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The time is 20:00 (UTC) on Tuesday January 9, 2007, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs.

Polish Archbishop resigns after spying revelations
Poland

Stanislaw Wielgus, the Archbishop of Warsaw, the capital of Poland, resigned yesterday after admitting to have spied for Poland's former Communist Government. At a mass in Warsaw Cathedral, the Archbishop was to have marked his formal installation. Instead, he tendered his resignation. Since the late 1960s, the former Archbishop spied on members of the Church for about 20 years. After the Gazeta Polska published allegations of his actions on December 20, Wielgus denied them. However, when church officials announced they had obtained documents showing that Wielgus had willingly co-operated with the secret services, he acknowledged that the accusations were true.

Natural gas odor permeates New York and Jersey Cities
United States

In New York, a strong odor of natural gas permeated through parts of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Jersey City early yesterday morning. Authorities asserted that there is no cause for alarm and assure the air quality, though smelly, is safe enough to breathe. In a press conference, Mayor Michael Bloomberg says that a small gas leak at Bleeker St. and Sixth Av. "could not account for a smell so pervasive throughout the city". "We cannot speculate, but these are the facts: the smell is there, we don't know the source, and it doesn't appear to be dangerous," the Mayor continued.

Accusations Tigger threw punch fill airwaves as teen claims neck injuries
United States

A family visiting the Disney-MGM Studios in Florida on Saturday has a video of what they claim to be "Tigger", the Winnie-the-Pooh character, punching their son. Jerry Monaco Jr. alleges that Tigger purposely punched him without provocation. The footage was caught on the family's video camera, and the Monacos and their attorney are demanding an apology from the actor.

Hindu Holy Men in India threaten to boycott Ganges River Festival because of pollution
India

India's yearly pilgrimage to the Ganges river is the worlds largest religious pilgrimage. This year thousands of Hindu Holy Men threatened to boycott festivals during their pilgrimage to the Ganges. The Hindus ritually wash away their sins by bathing in the river. However, raw sewage from Varanasi has raised the levels of fecal coliform bacteria to 1.5 million times the level safe for drinking.

Prince Laurent of Belgium testifies in marine fraud case
Belgium

Prince Laurent of Belgium, the youngest son of King Albert II of Belgium, has been questioned last night by the federal police and is attending today's court session in Hasselt in a marine fraud case. The case turns around funds of the Belgian Navy that have been used to beautify the Prince's villa in Tervuren. The Prince has testified this afternoon. Prince Laurent stated that he needed funds to renovate his villa, and that Noël Vaessen, his adviser, told him the Navy could help him. The Prince stated that he thought it was legal, and that he had no reason to doubt his adviser.

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Makeup Oscar nominee list narrowed to seven

January 9, 2007

According to a press release today from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, there are seven films in contention for the "Academy Award for Makeup".

Alphabetically, the films are:
 * Apocalypto
 * Click
 * Pan's Labyrinth
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
 * The Prestige
 * The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
 * X-Men The Last Stand

Ten minutes of each film will be screened for the Academy's Makeup Award Nominating Committee on Saturday, January 20, 2006. The committee will decide which of the three films should receive nominations. This list will then be voted on by the entire Academy.

The 79th Academy Awards will honor the outstanding film achievements of 2006. The ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center.

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About the Globalization of the Global Peace Film Festival, Inc. Orlando Florida by Janet McCall I was bartending one of my bars I own and there was an Arab guy and an Israeli guy sitting chatting. The Israeli shouted at the the Arab that if he said one thing against Israel he would hurt him. The Arab said You jumped to conclusions since as a Berber I descend from Jews but I personally couldn't care less. In defense of my Isreali friend, he had spent several years in the Israel defense forces and he was dating my bar manager Bonnie. He didn't know in my bars patrons don't attack each other or the bouncers escort them out. After advice, he became calm.

This led me to think about what my ex-boyfriend, an ex-NYC Detective said about "Amicus Curae" advice in court. That means friend of the court, or third party view by someone not polarized or polticized by strife. Today, I don't think that can be the UN. Yet, Jews and Muslims, Israelis and Palestinians quote the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

One of Dr. King's quotes paraphrased is, (I know one of you guys will edit this) "At the end of your life what is remarkable is not the sound of your enemies but the silence of your friends. How often do we hear at funerals I could have, should have, would have done or said something if I knew it would have come to this. War and collateral damage are increasing child slavery, deaths by innocents and disruptions worldwide.

Today, we unrelated non-combattants, in my case US citizen, largely are ignorant listening due to state hyperbola or hysterical news anchors looking more for ratings that facts without opinions. Like for instance, do most consider CNN as impartial as it once was. Still news doesn't make peace but moreover reports more often on the problem not solutions.

I recently read on a site the Middle East Forum something that is remarkable because it is not state sponsored however it is just as real. So you know how I know this. I write for a site located on allpoetry.com as a member and I run there a page called Pixieland et al and while there I met a Moroccan who needed a name for his new ID Theft protection company. That company I sold him the name to so I don't own it any more.

The name I sold him was IDPixie which I get to keep my own email thereto. I had it before so I think I qualify to write this as an amicus curae though I got to admit that if you are for war, well, that is an extreme position as is someone who is always for peace. Still, I think I am qualified to review the IDPixie LLC press release on that page. The email link there is http://www.middleeastinfo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=12624 and my review is about a third as long.

This is my review of "Overview- Global Peace Film Festival Inc.- How Nations Are Standing And Using This For Peace PR"

It talks of the Global Peace Film Festival Inc. calls it the GPFF. The full name is now a brand name in the US of A for 5 years and expanded into Japan (public festival) this year now going on 2 years including discussions with the Korea’s, China (contacts public), Israel (private), Jordan (kingdom) and other nations who may show interest in peace in the future. It also coordinates with the UN International Decade’s Day of Peace celebration.

It includes a lot of branding talk meaning they own global rights to the name however noteworthy is that its executive director is Ms. Nina Streich, an ex-NYC Deputy Film Commissioner in the Hon. David Dinkins administration was also a film editor of note. She is a liberal Democrat of Jewish lady. As the founder is Mr. Abdul Taw’ala Alishtari, an NYU Graduate School Certified Bank Underwriter amd two consecutive NYS Businessman of the Year Awards in 2002 and 2003 conservative Republican Muslim. Peace might be the only thing they agree upon at all.

I liked their definitions that peace was not only "the end of war and the establishment of domestic harmony amongst all antagonists. The second is familial domestic tranquility such as husband and wife or to child non-abuse with some on all orphans. The third is the stopping of violence against children in the form of child slavery, prostitution and child contract labor." I am big on the anti-slavery stuff.

This talks about how nations came to them in general like Japan, China, Jordan and Israel and that in the case of Israel it was private cinematographers doing film conferences and in Jordan it was royals who wanted to work in tandem with the Israeli peaceniks.

The rest deals with cost structures for joing the Olypics type Global Committee. This is what attracted my attention personally since I think the idea of proliferating peace not war is cool.

Mr. Alishtari summarized giving this link to show he had written a Modern Peace Poem at Poets Against War and that his feelings were genuine not economic. http://poetsagainstwar.net/displaypoem.asp?AuthorID=24762 as well as at MEIC. Then they leave with their address for doing all this in Florida which is Global Peace Film Festival, Inc. 1000 Universal Plaza Studio, Bldg 22A, Orlando, Florida 32819, 407-224-2265, www.peacefilmfest.org

Is peace between the Koreas, Chinas, Japans, Jerusalemers and peace worthy of a peace film festival to memorialize it, advertise it and be a beacon. The arts community is a far better medium since they share public confidence and don't stand to profit from war. The best way to teach is to see which cinema might give a forum for diplomats without the hysteria.

Janet McCall

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"Prada", "Illusionist" among screen adaptations up for USC Scripter

January 9, 2007

The finalists for the USC Scripter Awards were announced recently. The teams behind Children of Men, The Devil Wears Prada, The Illusionist, The Last King of Scotland, and Notes on a Scandal all received nods.

For nineteen years, the USC Libraries Scripter Award has honored "writers for the best achievement in adaptation among English-language films released during the previous year and based on a book, novella or short story."

While there are many awards for either screenwriting in general, or adapted screenwriting, the Scripter is the only award to recognize both the screenwriters and the original authors.

 * Alfonso Cuaron & Timothy J. Sexton and David Arata and Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby for Children of Men, based on the book by P.D. James
 * screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna and author Lauren Weisberger for The Devil Wears Prada
 * screenwriter Neil Berger for The Illusionist, based on the story "Eisenheim the Illusionist" by Steven Millhauser
 * screenwriters Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock for The Last King of Scotland, based on the book by Giles Foden
 * screenwriter Patrick Marber and author Zoe Heller for Notes on a Scandal

The titles were selected by committee, from a list of forty-five eligible films. The committee is made of Writers Guild of America members (including some Academy Award-winning screenwriters and Academy Award-nominated screen writers), authors, film industry executives, USC faculty, the dean of the USC Libraries, and selected members of the Friends of the USC Libraries, the sponsor of the event.

Previous screenwriters and authors honored include the teams behind Capote, Million Dollar Baby, The Hours, A Beautiful Mind, L.A. Confidential, The English Patient and Schindler's List.


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U.S. air strikes on Somalia confirmed

January 9, 2007

The Pentagon has confirmed that US forces began an on-going operation of airstrikes in southern Somalia on Monday, and that the attacks, targeted at Islamic militia, are continuing. Somalia's president had earlier said that the United States was pursuing suspects of the 1998 United States embassy bombings. It is believed that the militants are sheltering the suspects.

An attack against Ras Kamboni — a remote island near the Kenyan border, represents the first American involvement in the tumultous country since the the 1993 operation that resulted in the deaths of as many as 1,500 Somali militiamen and civilians.

A Somali Defence Ministry official has additionally reported that American helicopters launched an attack against ICU fighters in Afmadow, a city near the Kenyan border, 350 kilometres southwest of Mogadishu. The AC-130 gunship attack killed an unknown number of civilians, alternatingly reported as 4, 19 or 31.

Mixed reactions from international community
Ban Ki-Moon, secretary-general of the United Nations, expressed concern that the unilateral actions represented a "new dimension" that could escalate hostilities.

The concern was echoed by the Italian foreign ministry declared its "...opposition to unilateral initiatives which could set off new tensions" the Italian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Ethiopia, which borders Somalia, sent in troops on Dec. 24 to defeat the Islamic movement that was in contradiction with Somalia's internationally recognized government, which at the time controlled only the western town of Baidoa.

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Full video of Tigger incident reveals different story

January 9, 2007

News networks quickly picked up footage of Tigger punching a guest at Walt Disney World. The Monaco family claims that the costume character hit their son in the face unprovoked. He went to the hospital that night, to get medication for "neck pain".

The full home video of Tigger punching has now surfaced on YouTube, providing a unique context to the incident.

News outlets, on the other hand, were only provided with a four second clip of the footage, which seems to have been edited to back up the Monaco family's claims.

In the full footage, edited to include commentary, the blogger transcribes the voices of Jerry Monaco Junior and Senior, as Jerry Sr. videotapes the ground.

 * Sr: Go for it.
 * Jr: Ready?
 * Sr: Here we go. Sorry Tig. My bad man. Aw, too much? Heh. Sorry buddy. Oh yeah, I was on your head. Sorry about that.
 * Adult female voice: Jerry get over here.
 * Sr: (unintelligible) No crowding Tigger, man.

(Tigger punches, and Jerry Jr. reacts by returning the motion.)
 * Sr: Jerry! Jerry!

He comments that "it sounds like Jerry [Jr.] laughs, and then his arm goes down a bit", in order to undo the zipper on the back of Tigger's costume, before his punch is thrown.

"Now the question to ask is are the father and son game players? I mean, the father says, 'oh yeah, I was on your head.'"

The blogger comments that he notices "Jerry's pretty quick to hit Tigger back on the head... I mean if Tigger's hitting him out of the blue, he's reacting pretty fast in hitting Tigger."

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Talk:Full video of Tigger incident reveals different story

Is this another "Chili Finger Incident"? --Brian McNeil / talk 21:01, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Seems to be. --  Zanimum 21:03, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Request for comment
I'm asking Disney for a comment on this story, particularly this new video. We shall see. -- Zanimum 21:04, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

 * The message, sent to their public media email address, bounced back. I'm going to use their private email for Canadian media, listed in "Sources". --  Zanimum 14:48, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Update (somewhat) from OC police Captain
Captain Mark Strobridge of the Orange County Sheriff's Office replied to my inquiry:

 * Mr. Moreau,

 * Sheriff Beary asked me to respond to your email. The Orange County

Sheriff's Office is investigating the case and is not prepared to provide details at this time. The Disney contact information is as follows:

Is there anyone willing to phone to the media people of Disney in Florida? -- Zanimum 16:18, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Digg front page

299 people have "Dugg" this Wikinews story. We should put Digg/Delicious/etc buttons on these pages, ya know. -- Zanimum 18:38, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

 * 321 now. --  Zanimum 18:49, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

 * 1027. (Albeit it's falling quickly on the main page.) --  Zanimum 14:12, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

 * That's not the front page, that just videos... terinjokes | Talk | Come visit the WikiBistro 10:11, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

 * I realised that a bit ago. Anyway, it's still pretty good. 1238 now. While this is more Watercooler-type discussion, does anyone object to Digg/Delicious icons on our news articles? --  Zanimum 16:25, 12 January 2007 (UTC)


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I note that according to Wikipedia, the AC-130 is a fixed-wing gunship, not a rotary-wing (i.e. helicopter), yet the current article refers to the AC-130 "helicopter gunship." The current picture also pictures a fixed-wing gunship. No sources are currently given, so I can't determine which is correct. 68.148.96.197 23:02, 9 January 2007 (UTC)StockGear

Comments about its rate of fire are silly; they should be removed and replaced with a wikilink to the aircraft's article. And yes one should actually clarify that this was the aircraft used as 68.148.96.197 says, and not describe it incorrectly.

More seriously I'm not sure this article is NPOV as written. I see no quotes about who the U.S. was trying to kill or why they did it. Just some critisism from various people who have reasons for criticizing it. Of course I see nothing wrong with the quotes included. Just a lack of context.

Let me put it another way, Clinton actually tried to blow up people he thought were bad in and of themselves, but Bush just goes for oil, so maybe we care what reason Bush gave this time? Nyarlathotep 00:32, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Here are some better sources maybe. Nyarlathotep 14:01, 10 January 2007 (UTC)


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Just testing the new comment pages. --Munchkinguy 00:59, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
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Canadian 2007 Genie Award nominations announced

January 9, 2007

Nominations for the Genie Awards, Canada's leading motion picture honours, were announced on Tuesday by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. The following films received the most nominations this year:
 * The Rocket: The Maurice Richard Story, a dramatic portrayal of the honoured Montreal Canadiens hockey player, earned 13 nominations;
 * The bilingual police-comedy Bon Cop, Bad Cop was 2006's most financially successful Canadian movie and it picked up ten nominations;
 * Seven nominations went to Un dimanche à Kigali (A Sunday in Kigali), a drama set in Rwanda;
 * Tideland, a movie produced by Terry Gilliam of Monty Python fame, was filmed in Saskatchewan and earned six nominations.

A best picture nomination was also given to Trailer Park Boys: The Movie, one of the few successful domestic films at Canadian box offices in 2006. That movie is based on a popular, internationally-distributed Canadian television series.

The Genie Awards will be presented on 13th February at a ceremony at the Carlu theatre in Toronto.


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Apple introduces iPhone and Apple TV

January 10, 2007 Apple Inc. today has introduced the much-anticipated iPhone at the Macworld Conference in San Francisco.

The iPhone is claimed to be "a revolutionary mobile phone" as stated on the Apple website. The device appears to be running a mobile version of the Apple operating system Mac OSX. It is approximately the same size as a 5th generation iPod, it has a 3.5-inch LCD touchscreen display that is used to access all features of the phone including number dial, as well as making phone calls. The iPhone plays music, movies, displays pictures and is able to connect to a wireless network.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the device by walking onto the stage and taking the iPhone out of his jeans pocket. During his 2 hour speech he stated that "Today Apple is going to reinvent the phone, We are going to make history today".

Today Apple also released their Media Center device - Apple TV. It will directly compete with Microsoft's Media Center operating system. Apple has taken a different approach to the media center market; rather than storing content (such as movies, music and photos) on the device, Apple TV connects to a computer (Mac and Windows) over a wirless network connection and plays all content stored on that computer. This makes it substantially easier for users to organize their media content.

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Gun scare at Concordia University, Montreal

January 10, 2007

A student carrying a long bag and wearing military clothing prompted a massive police response at Montreal, Canada's Concordia University on Tuesday. Many police vehicles swarmed the Loyola campus, but the only weapon discovered by officers was a stick used for martial arts purposes.

The incident brought back memories of Montreal's history of campus shootings. In 1992, a Concordia professor shot four people to death on the campus. In 1989 Marc Lépine killed 14 woman during the Ecole Polytechnique Massacre. More recently, in September 2006, one student died when a gunman attacked Dawson College.


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Air New Zealand movie censored the word God

January 10, 2007

Air New Zealand, national airline of New Zealand, played the movie The Queen in-flight where a bleep occurred when someone said "God". However in another in-flight movie, The Departed, a lot of swearing occurred but it wasn't censored at all, according to a passenger.

Both of the movies were played on the same Air New Zealand flight from New Zealand to London.

Pam Wong, spokesperson for Air New Zealand, claimed that they had been given the wrong version of the film, The Queen, starring Helen Mirren.

Air New Zealand has apologised for playing the censored film, stating that it is not Air New Zealand policy to censor any words.

Ms Wong said: "We don't have a policy of censoring any of our material because we have parental locks on movies with extreme violence or inappropriate language. A 'new version' should be available soon."


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Sudan adopts new currency

January 10, 2007

The has started circulation of the new  that is to replace the current. This measure is part of the peace agreement signed between the and the, that ended a 20-year old civil war.

The dinar was viewed in the as part of an attempted "Arabisation" of Sudan by the previous government and was not in circulation in areas controlled by the southern rebel movement. Several alternative currencies, including old Sudanese pounds were used instead.

According to, the governor of the Central Bank of Sudan, the dinar will remain in circulation, along with the pound, for an interim period of six months before it is discontinued on July 1, 2007.

The conversion rate set by the Central bank is 1 Sudanese pound equals 100 Sudanese dinars, and 1 piaster is equivalent to 1 dinar. A U.S. dollar trades for about 200 dinars.

The Central Bank said that the new currency design will reflect Sudan's peace vision, unity in diversity, civilization, natural resources and economic progress. Several themes were avoided in the new design including human portraits, references to wars and conflict, and religious and ethnic symbols.

The change is expected to cost over US $150 million. Hassan said that the expected international assistance in meeting the cost was not forthcoming and that Sudan's oil revenue was used instead, Reuters reports.

Shipments of the new currency have been sent to the south, where it is to be introduced first.

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Freedom for the hijras
Now a days, life has become a miserable sin & a burden for the HIJRAS. Even though they are born on the earth alike everyone, they lack recognition and the minimum respect they are needed  to be given in this society. Their future has turned into an unsolvable question for them. To their misfortune, there are blue cross associations for the welfare of the animals, whose members demand even for the smallest trouble created to them. One may even be prosecuted in the court of law if he ill-treat animals .Astonishingly, the court of law couldn’t recognize the fact that the HIJRAS are not even in a position to enjoy their Fundamental Rights. There are HIJRAS who can speak English better than many other citizens, who lead a normal life, with all facilities. Yet the HIJRAS are not even in a situation to face the world, but spend their entire lives in dark isolated areas .So, why should they bear this discrimination, this misery, perhaps this punishment?

One day when I was traveling in a bus, a HIJRA came in. Immediately everyone laughed, moved away from him, some teased him & some made fun of him .He was only a spectator, as he knew that no one would support him if he goes against them. He stood as a loser, till he got down the bus. But after getting down he showed his finger, warned the passengers with his facial expressions But didn’t utter a word. He cried a lot and didn’t know whom to express his feelings, for this society had made him dumb. I was very much moved and couldn’t wait till I questioned my fellow passengers:- “How many of you all are being tortured by the HIJRAS in trains, buses etc asking for money?” ---everyone nodded their heads “Well how many of you all have teased them, commented them, after all cared for them?” --- None, all put their heads down. Then I told them” How would they get money to fulfill their basic needs .how would they survive? There is a need for them to beg money, so they do it. But is there any purpose for your ill behavior but still you all tease them “. “ Aren’t they one among us? Why don’t you all show even the concern you give your pet dogs towards them”. I begged them not to repeat that.

My dear friends, I still remember the innocent face of the HIJRA which made me write this to you. I, as a citizen, have taken the responsibility to initiate this & I feel I have put my responsibility in a secured place by conveying it to you all. I (19 year old boy) as an individual could change the opinion of the passengers and im sure you would change every citizen’s opinion. I have decided to build shelter &provide food for the HIJRAS under my own expenses after I get into a good position. I felt writing this was the appropriate thing to do and i hope you all would definitely do justice to them by not letting any one to repeat such things. I think giving reservation would definitely make a difference .This is a humble request to you all from this young boy. Once again, I thank Wikipedia for encouraging us to write to you.

Thanking you Jai hind

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 * Thought provoking article. What irritates me is when often people remark "Why don't these guys get a decent job instead of begging like this?", while knowing full well that they would never give a job to a hijra. It seems like our metros are becoming increasingly apathetic. I was on a tin of sardines Mumbai local the other day when an elderly, disabled beggar boarded the compartment. Not finding a place to sit, he struggled to maintain his balance (which is hard to do without one's upper limbs) while still trying to beg for alms. I noticed a typical Churchgate businessman (the type with the huge waist, and the gold rings to match) looking straight at the beggar. But does he give up his seat to the teeterring man? Oh no. He just sits there, literally screaming into his Rs. 25, 000 mobile phone. The beggar eventually got off at the next station, before I could find enough room to reach for my wallet. Inshallah he will some better company on his next journey. PVJ(Talk)(Newpages) 16:01, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:Air New Zealand movie censored the word God

What was the context? Anyone know? Bl a st  10,01,07 0852 (UTC -5)

According to the New Zealand Herald, the word God was mentioned several times. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  20:36, 10 January 2007 (UTC)


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Just out of curiosity, was it an attack sub or an ICBM sub?

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Iranian news agency reports UFO has crashed in Kerman province

January 10, 2007

Eyewitnesses told the Fars News Agency (FNA) that a radiant UFO had crashed in the Barez Mounts of Kerman on Wednesday morning.

Abulghassem Nasrollahi, the Deputy General of the Kerman province in Iran told the news agency that all the aircraft in the area had been accounted for, but did not rule out the possibility that the object could be a meteor.

Another source also told the FNA that the object was on fire with thick smoke coming from it, and claimed that this implied the object was not a meteor. However, meteors appear as bright fireballs in the sky, as they are heated to high temperatures due largely to ram pressure as they fall at high speeds through the Earth's atmosphere. Meteors often burn up completely before reaching the ground and some leave a smoke-like trail in their wake.

Abulghassem noted that a few days earlier, in Rafsanjan, a similar incident was reported by witnesses.


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source does not say Nasrollahi said it was a UFO. — Doldrums(talk) 15:47, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

A UFO is a unidentified flying object, and that is what he says, because they are still looking into what it is, a news group in iran is not allowed to publish lies by the way :P ... he even said it was not an aircraft nor a meotor, so UFO works fine b/c it has not be identified, just read the article again if needed. -Nima Baghaei 15:52, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
 * A UFO or Unidentified Flying Object is any real or apparent flying object which cannot be identified by the observer and which remains unidentified after investigation. investigation has hardly began, and meteor has not been ruled out. — Doldrums(talk) 16:01, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

The article has improved, well done, can we publish it now? -Nima Baghaei 16:00, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

you do not know that investigation has not begun, it probably already has b/c he knew about it and was informed about the incident ... and he has not come out to say they figured out what it is, so it is still unidentified even after he looked into it -Nima Baghaei 16:02, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

why is the article still under development? -Nima Baghaei 16:03, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

the website even titles as a UFO and the government will not allow such a title to be published in Iran unless its a true story, can we publish this article already? why is still being developed? -Nima Baghaei 16:05, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

why hasnt the article been published? can we please publish it now? -Nima Baghaei 16:08, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

 * humm, i do not think that UFO is so generic, for me it's too related to E.T. matters (on WP :In popular culture throughout the world, UFO is commonly used to refer to any hypothetical alien spacecraft).
 * Unidentified object is more accurate in that case.
 * true story from a government ???? -wide smile- Jacques Divol 16:10, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

i dont agree with you, a UFO is something unidentified, and a news agency in Iran has to make sure they publish true words before it goes public, and that is what it is! -Nima Baghaei 16:12, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

its a unidentified flying object for god sakes ... it was flying and has been unidentified! -Nima Baghaei 16:15, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

for the love of god, how many time are you guys going to change the title! (:O( -Nima Baghaei 16:20, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
 * cool !
 * until we got a good title.
 * UFO meaning is more than just "flying" and "unidentified object", even in France Jacques Divol 16:24, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

but not in Iran and not in the USA, UFO means unidentified FLYING object! my lord, the things i go through to get this published (:O( (:OP ... it means how its read, not how one is programmed to view the words to be! -Nima Baghaei 16:28, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

you dont need to add what the BBC said about the newagency, they can just find it by clicking on the news agency link on the first sentence! -Nima Baghaei 16:36, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

please stop posting links to fireballs, it has nothing to do with the news story website! -Nima Baghaei 17:01, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
 * it directly refutes a claim made in the article. please see WN:NPOV. — Doldrums(talk) 17:02, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

it does not refute anything, it just based on someone else's opinion, first of all it has nothing to do with what the new agency published ok? second, had it been a meteor, they would ahve said it, but now this article sounds like thats what were saying! and that is not what was said by the news agency! to attack a new article stops making the article neutral! -Nima Baghaei 17:06, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Meteors

A meteor's heat is caused by ram pressure, not friction. 4.229.114.188 21:43, 10 January 2007 (UTC) fixed. thanks for catching that. — Doldrums(talk) 15:27, 11 January 2007 (UTC)


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Teamsters Union comments on Tigger incident

January 10, 2007

Teamsters Union has spoken out in defense of Michael J. Fedelem, a Disney employee who played Tigger at the Disney-MGM Studios theme park.

The international news media jumped on Fedelem Sunday, after he hit a teenage guest in the face.

Teamsters representative Donna Lyne Dalton says that the teen had been "agitating" the actor in costume. Dalton says the teen grabbed the back of the costume, effectively cutting off air. Because of his headpiece's limited peripheral vision, Fedelem was unaware he was swatting anyone, when he moved his arm.

On Sunday, video broke internationally of Fedelem as Tigger, hitting teen Jerry Monaco Jr. in the head. The New Hampshire tourist and his father both claim the hit was unprovoked.

"Nuh, no provokin' at all, ya know, it was all out of the blue." Junior told FOX News.

Monaco Sr. commented, "At first I'm upset with my son. I'm like, Jerry don't, ya'know ... but then I review it, I mean it's pretty clear, for no reason, he just clocked him in the face."

A full version of the video was released on YouTube yesterday. In the footage before Tigger's punch, Monaco Sr. taunts Tigger, saying "Aw, too much? Heh... I was on your head."


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Mr. Moreau,

Sheriff Beary asked me to respond to your email. The Orange County Sheriff's Office is investigating the case and is not prepared to provide details at this time. The Disney contact information is as follows:

Walt Disney Media Relations xxx-xxx-xxxx

If we can of further assistance, please contact my office.

Captain Mark Strobridge Orange County Sheriff's Office Media Relations Section

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Orange County Sheriff's Office still investigating into Tigger hit

January 16, 2007

Investigation is still underway by the Orange County Sheriff's Office into the hit Tigger unleashed on a tourist at Walt Disney World on January 6.

The status of Walt Disney World's separate investigation is unknown.

Yesterday Captain Mark Strobridge confirmed with Wikinews that the investigation was on-going. "The Orange County Sheriff's Office is investigating the case and is not prepared to provide details at this time." They are not commenting to the press on any details.

The Walt Disney Company (Canada) Ltd. has not replied to Wikinews' multiple requests for comment. The Monaco family has not talked to the press since an exclusive CBS The Early Show appearance a week ago Monday. They had originally talked to a FOX News affiliated channel.

Two Sundays prior, video broke internationally of Disney employee Michael J. Fedelem as Tigger, hitting teen Jerry Monaco Jr. in the head. The New Hampshire tourist and his father both claim the hit was unprovoked. They claimed Jerry Jr. needed medical attention and prescription medicine that night. In contrast, most Internet pundits critical of the video have suggested that the hit was relatively weak. Fedelem himself claims the swat was indeed provoked, after the Monaco Jr was pulling on his costume, trying to suffocate him.

The Teamsters Union Local 385 website appears to suggest that not all character cast members are unionized. Fedelem is known to be unionized, as he is mentioned on the website regarding a separate matter.

Hit becomes punchline
Tim MacDonald of The News and Tribune joked that, "in addition to her Majority Whip", new US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi "might want to consider hiring the DisneyWorld employee in the Tigger costume to keep her Democrats in line."

Meanwhile, a British columnist riffed on how Tigger let the boy off lightly. Brian Reade commented "most Brits feel that, simply on the grounds he's called Junior, it's a shame the guy in the Tigger costume wasn't called Charles Manson."

A columnist suggested that "Tigger does more parenting before 9 a.m. than some parents do their entire lives", in an article advocating discipline. Doug Powers continued that, "If the boy was taken to the hospital for that, Lord help him if he's ever in a pillow fight. The poor lad would be in traction for a month."


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Teamsters site suggests Tigger pardoned

January 10, 2007

The "grievance" against a Teamsters Union Local 385 person named "Michael Fedelem", "was resolved prior to Step 3." It is presumed, but not known, if this website mention relates to the employee who played Tigger at Walt Disney World, as he is mentioned on the "Character Team" page of the website.

Teamsters representative Donna Lyne Dalton had previously stated that the teen had been "agitating" the actor in costume, according to Feledem, cutting off the air supply to the costume. The actor swatted his arms and claimed to have no intention to hit the boy due to the lack of peripheral vision.

On Sunday, video broke internationally of Fedelem as Tigger, hitting teen Jerry Monaco Jr. in the head. The New Hampshire tourist and his father both claim the hit was unprovoked.

"Nuh, no provokin' at all, ya know, it was all out of the blue." Junior told FOX News.

Monaco Sr. commented, "At first I'm upset with my son. I'm like, Jerry don't, ya'know ... but then I review it, I mean it's pretty clear, for no reason, he just clocked him in the face."

A full version of the video was released on YouTube yesterday. In the footage before Tigger's punch, Monaco Sr. taunts Tigger, saying "Aw, too much? Heh... I was on your head."

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I've emailed Teamster's Local to find out if this indeed is the right Michael. -- Zanimum 20:07, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Just added information that was on one of the news sites cited. Drivec 14:23, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
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Third Canadian found dead in Mexico

January 10, 2007

Adam DePrisco, a 19-year-old from Woodbridge, Ontario, was found dead in Acapulco, Mexico on Saturday.

The family of the young man are still looking for answers after Mexican authorities said that he was hit by a car after leaving a nightclub. The family believes that the young man was beaten to death. Marco Calabro, a friend who went to Mexico with DePrisco, also believes that he was beaten to death.

Calabro and DePrisco were in a nightclub on Saturday, and DePrisco was dancing with a Mexican woman. The woman's boyfriend became upset. The Canadian men were urged to leave the nightclub. Not long after, Calabro found his friend lying on the road bleeding from his head.

DePrisco died in a Mexican hospital on Monday evening.

"The pain in my heart is not just for my nephew; it's for any Canadian -- you go out to have a good time and this is what happens," Claudio Pannozzi, his uncle, told CTV News. "When you think Mexico, think twice."

DePrisco is the third Canadian who has recently died in Mexico, after Nancy and Domenic Ianiero, a couple also from Woodbridge, who were stabbed to death at a luxury resort hotel near Cancun, also a popular vacation destination.

Mexican officials came under fire shortly after the Ianiero case last February. They are currently investigating the case of Adam DePrisco. Talk radio shows in Canada are even suggesting the Canadian federal government ban Canadians from going to Mexico.

It is not yet known when DePrisco's body will be returned to Canada.

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Canadian sextuplets could get blood transfusion, religion forbids it

January 11, 2007

Six premature babies born in Vancouver, British Columbia could get a blood transfusion, if the parents allow it. Premature babies are usually encouraged to get them, especially the sextuplets born on Sunday, which weigh 700 to 800 grams.

The parents are Jehovah's Witnesses, a faith that has a doctrine against blood transfusions. (Officially, the church holds that blood transfusions consisting of blood products, rather than whole blood, may be accepted by Witnesses in some circumstances as a matter of individual conscience; however, de facto all blood transfusions are forbidden to Witnesses. Many people who are a part of the faith create an Advance Medical Directive card ordering that no blood transfusions be given under any circumstances.)

"Non-blood treatment is way superior in every situation and many doctors in hospitals worldwide are calling it the gold standard," said Mark Ruge, director of public information at the Canadian headquarters for Jehovah's Witnesses, from his office in Georgetown, Ontario. "Even for young children and babies, there are alternatives – no (blood) transfusion doesn't mean you're going to die."

"To have blood is not the superior way, even though the little jingles on TV say blood gives life...Parents want the best for their children and so do we; we consider life very precious," said Ruge. "We love our children dearly; we're very family oriented... but there can be a public misperception."

Peter Cech, a spokesperson for B.C. Women's Hospital said their religious status was leaked by the media.

"I'm very curious about that," said a man of the Jehovah's Witnesses Assembly Hall in Surrey, B.C. "So what if they're Jehovah's Witnesses? What difference does it make? If they were Catholic would the hospital have said that?"

"If a Catholic had sextuplets would people call the Vatican?" he added. "When there's a car crash or someone has won the lottery, do they mention religion? This isn't a religious issue."

No information has been released since the babies were born after the parents publicly asked for privacy. The first child was born 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, the others Sunday.


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US House votes Federal minimum wage increase

January 11, 2007

The US House of Representatives voted today to increase the from 5.15 per hour to US$7.25 per hour as Democrats moved to fulfill their promise to pass legislation on a host of issues within the first 100 legislative hours of the newly elected congress.

The final vote in the House was 315–116, with 82 Republicans joining Democrats to vote the bill into law. The bill will now go to the Senate, where a debate on whether it should be bundled with tax cuts for small businesses is expected.

The last increase was in 1997 when President Clinton encouraged the Republican controlled Congress to vote in favor of the bill.


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Large blizzard sweeps through British Columbia, Northern Alberta and Saskatchewan

Travel shut down
Alberta closed many schools and highways as the eye of the storm traversed this western province. Travelling from British Columbia, into northern Alberta and Edmonton, Alberta region, through Saskatchewan and to Manitoba, a severe blizzard started the night of Tuesday January 9, 2007. By Wednesday January 10, 2007, the storm tracked from Alberta and hit Saskatchewan. According to weather announcements on the Weather Network the blizzard is expected to abate in Saskatchewan by 9:00 pm Central Standard Time. At the height of the storm, gusting winds approached upwards of 80 miles per hour. The temperature began in the morning around -10 Celsius, dropping to -21 Celsius by the evening.

Blowing snow conditions reduced visabliity to less than a car length at times. Some drivers who dared venture out on the highway told of needing to leave their car to kick away snow on the ground in order to determine if they were still driving on pavement. Heroic citizens donned ski pants and parkas, and thus bundled against the elements, assisted drivers who were unable to navigate the black ice covered by the fresh snow at the top of the 25th Street Bridge. In this way their efforts relieved an already bad condition of the piled up congestion on this bridge. Early in the afternoon, the new Circle Drive bridge was closed, and traffic was ill advised to use Circle Drive, which was battered by drifting snow drifts and gusting winds coming in from the open countryside. Around noon, it was said that taxi companies ceased to operate. A typical 15 minute venture driving across the City of Saskatoon mounted into line ups of 1 to two hours as traffic slowed to a snail's pace, due to stuck vehicles, accidents, tow trucks, emergency vehicles, and vehicles unable to navigate steep hills and the underlying black ice from previous winter conditions. Highways, public schools and school bus routes were among the first to be closed. Shopping malls, universities, colleges and high schools soon followed. Any children who arrived at school in early morning were kept at the school until parents could pick them up. Pedestrians were virtually impossible for vehicular traffic to see, and drifting snow made sidewalks hard to navigate. According to media sources, some children may be stranded overnight at schools in cases where roads are totally impassable due to white out conditions. By 6:00 pm City transit buses were not running, Saskatchewan transit buses would not take on highway travel and the airport closed down. Any travellers were strongly urged to book into hotel rooms by 3:00 pm as many hotels were near capacity by mid afternoon. Attempts to use cell phones were often greeted with a busy signal, as the network was loaded with calls during the emergency period. At 3:00 pm any calls for ambulances were encouraged to be of necessity only, and even then a 20 minute wait for the arrival of an ambulance was foreseeable according to radio announcements. As of 7:00 pm, police were only responding to crimes in progress and emergency situations. Tow trucks and RCMP were having a difficult time responding to situations. Residents were strongly urged to stay at home.

SGEU Snowplow operators strike overview
To make matters more complicated highway workers supported the Saskatchewan Government Employees Union, (SGEU) which had been on strike since December 20, 2006. Correctional workers, and environmental employees who were on strike were joined by snowplow operators and supervisors Sunday, January 7, 2007. By the end of Sunday approximately 1,200 highway workers were on a rotating strike, and had walked off the job. On Tuesday, January 9, 2007, in the face of weather predictions, SGEU advised highway workers to return to work. By Wednesday, January 10, 2007, the brunt of the storm was faced by a full contingent of snowplow workers.

Environment Canada Blizzard Warning
A Blizzard warning from environment Canada reported zero to almost zero visibility in Saskatchewan. The area around North Battleford announced closures first. Many highways closed between north western Lloydminster centrally located Saskatoon, and as far south and east as Yorkton, and everywhere in between. Highways out of the cities were barricaded. Police and media were advising any and all travel be delayed till the white out conditions abate. Snow is drifting and the strong winds have made total snowfall hard to calculate.

Weather shuts down Saskatchewan
At 7:30 p.m. CST Martensville - Warman - Rosthern - Delisle - Wakaw- City of Saskatoon. Blizzard warning in effect. Wind northeast 60 km/h gusting to 80 diminishing to 40 gusting to 60 then becoming north 20 near midnight. Low minus 27. Wind chill minus 38. Winter storm warning in effect for Southern Saskatchewan.

Photographs of the Storm
Pictures of the January 10 Saskatchewan storm are online which were taken by CP Press photographer Geoff Howe. Sun Young walking to work, College Drive pedestrian, and three young samaritans who helped vehicles navigate the weather.

Aftermath
The full effects of the blizzard have yet to be witnessed in news reports of Thursday January 11, 2007. Wednesday's announcements of leaving the home only if absolutely necessary, and blizzard warnings to eliminate highway travel hopefully have averted many disasters. As of Friday, January 12, three people in Saskatchewan had succumbed to the storm.

In Saskatchewan it has been reported on January 11, 2007 that three persons have lost their lives due to the blizzard. All had left their vehicles and fell short by meters of shelter from the elements.

Due to traffic snarls and tie ups emergency rescue personnel used snowmobiles to search out stranded vehicles and investigate for persons within. Several weary travellers were indeed found in this way. Due to drastic cold weather, vehicles failing to start, and homes being snowed in, school was cancelled the day following the blizzard, as wind chill dropped to -47 Celsius. Tow trucks were busy all day Thursday, and a special phone number was available for city residents who had abandoned their vehicles in the storm. To clear the streets, tow trucks would take vehicles to empty parking lots till claimed.

In Saskatchewan to attain "blizzard" status, a storm must last at least 4 hours. Wednesday's storm delivered approximately 7 hours of zero visibility. This storm severe as it was pales in comparison to the February 1947 blizzard which raged for 10 days burying trains, and the 4 day long blizzard of February 1978 which deposited snow up to the eavestrough of homes. The storm has been dubbed an Alberta Clipper storm as it had its origins in the Rocky Mountains in western Canada racing south and westerly across Alberta and the prairies towards the Appalachains and north eastern USA as well as Eastern Canada. Frigidly cold weather follows the low pressure front of the Alberta Clipper storm.