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Sports Coverage
The start of March has seen a number of people writing sports articles turn up on the wiki. Like any topic, a group of contributors should find a place to get together as the sum of their contributions can be greater if they are aware of what other people are writing. At the moment we have a great deal of coverage, results, and fixtures on football, plus some basketball league stuff.

If you're doing sports writing, put your name here and details about what you're covering. Feel free to voice criticism of the sports portal, or suggest ways to improve it.

Sports Writers
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 * Dark Squall - Football (soccer) writing. I update todays matches, put latest results, make top 5 tables, top 5 scorers and relegation watches on 4 leagues.  Currently working on expanding the Football portal to 4 pages, which will make it easier to access information.
 * Theirishpianist - Varies based on the season. Right now, I'm focusing on the college basketball tournaments, but once April hits I'll be working on baseball news. I'll likely also be doing some coverage on the NBA playoffs in May and June.
 * Jwjoffrion- I write about the NFL and sometimes college football. I like to cover the Saints because I live near New Orleans and see a bunch of news about them.
 * Wjmoore17- '07 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs right now. That's all I'm doing. However, I'll change sports, depending on the season. Right now, I'm covering the NHL, mostly. I also write any and all major NFL news, games, trades, injuries, etc. Also, I'll cover the occasional MLB story. North American sports. Only.
 * Sumerset- I can cover NHL, which includes but is not limited to: games,trades,breaking news,injurys and retirements. I can also provide coverage on other sports such as: NFL,NBA,MLB and others.
 * TheVault- My sports stories are usually about the MLB, but I will also provide some coverage for other sports such as football (American).
 * Canadianshoper - Mainly Ice hockey for now (NHL), but when I come into the summer, it looks like I'll have to do something else sometimes.
 * Zachary talk - I would be glad to contribute to NHL, MLB, and NFL articles.
 * AllynJ - Cricket, specifically the World Cup for now. May look to extend that in to the English county season. Mostly looking at filling in scorecards and updating them around significant points in the matches (wickets, half-centuries, etc etc.), but will generally add some prose with regards to the matches. Would consider helping out with football (soccer), too.

Portal:Sports
How do you want to develop the portal? Based on who is contributing what how do you think this page can be kept relevant and current.

I like this idea, a watercooler for sports would be nice. Somewhere to organize sports by it's self. I'm behind it 100%. --wjmoore 17:18, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

I Support this 100% --Sumerset 11:03, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, as they say... This is a wiki. If you want to take over the talk page of Portal:Sports, then do it! --Brian McNeil / talk 09:02, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

WikiCast/ Audio WikiSports
Anyone intrested in assiting Wikicats by providign sports coverage? ShakespeareFan00 21:12, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Uhh... Maybe.. what's a WikiCast? --wjmoore 01:34, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Check out WN:AUDIO, many reports are read and recorded. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:08, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Too Far Behind
I was looking at the NHL Template, which has the standings of the National Hockey League, and they're WAY outdated. Compare these:
 * Wikinews NHL Standings
 * NHL.com Standings

I'd like to keep this up, but I just don't have the time.

Would it make it easier to do if you took out things like streaks/last 10 games? i know you see them alot in the paper, but it might make someone more likely to update them, and they could always be re-added later. This is just a suggestion of course.—Dark Squall 02:09, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Jcart is now updating the NHL standings. If it goes a few days without updating, I'll pick up the slack (though the regular season is almost over now anyways). On to the PLAYOFFS! Zachary talk 09:52, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

That's great. Nice to see them current. Tonight's (Thursday) stats aren't there, but I won't hold it against anybody! --wjmoore 03:36, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Even Farther Behind
Looking at the NBA Template, with the NBA standings, they haven't been updated for at least two months. Please update these as well! Chama

The only standings being updated is football (soccer), im the one doing it. I truly dont think anyone actually looks at them though, it almost seems pointless.—Dark Squall 22:42, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I just updated the NBA standings and leaders. I also added the MLB standings and leaders. Zachary talk 09:44, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, I'm thinking those standings may be more trouble than they're worth. I don't often look at any of those standings.. Now that I think about it, the reason I don't look at them is because I don't trust their accuracy, seeing as they're almost always outdated. --wjmoore 03:34, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Administrator
Please check WN:A, Dark Squall has been nominated for admin. --Brian McNeil / talk 23:07, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
Hey, who all is in on this? I'm going to try to keep the Playoffs as up to date as possible. I'm going to assume Zachary is in on it, but is anyone else helping out? I'm just wondering

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You have been blocked indefinately for vandalism. DragonFire1024 20:24, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

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Daelon Group
I moved that article to your userpage because its not news on Wikinews and since you obviously took a long time in putting it together, I just didn't want to see it all deleted. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 17:40, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:Sub-prime lenders send jitters through global markets

Notes on final paragraph
The final paragraph: Sub-prime lenders provide mortgages to people with less-than-stellar credit histories. The lenders then bundle these mortgages as collateral for loans that they obtain from other financing firms, such as GMAC. Such firms can then repackage these loans and sell them as mortgage-backed securities. These securities may end up in the hands of major multi-national banks such as Citibank, HSBC, and Commerzbank. Each level of lending assumes a level of financial risk, but trouble can arise when the risk tolerances are exceeded. If too many homeowners default on their mortgages, the sub-prime lender can end up defaulting. If too many of these lenders default, as it is feared may be happening now, the defaults can cascade upward. While no one is predicting major bank failures at this point, it is feared that their profits could be hurt. While a lot of the information in this paragraph can be gleaned from the sources for the article, it contains additional information and rationale not necessarily found in the sources. I relied on my own business education and experience in the financial industry to write a paragraph that, I hope, explains in relative layman's terms what is important about these sub-prime lenders and how they can affect global financial markets. Even I, could not have named any of these sub-prime lenders until a few weeks ago. I had hoped that Wikipedia would have had a good article on the subject that I could have cited. However, both Subprime and Sub-prime lending leave a lot to be desired. --SVTCobra 23:35, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I see that Wikipedia has now merged the two articles and the result is a somewhat better article that may be useful. --SVTCobra 22:24, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Vandalism
This article was the victim of vandalism that went uncorrected from August 20, 2007, until September 17. Hopefully, it will be archieved soon. --SVTCobra 23:44, 17 September 2007 (UTC)


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Disney Cruise Line to add two new ships

March 14, 2007

In a press release on February 22, 2007, Disney announced the expansion of its cruise line. Disney plans to add two new ships to its current fleet of two. This expansion is expected to more than double the cruise line's current passenger capacity. By expanding, Disney hopes to meet the increasing demand for its cruise line.

The two new ships are to be very similar to each other and will weigh about 120,000 tons. They are planned to be two decks taller than the two existing ships, the Disney Magic and the Disney Wonder and will have 1,250 staterooms. These two ships are scheduled for christening in 2011 and 2012.

In the press release, Disney President and CEO Bob Iger stated: "Since our maiden voyage in 1998, Disney Cruise Line has been a huge success for our guests and for our shareholders alike. It has brought our unparalleled family vacation experience to the high seas, and has also generated high margins and double digit returns on invested capital.  We're excited to announce the expansion of our fleet, which is a logical next step in what is a real growth business for us."

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NCAA Basketball: Niagara defeats Florida A&M, advances to first round of NCAA tournament

March 14, 2007

Clif Brown led the charge for Niagara, scoring 32 points and shooting 6-11 from behind the arc in helping the Purple Eagles defeat the Florida A&M Rattlers 77-69 on Tuesday night.

Brown, despite playing the last four minutes in danger of fouling out, shot 10-18 from the field and picked up six rebounds to lead Niagara. Charron Fisher, leading scorer for the Eagles, contributed 13 points and 8 rebounds despite being in foul trouble for much of the second half.

The Rattlers, despite outshooting the Eagles percentage-wise 46 to 40, could not catch up to the Eagles, thanks in part to a team that went 7-18 from the free throw line. Niagara, by contrast, went 21-28 from the free throw line, and also hit four more 3-pointers than the Rattlers.

It was the first opening-round experience for Niagara, who advance to play the Kansas Jayhawks on Friday in Chicago. Florida A&M had been to Dayton for the "play-in" game once before, when they defeated Lehigh in 2004.

The first round of the NCAA tournament begins on Thursday at eight regional sites, and continues on Friday at eight different sites. The second round of the tournament will be played out over the weekend, with the regional semifinals and finals next Thursday through Sunday.


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Namibia: VAT on milk to stay

March 17, 2007

The Namibian government has refused to remove value added tax (VAT) on the price of milk. The Namibian Dairy producers organization requested the Namibian directorate of local income in May 2006 to follow the example of South Africa and declare fresh milk as a basic need upon which no taxation is applicable.

Mnr. Calle Schlettwein, permanent Secretary of the Namibia Ministry of Finance said the decision not to discard VAT on milk is because of two reasons: “This industry is already receiving advantages because of Article 26 of the African Customs Union (SACU),” he said.

"Secondly, the ministry cannot decrease the country's tax basis. Namibia is a country that spend more than what it can collect through tax. We cannot afford to discard VAT on fresh milk."

The price of fresh milk is to climb by 50c in the beginning of April 2007 following increases in production costs to producers. The dairy industry has warned of a collapse of the industry and a dependence on foreign imports if prices are not increased to match rising production costs.

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Duke of York arrives in New Zealand

March 14, 2007

The Duke of York, Prince Andrew, has arrived in New Zealand today (UTC+13) to a flurry of fans who gathered in the bad weather at Wellington's international airport. His royal highness was met by a Honorary Aide-de-camp to the Governor-General, Wing-Commander John Cummings, RNZAF

The Duke has no plans for today but has a busy schedule the next few days while in New Zealand. His royal highness has plans to dine at Government house.

On the following day he will receive a briefing on trade links between New Zealand Trade and Enterprise and the United Kingdom Trade and Investment. HRH, Colonel-in-Chief, will then visit the Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment at Trentham Military Camp, and attend the 30th anniversary celebrations of the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust, at Lake Pounui, Wairarapa.

On Saturday he will represent Queen Elizabeth II at a ceremony at the Te Papiouru Marae in Rotorua to commemorate the bravery of Lance Sergeant Haane Manahi, where he will present Lance Sergeant Manahi's grand niece Donna Maria Grant and his iwi, Te Arawa; a sword from the collection of George VI, a letter from the Queen, New Zealand's Head of State, and an altar cloth. On Sunday he will visit Mokoia Island, then later rededicate the Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph.

On Monday, HRH will be briefed by the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators, visit the visit the Devonport Naval Base, receiving a Guard of Honour and HRH will visit the Navy’s Bridge Simulator before having lunch with Rear Admiral David Ledson, the chief of the navy. Later that day HRH will attend the official opening of new Digital Operating Theatres at Mercy Ascot Hospital, and attend a reception at the Northern Club hosted by the British New Zealand Trade Council.

On HRH will speak at the Opportunity UK: Trade and Investment Summit, He will then join the Governor-General for a function at Government House to celebrate International Down’s Syndrome Day. Later he will visit McDell Marine boatbuilders at Glendene, and in the evening attend the Opportunity UK: Trade and Investment Summit gala charity dinner at Sky City.

The Duke of York will leave New Zealand on Thursday 22nd March.

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Chief Justice of Pakistan manhandled, gag order issued by government

March 14, 2007

Pakistan's Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry was manhandled by capital police and the Federal Investigation Agency's personnel yesterday at his official residence in Islamabad, when he refused to ride in the police personnel vehicle and insisted on a civilian automobile.

The acting Chief Justice of Pakistan in an early morning statement confirming the incident said, "Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry is our responsibility and the persons will be taken to task who have misbehaved with him."

The Chief Justice of Pakistan was removed from his office last Friday in an extrajudicial move by Pakistan's President General Pervez Musharraf for charges of alleged misconduct and corruption which have yet to be disclosed to the public and to the defendant.

The Chief Justice has taken a strict stand against the government's human rights abuses and abductions.

The Supreme Court has issued a gag order and has asked all Pakistani electronic media to show restraint and caution in airing programs. The acting Chief Justice of Pakistan Javaid Iqbal said, "the advice of the Supreme Judicial Council will be strictly enforced from today and no government official or media will be allowed to comment on it [the case]."

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User:Zachary

I'm hardly active here anymore. I do read all the time though.

I used to write a bunch of NHL articles here back in the day, now I just keep the bots up and running (for the most part).

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Wikinews Shorts: March 14, 2007

Eastern stock markets fall sharply
Asian and Oceanic stock markets fall after U.S. sell-off. Global markets have grown concerned after sub-prime mortgage lenders in the U.S. have started to go out of business and fear that the defaults may spread. The Nikkei 225 fell 2.9%. Hong Kong shares dropped 2.6%. Austrialian stocks gave back 2%.

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Released British hostages have left Eritrea
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Study finds children from single-parent homes more likely to be sexually abused

March 14, 2007 Children from single-parent homes are much more likely to be sexually abused - a study carried out at University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine suggests.

Previous studies have found that children being raised in single-parent homes are at greater health and other kinds of risks. The new study shows that these risks include higher risk of childhood sexual abuse. This especially concerns low-income one-parent households.

Dr. William C. Holmes, MD, MSCE, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania says that the problem involves psychological and emotional aspects.

Сhildren from one-parent homes do need more communication with their moms or dads. However, the parents are often absent from the home, being busy working to provide their children with basic necessities. The children have to find someone who would be a parent-substitute with whom to communicate and to share experiences. Molesters take advantage of this situation and become friends to these emotionally-needy children.

Holmes says that low-income single-parent households are at greater risk due to the type of childcare facilities available to children from such families. Unfortunately, these are not facilities with thorough oversight of who is a caregiver of a child.

According to Holmes, studies like this one suggest that there should be some interventions to help single parents and their children, for instance through funding of better childcare facilities.


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Desaparición de los dinosaurios
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Good catch
Thanks for removing the incorrect info from the cricket article. Not knowing a lot about the sport it wasn't obvious to me that it was wrong. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:25, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I had to check it myself, but it sounded like a rather bold claim to make, and a quick check elsewhere seemed to counter it also. --Thanks, 86.144.174.25 17:39, 14 March 2007 (UTC).

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Does Wikinews have a page on Wikipedia?
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It ain't Maden it should be Maiden. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:05, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
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todays results
I am very surprised at to day's resultd it is beginning to look like ther will be some amount of compitition for this trophy.. packi was beaten by new timers Ireland and south Africa was beaten by Bangladesh ...not that i'm a critic, but these teams are well experienced teams to do well in this worldcup. I guess we'll have to wait and see what is going to be for the following days .. and the matches in guyana soon.

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Zimbabwean opposition leader in intensive care after arrest

March 14, 2007

Morgan Tsvangirai, the main opposition leader in Zimbabwe, is in intensive care after being arrested at a protest rally. Mr Tsvangirai told the BBC that police beat him repeatedly in the head, back, knees and arm and that he lost two pints (one litre) of blood in an attack that seemed intended "to inflict as much harm as they could." William Bango, Mr Tsvangirai's spokesman, said: "He has just had a brain scan because his skull is cracked. He will be here for some time. He is in the intensive care unit." A doctor treating Mr Tsvangirai said his condition was stable and he could be released from hospital at the weekend, as a brain scan revealed that his skull is not cracked. But he added that he had also suffered a broken hand and was "terribly badly bruised".

Mr Tsvangirai, leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), was arrested at a prayer rally protesting against the policies of Robert Mugabe's government, which has been blamed for the country's severe unemployment and inflation of more than 1700%. Correspondents reported an astonishing number of broken arms among the injuries of the protesters, indicating a very high level of physical violence when the rally was broken up. Zimbabwean police said that the rally violated a government ban on political protests.

Those arrested, many of them bandaged and bruised, appeared in the Harare Magistrates Court on Tuesday but were released when the prosecution apparently failed to appear. Mr Tsvangirai and more than 30 activists were then taken to hospital in a convoy of ambulances, watched by about 300 onlookers outside the courtroom.

Information Minister Sikhanyiso Ndlovu said that the injuries had been inflicted when Mr Tsvangirai and others attacked police, and that "killer" weapons had been confiscated from protesters. A witness told the BBC the activists turned on police after one of their number, Gift Tandare, was shot dead at close range in the chest. But Mr Tsvangirai denied attacking the police, saying "if there were any skirmishes, it was nothing to do with me."

The violent arrests were condemned by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the European Union, South Africa and the United States. Mr Ban condemned the "reported beating of those leaders in police custody" and said: "Such actions violate the basic democratic right of citizens to engage in peaceful assembly." Mr Blair said: "People should be able to live under the rule of law and they should be able to express their political views without harassment or intimidation or violence." South Africa urged Mr Mugabe's government to "ensure respect for human rights and leaders of various parties".

The US State Department is considering stronger sanctions against Zimbabwe, and the British government is urging European countries to bring in similar measures. United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice issued a statement calling for the "immediate and unconditional release of the opposition activists". She said: "The world community again has been shown that the regime of Robert Mugabe is ruthless and repressive and creates only suffering for the people of Zimbabwe."

Mr Tsvangirai said in an interview from his hospital bed that "there are lots of people who've been subjected to this kind of torture, this kind of brutality by this regime." He continued, "It just shows the extent to which this desperate regime is trying to protect its power." "For the struggle, I think it's an inspiration to everyone. There is no freedom without struggle, and there is no freedom without sacrifice."


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Is it all right to write a full article expanding an article in Wikinews Shorts, like this one? Tamino 20:20, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I think so as long as there is signifignantly more content - ie enough to form a full article on.--Markie Talk 20:25, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

There is definately enough content for a full article. Thanks for your quick reply. Tamino 20:53, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
 * This is now an excellent full-length article, the shorts entry should link to it. Nice use of the quote templates, makes the page look very good. --Brian McNeil / talk 22:21, 14 March 2007 (UTC)


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Baseball's Pete Rose: "I bet on my team every night"

March 14, 2007

In an interview on ESPN Radio, Pete Rose admitted to hosts Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann that he "bet on [his] team every night" and admitted that the Dowd Report was correct in its assessment.

Pete Rose was given a lifetime ban from any involvement in Major League Baseball in 1989. Rose accepted the lifetime ban in exchange for not returning a finding of fact that Rose did indeed bet on baseball. He initially indicated to MLB commissioner Bud Selig and in his book My Prison Without Bars that he did bet on Major League Baseball games, but that he never bet against his team or used his betting to influence the outcome of any game. The Dowd report concurs with this statement from Rose.

Rose acknowledged his betting in the hopes that Selig would reinstate Rose and thus make him eligible for a number of accolades of which, to this point, he had been deprived. However, Selig refused to reinstate him despite his confession. Among those accolades include a formal retirement of his uniform number 14 and induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. While his number cannot formally be retired, no player since Rose's retirement has worn the number, and it is unlikely that it will be worn again by any player on the Cincinnati Reds.

Rose appeared on the Dan Patrick Show on ESPN Radio as part of promotion for an exhibit at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati detailing the baseball career of Rose. He said that "I bet on my team to win every night because I love my team, I believe in my team. I did everything in my power every night to win that game."


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Deletion
Only two stories in it. I say we delete.  Thunderhead  ►  21:09, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
 * No. How about Category:Iowa? There is only two articles there as well. Lets also not forget the Nunavut is part of Canada. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  21:14, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, but do we need a portal for this reigon?
 * Yes, it is on the map of Canada. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  21:21, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Kay. We'll keep it. I'll remove the tage

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Iraqi authorities say Baghdad violence has dropped sharply

March 14, 2007

Iraqi Brigadier General Qassim Atta al-Mussawi reported that Operation Law and Order (Arabic: Fardh Al-Qanoon) has been successful in curbing violence in the capital. Coalition forces have swept through various Baghdad neighborhoods in the past few months. Atta, a spokesperson for the operation cited comparative statistics for the four-week periods of mid-January to mid-February versus mid-February to mid-March:
 * Civilian killing: 1440 to 265
 * Roadside bombings: 163 to 102
 * Carbombs: 56 to 36
 * Mortar attacks: 204 to 109
 * Assassination incidents: 519 to 22
 * Kidnappings: 98 to 10

It is not clear what these numbers are based on, and independent estimates of the death toll are much higher. According to data compiled by Iraq Body Count (IBC), a volunteer project that maintains a database of civilian deaths in Iraq from media reports, at least 393 people died in and around Baghdad between February 15 and March 11.

The New York Times estimates 450 Iraqi civilian deaths in and around the capital in the period, using initial reports provided by hospitals and the Iraqi Interior ministry.

The Associated Press reports that deaths from bombings have dropped by a third (528 to 370) after the start of the operations. It also reports that the number of bodies found in Baghdad, believed to be victims of sectarian death squads, has dropped from more than 200 a week to about 80 a week.

At a separate news-conference, US military spokesperson Major General William Caldwell said the security plan is showing signs of progress. "The murders and executions have come down by over 50 percent," Caldwell said. He did acknowledge that reduced violence in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood may be linked to the absence of anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who he said was still in neighboring Iran as of 24 hours ago.

All this comes as the United States Congress is debating resolutions on re-deploying troops from Iraq. The troop surge has also been in recent debate on whether or not it is the right move as of now. Meanwhile the United Kingdom announced that it would start withdrawing soon.


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think this needs a better title as i have no idea who rose is or what he did (from Blighty so therefore dumb and uncultured!!). thinking something like Basebal:Pete Rose "I bet on my team every night". What do others think?--Markie Talk 21:18, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I changed it to "Baseball's Pete Rose: "I bet on my team every night" --SVTCobra 21:55, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Works much better. I was just worried it would get a bit clunky, but I think this does the trick. -- Theirishpianist 22:03, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Audio source
I attempted to make an audio link via espn.com. It doesn't work right, but it does take you to the page on which the audio can be found. Can it be fixed? --SVTCobra 21:54, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Done--Markie Talk 21:57, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Good job. Thanks! --SVTCobra 22:16, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Original Reporting
Inhowfar is this OR ? Regards Sean Heron 23:03, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Before I wrote the article I discussed with my personal attorney the specifics of the Dowd Report. He gave me interpretations of specific legal language contained in the report and clarified specific items in it, so that I could accurately report the contents. There were only a few things from it I needed but I figured the notes would be good as the story develops. (I figured this is enough to qualify as original reporting) -- Theirishpianist 23:36, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I hope he doesn't charge too many $$$ per hour. --SVTCobra 01:44, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Nah, as this was a journalistic interview his opinions came free of charge. -- Theirishpianist 04:33, 15 March 2007 (UTC)


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the numbers
need to be reported. and contrasted with those from independent sources. Iraq body count reports 675 civilians dead this week, while CNN reports Iraqi official death toll as 265 this month. –Doldrums(talk) 21:46, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Okay I'll put the numbers But all three sources say the same thing. I dont know why we need independent sources brought in.

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I rewrote from the provided sources. I don't think there is a need to contrast with NGO's figures since it now clearly states were these statistics came from. --SVTCobra 23:53, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Iraq Body Count is an interesting project, but their methodology is too questionable to be considered authoritative. I particularly love how they say results are "independently verified" by members of their own team. --SVTCobra 23:58, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
 * ? they say, "results are independently reviewed and error-checked by"[italics mine].
 * when different agencies disagree on event, we report all views and relevant undisputed facts, imply one is correct and leave our audience to judge who to believe. –Doldrums(talk) 05:41, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

No war
At this point, I am going to refrain from entering into an edit war with The 13th 4postle. I believe the article should be titled "Iraqi military reports a sharp drop in Baghdad violence" or similar. Also, this paragraph: All this comes as resolutions in the United States Congress is debating resolutions on re-deploying troops from Iraq. The troop surge has also been in recent debate on whether or not a troop surge is the right move right now. Meanwhile the United Kingdom announced that it would start withdrawing soon. . . . is poorly written and the information cannot be found in the listed Sources. --SVTCobra 00:27, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

 * I agree that "Sharp drop in Baghdad violence" is a sentence fragment and should be revised. Cacophony 03:30, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

have changed the title to attribute the claim. we don't know whether violence has reduced in Baghdad or not, all we know is that the Iraqi authorities say so, and as now mentioned in the article, others don't particularly agree. so we need to attribute the "dropped" claim to maintain WN:NPOV. –Doldrums(talk) 09:19, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Shnoobies
Thanks for the edit Shnoobies. If you look closely at that paragraph, it still says "resolutions ... is debating resolutions" --SVTCobra 01:41, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

numbers from IBC
i count atleast 200 deaths in areas identified as Baghdad in the IBC database of incidents between Feb. 15 and Mar. 1. –Doldrums(talk) 09:45, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I also tallied their database and got 183, close enough. --SVTCobra 20:00, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I re-tallied and got 199, this time. I have confidence in Doldrum's numbers. --SVTCobra 21:25, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

For the period between March 2 to March 11, from and –Doldrums(talk) 10:18, 15 March 2007 (UTC)


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Canadian government tax processing computers back online

March 15, 2007

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today that computer systems involved with the processing of tax returns for individuals are back online.

Tax processing had been halted on March 6, 2007, due to a computer glitch. The source of the problem had been traced back to software maintenance performed on March 4.

In an update on the CRA website, dated March 14, Michel Dorais, Commissioner of the Agency, stated that all of the databases had been restored and CRA employees are processing the backlog of returns and payments.

Tax processing for businesses had not been affected by the computer shutdown.

In his statement, Dorais thanked taxpayers "for their patience and understanding" during the service outage. He also stated that "the integrity and safety of personal data was never at risk".

The CRA suggests that it would work quickly to process the resulting backlog of tax returns.


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This is a rally against the war. The article provides original comments by rally organizers, speakers and individuals directly impacted by loss of family military service member, including current area public officials and an individual injured during the course of serving their country in the Iraq war. The variety of speakers demonstrates a diversity of opinion about the current dynamics of the war and the US role. Shouldn't the question be - does the article represent a report worthy of sharing with the public?

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Talk:Study finds children from single-parent homes more likely to be sexually abused

Duh. Cacophony 05:26, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

"Studies like this one suggest that there should be some interventions to help single parents and their children. For instance this could be through funding of better childcare facilities." - this seems editorial comment by the poster rather than news.


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New Zealand's state broadcaster warned by police

March 15, 2007

The New Zealand Police have issued a warning to state broadcaster TVNZ (Television New Zealand) for not telling them that they knew where a rapist on the run from police was. However, he did turn himself in after giving the interview.

John Clarke, the convicted rapist, was on the run from police after leaving his home while he was on home detention on Monday, and two probation officers were also present. Mr Clarke was labelled as a high risk offender.

One News, owned by TVNZ, were interviewing John Clarke yesterday, meanwhile a lot of time and effort from police was going into trying to hunt him down. After they have finished the interview, Mr Clarke handed himself in to the Greymouth police, which One News also recorded. "He wandered in off the street with a TV film crew," said Greymouth Sergeant David Cross.

A spokeswoman for TVNZ, Megan Williams said that they would only agree to the interview with Mr Clarke if he handed himself into police after they had finished. She said that if he had not handed himself in, they would then have gone to the police.

The police say that they would have expected TVNZ to have called them "...to say 'look Gary, perhaps if you pull back some of your resources at 5 o'clock, this guy's going to give himself up'," said Sergeant Cross. Sergeant Alison Eleam, Christchurch's central area commander, says that she is not impressed with the way TVNZ acted. TVNZ say that they are now happy to talk to the police.

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Nadine Gordimer article
thank you for contributing to Wikinews. however, this article reports on a 5-month old event is therefore not news. Wikinews reports on current events. you're welcome to report on recent developments regarding this incident or on other current events that interest you. welcome again –Doldrums(talk) 06:09, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Nowhere in the style guide, What Wikinews is, or What Wikinews is Not, is timeliness a guideline. There are plenty of old articles on Wikinews, which predate this one. Since this article would have been fine had it been written 5 months ago, its lateness in filing should not be a factor in having it kept or deleted. I agree it is not new. But it is indeed news. Andyparkerson 15:12, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

 * Read carefully: "News stories focus on a single current event or phenomenon." and "Unlike Wikipedia, Wikinews is a site with stories that chronicle the events when they happen." in the content guide.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 17:05, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

 * How current is current? When is the cut-off date? Is the only problem that the page wasn't writted soon enough? Andyparkerson 03:52, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
 * answer to the second question is yes. for an event such as this, my estimate of a "cut-off" date is 3-4 days. –Doldrums(talk) 08:55, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

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Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline agreement signed in Athens

March 15, 2007

An agreement to begin construction of the Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline to transport oil from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean was signed by Bulgaria, Greece and Russia today.

The signing ceremony was held in the presence of the President of the Hellenic Republic, Karolos Papoulias, at the Presidential Palace in Athens, with President Vladimir Putin of Russia and Prime Ministers of Greece and Bulgaria, Kostas Karamanlis and Sergei Stanishev respectively.

The oil pipeline agreement is the end of months of negotiations between the three countries and was saluted by the Greek government as a "momentous" agreement. According to President Putin, the agreement will not only benefit the three contributing members but will also be significant for the world economy and, furthermore, he added that "the pipeline allows diversification in the oil routes, in the best interest of our countries, our peoples and the economy". As for the Greek-Russian bilateral relations, Mr.Karamanlis stated that "this visit bears witness to the excellent ties between the two nations, signalling and symbolising the construction of a major project, the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline". This the second time that Putin visits Athens to meet with the Greek Premier, however they had also previous meetings in Moscow and northern Greece, during the last two years.

Before the signing of the pipeline agreement, President Putin and Prime Minister Stanishev had the opportunity to meet with their Greek counterparts and discuss issues of bilateral and regional significance. Yesterday night, Prime Minister Karamanlis hosted a dinner in honour of the Russian and Bulgarian heads of state in central Athens.


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Amber Alearts
The point of Amber Alearts is to get the word out to as many people as possible, to find the child as quickly as possible. The longer a child is missing, the more likely they are dead. Just because you don't like it does not mean it is not news worthy. Crasheddata - (talk) 17:36, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

I have to agree with Crasheddata --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) 17:39, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

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Potter #7 to break Potter #6's record
12 million copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be printed by American publisher Scholastic, a record setting number for the first edition of any book.

The immensely popular book series will break Scholastic's previous record first printing, for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which sold 6.9 million copies in its first 24 hours of release.

The first six books have sold a total of 325 million copies worldwide.

The Deathly Hallows will be released July 21, at 12:01 am EST.

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Harry Potter to appear on French stamps
Photos of the Harry Potter movie cast will appear on French stamps and stationery.

La Poste will release the three designs this weekend, with the following rate/design combinations:

 * Priority domestic: Harry Potter
 * Slow domestic: Ron Weasley
 * International: Hermoine Granger

The Harry Potter characters have appeared on stamps in Australia, the Isle of Man, and Taiwan, as well as numerous smaller nations that depend on stamp sales to foreigners. Canada has issued non-circulation coins of many of the characters, based on the movie actors' appearances.

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Wal-Mart's package reduction strategy results
After launching its Packaging Scorecard initiative on February 1, Wal-Mart has released its first in-store packaging reduction results.

On February 1, Wal-Mart announced that its trying to reduce packaging by 5% as of 2013. Their vendor site has been visited by 2268 companies, and 117 products have been entered into their sustainability calculator. It determines the score based on the amount of greenhouse gas emissions created by production, materials, product-to-packing ratio, and "cube utilization", how space efficient the product can be shipped.

Buyers will be able to log onto the website in 2008, to make their purchasing decisions.

Beyond attracting environmentally conscientious customers, this move will save Wal-Mart USD$3.4 billion over the next five years.

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TV show about a card game to launch in Canada
European trading card game-turned-television series Chaotic will air in North America for the first time March 16. Canada's Teletoon animation channel has scheduled the series to appear regularly Sunday mornings.

The series helps viewers learn game strategies for the game. Unlike most card games, kids are encouraged to play virtually; once they purchase a pack, they type in special codes on the cards to access those characters online.

The plot of Card Captors Sakura was based around a card game, while the Pokemon game is a famous spin-off products, based on the series and video game.

Chaotic was also the name of Britney Spears and Kevin Federline's reality television series.

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Wind tunnel free-fall record set
Andy Scott of Marsh Gibbon, England just set the world record for "free falling distance in a vertical wind tunnel".

By balancing himself in the jet of air for one hour, 18 minutes and 52 seconds, Scott, 37, fell the equivilent of 130 miles at the Airkix Windtunnel in Milton Keynes.

Vertical windtunnels were originally created so that free fall parachutists could safely practice positioning themselves, before making actual real life attempts.

The record has yet to be officially confirmed with Guinness World Records.

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