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Surprise, surprise. Ah, pharmaceutical companies - shining beacons of humanity, compassion, reason and enlightenment.

My reaction to this. NO SHIT. Now I hope the EU can really do something about this crime. Like getting all the tax payers money back.--KDP3 (talk) 22:53, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

They do this every year with more common strains of flu. This shouldn't be remarkable at all. Sadly it is supposed to be, and even worse; nothing will change. —70.31.59.216 (talk) 02:09, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Maybe for this guy it was exaggerated but for someone that I know who runs one of the local hospitals here in Calgary, Canada, it is good that they warn people of the swine flu because alot of health agencies were unprepared and they could of prevented a lot of people from dieing if they would of followed proper procedures and did a better job of vaccinating everybody... --Ub3rst4r (talk) 02:40, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

There will be no refunds or getting all the taxcpayers money back, because, WTO or someone protects their "right" to misinform.

I bet they purposely infected all those millions of people too. Liberal scumbags. 206.74.5.136 (talk) 06:53, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Two medical scandals of the century?
The swine flu outbreak was a 'false pandemic'; said Wolfgang Wodarg, head of health at the Council of Europe (January 8, 2010). He has branded the H1N1 outbreak as 'one of the greatest medical scandals of the century'. However, swine flu is not the first time we have suffered this nonsense. See predictions about BSE/ vCJD by Roy M. Anderson. He has mathematically modelled the spread of new variant Creutzfeld- Jakob disease (v CJD), published in Nature (406, 583-584; 10 August 2000). There his team showed that the current mortality data are consistent with between 63 and 136,000 cases among the population known to have a susceptible genotype (about 40% of the total population), with on average less than two cases of vCJD arising from the consumption of one infected bovine. However, far fewer people are carrying the human form of mad cow disease than previously feared. There have been 168 definite or probable cases of vCJD since 1995, suggesting that the risk had been „overestimated“. WHY? Because in Britain, much of the alarmism about Mad Cow disease was never justified scientifically. It was pure, math-model-driven science fiction. But it was pushed very vigorously by the British science establishment, which has never confessed to its errors!. This led to an obscene £5 billion campaign of British cattle destruction and compensation. So this could be “more greatest medical scandal”... WHY? According to my opinion BSE (popularly called ‘mad cow disease') is not an infectious disease ( www.bse-expert.cz ). See these relationships, according to my recent presentation at 29th World Veterinary Congress in Vancouver; Neurodegenerative Diseases and Schizophrenia as a Hyper or Hypofunction of the NMDA Receptors (www.bse-expert.cz/pdf/Veter_kongres.pdf).

Fear is very profitable for both politics and industry
Think about it, every year massmedia adds a new reason to be scared, from terrorism, economic crisis and influeza. First, we give away privacy (yes, us intelligence does look into your bank account even in Europe, now they have a look at your testicles in the name of security) Second, we give away rights unions have fought for decades, noone will say anything as we are so scared to loose our stupid job. Third, we let our states give away millions of millions for useless to harmful vaccines.

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Former baseball star McGwire admits to steroid use

January 12, 2010

In a statement released today, former American baseball star Mark McGwire admitted to the use of performance-enhancing drugs during his career, including the 1998 season, when he broke Roger Maris's single season record for home runs, hitting 70 of them. McGwire admitted to the use of drugs in the late 1980s and during most of the 1990s. There had been wide speculation about McGwire's use of performance-enhancing drugs, as he came from an era of baseball that has been dubbed the "steroid era" because of the high use of performance enhancing drugs throughout Major League Baseball.

"I wish I had never touched steroids. It was foolish and it was a mistake. I truly apologize. Looking back, I wish I had never played during the steroid era...I shouldn't have done it and for that I'm truly sorry...It's time for me to talk about the past and to confirm what people have suspected," said some of the statement released by the St. Louis Cardinals today. McGwire had recently been hired as the Cardinal's hitting coach and was set to begin the job this season.

McGwire, 46, had been regarded as one of the most powerful hitters of his time. Over his career, McGwire hit 583 home runs, which is currently tied with Alex Rodriguez, who has also admitted to steroid use. McGwire is now one of the six players in the top 15 home run hitters of all time that has either confessed to or been linked to the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

McGwire's best season came in 1998, when he set the record for most home runs in a single season. After a race throughout the final months of the season with Sammy Sosa, he ended with 70 home runs, easily beating Roger Maris's previous record of 61 (This record was later broken by Barry Bonds, who now holds the current record of 73).

"I'm sure people will wonder if I could have hit all those home runs had I never taken steroids. I had good years when I didn't take any and I had bad years when I didn't take any. I had good years when I took steroids and I had bad years when I took steroids," said McGwire to the Associated Press. According to McGwire, the steroids were used for the enhancement of his play as well as to recover from the several injuries that he suffered between the 1990 and 1994 seasons.

In the statement, he also commended the MLB Player's Association for attempting to remove steroids from the game. "Baseball is really different now— it's been cleaned up. The commissioner and the Player's Association implemented testing and they cracked down, and I'm glad they did," McGwire stated." Since he used the steroids before the current rules were in place, McGwire will likely not be disciplined by the league or the MLBPA.

In 2005, McGwire was called to the U.S. Congress and refused to answer questions about his steroid use, saying that he did "...not want to talk about the past." It is unknown if the MLB will investigate into this matter.

Mark McGwire is currently tied for eighth on the all-time home runs list. he played 16 Major League seasons and retired following the 2001 season. He is currently the hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Bus crashes into shop in Cardiff, Wales

A public bus has crashed into a shop in, Wales. No one is believed to have been injured. The nearly-empty bus was leaving the Cardiff central bus depot in Wood Street at approximately 7pm local time when witness say it failed to complete a left turn onto, instead crashing into the shuttered doors of the Pure Rugby sport memorabilia shop. The shop was closed and empty at the time. Police and an ambulance were called to the scene of the accident and the area was cordoned off; St. Mary Street was closed to bus traffic and buses throughout the city centre were put on alternate routes for the evening.

While South Wales, along with much of Great Britain, has suffered from icy conditions in recent weeks, roads and sidewalks were clear. The accident comes three days after a three-bus collision injured a driver on Westgate Street, one street over from St. Mary Street.

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I was there about half an hour after the crash, took photos, talked to people on the scene. --Killing Vector (talk) 01:07, 12 January 2010 (UTC)


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Former U.S. governor Palin signs TV deal with Fox News

🇺🇸 January 12, 2010 According to a report by the New York Times that has now been confirmed by Fox News, former United States governor of Alaska and 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin has signed a multi-year deal to work as a news contributor for American television station Fox News. The deal is effective immediately, and Palin will reportedly contribute regularly to all Fox stations. The monetary terms to the deal have not yet been disclosed, but the agreement is rumored to be for three years.

"Governor Palin has captivated everyone on both sides of the political spectrum...," said Bill Shine, Fox News's vice president of programing,"We are excited to add her dynamic voice to the Fox News lineup," he added in his comments.

As well as contributing, Palin will also be hosting a new program slated to air on Fox News. Called Real American Stories, the series will portray stories of overcoming obstacles during current times and through current social or economic problems that may be going on at the time. The series has no planned release date, but will air sometime within 2010.

Palin released a statement herself Monday afternoon. "I am thrilled to be joining the great talent and management team at Fox News. It's wonderful to be part of a place that so values fair and balanced news," she said.

After serving as mayor of the town of Wasilla, Palin was elected governor of Alaska in 2006. U.S. Republican candidate John McCain picked Palin to serve as his running mate in the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, where she and McCain lost to Democrat Barack Obama and his running mate Joe Biden. In July 2009, she resigned from the governor position of Alaska governor, possibly opening up a run for U.S. president in 2012.


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Former Bartlett, Illinois official punished for possessing child porn

January 12, 2010

A former vice president of the Bartlett Park District in Illinois, United States was sentenced to 30 months of probation and 200 hours of community service for possession of child pornography. Charles Rowe, a 61-year-old commissioner of the park district since 2001, was also fined US$1,000 and must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

The investigation against Mr. Rowe began in September 2007 when PayPal tipped law enforcement authorities of the illegal purchase. On July 22, 2008, Bartlett police officers and federal agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement executed a search warrant on his home and seized his computers. He was later arrested on December 10 and was charged with two Class 3 felony counts of possession of child pornography. He posted the minimum 10% of his US$100,000 bond and was released from the DuPage County jail the next day, when he effectively resigned from his post on the park district board. He pleaded guilty to one of the two counts on November 30, 2009.

The crime apparently did not use park district computers. Mr. Rowe was first elected to the board in 2001 and was reelected to a second six-year term in 2007. A background check done on him after his election revealed no previous criminal record.


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 * This will be awesome! I expect Fox to have to hire a team of lawyers to keep feeding takedown notices to YouTube for parodies and mashups of little-miss-incompetent demonstrating dimwittery. You have to wonder, as an ex-beauty queen with a dysfunctional family, does she smile in thunderstorms because she thinks someone is taking her picture? --Brian McNeil / talk 02:44, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Wow...Fox News just became more "fair and balanced." lol Benny the mascot (talk) 03:43, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Another reason to watch Fox News! 24.99.209.126 (talk) 13:34, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Ratings booster anyone? 164.116.47.180 (talk) 15:40, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

This excellent comedy channel just got better! Twice the hilarious stupidity! 198.86.93.254 (talk) 20:11, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Does Fox News contain fair and balanced news as Sarah Palin suggests?
NO!

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Does Fox News contain fair and balanced news as Sarah Palin suggests?
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Does Fox News contain fair and balanced news as Sarah Palin suggests?
I will get killed for saying this. But Yes, Palin is correct. Why Fox has a slight' (imho) bias, it is not as bad as the sickening left wing bias CNN and BBC have. The best way to work out what is really happening in the world is to watch a BBC article, then a FOX article. and know the truth lies somewhere in between. Or just turn to wikinews ;) Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 03:33, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Have you EVER watched Fox News? 94.193.134.98 (talk) 15:15, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Does Fox News contain fair and balanced news as Sarah Palin suggests?
Yeah Right!

Palin signs TV deal with Fox
Now what will Tina Fey do? Become Rosanne's running mate?


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Sri Lankan reporter Tissanayagam released on bail

January 14, 2010

Sri Lankan Tamil journalist J. S. Tissainayagam, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison last year, has been released on bail of Rs 50,000 (aproximately $437) by Appeal Court judges Ranjith Silva and D. S. Lekamwasam. This move comes ahead of upcoming general elections taking place on January 26th.

Jeyaprakash Tissainayagam, a Tamil, was arrested in 2008 after he wrote articles accusing the government of deliberately cutting off ethnic Tamil areas from food and other essential supplies during the latter stages of the war.

He was convicted on August 31, 2008 under Sri Lanka's Prevention of Terrorism Act on charges of inciting violence and receiving money from rebel groups and sentenced to 20 years in prison with hard labor.

During his trial, Tissanayagam claimed that he was harassed and threatened by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) while under detention. He has also filed a fundamental rights petition with the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.

International rights groups and Sri Lankan journalists have condemned the act of putting a journalist in jail for his reporting. United States president Barack Obama called him one of the "emblematic examples" of reporters jailed for their work.


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Iranian media: Professor of Tehran University killed in bombing

January 12, 2010

A remote controlled bomb attached to a motorcycle killed a Tehran University nuclear physics professor, Massoud Ali Mohammadi, near his home in the Iranian capital.

According to state run IRIB's website, "Ali-Mohammadi, a nuclear scientist and a committed and revolutionary Tehran University professor, was detonated by a remote control."

"As a result of the bomb planted by Zionist (Israeli) and American agents two cars and a motorcycle were severely damaged and the windows in the surrounding residential units were shattered," stated IRIB.

"Iran’s police and security bodies are investigating the terrorist case to identify those behind it," Press TV reported on Tuseday.

Press TV added that while no one had been arrested yet, a "handprint of Israeli intelligence services" was suspected in the event.

Mehdi Mohammadifar, a senior official in the Interior Ministry, said the reason for the bombing was being investigated.


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George Garanian, Russian Armenian jazz band leader, dies at age 75

January 13, 2010

Russian alto saxophone player, conductor, and composer of Armenian origin George Garanian died aged 75 years last Monday at a hospital in Krasnodar, where he planned some concerts together with Michel Legrand and a city big band.

George Garanian was born in 1934 in Moscow. In the 1950s he played in the Orchestra of the Central House of Artworkers. He wrote music for a number of films including Pokrov Gates.

He led some of the best Russian big bands — "Golden Eight", Melodia (1970–80s), Moscow Big Band (1992–95) and the Municipal Big Band of Krasnodar (since 1998) and Oleg Lundstrem State Jazz Orchestra (since 2005).

He was a TV anchor of Jam-5 jazz history programme on Russian Channel Culture. He was also a member of the Union of Composers since 1975, Union of Cinematographers since 1996, Laureate of the Russian State Prize in 2000.

The announced concert in Krasnodar won't be canceled; his colleagues will perform in his honour tomorrow. He will be buried at Vagankovo (Moscow) on Thursday.


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Al-Qaida demands hostage exchange; threatens to kill if demands not met

January 12, 2010The African branch of al-Qaida has demanded the release of four of its members held in Mali in exchange for the French hostage Pierre Camatte, 61 years, kidnapped in November. If their demands are not met they have threatened to kill him.

"Let France and Mali be forewarned that we give 20 days to fulfill our just demand or the two governments shall be fully responsible for the life of the French hostage," stated the group, which started out as the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat before joining al-Qaida in 2004, on a website on Sunday.

Gunmen seized Camatte from his hotel in Ménaka on November 25. Four days later in neighbouring Mauritania the group kidnapped three Spanish aid workers. No one has seen them since.

According to CNN, the group executed British hostage Edwin Dyer in June, after failing to obtain the release of the person believed to be Osama bin Laden's European deputy, Abu Qatada. The group also claims to have killed an American teacher in Mauritania in June for spreading the Christian message.


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New Jersey to legalize medical marijuana

January 12, 2010

New Jersey's state legislature has passed a bill that will legalize medicinal marijuana for patients with chronic disease. The state's outgoing Governor, Jon Corzine, said that he will sign the bill before he leaves office next week. Upon passage of the bill, New Jersey will become the 14th state in the nation to permit medical marijuana.

Patients with a prescription would be able to purchase up to 2 ounces (56.7 grams) of cannabis per month. The bill specifies that only certain chronic diseases are eligible, ALS, AIDS, cancer, muscular dystrophy, and multiple sclerosis. The bill specifically bans the unlicensed growing of cannabis, driving under the influence of the drug, and only allows six licensed dispensaries in the state.

One of the supporters of the bill, Assemblyman Reed Gusciora said that “I truly believe this will become a model for other states because it balances the compassionate use of medical marijuana while limiting the number of ailments that a physician can prescribe it for”.

Opponents of the bill point to California where they say that cannabis is too loosely regulated. Governor-elect Chris Christie said that "I think we all see what’s happened in California," he said. "It’s gotten completely out of control."


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What do the last two paragraphs have to do with the story? They are about an incident on Sunday, rather than the topic of the story which happened on Saturday.

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Title implicates Israeli troops, while the article body says civilian Israelis are responsible, and that the army is investigating.

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How about people confront the fact that Cannabis is much LESS adictive and dangerous then say....alcohol. They did a study on the effect on health and the addictiveness of certain substances, including alcohol and coffee. Cocaine and heroine are the most dangerous. Alcohol is somewhere in the middle. Cannabis is one of the least dangerous. And least addictive. Hypocrits. 77.250.25.84 (talk) 15:30, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

They dont want to " show a bad example". From tests done, Marikuana has an actual, legitamate, Medical useage. And, Tobbaco, while not being as addictive, as say......Crack, Is harder to break than any of them. 77, If this is yer first exeperience with government Hypocrisy, then you have got a lot more coming your way 164.116.47.180 (talk) 15:44, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Alcohol and tobacco are both far worse substances than marijuana (unless you're talking about that spiked shit), but it's not about health when it comes to those two. When it comes to tobacco, it's all about money and lobbyists, and when it comes to alcohol, it boils down to tradition. People are so used to getting pissed drunk (nobody can remember when humanity started drinking, which is like a macrocosm for many an unfortunate late night) that to ban it would cause a huge spike in crime and riots and stuff like that. To get rid of alcohol you'd need to start grassroots campaigns and get people to stop WANTING the shit. Alcohol is the most successful drug ever, in human history, and it would also be the hardest to get rid of. Compare to cannabis, which is relatively new, not all that widespread or even accepted, and generally less deeply ingrained in the human imagination.

Drinking one unit of alcohol per day has a positive effect on one's health. Can the same be said for smoking one cigarette - or joint - per day? No. 94.193.134.98 (talk) 16:44, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Hah! Another one in utter ignorance of cannabis' medical properties. Plus, there is no actual need to smoke it to ingest it. I suggest you do some research before spouting off from a poorly-informed position. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:48, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I have no doubt that there are certain medical reasons as to why cannabis can have positive health benefits in certain cases - in the same way as otherwise lethal radiation can bring benefits to cancer patients. My comments were clearly regarding the health of people in general. I suggest that, before spouting about your position on people's opinions, you learn to read. 94.193.134.98 (talk) 17:11, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

it just relaxs people y not?
not much 2 say other than make it legal lots of people will say the same cause they feel the same way but to scared to say so

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At least fourteen dead after rebel clashes in Somalia

January 12, 2010 Witnesses in central Somalia have said that at least fourteen people were killed in a third day of fighting between Islamist groups.

The al-Shabaab and the Ahlu Sunna Wal-Jama groups clashed in the villages of Wabho and Warhole late yesterday. Local residents say the fighting continued into today, and has prompted hundreds of people to flee their homes.

"At least 14 people died and 32 others were injured in Warhole. Most of the casualties are fighters from both groups. So far 250 families, mostly pastoralists have fled and there is fear fighting might spread to other areas," commented Ali Yasin Geddi, vice chairman of Elman peace and human rights, to the Reuters news agency.


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Finally, some proactive intervention from the West. Let's just hope they know what they're doing and stop them making nukes before they can launch the things.

This "article" failed to point out that the good professor was a supporter of the Green movement in Iran.--KDP3 (talk) 19:38, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Are we sure it was the West?
Okay, the first thing I wondered was, could this have been a "false flag" crime committed by the Iranian government to rally the people against the West? Has that possibility been ruled out?

That possiility is never exatcly ruled out. For all we know, it could be his Brothers-Cousins-Uncle's-Roomate that did it 164.116.47.180 (talk) 15:54, 13 January 2010 (UTC)


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Three dead in workplace shooting in Georgia, USA

January 12, 2010 According to police reports, three people have been killed and two others injured in a workplace shooting at a truck rental business located near the city of Kennesaw, Georgia. Joe Hernandez, an officer with the Kennesaw Police Department, said that a suspect has been captured and arrested in the incident.

The suspect, Jesse J. Warren, walked into the Penske Truck Rental business Tuesday afternoon wearing camouflage and opened fire on the business. Five people were shot in all, three have been killed and two others have been injured in critical condition. Hernandez described the subject as "an older white male, in good condition, in police custody."

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UNHCR: 200,000 people displaced by violence in Yemen

January 12, 2010 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said that 200,000 people in Yemen have been displaced by ongoing violence, and that the growing number of refugees is straining the ability of aid agencies to shelter and care for those forced to flee their homes.

The refugee agency reports that thousands of civilians in north Yemen are fleeing to neighboring provinces in a desperate search for safety, shelter and assistance, as the current wave of fighting between the government and the al-Houthi rebel group is entering its sixth month. It added that it is fast running out of space and money to care for them.

"We now estimate that some 200,000 people have been displaced by the conflict in Yemen since 2004, including those displaced by the latest escalation which erupted in early August last year," said UNHCR spokesman Andrej Mahecic.

"These newly displaced people bring stories of intense clashes in Razeh, Saqain and Sahar districts and report dozens of civilian casualties as a result of air strikes and heavy fighting," Mahecic added, as quoted by Voice of America. "UNHCR is not present in the conflict area and has no independent confirmation of these reports.

"We now estimate that some 200,000 people have been affected by the conflict in Yemen since 2004, including those displaced by the latest escalation which erupted in early August last year," he continued.

The spokesman noted that camps for the displaced are stretched to capacity, and aid resources are quickly becoming depleted. News24 reports that one camp at Al Mazrak in the Hajjah province is now home to 21,000 people, double its intended capacity, and others were also being populated quickly and in dire conditions.

"The shelter situation is equally dire in Amran province where most of the arriving IDPs are staying with host families or renting places. Over the New Year's week alone, more than 5,000 IDPs arrived to Amran City," Mahecic said. "The acute lack of shelter and accommodation is creating tensions between the displaced and the local population. In the absence of an immediate and feasible camp option, UNHCR is planning to set up a transit center in Amran as an interim and temporary solution," he concluded.

The UN has issued a US$177-million appeal on behalf of all UN agencies working in Yemen; so far, less than one percent of that has been received.


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January 13, 2010 Islam4UK, an Islamist group that was intending to march through a British town known for honouring fallen troops, is to be banned by the government today under counterterrorism laws.

"I have [...] laid an order which will proscribe Al-Muhajiroun, Islam4UK, and a number of the other names the organisation goes by," said the home secretary, Alan Johnson. Johnson said that the group had tried to escape the ban by changing its name, and said that the move was needed in order to "tackle terrorism."

But Islam4UK leader Anjem Choudary said that the ban, made under the Terrorism Act 2000, is unfair because the group is not involved in violent activity. "We are an ideological and political movement. We do not engage in any military activities or any violence," he said to VOA News.

Islam4UK was originally founded in the 1980s under the name al-Muhajiroun. The tiny Islamic group has since won much publicity in Britain by threatening to carry out controversial demonstrations.

Last week, the group announced plans for a march through Wooton Basset, a small market town where British soldiers killed in Afghanistan are honored, but the demonstration was called off earlier today.

According to the UK Home Office, fifteen people have been convicted of criminal offenses related to banned groups since 2001. A total of 45 groups are listed on the Home Office Web site as banned under the Terrorism Act.

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US TV host Conan O'Brien rejects NBC's offer to switch his show's time slot

January 13, 2010

On Tuesday, United States television personality Conan O'Brien announced in a statement that he will no longer serve as the host for NBC's The Tonight Show if the network's attempt to move his program to the post-midnight time slot comes to fruition.

This move, NBC has said, would be done to accommodate the return of the previous Tonight Show host, Jay Leno, back to late-night from his current prime-time slot.

In a long statement to the media, O'Brien states that NBC has given him a "scant" seven months to establish himself as host of The Tonight Show.

He continues to say that with his show still in "its infancy, NBC has decided to react to their terrible difficulties in prime-time by making a change in their long-established late night schedule."

O'Brien adamantly declares that "delaying The Tonight Show into the next day to accommodate another comedy program will seriously damage what I consider to be the greatest franchise in the history of broadcasting."

Citing his view that NBC's purposed switch of The Tonight Show time slot could lead to the show's ultimate "destruction," O'Brien maintains that he would have no other choice than to step down as host—which could also include his possible move to another cable network—if this does in fact happen.


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7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes off Haitian coast

January 12, 2010

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Haiti earlier today at 21:53 UTC, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, no tsunami warning was issued, contradicting some media reports that said there was one in place. The quake's magnitude was revised down from an initial report of 7.3 on the Richter scale.

"A destructive widespread tsunami threat does not exist based on historical earthquake and tsunami data," the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. "However, there is the possibility of a local tsunami that could affect coasts located usually no more than a 100 km [60 miles] from the earthquake epicentre."

The USGS reports that the epicentre was fifteen kilometres (ten miles) southwest of Port-au-Prince and southeast of Miami, Florida, at a depth of ten kilometres.

According to USGS analyst Dale Grant, this tremor was "the largest quake recorded in this area"; the last strong quake was in 1984, and had a magnitude of 6.7, he noted.

"Everybody is just totally, totally freaked out and shaken. The sky is just gray with dust," said Henry Bahn, an official with the US Department of Agriculture who was visiting in Haiti and a witness to the incident. "I just held on and bounced across the wall. I just hear a tremendous amount of noise and shouting and screaming in the distance," he commented, as quoted by the Associated Press.

According to data from the USGS, there were thirteen aftershocks after the initial tremors, the strongest of which was 5.9 on the Richter scale; seven others measured in at 5.0 or higher – all the aftershocks were 4.0 or greater.

No deaths have yet been reported, but a hospital in Port-au-Prince was damaged, and a US government official said several houses fell into a ravine. An analyst for USGS in Colorado commented that there could be many deaths from an earthquake of this strength. "I think we are going to see substantial damage and casualties," he said.

The USGS's Mike Blanpied remarked that about three million people were impacted by the earthquake, given its location. "This quake occurred under land as opposed to off-shore, so a lot of people were directly exposed to the shaking coming off that earthquake fault, which was quite shallow," he said.

A lack of communications makes it difficult to ascertain what damage was done. US embassy personnel were "literally in the dark" due to power failures, said State Department spokesman P. J. Crowley. "They reported structures down. They reported a lot of walls down. They did see a number of bodies in the street and on the sidewalk that had been hit by debris. So clearly, there's going to be serious loss of life in this," he said, as quoted by AP. A reporter for Reuters said he had seen "dozens of dead and injured people" amidst collapsed buildings.

"We are trying to get in touch with our people on the ground but we are experiencing communication problems, which is not unusual in a disaster such as this," said United Nations spokeswoman Stephanie Bunker to Agence France-Presse.

Aid appeals and international reaction
Appeals for aid flooded in following the disaster. In a phone call to CNN, the Haitian ambassador to the US, Raymond Joseph, said: "I'm calling on all friends of Haiti and people who are listening to me to please come to our aid. Today as Haiti is going through the worst day in its history I am calling for all others who got help from us in the beginning to help in support. The only thing I can do now is pray and hope for the best."

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised that her country would also provide assistance to Haitians. "The United States is offering our full assistance to Haiti and to others in the region. We will be providing both civilian and military disaster relief and humanitarian assistance and our prayers are with the people who have suffered, their families and their loved ones."

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European court in Strasbourg rules UK's Terrorism Act in breach of human rights law

January 13, 2010

An international court in Strasbourg issued a ruling yesterday that powers allowing UK police to stop and search anyone without reason are in breach of European law. The European Court of Human Rights deemed powers contained in the Terrorism Act 2000 denied the human right of privacy.

Under the European Convention of Human Rights people in the UK are granted the right to privacy, although their government felt that the threat of terrorism meant that the breach of this was justifiable and allowable under exemptions in the Convention. Previously, the powers have been unsuccessfully challenged before the English and Welsh High Court, upheld by those nations' Court of Appeals and finally upheld again before the UK's House of Lords.

Section 44 of the Terrorism Act allows the Home Secretary to designate an area for use of the powers for a certain period. If this period was more than a month then at the end of the month then the Home Secretary can renew them. The entirety of Greater London has spent several years with the powers in effect. Under the Act, the police do not need to have any reason to search whoever they like and have the power to confiscate articles they believe to be of use to terrorists. They can also make arrests if these are found.

Yesterday's ruling was made in a case brought by Kevin Gillan and Pennie Quinton, both stopped outside a military exhibition in London's Docklands area. Gillan was stopped while cycling past and kept there for twenty minutes while journalist Quinton was ordered to stop filming even after showing her press card. She claims to have been detained for roughly thirty minutes at the scene, while police claim she was there for five minutes. The court awarded €33,850 (£30,400) to cover the costs incurred by bringing the case.

UK Home Secretary Alan Johnson expressed disappointment at the ruling and stated that an appeal will be launched. Chief Constable Craig Mackey of the Association of Chief Police Officers said that while this appeal was pending Section 44 of the Act would continue to be used by police.

The court found that the humiliation and embarrassment of searching people in public was a clear breach of privacy as well as criticising that the way power was authorised did not require a test that its use be "necessary," merely "expedient." The court singled out London's designation under the Act as an area where the powers could be used continuously since it became law as an example of why this was not appropriate.

Further criticism in the ruling was aimed at the idea that the decision to search could be "based exclusively on the 'hunch' or 'professional intuition' of the police officer". The judgement added that "the absence of any obligation on the part of the officer to show a reasonable suspicion made it almost impossible to prove that the power had been improperly exercised," with no judicial oversight. Racism was a further concern, with the court expressing a fear that the powers could easily be used in a discrimminatory manner. Four times as many blacks and Asians have been searched compared to whites.


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Alleged drug kingpin arrested in Mexico

January 13, 2010

, alleged to be a major kingpin in Mexico, has been arrested by in southern Baja California.

"No shots were fired. It was a very fast operation. The investigation has been going on for a long time," an unnamed police officer told Reuters. Simental was handcuffed and swiftly flown to Mexico City.

The United States spokesperson Michael Sanders said the DEA assisted in the arrest. "He is one the most notorious drug lords and was on a list of the Top 24 drug traffickers in all of Mexico," said a member of the DEA.

Simental was presented to the press where Ramon Pequeno of the Federal Police said: "He was one of the most wanted suspects by both the Mexican and U.S. governments."

According to The New York Times Simental used to be a top for the   before assuming control. He is said to be particularly brutal, pinning cautionary notes to his victims or dissolving them in.

It is estimated that 17,000 people have been killed in the last three years of the.

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Switch them BACK!
If they're going to screw with the scheduling again, why not oust Jimmy Fallon and restore Conan to Late Night and Leno to The Tonight Show? People really did like that line up and they were great lead-ins to each other. -Eric 02:55, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * That's essentially what NBC wanted to do, but with Jimmy Fallon replacing Carson Daly. NBC's proposal was Leno > Conan > Fallon. Conan quit over that very proposal. 76.123.241.114 (talk) 07:04, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

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NBC executives = teh fail? Cirt (talk) 07:30, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

who cares?
letterman is better.
 * Letterman blows--KDP3 (talk) 18:01, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Letterman is awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N76pIgGqBw --Tekhnofiend (talk) 02:38, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Jay Leno in 2004: "In '09, Conan, it's yours"
Jay Leno in 2004: "In '09, Conan, it's yours" - a most interesting analysis. Has some text info from Jay Leno's original announcement in 2004 about planning to leave The Tonight Show in 2009. Cirt (talk) 08:34, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

i believe that conan shoul not have to walk away i believe he should have his regular time slot myself and conan are angry about the time change and its all Leno's fault,he is the only person to blame.

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Or Conan wants more cash >.> Either way, I never watch either 164.116.47.180 (talk) 15:54, 22 January 2010 (UTC)


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It would be much better if there was some sort of limit on the search - what can be searched, and how long the search can take (unless suspicious materials are discovered, which should escalate the situation); as well as some kind of logging that can be used to hold officers accountable for making a quick and efficient search. The way this article described it though, it sounds like UK police have free reign to delay people as long as they want, and if they want to do that they should go through the trouble of identifying a solid suspicion or a legitimate violation. --67.174.131.145 (talk) 04:20, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

They should have 'reasonable suspicion,' you say? That would be exactly what we had before, then. 94.193.134.98 (talk) 15:18, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Not exactly. Furthermore, the British set of laws lacks a bill of rights, and the touted 'freedoms" are rapidily deningrated under pressure. Furthermore, dont blank the comments page,its Impolite. 164.116.47.180 (talk) 15:41, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Who blanked the comments page? And yes, exactly - every other piece of stop & search legislation requires that the police have 'reasonable suspicion,' which they must articulate before a search is carried out. Just because we don't have an A to Z of 'rights' in a nice easy-to-read pop-up book of fun doesn't mean we don't have protections. 94.193.134.98 (talk) 16:18, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Much of the reasoning behind the court judgement is because under this Act the police do not need any reason whatsoever. If they wanna search you, they can. That is why it was ruled illegal. Having some test for reasonable suspicion and a method of judicial appeal would be the way forward; at least, that is what the court implied. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:16, 13 January 2010 (UTC)


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Google may shut down Chinese operations due to censorship and cyber attacks

January 13, 2010

The U.S.-based multibillion dollar online search engine, Google Incorporated, has announced Tuesday in a public statement on its official blog that the company has been the victim of a "highly sophisticated" and "targeted attack" against their corporate infrastructure that they allege "originated from China."

The author of said statement, David Drummond, Google's Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer, noted that Google was not the only multinational corporation targeted. "As part of our investigation we have discovered that at least twenty other large companies from a wide range of businesses—including the Internet, finance, technology, media and chemical sectors—have been similarly targeted." The names of these other corporations in question have yet to be released. To this end, Google states that they are "currently in the process of notifying these companies," and they are cooperating with the "relevant authorities."

Drummond goes on to say that through a separate and unrelated investigation, Google has additionally discovered that the accounts of "dozens" of Gmail users worldwide who are "advocates" of political and human rights in China "appear to have been routinely accessed by third parties" as well.

However, he affirms that "...these accounts have not been accessed through any security breach at Google, but most likely via phishing scams or malware placed on the users’ computers."

As a result of what has occurred here, Google said it has already made significant changes to the security infrastructure of its users' accounts as to prevent something like this from ever happening again.

At the same time, Google advised individual users to use more discretion while online, "We would advise people to deploy reputable anti-virus and anti-spyware programs on their computers, to install patches for their operating systems and to update their web browsers. Always be cautious when clicking on links appearing in instant messages and emails, or when asked to share personal information like passwords."

Google launched its Chinese-language search engine, Google.cn, in January 2006. The only precondition to operating in China was that the company had to acquiesce to certain censorship demands from the one-party government. When defending their controversial rationale for operating in the socialist republic, Google said "…that the benefits of increased access to information for people in China, and a more open Internet outweighed our discomfort in agreeing to censor some results."

Nevertheless, Google has still been widely criticized for this voluntary censorship of search results of topics, such as the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, movements for Tibetan and Taiwan independence, and the Falun Gong religious movement along with other information considered harmful to the Chinese government. Some feel it goes against and is hypocritical of Google's informal motto, "Don't be evil".

In response, a spokesperson for the Chinese Consulate in New York City, Wenqi Gao, said in a phone interview to The New York Times, “I want to reaffirm that China is committed to protecting the legitimate rights and interests of foreign companies in our country.”

In contrast, Sharon Hom, the executive director of Human Rights in China said, "It's a wakeup call for the international community about the risks of doing business in China. The tendency has been for companies to keep their eye just on the benefits of doing business. But the risks are real—The risks are to our intellectual property. The risks are to our values."

Analysts noted that this move has the potential to financially hurt Google, which has a somewhat limited share of the Internet search market in China, which is dominated by the Chinese-based Google-like website Baidu. Google's shares fell just under two percent after hours to US$579.50. Meanwhile, Baidu shares rose five percent to US$406.

Harvard Business School professor David Yoffie said, "The consequences of not playing the China market could be very big for any company, but particularly for an Internet company that makes its money from advertising."

"It will hurt their profits. They get eight to ten percent of their revenues from China," said Trip Chowdhry, an analyst for Global Equities Research. "If they walk, they will eventually be invited back into China, because the Chinese people will request that. Openness always wins, but it will take some time."

Tim Ghriskey, the chief investment officer for Solaris Asset Management said, "Clearly not good news for Google and clearly not good news for consumers. You've got to think that eventually Google figures out a way to deal with this. If they do have to shut down their Chinese operations, that they would be able to reinstate them. Hopefully soon. I can't imagine that this would be permanent." He added, "China is a great growth engine for every business. It is a great opportunity for Google as well."

In response to all that has happened and what has been said, Drummond explains that this has "led us to conclude that we should review the feasibility of our business operations in China."

He goes on to state, "We have decided we are no longer willing to continue censoring our results on Google.cn, and so over the next few weeks we will be discussing with the Chinese government the basis on which we could operate an unfiltered search engine within the law, if at all. We recognize that this may well mean having to shut down Google.cn, and potentially our offices in China."

Drummond concludes his statement by trying to assuage the situation the best he can, "The decision to review our business operations in China has been incredibly hard, and we know that it will have potentially far-reaching consequences…We are committed to working responsibly to resolve the very difficult issues raised."


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Baja
This actually took place in Baja California Sur. Seems to me "Baja California" is so often used in the US (at least) to mean the penninsula that we really should rename the category to "Baja California (state)", as Commons does. I admit, whether to create a category for the southern state, and whether to create a category for the peninsula, would take some extra study; but at a minimum, I do think we need to rename the current cat. --Pi zero (talk) 13:04, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Oh, wait, you do have a cat for the southern state? <goes 'round to recheck some things>  Not that it matters to the point about renaming Category:Baja California. --Pi zero (talk) 13:08, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Argh. I'm about to shift it over. --Pi zero (talk) 13:18, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
 * It's arguable you can include it in the northern Baja category since the criminal operations were based in Tijuana, while the arrest was in La Paz (Baja Sur, says sources). Cerntainly though, most people in the U.S. would orobably just call the peninsula Baja and forget about the Mexican states. —mikemoral (talk · contribs) 22:13, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Afaics there's no action in this article that takes place in the northern half of the peninsula. Even without applying transitive closure, most of the articles about either of the two states are also about the peninsula. As for the name of the category for the northern state, the fact that people so often say "Baja" and mean the peninsula is a source of potential confusion. --Pi zero (talk) 22:29, 18 July 2019 (UTC)


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Merger
The article appears a duplicate of Google's "New Approach to China". Calebrw (talk) 06:29, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

 * I merged my article with this one, and in turn nominated my old one for speedy deletion. PSD27 (talk) 17:49, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Archive of Talk:Google's "New Approach to China"
This article appears to be a duplicate of Google may shut down Chinese operations due to censorship and cyber attacks. Calebrw (talk) 06:30, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, but I was totally unaware of the article's development when I was writing mine above. --Patrick M (TUFKAAP) (talk) 15:00, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Same, but visa versa, I was not aware of the development of Patrick's article when I created mine. Since they're both seemingly equally valid articles, I guess the best solution would be just to merge the two. *Farts* PSD27 (talk) 16:01, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I merged my article with Patrick's. Now this one can be deleted, and the other one published. PSD27 (talk) 16:58, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
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It's all theater put on for the amusement of Bud Selig and his goons. Watch McGwire's eyes!!! He's blinking out "torture" in Morse code!!! He's innocent!!! 206.74.5.136 (talk) 06:49, 13 January 2010 (UTC)


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Indian hockey players return to training camp after strike

January 13, 2010

Members of the Indian national hockey team have returned to the official training camp in Delhi. The players started to strike on Sunday over wages. Authorities for Indian hockey settled the despute, while in a separate incident Sahara, the sponsor for the team paid US$220,000(₨10m, €151k) to the players. The players had been accused of blackmail. Suresh Kalmadi, an Indian sports official commented on the incident saying that “We have sorted out the problem”. He said they will return to the training camp on Thursday.

The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati offered the team 50 million rupees (US$1 million, €698k) while MS Gill, the Indian sports minister appealed for the players to return to the camp immediately.

The World Cup will start next month on the 28th and will be played over two weeks. India have won the tournament once, in 1975.


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Jesus, I hope the people of Les Cayes are okay. (I'd used to work there in a mission)--KDP3 (talk) 12:07, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

One more thing
Where exactly did the earthquake strike in Haiti?

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Details emerge in Haiti earthquake; thousands feared dead

January 13, 2010 A massive earthquake, registering 7.0 on the, struck Haiti yesterday, destroying many buildings, disrupting communications, and burying an unknown number of people underneath rubble. Thousands of people are feared to have been killed by the tremors, which were felt as far away as Venezuela. Witnesses say bodies were lining the streets of the capital,, after the quake struck on Tuesday afternoon, sending a cloud of dust from falling buildings into the sky. The quake was centered about sixteen kilometers from the capital, and struck at a depth of just ten kilometers, exacerbating the damage. At least 27 aftershocks were also recorded, the strongest of which came in at 5.5 and 5.9 magnitude. A tsunami alert was initially issued following the tremor, but it was retracted shortly afterwards.

Buildings across the capital have collapsed, including the presidential palace and the headquarters of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti. However, the president,, and his wife reportedly survived the collapse of the building. The country's envoy to the United States believed damage costs could reach billions of dollars.

UN peacekeeping chief Alain Le Roy said many people were in the UN building when it went down and they remain unaccounted for. A Brazilian military official later said four Brazilian soldiers who were part of the UN mission were killed.

UN Peacekeeping Chief Alain LeRoy said the organisation is working to learn the fate of its personnel. "As we speak there are still over 100 people unaccounted for under the rubble. We do not know about their fate [...] some people have been extracted out of the building - but only less than 10 for the time being.  Some dead, some alive. So we do not know for the time being the fate of the others. But of course, we are extremely, extremely concerned."

The in Port-au-Prince was also destroyed, killing, the.

"[...] It would appear that all those who were in the building, including my friend [UN mission head] Hedi Annabi [...] and all those who were with him and around him are dead," said French Foreign Minister. In a statement released yesterday, the UN remarked that "[f]or the moment, a large number of personnel remain unaccounted for."

'Total chaos'
Hospitals in Port-au-Prince were reported to have collapsed, raising fears that the injured would not be able to receive treatment easily. "We have reports of some of the most important hospitals in Port-au-Prince have been severely impacted by the earthquake," said Paul Conneally, the Head of Media for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

"I saw dead bodies, people are screaming, they are on the street panicking, people are hurt. There are a lot of wounded, broken heads, broken arms," recounted Raphaelle Chenet, the administrator of the charity, in a telephone interview with the  from the Haitian capital.

UN officials reported that communications and power are out across the city, making it difficult to get accurate details regarding the full extent of casualties and damage.

The UN also noted that the main prison in Port-au-Prince collapsed, and there were reports of inmates escaping. Spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs, however, said she had no further details about that.

Efstathios Daras, the Greek ambassador to Venezuela who also represents Greece in Haiti, described the situation. "We fear major loss of life, maybe in the thousands or tens of thousands. Survivors are using their hands to help get trapped people out. There are fears of big aftershocks which could make the situation even worse. There is huge damage to the infrastructure. We can't get through anymore. All phone lines are down."

Joseph Guyler Delva, a reporter for, was in the area when the tremors struck. "Everything started shaking, people were screaming, houses started collapsing. It's total chaos."

Rachmani Domersant, an employee for Food for the Poor charity described the conditions on Port-au-Prince's streets. "The whole city is in darkness, you have thousands of people sitting in the streets, with nowhere to go. I've seen seven to eight buildings, from office buildings to hotels and shopping stores, collapsed [...] I think hundreds of casualties would be a serious understatement."

President Rene Preval told the Miami Herald today that the aftermath of the disaster was "unimaginable". "Parliament has collapsed. The tax office has collapsed. Schools have collapsed. Hospitals have collapsed [...] There are a lot of schools that have a lot of dead people in them," he said, adding that he believes thousands of people died.

'Disaster of major proportion'; appeals for aid and international response
The Red Cross in Geneva says that up to 3 million people have been affected. The international aid agency added that there is an urgent need for search and rescue volunteers as well as field hospitals, emergency health, water purification and telecommunications.

The (WFP), which has a large staff on the ground, says the level of destruction indicates many of these people have been affected and will require help. The Director of the WFP office in Geneva, Charles Vincent, remarked that the first priority is to save lives. "To rescue people that are buried, that are trapped, etc. [...] followed very rapidly by a big problem of water, sanitation, epidemic-problems of diseases that might be bred in that kind of situation," he noted.

The Haitian ambassador to the United States, Raymond Joseph, told the  nation is seeking US assistance, and called the quake a catastrophe of major proportions. "I'm quite sure we're going to face a disaster of major proportion," he said.

Separately, the said it will immediately approve a $200,000 grant for emergency assistance to Haiti. The funds will be used to provide food, water, medicine and temporary shelter for victims of the massive quake.

The is dispatching a disaster assistance response team to Haiti and commented that it will continue to provide additional support as needed.

The UN, meanwhile, dispatched approximately 37 search and rescue teams to assist Haitians from a global network. UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon said that US$10 million worth of emergency funds would be used. "I have spoken with Mr. Clinton and we have agreed to mobilize our best assistance and rescue teams and try to reconstruct the Haitian economy. The UN will do whatever possible to help the Haitian people to overcome these difficulties," Ban stated.

Ban noted that 3,000 UN peacekeepers were in Haiti, and that they secured the seaport and airport. They are trying to rescue people buried underneath rubble, he said, but were severely hampered by lack of heavy equipment. "Brazilian forces have been working through the night to rescue but because of the darkness and destruction of infrastructure not much progress has been made. We hope it will be better this morning," Ban said.

The aid group added that its emergency response team for  is based in Haiti and is well prepared, with a public health, water and sanitation team in Port-au-Prince. Oxfam says it is preparing to send in emergency supplies as soon as possible from Panama.

The American Red Cross pledged US$500,000 to help the country, and would send out people to assess damage. "As with most earthquakes, we expect to see immediate needs for food, water, temporary shelter, medical services and emotional support," it said yesterday evening in a statement.

A number of other nations, including the UK and Venezuela, are also planning to send aid.

A reporter for the news agency, however, said there might be difficulties delivering aid. "We are about 300km from the epicentre of the earthquake, and we know that the UN agencies and the humanitarian groups here are trying to get together some kind of strategy to get aid over to Haiti. We know that there are trucks loaded with supplies ready to go but the difficulty is that no-one really knows how to get that aid to the people [effectively]."

This quake is said to have been the strongest in Haiti in over two hundred years; the last time an earthquake of comparable magnitude was recorded was in 1770.

Haiti is the Western Hemisphere's poorest country. Recent development efforts have suffered severe setbacks because of political violence, crime, corruption and natural disasters. Seventy percent of the population lives on the equivalent of less than US$2 per day.


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Jesus.--KDP3 (talk) 14:46, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

I will pray for you. Id rather be out there helping you myself, but under circumstances, this is the best I can do. 164.116.47.180 (talk) 15:42, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

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im so sorry that ya people had to go thew with that and i would love to help but i am still in school and that has to come first.


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If you read my review, I never checked the article for copyright as there were other things in need of fixing. If you reckon it's ready remove tasks and replace it with review again and someone will take a look at it. The title still needs changed. It is meaningless to anyone outside America. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:32, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

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Unfortunatly the article cannot be published yet, as it is based on a single source. Articles (with exception for OR and the like) should combine information from mulitple sources, instead of just re-writing a single source. See Single source for details. Cheers. Bawolff ☺☻ 10:13, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
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Anti islam.

Do you agree with the UK's move or not?
I think under law anyone has every right to a public space, so a lawfally behaved march is allowed. It might be a insensitive to feelings but it's not unheard of that Islamist feelings have also been hurt in the past by demonstrations etc under the same principle of democracy; and no doubt pointed demonstrations by both groups will continue in future.

That a theocracy of Islam would likely ban outright any demonstrations against Islam in some hypothetical equivalent scenario of government is beside the point: the UK is a democracy, and so to ban the march would compromise that democracy and free speech/right to assemble peacefully. (even though a theocracy would ban free speech, that is also beside the point).

It might not sound fair, but the only way to have a strong democracy is not to compromise it, otherwise the non-democratic will have gained an equal voice in government affairs. Seperation of church and state as the constitutional Americans might say, allows the state to safely indulge conflicting points of view for its citizens while protecting them all equally under the umbrella of unprejudiced secular law.
 * Should what you and I apparently consider appropriate secular law and democracy, permit the legal existence of an organisation that uses religion as a front to challenge that democracy and system of secular law? These morons would, by force, impose Sharia law on the country. You'd be faced with "convert or die". Should the government allow an organisation like that to recruit, to waste the resources of of the public purse to work towards the overthrow of democracy? Even in America, the Nazi Party has to go through the ballot box, not just skip straight to the ammo box. --Brian McNeil / talk 23:34, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

 * One thing that has been lacking in the media coverage is that the group isn't just peaceful talk. They have links back to the real deal; a number of members have been convicted of rather more serious offences than the recent public order ones (bomb plots and whatnot) and I saw somewhere a(n official, I think) quote from the group talking about how wonderful 9/11 was. I'm not comfortable about the ban, but it isn't as excessive and nasty as most of the antiterror kneejerk stuff round here. I wouldn't be comfortable leaving Islam4UK either; although now I suppose they will simply disappear underground. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 23:39, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm glad you mentioned that, Sandman. I started to get a suspicious feeling when the article didn't address their peaceful front with anything other than a claim by a spokesman. I don't doubt that there are some peaceful Islamic movements out there, but those aren't the groups being banned. --67.174.131.145 (talk) 00:45, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

While Britan tends to be more...I Dunno...Orwellian, Than most of the world, you cant really trust peaceful intentions when the only guy saying that, is the PR guy. 164.116.47.180 (talk) 16:25, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Do you agree with the UK's move or not?
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Do you agree with the UK's move or not?
Yes. Islamists should be kicked out of the European union.--91.138.247.108 (talk) 12:28, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

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Is there a way to make the star more visible? In the article I find it impossible to see the star as its black edge is lost amidst the red shading and black coast lines. I must open the image itself in order to see the star. Even then it is something of a squint. 71.234.215.133 (talk) 19:44, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

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I'm glad Google's making a stand, and if they do pull out, I hope every citizen in China knows why.24.99.209.126 (talk) 20:47, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Why, because Chinese citizens were pushed by the West to have something that had never existed throughout Chinese history, "freedom"?

It's not that hard to understand, really
Face it. Considering the financial and cultural strength of Google, why would they listen to a Government who cannot benefit them (both financially and culturally), and instead orders them to do something that's against their principles?

China is not scary, if you have money and people for yourself.

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Yemeni local al-Qaida leader Abdullah Mehdar has been killed in a raid of his home in the Shabwah province. Four more men were arrested at the alleged al-Houta-area cell commander's house while several more escaped.

Shabwah Governor Ali Hassan al-Ahmadi told journalists that security forces had entered the Mehdar house and killed him on site. Abdullah Mehdar was added to Yemen's "List of the most wanted" by the Yemeni Interior Ministry earlier today.

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