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Great work on this article - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 11:22, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

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User talk:Vagrant Soul~enwikinews

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Hello,

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

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

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User:Chiacomo/Prepared articles

In an effort to create some prepared articles and keep them from the main page, I've started this page! I'll not create seperate pages for each article -- only a seperate section.

Gerald Ford Obit
Former United States President Gerald Ford died Thursday afternoon at his home in Grand Rapids, Michigan -- he was 92. Ford is only one of two presidents ever to be appointed rather than elected. He was sworn in as the 38th President of the United States following the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974. Ford mounted a unsuccesful re-election bid for the presidency in 1976.

Gerald Ford had been a prominent politican from Grand Rapids, Michigan before his appointment to the vice-presidency -- he served in the United States House of Representatives for 24 years and acted as minority leader. He was appointed Vice President of the United States following the resignation of Spiro Agnew.

Ford's presidency was largely marked by his pardon of former President Nixon -- many feel this pardon cost him the 1976 election. Ford also attempted to tackle inflation (at the time, only a modest 7%) with a public relations campaign centered on "WIN" (whip inflation now) button. Ford's presidency also saw the final United States evacuation of Vietnam.

Once one of the most active former Presidents, in recent years Ford was perceived as becoming increasingly frail. He did not attend, for the first time since becoming active in national politics, the Republican National Convention in 2004. He also did not attend the inaguration of the President George Bush in 2005 -- former President Bill Clinton indicated in an interview with Larry King that Ford was increasingly uncomfortable flying.

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Former U.S. President Gerald Ford dies, aged 93

December 27, 2006

Former United States President Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) died yesterday at 6.45 pm PST (0345 UTC Wednesday) at his home in Rancho Mirage, California at the age of 93.

Gerald Ford was a prominent politician from Grand Rapids, Michigan before his appointment to the vice-presidency, having served in the United States House of Representatives for 24 years from 1949 to 1973 and acted as Minority Leader. He was appointed Vice President of the United States following the resignation of Spiro Agnew.

Ford was sworn in as the 38th President of the United States following the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974 following the Watergate scandal. He served the appointed term and ran an unsuccessful re-election bid for the office of the presidency in 1976 against Jimmy Carter. Ford is the only president to have held the office of the presidency without ever having been elected to either the presidency or the office of the vice-presidency.

Ford's presidency was marked by his pardon of former President Nixon, a controversial move that many felt cost him the 1976 election. Ford also attempted to tackle inflation (at the time, only a modest 7%) with a public relations campaign to "whip inflation now". Ford's presidency also saw the final United States evacuation of South Vietnam.

Once one of the most active former Presidents, in recent years Ford was perceived as becoming increasingly frail, particularly since suffering a small stroke in 2000. For the first time since becoming active in national politics, he did not attend the Republican National Convention in 2004. He also did not attend the inauguration of President George W. Bush in 2005 — former President Bill Clinton indicated in an interview with Larry King that Ford was increasingly uncomfortable flying. In 2006, he was hospitalized on four separate occasions by the month of November.

Ford was the longest-lived President in the history of the United States surpassing Ronald Reagan on November 12, 2006; the oldest-living President is now George H. W. Bush. After a state funeral in Washington, D.C., Ford's body will lie in state in Grand Rapids, Michigan, at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, before a private burial outside the museum.


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Thai political talk show taken off air

September 15, 2005

Thailand's popular political talk show, Muang Thai Rai Sapda has been dropped by Channel 9. Hosted by Sondi Limthongkul, the show was notorious for its criticism of the Thai government.

Sondhi, the presenter, and founder of a popular newspaper and magazine, Pujatkran (Eng: Manager), accused the network of making a politically motivated decision.

MCOT Plc, which owns the channel, issued a statement saying the company had to remove the programme after several warnings to Sondhi to exercise caution when making comments and to adhere to the basic journalistic principle of not violating the rights and freedom of others.

It said Sondhi had made several one-sided attacks on people who had no chance of countering his accusations. According to the statement, in his 8 September programme Sondhi said the appointment of the interim Supreme Patriarch infringed on a royal prerogative and had made reference to the monarchy in a way that might cause public misunderstanding.

Reacting to the accusation, Sondhi said MCOT distorted the facts to turn public sentiment against him. "I don't mind being removed because I am critical of the government, but do not say that I infringed on a royal prerogative," he said. Sondhi said his reference to the monarchy was made with respect.

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Chavez wants UN uprooted from New York

September 16, 2005

In a speech before the United Nations General Assembly, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez called for the to be moved out of the United States.

Chávez cited the Iraq War and the US' alleged disregard for the will of the United Nations as his reasoning for proposing the pullout. He then went on to criticize the proposed UN reforms, saying they were "illegal" as they did not take into account anti-poverty goals set out in a 2000 summit. Proposing sweeping reforms, including the elimination of Security Council members' veto powers, Chávez described the UN as unfit for the 21st century.

In a comment more related to the frosty relationship between the US and Venezuela, Chávez expressed regret that Pat Robertson remained at liberty. Chávez has branded Robertson a terrorist for implying that the US would do well to assassinate the Venezuelan President.

The current summit marks the sixtieth anniversary of the formation of the United Nations, and many world leaders have gathered to work out reforms to the organization to make it more relevant in today's world.

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Hiroshima citizens aid radiation exposed people in Kazakhstan

September 16, 2005

A Japanese non-profit organisation Hiroshima Semipalatinsk Project will send their 8th medical aid visiting team to, Kazakhstan, known as Semipalatinsk under the reign, reported a regional newspaper, Chugoku Shimbun. The team will consist of seven medical staffs, doctors and nurses, including Professor Masaharu Hoshi of the Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine at Hiroshima University. They will visit Semey from 19 September till 26 to examine radioactive exposed people and give medical instruments to local hospitals.

Hiroshima Semipalatinsk Project (HSP)　was founded in 1999 by citizens, many of whom or their relatives suffered radiation exposure due to the atomic bomb dropped by the US army in 1945. When in 1994 Hiroshima hosted the Asia Games, a Hiroshima citizen met a Kazakh and eventually became aware of another group of "Hibakusha". In Semey approximately 470 atomic bomb experiments were held between 1949 and 1989 by the USSR government. Residents have been severely affected by radiation. Following the Hiroshima Semipalatinsk Project it is reported that 1.2 million people are affected by the fallouts and over 300,000 people have suffered of radiation exposure in that area, mainly in the city of Semey with a population of 350,000.

Since its foundation in 1999, HSP continues to aid Kazakhs and endeavours to provide the public with information about suffering in the area. The organisation gives Kazakhs not only medical aid but also social aid through student exchange programs for highschool students.


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Norway to withdraw troops from Iraq

September 16, 2005

The leader of the Norwegian Labour Party, incoming Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, announced yesterday that Norway is to withdraw the remainder of its troops from Iraq. Nato member Norway still has approximately 20 military officers stationed in Iraq. They participate in the training of Iraqi troops with the British and Polish divisions. Previously Norway had approximately 170 soldiers stationed in Iraq, of which most were withdrawn in 2004 due to lack of popular and government support.

Stoltenberg notified George W. Bush of his decision on Thursday, when Bush called to congratulate him on his election victory. Norwegians voted in Monday's parliamentary elections in favour of a red-green alliance headed by Stoltenberg's Labour party, ousting the centre-right government.

Retiring Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik criticized Stoltenberg's decision as inconsistent. He said Labour's plan to withdraw the same troops it previously supported sending to Iraq was contradictory.

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Bush calls for expanding Federal authority

September 16, 2005

States "rights" battle unfolding.

In an address to the nation on Thursday, President Bush laid out a sweeping set of initiatives to aid the rebuilding effort of the gulf region and called for an investigation into what went wrong in the disaster and how better to respond in the future.

Following a list of economic stimulus programs designed to aid small businesses and individuals, the president called for something sure to draw fierce debate, a broadening of Federal power to declare martial law.

 * "It is now clear that a challenge on this scale requires greater federal authority and a broader role for the armed forces – the institution of our government most capable of massive logistical operations on a moment’s notice."

This follows on the heels of the Bush administration's failed effort to have Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco sign documents allowing Bush to invoke the Insurrection Act during the height of the crisis in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Current law prevents regular military troops from law enforcement except in the case of insurrection against the state if that state has lost the ability to maintain order. Loosening of this restriction, and whatever else is contemplated in the president's statement, would mean a fundamental shift in the current balance of power between the Federal and State governments.

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| Remarks on the Senate Floor Sept. 13th, 2005 by Senator John Warner, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee: (excerpt)

 * "Mr. President, as we face an uncertain future as it relates to terrorism and the use of weapons of mass destruction, I have some thoughts with regard to this law which was passed in 1878 which restricts in certain ways--and the predicate for doing so is wise--men and women of the Armed Forces--that is, a permanent U.S. military as opposed to National Guard--in matters relating to law enforcement.

 * Traditionally, that has always been left to the local authorities, and that is the way it should be. But sometimes there may be one--I will have to examine the facts--that becomes so overwhelming or so incapacitated by a natural disaster, or perhaps a terrorist attack, that the Armed Forces may have to perform some of those duties. We want to make sure the President has that capability.

 * Also, there are other permanent laws on the books called the Insurrection Statutes. At a very minimum, I would like to see the name changed that we put on this for reasons quite different than the threats and challenges that face this Nation today. But that statute also might be reviewed, along with the Posse Comitatus Act, to see whether other permanent pieces of law should be modified to meet the contingencies we face here in the future."


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User talk:64.65.218.238

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Musharraf's rape comments spur controversy

September 16, 2005

Sparking controversy and eliciting widespread condemnation in an interview with the Washington Post, Pakistan's President, Pervez Musharraf, has made some poorly-judged comments about rape and rape victims.

Musharaff was quoted as having said, "Rape has become a money-making concern" and he suggested that getting raped was a method of getting a visa to western countries.

Activists and opposition MPs alike condemned Musharaff's comments. The high-profile rape victim, Mukhtar Mai, dismissed the idea that any woman could allow herself to be subjected to such treatment for money. Her case attracted widespread international media attention with it being alleged that her rape was ordered by the local panchayat (town council).


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Portal talk:Maine

The Maine story about refugees from Hurricane Katrina could it be added to Portal Maine? --Godblessthelord 17:12, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
 * If you could give the link to the article, we could check to see why it is not already on the portal. It should be automatically listed if it has been added to the Category:Maine and has also been published. - Amgine/talk 17:41, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

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Blair recognizes Kyoto treaty stopped by its restrictions

September 16, 2005

In New York, speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative, British Prime Minister Tony Blair spoke with "brutal honesty" about the UNFCCC's Kyoto protocol and global warming.

Blair, a longtime supporter of the Kyoto treaty, recognized that countries will not accept the limits imposed on Kyoto: "No country is going to cut its growth."

Of India and China, "They're not going to start negotiating another treaty like Kyoto." India and China are classified as developing countries in the Kyoto protocol, so they can get money and technology but are not restricted by its limits.

His approach: "What countries will do is work together to develop the science and technology….There is no way that we are going to tackle this problem unless we develop the science and technology to do it."


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Talk:US airlines Delta, Northwest file for bankruptcy

Looks good. It only needed some wording fixes, like specifying which type of bankruptcy was involved. StuRat 19:12, 16 September 2005 (UTC)


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Talk:Science of Champagne Bubbles Explained

Original Reporting Notes
Abstract of the paper: "Chains of bubbles are seen rising along the wall whenever champagne is poured into a glass. The careful observation of a given bubble chain often reveals that the interbubble distance suddenly changes during the degassing process, indicating different bubbling regimes in this elusive phenomenon of effervescence. We report the transitions between these different bubbling regimes that present sequences of multiple periods known as the period-adding route."

From the intro: "Instabilities leading to transitions in effervescent systems are observed from biological systems to the food industry �1,2�. A striking example of the influence of transitions in degassing process is the dangerous behavior of the explosive release of CO2 from lake Nyos �3�. Moreover, the main cause of an embolism in living beings also involves bubble formation from liquids supersaturated with dissolved gas. For example, gas bubbles can nucleate and develop in the xylem, the water conducting tissue of vascular plants, which leads to a blockage of water transport �4�. A gas embolism may also arise in divers who have breathed high-pressure air, if they resurface too quickly �5�."

Excerpt 1: As time proceeds, the bubble nucleation site experiences different bubbling regimes; in A bubbles are seen generated from a period-2 bubbling regime, which is characterized by the fact that two successive bubbles rise in pairs. B Multiperiodic bubbling. As time passes, a bubbling in period 3 occurs and is shown in C. Finally, after others various changes in the bubbling regime, the nucleation site ends in a clockwork period-1 bubbling regime shown in D.

Excerpt from conclusion: In conclusion, we observed transitions from multiperiodic to single periodic bubbling regimes during the formation of sparkling bubbles. These bubbling transitions undergo a sequence known as a period-adding route, based on a model that takes into account the coupling between two dominating time scales: the bubbling frequency Fb and the frequency Fc of the gas pocket that oscillates while trapped inside the cellulose fiber’s lumen. In our model, the distribution of periodic solutions follows a sequence of different bubbling regimes, and the transitions between these different bubbling regimes depends on the ratio of the two latter frequencies, i.e., the parameter �=Fc /Fb.--BuzzSkyline 19:30, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I tagged this as "not newsworthy" because it has long been known that carbon dioxide was the explanation for the bubbles. This article hasn't taught much other than that.  --Mrmiscellanious 20:59, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

The article doesn't explain that carbon dioxide is the source of the bubbles. It explains why the carbon dioxide bubbles form the patterns they do. You should read it through again.--BuzzSkyline 21:02, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

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I rearranged the article to make it a little more clear. --BuzzSkyline 19:27, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

Two versions
Per the style guide, I moved this article to Science of champagne bubbles explained and made a couple edits, but it looks like someone accidentally reverted this article and made changes here. What should be done? —Brent Dax (talk) 22:33, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

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Thanks to whoever added it. --BuzzSkyline 19:55, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

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Anyone else think this study was just an excuse to drink copius ammounts of champagne?


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Science of champagne bubbles explained

September 18, 2005 A team of scientists from universities in France and Brazil have developed a theory that explains the patterns of fine bubbles that arise in a freshly poured glass of champagne.

The bubble patterns evolve as the amount of dissolved carbon dioxide changes in the glass. They start out as strings of bubbles that rise in pairs, then gradually transition to bubbles in groups of threes, and finally settle down in a clockwork pattern of regularly spaced individual bubbles.

The researchers observed the carbon dioxide bubbles in a champagne glass as they rise from nucleation points on the glass wall. The nucleation points are small defects in the glass that trap tiny vibrating pockets of carbon dioxide. Dissolved gas in the champagne gradually collects in a vibrating bubble inside the defect, causing it to grow and soon expel gas from the defect, forming another bubble that sticks to the outside of the defect. That bubble, in turn, grows as more dissolved carbon dioxide collects inside it and it eventually breaks free of the defect to rise through the champagne. Then the process begins again with a new bubble expelled from the defect, forming rising strings of tiny bubbles.

The patterns are determined by the vibration rate of the gas trapped in the defect and the growth rate of the bubbles outside the defect, which are in turn determined by such things as the pressure of the atmosphere on the surface of the champagne, the champagne temperature, and the size of the nucleation defect in the glass, among other factors.

The work could be important in understanding bubbles formed of dissolved gasses in other situations, such as nitrogen bubbles that grow in the blood vessels of surfacing divers and can cause the bends, and the explosive release of carbon dioxide gas from Cameroon's Lake Nyos that killed over 1800 people in 1986.

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Apple may build cameras into Macs

September 16, 2005

According to a recent patent published by Apple Computer, Inc., future Mac laptops will come with built-in video cameras. Ostensibly, they would be used with the company's iChat AV video conferencing software, which allows for four-way video conferencing, and up to ten-way audio conferencing.

The patent reveals plans for a laptop with a swiveling lid, which rotates on the base. The camera, or, as the patent describes, "data capture device," would be placed on top of the lid of the laptops, where it would "secure the lid to the base," according to the patent.

The patent is not unclear; it is firmly in the direction of developing a video camera built into a laptop.

However, it is not entirely focused on laptops; a quote from the patent says it all: "For example, although the invention is primarily directed at a camera latch for a laptop computer, it should be noted that concepts disclosed herein may also be applied to other electronic devices, including but not limited to PDAs, music players, mobile phones and the like or I/O devices such as monitors, televisions and the like."

The camera could be configured to produce either streaming video, video stills, or images taken at intervals, and the camera would most likely have a built-in microphone.

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MasterCard to debut on NYSE

September 16, 2005

MasterCard Inc, the world second-largest credit card issuer, said it can raise up to $2.45 billion issuing 61.5 million shares in an initial public offering on NYSE. The company is to offer outside investors 49% of its shares, covering 83% of voting rights. It is expected to trade on the market under the symbol "MA".

Purchase, NY-based MasterCard is currently owned by some 1,400 banks that issue company-branded credit and debit cards, now 716 million worldwide, which makes the issuer second only to Visa.

MasterCard earned $213.5 million on revenue of $1.4 billion in the first half of 2005. The company's strongest NYSE-traded rival, American Express, trades at $57.34 a share now.

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Talk:Microsoft announces Xbox 360 launch dates

Looks good, nice pic. I do get an error when I try to access the 2nd source: "We're sorry... this story is not currently available"...but hopefully this will be fixed at their end soon. StuRat 21:45, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I see you replaced the 2nd source. That works, too. StuRat 21:58, 16 September 2005 (UTC)


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Dell to drop Itanium-based servers

September 16, 2005

An Intel spokesperson confirmed Thursday that Dell would no longer be offering servers with Intel Itanium CPUs. The spokesperson said "Losing Dell as an Itanium customer is unfortunate but frankly, we see their impact as negligible." Servers with Itanium CPUs are no longer promoted on Dell's website, though a few can be found by searching. Dell is the largest seller of computers with Intel processors. Dell currently sells 10.5 percent of all servers worldwide. The majority of Dell servers use an IA-32 (colloquially "x86") chip, but a growing number use the 64-bit Intel Xeon. Sales of Itanium servers have been very poor; last year Dell sold only 1,371 Itanium servers, up from 12 the previous year. In February, IBM also phased out Itanium-based servers, replacing them with IBM Power CPUs. Fujitsu, HP, Hitachi NEC, SGI and Unisys are the only major manufacturers to still offer Itanium-based servers.

The Intel Itanium was designed in the early 1990s. It was intended to be the processor of choice for 64-bit computers, but the processor suffered from several major flaws preventing widespread adoption. Unlike competing AMD64 chips, the Intel Itanium uses a different instruction set from IA-32 chips. An emulation feature allows them to run IA-32 code, but only very slowly; users were forced to choose between accepting greatly-reduced performance and expending time and programmers' salaries porting their software. Even Intel has acquiesced to AMD's leadership in this field, designing chips with a compatible EM64T technology.

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Deadly car bomb explosion rocks Beirut

September 17, 2005

The seemingly endless saga of car bombings continued to haunt citizens of Lebanon on Friday night, when an explosion ripped through multiple cars and buildings, killing one and injuring 19 people.

The blast took place close to midnight near Byblos Bank in the J'eitawi district of Ashrafieh in Beirut.

Bomb triggered by timer
Major General Ashraf Rifi, commander of the Internal Security Forces, confirmed that the bomb was put in a bag and placed between two cars. Rifi was also able to identify a timer used to detonate the bomb.

The bomb shattered through a nearby coffee shop, killing the shop owner upon impact.

Lebanese security forces were quick to respond. They cordoned the bomb site in a swift and professional manner, preventing people from tampering with the evidence.

Dwindling confidence
A series of car bombings preceded this latest explosion, predominantly in Christian areas. While the people are losing count of the bombings, no arrests have been made so far. Public confidence in Lebanon's security state is extremely low, understandably so with the lack of closure to virtually identical crimes.

The bombing is the first since the string of arrests of individuals suspected of murdering Premier Rafik Hariri on February 14, 2005. Chief investigator Detlev Mehlis has yet to draw a link between the perpetrators of the Valentines Day massacre, and the subsequent series of car bombings and targeted assassinations since.

The latest exposure of Lebanon's shaky security state comes at a time when the country's two top leaders are absent.

President Emile Lahoud is in New York. Despite repeated calls for Lahoud to cancel his trip, he insisted on attending the U.N. General Assembly, where he delivered a speech today. Prime Minister Fouad Siniora boycotted Lahoud's delegation, declaring it unwise for both the President and Prime Minister to be absent with the current security state.

Despite his previous reservations, Siniora flew to New York on Friday to lead the 'Help Lebanon' conference. The premier will be soliciting international aid to fund political, economic, social and judicial reforms in a post-Syria occupied Lebanon.

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Gwanda Chakuamba freed by Malawi court

September 17, 2005 A court has freed prominent Malawian politician Gwanda Chakuamba on bail after Chakuamba denied ridiculing Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika at a political rally. Ridiculing the head of state is a crime in Malawi, with a potential penalty ranging from a $20 fine to three years in prison.

Prosecutor Mcleod Mlonda objected to the ruling, stating that he was worried that as Chakuamba was an influential figure, he would use his freedom to tamper with the evidence. Magistrate David Kadwa disagreed though, stating that he found it unlikely that Chakuamba would be able to interfere with the evidence, as there had been hundreds of witnesses present when the alleged comments were made. For his part, Chakuamba has denied the charges.

Chakuamba was ejected from Malawi's cabinet for allegedly buying a limousine with government funds last week, amid rumours of an internal power struggle. Prosecutors accuse him of labelling the President a "drunkard and a brute".

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Navy helping New Orleans pets

September 17, 2005

The Spanish word "tortuga" means "turtle." But in the wake of the New Orleans disaster, the USS Tortuga is helping other animals.

For nearly two weeks now, sailors from Tortuga's repair division have devoted much of their time during this disaster relief operation to ensure the health and comfort of displaced pets.

September 4th, just after the ship moored to a pier at Naval Support Activity (NSA) New Orleans, HT1(SW) Mark Hanley and DC1(SW) Antony Graves gathered materials from the repair shop on board to construct a kennel along the levee. The facility they made soon became a popular shelter for the homeless animals of the storm.

Tortuga's search and rescue team brought aboard more than 170 displaced citizens during this past week, providing them with food, water, medical aid and a place to sleep.

Tortuga's makeshift kennel, named ‘Camp Milo & Otis,' has housed as many as 90 dogs, eight cats, one rabbit, one guinea pig, a pair of parakeets and a flightless pigeon during the past week of operation.

Currently, there are 14 dogs that remain in Tortuga's care, as many of the other pets have been taken to animal shelters in the area for extra medical attention, or been claimed by their owners upon arrival to Tortuga. The pets that Tortuga has registered have all been in the hands of professional veterinarians assigned to provide expert medical attention to the members of Camp Milo & Otis.

Dr. Kelly Crowdis and Dr. Latina Gambles, both from Tuskegee University and Christian Veterinary Missions, have treated many of the pets for infection, dehydration, malnourishment and broken bones at the Camp during the past week.

“The animals were bathed and assessed before physical interaction with the sailors,” said Dr. Crowdis. “They've been given immunizations, antibiotics and medications based on their medical needs.”

Dr. Crowdis added, “What these sailors have done on their own has been such a heart-warming thing. As an animal lover, it is so comforting to know that everyone cares about the animals in addition to the human lives rescued from the storm. I'm very pleased with these guys for taking the initiative to construct this kennel.”

Graves, Hanley and other members of their division have consistently bathed, fed, walked and given special attention to every dog, every day.

“We play with them,” said Hanley. “We take them out of their kennels to give them attention every day. And we'll continue to do that for as long as our ship's mission keeps us here.”

September 11th, the Agricultural Center at Louisiana State University donated supplies to “Camp Milo & Otis” in support of Tortuga's efforts to help the animal victims.

”We got medical supplies, bowls, food, cages, leashes, collars, toys, cat litter and cleaning supplies from these people yesterday,” said Graves. “It's nice to know that so many people out there have heard about what our ship is doing, and responded by donating so much to support us the best they can.”

A photo gallery of unclaimed pets is on the USS Tortuga's web site.

As part of disaster plans, the Department of Homeland Security has also deployed Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams to provide medical care to pets and livestock, as well as provide any needed veterinary medical care for search and rescue dogs.

There are over 3,850 animals being sheltered around the state. If someone is looking for a pet they should contact their nearest Humane Society or go online to http://www.petfinder.org//. More information is also available at http://www.vetmed.lsu.edu//.

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Gaza looters destroy Palestine Authority property

September 17, 2005

Frenzied destruction of empty Jewish settlements in Gaza by Palestinian looters have marred plans for exploiting those facilities to create much needed jobs for the area.

Greenhouses in Gaza have been partly destroyed as crucial equipment was stripped by the Palestinians. Looters took everything from water pumps, plastic sheets, tubing and equipment. This makes at least one third of the hothouses at least temporarily unusable to feed the families of Gaza and for potential export to Israel.

The facilities were purchased by a group of Jewish-American donors and given to the Palestinian government to encourage economic development. It was initially anticipated over four thousand Palestinians could be given work at the greenhouses, however all offers have been suspended prior to the damage being assessed and repairs arranged.


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Results to be announced in the New Zealand 2005 General Election

September 17, 2005

There is a little under an hour to go until polls close in the 2005 New Zealand General Election.

Both National leader Don Brash and the Prime Minister Helen Clark (Labour) have already cast their votes.

Nearly three million people are eligible to vote.

Turnout has been strong, and turnout results are predicted to be higher than the 2002 turnout (77%).

Under New Zealand's MMP system, parties must win either an electorate seat or 5% of the party vote to win seats in the 120-seat parliament.


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Russian pilot crashes in Lithuania

September 19, 2005

Within the past 24 hours Russian and Lithuanian authorities have been haggling over the details of a crashed Su-27 fighter-bomber and the return of her pilot. While Lithuania's commander-in-chief has ruled out a joint investigation, Russian investigators would be granted access to an analysis of the plane's flight recorder.

Current information suggests that the plane was flying over the Baltic Sea when it suddenly veered off course due to a failure in navigation equipment. The pilot, Major Valery Troyanov, was questioned by Lithuanian prosecutors earlier in the day. Lithuanian Defense Minister Gediminas Kirkilas said in a local radio interview: "We know that the plane flew into our territory giving a SOS signal. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov says the same. We hope further investigation will confirm it,"

While both nations are in concurrence to the cause of the crash, the pilot has been labeled a "suspect" by prosecutors and will be kept until the end of investigation.

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Hubble Space Telescope running on two gyroscopes

September 17, 2005

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope entered a new era of science operations as September began, when engineers shut down one of the three operational gyroscopes aboard the observatory. The two-gyro mode is expected to preserve the operating life of the third gyro and extend Hubble's science observations through mid-2008, an eight-month extension. Switching off one gyro can preserve it for future use and extended two-gyro operational time for Hubble.

The gyros are an integral part of Hubble's complex pointing control system. The system maintains precise pointing of the telescope during science observations. The system was originally designed to operate on three gyros, with another three in reserve. Two of the six are no longer functional.

"Hubble science on two gyros will be indistinguishable from the superb science we have become accustomed to over the years," said senior Hubble scientist David Leckrone at Goddard.

Gyros are the heart, though not the sole component, of Hubble's pointing control system. When only two gyros are available, the observatory experiences an "unsensed" direction. Using Hubble's Fine Guidance Sensors, engineers were able to "fill in" the missing data normally generated by the third gyro.

Hubble also needs to know its location as it completes one observation and slews across the sky to acquire its next target. This information, previously supplied by the observatory's three gyros, is provided by onboard magnetometers and Fixed Head Star Trackers.

NASA has stated a Space Shuttle servicing mission to Hubble will be considered after two successful return-to-flight missions. The servicing mission would include installing new gyros, batteries, and science instruments to provide several more years of observations.


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Polls Closed in The New Zealand 2005 General Election

September 17, 2005

At 07:00 UTC today (19:00 NZST, local time), the polls closed in the New Zealand general election, 2005.

Nearly three million people were eligible to vote.

Turn out was strong, turnout results are predicted to be to be higher than the 2002 turn out (77%)

Under New Zealand's MMP system, parties must win either a electorate seat or 5% of the party vote to win a seat in the 120-seat, parliament.

Preliminary election results will be on Wikinews as they come through it is expected that all votes will be counted by 11:30 UTC (23:30 NZST)

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UN agrees on reform document

September 17, 2005 A deal to reform the United Nations has been signed at the end of a summit marking the organisation's sixtieth anniversary.

The summit was the largest gathering of heads of state ever, with over 150 in attendance. During its three days, Syria was the only one of the 191 represented nations not to address the General Assembly.

The Secretary General, Kofi Annan, had put forward a wide-ranging set of reform proposals encompassing poverty, war, genocide, and reform of the organisation itself.

Of the reforms that got through the intense diplomatic negotiations, Responsibility to Protect is one of the most significant. Rather than waiting for genocide to be demonstrated, the international community has now agreed to act in cases of crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing. A peacebuilding commission is also to be established by December 2005.

The opinions expressed by participants varied, with Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez condemning the document as having been "conceived in darkness". In stark contrast, United States ambassador, John R. Bolton, praised the document.

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Voting chaos in Germany expected

September 17, 2005

Electoral voting experts are expecting a chaos in the German federal election, caused by the by-election in the constituency of Dresden I, in the state of Saxony. The reason is a bug in the German electoral law, which can force the voters to vote against their political party.

While in 298 of 299 constituencies the federal elections take place on September 18th, a Dresden constituency has to vote on October 2nd, caused by the death of the NPD candidate there, Kerstin Lorenz.

Voters in Germany have two votes, one for a candidate in their constiuency and another for the list of a party within one of Germany's sixteen states. The vote which normally defines how many seats a party gets in the Bundestag is the second vote (party vote). But due to the extreme complexity of Germany's Mixed Member Proportional voting system, voters could actually have "negative vote", as constitutional lawyers call it. This is mainly caused by overhang seats, which occur when a party gains more seats by winning constituencies than they would actually be entitled to according to the Percentage of second votes they get.

Polls suggest that exactly that is going to happen with the CDU in Saxony. The CDU would then actually have to urge their supporters not to vote for them with their second vote because that could change their overhang seat into a "normal" seat, which the CDU would then be missing in another state where no overhang seats occurred thus reducing their total seats by one.

In the 2002 election 49638 party votes were cast for the CDU in Dresden I and caused them to lose the seat of Siegfried Meseck. A complaint against the 2002 election at the German constitutional court is still not decided.

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Talk:Chavez wants UN uprooted from New York

Leaving aside the topic of the Loony Gringos Warmongerism and imperialism and the farse the UN has always been, I wonder when will be Chávez himself uprooted from Venezuela, considering his disregard for democracy, honesty, sanity, and, mostly, his despise for human lives. From Caracas, Venezuela Daniel 13:21, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

Francis Fukuyama is right that one should not undermine the places where democrasy currently exists, the nation state, in favor of a (necissarily) nondemocratic world government. Moreover, any world government is a bad Marxist-like idea as it slows the already slugish pase of "natural selection among nations." However, I'm all for moving the U.N., as doing so will make it less powerful. Heck, lets just make it one big perpetual teleconfrence which does nothing, but which you can tune into next to CSPAN to see other national points of view. - Nyarlathotep 15:10, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

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Does this really merit top billing round here? Chavez is a sideshow and unless he says something about oil, he's just not relevant. It's sort of like the end of a sitcom when one of the side characters says something silly and they all say "Chaaaaveeezzz!" and laugh. Roll the credits.
 * Great analogy, Anonymous. Chávez can allow himself that kind of discourse since the conjucture will have oil prices high for around the next 50 years. Then, oil goes down or is replaced. That's when Chávez will fall down of power and finally put in the nuthouse he belongs, and be judged for his crimes against humanity. So he'll keep talking his sideshowisms and we'll keep seeing him until the sitcoms has lost its ratings and gets canceled, and then the type-casted actor dies of an anti-alcoholism pills overdose in a forgotten motel with a photo of Bush in his bedside, just as he movie career as a stooge to the Arnie types never got launched beyond direct-to-DVD flicks... Daniel 15:54, 17 September 2005 (UTC)


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If anyone is interested (and knows German) in learning more about this extremly wierd phenomenon, the German Wikipedia has a featured article of 11 (!) pages on this topic. --Deprifry 13:44, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

Let the Chaos begin says 40.000 votes means losing a seat. --Braunbaer 02:01, 19 September 2005 (UTC)

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Australian man allegedly ignites carpet, plastic with static electricity

September 17, 2005

A story about a man carrying over 30,000 (sometimes reported as 40,000) of  in his body, allegedly generated by a wool sweater and nylon jacket combination, is circulating through major news outlets. The story, carried first by the Standard, says that the man, Frank Clewer, a 58-year old cleaner from, involuntarily created a scene by causing fire departments to evacuate three buildings where he had left his mark, before he realized he was causing the burn marks on carpets and allowed the fire department to help him.

The story has been picked up by, , , , , local agencies of , the , and other news outlets.

Several unanswered objections mark the story as a possible hoax: The equation for stored energy in is: $$U = (C \times V^2)/2$$ Where U = energy, C =, and V =. A human body by itself typically has a capacitance of around 250, which would mean a voltage of 30,000 V would produce energy of 0.11. Even if Clewer's possessions resulted in a parallel capacitance of 1, this would still only result in an energy storage of 450 J. This amount of energy would be insufficient to burn carpet or char plastic, although a spark could ignite flammable vapor or gas.
 * Clewer enters and exits his car several times in the story — if he opened the car by touching its presumably metal lock, he would surely release some electricity into the car through his hand; everyone has at some point experienced the painful shock of touching a door handle or car keys to a lock. Though the car might not be, it would still be at a lower potential and thus energy would be transferred.  This would be noticeable; the story does not comment that Clewer understood what was happening to him.
 * Firefighters supposedly "used a device to check static electricity on him and his belongings." While firefighters would be likely to carry a high-voltage  around to measure the  and  ratings of downed power lines, it is unlikely that the same device could measure such a large voltage resulting from a very small amount of static energy without de-electrifying it.
 * For such a large voltage to be stored, humidity would have to have been extremely low on that day for the air around him not to ionize and source current, removing the static energy.
 * If he was carrying such a large voltage, his hair would probably have stood on end, as this is a notable effect when one touches a . Note: It is uncertain at what voltage this effect begins, and since Van de Graaf machines routinely exceed Megavolts of electric potential, this may not be a verifiable objection.
 * This statement: "Firefighters took possession of Clewer's jacket and stored it in the courtyard of the fire station, where it continued to give off a strong electrical ." (Reuters UK) First, there is no reason they would need to take possession of the jacket — the static electricity could be dealt with by simply dumping water on it.  Second, the jacket could not "give off" an electric current without some continuous source of energy, which, in storage, is impossible.  It is possible that the jacket could hold a voltage, but the effects of this would not be visible — if they were, they would be short-lived as the jacket would lose its static energy. In any event, the current would be miniscule.
 * The amount of energy stored on Clewer's person and possessions could not have been more than a few Joules; this is unlikely to have burned carpet.


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I'm not certain this is a hoax. But it certainly seems like one. While the voltages aren't impossibly high to have been brought about by the stated cause, the effects are rather fantastic and unlikely. - McCart42 (talk) 13:55, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

Just wanted to say, despite overwhelming similarities in the names, Frank Clewer is not me! ;) Cllewr 18:24, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

To speak of "current" as in this article shows ignorance of the physics. "Static" electricity can involve high voltages, but the currents are very small and momentary unless we are dealing with very large-scale phenomena such as lightning. A jacket would not be sitting in fire department generating "current". Mpulier 04:08, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

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Hi, just thought I would say that this article fails to report the story! Instead it tries to argue against it. Surely this is not how it should be!

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DeLay declares 'victory' in war on U.S. budget fat

September 19, 2005

Republican Rep. Tom DeLay has declared an "ongoing victory" in spending cuts. He stated that the federal government was running at peak efficiency and that there was nothing left to cut from the U.S. federal budget. DeLay supports additional deficit spending for relief efforts, on top of the this year's existing $331 billion federal budget deficit.

DeLay's position has drawn criticism from some fiscal conservatives, including a few fellow republican representatives. Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Arizona) commented "I wonder if we've been serving in the same Congress." The majority of congressional republicans still support DeLay's view, and feel that their fiscal policies have been more sound than the democrats were in the past.

Chairman David A. Keene claimed that federal spending was "spiraling out of control" before Katrina, and suggested fiscal conservatives were "losing faith" in the Republican congressional leadership. Mr. Keenes stated that "Excluding military and homeland security, American taxpayers have witnessed the largest spending increase under any preceding president and Congress since the Great Depression." Specifically, aside from military and security spending, federal spending increased by $303 billion per year from 2001 and 2005, and the acknowledged federal debt increased more than $2 trillion since fiscal year 2000. The estimates used by the American Conservative Union predict that the 2003 Medicare prescription drug bill will increase the government's unfunded obligations by $16 trillion.

Tom Schatz, president of claimed "there are plenty of places" to make budget cuts, especially an estimated $20 billion to $25 billion in pet projects that make their way into must-pass spending bills each year. His group expects to release a list of $2 trillion in suggested spending cuts over the next five years. In particular, CAGW and the Heritage Foundation believe that some 6,000 projects in the recently passed highway bill are not essential and should be cut. Such projects include the planting of flowers along the Ronald Reagan freeway in California and the controversial $230 million Ketchikan bridge project, which is estimated to cost federal taxpayers at least $28 per vehicle trip, without a toll. Mr. DeLay previously described these projects as "important infrastructure" and stated that eliminating them might harm the economy.

The debate was sparked by controversy over spending on relief and reconstruction in the wake ; which some fiscal conservatives have humorously labeled "Bush's New Orleans Deal." Liberal criticism of the reconstruction effort has focused on the awarding of reconstruction contracts to perceived Washington insiders.


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Nintendo unveils controller for Revolution console

September 17, 2005

At Thursday's keynote presentation of the Tokyo Game Show, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata unveiled the controller design for the company's new Nintendo Revolution console. Resembling a television remote, the controller uses two sensors placed near the user's television to triangulate its position in three-dimensional space. This will allow players to control actions and movements in video games by moving the device through the air.

The remote control design is said to target new players who are unfamiliar with traditional video game controllers.

A supplementary peripheral has also been shown, consisting of a separate plastic grip that is designed to be held in the player's second hand. It provides an analog stick and two trigger buttons, and connects to the bottom of the main controller with a simple cord. Additionally, Nintendo has suggested that the main controller will be able to slide inside a "shell" that will allow it to function like a conventional video game controller.

The Revolution is expected to be released next year.


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Saudi Arabia, UAE to support increasing oil production

September 17, 2005

Oil ministers from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates announced that both countries would support raising crude oil output quotas by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. The Saudi minister, Ali al-Naimi, said that rising prices were lowering world demand, and his nation 'absolutely' backs the increase, while Mohammed bin Dhaen al-Hamli from the UAE claimed that the markets could calm on the decision.

Earlier, the OPEC cut their oil demand estimates for 2005, saying that it will rise by only 1.7%, compared to previous prediction of 1.9%.

The organisation is to meet to discuss the possible increase on September 19. If the decision take place, the official limits will be the highest since 1987.

Saudi Arabia is the OPEC's biggest crude oil producer, with production of about 9.5 million barrels a day and spare capacity of approximately 940,000 barrels. Formal daily output of whole organisation is 28 millions barrels outside Iraq, and estimated unused stocks of 1.39 million barrels.

On the London-based International Petroleum Exchange price of the Brent crude barrel fell $1.45 to $62.21 on Friday.


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Stolen laptop found; had over 98,000 students' personal data

September 18, 2005

San Francisco police have recovered a laptop stolen on March 11 from the University of California, Berkeley. The laptop was left unattended in the Graduate Division and contained personal information on 98,369 graduate students and applicants going as far back as 1976. This information included names, birth dates, addresses, and Social Security numbers.

The Silicon Valley forensic lab which analyzed the laptop said it had been reformatted, making it very difficult to determine if the data had been accessed. "There's nothing in the Police Department investigation that points to any type of identity theft or credit card theft" said university spokeswoman Janet Gilmore.

The laptop was stolen by an unknown woman, who sold it to Shuki Alburati, who sold the laptop to an unsuspecting South Carolina man. Shuki Alburati was arrested on June 8 for receiving stolen property; he has been charged with one misdemeanor count.

He claims he didn't know the laptop, a new IBM X40 worth $2,429, was stolen. He purchased the laptop from the woman, who said it wasn't stolen, for $300 or $340. A few days later, on April 19, he placed the laptop on eBay. The winning bidder was a man in South Carolina who bought the laptop for $1,195.50. Police have said this man is not a suspect. Police were alerted by IBM after the man called IBM for tech support.

Shuki Alburati has pleaded not guilty. He claimed "It's unfair, I didn't know it was stolen." His trial is scheduled for Sept. 30 before Superior Court Judge Michael Gaffey in Oakland. The woman who stole the laptop has not yet been found.


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Church of Scientology does not see humor in website dedicated to Tom Cruise

September 25, 2005 The Church of Scientology has threatened legal action in order to take over ownership of the domain name of a web site which links to the odd behaviour of one of the world's most famous scientologists: Tom Cruise.

http://ScienTOMogy.info has apparently received a fax and at least 6 emails in the span of 2 days from Scientology lawyer Ava Paquette of Moxon & Kobrin threatening a lawsuit of up to $100,000 if the domain name ownership is not transferred. This type of letter is often called a.

The of scienTOMogy.info have posted the complaints and their replies, saying that the site simply expresses opinion, does not make any claims, and clearly states that it has no connection to the Church of Scientology. "The site was put up as a single source to view all the recent hype Tom has made about the church - it does nothing but show Tom, so we are at a loss as to why the church is acting so rashly."

The Church of Scientology is notorious for pursing legal action against its critics, under the name of the "Religious Technology Center" (RTC). It previously made headlines when it used the US's Digital Millennium Copyright Act to remove xenu.net, a site critical of Scientology, from Google's listings.


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Note http://www.scienTOMogy.info/threats.htm states; "This information is available so it can be referenced, copied and distributed freely in any medium - please do so with our full permission!" --$cienTOMogy

 * I think it's fairly obvious that this is a biased article. It should either be re-written or removed entirely. --Wolfrider 01:08, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

 * How is this bias? It simply states the facts; website gets sued, where's the bias? --$cienTOMogy

 * Please explain what sorts of changes you suggest to remove its supposed bias. Is the wording biased?  Is the content biased?  Are you privy to information that suggests any of the facts reported on are incorrect?   Doesn't every news story have a point a view?   i.e.  "President Bush travels to California after Katrina Drowns New Orleans." or the other side "Feds blame Democrat Mayor of New Orleans and Governor of Louisiana for Poor Communication".   It seems like a news source should lean towards presenting everyone's side, even if it isn't possible to do so in every single article.  If someone wants to release a news story explaining why Scientology sues so many people and interview spokespeople for the Church, then they are free to do so, right?  Vivaldi 03:17, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

 * "...has taken a very dim view of a recently launched website by threatening legal action - even though the site simply links to the odd behaviour..." The phrasing of this line, and the article in general implies that you are defending the website, which is a non-neutral point of view. Another quote: "...simply expresses opinion and does not make any claims and clearly states it is not linked to the church." You only have a single source, and the URL is from the website in question. Not only that but the URL contains the word "threats", another biased point of view. Get a response from the Church, find other sites that carry the story. In addition the article is directly copied from the website. Regardless of whether or not you are given permission to distribute it, Wikinews requires that you do your own writing. At the moment this article is garbage. --Wolfrider 14:08, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

The web site in question has a number links to humorous caricatures of Tom Cruise and scientology. The ridicule is not only par-for-the-course for Hollywood stars pushing their new age religious views but it is also well deserved in the case of Scientology.

Scientology is a movement that is increasingly proving to be deserving of being called a cult. Their use of barratry is documented "corporate policy" and they deserve to be scorned for their abuse of the legal system.

Bstender 16:22, 18 September 2005 (UTC)i agree it is newsworthy, and i agree that it was NOT NPOV. i edited it and think it complies now. i thought the line about "full details at http... was channelling the POV too strongly, (as well as confirming that it is more of a press-release than an independent report) just my two-cents.  i would like to see it fly!

Oh please!
Scientology strikes again. Using the same legal and black PR noise to try and get articles that have what they see as "negative" read truthful and honest, out of the publics eye.

It is not the content of the site that is newsworthy - it's the fact the Church is demanding it be pulled down!

Its newsworthy and diserves to be written up, no doubt about it. - Nyarlathotep 16:46, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

question...
aren't those personality tests biased?

improving the quality of the article
i made a few changes - IMHO it seems like:
 * there is a cease-and-desist order - so better say this rather than something metaphorical like having the site pulled down
 * from a quick read of the link, there's a maximum fine of $US100,000, not in excess of $US100,000 (but i did read rather quickly - so maybe on a more careful reading you might find i'm wrong here)
 * the takes a dim view is an arbitrary stylistic choice clearly copy/pasted from the website - technically speaking, it could be arguably a violation of copyright. So why not use simpler words and avoid any risk of copyright violation? This is what i tried.

i haven't yet changed the title, but IMHO it should be changed from:

 * Church of Scientology does not see humor in website dedicated to Tom Cruise

to something like

 * Church of Scientology threatens satirical Tom Cruise website with cease-and-desist letters

How does this sound? Boud 00:24, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

Looks perfect to me!

 * The current headline a bit too colourful and does not relate the simple facts succintly. Should be simple and factual: e.g. "Church of Scientology threatens legal action against satirical Tom Cruise website". --59.167.46.224 09:24, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

I agree that "website dedicated to Tom Cruise" is misleading - it is satirical. As for "does not see humor in website", that's clearly an assumption. The headline could be much better - using the title of the biased press release (the only source) is clearly biased. Additionally, I removed the inadvertent exageration of multiple lawyers and lawsuits, changed the wording concerning the fax(es?) and emails to clarify, placed a comma, and corrected the reference to $cienTOMmogy.info (the domain does not actually contain the $ character).

scientology
why is it that Scientology is always trying to stop people from understanding their religion. Could someone please put together a webvsite to show how many times they try to supress free speech, Mark. Please keep this site open it has helped many people including me the site is Scientomgy

Category

 * Please tighten the category from category:Religion, to category:Scientology. Wilhelm 05:58, 22 October 2007 (UTC).

Website link
The website seems to have been shutdown/removed or something. It just goes to a page with Southpark ads by google or a similar source. 64.178.154.131 06:33, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * See Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Wilhelm 12:03, 22 January 2008 (UTC)


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Early Friday morning,, the 21 year old son of Florida Governor Jeb Bush, was arrested in Austin, Texas for public intoxication and resisting arrest. Roger Wade, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission spokesman, said Bush was apprehended at 2:30AM near the corner of Trinity and Sixth Street in the city's downtown entertainment and bar district.

Jeb and Columbia Bush's youngest son allegedly wobbled up to and Austin police on duty in the city's downtown entertainment district and began badgering police about an earlier arrest of people he knew. TABC agent Capt. David Ferrero said Bush appeared to be drunk and "was observed to be a danger to himself and others."

According to the arrest affidavit, "Subject further resisted by pushing back with his body as he was restrained at the [Austin Police Department] transport van." During the scuffle, Bush suffered a cut on his chin and was transported to Breckenridge Hospital where he was treated and released. Bail was set at $2,500, but Bush was released on his own recognizance later about 10:30AM. If he fails to appear for court, he will forfeit the bond. Austin law classifies Public Intoxication as a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $500, while Resisting Arrest is a Class A misdemeanor, and is punishable by up to a year in jail.

Authorities were unaware of Bush's identity until after his arrest and booking when they observed his Florida Driver License. Governor Bush appearing with his wife at a Miami museum reception bristled at reporters' questions Friday evening when the issue was mentioned saying, "I'm not going to discuss it on the public square with 30 cameras."

Several members of the have received considerable press coverage for perceived or abusive use of alcohol and other substances, including George W. Bush's, Jenna and Barbara Bush's underage drinking, and Jebby's sister Noelle arrest for forging a  prescription.


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Media magnate, managing director and the largest shareholder of , claimed that the UK Prime Minister Tony Blair offered his opinions about the BBC in a private conversation with him. According to Murdoch, Blair views BBC broadcasts as portraying America in a negative light, and accusing their coverage of  to be used for political statements.

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Singer Britney Spears gives birth to a healthy boy

September 18, 2005

On September 14, pop singer Britney Spears reportedly gave birth to a baby boy through Cesarean section. Spears and husband Kevin Federline issued a statement on their website confirming the birth later in the week, saying the following: "We are ecstatic to announce the birth of our son! Everyone is happy, healthy and doing wonderful. Thank you for all your love and well wishes!!".

Spears reportedly gave birth through a Cesarean section due to the fact she did not want to experience the regular pain encountered during child birth. She has been met with some criticism by her fans in wake of this report.

The birth of the boy, whose birth name is disputed among different sources, is considered very important in the entertainment world. Analysts say his first photo could be sold by his parents for upwards of US$1,000,000.


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