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2008 TaiSPO: Interview with Ideal Bike Corporation and Gary Silva

March 28, 2008 2008 Taipei International Cycle Show (Taipei Cycle) & Taipei International Sporting Goods Show (TaiSPO) not only did a best reunion with conjunctions of the launch of Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition and the concurrent cycling race of 2008 Tour de Taiwan but also provide opportunities and benefits for sporting goods, bicycle, and athlete sports industries to establish the basis of the sourcing center in Asia and notabilities on the international cycling race.

Although the Taipei cycle was split from the TaiSPO since 1988, but the trends of sporting good industry in Taiwan changed rapidly and multiply because of modern people's lifestyles and habits. After the "TaiSPO Innovation Award" was established since 2005, the fitness and leisure industries became popular stars as several international buyers respected on lifestyle and health.

For example, some participants participated Taipei Cycle and TaiSPO with different product lines to do several marketing on bicycle and fitness equipments, this also echoed the "Three New Movements" proposed by Giant Co., Ltd. to make a simple bicycle with multiple applications and functions. As of those facts above, Wikinews Journalist Rico Shen interviewed Ideal Bike Corporation and Gary Silva, designer of "3G Steeper" to find out the possibilities on the optimizations between two elements, fitness and bicycle.

Part 1: Why winning? Why doing optimization?
What are the conceptions on the design of 3G Stepper?

Ideal: (As Gary Silva in demonstrations) We merged some basis on a elliptic and a simple fitness stepper, all designed for indoor fitness sporting. After this, the 3G Stepper became a functional bicycle with fitness and transportation. As its steppers were originally designed with lever theory and without bicycle seat, not only its speed was determined by its frequency when stepping, but also a user should use one's physical strengths and torques (turnings) to balance the 3G Stepper and make a high intensive works on sporting.

Although the show schedule is concurrent for TaiSPO and Taipei Cycle, but why did you participate the innovation award for the 3G Stepper at TaiSPO?

Ideal: As of mentioned functions before, it can't be fully thought as a bicycle because of fitness functionality.

So you [Ideal Bike] consider to participate at TaiSPO with fitness factor?

Ideal: Traditionally, a bicycle often worked on a person's lower-body, but we promoted "3G Stepper" by considering its fitness factor to hope everyone do a great full-body work with its coordination because a rider should use strengths on one's upper-body to step on the stepper.

Not only fitness, but also artificial intelligence? And the other features?

Ideal: Originally, we [Ideal Bike] promoted the 3G Stepper mainly to the bicycle and sporting goods market in United States for leisure and fitness because of a DAMN bad lifestyle especially not sporting and bad beverage culture, which will cause several cardiovascular diseases. By the way, we also designer a smaller version for kids because we hope 3G Stepper is not just a "simple scooter" but a great invention. With this conception, we hope kids can be interested in this stepper and do several trainings on balance. In the past, several people were afraid of a bicycle because its dynamic balance should be done when riding. Last but not least, the 3G Stepper has no limitations on a rider's heights and clothes.

Part 2: A 3-in-1 combination on cycling race, exhibition, and new venue.
What do you think about the concurrent schedule on TaiSPO and Taipei Cycle showcased in different venues?

Gary Silva: As you know, even though the bicycle (industry) is important, but we [Ideal Bike] chose the TaiSPO because of its nature on fitness. I hope that "a bicycle is not just a simple bicycle".

More than 20 years ago, the Taipei Cycle was ever included in TaiSPO, but after the maturity of export market on bicycle industry, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) finally split the bicycle (industry) from sporting goods (industry), and currently, it became the current condition as two trade shows showcased each other...

Gary: It sounds like a good idea and a proper split even though the industry natures of bicycle and sporting good are similar, and some buyers also want to gain some sourcing resources from those two (bicycle and sporting good) industries.

What do you think about a combination on TaiSPO, Taipei Cycle, and Tour de Taiwan?

Gary: Tour de Taiwan?

A cycling race.

Gary: Very nice, this combination will bring visitors on those two shows.

Will this combination provide benefits on sporting good, bicycle, and athlete sports industries?

Gary: Yes, surely. Because buyers and visitors from those three main activity can understand their each own backgrounds, and this optimization will improve notabilities on two shows and the cycling race.


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Very Smart.

"cessation of arms sales to Taiwan"
Geez, the Chicoms can't even hide their ulterior motives anymore. (168.28.43.28 14:13, 27 March 2008 (UTC))


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Ahhhh...... C'mon! It's a damn difficult article for me because it may contain design ideas and according to Gary's words, his conception is mainly based on fitness even though the Ideal Bike Corp. manufactured mainly on bicycle and its parts.

And according to my visits, the Ideal Bike showcased different styles on those two trade shows. Brock contact... 14:48, 27 March 2008 (UTC)


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Governor of Puerto Rico indicted in campaign finance probe

March 27, 2008 Today, Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, was indicted with 19 counts related to irregularities found in the financing of his campaigns for public offices on and off the island. Puerto Rico is a semi-autonomous territory of the United States.

Indicted along with Acevedo Vilá are 12 other people associated with his Popular Democratic Party, all living in Puerto Rico, Washington D.C., or Philadelphia. In total, there were 27 charges.

The U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez of the District of Puerto Rico said that, because of the nature of the crimes he is charged with, the Governor himself will not be arrested immediately and will be given a chance to "give himself up to the police." Some of the other people charged, however, have already been arrested and await trial.

The 13 defendants are charged with conspiracy, false statements, wire fraud, federal program fraud and tax crimes related to the financing for the Governor's 1999-2002 campaigns for Resident Commissioner, the sole representative of the island in the U.S. Congress, and for his subsequent 2004 gubernatorial run.

This indictment comes after a two-year investigation by a Grand Jury of donations made to the Governor's past campaigns.

The defendants face three to ten years in federal prison, as well as several $100,000 to $250,000 fines.

Acevedo Vilá's lawyer Thomas Green says he will defend the Governor "vigorously", and that he finds it troubling that these accusations come only months before the General Elections in Puerto Rico, in which the Governor will run for a second term.

Governor Acevedo Vilá made a televised statement at 5:30 p.m. local time (22:30 UTC) in which he defended himself from the accusations and indicated he will continue in his post.

Governor Acevedo Vilá is the chairman of the Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico, which supports the island's current Commonwealth status with the United States, instead of full statehood or independence.


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Comments:South Park episodes available free online

This is fabulous news, in so many ways. I knew they had no issues with "illegal" downloads of their show, but this is surprising, and I hope contagious. Long live South Park! 71.236.21.115 16:32, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Haha, I'm getting a "Sorry Canada" with Terrance and Philips looking sad. Is it mentioned in the news that it is not avaible in every country? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.69.173.86 (talk) 03:03, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Absolutely fantastic Matt and Trey are amazing comedians, intellectuals, and human —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.72.161.151 (talk) 00:30, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Great work!

Nice idea!

Please work on getting it for Australia!

(proxies are no fun!) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.244.120.169 (talk) 11:14, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

I agree. Because I don't have chance to see South Park episodes as people who live in USA. Once there was 3 seasons on Tv(and it wasn't national Tv) and they stopped. So only chance I got to watch show I love so much is online. I know it's mine but people can't judge me but people who put music, movies, and TV shows online and act as they own it.

I think it's cool to Matt and Trey are not against putting their show online.

Maybe they could put online episodes that are too much to be on Tv. So this way Matt and Trey get they freedom and South Park fans can watch that best south Park episodes for free. Win-win situation!

Best things are always banned. Damn. :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.2.110.33 (talk) 15:37, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

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Comments:Space Shuttle Endeavour completes STS-123 mission

Instead of putting the Earth you should just have put Earth.

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US President George Bush discusses 'war on terror'

March 27, 2008 🇺🇸The President of the United States, George W. Bush, today discussed the "global war on terror," at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. In the speech Mr. Bush discussed the surge in Iraq. He said, "Over the past year, we [the US government] have seen significant security gains result from the surge."

Bush also claimed that the United States had achieved many things in Iraq. He stated that "the military achievements in Iraq have been accompanied by a political transformation. It can feel like distant history, but it was only five years ago that Iraq was one of the most brutal dictatorships on Earth - a totalitarian nightmare where any election was a sham, and dissenters often found themselves buried in mass graves. In a matter of 15 months, the Iraqi people reclaimed their sovereignty. They went on to choose an interim government, and to ratify the most democratic constitution in the Arab world. And in December 2005, 12 million Iraqis elected a government under that constitution - a display of courage that defied the terrorists, disproved the critics, and should always inspire the world."

He continued, saying that, "Tragically, the [democratic] progress [in Iraq] threatened to unravel in 2006. The new government Iraqis elected took months to form. In the meantime, a terrorist attack on a Shia shrine in Samarra drove sectarian tensions past the breaking point. Sunni extremists, including al Qaeda terrorists, and Shia extremists, some backed by Iran, slaughtered innocent Iraqis in brutal attacks and reprisal killings. And across the country, political and economic activity was set back."

President Bush did, however, say that the US coped well with the situation in Iraq. "We took a hard look at the situation, and responded with the surge. This dramatic shift in policy had two primary goals. The first was to improve security conditions. So I ordered 30,000 additional soldiers and Marines into Iraq, and gave them a new mission, to focus on protecting the Iraqi people, and to hold the gains that had been made," he said.


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Analysis of speech
Below is my analysis of the speech:
 * Bush: Over the past year, we have seen significant security gains result from the surge.
 * Truth: Thousands have died due to the surge.
 * Bush: Less visible are the political and economic changes taking place.
 * Truth: There aren't any good changes.
 * Bush: The Air Force was critical in liberating the people of Afghanistan, and the people of Iraq
 * Truth: The Air Force was critical in ruining the lives of the people of Afghanistan, and the people of Iraq.
 * Bush: The military achievements in Iraq have been accompanied by a political transformation.
 * Truth: The military disasters in Iraq have been accompanied by a political crises.
 * Bush: Tragically, the progress threatened to unravel in 2006.
 * Truth: The progress threatened to unravel in 2006 because of the actions by the US Government.
 * Bush: We took a hard look at the situation, and responded with the surge.
 * Truth:  The US government took a hard look at the situation, and responded with the surge, as they decided it would ruin the most lives.
 * Bush: This dramatic shift in policy had two primary goals. The first was to improve security conditions.
 * Truth: This dramatic shift in policy had two primary goals. The first was to ruin lives.
 * Bush: The other goal of the surge was to open up space for political and economic progress after security returned.
 * Truth: The other goal was to ruin the Iraqi government so the US can stay in control longer.

Disclaimer: The 'truth' is actually just my opinion and may not be the actual truth, although I think it probably is. --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) 18:18, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Extremely minor wording edit made by 168.28.39.242 21:24, 27 March 2008 (UTC), who strongly disagrees with the above Thanx for actually reading the speech Mr. 101

Hard to disagree...
It can feel like distant history, but it was only five years ago that Iraq was one of the most brutal dictatorships on Earth - That's funny, now it feels like the USA has the most brutal dictatorship on Earth! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.77.103.133 (talk) 18:18, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

pffft. Bush is the worst thing that has happened to this country. Freedom of speech is the best. >_> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.51.226.187 (talk) 02:15, 4 April 2008 (UTC)


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Ryanair executives pay frozen over increased fuel prices

March 27, 2008 Thirty-eight members of the senior management of Irish airline Ryanair, including chief executive Michael O'Leary, have seen their pay frozen in light of the increasing price of fuel, driven by rising oil prices.

O'Leary, who owns 4.2% of the airline and earned €992,000 (£780,000) last year including €565,000 basic pay, said "I think it's inappropriate for managers to be awarding themselves pay increases if profits are falling," and that pay would only be unfrozen if oil significantly decreased in price and "we can see some prospect of profits being increased."

Ryanair has currently hedged oil prices at US$68 per barrel, but this is set to expire, leaving the no-frills airline paying full market prices. "Our hedging finishes next week and we go from about $70 to about $100. Next year's fuel bill is going up by €400m. We only have around 10% hedged in the high $70s for next year and I wouldn't be hedging now. We'll take our chances in the markets," explained O'Leary.

UBS analyst Tim Marshall estimates Ryanair's fuel bill is set to increase €732m this financial year to €1.01bn. UBS predicts a profit of €485m for this year, but O'Leary says profits could be down to €235m between now and March 2009, dependent on "oil prices and average fares". In light of the news, shares in Ryanair fell 2¾ cents to €2.96½ each.

Ryanair is trying hard to reduce costs, O'Leary saying they were "renegotiating airport contracts, handling contracts, maintenance contracts. We [Ryanair] want to reduce costs in every area of our operation." He said prices for passengers are set to go up, as "bag charges will keep going up until we can persuade half of our passengers to travel without checked-in luggage so we can get our handling charges down". At present, around 40% do this.

He said that to fill an extra 30% of seats the airline will keep fares relatively low. "We won't have to cut the fares like hell but they are not going to go up... More will fly with Ryanair than British Airways, Air France and all the other high-priced airlines."


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Wikinews Shorts: March 27, 2008

Argentina farmers strike enters third week
The farmers strike in Argentina has entered its third week. The strike is protesting against higher taxes on soybeans and various other exports. As a result, grain exports from Argentina, an agricultural powerhouse, is affecting importers in Europe and China. It has become a major crisis for President Cristina Fernández.

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Airbus parent EADS wins £13 billion UK RAF airtanker contract

March 27, 2008 European Aeronautic Defence & Space NV (EADS), the parent company of European airframer Airbus, has won a £13 billion contract to supply the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force (RAF) with aerial refueling tankers to replace the nation's current ageing fleet.

AirTanker Ltd., an EADS-led consortium, have signed a 27-year contract with the Defense Ministry to supply 14 new Airbus A330-200 passenger airliner converted for the task. They will be owned by AirTanker, who retains commercial leasing rights to five which can carry 290 passengers plus cargo, but will fly in RAF livery. They replace existing Lockheed Tristar and Vickers VC-10 aircraft. The first aircraft will be in service by 2011 and all by 2016.

Rolls-Royce, part of the consortium, will supply engines. France's Thales will supply electronics, Wimborne, UK's Cobham will manufacture refueling equipment and Southampton, UK's VT Group will provide service management.

Last month, Northrop Grumman and EADS defeated Boeing to win a massive order for 179 tankers from the United States Air Force. Airbus has also inked recent deals with the Royal Australian Air Force, the Royal Saudi Air Force and the UAE Air Force.


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"Puerto Rico Governor Aníbal Acevedo Vilá and 12 associates in Puerto Rico, Washington D.C., and the Philadelphia-area have been charged in a 27-count indictment unsealed today".

He was only charged with 19 himself, per the AP. Bjweeks - (talk) 19:22, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
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Teräsbetoni's 'Myrskyntuoja' tops Finnish album chart

March 27, 2008 Myrskyntuoja, the third album from Finnish heavy metal band Teräsbetoni, has topped the charts in the Nordic country. The album was produced by the famed Hiili Hiilesmaa, whose past credits include HIM, Apocalyptica, The 69 Eyes and Lordi.

Both of Teräsbetoni's previous albums reached number two, making this their first number one album.

The lead single from the album, Missä Miehet Ratsastaa, is Finland's entry at the 2008 instalment of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. The song reached number two on the Finnish singles chart and is currently number four.

Missä Miehet Ratsastaa will be performed at the Eurovision semi-final on May 20. If enough other nations vote for the entry, it will proceed to the final in Belgrade, Serbia.


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National Hockey League news: March 27, 2008

March 27, 2008

There were 4 games played in the National Hockey League on March 26, 2008.

Chicago Blackhawks @ Columbus Blue Jackets
Joakim Lindstrom scored first for the Blue Jackets, breaking a scoreless tie 4:49 into the second period on a power play. In the third period, Clay Wilson scored his first career NHL goal 7:13 into the period. David Vyborny scored just over a minute later, then Michael Peca gave Columbus a 4 goal lead over Chicago with about 8 minutes remaining. Fredrik Norrena made 17 saves and earned his second shutout of the season. Wilson also scored his first NHL career assist, when he helped on Lindstrom's goal in the second.

Edmonton Oilers @ Minnesota Wild
Branko Radivojevic scored first for the Wild 3:01 into the game. Sean Hill scored his second of the season, and his second in consecutive games, on a Minnesota power play a few minutes later. Over halfway through the second period, Brian Rolston scored a short handed goal. Fernando Pisani put the Oilers on the board 4:40 into the third. Niklas Backstrom made 32 saves on 33 shots, earning his thirtieth win of the season. Mikko Koivu assisted on all three Minnesota goals.

Vancouver Canucks @ Colorado Avalanche
Jordan Leopold's power play goal 5:10 into the first period put the Avalanche on the board. Daniel Sedin scored at 9:59 to tie the score for the Canucks. Vancouver took the lead before the first intermission after Taylor Pyatt scored his 16th goal of the season. Colorado would score four goals in a 6:37 span of the second period. Paul Stastny, Cody McLeod, Milan Hejduk, and Ben Guite each scored, which meant the end of the night for Vancouver goalie Roberto Luongo. Sami Salo would score with 10 second left in the second period, but Colorado opened the third period with Hejduk's second goal of the night. Jose Theodore made 28 saves and earned his 25th win of the season. Peter Forsberg, Stastny, and Hejduk each had three point nights for Colorado.

Los Angeles Kings @ Anaheim Ducks
Patrick O'Sullivan scored to give the Kings the lead 9:29 into the first period. Bobby Ryan tied the score 12:25 into the second period. The score remained tied through the rest of regulation, thanks to the goaltenders on each end of the rink, which meant this game required overtime. In the shootout, Dustin Brown scored for LA in round 2, but Teemu Selanne tied the shootout in round three. Mathieu Schneider had the decisive shootout goal in the 6th round, which gave the Ducks the win, which clinches a playoff spot for Anaheim, and also gives them their 10th consecutive home win.

Player of the Day
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Kosmos-3M rocket launches fourth SAR-Lupe satellite

March 27, 2008 A Russian Kosmos-3M rocket has launched the German SAR-Lupe 4 reconnaissance satellite into low Earth orbit. Lift-off, from area 132/1 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Northern Russia, occurred at 17:15 GMT. The launch, which was originally scheduled to occur today, was moved up to Tuesday, and subsequently delayed twice due to strong winds at an altitude of 13 kilometres, which prevented launch.

SAR-Lupe is a German reconnaissance satellite constellation, consisting of five spacecraft. The first of these was launched in December 2006. The next satellite, SAR-Lupe 5, is scheduled for launch sometime around October 2008. The spacecraft are equipped with Synthetic Apperture Radar (SAR), which allows them to produce imagery at night, and through cloud cover.

The carrier rocket which was used, Kosmos-3M, is a derivative of the Soviet R-14 missile. It first flew in 1967, and the launch of SAR-Lupe 4 marks its 442nd flight. It is also the 900th launch of a member of the R-14 family of rockets.

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Comments:Governor of Puerto Rico indicted in campaign finance probe

Looks Like Anibal Acevedo Vila's Poltical future and that of his party - Popular Democratic Party(PDP) is in danger of dying and its days are numbered.

The governor of Puerto Rico is a good one... Who takes the Island in bad conditions. Specially for the bad administration of other governors and the worst admin. of George W. Bush!!! PPD party is Alive and up!!!


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Russian oil depot burning after explosion

March 28, 2008

An oil depot in Russia is burning after an explosion at the facility near the Caspian Sea in Dagestan. A female worker has been hospitalised with burns covering her entire body.

A 10,000 tonne oil reservoir has been burning since the explosion at 4:10 p.m. local time (13:10 GMT). Eyewitnesses describe thick plumes of smoke rising from the area.

At least 20 fire engines are using foam to try and quench the blaze. Dagestan's Emergencies Minister Murtazali Gadzhiyev went on Russia's Vesti-24 channel to discuss the current situation. "We managed to open the taps ... and now this oil is being pumped out," Gadzhiyev said. "We are trying to keep the fire away from other reservoirs."


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Cassini discovers organic material on Saturn moon

March 28, 2008 The Cassini–Huygens spacecraft has discovered "organic material" and water spewing from a geyser on one of Saturn's moons, Enceladus. According to NASA, the discovery was made when Cassini flew by the moon on March 12.

"A completely unexpected surprise is that the chemistry of Enceladus, what's coming out from inside, resembles that of a comet. To have primordial material coming out from inside a Saturn moon raises many questions on the formation of the Saturn system," said Hunter Waite, principal investigator for the Cassini Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer at the Southwest Research Institute located in San Antonio, Texas.

The Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer saw a much higher density of volatile gases, water vapor, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, as well as organic materials, some 20 times denser than expected. This dramatic increase in density was evident as the spacecraft flew over the area of the plumes.

New high-resolution heat maps of the south pole by Cassini's Composite Infrared Spectrometer show that the so-called tiger stripes, giant fissures that are the source of the geysers, are warm along almost their entire lengths, and reveal other warm fissures nearby. These more precise new measurements reveal temperatures of at least minus 93 degrees Celsius (minus 135 Fahrenheit.) That is 17 degrees Celsius (63 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than previously seen and 93 degrees Celsius (200 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than other regions of the moon. The warmest regions along the tiger stripes correspond to two of the jet locations seen in Cassini images.

"Enceladus has got warmth, water and organic chemicals, some of the essential building blocks needed for life. We have quite a recipe for life on our hands, but we have yet to find the final ingredient, liquid water, but Enceladus is only whetting our appetites for more," said Dennis Matson, Cassini project scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

At closest approach, Cassini was only 30 miles from Enceladus. When it flew through the plumes it was 120 miles from the moon's surface. Cassini's next flyby of Enceladus is in August.


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Tom Cruise spoofed in film 'Superhero Movie'

March 28, 2008

Producers of the film Superhero Movie, out today, released clips from the film on the Internet parodying a Church of Scientology promotional video featuring Scientologist Tom Cruise.

Superhero Movie is written and directed by Scott Mazin, director of the 2000 comedy about superheroes The Specials. The film stars Drake Bell, Sara Paxton, Christopher McDonald, Pamela Anderson, Tracy Morgan, Regina Hall, Craig Bierko, Simon Rex, Leslie Nielsen, Marion Ross, Kevin Hart, Jeffrey Tambor, Ryan Hansen, Brent Spiner and Keith David.

Drake Bell plays Rick Riker, a young man figuring out how to use his superpowers. The film parodies blockbuster superhero movies including Spider-Man, Batman, X-Men, and Fantastic Four.

In the original Scientology video, Cruise discusses his faith and his opinion on what it means to be a Scientologist, while the theme music from his Mission: Impossible series of films plays in the background. The video, which was not intended for public distribution outside of the Church of Scientology, is nine minutes long and contains heavy use of Scientology terminology. The video appeared on YouTube January 15, two days before the release of a biography on Cruise by Andrew Morton: Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography.

The Church of Scientology sent legal letters to YouTube and to Gawker.com, sites which were hosting the Cruise video at the time, and requested that they take it down. YouTube complied, but Gawker.com did not, and Nick Denton of Gawker.com commented: "It's newsworthy, and we will not be removing it." The video later appeared on websites other than Gawker.com, including the New York Post, Independent Television News and the BBC.

Attempts by the Church of Scientology to remove the video from the Internet motivated an Internet-based group known as "Anonymous" to take action in a movement called Project Chanology. Members of Anonymous bombarded Scientology websites and were successful in taking some of them down, including Scientology.org. Anonymous later changed tactics towards legal measures, and held international protests against Scientology on February 10 and March 15, with another international protest planned for April 12.

According to Scientology critic David S. Touretzky, the Scientology terms used in the video by Cruise have "entered the national lexicon", and the Scientology video itself has become something of an Internet phenomenon. Touretzky also referred to the negative effect on Cruise's publicity as a consequence of the leak.

In the excerpt released online from Superhero Movie, actor Miles Fisher imitates Cruise in what Liz Shannon Miller of NewTeeVee described as "an eerily dead-on impersonation of Cruise’s infamous leaked Scientology indoctrination video". She also compared the clip to a different spoof of the Cruise video, by actor Jerry O'Connell. Craig Ferguson also spoofed the video in a clip on his show on CBS, The Late Late Show, as did the comedy website Super Deluxe.

Christopher McDonald plays the villain "Hourglass" in Superhero Movie, and told MTV News he was surprised at some of the parodies that successfully appear in the film: "The thing I didn't think we'd get away with was the actual Tom Cruise stuff. There may be lawsuits there."

A post at Slashfilm wrote positively of Fisher's performance: "Slashfilm would like to salute young actor and Harvard alum Miles Fisher for easily giving the best impression of Tom Cruise we’ve ever seen in the yuk-yuk comic book spoof." A post at MoviesOnline commented: "The actor hits every point he needs to and it is almost scary how close he is to the actual Tom Cruise way of thinking." Thomas Leupp of ReelzChannel.com called the scene "a dead-on spoof of Tom Cruise's now-infamous Scientology video". Ryan Parsons of CanMag wrote that Fisher impersonates Cruise "perfectly", and Ryan Tate of Gawker.com called the clip "the slickest crazy-Cruise imitation yet, as well as one of the funniest".


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All material sourced from Sources section, no OR - though some material was gleaned from prior articles cited in the Related news section. Cirt - (talk) 05:30, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Sources were removed from this article - sources that I had used to source material present in the article, and this included cites in the Related news section, so I have restored these sources. Cirt - (talk) 12:52, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Defamer.com
I don't recall which source at the moment, but the Defamer.com mention was specifically mentioned by a different source, so that's why I put it in there because it was already referenced separately. We could take it out as a source itself, but the quote from it is source to a different source, just have to go find it. Cirt - (talk) 10:09, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, it's not really needed, we have other sources commenting on the actor's portrayal in the parody scene. Cirt - (talk) 10:14, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Orlando Sentinel review of film

The movie's highlight is actually available for free, all over the Internet. Actor Miles Fisher replicates Tom Cruise's Scientology recruiting video of last year to hilarious effect. But that's all that's hilarious. And you can see that for free on YouTube.

Essentially this review is saying that the Tom Cruise spoof is one of the funnier parts of the movie. But as this review came out after this article's publish time, I won't add it to this article. Cirt - (talk) 02:51, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Something tells me that everyone will see the movie just to see that scene. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 03:04, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Macquarie National News
Yet another source that focused solely on this aspect of the film in an article about this trailer. I guess this type of reporting wasn't just limited to the The Orlando Sentinel and the other sources already listed in this article, oh, and Wikinews for that matter, which reported on this before it was covered in The Orlando Sentinel and in Macquarie National News. Numerous other reviews of Superhero Movie focused on this part of the film as well. Cirt - (talk) 07:20, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Toronto Star
There's usually at least one knockout parody in these films, and this one is no exception. But it is almost ruined by bad editing. Miles Fisher, a virtual unknown, does an astounding and hilarious takedown of Tom Cruise, but most of it isn't in Superhero Movie. To see the complete, unedited segment, which you must, you have to go to the Internet (it's on sites like defamer.com or YouTube). Somebody, please, give this guy his own movie, one not written or directed by Craig Mazin! Yet another review of the film that is critical of the film in general, and yet writes positively of this specific spoof of Tom Cruise - even going so far as to lament that more of it isn't in the film itself and says that readers "must" go watch the whole thing on YouTube, or at Defamer.com. Cirt - (talk) 07:43, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

FilmStew.com
This source has lots of good highlights on yet more media/news sources that commented/highlighted on solely this portion of the film. In particular check out this quote from Daily Variety: “Fisher is so good that maybe the sequel [to Superhero Movie] should be Tom Cruise Movie.” So perhaps Wikinews wasn't the only source to highlight this particular aspect of the film. Cirt - (talk) 00:06, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Detroit Free Press
Its lone hilarious moment, which involves actor Miles Fisher replicating Tom Cruise's Scientology recruiting video of last year, is available free all over the Internet. Another news source highlighting this particular part of the film. Cirt - (talk) 11:04, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

The Times
The trend of releasing online sequences from upcoming films has taken off in recent months. But the trailer for Superhero Movie is of a different class to previous efforts. The two-minute clip (tinyurl.com/yvllqr) features Miles Fisher doing an eerily dead-on impersonation of Tom Cruise discussing being a superhero. Fisher nails the little man’s mad, bug-eyed, Scientology-frazzled body language. But the dialogue is the highlight, as it includes Cruise telling his interviewer: “I’m a hero. There aren’t that many accidents these days so you’ve got to make accidents. I throw nails in the streets and make accidents happen. I’m the only one that can stop it. Yeah.” This just in from The Times - apparently another news source also highlighted this portion of the film specifically. This article in The Times even linked to one of the sources that was used in this article. Cirt - (talk) 23:23, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

The Dallas Morning News
Inside his banking tower, Dallas Federal Reserve president Richard Fisher is just as likely to be watching outtakes of the new Superhero Movie on Defamer.com as he is to be watching the markets. That's because his actor son, Miles Fisher, has become a round-the-globe Internet sensation for his parody of Tom Cruise that is the highlight of an otherwise mediocre movie. The Fisher video is a sendup of a more disturbing Scientology video that the church has been trying to get Gawker Media to remove from its Web sites. CNN and Entertainment Tonight have played clips of Miles' dead-on impersonation of Mr. Cruise. It's an ironic road to fame for the young actor, a Harvard grad. When he was 18, gossip columnist Liz Smith dubbed him "the next Tom Cruise," after seeing him in the Civil War epic Gods and Generals. Nuff said with this latest major news source commenting on this topic, which this Wikinews article covered now about 7 days ago. Cirt - (talk) 09:24, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Name change, changed back to simpler title
This article's title was originally "Tom Cruise spoofed in 'Superhero Movie'". I really thought that simpler and shorter was better here. The article was moved, without discussion, to a much longer and more unwieldy title, way after the article's publish date of March 28, to "Leaked Tom Cruise Scientology promotion film spoofed in 'Superhero Movie'". I changed it back to simpler: "Tom Cruise spoofed in film 'Superhero Movie'", and I would appreciate it if an Admin could change it back to the original title of the article as it appeared on the main page on its publish date of March 28 - I see no reason to change the title of the article over 24 hours after it was published. Cirt - (talk) 12:54, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Cruise threats in original video
I'm just being lazy by not doing this myself (nor logging in), but when demonstrating the context of the original video for those who may not have heard of it, there needs to be a line that references his implied physical threats. You know, that whole scene where he says, "People ask me if I've ever met a _____. Someday it'll be like that.  But no, I haven't seen any in a while, since they don't confront me anymore.  They know what I'll do to them.  They know what I've done to others who have made confrontations in my presence." That, to me, is the context of the original video. Anyways, someone please work that in. --67.162.193.222 14:50, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Too late to work in new stuff into this article, per WN:ARCHIVE. Cirt - (talk) 20:33, 6 April 2008 (UTC)


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Wikinews = Anonymous fanboys
Wikinews is laughable in thier unabashed support of Anonymous. This article alone uses the name Anonymous three times, which is the same amount that it uses the phrase 'Superhero Movie'. This piece of news has nothing to do with Anonymous directly and they should not be mentioned in the article. I honestly beleive somone in the wikinews has an agenda to post at least one article per day in relation to the Anonymous in order to promote the group. It is decpetive and infultration tactics such as this that Anonymous actually protests and its the greatest of taints to both wikinews and Anonymous to practice those tacrtics themselves. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.57.96.1 (talk • contribs)
 * I'll agree to the extent that I think there is largely disproportionate amount of news on Anonymous/Scientology. BUT this is because of several Wikinews authors being interested in this topic. I do not think that merely mentioning Anonymous a lot implies a bias ... in fact I think that most of the articles are written fairly well in terms of being NPOV. If we had more people writing other news, the number of stories on Anonymous/Scientology wouldn't seem so strange. So, whomever you are that wrote the comment, get writing some other news! Wikidsoup - (talk) 18:30, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Also we have tried and tried with e-mails and phone calls for the Church to give their side. They refuse to acknowledge those e-mails etc. That is not our fault. We have a few members who Edit Wikinews who are affiliated with the Church, but in reality, even they have refused to help us. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 20:33, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
 * is correct, we do not need less articles about any one particular topic, rather more articles about more topics in general. Cirt - (talk) 02:07, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Is this supposed to be informative?
This is not the type of article I expect to be on Wikinews, and in my opinion, it should be removed and forgotten before more people lose IQ points by reading it.--66.31.227.244 19:33, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

 * ^Comment by Tom Cruise fanboy. This is quite newsworthy, I can just see the impending lawsuit. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.228.130.195 (talk) 22:29, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Well at least I didn't have to say it first. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 23:04, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

It should be noted that stories about this Tom Cruise spoof in this movie have received coverage in other media sources for 4 days before this article was published. Cirt - (talk) 02:09, 29 March 2008 (UTC)


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Zimbabwe prepares for election

March 28, 2008 A parliamentary election and a presidential election will be held in Zimbabwe on Saturday, March 29, 2008. The parliamentary election is for both the House of Assembly and the Senate. In the presidential election, Voice of America has reported that analysts in Zimbabwe have predicted a victory for incumbent Robert Mugabe.

With the last parliamentary election having been held in 2005, the subsequent election was initially planned to be held in 2010, but after an abortive plan to delay the 2008 presidential election to 2010, it was decided to instead bring the parliamentary election forward by two years so that it could be held concurrently with the 2008 presidential election.

The House of Assembly is being expanded from 150 to 210 members, all elected, in the 2008 election, while the Senate is being expanded to 93 seats, 60 of which will be directly elected (six from each province). There are 29 constituencies in Harare, 28 in Midlands, 26 in Manicaland, 18 in Mashonaland Central, 23 in Mashonaland East, 22 in Mashonaland West, 26 in Masvingo, 13 in Matabeleland North, and 13 in Matabeleland South, and 12 in Bulawayo. Unlike in past elections, when constituency voter rolls were used, ward voter rolls will be used in the 2008 election. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission delimited 1,958 wards.

On January 25, 2008, the specific date of the election was announced as March 29. A spokesperson for the faction of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) led by Morgan Tsvangirai denounced this as "an act of madness and arrogance", while the leader of the other MDC faction, Arthur Mutambara, said that a free and fair election could not be held under the existing conditions, calling for a new constitution to be adopted prior to the election.

Prior to the election being held, ZANU-PF has already won two seats where it was unopposed: the House of Assembly seat from Muzarabani South, won by Edward Raradza, and the Senate seat from Rushinga, won by Damien Mumvuri.

While not inviting any observers from the European Union or the United States, Zimbabwe has invited 47 observer teams, including observers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union, China, Russia, and Iran. On March 11, the arrival of the first 50 observers from SADC was reported, with more expected. SADC had already conducted a preliminary mission in February, in which its team looked at constituencies, their boundaries, and the number of candidates, and used that information to determine the number of observers that would be necessary.

There are about 5.6 million registered voters and there will be about 11,000 polling stations, compared to about 4,000 polling stations in the 2005 parliamentary election.

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Got permission from Wikipedia User to use there content under PD --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) 08:02, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

How, pray tell, did Wikipedia give you such permission? --SVTCobra 17:29, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

All the copyrightable changes were by one user. --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) 18:41, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

 * I'm not convinced. Can you provide proof? Until you can, I think this should be flagged as a potential copyvio. There are also the issues of formatting style, and the fact that WP is not, to my knowledge, considered a reliable source. --GW_SimulationsUser Page 18:55, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

 * I am working on the issues you describe by checking the facts and correcting formatting. Here is a diff comparing the ervision of the article I used to the last revision not edited by him (although he had written morst of the original version anyway.)

All the copyrightable changes were by one user (w:User:Everyking). In addition to giving me clear permission here, he releases all is edits into the public domain (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Everyking&oldid=185594404) --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) 18:41, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Hi,

I have noticed that many users have, reasonably, been doubtful of my claims that this is public domain. I accept this was entirely my fault as I should have backed up my claims with more evidence, and I did not do so as I was short on time. I apologize to the editors who have had to se their time asking me to back up my claims. I should have backed this up instantly. My failure to do so was a mistake which I hope not to repeat.

Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) 22:06, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not the osurce. The source articles are. --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) 19:04, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
 * (And even f I weren't checking the source, I'd trust the edits of an experienced Wikipedia admin who has edited for five years)--Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) 19:13, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

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Woman, 87, raped in her own home in UK

March 28, 2008

Between the hours of 3:00 pm and 8:45 pm GMT on Monday, March 24, 2008, an 87-year-old woman was raped in her own home in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.

Specially trained officers interviewed the victim, who is described as being in a vulnerable state, and a team of 20 detectives are working on the case. House-to-house inquiries are being made in the area of the attack between St Peter's Road and Victoria Road, Great Yarmouth.

A 41-year-old man arrested for an unrelated incident of rape in the nearby town of Gorleston is being questioned regarding last Monday's crime.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Insp. Armes at Yarmouth CID on 0845-4564567.

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Comments:Cassini discovers organic material on Saturn moon

All these worlds are yours, except Europa. Attempt no landing there.
 * Heh, 2010: A Space Odyssey, right?  Fephisto - (talk) 20:41, 30 March 2008 (UTC)


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United States Army suspends ammo contract for Afghan security forces

March 28, 2008

The United States has suspended its contract with a company that delivered old and corroding ammunition from China for use by Afghan army and police forces in a way that violated the contract terms.

The ammunition was supplied by the Miami-based AEY Inc., a company run by a 22-year old named Efrain Diveroli. The nearly US$300 million contract stated that bullets were coming from Hungary, but were actually decades-old, damaged and corroded bullets from China.

Officials from the Army Legal Services Agency notified Diveroli, via a letter, that his company is suspended from future contracting with any U.S. government agency. The letter came as part of an Army investigation since November regarding violation of the contract.

According to the New York Times, Diveroli signed papers back on November 25, 2007 certifying that 28 pallets of ammunition for Afghanistan had been manufactured by MFS 2000, a Hungarian company, according to a memo written by investigators.

AEY violated the contract by breaking two clauses, one stating that the ammunition could not be acquired directly or indirectly from the People’s Republic of China, which is a violation of American law. The other clause specified that it must be packaged to comply with best commercial practices for international shipment.

According to the Times, says the ammunition arrived in decomposing cardboard boxes which contained ammunition dating as far back as 1966. However, Army officials believe some ammunition even dates back further to 1962.

The Army had contracted with AEY in January 2007 to supply various types of nonstandard ammunition for use by the Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police, an Army official said on background. The company was required to purchase the ammunition and deliver it to Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan. AEY was recently awarded a delivery order amount of $48,717,553 on March 17, 2007 as part of the $298,004,398 contract.

Also according to the Times, when purchasing the ammunition, AEY worked with middlemen and a shell company which has been placed on federal list of entities suspected of illegal arms trafficking. Also, the Times reported that, Diveroli was secretly recorded in conversation that suggested corruption on his company's purchase of 100 million aging rounds from Albania.

Bryan Whitman, The Pentagon's spokesperson told reporters that suspension of the contract was due to the violation of the origin of the ammunition and the packaging of the ammunition, not the safety and performance.

“Safety and performance has not apparently been a factor, according to our folks in Afghanistan. They have had no safety incidents reported and no reports of any ammunition that has malfunctioned associated with this particular contract,” Whitman told the press.

He also denied that the issue happened because the Army awarded the contract to the lowest bidder and that he was not aware of AEY's qualifications to fulfill the contract.

“As the United States government does business, they are obviously always trying to ensure they get the best value,” he said. “But that does not mean that, in achieving the best value for the taxpayer, that we will accept something that is below standard for what it is we are purchasing, either.”

According to an Army official, the suspension of the contract will not have an impact on Afghanistan operations and other contractors are expressing interest into entering into a contract. “Besides, there’s no shortage of ammunition already in Afghanistan. This will have no impact," he said.

Michael Diveroli, Efrain's father, who originally founded AEY as a small printing business, said of his son's career choice to CBS' Miami affiliate, WFOR, "I would prefer he became a nice Jewish doctor or lawyer rather than an arms dealer. He's never asked for my approval on the company. He doesn't always take my advice, I don't influence him. As a father of a boy genius he's hard to control."

Angelo Diveroli, Efrain's grandfather said the young man frequently accompanied him to gun shows when he was younger and became an expert at weapons.

A friend of Diveroli said to WFOR, "The government came here and checked him out and gave him the contract. How do you give someone, a 21 year old kid a contract like that?"

The United States Army Criminal Investigation Command is continuing their investigation, according to officials.


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Is this news or promotion?

 * I assure you this is news. I doubt you would have moaned about a pop artist topping UK or US charts. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:58, 28 March 2008 (UTC)


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Poison drummer Rikki Rockett arrested for rape

March 28, 2008 Rikki Rockett, drummer for United States glam metal band Poison, was temporarily arrested today on an outstanding rape warrant after exiting a plane arriving at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), California from New Zealand.

The arrest stems from an alleged incident on September 23, 2007, while Rockett — real name Richard Ream — was staying at the Silver Star Hotel & Casino in Mississippi. A female guest alleges Rockett raped her in his hotel room. Several days after the attack is claimed to have occurred, she filed a report with the Neshoba County Sheriff's department. They determined there were sufficient grounds to arrest him and issued a warrant.

Los Angeles Police Department arrested him on his arrival at LAX and booked him into Los Angeles County Jail but the 46-year-old was released because Mississippi authorities decided not to extradite him while official charges from the Neshoba County District Attorney are pending.

Rockett had been in New Zealand to play at Wellington's Rock2Wgtn festival with the rest of Poison, who opened day two and were joined by Whitesnake and Ozzy Osbourne. The previous day featured Lordi, Alice Cooper and KISS.


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Comments:Proton rocket fails during launch of JCSAT-11 satellite

Wow Must Have Been a COOL Blast. :-)

Their Fault!
"The propellants used by the rocket are highly toxic. Possible environmental contamination at the crash site is a particular concern, an insurance company spokesman said. The rocket came down in the central Kazakh steppe, 50 kilometers (30 miles) southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan, and a team has been sent there to determine the extent of any pollution." That is the Russian Space Agency's fault,because they didn't create a less toxic-powered variant of the Proton Rocket. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.106.192.163 (talk) 06:37, 5 April 2008 (UTC)


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National Hockey League news: March 28, 2008

March 28, 2008

There were 8 games played in the National Hockey League on March 27, 2008.

Toronto Maple Leafs @ Boston Bruins
Marco Sturm scored the first goal for the Bruins with 3:13 left in the first period. Toronto tied the score in the second period when Jiri Tlusty scored. Phil Kessel retook the lead for the Bruins 5:47 into the third. Glen Murray also scored for Boston 5 minutes later on a power play. Pavel Kubina scored a power play goal for the Maple Leafs with 4:59 left in the game, but the Bruins answered back 23 seconds later with a goal by Peter Schaefer. Tim Thomas made 30 saves and picked up the win for Boston.

New Jersey Devils @ New York Rangers
Brendan Shanahan scored a power play goal for the Rangers to break a scoreless tie 5:21 into the second period. Patrik Elias and Zach Parise each scored for the Devils to put them in the lead before the second period was over. In the third period, Christian Bäckman scored a power play goal for the Rangers at 1:38. Nigel Dawes scored to give New York the lead with 3:06 left in the game. Henrik Lundqvist stopped 32 of New Jersey's 34 shots, improving his record for the season to 35-23-8.

Buffalo Sabres @ Ottawa Senators
Jason Spezza scored first for the Senators, but the Sabres answered back 55 seconds later with a Maxim Afinogenov goal. Jochen Hecht gave the Sabres their first lead of the game when he scored a power play goal 12:45 into the first period. Mike Fisher scored a pair of goals to put Ottawa ahead. Paul Gaustad scored for Buffalo with 1:06 left in regulation, tying the score and forcing overtime. In the shootout, Jason Pominville scored in round 2 for Buffalo, Spezza tied it up for Ottawa as the first shooter in round 3, but Derek Roy scored the deciding goal, giving the Sabres the win. Ryan Miller picked up the win as Buffalo's goaltender.

New York Islanders @ Pittsburgh Penguins
Evgeni Malkin scored 6:53 into the game to put the Penguins in an early lead. Josef Vasicek scored the Islanders' only goal, which tied the score late in the first period. Jarkko Ruutu scored a shorthanded goal with 4:48 left in the second, and Georges Laraque scored 6:40 into the third, which lead the Penguins to the victory. Marc-Andre Fluery made 27 saves in his win for the Penguins. Ruutu had three points on the night, 1 goal and a pair of assists.

Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
Brooks Laich scored a shorthanded goal with 2:02 remaining in the first period, which gave the Capitals the first lead of the game. Tampa Bay answered back less than a minute later, when Jeff Halpern scored a power play goal to tie the score. Matt Bradley retook the lead for Washington 3:11 into the second period. Alexandre Picard scored to tie the score at the six minute mark of the second period. Michel Ouellet scored 6:51 into the third, which gave the Lightning their only lead of the game. Alexander Semin scored for Washington with 4:48 left in regulation to tie the score and force overtime. Tomas Fleischmann scored 2:27 into overtime, which gave Washington the win. Cristobal Huet stopped 23 of Tampa Bay's 26 shots, earning his 28th win of the season.

Atlanta Thrashers @ Florida Panthers
Bobby Holik scored with 8 seconds left in the first period, giving the Thrashers the first lead of the game. Florida's Nathan Horton tied the score just under 10 minutes into the second period. Mark Recchi scored to retake the lead for Atlanta in the third. Bobby Holik scored an empty net goal with 59 seconds left in regulation, putting the Thrashers up by 2. Florida came back within 1 when Radek Dvorak scored with three seconds remaining, but there wasn't enough time to score again, as the Thrashers pick up the win in Florida. Kari Lehtonen made 43 saves for the Thrashers.

Dallas Stars @ San Jose Sharks
Brenden Morrow scored his 30th goal for Dallas 15:59 into the first. Joe Pavelski tied the score 3:48 into the second period on a San Jose power play. Jere Lehtinen scored for the Stars on their power play later in the second period. Joe Thornton scored a third period goal for the Sharks to re-tie the score and force overtime. Thornton scored his second of the night 2:58 into the 4-on-4 sudden death overtime, giving the Sharks the win.

Phoenix Coyotes @ Los Angeles Kings
Kevin Dallman scored for Los Angeles 6:52 into the second, breaking a scoreless tie. Anze Kopitar scored a couple minutes later to put the Kings ahead by 2. Dustin Brown's power play goal added to the Kings' lead later in the second, and Rob Blake put Los Angeles ahead by 4 in the third period. Kopitar had a pair of assists to go with his goal, three points on the night total. Patrick O'Sullivan also picked up a pair of assists. Erik Ersberg made 38 saves and earned his second NHL career shutout.

Player of the Day
Today's Player of the Day is Jarkko Ruutu of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Ruutu scored the game-tying goal in the second period, and assisted on both of Pittsburgh's other two goals in the Penguins' 3-1 win over the New York Islanders.

For information on the selection process of the Player of the Day, see this page.

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This page relates to our activities on Wikinews. Please send questions to the Church of Scientology International to: office15@churchofscientology.info Thank you. Churchofscientologyint - (talk) 21:35, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
 * ive blocked you temporarily, im sending you an email to the email address specified, please respond and i will then unblock you. many thanks --Mark Talk to me 21:40, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
 * You have been unblocked. Thanks for being helpful and happy editing! :-) DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 22:09, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

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I have deleted your userpage as it was blatant promotion. Were we to import the policy from Wikipedia on the appropriateness of usernames you'd be blocked on sight. We don't have that policy, but we do, however, block shared accounts so I do hope the password for this account is only known to one person.

That being said, you can help us. Your account creation has likely been prompted by our abundance of Scientology coverage over the last 3-4 months. Several Wikinewsies, myself included, have attempted to get official statements from the Church of Scientology and the emails have gone unanswered. Like most news agencies who aim for an air of professionalism we do believe in a right to reply. I would be most receptive to an email from someone prepared to give their full name and position within the church as a prelude to an interview. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:39, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

 * Do you always shoot and then ask questions? I cannot remember having received an email from you. I also have not posted anything yet so your claim on shared usage is nil. Please do not delete the user page again. Thank you. Churchofscientologyint - (talk) 17:17, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

 * Your userpage has been restored. --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) 17:26, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

 * Thank you! Churchofscientologyint - (talk) 21:32, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

I think it's important here to note that it's generally not a good idea to publish *personal* contact details - corporate is a bit different. Also, as we have no way of verifying that the account was created by an appointed representative of the Church of Scientology International - perhaps an email could be sent to our OTRS queue (wikinews@wikimedia.org) from within CoSI to verify this? --Skenmy(t•c•w) 16:43, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

 * Let me know what is needed. Churchofscientologyint - (talk) 22:59, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

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Around 240 Chilean protesters detained after anti-government demonstration

March 29, 2008 Around 240 demonstrators in the Chilean capital of Santiago were detained Friday after anti-government protests held against the country's education system and increasingly free market policies.

The annual protests, organized by the Revolutionary Left Movement, were held on the eve of the Day of the Youth Combatant. The day commemorates the deaths of Eduardo and Rafael Vergara, brothers who were assassinated on March 29, 1985 under the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.

The protesters, many of whom were students, reportedly threw rocks into Santiago's main street, prompting squads of riot police to spray tear gas into the crowds. Other protesters marched towards the presidential palace, but it was cordoned off and heavily guarded. Most of the 240 who were detained are expected to be released after their identities are confirmed.

In between skirmishes with police, some protesters handed out flyers explaining their views. They say the government has manipulated the education system to favor the rich. "We think this neo-liberal education system that the government has introduced should be stopped," said Saray Acevedo of the National Popular Coordinator of Students.

President Michelle Bachelet condemned the protests. "If one wants to pay homage to the tremendous tragedy of the Vergara brothers, during a period when Chile was not democratic, the right thing to do is guarantee that democracy means being able to express yourself but without violence," she said. "Democracy in Chile is solid and there is no justification for violence," Bachelet added.

Other Chileans who didn't take part in the demonstrations agree with some of the protesters' views. "There are so many problems," said Rodrigo Núñez, 39. "It is true education is expensive and marginalizes the poor. The cost of living is high. Electricity and gas prices are up. Look at how they protest in Argentina! I voted for this government and feel conned."

2 days before Friday's protests, a bomb exploded in a Santiago bank. Police blamed the attack on "anarchists", and they believe it was connected to the annual protests.

Additional protests are planned for Saturday, when the Day of the Youth Combatant will be formally recognized.


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Talk:Huge interest takes Wikileaks offline

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The following statement was obtained via private communication between accredited reporter User:NicholasTurnbull and an anonymous representative of Wikinews, on Saturday 29th March 2008 at 03:07 UTC. Readers will, I hope, appreciate that it is impossible for me to give further information, due to obligations of confidentiality to the representative.

"It seems that due to a more than less overwhelming interest in the Fitna video and recent other media coverage from the protests in Tibet, as well as a few dozen new documents leaked on the portal in the last few days, parts of the portal have given up service and need a few warm words from a friendly Wikileaks operator. Please standby, the portal will be back soon."

--NicholasTurnbull - (talk) 03:35, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Addendum: The figure of 164GB of data transfer within 24 hours was also obtained from this source. --NicholasTurnbull - (talk) 04:39, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Fitna video
Maybe I am a dumbass, but what is the "Fitna video"? Could that be explained in the article, please. --SVTCobra 04:30, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, it is going to be in the article (hence the sources about the Fitna video). I'm currently writing the article. Please hang on until I've finished; all will be explained! --NicholasTurnbull - (talk) 04:39, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Wikileaks isn't offline
This article does not appear to be true and there is no external confirmation. This is an incredibly dubious article. --99.241.52.92 20:31, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I, Wikinews Administrator Anonymous101, can confirm that Wikinews accredited reporter, Nicholas Turnbull has made entirely accurate claims in this article. (PS-99.241.52.92 - it was OR so it doesn't need external confirmation]]---Anonymous101 (talk · contribs)
 * Sure it was offline. At the time we did the report it was and came back a few hours after publishing. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 21:01, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Copyright violation
Found http://www.mister-info.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=10381&format=html that has copied directly from here, and is not complying with CC. AzaToth - (talk) 14:17, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
 * There's nothing wrong with that. We are attributed - as per your comment in IRC of the copyright line at the bottom reading "All Rights Reserved" - we do not have a "ShareAlike" license. --Skenmy(t•c•w) 16:04, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Is there a problem with that page ? if it is not complying with any of your rule, please advise what change should be made, will do it as soon as i get a reply here —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.144.144.164 (talk) 22:32, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
 * The problem is technically that the license "cc-by-2.5" isn't specified. The text specified in the term-of-uses, though similar, isn't compliant with the license, and the article page only says "All rights reserved". (When I posted the note here, I hadn't seen the term-of-use, so it went from major to minor). Was planning to try to contact, but there isn't any contact information on the page in question. AzaToth - (talk) 22:57, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Alright guys, i should fix this very soon (a link to "cc-by-2.5"), and also put online the contact information. thanks for cooperation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.144.144.164 (talk) 19:09, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Offline again
Wikileaks is inaccessible once again due to "Slashdotting" effect (a Slashdot article about a new US special forces and CIA central american deathsquad training manual hosted on Wikileaks). 82.131.210.162 16:39, 18 June 2008 (UTC)


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Huge interest takes Wikileaks offline

March 29, 2008 The Wikileaks website, which publishes sensitive and censored material submitted by anonymous contributors, has experienced unprecedented levels of Internet traffic today through public interest. This interest has caused the website's servers to be unable to meet the demand of over 164 gigabytes of download traffic within twenty-four hours, leading the site to be temporarily inaccessible.

The film, directed and produced by Dutch politician , has caused controversy for its presentation of Wilders' negative view of Islam as being committed to world domination and acts of terrorism. A trailer for the film was widely uploaded to many video sharing sites, including YouTube and ; this met with anger from Islamic nations, the debacle culminating in Pakistan's government ordering the nation's internet service providers to block the YouTube site. This caused YouTube to be inaccessible to residents of other countries whose Internet service providers' equipment automatically began routing traffic to YouTube via Pakistan Telecom's servers, due to their ban accidentally propagating to other providers. Ultimately, YouTube acquiesced to the demands made by Pakistan and other organisations, in exchange for access being restored. The site  originally hosted a copy of the trailer, which has now been replaced with a video message stating that the lives of their staff have been put at risk due to hosting it.

As a consequence of this censorship, Wikileaks mirrored the video, receiving heavy access traffic through hosting one of the few copies remaining on the Internet. Wikinews has obtained an exclusive statement from a representative of Wikileaks, affirming that the site has not been taken off-line due to external pressure, and is instead suffering technical problems due to this high demand. The representative gave the following statement:

Wikileaks gained recent public attention in the Bank Julius Baer vs. Wikileaks lawsuit, following publication of leaked documents that were alleged to provide evidence of money laundering, tax evasion and asset hiding by Swiss financial institution Bank Julius Baer. The documents are said to have been uploaded by Rudolf Elmer, a former chief operating officer of the bank's Cayman Islands division, who was sacked following an investigation by the bank that involved polygraph testing. Wikileaks has not, however, stated that Elmer was the source of the documents. Bank Julius Baer sought an injunction against the operator of Wikileaks' domain name, Dynadot, to remove access to the site from the Wikileaks.org domain; this was granted by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The site was consequently inaccessible through this domain, although access could be obtained through many alternate addresses. Following activity by organisations such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union, who sought to defend the right to free speech that Wikileaks relied upon, the lawsuit was dropped and access was restored.

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British pop star Leona Lewis breaks US Billboard records

March 29, 2008

British pop star Leona Lewis has broken Billboard records in the United States to become the first female British pop star to reach a number one spot on the music charts in over 20 years and became the third solo British artist ever to reach the top charts.

Lewis made the number one spot with her new hit single Bleeding Love. According to Billboard.com her single ranks number one in the top 100, the pop 100 and hottest digital songs.

"I'm so excited to be able to spend some time in the US and showcase my music to everyone here. Its been a dream of mine since I was a little girl and I can't wait," said Lewis on her website.

The last female singer from the UK to top the charts in the U.S. was Kim Wilde in 1987 when she did her own version of The Supremes 'You Keep Me Hangin' On.'

Lewis took the UK by storm when she won The X Factor (UK) in 2006 and became the biggest selling female artist of all time in the UK.


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Businesses and individuals worldwide turn lights off as part of Earth Hour 2008

March 29, 2008 Individuals and organisations around the world announced their support for the environment by turning off lights and electrical appliances between 8 and 9 pm for Earth Hour 2008.

In the city of origin, Sydney, Australia, the end of Earth Hour was celebrated with a fireworks show. Although many cities were not officially covered by Earth Hour, people from regions including Bristol, United Kingdom will turn off their lights for the event. Danish royal palaces went dark at the queen's command. One of these people told Wikinews that "it [Earth Hour] is a very important event as it helps to raise awareness of climate change worldwide."

This is the first time the movement went global. The first Earth Hour, held on March 31, 2007, saw more than 2.2 million residents and 2100 businesses in Sydney, Australia, switch off their lights.


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Article development
Obviously what I've written so far is fairly brief, but there are plenty of sources on Google News about the preparations for Earth Hour, and soon enough there should be a few on the aftermath. If anyone is going to be in an area that's switching off, it would be great if you could contribute some photos, and maybe some OR too. I'll put a bit more into the article after the event, too, but won't have any photos because I'm not going to be somewhere known for a lot of lights in the first place. Chris Mann (Say hi!|Stalk me!) 08:36, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

 * Just a little footnote, if anyone finds "Helping the environment proves a big turn-off" to be too corny or somehow POV for the title, don't hesitate to move it to something less contentious. Chris Mann (Say hi!|Stalk me!) 08:39, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Perhaps we could make it "Google goes 'lights out' for Earth Hour 2008" or something of the sort, with a Google homepage screencapture? Thunderhead 09:48, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Is a fair use image really necessary. I am convinced that we can get free images. I think this site has too much of a focus on fair use. --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) 12:38, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree with Anon101 - there are still plenty of locations left for people to take a couple of "lights on, lights off" photos. We don't need a fair use image and as such I don't see how we could rationale it (I also think the main significance is the Hour itself, not Google's contribution to it). Actually, I heard that there might be some effort to get satellite images of participating locations. If they're NASA satellites, there are some nice PD image opportunities. Chris Mann (Say hi!|Stalk me!) 14:55, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I know someone who's switching their lights off for the hour- and they've agreed for me to film the light going off at 8PM. I plan on a 2/3 second ogg film showing the lights going off. --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) 15:18, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I 'm contacting them now to see if they can give me a quote --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) 15:25, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

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Conducted via telephone --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) 16:05, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

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This girl is unknown in France (except by specialist, i am not), her record just published in france the 10th of march, "marketing bombers" will follow soon :) !!! Jacques Divol - (talk) 09:35, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Leona Lewis is the first FEMALE British artist to reach #1 since 1987. In 2006, James Blunt spent one week at #1 with "You're Beautiful." Blunt is, in fact, British -- just not female.

Furthermore, Elton John spend 14 weeks at #1 in the U.S. in 1997 with "Candle In The Wind 1997/Something About The Way You Look Tonight."

The Spice Girls also scored a #1 U.S. single with "Wannabe," but they were a group. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.18.132.51 (talk) 20:50, 31 March 2008 (UTC)


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Your page has been blanked and protected. Enough is enough. Your block is now 1 month. Only thing stopping me from banning you forever is the fact your an IP address. Post all your nonsense crap all you want. You won't be doing it here anymore. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 20:55, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

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Welcome
, welcome to Wikinews! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! --Brian McNeil / talk 11:42, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
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As you'll note if you take a look at your userpage cross-project links don't work and in any case you've missed the "w:" prefix for a link to Wikipedia. A soft link is preferred. --Brian McNeil / talk 11:42, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

 * Ah, thanks for pointing out the lack of a “W:”. I actually already knew that automatic cross-project redirects didn’t work, but I don’t see any problem with using the usual markup, since it just presents a soft redirect in such cases anyway. —Wulf - (talk) 07:09, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

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This is factually inaccurate: "the third solo British artist ever to reach the top charts."

From the BBC article: "Lewis is the third UK solo female artist to reach number one in the Hot 100 with her debut hit."

 * This should go either in the collaboration page/you should be bold and correct it yourself. Fephisto - (talk) 20:43, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

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She rocks!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.101.107.88 (talk) 01:20, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

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The traffic has surely taken or forced the site offline, not brought it thus.

Filesharing
Wikileaks should rely on filesharing approaches to distribute high-volume content. By merely serving a tracker for Bittorrent, extreme traffic situations would scale far better. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.200.20.124 (talk) 10:22, 30 March 2008 (UTC)


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2007/08 Bundesliga: Nürnberg vs. Bayern Munich

March 29, 2008

Substitute Lukas Podolski scored a late equalizer to claim his 1st goal of the Bundesliga season against Nürnberg. This was Lukas Podolski's first-ever goal as a substitute in the Bundesliga

Bayern Munich coach Ottmar Hitzfeld made 3 changes to the side which beat Leverkusen last weekend, all of them enforced. Daniel van Buyten replaced Martin Demichelis, Andreas Ottl replaced Mark van Bommel, who was serving a suspension, and Christian Lell replaced Hamit Altintop who is out injured with fractured metatarsus. Hitzfeld experimented with preferring Philipp Lahm in an unfamiliar wide midfield role rather than the other option of Bastian Schweinsteiger.


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U.S. launches airstrikes against Basra militants

March 29, 2008

United States warplanes dropped two bombs on a suspected militant stronghold in Basra Saturday, as the Iraqi offensive aimed at driving out Shiite militants from the city reached its fifth day.

An Iraqi policeman says that the U.S. airstrike on a house in Basra's Hananiyah neighborhood killed 8 civilians. The U.S. military has not yet commented on the policeman's report, but British military spokesman Maj. Tom Holloway says the report is under investigation.

"We are aware of reports of incidents in the Basra area resulting in civilian casualties," Holloway said. "We are investigating the reports and do not have any further details at this time." British troops joined the fighting in Basra on Saturday, firing artillery and providing air support.

Meanwhile, Shiite cleric and Mahdi Army leader Muqtada al-Sadr called on his followers to defy the Iraqi government, which has ordered the militants to surrender their weapons. An initial 72-hour ultimatum was widely ignored, and the government has now given the militia until April 8 to give up their arms.

Salah al-Obaidi, a top aide to al-Sadr, said, "Muqtada al-Sadr has told us not to surrender our arms except to a state that can throw out the occupation," referring to the U.S. occupation of Iraq.

In a speech today, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki did not mention al-Sadr's movement, and he said the purpose of the crackdown in Basra "was only to deal with these gangs", some of whom, he says, are "worse than al-Qaeda". Other Iraqi officials have also insisted that the Mahdi Army was not the target of the offensive.

"Our determination is strong," al-Maliki said. "We will not leave Basra until security is restored, those who break the law are punished and those who draw their weapons in the face of the state are punished."

Still, the crackdown has sparked a violent reaction from al-Sadr's supporters, as well as Shiites in other areas of Iraq. In Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood, a Shiite stronghold, Iraqi officials said that 75 people had been killed and nearly 500 were wounded in fighting between insurgents and security forces. Two Americans were killed by a roadside bomb in east Baghdad Saturday.

Some of the policemen in Sadr City are influenced by al-Sadr and are sympathetic to his movement. Around 40 Sadr City policemen handed over their weapons and ammunition to the Mahdi Army's local office, wearing masks to shield their identities. "We can't fight our brothers in the Mahdi Army, so we came here to submit our weapons," one policeman said.

U.S. helicopters launched airstrikes in Sadr City on Friday night, which they say killed 10 militants. This move was criticized by Nassar al-Rubaie, a Shiite member of Parliament. "We condemn the government asking occupation forces to carry out airstrikes against our people," he said. "We say Iraq sovereignty will not be achieved through military operation against Iraqis, as Bush claimed, but it can be achieved through throwing the occupation forces out of Iraq."


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New bridge lowered into position as East London line extension work progresses

March 29, 2008 Work to extend the East London railway line reached a significant milestone today as a new bridge was lowered into position over a street in Shoreditch, London. The line, previously part of the London Undeground, is being extended to become part of the London Overground network.

The 350 tonne, 35 metre long tied arch bridge required the use of Britain's largest mobile crane to get it into position.

Transport for London project manager Barrie Noble said, "I've been in this business a good many years and have led a fair few extraordinary projects, but lifting this bridge in really will be something to behold."

"I can't say how proud I am of the team behind it, both the TfL engineers and the contractors we are using."

The bridge was manufactured in Chepstow, Wales and assembled on-site.

A section of Shoreditch High Street will remain closed over the weekend as the bridge is secured in place. The East London line closed in December 2007 and is due to reopen in stages from 2010.


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National Hockey League news: March 29, 2008

March 29, 2008

There were 8 games played in the National Hockey League on March 28, 2008.

Philadelphia Flyers @ New Jersey Devils
scored the first goal for Philadelphia 9:35 into the first period. scored a pair of goals about two minutes apart to put the Devils ahead by a score of 2-1 later in the first. put the Devils ahead by 2 early in the second. brought the Flyers within a goal 9:14 into the second. tied the score for Philadelphia in the third period. scored to put the Devils back in the lead, but re-tied the score with 54 seconds left in regulation to force overtime. scored the decisive shootout goal for the Devils to snap their 5 game losing streak.

Atlanta Thrashers @ Carolina Hurricanes
scored 42 seconds into the game to give Carolina an early lead. got a power play goal later in the first period. and each scored a power play goal for the Hurricanes, putting them ahead by 4. scored Atlanta's only goal shorthanded with 3:07 left in the second period. Ruutu scored his second power play goal of the night halfway through the third period. scored a shorthanded goal to make it 6-1 later in the third. also scored a power play goal for Carolina with 2:09 left in the game.

Nashville Predators @ Columbus Blue Jackets
broke the scoreless tie 4:26 into the second period. would add to Nashville's lead a couple minutes later. made 43 saves, earning his sixth shutout of the season. This was also the second time in a row that Ellis shutout the Blue Jackets; he also did so on March 25 in a 3-0 victory in Nashville. With the victory, the Predators move ahead of the Vancouver Canucks into the 8th spot in the Western Conference playoff race.

Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres
scored the first goal of the game for Buffalo, breaking a scoreless tie 2:25 into the second period. Montreal tied the score with 37 seconds left in the second when scored. and each scored a goal for the Sabres 1:45 apart to put them up by 2. scored a pair of goals to tie the score and force overtime; first a power play goal with 2:31 left in regulation, then at even strength with 15 seconds left in regulation. scored 3:38 into OT to complete Montreal's comeback.

St. Louis Blues @ Detroit Red Wings
started the scoring for the Blues 12:20 into the first period. scored a power play goal to put St. Louis up by 2 in the second period. put the Red Wings on the board with a power play goal of his own less than a minute later. returned the Blues lead to 2 just under the halfway point of the third period. scored a pair of goals for Detroit, which would force the game into overtime. Boyes, who started the scoring, finished it 2:43 into the overtime, giving the St. Louis the win.

Vancouver Canucks @ Minnesota Wild
scored the first goal for Minnesota 11:37 into the first period on a Wild power play. gave the Wild a two goal lead before the first intermission. scored a power play goal to put Minnesota up by 3. scored the Wild's other second period goal at 13:28.

In the third period, things got physical after Vancouver's delivered a cross-check to Bouchard. Burrows received a match penalty, which is an automatic suspension from the NHL, and it is unknown whether he will be available to play in Vancouver's game Sunday against the Calgary Flames.

Edmonton Oilers @ Colorado Avalanche
scored 7:22 into the first period to put Colorado on the board first. scored 40 seconds later to give the Avalanche a two goal lead. Edmonton tied it up before the first intermission, after goals by and. The Oilers took the lead in the second period when scored. Brunette scored his second of the game for the Avalanche to re-tie the score. took the lead back for the Oilers with 2:57 left in the game, but Colorado tied it when scored with 6 seconds left. Sakic also scored the decisive goal in the third round of the shootout, giving the Avalanche the win.

San Jose Sharks @ Anaheim Ducks
scored first for the Sharks 6:38 into the first period. scored on an Anaheim power play to tie the score later in the first. scored his own power play goal for San Jose, retaking the lead for the Sharks in the second period. also scored in the second for the Sharks, putting them ahead by three. They held on to snap Anaheim's 10 game home winning streak. San Jose's victory also clinches the Pacific Division title for the team's third time in franchise history.

Player of the Day
Today's Player of the Day is Dan Ellis of the Nashville Predators. Ellis made 43 saves and allowed no goals in the Predators' 2-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. It is his 6th shutout of the season, which ties him for 3rd with most shutouts by a goaltender this season. He also earned a 36-save shutout 4 days earlier when Columbus came to Nashville.

For information on the selection process of the Player of the Day, see this page.

Related news
Yesterday's NHL news: