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Arsenal out of Champions league after tie with PSV

March 7, 2007

Arsenal and PSV met at the Emirates Stadium in London earlier today for the second leg of their Champions League battle. The first match ended 1-0 for PSV, giving them the advantage from the start in this game, as a tie would be all they needed to win. Arsenal, who again were without Thiery Henry to start the football match, played a very young side as usual, although 17 year old Theo Walcott was with Henry on the subs bench. PSV played an attacking side, with Arouna Kone and Jefferson Farfan in the front. PSV started strong out of the gate, and appeared to catch the home team by surprise with their determination. Arsenal were able to stave off the first attacks, and soon had the game under controlled and switched it into one way traffic. Fabregas and Denilson played strongly in the midfield to dictate the play for Arsenal, and soon chances began to show for the Gunners. The first fell to the Ivorian Kolo Toure, who pushed off his fellow countryman Kone, only to see his shot fly harmlessly wide of the net. More chances poured in for Arsenal, but the youngsters did not have the killer touch to finish off any clean shots on the goal. William Gallas of Arsenal had to leave the pitch to replace a contact lens, and PSV took a chance on the man advantage to press forward. Phillip Cocu put himself in a great position behind the defense, but spurned his chance as he headed the ball wide. Arsenal again pressed, as a header by Adebayor went wide, along with two volleys by Julio Baptista. At the start of the second half, Arsenal continued to be frustrated by a combination of poor finishing and good defending by PSV. The Gunners would finally get the goal they needed after 58 minutes, thanks to an own goal by Alex. A corner by Arsenal allowed Adebayor to flick the ball on, and fortuitously it bounced off the hapless defender Alex and into the net. The goal boosted Arsenals confidence, and they continued to press the game. Arsenal nearly doubled their lead when Adebayor was sent one on one with keeper Heurelho, but his shot was directly at the keeper, and the game remained at 1-0 for the home side. As they pushed forward, Arsenal left gaps at the back, and Jefferson Farfan exposed one such gap before Denilson brought him down in the area, but no penalty was given. Henry then joined the fray from the bench, and though he didn't look completely comfortble, still managed to force Heurelho into a save with a dipping free kick. PSV would make Arsenal pay for their missed chances however, as Alex made up for his own goal and headed and Edison Mendez free kick home, tying the game and giving PSV the lead on aggregate. The aggregate loss concluded a sorrowful series of cup events for Arsenal after they lost in both the FA Cup and the Carling Cup, and now added the Champions League to the list.


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Quick goal sees Bayern advance over Real Madrid

March 7, 2007

Bayern Munich hosted Real Madrid at the Allianz Arena today in the second leg of the Champions League round of sixteen. The first leg saw Real coming out on top 3-2, but the two away goals by Bayern gave them a good chance in the second leg. Madrid were without David Beckham for the game, who orchestrated all 3 goals in the first leg, and he was replaced in the midfield by Raúl. Bayern played a strong side, with Lucas Podolski and Roy Makaay in attack, and Owen Hargreaves in the midfield.

Any plans Real had made for the game went immediately out the window when Roy Makaay scored the fastest ever goal in a Champions League match after only 10 seconds. Real took the kickoff, and Roberto Carlos was immediately dispossessed by Salihamidzic, who passed in the ball to Makaay. The German striker neatly finished passed Iker Casillas to stun the Galacticos, and give the home side the lead. Bayern continued to press, and Real looked listless, as shots from Podolski and Makaay were saved by Casillas. Real coach Fabio Capello was quick to make changes in his team, and sent on Guti in place of Emerson. Casillas was again forced into action as van Buyten headed Sagnol's free kick towards the goal, but the keeper got down well to make the stop. Madrid finally began to play like a team, and substitute Guti had a chance after a neat backheel by Higuain found him, but the shot flew wide. Real continued pressing, and Dutchman Ruud van Nistelrooy headed a ball towards the net, but Oliver Kahn was easily able to cope with the low power effort. Raúl then struck an acrobatic effort towards the goal, but found only the side netting.

After the restart, Real looked shaky at the back again as van Bommel found his way in on goal, but Casillas was again on hand to snuff out the danger. Oliver Kahn was then forced into action at the other end, as he pushed out a van Nistelrooy header off of a cross by Raúl. Bayern had a penalty claim, but were denied by referee Lubos Michel. It didn't matter however, and the resulting corner was met by Lucio's head, doubling Bayerns lead. Bayern had another chance minutes later, but a open header by Salihamidzic went wide. Raúl then had a chance for Real, but his header was directed straight to Kahn. Ruud van Nistelrooy was then denied a run on goal after a mistaken offside call was given by the linesman. On 80 minutes, Robinho was hauled down by van Bommel in the penalty area, and Real was awarded a penalty. Marco van Bommel was consequently given his second yellow of the match for arguing the point, and was sent off along with Diarra of Real for his part in the confrontation. Once everything settled, van Nistelrooy stepped up to the spot and sent the ball into the net, cutting the lead in half, but still leaving Real behind on aggregate. The game finished dramatically, as Ramos thought he had scored to tie the game, but the referee correctly judged that a hand had been used in the build up, and the goal was not counted. The game ended in a win for Bayern, and they will go on to the next round, while Real is left to focus on domestic play.

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watched game, made notes, wrote article Dark Squall 00:27, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

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watched game, made notes, wrote article. source used for reference.Dark Squall 00:29, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

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Munich category should be added to this article. Kingjeff 17:42, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

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UEFA Champions League 2006/07: AC Milan 1-0 Celtic

March 7, 2007

A full crowd showed up at the Guiseppe Meazza in Italy today to watch AC Milan take on Scottish side Celtic. The first leg of the matches ended in a goalless draw, as both teams were spirited in defense. Kaka and Inzaghi played as frontmen for AC, while Vennegoor of Hesselink and Jiri Jarosik were the strike pair for Celtic. Milan had the first chance of the game early when Kaka found room and flashed a shot towards the bottom corner, but keeper Artur Boruc got down well to make the stop. Celtic then had a valid penalty claim after only 6 minutes when Jarosik's volley looked to be blocked by the hand of Maldini, but referee Konrad Plautz waved away the appeals. Celtic's defense continued to play well, and they limited Milan's chances to long ranged shots. Lee Naylor then performed defensive heroics for Celtic as he took the ball away from the open Inzaghi, who was waiting to tap the ball in at the back post. Kaka had two more shots from range at the net, but neither were on target. Naylor again saved Celtic by clearing the ball off the line from a Kaka attempt. Over an hour had passed when Gord Strachan sent Thomas Graveson on for Celtic in place of Jarosik, and the Dane almost scored right away. He struck a fine shot at the net, but Massimo Oddo did well to block the attempt. Milan counter attacked quickly, and Kaka saw his attempt also blocked by a defender. McManus and Naylor were forced to clear headers off the line from Ambrosini and Inzaghi, both occurring after corners. Maldini then had a header at the Celtic net, but Boruc was again in the right place to make the stop. Celtic had another claim for a penalty when Nakamura was brought down in the area, but the Austrian referee again waved away all appeals. Boruc was again forced into action from a Seedorf free kick, which he was able to deflect out with a hand. Kaka then shot towards the goal, but the crossbar saved Celtic from going a goal down. As 90 minutes approached, Celtic had two well positioned free-kicks, but could take advantage of neither, and the game entered extra time. It took Milan little time to go ahead in the extra period, and the scorer would be no other than the Brazilian Kaka. The youthful striker put on a burst of speed to beat out the tired Celtic defenders and blasted the ball through Borucs legs to give the homeside the lead. The game continued however, as the Champions League works on full extra time, and Celtic still had 27 minutes to equalize. It was Milan who pushed however, and Andrea Pirlo twice forced Boruc to make saves. Then Kaka, in search of a brace, sent a volley over the net after being left alone during a corner kick. Gravesen's long effort for Celtic was easy pickings for Dida, and Craig Beattie headed a good chance over the bar. Celtic vainly tried to tie the game, bringing on Kenny Miller, but AC finished the game comfortably, and advanced to the next round of the tournament.


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African Union peacekeepers come under attack in Mogadishu

March 8, 2007

Ugandan troops arriving in Somalia as part of an African Union (AU) peacekeeping force, came under attack even before they went on patrol.

The Ugandan troops, 400 of whom arrived on Tuesday and another 400 the day after, were deployed to the capital Mogadishu as replacements for Ethiopian troops to support the Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP).

Ethiopia intervened to help the TFP oust the Islamic Courts Union (IUC), which had held power for six months.

"Convoys of Ugandan troops were ambushed as they were passing the main junction in Mogadishu, and they exchanged heavy gunfire with the insurgents," said Shino Abdukadir, an eyewitness.

Somalia's Deputy Defense Minister Salad Ali Jelle said the Ugandan troops suffered no casualties. There were 10 civilians killed in the attack.

Assane Ba of the African Union said: "The AU has promised to deploy in Somalia and in Mogadishu. The attacks and threats do not set back the deployment."

A Mogadishu radio station broadcast a message from IUC member and Hizbul Shabaab leader, Aden Hashi Ayro, calling for attacks on the peacekeepers. "It is time for the Somali youth to fight the occupation by Ethiopia and others. The Muslims shall not surrender to non-believers."


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Computer glitch delays online tax filing in Canada

March 8, 2007

Computer systems used by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) for the handling of tax filing data for Canadians have been temporarily shutdown due to infrastructure problems. A March 7 article in the Toronto Star states that due to errors in the electronic filing system, Canada Revenue Agency will be unable to accept any tax filings electronically or corrections to prior filings.

A fact sheet from the CRA states that "until the problem is resolved, we cannot process returns filed on paper, or returns filed electronically before the system interruption. Refunds will be delayed until processing is resumed".

A check of the taxing authority's website regarding the issue states "We have temporarily shut down public access to electronic services to ensure the integrity of taxpayer information." and that "We have now traced the source of the problem to software maintenance conducted on March 4, 2007. We are currently working to bring all systems back online gradually."

A CRA press release dated March 6 states "Commissioner of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Michel Dorais today instructed some computer applications related to personal income tax filing to be temporarily halted." he also said, "there is no indication that this situation was caused by intrusion, hacking, or computer virus". Further, "These applications include online services like Efile, Netfile, and My Account. Mr. Dorais said that he instructed that this preventative measure be taken following indications that CRA computer systems have run into infrastructure problems. In order to safeguard existing systems and to maintain the integrity of CRA's taxpayer information holdings, Mr Dorais ordered tax filing processes halted."

An article in The Globe and Mail states that taxpayers "can wait for Netfile to return to service, or they can print their returns and mail them to the CRA", which will be processed when the computer glitch is resolved.

The deadline for Canadians to submit tax returns is April 30. The CRA indicates it is too soon to speculate on whether the filing deadline will be extended. They expect to restore all services, including EFile and Netfile, well in advance of the filing deadline.

The shutdown also affects third-party companies that prepare tax returns and electronically file the data using the EFile facility on behalf of clients. According to the CRA, millions of individual Canadians use the Netfile service each year.

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I feel that it is pretty decent in its current form. There is so much more that ought to be reported on Somalia, perhaps someone could add to this article. But in lieu of that, I plan to move this from ready to publish when I wake up tomorrow. --SVTCobra 04:02, 8 March 2007 (UTC)


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France bans filming of violence

March 8, 2007

On Saturday, the French Constitutional Council announced its approval for a proposed law that would make it illegal for anybody other than professional journalists to videotape acts of violence.

The law is, as the Associated Press dubs it, a "clumsy effort" to curb the urban youth activity known as happy slapping in which an act of violence, such as kicking a helpless victim, is filmed by the attacker's friends for entertainment purposes.

The new law was tucked inside a much larger anti-crime bill put before the Council, and has been chastised for being "deliberately" vague and allowing the prosecution of non-guilty parties who simply videotape events of police brutality, urban riots or other violence. Under the new legislation, written by Minister of the Interior Nicolas Sarkozy, convicted "citizen journalists" could face up to five years in prison.

Media freedom group Reporters Without Borders has called the act "dangerous", and warned that it can be used to target "regular citizens" who film acts of violence. The group has also attacked proposed French legislation that would designate certain media outlets as "government-approved sources of information", citing the dangers of censorship.

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Rocketeers find possible impact crater in Nevada

March 9, 2007

Imagine coming back from a camping trip in the desert. Then a few months later you notice in your photos from the trip that you camped inside a giant impact crater so big that no one documented it before. Could it happen?

During several trips to the Black Rock Desert, mostly while supporting the Stratofox Aerospace Tracking Team for suborbital space rocket launch efforts, Ian Kluft KO6YQ noticed some oddities in rock formations. He had a little experience with volcanoes, and some rocks in the area looked unusual. There seemed to be some lava here and there - but where was the volcano? He observed that even a large caldera should have mostly volcanic rocks. He then noticed some curved geographic structures in satellite imagery which made him curious if it might be an impact crater.

A TV documentary about meteor impacts mentioned some characteristics of impact craters. He went to the Internet to learn more. He noticed some of his own pictures of the area had cone shaped structures which might be "shatter cones" due to an impact shock wave that passed through the rocks. Discussion with others produced suggestions and volunteers who joined the effort. More circular features in satellite photographs were found. Igneous dikes through white layers of rock had been described and were visible in many photos.

The possible impact crater is 30 miles (48 km) wide east-to-west and 40 miles (64 km) north-to-south centered around 40.984045 N, 118.916016 W. That is in northwestern Nevada halfway between Reno and the Oregon border. The apparent ancient geological structure is so old that much of it is eroded away. The forces that eroded the Black Rock Desert itself, whether glacier or stream, have apparently cut through the crater rims and floor to do it.

Following an expedition to the area in late January, more possible shatter cones were observed in one of the rock samples collected. These are only formed by the shock wave of an impact event or nuclear explosion. The nearest nuclear test was underground at Sand Springs Range in central Nevada. Atmospheric tests at the Nevada Test Site were at the southern, and opposite, end of the state. So that points toward an impact if confirmed. But professional geologists will want to have the final word on confirming them.

In addition to shatter cones, rock samples were thought to contain shocked quartz because the criss-cross fractures looked like examples in online documents. But this group of volunteers doesn't have equipment for proper photography of shocked quartz. If found, that would be another way to prove the impact origin of the rocks.

Columnar jointed columns hundreds of feet tall appear on some bluffs in locations that appeared consistent with part of a slowly cooling crater floor. But that alone only helps as part of a bigger picture, because volcanoes can have lava cool in columnar joints as well.

They also found local geological studies which described oddities which could be explained by an impact event. Layers of rocks in the mining district called Sulphur left geologists with a mystery about the cause of chemical alterations since 1980. The group compared it with information in online geological texts like "Traces of Catastrophe" by Dr Bevan M French of the Smithsonian Institution. Layers of impact ejecta seemed to explain the rock layers better than the previous theory about acid uniformly cooking the rocks across the region, and only in one layer of rocks. A separate 1980 study 40 miles away identified an immense air-fall tuff layer in the Soldier Meadows area as having been deposited in a single unit, yet couldn't locate the volcano which produced this enormous volume. Fault diagrams published online by a mining operation at Sulphur on the edge of the circular structure from the satellite photo also look like curved terraced faults in the wall of a crater.

The mining geologists who wrote papers from 1980 to 2002 had not mentioned the possibility of a crater. But they were each gathering single puzzling pieces of information. A larger image seemed to be forming when putting the pieces together. The group hopes the information will be helpful to geologists who do further work in the region.

The theory hasn't been put to any test by professionals yet. Some responses point out that the elliptical region reported as the possible impact crater could also be the volcanic caldera that the 1980 study was looking for. If so, such a large volcanic caldera would still be a significant discovery for the region.

This will remain officially a mystery for a while until the professional geologists get to study it. There is a lot of information available online for those who are interested.


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Original reporting notes
Can we have the original reporting notes here please? --Brian McNeil / talk 09:42, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
 * User:Ikluft, who added the Original Reporting, is author of the article's source web page, where he describes his sources. Need more? (SEWilco 01:58, 9 March 2007 (UTC))
 * Not really, but a comment from him would be nice. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:42, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

confirmation from the author
OK, here's the comment that Brian was asking for. Scot (SEWilco) started this article and asked me to look it over and edit to add to it. This is my first involvement in a WikiNews article.

I'm confirming that I am the author of the page that the article points to at http://ian.kluft.com/blackrock/impact-crater/

Ikluft 22:48, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks! --Brian McNeil / talk 22:52, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Rocketeers?
What's this about rocketeers? I think this aspect of the title needs explaining. 128.187.0.178 08:01, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Rockets are being launched to the edge of space there. This group has to search the ground to find things which land in the rough terrain.  (SEWilco 05:28, 11 March 2007 (UTC))
 * The text already says we had been there supporting "suborbital space rocket launch" activities. Ikluft 02:51, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Perhaps it would be helpful to mention in the article who Ian Kluft (besides being KO6YQ) and his fellow rocketeers are. Just a thought. --SVTCobra 03:23, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
 * The article mentions their involvement with rockets. Kluft is mentioned by name because he discovered the first crater clues.  (SEWilco 23:51, 14 March 2007 (UTC))


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Malta applies to join euro
Malta has formally applied to join the Eurozone in January 2008 and adopt the euro currency. The request was made through a letter sent by the Prime Minister, Dr Lawrence Gonzi, and Central Bank of Malta Governor Michael Bonello to both the European Commission and the European Central Bank, asking both institutions to set in motion the mechanism to provide Malta with a convergence report on whether it has reached all Eurozone membership conditions, known as the Maastricht criteria.

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John Lewis Partnership announces increased profits, 18% partner bonus

March 8, 2007

The John Lewis Partnership retail group announced massively increased profits this morning, with group sales up 11% on the financial year to £6.4billion ($12.3billion) and pre-tax profits up 27% to £319million ($614.8 million).

On the back of this, it was announced that the amount of money set aside from profits for the employees of the business would rise 29% to £155million, with each employee receiving 18% of their previous year's salary as a lump sum as part of their March pay package.

The Partnership, as the name implies, is effectively wholly owned by its own employees (termed "partners"), with all partners receiving a share of the profits yearly as a bonus along with various other benefits. The company owns the John Lewis chain of department stores and the upmarket supermarket chain Waitrose.

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Gormley's statue Another Place stays in Sefton, UK

March 8, 2007 Antony Gormley's artwork Another Place is to stay on Crosby Beach.

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council changed its mind after revised plans were put in relocating some of the statues in order to reduce impact on wildlife and danger to visitors. Bootle Town Hall was packed for the meeting of the planning committee which was attended by Mr Gormley.

The original plan had been for a 2 year placement at the beach. However when it was decided to transfer the statues to another site, several local campaign groups were started with the intention of keeping the statues.

Afterwards, Mr Gormley said:''It's wonderful that a piece of beach should become a permanent place of contemplation and reverie. I'm a sailor and I understand that people feel their ability to use coastal waters is being diminished, but I do not believe the loss is as great as they’re saying.''

After plans to move 19 statues where submitted, 13 where to be removed from the area around a coastguard station and three to improve emergency access and the rest from the birds feeding area. Councillors voted nine to five to keep the work.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency still want the work removed as it draws visitors into areas of the beach were they can become stuck. While directors of art organisations in the area such as Liverpool Biennial have expressed support for the decision.


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British actor John Inman dies at 71

March 8, 2007

The British stage and television actor John Inman has died at the age of 71. Mr. Inman, born in Preston, Lancashire, had been suffering from the Hepatitis A infection for some time.

"John, through his character Mr. Humphries of Are You Being Served? was known and loved throughout the world. He was one of the best and finest pantomime dames working to capacity audiences throughout Britain," said Inman's manager, Phil Dale.

Most famous for his role in the BBC comedy series Are You Being Served?, Inman entered popular culture with his appearance as the camp store assistant, Mr Humphries, and popularised the catchphrase "I'm Free!" across British society.

Tributes from across the acting and stage professions have been coming in all morning, since the death was announced by Mr Inman's spokesman earlier this morning. According to the Londonpaper, dated 8th of March, Inman's long-term partner, Ron Lynch, was said to be "devastated" at his death. His co-star, Wendy Richard who played opposite him in the BBC show, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme, "John was one of the wittiest and most inventive actors I've ever worked with. He was a brilliant, brilliant pantomime dame and he was a very good all-round actor, really. He was a true professional."

Inman’s manager Phil Dale told the BBC - "John was known and loved throughout the world. He was one of the best and finest pantomime dames working to capacity audiences throughout Britain". Mike Berry, who played Mr Spooner in Are You Being Served?, told the BBC: "I felt like going home at the end of the day and ironing my face, he made me laugh so much! As funny as he was in front of the camera, he was funnier off.”

It was revealed on Friday, March 9 that Australia's premier gay and lesbian publication, SX, would publish a special tribute in Inman's honour, commemorating the actor with a feature article written by the magazine's star journalists, Katrina Fox and Peter Hackney.

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Talk:France bans filming of violence

Question- If there were an act of violence happening outside of Paris then this law makes it illegal to film it right? Then all evidences with videos of violent crime are illegal, therefore can not be use in a court room, since it is illeagl to tape violence in the first place. So, if there were a rape and the only evidence that link the rapist to the crime is a video tape that the rapist made himself on the rape, that video can not be summited as evidence since it was obtained illegally, right?

Is this "sincere ignorance and [,or] conscientious stupidity"? --Martin Luther King Jr

How could this stop violence? This law just ignores the problem. --Wxyrty 13:35, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Stupid law
So innocent bystanders aren't allowed to film acts of violence which in turn could prove to be only realiable evidence in court? What a stupid law... --124.181.245.141 05:21, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

admission of evidence in court
In the USA evidence gained illegally cannot be admitted in court, however this is not necessarily true in other countries. I do not know if this applies to France or not. I understand this law has been created in the USA in order to prevent illegal police activities, however it makes no sense from the point of view of the victim of a crime.

That withstanding, I do think that a ban on filming is dangerous. Instead I believe a judicius use of the material would be a good thing. I don't think that just anything should be allowed to be published arbitrarily (we don't allow obscene material in many countries). Acts of violence may be considered obscene too. The act of filming such material should however not be prohibited. The person filming might however be held responsible for delaying a call to the police.

--212.46.113.88 10:58, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

 * I think it is backlash to the YouTube effect. -Edbrown05 11:11, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm remined by this article of a couple of guys who went repeatedly to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) saying that they lost their wallet sized driver liscense ID cards. Each time they returned to the DMV, they drastically altered their facial appearence so they looked like someone other than themselves. In the end, if they REALLY didn't lose their ID cards which probably they didn't, they were issued new ID's with entirely different looking picture identities on them.
 * Why did they do this? Because they could.
 * And they made a video of their escapades available on YouTube. That was news reported in my area that made my wife and me chukcle. But to manufacture news, which is what that amounts too, is a line Wikinews shouldn't step over. -Edbrown05 11:36, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

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DUP and Sinn Féin make gains in Northern Ireland Assembly election

March 8, 2007 Results are coming in for the Northern Ireland Assembly election held on Wednesday 7 March. With all first preference votes counted, both the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Féin have made gains: the DUP received 30.1% of first preferences, an increase of 4.4 percentage points on the 2003 election, while Sinn Féin won 26.2%, up 2.6 percentage points. This means that the two parties have gained more than half of the vote. The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) came third with 15.2%, the Ulster Unionist Party fourth with 14.9% and the Alliance Party fifth with 5.2%.

The election is a crucial step in restoring devolved government to Northern Ireland, which has been under direct rule from Westminster since October 2002, when the Assembly was suspended after allegations that an IRA spy ring was operating there. The resulting court case collapsed. Attempts to get the leading unionist and nationalist parties to resume power-sharing had failed until the St Andrews Agreement was reached in October 2006. This agreement commits Sinn Féin to accepting the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the DUP to accepting power-sharing.

All 108 seats have now been filled. The DUP are the largest party with 36 seats, followed by Sinn Féin with 28 seats. Their combined total of 64 seats gives the two parties a majority of ten in the Assembly, assuming that they are willing to work together. Among others, DUP leader Ian Paisley has been elected in North Antrim, as has Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams in West Belfast. DUP deputy leader Peter Robinson topped the poll in East Belfast, where Naomi Long of the Alliance Party was also elected. The leaders of the other two main parties were also elected: Mark Durkan of the SDLP was elected on the first count in Foyle, while Ulster Unionist leader Sir Reg Empey was elected on the third count in East Belfast. Alliance Party leader David Ford was elected in his constituency of South Antrim on the fifth count. Dawn Purvis, leader of the Progressive Unionist Party (PUP), was elected on the last count in East Belfast. The Green Party won their first ever seat in the Northern Ireland Assembly, when their Northern Ireland chairperson Brian Wilson was elected on the tenth count in North Down with 2839 first preference votes.

Anna Lo of the Alliance Party has become the first candidate from an ethnic minority background to have been elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, winning a seat in South Belfast with the fourth highest first preference vote in the constituency, 3829 votes. She said her decision to stand had been an extension of her community work, and that she wanted to give a voice to Chinese people who never felt they had any part to play in Northern Ireland politics. She also said she hoped that indigenous voters who were fed up with "tribal politics" would give her their support, and that she was determined "to be much more than a candidate for ethnic minorities".

Counting the votes cast in the 600 polling stations continued through to Friday 9 March. Turnout was 63.5%, down 0.5 percentage points on the previous election. Assembly elections use the Single Transferable Vote (STV) method of proportional representation, with each constituency returning six MLAs.

A new power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive is to be formed by 26 March, according to the St Andrews Agreement. The election of a First Minister and Deputy First Minister requires the support of a majority of unionist MLAs and of nationalist MLAs ("parallel consent"). In practice this means that the largest unionist party and the largest nationalist party must agree to share power. If they cannot agree by the deadline the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont will be suspended again and MLAs will have their salaries and allowances stopped. Though there has been criticism of the deal reached at St Andrews by elements within both the DUP and Sinn Féin, the government in Westminster believes that these dissenters are in a minority.

Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain said to CNN: "I'm optimistic that we can achieve a working government on March 26, but it's a very stark choice for them — get into power, or shut up shop". But he also warned that "if this falls over on March 26, there is no prospect of another settlement for a very long time, maybe years". On Friday 9 March Mr Hain began separate meetings with the leaders and deputy leaders of the DUP and Sinn Féin.

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams said he had "no problem" with working with the Unionists and shaking the hand of Ian Paisley: "I think it is very, very important in terms of representing a community that for a long time was marginalized and excluded. We're about reaching out to the Unionists".

But Ian Paisley claimed that Sinn Féin's decision to support the police had been "qualified", and said, "you can't pick and choose how far you are prepared to go for peace." He also said that Sinn Féin had to "turn from their evil ways". To the BBC he said: "We will enter into talks tomorrow with the Secretary of State, we will be meeting the Prime Minister next week, and the hard negotiations are now going to start. Sinn Féin are not entitled to be at the table until they declare themselves for democracy. I am a democrat, I don't speak to loyalist paramilitaries, I don't speak to Sinn Féin".

On Friday 9 March British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern made a joint statement. They said, "The message of the electorate is clear. After so many years of frustration and disappointment, they want Northern Ireland to move on to build a better future together through the restored institutions. Many of the practical issues which have been raised in this election campaign can and should be resolved locally." They said that they would work closely with the Northern Irish parties to restore devolved government by the deadline of 26 March and praised the progress already made in this direction. "The people of Northern Ireland have suffered grievous pain and loss. But enormous progress has been made and there is now no good reason why we should not be able to complete this historic process. All must now take responsibility in government for building and consolidating peace, this is what the people of Northern Ireland want. They deserve no less."


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No offence, but could we get at least one source that is not from BBC news? — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  17:10, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

 * Now we've got CNN for the interviews. Tamino 23:06, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Proposal to change title
I would suggest we change the title to something more descriptive of the result, now that all first preferences have been counted. How about "DUP and Sinn Féin make gains in Northern Ireland Assembly election"? Tamino 23:08, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Balance in quotes
Of the three quotes, one is neutral, one is UK-unionist, and the third is UK. For balance, a neutral, a UK-unionist, and an Irish nationalist would be a more balanced mix. Bill3 14:09, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

 * I have added Gerry Adams on the importance of power-sharing. Is four boxes too much? P.S. thanks to whoever it was who corrected my mistake on Anna Lo - I misread the BBC article. Tamino 09:35, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Gimmie 5 minutes and I'll do you a template. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:48, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Okay, you now have QuoteRight as well, and if you look I've corrected the usage on the two in the article for the attribution to appear correctly. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:57, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Looks much better, thanks a lot! Tamino 15:28, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Copyvio
Yes I believe it is. DragonFire1024 05:12, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * What do you mean? Should it be deleted then? --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 12:32, 1 June 2007 (UTC)


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Hello David, I'd need to get in touch with the Dalai Lama's official press secretary :-)
Hello David,

as in the headline: I'd need to get in touch with the Dalai Lama's official press secretary. The Dalai Lama has been officially invited to Poland this autumn by the Marshal of Polish Senate, Bogdan Borusewicz. It's still a long time to go, and as far as I know, you couldn't interview His Holiness because it was too late, right? So, now we've got the chance, a *very* big chance to interview the Dalai Lama, and ask him a huge number of questions, including these about the last events in Tibet, which would be very interesting for the Wikinews readers. So: can I rely on you, that you will give me the contact to the Dalai Lama's press secretary and hm.. describe him the whole situation a little bit? Thanks in advance, Tomasz W. Kozłowski 19:48, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi Tom - I just contacted them through the Dalai Lama's office here in New York, which will probably not be much help to you in Poland. Also, I know there are many invitations for the Dalai Lama and he doesn't accept them all (I think Tashi Wangdi mentioned that, also), so you may want to see if the invite is accepted before putting too much effort into it.  Otherwise, if you contact office of the Marshal of the Polish Senate, they will probably be working with the DL on his schedule if he comes through.  --David Shankbone - (talk) 14:11, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Rubenstein Public Relations
Nice idea: if we remain cautious and truthful, this could be mutually beneficent. You could act as an intermediary person who looks at their list of clients to see if anything interesting (like festivals, people, events, ...) can be covered. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 18:15, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, we're still trying to figure it out. If we can get a relationship going with them where they trust us, and we trust them, then we are talking about having access to some of the biggest names and events out there.  The Tribeca Filma Festival is the template for this:  we get access to an event where we can get GFDL photographs; the Rubenstein client (TFF) gets their name on the boards behind the celebrity; and the celebrity is styled and dressed very well, poses for the photos, and most of them like that in the backdrop is board for a major event, for which they got the red carpet.  It's a win-win-win kind of deal.  --David Shankbone - (talk) 18:49, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Image
David,

Just wanted to point out that someone's using you image without attribution or mentioning the GFDL. (at http://studentpa.info/spip.php?article744) you may want to remind them of the conditions of the GFDL. A101 - (talk) 19:29, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks A101 - I'll send them a note. --David Shankbone - (talk) 15:05, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

"freshly shot AIG lobby photo - hard one to get, but now it's ours"
U iz bad. ;) --Brian McNeil / talk 22:37, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I also have this beauty from the protest outside of AIG yesterday. It can be used on quite a few articles because the sign is so good and generic:

--David Shankbone (talk) 22:43, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

An old interview
Just wanted to drop a note saying that I've seen a great deal of positive feedback for your article Satanism: An interview with Churc.... Not many articles still get that much feedback a year and a half after they are written. Good job on that:). It's a great interview. Gopher65talk 04:56, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much! --David Shankbone (talk) 13:26, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

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Well done with this article - very good work! Could do with a few wikilinks though. Also see the article's talk page for more comments. Excellent!!--Markie Talk 21:34, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

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UEFA Cup - Round of Sixteen first leg results

March 8, 2007

The first leg of the round of sixteen in the UEFA Cup occurred earlier today, with all eight games being played. Spain boasted the most teams in the competition with four (Espanyol, Celta de Vigo, Sevilla, and Osasuna), while England (Tottenham, Newcastle), Portugal (Braga, Benfica), Germany (Bayer Leverkusen, Werder Bremen) and France (Lens, PSG) each had two teams still in the Cup. Other represented countries were Israel (Maccabi Haifa), Scotland (Rangers), Ukraine (Shakhtar Donetsk), and Netherlands (AZ Alkmaar).

Newcastle United 4 - 2 AZ Alkmaar
English side Newcastle United was visited by the Dutch AZ Alkmaar at St. James' Park. Both teams played a very disciplined match, and referee Massimo Brusca only was forced to deal out one yellow card to AZ's Steinsson. Newcastle raced out the lead with an own goal by Steinsson after 8 minutes. Kieron Dyer doubled the lead for the hosts after 22 minutes, and then Newcastle's top scorer Obafemi Martins made the game 3-0 only a minute later. AZ Finally made a reply on 31 minutes when striker Shota Arveladze scored for the visitors, but the lead would soon be restored as Martins earned himself a double on 37 minutes. Danny Koevermans scored late in the game to give AZ a crucial away goal, but the Dutch side will have to have a better defensive showing if they hope to advance in the second leg.

Maccabi Haifi 0 - 0 Espanyol
Espanyol traveled to Israel to take on Maccabai Haifi at the Kiryat-Eli'ezer Stadium. The game ended in a draw, leaving Maccabi needing only a draw in the second leg to advance to the next round.

Rangers 1 - 1 Osasuna
The Spanish team Osasuna visited Rangers at Ibrox Stadium. Osasuna scored first after 17 minutes, with Raul Garcia scoring the crucial away goal. Rangers let the game go very late before tying the match through Brahim Hemdani on 92 minutes. The tie gives Osasuna a slight advantage next game, as long as they can keep Rangers off the scoresheet.

Braga 2 - 3 Tottenham Hotspur
In a nervy game at the Estadio Municipal de Braga, Tottenham came away with a fantastic result, defeating Portuguese side Braga at their home field. All the scoring occurred in the second half, and Tottenham struck first through Robbie Keane. Steve Malbranque then doubled the lead for Spurs on 72 minutes. Braga fancied a comeback, and Paulo Jorge game them a lift on 76 minutes to cut the lead in half. Ze Carlos the tied the game for the home side after 81 minutes. All would be for naught for the homeside however, as Robbie Keane earned a brace in stoppage time to give the visitors the win.

Sevilla 2 - 2 Shakhtar Donetsk
Two penalties kept this match tied, as Shaktar of the Ukraine visited current La Liga leaders Sevilla. Sevilla, who have been on a high as of late after beating Barcelona, struck first in this match with Jose Luis Marti getting the goal. Tomas Hubschman tied the game for Shaktar on 18 minutes, and the took the lead on 60 after a penalty was awarded to them by referee Viktor Kassai. The guests looked set for the win, but Sevilla earned their own penalty on 88 minutes, and Enzo Maresca converted the chance to tie the game.

Lens 2 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen
French side Lens defeated Bayer Leverkusen of Germany at the Stade Felix-Bollaert in France. The home side scored first and Olivier Monterrubio got the goal on 17 minutes. Karim Haqui responded for the Germans after the break to tie the game at one. Lens were then awarded a penalty, and Daniel Cousin scored to give Lens the win.

Paris Saint Germain 2 - 1 Benfica
The visitors scored first in the match at the Parc des Princes in France, but PSG were not deterred by the early goal by Simao Sabrosa. Simaos compatriot Pauleta tied the game for PSG on 36 minutes, and Pierre-Alain Frau gave the homeside the lead 5 minutes later. PSG hung on to give them the advantage in the second leg of the cup series.

Celta Vigo 0 - 1 Werder Bremen
Visitors Bremen won the game thanks to an 84th minute goal by Hugo Almeida. The win gives the Bundesliga side a great chance at advancing to the quarterfinals, while Celta will have to play hard in the next leg and earn a win on the road if they hope to continue in the competition.


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IAEA suspends nuclear aid for Iran

March 9, 2007

Governors of the United Nations nuclear agency IAEA approved cuts in technical aid to Iran in accordance with UN sanctions. The move reflected UN Security Council 17-37 passed last December that bans the transfer of technology or expertise that might aid in producing nuclear fuel.

The 35-nation board, which is often split over issues on Iran, came to a consensus in ratifying the recommendation of the IAEA's Secretariat to suspend 22 of 55 technical aid programs involving Iran. These consist of four national programs in Iran and 18 regional or trans-regional programs that involve the country. The board did not suspend 33 other programs (11 national and 22 regional) all of which focus on medical and agricultural radio-pharmaceuticals and isotopes.

The United States and France who fund much of the IAEA's special aid programs had originally demanded more sweeping reductions.

Ali Akbar Velayati, international affairs advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday that the IAEA's decision was "politically-motivated".

Ali-Asghar Soltanieh, Iran's ambassador to the IAEA, said his nation will not stop uranium enrichment activities and that suspended programs are not part of Iran's nuclear enrichment program and the sanctions will have no effect on it.

He stated "The enrichment program has been indigenous and independent, nobody, even the IAEA, have co-operated or worked with us. Therefore these projects will continue as planned under the supervision of the IAEA."

Soltanieh declared that the action had been dictated by the U.N. Security Council, and that this was an illegal act undermining the IAEA's professional independence.

IAEA board members joined in supporting IAEA's Director General Mohamed ElBaradei call for a "double suspension" where both enrichment and sanctions would stop concurrently.

Only North Korea and Saddam Hussein's Iraq have been stripped of nuclear aid because of fear of weapons development.

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First Norfolk Island murderer in a century found guilty

March 9, 2007

The first murderer in 150 years on Australia's Norfolk Island, Glenn McNeill, has been found guilty of killing restaurant owner Janelle Patton in 2002 on Easter Sunday.

A 29-year-old New Zealand chef, Glenn McNeill was found guilty of murdering Australian Janelle Patton after the jury of 11 deliberated for two days, then delivered their guilty verdict, which either had to be unanimous, or no charges as manslaughter was not an option.

In the five week Supreme Court trial, evidence was given that said that 29-year-old Ms Patton had been abducted, then bashed, then stabbed, and then hacked to death. She sustained 64 different injuries in the prolonged attack. It was also said that the attack had sexual motives.

Outside the court room, around 11 residents of Norfolk Island cheered as it was announced that Mr McNeill had been found guilty. The forewoman of five-woman, seven-man jury, said, "We find the accused guilty of murder," which didn't result in any change by Mr McNeill.

When first being interviewed by New Zealand police in Nelson for two hours, Mr McNeill admitted to the murder by running Ms.Patton over and stabbing her under the influence of cannabis. He then later retracted that in an unsigned court statement, stating mental health problems. "I did not murder Janelle Patton."

Her body was found wrapped partially in plastic wrap at a picnic/nature reserve, with her underpants pulled down.

Her underpants being pulled down was used in Mr McNeill's defence saying that the attack was done by a woman, and the underwear was to try and throw the police off the correct path.

Mr McNeill will be sentenced at a later date.

An appeal is being considered, with Mr McNeill's lawyer stating significant grounds.


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I don't feel like doing Wikipedia links. --Nzgabriel | Talk 07:56, 9 March 2007 (UTC)


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Talk:NFL: Chicago deals Jones to New York

I don’t think any more can be added to this article but as this is my first day I didn’t want to be presumptuous and declare it publish ready.--Wowaconia 07:51, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
 * No problem, but you only need to check the core policies, and they're basically only that 1. nothing has been copied and 2. everything is sourced. If that's the case, publish! Dan100 (Talk) 08:34, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
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User talk:Dmcdevit

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User talk:Belril

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User talk:Minar~enwikinews

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Hello,

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

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

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

Sorry for the inconvenience.

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Renamed
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User talk:Dan100/6

about main pages you changed.
hi, i reverted to old main page style.

I think we should have a consensus before changing the MAIN page of wikinews ? no ? at least with Admin but also (prefered with all the contributor.

Jacques Divol 14:30, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

Audio NewsBriefs
I shall absoluement try my best to produce a NewsBrief every other day, since it might be quite important. As long as I can mention that I'm reading the news; of course, I'm a believer of attribution and you can see why.

Hope there are podcast listeners subscribed to us soon! Phil-hong 05:54, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Audio Wikinews Question
I just recently read the discussion page on Audio Wikinews. Yikes. There was a complaint about the "annoying voice" and bad quality recordings that have been posted onto Audio Wikinews: News Briefs.

Which brings me to this question: Is my voice okay? I want to give an effort to revive the News Briefs as a voice that's likable so I'm not wasting anyone's or my time. Phil-hong 07:43, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Thanks for your input. I will produce at least three newsbriefs on the weekdays and four newsbriefs on the weekends, two on Saturday and two on Sunday. Once again, thank you! Phil-hong 00:52, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

RE: Podcast
The News Briefs circulation, is as of today, is 56. In the past, we've had as many as 87, and as low as 1. I believe we could greatly increase this as we have a more stable release pattern (as we seem to be getting now, thanks to Phil-hong). I'm still looking for a way that we could use MP3, as that would dramatically increase our circulation. --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 18:08, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
 * We were up to 69 yesterday for the News Brief podcast. Today, we're down to 67.  :( --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 03:22, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

Flogging a dead horse
I'm looking for someone to take a look at [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:Brianmc#Friendly_suggestion.3B_Please_do_some_homework_first. this discussion] on my talk page, and comment on whether or not I'm getting my point across. It is heading towards a dispute, and I am sure you have seen the other actions of this user elsewhere on the wiki that have - in the past - been characterised as a "pattern of disruption". You will note in the above-linked discussion he's challenged me to get someone else to review it. Since the circumstances were provoked by an interpretation of the Anglo-centric section in WN:NPOV that you'd contributed to, would you care to do so? --Brian McNeil / talk 22:26, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

Archiving your talk page
Would you be willing to archive your talk page, instead of consigning it to your history? I could do it if you wanted. irid:t 14:05, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I'll get on it today. :) irid:t 14:00, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm almost done. I'm going to save a template in your namespace that I'd like to use for navigating your archives. For the time being, it's not finished; I'll finish it while I'm up in Duluth, MN. See /1 /2 /3 /4 /5. irid:t 21:36, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I think I'm more or less done. If you want to tweak it or have any questions, let me know. I like the stylized cell that only spans 3 columns instead of all 5, but that is only my personal preference. :) irid:t 23:49, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

'ello
Still heated then :) ClareWhite 09:00, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

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

Updates on leads
The reason is because it is "semi protected" and has been cuz of vandalism. I was previously against it but becasue of a vanal I reprotected it semi. Users are not aware that they can update it IF they have a registered account for more than 4 days. So the leads generally go un updated. Jason Safoutin 20:18, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Welcome back
Just wanted to say hi, and welcome back. Bawolff ☺☻ 04:41, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

NGerda's accreditation
i've reverted the removal of NGerda's name from the list of accredited reporters. while NGerda may be inactive, he does not appear to have requested removal of accrediation nor has done anything to warrant removal. so i don't see any reason for removing his name from the list. note that NGerda continues to list himself as an accredited reporter on his user page. — Doldrums(talk) 07:24, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Your knowledge of ancient Wikinews history is requested...
...here: Water_cooler/proposals.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 15:11, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

cgi chat
Bawolff told me to contact you, regarding the irc chat you have set up for wikinews. can you take a look here? Waldir 22:05, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

pls see
Admin_action_alerts. — Doldrums(talk) 20:34, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
 * What does that article have to do with Dan100? — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  20:55, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

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IBM and Cisco in attempt to create a universal platform for communications software development

March 9, 2007

IBM and Cisco have announced the development of a new platform, based on Eclipse and OSGi (Open Services Gateway initiative), which should unite all communication and collaboration software developers under a single platform.

Before the UC2 (Unified Communication and Collaboration) the unified communication has suffered because of a lack of a platform to be used by all software developers, rather than a series of them and, moreover, provided by different vendors. According to Adam Gartenberg from IBM Lotus Software Group this was the main cause for this partial stagnation.

However, the UC2 is meant to ease the work of software developers. Gartenberg stated that this platform is very flexible and will certainly draw much attention form programmers. They will be able to create different plug-ins and small applications to remotely control other, major application.

The companies have also unveiled a series of their other joint projects. These project will be based on a set of application programming interface from Lotus (SameTime) and Cisco.

The add-ons planned are integration of a series of additional functions and features into the SameTime software from Lotus. Thus, in a few months, the SameTime users will benefit from such functions as click-to-call and voicemail. This will enable easier instant messaging inside the Cisco's Unified IP phones' system.

The fact that the platform will be based on Eclipse will make the numerous developers create many communications services, mainly for remote users to benefit from a series of new functions of ERP and CRM applications.

Nortel Networks - a partner of Microsoft since last year and Cisco's rival in the area - didn't have much success in the communication services field.

As for Microsoft, the experts are waiting for the reaction of the Bill Gates' company on the ideas and offers made by IBM and Cisco for enterprise communications and collaboration solutions.


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User talk:Aramideabe

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Talk:Wikinews Shorts: March 8, 2007

I don't know what source the original author got there information from, but the source I added has all the same information as that given in the article.
 * --Wowaconia 11:50, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

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NHL: Penguins lose to Devils at home

March 9, 2007

The Pittsburgh Penguins, after three shootout victories from Sidney Crosby, were finally dealt a loss, Thursday night. The Penguins had a hard time against the Devils as, once again, the Devils brought their best and the Penguins simply fell short. In the first period, the Penguins took a 1-0 lead off an Evgeni Malkin Power Play goal, with Mark Recchi and Sidney Crosby assisting. It wasn't until the second period that the Devils really turned up the heat, scoring two unanswered goals by Andy Greene on the power play, his first in the NHL, and Sergei Brylin's goal, with Patrik Elias, Brian Rafalski, John Oduya and Scott Gomez assisting. In the final period, the Penguins rallied back to tie the game after Sergei Gonchar scored a goal on the power play, with Jordan Staal picking up the assist. But Marc-Andre Fleury let another puck past, and the Devils took the lead. Late in the third, on a great individual play, Evgeni Malkin picked off the puck in the Devils zone and set up Michel Ouellet for a beautiful goal to tie the game once again and send it in to overtime. After a stalemate in the overtime period, Patrik Elias (the only shooter to score) would win the game for Devils in a hard fought game. The Penguins managed to pick up a point against the Atlantic Division leading Devils. Both teams will have Friday off before the Penguins battle the Rangers and the Devils face the Sabres on Saturday.

Three Stars of the Game

 * #1 - Sergei Brylin,C, NJ - One Goal
 * #2 - Evgeni Malkin,C, PIT - One goal and One Assist
 * #3 - Patrik Elias,C, NJ - One Shootout Goal and One Assist

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Talk:2007 ACC Tournament

Can we have the ACC acronym expanded? --Brian McNeil / talk 15:20, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

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Wikinews Shorts: March 11, 2007

A compilation of brief news reports for March 11, 2007.

Quinn shows off for NFL Scouts
Former Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn gave NFL scouts an up-close view of what he did at Notre Dame and hopes to do in the NFL, the Associated Press reported. Quinn threw 63 passes, completing 58 of them. Vikings coach Brad Childress and Browns coach Romeo Crennel were both impressed with Quinn's performance. Quinn could have been 62 out of 63 but the receivers could not catch a few of the passes. Quinn will show NFL scouts his speed at Notre Dame's next pro day.

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Australian Muslim organization gags five clerics
The Lebanese Muslim Association has sent a letter to five imams, telling them to "pause and desist" from talking to media. The reason cited in the letter was the "immeasurable damage" the imams have caused the Australian Muslim community. If they do not comply, the imams could lose their status as spiritual leaders, the LMA letter threatened.

Sheikh Al Hilali was the first to flout the ban. "I'm friends with media. Media is our eyes, our heart, our blood. No worries," he said.

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Talk:Wikinews Shorts: March 11, 2007

Sources must be cited using the template to provide a link to the story, specify the source, author and date. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:58, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Slight correction
Muslim spiritual leaders are called imams, not imans. Iman refers to faith. Someone correct it plz.
 * oops! fixed. thanks for bringing it to our notice. –Doldrums(talk) 21:43, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Editprotected request
Please remove redundant category "North American football". Thanks, Maxim (talk)  17:37, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

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User talk:Bannie

Hi,

thank you for your story. However, it needs Original Reporting Notes as per the Original reporting policy. We need to now what part of the story is original, together with any proof.

Feel free to ask further questions, --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 16:38, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

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User:Wikiwikiwiki~enwikinews

I'm a wikinews editor. I don't often write articles, I just go through and clean up already written articles. I like politics and hockey.

--Wikiwikiwiki 16:39, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

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EU adopts renewable energy measures

March 9, 2007

European Union leaders on the second day of their summit have agreed on measures to decrease emission of greenhouse gases and to start using more biological fuels. The governments of the 27 countries in Brussels endorsed 3 main binding targets:

 * to reduce greenhouse gas emission levels by the year 2020 by 20% compared to the level of 1990
 * renewable energy should make up 20% of energy consumption by 2020
 * a 10% share for biofuels in the total consumption of fuels in E.U. transport.

This way, the E.U. wants to contribute in reaching the strategic goal of limiting the global average temperature increase to less than 2°C above pre-industrial levels. The individual targets for countries will need to be established based on national starting points and potentials, according to the plan. The plans don't mention an enforcement mechanism yet.

In the summit's conclusions, the E.U. underlines its ambitions as a leading force in international climate protection. German Chancellor Angela Merkel called the targets "ambitious and credible".

Europe is prepared to even increase the objectives if other developed countries follow suit, and it invites other countries to come forward with their plans for the environment beyond 2012, when the Kyoto protocol ends. In June, Merkel plans to discuss the measures with the other members on the Group of Eight summit.

The proposal takes into account the sovereignty of individual countries to determine exactly which energy sources they use. More specifically, each member state should decide if they wish to use nuclear power or not. Some countries oppose the use of nuclear energy as an alternative to fossil fuels, and Germany is even in the process of dismantling its nuclear energy production. France on the other hand produces 70% of its electricity in nuclear power plants. [13% of France's total energy consumption is nuclear.] The report also stresses the importance of nuclear safety in the discussion over nuclear energy.

The summit also asked the European Commission to come up with proposals to reduce energy consumption in lighting and offices by 2008 and 2009. The idea is to replace conventional light bulbs with more energy-efficient alternatives such as the energy saving light bulb.

Another energy-related topic in the conclusions is an agreement on increased security of energy supply. Through member state solidarity and a more interconnected and integrated market, eastern European countries hope to secure their energy supplies in case Russia would cut the supply.

During their two-days summit, the E.U. also discussed economic growth, employment, better regulations and international relations issues.

title: EU adopts renewable energy measures