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I support the use of cluster bombs on enemy targets. --66.229.16.129 23:28, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

We haven't even gotten rid of nukes yet, I severely doubt this is going to go anywhere. Fephisto - (talk) 14:35, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

bill is a bomb —Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.59.194.27 (talk) 15:33, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Uganda cluster munitions
A small amount of cluster munitions have been found in the North of Uganda. These have included the Russian AO1SCh and M77 bomblets, as well as a third type of bomblet, unidentified, deployed from a 120mm time fuse smooth-bore projectile. Local people are engaging in activities that expose them to risk from cluster munitions however it is not known how many of Uganda's casualties from explosive remnants of war (ERW) have been caused by cluster munitions. This is largely because of the nascent condition of casualty reporting mechanisms and the ambiguity of the cause of accidents stemming from linguistic constraints* and misinformation about ERW.

Cluster munitions have typically been found around former Lords Resistance Army positions, suggesting use by the former Government of Uganda or its allies. Uganda announced, at the Livingstone conference of May 2008, that it had never stockpiled or used cluster munitions (this is probably erroneous) and also that it had never transferred, distributed, sold or manufactured cluster munitions (which is probably correct). Uganda has indicated a strong political desire to support the total ban of cluster munitions, citing their own people's experience as evidence of the former Eastern bloc and the West as using Africa as a 'dumping ground' for obsolete weapons.

 * the same word is used for 'landmine' 'trap' and 'unexploded ordnance.'

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Sony Fair 2008 starts in Taipei, Taiwan with "HD Entertainment Park"

April 4, 2008 The fifth annual Sony Fair, established and organized by Sony Taiwan Limited in Taipei, Taiwan since 2004, started at the North Square of Taipei 101 near the TWTC Hall 3 from April 3 to 13. With more opportunities and chances of Blu-ray and High-definition markets, the organizer named its theme slogan with "High-definition Entertainment Park". Since the Sony Fair was established in 2004, several brand new AV-media products made their stages at this show and took good effects in it. And this time, after winning the consumer market in the optical storage battle, I'm proud to announce that "Not only Sony, all our groups are BACK"! With several varied and new technologies, the lifestyle changed rapidly with modern people. A typical example is the invention of LCD Television, that drove the high-definition becoming the mainstream in this digital AV-media era. Since I visited Taiwan 2 years ago, I saw several future miniatures from Blu-ray and high-definition AV-media products. Finally in this [digital AV-media] era, this dream became reality and several accessories like digital cameras and recorders also integrated with those new technologies above and showcased in this fair. This year of Sony Fair with the main theme of "HD Entertainment Park", showcased not only newly-launched Sony α, but also BRAVIA, showcased at 2007 Taipei IT Month, games and consoles of PS3 and PSP, showcased at 2008 Taipei Game Show and 2008 Softex Taipei. Because of marketing strategies [by Sony], we [Sony] brought up opportunities and achievements for high-definition markets like Sony Pictures Entertainment, Chunghwa Telecom, and Public Television Service, who produced several HDTV programs with different styles. By the way, the "Audio Gallery" showcase varied ways to enjoy digital music like Walkman, integrated with Bluetooth technology recently, will be released in the middle of April 2008.

Not only executives supported this show, and high-definition AV-media showcases, but Sony BMG Taiwan will also invite several vocalists to hold some mini concerts in the Sony Fair 2008 to bring up the visitors during holiday nights.


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Just revoke the legal tender laws already. Fephisto - (talk) 14:37, 4 April 2008 (UTC)


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Comments:Wikinews interviews Jim Babka, chair of Libertarian organization Downsize DC

Anyone know anything else about this organization? Fephisto - (talk) 14:41, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I dod quite a lot of reasearch before carrying out the interview so if you want to know about the organization I could carry out the interview. I kept the nfo in the article short, because I think a long description may read like an ad. --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) (Note I have no link with the organization anonymous) 14:51, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
 * No need for a whole other interview, I was just wondering whether this organization is 'for real' or not. Fephisto - (talk) 22:58, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

retarded douche —Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.59.194.27 (talk) 15:36, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Babka Libertarian Interview
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UK sex offenders to be banned from some websites

April 4, 2008 Around 30,000 registered sex offenders in the United Kingdom could be made to provide the government with their email addresses, in order for their access to social networking sites to be blocked.

New government proposals would mean that the addresses provided would be passed onto sites such as Facebook, Bebo and MySpace, and others, who would then be responsible for blocking or monitoring access from those email addresses.

Offenders who refuse to, or provide fake emails, could expect jail terms of up to five years under the proposal, which, according to Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is designed to allow children to be "free from fear" whilst on line.

The policy has been welcomed by online protection groups, however others have commented that the policing of the internet is not possible. The criticism comes on the same day that The Carphone Warehouse refused to disconnect customers who shared music for free.

The details of the policy will be decided in the future, by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, which currently investigates around 400 reports of abuse every month, and internet firms.

It is estimated that around half of all children aged from 8 to 17 have at least one profile on a networking site.


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I'm a reader from china mainland. it's a big progress.

Wikipedia (English) remains blocked to info on Tibet
From inside China I just tried out the newly evailable Wikipedia (English) to find out some background historical info on Tibet. Each time I typed Tibet into the search engine my internet crashed and was temporarily suspended. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.142.41.230 (talk) 08:53, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Ah, thats an interesting note, it reminds me that I encountered similiar problems. Would have been interesting information for the original article, but I don't think it warrants a follow up. Sean Heron - (talk) 08:49, 13 April 2008 (UTC)


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Comments:UK sex offenders to be banned from some websites

Can they get an other email?
 * Obviously I don't know bit I'd guess theres something stopping that. --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) (Note I have no link with the organization anonymous) 17:54, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
 * nope. Even if their computers are being watched, the go to their public library, register as Bob Notsexoffender, and get an internet connection not associated with their name. What a bullshit move. I understand the intentions, but seriously, this will not accomplish much. People are always able to find a way. Rekov - (talk) 18:24, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, this isn't gonna do squat.--66.75.48.94 22:11, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Makes sense to me. I'm all for it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stormchaser (talk • contribs) 06:14, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

This isn't gonna work at all, and I don't see how facebook or myspace would have to comply if they are located in another country. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.76.220.48 (talk) 00:27, 7 April 2008 (UTC)


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Moldovan president tells NATO over half a million Moldovans held hostage in separatist Transnistria

April 4, 2008

In his speech at NATO's on Thursday, the   asked for international support in solving the Transnistrian conflict and in overcoming  with regard to Moldova's national identity and present borders.

The president said Moldova does its utmost to attract the international community's attention to the uncertain situation created by the conflict in the country's eastern region, which over the last 16 years, has remained a zone of instability, which affects regional security.

Transnistria is a region, roughly between the river and Ukraine. It declared its independence in 1992, but is not as such by any state or international organisation and lies entirely within the internationally recognised borders of Moldova. The region has organised itself as a republic under the name Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. It has been de facto independent since a ceasefire in July 1992 and Moldova exercises no control over the region. The has maintained a  ever since the.

Voronin said the Transnistrian problem fuels a potential of insecurity and instability not only for Moldova's territory, but also for the whole region, and is still unsettled. He called attention to the regional-scale effects of this conflict, saying that it blocks Moldova's modernization, as well as the interference of Transnistria-related problems with up-to-date international security issues, such as the (CFE Treaty), NATO's extension, anti-missile defense systems in Europe and Kosovo are obvious, Vladimir Voronin specified. Vladimir Voronin reaffirmed Moldova's official position at this important event, which debates security issues: "We want to identify a viable solution to the Transnistrian problem, which should be focused on the demilitarization and the prohibition of foreign troops and military facilities on our national territory, in line with the recognized status of Moldova's neutrality, as well as giving a fair status to the Transnistrian region within a sovereign, indivisible and territorially united Moldova."

"The Republic of Moldova continues to be the only Eastern European state politically and territorially divided with over half a million Moldovans held hostage by a separatist regime," President Voronin said.

The president reiterated that 17 years after the proclamation of, it seeks the support of the international community in order to avoid destructive polemics on our national identity and present borders. Doing so will help Moldova focus on their pro-European aspirations. He also called for greater involvement by all sides for the recognition of Moldova's and promotion of the country's reintegration on the basis of the.

During the NATO summit, Vladimir Voronin held discussions with  and Lithuanian President. The officials focused on Moldova's cooperative ties with Latvia and Lithuania and the prospects of extending and deepening the country's collaboration with the two.

The Moldovan president thanked both the Latvian authorities and the Lithuanian leadership for the firm support given Moldova to make the country's choice come true. The head of state stressed the Moldovan side's increased interest in continuing cooperation in the field of promoting the European standards by taking over the advanced European integration experience of the two states.

According to the final declaration of the NATO Summit in Bucharest, the member states of NATO support territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Moldova. "We are worried because the regional conflicts persist in the south of Caucasus and Republic of Moldova. (…) we will continue to support the efforts to get to a peaceful resolution of these regional conflicts, taking into account these principles", it is mentioned in the text.

President Vladimir Voronin returned to Thursday evening.


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US bomber aircraft catches fire after landing at airbase in Qatar

April 4, 2008 A United States Air Force B-1 Lancer bomber aircraft caught fire after landing at an air base west of Doha, Qatar. The incident happened at Al Udeid Air Base at 1820 UTC on Friday.

According to the Air Force, the fire has been contained and the flight crew safely evacuated from the aircraft.

The B-1 Lancer can carry a variety of satellite and laser-guided bombs and is able to remain over targets for long periods of time to assist in close-air support for troops on the ground. It has been widely deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Woolly mammoth demise may have been result of climate change and overhunting

April 5, 2008

New research suggests that the extinction of Woolly mammoths may have been caused by the combined effect of both climatic change and human hunting. Scientists suggest that climate change during the end of the Pleistocene caused their habitat to shrink in size and as a result caused Woolly mammoth populations to drop and then Paleolithic humans delivered the final blow to the woolly mammoths by hunting the remaining Woolly mammoths. The warming climate may have also assisted humans in over hunting the woolly mammoth, the global warming that occurred during the end of the Pleistocene and the beginning of the Holocene melted ice and allowed humans to gain accesses to more mammoth habitats than previously possible.

Scientists have reached this new conclusion by combining population and climate change modeling in their research which has never been attempted in the past. This new method may have made them able to retrieve clearer data regarding the extinction of the woolly mammoth from the geological record. Previously, the two methods were used separately, yielding less conclusive evidence of a human role in the extinction of the Woolly mammoth and other Pleistocene Megafauna. Additionally, recent years have seen an improvement in Paleoclimatic data, allowing scientists to draw a better conclusion from the existing data.


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woolly or wooly? --Swason - (talk) 02:52, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Woolly. Note - please do not remove from the top of the pagw. --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) (Note I have no link with the organization anonymous) 09:30, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

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its good but i cannot get climatic changes(monsoon) —188.49.68.97 (talk) 13:30, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Baby Mammoth is found
This baby Mammoth would help scientists to clone exactly perfect copy cause of amount of dna which was extracted from the hundreds of thousands years ago. 185.80.164.1 (talk) 18:14, 10 September 2023 (UTC)


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Family of 'murdered' UK teenager reacts to death

April 5, 2008The family of the 19 year old who was 'murdered' in a pub car park two days ago have made a statement regarding the death of their child. They said that "Jack is obviously dearly missed by all of his family. He was a much loved son and brother."

"Nothing can ever fill the hole that has been left in our lives," they continued. "We know that Jack had a lot of friends, but we have been amazed by the amount of messages that people have left. "

The family continued "we can not believe Jack has gone, we all keep expecting him to walk back in. Jack was an angel, he was amazing."

The death, which was treated as murder, resulted in two arrests. The murder, which occurred on Wednesday evening, took place near Highridge Road in Bishopsworth, Bristol.


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=Wikinews investigates attitudes towards climate change= Feel free to edit this page. It is for a selection of interviews I am working on with and possibly others. Climate Change is considered by any to be one of the most important issues of our time. As a result of this, some reporters from Wikinews got quotes from several organizations within a community

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I hope to order a new computer with in the next week and this computer will have recording capabilities. Am excited to use this project to break it in! Anon is absolutely right about the seriousness of the question of climate change and that it is a really good topic for cross collaborations across many writers and editors.

THANKS ANON for setting this up!!

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'Murdered'?
Why does it say ‘murdered’ in quotes? Was he not really murdered? And not to be negative, but this story does not give me – who have never heard of the case before – any useful info. Some background information is sorely needed. Jon Harald Søby 08:33, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Most people are calling it murder but it's not yet official. Added some background info. --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) (Note I have no link with the organization anonymous) 09:23, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

 * It is weasely to use quotes in that manner. It needs more info on the circumstances of the death instead and/or why the police are treating it as a murder. --SVTCobra 13:47, 5 April 2008 (UTC)


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Credit: Chris Greenberg George W. Bush, the president of the United States yesterday marked the anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. » Full story

Credit: Magic Designer People involved in open source products from across Taiwan gathered together at the 2008 Taiwan Open Source Development Conference to present to others a variety of research which is relevant to the open source community. » Full story

Credit: Lex Kolychev University of Cincinnati hosted Independent's Day, for independent presidential candidates to debate at. Turnout was less than expected.

Credit: Brooks Lindsay from Debatepedia. A reporter from Wikinews recently interviewed Brooks Lindsay, who is the founder of the online wiki Debatepedia, which claims to be the 'Wikipedia of Debates.' » Full story

Credit: Anonymous101 Snow fell over much of the United Kingdom overnight, with many roads being closed as a result of this. The image above shows some of this snow. Snow falls over much of UK| » Full story]]

Credit: Rico Shen Sony Fair 2008, the 5th annual digital product show by Sony Taiwan with its theme slogan "HD Entertainment Park", showcased excellences from high-definition AV-media solutions in Taipei, Taiwan. » Full story

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Steve Sinnott, leader of the National Union of Teachers, dies aged 56

April 5, 2008

Steve Sinnott, who was the general secretary of the National Union of Teachers has died aged 56 of a suspected heart attack.

Just days before his death his union voted for a 24 hr strike, to take place on the 24 April as part of a campaign over government attempts to impose real-terms pay "cuts".

The Prime Minister Gordon Brown commented on the Union leaders death, saying, "Steve Sinnott was inspirational in his devotion to teaching, not just for children in Britain, but around the world".

Born in Liverpool in 1952, he received a Social Sciences Bachelor of Arts from Middlesex Polytechnic in 1974. His PGCE was obtained at Edge Hill College in 1975.

He joined the union in 1974 and he first taught in 1975 at Shorefields Comprehensive in Toxteth, Liverpool. He moved in 1979 to Broughton High School near Preston to take a post as head of economics and business studies. He left after his victory in the ballot for deputy general secretary of the Union in November 1994.

In his private live he was a keen supporter of Everton F.C..

He leaves a wife, Mary, a son, daughter and two grandchildren.


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English Premier League: Week 33 round-up

April 6, 2008

Another nine games took place in the English Premier League this past weekend. Arsenal welcomed Liverpool to Emirates for round-two of their triple header, while fellow title-chasers Chelsea traveled to Manchester to take on Manchester City. In battle at the bottom of the table, Wigan and Birmingham faced off at the JJB, Newcastle welcomed Reading, and Sunderland visited Craven Cottage to play Fulham. In other matches Aston Villa took on Bolton, and Blackburn played host to Tottenham.

Arsenal 1 - 1 Liverpool
In a repeat of Wednesday's Champions League match, the score stayed the same with a one-all draw. In this game however it was Liverpool who drew first blood through Peter Crouch in the 42nd minute. Crouch collected a long ball, turned inside William Gallas, and fired his drive into the bottom corner of the net. Arsenal had a chance to level soon after the break, but Kolo Toure directed his free header just wide. The home side equalized just minutes later however off a free kick by Cesc Fabregas. His deep curling delivery was headed on by Nicklas Bendtner into the Liverpool goal. The draw leaves Arsenal in trouble for the title, as they are now five points behind leaders Manchester United with United in action on Sunday.

Aston Villa 4 - 0 Bolton Wanderers
Aston Villa thrashed relegation threatened Bolton at Villa Park. Gareth Barry opened the scoring in the 9th minute when Ashley Young cut into the box and crossed to Barry, who headed home a powerful drive. Bolton came close to an equalizer when Davies hit the crossbar, but it was Villa who would score next. Young found Barry on the overlap and his first time cross was deflected past Ali Al Habsi by Gabby Agbonlahor for Villas second. Barry then scored his second of the game after a block shot by Young fell to him, and his shot deflected off Joey O'Brien and deflect into the net. Marlon Harewood then wrapped up the scoring with a glancing header of a Gareth Barry free kick.

Blackburn Rovers 1 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur
Rovers and Spurs played to a stalemate at Ewood Park. Dimitar Berbatov scored the opener for Tottenham in the 6th minute when he bundled over the line a cross by Jermaine Jenas. Spurs pressed hard for a second but weren't able to find one, and Blackburn took full advantage through Morten Gamst Pedersen. David Bently broke down the right, passed a defender, and sped to the by-line where he crossed into an open Pederson to finish cleanly. Bently almost took the lead with a curling long-ranged free kick, but Radek Cerny saved well. Both sides pressed, but neither were able to create any clear cut chances and the game ended in a draw.

Fulham 1 - 3 Sunderland
Sunderland edged another three points closer to safety on Saturday with a 3-1 victory at Craven Cottage. Fulham were desperate for points and with the loss, look the best bet to be the next team relegated. It took until the dying moments of the first half for the first goal to come. Fulham failed to clear the ball and Daryl Murphy's cross was headed home by Danny Collins. After the break, Craig Gordon was forced into two fine saves off McBride and teamate Murphy to keep the Sunderland's lead. Kenwyne Jones then headed a ball over the Fulham defence were Michael Chopra ran onto it and one-time volleyed it over Kasey Kellar to double the visitors lead. Fulham pulled one back through David Healy with his long ranged effort in the 74th minute, but hopes of a comeback were dashed only minutes later when Jones received a pass at the back post and smashed the ball home.

Manchester City 0 - 2 Chelsea
Chelsea remained in the title hunt with an away victory at the City of Manchester Stadium. Richard Dunne scored an own goal in the 6th minute off a cross by Nicolas Anelka. The home side pressed for an equalizer, with efforts from Johnson, Petrov, and Mwaruwari all being unable to rattle Carlo Cudicini. Ashley Cole then had to clear a deflected effort by Johnson off the line to keep Chelsea in the lead. Soloman Kalou then double Chelsea's advantage after picking up a through ball by Michael Essien, rounding Joe Hart, and slipped the ball into the gaping net. Anelka nearly scored a third off a cross by Frank Lampard, but his header came back off the bar. The win keeps Chelsea in the title hunt while city are still chasing a spot in the UEFA Cup for next season, currently in 9th place.

Newcastle United 3 - 0 Reading FC
Newcastle United recorded their third consecutive win with a convincing 3-0 drubbing of Reading at St. James' Park. Reading opened the game strongly with pressure in the Newcastle half, but the visitors couldn't produce any real goal scoring opportunities. Obafemi Martins then opened the scoring for the home side as he controlled a ball off his chest, rounded a defender, and slotted the ball past Marcus Hahnemann. Michael Owen had a chance to double the home sides lead minutes before the half, but his shot flew just over the net. He soon made up for the miss however, as Owen met a pass by Beye and lifted the ball over Hahnemann for Newcastle's second. Mark Viduka capped off the scoring for the home side in the 58th minute after he played a 1-2 with Beye, received the ball back just outside the 6 yard box, and finished into the left side of the net. The win puts Newcastle comfortably in 12th spot, while Reading will be looking over their shoulders down in 16th.

Wigan Athletic 2 - 0 Birmingham City
Wigan pulled seven points clear of the relegation zone Saturday with a 2-0 victory over Birmingham, thanks to a brace by Ryan Taylor. In the 15th minute Antonio Valencia picked out Taylor at the far post and he hit the ball first time past Maik Taylor for the opener. Things only got worse for Birmingham and in the 37th minute their captain Damien Johnson was sent off for a reckless challenge on Kevin Kilbane. Kilbane dusted himself off and hit the post with his next attempt, before Birmingham nearly equalized on a cheeky attempt by Mauro Zarate. After the break, a scrambled ball in front of the visitors net eventually fell to Ryan Taylor and he poked the ball into the net for his and Wigans second. Wigan continued to outplay their competition, and eased to victory, leaving Birmingham only one spot out of the relegation zone.

Everton 1 - 0 Derby County
Everton eased to an unconvincing 1-0 victory over Derby County on Sunday, with Leon Osman scoring the only goal. It was the last place team in the league who came out strong in the match with Mile Sterjovski taking an early attempt on goal, only to be swatted away by Tim Howard. Hossam Ghaly was the inspirational player for Derby, wasting several chances which could have been goal scoring opportunities, but it was Everton's Yakubu who wasted the first half's best chance. The ball was crossed within the six yard box to the Nigerian, but from four yards out all he could manage to do was send the ball over the crossbar. Everton started the second half better, and took the lead in the 56th minute. Nelson Fernandes put in an exacting long pass to Osman on the edge of the box, and after taking a touch he lashed the ball past Roy Carroll. Emanuel Villa had a chance to equalize for the Rams when a through ball by Andy Todd found him, but all Villa could manage was a weak shot that Howard saved with his foot. Derby kept up the pressure nearing the end of the match with a slew of corners, but they couldn't manage to score. The win puts Everton only three points back of Liverpool for fourth place, while Derby are on course to set the record for least points in a Premier League season.

Middlesbrough 2 - 2 Manchester United
A brace by Afonso Alves earned Middlesbrough a draw with league leaders Manchester United, and put a dent in the Red Devils title charge. Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring for the visitors in the 10th minute when he fired home a cross by Michael Carrick from close range. Alves scored his first Middlesbrough goal ten minutes before halftime when he latched onto O'Neil's flicked on long ball, and the Brazilian lifted it over Van Der Sar and into the net. Middlesbrough then took the lead in front of their biggest home crowd this season when Alves again found himself behind the United defense, and finished cleanly with his right boot. United appeared shell-shocked after the goal, and Alves nearly scored a hat-trick, only to see his header come off the knee of Rio Ferdinand. Wayne Rooney was getting frustrated for the visitors, but he finally broke through with a goal in the 74th. Substitute Park Ji-Sung beat out a defender and crossed the ball into Rooney, and after a deflection off a defender, the game was tied at two a piece. Both teams pushed for the winner, with Rooney missing a close ranged effort, and Van Der Sar making two fine saves, but neither could find the net. The draw puts Manchester three points ahead of Chelsea at the top of the table, while Middlesbrough look to be safe of the drop zone in 14th spot.


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Independent presidential candidates debate this weekend

April 5, 2008

The city of Cincinnati, Ohio is host to 24 candidates for the what is arguably the world's top political office. As the United States presidential election draws nearer, the candidates meet to debate the issues with each other.

But you won't find anyone named Hillary or Barack on stage. You will find men named John, but they're Jon Greenspon, John Blyth, and John Bootie, not Republican favorite McCain.

This slate of diverse candidates gathering at the University of Cincinnati are the top independent candidates in the nation, those who have chosen to not attach themselves to one of the main parties. According to online encyclopedia Wikipedia, they "may hold a centrist viewpoint between the two parties [the Democrats and Republicans], they may hold an extremist viewpoint that goes beyond that of either major parties, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they don't feel either party addresses."

Dubbed as the "single most exciting political event of 2008", it's the first of at least two national gatherings for these often overlooked candidates, the next being in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on May 3 and 4, 2008.

This is it. This is the deciding event. One of the main reasons the Media doesn't cover Independent and Third Party candidates, is that there are simply too many of us. Well over one hundred, in fact. So many that it splits our voting block into such tiny little pieces that it is impossible for any of us to even be significant, much less pose a threat to the GOP/DEM parties. This is the event that brings us together as a block. This is the event that defines our candidates for the Media, so they can be found and heard. This is the event that tells everyone who we are, and who they should be throwing their support to. Quite simply, this is it.

Wikinews will be reporting from this event, with two volunteer freelance photographers taking pictures of the debates and candidates.


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This is all based on this promotional page: http://www.middleclass2008.com/html/independentsday.html and my discussions with the organizers. -- Zanimum - (talk) 17:33, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Culd you provide more info about your discissions. --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) (Note I have no link with the organization anonymous) 18:21, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Actually, just realising that all of the information is from that one promo page, except for the Wikipedia quote, which I'm adding a link to in the sources. --  Zanimum - (talk) 18:37, 5 April 2008 (UTC)


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Bristol Central Library closed after fire

April 5, 2008

The main library in Bristol, United Kingdom has been closed until further notice as a result of a fire which struck the building yesterday morning.

Bristol City Council has reported that it is possible the library will reopen on Tuesday, although it did say that it was likely the building would remain closed on that day.

The head of Library services at Bristol City Council commented on the incident. She said "we [the Library service] apologise to our customers for this inconvenience but it is not possible to open the library as there remains problem's with power to parts of the building and there is a need to give contractors clear access to clean smoke damage in some public areas. We will review the situation again on Monday morning and issue further updates when further information is available."


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Grand National won by 'Comply or Die'

April 5, 2008 The 2008 Grand National at Aintree has been won by Comply or Die, from Ireland. The trainer for the winning horse was D E Pipe.

King Johns Castle, who was also Irish, finished approximately four lengths behind the winner. He was also trained by D E Pipe.

The Jockey for the winning horse commented on the victory. He said "It's everybody's dream to win the National. David [the trainer] prepared him fabulously and said he was a certainty and wouldn't get beat, so what more can you ask for?"

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2008 Olympic torch arrives in London

April 5, 2008 The 2008 has arrived in London today, with the delegation being met by Chinese ambassador  and Minister for the Olympics  at Heathrow Airport. The torch had just arrived from St Petersburg, Russia.

Tomorrow, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will give a welcoming speech, which has already drawn criticism from other politicians for being "wholly inappropriate".

After the speech the torch will be taken on a 31 mile relay around London, beginning at, and finishing at the , being carried by 80 athletes, dignitaries and entertainers, after initially being carried by five time Olympic gold medal winner.

It is expected that the relay route will be lined by hundreds of people, however around 500 people are also expected to protest against the current human rights issues in the country, which has already taken place along the route. 4 people were also arrested today, 2 of which were on, after un-furling banners on the bridge. Around 2,000 Metropolitan Police are expected to be present tomorrow at the relay, and Tessa Jowell told the BBC that she hoped the protests would be peaceful.

The arrival of the torch comes on the same day that Chinese security forces fired on Tibetan protesters, killing 8.

The torch, which has come from Greece, will make its way around the world, being transported by thousands of people, and end in China on August 8th, 2008, to light the flame during the opening ceremony.

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who? --

Ooh, exciting. This is what I like about Wikinews. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stormchaser (talk • contribs) 21:21, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Independents' Day Cincinnati
The first forum/debate meeting of independent candidates for president of the United States of America came to a conclusion Sunday evening at the University of Cincinnati. Of the 24 that were invited, ten appeared to express their views and platforms, and discuss issues that are important to all Americans, but are not being covered in national party events. Organizers of the event informed and invited numerous local, state, and national media offices, but only Wikipedia and the campus newspaper showed up on Sunday when the public was invited. As a participant, to me that was very disappointing. It furthers my belief that the Democratic and Republican Parties intend to keep our government under their control for as long as possible.

All of the participating candidates, however, said that during their campaign travels throughout the country the Americans they talked to are yearning for another choice. Having swallowed the two major parties' dogma for decades, they want something entirely different, and are willing to listen to independents. I concur. Give us ten minutes and we'll convince you, too, that what Albert Einstein said about "insanity" is true, "Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." Don't expect things to change by voting for another Republican or Democrat.

So the power brokers of our country are saying, "Americans, you only need two candidates to choose from. Any more would just confuse you.  Now, here they are - a Republican and a Democrat.  Take your pick." It doesn't matter which one, just pick one and we'll go on with our business as usual.

Forty percent of Americans don't vote. I want your votes! Forty percent of Americans are registered as independents. It's time you voted independent! And forty percent of Americans don't like any of the candidates the two parties have promoted. Tell our two-party system we've had enough and vote for an independent!

My name is Donald K. Allen and I'm an independent, unaffiliated candidate for president of the United States of America. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.86.226.14 (talk) 16:35, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

PRESS RELEASE

INDEPENDENTS’ DAY DEBATE – CINCINNATI April 5 and 6, 2008

This weekend, 10 Independent Presidential Candidates met in Cincinnati, Ohio for the first in a series of debates. While there was no clear winner, one thing was very apparent; the party candidates now have some serious competition and the American people finally have a real choice in the election this fall.

The event was organized by Independent Presidential Candidates Richard H. Clark, Joe Oliva, and Bill Ingram, to give Americans frustrated with the two party system, an opportunity to evaluate candidates that are not restrained by or trying to sell a platform of a political party.

November 4, 2008 has been declared “INDEPENDENTS’ DAY” as a day to declare an end to the broken two party system of government and an end to the Bush/Clinton family rule. Cincinnati was the first debate. The Independents will meet again in May for the State of the World in Wilkes-Barre, PA and June 7th and 8th at Mount Rushmore for a weekend of debates, speeches, and Meet & Greets with the public. This will set the stage for one million Independents to come to Washington, DC on the 4th of July and Declare their Independence from the Democrats and Republicans that have ruled this country for over 150 years.

Independents look back to the founding of America, when States and districts selected someone to represent their values in Washington, DC. Today the two major parties come into the States and districts to select someone to go to Washington to represent them. Many feel this has broken our once great system of government.

Independent Presidential Candidates Donald K. Allen, John Bootie, Chris Borcik, Richard Fleharty, Rob Jorgensen, Daniel Kingery, and Christopher Popham Smith along with the organizers presented their positions and debated everything from the War to the Economy and Social Security to Health Care, the Environment and Immigration. They also talked about topics that the party candidates avoid; gays in the military, medical marijuana, and gun control.

The Independents didn’t talk about “change”; instead, they presented real solutions to fix this country’s real problems. Some may say, “We now have a real horse race.” —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.133.26.124 (talk) 04:42, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Independent Debate at Zimmer Hall The University of Ohio
www.rcjorgensen.com www.rcjorgensen2008.com www.google:rcjorgensen  www.votesmart.org I traveled from the Outer Banks of North Carolina to Cincinnati and debated with the other seven Independent Candidates. It was great to get things off my chest and vent. Cheaper than Phsycotheraphy too! But seriously, the only candidates that the Media covers is Obama a Black Lawyer from Harvard, Clinton a woman from Yale, Bush's alma mater. And John Mc Cain, Bush's choice to succeed him. It is kind of sad for our Democracy that these are the 3 we have to choose from. Their is another choice and that's me. RC Jorgensen "Rob" an engineer graduate from Long Beach State College. It's a very long shot given Barrack and Hillary have spent hundreds of millions of dollars past the FEC spending limits on campaigns, my campaign is self financed. I am focusing on the issues not how much money I can spend. I feel we as a Country should delete the give two dollars to the Presidential Campaign on our tax Returns and put a check here to give Five dollars to the Disable American Veterans. They too have Mental Health Issue, but none a severe as the Bush Cheney Adminstration. Well that about wraps it up for tonight. In closing, I would like to Qoute Abe Linclon: A government of the people, for the People and by the People! Kinda make the decider seem like Dictator. Or as we say in the South Dick Tater. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.54.159.104 (talk) 00:58, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Media suprressed by the Bush Administration No Freedom of Speech
After driving from the Outer Banks of North Carolina to Cincinatti to this event, I was appalled to discover no media covered this event! How tragic for our Democracy, appearently they have all been paid off by Bush. Threats or Bribes seems to be effective in resulting in no media coverage for this event. I have been encouraged lately by the Director of the FBI stating that if Freedom of Speech and \or the media is controlled the Terrorist have won. I pray that the Independents will atleast be heard.www.rcjorgensen2008.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.54.159.104 (talk) 00:57, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Right you are, it had nothing to do with the fact than none of these people stood a chance of winning even if CNN (and whomever you wish had been there). Bush, alone, suppressed all media coverage of this. Yep, that makes so much sense. That's because he wants to run unopposed. Wait, what? He's not running? --SVTCobra 01:05, 3 June 2008 (UTC)


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FA Cup: Portsmouth defeat West Brom, advance to final

April 5, 2008

took on the only team remaining in the  on Saturday, with  coming out on top. Pompey had defeated Manchester United 1-0 in the quarter-finals to advance to this stage, while West Brom crushed 5-1 to advance to this stage.

West Brom started the game strongly, with their first chance coming when shot the ball right and  who couldn't hold on, and the ball had to be hacked clear by. The Baggies dominated the midfield for much of the first half and Portsmouth had to play off the counter-attack, but couldn't produce any good chances. Portsmouth began to gain steam nearing halftime, but neither team would score in the first period.

After the break it was Portsmouth who took the lead through. A miscommunication between defender and goalkeeper occurred after Kiely made a fine save off. The ball ended up at Kanu's feet around five yards away from the goal, and the Nigerian side footed the ball calmly into the corner. After their goal Portsmouth began to control the match, but West Brom still get their chances as smashes a shot off the crossbar. West Brom pushed for the equalizer near the end of the match, but the Portsmouth defense stood firm and will now await the winner of v  to see who they will take on at  in the final.


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FHR Sumary
Watched game, made notes, wrote article. Source used for reference purposes only.Dark_Squall - (talk) 22:46, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
 * warched game on tv or at stadium? --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) (Note I have no link with the organization anonymous) 14:25, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

I watch all the games on television. I live in Canada, no chance of seeing it at the stadium. It's not technically FHR, but its as close to live as i can get.Dark_Squall - (talk) 05:19, 11 April 2008 (UTC)


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2008 MLS: Toronto FC at D.C. United

April 5, 2008

New signing Laurent Robert and the return of Greg Sutton were not enough for Toronto F.C. as they fell 4-1 to D.C. United in Washington. Early goals from Luciano Emilio and Santino Quaranta left Toronto in an uphill battle for the rest of the match. The hill only became bigger in the 22nd minute when Kevin Harmse put in a hard challenge on Gonzalo Peralta and was subsequently sent off.

Marcelo Gallardo then made it 3-0 for the home side in the 52nd minute. Quaranta crossed the ball and Gallardo was wide open to smash the ball into an open net. Jaime Moreno capped off the scoring for D.C. in the 78th before Edu opened Toronto's MLS account with his first goal of the season.

The loss leaves Toronto at 0-2-0 on the season, while DC pick up their first win after losing their opener. DC now travel to play Real Salt Lake, while Toronto will visit David Beckham and the L.A. Galaxy.

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User:Dark Squall/Soccer Articles

 * Football: PFA release award nominations - April 11, 2008
 * UEFA Cup: April 10, 2008 - April 10, 2008
 * UEFA Champions League: April 9, 2008 - April 9, 2008
 * UEFA Champions League: April 8, 2008 - April 8, 2008
 * English Premier League: Week 33 round-up - April 6, 2008
 * UEFA Cup: April 3rd, 2008 - April 3, 2008
 * UEFA Champions League: April 2, 2008 - April 2, 2008
 * UEFA Champions League: April 1, 2008 - April 1, 2008
 * English Premier League: Week 32 round-up - March 31, 2008
 * Football: Manchester United clinch Premiership title - May 6, 2007
 * Football: Internazionale clinch Serie A title - April 22, 2007
 * Football: Cristiano Ronaldo takes home both PFA awards - April 22, 2007
 * Football: Roma defeats Inter 3-1 in Milan - April 18, 2007
 * Football: Cristiano Ronaldo extends stay at United - April 13, 2007
 * UEFA Cup: quarter-final second leg roundup - April 12, 2007
 * Football: Fulham FC sacks coach Chris Coleman - April 10, 2007
 * Football: Easter Monday Premiership roundup - April 9, 2007
 * UEFA Cup: quarter-final first leg round up - April 5, 2007
 * UEFA Champions League: quarter-final first leg roundup - April 4, 2007
 * UEFA Euro 2008: March 28th qualification game roundup - March 28, 2007
 * UEFA Euro 2008: March 24th qualification game roundup - March 24, 2007
 * Football: Ties announced in UEFA Cup - March 16, 2007
 * Football: McClaren names England squad - March 16, 2007
 * Marcello Lippi completes European XI squad - March 12, 2007
 * Seven players added to lineup for United charity match - March 11, 2007
 * Ties announced in UEFA Champions League - March 9, 2007
 * Lineup coming together for Manchester United charity match - March 6, 2007
 * Lille goal protests quelled again - March 2, 2007
 * Manchester United opens nine point gap at top of Premier League - February 24, 2007
 * Champions League round of sixteen—first leg results - February 24, 2007

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 * FA Cup: Cardiff joins Portsmouth in Cup final - April 6, 2008
 * 2008 MLS: Toronto FC at D.C. United - April 5, 2008
 * FA Cup: Portsmouth defeat West Brom, advance to final - April 5, 2008
 * Football: Manchester United defeat AC Milan in Champions League - April 24, 2007
 * Football: Watford fall to Manchester United in FA Cup - April 14, 2007
 * UEFA Cup: Tottenham out after 2-2 draw with Sevilla - April 12, 2007
 * Football: Manchester United thrash Roma 7 - 1 - April 10, 2007
 * Football: Sunderland lead Championship after 2-1 win - April 9, 2007
 * Football: Everton defeat Fulham 4-1 at Goodison Park - April 6, 2007
 * UEFA Champions League: Liverpool defeat PSV 3-0 in Holland - April 3, 2007
 * Football: Crouch hat-trick lifts Liverpool to victory - March 31, 2007
 * Football: Chelsea beat out Spurs in FA Cup replay - March 19, 2007
 * Football: Ronaldo penalty sends United to FA Cup semifinals - March 19, 2007
 * Football: Manchester United breeze past lackluster Bolton - March 17, 2007
 * Chelsea strike late to force FA Cup replay - March 11, 2007
 * United force replay against 'Boro in FA Cup - March 10, 2007
 * UEFA Cup - Round of Sixteen first leg results - March 8, 2007
 * Extra time winner gives AC Milan a pass to quarterfinals - March 7, 2007
 * Quick goal sees Bayern advance over Real Madrid - March 7, 2007
 * Arsenal out of Champions league after tie with PSV - March 7, 2007
 * Larsson goal puts United into quarterfinals - March 7, 2007
 * Valencia through to Quarters thanks to away goals rule - March 6, 2007
 * Lyon lose at home; drop out of Champions League - March 6 2007
 * Chelsea come from behind to defeat Porto - March 6, 2007
 * Barca eliminated in Champions League - March 6, 2007
 * West Ham rocked by stoppage time goal - March 4, 2007
 * Chelsea maintains pace with Manchester United - March 3, 2007
 * Late goal leaves Liverpool stunned - March 2, 2007
 * Blackburn defeat Arsenal in FA Cup - March 1, 2007
 * Man United hold on for FA win at Reading - February 27, 2007
 * Chelsea beats Arsenal in Carling Cup - February 26, 2007

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User:Hersfold

I am an administrator on the English Language Wikipedia, and have mainly created this account to make sure it was claimed through Single Unified Login. Please see my main user page at w:en:User:Hersfold.

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Messages left for me here will probably not be read. If you must edit here, go ahead, but please also leave me a link at w:en:User talk:Hersfold as well. Thanks! Hersfold - (talk) 01:38, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

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Talk:Hollywood legend Charlton Heston dies at age 84

Info source
Just heard the blurb on KTTV news. Bill Wright - (talk) 04:59, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Aged 84 before his 84th birthday?
Excerpt from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlton_Heston Born 	John Charles Carter October 4, 1924(1924-10-04) Evanston, Illinois, USA

Which would mean he would have needed to survive until 2008-10-04 to be 84.

Excerpt: Died 	April 5, 2008 (aged 83) Beverly Hills, California, USA

He was 83 years, 6 months and one day old. --202.168.102.96 10:44, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

 * I'd actually go for what the family is saying, and news releases, before Wikipedia, you know, since we're a news site and Wikipedia can be unreliable. The news sources say 84, he was 84. If anything, that should resolve that stupid dispute at Wikipedia. TheCustomOfLife - (talk) 11:38, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Un-needed and un-cited statement removed.
"His gun, finally prised from his cold, dead fingers."? Please. 61.69.0.137 10:46, 6 April 2008 (UTC)


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Hollywood legend Charlton Heston dies at age 84

April 6, 2008

Screen legend and conservative icon Charlton Heston, twice winner of an Academy Award during his 50 year film career, died Saturday, April 5 in Beverly Hills, California.

"To his loving friends, colleagues and fans, we appreciate your heartfelt prayers and support. Charlton Heston was seen by the world as larger than life. No one could ask for a fuller life than his. No man could have given more to his family, to his profession, and to his country. In his own words, 'I have lived such a wonderful life. I've lived enough for two people,'" said his family in a statement released to the press.

Heston starred in the 1959 film Ben Hur which won 11 Academy Awards. He also starred in the 1968 film The Planet of The Apes. Near the end of his life, he primarily did cameo roles, including two in the films Tombstone with Kurt Russell, and True Lies with Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Heston's family did not state the cause of death, but in 2002, he revealed that he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Heston was 84.

In his early career, Heston spoke out against racism and was active in the civil rights movement. He played in films such as The Omega Man and Soylent Green (which ends with Heston saying "Soylent Green is people!"), which contain a strong environmental message.

Heston was also president of the National Rifle Association from 1998 to 2003. In 2000, he declared at the NRA convention that Presidential candidate Al Gore could only take away his Second Amendment rights "From my cold, dead hands," raising a presentation rifle over his head.


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Aww, I liked Charlton Heston. R.I.P., to a man for whom Soylent Green was always people.

Cold dead hands
At least he finally let go of that rifle ... 220.253.183.164 07:31, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

wow
I know he was a great actor but i never know he did all this things? what a great man. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.229.16.129 (talk) 13:01, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
 * great justice. Hope guns would kill less people now. --82.181.154.77 18:40, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

El Cid
I remember watching Charleton Heston in El Cid, and he played a mighty chivalrous hero, it's sad to see him go. Fephisto - (talk) 22:53, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Lengend —Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.59.194.248 (talk) 15:06, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

LOL to all the soylent green & cold dead hands comments! :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.158.104.181 (talk) 16:08, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Charlton Heston can no longer fight those "damn dirty apes." Rest in Peace. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.245.186.72 (talk) 22:56, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Charlton Heston was an inconsiderate, bigoted old man --03:05, 30 May 2008 (UTC)Mr. T


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Blast kills 12 people, including senior Sri Lankan minister

April 6, 2008 The Sri Lankan highways minister, Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, was today killed, by a bombing, while attending an event to mark the upcoming Tamil New Year. Over 14 others were also killed in the blast.

At least 90 others were injured.

The Media Minister for Sri Lanka commented on the bombings. "It was a suicide bombing of the Tigers," he said. 'Tigers' was referring to the militant organization, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, and is recognised by over 30 countries as a terrorist organization. The Tigers are advocates of a separate state in Sri Lanka for the Tamil minority.


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Snow falls over much of UK

April 6, 2008

Snow fell over much of the United Kingdom overnight, with many roads being closed as a result of this. The M56 has been closed in both directions.

The city of Bristol was subject to its heaviest snow in over a year. BBC News has reported that up to 3 inches of snow will fall in parts of Southern England. Major cities including London were hit by the snow.

A Wikinews reporter noticed at approximately 10:00 local time (09:00 UTC) that there appeared to be no significant effect on the traffic as a result of the snow. It is probable that this is because the majority of the snow had either been cleared or melted.

The snow continued to fall until mid morning in most off the South of England, however melted away in the afternoon. In Liverpool, North West England and Bristol occasional snow flurries occurred through to the early afternoon, this continued in Liverpool through the afternoon to early evening.

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 * I went outside.(The heaviest snow inBristol for over a year claim is based on my sightings) --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) (Note I have no link with the organization anonymous) 07:34, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Best OR notes ever. --Skenmy(t•c•w) 13:13, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
 * OK, here are some longer OR notes-

 * At 07:36 BST I looked out of a window and saw that it had snowed. At approximately 07:45 BST I went outside to photograph the snow. I then uploaded one of my photographs to Wikimedia Commons, under a license requiring attribution. At approximately 10:00BST I went outside and checked several busy roads to see the effects of the snow. I noted that the traffic had not been affected by the snow, probably because it has nearly completely melted. I returned at about 10:30 BST --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) (Note I have no link with the organization anonymous) 13:55, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Just before 15:00 BST I looked outside and saw more snow. This info has been added to the article. --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) (Note I have no link with the organization anonymous) 14:12, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
 * It's still the best. Simple and to the point. --TUFKAAP - (talk) 15:20, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Images
Would it be possible to get a better picture of this? As pretty as a snow-covered piece of shrubbery is, it doesn't really classify this as being an unusual, UK-oriented snowfall. 205.200.153.79 17:44, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I was a bit rushed when I took the photos this morning. I will produce a little diagra to illustrate it later. --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) (Note I have no link with the organization anonymous) 18:29, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

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{Which of the following was not an April Fools' day joke published in the media? - French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to undergo stretch surgery to make him taller than his wife, Italian artist and model Carla Bruni - U.S. President George W. Bush has announced a dramatic shift in his attitude toward science and climate change - A new recorder can convert Betamax videos into HD-DVD + T'ai Chi has been found to improve diabetes
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Talk:Death of 4000th U.S. soldier in Iraq shines spotlight on gays in the military

i'm not particularly convinced about the value of this article as it stands, as it's simply a rewrite of the WP original. i assumed that this article was moved (as oppposed to copied) over here from WP, but as of now, the WP article still exists. hopefully, someone will add something more to it this article. i'm afraid i haven't verified the contents of the article when i rewrote it. whoever publishes this would best give it a once-over. sorry! –Doldrums(talk) 12:05, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree, three months after his death this is simply NOT NEWS Sherurcij 00:33, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
 * The sources are as recent as March 30, so using the date that he died is not quite fair in evaluating the timeliness. That being said, we should have run it much sooner, ten days is a long time. However, it is not a breaking type of story, where developments keep pouring in, it is a "human interest" type of story. Bottom line, I think it is fine. --SVTCobra 00:41, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

 * the first known LGBT soldier to die in combat in Iraq

Surely, a 'gay soldier', or a 'homosexual soldier', not a 'lesbian/gay/bisexual/transsexual soldier' which seems to me somewhat a misnomer when applied to an individual? 89.27.19.182 23:44, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

 * Duh, I take that back, as the point is that he was the first known LGBT to die. My bad. 89.27.19.182 23:48, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

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Felipe Massa wins 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix

April 6, 2008

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa won the FIA Formula One 2008 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain. Massa was also the previous year winner. His Ferrari teammate, driver Kimi Räikkönen, ran second after a good start from fourth place on the grid.

McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton failed his start. During the race Hamilton unsuccessfully attacked his former teammate Fernando Alonso (now again a Renault driver), resulting in him losing his front wing, and dropping to last place. He eventually finished a lowly 13th place.

Pole Robert Kubica became the highlight of the weekend by winning the pole, but was slow off the start and finished third on the podium. Nick Heidfeld, his BMW Sauber teammate finished fourth. The results puts BMW as the new leader of the Constructors' championship, one point ahead of Scuderia Ferrari.

Heikki Kovalainen came fifth and became the only McLaren driver to finish in the points. Jarno Trulli (Toyota) and Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) ran 6 and 7 places respectively with Nico Rosberg (Williams-Toyota) closing out the top eight with 1 point.

Timo Glock (Toyota) was engaged in a hard battle with Fernando Alonso (Renault) and came 9th ahead of the Spanish 2005 F1 Champion.

Results
Results of Bahrain Grand Prix after 57 laps of Sakhir circuit on 6 April, 2008:

1 Felipe Massa (Brz) Ferrari one hour 31 minutes 6.970 seconds 2 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari +3.339 secs 3 Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber +4.998 4 Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber +8.409 5 Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) McLaren-Mercedes +26.789 6 Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota +41.314 7 Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull-Renault +45.473 8 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams-Toyota +55.889 9 Timo Glock (Ger) Toyota +1:09.500 10 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault +1:17.181 11 Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Honda +1:17.862 12 Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Force India-Ferrari one lap behind 13 Lewis Hamilton (GB) McLaren-Mercedes one lap 14 Kazuki Nakajima (Jpn) Williams-Toyota one lap 15 Sebastien Bourdais (Fra) Toro Rosso-Ferrari one lap 16 Anthony Davidson (GB) Super Aguri-Honda one lap 17 Takuma Sato (Jpn) Super Aguri-Honda one lap 18 David Coulthard (GB) Red Bull-Renault one lap 19 Adrian Sutil (Ger) Force India-Ferrari two laps R Nelson Piquet Jr (Brz) Renault 40 laps completed R Jenson Button (GB) Honda 19 laps R Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Toro Rosso-Ferrari 0 laps Fastest lap: Kovalainen, 1:33.193, lap 49. Key: R = retired

Other FIA news
In related news, Max Mosley has requested an Extraordinary General Assembly of the FIA Senate, in relation to the News of the World story regarding supposed "Nazi orgy" allegations.

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Protests surround London Olympic torch relay

April 6, 2008 Around 25 arrests have been made by Metropolitan Police officers, during the 31 mile Olympic Torch relay in London, England.

The torch relay began at Wembley Stadium where protesters waved flags and chanted as the torch started on its route. Protests then became more dramatic, as demonstrators attempted to extinguish the flame using a fire extinguisher, and grab the torch from the hands of TV presenter Konnie Huq in Ladbroke Grove. Both of the attempts were unsuccessful, and were prevented by police officers and members of the torch's security team.

The torch continued its route, surrounded by more than twenty security officers, to be seen by hundreds of spectators, and also continued verbal protests by groups highlighting the human rights issues in China. There were also pro-China protesters present chanting slogans. It is believed that around 20 - 25 arrests have been made throughout the course of the day.

The route ends at the O2 Arena after being carried by around 80 athletes, dignitaries and entertainers, including five time Olympic gold medal winner Sir Steve Redgrave.


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= No sources? = No sources?--Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) (Note I have no link with the organization anonymous) 14:21, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
 * were done just before you saved. i saved the content i had written, to prevent loss, and then added sources etc from other ff tabs :-) --Mark Talk to me 14:24, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Copied from Comments talk:Protests surround London Olympic torch relay - Chris Mann (Say hi!|Stalk me!) 00:51, 15 April 2008 (UTC) Should the number of arrests read 30 - 35 instead of 20 - 25?

82.47.211.225 22:59, 6 April 2008 (UTC) Spud

= Videos showing the event = I didn't notice any videos related to the event. I found this by myself as a video showing a bit of the event. Logictheo (talk) 19:36, 1 September 2008 (UTC)


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killing 8 protestors? you western media lie again! why not report the so called protestors killed 18 civilians?
 * The Chinese government has murdered hundreds over the last few weeks. If the protestors did kill these people (which I don't think they did) that was a mistake but I din't think it was on the same scale as the murders by the Chinese government. --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) (Note I have no link with the organization anonymous) 14:28, 6 April 2008 (UTC)


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Charles Manson releases album under free license

April 6, 2008

Convicted cult leader and murderer Charles Manson has released his album One Mind under a free content license. The album was already released on April 7, 2005, but now it has become available under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike 2.0 License. This means that anyone can remix and share the album for non-commercial purposes, as long as they give proper credit and use the same license.

The website Family Jams (Manson’s record label), which offers hard-copies of the CD, says that "ONE MIND is pure Charlie, no additions, no corrections, no added opinions, filters or editing... consisting of songs, trance-poetry, conversations, raps, ramblings, musings and more." The cover-art is a painting by Manson, liner notes include excerpts from his letters, and, as the sites mentions, song titles and interludes are by friends or editors.

The disc has 16 tracks, totalling almost 76 minutes of Manson's work. The CD can be bought on the Family Jams site for $15.00 in the U.S. and Canada, and for $17.50 in other countries. Because of the new license, the tracks can be legally downloaded, and samples can be used for derived works.

Manson was part of the Los Angeles music scene before his conviction as leader of the Manson Family commune. He was close to Beach Boy Dennis Wilson —Manson wrote the song 'Never Learn Not to Love' for the Beach Boys.

In 1970, Manson released the album Lie: The Love & Terror Cult to finance his trial. The Manson Family also released The Family Jams, with songs written by Manson. Manson has released several albums since.

Groups such as Nine Inch Nails have previously released some of their work under a free license.

In a related story, Lindsay Lohan will play Nancy Pitman in an upcoming movie called Manson Girls. Lohan has previously revealed that she was fascinated by Manson during her "dark period" before she sought help for drug and alcohol addiction in 2007: "Yeah, I have a dark side. I watched all those videos on Charles Manson for a while." Lohan also stars in the movie Chapter 27 about John Lennon's assassination.


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Feist leads 2008 Juno Award winners

April 7, 2008

Leslie Feist was the most successful artist as the Juno Awards concluded in Calgary, Alberta on Sunday. The performer of the internationally-successful single "1234" won in five categories: Album of the Year, Pop Album of the Year, Single of the Year, Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year.

Veteran group Blue Rodeo won in three categories: Group of the Year, Adult Alternative Album of the Year and Video of the Year.

The Canadian Music Hall of Fame added veteran Canadian rock band Triumph to its honour roll. The Humanitarian Award was presented to country performer Paul Brandt while the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award was presented to Citytv and MuchMusic founder Moses Znaimer.

The Juno Awards began in 1970, initially known as the Gold Leaf Awards, and are Canada's most prominent annual music honours. The awards have been nationally televised within Canada since 1975. Next year's ceremonies will be hosted in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Major winners
The following winners were announced on Sunday's primary awards telecast:

 * Album of the Year: The Reminder by Feist
 * Country Recording of the Year: Risk by Paul Brandt
 * Juno Fan Choice Award: Michael Bublé
 * Group of the Year: Blue Rodeo
 * New Group of the Year: Wintersleep
 * Pop Album of the Year: The Reminder by Feist
 * Single of the Year: "1234" by Feist

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Mugabe's party calls for recount of Zimbabwe presidential votes

April 6, 2008 Zanu-PF, the party of the incumbent Robert Mugabe has said that there should be a recount of the presidential election results to check for possible "errors and miscalculations." Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the (MDC), questioned the legality of these actions. They said that recounts are only legal after the original set of results are made available.

The MDC released premature election results last Sunday, which claimed a large victory for their presidential candidate against Robert Mugabe.

MDC leaders said that the unofficial tally, based on one-third of the election returns, shows Tsvangirai with 67% of the vote. The 'results' were posted on the doors of polling stations, and then sent to party officials by. MDC Secretary General said, "Barring a miracle, Mugabe can't win."


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Bad Doctor Spoiling his Country Name
Such doctors should be punished. He has also tarnished the image of the country which produces so many doctors and engineers.

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Comments:Protests surround London Olympic torch relay

Stratford
Waited in Stratford, not a torch in site, it must have snuck in around the back. Van after van of police. Lots of protesters

 * I saw the torch go through Stratford although I understand the route was changed leaving loads of disappointed people near the station where it was expected to pass. I saw it on High Street, Stratford. Adambro - (talk)
 * I was at the station, and loads of police and buses with olympic staff passed. How did it get on the DLR without anyone noticing? 87.194.189.49 09:05, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Well put simply it didn't get on the DLR there, whether it did at all I'm not sure but it was certainly meant to. I don't know Stratford but looking at the map and considering the way it was heading perhaps it got on at the presumably quieter Pudding Mill Lane station where no one would be expecting it. It was taken onto a bus as I saw it on High Street which I don't think was part of the original plan either. Adambro - (talk) 16:06, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

The Olympic Torch in London
I find it astonishing that so many of our famous sporting personalities can have been naive enough to carry the torch through London, in view of China's continuing and abysmal human rights record. At a time when "democracy" is being defended at such huge cost in Iraq, Afghanistan and other places, I find it incomprehensible that the PRC were chosen as an Olympic venue in the first place. These are double standards of truly heroic proportions.

I acknowledge that Olympic hopefuls may find the prospect of competing in Bejing perfectly acceptable. After all, why should they deny themselves a chance, perhaps their only chance, to compete, just because of China's totalitarian political system? But, for famous personalities to unnecessarily carry that tainted flame through the streets of London prior to these Olympics is, to my mind, an absolute disgrace. If only age and infirmity had not prevented me from joining the demo! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.218.4.73 (talk) 08:44, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Arrests
I can't help but wonder, on what charges were the arrests? Are they pointless arrests like in Edmonton during the Stanley Cup playoffs of 2006, or was it on true charges? --199.216.116.6 16:11, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Critisism of how UK handles the issue
The uk is a dirty place,which attracts flies and thieves,like the pro tibet independent activist. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 221.199.67.87 (talk) 03:36, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Positive view
The upside is that by China doing this I realised various stuff about China:
 * Golden Shield Project (restricting their people from accessing the internet in various ways)
 * What happened in China related to "Falun Gong" after 1999 (An organisation banned by China, clearly stating "we the government do whatever fuck we want, silence or I kill you!, attitudes...)

Going by the history of the olympics, i suspect that there's some element of idolatory which The Almighty Jehova, the father of our Lord Jesus Christ abhorrs, especially the manner with which the torch is lit. Therefore, if olympic or anything associated with it is done to honor any deity, thereby dishonoring The Lord Jesus Christ, it should be done away with. The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof.-Jesus Christ


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Comments:Charles Manson releases album under free license

Why did he use the 2.0 licenses not 3.0 --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) (Note I have no link with the organization anonymous) 20:38, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Cool. I always did like Manson, for some reason. Stormchaser - (talk) 21:22, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

 * I don't like the man himself, but I like to use him to argue against parent groups who advocate banning various [video games|movies|TV shows|music] every time there's a school shooting or something - "You're right! Counter-Strike turned that kid into a killer, so we should ban it! And then we can ban the White Album!" A bit of a straw man maybe, but I like it. Chris Mann (Say hi!|Stalk me!) 03:44, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

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LINDSAY LOHAN WILL MAKE THE MOVIE "MANSON GIRLS"  A BAD MOVIE. I THINK THAT THEY SHOULD PICK OTHER CHARACTERS NOT SOME STUPID GIRLS THAT DON'T KNOW HOW TO ACT.IF THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE THE MOVIE THEY BETTER PUT ALOT OF EFFORT INTO BECAUSE THAT WILL PISS PEOPLE OFF.

It is NOT under free, Creative Commons license. How do I know? I mastered the album. My name is on it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.166.237.114 (talk) 15:29, 4 November 2008 (UTC)


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This is news?
 * START UP THE NOTABILITY DELETIONS! Fephisto - (talk) 22:56, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Yes this is news. It was lead story on most networks in the UK. A101 - (talk) 15:16, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

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Apple's iTunes replaces Wal-Mart as No. 1 U.S. music seller

April 9, 2008

Five years after its launch, Apple Computer's iTunes downloadable music service in February passed Wal-Mart to become the No. 1 music seller in the United States, according to figures released April 3 by NPD Group, a market research firm.

The firm said more than 4 billion songs had been downloaded from the iTunes store since its launch in 2003 and that as of February, the iTunes store accounts for 70% of all digital music sales. NPD said according to those figures, Apple's iTunes store passes U.S. electronics retailer Best Buy for the No. 2 U.S. music retailer in 2007.

According to an April 2nd report in Ars Technica, an internal memo at Apple showed the company passed Wal-Mart as the top U.S. music seller Wal-Mart at the beginning of the year. Their projections showed that as of January 2008, Apple's iTunes held 19 percent of the U.S. music market with Wal-Mart at 15 percent, followed by Best Buy at 13 percent. Rounding out the top five were Amazon.com and Target at 6 percent each.


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Church of Scientology warns Wikileaks over documents

April 7, 2008 Wikinews has learned that the Church of Scientology warned the documents-leaking site Wikileaks.org that they are in violation of United States copyright laws after they published several documents related to the Church. Wikileaks has no intention of complying, and states that in response, it intends to publish a thousand pages of additional Scientology materials beginning Monday.

In the letter to Wikileaks, lawyers for the Church's Religious Technology Center (RTC), which oversees the use of the their logos, writings and religious content, states that the site "placed RTC's Advanced Technology works on Wikileaks.org's website without the authorization" of the Church.

"I have a good faith belief, and in fact know for certain, that posting copies of these works through your system was not authorized by my client, any agent of my client, or the law. Please be advised that your customer's action in this regard violates United States copyright law. Accordingly, we ask for your help in removing these works immediately from your service," states the letter from Ava Paquette of Moxon & Kobrin, which was published by Wikileaks.

On March 9, 2008, Wikileaks published several documents relating to the Church's Office of Special Affairs and personal notes gathered by Frank Oliver, a former Scientologist and former member of the Church's Special Affairs office. On March 26, 2008, Wikileaks published the entire set of the Churches 'Operating Thetan Level' documents which included handwritten notes by Scientology's founder, L. Ron Hubbard.

Although the letter does not mention specific legal threats, the letter asks that Wikileaks "preserve any and all documents pertaining to this matter and this customer, including, but not limited to, logs, data entry sheets, applications -- electronic or otherwise, registration forms, billings statements or invoices, computer print-outs, disks, hard drives, etc."

Despite the letter, Wikileaks states it will not comply with the "abusive request" by the Church.

"Wikileaks will not comply with legally abusive requests from Scientology any more than Wikileaks has complied with similar demands from Swiss banks, Russian off-shore stem cell centers, former African Kleptocrats, or the Pentagon. Wikileaks will remain a place where people of the world may safely expose injustice and corruption," stated Wikileaks in a release on its website.

Wikileaks further states that, "in response to the attempted suppression, Wikileaks will release several thousand additional pages of Scientology material next week."


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Dammit, come on, let the good guys win. Fephisto - (talk) 22:57, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

"Errors and miscalculations"
Yes, we must check for several thousand errors and miscalculations. We had better also check for a few thousand people who may have accidentally voted for the Opposition when they really meant to vote for Mugabe. Then we'll declare martial law and invalidate the election anyway. Chris Mann (Say hi!|Stalk me!) 00:35, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Will he... won't he?
We all know that Mugabe is a monster and a tyrant. Probably the worst that the world has left. He's made a complete farce of his country's elections in the past and it mostly slipped by un-noticed. The question is: will he do it again in full view of the world's media? My bet is on: yes.Shane.Bell - (talk) 13:25, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I know I'm being stupid by saying this, but IMHO North Korea's dictator does the ropes more brutally than Mugabe. Fephisto - (talk) 01:33, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Maybe... they're BOTH right up there. Shane.Bell - (talk) 07:46, 9 April 2008 (UTC)