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this right now looks like a candidate for Wikinews:Shorts than an article on its own. Doldrums 18:16, 6 September 2006 (UTC)


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British PM Tony Blair pressured by resignations

September 6, 2006 Demands that the British Prime Minister Tony Blair set a date for his departure as leader of the British Labour Party reached a new level today as seven government members resigned to protest his continued leadership.

Junior Minister Tom Watson and six Parliamentary Private Secretaries had previously been considered loyal Blair supporters. Wayne David, Ian Lucas, Mark Tami and David Wright, the resigning PPSs, signed a letter stating their concern that the ongoing leadership crisis would hurt Labour at next year's elections to the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and English Local Authorities. Two others, David Mole and Khalid Mahmood have also resigned as PPSs. Parliamentary Private Secretaries are Members of Parliament appointed to assist Cabinet ministers. Blair responded by calling Watson "disloyal, discourteous and wrong."

Watson told BBC News he no longer believes it is in the best interests of the country for Blair to continue as prime minister.

The resignations come in spite of a report in The Sun newspaper quoting unnamed friends of the prime minister saying he would resign as Labour leader on May 31, 2007. The report has not been confirmed by Blair or his office.

Earlier this week at least 14 MPs who were first elected in 2001 and were previously thought loyal to Blair, including Watson and the 6 PPSs, signed a confidential letter to Blair calling on him to publicly announce a date for his resignation. The letter was leaked to the press.

Conservative Leader of the Opposition David Cameron responded to the resignations by saying the government was "divided and in meltdown". Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell said that the national interest was "not being served by the continuing uncertainty over Mr Blair" and that the prime minister "should either resign or set a date."

The mounting crisis comes two weeks before the party's annual conference being held this year in Manchester.


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Israel to end Lebanon blockade

September 6, 2006

Israel's air and sea blockade of Lebanon is to end Thursday evening according to a statement issued by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. The blockade has been in place since the beginning of the Israel-Hezbollah war on July 12 and will end tomorrow at 1800 local time (1500 UTC). It continued despite the declaration of a ceasefire three weeks ago with Israel declaring the blockade necessary to prevent arms shipments to Hezbollah. International forces are to take up command positions at Lebanese seaports and airports in order to block future smuggling of arms.

German experts are to take up positions monitoring Beirut's airport on Wednesday while German naval vessels will be deployed off the Lebanese coast. There are currently over 3,000 international troops in Lebanon, a figure expected to rise to 5,000 by next week. Under UN Resolution 1701 15,000 international peacekeepers are to police the border with Israel along with approximately the same number of Lebanese government troops.

Lifting the blockade will make it easier for Lebanon to rebuild after the devastating 38 day war and allow the country to resume use of its normal trading and travel routes.

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Talk:Israel to end Lebanon blockade

The title needs a tweak: It should read "Israel to end Lebanon blockade".

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User:AlexS~enwikinews

Articles that I have written

 * 1) Studies: raw fish risky, October 16, 2007
 * 2) Fish consumption by New Yorkers has led to high blood mercury levels, July 24, 2007
 * 3) Study links breast cancer to Western diet, July 11, 2007 [Third lead]
 * 4) Study links foie gras consumption with Alzheimer's, arthritis, diabetes, other diseases, June 20, 2007
 * 5) Recent American E. coli outbreak linked to cattle, October 13, 2006
 * 6) Study reveals mercury contamination throughout US food chain, September 20, 2006
 * 7) Study: chemicals from cruciferous veggies kill cancer cells, September 17, 2006
 * 8) A fifth of American kids projected to become obese, September 16, 2006 [US lead]
 * 9) Two small studies indicate mandarin oranges may lower risk of liver cancer, September 13, 2006
 * 10) Eight Californians seriously ill after eating live shellfish, September 9, 2006
 * 11) Experts: obesity is a bigger threat than AIDS or bird flu, September 8, 2006 [Third lead]
 * 12) American Academy of Pediatrics supports dairy for lactose intolerant children, September 6, 2006

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Welcome
Hi,

seems we both have an interest in health, I like it! Hope to collaborate with you in the (near) future!

I started here because of the lack of good health articles to put on the English wikipedia Portal:Medicine that I maintain. You can always update that section too, if you care to.

Why your interest in health? RU a physician?

grtz, --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 00:41, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Hi,

 * Thanks for the welcome. Also, I've noticed that you improved a couple of my articles. Thanks for that as well.

 * I am not a physician, just interested in health. At this point, I plan to write articles on health and nutrition. If you have ideas for collaboration, certainly let me know.

 * Cheers, --AlexS 00:52, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Portal:Disease
Hi,

I recently started Portal:Disease, which appears on top of Category:Disease. The reason was the somewhat irrelevant geographical subcategories of Portal:Health. I started some new categories like Cancer, Obesity, AIDS and infectious disease. I'm planning to make a list of old articles and asking an admin to categorise them. Meanwhile, please add these new categories to any articles you write! It'll put them on the portal automatically.

Cheers, --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 17:56, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

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President Bush admits secret CIA detention centres

September 6, 2006 President Bush today confirmed that the CIA has held up to 100 terrorism suspects in secret overseas prisons. Speaking in a televised announcement, he said the CIA no longer held any prisoners and was disclosing information on the men's detention because the interrogation was complete. 14 of the men have been moved from CIA custody to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, is thought to be among 14 suspects moved, including Ramzi Binalshibh and Abu Zubaydah.

President Bush said that the CIA interrogations had been vital in tracking down and capturing further suspects; such as Mohammed. He denied that the men were tortured: "The US does not torture. I have not authorised it and I will not." Despite the frank disclosure the President would not confirm exactly where the secret prisons had been located, although last year The Washington Post reported on the possible existence of detention centers in Eastern Europe causing deep concern in the EU. The European Parliament also protested against so called 'rendition' flights across Europe to transport prisoners to the secret centers.

The announcement comes a month after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the use of military commissions to try detainees was illegal. The president's proposal will help lay the groundwork for congressional legislation proposals, that if approved, would establish a legal basis for allowing military tribunal hearings of some prisoners held in the Cuban base. Mr Bush, speaking alongside family members of 9/11 victims, said it was now up to Congress to authorize the commissions so that, "the men our intelligence officials believe orchestrated the deaths of nearly 3,000 Americans on September 11, 2001, can face justice." The new policy is more like a military tribunal than the previous proposals.

The president said he would submit the legislation today for consideration. It is reportedly causing controversy on Capitol Hill leaving Bush facing a potential rebellion from his own party, something he will be keen to avoid with his mid-term elections approaching. A spokesman for the Senate subcommittee that will consider the bill said there were "some sticking points with the administration" over the exact content.

A major part of the bill marks a role reversal by the Pentagon; previously the administration had argued that many of the detainees were "illegal combatants" and so not subject to the Geneva convention. The military commissions will now cover all Guantanamo Bay suspects with the convention, which, among other things, expressly forbids the use of torture. The president said that the bill would also ensure that individual US soldiers could not be sued by detainees in US courts.

The announcements coincide with a renewed focus on terrorism by Bush's Republican administration and comes as the party faces a tough mid-term election later this year.

The president concluded that the interrogation program had helped to prevent terrorism in America: "Were it not for this program, our intelligence community believes that al Qaeda and its allies would have succeeded in launching another attack against the American homeland. By giving us information about terrorist plans we could not get anywhere else, this program has saved innocent lives."


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User:Alixafar

Ali Zafar Leghari A Sindhi from Sindh

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Four more members of the Bali Nine to face death penalty

September 7, 2006

An additional four members of the Bali Nine, convicted of smuggling heroin into Indonesia will face the death penalty. In all, six of the drug smugglers are sentenced to death by firing squad. The Bali Nine is the name given to nine Australian citizens arrested in Indonesia in early 2005.

Zarof Ricar from Jakarta's Supreme Court has confirmed that the previous 20 year sentences given to Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen, Si Yi Chen, Matthew Norman and Scott Rush had been changed to death by firing squad after an appeal by prosecutors. Bali Nine members Andrew Chan and Myran Sukumaran had previous been the only members of the group to be given the death penalty.

Ricar's confirmation ends a day of speculation about the fate of the men. The Australian government is still seeking official confirmation about the decision, believed to have been made on August 16.

Relatives of the Bali Nine have again attacked the Australian Federal Police for passing intelligence to Indonesian officials which led to their arrest. Australian Justice Minister Chris Ellison denies any inappropriate actions by the AFP and says authorities merely cooperated with Indonesia.

Macquarie National News's Indonesian correspondent Sujadi Siswo said it was not unusual for Supreme Court decisions to be kept secret in Indonesia.

"It's not the procedure for the Supreme Court to make public their results, so what's happened is one of the lawyers of the defendants has informed the media," he said.


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American Academy of Pediatrics supports dairy for lactose intolerant children

September 6, 2006

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), in the September 2006 issue of its journal Pediatrics, supports the use of dairy by lactose intolerant children.

Dr. Melvin B. Heyman, author of the article, says that just because a child is lactose intolerant, does not mean that they should avoid dairy altogether. Many lactose intolerant people can consume small amounts of dairy.

Heyman says that dairy consumption is important, especially for children, because of its high calcium content. The calcium is, in turn, important for stengthening growing bones. "If dairy products are eliminated," the article says, "other dietary sources of calcium or calcium supplements need to be provided."

Lactose intolerance
Lactose intolerance is a condition, present in the majority of human population above the age of infancy, due to which the body cannot tolerate lactose, a sugar present in milk and other dairy products. Lactose intolerance causes a range of unpleasant abdominal symptoms, including stomach cramps, bloating, flatulence and diarrhea.

As lactose intolerance is inherent, its prevalence varies by ethnic group. For example, while only 12% of American Caucasians have it, its prevalence is 75% among African Americans, 93% among Chinese, 60%-80% among Ashkenazi Jews,and 100% among American Indians. Many people do not realize that they have this condition simply because they have eaten dairy all their lives and view the symptoms of lactose intolerance as "normal".

Opposing views
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) has long stated that the risks of consuming dairy far outweigh the benefits. According to PRCM's fact sheet, called "Parents' Guide to Building Better Bones", there are many healthy ways of getting enough calcium and promoting bone health. Many foods contain calcium, not just dairy. Also, it is important to consider the amount of calcium absorbed, not just the amount of calcium present in a food. For example, more than three times as much calcium is absorbed from one serving of Total Plus cereal as from one serving of 2% milk.

PCRM promotes a strictly vegetarian diet. Despite its name, it claims only 5 percent of its members as physicians. PCRM has also been accused of having links with animal rights "extremists", in particular Jerry Vlasak, a former PCRM spokesman who called for the murder of scientists who use animals in research.

Supporting view
The report in News-Medical.Net says that Ann Marie Krautheim, with the National Dairy Council, a dairy lobbying group, says

This last statement, however, that dairy products are superior to calcium-fortified foods, is not supported by the article in Pediatrics.


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Man I wish our politicians here in America were saying the same things about Bush.
 * trouble is they say it to no effect :D Blair wont admit when He will step aside and I doubt he ever will do - unfortunately it may come to a 'push' :( great news for my country :P --Errant 23:36, 6 September 2006 (UTC)


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Canada's Afghan mission in question

September 7, 2006

Prime Minister Stephen Harper reportedly failed to explain why Canada is fighting in Afghanistan, while the Harper government won parliamentary approval for a two-year extension of Canada's mission.

Polls show that while Canadians may oppose about their soldiers engaging in direct combat, most are immensely proud of the mission.

"This is tough slogging. Canada has one of the most difficult parts of Afghanistan. They (the troops) are engaged in a very determined effort to take the Taliban on," Foreign Affiars Minister Peter MacKay told CBC.

"I think we should stay in but we need to have a proper debate about whether this is the right course of action in the future. What is our best role in the world? Is our only security, military security?" Liberal MP Ken Dryden said.

NDP leader Jack Layton wants to pull troops out of Afghanistan, including having a debate. "The prime minister won't even use the word 'war', even though it's obvious that's what Canada has now declared. There is no exit strategy that's ever been offered and there's no comprehensive plan to achieve peace," says Mr. Layton.

Gilles Duceppe, the leader of the Bloc Quebecois, is also demanding an emergency debate on the whether Ottawa should pull its troops out of Afghanistan.

Harper and Defence Minister Gordon O'Connor issued a statement yesterday expressing their sadness and condolences over the death of Pte. Mark Anthony Graham, who was killed in a friendly fire incident by an American plane.

"His sacrifice, the ultimate sacrifice, will have helped the local displaced population to return home and be free from the shadow of the Taliban," Harper's statement read.

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Talk:Canada's Afghan mission in question

Help needed
It is not even remotely clear what news is in this article. The title implies that there is some political or legal event or series of events that has a good chance of resulting in a Canadian withdrawl from the Afgahn mission. But when one reads the aritcle, it doesn;t contain any information to that effect. Is there some pending legislation or execuative move that is imminant that will require the withdrawl from Afgahnistan? What is this article about? Is it that some feel the Prime Minister can't articulate very well why Canada is there? What is the relevance of mentioning the Canadian radio show? The headline makes a substantial implication that the body of the article doesn't come close to backing up.
 * How about a title change? F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  00:08, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
 * There is no news here. From reading the source, "Susan Delacourt" of the Toronto Star didn't like the PM's radio address, and published what is really editorial opinion in the form of a news article. It's POV, not relevant, and not newsworthy. TRWBW 01:12, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Yup agreed, looks like an opinion piece.


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Talk:American Academy of Pediatrics supports dairy for lactose intolerant children

PCRM
I had never heard of PCRM before, but from what I could track down on the internet, the line "for medical reasons" seems unsupported, or at the very least controversial. Their name includes "Physicians", but it appears their membership is 90 percent or more non-physicians. The web consensus appears to me to be that they are a pro-vegan diet organisation, with close ties to PETA, who opposes eating animal products for ethical, not medical, reasons. If we include their statement, I think they should be identified clearly as a vegan, non-physician group that opposes all milk (and egg, and meat) consumption for everyone, lactose intolerant or not, and they have ties with PETA. TRWBW 02:59, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

 * "for medical reasons": I link to their article in sources, which explains the medical reasons, and gives citations from medical journals.
 * membership: While their membership is majority non-physician, my understanding is that their recommendations, stands on issues, etc, are formulated by physicians.
 * pro-vegan: The article states that they are "an organization that promotes a strictly vegetarian diet". "Strictly vegetarian" means no animal consumption.
 * What do you think? --AlexS 10:35, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I think their name "Physicians Committee ..." implies that they are a committee of physicians, which they are not. To not point that out would be misleading.
 * That their argument is based on "medical reasons" is a claim they make, not a fact, and should be presented as such -- especially since it is controversial.
 * I don't know the best way to put it, since saying "they claim for medical reasons" and putting a parenthetical "(not actually a committee of physicans)" after their name is a little harsh. But as it is the article states and implies things about the PCRM that are either POV or just false.
 * TRWBW 11:08, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Well, if you can clarify the issue, by all means, go ahead. I have just rephrased it to make it clearer. --AlexS 12:33, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I took another crack at it. I've stuck to information from wikipedia, so if there is any inaccuracy, it's wikipedia's fault ;). TRWBW 13:16, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

I rephrased it. Made the flow a bit better (first what they say, then more about them). On their associations, Vlasak is in (he was their spokesman), Jonas is out (he cosigned some petition with them). --AlexS 13:56, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, that organisation is better, and the exclusion of Jonas is reasonable. This version lets people know that there is a controversy over the bias of the PCRM that they may want to look into on their own, so it gets the job done. TRWBW 14:09, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Needs citations
Where's the citation for the map colored by 'incidence' of lactose intolerance.NamfFohyr 04:51, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Its from the WP article - sources are there... --Errant 08:34, 7 September 2006 (UTC)


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Talk:President Bush admits secret CIA detention centres

So then, the title is he admits secret detention centers? It isn't that he moved the detainees to Gitmo? That seems to be the main info of the aritcle. Bad title choice.

nice work
perhpas a li'l word about protests by the UN committee against torture (May, sourced, Reuters) and Amnesty International, HRW. they've expended much effort on this. Doldrums 03:32, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Ill look at adding it in :D --Errant 08:35, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

"renewed crackdown on terrorism"
what's that? did i miss something or is it a reference to the renewed PR offensive regarding the War on Error Terror? Doldrums 10:31, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
 * well it is a reference to that I suppose. With the mid-terms coming up Bush is trying to publicise Trrorism again as that is what keeps his position (fairly) strong. All 3 sources hint to this and 1 explicitly mentions a renewed effort to stamp on terrorsim (thats not a literal quote!) --Errant 10:34, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
 * if it is a reference ot the PR thing, then it really should be called that in the article. the sentence, as it stands, would be plainly false - there is no renewed crackdown. Doldrums 10:54, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok point taken, changed to 'focus on terrorism' which is what the sources use :D --Errant 11:00, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
 * thanks. i could've done the changes myself, but this was easier. :) Doldrums 11:04, 7 September 2006 (UTC)


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Wikinews:Admin action alerts/Neutralizer

Neutralizer Banned
I have banned Neutralizer from Wikinews for exhausting the community's patience: his block log shows evidence that he has been blocked and he has to be re-blocked because initial blocks don't send the message. His recent personal attack was the final straw that convinced me to ban him. If you wish to contest this ban, please at least alert me so I'm not surprised. —     23:51, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
 * After looking at his block log and looking at the attack he made, I agree that my patience is exhausted with him. I support his indefinate ban. Jason Safoutin 00:24, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Bawolff sees a horde of Neut socks coming to wikinews. I have no strong objections. He has done this to himself. There have been previous attempts to block him for a long time (thats about as strong a warning you can give), I think he should have been able to figure out what he's been doing wrong by now. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 03:29, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Neut is Neut, and has been around Wikinews in one form or another since its inception, and probably always will be regardless of any action taken by the community. Personally, I respect the contributor's opinions, even when I disagree. But more importantly, the faults if they exist, are not in the motives. -Edbrown05 03:54, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I generally respect Neutralizer's somewhat unique opinions. However, I think that a community must not allow abuse; this was definitely abuse.  I support this indefinite ban.  -- IlyaHaykinson 07:56, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * For the Record: I agree with the ban and now await a sockpuppet army. --+Deprifry+ 08:02, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * First and foremost, let me state that I do not see why (only) Neutralizer's (definitely immature) personal attack has been termed abuse, when we are confronted with abuse of a far more serious nature- misuse of sysop privileges. Amgine made the error of blocking a user (Neutralizer) with whom he (Amgine) was involved in a dispute. Such Administrative actions (whatever the suggested justification may be) constitute a breach of policy so serious that one really has to wonder why no action was taken against Amgine. Of course I am not suggesting that Amgine (a valuable, trusted contributor) did what he did with malicious intent but that does not mean that he should not be reprimanded. I, personally, respect Neutralizer's opinions and his efforts to make articles more neutral. A short block, for the personal attack (which was probably made in sheer anger and should not be taken overly seriously) would definitely be warranted, but a ban would be a loss to the neutrality of the project. PVJ(Talk)[[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 08:53, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * By the way, wouldn't it be worse for the project if we (Administrators) have to spend our time combatting an "army" of (rather peeved) "Neutpuppets", instead of writing articles? PVJ(Talk)[[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 11:51, 1 September 2006 (UTC) It has been confirmed that Neutralizer is not, at present, using sockpuppets to circumvent his block. PVJ(Talk)[[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 15:02, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Neut has a habit of editing from Anon IP's. He does not need socks when he can edit from different IP's. Jason Safoutin 20:10, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I am aware of this ban, and it does not invoke any feelings of sympathy. --Brian McNeil / talk 11:57, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

 * 4 points;
 * This should be handled through Wikinews Arbcom if you have one or DR. This is a wiki and it would be dangerous precedent to ban a non-vandal.
 * 2 editors refer to his incrminating "block log" but provide no link to it. My search of the general block log shows little block activity against him other than a few dubious ones by Amgine; Please do not refer to "evidence" which is not available to the community.
 * there have been numerous erroneous allegations in the past week of Neutrallizer using sockpuppets and/or intending to do so; these allegations are not helpful.
 * My rough check of artcle edit contributions shows that Neutralizer has contributed more to articles in the past month than the total of all the editors who support a permanent ban.
 * I hope more of the cimmunity will come forward to insist that if this Neutralizer editor is to be banned that he be given the right of due process through your Arbcom/DR; to do otherwise indicates that there is not any real justification for a ban and is being done in an arbitrary and out of process manner which would be an extremely serious breech of wiki policy and the antithesis of wiki philosophy. 70.29.105.230 16:32, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * DR as in Deletion Requests? What does that have to do with this? By the way, the block log is here: . Anyways, this comment was against my wikibreak, I'll be going. Goodbye. —     17:31, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * DR ussually means disspute resolution on other wikis. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 19:35, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * WN:LAWYER from a Toronto IP? -  Amgine | m 15:13, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * The IP 209.18.49.14 can be traced to Schencksville, in the U.S 65.78.87.120 is an RCN (if I recall correctly, the same ISP used by MyName) from Verndon in Virginia. None of the two, obviously, are from Canada. PVJ(Talk)[[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 16:19, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I believe he meant 70.29.105.230, which makes the "Lawyerish" points and originates from Toronto, an area that has some significance to a certain member. --66.227.194.89 02:43, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

I'm willing to unban Neutralizer
That's right. Good ol' James is flip-flopping on an issue. However, we don't have to lock out a person who has made positive contributions if we can get him to clean up his act. Specifically, I'd want to let him back in on a strict parole, the terms of which I have to come up. I'd like y'all to help. Now, let me listen to this nice song. —     18:52, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Thats fine by me. (I'm pretty indifferent to neut and his blocks at this point). Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 19:37, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I am not sure if I agree to unbanning him. He did this to himself and has refused to straighten up. He has been warned many many times, countless times, he has been blocked even more countless times. I do not see him improving. He has shown no signs to anyone in the community that he is willing to work with other users and has shown no signs of cooperating with anyone. If he is unbanned, it would have to be a very strict "parole" to which would have to be followed. Jason Safoutin 20:08, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * He has on ocassion coroporated with people, and generally behaved nicely, but they didn't last long (for example, after Dispute_resolution/Users_Neutralizer_and_Amgine he was good for a while). Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 20:13, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Thats the point. He will be good for a bit but he has always gone back to his ways. Jason Safoutin 20:14, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't see the point to unblocking, unless it is to group potentially derogatory edits under a single username. I've had to remove neutralizer-isms from articles I've been archiving, and the "insurgents are innocent until their cause overturns commonsense and quashes the convictions" crap is gettting old. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:28, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

The proposed terms of parole: Neutralizer will be required to have a positive effect on the community. He is limited to one revert per day per article. Other than that, all the normal rules will be in effect, only after a warning he will get a six month ban for violating parole. May seem strict, but unlike an indefinite ban he will be allowed to edit. Any confirmed evasions of the ban will make his ban counter reset. If he is consistently violating parole, he can be indefinitely banned follow consensus. —     00:28, 2 September 2006 (UTC) Addendum - Neutralizer will not be allowed to directly edit articles relating to the United States (aside from minor things like grammar), however he is free to make suggestions on the talk page. Please discuss this proposed parole. —     00:40, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Discussion of the terms
Here it is in a nice neat form: Neutralizer shall:
 * Limit himself to one revert per day per article
 * Not edit disputed articles (however, he is welcome to make suggestions on the talk page)
 * Follow any other applicable rules

If he violates any single part of this parole, he gets
 * 1) First time offense: Warning
 * 2) Second time offense: Six month ban

If he evades his ban, then the six-month ban starts all over again.

 * I support this (would have gone with 3 month, but six fine). bawolff 01:01, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I support this, but given his history of not following rules and or warnings, I say six is generous. Jason Safoutin 01:04, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I see very little point in this. He has been given dozens of chances to change his behaviour and has promised to do so numerous times. This has all however been pointless because a few week later he reverts back to his old behaviour, gets reblocked, makes new promises and we start all over again. Enough is enough.--Cspurrier 01:15, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I completely oppose this. More time has been spent dealing with Neutralizer one way or another than it would take to write a week worth of stories. Again, I think that I like the diversity that the user brings with his opinions. But there is a better way to bring them than with constant disruption, drama, and insults.  Please keep this user permanently banned. -- IlyaHaykinson 03:06, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Specifically stating that he should not edit "United States" articles seems a bit POV, ambigious. The condition should be changed to Shall not edit disputed articles (i.e any article that has been tagged as such). If he does agree to this proposal, I would suggest we record the terms so as to avoid any misinterpretation of them later. I feel, however, that arbitration would be the right avenue to explore in oder to get a lasting solution to this issue. PVJ(Talk)[[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 06:40, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * His issues arise when editing United States articles or articles having to do with the US. Jason Safoutin 19:44, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

 * So are you saying you approve of the parole (your revision of it, anyways) or not? —     07:30, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I do support the parole proposal, but do agree with the concerns expressed by other users regarding the fact that such deals do not seem to be very effective. A more concrete step to resolve this issue would be, in my opinion, an Arbitration case. PVJ(Talk)[[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 08:13, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Perhaps this can be a temporary solution in lieu of indefinite ban until said ArbCom case comes to fruition? —     08:15, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Neut's got a problem with Amgine, not really with Wikinews. How would you like it if another's hosted website, JournoWiki, kept your name, Neutralizer, up as a listed contributor -> for a month's length of time <- after Neut directly asked Amgine to remove his name as being false name-inclusion on the list of contributors/participants on that site, and also opposed here on this wiki the linkage/existance/presence/mention of that site. For a month Amgine didn't respond to Neut's request. Neutralizer doesn't have a problem with Wikinews. I don't think Wikinews has a problem with the 'zingers' Neut throws at it. -Edbrown05 08:52, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I have a problem with other people having a problem with other users of wikinews. Also Neut does not have the right to disapear on wikinews either (privacy policy Although you could make it less obvious you were here) Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 09:04, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * ArbCom is generally the kind of two-party not-exactly-everyone thing. In fact, it's like Dispute Resolution, only it's a binding decision. But anyways, do you support the parole? The current alternative is keeping Neutralizer's ban instated. —     08:58, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * This is going to make an intreasting (arbcom) election (as everyone will proably have this on there mind when they vote) Maybe Us could be changed to Directly dealing with the United States Government (possibly as well as US). that seems a lot less ambiguous then happy influence. The difference between this and other times is this would be recorded, and after the 6 month block, it would still be in affect. (Note I'm not saying that this shouldn't go to arbcom, just arbcom should intervene at neut's request only, if the comunity can come up with its own solution. we should always use the least amount of beuracracy, and unnecessary representation as possible IMHO). user:Bawolff
 * I agree that a parole will be viable as a temporary solution. However, the dispute between Amgine and Neutralizer (regarding the Journowiki thing) seems to be unrelated to Wikinews, aside from the fact that the two (presumably) first met here. We could however look into Neutralizer's request (assuming it has not been granted) as to no links to Journowiki being added to Wikinews. I would certainly appreciate some input from Amgine on this aspect. As for the "US Government" thing, "disputed articles" will be more comprehensive (that would cover everything from Iran to Israel). As for ArbCom elections, haven't they already been conducted? PVJ(Talk)[[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 09:08, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * half of the arbitrators terms are coming due (Arbitration_Committee/September_Elections_2006). Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 09:29, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Neutralizer Unbanned
The parole is now in effect. Neutralizer has been unbanned and informed of the requirements. —     09:17, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Should we put the little orange thingy on his userpage(not talk)? (to remind him?)Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 09:31, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * That's a good idea. —     09:33, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * (Sigh) Oh well. irid:t 04:35, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I appreciate the thought and time taken with this and I will make it work this time for sure. I plan to cut back on my edits dramatically and be much more thoughtful in my edits as both steps should help me reduce the level of emotional intensity I often feel with the articles. Thanks again and I won't let down those of you who supported this "parole" approach. Neutralizer 14:45, 3 September 2006 (UTC)


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New Zealand state house worth $2 million

September 7, 2006

A state house, owned by Housing New Zealand, in Glen Innes, Auckland is worth NZ$2 million, the most expensive state house in New Zealand. There were also three other houses in Auckland worth more than 1.4 million.

Altogether there were 104 houses that were worth more than $700,000. Other high priced houses includes: A Lower Hutt house at $580,000, a Christchurch house at $690,000 and an Invercargill house at $520,000.

The high price of the $2 million house is mostly because of the land where it is situated.

Phil Heatley, National Member of Parliament and National's housing spokesman, said: "The properties should be sold to find homes for more than 11,000 families on Housing NZ's waiting list. In Auckland alone, the minister could trade the top four state houses, worth $6.3 million, and buy 16 state houses at average Auckland prices."

Since 2002 Labour has either sold or disposed of 1,200 state houses, according to Heatley.

Chris Carter told Parliament yesterday: "The tenants of the $2 million home have been there for eight years. That speaks volumes about the urgency this Minister attaches to the growing waiting list."

"National wants to see a tougher line taken with those who repeatedly vandalise HNZ properties and we want to put an end to the situation where households earning more than $100,000 continue to qualify for state homes," Heatly said.


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User talk:Alixafar

Welcome
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Sindh strike article
First off, we really appreciate your contribution.

But sometimes users submit an article from somewhere else, not realizing that Wikinews cannot keep copy-and-paste versions of articles which are published elsewhere under a restrictive copyright. An article created in this way is a copyright violation, and Wikinews policy is to erase these even if they are excellent article ideas.

A better way to get an article on an exciting subject published here is to write an original article following the guidelines described in writing an article, or to write a brief explanation of the subject and include the url address of articles or websites to use as sources.

Thanks again! Doldrums 11:23, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

 * please do not publish articles which are copyright violations. write articles in your own words, do not copy paragraphs from sources, making use of information in the sources. repeated publication of copyright violations will get you blocked from editing wikinews. please do not let this happen. Doldrums 18:56, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

sindh flood image
hi, u've uploaded this image Sindh rain.jpg but have not provided any source or licensing information. this information is needed to ensure that images on wikinews are not copyright infringements. note that an image taken from another news website can almost never be used on wikinews. images without licensing and source information will end up getting deleted. so pls add this information to the image (just click "Edit this page" on the image page and enter the details of where u got this image and what license is it being released in). if u need any help with this, more information is available at Fair use and Image use policy, and of course, u can always ask me or other wikinews editors for assistance. please do add this information as soon as possible. Doldrums 03:43, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

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Ali Izhar Life is so good, but with sorrows.

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Germany, India sign defence accord

September 7, 2006

A defence and security agreement was signed in Berlin today by India and Germany, heralding a new era of cooperation between the two nations. India's Defence Minister Prnab Mukherjee and his German counterpart Franz Josef Jung signed the deal after a meeting at Defence Ministry. The two countries agreed to training and exchanging senior personnel, as well as to the formation of a joint committee to hold annual meetings in either nation.

The two ministers also exchanged views on combatting international terrorism, described by Mukherjee as "the biggest threat to peace and stability". He also stated that the aim of the agreement was to "expand relations from the level of a buyer-and-seller relationship to that of co-production and the transfer of technology". On his part, Jung spoke about the cooperation between German and Indian forces during UN peacekeeping missions, such as the effort to monitor elections in Congo. He also said that the two countries would, most likely, be involved in overseeing the truce between Israel and the Hezbollah.

Mukherjee had, on Tuesday, visited France, where he had talks with his counterpart in that country Michele Alliot-Marie, about increasing Indo-French defence cooperation. He also met the German Ecomonic Minister Michael Glos and visited a cemetery in Zehrensdorf to pay homage to Indian soldiers killed in action in World War I. Mukeherjee will conclude his trip on Friday.

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User talk:Rahulmadhu

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Six Apart acquires Rojo

September 7, 2006

Six Apart, the owners of the blogging software Movable Type and TypePad, have acquired the RSS reader Rojo, for an undisclosed amount, rumoured to be less than US$5,000,000.

Six Apart does not plan to continue development of Rojo, and "intends to sell a majority interest in Rojo's newsreader services in the coming months", making them a minority stockholder. Rojo founder and CEO Chris Alden and CTO Aaron Emigh will join Six Apart's executive team.

Rojo was founded in June 2003, and launched in October 2004. Rojo had a promising start and its userbase is still growing gradually. But the feed reader market is dominated by Ask.com's Bloglines and NewsGator.

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User talk:64.94.198.253

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Blair will quit as British PM within a year

September 7, 2006

British Prime Minister Tony Blair bowed to pressure from within his own Labour Party today by publicly confirming he will resign within a year. "I would have preferred to do this in my own way," said Blair who added "the next party conference in the next couple of weeks will be my last party conference as party leader." However, he refused to name the specific date of his resignation, "The precise timetable has to be left to me and has to be done in the proper way," Blair insisted. "I'm not going to set a precise date now. I don't think that's right. I will do that at a future date, and I will do that in the interests of the country."

He apologised for the party's conduct this week saying it "has not been our finest hour, to be frank".

Demands that Blair announce his resignation plans have mounted over the past few months particularly over concerns about the Prime Minister's strong support for Israel during the Israel-Hezbollah war, the perception that he is a loyal follower of United States President George W. Bush and a precipitous slide in Labor's support in public opinion polls where the party is now at a 16 year low.

Yesterday, eight Labour MPs resigned from their junior government positions over Blair's refusal to announce his retirement. They had previously been considered staunch Blairites. The British press reports of a shouting match yesterday between Blair and his likeliest successor, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown over the handover date.

"I want to make it absolutely clear today that when I met the prime minister yesterday, I said to him, as I have said on many occasions to him and I repeat today, that it is for him to make the decision," Brown said.

"I said also to him, and I make clear again today, that I will support him in the decisions he makes, that this cannot and should not be about private arrangements but what is in the best interests of our party and, most of all, the best interests of our country."

Despite Blair's announcement, several MPs expressed their dissatisfaction at his refusal to name a precise date and demanded that he leave sooner rather than later.

Manchester Blakeley MP Graham Stringer told the BBC if Blair "thought it was going to take the politics out of the next nine months that simply is not going to happen".

MP Doug Henderson said "It doesn't seem to me that the public knows any more about the PM's retirement plans. People keep saying to me that the Labour party must have a clear direction forward with clear priorities and a new leader before the May 2007 (regional) elections."

The eight MPs who resigned as junior ministers or parliamentary secretaries, Wednesday, expressed a concern in their resignation letter that Blair needed to go soon in order not to harm the party's prospects in next May's elections to the Scottish parliament, Welsh assembly and English local authorities.

Blair became Prime Minister in 1997 when Labour defeated the Conservative government of John Major. He has led the party to three majority victories and promised before the last election that his third term would be his last.


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17 terrorism suspects arrested in Belgium

September 7, 2006 Following a two-year investigation into far right political activists, the lead suspect of which was a member of the Belgian military, police have made a series of arrests at barracks, soldiers' homes and civilians' homes across Belgium. Those arrested are suspected of plotting terrorist attacks to disrupt the country.

During the raids, police found home-made bombs, large quantities of ammunition, firearms, detonators and other equipment, along with Nazi symbols and extremist literature. Belgium's federal prosecutors' office has said that those arrested are "soldiers and people with an extreme-right ideology who clearly express themselves through racism, xenophobia, Holocaust denial, anti-Semitism and neo-Nazism". The prime suspect is a member of a Flemish splinter group of Blood and Honour, a militant neo-Nazi network.

Of the 17 arrested, 10 were within the military, and they had been stockpiling "a slew of weapons". The alleged leader is thought to have recruited like-minded fellows since 2004 and to have organised paramilitary trainings, survival weekends and firearms practice for them. Some of the trainings took place on army grounds, without the knowledge of the General Staff. The federal prosecuter said the arrests were set off by an increase in the group's weapons traffic. Police also say they have evidence that the faction was in touch with a similar group in the Netherlands. No plans for a specific attack were uncovered, but detectives say there was a model letter to claim attacks.

The arrests were part of a coordinated campaign and involved raids with over 100 police officers on 18 private addresses plus 5 military locations.


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US talk show: Daily Guinness attempts to return on talk show Live with Regis and Kelly

September 7, 2006

The week of 12-15 September, American talk show Live with Regis and Kelly will play host to various attempts to set world records, for Guinness World Records. Announced are attempts involving cartwheels, pirouettes and tango spins, and cutting apples with a sword.

Today the show previewed the week, with a man who set the record for most ice cream eaten in 30 seconds, 12.5 oz.

Last year, Canadian Suresh Joachim set the record for longest continuous time watching television, 69 hours, 48 minutes. Joachim chose to only watch ABC the entire time. Another successful attempt was most watermelons broken by one's head in one minute. Both were nominated for Relly Awards, a sell-congratulatory honour that series producers award guests and the show's hosts, to make up for a lack of Emmy wins.

Co-host Regis Philbin was named a Guinness Record holder himself two seasons ago. Philbin has been broadcast on-camera more hours than any other television personality. Philbin's television experience goes back to the late-1960s as the sidekick to Joey Bishop, then continued with a short-lived series with Mary Hart, then the long-running Live, with co-hosts including Kathy Lee Gifford, the popular ABC game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire, the 2005 New Year's broadcast for FOX, and NBC talent series America's Got Talent.

Live launched its new season on 4 September, after a few weeks of reruns and "best of" specials. This is Kelly Ripa's fifth season as co-host of the series, which has long past the two-decade marker.

The show features a revamped set, containing various art deco elements, and additional plasma televisions to decorate.


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Disney Adventures magazine to take on India

September 7, 2006

Indian teens who love the movie Krrish will have ample reason to celebrate. The first issue of the country's new Disney Adventures magazine will highlight the movie, Bollywood.

An international format adapted for India, the 100-page monthly publication will feature Disney and Bollywood movies, jokes, comic pages, games, tech news and reviews, fashion, and contests.

Early expectations see the magazine being offered on newsstands for Rs 40, or by subscription.

Infomedia India, who has partnered with Walt Disney India, will publish Disney Adventures. The website agencyfaqs! notes that Disney India has recently released extensive Power Rangers merchandise in the region.

The magazine first published in the United States in the early 1990s, and has seen many evolutions in its content mix. The magazine's first issue included semi-educational articles on cowboys, animation, and unexplained phenomena; the current issues on news-stands is a biannual comic issue contain brief blurbs about pop culture news. An Australian edition also is published.


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Information in the last paragraph is based on first hand research. I have the original issue of the American magazine, described; I recently went to a Great Canadian SuperStore and saw the most recent issue. -- Zanimum 18:30, 7 September 2006 (UTC)


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Mary Harney resigns as leader of the Progressive Democrats

September 7, 2006

Mary Harney, Ireland's first female Tanaiste (deputy prime minister), resigned as leader of the Progressive Democrats on September 7, 2006.

The resignation was unexpected. It was believe she would lead the party for another year.Mary Harney said, "It is my wish to allow a successor the opportunity to lead our party into the general election next year.In my judgement, this is now the right time, as we prepare for a new Dáil session and after a period of reflection over summer."

Members of her Parliamentary Party were very taken aback by her decision according to Senator John Dardis.

Nominations for the leadership will close at midday on September 18, 2006. If there are more than one nomination, an election contest will begin. All members of the Parliamentary Party can stand for the leadership. The leader is elected by an electoral college, which is compose of the Parliamentary Party, the party's Councillors and ordinary members.


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Officers and immigrants injured in Canary Isles revolt

September 7, 2006 In Fuerteventura, the Foreigner Internment Center 'La Matorral' was the scene of an incident on Tuesday evening. Five officers of the National Police sustained light injuries, as well as several immigrants. The riot started when a man tried to get a second dinner.

Only eight policemen were guarding the 1400 detained immigrants. Members of the Police Union attributed the incident to the recent increase in immigration from Africa to the Canary Isles. As a result, custody centres are overcrowded. Guards say there is a different atmosphere, since normally the centers are more tranquil and few guards are needed.


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MySpace to take on iTunes

September 7, 2006

The goliath of social networking services, MySpace, is trying to take on the goliath of legal online music download stores, iTunes. Bands will be able to sell MP3 tracks through their MySpace profiles.

Most MySpace pages for musicians currently feature streaming audio, which allows web users to listen to a small selection of up to four songs while online. The new feature, currently in development, will allow instant pay-per-downloading of the songs. The downloading has been tested on a few bands' MySpace profiles, over the last few weeks. It is expected that the service will be available to visitors in the United States by year's end.

Bands will be able to set whatever price they wish, as opposed to the flat rates of services like iTunes; an undisclosed percentage will go to MySpace/Snocap. Snocap claims they are attempting to keep costs as low as possible. Fans of the bands, called "Friends" on MySpace, will be able to add the "storefront" to their own profiles.

MySpace claims to have three million music performers registered on its site. Many of these bands are unsigned or independent, and thus don't currently sell their tracks elsewhere.

Downloaded MP3 files will be copy-protection free, which means users can keep copies on as many playing devices as they wish, unlike on most legal song download sites.

The feature will be powered by a company called Snocap. The corporation processes the songs to make sure users don't attempt to sell tracks they don't own the rights to.

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New al-Qaeda video shows Osama bin Laden meeting with 9/11 hijackers

September 7, 2006

The Qatar-based Arab news channel Al Jazeera has aired a new video which was made five or more years ago featuring Osama bin Laden meeting with two men that the FBI accuse of being September 11, 2001 hijackers, Saudi nationals Hamza el-Ramdi and Wael el-Shemari.

Wael el-Shemari was found days after 9/11, alive and well, by a BBC News investigation, which states, "he is protesting his innocence from Casablanca, Morocco." At least four other men accused of hijacking planes on September 11 have also turned up alive.

In the video, Bin Laden is seen meeting with his former lieutenant Mohammed Atef. The video also shows bin Laden meeting with Ramzi Binalshibh who is also believed to be one of the masterminds of the attacks. Atef was killed in an airstrike, by the United States in 2001 located in Afghanistan. Binalshibh has been in U.S. custody for at least four years.

The video, shows the alleged hijackers "preparing for the attacks and practising their execution" in Afghanistan according to BBC News.

It is not known how Al Jazeera got the video.


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NASA delays launch of Atlantis

September 7, 2006

NASA has delayed the launch of space shuttle Atlantis due to a "fuel cell anomaly."

"We want to fly a good mission, we want to fly a safe mission, we want to have a successful mission," said Space Shuttle Program Manager, Wayne Hale.

"We put together a huge amount of data, but it's not complete yet. We have to put all the data on the table and look at it," said deputy manager of the Orbiter Project, Ed Mango. He also stated that "we'll need more time to understand what this signature really means." The issue has never before been seen on the space shuttles.

The issue with the fuel cell was discovered by officials when NASA was preparing to fill up Atlantis's fuel tank. One cell gave a low voltage reading, while two other cells gave readings that were too high. All three of the fuel cells must be working properly in order for Atlantis to lift-off successfully.

More tests will be done on Atlantis in the next 24-hours, but so far officials have not yet decided when Atlantis will launch. The next window for launching is on Friday September 8, 2006 at 11:41 a.m.. If Atlantis does not launch on Friday, officials will try for a launch date in October.

A meeting was scheduled for 2:00 p.m. this afternoon between NASA officials, but there is no word on the conclusion of that meeting.

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Toronto International Film Festival starts tonight

September 7, 2006

The 31st annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is starting tonight. The festival, runs until Sept. 16. Hundreds of stars will be there. Including Reese Witherspoon, Brad Pitt, Russell Crowe and more.

"Even if the film isn't bought, it's just the industry [is] seeing your film, recognizing the name," festival director and CEO Piers Handling said. "Financiers, agents are all here. It's amazing the number of filmmakers who will get American agents out of being at the festival. Even a Canadian agent."

The festival has a 352-film lineup, and includes selections from 61 countries, ranging from dramas and horror movies to documentaries, independent features and short films.

"Toronto offers the widest breadth of any of the major festivals," said Tom Ortenberg, president of Lionsgate Films.

Filmmakers like Michael Moore, John Waters and John Cameron Mitchell will be among the participants of the festival's Maverick program, during which filmmakers discuss their latest works.

Winnipeg filmmaker Guy Maddin will also screen his new silent film, The Brand Upon the Brain, with accompaniment from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, two sound-effects artists, a narrator and a singer.

The world premiere of Amazing Grace, based on the story of 18th-century British abolitionist, William Wilberforce, and his campaign to end the slave trade will be shown on the last day.


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