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User:Bellito~enwikinews

Hi! I'm a Wikipedian, a Wiktionarian, and a Wikimedia-Commonsperson :-)

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Chess champion is "Fritzed" by computer

December 5, 2006 Russian chess grandmaster, Vladimir Kramnik lost the final match of his man versus machine match against the Deep Fritz chess program. The six game match in Bonn, Germany had a final result of 4-2 for the German-developed chess program which runs on readily available computer hardware.

The first match which concluded on November 25 was a draw, Kramnik lost the second game to the computer with some indications that he overlooked a mate in one win. Third through fifth matches were all draws.

Kramnik, whilst the current world chess champion, is actually ranked third in the world. A contributory factor in this is his health problems. The world champion suffers from a rare form of arthritis which makes sitting playing in tournaments extremely painful for him.

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France24 non-stop news channel on air today

December 6, 2006

The launch of France's new 24 hour TV news channel, France 24, saw the new jointly owned channel start by going online. A streaming broadcast became available on the internet from 19:29 GMT today. Future plans are to have the new channel available on cable and satellite with English and French reporting. Coverage in Arabic and Spanish is among the ambitious future plans for the channel.

Founded by a joint venture between private group TF1 and the public France Télévisions the new channel is managed by Alain de Pouzilhac, former Havas head. Employing 170 journalists and a total of 380 people, France 24 is funded by 86 million euro of public money.

The motto of the new freely-available international channel is "un regard français", aiming to promote a French world-view the channel was a project with the blessing of the country's president, Jacques Chirac.

As a free channel streaming over the Internet and available by satellite the following are the carriers who have agreed to broadcast transmissions: Hot-Bird 7A, Astra 1KR, EuroBird (Europe), ArabSat, NileSat (Maghreb, Middle-east), NSS7 (bandeC) (Africa). In the United States it will be available on the Comcast network, and over the air into Washington D.C. A variety of government Internet sites such as the Department of State, and international entities will carry the channel's content. It is not known when it will be available in Canada.

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Iraq Study Group Report: Iraq could be on a slide towards chaos

December 6, 2006

The Iraq Study Group presented its report at 12.00 GMT today. It warns No one can guarantee that any course of action in Iraq at this point will stop sectarian warfare, growing violence, or a slide toward chaos.

The Report opens with plea for open debate and the formation of a consensus in the United States about the policy towards the Middle East. The Report is highly critical of almost every aspect of the present policy of the Executive towards Iraq and it urges an immediate change of direction. First among its 78 recommendations is that a new diplomatic initiative should be taken before the end of this year to secure Iraq’s borders against hostile interventions and to re-establish diplomatic relations with its neighbors.

The Group points out that it is in the interest of its neighbors, that there should be stability in Iraq. To this end, it proposes the formation of an Iraq International Support Group to include not only those countries, but also key states in the region, the member states of the UN Security Council and other countries such as Germany, Japan and South Korea. The US contribution should be led at least by the Secretary of State or even the President himself. Urgent attention should be directed to establishing Arab-Israeli peace on all fronts.

The Study Group recognizes that the establishment of permanent US military bases in Iraq would be a major impediment to establishing stability in the country. The role of the armed forces should be redefined and between 10,000 and 20,000 troops (compared with 3,000 to 4,000 now) should be deployed to the task of developing the combat capability of Iraq armed forces. The aim should be to withdraw all US combat forces early in 2008.

The Report is critical of the US intelligence services and urges that more resources should be devoted to training those about to serve in the theatre in the language and culture of the region. It asserted that government is still largely ignorant of the insurgency in Iraq or of the role of the militias.

The Group considered, but rejected, options involving the partitioning of Iraq and asserted the importance of creating and maintaining a democratically elected government of Iraq as an independent sovereign state.

Related news item
Kofi Annan: Iraq situation much worse than civil war Wikinews December 4, 2006


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Talk:France24 24/24 news channel is on air today

The press release is no more available
i have a copy if needed

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Talk:Former Senator John Edwards takes major step towards running for U.S. president

better title
In the title, shold the word "in" not be bertter replaces by the word "towards" ?


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US Senate confirms Robert Gates as new Secretary of Defense

December 6, 2006 The United States Senate voted overwhelmingly today to confirm as the new, replacing outgoing Secretary of Defense. The vote came a day after the Armed Services Committee voted unanimously to recommend Gates's confirmation.

Senators from both parties praised Gates for bluntly stating that the United States was not winning the war in Iraq, and that new strategies were needed. "Dr. Gates spoke with candor — a candor that has been sorely missing from the Department of Defense under this administration," said Senator (-MA). "He recognized the high price that our troops are paying for the current policy." Senator of Pennsylvania said that Senators saw "the possibilities of a new chapter ... but it is up to the commander in chief to structure a change in policy."

Gates was approved by a vote of 95-2, with dissenting votes coming from Republican Senators of Pennsylvania and  of Kentucky.

named Gates, now aged 63, who had served as Director of the under his father, President, the day after Democrats won control of both houses of the incoming 110th Congress in an election marked by frustration over the continuing war in Iraq.


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Body of James Kim found in U.S. wilderness; wife and children survived

December 6, 2006

CNET reporter James Kim has been found dead in the southwestern Oregon wilderness after getting lost with his family on November 25. Kim, 35, was found at 12:00 noon Wednesday, half a mile away from the Rogue River.

His wife Kati Kim, 30-years-old, and her two young children were found alive on December 4 after they waved an umbrella to a private helicopter. Kati and her two children were airlifted out of the area and transferred by ambulance to Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass. Kati suffered frostbite on two toes, but it is expected that she will be in good condition.

The Kim family left San Francisco, California on November 17 on a road trip to the Pacific Northwest. After, they planned to go back home to San Francisco but were stranded in a storm that led to their disappearance.

They stayed warm while they were stranded by using the car heater and then burned tires when they ran out of gas. Kim walked into the Oregon mountains Saturday to get help for his wife Kati and his children. Pieces of map and some clothing were found on the mountains Tuesday by rescuers. It is believed that Kim was marking his trail for them. The wet clothing included two gray sweat shirts, a red T-shirt, a sock, and a blue girl's skirt.

"They were laid out in a well defined area, in a pattern," Lt. Gregg Hastings of the Oregon State Patrol said.

Fog caused the police to wait till midday. "This is frustrating. We are so close," one rescuer said. "There are people pouring their heart and soul into this. We are not going to quit until we find him."

Kim's family is not yet available for comment.


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User talk:68.186.127.51

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Please have a look throught some of the above links. I've undone your changes on our article that reports Mr Kim as missing. This was published for several days and should not be changed. There's a new article on the fact that his death is confirmed, if you want to contribute there then that's the place to bring up the new information.

Wikinews is quite different from Wikipedia in how we handle our main namespace. It gets protected after a relatively short time as we have a "historical record" job to do too. And in cases like the James Kim one we'd rather have a few short articles that are good snapshots of what was known than one encyclopedic piece that isn't news.

If the death is confirmed then the main task on the final article is to do a decent obituary cover. --Brian McNeil / talk 23:35, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

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Talk:Iraq Study Group Report: Iraq could be on a slide towards chaos

Is there any good reason why this piece *shoudln't* be a headline? It seemss pretty important to me; more important than the body of a CNET reporter being found, or the pipe dreams of Australian politicians. Endomorphic 23:46, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * On my very brief look through it, I see nothing wrong with it. Edit template:lead article template:Second lead or template:Third lead. If there is something wrong with it, it will be de-headlined fast, so theres no harm in changing the lead. user:Bawolff 04:36, 7 December 2006 (UTC)


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Factory explodes in Milwaukee, USA

December 7, 2006

At approximately 8:10 AM CST December 6, 2006 a factory owned by the FALK Corporation exploded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The blast could apparently be felt up to thirty miles away. A plume of smoke was seen rising from the explosion site, and the area around the factory was reported to smell of burning wood.

The explosion apparently occurred when a container of 72,000 gallons of propane exploded, destroying the building. Three people are confirmed dead and forty-six injured, with one person suffering life-threatening injuries, according to a press conference with Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Milwaukee Police Chief Nan Hagerty at 5:00 PM CST broadcast on WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee. Local news reports state that the three dead were aged 37, 49, and 38.

With a population of 596,000 (according to the 2000 Census), Milwaukee is the 19th largest city in the United States.

The factory had made industrial gears since the 1800s.

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Two prisoners fall unconscious while being transported in New Zealand

December 7, 2006

Two out of three prisoners fell unconscious while being transported in a prison van from Wellington District Court to Upper Hutt, New Zealand's Rimutaka prison, the third remained conscious for the entire duration. It was said by the third prisoner that there was a strong gas leak that was entering their van.

An investigation has been launched by the New Zealand Department of Corrections in regards to where the leak originated from. The van has been removed from service until the cause has been determined.

The third prisoner said: "Shortly after the van left Wellington gas started seeping into the back of the van." Once the prisoner became aware of the leak he tried to grab the attention of the staff to stop the van by banging on the walls. The van did not stop. The staff followed correct procedure during the transport.

Dave East, Department of Corrections regional manager for Wellington, last night, said: "Two prisoners were found unconscious on their arrival at Rimutaka Prison... The prisoners quickly regained consciousness."

All three were checked by both a prison medical team and then later hospital staff as a precaution. It has not yet been determined why the prisoners were overcome and what by. They have been returned to prison.


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The original reporting was done by me via e-mail to the Department of Corrections. --Nzgabriel | Talk 03:12, 7 December 2006 (UTC)


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Taco Bell pulls green onions from all U.S. and Canadian stores

December 9, 2006 Taco Bell restaurants decided Wednesday to remove green onions from all 5,800 of its continental U.S. stores after a November 29 outbreak of E.coli food poisonings caused the voluntary closing of 9 mid-Atlantic states stores and led health officials to investigate the chain's regional supplier. As many as 66 people reportedly became ill in New York City, Long Island, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.

The E.coli outbreak also caused Taco Bell Canada to recall green onions from all 182 locations across Canada. Officials with the Canadian branch said Wednesday evening that they would take precaution by removing green onions from all stores in Canada after hearing of the outbreak in the U.S.

Jon Prinsell, president of Yum! Canada, which operates Taco Bell Canada commented: As a precautionary voluntary measure, we have made the decision to take immediate action and remove green onions from all our restaurants in Canada until we know conclusively the root cause of the E. coli outbreak in the U.S. We are working closely with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency throughout this investigation.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration are currently collecting samples of all non-meat items including cilantro, cheddar cheese, blended cheese, green onions, yellow onions, tomatoes, and lettuce.

A man from Pennsylvania became sick after eating at Taco Bell and sued the owner of Taco Bell headquarters in Irvine, California. Another one includes a 11-year-old boy who ate at Taco Bell, was hospitalized in New York, and also sued the owner.

Most of the E. coli related sicknesses occurred in the northeast USA. No related sickness have occurred in Canada.

Health officials investigating the source of the tainted green onions, also known as scallions, have traced the vegetable's food distribution chain to the Texas-based McLane Co., which in turn got them from Irwindale-based Ready Pac.

The scallions were grown by Boskovich Farms Inc. of Oxnard, California said Steve Dickstein, the marketing vice president for Ready Pac. At what point in the food distribution chain the scallions became tainted remains under investigation.


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NASA: Signs of liquid water found on surface of Mars

December 7, 2006 NASA scientists have announced that the Mars Global Surveyor has captured images of deposits in gullies on the surface of the planet Mars which have been created since the areas were photographed seven years ago. These deposits are believed to be the residue of liquid water breaking out of cliffs and crater walls, carrying sediment downhill through the gullies, and later evaporating. The gullies are located inside the Terra Sirenum crater and the Centauri Montes regions.

"These observations give the strongest evidence to date that water still flows occasionally on the surface of Mars," said the head scientist for the Mars Exploration Program in Washington D.C., Michael Meyer.

The bright appearance of the deposits suggests that, at some recent period, the surface material in these gullies has either been heavily disturbed or covered over by new, different, material. Whilst it is not proven that this is the result of water activity—it could be frost, for example, or the result of localized landslides—it ties in with previous theories that suggest liquid water is locked below the surface of Mars, occasionally being released in short and violent local bursts.

"These fresh deposits suggest that at some places and times on present-day Mars, liquid water is emerging from beneath the ground and briefly flowing down the slopes. This possibility raises questions about how the water would stay melted below ground, how widespread it might be, and whether there's a below-ground wet habitat conducive to life." said Michael Malin of Malin Space Science Systems located in San Diego, California. Malin is the head investigator for the Mars Orbital Camera, the instrument which made these photographs, and is the author of the report about the discovery, published in the journal Science.

One factor suggesting water is the shape of the deposits, which are sinuous and appear to "flow" downhill. "The shapes of these deposits are what you would expect to see if the material were carried by flowing water. They have finger-like branches at the downhill end and easily diverted around small obstacles," explained Malin. Scientists do not know how or why the water is making its way to the surface. "The big question is how does it happen, and does it point to a habitat for life?" said Meyer.

However, many in the scientific community stress possible alternative explanations for what has been seen, suggesting that the features could have been created by dust, sand or liquid carbon dioxide. Oded Aharonson of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) described the hypothesis of recent water activity on Mars as just one possible explanation and insisted further study was needed to determine whether the deposits could have been left there by the flow of dust rather than water.

Other scientists think it possible that the gullies were caused by liquid carbon dioxide. One reason is that computer models of the Martian crust indicate water could exist only at depths of several kilometers, but liquid carbon dioxide could persist much nearer the surface.

Contact was lost with Mars Global Surveyor in November, and has not yet been recovered. The spacecraft has been in orbit since 1997, operating over a lifespan which far exceeded the two-year mission originally planned. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, manages the Mars Global Surveyor mission for the NASA Science Mission Directorate located in Washington D.C..


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For one propane is NOT to blame. see: Factory explodes in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Second, the 2 should be merged IMO as the one I just updated has new info. DragonFire1024 18:17, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes it is, it's been on the news the past two days. A propane tank was obviously leaking. Three men were in the building trying to stop the leak while everyone evacuated. If it wasn't a propane leak, then why did only three men die and not everyone in the factory? Aviper2k7 00:41, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

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Woman burning her flatulence causes emergency landing on American Airlines flight

December 7, 2006

An American Airlines flight from Washington to Dallas was forced to land in Nashville after a Dallas woman lit her flatulence to disguise its odour; several passengers noticed a suspicious smell.

The Dallas woman, who had ignited her fart in the lavatory, had not been forthcoming about the burning smell noticed by other passengers. All passengers and crew were disembarked while the plane and luggage were searched.

A bomb sniffing dog located her spent matches and the woman admitted to lighting her fart to disguise odor after a "lengthy questioning" by the FBI. She said her flatulence was caused by a medical condition.

A spokeswoman for Nashville airport said "Since there was no malice involved and the incident was accidental, she was not charged with anything."

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Tornado strikes London, injuring six

December 7, 2006

A tornado has struck Kensal Green in North West London. Up to 150 houses have been damaged, and six people were injured, one seriously. Residential roads were closed off, but most have now been re-opened. Residents have had to seek temporary accommodation. Traffic was also diverted causing disruption but has now returned to normal. The cost of the damage is estimated to be at least £20,000,000.

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Opponents: New Zealand government sneaks bill into House to avoid public backlash

December 7, 2006

The New Zealand Government has tabled the Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill, despite unprecedented political opposition.

In 2003 the Hon Annette King signed a Treaty with Australia agreeing to hand control of the natural health products sector over to an Australian regulatory body, however she needs to pass enabling legislation in New Zealand. "This will be a world-class joint scheme designed to regulate the safety, quality, effectiveness and promotion of therapeutic products in both New Zealand and Australia. That includes the regulation of complementary and alternative medicines, over-the-counter and prescription medicines, medical devices, blood and blood products and tissues and cellular therapies," Ms King said.

Twice the Bill has been thrown out by select committees, but the Government is determined to ram it through Parliament, according to the New Zealand Health Trust.

"Late tonight the Bill was finally tabled, with no announcement from the Minister," said Amy Adams, spokesperson for the Trust, "Clearly the Minister is keen to sneak it into Parliament under cover of the silly season, in the hope that she can keep it under the public's radar."

"I welcome the support of a majority of the House who want to see the Bill go to Select Committee where New Zealanders can have their say," Ms King said.

The NZ Health Trust conducted research earlier this year which showed 62% of New Zealanders used natural health products. "This Bill represents a massive and irreparable change to the way we make rules for New Zealand dietary supplements," Mrs Adams said.

"Under the proposed regime, well over a million New Zealand consumers would find the choice of products adversely affected, and experience cost increases. So you can see why the Government is trying to sneak this into the House without any fuss - they don't want the public to know."

All the political parties except Labour have pledged their opposition the proposal, despite some intense lobbying by Australian and New Zealand officials.

"It is a very serious thing to hand sovereignty over your country over to another nation," Mrs Adams said. "And all the other political parties see the sense in making sure the sector is regulated from New Zealand - not as a minor state of Australia."

Ms King said: "The Bill... ensures that New Zealand will have an equal say in the setting up and running of the new Authority and joint scheme." The new authority will be like a crown-owned entity and will have to provide an anuual report and a statement of intent to parliament each year.


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Egyptian Muslim theologians change course on female circumcision

December 9, 2006

Egyptian Muslim theologians seek to change the Islamic position on female circumcision at a conference at Cairo's Al-Azhar University. The theologians decided that female circumcision is forbidden by Sura 95, Verse 4 of the Koran: "We have created man in the most perfect image."

It represents a major shift in the position of the Muslim religious community because many of the attending theologians are extremely powerful and respected, including Mahmoud Hamdi Saksuk, the Egyptian minister for religious charities, and Mohammed Sayyid Tantawi, the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar University.

A minority of liberal Muslim scolars had denounced the practice as early as 1998; however, hardliners continuned to endorse the practice.

In 1994, the Egyptian Mufti Sheikh Jad Al-Hâqq 'Ali Jad Al-Hâqq issued a fatwa stating "Circumcision is mandatory for men and for women. If the people of any village decide to abandon it, the [village] imam must fight against them as if they had abandoned the call to prayer."

Al-Azhar University itself issued fatwas endorsing female genital mutilation in 1949, 1951 and 1981, which were only reversed by Dean Ahmend Talib in 2005.

The conference was organized and funded by the Target group of German adventurer Rüdiger Nehberg, who had travelled through Africa and collected video material on the practice. The Egyptian religious scholar and journalist Yusuf al-Qaradawi criticized the foreign influence and stated that the conference was "biased and presumptuous"; however, he ultimately accepted its conclusions.


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Same-sex marriage reaffirmed in Canada

December 7, 2006

The Canadian House of Commons has voted 175 to 123 to defeat a motion by the Conservative minority government to re-open the same-sex marriage debate. If the motion had passed the government would have proposed a bill to restore the traditional definition of marriage as being exclusively a union between a man and a woman. The Conservative and Liberal parties did not whip the vote allowing their MPs a free vote.

The motion voted on read as follows: "That this House call on the government to introduce legislation to restore the traditional definition of marriage without affecting civil unions and while respecting existing same-sex marriages."

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, 47, made holding the vote a key promise in the 2006 federal election campaign.

About a dozen Conservative MPs, including several cabinet ministers voted against the motion in the free vote while about a dozen Liberal opposition MPs voted for the motion. No MPs for the opposition Bloc Quebecois and New Democratic Party voted in favour the motion although two members of the BQ did not vote because they were paired and a third was absent from the vote.

"We made a promise to have a free vote on this issue; we kept that promise, and obviously the vote was decisive and obviously we'll accept the democratic result of the people's representatives," Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday at a news conference in Ottawa following the vote. "I don't see reopening this question in the future."

The Liberals said that even if a new law banning same-sex marriage was passed it would be struck down by the courts as unconstitutional. Constitutional lawyers say that the Tories would have to change the law by invoking the notwithstanding clause of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which Harper opposes doing.

"It was the wrong move to question the rights of the people and to try to override the Charter of rights...He must not be very proud of that," said Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion.

High profile Tory cabinet ministers Peter MacKay, David Emerson, John Baird, Jim Prentice, Lawrence Cannon, and Josée Verne voted against the motion. House Speaker Peter Milliken, who is a Liberal, did not vote as the Speaker only votes to break a tie.

Harper declared the matter closed, following the vote, ruling out the possibility of revisiting the issue. "I don't see reopening this question in the future," the prime minister told reporters when asked if his government would reintroduce the motion after the next election should the Conservatives win a majority government.

Same-sex marriage was legalized in 2005 by the former Liberal government lead by Paul Martin after a series of court rulings legalized same-sex marriage across most of the country. The 2005 legislation made Canada the fourth country in the world to legalize gay marriage. Over 12,000 gay couples have married in Canada since Bill C-38 passed.

Belgium, the Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, and Canada are currently the only countries that allow gay marriage.

How MPs voted
Yeas (123):

Abbott, Ablonczy, Albrecht, Allen, Allison, Ambrose, Anders, Anderson, Batters, Benoit, Bernier, Bezan, Blackburn, Blaney, Bonin, Boucher, Breitkreuz, Brown (Barrie), Brown (Leeds-Grenville), Bruinooge, Byrne, Calkins, Cannan (Kelowna-Lake Country), Carrie, Casson, Clement, Cullen (Etobicoke North), Cummins, Davidson, Day, Del Mastro, Devolin, Doyle, Dykstra, Epp, Fast, Finley, Fitzpatrick, Flaherty, Fletcher, Gallant, Goldring, Goodyear, Gourde, Grewal, Guergis, Hanger, Harper, Harris, Harvey, Hawn, Hearn, Hiebert, Hill, Hinton, Jaffer, Jean, Kamp (Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge-Mission), Karygiannis, Kenney (Calgary Southeast), Khan, Komarnicki, Kramp (Prince Edward-Hastings), Lake, Lauzon, Lee, Lemieux, Lukiwski, Lunn, Lunney, MacKenzie, Malhi, Mark, Mayes, McKay (Scarborough-Guildwood), McTeague, Menzies, Merrifield, Miller, Mills, Moore (Fundy Royal), Nicholson, Norlock, Obhrai, O'Connor, Oda, Pallister, Petit, Poilievre, Preston, Rajotte, Reid, Ritz, Scarpaleggia, Scheer, Schellenberger, Shipley, Skelton, Smith, Solberg, Sorenson, Stanton, Steckle, Storseth, Strahl, Sweet, Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest), Thompson (Wild Rose), Tilson, Toews, Tonks, Trost, Tweed, Van Kesteren, Van Loan, Vellacott, Wallace, Wappel, Warawa, Warkentin, Watson, Williams, Yelich.

Nays (175):

Alghabra, Andre, Angus, Asselin, Atamanenko, Bachand, Bagnell, Bains, Baird, Barbot, Beaumier, Belanger, Bell (North Vancouver), Bell (Vancouver Island North), Bellavance, Bennett, Bevilacqua, Bevington, Bigras, Black, Blaikie, Blais, Bonsant, Boshcoff, Bouchard, Bourgeois, Brison, Brown (Oakville), Brunelle, Cannon (Pontiac), Carrier, Casey, Chamberlain, Chan, Charlton, Chong, Chow, Christopherson, Coderre, Comartin, Comuzzi, Cotler, Crete, Crowder, Cullen (Skeena-Bulkley Valley), Cuzner, D'Amours, Davies, DeBellefeuille, Demers, Deschamps, Dewar, Dhaliwal, Dhalla, Dion, Dosanjh, Dryden, Duceppe, Easter, Emerson, Eyking, Faille, Freeman, Fry, Gagnon, Gaudet, Gauthier, Godfrey, Godin, Goodale, Graham, Guarnieri, Guay, Guimond, Holland, Hubbard, Ignatieff, Jennings, Julian, Kadis, Karetak-Lindell, Keddy (South Shore-St. Margaret's), Keeper, Kotto, Laforest, Laframboise, Lalonde, Lapierre, Lavallee, Layton, LeBlanc, Lemay, Lessard, Levesque, Lussier, MacAulay, MacKay (Central Nova), Malo, Maloney, Manning, Marleau, Marston, Martin (Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca), Martin (LaSalle-Emard), Martin (Sault Ste. Marie), Martin (Winnipeg Centre), Masse, Mathyssen, Matthews, McCallum, McDonough, McGuinty, McGuire, Menard (Hochelaga), Menard (Marc-Aurele-Fortin), Merasty, Minna, Moore (Port Moody-WestwooduPort Coquitlam), Mourani, Murphy (Charlottetown), Murphy (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe), Nadeau, Nash, Neville, Ouellet, Owen, Pacetti, Paquette, Paradis, Patry, Pearson, Perron, Peterson, Picard, Plamondon, Prentice, Priddy, Proulx, Ratansi, Redman, Regan, Richardson, Robillard, Rodriguez, Rota, Roy, Russell, Savage, Savoie, Scott, Sgro, Siksay, Silva, Simard, Simms, St. Amand, St. Denis, St-Cyr, St-Hilaire, Stoffer, Stronach, Szabo, Telegdi, Temelkovski, Thibault (West Nova), Turner, Valley, Verner, Vincent, Volpe, Wasylycia-Leis, Wilfert, Wilson, Wrzesnewskyj, Zed.

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Talk:Women burning her flatulence downs American Airlines flight

The current title and corresponding content seems possibly incorrect.

The cited sources (Reuter's and Scotsman's) do not suggest that fart was burnt, or that the woman attempted to burn her fart. So it may be an attempt to simply remove the smell by generating a different smell.

Tomos 22:16, 7 December 2006 (UTC)


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Talk:Woman burning her flatulence causes emergency landing on American Airlines flight

This article's title, facts, and link to Wikipedia article "fart lighting" are inaccurate. The woman was not lighting her farts, but burning the matches afterwards to cover up the smell. 68.60.24.111 22:45, 7 December 2006 (UTC) PrometheusX303

 * But it was lit, whether or not she was trying to, no? Bl a st  08.12.06 2131 (UTC -5) [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|18px]]
 * Lol. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  02:52, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Quite the sensationalist title :) Addps4cat 22:33, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
 * No now its just boring; "downs" is slang so I feel like ironic use is fine. If I had my way, it'd be "Fart lighting Texas woman downs American Airlines flight".  Nyarlathotep 14:15, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
 * News isn't supposed to be entertaining over being factual - although, "downs" is a little more concise. So meh. Bl a st  09.12.06 1939 (UTC -5) [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|18px]]
 * Downs makes it sound like it crashed, though.


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STS-116 launch scrubbed

December 8, 2006 NASA has scrubbed the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-116 to the International Space Station during the final stages of the countdown, after the weather conditions were considered unfavourable for launch, due to a low cloud ceiling and strong winds caused by a low front.

The launch, which was scheduled to be the third Shuttle launch this year, was to have occurred at 02:35 GMT at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, however it has now been rescheduled. The next possible launch can occur at the same time on December 9.

The scrub occurred during an unscheduled hold in the countdown, 5 minutes before the launch was to have occurred.

The STS-116 mission is a flight to the International Space Station, to install a new truss segment, and deploy 4 nanosats. It will also perform a crew change. The mission duration is 12 days.

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User talk:Terinjokes/Archive 2

RfA :(
Thanks for voting on my RfA. Unfortunately a consensus was not reached. Anyway, thanks for voting. MyName 01:21, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
 * BTW, this message is the same for everyone :)

I didn't give you that award!
Imposter! Imposter! --User:Messedrocker 63.231.42.250 22:56, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Re:WN:AR
Thanks for explaining why you requested accreditation under a different surname this time. As for contact information, all users generally reveal their e-mail addresses and other online IDs. Some even give out their telephone numbers, but I would understand if you are unwilling to divulge your phone number. If you will also agree to discount the vote casted by Shadowblacks, I will change my vote to support. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) 10:32, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

RFA
Just want to draw your attention to the current admin nomination vote. Crimson 21:15, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

Congrajulations!
Congrajulations on becoming an accredited reporter. Hopefully I'll join your ranks in a few days. I can honestly say that this has been the longest week of my life. But, back to the subject. You deserve it. Hopefully you can tutor me some! :P

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Banned?
I don't know why you were...but Amgine is no longer with ANY Wikimedia project. I also have no reason to ban you or see any reason why you were...unless your IP address is in the same range as was Neutralizer's, as he has been banned indef. Jason Safoutin 00:15, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
 * What is your ip address. we have range-blocked anybody in the toronto area using sympatico as their ISP. (may affect Ontario and Quebec). However you should be able to edit if you log in if its an adress from them. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 00:30, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
 * There are a crap-load of open proxies amgine blocked a while back. thoose would also be blocked across wikimedia. What is your IP address? Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 00:40, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
 * 65.11.167.45. But the ban seems to have ended...odd.
 * You were never blocked. See . Also, if you were banned then how did you edit this page? F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  23:33, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Thats a good point. I believe wikimedia uses some sort of auto-open proxy blocker, maybe that caught you. oh well, you're unbanned now. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 23:38, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

User:Terinjokes/message
Hey, I reverted the edits made to this page by an IP - just in case it was vandalism. If not I apologise :) --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 17:54, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

AWN
Can i add to main page yet (I was wondering with # change). Bawolff ☺☻ 00:27, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Okay I've added to template:latest news. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:59, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

I tried ringing the US number via my internet phone thingy (I added the +1 for US international calling code) and it told me that the user hasn't set up a voicemail thing magingy. --Nzgabriel | Talk 21:27, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

google
Google do somthing wrong!!! thats un-possible (note I'm purposly mispelling that)? Out of curiosity though, what did google do? Bawolff ☺☻ 07:03, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

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New Zealand National party: "TVNZ must explain coup threat coverage"

December 8, 2006

The New Zealand National party is asking state owned entity TVNZ (Television New Zealand), why they broadcast the coup threats the military commander, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, made live to the world.

"The question that TVNZ must answer is was this a legitimate media conference, or were they acting under the instruction of Frank Bainimarama. Be it inadvertent or not, the New Zealand public broadcaster has become a tool of the coup leader," Gerry Brownlee, state owned enterprises spokesman for the National party, said.

"Television New Zealand news is run by professional journalists and has a duty to cover news of major significance," Andrew Little, national secretary of Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union which represents journalists, said.

During question and answer time in Parliament on Thursday 8 December, Mr Brownlee asked Dr Michael Cullen if the broadcasting was consistent with government public services policies. Dr Cullen did not answer the question as he said that there was no evidence or reports and Dr Cullen does not trust Mr Brownlee's word.

"This is not a question about whether the Commodore's threats were news. They were. This is a question about whether, without TVNZ's satellite assistance, the Commodore would have been as effective in his campaign of fear," Mr Brownlee said.

"[The journalists] and they alone should decide what should be covered. The day that a politician decides what the state broadcaster covers will be a sad day for the integrity of New Zealand democracy," Mr Little said. The union seeking insurances “The union is seeking an assurance from the National Party that media censorship is not National Party policy.”

Mr Brownlee commented: "I for one don't want to see TVNZ becoming the Al Jazeera of the South Pacific..."


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OR
I used the press releases that Scoop published and I looked at the transcript of the question and answer time of which I also watched live on television. --Nzgabriel | Talk 05:25, 8 December 2006 (UTC)


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User:A R King

Please see my Wikipedia user page.

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Talk:NASA: Signs of liquid water found on surface of Mars

What about other possible explanations?
The article seems one-sided, in that it fails to report on opinions within the scientific community that stress possible alternative explanations for what has been seen, as reported in the world press, e.g. from the BBC news website:

 * But some scientists think these fresh gullies could also have been cut by liquid carbon dioxide (CO2).

And again:

 * Other scientists think it possible that gullies like this were caused not by water but by liquid carbon dioxide.

 * One of the reasons for favouring CO2 was that computer models of the Martian crust indicated water could exist only at depths of several kilometres. Liquid carbon dioxide, on the other hand, could persist much nearer the surface where temperatures can drop as low as -107C.

And further:

 * Oded Aharonson, an assistant professor of planetary science at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) said that while the interpretation of recent water activity on Mars was "compelling," it was just one possible explanation.

 * Aharonson said further study was needed to determine whether the deposits could have been left there by the flow of dust rather than water.

The above quotes are from Water 'flowed recently' on Mars, a report on dated December 6.

It seems to me that an article such as this should be backed by a wider range of sources than the two cited. Also, isn't it time to take off the "Breaking News" template?

I am brand new to Wikinews, so I will not make changes in the article myself this time, as I may do something wrong. I prefer to leave that to the original author or other editors, if they see fit. --A R King 07:05, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

 * i think u've raised valid concerns about the article. do feel free to make changes to the article to address these issues. When you feel an article needs improvement, please feel free to make whatever changes you feel are needed. Wikinews is a wiki, so anyone can edit any article by simply following the "Edit this page" link at the top. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes—they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use the sandbox to try out your editing skills. if u need any assistance, leave a message here or on my talk page and i'll be happy to help out any way i can. — Doldrums(talk) 07:13, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Thank you Doldrums. However, I'll pass this time round. Perhaps you could do me the favour of making the changes (if you see fit, of course)? I have a busy morning... Cheers, --A R King 07:33, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Okay, I found the time and decided to go for it! It's my first time, and I still haven't read the instructions, so if I've done something wrong I hope you or someone will come in after me and sort it out. --A R King 12:08, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
 * looks good! — Doldrums(talk) 13:06, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Why is NASA just reporting this now? Wasn't the "new" picture taken in 2005?—02:09, 9 December 2006 (UTC)Xgeorge


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Mars article
i've replied to ur post on the talk page. — Doldrums(talk) 07:14, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

 * Thank you again. Sorry for not wanting to edit the article myself, but I have a busy schedule and don't have time for it now. I accept the general principle though and will try to participate more directly in the future - when I have time. But first of all I think I need to read those reference pages you've given me... Alan --A R King 07:37, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

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new page created by you
hi, Wikinews is a place for writing News articles. the page u created about a school is not a news report, does not meet wikinews content guidelines and will be deleted. plese do not recreate it. repeatedly recreating deleted articles will be considered vandalism and can get u blocked from editing. please contribute in a constructive manner instead. — Doldrums(talk) 15:14, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

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Two Buffalo, New York police officers shot while on duty

December 8, 2006

Two police officers working for the Buffalo Police Department in Buffalo, New York have been shot numerous times and still managed to apprehend the suspect, without firing a shot back at the suspect. Both officers were rushed to Erie County Medical Center for treatment.

Officer Patricia Parete, 41 was shot twice at close range and had to be revived by paramedics on the scene. Parete was shot in the jaw and the bullet severed her spinal cord. Parete already underwent one surgical procedure and her condition is "very grave," according to H. McCarthy Gipson, the Buffalo Police Commissioner. Her condition remains serious. Her condition was upgraded from critical to serious after surgery on December 6, 2006. A bullet proof vest stopped the first bullet from penetrating her chest area.

Officer Carl Andolina was shot twice, once in the left arm and once in the neck. The bullet piercing his neck is still stuck near his throat, and doctors cannot remove it until swelling around the area goes down. He has since been released from the hospital to recover at home before doctors remove the lodged bullet.

Both officers were shot by a .38-caliber revolver. At least 5 shots total were fired.

The two officers were responding to a call at about 9:00 p.m. on December 5, that a male and female were fighting inside a Valero gas station located on West Chippewa and Elmwood Avenues in Downtown Buffalo when one of the suspects, Varner Harris, 18 who lives in Buffalo fled police. When the officers began to chase Harris, he turned and fired several shots at the officers, wounding both of them. Despite being shot two times, Andolina still managed to give a short chase to apprehend the suspect, tackling him to the ground. Neither officer fired any shots.

"He [Harris] immediately opened fire. The officers never exchanged gunfire," said a spokesman for Buffalo's Mayor's office, Peter K. Cutler.

Harris is facing two counts of attempted murder.


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Re: Huh?
Many IP's that test on pages get that warning. Your edits to the sandbox were not vandalism, imo. Happy editing :) — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  19:43, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

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Bush reacts to the Iraq Study Report

December 8, 2006

When introducing the Iraq Study Group Report to a Senate Committee, former Secretary of State James Baker emphasized that all the 79 recommendations in the report complemented each other and had to be taken together. This was not a “fruit salad" from which one could pick and choose. Despite this, President Bush is giving indications that he is going to do just that. While agreeing that the Report had some good points to make, he said that he had also asked the Pentagon, the State Department and other government agencies to reflect on the Iraq situation and report their conclusions to him.

The report proposes progressive changes to the role of the troops deployed in Iraq, from combat to the training of Iraqi forces and the withdrawal of all combat troops by early 2008, depending on local conditions. The President made it clear that matters concerning the deployment of troops were for the military to determine. A change of strategy is expected to be announced within the next few weeks.

Bush has said that he will not talk with Syria or Iran unless they meet certain conditions. Syria would have to "stop destabilizing" the government of the Lebanon. Iran must “verifiably suspend their nuclear enrichment program." In declaring these conditions, Bush and Tony Blair, prime movers in the invasion of Iraq, are in agreement.

Tony Blair reflected that the report’s recommendations that settling the Arab/Israeli disputes in the area should be given priority. He has said that the key to solving the problems in Iraq, Lebanon, and elsewhere lay in settling the two-state disputes in Palestine. He announced that he would be visiting the region shortly. He would bring his experience in Northern Ireland to bear on the problem, indicating that persistence was needed to achieve reconciliation. President Bush said he supported this initiative.

Meanwhile, Israel’s Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, flatly rejected the notion that there was any connection between the problems in Palestine and the situation in Iraq. He stated that the time may not be right for Israel to be negotiating with Syria and he reiterated Israel’s absolute opposition to Iran’s development of nuclear weapons. Robert Gates, the new candidate US Secretary of Defense, asserted that Iran is surrounded by nuclear powers, including Israel. Shimon Peres, Israel’s deputy prime minister, refused to affirm or deny whether Israel had a nuclear weapons capability, saying that such uncertainty was a defense in itself.

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Talk:Bush reacts to the Iraq Study Report

Although this article has been posted to all the categories, it has not appeared on the Main Page. I have asked water cooler for tech help. I do think it is of rather more immediate significance than many of the very local matters that appear on the Main Page. Indeed, I am often quite surprised at what deserves the headlines. Fentonrobb 20:51, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I can see it on the main page. You may want to try and refresh your computer. This usually helps. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  21:07, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

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needs a verb. — Doldrums(talk) 21:02, 8 December 2006 (UTC)


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Talk:Same-sex marriage reaffirmed in Canada

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I have removed the (<--) because someone will probably correct the math, if it is indeed incorrect. Please revert me if you disagree with my edit. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  21:18, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

The correct figures were at the wikipedia page. Can someone add a footnote saying that the Speaker only votes in the event of a tie? Crimson 01:46, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

The wikipedia figures don't add up either. FWW, I don't think we should put forward information we know is wrong on the assumption that someone will probably correct the math. We should get it right first, then put it up. Crimson 02:19, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

 * Why did you re-add the votes box after removing it and add different numbers? — — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  02:38, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

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Please remove the redlinked image. Giggy (talk) 01:46, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
 * editprotected request ✅. Sorry for the delay in dealing with the request. Anonymous101talk 20:33, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
 * No worries, thanks for doing it. Giggy (talk) 00:43, 21 September 2008 (UTC)


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Fiji suspended from Commonwealth

December 8, 2006

At an urgent meeting held today in London the Commonwealth has decided to suspend Fiji, following the military coup that took place in Fiji three days ago. The suspension is immediate.

The decision was made unanimously by the Ministerial Action Group. The group contained eight foreign ministers from Commonwealth countries, including United Kingdom.

Don McKinnon, secretary general of the Commonwealth, described the coup as a: "a serious violation of the Commonwealth's fundamental principles." Mr McKinnon said: "Fiji's military regime should forthwith be suspended from the Councils of the Commonwealth pending the restoration of democracy and the rule of law in that country. It would be our endeavour to obviously engage with the regime as soon as we can in order to do what we can to bring the country back to democracy."

The suspension results in Fiji not taking part in any Commonwealth meetings nor activities. However existing technical assistance will continue but no new assistance programmes will be started.

The military coup that took place a few days ago has already been condemned by Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Fiji's Council of Chiefs and religious groups. New Zealand has barred the military leader and president of Fiji, Commander Frank Bainimarama, from visiting New Zealand where some of his family live and has also banned seasonal workers coming from Fiji to work in New Zealand.

Commander Bainimarama has sworn in Doctor Jona Senilagakali as the caretaker Prime Minster. Dr Senilagakali is an old military medic and relatively new at politics.

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Talk:Opponents: New Zealand government sneaks bill into House to avoid public backlash

"Into" should probably be lowercased here... 68.39.174.238 23:58, 8 December 2006 (UTC)


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