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Soprano Beverly Sills dies at age 78

July 3, 2007

Soprano Beverly Sills, who brought opera to United States popular culture through frequent television appearances, died last night at her home in New York. She was 78. Born Belle Miriam Silverman on May 25, 1929 in Brooklyn, she was nicknamed "Bubbles", and started singing at age three, winning talent contests and singing on the radio.

She made her professional stage debut in 1945, with a touring Gilbert and Sullivan show, and in 1947, started singing opera as Frasquite in Carmen with the Philadelphia City Opera. She sang with the San Francisco Opera and the New York City Opera.

She married in 1956 to journalist and Cleveland Plain Dealer publishing heir Peter Greenough, and had two children with him. One was deaf and the other mentally retarded, so Sills curtailed her performances to care for them.

She returned to opera in 1962, with the Opera Company of Boston, and then reached her peak singing years in the mid- and late-1960s, singing with the New York City Opera.

She made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in April 1975, receiving an 18-minute ovation for her performance in The Siege of Corinth.

At the height of her popularity in the 1970s, she was a regular guest on television variety shows with Danny Kaye, Carol Burnett and The Muppet Show. She was even a guest host on Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show. For two years, she had her own weekly talk show. Sills graced magazine covers, such as Time and Newsweek, as an example of an American who conquered the European-dominated world of classical music.

After retiring from performing in 1980, Sills became the general manager of the New York City Opera. She became the chairman of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in 1994, and 2002 was appointed head of the Metropolitan Opera.

Sills had surgery for cancer in 1974, but it had been revealed last month that she was ill with an aggressive form of lung cancer, though she never smoked. She died about 9 p.m. ET yesterday at her home in Manhattan with her family and doctor at her side.

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Wikinews:Wikinews Bulletin/2007-3/Editor's note

Note From The Editor
By Thunderhead, July 3, 2007

Well, it's another week on the Wikinews circuit, and here's another issue of the Wikinews Bulletin. This week, we've had a lot of stuff going on, including the Board election, and the Nancy Benoit series of articles. Plus, we've got the Mid-year Arbitration Committee election, where I'll be the chair of the election committee.

This year, we're changing the election rules, so make sure that you read the election rules. Martinp23, Brian New Zealand and I will be enforcing them very strongly. Elections and nominations begin on July 11, 2007.

Have a great week, everyone! Thunderhead 06:44, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

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Wikinews Featured Content for This Week
By Thunderhead, July 3, 2007

This week, our editors have promoted two articles to featured status:

 * Smoke from massive warehouse fire in Buffalo, New York USA can be seen 40 miles away
 * Pope John Paul II dies

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what cabal -Edbrown05 07:03, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

pifft, I had a life once, hold on maybe I still do, until I looked at this page. -Edbrown05 07:08, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
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Sad
I went to junior high with a niece of hers. :( DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 08:04, 3 July 2007 (UTC)


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Activity on the Wikinews Blog
By Thunderhead, July 3, 2007

There were three new postings on the Wikinews blog, including "Death of Chris Benoit's wife posted on Wikipedia 14 hours prior to body being found", which had 21 comments posted to it at time of publishing, "Chris Benoit mystery Wikipedia editor confesses to Wikinews: claims 'terrible coincidence'", which had 3 comments posted to it at time of publishing, and "Fox News commits copyright infringement", which was not posted to Wikinews, because consensus was not reached to publish the article because it was considered to have a point of view not suitable for Wikinews.

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Comments:'Scooter' Libby jail sentence commuted by US President George Bush

Libby with no jail time
I never wished for Libby to a serve a little time, just a lot of time for being a dick head, I wished for him to be honest. It is something he never presented himself to be with answerable knowledge and a reputable seriousness on inquiries that he divorced and denied himself from being involved with this affair. Boo... So for that sake, he's a loser, and gets off, with Bush's pardon.

Really sad is, Judith Miller served time behind bars over all of this. Libby deserves a giant dick head award. --Edbrown05 08:14, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
 * And if you do happen to look at this granny image Libby, see where it led us. -Edbrown05 08:43, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
 * offense is offensive -08:53, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Comments from feedback form - "That stinks, he ruined her car..."
That stinks, he ruined her career...he should pay the price....$250000 is not enough! —76.117.24.246 (talk) 05:19, 27 November 2010 (UTC)


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Wikinews popularity soars as result of Wikinews investigation
By Thunderhead, July 3, 2007

This week, two articles were published which resulted in Wikinews' popularity becoming the highest in recorded history. When searching for "Wikinews" in Google News, almost 107 hits for the term were found. Wikinews was also mentioned in a special interview with Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation and Greta Van Susteren, host of FOX News' "On The Record", CNN, and FOX News' daily news reel, as well as several local sources.

Unfortunately, not every source properly attributed Wikinews, which resulted in several Wikinews administrators and users communicating with the sources, who gladly attributed us in the correct way.

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Wikinews Bulletin Shorts
By Thunderhead, July 3, 2007

 * 2007 Wikimedia Board Election has 4 days remaining, all Wikinews eligible voters are requested to vote
 * Wikinews Arbitration Committee elections begin on July 11, 2007
 * Wikinews Arbitration Committee Election Committee was created, and it includes Thunderhead, Brian New Zealand, and Martinp23.
 * New set of election rules are set by Election Committee

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User talk:Mike33

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Tony Benn discusses politics with Wikinews
This is a new interview which the creator, brianmc, is in contact with Mr. Benn. If Benn did not want an interview, he would not have accepted. Sorry but I reverted your edits. Happy editing. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 03:28, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

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Hi I am Michael West, 34 years of age from Manchester, UK

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Mass Image Deletion
By Thunderhead, July 3, 2007

This week, Wikinews administrators deleted several images as per discussion on the Admin Action Alert page. The images were deleted because they are from SXC, a free stock photography website. The license, however, requires permission to be received from the author. This was overlooked when uploading the image, and thus created a massive backlog for cross-project administrators to delete. Wikinews deleted their local copies of SXC images promptly when informed to do so.

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New Ghanaian currency introduced

July 3, 2007

New currency notes are being introduced in Ghana today. The new currency, to be called the Ghanaian cedi, replaces the previous cedi which has been in circulation since 17 February, 1967.

The Ghanaian cedi will be exchanged at 10,000 old cedis to one new Ghanaian cedi. The exchange rate against the U.S. dollar starts at GH¢0.92 to one U.S. dollar. The new ISO code for the currency is GHS, and the new symbol, GH¢.

The change, which was originally scheduled by the Bank of Ghana to start on July 1, 2007, will instead start on Tuesday July 3, as the original date is Ghana's Republic Day.

Monday, July 2, was declared a public holiday as the actual Republic Day fell on a Sunday. July 3, is thus the first day that the currency will be available to the public as banks open to the general public. This is because ATMs were shut down over the weekend so that the currencies could be checked and replaced in all of them nationwide. The old and new currencies will be used concurrently until the end of December 2007, when the old currency will cease to be legal tender.

This is the third Ghanaian cedi to be introduced in the country since 1965.

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User talk:Natsubee

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Currency
I edited it to look better so if you want to publish it go ahead :) looks good :) DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 10:29, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Welcome
hi Natsubee, Welcome to Wikinews. great to see more Africa coverage! –Doldrums(talk) 10:13, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

Ghana coverage
Natsubee, I noticed that you've taken an interest in stories about Ghana, both here and on Wikipedia. Are you from or in Ghana? At Wikinews we have very few contributors from (or writing about) West Africa, and I'm thrilled that you're contributing in this area. -- IlyaHaykinson 16:20, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Thanks for the response. In your opinion, what stands in the way of bringing more contributors directly from Ghana? In my mind there could be obstacles of outreach, access, and desire: citizens in Ghana could be unaware that a resource like Wikinews exists, they may not have ready access to the Internet (looking at statistics, Internet penetration is very low), and there may not be an acute need for a citizen journalism site.  There may be other reasons for this.  What do you think? -- IlyaHaykinson 01:48, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

 * I think you are right. The internet is growing but the penetration is very very low, compared with the west. Secondly, access is expensive even for the average middle class person. Broadband is even more rare and expensive. Internet cafés are springing up but again because of pricing, it is used more often for quick email access. Its a shame, because I have had information such as the death of Ghana's first first lady, Fathia Nkrumah deleted from Current events/deaths on Wikipedia as being not notable although I had provided sources and it was all over the internet as she is well known in Africa, while whole articles on the children of Tony Blair for example are acceptable and every single American first lady ever gets a mention of some sort. That is one of the reasons I decided to start editing here because of the intrinsic bias of Wikimedia. Second problem is that a lot of information is not online yet, so there are things I know I don't bother putting on Wikipedia as I cannot get the sources. There is going to be a dearth of information from the most of the third world unless a disaster occurs which hits western headlines or the cost of contributing to Wikipedia, Wikinews and others is within the reach of the average person there.--Natsubee 08:00, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

 * I've seen your latest Sport article, 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Ghana beat Peru in Quarter finals, it's great but please may you use the new match report template? It includes the new templates for a match report, which includes Template:Footballbox. Celticfan383 13:57, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

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User:Wesleymullins~enwikinews

Wikinews intrigues me, although I spend most of my wiki-time here.

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User talk:Wesleymullins~enwikinews

Welcome
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Benoit
We are trying to establish a timeline from when you made the discovery of the Benoit edit, and up until the anonymous user was detained by police.

We are also interested in knowing why you were blocked for bringing this incident up. We would like to answer any questions that get posted here: Wikinews talk:Story preparation/The forgotten Wikimedian: Who really broke the Benoit edit story. Also add a statement of what you know about the incident and etc etc. Let me know if you have any questions. BTW we just got this started so we do not have any questions just yet. You responded a little quicker than we anticipated :) DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 10:46, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Your account will be renamed
Hello,

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

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

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

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:39, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
 This account has been renamed as part of single-user login finalisation. If you own this account you can |log in using your previous username and password for more information. If you do not like this account's new name, you can choose your own using this form after logging in: . -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 06:40, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

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Controlled explosions take place as police enquiry into UK bombings continues

July 3, 2007 A suspicious bag has undergone a controlled explosion outside a London Underground station, as has a car outside a mosque in Glasgow, Scotland.

These police actions come in the wake of failed terror attacks involving car bombs in London and at Glasgow International Airport on 29th and 30th June.

The terror threat level in the UK remains critical, indicating that an attack could be expected imminently and high security is in evidence on mass transport routes, while the police continue their investigations. Earlier this morning, a controlled explosion took place on a suspicious package discovered outside Hammersmith Station on the London Underground system. The scare led to the closure of Hammersmith and Barons Court stations for one hour.

Two other stations, Tower Hill and East Ham, were closed in similar circumstances. All four stations have now been reopened.

Sky news reports that three controlled explosions took place on a car outside a mosque in Glasgow, in order to allow police to gain entry to it. The mosque itself is not being linked to the terror attacks.

The Muslim Council of Britain has condemned the attacks, and has urged Muslims throughout the country to assist in police investigations.

The police force is continuing its investigations throughout the country, with an open appeal to the country for vigilance in reporting anything suspicious.


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Balloonist to establish Trans-Atlantic Crossing record

July 3, 2007 left St. John's at approximately 9:30 p.m. local time on July 2, 2007 from, Newfoundland and Labrador in a small helium filed balloon in an attempt to make the Trans- crossing in the smallest balloon ever to make such a crossing. The final destination of the landing is not known and will be determined as the flight nears its end. The craft is made of light weight material with just enough space for necessary equipment and cooking implements. The basket is small and has openings in the side for Hempleman-Adams to extend his legs as he sleeps. Hempleman-Adams is hoping to make the crossing in three to four days and reach Europe by July 5 or 6th.

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I like how "Blog For Theocracy" and "Blog Against Theocracy" are used interchangeably. --SVTCobra 13:56, 3 July 2007 (UTC)


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"I fucking hate pikeys" - ''Turkish

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Talk:Sesame Street Live near the finish of its 27th season

This was meant to be a photostory, alas the photographer I found copped out on me. Information is based on the emails sent to me by the PR people. -- Zanimum 17:25, 3 July 2007 (UTC)


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User talk:Ranny619

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America's Cup: Alinghi wins

July 3, 2007

has defeated by one second in the seventh race to win the  in a close run race. The final score was five wins for Alinghi and two for Team New Zealand in the best of nine challenge.

Skipper Brad Butterworth, coincidently a New Zealander, led the Switzerland-based boat to a second straight "Auld Mug" trophy.

The race started with Team New Zealand, skippered by Dean Barker, having a slight advantage. This was soon lost to Alinghi however, ending the first mark with a seven second lead. Nearing the end of the second mark, Team New Zealand managed to overtake Alinghi to gain a 14 second lead.

However, when SUI-100 were catching up to NZL-92, Team New Zealand were penalised for port-starboard incident. Team New Zealand then lost the lead.

Coming up to the final leg of the race, Team New Zealand managed to take a 70 metre lead after the wind faded, and both yachts had dropped their spinnakers and Alinghi dropped into a hole. Team New Zealand still had to complete their 360 degree penalty turn, and did so. After completing the turn, Alinghi sailed up beside them and took the win by one second.

Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey congratulated the team, sending a telegram that read: "We Swiss find our way at sea, not just in the mountains."

Micheline Calmy-Rey, president of Switzerland, sent a telegram to the team congratulating them of their win. "We Swiss find our way at sea, not just in the mountains," referring to Switzerland being most popular for Alpine skiing.

Managing director of Team New Zealand, Grant Dalton, said, "All credit to Alinghi. They kept it close when we got past them on the first run they just kept on sailing the way they do and beat us fair and square in the end."

"It don’t think the margin today really matters. They still won it."

The New Zealand Government has announced that it is setting aside NZ$10 million to help retain key yachties. This is just under double what the government gave them after the loss in 2003.

Sports and recreation minister for New Zealand, Trevor Mallard, said, "It is the view of the government that the team should continue, that it should be based in New Zealand and that Auckland should host an America's Cup regatta again."

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Biden questions Bush's "special treatment" of "Scooter" Libby

July 3, 2007 Yesterday Wikinews reported that the prison sentence of I. Lewis 'Scooter' Libby was commuted by US President George W. Bush. Today Senator Joe Biden of Delaware, a Democratic Party hopeful for the 2008 Presidential election, has issued a statement on his blog critical of the President's actions.

Today, Tony Snow said that President Bush decided to commute Scooter Libby's 30 month prison sentence for perjury and obstruction of justice because it was 'excessive.'

Yet, last year, the Bush administration filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court in an attempt to uphold a lower court's ruling that a 33 month prison sentence for Victor Rita, who was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice, was 'reasonable.'

The questions we should all be asking ourselves today are: Why is the President flip-flopping? Why does Scooter Libby get special treatment?

Libby is the former chief of staff for U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, and was at the center of the CIA leak scandal, where the identity of former CIA agent Valerie Plame was allegedly leaked to the media by White House officials. Bush's intervention ensures that Libby will not serve jail time, however Libby must still pay a US$250,000 fine and undergo two years of probation.

Biden goes on to suggest that "George Bush's disregard for the rule of law is truly unbecoming a President. In 2000, when you ran for president, you promised to 'uphold the honor and dignity' of the office of President of the United States—we're still waiting."


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NPOV violation
This article is soliciting people to join Senator Biden's campaign to flood the White House switchboard. Blatant violation of WN:NPOV. --SVTCobra 18:22, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Agreed. Thunderhead 18:26, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

 * I think that Biden's comments are themselves news - although his position is clearly not "neutral."

 * I'd suggest removal of the "flood the Whitehouse switchboard" statement, and let the articl stand as a neutral report of Biden's statements.

 * I most certainly don't agree with Biden's tactics, as they're a waste of your country's tax money. However, this is what he said. If a candidate suggests supporter take unusual actions, that seems newsworthy to me. If we republished with his call for action, but without a phone number for the White House...? --  Zanimum 19:47, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Just a comment. 'Biden's tactics' - urging people to call the White House (or their Senator or Congressman, or a TV station or an Advertiser, etc etc) - are common in politics - on all sides - and I expect in all countries. The White House was flooded with calls from the 'other side' over the immigration debate just last week. Some call this Democracy In Action. Emperor NortonXXIII 21:49, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
 * True, but Wikinews should not take sides and encourage any kind of behavior. "The facts, just the facts". --SVTCobra 00:03, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

I have removed the NPOV as the article has been cleaned up sufficiently. Motoma 20:01, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

The source of the quotes
The quotes are from an email. (I'm on the email lists of most of the candidates, Rep., Dem., Ind.) I assumed the PDF file linked included those quotes. -- Zanimum 15:30, 9 July 2007 (UTC)


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Talk:IPhone hits US market, strong initial sales

You are not allowed to publish stories "as of" a date in the past. --SVTCobra 18:40, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Category
editprotected 'Category:Apple' should be replaced with 'Category:Apple Computer'. Van der Hoorn (talk) 22:43, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

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Standoff at Islamabad mosque claims at least 9 lives in Pakistan

July 3, 2007

Nine people, including two police, were killed, and dozens injured, in fighting earlier today outside an Islamabad mosque between armed protesters and security forces.

There is a standoff at Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) in Islamabad, Pakistan. Hard-line clerics have kidnapped alleged prostitutes and police in their efforts to impose a Taliban-style version of Islamic law in the capital.

"We ask them to surrender and lay down their arms. No action will be taken against those who do it, but if anyone displays weapons and comes out (of the mosque) he will be answered with bullets," Interior Minister Zafar Warriach said.


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User talk:67.168.139.36

Welcome
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School bus crashes during driver's examination

July 3, 2007 A woman, who was taking the road test to become a licensed school bus driver, crashed a bus into a utility pole in White Plains, New York, today. The wreck occurred on South Kensico Road between the intersections with Minevera Place and Oakley Avenue.

The Journal News reported that the accident occurred at 11:30 a.m. EDT (UTC-4) and that neither the student driver nor the examiner from the New York Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) was injured.

According to The Journal News the road was closed in both directions. Police and workers from the utility company, Con Edison, were on the scene inspecting the damage. The utility pole had snapped at the bottom and it was leaning on the bus.

Wikinews went to the crash site and found that Con Edison crews were still working to replace the pole. Nearly five hours after the crash, a new pole had been installed and the old one was being held parallel up against it. Workers were transferring the wires onto the new pole.

Kensico Road had been reopened, but only in one lane. Workers let traffic pass alternating between one direction and then the other. Ironically, the green sign that is affixed to the pole reads "DMV test site starts here."


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Hamas begins to use force to release Alan Johnston

July 3, 2007 Hamas has begun to use force to release captured BBC news reporter Alan Johnston. Hamas also plans to release ten of its soldiers who were captured on Monday.

Johnston was kidnapped in Gaza City on March 12, and has since been kept in captivity by a group calling itself The Army of Islam. Despite mounting diplomatic pressure from Hamas and the British Government, Johnston has not yet been released.

The actions by Hamas come after reports that The Army of Islam planned to capture more journalists in order to strengthen their position, bargaining for the release of Iraqi Sajeda Rishawi, imprisoned in Jordan.

Hamas' armed division is reported to have surrounded the neighbourhood of Sabra in Gaza, taking control of the suburb. The Army of Islam has threatened to kill Johnston should any rescue attempt be made using force. One civilian fatality has been reported as a result of the fighting between Hamas militants and The Army of Islam.

However, a spokesperson for Hamas said, "This operation is not aimed at freeing Johnston," suggesting the primary objective is freeing its own men.

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Talk:Hamas begins to use force to release Alan Johnston

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The use of a dynamic page list is certainly creative. I am not sure that it will pass muster with the crew here. Template:Wikinews is still the accepted standard. --SVTCobra 23:50, 3 July 2007 (UTC)


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OR Notes
I read about this incident while at work (see the Journal News article in the sources). Since this was extremely close to the grocery store where I shop, I decided to swing by and take a look at the scene. I walked up and snapped a couple of pics (in the gallery) of the scene with my camera phone. One of the workers, who was directing traffic, was looking at me like I was a weirdo, so I didn't go any closer. Looking at my pictures, I was clearly not close enough. But the pics do show the same background as the Journal News photos (if you click on the source) in case you doubt their authenticity. In retrospect, I should have gone across the street, where I could have snapped some nice shots of the workers doing their thing. I did drive right by the scene in the one-way-at-a-time traffic, but couldn't drive and photograph. Anyway, it was about 4:20 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) when I was there. --SVTCobra 22:38, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Good quality cell phone pictures. Nice reporting, and great coinicdence. Now if everything happened close to one of us, we'd be set :) Thunderhead 06:03, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Well with all the terrible things that happen, I don't know if I'd want them close to home. [[Image:Smile.png]]. Thanks --SVTCobra 13:39, 4 July 2007 (UTC)


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This is news?

Yeah, Wackynews. --SVTCobra 23:31, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

I really don't think this deserves the front page...

I don't either. But until people like you contribute more content, every story makes it to the front page. --SVTCobra 01:07, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Then why did you put it here...

Photo content and quality
...would have been greatly improved if you took the pictures up closer.
 * So true (see my notes). But if you click on them to make full-size they are still useful. --SVTCobra 00:42, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I just looked at your note. Don't worry about walking right up to something happening even if people are eyeing you. Especially to something as mundane as replacing a knocked down pole. I would have liked to see that sign on it. You can always explain that you're taking pictures for an online news site.  75.72.31.221 01:00, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Yep, you're right ... it was my first time, though. BTW if you want to see the sign, watch the video that's on The Journal News story. --SVTCobra 21:31, 10 July 2007 (UTC)


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New 'clean water' funding for Djibouti's drought-stricken rural areas

July 4, 2007 With the announcement Monday of €2 million in new funding from the European Union (EU), the Republic of Djibouti's Ministry of Agriculture hopes to provide some relief to an estimated 25,000 rural inhabitants suffering through severe drought conditions. The money, to be channeled through for its water and sanitation program, will be used to develop new wells and improve existing ones.

UNICEF is to contribute a further €60,000, as well as technical expertise to the Ministry of Agriculture, who will carry out the bulk of the work.

“The two-year water supply project targeting rural districts is very significant since people living in 45 villages and their 40,000 heads of cattle will have access to clean drinking water,” said Joaquin Gonzalez, EU Representative in Djibouti.

At the same time, the UN aid agency World Food Program (WFP) indicated that it is working with the Ministry of Agriculture and UNICEF to gradually shift Djibouti's reliance on emergency aid to a Food for Work program, which it hopes will assist nomadic herders in Djibouti with long-term sustainability. "What we are trying to do together with the Ministry of Agriculture and UNICEF is, for example to dig wells so that despite drought, these herders will be able to irrigate their fields," said Simon Pluess, WFP spokesman. "And, together with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, we will try and promote vegetable gardens." Djibouti has survived harsh drought conditions for the past 5 years. Groundwater is the primary source of water for drinking and irrigation, but has been difficult to exploit and is often contaminated. Almost 50 percent of people in rural Djibouti do not have ready access to properly developed source of drinking water. And, due to the ongoing drought, water availability for livestock is limited. Livestock have shown signs of distress and, subsequently, milk production is down substantially.

Nearly half of all families in Djibouti's northwest were forced to migrate to find pasture for their livestock. As the droughts continue, the importance of properly maintained wells has become apparent. “Life is harder and harder for us. Years ago there were more rains and also more pastureland for cattle. Now it is good for us to have functioning wells so that we can keep cattle here,” said Anou Amada, farmer in the village of Andoli.

A 2006 survey indicated that only 15 percent of wells in Djibouti were equipped with a protective concrete wall to prevent contamination. Andoli's well is one of many undergoing repair through WFP's Food for Work project.

“WFP couldn’t do this alone, so we work with the Ministry of Agriculture and UNICEF to dig wells and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization for vegetable gardens,” said Benoit Thiry, Director, WFP in Djibouti.

When the project is completed in 2008, it will have increased Djibouti's water pump capacity by adding 25 solar-power pumps, which would compliment the current 61 diesel-powered pumps. "The advantage of solar...is that it is much cheaper and requires less maintenance," said Omar Habib, UNICEF communication specialist. "We want the people to participate and to appropriate these pumping stations. The government’s role in the long term should be as restricted as possible," he added.


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Comments:Hamas begins to use force to release Alan Johnston

Supposedly, witnesses have seen him being handed over to Hamas (it was on the Triple J news this morning in Australia). -58.174.1.12 01:20, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Here's a proper source for that. Apparently it's confirmed now. I don't have time to write anything up. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3343808 -58.174.1.12 01:23, 4 July 2007 (UTC)


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BBC Reporter Alan Johnston is released in Gaza

July 4, 2007

The BBC's correspondent Alan Johnston based in Gaza has been freed after almost four months in captivity. The BBC broadcast images of Alan Johnston leaving a building in Gaza and entering a white car.

Hamas police surrounded a building where it was believed Johnston was being held. Earlier, Hamas had captured several members of the Army of Islam and continued to put pressure, by threat of force, on the captors. An intervention by another militant group, the Popular Resistance Committees, led to a breakthrough in negotiations between Hamas and the Army of Islam.

Rallies were held worldwide and an online petition calling for Johnston's release was signed by over 200,000 people. On Johnston's appearance after his release a witness said that he appeared healthy, but had lost weight.

"We have been able to close this chapter which has harmed the image of our people greatly," said Khaled Meshaal, leader of Hamas. "The efforts by Hamas have produced the freedom of Alan Johnston."

On the subject of Fatah, Meshaal told Reuters, "It showed the difference between the era in which a group used to encourage and commit security anarchy and chaos and the current situation in which Hamas is seeking to stabilise security." Hamas had stated that they were anxious to have Johnston freed to highlight differences in their ability to provide security in Gaza as compared to Fatah.

Alan Johnston was the only western correspondent working full-time in Gaza. He went missing on March 12th 2007. Concern for his safety grew last month as a video released by the Army of Islam showed Johnston wearing a vest packed with explosives.

In a press conference with Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya, Alan Johnston said he felt 'buried alive and detached from the world' and that he gained hope through listening to the radio and the support that he has received from around the world. He also thanked the Hamas leader and security services.

His parents held a press conference just after 7 a.m. (BST) on the 4th of July. The parents said that they never gave up hope over the 114 days. They received a phone call late last night where he told them briefly that he was okay. The parents ended wanting to thank people for helping them get through this difficult time and for keeping their spirits up.

Gordon Brown Prime Minister of Britain issued a statement on the release of Alan Johnston at his first Prime Minister's Questions. "I welcome the good news of Alan Johnston's release. This will come as a great relief to his family and friends, and all those who have worked to see him freed."

At 2:15 p.m. (BST) a rally was held at BBC Television Centre which over one hundred BBC staff attended. At the same time the 'Free Alan Johnston' poster which was attached to the side of the Television Centre was taken down. Alan Johnston also thanked the people at the rally and was amazed at the support he has been given.


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Talk:BBC Reporter Alan Johnston is released in Gaza

That link doesn't work. Try http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3343808 -58.174.1.12 01:36, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

I am adding more content to the article now. Williamt 01:42, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Williamt, where did you get the image. The licencing doesn't look right. Jcart1534 02:40, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I already tried to tell Williamt that. --SVTCobra 02:42, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I got rid of it - Anyone know of were I could find a better more up to date one with the proper licencing? Williamt 02:55, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

im getting ready to take notes from the press conference Williamt 02:58, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Please Read (fixed)
According to Hamas - no deals were done - whoever added that bit to the article that prisoners were swapped, please read up on your facts. thanks. -Williamt 03:47, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't see that it says there was a deal done. It says negotiations took place, which did occur by most accounts. Is this message from Williamt old now and not relevant? Jcart1534 10:39, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I removed this - this message can be ignored now. Williamt 11:53, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

New article
Williamt, you should probably start a new article at this point, with follow-up information, reactions etc. Jcart1534 12:11, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm gonna keep the same article for the moment unless something major happens or more news happens over the next few days.

Please add Category:BBC Thanks...Zir (talk) 10:31, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
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Number of private contractors killed in Iraq and Afghanistan passes 1,000

July 4, 2007

The U.S. Department of Labor has released data showing that more than 1,000 private military contractors have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, in response to a Freedom of Information request filed by Reuters.

The number is based on insurance claims filed on behalf of contractors that had been killed, and includes both U.S. and foreign contractors.

As of March 2007, an additional 10,569 contractors have been wounded in Iraq and 2,428 in Afghanistan.

There are disputes about the exact number of contractors in Iraq, but it is estimated to be between 130,000 and 180,000 U.S.-paid private military contractors, compared to 157,000 U.S. military personnel.

Despite beliefs that the contractors all belong to large military-oriented groups such as the British intelligence firm Aegis or Blackwater USA which has been labelled "mercenaries", the jobs of contractors killed have been as varied as electrical engineer Ronald Schulz, translator Kim Sun-il and truck driver Murat Yuce.


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User:Aaron Ray

I'm a relative newbie around here, but I hope to contribute as time allows. I'm a professional geek in Portland, Oregon, currently studying Community Development and Socail Engagement with the aims of breaking my geekdom and getting a real job...

Many moons ago, I studied journalism and electronic media, and discovered that I didn't want that sort of professional life... which is why I love the Wikinews concept. I hope to get a lot more involved here... between work and classes and the rest of life, that is. :)

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Talk:European Commission praises "flexicurity" employment policy

European Union goes "flexicurity"? moved to European Commission praises "flexicurity" employment policy
Well the original heading was more correct (precise). The Commission is supposed ONLY execute policies drawn by European Council; and this is the case. So the Flexicurity represents toady a real movement in the whole EU. BTW. it is the Flexicurity and not the flexicurity as it is a proper noun (like mars, venus, jupiter ... )
 * European Union goes "flexicurity"? is a rather non-specific title. What does that mean anyway? Please find a title with a more specific verb, since you seem to understand the situation quite well. Btw you can rename pages yourself by using the "rename" tab. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 11:04, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm not that experienced editor and I'm not 100% sure that my Headline would be The Ever Very Best one (in this case) - it's why I've started the discussion. With the heading 'European Union goes "flexicurity"?' I wanted to say, that : it seems that the EU Member States are likely to change (reform) their social and employment policy in the direction, which is known as "Flexicurity" (e.g. in Denmark). (And the latest paper(s) from the Commission, which was charged by the Council to digg farther in shows it.). BTW: The "Flexicurity" is already a kind employment policy - so flexicurity employment policiy is IMHO a sort of pleonasm. BUT if it is easier legible for the "normal" people like this (as it is still rather new term), it's fine too ;-)
 * Maybe it's still too early to see what all the individual member states will do; Europe is not a social union yet, I think. Do you have a suggestion for a more specific title? Is the current title factually incorrect? Yes flexicurity is an employment policy, the title is ment to say: "flexicurity as an employment policy".--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:50, 4 July 2007 (UTC)


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Talk:New 'clean water' funding for Djibouti's drought-stricken rural areas

Add Category:Politics and conflicts ? - I'd say it is that it is an rather major political event ... what do you think?


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Comments:BBC Reporter Alan Johnston is released in Gaza

Best news ever
Just want to say that this is the best news ever. He should never have been kidnapped as an impartial journalist and world icon and i am so happy to see him being released. I think it's quite unlikely and a shame that he probably wont be going back but i might see him on tv again and it will be good. Welcome back Alan!!!!!--Mark Talk 07:46, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

They knew where he was
Hamas knew where he was from the get go. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 10:55, 4 July 2007 (UTC)


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African Union Summit ends in Accra

July 4, 2007 The 9th summit of the of the African Union ended in Accra, Ghana just before midnight yesterday. The three day summit, which was scheduled to last until the afternoon of July 3 overran, ending just before midnight.

The main issue discussed was the call for the setting up of a Pan-African government. The Libyan leader, Muamar al-Gaddafi, and the Senegalese President,, were advocates for its establishment as soon as possible. Gaddafi was in favor of a single African army, foreign policy and government. Others such as Robert Mugabe and Thabo Mbeki were more inclined to a more gradual process of integration. , of Uganda, preferred more economic integration to political union, as he felt Africa was too diverse to be under one government.

The African leaders put out a unanimous declaration agreeing to set up a Ministerial Committee to examine the relationship between an African Union government and the various national governments. The committee would also be expected to look at the impact on the sovereignty of member states and to provide a time frame and road map for the process.

The idea of a continental government was first advocated by of Ghana in the mid fifties and sixties when he was the Ghanaian president. It however received very little support at the time.

The host of the summit, of Ghana, Chairman of the Union, said there had been no winners or losers and that the debate had been characterised by tolerance and mutual respect. He said Africa's union was not being modelled on that of the USA nor the European Union but rather on model that would be unique to the continent. He was also keen on the rationalization of the various Regional Economic Commissions towards the realization of an African Economic Commission.

The next summit is scheduled for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2008.

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West Indies cricket team in England 2007 - 2nd ODI

July 4, 2007

have beaten by 61 runs in the second  of the  at, , England.

West Indies recorded a challenging total of 278-5. scored 116 not out off 122 balls to post his seventh century in One-Day Internationals. scored 77, while and  shared an opening partnership of 50.

The England batsmen struggled in comparison, with opener departing for just 19 and a controversial  decision for  reducing them to 30-2. Top scorers for England were with 52 and  with 45. was the pick of the West Indian bowlers with 4-41.

Conditions at Edgbaston were damp, with rain interrupting the match on three occasions.

The three match series is now tied at 1-1. The third and final ODI, and series decider, will be played at, on 7th July.

Previously on the tour, England won a four match series 3-0 and drew a two match  series 1-1.

Toss: England won, and chose to field first.

Did not bat: DJ Bravo, DBL Powell, R Rampaul, FH Edwards

Fall of wickets: 1-50 (DS Smith, 8.2 ov), 2-67 (Gayle, 12.2 ov), 3-242 (Samuels, 45.6 ov), 4-257 (DR Smith, 47.3 ov), 5-274 (Morton, 49.1 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Cook, 5.1 ov), 2-30 (Bell, 6.5 ov), 3-64 (Pietersen, 12.6 ov), 4-113 (Prior, 24.2 ov), 5-117 (Collingwood, 25.4 ov), 6-171 (Yardy, 36.3 ov), 7-172 (Shah, 37.1 ov), 8-179 (Mascarenhas, 39.5 ov), 9-195 (Sidebottom, 41.2 ov), 10-217 (Anderson, 45.5 ov)

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Player of the match: (West Indies)

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EU launches channel on YouTube

July 4, 2007

This weekend the European Commission launched its own channel on YouTube, a highly popular website for distributing videos made by its users.

Margot Wallström, the Commission Vice-president responsible for the communication strategy of the EU, explained that the channel on YouTube will be used to distribute informational and promotional videos about the EU.

YouTube allows users to create a "channel" in which to upload a series of videos in a dedicated, user-specific directory. The EU had used online videos before, but they did not catch on with a larger audience.

At the time of writing (July 4, 2007 at 21:25 UTC), the channel contained 47 videos, which were watched approximately 2.5 million times in total. A controversial video entitled "Film lovers will love this!" garnered over 1.8 million views alone. The video contains short segments of several successful movies whose production was funded by European Commission, the segments show couples undressing, kissing and reaching orgasm. It is intended to promote knowledge about the Media Program of the European Commission and its results.

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Talk:EU launches channel on YouTube

not ready
--SVTCobra 13:45, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) first paragraph is barely intelligible
 * 2) don't use inline links
 * 3) please see WN:SG for help styling this article.

- ready - 1st para seems better now, the only problem might be the hyperbole in the last phrase - sexy materials - but OK in the context

? less sexy
Where on earth does the "less sexy" bit come from? We're trying to be serious here. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:49, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

- IMHO it refer to the the famost clip on the EU You Tube (art from BBC) - some treat it as light porn

Pls.
Pls. improve it, to reach your standards. I do not see how to get better (and I'll be since now for 1 week off-line) -- Alexandr Snajdar 18:26, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

 * maybe better heading

Original reporting notes
...are missing on this article! --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 20:09, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Cleaned it up
I tried to clean this article up - see the edit summary. I would be glad if someone else could add some content to it, if applicable. Otherwise, it might need some more cleanup/editing.

This article should not have been ed! --Florian Prischl 21:38, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Good work on that, Florian. That was a job-and-a-half! I had a go at the sentence that was troubling you. Jcart1534 22:30, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

NPOV obsession
If you look at the original, it is not about wrong light porn as it described at the British article (taken erroneously now as a source).

It is just about the success of the EU programs promotion via video online.

But by the obsession of the NPOV, the resume of the most of WIKINEWS is just compilation or citing others news - and repeating others opinion.

Edit request 01/02/2020
Edit protected Hello. File:Berlaymont 557 AL.jpg has been undeleted since the advent of Belgian FOP in July 2016. Perhaps the "Missing image" indicator can now be removed and the image reinstated. Thanks JWilz12345 (talk) 05:03, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for bringinng this to otice, ! Did you happen to randomly find this file was undeleted?  Or did you use some scripts?  If you find more, please let me know, I will fix those too! •–•  05:08, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Actually, the Commons file still lists the Wikinews link of this article, even if the inserted image here was hidden. Perhaps randomly as I was scouring for some other images of Belgian architecture and sculptures that weren't restored even if FOP had introduced in Belgium (I assume due to oversight). JWilz12345 (talk) 05:13, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Oh, okay. I guess with some careful thought, one can come up with the scripts.  Thanks again, . •–•  05:15, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
 * This was deliberately designed into the missing image template, that there would still be a link from the article to the missing image, exactly so that the article would show up in a list of pages referencing the image. Good to know it works. --Pi zero (talk) 15:17, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

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Pittsburgh playwrights pen furry musical, invite Anthrocon attendees to observe reading

July 6, 2007

When Pittsburgh lyricist Bill Medica and musician JC Carter saw the influx of furries for the first Anthrocon in their city, they were mystified. But as they observed Anthrocon 2006, their thoughts on furries changed.

"They're not afraid to be themselves," said Carter. "When they left, the magic left."

"They were such a force," added Medica.

Inspired by their experience, they decided to write a play entitled Furry Tales. It is the story of four friends: BlueWolf22, MisoKitty2, HuggyBunny and Gorillanator. They met online and agree to meet at a furry convention. As it turns out, BlueWolf22 is an imposter, sent by an online magazine called "everythingawful.com" (an obvious play on Something Awful, a site frowned on by the sub-culture for their coverage) in an effort to get some steamy content on the debauchery that supposedly permeates the furry fandom. However, BlueWolf's opinions change, and he discovers he is a peer to his new furry friends.

Wikipedia describes furry fandom as "a fandom distinguished by its enjoyment of anthropomorphic, often humanoid, animal characters. Examples of anthropomorphism in the furry fandom include the attribution of human intelligence, facial expressions, and sometimes anatomy, speech, bipedalism, and the wearing of clothes."

The world's largest furry convention, Anthrocon takes place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania each July. Its focus is on furries: fictional anthropomorphized animal characters in art and literature.

The first staged reading of Furry Tales will occur on July 5, 2007, on the first day of festivities for Anthrocon 2007, at the CLO Cabaret. Medica and Carter planned it for July 5 in the hopes that furries attending Anthrocon will provide input for improving the final product. The Chairman of Anthrocon Dr. Samuel Conway has been invited to the reading, and he has confirmed plans to attend.

Tickets may be reserved online for $15 each plus a service charge of at least $7.50 from Pittsburgh Cultural District.

In related news, Anthrocon has selected local no-kill animal shelter Animal Friends as its 2007 charity. The shelter will benefit from the proceeds of Anthrocon's annual charity auction, which raised $5,845 for the Western Pennsylvania National Wild Animal Orphanage last year (the charity's total revenue was $8,400). Representatives of the charity will also be available as in the dealers room.


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This is GFDL and CC-BY-2.5 co-licensed, according to GreenReaper, the dude who wrote the previous featured article on the Further Confusion convention. -- Zanimum 14:31, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Here's the actual license statement text. --SVTCobra 14:50, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Is it just me ...
or does this article read like spam? --SVTCobra 14:52, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree. And I am still baffled as to what a "furry" is. No idea. I'll have to check out some of the links I suppose. Jcart1534 15:06, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

 * I would not exactly say "spam", but at least very hard to understand. It is copied verbatim from the source, an article in a furry Wiki. There, people understand the language, but here, that cannot be assumed. Not everybody knows what "furries" are, or what "Anthrocon" is. I think this article needs a re-location to  . --Florian Prischl 16:24, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Zanimum, I added the "develop" tag as per discussions. Could you please explain further what a furry is, and Anthrocon? I don't think the reader will automatically know what these things are (we didn't). Just a bit of background/explanation would do. Cheers, Jcart1534 17:02, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Added a description. I thought via the whole furor over the last furry article a few months back (which became a FA), and the whole CSI "furries are all freaky kinks" episode (which as far as I know is 99.5% wrong) that everyone had at least heard of them. --  Zanimum 15:41, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

 * I'm sorry, Zanimum, but I had missed the furor with the original article (was before my time here). I just went and read the first article (FA). I'm going to link the FA as "Related news". And I missed that CSI episode! Jcart1534 19:59, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

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Anwar's lawsuit over gay slur by former Malaysian premier is dismissed

July 4, 2007

A defamation lawsuit filed by Malaysia's former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim against retired prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, who had said Anwar was homosexual, was dismissed today by a High Court judge.

In his lawsuit, filed in January 2006, Anwar sought damages of 1 million ringgit (about US$290,000), against Mahathir, after Mahathir had stated at a human rights conference that he had to dismiss Anwar because he was gay – an accusation that had caused Anwar to serve six years in prison.

Mahathir had filed a counter motion, seeking dismissal of the suit on the grounds that it was scandalous, frivolous and vexatious. In a 48-page affidavit, Mahathir said Anwar was using the suit to "rehabilitate himself for high office".

"The plaintiff's action is unsustainable based on background evidence ... and the [Mahathir]'s application to strike out is therefore allowed with cost," High Court Judge Tengku Maimon Tuan Mat was quoted as saying by Agence France-Presse (AFP).

Neither Anwar nor Mahathir were present for today's hearing.

"I have informed Anwar Ibrahim of the decision and he is indeed quite upset and he has instructed that we file an appeal as we are dissatisfied with the decision," Anwar's lawyer, Sankara Nair, was quoted as saying by AFP.

At a Malaysian Human Rights Commission conference in September 2005, Mahathir said he had to dismiss Anwar because having a homosexual in his Cabinet would have been immoral.

Mahathir's remarks stemmed from sodomy charges brought against Anwar in September 1998, which along with corruption charges, disgraced Anwar and sent him to prison for six years.

Anwar has said the accusations were politically motivated to keep him from challenging Mahathir.

The sodomy conviction was later overturned after two appeals, but the corruption charges stood.

Judge Tengku Maimon noted that, although the sodomy conviction was overturned, earlier court findings proved the charge that Anwar had sodomized his former family driver, Azizan Abu Bakar.

"Hence, given the background facts of the case ... it is apparent that the defenses are bound to succeed. No purpose would have been served in insisting that the defenses be proven at a full trial," Tengku Maimon was quoted as saying by Bernama.

From the early 1990s, Anwar was being groomed by Mahathir, his former mentor, to take over as prime minister, but by the end of the decade, conflicting views on governance had deteriorated the "father-son" relationship.

With Anwar in jail, Mahathir retired in 2003 after 22 years in office, turning power over to Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi.

Anwar was released from prison in 2004, having his sentence reduced by the successful overturning of the sodomy conviction. He is barred from seeking public office until 2008. Earlier this year, he sought to be named leader of Parti Keadilan Rakyat, the party of which his wife Dr. Wan Azizah is president, but was prevented from doing so because of the political ban.

In other recent legal cases, Anwar had proven victorious. In 2005, he won a judgment of $1.2 million against author Khalid Jafri, who had written a book that accused Anwar of fathering an illegitimate child. DNA tests proved the child was not his. Anwar also forced a public apology from a former police chief who had beat him in custody in 1998.


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Hovind's 11th Circuit Court Appeal Denied

July 4, 2007

On Monday July 2, 2007 Kent Hovind's appeal was denied by Eleventh Circuit Court. Hovind filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals claiming he was prevented from challenging the amount of his tax liability. According to the Pensacola News Journal, "the three-judge panel ruled that Hovind failed to raise the issue at the right time, so he waived his rights to contest his tax liability."

On July 7, 2006 in Kent Hovind v Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service (Docket number 011894-05L) the United States Tax Court found that Hovind was deficient in paying his federal income taxes in tax years 1995-97 in the amount of $504,957.24. The Tax Court ruled that the IRS had a valid, perfected lien on Hovind's property in that amount. In the Memorandum Opinion the judge noted that Hovind's defense was based on "bizarre arguments" and "some of which constitute tax protester arguments involving excise taxes and the alleged '100% voluntary' nature of the income tax."

In the November 2006 case Kent was convicted of 58 counts while Jo Hovind, his wife, was convicted of 44 counts, and both decided not to present a defense at trial. In January Hovind was sentenced to ten years plus fines and probation, and last Friday June 29, 2007, Jo Hovind was sentence to one year and one day plus probation and fines.

Though the couple were indicted on the November charges last summer in July 2006, they had a long history of tax protesting, filing false bankruptcy claims, filing frivolous lawsuits, and running the Creation Science Evangelism Ministry (CSE) without proper licensing. In court the IRS noted Kent Hovind had never filed any income taxes with the agency.

According to the Pensacola News Journal, in court last Friday Eric Hovind, the couple's son, said of his mother "She did what she was told" and she was "a submissive wife." Jo spoke to the court saying, "I had no intention of evading the IRS." She continued, "I really did not have a leadership role in CSE" and finished "I would never knowingly do anything illegal." But the prosecutor said Jo Hovind's statement contradicted the evidence. "I do not believe she's being truthful to the court," the prosecutor told the judge.

At the hearing the judge explained that while "Mr. Hovind was the decision-making authority" at CSE and Dinosaur Adventure Land in four years Jo Hovind cashed some 200 checks, all under $10,000, for a total of $1.5 million. The judge further noted, the frequent use of cash was "their attempt to keep the ministry under the radar screen of the IRS" and not provide a traceable record. In the end the judge concluded, "Mrs. Hovind was in charge of the payroll," when handing down the sentence.

The judge said a sentence must be handed down so that it will "promote respect for the law" and deter others who might be tempted to break the law. Jo Hovind received a year and a day in prison, followed by three years probation upon release, and ordered her to pay $8,000 in fines and costs. Kent Hovind received ten years, followed by three years probation upon release, and ordered to pay over $600,000.

The Pensacola News Journal further added, "the government also has taken 10 properties from the Hovinds" for money owed.


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UK threat level reduced to 'severe'

July 4, 2007 The United Kingdom's (JTAC), a division of the security agency MI5, has now reduced the United Kingdom threat level from 'critical' to 'severe'.

Since the terrorist attacks in London and Glasgow the threat level in the United Kingdom was at 'critical' meaning an "attack was imminent", however the, , today announced the level was to be reduced.

She said, "There is no intelligence to suggest that an attack is expected imminently. However, the reduction of the threat level to severe does not mean the overall threat has gone away."

The MI5 website stated, "This means that future terrorist attacks are still highly likely, but no longer thought to be imminent. The decision has been made by JTAC based on a review of the latest intelligence."

This reduction comes after eight arrests were made in connection to the terror attacks.

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hows this an image of the 2007 4thof july fire works its currently only 2:00 pst, so it defibnatly is not dark enough nor is it 9:00 as the picture says.


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Son of former US VP Al Gore arrested for drug possession

July 5, 2007 On Wednesday morning at 2:15 a.m., PDT (UTC-7) the son of former Vice President Al Gore, Albert Gore III, was pulled over by Orange County Sheriff's Department in California for driving 100 mph (approximately 160 km/h) on the San Diego Freeway.

The deputy smelled marijuana in his car which, when searched, contained a small amount of marijuana along with the prescription drugs Valium, Xanax, Vicodin, and Adderall. Albert Gore III was arrested on suspicion of drug possession. He did not have prescriptions for any of the drugs found with him at the time of the arrest.

Gore was booked in Santa Ana. He was released on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. PDT on a US$20,000 bond. Gore was previously arrested in 2003 for marijuana possession and in 2002 for suspected drunken-driving.


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Talk:Collection of signatures for the free part of the beach in Maiori, Italy

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This article, which is mainly a translation from Italian Wikinews, has been cleaned up. Unfortunately, it is a very one-sided POV. Since, I can't read the sources (and some of it sounds like original reporting), I couldn't do much about it. Hence the tag. --SVTCobra 23:06, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Well in some way it is original reporting even if I left out quite a bunch of the really POV parts. I also wrote the Italian version. The problem is: by Italian law everyone has the right to access the sea, sit down near the beach and take a bath. The guys who got the permission to install the sunshades etc. inhibit people from going to the beach. So really I could be much more drastical. This is a first part of what is happening - yesterday the door they put there to inhibit people from going to the beach in the evening when they are not there anymore was removed by the city police. As well as they got a note that they have to comply to the law by Saturday, otherwise they would be closed down. On Saturday there will be a occupation of the beach and if we are lucky we will get a video as well. On Sunday there will be a meeting between the citicen's group and the city administration (also other people from the region and from some ambientalist associations will be present). Now I don't know how to be neutral with the municipalities which up to yesterday did not react at all ... now we have a reaction, but when this article was written there was no help from that side. I am going to write a follow up, probably on Monday, putting together all we have. Sorry that there are no English articles about this ... well I could ask for the permission to translate the ones on Positanonews and publish the translation under cc-by license - normally they don't have a problem with that. Let me know if you are interested in it. Now if you tell me what exacly you mean to be pov here, please let me know. I am trying to get further information also by the mayor who answered an e-mail of mine, but that will all go into the follow-up article, since these things were not fact when I wrote the article as is. I'll come back here tomorrow. Thanks for the improvements ... maybe next time I should first write in English and then translate into Italian since writing is easier than translating for me. --SabineCretella 13:41, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

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I have removed the NPOV tag. It much more neutral in tone, although still one-sided. Previously, the outrage of the author was palpable. However, there is no effort made in describing the position of the lido operators and others that are blocking access. They are not given a fair shake. I do not know anything about this case, but it sounds similar to something I saw on television a while back. I think it was in Malibu, California. California has a similar law about the beaches being public. As you may or may not know, the beaches in Malibu are lined with houses, owned by the mega-rich. Between them, these homeowners basically own all the property between the road and the beach. The question was whether the public should be allowed to traverse the legimately private property to reach the beach, or should the public be forced to go around, like get there from somewhere else along the shore. It was a long-drawn battle that went back and forth with many details that I won't bore you with, but in the end I think they built a dedicated walk-way between some of the houses. The point I wanted to make was that this television report allowed me to at least understand the concerns of both sides. This article does not do this. The "administrators" that prohibit access to the beach are left as these nameless and faceless villians. Even if their motivation is as banal as protecting their revenue stream, it would be nice to hear from them. Also, where are the authorities in all of this? --SVTCobra 19:32, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

 * The autorities just started to act, but I need proper facts and I will meet all parties only on Sunday, so before that all I can say is a bit vague - it would be really good if you were able to read Italian (today there is an article on the first page of the Il Mattino newspaper - national edition). I tested out quite a bunch of beaches around here myself and only the so-called public beach and one of a hotel (most of the beaches are part of hotels) created me problems. Hmmm ... how much of that background info should go into such an article? Their reasoning is: you may not stay here and you may not go down through our stairs (but that is granted by Italian law). Probably it is because of revenues, but they do not tell you this - they just tell you that you are not allowed to stay there. When you then tell them to please call the carabinieri (that is one of the police forces here in Italy) they don't do it, because they know they would get into trouble themselves and who insists on staying would be on the right side, so if you show that you know your rights: they let you stay, because it is better to have just one who creates problems than getting the case public and other then follow that one person. So it is more a kind of a principle "war" among citicens and these nice guys ... I am not really angry with them, it is just that what they are doing is not correct, not even from a legal point of view. I have a press release here for the Sunday podium discussion ... I know who wrote it and I am authorised to use it in any which way - should I create a first follow-up on that? Hmmm ... I will try to talk to the mayor this afternoon. Ciao, --SabineCretella 10:44, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Hi Sabine, sorry it took so long for me to read your reply. Here on English-Wikinews, the neutral-point-of-view has taken on a life of its own. See WN:NPOV. Basically, editorials (Editoriale) are not allowed (also not sure if the wikipedia pages are linking to the same thing). I look forward to updates from you. --SVTCobra 00:51, 11 July 2007 (UTC)


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Sochi, Russia to host 2014 Winter Olympics

July 6, 2007 The International Olympic Committee awarded the XXII Winter Olympics, to be held in 2014, to Sochi, Russia, a resort city near the Black Sea, in Guatemala City yesterday defeating Pyeongchang, South Korea, by just four votes. Salzburg, Austria, was eliminated in the first round by 25 votes.

According to the Associated Press, several factors played a part in Sochi's win. One factor was that of Russian president Vladimir Putin himself. Putin, an avid skier and a black belt in, traveled to Guatemala to lobby IOC members and headed up the final presentation of Sochi's bid to the assembly.

"Putin being here was very important, he worked very hard at it. He was nice. He spoke French -- he never speaks French. He spoke English -- he never speaks English," said French IOC member and former ski champion Jean-Claude Killy.

Patrick Hickey, an Irish member of the IOC agreed. "There's no doubt that President Putin's presence was a massive influence, his performance was superb. He was humble. He spoke in English and French. The second most powerful man in the world said everything will be delivered."

Juan Antonio Samaranch, former IOC president and Spanish ambassador to Russia made a big push for Sochi, which may have swung some key votes according to some IOC members.

"This is, without doubt, not just a recognition of Russia's sporting achievements but it is, beyond any doubt, a judgment on our country, it is a recognition of our growing capability, first of all economically and socially," Putin stated upon his return to Russia.

Another factor is Russia's brand new wealth from exports of Russian natural gas and oil, which provided over $12 billion for Putin to invest in the Games and the infrastructure around Sochi.

Russia last hosted the games in 1980 in Moscow, when the country was known as the Soviet Union. The games were boycotted by the United States and some of its allies over the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

The United States continues to spar with Russia over human rights abuses and the subjugation of democratic freedoms.

U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack spoke in Washington to reporters stating, "Well, it's a proud moment for Russia and I am sure it's a proud moment for him so he can characterize it as he sees fit, I'm not sure that the selection of Russia to host the Winter Olympics really, at this point, changes our view or others' views -- or concerns -- about the direction of democracy and related issues: human rights, respect for freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and to be able to peaceably organize opposition democratic parties."

Meanwhile, Sochi has announced that progress of construction on venues in Sochi will be offered online. Dmitri Chernyshenko, Sochi 2014's bid leader said, "The IOC will be online every single moment in terms of construction, there will be live video from all construction sites."

The next Olympic bid is for the 2016 Summer Olympics which includes bids from Chicago, Tokyo, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, Doha, Baku, and Prague.


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Comments:231st Independence Day celebrated in United States

Relevance?
Why is this news? Not to specifically target the US, but if nothing particularly extraordinary happened then why is it a headline here? Canada Day was 3 days ago and I didn't see a headline.

Relevance...
Responding to the question about relevance... Even a regularly scheduled event can be news because, well, something happened.

We can and should turn such a question around by pointing out that this is WikiNews. If there was no headline submitted by Canadians about their holiday celebration a few days ago, they missed an opportunity to contribute a story.

Besides, holidays with fireworks tend to be great chances to post photography. The traditional media does it all the time. And their readers expect it.

Anyway, I contributed a photo. Enjoy!

Ikluft 09:02, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

 * *grimaces* Missing an opportunity is like fishing wihout the worm,yet you do not realize it,heh. - Richardson 06:00, 17 July 2007 (UTC) (watch your hands type right here if you dare!)

 * As far as I'm concerned, and I got a laugh out of my manager who is a yank, the fourth of July is about celebrating your independence by blowing up a small part of your country... Yay for fireworks! :) --Brian McNeil / talk 16:40, 17 July 2007 (UTC)


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Five kidnapped from Nigerian oil rig

July 5, 2007

Five men have been kidnapped in a raid on a Royal Dutch Shell oil rig in Nigeria. In the early morning raid, several armed men in boats opened fire on the rigs security guards.

A security expert says that it would be unusual for the kidnappers to kill the victims. Their main objective, he says, is to send a message to the government.

A Shell spokesperson says the company does not pay ransom for the release of kidnapped workers, but is obviously concerned for them.

The captured are Bruce Klenner and Gottard Brene from New Zealand, Jason Lane from Australia, George Saliba from Lebanon and Andreas Gambra from Venezuela.

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Third US soldier charged in investigation into murder of Iraqi civilians

July 5, 2007 A third United States soldier has been charged in an on-going investigation into allegations that several members of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment had premeditated the murder of Iraqi civilians, and then planted AK-47s around the corpses to give the false impression that the victims had been insurgents.

Sergeant Evan Vela, of Phoenix, Idaho, was charged with pre-meditated murder, obstruction of justice and falsely placing weapons around the victim's body to give the impression they had been shot in self-defence. Last week Staff Sgt. Michael A. Hensley was charged on similar counts in the deaths of three civilians, and Spc. Jorge Sandoval was charged in the death of a single civilian. All three belonged to the same unit.

The incidents occurred over the past two months in Iskandariyah, 50 kilometres south of Baghdad. The investigation began when fellow soldiers in the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment reported the alleged events to their superiors.

The Asheville Citizen-Times is reporting that Vela sent an e-mail to his parents, in which he claims to be innocent and defends his kills in Iraq as "legitimate".


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Vela is 23, Sandoval is 22 and lives with his family...can't find an age for Hensley Sherurcij 05:18, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Looks like Vela might have a newborn daughter. Sherurcij 05:20, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Did you deliberately leave out the fact that he claims to be innocent? I mean it is the headline of one of your sources. --SVTCobra 17:40, 5 July 2007 (UTC) strike confrontational comment per WN:E, --SVTCobra 21:21, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Wasn't intentional, been sadly spending too much time trying to find a photo of one of these guys, and wasn't paying enough attention to my work. Thanks for the catch. Sherurcij 21:53, 5 July 2007 (UTC)


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