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Talk:Two strong earthquakes rock Vanuatu

Unless Wikinews has a policy of using a set point for dates of events, such as UTC, this article should reflect that it actually occurred at 0408 August 2, not Aug 1, local time. 76.22.4.86 22:37, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I made a reference to local time being UTC+11. --SVTCobra 22:43, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks, that helps, but it still doesn't seem to make it clear that it was 4 am on the second (locally), unless someone is very used to calculating times relative to UTC, to the point that they automatically know that certain time/date combinations need to take the int'l dateline into account, depending on how far from UTC they are when they occur. 76.22.4.86 22:50, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
 * ok, now it says Thursday locally. --SVTCobra 23:13, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

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Sunnis withdraw from Iraqi government

August 1, 2007

The Sunni half of the Iraqi government, also known as the Sunni Accordance Front, is withdrawing from the Iraqi government. Reports are also saying that Iraqi's Deputy Prime Minister, Salam al-Zaubai, will resign after more than 70 people were killed in suicide bombings in Baghdad.

According to reports, the Front is withdrawing from the government because Iraq's Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki, has not responded to at least a dozen demands made by the Front. They include having more of a "say" in the security and protection of Iraq, and call for the release of prisoners who are not being charged with crimes.

"The government is continuing with its arrogance, refusing to change its stand and has slammed shut the door to any meaningful reforms necessary for saving Iraq. We had hoped that the government would respond to these demands or at least acknowledge the failure of its policies, which led Iraq to a level of misery it had not seen in modern history. But its stand did not surprise us at all," said one of the leaders of the front, Rafaa al-Issawi, to reporters during a press conference.

The Iraqi government released a statement denying the Fronts claims, stating "our goal has been always the continuation of the active political participation and that everybody shoulders his [Maliki] responsibility in running the country and making the decisions. We will maintain contacts with all blocs, including the Accordance Front."

The Front is made up of 44 members, all of whom held a seat in the parliament of Iraq which totaled 275.

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Argentine President harshly criticizes US border fence

August 1, 2007 The Argentine President, Nestor Kirchner, criticized the United States' border fence plan. He was reading his speech about the Argentine economic recovery, when he startlingly stopped and called the US border fence along the frontier between Mexico and the United States an "insult."

"In name of the Argentine Nation and addressing this honorable Congress I want to make clear the repudiation of the Argentine people and of who is speaking to you and of those who accompany me toward the despicable fence that is being built in the frontier between the Mexican sister nation and the Republic... or the Nation of the United States," said the President to 40 deputies and senators, who got up from their seats and heavily applauded him.

"It's not just an insult to our sister nation of Mexico, but to all the nations of Latin America and all the nations of the world," he added later. Furthermore, he asked President Bush to consider "sincerely" the issue. "We plead that in the meantime, those building the fence of shame please reconsider."

Both George W. Bush and the US Congress have passed a law for the building of 700-mile fence along the border between USA and Mexico in order to impede illegal immigration.


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Highway bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapses

August 2, 2007 The Interstate 35W Mississippi River eight-lane bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota has collapsed on both sides of the highway over the Mississippi River during rush hour.

Previous reports indicated at least nine people had died, but Minneapolis police revised this to four during a 7:30 a.m. (local time) press conference. Tim Dolan, the Minneapolis Police Chief later stated that "several [adding to the four] people are confirmed dead at the scene," but would not elaborate on how many. At least 79 have been injured and at least 8 are still missing, still believed to be in the rubble.

The road was busy with bumper-to-bumper traffic in four lanes when the entire 1907 foot (581 m) steel arch bridge collapsed. At least 50 cars were traveling on the bridge, including a school bus. The Red Cross said that 60 children were aboard a school bus, and that ten of those were admitted to a hospital.

The entire length of the bridge over the river collapsed at 6:05 p.m. CDT (UTC-5). The bridge, built in 1967, cleared the water level by 64 feet; the deck surface and pavement were considerably higher.

Reports say that people may be trapped in the water. Further, "many voids may contain survivors, but we cannot search those voids until it's safe," said Jim Clack, Minneapolis Fire Chief, during a press conference.

"One has died from drowning," said a doctor from the medical center during an 8:00 pm press conference, who also said that so far 22 are in "yellow condition" and at least six are in "critical condition."

Minneapolis officials have stated during an earlier press conference that "people are being sent downtown and all survivors are off the bridge. We are seeking help from the Red Cross." and "[...]at least 60 children are receiving trauma care some with severe injures, some with minor injuries."

Most of the injured have been received by Hennepin County Medical Center in downtown Minneapolis for medical treatment. Area hospitals are requesting all off duty staff and all Minneapolis ambulances to report. Residents are being encouraged to stay away from the area to let emergency crews do their work.

It is not known what caused the collapse, but there was construction being performed on the bridge's road surface which included the use of jackhammers and the FBI has ruled out terrorism.

"Although it is much too early to make any determination of the cause, we have no reason at this time to believe there is any nexus to terrorism," said Paul McCabe, an FBI spokesman. In 2001 a stress inspection was done and Minnesota Department of Transportation stated that the bridge "should not have any problems with fatigue cracking in the foreseeable future."

Typically an eight-lane bridge, the bridge was reduced to four lanes (two in each direction) during the current construction. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) had just announced overnight lane reductions on the bridge to one lane in each direction for the late evening hours of July 31 and August 1.

Mayor's Statement
R. T. Rybak, the Mayor of Minneapolis, has issued a statement, posted on the front page of his website saying, "Our heartfelt grief goes out to the families and loved ones of those who perished in tonight's I-35W bridge collapsed [sic] over the Mississippi River. The impact of this tragic disaster is felt by every resident of Minneapolis as we pray for those lost to this terrible accident. "We are deeply grateful to Minneapolis' brave emergency first responders who risked their lives to immediately respond to this disaster and rescue those caught in the collapse. Their dedication and service will not be forgotten.

"I am directing every available City resource to guarantee that our emergency response teams work to ensure that nearby infrastructure, streets and bridges are safe. We will also work with our state and federal partners to complete a full and thorough investigation into the cause off [sic] this disaster."

U.S. President and Transportation Secretary remarks
United States President George W. Bush said in a press conference at 10:50 a.m. (eastern time), "I understand what it is like to carry the burden of grieving people. We are in prayer for those who suffered. I thank my fellow citizens for helping those who are suffering. We in the federal government must respond and respond robustly to help the people there not only recover but to make sure that lifeline of activity, that bridge, gets rebuilt as quickly as possible."

Mary E. Peters, the Secretary of Transportation, arrived in the Minneapolis area to survey the damage caused by the collapse.

"We will take every step possible to make sure something like this will never happen again," said Peters who also stated that at least US$5 million is set aside to clean up the wreckage and to help with rebuilding the flow of traffic in the area. Peters later signed off on an advisory to the Federal Highway Administration. It urges state transportation departments to do inspections on bridges, similar to the one which just collapsed in Minneapolis.

Detour Routes Announced
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is urging commuters to follow signed detours around the collapsed bridge. The official detour will be to use Minnesota Highway 280 and Interstate 94 to bypass the damaged section of Interstate 35W. Highway 280 will be temporarily converted to freeway operation by closing the intersection at Broadway Ave. and County Road B and green lighting all highway 280 traffic through that intersection. Interstate 35W will be closed between the Mississippi River and Stinson/New Brighton Blvd. The northbound lanes of 35W north of Interstate 94 will also be closed.

Bus service altered
Metro Transit announced that extra buses will be added north of Minneapolis due to the altered traffic situation. Additional buses will run from 6 am to 9 am at the following park-and-ride locations:
 * Foley Boulevard in Coon Rapids (between Coon Rapids Blvd. and East River Rd. near Hwy. 610), served by Routes 850 and 852.
 * Maplewood Mall (near Beam and Southlawn avenues), served by Route 270
 * Northtown Shopping Center in Blaine (at 85th and Jefferson), served by Routes 824, 852 and 854
 * 63rd Avenue/County Road 81 (Bottineau Blvd.) in Brooklyn Center, served by Routes 758 and 767
 * Rosedale Shopping Center in Roseville, served by Route 260
 * Roseville City Hall (County Rd. C and Civic Center Dr.)./Grace Lutheran Church (Hamline Ave. at County Rd. B2), served by Route 261.

Minnesota Twins
A baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals was minutes from starting when the nearby bridge collapsed. Because most of the fans were already at the stadium, it was decided to play the game because releasing thousands of cars would greatly interfere with the numerous rescue vehicles at work in the area. There was a moment of prayer held before the Wednesday game and fans were encouraged to stay off their cell phones. Most of the rescue work had been completed before the game ended. Thursday's Twins-Royals game, as well as the ceremonial ground-breaking for their new ball park, have been postponed due to the collapse. Minneapolis officials earlier stated the "Metrodome is safe."


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Pictures
Can we get some pictures on here, before and after pics? --Drivec 00:27, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Looking for some free use. Immunity 00:31, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Cool, Thanks. --Drivec 00:40, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * All pics of the accident are probably from the wires... we'll be lucky to get any. -- Jay H 00:58, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Been scanning flickr, but really to no avail. Found one |picture, but not sure if its the same bridge. A before is fine, the after would be better for the comparison.
 * The new "after" pictures are great, but I liked it better with the "before" picture. Looks like someone has removed it. Thanks Suzi (rare contributor who can't remember login).

Immunity 01:07, 2 August 2007 (UTC) I need Dragonfire to quit removing "Kristi Rollwagen, Depart...", It is a necessary item to have until a few hours from now. —Drivec 01:09, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * You need to proved a link to that info. Please stop adding unsourced info. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 01:10, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * It is called CNN. Its a TV Channel... On TV...—Drivec 01:11, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * That is not a source. We need a link. Live TV is not a source. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 01:11, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Who Says the source isn't already in one of the articles?—Drivec 01:14, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I read CNN...not there. Provide links and please listen to other users. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 01:16, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Suddenly it came to me... please listen to other users.—Drivec 01:19, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Sourced... by the way, what could be worse than a busy tone to 911?—Drivec 01:27, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * No its not. A live video feed is not a source, that copyvio. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 01:33, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Ok, I'll take it off...—Drivec 01:34, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Where is the source for suggesting to donate blood?—Drivec 01:41, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * http://wcco.com/topstories/local_story_213191448.html has more details about blood donation, I'll let others deal how to do that.

Doctors at HCMC are making a press conference about victims right now. Might take a while for information to get onto websites, since I'm watching MSNBC.com Live. -- Jay H 01:16, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Looking through my pictures now. Couldn't get very close.  May have more from another source in a few minutes.  (207.195.192.163 02:40, 2 August 2007 (UTC))
 * very disturbing pictures on www.kstp.com, a local news station. Killerkell81 17:56, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

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Press conference by medical center doctor confirms that one died from drowning. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 01:24, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Where is CNN getting its info about 3 dead? There will also be a formal briefing at city hall at 8:45 CDT. Are we not allowed to use sources we see from live video online such as MSNBC ? What is verbally reported on film seems no different than what is written in print. -- Jay H 01:27, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Style guide explains it all. Sourcing is mainly either written source or original reporting. Thunderhead - (talk) 01:30, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I was transcribing the press conference as best I could in the IRC room. Immunity 01:38, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

KAALTV.com has live feed from a Minneapolis station.
 * CNN, tied into a feed from the Mayor of Minneapolis, indicated 6 confirmed deaths
 * Info from City Officails press conference. 6 dead, metrodome safe, people being told to go downtown, Bridge construction to be done in 2007 DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 02:12, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * From MSNBC website:7 dead, 59 wounded. The source of the 7th fatality news was not mentioned, but HCMC officials told them about the 59 injuries.  The officials also said that 6 people are critically wounded. -Jason ost 03:06, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Rescue work has slowed, they've rescued everyone they can reach. Searching void spaces resumes in morning.  Is it still "Breaking News"?  (SEWilco 05:22, 2 August 2007 (UTC))
 * Well I would say no. I am watching the news until the live coverage stops. See Breaking? below... DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 05:59, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

At about 6:45 a.m. CDT, a spokesperson from the Minneapolis Police Department stated that after gathering current data from the scene and from local hospitals, the number of confirmed dead stands only at four. I will update the page to reflect this. 71.220.10.20 12:29, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * You updated well, but please do not change source links. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 12:52, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Article title
Highway bridge? Isn't it an interstate?--64.83.205.187 01:58, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Basically the same thing. ;) - Enzo Aquarius 02:01, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

I wouldn't say its accurate to consider the bridge as connecting minneapolis to the university of minnesota. For one, the university of minnesota is in minneapolis. Secondly, the university is about 1/4 - 1/2 mile south of the bridge. The relevant bridge for the university is the Washington avenue bridge.

It is an 8 lane bridge, where four lanes were closed for construction. It is NOT a 4 lane bridge, as reported in the article. (Gary Vollink) 75.73.148.241 02:41, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

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Press conference from City fire chief stats voids may contain survivors, but they may not be found until tomorrow and until the voids are safe. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 03:32, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Add remarks from George W. Bush press conference at 10:50 a.m. eastern time. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 15:00, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Dead kids?
This section is unclear, possibly implying that 7 of the 10 children admitted to a hospital have died.

The Red Cross said that 60 children were aboard, and that of those ten were admitted to a hospital.

Wikinews has learned that at least 7 have died.

222.92.222.182 03:45, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

 * I've attempted to add words to clarify this, however, it is inelegant and begs rewording. Huntster 04:14, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

 * I shuffled the kids further from the deaths. (SEWilco 05:42, 2 August 2007 (UTC))

 * It seems the stories of some of the children from the school bus are a little over exaggerated. From the StarTribune Of the 59 people aboard the bus, 10 were hospitalized and 9 of those children and one was an adult. The article states that reportedly the children have all been released.--67.173.47.123 07:01, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Images
Given that there are several images already present, and likely will be additional images made available as time progresses, perhaps it is appropriate to introduce the gallery code to the page? Alternatively, select two or three primary images and move the rest to a dedicated gallery on Commons. Huntster 04:16, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * This looks interesting - http://www.flickr.com/photos/webdh/981665326/ don't know if it is in the public domain but if it is, it seems helpful. Tenioman
 * No, this image is non-free (see the "© All rights reserved" bit to the side). Beyond that, the image itself will be copyrighted by the mapping site it was taken from.  Either way, we cannot use it.  --  Huntster  T • @ • C 05:40, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Given the problems that the image list was causing, I've moved them to the bottom in a makeshift gallery, since apparently isn't enabled here (and rather clunky at times). If it isn't liked, move 'em back, but I think this solves more problems than leaving them as they were. -- Huntster  T • @ • C 07:27, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Some images should be in the article itself, too many at the bottom, and no one will notice. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 07:34, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Sure, but too many detract from the article. Right now there are simple too many in the main body, even more than most Wikipedia articles.  Shuffle a few off to the bottom, or shuffle them to a dedicated Commons page, as I mentioned above.  Let the story be told by words, rather than be eclipsed by pretty pictures, ghastly as they may be. Sorry, just watched 300, so I'm in storytelling mode. --  Huntster  T • @ • C 09:28, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, IMO an article with pictures is more interesting, and more likely to be enjoyed. I always find I am more interested in an article if I can also see what is or has happened/ing. And I have always been told pictures are worth a 1,000 words. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 09:33, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Not saying they aren't useful, to the contrary. I'm only saying that overuse can detract, and I feel this is the case here. --  Huntster  T • @ • C 09:53, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

I don't know if this one is particularly useful, but I took a photo last night at dusk (so the light wasn't great) and I was able to line it up pretty close to a photo I'd taken previously for an article on Minneapolis' Mill District. --72.25.133.242 15:59, 2 August 2007 (UTC) (en:User:Bobak)

 * Can we use Images/ photos from the Ireport Feature in CNN Here are the Terms of use

Children under age 18 must have a parent or legal guardian's written permission to submit their material and such permission must accompany the material or it will not be considered.

Employees (and their immediate families and household members) of CNN and its parent, subsidiaries, divisions, and affiliated entities are not eligible to submit material.

By submitting your material, for good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which you hereby acknowledge, you hereby grant to CNN and its affiliates a non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide license to edit, telecast, rerun, reproduce, use, syndicate, license, print, sublicense, distribute and otherwise exhibit the materials you submit, or any portion thereof, as incorporated in any of their programming or the promotion thereof, in any manner and in any medium or forum, whether now known or hereafter devised, without payment to you or any third party. You represent and warrant to CNN that you have the full legal right, power and authority to grant to CNN the license provided for herein, that you own or control the complete exhibition and other rights to the materials you submitted for the purposes contemplated in this license and that neither the materials nor the exercise of the rights granted herein shall infringe upon or violate the right of privacy or right of publicity of, or constitute a libel or slander against, or violate any common law or any other right of, any person or entity. This license shall be governed by the laws of the State of Georgia.

CNN has the right to edit and/or alter any submission. CNN reserves the right not to use the material you submit at all and/or as little of the material as it chooses.

You acknowledge and agree that by submitting your material you are not entering into an employment relationship with CNN and that no relationship is created other than licensor/licensee.

CNN values your privacy. The information you submit is subject to our privacy policy. Tenioman 19:41, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * No, we may not use images from CNN. They are a competing news agency and it would not be appropriate. Where the images are user submitted they would also have to submit them to us under a license we can accept. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:54, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Just so that folks are aware, Image:35wBridgecollapse.gif is the GIF animation of the security video of the bridge collapsing. It is public domain (US Army Corps of Engineers-made) and available on Commons so it could be used here. 68.98.152.184 01:12, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Yes, I came across that, too. Since we can't add it to this article (the newsdate has passed), I have added it to the follow-up article, which is Death toll up to six in Minneapolis bridge collapse. --SVTCobra 01:23, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

Phone template
That "Phone" template has a "clear" in it which causes problems in this article. Do other articles really need that? (SEWilco 05:38, 2 August 2007 (UTC))
 * Yup. Never saw it in my life until today. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 07:34, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * "Yup" other articles need the template to have "clear"? (SEWilco 14:01, 2 August 2007 (UTC))
 * No I never seen that before this article. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 14:23, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Breaking?
I strikemy earlier comment about it NOT being breaking, I say date bump as death toll just went up. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 05:58, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * ...and the death toll went down. (SEWilco 14:00, 2 August 2007 (UTC))

Section edit links missing
Someone used an incantation which confused the wiki parser. The section [edit] tags are missing. (SEWilco 13:59, 2 August 2007 (UTC))
 * It looks like (added here: [ diff]) is the culprit and the parser was functioning as intended.  As I understand the syntax, any appearance of  outside of a <nowiki> block should make the edit links disappear and this applies to pages where  is transcluded from another page (template) as well. For more information see Help:Section. I see no indication of the inclusion of that magic word when looking at the template page itself (not the source) and I see no documentation or talk page for it.  I can forsee this happening often: the template's rendering and name give no hint of that behavior.  (even if there were docs many wouldn't read them :-/)  --Jeremyb 08:56, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Removing the section edits doesn't make sense. Maybe the editor was trying to tell people not to edit the template.  I removed it.  (SEWilco 01:03, 4 August 2007 (UTC))

More Traffic Info
I'm not sure if this is appropriate for this page, but here's some traffic info Minneapolis residents might be interested in:
 * The Washington Ave exit from I-35W North is closed (though Washington Ave is open). Commuters are redirected to I-94 East.
 * The 10th/19th ave bridge is closed.
 * The nearby pedestrian bridge is closed.
 * University Ave is open, though the 35W overpass is at a virtual stand-still. It's crowded with onlookers and has been turned into a 4-way stop.

128.101.213.156 16:02, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Awesome coverage, guys.
Thanks for covering this with integrity and class. I really appreciate it. My town appreciates it. irid:t 21:23, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks also from Germany. I'm a journalist and some annoyed that German media are still reporting wrong and downplaying datas. Go on in investigating the reality and organizing support. M.L. Schuermann, Essen/Ruhr, D.

Striking pictures from minnesotan's on kstp.com a local news station. Killerkell81 17:55, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

Country
Can we please have the country in the title or first paragraph, some people dont know where minnesota is like me. Thankyou.Enlil Ninlil 04:15, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
 * The country is a category at the bottom of the page. Minneapolis, Minnesota is also wikilinked in the very first line of the article. Do we really need more? irid:t 04:17, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
 * No...and not because of location, but because this story is getting old (this particular article) and changing the title, even for location would require in many cases a date bump. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 04:19, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

So why on this article Australian state of Victoria swears in new cabinet do we need the country and title, a bit confusing and contradictory. I just need clarity, pretty please. Enlil Ninlil 04:55, 4 August 2007 (UTC)


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Fred Thompson's 'exploration’ causes confusion on USA election rules

August 1, 2007

The day after Fred Thompson's "exploratory committee" announced that it raised just over US$3 million dollars, the type of fundraising is causing "confusion" over Federal Election Commission (FEC) rules for the "exploratory" status.

CQ Politics reports, "Friends of Fred Thompson" also is registered with the Internal Revenue Service as a “527” political organization, so named because it is regulated under Section 527 of the tax code." Once Thompson decides to become a candidate, he must then meet FEC disclosure requirements. CQ Politics noted, "two issues — whether Thompson has raised more money than could be expected to be used for exploratory activities, and whether his months of 'testing the waters' have been a 'protracted period of time' as outlined by federal law as qualifying someone as a candidate — Thompson could have trouble." According to Paul Ryan, FEC program director for the Campaign Legal Center, "Reasonable minds could disagree."

The Washington Post noted, "Campaign finance experts said yesterday that if Thompson were to wait until Sept. 6 to launch a campaign, he would be legally permitted to delay filing a finance report with the Federal Election Commission until Jan. 31." Nonetheless, "Thompson campaign officials stressed his commitment to disclosure."

In addition to the personnel changes previously reported, today a top fundraising consultant, Kim Kaegi, resigned from the Thompson campaign. According to the AP, "Kaegi called it a 'stretch' to speculate that her departure was related to lower-than-expected totals."


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Community of Christ sues over RLDS church name

August 3, 2007

The Community of Christ is suing the South Restoration Branch in Raytown, Missouri over their use of the name "Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints" and the "RLDS" initials, used to identify the Community of Christ until 2001.

The document filed on Monday to the U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, alleges six counts of federal trademark infringement, false designation of origin, federal trademark dilution, common law unfair competition, common law trademark infringement and state trademark dilution. The Community of Christ is seeking a preliminary injunction, which would prevent use of the name until the case is settled.

Several other Restoration Branches have also been using the name but no legal action has been taken against them at this time.

The Joint Conference of Restoration Branches voted in April this year to use the RLDS name, as recommended by their Succession Committee. It is not yet known whether the Raytown South Branch is associated with this effort or whether this will effect any other Restoration Branches who are or have been using the RLDS name.

The Reorganized Church, founded in 1860 by Joseph Smith III grew out of the original Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints founded by Joseph Smith Jr. in 1830. Historically, the RLDS have claimed to believe in the original tenets of the Latter Day Saint movement, and do not adhere to major Mormon doctrines.

In the 1980s, a split occurred between conservative and liberal factions resulting in the "RLDS" which subsequently renamed itself the "Community of Christ" and which up to recent times has been uncontested as the legal successor to the original RLDS church, and the Restoration Branches, a scattered group of local churches who became separate from the main organization in protest of what they saw as incorrect changes to fundamental doctrines.

Many members of Restoration Branches believe they have been disenfranchised in church government by the Community of Christ, citing the rights of branches listed in the Articles of Incorporation of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. (1872) They argue that the methods employed to institute a policy called "Supreme Directional Control" violated the branches and individual members rights to voice and vote in the deliberative assemblies of church government.


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Comments:Argentine President harshly criticizes US border fence

Kudos! This is the kind of report I expect to read, speaking for myself and from a U.S. point of view, to see in a world news publication.

The fence is just comedy, only idiots support it. I fyou wanted to stop immigration, it's completely trivial : just make it a fellony to hire them. It'd all stop if a few white collar criminals did jail time.

Editing Talk:Argentine President harshly criticizes US border fence/Comments
Can we get a link to a collection of translations of speeches president Nestor Kirchner has made? Where is the full transcript? It's hard to judge if this outburst is carefully planned politics or a real change in US-Argentine relationships. ````
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Whoopi Goldberg to take Rosie O'Donnell's spot on 'The View'

August 2, 2007 Actress, Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award winner, Whoopi Goldberg will be taking Rosie O'Donnell's place as co-host of The View.

It was confirmed by the shows host Barbara Walters on Wednesday's show who said that Goldberg will begin to co-host on September 4, the shows season premiere. Shortly after the announcement, Goldberg made an appearance on the show.

"I love this show! I love coming on it. I love hanging out with you guys," said Goldberg who also said that she does not plan to have a feud with any of the other co-hosts.

"Who knows? Anybody could say 'I don't like her.' That's OK. I just won't come to your home," added Goldberg.

When O'Donnell co-hosted The View, she sparked a feud with Donald Trump after O'Donnell called Trump a "pimp" in her personal blog by saying that Trump "has no right to be the moral compass for 20-year-olds in America."

Goldberg has starred in such films as The Color Purple (1985), Ghost (1990) and Sister Act One and Two (1992 & 1993)


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Al-Qaeda terror ad warns of 'big surprise'

August 2, 2007

An advertisement for al-Qaeda, posted on the internet by the As-Sahab propaganda campaign for al-Qaeda, has warned of a "big surprise" by the terrorist group.

The ad reportedly shows digitally altered images of Pakistan's President, Pervez Musharraf, and the United States President, George W. Bush, in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., which happens to be on fire in the background and a U.S. presidential motorcade is also in the background. Images of Osama bin Laden and Ayman al Zawahri are also flashed across the advertisement.

The message then says "wait for the big surprise," but does not add anymore information. It ends with a simple "Soon -- God willing."


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Talk:Whoopi Goldberg to take Rosie O'Donnell's spot on 'The View'

"Thank goodness that Whoopi isn't either." doesn't really fit with WN:NPOV, that's more what the comments pages for, which I'm about to go rant on. ;-) --Brian McNeil / talk 11:10, 2 August 2007 (UTC)


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Comments:Whoopi Goldberg to take Rosie O'Donnell's spot on 'The View'

Buh Bye Dumbo O'Donnell
Anything that reduces the exposure that fat obnoxious woman gets on TV is good news to me. Used to be a guy on Slashdot with the signature "She wears underwear with dick holes in 'em" linking to her personal blog. Always made me laugh. --Brian McNeil / talk 11:12, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Maybe Whoopie can save it. Barbara Walters on her own can't, that sez a lot. Maybe a gabfest just doesn't get it. -Edbrown05 11:24, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

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Russia claims North Pole by planting flag on seabed

August 2, 2007

Russian expedition Arktika 2007 made the first descent to the ocean bottom below the North Pole, and planted a titanium flag of Russia on the seabed.

Submarines have in the past traveled below the Arctic ice cap, but this is the first time man has reached the seabed below the North Pole. The Mir-1 and a second Mir-2 submarine face the challenge of diving 13,980 feet (4,261 metres) deep, and then having to resurface at the exact location where they've submerged, because they are not strong enough to penetrate the ice themselves. The nuclear ice-breaker vessel Rossiya is keeping the ice open for the research ship and the submarines.

The expedition ship Akademik Fyodorov is carrying over 100 scientists to the North Pole. "Apart from the purely scientific goal of a comprehensive study of the climate and seabed at the North Pole, this expedition may help Russia to enlarge its territory by more than one million square kilometers," the Russia's Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute said. The mini-submarine Mir-1 has successfully reached the Arctic seabed. "Our mission is to remind the whole world that Russia is a great polar and research power," said expedition leader and deputy speaker of the Russian parliament Artur Chilingarov, who has been named presidential envoy to the Arctic by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Political reactions
Some Western politicians have portrayed the planting of Russia's flag on the seabed as Russia's territorial claim. Canada, the United States, Norway and Denmark (through Greenland) have an Exclusive Economic Zone 200 miles north of their Arctic coastline, established under international laws. Russia is claiming a larger area, extending to the North Pole, saying that a continental shelf called the Lomonosov Ridge runs from Siberia on the Arctic seabed to the North Pole. As such, it would be an extension of Russian territory.

In 2001, Russia made a case with the United Nations to extend its boundaries to the Arctic, but the U.N. requested more scientific data to strengthen the Russian case. The current mission is collecting evidence to submit another request in 2009, under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Canada and Denmark last year sent out a joint mission to establish whether the Lomonosov Ridge is connected to their territories, and Norway is investigating this possibility too. Last May, U.S. senator Richard Lugar (Rep, Indiana) said that it would be difficult to negotiate about Russia's claims as long as the U.S. has not ratified the Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that any issues about Russia's claims would be resolved "in strict compliance with international law."

The claimed territory could contain undiscovered natural resources such as oil and gas, media sources speculate.


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Comments:Highway bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapses

Wow.
Who would have thought that this would happen. I have always been afraid mof the stone arch.

 * The Stone Arch Bridge used to be a railroad bridge. It survived that, so it should last for some time as a pedestrian bridge.  (SEWilco 04:15, 3 August 2007 (UTC))

*The* Stone Arch Bridge and other quirks
We refer to the Stone Arch Bridge always with the "the" particle. It is the "view from the Stone Arch Bridge" and "taken from the Stone Arch Bridge." "The Stone Arch Bridge has been closed." "Rescue workers on the Stone Arch Bridge" etc etc. We consider the Stone Arch Bridge named because it is made out of stone arches and not because it is a formal name. Similarly with "the 10th Avenue Bridge" or "the Third Avenue Bridge." Locally, we know the 10th Avenue Bridge as such and not as the Cedar Avenue Bridge and most especially not called the 10th Avenue Southeast Bridge. Also we rarely refer to 35W as "thirty-five west" we always call it "thirty-five double-u." However, 50/50 percent of the time 35E is called both "thirty-five e" and "thirty-five east."

And the 35W bridge is erroneously being reported as the link between St. Paul and Minneapolis and between the U and downtown. Sure you can definitely get to those places via that bridge but it is probably the least favorable route to take. And also CNN is showing St. Paul in Northeast when it is very very far east of Minneapolis nowhere near this bridge. The 35W bridge served two major purposes only: A) half of north Mpls suburbs and north **St. Paul** suburbs coming off 36 and B) going to Duluth or gambling at Grand Casino in Hinckley. Though I guess for most people coming from the south, it's the fastest way to get to Rosedale Mall. Davumaya 07:16, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

Writing flow is bad
Is the writer of this story allergic to the particle "the" because nothing seems to flow right when it sounds like a foreigner wrote this. Davumaya 07:16, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

possible cause of collapse?
So we were discussing the collapse in my physics class. Everyone remembers the Tacoma Narrows bridge collpase right? that was cuased by the wind making the bridge vibrate at its "natural frequency". Not sure how to explain what that is but anyways. Now since jackhammers were beign used on the bridge, they could have vibrated the bridge to its natural frequency and that may have cuased it to go. Any engineer types know more about what im saying? 68.100.170.3 03:45, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
 * That same concept was on Mythbusters a while back. It's an interesting idea. However, it would have to have a vast amount of force (eg wind) to create sufficient vibration. It's also been said that jackhammers were not in use at the exact time of the collapse, though I haven't seen this verified anywhere.
 * (I live in the city, so I hear a lot of talk; no links, sorry.) irid:t 03:47, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

'Sippi Bridge is Falling Down

 * 'Sippi Bridge is falling down, falling down.
 * Sippi Bridge is falling down, my fair lady.

 * Snorkel dive and dig her up,
 * dig her up, dig her up.
 * Snorkel dive and dig her up,
 * My fair lady.

 * How will we build it up,
 * Build it up, Build it up,
 * How will we build it up,
 * My fair lady?

 * Build it up with lots of money,
 * lotsa money, lotsa money.
 * Build it up with lotsa money,
 * My fair lady.

 * Lotsa money I have none,
 * I have none, I have none.
 * Lotsa money I have none,
 * My fair lady.

 * Build it up with steel and trusses,
 * steel and trusses, steel and trusses.
 * Build it up with steel and trusses,
 * My fair lady.

 * Steel and trusses bend and break,
 * Bend and break, Bend and break.
 * Steel and trusses bend and break,
 * My fair lady.

 * Build it up a wood trestle-ay,
 * wood trestle-ay, wood trestle-ay.
 * Build it up a wood trestle-ay,
 * My fair lady.

 * Wood trestle-ay will wash away,
 * Wash away, Wash away.
 * Wood trestle-ay will wash away,
 * My fair lady.

 * Build it up with concrete strong,
 * Stone so strong, Stone so strong.
 * Build it up with concrete strong,
 * My fair lady.

 * Concrete strong will last so long,
 * Last so long, Last so long.
 * Stone so strong will last so long,
 * My fair lady. —  Rickyrab | Talk 12:29, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

204.52.215.107 14:09, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

 * In memory of the victims of the bridge collapse. May we never have to go through anything so unfortunate again. Rickyrab 14:18, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Comments from feedback form - "how many people died how many ..."
how many people died how many people were involved how many people got injured —209.169.194.249 (talk) 18:55, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Comments from feedback form - "I can't really see the bridge ..."
I can't really see the bridge after it has collapsed. —204.219.240.17 (talk) 11:33, 29 May 2012 (UTC)


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Talk:Russia claims North Pole by planting flag on seabed

The quote from Canada's minister should not just be in the template. This template is intended to lift text from the article. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:45, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Why am I reminded of | Eddie Izzard? :) Zidel333 16:57, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

There were two flags
According to this (in Russian), there were, in fact, two flags planted down there: a flag of Russia, and a flag of the United Russia party. As well, two high-ranked members of the party were in the crew. This should probably be reflected in the article. 62.181.57.12 18:44, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

"Borrowed" film
According to the finnish Ilta-Sanomat, the film Russia released of the submarines working under water actually came from the movie Titanic. Interesting if true. http://www.iltasanomat.fi/uutiset/ulkomaat/uutinen.asp?id=1418898 http://aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,1137259,00.html
 * The images are more consistent with the movie The Abyss, directed by James Cameron, who also directed the movie Titanic. -24.125.54.105 08:36, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Interwiki
Italian interwiki should be added: La Russia annuncia di aver issato la propria bandiera sul fondale del Polo Nord. Thak you. --Darth Kule - Comlink 07:16, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
 * ✅ As a FYI, requests like this should be highlighted with editprotected --Brian McNeil / talk 11:43, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

Category - Arctic
Would like to add the category to a number of arctic related news articles to begin a wikinews Arctic portal to complement and support the Wikipedia Arctic portal and wikiproject. Kind Regards [[User:SriMesh|SriMesh]] | [[User talk:SriMesh|<small>talk</small>]] (talk) 01:38, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Category - Submarines
editprotected

Please add Category:Submarines. Thanks, Bencherlite (talk) 12:56, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ --Pi zero (talk) 11:44, 9 November 2010 (UTC)


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Do you think this is propaganda or real?71.84.195.131 16:32, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Probably propaganda. But who knows. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 16:33, 2 August 2007 (UTC)


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Wikimania 2007 Site Events warming up for main conference

August 2, 2007

Counting down to Wikimania 2007, the Site Events such as "Hacking Days & Extra", "One Laptop Per Child Curriculum Jam", and the "Citizen Journalism Unconference" preluded the main conference.

On August 1, Cary Bass and many other programmers participated in the Hacking Days. Mike "b6s" Jiang hosted this two-day long event where programmers can exchange experiences.

That same day, the One Laptop Per Child Curriculum Jam kicked off. Project Director Samuel "SJ" Klein invited many teams with an interest in freely licensed content to produce learning materials, which youngsters from 6 to 16 years of age could judge.

The Citizen Journalism Unconference was held August 2. It hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation and Public Television Services Taiwan (PTS). The organization invited Frontier Foundation Researcher Shu-fang Tsai and Facilitator of Institute of Culture Affairs Taiwan Gail West to host this unconference. The Unconference was held in an open space style. Topics for discussion were created by participants at the unconference.

In this unconference, participants talked about lots of free content portals comparisons, such as PeoPo by PTS Taiwan, the characteristics and role of citizen journalists, the comparisons between citizen journalism and professional journalism, and the future of citizen journalism. After these events, the main conference will start at August 3, 2007 9:00 Taipei local time.


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Chris Langham found guilty of downloading child pornography

August 2, 2007

The British actor Chris Langham has been found guilty on 15 counts of downloading child pornography. A jury of four women and seven men took two hours and forty minutes to reach a verdict at Maidstone Crown Court. Judge Philip Statman said that Langham will remain in custody till his sentencing on September 14.

Langham, 58, from Goldford, Kent claimed that he had been studying porn sites, researching for a character called, "Pedro," for the television series Help. However, co-star Paul Whitehouse claimed he had no knowledge of this research. Langham refused to answer questions about certain images found on his computer.

During his time in court, Langham claimed that he was abused at the age of eight during a holiday to Canada. He also said his brothers and sisters were abused, and that he felt no shame at looking at child pornography. Langham said he pleaded not guilty because he did not want to be labelled a, "Paedophile".

Langham however was cleared of charges of indecently assaulting an underage girl. The girl claimed that Langham took her virginity at the age of 14, but Judge Statman said, "The Crown accepts that there is no evidence to support these particular counts on the indictment."

Langham said, in a statement read out by his solicitor, "I am absolutely delighted my name has been cleared of all the charges I have consistently denied. I have been found guilty on charges I have made admission to from the moment of my first arrest. I am grateful to the jury for their careful deliberation and I would also like to thank the press for their restraint in not making the lives of my wife, children and family difficult during this time and I implore them to continue to grant my family the privacy they need. I am afraid I am unable to comment further until sentence on the 14 September."

Derek Cuff, Deputy Inspector of Kent Police said, "Let us not forget that child abuse images circulating on the internet are real situations involving real children, who are sexually abused for other's gain and self-gratification. Viewing such images simply perpetuates child abuse. The jury had to view some images that had to be selected carefully - but what they saw and heard in evidence is harrowing and disturbing. I think this itself puts some measure of perspective on the level of child abuse we are dealing with."

This will affect the filming of the next series of the satirical sitcom The Thick of It, where Langham plays Hugh Abbot MP. The last two special episodes did not star Langham due to his arrest. Writer Armando Iannucci hoped that if Langham was found not guilty, he would be able to appear in his show again.


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I'm ISD and I joined Wikinews in August 2007.

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 * 1) Chris Langham found guilty of downloading child pornography
 * 2) Thief force-fed fifty bananas to retrieve necklace
 * 3) Thai police to wear 'Hello Kitty' armbands as punishment
 * 4) Largest exoplanet so far is discovered
 * 5) Encyclopædia Britannica reaches Wikipedia's main page
 * 6) Woman dies when pet camel tried to make love with her
 * 7) Gift of footballs from United States offends Afghans inadvertently
 * 8) Prescott to stand down as MP
 * 9) Jon Stewart to host 2008 Oscars
 * 10) Downing Street welcomes new resident cat
 * 11) Chris Langham given ten months for downloading child porn
 * 12) Litvinenko murder suspect running for MP
 * 13) ITV postpones broadcast of 2007 British Comedy Awards
 * 14) 2007 Ig Nobel Prize winners announced
 * 15) Satirist Stephen Colbert runs for U.S. President
 * 16) Chris Langham's sentence for downloading child porn reduced
 * 17) British student falls to his death from 10th floor window
 * 18) Monty Python's "Holy Hand Grenade" sparks bomb scare

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Thief force-fed fifty bananas to retrieve necklace
Hi ISD, I enjoyed the article you wrote about the bananas. Very funny. ;) Keep up the good writing. --  JayH  t - wp 20:27, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Wikinews Bulletin: September 1, 2007
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Wikinews Bulletin
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Wikinews Bulletin
Here is the latest Wikinews bulletin. Enjoy!

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Talk:Wikimania 2007 Site Events warming up for main conference

OR
This article is probably a translation from the Chinese original, OR notes in Chinese can probably be found there (I can't read Chinese). --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:12, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, this article is surely translated from Chinese Wikinews mostly, but not fully b/c Craig didn't tell me more information, then I'll help to ask more about yesterday from Cary. Brock contact... 02:29, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

Citizen journalism unconference
I'm curious about what was discussed there, if anything has been said about Wikinews... could you add about this? --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:12, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * OK, I'll ask Craig for more. Brock contact... 02:29, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I've been added some important information referred Citizen Journalism Unconference Official Information, please check back if anything wrong. Brock contact... 04:09, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
 * We had a group talk about Wikinews as well as discussing it as relevent in other groups. --Cspurrier 06:48, 3 August 2007 (UTC)


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User talk:128.101.249.181

Well, it doesn't actually connect to Cedar Avenue. It connects to 19th, which connects to Cedar. This bridge has an identity crisis. irid:t 21:49, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

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User talk:128.101.152.57

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Minus Sign
Thanks for adding the better-looking minus sign on Highway bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapses. Please be careful, however, that you don't corrupt URLs with the edits you make. Thank you! irid:t 23:52, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

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User talk:Ironiridis/3

Archived
For previous conversations, discussions, complaints and complements, really, anything that's ever been on my talk page, see Archive 2. irid:t 16:16, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Back?
By the looks of it I would say no :( Well I hope to talk to you again sometime. Good luck. Jason Safoutin 23:15, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

 * The more, the merrier! Looking forward to a second tour of duty from Ironiridis, too. Karen 22:42, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
 * me too. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 00:14, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

ah ha!
saw you! Doldrums 13:26, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Ditto :) Jason Safoutin 14:54, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Meh. I can't rename articles while not logged in. But I can do everything else. ;) You guys are doing good stuff. Keep it up. irid:t 19:06, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Re: Opposal to parole
Thank you for the comment, and yes, there are times you have to act in extreme and times you have to act like a level-headed dispute handler. Why do I still do it? I like adminship duties. Frankly, I have nothing better to do, and the good thing about Neutralizer's restrictions is that he either contributes positively or not at all. —     05:47, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * And so far he has yet to do anything. I only supported the parole because I don't want to be told I never gave him a chance. He knows he must follow the conditions of his parole at all costs. With every admin watching his every move... Jason Safoutin 12:27, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Welcome back!
—     10:25, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Re: No problem. Good you are back :) Jason Safoutin 01:25, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Dpl's — I don't think thats true anymore

 * from WN:DPL

"Purpose:

Determines what date is used for ordering the list.

Example:

method can be one of:
 * categoryadd — outputs list based on most recent addition to the first category — (default)
 * lastedit — outputs list based on most recent edit to the pages"

Happy editing Bawolff ☺☻ 04:36, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

:-(
We miss you...hope you come back even if just to say hi. DragonFire1024 02:59, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Second that. Bawolff ☺☻ 03:10, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
 * ... hi. :) irid:t 02:18, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Welcome Back!!! Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 02:20, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

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User:Enlil Ninlil

Look for me on the w:User:Enlil Ninlil at wikipedia. My name is a combination of two Sumerian gods, Enlil and Ninlil.

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User talk:Enlil Ninlil

Welcome
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But I bet you already knew all that... :) irid:t 03:11, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

New Victorian cabinet is sworn in
Hi, and great article. You've obviously put a lot of work into it.

Can I make a suggestion? I think it would be a good idea to take the brief descriptions of each candidate and move them into Wikipedia. Wikinews doesn't really handle that type of list very well, since things get outdated fast and old articles don't get updated.

Other than that, awesome. Great job. irid:t 04:25, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

You could start the Maxine Morand article nicely with the tidbit you have. irid:t 04:32, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

Body found in Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, Australia
Certainly a horrific occurrance, but nonetheless allows use to respect nature's awesome might. Good job on the article. --  JayH  t - wp 04:56, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

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Australian state of Victoria swears in new cabinet

August 3, 2007

At 11:20 a.m. in the Australian state of Victoria, the Governor David de Kretser started the ceremony for the swearing in of the new Brumby's cabinet, attended by family and friends of the ministers. This comes a full week after the resignation of Steve Bracks from the top position, and his deputy John Thwaites.

The ministers and their portfolios are:
 * John Brumby has the role of Premier as well as the ministries of Multicultural Affairs and Veterans Affairs,
 * Deputy Premier Rob Hulls has the Industrial Relations and Racing,
 * Gavin Jennings Environment and Climate Change, and Innovation
 * Lynne Kosky has Public Transport and the Arts,
 * John Lenders is the new Treasurer,
 * Justin Madden retains his portfolio of Planning minister,
 * James Merlino takes on multiple roles of: Minister Assisting the Premier on Multicultural Affairs, Sport and Recreation and Youth Affairs
 * Maxine Morand Children and Early Childhood Development
 * Lisa Neville has Mental Health, Community Services and Senior Victorians,
 * Tim Pallas retains Roads and Ports,
 * Bronwyn Pike changes to Education,
 * Tony Robinson has the multiple portfolios of Gaming, Consumer Affairs and the Minister Assisting the Premier on Veterans Affairs,
 * Theo Theophanous retains Industry and trade and major projects, gains minister for Information Technology but loses Small Business,
 * Richard Wynne has Housing, Local Government and Aboriginal Affairs,
 * Peter Batchelor has Energy and Resources, and Community Development,
 * Bob Cameron retains Police and Emergency Services, and the Corrections portfolios,
 * Joe Helper retains both Agriculture, and Small Business,
 * Tim Holding has the Water, WorkCover, Finance, Tourism and Major Events and the TAC Ministries,
 * Jacinta Allan has the Regional and Rural Development, and Skills and Workforce Participation from the Education Ministry.
 * Daniel Andrews has Health


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Wikinews:CommonsTicker/20070803

3 August

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Talk:Australian state of Victoria swears in new cabinet

Australia or Australian should somehow be worked into the title for those who don't know Oz geography well enough to recognise where the story is about. I'm not sure if you call Victoria a province, state, or territory. --Brian McNeil / talk 08:52, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

 * We have 6 states and 2 territories, but no provinces. Enlil Ninlil 09:17, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
 * So that'd leave you with "Australian state of Victoria swears in new cabinet" as a title option? --Brian McNeil / talk 09:52, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

 * I thought it was an antique collecting story when I first saw the start of the headline in my Gmail RSS banner. --  Zanimum 18:59, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

 * I think that must go for all articles, because where did that bridge collapse again? Somewhere in the U.S. or Britian, not too shore. But I understand your point of view. Enlil Ninlil 04:19, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Wrong talk page? irid:t 04:20, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

I already messaged that page. Enlil Ninlil 04:53, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
 * But you're talking about the bridge...? I don't get it. irid:t 04:54, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

Yes but Im talking about the Heading, do all articles include the state and country name as in this articles case and is it advisable to include them. If so how can it be made standard? Thanks mate Enlil Ninlil 05:00, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
 * To the best of my knowledge Minneapolis and Minnesota are unique to the U.S. and there is a good chance most readers have heard of one. In addition the key focus there is the bridge collapse, it is less important where exactly it happened.
 * In the case of this article, the place is key to the story and when I read the headline I was saying "Victoria where?" and had to read the article to see. It is always a judgement call on whether you need to be more explicit about the location an article refers to. For example, if you're talking about Paris, London, Bangkok, etc. you don't need the country name. On the other hand, for somewhere like Manchester you might need to put Manchester, England. --Brian McNeil / talk 07:32, 4 August 2007 (UTC)


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Welcome
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File talk:WestHillsBrushFire.jpg

The reason given by the nominator was: "Image page for an image on Commons, info moved to image page on Commons."

Plz speaka zee english plz
 * This is an image page that exists on Wikinews without the actual image being here. Instead the image is actually on Commons and was separated from its licensing info because that was here. What this means is that the image page on Wikinews can be deleted with no impact on use of the image as it is on Commons and should stay available. --Brian McNeil / talk 11:25, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Appears that nothing here on Wikinews links to it. For that reason I don't care what happens to it. I've argued for stuff that has meaning and linkage here should remain, even if it can't exist on Commons. -Edbrown05

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Wikimania 2007 begins in Taipei, Taiwan

August 3, 2007

The third annual conference for users of the Wikimedia Foundation projects, Wikimania, began today in Taipei, Taiwan. Over 1,100 people registered from 98 countries. Fifty-five percent of attendees were from Taiwan. There are over 100 presenters holding a total of 65 sessions.

Florence Devouard, Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation, in the opening to the conference, reviewed what has been accomplished in the past year. Among the accomplishments are the creation of the Wikimedia Taiwan chapter, and the creation of Wikiversity. Florence also said that the Russian Wikipedia was the fastest growing Wikipedia, with the Chinese Wikipedia coming second. There still is huge disparity in language though, with projects such as the Afrikaans Wikipedia having 6 million native speakers, but less than 8,000 articles

An estimation of the current total assets of the foundation was stated to be around $3.5 million. Florence Devouard also discussed the need for scalable sources of revenue for the foundation. These sources, she stressed, must be consistent with the foundation's non profit status, with the open/free content movement and with community wishes. Potential revenue sources include the continued sale of live datafeeds, a print on demand service, board games, puzzles and other merchandising. She stated that the foundation will not sell DVDs or paper versions due to legal risks.

Also, Jimmy Wales, in the press conference, mentioned that in mainland China, lots of media or information is still unfree or not to be unveiled, such as Baido.com, so that may restrict the development or providing of freely contents and correct information, and is surely not a good example. And then he'll come to visit mainland China to solve those problems of freely contents developments.

Other speakers included Benjamin Mako Hill discussing the definition of free culture, Kat Walsh on Wikimedia foundation use of free content, Samuel Klein on the one laptop per child and addressing systemic bias, Jimmy Wales, Angela Beesley and Gil Penchina on Wikia.

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User:Onnaghar

   Onnaghar

Hello! I'm user Onnaghar, or for short OGH, I'm a United Kingdom and Global Wikinews "reporter" on Wikinews which I came to on August 3rd 2007. Please feel free to leave a message on my talk page if I can assist you in some way!

The reason why I work on Wikinews is because it's good to write in different styles fluently. And as James "Jimbo" Wales once said "On Wikinews, each story is to be written as a news story as opposed to an encyclopedia article", this makes me believe that without Wikinews, most In The News articles wouldn't provide a real-enough sourcing to help back up facts mentioned on the page. I always defend the right to democracy and unrestraint. Expressing inner qualities on userpages may only seem a little step in the global unrwritted statute of free speech. Working towards a Neutral Point of View (or NPOV for short) will provide an examplary standard on Wikinews that will provide an unbiased image of the current events we see in the world today.

Personal Links Please read about the Wikinews Arbitration Committee for more information about the final step in dispute resolution. However for a list of all my contributions on wikinews see here

REMEMBER: 'I'm new to this concept so I'm not all that good with the tools. Please let me apologise for any mistakes I make. Thanks.'

You can find me on: The English Wikipedia The Spanish Wikipedia The German Wikipedia Wikimedia Commons

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User talk:Onnaghar

Welcome
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I was at Wikimaina with a media pass :) and wrote this based on what I saw at it --Cspurrier 13:29, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

What currency?
"An estimation of the current total assets of the foundation was stated to be around 3.5 million." - is this US dollars, or Euros, or what? --Brian McNeil / talk 14:05, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Not stated, but I would bet USD, sice iirc it had the dollar sign on the chart --Cspurrier 14:48, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

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 * Also, Jimmy Wales, in the press conference, mentioned that in mainland China, lots of media or information is still unfree or not to be unveiled, such as Baido.com, so that may restrict the development or providing of freely contents and correct information, and is surely not a good example. And then he'll come to visit mainland China to solve those problems of freely contents developments.

I don't understand what this means.

Category removal
editprotected "Wikimania" may be removed as "Wikimania 2007" is already there. "Wikimania 2007" is a subcategory of "Wikimania". Van der Hoorn (talk) 19:53, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

 * ✅ ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 22:33, 17 March 2009 (UTC)


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Death toll up to six in Minneapolis bridge collapse

August 4, 2007 Richard Stanek addressed reporters in a news conference on Friday morning, officially revising the death toll from the collapse of the I-35W bridge to five, up from four. This fifth victim was pulled from the wreckage of a tractor trailer rig which had been engulfed in flame.

According to Bloomberg the number of missing persons is currently eight.

Later that night, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann reported that the toll has risen again to six. This victim died after having been hospitalized.

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), in its 2005 report card said that the $59.4 billion spent annually to improve transportation infrastructure condition is well below the $94 billion needed.