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Dove's Real Beauty looks at photoshoot techniques in commercial

October 12, 2006 Dove soaps continues their North American "Campaign for Real Beauty" advertising with a television commercial that explores the alterations that can be done on models.

Labeled "a Dove film", the commercial is entitled "evolution". Beginning with a woman walking into a photo shoot. From there, she is primped and plucked by hair and makeup artists, then tweaked on a Photoshop-like program.

The photo-manipulation is then posted on a billboard for the fictional "Easel Foundation Makeup" brand. Two young, teenage girls walk past, glancing at the board.

"No wonder our perception of beauty is distorted" ends the ad in text, "Every girl deserves to feel beautiful just the way she is."

Dove runs the Dove Self-Esteem Fund as a part of their Campaign for Real Beauty. In the marketing campaign, Dove uses "real" women, instead of professional models, in an attempt to instill self-esteem in their customers.

This continuing promotion, launched in 2004, was on the forefront of a current trend in Western culture to abandon the overly idealised images the media portrays of women. Recently some fashion capitals have mandated minimum body mass indexes for runway models. The top rated comedy in the United States and Canada is Ugly Betty, a series that stars an average girl coping at a fashion magazine. The series is based on Betty la Fea, an extremely popular Colombian telenovela, which has been reproduced internationally.

Only two percent of women surveyed worldwide consider themselves beautiful, according to ABC Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts, whose program debuted the commercial this morning at 8:07 am EST.

The ad is currently playing on the Campaign for Real Beauty's homepage.


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Interview with Dalbir S. Kathuria, Regional Council candidate for Wards 9 & 10 in Brampton, Canada

October 19, 2006

The upcoming 2006 Brampton municipal election, to be held November 13, features an array of candidates looking to represent their wards in city council or the council of the Peel Region.

Wikinews contributor Nick Moreau contacted many of the candidates, including Dalbir S. Kathuria, asking them to answer common questions sent in an email. This ward's incumbent is John Sprovieri; also challenging Sprovieri is Derek Begley, Sherdaljit Dhillon, Mahen Gupta, Satpaul Johal, and Vahid Saadati-Khanshir.

Interview
Q: List the three most important issues in your campaign.
 * A:
 * A) Infastructure [sic] - The schools in Brampton are very unorganised. Kids are even send to the portable, which is very depressing.
 * B) Addressing the increased and unorganised Traffic concerns.
 * C) Addressing the rissing [sic] property taxes and the concerns of our residents, regarding their quality of life.

Q: What one election issue do you feel is most relevant to your ward in this election?
 * A: Most important is the infrastructure, which is leading to more unplanned houses, which leading to mismanagement, which is effecting the development.

Q: What qualities or experiences do you possess, that make you more desirable than the incumbent?
 * A: Times fly, and lots of water has flowed under the river. I have the ardor, and passion to be in the community development programmes. Community work has been my forte, giving me wisdom, gathered over the years of experience. I am always on the forefront, to complete any assignment allotted to me, never shirking any responsibilities. I am a soft hearted Man, who has given solace to the needy in times of distress. I am a sympathetic listener to people's woes, goes all out of way to help them solving their personal or public related problems.

Q: Why do you want to represent your ward on council?
 * A: I would like to see that my ward gets better facilities, better hearing of their local problems, and honest hearing of their difficulties, and a quicker resolution to all of them through a Representative like me.

Q: How are you currently involved in the community?
 * A: I am an enterprising Man, having been in the food and hotel business, successfully running a restaurant in Brampton, I am the epitome of humanhood. I have the fervor, the zeal to work for uplifting of the society. I collected CDN$50 000, and donated it to the Hospital for Sick Kids very recently. I am the Vice President of Liberal Riding Assosiation [sic] of Brampton.

Q: Much of Brampton's existing council is quite seasoned in the civic political process. What could you bring to the table as a "rookie", above and beyond the current roster of councillors?
 * A: Well times change and so does the working, a new member (as a rookie) brings in fresh ideas, newer innovations, as they are more alive to changed circumstances, of the city, which they have seen it grow since their childhood. In fact they are more vocal and concerned to today's changed conditions.

Q: The Rose Theatre recently launched. What are your thoughts on this facility? Have you had a chance to tour it yet?
 * A: I too agree that so far business has been good with the Rose Theatre as local Brampton residents and residents beyond our borders are taking advantage of the entertainment shows. But still some how I feel the money which have been spend for making this theatre is a huge amount, and if it would be spend for the hospitals, which are yet to get ready, then it would have been really awesome.

Q: The province has strongly encouraged the development of high-density residences near the downtown. Do these buildings fit in with your vision of the downtown? How much say should other levels of government have in urban planning?
 * A: Well down town means central area of city. My personal opinion is that the development in down town should be restricted. More residences more taller buildings mean more people. It's a strain on the civic amenity. Environmental problems, lead to less of greenery. It shall cause of course traffic congestion and parking problems. Govt. should have full control on urban planning, with a future vision for next 25 years of residential, markets, playgrounds, & schools so that these people have adequate civic facility.

Q: How do you feel about Brampton's rate of expansion? Council recently capped the annual amount of new development; do you agree completely with this decision, would you have slowed development even further, or not have imposed a cap at all?
 * A: I do agree with the council's decision of capping annual amount. The rate at which Brampton is expanding, will lead to chaos. The golf course take over for residential buildings is an example.

Q: What are your opinions on Brampton's congestion and the level of public transit funding?
 * A: Yes the congestion levels are high, and more the people more the cars and private transportation. To bring down this we have to increase the level public transport funding to have more buses to make people reach their destination, quicker, faster and reliable, and on time so that they shall avoid their personal cars.

Q: Why should businesses be attracted to locating in Brampton?
 * A: Brampton is a fast growing city so far in Toronto. Many new immigrant are settling down here. We have a skilled population so I feel any business would find great success for their future prospects.

Q: How could Brampton further itself in attracting corporate investment?
 * A: Well Brampton can make good market places proper buildings to house large investments houses, giving then concessions in some civic taxes, areas on low rates to build factories, faster processing of files/documents of corporate house, who intend to invest in Brampton, all the facilities like water, power, low lease ground rates.

Q: Why have you chosen to involve yourself in the political process?
 * A: Being a omnipresent person, I always showen [sic] my earnestness to help the genuine. I am impartial in judgmental works, tolerant and a dependable man towards which, any person can look forward. I strongly feel there is a need for a committed and active representative.

Q: What does Brampton mean to you?
 * A: Brampton to me is the entire blood which runs through out [sic] my body and keeps me active!! I will never say that I will die for the welfare of the Brampton people, rather I will always tell, that I will live for the Brampton people as long as they want, for their welfare and a safe and clean neighbourhood where people can raise their families and enjoy a good quality of life. Working hard in council for me would be a way to help ensure that this sort of environment continues for future generations.


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Talk:Interview with Dalbir S. Kathuria, Regional Council candidate for Wards 9 & 10 in Brampton, Canada

RAW INTERVIEW TEXT
Q: List the three most important issues in your campaign.

A) Infastructure-The schools in Brampton are very unorganised.Kids are even send to the Potable, which is very depressing.

B) Addressing the increased and unorganised Traffic concerns.

C) Adressing the rissing property taxes and the concerns of our residents regarding their quality of life.

Q: What one election issue do you feel is most relevant to your ward in this election?

Most important is the infastructure, which is leading to more unplaned houses, which leading to missmanagement, which is effecting the devolopment.

Q: What qualities or experiences do you possess, that make you more desirable than the incumbent?

Times fly and lots of water has flowed under the river. I have the ardor, and passion to be in the community development programmes. Community work has been my forte, giving me wisdom, gathered over the years of experience. I am always on the forefront, to complete any assignment allotted to me, never shirking any responsibilities.I am a soft hearted Man, he given solace to the needy in times of distress. I am a sympathetic listener to people's woes, goes all out of way to help them solving their personal or public related problems.

Q: How are you currently involved in the community? I am an enterprising Man, having been in the food & hotel business, successfully running a restaurant at Brampton, I am the epitome of humanhood. I have the fervor, the zeal to work for uplifting of the society. I colected 50thousand canadian dollar, and donated to the hospital of the siclk kids very recently.I am the Vise President of B.L.S.R. assosiation.

Q: Why have you chosen to involve yourself in the political process?

Being a omnipresent person, I always showen my earnestness to help the genuine.I am impartial in judgmental works, tolerant and a dependable man towards which, any person can look forward.I strongly feel there is a need for a committed and active representative.

Q: What does Brampton mean to you?

Brampton to me is the entire blood which runs through out my body and keeps me active!!I will never say that I will die for the welfare of the Brampton people, rather I will always tell, that I will live for the Brampton people as long as they want, for their welfare and a safe and clean neighbourhood where people can raise their families and enjoy a good quality of life. Working hard in council for me would be a way to help ensure that this sort of environment continues for future generations.

RAW INTERVIEW TEXT, SECOND SLATE
Q)Why do you want to represent your ward on council?

Answer: I would like to see that my ward gets better facilities, better hearing of their local problems, and honest hearing of their difficulties, and a quicker resolution to all of them through a Representative like me.

Q: Much of Brampton's existing council is quite seasoned in the civic political process. What could you bring to the table as a "rookie", above and beyond the current roster of councilors?

Answer: Well times change and so does the working, a new member (as a rookie) brings in fresh ideas, newer innovations, as they are more alive to changed circumstances, of the city, which they have seen it grow since their childhood. In fact they are more vocal and concerned to today’s changed conditions.

Q: The Rose Theatre recently launched. What are your thoughts on this facility? Have you had a chance to tour it yet? A: I too agree that so far business has been good with the Rose Theatre as local Brampton residents and residents beyond our borders are taking advantage of the entertainment shows. But still some how I feel the money which have been spend for making this theatre is a huge amount, and if it would be spend for the hospitals, which are yet to get ready, then it would have been really owesome.

Q: The province has strongly encouraged the development of high-density residences near the downtown. Do these buildings fit in with your vision of the downtown? How much say should other levels of government have in urban planning?

Answer:  Well down town means central area of city. My personal opinion is that the development in down town should be restricted. More residences more taller buildings mean more people. It’s a strain on the civic amenity. Environmental problems, lead to less of greenery. It shall cause of course traffic congestion and parking problems. Govt. should have full control on urban planning, with a future vision for next 25 years of residential, markets, playgrounds, & schools so that these people have adequate civic facility.

Q: How do you feel about Brampton's rate of expansion? Council recently capped the annual amount of new development; do you agree completely with this decision, would you have slowed development even further, or not have imposed a cap at all?

Answer: I do agree with the council’s decision of capping annual amount. The rate at which Brampton is expanding, will lead to chaos. The golf course take over for residential buildings is an example.

Q: What are your opinions on Brampton's congestion and the level of public transit funding?

Answer: Yes the congestion levels are high, and more the people more the cars and private transportation. To bring down this we have to increase the level public transport funding to have more buses to make people reach their destination, quicker , faster and reliable, and on time so that they shall avoid their personal cars.

Q: Why should businesses be attracted to locating in Brampton?

Brampton is a fast growing city sofar in Toronto.Many new immigrant are settleing down here.We have a skilled population so I feel any business would find great success for their future prospects.

Q: How could Brampton further itself in attracting corporate investment?

Answer: Well Brampton can make good market places proper buildings to house large investments houses, giving then concessions in some civic taxes, areas on low rates to build factories, faster processing of files / documents of corporate house, who intend to invest in Brampton, all the facilities like water, power, low lease ground rates.

Typo
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Small aircraft crashes into NYC building - Alert to remain unchanged
Please do not push you POV onto this article without viewing the discussion at Talk:Small aircraft crashes into NYC building - Alert to remain unchanged, and also try to remain civil in your comments. Further edit-warring in this article (which has been semiprotected) will result in action being taken against you. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) 16:06, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Not pushing my point of view. Not being uncivil either. However, since I don't agree with your NPOV stance you want to threaten me and call me uncivil. Please by all means block me from further editing. I hope other people like myself making edits in good faith that perhaps not eberyone will agree with will get as turned off by actions of editors like you as I have and we'll all just go away and you can have your own private sandbox all to your little self. 64.192.249.2 17:14, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

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Talk:Chinese soldiers shoot Tibetans crossing into Nepal

Were the people going from Tibet into Nepal (as the headline says) or "crossing from Nepal to Tibet" as the lead paragraph says?
 * Good catch. Sources say from Tibet into Nepal. Article fixed. -- IlyaHaykinson 16:46, 12 October 2006 (UTC)


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Talk:Dove's Real Beauty looks at photoshoot techniques in commercial

News?
I hate to play the cynic, but a description of a two-year-old, ongoing corporate advertising campaign really doesn't feel newsworthy to me. Rob T Firefly 16:56, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

True. While it is a commendable and novel campaign (and possibly even sincere), it is not exactly newsworthy, especially since, as you note, it has been going on for a while. -- Phyzome is Tim McCormack 15:30, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Actually, yes it news to people outside the US. We have no way of knowing what goes on in America except the news reports in foreign press, foreign TV or via the WWW. Sometimes the WWW is the only place where you receive the truth (or not), especially wiki. TGC55 18:49, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Also, it is a new commercial within the overall campaign. As evidenced, it was "debuted" on a major national morning show, to likely over a million Americans and Canadians. --  Zanimum 18:58, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
 * ummm, I agree that its not news. It seems like an advertisement for an advertisement to me. There isn't an article when someone makes an anti-drunk driving ad, I don't really understand how this is different Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 02:30, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Post-mortem
BTW, this has since been featured in 60 newspapers, plus on the front page of The Toronto Star, Canada's highest circulation newspaper. It has been viewed on YouTube over 3,059,546 times among dozens of copies. -- Zanimum 19:23, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

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Delhi Police question South African cricketer Herschelle Gibbs over match-fixing scandal in 2000

October 12, 2006

While being interrogated by the Delhi Police today, South Africa cricketer Herschelle Gibbs admitted that his former captain Hansie Cronje asked him to underperform at the Pepsi Cup in 2000. Gibbs also named Derek Crookes among three others who, he said, were involved in the affair.

"Gibbs had come and the interrogation took place in a manner in which we wanted. The investigation can now move forward," Joint Commissioner of Crime Branch Ranjit Narayan said at a press conference following the two hour long session.

Gibbs maintained that he did not know whether or not any Indian players were involved in the scandal, although he did reveal that the entire South African team had received an offer in 1996, which they refused. Gibbs also refrained from revealing whether or not he actually accepted any money to underperform, saying only that he was following his late skipper's wishes. Narayan, on his part, indicated that the investigation could now "move forward", following the filling-in of "loopholes and gaps" as a result of today's interrogation. The Delhi Police have also taken samples of Gibbs' voice to compare it with the telephone recordings that they have recovered. The cops also stated that Gibbs had been cooperative, and that he "might be needed again".

Transcript of a telephone conversation between (late) South African Captain Hansie Cronje and bookie Sanjay Chawla:

Hansie Cronje: Ok. I have spoken. Yes, everything is fine. I've spoken to Gibbs, and to Williams and Strydom.

Sanjay Chawla: Already ok. And how many runs for Gibbs?

Hansie Cronje: Less than 20.

Sanjay Chawla: Less than 20?

Hansie Cronje: Ya.

Sanjay Chawla: Ok. So, everything is according to plan. You have to score at least 250.

Hansie Cronje: Ya.

Sanjay Chawla: And if you score 270, then it is off.

Hansie Cronje: Ok. And financially the guys want 25. They want 25 each.

Sanjay Chawla: All guys. Ok.

Hansie Cronje: So, that's 75 for these three. And what can you pay me? I do not know how much you pay me?

Sanjay Chawla: You say.

Hansie Cronje: If you give me... 140 for everybody.

Sanjay Chawla: Ok. 140 all together?

Hansie Cronje: Ya.

Sanjay Chawla: Ok. That's fine. And we will sort something out for the previous ones as well.

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Former U.S. President Gerald Ford hospitalized

October 12, 2006

The office of Gerald Ford said Thursday that the former United States President was admitted to Eisenhower Medical Center for tests in Rancho Mirage, California.

"President Gerald Ford has been admitted to Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California for medical tests. He is doing well," Ford's spokeswoman Penny Circle said. The statement didn't release any information about the tests.

Ford has been hospitalized twice this year. In January, he was hospitalized to treat pneumonia. In July, he was hospitalized at Colorado's Vail Valley Medical Center due to shortness of breath.

Ford was also hospitalized in August at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota for heart procedures. Ford received a pacemaker to regulate his heartbeat. Ford also underwent angioplasty to increase blood flow in his arteries. Ford also suffered a small stroke five years ago.

Gerald Ford became the 38th United States President on August 9, 1974 after Richard Nixon resigned due to the Watergate scandal. At the age of 93, Ford is the oldest living U.S. President and could next month become the longest living U.S. President ever.

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Former head of Radio Liberty Russian Broadcasts criticizes Kremlin's reaction to Russian journalist's murder

October 13, 2006 Mario Corti, former head of Radio Liberty Russian Service, criticized pro-Kremlin media reporting on the murder of independent Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya as an insult to the victim. In a commentary in Russian and English posted on FreeMediaOnline.org, Corti took issue with Russian media reports referring to President Putin's assertion that Politkovskaya's murder would benefit Russia's enemies.

In speaking with journalists in Dresden, Germany, on Tuesday, President Putin downplayed Politkovskaya's importance by saying that "she had minimal influence on political life in Russia" and that her murder caused "much more harm than her publications did." FreeMediaOnline.org reported that pro-government media in Russia interpreted this comment as a signal to journalists that the value of Politkovskaya's reporting and, by implication, the work of other journalists should be measured by how much damage they cause to Russia's reputation.

Corti wrote that Politkovskaya's death was not a blow to Russia's reputation but a blow to those who brought shame to Russia by their "evil deeds." Politkovskaya's reporting exposed numerous murders, cases of torture and other human rights abuses in Chechnya and in other parts of the former Soviet Union. Her reports angered the Russian establishment and she was frequently harassed and detained by Russia's security services.

Corti also wrote that the pro-Kremlin media reaction to Politovskaya's murder has caused many pro-democracy Russians to doubt whether they can still live in Russia. He countered, however, that her death has a greater meaning in showing that the struggle for human rights and for the dignity of all men has always required sacrifices. According to Corti, Politkovskaya loved Russia and wanted it to become a fully democratic country in which people respect each other, a country without torture, and a country in which the dignity of every person takes priority over everything else.

Corti was in charge of Radio Liberty's Russian broadcasts from 1998 to 2003. He now works as an indepenent journalist and is a member of the FreeMediaOnline.org Board of Directors, a California-based nonprofit organization supporting media freedom worldwide.


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British top General says troops are unwelcome in Iraq

October 13, 2006

The Head of the British Armed forces, the Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Richard Dannatt, has told the Daily Mail that troops are unwelcome in Iraq and that if they are not withdrawn soon, the situation could become catastrophic.

These remarks seem to be in sharp contrast with those of the Prime Minister earlier this year when he said "But don't be in any doubt. No-one, but no-one I spoke to [in Baghdad], from whatever quarter, wanted us to leave precipitately. An arbitrary timetable ie without conditions being right, would be seen for what it would be: weakness."

General Dannatt told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme this morning that he had to "speak up for what is right for the Army" but that his remarks to the Daily Mail  "were neither substantially new or substantially newsworthy". He said that the presence of UK troops "exacerbates" the problems "not right across the country, but only in parts of it".

The BBC reported that Downing Street had issued a short statement in response to the general's comments. It said: "It's important that people remember that we are in Iraq at the express wish of the democratically elected Iraqi government, to support them under the mandate of a UN resolution."

The Scotsman in a Key Quote highlights the General saying - "I think history will show that the planning for what happened after the initial successful war fighting phase was poor, probably based more on optimism than sound planning."

The Times draws attention to Blair's speech at the Labour Party Conference just two weeks ago saying why the troops will have to stay in Iraq - "If we retreat now, hand Iraq over to al-Qaeda and sectarian death squads and Afghanistan back to al-Qaeda and the Taleban, we won't be safer; we will be committing a craven act of surrender that will put our future security in the deepest peril."

Al Jazeera leads with the story, under a picture of a military ambulance being loaded, with the headline UK army chief pleads for Iraq pull out, and quotes extracts from the General's interview with the Daily Mail including: "We are in a Muslim country and Muslims' views of foreigners in their country are quite clear. As a foreigner, you can be welcomed by being invited in a country, but we weren't invited certainly by those in Iraq at the time. .... The military campaign we fought in 2003 effectively kicked the door in. Whatever consent we may have had in the first place, may have turned to tolerance and has largely turned to intolerance. That is a fact. I don't say that the difficulties we are experiencing round the world are caused by our presence in Iraq, but undoubtedly our presence in Iraq exacerbates them." The report concludes with a snapshot of the chaos in Baghdad by reporting an attack by gunmen on a TV station, when 11 staff were killed in the biggest attack yet on the media.

The Washington Post carries a report from Associated Press headed ‘British Army Chief Who Called for Iraq Withdrawal 'Soon' Denies Rift With Government' in which the General is reported as saying that by 'soon' he meant a phased withdrawal over two or three years. He is reported as saying to Sky News, "We'll probably reduce our soldiers over the course of the next year or two or three -- let's wait and see. That's what I mean by sometime soon,". He denied that he was attacking government policy saying to BBC radio "We don't do surrender. We don't pull down white flags. We're going to see this through."

Alongside a photograph of British soldiers rushing to the scene of a helicopter crash in Basra May 6 2006, Fox News, commenting on the story, says "Dannatt's comments are certain to infuriate Blair, who is President Bush's key ally in the Iraq war. It is highly unusual for a sitting British military commander to publicly criticize the government's foreign policy. ... Britain's involvement in Iraq has proved highly controversial from the outset. Millions protested on the streets in the lead up to the war in 2003, while high profile cabinet ministers have quit the government as a result of Tony Blair's support for the U.S.-led action."

BBC News quotes Prime Minister Blair as saying that he agrees with "every word" the General said and that transcripts of later radio interviews showed Sir Richard was saying "the same as we all are". Subsequently, BBC New 24 at 9pm, reported that when Blair said he agreed with "every word", he was referring to what the General had been saying in radio and TV interviews this morning and not to the original interview reported in the Daily Mail. This cleared up a misunderstanding evidenced in discussions among commentators and in Any Questions this evening.

The British Army Rumour Service, ARRSE, which describes itself as " THE unofficial British Army community website". asks viewers to complete the sentence "Sir Richard Dannatt is...". As at 18,50 13 October, of the 181 responses, 144 agreed that he was absolutely right  and 26 that he was right only from military point of view. The same site has blogs from troops in theatre.

Sir Malcolm Rifkind M.P., interviewed by Channel4 News, said that he agreed with every word the general said, but deplored the fact that he had said it while still a serving officer. Like Civil Servants, members of the Armed Forces owed allegiance to the democratically elected government of the day and should not express their personal opinions while still in uniform.

The U.S. White House spokesman Tony Snow responded to Friday press briefing questions from reporters by saying that General Danatt's comments were taken out of context, referring to back-pedalling clarifications that came later from Danatt. Snow said, [referring to later interviews conducted this morning], that "he says that's not what he said. ... he said that he was misquoted and that "that particular comment [in the original interview] was actually rather largely taken out of context.''

Two major U.S. media outlets, ABC's World News with Charles Gibson and USA Today, remained wary and made no news mention of the controversy ignited by the general's remarks until an official British political response emerged.

The story continues in the British press today, October 14, for example, in the Scotsman which reveals the it was Des Browne, the Defence Secretary who put pressure on the General to clarify his remarks in the series of media events that took place yesterday morning, the content of which the Prime Minister agreed wholeheartedly. However, many retired military personnel and some still on active service, have expressed their support for the General, in the media, including the now widely quoted British Army Rumour Service. Some correspondents are disturbed to think that the military are becoming too involved in politics and that the authority of Parliament might become undermined.


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French parliament approves bill on Armenian Genocide denial

October 12, 2006 Today, the French passed a bill that would penalise what the bill calls  of the. The French government however opposes the bill; Catherine Colonna, Minister charged with European Affairs, reacted that "It's the task, first and foremost, of historians and not of lawmakers to clarify history."

The label "" is disputed by the Turkish government, who has called the vote a "serious blow" to diplomatic relations. Turkey has been known to prosecute Turkish intellectuals who discuss the Armenian genocide, including recent Nobel Prize winner. Under the Turkish Penal Code, "prosecution for anti-national plots" faces those who call "for the recognition of the Armenian genocide".

Erdoğan had warned France to look into its own colonial past in Africa instead of demanding Turkish recognition of the events. , the Turkish Minister of Economy, in for talks on Turkey's E.U.-membership, said he could not exclude that people would start boycotting French products in Turkey. In a recent visit to Armenia, the Jacques Chirac launched the idea that recognition as a "genocide" would be necessary for Turkey to enter the E.U., causing the media to label it as the "Chirac criterion". The European Commission, which has confirmed that such a criterion would not be instituted, deplored the initiative of the French parliament, because it could damage contacts with the European Union. Most historians view the events comprising the Armenian genocide as a state-sponsored plan of mass extermination. Their reasons include various eye witness reports, Turkey's recruitment of violent criminals to posts within the, and the sheer number of dead, estimates of which remain as high as 1.5 million. Some politically influential countries like the U.S., Canada, and France have driven efforts to interpret these events as an attempt to eradicate an ethnic group. The Turkish government, as well as a few historians, estimate the number of casualties much lower, and attribute them to inter-ethnic strife, disease and famine during World War I.

Armenia has congratulated France over its "natural response" to an "aggressive" policy of "denial" by the Turkish government. Armenians often argue that Turkey's recognition will help prevent similar events in the future. These assertions include claims that observations of the Armenian genocide had a formative influence upon  plans for the.

The French bill provides for a 1-year prison sentence and a 45,000 fine, the same as for. It must still be approved by the and the President, and due to the parliamentary calendar, news sources think it is unlikely that it will be discussed before the end of the legislation period in February 2007.


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Talk:British top General says troops are unwelcome in Iraq

October 2006
This from General D is in sharp contrast to PM's position _

http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page9549.asp

PM's foreign policy speech - third in a series of three

26 May 2006 "In Iraq, of course, people want to gain full control of their own destiny. The MNF should leave as soon as the Government wishes us.  As the Prime Minister said we need an objective timetable.  By that he means one that is conditions-based ie as Iraqi capability is built up.  But don't be in any doubt.  No-one, but no-one I spoke to, from whatever quarter, wanted us to leave precipitately.  An arbitrary timetable ie without conditions being right, would be seen for what it would be:  weakness."

I have no time at the moment to find a more recent statement from Blair on Iraq - its vanished frorm the No 10 web site http://www.number-10.gov.uk - but the significance of General D's remarks cannot be judged fairly without a clear response from Downing Street. Portillo remarked in "This Week" this evening that if this had happened when he was Defence Minister, he would have asked the General to consider his position.

Fentonrobb 00:54, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

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As this is an ongoing saga that may last another day or two, I'd be obliged if we could let it develop even if it gets a bit lengthy. Fentonrobb 00:45, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
 * According to the content guide if a new development happens a new article should be written not addition it to this article. Congratulations on your first article and you did a great job. --Apartmento2 07:56, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you Apartment2 - I'll take heed. And thanks for the encouragement too. Fentonrobb 11:38, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

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edit protected Please add this article to Category:USA Today and update several wikilinks to become local: Daily Mail, Baghdad, BBC, Downing Street, al-Qaeda, Taleban, Al Jazeera, Washington Post, Associated Press, Sky News, President Bush's, Tony Blair's, ABC's and last but not least, USA Today. Thank you. Green Giant (talk) 17:09, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
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Buffalo, New York snow storm closes schools, leaves nearly 400,000 without power

Lake effect snow has come early to parts of Western New York prompting a State of Emergency and a flood watch to be issued, especially in Buffalo, New York and its suburbs where nearly 2 feet of snow fell during the afternoon and last night. Snow started to fall at around 12:00 pm EST on Thursday, October 12, heavy at times, and accompanied by thunder and lightning. Forecasters called the weather event "unprecedented." A driving ban has been issued for Tonawanda, New York, Buffalo and Amherst where at least "80% of roads in Amherst are impassible." The Buffalo Niagara International Airport opened at almost 3:30 p.m. [EST]. The New York State Throughway, or interstate 90 is closed from nearly Rochester, New York to Dunkirk, New York which is nearly 110 miles long. Motorists at the Williamsville, New York toll barrier are being turned around. A driving ban remains in effect while a state of emergency exists.

Water will be shut off in 24 hours due to the lack of electricity to water pumps in the area and in a press conference, Mayor of Buffalo, Byron Brown issued a "boil water advisory." Brown also said that "70,000 of the 75,000 residents and businesses in Amherst are still without power." Residents are asked to bottle water and prepare for the outage. It is not known when water will be turned back on. At least 30 water intake pumps in Erie County, out of the 50 the county has, have no power. Officials say that businesses and residents could be out of water by 5:00 p.m. [EST].

At least 3 people have been killed due to the storm. Two of those people were killed in a two-car accident in Lancaster, New York, and the other person was in Niagara County and died after being hit by a vehicle. One person was crushed and killed by a falling tree in Amherst, while in the process of removing snow from his property.

Hundreds of trees have snapped in half as the snow began to fall around the city. Many trees, which still have their leaves, have broken into pieces as the heavy, wet snow began to pile up, as much as an inch an hour. Early on Thursday, the airport had received nearly 9 inches (23cm) of snow and climbing. The storm has caused many delays and cancellations in flights leaving from or going to Buffalo. Nearly 400,000 people in Buffalo and surrounding suburbs are still without power and forecasters at the NOAA are warning people "not to go outside in an area where heavy snow has fallen unless absolutely necessary." Power may not be restored to the affected areas until Sunday and possibly next week in some areas. Damage to trees is extensive with nearly every tree destroyed on Granger Place in Buffalo.

"This was extremely heavy snow and most of the trees still have most of their leaves ... we can't do a complete damage assessment until the snow stops falling," said spokesman for Niagara Mohawk, Western New York's area power company, Steve Brady.

"At 8 pm [on Thursday], utility companies were reporting over 50,000 customers without power. The reason for the widespread power outages has been the combination of very heavy water laden snow accumulating on the trees that still have most of their leaves. Tree's limbs break under the weight of the snow and bring down power lines as they fall," said a statement on NOAA's website.

"[This is the] snowiest day in 137 years [of weather records]. Six inches of snow occurred on October 13, 1909 and again on October 31, 1917," added the NOAA weather statement.

Many business and nearly every school in Western New York are still closed due to the weather and the snow is forecasted to move south again over the Buffalo Metropolitan area, but snow amounts are not expected to be significant. Wind is expected to be strong and gusty which could bring down tree limbs which are broken but still attached to the tree. Some areas could se an additional 6 inches of snow by Saturday morning.

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I am a witness and will have images of the downed trees. The images will (I took some pictures) will come tomorrow as I imagine I will have quite a few and given the damage just outside my door, there may be a lot of pictures. I might have witness statements later as well. Jason Safoutin 00:58, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I just received a phone call from Buffalo Schools confirming the school closures in the city. Jason Safoutin 02:03, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Thunder and lightning are going on as I type. Jason Safoutin 04:23, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Good work with the OR Jason. Take care of yourself. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) [[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 04:32, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks :) The 1:19 Update is based on looking at live NOAA radar images. Jason Safoutin 05:32, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

I am in the Western part of Rochester, NY. We are fine here, however there is a lot of road closures starting at the thruway in Henrietta, NY. We have had light snowfall accumalation mainly on roofs and cars. Also school closings have been posted in areas of Genessee and Ontario counties. --- Anthony Ward

Channel 2 has just reported the number of people without power is now 300,000, as I'm a Wikinews noob, how would I go about sourcing a newscast? --Lightdarkness 13:31, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I've added the information, let me know if there is anything else I should be doing --Lightdarkness 13:43, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I just recieved a call from the city saying thew water will be turned off in 24 hours. I also saw it go across tv screens as a warning. Jason Safoutin 20:02, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I watched the press conference live on TV by Mayor Byron Brown. Jason Safoutin 23:31, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

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Recent American E. coli outbreak linked to cattle

October 13, 2006

The recent E. coli outbreak that killed three people and sickened nearly 200 in the United States and Canada has been linked to cattle. The outbreak affected people who ate contaminated bagged spinach. Shortly after the outbreak began, the contaminated spinach had been traced to the Salinas Valley region of California. Now, health officials say the contamination came from cattle manure. The infected cattle manure was found on a ranch in Salinas Valley that is adjacent to the field that produced contaminated spinach. How precisely the infection was transported from the ranch to the spinach field is still unknown. Dr. Kevin Reilly of the California Department of Health Services said that "we don't know if wild swine are playing a role or not, but we do know that on this particular ranch, there is a very large population of wild boar, and we have witnessed on this site that they have torn through fencing and under fencing and have the ability to access the field". The bacteria could have been carried by wild animals from the cattle ranch to the spinach field.

Joan Rose, a microbiologist and food safety expert at Michigan State University, commented that it is not surprising that cattle manure was the source of the infection. "If you start to look at the pathogen levels even in untreated sewage, it's minor compared to animal waste", she said.


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New Zealand bank manager robbed own bank

October 13, 2006

Mark Andrew Scott, 39-years-old, and his partner, Vanessa Ada Scott, 27-years-old, both pleaded guilty near the end of the hearing to a charge of aggravated robbery and two charges of kidnapping after June 20 when they tried to rob the bank Mark Scott had been managing for a year.

Mark Scott, former US marine and veteran of the Gulf War, was the manager of the BNZ (Bank of New Zealand) Wellsford bank in Auckland.

During the pre-trial hearing, or more correctly depositions hearing, at North Shore, Auckland's district court, Mark Scott asked about the NYC plane crash, and then criticizing the in-efficiency of the court system and then alleged that police stole from him. The police had in fact taken a silver pin from his jacket which was used as evidence. The couple could face a maximum of fourteen years in jail.

When Mark Scott went to work early he left the side door open so his partner and two other men, Richard Simon Cowell and Lewis Blackwood-Manukau, could gain entrance into the bank. During the robbery all female employees were tied up. Mark Scott, however, was not bound until he gave NZ$136,000 in cash to the robbers. Deborah Poa, employee for BNZ, tried to escape but was attacked in the face but she did manage to gain attention of a passerby who contacted the police. She told the court that she did not trust Mark Scott. "[There was] just something about him. One minute he would be all calm ... the next, all aggressive." The two men who helped with the robbery were found outside the bank and the couple were formally charged that day by police. To date $2,860 is yet to be recovered and $370 had already been used on groceries. The couple had some of the money found at their home by police.

After being calm all morning the couple returned to the court upset and then started shouting and swearing at the justices of the peace when they learned that the hearing would adjourn part heard and postponed until December. "Two months here, two months there ... all that bull ... you know?" Mark Scott said. On Tuesday the robbers and the Scotts will appear in court.


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Free speech is not solicitation: American Civil Liberties Union

October 13, 2006

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have written in support of the right of advocates against a referendum for a constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage in Virginia to carry out political canvassing.

Anti-solicitation ordinances were used as the basis to block three persons who canvassed a neighborhood to oppose the legislation, and they were subsequently ordered to leave the area. The gay marriage ban they opposed is on the up-coming ballot for the mid-term election.

"The right of canvassers to enter onto private property to express their views is protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution," said Kent Willis of the ACLU. The First Amendment deals with the right to free speech. Homeowners can ask persons to leave their property, "but homeowners should not expect the police to remove canvassers from neighborhoods just because they find their presence irritating, or they don't like the content of their message."

Police Chief Connie Novak appears to concur with this view and in an interview stated "If it's a matter of clarifying to my officers, I will certainly do that."


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kind of reminds me of nuet
 * frankly, i'd shoot the f**kers, but i like nuet, ( gads, maybe i'm gettin' more south than my usual bearing)
 * Well then I guess they would have succeeded in stopping at least one person from voting for the bill so they would have succeeded... Nil Einne 13:43, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Mormons being arrested too
Here in NZ we get a lot of Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses and the like going around. Are they being arrested too? Nil Einne 13:43, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Yeah, I wondered about the connection to Mormon and Jehovah Witness canvassing too, which exceeded the scope of this article. In answer, I think it is correct to say that religious canvassers have not drawn the ire of homeowners, and therefore have not drawn the attention of police and the ACLU. -Edbrown05 06:35, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

My changes
I substanially modified this line
 * Advocates against a referendum for a constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage in Virginia have residents and police in Warrenton at odds with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

It suggests police and residents are at odds with the ACLU. But this incident appears to involve one officer and the police chief appears to concur with the ACLU so I would hardly say the police are at odds with the ACLU. Also, we have no clear evidence how many residents are opposed to the canvassing. There are obviously some but it could easily be a substanial minority Nil Einne 13:51, 15 October 2006 (UTC)


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Talk:French parliament approves bill on Armenian Genocide denial

Article is POV against the bill, needs a bit more time to develop, ideally with the help of those who work on the Armenian Genocide article. Nyarlathotep 09:28, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
 * i agree, need a more balanced article. Jacques Divol 10:06, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I've added more stuff, its not exactly organized, due to two competeing themes, but the info itelf is more npov.
 * I'm surprised since I'm pro and I wrote the article... Maybe it's just because there is a lot about the reactions it provoked? --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 16:37, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
 * heh, yeah, that happen surprisingly frequently.
 * I've reread the original version I wrote, and I can see know where the impression comes from... maybe a bit of overshooting of NPOV in one direction, making it imbalanced, but nothing that couldn't be fixed with a better ordening I guess.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 16:52, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I objected to two points, you accidentally exadurated the number of people who oppose the label genocide, and you neglected to mention the estimates of the numbers of dead. I fixed both quickly when I found time.  Nyarlathotep 13:08, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

the picture used here is a Fake one. See armenian genocide dicussion. these are Russian soldiers posing with muslim victims. neurobio

french historians protest
Perhaps this article should have included a mention of the group of French historians who protested against the this bill and are campaigning to have the previous bill, relating to recognition removed.

Some of these just disagree with the predetermination of historical study in general and others simply do not accept the Armenian thesis. Pierre Nora, for example, has complained that the "The French parliament is being held captive by Armenian pressure groups." Another, Jean Michel Thibaux, has taken Turkish citizenship and has moved there.

This is an issue that has been ongoing in France for quite some time - i.e. the prosecution of Bernard Lewis for disputing the Armenian version in a 1995 interview with Le Monde, and the contraversy surrounding the appointment of Gilles Veinstein as Chairman of College de France because of an article he wrote in 1993 to the same effect.

It seems proper that it therefore be discussed in the article.

why isn't the title "France recognises Armenian genocide"
Title is muddy and confusing. Here's the real news: "France recognises Armenian genocide"

BBC got it right

 * The article you linked to is from May 29, 1998 so it clearly doesn't describe the news at hand. --+Deprifry+ 23:16, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

The title is correct. The supposed "real" news is an old news, it happened in 1998. France has gone one step further; she will punish people if they will otherwise. From now on, French can not disagree the government and say "I do not recognize Armenian genocide, it was not a genocide but death of many in war".

This is a better news; French can not say what they believe, if they are contradict the government!


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Nobel Peace Prize to Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank

October 14, 2006

The microcredit and its creator,, are jointly awarded the  "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below."

Most people were expecting the founder to be nominated for the Economics Nobel prize but the decided to award him the Peace Prize for his attempt to destroy poverty, emphasizing women who have to "struggle against repressive social and economic conditions".

Yunus, from Bangladesh, said "We want the same kind of unity in politics like the unity that has been created by the Nobel prize award," at a press conference at the bank's office in the suburbs of the Bangladeshee capital, Dhaka.

In 2005, the Nobel Peace Prize was also awarded jointly to the (IAEA) and Mohamed ElBaradei (محمد البرادعي) (Egypt).


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Pitt and Jolie's guard pulls gun on photographer in Pune, India

October 13, 2006

A private security guard attached to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie pulled out his revolver to threaten a lensman in Pune, India. The Associated Press photographer was also roughed up by the guard, Sunil Singh, who works for Tops Securities. Defamer.com, a tabloid in Los Angeles, however, says that two guards were involved in the attack. The incident occurred at the Sindh Society area in the suburb of Aundh.

A spokesperson for Tops confirmed the incident, although he claimed the weapon had been pulled out in "self-defence". The accosted person himself chose to remain anonymous and refused to comment on the issue. Freelance photographer Rishikesh Puranik, who witnessed the scene, said that the AP lensman had approached Angelina Jolie with a request for a photo-shoot while she was on the sets. Jolie and her partner Brad Pitt are in India to shoot for A Mighty Heart, a film based on Daniel Pearl, a journalist who was killed in 2002 while in Karachi, Pakistan.


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Four bodies found on Florida's Turnpike

October 13, 2006

Florida Highway Patrol says that the bodies of four people, two adults and two young children, were found on the Florida's Turnpike a few miles south of the I-95 interchange in Fort Pierce, Florida.

Highway Patrol Troopers received a call around 8 a.m. from someone who spotted the bodies of a male and female adult, who were both in their 20's to 30's, and a male and female child, between the ages of 4 and 6, on the southbound side shoulder of the Turnpike.

St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken Mascara said that the victims had been shot multiple times. Mascara also said that no vehicle was found, but there were tire tracks nearby.

The Sheriff's office says that they think the bodies were shot on the scene because of the posture of the family. The mother's body was found holding on to the children on either side of her.

The area where the bodies were found is near the St. James Golf Club as well as several home developments. A resident of a nearby housing development reportedly heard shots or fireworks around 3 a.m.

The turnpike has several traffic cameras in the area, however Sheriff Mascara says they were not recording at the time.

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