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    News briefs:June 16, 2008

    Contents 1 Scores dead, thousands flee as flooding spreads across southern China 2 RAF Harrier jet crashes in Rutland, England, pilot survives 3 Senior intelligence official suspended after leaving top secret files on train 4 Australian government considers controlling fuel supplies 5 Temporary restraining order stops demolition of partially collapsed building in Buffalo, New York [edit]

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    Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans students/LA-ND

    See the discussion page for instructions on adding schools to this list and for an alphabetically arranged listing of schools. Due to the damage by Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding, a number of colleges and universities in the New Orleans metropolitan area will not be able to hold classes for the fall 2005 semester. It is estimated that 75,000 to 100,000 students have been displaced. [1]. In response, institutions across the United States and Canada are offering late registration for displaced students so that their academic progress is not unduly delayed. Some are offering free or reduced admission to displaced students. At some universities, especially state universities, this offer is…

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    2007 Cricket World Cup: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

    Thursday, April 12, 2007 Sri Lanka beat New Zealand in the Super 8 phase of the World Cup at the Cricket National Stadium, St. George’s, Grenada. Victory for New Zealand would have assured them of a semi final place, instead it leaves Sri Lanka tied for first place in the Super 8 table with New Zealand and Australia, but third on net run rate. Toss: New Zealand won, and elected to bat first. New Zealand innings Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate Peter Fulton c Silva b Vaas 28 54 4 0 51.85 Stephen Fleming lbw b Vaas 0 4 0 0 0.00 Ross Taylor c Sangakkara b…

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    How To Clean All Of Your Jewelry In Your Home}

    Click Here For More Specific Information On: Renovation D Submitted by: Lauren Hanifan There’s nothing like getting your precious jewelry professionally cleaned. It sparkles like it did the first time you put it on. Nevertheless, it can be troublesome to go to the fashion jewelry establishment when you have a lot on your schedule to take care of. You can use common home items to clean your precious jewelry when you’re pinched for time. You can find out what to do when you read this article. You’ll never ever have to make a special journey to the jeweler once again. You’ll need to clean your silver jewelry in a specific…

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    Canada’s Don Valley West (Ward 25) city council candidates speak

    Friday, November 3, 2006 On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Don Valley West (Ward 25). Three candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests for an interview. This ward’s candidates include John Blair, Robertson Boyle, Tony Dickins, Cliff Jenkins (incumbent), and Peter Kapsalis. For more information on the election, read Toronto municipal election, 2006.

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    Google mistakenly collects private data from Wi-Fi networks

    Saturday, May 15, 2010 Google revealed late yesterday that it had mistakenly collected information about Internet sites people had visited on public Wi-Fi networks. The admission came from Google engineering head Alan Eustace in the form of a blog post on Friday afternoon. In the statement, Google said that it had been unknowingly gathering the personal data for over three years through its Street View photo-mapping feature. The discovery was made during internal investigation resulting from earlier concerns by German regulators over the issue. Two weeks ago, Google told European officials that, while it did collect data from Wi-Fi services for location technologies, it did not save private user data.…

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    Wikinews interviews winner of 55 Paralympic medals, Trischa Zorn

    Monday, September 3, 2012 London, England— Last Friday, Wikinews interviewed Trischa Zorn, 55-time medal-winner. The U.S. Paralympic swimmer’s haul includes 41 golds. Zorn discussed a variety of issues, including frustration with the classification system that has disadvantaged some United States swimmers because of what she sees as its subjective nature. She also talked about the increased visibility of the Games, how things have changed from when she started in 1980 to the current 2012 Summer Paralympics. Zorn discussed how sponsorship has evolved from her early time participating, and issues with the Paralympics inside the United States at the present. This year Zorn was inducted into the International Paralympic Hall of…

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    Australians unite against whaling in Southern Ocean

    Wednesday, January 18, 2006File:Greenpeace Vessels Esperanza and Arctic Sun.jpg Anti-whaling protesters have joined forces across Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, and the U.S.A calling for an end to the killing of whales for meat by Japan. Greenpeace organised the international day of action as it continued its efforts to disrupt the hunting of minke whales by the Japanese whaling fleet currently in the Southern Ocean. The day of action was being marked to protest the actions of the fleet which protesters believe violate the 1986 International Whaling Commission (IWC) global ban on commercial whaling. Japan’s JARPA Japanese Whale Research Program was allowed to operate under a Special Permit in the…

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    Australian health workers to close intensive care units in Victoria next week

    Thursday, March 13, 2008 Members of Australia’s Health Services Union (HSU) will go on strike in Victoria next week in a dispute over stalled wage and career structure negotiations. Over 5000 physiotherapists, speech pathologists and radiation therapists will walk off the job next week, effectively closing the state’s 68 largest health services. The strike will force the closure of intensive care units and emergency departments across the state. It is feared the strike could continue into Easter. National secretary of the HSU, Kathy Jackson said admissions would be crippled, while intensive care patients would have to be evacuated to New South Wales, Tasmania and South Australia as hospitals will not…