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September 15, 2006 Canadian Governor General Michaëlle Jean issued a statement regarding the recent fatal shooting at Dawson College, near Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

 * "It was with great sadness that my husband Jean-Daniel Lafond and I learned of the terrible tragedy that unfolded this afternoon at Dawson College in Montreal. My first thoughts went immediately to the wounded, students, parents, and college staff for whom this has been a very trying time. We are all stunned and saddened by this inexcusable act but remain firm in our resolve to condemn violence in all its forms. I commend all those who reached out to those affected by this tragedy: the police, emergency services, ordinary citizens who responded with caring, professionalism and urgency."

At 12:41 p.m. local time (UTC-5), a man opened fire at Dawson College, in Westmount, Quebec, Canada; the college is located near the heart of downtown Montreal. The shooter and student Anastasia DeSousa were both killed in the incident. Police report at least 20 people being injured, some of whom are still in critical condition.


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Pupils fed through gates, school criticised

September 15, 2006

Schoolchildren at Rawmarsh Comprehensive School in South Yorkshire, England, are being fed fish and chips by their parents through the school gates at lunchtimes because parents do not believe their children are being given enough choice of food at lunchtime.

The parents are standing outside the school gates in a cemetery to take the orders of food from the children, and then go and pick up the food for them. Parents say that this is because the children do not like the quality of food being served in the school cafeteria, and so the parents are only giving the children what they want - which is a hot and tasty lunchtime meal.

Head Teacher John Lambert has lashed back at the parents, calling the delivery of food through the gates immoral and stating that it is not "helping the children or their school" by bringing the junk food in. He also stated that "[The School] aims to provide good quality food which is within government healthy eating guidelines and helps the children's learning in the afternoon". Parents have defended the delivery of food by saying that not only are they receiving orders for burgers and chips, but also for salad rolls, jacket potatoes, and other healthy foods.


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BT Global Services to double US revenues and cut costs

September 15, 2006

BT Global Services this week laid out its vision for the next three years: its revenues to double in the USA, Japan, India and China, and £400m of annual savings, achieved through offshoring and slashing its procurement costs. £200m of this will come from a reduction in what it spends on technology from vendors on large systems integration projects.

CEO Andy Green admitted that BT had been slower than rivals such as IBM and Accenture to ramp up its offshore headcount. But he claimed that BT Global Services is thriving as the fastest-growing division within BT. He said that the division was outperforming its closest rivals, T-Systems, Orange Enterprise and AT&T Enterprise, which had all posted revenue declines for the most recent quarter. He said BT was fast becoming a familiar brand to businessmen in New York, Tokyo, Mumbai and Shanghai.

He disclosed a few revenue figures not revealed before. For the financial year ending March 2006, UK revenues rose just 2% to £5.5bn, while overseas revenues shot up 48% to £3.3bn. And of the £8.8bn total revenue, £1.6bn was captive work for its parent, while of the remaining £7.2bn, 18% came from the UK government sector and 17% from financial services. BT said it still harbours ambitions to conquer America, despite the failure of the 'Concert' partnership with V in the 1990s.

In a separate story, BT announced it has chosen Chinese vendor ZTE to develop a dual-mode handset -- 3G and DAB-IP -- for launch by its BT Movio subsidiary next year. DAB-IP (in other words, IP over the DAB digital radio network) will enable BT Movio to broadcast four TV channels at acceptable quality to the handset. 3G will enable video-on-demand, so that the users can specify what video clips or programmes they wish to watch. UK legislation specifies that no more than 30% of the DAB spectrum can be used for non-radio purposes, so BT is lobbying for more DAB spectrum to be released, to enable higher quality video and/or more TV channels.


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Statistics say websites with user-generated content are the fastest growing

September 15, 2006

The popularity of Websites that rely on user-generated content has increased dramatically in the United Kingdom, according to new statistics. MySpace and Piczo show the strongest growth in usage year-to-year, respectively up 467% to 5.2 million visitors and 393% to 4 million. Bebo is up 328% to 3.9 million, while Wikipedia saw a 181% increase.

These sites draw more frequent visits that other non-user-generated sites in the UK Top 50, with 4.2 usage-days per month (compared to the 3.5 average). They tend to engage visitors for longer (80 minutes per visitor, compared to the 33-minute average over all), and visitors tend to view more pages per visit (217 pages per visitor, compared to 52-page average over all).

Because users of these sites visit more frequently, stay longer, and view more content, the argument goes that this creates more opportunities for marketers to communicate messages. However, in reality, as the number of pages served becomes very large, it becomes more difficult to find sufficient advertising inventory to send with those pages.

No-one yet seems to be making big margins from social networking sites. The cost of operating these sites, it turns out, is sensitive to scale. Moreover, users generate a lot of noise in promoting themselves, but there's little evidence that many of them are listening to each other — which severely restricts the site owners' ability to generate advertising services, and secure advertising revenues.


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Turkey bomb blast death toll rises

September 14, 2006

On Thursday, September 14, the death toll had risen to 11 adults and 5 children, as a bomb went off in, Turkey. At least 13 people have been injured in the blasts, some severely.

There are conflicting reports as to who or what group is responsible for the attacks. Yesterday the BBC News agency reported that the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons or TAC had claimed responsibility for the blast, but so far the New Zealand Herald reports that no one has yet to claim responsibility.

VOA News; however, reports that the Turkish Revenge Brigade has claimed responsibility for the blasts.

The Kurdistan Workers Party or PKK, has denied to have any connection with the blast condemning the attack.

"This attack was carried out by some forces in the Turkish special war system in order to sabotage this [treaty] process," said the Workers Party in a statement.

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What manufacturer produced the ATM? Doesn't this imply that other machines are susceptible to attack?Namffohyr 17:12, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Probably. See www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/wcf.html and search the page for "output ten banknotes". This seems to be a very old hat attack. 68.39.174.238 23:46, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
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Virginia bill proposes castration as treatment option for sex offenders

September 15, 2006

Virginia's state crime commission recommended on Wednesday that more research was needed on a legislative bill that would allow convicted sex offenders to opt out of behavioral treatment centers if they agreed to voluntary castration. The bill, proposed by Emmett W. Hanger Jr. (R – Augusta), was introduced as a cost cutting measure.

Hanger told the crime commission, "… when I proposed this initially, it was part of a list of cost-reduction methods." The Virginia General Assembly delayed a vote on the bill during its last legislative session until the commission could examine it.

Virginia sex offenders considered violent are sometimes released from prison sentences and placed into a mandatory state treatment center. The treatment costs per person are in the range of $7340 annually.

The Hanger bill (seems he may not be interested in pushing it) would re-open the debate on whether castration, either performed surgically or chemically, is an effective measure for an offender to opt out of treatment. Hanger himself has suggested that he may drop the bill in favour of a much broader measure setting up programs for dangerous sex offenders, in which castration will be one of many options.

The Minnesota House voted overwhelming to approve a measure for longer prison sentences and chemical castration for sex offenders in April of last year. Governor Tim Pawlenty later signed the bill on June 2.

California in 1996, and both Florida and Texas in 1997 passed measures allowing sex offenders to avoid judicial commitments by undergoing castration.


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Colombian police rescue kidnapped 2-month old baby

September 15, 2006

Colombian authorities rescued a 2-month-old baby, who was kidnapped by a woman on Monday in Bogotá, in Armenia on Thursday night, September 14.

The baby girl, Maribel Muñoz, was taken by a woman who told her parents, Zenaida Muñoz and Henry López Romero that she belonged to an NGO and could get medical care for the girl inside Hotel Tequendama. The parents, who are displaced people, went to Caracol TV network in order to report the kidnapping.

Surveillance recordings from the hotel and the city's bus terminal helped with the search. The woman, described as in her late twenties, of height 1.65 m, and having black hair and almond-shaped eyes, left the hotel with two men and went to the local bus terminal. On Thursday, a taxi driver told the media that the day before, he had driven a woman with those features to Cedritos, a neighbourhood in northeast Bogotá.

Finally, on Thursday night, the kidnapper, Esmeralda Echeverri Castaño, was taken into custody in Cali. She confessed that she had abandoned the baby in a hotel in Armenia, where Maribel was finally found and moved to a hospital. The doctors found the baby to be in good health.

Maribel's parents, who live in a modest house in Usme, south Bogotá, recognized the baby on Friday early morning, thanks to a digital picture sent from Armenia to the police in Bogotá. The child was returned to her parents at 11:30 a.m. (16:30 UTC) on Friday.


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Paris Hilton too costly to ridicule, says Charlotte Church

September 15, 2006 Opera singer-turned-talk show host Charlotte Church wanted to book hotel heiress Paris Hilton on her program, to insult her. Church says Hilton is too expensive though, charging USD$650,000 for an appearance, and her producers dropped the idea.

Church told a British radio show "We asked Paris to be on the program because I could take the mick out of her and not feel at all bad about it — she's such a complete airhead. But she demanded a ridiculous amount of money — like the price of a big house just to say a few stupid things. She's hardly going to announce anything world-changing, is she? It's absolutely pathetic, isn't it?"

The Charlotte Church Show has aired on Britain's Channel 4 since September 1, 2006.


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Poorly written with horrible grammar skills. Also suggest you re-read the REAL news articles. Hundreds of weapons that included shotguns, semi/automatic weapons, and antique weapons. Not hundreds of automatic weapons as your article implies.


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Do we have a template? --Brian McNeil / talk 18:35, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

 * In reference to Church, Church's show, or my writing? --  Zanimum 18:39, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Actually, re-reading the article I'd have to see the shows in question to answer that now. When I wrote the comment it was because it seemed to crucify Church because she couldn't get them to come up with the cash to slag off Ms Hilton.  Something I'd pay good money to see. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:43, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

 * I agree with Brian's criticisms of this article; it seems to use weasel words and doesn't quite seem neutral. It's also my feeling that Church isn't a big enough media personality to justify having this article on the front page. It should be viewed through the Entertainment section only. --65.185.222.223 22:39, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Not neutral? Than fix it.

 * Every article appears on the front page. Wikinews has a small amount of turnover, very few articles each day. Indeed, yesterday, only two articles other than this were based on news taking place outside of North America. Until we have enough content to refresh the frontpage daily, there's no point in editing. And heck, we've had Brampton MPP to hold community barbeque on the front page. --  Zanimum 17:30, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

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Nickelodeon to cease broadcasting temporarily in US, to encourage play

September 15, 2006

Those trying to view the Nickelodeon channel on Saturday, September 30th need not be alarmed. The popular children's channel will be airing a black screen, starting at 11 a.m, but the channel hasn't ceased.

To promote the Worldwide Day of Play, the channel "goes dark from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. CT, to encourage kids to play outside. In its third year, the Viacom-owned channel attempts to stop childhood obesity through encouraging activity.

Nickelodeon has set up "Let's Just Play", a website that lists possible activities for parents and kids to participate in. Nickelodeon also awards one grant to an organization in each state.

The program, or lack thereof, is presented by The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a partnership of The Clinton Foundation and the American Heart Association.

No other kids channel will participate in the Worldwide Day of Play.


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User talk:216.98.57.65

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Planned shooting thwarted in Wisconsin

September 15, 2006

A planned shooting was intercepted by police in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The suspects were arrested on the morning of September 14th at East High School, a day after the shooting at Dawson College. Police raided the suspects' homes and found nine rifles and shotguns, ammunition, several "crudely made" bombs, bomb-making material, camouflage clothing, two-way radios, helmets and gas masks. Nothing was found at the school upon their arrest. There was no timeline to the plan, but police say that an attack was imminent. It has been labeled as "a Columbine waiting to happen".

The suspects
Police Chief Craig Van Schyndle stated that "From statements that we heard, it gave us great concern that, yes, it was in the very near future something was going to take place". He also revealed that the school resource officer also "learned these two students were obsessed with pain, death, and had suicidal thoughts".

The suspects are currently in custody, and charges such as conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit arson are pending.

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Wikimedia sites database locked, takes hour to get back to normal

September 15, 2006

Today at 20:30 (UTC), Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, and other projects hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation suffered downtime. The database was locked so no edits could be made. The Recent changes on Wikipedia were very slow.

The message said: The Wikimedia Foundation system administrator who locked the database offered this explanation: "Applying a database update, will be in read-only mode for a few minutes."

Instead of a few minutes, it took an hour.

As of 21:38, Wikipedia and other projects are now working.


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We can confirm, that this artical is mandatory. It MUST remain published. Wikipedia Representative 21:35, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
 * If you claim to be a Wikipedia Representative, then please give us a source :( F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  21:38, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
 * (Note to people who are new here) The above user was blocked for using an inappropraitely fraudulent username (Implying offical status). 68.39.174.238 23:54, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I know :) DragonFire1024 blocked him. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  00:19, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Actually, I just protected the talk page :) Jason Safoutin 00:35, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, I know that because I looked at recent changes :) F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  00:38, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
 * No, no, not newsworthy. Look at the statistics on Wikipedia - we get downtimes nearly every month, some shorter some longer. This definitely is not new, and ffs it's just an hour. If it's down for a day, okay, but an hour? That's not a big loss. Aranherunar 08:11, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Not news
I don't believe this is news — Wikipedia downtimes are pretty routine. This isn't anything special. It's not news. —     21:20, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
 * How about Wikimedia servers unreachable for 3 hours due to network outage? Why can't we report on this? F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  21:22, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't know why that was published to begin with. Let's not start a precedent on reporting on every single time a website goes down. —     21:24, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Just my 2 cents. Its a big deal becasue Wiki is a very popular site. Swenikiwwollef 21:26, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I think it is news-worthy. (Sorry to report I am the only Wiki addict.) Sue me. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  21:27, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Considering the lock reason, this might be newsworthy. We just have to wait to see what the database change was all about. If it was minor maintenance work, then I dunno... —     21:29, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Holy shit! I think Wikipedia is under attack! Look how many accounts are being created!

LOL, no way this is news. I hope this doesn't create a precedent for publishing more of these.. Coffee2theorems 12:07, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia is working now!
Everything is back to normal now. F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  21:44, 15 September 2006 (UTC)


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Hi there... you were blocked because you have an inappropriate username. You are welcome to contribute, but please choose a different username. (You may register a new one, or request on this page what you'd like it to be renamed to.) —     22:08, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

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E. coli outbreak kills 1, sickens nearly 100

September 15, 2006 An E. coli outbreak linked to fresh bagged spinach in at least 20 states, has killed 1 person, a 77 year old woman in Wisconsin and has made more than 95 sick, some severely and affecting people anywhere from 3 to 84 years old. Michigan, Oregon, New Mexico, New York, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Idaho, Connecticut, Kentucky and Utah all report human cases of the illness linked to the contaminated spinach. All individuals sickened by the outbreak have the same strain, E. coli O157:H7. Officials are currently investigating cases in Washington, Pennsylvania and California to determine if the new cases are linked to the current outbreak.

"Based on the current information, FDA advises that consumers not eat bagged fresh spinach at this time. Individuals who believe they may have experienced symptoms of illness after consuming bagged spinach are urged to contact their health care provider," said a statement on the Food and Drug Administration's website.

Health officials report that the symptoms from eating any contaminated spinach are kidney failure or Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome [HUS] which can occur easily in children and elderly people, bloody diarrhea, mild fever and in some cases death. At least 14 of the infected have suffered kidney failure. "Given the severity of this illness and the seriousness of the outbreak, FDA believes that a warning to consumers is needed. We are working closely with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] and state and local agencies to determine the cause and scope of the problem," added the statement.

Consumers are urged to throw out any fresh spinach they may have as washing it does not help, but officials say that cooking the spinach could kill the bacteria though officials still urge consumers to throw out all spinach.

"We are telling everyone to get rid of fresh bagged spinach right now. Don't assume anything is over," said Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle. Wisconsin has seen the worst of the outbreak with one death reported and over 30 people infected.

"If you wash it, it is not going to get rid of it," said the Center for Food Safety and Nutrition director, Robert Brackett. Health officials also say that they do not know what caused the contamination and do not know where the spinach originated from. Officials believe that the contamination was not "deliberate."

"It is too early to say where the spinach has come from. This is an active investigation and we will provide more information as it becomes available. We have no evidence that this was deliberate," said a spokeswoman for the FDA, Laura Alvey.

A company which produces natural foods in California is suspected to be the source of the illness. Natural Selection Foods LLC. located in San Juan Bautista, California has recalled all of their spinach voluntarily, including any food items containing the vegetable. Some of those infected with the illness have reported eating spinach which came from the company, but officials say that the outbreak may not be entirely isolated to just Natural Selection and that the investigation into the origin of the outbreak is still ongoing.

"We have temporarily stopped shipping spinach products, and have taken spinach out of our salads that contain them. Everyone at Earthbound Farm is terribly upset about these illnesses and death and their potential relationship to a product that is ordinarily a very healthy food choice. We are committed to producing exceptionally fresh and healthy produce. Quality and food safety continue to be our top priorities," said Natural Selections in a statement on its website. Natural Selections is operated by Earthbound Farm.

"It is possible that the recall and the information will extend beyond Natural Selection Foods and involve other brands and other companies, at other dates," said chief medical officer with the FDA's Center for Food Safety, Doctor David Acheson.

Natural Selection sells many different brand names of spinach including Dole, Trader Joe's, Green Harvest, Ready Pac, Earthbound Farm, Rave Spinach and their own brand of spinach, Natural Selections.

Officials say that more cases are expected to be reported, but many individuals will recover from the illness within a week.

E. coli, on average, affects more than 75,000 people a year and can kill as many as 60.


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A fifth of American kids projected to become obese

September 16, 2006

A report released on September 13 called "Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: How Do We Measure Up?" states that if strict measures are not implemented, in just four years, over 20 percent of American children will be obese. The report called current measures aimed at tackling childhood obesity "fragmented and small-scale".

The report was released by the Institute of Medicine, but including an explicit disclaimer that 'Any opinions, findings, conclusions, are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organization [Institute of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation] that provided support for the project.' Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the organization that funded the report, said "if we do not reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity, millions of kids and our society will be robbed of a healthy and hopeful future". The percentage of children who are overweight or obese has been increasing worldwide in recent years. Food Consumer reports that according to the World Health Organization (WHO), childhood overweight and obesity is a "global pandemic".

According to an estimate based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 34 percent of American children were overweight in 2003-2004, compared to 28 percent in 1999-2000. In 2002, 16 percent of American children and teens were obese. In 2004, the rate was 17 percent. The rate is expected to rise to 20 percent, according to the report.

Childhood obesity increases risk of several chronic diseases, including diabetes mellitus type 2, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, heart disease, poor self-esteem, and a lower health-related quality of life. Type 2 diabetes is at an all-time high in American children. According to WHO, obesity also increases the risk of stroke and certain forms of cancer.

While there is no single cause of childhood obesity, experts cite sedentary lifestyle, labor-saving technology, not eating enough fruits and vegetables, calorie-dense fast foods, and deceptive advertising as some of the main causes. A recent report by International Obesity Task Force has said that junk food manufacturers target children, for example, through Internet advertising, chat rooms, text messages, and "advergames" on websites.

The article also mentions the greater prevalence of obesity among two minority populations, African-Americans and Hispanic/Latino, but does not consider in its analysis of the increase in obesity the increase of these populations as a proportion of the United States population.

African-Americans and Hispanic/Latinos have a higher rates of obesity than White Americans, while Asian-Americans have a relatively low rate of obesity. Despite only representing one third of the U.S. population, African-Americans and Hispanic/Latinos represent about one half of the population growth.

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Confirmation that the user on Wikipedia was conducted via an e-mail discussion with Tracy Grammer, who was contacted via her website. The Grammer post, which is quoted for the "in transition" line, is at Phil Sandifer 02:21, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Where is the verification that any such information is accurate?

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The title implies that the wikipedia article on Dave Carter contained errors. In fact, the wikipedia article made now speculation as to Carter and Grammer's relationships, sexuality, etc.

I suppose the author really isn't concerned about this since his only motivation here was to circumvent wikipedia policy. -MrFizyx 15:27, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

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September 16, 2006

Folk musician Tracy Grammer, formerly of the duo Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer, has posted to Wikipedia to correct misrepresentations and misconceptions about her time with Dave Carter, who died of a heart attack in July of 2002. Grammer addressed the persistent rumors about whether she and Carter were involved in a romantic relationship, confirming that they entered into one in 1997, a year after they met, and had lived together from 1999 to 2002, although their relationship had been "in transition" at the time of Carter's death as he began pursuing a gender change in 2002. Prior to her comments on Wikipedia, the only public comment on the matter had been the repeated assertion that Carter and Grammer were "partners in all things" due to their desire to "keep the focus on their music."

Grammer also explained why she did not own the rights to Carter's songwriting catalogue, stating that the rights passed to Carter's ex-wife due to a will dating from before Carter and Grammer began their partnership. Grammer's offer to purchase the catalogue was rejected, and after "considerable acrimony," the catalogue was purchased by Carter's sister, Elise Fischer, who made arrangements with Grammer to administer the catalogue.

An album, Seven is the Number, containing Dave Carter's final recordings with Tracy Grammer will be released in October.


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Dixie Chicks show documentary at TIFF

September 16, 2006

The Dixie Chicks screened their new documentary, "Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing", at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

Directed by Cecilia Peck and Barbara Kopple, the documentary follows the group from the London gig in 2003 in which lead singer Natalie Maines said she was "ashamed" George W. Bush came from Texas, up to the release of their latest album. Even though their latest album has gone platinum, the Country Music Association has not nominated them for the CMA Awards, and many radio stations still do not play their music. But despite the controversy, the Dixie Chicks are in the media, getting good reviews.

"When Natalie made her comments particularly from the country music box, there was no community, they were out there all on their own," said Kopple. "Our hope with this film, is that people will see it and no longer will the Chicks stand alone."

"They never asked me to apologize. We never debated that," said Maines. "What I said can come off as silly or whatever and just everything that has happened since then, it's more of a disgrace, just watching the footage from Hurricane Katrina, it's unbelievable." "At this stage, I don't think that I am pissing off any new people," she commented. "Yes, thank God for Canada," said Maines, noting the band found political support from countries around the world. "It's a little surprising that the U.S. hasn't necessarily caught on yet."

The band says the experience gave them the ability to stand up for what they believe in, and strengthened their bond.

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USA beats NZ in the Wheelchair Rugby Championships 2006

September 16, 2006

The United States of America have beaten the New Zealand Wheel Blacks to win the 2006 Wheelchair Rugby Championships, the fourth championship ever held.

The final score was 34-30 at Christchurch, New Zealand's Westpac Stadium. The Americans had led by one point following the first quarter, 9-8, and went into half time with the US leading 16-15, but the lead spaced further apart going into the final quarter, 25-23.

US and New Zealand, the Athens 2004 paralympic champions, had played each other previously in the tournament with US coming out winner 42-34.

Grant Sharman, New Zealand Wheel Blacks coach, said: "The Wheel Blacks did not quite have their 'A game' in the final today and the Americans played extremely well."

US played a near-faultless game of wheelchair rugby, which won them the match.

The defending champions, Canada, finished third place overall by defeating Great Britain 23-19.

The final standings were:

 * USA
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 * 2) Canada
 * 3) Great Britain
 * 4) Japan
 * 5) Australia
 * 6) Germany
 * 7) Belgium
 * 8) Sweden
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Diebold Election Systems. Doldrums 11:22, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

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User:PVJ59/Muslim world condemns Pope's criticism of Islam

The following is my personal version of Muslim world condemns Pope's criticism of Islam sans the weasel wording.

Pope Benedict XVI has enraged the Islamic world by quoting the 14th century Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos criticism of Prophet Muhammad's teachings on Tuesday, August 12, durring his six-day visit to Germany.

The 79-year-old Pope (who was once a member of the Nazi organisation Hitler Youth) said "The emperor comes to speak about the issue of jihad, holy war. He said, I quote, 'Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached'."

Vatican spokesman Reverend Federico Lombardi clarified the quotation, saying "It certainly wasn't the intention of the Pope to carry out a deep examination of jihad and on Muslim thought on it, much less to offend the sensibility of Muslim believers."

Many Muslim leaders have condemned the comments, some of them stating that the Pope had fallen into "the trap of bigots and racists".

Mohamed Mahdi Akef, who was convicted of leading the Muslim Brotherhood, asked Islamic nations to break off relations with the Vatican, until the Pope apologises for his statements. He said, "The Pope has aroused the anger of the whole Islamic world and strengthened the argument of those who say that the West is hostile to everything Islamic." He also said, "The remarks do not express correct understanding of Islam and are merely wrong and distorted beliefs being repeated in the West" and that the comments "pour oil on the fire and ignite the wrath of the whole Islamic world to prove the claims of [hatred] of politicians and religious men in the West to whatever is Islamic".

In reference to the Pope's plan to visit to Turkey in November, Ali Bardakoğlu, head of Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate, "I do not think any good will come from a visit to the Muslim world by a person who has such ideas about Islam's prophet. He should first of all replace the grudge in his heart with moral values and respect for others.”

The Pakistani parliament unanimously passed a resolution saying, “This House demands that the Pope should retract his remarks in the interest of harmony between religions.” "The derogatory remarks of the Pope about the philosophy of jihad and Prophet Mohammed have injured sentiments across the Muslim world and pose the danger of spreading [bitterness] among the religions.”

Din Syamsuddin, the chairman of Muhammadiyah, Indonesia's second largest Islamic organisation, said: "The Pope's statements reflect his lack of wisdom." "It is obvious from the statements that the Pope doesn't have a correct understanding of Islam."

Hamid Ansari, chairman of the Indian National Commission for Minorities said, "The language used by the Pope sounds like that of his 12th-century counterpart who ordered the crusades."

During a brief interview of Prince Rehman Manjee in Chicago, IL, he is quoted saying, "The pontif is not a God or a super being, he is clearly a human being and is allowed to make mistakes, he would however do well to remember God will judge his mistakes the same as the rest of ours. If he truely has contempt for the Muslim world and his beliefs are in conflict with the official position of the church, then a simple statement should be made to that effect."

In Qatar, prominent Muslim scholar shaikh Youssef al-Qaradawi rejected the Pope's comments and said that Islam was a religion of peace and reason.

In Islam, the word "Jihad" itself has a variety of meanings depending upon context and interpretation; ranging from any inner spiritual struggle to openly religious warfare.


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Pope Benedict apologizes for "sounding offensive" to Muslims

September 16, 2006 In Tuesday's speech the Pope quoted a 14th Century Christian emperor who said the Prophet Muhammad had brought the world only "evil and inhuman" things. The comment created angry protests among the Muslim community. Today, Vatican secretary of state Tarcisio Bertone issued a statement that quotes "The Holy Father is very sorry that some passages of his speech may have sounded offensive to the sensibilities of Muslim believers". Bertone added that the Pope is sorry that his statements had been "badly interpreted".

Various street demonstrations have been held in Pakistan, India, Turkey and Gaza in the past days. Moreover, some leading religious leaders and politicians have criticised the remarks. Some rejected the pope's statement, claiming that it did not go far enough (Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood).


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PDPC President Rob Levin has died

September 16, 2006

The president of the Peer-Directed Projects Center, Rob Levin, has today passed away after being hit by a car whilst riding his bike on Tuesday. He is survived by his wife Debbie and his son Benjamin.

Mr. Levin was known to many as "lilo", his favoured IRC moniker. He entered a coma after being struck by the vehicle on Tuesday. It is believed he was not wearing a cycle helmet at the time of the collision. The incident is being treated as a hit and run.

A global notice on freenode was sent: [17:18] -christel- [Global Notice] On the 12th September Rob Levin, known to many as Freenode's lilo, was hit by a car while riding his bike. He suffered head injuries and passed away in hospital on the 16th. For more information please visit #freenode-announce

His funeral will be held in Houston, Texas. He was 50 years old at the time of death.

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Talk:Pope Benedict apologizes for "sounding offensive" to Muslims

I suggest there should be a reference to the Non-apology apology article on Wikipedia.

"The Holy Father is very sorry that some passages of his speech may have sounded offensive to the sensibilities of Muslim believers" fails to acknowledge that there was something wrong with the statement to begin with (much less apologize for stating it).

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 * Agreed, he seems to be saying to his critics 'i'm sorry that you are so wrong'. He doesn't even say he disagrees with the quote 'Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman' TRWBW 23:05, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Alright, in a few minutes, is there's no disagreement here, I'll add this

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Wrong media interpretation (must read)
I believe that the media has wrong interpretation about the Pope's statements regarding Islam. Please read the full Pope's text at http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/speeches/2006/september/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20060912_university-regensburg_en.html

The quote "Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached" was made by Byzantine emperor Manuel II Paleologus. The Pope goes on explaining "The emperor, after having expressed himself so forcefully, goes on to explain in detail the reasons why spreading the faith through violence is something unreasonable." Furthermore right after the quote, the Pope explains the God's will is unbound quoting "The decisive statement in this argument against violent conversion is this: not to act in accordance with reason is contrary to God's nature".

Please be aware of that. In summury I believe it is a non-apology apology Zer T 23:51, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

I really don't think there is anything to apologize for, why should he? Who cares if he insulted people. It's his God given right to say what he wants, and mean what he says. All that he was stating were facts anyway. If you can't see the great duality of Islam, then you are deaf, blind or dumb...perhaps all. Just look at Mogadishu, Somalia, for an example of Islam attacking non-muslims and forcing them to live their way and killing them, beating them, and harrasing them if they don't. Look to the ongoing conflict in Turkey over free-speech and the God given right to it. Insults to "Turkishness" should not be a legally punishable offence. Absurd. All Muhammed did was revise the Christian New Testamant, and induce the sword as punishment to those who don't obide to Islam's rules. Oh, that and forcing people of other religions to be second class citizens by implementing the jizya tax, which prevents them from attaining any form of success or prosper. Don't forget the obviously violent reaction by Muslims, burning effogy of the Pope, which proves his point itself. What needs to happen is Islam needs to realize these faults, and fix them, not blame others for their own short-comings. User:Roger jg 09:04, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

non apology apology
Would it be reasonable to change the title to 'Pope Benedict apologizes for sounding offensive to Muslims'? And focus more in the body on what he actually said, and the reaction to it? TRWBW 01:00, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

sounding offensive -> "sounding offensive"
I thought there was consensus that he did sound offensive to Muslims. The new title indicates that this is disputed, it's equivalent to "(allegedly) sounding offensive". TRWBW 03:35, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

How we should treat it
At this point in time, it's not news anymore, but anyway. I haven't read the link Zer T posted above, but now I get the impression that the way the Pope said it was unfortunate, but he was trying to make a valid point. It's unfortunate the particular quote he chose (it explicitly condemns Mohammad, not just violence). Yet the Vatican's answer is certainly still a Non-apology apology, only that now I get to see that somehow he's got a point in not apologizing (still the Vatican should make its message clear, not using an answer taken from a PR template which is so much abused these days). I'm going to edit the news to try and reflect these opinions.

-- NachoKB 07:36, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Alright, there I did it. Please notice it's the first time I seriously contribute something relevant to a Wikimedia project (having regularly corrected typos and the like), so I'm not really sure it fits in terms on form, style and NPOV... Please feel encouraged to improve it. Furthermore, English is not my native tongue :).

-- NachoKB 08:04, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

"Some rejected the pope's statement, claiming that it did not go far enough (Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood)."
I've seen this article twice now and both times this sentence has sounded off to me. Especially given that it immediately follows mentions of opposition to the pope's original comments, it really sounds to me like it's saying the Muslim Brotherhood and others said his original comments did not go far enough; as one would expect, the only source still online and mentioning the Muslim Brotherhood's reaction verifies they were talking about the apology. Does this need a correction, or should it be left alone?

Either way, please add missing image and Category:Roman Catholic Church, {{{tl|w}}ize, and decapitalize "century" in the lede, and link Muslim, Pakistan, India, Turkey, Gaza, and Egypt. Heavy Water (talk) 02:41, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Category done -- will do more stuff later.--Bddpaux (talk) 15:14, 20 May 2024 (UTC)


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Talk:Microsoft threatens European Vista release delays due EC monopoly regulations

NPOV problems
The title implies Microsoft is going to blame the EC for something Microsoft is doing. This assumes that Microsoft is wrong, and speculates that they are going to lie about. In the body, Microsoft's position is labeled 'spin', while the EC's position is not. TRWBW 23:29, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
 * This is honestly the most biased article I've ever seen. &mdash in another piece of spin.... Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 04:34, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

Some of the facts

 * The European Commission is concerned that, with Vista, Microsoft may repeat the offences of bundling and non-disclosure of interfaces for which the EC successfully prosecuted Microsoft over the past year. The European Commission has not said anything about requiring Microsoft to remove security features.
 * It is also the case that Microsoft has been forced to delay the release of Vista several times, for internal development reasons. Gartner is currently warning customers that Microsoft is unlikely to achieve the currently scheduled delivery date. Observer 07:56, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

Spin

 * Every IT vendor has a PR department whose job is spin. I don't think it unreasonable to describe as 'spin' Microsoft's suggestion that security features are at risk when the EC has made no such threat, and Microsoft's subtle shifting of blame, for delays in the roll-out of Vista, from its own development problems to an external factor such as the EC.
 * Now that WinFS is no longer part of Vista, Microsoft faces an uphill task to persuade business and consumers that Vista is worth the price -- not just for the software, but also for the graphics hardware needed to exploit some of Vista's new features. It seems to me that Microsoft has spun the EC story in order to tell the world about Vista's security features when, as I said, the EC has not mentioned them.
 * I take it our job as Wikinews writers is not just to summarise stories but also to try to work out what's going on behind the stories. Sorry, I'm very new to all this.  I don't mind dropping the entire article. Observer 07:56, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * The EC also has a PR department. What they do could also be considered spin. Whether one is 'spinning' more than the other is a matter of a opinion. TRWBW 10:46, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

What is an NPOV when reporting the activities of a convicted corporation?

 * One final question: Let's not forget that, in these and related matters, Microsoft is the convicted monopolist, in both the European and US courts.  The EC is the instrument of justice.  Where should Wikinews' NPOV lie when reporting such news?  If we had a news story about a child and a convicted child sex attacker, it would be unusual not to mention in the article that the person was a convicted child sex attacker, because that has a bearing on their expected behaviour.  When a news story is about organisations rather than people, should such expectations of repeat behaviour be dropped?  Observer 08:23, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * It may be relevant to refer to the ongoing dispute between them as long as its done in an unbiased manner. Just hold your nose and present both sides, and let the reader decide for themselves whether Microsoft is being honest. TRWBW 10:46, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

No, "spin" was not NPOV as used. I've fixed it, but I'll try to work the word spin back in, as NPOV this time. Nyarlathotep 10:51, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

okay, "spin" is a matter of opinion, but everyone knows the EC ain't going to make Microsoft take out the default firewall, at the very worst the EC will just make them include a check box for OEM installs which allows the OEM to install a third party option, and even that much seems unlikely. So here we have Microsoft making a "straw man" argument, and that is easy to explain without using the pejorative word spin. Nyarlathotep 11:09, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

"everyone knows" isn't a citable source. If you can find a source, you can build the section around it. Something like 'A spokesman for Industry Association X stated his organisation's belief that the EC back down'. TRWBW 11:21, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

I also removed the sentence 'IT commentators state'. Which 'IT commentators'? There was no mention of this in the sources. Also, are there any 'IT commentators' who think the other way? TRWBW 11:26, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

weasel words
'many find it extremely unlikely' is weasely. How do we know that many people think this? Are these individuals, organizations, industry figures who think this? Who are they and what exactly did they say, when did they say it, who reported it? Are there 'many who find it possible'? TRWBW 11:11, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

The section you deleted is a reference to the slashdot discussion which I suspect you didn't bother to read. Nyarlathotep 05:45, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Some facts
Wouldn't the infos from The possibility of a Vista delay...(somewhere middle to bottom) onwards in this source have lent themselves as some good hard facts, that at the same time pretty clearly say Microsoft might be spinning :). In summary, before the release of Win98 the US judicary was setting up a case against microsoft, which  then also said this might slow release. Well, too late now I guess. Regards Sean Heron 14:54, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

I'm hesitant to use the word spin which I find vague and derogatory, but Microsoft was quite objectively making a strawman argument against other EU monopoly regulations since the EU gave no indication that it would act on the firewall issue. Nyarlathotep 15:08, 21 September 2006 (UTC)


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Talk:A fifth of American kids projected to become obese

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The article disclaims endorsement for its recommendations from its supporting organisations. I added the disclaimer and removed parts that implied it.

The article mentions the link between obesity and blacks and hispanics, and the issue of the growth of obesity rates, but neglected to include the issue of the growth in black and hispanic population rates. I mentioned the issue and gave two sources.

TRWBW 04:42, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

this pic is the same one i think as an article about a projection of obesity in the UK. can't we find a different one? Blueaster 01:40, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I have no way of knowing if this kid is comfortable with being used as a poster child for obesity. If the article needs a picture, how about one of a McDonald's menu? TRWBW 04:31, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
 * keep pic, sorry I'm so insensitive. -Edbrown05 05:06, 18 September 2006 (UTC)


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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence finds no link between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda

September 18, 2006

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has found no link between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda. The 148-page report that was 3-years in the making states that Saddam Hussein was distrustful of al-Qaeda and regarded Islamic extremism as a threat to his regime.

U.S. President George W. Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney maintained since before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, that the Iraqi government had direct, operational links with al-Qaeda and was thus at least partially responsible for the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center buildings and the Pentagon.

More recently, during an August 21 presidential press conference, President Bush responded to questions by Ken Herman of Cox Newspapers concerning the sagging Bush poll numbers with:"President Bush - ...I don't think you've ever heard me say, gosh, I'd better change positions because the polls say this or that. I've been here long enough to understand you cannot make good decisions if you're trying to chase a poll. And so the second part of your question is, look, I'm going to do what I think is right, and if people don't like me for it, that's just the way it is."

"Ken Herman - Quick follow-up. A lot of the consequences you mentioned for pulling out [of Iraq] seem like maybe they never would have been there if we hadn't gone in. How do you square all of that?."

"President Bush - I square it because, imagine a world in which you had Saddam Hussein who had the capacity to make a weapon of mass destruction, who was paying suiciders to kill innocent life, who would -- who had relations with Zarqawi... terrorists attacked us and killed 3,000 of our citizens before we started the freedom agenda in the Middle East."

"Ken Herman - What did Iraq have to do with that?"

"President Bush - What did Iraq have to do with what?"

"Ken Herman - The attack on the World Trade Center?"

"President Bush - Nothing, except for it's part of -- and nobody has ever suggested in this administration that Saddam Hussein ordered the attack. Iraq was a -- the lesson of September the 11th is, take threats before they fully materialize, Ken. Nobody has ever suggested that the attacks of September the 11th were ordered by Iraq. I have suggested, however, that resentment and the lack of hope create the breeding grounds for terrorists who are willing to use suiciders to kill to achieve an objective. I have made that case..."

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Nun murdered in Somalia after Pope's speech

September 17, 2006 A 66-year old Italian nun was shot dead by gunmen in a hospital run by SOS Children in Islamist-controlled Somalia. Sister Leonella Sgorbati was training nurses at the SOS mother and child clinic in Mogadishu. She allegedly forgave her murderers before she died.

Muslim leaders in the region have demanded that Muslims "hunt down" and kill the Pontiff. They have also told worshippers that "whosoever offends our Prophet Mohammed should be killed on the spot by the nearest Muslim". The attack comes in the wake of a speech made by the Pontiff on Tuesday in which he quoted a 14th Century Christian emperor who said the Prophet Muhammad had brought the world only "evil and inhuman" things.

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age
and some details of victims are typically mentioned, when the victim is otherwise not a well-known person. see practically every crime article wikinews has published. Doldrums 13:54, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * The (single) source mentioned says believed to be in her 70's. Unless her age can be pinpointed accurately, we will not be mentioning the assumptions made by sources. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) [[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 14:30, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * every source i've seen says she's "elderly", so i presume you have no problem with reporting that? Doldrums 14:35, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * No, in any case this whole Pope vs. Islam thing has been too much of a waste of time and effort. I suggest we put this whole issue behind us and concentrate on more fruitful ventures. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) [[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 15:00, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * agreed. Doldrums 15:11, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * disagree. controversial topics are the ones that need good reporting, even if it takes work. TRWBW 17:13, 17 September 2006 (UTC)


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Pope apologises in person for the reaction to his comments

September 17, 2006 The Pope after delivering Angelus Blessing on Sunday has issued a personal statement regarding his remarks last week in Bavaria that angered the Islamic community. He quotes "I am deeply sorry for the reactions in some countries to a few passages of my address at the University of Regensburg, which were considered offensive to the sensibility of Muslims." Senior imams in India have supported the Pope's apology and calls for an end to violent protests. The Pope also clarifies the statement quoting "These in fact were a quotation from a medieval text, which do not in any way express my personal thought."

The full apology statement can be read from the BBC's website.

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India, Pakistan decide to resume peace process

September 17, 2006

Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh and President Pervez Musharraf, who are currently attending the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Havana issued a joint statement confirming that the peace process between India and Pakistan was back on track. The two leaders spoke for over an hour in private to sort out their issues and work out a plan to recommence peace-talks, which were stalled for some time in the aftermath of the 11/7 bombings in Mumbai.

"These talks are happening in the aftermath of the Mumbai blasts. The two countries have decided to condemn terrorism in all its forms," Indian Prime Minister Singh said, while the President hailed his country's relations with India saying Mohabbat Zindabad (long live goodwill). The Foreign Secretaries of the two nations will now meet to discuss such issues as the demilitarisation of the Siachen glacier and Sir Creek and also the status of confidence building measures such as the Lahore-Amritsar bus service and the Thar Express.

The two countries have decided to form an Indian-Pakistani institution to fight and identify terrorism. The possibility of the intelligence agencies from both countries sharing information with each other is also being explored.

President Musharraf stated that "all outstanding issues including the key Kashmir factor" needed to be resolved. He also invited Dr. Singh to visit Islamabad.


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non apology apology
So far there hasn't been a direct source saying he has apologized for his remarks, only he 'apologizes' for the reaction. TRWBW 15:11, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * "Yesterday, Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood stated that the non-apology apolgy was not enough and however today they stated that the personal statement is 'sufficient'." I haven't personally checked to make sure this quote from the article is true, but assuming it is, wouldn't that make this personal response more of an actuall apology? If the group that publically decried his previous text-book PR response is content with this latest action from the pope, that seems to put it in the realm of actuall apology.--Cousarr 15:19, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * There definitely is an issue over whether this is a real apology or a non-apology. Groups other than the Muslim Brotherhood still dispute whether this is a real apology, and I don't want to dismiss them out of hand. TRWBW 15:50, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * "These in fact were a quotation from a medieval text, which do not in any way express my personal thought." Basically the Pope refuted his comments. Zer T 16:18, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * It's not my fault if I can't figure out if the Pope is really apologizing or not, he seems to be choosing weasel words. If he would just throw himself on the ground and cry 'forgive me for my sin' I would know exactly where he stands. ;) If you're confident, please go ahead and take out the quote marks. TRWBW 16:24, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm going to remove the quote marks, as it already says he apologizes for the reaction to his statements, which is not so much an apology for making them, and as such seems a fair compromise between the viewpoints here.--Cousarr 17:08, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

Whoops, maybe I misunderstood what we were discussing. I thought the question was whether the title should be "The Pope apologises in person for his remarks." The way it is now seems weird to me. How can someone "apologise" for someone elses "reaction"? TRWBW 17:16, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, as per my viewpoint on the issue the original wording would be optimal. Taking your viewpoint into consideration this is an inadequate headline as not all muslims feel this is a true apology. So, as a compromise I say we agree that he apologized, but maybe not in a fashion that is acceptable. So he did apologize, not "apologize" but it was only for the reaction to his statements and not the statements themselves.--Cousarr 17:35, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

nonsensical headline
How can the pope apologize for the reations (of others) to his comments? --vonbergm 22:43, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Maybe a nonsense title is the right way to go. I can't figure out if he's really apologising or not, so why not leave the reader a little confused too. TRWBW 01:00, 18 September 2006 (UTC)


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Study: chemicals from cruciferous veggies kill cancer cells

September 17, 2006 A new study conducted by researchers from University of Otago's Christchurch School of Medicine has found that certain chemical compounds naturally found in cruciferous vegetables help kill cancer cells that are particularly resistant to chemotherapy. The study has been published in Cancer Research.

The research team found that chemicals called isothiocyanates cause cancer cells to commit suicide. This includes cells with high levels of the protein Bcl-2, which makes them resistant to chemotherapy. Isothiocyanates are naturally found in cruciferous vegetables. These include kale, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, bok choy, radish, and watercress, among others.

Dr. Mark Hampton, the team leader, said that "a cancer cell with a lot of Bcl-2 has increased resistance to chemotherapy drugs that are used to destroy the tumor. We've found that Bcl-2 can't protect cancer cells against certain isothiocyanates".


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title change
Original title implied facts that haven't been proven. TRWBW 16:19, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * What type of proof are you looking for? The study has been published in a scientific journal. How about: "Study: cruciferous veggies kill cancer cells"? --AlexS 16:23, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't know if there is a wikinews guideline on this, but scientific articles have their own rules for when something is proven. After about dozen progressively larger studies, over the next 5-10 years, there will be a meta-study evaluating all of them published in JAMA and then it will be "proven". TRWBW 16:32, 17 September 2006 (UTC)


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NPOV != truth
Why is it necessary to seek a "pro-administration" source to "balance out" the POV? You don't get truth by looking for lies on both sides. --12.216.67.70 05:36, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

al qaeda link vs. wmd's
I think 2 things need to be fixed to make this NPOV. 1) If the issue of WMD's are included, the title needs to be fixed and the parts of the report relating to WMD's need to be referenced in the body. 2) The Bush administration's response needs to be included. TRWBW 17:25, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Good points. I'll add the Bush response tomorrow, or at least the Republican response, I'm not sure if Bush has commented on this yet but I'm pretty sure some Republican Senators have something to say. helgihg 21:38, 17 September (GMT)

 * Alright. Sounds good. I'm going to remove the dispute tag. Thunderhead (talk) 21:44, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

 * I'm having a terrible time finding anything newsworthy from the pro-war side. Maybe it's my "bias" towards peace. Bush himself doesn't seem to have commented on it, nor a Senator that I can find (which surprises me). All I can find are ultra-right blog entries that don't really have anything to say about the report, mostly talking about liberalism or Democrats in general. Anyone feel like taking a shot at this? This is my first article and I want it in NPOV. :) helgihg 06:22, 18 September (GMT)
 * here's what the white house has to say. Doldrums 06:39, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Q There was a link --

 * MR. SNOW: Well, and there was a relationship -- there was a relationship in this sense: Zarqawi was in Iraq; al Qaeda members were in Iraq; they were operating, and in some cases, operating freely from Iraq. Zarqawi, for instance, directed the assassination of an American diplomat in Amman, Jordan. But they did they have a corner office at the Mukhabarat? No. Were they getting a line item in Saddam's budget? No. There was no direct operational relationship, but there was a relationship. They were in the country, and I think you understand that the Iraqis knew they were there. That's the relationship.

I can't find an administration/republican response to this which either means I'm an idiot or that they've decided not to respond, or likely both. If the administration hasn't issued a clear statement on the report, I think it's NPOV publishable as is. TRWBW 16:23, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

 * The quote above doesn't address the report, merely contradicts it. So the response is in my opinion adequately referred to in that they've been maintaining a link, although now it's not operational all of a sudden. Anyway, I agree, I think we don't have anything to add to the story on the report. helgihg 21:26, 18 September 2006 (GMT)


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Hi there. Thanks for pointing out thoose non-sense titles. For total nonsens stuff you can also use Bawolff ☺☻ 17:26, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

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