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Governor of Illinois arrested on suspicion of corruption

December 9, 2008 🇺🇸 The Democratic governor of Illinois in the United States, Rod Blagojevich, 51, along with his chief of staff John Harris, 46, were arrested Tuesday morning by the FBI on federal corruption charges. The Chicago Tribune reports that federal agents raided Blagojevich's home this morning and took him into federal custody. The arrest comes after a three-year investigation into Blagojevich's "pay-to-play politics."

Specifically, the Department of Justice alleged that Blagojevich attempted to sell the Senate seat previously held by President-elect Barack Obama. Blagojevich, as governor, has the sole authority to appoint someone to complete Obama's term. Authorities believe the process to select a new senator was tainted after authorities secretly recorded several of Blagojevich's conversations. They believe that he was attempting to sell the seat in exchange for financial benefit for himself and his wife.

Documents from the FBI and from U.S. attorney Patrick Fitzgerald identify the people whom Blagojevich was considering as Senate Candidates 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. According to Fitzgerald's press release, Blagojevich told an advisor that he wanted to "get some (money) up front, maybe."

In Illinois, a new state ethics law will take effect on January 1, 2009, so Blagojevich was trying to embezzle as much money as he could before that date, said Fitzgerald.

Authorities also believe that Blagojevich was trying to withhold state financial assistance from the owner of the Tribune, the Tribune Company, which recently filed for bankruptcy protection. They allege he was trying to get members of the editorial board of the Chicago Tribune fired by threatening to complicate the sale of Wrigley Field by Tribune Company.

On December 8, Blagojevich responded to the reports that federal authorities had wiretapped his phone conversations, saying that "I should say if anybody wants to tape my conversations, go right ahead, feel free to do it. I can tell you that whatever I say is always lawful and the things I'm interested in are always lawful."

If convicted, Blagojevich could face up to 30 years in prison and $500,000 in fines.

This is not the first time in Illinois history that a governor has been arrested for corruption charges. In 2006, George Ryan was indicted and is now serving a 6½-year prison term.


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IWF reverses censorship of Wikipedia

December 9, 2008

On December 7, Wikinews first reported that some Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the United Kingdom, were filtering access to an image and an article on the popular, free online encyclopedia Wikipedia, amid allegations that they contain child pornography. The filter was brought into play by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), which has stated that today they have removed the ban. The IWF said, in a statement on its website, that "the decision has been taken to remove this webpage from our list." However, the organization does maintain that "the image in question is potentially in breach of the Protection of Children Act 1978."

At approximately 19:45 UTC, the ban was removed for customers of Virgin Media, who were previously unable to access the Virgin Killer article or the associated image.

The image and article in question is that of the 1976 album Virgin Killer, a studio album by the Scorpions, a German rock band. The controversy began after the image of the album's original cover, which depicted a naked prepubescent girl, was reported to the IWF in early December. Wikinews first discovered the controversial image in May 2008 after there were several attempts to delete it on Wikipedia. The image had been blocked because the IWF considered it to be "potentially illegal". As a result, the IWF have contacted authorities in the United States and in the UK. The measures applied redirect Wikipedia-bound traffic from a significant portion of the UK's Internet population through a small number of servers which can log and filter the content that is available to the end user. A serious side-effect of this is the inability of administrators on Wikimedia sites to block vandals and other troublemakers without potentially impacting hundreds of thousands of innocent contributors who are working on the sites in good faith.

Contributors or individuals attempting to view an affected image or file, depending on their ISP, may get a warning saying, "we have blocked this page because, according to the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), it contains indecent images of children or pointers to them; you could be breaking UK law if you viewed the page.". Other ISPs provide blank pages, 404 errors, or other means of blocking the content.

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Comments:Irish government orders recall of all pork products

It is very very bad. Pork and ham are delicious, and we will need them for Christmas. And Hanukka! —83.141.77.130 18:36, 9 December 2008 (UTC)


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Talk:IWF reverses censorship of Wikipedia

The ban was lifted. http://www.iwf.org.uk/media/news.251.htm TheDJ (talk) 19:22, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Also, it seems that some German filters will be adding the image. http://www.haz.de/newsroom/medien/art663,751927 I'm not clear on the details. Some of the details are a tad too technical for my 'limited' German skills. TheDJ (talk) 19:22, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, I saw. I have updated the article. Anonymous101talk 19:43, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

WMF Statement
Jay Walsh, Wikimedia Head of Communications, has told me (in response to an email I sent) that the foundation are preparing a statement on this issue, which they will make available shortly. Thanks, Anonymous101talk 19:49, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

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"At approximately 19:45 UTC, the ban was removed for customers of Virgin Media, who were previously unable to access the Virgin Killer article or the associated image." is based on my regular visits to the web page to see if it would load. Anonymous101talk 20:04, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Australia
It seems that incident is now also be used as an argument in the Aussie filter debate TheDJ (talk) 20:56, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Bah, no idea how that thing works. Someone go fix the url magic thingy on the page, please. 81.187.12.206 13:52, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Protected edit request
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I'm not sure what the protocol is for updating source templates post-archiving (ping ) but the press release is no longer available at the URL given - it is at https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Press_releases/Censorship_of_WP_in_the_UK_Dec_2008. Thanks, --DannyS712 (talk) 23:59, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

 * I see no problem with this; done. --Pi zero (talk) 00:07, 4 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Wikimedia, IWF respond to block of Wikipedia over child pornography allegations has the same issue --DannyS712 (talk) 00:42, 4 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Also done. --Pi zero (talk) 00:57, 4 September 2019 (UTC)


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Comments:US Supreme Court dismisses appeal on Obama's citizenship

This is stupid for people to keep challenging Obama's citizenship while were in the Financial mess we're in. Embrace the new President and hope he can pull us out of this mess.

 * I agree. It's just as bad as when we were attacked by terrorists, and some people had to get all Constitution-thumper on Bush. WE WERE ATTACKED. YOUR PIECE OF PAPER HAS NO RELEVANCE HERE. 204.116.19.240 23:41, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

 * So you're saying that today's news is more important than our Constitution? Do you people even know why we have the Constitution? 06:36, 15 March 2009 (UTC)~James  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.177.116.194 (talk)

 * I laugh at Obama's solutions to the financial mess. Fephisto (talk) 13:04, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

I hear someone also Challenge McCain citizenship and one of the Socialist candidates. Saying both are not legal citizens to.--66.229.21.217 21:24, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * It was actually the same person that filed suits challenging both Obama and McCain as natural born citizens. McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone and this was the grounds for challenging him. The whole thing is only interesting because it got to the Supreme Court before being dismissed. --SVTCobra 00:19, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Long Form Birth Certificate.
Why in the world are we waisting tax payers money. What is it up to now, $2 Million dollars. This can all be settled by Mr. Obama giving his authorization to Hawaii to have his LONG FORM BIRTH CERTIFICATE TO BE RELEASED. To this very day Mr. Obama has REFUSED to authorize that release. The Long Form has Date of Birth, Parents or Parent name, Hospitals name, DOCTOR'S NAME, Height and weight. The short form that we all have seen, doesn't have these details on it. So let's settle this once and for all. Maybe there is another reason. He doesn't have a Hawaii Long Form Birth Certificate.


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All I have to say is...
 VICTORY! --TUFKAAP (talk) 21:02, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

How can we tell if we are still being forwarded through this filtering proxy By the IP address attached to this edit?

If the proxies are reconfigured to pass the originating address in the HTTP request header will this be available anywhere

A debug wikipedia page that just shows our request header would be interesting.

-87.114.71.243 21:49, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Well, thank goodness for that. I just learned that the proposed filter on Australian internet (which, also thankfully, seems just about dead in the water) was going to use the IWF's list as well as their own. Hellooooo, nanny state. Chris Mann (Say hi!|Stalk me!) 23:16, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

A sickening capitulation to the child pornographers. May they roast in hell along with all who so eagerly aid and abet their perversions. 204.116.19.240 23:44, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
 * RCA wasn't a child pornographer - it was a dumb record company that had no common sense when it came to making tasteful and intriguing record album covers. Rickyrab (talk) 09:12, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Yippie! Can we post pictures of facials now?

In Soviet UK, Virgin kills Virgin Killer ;) 89.167.221.3 23:04, 10 December 2008 (UTC)


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Comments:Governor of Illinois arrested on suspicion of corruption

Famous last words
"I should say if anybody wants to tape my conversations, go right ahead, feel free to do it. I can tell you that whatever I say is always lawful and the things I'm interested in are always lawful." - Blagojevich. OK, buddy, you might as well have listed Obama's senate seat on eBay. --SVTCobra 00:27, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Actually it is! ;) --TUFKAAP (talk) 03:22, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Hoped to run for pres in 2016
Really?!? Did he actually think that in running for the highest office of the land, there wouldn't be anyone who would dig up a thing or two about him? Has he really thought that there's ever been a case where a politician did shady stuff and got away with it undetected for the rest of their careers, or does he just think he's God, and therefore he'd get away with it scot-free? Especially considering what happened with the very previous governor and those before, you'd think that he knew that he was being watched with an eagle eye and not to make a false move, but obviously he wasn't that bright to think of that. --Crackthewhip775 (talk) 05:52, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * He's a politician. Of course he's going to have a drug or sexual abuse history.  Fephisto (talk) 13:36, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Illinois Gov takes the...no ..no.. IS the FIFTH
Shades of Jimmie Hoffa, chi town seems to still be wide open. Where's Elliot Ness when you need him? PerryO206.24.48.1 18:33, 10 December 2008 (UTC)


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The following are stories that I have significantly contributed to, or have written myself.

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Riots in Greece enter fourth night

December 10, 2008

The in Greece that started on December 6 have entered their fourth night. These are the worst riots the Hellenic Republic has witnessed in decades.

The riots were triggered when Alexandros Grigoropoulos, a 15-year-old student, was shot and killed by police. The police claim that Grigoropoulos was throwing a bomb at them when they fired.

Cities throughout Greece have been hit by the unrest, not just Athens. Hundreds of shops and businesses have been destroyed.

"No one has the right to use this tragic incident as an excuse for acts of violence," said Prime Minister, New Democracy party.

"The government cannot handle this crisis and has lost the trust of the Greek people," George Papandreou of the said. "The best thing it can do is resign and let the people find a solution ... We will protect the public."

The rioters are organizing on the campus of (Athens Polytechnic). A constitutional clause enacted after the overthrow of the prevents security forces from entering the campus. The Guardian is reporting that the University is being used by young men and women to stock up on firebombs and break up marble slabs to throw at police. From behind their makeshift barriers, they vowed the unrest would become "an uprising the likes of which Greece has never seen."

"We are experiencing moments of a great social revolution," leftist activist Panagiotis Sotiris told. Sotiris is among those occupying a university building. "The protests will last as long as necessary," he added.

"A switch has been flicked and the pressure cooker's boiled over," said David Lea, an analyst at, to. "There are certain places where anarchists are more likely to inspire violence, and that's Greece."

Two police officers have been charged in the shooting death of Grigoropoulos, who was buried on Tuesday.

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Wikinews Shorts: December 10, 2008

United Kingdom to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq
According to a senior defence source, there are plans to start withdrawing British armed forces from Iraq in March of next year. A large portion of the 5,500 troops are to return home within a year or less. It had been previously considered that the army could start leaving in January.

The Sunday Times reports that this plan has been recommended by Lieutenant-General Graeme Lamb, the deputy coalition commander and the most senior British officer in Iraq. It, however, has not yet won the approval of the Chief of Joint Operations, Lieutenant-General Nick Houghton.

The withdrawal would allow the troops and resources to move to Afghanistan.

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Pilots rescued from ice flow south of Baffin Island
Two pilots who crashed their aeroplane in frigid waters south of Baffin Island in northern Canada were rescued Tuesday, after being stranded on an ice floe in for eighteen hours in temperatures as low as -20°C.

The pilots' aeroplane, a Cessna Skymaster, was scheduled for a flight from Wabush, Newfoundland, to Iqaluit. Both the aircraft's engines cut out over the Hudson Strait. The pilots were forced to send a mayday call and ditch the aeroplane.

The pilots were eventually rescued by a fishing boat named the Atlantic Enterprise, which had traveled 290 kilometres out of its due path after hearing the pilot's mayday call.

The two pilots involved in the accident were Troels Hansen, aged 45, and Oliver Edwards-Neil, aged 25.

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Somali pirates foil revolt plan by hostages onboard ship
An anonymous pirate told the AFP news agency that crew members of the MV Faina, a Ukranian ship that had been seized by pirates two and a half months ago, attempted to "harm" two of their captors. The ship is reportedly carrying 33 battle tanks, as well as other military weapons.

"Some crew members on the Ukrainian ship are misbehaving," the pirate said.

A foreign ministry spokesman for Ukraine stated that he had not received any information about this.

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Football: Ronaldo to play for Corinthians

December 10, 2008

Three-time soccer world player of the year Ronaldo has agreed to return home to Brazil and join Corinthians in São Paulo.

Ronaldo (born Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima), 32, is coming back from a major knee injury after rupturing a tendon in his left knee nine months ago - the third such injury in his career. In June, Italian powerhouse A.C. Milan let Ronaldo go instead of resigning him as he had reached the end of his contract. Many people thought this injury could be the end of Ronaldo's career - including Ronaldo himself.

"I don't know if I will continue to play or if I will retire," Ronaldo told Gazzetta dello Sport in November. "I have not taken a decision yet. I am in no hurry to make a decision. I want to complete my recovery."

Apparently, that decision has been made. Ronaldo's agent, Fabiano Farah stated today, "We've reached a verbal agreement for Ronaldo to play there [São Paulo])."

It is unofficially believed that Ronaldo will receive a one year contract, and the Corinthians posted a statement to their website, writing: "In the next few hours, the two sides should provide the final formalities to close the deal and set a date for the presentation of the athlete."

Ronaldo has scored 319 goals in 451 appearances over seventeen seasons with PSV Eindhoven, F.C. Barcelona, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, and AC Milan.


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At least Wikinews should have mentioned that the story with the fuil bomb was a blatant lie. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.123.167.199 (talk) 17:59, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

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Alleged 9-11 conspirators withdraw offer of guilty pleas

December 10, 2008 All five of the alleged 9-11 conspirators, including the self-professed ringleader and mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, have withdrawn their offer of guilty pleas after questions were raised on whether by pleading guilty they can receive the death penalty.

During a pretrial hearing at Guantanamo Bay, Mohammed was heard asking: "Are you saying if we plead guilty we will not be able to be sentenced to death?" Mohammed has stated his desire to die as a martyr, but Army Colonel Stephen R. Henley, the military judge at the head of the trial, stated that a death sentence may not be possible without a verdict. Attorneys for the conspirators say that the possibility of no execution led to the withdrawal of the offer.

Alice Hoagland attended the proceedings, and expressed her opposition to any of the conspirators being executed, saying of Mohammed that "I can't think of anybody who less deserves martyrdom". Hoagland's son, Mark, was one of the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93, who are believed to have fought the hijackers of that flight.


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USA upsets Spain, wins 2–0 in FIFA Confederations Cup semifinal
This is a news article from June 24. We cannot add information that happened afterwards. Start a new article about the other semi-final or one about the upcoming final. This is what makes us different from Wikipedia. Cheers and happy editing. --SVTCobra 01:00, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

 * Created a new article, just need help in expanding. DWolf2k2 (talk) 03:32, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

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 * They're only peripherally mentioned; not involved in the events that were current at the time of publication. --Pi zero (talk) 20:53, 8 February 2016 (UTC)


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Why must the U.S support Israel?
We are literally the only country in the UN (aside from Israel) who supports Israeli apartheid, why must we? All major middle east groups including Palestine, Hamas, the PLO and Iran have pleaded for a two state settlement now for decades, but the Israeli response is either to make unreasonable demands to what they think peace settlement should be, or simply to punish the Palestinians. Right now the 1.5 million Palestenians living in Gaza live in a hell so horrible it is hard to describe. Sociologists studying the kids have found that most of them have lost the will to live, that's disgusting. The answer to this conflict is very simple, have the U.S stop supporting Israel, then Israel would be forced to ask for peace, and they would get it within a minute.Soapy (talk) 05:02, 10 December 2008 (UTC)


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Comments:Riots in Greece enter fourth night

When I first heard of rioting and Greeks, my first thought was, "I see the fraternities have had too many drunken parties again...!" Rickyrab (talk) 09:16, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Actually, there are no fraternities in Greece, only political youth parties. The real problem is that a policeman shot in cold blood a 15-year old boy because of his political beliefs. Who could even think that his/her constitutional rights to be restricted or better overlooked by a social mechanism that is there to protect rather than to judge our political beliefs? And this is not the first time that this has happened, you could search for "Μιχάλης Καλτεζάς" (Μιχάλης Καλτεζάς) to see for yourselves. --Assassingr (talk) 18:30, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Riots may end today.

 * Yeah, U.S citizens can make fun of these rioters, saying they are just out for fun, right they can do that while forgetting that our country funded a horrible military junta that ruled for thirty years over the Greek population. We may have forgotten, but I'm sure Greeks have not forgotten.  The reason there was such an uproar about this is because it brought back memories of a time when the police simply shot any protestors in cold blood, just like they did this 15 year old boy who all witnesses say wasn't doing anything.  Yeah sit there and crticize them but maybe take a look at yourself first.Soapy (talk) 20:17, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Yeeey
Viva la Revolución --195.49.248.147 16:44, 10 December 2008 (UTC)


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Somali pirates release Greek ship, 19 sailors

December 10, 2008 According to East African Seafarers' Assistance Programme Kenyan chapter head, Andrew Mwangura, the Greek freighter MV Captain Stephanos and all its 19 crew, consisting of 17 Filipinos, one Chinese and a Ukrainian, had been released late Monday, after 78 days in captivity. It was unclear, however, if any ransom was paid. The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said that "there are [still] 91 Filipino seafarers on board six ships still with Somali pirates."

Somali pirates seized the Bahamas-flagged vessel on September 21 near the Horn of Africa, as the bulk carrier, was cruising in the Gulf of Aden en route and transporting coal to Europe. The captors locked the crew inside the vessel and they were not fed well. The vessel is now headed to Italy and will sail from there to Greece, to meet the ship owners.

Reuters reported that "a surge in attacks at sea this year in the busy Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean off Somalia has pushed up insurance costs, brought the gangs tens of millions of dollars in ransoms, and prompted foreign warships to rush to the area."


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I CREATED this news article since, this is Philippine top crime and law news: the Greek freighter MV Captain Stefanos and all its 19 crew, consisting of 17 Filipinos, one Chinese and a Ukrainian, had been released late Monday, after 78 days in captivity. Please review the same. Thanks.--Florentino Floro (talk) 11:20, 10 December 2008 (UTC)


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WE should nuke em all!!!

Protection?
Are ships not allowed to carry weaponry/machine guns on their decks or something? Fephisto (talk) 13:01, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Not sure, but there IS a non-lethal sonic cannon specifically designed to deter pirates they CAN use --199.190.223.190 14:40, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Neat. Fephisto (talk) 12:41, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Arming cargo and passenger ships with lethal weapons will not deter pirates, instead it will lead to an increasing level of indiscriminate violence against all crew and passengers on every ship. Pirates don't kill everyone now, but give them a reason to and there won't be any survivors. Non-lethal disruptive weapons prevent boarding to begin with, and specialized navy warships are beyond the ability of most pirates to counter even with the modern near frigates some have. India has the right idea sending navy escorts. One warship is enough to stop most pirates and several will stop the rest. The Cold War reduced rates of piracy because the USSR and the US had hundreds of warships out at any one time. Those are the options. 72.146.170.82 03:40, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

I think that the best way to deal with piracy in The Gulf of Aden is to either institute a convoy system, which would be problematic to orchestrate among the many nationalities and differing flags of convenience that pass through the area; or else to establish some sort of semi-permanent task force attached to the area (as is the case at the moment i believe) comprised of a multi-nation force with the authority to interdict, drive off and even sink (if deemed necessary by the commanding officer concerned) hostile water-traffic. This would, in all probability, solve the short-term problems in the area: shipping being hijacked, crew held prisoner and ransoms being demanded. However, in order to solve the long-term problems and to hopefully reduce the number of instances of piracy in the area, the root causes that make piracy so attractive an option to the locals need to be addressed. Not knowing what they are leaves me unable to comment further, but perhaps the UN could establish a committee dedicated to solving them?

Alternatively, if the necessary assets were dedicated, a combined land-sea purge of the priates could be instigated, although this would not address the root causes of the problem and would probably have the opposite affect of stirring up more hostility towards traffic of the nationality/ies involved in such an action.

~Biggles. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.110.125.84 (talk) 14:21, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Auxiliary Cruisers.

If your ship is going to be sailing through some of the more dangerous places in the world (such as upper Indonesia or Somalia) then many of the ships should be armed with a hidden 6in gun plus the crew trained in basic firearms usage and armed with submachine guns.

Decisive Action Must Be Taken
The Gulf of Aden is said to be about 3 times the size of Texas. That is a large area to patrol. This definitely calls for International action if we can find any nation willing among our gutless allies. A Naval blockade should be mounted of those ports where these Pirate Ships are home-ported and after intelligence verifys the identity of the mother ships, naval warships should confront them and either board and search them or engage and sink them. Navy LPH's and Frigates would work well for this utilizing Attack Helicopters and remote-controlled drones.

These pitates will respond to nothing short of a swift and decisive response.They are highjacking ships more than 200 miles off the coast and paying ransoms has only emboldened them.

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Small British island gets first democratic election

December 10, 2008 Voters in the small Channel Island of Sark, a Crown dependency of the British Crown, have voted in their first democratic election, bringing an end to almost 4½ centuries of feudal rule.

Voting in the election opened at 10:00 local time (UTC) today, and closed at 18:00. The result is expected to be announced at 22:00.

57 candidates were competing for the votes of the 474 residents eligible to participate in the election, to win 28 seats.

Roger Olsen, the first person to vote in the election, commented on the transition to democracy. "Sark has an opportunity to express itself, to determine its own destiny," he commented. "We like to make our own decisions. Now we're set up to do exactly that," he continued.

He also stated the he believed the island needed "fresh eyes, new blood and a new perspective".

Suzie Thorpe, the next voter, commented on the issues which concerned her during this election. "We need a good sustainable economy. But we don't want the island to change too much. We don't want any helipads, thank you."

Sark was the last feudal state remaining in the Western world, and the transition was forced by European human rights legislation that requires democratic governments.


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= Should small islands such as Sark be required to be a democracy?=

Democracy
Do all countries have to be democracies? Liberty is about choice, and those choices aren't always the choices of the United States. In fact, wouldn't the requirement of all nations being democratic in fact be a bit despotic? -- Kv7 us (talk) 23:27, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

 * What dos the USA have to do with this? The EU has their hands in this and yes all Nations should be democracies.--KDP3 (talk) 05:13, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

 * And if you aren't a democracy, we'll go to war with you, TO BRING FREEDOM. Fephisto (talk) 12:58, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

 * Really? If a country was to go to war to "free" Sark, they'd be going to war against Britain. That would be an international nightmare, any first world country going up against any first world country. Diplomacy is the best way to encourage democratic reform. Take the US tar-and-feathering people at the Boston Tea Party, to Canada's simply asking Britain if we could control our own affairs as an independent dominion. Diplomacy can get you far. --  Zanimum (talk) 15:15, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Granted, Canada's independence came over 100 years later. It's extremely unlikely "simply asking Britain" would have worked for the US in the 18th century.  Jade Knight (talk) 09:20, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, really, no sarcasm intended. :p  Fephisto (talk) 12:37, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Unique chance to experiment
And island such as Sark which is not particularly big should experiment with other forms of government, though there nothing wrong with it being a democracy. This would certainly be better than a feudal system. However Sark island has a unique chance, unlike many other countries in the world to implement other forms of government. It has the advantage of being able to experiment due to its size, any problems that occur could quickly be noticed and fixed by switching back to a democracy or possibly improving the form of government they adopted.

This is not a chance that should be considered lightly as if successful the island could act as a model for smaller or possibly even slightly bigger countries. Thus while a change from a feudal system to a democracy is admirable it would be wise of the island's officials, and more importantly its people to consider the possibilty of adopting different forms of government, initilally on a trial basis. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.215.193.40 (talk) 14:40, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

 * You're suggesting turning Sark into a giant social experiment? Fephisto (talk) 16:14, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

You offer an interesting idea. I absolutely agree with you, It could help create better democracies and farther the knowledge of political and social sciences for the best interests of mankind. --Z E U S0 (talk) 19:25, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

You all are thinking about this way too politically—the people of Sark aren't the experimental sort. They're an old-fashioned community, and they've held onto Feudalism for so long for a good reason (culturally, that is). Many are glad to see the change, but no one is interested in anything radical. Realize that motorized vehicles are illegal on Sark... Jade Knight (talk) 09:18, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

I think it's important to point out that all democracies out there have different rules and laws... the fact that motorized vehicles are illegal there i think it's nothing wrong. Take China for example, a lotta people use bikes to get around, which i think is a lot better than using cars. Yet people don't complain. Going from feudalism to a democracy is the first step to join our capitalist and selfish world... as long as they create good roots to a great democracy with great leaders i think it would be a big advancement to Sark's development. AlexDuarte (talk) 22:50, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Democracy
The US is pushing for democracy through diplomacy and force. In Iraq right now, force seems to be the answer. Is Britain shoving the idea of the Democratic Monarcy down anyone's throat right now? Is Myanmmar trying to convert Sark to a Military Dictatorship? Nations and alliances need to stay out of the affairs of other nations.


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What kind of territory is Sark?
The article should probably explain what Sark is. Is it a sovereign nation or what? --SVTCobra 19:53, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
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 * Should it be mentioned that Sark is actually not a Crown dependency in its own right, but is in fact a part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, which is a Crown dependency? Jade Knight (talk) 09:22, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Number of candidates
It's not "28 candidates were competing for the votes of the 474 residents eligible to participate in the election.", as the BBC article says, there are 57 candidates for 28 seats, and each elector can vote for 28 candidates. As was mentioned on a tv report yesterday, with 57 of the 474 residents standing for election, this is probably the highest proportion of a population standing for election anywhere! -- Arwel (talk) 01:40, 11 December 2008 (UTC)


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Range blocks are technical restrictions applied through Special:Blockip to a group of IP addresses that prevent them from editing, creating new accounts, sending email through the wiki interface, et cetera. Registered accounts editing from these IP addresses will also be blocked, unless you check the box to only block anonymous editors.

To block an IP range from Special:Blockip, enter the first IP address in the range followed by a forward slash and a Classless inter-domain routing (CIDR) suffix. You should avoid performing range blocks unless you understand what you are doing, or you may end up blocking tens of thousands of people who are not the problem!

Technical explanation
CIDR notation is written as the IP address, a slash, and the CIDR affix (for example, the IPv4 " " or IPv6 " "). The CIDR affix is the number of starting digits every IP address in the range have in common when written in binary.

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As the CIDR affix increases, the block affects fewer IP addresses (see table of example ranges). CIDR affixes are not the same for IPv4 addresses as they are for IPv6 addresses.

Calculating the CIDR affix
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Conversion to binary
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Proceeding from left to right, fill in '1' if the number is at least that value, and subtract that value (if it's not, fill in '0' and don't subtract). For example, to calculate 240: Thus, 240 is 1111 0000 because it can be represented as 128+64+32+16+0+0+0+0.
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Calculate range

 * 1) Place both IP addresses one atop the other, and count how many starting digits are exactly alike. This is the CIDR affix.
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The example below calculates the CIDR range between 69.208.0.0 and 69.208.0.255. Note that this is a simple example; some groups of IP addresses do not so neatly fit CIDR affixes, and need multiple different-sized blocks to block the exact range. IP addresses: 69.208.0.0  69.208.0.255 Convert to binary: 0100 0101.1101 0000.0000 0000.0000 0000  0100 0101.1101 0000.0000 0000.1111 1111 Count identical first numbers: 0100 0101.1101 0000.0000 0000.0000 0000  0100 0101.1101 0000.0000 0000.1111 1111   |____________________________|             24 digits CIDR range: 69.208.0.0/24

Table of sample ranges
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Formula One set to see standardised engines

December 10, 2008 Formula One looks set to enter an era of standardised engines. The FIA is meeting with teams in Monte Carlo and is expected to approve the use by some teams of a standardised power unit provided by Cosworth, an automotive engineering company, from 2010 onwards. The move to a standard engine, which is common in lower tiers of open wheeled racing such as GP2, was pushed for by FIA President Max Mosley earlier this year as he aims to reduce team costs. This would not see the exclusion of manufacturer made engines, as at this time participation in the system would be voluntary and teams would be free to build licensed Cosworth engines or their own powerplants but on a performance par with the Cosworth unit. Mosley has stated that stabilising Formula One means that the FIA "...must stabilize the system with a base engine which anyone can have and which is inexpensive, as well as a standard gearbox" and has warned of future budget problems, saying that "Honda pulled out because of falling car sales and there is no guarantee that these falling sales, which affect all manufacturers, will not drop further".

Ahead of the meeting of the FIA there have been rumours in the Italian press that Formula One team Renault had broken with the Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA), rumours which Renault has strongly denied. FOTA was established earlier this year by the teams to negotiate with the FIA over cost cutting measures and other changes, changes it hopes will stop the introduction of compulsory standardisation of engines and other parts on F1 cars. The FOTA's position was hard hit last week by the announcement by Honda that they were leaving F1 due to the economic crisis, a move which has caused many teams to re-assert their commitment to a future in Formula One. David Richards, whose Prodrive entry to Formula One was called off last season due to costs, highlighted what he sees as the need for fundamental changes, saying that Honda's exit was 'a salutary lesson for the whole of F1 that things are going to have to change, and everything is going to have to come back a little bit if the whole sport is to prosper in the future'.

Five teams have reportedly expressed an interest in the Cosworth engines from the 2010 season, the five being all four independent teams (Williams, Force India, Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso) joined by manufacturer Renault. If only four teams sign up to the idea, the FIA has announced it will go ahead. Renault have been highly vocal in criticising the failure of the engine development freeze that has existed in Formula One and have, after a couple of seasons of struggling, been under pressure from their parent company to justify the continued expenditure in Formula One. Cosworth have previously been prolific engine suppliers in Formula One, their last stint was supplying engines to Williams in 2006.

The talks come as many of the Formula One teams are in Jerez for part of their winter testing regime, with potential Toro Rosso driver Sebastian Buemi topping the time sheets for the first two days.


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Eduardo(Eduardo de Bitencourt Miraflores) nascido em 1979, natural de Porto Alegre, Rs. Filho de Cesar Alberto Reis Miraflores e Mara Elaine miraflores. Família de classe media alta, que deu a ele influencia musical e cultural dês de mjuito cedo ainda.

Aos 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,14 tinha grande dificuldade de atenção, e iperatividade deram a ele varias expulsões entre escolas particulares e estaduais. Pois preferia sempre passar horas e jogando vídeo games e ate poder entrar na internet na madrugada onde na época era só por telefone e um computador era apenas um 486 e de conexão via telefone, o que era muito lento na época. Também sabe se que neste mesmo período passava horas do seu dia desenhando e pintando, mas nesta época era apenas por que gostava. Gostava muito de praticar esportes também, tênis, futebol, e surf eram um prazer. Dos 10 a os 14 chegou a participar assiduamente em CTG de sua região. Quando tinha 14 seu pai Cesar Alberto Reis Miraflores veio falecer aos 37 anos, pessoa a quem ele tinha muito apareço, e quem realmente controlava o menino, assim como seu irmão! Sua mãe que só trabalhava não tinha tempo de ficar com seus filhos, Eduardo então crescera sozinho com seu irmão, sua irmã mais nova fora morar com sua avó. Nesta idade ele viera a se envolver com drogas, festas, música, e mulheres, e de certa forma com pessoas também de uma ma influencia e junto a seu irmão, nesta tiveram uma juventude bem conturbada, Sua mãe nesta época ira morar com seu padrasto deixando os dois morarem sozinhos em um apartamento, em Porto Alegre. Como gostava mais de informática e música, deixou muitos amigos de lado, pois tinha comprado uma guitarra, e passava horas do dia em frente ao som ou o computador, tinha um defeito que muitas conheciam que seria se apaixonar demais, sofria muito sempre com o fim de algum relacionamento. Quando tinha 15 anos veio a ser convidado a fazer parte de um grupa de teatro, onde ficou por quatro anos e trabalhou em muitas peças e também veio a se tornar uma de suas paixões. Neste mesmo ano ele ganhou um vira-lata, que veio a ser um grande amigo, chamado Fumaça, mais tarde Fú. Teatro, computador, esporte e músicas, suas paixões, isso fez com que ele compunha muitas músicas, que mais tarde ficariam muito conhecidas, mais tarde com 18 anos ele veio a se apaixonar muito por uma pessoa com quem ficou bastante tempo, e até onde se sabe foi sua maior paixão, mas as causas desse fim de romance, nunca farão realmente entendidas por alguém, só sabe-se que não fora um termino por causa de traição ou brigas e sim por um motivo pessoal, entre os dois. E que a te hoje é uma incógnita Nesta mesma época de tanto praticar esportes rompeu seus ligamentos, e ficou um período de 6 meses de recuperação, onde engordou muito e chegou a pesas 1.15 kilos sendo que pesara sempre 85 anteriormente. Neste mesmo período também cursou a faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo mas não se formou, passou para área da informática onde trabalha ate hoje. Depois ele ainda veio a amar, mas pelo que se sabe, não tão forte, como desta vez. De tanto mexer em computador, também sabe se, que ele veio a ter problemas com a justiça, mas se resolveu com o passar do tempo e uma boa quantia de serviços comunitários, que durou um bom tempo, isso deixou ele muito pra baixo um bom tempo. Mas que também superou com o passar do tempo, e ficou tudo bem!

Com 28 ele começou um relacionamento com uma menina de 15 anos a qual se tornaria muito conturbado e não duraria muito tempo. Nesta mesma época ele moraria 6 meses na praia, onde tivera a idéia de escrever um livro de rpg chamado O Alto Cume. E mais de 20 músicas e ainda a idéia de um vídeo clip de animação ao período desse tempo qual ficou lá, Projetos que mais tarde se tornariam grandes sucessos. E até tocando e radio, mas como ele gostava de compor, acabariam mais em downloads na internet. Aos 29 ele criou um site de grande fama entre os hackers, e sabe-se que ele trabalha com ele até hoje am varias áreas. ^

Prazeres: Sabe se também que ele sempre foi um ótimo cozinheiro e de grande paladar,sempre gostou de cozinhar des de muito novo, Gosta muitos de animais, viajar, ama praia, Sol e mar, chegou a morar na praia pra compor suas melhores criações músicais eideias, adora leitura e é uma pessoa muito simples, no seu jeito de ser, que gosta das coisas boas, sabe se vestir bem pra sair de casa, mas gosta de ficar a vontade.

Manias: Tem um vicio ou mania um prazer muito incomum, é de ficar lendo tudo o que vê, quando vai a um lugar sempre procura ou tenta achar algo pra ler, pois leitura sempre foi um grande prazer pra ele dês de pequeno, mas ele nunca gostou ou perdia sua atenção de ler o que não gostava.

Suas influências: John Forbes Nash, Charlie Chaplin, Leonardo da Vinc, Lercorbursier, Led Zeppelin,Alexadre o Grande, Mozart, Picasso, Romero Britto, Renato Russo, Jô Soares, Chico Buarque, Chico Anízio, Luis de Camões, Raul Seixas, Roberto Carlos, Rerbert Viana, Vinício de Morais, Tom Jobim, Queem, Beatles, Elvis, Elis Regina, Caetano Veloso, Secos e Molhados, Nirvana, Red Hot, Chico Science, Eric Clapiton, Estive Ray Volgan, G3 E por ai vai .....

Sua maior curiosidade atualmente é sobre o cern.

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Comments:German internet watchdog to remove 'Virgin Killer' cover from search engines

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--Rosevictor (talk) 17:30, 10 December 2008 (UTC) i didn't know that they had a fliter for that! Also what are alll of wikipedia's filters? conment by rosevictor


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OR
All I can find are German sources, all which are easily translated in Google. That said, Google really sucks at a lot of the translating. I also e-mailed the FSM for a statement, though I am not sure I will get one. Not sure how to contact the BPjM though. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 01:19, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I got a response from the FSM. I am afraid this article, if there will even be one, will drastically change. I will have more info soon. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 18:12, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I wrote back the FSM for clarification on their answers as German media is reporting something different from what the FSM told me. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 22:40, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I have forwarded my correspondents with the FSM to scoop. I am awaiting replies from the other government entity. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 14:42, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I got a reply from the BPjM, which I sent through scoop. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 15:30, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Since I cannot find the link to the WMF PR today, I am posting it from scoop here: "December 9, 2008 - Wikimedia Foundation applauds IWF decision to reverse Wikipedia censorship in the United Kingdom' Removal from Internet blacklist will also allow UK Wikipedians to resume editing

San Francisco CA, December 9 - Earlier today the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), a non-profit agency tasked with preventing access to potentially illegal internet content, reversed its ruling earlier this week that prevented over 95% of UK internet users from accessing an article about an album by a German rock band, The Scorpions. As a result, UK Wikipedia users were unable to access all of the editing functions on Wikipedia. With this decision, the IWF has removed Wikipedia from its internet blacklist.

"We are grateful to the IWF for making this swift decision, and to thousands of internet users from around the world for their outpouring of support," said Sue Gardner, Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation. "Millions of Britons now have access to all of Wikipedia, and volunteers can resume their important editing work. The Wikimedia Foundation greatly admires the work of our volunteers - they care deeply about Wikipedia and are the first responders in dealing with potentially illegal content on Wikipedia." Gardner added that both the Foundation and its community of users "work hard to be responsive and responsible when it comes to legitimate legal concerns."

Mike Godwin, General Counsel for the Wikimedia Foundation stated: "We recognize the good intentions of Internet watch groups, including their focus on blocking and discouraging illegal content. Nevertheless, this incident underscores the need for transparency and accountability in the processes of the Internet Watch Foundation and similar bodies around the world."

Added Godwin, "In the long run, monitoring groups need to develop a public set of 'best practices.' These best practices should, at a minimum, decrease the impact on content found to be lawful, acknowledge the context in which the content at issue occurs, and be maximally transparent both to service providers and to individual users. There should be no false or misleading error messages when online censorship does occur."

The Wikimedia Foundation had criticized the the lack of transparency in the IWF's decision making and appeal process, as well as the suspension of editing functions that resulted following the censorship. UK Wikipedia editors account for over 25% of all editing activity on the English Wikipedia.

The Wikimedia Foundation is open to dialog on these issues with the IWF and other Internet watch groups."

Copyedit not included
I made some draft changes which really are sorely needed, but no one has "sighted" them yet. There's a missing word, a capitalization problem, and other issues.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:06, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Technically non published articles are not supposed to be sighted, and the edits of individuals who don't have editor status cannot see the changes made. But because I missed up a while back and accidentally sighted the article, I did so this time. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 23:10, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Which search engines?
The URLs to the album cover will be blocked from being displayed or searched in search results in the German search engine service, which according to Winter "are members of the FSM". Is Google.de, Yahoo, MSN... among them? What major search engines in Germany are members of the FSM? GeorgeII (talk) 19:34, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I am not sure, and was not told specifics. I am going to say, based on the e-mails that all search engines in Germany are part of the FSM network. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 19:43, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I was going to ask the same thing. It's about the only part of the article that's confusing. It makes it seem like all search engines in Germany (which in itself doesn't makes sense) will block these URLs. Weird stuff. —75.168.163.246 19:53, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Oops, forgot to sign in. That was me. —Calebrw (talk) 19:54, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Not really...it would be, I think, like China, where the search engines and such are filtered through the module, then dispersed to the net. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 20:03, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

utterly crap

 * "The BPjM has no knowledge of any measures being taken to block the depiction of the album cover from German search engines," said Mit freundlichen Grüßen, a spokesperson for the BPjM to Wikinews. The spokesperson also added that there have been no complaints filed with the BPjM regarding the cover.

"Mit freundlichen Grüßen" is the German way of saying "with kind regards". The remaining article is almost as bad as this part, it mixes/confuses the responsibility of the organisations involved. -- 78.54.132.140 21:59, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Actually it doesn't. The FSM claims that the BPjM is going to ban the URL of the image in question. The BPjM denies that claim, saying they have not receive a complaint. Fixed the name BTW as I just copied the wrong line. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 23:22, 12 December 2008 (UTC)


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German internet watchdog to remove URLs to 'Virgin Killer' from search engines

December 12, 2008

Wikinews has learned that a German Internet watchdog group is planning on removing the album cover of a German rock band album called Virgin Killer from search engines, just four days after the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), in the United Kingdom, blocked access to it on the free encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Wikipedia, along with Wikinews, are owned by the Wikimedia Foundation.

The German association for voluntary self-regulation in online media (FSM) asked the Federal Inspectorate for young people media (BPjM) on December 9, to remove URLs to the album cover from Germany's search engines. The action appears to be in direct response to the Wikipedia article and image blockage by the IWF on December 7. According to their website, the BPjM's goal is to "protect children and adolescents in Germany from any media which might contain harmful or dangerous content", pursuant to Germany's Youth Protection Act. The protection act regulates the distribution of harmful materials to minors. According to German press reports, the FSM received complaints and concerns that the image could be considered child pornography and pose a danger to minors.

The Virgin Killer album cover is from the 1976 German rock band Scorpions. It depicts a girl who appears to be around 10 to 12-years old, posing nude, with a lens crack crossing over her genitals, but nothing blocking out her breasts. It first appeared on the band's album over thirty years ago, and Klaus Meine, the lead singer for Scorpions, recently said that they regret having made the cover. It was later replaced with a photo of the band.

Despite the complaint, the FSM does not believe the album cover is actually child pornography, but says the dissemination of images of underage children as appears on the album cover, is "forbidden" in Germany.

"The picture shows the girl in an unnatural 'pose', and a such depiction is prohibited according to the German Youth Media Protection Law," said Maja Winter to Wikinews in an exclusive statement.

The URLs to the album cover will be blocked from being displayed or searched in search results in the German search engine service, which according to Winter "are members of the FSM". Winter also added that internet users in Germany will not be blocked from accessing the image. "The URL will thus still be online, but will not be searchable by the respective search engine services. The FSM is not planning nor developing nor implementing an internet filter on the access-level to block [the cover]," added Winter who also said that she had no information on previous complaints in the past 30 years. Winter also could not answer why the FSM decided to take such an action after so many years of the album cover being available and should contact the BPjM for more information. Despite the claim from the FSM, the BPjM said in a statement to Wikinews that they denied having any knowledge of any such attempt at removing URLs to the cover.

"The BPjM has no knowledge of any measures being taken to block the depiction of the album cover from German search engines," said Petra Meier, a spokesperson for the BPjM to Wikinews. The spokesperson also added that there have been no complaints filed with the BPjM regarding the cover.

As first reported by Wikinews on December 7, British Internet Service Providers (ISPs) implemented a monitoring and filtering mechanism that blocked access to the album cover and the album's article on Wikipedia. The measures applied redirect traffic for a significant portion of the UK's Internet population through six servers which can log and filter the content that is available to the end user. A serious side-effect of this is the inability of administrators on Wikimedia sites to block vandals and other troublemakers without potentially impacting hundreds of thousands of innocent contributors who are working on the sites in good faith. The IWF said that the image could "contain illegal" material, but on December 9, reversed their decision and unblocked the image and article.

"The Protection of Children Act 1978 as amended in the Sexual Offences Act 2003, makes it an offence to take, make, permit to be taken, distribute, show, possess with intent to distribute, and advertise indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children under the age of 18. The ‘making’ of such images includes downloading, that is, making a copy of a child sexual abuse image on a computer, so, in the UK, accessing such content online is a serious criminal offence," said the IWF in a statement on their website on December 7. Despite this, Mike Godwin, the legal counsel for Wikimedia said on December 9 that the image does not appear to be illegal anywhere in the world.

"We recognize the good intentions of Internet watch groups, including their focus on blocking and discouraging illegal content. Nevertheless, this incident underscores the need for transparency and accountability in the processes of the Internet Watch Foundation and similar bodies around the world," said the legal counsel for Wikimedia, Mike Godwin. On December 8, Godwin stated that there is "no reason to believe the article, or the image contained in the article, has been held to be illegal in any jurisdiction anywhere in the world."


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27 Virgins need not apply!!
Martydom not available for muslim murderers! How sad. PerryO206.24.48.1 22:46, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

For the same reason that these people welcome death, we should not provide an easy way out for them. Educate them instead, make them aware of the atrocity they have committed and let them live with it in a way they can't cause any more grief. -Alemaco (talk) 05:07, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

I always think murders and rapist should get the chair; but not these guys. I rather have them rot in Prison knowing that they will never see their virgins until their old and "useless".--KDP3 (talk) 05:11, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

As if it would make a difference in heaven - they probably just get an extra virgin for every extra year they spend in prison. Besides, these are educated criminals, they don't give squat about the fairy tales of virgins. It's all about their legacy and public perception. --77.75.161.35 12:30, 11 December 2008 (UTC)


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Ghanaian presidential elections go to run-off

December 10, 2008 Ghana's electoral commission announced on Wednesday that a run-off election must be held for the Ghanaian presidency. The commission said that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo won 49.13% of the vote, slightly more than the other main candidate, John Atta Mills of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), who obtained 47.92%. However, neither candidate reached the 50% mark needed to declare an outright winner. Six other candidates were also present on the ballot, stealing enough votes to prevent either candidate from winning half of the vote. The third-party candidate receiving the most votes was businessman Paa Kwesi Nduom representing the Convention People's Party (CPP), who took 1.3% of the vote.

Out of some 8.6 million votes cast, more than 200,000, or 2.4% of the full total, were rejected, which also may have helped prevent either candidate from reaching 50%. Overall voter turnout in the election was 69.52%.

The presidential candidates are vying to replace the incumbent president John Kufuor, who will be stepping down in January of next year after serving a maximum of two terms.

The electoral commission did not announce results of the simultaneous parliamentary elections, but preliminary results suggest that the NDC obtained no less than 115 seats, out of a total of 230 in the parliament. It is probable that the NPP will lose the large parliamentary majority it had enjoyed.

The run-off election is scheduled for the 28th of December.


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Azul-Blue in Spanish Fish- a water creature my own def lol 89- a number, year, etc

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Currently working on is or will Steven Chu become Obama's energy position. Interesting stuff-12/11/08 shorts

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Obama selects Steven Chu as US Energy Secretary

December 11, 2008

According to reports, Barack Obama, the President-elect of the United States, will nominate Steven Chu, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, to be his Secretary of Energy. Chu has been the director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California for the past four years. He shared the Nobel Prize in physics in 1997 with Claude Cohen-Tannoudji and William Daniel Phillips for developing ways to cool and trap atoms with a laser light.

In the past, Chu was the head of an electronics lab at the Bell Labs in New Jersey. He has also worked on solar technologies and global warming, and is a professor at the University of California. Chu has worked on ways to develop carbon-neutral energy.

Chu is currently scheduled to travel Asia and Europe and is expected to be back at work on Monday, according to a spokesperson at Lawrence Berkeley.


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British pound falls to new low against euro
The British pound sterling fell to a record low against the euro Wednesday, descending to under 1.14 euros for the first time. It reached new lows against other currencies as well.

One euro was worth 87.79 pence today, compared with the price of 71.91 pence a year ago. The United States dollar was trading at $1.4827 for a pound.

Some currency analysts speculate that the pound might be headed for parity — when one pound will be worth about one euro or dollar.

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US retailer Office Depot to close down stores
The United States office supplies company Office Depot announced on Wednesday that it will close about 9% or 112 of its stores in North America and slash 2,200 jobs over the next three months.

The plan to close the stores will bring the chain's base to 1,163 stores. 45 stores are to be shut down in the Central US, 40 in the Northeastern US and Canada, 19 in the Western US, and eight in the South.

Six of Office Depot's 33 North American distribution facilities are also to be closed.

Shares of the company rose more than 12% on the news.

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Obama calls on Illinois governor to step down
Barack Obama, the President-elect of the United States, has said that Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich should resign from his post. Obama's statement comes following Blagojevich's arrest on charges that he attempted to "sell" Obama's Senate seat, which the latter vacated to become President.

As governor of the state, Blagojevich has the authority to select Mr. Obama's successor to represent Illinois in the Senate.

Blagojevich has been charged with conspiracy and solicitation to commit bribery, crimes that are punishable by up to 20 and 10 years in jail, respectively.

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Welcoming Coffee.
Nothing beats a good ole cup of coffee eh? Thank You --AzulFish89 (talk) 00:51, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

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Has anyone heard if he has been picked to be new energy secretary? Some sources say Yes, some say it's very likely so i'am assuming he will get the post. --AzulFish89 (talk) 00:54, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Name Change?
Chu has got the job now its varified in many sources so does that mean this title will have to be changed? --AzulFish89 (talk) 01:21, 11 December 2008 (UTC) Sweet, the name change is now in cool.

Pic or Pics?
If a pic or some pics were added to this article it would look even better i think? Just a suggestion. --AzulFish89 (talk) 01:31, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks again SVTCobra and everyone --AzulFish89 (talk) 01:45, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Review?
When do you guys think it will be okay for a review? --AzulFish89 (talk) 02:17, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

 * The article looks good enough for our standards now. I tagged it for a review. ♪ Tempo Di  Valse ♪ 02:40, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
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It's about time (and maybe too late) governments start hearing the voice of reason and not that of greed. -Alemaco (talk) 05:04, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

As a man that voted for McCain
Obama is doing a lot of things that is making me like him a lot more.--KDP3 (talk) 05:08, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Chu choice clearly classy!
Steven Chu certainly is not your run of the mill, in the box, power company lackey. Whether his academic backround can translate into promoting real world, large scale, viable, alternative energy sources remains to be seen. PerryO206.24.48.1 20:14, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

New era of energy has come
Good choice, Obama. You select a man that ever win a nobel prize. The new era of energy has come to our world. Because your country will reduce they fuel consume.


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23 Australians arrested in global child porn network

December 12, 2008

By virtue of 28, the Australian has charged and arrested 23 men across Australia of "trading images and videos of child abuse on the internet," being part of a global child pornography and video-sharing network involving people in 70 countries.

A Victorian, a NSW policeman, and a childcare worker are among the 19 arrested so far across NSW, Victoria and Queensland. As part of the international crackdown on the online child pornography ring, the AFP’s Child Protection Operations Teams seized some 500,000 images and 15,000 videos, which not only showed victims as young as 12 months old, but even filmed children being molested for more than two hours.

Retired former, a Victorian legal figure Neil James Williams , aged 74, was arrested by Australian Federal Police on October 22. Charged with one count of using a to view child pornography and one of possession of child pornography material, he appeared in the 's  and was released on granted bail, pending court hearing on March 4.

Sydney man Richard Ngon Fung Lee, aged 24, a waiter from, New South Wales, one of five men arrested and detained, was accused of "downloading and possessing child pornography," and six counts of. He did not file a petition for bail, as jurist Allan Moore adjourned the criminal lawsuit until next week. He will also be charged with having sex with a 13-year-old girl.

Acting Deputy Commissioner Andrew Colvin said, "the videos seized as part of this operation have to be among the worst we have seen; in this case we haven't located any children that were depicted in these videos or these images in Australia; law enforcement does have tools, so we can get in and infiltrate these type of applications; if we are not knocking on your door this morning, then it could be tomorrow."

The year-long probe dubbed "Operation Resistance" began after information from the last December. The tip-off supplied from the DPF via the Interpol, had contributed to identification of more than 200 suspects in 70 countries forming the global internet sex network. reported that "six other Victorians arrested are a 40-year-old Bell Park man, 27-year-old Maldon man, Rodney Peter Smith, a 56-year-old Altona man, a 66-year-old Northcote man, a 32-year-old Lovely Banks man and a 47-year-old Windsor man." Some of those arrested will appear before the  next year. Another 200 suspects have been identified worldwide.

Amid the legal and practical issue of identifying the victims, the children appear to be based primarily in Eastern Europe, and North and South America. All the charges filed concern (or P2P), with each carrying a 10-year  penalty for possession of child abuse instrument. AFP acting assistant commissioner Neil Gaughan said more charges and arrests are expected this week. Only two children in NSW had been removed from contact with suspects. The AFP's one year investigation has also resulted in over 300 people being arrested, including 131 people as part of 2008's Operation Centurion.

The police are urging anyone with information regarding overt or suspicious acts about child pornography to report the matter to the local police, or online through http://www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com.

Related news

 * Child pornography case against John Mark Karr dropped, October 5, 2006
 * Controversial evangelist leader Tony Alamo arrested in child sex investigation, September 26, 2008


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The Global child porn network exposed and busted, is the product of one year Brazilian and Interpol labor, with grant of 28 search warrants. It is the most fruitful crime bust this year.--Florentino Floro (talk) 08:06, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Please use the Wikipedia name for publishers in the sources so that they link. Also, quotes in quoteboxes are supposed highlight quotes that are in the article. They should not contain stand-alone quotes. --SVTCobra 11:03, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
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Iraqi restaurant hit by suicide bomber

December 11, 2008 A suicide bombing in Iraq has killed at least 55 people and injured at least 120 more, according to local police. The suicide bomber struck at a restaurant located about 2 miles north of the ethnically mixed city of Kirkuk on Thursday morning. The Abdullah restaurant, where the explosion took place, is popular among Kurdish officials. The attack comes on the Muslim religious holiday Eid al-Adha, known in English as the "Festival of Sacrifice".

At the time the restaurant was struck, it was full of families marking the final day of Eid. Five women and three children were among the dead.

Kirkuk is the scene of ongoing ethnic tensions, although the reasons for this attack in particular are currently unknown.

Salam Abdullah, 45, was one of the people in the restaurant at the time of the attack. "I held my wife and led her outside the place. As we were leaving, I saw dead bodies soaked with blood and huge destruction," he stated, commenting on his experiences. "We waited outside the restaurant for some minutes. Then an ambulance took us to the hospital."

Awad al-Jubouri, who was injured in the incident, condemned the bombers. "I do not know how a group like al-Qaida claiming to be Islamic plans to attack and kill people on sacred days like Eid. We were only meeting to discuss our problems with the Kurds and trying to impose peace among Muslims in Kirkuk." Jubouri is a tribal leader, who was attending a lunch that was intended to precede a meeting discussing was to lessen tensions between local communities.

Last July, an affiliated restaurant of the same name was the site of a suicide bombing which claimed the lives of six and wounded twenty five.

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Body of small child found in Orlando, Florida

December 11, 2008

🇺🇸Police in Orlando, Florida have found the skeletal remains of a small child just a half mile from the location where 3-year-old Caylee Anthony went missing in June. According to WFTV, the remains appear to be that of Anthony, however there have been no confirmed reports from police regarding the find.

According to reports, the body was found just after 9:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time in the woods near the intersection of Chickasaw Trail and Suburban Drive in Orlando, when an electric company meter reader found a bag. When he opened it a skull fell onto the ground. WFTV says when police arrived on the scene, they called Equusearch, a specialized search and recovery team from Texas, and spoke to the company's founder Tim Miller, saying "it looks like we got her".

Caylee has been missing since June 9, but police were not notified of her disappearance until July 15. Caylee's mother Casey, 22, was charged with her daughter's murder after authorities found evidence of a decomposing body in Casey's car.

Yesterday, Casey's lawyer, Jose Baez, said that there was evidence that Caylee was still alive. He presented a photo to the courts that a woman took at a shopping center that he says appears to be Caylee. He has asked a judge to order that the security camera footage be released for examination.


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Talk:Body of small child found in Orlando, Florida

The Orange County Medical Examiner confirmed on December 19, 2008, that the human remains found close to the home of the family were those of Caylee Anthony.

PS someone should make the news about this Sonicthehedgehog9000 (talk) 21:26, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
 * It is stale --Brian McNeil / talk 21:56, 1 January 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:Wikinews Shorts: December 11, 2008

So... Office Depot decides to sell a bunch of it's stores, and it's shares RISE in value? wtf? --199.190.223.190 17:41, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
 * It's liquidating what it considers to be bad investments. Fephisto (talk) 16:10, 14 December 2008 (UTC)