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Iran's morality police crack down on un-Islamic dress

April 25, 2007

The Iranian police forces have faced criticism from, the head of the judiciary who was appointed by Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, for their re-invigorated campaign to do away with un-Islamic dress.

Ayatollah Shahroudi proclaimed, "Tough measures on social problems will backfire and have counter-productive effects." Others have, of course, made it clear that un-Islamic dress can lead to moral corruption, engender innumerable vices, and hurt the Islamic character of the nation.

Some believe that no one had any issue with the creation of an Islamic atmosphere. The core of the matter revolves around the implementation of the Islamic dress code; additionally, heavy-handed measures should be shunned. For instance, Mehdi Ahmadi, information head of Tehran's police, told Al Jazeera: "Some citizens may complain about the way the law is being enforced but they all agree with the plan itself."

According to one student, "You simply can't tell people what to wear. They don't understand that use of force only brings hatred towards them, not love." Nevertheless,, Iran's interior minister who is in charge of policing, prognosticated positive feedback from the populace when he said, "People are unhappy with the social and moral status of the society. They expect that the fight against social insecurity be properly implemented." Thus, Hujjat al-Islam Pour-Mohammadi re-iterated the necessity of proper implementation and methodology towards the restoration of morality in the Islamic Republic. Islamic officials and religious people affirm that this is indispensable to promote, curb , and bring to justice.

Following the in 1979, hijab became mandatory in Iran for every woman including foreigners after over 98% of citizens voted for an Islamic government. Women may face caning up to 74 strokes for failing to observe hijab. In this recent crackdown, the authorities have arrested many citizens throughout the country. Not only have women been taken into custody for their hair being uncovered on their foreheads and tight clothes that show body shapes, For men they need to cover from knee to their waist as according to Sharia. Even a foreign journalist was detained because the photograph on her press card was.

It has not been clear whence the directive for the re-newed clampdown emanated. Some have blamed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad while, the government spokesman, stated to reporters, "The police work as agents of the judiciary to confront crimes. The government as an executive body does not interfere in the affairs of the judiciary." The following pre-election speech seems to corroborate this latter statement:

In reality, is the problem of our people the shape of the hair of our children? Let our children arrange their hair any way they wish. It doesn't concern me and you. Let you and me overhaul the basic problems of the nation. The government should fix the economy of the nation and improve its atmosphere...[It should] better psychological security and support the people. People have variegated tastes. As if now the arch obstacle of our nation is the arrangement of our kids' hair and the government disallowing them . Is this the government's responsibility? Is this the people's merit? In actuality, this is the denigration of our people. Why do you underestimate and belittle the people? It is the real issue of our nation that one of our daughters donned a certain dress? Is this the issue of our nation and the problem of our nation?

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User:Saikano~enwikinews

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The Quake
The Earthquake occurred at 12:02pm(csdt) early Saturday afternoon in East Central Kansas along The Crooked Creek Fault, which runs through the city of Bloom, KS! The quake occurred at a depth of 1.2 mile below the city! Some people did fill a slight shake! There were no reports of damage! Due to the grounds the fault line is under the ground were weak after a Major Rain Storm hit the city a week before! The Construction site is on Albright St and Kinney St. Witnesses say a large beam fell several stories from a crane! This accident is still being investigated by USGS! As for the construction site, it has been delayed and maybe shutdown and turned in to a memorial site for the young girl!!

Update:3/27/07
We have just learned the Accident that occurred several weeks ago was in fact an Accident! According to a spokesman w/ the Bloom Public Safety Board "The Accident could have not been avoided!" The Public still doesn’t believe the police and some are speaking out...Now the FBI has been called in to investigate this event by public demand! Also another CSI unit was called in from D.C. because some people believe this investigation was an inside job to avoid any legal action! Now all we can do is wait and see what the Government finds! Reporting from Bloom, KS.

Update: 10/3/07
The family of Akemi is set with another loss as 2 of the family’s newest closes friends have died! Miho Taka and Mani Yuri died! Now just updated today Nayomi Kyoto (A 14yrold girl) has been diagnosed with Throat cancer at a L.A. Hospital! Originally diagnosed as T.B. the Cancer has shorten her life, according to doctors, Early to Middle 2012(with treatment)!

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Comments:Newly discovered extra-solar planet may be Earth-like

 * good article ... i gotta say though that the "will most probably be a very important target of the future space missions dedicated to the search for extra-terrestrial life" is a lot of nonsense, we have enough UFO and ET evidence to show that they do exist and that we have been in contact (:O) -Nima Baghaei talk · cont · email 17:51, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Cool
I wish that planet was closer somehow.Then we could explore it.
 * We can always send satellites and telescopes like hubble there :) DragonFire1024 10:50, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

What kind of a name is Gliese 581 c???
What's up with that name. We find an Eart-like planet orbiting a red sun, come on now, we have to name that planet Krypton. Who's with me on this one?

Hello!

 * yeah, it's not sexy at all. --SVTCobra 02:07, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

Many false statements in this article.
See the encyclopedia for accurate knowledge on the planet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese_581_c#Temperature —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.77.204.120 (talk) 00:06, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

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this is so cool. —75.62.232.220 (talk) 06:26, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

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Talk:Man cuts off his own penis in UK restaurant

zizi?
I don't know if the reasons for his act are known, but incidentally, Zizi is French kiddy language for penis.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 21:33, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Sounds like a REAL cry for attention.  Thunderhead  ►  22:47, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Attention? I don't think if he wanted attention he would go to this extreme unless he was nuts. (no pun intended ;) ). DragonFire1024 23:47, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

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editprotected Surgeons are attempting to reattach his organ in what doctors call the first time this kind of surgery has been performed in the U.K.. Double periods should not be there. 14.139.242.195 (talk) 16:48, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
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Wikinews Shorts: April 25, 2007

Kryptonite found by geologists
Geologists in Serbia have found a mineral which matches with Kryptonite, a fictional rock in the famous Superman series. Natural History Museum in London, England and the National Research Council of Canada are calling it a new mineral after tests were done by scientists. The rock is white and powdery and it does not have fluorine and is non-radioactive.

The chemical formula of Kryptonite is sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide, which British mineralogist Dr. Chris Stanley matched with the rock being held in London's Natural History Museum after searching on the internet. More information about the new mineral can be found at the Natural History Museum's website.

"I was amazed to discover that same scientific name written on a case of rock containing kryptonite stolen by Lex Luthor from a museum in the film Superman Returns," he said.

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Parts of Canada's new environment plan revealed
Environment Minister John Baird announced some details today that the Canadian government will reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 20 percent by 2020. Industrial pollution will be reduced in three to five years and air pollution would be split by 2015.

Baird was expected make his formal announcement on Thursday until, accidentally, the Conservative governments' documents were faxed to the Liberal Party, Canada's main opposition party.

This is the second time the Conservative government has made an alternative plan to Kyoto since 2006. The first one entitled the Clean Air Act, proposed by former Environment Minister Rona Ambrose, was rejected by the two other main opposition parties. The new one is entitled Turning the Corner.

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Rosie O'Donnell to leave The View
Rosie O'Donnell has been ordered to quit ABC's The View for not agreeing to her contract. ABC stated they wanted her for three more years but O'Donnell declined saying she wanted only one more year. She will officially leave the popular morning show in June, when her contract agreement ends.

O'Donnell's position has had ups and downs since she started. O'Donnell just this year had two feuds with famous American entrepreneur Donald Trump and claimed producer and co-host Barbara Walters did not come to her side.

She makes a total of US$3 million for co-hosting the show.

"Just didn't dovetail with what ABC was able to offer me. To all the viewers out there, I just want to say thank you for opening up your hearts and your homes to me this past year," O'Donnell said in a formal announcement.

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Comments:Cruise ship sinks off Greek coast, two missing

Omg!!!! It's just like the fate of the Titanic! Only 2 missing is better than 1500 dead.


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Pagan pentacle accepted by U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

April 26, 2007

The Wiccan pentacle was added to the list of 38 emblems allowed on United States government-issued headstones for soldiers, according to a settlement announced Monday April 23.

The settlement was in response to a lawsuit brought on behalf of nine families by the advocacy groups ACLU and Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AUSCS). One of these was the family of Sgt. Patrick Stewart, 34, who was killed in Afghanistan, who was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. His wife Roberta Stewart said in the year prior to the settlement "This is discrimination against our religion".

The Rev. Barry W. Lynn of the AUSCS said: "This settlement has forced the Bush Administration into acknowledging that there are no second class religions in America, including among our nation's veterans."

Wicca is a nature-based religion. Many Wiccans, though not all, include themselves in Paganism or Neopaganism. There are an estimated one million Neopagans in the world today.


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Wikinews:CommonsTicker/20070426

26 April

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Comments:Man cuts off his own penis in UK restaurant

Coincidence?
French native can notice an interesting coincidence: the name of the restaurant, Zizzi, is almost identical to the French slang "zizi" which basically means penis. Was the young man aware of this?


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Demonstrators demand Buddhism be made Thai national religion

April 26, 2007

Thailand's draft constitution has come under fire from Buddhist monks and supporters for not having a clause declaring a national religion for the country. The coup-appointed Prime Minister, Surayud Chulanont, noted that the issue could cause problems with the upcoming referendum to ratify the proposed constitution.

According to the Bangkok Post 20,000 protesters gathered outside the parliament building in Bangkok, and a procession of nine elephants joined the protest with Senator Sawet Thinnakul riding one of them.

It would appear that the government has carefully worded the draft constitution to avoid favouring one religion over another. Tensions and violence in the predominantly Malay Muslim south of the country have led to over 2,000 deaths; having a clause that recognised Buddhism as the country's official religion may further inflame tensions in the region.


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Wikinews:Briefs/April 26, 2007

Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at record high on Wednesday
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at an all time record high of 13,089.89. The Dow climbed 1.05% [135.95 points] at its closing bell.

On February 27, the Dow had a record for the worst day since 2001 and plunged over 400.00 points by the closing bell, after the stock exchanges in Asia had a steep loss on the same day.

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Anarchist youths attack police station in Athens
A group of around 30 or 40 anarchists launched an attack against a police station in Exarchia, a busy district in central Athens, in Greece. Meanwhile, another 70 hooded individuals launched other attacks. They set fire to vehicles, politician’s offices at the Kolonaki area and various bank departments in Exarhia. Greek Riot police responded with tear gas, while the fight between anarchists and the police still takes place in streets around the University of Athens. It is believed that the youths launched the attack in order to demonstrate their support to prisoners who started an uprising in three major prisons. Another demonstration takes place in Thessaloniki, but without any clashes, so far.

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US Senate bill includes withdrawal date from Iraq
The United States Senate today passed a spending bill that sets a target date of March 31, 2008 for a complete pull-out of United States forces from Iraq. The House of Representatives has already passed a similar measure. The bill also includes US$100 billion for the continuing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

US President George W. Bush "will veto this legislation," said White House spokesperson Dana Perino. "The president is determined to win in Iraq. The bill they sent us today is mission defeated."

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Colombia hit by nationwide power-outage
Colombia was faced with a nationwide electricity outage at 10:15 a.m. local time today. Traffic chaos and people trapped in elevators has been reported. Hospitals and airports continued operations, using their own backup generators.

Speaking on local radio, President Alvaro Uribe said, "It appears to have affected all of the country."

"The blackout was caused by a failure at an energy substation in northern Bogota. We do not know what type of failure it was," Manuel Maiguashca, vice minister of energy and mines, told reporters. Speculation that the outage was caused by left wing rebels was dismissed by officials.

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Vanstone quits Australian politics, to receive posting in Rome

April 26, 2007

After resigning from the Australian Senate, Amanda Vanstone earlier today, it has been announced that she will receive a diplomatic posting in Italy. Ms Vanstone served as a senator for South Australia since 1984 and held a number of portfolios in the Howard government.

Ms Vanstone was removed from the Howard ministry in January and said she had been contemplating her future since then.

Speaking in Adelaide Ms Vanstone announced her resignation from the senate - effective immediately. She told reporters she was fortunate to have been given the opportunity to represent South Australia in the senate and to have seen the Australian government from a number of perspectives. "To have experienced such a range of portfolios and therefore to see the Australian government from so many different perspectives has made the last 10 years an even richer experience," she said.

She declined to comment on rumours that she would be given a diplomatic post to Rome, claiming that such decisions are not in her hands.

Earlier today, foreign affairs minister Alexander Downer giving no indication of the announcement he was to make this evening, said that Ms Vanstone was a colourful character and her presence on the political scene will be missed. "She's had an impressive political career and has been a good colleague over a long period of time, " said Mr Downer

"She's also been a colourful character in politics, and politics certainly needs its characters."

"Her presence on the political scene will be missed by many Australians."

Other Liberal politicians also paid tribute to Ms Vanstone.

Christopher Pyne, Federal Ageing Minister, said Ms Vanstone was one of the most popular figures in the government. "I think she's one of the most loved figures in the Howard Government amongst the public," he said

Australian immigration minister Kevin Andrews, who replaced Ms Vanstone on the front bench in January said Ms Vanstone has made a large contribution to Australia. "We regret that Amanda has resigned, she's made a very significant contribution to Australian life, an enormous contribution through the Parliament and the Senate in particular," he said.

"She's been one of the few women who have ever risen to the rank of Cabinet minister in Australia, that's a major contribution and I wish her the very best in the future."

Alexander Downer this evening confirmed reports that Ms Vanstone will receive a posting in Rome. In a statement he said "Ms Vanstone may take up the position in Rome when the current ambassador's term ends in late June".

Mr Downer said Ms Vanstone would be a valuable asset in Italy. "Amanda Vanstone's long and varied experience as a member of parliament and minister in a range of portfolios will enable her effectively to promote Australia's interests in Italy," he said.

"She will begin pre-posting preparations and consultations as soon as possible."


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FYROM might be a more official name, but it is less widely used and frankly, I doubt if the general public has evered heard of it or will understand it. For clarity we should maintain uniformity with categories etc.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 12:51, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

 * yah i was confused when I saw the name changed to FYROM, dunno, what should we do? (:O) -Nima Baghaei talk · cont · email 13:34, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

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Putin delivers eighth annual address to parliament

April 26, 2007

Nearing the end of his second term as President of Russia, Vladimir Putin delivered his eighth annual state-of-the-nation address to the Federal Assembly of Russia today.

Putin said foreign cash is being used to meddle with domestic affairs, criticised the United States plans to install an anti-missile shield in Eastern Europe, while arguing to declare a moratorium on the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe. He also discussed economic issues and internal affairs, and made it clear that next year's address would be given by another President.

Putin began his 72-minute long state-of-nation address by requesting one minute of silence for Boris Yeltsin, who died at age 76 last Monday of a heart condition. He suggested that a national library be established in the name of the deceased president. Putin's speech had originally been scheduled for Wednesday, but it was postponed one day because of the funeral for Putin's predecessor. Putin followed Yeltsin as Acting President when the latter unexpectedly resigned on December 31, 1999. Putin was then elected May 7, 2000.

Foreign policy
Putin attacked unnamed foreign political influences in Russia's politics: "There is a growing influx of foreign cash into the country used for the sole purpose of meddling in our internal affairs," Putin declared in the Kremlin, before both the upper and lower houses of Russia's parliament. "Some people are not averse to using the dirtiest methods, trying to foment interethnic and religious hatred in our multi-ethnic country. That is why I call on you to speed up the adoption of amendments to legislation toughening punishment for extremist actions," the president said.

This month, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia complained about U.S. funding to organisations promoting democracy. Putin continued: "There are those who, skilfully using pseudo-democratic rhetoric, would like to return to the recent past — some to loot the country's national riches, to rob the people and the state; others to strip us of economic and political independence."

The head of state urged the lawmakers he addressed to give up the 1990 Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty. He explained how NATO countries that signed the treaty did not respect its clauses, which limit conventional military forces in Europe.

Putin: "NATO countries are planning to station elements of anti-missile defence systems in Poland and the Czech Republic, and new member countries like Slovakia and Baltic states, despite the agreements with the Alliance, have not yet joined the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty. This poses a real danger for us with unpredictable outcomes. Therefore I think it is necessary to declare a moratorium on Russia's implementation of this treaty." He thinks the moratorium should be upheld "until all countries of the world have ratified and started to strictly implement it".

Kremlin aides stressed however that freezing Russia's efforts to comply with the treaty were not directly linked to the U.S. plans for a weapons shield in Eastern Europe. Prior to the NATO-Russia council meeting in Oslo, Norway today, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice dismissed the idea that the shield would pose a strategic threat to Russia, calling the Russian concerns "purely ludicrous".

Domestic issues
Putin acknowledged that political analysts were expecting him to endorse a candidate as his successor, but instead he said: "It is premature for me to declare a political will." He made it clear, however, that he would not pursue a third presidency in the elections of next March, by stating that "The next state-of-the-nation address will be given by another head of state." The Russian constitution only permits two terms as president, but last month the head of the Federation Council of Russia, the upper house of parliament, proposed making a third term possible.

On the other hand, Putin didn't seem eager to give up his political life completely after the end of his second term. "It is premature for me to come out with political last wills and testaments," the president commented.

On the upcoming parliamentary elections next December and ongoing reforms of the voting system, Putin said that a system of proportional representation would "help the opposition widen its representation," and ensure a fair result. The Associated Press, however, reports that a new system based on party-lists is perceived by critics as a way of hindering smaller opposition parties.

On foreign influences on Russian culture, Putin said that "Society can only meet big national challenges when ... it preserves respect for its native language (and) its distinctive cultural values."

The president praised Russia's economy as one of the top 10 economies in the world. Russia's oil income has soared due to high oil prices on the world market. Putin suggested using some of the money from the auction of bankrupt oil company Yukos to finance housebuilding and transport infrastructure projects. "It is inadmissible for a country with such reserves accumulated from its oil and gas revenues to be at peace with the fact that millions of its citizens live in Khrushchev-era housing," Putin said, referring to the living conditions under Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, who reigned between Joseph Stalin and Leonid Brezhnev.

Another idea involved a ship canal between the Caspian Sea and Black Sea. He also thinks it would be a good idea to encourage private pension saving by adding top-up payments to the amount of rubles Russians save for their retirement. For Putin, state pensions should rise by 65% by 2009.

On the matter of energy, Putin called for an increase in power generation by two-thirds by 2020. 26 new nuclear power plants could help achieve this goal, the President thinks.


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Collaboration
I've published, maybe I should have done so before but it would have resulted in a big edit conflict as I was writing a pretty extensive story. I'm leaving it for a moment to give everyone a chance to copy-edit and merge, then I will expand it further.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 16:00, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * It looks pretty good now, if you want to put the "editing" flag on and do your second expansion. --SVTCobra 16:37, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Reuters
SVTCobra, you changed my sources to the direct sources on the Reuters site. While I don't have a problem with this, I don't see any advantages either. It seems common practice around here to do this. Although the text is 99% identical, this might not always be the case, since newspapers rewrite the stories they by from press agencies. But most importantly, I think we should use the sources that the editors have actually read instead of the more generic press agency versions, because the sources can theoretically differ and are used for fact checking. But I admit, it is more of a theoretical concern to me.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 16:23, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, my thinking is two-fold. 1) who is more likely to keep the stories available 2) I know for a fact that the stories at reuters.com get updated, while on other sites they are kinda like a snap-shot (but I guess that might have its disadvantages too.) --SVTCobra 16:36, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Indeed, updates means that errors might be changed, and an editor could be accused of errors. I doubt major news sites would become unavailable in the future. Let's say I personally prefer this way of doing things. Sources potentially have huge implications, for example in case of a copyright lawsuit.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 16:45, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

scheduled-to-be-final state-of-union
To me, that sounds terrible, plus it's mentioned below, so there's no need to cram everything in one sentence.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 17:41, 26 April 2007 (UTC)


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This category could get very large. Wouldn't it be a good idea to start subcategorising (e.g. Race reports by year, race reports 2007) now, rather than have to do it later when there are more articles? --Kingboyk 16:33, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

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Pilots spot 'UFOs' near the Channel Islands

April 26, 2007

Two airline pilots said they witnessed UFOs off the coast of Alderney on Monday.

Ray Bowyer, 50, a captain with Aurigny Air Services, said that during his flight from Southampton, England, at 3 p.m., he saw a bright-yellow light 10 miles west of Alderney in England. His craft at the time was 30 miles away from the island and had an elevation of 4,000ft. It was a very sharp, thin yellow object with a green area. It was 2,000ft up and stationary, I thought it was about 10 miles away, although I later realised it was approximately 40 miles from us. At first, I thought it was the size of a 737. But it must have been much bigger because of how far away it was. It could have been as much as a mile wide.

As Bowyer approached Alderney, he noticed another object identical to the first one.

It was exactly the same but looked smaller because it was further away. It was closer to Guernsey. I can’t explain it. At first, I thought it might have been a reflection from a vinery in Guernsey, but that would have disappeared quickly. This was clearly visual for about nine minutes. As I got closer to it, it became clear to me that it was tangible. I was in two minds about going towards it to have a closer look but decided against it because of the size of it. I had to think of the safety of the passengers first. I’m certainly not saying that it was something of another world. All I’m saying is that I have never seen anything like it before in all my years of flying.

Bowyer, who has been flying commercial aircrafts for about 20 years, said that he did file a report on the incident and did contact air traffic controllers during the incident. Paul Kelly, 31, who was the Jersey Airport air traffic controller on duty during the incident, said that the airport received simultaneous reports from the Aurigny and Blue Island pilot and that the Blue Island pilot had reported a UFO approximately 1,500ft underneath his plane. Kelly noted that the airport was unable to detect the object on their radar. The pilot from Blue Islands was en route to Jersey at the same time and as he went past Sark he described an object behind him to his left. The description was very similar to Captain Bowyer’s and they described it as being in exactly the same place. But they were looking at it from opposite sides. The Blue Islands plane was at 3,500ft at the time so, again, both pilots placed it at the same altitude. If the object was stationary, our equipment would not have picked it up because the radar would have screened it out.

John Spencer, deputy chairman of the British UFO Research Association, said: "These types of sightings have been reported by pilots - generally accepted to be reliable and sensible observers - since the 1940s and they have excited attention to this day. Such light effects are often popularly thought to represent alien visitors but many UFO researchers believe they more likely represent natural atmospheric phenomena not yet fully understood by science.  However, a similar encounter in 1978 over the Bass Straits in Australia, where the pilot was in radio contact with the ground throughout, resulted in the pilot never being heard from again, so these phenomena are important to study."

Nick Pope, who previously worked for the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, said: "While no witnesses are infallible, pilots are trained observers and less likely than most people to misidentify something mundane. The MoD's UFO case files contain several reports from civil and military pilots, some of which were correlated by radar. This is the sort of sighting that is taken seriously and should be investigated thoroughly.  While most UFOs can be explained as misidentifications of aircraft, weather balloons, satellites and suchlike, a small percentage are more difficult to explain. This is one of the most intriguing sightings I've heard about in recent years."

The current spokesperson for the UK Ministry of Defence said that they would not be investigating this incident.


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Edit conflicts
I've just had about five edit conflicts with Nima: please use the editing tag.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 18:14, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

 * ay, sorry bout that (:O) -Nima Baghaei talk · cont · email 18:15, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Concerns
Reads awfuly simmilar to one of the sources given :-( ShakespeareFan00 19:25, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Fixed (:O) -Nima Baghaei talk · cont · email 19:37, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Hi, I'm not sure how this part of wikis normally works, however Alderney is most definitely NOT part of England. It's part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, which is a Crown Dependancy and a member of the Larger UK, not the UK as it is normally referred to. 198.240.128.75 13:17, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
 * thanks for pointing out. has been fixed. –Doldrums(talk) 13:22, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

 * If you worry about the categories, I think this news would interest UK readers, therefore we use the categories to sort it onto Portal:United Kingdom.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 13:23, 27 April 2007 (UTC) preceding comment by Stevenfruitsmaak moved here by User:Doldrums.

UFO doesn't need quotes around it, since it only means its unidentified. Putting quotes around UFO implies there is some doubt about whether it is a UFO or not... but to be a UFO all it needs to be is a flying object that we aren't 100% sure what it is... right? - mrchak 11:10, 27 April 2007 (EST)

Protection
can we protect this article so nonregistered IPs cant vadalize it? I know in wikipedia, its called Template:Pp-semi-protected, dunno if they have here in wikinews (:O) -Nima Baghaei talk · cont · email 15:27, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I think there are enough people around to revert vandalism. We might chose to archive early.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 18:15, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

 * sounds good (:O) -Nima Baghaei talk · cont · email 19:51, 27 April 2007 (UTC)


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Democrat submits resolution to impeach Cheney

April 26, 2007

Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) has submitted a resolution for the impeachment of United States Vice President Dick Cheney.

Resolution HR 333 contains three articles, the first two holding Cheney responsible for manipulating intelligence to fabricate a threat of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction and allege a relationship between Iraq and al Qaeda, in order to justify the use of the United States Armed Forces against Iraq.

The third article alleges that Cheney has threatened aggression against Iran despite the absence of any real threat from Iran, thus undermining the national security of the US.

On April 17, Kucinich had sent a letter to his Democratic colleagues saying that he planned to file impeachment proceedings against Cheney, without specifying the charges to be brought.

Kucinich planned to introduce the impeachment articles on April 24, 2007, but in light of Cheney's surprise doctor's visit to inspect a blood clot, Kucinich decided to postpone the scheduled press conference "until the vice president's condition is clarified."

Impeachment in the United States may be undertaken only for "treason, bribery and other high crimes and misdemeanors." Congress traditionally regards impeachment as a power to be used only in extreme cases; the House of Representatives has initiated impeachment proceedings only 62 times since 1789. Two cases, including that of former President Richard Nixon, did not come to trial because the individuals had left office.

Actual impeachments of federal officers have taken place only seventeen times.


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Main page
Is this more important than Putin's address? I'd like the article to be a little more mature before putting it there, at least.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 18:55, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

 * yes it is!! we gotta make this front page!!! this is the biggest news to hit this planet!!!!!! (:O) -Nima Baghaei talk · cont · email 18:59, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

NPOV
This article does not seem to be neutral. Also, Kucinich is a fringe player and the resolution has very little chance of passing, rendering it not the biggest news on the planet. --SVTCobra 19:13, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

 * man im telling yah it is! wait tell you see the number of hits the article gets! wowzers.. (:OP (:O) -Nima Baghaei talk · cont · email 19:23, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Hit counts matter for commercial websites. Sensationalism doesn't belong here. --SVTCobra 19:35, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

I think we should keep in mind that this is an international site and, as such, the international community might very well find it encouraging that at long last someone in the U.S. government is trying to do the right thing to Bush and his cronies. CanadianMist 20:31, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

 * That is probably better suited for the Opinion page --SVTCobra 20:59, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Lead
This would merit lead were the Democrat majority behind it - they're not. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:18, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I totally agree, but I'm not gonna put my own story back, I leave that for someone else who agrees that this is not the best second lead we have for the moment.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 12:59, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

response
no response yet. or is Cheney hunting around for that shotgun he had? –Doldrums(talk) 20:35, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * only love and peace can save this planet now... no more guns i say (:O) -Nima Baghaei talk · cont · email 00:30, 27 April 2007 (UTC)


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Talk:Pagan pentacle accepted by U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

I submit that George Bush's quote on "wtchcraft not being a religion" be included. -Goggle
 * If you can cite a source for that quote, then I agree. Rob T Firefly 15:21, 27 April 2007 (UTC)


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Comments:Demonstrators demand Buddhism be made Thai national religion

i guess the irony that bhuddists are being this violent is lost on them...

 * They were not being violent at all; they were just having a peaceful protest with elephants. The issue here is that even though people can have religion, nations cannot--unless they'd like to argue that a nation has a life and a mind (or a soul, if that's your thing) of its own. Furthermore, law should be non-partisan and protect the rights of all minorities, including the rights of the individuals and the rights of small religious groups. If Buddhism is already practised by such a large proportion of the population, why would they want to insist that it be recognised by the state. It serves no purpose other than potential future abuse. On the other hand, they certainly won't be the only nation that still mixes religion and law. (Shae (talk) 08:26, 26 May 2009 (UTC))


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Comments:New rocky planet discovered in orbit around nearby star

Kudos to Scientists who have continued the legacy of Einstein.

Now in 2007 another earthlike planet has been discovered where scientists suspect life is possible like here on earth.

With the way we are going, our scientists will ultimately prove that we did not evolve from apes or through any big bang - but that we are indeed special species created by our Father who indeed, art in Heaven.

The day scientists finally discover the Throne of Peace, then we shall all know the Truth, and the Truth shall set us all free from the shackles of our Adamic Nature.

More grease to your elbows!

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Template:UFO

...More articles here

To write, edit, start or view other articles on UFOs, see the UFO Portal

An infobox for UFO and its news. ''Are newer articles not showing? ''

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To use this template:

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 * Can someone help me? I want to make it so the user can insert the image of the location of the UFO event in the article so it displays under "Location of UFO event"...

any ideas because I do not know how to put that coding in (:O) -Nima Baghaei talk · cont · email 20:05, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

 * thanks Markie! (:O) -Nima Baghaei talk · cont · email 20:16, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

 * the image caption and the boxed heading need to make it clear which UFO event (i.e. the latest) the map refers to. –Doldrums(talk) 20:17, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * ive attempted to change it say "UFO Event" (:O) -Nima Baghaei talk · cont · email 20:19, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

 * the picture seems to be to large, check here for example: Pilots_spot_'UFOs'_near_Alderney (:O) -Nima Baghaei talk · cont · email 20:18, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Think it all looks good now. Any other things that need to be changed?--Mark Talk 20:25, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

 * can we force the image to 196px in coordination (uniformity) with all the country infobox map sizes? Template_messages/Infoboxes/Countries (:O) -Nima Baghaei talk · cont · email 20:24, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Er hold on. Ill get it in a mo.--Mark Talk 20:26, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

 * fixing image sizes may not be a good idea. depending on the width/height ratios different images have, the one size(width?) that is fixed (say 196px) can make some images too tall and some too short (or, if it is the height that gets fixed, make the images too broad or narrow). –Doldrums(talk) 20:32, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

 * put a restriction then so it does not go over the border? Maximum 196px? (:O) -Nima Baghaei talk · cont · email 20:34, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

 * to my knowledge, that's not possible. –Doldrums(talk) 20:39, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Test

 * It's fixed now. I just copied coding from Template:Hurricane 2005 Infobox and added it here. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  20:42, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Sweeet!! (:O) -Nima Baghaei talk · cont · email 20:43, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

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Stephen McNeil becomes leader of the Nova Scotia Liberals

April 30, 2007 Stephen McNeil, Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Annapolis County, Nova Scotia in Canada, is now the head of an even bigger family.

McNeil, the 12th of 17 children, was voted the new leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party at the leadership convention on Saturday.

"For the people who said Liberalism in Nova Scotia is on life support, I say look at this room," said McNeil. "The Tory [Conservative] government in Nova Scotia is on life support."

"We know with your support we can be the next government of Nova Scotia," he said.

Just under 1400 delegates came out to the Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Sportsplex to vote for the new leader of the party. McNeil won the leadership on the second ballot, receiving 718 votes.

The second ballot came down to just McNeil and Diana Whalen, MLA for Halifax-West Clayton Park. Whalen finished with 650 votes.

McNeil is taking over from interim leader Michel Samson, who held the position after former leader Francis MacKenzie resigned after the dismal 2006 provincial election that left the Liberals with only nine seats. MacKenzie had been leader of the party since 2004. Our Liberal Party stands at the threshold of immense promise and opportunity. Each of us has an important role to play in helping achieve this goal. Let's make it our primary objective to restore the Nova Scotia Liberal Party as a unified force in Nova Scotia politics. As Leader, I will work together with each of you to build our party's unity through hard work and dedication and to re-establish the Liberal Party's rightful place in Nova Scotia politics. As your leader, I am committed to making sure that every time this government turns its back on the people of Nova Scotia, they will hear me roar. McNeil has a lofty task before him. The Nova Scotia Liberals have been stuck as a third party for the past eight years. The party has also struggled to fine unity and direction —this was the third Liberal leadership convention since 2002.

"I understand the awesome responsibility I asked for," said McNeil. "This has truly been a great campaign and a rebirth of our party."

The first ballot required a majority of 699 votes to win. McNeil received 571 votes, Kenzie MacKinnon 169, Mike Smith 255 and Whalen 402.

After the results of the first ballot, fourth-place candidate MacKinnon marched his cheering supporters to the other side of the stadium to lend his support to Whalen.

There was a dramatic pause as delegates waited to see if Smith would stick around for the second ballot or free his delegates.

McNeil supporters stood in front on Smith's section and tossed Smith supporters McNeil t-shirts in hopes of gaining their support. Whalen's supporters cheered on the other side.

Then, in a move that surprised many of Smith's supporters, he hugged Whalen and offered her his support.

However, unlike the MacKinnon supporters who waved both "Kenzie" and McNeil placards, Smith's supporters were seen waving Smith/McNeil and Smith/Whalen signs. Support was split. But by the end of the first ballot, McNeil only needed just over a third of the bottom two candidates' supporter's votes to win.

McNeil thanked his competitors after the win, and said he hoped to see Smith and MacKinnon in the legislature after the next election. He also thanked his mother —the woman he credited with introducing him to Liberalism, and his constituency.

"To the people of Annapolis—look how far you've taken this country boy," said McNeil.

During his campaign, McNeil also promised to hold a youth summit within 30 days on winning the leadership and a presidents' summit within 90 days. He said tomorrow—after his son's confirmation, he would begin work on these two events.

The leadership convention was hosted by the Nova Scotia Federal Liberal Caucus.


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Linda Jackson confirmed mayor of Vaughan, Canada

April 26, 2007

After three vote recounts it has been confirmed today for the third time that Vaughan, Ontario mayor Linda Jackson was elected on the November 13, 2006 election.

A request for a recount was made by former mayor Michael Di Biase after Jackson was elected short of 94 votes. He then requested another one with the city council and received the same result. Di Biase said the electronic voting machines could have made an error. He then declared the votes illegal and void to the Ontario Superior Court on April 2. The judge just recently requested the third recount. The hand recount, which was done today, came up with the same result.

The recount results are 28,358 votes for Di Biase, 28,448 for Jackson, and 49 disputed.

"This has been very stressful for my family, the staff and the residents of Vaughan," said Jackson. "We're very pleased, we can finally move on."

"I'd like to move forward. I'm glad it's over," Di Biase told reporters.


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Arrest warrant issued for Richard Gere for kissing actress Shilpa Shetty

April 27, 2007

American actor Richard Gere, 51, kissed Indian actress Shilpa Shetty, 31, on the cheek several times during an AIDS awareness event in Delhi, India. A court has issued an arrest warrant for both Gere and Shetty for public obscenity.

Gere, who starred in an American remake of the original Japanese version Shall We Dance, was doing a ballroom dancing act with Shetty.

"He especially told me to tell the media that he didn't want to hurt any Indian sensibilities," Shetty said.

The act came to issue when a local lawyer complained to a court in Jaipur, Rajasthan. It is being called "an obscene act" by the court in Jaipur, Rajasthan. In India, showing affection in public is frowned upon. People in India protested against the act saying it went against their culture.

Gere appeared in an interview with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show last night. "Me kissing the girl on the cheek was nothing," he said. "To be honest, this recent media storm has taken me by complete surprise. End the circus around this episode." They are scheduled to appear in court on May 5. If convicted, Gere could be fined or sent to jail for three months.


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''This is a default article for reporting that Gillian Cormier will be doing this Saturday at the Nova Scotia Liberal leadership convention. Please don't touch! -- Zanimum 20:32, 26 April 2007 (UTC)''

Shouldn't this be filed in Story preparation then? --SVTCobra 22:22, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

 * I guess. --  Zanimum 12:50, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

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I've meddled with the photo a bit, I think the contrast is better now.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 17:25, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Cool, I see you also reduced the red eye. --  Zanimum 18:12, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Actually, I haven't... It just appears less.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 18:21, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Oh, cool either way. --  Zanimum 18:50, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

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This is OR by Gillian Cormier, a student from Dalhousie University. I found her by contacting the university's journalism department. As such, I'd ask we forgo the notes pasting, as we're lucky enough to have her as we are. Any of the facts are verifiable through other media outlets, and I assume her notes are all hand-written. -- Zanimum 18:12, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

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 * Done. --  Zanimum 18:48, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Oops... You seem to have posted it twice...--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 20:15, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Maybe there's a way for us other admins to get access to the account and remove posts if necessary...--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 20:16, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Deleted. Strange, I thought everyone would have full access to the blog settings. --  Zanimum 17:55, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

 * I can blog but I can't delete other people's postings.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 07:36, 2 May 2007 (UTC)


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2nd Lead?
Should this be the 2nd lead? This is stuff after the news stuff methinks. -Edbrown05 05:15, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Sure. I actually am very interested in this story, and I also blogged this Wikinews article :) DragonFire1024 05:38, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Funny DragonFire :) I have reservations which our edit conflict on this page sort of interrupted. Maybe you are fine with the Main Page presentation now. I sense an appreciation for news here that goes a bit deeper than celebrity kisses, but also enjoys that aspect of the news. -Edbrown05 05:50, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes indeed...as do I. It sheds light into a culture that many might think as a "bit extreme." Personally I admire their (Indian) strength to have and follow such a law. DragonFire1024 05:51, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
 * That is the departure point, where it goes deeper into the issue. I hope wikinews can bridge that gap, by allowing everyone with the simple press of an edit button, to chime in, have a say, understand news. -Edbrown05 06:01, 27 April 2007 (UTC)


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Strong 6.3 earthquake reported in Sumatra, Indonesia

April 27, 2007

According to the United States Geological Survey, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake has been recorded in northern Sumatra, Indonesia at 3:02 p.m. local time [08:02 (UTC)].

The epicenter was approximately 83 kilometers [51 miles] WSW of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, at a depth of 30 kilometers [18.6 miles].

There are no reports of damages, injuries or deaths, according to the Jakarta geophysics agency, but the USGS does report that there is a potential for "light to moderate damage" on the northwest end of the island.

No tsunami warning has been issued, and according to the Jakarta geophysics agency, no tsunami warning will be issued because the quake did not meet the magnitude 6.5 requirement. Despite there being no tsunami threat, residents started to panic and began to leave their businesses and homes.

In 2004, a massive tsunami struck the island after a magnitude 9.2 quake rattled the region killing over 200,000 people.


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One killed in clashes over World War monument in Estonia

April 27, 2007 One man was killed and 44 hurt in clashes between demonstrators and police in Tallinn, Estonia last night after authorities removed a controversial Soviet monument.

The Bronze Soldier of Tallinn is seen as a reminder of Soviet occupation by Estonian nationalists, while veterans and Russian-speaking Estonians view the monument as a symbol of the liberation of Eastern Europe from Nazism. Police special units were used to force away the pro-monument protesters, screaming "Disgrace to Estonia!".

Police clashed with protesters during the night riots, some cars were burnt, and store front windows in the center of Tallinn were broken by the demonstrators.

Russian authorities, who often supported the monument as a symbol of victory over fascism, denounced Estonian police actions and the monument removal. Sergey Mironov, Russia's parliament speaker, threatened to break the diplomatic relations with Estonia.

According to Russian radio station Echo of Moscow the number of casualties has increased to three.


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I am from MS (Wikipedia Bahasa Melayu). Yosri 11:13, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

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Wikinews Video
Heya Cleefy!

I'm currently one of the major contibutors of wikinews video and am really interested in your input. I assume you're from the US? If so, could you please tell me which state - this is for future planning. You should [enlist] so, we know you are interested in the project, you said you might be able to write a program - which languages / programs do you know?

Just to give you a rough idea of where we are at, we have done the graphics and are ready to start production for the news. To start with, we will have a weekly segment, similar in format to 60 minutes (the TV show - not the length :P )

Some links which you might find useful include;
 * General signup form - Here!
 * Anchor/news reader form - Here!
 * Video news discussion pageHere
 *  FAQ's
 * See our blog? Here!
 * Decisions made so far on Wikinews 2.0 are Here!
 * We will have one or two in-depth stories. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

Oh, by the way, we have lots of fun - don't be freaked out about the names (yap, enlist etc) - just fun! :)

thanx

—Symode09 18:30, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

title: User talk:Cleefy