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I have removed the speedy deletion categories from the redirects. They can't be deleted, in case any external sites link directly to that title. Anybody following the links would get a page not found, rather than being directed to the article under its current title. —Zachary talk 10:10, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

BBC Resources sale could be un-profitable
Hi Zir, thanks for the excellent article. I added some additional sources, there could be some stuff in there that you might want to add to the article. Cheers and happy editing. --SVTCobra 23:14, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

 * Hi again, you should probably consider this article to be "wrapped" as Wikinews articles are not to be ongoing works-in-progress, unlike over Wikipedia. Thanks. --SVTCobra 19:50, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Editing protected pages
Sorry to be an anorak, but spotted some duff wikilinks (due to lack of capitals) in those past BBC articles that I quoted:

BBC television centre → BBC Television Centre and Bectu → BECTU in "BBC drops programmes as third of staff join strike"

Bectu → BECTU is wrong in "BBC prepared for news blackout as staff strike" and also in "Unions ballot to "shut down the BBC"" The latter also has a Independent Television which could be improved from disambig. to Independent Television

Presumably there's somewhere to report such things rather than pestering you (but I've not found it yet).

Regards...Zir 12:36, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

✅ You are right, there is a way to request changes to archieved articles. Simply, add   to the collaboration page and then describe the changes that should be made. The request will automatically show up on a list for Admins to take action. Cheers, --SVTCobra 12:48, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

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Wikinews is not Wikipedia, and what goes in an article is what is known at that point in time. Yes, even to the extent that it may be wrong. I reverted your changes to the BBC sell-off article, and even were it current I should have too because you added a source that was not used in the creation of the article. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:38, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

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2007 ICC World Twenty20: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka

September 18, 2007

Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by 64 runs in the Super 8 stage of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Bangladesh's bowlers restricted Sri Lanka to 147-5. Mahmudullah caught Sanath Jayasuriya on the boundary for a duck in the first over. Upul Tharanga was caught behind for 23 runs, and Kumar Sangakkara was bowled by Mahmudullah for 20. Sri Lanka were left on 96-5 after Abdur Razzak bowled Mahela Jayawardene (30) and Chamara Silva was trapped lbw by Shakib Al Hasan for just 12. However Tillakaratne Dilshan and Jehan Mubarak shared a partnership of 51 runs from the last five overs to help Sri Lanka reach 147-5.

Sri Lanka bowled Bangladesh out for 83, with Chaminda Vaas taking 2-14 from four overs for Sri Lanka. Opening batsman Nazimuddin was removed lbw by Vaas in the first over without scoring. Aftab Ahmed and Shakib Al Hasan were Bangladesh's top scorers, each with 18 runs, while Mahmudullah scored 16.

The result means that Pakistan will advance to the semi-finals, while Sri Lanka will play Australia for the other semi-final place in the group.

Toss: Bangladesh won, and chose to field first.

Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Jayasuriya, 0.3 ov), 2-37 (Tharanga, 5.1 ov), 3-59 (Sangakkara, 9.3 ov), 4-84 (Silva, 12.6 ov), 5-96 (Jayawardene, 14.5 ov)

Did not bat: M F Maharoof, W P U J C Vaas, C R D Fernando, S L Malinga

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Nazimuddin, 0.5 ov), 2-21 (Tamim Iqbal, 3.2 ov), 3-21 (Aftab Ahmed, 3.4 ov), 4-31 (Mohammad Ashraful, 6.2 ov), 5-40 (Nadif Chowdhury, 8.1 ov), 6-53 (Shakib Al Hasan, 9.6 ov), 7-66 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 12.4 ov), 8-68 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 12.6 ov), 9-81 (Mahmudullah, 15.1 ov), 10-83 (Abdur Razzak, 15.5 ov)

Bangladesh:Tamim Iqbal, Nazimuddin, Aftab Ahmed, Mohammad Ashraful (capt), Shakib Al Hasan, Nadif Chowdhury, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim (wkt), Mashrafe Mortaza, Syed Rasel, Abdur Razzak

Sri Lanka: W U Tharanga, S T Jayasuriya, K C Sangakkara (wkt), D P M D Jayawardene (capt), L P C Silva, T M Dilshan, J Mubarak, M F Maharoof, W P U J C Vaas, C R D Fernando, S L Malinga

Man of the Match: C R D Fernando (Sri Lanka)

Umpires: M R Benson (England) and D J Harper (Australia) TV Umpire: N J Llong (England) Match Referee: B C Broad (England) Reserve Umpire: K H Hurter (South Africa)


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Student questioning Senator Kerry is tasered

September 18, 2007 A 21-year old American student has been tasered by campus police at a political forum held at the University of Florida. Andrew Meyer was taking part in a forum with former Presidential Candidate John Kerry and was asking Mr. Kerry why he did not contest the previous election results.

Mr. Meyer was removed from the crowd, after becoming disruptive when he exceeded his allotted questioning time, and attempted to arrest the man for breach of the peace. After attempting to resist arrest, he was wrestled to the ground by six officers. He was then tasered. The student can be heard in video clips screaming during his arrest and also shouting for help.

Mr. Meyer was charged with breaking the peace and was detained overnight by local police.

The move by the campus police has drawn criticism from many including fellow students who have called for the officers concerned to be suspended. A campus spokesman said that an internal review would be carried out to determine if the use of the taser was appropriate.


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UEFA Champions League round-up: September 18, 2007

September 18, 2007

The 1st day of started today.

Reigning Champions AC Milan began the 2007/08 campaign with a 2-1 win against Benfica.

Standings
Standings at the end of Matchday 1 for Group A

Standings
Standings at the end of Matchday 1 for Group B

Standings
Standings at the end of Matchday 1 for Group C

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2007 Rugby World Cup: Scotland 42 - 0 Romania

September 18, 2007

Scotland defeated Romania 42-0 in Pool C of the 2007 Rugby World Cup at Murrayfield, Edinburgh.

Chris Paterson opened the scoring for Scotland in the second minute when he scored and converted a try. Romania, who rarely looked like scoring, missed a chance to score a few minutes later when Ionut Dimofte missed a penalty. Allister Hogg and Rory Lamont added a try each during the first half to extend Scotland's lead to 21-0 at the interval.

In the second half Scotland continued to dominate and Allister Hogg scored two more tries to complete his hat-trick. Rory Lamont scored his second try towards the end of the match, and Scotland comfortably won without conceding a point.

Scotland have won both games played and are second in Pool C with ten points, behind New Zealand on points difference. Romania have lost both their games and are fourth in the group with one point, behind Italy with four and Portugal with none.


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Comments:Student questioning Senator Kerry is tasered

This seems like extremely excessive force for a 21 year old college student. They couldn't just carry him out of the room? I mean, what did police do to upset college students before they had tasers? --oh right, they shot them...

Hypocracy
Wasn't it Kerry who was speaking out about that one taser incident a wile back? And someone got tasered in a meeting with him! Contralya 22:37, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
 * It must be a conspiracy!!!! irid:t 22:37, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Tasering at UF
How horrifying to see students in the audience ...apathetic at best...sneering and smiling sheepishly at worst. We are losing ourselves as a nation through fear. 12.201.29.41 23:19, 18 September 2007 (UTC) Gail Gonzalez

Police enquirey
What a nice way to end an article, a police enquiry will take place to see if the taser use was warranted. Yeah, there will be an enquiry which will then be swept under the carpet and nothing will come of it.

This guy should sue the police. --Nzgabriel | Talk 04:31, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
 * You know, he probably knew that they were going to arrest him for endangering the political processes and wanted to make a scene. He is an active protester you know. What are people thinking, thinking that they can just bust into congress or something and protest? A government can't function if their operations are stopped by protesters, which there are always at least a couple hundred of at any point in time. Contralya 10:01, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
 * See: First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America: Freedom of Speech/Assembly. Citizens have a right to protest. You claim that a government can't function if people protest, but you seem to forget that it's the government that works for the people, not the other way around. The last thing we need is for citizens to sit down and shut up. We must make our voices heard and protect out liberties.

Internationally Shocking

Regarding the recent incident in which Mr. Meyer was subdued and then tazered by police; I agree, that what occurred was excessive. According to recent reports from the media, Mr. Myer is portrayed by friends and teachers as nonviolent, argumentative, and very opinionated. He was given one minute to ask Sen. John Kerry a question or two. Instead, he asked several questions for two minutes, until the police decided to execute a takedown, and remove Mr. Meyer's microphone. So far, no one can necessarily complain, because the police feared he might be a security threat. Meyer then argued with the police, claiming he was within his rights to bombard Kerry with these questions. So, rather than actually escort Mr. Meyer out of the building, the police decided it would be brilliant to pull out a tazer gun, and tazer Meyer despite his vain protests.

The big problem with this situation is the use of the tazer. Had there been only one cop present to subdue Mr. Meyer, I believe that the cop would be within his rights to tazer Meyer, because one cop cannot control a 21 year old male student easily. However, there were at least 6 cops present who could have easily taken Mr. Meyer down uneventfully. Instead, they figured it would be best to zap the mild protester in front of international TV. Brilliant move, as I've said. Not only did they do this live, but they ignored the clear protests and pleadings not only from Mr. Meyer, but also from Sen. John Kerry. The phrase "Don't taze me, bro; Don't taze me!" was clearly heard from Meyer. Immediately afterward, we heard him yelling in pain as the police tazered him anyway. Not great "bro"s, huh?

For a couple of years now, we've been hearing of police using their tazers against unruly civilians. The military and law enforcement use these guns to prevent unnecessary shooting and death. Yet, instead of using these weapons as a second-to-last resort, police seem to frequently use them for any slight disturbance. I do not know if Meyer's actions there were right or wrong, but I do know that the police made the wrong move. Zapping someone in front of not only a live audience, but the entire world is really risky. Now, hundreds of thousands of people have not only viewed the whole scene, but have voiced their opinions because of it. Whether or not Meyer did this for his fifteen minutes of fame is irrelevant; because the police should know how to deal with these kinds of people, in such a situation; and frying them with the tazer isn't an option, especially in front of CNN.

So, maybe the next time a cop tazers someone, maybe even you, in front of the cameras, try yelling "Don't taze me in front of CNN, bro! You might get fired!!" Perhaps that they won't ignore.

David Lewis FL Keys 9/19/07

Six cops?
Six cops and they still need to resort to the taser? You guys across the pond live in a police state - and these guys are only college rent-a-cops. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:33, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

1st amendmment is one thing
Freedom of speech, yes, but lets say protesters crowded the senate building during a session and they couldn't do anything because of people yelling and stuff. How could a government function? Arresting the activist was the right way to go, though the taser may of been a bit much. The way I see it, the police played right into his hands, as such an activist, he wanted to make a scene in front of cameras. He is a big guy compared to the police there you know. And when you have one handcuff on, you are armed with a deadly weapon. He wouldn't calm down, and was trying to escape (to were? From the police?). What was he thinking? That he could run away from the police and continue talking to Kerry? I am sure Kerry had a busy schedule anyway. Contralya 22:04, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

-At what point is it okay to protest the government in such fashion? Is it when we suspend Habeas Corpus? Or is it when we start sending in troops into a country for no justifiable reason? Is it when the government lies, cheats, and tries to manipulate the people? Perhaps when we start rounding up Arabs, Jews, and black people to put into camps? Obviously, at some point it is not only justifiable, but necessary to protest the government with any means available; and some people have think we're passed that point. Perhaps our government today functions too much...Maybe you should review the constitution and see that our forefathers intended our government to function as slow as possible.

Those are accusations and opinions, not proven facts. And such things would warrant protest, but not in such a way that would stop the government from functioning. I sometimes joke that if the presidential and congress approval ratings get much lower, it would cause a popular revolution (congress with 11% approval rating?). That is why I support Barack Obama. Contralya 01:13, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

The treatment of the student featured within the article is appalling. In the footage I've seen, he is clearly shouting for help and is unaided by those around him. He begs for them not to taser him as he is held down by 6 security officers. This is an obvious abuse of power in need of ramifications!

These incidents continue to enforce my belief of Naomi Wolf.


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Talk:Meteorite blamed for mysterious illness in Peru/Comments

Hope airbone sickness won't happen.

Oooo
well this is intresting i seriously hope those villagers get better and hopefully the deasease or bacteria or whatever you want to call it wont spread to anywhere else.

Interesting
Sounds like the beginning of a zombie movie... or something.

Andromeda Strain anyone?
Seriously, while it is unlikely that a lump of space-rock carries a desease that magically evolved in space to exactly fit human biology, there are a couple of interesting (in the chinese proverb sense) possible alternatives to mass hysteria. Either the impact released something nasty underground (volcanic gas style) or the thing-from-space was man-made. Like an old russian nuclear-powered spy-sat. Perhaps a "grown-up" should run a geiger-counter over the site.

Movie...
I saw a science fiction movie a number of months ago... A meteor broke up into the atmosphere, little black rocks infected people with an alien microbe that took over their minds. It was called invasion or something.

Perhaps the Peruvians saw it and thought it was real! Contralya 07:07, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

lol. maybe.

Movie
Hey does this sound like the plot to a bad sci fi movie to anyone else?

It's a cover-up!
It's obvious that the meteorite contained somthing that the government doesn't want released to the public, most likely somthing dangerous that will incite panic. It might possibly be a virus or spore. It would be wise to be very weary of stranges reports from Peru, this may very well be the beginning of the zombie wars my friends. I'm off to my bunker, I suggest you do the same.


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Major League Baseball roundup: September 17, 2007

September 18, 2007

 * Indians 6, Tigers 5, 11 inn: Jhonny Peralta hit two homers (19, 20), including the game-tying homer in the 8th, and Casey Blake hit a walkoff solo homer in the 11th.  The Indians (88-62) lead the Tigers (83-68) by 5.5 games in the AL Central; their magic number is 7.  The Tigers trail the Yankees in the AL Wild Card by 3.5 games.

 * Yankees 8, Orioles 5: Bobby Abreu picked up an RBI single and an RBI double.  The Yankees (86-64) trail Boston by 3.5 games (with a magic number of 9) in the AL East, while the Yankees lead the Tigers in the AL Wild Card by 3.5 games.

 * Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 1: Frank Thomas hit three home runs (23, 24, 25), driving in five runs as the Red Sox' lead in the AL East dropped to 3.5 games; their magic number is 9.

 * Angels 10, Devil Rays 7: Chone Figgins and Howie Kendrick both hit RBI triples for the Angels (88-62), who lead the AL West by 8.5 games, and have a magic number of 5.

 * Mariners 4, Athletics 0: Jose Lopez hit a three-run homer for the Mariners (79-70), who are 6.5 games back in the AL Wild Card race.

 * Braves 11, Marlins 6: Andruw Jones hit a three-run homer for the Braves (77-73), who trail the Padres by 5.5 games in the NL Wild Card race.

 * Nationals 12, Mets 4: The Nationals scored 12 unanswered runs for the win, dropping the Mets (83-66) to 2.5 games ahead of the Phillies in the NL East.

 * Phillies 13, Cardinals 11: Ryan Howard hit a grand slam and a solo homer (39, 40), and Aaron Rowand hit two homers (25, 26) in a wild game; the Phillies (81-69) are 2.5 games back in the NL East.

 * Cubs 7, Reds 6: Aramis Ramirez hit a two-run triple to tie the game in the bottom of the 9th, and Mark DeRosa hit an infield single that allowed the winning run to score.  The Cubs (79-72) lead the NL Central by 1 game.

 * Brewers 6, Astros 0: The Brewers (77-72) trail the Cubs in the NL Central by 1 game.

 * Giants 8, Diamondbacks 5: Randy Winn had 4 RBI, including a go-ahead three-run homer in the 8th.  The Diamondbacks (84-67) trail the Padres by 1 game in the NL West.

 * Padres 3, Pirates 0: Mike Cameron hit an RBI double, and Khalil Greene hit a two-run homer in the win.  The Padres (82-67) narrowed the deficit in the NL West by 1 game.

 * Twins 5, Rangers 4: The Twins tied the game in the 9th on a Michael Cuddyer homer, and won later that inning on an error by Ian Kinsler.

 * White Sox 11, Royals 3: The White Sox scored all eleven runs in a wild fifth inning that saw Danny Richar lead off with a solo homer (6), and hit an RBI triple (2) in his second at-bat of the inning.


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Free-to-air channel wins suit against pay TV operator over rugby screening

September 19, 2007

has won their suit against the only pay television operator in New Zealand,. The injunction was first filed due to Sky broadcasting too much coverage of the, which , owned by MediaWorks, has the exclusive television rights to in New Zealand.

A temporary injunction was issued on September 12 and a full hearing took place that Friday. However, the Judge, Justice Helen Winkelmann, reserved her decision and released it this morning.

The High Court injunction will prohibit footage being used on Sky programmes The Cup, and Reunion. Sky-owned free-to-air channel,, is also prohibited from using footage for . These shows were described as being in a magazine style, and not in a news and current affairs format.

TV3 does have an agreement with Sky, as well as with (Television New Zealand), which allows use of it's footage for "hard news programmes", but not on niche or magazine styles shows.

On the news format shows, only three screenings spaced three hours apart each day will be allowed. John Fellet, chief executive of Sky, said that broadcasting will continue as normal for it's news shows, such as Sport 365. ', ', ', and ' will be counted as one channel for the total allowable screening time.

Rick Friesen, chief operating officer of MediaWorks, said, "The judge has clearly understood all the issues in this case and upheld TV3's right to protect its interests, expanding significantly upon the temporary order issued last week."

Sky have stated that they will now crack down on TV3's use of their footage. Sky has the rights to most sports, including the Super 14, Tri-Nations, and more. Fellet said, "It looks like in the longer term we have won, one way of the other. ...We will now reciprocate by closely scrutinising MediaWorks' use of Sky footage."


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Right im thinking of contacting some Unis about possible collaboration with us for writing stories. Below is a list of stuff that we can offer and ill try and mash up an email/letter to send out.

PLEASE HELP BY ADDING YOUR IDEAS!!
 * What Unis means ? University ? slang use is a bit difficult for foreign people ! smile Jacques Divol 09:15, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Yup Unis is an abbreviation of Universities. Sorry about that. --Mark Talk to me 15:28, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

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Australian treasurer attacks opposition leader's tax question error

September 19, 2007

The ability of Australian opposition leader, Kevin Rudd to run the country's economy has been questioned by the Government after he made an error responding to a question on Australia's current tax system today. Speaking in Queanbeyan, New South Wales earlier today, Mr Rudd was asked if he could name the current tax rates and the thresholds at which they kick in.

Mr Rudd said that he thought the top tax rate started at AUD$175,000. In fact, Australia's top taxation rate begins at $150,000. "Well, as of July 1, if you went through the four thresholds, I think the high threshold kicks in I think at $175,000, then I think it cascades down the spectrum," Mr Rudd told reporters.

Australian treasurer Peter Costello, who introduced the tax threshold changes, has seized on the opposition leader's uncertainty, claiming that "he has never cared about economic policy, he has no interest in it," he said.

Treasurer Costello claimed: "He was exposed as a fraud on productivity and we don't hear him talking about productivity very much anymore.

"Now he has been exposed as being naked when it comes to understanding the tax system." Mr Costello demanded that the opposition release their taxation policy. "Since the Labor Party demands an election to be called on a daily basis, you would think they might have the decency of releasing a policy so that people can know what it is," said Costello.

A Federal election is expected in Australia in the next three months and the Coalition Government is trailing the Opposition by ten percentage points on a two-party preferred basis.


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6.4 earthquake shakes Indonesia

September 19, 2007 According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) a magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck Sumatra, Indonesia. The meteorological agency of Indonesia put the magnitude at 6.4.

The epicenter was located 190 kilometers (115 miles) northwest of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia at 2:27 p.m. (local time) and had a depth of 35 k.m. (21.7 miles). A small magnitude 5.1 aftershock shook the same area just over two hours later.

There are no reports of damage, injuries or death, but the USGS says that damage could be "moderate to heavy."

No tsunami warning was issued.

Last week, a magnitude 8.4 quake struck the same region killing at least 23 people and injuring over 100. That quake was followed by as many as 60 aftershocks for at least a week, with some ranging as high as magnitude 7.8.

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What a unstable area! It will be months before it is safe enough for the inevitable disaster relief to get going. Contralya 09:57, 19 September 2007 (UTC)


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Wikinews interviews Israeli mathematician and writer Aner Shalev

September 19, 2007

Aner Shalev is an Israeli mathematician and writer born in 1958 in Kibbutz Kinneret, Tiberias. Currently Shalev is a Professor at Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Einstein Institute of Mathematics.

At the moment Shalev is in Levico Terme, Trento, Italy for a conference. He was interviewed by Wikinews.

Interview
What are you going to talk about here in Levico?
 * I called it Character, walks and words. There is a whole topic which is called asymptotic groups theory. There are groups which express the symmetry of some structures. Studying groups is a bit like studying symmetry. It's very beautiful I think. And then when you do it in an asymptotic way is like you don't look at the small details. It's like from the sky. You look at the general patterns. And there is another topic which is very important in mathematics which is called representation theory. So I will mainly talk about how to use a representation theory to solve all kind of problems and conjectures in asymptotic groups theory.

Why did you choose to study mathematics?
 * First of all because it was beautiful. When I was ten my father already showed me some stuff in mathematics and the beauty and the imagination was quite apparent. I also like the freedom in mathematics. If you study physics or chemistry then you should describe the real world. But in mathematics you can build your own structures. You can walk in worlds created by the imagination of people. You're not committed to the real world. It's almost like God to some extent. You can create worlds, you can study them. I think it's a combination of the beauty, of the imagination, of the freedom.

'''Many people, and many students, dislike math. Why do you think it is so?'''
 * First of all I think maybe they have bad teachers, which is a problem. You have to have very good teachers in mathematics if you really want to enjoy and to succeed in it. Probably some people mainly think about the scientific part of it – you have to be accurate - and they see less these elements of the freedom, and the imagination, and creation. Maybe they don't like the precise nature of mathematics. Also when I talk mathematics I notice the language is very important in mathematics and I actually notice that many times people fail in mathematics because they don't know how to write a composition. They have ideas but they cannot formulate them in the right way.
 * Actually I find many connections between mathematics and literature because almost all the thing I told about mathematics are also seen in literature and in writing because when you write you can describe the real world, but you can also create worlds of fiction. So you have imagination, you have total freedom, you can invent characters, you can invent all kind of development and surprises and this kind of end of story or another. Also the language is important in writing and in literature. So in a way people often don't know how to combine the two fields. It could look like almost the opposite: literature is kind of arts and mathematics is science but they also see a lot in common and there where mathematician who were writers. For example the most famous is Lewis Carrol, author of Alice in Wonderland.

'''You're not only a mathematician. You also wrote two collections of short stories and a novel. Why did you begin to write?'''
 * When I was quite young I was interested in psychoanalysis and in dreams. I was trying to interpret my dreams. I started to write down my dreams. And then I noticed that I cheat a little bit when I write them down. Sometimes I make them more pretty then they were actually. So instead of documenting the dreams it gradually became also like adding creational elements, and I think that somehow through writing my dreams I gradually came to writing, also poems, but mainly stories.
 * I'm a little bit inspired by dreams but when eventually I started to write more seriously I was more interested in structure which also .. a bit like mathematics in a way.. for example my first book is called Opus 1 .. a collection of four long stories with musical structures. The first part is called Legato and the second part was called Staccato. In the legato part the sentences are very long and without breaks almost like stream of consciousness. In the staccato part it's like a music: a lot of break, very very short sentences. It was a bit experimenting connections between the language and the music and the psychology of people. In the second book I made another experiment. It's a book of opening, Overtures I called it, and there is no end to the stories. There are seventy beginning of stories without ends. In the novel Dark Matters I think what interested me in the structure was two thing: simple narrative and email. It keeps changing between narrative and email. Another thing was two different time scapes: one goes very slow and one goes very fast and they almost kind of meet in the end. It's a little bit like Achilles and the turtle. ... love story and romance and surprises and tragedies and all this but also this structure interested me a lot.

Why did you choose this particular structure?
 * When I tell stories I don't like that everything will be clear from the beginning. I like that something will be a bit of secret, or even unreliable narrator: someone tells something and first you trust him but then you read more and you become thrilled by everything. I think by using emails on the one hand which are more the voice of the woman Eva and narrative which is more the perspective of the man Adam, I kind of confront them, their different perspective and then kind somehow you can see the distortions in the way the story is told. I think that in this kind of structure there is a very gradual clarification of the relationship and the forth going on.

Why Adam and Eva?
 * I was somewhat influenced by two stories. One the biblical story of Adam and Eve, the first man and first woman, being deported by Eden. But I was also fascinated by the scientific story of how the world was created which is related to astrophysics, to the big bang and to the concept of dark matter in the universe and dark energy. These are very central concept in cosmology, in astrophysics now, that most of the world we cannot see because it's dark matter and most of the energy we cannot understand because it's kind of a dark energy which is anti-gravitational and causes the universe to expand very rapidly and accelerate. I was trying to implement it on relations between man and woman. It's a bit like pessimistic ending. In all the book there is kind of this very subtle play between gravitational forces like also erotic, attraction between man and woman but also repulsion forces. I think I was influenced by astrophysical theories and I was trying to check if they can apply in love life and relationship between man and woman.

'In Italian the book was renamed Dove finisce New York (Where New York ends''). Do you like that title?'''
 * Yes, I think it is very nice. I thought it quite powerful. Usually I don't like people make changing but in this case I think it's quite powerful and it turns out it is a quotation from the book: the hero Adam tells Eva that he wants to show her where New York ends.

'''The novel was published in Hebrew in 2004 but takes place before September 11th because the Twin Towers are still there. Why? Is there a particular reason?'''
 * Actually I started to write it before the attacks, it's a good reason (laugh). I started to write it a bit earlier but it took some time. Actually there was quite a dramatic story.. I was in New York during the attack – I gave some lectures in New York and in Yale University - and actually I had already planned in the book a visit to the Twin Towers – which was one of the reason for my visits. I wrote a draft of the chapter and then I wanted to go the Twin Towers to experience it and to see the draft was accurate more or less and what you see from upstairs and all this ... The same week when I planned to visit there was the disaster. For a long time I thought whether I should mention what happened and then I thought... there are some hints about a time when the Twin Towers don't exist anymore but I didn't want to write about the disaster, not to abuse it.

Do you have other literary project for the future?
 * I started another book, but it's in a very early stage so probably it will take some time. But yes, I have more projects in mind.

'''You are professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. How's life there?'''
 * First of all the University is very good. We have a very good department. I also was the chairman of the department. I really like both doing research and teaching. It's a great environment. It's very special. It's a beautiful town. Of course there are sometimes very bad times, like Intifada when there were buses exploding and people got hurt and sometimes there is tension not just between Jews and Arabs but also between secular Jews and religious Jews. I like that it's not an homogeneous place. You have different population interacting. Even if there is some tension there is also some kind of cooperation and harmony.

Do you know Wikipedia?
 * Yes, I know Wikipedia. I sometimes use it, even in mathematics it's becoming such a rich encyclopedia and so up to date. Even in mathematics sometimes when I want to be up to date on something I look at Wikipedia.


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Israel declares Gaza Strip 'enemy entity'; preparing for military incursion

September 19, 2007 The Israeli government has declared the Gaza Strip an "enemy entity" due to the continued firing of rockets into Israel from Gaza. Gaza's ruling Hamas party has stated that it considers the announcement a "declaration of war."

The definition means that Israel could stop supplying Gaza with fuel, electricity and other commodities.

"Following extensive legal consultations, Israel has decided to declare Gaza as a hostile entity, with all the international implications. This move will prepare the groundwork for sanctions against Gaza, such as the interruption of gas, electricity and water supply, which will occur in a gradual process," said an unnamed Israeli government official.

Ehud Barak, the Israeli Minister of Defense said the "objective is to weaken Hamas", while Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum suggested "...they aim to starve our people and force them to accept humiliating formulas that could emerge from the so-called November peace conference,"

Barak also said that Israel is considering a military operation in the Gaza Strip saying that "every day that passes brings us closer to an operation in Gaza."

The democratically-elected Hamas party, and its militant wing the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, have been labeled "foreign terrorist organization"s by a number of bodies including the European Union, Israel, the United States, Canada and others.


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Good luck
I hope Israel is successful in combat operations with the evil Hamas, and that the damage Hamas will do to innocent civilians is minimal. Long live Israel! Contralya 12:52, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

So the trolling begins...sigh...StockGear 16:23, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

That wasn't trolling, I was being sincere. Besides, most of the people who hate Israel are in the middle east. Contralya 21:48, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

And this is News?
These comments aren't news any longer. The press seems to think it's news...but the truth of the matter is that this kind of threat and talk has been going on so long, when Americans read it...it's like back ground noise. Can't you find something else to fill the page with?

 * Do you have an actual opinion? Would you care to leave a signature? --Quadrastreet 23:58, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Ironic?
Does anyone else find it ironic that Hamas, who considers 'the Jew' and the Jewish state (Israel) an enemy (the enemy, perhaps), is upset because Israel has called them an enemy? --SVTCobra 23:34, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

 * I agree. But I think they're probably more upset that their populace is more likely to revolt. --Quadrastreet 23:56, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Israel is cooking up something
Declaring the Gaza strip an official enemy, just makes it a bit more legal for what Israel is planning. The recent aerial bomb attack in Syria trying to take out the nuclear materiels supplied by North Korea may have been just a trial balloon for much bigger things to come. All of the pieces seem to be coming together for the big one. The Jewish state is facing a dilema. With Bush on the way out, and the military support from the U.S. with it, Israel will have to strike from a position of strength. If Clinton gets the U.S. forces out of Iraq as she is promising, then Israel will be hung out to dry. The only option will be to strike first. With a new leader about to take the lead in Israel I can forsee an early visit to the U.S. by the new Prime Minister, followed shortly by a major aerial attack on Iran's nuclear and primary military facilities. It will hamper them, but it will not stop the massive Shite insurgancy that will follow, not only in Iraq, but also Kuwait and Lebenon. If will be hell, but we can win if the Sunni's in Turkey and Saudi Arabia don't decide to join forces with Iran. If Al Quada succeeds in rallying Sunni's to join with their religious foes, the Shites then hold on to your hats. Would you believe $15 a gallon, that is if you can find any gas at all. No oil, no plastics, no fertilizer, no medicines, etc., etc. 2008, promises to be a scary year and it won't because of Republican versus Democrat bickering over small things like liberalism versus conservatism. It may be about how are we going to feed ourselves. Greenspan has hinted about it, if you can read between the lines. Jim Julian

 * Just a few things:
 * 1. Israel does not have an election coming soon.
 * 2. The Sunis hate the Shiites a lot more than they hate Israel.
 * other than that, I agree with what you said.
 * TiB 07:57, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

 * Get your head out of the sand man, US supports Israel no matter who is president. I can't stand stupid conspiracy theories or fear mongers. Contralya 09:02, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
 * If anything, Clinton is more beholden to the "Jewish lobby" as a result of deals she made to get elected Senator in New York. --SVTCobra 10:09, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

ISRAEL needs to cool off. The recent spike in oil prices are one result of ISRAELI HUBRIS When will the american people wake up to the fact that uncondional congressional support for ISRAEL is making us hated the world over.Give us more informaton about the relation ISRAELI arrogance is having onthe coninued war on terrorism. CUT FUNDS TO ISRAEL? WE need to change our policy toward ISRAEL. WE THE PEOPLE CAN DO THIS by CHANGING CONGRESS. Do not buy stock in ISRAEKI companies pepole. louise winkle

While it is true that Iseael has a big lobbying group, not supporting Israel would be very bad. Besides the fact that support has been in place for many decades and can't be simply 'withdrawn', Israel is a country of good people who have been seriously wronged. And besides the ethical reasons for supporting it, if it got overrun, it wouldn't just 'disappear', there would be a serious crisis and they probably have nukes, but if they don't they have some top of the like equipment that I am sure the neighboring nations want. I am sure that only people who don't know much about the situation or sympathize with terrorists want to pull out of supporting Israel. Besides, their enemy is our enemy, and the enemy of my enemy is my friend, and since they would be a friend in the first place... Contralya 10:54, 21 September 2007 (UTC)


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Mother's body found at same site as daughter's on UK railway line

September 19, 2007 Yesterday the body of Joanne Coombs, 40, was found in the same location as her daughter Natasha Coombs, 17, who was found dead on a railway line near Manningtree Station in Essex, England on August 10.

Police stated that the mother's body was found after freight train operators reported a possible fault of the tracks when using them. A crew from a second freight train was instructed to investigate the report and found the body. It is thought that the death may have resulted from being hit by the first train which reported the fault, but the incident is not being treated as suspicious.

"On Tuesday evening the driver of the 1900 BST Liverpool Street to Norwich train service reported a possible track fault. The line was checked by the driver of the following freight train. He found the body of a woman near Manningtree station," said British Transport Police (BTP) inspector Ed Purchase.

Neither of the deaths are being treated as suspicious, but police are not sure if Natasha's death was a suicide. Reports say that she had ended a relationship with 18 year-old Josh Brennan, her ex-boyfriend. An autopsy later confirmed that the cause of Natasha's death was consistent with being hit by a train.

A formal identification of Mrs. Coombs has not yet taken place and an investigation is currently being conducted by the BTP.


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Hawley discovered 'WikiNews' September 19 2007 and will be using it in conjunction with Canbyte

Not caring about the size of the Canbyte audience (a few readers would be nice), Canbyte picks topics that seem to matter to Canada and then digs down, 'picks them apart'.

Canbyte is a distillation by Canadian laymen of what we glean elsewhere and think should matter in the long run to Canadians. The eye-catching issues of the moment are left to others. Canbyte acknowledges that Canadians in general are interested in stars, fashion, gossip and the like but information about all these is readily available elsewhere and is not contained in Canbyte.

Where excerpted from other authors the sources are referenced.

Canada is inseparable from planet earth, which is why some Global items are included.

In 'Canbyte Blog' Mike looks at Canadian Subjects and - where they directly affect Canada - Global Subjects.

Anyone qualified to write about Canada and interested to do so in-depth and as unpaid volunteer please send an email to editor@canbyte.com.

Hawley was born in 1929. His career was as a professional engineer. He did work in all Canadian provinces and on all continents, visiting each in the process. He has been a Scout Master, Big Brother, Rotarian. Prevented by disabilities from other community work he createdhttp://www.canbyte.com.

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--Brian McNeil / talk 14:52, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Which Universities do you intend to target? Do you have any contacts in their journalism departments?
 * Apart from offering somewhere to publish and an established style guide - what else do we offer student journalists?

I currently have no contacts but i thought id give it a try anyway and i think next month is our turn with the CPG for outreach so id like to get this started for then. IMO we offer students 24hr help and support (which is great for students) and an established outlet for their articles giving them REAL experience in the news/publishing sector. Also some (one at least maybe another) have had students editing course related articles on WP so why cant we do it here which is very related to the Journalism courses. We also allow transparency for the lecturers to check the articles that the students are writing.

It may be a weak thing atm but i hope to build it up and give it a try, and why the not, the worst we'll get back is "no" (hopefully ;-)??--Mark Talk to me 09:27, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually, the worst is you'll get ignored. I would recommend attaching a copy of the latest print edition to any emails sent - and I think we want to get Cary to send some of them out. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:34, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

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Hello,

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

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

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2007 Brooklyn Book Festival showcases borough's continued literary tradition

September 20, 2007

Brooklyn Borough Hall featured a Who's Who in New York's literary community during the second annual Brooklyn Book Festival. According to Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, the borough's zip code 11215 boasts more authors than anywhere else in the country. It appeared to be the case on Sunday. More than 100 authors were featured at the day-long event, including The Basketball Diaries writer Jim Carroll, former M*A*S*H star Mike Farrell, author and illustrator Mo Willems, Jack Kerouac's sometime lover and National Book Critics Circle Award recipient Joyce Johnson and PEN American Center President Francine Prose.

This year's festival made use of Saint Francis College and the Brooklyn Historical Society to accommodate the big jump over last year's 70 authors in participation to 115 this year. Although there is no official way to keep track of the numbers of attendees, Borough Hall officials estimated between 15,000 and 20,000 people attended. Markowitz spoke with NY1's Inside City Hall host Dominic Carter, who shared stories of his childhood abuse. A lone protester from Develop Don't Destroy, the group against the development of Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards, held up a sign decrying Markowitz's support for the project. A highlight of the festival was recent Heinz Family Foundation award recipient Dave Eggers discussing with Nigerian poet Chris Abani a slide show of Eggers's trip to Marial Bai, Sudan. Eggers wrote a fictional account of the life of Valentino Achak Deng, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan. The book, What Is the What, was a critical success.

One of the featured panels on "soon-to-be-published works of groundbreaking authors" that included Jim Carroll, The Women of Brewster Place author Gloria Naylor and playwright and music journalist Joe Meno, ran into problems. The panel was the final program and started half an hour late. Naylor failed to show, reportedly due to a death in the family. In the middle of Carroll's presentation he was asked to stop speaking so they could close the courtroom where the event was held in the Borough Hall. Carroll was visibly upset. He asked the audience if they wanted to hear one song, to which they enthusiastically cheered until the festival organizers cut off his microphone to keep to a schedule that required they vacate the premises by a certain time.

Steven Carter and Bernice McFadden also failed to attend; McFadden stated on her blog that she came down with a stomach illness. The Brooklyn Book Festival had no comment.


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Barrister Hyman sentenced to one year imprisonment for false incrimination

September 20, 2007

Bruce Hyman, the UK barrister who pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice in August was sentenced to one year in prison at Bristol Crown Court yesterday. He is reported to be the only barrister ever to have been sentenced for such an offence. After having pleaded in mitigation to be suffering from agitated depression and presenting a character reference from Sir Mark Potter, Head of the Family Division of the High Court, Hyman will now serve about six months with remission.

Hyman's crime, as reported last month, was calculated to send an innocent father to prison by providing him with a faked Court of Appeal judgment.


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O.J. Simpson posts bail in alleged robbery

September 19, 2007 Former United States National Football League (NFL) star and Heisman Trophy winner O.J. Simpson has been allowed to post bail after being charged with ten felonies and one gross misdemeanor, in an alleged robbery that occurred in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday September 14, 2007. Altogether, Simpson is facing 11 charges.

The judge presiding over the case, Justice of the Peace Joe Bonaventure Jr. has granted the prosecutions request that the bail for his release be set at US$125,000, but the bail comes with other conditions as well.

According to one of Simpson's lawyers Yale Galanter, the bail agreement was reached with the prosecution days before today's hearing, and Simpson only had to pay $19,000 of the $125,000 to get out of jail.

Simpson must also surrender his passport in 24 hours and is only allowed to travel within the mainland United States. Simpson is also "not allowed to have any contact whatsoever with any witness" or individual on the side of the prosecution which includes "no third-party contacting" and "no carrier pigeons." Simpson was later released a few hours after the hearing.

After the hearing, during a press conference outside the courtroom Galanter stated that he would "be taking action" against an attorney who appeared on the FOX News Channel on Tuesday night who falsely identified himself as Simpson's attorney.

"We are his only attorneys," said Galanter during the press conference.

Simpson's lawyers had to speak over the large number of bystanders and media, some whom were cheering when Galanter said he would be released shortly. One man standing next to Galanter suddenly yelled "nice job guy! That's right, up high!," as he was attempting to give Galanter a 'high-five.'

Simpson was charged with kidnapping with a deadly weapon robbery, and other charges on September 14 after, according to Simpson, he performed his "own sting operation" to retrieve sports memorabilia items and other "personal" items that allegedly belonged to Simpson. Reports say that the total value of all the items combined is over $100,000.

There are at least seven other individuals facing charges in the alleged robbery. Walter Alexander, Clarence Stewart, Tom Scotto and Michael McClinton are all allegedly accomplices of Simpson. Bruce Fromong and Alfred Beardsley are both dealers in sports memorabilia. Thomas Riccio is the owner of an auction who let Simpson know about the items that were going to be sold. Riccio also has an audio tape of the entire incident, which he recorded.

The next hearing is scheduled for October 22. Clark County District Attorney David Roger will be the presiding prosecutor for the State of Nevada.


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I watched the LIVE broadcast from the courtroom to get the quotes. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 15:48, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
 * The rest of the information aside from getting the judges name from the source listed, are from current press conferences(s). on TV given by O.J.'s lawyer(s) at around 12:00 p.m. eastern time. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 16:14, 19 September 2007 (UTC)


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Comments:United Future announces tax cuts in 2008 for New Zealand

The business tax is dropping three cents to NZ$0.33.

Incorrect. The current tax is 33%, it is being reduced 3 cents down to 30% in 2008.


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2007 ICC World Twenty20: South Africa vs New Zealand

September 19, 2007

South Africa defeated New Zealand by six wickets in the Super 8 stage of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 at Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa.

Lou Vincent scored 32 runs and Brendon McCullum added 38 as New Zealand started well. Brendon McCullum was caught behind in the ninth over, while Ross Taylor fell in similar fashion four balls later. Lou Vincent was bowled by Johan van der Wath and Scott Styris was dismissed for six runs leaving New Zealand on 90-4. Although Craig McMillan scored 48 not out, South African bowler Morne Morkel took 4-17 off four overs to help restrict New Zealand to 153-8.

South Africa were reduced to 45-3 early in the eighth over. Graeme Smith and Abraham de Villiers were both caught behind and Herschelle Gibbs fell for just nineteen. However Justin Kemp hit 89 not out as South Africa reached 158-4, winning with five balls to spare.

The result means that England can not qualify for the semi-finals and are eliminated from the competition.

Toss: South Africa won, and chose to field first.

Fall of wickets: 1-68 (B B McCullum, 8.2 ov), 2-70 (Taylor, 8.6 ov), 3-76 (Vincent, 9.6 ov), 4-90 (Styris, 12.1 ov), 5-131 (Oram, 16.1 ov), 6-132 (N L McCullum, 16.5 ov), 7-137 (Vettori, 17.5 ov), 8-139 (Bond, 18.2 ov)

Did not bat: C S Martin

Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Smith, 2.1 ov), 2-17 (de Villiers, 3.1 ov), 3-45 (Gibbs, 7.1 ov), 4-110 (Boucher, 15.2 ov)

Did not bat: V D Philander, J A Morkel, J J van der Wath, M Morkel, A Nel

South Africa: G C Smith (capt), H H Gibbs, A B de Villiers, M V Boucher (wkt), J M Kemp, S M Pollock, J A Morkel, J J van der Wath, V D Philander, A Nel, M Morkel

New Zealand: L Vincent, B B McCullum (wkt), R L Taylor, S B Styris, J D P Oram, C D McMillan, N L McCullum, D L Vettori (capt), S E Bond, M R Gillespie, C S Martin

Man of the Match: J M Kemp (South Africa)

Umpires: B R Doctrove (West Indies) and S J A Taufel (Australia) TV Umpire: S J Davis (Australia) Match Referee: R S Madugalle (Sri Lanka) Reserve Umpire: B G Jerling (South Africa)


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Talk:Australian treasurer attacks opposition leader's tax question error

The version of the article that I just corrected failed the test of 'neutral point of view'. The title does as well - a better title would be 'Australian treasurer claims opposition leader has no interest in economic policy'. The difference between this title and the one given to this page underline the NPOV issues. I leave it to someone else to correct the title. Greg Walkerden. :I'm not too sure that it isn't neutral. The fact of the matter is that Rudd did make a mistake on current tax policY. I am happy for the article to be renamed so long as it captures the essence of the article - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 00:16, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually after reading the edits, I see where you are coming from - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 00:18, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Speaking of NPOV, "In fact, Australia's top taxation rate begins at $150,000" reads too eager to contradict. The upper bracket this year is $150,000, but next year it increases to $180,000. Perhaps just provide a link to WP's Tax Bracket page, section "Tax brackets in Australia". (I won't even attempt the link.) It lets the reader decide the degree of Rudd's "blunder", rather than the article seeming to agree with Costello.


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12/8/07 HL5256 a Dash 8 Q 400 of Jeju Air south Korea skidded off the runway at Busan airport when left main undercarriage collapsed, and left prop disintergrated on contact with the ground. 74 on bord, 10 suffered minor injuries.

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Microsoft Tech·Ed Taiwan 2007 begins after Typhoon Wipha crossed Taiwan

September 19, 2007 Microsoft Tech·Ed Taiwan 2007, organized by Microsoft Taiwan, began today after Typhoon Wipha crossed Northern Taiwan yesterday and it goes to the 13th this year. Though this international seminar reduced from 3 days to 2 days, it still attracted more than 2500 technical engineers and developers, and some companies exhibited aside of Tech·Ed Taiwan 2007. This year of Tech·Ed Taiwan 2007 is focused on future software by Microsoft such as Windows Server 2008 (code name "Longhorn"), Visual Studio 2008 (code name "Orcas"), SQL Server 2008 (code name "Katmai") and title the topic with "Make Your Mark". Also, Microsoft Taiwan provided Hands-On-Lab for attendees who can experience the frontier technologies.

Bob Kelly (General Manager of Infrastructure Server Marketing Department, Microsoft Global) emphasized the importance of "Dynamic IT" and predicted that virtual environment of collaboration is the main future on IT industry, he also remarked that Microsoft provided solutions on Dynamic Systems Initiative, Trustworthy Computing, and .NET with the trend of enterprise IT from basic system infrastructure, standard, rational, to dynamic. Except from seminars and exhibitions, Microsoft also held "IT Master Challenge" and "Tech·Ed Taiwan 2007 Show Girls" competitions, and Tenlong Computer Book Co., Ltd. was invited to set up temporarily bookstore at 3F South Lounge of Taipei International Convention Center (TICC). On the other hand, Microsoft Taiwan also set up Free Internet Access Area at 3F North Lounge of TICC.


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I've visited this forum and refer to Microsoft Taiwan News Release. Brock contact... 17:09, 19 September 2007 (UTC)


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Comments:Wikinews interviews Israeli mathematician and writer Aner Shalev

Respect for the man's achievements in his life and the way he understands and describes mathematics.Actually respect to all Jews because many of them dedicate their lives in studying,discovering....I am a Muslim personally but i dislike the approach to Jews made by many Muslims.I think that many of my brothers are jealous.If so why don't they study.....Shame on them.Respect and keep it up with the brilliant work Mr.Shalev. -85.30.124.146 17:57, 19 September 2007 (UTC)Mohamed from Macedonia85.30.124.146 17:57, 19 September 2007 (UTC)-


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Comments:Britney Spears fired by management company

And all over the world, 12 year old girls are bursting into tears.

I remember following the latest news on Britney when I was younger 4 the music, than I thought she was hot, and after she popped out #2 she got real ugly. I wonder why celebrities so popular never run for political positions? (besides the governor of California). Contralya 14:33, 21 September 2007 (UTC)


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US Senate votes no to expanding detainee rights

September 19, 2007

Detainees, or individuals in United States custody considered to be suspects connected to terrorism, will no longer be able to protest their being held in custody or their treatment while in custody, otherwise known as the "writ of Habeas Corpus," at least not in U.S. federal courtrooms.

Democrats, who sponsored the bill, needed at least 60 votes in order for the bill to allow detainees to fight but received only 56, which included six Republicans. 43 Republicans voted against the bill.

"[The bill's failure to pass] calls into question the United States' historic role of defender of human rights in the world. It accomplishes what opponents could never accomplish on the battlefield, whittling away our own liberties. This is America?" said Democratic Senator for Vermont, Patrick J. Leahy.

In 2006, the U.S. Military Commissions Act limited the rights of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, the U.S. run detention facility in Cuba for the most dangerous individuals in the world, accused of acts of terrorism. The act also included smaller U.S. prisons around the globe.

Opponents of the bill claim that to allow detainees those rights, the U.S. would potentially be engulfed in an endless line of lawsuits.

"To start that process would be an absolute disaster for this country. I cannot think of a more ill-advised effort to undermine a war that I think will be a long-standing effort," said Republican Senator from South Carolina, Lindsey O. Graham.

Some Senators are planning on debating and voting on the bill again, but it is not known when or if that will happen.


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I can't see how removing HB makes it so they are no "longer be able to protest" their (the alleged captured terrorists) detainment. It just means that they MAY not be able to challenge their detainment in court. Correct me if I'm wrong, but they are still able to see their day in court at the government's discretion.

No doubt there are some examples of some detainees whose capture is questionable have been tried in court, with approval, and some said detainees have been released and compensated because of which. I would like such examples included in this article.
 * Federal court. Not in Federal court. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 18:39, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

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This wouldn't happen if Obama was president! Contralya 20:34, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, it would. There still wouldn't be enough votes to overcome the filibuster in the senate.Tuoder 22:06, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

i hoped that a few more libertarian Republicans would side with the democrats for habeus corpus. Democrats are too weak to withstand the filibuster, anyway. This just sucks. Tuoder 22:04, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Excuse me, what happens to POW's held by the U.S. after a war (as compared to other nations)? ... These people are given extra liberties as it is, as they would have otherwise been SHOT DEAD on the battlefield. Again, referring to the first question, I'm sure those few who may be innocent, say some U.S. citizens declared enemy combatants, will see their day in court.

(Hopefully this isn't too inflammatory to most readers:) I wouldn't worry much about comments made by those who seem to believe that W. is listening in on phone sex (which would have to be international, by the way), and was actually behind 9-11. Again, citizens, who may (innocent until proven) have committed crimes, have no risk of losing HB. As for those who are KNOWN to have conspired to do or have committed (guilty until danger passes) acts of war... well...

O....k... I know they will get better treatment than the people that died in Vietnamese prisons long after they official handed over all of the prisoners! People forget how high the standards are compared to N Korea, Iran and Cuba. Contralya 14:27, 21 September 2007 (UTC)


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2007 ICC World Twenty20: England vs India

September 19, 2007

India have defeated England by 18 runs in the Super 8 stage of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 at Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa. The man of the match, Yuvraj Singh, scored six sixes in one over off of Stuart Broad.

Yuvraj Singh hit the fast 50 in international cricket as India posted an imposing total of 218 runs. He smashed 58 off 16 balls, reaching 50 in just 12, having hit Stuart Broad for six sixes in one over. Gautam Gambhir made 58, while Virender Sehwag scored 68. England's bowlers failed to make a breakthrough before the fifteenth over, when Sehwag was bowled by Chris Tremlett. Gambhir was dismissed in the next over, followed by Tremlett claiming his second wicket when he bowled Robin Uthappa for six runs

England, who had already been eliminated from the tournament, started solidly. Kevin Pietersen scored 39 and Vikram Solanki made 43, but the required run rate was too high and wickets fell regularly, with Irfan Pathan taking 3-37 and Rudra Pratap Singh taking two wickets in one over, and England finished 18 runs short on 200-6.

Toss: India won, and chose to bat first.

Fall of wickets: 1-136 (Sehwag, 14.4 ov), 2-144 (Gambhir, 15.3 ov), 3-155 (Uthappa, 16.4 ov), 4-216 (Yuvraj Singh, 19.5 ov)

Did not bat: R G Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Joginder Sharma, S Sreesanth, R P Singh

Fall of wickets: 1-53 (Maddy, 5.4 ov), 2-96 (Solanki, 10.3 ov), 3-126 (Pietersen, 14.1 ov), 4-170 (Shah, 17.3 ov), 5-170 (Collingwood, 17.5 ov), 6-196 (Wright, 19.5 ov)

Did not bat: C T Tremlett, S C J Broad, J M Anderson

England: D L Maddy, V S Solanki (wkt), K P Pietersen, P D Collingwood (capt), O A Shah, A Flintoff, L J Wright, A D Mascarenhas, C T Tremlett, S C J Broad, J M Anderson

India: G Gambhir, V Sehwag, R V Uthappa, M S Dhoni (capt, wkt), Yuvraj Singh, I K Pathan, R G Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Joginder Sharma, S Sreesanth, R P Singh

Man of the Match: Yuvraj Singh (India)

Umpires: B R Doctrove (West Indies) and S J A Taufel (Australia) TV Umpire: S J Davis (Australia) Match Referee: M J Procter (South Africa) Reserve Umpire: B G Jerling (South Africa)


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NASA prepares to launch mission to nearby asteroids

September 19, 2007 NASA is beginning the final preparations for next Wednesday's launch of the Dawn probe, aboard a Delta II rocket. The Dawn probe, costing over US$250 million, will visit the dwarf planet Ceres and the asteroid Vesta. The launch was originally planned for mid-June, however due to a damaged crate, shipping delays, and a damaged solar panel, NASA chose to delay it until now. Last week the spacecraft was delivered to the launch pad, and engineers performed tests to ensure that it is ready for launch. Today, the payload fairings were installed, and the probe is ready for its launch next week onto its 5 billion kilometer (3.2 billion mile) mission.

As the Delta II launches, three stages of rockets will propel the probe towards its first target. With the help of ion thrusters, it will reach Mars in mid-2009. Using Mars' gravity, the probe will speed up and proceed towards the first asteroid, Vesta, in late 2011. After orbiting for seven months, it will leave Vesta in mid-2012, and arrive at Ceres in 2015. After making scans of Ceres, it will enter an orbit around Ceres that will ensure that it does not impact the asteroid for half a century. This is required due to the United Nations' “Outer Space Treaty”, which states that “harmful contamination” of these asteroids must be avoided.

The targets of this mission, Ceres and Vesta, couldn't be less alike. Ceres (diameter 975 km, 600 miles) is larger than Vesta (578 km, 350 miles). This makes Ceres approximately the size of Texas. NASA believes Ceres could contain water beneath its outer crust because, like Earth, its inner layers are heavier than the outer layers, and Ceres' outer layer is lighter than water. Vesta, on the other hand, is the size of Arizona, and has a surface of volcanic rock, which astronomers believe came from its hot inner layers. Vesta also has a large crater – almost 500 km (300 miles) across – on its southern pole. The collision that caused this likely blasted enough rock into space to fill a container 160 by 160 by 80 km (100 by 100 by 50 miles).

The probe will make several observations of these asteroids: it will compare the makeup, shape, size, and densities, analyze craters, and determine mass, gravity, rotation. To determine the makeup, the probe carries a mapping spectrometer, and tools to map emissions of neutrons and gamma rays. Using this information, NASA can compare the formation of these bodies to learn more about our solar system, for example, to test a theory which states that a number of stony meteorites may be debris from Vesta.

There's one more piece of equipment aboard the probe: A small silicon chip containing the names of 350,000 people who submitted their names to the “Send Your Name to the Asteroid Belt” campaign. After next week's launch, the spacecraft will deploy its solar panels and undergo two months of testing before it begins the cruise to Mars.


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User talk:Doom500

Hello,

Your recent contributions constitute vandalism and have been reverted. Should you believe that your contributions are *not* vandalism, please argue your case on your talk page, or in WN:ALERT.

Further vandalism may result in a 24 hour block. Please contribute to Wikinews in a constructive fashion instead. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 18:49, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

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User:Deafman2k10

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Residents in Seattle, Washington will soon ride the 'S.L.U.T.'

September 19, 2007

Construction workers in Seattle, Washington located in the United States are nearing completion of a new trolley, but it is not the trolleys that are making the residents of the city laugh, it is the abbreviation that city officials designated for the new transit system.

The new transit system, South Lake Union Streetcar (SLUS) has had an unofficial change in its abbreviation to "S.L.U.T." by local residents. Some have even designed and sold more than 100 t-shirts saying "Ride the S.L.U.T.".

City officials admit that they were aware of the notion before they named the system, but did not care enough to rename it and didn't give the 'streetcar' to avoid the outcome. Officials say that streetcar sounded more modern than trolley.

The project, built by Vulcan Development, is costing 50.5 million to build.


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Talk:Residents in Seattle, Washington will soon ride the 'S.L.U.T.'

Wikinews: stay PG
I understand that the train system is called the SLUT, but still- the title could have been reworded and the opening "a new slut in town" could be edited out to make this article a lot more appropriate. Subtle puns in articles is what Digg is for.

Alegoo92 --71.185.85.96 20:13, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

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Per style guide, "didn't" should be "did not". JoshuaZ 03:09, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
 * ✅ also changed "it's" to "it is" - --SVTCobra 03:21, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
 * upon further review, another was fixed "its" into "it is"--SVTCobra 03:34, 6 November 2007 (UTC)


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Dan Rather files lawsuit against CBS

September 19, 2007 Former CBS News anchor  has filed a 70 million lawsuit against CBS, three former co-workers and the "corporate parent" of CBS. Rather resigned after a scandal in 2004 involving about United States President George W. Bush's service to the U.S..

CEO of CBS and Viacom are also listed as defendants in the lawsuit.

According to reports, Rather is suing CBS because after they made him resign his position, they did not grant him sufficient time on-air while he hosted 60 Minutes. In regards to the fake document scandal, Rather also claims that CBS "committed fraud [and tried to] pacify the " when they "commissioned a biased and incomplete investigation" which "seriously damaged" his reputation as a journalist.

According to reports, Rather states that if successful in receiving a judgment in his favor, he will donate nearly all of the money to "causes that will further journalistic independence."

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2007 Rugby World Cup: Italy 31 - 5 Portugal

September 19, 2007

Italy have defeated Portugal 31-5 in Pool C of the 2007 Rugby World Cup at Parc des Princes, Paris, France.

Andrea Masi opened the scoring in the fourth minute with a try for Italy. Despite controlling the game for much of the first half, Italy could not score any other tries before the interval but David Bortolussi kicked three penalties to extend their lead. Portugal never gave up and David Penalva scored a try in the 33rd minute, providing their only points of the match.

Italy led 16-5 at half time but were matched by Portugal for much of the second half. However Bortolussi scored his fourth penalty of the match, followed by tries from Mauro Bergamasco and a second from Andrea Masi to wrap up the win for Italy.

Currently third in Pool C with eight points, Italy face a tough match against second placed Scotland on 29 September. New Zealand lead the group with ten points, ahead of Scotland on points difference. Portugal are bottom of the group with no points, behind Romania with one.


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Talk:Mother's body found at same site as daughter's on UK railway line

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Actually not it wasn't. I did a major C/E. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 20:32, 19 September 2007 (UTC)


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Maoists quit joint-government in Nepal

September 19, 2007

Maoists from the Communist Party of Nepal resigned en masse from their positions in the interim government on Tuesday, September 18, two months ahead of a looming election.

The bloc presented their resignations to Prime Minister Girija Koirala, who is still engaged in discussions to ensure their return. The Hindustan Times suggests that discussions are faltering, while Reuters seems more optimistic on reconciliation.

The Maoists joined the current government last year, ending the decade-long Nepalese Civil War that sought to abolish the monarchy.

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Talk:Dan Rather files lawsuit against CBS

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A space should appear after Viacom to separate it from "are." I don't know if this would affect the utility of the link--I didn't try it. Thanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 146.114.66.132 (talk • contribs) 19 September 2007

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edit protected Please add this article to Category:CBS and Category:CBS News, and localize the links. Thank you. Green Giant (talk) 09:24, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
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Talk:Israel declares Gaza Strip 'enemy entity'; preparing for military incursion

Hamas is also considered to be a terrorist organization by Canada and the EU. Should this be added to the article? Currently it only mentions the US State Department. --Quadrastreet 21:58, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

What is the term "November Peace Conference" a reference towardS? Madrid Conference of 1991? Sherurcij refusing to add Original Reporting until PD Articles are allowed'' 02:35, 20 September 2007 (UTC)


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 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Additionally, thanks for experimenting with Wikinews. Your test worked, and has now been reverted or removed. Please use Sandbox for any other tests you want to do, since testing in articles may disrupt the site's working and will be reverted quickly. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 22:09, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

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