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Ties announced in UEFA Champions League

March 9, 2007

Both the quarterfinal and semifinal draws were announced for the UEFA Champions League. The round of sixteen saw the current cup holders, Barcelona, eliminated along with Serie A holders Internazionale, Scottish Premiership holders Celtic, and Ligue 1 holders Lyon. The current champions the respective leagues still in the competition are Bayern Munich and Chelsea. Of the three English sides remaining, none will face each other in the quarterfinals, and upon winning their quarterfinals draw, Manchester United is still guaranteed a placement against a non-English club.

AC Milan v Bayern Munich
AC Milan scraped by Celtic last round thanks to a late goal by Kaka, while Bayern Munich defeated Real Madrid on away goals to advance to the quarters. The first leg shall be at San Siro stadium at Milan, and the second leg at Allianz Arena, Munich.

PSV Eindhoven v Liverpool
PSV have already downed one English side, Arsenal, in the knockout stages, and can hope to do so again against Liverpool, who are coming off the aggregate win over current champions Barcelona. The first leg is to be played in Holland and the second leg at Anfield. Liverpool will be looking to defeat PSV for the second time in this years competition after beating them at home in the group stages.

AS Roma v Manchester United
Roma defeated French side Lyon last round, and now have their sights on Premiership leaders Manchester United, who defeated Lille in the round of 16. Manchester United have the advantage of playing the second leg at home in the Old Trafford Stadium.

Chelsea v Valencia
Premiership title holders Chelsea, who trumped Porto last round will face Valencia, the only Spanish club left in the competition. Valencia defeated Inter Milan last round. The first leg will be at Stamford Bridge.

Dates:

AC Milan v Bayern Munich

First leg 3 April 2007 - second leg 11 April 2007

PSV Eindhoven v Liverpool FC

First leg 3 April 2007 - second leg 11 April 2007

AS Roma v Manchester United

First leg 4 April 2007 - second leg 10 April 2007

Chelsea FC v Valencia CF

First leg 4 April 2007 - second leg 10 April 2007

Semi-Finals
Chelsea or Valencia v PSV Eindhoven or Liverpool

AS Roma or Manchester United v Milan or Bayern Munich

Ties to be played April 24/25 and May 1/2

Final
The final of the 2006-07 UEFA Champions League shall be held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens on May 23, 2007.

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for expanding and cleaning up articles, welcoming and helping newbies. — Doldrums(talk) 17:01, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
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 * Usually newbies create an account and leave, but Markie has shown the opposite by helping out a lot! — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  17:37, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

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Pakistan's military ruler sacks Chief Justice

March 9, 2007

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has suspended the country's top judge, Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry under section 209 of the constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan for "misuse of authority", the country's information minister Mohammed Ali Durrani has announced. Justice Javed Iqbal, the next in line has been sworn in as acting Chief Justice.

In a public statement issued on national television, Mr. Durrani said that the chief justice is being investigated and the exact details of charges will be made public once the initial investigation is complete.

Chaudry was controversial for taking up investigations into the highly sensitive issue of the disappearance of political activists allegedly detained illegally by the security forces.

Former justice of the supreme court Justice Abdul Qayyum expressing his shock to the entire situation said, ""He (Chaudhry) was an upright person, and the action against him has surprised me," said Abdul Qayyum, who now works as a lawyer.


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Pakistani Dictator sacks Chief Justice
You keep publishing a disputed article. Please work out the POV concerns on the articles talk page before publishing. DragonFire1024 18:35, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

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Why do you feel that it is public domain? Bawolff ☺☻ 01:27, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Its a non-copy righted image taken by a bystander from his mobile phone and was freely and openly sent via MMS service on mobile phone and spread like a jungle fire all over the country. Its the picture of a chief justice on a public street being treated poorly by police - under Pakistan's law pictures of public figures are not subject to copy right laws until and unless they are in a private event or on private property.--Impala 05:19, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
 * the image appears to be copyvio from here. i have nominated it for speedy deletion and removed it from the article where it was used. –Doldrums(talk) 06:00, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

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NPOV
1) Dictator...last I checked he is not a dictator. 2) unprecedented 3) [3rd paragraph] ....strong reputation world over... 4) This article is 100% against Musharraf and states a POV only that of a side that does not like him. DragonFire1024 18:08, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

2) When an elected government is over thrown and a military General takes rule of a republic and calls himself President General . . . you do not have to like it or not like it - he is a dictator and that is a fact. Unprecedent - because no onther Chief Justice has been refrenced against prior to this and the president in any country specially a republic does not have a auhtority to replace a CHIEF JUSTICE. Strong reputation . . . read The News and BBC reference and office statement of Justice Qayyum.
 * If it is a quote then quote him. If its not a quote then it is your personal POV of the situation. Please see: NPOV. You said it yourself, President General. that does NOT mean dictator. He is a president not a ruler. Apparently they do have the authority...beause they did it. DragonFire1024 18:26, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

3) A Dictator is a Dictator and a dictator needs no authority . . . a military ruler = dictator period - as for world over please read Source articles, more sources to come shortly as the news develops.

 * World over is the POV of the author who wrote the article, something we do not allow on Wikinews. He is not a dictator and any reference to him being one will be removed. I know many people think George Bush is a dictator, but he is not. DragonFire1024 18:31, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

I am suprised that a simple news snippet has turned into a political debate of weather a military ruler who over threw an elected government is a dictator or not. But for the sake of compromise I will agree to that he be reffered to as Pakistan's military ruler as it is something BBC, CNN, and all Local Newspaper reffer him to as.

Pakistan's Military ruler sacks Chief Justice - I think this would be a fair nutral trade off - anyone wanting to think of him as a dictator can do so on his or her own account - while the statement would reflect honesty as well.

"World Over" if AP, Reuter, and BBC report an individual as an upright person then I would think he is preceived as "world over" this is to extent I beleive a double standard - on one side all papers reffering mushraf as military ruler - a dictator - can not be acceptable on the same account.

--Impala 06:07, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

'''Impala - please sign your comments. Thanks'''--Markie Talk 18:32, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

 * Sorry trying to get the hang of this thing and at the same time fighting of the boxed opinion of my own people that if you criticize your own country or ruler you are a traitor. --Impala 06:07, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

 * i take it that npov concerns have been addressed. there are a couple of unsourced statements, though - the Hafiz Hussain quote and Justice Qayyum's "unprecedented" quote (rest of the quote is sourced). let's see if ew can fix this and publish this quickly. — Doldrums(talk) 18:53, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

 * I have also found all other sources as well online - here I want to find out the policy as well - We are taking about a country of 170 million people where only 10% population is really trully educated and only 3% knows english - most of the news is in URDU (national langauage) in print and on news channels - how can that be reffrenced and quoted.--Impala 06:07, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

 * Impala, please provide one or two links in the 'Source' section on the article to URDA language sources you mention that support the quote(s). With that done, I would support publishing this. Fact checking could follow, and a correction issued if there are problems. -Edbrown05 09:07, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:New drug for smoking cessation is under investigation

Please do not refer to smoking as a "habit." It is an addiction! Regularyly playing with one's hair is a habit. Taking the same route home from work on a daily basis is a habit. Cigarettes and other tobacco products contain drugs that keep a person using the product. The body goes through withdrawls that affect a person physically, mentally and emotionally when the drug is leaving the body causing hence,the craving for more drugs. People have serious problems when quitting the drug of tobacco. This does not happen when one quits playing with their hair or taking a different route home.

This information is known from personal experience.
 * As you probably noticed, this article is protected. While I agree it is not wholly accurate to describe smoking as a habit versus an addiction I'll not be changing it. Sorry. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:53, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

I totally agree with the previous person's point that smoking is categorically not a habit. It is a drug addiction with exactly the same psychological mechanism as heroin, cocaine or crack addiction. People all over the world refer to drug addictions as "habits" because they involve repetitive drug taking behaviour. But unwittingly these people including you, who so flippantly dismiss the original comment, by describing drug taking as "habit" either in print, radio or on TV, perpetuate the myth that it's akin to biting ones nails! The sooner people in positions of influence and power recognise this essential point, but more importantly correct their use of the term, the better for all those who are addicted or yet to become so. I was addicted to numerous drugs and am now free of all of them thanks in no small measure to understanding this critical point.


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U.S. Justice Department says FBI misused Patriot Act

March 9, 2007

The United States Justice Department has concluded an inquest into the FBI's use of the Patriot Act saying that the FBI had been, in some cases, misusing the Patriot Act, sometimes illegally.

Such misuses include ordering the handover of personal information without just cause and looking at the telephone records of Americans during the period of a non-emergency, Inspector General Glenn A. Fine's 126 page report said.

The FBI sent National Security Letters or "NSLs" to Americans asking for personal information, without getting a warrant or court order, but the FBI failed to report at least 22% of letters that were sent out.

As many as 56,000 requests per year for personal information on people have been made since 2001 when the Patriot Act was signed.

"We believe the improper or illegal uses we found involve serious misuses of national security letter authorities", said the inquest.

Robert Mueller the director of the FBI, says that he is responsible for not taking better measures to prevent the violations.

"I am to be held accountable. The inspector general went and did the audit that I should have put in place many years ago. While we've already taken some steps to address these shortcomings. I am ordering additional corrective measures to be taken immediately," said Mueller who also stated that he has no plans to hand in his resignation.

Mueller also said that 90% of the letters sent out were used in an attempt to track down terrorists who were located in different countries around the world.


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I think there's a in there. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:14, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

number of pages
the Post reports the number of pages in the report is 199, not 130 as we have reported. what gives? is there more than one report involved? — Doldrums(talk) 13:37, 10 March 2007 (UTC)


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U.S. court grants Verizon injunction, Vonage appeals

March 25, 2007

U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton ruled Friday to grant a request for a permanent injunction against Vonage for violating patented intellectual property rights of Verizon.

The injunction would not take effect until after a hearing scheduled for April 6. The court will rule on whether the request by Vonage to stay the decision has sufficient merit during the time it would take for the largest U.S. VoIP provider to appeal the March 8 jury finding that the company violated what it maintains are Verizon innovations too broadly defined to be patentable.

"Despite this obvious attempt by Verizon to cripple Vonage, the litigation will not stop Vonage from continuing to provide quality VoIP service to our millions of customers," said Mike Snyder, the Vonage chief executive officer.

The March 8 jury findings dismissed Vonage of wrong-doing on 4 of Verizon's 7 claims that Vonage infringed on its patent rights.

Verizon noted as part of its complaint against Vonage that, "Vonage's expanded marketing and advertising of its infringing services threaten to shift more customers and goodwill to its business at Verizon's expense," according to Olga Kharif of CIO Today.

Vonage says it did not know it was infringing on patents rights of the 3 Verizon claims that held up in court. The effect of an injunction on the 2.2 million Vonage customers using the services would mean:
 * 1) an inability to place Internet calls to traditional phone line services
 * 2) the elimination of voice mail and call waiting
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Reporting notes

 * Spoke to customer service representation. He, missed his name, said and official statement will be posted, within 48 hours from now. The official response will be posted to either the Vonage web site, or to individual user account pages explaining how service may be effected. -Edbrown05 19:23, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Official statement already made. Spoke to (sp?) Lauri Fernandez, customer service representative, for external link added to story. -Edbrown05 10:29, 10 March 2007 (UTC)


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Wall dividing island of Cyprus torn down but divisions still stand

March 9, 2007

On Thursday March 8, 2007 the government of the Southern Greek part of Cyprus used heavy machinery to allow its military to tear down the five-meter high concrete wall on the Green Line that divides the island.

The wall has stood in the Cyprus capital of Nicosia for more than 40 years. It has been a constant reminder of the political situation of the Mediterranean island (given independence from Britain in 1960) that has suffered divisions since communal violence in 1963 that was only prevented by establishing a United Nations Peacekeeping Force there in 1964. These divisions only deepened when Cyprus was invaded by Turkey’s military in mid-July 1974 after right-wing Greek Cypriots (backed by the military junta ruling Greece at the time) attempted a coup with the intent of joining the island to Greece. The result was a split between the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot government in the south and the Turkish Cypriot north (only recognized by Turkey). The division at Nicosia has become a curiosity to tourists who look over it to see the buffer zone between the two factions (a no man’s land with abandoned homes and businesses where no civilians are allowed). The destruction of the wall also brought out curious Cypriots.

Much international pressure had been brought to bear on both sides, and thawing of the relationship between the opposing Cypriots began in 2003 when the Turkish side eased restrictions on travel. Still in 2004 before joining the E.U., Greek Cypriots rejected the UN reunification plan that called for a federation of two states. Then in December 2005 when the Turkish Cypriots created a footbridge for Turkey’s soldiers on the other side, the action drew protests from the Greek Cypriots voicing their security concerns. In January 2007 the Turkish Cypriots began dismantling the footbridge as a gesture of good faith. At first both Cypriot governments expressed hope of reunification when asked about the demolition. Tassos Papadopoulos, the president in the Greek south stated "Tonight we have demolished the checkpoint on our side.” He went on to call for the Turkish Cypriots to act, saying civilians will not be able to cross “if the troops are not withdrawn”. Rasit Pertev, chief adviser to Mehmet Ali Talat, the leader of Turkish Cyprus said: "This is extremely symbolic... The dynamism created by this move will lead to the opening of the crossing." Still when the government of Turkey dismissed the move as merely a result of international pressure that did not signify anything, and refused to dismiss its troops in the area (it maintains 40,000 soldiers on the island), sheets of aluminum were put up as a barricade on the Greek Cypriot side early on the morning of March 9, 2007.


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This looks like it should be good, but as a noobie I am mostly ignorant of how things get categorized aound here, so I called for a review--Wowaconia 21:21, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

 * Yup reads good to me - very good infact - i have published it for you. Remember be bold - if you right any more article to the same standard as this then just go ahead and publish them. We will then all help if any improvements need to be made. Well done!--Markie Talk 21:29, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

 * Could do with a few wikilinks though.--Markie Talk 21:31, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, I went ahead and added the wiki-links as per your suggestion.--Wowaconia 21:44, 9 March 2007 (UTC)


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I think Frankie is a great contributor, he understands what it is that makes the BBC a reasonably impartial news source and applies that knowledge to meet our NPOV requirements. As an added bonus, if I spot an edit to the deletion requests page from Frankie in recent changes, I can be fairly certain he's rescued another article from oblivion and done so without using hindsight. Good show old chap! :-P --Brian McNeil / talk 17:52, 14 May 2006 (UTC)


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Ad is doing a great job improving Wikinews' Africa coverage. way to go! Doldrums 19:39, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

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New Zealand woman reports marijuana plants stolen

March 10, 2007

Police in Napier, New Zealand were amused when a 45-year-old woman called to report the theft of her " carefully nurtured” cannabis plants, that she had been growing in buckets at her home.

The crying woman told a constable the plant theft was the fourth from her property in four years. "I have had three marijuana plants stolen. They were in buckets," a police communications officer was told, "I am a good person. I am sick of these low-lifes stealing my things."

Senior Sergeant Mal Lochrie said that the officer found it hard to stop smiling as the woman gave details of the theft over the phone.

The woman has now been warned that her cannabis plantation could have legal consequences. However, Snr. Sgt. Lochrie said no legal action would be taken against her.


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admin code of conduct
i find ur addition to it, that admins should not enjoy editing Wikinews, and have plenty of WN:TEA ... interesting. :) Doldrums 10:01, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

Protection of WN:ALERT
Hi Brian... is protection of this page really necessary? Things don't seem to be too heated, and anyway, I'm not sure that such protection is permitted under Protection policy... it's not an edit-war, it's just an argument. - Borofkin 01:47, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
 * It is unprotected...and was only protected for a minute. I think a cool off period was needed for a minute...No harm IMO. Jason Safoutin 01:49, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

International's block
Perhaps you might shorten international's as well? Neutralizer 03:49, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

clear
Brian, I don't think it is a good idea to clear WN:ALERT when there are a number of open questions. In particular, I am still waiting for two administrators to give reasons for their blocks. As you are one of them, I am quite bewildered that you chose to erase the question instead of answering it. --vonbergm 21:44, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Ooops, got the wrong Brian (in regard to my question). Still don't think that clearing the alerts was a good idea. --vonbergm 22:01, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Block reduction
No big deal for me but I just felt bad for Intl.

 * Brian,I am VERY glad you kept your admin. status. Thank you for that. Neutralizer 23:41, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

What's up eith the journowiki stuff?
Hi, Maybe you can tell me what's with http://journowiki.org/index.php/Special:Listusers ?

Why are you there? Neutralizer 22:07, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

International Wikinews Writing Contest
Just a reminder that the IWWC starts tomorrow. Ral315 (talk) 10:39, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Also please remember to list all your stories in the International Wikinews Writing Contest 2/log to make sure they're counted. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 15:02, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

IWWC
Please note that IWWC entries should be three paragraphs, otherwise I can only give you half credit. Briefs shouldn't be entered. Ral315 (talk) 03:57, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Super 14
Hi Brian - hope this comes out ok - new to this stuff :) I'm a Hurricanes supporter myself so glad with todays result - will be good for two NZ teams to battle it out and hopefully Hurricanes will come out on top! :)

User talk:220.238.250.170
Hi, Yes I am a Super 14 fan. I won't sign up for an account because I doubt I will make much other edits. By the way, I am a wikipedia : Hamedog. I created the 2006 Super 14 article there :). 220.238.250.170 12:31, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
 * BTW, I have a user account now - Hamedog 07:07, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

strange blocks
Is it really necessary to do this 1 sec blocks and similar? I can only interpret your actions as you are a suporter of mrm whatever he do. Nobody is unaware of it now so you can stop it. international 04:13, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Rfda
This is a message to inform you that I have added every administrator to the Rfda section on WN:A. This is not personal and I feel as if the community, who did not have the option of voting for or against most of the administrators, should be able to choose who they want to be in charge. I also want to say that I value everyones work on this site and I know that everyone does their best. I hope that none of you will take this personally and I hope that all of us will continue to work together. Jason Safoutin 12:08, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

The Lord's name
Ah... we have admins blocking, users disputing it, RfdAs en-masse, people shouting "disruption" and "voter fraud," an Arbitration Committee, constant bias disputes, and you're worried about the vanity use of the Lord's name. No worries, I don't want to offend you people so I changed it. — THIS IS M ESSED OCKER  (TALK) 04:27, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

 * Brian, I think that you are right on this. Thanks for caring about other users. FellowWikiNews 15:07, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

Dispute Resolution
I have opened a dispute resolution between us regarding your recent block of me. You can find it via the dispute resolution page, or directly at Dispute resolution/Brian New Zealand and Amgine. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 05:53, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks.
Thanks for voting on my RfA. If I am granted Administratorship, you can be sure I will not misuse the faith you have in me. PVJ  (Talk) 12:38, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

My objections...
against your 30min block of me is not so damn hard as I didnt know about it before it was ended. I am just frustrated that you didnt take my complain of mrm:s acting seriously. And It would have been much better if you just didnt do these blocks as it was demonstrative and somewhat childich. I hope, or more or less make my support vote whith the demand, that you take Eloquence advice and be carefull with blocks in future. If it was an rfda I guess I would vote abstain or dont vote at all. But as you ask for a reconfirmation I see it as an act of good administrators etics and a sign that you are taking critic under consideration. I think that make you a good administrator together whith the effort and time you spend here. international 17:26, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Tim Selwyn
Wikinews really needs an article on Tim Selwyn. w:User:MidnightTonight

warning templates
hi, do we or can we have a category(or list) of vandal warnings and such template messages? it would make it easier for people to know which one to use when. (currently, i usually try various combinations of "vandal", "warn", "warning" in a template till i get something useful). or is there already help available on this that i've missed. Doldrums 06:03, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

 * it doesn't list the vandal warning templates - template:stop, template:vandal warning. Doldrums 06:57, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Template:Welcome
Thanks for changing it. FellowWikiNews 12:12, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

New Zealand Print Edition
According to the Wikinews New Zealand Portal a print edition will be available soon. However this has been on the page for quite some time. What is happening in regards to this? I could help with creating a weekly digest?

Trust in Wikipedia
this is Cathy from Hong Kong working on a research about trust on Wikipedia. I wonder if you would kindly contact me at researchingmedia@gmail.com? I'd like to chat with you about Wikipedia of your language. Would you kindly drop me your email or IM (Skype, MSN, AIM or ICQ)? It wouldn't take more than ten minutes, but it would help enormously for us to understand the overall trust-based social landscape of Wikipedia. Thank you!

Hi
Im little curious how you find the title "Israel attack Red Cross ambulances on rescue mission" utterly POV. It might be little pov but in light of Jacques Divol:s provided link it is clear that Israel have its own interpretation of IRCR:s status. international 12:23, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Brian calling Brian
I'm curious, I don't think it would take much to lay out your position on the Israel-Lebanon category, but I find that this has gone far smoother than I expected when I introduced the cat. I look at the contributions to the articles on the unfolding events and see both sides using the infobox. That infobox relies on the category, and whilst I can see that when things get towards the end of the current conflict there may be controversy over what goes in the cat, it isn't there now. People stick it on their stories to make it part of the wider commentary that the category provides. However I can see if someone decided to put a piece on the category page you could have a bit of wikiwar, but introducing another potential point of conflict does not seem to me justification for deleting the category. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:43, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Portal
On the New Zealand portal it updates the timecode next to the article link everytime there is an update concerning page name or creating of discussion page. Is there an easy way to fix that so it doesn't happen? nzgabriel 05:09, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

NZ Portal "Redesign"
I've been playing around with the NZ Portal page and wanted your feedback on the changes I've made. You can see my design here. --R2b2 07:19, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

You can be responsible for getting the new 'site' live. You're the admin here. ;)

Barnstar
Thanks for the Barnstar - I haven't quite finished with the changes so you might see a few more changes popping up here and there in the near future...! --R2b2 20:55, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

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Fair enough, I will respect your decision regarding country links - but I *hate* Oceania - no-one who lives here has even heard of it. - Borofkin 23:46, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Change images on protected articles
Hi, Brian New Zealand. I'd like to as a favour of you. Since has been, can you change the links on the Wikinews pages listed at  to the SVG version? The filename is exactly the same, with the .png replaced with a .svg. Thanks! 203.217.38.81 06:00, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for supporting me. It means alot to know that people will actually support me to become an accredited reporter. Thunderhead (talk) 21:41, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

So this is where you're active!
Don't forget to insert a few links to one of your other babies: http://newzealand.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&days=30&limit=300

Kia ora! --Robin Patterson 06:39, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Re: Tea
thanks Brian, if only i could fix up my mistakes equally well :) — Doldrums(talk) 10:30, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Is Wellington airport article an original report?
Nzgabriel has written some comments on the talk page of Wellington airport article. Have you discussed with him is that an original report? Could you detail it how is this an original one? Regards, Shyam  ( T / C ) 06:50, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Re: Commas and Numbers
Thanks for the clarification. I saw the comma and thought that it was not added for some reason. Should the comma not be removed since Wikinews is international? F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  02:14, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Tag suggestions
Thanks Brian about introducing two tags to me:) Shyam  ( T / C ) 04:31, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

great Story
at least the condom wasn't a topping on the 'lust' pizza ;) Edbrown05 06:19, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

gunpowder treason
sorry, didn't see ur irc message (was busy with some other fireworks). took a shot at moving the news before the background in the article, see if it's any better for it. happy plotting! — Doldrums(talk) 10:12, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the trophy!
I really appreciate it! -- Zanimum 21:14, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
 * ditto. :) — Doldrums(talk) 10:09, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Cheers
mate... --elliot_k 15:16, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Template edit
Hi, I don't think "I would think a ongoing coup is more inportant, than sofe lefty's views on Iraq" is a really valid reason to edit the lead article. Thanks Towsonu2003 00:51, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! Wishing you all the best for the forthcoming year. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:18, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

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That's great. Bawolff ☺☻ 05:57, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Isn't it though? Such a happy ending...  Thunderhead  ►  06:48, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
 * This is a great bit of Wackynews. :) --Brian McNeil / talk 12:14, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
 * it's amazing how stupid some people can be!!--Markie Talk 12:19, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
 * This is something I half expect to see on unnews. (Along with the person who tried to sue nasa for screwing up her horoscope) Bawolff ☺☻05:38, 11 March 2007 (UTC)


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User talk:81.213.196.194

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Bacterial outbreak forces closure of Toronto hospital neo-natal unit

March 10, 2007

An outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a wing of the Women's College Hospital in Toronto, Canada has resulted in the temporary closure of the hospital's High Risk Perinatal Service in the Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

The NICU, operated by the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, will not accept direct newborn admissions or maternal transfers, temporarily, until the outbreak is controlled. Current patients are being cared for in the NICU and Sunnybrook has created a separate area to accommodate new babies.

The closure of the NICU at Women's College Hospital is expected to put a strain on availability of high-risk neo-natal services in Ontario. According to Sunnybrook, the NICU cares for one in five of all babies born in Ontario weighing less than three pounds.

Head of Sunnybrook's department of newborn and developmental pediatrics, Dr. Michael Dunn, suggests that some patients of the NICU will need to be transferred to other facilities to allow for intensive cleaning of the area.

In a CBC interview, Dunn explains that, "all the babies who developed infections have been successfully treated, but we were not able to completely prevent the spread of the organism from one baby to another."

New patients will have to be diverted to other facilities in the province of Ontario or even out of country. Buffalo, New York in the United States may be a potential destination for some women in Ontario with high-risk pregnancies or premature babies.

According to a Sunnybrook press release, the High Risk Perinatal Service will remain closed until there are no new transmissions of the Staphylococcus aureus bacterium. It further explains that outbreaks in the NICU are rare and that several measures have been put in place to keep the bacterium from spreading. The hospital has isolated babies who have symptoms and are ensuring that a specific team of clinicians only treat the affected babies.

The Sunnybrook press release suggests that, although MRSA bacteria are commonly found on the skin of newborns, the organism that has surfaced in the NICU has caused a variety of infections to the skin and eyes of the babies. The babies in the NICU are, apparently, responding to antibiotic treatment.


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Boy missing in Glynn County, Georgia

March 10, 2007

Six-year-old Christopher Michael Barrios, Jr. has been missing since Thursday night. He was last seen near his home in the Canal Mobile Home Park just north of Brunswick, Georgia.

He is a hispanic/black male, 3'06" - 4'00", and 60-70 lbs. He has short black hair and brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a blue or green long sleeve shirt with a white T-shirt underneath and long black pants. He also was wearing white tennis shoes with a blue stripe on the side with a velcro closure on top.

Police say neighbors spotted a white car driving slowly in the area, but they are not sure if the car has anything to do with Christopher's disappearance.

If you know anything about this you are asked to call the Glynn County police at 912-554-7803 or First Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS (1-866-845-8477). There is a $27,000 reward for the return of the missing boy.

 This story has new developments. Updated information can be found here

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Turkish court lifts YouTube block
On Friday, Türk Telekom was informed that a court had lifted the ban on YouTube. YouTube had asked to remove the restrictions because it had removed the disputed videos used in a row between Greek and Turkish users of the YouTube site.

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Thousands demonstrate against house arrest for ETA convict
In the Spanish capital Madrid, thousands demonstrated against the government's decision to place a convicted ETA member under house arrest. Jose Ignacio de Juana Chaos went on a hunger strike for 114 days in a Madrid prison. His condition deteriorated and he was moved to a hospital in the Basque region. Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero decided he could serve out the rest of his sentence under house arrest.

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Eritrean minister warns of war over Ugandan troops in Somalia

March 10, 2007 The government of Eritrea warned of "dire consequences" unless Uganda removes its troops from the African Union (AU) peacekeeping force deployed to Somalia.

Ali Abdu, Eritrea’s information minister stated, "We believe the government of Uganda must rectify its error and pull out from Somalia, otherwise the situation will become increasingly dangerous. It will not only worsen, but will become a war between the Somali people and external forces. That will have dire consequences for the whole region."

Uganda has already sent 1,000 of a planned 1,500 troops under AU auspices to the area. The AU plans to send 8,000 multinational troops in total, and has recently vowed to continue their deployment despite attacks on its first deployed forces and threats of an Islamist commander. The Islamic Courts Movement has also threatened to wage jihad against the peacekeeping forces.

Reacting to the comments, Paddy Ankunda, a spokesman for the Uganda Peoples Defense Force (UPDF) said, "Eritrea has no right to demand that we withdraw. Unless they are claiming they are not part of the African Union. We received a mandate, not only from the AU but also from the UN."

The UPDF forces have been attacked since arriving at Mogadishu on March 6. They came under mortar fire at the airport during a hand-over ceremony. Over this week, two UPDF troops were wounded in an ambush and a landmine was discovered on the road leading to the airport. Two UPDF soldiers were also wounded by shrapnel in the attack and were flown back to Uganda. The AU is still investigating the incident.

Another mortar attack that missed a UPDF convoy and hit a nearby restaurant on March 7 killed 13 civilians and wounded 20.

The UPDF attributed the loss of one of its planes, which burst into flames while landing, to a technical problem and not the result of an insurgent attack.

Eritrea also took the opportunity to condemn its rival Ethiopia that helped install the provisional government of Somalia. Eritrea claimed that Ethiopia (whom it has a border conflict with) is seeking to carve up the country and was acting as a puppet of the United States.

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I couldn't find Somalia in the Portal:Africa so I left a note at the water cooler technical page.--Wowaconia 17:29, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
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Please add a source to the image you uploaded. Thanks and welcome.--Markie Talk 17:32, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

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Pictures from news sources that we compete with such as First Coast news, has images that they pay for from the AP or otherwise and are copyrighted, so they cannot be used on Wikinews. DragonFire1024 21:24, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

 * as this is about an ongoing missing child alert, i think we have a good claim for using the photo, so i've restored the image and added them back to the article and main page lead. — Doldrums(talk) 21:26, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
 * The image - in all probability - originated with the family of the missing child, and if we could have got a copy from them we could have used that. Of course, now would not be a good time to bother them.  If there hadn't been a free alternative I would have contacted First Coast and asked what the copyright on the image was, I'm sure we would have - eventually - got permission to use it.
 * That brings me on to another thing, your username. Are you affiliated with First Coast News?  If not then your username might be construed as misleading.  You've not a high edit could so a rename is relatively trivial. Some of us even use our real names. (unlike EssJay). --Brian McNeil / talk 22:14, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

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I'll dig round or ask about a username change and let you know the procedure - I know it is possible if you've not too many edits, you see if you can dream up a new username. More later. --Brian McNeil / talk 22:24, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
 * That didn't take long... You want to look at this page. Take your time thinking about a new username; who knows if you'll get hooked on contributing and want things like accreditation? --Brian McNeil / talk 22:28, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
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Taliban claim responsibility for kidnapping of Italian journalist

March 10, 2007 Taliban forces have claimed responsibility for the March 5 kidnapping of Italian Daniele Mastrogiacomo. Mr. Mastrogiacomo, who works as a journalist and reporter for the Italian daily , was reported missing by the paper three days before the Taliban claimed they had taken him hostage.

Qari Yousef Ahmadi, who claims he speaks for the Taliban, has told the Associated Press that they "Are investigating whether they are British spies". Mr. Ahmadi has also said that the milita had captured a man claiming to be a Briton who worked for La Repubblica. Ahmadi then claimed "The man we arrested is an Italian and he told us he worked for the Rome-based La Repubblica newspaper," and when asked to identify the man Ahamdi responded with a text message which said "Danikel"

The Italian ambassador in Kabul has asked for proof that Mr. Mastrogiacomo is still alive before any negotiations can get underway. Mastrogriacomo, who is a father of two, was on assignment in the former Taliban stronghold of Kandahar, and had not been heard from since Sunday. The Italian journalist was kidnapped along with two Afghan's, who Ahmadi has identified as Sayed Agha and Ajmal, with only one name given for the latter. Afghan officials have claimed they have no knowledge of the kidnappings.

La Repubblica newspaper said that Mastrogiacomo, 52, was born in Karachi, Pakistan, where his father worked as an engineer for an Italian company. He has dual Swiss-Italian citizenship, but only was carrying his Italian passport with him. Mr. Mastrogiacomo, who speaks English, has worked in the middle east in Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon and Iraq since 2002 as a staff correspondent.

Executive director Joel Simon of the (CPJ) has stated it was "greatly concerned about the welfare of our coleaugue Daniele Mastrogiamoco, who was doing his job documenting the news," and continued "We call on those holding any members of the press to release them unharmed immediately."

This kidnapping comes four months after the release of fellow Italian photographer. Torsello was kidnapped on October 12th of last year while travelling by bus from Lashkar Gah to Kandahar. When the man was released on November 3rd, he said he had no idea who had kidnapped him.


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United force replay against 'Boro in FA Cup

March 10, 2007

A penalty by Christiano Ronaldo midway through the second half kept Manchester United in the FA Cup earlier today at The Riverside. United, who have their eye on three trophies this year, were forced to scramble back for the draw against Middlesbrough, who have been forced into replays in all three previous rounds, with two going all the way to penalties. United were the strong favourites for the match, and sent Wayne Rooney and Henrik Larsson up front as strike partners, with Ronaldo supporting from midfield. 'Boro also fielded a strong attacking side, with Yakubu and Mark Viduka leading the way. United was forced into a keeper change before the match, as Edwin Van Der Sar had a calf injury and was replaced by Tomasz Kuszczak.

Middlesbrough had the first of the chances in the game through Stuart Dowing after he received a pass from Julio Arca and was able to run in alone at Kuszczak. The keeper positioned himself well however, and he deflected Downing's shot out for a corner. United soon was in control of the game, and their first chance came when Larsson passed in a ball to Rooney, but the young Englishmans shot flashed wide. Rooney would not miss on his next chance though, as he received a pass from Giggs and slotted the ball past Mark Schwarzer from outside the penalty area. Kuszczak was then called on again to keep United in the lead when Yakuba did well to turn defender Rio Ferdinand, and released a shot at the net, but Kuszczak dove to make the save. Manchester's skipper Gary Neville then provided Ryan Giggs with a long cross into the box, but the Welshman's one-time volley clipped off the opposite post and stayed out of the net. Middlesbrough made United pay for their missed chance before the break, and the 18 year old Lee Cattermole was the goal scorer. Kuszczak made an error of coming out to catch the ball, and he became mixed up with Ferdinand, who headed clear instead. The ball went to Arca however, and the Argentine headed the ball to Cattermole, who controlled, spun, and volleyed neatly past the sprawling Polish keeper, tying the match.

Middlesbrough would start the second half the same way they ended the first; with a goal. Cattermole earned a corner off Heinze, and Downing curled the free kick deep, where skipper George Boateng was waiting to head the ball easily past Kuszczak. The goal was the first for Boateng in all competitions this season. Being a goal down was a shock to United, who have rarely fallen behind after leading this season, and they soon were on the attack. Henrik Larsson had the first of the chances, but his shot was blocked by Parnaby. A flick on by Ferdinand after a Giggs corner hit Boateng's hand, and the hero soon became the villain as referee Rob Styles rewarded a penalty to Manchester United. Christiano Ronaldo stepped up, and after a studder step slotted the ball past Schwarzer's right side, even though the German keeper went the right way. The game was tied yet again, and both teams pushed for the win, neither wanting a replay. Middlesbrough looked the most likely to score for much of the rest of the match as Viduka made space for Parnaby to shoot, but the ball was aimed right at Kuszczak who collected easily. 'Boro then introduced Jason Euell and Lee Dong-gook into the match in an attempt for the win, but the game ended in stalemate instead.

The replay will take place March 19 between the two at Old Trafford, which doesn't give either club much rest after their March 17 Premiership games, when United take on Bolton at home, and 'Boro will host Manchester City at the Riverside. Manchester also will be playing their European charity match beforehand, which takes place on the 13th.


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Hello, and welcome to my user page. I really would like to get involved with this project. At the moment, I'm cruising the policies and guidelines on this project so that I don't look like an idiot here. If I screw up, please tell me, so that I won't do it again.

A list of stories that I have written:

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NHL: Rangers fall to Penguins in overtime

March 11, 2007

Sidney Crosby became the youngest player in NHL history to score 100 points in two consecutive seasons, and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the New York Rangers in front of 17,132 at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Saturday. The Rangers did manage, however, to pick up a precious point, as they managed to send the game into overtime.

The only goal of the first period was scored by the Rangers' Karel Rachunek, his 6th of the season at 19:14. The goal was assisted by Michael Nylander and Petr Prucha. Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 7 shots faced in the first.

In the second period, Lundqvist continued where he had left off in the first, stopping another 7 shots, and blanking the Penguins for a second consecutive period. Just 1:11 into the period, Matt Cullen scored his 13th of the season to increase the Rangers' lead to 2-0. Cullen's goal was assisted by Jed Ortmeyer.

The third period over the past several games had been where the Penguins had amassed most of their offence. This game would prove no different, as rookie Evgeni Malkin scored a power play goal at 3:32, his team leading 31st of the season. Malkin was assisted by Ryan Whitney and Sergei Gonchar. Gonchar would pick up his second assist of the game less than 4:00 later, when on another Penguins power play, he and Malkin would set up Sidney Crosby for his record-setting goal to tie the game at 2-2. With the score locked up at the end of regulation, the game would go into overtime.

The Penguins, quite familiar with overtime, would end the game just 1:19 into overtime. With Sidney Crosby in the locker room due to an equipment problem, Colby Armstrong scored against Lundqvist to lift the Penguins to victory. It was not a total loss for the Rangers, however, as they managed to pick up a point in the contest. The Penguins don't play again until Tuesday night, when the Buffalo Sabres travel to Mellon Arena. The Rangers return to the ice tomorrow at home against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Three Stars of the Game

 * #1 Star - Evgeni Malkin, Center, Pittsburgh Penguins - 1 goal, 1 assist
 * #2 Star - Sidney Crosby, Center, Pittsburgh Penguins - 1 goal
 * #3 Star - Sergei Gonchar, Defenseman, Pittsburgh Penguins - 2 assists


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 * Gunmen abduct aid workers in Sudan - July 4, 2009
 * California meat packing firm recalls 143M pounds of beef - February 17, 2008
 * Australian David Hicks is released from Yatala Labour Prison - December 29, 2007
 * South African prosecutors charge ANC leader Jacob Zuma with corruption - December 29, 2007
 * Chad court sentences six French aid workers to eight years of hard labour - December 26, 2007
 * Google announces testing of online reference tool - December 16, 2007
 * Nigerian anti-corruption officials arrest former governor James Ibori - December 14, 2007
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 * Chad releases seven Europeans held in alleged kidnap plan - November 4, 2007
 * Health organisations respond to Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo - September 16, 2007
 * Opposition leader takes early lead in Sierra Leone presidential run-off elections - September 12, 2007
 * Police discover five bodies in Victoria, Canada home - September 4, 2007
 * WHO investigates outbreak of unidentified illness in Democratic Republic of the Congo - September 2, 2007
 * Health Canada issues further warning on toothpaste from India - August 26, 2007
 * Taliban report killing another South Korean hostage as deadline passes - July 30, 2007
 * Health Canada orders recall of contaminated toothpaste manufactured in India - July 30, 2007
 * UN aid convoys face increasing attacks in Darfur - July 27, 2007
 * Emaar Properties claims Burj Dubai as world's tallest building - July 22, 2007
 * Canadian judge strikes down marijuana possession laws as unconstitutional - July 15, 2007
 * Pakistani army storms Red Mosque; Ghazi is killed - July 10, 2007
 * UN calls on international community to increase aid for Iraqi refugees - July 8, 2007
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 * Cocaine found in frozen mango puree shipped to Montréal, Canada - June 20, 2007
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 * United States and Iran hold talks on Iraq security - May 29, 2007
 * NHL: Schedule set for playoff finals - May 24, 2007
 * David Hicks transferred from Guantanamo Bay to Australian prison - May 20, 2007
 * UN denounces killing of Haitian journalist Alix Joseph - May 19, 2007
 * Thomson Corporation and Reuters agree to merge - May 16, 2007
 * FBI 'Ten Most Wanted' fugitive arrested in Montreal, Canada - May 14, 2007
 * Gilles Duceppe drops out of Parti Québécois leadership race - May 13, 2007
 * Syrian democracy advocate Kamal Labwani jailed for 12 years - May 12, 2007
 * Race for leadership of Parti Québécois begins - May 11, 2007
 * Canadian government employee faces criminal charges in leak of environment plan - May 10, 2007
 * Trial 'soon' for aid worker who facilitated release of Italian journalist in Afghanistan - May 9, 2007
 * Bermuda Chief Justice: No new charges in Middleton murder - May 5, 2007
 * World Health Organization launches clinical trial website - May 5, 2007
 * Royal Canadian Mint unveils world's largest gold coin - May 4, 2007
 * Dell to offer Ubuntu Linux on some computers - May 2, 2007
 * Norway purchases Canadian oil sands company - April 30, 2007
 * Canadian inspectors to test food ingredients from China - April 28, 2007
 * The White Stripes to tour 'Great White North' - April 28, 2007
 * Accused killer of Canadian police officer released on bail - April 25, 2007
 * Sealing ships trapped in ice off coast of Newfoundland - April 20, 2007
 * Bell Canada Enterprises might be taken private - April 18, 2007
 * NASA: Series of errors led to loss of Mars Global Surveyor - April 14, 2007
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 * Nintendo releases final version of Opera internet browser for Wii - April 13, 2007
 * Research In Motion financial probe becomes formal investigation - April 13, 2007
 * Afghan translator reported killed by Taliban captors - April 8, 2007
 * NHL: Heatley scores 50th goal in Sens win over Bruins - April 8, 2007
 * NHL: Datsyuk inks seven-year deal with Red Wings - April 7, 2007
 * UK naval crew describe their capture and detention by Iran - April 6, 2007
 * Overcrowded Montreal hospital asks public to stay away - April 6, 2007
 * Retired hockey enforcer Tie Domi to sue coach of son's team - April 5, 2007
 * Children killed during suicide attack in Afghanistan - April 2, 2007
 * Strong earthquake near Solomon Islands, tsunami reported - April 1, 2007
 * US Food and Drug Administration reports melamine found in contaminated pet food - March 30, 2007
 * Iran airs new video of UK crewmen, releases new letters from Turney - March 30, 2007
 * Dell delays filing of financials as accounting investigation continues - March 30, 2007
 * Ontario ombudsman hands over lottery investigation to police - March 27, 2007
 * Newfoundland government launches seal hunt website - March 26, 2007
 * Large earthquake off Japan, tsunami warning issued - March 25, 2007
 * Bill Gates to receive honorary degree from Harvard University - March 23, 2007
 * River Thames to receive clean-up with new tunnel - March 23, 2007
 * Two UK sailors killed in submarine accident - March 21, 2007
 * Canadian Liberal MP expelled from caucus for supporting Conservative budget - March 21, 2007
 * Coroner warns on Internet drugs - March 21, 2007
 * Italian journalist freed by Afghan captors - March 20, 2007
 * Canadian Green Party leader set to challenge MacKay for seat - March 19, 2007
 * Warmest global winter on record according to NOAA - March 16, 2007
 * Bottled water in Canada recalled due to arsenic concerns - March 16, 2007
 * Canadian government tax processing computers back online - March 15, 2007
 * National Hockey League suspends Simon for season - March 11, 2007
 * Bacterial outbreak forces closure of Toronto hospital neo-natal unit - March 10, 2007
 * Computer glitch delays online tax filing in Canada - March 8, 2007
 * Research In Motion chairman resigns position - March 5, 2007
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User talk:Wikiwikiwiki~enwikinews

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Talk:Boy missing in Glynn County, Georgia

Although loosing a child is a horrible thing to happen it is definitely not internationally news worthy, and should be taken off of the site.--JHoltzman 01:43, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree, but since I'm voting in this, I'll let another admin delete it.  Thunderhead  ►  01:46, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
 * If you want to delete something, it should be brought up on the deletion requests page for discussion. Currently we have enough server space to include this. There are plenty of other stories which aren't international to me either, but we allow them. I am going to remove it from the second lead, however.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 01:55, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Wikinews is not meant to report only on "internationally significant" news. at the moment, all published articles get listed on the front page, and is likely to do so until we publish so many stories everyday that they overwhelm readers. as for making it the second lead article, i don't see a problem with it - for all its attempt at "international"-ness, the reality is that contributors and stories from a handful of places do dominate Wikinews coverage and and one days lead is not going to change that. if we can make gaming console releases and lottery winner announcements lead article, we can give this kid a day's worth of attention when its really needed too. — Doldrums(talk) 04:06, 11 March 2007 (UTC)


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Talk:United force replay against 'Boro in FA Cup

FHR Summary
Watched game, made notes, wrote article. Source used rof reference only.Dark Squall 03:07, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Category
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Please at Category:Manchester United. Calebrw (talk) 23:23, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

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Portal:Football/Fixtures/2007/March/12

English Premier League
No Games Today

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No Games Today

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Motherwell v Aberdeen - Kickoff: 7:45 pm

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Bayer Leverkusen v Lens - Kickoff: 5:15 pm Osasuna v Rangers - Kickoff: 7:45 pm Werder Bremen v Celta Vigo - Kickoff: 7:45 pm Tottenham v Braga - Kickoff: 8:15 pm

English Premier League
Aston Villa v Arsenal - Kickoff: 7:34 pm Manchester City v Chelsea - Kickoff: 8 pm

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No Games Today

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No Games Today

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Talk:Taliban claim responsibility for kidnapping of Italian journalist

Suggestions?
Hey, this is my first non-sports article, so im looking for some constructive criticism. Someone had created the article, and written a single line with no sources, so i completely wrote this, and was just wondering if anyone could give me some pointers, thanks.Dark Squall 04:25, 11 March 2007 (UTC)


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Talk:Defendant shoots Judge, three others at Atlanta courthouse

You might want to remove the reporter's license plate number. It might help avoid identity theft and other privacy issues. 66.167.78.187 04:31, 11 March 2007 (UTC)


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User talk:66.167.78.187

Welcome
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 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
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 * Introduction - overview of the site
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 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * If you're interested in audio recordings, Audio Wikinews could always use more contributers
 * And of course, stories need writing!

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