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Wikimedia announces Yahoo! support

April 8, 2005

The Wikimedia Foundation and Yahoo! announced on Thursday they reached an agreement by which Yahoo! will provide hosting capacity to Wikimedia.

Yahoo! will dedicate a significant number of servers in one of its Asian facilities for hosting Wikimedia's free content websites. Jimmy Wales, CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation, says this generous donation will be of particular benefit to the vibrant and growing community of Wikipedia users in that part of the world.

The Yahoo! donation is a gesture of support for the charitable goals of the Wikimedia Foundation, and does not imply any ownership of the content. They do not expect Wikimedia to host advertisements in return for this support.

As of April 7, Yahoo! will also test the integration of Wikipedia content in its French-language ''Yahoo! Search'' shortcuts, to be followed by other languages to accommodate users in Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the United States. The shortcuts will show contextually relevant abstracts of Wikipedia articles in response to user queries.

Yahoo! is one of the Wikimedia Foundation's earliest corporate supporters. The relationship began last year with Yahoo!'s integration of Wikipedia into its Content Acquisition Program.

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Space shuttle Discovery photographed from ISS

April 7, 2005

Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao, on board the International Space Station (ISS), caught a candid shot of the Shuttle craft Discovery on its way to launch pad 39-B at the Kennedy Space Center.

Chiao used a digital camera from an altitude of 220 statute miles to photograph Discovery during its roll out in preparation for the first launch of a shuttle in the two years since the Columbia disaster. The shot was made at 4:35 Eastern Daylight Time when the ISS flew over the launch site.

Two pads at Launch Complex 39 are visible in the image. Discovery's launch pad, 39-B, is on the left. Inset points to Discovery.


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At least four killed by bomb thrown from motorcycle in Cairo

April 7, 2005

Four people were killed today after a bomb was hurled into a busy bazaar in Cairo, Egypt. The blast occurred near the al-Azhar mosque and injured at least an additional 18 people. The bomb is thought to have been thrown from a passing motorcycle, which then landed amongst crowds of tourists and shoppers gathered on al-Moski Street, in Cairo's ancient Muslim centre.

Rabab Rifaat, an Egyptian woman who witnessed the carnage, said she heard "a boom, a horrible sound, very loud", immediately before seeing body parts flying through the air.

The explosion was followed by a grisly scene, according to doctors who say a French female tourist killed by the bomb arrived at a local hospital in an "unrecognizable state". At least one man died of his injuries later in hospital, sources claim, while hundreds of police sealed off the scene. The Egyptian Government later confirmed that four French, three Americans, an Italian, a Turk and nine Egyptians were injured in the blast.

The al-Azhar mosque is regarded as being an important Islamic learning institution. Last October, 34 people died when Islamic militants bombed several hotels in the Sinai peninsula, targeting tourist hotspots in Egypt.

Egyptian officials are continuing to investigate the attack.


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See also section
As far as I know You have to manually write the title section with You can use the template Template:Wikinews to add links to previous wikinews article. You should use the paraemters: title, date. See for example how it is used in US House committee approves daylight saving time amendment or Funeral of Pope John Paul II takes place.

Actually it seems that there is not a policy about the title of the section (, ,   or  ). In my opinion it should be interesting to separate link to wikinews article, to other news articles and to ecternal (not news) resource
 * AnyFile 17:19, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

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User talk:81.105.217.44

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US House committee approves daylight saving time amendment

April 7, 2005 The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee passed an amendment on Wednesday to extend daylight saving time by two months. The bipartisan measure is sponsored by Representative, Republican of Michigan, and Representative Ed Markey, Democrat of Massachusetts.

"The more daylight we have, the less electricity we use," Representative Ed Markey said. Markey also supported the measure by pointing out the business benefits. "There's more economic activity, because people feel they can walk around safely," he said.

"Extending daylight-saving time makes sense, especially with skyrocketing energy costs," Rep. Fred Upton said.

The bill extends daylight saving time to begin on the first Sunday in March and to end on the last Sunday in November. Daylight saving time currently begins on the first Sunday in April and ends on the first Sunday in October.

The estimates that extending daylight saving time would save 10,000 barrels of oil per day. The United States consumes approximately 20 million barrels of oil per day.

The House is planning to approve the energy bill to which the amendment was attached in several weeks. Several other amendments to the bill are still being debated.


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News about Daylight saving time.

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FDA mandates "black box" for Celebrex, pulls Bextra off market

April 7, 2005

Drug giant Pfizer’s two blockbuster Cox-2 inhibitor drugs, Celebrex and Bextra, were both cited by the Food and Drug Administration for safety problems, particularly for long term users.

Last Thursday the FDA allowed Pfizer to keep Celebrex on the market if it added the “black box” warning to the physicians’ guideline. This warning is the strongest the FDA can give to doctors, and focuses on the increased chances of cardiovascular problems and gastrointestinal bleeding. Doctors should use the lowest possible dosage of Celebrex and for the shortest time necessary, it adds.

Meanwhile, Bextra was taken off the market today. Bextra users were told to stop taking the drug, according to reports.

Pfizer agreed to mandates by a blue ribbon panel of specialists, convened in February, to review the risks associated with the popular Cox-2 class of painkillers. The pills are taken by 50 million people worldwide.

The actions by the FDA are attributed to charges the agency was too slow and allowed manufacturers to report problems voluntarily. It also comes as other experimental Cox-2 drugs emerge, such as Merck’s Arcoxia and Novartis’s Prexige, and seems to raise the requirements for their future approval.

Critics said the Cox-2 inhibitors were over-prescribed and offered no more relief than cheaper over the counter medications such as ibuprofen.

Pfizer Inc (NYSE Symbol PFE) was trading at 26.90 at close on Thursday, up 0.15%


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Ethiopia plans to expand country's Internet access

April 7, 2005 At an information technology conference in Addis Ababa, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia vowed to offer universal Internet connectivity in the country within three years. The government is working with a United States technology company to fulfill this promise.

The government will invest US$40 million in the venture, which will lay nearly 10,000 of  cable. Ethiopia currently ranks low in Internet penetration, with just 30,000 connections available for its 71 million inhabitants. Part of the program is the installation of Internet access at 450 secondary schools throughout the country.

Zenawi explained the change of heart that led to the decision to invest in this infrastructure project. "Not long ago many of us felt that we were too poor to seriously invest in information and communication technology," he said at the conference. "We were convinced that we should invest every penny we have on securing the next meal for our people. We did not believe serious investment in ICT had anything to do with facing the challenges of poverty that kills. Now I think we know better," he explained to the delegates.

Not everyone thinks that the government knows better. Giovani Peri, Assistant Professor of Economics at University of California, Davis, specializes in macroeconomics and growth theory. Peri believes that the Ethiopian government may be misguided in its direct investment in the build-up of information technology, and should instead create incentives for the private sector to build such infrastructure.

Professor Peri likened the Internet access project to previous failed attempts by African governments to stimulate growth via large-scale projects. "[African governments] in the past tried to build airports ... in the middle of desolation." — but people need to know that the environment is right for business, he said, not just a good airport. He said that the investment in Internet access might be too early for that country, and that before it is built, the country needs a good educational system to get the scientific community involved in the process of building technology infrastructure.

Ethiopia's population is mostly rural, and over half of the population is illiterate. The country's per capita is US$560.


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Talk:US House committee approves daylight saving time amendment

Simple things are the best! I support this measure. -edw 21:51, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Edit request - New York
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Please disambiguate the link to New York to point to New York State. Thanks, --DannyS712 (talk) 09:14, 29 November 2019 (UTC)

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Talk:Ethiopia plans to expand country's Internet access

Original reporting notes
On April 7, 2005, I interviewed Prof. Giovani Peri about this topic. Here is my transcription of my longhand notes. Next time I'll use a voice recorder:

 * "IT is needed for growth, but you need human capital to run it."

 * "If it comes from below..."

 * "Big government is setting incentives and rewards, drive by profits"

 * Paraphrase: The big government should be creating incentives and rewards but leave the development of such programs to the private sector driven by profits.

 * "If government had laws to respect property"

 * "We don't know if Ethiopia is the right place for IT, if that's its comparative advantage."

 * "Growth miracles [countries which experience economic growth at a very high pace] didn't grow like that -- get local communities to grow."

 * "[African governments] in the past tried to introduce airports ... in the middle of desolation... but people need to know that the environment is right for business."

 * "There are two measures that could be done before this: a good educational system, and a scientific community involved in the process."

 * "Human capital and knowledge are important, but Ethiopia lacks lots more."

 * "Display of good will of the government but possibly will end up a big waste of money."

 * Paraphrase: The government may only want the flashy announcement or program -- they've not done much more in the past.

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Harvard is putting on the "Signal or Noise" conference on Friday April 8 in the Law School's Ames building. I have a press pass, and an inivtation to buttonhole any of the presenters for interviews. I am also very busy tonight finishing a paper :-P So please help me come up with good slates of questions for some of these attendees! I expect to get 2 or 3 good articles out of the event. Sj 23:36, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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First Iraq Medal of Honor recipient receives memorial headstone at Arlington

April 7, 2005 US Army Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith was honored at a ceremony on April 5 at Arlington National Cemetery, where a memorial headstone was unveiled by his widow Birgit, and their two children Jessica, 18, and David, 11.

The headstone is a special, gold-lettered memorial tombstone, one of only six such markers to be found in Arlington. The inscription states, "In Memory of Paul Ray Smith...His Spirit Lives Forever."

Smith was honored posthumously by President George W. Bush on April 4, 2005 with the highest citation for valor that can be bestowed by the US Armed Forces, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 4, 2003, the day of his death. During a ceremony in the White House, President Bush presented the award to Smith's family and described him as "a soldier whose service illustrates the highest ideals of leadership and love of our country."

Smith's death occurred while leading a defensive battle against over 100 of Saddam Hussein's Republican Guard. While attempting to build a holding area for enemy prisoners of war about a mile from Baghdad International Airport, Smith and the three dozen men he commanded in the 3rd Infantry Division were surprised and outnumbered.

During the Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House, President Bush said, "With complete disregard for his own life and under constant enemy fire, Sergeant Smith rallied his men and led a counterattack. Seeing that his wounded men were in danger of being overrun, and that enemy fire from the watchtower had pinned them down, Sergeant Smith manned a 50-caliber machine gun atop a damaged armor vehicle. From a completely exposed position, he killed as many as 50 enemy soldiers as he protected his men."

"Sergeant Smith's leadership saved the men in the courtyard, and he prevented an enemy attack on the aid station just up the road. Sergeant Smith continued to fire...until he took a fatal round to the head. His actions in that courtyard saved the lives of more than 100 American soldiers...We count ourselves blessed to have soldiers like Sergeant Smith, who put their lives on the line to advance the cause of freedom and protect the American people."

The US Army has revealed many details about Smiths' actions that day. While his commander was on a reconnaissance mission, he led the defence of his platoon (and the mortar team, scouts and medical aid station based nearby) by throwing a grenade, firing rockets and firing his own weapon. After a Bradley Fighting Vehicle was forced to withdraw from multiple rocket-propelled-grenade strikes and a lack of ammunition, he ordered another soldier to reverse an armoured personnel carrier back into the scene of the fight, whose original crew had been incapacitated moments before by a mortar. Smith then engaged the attacking Iraqi troops using its roof-mounted un-armoured .50-calibre machine gun, knowing it was the heaviest weapon between the attackers and the troops behind him. Smith fired over 300 rounds before he was killed. The US Army states that his actions killed 20-50 Iraqi troops, and that his actions saved the many US troops stationed nearby.

In an unmailed letter home, Smith said that he was ready to give "all that I am to ensure that my boys make it home". His Medal of Honor citation was given, "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty."

Smith was also the first ever to earn a Medal of Honor flag, a new award which will be given to all future Medal of Honor recipients since being authorized by Congress in a 2002 law. The flag is a simple design that consists of a blue field, fringed with gold, containing 13 white stars, similar to the Medal of Honor ribbon.


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Wikinews:2005/April/8

 * Eric Rudolph pleads guilty to avoid death sentence
 * Spam mailer gets 9 year jail sentence
 * Music promoter Mean Fiddler sold for almost £38m
 * Cairo blast kills 3
 * Brazilian cardinal criticizes President after inquired about Brazilian Pope
 * Funeral of Pope John Paul II takes place
 * Romanian PM and Siemens discuss Electroputere privatisation
 * Romanian president meets with EU officials in Bucharest
 * Bill Clinton to visit Romania

 * Police search home of Las Vegas woman who found finger in her chili at Wendy's
 * Sex, mental and physical exercise, fight dementia
 * Iranian opposition group declares all acts of current government void
 * Wikimedia announces Yahoo! support
 * First Iraq Medal of Honor recipient receives memorial headstone at Arlington

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Cambridge, Mass., city council recommends construction firm W. R. Grace remain under DEP supervision for asbestos contamination

April 10, 2005

The Cambridge city council adopted a resolution on April 4 to request that the US Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) "take explicit account" of the activities of local construction firm W. R. Grace, which has previously contaminated an industrial area near the Alewife train station with asbestos. The council cited Grace's "extraordinarily extensive and well-documented history of contaminating sites and concealing the contamination" as the reason for its request.

The resolution was a reaction to a Response Action Outcome Statement and Risk Characterization (RAO) that W. R. Grace filed with the DEP. The Cambridge Chronicle recently took the filing as evidence that "the state seems poised to stop watching over" the contaminated site.

In February, W.R. Grace was indicted by a federal grand jury for contamination as a product of vermiculite mining operations in Libby, Montana, USA. The company was also charged with "concealing information about the health affects [sic] of its asbestos mining operations."


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Added DynamicPageList to Category:Space. Nothing exploded so I will leave it. Pretty cool. vlsimpson 04:42, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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Talk:First Iraq Medal of Honor recipient receives memorial headstone at Arlington

We better be ready to run Hezballah press events honouring their selected heros if we start running these types of staged press events promoting one side of a military conflict.This article is an extension of a US government propaganda event. All the sources are us government propaganda agents. NPOV means NPOV Paulrevere2005 04:49, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Paulrevere2005, do you have any links to events presented by the insurgents in Iraq?

 * There shouldn't be a problem with a story about the burial of a soldier from the other side of this conflict.

 * Do the insurgents have a cemetery where their dead are buried? I've only seen parades where they carry the coffin, but I can't recall coverage of a burial ceremony which showed where the coffin was buried.

 * As a practical matter, unfortunately, I've only seen copyrighted photos of such processions. There doesn't appear to be the equivalent of a Department of Defense for the insurgent movement which makes public domain photos available for their events.

 * Please feel free to post a story about the burial of a soldier from the other side of this conflict based upon any reliable info you can dig up. — DV 05:13, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

DV Just look at the sources for goodness sakes.This isn't about the burial of a soldier. Read the glorifying descriptions of "killing 50 enemy soldiers"..do you really think we could or should run such a story if the "hero" was on the other side and the 50 "enemy soldiers" were young British or American soldiers? And I am sure there are newspapers and websites around who have such stories but the point is not to balance 1 POV story with another; the point is to not have any POV stories..right? Paulrevere2005 05:27, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Paulrevere2005, do you propose to censor the quote about the 50 enemy soldiers?

 * Instead of acting as a censor, why not find a quote from an insurgent bemoaning the loss of their 50 soldiers (or perhaps disputing that 50 soldiers were even killed), and present the other side of the story?

 * I understand that you find the quote from Bush about the 50 enemy soldiers rather one-sided, but it's a quote - no one here on Wikinews is asserting the quote is a fact.

 * I realize it might be difficult to find such a quote if most of the potential sources are now dead or in detention centers.

 * Perhaps one of the insurgent leaders has made a statement about the event in question that could be included?

 * As for not having any POV stories, I'm not going to beat that dead horse. With the China-Taiwan conflict I sometimes write a single story about both sides. Other times, one side or the other hosts an event and most of the story is about that event, although I try to find some reaction if any is available. Sometimes the People's Daily and Xinhua don't respond until the next day, so I write a new follow up story. (Like I did for the 326 rally.)

 * I think your criticism is valid - the sources for this story seem one-sided, but I hope you will find more sources of information to balance out the story, instead of just tagging it POV and moving on. I simply think it's a waste of time to argue over what is POV or NPOV when it's easier to just add more info to the story to balance it out. — DV 05:49, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

The principle of npov applies to the content of articles, not to the kinds of article we run. But if you want to run an article about Iraqi war heroes, go ahead and write one. Don't mark other perfectly acceptable articles as bein non-neutral to make your point. Dan100 (Talk) 08:25, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * And it must be said that the news story here is that the first MoH recipient got a memorial headstone at Arlington a few days back. There's not many PoVs you can hold about that and the sources for it check out fine. The rest of the article is just background information on the soldier, which is only for reader's interest. If you can find a source that disputes of that day link it and put in an appropiate paragraph. Dan100 (Talk) 09:32, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Ok, you two have convinced me. I'm trying to remove my tag but itseems simeon put his own in. Paulrevere2005 17:59, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Thanks Paulrevere2005. Please feel free to remove any remaining tags. — DV 18:06, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Follow up
Paulrevere and Simeon, I'm rather looking forward to a story about a "Hezballah" press event. I'd be curious to see how such an event is run. Please feel free to post a story about such an event. I'll be right there with you if someone tries to stop you.

As for this story, if you can find opposing quotes about this specific event, you are welcome to add them. Tagging a story for deletion and going on your merry way is simply not productive.

Finally, I disagree that the article is too detailed. I found the bit about the MofH flag at the end very informative and relevant to the story.

I am tired of reading so many three-paragraph, lightly researched news briefs on this site that compel me to go elsewhere to get the full story. (Ilya made a similar comment the other day.) If we really want people to depend on us for the news, we need longer articles, not shorter ones.

I am doing my part to improve this situation. If you look at the stories I have submitted in my writing log, I'm starting to make more of an effort these days to write longer, more informative pieces - Wikinews is not paper - and I invite you to do the same.

As long as you use the inverted pyramid writing style, most important info first, followed by successively less important info, the reader can simply stop reading if they get bored, while still taking away the high points. Just open any respectable broadsheet newspaper and you will find we are nowhere close to writing stories which are too long. — DV 18:06, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * David, you won't be seeing such a story from me. My POV is I HATE wars and war propaganda from ANY side..especially the "God (and "good") is on our side and the other guys are 'evil'(axis of evil) or 'The Great Satan'(as the USA has been called)" type of propaganda.

...and I don't believe one-sided reporting on wars is really news at all...its simply an advertisement for one side in the conflict. Paulrevere2005 18:17, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

'Clean up'
This article had been tagged for clean up accusing it of being full of propaganda and having too much detail(!).

The bottom line is that this is a wiki - you build on the work of others, you don't attempt to destroy. As long as the material in the article doesn't break our guidelines, it's OK. Don't disrupt the wiki just because you don't like what you're reading. Dan100 (Talk) 08:45, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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Please replace Image:1150501.jpg with Image:Paul Ray Smith headstone.jpg. -- Cecil (talk) 11:59, 25 November 2008 (UTC) ✅ --PatrickFlaherty (talk) 12:49, 25 November 2008 (UTC)


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Sex, mental and physical exercise, fight dementia

April 8, 2005 Professor Perry Bartlett of University of Queensland's Brain Institute recommends sex, cryptic crosswords and a good run to stave off dementia.

The researcher, interviewed on Australian ABC radio today, said that with 52,000 Australians expected to be diagnosed with dementia by the end of the year, people wishing to ward off the degenerative disorder may benefit from activities which stimulate growth of new cells in the brain, accompanied by mental exercise to select for survival of the resulting crop of new cells.

"Quite prolonged exercise is very good to make new neurones," said the Professor. "These new nerve cells are really quite vital to our ability to function in the higher brain functions, such as memory and learning. Most of them die. We now know that we can preserve some of them by giving direct stimuli."

Professor Bartlett explained recent research findings, including those from collaborator Jeffrey D. Macklis at Harvard in the US.

"There are a lot of hormones and changes in blood that go up and down after exercise, and so that may be a lead to some of the chemicals that can drive the production of nerve cells.

"One of the chemicals that seems to promote neurogenesis is prolactin, and prolactin levels are very high in pregnant females. Prolactin levels, by the way, also go up during sex as well. So one could think of a number of more entertaining activities than running in order to regulate the production of nerve cells.

"Perhaps doing something a little more inquisitive or intellectual might be good at selecting their survival. So perhaps one should run a long distance and do the cryptic crossword or something like that," he said.

Professor Bartlett gave the same suggestions as being potentially helpful in depression, last year in an interview on the ABC Science Show.


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Police search home of Las Vegas woman who found finger in her chili at Wendy's

 * Segment titled "New Information". NBC 11 News, broadcast on April 7, 2005 at 11:08 p.m. PDT

April 8, 2005

Las Vegas police searched the home of Anna Ayala on Wednesday, looking for evidence related to her claim that she found a finger in her chili at a San Jose, California Wendy's outlet. A dozen officers conducted the search at Ayala's home at Maryland Parkway and Serene Street at about 4 p.m. local time (23:00 UTC), according to witnesses at the scene.

"They put guns to us and handcuffed us and threw us to the ground in front of all my neighbors," Ayala told the San Francisco Chronicle on Thursday evening. "They treated us like trash, like terrorists. It's the worst nightmare," Ayala said.

"I've been dragged through the mud. We've been treated like animals. I've been through too much," Ayala told the San Jose Mercury News on Thursday evening.

Although police have not named Ayala as a suspect in the case, San Francisco ABC 7 is reporting that the search warrant may be related to Ayala's dead aunt. Ayala disputed the ABC 7 report.

"I would like to know who she is and why I wasn't invited to her funeral," Ayala told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Ayala stated that she does not have a dead aunt. She also denied reports that a cooler had been seized from her home during the search. Ayala also said that her teenage daughter, Genesis Reyes, had torn shoulder ligaments as a result of the search. The Las Vegas Review-Journal ran a photo of Reyes wearing a sling in their Friday edition.

However, Ken Bono, a friend of the Ayala family, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that police had taken a cooler during the search.

"Basically they kicked the door open. They pulled everything out of the closet," her roommate told a Las Vegas news crew, in a report aired on NBC11 News.

In San Jose, police spokeswoman Gina Tepoorten confirmed to reporters that investigators had served the warrant in cooperation with Las Vegas police on Wednesday, but she refused to reveal specific details about the warrant.

"We're going to conduct a thorough investigation into this case and our investigators are talking to everybody involved, and that includes customers at Wendy's at the time as well as the finder of the finger," Tepoorten said.

Wendy's is offering a US$50,000 reward for information leading to the source of the finger.

"It's very important to our company to find out the truth in this incident," Tom Mueller, Wendy's president and chief operating officer told Associated Press. "We believe someone knows exactly what happened, and hopefully the reward will encourage this person to come forward."

Wendy's claims that their internal investigation shows that the finger did not end up in Ayala's chili through any of the ingredients in their supply chain.

"With all the facts we have, we find no credible evidence to indicate that Wendy's was the source of the foreign object," Mueller said.

Business has fallen off dramatically at Wendy's outlets in Northern California since the finger was discovered on March 22.

"This has been an ordeal for all of us. Hopefully there will be a resolution soon," Wendy's spokesman Bob Bertini said.

The Wendy's outlet where the finger was found, located at 1405 Monterey Highway, just south of downtown San Jose, is owned by Fresno-based Jern Management.


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Talk:Wikimedia announces Yahoo! support

I e-mailed the contact given for Yahoo on the press releases asking for details of the hosting arrangements yesterday (about 1700hrs UTC). No reply. Dan100 (Talk) 10:04, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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Future British monarch Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles

April 9, 2005 Today at 11:30 UTC His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales married in a civil ceremony at Windsor Guildhall. The union was blessed at 13:30 UTC in a church ceremony at St George's Chapel,. Local police estimated that 20,000 people lined the street of Windsor in order to catch a glimpse of the Royal party.

The civil ceremony was attended by
 * the Prince's two sons, TRH Princes and ;
 * his, HRH The Duke of York;
 * his nieces, TRH Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie;
 * HRH The and her children Peter Phillips and Zara Phillips; and
 * Tom Parker Bowles and Laura Parker Bowles.

Prince William and Tom Parker Bowles formally witnessed the marriage.

At 6pm the couple left Windsor Castle for RAF Northolt, where an aircraft from the Queen's flight took them to Aberdeen in Scotland to begin their honeymoon.

A wedding delayed
The wedding had suffered from a series of delays and changes to arrangements.

Initially the couple had been planning to use Windsor Castle for the ceremony, but were unable to do so since it was not licensed for civil ceremonies. After it moved to Windsor Guildhall, the Queen decided not to attend, immediately generating rumors of a royal snub.

The wedding had originally been scheduled for Friday April 8, 2005. However, the Prince of Wales's commitment to attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II required that the wedding be postponed until the following day.


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Bill Clinton to visit Romania

April 8, 2005 Bill Clinton, the former President of the United States of America, will make a visit to Romania on May 21, to participate as the keynote speaker at the BeyondBorders 2005 conference in Bucharest. The conference will have the theme of "Branding a Country: Building a Reputation from Within" and is the inaugural BeyondBorders conference launched by the Brand Academy, the first Romanian institution dedicated to brand education.

Clinton's previous visit to Romania was July 11, 1997, when he visited the country to promote political and military integration around the time of the NATO Summit. He was the first US president to visit Romania since the Romanian Revolution of 1989 that overthrew the Communist regime.

The BeyondBorders 2005 conference will focus on strategies to brand Romania and promote it to the world. In recent years, Romania has realised the need for branding and for improving its image in the world in order to fuel prosperity. Branding would focus on building a reputation a positive reputation for the country abroad and emphasising its authentic values. The conference organisers hope that it will act as a springboard for an integrated national branding project for Romania.

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Romanian president meets with EU officials in Bucharest

April 8, 2005

The President of Romania,, met yesterday with Jonathan Scheele, the head of the European Commission's Delegation to Bucharest, as well as with several European parliamentarians (MEPs). The parties discussed Romania's accession to the EU, which is particularly important as the Accession Treaty is scheduled to be signed late this month, after being voted on by the European Parliament on April 13.

Băsescu told the delegation that European integration remains Romania's first priority at the moment, and that after negotiations were closed with the EU in December 2004, accession became a matter of internal politics rather than foreign affairs.

The MEPs talked to Băsescu about public opinion regarding EU accession in Romania, as well as the impact of accession on the rural population. Judging from recent polls, the overwhelming majority of Romania's population approve EU accession, even though this may be partly due to the fact that many of them have not been adequately informed of the costs of accession. The parliamentarians also discussed the environment and the situation in neighbouring countries, especially Moldova. was also discussed in the context of promoting Romania's image to European Union citizens.

The delegation also discussed with Băsescu a key issue in Romania's accession process: judicial reform. The Romanian President told the MEPs that Romania has taken bold steps to reform its judiciary and fight. There is also progress towards forming an anti-corruption department within the Internal Ministry of Romania.

As part of Romania's foreign policy, Băsescu also said that, once a member of the European Union, Romania would act as an advocate for other states wishing to join the organisation, as well as seeking to attract public attention to the broader  region. Romania and Bulgariaare the most advanced countries in Southeastern Europe in terms of EU integration, and will therefore be the first countries in this region to join the 25-nation bloc.


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Romanian PM and Siemens discuss Electroputere privatisation

April 8, 2005 The Romanian Prime Minister, Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu discussed on Thursday the involvement of Siemens in regard to the privatisation of Romanian locomotive company Electroputere.

Electroputere, which is based in the southern Romanian city of Craiova, remains one of the largest state-owned companies in Romania after the fairly rapid privatisation process of 2003 and 2004. There have been attempts to privatise the locomotive manufacturer for a long time, yet all of them failed. However, Gabriel Zbircea, the president of the Authority for the Recovery of State Assets (AVAS) declared in March of this year that they would resume the privatisation process by dividing the company into four divisions, each to be sold separately.

Siemens is expected to be a major potential buyer of Electroputere, especially regarding the magnitude of deals in transport infrastructure that the Romanian government has conducted up until now with the German corporation.


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Funeral of Pope John Paul II takes place

April 8, 2005 The funeral of Pope John Paul II took place today in Vatican City, in front of St. Peter's Basilica. The Pope died on April 2 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease and several other health problems.

Over four million people went to Rome to attend the funeral. The number of people present was so large that it was not possible for everybody to gain access to the funeral in St. Peter's Square. Several large television screens were installed in various places in Rome to let the people watch the ceremony. In many other cities of Italy and in the rest of the world, particularly in Poland, similar setups were made, which were viewed by a great number of people.

A large number of high-ranking representatives of many countries, as well as many representatives of the Roman Catholic Church and of several other Churches, were present at the ceremony. Among these were U.S. President George W. Bush, Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, and French President Jacques Chirac.

The high number of people present in Rome and the presence of many important heads of state caused serious logistical and security problems for the Italian Government.

Speculation has already emerged that the late Pope may soon be made a saint; he has been referred to as "The Great," a title only bestowed on three of his 263 predecessors - and on none since the ninth century; many pilgrims in the crowd chanted "Santo! Santo!," expressing their desire for him to be elevated to this stature. Some pilgrims held banners reading Santo Subito, meaning "Sainthood Now."

Following the funeral, the body of the Pope was laid to rest beneath St. Peter's Basilica in a private ceremony. Buried with him was a bag of commemorative medals and a scroll with an account of his life.

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Talk:Police search home of Las Vegas woman who found finger in her chili at Wendy's

? should we now prepare for rioting as in the Rodney King incident of police brutality years before --> "Can't we all just get along?"

! $50,000 reward.

-edw 14:06, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Perhaps they somehow matched the DNA of the finger against that of Ayala's aunt? It seems a bit extreme that they went all the way to Vegas to search her home, unless they had some evidence that suggested she was somehow involved.

 * Anyways, it doesn't look good for Ayala. Even if she is found to have placed the finger in the chili herself, it will be hard for me to walk into a Wendy's ever again.

 * Hopefully they didn't invade Ayala's home on the word of a Wendy's spokesman declaring the company's innocence. I am suspicious whenever a large corporation finds itself innocent after an "internal investigation".

 * If Ayala is eventually extradited to San Jose for a trial at our downtown courthouse, I will definitely be there to cover it firsthand on behalf of Wikinews with original reporting! — DV 18:22, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * I'm very suspicious of this Ms. Ayala. It is obviously very strange for the fingertip to not have been cooked.  The police also say no employees of the Wendy's in question have missing fingers and no injuries were reported at the processing plant.  I also read recently that she has been involved in several other suits against companies. It looks to me like she was hoping for a quick payoff but Wendy's didn't "bite".  Double  Blue  (Talk) 21:16, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Will do. Im new at this, thanks for the pointers. --CT April 9 2005

 * Anon: your browser may be having a problem, but your space subtractions appear random to others. The "meatloaf" vandalism was visible for 4 minutes, and we appreciate your pointing it out. You might, next time, delete the vandalism yourself when you find it. - Amgine 19:54, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)


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Cairo blast kills 3

April 8, 2005 Visitors to popular tourist spots are warned to avoid large groups, the US Embassy in Cairo said in a statement issued today. A bomb blast yesterday in a Cairo bazaar killed 3 and injured 18. Police are still investigating the cause of the blast which appears to be the work of a single individual.

Egyptian Minister of Tourism, Ahmed al-Maghrabi, in an effort to calm the public told reporters, "people should not be scared away from this country." The explosion killed an American tourist, a French woman and the person who was probably the bomber.

The explosion occurred at al-Moski bazaar near the al-Azhar mosque, a popular tourist destination. The bomb was packed with nails, obliterating the person who detonated it. 9 people remain hospitalized, and nobody has claimed responsibility for the blast.

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MSN Encarta introduces wiki-like enhancements

April 9, 2005

Microsoft's Encarta has announced the addition of a blog as well as some wiki-like functionality to the online subscription encyclopedia. Encarta is welcoming revision suggestions from their users, but they have a disclaimer:
 * Encarta is different from open-content encyclopedias found elsewhere on the Web that post users' changes immediately.

When the changes are implemented at Encarta, readers can click an "Edit this article" link to have their contribution reviewed by editors at Microsoft for possible use.

The web enhancement has introduced a minor security glitch for the subscription service. When trying to look up an article on Encarta as a non-subscriber, web surfers receive a teaser page suggesting the user sign up for a subscription. However, using the editor URL for the same article will get a WYSIWYG display of the article requested; a simple way around the subscription requirement.

Is Encarta trying to follow Wikipedia?
In an interview with Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, on Friday he suggested the two are not the same, and Encarta's model will not be able to do what Wikipedia does.

 * Q: Do you think Microsoft is going to throw enough money at this to snow under Wikipedia?
 * A: It seems unlikely to me that they can afford to hire enough editors to compete effectively with the thousands of dedicated volunteers at Wikipedia. And it seems even more unlikely that people will voluntarily contribute to Microsoft's closed proprietary project. Who wants to volunteer to make Microsoft even richer, when they can volunteer at Wikipedia and make the world a better place?

 * Q: Is this the beginning of large corporate commercial wiki ventures?
 * A: I do think that the wiki editing model has much to recommend it, but companies have to understand that a community is not just isolated individuals you can exploit. Wiki editing is a powerful tool, but it requires a commitment to genuinely caring about the community for it to work.

 * Q: Encarta broke 40,000 articles not long ago: does this mean they have focused on "hard" and "real" articles and Wikipedia is basically fluff, entertainment?
 * A: Well, amongst our 500,000+ articles (in English Wikipedia alone) of course there are many topics which people might consider fluff. But I think you'd be hard pressed to find any article in Encarta that we don't also cover, usually in a more comprehensive fashion.
 * It has taken them so long to get to 40,000 articles because they are utilizing an outmoded model of economic production, with proprietary content and expensive staffers. Anyway, what they are doing is obviously an attempt to seem more like Wikipedia, but in reality their model doesn't appear to come close. People submit suggestions which are then reviewed by a staff of editors, yawn.

 * Q: You mentioned in your blog entry on this story, and earlier, that most online people aren't likely to give their effort to a company to get rich off without any pay themselves. Does this necessarily mean Wikipedia is a better choice for them?
 * A: When people contribute to Wikipedia, they know that everything they are doing is under a free license. So they don't have to trust nearly as much that the Wikimedia Foundation will do the right thing and take their free contribution and pass it along for free to someone else. With Microsoft, it is just as clear that they will not be doing the right thing. Is Microsoft going to release Encarta under a free license?


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Spam mailer gets 9 year jail sentence

April 8, 2005

A, USA jury found a man, described as one of the top ten spammers in the world, guilty on Friday of the felony crime of using an alias to send massive bulk e-mailings. The 9 year prison sentence handed down by the jury was put on hold by the Circuit Judge Thomas Horne, allowing the perpetrator, Jeremy Jaynes of, , to seek an appeal.

Jaynes, who used the alias “Gaven Stubberfield” as well as others, peddled junk products and pornography. Prosecutors say he grossed up to $750,000 a month by sending at least 10 million emails a day using 16 high-speed lines.

The case was prosecuted in Virginia because it is the home to the leading AOL, the company who instigated the charges. This is the first time a conviction has been gained using the legislation enacted in 2003 to curb bulk e-mail, aka, from unsolicited distribution into users mailboxes.

Jaynes remains free on a $1 million bond while his case is appealed. Prosecutors differed with his attorneys on the prospects of Jaynes winning his appeal.

His attorney, David Oblon, though never denying that his client was in the “marketing” business, argued that nine years was too long to sentence an out of state resident for a law that had taken effect just two weeks earlier.

"We have no doubt that we will win on appeal," Oblon told reporters. "Therefore any sentence is somewhat moot. Still, the sentence is not what we recommended and we're disappointed."

Prosecuter Lisa Hicks-Thomas said she was pleased with the outcome and confident the law would be upheld on appeal.

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Music promoter Mean Fiddler sold for almost £38m

April 8, 2005

Mean Fiddler PLC, one of the most successful music promoters in the UK and Ireland has today agreed to be taken over by the Irish owned Gaiety Investments (owner of MCD Promotions) and US based Clear Channel Communications. The deal values Mean Fiddler at STG£37.9m (€55.3m; US$71.4m) or £0.60 a share. It will be an all cash transaction.

Mean Fiddler was founded in 1982 by Vince Power, a native of County Waterford, Ireland. The company, which started life as a small but trendy club in London, grew rapidly in the 1980's to encompass a French restaurant and three venues in London; the Acoustic Room, the Powerhaus and Subterania.

Today the company regularly organises some of the largest music events in Europe. It runs the Reading and Leeds music festivals and also owns a 39% stake in the Glastonbury Festival.


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Original reporting notes
The security bug was pointed out to me by Presroi, a wikimedian, as a surprise s/he had not expected and discovered accidentally. - Amgine 20:09, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

The interview with JWales was conducted by Amgine in IRC after being alerted to his blog entry on the topic. - Amgine 12:33, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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Hi - please note that the screenshots you use here are probably usable under fair use only - which does not exist outside the united states. The images will likely be removed from the commons soon, so please copy them to wikinews if your policy allows it. -- 84.128.108.209 20:46, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Although fair use images are not permitted in the Commons and thus, unfortunately, cannot yet be used here (at a news site where fair use is most applicable), Fair use/Fair dealing does exist in many other countries in some form or another including those of the British Commonwealth. Double  Blue  (Talk) 21:07, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Date
How come that this news is dated with March 9 2005? Shouldn't this be April 9? --Romanm 15:28, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Wider coverage
You may be interested to know that UK IT tech news site INQ used Wikinews as their source for their coverage of the MSN issue. Others Diodesign 17:28, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Just for fun, and because it is somewhat instructive, here's the links or cascade reporting/blogging based on this story:
 * HTML FIX IT.COM
 * Inquirer
 * Keralanext.com
 * Micro Persuasion
 * The J Spot


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Eric Rudolph pleads guilty to avoid death sentence

April 8, 2005, who was on the 's most wanted list and a fugitive bomber for more than five years, has reached a deal with prosecutors that gives him life in prison instead of a possible death sentence.

Rudolph will plead guilty to a string of bombings — an in, Georgia; a ,  women's clinic in 1998. He was facing trial on other bombing charges including a lesbian night club and another women's clinic, both in the Atlanta area.

Although one of the victims said she thought the plea bargain put too little penalty on Rudolf for his crimes, prosecutors said it was better to make a deal to put Rudolf in prison for life and protect others from future attack.


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It is not a deferred sentence. It is pending appeal...something quite different...this new headline is wrong. --HiFlyer 21:38, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I changed it. I hope everyone likes it's new pretty face ;-) --HiFlyer 21:51, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)


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Better known on the English Wikipedia (or perhaps I should put "central" info on meta?). Not sure what I'm doing here, except that wikis are damned addictive!

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Maine, USA, Land Use Regulatory Commission approves reconstruction of camps on protected Allagash River

April 10, 2005 The Maine Land Use Regulatory Commission (LURC) affirmed on April 6 its previous finding that two cabins on the Allagash River in northern Maine would be permitted to be rebuilt, the Bangor Daily News reports. The commission's initial decision had been appealed; with this decision, the appeal is rejected. The construction is contentious because the river has been protected by the state since 1966. According to the paper, the commission noted that the task of rebuilding the cabins had been listed in the 2003 River Driver's Agreement. The only mention of the so-called Taylor camps in the 3-page agreement is as follows, under the heading "Creation of Historical/Cultural Visitor Center": "Explore idea of Michaud Farm historic place, that could involve restoration of Taylor camps and historical demonstrations--canoe access only."

According to the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, the Taylor camps are three log cabins built in the 1930s by Henry and Alice Taylor. Mr. Taylor worked as the Allagash game warden. The Bangor Daily News noted that the other buildings in the area, such as the Michaud Farm, are not included in the permit that was granted this week.

Local resident Gary Pelletier began reconstructing the cabins in the summer of 2004, but was halted by the appeal of the permit granted by LURC, according to the Bangor Daily News. Now that the appeal has been rejected, Pelletier will resume work. Pelletier is quoted by the Bangor Daily News as saying "We're going to gear up," in reference to his preparations for the reconstruction, Allagash resident and town selectman Roy Gardner that there was an ice jam in the river that he estimated was "ten feet thick" earlier this week, according to an article on April 6 in the Daily News.


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Hundreds arrested following pro-democratic rally in Nepal

April 8, 2005

More than 500 activists, journalists, lawyers and students were arrested Friday in Nepal, whilst protesting against King Gyanendra's take-over of the country's government. Human rights groups have now called for a UN investigation into alleged abuses of civil liberties after King Gyanendra declared a state of emergency at the start of February.

"We see no sign that the rule of law is being restored," Nicolas Howen, secretary general of the International Commission of Jurists, said. "The appalling violence against civilians carried out by the Maoists and security forces continues and the democratic parties, human rights organisations and the media are still intimidated and controlled."

The state of emergency was initiated to properly tackle Nepal's Maoist rebels who, according to King Gyanendra, seek to replace the monarchy with a communist republic. Fears are now growing that violence in the country will continue to increase and insurgency in Nepal has claimed the lives of at least 11,000 people since 1996. Arjun Karki, president of the Federation of Non-governmental Organisations in Nepal said today: "If they are suppressed, those who support democracy are forced to use other means. So those who repress democracy should really consider their actions first."

Elsewhere in Nepal today, soldiers repelled a rebel assault on one of their bases in the country's northwest, say reports.


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UN forced to cut food rations to a million Sudanese

April 9, 2005

The UN's World Food Programme says it has received just US$275m of the US$468m it believes is needed to feed two million people in the Darfur region of Sudan. The shortfall will force the organisation to halve its non-cereal daily rations to ensure supplies will last through the coming summer period.

"We are very concerned about the negative effect this drastic ration cut will have on the health and psychological well-being of thousands of people, who are already weakened and traumatised by war," said Carlos Veloso, WFP's emergency co-ordinator for Darfur.

According to the UN, at least 180,000 people have died and more than two million have fled the conflict torn region of Darfur since fighting between black African rebels and Arab militia broke out in 2003. Emmanuel Akwei Addo, the UN's independent human rights expert in the Sudan, claimed yesterday that the 2000 African Union troops present in the remote region were unable to reverse the deterioration of security in Darfur.

He added: "The present situation in Darfur is said to be a time bomb, which could explode at any moment. The rebels have grown more intransigent, and security on the ground is getting worse. Aerial bombardment still goes on."

Related News

 * 51 suspects named by UN for war crimes in Darfur


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German Wikipedia DVD sells out first 10,000-copy run

April 11, 2005 Directmedia Publishing, a German publishing house founded in 1995 that specializes in digital media, announced the release of a DVD of the German Wikipedia earlier this week. The DVD may be purchased online (via sites like Amazon.de) for around 10 Euros, and a free download of the DVD image will be available in a few days for those who prefer to burn their own copies. The DVD includes built-in software, DigiBib, for browsing and searching through its content.

This new project follows the successful publication of a German Wikipedia CD last October, which distributed over 10,000 physical copies and saw over 100,000 downloads of the CD image. Directmedia worked with Wikipedia editors over the months leading up to the release to finalize and update the DVD content, hosting a tagging party at their headquarters in Amtsgericht Berlin-Charlottenburg, Germany.

The announcement of the release came on April 6, five days after the DVD was first available for online purchase. By the end of the next day, the DVD was the best-selling software package on Amazon.

By April 9, all 10,000 copies of the DVD's first production run had been sold or shipped to resellers. Another production of 10,000 copies is scheduled for April 13th. The complete DVD image should be available for free download in a few more days; the project page on the German Wikipedia will be updated as soon as the image is available.


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Wikinews:2005/April/9

 * Gaza cease fire rocked by latest killing of youths
 * Chinese rioters storm Japanese embassy in Beijing
 * U.S. Postal rate increase proposed
 * Time Warner/Comcast bid to snap up Adelphia cable service
 * Toronto prepares for Monday transit strike
 * Drug-resistant infections on the rise in American hospitals
 * Bush EPA nominee abandons insecticide-on-children study after Senate hearing
 * Hundreds arrested following pro-democratic rally in Nepal
 * UN forced to cut food rations to a million Sudanese
 * Future British monarch Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles
 * Mozilla Foundation prepares third Firefox security update
 * Who's the richest entertainer in Australia? The Wiggles of course!
 * Angola: Marburg virus still spreading, 180 dead
 * Pope's Brazilian cousins lament his death
 * MSN Encarta introduces wiki-like enhancements

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Your edits to the Wendy's story have been disruptive. If you want to experiment, please do it in the sandbox. Pingswept 03:40, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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