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Bob Barker to retire as host of U.S. gameshow The Price Is Right

November 3, 2006

After hosting the United States gameshow The Price Is Right, Bob Barker has decided to call it quits and retire from being the gameshow's 35 year-long host. Barker plans to end the show in June of 2007.

"I will be 83 years old on December 12 ... and I've decided to retire while I'm still young," jokes Barker. Explaining why he has been on American televisions for over 50 years, Barker said "I've gone on and on and on to this ancient age because I've enjoyed it."

"I'm just reaching the age where the constant effort to be there and do the show physically is a lot for me. I might be able to do the show another year, but better [to retire] a year too soon than a year too late," added Barker.

Barker first started to host gameshows in 1956 when he hosted Truth or Consequences and started to host The Price is Right on September 4, 1972 where, to this day, he has been the gameshow's host.

Barker is hinting the possibility of appearing in a few movies, but jokes around saying he will not appear in any "nude scenes."

"I refuse to do nude scenes. These Hollywood producers want to capitalize on my obvious sexuality, but I don't want to be just another beautiful body," said Barker in a joking manner.

CBS calls Barker a "legend" and an "entertainment icon."

The first thing he plans to do after retiring is "sit down for maybe a couple of weeks and find out what it feels like to be bored," said Barker.

"Bob Barker is a daytime legend, an entertainment icon and one of the most beloved television personalities of our time," said Leslie Moonves, the chief executive of the CBS Network who also added that the network plans to do a special television show in Barker's honor, but Barker will not be saying a special goodbye to his viewers saying he will say what he always does at the end of every show; "Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered."

"From the bottom of my heart, I thank the television viewers, because they have made it possible for me to earn a living for 50 years doing something that I thoroughly enjoy. They have invited me into their homes daily for a half a century," said Barker.


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New Zealand radiographers plan to strike

November 4, 2006

250 New Zealand hospital radiographers are planning to strike this Friday for ten days unless they get a pay rise so they are paid the same amount as their peers at fourteen other district health boards (DHB). The DHB's say they will not raise their pay by 20% as it is unrealistic.

The strike will occur in the Hutt Valley, Southland, Otago, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury and Gisborne DHB. The strike will only last for seven days in Canterbury and five days for Gisborne, however.

The radiographers have already been on strike earlier this year, but it was only for three days.

They had first planned to walk off the job this Friday for five days instead of the now ten days. Deborah Powell, national secretary of the Association of Professionals and Executive Employees, said: "The length of the strike reflected the anger and frustration members felt with DHBs that had vetoed a mediated settlement."

Chai Chuah, chief executive of Hutt Valley DHB, said: "A settlement had not been reached and the union was wrong to blame the strike on the boards. He hoped industrial action could be averted by mediation next week. Meanwhile, hospitals have begun cancelling elective surgery and outpatient clinics.

The strike will mean that doctors will unable to do scans or get x-rays, unless it is life-threatening.

Next week there will be mediation talks and the DHB's are hoping that the radiographers and themselves will be able to reach a settlement before anymore disruption is caused.

Senior doctors are also planning to strike next year because their pay negotiations have failed. Ian Powell, executive director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, said: "Two-hour stopwork meetings would be held in February, in effect wiping out a half-day of elective surgery and specialist clinics at hospitals run by all 21 health boards. Full-out strikes could follow. Never before had senior doctors called for nationwide industrial action."


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100 icebergs heading for New Zealand

November 4, 2006

About 100 icebergs are heading for New Zealand and a warning has been issued for ships in the Southern Ocean. The icebergs were spotted off the South Island of New Zealand by plane, Orion. However they are likely to melt before reaching New Zealand, but they may be visible from Stewart Island.

An Orion, a Royal New Zealand Air force plane, spotted the icebergs heading towards New Zealand when it was doing a routine fisheries patrol, south of the Auckland Islands, about 260 km away from Southland.

One of the longest of the hundred icebergs is said to be about 2 km long, 1.3 km wide and 120 m high. But seeing as most of the iceberg is underwater it is more likely around 1.2 km high.

Andy Nielsen, Royal New Zealand Air Force squadron leader, said that they "were surprised by the number of them and by how far north they were. We came across approximately 80 to 100 icebergs...what's unusual about this is we located them about 130 nautical miles south of Stewart Island...we would expect to find the number we found around 600 nautical miles south of Stewart Island. They pose a significant maritime threat (as they are near a major shipping lane). The weather down there is deteriorating, visibility is low tonight in the majority of the southern area."

The last time that an iceberg had been seen from the Mainland was in 1931 at Dunedin, even though icebergs do occasionally break away from Antarctica and head into the Southern Ocean. Mike Williams, physical oceanographer for the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, said: "The latest sighting may be seen from the Mainland if it gets a bit further north and comes closer in shore. The currents and the wind are likely to drive it north along the Southland and Otago coast."

The icebergs are not being blamed on global warming or global cooling. Mr Williams said: "It has made it all the way to New Zealand is a fantastic rare event, but I don't think we can draw any conclusions about changes in climate."

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Talk:'Jelly bellies' memo costs Florida police chief his job

This article does not explain why he resigned. What happened? 128.187.129.62 04:15, 4 November 2006 (UTC)


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Talk:Outlaw gangs, says New Zealand First

What ?
New Zealand First's primary policy is "reducing non-white immigration". From looking at their website and wikipedia article, this is clearly an extremely nationalist and racist organization. Is what such people have to say about what they think the law should be rely news ??

The only source for this article is a New Zealand First website. To me this seems to extremist propaganda to me, I just don't understand how this could have got to the front page of wikinews. 83.179.211.237 12:48, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
 * NZ first is a mainstream NZ political party, - currently in government! It's leader is our foreign affairs minister. Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 21:54, 4 November 2006 (UTC)


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Israeli attacks in Gaza kill 17

November 4, 2006

Three Hamas fighters, including Luaye al-Burnu, a local official in the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, were among over 17 dead as a result of Israeli assaults in Gaza. Two women were gunned down by Israeli soldiers who opened fire on a group of woman that formed in front of a mosque where Hamas men had taken refuge. Israeli soldiers reacted to the mosque as a Hamas defense position, and to the women who ran to the mosque as a human shield to aid those inside to escape.

Hamas leader Ismail Haniya praised the women, but the Israelis said they had served as "human shields" for the resistance militia. Palestinian officials have termed the Israeli attacks "massacres".

The incident occurred when the local womenfolk were asked, on radio, to intervene in the tense standoff between the Israeli troops and about 15 Hamas fighters in the mosque. One lady, Nahed Abou Harbiya, told the BBC Arabic Service that the men were given womens' clothes so that they could escape. "All the women headed to the mosque to get the Palestinian resistance men... But the Israeli occupation forces were firing heavily at us with their machine guns and also threw stun grenades at us.

"We entered the mosque and indeed we got all the resistance men out and put female attire on them so that the Israeli occupation forces wouldn't arrest them," she said. The firing began as the women approached the Israeli gunmen, injuring 10 people, including one Palestinian camerman. Hamas radio reported that all 15 men had escaped safely.

Palestinian doctors confirmed that seven people died as a result of Israeli air raids in Beit Hanoun. A spokesman for Israel's military stated that five towns-Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahiya, Jabaliya and Rafah had been targeted. An Israeli official claimed that the attacks were aimed at "suspected Palestinian militants who were planting explosives or who had carried out rocket attacks."

A Hamas official said that the "militants had been involved in manufacturing rockets that were to be fired at Israel." About 30 people, including some gunmen and a four-year-old child have been killed by Israeli attacks in Beit Hanoun. Israeli human rights group B'Tselem says over 300 Palestinians have been killed by attacks carried out by Israel following the capture of Corporal Gilad Shalit on 25 June this year.

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User talk:Spaceseven~enwikinews

Now, tinned spaghetti which can boost kids'brain power
北京写字楼 写字楼信息 Food giant Heinz has given its tinned spaghetti a supplement which it claims can boost kids'diets and brain power. The company has added omega 3 fatty oils, which tackle heart disease and help keep nails, skin and hair healthy.

It comes after the firm cut up to 60 per cent of the salt and sugar from its tinned pastas.

Omega 3--found in oily fish like salmon and herring--also improves brain function and concentration in hyperactive children, it is claimed.

"It doesn't taste fishy or anything," Heinz spokesman Nigel Dickie was quoted by the Sun, as saying.

The British Nutrition Foundation has endorsed the move--but stressed there were different types of omega 3.

A spokeswoman said the kind being added to the spaghetti would not necessarily be as good as that found in fish or other natural sources.

"Anything to boost the amount we're consuming is good," she added.

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Talk:Israeli attacks in Gaza kill 17

statements unsupported by sources
— Doldrums(talk) 14:05, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
 * "Israeli spokeswoman later stated that the women were targetted in response to the gunfire from the men in the mosque"
 * unattributed "Two women were gunned down by Israeli soldiers". sourced to Al Jazeera and Reuters reports.
 * The BBC states that at least 17 people were killed in a single day on Friday, including two women shot during the siege of a mosque in Beit Hanoun. I have removed the "targetted in response to...." statement for now and have replaced it with a report of a Zionist massacre in the area. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) [[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 14:35, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
 * i don't see either the BBC or or  attribute the deaths specifically to Israeli fire, whereas  and  do.  — Doldrums(talk) 15:20, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Reuters attributes the women's shooting to Israeli soldiers. — Doldrums(talk) 15:28, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
 * and an apparently eyewitness account. — Doldrums(talk) 15:37, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Bias qualms
What I'm concerned about is that it's making Israel look like Great Satan; additionally the article does not contain any sort of defense or rationale on Israel's part. I wish to get this resolved as quickly as possible. On that note, anyone working against the discussion will be ostracized. If we work together, we should resolve this issue in no time. —     15:26, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I have quoted a Zionist spokesman saying that the intended targets were suspected Palestinian militants who were planting explosives or who had carried out rocket attacks. That should be sufficient defence for the (possibly non-existent) regime. As for the article's tone, I guess there's little one can do to make the murder of unarmed women seem like a justifiable action. As for resolving disputes we can take care of that easily provided we all agree to discuss changes before making them. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) [[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 16:10, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

list issues here. — Doldrums(talk) 15:51, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

 * 1) "Two women were gunned down by Israeli soldiers who opened fire on a crowd that had formed in front of a mosque in which the Hamas men had taken refuge." from what i can make out, the shooting occurred when the militants were being smuggled out, not when a crowd gathered. — Doldrums(talk) 15:51, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
 * The shots were directed at the "human shields", in order to disperse them, thereby resulting in the murders of two innocent persons. This also raises the interesting question of why the Zionists would shoot unarmed women in an effort to keep the resistance fighters (who were the supposed targets) from escaping. Perhaps we should point that out in the article? PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) [[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 16:10, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
 * the sentence, placed in the lead paragraph, does not make it clear what were the circumstances under which the shooting took place. indeed, it misleads as to the circumstances, implying "crowd gathered, Israeli soldiers fired".  — Doldrums(talk) 16:41, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
 * The following quotes by the women, Hamas and the Zionists clearly explains the objectives the crowd had. As I said, our readers are not fools. I am publishing for the time being, feel free to unpublish if any other qualms turn up. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) [[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 02:22, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

 * I have reworded this sentence to imply that the women were trying to help the Hamas members escape, as the quote suggests. Publish?--DCo1 01:47, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
 * There is no need for the rewording. A local woman has already been quoted saying that the crowd had gathered to get the Palestinian men. Our readers are not imbeciles, we do not have to explain quotes to them. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) [[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 02:16, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
 * lead paragraphs should summarise the rest of the article, not hide significant facts in a misleading way. — Doldrums(talk) 05:56, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Why is this even a point of contention? We could add a half-dozen extra words to ensure that readers who only read the lead paragraph understand a point they probably would have inferred anyways, or we could omit these words.  Why do either of you care?  Reword, don't reword, whatever, it doesn't matter.  Just publish the damn thing, honestly.  Is it so important to win this little contest?--DCo1 08:00, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

 * 1) "israeli aggression" is not neutral. — Doldrums(talk) 15:51, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Israel began taking offensive action against Hamas. That is aggressive, hence the term "aggression". PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) [[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 16:10, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
 * aggression is a loaded term, implying unprovoked attack. alternatives such as assault, raid, air strikes, action, operations avoid this. — Doldrums(talk) 16:41, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Assault seems appropriate, I have gone ahead with the change. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) 16:56, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
 * See? Now wasn't that quick and painless? We should have these kinds of to-the-point discussions more often. —     04:04, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Bias at its' core?

 * 1) Since when are terrorists fighters? Thus this article is dishonest and fails at NPOV.
 * 2) Don't the Israelis have video of the 'women' shooting some of their human shields per the earlier BBC radio reports? Any comments?
 * 3) Did the 'human shields volunteer to be matyrs to make the IDF look bad? Informed people want to know.
 * Did the 'human shields volunteer to be matyrs to make the IDF look bad? Informed people want to know. Hamas says that they volunteered, but I don't entirely trust them on this point, and we certainly can't speculate on what we don't know.  As for the terrorists/fighters distinction, I think that any article on Israel will be too biased for you if you need loaded words.--DCo1 08:00, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Now it is no longer news...
There is no time to 'talk' about it... counter-point within the article and move along, the news story "is what it is" according valid news points. -Edbrown05 08:07, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
 * . i have little inclination to join in. — Doldrums(talk) 08:47, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I already mentioned that there is no need to treat our readers like idiots. There are three quotes which explain the women's motives, without us having to explain it to our readers. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) [[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 09:06, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

just by the choice of words by that arab pvj we already see this is biased, he should not be allowed to edit any articles in this matter.

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Dove ad viewed more than 3 million times on YouTube

November 4, 2006 An advertisement for Dove beauty products has been viewed by well over three million people, without ever being on television. A copywriter from Ogilvy Toronto, the advertising agency that created a spot named "evolution", uploaded the advertisement to video sharing website YouTube.

While the official upload of the ad itself has been viewed 1,119,262 times, there are dozens of copies of the ad on YouTube, adding to a minimum of 3,059,546 views. The official copy of the video is the website's 12th most viewed this month, 53rd of all time.

Unofficial uploads have each received high levels of viewership, with 449595, 445322, 207906, 201670, 195265, 116501, and 102634 plays.

The agency did not originally intend to upload the video to YouTube, only display it on the company's homepage. Staff member Tim Piper uploaded it to his account on October 6, about a week before it first got media coverage on Good Morning America.

The ad begins with a woman walking into a photo shoot. From there, she is primped and plucked by hair and makeup artists, then tweaked on a Photoshop-like program. The photo-manipulation is then posted on a billboard for the fictional "Easel Foundation Makeup" brand. Two young, teenage girls walk past, glancing at the board. "No wonder our perception of beauty is distorted" ends the ad in text, "Every girl deserves to feel beautiful just the way she is."

The creative team for the ad included Tim Piper, Mike Kirkland, Janet Kestin, Nancy Vonk, directors T Piper (treatment and post production) and Yael Staav (live action) from Reginald Pike, Soho post production, Rogue editing, Vapor music, Gabor Jurina and Make-up: Diana Carreiro, and Reginald Pike.

The official French copy of the ad has only received 132 views, although it was only uploaded on November 2, 2006.


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Evangelist Hovind found guilty for tax fraud

November 4, 2006

Evangelist Kent Hovind and his wife, Jo, was found guilty on all counts of tax fraud concerning merchandise and amusement park admission sales. The trial began at United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida on Tuesday October 18, 2006, and prosecutors rested their case against Hovind on November 1. Defense lawyers rested their case on the same day without presenting evidence or calling witnesses; Hovind claims that he runs a church, and thus should not have to pay taxes, while prosecutors claimed that he was actually running a business.

Pensacola tax trial
Hovind is a Young Earth creationist who earns income for speaking, selling merchandise (videos), and runs a amusement park that asserts humans and dinosaurs lived together. His talks and videos give a pro-creationism perspective, which he receives income for. Hovind, who calls himself "Dr. Dino", received a Ph.D in "Christian education" from the unaccredited correspondence school Patriot Bible University in 1991.

Hovind faces a maximum of 288 years in prison while his wife faces up to 225 years. The charges against his wife are "aiding and abetting her husband with 44 counts of evading bank-reporting requirements." Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle Heldmyer said Dinosaur Adventure Land, a theme park, "grew and grew and grew," grossing as much as $2 million a year. Whereas Hovind was paid in cash for his speeches, and then got cash for mechandise he sold at his lectures, Jo "was handling the money." This includes, as the Pensacola News Journal noted, "on Dec. 20, 1999, she cashed a check from the Creation Science Evangelism account for $7,500 at 1:15 p.m. She returned at 2:50 p.m. to cash another check from the same account for $7,500." Also "On the day the IRS searched the Hovind home, Kent Hovind withdrew $70,000 from the Creation Science Evangelism account. Half in a check; the other in cash."

Hovind's defense had insisted that experts assured him he was right, but "he sought out only the people who agreed with him, not the people who knew better," Heldmyer said.

Mark O'Brien of the Pensacola News Journal wrote, "The saddest thing: Had they cooperated with the agents, they probably wouldn't be worrying about prison sentences now."

The couple will be sentenced on January 9, 2007 and Hovind is expected to remain in custody until then. Heldmyer said Kent Hovind was a flight risk and a "danger to the community."


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Canada's Davenport (Ward 17) city council candidates speak

November 4, 2006

On November 13, Torontoians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward's councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto's ridings is Davenport (Ward 17). One candidates responded to Wikinews' requests for an interview. This ward's candidates include Wilson Basantes Espinoza, Alejandra Bravo, Fred Dominelli, David Faria, Cesar Palacio (incumbent), Cinzia Scalabrini, and Gustavo Valdez.

For more information on the election, read Toronto municipal election, 2006.

Gustavo Valdez
48-year-old Gustavo Valdez is the publisher of a small magazine and "actor, character, artist".

Q: Describe the three most important issues in your campaign.
 * A: a) Community Safety and crime prevention b) Fair property taxes and improved city services c) Cleaner and Greener neighborhoods

Q: What one election issue do you feel is most relevant to your ward in this election?
 * A: Saint Clair Street Car right of way. Even the neighborhoods oppose to it, I believe we have to do Saint Clair 22 century, however I will follow what the community wishes

Q: Why have you chosen to involve yourself in the political process?
 * A: For the tax problem then the community me his offered  its support

Q: Why do you want to represent this particular ward on council?
 * A: Because its the ward were I live

Q: How are you currently involved in the community?
 * A: Trough [sic] my artistic side, singing and writing for them in my small publication. Performing also my poetry. I can not involve directly right know in the community local issues due I am a father of 2 children. I care personally for them.

Q: Which council decision (since the 2003 election) do you feel the city/your ward should be most proud of, and which was least desirable?
 * A: In keeping going and growing, the least desirable is the growing homeless community

Q: If you were elected as a "rookie" councillor, What would you bring to the table beyond the incumbent?
 * A: The municipal government need to provide incentives and motivate entrepreneurship through tax cutting, low operating and administrative system of work. It we'll [sic] create jobs, revenue and wealth. But we need to motivate the community. We need more parks health centers, shelters and food banks.
 * Affordable housing at ward 17 and the entire city is essential.
 * Taxes on property should be cut of and utilities lowered.
 * Special attention should be put on low child care facilities to ease parents and allow them to work for the welfare of their families.
 * The family is the center of the society.
 * We look forward to defeat poverty.
 * More creational [sic] activities are necessary for the social isolated and disabled and people with special necessities.
 * Of woman is part of our agenda. They need always attention.
 * We need to incentive the working class: They are the ones who construct the city, produce and keep the economy going.
 * Special attention for the working class is necessary.
 * I care for the environment,therefore we have to work for the greenhouse-gas emission problem and Kyoto Protocol.
 * Toronto is one of the most polluted cities in North America and we have to work on the air we breath free.
 * In building a great communities we build a great country. And we have to prepare the country for the years to come to face the challenges of the future.
 * So education is important. If we educate citizens we dot have to worry about crime and to spent money in unnecessary security and control,instead more education more safe city,happy families therefore neighborhoods.
 * Let's be prepare with vision for the future.

Q: What does Toronto mean to you?
 * A: It's the city were I risen my kids, therefore I am interested in the city for the good will of the community and my family itself


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Canada's Trinity—Spadina (Ward 19) city council candidates speak

November 4, 2006

On November 13, Torontoians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward's councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto's ridings is Trinity—Spadina (Ward 19). One candidate responded to Wikinews' requests for an interview. This ward's candidates include Nick Boragina, Joe Pantalone (incumbent), George Sawision, and Hïmy Syed.

For more information on the election, read Toronto municipal election, 2006.

George Sawision
50-year-old George Sawision is a master electrician and environmentalist.

Q: Describe the three most important issues in your campaign.
 * A: My issues are based on a direct response by my neighbours. Tax is a foremost concern especially the recent and future tax hikes that have been implemented. My plan is still to limit or eliminate these increases by proper management and targeted spending.

 * The environment is also an important issue for me considering exposure to toxins has affected many of my fellow constituents. Cleaning up the ward and taking proactive steps to reduce vehicle and other emissions is a priority.

 * Social issues in the ward including the homeless, child care and criminal activity are a focus for me. However giving the youth and artists of the area a boost by direct funding will bring new life to the area.

Q: What one election issue do you feel is most relevant to your ward in this election?
 * A: The role of councilor is an issue in ward 19. People feel they have been abandoned by the present councilor. I feel a councilor should spend their full attention to the needs of their constituents first. I feel that it is imperative that a councilor be available and proactive. That is why my direct line is always available.

Q: Why have you chosen to involve yourself in the political process?
 * A: I have decided to run because I felt it was time to "put my money where my mouth is!".It isn't effective to always complain that problems aren't being handled by those in city hall, I felt that I could make a difference for my fellow neighbours. That is why I am not using tax dollars to run my campaign, to show that I am serious and devoted to helping my neighbours.

Q: Why do you want to represent this particular ward on council?
 * A: This ward deserves a caring and responsive councilor. I was born in this ward, I have made my career here and I don't plan on leaving the greatest ward in the city. And now I want to return the favour and help my neighbours even further.

Q: How are you currently involved in the community?
 * A: I have been involved in helping people not only establish themselves in the area but I have also tried to help people deal with government. Everything from immigration issues to dealing with parking or property tax issues. Sometimes its daunting for individuals to face government and I hope I have done my part to help.

Q: Which council decision (since the 2003 election) do you feel the city/your ward should be most proud of, and which was least desirable?
 * A: I feel the council decision to "clean up" Toronto was the greatest goal set by council. Conversely it was also the worst because they didn't "clean up" Toronto, instead it seems items were swept "under the rug" into secrecy.

Q: If you were elected as a "rookie" councillor, What would you bring to the table beyond the incumbent?
 * A: As a new councilor I would begin by actually serving the needs of my ward. I would go out of my way to ensure that the taxpayers money will not be wasted!

Q: What does Toronto mean to you?
 * A: Toronto is my home my life and I couldn't even consider living anywhere else in the world. I just don't want to see Toronto ruined by un-checked development with no regard to future generations.


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Canada's Toronto Centre (Ward 28) city council candidates speak

November 4, 2006

On November 13, Toronto residents will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward's councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto's ridings is Toronto Centre (Ward 28). One candidate responded to Wikinews' requests for an interview. This ward's candidates include Howard Bortenstein, Holly Cartmell, Baquie Ghazi, Connie Harrison, Yaqoob Khan, Pam McConnell (incumbent), and Catherina Perez.

For more information on the election, read Toronto municipal election, 2006.

Howard Bortenstein
52-year-old Howard Bortenstein is the founder/owner of Miller Bortenstein Consultants, "a management consulting firm specializing in information technology strategy and change management."

Q: Describe the three most important issues in your campaign.
 * A: There is a tremendous undertone of despair and apathy when people talk about the current situation of Ward 28 and the city in general. I am deeply concerned about the downward spiral of our neighbourhoods: no vision, residents feel unsafe; businesses struggling; crumbling public housing; no "at risk neighbourhoods' youth funding and an absentee councillor battling windmills elsewhere, leaving the ward in auto-pilot. I strongly believe our city government must be accountable to the neighbourhoods that elect it.

 * My top three priorities are:

 * Accountability
 * We need a full-time councillor for everyone
 * Voting record clearly linked to broad public consultation
 * Create new Neighbourhood Leadership Council to unify us
 * Develop Ward strategy and long term plan to build consensus and guide us
 * Implement open responsive complaint resolution process

 * Affordable Housing
 * We need innovation and more choices to break the cycle of poverty
 * Redirect funding to major expansion of portable housing allowance and ownership programs
 * Improve living conditions for tenants by enforcing property standards
 * Promote private development of new affordable housing
 * Develop plan and strong commitment to end chronic homelessness

 * Crime Prevention
 * We need to feel safe & secure everywhere
 * Strengthen neighbourhood-police relationships
 * Create "Safe Neighbourhoods" volunteer organization

Q: What one election issue do you feel is most relevant to your ward in this election?
 * A: Ward 28 faces serious social housing problems specifically Toronto Community Housing:
 * poor living conditions
 * crime
 * infestation
 * massive poverty

 * Residents from all neighbourhoods and all income levels share these concerns. Tenants must have more options and flexibility to break the cycle of poverty and get back their dignity that has been taken from them. Dramatic change from the current model of building "monuments to poverty" is required. Tenants need choice offered by portable housing allowances, to relocate closer to new job opportunities or schools anywhere in Toronto. We must return Ward 28 to socio-economic diversity.

Q: Why have you chosen to involve yourself in the political process?
 * A: Had anyone asked me a few years ago if I had any political aspirations, I would have thought they were nuts. But a couple of years ago, when our then two year old daughter was put at risk by picking up a discarded condom in Riverdale Park, things changed. So after the trauma of hepatitis injections and HIV screening at Sick Kids and fighting city hall to clean up the park the question remained "How did this happen?" The simple answer is: "because we let it happen". We took it for granted that our local councillor was making the right choices to keep us safe and to improve the quality of life of all neighbourhoods and all residents. Well, I found out the hard way that isn't true and I decided this needed to be changed.

 * Party politics are paralyzing City Council, literally crippling this city. Asa candidate, the question I receive most often is, "what is your political party?" I am not aligned or a member of any political party. I am not an ideologue from the left or the right. I believe in consensus, not compromise, and building bridges on issues from the centre.

Q: Why do you want to represent this particular ward on council?
 * A: I want my daughters to grow up in Cabbagetown. I am tired of having their school-age friends leave the area for the suburbs. Ward 28 has become an economically depressed area. I have a bold vision for Ward 28 to restore ward 28 as a place of innovation and growth.

Q: How are you currently involved in the community?
 * A: I was a founding board member of the Don Vale Cabbagetown Residents Association which is now over 500 members. I am also a member of the Community Police Liaison Committee, where I am working to broaden and increase neighbourhood membership in the committee via community outreach. I am also a long time member and volunteer of the Cabbagetown Preservation Association, working to protect our remaining heritage properties.

Q: If you were elected as a "rookie" councillor, What would you bring to the table beyond the incumbent?
 * A: I will instil a sense of hope for everyone and build consensus around a vision, no matter what your individual political stripe, or neighbourhood you live in, that if we work together, we can change things around. The residents of ward 28 are patient people and they deserve more than political rhetoric. They want results not aspirations. They want accountability from their elected representatives. They want a councillor responsive to all residents, all businesses and all neighbourhoods! I will be that councillor.

Q: What does Toronto mean to you?
 * A: I care very deeply for our downtown neighbourhoods and the city of Toronto. I have lived in Downtown Toronto for twenty-five years including fourteen in Cabbagetown. I have always liked living in Downtown Toronto. This is not my Toronto and this is not the Toronto I want to leave as a legacy to my young daughters.

Bortenstein did not respond to the question "Which council decision (since the 2003 election) do you feel the city/your ward should be most proud of, and which was least desirable?"


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Canada's Toronto—Danforth (Ward 30) city council candidates speak

November 4, 2006

On November 13, Toronto residents will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward's councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto's ridings is Toronto Centre (Ward 28). One candidate responded to Wikinews' requests for an interview. This ward's candidates include Edward Chin, Paula Fletcher (incumbent), Patrick Kraemer, Suzanne McCormick, Daniel Nicastro, and Michael Zubiak.

For more information on the election, read Toronto municipal election, 2006.

Patrick Kraemer
41-year-old Patrick Kraemer is a lawyer.

Q: Describe the three most important issues in your campaign.

 * A: Energy, Crime and Poverty are the main planks of my platform and the most serious issues facing Ward 30.

 * The province is moving ahead with a new gas fired electricity generating plant in the Portlands adjacent to the beaches of Lake Ontario. The provincial Liberals were elected on promises of moving away from our highly polluting coal plants to renewable energies. The Portlands Energy Centre is another broken promise of this provincial government.

 * And the City could be doing so much more on this front. As Councilor I will fight for a comprehensive and aggressive energy conservation program. Energy conservation will achieve these goals much quicker than the construction of new facilities. Further, I will push for the construction of renewable energy sources such as windmills to fill the energy demands of the City. These proposals will create a competitive and sustainable economy for the City, will reduce pollution and our contribution to green house gases and will prevent the need to create more energy polluting sources such as the provincial plan of the Portlands Energy Centre.

 * Crime is another important issue for the City of Toronto and of concern for the residents of Ward 30. Many people are concerned about the incidents of guns, violent crimes and physical assaults. We have one of the safest cities in North America yet people still feel vulnerable when these things happen in our own community.

 * We don't need more police officers, we need to work together to make our communities safe and to feel safe in our communities. I will push to have more police officers out of their cars and to have them walking and biking on the streets in our neighbourhoods. Police also need to be involved in community and business associations, our schools and at neighbourhood functions and facilities. We also need to invest in technology and training to combat the organization and incidents of crime. Finally, we need to create opportunities for citizens to participate more fully in community awareness programs, to become educated about crime in the community and create avenues to report crime and criminal behaviour. We need to take ownership of our neighbourhoods and make them safe.

 * Poverty – its sources and consequences, is a serious issue for Toronto. There are hundreds of thousands of Torontonians that are currently unemployed. Not only is this a loss of much productive power in our city, it has devastating impacts on individuals and families and pushes many people into poverty, homelessness and subject to numerous social stressors. Homelessness is also a product of low welfare payments, lack of affordable housing and inadequate medical and psychiatric services. These are just a few of the issues related to poverty and as City Councilor I will advocate unequivocally for the cause of eradicating poverty and the effects of poverty.

Q: What one election issue do you feel is most relevant to your ward in this election?
 * Energy and conservation. Not only does the Portlands Energy project in Ward 30 need to be halted, the City has the opportunity to become a leader in addressing energy usage and emissions of green house gases. I am a proponent of achieving our energy goals through an aggressive energy conservation program using incentives, tax policy and other tools to achieve it. Ward 30 could be the leader in this area rather than being the Ward that could becomes the highest new green house gas emitter in 2007.

Q: Why have you chosen to involve yourself in the political process?
 * A: I believe I have the experience, education and desire to provide the leadership needed in the role of Councilor. I have always had a keen interest in politics and have taken many opportunities to be involved in various groups/boards/initiatives to help make a positive difference in our society. Toronto City Council is in need of leadership and I pledge to serve in this capacity to push forward a progressive agenda of change.

Q: Why do you want to represent this particular ward on council?
 * A: This is where I live and where my wife and I are raising our family. We have a self interest in making this a better place. I want to help make our community better for the many friends, businesses, cultural activities, recreational facilities and neighbourhoods that are a part of this vibrant and energetic Ward.

Q: How are you currently involved in the community?
 * A: I am actively involved with Pro Bono Law Ontario having offered free legal advice to such groups as Somali Canadian Association and Television for the Environment. I am a member of Legal Aid of Ontario offering legal services to people who would otherwise not be able to afford it. I have been involved in several community gardens. I have been a member of the Toronto Choral Society, am a regular aphaeresis donor with Canadian Blood Services and have helped raise money for numerous charities including Toronto's Daily Bread Food Bank.

Q: Which council decision (since the 2003 election) do you feel the city/your ward should be most proud of, and which was least desirable?
 * A: The cancellation of a fixed link to the Toronto Island Airport was a positive step toward preventing a more active airport and a major air and noise polluter on the waterfront and in the downtown. Ward 30 and all residents of Toronto will benefit from not having this airport.

 * The most detestable decision since the 2003 election was the bylaw passed at the insistence of Mayor Miller to prohibit homeless from sleeping or congregating in Nathan Phillips Square. Poverty and homelessness will not be eradicated by making them invisible to the law makers at City Hall.

Q: If you were elected as a "rookie" councillor, what would you bring to the table beyond the incumbent?
 * A: I am a resident of Ward 30 and have an intimate knowledge and self-interest in making it a better place.

 * I am not affiliated with any political party, and this would provide me the ability to stand up for my ward each time there is a vote on any given issue. Many councilors are aligned with a political party, and will vote to support motions that their party supports, even when it is not in the best interest of the ward they represent.

 * I bring a unique set of skills and experience to this role. I am enthusiastic, committed and have a strong desire to make our City a better place.

Q: What does Toronto mean to you?
 * A: Toronto is diverse, vibrant and full of energy. It represents hope, opportunity and excellence. It has the potential to be even greater, to be a leader in Canada and the world. There are so many challenges that need to be addressed that we must take the opportunity to do something about it. We have the knowledge, technology and resources to achieve so much. I believe in Toronto and believe we can play an even stronger leadership role.

Daniel Nicastro
62-year-old Daniel Nicastro is a restoration architect, writer, artist, and translator.

Q: Describe the three most important issues in your campaign.
 * A:
 * 1) Revitalising Commerce on the Danforth Jones going East ; Inventory of housing stock for state of maintenance, for illegal buildings and use, for rentals, for absent landlords, for compliance to density per bedroom, for historically significant properties and/or districts, identifying and developing areas that can generate local employment
 * 2) Having the grassroots participate in the governance of the city through a system of neighbourhood townhalls and participation in the future of the Portlands asking for transparency and participation in the decision making and spending process.
 * 3) Improving TTC service, including a surface bus service Broadview to Main Street, Subway stops are too far apart for the elderly and non motorised handicapped, general rationalisation of parking and parking enforcement.

Q: What one election issue do you feel is most relevant to your ward in this election?
 * A: The Portlands

Q: Why have you chosen to involve yourself in the political process?
 * A: Because I am tired of the present arrogance at City Hall and would like to separate Party Politiccs [sic] from City Governance and alliances that do not represent the agenda of the grassroot.

Q: Why do you want to represent this particular ward on council?
 * A: I grew up in it, I know it well, I can see its potential and its abandonment in certain areas, I like the multicultural mix and would like to welcome and integrate the new ethnic groups that are coming in and fostering commerce, like the Ethiopian, the Africans and those already here expanding local festivals and cultural events district by district

Q: How are you currently involved in the community?
 * A: Sponsoring refugees, helping informally resettlement of immigrants, giving English classes etc.

Q: Which council decision (since the 2003 election) do you feel the city/your ward should be most proud of, and which was least desirable?
 * A: Increasing taxes was contreversials, [sic] insisting in chasing dreams like the Olympics or a World fair are chimeras. We should concentrate in bringing back quality to city life and maintenance, concentrating on the potential for tourism our ethnic mix can bring (see Caribana etc.) and then we will become our own distinct World Class City.

Q: If you were elected as a "rookie" councillor, What would you bring to the table beyond the incumbent?
 * A: A real connection with the electorate. Humbleness as their representative. Consultation and discussions before voting for controversial City Programmes and Issues. A return to and improvement to saving our local heritage including Historical Buildings (see Riverdale hospital) and control over the planning process to control condominium/highrise expansion in Ward 30 in particular. Transparency for the Portland and Waterfront projects. A cricket pitch in the Portlands or Riverdale park to reflect our cultural mix in sports as well.

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Green opportunism pays off

November 4, 2006

Prime Minister Blair has pointed to the great opportunities afforded by tackling climate change. One company in London has cornered 80% of the carbon trading market, part of the green goldrush created by the Kyoto Climate Change Treaty. This company, Climate Exchange plc, now dominates the carbon exchange markets, increasing its turnover from 95 million tonnes of carbon last year to 257 million in the first eight months of this year. Climate Exchange plc is now valued at more than £160 million

Climate Exchange plc was founded by James Cameron, previously a negotiator of the Kyoto Treaty. Mr Cameron is quoted as saying about the development of this new market, "It's what we hoped for. Investment power is power, and you need power to make a change. There is huge vested interest in the status quo, and to shift that you need power". In Europe the market is expected to more than double from €9.4 billion (£6.3 billion) last year to €22 billion (£15.4 billion) this year, according to the analysts Point Carbon.

At present USA is not participating in the carbon trading scheme, but individual states may decide to join in. It has been estimated that if ever carbon becomes a world commodity, the value of permits could reach €1000 billion (£700 billion).

It is claimed by advocates of the scheme that, by putting a price on carbon emissions, pollution can be costed into business decisions. This enables market forces to drive the reduction in emissions, making government regulation unnecessary. Carbon trading is not without detractors who see this free market as an intrusion into public space and point to corruption and failures in accounting and the application of science.

Sean Park, of Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, gave an example: a wind farm developer could receive tradable carbon credits because the technology had zero carbon emissions. These credits could then be used to raise the capital needed to build the wind farm. In this way, carbon trading promoted the development of low carbon technologies.

Following publication of the Stern Review, which he had commissioned, UK Chancellor Gordon Brown urged member states of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme to aim for new carbon emission targets. He said that they should reduce emissions by 30% below 1990 levels by 2020 and by at least 60% by 2050.

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Massive blackout in France

November 4, 2006

On the night of November 3rd a blackout in France left 5 million in the dark. The blackout, which started at about 10 P.M. local time (2100UTC), is said to have affected the French capital, Paris, and 15 other areas, including Rhône, Isère, Loire, Ain and Saône-et-Loire (Burgundy).

As of early Sunday morning, about 5 million people are still without power, and the French power authority, Électricité de France, said that the failure had originated in Germany, which has also effected other European countries.

The blackout was triggered due to a sudden drop in temperature, which over heated the power system. The French emergency services were so overloaded with calls that they were forced to ask that people not call.

Air traffic around Paris was unaffected by the blackout.

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Subtropical storm strikes Washington

November 4, 2006 An unnamed subtropical storm known only as "Storm 91C" packing winds of up to 40 mph struck the U.S. state of Washington on Friday. The storm was a very rare occurrence, and caused minimal damage.

It formed from an extratropical storm around October 30 in the Central Pacific and became subtropical on November 1, and was recognized as "Storm 91C" by the U.S. Navy. The storm was out of the National Hurricane Center (NHC) and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's (CPHC) areas of responsibility, and therefore didn't receive a name. In addition, the CPHC doesn't issue advisories on subtropical storms. The cyclone moved into the East Pacific and organized into a hurricane-like system with winds up to 60 mph.

The storm began to lose convection and weaken, but managed to make it to Washington and British Columbia as a 40 mph storm with gusts up to 60 mph.

A high wind warning was issued by the National Weather Service for the southern Washington coast to Tillamook.

Heavy rain and high winds were brought along the northern Pacific coast of the United States.

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Talk:Evangelist Kent Hovind's tax trial begins

What do you think this article quotes, Brian? It has very little in common with the one about Hovind's other trial.--DCo1 00:32, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

I don't think the information necissarily needs to be stripped, just try to make it occur before the 2nd one, since its clealr about the information realevent to the trial, while the 2nd was about the trial itself. Nyarlathotep 14:31, 6 November 2006 (UTC)


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This should be two separate articles. I don't see a lot of actual bias in it, though. Shadenfreude, perhaps, but not bias (except by virtue of its existence; the title seems quite POV, but the article is mostly NPOV.) On the other hand, it could use more information on Hovind's defense...--DCo1 00:39, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
 * And I have split it into two articles...--DCo1 00:58, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

What is wrong with this one now? Nyarlathotep 14:30, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Hovind IN JAIL?
Kent hovind opened so many peoples eyes. Even though the Government got him, I have no doubt that he'll be preaching and witnessing in jail.
 * I am a Catholic and I believe you should obey the law even if you are a founder of a Church. I mean...what is the point of preaching your religion if you are breaking the law? — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  20:33, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Kent Hovind, according to his opinion, didn't break the law. He tried to get out of paying taxes on his property by claiming it under 508(c)1 status. This means, in the broadest sense, that almost everything he owns, as well as his ministry, is a "church" and therefore does not need to be listed under 501(c)3. You do not need to pay taxes on churches under either of these legal conditions, but that's where the problem roots. The IRS does not believe that Hovind's ministry or theme park is applicable as a church, and for 17 years, the two opinions have battled on and off. Finally, the IRS won and Hovind was sentenced. Unfortunately, the case was not aired, so I'm not completely sure whom I think is right. -Sebastian (www.keyofreason.co.nr)


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President of National Association of Evangelicals resigns over gay sex scandal

November 5, 2006

On November 2, Ted Haggard resigned from the presidency of the National Association of Evangelicals and his pastorship in the New Life Church after allegations that he repeatedly engaged in homosexual sex with a prostitute (Mike Jones) and used methamphetamine.

Haggard, a critic of gay marriage and homosexuality, is a leading social conservative voice. Author Jeff Sharlet reported that Haggard "talks to. . . Bush or his advisers every Monday" and opines that "no pastor in America holds more sway over the political direction of evangelicalism."

In his church, Haggard preached "we don't have to debate about what we should think about homosexual activity, it's written in the Bible."

On Wednesday Haggard denied knowing the male escort, Jones, but admitted Friday that he had summoned the escort to give him a massage in a Denver hotel room and bought methamphetamine from him. He then followed up and said, "I was tempted, I bought it, but I never used it."


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Just in case anybody wonders, the text of this article was written by User:C56C as part of an article which talked about this case along with the Kent Hovind trial. I thought it was irrelevant, so I removed it and used it to create this article.--DCo1 01:30, 5 November 2006 (UTC)


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People rally worldwide for action against climate change

November 5, 2006

Large rallies were held in cities around the globe yesterday, to call on governments to take greater action against climate change.

The internationally-coordinated actions, dubbed 'Walk Against Warming', aimed to raise awareness of the urgent need for something to be done about human-caused climate change, said organisers.

The protests were timed to precede the international talks about climate change that are to be held in Kenya, starting next week.

In London (UK), 22,000 protesters gathered in Trafalgar Square, while in Sydney (Australia) there were 50,000.


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401st Guy Fawkes celebrated in parts of the Commonwealth

November 5, 2006 November 5, is Guy Fawkes Night. On this day, 401 years ago there was an attempt to blow up the British parliament.

Since that time, Guy Fawkes day is celebrated by bonfires, fireworks and the parading of effigies called "guys". The event is not only celebrated in the United Kingdom, but other Commonwealth countries including New Zealand, South Africa, Newfoundland, Bahamas, Saint Kitts and formerly Australia.

Britons celebrate a national day of thanksgiving that the Gunpowder plot did not destroy their king and parliament. But as tradition goes, the oppression that Roman Catholics felt was always de-emphasised.

This year sees rising opposition to the traditional fireworks and bonfires celebrations. A smog warning has been issued for London on the 5th and British Labour MP Barry Sheerman called for the event to be scrapped.

The Gunpowder Plot
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was a failed attempt by a few radical Roman Catholics to kill King James I of England, his family, and most of the Protestant aristocracy in a single attack by blowing up the Houses of Parliament during the State Opening. The conspirators had then planned to abduct the royal children, not present in Parliament, and incite a revolt in the Midlands.

The plot occurred during the long-running religious battle that followed King Henry VIII's break from Rome in 1534.

Far from helping their fellow Catholics avoid religious persecution, the plotters put many loyal Catholics in a difficult position. Before this period Catholicism had been associated with Spain and the Inquisition but after the plot it also became thought of as treasonous to be Catholic. Fawkes was hired to do the "dirty work". He entered the Roman Catholic faith at the age of nine, when his mother married a Roman Catholic after the death of his father. As a soldier who went to war in the Netherlands, Fawkes was noted for bravery; he was one of the last to hear of the plot, and rushed into it before knowing the details. The plot was actually planned by Robert Catesby, whose father had been imprisoned for refusing to convert to the Anglican Church. He started his planning two years previously in 1603. But he needed money and ammunition, which forced him to confide in at least 13 people. One of these was Francis Tresham, a brother-in-law of Lord Monteagle, and a member of the House of Lords

The plot failed when one of the conspirators warned his brother-in-law not to attend the House of Lords, who, in turn, set off the alarm that resulted in the ringleaders, including Guy Fawkes, being captured and executed.


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New Zealand prisoners do nothing says National party

November 5, 2006

Figures released by Simon Power, law and order spokesman for the National party, show that the New Zealand Labour led government lets 81% of all prisoners not do any work while in prison. Newspaper, Sunday News says that some Christchurch prisoners have been given a barbecue for good behavior.

Simon Power's figures show that of the 7,612 prisoners only 19% (1,470) of them took part in Corrections Inmate Employment during 2006. But in 2005 it was at 23% and in 2004 it was at 26%. He says that the prisons with the least amount of inmates working are: Rolleston with 8.6%, Mount Eden with 8.7%, Rimutaka with 11%, Christchurch Women's with 13.5% and Dunedin with 13.8%. Mr Power said: "These figures are an appalling indictment on this Government's approach to prisoner rehabilitation and preparing them for release."

"In May, Corrections Minister Damien O'Connor announced a strategy that he said would help in ‘significantly increasing the number of prisoners in work and training. But a week later this was shown to be nothing more than window dressing when the Budget increased funding for prisoner employment by a measly $336,000 – up 1%."

"They have cut funding [on the Corrections Department] by 27% since 2001/02, from $46.5 million to $34 million."

Mr Power blames the low work rate on the big prison construction budget of $490 million. "There would have been more than a miserable $336,000 extra to spend on effective rehabilitation and work schemes," he said.

"[Mr O'Conner] seems happier to spend $11 million on landscaping four new prisons and allow prisoners to sit around playing Playstations and Xboxes on their flat-screen TVs than he is about helping them get better prepared for when they are released."

"Prisoners should be doing meaningful work, training or study while they are in prisons, and I imagine the public would agree," Mr Power added.

Mr Power, commenting on the barbecue, said: "These people are in prison because they were found to be in serious breach of the law. The victims of their crimes will be grossly offended by the idea that they are being rewarded for anything. This is the just the latest in a long line of incredibly bad decisions made by the Corrections Department over the past year and taxpayers have had enough."

Bevan Hanlon, president for the Corrections Officers Association, said: "The Mobsters getting a BBQ was a "joke". (Christchurch Prison) staff are reporting the smell of dope every day. Mobsters are threatening staff on a daily basis and there appears to be high cellphone use (mobile phones are banned in jail). So what happens? They are given a BBQ."


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Saddam Hussein sentenced to death for Dujail killings

November 5, 2006

The Iraq Special Tribunal has finally sentenced the deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to death by hanging over the killings of 148 villagers in the town of Dujail in 1982.

Hussein was charged with crimes against humanity for ordering the killings after a failed assassination attempt was made on him in the mostly Shiite town.

Of his seven co-defendants in the trial, the former head of the Iraqi secret police, Hussein's half-brother Barzan al-Tikriti and the former chief judge of the Revolutionary Court, Awad Hamed al-Bandar were also sentenced to death. Former vice-president Taha Yassin Ramadan was sentenced to life in prison, three other officials received 15 years in prison and one was acquitted.

Proceedings
The five-member Special Tribunal was authorised by the Iraqi Interim Government to try Iraqi nationals or residents accused of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes or other serious crimes committed during the Ba'ath party rule between 1968 and 2003.

During today's hearing, Judge Rauf Rasheed Abdel Rahman ordered bailiffs to force Saddam, who was shouting out protests, to stand as the verdict was read out.

Hussein was reported as appearing shaken as the verdict was pronounced, and later shouted "Allahu Akbar!" (God is greatest) and "Long live the nation!".

The sentences of death and life in prison carry an automatic appeal, and no time-limit is set for the appeals court review of the case. The law mandates the death sentence to be carried out within 30 days, after all appeals are exhausted.

Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, who is a defence attorney in the case, was ordered out of the court by the judges, who said that he had come to mock the Iraqi people and the court. Clarke had described the court yesterday as prejudiced and lacking impartiality, and called attention to the killings of Hussein's defence lawyers and the removal of judges from the tribunal.

In Iraq
Ali al-Dabbagh, a spokesman for the Iraqi coalition government said the verdict was as expected, adding "This is the least that Saddam deserved because his crimes were great. No further punishment was possible."

Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih called the court "just and professional" and said that Saddam was "given the justice he denied to the people of Iraq over 35 years".

A Sunni member of parliament, speaking under anonymity to Reuters, however called the judgement "a political verdict from a political court."

Popular reaction
The verdict was announced amidst increased security measures in Iraq, including curfews in Baghdad and other cities. Despite the curfew, around a thousand people were reported as coming out into the streets of the Shiite-dominated Sadr City in celebration and gunfire was heard in Baghdad.

Celebrations were also reported in Dujail, where the killings took place.

Despite the curfew, about a thousand people demonstrated in Tikrit carrying pictures of Saddam Hussein. Some Sunnis were reported as denouncing the verdict as a "product of the US occupation forces".

Fighting is reported to have broken out in Adhimiyah, a Sunni district of Baghdad, within half an hour of the verdict. There was heavy firing and mortar shells landed near the Abu Hanifa mosque.

International reactions
The U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad said the verdict was "an important milestone for Iraq".

The U.K. Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett welcomed the trial's conclusion, saying it was "right" that Saddam and the other accused have to face Iraqi justice, and that they have been "held to account for their crimes".

Malcolm Smart, the Middle East and North Africa Director for Amnesty International said that the tribunal's proceedings failed to meet necessary standards for a fair trial.

Hussein's verdict was delivered during highly contested midterm elections in United States; where the party most insistent upon an American occupation of Iraq (Republican - GOP) lagged in polls due to domestic controversies.


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Photos from NzGabriel, background info sourced from wikipedia Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 09:32, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

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I removed the NZ part of the articles as it was POV and better for a NZ article I am doing. --Nzgabriel | Talk 03:00, 6 November 2006 (UTC)


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News briefs for previous dates
I just wanted to know that could we brief the news for previous dates? Someone, please clear the doubt. Regards, Shyam  ( T / C ) 11:50, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

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