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User talk:Peter Simple~enwikinews

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U.S. calls for sanctions against Iran

August 30, 2006

The U.S. State Department has called for sanctions against Iran and has also said that Iran has not indicated to the United Nations that they intend to follow through with halting their nuclear program.

"We would expect that the parties would immediately begin formal discussions about a resolution that would call for sanctions," said spokesman for the State Dapartment, Sean McCormack.

"[Sanctions] have been our intention for some months, it remains our intention, it'll be our intention on September the first if the Iranians don't comply with the resolution," said John R. Bolton, the U.S. embassador to the United Nations.

Today, the Washington Post reported that the International Atomic Energy Agency will report to the U.N. tomorrow that Iran is still enriching Uranium despite a U.N. resolution calling for the country to halt its nuclear program.

The Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing however, has called for a "diplomatic resolution" to Iran's nuclear program.

Iran's President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that sanctions will not stop Iran from their "lofty goals of progress." He also said that Europe should "be independent [from the U.S.] in decision-making and to settle problems through negotiations" in regards to Iran's nuclear program.

The deadline set by the U.N. is set to expire on August 31.

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User talk:Abountu

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User:TeaDrinker

I am a graduate student in mathematical ecology. I can most frequently be found on the English language Wikipedia project; the fastest way to contact me may be my talk page there, w:User_talk:TeaDrinker.

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Tropical Storm Ernesto weakens

August 30, 2006 Tropical Storm Ernesto has weakened over Florida. It is expected to make another landfall on the North Carolina coast as a tropical storm. Ernesto came ashore early this morning in the Florida Keys with less intensity than expected by forecasters. The storm had weakened to a tropical depression as it moved up the Florida peninsula. It is expected to go to Charleston, South Carolina. Tropical storm watches have been issued for Savannah, Georgia, to Morehead City, North Carolina.

At 5 p.m. local time (2100 GMT), Ernesto's sustained winds were about 35 mph (56 kph), as stated by the National Hurricane Center. The center of the system was still over Florida, about 55 miles (90 km) south-southwest of Cape Canaveral.

Forecasters say Ernesto could regain tropical storm status with peak winds exceeding 40 miles (64 kilometers) an hour.

"Ernesto has the potential to regain tropical storm strength on Thursday over the Atlantic," the hurricane center said.

Two deaths were reported in separate wrecks in Florida.

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User talk:203.17.156.230

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Talk:Case against Karr dropped: no DNA link to JonBenet Ramsey murder

The article should perhaps be updated to include the fact that John Karr still insists he is guilty. Also perhaps it could be mentioned that the affidavit and the text of the Michael Tracey e-mails with Karr, and the audio of the taped phone calls, were available from the DA's website. The audio has since been removed. All of this material was released by the DA's office to show that they had reason to arrest Karr. .
 * The Colorado D.A. is not pressing charges and ALL charges against him have been dropped in the case of JonBenet Ramsey. Since there is no case against him in that matter, there is no need to update a story that is no longer a story. His next charge is possesing child pornography in California. Jason Safoutin 01:07, 31 August 2006 (UTC)


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User talk:75.32.94.144

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User talk:Bearcat

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Astronomers witness supernova

August 31, 2006 Scientists using NASA's Swift Satellite and other telescopes have observed a supernova in near real time occurring in the constellation of Aries. The explosion is said to be the most powerful explosion known to scientists, which consists of a gamma-ray burst or an x-ray blast. Scientists say that bursts signal the beginning of a star's death.

Swift first detected the explosion on February 18 (it was given a designation GRB 060218), which allowed telescopes and satellites to watch the event as it happened. The blast lasted for more than 2,000 seconds (33 minutes).

"This is totally new and unexpected. This is the type of unscripted event in our nearby universe that we hoped Swift could catch," said Neil Gehrels, Swift principal investigator at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.

"Those observations capture the time when the star collapsed, ejected its outer envelope and most of its mass and left a compact remnant behind. And we think that compact remnant is a neutron star," said an author writing for journal Nature, where the report will be published on Thursday.

Scientists are also planning on using the Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory in an attempt to get more images of the event.

The star is at least 440 million light years from Earth. The group of scientists was led by Sergio Campana of the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics and Alicia Soderberg, a graduate student at Caltech in Pasadena, California.

Swift was launched in November of 2004.

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Talk:Astronomers witness supernova

Uh... if the star is 440 million light-years away, that means the event also happened about 440 million years ago. This is hardly what I'd call "real time" or "watching the event as it happened". This is either false information or confusing wording.

What they mean with "real-time" is that they were able to see it continiously from the beginning on. This isn't often the case. Typically, many events are only noticed "afterwards". --82.141.52.143 12:28, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

"said an author writing for journal Nature, where the report will be published on Thursday, Max-Planck." What does that 'Max-Planck' tabbed onto the end of the sentence mean? Fephisto 14:39, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

- Probably some association with the Max Planck Institut fur Astronomie, but I've taken it out because it's totally unclear and makes no grammatical sense. Adking80 17:28, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

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Wikinews:Arbitration Committee/September Elections 2006

The Arbitration Committee is community-elected group of users who can hold hearings in serious disputes that cannot otherwise be resolved by the community (through discussions or quick, generally temporary actions by administrators).

In general, ArbCom hearings are intended to be about whether core policies like NPOV and Wikiquette are followed. The members of ArbCom can decide whether or not they want to hear a particular case brought before them through Requests for arbitration. Be aware that arbitration duty can still be rather time-intensive in complex cases, and that you will be required to recuse yourself from cases you are involved in.

This Arbitration Committee election will be held from September 4, 2006, 20:00 UTC to September 16, 2006, 20:00 UTC. The elections are open, and we strive for consensus. Anyone can be nominated. The candidates with the most support will be appointed to the 3 open seats on the committee left vacant due to the expiring terms of committee members Chiacomo, IlyaHaykinson, and the resignation of Edbrown05.

The Arbitration Committee members elected will serve through July 31, 2007. The next Arbitration Committee election to fill the remaining 3 seats is tenatively scheduled for January 18-31, 2007.

In order to vote, you need to have been an active user on Wikinews for more than a month, and you must have at least 200 edits.

Messedrocker
Hello, Wikinews! I would like to help Wikinews further by becoming a member of the arbitration committee. While I really don't like self-promotion, it should be noted that I haven't really been on any article disputes. In fact, I've helped resolve them; see Talk:US soldier arrested for rape and four murders in Iraq/Archive 01 for how I resolved the pagename dispute. As demonstrated by the recent incident with Neutralizer, even though only two people (in contrast to majority that wished Neutralizer to stay banned) wanted Neutralizer to be unbanned, I considered their opinions and came up with a solution most people enjoyed: the parole. As of writing, it's been working quite well for him. (If a Neutralizer-related ArbCom case were to arise, I'd be sure to recuse from it.)

Disputes take up too much time, which could be used writing articles instead. While I endorse stressing the rest of the dispute resolution process before arbitration can be considered, if a case were to go to ArbCom, I'd make sure that it would be handled quickly and efficiently so we can resume writing as soon as possible. Please consider me as a potential arbitrator that strives for a solution that is best for the people and for the project.

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 * Support Jason Safoutin 02:22, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Support Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 03:47, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
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 * Support Doldrums 17:05, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
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 * Support IlyaHaykinson 03:09, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Support Computerjoe 15:03, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Does not have suffrage.--+Deprifry+ 15:26, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

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Chiacomo
Chiacomo has been instrumental to keeping arbcom moving it the thankfully few cases we have had. I trust him, as apparently does the rest of the community based upon his recent rfb. Chiacomo serving another term on arbcom would be an excellent idea. --Cspurrier 17:55, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Support.--Eloquence 21:33, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Support Agree 100% with Cspurrier. Chiacomo has done an excellent job. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 22:01, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Support - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 23:28, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Support -Edbrown05 06:22, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
 * SupportThis user has done a fine job as a member of arbcom; serving another term on arbcom would be a brilliant idea Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 06:28, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Support. Kept the ArbCom running basically all by himself. --+Deprifry+ 18:04, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Support --Cspurrier 23:46, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

IlyaHaykinson
I believe he has done a fine job as a member of arbcom. If he is willing I would like to see him serve another term. --Cspurrier 17:55, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

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 * SupportThis user has done a fine job as a member of arbcom; serving another term on arbcom would be a brilliant idea Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 06:28, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Support.--+Deprifry+ 18:04, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
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Cartman02au
I just wish to throw my hat into the ring and become increasingly involved in Wikinews administration - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 03:44, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Support We need to have more representation from countries other than in N.America/Europe to make the Committee neutral. PVJ(Talk)[[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 04:38, 6 September 2006 (UTC) I am currently considering leaving the project, so I would prefer to withdraw my vote for now. PVJ(Talk)[[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 07:54, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Support Doldrums 05:15, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
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Talk:Jimmy Carter blasts Blair for "subservience" to Bush

Jimmy, get an after-life. -Edbrown05 04:59, 31 August 2006 (UTC)


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Bull kills New Zealand man

August 31, 2006

Peter William Raeburn Hunter, a 61-year-old stock agent from Hastings, New Zealand, died early yesterday morning from a rampaging friesian bull. The bull first flung recently married Hunter in the air and then gored him at Stortford Lodge saleyards in Hastings.

Hunter had tried to escape into another yard but the bull rammed him against the yard rails. He then fell to the ground but the bull didn't stop attacking him until another agent came to his aid and hit the animal on the nose with a stick.

Bruce Campbell, yards manager, said: "The agent was behind an alleyway gate which the bull lifted off its hinges. It was awful and has given us all a real shake-up."

Hunter was then transported to Hawke's Bay hospital but died before he got to the hospital.

The bull has now been shipped to Palmerston North on a truck to be slaughtered after the police declined the request to shoot the bull dead at the lodge. Acting Sergeant Andy Clinton said: "It calmed down and they had no problems loading it on the truck."

It was the first death at the lodge in the 103 years that it has been operating.

Friesian bulls are not normally dangerous.

"Peter was very much a valued member of the local team," Elders Livestock, managing director, Stuart Chapman said. "It's a freak accident, an absolute tragedy."

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Plane carrying arms to Nepal detained in Gujarat

August 31, 2006

A Russian-made aircraft carrying sophisticated arms and ammunition to Nepal has been detained in Ahmedabad. The Jana Astha reported that the plane's cargo, which was comprised of rifles, ammunition and anti-aircraft guns, was probably made in Israel. The lack of documents regarding the cargo made Indian authorities suspicious, prompting them to order the aeroplane to land after it entered Indian airspace. The plane, headed for Kathmandu has been on the tarmac at the Sardar Patel International Airport for six days now.

According to reports, the consignment is part of a deal struck between Nepal and the manufacturer of the arms, at a time when both India (the largest supplier of arms to Nepal) and the U.S have suspended military dealings with the King to show their displeasure at his attempts to suppress democracy in his country. India has contacted the Nepalese embassy in New Delhi about this matter

India has long been supplying military equipment to its Himalayan neighbour, that too at a 70% subsidy. Many Nepalese governments however, failed to make payments, thereby resulting in a credit amount of several million rupees. India waived the dues as a goodwill gesture when Nepal's PM Girija Prasad Koirala visited New Delhi this June.


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Talk:TV debate between German chancellor Schröder and opposition leader Merkel held

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The Image is not PD and has been deleted on commons. Please remove. --82.83.39.157 07:51, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

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editprotected Please change the name of "TV-Duell 2005 - Wer schnitt besser ab?.gif" to "Fernsehduell Bundestagswahl 2005 - Umfrageergebnisse.gif" (duplicates, moved it to another name so the former will get deleted soon). Pill (talk) 19:16, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅, cheers. – Juliancolton  | Talk 20:35, 22 January 2010 (UTC)


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New UK donor laws may reduce organ shortages

August 31, 2006

On September 1, controversial new organ donor laws, changes to the Human Tissue Act, come in to effect. The radical changes now mean relatives of organ donor card carriers will no longer be able to overturn their wishes. Under the current system 1 in 10 of all possible organ donations are stopped by the families of the deceased.

The new act (proposed in 2004) replaces the original Human Tissue Act 1961 and the Anatomy Act 1984.

Chris Rudge (MD of UK transplant) said, "Many more people could receive a life-saving transplant with the donors' wishes being given priority." He indicated that the new legislation could mean 400 extra donors a year translating to 1,200 more transplant operations (an average of 3 organs are used per donor).

The changes, which apply to England, Wales and Northern Ireland, are the result of a series of recent scandals. The Isaacs Report, published 2003, was held after Elaine Issacs discovered (in 2000) her husbands brain was passed on to Manchester University for research after his post-mortem, the report concluded that ethical considerations had been sidelined and that the Human Tissues Act (in its then form) was not followed. A further scandal involved Alder Hey hospital, where it was discovered that children's organs were removed without permission over a period of 7 years.

The new laws extend beyond Organ donation also covering things like DNA theft (a new offence involving the taking and testing of genetic material without consent) or the illegal storage of human tissue (with the penalty of up to 3 years in jail).

The act will modify the operation of the Human Tissue Authority (HTA); a relatively new body which will regulate these new laws as well as issuing licenses to organisations and facilities who perform post-mortems or who test, store or display human materials. The HTA said they expected to hand out around 500 licenses. Licensing is required from the start of the act (September 1) although storage of human tissue for therapeutic use will not be licensed till April 2007.

The new laws mean consent must be given for any kind of storage or research to be carried out. Adrian McNeil (Chief executive) said, "Consent is the underlying principle on which this act is based. This is an important milestone for the HTA, and for patients, the families and professionals."

Other organisations welcomed the act, Professor Alex Markham of Cancer Research UK said that "Cancer Research UK is hopeful that this new regulatory framework will give researchers the support they need to carry out their work."

However some have criticised the changes, saying they are worried that researchers will not be able to cope with the additional administration and that tissue would be even harder to obtain for research.


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Hard shoulder gets the soft treatment on British motorways

August 31, 2006

Some of the United Kingdom's most heavily congested motorways are to have their hard shoulders converted into new lanes during busy periods, if a pilot scheme proves successful.

The idea is to create an extra lane at a fraction of the cost of widening the roads. The hard shoulders can be converted in less than 2 years as opposed to the 10 needed to add a new lane. A similar scheme has been running in the Netherlands for over 10 years and has resulted in a decline in accidents.

The pilot scheme will be in operation on an 11 mile (17 km) strip of the M42 (south-east of Birmingham) from September, and may be extended to include parts of the M5 and M6. The pilot project has cost approximately £100 million as opposed to 5 times that amount estimated cost for adding a new lane.

The conversion involves building lightweight gantries across the motorways to control the use of the new 'lanes'. Sensors will detect when congestion is forming and inform a control centre. Digital signs on the gantries will then notify drivers they may use the hard shoulder. New refuge laybys, complete with emergency telephones, will also be built at 500 m intervals for broken down vehicles to stop. CCTV cameras will be added to the gantries to help spot stopped vehicles.

Whilst the hard shoulder is in use, speed limits will be reduced to 50 miles per hour (80 km/h), a reduced speed is reported by the Times to improve journey times in busy periods as it deters lane hopping.

The Highways Agency, who are responsible for the new idea, said: "We get a big increase in capacity for a fifth of the cost and there is no environmental penalty because we do not have to extend the land boundaries of the motorway. It's all about making best use of the available space."

However there has been criticism of the scheme, with some saying that the loss of the hard shoulder will hinder emergency services - who use the hard shoulder to reach accidents on motorways. In 2005, ambulance bosses criticised drivers using the hard shoulder when paramedics were delayed in reaching an accident on the A127 in Essex. There are fears that accidents during busy period will be completely inaccessible once the hard shoulders are used in this way.

The AA Motoring Trust also expressed concerns, saying that the new scheme may confuse drivers and that a more consistent approach is needed (on other motorways the Highways agency is adding in the extra lanes).


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Kids TV star Lunar Jim to tour malls in Canada

August 31, 2006

Lunar Jim, the star of an stop-motion animated series for preschooler, will be touring Canadian malls this fall. Produced by Alliance Atlantis, the tour will run from September 9 to October 14.

The tour will feature part of Jim's lunar village, an inflated replica of his home on Moona Luna. Also at the events will be a colouring activity, an area to play with the recently launched Fisher-Price toys, and have their photo taken with a costumed character version of Jim, and cut-out characters of the rest of the cast.

The tour coincides with the launch of Lunar Jim toys by this month. Canadians can watch the series on CBC and Société Radio-Canada (SRC), the French version of CBC.

 * Coquitlam Centre (Coquitlam, British Columbia): September 9 - 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
 * Landsdowne Centre (Richmond, British Columbia): September 10 - 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
 * Southcentre (Calgary, Alberta): September 16 - 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
 * West Edmonton Mall (Edmonton, Alberta): September 17 - 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
 * Polo Park Shopping Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba): September 23 - 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
 * Northgate Shopping Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba): September 24 - 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
 * Square One (Mississauga, Ontario): September 30 - 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
 * Upper Canada Mall (Newmarket, Ontario): October 1 - 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
 * Centre Mall (Hamilton, Ontario): October 7 - 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
 * Masonville Mall (London, Ontario): October 8 - 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
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Canadian union upset over Scugog councilor lowering flag

August 31, 2006

A Scugog Township councillor Lynn Philip Hodgson lowered the town hall flag to half mast following the death of an Edmonton-based medic, Cpl. Andrew James Eykelenboom, who was killed in a fiery suicide attack south of Kandahar.

It is part of a unionized municipal employee's contract to raise and lower the Canadian flag on township properties, a role supposedly written into CUPE Local 1785-01's collective agreement with the municipality northeast of Whitby, Ontario.

"I can't talk for the union, but I think on this one, maybe they could have passed," Royal Canadian Legion branch 419 president Lucy Wilson said.

The municipal office in Port Perry, Ontario was closed and no union employees were on site.

"It only takes two minutes to lower a flag," said Hodgson.

His position as a town councillor is restricting him from commenting further until the union is dealt with.


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Edvard Munch's The Scream and Madonna found

August 31, 2006 Norwegian Police have said that the stolen Edvard Munch's The Scream and Madonna masterpiece paintings which were stolen by art thieves have been found.

According to officers, the two paintings were recovered in "police action". "We are 100% certain they are the originals. The damage was much less than feared," police said.

In a press conference in Oslo, Norway, police chief Iver Stensrud said: "For two years and nine days we have been hunting systematically for these pictures and now we've found them."

He also added that police suspect the paintings had remained in Norway since they were taken. "We feel we have been hot on the trail of the paintings the whole time, but it has taken time," he said.

They were stolen by art thieves in August 2004 from the Munch Museum in Oslo. Bjoern Hoen, 37, Petter Tharaldsen, 37, and Petter Rosenvinge, 34, were found guilty of stealing the paintings after a trial this May.

The Scream was completed in 1893. It is regarded by many as being one of Munch's most important pieces of work, and is his most recognizable piece amongst the general public.

David Toska, the alleged mastermind of the "NOKAS robbery" was rumoured to have known the whereabouts of the paintings, and they may now have been recovered as a result of some sort of collaboration between him and Norwegian prosecutors. This might result in an improvement of Toska's public image (he's currently sentenced to 20+ years of prison time, after planning and executing a huge bank heist that led to the unfortunate death of a highly respected police officer.).


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Talk:Kids TV star Lunar Jim to tour malls in Canada

Do articles based on press releases count as original? -- Zanimum 15:55, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
 * i don't think so.

 * I feel that article as an advert. Not realy a news. Jacques Divol 18:26, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Not really news to me either. Jason Safoutin 19:25, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Agreed - I'm new to Wikinews. What's the procedure for deletion? Ben Harris-Roxas 05:15, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I've done so. Ben, you can find the criterias for speedy deletion there. Jean 12:10, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

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Heard this on the radio and decided to create article with original reporting. F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  16:01, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

 * But, the radio program was reporting it. So what about it is original? --  Zanimum 16:13, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I wrote this in my own words with information from the radio program. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  16:17, 31 August 2006 (UTC)


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Talk:Edvard Munch's The Scream and Madonna found

 * "Three men were found guilty of thieving the paintings after a trial this May."

I thought the police raid only just happened. -- Zanimum 16:05, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

There was a trail in this case which ended with a sentese in May, and there will be an apeal trail starting in February 2007. The persons that was put on trial was supposed to be the ones who did the dailight robbery, but according to evidence put forward during the trial they had delivered the paintings to an unknown third party. The group behind this case might be connected to the persons behind the NOKAS robbery in Stavanger Norway (I am not citing any sources as I take all this information from head) -- Skippern @ Wikipedia 21:45, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

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The image shown is another version of the painting and NOT the stolen one... (The stolen one is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:The_Scream2.jpg)

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Portuguese troops leave for Lebanon in October

August 31, 2006

Portugal's Superior Council of National Defence (CSDN) decided Wednesday the composition of the countries' participation in the (UNIFIL).

The decision reached by the Superior Council of National Defence yesterday evening will be to send a with 140 troops as part of its participation in UN's peacekeeping force in Lebanon.

At the end of the Council's meeting CSDN's spokesman, General Goulão de Melo told the journalists that the Portuguese contingent would participate in the "reconstruction of the infrastructures destroyed during the war", adding that the duration of the mission will be established in agreement with the UN's established calendar.

Portugal's Defense Minister said Wednesday night, during a news conference that the Company, based in, near , will be deployed on October 14, integrating this way what the Minister considers UNIFIL' third generation forces.

"They will be on the ground but they are not a fighting force; they will be working on reconstruction so the risk they face is moderate", Teixeira said.

This confirms what already was foreseen by defence specialists, due the fact that Portugal doesn't have any adequate means available for the Lebanese Theater of Operations, and since countries like Germany and the Netherlands already confirmed the possibility of sending warships, a Portuguese offer of a frigate to patrol the Lebanese coast would become redundant.

Also at the meeting held by the CSDN the reduction of the Portuguese participation in international peacekeeping missions was approved. The Defense Minister responded by saying that Portugal already has manifested the interest in reducing its participation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Also the reduction of the currently in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is scheduled to begin on November.

The Portuguese participation in the UNIFIL is calculated in 9.3 millions. Portugal will spend this year about 88.4 millions with all its international missions in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East Timor, and.


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Wikinews:Briefs/August 31, 2006

August 31, 2006

UK Ferry investigated after yacht deaths
The United Kingdom's Marine Accident Investigation Board investigators are examining the Black Box on P&O's Pride of Bilbao regarding the unexplained sinking of a 27 ft (8 m) yacht, the Ouzo, and the drowning of Rupert Saunders, Jason Downer and James Meaby in the English Channel.

Reports: Richard Armitage identified as Plame leak source
The New York Times reports that former deputy secretary of state, Richard Armitage has admitted being the initial source leaking the identity of former CIA agent Valerie Plame, citing lawyers involved in the investigaton into the affair. According to the sources, Armitage revealed the identity to columnist Robert Novak in 2003 in a "casual conversation". He is reported to have informed the FBI of his disclosure and has not been charged with revealing the identity of a covert operative.

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Space shuttle Atlantis set to launch on September 6

August 31, 2006

NASA says it will launch the space shuttle Atlantis on Wednesday, September 6, at 12:29 p.m. Countdown until launch will begin on Sunday.

NASA officials also say that the shuttle, launch pad and facilities at the space center suffered no damage from tropical depression Ernesto.

"We had no damage. Zero. Nada. We fully anticipate being ready to go as early as September 6," said Bruce Buckingham, a spokesman for NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

"There was no water intrusion in any operational areas, and so basically we came through this one unscathed," said Bill Johnson, a spokesman for NASA.

If any delay causes the shuttle not to launch on Wednesday, NASA will attempt another launch two days from Wednesday.

A bolt of lightning struck the launch pad which caused NASA to delay the shuttle launch. No damage was sustained when the bolt hit.


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Clinical study supports pollen tablets as hay fever treatment

September 1, 2006

A large clinical trial found that grass pollen tablets under the tongue (sublingual) are an effective treatment option for hay fever sufferers. The results have been published in this month's edition of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Tablets with grass pollen that dissolve quickly under the tongue may provide doctors with a better tool to fight the illness. The patient could take the pills at his own home, and after a while the symptoms may disappear completely and treatment can be ceased. Contrary to the current standard treatment, this therapy targets the immune system in such a way that it treats the cause and not just the symptoms.

634 patients from 8 countries participated in the trial. Half received Grazax® tablets (a product of ALK-Abello, Hørsholm, Denmark), the other half placebo pills. The group receiving treatment showed fewer symptoms during hay fever season and consequently cut down on their medication use. Grazax® also caused few and tolerable side effects such as itching and swelling in the mouth.

Combined with several earlier papers, these results provide a basis for ALK-Abello to apply for European approval of their drug. It has already been approved in Sweden, and the company will follow a Mutual Recognition Procedure hoping to get their product in European pharmacies by the end of 2006. The company will continue to fund further inquiries into Grazax® and will keep collaborating with scientists from several European countries.

During hay fever season, patients develop a runny nose, swelling of the mucous membranes of the nose, sneezing and teary eyes, a condition doctors call allergic rhinoconjunctivitis. The condition seems to be increasingly frequent, with approximately 10% of the population suffering from grass pollen allergy. First-line treatment includes antihistaminics (like cetirizine or Zyrtec®/Zyrlex®) and steroid sprays, but results are often disappointing.

Long term results have been demonstrated for weekly shots with pollen extracts (a procedure called desensitization), but too many visits to the doctor make the process troublesome. Also, the patient has to wait some time before leaving the doctor's office, due to the risk of developing a kind of shock state termed anaphylactic shock.


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I have some questions relating to this: --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 00:38, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Where did this idea come from, what are the objectives? E.g. where did the boilerplate text come from?
 * What's the purpose of the "Main Digest"?
 * Would it be a good idea to start Bureaux on topics, like Health and Science&Techno?

I think we should look into having some for topics. Just having locations means that there is broad topics. Kingjeff - (talk) 14:57, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

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Pilot dies as Dutch F-16 fighter jet crashes in Afghanistan

August 31, 2006 In southern Afghanistan in the province of Ghazni, the 29-year old Dutch pilot Michael Donkervoort died when his fighter jet crashed.

"The plane was flying at a great height when the accident occurred, which means it can be ruled out that the craft was shot down. We therefore assume it was an accident," said the Dutch Defense Ministry.

There has been an investigation launched into the cause of the crash, which was found by a team of rescuers from the United States.

The jet was flying with another F-16 when it crashed.


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User-generated search engine "Jatalla" launched

September 1, 2006 After its previously expected July roll-out date was delayed, Jatalla, has made available a prototype of its search engine. The new search engine appears unique in that relevance rankings are produced only by users themselves, rather than through the use of webcrawlers and page analysis algorithms.

In this way, Jatalla resembles Wikipedia, Digg, and del.icio.us as part of a growing trend of user-controlled content, collective processing, and transparency. This approach may be contrasted with that of search engines in which rankings are produced by a formula that is determined internally, as indicated in a recent court ruling.


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Super high speed internet launched in New Zealand

September 1, 2006

The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark, yesterday unveiled Kiwi Advanced Research and Education Network (KAREN). It is super high speed Internet that is capable of transmitting data with speeds of up to ten gigabits per second, 10,000 times faster than the current speed of broadband (1Mbps), and 200,000 times faster than dial-up.

The New Zealand Government put NZ$43 million ($28.1 million USD) into the Crown company: Research and Education Advanced Network of New Zealand (REANNZ) organization, responsible for the running of KAREN.

KAREN will link universities and research institutions in Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hawkes Bay, Nelson and Rotorua and then to the rest of the world via a TelstraClear fibre optic cable.

The network will allow geologists/geophysicists to access U.S. data on fault lines, 3D modellers the ability to collaborate on international mapping projects and students will be able to participate in interactive video lectures with experts, anywhere in the world.

The technology so far is limited to just universities and research institutions but Minister for Education Steve Maharey said: "The network will be extended over time to include other institutions, including schools, libraries and museums." It is also limited to just one university in the South Island, it is located in the HIT Lab NZ at the University of Canterbury.

Clark said: "The link is crucial in order to attract and retain scientists, because it allows a greater level of real time collaboration between scientists based in New Zealand, and their colleagues around the world."

The Telecommunications' Users Association of New Zealand chief executive, Ernie Newman, said: "Karen was a 'great initiative' for the science community, and that would have wider benefits for the country."

Dr. Mark Billinhurst, HIT Lab director, said: "The network meant the country was now legitimately part of the international research community."


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Talk:Super high speed internet launched in New Zealand

"It is super high speed Internet that is capable of transmitting data with speeds of up to ten gigabytes per second, 10,000 times faster than the current spread of broadband, and 20,000 times faster than dial-up." This seems wrong. It puts broadband at 8 megabits per seconds and dial-up at 4 megabits per second. I'm not from New Zealand, so maybe they do have 8 megabit broadband, but I'm astonished to hear they have 4 megabit dial-up. TRWBW 05:25, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * It's wrong then: in New Zealand we have 3.5 megabyte per second speed and dialup in 56kbp/s. --Nzgabriel | NZ Portal | Talk 07:10, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Thats most like actually 3.5 megabits per second. Also there's 4Mbps available on Telstra but I'm not sure what the source means by the current speed of broadband - which company's current speed? --R2b2 07:50, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * So it's actuallly 10Gbps, 2,500 times faster than current broadband and 200,000 times faster than dial-up? --USKiwi 14:52, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

NZ Herald Wrong
Good to see that the NZ Herald did their fact checking - they're saying its 10 Gigabytes per second when its not - its only 10 Gigabits... Now I know why I don't take much notice of the NZ Herald :D --R2b2 07:55, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

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Why can't we have anything like that in the U.S.? Probably because the cable companies have a government-supported monopoly here.
 * We've had it for years in the U.S., it's called Internet2. There is a 10Gbps network and a 300Gbps network. Like the New Zealand system, it's used to connect research institutions. TRWBW 18:54, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


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Tropical depression Ernesto hits Carolina's coast in U.S.

September 1, 2006 Ernesto, now a tropical storm, made landfall along the coastline of the state of North Carolina near Long Beach in Brunswick County at 11:40 p.m. eastern time.

Reports say the storm was near hurricane strength when it made landfall, but officials are welcoming the rain.

"We need some rain around here - just not all at once," said Jean Evans, a worker for a convienence store in North Carolina's Holden Beach.

The threat of flooding is the main concern, said meteorologists.

"The storm system is moving quite fast, and it's bringing a lot of moisture with it. You always have flash flooding with these types of systems in the mid-Atlantic because of mountainous terrain. People really need to monitor that. You don't want to go through standing water or running water because you don't know how deep it is," said meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, Jennifer Pralgo.

Hurricane watches have been activated in from South Santee River in South Carolina to Cape Lookout in North Carolina, but all watches located south of Santee River are no longer in effect.

There is no word on any serious damage as of yet.

As the storm moved northward into Virginia, eastern portions of the state received up to as much as a foot rain. Flash flood watches were in effect there, and further up the U.S. coastline, including areas of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and central New York.


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portal talk page is used to discuss changes to the portal page, not for posting news items. news articles should be created by typing a headline in the box on the mainpage. pls read the help information above, and ensure that ur news article is adequately sourced. Doldrums 07:20, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

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only files which are going to be used in wikinews articles are supposed to be uploaded onto wikinews. anthing else will be deleted soon. Doldrums 07:41, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Please do not delete it. I may be using it in an article soon. David Brotbacher 07:51, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

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User:Adnergje

__NOINDEX__ Hello! I'm Adnergje, you can mostly find me at the Dutch Wikipedia. For all my accounts, see Meta.

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Man arrested on suspicion of family murders in Greater Manchester, England

September 1, 2006

A man has been arrested in connection with the murders of a mother and her three children. The thirty-six year-old was arrested at Heathrow Airport this morning. He was leaving an incoming flight from Bangkok, Thailand.

It is believed that the man arrested is Rahan Arshad, the husband and father of the victims. He is expected to be taken to Manchester, England for questioning later today.

The bodies of thirty-two year-old Uzma Rahan and her three children were found in their home in Cheadle Hulme in Greater Manchester on August 20. Police think the four bodies had been there for up to four weeks.

Police say they were aware that Mr. Rahan had left the country on a Thailand-bound flight about four weeks ago. After the bodies were discovered, officers wanted to trace the whereabouts of Mr. Rahan immediately.

Mrs. Rahan, eleven year-old Adam, eight year-old Abbas and six year-old Henne were found to have serious head injuries, and post-mortem tests concluded that they were beaten to death.

Three days after the bodies were discovered, a thirty-five year-old woman and a forty year-old man were arrested in connection with the deaths, but they were later released on police bail.


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Basketball: Greece beats the United States, 101-95 on semi-final

September 1, 2006

With a very tough defence and an attack of 101 points, the European Champions, Greece, beat the national team of the United States of America with a score 101-95, on the semi-final of the 2006 Fiba World Championship which took place in Saitama, Japan.

The Greek team had a very good day - especially Vassilis Spanoulis and Dimitris Diamantidis - while the zone defence organized by the Greek coach Panayiotis Giannakis blocked the NBA stars who, despite their good performance, will not take part in the final. The best player of the USA team was Denver Nuggets star, Carmello Anthony, who scored 25 points. The other semi-final of the 2006 Fiba World Championship is the game between Argentina and Spain.

Statistics (points and fouls)
Greece: Papaloukas 8, Diamantidis 12(2), Τsartsaris 3(1), Hadjivrettas 2, Vasilopoulos, Schorchianitis 12, Papadopoulos 8, Kakiouzis 13(1), Fotsis 9(1), Dikoudis 8, Spanoulis 20(3).

United States: Paul 3, Wade 22(1), Arenas, Heinrich 12(4), Bowen, Anthony 25(3), Jameson, Battier 1, James 15, Johnson 3(1), Bosh 2, Miller, Howard 10.


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Shiv Shankar Menon to take over as India's new Foreign Secretary

September 1, 2006

India's present High Commissioner to Pakistan, Shiv Shankar Menon will, with effect from 1st October, take over the post of Foreign Secretary, succeeding Shyam Saran. Saran has been designated the Special Envoy for negotiating the Indo-US nuclear deal. Menon, 57, is a 1972 batch Indian Foreign Service officer who has served in countries such as China, Israel, Austria, Japan and Sri Lanka and was an advisor in the Department of Atomic Energy during the course of his diplomatic career. He succeeded Vijay Nambiar as High Commissioner to Pakistan in 2003, and will now hold the post of Foreign Secretary for a term of three years.


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Talk:Hard shoulder gets the soft treatment on British motorways

"a reduced speed is already proven to improve journey times in busy periods as it deterrs lane hopping."

Is there a source for this statement? I don't doubt its truth, but the proof should be referred to?????

--Yaf201 10:39, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Thats why the sources are there! Its in them.. SOmeone has modified the text though os it is backed up :-D --Errant 13:14, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


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Talk:Greece beats USA 101-95 in the semifinals of the FIBA world championship in Japan

what sport does this refer to? it doesn't seem to be mentioned in the article

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Gene therapy trial for skin cancer cures two terminal patients

September 1, 2006 Results of gene therapy trials at the US National Cancer Institute, Bethesda to fight cancer published online yesterday by the scientific journal Science show some levels of success. However experts have warned that despite the promise more work is needed for this to become a viable cure.

Dr Stephen Rosenberg, who lead the research team, said "It's important to emphasize this is a highly experimental treatment that's still in the course of development."

The team treated 17 terminal skin cancer patients with modified cells from their immune systems. The technique uses genetically modified white blood cells (more specifically T cells) to attack and kill the cancer cells. Of the 17 subjects only 2 were cured of the disease (an aggressive form of skin cancer called a melanoma which is usually fatal in advanced stages). Before the treatment, which lasted 18 months, the patients were only expected to live for up to 6 months. The remaining 15 patients were not affected by the treatment.

One of the successful patients was Mark Origer (53) from Wisconsin. He has been fighting cancer since first being diagnosed in 1999. After finding out about the new trial on the internet he applied and, after interviews, was accepted along with 16 other candidates. The treatment removed Origer's melanoma and also shrunk another tumor in his liver - to the extent it could be removed surgically. Doctors confirmed he was free of the disease last week, nearly 2 years after treatment began. A second man (39) was cleared of his cancer which had spread to the lungs, liver and lymph nodes. Cancer that progresses to the lymph nodes is usually untreatable and fatal.

T cells can attack and destroy bacteria and other harmful cells like cancer cells. However cancer cells sometimes reduce the signals on their outer surface by which they are recognised, so the immune system cannot affect them. Gene therapy involves modifying some of a patients T cells to contain a new receptor. (Receptors are what enable the immune cell to identify harmful cells, like those corrupted by viruses. The new receptor is inserted with the use of a viral vector, i.e. a virus made safe to insert the receptor in the cell.

In the trial, T Cells were removed from each patient and modified in the laboratory. Patients underwent chemotherapy to kill most of their current immune system, which was replaced by the mutated cells. The modified cells successfully survived after injection into the body - making up 10% of the subject's T cell count during the first 2 months. The team is now looking for ways to enable the cells to survive longer and in greater numbers.

Experts have called this a significant technical advance but warn that more patients need testing and the technique refining before any conclusive results can be drawn. Dr Edel O'Toole, consultant dermatologist and British Skin Foundation spokesman, said: "I think that the success of this approach in two patients shows promise, however 15 patients did not respond to the treatment suggesting that further work is needed to optimise this approach for all patients, which could take many years."

Rosenberg now hopes to run a new trial with possibly stronger gene therapy treatments, he is currently awaiting FDA approval.

Gene therapy was much hyped after it's first successful application in so called "bubble boys" (patients with severe combined immunodeficiency). After follow-up, these trials were stopped when it was discovered that three of eleven patients in one trial had developed leukemia.


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Talk:User-generated search engine "Jatalla" launched

How does that quote enhance the article? Unless there is some sort of analysis somewhere in the news its pretty much just advertising :-D Im not sure this should be published yet as it is in need of copyediting --Errant 13:22, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * In fact I unpublished it, the article is slightly NPOV and sounds a little like an advert - there is no balance / criticism or anything like that. And that quote sticks with me :P --Errant 13:25, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * And no sources either! The only one is a blog with 2 lines of stuff!! Some of this might be good for shorts though. --Errant 13:33, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Counting the website itself, there are four sources for a six-sentence article (excluding the quote). Re: balance: The comparison to Google is accurate, as the one is user-based and the other is not, and comparison gives the reader a context of old vs. new. The cited court ruling is what it is. Ittybittywiki 14:45, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * No by balannce I mean is there any criticism of this scheme? I can see the obvious pitfall and IMO the reason why it will fail (leave something up to people and you will always get the worst ones skewing the results) but it would be nice to see that reported. Also there is no news source reporting the release with - for example - a quote fromn the Jatella people, which would be nice. Although I se now it is much better state thanks to fellow wikinews :D --Errant 16:32, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * By the way the comparison to google bit is good I like that :D --Errant 16:34, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


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Talk:Man arrested on suspicion of family murders in Greater Manchester, England

Headline should state where this happened!

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Add Greater Manchester category. Rayboy8 (talk) 06:05, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
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Sources: State Department official source of Plame leak

September 1, 2006

Former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage has been revealed as the original source of the information about Valerie Plame that made its way into Robert Novak's column about the Niger affair. According to sources, Armitage discussed it casually and it is not clear whether he had knowledge of her classified status.

Plame and her husband Joseph Wilson have filed a civil lawsuit alleging that the administration intentionally used the leak to retaliate against him for his criticism of the war on Iraq.

According to ABC News, when Armitage realized he was the source of the leak early on in the affair, he informed the FBI of it.


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Mario Lopez favored to win Dancing with the Stars

September 1, 2006

Mario López is favored to win the third season of American television series Dancing with the Stars, with 3:1 odds of winning, but close on his heels is actress Vivica Fox, with four-to-one odds. López is perhaps best known for his role on Saved by the Bell, and currently stars on soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. Gambling site BetBet released odds on its website recently.

Monique Coleman (High School Musical), Joey Lawrence (Blossom), and Harry Hamlin (Clash of the Titans), each with six-to-one odds. Hamlin's wife, Lisa Rinna, was a contestant in the second season of the series. Singers Willa Ford and Sara Evans each rank 8:1.

It is unknown how the firm decided the competitor's odds; none of this year's dancing has been previewed publicly, let alone for the press.

Dancing with the Stars enters its third season on September 12, at 8pm, with a two-hour season premiere. The series was a surprise hit for ABC, who added the program as a summer filler, with no large hopes for its success. Based on the British series Strictly Come Dancing, the series has been produced in 20 countries.

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 * 7:2 - Mario Lopez
 * 4:1 - Vivica Fox
 * 6:1 - Monique Coleman
 * 6:1 - Joey Lawrence
 * 6:1 - Harry Hamlin
 * 8:1 - Willa Ford
 * 8:1 - Sara Evans
 * 15:1 - Shanna Moakler
 * 15:1 - Tucker Carlson
 * 15:1 - Emmitt Smith
 * 30:1 - Jerry Springer


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Scugog flag controversy comes to an end

September 1, 2006

The Scugog flag controversy has now came to an end. The controversy began when councillor Lynn Philip Hodgson lowered the town hall flag out of respect for a fallen Canadian soldier.

Rather than an issue of patriotism, the controversy dealt with union contracts which may have specified that the raising and lowering of flags was a role reserved only for union members.

Liz Drebit, CUPE Local 1785-01 unit chairman, said she is "extremely upset by the spin that portrayed the grievance as a lack of respect for fallen Canadian soldiers". "My apologies to the Legion. Never ever did we have any intent to cause them any distress, and pain, any suffering because of this," she said.

"I thought I was doing the right thing at the time and I still think I did," Hodgson said yesterday.

"The public reaction to the lowering of the flag in a timely manner needs to be addressed," said Drebit.

The union dropped the grievance and said it was all a "misunderstanding."

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Talk:27 die from pipeline explosion in Diwaniya, Iraq

Disused? Not unused? -- Zanimum 17:23, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


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Talk:Sources: State Department official source of Plame leak

I'm not comfortable doing this unalterably, but this topic needs to be taken back to the drawing board. It's select wording, and choice pickings of info from the article make the story look much more "Bush" friendly then it really is. Not to mention it leaves out a huge, relevant chunk of the original article. Kyle Burris 17:40, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree, perhaps a renaming to: Deputy Secretary of State, Armitage, revealed as first source for Plame-gate or is that too sensationalist? Currently the title is the same as one of its sources!!! --Errant 11:32, 2 September 2006 (UTC)


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Talk:Mario Lopez favored to win Dancing with the Stars

I have returned this to a develop state, at the moment it has no Original Reporting notes and looks very much like a promotion for an online gambling site. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:09, 1 September 2006 (UTC)