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User talk:Viridae

Admin @ enwiki. Account created under SUL. Viridae (talk) 11:44, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

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Helicopter crash in Panama kills Chilean police chief and ten others

May 31, 2008

A helicopter named SAN-100 crashed Thursday at 14:00 local time (09:00 UTC) on a roof in Banana Price, Calidonia, Panama City, Panama. The crash was a block from by Q street and Central Avenue. The crash also started a small fire. Of the 12 people aboard, half of whom were Chilean federal police officers and the other half Panamanian police officers, only Hernaldo Carrasco, the co-pilot, survived.

It is feared that civilians on the ground may have died, but as of yet there is no official death toll of non-passengers. Jose Bernales, the commander of IV region, and his wife also died in the crash.

The SAN-100 has been operated for 35 years and belongs to Panama. "It was a flying relic," said Omar Torrijos Pauzner, the brother of Panama's president. According to local TV channel Telemetro, the helicopter was used in Vietnam War, and the United States gave it to Panama after the war. Telemetro also reported the chopper had a broken part that was due to be replaced on June 4.

Martin Torrijos, Panama's President, communicated his sympathies to Chile and paid particular tribute to Bernales for his support of the Panamanian police force.

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Isolated native tribe discovered in Brazil

June 2, 2008 Aerial photos were released Friday of an uncontacted native group in Brazil. The pictures were taken along the Peruvian border near the Envira River. According to David Hill, a researcher at Survival International, these are the first photos taken in the area for 20 years.

They were taken by a collaborative effort of the Brazilian National Indian Foundation (Fundação Nacional do Índio, or FUNAI) and the Special Secretariat of Indigenous People of the Government of Acre. FUNAI has been keeping tribes under surveillance in this area for the last 20 years but does not make contact with such groups. FUNAI also helps to prevent invasion of their lands to ensure their autonomy.

An estimated 500 natives live in the area near the Envira River, which is being threatened by commercial logging operations.

The pictures, taken by a helicopter flying overhead, show a group of men painted red and pointing bows and arrows towards the helicopter. FUNAI officials state that the group live in six longhouses. They do not know what tribe the group belongs to.

The pictures were taken in order to show the world that these uncontacted people exist. Such tribes are under risk from reduction in their land, disease, and invasion.


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Please don't edit old articles, even if they turn out to not be true. Instead, new articles should be written. See Isolated native tribe discovered in Brazil and Brazilian tribe is neither a new discovery nor a hoax. Cheers, --SVTCobra 02:32, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

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My local userpage is located on my home project at w:User:NonvocalScream.

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Comments:First fertilised fish fossil found

EPIC
FISH ARE EPIC!!!1111!!
 * Indeed: http://www.dwarffortresswiki.net/index.php/Carp  Fephisto (talk) 15:25, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
 * ...What is this nonsense of which you speak? B2xiao (talk) 04:04, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm liking the (unintentional?) alliteration in the title. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.8.194.226 (talk) 00:02, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

 * Believe me, it was 100% intentional. Check the article's Talk page for some alternative titles. Chris Mann (Say hi!|Stalk me!) 01:56, 13 June 2008 (UTC)


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User talk:Swedishwater

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Wikinews Shorts: May 30, 2008

Study: Stonehenge was ancient graveyard
A recently released study has claimed that the British monument Stonehenge was a burial site for the British royal family. It said that the people from the first 500 years of Britain's first royal family were buried there.

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UK health workers reject pay offer
UK health workers have voted to reject the pay offer proposed by the UK government. The offer, for an 8% increase over three years, faced strong opposition among health workers.

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Ban on cluster bombs adopted by 111 countries

May 30, 2008

Today, representatives of 111 countries have adopted a formal ban on. The ban is to be signed and ratified by each country during December 2-3 in, Norway, the country that initiated the discussions on the ban.

Following almost two weeks of negotiations, the ban was agreed upon at a ceremony held in, Ireland. Signatories will be required to completely get rid of cluster bomb stockpiles within eight years.

Cluster bombs are characterized by the small "bomblets" that they release while falling. Many are opposed to this type of munition because the "bomblets" spread over a large area, meaning that they can easily injure or kill innocent civilians even when aimed at a specific enemy target.

Despite U.N. Ban Ki-moon voicing his hopes that all nations would agree to the ban, many countries have boycotted the ban, including the United States, Russia, Israel, Pakistan and India. Military analyst Marc Garlasco of the organization Human Rights Watch noted that these nations will be less likely to use the munitions due to the stigma that will be attached to them.

While widely celebrated, some criticize the pact for not being strong enough in its implications. For example, signatories will still be allowed to cooperate on military operations with non-signatories.

The ban will go into effect in mid-2009.


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TACA Airlines Flight 390 crashes in Honduras

May 31, 2008

Five people were killed and many others injured after Flight 390 of TACA airlines overran the runway at the Toncontín International Airport in Tegucigalpa. The Airbus 320 held dozens of people on board including both passengers and crew, although various accounts are inconsistently reporting occupant numbers. Flight 390 began in San Salvador, El Salvador and just departed its intermediate stop at Tegucigalpa before it was to continue towards Miami, United States.

The plane fell to the city streets while approaching the runway at approximately 1600 UTC (10 am local time). The accident occurred in the midst of bad weather from tropical storm "Alma". Among the casualties confirmed are the president of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, Harry Brautigam.

Airport Closure
According to statements by the president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, after the accident the airport would be closed and its flights rerouted through the military-operated Soto Cano Air Base, formerly known as Palmerola Air Base.


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Hi, I translated this from the spanish language version. Let me know if you want their sources... one is in english. (They don't reference-number the sources to the statements though, so I don't know which parts they got from the english langauge version.) I'm robbiemuffin at wikipedia 71.191.181.44 19:45, 30 May 2008 (UTC)


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User:Salvor

I am Salvör from Iceland. I mostly write on Icelandic wikipedia and Icelandic wikibooks. My userpage on English wikipedia is w:user:salvor

I only write on wikinews articles of interest to the world about Iceland.

Wikinews articles I have started and/or edited:
 * Volcanic eruption starts on top of Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland
 * Icelandic volcanic eruption prompts evacuation, flight diversions
 * Strong earthquake strikes southwestern Iceland

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 * Nearly 25% of Iceland's voters petition for veto of Icesave bill

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User talk:Salvor

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User talk:Benus

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User:JeremyMcCracken

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My first article here, sadly an obit: US Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones dies at age 58

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Comments:Unconteacted indian tribe discovered

Please delete this article. I could not figure out how to fix the title, so I created a duplicate article under a correct title.


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Talk:Isolated native tribe discovered in Brazil

Please delete this article. I could not figure out how to fix the title, so I created a duplicate article under a correct title. Photographs Published of Isolated Native Tribe in Brazil deleted. b2xiao (talk) 16:11, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Hoax
It seems my first contribution here was a hoax. This was unintentional on my part, I did not know. At the time, I did not know, and I apologize. I'm a nit embarrassed, even though this story was carried by major news outlets. I don't know the policy for deletion here, so I just blanked the page. Hopefully someone will point me the the correct direction. As I said, I referenced major news outlets, and I was taken, as was the wire that I referenced when I did the initial creation of this piece on wikinews.

Yahoo Buzz

Guardian

Regards, NonvocalScream (talk) 04:55, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

 * Despite Yahoo! proclaiming it was a hoax, the truth is more complicated. Please see Brazilian tribe is neither a new discovery nor a hoax. --SVTCobra 02:30, 25 June 2008 (UTC)


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Wikinews talk:Upcoming events/North America

It seems regular news papers often have news about upcoming events in the community so that people within the community can attend them. They might have an article on this or that upcoming festival, concert, or fest. It seems news on TV often has stories on this or that event as well. Would it be outside the scope of Wikinews to have a section or page devoted to events within communities geared so that it can inform community members about those events, rather than just have a page of events so Wikinews reporters could be informed of them? This could perhaps go in the main namespace. --Remi (talk) 20:44, 30 May 2008 (UTC)


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Wikinews:Briefs/May 30, 2008

Monarchy abolished in Nepal
The Nepalese Constituent Assembly, elected on April 10, in Nepal recently voted to abolish its monarchy, with a large majority supporting the vote in parliament. "The Nepalese people have been freed from centuries of feudal tradition and the doors have now opened for a radical social and economic transformation," said a government spokesperson, commenting on the decision.

The former king, Gyanendra of Nepal, has been given two weeks to leave his palace. Authorities say that he will be forced out if he fails to leave during that period of time.

The Nepalese president, also commented on the move: "Today is the day when my dreams have been realized and similarly the dreams of the nation have perhaps also been realized."

Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary General of the United Nations, said that by supporting the switch to a republic, the Nepalese people have "clearly spoken for peace and change."

UK study highlights child abuse by humanitarian workers
A study by the non-profit organisation Save the Children UK claims that a number of aid workers and peacekeepers from organisations such as the United Nations and Save the Children itself have engaged in sexual abuse of children in the course of their humanitarian efforts. The study also says that many of these incidents remain unreported, and those involved often go unpunished.

The study was based on field data from Sudan, Ivory Coast and Haiti, where they held focus groups followed by in-depth interviews. In 20 of the 38 focus groups, United Nations representatives were the main perpetrators of sexual abuse, possibly due to the larger number of peacekeepers than aid workers, but 23 organisations were identified as being involved across the three countries.

While 14 and 15 year olds were the most common victims, the study found cases of abuse in children as young as 6. Most offenders were men, and most of the victims were girls. One 14-year-old boy who works in a peacekeeping camp on the Ivory Coast told the study that "[o]ften it will be between eight and 10 men who will share two or three girls".

An "overwhelming" majority of those interviewed said they would never report a case of abuse, and did not know of anyone who had reported a case, despite more than half knowing of incidents of sexual abuse, and many knowing of 10 or more. The study reported that unless this silence was dealt with, any attempts to eliminate the abuse would be "fundamentally flawed".

Two MBTA Green Line trains collide in Newton, Massachusetts
Two Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line trains have collided in Newton. Both trains consisted of two cars, one of which rear-ended the other causing major damage on both trains, multiple injuries and trapped the operator of one of the two trains, 24 year-old Terrese Edmonds, who subsequently died. An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board is underway.

The crash happened yesterday around 6 p.m. EDT between the Waban and Woodland Green Line stations on the Green Line's D Branch. One train was stopped at a red signal waiting to enter to Woodland when it was struck from behind by the second train.

This is one of several accidents the MBTA has experienced recently. Exactly two weeks ago, a trolley on the B Branch derailed and caught fire, and Tuesday, a fire broke out between Park Street and Downtown Crossing on the MBTA's Red Line.

First fertilised fish fossil found
A 375 million-year old fossilised umbilical cord could cause scientists to completely rethink the current theories of the evolution of vertebrate sexual reproduction, a team of Australian scientists say.

The fossil of a placoderm, a class of prehistoric fish known as the "dinosaur of the seas", dates back to the Devonian period, and is the earliest known case of a vertebrate that gave birth to live young. It is also the only fossilised umbilical cord ever to be found.

Dr. John Long, Museum Victoria's head of sciences and the leader of the team examining the fossils, says the find "changes our understanding of the evolution of vertebrates".

According to the research team, this discovery pushes the known development of viviparity (animals giving birth to live young) back 200 million years, and also marks the earliest known development of internal fertilisation, a feature now found in sharks and rays.

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Talk:X performs at the TLA in Philadelphia

Original reporting notes
I attended this concert. As far as "notes" besides the picture, I can, upon demand, provide the ticket-stub and I have a set list. The details of how the concert went relies mostly on memory, but I consulted external sources (all listed) for spelling of names, songs, titles, etc. I can also document the comments about the preference for earlier songs, bu if needed there is also this quote. "The first four records. Because that's what people really identify X with, and we're sort of not really a nostalgia band, but it's kind of like -- I personally do it more for the audience. You know, the people who didn't see us but want to. And we're still good!"

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editprotected Could please someone add File:X Set List.jpg to the article? Thanks. Evrik (talk) 16:49, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I have no idea what that is, so I probably wouldn't add it anyway, but even if I wanted to, we can't add new content to articles after they've been archived (that includes images). Sorry. Gopher65talk 03:45, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

 * It's the list of songs from the event. Evrik (talk) 18:45, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Use text. -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 21:15, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
 * It is far too late to add content to this article which has been archived ... and images are content. However, this is useful as Original Reporting notes. --SVTCobra 22:23, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

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Could someone please add Category:X (American band) to the article? Thanks. Evrik (talk) 16:19, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
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Fußball-Bundesliga 2008–09: Forssell moves to Hannover 96

May 30, 2008

German-born Finland striker Mikael Forssell has signed a 3 year contract with Hannover 96 on a free transfer from Birmingham City. Birmingham City were relegated from the FA Premier League earlier this month.

Birmingham Head Coach Alex McLeish believes that, despite the transfer of Forssell to Hannover 96, his squad will have enough goalscoring to challenge for an immediate return to the FA Premier League for the 2009-10 season.

For Forssell, The transfer ends an association with English football which lasted 10 years. He has played at Chelsea F.C., Crystal Palace and Birmingham City over that time.

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 * Christian Hochstatter, Hannover 96 Sporting Director: "We are very happy that we could persuade Mikael to join Hannover."
 * Mikael Forssell: "I am looking forward to playing for Hannover and in the Bundesliga."


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Comments:Interview with dismissed Ocean Drive columnist Trisha Posner

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The way your reporter words questions in this "news" story is biased - much less like news and much more like an editorial opinion. The piece starts out balanced enough but by the end, the questions are almost laughably one-sided. The author clearly has a strong opinion, which comes across loud and clear to readers. His persuasive approach is irresponsible and is the antithesis of neutrality, a principle that Wikinews values highly. I've pasted the "Neutral Point of View Policy" below as reference. The bolds are mine.

'' The neutral point of view policy states that one should write articles without bias, representing all views fairly.

Neutral point of view means that an article should fairly represent all sides in a news story, and not make an article state, imply, or insinuate that any one side is correct. (Of course, there are limits to which points of view are worth mentioning, and this can be an area of conflict.)

It is crucial that Wikinewsies work together to make articles unbiased. This comprises one of the great merits of Wikinews....

At Wikinews, we use the terms "unbiased" and "neutral point of view" in a precise way: Articles without bias describe debates fairly rather than advocating any side of the debate. Since all articles are edited by people, this is difficult, as people are inherently biased....

The neutral point of view attempts to present ideas and facts in such a fashion that both supporters and opponents can agree. Of course, 100% agreement is not possible; there are ideologues in the world who will not concede to any presentation other than a forceful statement of their own point of view. We can only seek a type of writing that is agreeable to essentially rational people who may differ on particular points. -- Jimbo Wales, Wikimedia founder.

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Wikinews:CommonsTicker/20080531

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Comments:Ban on cluster bombs adopted by 111 countries

iran or us
I bet Iran agrees to this before the US does.

I bet
Iran will still make them even if they agree not too. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.229.25.248 (talk) 10:22, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

You know, the list of countries boycotting the ban is incredibly unsurprising. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.8.194.226 (talk) 00:04, 2 June 2008 (UTC)


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American comedian Harvey Korman dead at age 81

May 31, 2008

American comedian Harvey Korman has died at the age of 81, according to a statement released by his family.

Four months ago, Korman suffered a rupture in an aortic aneurysm located in his abdomen and died from complications related to the illness.

"Everything he did on The Carol Burnett Show, especially the Mother Marcus character, was a special favorite. Everyone in the hospital referred to him as 'miracle man' because of his strong will and ability to bounce right back after several major operations. It was a miracle in itself that he survived the incident at all," said Korman's daughter, Katherine Korman, in a statement to the press.

Korman, who started his career on Broadway in New York City, was famous for and won awards for his appearances on the Carol Burnett Show in the 1960's and 70's. He also was a starring actor in the film Blazing Saddles as well as other movies made by Mel Brooks. As a result of his work on television, Korman was nominated for seven Emmy Awards, but won a total of four for his work on the Carol Burnett Show.


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UK group Liberty, Edinburgh city council on Scientology 'cult' signs

May 31, 2008

The United Kingdom-based human rights group Liberty and the City of Edinburgh Council in Scotland have weighed in on the right of critics to call Scientology a "cult" at peaceful protests. After a 15-year-old boy refused to remove a sign calling Scientology a "cult" at a May 10 protest in London, City of London Police confiscated his sign and issued him a court summons. On May 23 the Crown Prosecution Service stated that there would be no prosecution of the boy. Liberty is investigating the actions of the City of London Police, and told The Guardian Wednesday that they may decide to lodge a complaint with the Independent Police Complaints Commission. The City Council of Edinburgh released a statement earlier this week saying they had no objections to the word "cult" being used on signs at anti-Scientology protests.

Individuals from the group Anonymous have held monthly international protests against the Church of Scientology since February, as part of the anti-Scientology movement Project Chanology. The Project Chanology movement began when the Church of Scientology attempted to get a leaked Scientology promotional video featuring Tom Cruise removed from websites YouTube and Gawker.com.

Members of Anonymous were motivated by the actions of the Church of Scientology, and bombarded Scientology websites and were successful in taking some of them down. Anonymous later changed tactics towards legal measures, and held international protests against Scientology on February 10, March 15, April 12, and most recently May 10. Localized protests have also been held in various cities in between the international protests.

The May 10 London protest took place near St Paul's Cathedral at the Church of Scientology's headquarters on Queen Victoria Street. The 15-year-old boy's poster read: "Scientology is not a religion, it is a dangerous cult". City of London Police approached the boy at the May 10 protest and cited section five of the Public Order Act 1986, which deals with "harassment, alarm or distress". In response, the boy cited a 1984 judgment given by Mr. Justice Latey in the Family Division of the High Court of Justice of Her Majesty's Courts of Justice of England and Wales, in which Latey called Scientology a "cult" and said it was "corrupt, sinister and dangerous".

In the actual 1984 judgment made by Judge Latey, he stated: "Scientology is both immoral and socially obnoxious. [...] In my judgement it is corrupt, sinister and dangerous. [...] It is dangerous because it is out to capture people, especially children and impressionable young people, and indoctrinate and brainwash them so that they become the unquestioning captives and tools of the cult, withdrawn from ordinary thought, living and relationships with others." The boy told fellow protesters he was not going to take the sign down, saying: "If I don't take the word 'cult' down, here [holding up his sign], I will be either, I think, most likely arrested or [given] a summons. I am going to fight this and not take it down because I believe in freedom of speech, besides which I'm only fifteen."

When the boy refused to take his sign down, City of London Police removed it, cited him with a court summons and informed him that the matter would be referred to the Crown Prosecution Service. The boy was the only protester who did not comply with the police requests to remove signs which referred to Scientology as a "cult". According to The Guardian, a CPS spokesman stated that: "In consultation with the City of London police, we were asked whether the sign, which read 'Scientology is not a religion it is a dangerous cult', was abusive or insulting. Our advice is that it is not abusive or insulting and there is no offensiveness, as opposed to criticism, neither in the idea expressed nor in the mode of expression. No action will be taken against the individual."

"The CPS review of the case includes advice on what action or behaviour at a demonstration might be considered to be threatening, abusive or insulting. The force's policing of future demonstrations will reflect this advice," said a spokeswoman for the City of London Police in a statement in The Guardian.

Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty, voiced concerns about the actions of the City of London Police, as did James Welch, legal director of Liberty. Liberty represented the 15-year-old boy to the City of London Police. Chakrabarti told The Guardian Wednesday that Liberty is looking into the matter and may file a complaint with the Independent Police Complaints Commission if it is determined that the City of London Police has a policy on appropriate wording on protest signs which relate specifically to anti-Scientology protests. Freedom of speech campaigners may also call for a judicial review of the legality of the protest guidelines of the City of London Police.

"Curtailing people's freedom of speech is a very serious issue and it's important to know whether this is part of the force's policy or a decision relating specifically to the Church of Scientology. There is the possibility of a complaint to the IPCC or a judicial review," said Chakrabarti in a statement Wednesday in The Guardian. "Some people are very easily intimidated and will be put off exercising their right to free speech by the thought that they may face court action over it. We have to defend that right and show how wrong the police were in issuing this summons."

Protesters in Scotland that routinely gather to protest against the Church of Scientology outside the Scientology centre in South Bridge, Edinburgh contacted the City of Edinburgh Council in order to get the Council's input on using the word "cult" on signs at anti-Scientology protests.

In a statement in The Scotsman on Tuesday, an Edinburgh County official said: "I understand that some of the signs you use may display the word 'cult' and there is no objection to this." The Scotsman reported that a representative for the Lothian and Borders Police said that the Scotland police force had "no issue" with the use of the word "cult" in a peaceful protest. A representative for Liberty spoke positively of the position taken by the City of Edinburgh Council. "The leadership shown by the City of Edinburgh Council's decision to protect free speech is a positive step," said Liberty media director Jen Corlew in a statement Tuesday in The Scotsman.

The City of London Police has faced controversy in the past for its close association with the Church of Scientology. When the City of London Scientology building opened in 2006, City of London Chief Superintendent Kevin Hurley praised Scientology in an appearance as guest speaker at the building's opening ceremony. Ken Stewart, another of the City of London's chief superintendents, has also appeared in a video praising Scientology. According to The Guardian over 20 officers for the City of London Police have accepted gifts from the Church of Scientology including tickets to film premieres, lunches and concerts at police premises.

Unlike the City of London Police, the Metropolitan Police Service (the territorial police force responsible for Greater London excluding the City of London) has not raised an issue with protesters using placards with similar wording at protests against Scientology, according to The Guardian and Londonist.

Film and television actor Jason Beghe visited a protest organized by members of Project Chanology on Thursday in New York, New York. Beghe joined Scientology in 1994, and gave US$1 million to the Church of Scientology over the course of his membership with the organization. He told Roger Friedman of FOX News that Scientology head David Miscavige called him "the poster boy for Scientology". Beghe appeared in promotional videos for Scientology in 2005. In April 2008 he left Scientology, and contacted Scientology critic Andreas Heldal-Lund, who put him in touch with another critic Mark Bunker. Bunker arranged an interview with Beghe, which was uploaded to Bunker's YouTube account on April 7. The posted video is a 3-minute portion of a larger 3-hour interview with Beghe about his criticism of Scientology. In the video Beghe states: "Scientology is destructive and a rip-off. ... It’s very, very dangerous for your spiritual, psychological, mental, emotional health and evolution."

Beghe participated in the May 10 international protests against the Church of Scientology, attending the protest in Los Angeles. He met with fellow Scientology critic and former Scientologist Lawrence Wollersheim and spoke with members of Project Chanology.

Approximately 50 people attended the Thursday protest outside the Church of Scientology of New York building on East 46th Street in New York City. Beghe met with individuals from the group Anonymous and expressed support for what they were doing. "What you guys are doing means so much to me, and so much to these people ... It just kills me. It makes me want to cry. You don’t know what kind of good you’re doing," said Beghe to the protesters.

After meeting with the protesters, Beghe walked across the street to the Church of Scientology building but was blocked from entering by three men standing outside the building. Beghe told The Village Voice that he believes these individuals were not Scientologists but hired private security guards. He said to the guards "I paid a million dollars, and I want to go in," but was told to go back across the street. When he rejoined the protesters on the other side of the street he called the Church of Scientology asking to speak to the president of the Church of Scientology of New York, John Carmichael, but said "they hung up". According to a blog post at The Village Voice website, Carmichael was caught on video at an anti-Scientology protest held in New York City on Monday telling a protester: "Let me tell you this: I smell pussy," and then addressed an individual protester and said: "You in particular." According to The Village Voice blog post, the incident occurred after protesters prevented Carmichael from capturing images of them and identifying them, by shining a flashlight at his camera.

Each of the Project Chanology international protests against Scientology has had a theme: the February protest called attention to the birthday of Lisa McPherson, who died under controversial circumstances while under the care of Scientology, the March protest was arranged to take place two days after Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard's birthday, the April protest highlighted the Church of Scientology's disconnection policy, and the May protest highlighted the Scientology practice of "Fair Game" and took place one day after the anniversary of the publication of Hubbard's book Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. Another international protest is planned for June 14, and will highlight the Church of Scientology's elite "Sea Organization" or "Sea Org".


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Refers to primary source documents and primary source video clips. Cirt (talk) 09:37, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

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There seems to be two articles here. One about the UK sign and one about Jason Beghe in NY.--SVTCobra 10:18, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes I added the Jason Beghe in NY as an addendum at the end of this article, as being related to Scientology protests in general. Cirt (talk) 10:22, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * It seems to be that we have already seen most of this information in previous articles. While I generally don't object to articles about the Scientology vs Anonymous phenomenon, I think that this article doesn't really say anything new. The only new part is the Scotland part. 24.21.96.235 15:49, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * And the fact that Liberty is pursuing action, and that a judicial review of the City of London Police may be called for, and Liberty's opinion of the City of Edinburgh Council decision, and the bit about Jason Beghe - but you're right, other than that it is necessary to provide a good deal of background information in order to ground the reader, for those that have not read the prior articles. Each article should be able to stand on its own.  Cirt (talk)

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after .org it the period should be snug up to .org. --72.73.74.205 02:51, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
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UN emphasizes importance of women's health in Africa

May 31, 2008

The United Nations (UNFPA) organization United Nations Population Fund emphasized the importance of women's health in Africa at the 4th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV). Priorities of the conference include economic growth, peace and democracy and climate change. The three-day conference which ended Friday included representatives from over 80 countries.

At the conference in Yokohama, Japan, over 40 heads of State agreed on health priorities adopted at the end of the three-day summit. The theme of the conference was "Towards a vibrant Africa: A continent of hope and opportunity", and approximately 86 countries were represented, as well as international organizations. The Yokohama Action Plan prioritizes universal access to reproductive health services and an increase in the number of African women who give birth with skilled assistance.

Japanese Prime Minister of Japan Yasuo Fukuda announced steps which would be taken by his country to further health conditions in Africa, including: increasing funding to The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, training 100,000 African health workers, and doubling the country's bilateral development assistance to Africa by 2012. "In the future, Africa will become a powerful engine driving the growth of the world," said Mr. Fukuda at the start of the conference.

The Prime Minister said Japan would offer up to US$4 billion in loans to African countries to go towards agriculture and infrastructure. He announced the formation of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation Facility for African Investment, which will provide $2.5 billion in financial assistance.

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro cited priority 5 of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - preventing women's deaths during pregnancy and childbirth as a serious challenge. "Reducing maternal mortality lies at the heart of implementation to achieve all the other goals," said Migiro.

UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid told conference participants that women's health in Africa should be made a priority. "Of all the Millennium Development Goals, goal number five - preventing women's deaths during pregnancy and childbirth - is generating the least resources and lagging the furthest behind. And African women are paying the price," she said. Obaid urged world leaders "to make the health of women a political and development priority".

TICAD holds summits every five years, and is a joint program between Japan and the United Nations Development Programme. Japan will report the conference results at the Group of Eight (G8) meeting in Tokyo in July, which will be chaired by Prime Minister Fukuda.


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Space Shuttle Discovery launches on mission STS-124

May 31, 2008 Discovery has successfully launched from at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, beginning mission. Discovery will deliver the main pressurised module of the to the International Space Station. Lift-off occurred at 21:02:12 GMT this evening, with the ascent to an initial sub-orbital trajectory lasting approximately eight and a half minutes. Orbital insertion occurred shortly afterwards, with a circularisation burn which concluded at 21:42 GMT.

This is the third of 2008. STS-124 is the second of three missions to assemble the Japanese Experiment Module, also known as Kibo. The JEM Pressurised Module (JEM PM or JPM) is the largest laboratory module of the International Space Station, and one of the largest payloads ever launched by the Space Shuttle. The main Japanese robot arm, or RMS, will also be launched on this mission. Discovery's mission is scheduled to last for fourteen days, however it can be extended by two days if necessary. Three spacewalks, or EVAs, are planned to be conducted.

STS-124 has a crew of seven astronauts: Mission commander Mark E. Kelly, pilot, mission specialists , , and , and  crew member. All crew members are American, except Hoshide, who is Japanese. The astronauts were awoken at 11:30 on launch day and began preparations for their launch. This is the first spaceflight for Ham, Nyberg, Garan, Hoshide and Chamitoff, the second for Fossum, and the third for Kelly. The launch coincides with Kelly's father's birthday.

Preparations for launch had been underway for several months. The External Tank arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in late March. Following tests in a checkout cell, it was mated with two solid rocket boosters which had been assembled on a {{w|mobile launcher platform|mobile launch platform]]. Discovery was then rolled from the Orbiter Processing Facility to the {{w|Vehicle Assembly Building}} for mating with the External Tank and boosters. Rollover occurred in late April, and was followed by rollout to the launch pad about a week later.

The Kibo pressurised module arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in May 2003 by ship. It was then moved to the Space Station Processing Facility. Electrical interface tests with the {{w|Harmony (ISS module)|Harmony node}} were conducted in August 2003. At the end of April 2008, the module was placed in a transportation canister, and moved to the launch pad. The payload arrived at the launch pad about a week ahead of the Shuttle. Once Discovery arrived at the launch pad, the module was placed into Discovery's payload bay. Owing to the size of the payload, there was no room in Discovery's' payload bay for the {{w|Orbiter Boom Sensor System}} (OBSS), a safety device used primarily to inspect the Shuttle Orbiter's heat shield. As a result of this, {{w|Space Shuttle Endeavour|Endeavour}} left its OBSS at the International Space Station, during the last Shuttle Mission, {{w|STS-123}}. Discovery's crew will collect this during an EVA.

Fueling of Discovery's {{w|Space Shuttle external tank|external tank}} in preparation for launch began at 11:50 GMT. By 12:50, it had been confirmed that initial tests on Engine Cutoff (ECO) sensors in the External Tank had been conducted successfully. ECO sensor failures had caused a number of delays to recent Shuttle launch attempts, and STS-124 is the first mission to use a modified tank, which is intended to eliminate such faults. At the time at which tanking began, weather forecasters predicted an 80 percent chance of acceptable conditions at the scheduled launch time. Fueling was completed, and topping up of cryogenic propellant began, at 15:36. In addition to the ECO sensor modifications, this was the first mission to use an External Tank manufactured after the {{w|Space Shuttle Columbia disaster|Columbia accident}} in 2003, and therefore the first tank to have all safety enhancements built into it, rather than retrofitted.

The terminal countdown resumed after a planned hold at T-3 hours, at 17:07 GMT. Crew walkout from the Operations and Checkout building at the Kennedy Space Center occurred at 17:12. Following walkout, the crew boarded a bus known as the "astrovan", which was used to transport them to the launch pad. The crew arrived at the launch pad at 17:31, and began boarding Discovery at 17:38. As Mission Commander, Mark Kelly was the first to board the orbiter. He was followed by Chamitoff at 17:42, Ham at 17:52, Fossum at 17:55, Nyberg at 18:08 and Hoshide at 18:11. Ron Garan was the last to board the orbiter at 18:21. Pad technicians known as the closeout crew, assisted the astronauts with boarding the Shuttle, and getting strapped in. The pad technicians were cleared to close the orbiter's access hatch at 19:02 GMT, and the hatch door was closed two minutes later at 19:04. Sealing the hatch was completed at 19:54.

A scheduled ten-minute hold at T-20 minutes began at 19:47 GMT. During this hold, the closeout crew put thermal insulation plugs into screw holes on the orbiter's hatch, removed protective covers, and disassembled the white room, a collapsible structure at the end of the crew access arm which is used to access the spacecraft. The countdown resumed at 19:57. At that time, no problems were being worked.

The final built in hold, at T-9 minutes and lasting for 45 minutes and 12 seconds, began at 20:08. During this hold, flight controllers set the exact launch time to be 21:02:12 GMT, and confirmed that the launch window would end at 21:08:59 GMT. The countdown was set to resume at 20:53:12. Shortly before the end of the hold, the launch director described conditions as a "gorgeous day to launch", and wished the crew "good luck and Godspeed". Mark Kelly thanked him, and replied "whilst we tend to live for today, Discovery, with Kibo, will certainly deliver hope for tomorrow". Countdown resumed on time at the end of the hold, and the automated Ground Launch Sequencer was initiated.

When giving clearance to retract the Orbiter Access arm from the Shuttle, seven minutes before launch, the Orbiter Test Conductor wished the crew "best of luck delivering JEM to the International Space Station". Four minutes before launch, the engines were purged of gasses, and tests of the flight control surfaces began. Liquid hydrogen tanks were pressurised shortly after at T-3 minutes, and the fuel vent cap was retracted. Two minutes before lift-off, the crew were instructed to close and lock their visors, and the liquid oxygen tank was pressurised. At T-50 seconds, the orbiter switched to internal power, and the Shuttle's flight computers took over control of the countdown at T-31 seconds.

Launch occurred on schedule at 21:02:12 GMT. The {{w|Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster|Solid Rocket Boosters}} separated about 120 seconds into the flight, and around eight and a half minutes after launch, the {{w|Space Shuttle Main Engine|main engines}} (SSMEs) shut down, and the External Tank was jettisoned. At this time, Discovery was on a 65km x 217km x 51.6° {{w|sub-orbital}} trajectory. Orbital insertion followed about thirty minutes later, with a firing of Discovery's {{w|Orbital Maneuvering System|OMS}} engines. This burn started at 21:39 GMT, and ended at 21:42, lasting two minutes and 44 seconds.

At the time of launch, the International Space Station was flying over the Atlantic Ocean, South-East of Canada. Following launch, a fault was detected with the backup electrical system controlling the left OMS engine gimbal actuator. As it was a backup, flight controllers predicted that it would have no effect on the mission, and all scheduled burns will go ahead. The fault was later traced to the failure of both transducers in the unit, and it was reported that the problem was probably due to an equipment malfunction as opposed to a faulty sensor. When asked about the faulty actuator, NASA Administrator{{w|Mike Griffin}} stated that at the "worst case it would be a loss of redundancy but we will still be able to use that system". Discovery's payload bay doors were opened at 22:35 GMT. At 23:09, the crew were cleared to begin on-orbit operations.

Processing and countdown progressed smoothly, and were described by Discovery's processing and launch flow director, Stephanie Stilson, as being "a very clean flow". Mission Commander Mark Kelly remarked that there had been a "historic low on spacecraft issues". Around four hours prior to launch, Stilson remarked that there had been 73 anomalies detected so far. The smallest number of anomalies during the countdown for a previous mission was 76, for {{w|STS-103}}.

{{w|Morón Air Base|Moron AFB}} in Spain was considered the primary {{w|Space Shuttle abort modes|anchor=Transoceanic_abort_landing|transoceanic abort landing}} (TAL) site, should an engine failure, or other major problem have occurred during early ascent. {{w|Istres}} in France was considered the backup TAL site. The weather at both of these sites was good, however no abort was required during the launch.

This is the 123{{sup|rd}} Space Shuttle mission, and the 35{{sup|th}} to be flown by Discovery. Ten further missions are planned, including two contingency logistics flights, prior to the Shuttle's retirement in 2010. Discovery is assigned to three of these missions. It is next scheduled to fly in early 2009, on mission {{w|STS-119}}. The next Space Shuttle mission will be conducted by Atlantis, which will fly {{w|STS-125}}, the final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. This is the fourth manned, and 27{{sup|th}} orbital launch of 2008.

At a press conference following launch, NASA Administrator {{w|Mike Griffin}} stated that it was "a huge day for the space station partnership", and that the International Space Station was "a place in orbit where we can learn to live and work in space". He congratulated {{w|JAXA}} on the launch of the Japanese Experiment Module, saying that "Japan has now built a first class laboratory...which is capable of supporting humans in space", and that "with this step Japan has shown itself to be capable of performing at the highest levels of space exploration". Griffin also stated the STS-124 is "an essential step" in the Space Station programme. When asked by a reporter how he felt about recent NASA successes, including the STS-124 launch, and the landing of the {{w|Phoenix (spacecraft)|Phoenix}} probe on Mars last Sunday, he joked that it felt "so great that not even having to do a press conference, two press conferences in a week can ruin it". When asked about the difficulty of what NASA was doing, he remarked that flight controllers "make it look easy", but "it is so far from being easy that I could talk until 6am tomorrow, and I wouldn't touch on how difficult it is".

NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations {{w|Bill Gerstenmaier}} said that it was "a great day for the launch", and described STS-124 as a "pretty challenging mission". Gerstenmair stated that five foam debris impacts had been identified during ascent, but that NASA "don't consider this a big deal, they were all late". When asked what he meant by 'late', he explained that after 123 seconds into the flight, pieces of falling foam debris "can't build up enough velocity to hit the orbiter, or if they hit the orbiter they will just bounce off" He went on to say that "things look really well and look really good", and that NASA have "no concern" about foam, "It's not an issue to us".

Launch Integration manager {{w|LeRoy Cain}} described it as a "flawless countdown and a flawless launch". He said that STS-124 is "a big milestone for us", and went on to explain that "this is the most important mission we have going right now". He also stated that the "tank's performance looks really good".

Launch Director Mike Linebach stated that it was a "Fantastic launch", that was tying for the lowest faults during a countdown, with 74 issues reported. Stephanie Stilson has previously stated that the record was 76 issues, so it is unclear whether STS-124 has set a new record, or is tying with the previous record. Linebach went on to describe the launch as "outstanding".

Keiji Tachikawa, the President of JAXA said that he "was very delighted to see the Shuttle Discovery successfully launched". He stated that the Kibo module would "significantly enhance the capability to perform experiments in orbit", and that experiments conducted aboard the Space Station, and the Kibo module, would lead to "better daily lives for the people of our planet". He also expressed his "profound appreciation to NASA, and all international and domestic organisations" involved in the launch, explaining that the mission is "very significant to Japan".

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I will be watching the launch live on NASA TV (unless there is a power cut or loss of internet connection), and will be providing updates as things happen. A partial (highlights) archive of the coverage will probably be available from a third-party source shortly after it finishes. --GW_SimulationsUser Page 12:39, 31 May 2008 (UTC)


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FIFA and European Union are set to collide

May 31, 2008

FIFA, the world's governing body for football (soccer), and the European Union are set to collide over the controversial 6+5 Rule.

The problem is that FIFA wants to limit the number of foreign players in the starting 11 to a maximum 5 players per side while the European Union allows free movement of workers making FIFA's 6+5 Rule illegal within the European Union.

Despite the legal issue about the 6+5 Rule within the European Union, FIFA President Sepp Blatter presented the 6+5 Rule to FIFA Congress where the member national associations of FIFA would vote on examining the issue further.

The FA in was quoted on their website saying, "At today's meeting of the FIFA Congress in, The FA voted in favour of further exploration of the "6+5" rule proposed by FIFA President Sepp Blatter." The FA further said, "The resolution, adopted overwhelmingly by the Congress, requested that the FIFA and UEFA Presidents work with key figures within the world of sport to examine how the proposal might work within the limits of the law."

The FA, the national association for England, indicated that having more "high-quality English players" is an "absolute priority."

A reservation of the FA is the legality of the 6+5 Rule but they "welcome further exploration of its legality."

and Real Madrid Goalkeeper, Iker Casillas, has also indicated to be in favour of FIFA's 6+5 Rule stating, it would be "exceptional" for players developed for "Homegrown player."

On May 8, the European Union voted against the 6+5 Rule and have indicated that they will take legal action against any national association within the European Union that introduces FIFA's 6+5 Rule.

Depending if and how fast FIFA gets their way, the 6+5 rule can be implemented as soon as 2012 with smaller variations leading the way to 2012.

Timeline

 * February 4, 2008: FIFA's Football Committee decides in a meeting to favour the 6+5 Rule.
 * May 8, 2008: European Parliament voted against the 6+5 Rule proposal.
 * May 28, 2008: The European Union has indicated that they will take legal action against any national association that applies FIFA's 6+5 Rule.
 * May 30, 2008: FIFA members voted in favour of a 6+5 Rule. 155 associations voted in support for the objectives of the 6+5 Rule that would require clubs to start all matches with at least 6 players who are eligible for the national team. Only 5 voted against and 40 didn't cast a vote.
 * May 30, 2008: In response to FIFA's overwhelming support from the 58th FIFA Congress, the European Union reiterated how the 6+5 Rule would violate European law because "it would fall foul of the EU's anti-discrimination legislation..."

The effect of the 6+5 Rule on England's FA Premier League
The Telegraph took a look at the last Day of the FA Premier League to see how clubs matched up with the 6+5 Rule. The table below shows 2 sets of results.
 * The 1st set of results indicates if clubs met the required 6 National players based on if the 6+5 Rule applies to only English-qualified players.
 * The 2nd set of results indicates if clubs met the required 6 National players based on if the 6+5 Rule applies to British-qualified players.

According to the Telegraph, British players might be exempted from the rule meaning that English teams might not be penalized for fielding Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish players. The same would apply for teams in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.


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2008 WiMAX Expo Taipei to showcase the solutions of WiMAX

June 2, 2008 Leading up to the 2008 COMPUTEX show, the "2008 WiMAX Expo Taipei" is being held. Co-organized by Taiwan External Trade Development Council, Taipei Computer Association (TCA), the Industrial Development Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), M-Taiwan Office, and WiMAX Forum, the expo will be held in Taipei Show Hall two. It is planned to run for five consecutive days commencing on June 2. In addition, the 2008 WiMAX Forum Operator Summit will be also held at Far Eastern Plaza Hotel on June 2 & 3.

According to the Taipei Computer Association (TCA), there will be sixty networking companies and manufacturers participating in this show. Their aim, to demonstrate the telecommunications technology in Taiwan. About seventy world-class operators from the networking industry will be invited to join the Forum Summit. 'WiMAX', the 4th-generation networking technology, showed several advantages as a 'MUST'-have trend, 'M' for mobility, 'U' for ultra-lows, 'S' for smart [or intelligent], 'T', not only for thin [or mini] but also for Taiwan because the WiMAX infrastructure in Taiwan leveled up the ICT industry. If the WiMAX become popular in Taiwan, its industrial applications and solutions will be more valuable after several required testings and evaluations.

Following the Ministry of Economic Affairs signing an extended Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Intel on April 21, both will work together to promote the WiMAX industry in Taiwan. Intel, participating in both COMPUTEX and the WiMAX expo has a number of WiMAX Segways to demonstrate the technology. Their involvement will also include acting as hosts for the 2008 e21FORUM where Mobile Web 2.0 will be discussed.

A bus promoting the WiMAX expo will also be in service with Far EasTone Telecommunications and First International Telecom doing live demonstrations of their enterprise offerings.


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Written in this article based on several press releases, but in fact, I also participated in the pre-show press conference and took some photos for this preview. Brock contact... 18:32, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Original meaning of "MUST" by John Hsuan said in the Pre-Show Press Conference

 * M = Mobile Communication Computers.
 * U = Ultra-low cost, Low power, Low weight.
 * S = Smart, small.
 * T = Thin, Taiwan.

That's what I noticed at. Brock contact... 15:51, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

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I have copyedited the first paragraph so far, but there are several things to note for the future that could make this a whole lot easier.
 * 1) Short sentences. Avoid the run on. In fact, get an English grammar checker and aim for < grade 12 in your score. For the percentage/index, the higher the score the better; this means more people will understand you clearly. In a lot of cases of your writing this means, "delete the comma, end the sentence, start a new one".
 * 2) Referring to things with "it", "this", and "that". These are easier to deal with when what they refer to is in the preceding sentence and not a half paragraph away. This ties in with short sentences per the following point.
 * 3) One object, one sentence. In this case there are two expos, except for the case of A precedes B avoid using the two in the same sentence. With point 2 above you also have to remember that where both have been mentioned in the previous sentence you must be explicit about which you are referring to.
 * 4) Simple Wikinews/Simple Wikipedia. This is definitely not meant as an insult, but have a look at the Simple Wikipedia for their writing guidelines and tips. Obviously a lot of jargon would be excluded there, but the guide for simple limited vocabulary is aimed at getting the information to as wide an audience as possible. I am sure coming from Chinese to English there are many words listed as the possible translation. Stick to the one that is simple and you have the highest confidence conveys your meaning.
 * 5) For this article, and from this point on, if there is information to add highlight it here on the talk. Cheat and use editprotected or something like that to draw attention to it and get native speakers adding the details. Try and see the difference between the change you ask for, and how it is implemented.

Honestly, this is taking longer than doing a paragraph. I'll get to the rest of the article in a minute. Nobody wants to see you go Rico, we want to see your English improve and the task of copyediting being slightly less difficult. Do you get any English press? Do you read any English news sites? BBC? AP? AFP? Reuters? Stephen King wrote a book with the title "On writing", and one of the key nuggets of information he is keen to impart is you should read as much as you write. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:32, 2 June 2008 (UTC)


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Woman arrested after caught living in man's closet

May 31, 2008 In the town of Kasuya, Fukuoka, Japan, a 58-year-old woman was arrested after surveillance tape from inside an unnamed man's home showed her living in his closet.

According to police, Tatsuko Horikawa had been living in his closet for over one year. One day when the man left, she walked through his front door which had been left unlocked. From then on, she would take small amounts of food from the kitchen and even take showers. When the man noticed food missing, he set up cameras to catch what he thought was someone robbing him.

The woman had placed a small bed mattress into a enclosed shelf area inside the closet to sleep on and when police searched the apartment, they found her curled up in the closet.

"We searched the house ... checking everywhere someone could possibly hide. When we slid open the shelf closet, there she was, nervously curled up on her side," said Hiroki Itakura, a police spokesman.

The woman, who was described by police as "neat and clean", will be charged with trespassing.


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Glad to see at least a few organisations haven't been corrupted by Scientology's influence... B2xiao (talk) 16:16, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Damn, if this is how the laws are in the U.K., then how come every New Yorker that goes to London isn't arrested? Fephisto (talk) 18:07, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

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That is so funny that the guy didn't know she was in his closet.......... y would she be???????????????????? lol

Only in Ameri...erm, Japan. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.245.50.164 (talk) 22:17, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Squatters rights?
Given that she didnt break into the house isnt the only thing she can be charged with theft? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.35.192.193 (talk) 12:14, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

wtf??????????? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.216.148.223 (talk) 00:01, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Woman arrested after caught living in man's closet
Everybody has got to be somewhere - Eccles (Goon)195.166.25.206 11:54, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Short film adaptation
See the 3 minute film adaptation at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmTLU71uSBg —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.245.1.220 (talk) 01:04, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

ROFL —75.189.141.13 07:00, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

TATSUKO: feature film based on the story of Tatsuko Horikawa
I have made a 44minute silent feature shot in black and white, based on this story. View the trailer at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NwVwNk0NuA DVD available through http://www.smokingbrushfineart.com Glenn Ibbitson—Smokingbrush (talk) 20:41, 18 February 2013 (UTC)


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Please don't add copyrighted material to Wikinews, like you did with Parents arrested after putting baby on Craigslist. See Copyright for more information. B2xiao (talk) 18:19, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

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This article is regarding the FIFA's 6+5 Rule and thow it's against EU freedom of movement law. FIFA member National association have overwhelmingly supported this while the EU have overwhelmingly is against it. Kingjeff (talk) 19:14, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

The entire article except section on "The effect of the 6+5 Rule on England's FA Premier League" is original reporting. Kingjeff (talk) 19:30, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

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Remains of WWI soldiers found in French mass grave

June 1, 2008 The remains of 170 Australian troops who died in the have been found in a mass grave outside of the town of, France. A dig is underway to recover the remains and identify the soldiers. It is slated to take two weeks.

The graves contain a total of around 400 British and Australian troops. Discussion on what to do with the British remains is still ongoing.

Early ground studies raised the possibility that could be buried at the site, prompting the use of metal detectors to probe for potential hazards. So far, only metal studs, buttons and belt buckles have been found.

Tim Whitford, who is overseeing the dig, said "If the blokes are recovered we'd like to see every effort made to see them identified and I would like to see them given a dignified military funeral. Those are honours they have deserved for over 90 years."

Fought during July 19-20, 1916, the Battle of Fromelles was a complete disaster for the, with the Germans achieving a decisive victory and the Australians sustaining over 5,000 casualties in less than a day. Following the battle, the Germans dug eight 40-meter long pits to bury the dead Allied soldiers. Five of the eight pits are thought to contain Australian soldiers, while the other three appear to contain battlefield debris.


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Welcome
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Dundee United vs. Hamilton Academical match report
I saw you started the Dundee United vs. Hamilton Academical match report. I'm trying to organize the football (soccer) writers. If you are interested in writing match reports, then you can sign-up here. If the league you want isn't listed, then just add the header and table at the bottom of the page. Thanks. Kingjeff (talk) 15:18, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

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User talk:Eddie6705~enwikinews

Welcome
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Match Reports
I have started a host of categories for the 2008 summer seasons and 2008-09 winter seasons
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 * Category:2008-09 Football (Soccer) season Kingjeff (talk) 18:46, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup starts this weekend. Here is the prepared article for it. Maybe you could hep out with a couple games? Here are the match report templates. Kingjeff (talk) 22:29, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Your account will be renamed
Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Eddie6705. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Eddie6705~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

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First storm of Atlantic hurricane season forms off coast of Belize

May 31, 2008

The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season got off to an early start today when a tropical storm formed off the coast of Belize, one day before the season officially begins.

Tropical Storm Arthur formed Saturday afternoon and quickly made landfall at the Yucatan Peninsula, near the border between Belize and Mexico. Both countries issued a tropical storm warning for the peninsula's eastern coastline. In the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, ports were closed to small boats, water sports were banned, and those living in coastal areas were encouraged to take precautions.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida says that Arthur had a maximum sustained wind speed of 40 miles per hour (64 km/hr). These winds extend outward up to 260 miles (415 km) east of the storm's center. As of 5:00 pm EDT, the center of the storm is located 75 miles (125 km) northwest of Belize City.

The hurricane center is also expecting up to 10 inches of rain in parts of Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala, with isolated amounts of up to 15 inches. "These rains could cause life-threatening flash floods and mud slides, especially in mountainous terrain," the National Hurricane Center said.

The storm is projected to weaken into a tropical depression Saturday night. But the National Hurricane Center says it will likely strengthen back into a tropical storm after reemerging into the Bay of Campeche on Sunday. Several Mexican oil fields are located in the Bay of Campeche, including one operated by the state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has predicted a more active Atlantic hurricane season than normal, with up to 16 named storms and five hurricanes of Category 3 or above, which are classified as major hurricanes.


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Volcanic eruption in Galapagos not threatening tortoises, people

June 1, 2008 The eruption of on, the main island in the Galápagos of Ecuador, is not directly threatening either the famous   or the human population of the island, unlike in the 1998 eruption.

The latest eruption began Thursday, 29 May, and includes lava flows. Reuters reports that after Galápagos Park rangers flew over the mountain, they released a statement saying that the lava is flowing away from both the settlement and the region where the tortoises are ranging.

"There is no threat to the local human population ... nor for the tortoise population because lava rivers are flowing in the opposite direction," the statement read. Up to four lava flows have been sighted, and "have consumed a lot of vegetation," said Park official Oscar Carvajal to local station Radio Quito. Ecuador's Geophysics Institute reported a small amount of ash from the 1,690 m mountain.

During the last major eruption of Cerro Azul in 1998, some tortoises were airlifted away from the fire and lava, but others were burned in the natural disaster. Volcanic activity within the island group is high, and the island of Isabella is itself formed by six shield volcanoes, with five of the six still being active.

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Remove the section on recent major earthquakes
It looks like this section is updated everyday but without any reason. Maybe someone could make an "earthquake-bot" or something? Otherwise, it's just taking up space. Nakon (talk) 16:43, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
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The portal says: "5 March 2012: Deadly tornadoes blast U.S. Midwest leaving 35 dead". But the actual article says "39 dead" NOT 35? Ottawahitech (talk) 17:59, 5 March 2012 (UTC)

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Seventeen arrested after party on London Underground

June 1, 2008 Seventeen people have been arrested after a party, attended by hundreds of people, took place on the London Underground to mark the last day that drinking alcohol was legal while travelling on the Tube.

The new ban prevents people from consuming, or carrying any alcoholic drinks while travelling on the London Underground. The restriction was announced by Boris Johnson soon after he became the new mayor of London.

Local police have said that the party, which was intended to just be an enjoyable evening, finished with an "unfortunate" ending. Several tube stations were shut due to the disruption caused by the large number of people; Liverpool Street, Euston, Euston Square, Aldgate, Gloucester Road and Baker Street were closed. The BBC has reported that some of the tube trains may have been damaged, despite a heavy police presence.

Jeroen Weimar, from Transport for London commented on the incidents."We are encouraging our passengers to show a bit more respect and to be more considerate and involve other peoples' views and other passengers views as they make their journeys," he commented. "And clearly drinking alcohol can create a culture whereby people feel it's okay to do that sort of thing, it's okay to get more drunk when you're travelling."


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Texas authorities obtain DNA from jailed FLDS leader Warren Jeffs

June 1, 2008

Texas authorities obtained DNA samples from jailed Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) leader Warren Jeffs on Friday, as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into charges of abuse. Jerry Strickland of the Texas Attorney General's office told the Associated Press that the samples were taken from Jeffs while he awaits trial in an Arizona jail. According to the AP, the DNA search warrant alleges that Jeffs had "spiritual" marriages with four girls, ages 12 to 15.

The search warrant was filed in Mohave County Superior Court in Kingman, Arizona. Jeffs is alleged to have sexually assaulted one of the 12-year-old girls after their July 2006 "spiritual" marriage, and is also alleged to have married a 14-year-old girl in January 2004 who gave birth to a child in October 2005. Police say the girl was believed to be about 15 at the time of conception by Jeffs.

Texas officials are investigating Jeffs for crimes of sexual assault of a child, aggravated sexual assault and prohibited sexual assault. The search warrant alleges: "Warren Jeffs sexually assaulted a 12-year-old child ... on or about July 27, 2006, in Schleicher County, Texas," according to a copy of the warrant obtained by the Deseret News. "Based on all of the above, affiant believes that Warren Jeffs has committed the felony offense of sexual assault of a child," wrote Kingman, Arizona police officer Dennis Gilbert in the search warrant. Law enforcement officials say that another marriage took place on April 16, 2005 between Jeffs and a 12-year-old girl.

Jeffs is alleged to have "married" the children at the FLDS compound in Eldorado, Texas. Marital records known in the FLDS as "bishop's records" allegedly document a January 18, 2004 marriage between Jeffs and a 14-year-old girl. The documents were obtained when Texas authorities conducted a search of the FLDS compound in Texas, the Yearning for Zion Ranch, on April 3. According to the Fort Worth Star Telegram the warrant also alleges that Jeffs married a 14-year-old girl at the YFZ compound on July 22, 2004.

According to the Las Vegas Review, the DNA samples were taken from Jeffs on Thursday afternoon via a cotton swab of the mouth. Kingman police detectives took the sample after Texas authorities asked for help in their investigation of Jeffs. Kingman police executed the search warrant and affidavit of probable cause, and authorities from the Texas Attorney General's office left Thursday with the samples.

"Our investigator was out there yesterday collecting the DNA sample after getting the search warrant signed," said Texas Attorney General's office spokesman Jerry Strickland in a statement Friday to the AP.

In a statement Saturday in the Deseret News, Rod Parker, a Salt Lake City, Utah attorney and FLDS spokesman questioned what evidence law enforcement possessed which could show possible criminal actions by Jeffs. "The question is, do they have any evidence of sexual activity with minors and Warren Jeffs? I don't know if they do or not. I don't see how DNA, by itself, proves that one way or another."

Photos of Jeffs pictured with underage child brides were shown in court last week in an FLDS custody case in Texas. The photos show Warren Jeffs kissing and hugging young girls, and attorneys for Texas Child Protective Services claim that one of the girls shown in the photos is a 12-year-old "bride". The photos are dated from July 2006 and January 2005.

Jeffs is seen in one set of photos from January 26, 2005 labeled "First anniversary" with a girl called "Loretta". In another set dated July 27, 2005, Jeffs is shown with a girl referred to as "Merrianne". Child Protective Services officials said that they have evidence that "Merrianne" was 12 years old when she was married to Jeffs at the YFZ compound. The Vancouver Sun reported that, per a family member, "Loretta" was no older than 12 when she was married.

The investigation into alleged abuses committed by Jeffs is separate from the custody case involving the FLDS in Texas. Texas Supreme Court upheld the decision of the appellate court to overturn a lower court ruling which led to the removal of over 400 children from the FLDS compound by Texas authorities in early April. The appellate court had said that Child Protective Services did not show that the children faced an immediate danger if they were not removed.

Attorneys for CPS had asserted that DNA tests required to confirm parentage were still pending and that parents could take their children back from Texas jurisdiction if they regained custody. The appellate court justices stated that child welfare officials can take other actions to protect the children if necessary, and that the district judge in the case could still place restrictions on the parents and children to assure that they would not flee the state. Texas District Judge Barbara ruled Friday that the 38 mothers involved in the legal complaint which went to the appellate court must first sign an agreement drafted by child welfare officials and the FLDS attorneys before their children are returned to them.

Warren Jeffs was convicted in September 2007 of two counts of being an accomplice to rape related to a 2001 wedding he arranged between a 14-year old girl and her 19-year old cousin. He was sentenced to two consecutive five-year prison sentences in Utah, and faces an impending trial in Arizona on eight charges including sexual conduct with a minor, incest and conspiracy. After his convictions in Utah he was turned over to Arizona authorities to await trial there. He faces charges in Arizona of five counts of sexual conduct with a minor, four counts of incest and one count of conspiracy to commit sexual conduct with a minor.

The FLDS group has approximately 10,000 members total, and was founded in the 1930s. It split from the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) after the LDS Church abandoned the practice of polygamy in 1890.


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Are they going to fix the toilet?
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World Health Organization calls for ban on tobacco ads

June 1, 2008

The United Nations health agency the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a ban on tobacco advertising and promotion in order to protect the world's children. The news release from the WHO came on Friday, one day before the annual World No Tobacco Day held each year on May 31.

This year's World No Tobacco Day focuses on highlighting the practices of tobacco companies in their efforts to promote their products to young people. According to a WHO press release, studies show that young people are more likely to start smoking if exposed to tobacco advertising. The WHO notes that only five percent of the world population "is covered by comprehensive bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship".

"The WHO appeals to member states and policy-makers to require by law a comprehensive ban on all forms of advertising, promotion, and sponsorship of tobacco products," said WHO Regional Director for Africa Luis Sambo, in a statement released Saturday in Kampala, Uganda.

"In order to survive, the tobacco industry needs to replace those who quit or die with new young consumers," said WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan. "A ban on all tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship is a powerful tool we can use to protect the world’s youth."

The WHO said that tobacco companies are specifically targeting the half billion youth in the Asia Pacific region by tying smoking to the idea of a flashy lifestyle. The agency said the tobacco industry attempts to take advantage of children's susceptibility to advertising and marketing.

According to the WHO most people take up smoking before they reach age 18, and almost twenty-five percent of smokers worldwide are under the age of 10. The agency said that a survey of 13 to 15 year-olds found that fifty-five percent had seen cigarette ads on billboards in the prior month, and twenty-percent owned something with a cigarette company's logo.

According to BBC News, in the last ten years female and adolescent smoking in Russia has tripled. Russia does not have many anti-smoking laws. BBC News compared this to Canada, where smoking levels are at their lowest in 40 years and the country has very restrictive laws on smoking advertising.

"The tobacco industry employs predatory marketing strategies to get young people hooked to their addictive drug. But comprehensive advertising bans do work, reducing tobacco consumption by up to 16% in countries that have already taken this legislative step," said Dr. Douglas Bettcher, Director of WHO's Tobacco Free Initiative.

A report by the WHO on tobacco use stated that approximately two thirds of the planet's smokers reside in 10 countries including China, India, Indonesia, Russia, the United States, Japan, Bangladesh, Germany, and Turkey. Reuters reported that companies Philip Morris, Imperial Tobacco, British American Tobacco and Japan Tobacco are among the world's largest producers of cigarettes.


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Fire in Universal Studios backlot

June 1, 2008

The Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a fully involved structure fire on the back lot of Universal City Studios in Universal City, California which occurred shortly after dawn. Reports indicate a fire and a explosion occurred around 4:45 local time.

The fire continues to burn in the Universal Studios backlot, which is adjacent to the Universal Studios theme park.

The "New York Street" sound stage was completely destroyed and the Courthouse Square backlot from Back to the Future, an exhibit on the movie King Kong, the video vault, and a ride known as the "Cyclone" were damaged. County fire inspector Daryl Jacobs said at least three blocks of movie façades may have been destroyed.

More than 400 firefighters responded to the three-alarm fire, with helicopters dropping water on the blaze in an attempt to contain it. Three firefighters suffered minor burns, one reportedly from smoke exhaustion. No other injuries have been reported. Several urban search and rescue teams were dispatched to the area.

Daryl Jacobs said that the firefighters ran out of water at least twice while battling the flames. "There was an issue with water, but that has been rectified," Jacobs said. "They are shuttling water in." He also said firefighters encountered explosions from propane tanks as they entered the backlot.

County fire captain Frank Reynoso said the cause of the fire is still unknown. "It will be a while before we have it under control," Reynoso said.

The 2008 MTV Movie Awards, which are scheduled to be broadcast live from the studio theme park Sunday afternoon, will go on as planned, according to an MTV representative. The theme park's opening time has been moved back to noon local time, said a Los Angeles city councilman.

title: Fire in Universal Studios backlot