The polar caps of Mars have been know for a long time to be water ice with a thin (10m or so) covering of CO2 ice. This is by structural arguments - CO2 ice is very weak and so would simply crack well before the long known 3km thickness of the polar caps. There is no ethane in Mars' atmosphere, regards Sbandrews 20:24, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * We're not Wikipedia, we do news - and judging by the fact we've myself and one other contributor unaware the caps were water it's news. The media have made a big deal out of the search for water on Mars due to its relationship with life.  You could put some Wikipedia links here to expand on the topic, but I'm pretty sure the consensus will be to keep the article pretty much in its current form.  --Brian McNeil / talk 20:29, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Well ok - I've had my say - I'll crawl back to wikipedia :) good luck with your project, Sbandrews 20:37, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * As I hope you understand, we're not wanting to drive people away but news is a different animal. Look at how the cited sources have titled their articles, the fact that this is water is what they think makes it news.  Personally I'd not be opposed to a  box and a bit about (I'm guessing here) the fact that the caps were known to contain water - just not how much.  Even if you'd stuck a couple of links here on the talk, you'd probably have been thanked for educating us dumb amateur journalists. :) --Brian McNeil / talk 20:48, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Well I'm a dumb amateur writer too ;) long live WikiTruth, regards Sbandrews 21:24, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

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User talk:Seans33

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Bloc Québécois support Canadian budget, Liberals, NDP oppose

March 20, 2007

The Bloc Québécois backed Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's second budget yesterday, which means that there will be no federal election yet.

"Having said that, there's money on the table [for Quebec]," bloc leader Gilles Duceppe said, "so we'll take that money."

However, the opposition Liberals and NDP did not back the budget. NDP Leader Jack Layton said the budget is giving more money to companies and less to Canadian citizens. The budget also has been criticized by some finance critics.

"He should have had a strategy," Liberal Leader and former Environment Minister under Jean Chrétien, Stéphane Dion, said today. "He should have explained how his budget would make us more competitive, how it would be fairer for those in need, how it would enhance the environment."

"For every step forward, there seems to be two steps back," said Layton. "We could have supported child care or environment and given less to the big board rooms of Bay Street."

Elections have to happen five years or less after a government is elected. The federal election of 2005 was held during winter.


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Talk:Boy Scout missing in North Carolina, U.S.A.

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Sad. I hope that he is still alive... — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  20:13, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

"Last seen wearing pants, a shirt, and a coat?" Are you kidding me? This is supposed to be helpful? What color was his hair? "Hair-colored?" Man, that's some in-depth reporting. At least we know he isn't wearing shoes, a hat, gloves, or a backpack. CNN is listing as "Wearing blue jeans, red jacket with reflective tape, dark blue hat." I'm changing it, but I don't have time to source it, if somebody else could be so kind... 82.83.83.124 02:14, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
 * "Last seen wearing pants, a shirt, and a coat?" was the only information available at that time. If there was a better description I would have added it. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  19:50, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

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Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Sbandrews. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Sbandrews~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

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Methane gas explosion at Ulyanovskaya Mine kills at least 108

March 19, 2007

A methane gas explosion occurred at the Ulyanovskaya Mine near the city of Novokuznetsk in the Kemerovo region of Siberia. At least 106 people have been reported to be killed in the blast. Conflicting reports say that at least thirteen to forty-three miners are still trapped underground or missing, as well as 75 to 93 have been reported to have survived the blast.

The mine disaster is the deadliest accident in Russia's mining industry in over a decade. The mine, which was opened in 2002, had around 200 miners inside at the time of the methane gas explosion.

The Kemerovo governor Aman Tuleyev said that when the blast occurred, the mine's management was underground inspecting a newly installed safety system made by a British company. British experts and representatives of a management of the mine have gone down under the ground shortly before explosion. Tuleyev stated that on mine start-up, "the newest English system on a safety of conducting mountain works under the ground" should take place.

The operator of the mine is Yuzhkuzbassugol, Russia's biggest producer of deep-mined coal. The spokeswoman of the Emergencies Ministry stated that the blast occurred at 08:00 GMT, and that eighty-three miners had been safely evacuated from the mine shaft.


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This page shows the new possible changes for the Accreditation policy. Discussion for these changes are on the talk page.

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 * being an established Wikinews editor for a few weeks.
 * having started several articles on Wikinews.
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Contaminated pet food causes massive recall

March 19, 2007

At least 10 pets, 9 cats and 1 dog have died as a result of eating contaminated pet food, says the United States Food and Drug Administration, or FDA. The contamination caused cats and dogs to both go into kidney failure.

At least 51 brands of cat food and 40 brands of dog food have been recalled. The manufacturer of the food is Menu Foods, which is based in Mississauga, Ontario in Canada. The brands include: Iams, Nutro, and Eukanuba pet foods. Nestle, Purina PetCare Co., Procter & Gamble and Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. are voluntarily recalling their pet foods as a precaution. The FDA says that only wet food has been reported to have caused the deaths. The food was sold between December of 2006 and March 3 of 2007. The recall includes pouches and cans of wet food that total over 60 million.

"We are still trying to find out what the true picture is out there of animals. We're talking about 1 percent of the pet food [supply] and it's really just impossible to extrapolate at this point," reported the FDA's head veterinarian, Stephen F. Sundlof.

The manufacturer is currently performing tests to determine what might have caused the contamination, but so far, the source has not been identified.

"We're testing and testing, but we can't identify the problem in the product," said Sarah Tuite, a spokeswoman for Menu Foods.

Anywhere from 40 to 50 cats and dogs were fed the contaminated food during testing by Menu Foods, and at least seven of those animals died. The species or how many cats or dogs died during testing is not known.

The FDA says that the possible cause of the contamination could be from heavy metals, lead or fungi inside wheat gluten which is used in pet foods as a "filler."

A complete list of the products recalled can be found here: Menu Foods Recall List. Pet owners are urged to stop using any and all food on that list that may still be in their home. Owners are also asked to seek immediate veterinarian attention if the pets are suspected of eating the food.

The recall could cost over 30 million USD.


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I'm Konrad Roeder, a wireless engineer, an author of technical books and newspaper articles in my spare time. I live in North Bend, Washington. I've been a long-time user of the Wikipedia and also contribute to the Wikipedia. At first I was using it for my benefit. Now, I feel it's time to give back and contribute by being a second-wave Wikipedian. If I find something really interesting not already covered in Wikinews, I will write an article.

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Football: Ronaldo penalty sends United to FA Cup semifinals

March 19, 2007

A penalty by Cristiano Ronaldo in the 76th minute was all that separated Manchester United and Middlesbrough earlier today at Old Trafford. The FA Cup 6th round replay was forced after a Ronaldo penalty a week ago which tied the last match at 2-2, sending the second game to Old Trafford. Middlesbrough started with the deadly strike pair of Mark Viduka and Yakubu up front, while Manchester had Alan Smith and Wayne Rooney as paired strikers.

United came out with the first good chances of the game as Wayne Rooney had an attempt on net, but saw his shot blocked by defender Jonathan Woodgate. Nemanja Vidic then had a chance for United off a Giggs corner, but his powerful header was held by keeper Mark Schwarzer. Ronaldo then had a shot on net after the ball fortuitously fell to his feet, but the Portuguese midfielders strike flew just wide. Middlesbrough survived through the first onslaught and had their first real chance on 16 minutes when a deflected pass by Xavier found its way to Mark Viduka, but his shot flew wide of Tomasz Kuszczak's goal. Woodgate soon saved Middlesbrough again as he blocked a cross net pass from Ronaldo which was aimed for a wide open Alan Smith. Wayne Rooney was then given a clear run in on goal after he was found by a well time through ball from Giggs, but Mark Schwarzer spread wide to snatch the ball from Rooney's feet. Mark Viduka then made space in the United penalty box and dropped off a pass for Stuart Downing, but his right footed shot flew wide yet again.

Ronaldo again threatened 'Boro, but he saw his wide angled shot bang off the post after rounding Schwarzer. Rooney again was given a break away on net, but he was again stopped by the Australian Schwarzer. Soon after, Jonathan Woodgate brought Ronaldo down in the box, and United were awarded a penalty. Ronaldo sent the ball high and to the left of Schwarzer as the keeper went the wrong way, and United took the lead. Middlesbrough had little more in the way of attacking threat, with a wide shot by Morrison being all they could muster. The game did end on a sour note, however, after a few scuffles and a cynical challenge on Ronaldo by James Morrison saw several yellow cards handed out and Morrison was shown red.

United will take on Watford in the semifinals of the cup while Middlesbrough have only the Premier League to focus on now, with their next match being played at West Ham.


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Watched game, made notes, wrote article. Source used for reference only.—Dark Squall 23:46, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

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 * ✅ Tempodivalse [talk]  23:51, 20 May 2009 (UTC)