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Two die after passenger ship and cargo ship collide near Haifa, Israel

September 2, 2007

Divers have recovered two bodies after a passenger ship accidentally rammed a cargo vessel two miles from the port of Haifa, Israel.

The Israeli cargo ship Shelly sank after being struck by Cypriot passenger vessel Salamis Glory where she was anchored two miles from the coast. None of the nearly 700 people on the Salamis Glory were harmed, but two of the Shelly 's thirteen-man crew were unable to escape the sinking vessel. Their bodies were recovered twelve hours after the accident by Israeli divers.

Some of the survivors climbed on board a rescue launch lowered by the Salamis Glory, and were subsequently rescued by the navy, whilst the others were picked up by a rescue helicopter. The crew members on the Shelly were all foreign, with one of the deceased being an Ukrainian and the other being an Indonesian. They were the vessel's first mate and the ship's engineer. The survivors refused to be transported to hospital for treatment.

The bodies were retrieved after a massive search in the hope that the men had survived, with six naval vessels, several aircraft and countless divers participating. The disaster triggered an oil spill that spread down the Israeli coast, prompting officials to issue a warning against bathing at the nearby Zvulun beach.

The Salamis Glory returned to port in Haifa, exhibiting minor damage by to her hull. Her crew will be interviewed by police in order to determine the cause of the accident. Cyprus will also participate in the investigation and is sending a go team to the scene. Cypriot shipping official Sergios Sergiou named one line of inquiry as a possible fault with the vessel's navigation system.


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Minor earthquake strikes California

September 2, 2007 According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) a moderate earthquake occurred in southern California at 10:29 a.m. (Pacific time) (17:29 UTC) Sunday morning.

The magnitude 4.7 quake occurred 13 kilometers (8 miles) west, northwest of Lake Elsinore with a depth of 1.6 miles (2600 m). A small 2.5 aftershock then occurred about two minutes later.

There are no reports of damage or injuries.

"There were no injuries reported to us at this time. When there's an earthquake over 4.3, we send out an order to all of the stations so firefighters take all of their apparatus out of the basement until we are sure that everything is cleared," said firefighter for the Riverside County Fire Department, Jody Hagemann.

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Cricket: India defeat England in fifth one-day international

September 2, 2007

India have beaten England by 38 runs (Duckworth-Lewis method) in the fifth One-Day International of the series at Headingley, Leeds, England.

Indian opening batsmen Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar started quickly, recording an opening partnership of 116 runs before Tendulkar was caught behind for 71 runs and Ganguly was dismissed for 59. Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh shared a 94 run partnership, with Yuvraj Singh reaching 72 and Gambhir scoring 51 runs. After 47 overs of the Indian innings, rain stopped play with India at 286-4. Play soon resumed however, and after Mahendra Singh Dhoni was caught behind for 24 and Rahul Dravid run out on 24 runs, India completed their fifty overs with a score of 324-6.

Chasing a substantial target of 325 runs, England suffered an early blow when Alastair Cook was caught behind off Ajit Agarkar's bowling. Ian Bell and Matt Prior shared a 90 run partnership before Prior was stumped by Mahendra Singh Dhoni for 46 runs. Soon afterwards Kevin Pietersen was caught behind for a duck while Ian Bell was caught behind for 44 runs. Rain once again interrupted the match and when play resumed England faced a revised Duckworth-Lewis target of 311 runs off 45 overs. England captain Paul Collingwood hit 91 not out, but the rain returned after 39 overs and the match finished with England still 38 runs behind the new Duckworth-Lewis target of 281 runs from 39 overs.

England lead the seven match series 3-2. The sixth match will be played at The Oval, London on 5 September.

Toss: England won, and chose to field first.

Fall of wickets: 1-116 (Tendulkar, 19.4 ov), 2-150 (Ganguly, 26.5 ov), 3-244 (Gambhir, 41.4 ov), 4-266 (Yuvraj Singh, 44.3 ov), 5-311 (Dhoni, 48.4 ov), 6-318 (Dravid, 49.3 ov)

Did not bat: A B Agarkar, R R Powar, Piyush Chawla

Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Cook, 3.1 ov), 2-97 (Prior, 13.5 ov), 3-102 (Pietersen, 14.6 ov), 4-104 (Bell, 15.5 ov), 5-145 (Shah, 25.5 ov), 6-193 (Bopara, 31.6 ov), 7-196 (Broad, 32.6 ov), 8-240 (Lewis, 38.4 ov)

Did not bat: M S Panesar

England: A N Cook, M J Prior (wkt), I R Bell, K P Pietersen, P D Collingwood (capt), O A Shah, R S Bopara, S C J Broad, J M Anderson, M S Panesar, J Lewis

India: S R Tendulkar, S C Ganguly, G Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, R Dravid (capt), K D Karthik, M S Dhoni (wkt), R R Powar, Piyush Chawla, Z Khan, A B Agarkar

Man of the Match: S C Ganguly (India)

Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and N J Llong TV Umpire: I J Gould Match Referee: R S Mahanama (Sri Lanka) Reserve Umpire: P J Hartley


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North Korea to dismantle nuclear facilities this year

September 2, 2007

North Korea has agreed to both identify and dismantle all of their nuclear facilities by the end of this year, said U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill. This is a step that will help normalize relations between the two governments, said Hill.

On February 13, 2007 North Korea agreed with the U.S., China, Russia, South Korea and Japan that they would dismantle their nuclear program in return for aid as well as security and diplomatic guarantees.

Kim Kye-gwan, the head of North Korea's delegation, told reporters that they had very substantive talks and that North Korea will provide a full declaration of all of their nuclear programs and will disable their nuclear programs by the end of this year.


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If all goes well, this should make the world a bit safer. I wonder what exact things that North Korea is getting in return are? Contralya 20:36, 2 September 2007 (UTC)


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Republican leaders accused of double standard after Larry Craig's resignation

September 2, 2007

Republican leaders have been accused of double standards after forcing Idaho Senator Larry Craig to resign, while letting Louisiana Senator David Vitter stay, after being accused of being involved in an escort service.

According to Democratic leaders, they let Vitter stay in as he would be replaced with a Democrat, whereas Craig will be replaced with a Republican. The Republicans have responded stating that Vitter had not been found guilty or charged, only accused.

"The fact is that Sen. Craig pled guilty to a crime, and therefore was convicted of a crime. Sen. Vitter has not been charged with a crime, let alone convicted of one. So there's a pretty big distinction here." said Ed Gillespie, President George Bush's counselor and ex-Republican party leader. He stated that by 2008, the party "will not have candidates who have any kind of ethical considerations that will be a concern to the voters".


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Hurricane Felix strengthens to Category 4

September 2, 2007

Hurricane Felix, the sixth named storm and second hurricane this season, has strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane. As of 5:00 EDT Sunday, it is located 440 miles off the coast of Kingston, Jamaica, in the Caribbean Sea.

It has maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (225 km/h), and 165 mph (266 km/h) gusts. It is moving at approximately 20 mph (32 km/h) to the northwest, into the warmer waters of the eastern Caribbean. It is still strengthening, and expected to reach Category 5 as it continues in warm waters.

Jamaica is on storm watch, as after being hit by Hurricane Dean last month there is a possibility of more damage. It is expected however that it will be outside the main areas of affect, which will be further south. The risks are mainly torrential rain, flash flooding, mudslides, and slips.

It is likely to affect the western coastal areas of Mexico with strong winds and four to eight inches (100 mm to 130 mm) of rain when it passes through there sometime this week.


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Apple cancels NBC Fall TV lineup on iTunes

September 3, 2007

Due to a standoff between NBC Universal and Apple Inc. regarding pricing of NBC shows on iTunes, Apple Inc. has canceled NBC's lineup of new shows. Currently, NBC shows can be downloaded for US$1.99. If Apple were to continue having the new season NBC shows available, NBC would require a download fee of $4.99, an increase of $3 per download. This is something that Apple is simply not willing to do to its customers.

The rift, encompassing all NBC news, entertainment and sports programming requires that Apple no longer offer NBC's videos on iTunes after the current contract expires in December. In an effort to prevent disappointing iTunes customers, Apple has decided not to offer any of the NBC shows in September because they would have to pull the shows mid-season when the contract expires in December.


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Hurricane Felix now Category 5

September 3, 2007

Hurricane Felix has now been raised to a Category 5 hurricane. It has been moving through the warm Caribbean waters, and has already damaged many Dutch islands in the area. It is reported as having maximum sustained winds of 165 mph (266 km/h), and is heading upwards towards Central America.

It is expected to skirt Honduras before hitting Belize. It is predicted to cause large scale destruction in Belize and surrounding areas. It has already affected Aruba, Curacao, and Bonaire. One Bonaire resident, Siomara Albertus, said "Thankfully we didn't get a very bad storm. My dog slept peacefully through the night".

It has already caused tens of thousands of tourists and residents to be stuck in their homes or places of residence, preparing for the worst. Many residents had installed storm shutters, and taken boats ashore, however there was very little wind damage.

It is currently moving at around 18mph (29 km/h), and is approximately off the coast of Jamaica.

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While sitting on the front porch of our summer cottage in Ridgecrest, North Carolina (about 100 miles from Charlotte, NC), my father and I saw a similar orb following the contour of some mountains approximately five miles from where we were located.

The amazing thing about this object was its light and the way it moved. The light was a bright white. The closest thing I can think of to compare it to would be the high intensity lights. We watched it for over an hour just moving around the contours of the mountains over about a 15-mile area (the altitude is approximately 3500 feet and it's possible to see quite a distance). There were reports in the Charlotte paper the next day describing an object(s)--I don't remember their description--which had been seen by a number of people in Charlotte. I wish I could remember what year it was, but it was some time between 1989 and 1996. My son had recently died, and my mother was quite ill at the time, and I just can't remember what year it was. There should be a report in the Charlotte papers about it. J. Beach Fairfax, Virginia


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Eric, have you contacted Jonathan Warren, the author of the Itunesfilm.png image, for permission to use it? It says on the Copyright Permission box, "The copyright holder of this file allows anyone to use it for any purpose, provided that the author is contacted before any use outside the wikicommons." If so, can you post his reply here? Thanks, Jcart1534 02:46, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
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Interview: cracked iPhone working in New Zealand

September 3, 2007

Freelance journalist Gabriel Pollard interviewed John Ballinger who has what is believed to be the first unlocked iPhone working in New Zealand on the Vodafone New Zealand GSM network.

Ballinger, director of Bluespark Ltd., managed to unlock the iPhone without having to solder anything. This is unlike George Hotz, the first person to unlock the iPhone, who had to by using a different method involving soldering.

Ballinger followed the steps on how to unlock it on a website and had watched a few videos the day before. He described the website, despite containing a few spelling mistakes, as "really good". He says that the spelling mistakes are noticeable and can result in file-not-found errors. "A few things were guess work."

It took Ballinger around four to five hours to complete all necessary steps. However, half of this time was trying to get the case of the iPhone open. "Getting the case open is amazingly difficult," he said. He also didn't want to scratch the case, unlike others, so he used plastic tools "used to replace iPod batteries that worked okay."

He also recommends having two people on this job as this will help when it comes to shorting a circuit.

After that, all you have to do is run some software, according to Ballinger. "The software part is pretty simple, follow the instructions and it could be made even easier if all the files were in one download.

"Anyone could do this."

However, he cannot use either the built-in YouTube application or the email applications as it will not connect to the Post Office Protocol. "I can use all of them via the web browser but none by the inbuilt iPhone applications... but I am sure there will be an app you can install that will fix this or a new hack or it's just me." He can also only get the Internet if there is a Wi-Fi connection, as Vodafone NZ has 3G but no EDGE; additionally, Ballinger could not get the slower GPRS working.

"If there was a 3G phone then this phone would be amazing!" He says he "really really" does love the iPhone due to its small size, its quietness, and the fact that it does not get hot.

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Here is the raw email (all other comments should go ABOVE this). --Nzgabriel | Talk 05:44, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Hi Gabriel

 * Is the process you used to unlock the iPhone the same as the one used by George Hotz?

I used the instructions found on this site that does not require soldering and can be done with 2 fine needles. http://iphone.unlock.no/ This web page was a lot clearer on how to unlock the phone.

 * How long did it take you to unlock it?

I got the phone at 2pm and finished at 8pm, so it was about 4-5 hours as I had to drive to house and had friends around at the time. Activations took some time due to needing an older version of iTunes. The night before I had also watched some vidoes on what I needed to do.
 * Was it difficult to accomplish, and would novices be able to complete this feat?

The instructions are really really good. There are 2 spelling mistakes in the instructions that most users will pick up. If you tried to do this it would just say file not found and you would pick this up really quickly. A few things were quess work regarding if a file was patched or not but they included the byte size of the patched file which pretty was a near perfect match. Super hard part was just getting the case open. This is soo hard, took me approx 2 hours. Most people scratch the case I was lucky and had some plastic tools used to replace iPod batteries that worked ok. The 3x phillips screws are really really small and you will need a precison screwdriver set. Lastly another pair of hand to help when shorting out the circuit, you WILL need a magnifing glass and the stronger the better as the points to short out are tiny and one is covered in green lacquer. So you need to scape that off carefully as well. This shorting part took about 10 minutes to get right. You basically short this and run

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If that worked it will say Testpoint works or "Please connect the testpoint". Once that is done you have to do a modem command and its done. The software part is pretty simple, follow the instructions and it could be made even easier if all the files were in one download. Anyone could do this. The hardware part requires some special tools and getting the case open is amazingly difficult.

 * If and when Telecom launches their new network, will it work on that?

Telecoms new network will be GSM which is the same as Vodafones, so yes I think it would.
 * Is there any functionality that doesn't work on the Vodafone network?

Vodafone NZ has 3G but no EDGE and I cannot get the slower GPRS working so right now if I dont have wifi I dont have any internet. I have also noticed the YouTube application will not work (dont know why) and all the email applications dont work, gmail, yahoo and even POP will not connect. I have tried several times. I can use all of them via the web browser but none by the inbuilt iPhone applications.

 * Does Vodafone know you are using this phone on their network?

Some of my friends know about this that work at Vodafone and some of the empoyees have iPhones now hoping there will be an iPhone software hack. As for the head of vodafone I dont think they care. I dont think they will be able to sell these phones but it would be good if there was a 3G phone then this phone would be amazing!

 * Is it a good phone?

The phone is amazing. It's sad the email doesnt work but I am sure there will be an app you can install that will fix this or a new hack or its just me. I really really love this device. Its a mini always on, quite, doesnt get hot, instant start, takes phone calls etc etc etc. Just love it.

 * Anything else you would like to add about unlocking it, etc?

[URL withheld due to spam filter] here is a url to an article and ome of ther photos Flickr hi-res photos with creative commmons. (some have CC some dont) I took some new ones at the end of the set for you. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluespark/sets/72157601766607033/ The only thing I would recomend is that the 3G version of this phone is going to be a LOT better, I love the maps but when I really need it will be in the car and I cannot get any internet in my car, so that sucks a bit.

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Athletics bump Tigers in 10

 * Athletics 8, Tigers 7, 10 inn: In a game that the Tigers led, 7-0, the Athletics came back, scoring two runs in the 9th inning to tie the game, and winning the game in the 10th inning with a bloop single by Jack Hannahan.  Yorman Bazardo (0-1) was credited with the loss, while Athletics pitcher Huston Street (4-2), who pitched a perfect 10th inning, receiving the win.  Todd Jones received his 6th blown save, losing a 7-5 lead in the 9th.  The Tigers (73-64) remain 5 1/2 games behind the Indians in the AL Central race, and 3 games behind the Yankees in the AL Wild Card.

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 * White Sox 8, Indians 0: The White Sox racked up 18 hits; leadoff hitter Jerry Owens went 3-4, with 2 RBI, 2 walks, and a stolen base, his 23rd of the season.  The Indians amassed seven walks, six by starter Jose Contreras, but failed to score any runs.  Contreras (8-16) picked up the win, while White Sox pitcher Jake Westbrook (5-8) allowed four runs (three earned) in 5 innings of work for the loss.  Thanks to a Tigers loss, the Indians (78-58) remain 5 1/2 games in front in the AL Central race.

 * Devil Rays 8, Yankees 2: Carlos Pena hit a triple and a three-run homer, as the Devil Rays took two out of three from the Yankees.  Jason Hammel (2-4) pitched five innings, allowing one run and five hits for the win, while Andy Pettitte, forced out of the game after Pena's homer, allowed five runs for the loss.  The Yankees (76-61) remain 2 games ahead of the Mariners in the AL Wild Card race.

 * Red Sox 3, Orioles 2: Mike Lowell hit an RBI single in the first inning, and drove in another run on a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning.  Jon Lester (3-0) got the win, allowing two earned runs in 6+ innings, while Daniel Cabrera (9-14) pitched six innings in the loss, allowing five hits and three earned runs.  Jonathan Papelbon threw a perfect 9th for his 31st save.  The Red Sox improved their AL East lead to six games.

 * Mets 3, Braves 2: David Wright hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning, which proved to be the deciding factor in the game.  Pitcher Tom Glavine (12-6) pitched six innings, giving up one run and five hits; Glavine was also responsible for the Mets' first run, on a sacrifice fly in the 2nd inning.  John Smoltz (12-7) got the loss, giving up three earned runs in seven innings.  Billy Wagner allowed one earned run in the ninth inning, but held on for the save, his 30th of the season.  The Mets (76-60) are 4 games ahead of the Phillies, and 7.5 games ahead of the Braves (69-68).

 * Marlins 7, Phillies 6: Cody Ross hit two home runs (9, 10), a two-run homer in the fourth and a solo shot in the sixth.  Justin Miller (5-0) pitched 1 1/3 innings for the win, while Kane Davis (0-1) gave up two runs and three hits in the loss.  The Phillies are four games back of the Mets in the NL East.

 * Cubs 6, Astros 5: The Cubs came back from a 5-1 deficit, led by Derrek Lee, who went 3-4 with a home run and 3 RBI.  Matt Murton hit a home run in a pinch-hit at-bat in the 7th inning.  Carlos Marmol (5-1) got the win, facing one batter in the eighth inning.  Chad Qualls (6-4) got the loss, giving up two runs on the Lee home run in the eighth.  Ryan Dempster threw a perfect 9th, striking out two of the three batters he faced, for his 25th save.  The Cubs (70-65) are 1.5 games ahead of the Brewers and 2 games ahead of the Cardinals in the NL Central.

 * Brewers 7, Pirates 4: Ryan Braun went 3-4 with a homer and 3 RBI, and Prince Fielder hit his 40th home run of the year, a two-run shot.  Jeff Suppan (9-11) gave up four runs (two earned) for the win, while Pirates reliever Franquelis Osoria (0-1) gave up three runs in two innings for the loss.  Francisco Cordero picked up his 39th save.  The Brewers (69-67) are 1.5 games behind the Cubs in the NL Central.

 * Cardinals 3, Reds 2: Cardinals' Rick Ankiel hit a solo home run in the sixth inning, and drove in the winning run on a sacrifice fly in the seventh.  Braden Looper (12-10) pitched seven scoreless innings, giving up four hits.  Bronson Arroyo (7-14) gave up three runs and eight hits in 6 1/3 innings for the loss.  Jason Isringhausen gave up a run in the ninth on a sacrifice fly, but picked up his 28th save.  The Cardinals (67-66) are 2 games behind the Cubs in the NL Central race.

 * Rockies 4, Diamondbacks 3: Matt Holliday hit a two-run single in the first inning.  Josh Fogg (8-9) got the win, giving up two runs in six innings.  Brandon Webb (14-10) gave up four runs in seven innings of work for the loss.  Manny Corpas earned his 12th save.  The Diamondbacks (76-62) are tied with the Padres for the NL West lead.

 * Royals 8, Twins 1: The Royals' Alex Gordon hit solo homers (13, 14) in the 2nd and 3rd innings, two of sixteen hits recorded by the Royals.  Twins first baseman Garrett Jones went 3-3 in the game, with three of the six hits recorded by the Twins (all singles).  Brian Bannister (12-7) allowed one run and six hits in eight innings of work, receiving the win.  Boof Bonser (6-12) pitched 1 2/3 innings, allowing five runs for the loss.

 * Dodgers 5, Padres 0. The Dodgers scored one run in the sixth and four in the seventh for the win.  Chad Billingsley pitched seven scoreless innings, giving up four hits and striking out nine for the win.  Justin Germano pitched six innings, giving up one run for the loss.  The Padres (75-61) are tied with the Diamondbacks for the NL West lead, while the Dodgers (71-65) are four games back.

 * Blue Jays 6, Mariners 4: Gregg Zaun (8) and Matt Stairs (18) each hit a two-run homer in the game to put Toronto ahead early.  The loss is Seattle's ninth in a row.  A.J. Burnett (8-7) got the win, while Jeff Weaver (6-11) left after three innings, allowing five runs for the loss.  Casey Janssen recorded his fifth save of the season for the Blue Jays.  Seattle (73-62) remains two games back of the Yankees in the AL Wild Card race.

 * Rangers 8, Angels 7: Hank Blalock hit a grand slam in the eighth inning, to take the lead.  Wes Littleton (3-1) pitched two hitless innings in relief for the win, while Scot Shields (3-5) got the loss, giving up four runs on the Blalock slam.  C.J. Wilson picked up his 10th save.  The Angels (80-56) remained 6.5 games ahead of the Mariners in the AL West race.

 * Nationals 2, Giants 1: Ryan Zimmerman hit a ninth-inning single, scoring Felipe Lopez to break a 1-1 tie and win the game for the Nationals.  Chad Cordero (3-3) pitched one inning for the win, while Brian Wilson (1-1) gave up two hits and one run in the ninth inning for the loss.


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Let all hope hurricane Felix does make landfall in the United States;however,I hope we here in Arizona receive the left over moister from Felix, because we have had enough rain!
 * Four letters: w-h-a-t? irid:t 06:57, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Coincidence?
Felix seems to be taking a path very close to Dean. Could this be an almost repeat? This means that hopes of felix hitting america are slim. Let's hope felix doesn't hit houston.

Hurricane Felix might be cat 1 when it passes honduras

good shit
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You notice?
There have been 6 storms that have hit at least tropical storm strength this year. Of those 6, 2 made hurricane. Both hurricanes hit cat 5. Freaky. Kwsn 23:40, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Joke
Felix the Cat 5 Hurricane!

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Death toll in fatal fire in Croatia climbs to eight

September 3, 2007 The death toll from last week's fire on Kornat island in Croatia has risen to eight. Two firefighters, Tomislav Crvelin and Ante Crvelin, badly injured by the fire, have died.

Three firefighters are still in serious condition at the Zagreb hospital. A 17-year-old was also among the casualties.

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Nominees of 2007 Taiwan Sports Elite Awards announced and acknowledged

September 3, 2007

Nominees of 2007 Taiwan Sports Elite Awards were announced last week and acknowledged by main organizer Sports Affairs Council, Executive Yuan of R.O.C., Taiwan (abbr. as SAC Taiwan) today. In this nominee acknowledgment, the organizer invited Dance Department of Taipei Physical Education College (TPEC) and Music Band of National Taiwan University of Arts (NTUA) for the Opening Show.

Jongher Yang (Commissioner of SAC Taiwan) said that "Taiwan Sports Elite Awards" is built for Sportspeople, Coaches, Teams who contributed for more years or had a great achievement in some of international or national sports events, and to promote public and basic sports in Taiwan. This award is held every Sports Day in Taiwan from 1999, and it's now the 9th year. Yang believed that citizens witnessed achievements of those nominees of "2007 Taiwan Sports Elite Awards" whether they are winning awards or not.

Also, Thomas Tsai (President of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee) announced that Chi-en Tseng won "Lifetime Achievement Award" because of his long-period contribution on baseball in Taiwan, such as Brother Elephants of Chinese Professional Baseball League, and basic level baseball in Taiwan.

After this nominee acknowledgment, the main organizer SAC Taiwan announced that the glass award of 2007 Taiwan Sports Elite Awards with circle motion who symbolized harmony, unite, and great achievement was designed and casted by Heinrich Wang (Owner and Founder of Tittot Co., Ltd.), and the main award ceremony will be held in the evening of September 9 at Kaohsiung Municipal Social Education Center.

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 * Basic Sport Contribution Award: Yu-hsin Lin, Jui-ken Pan, Wu-hsiung Huang, Shen Tung
 * Public Sports Promotion Award: YungShin Group, ING Antai, Ping-yen Yang, King Liu
 * Best Sports Team Award: Chinese Taipei Baseball Team of 2006 Asian Games, Chinese Taipei Women Softball Team, Chinese Taipei Women Archery Team, Chinese Taipei Archery Team
 * Best Coach Award: Chih-hsien Yeh, Ching-hung Sung, Chen-hsien Lin, Ling-yao Hung, Chia-hsing Chang
 * Best Sportswoman Award: Chia-Jung Chuang, Hsin-mei Liu, Yuan-chun Lin, Shu-jun Yang, Rosa Chien
 * Best Sportsman Award: Yu-chi Sung, Ming-huang Chang, Cheng-bun Wang, Chin-lung Hu, Cheng-wei Kuo
 * Best Sportsmanship Award: Hsiu-chen Chiang, Chin-yuan Ng, Wen-chang Cheng.

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 * Lifetime Achievement Award: Chi-en Tseng.


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"Island Man" spends a night on 162 Scottish islands

September 3, 2007

Andy Strangeway, 42, a painter and decorator from Yorkshire, has completed his quest to sleep on every Scottish island with an area of over 40 hectares. The quest, which began on the island of Barra, took four years and was completed on September 3, after Strangeway spent the night on the uninhabited island of Soay in the St. Kilda archipelago.

"I think it is the greatest adventure that this country has to offer - there is nothing more difficult and I don't think anybody else will achieve it in my lifetime. The enormity of what I've done is beginning to sink in," said Strangeway.

On many of the islands, he slept alone, accompanied only by his teddy bear, Clyde. Strangeway is the first person to complete this feat, and is currently writing a book about his experience that will be available in stores in October.


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Rumors say U.S. to remove North Korea from list of terrorist nations

September 3, 2007

According to media agencies in North Korea, the United States will remove N. Korea from their list of countries that sponsor terrorism and lift some sanctions against the country.

"The U.S. decided to take such political and economic measures for compensation as delisting the DPRK as a terrorism sponsor and lift all sanctions," said an unnamed N. Korean spokesperson.

Despite the rumors, the U.S. State Department has denied that N. Korea will be removed form the list.

"No, they haven't been taken off the terrorism list. Getting off the list will depend on further denuclearization. They know what these steps are," said, the State Department's Assistant Secretary.


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Fred Thompson to make Presidential announcement on The Tonight Show

September 3, 2007 Republican Fred Thompson is expected to make his US Presidential bid announcement on Jay Leno's The Tonight Show on Wednesday, September 5th. The appearance will mean Thompson will miss the September 4 Republican debate in New Hampshire.

Thompson's adviser Mary Matalin, appearing Sunday's Meet The Press, said the decision was made because Leno had more people watching than the debates noting, "This is a message-driven campaign, and we want to drive people, and the biggest place to do that was Jay Leno."

Expectations are high for Thompson supporters even though his image was "tarnished by Watergate." While critics think Thompson waited too long declare his intentions, supporters think it will be an advantage.


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This seems good. But than again, if Gordon Brown can say that he supports the U.S...

insted to spend all money to try to change and to kill the costems and people is much better to bilding a homes in new orlens for all the people who lives on the strets


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I think the upcoming presidential election will be the most interesting in decades. Contralya 19:33, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree. Probably even closer than the Bush and Gore election in 2000. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 19:36, 3 September 2007 (UTC)


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Comments:"Island Man" spends a night on 162 Scottish islands

"On many of the islands, he slept alone, accompanied only by his teddy bear, Clyde. Strangeway is the first person to complete this feat, and is currently writing a book about his experience and will be available in stores in October."

Reminds me of Wilson the Volleyball in the movie "Cast Away". (P.S. That was a great movie.)  —FellowWiki Newsie 20:11, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

I take it that andy dosen't have a girlfreind then?

Interesting concept. I wonder how he came up with it! --Ms. P.

Island man
I think that what he did is an incredible achevment, and I for one feel extreemly enviouse. I would love to know - how did he get to all those islands? It must have been the most fantastic experiance and journy ever completed. I can not wait for his book to come out. If any one knows when its out please let me know!-Esmart2005 20:21, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

your so ....
your an total jackass...how can a person be stupid enought to wast so many time in a stupid island like that................lol

nice one...try it again....jackass

 * Please learn how to compose English sentences, then you would cease to look like an inarticulate idiot. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:56, 28 February 2008 (UTC)


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Drunk coach driver arrested after crash injures at least 30

September 3, 2007 The driver of a National Express coach has been arrested on suspicion of Drunk Driving and Dangerous Driving after his coach clipped the curb and overturned, hitting a lamp post and tree, at Newport Pagnell services, in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, at around 16:00 BST.

Six of the 33 passengers were seriously injured and another 24 sustained minor injuries on the 777 service carrying holiday makers from Birmingham to London Stansted. First Aid was administered by the staff at the services before the 15 ambulances and 4 air ambulances arrived at the scene.

After firefighters arrived at the scene it took them 40 minutes to remove the driver from the wreckage on the entrance slip to the services and the scene remains closed as investigation work continues.

It is the second recent incident involving a National Express coach, the previous involving the overturning of a double decker coach which caused the death of three passengers.


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Comments:Drunk coach driver arrested after crash injures at least 30

"Sources say the drink was a martini, shaken, not stirred." I propose that we add this to the article :)  —FellowWiki Newsie 20:22, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
 * ah yeah but you see that would be the 007 route which goes to bournemouth i think but who knows the driver may have been VERY confused!!--Mark Talk to me 20:31, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Lol.  —FellowWiki Newsie 20:36, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Vehicle involved is a Scania Irizar reg no YN55PXC. This is operated by Bebb Travel, part of Veolia Transport. They have been operating this route since June 2007, after they took over services previously operated by Travel West Midlands.


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Toads cause traffic jam on British Columbia highway

September 3, 2007

A million toads caused a traffic jam on Inland Island Highway, between Campbell River and Courtney, British Columbia on Saturday.

Several years ago, after another toad incident, a 45-centimetre plastic fence was built east of the highway by the Ministry of Transportation, where the toads come from, to guide them safely under the highway into the Millar Creek area, a forestry area on the west side. The west side is higher and that's where the tadpoles hibernate until winter. After that, they mature and go back to their old location to breed.

According to the Canadian Press, the recent young toads also escaped from the local wetlands into the highway instead of using the fence that guides them. An interesting fact is that when the toads come back in the winter they do not use the highway, they cross at streams and rivers instead.

The Ministry of Transportation has now put buckets beside a fence along the highway so the toadlets jump into the buckets and local volunteers and conservation groups bring them across the road into the Millar Creek area.

But this is a regular practice for the toads. It has been happening for several weeks now. According to environmental technician Kate Paul, 25,000 toadlets per day have been rescued from becoming roadkill.

"We've been walking the fence and collecting the little guys that end up in the pails. Once we've made a full sweep of the fence, we'll then take them across the highway and let them go," said Paul.

"Right now we're estimating we've transported about a million toadlets across the highway to the other side," said Paul. "The numbers are starting to decrease a little bit now, so there's a chance this migration may be over within the week."

Paul noted since in some parts of the U.S. toads are considered an endangered species, they are doing their "best to increase their survival rates" and they do their "best to help them out."

"It seems the population has just spiked, and there are thousands and thousands and thousands of them and they still seem to prefer the road than to the culverts," said Sue Pauwels, area manager with the Ministry of Transportation.

The toadlets were described as brownish green or black and were camouflaged.


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Wow!
Looks great so far! Publish. irid:t 20:36, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
 * oh god poss the best article ever!!! race ya all to WN:FA --Mark Talk to me 20:38, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Lol... I just saved the article and I am going to write it right now...  —FellowWiki Newsie 20:40, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
 * We were kidding. :) You don't usually see articles with all the cats and the infobox.... and no content. :) irid:t 20:46, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually, I took the joke literally and I am now going to nominate it at WN:FA. Race ya all to the finish!!  —FellowWiki Newsie 20:48, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
 * kidding, kidding :) Are you sure it's toad ? because if it's frog .... some butter, an owen .... bon appétit !!! Jacques Divol 20:49, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Then you must invite me over to your house. I love eating fresh-off-the-highway-frogs! (just kidding...I prefer the gourmet ones!) —FellowWiki Newsie 20:50, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
 * ... remember me some days ago, near Saône, a charming little restaurant with swans. Expensive, not very big plates but very good. day dream sorry Jacques Divol 21:06, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
 * and about the invite, why not i you come near Montpellier. a good place for a wikinews convention (a middle size town, french scale) !
 * Sounds good. You should propose the idea in the water cooler to see what other users think.  —FellowWiki Newsie 22:21, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Looks like there are a lot of inaccuracies in this article. If you read the source articles, you will get correct information.

1. Didn't cause a 'traffic jam', but we did close one lane of traffic to protect worker salvaging along the highway. 2. We erected a plastic fence in August, 2007 for temporary salvage of toadlets. 3. A permanent fence was put in place several years ago at Millar Creek, where there is another toadlet crossing. 4. They were NOT tadpoles when they crossed the road. Having hatched from eggs in the wetland into tadpoles, the tadpoles then morphed into toadlets which then emerged fully formed and began to travel across the highway. 5. Washington and Oregon states have included the western toad as a nominee for endangered species status. They have not been officially classified yet.

Kate Paul Victoria, BC


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Iraq peace talks draw to a close in Finland

September 3, 2007

Peace talks between between Sunnis and Iraqi Shi'ites in Finland aimed at ending sectarian violence in Iraq have ended.

The talks, organized by Finnish non-profit NGO WCrisis Management Initiative (CMI), took place over four days in a secret location in Finland. The discussions were aimed at demonstrating to the two sides what lessons could be learned from successful peace talks in Northern Ireland and South Africa, and were attended by more than 30 participants, of whom 16 were from Iraq and the rest from Northern Ireland and South Africa.

The CMI has now released a document called the "Helsinki Agreement", detailing agreements reached between the two groups to work collaboratively to achieve common goals democratically and without violence. One key recommendation in the Helsinki Agreement, which one Northern Irish lawmaker Jeffrey Donaldson described as a "road map" to Iraqi peace, is that the groups will disarm, and that the disarmament process will be overseen by an independent, neutral organization to ensure it is conducted "in a verifiable manner".

Martin McGuinness, former Provisional Irish Republican Army leader and now Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, was also present in the talks, as were other former enemies from both sides of the former divide in Northern Ireland. South African representatives included African National Congress activist Mac Maharaj and National Party reformer Roelf Meyer. Although no Iraqi participants have been positively identified, reports suggest they included representatives of the radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, the leader of the largest Sunni Arab political group, Adnan al-Dulaimi and Humam Hammoudi, the Shiite chairman of the Iraqi parliament's foreign affairs committee.

Another vital agreement reached was that the groups would unite against militia groups, forming "an effective national force," and encourage armed organizations "not classified as terrorist" to instead adopt "peaceful political means", the reward for which would be positions within the state administration.


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