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Anti-secession law
Thank you for reviewing the recent article, "China enacts historic 'anti-secession' law" here on Wikinews.

Regards,

— DV 09:42, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Mao suits
Thank you for your excellent work on the "'Mao suits' fading away in China" article.

Your changes made the article more interesting to read and easier to follow.

— DV 10:03, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Question
Text should only be copied from Wikipedia into Wikinews when the original source was from the public domain.

The license for Wikinews has not been settled yet, so everything on this site can be freely copied.

On Wikipedia, they have a GFDL license, which requires attribution of the original author, links to the source, and other requirements described on that site's copy of the license.

A few pieces of copied text have probably slipped through the cracks in the past, but going forward, contributors should rewrite any text from Wikipedia in their own words.

However, the larger issue you might encounter is that a few of the contributors here on Wikinews might object if a news article appears "encyclopedic". I try to keep historical context to a minimum in the stories I write, usually only a line or two, and then link to the related Wikipedia articles throughout the piece I am working on.

Regards,

— DV 10:41, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

India aircraft carrier story
I appreciate the India aircraft carrier story, but the article is reporting on more than one thing.

The bit about China deserves its own article. It's confusing to the reader to suddenly be reading about something else.

Also, I read the linked articles, but missed the assertion that nine countries have this capability. We need a source for this assertion.

Finally, the inline references to external sites are rather opaque. It would be easier to understand the external references by moving them into the Sources section at the end of the article. (This allows the citation to list its title and publisher, so the reader can decide which ones may be worth reading. Numbered external links aren't very inviting.)

If you don't get around to expanding the sources section, I'll wait a bit to avoid overwriting your edits and make those changes myself. — DV 08:52, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)

China's military budget increase
Thanks for moving the China bit out of the India article. It didn't seem directly related.

A working group submitted an increase for the Chinese military budget at the recent National People's Congress in Beijing, so if you want to develop a separate article about China's military growth, it would be nice to include that recent development to make it more newsworthy. I'll watch Recent changes to help out if you start such an article. — DV 09:54, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Sorry I duplicated your article about today's 326 rally in Taiwan
I didn't realize you were working on the same story.

Are we both watching the same channel on TV? I'm watching the Taiwan Domestic Newshour on ETTV. It's a HUGE march.

Perhaps we can merge some of the content of the two articles?

— DV 10:53, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * I'm glad you weren't too upset when you saw the dup. Thanks for polishing up the first graf of the story I submitted. — DV 11:01, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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See my Wikipedia User page. JK the unwise

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 * 100th British soldier killed in Iraq
 * Anti-war march in London
 * Hundreds attend "International Peace Conference"

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South American channeled apple snail discovered in Georgia

March 20, 2005 The American state of Georgia faces a new problem as wildlife officials discovered the South American channeled apple snail along the Alabaha River in Pierce County last month. Similar snails have been seen in four American states, including at least nine Florida counties, and Indonesia.

Apple snails (those of the ampullariidae family) are tropical and sub-tropical freshwater snails. They are named for their round shell, which is apple shaped. The channeled apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) has a yellow-to-brown shell that may grow to the size of a baseball. Unlike many other freshwater gastropods, Apple Snails have both a lung and a gill. This allows them to live even in oxygen-poor waters. Outside of their natural habitat of South America, the snails have no natural enemies. As they reproduce quickly and feed on aquatic plants, which provide food and shelter for native species, they can be devastating to their new environment.

"This discovery is one of particular interest because of the invasive nature of the species," assistant chief of DNR's Non-game Wildlife and Natural Heritage Section Jon Ambrose told the AP. "Because of the array of problems that can arise from releasing non-native species into Georgia's waters, we want to stress that this is not a responsible practice for pet owners."

DNR biologists searched the site of the discovery again last weekend. Although no more channeled apple snails were found, they may return for a more elaborate search. The Georgia winter, more severe than Florida´s, may put a stop to the threat.


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Thank God, something that doesn't explode.

This article looks good to me.

I'm going to add the "Environment" category. — DV 12:59, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Headline is misleading
The headline should contain U.S.A. or North America, as Georgia is a country in Europe.

Please change the snail picture to: Image:Pomacea_can_walking.jpg to show the involved snail. --81.11.213.73 11:02, 19 March 2006 (UTC)


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The man who died in explosion in Qatar is named

March 20, 2005

The British man who died in an expolsion in a theatre in the Qateri capital has been named by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office as Jonathan Adams. His family has been informed but asked for no further details to be released.

The Qateri authories believe the suicide bomber was an Egyptian living in Qater.


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Search engine Google sued by Agence France Presse

March 20, 2005

The issue of whose news content belongs to whom could get serious judicial review in a 17.5 million brought against the search engine giant Google. The French news agency Agence France Presse (AFP) is suing Google News for including their headlines, story leads and on the site's news summary pages. AFP alleges they asked Google to refrain from the practice, but the site has not complied.

The basis for the suit is that AFP sells its content via a. They allege Google News copies their content and provides it free in the form of a short summary. The suit was filed at the U.S. District court for the District of Columbia on Thursday.

Google has not responded to the lawsuit yet.

A federal appeals court ruling in 2002 allows web sites to use thumbnails and 30 to 40 words of text if the content is linked to the source. EARTHtimes.org writes of Google's practice, "(it) does seem to follow the Federal ruling guidelines."


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Anti-war march in London
Thanks for your story JK, unfortuantly the Submit a Story page is by far the slowest way to get a story posted. All stories posted in this way have to be manually worked through by another contributor which is very slow. A much quicker way to publish a story is through the Workspace; just post a dead link to your story (i.e the title) in the developing stories section and follow the dead link to create the story. When your satisfied with your story, remove it from the list of developing stories and put it under todays news on the same page. All this (excluding writing the article itself) only takes a minute or two. Good luck; any questions just ask. CGorman 18:38, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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http://bbs.zanhe.com/showthread.php?t=229

http://bbs.zanhe.com/showthread.php?t=310

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/ Welcome to Wikinews, a free-content news source that you can edit!

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非地区性 1. 财经专闻五条 2. 反恐战二到五条 3. 自然科学二到五条

地区性 4. 美国首闻, 政经文 各二到五条 5. 加拿大首闻 政商 各二到五条 6. 中国首闻 政经文史 各二到五条 7. 亚太首闻 政经文史 各二到五条 8. 欧罗细亚首闻 政经文史 各二到五条 9. 某时事重视地区(非拉印) 政经文史 各二到五条

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地区性 http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Category:World 4. 美国首闻, 政经文 各二到五条 http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Category:United_States 5. 加拿大首闻 政商 各二到五条 http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Category:Canada 6. 中国首闻 政经文史 各二到五条 http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Category:China http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Category:Hong_Kong http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Category:Taiwan 7. 亚太首闻 政经文史 各二到五条 http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Category:Asia http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Category:Japan http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Category:South_Korea http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Category:North_Korea http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Category:Australia

8. 欧罗细亚首闻 政经文史 各二到五条 http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Category:Lebanon http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Category:Middle_East http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Category:Turkey http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Category:Russia http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Category:Ukraine

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Lebanon's opposition holds Syria responsible for Beirut explosion

March 20, 2005 The Lebanese political opposition group, dubbed the "Cedar Revolution" by the US State Department, claims Syria should be held responsible for a car bomb that rocked the Christian neighborhood of New Jdeideh in the capital city of Beirut, The blast occurred early yesterday morning.

"The security agencies belong to [Syria]. There is no other explanation. When security agencies come under Lebanese control it will be another matter," Reuters quotes opposition leader and Druze chieftain Walid Jumblatt as saying.

After the car bomb explosion, which injured eleven people, a series of fake bombs were discovered throughout the neighborhood. There were also and several sonic grenades thrown at pro-Syrian Lebanese Democratic Party offices.

"We warn Syria not to let these midgets carry out security actions in the country," Reuters quotes Jumblatt as adding.

"This has been the message to the Lebanese people...to sow fear and terror among Lebanese citizens if there is a Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon," said Pierre Gemayel, a Christian opposition member who visited the site of the blast.


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VF: the information in this story is pretty much covered in the -See also- articles you cite. Perhaps the news angle should present new information supporting claims of Syrian involvement in the bomb. edw 22:57, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Oh jeez, I should've noticed that quote in the other article. Well, there's still the additional quote and the fake bombs, though there's not much other information to add. Maybe someone else will find something. VF 23:08, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Lebanese Democratic Party
Does anyone know what the Lebanese Democratic is and what it stands for? Meaning is it affiliated with the opposition (Cedar Revolution), or is it pro-Syrian.edw 00:03, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Pro-Syrian (see bottom of Jumblat intensifies battle against regime amid deepening crisis with Syria) VF 00:51, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks VF. Interesting article you added to sources. -edw 00:38, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)


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Talk:Search engine Google sued by Agence France Presse

Edbrown05,

I compared the spelling and definition of "reframe" with "refrain" and "refrain" appears to be the proper spelling and word to use in this article.

Is there a difference between the UK and American English in the usage of these words? Usually the dictionary reference linked above is pretty good about noting British and American usage differences, and none are noted for these two words. — DV 23:10, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Thank you DV for the correction. I made the change from the proper spelling just before I uploaded it. Goes to show sometimes you can trick yourself :-} -edw 23:48, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Name of the 2002 case?
Does anyone know the name of the Federal case from 2002 mentioned in the article?

I would like to read about it to find out more. — DV 00:44, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * I searched a little bit myself for the ruling but was unable to come up with anything. Much on this issue is unclear to me in terms of international law, but I think this obviously holds relevance for WikiNews. The use of quotes and graphics in our news stories must be clearly understood. I will look into this and report my findings.

 * I am coming to believe, upon further reflection, that the whole AFP lawsuit will be treated by the US court as frivilous since the issue was addressed in a previous ruling. By that I mean AFP is negligent, by not protecting their backdoor access to articles when they legally imply they are serious about protecting their content. If such ultimately proves to be the case, it opens a wider spectrum for use of content from other sites on WikiNews.

 * edw 03:42, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Perhaps somebody with more intimate knowledge on the issue can provide information. -edw 03:55, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I think the question is, if you click on the Google link, do you get the full and complete story? or do you get redirected? and what about the cache that google keeps of alot of pages?

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Please add this article to Category:Agence France-Presse. Thank you. Green Giant (talk) 01:37, 22 September 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ --Pi zero (talk) 10:47, 22 September 2015 (UTC)


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Talk:Explosion kills 42 miners in northern China; 27 missing

Is it just me or are there a large number of news reports of Explosions today? (<-- unsigned comment by SinnaMaN18)

 * I asked that same question over on the user talk page for the Main Page.

 * Davodd explained that it was due to the anniversary of the Iraq war. — DV 23:29, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Ahh, i see. Thanks. --SinnaMaN18 23:46, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)


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Driftwood crucifix listed on eBay for $25,000

March 21, 2005 A piece of driftwood in the shape of a crucifix is listed for sale on eBay with a starting bid price of $25,000. The seller, known as "Marzipanda," from Scottsdale, Arizona lists its description as a "Natural Found Wood Jesus Christ Crucifix Cross Easter."

Maripanda describes the discovery of the piece as, "My very dear friend found this amazing natural driftwood while hiking a few years ago. So striking because it clearly resembles the Lord and all the details."

Expensive found art Christiana made international headlines in November 2004 when a Florida woman named Diana Duyser sold a partially eaten grilled cheese sandwich on eBay for $28,000 to Canadian online gambling website, GoldenPalace.com, after claiming she saw the likeness of the Virgin Mary burned onto the toast.

But not all high-priced Christian fare on eBay is of dubious value. A perusal of Christian-themed items as of March 20, showed 13,944 for sale on eBay. They ranged from other found art to some very expensive and authenticated rare art.

One such item has an eBay seller from Tel-Aviv, Israel listing a 19th century iron wall plaque with a starting bid of $30,000 and a shipping cost of $2,000, making it the most-expensive Christian religious item listed for sale on the auction web site.

Under the "Christian Icons" section of the site, the 14 cast iron plaques are advertised to have been made in 1855 and portrays "Jesus in Jerusalem" with the 14 stations of Christ.

Another high-priced Christian-themed item is a set of chalices and paten in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida for $3,550. The gold-plated silver is thought to have been made in the 1870s.


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Paulrevere2005,

This is an unusual article for Wikinews.

Unfortunately, Wikinews can't list the links for where you can buy this stuff, because Wikinews is a non-commercial site.

However, this is a bit of a catch-22, because if the article can't cite the sources for where the stuff is for sale, then it would appear to be an unsubstantiated story.

I'm open for ideas about how to best solve this quandary. — DV 00:39, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Laughing about it surely won't help... hehe :-} !! -edw 00:58, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * More seriously though, if Paulrevere2005 would tell me where I can get that piece of driftwood, I would gladly consider lifting the article dispute.edw 01:10, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * I'm curious how Wikinews would have covered the recent story about the grilled cheese sandwich which had the image of the Virgin Mary on it. How could we have linked to the auction without violating the "no commercial links" rule, while at the same time having a source to support the credibility of the story?

 * It seems that we would have been forced to rely on secondary sources which had already written about the story, rather than referring to the primary source of the story.

 * Perhaps one of the deeper thinkers among the policy wonks here on Wikinews will be able to devise a policy to cover this situation. — DV 01:11, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Driftwood found
Here is the link to the driftwood found in the shape of a cross.

However, I don't see how it is possible to insert it into the article without violating the policy against commercial links. — DV 01:14, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * I have looked at Paulrevere2005 sources for his writing in the Latin American gang piece and was not questioning the accuracy of the reporting with regard to the sources.

 * The link DV provides shows I have days yet to contemplate my bid! Thank you DV.

 * My larger point is this, if the reader is interested, they can pursue it for themselves as DV has done. That does impose a certain amount of effort, yes. But the account being related in this news story is mindless and needless. edw 01:36, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Well, you'd think the grilled cheese with the Virgin Mary image on it that was offered on eBay was also mindless and needless, and yet it sold for a large sum of money to some online casino if I recall. (OK, so maybe they were made for each other.)

 * The grilled cheese story was covered in quite a few reputable "mainstream media" outlets, so evidently quite a few readers are interested in this type of thing. — DV 01:44, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Point taken. But does an item by item account of what is happening on eBay constitute news for WikiNews. edw 01:59, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * An item by item accounting is certainly not useful (it would also be quite boring).

 * As a constructive suggestion, perhaps this article could be revised to focus on the unusual items currently for sale, which is no more than what the grilled cheese stories accomplished in so many other news outlets.

 * Would that satisfy the substance of the dispute? — DV 02:12, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Initially, my only positive reaction to the story was the focus on some news worthy prices for some Christian collectables. From there I am afraid it digressed. If the story held focus on the collectables and some of the prices they are fetching, or some other news worthy issue, then I would not object... of course not. edw 02:41, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Providing the actual link to eBay as evidence of the story should not violate commercial links - since it is not spam - but used as proof of citation. -- Davodd | Talk 03:36, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Newsworthy?
This article is of dubious newsworthiness. It fails the relevancy test - by not answering the "So what?" question that is essential to gauging news worth. -- Davodd | Talk 02:46, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * I think I edited the story to salvage its newsworthiness. -- Davodd | Talk 03:32, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Excellent work.

 * One man's trash is another man's treasure.

 * After checking the cited sources, and reading the edited article, I removed the dispute tag. — DV 03:50, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

This begs the question of: DRIFTWOOD IN ARIZONA DESERT?
Arizona is land locked. I bid shipping cost for this for this .... hehe :-} -edw 04:12, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Maybe it's a typo... they meant draftwood because it blew in on a breeze. edw 04:25, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * I don't know about Arizona, but Death Valley used to be covered in water, as the glaciers were retreating at the end of the last Ice Age. — DV 05:37, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Not to mention there are rivers, lakes in Arizona, and portions of it used to be ocean front property. Deserts also produce "driftwood", scoured by sand and sun of bark and sharp edges. - Amgine 06:04, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Somehow I knew these geological stuffs would be brought up. aarrgghh! After 5 days the item has received zero bids... so is this news? edw 06:22, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Paulrevere2005 succeeds to twist and test reasonable discourse, reporting and logic. I think those contributions are amusing at this point... nothing more and nothing less.

I try, Paulrevere2005 presses against the limits of social acceptability.

edw 06:31, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Driftwood can form in lakes, rivers and reserviors, too. Possible driftwood sites in Arizona: Lake Mead, Canyon Lake, etc. -- Davodd | Talk 08:23, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Is This Article Discussion Page the Place for Negative Personal Generalizations?

 * I wrote this article in an attempt to write an original report on a non-controversial event where POV and NPOV would not rear their heads. I am trying to become more useful in this wikinews platform. So, I don't appreciate the childish,cavalier use of a dispute tag re; this article e.g; ":More seriously though, if Paulrevere2005 would tell me where I can get that piece of driftwood, I would gladly consider lifting the article dispute" and "Laughing about it surely won't help... hehe :-} !!"

 * I also doubt such negative personal generalizations(as directly above) are acceptable on this article discussion page; I'd appreciate an administrator clarifying that for me. I have sent edw a message directly and would appreciate any general,personal comments from him to be sent to my user discussion page. In the meantime, I'd like to read some of edw 's contributions to see what they are like. Please refer me to one, edw . I enjoy arguments about POV etc and can take insults regarding a particular article; I've dished out a few myself; but I don't like somebody using their POV about my work to insult my overall presence here and my contributions in a general way on an article disussion page; I don't find that cute,funny,useful or constructive. And now I've just read the insulting and personal "Muse" reference below. Will an experienced wiki please contact me on my user page and tell me what my options are in dealing with this personal attack. Paulrevere2005 14:26, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * I replied on Paulrevere2005's user talk page. — DV 14:58, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I support the WikiNews interest of being transparent. Comments regarding an article should be posted on an article's discussion page. That is, after all, the point of the discussion tab at the top of the article.

As to my comments and opinions on they article, they are a reflection on me, and they certainly do reflect my thinking on the qualty of the article. They also certainly reflect my thoughts regarding Paulrevere2005 personally. I borrow some DV's wording by saying are we to "hide in the ghettos of user talk" with regard to conversation on an article? I think we should not. Public domain is exactly what it means... nothing more and nothing less. -edw 15:05, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Some people can't differentiate between comments about an article and comments about a person; pathetic. Paulrevere2005 22:32, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

WikiNews Muse
I thought I might write a story but this devilish little muse over my shoulder thought it also too would write a story. So much was my attention distracted that in the interest of satisfying my little rapacious muse I was not able to formulate any progress upon my own task at hand.

I therefore happened upon an interesting and distracting discourse with him upon the glacial epoch preceding the birth eBay, where upon my muse insisted Christian paraphanalia (sp?) was news worthy. With due regard I dispatched my attention upon the task, only to realize, like the late great Hunter S. Thompson, that I missed the story.

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Anti-war march in London

March 21, 2005 Tens of thousands of anti-war protesters marched though London on Saturday to mark the two year anniversary of the. Organisers estimated the number of marchers at over 150,000, however the police put the number at 45,000.

The march started at Hyde park and moved past the American embassy, ending in. The protest was one of a number of demonstrations around the world. Protests took place in Japan, Australia, and the United States.

The protests had been called by the Anti-war Assembly of the 2005, an annual conference of the alternative globalization movement which took place in , Brazil in January 26–31, and were supported by coalitions from all over the world. The London protest was organised by the.

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Violent protests break out in Kyrgyzstan over allegedly rigged parliamentary elections

March 21, 2005 At least 10,000 protesters stormed government buildings, burnt down a police station, and took control of an airport to prevent reinforcements from being flown into Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyzstan today as they demanded the resignation of president Askar Akayev. The protesters claim that recent parliamentary elections were rigged.

According to a police source in the capital of Bishkek, four police were beaten to death in clashes with protesters.

Last week, Akayev warned civil war would break out if there was an attempt to copy the Ukrainian "Orange Revolution." However, the government says it wants a peaceful resolution. "We have never gone against our own people, especially not with weapons in our hands," Prime Minister Nikolai Tanayev said.

Opposition leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev says negotiations will only be fruitful if president Akayev himself is involved. "All other lower level negotiations will be just a waste of time," Bakiyev said.

The U.S. state department issued a statement saying the situation could be dealt with "according to the rule of law," and spokesman Adam Ereli said, "U.S. officials have been in contact with both the government and opposition to reinforce this message."

The OSCE stated the elections did not properly measure up to international standards, citing "lack of effective voter access to diverse sources of information, bias in the media, continued de-registration of candidates on minor grounds..., and inaccurate and poorly maintained voter lists."


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Cambridge, MA, landmark "Gas With a Smile" requests waiver in conversion to Hess Express

Gas With a Smile, an independent gas station on Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge has filed with the city for a hearing with the license commission to amend its license to do business as Hess Express. According to the Cambridge Department of Human Services, the Christos Poutahides No. 6 Family Limited Partnership, which owns the station, has asked that they be allowed not to offer repair services at the site. A hearing will be held on March 29, 2005, at the Lombardi Municipal Building at 831 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge.

According to a guide published by the city, a "Garage and Gasoline License" is required "for a commercial or residential parking garage with space for 3 vehicles or more to keep and store flammables."

Gas With a Smile was shut down by the city fire department in 1999 for failing to upgrade its underground gas tanks to comply with federal regulations passed 10 years earlier.

Hess Express gas stations are owned by Amerada Hess, which operates approximately 1250 gas stations on the eastern seaboard of the United States.


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Pingswept,

Were you able to visit the gas station in question?

If you are close enough to the location to provide some direct observations, you could add the original reporting tag. — DV 05:34, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * I think pingswept is planning to visit tomorrow, and expand the article then. - Amgine 05:35, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * I got the snaps! I got the snaps! Pingswept 03:27, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)


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Bush signs historic Schiavo bill into law

March 21, 2005

President Bush approved a historic bill designed to keep brain-damaged Terri Schiavo on life-support, shortly after it was sent to him by the US House of Representatives.

"Today, I signed into law a bill that will allow federal courts to hear a claim by or on behalf of Terri Schiavo for violation of her rights relating to the withholding or withdrawal of food, fluids, or medical treatment necessary to sustain her life," said Bush's written statement.

Bush waited at the White House for the bill's arrival and signed it into law after returning early from a vacation at his Texas ranch.

The House passed the bill by a vote of 203–58 shortly after midnight in a rare Sunday session called at 9pm that night. Democrats objected to a call for unanimous consent earlier in the day. Although most members had left for the Easter break, 261 of the 435 House members returned for the vote.

Representatives debated the measure in the House from both sides.

Rep., a Wisconsin Republican, said of previous rulings in Florida that they were "enforcing a merciless directive to deprive Terri Schiavo of her right to life." He continued that the House should "reinforce the law's commitment to justice and compassion for all Americans, particularly the most vulnerable."

Democrat of Florida disagreed, saying "Tonight this Congress is about to commit a travesty. Tonight congressional leaders are poised to appoint this Congress as a judge and a jury."

The US Senate had passed the bill by unanimous consent earlier in the day.

Terri Schiavo has been on life-support for over 15 years, and is currently cared for at a Florida hospice. She is considered by physicians to be in a "permanent vegetative state", while her parents contend that she is viable and that there is hope for recovery. Schiavo's feeding tube was removed on Friday after Florida courts ruled in favor of her husband, Michael Schiavo, who acts as her legal guardian in the matter. Terri Schiavo's siblings, and her parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, challenge this decision.

"We are very very thankful to have crossed this bridge," said Suzanne Vitadamo, Terri Schiavo's sister. "We are hopeful, we are very hopeful, that the federal courts will follow the will of Congress and save my sister's life."


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WSJ: Diller close to $2 billion deal for Ask Jeeves

March 21, 2005

Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp (IAC) is near a US$2 billion deal to buy search engine Ask Jeeves, according to a report in Monday's Wall Street Journal.

The corporate boards from both companies were in talks all weekend negotiating what appears to be an all-stock deal. If approved, the price tag would be a substantial premium over Ask Jeeves valuation of $1.4 billion as of Friday's stock market close.

The acquisition of Oakland, California-based Ask Jeeves by IAC would mean they own a known brand name and get a foothold in revenues from search engine advertising. The company also would become a direct competitor with companies such as Google, Yahoo!, Amazon.com and Microsoft who also have launched their own high-profile internet search engines. Ask Jeeves also owns other brands, including Excite.com and iWon.com.

Diller has built InterActiveCorp on the backbone of the cash generated by Home Shopping Network, a company he used to bankroll the purchases of a large portfolio of internet and electronic commerce companies. These include Expedia, Ticketmaster, Match.com, CitySearch and the LendingTree.

He also bought and grew cable networks USA Network and Sci Fi Channel before selling them off to NBC Universal, of which he is the largest individual shareholder.


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Car maker DeLorean dies at 80

March 21, 2005 Automobile industry pioneer, John DeLorean, died Saturday in a New Jersey hospital by complications from a stroke.

DeLorean was born in 1925 in Detroit, Michigan to European immigrant parents. He received an education in automotive engineering and quickly rose through the ranks of Packard and later General Motors (GM). DeLorean was credited with the development of the Pontiac GTO, which helped introduce the era of "muscle cars". By 1965, DeLorean led the entire Pontiac division, and four years later was promoted to the prestigious position of leading GM's Chevrolet.

In 1973, DeLorean quit General Motors and started his own company, the De Lorean Motor Company. The company's product was the DMC-12, an unusual car featuring an unpainted, stainless-steel exterior and gull-wing doors. The company started production in 1981 but failed less than two years later, having produced under 9,000 vehicles. Despite the company's failure and the car's dismal sales, the car itself gained a cult following after the release of the 1985 movie Back to the Future which featured the car as a time-travel machine.

DeLorean himself was in nearly as much trouble as his company. In 1982 he was arrested for attempting to sell $24 million worth of cocaine to undercover police, and after his company's failure, he became involved in a multitude of lawsuits alleging investor fraud. Though DeLorean successfully resolved the cocaine case after claiming entrapment, his other legal cases would drag on until 1999, when he declared bankruptcy.

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User:Sjorford

I mainly edit on the English Wikipedia, but I like the idea of Wikinews, so I'll probably throw in a few edits here and there.

My Wikipedia user page (talk)

live recent changes

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Kofi Annan unveils UN reform plan

March 21, 2005 UN Secretary General Kofi Annan will formally present a plan this morning to the UN General Assembly when it meets in New York later today. The plan, entitled, is part of the UN's attempt to revitalise itself during its sixtieth anniversary year.

If implemented, this plan will be the largest change ever to the international body, calling for the addition of nine members to the Security Council, and for the creation of a new Human Rights Council to replace the 53-member.

The Canadian ambassador to the UN,, was the first diplomat to officially respond by saying, "A lot of hard work lies ahead but we are optimistic." , Amnesty International, and other, have come out in support of the plan.

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EU concerned about Microsoft compliance, $5 million daily fine possible

March 21, 2005

Bill Gates's Microsoft could be fined as much as 5.0% of its daily income, roughly US$ 5 million per day according to Wall Street Journal calculatations, if it does not comply with demands set by the European Commission. The commission investigated Microsoft's practice of bundling the Windows Media Player software into the Windows operating system in 2003-2004, a practice which rivals complained was destroying the market for their own products. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday a week ago that the European Commission would decide their course of action in two weeks time.

Negotiations between Microsoft and the Commission broke down in March 2004 and the company was subsequently fined a record €497 million (US$ 613 million) for its breaches of EU competition law.

The ruling is subject to appeal, but a European Court decided in Dec 2004 that fines imposed on Microsoft by the EU would not be delayed. Microsoft paid the €497 million fine and must now ship versions of Windows without Windows Media Player. It was also decided by the EU court that Microsoft must license many of the protocols used in its products to developers in countries within the European Economic Area.

The European Commission rejected today a proposal by Microsoft to license its workgroup server software protocols. These protocols would allow programmers to build server programs that are compatible with systems and PCs running the Windows operating system. Influencing the decision were complaints from the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSF Europe), which said the per-server licensing proposal violated the principle that the protocols could be used to develop free software, because there is no way of knowing how many servers will be using free software.

"Microsoft either doesn't understand or doesn't want to understand the idea of free software," said FSF Europe spokesman Joachim Jakobs.

Jakobs explained that as free software is freely distributed, it is impossible to predict the extent of its use. Also, authors of free software would encounter copyright issues with Microsoft when using the protocols to distribute their software. Microsoft stated last Friday that it is still trying to find the balance between the need to preserve the private interests of Microsoft and the public interests.

Earlier, the European Commission rejected Microsoft's proposal to release the new Windows Media Player-free version of Windows under the name "Reduced Media Edition." Microsoft is now investigating other names suggested by the Commission. It is still unclear whether a deadline is or will be set for the demands by the EU.


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User:Redge/Writing Contest

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 * Microsoft still not complied with EU demands, possible $5 million daily fine

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 * Large creature loose in London suburb

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 * Kazaa Trial concluding

24th:
 * New company to research artificial brain

And that was it. I figured we didn't work on weekend or during Easter, but I was wrong. Too bad, but life goes on.

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Talk:EU concerned about Microsoft compliance, $5 million daily fine possible

The wording of the title is awkward.

At a minimum, the title should read,

"Microsoft not compliant with EU demands, possible $5 million daily fine"

However, from reading the story and the cited sources, it seems the story could be summed up as:

"EU concerned about Microsoft compliance; possible five million dollar daily fine"

but that's pretty long.

So how about:

"EU rejects Microsoft proposal; daily US$5 million fine?"

Just some ideas. — DV 14:06, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * I was going to go with "Microsoft has still not complied with EU demands, possible US$ 5 million daily fine", or "Microsoft still not complying with EU demands, possible US$ 5 million daily fine", but those didn't seem right either. The article is actually a combination of two articles: the possible fine, and the rejected proposal. It seemed to me both could be combined. In light of this, I think the longer title may be justified: "EU concerned about Microsoft compliance; possible five million dollar daily fine" The title "EU rejects Microsoft proposal; daily US$5 million fine?" seems to me a bit melodramatic, as if to say: the End? I would heartily welcome a title suggestion that makes more sense then any of these. -- Redge (Talk) 15:49, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * "Microsoft still not complied with..." doesn't make sense, so almost any of the other choices would be better at this point. — DV 15:54, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * I'm going with "EU concerned about Microsoft compliance; possible five million dollar daily fine" for now and ask people not move the article untill we can agree on a better title here. -- Redge (Talk) 16:03, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)


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This is list of the news articles i've either started or been particularly involved. I've created it because the majority of my edits are tiny changes here and there - this list however is of the solid work i've done.

Overall Total - 150

March (2)
19th: David Carry and Euan Dale help Scotland to record a one two in the 400m I.M.

4th: Ian Thorpe starts to recover from chest pains

February (1)
3rd: Leisel Jones sets two new swimming world records at trials

January (1)
6th: Bill Sweetenham cleared of bullying allegations

December (1)
17th: Imitation gun pointed a Australia swimmers during training

November (2)
26th: China names its new head coach for swimming

12th: Canadian Mike Mintenko retires from swimming

October (3)
24th: 22.2% of secondary school students in Ireland drop out before the Leaving Cert

15th: Welsh swimming squad named for 2006 Commonwealth Games

1st: Junk food to be banned in English schools

August (5)
29th: Little Caesars to open 8 stores in Ireland

27th: Irish CAO releases 2005 university offers to students

25th: RTE's Eddie Hobbs attracts massive audience

2nd: Tom Cruise orders €14,500 takeaway meal

2nd: Atkins Nutritionals Inc. goes bankrupt

July (11)
19th: Plan Magazine sold for €300,000 to Commercial Media Group

17th: Gulf Air launches direct flights to the Middle East from Dublin

16th: Shell quits Irish fuel retail market

14th: Hurricane Emily hits Grenada Original Reporting

11th: Padraig Harrington withdraws from British Open

11th: BSkyB director joins Setanta

11th: Gas explosion in Russian shopping center

11th: Ryanair launches more Shannon Airport routes

7th: Bush crashs his bike into scottish police officer

7th: Transport and telecommunications struggle amid confusion in London

7th: Financial markets react to London blasts

June (25)
24th: Dublin gets ready to be rocked once again by U2

16th: World Bank president addresses global youth forum on genocide

13th: Airbus wins Qatar Airways order

13th: Ryanair exercises options on five Boeing 737s

12th: Fossett set to recreate first non-stop transatlantic flight

11th: BSkyB faces challenge in securing Premiership rights

11th: Irish inflation creeps upwards to 2.4% Original Reporting

11th: Glazer caps Manchester United's player transfer spending at £25m a year

10th: 600,000 new millionaires created in 2004

8th: Republic of Ireland top Group 4 by beating Faroe Islands

8th: California IT company to create 100 new jobs in Dublin

8th: 30 travellers from Rwanda die in Ugandan bus crash

8th: Google is now worth over $80bn

7th: Ireland will hold EU referendum

7th: World now spends over $1 trillion a year on arms

6th: Over 1.5m apply for British Live 8 tickets

5th: Coldplay's new album hits stores worldwide this week

5th: Israel upset Republic of Ireland again in World Cup Qualifiers

4th: Re-creation of 1919 cross-Atlantic flight is successful

4th: Big shoes to fill at eBay

4th: Online poker firm set for multibillion pound flotation

3rd: Ryanair passenger numbers up 34%

2nd: Elan shares plunge as another patient dies

1st: Samsung's 4Gb flash memory begins mass production

1st: Dutch exit poll: 63% say 'no' to EU constitution

May (15)
31st: Scottish Radio Holdings set to buy Highland Radio for €7m

31st: Ryanair profits jump 19% to €268.9m Original Reporting

29th: Mobile ringtone tops the UK singles chart

29th: Exit poll: 55% of French voters say no to EU constitution

29th: Lapp Plats becomes first firm to float on IEX

28th: Low fares airline, Ryanair celebrates twenty years in business

23rd: Five Irish schoolgirls die in bus crash

22nd: Venture capital investment in Ireland soars by 35%

20th: IDA Ireland opens Shanghai office

19th: Exclusive Interview: Piano Man is possibly a British actor Original Reporting & Interview

13th: Irish inflation back on the rise Original Reporting

3rd: UBS sees net income jump 15 percent

3rd: Major hunt on for pub robbers in Irish Midlands

3rd: UK clothing firm to list on Icelandic Stock Exchange

2nd: Swiss cement company Holcim Ltd sees net profits jump 67%

April (28)
24th: Barry Prime changes mind about Swim Ireland

23rd: Dermot Mannion becomes new Aer Lingus CEO

23rd: American who owns BenedictXVI.com wants "one of those hats"

22nd: Creative Technology sees profits drop 72%, but sales soar

22nd: Third concert date for U2 in Dublin

22nd: Motorola to launch iTunes mobile phone

22nd: Irish National Pensions Reserve Fund gains 2.4% in first quarter

22nd: Work begins on world's longest underwater pipeline

20th: Norwegian whaling season starts with highest quota in a decade

19th: Barry Prime becomes Swim Ireland's new National Performance Director

17th: Papal conclave attracting more bets than the Oscars

17th: Croke Park opens to soccer and Rugby

17th: Littlewoods plans to axe 3,200 jobs

16th: Over a quarter of a billion camera phones sold in 2004

14th: Israeli soldiers stop 15 year old Palestinian from detonating himself

13th: Unions ballot to "shut down the BBC"

13th: Microsoft releases low-cost Windows XP Starter Edition in Brazil

13th: Sit-in at Washington University, St. Louis enters ninth day

12th: Eritrea plans to vaccinate 500,000 children

12th: Irish Enterprise Exchange Launched in Dublin

12th: Cloned cattle's milk and meat seem safe, according to new study

12th: New top level domain names created

4th: Music promoter Mean Fiddler sold for almost £38m

3rd: Annual rich list shows Ireland now has six billionaires

3rd: Archbishop Desmond Tutu calls for African Pope

3rd: Mobile phone firm 3 losses almost double

2nd: Pope John Paul II dies

1st: Rural African school goes to Sweden for environment award

March (36)
30th: School dinner costs just 49p in Wales

28th: Ireland's smoking ban a success after first year Original Reporting

27th: Cricket: Sehwag dominates, but India trails

27th: Five wounded, two killed in Lebanon blast

25th: Expo 2005 opens in Aichi, Japan

24th: Sony's Playstation Portable is launched in North America

24th: New figures released on Irish income distribution

22nd: US interest rates rise to 2.75%

21st: Bank of Ireland to axe 2,000 jobs

19th: Wales win Grand Slam, RBS Six Nations and the Triple Crown

18th: English Wikipedia passes 500 thousand article milestone

18th: Irish mobile penetration rate hits 94%

17th: McCartney campaign changing minds about IRA

14th: Padraig Harrington wins first PGA Tour event; The Honda Classic

13th: Pope John Paul II leaves hospital

13th: France beat Ireland in RBS Six Nations

13th: GAA: Dublin too strong for Westmeath Original Reporting

12th: Canadian airline Jetsgo ceases operations; 17,000 stranded

12th: 3 dead as man on trial for rape escapes

12th: Comedian Dave Allen dies aged 68

11th: Meath/Kildare by-election turnout between 20-30%

11th: UK "terror bill" passed after standoff

10th: United Nations passes Declaration on human cloning

9th: Dead Chechen rebel Maskhadov's son promises to continue father's work

8th: British Airways announces new CEO

7th: British Airways CEO set to step down in the summer

6th: Freed hostage Sgrena, says shooting "no accident"

6th: GAA: Westmeath beat Donegal by narrowest of margins Original Reporting

5th: David Blunkett is not the father of Kimberly Quinn's son

5th: Irish unemployment rate steady at 4.2%

5th: Bill Gates receives honourary knighthood

4th: Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena freed

4th: Former Ukrainian minister found dead

3rd: Take-Two Interactive profits surge 74%

3rd: Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo, non-stop around the world

1st: Elan; Biogen withdraw multiple sclerosis drug after death

February (16)
28th: Lebanese Government resigns amid protests

27th: Ireland beat England 19-13 in the RBS Six Nations

26th: Founder of Amnesty International dies, aged 83

23rd: Illegal dye found in British food

22nd: 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Iran

21st: Spain says Yes to EU constitution

19th: PSNI confirms Northern Bank notes are from Northern Bank Robbery

18th: Millions found by Irish police in raids

17th: United Iraqi Alliance win slight majority

17th: Greenspan's testimony suggests "more of the same"

16th: NHL season canceled amid player pay cap dispute

16th: Thorpe to miss 2005 World Swimming Championships

15th: Yahoo chooses Dublin as location of new European Headquarters

8th: India tops list of top offshoring locations

7th: EasyJet passenger figures rise almost 24%

4th: ConocoPhillips announces $1bn share repurchase

November (3)
18th: New Band Aid music video is launched

18th: Sainsbury's posts first ever loss

17th: Kmart to buy Sears for US$11 billion

Triva

 * In March 2005, over 10% of articles were started by me, thats 1 in 10
 * Overall 1 in 20 wikinews stories, or 5% of the total were started by me or I worked on extensively!

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Yahoo! snaps up Flickr

March 21, 2005

Portal and search company Yahoo! has purchased Ludicorp Research and Development Ltd., the private corporation which owns the photo sharing site Flickr. The news was officially disclosed in a Sunday posting to the corporation's staff blog and is credited to Caterina Fake, Flickr's vice president of marketing and community. The posting announced the sale, but did not disclose details of the deal. In a report by Silicon.Com, Yahoo! spokeswoman Joanna Stevens confirmed the deal on Sunday but also did not disclose the terms.

Both Fake and Stevens said Flickr will remain independent. Stevens added that Flickr's employees will relocate to the Yahoo! headquarters in Sunnyvale, California later this year.

Rumors of the sale have been circulating amongst bloggers for some time, though neither company would confirm or deny the rumored sale. Other rumors had Google or AOL as Flickr's probable suitor.

Flickr allows users to upload pictures from their computers, digital cameras, or camera phones to a personal website where they can display them, engage in photo blogging and create photo albums. The graphics may be licensed under a variety copyright license schemes including public domain, and photo owners can be easily contacted through the website.

Yahoo! had earlier announced [http://p6.mgl.re2.yahoo.com/index_beta.html Yahoo! 360°], a blogging service with sharing privileges and integration with other Yahoo! services such as internet broadcasting and instant messaging.

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Possible black hole created in US

March 21, 2005 US particle physicists at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York have created a fireball in a particle accelerator that bears a striking similarity to a black hole. It was generated at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) by smashing beams of gold nuclei together at almost the speed of light.

The collision produces a ball of plasma which is about 300 million times hotter that the surface of the Sun. The fireball can be detected because it absorbs jets of particles produced by the collision, but in this case 10 times as many jets were being absorbed as had been predicted by calculations.

Physicist Horatiu Nastase of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island says that the calculations show that the fireball has properties similar to that of a black hole. Nastase says this could help explain why so few jets are seen coming out of the fireball. He thinks the particles are being absorbed into the core and reappearing as thermal (Hawking) radiation, just like theory predicts happens in a black hole.

Other physicists have pointed out possible holes in Nastase’s calculations. Carlos Nunez of MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts said, “I wouldn’t say his model is wrong, but it’s clearly under construction.”

Even if Nastase turns out to be right, the black holes created pose no danger. At this scale gravity is not the dominant force in a black hole and they quickly evaporate away - this one lasted a mere 10-23 seconds, that is 10 million, billion, billionths of a second.

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U.S. jury deliberates immigrant smuggler case

March 21, 2005 A Houston jury resumes deliberations today in a federal smuggling case where 19 illegal immigrants died from heat and lack of oxygen. The defendant, Tyrone Williams, 34, could face the death penalty for his alleged involvement in harboring and transporting illegal immigrants across the US-Mexican border.

He was reportedly paid $7,500 to bring the immigrants to Houston in a tractor trailer truck.

Williams, a Jamaican citizen, was a member of a smuggling ring. He alone faces capital punishment charges, while 14 other ring members were charged with less serious offenses for their involvement in the case. Williams allegedly made a four-hour trip across the border and then parked at a truck stop in Victoria, about 100 miles from Houston. He left the truck while 75 persons suffered in the cargo area of the trailer during sweltering heat.

The prosecution claims he abandoned the trailer while ignoring screams for help and banging on the walls from those inside the trailer.

His defense attorneys argue Williams was unable to hear anything from the trailer, and they further say greed by other ring members was the cause of the deaths since the trailer was so overcrowded. Williams should not be singled out, his attorneys maintained, just because he was the driver of the truck.

"He didn't care," said federal prosecutor Daniel Rodriguez during closing arguments. "To him, these weren't people, they were merchandise."

The jury asked U.S. District Judge Vanessa Gilmore three questions before the trial was adjourned for the weekend.


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The story was picked up by SciScoop: http://www.sciscoop.com/story/2005/3/19/212035/283

Front page even!

vlsimpson 18:38, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:U.S. jury deliberates immigrant smuggler case

Jurisdiction
Is this case being tried in federal or state court? This may have a large impact on the death-penalty issue in the case. - Amgine 19:13, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * None of this story's sources references jurisdiction. I checked a few other news articles and again, none of them mentions jurisdiction in the case either.

 * Since it is a convention that a reporter would note a "federal court" proceeding in a story, I can only assume this is a "state court" proceeding. In sticking with this convention, I won't make any change to the article. -edw 02:44, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Your "death penalty" assertion needs to be verified. Paulrevere2005 05:49, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * The trial is being conducted by US District court Judge Vanessa Gilmore. Whenever you see the words US District, it's a federal case. — DV 06:30, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * I also added a third source to confirm that this is indeed a federal death penalty case. — DV 06:34, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I do not believe the third source is confirmation, I believe the third source added by DV is totally inaccurate against the weight of all other sources I looked into. The LA Times story is the only inconsistent member of the bunch of reporting on this. -edw 07:18, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * All of the sources are quite clear that US District court Judge Vanessa Gilmore is presiding over the case. Are you disputing that this is a federal case?

 * I'll go ahead and add another source from the local Houston Chronicle that also clearly states that, "Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty". — DV 07:48, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * I just re-read all four of the cited sources, and all four of them consistently reference US District Court Judge Vanessa Gilmore, showing that this is a federal case, and all four of them point out that this is a death penalty case. I'm not sure why edw thinks these sources don't contain this information.

 * Edw, if you can find a fifth source that disputes the accuracy of the cited reporting, please provide a link. — DV 07:56, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Sorry, connection trouble. "District" court. Nope, I have no understanding to explain that. Amgine wonders whether this is federal or state court. Clearly I did not regard "district" court as being associated with "federal" court. I may need schooled. -edw 08:12, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * No problem. This article on United States district court contains more than you'd ever want to know on the subject. This article on District courts in general makes note of the US prefix as a means of distinguishing federal from state courts. — DV 08:19, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * I read the This article on District courts in general and it contains ambiguity as to the jurisdiction question. Knowing Texas as the "outlaw state," I still maintain this is a State court issue. And it is breaking news to which I will turn my attention.

 * Huh? You do realize that Texas is part of the United States?

 * OK, well if you refuse to believe this is a federal case, here is irrefutable proof:

 * The case is called "United States of America v. Tyrone Williams".

 * A United States Magistrate Judge signed the filing.

 * Steven Greenwell, an agent of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement swore out an affidavit.

 * The case is for a violation of Title 8 and 18 of the United States Code, Section 1324.

 * One of the captions reads, "Truck driver Tyrone Williams listens to testimony at the federal courthouse in Houston."

 * Here is the federal criminal complaint on FindLaw.

 * Hopefully the above pieces of information should be enough for you to now believe that this is a federal case. — DV 10:11, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * you are a magician! Now maybe I will take another look at this story -edw 18:42, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Dispute Tag
This article was only on the "in development" list for 48 minutes. This is a collaborative process Edw.

 * Edw's POV on illegal immigration is being preached in this article.Edw's comments on the talk page of "U.S. cracks down on Latin American gangs" made it clear what his POV is on illegal immigration; e.g equating it with "freedom" etc. Here are a view of his quotes;

 * "It hardly seems necessary to discuss "freedom" in terms of illegal immigration when examples abound. Duh -> don't make me think about it......" edw 19:34, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)

and viola!, you get fear mongering."
 * "shake vigorously with hatred of US immigration policy

 * This article is obviously trying to take a tragedy and expand it to a general sympathy for illegal immigrants as illustrated by the last line, an out of context partial quote “There was this deliberate, cruel and evil lack of concern for these people…”.

Rewrite with less POV please. Paulrevere2005 05:31, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Smart cookie Paulrevere2005. -edw 07:09, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * sorry edw ; I was in a bad mood;its gone now. Paulrevere2005 17:28, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * :-} glad! I often wish I could say it 'just so'.... but the words fail me. -edw 18:11, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Editorial cleanup needed e.g."Williams had been singled out, they maintain, because grief caused by the incident led prosecutors to focus its attention on one out of the others involved"
So lets see, he was singled out because prosecuters were focusing its(sic) attention on someone else? This babble is bordering on patent nonsense. Paulrevere2005 05:57, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Is it better now? — DV 06:22, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

You bet; its just fine now; next time I'll try to fix it myself. Paulrevere2005 06:27, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)


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Bank of Ireland to axe 2,000 jobs

March 21, 2005

It emerged last night that the Bank of Ireland, Ireland's second largest bank, intends to lay off 15% of its workforce. Such a move would affect 2,000 of the bank's 12,000 employees. The job cuts would be an effort to reduce the banks large cost base and thus improve its overall competitiveness.

Newly appointed CEO Brian Goggin, who took over from Michael Soden at the end of last year, suggested at the time of his appointment that one of his first moves would be to cut costs. This objective is likely to be fulfilled on Tuesday when the company makes a formal announcement about the cuts. The relative contributions of staff versus technology to the Bank's cost versus revenue base is unclear from the announcement, begging questions as to the rationale for such changes.

The Irish banking sector - one of the world's most profitable - has experienced a dramatic change in the last few months. Danske bank, one of Denmark's leading banks recently announced the purchase of National Irish Bank. The Bank of Scotland also recently announced its entry into the Irish retail banking sector by purchasing the ESB chain of retail units for €120m. Both banks have said they intend to introduce significantly cheaper products to the market over the next twelve months.

Both the Bank of Ireland, and its biggest competitor AIB announced profits of over €1bn last year.

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Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:19, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

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 This account has been renamed as part of single-user login finalisation. If you own this account you can |log in using your previous username and password for more information. If you do not like this account's new name, you can choose your own using this form after logging in: . -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 06:35, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

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User talk:OldakQuill

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User talk:24.209.245.46

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David Suzuki to Visit University of Toronto

March 22, 2005

Environmentalist and science broadcaster, best known as the host of the hit TV show , is taking a trip to Toronto to speak about climate change. Suzuki will be speaking about how to achieve sustainable development within one generation.

The David Suzuki Foundation developed a report, "Sustainability within a Generation: A new vision for Canada", partly in response to research that found Canada ranked 28 out of 29 developed nations in environmental categories such as climate change. The report outlines an agenda for the country to make it a leading sustainable economy, focusing on efficiency improvement, eliminating waste and pollution, and developing sustainable urban centers.

The event, presented by Jack Layton and sponsored by the New Democratic Party of Canada, will be held on April 2nd, 2005 at Convocation Hall on the University of Toronto campus, Ontario.


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Kyrgyz president orders election probe as protesters seize control of second city

March 22, 2005 Thousands of protesters seized control of a second city in Kyrgyzstan as President Askar Akayev ordered a probe into allegations that the elections were seriously flawed on Monday.

“The south of the country is under the control of the people. Now we should concentrate on [the capital of] Bishkek,” said former ambassador to Britain and opposition leader Roza Otunbayeva to The Times. “We have only one demand — that Akayev should resign.”

President Akayev ordered the Central Election Commission and Supreme Court to begin an investigation into allegations that sparked the protests. According to his office, he ordered them "to pay particular attention to those districts where election results provoked extreme public reaction ... and tell people openly who is right and who is wrong."

About 1,000 protesters armed with flammable liquid and clubs seized the governor's building in Osh, Kyrgyzstan's second-largest city. The crowd of protesters, which swelled to 2,000, then seized the regional police and security stations of the city located 300 kilometres south of Bishkek.

"This is a new day in our history," said an opposition official named Omurbek Tekebayev. He also said the opposition would hold elections for alternative executive bodies throughout the country, and that they plan to call the presidential election, which is scheduled for October of 2005, within three months.

According to Tekebayev, the deputy regional police chief has joined the opposition and will be in charge of police under the new regional government.

Elsewhere in the country, at least 17,000 people continued to protest the alleged electoral fraud.

Protesters also seized control of the southern city of Jalal-Abad on Sunday.


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User talk:209.226.141.173

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