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Sydney Private School Recieves Bomb Threat
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Quebec police admit they went undercover at Montebello protest

August 24, 2007

Quebec Provincial Police (QPP) admitted on Thursday that three of their officers disguised themselves as demonstrators during the protest at the North American leaders summit in Montebello, Quebec.

U.S. President George W. Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican President Felipe Calderón met in Quebec to discuss a proposed security, resource and trade initiative between the countries called Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP), but dubbed NAFTA 2.0.

Police said, "At all times, they responded within their mandate to keep order and security." The QPP said, “At no time did the Quebec Provincial Police officers act as agents provocateurs or commit criminal acts. Also, it is not part of the policy of the police force nor is it part of its strategy to act in this manner. At all times, the officers responded to their mandate to maintain law and order.”

A video of the incident had been posted on YouTube, which, as of this date, had received greater than 170,000 views. In the video, the three undercover officers could be seen wearing face masks, dark clothes, and boots and milling about with other protesters; one undercover officer could be seen carrying a rock. Some of the gathered demonstrators, notably union leader Dave Coles, could be seen and heard telling the officers to leave, put down the rock, and remove their bandannas: several protesters then tried to remove the officer's bandannas. The undercover officers retreated behind police lines and could be seen being put to the ground and restrained by the riot police.

Those at the protest said the officers were acting like agents provocateurs by provoking violence from within the crowd. Dave Coles, president of the Communications Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, confronted the three undercover officers on the protest line. He suggested the officers were there to cause trouble. "We're going to talk to our legal counsel and we'll decide what our next action is going to be," said Coles.

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Squirrel banned from Finnish supermarket

August 24, 2007 Health authorities in Finland have banned a from visiting a  supermarket in the central Finnish city of Jyväskylä.

The squirrel had previously been allowed in by the store's manager, Irene Lindroos, where it would enter daily via the open front door, and help itself to a chocolate from the confectionery section. Once it had one, it would carry it back outside to eat it.

The appearance of the squirrel regularly amused customers, often with the effect of causing them to purchase Kinder Eggs themselves.

However, as of today, the squirrel has been barred from entering. "It's a decision of the health authorities. The door of the store has remained open all summer, but now it will be shut," said an employee of the supermarket.

The squirrel had received widespread press attention earlier in the year. "I named it the Kinder-squirrel, after the treats. It always goes after them, other sweets do not seem to interest it as much," Irene Lindroos had said at the time. The sweets contain a small plastic toy, and Lindroos had said "It removes the foil carefully, eats the chocolate and leaves the store with the toy".

The squirrel was banned by the authorities because they decided that the terms of the Food Act meant it could not remain there. Lindroos told reporters the squirrel had become very popular with customers, saying that almost everyone who entered the store had asked about it. She added that one customer had made a donation of 30 (41 ) to fund the squirrel's continuing chocolate-taking.


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it's news, but from some time, i read a too much wackynews here. Jacques Divol 13:12, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Why not just set some candy outside the store now? Fephisto 21:25, 25 August 2007 (UTC)


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User talk:L Reckamp

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2-year-old dies in car in 100ºF heat with windows rolled up

August 24, 2007

A two-year-old girl was found dead inside a car yesterday in Union Township, Clermont County, Ohio

The car was parked outside the Glen Este Middle School with all windows rolled up. High temperatures in the area reached 100ºF (~38ºC). Police said that the girl had been inside the car for hours before her death.

A friend of the family said the child was Cecelia Slaby, however police are not reporting any personal information.

The car was registered to the school's vice principal, Brenda Nesselroad-Slaby. The school staff had to report to work to prepare for the start of school next week.

The family friend that identified the girl also told News 5 in Cincinnati that Nesselroad-Slaby was scheduled to attend a 7 a.m. meeting, but decided that was too early in the day to drop off Cecelia, so she ran several errands instead. The source said Cecelia likely fell asleep in the car and Nesselroad forgot about her when she did go to the school, as she usually does not care for the child in the morning. However, police have not released any specific details. The family friend described Nesselroad as "mother of the year."

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the temperature inside a closed vehicle setting in sunlight can raise nearly 20 Fahrenheit degrees (11 Celsius degrees) in just three minutes. Another three or four minutes, and the administration says a car's temperature can reach 125ºF (~52ºC). Heatstrokes occur when the body reaches a temperature of 104ºF (40ºC).

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Aunt hires prostitutes for 12-year-old nephew

August 24, 2007

In Donora, Pennsylvania a woman is being accused of hiring two prostitutes last November to have sex with her 12-year-old nephew. Police said details began to surface just this month.

The boy's mother said, "My anger is out of control." The mother's name was not released to protect the boy's identity and privacy.

However, police said the boy's 36-year-old aunt, Linda Van Pool, is being charged with soliciting prostitution, corruption of a minor, and endangering the welfare of a child.

The boy's mother reportedly is a bartender in Donora. She says Van Pool came to the bar asking for eighty dollars for the boy. The mother says she never thought the money would be used for prostitutes. She said, "I just thought he would call his grandmother and wind up spending it at Wal-Mart or wherever...I didn't know that she would take him to those type of women. I didn't think they existed in this area. I thought you had to go to Pittsburgh for that."

Van Pool reportedly took the boy to two separate locations.

Police said the 12-year-old's father had died a short time ago and that the child was "acting up", so the sex was thought to be "a way to appease the boy."

Van Pool has been placed in the Washington County Correctional Facility on $5,000 bond. The two prostitutes have not been arrested, but police expect that their arrests will come shortly.


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Report: quarterback Michael Vick won't plead guilty to killing dogs

August 24, 2007 Atlanta Falcon's quarterback Michael Vick will enter federal court on Monday, but a newly published report says he will not admit to gambling or killing the dogs. However, Vick is expected to plead guilty to the charge of 'interstate commerce for the purpose of dogfighting.'

A source told ESPN he did not kill any dogs, but he was present when the dogs were being killed.

Vick faces a maximum of five years in jail. However, a government source told the Associated Press yesterday that prosecutors would most likely recommend a sentence of 12 to 18 months in prison.

Three co-defendants in the case have already pleaded guilty and, if the case goes to trial, will likely testify against Vick.

Vick's future in the NFL is still uncertain.


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User talk:Brownout

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User talk:Murray.podro

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Your account will be renamed
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 Rjransijn. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Rjransijn~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.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:21, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
 This account has been renamed as part of single-user login finalisation. If you own this account you can |log in using your previous username and password for more information. If you do not like this account's new name, you can choose your own using this form after logging in: . -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 06:36, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

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User talk:Ashjari

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Please use Requested articles which is the page we have already for this kind of thing. Thanks --Mark Talk to me 09:42, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
 * maybe at the bottom of the requested articles page, but we dont need a separate page, and making people fill out more info helps to sort the wheat from the chaff and also gives more info etc.

Which username?
Could you confirm which username you will be using, Remi or Emesee? Thanks. Adambro (talk) 20:23, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

 * Or Remi0o? Adambro (talk) 20:25, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

 * why?Emesee (talk) 20:25, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

 * Firstly, since I am watching you talk page I have moved your comment here to make this discussion easier to follow. In response to your question there are a number of reasons but one issue is that of your userpage, it is slightly odd to see a user editing another user's page which is actually theirs, your userpage should be under whichever username you intend to use. Adambro (talk) 20:28, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

 * I will probably use Emesee, but if I am doing custodial work on Wikiversity, I may use others. --Emesee (talk) 20:36, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

 * Since this is a question I've put to you it makes sense for this discussion to remain on your talk page so I've moved it back here. Could you confirm which username you intend to use here? Thanks for your help. Adambro (talk) 20:44, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

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User talk:Tony7171l

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Friendly fire kills three UK soldiers in Afghanistan

August 24, 2007

Three soldiers of the United Kingdom, part of NATO's mission in Afghanistan, ISAF, were killed in what is thought to have been a "friendly fire" incident, according to the UK Ministry of Defence. Two other soldiers were injured in the incident on Friday, when the soldiers were bombed by US F-15 jets which had been called to provide support after the patrol came under attack. The apparent friendly fire incident took place Thursday evening northwest of Kajaki in Helmand province when the British troops were attacked by Taliban insurgents. The ministry said that "during the intense engagement that ensued, close air support was called in from two US F-15 aircraft to repel the enemy. One bomb was dropped and it is believed the explosion killed the three soldiers."

The military said next of kin had been informed and said the incident would be investigated.

73 British soldiers died in Afghanistan since the start of the war in 2001.


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Telephone network access on iPhone unlocked by teen

August 24, 2007 George Hotz, 17, confirmed on Friday that he has cracked the lock that joins the Apple iPhone to AT&T's wireless network and was using it on T-Mobile's network—the only other major U.S. carrier compatible with iPhone technology. This crack opens up the phone, which is only being sold in the U.S., to use on overseas networks. "That's the big thing," said Hotz.

Hotz posted the complicated hack, which requires skill with both soldering and software and takes about two hours to perform, to his blog Thursday. He collaborated over the Internet with four other people, including two Russians, to develop the unlocking process that leaves all iPhone functions intact, with the exception of the "visual voicemail" feature.

With the hack available to the public, there is the possibility that some will buy U.S. iPhones, unlock them and send them overseas for profit. "That's exactly [...] what I don't want," Hotz said. "I don't want people making money off this."

Hotz said he wished he could have made the instructions so that users could modify the phones themselves. "But that's the simplest I could make them."

AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel said the company has "no comment" and referred questions to Apple.

Hacked iPhone for auction on eBay
A second phone, which was also hacked by Hotz, was placed for sale on eBay. He states at the auction site "Soon, you will be able to buy unlocked iPhones everywhere, in fact probably before this auction ends. But this is the one that started it all. The one unlocked while the steps were posted live on the blog. This isn't just an unlocked iPhone, this is a piece of history." Starting at $540, bids reached $99,999,999, although many bids were canceled as fraudulent. Before their removal, Hotz commented on the excessive bids, stating "I'm sure these most recent bids are fake." The auction was canceled early by Hotz due to "an error in the listing".


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Peace activists propose 'Fast for Freedom'

August 30, 2007 Mahatma Gandhi's grandson, Arun Manilal Gandhi, was interviewed by Peter Sissons on behalf of BBC News 24. Peter asked what Mahatma Gandhi would have done had he seen the Al-Qaeda problem. "Why don't all the Muslims, Christians and other religions have a day of fasting to show Al-Qaeda that we reject their philosophy," Arun Manilal Gandhi, founder of M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, replied.

Inspired by Arun Gandhi's words, Heidi Hog, from United Kingdom, and Mike Wacht, from Orlando, Florida, began a foundation for a peace movement, Fast for Freedom 8·8·8 .

Heidi Hog turned inspiration into action launching [the] Fast for Freedom 8·8·8 campaign. "I maybe simplistic but sometimes its the simple things that need to be addressed," Heidi H. says. Heidi represents [the] Hogshead.tv Publicity Committee and works in distributing the truth. "Funny to think that the people who suffer the most are the ones without the chance to voice their opinion," Heidi said.

Mike Wacht works in public relations and marketing, focusing on transportation and construction. He is a member of the 511 Deployment Coalition and designer of Fast for Freedom 8·8·8 logo. "I want to reach the whole world and let the displaced and unfortunate know they are not forgotten. It's been an inspiration and a small attempt to make a difference. I've never tried to start a world-wide movement before, so I'm fumbling through with a little imagination and a lot of faith," said Mike W.

Mike W. and Heidi H. have never met in person and hope to be examples of how effortless strangers can unite together.

A worldwide fast on August 8, 2008 is proposed, beginning at midnight for a 24-hour period. Fasting is practised in many religious traditions and spiritual practices.

Heidi H. and Mike W. advocate Fast for Freedom 8·8·8 as a way for people to share in the experience. "It's not about disarming the world or banning armies and guns and weapons of mass destruction. It's about one day denying food, greed, arrogance,and violence," said Mike W.

The proposed day of action, August 8, 2008, has generated many supporters, according to Heidi H. and Mike W. "There is a fresh buzz about encouraging people in a one-day peaceful fast from all nations to participate worldwide against war, famine, starvation, and aggressive secret governments."


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I love this, very news website looking! --TUFKAAP 19:02, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Yes, this is brilliant. We need to push this sort of dynamic page element further, have more of this sort of thing. --  Zanimum 21:12, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Appearance
Just FYI, I had a test run of the main page with this template in use at browsershots.org. The Internet Explorer screenshots didn't work but I used that to test personally. Notably, Firefox on Ubuntu displays all fonts as being much larger than they should be, so when editing this template's text remember to leave "Ubuntu space" — about 10-15% buffer space. Otherwise the text will wrap or overrun the bounds on Ubuntu. (Note that this may not be Ubuntu-specific, may be a Gnome issue in general; I'm not sure). -- IlyaHaykinson 21:20, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Edit this
I've been bold and added an "Edit this" link to the template (just after the Image credit link). Is this okay with everyone? This is a great idea, BTW. --Saxsux 22:12, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm torn; on one hand it's helpful, on the other hand folks that frequent the site will know how to find this template — it's also now linked from the Newsroom. I'd say let's keep it for now. :-) -- IlyaHaykinson 22:16, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Good idea, bad execution
I love this idea. With some tweaking it would work brilliantly. Right now, though, it looks ugly on the main page. It breaks up the flow of the page. We'd benefit from a shorter image, centered, with some sort of maximum height imposed. Otherwise this is going to turn into a big huge image portraying the main story with all the rest pushed far down the page. --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 20:36, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

 * I disagree that it looks bad. A 450x330 image is not significantly bigger than the old Lead article template, but provides more impact.  The advantage over other skinnier images is that this will allow us to easily reuse photos that are commonly present on Flickr and the Commons -- i.e. images with a 4:3 aspect ratio.  If we went to smaller images it would mean that we would have to re-edit and upload each image we wanted to use.  If the re-editing/re-uploading problem was gone, however, I'd agree with you.
 * One thing that I would recommend is for interested parties to develop a framework that would allow in-wiki image cropping. This would allow much more creative uses of available photos.  -- IlyaHaykinson 21:15, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Some of the caption text needs work though, look at the Greek fire protest story, pretty atrocious text no good on the eyes, we need to set a text caption standard for light photographs and dark photographs. --TUFKAAP 05:36, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree..or at least good pictures that have good color we can adapt to better. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 05:44, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Breaking news
I really like this, and think it's a great idea; but do we have any provision for breaking news? In the event of an important breaking news story (a few examples off the top of my head could be things like 9/11, 7/7, Cumbria train crash, etc) while the story deserves to be on the front page, there might not be a relevant free image available for hours - or even days - after the story breaks, and nobody really wants to trawl through Commons looking for a semi-relevant image when they could be contributing to the article. Do you think it would be a good idea if we had some sort of generic "Breaking News" layout (maybe with the Wikinews Breaking News logo in the background)? --Saxsux 10:05, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I made Template:Breaking news lead; the contents of that should be copied by folks to this lead and modified if there is something going on. -- IlyaHaykinson 01:53, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Just noticed. I like it. Nice job :) DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 17:37, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Small capitalization mistake
"Summer" shouldn't be capitalized. (Stupid security measures that won't let me edit semi-protected pages until 48 hours after my account has been created...) Stupid Corn 11:46, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I've fixed it.  —FellowWiki Newsie 22:47, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

Same idea as on http://www.daytondailynews.com/
The lead with the large image looks exactly like the one on http://www.daytondailynews.com/.  —FellowWiki Newsie 16:06, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Nice :) I like that one too :) DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 17:36, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Text overlay is broken
I'm reposting this here from the main page, since noone bothered to reply there, or otherwise take action so far...

The new style of displaying important news as title overlayed over image seems to be constantly broken here for me - see a sample screenshot. I'm using Opera 9.20, but I think it has more to do with my font selection (I use Verdana for all standard font families). Therefore, a reminder: when using absolute positioning for text, you must specify both font name and font size in pixels, so that you know how large exactly the string will be on the screen, and can resize other elements (i.e. the semitransparent background strip) accordingly. Otherwise there is always a chance that it will look broken for someone. Int19h 12:07, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Sorry no one responded. I'll look into the issue (aka try and figure out what font we should use/do we have a standard font). Bawolff ☺☻ 05:48, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
 * The images are still consistently broken here. As for the "standard font" - I'm afraid there's none, really. You can't just use a generic family, you have to use a specific font - and, obviously, there's no obligation on the client browser to have such one available; and if it doesn't, then the image is broken. The only proper way I see to do this is to rely on dynamic font downloading as defined by CSS2, but I'm not sure what browsers even support it. Int19h 17:04, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
 * They are not "consistently" broken. This is an entirely new format and quite a difficult one to learn. And if you are referring to the image or the like not working in Internet Explorer, that is because of IE's fault, and not ours, because their browser does not support the format. And it is, from what I know, impossible to make it work for IE...at least for the people who worked to create this lead.

 * We are all learning here. But we are learning to make your experiences here better. We welcome all comments for technical issues and such. And we love new and exciting ideas, but it takes time for everyone to learn how those things work. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 17:34, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

 * They are consistently broken for me in a sense that for every new lead article with image, the text overlaying the image is layed out wrong. And no, I'm not using IE. If you cared to read my top-level message, it clearly states that I'm using Opera 9.2. There's even a screenshot which makes it absolutely clear! It also details the technical reason for brokenness: absolute positioning used to lay out text without explicitly specifying the font family, which is a big no-no, since it's inherently unportable (you don't know how large the text is going to be on my screen, so how can you define its position and be sure it does not wrap or overflow?).
 * As for the thing not working in IE - as I understand, the problems with IE had to do with the ticker, not the image itself. What I'm talking about is an entirely different problem - have a look at the screenshot. It can and does manifest itself in any browser - it all depends on the user's font settings. Anyway, given that more than 80% of all users viewing this site are going to use IE, then anything that breaks IE to the point of being unreadable is unacceptable (but again, as I understand, the ticker issue is not like that). Int19h 07:20, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

On to constructive suggestions. I've investigated the support for auto-downloading of fonts in major browsers, and, unfortunately, it's not a good cross-platform solution. The only modern browser which still supports it is IE. Netscape 4 used to support it, as well, but Netscape 6 dropped it, and Mozilla followed suit. No idea about Opera & Konqueror/Safari, but if Firefox can't handle it, it's not like it matters. Another idea is to use SVG, and let MediaWiki generate PNG as it usually does. This effectively guarantees precise layout on any target browser/platform, but I do not know if it is even possible to make an SVG template. Can someone clarify this? Int19h 07:49, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Thats not possible with mediawiki (without extentions, which probably isn't happening). We could use javascript to generate svg but thats a firefox and opera only solution (although i've heard that vml is close enough to svg that that might work, I really don't know enough about the subject and sounds like it'd be extremly hard to code). We could use some other javascript image solution (aka canvas or Java applet drawing) but they all have their downfalls. I think this is the best solution at the current time. The only other possible solution I could think of is someone making a mediawiki extention that allows image overlays ( base=foo.jpg img1=bar.jpg img1coords=12x4 ..., but that is way way beyond my experiance.) All font-family and font-size should be specified exactly and font-size should be specified in absolute units. Bawolff ☺☻ 05:47, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Would it be possible to make a jpg/png image with the headline so it works on all browsers, as unfourtunately not everyone uses firefox --User:Anonymous101 (I would prefer it if you replied via the email link) 21:35, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
 * yes (sort of). You can, but it is not the easiest or the most convienent thing to do. Bawolff ☺☻ 00:23, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

Al Gore photo too wide!
As the title says. On 1024x768, you end up with a horizontal scrollbar. It's only a few pixels, but maybe the image ought to be cropped or resized? --62.254.220.101 18:03, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Change
I hate it...because its already complicated enough and now I have to relearn everything about it...if its going to be like this, then we need the same options like text size ect...and I don't know color codes...words are easier IMO. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 12:51, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

 * I agree, this is really complicated and sets the treshold rather high to edit it, but than again it looks really nice if you put some work into it.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 22:49, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Photo
Is not it would be better to use this photo? Where Cristina celebrate the election results with Kirchner

 * Yes it would have been good to, a bit late now. I'm not entirely convinced of the OTRS ticket, it doesn't specify which cc-by license applies. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 22:48, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

11 Dec
Has anyone got a problem with me replacing the Breaking News Image with an appropriate image. If not, I will change it soon. Or of course you can change it. If you have any problem please contact me via my talk page so I will be told when I recieve it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Anonymous101 (talk • contribs) 15:53, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

By the way, I suggest using the image below but am searching flickr and commons for a better alternative. --User:Anonymous101 16:00, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

No better alternative found, please change if you find it. --User:Anonymous101 16:27, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Heath Ledger photo (January 22, 2008)
Is a copyvio. See [http://www.wireimage.com/GalleryListing.asp?navtyp=SRH&str=Heath%20Ledger&sfld=C&sevntI=2776 Photo by Kevin Mazur, 2007-11-13. ©Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com. Photo ID 15134415]. Lupo 12:38, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Editing this
How do I get permission to edit this? Diligent Terrier 18:44, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Any registered user after about two days should be able to edit this. Bawolff ☺☻ 06:07, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, thanks - now I see that I can. :) Diligent Terrier 22:52, 11 February 2008 (UTC)


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Talk:Telephone network access on iPhone unlocked by teen

is this a news, a company already sells kit to unlock iPhone, even more, sells unlocked iPhone .... http://www.international-orders.com/component/page,shop.product_details/flypage,shop.flypage/product_id,6718/category_id,3/manufacturer_id,0/option,com_emporium/Itemid,192/lang,/

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Comments:Aunt hires prostitutes for 12-year-old nephew

Let the boy get his rocks off !! 74.14.120.137 21:05, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

So we're protecting his identity, but we're telling the name of his aunt and where his mom works? Why?
 * Because we're the NEWS! That's why! 71.171.205.168 02:39, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

I don't see WHY it's the police's business to stop an aunt from hiring prostitutes for her nephew. I mean, ok, prostitution hire is illegal, but since when does introducing a child to sex (whether practically or theoretically) count as "endangering a child's welfare." I agree that some people think it is too young an age to start one's sex life, but at the age of twelve one is in full posession of one's mental faculties, and one ceases to be childish. Therefore, one can understand the implications of such a thing and agree or disagree. The aunt did not, after all, force him to anything. In other countries, I might add, the official age of consent is in the range 11-13. At that age, asking the child if he wants to engage in sex (provided he understands what it means) should provide you with a sincere answer. It's after all only my opinion... --82.76.5.241 17:22, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

So much for anonymity!
This article says that the name of the boy's mother has not been released to protect the boy's identity and allow him privacy. However, they go on to state the full name of the aunt, the age of the boy, and the profession of the mother (a bartender). I've never been to Donora, PA (where this took place), but after looking it up and learning that it's 2000 cenus population was only 5,653, I would assume that it is a small town. Needless to say, figuring out who the boy is wouldn't be an enormous feat. To spell it out, the boy is the 12 year old son of the bartending sister of Linda Van Pool. If they were truly concerned about the anonymity and privacy of this boy, they would not have given so many facts. I have respect for true journalists, not tabloid poseurs. Unfortunately, this just goes to show that with some journalists, more often than not, information rules over integrity. —Preceding unsigned comment added by CynLyn (talk • contribs) 07:33, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

As a side note, whether this was right for the boy or not, and the state of his mental faculties, is neither here nor there. This may have been the right thing to do for the boy, and he could have the mental capacity of an adult. All that doesn't matter when you consider that any prostitute having sex with him would be guilty of statutory rape. The other factors should not even be considered due to the fact that the act itself is a felony. —Preceding unsigned comment added by CynLyn (talk • contribs) 07:44, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

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I wish my aunt was that kind(except 4 the part about getting caught) PS im 12 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 06:57, 23 May 2009 (talk • contribs) Supersaiyan474

A 12 YEAR  OLD  BOY
WHAT The boys aunt did was wrong.She could have consold him and not bring. PROSTITUTE!!!!!!!!! for him it was so bad. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 105.112.31.33 (talk • contribs) 10:05, 16 September 2018 (UTC)


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Cricket: India beat England in second one-day international

August 24, 2007

India have beaten England by nine runs in the second One-Day International of the series at the County Ground, Bristol, England.

India, having won the toss and elected to bat first, raced to 113 runs after the first twenty overs. Sourav Ganguly was caught off the bowling of Andrew Flintoff, who finished the innings as the top performing England bowler, taking 5-56. Sachin Tendulkar fell just short of a century, being caught behind on 99 runs. Tendulkar was surprised at the decision, and television replays were inconclusive as to whether the ball had hit his glove or not. Yuvraj Singh and Rahul Dravid added 63 runs before Singh was dismissed for 49. Dravid finished on 92 not out, helping India to an imposing total of 329-7 after fifty overs.

In reply England started quickly, recording 75 runs off the first ten overs. However Munaf Patel took two wickets in two balls to dismiss both the England opening batsmen. The England wickets fell regularly after that, with Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood bowled by Piyush Chalwa for 25 and 27 runs respectively. Andrew Flintoff was dismissed for just nine runs, and despite 64 runs from Ian Bell, England needed 90 runs from the last eight overs with just three wickets remaining. Dimitri Mascarenhas hit 52 runs, including five sixes, and Stuart Broad hit 20 runs off the final over, but it came too late and England fell ten runs short of the 330 run target.

The seven-match series stands at 1-1 after two matches. The third match will be played at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on August 27.

Toss: India won, and chose to bat first.

Fall of wickets: 1-113 (Ganguly, 19.3 ov), 2-180 (Tendulkar, 31.3 ov), 3-243 (Yuvraj Singh, 40.5 ov), 4-302 (Dhoni, 46.6 ov), 5-310 (Karthik, 47.5 ov), 6-324 (Agarkar, 49.1 ov), 7-326 (Powar, 49.4 ov)

Did not bat: R P Singh, M M Patel

Fall of wickets: 1-76 (Prior, 10.5 ov), 2-76 (Cook, 10.6 ov), 3-134 (Pietersen, 21.2 ov), 4-176 (Collingwood, 29.1 ov), 5-185 (Flintoff, 30.5 ov), 6-220 (Bopara, 37.5 ov), 7-240 (Bell, 41.3 ov), 8-299 (Mascarenhas, 48.4 ov)

Did not bat: J M Anderson

England: A N Cook, M J Prior (wkt), I R Bell, K P Pietersen, P D Collingwood (capt), A Flintoff, R S Bopara, A D Mascarenhas, S C J Broad, J M Anderson, C T Tremlett

India: S R Tendulkar, S C Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh, R Dravid (capt), K D Karthik, M S Dhoni (wkt), R R Powar, Piyush Chawla, A B Agarkar, R P Singh, M M Patel

Man of the Match: R Dravid (India)

Umpires: B R Doctrove (West Indies) and I J Gould TV Umpire: N J Llong Match Referee: R S Mahanama (Sri Lanka) Reserve Umpire: P J Hartley


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Rumors say Cuban President Fidel Castro has died

August 25, 2007 Rumors began circulating today in Miami, Florida that Fidel Castro, the President of Cuba, may be dead. The rumor has been reported to have started on Wall Street in New York City.

PerezHilton.com was the first to "break" the news, saying that an official announcement on Castro's death would be coming at 2:00 p.m. (local time), but no announcements were made and there has been no confirmations of his death.

Castro turned 81 on August 13 and shortly after, reports began to circulate that his health was on a downward track, but the Cuban government states that Castro is doing well.

"Fidel is doing very well" and is "disciplined in his recovery process," said Felipe Perez Roque, Cuba's Foreign Minister in a statement to the press.


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British driver admits driving at 172 mph

August 24, 2007 Timothy Brady has admitted to a charge of driving at 172 mph (276.8 kmph) on a British A road. The 33-year-old was caught driving his Porsche 911 on the A420 during a routine speed check by Thames Valley Police near Oxford. Mr Brady admitted the charge at the hearing taking place at Oxford Crown Court.

Mr Brady was clocked by police on a bridge and was later arrested four miles down the road after police used a car to block the road.

The speed is thought to be the highest ever recorded on a British road and is 100 mph over the legal limit of 70 mph. Campaigners from Brake, a road safety charity, told the BBC that the offence was "shocking".

He is likely to receive a jail term and be disqualified from driving. The previous record was set by Jason McAllister, a car dealer from Aberdeen who was clocked doing 156.7 mph in his BMW M3.


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Comments:British driver admits driving at 172 mph

why the fuss?
Apparently he didn't hit anything. Must people give up so much freedom for just the possibility of a little safety? And what exactly is an "A" road?

There's a difference between rights and freedoms and driving like a maniac. 71.84.195.131 05:26, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

...not sure I understand the NewsSource for these, but in Britain don't they measure speed in Kilometers per hour? 12.5.144.20 13:39, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * In the UK an "A" road is one where it is a class below Motorway (Freeway). It may be dual carriageway (have a central barrier), but more likely not. The speed limit on such a road is 60mph, this guy was going nearly three times as fast as anything else on the road. And yes, the UK still measure speed limits in mph. The rest of Europe does not. So, buy a car in mainland EU and the speedo is only in kph; buy a car in the UK and the speedo is dual mph/kph. --Brian McNeil / talk 13:54, 27 August 2007 (UTC)


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Further arrest made in connection with shooting of Rhys Jones

August 24, 2007 A third teenager, a male aged 16, has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Rhys Jones two days ago in the Croxteth area of Liverpool. This most recent development follows the arrest and bailing of two teenagers on suspicion of murder yesterday. All those arrested so far have been local.

Merseyside Police have also today released more information about the killing. An abandoned bicycle has been found in an area "with a different postcode to the shooting", which is now being investigated. Officers also confirmed descriptions of the killer's firearm, with a police source saying: "The murder weapon is described variously by witnesses as a black handgun with a long barrel." The source went on to state that they "don't know what the motive was", stressing that "inquiries are ongoing and further arrests possible" and that the investigation is "at a very early stage".

Earlier in the day, there had been further calls for people with information surrounding the incident to come forward, including messages from Phil Neville and David Moyes, captain and manager of Everton F.C., the football club that Rhys supported. There will also be a minute's silence in memory of Rhys held ahead of Everton's game against Blackburn on Saturday, and players from both teams will wear black armbands.

The police have said they were disappointed with the current response from the public to appeals to identify the killer. Assistant Chief Constable Patricia Gallan said: "We need to get this killer off the street. Within this community people know who is responsible for this crime." She added, in a message aimed at the killer: "If you are responsible for this crime, come and tell us and hand yourself in." Merseyside Police have guaranteed the protection and anonymity of any witness who comes forward.


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Talk:Rumors say Cuban President Fidel Castro has died

Cuba's FM comments
"Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque today said President Fidel Castro was still recovering from his operation last year and was keeping busy" http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/cuban-fm-dispels-rumors-about-castro/2007/08/24/1187462495675.html 154.20.161.143 04:48, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Rumors are news? 71.171.211.60 07:29, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

I agree, rumors are not news.

What about newsworthy rumors? MessedRocker (talk) 09:12, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

 * No rumors are not news. We should delete this article. Wrc wolfbrother 00:23, 28 August 2007 (UTC)


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Quebec City mayor dies unexpectedly

August 25, 2007

Quebec City Mayor Andrée Boucher was pronounced dead on Friday at age 70. She was found unconscious at her home from what was reported to be heart failure, although the cause of death is expected to be confirmed by autopsy. Jacques Joli-Coeur was designated interim mayor.

Boucher became Quebec City's mayor in 2005. She previously served as mayor of the nearby community of Sainte-Foy.

Tributes were issued by Quebec Premier Jean Charest, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, national opposition leader Stéphane Dion, NDP Leader Jack Layton, and politician and former Quebec City broadcaster André Arthur, a frequent critic of Boucher.

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New Zealand ATM gives out double the money

August 25, 2007 A Queenstown, New Zealand Automated teller machine (ATM) that was incorrectly stacked allowed customers to double their money. A contractor incorrectly stacked the NZ$10 note slot with $20 notes, and vice versa. The problem only affected small withdrawals of $20 or $10.

Dozens of customers, mostly backpackers, exploited the Kiwibank ATM with several people making up to 40 transactions.

Due to the complexity of the issue, the bank does not plan to attempt to track down the customers who got extra money, but they do plan to reimburse those who lost money.


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UK company "seriously considering" GPS tracking devices in school uniforms

August 25, 2007

The leading supplier of school uniforms in the United Kingdom, Lancashire-based manufacturer Trutex, has announced it is "seriously considering" including GPS tracking devices in future ranges of its uniform products after conducting an online survey of both parents and children.

“As a direct result of the survey, we are now seriously considering incorporating a [tracking] device into future ranges" said Trutex marketing director Clare Rix.

The survey questioned 809 parents and 444 children aged nine to 16. It showed that 44% of parents were worried about the safety of pre-teen children, and 59% wanted tracking devices installed in school apparel. 39% of children aged nine to 12 were prepared to wear clothing with tracking devices in them, while teenagers were notably less enthusiastic and more wary of what Trutex has admitted they see as a "big brother" concept.

However, Trutex has claimed the tracking devices would bring about worthwhile benefits, including being a valuable resource for parents who wanted to keep a close eye on where their children were at all times.

"As well as being a safety net for parents, there could be real benefits for schools who could keep a closer track on the whereabouts of their pupils, potentially reducing truancy levels" says Rix.

Each year, Trutex supplies 1 million blouses, 1.1 million shirts, 250,000 pairs of trousers, 20,000 blazers, 60,000 skirts and 110,000 pieces of knitwear to the UK.

It is not the first company to manufacture school uniforms with a central focus on child safety; last week Essex firm BladeRunner revealed it was selling stab-proof school blazers to parents concerned about violence against their children. The blazers were outfitted with Kevlar, a synthetic fibre used in body armour. It has already received orders internationally, including Australia.

If the Trutex tracking devices go ahead, it is unclear where in the uniform they will be located.


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User talk:Benjamin George Uffindell II

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Comments:UK company "seriously considering" GPS tracking devices in school uniforms

Is going nude an option?

Stab proof, or 'slash proof' uniforms by Bladerunner?
Although these uniforms may be resistant to slashing, I doubt that anybody inside would be protected from stabbing actions; the material appears too thin to reject any pointed implements administered at force. 194.112.32.101 10:58, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

what's the point?
pedos would simply strip kids sooner, and skivers would just get changed and leave the uniforms at school as most schools are so tightly packed gps will not help find the clothes--20:31, 27 August 2007 (UTC)


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Forest fires burn on in Greece; death toll nears 50

August 25, 2007 In southern Greece today, huge forest fires continue to burn on destroying homes and causing severe damage to the region. Local fire departments put the current death toll at at least 37, nine of which were children.

Since Friday morning, around 170 fires have been burning, many of which are believed to be caused by arson. Authorities are calling the fires "criminal acts." Fire department spokesman Nikos Diamandis said most of the fires were started in entirely different areas, and were started after dark. Some fires reportedly broke out in "lush greenery."

27 deaths have been confirmed in Peloponnese, one of the hardest hit areas. Today, however, fires broke out near Athens.

Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis was to for an emergency meeting of the senior ministers in the country's capital, Athens. Karamanlis said, "This is a day of national mourning...I wish to express my deep grief over the lost lives...We are fighting against heavy odds, on many fronts and under particularly tough conditions."

Greece's government yesterday asked its European Union allies for help. About 30 countries are offering support, according to an EU statement.

New fires were reportedly still breaking out this morning.

Some helicopters and airplanes, which were to drop water on the fires, continued to be delayed by strong winds.


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Trains collide in Serbia, two dead

August 25, 2007 Two trains collided on the Serbian Belgrade – Novi Sad railway line yesterday evening, leaving two engine drivers, Živko Topalović and Milan Ivančević dead and five injured. Doctors at the Novi Sad clinic said that five were injured and that all five, said to be Serbian Railways workers, have suffered serious, but not life-threatening injuries in the crash.

Earlier in the evening, Stojan Suknović of the Novi Sad fire brigade, who took part in the rescue efforts, said the accident occurred after 6 p.m. yesterday evening, near Sremski Karlovci in Vojvodina.

"An engine and a freight train collided," he confirmed.

Emergency teams are working intensively on removing the wrecked engines from the line in order to provide suitable conditions for the resumption of traffic.

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Comments:British soldier dies in Afghanistan

It seems odd to me how many U.S. soldiers die in in the middle east but whenever someone from some other nation gets killed it's big news... That can't be right.


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Talk:Elwood Norris receives 2005 Lemelson-MIT Prize for invention

In 2005, Norris said he planned to use the prize money to establish a foundation to help other struggling, independent inventors like himself. As of this date, August 25, 2007, no foundation is known to exist.


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Canada-wide manhunt for suspect in Ontario slayings

July 24, 2007 Police are currently on the hunt for a suspect in two Ontario, Canada, murders.

22-year-old Jesse Imeson, a native of the Windsor, Ontario area, is already wanted for the first-degree murder of Carlos Rivera, 26, a bartender at a gay strip club in Windsor, last week. Now Ontario Provincial Police are issuing a Canada-wide warrant for him in connection of the slaying of an elderly couple in their rural home near Grand Bend, on the shore of Lake Huron.

"I have to stress again the importance of not approaching the individual and contacting police immediately," says Ontario Provincial Police Const. Jeff Walraven on Tuesday. "We'd much rather deal with a suspicious person at the time than have to deal with the circumstances that arise."

Investigators have warned the public to be on the lookout for a grey 2006 GMC Sierra pickup truck with the licence plate JK8334. It is the slain couple's vehicle and they suspect that Imeson has stolen it.


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72 hour Australia wide ban on horse movements

August 25, 2007 The Honourable Peter McGauran, Federal Minister for Agriculture, has issued a 72 hour Australia wide travel ban on all Equine horse species. The ban followed confirmation that 16 horses from two separate Sydney locations have been infected with Equine Influenza. This follows earlier restrictions placed on horses in New South Wales (NSW). Mr McGauran said "There will be a 72-hour ban on all race meetings for both thoroughbreds and harness..."

"In addition there will be an order for standstill for all horses under licensed persons. Also, an appeal to all those with ponies, recreational horses or work horses not to leave their properties..."

Equine flu was first detected in a stallion at Eastern Creek Quarantine station after arriving from the northern hemisphere. There are 80 horses currently in quarantine at either Eastern Creek in New South Wales or at the Spotswood quarantine station in Victoria. These horses are thoroughbreds brought into Australia for the spring breeding season. Horses currently in quarantine are expected to be held for another 30 days.

The movement ban caused the cancellation of race meeting across the country, resulting in losses of tens of millions of dollars.

Equine flu is highly contagious though it is not infectious to humans, though skin, clothing and equipment can transmit the disease. Additional restrictions have been place on people and equipment in NSW with exclusion zones around the quarantine stations. Breaches of these restriction could result in fines of up to A$44,000 and/or imprisonment for up to 12 months.

The normally unrestricted travel of horses between Australia and New Zealand has been suspended and New Zealand authorities are checking all horses that have entered the country since the beginning of August.


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I actually think this maybe a better image though the copyright could be an issue opinions please. Gnangarra 14:00, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Tambo valley races 2006 edit.jpg
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2007/08 Bundesliga: Bayern Munich vs. Hannover 96

August 25, 2007Munich, Bavaria, Germany

69,000 fans packed Allianz Arena and saw Bayern Munich maintained their perfect record on Saturday with a 3-0 victory against Hannover.

Once referee Thorsten Kinhöfer whistled for the opening kickoff, both teams played attacking style. Hannover answered a couple of headers from Martin Demichelis with Hanno Balitsch's drive.

Bayern Munich took the lead in the 28th minute when Bastian Schweinsteiger fed Luca Toni a pass into the penalty box and scored against Hannover goalkeeper Robert Enke.

Bayern Munich sealed the victory with 2 goals from Mark van Bommel and Hamit Altintop in the 2nd half.

On Sunday, Wolfsburg is at home against Schalke and Eintracht Frankfurt is at home against Hansa Rostock.

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Unidentified plane reportedly shot down in Kodori gorge

August 25, 2007 A military plane flying over the Kodori Valley has been shot down, some residents of the Kodori Gorge told Georgia's Rustavi 2 television by telephone on Friday evening. After several shots were fired at the plane, it lost control and fell in a hard-to-reach area, they said. The incident, reportedly, occurred late on August 23, but the news broke a day later.

Debris of the aircraft have not yet been found, as it crashed in a remote area of the gorge, reports said. Witnesses, however, told Rustavi 2 TV via phone that they saw a black smoke coming from the crash site.

The Georgian Interior Ministry has confirmed the incident, saying that fire was opened at a plane that intruded into the Georgian airspace over the Kodori Gorge. It said it was not clear whether it was a Russian or Abkhaz aircraft. Abkhaz forces were holding large scale military maneuvers, involving at least two army helicopters and two aircraft, near the Kodori Gorge at that period of time.

The Russian air force branded as "one more provocative piece of information" a Georgian media report that a Russian warplane was shot down on Friday over the Kodori Gorge in Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia region.

"It is one more provocative piece of information directed against us," air force spokesman Alexander Drobyshevsky told Interfax. "I state once again that no aircraft of the air force of the Russian Federation has violated the border with Georgia. All air force aircraft are currently on airfields, and the pilots are having a rest," he said. "If one analyzes all Georgian statements about air space invasions, all of them are launched at night, strange as it is," Drobyshevsky added. The Abkhaz side has also denied it.


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South African cricket team in Zimbabwe 2007 - 2nd ODI

August 25, 2007

South Africa have beaten Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the second One-Day International of the series at Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe lost the toss and were put in to bat first. Despite losing opener Vusi Sibanda cheaply, Brendan Taylor and Tatenda Taibu added 44 and 43 runs respectively, followed by a partnership of 84 runs from Stuart Williams (54) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (52) to record a competitive score. Zimbabwe's innings finished after fifty overs at 247-7. Of the South African bowlers, Dale Steyn took 3-65 and Morne Morkel took 2-39.

Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs shared an opening partnership of 174 runs as South Africa cruised towards the 248 run target. Smith, the South African captain, fell just short of a century when he was caught behind off the bowling of his Zimbabwean counterpart Prosper Utseya. Gibbs went on to score 110 runs from 100 balls and South Africa reached the target with just under eleven overs to spare.

South Africa have an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three match series, with the final match to be played tomorrow in Harare.

Toss: South Africa won, and chose to field first.

Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Sibanda, 5.5 ov), 2-47 (Masakadza, 15.4 ov), 3-106 (Taibu, 26.4 ov), 4-147 (Taylor, 34.2 ov), 5-231 (Williams, 47.1 ov), 6-238 (Chigumbura, 48.5 ov), 7-245 (Matsikenyeri, 49.5 ov)

Did not bat: P Utseya, C B Mpofu

Fall of wickets: 1-174 (Smith, 28.2 ov), 2-246 (Gibbs, 37.6 ov)

Did not bat: L L Bosman, S M Pollock, V D Philander, J A Morkel, M Morkel, D W Steyn, M Ntini

Zimbabwe: H Masakadza, V Sibanda, B R M Taylor, T Taibu (wkt), S C Williams, S Matsikenyeri, E Chigumbura, P Utseya (capt), G B Brent, K M Dabengwa, C B Mpofu

South Africa: G C Smith (capt), L L Bosman, H H Gibbs, A B de Villiers (wkt), J P Duminy, S M Pollock, V D Philander, J A Morkel, M Morkel, D W Steyn, M Ntini

Man of the Match: H H Gibbs (South Africa)

Umpires: S J Davis (Australia) and R B Tiffin TV umpire: K C Barbour Match referee: J Srinath (India) Reserve umpire: T Tapfumaneyi


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Explosions in Hyderabad, India

August 25, 2007

have been reported in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, killing some 40 people. It was reported the two blasts rocked a park and a popular eat-out in Hyderabad on Saturday evening within a gap of 15 minutes.

The injured, a total of 350, have been taken to nearby hospitals. Both the areas have been evacuated.

The first explosion took place at near the state secretariat at around 20:00 and another at  15 minutes later, they said. A laser show was going on at Lumbini Park when the blast occurred.

title: Explosions in Hyderabad, India