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Talk:Canadian gasoline tops $1 a litre, politicians consider options

I calculated it out and found that $1.14 CAD/litre equates to roughly $2.48 USD/gallon. Very similar prices that are being experienced throughout North America. --Mrmiscellanious 00:50, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Good point,also, since the canadian gasoline taxes are about twice what they are in the US (I think)..you'd think from that perspective the cdn. price should be higher???? Maybe it's another prescrip drug comparison? the producers charge americans more??? I don't know. Paulrevere2005 18:58, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

 * I'm not sure, however they might be getting gasoline from refineries in other countries (possibly meaning cheaper fuel?). Nevertheless, in some places in the US it has barely reached $2.20/gallon.  I guess it all just depends on geographical location.  --Mrmiscellanious 19:08, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Fun Fact: Unleaded gasoline costs about 1,30 € or 1,52 US$ per litre in Germany. That would be about 6,87 US$/gallon. So I guess, the prices are still ridiculously low across the Atlantic :) --Deprifry 19:19, August 18, 2005 (UTC)

 * A few days ago I saw one of the richest guys in the world, Ratan Tata, announce on CNBC that the Indian Tata company is coming out with a car in 2007 that costs less than $2,000. new. I still am amazed. Here's the links http://news.independent.co.uk/business/news/article304200.ece

http://news.google.ca/news?q=ratan%20tata%20car&hl=en&lr=&sa=N&tab=wn 64.229.185.7 22:06, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

Ripof Britian - Another example of swapping $ for £
Here in Britain, petrol is over £1 per litre in some parts of the country. Average is about 97p. £1 is CDN$2.17 at the time of writing.

I wish I could get petrol for 46p per litre.

 * Well i'm in Ireland and it costs €1.10 or so a litre. I'd love if it stays this high and it doubles in America. High prices will force the world and in particular the USA to admit and rectify the horrible impact on the enviroment that has occured in recent years. It really is a disgrace. → CGorman (Talk) 17:10, 27 August 2005 (UTC)


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Multiple computer worms released as "botwar" rages

August 18, 2005

Security experts are calling it a "botwar". Multiple computer worms, with payloads that turn infected computers into sources of spam, viruses and security attacks, are being released by at least two separate groups. Now newer versions of one group's worm include the ability to disable earlier versions of the other group's infection. "The W32/Zotob-F worms (also known as Bozori) attempts to remove infections by earlier versions of the Zotob worm and other malware, so it can take control of the compromised computer for itself", a Sophos news item stated. F-secure's Weblog confirmed this and added "It seems there are two groups that are fighting: IRCBot and Bozori vs Zotobs and the other Bots."

Gregg Keizer of TechWeb News draws parallels between the current events and a prior example of criminal activity; "The most notable back-and-forth between [virus and worm writers] was in early 2004, when the writers of the Bagle and Netsky worm families engaged in a long-running tit-for-tat exchange where each tried to delete the other's code. The battle led to a veritable flood of malicious code that [lasted] weeks." While some see a repeat of those events, other experts indicate that the current situation is "business as normal" for the criminals that create these "bot networks".

A statement from Kaspersky Lab stated that confusion over the naming of the worms has combined with overzealous reporting by infected news organisations to create confusion as to the magnitude of the attack. At this stage they are not calling it an epidemic.

All of these worms currently exploit the MS05-039 Plug and Play vulnerability, for which a patch has already been released.


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Madrid bombing suspect arrested in Belgrade

August 18, 2005

Abdelmajid Bouchar, a suspect, was arrested in, Serbia and Montenegro, the Ministry for Internal Affairs said yesterday.

He was arrested on June 23rd after he allegedly presented forged Iraqi identity documentation with a name "Midhat Salah" during a routine check by Serbian police. He is currently held in a prison in Padinska skela, near Belgrade.

Spanish interior minister, Jose Antonio Alonso, said Spain will seek extradition. The man is accused of presenting false documents and immigration violations and is currently being held in Serbia.

The Interpol office in Madrid confirmed identity based on fingerprints.


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Chandra X-Ray Observatory illuminates Supernova 1987A

August 18, 2005

Recent images from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory reveal details of the nature of the star that became Supernova 1987A. In the time just before the star exploded, solar winds created a cavity in a cloud of cool gas that surrounded it. The explosion first lit up the cooler gas with a burst of ultraviolet light, then created a shock wave that started travelling through this cavity.

"In 1999, Chandra imaged this shock wave, and astronomers have waited expectantly for the shock wave to hit the edge of the cavity, where it would encounter the much denser gas deposited by the red supergiant wind, and produce a dramatic increase in X-radiation. The latest data from Chandra and the Hubble Space Telescope indicate that this much-anticipated event has begun." an article on the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics' Chandra website states.

These events confirm scientists' understanding of stars. As the shock wave continues it will travel through less understood material, hopefully allowing scientists to further their research into the birth and death of stars, and the overall behaviour of the universe.


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Talk:Taizé ecumenical community founder Frère Roger assassinated

I was many times in Taize and I meet Frère Roger. He was a real "saint" man in his life and make something extraordinary, what is realy important in all Christian life: THE reconciling of the different Christian churches. I don't understand WHY. It's a great missing for all Christians. GOD BLESS HIM.

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I am writing about the editprotected Wikinews article on the assassination of Brother Roger of Taize.

"Taizé ecumenical community founder Frère Roger assassinated"

Here are some grammatical suggestions:

3rd paragraph: change "kids" to "youngsters" or "young people". This is my hunch based on my visit to Taize around 1980; most of the visitors to Taize were 16 - 28 years old.

4th paragraph: change "One of the brothers of Taizé, a medical doctor, who together with another doctor who was present at the evening service, tried to save the life of Taizé's founder, but didn't succeed and Frère Roger died just minutes after the knife attack." to "One of the brothers of Taizé, a medical doctor, together with another doctor who was present at the evening service, tried to save the life of Taizé's founder, but didn't succeed and Frère Roger died just minutes after the knife attack." Eliminate one "who".

Final paragraph: change "The community have reacted to the shocking events in their own way." to "The community has reacted to the shocking events in its own way."

Anne9853 (talk) 04:54, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

 * Do you have reason to believe the use of "kids" is actually wrong? If an archived article is wrong, we issue a correction, rather than changing the article.  We would put a correction template at the top of the article, and we'd need to be sure the article was wrong before doing that.  If you believe the article is wrong, can you suggest how we can be sure of that?
 * Re the spurious word "who" in the fourth paragraph. I checked the Spiegel Online source (the other specific source about this incident is no longer available), and as best I can tell, through the usual laughably bad automatic translation, it does appear the change is merely a correction of a mechanical error in the article that clarifies, but does not alter, its intended meaning.  So I made that change to the article.
 * Re treating "the community" as singular or plural in the final paragraph. Either singular or plural is correct English usage, so I didn't make that change.
 * --Pi zero (talk) 15:42, 10 December 2012 (UTC)

Hi Pi zero,

Thanks for editing out the redundant "who".

My reasoning for believing "kids" is wrong is as my mother used to say: kids are goats. The term seems unnecessarily slangy. If by kids the writer meant "children", that's fine, but it is unlikely it was actually children, so I do not suggest such a specific (and misleading?) change. I suggested substituting the word "youngsters" as it conveys youth in an indeterminate way that could mean either "children" or "teens" or "young adult", since I don't know which is most correct for this news event.

Thanks for your work and for considering this point of view. Anne9853 (talk) 02:59, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

 * Thanks for raising these issues. It's good to think things through.

 * The word "kids" is of course somewhat less formal than "children", but in this context does mean the same thing, so that "youngsters" would apparently be a change of meaning. The two sources were evidently both in German, and one of them is no longer available, so I see no way of judging whether the term "kids"/"children" was in fact justified by information in the sources.  I'm not comfortable choosing a word that has different meaning ("youngsters").  The kids/children difference is stylistic, and I'm not really inclined to change it after all these years for a small stylistic point.  If we can produce some sort of solid evidence that the kids/children meaning is wrong, a correction should be issued.  Note, though, that even if there were non-children, it doesn't follow that the description in our article is necessarily wrong, if the woman embedded herself in a group of children.  So we'd need specific support to justify a correction.  --Pi zero (talk) 03:36, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

It is not necessary to point out the nationality of the mentally-ill woman who murdered brother Roger, it could enhance prejudice. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 187.15.165.147 (talk • contribs) 12:50, 19 May 2013
 * Well, news is about reporting facts. Any fact can be twisted by someone who wants to twist it; this one doesn't strike me as particularly prejudicial.  --Pi zero (talk) 13:27, 19 May 2013 (UTC)


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Talk:Madrid bombing suspect arrested in Belgrade

Non-English Link
What's with the Serbian language link ? Isn't this an English speaking site ? StuRat 09:21, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

 * The original creator is probably just citing sources. Dcabrilo originally came from Belgrade, so he may have used that link as a source. Take care. SoLando 09:42, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

This headline is POV
I think its important to remember that many mistakes have been made recently by police falsely identifying someone as being someone else; e.g. the dead Brazilian was falsely identified by his killers (police) as being the "bombing suspect" who was later caught in Italy. Therefore, we do not as yet know that the person arrested in Belgrade is the same person as the suspect in the Madrid bombing. I will change the headline again and if someone is determined to maintain this POV headline; "Madrid bombing suspect" arrested in Belgrade... then someone else will have to correct it. Neutralizer 17:41, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * The man is a suspect, which does not make him a terrorist. And he was arrested. --Dčabrilo 19:17, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

 * I will try once more. This person may not be the bombing suspect; just because somebody says he is does not make it so. This person apparently presented himself as someone else and we have no final determination that he is the "bombing suspect". Neutralizer 23:04, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

 * I don't understand the argument -- this person was arrested because he is a suspect in the bombing... --Chiacomo (talk) 23:06, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

 * not so, he is accused of presenting false documents and until that is proven in a court of law, he is presumed to be Midhat Salah; the person he says he is. c 23:08, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

If it is determined that the police are wrong about his identity; then he is NOT a "bombing suspect" and never was. Neutralizer 23:09, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

 * I agree with the others, not with Neutralizer. That is, he is currently a suspect.  If it turns out he is not the person they are seeking, or if the person they are seeking is not found to be the bomber, then he will no longer be a bombing suspect.  However, he will remain a "former bombing suspect", if that happens.  It would only be wrong to refer to him as the bomber, at this point. StuRat 06:10, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

Please respect the article tag
I am asking for administrative assistance here to have the tag respected. Taking it off unilaterally after a few minutes is not acceptable. Neutralizer 23:12, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I added another source to address your concerns. --Dčabrilo 23:13, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

 * The headline is not in dispute -- the identity of the suspect has been confirmed by fingerprint comparison... Regardless, all other major news outlets (our sources) use the term "suspect". --Chiacomo (talk) 23:14, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Ok, that addition helps a lot, even though the source should be in English on this English site, I think. Thank you for your efforts. Neutralizer 23:19, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

 * You are welcome. As far as the sources go: if we only used English sources, we wouldn't cover any but most "trivial" events outside of the English speaking world. --Dčabrilo 23:21, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Ok, that makes sense to me.Neutralizer 23:32, 18 August 2005 (UTC)


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Pope visits World Youth Day in Cologne

August 18, 2005 Pope Benedict XVI has arrived in Cologne, Germany for World Youth Day 2005, a Catholic festival. It is the new Pope's first foreign trip. His plane landed at 12 am (UTC+2) at Cologne/Bonn Airport. He was greeted by German president Horst Köhler, chancellor Gerhard Schröder and a cheering crowd. Later, the Pope boarded a cruise ship and sailed downstream the Rhine, with hundreds of thousands of people cheering at the riverbanks. He addressed the crowd from the ship and said he feels great to see so many young people from countless countries and hopes they can "have a moving experience of prayer as dialogue with God".

The four-day event began on Tuesday and will conclude with a big open-air mass on Sunday. Up to 1 milion people are expected there.

While in Cologne, Benedict XVI will visit a synagogue and meet representatives from various religious groups, including members of the Muslim community.

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Talk:Multiple computer worms released as "botwar" rages

The square brackets in a quote mechanism is used when you replace a word or phrase with another word or phrase of the same meaning, given the context of the quote. Mostly it's used to replace "it" (or similar) with the subject when the subject is outside of the quote. I abused the technique a little to replace "hacker" in the quote with "virus and worm writers" because I believe that the original author has incorrectly used "hacker", but I've never heard of square brackets to correct grammar or typos. Krisjohn 11:20, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

 * This seems similar to me, by replacing what they actually said with what they meant to say. Perhaps we shouldn't quote sources that contain grammar and word usage errors, as they may contain factual errors, too. StuRat 19:23, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

Microsoft Sucks
I have wasted an hour trying to find the stupid patch for this worm.All the "news" networks say "go to MSOFT's home page for the link. Bullroar...there is just an old link to the worm that was a problem last weekend. Paulrevere2005 13:22, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

A neverending Story
Sometimes i think M$ use us all as beta-tester and if a operating system of them is stable after "millions" of updates and patches, they just release a new one and everything starts at the beginning. i wish u all the best for the future with your computers. Michel691


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No 'mates' in Australia's Parliament House

August 18, 2005

Security guards at in  have been advised by internal memo not to use the word 'mate' when communicating with the public.

The Speaker of the house has been asked to look into the directive after it was rumoured that a member of Parliament or a senior public servant complained about use of the common Australian term.

The Secretary for the Department of Parliamentary Services said on ABC TV: "There was a feeling that they perhaps just needed a reminder that some informality, while it may be appropriate for some people, it may not suit all our visitors."

Tanya Plibersek said the ban was un-Australian. "I can't tell you how offended I am by this," he said, while reaction from the Liberals and was mixed.

"I think that people should get off their high horse and take a reality check," said Liberal backbencher Bob Baldwin, who believes the word should be treated as a badge of honour. "I have never seen anything so criminal in all my life. It's part of the Australian vernacular. It's a term of endearment and of mateship."

Nationals MP Paul Neville said "If they want to call me mate or buddy or something like that, I'm not the least bit offended."


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Syrian-born youth killed while building bomb in Norway

August 19, 2005

A 17-year old Syrian-born youth was killed and his 19-year old brother seriously injured on Thursday by a bomb they are suspected of having been building in their Oslo flat. Several youths were being questioned by the police for suspected involvement.

The 19-year old brother is described as being in stable condition. Two women and one man, present but not injured when the suspected bomb exploded, are being questioned by investigators.

Police said they found instructions on making bombs downloaded from the internet at the scene. "At the scene we found written instructions on how to make explosives and some powder that the youngsters had mixed," said police inspector Vidar Hjulstad speaking to Norwegian public radio NRK.

A 20-year old Pakistani-born friend has been charged with illegal handling of expolosives and is being questioned by police.

The 17-year old has a large criminal record including 17 car thefts, threats, robbing a store, drug abuse and violence against a civil servant. He had reportedly been studying chemistry at Sofienberg Technical College.

Police said the target of the bombs might have been ticket machines on the Oslo transportation system, with the purpose of stealing the money they contain. "It looks most like [the dead 17-year old] had made the explosives to blow up ticket machines on the Oslo transport system," said Oslo assistant chief of police Terje Kristiansen. He said a ticket machine in Oslo had recently been blown up. Police say they do not suspect any tie to Islamic extremism and Kristiansen said, "It looks like personal gain was the main cause."

A couple living near by anonymously said they had previously reported bomb-making activity at the apartment to police but had been ignored. They said ten people in total were involved in making bombs at the Oslo flat. "This is not the first explosion. We have heard many bangs and smelled lead or gunpowder afterwards," the couple told Dagsavisen newspaper. Kristiansen said he was not aware of their reports.

The entire apartment building has been evacuated as police investigate. They are said to be evaluating the risk of another accidental blast.


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Iraqi gasoline is the cheapest in the world at $.05 per gallon

August 18, 2005

A new report indicates that while Iraq's economy remains in a shambles and the prospect of future growth is still dim, Iraqi citizens do enjoy some of the least expensive gas prices in the world.

The International Monetary Fund says Iraqi drivers currently pay an average of 5 U.S. cents a gallon (1.32¢/L) for gasoline. This contrasts to averages of $2.55 (67.4¢/L) in the United States and $6.24 ($1.65/L) in Great Britain. Even neighboring Iran pays more at the pump than Iraq; 38 cents a gallon (10.0¢/L).

The low cost is due in large part to generous pre-war government subsidies on petroleum products that remain in place today.

In its report, the IMF warned the subsidies are a threat to economic growth in the country. The country still suffers near daily insurgent attacks, high unemployement, inflation, and frequent electrical, water, and sewage service disruptions.

Meanwhile, Iraqi oil output continues to recover. Prior to Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq's daily output of crude was 2.5 million barrels a day. This week, oil production is 1.6 million barrels per day. Iraq's oil reserves are estimated at nearly 115 billion barrels, the third largest in the world.


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Israeli troops remove protesters from Gaza synagogues

August 18, 2005

Israeli soldiers are in the process of removing Jewish protesters from synagogues in Neve Dekalim and Kfar Darom in the Gaza Strip as part of an operation to force the evacuation of settlements.

The settlement of Neve Dekalim was founded in 1983 and was home to 500 Orthodox Jewish families. It also was occupied earlier before back in the 1940s, settled by a couple Jewish families who were able to hold off the Eygptian army.

Around 1,500 protesters inside the synagogue refused to leave despite warnings from the soldiers. Many protesters have been retaliating to the soldiers' commands, and have even started shoving and punching a few guards. The protesters have linked their arms in a chain to attempt to prevent themselves being removed. The protesters are mostly not Gaza settlers, but are extremist youths from the West Bank and Israel.

After several hours of unsuccessful negotiations unarmed security forces entered the complex to begin removing people to buses waiting outside. Those who did not go as instructed were usually escorted by two or three guards each to the buses. Meanwhile, all male protesters have been removed from the building while the female protesters are still inside the synagogue.

In another Gaza town, Kfar Darom, protesters are also making their last stand in a synagogue, and thousands of troops have surrounded the buildings. There, soldiers entered the synagogue as well and are dragging protesters out of the building. They were, however, hampered by protesters on the roof, who, among other things, threw caustic soda at the soldiers. Consequently, the rooftop was taken by security forces as well. Seventy seven people have been injured, two moderately on the roof of the synagogue. Police say that 120 demonstrators were arrested.

The evacuations are extremely stressful for protesters and soldiers alike. Having to evict fellow Jews is "traumatic" for the soldiers said IDF Capt. Yael Harman. He added in connections to the synagogues evacuations: "Many of our soldiers are religious, and it's very difficult for them to conceive of the idea of going into a religious building and trying to pull those people out [...] but this is what we must do."


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I wonder who uses the most dirt cheap gasoline in Iraq???
Maybe the occupying forces?Duh. What a great way to soak up some of the world's supply over there...where U.S./UK oil companies don't get the profits anyway..and then there's less supply (thus higher prices) in our countries where those companies do get the profits. These guys are so cute and smart; and we're such easy,dumb marks. Paulrevere2005 13:52, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

US currency?
I suppose this article refers to US Dollars, however it would be nice to note what currency is being used (as Canada, Australia, New Zeland and other countries also use 'dollar' and the $ for showing currency.) --Mrmiscellanious 13:56, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

Coincidence???

 * Here's another "coincidence theory". The price of oil has gone from an unprofitable $16. per barrel on Sep 10,2001, to $66. today . As this article says, the production from Iraq has gone way down since we invaded. The main beneficiaries of the increase in price are oilmen. The Saudis and the heads of the Bush admin.(Bush and Cheney) are oilmen as are some of their main financial supporters.What better way to push up oil prices than to get control of the 3rd largest reserves in the world and force down the world's supply. Maybe 1+1 =s 2. Or maybe its all just another coincidence. Paulrevere2005 14:00, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

 * That theory would be plausible, except for the fact that the reason why production is down is because of the numerous attacks on the oil system from the insurgents. --Mrmiscellanious 14:11, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Wrong; that's the government spin; but those attacks have only taken 2% of the production offline. We just have not put out the effort to get that oil flowing. If Saddam could do it..with all of the supposed internal opposition to his government. Why can't we? Just do a news check for recent attacks on the oil system... NIL! + our planes could patrol and protect the oil system if we wanted to + we don't really know who has been attacking the oil system do we...we have never caught any of the pipeline bombers..not even once. If I was CEO of Exxon or BP I'd light up a cigar every time one of those rare attacks happened. Paulrevere2005 14:19, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

units
given that this is a non-US news item, shouldn't it be in units that the majority of people understand? I am canadian and I can understand using US$ (being somewhat standard) but who honestly knows what a gallon is without looking it up?


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Talk:Syrian-born youth killed while building bomb in Norway

muslim
a source for the claim the boy was a muslim would be useful even needed, as the only thing i can find is that in one of the sources the neighbours say something about them being of foreign extraction. 130.89.11.31 14:01, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

I don't see anything about the youth being muslim. --Riverofdreams 15:27, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

not muslim, criminal
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1098821.ece

Whoops...
The title makes it sound as though someone chucked the bomb at the kid. How about "Muslim youth killed while building bomb, Norway"?

Wonderful!
This is great news. I only wish this punk had taken out his family too. This is God's will. Allah Akbar!
 * Curious. I suppose it is inevitable that these discussion pages will function in the same way as comment pages for other news sites. Theshibboleth 03:23, 20 August 2005 (UTC)

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Category:Disasters and accidents is required here. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 13:31, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

 * I disagree with "Disasters and accidents" — bombs aren't accidents, they're a crime. Added Category:Crime and law. --


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Microsoft announces prices for new Xbox 360

August 18, 2005

Microsoft has revealed prices for the Xbox 360, its new games console which goes on sale later this year. Details were made public by Chris Lewis, the Regional Vice President of Xbox across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, in an interview with the console's official website, Xbox.com.

According to Lewis, the Xbox 360 will ship in two separate bundles — the full system, and the Core System. The full system is the premium edition; it comes with the components and accessories — including a detachable 20-gigabyte hard drive and wireless controller — that Microsoft believes necessary for experiencing 'the ultimate digital entertainment thrill ride'. It will retail at $399.99 in the US, €399.99 in Europe and £279.99 in the UK. The Core System is essentially a stripped-down version, offering the full power of the Xbox 360 without the add-on features. This edition will retail at $299.99 in the US, €299.99 in Europe and £209.99 in the UK.

Rumours have been circulating about the price tag since the Xbox 360 was unveiled to a blaze of publicity at this year's E3. Yesterday's announcement confirmed early speculation by analysts at major investment bank UBS that Microsoft would sell its new console at a loss. The stand-alone Xbox 360 contains $375 worth of hardware. With the console set to retail at $299.99 (or $399.99 with $100 worth of add-ons) Microsoft stands to make a $76 loss on each unit sold. It is expected that 933,000 to 1.2 million units will be sold in 2005, which means that the Xbox 360 could cost its publisher up to $91.2 million for this year alone. Microsoft plans to make up the lost income with sales of its eagerly awaited launch titles.


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Might be worth mentioning that this is a Catholic celebration, as the name its very deceptive (presumably by design). It might also be worth mentioning that he is making friendly gestures to Jews, Protistants, and Muslims.

 * Actually it's already mentioned. Quote 3rd sentence: "The Pope will attend the Catholic World Youth Day 2005...". I'll add your other points later. Cheers, --Deprifry 15:26, August 18, 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Bangladesh hit by several bomb explosions

Bomber's goal
It sounds to me like they were trying to make incendiary bombs, by including flammable material like sawdust and newspapers. I would guess that the pressure wave of the explosive overshadowed the heat generated and prevented a large fire from starting in most cases, however. StuRat 19:33, 18 August 2005 (UTC)


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U.S. Army intelligence had detected 9/11 terrorists year before, says officer

August 18, 2005

A year before the 9/11 attacks, through data mining a U.S. Army intelligence group had identified two terrorist cells, including Mohammed Atta and three other 9/11 hijackers. Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Shaffer, a liaison officer of a unit called Able Danger, has spoken on the topic. By analysis of non-military data, several of the terrorists with direct links to top Al-Qaeda leadership were identified.

Able Danger also used publicly available information from government immigration agencies.

Description on CNN of the technology involved:
 * SHAFFER: "...Land Information Warfare Activity, LIWA, at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, an Army unit ... this targeting exercise of al Qaeda. What the LIWA did -- and it was their ability to go through massive amounts of open-source data, 2.5 terabytes, and look for patterns that related to previously-known terrorists. It was that information then which popped up...

 * S. O'BRIEN: So, by trolling the Internet and LexisNexis, things like that, I think that's what you mean by open source data? Am I right about that?

 * SHAFFER: Open source -- anything that's not a classified database. We're talking about commercial databases, financial databases. Anything that's out there that relates to the real world."

On the Sean Hannity Show Wednesday, Shaffer said there were direct links to top Al-Qaeda leaders. He repeated that on Thursday.


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Talk:Former northeastern US Republican campaign director charged with conspiracy

Is this article going to be started soon? If not, please list it for DR. --Mrmiscellanious 21:09, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

Factual accuracy
I see here that Tobin, a former "regional political director for the RNC-affiliated National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee, which was working to get Republicans elected to the Senate" was indicted for fraud and that his expenses (about $800,000 so far) are being paid by the RNC, that he pleaded not guilty to the charges, and that his trial is set for December. So what's with the title "2004 Bush campaign chairman pleads guilty to election fraud, conspiracy"?

Not that this isn't at least nationally important news, and it might fit well into a nonpartisan article for election fraud in general in the US, but right now it would seem to be at best misleading. Theshibboleth 17:43, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

Harassment, perhaps - but conspiracy?
"to have the consultant's telephone firm make repeated hang-up calls to Democratic and labor union get-out-the-vote phone banks."

Wouldn't that more correctly be harrassment rather than preventing people from voting? I don't see how that would turn anyone away from voting, personally. --Mrmiscellanious 19:02, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Yeah, but because of the constant hang-up calls to Democrats and Labor unions, voters who are disabled and relied on them to get transportation to the polling stations, couldn't get through and could therefore not request transportation. So, they weren't able to get to the polling stations and weren't able to vote. So those hang-up calls effectively prevented them from participating in the election. --Deprifry 19:26, August 21, 2005 (UTC)


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Talk:U.S. Army intelligence had detected 9/11 terrorists year before, says officer

Really interesting story. Paulrevere2005 22:10, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

Here is a fantastic and generally not believed 2002 interview with a naval officer(ONI) (re; his pre-9/11 knowledge) conducted by Michael Rupert [] which may or may not be related to the Shaffer story. I find the interviewee's answers riveting. [] Paulrevere2005 22:24, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

 * The above links are always getting shut down somehow. Here are mirror sites[] for Rupert's credentials and[]for the interview. And another more detailed report on Vreeland's "warning note"[]
 * I personally emailed the 9/11 commission liason in 2003 suggesting they talk to Vreeland or at least retrieve the original copy of the early warning note off of Vreeland's Toronto court file. As far as I know they did neither; I only received a response that the liason was away for a week and would be in touch when he returned; that was the last I heard about it.Paulrevere2005 02:29, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

 * We'll have to see if anything relevant develops. (SEWilco 05:38, 19 August 2005 (UTC))

headline is wrong
I have heard no claims whatsoever that the Able Danger project detected the "9/11 plot". They are talking about warning of the existence of a terrorist cell in the US. Nobody claims that they knew what they were up to.
 * You're right, the specific plot was not identified. At the time an increase in activity had been noticed so there was suspicion that something was being prepared, but details were unknown.  (SEWilco 05:38, 19 August 2005 (UTC))

Move article
The update should be in its own article, and date should be changed to 24 August. Correct me if I'm wrong. Theshibboleth 05:07, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

Please add this article to Category:9/11. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 15:22, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
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Next Shuttle flight delayed to next year; ISS crew begin spacewalk

August 19, 2005

Commander Sergei Krikalev and flight engineer John Phillips began a planned six-hour spacewalk earlier today, their first in the four months both men have been on the station. This week Krikalev exceeded Sergei Avdeyev's record of 748 (non-consecutive) days in space.

Their tasks include retrieval and replacement of several experiments, photographing a materials science experiment, retrieving radiation sensors, installation of a television camera for the first arrival of Europe's new cargo vessel and relocation of a grapple fixture for a crane. This will make room for the next shuttle crew to deliver radiation shields.

However, that delivery is going to have to wait.

NASA delayed the next Shuttle flight until next year so their engineers have time to address the foam problem that occurred during the most recent flight. A rushed timetable for the previous launch has been criticised as a major contributing factor to the "same behavioral problems that contributed to the Columbia tragedy," an AP story stated.


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Australian Air Force crews "at war" with Veterans' Affairs over compensation

August 19, 2005 The Australian Federal Government has revealed today that it is going to give A$21 million (US $15.76 million) as compensation to approximately 600 former RAAF maintenance workers, who where exposed to highly toxic chemicals while working on the fuel tanks of the nation's F-111 fleet.

Under the government's proposal, depending on the amount of exposure, a worker can expect to receive between A$10,000 and A$40,000 (US $7,500 - $30,000) to help cope with the side effects. The aircraft maintenance program started in the 1970s and was suspended in the late 1990s when the former workers started to show signs of medical problems ranging from memory loss to neurological problems.

The F-111 Deseal/Reseal Support Group responded to the government's package with anger. The Group's president Ian Fraser said "A$40,000 for a ruined life is simply not enough ... We've already got people who have died, who are dying, people who have lost their homes."

He went on to describe that his group, which supports the workers and contractors who where based at Amberley Air Base, was "at war" with Veterans' Affairs Minister De-Anne Kelly.


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Former British Northern Ireland secretary Mo Mowlam dies

August 19, 2005

Mo Mowlam, the former Secretary for Northern Ireland, has died at 8.10am BST (07:10 UTC) in a hospice after a fall two weeks ago. She was 55.

In a statement, prime minister Tony Blair called her "one of the shrewdest political minds I ever encountered. She was a natural politician, could read a situation and analyse and assess it as fast as anyone."

Another former cabinet minister, Clare Short, said: "She was a very beautiful young woman, she survived ill health and helped bring peace to Northern Ireland and now she's gone far too young."

Mo Mowlam was central to the negotiations leading to the Good Friday Agreement and was popular in Britain for her straightforward approach, informality and honesty.

Ms Mowlam even received a standing ovation during prime minister Blair's speech during the 1998 Labour Party Conference.

Mo Mowlam retired from political life in 2001, but continued to make the headlines by realising her autobiography which was critical of Blair's presidential style of government.

It is thought that the fall that made her go to hospital, and then the hospice where she died, was due to a lack of balance caused by a brain tumour.


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China and Russia continue joint army exercise

August 19, 2005

Russian and Chinese armed forces began their first ever joint military exercises since the Korean War, when Russia was still part of the Soviet Union, on Thursday. The exercises are expected to last for eight days.

10,000 troops — about 1800 Russians, the rest Chinese — are participating in the war games. The exercises simulate United Nations-mandated police action to restore order in a fictitious country torn by ethnic unrest. They began in the eastern Russian port-city of Vladivostok and are supposed to culminate in a mock invasion involving beach landings and paratrooper drops off the coast of the Jiaodong peninsula in eastern China.

Russian and Chinese officials have framed the exercises as promoting international cooperation, but some in the US and elsewhere see the exercises as preparation for a possible future invasion of Taiwan, and as a challenge to US dominance in Asia — particularly in Afghanistan. The exercises come amid increasing speculation in the US that China may come to replace the US as the world's greatest superpower.

Russia and China are working together to help form of a world order that will be based on multipolarity, respect for international law, and a leading role for the UN, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alexeyev said on Monday, August 15, 2005.

“The exercise will be carried out in the framework of the fight against international terrorism and extremism, to respond to new threats and challenges,” said Liang Guanglie, chief of staff of China’s armed forces.

But others citing the use in the operation of advanced aircraft atypical of a peacekeeping operation, say the countries have ulterior motives. "The main target is the US. Both sides want to improve their position for bargaining in terms of security, politics and economics," said Jin Canrong, professor of international relations at the People's University of China.

A Taiwanese official quoted by Mosnews.com said, China's involvement in the operations represents “the biggest security threat in the Asiatic-Pacific region.”

However other analysts speculate that Russia's motivations for using the aircraft, including Tu-95 strategic bombers and Tu-22M long-range bombers, in the exercises may be to promote their sale to the Chinese.

"Military cooperation is linked with political and economic cooperation as part of a bigger package," said Robert Karniol, Asia-Pacific editor for Jane's Defence Weekly. "It's not an adversarial posture."

Many have noted that the joint exercises are an emblem of increasingly warm relations between China and Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. But writing In an editorial for the International Herald Tribune, Phillip Bowring disagrees, saying that the primary purpose of the operations is as a warning to the US. "The current Russia-China joint military exercises are not so much a symbol of trust and friendship between the two as a symptom of American overstretch. The two are reminding the United States of the limits of its unilateral global power."

Despite speculation into the motives of Russia and China, the US has given at least token support to the idea that the exercises could promote international interests. “We are following the exercises,” U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said this week. “We expect that they will be conducted in a manner that supports some mutual goal of regional stability shared by the United States, China and Russia.”

Others say the operations are mainly a response to separatism and Islamic extremism in Russian Chechnya and the Chinese Xinjiang.

“The exercises are the logical continuation of the first signs of cooperation between Russia and China in the struggle against ‘orange revolutions,’ separatism and the dominant influence of the U.S. in the Euroasiatic sphere,” the Gazeta.ru news website wrote Thursday. Orange was the color adopted by supporters of last year’s revolution in Ukraine, which along with mass demonstrations in Georgia and Kyrgyzstan, brough pro-Western administrations to power.

The war games have been called "Peace Mission 2005".


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Rocket attack on USS Ashland docked in Jordan; another rocket fired at Israeli town

August 19, 2005 Two Katyusha rockets exploded this morning (8:44 AM UTC+3) in Aqaba, Jordan, near the USS Ashland, which has been docking at the Aqaba port for the last ten days. One Jordanian soldier was killed. Another rocket exploded in Eilat, Israel.

One rocket narrowly missed the USS Ashland and struck a warehouse in the vicinity of the Ashland and the USS Kearsarge, killing a Jordanian soldier, Private Ahmad Alnajdawi, and injuring another. The two amphibious ships had been docking at the Aqaba port for the last ten days. The other missile fell near a Jordanian hospital but caused no injuries.

Commander Jeff Breslau of the U.S. Fifth Fleet told reporters "I can confirm that a rocket flew over the bow of USS Ashland and the rocket impacted in the roof of a warehouse. No sailors or marines were injured. It’s pretty safe to conclude that they were probably trying to hit one or both of the ships".

The rocket that was aimed at Eilat exploded about 15 meters from the Eilat airport, near several hotels. An Israeli taxi driver, Meir Farhan (40), was lightly injured. Farhan told the press "''I heard a noise, the car shook, and I kept driving for two more meters. I didn't realize what it was; when I went out of the car I saw a hole in the ground on the asphalt."

A branch of the Al-Qaeda linked terrorist organization Abdullah Azzam Brigades in Egypt has claimed responsibility for the attack. They also claim responsibility for last month's terror attack in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt and for the 2004 attack on Egyptian tourist resorts.

Immediately after the attack, the two US Navy Ships left the Aqaba port. All flights in the Eilat airport were briefly delayed before the explosion site was cleared of debris.

Jordanian security forces have located the launch site on a nearby rooftop. They are searching for three people with connection to the attack, two Syrian nationals and one Iraqi.

Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz said that Israeli and Jordanian security forces are cooperating. "We are certain the Jordanians are also acting to thwart such attacks" Mofaz said. "There were no prior warnings regarding this specific case, but we're alert.".

Eilat and Aqaba are both considered international tourist destinations in their respective countries.


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Talk:Inter Milan cancels tour of England due to safety concerns

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editprotected Please add the following categories to the article. 14.139.242.195 (talk) 12:32, 29 October 2015 (UTC)
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 * Could we have Category:Inter Milan for this article instead of Serie A. Green Giant (talk) 16:43, 29 October 2015 (UTC)
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Former rebel becomes President of Burundi

August 19, 2005

Pierre Nkurunziza, leader of the former rebel group CNDD-FDD, has been elected unopposed as President of Burundi by the country's Senate and National Assembly. The CNDD-FDD had won landslide victories in communal and national elections earlier this year, the first since the 1993 assassination of President Melchior Ndadaye plunged Burundi into more than a decade of ethnically-charged civil war. Nkurunziza replaces Domitien Ndayizeye, who had served as head of a transitional government since 2003.

One key challenge will be to resolve ongoing tension between the country's Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups. More than 300,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed since 1993. Burundi's Tutsi-dominated army is believed to have killed thousands of Hutu civilians during the ten-year civil war, while Nkurunziza's own group, CNDD-FDD, has been accused of deliberately killing Tutsis. The extremist group Palipehutu-FNL continues to stage attacks, with this week seeing the first anniversary of the Gatumba massacre, in which more than 150 Congolese Tutsi refugees were killed.


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At least 13 killed in shootings at polling stations in Pakistan

August 20, 2005

According to Online, 13 people were killed and over a hundred injured in armed clashes between rival political factions in Pakistan on Thursday August 18, 2005 local time. The attacks centered around polling stations throughout the country where elections for local offices were taking place.

The first of the clashes occurred in the Bannu district in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province. There three people directly participating in the armed clashes were shot dead. Their political ties are unclear. Many others were injured in the incident.

Two were killed in a clash in Khiali in the Punjabi district of Gujranwala and more than fifteen were injured. One was killed in the Multan district where another 15 were injured.

Three people were injured due to sporadic shooting in the Sialkot district in Punjab.

Seventeen were injured in the district of Lodhran in Punjab, including a candidate for the position of nazim. There, four people were arrested.

In the southern Balochistan district of Jafarabad, a scuffle occurred and at least nineteen people were injured, according to a BBC reporter.

In Dera Allah Yar in Pakistan's Jaffrabad district, members of the Jamali and Imrani ethnic groups exchanged fire two hours after polling began. Both groups used automatic weapons, and one person was killed at the scene of the clash. Two others died later while receiving medial care. Nineteen others were injured, three of whom are reported to be in critical condition.

Army personnel were called to maintain peace in ten of the Punjab's 17 districts. In total, 40 of Pakistan's 53 districts received army assistance in an attempt to keep the peace. Security was heightened in many areas of the country.

Pakistan has many sources of conflict, ranging from supporters of Al-Queda and the former Afghanistan Taliban government, to those involved in terrorist activities against India over disputed borders, to tensions between the numerous political, ethnic, tribal, and religious factions.


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I've found out that school comes back into session significantly sooner than I had thought, and so I'm going to have to take a short break from my activities on Wikinews to finish all the summer work I am supposed to. Hopefully I'll be back in full force within a week. Theshibboleth 08:37, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
 * The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated. I have finished the difficult part of my summer work and am going to begin writing new articles today. Theshibboleth 07:12, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

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Hi there, I saw what you wrote on Ngerda's page about working for Wikinews for school credits. At the moment I'm working on a project to help people build up a portfolio to prove what they have done and particularly to demonstrate the sort of skills that they would need as journalists. I wondered if you might like to be a guinea pig? I haven't uploaded anything yet but should be able to by the end of the week. So far I've based it mainly on the sort of skills you need to prove in British journalism training exams but it would also be useful to know what you have to demonstrate to your school? ClareWhite 11:30, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

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I put category:Sandbox on you main page design. I hope you don't mind. Bawolff ☺☻ 01:05, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

 * I'm trying to put all redesign and variations of things in category:Sandbox to keep them all together. I was refering to User:Theshibboleth/Main Page in the above comment. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 22:54, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

No assassination plot against US presidential candidate Barack Obama
Per WN:ARCHIVE, best not to rename/move an article 2 days after its initial publish date. Cirt (talk) 08:43, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

Bush fires threaten neighborhoods in Brentwood, Los Angeles
I looked at Bush fires threaten neighborhoods in Brentwood, Los Angeles - sorry, but i don't think its ready to be published yet. see its talk page. Bawolff ☺☻ 21:32, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I hope you are doing OK in the area of the fire. I added sources and expanded the article a bit.  If you have pictures, they would be good to be added. SriMesh |  talk  23:56, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

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Moroccan gets seven years in German 9/11 retrial

August 19, 2005 , a Moroccan who was a friend of several 9/11 hijackers, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for membership in a terrorist organisation by a court in Hamburg. The court, however, said that there is no proof that Motassadeq knew about the 9/11 plans or participated in them.

Presiding judge Ernst-Rainer Schudt said that Motassadeq has played an important role in running the financial affairs of other cell members and covered their absence while they were in terror training camps. But he said that Motassadey wasn't "the same caliber as [Mohammed] ", the leader of the 9/11 hijackers. Schudt also complained that the lack of cooperation by U.S. authorities in providing witnesses and delievering evidence left the court in "an unsatisfactory situation". U.S. authorities denied the court access to key witnesses in their custody such as and  and out of security concerns only provided written testimonies,  which have very limited legal standing under German law.

Relatives of 9/11 victims who attended the trial are reportedly satisfied with the outcome. "This is a clear sign the rule of law can be an answer to terrorism" said Andreas Schulz, a lawyer representing relatives. Federal prosecutors are however unhappy with the ruling, since they also sought a conviction for accessory to murder. They, as well as Motassedeq who wanted acquittal, are going to appeal before Germany's Supreme Court.

Back in 2003, Motassadeq was sentenced to 15 years in jail for accessory to murder but that ruling was overturned by the Supreme Court, making this retrial necessary.


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Audio Wikinews transcript – 2005 08 19 – 1500 UTC
The time is 1500 UTC on Friday 19th August 2005, and this is Audio Wikinews: News Briefs.

Former British Northern Ireland secretary Mo Mowlam dies Mo Mowlam, the former Secretary for Northern Ireland, died this morning at 07:10 UTC in a hospice after a fall two weeks ago. She was 55.

Mo Mowlam was central to the negotiations leading to the Good Friday Agreement and was popular in Britain for her straightforward approach, informality and honesty.

Rocket attack on USS Ashland docked in Aqaba; another rocket fired at Eilat, Israel Two Katyusha rockets exploded this morning at 0844 UTC+3 in Aqaba, Jordan, near the USS Ashland, which has been docking at the Aqaba port for the last ten days. One Jordanian soldier was killed. Another rocket exploded in Eilat, Israel.

Former rebel becomes President of Burundi Pierre Nkurunziza, leader of the former rebel group CNDD-FDD, has been elected unopposed as President of Burundi by the country's Senate and National Assembly. The CNDD-FDD had won landslide victories in communal and national elections earlier this year,

Next Shuttle flight delayed to next year; ISS crew begin spacewalk Commander Sergei Krikalev and flight engineer John Phillips began a planned six-hour spacewalk earlier today, their first in the four months both men have been on the station.

Meanwhile, NASA are delaying the next Shuttle flight until next year so their engineers have time to address the foam problem that occurred during the most recent flight.

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Explosion in San Francisco injures one, cause unknown

August 19, 2005

An explosion from an underground utility chamber in downtown San Francisco severely injured a woman and shattered a window at a Ralph Lauren clothing store shortly after 10:00 a.m. Pacific time Friday. According to a caller to KCBS radio, a woman was engulfed in flames after the explosion triggered a fire in the store. The fire was quickly put out.

A bomb squad is currently investigating the explosion, and the cause has yet to be determined. One official said the explosion may have been caused by an electrical transformer. A witness described a fireball coming out of the side of the building

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. company spokesman Paul Moreno has stated that "there was no indication of a gas leak." Moreno also described the aftermath of the blast. "The explosion did displace manhole covers — two round steel ones — and it also displaced a concrete cover as well," Moreno said.

Some accounts have described a rift in the sidewalk caused by the explosion below.

Construction worker Tom Demartini, who was sitting in his truck outside the Ralph Lauren store, stated he saw the sidewalk rise up six or seven inches. "It sounded like a big poof, then there was a lot of smoke," Demartini said. "One woman looked like she was badly burned."

The burned woman was taken to the emergency room at St. Francis Hospital. Hospital spokeswoman Linda Gillespie had no immediate comment on her condition. Her name was not released.

Workers in a nearby office building described how the blast shook their buildings and that they thought it was an earthquake. According to one woman, the elevator in her building stopped.

Scores of police have evacuated buildings several blocks around the explosion. Kearny street between Sutter and Market has been closed to both vehicles and pedestrians.