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User talk:Bradlegar

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Widespread looting blamed for disrupted rescue efforts in New Orleans, Louisiana

September 1, 2005

The Mayor of New Orleans, Ray Nagin, has ordered most of the local police force to stop rescue efforts and shift their efforts to prevent looting. At the same time, FEMA has reportedly been blocking aid shipments into the city on the grounds that it is too dangerous.

A rescue helicopter attempting to retrieve stranded people from New Orleans' Superdome stadium was reportedly shot at; but this has not yet been confirmed. A member of the National Guard was reportedly shot, but was not seriously injured. Official reports say that one New Orleans police officer was shot in the head, but was expected to survive. Other reports say that police stranded on the roof of a hotel were being fired upon by looters in the streets. Meanwhile, reports from many blogs and grassroots journalists about police officers looting cars and stores have started to filter up to the mainstream media.

Food, diapers, and other supplies are the target of most looters. Some are reportedly taking non-essential and luxury items, such as TVs and computers. Reportedly, gun and pawn shops are also a popular target for looting.

Earlier today, buses were taking the most vulnerable away to the state capital of Louisiana, Baton Rouge. Evacuees in the Superdome are also being moved by bus to the Astrodome in Houston, Texas.

US President George W. Bush, in an interview on ABC television, condemned the looting, saying "I think there ought to be zero tolerance of people breaking the law during an emergency such as this."

A hospital in Gretna was evacuated after a supply truck carrying food, water and medical supplies was stopped at gunpoint. Spokesman Stephen Campanini estimated there to be approximately 350 employees in the hospital, along with between 125 and 150 patients. Campanini said, "There are physical threats to safety from roving bands of armed individuals with weapons who are threatening the safety of the hospital."

Despite this, some of the other rumors of looting have proven to be false. One of the most prevalent was the story that armed looters laid siege to the Children's Hospital. The Times-Picayune reported that this story was false.


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Scientists debate whether Hurricane Katrina was aggravated by global warming

September 2, 2005

Both scientists and politicians are divided over the increase in hurricanes in the last 30 years. The years 1970 to 1994 saw far fewer hurricanes than 1995 to the present. The New York Times suggests this decrease was a result of generally cooler North Atlantic water driving winds that disrupted potential hurricanes from forming. Some experts say the recent intensification is part of a natural cycle, while others claim that global warming has increased both the destructive power and the frequency of hurricanes. The Times also pointed out that during 8 recent years the U.S. has been hit by about one-third fewer severe hurricanes than usual.

Britain's chief scientific adviser Sir David King stated, "We have known since 1987 the intensity of hurricanes is related to surface sea temperature and we know that, over the last 15 to 20 years, surface sea temperatures in these regions have increased by half a degree centigrade. So it is easy to conclude that the increased intensity of hurricanes is associated with global warming."

Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Professor Kerry Emanuel wrote that rising sea temperatures could account for only part what he claims has been a sharp rise in the destructiveness of tropical cyclones since the 1970s. Eminent hurricane expert, Professor William Gray said that Emanuel's was “a terrible paper, one of the worst I've ever looked at.”

Jürgen Trittin, Germany's Minister of the Environment was sharply critical of the U.S. Government. He wrote in an editorial: "Greenhouse gases have to be radically reduced worldwide. The US has, up until this point, had its eyes closed to this emergency."

Carsten Voigt of the German Foreign Ministry said that while he believed that hurricanes were more powerful due to global warming, he did not believe that hurricane Katrina was the fault of America, or the Bush administration. “The main point though is that climate change is an issue that needs to be put on the table.”


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Hurricane Katrina: Resources regarding missing/located people

September 1, 2005

With victims of Hurricane Katrina moved to shelters and remote locations, their relatives and friends in other parts of the world have turned to the web to try and establish contact and confirm their health. Many families living in the path of Katrina have even been split up as they are rescued and now desperately need to contact each other.

Several web sites have started forums for posting information on missing people. The forums also allow individuals and families in the path of the hurricane who are safe post their information, where they are now located and how their family should contact them.

The American Red Cross is keeping records of all persons they treat and assist, but those records are not available either by phone or online. They have issued a press release titled AMERICAN RED CROSS URGENT FAMILY ALERT. Quoting, in part:

 * The Red Cross does not have information on the well being of any individuals.
 * Our phone lines are being overwhelmed with calls, and we appreciate the desire to know how people fared during the storm.
 * Please do not contact any Red Cross media representatives with welfare inquiries.

Text messaging
A caller to WAMU's radio program The Kojo Nnamdi Show on August 31st relayed information that while cell phones couldn't make or receive calls because of network overload, text messaging to otherwise unreachable cell phones was working.

Missing Persons Hotlines
Here are some hotlines for people to call:

Missing persons:
 * 1-(800) WEFIND
 * 1-(866) GET-INFO
 * (225) 925-6626
 * (337) 234-7371
 * (225) 925-7402

Websites for lost/found people

 * Aidpage Katrina People Locator Also - make pages for missing or found people, post updates, pictures, add links to resources
 * Find Our Family.Com
 * National Missing Persons Registry
 * Craig's List Katrina Main Page
 * Missing and found people photos
 * katrinaconnections Site dedicated to connecting Katrina victims
 * Forum from Local Paper in New Orleans
 * CNN's Katrina 'Safe List'
 * Full Circle's Katrina Victims and Families message board
 * Connecting the homeless with those willing to host them
 * Katrina Relief Wiki
 * www.familymessages.org
 * MSNBC.com's Looking for list
 * MSNBC.com's Safe list
 * Post Free Photo Ads of Missing Persons & Pets
 * Survivors Reunited - Search for missing people, leave messages, upload photos


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Bush authorizes oil release from Strategic Petroleum Reserve

September 1, 2005 Yesterday, President George W. Bush authorized the release of oil from the due to Hurricane Katrina's effects on  in the Gulf Coast.

The decision was made late Tuesday and announcement was made Wednesday.

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve consists of 700 million barrels of oil located in salt caverns along the Texas and Louisiana coast. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is meant to act as a cushion for the oil market during disruptions of energy.

Energy production was interuppted by Katrina as more than 735 oil and rigs had to be evacuated. This shut down 95 percent of production and 88 percent of natural gas output in the Gulf of Mexico.


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Shots reported during Superdome evacuation

September 1, 2005

Air evacuation of the Superdome was temporarily halted Thursday after shots were reportedly fired at a military helicopter.

Evacuations by bus continue, despite an early news report to the contrary. Thousands of people taking temporary shelter in the Superdome and nearby areas in New Orleans are being evacuated after Mayor Ray Nagin ordered a complete evacuation of the city, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Evacuees will be taken to the Astrodome in Houston, Texas.

Looting has become an increasing concern, as looters and gangs are beginning to rob hotels and hospitals. Some looters have even been able to take guns from abandoned shops. Officials say that they are concerned about the increasing number of people with guns. Police officers stranded on the roof of a hotel reported shots fired at them.

President George W. Bush plans to visit the affected areas on Friday. Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush are expected to lead a private fund-raising campaign for the victims of the hurricane, similar to the campaign after the oceanic earthquake and resulting tsunami in late 2004.


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Talk:Hurricane Katrina: Resources regarding missing/located people

Attempted to contact Google via phone on 2005.09.01 at 10:32am EDT.

No answers from both main press contact and technology contact.

Google Press Contacts

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Missing persons: 1800 wefind 1866 get info 226 925-6626 337-234 - 7371 225 925-7402

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Nigeria bill has Taylor implications

September 1, 2005

The Nigerian legislature is considering a Bill that would permit the Senate to extradite persons granted asylum by Nigeria to other nations and organizations, such as the United Nations and the African Union, to face trial for war crimes. Under the law, the Senate would have the power to accept or decline applications for asylum as well as remit persons already with asylum to requesting organizations or countries.

If the Bill passes, it would provide the mechanism needed by Nigeria to lawfully extradite indicted war criminal Charles Taylor to stand trial at the Special Court in Sierra Leone. To date, Nigeria has resisted repeated claims by Sierra Leone, the United States, and the United Nations to extradite Mr. Taylor saying that they will only do so if called upon by a freely elected Liberian government. Liberia has its first national elections since Taylor's regime scheduled for October.

The Bill has significant implications in Liberia, where Taylor was President until ousted by the international community in August 2003, under an asylum deal with Nigeria. The United Nations has maintained a peacekeeping mission in the country ever since. In October, Liberia faces its first national elections since Taylor, and his influence, although against the terms of his asylum, is seen as potentially destabilizing.

The front runners in Liberia's presidential race recently spoke on the Taylor issue at a series of presidential debates held on local radio. Although most candidates agree that the rule of law must be followed none would commit to handing Taylor over to the Special Court if elected.

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Talk:Shots reported during Superdome evacuation

Looks good, but some quotes would make it even better. StuRat 15:42, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

A few additional sources would also be nice. StuRat 16:23, 1 September 2005 (UTC)


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Talk:Nigeria bill has Taylor implications

Looks good, but some quotes and pics would make it even better. StuRat 15:52, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

I also notice you have two links to nonexistent categories. It would be nice if you added those categories or found similar existing categories and linked to those. StuRat 16:05, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I see you fixed the links, good job ! StuRat 17:13, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

Thanks. --Klhernandez 19:23, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

Would this be a human rights article? I'm not sure. Bawolff 19:56, 3 September 2005 (UTC)


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New Caledonia prepares for 2011 South Pacific Games

September 1, 2005 New Caledonia is beginning to prepare for the 2011 South Pacific Games, hosting duties won after a vote in Palau.

On July 31, the South Pacific Games Council met to decide on the matter, with the meeting announced to the public by Michael White, NMI chef de mission to the 2005 Palau South Pacific Mini Games. The hosting duties were also bid on by the Solomon Islands, and American Samoa, which was eliminated in the first round.

The last time that the city of Noumea, New Caledonia hosted the event was 1987.

Any country that sends athletes to participate in the SPG is eligible to host the competition.

The New Caledonia win is the culmination of a six-year bid process that all interested countries must follow. White commented, "The charter lays out the time requirements you have to submit a bid and the charter prescribes what elements have to be covered in your bid proposals. Then at some point, six years before the Games, the SPG council reviews all the bids and hears presentations from the bidding countries and decides which country is going to be awarded the Games."

The Micronesian Games Council is still deciding which city will host the 2006 Micronesian Games. Officials from Yap, the original host of the event, say that they won't be ready to host the event due to damage from a recent typhoon. The Republic of the Marshall Islands will host the 2010 Micronesian Games.


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Talk:Widespread looting blamed for disrupted rescue efforts in New Orleans, Louisiana

Is it correct, and clear, to say that some evacuees are being taken by bus to Baton Rouge while the others in the Superdome are being taken to Houston? Should these sentences be made clearer?

blame the victims
In our reporting we must be careful.CNN reported earlier that it is unclear whether a helicopter was even shot at or whether the transportation of refugees was delayed. I am npoving the headlinePaulrevere2005 18:30, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

Source for "Governor has ordered all looters to be shot on site"?
I couldn't find one!

Me neither, so I removed the line. Might be wishful thinking on someone's part... --cmpalmer 21:53, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

This was on Yahoo news this morning: [http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050902/us_nm/weather_katrina_kill_dc La. Governor warns troops will "shoot and kill"]. I think you should revise the article to include this. --Howrealisreal 14:45, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

Since this story is a few days old and the warning that troops will shoot to kill armed gangs who have fired on police and rescue workers is a little different than "anyone looting will be shot", I think this would be a topic for a new article once some more details are available...--cmpalmer 14:52, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

You should read the article. It explicitly says that the troops are trained to shoot to kill and will do so when they encounter looters, not armed gangs. There is nothing that says these troops are under orders to wait until they are fired upon to fire back. Additionally, this article is not "a few days old", it is from yesterday at around 11pm, a mere 12 hours from now. Please reconsider. I have to go out now and do some errands, but I will definitely find a way to include this information if it is not included when I return. --Howrealisreal 15:03, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

looting
I can't believe that anyone would suggest taking food or water from supermarkets could possibly be immoral. Taking TVs might be, but food and water????????? ~The bellman | Smile 02:44, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

WIKINEWS, WHERE ARE YOU?
Where the hell are you? Every other media org is covering how incredibly late the Federal govt.'s response was to this disaster. But not a peep out of WIKINEWS. By now, EVEN Bush has admitted the response was inadequate. WIKINEWS seems to be very late in the game on things like this. I'm very dismayed in it's approach here with a headline that looked like it came striaght out of the onion or the classic '1984' novel.

I have to wonder if there is a lot of conservatives here who rabidly delete/edit factual news and headlines and hide behind a bullsh|t NPOV to promote their agenda here?


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UN Security Council considers Cote d'Ivoire sanctions

September 1, 2005

Yesterday, the United Nations Security Council said it would take all steps necessary, including the implementation of individual sanctions, in order to ensure that the resolutions of the Security Council were adhered to by both sides of the troubled Ivoiran peace process. The remarks followed a briefing to the Security Council by representatives from the UN Mission in Cote d'Ivoire and African Union-appointed South African mediators.

"The South African Mediation stated that it will continue its efforts, with the support of the United Nations and the African Union, to ensure the holding of free, fair and transparent elections in Côte d'Ivoire as scheduled, which is the only solution to the crisis," the Security Council said in a statement following the meeting.

The next round of elections are scheduled for the end of October although it is widely believed this date is unlikely to be met.

The peace process in Cote d'Ivoire has been on shaky ground following the failure of the rebel forces to begin the disarmament process originally scheduled for 31 July. The rebels, led by the Forces Nouvelles, claimed that Ivorian President Gbagbo had failed to make the necessary legal reforms necessary to begin the disarmament. The international community later ratified the legal changes made by the Ivorian government as being in compliance with the peace deal.


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Józef Rotblat, 1995 Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies

September 1, 2005

Noted physicist Józef Rotblat, a historic figure who left the Manhattan Project and later became a prominent figure in the movement against the Nuclear Arms Race, has died at the age of 96.

Born in Poland in 1908, he graduated from Warsaw University. Rotblat collaborated with the United States government on the Manhattan Project, which was attempting to construct the world's first atomic bombs. However, Rotblat left the project, the first and only physicist to do so, after realizing that Germany was unlikely to be developing a nuclear weapon of their own.

Rotblat formed the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs organization in 1957. The group promoted nuclear disarmament and greater collaboration between scholars from all over the world to try and prevent major global conflict.

In 1995, Rotblat and the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, "for their efforts to diminish the part played by nuclear arms in international politics and, in the longer run, to eliminate such arms." In his acceptance speech, Rotblat noted that the group's goals were entirely doable, noting the close-knit structure of the European Union, "within which war is inconceivable."


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User talk:Klhernandez

Welcome
, welcome to Wikinews! Thank you for your contributions; I hope you like the place and decide to stay! If you haven't done so already, you may want to create an account.

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! --SonicR 16:55, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
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Cote D'Ivoire
Hi there! Just wanted to say thanks for doing those two articles. It's always good to see African news here. Rcameronw 11:55, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Glad you liked them! Plan on seeing much more from West Africa in the following months. Klhernandez 17:15, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Scientists debate whether Hurricane Katrina was aggravated by global warming

North Atlantic
Why does Voigt show more solidarity than Trittin? Because he has a different opinion on the cause of the hurricane? It seems to me that the article is not NPOV towards the end.

"believed to due to cool water in the North Atlantic": Which part of the North Atlantic did Katerina cross? (SEWilco 16:58, 1 September 2005 (UTC))
 * The part of the North Atlantic that washes the east coast of Florida. Mpulier 01:03, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

Is it appropriate to publish links to raw data for those readers who want to crunch some numbers themselves? Here is a good link to Atlantic hurricane history from 1851-2004: --cmpalmer 17:03, 1 September 2005 (UTC) According to scientist on radio WOAI, San Antonio, Tx, global warming has nothing to do with numbers of larger hurricanes. From 1930 to 1950 9 larger (catagory 4 and 5) hurricanes hit the US in each ten year time periods. Since then fewer have occured down to half.

No junk science here
Professor William Gray expressed strong distaste for Professor Kerry Emanuel's expert, long, documented and carefully reasoned article in the highly respected scientific journal Nature. The history of science is full of vituperative disagreements between eminent scientists. That does not mean that one or the other antagonist necessarily practices "junk science". The present news article should present the fact that there is serious debate and should give an idea about just where the sides differ, be it on the reliability and relevance of available data, the approach to its analysis, the nature and extent of conclusions to be drawn from the analysis or any policy suggestions to be drawn from the conclusions. The opinion of a prejudiced journalist is irrelevant and not worth mentioning in the Wikinews article. The way politicians are taking sides or using the debate may not fit into the headline of this article but it provides a bit of context. Whether some scientists are using the situation to push personal political beliefs is also of some interest, but we have no evidence that the leading hurricane experts are engaged in anything other than a scientific debate. I am removing the allusions to Milloy from the article and preserving here Rakista's comment about him: "Steven Milloy of 'Junk Science' is one of the only journalists in the United States who consistently rejects all global warming theories out of hand. He equates the blaming of global warming on hurricanes to a chicken little hypothesis and actively discourages any critical thought on the matter by ignoring peer reviewed articles of science for his own brand of 'common sense' psuedoscience [sic]". Mpulier 01:19, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Milloy provides several of the references in this article. Which of the material which was used is wrong?  (SEWilco 04:28, 8 September 2005 (UTC))
 * I'm confused here. The Wikinews article headline seems to be about a debate between scientists. The Wikinews article content seems to be about that and about politicians blaming global warming or not. Milloy's article is mainly about how the media are blaming global warming or denying that... and then Milloy confuses global warming with anthropogenic contributions to global warming, which is quite a separate issue. Milloy's article seems scarcely relevant to the headline. If his article inspired the creation of the Wikinews article does that alone require including his article as a reference? It seems to me that a reader who wishes to confirm statements made in a Wikinews article should be presented with "sources" here, but preferably with original sources, not derivative ones like Milloy's article, and only with relevant ones, not articles about something else, like Milloy's. Whether Milloy's citations are accurate or not is beside the point. True, he does provide a bunch of references if one wishes to pursue the issue of news media issuing half-baked theories, but is that what this Wikinews article is about? If so, the headline should reflect that, and if so, it's not worthy of being published. News media are always full of half-baked theories about something or other. Are we into a consequentialist debate about what to do about the anthropogenic component of global warming? That's worthy of serious exploration, but I don't think Wikinews is the place for that. Mpulier 06:21, 9 September 2005 (UTC)


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California's SB 1 Bill Originators' and Supporters Turn Against Bill

September 4, 2005

Changes to California's SB 1 Bill have forced many of the bill's strongest supporters, including Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, to oppose it. Governor Schwarzenegger is now expected to veto the bill.

The bill sought to provide incentives for businesses and individuals to install rooftop solar panels, in a manner similar to existing programs in Washington and Oregon. Under pressure from the electrician's union, the bill was amended to require that installation be done by licensed electricians and that "prevailing wages" be paid for all commercial solar work done in the state.

Existing solar contractors were originally among the bill's strongest supporters but now oppose it due to the changes. This comes despite the fact that they would be, under a grandfather clause, granted an exception to the new requirements for an electrician's license. Future solar specialists would be required to also be licensed electricians.


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U.S. man murdered by wife in Hong Kong

September 1, 2005

A U.S. housewife was convicted on Sept. 1, 2005 of her husband's murder by a Hong Kong high court. On November 2, 2003, she apparently laced his milkshake with sedatives and beat him to death in their apartment while he was unconscious, sources say. Nancy Kissel was handed a unanimous life sentence verdict for murdering her banker husband in this infamous "Milkshake Trial", as it came to be known.

She sat expressionless and clothed in black throughout the trial, in which prosecutors painted a picture of her as a cold, calculating killer, who murdered her husband because of his desire to divorce her and take custody of their children after learning that she was having an affair with a repairman. His body was found two days after the murder in a rented storage locker, which the prosecution claimed was evidence of her trying to cover up the murder.

An autopsy found six types of sedatives in his body, which were powerful enough to knock him out, and a search of her computer brought up her Internet searches with keywords such as "drug overdose".

Prosecution lawyer Paul Chapman stated that "These were five fatal blows with murderous intent ... Self defense has no basis in this case." Relatives of Robert were relieved to finally reach a verdict on the case, with his father William saying "It's a 65-day trial and it's unanimous. That's justice."

The defendants claimed that the murder was in self defense. Kissel did admit to killing her husband, but she denied spiking his drink with a mixture of powerful drugs, and stated that she defended herself with a metal statue after he had attacked her with a baseball bat. According to Nancy, she had no recollection of the events after the night of her husband's murder.

The 65 day long trial was filled with her descriptions of how Robert Kissel, her husband and an American banker, supposedly abused her sexually and physically after using drugs and alcohol. Her lawyer, Alexander King, said that she sought refuge from her cocaine-abusing husband in an affair with the repairman.

The expatriate American community in Hong Kong is shocked by the murder.

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First executions in post-Saddam Iraq held in Baghdad

September 1, 2005

Iraq has carried out the first executions since the demise of the Saddam Hussein regime. Three men convicted of murder were hanged on Thursday morning in Baghdad.

The Iraqi government argues that the death penalty will help to deter criminals but spokesman Laith Kubba admitted that "this is not an easy thing to do".

Iraqi president Jalal Talabani is personally opposed to capital punishment and stated that he would never sign a death sentence, not even against Saddam Hussein himself. His deputy Adel Abdel Mehdi signed the warrant instead.

Human rights groups and the United Nations had hoped Iraq would refrain from using the death penalty against its citizens and urged the government not to carry out the sentences.

The three men, named as Bayan Ahmed Said, Ouday Dawood Salman and Dhahar Jasim Hassan were convicted of murdering three policemen in the city of Kut, Wasit province. Additional crimes include kidnapping and rape.


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Talk:New Caledonia prepares for 2011 South Pacific Games

Please publish articles before submitting them as a contest requirement. In this case, it was ready to publish after a few minor wording fixes, so I published it for you. To publish an article, change the tag from:

to

This tag is usually near the end of the article.

Also, a pic would be nice, I suggest a map, since many people don't know where New Caledonia is. StuRat 17:45, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Oh, I had been under the assumption no article on Wikinews could be "published" by its writer. Thanks! --  user:zanimum

Nice pic, but it's zoomed in a bit much, I will make the map a bit smaller. If you can find a "locator map", showing it's location relative to at least one continent, say Australia, that would be good, too. StuRat 20:06, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

Need to update
Micro Games will be held in North Marianas.

http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=2&newsID=49923

--Aphaia 06:00, 2 September 2005 (UTC)


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Idaho companies claim of new record for transmitting data across a wireless link

September 1, 2005

Microserv Computer Technologies (Internet Service Provider) and Trango Broadband Wireless (fixed-wireless equipment maker) announced on Tuesday August 11 2005 that they wirelessly transmitted data 137.2 miles over an unlicensed spectrum.

They used external PacWireless 2-foot dishes from Trango to connect two mountaintops in Idaho. They were operating on the 2.4GHz and 5.8 GHz wireless spectrum, not the standard 802.11 wireless frequency. They claim they transmitted a file at the rate of 2.3 megabits per second.

This claim of transmission record has been contested by current record holders (Defcon WiFi Shootout Contest). They question the validation of testing methods and subjectivity. "I suppose it's certainly possible for Microserv to have done what they claim to have done," Dave Moore, founder of the Defcon contest, said in an e-mail. "What sets apart the 125-mile record set at the Defcon WiFi Shootout Contest is that it was subject to a strict verification and certification process administered by four independent judges."

A technical presentation was presented at the WiNOG conference in Park City, Utah August 15-17, 2005. Technical information and pictures can be found at http://www.wifiworldrecord.net


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Talk:U.S. man murdered by wife in Hong Kong

Looks good. A pic would be nice, perhaps a locator map of Hong Kong in China ? Pics of the victim and wife would be even better, if you can find them. StuRat 18:11, 1 September 2005 (UTC)


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Football: Ronaldinho signs for Barcelona until 2010

September 1, 2005 A Brazilian international footballer, Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, also known as Little Ronaldo (Ronaldinho), signed a contract with FC Barcelona until 2010, today, prolonging it for two years.

It is fairly certain that he will stay in the club for the length of the contract. "Now I'll just carry on doing the same as I have been doing until now, only that now I have a longer term contract, I'll be even more motivated," an official Barcelona website quoted Ronaldinho. According to a new clause in his contract, any club who wants to buy him will have to part with 85 million pounds. One of the most interested teams was Chelsea FC, who were looking to fill their striker position.

Ronaldinho is happy to stay in Barcelona: "You cannot put a price on the happiness and joy I am feeling right now." He transferred from Paris Saint-Germain in 2003 for 17 million pounds becoming one of the biggest football starts in Spain. FIFA awarded him the prestigous title of "best football player in the world" in 2005.


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Fats Domino missing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina

September 1, 2005

Legendary R&B singer Fats Domino is missing, three days after Hurricane Katrina hit in his hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana.

The singer told his agent, Al Embry, that he planned to stay at his home with his wife and daughter, rather than evacuate. He has not been heard from since Sunday night. It was reported on Wednesday that his house was flooded, though there were no reports on whether Domino and his family were able to escape.

Domino, 77, lives in the city's 9th Ward, one of the areas hardest hit by Katrina. Attempts to reach Domino by phone proved futile, as phone lines have not been working in the area since the storm hit.

Antoine 'Fats' Domino first gained stardom with one of the first rock n' roll records, "The Fat Man". The record went platinum, selling over a million copies and hitting #2 on the Billboard charts. Of Domino's numerous Top 40 singles, perhaps his most notable were Blue Monday and a cover of Blueberry Hill.

Domino retired from touring in the 1980s, and has not left the city since, citing his dislike of touring, and his love of New Orleans cuisine. Not even his induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame or an invitation to the White House were able to get Domino to leave the town.


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Talk:Idaho companies claim of new record for transmitting data across a wireless link

I posted this article. This is my first post. I mainly wanted to do this to go through the exercise. How do I add this to the Idaho Portal and Science and Technology? Is that a mod's job? Crickett 18:40, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * You can achieve that by adding to the text of the article. This will add your article to the Idaho Portal automatically. I've already done that now, but next time you'll know :). --Deprifry 18:42, September 1, 2005 (UTC)


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Talk:Józef Rotblat, 1995 Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies

Looks good, but would be even better with a pic. StuRat 18:38, 1 September 2005 (UTC)


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Microsoft acquires VoIP firm

September 1, 2005

Microsoft Corp. has acquired voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) provider Teleo Inc., on August 30, for an undisclosed sum. Teleo was founded in 2003, in San Francisco, USA.

Teleo had been running a public beta test of its VoIP software, but it has now been discontinued. A beta version of the Microsoft/Teleo product is expected later in the year.

Teleo users could call both other PCs and regular telephones. Calls to regular telephones cost US$0.02 per minute to many countries. Teleo’s software also integrates with Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer to provide a feature called “click to call”. This feature turns any phone number displayed within a website or e-mail into a link that will dial the number.

Teleo Inc website now redirects to a page on MSN. This page states: that “Microsoft plans to incorporate and expand upon Teleo’s technologies, integrating them into the MSN services infrastructure, with plans to ultimately deliver new VoIP consumer applications in future releases of MSN services, such as MSN Messenger”.

Many of Microsoft competitors in the instant messaging market already offer VoIP service or are working on providing it in the near future. Google recently launched Google Talk, an instant messaging program with free PC to PC calling. PC to Phone calling is rumoured to be in the works. Yahoo! has said it plans to add calling to regular telephones from its instant messaging program in the coming months. MSN Messenger is by far the most popular instant messaging program, Yahoo!'s instant messenger is the second most popular as of July.

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Talk:Football: Ronaldinho signs for Barcelona until 2010

Looks good, although it did need a little clean-up. I don't think there is much value in sources in languages other than the language of the article, unless it's the only source you have, but I suppose this is debatable. The pic adds to the article, but is not "an exclusive photograph", so no extra credit, LOL. StuRat 19:02, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Well, the sources are there - I used it, and I want to credit the author. Expect to see a lot non-English sources from me :) Also, cleaning up in terms of grammar and spelling is something that has to be done with most articles I start :) --Dčabrilo 22:06, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Giving the author credit is one purpose of listing a source, but another is so readers can fact-check our article and/or get more info. That doesn't work if the source is in a language they don't know. StuRat 02:12, 5 September 2005 (UTC)


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Talk:Microsoft acquires VoIP firm

Good job. A few comments.

 * A pic would be nice, perhaps a US map with dots at the HQ's for both companies ?

 * I don't like the VoIP abbrev., as many people won't know it, but concede that writing it out in the title would be way too long.

 * Seven sources seems excessive, did you really use all 7 when writing the story ? StuRat 19:34, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the comments, The VoIP abbreviation is not the best, but I think anyone who cares will know what it means. I did use all seven sources, because many of them just repeat the same set of facts with a few extras. It is these few extra facts that require so many to be used. For example “Warning bell rings for telecom firms” was the only source that had any information about a Microsoft/Teleo product being expected later in the year. The sources I used the most was the Pakistan Tribune and the Teleo website. If you read many of my stories you will find that I do use a lot of sources to write them, because I believe that there is no such thing as too many sources. :) --Cspurrier 12:02, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

RE: "MSN Messenger is by far the most popular instant messaging program, Yahoo!'s instant messenger is the second most popular as of July." Reference? Depending on your definition of what it means to be a user, this may not be true. 24.4.88.246
 * From the Pakistan Tribune "Yahoo!'s instant messenger had 78.8 million users in July, compared with 189.7 million for MSN Messenger and 64.4 million for Time Warner Inc.'s AOL Instant Messenger."  --Cspurrier 12:01, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:UN Security Council considers Cote d'Ivoire sanctions

Looks good. A pic, perhaps a locator map of Ivory Coast, would be nice. It would also be nice if you could add missing categories as you come across them, like Ivory Coast. StuRat 19:56, 1 September 2005 (UTC)


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Al-Qaida claims responsibility for London 7/7 bombings

September 1, 2005

Al Jazeera has aired two video tapes by Al Qaida on Thursday evening. In one of them, the terror group's second in command Ayman al-Zawahiri has claimed responsibility for the July 7 London bombings and threatened further attacks. The alleged leader of the London bombers, Mohammad Sidique Khan, appeared on a separate recording and outlined his reasons for the bombings.

Speaking in English with a Yorkshire accent, Kahn stated that the Blair government is to blame for the attacks. He claimed that the West is backing governments who commit crimes against humanity. Western citizens should no longer feel safe, he said and threatened similar attacks upon them: "Until you stop the bombing, gassing, imprisonment and torture of my people we will not stop this fight. We are at war and I am a soldier. Now you too will taste the reality of this situation"

Al-Zawahiri described the 7/7 attacks as "a slap to the policy of British Prime Minister Tony Blair" and called the attacks a response to the UK's foreign policy "just as 9/11 was a response to America's".

Scotland Yard said they are "aware of the tape; we will consider it as part of our ongoing investigation". British Foreign secretarcy Jack Straw said there was "no excuse, no justification for terrorism of any kind".

Gous Ali, a Muslim whose girlfriend was killed in the bombing, condemned the broadcast as being "wrong and all lies". "It's all brainwashing by some wacko scholar who believes his own version of the Koran and has made it his own battle. There is no holy war", he told the BBC.

Muslim Council of Britain spokesman Inayat Bunglawala said that holding the British Public responsible for the war "is just plain wrong - this country was bitterly divided and many millions, perhaps the majority, clearly opposed the war."

Experts are currently investigating the tape for possible clues.


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Google begins selling print ads

September 1, 2005

Google, which has become one of the internet's most influential companies by selling online advertising, has expanded past cyberspace Wednesday when it began reselling print ads in technology magazines.

In a small-scale experiment, the first print-based venture for the company, Google bought pages of advertising in magazines such as PC Magazine and MacAddict and sold portions of each page to smaller companies. Undoubtedly, Google expects profits to come from a higher rate of resale.

The first publication to carry such advertising is the September 6th issue of PC Magazine. It contains a single page with five smaller ads, each with the caption "Ads by Google", which is well-known to Internet users.

This page runs near the cover, and some of Google's clients are grateful for the exposure that the program has enabled. Most popular magazines run advertising smaller than a full page closer to the back.

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Talk:Bush authorizes oil release from Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Looks good. A few comments:

 * Is the publisher of that source really "Agence France-Presse" ? It appears to be Yahoo!

 * I believe the spherical tanks in the pic are used to hold pressurized gases, not oil. I think cylindrical tanks are used for oil. StuRat 21:13, 1 September 2005 (UTC)


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"Toxic soup" scenario in New Orleans unlikely

September 1, 2005

Initial fears that the combination of storm damage and flood waters might produce a "toxic soup" in downtown New Orleans have been downplayed by experts in environmental science. While the threat of cholera, typhoid and other diseases is certainly increased by the contamination of the flood waters with sewage and corpses, many of the chemical companies located in or near New Orleans survived the storm without spilling dangerous contaminants into the flood waters. Of course, care should be taken to not ingest any of the flood water. People with open wounds wading or swimming through the water may also be at risk of disease.

Experts at Louisiana State University said that sediments in the Mississippi River and Lake Ponchartrain are not heavily polluted and that the biggest risk of chemical contamination will come when the flood waters recede, leaving shallow pools where the water can evaporate, concentrating heavier chemical pollutants.

The widespread damage caused by the flooding is actually one of the factors in reducing the contamination, since the large amounts of water have diluted many of the contaminants. Most of the chemical pollutants that were released were of low quantity, including gasoline from underground storage tanks, dry cleaning solvents, and household and small-scale industrial chemicals, such as cleaning agents.


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Crime in New Orleans sharply increases after Hurricane Katrina

September 2, 2005

Reports out of New Orleans on September 1 stated that victims of Hurricane Katrina were being raped and beaten and that fights and fires were out of control, leaving corpses laying in the open as the city descended into anarchy.

“We have individuals who are getting raped, we have individuals who are getting beaten,” New Orleans Police Chief Eddie Compass said. Compass said that the 15,000 to 20,000 people who were at the New Orleans convention center awaiting buses grew increasingly hostile and had beat back 88 officers he had sent there to try to keep the peace.

“Tourists are walking in that direction and they are getting preyed upon,” Compass had said.

Reports of rampant violence though may have been overblown, even by New Orleans standards, as many reports of sensational violence have not been verified. "During a week when communications were difficult, rumours have acquired a particular currency. They acquired through repetition the status of established facts."

Indeed, White House press secretary Scott McClellan told a group of journalists on Wednesday that "martial law has been declared in Mississippi and Louisiana." though this was never the case as such a move would require a situation of lawlessness beyond the scope of local authorities to handle.


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Talk:"Toxic soup" scenario in New Orleans unlikely

Wow; cmpalmer; you really did it. Great! Paulrevere2005 22:53, 1 September 2005 (UTC) Thanks! --cmpalmer 01:46, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

Flood water should be treated as a pool - Chlorinate
So long as there are people in there, the flood water ought to be treated with chlorine. Benjamin Gatti

 * That's amazing. I think that's actually the stupidest thing I've ever heard a human being say. -70.146.39.112 09:12, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * I dunno. Wait until Bush says the environment is still not on the agenda... In any event, with the recent explosions allegedly taking place at a chemical plant : is this story affected?
 * I'm still trying to dig up details on the chemical plant (if that's what they were) explosions. I don't think they'll affect the core of the story unless they were something particularly nasty and toxic. --cmpalmer 18:39, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * This story Oil Spill on Mississippi suggests a large oil spill downstream from New Orleans. --cmpalmer 19:14, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

Toxic stew
The article mentioned several things, such as gasoline and cleaners, but omitted that some of these (such as detergents and gasoline) will destroy each other. The local concentrations of various materials would make more of a "toxic stew", although wading in a bubble bath is somewhat less toxic than some other materials which may be dominant elsewhere. And wading is somewhat different than drinking. (SEWilco 03:48, 3 September 2005 (UTC))


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Talks between Pakistan, India yield apparent progress

September 1, 2005

Diplomats from Pakistan and India met today in Islamabad to discuss their continuing peace efforts. Plans were made for Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to meet in New York on September 14.

The president and prime minister are expected to attend the United Nations General Assembly during their meetup in New York. Discussion on other items on the New York agenda occurred today and will continue tomorrow in a second day of talks.

Recent talks have also been met with the announcement that an agreement between the two countries regarding missile tests would be signed in October. Although Pakistan and India have informally agreed to inform each other about their missile testing activities, they now seek a formal agreement.

The Asian countries began seeking peace in 2003 after fighting two wars over control of Kashmir.

When Musharraf and Singh met last in April, they called their peace process "irreversible." However, this statement is challenged by continued terrorist activity in Kashmir.


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West African cholera claims more than 500 lives, more deaths feared

September 1, 2005

An outbreak of cholera in West Africa has resulted in the deaths of more than 500 people, and United Nations (UN) health officials are concerned that inadequate health services in the region could result in many more deaths.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that over 31,250 cases of cholera have been reported so far this year in nine West African countries. It has claimed 488 lives at this point. "If we look at this year's trends, the figures are still going up in many countries," said John Mulangu, a senior regional advisor for the WHO. "If cholera is not brought under control in certain regions, we will soon be talking of... 100,000 cases," he said. "And hospitals and health centres will be overwhelmed. Last year we were not on this scale. The problem is getting worse," Mulangu said.

The UN says that the increase could also be related to the fact that due to poverty, many West Africans move around, sometimes out of the country, in order to receive higher wages for their work, and the region has been hit with heavy rains. This helps spread the disease, according to the UN.

"We are about to enter the harvest season where people will be moving around," said Herve Ludovic de Lys, the head of OCHA's West Africa office. "The main goal is to halt the transmission of this disease," he said. "It's not business as usual. This crisis needs a rapid response."

The following West African nations have all been hit by cholera epidemics: Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, and Senegal. The WHO issued a statement on Thursday that more countries were at risk. "Outbreaks are likely to spread to Central Africa - Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad - in the next weeks," it said.


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California Senate votes to allow gay marriages

September 2, 2005

The California State Senate voted on Thursday to allow homosexuals to marry, therefore becoming the first legislative body in the United States to embrace the controversial issue.

The Senate approved the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act, which would define marriage as a civil contract between two people rather than a man and a woman. The vote passed by the minimum number of necessary votes, 21-15. All Republicans in the Senate opposed the bill, as did one Democrat, Sen. Dean Florez of Shafter. Three Democrats abstained.

The bill's chief sponsor, Assemblyman Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) said, "We're looking for three votes, and I can't tell you today who the three will be, but I think the power of the success coming from the floor of the Senate today will give us the necessary momentum and encouragement to do what we all know is the right thing to do."

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's spokeswoman, Margita Thompson, stated that the Governor believes the issue should be decided by the court and not the legislature.

"The governor was elected to uphold the laws of California. The people spoke when they voted in Proposition 22. It has subsequently gone to the courts and the governor believes that is where it should be decided. It's an issue for the people and the courts," she said. Prop 22, which is currently being challenged by San Francisco, deals only with the issue of non-Californian marriages.

Because California has a direct democracy, decisions of the legislature can be overturned by a direct vote of the people. A court decision on the matter, however, could not be overturned except by a higher court.


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Fats Domino rescued in New Orleans

September 1, 2005

Legendary R&B singer Fats Domino has been accounted for, three days after Hurricane Katrina hit in his hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana.

Fats Domino was found on Monday by a helicopter searching for residents stranded in floodwaters. He was identified by his daughter from a photo taken Monday by a New Orleans Times-Picayune photographer. However, while it is known that Domino was rescued, his whereabouts and the whereabouts of his family are not immediately clear.

The singer had told his agent, Al Embry, that he planned to stay at his home with his wife and daughter, rather than evacuate. He had not been heard from since before the storm hit. Domino, 77, lives in the city's 9th Ward, one of the areas hardest hit by Katrina. Attempts to reach Domino by phone proved futile, as phone lines have not been working in the area since the storm hit.

Antoine 'Fats' Domino first gained stardom with one of the first rock n' roll records, "The Fat Man". The record went platinum, selling over a million copies and hitting #2 on the Billboard charts. Of Domino's numerous Top 40 singles, perhaps his most notable were Blue Monday and a cover of Blueberry Hill.

Domino retired from touring in the 1980s, and has not left the city since, citing his dislike of touring, and his love of New Orleans cuisine. Not even his induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame or an invitation to the White House were able to get Domino to leave the town.

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User talk:81.77.45.169

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Talk:California Senate votes to allow gay marriages

Wasn't Massachusetts the first state to re-define marriage? --Mrmiscellanious 02:29, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Also, I'm having a hard time looking at this quote:

 * Any chance this can be trunicated before the bolded statement? --Mrmiscellanious 02:35, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * I say leave the quote as it is. --  N G e r d a  04:37, September 2, 2005 (UTC)

 * I think:

 * "We're looking for three votes...to do what we all know is the right thing..."

 * would be a nice concise quote, without changing the meaning. StuRat 22:55, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

Am I correct in hearing that a Republican wants the civil union issue decided in the "activist courts"? That seems odd. -- Phyzome is Tim McCormack 18:55, September 2, 2005 (UTC)

 * Arny is a rather moderate Republican, he is also for overriding the US Clean Air Act with stricter standards in CAL, which the EPA doesn't like at all. StuRat 22:55, 2 September 2005 (UTC)


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Talk:Al-Qaida claims responsibility for London 7/7 bombings

Great article,imo.Concise,informative,newsworthy and well written. Paulrevere2005 02:37, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Looks pretty good right now, but as soon as there's a release from Blair - it would make this article even better if it was included. --Mrmiscellanious 02:40, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

What is the purpose of the Gous Ali quote? Is he an Iman? Does he matter? etc. You should at least make his quote less prominent than that of the council, who are obviously much more important. Nyarlathotep 14:53, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

Move to Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for London 7/7 bombings
Al-Qaeda is mostly excepted as the correct spelling Pronoun 15:28, 2 September 2006 (UTC)


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Guantanamo prisoners stage hunger strike

September 2, 2005

A number of prisoners at the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay have staged a hunger strike in protest of their detainment. The prisoners, many of whom have been held since the overthrow of the Taliban in 2001, are angered at the United States' refusal to charge them with any crimes, and denying the prisoners legal access.

A previous hunger strike was halted in July when Pentagon officials reached a compromise with the prisoners. The compromise included provisions to bring the prison in line with the terms of the Geneva Convention. The prisoners have since accused the government of not following through on this deal.

The exact number of prisoners is a question of debate. The Pentagon says that only 76 are striking, while lawyers for the prisoners say that as many as 200 prisoners are refusing to eat. The lawyers also have said that one prisoner has drawn up a will in apparent anticipation of dying.


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Federal response to Katrina a "national disgrace"

September 3, 2005

Onsite commentators are blasting the United States federal government, saying the response to Hurricane Katrina has been too slow and otherwise inadequate.

Mayor Ray Nagin has repeatedly pleaded for more help.

The Washington Post reports that on the Friday after the storm, Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco got a proposal from the federal government for her to request a federal takeover of the evacuation of New Orleans. The state rejected that option hours later. Blanco had declared a state of emergency on August 26. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has pointed out "our constitutional system really places the primary authority in each state with the governor."

The city's police chief warned that storm victims were being raped and beaten on the streets. Even in the Superdome stadium and the city convention center, where tens of thousands had awaited evacuation, fights had broken out, rubbish burned, and dead bodies have been left uncollected. The Superdome evacuation was completed Saturday night. The Superdome had been opened as a refuge of last resort for people who did not participate in the voluntary evacuation of the city before the storm.

The head of New Orleans' emergency operations, Terry Ebbert, complained that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was not doing its job. "This is a national emergency. This is a national disgrace," he said. "FEMA has been here three days, yet there is no command and control. We can send massive amounts of aid to tsunami victims, but we can't bail out New Orleans." Ebbert also said he hasn't seen "a single FEMA guy" at the Superdome Wednesday (the main staging area was 6 miles away along the adjoining I-10 at the Causeway intersection); the photo at right had been taken three days earlier by a FEMA worker before the storm. FEMA estimated the damage in all states affected where 637,994 people usually live.

Web pundits suggest that Mike Brown, the head of FEMA, will "be chosen to take the fall" for the poor response. A critic at the International Arabian Horse Association, which previously fired Mike Brown, said "He was an unmitigated, total...disaster. I was shocked as hell when captain clueless (a reference to President G.W. Bush) put him in charge of FEMA a couple of years ago." It has also been suggested that the impact of the philosophy of privatization has damaged federal emergency response, but the validity of such claims has not been assessed.

Not all federal agencies are being blasted for their role in exacerbating the disaster. In particular, the Coast Guard has been lauded for its rescue efforts, which began immediately. There was been widespread criticism of the failure to mobilize National Guard units from other states. Such units have now been deployed, but the debate over their slow deployment will rage for some time. Sunday the Washington Post reported that Louisiana did not reach out to a multi-state mutual aid compact for assistance until Wednesday.

A significant component of the criticism directed at federal and state governments has been the lack of access given to local volunteers and the Red Cross. Local officials, especially Mayor Nagin, have been harshly criticized for failing to follow existing evacuation plans. In particular, aerial photographs show numerous unused city school buses, which were to have been used in the evacuation.

Over twenty-five nations, some with assets in the area, have offered aid to the city of New Orleans, but the president has refused all material aid from foreign nations. Such refusal of aid is not uncommon among nations with coldy hostile relationships, such as between the U.S. and Cuba or Venezuela, but it has created a stir among the European media.

As of September 4th, the US has extended a "wish list" largely duplicating the offer from Germany. German supplies, including an airborne hospital are expected to arrive September 5th. The US has also asked the EU and NATO for assistance.

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New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's radio commentary - September 1 (MP3 format)


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US Senate approves $10.5 billon in aid for Hurricane Katrina victims

September 2, 2005

The United States Senate has cut short their summer recess and has arrived in Washington to approve a $10.5 billion aid bill to victims of Katrina as requested by President George W. Bush. The United States House of Representatives is expected to pass a similar bill later today.

Bush has told Congress he will ask for more funds in the coming weeks. Most of the money will go to the and the rest will go to the Pentagon which is dispatching ships to the area.

Bush has also asked his father, former President and former President Bill Clinton to help raise private funds for relief like they did for the December 2004 tsunami in Asia.

Over two dozen nations, some with assets in the area, have offered aid to the city of New Orleans, but President George W. Bush has refused any aid from foreign nations which does not take the form of cash.


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Louisiana officials accused of blocking rescue volunteers

September 2, 2005

State Police in Lafayette, Louisiana, have been accused of hindering attempts by private citizens to rescue people trapped by floodwaters in New Orleans. The accusations were contained in an unconfirmed report received via email by Jason Robideaux, an attorney from Lafayette.

The email was written by a person who claimed to be part of "a group of approximately 1,000 citizens pulling 500 boats" heading into New Orleans to rescue people still stranded in places such as hospitals. The email claimed that the members of the flotilla were ".. experienced boaters, licensed fishermen and hunters, people who have spent their entire adult life and teenage years on the waterways of Louisiana."

The email reports that a Dept. of Wildlife & Fisheries (DWF) agent ordered them to turn around and go home.

"We then specifically asked the DWF agent that we (and other citizens in the flotilla) be allowed to go to the hospitals and help evacuate the sick and the doctors and nurses stranded there. We offered to bring these people back to Lafayette, in our own vehicles, in order to ensure that they received proper and prompt medical care," the email said.

"The DWF agent did not want to hear this and ordered us home. We complied with the DWF agent's orders, turned around and headed back to Lafayette along with half of the flotillia. However, two of my friends were pulling my other boat, a smaller 15ft alumaweld with a 25 hp. The DWF agents let them through to proceed to the rescue operation launch site," the email continued.

The email also reported hundreds of DWF agents who were not being utilised.

"My two friends were allowed to drive to the launch site where the La. Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries were launching their rescue operations (via boat). They reported to me that there were over 200 DWF agents just standing around and doing nothing. My friends were kept there for approximately 3 hours. During that time they observed a large number of DWF agents doing nothing. After three hours had passed they were told that they were not needed and should go home. They complied with the DWF's orders and turned around and went home to Lafayette," the email said.


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Microsoft Office dropped by Massachusetts, USA

September 2, 2005

The state of Massachusetts unveiled plans to officially end use of the Microsoft Office suite, instead switching to an open document format currently implemented by many open-source groups. Massachusetts is believed to be the first major public-sector group to implement such a plan in the United States.

Target implementation date is January 1, 2007. The task is considered challenging, as most government documents were created in closed-source programs such as Office, Lotus Notes, and Corel WordPerfect.

OpenDocument is an XML-based standard for creating documents, spreadsheets, charts and graphs. The OpenDocument format is supported by many software suites, including OpenOffice and StarOffice. While Microsoft document formats are generally the most commonly used, government officials worried about the proprietary nature of the formats.


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Minnesota 2% biodiesel mandate becomes effective September 29

September 2, 2005 On September 29, Minnesota will become the first U.S. state to require diesel fuel sold at filling stations in the state to be blended with 2% biodiesel. This follows the statewide mandate requiring ethanol to be mixed into gasoline—also a first by Minnesota—which took effect in 1997. The biodiesel mandate was approved by the 2002 state legislature, and was sent to then-Governor Jesse Ventura. Ventura allowed the bill to become law without his signature, stating his concern that the increased cost of fuel would affect the trucking industry—potentially spurring inflation—though he felt that this was nearly balanced by the positive impact the mandate would have on agriculture in the state.

The law had an initial target date of July 1, 2005, but would only go into effect once production capacity exceeded 8 million gallons (30 millon liters) per year. At the beginning of 2005, the state was only capable of producing three million gallons each year, but two new facilities in Albert Lea and Brewster increased state capacity twentyfold when they opened this summer. Each of the two new plants can produce 30 million gallons (113 ML) annually. Agriculture Commissioner Gene Hugoson verified production levels in the August 29 edition of the Minnesota State Register, meaning that the law will become effective following a month-long notification period.

The prices of diesel and biodiesel have equalized, so the negative economic impact initially feared by Ventura are not expected to come to pass and the effect should be pennies more or less per gallon. Despite the dramatic increase in capacity, biodiesel production is not yet a broad solution to shortages or high prices—in 2001, the state used 14.3 million gallons of petroleum every day.


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Talk:Guantanamo prisoners stage hunger strike

You had a source wrong, but otherwise good job. A pic would be nice, too. StuRat 04:33, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

Typo
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 * ✅ ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 20:01, 12 March 2009 (UTC)


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