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User talk:غصناً من دوحة الفرس

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Thanks --Mark Talk to me 20:04, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

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Inappropriate use of language other than English
ํนี าืนไม ระ รห ืนะ อำพั ดีืืั ไ้ำื หนทำนืำ หะฟพะห ยีะะรืเ หะีดด ีย ืน ะ้ำ ไราร ะ้ฟะ อำพั ดำไ แฟื พำฟกใ ณะ รห รททำกรฟะำสั หีหยำแะ ฟห รืฟยยพนยพรฟะำ แนืะำืะม ีืกนืำ ฟืก กำสำะำก นพ นะ้ำพไรหำ พำทอำกใ ณ ้ฟอำ ฟ เนนก ทรืก ะน ิฟื ันี ดนพ ้ฟอรืเ ฟื ีืะพฟืหสฟะฟิสำ ฟืก ะ้ีห ีืพำฟกฟิสำ ีหำพืฟทำใ --Brian McNeil / talk 21:03, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Got your message
Hello, I got your message, but I do not understand it. I do not have the necessary language-skills. Is there any way you can convey your message in English, German, Danish, or Spanish, with the first being preferred. Thank you. --SVTCobra 21:54, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

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Comments:HMV Canada to finally sell iPods, to avoid fate of Sam's, Music World

Wow I had no idea that music stores were suffering so much in the US and Canada. Here in Europe they seem to be as busy as ever. The HMV stores on Grafton St and Henry St in Dublin are packed everyday coming up to Christmas. I guess it is a natural evolution, digital music is just the next step. Records, VHS and cassettes all gave way to DVD's and CD's, now it seems they are beginning to give way to a cheaper and easier commodity.

-David

This doesn't seem like a noteworthy news event. A store is stocking some product... so what? Safety First 07:42, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

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Comments:"What Olympics?" say 34 percent of Canadians about 2010

Wow, this is pretty ridiculous. I guess I'm one of the few Canadians that know where the Olympics is happening. Not to mention, but I've been to Whistler, Vancouver and Richmond, where the Olympics will happen. They are all great places that I would go to again (and maybe for the Olympics!). This is really surprising.  —Fellow Wiki  Newsie 20:51, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

This sends a message
I don't want to be mean or racist to the Canadian culture, but I'm afraid Canadians don't really watch the news or read the newspaper, or apparently, they don't even care! I live in Canada and at work I am dumbfounded when I hear that some of my friends haven't heard of important things happening in the world. After a few years, my expectations of Canadians have decreased and nobody likes to hear that but it's the truth. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.53.218.230 (talk) 02:53, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I read the newspaper, watch the TV news, read Wikinews, etc, etc, all the time. I really care about what's going on in the world. There is tons of stuff happening every day around the world! We should not be close minded and not read the news, and only read about what's going on in one country!! I don't feel sorry for those people at your office. They just don't care. Pretty sad.  —Fellow Wiki  Newsie 19:31, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
 * To the IP: that is very stereotypical. That's like saying that you've seen three Scotsmen in kilts, therefore they all wear kilts.  Not likely...  WEBURIEDOURSECRETS  INTHEGARDEN  19:35, 9 December 2007 (UTC)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by WeBuriedOurSecretsInTheGarden (talk • contribs)

Hilarious.
Everyone always laughs at Americans for being stupid, but this takes the cake.  WEBURIEDOURSECRETS INTHEGARDEN  19:33, 9 December 2007 (UTC)


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User talk:66.99.216.2

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Karlheinz Stockhausen, composer, dies aged 79

December 7, 2007 The German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, a pioneer of electronic music among major contemporary musicians, died on December 5. The German foundation, named in his honor, announced today, Stockhausen passed away in his Kürten home in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

A prolific composer, he wrote more than 300 works during his career, establishing himself as a pioneer of electronic music, as well as a representative of serialism. Studie I, dated 1953, is considered one of the first electronic music works ever produced.

Born in Mödrath, Germany, in 1927, he was the son of a mother from a wealthy family and a father who was a teacher. He grew up in Altenberg, where he started taking piano lessons. He studied piano and music pedagogy at the Musikhochschule in Cologne. It was at University of Cologne, he later studied musicology, philosophy and Germanics.

He was influenced by musicians such as Oliver Messiaen, Edgard Varèse, and Anton Webern, but also by painters such as Piet Mondrian and Paul Klee. Stockhausen's works often departed from usual music styles.

During his life as a musician, Stockhausen explored most of the genres and styles. Starting in punctualism and concrete music early in his career, during the 1950s, he proceeded to research the electronic music area, which at the time was in an embryonic state. In the 1960s, he composed works of choral music, putting side-by-side the chorus and the use of electronic facilities. In the 1970s, he dedicated himself to serialism. Between 1977 and 2003, he committed himself to one of his most ambitious projects: a cycle of thematic works named Licht: Die sieben Tage der Woche (Light: the Seven Days of the Week).

Various artists have stated that they were influenced by Stokhausen, including artists as varied as Frank Zappa, Björk, Miles Davis, as well as Roger Waters and Rick Wright—two of the Pink Floyd members. The Beatles included a portrait of Stockhausen among the people pictured on the cover of their album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Italian singer/songwriter Franco Battiato dedicated Sulle corde di Aries to the composer.

While being a controversial artist, Stockhausen became a focus of polemics after he stated that the September 11, 2001 attacks were "works of art". He later explained the meaning of his statements, and said that they had been, according to him, out-of-context and misquoted.


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Talk:Climate change talks continue in Bali

More images from Flickr
Could anyone who is not behind an annoying firewall get some of these Flickr images on Commons for future use and possibly for the Featured Picture section? Thanks. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 22:33, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
 * done Image:Polar Bears Fight Climate Poverty.jpg and Image:Polar Bears Fight Climate Poverty 2.jpg --Mark Talk to me 23:06, 7 December 2007 (UTC)


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Wikinews:CommonsTicker/20071208

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Massive oil spill reported off coast of South Korea

December 8, 2007

A 146,000 ton oil tanker carrying a crane has collided with a barge named the Hebei Spirit off the coast of South Korea spilling more than 10,000 metric tons of oil (1.8 million barrels) into the sea in what is being called the country's worst oil spill. There are no reports of any injuries.

The tanker has suffered at least three large gashes on its hull and the spill has since began to wash ashore south of Seoul. Residents described the water as all black. Nearly 60 miles (100 kilometers) of shoreline are at risk of being destroyed.

"We are worried about an ecological disaster. We have set up a boom, trying to stop oil from spreading along the coast, but oil sometimes overflows it depending on the currents. If we fail to contain the spread, it is feared (it will) inflict serious damage to the coast," said spokesman for the ministry of maritime affairs and fisheries for S. Korea, Kim Jong-Sik.

He also stressed that the spill has not yet caused any damage which "will depend on how the sea currents move in coming hours. We have 40 vessels out there fighting the oil spill."

Emergency workers in the region of Taean are fighting to stop the oil slick, which is over 20km (12 miles) long.


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Talk:5 reporters hurt in conflict over ex-President's monument in Taiwan

The Chinese article appears to have its neutrality disputed and should not, therefore, be used as the only source in an article that is ready for publishing --Anonymous101 09:33, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
 * But should those sources be translated b/c those source were in Chinese? Brock contact... 11:41, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Added. But I think it may not be proper b/c those source were in Chinese, if someone didn't have some language encoder, what can the readers do? Brock contact... 12:11, 8 December 2007 (UTC)


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US lawmakers and rights advocates question CIA tape destruction

December 8, 2007 U.S. Congressional Democrats are asking the to investigate whether the CIA's destruction of videotapes documenting the interrogation of terrorism suspects amounts to obstruction of justice.

The acknowledgement by Central Intelligence Agency Director that his agency destroyed the interrogation videotapes in 2005 sparked a firestorm of criticism among Congressional Democrats. They suggested the tapes could have provided key evidence in ongoing trials brought by terrorism suspects who are alleging they were tortured.

Senator, a Massachusetts Democrat, said, "What would cause the CIA to take this action? The answer is obvious - cover up. The agency was desperate to cover up damning evidence of their practices."

Human Rights Watch's Senior Counterterrorism Counsel commented to Google news saying, "The CIA was well aware that its interrogations crossed a line considered by many to be torture. Now some in the CIA may also be guilty of obstruction of justice as well - a serious felony that carries a possible 20 year sentence. There needs to be a serious criminal investigation, and those who have committed crimes should be prosecuted and convicted."

The Democratic chairmen of the are vowing to investigate, and other Democrats are calling on the Justice Department to do the same.

"You cannot destroy material if there is an ongoing investigation. There is a law against it," said Senator of Michigan, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

At the White House, spokeswoman said President Bush only learned of the matter two days ago, after he was briefed by CIA Director Hayden. "He has no recollection of being made aware of the tapes or their destruction before yesterday," said Perino.

Perino defended the CIA program as legal and critical to national security. She said President Bush supports General Hayden's explanation that the tapes were destroyed to protect the identities of the interrogators.

But the Senate's number two Democrat, Senator of Illinois, rejected that argument:

"The defence of the CIA is that they wanted to protect the identity of those CIA employees who were engaged in the interrogation," said Durbin. "Mr. [Senate] President, that is not a credible defence. We know that it is possible, in fact, easy, to cover the identity and faces of those who were involved in any videotape. Something more was involved here."

The tapes, which documented the use of tough interrogation techniques against key terror suspects in 2002, were destroyed three years later, at a time when there was increasing pressure from defence lawyers to obtain videotapes of detainee interrogations and as Congress had been probing allegations of torture.

The Bush administration has maintained it does not use torture, but refuses to say what techniques are used by intelligence agencies in interrogations of terror suspects.


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Talk:Massive oil spill reported off coast of South Korea

Breaking news?
I don't think this is breaking news anymore. For example it was about 4 hours ago when the BBC last updated their article on this and it is over 3 hours since anyone but me made any edits to this article. I am therefore removing the breaking news tag (if you disagree add it again) --Anonymous101 11:49, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Generally we leave the breaking template up for about the time you just mentioned. So the template was there for a reasonable amount of time IMO. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 20:28, 8 December 2007 (UTC)


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User talk:146.133.254.82

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Talk:Interview with Reggie Bibbs on his life with neurofibromatosis

Early discussion
I couldn't hear one of the words in the second part of the interview. Please try and work out that. Also, please continue transferring the interview from audio to text --Anonymous101 12:17, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, where is the video? --+Deprifry+ 13:52, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
 * The video was uploaded to an external site, but it is a huge size. It can be found here: ftp://anonymous@207.44.136.30/ and password is empty (blank). It is licensed under cc-by-2.0 in an email to me. I can't work on it because I've moved behind a strong firewall and stuff, can't even download files. User:Bawolff uploaded it to Commons, and I've asked him to get a bigger version and split the video into severeral parts (originally 153 MB whereas the limit on Commons is 20MB). But I can't even watch it here so someone else would need to write the transcipt. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 15:56, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Sorry, User:Deprify, I forgot to link to the video --Anonymous101 10:44, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

I am having difficulty using the ogg theora file as the quality is quite low.As stated above, it would be useful to split it into several parts and upload it to commons, although you couldn't put several parts in the article --Anonymous101 10:42, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
 * A better quality when is coming soon. Note however i'm only refering to video quality, if you need better audio, try viewing the original, or download the [[media:Reggie Bibbs Wiki Interview 112307.ogg|ogg]] and play in a real media player. Bawolff ☺☻ 01:47, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

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Interview prepared on-wiki by myself with the help of Bertalan Mesko. We e-mailed the questions to Reggie's friend Lou who is the interviewer and cameraman. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 20:23, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

transcript work
I am not sure how successful FellowWikiNews' and my collaborative efforts have been. There may have been some instances of jumbling and getting things out-of-sequence. If looking at my efforts in isolation (some of which have not been added to the article) can be of any assistance, please look at User:SVTCobra/MySandbox. Good luck. I am done for the night on this project, btw. --SVTCobra 02:01, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Blog
Could someone please put this on the blog as well, thank you! --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 23:45, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I just blogged it.  —Fellow Wiki  Newsie 23:59, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you! --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 00:12, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Sound quality
There appears to be some concerns about sound quality, maybe someone with video editing skills might add subtitles for the questions, like we did in the John Keys interview? --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 00:39, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
 * There are subtitles for questions, the main problem is its just disconcerting only sort of hearing the questions. As well the subtitles only give the gist of the question, not the whole thing (but that may be a good thing). Bawolff ☺☻ 00:51, 14 December 2007 (UTC)


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Comments:Massive oil spill reported off coast of South Korea

The tagline is incorrect
I believe the tanker was called the Hebei Spirit, and it was hit by a barge carrying a crane. The lead line has it quite mixed up.


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User:Bill Wrigley

About me
I paint and sculpt, do murals, and teach about them, take photos, write for Wiki and am webmaster for Toronto Climate Campaign.

For pleasure I own and restore two classic cars, cycle regularly, partake in drive-ins and regional short-track stock car racing, prepare and imbibe green and/or organic cuisine, sip Islay single malt scotch, and particularly enjoy fair trade espresso and chocolate.

I've been a Wiki contributor since April 5, 2006 and currently reside in Toronto. You can contact me on my discussion page or [mailto:glowlab@interlog.com e-mail].

My website

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User talk:212.122.214.230

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Former Prime Minister of Senegal Mamadou Dia dies

January 25, 2009

, The first Prime Minister of Senegal has died today at the age of 99. The cause of death was announced as natural causes. Dia died in, the capitol of Senegal.

Born on July 18, 1910 in Kombolé, Senegal, he served as Prime Minister of Senegal from 1957-1962.

Dia started life in politics as a leader in the (AOF) in 1948, shortly before being elected as a senator in 1949. He retired his senate seat in 1955 when he was appointed prime minister by the to serve alongside the newly elected president Léopold Sédar Senghor. His time served as prime minister was often controversial and his radical views often clashed with those of the more moderate Senghor.

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Lordi release future Dark Floors soundtrack 'Beast Loose in Paradise' as single

December 24, 2007 Finnish theatrical hard rock band Lordi have released Beast Loose in Paradise - which will be the soundtrack to the band's upcoming horror movie Dark Floors - as a downloadable single.

The song was originally intended to be released via Zed.fi, but for unknown reasons has not appeared on the site. However, it has appeared on at least two other sites as a pay-to-download single - MSN Music Finland and MTV3.fi.

The song was one of two recorded last month, and will be released by Sony BMG Finland as an actual CD on January 8. The other song, titled Studs and Leather, was also written for the movie.

The cover art for the CD single has already been revealed. It is a direct tribute to the KISS album Creatures of the Night.

Most of both songs were composed during Lordi's tour of the United States as part of Ozzfest, with the band's lead vocalist saying in an interview with MonsterDiscoHell.com that the main riff of Beast Loose in Paradise was written in Milwaukee, while the chorus of Studs and Leather was composed in St. Augustine.

He went on to say that Studs and Leather had originally been intended for Bend over and Pray the Lord!, an unreleased album from 1999 that had been intended to be Lordi's debut. The verses from Beast Loose in Paradise had been decided on between the whole band during therapy sessions at Christmas 2006. He said that he had written most of the rest between two US tours, the Ozzfest tour and a tour as the support act for American gothic doom metal band Type O Negative.

He continued to deny a recent rumour posted in Finnish music periodical Soundi that the new material was going to be "more brutal and raw" than that on Lordi's last album, The Arockalypse. "Our music is not gonna get any brutal or heavier, but not any lighter [either]... I'd say these two songs are familiar Lordi. Although Beast Loose in Paradise is more 'movie-esque' and 'horror-ish' on purpose. And some might say it's even heavier, but at the very least the chorus will be familiar and melodic Lordi stuff. And Studs and Leather is basically Heaven's on Fire (KISS song) meets Balls To The Wall (Accept song).


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Forest preservation plan debated at climate talks

December 8, 2007 Delegates at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Indonesia are wrestling with a proposal that would allow developing nations to earn billions of dollars through carbon trading by leaving idle forests such as those in Borneo, the Amazon and Congo basins.

The news comes on the same day that it was announced that forest clearance in the Amazon Rainforest was falling compared to previous years.

Delegates from about 190 countries are negotiating a plan for private companies and wealthy nations to pay poorer nations to keep their forest intact. It is called the Reduced Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries, or REDD proposal.

Environmental scientists say tree cutting in tropical areas accounts for about 20 percent of all man-made carbon dioxide emissions blamed for global warming. Tropical forests soak up vast amounts of carbon dioxide; burning timber to clear land releases it.

Marcelo Furtado with Greenpeace in Brazil says the REDD plan is needed to fill gaps in the current Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement to limit emissions of greenhouse gases which does not include ways to preserve forests.

"We would like to see, at the very least, a REDD mechanism moving forward, because we want to see countries taking action now. We don't want to wait to 2013 to start seeing this action taking place. And this is something this convention, this group of countries could deliver," said Furtado.

Frances Seymour, Director General for the Indonesia-based Center for International Forest Research, is concerned a premature REDD agreement could do more harm than good. "Because in many forested countries, land tenure rights to forest lands and resources are either unclear or contested or both. And you can imagine that if a potential new income stream is available for those who can present themselves as owners of the forest, this could create conflict and create conditions under which some of the world's poorest people, who are people who live in forests, could be pushed aside," said Seymour.

Financial analysts are also cautious about the proposal.

Charlotte Streck, the director of Climate Focus, a Rotterdam-based consultancy, said investors are worried about how governments would monitor their forests and ensure the carbon stored in them remains intact.

"This is what makes the private sector nervous, because these are risks that they cannot hedge properly, and that they cannot evaluate in the same manner as the project related risks," she said.

Conference delegates are still debating how to monitor the world's remaining tropical forests, how to stop logging in one place without shifting the problem to another area, and how to estimate the amount of carbon in a piece of land.

Yvo de Boer, the U.N.'s climate change chief, said a REDD agreement is unlikely during this conference, but a group working on the details is making significant progress.


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National Express take over operation of major UK rail route from GNER

December 9, 2007 National Express East Coast has begun operating intercity rail services on the East Coast Main Line connecting London with the north-east of England and Scotland after it was awarded the franchise earlier this year. GNER, the previous operator, had their contract terminated early when parent company Sea Containers Ltd encountered financial difficulties.

GNER could not afford to pay the £1.3 billion premium it had promised the government, and whilst National Express have promised £1.4 billion, the larger contributions are scheduled for towards the end of the franchise when revenues should be better as increases in capacity and the estimated growth in rail travel take effect.

The new operator, part of the National Express Group, has committed to making an number of improvements to the service as part of the franchise contract. One of the first changes for passengers travelling today will be that the on-board wireless internet service is now free for all passengers.

Elsewhere on the UK railway network, today also saw TransPennine Express begin services from Manchester to Edinburgh and Glasgow after a change in the Cross Country franchise saw the services leaving Virgin Trains.


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User talk:75.207.161.192

This is not wikipedia. Do not add new stuff to old articles. --SVTCobra 19:14, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

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User talk:Joenavy

Hi! Please don't drop any more links on the comments pages. I know you're being helpful, but it looks like external link spam to other users, and that is a blockable offense. Instead make constructive comments about the article! :) TheCustomOfLife 20:59, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

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Sean Penn endorses Kucinich for US President

December 8, 2007

Academy Award winning actor and political activist Sean Penn has just thrown his support in the 2008 US Presidential election behind Dennis Kucinich.

In a San Francisco speech described by his PR people as "a blistering indictment of political leaders and an impassioned endorsement of Presidential proportions," Penn threw his support behind the lesser known Democratic candidate.

The Kucinich campaign did not vet the speech.

Dennis Kucinich, who with the minimal time allotted him, once again rose up beyond the sound bite and put principle ahead of party; argued policy rather than politeness. He has been the dominant voice of integrity on issues of trade, labor, education, environment, health, civil liberties, and the one endlessly determined voice of peace.

But is he too short? Does his haircut not appeal? Is he not loyal enough to a cowardly democratic platform? Does he not appeal to the cult of personality?

And what if the answer is yes?

What if Dennis Kucinich, the most deserving and noble of candidates, the most experienced in issues of policy and the least willing to play into the politics of personal power? What if we can’t elect a man simply on the basis of the best ideas, the most courage, and the most selfless service? What does it say about our country when we can’t rally the voices of the common good to support a man, like our troops, who would die for us, who would die for our constitution?

Other recent celebrity endorsements in the race include Oprah Winfrey for Barack Obama, Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling for John McCain, Harry Belafonte endorsed John Edwards, and both 50 Cent and Barbra Streisand behind Hillary Clinton. Chuck Norris has backed Mike Huckabee in a high profile, comedic endorsement ad.

Penn first became politically active in October 2002, when he spent $56,000 on a full-page ad in the Washington Post, asking President George W. Bush to end "a cycle of violence". He visited Iraq briefly in December of that year, Iran in 2005 as a journalist, and met with Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez for two hours in 2007.

Penn went to New Orleans to "aid rescue workers" after Hurricane Katrina; many questioned how much of a liability an untrained worker, especially when his boat sprang a leak, would be. One website commented "just showed up with his entourage and a personal photographer with the apparent intent of just wandering around looking for a good photo op."


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I was emailed this by some candidate mailing list for the press that I'm on, but not Kucinich's. Forget who's, and they don't actually say. It linked to a video of the speech. --  Zanimum 21:07, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

 * if you still have the e-mail, how can you not know where it came from? --SVTCobra 19:13, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

 * Well, the subject line is always "[Reporters] ___________", and it never seems to be about one candidate. Most of them are "____ will be in Washington" "___ stands up for America unlike ____", blatant stuff like that. But this comes from some random email address. Until now, it's been so unlinked to any one candidate, that I thought it was an indie Democratic candidate, one of those people who has 200 supporters and no real chance of even getting an article in their local paper. But the transcript seems accurate, so I don't think we have to doubt its validity, even with no solid source. --  Zanimum 15:35, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

Here it is
"It’s been an odd week. For me, a particularly odd week. But that’s another story. So, wait a minute. Iran DOESN’T have nuclear weapon capability??? So, who are we gonna bomb? I want to bomb somebody! Didn’t Senator Clinton just vote in essence to give President Bush the power to bomb Iran? If he had done it last week, would that have made her right? I mean, if she knew then what she knows now? Or am I getting that backward? Golly, I’m confused. And what about President Bush? This week, Vladimir Putin, the man Mr. Bush said he “Looked into the eyes of and found to be very straightforward and trustworthy.” So much so, he was “able to get a sense of his soul.” Well that soulful fella has just successfully coalesced the most dangerous power base in Russia since the Cold War amid rumors that include allegations he ordered the assassinations of journalists and imprisonment of noted proponents of freedom (Oops).

Meanwhile, our President’s great enemy in Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, that “totalitarian,” “authoritarian,” “dictator,” that “mad man run amok,” somehow was unsuccessful in his bid for the constitutional reforms that would have allowed him to be repeatedly re-elected for life…Hmmm? Odd week, you know? Really. What happened to Chavez’s “strong-arming?” His “electoral corruption?” His alleged “gagging of the press?” How in the hell could he have lost? I’m sorry, did I miss something? How is it that this “Commie bastard” with 80% of his citizens having elected him in the first place was unable to prevail? Could it be that we’ve been lied to about him? I mean, Pat Robertson’s not a liar, is he? His god wouldn’t let that happen, would he? And god-forbid, our god would let the right-wing pundits, left-wing corporates, or our own administration send us a bill of goods!? Is it possible, I mean I know it’s silly, but is it just a little bit possible that President Chavez is in fact a defender of his people’s Constitution? That, that’s how his referendum could fail? And that that’s why he accepted it with such grace? A constitution which I have read several times. Quite a beautiful document, not dissimilar to our own. You might give it a read. Oh, I forgot – he’s a “drug runner.” Let me share something with you. Late one night in Caracas, I met with a couple of fellas, mercenaries I think you call them. Goddamit, I keep doing that. I mean “contractors.” They were Brits, their specialty: drug interdiction. These two were no great fans of Chavez. They called him “radical” and expected him to fall to an assassin’s bullet within the year. Like him or not, he had the cash to win their acceptance of his employ. And working alongside the Venezuelan military, these two, based in Caracas, had played the mountainous and jungled border between Columbia and Venezuela. A zone rife with paramilitaries, FARC guerillas, and mer…scratch that, contractors. What I was told that evening in Caracas by these piano wire puppeteers was that they had never worked for a government whose investment in drug interdiction was so genuine. “Yeah,” said one of the Brits, “I gotta give the bastard Chavez that.”

But I was talking about the Constitution. Most importantly, our own. And what an odd week it has been. Our culture is engrained with a tradition that blurs the line between what is right, what is just and what is constitutional, with what is a scam. That tradition is the cult of personality. What can TV sell, what kind of crap will we buy. And at what point are we buying and selling our rights, our pride, our flag, our children, and succumbing to meaningless slogans that are ultimately pure titles for un-Americanism. How do we know what’s American and what is not? Because John Wayne tells us so? Because Sean Penn tells us so? Susan Sarandon? Bill O’Reilly? Michael Moore? Senator Bull? Or Senator Shit? Ann “my bowel expenditure” Coulter? No. It’s our Constitution. We don’t use it just to win. We depend on it because it’s the only “us” worth being. And because it’s our children’s inheritance from our shared forefathers and the traditions that really do speak best of our country.

So, here’s the question. We got Iowa coming up, we got New Hampshire right on its ass. Do we sell it for electability? If Hitler were the only candidate, would voting for him be most American? Jump on a plane with me. Okay, we’re over the Middle East now…Let’s land. Take a deep breath.

Imagine the bodies, burned and mutilated, the concussive sounds of gunfire and explosives defining the last horrifying moments of the dying and the dead. Imagine the millions of refugees fleeing through the deserts of Iraq, the babies crying, and the stench of death in the air. Yuck. Let’s get back on the plane and head home.

Now, imagine American servicemen dead or broken, returning from a broken military to a silent casket or a broken veteran’s administration, to broken lives and broken businesses, broken wives, unspoken husbands, and devastated children. And what for? What have we gained? Al-Qaida recruitment is up. Terrorism is up. Quality of life is down in our country and around the world. While the rich continue to get richer and the poor, poorer and more numerous. And on the verge of recession, we are witnessing the dramatic disassembling of the middle class amidst a flood of foreclosures and unpayable debts. To Osama Bin Laden’s infinite delight, we have become a country of principle breakers rather than principle bearers. We are torturers and we too often, imprison only the weak. When our own administration chooses its bewilderingly un-American agenda (For the entitled people? By the entitled people?) over the Constitution in defining American values, principles, and law, Bin Laden laughs at the weakened sheep that we and our representatives have become. High crimes and misdemeanors? How about full-blown treason for the outing our own CIA operatives? How about full-blown treason for those who support this administration through media propaganda? While I’m not a proponent of the Death Penalty, existing law provides that the likes of Cheney, Bush, Rumsfeld and Rice, if found guilty, could have hoods thrown over their heads, their hands bound, facing a 12-man rifle corps executing death by firing squad. And our cowardly democratically dominated House and Senate can barely find one voice willing to propose so much as an impeachment. That one voice of a true American. That one voice of Congressman Dennis Kucinich. This is not going to be a sound bite. Not if I can help it. I’m torn. I’m torn between the conventional wisdom of what we all keep being told is electibility and the idealism that perhaps alone can live up to the challenges of our generation. Of the democrats running for President, only Congressman Dennis Kucinich’s candidacy is backed by a voting record of moral courage and a history of service to our country that has fully earned our support and our gratitude. And when I say support, I am not speaking to democrats alone, but rather to every American who would take the time on behalf of their children, our planet, and our soldiers to educate themselves on the Kucinich platform. In the recent debate among Democrats in Las Vegas, the candidates, one after the other, placed security ahead of human rights. Benjamin Franklin once said “Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.” Then, there was good ole Patrick Henry. Remember him? “Give me liberty, or give me death.” These were the real tough bastards. The real John Wayne’s. These are the traditions we should be serving. I found the debate infuriating, nearly an argument for fascism with few exceptions, key among them Dennis Kucinich. Of course as a strategic politician, Mrs. Clinton pulled out her set of Ginzu knives and dominated once again on “centrist” political strategy. In fending off attacks upon she, the front runner, she reminded the audience and her fellow candidates, “We are all Democrats.” Wolf Blitzer asked each candidate if they would support the other should they themselves not be the nominee. One after another, the answer, yes. One exception: Dennis Kucinich, who with the minimal time allotted him, once again rose up beyond the sound bite and put principal ahead of party; argued policy rather than politeness. He has been the dominant voice of integrity on issues of trade, labor, education, environment, health, civil liberties, and the one endlessly determined voice of peace. But is he too short? Does his haircut not appeal? Is he not loyal enough to a cowardly democratic platform? Does he not appeal to the cult of personality? And what if the answer is yes? What if Dennis Kucinich, the most deserving and noble of candidates, the most experienced in issues of policy and the least willing to play into the politics of personal power? What if we can’t elect a man simply on the basis of the best ideas, the most courage, and the most selfless service? What does it say about our country when we can’t rally the voices of the common good to support a man, like our troops, who would die for us, who would die for our constitution? Who, as mayor of Cleveland at the age of 31 stood up against contracts on his life. Three separate assassins whose intent was to kill him as he stood up for his constituency there. Nonetheless, he carries on. He continues to serve. I’ve been a supporter of Dennis Kucinich for several years. And I’ve been torn lately. I’ve been torn by the allure of “electability.” I began to invest some support in a very good man (one among Dennis’s opponents) who seems to be finding himself as a constitutional defender, but he’s not one yet. He is however, among those that we allow the media to distinguish as electable. But we’re talking about the Constitution here. We’re talking about our country. I have decided not to participate in proactive support on the basis of media distinctions. I have chosen to pledge my support to the singular, strongest and most proven representative of our constitutional mandate. Dennis Kucinich offers us a very singular opportunity as we share this minute of time on earth. We, the people. It is for us to determine what is electable. And here’s how simple it is: If we, those of us who truly believe in the Constitution of the United States of America, all of us, vote for Dennis Kucinich, he will be elected. Could we call him electable then? If so, America will stand taller than ever.

Let’s remind our friends in the social circles of New York and the highbrow winner-friendly and monied major cities that support Mrs. Clinton, that this is not Bill Clinton. For all the misgivings I have about our former President, he raised up friends and opposition alike, his great gift as a motivator of interest and activism, of self-education and participation was, on its own merits, a unique gift. But don’t underestimate personal agendas, those that initiated NAFTA, betrayed Haitian refugees and gay rights in the military within a minute of his own election. Don’t underestimate that part of him when he gives his wife the face of his talent. Don’t underestimate the damage her poisonous ambition can do to this country. We can’t wait for the benefit of hindsight to service the benefit of Mrs. Clinton’s career. Let’s raise up men and women of vision, of integrity, of belief in our principles. How exciting would that be to do? How good would that be for television? What if we turned this game around? Imagine watching on television, our country raising up a leader because he represents our Constitution. Yes, good things can be good TV. So, let’s give the Constitution another read, shall we? And then decide who its greatest defender would be. I suggest that Republicans, Independents, and Democrats alike will find that they know what’s really right in their hearts and minds."

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Here's a Huffington Post article with this transcript, which can be cited as a source. Probably the origin of the e-mail, I'd guess, since she has a mailing list. It contains the same incorrect use of "principal" as I corrected in the article, so it at least has a common source. (Any misspellings encountered should be corrected because this was a speech) 70.15.116.59 20:45, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree. If Penn had written a letter it would have been appropriate to add "[sic]". --SVTCobra 20:55, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

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Africa-Europe summit opens with pledges of equal partnership

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The summit of more than 70 African and European Union nations has opened in Portugal with an acknowledgement that conflicts, human rights violations and poverty continue to pose challenges. Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates opened the summit on today, calling it a meeting of equals in a community of nations that shares a historic duty.

The Portuguese leader promised a frank and open discussion with no taboos. This was seen as a reference to issues such as conflicts and human rights violations in Africa as well as historical injustices in Euro-African relations.

The chairman of the African Union, Ghana's President John Kuofor, said the relationship between Africa and Europe during the past 500 years has been unhappy, characterized by the slave trade, colonialism and apartheid. He said a new relationship is needed to correct what he called a historic inhumanity.

"The real significance of the Africa-EU summit must therefore be to lay the foundations of a new partnership based on mutual respect and a genuine commitment to pursue the mutual interests of our two continents," he said.

The leaders are to establish a new strategic partnership with eight priority areas. These include peace and security, governance and human rights, economic development, environmental degradation, migration and trade.

The President of the African Union Commission, Alpha Oumar Konare, said the relationship must avoid charity, paternalism and false promises.

He says no one will solve Africa's ills for it. Africa must play the game of globalization but not unilateral globalization based solely on market forces. Konare said the new partnership must develop ways to address this issue.

Efforts to hold the Africa-EU summit have been thwarted for the past five years by a dispute over Zimbabwe's human rights record. President Robert Mugabe's invitation this year prompted a boycott by Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain, Zimbabwe's former colonial ruler.

Human rights activists have protested that summit leaders are ignoring suffering and oppression on the continent. And opponents of globalization said the summit's approach to boosting trade would aggravate poverty.

European leaders have been intent on holding the meeting because of competition for Africa's markets coming from China, India and other emerging nations.


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Talk:BC design club president comments on Olympic mascots; sales brisk

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I asked Mark for his opinion, here's what he said... -- Zanimum 22:27, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Many people love them. Obviously some don't. Kids seem to adore them. But as a professional designer, I am trying to keep an open mind and try to consider the big picture and audience before judging them too quickly.

The mascot design was a very difficult problem for the VANOC 2010 planning committee — and a very important project with lots at stake. Unlike during the original logo competition, VANOC chose to not engage in an open, speculative contest, but rather came to the Society of Graphic Designers for assistance and guidance, followed our recommendations and engaged in a thorough, thoughtful, fair and comprehensive design competition and process. They had our full cooperation and support and we encouraged all GDC members to participate.

I would have likely designed something different, although I had suggested using BC mythology, such as a Sasquatch, to capture the imagination of a predominantly young international audience. But I think the result of VANOC’s careful design process is a solution that captured BC’s spirit, culture, attitude, geography, wildlife, athleticism — even mythology — in a clever and friendly way. Quatchi, Miga and Sumi are respectful of BC aboriginal heritage without alienating all Canadians.


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UK firemen cut metal ring from man's penis

December 8, 2007

Fire fighters  in the United Kingdom used a hand grinder to remove a metal ring from a man's  2 days ago. They had been summoned after doctors at the Royal Wigan Infirmary in Greater Manchester became worried that the man may have required of the penis as the ring was cutting off the blood flow.

The man had been taken to the infirmary's Accident and Emergency department, where attempts were made to cut through the ring. However, this failed as hospital cutting equipment was not strong enough to sever the hard metal the ring was made of.

responded to the call made at around 12.10 GMT Thursday, after the penis started swelling up. Two fire fighters spent twenty minutes cutting the ring off the then man, who is in his 40s. The mini hand grinder used for the job is more regularly used for tasks such as cutting through padlocks.

A thin sheet of metal was placed around the man's penis to protect it during the operation. It is thought that the ring had originally been cut off the end of a pipe.


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Sex tape starring former 'American Idol' finalist Jessica Sierra leaked to porn company

December 9, 2007 A celebrity sex tape starring former American Idol finalist Jessica Sierra has been leaked to an internet pornography company, who is reportedly planning to release it.

Sierra made her fame as a finalist on the 2005 season of American Idol, in which she was the third finalist eliminated. The new tape is reported to show her in a number of nude poses in a hotel room. The footage will be released later this month.

Sierra is already suffering from negative press as she appeared in court on Sunday. She had been arrested after being kicked out the Full Moon Saloon in Ybor City early the previous morning, after which she is said to have attacked first a friend, then passing onlookers. Local officials claim that after being arrested, she offered to perform oral sex with the police officers who arrested her if they would release her.

The site TMZ.com say they have received several stills from the video, and have posted one on their website. They also say the tape's release will coincide with the start of the next series of American Idol.


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Cringed
Who else cringed when they read this? RaphaelFaunus 01:31, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Ewww, I definitely had some genital cringing while reading this. --someanonymousdude —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.48.114.91 (talk) 02:41, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Moral of the story
Cockrings are bad. If you can't keep it up as long as you want, maybe you shouldn't be having sex. TheCustomOfLife 08:31, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

How?
How on Earth did he end up doing this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.0.39.109 (talk) 17:14, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Exactly what I was away to ask...  WEBURIEDOURSECRETS  INTHEGARDEN  19:37, 9 December 2007 (UTC)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by WeBuriedOurSecretsInTheGarden (talk • contribs)

EW
Gross... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.154.125.102 (talk) 17:05, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Now that's what I call painful. Ooooohh... Rayboy8 (talk) 06:29, 17 September 2009 (UTC)


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Florida quarterback Tim Tebow is first sophomore to win Heisman

December 9, 2007 University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow became the first underclassman in NCAA history to obtain the coveted Heisman Trophy Saturday night. The award was presented to him at a ceremony in New York City. He received 1,957 points and 462 first-place votes.

Second in the voting was University of Arkansas running back Darren McFadden, who was also the runner-up in the Heisman voting last year. He received 1,703 points and 291 first-place votes. University of Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan and University of Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel came in third and fourth, respectively.

Tebow is the third Florida player to win the Heisman. In 2007, he became the first player in Division I-A history to score 20 rushing touchdowns and 20 passing touchdowns in one season. He finished the season with 3,132 passing yards and 29 touchdowns along with 838 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns. Last season, he helped the Florida Gators win the 2007 BCS National Championship Game. The Gators will play against the Michigan Wolverines at the Capital One Bowl in Orlando, Florida on New Year's Day.


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Talk:National Express take over operation of major UK rail route from GNER

BBC mistakes
When I first read the BBC article I found a number of mistakes which I pointed out to them and have since been corrected. I've done the same thing in the past and seen changes as a result but they don't seem to bother to reply to say thanks for bothering to help them. What this does highlight is the importance of not taking what you read at face value, taking the time to do your own research, and using multiple sources. The big well respected news organisations can and do get it wrong sometimes. Adambro 02:50, 9 December 2007 (UTC)


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India vs Pakistan 3rd Test: Ganguly smashes first Test double ton

December 9, 2007

Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly smashed his first Test double century on the second day of the third Test cricket match between India and Pakistan at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore today.

His double century took 324 balls and contained 26 fours and a six. This is also his highest ever score in Test cricket, surpassing the 173 which he made against Sri Lanka at Mumbai in 1997. He was out just before tea, bowled by Danish Kaneria while trying to sweep. He had made 239 off 361 balls with 30 fours and 3 sixes. The Indians were at 611 for 7 in 147 overs at tea with Irfan Pathan at 93 and Anil Kumble at 2 being the batsmen at the crease.

Earlier, on the first day, a partnership of 300 runs between Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh had put India in a favorable position afer they had been reduced for 61 for 4 with pacer Yasir Arafat taking 3 wickets. Yuvraj Singh made 169 off 203 balls before being caught by Faisal Iqbal off Mohammad Sami at the fag end of the first day's play.

The Indians were all out for 626 in 150.2 overs, the last wicket falling at 2:45 IST. Irfan Pathan made his first Test century in 132 balls and scored 102 which is also his highest score in Test cricket. He was the last batsman to be dismissed.

Pakistan commenced their second innings after a short break and made 86 in 27 overs by the end of the day for the loss of Yasir Hameed's wicket. Kumble was the wicket-taker. Salman Butt was not out with 50 off 85 balls while Younis Khan had made 7 off 33 balls.


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Comments:Sex tape starring former 'American Idol' finalist Jessica Sierra leaked to porn company

Jessica Sierra has not gotten her life together. And it's a damn shame. TheCustomOfLife 08:30, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

That photo looks like a little girl in a bathtub. Are you sure she was over 18 when it was taken? 70.15.116.59 19:01, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

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At the moment this is based on a single source, needs a second source and written to incorporate material from it (copying from one source is plagiarism, copying from many is research). --Brian McNeil / talk 12:15, 9 December 2007 (UTC)


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Comments:German polar bear Knut turns one year old

Doesn't anyone else have an opinion on this? Am I the only one? Fruchtfrosch 12:39, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KNUT!!!
I think it is wonderful that this precious abandoned polar cub was raised by the Berlin Zoo. He is just amazing at one year! What a miracle he is! Thanks to the man who hand raised this darling little fellow! tdm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.90.212.68 (talk) 20:12, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Knut
Where did all the money go??????????????????


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I'm glad Belarus won but Sweden was my favourite! Celticfan383 13:05, 9 December 2007 (UTC)


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{Who won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 held in Rotterdam, Netherlands - Serbia + Belarus - Georgia - Armenia
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{UK firemen had to cut a metal ring from which part of a man's body? - Toe - Finger + Penis - Ear
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Space Shuttle Atlantis launch delayed until 2008

December 9, 2007 NASA have today announced that the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis, mission, which is a module delivery mission to the International Space Station (ISS), will be delayed until January 2nd, 2008 at the earliest, after scrubbing today's launch attempt, and an earlier attempt on December 6th.

The decision to scrub the launch attempt was made at 7:24 a.m. by shuttle program managers. The reason behind the scrubbing is to allow shuttle engineers to spend time diagnosing and fixing the erroneous readings presented to the crew and Mission Control by the intermittent malfunctioning of a critical engine cutoff sensor (ECO). While only one of the four sensors was malfunctioning, the current launch criteria for the mission state that all four ECOs must be functioning correctly in order to launch.

At a meeting held at 9 a.m., NASA's Mission Management Team for STS-122 decided on a postponement until January 2nd at the very earliest. Atlantis is due to deliver the European Space Agency's (ESA) module to the ISS. Alan Thirkettle, ESA's Space Station Program Manager, said, regarding the delay in launch: "In the big picture, it's not a setback. [But] it is disappointing because we have 750 people over here."


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Hey everybody, I'm WeBuriedOurSecretsInTheGarden (or WBOSITG for short) and I edit on this Wikinews.

I may write news articles now and then, but other users can type so much faster...

Visit my Wikipedia user page instead if you like.

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Robert Pickton found guilty of 6 counts of second degree murder

December 9, 2007

Robert Pickton, one of Canada's most profilic serial killers, has been found guilty of all six counts of second-degree murder in connection of the deaths of women from the Downtown Eastide in Vancouver.

The trial ran from January 22, 2007 to the reading of the verdict on December 9, 2007. Pickton had pled not guilty to all six counts against him, which were all originally first-degree murder charges.

Pickton had been apprehended to police in February 2002. His pig farm in Port Coquitlam was the site of the investigation of the murders of Sereena Abotsway, Mona Wilson, Andrea Joesbury, Georgina Papin, Brenda Wolfe and Marnie Frey.

Second-degree murder holds a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole within 10 to 25 years.

Twenty counts of first-degree murder held against Pickton will be dealt at a future date.


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2007/08 FA Premier League: Middlesbrough vs. Arsenal

December 9, 2007

Arsenal failed to move four points clear at the top of the Premier League table after they suffered their first league defeat of the season at the hands of Middlesbrough. The Gunners got off to the worst possible start after Middlesbrough were awarded a penalty by referee Howard Webb in the fourth minute. Stewart Downing converted it to give Boro the lead.

Turkish forward Tuncay Sanli sealed the victory for Middlesbrough 16 minutes from time when he shot high into the net. Tomas Rosicky scored a consolation goal for the visitors in the fifth minute of stoppage time but it was Boro's day. The three points meant that they moved out of the relegation zone and into 16th place. At the top Arsenal are now just one point clear of second placed Manchester United after dropping five points in their last two matches.


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Four people shot outside New Life Church in Colorado Springs, USA

December 9, 2007

Early afternoon saw a shooting in the church parking lot of New Life Church, an Evangelical Megachurch, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. According to a report quoting the church's pastor four people were shot by a gunman in the car park.

At this time it is unknown if there is any connection with yesterday's shooting approximately 70 miles away in Arvada, Colorado, where a gunman shot two and injured two people at Faith Bible Chapel's missionary training centre in a dormitory.


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Leaders declare new era of EU-African relations

December 9, 2007

Leaders of Africa and the European Union have ended their summit in Portugal by declaring a new era in relations aimed at confronting new global challenges. But they could not avoid sparring over some older issues involving human rights and conflict on the continent.

The president of the European Union, Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates, closed the summit today, saying African and European leaders have turned a new page in history. He says the leaders have adopted an agenda to confront serious challenges of security, governance, migration and climate change.

Nevertheless, long-standing disagreements re-emerged during the two-day meeting.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in her speech on governance and human rights, accused Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe of harming Africa's image by quashing political freedom and human rights in his country.

Mr. Mugabe was invited to the summit despite being banned from Europe five years ago because of rigged elections in his country. His attendance prompted a boycott by the prime minister of Britain, Gordon Brown, the former colonial power in Zimbabwe.

The head of the African Union, Ghana's President John Kufuor, responded to Ms. Merkel's remarks by noting that South African President Thabo Mbeki is mediating talks between Zimbabwe's ruling party and the opposition in an effort to bring free and fair elections next year.

"It is not for anybody to just move in there and impose a solution," he said. "We want to encourage a home-grown solution so there will be a restoration of normalcy and good governance for the people of Zimbabwe."

Several European leaders met with Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir and strongly urged him to allow the deployment of U.N. and A.U. troops to end bloodshed and suffering in its Darfur region. Sudan has accepted this hybrid force, but has rejected troops from non-African countries.

Mr. Kufuor said Africa has taken the initiative on the issue, though he acknowledged it has taken some time to assemble the hybrid force.

"I believe with good will all around the hybrid force will be put together so at least humanitarian actions can be brought to the people of Darfur," added Mr. Kufuor.

African leaders also objected to the E.U. efforts to forge temporary trade agreements with developing nations, which they say will unleash excessive competition on their emerging economies. The European Union says these are needed because existing accords are due to expire at the end of this month.

E.U. Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso noted that these are temporary agreements that are meant to maintain tariff exemptions for African exports to the European Union.

"Once we have settled this transitional phase, we [will] have the time and the spirit to address development issues and important concerns that were raised also from the African Union side," said Barroso.

He said he believes that all but a few African governments will sign the interim accords by the end of the year.

The leaders agreed to hold their next summit in a couple of years on African soil.


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CIA chief to testify before Congress on interrogations

December 9, 2007

The United States Congress has launched its own inquiry into a decision by the U.S spy agency to destroy tapes of interrogations of terror suspects, with Central Intelligence Agency chief testifying before lawmakers this week.

The Chairman of the Senate, Democrat  of West Virginia, says Hayden will appear before his panel.

"CIA director Michael Hayden is going appear before our committee on this coming Tuesday and talk about interrogation and techniques," said Rockefeller.

During an appearance on the CBS television program Face the Nation, Rockefeller made clear members have a lot of questions about the destroyed videotapes.

"Were there things on those tapes that they did not want to have seen, that did not conform to what the attorney general would allow them to do?" he said.

Rockefeller indicated the session will take place behind closed doors, to enable law makers to delve into areas that are still considered top secret, and have to do with specific interrogation procedures.

The CIA director disclosed the destroyed videotapes last Thursday, after he got word that their existence had been uncovered by the news media. The tapes which were made in 2002, showed the interrogation of top terror suspects. They were destroyed in 2005, and Congressional critics charge that could amount to tampering with legal evidence and.

Democrat Joe Biden of Delaware, chairman of the and former chair of the, says the preliminary joint inquiry by the  and the CIA announced yesterday is not enough.

Biden, who is running for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, was interviewed on ABC's This Week.

"I think that Hayden is not to be the judge of whether or not his condoning the destroying of the tapes was lawful. It appears as though there may be an obstruction of justice charge here, tampering with evidence, destroying evidence,and I think this is one case where it really does call for a special counsel," said Biden.

Hayden told CIA employees Thursday the tapes were destroyed out of fears that if they ever became public, the identities of the interrogators would be revealed and their lives would be in danger.

President Bush gave the intelligence community the go-ahead to use enhanced interrogation techniques on terror suspects following the September 11th 2001, attacks on the United States.

The Bush administration has refused to specify which methods are permitted, but critics charge some amount to torture, including a procedure known as, which simulates drowning.

Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona has called for the to publicly disavow the use of harsh interrogation techniques.

He appeared on the Fox News Sunday television program.

"What this does in a larger sense is it harms the credibility and the moral standing of America in the world again," said McCain. "There will be skepticism and cynicism all over the world about how we treat prisoners and whether we practice torture or not."

Senator McCain, a former era, has been one of the most outspoken members of Congress on the treatment of detainees in the. He is campaigning to become the Republican Party's presidential nominee.


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British Prime Minister calls for the immediate release of 5 Britons kidnapped in Iraq

December 9, 2007

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for the immediate release of 5 British hostages abducted in Baghdad, Iraq last May.

For the first time since the 5 Britons were abducted on May 29 from a Finance Ministry compound by gunmen posing as police officers, a video released Tuesday by a group called the Islamic Shia Resistance in Iraq showed one of the men being held. It was the first public evidence that the men might still be alive.

"My name is Jason and today is the 18th of November," said one of the hostages.

In that video, the captors say they will start to kill the hostages, who include four security guards and one computer expert, if Britain does not withdraw all of its remaining troops from Iraq soon.

Over the months, little if anything has been disclosed about what Britain is doing to gain the release of those held. Today, Brown underlined that behind the scenes, things were being done.

"The taking of hostages is completely unjustified, wholly unacceptable and we are making it clear they will not change our policy in any way," Brown said. "We will do everything in our power to secure our objective, which is the immediate release of the hostages." He however stressed that Britain will not be making any kind of deal to gain the release of the five.

Speaking on Sky News, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband spoke of the stress the families of those being held are under.

"It is important that publicity is never confused with activity, and especially in a case like this, it is very, very important that we follow a very careful strategy," said Miliband. "The stress of the families is going to be huge. It is bad enough to have the hostage-taking. To then have the video coming out last week is just going to add, has added, hugely to the distress. But the whole of the British government is working very, very actively on this."

The family and friends of the hostages also appealed for the release, in an emotional appeal which took place on Wednesday. Brown also praised Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki and his government for their efforts to free the men.


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I am going to have to delete this. This is not what templates are for. --SVTCobra 00:18, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, I'll leave it for the football guys, but this does not seem like the proper way to update the portal. --SVTCobra 00:20, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

2007/08 European football season: Spots finalized for European stage
Would you be able to ad more leagues. There are over 50 UEFA countries and a lot more leagues need to be added. Kingjeff (talk) 23:30, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

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Second H5N1 infection reported in China; human to human transmission possible

December 10, 2007 A 52-year-old man, said to be the father of a man who died of the H5N1 Avian Flu virus in China on December 2, 2007, has also contracted the virus and Chinese officials are now concerned about human to human transmission.

The father, who along with his deceased son has only been identified by his last name of Lu, is said to be recovering from the virus at a hospital.

Neither of the men have had contact with dead or infected poultry, and there are no reports of any other Bird Flu infections at this time. It is still not fully known how the two contracted the virus, and officials are not ruling out human to human transmission.

The son was from the Jiangsu Province of eastern China and was admitted to the hospital after having severe flu-like symptoms. Lu was originally diagnosed with pneumonia. Tests done on blood samples from Lu later confirmed the presence of the H5N1 virus.

At least 68 other individuals are being kept under close observation, after having come in close contact with both men, but officials say that so far, none of those other individuals are showing any signs of infection.

As of December 9, the World Health Organization reported that the total number of deaths from the H5N1 in China is 17.

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Anthrax scare a hoax for two New Zealand media agencies

December 10, 2007 Police in Auckland, New Zealand were dispatched to two incidents, one at Television New Zealand and Greenstone Pictures in which envelopes containing notes saying "anthrax" and a white powdery substance were discovered.

The police, fire service and bomb disposal unit were called in with a device that can detect anthrax, and it was later determined that the substance found was not anthrax, but was in fact a fertilizer and the letters, an apparent hoax.

The substance will be shipped to the capital and will be screened by Environmental Sciences and Research to determine what exactly the substance is. Emergency services blocked of roads and the people who were exposed to the suspect letters were decontaminated.

No injuries are reported and no one has yet experienced any symptoms of exposure.


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Overclocking experts gather in the Intel Overclocking Live Test in Taiwan

December 10, 2007 This past Saturday at 2007 Taipei IT Month, Intel of Taiwan invited hardware engineers, overclocking experts, and gamers to participate in the "Intel Taiwan Overclocking Live Test" at the Taipei World Trade Center to share techniques and technology for overclocking and other hardware tweaking.

According to Intel Taiwan, this "Live Test" event was a friendly competition for participating engineers. It was similar to the "Live Test Center" previously held by Russian computing magazine PC Professionel. At this overclocking festival, Intel provided high-standard hardware on which the participants challenged the extremes of overclocking as measured by benchmark records on PCMark05, 3DMark 2006, and Super PI 1M.

Throughout these tests, the organizers frequently reminded spectators not to get too close to the hardware due to the dangers of overclocking and tweaking hardware. Finally, a new Taiwan Record of 15335 points on PCMark05 was established by Wei-che Chang.