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Talk:U.N. to begin forming response to Iranian nuclear program

Iran reaction another step in WW3
"Axis of Evil" threat and "Crusade" referencewere enough to get this scene in play.

To me it's so frustrating that most of us never look back to see why/who/how this and other wars began. Here is some non-disputed info showing that the primary engineers of WW2, Vietnam, and WW3 all belong(ed) to one little cult (please see the membership list near the bottom of the "external links" in the wikipedia article).. and a thorough examination of the cult shows that its members believe that the public are "barbarians" of varying worth and it is their(cult members) right and duty to exploit,control and kill us to further their own power and riches.

 * A; WW2... This Guardian article only mentions 4 names as being part of the Hitler support team(Bush,Harriman,Walker(yep;that's where the "W" comes from) and Woolley); All 4 are on the membership list.

 * B; Vietnam... This Association of Former Intelligence Officers site references Averell Harriman and William and McGeorge Bundy as the engineers of the Vietnam war. All 3 are on the list.

 * C; WW3 (one we're beginning now); These sites show how the Bush father and son (both on the list) relay team planted the seeds, added the fertilizer and are now reaping the harvest of this one

The advantage these war engineers have is that us "barbarians"(as they refer to us all) simply can not imagine the level of evil within their hearts; so we simply ignore (or accept) unacceptable facts (there were no WMD's in Iraq type of facts). Paulrevere2005 17:49, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

 * i think what you're trying to say is that there is a sustained propaganda campaign underway to justify a war against Iran by USA/UK. Well, there are some judgments (which may or may not turn out to be correct) that the US regime only wishes to destabilise the Iranian regime and that it's not crazy enough (despite all appearances) to actually try a hot war against Iran:

 * Europe to Bush: “Hands off Iran”? Mike Whitney http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=22&ItemID=7333
 * http://blog.zmag.org/index.php/weblog/entry/rattling_iran/ Noam Chomsky
 * Sasan Fayazmanesh http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=67&ItemID=8371
 * In any case, in the runup to the official start of the attack on Iraq, the information about lack of WMD was available, but it didn't get through to the majority of the US public. In this case, in the runup to a possible US/UK attack on Iran, a heck of a lot of information is again available, plus we have 5 million Iranians on the internet and the Iranian blogs. We also have lots of good articles on the wikipedia which are much more NPOV and in-depth than many of the wikinews articles. So here's my suggestion:
 * If you want to stop POV propaganda being used to justify a hot war/attack on Iran, then you can help the Iranians (and also help the people in the USA and Europe irrationally afraid of Iran) by NPOVing the wikinews articles "

 * Good grief! What's irrational about being suspicious of a government that cries 'death to america' everytime someone's listening? 'Poor people' couldn't give a damn about the non-proliferation treaty; they want food in their bellies and jobs. If Iran had a government run by sane and sensible people, it could be one of the most prosperous countries in the world. Instead, the moooo-lahs are bent on keeping their citizens in the dark ages and blackmailing the west with the threats of nuclear proliferation -- and some of them may actually even want to use them to help expand the caliphate.

i.e., making sure they remind people of the full text of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, of the POVs of representatives of poor countries (not just Iran - if you look up the May 2005 meeting on the treaty - http://www.un.org/events/npt2005/ - you'll find that people in poor countries are pretty angry at the official and unofficial NWS (nuclear weapons states) for not disarming. Have a look at the NPOV changes i made to the article here - anyone else could have done them - but i'm just one person, i'm not always going to be online, i don't read wikinews that often, and as the official propaganda gets heavier, there are going to more people assuming that Iranians are bad people who hate us and it's going to be harder to keep the articles NPOV. So if you really believe what you say, then please help to NPOV the articles with missing information. Saying in the talk page that this is just propaganda is not an effective way of NPOVing it - either the info is wrong, in which case you can correct it, or else it is POV in some other way, in that case, please NPOV it. Anyway, see NPOV if you're not familiar with the NPOV concept (it's not just about neutrality, it's a particular mechanism).
 * Another way to put it, is if you want to trace this particular news item to a similar cult, then you can add your point 3 here as context, but you need to write it in an NPOV way, e.g. something like According to the Washington Post, globalresearch.ca, and xxxx, this event is part of a systematic campaign to justify a war against Iran but it would have to be much more tightly argued based on external references, i.e. it's best if it is not your own (original) analysis, what you can do is synthesise published analyses by public, reasonably well-known people and probably it should be first done in a wikipedia article, something like Propaganda campaign to invade Iran 2005 - or maybe even start a sketch on your home page first and make sure it's highly NPOV, since otherwise it will quickly get deleted as POV. Invite people to edit it, and after some time (a week or so), shift it to a real article. Boud 15:03, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Its fine & fair to mention that Britian and France violated the nonproliferation treaty. One might even want to reference that debate better.  But the second mention of Britian and France is highly POV!!  And it definitely didn't need its own paragraph.  I cleaned it up, leaving all content intact.  Nyarlathotep 18:57, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

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Has this bot been approved by Wikinews Administrators? I do not see it listed under Wikinews bots. -- NGerda 00:26, August 10, 2005 (UTC)
 * Looking at the bot's user page, it appears that Uncle G has specifically not requested bot status yet... Incidentally, we don't appear to have a published bot policy. In my opinion, the idea behind this bot is excellent. Do you have specific concerns about this bot, NGerda? --Chiacomo (talk) 00:36, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
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Interview: Wikinewsie Kim Bruning discusses Wikimania

August 9, 2005

On Thursday, August 4, 2005, Wikimedia opened its doors to the first-ever Wikimania Conference, a five-day event put together by the Wikimedia Foundation.

The event, held in the Haus der Jugend in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, featured discussion and interaction on all Wikimedia projects, including its well-known Wikipedia project, an online encyclopedia which touts figures of millions of articles in over 70 languages.

Conference attendee and Wikinews contributor Kim Bruning talked to Wikinews, represented here by contributor Jonathan Collwer, about the event.

Interview with Kim Bruning
Jonathan Collwer: Kim, thanks for taking out some time for a quick interview. Let's begin with press coverage. Were any major news organizations present?

 * Kim Bruning: Yes, Wikimania received its fair share of press attention. According to the Wikimedia Foundation, over 100 press representatives were present at the event, as the conference was held in Frankfurt.

Jonathan Collwer: As many know, Jimbo Wales, the founder of Wikimedia was a featured speaker at the conference. What was the focus of his speech?

 * Kim Bruning: Jimbo Wales' speech was about a series of blog posts. He's doing a Lawrence Lessig blog. It's called Ten Things That Want to Be Free.

Jonathan Collwer: Ward Cunningham, the creator of the wiki, also spoke at Wikimania. Could you tell us a little bit about what he had to say?

 * Kim Bruning: Cunningham's speech focused on both the history of the wiki and what he envisions the future to hold for wiki software. Ward Cunningham first described an Apple Hypercard project that eventually developed into the wiki we know today.  Hypercard allows the user to create a "stack" of virtual "cards" that display information.  Cunningham created a work-around for the program that created a stack of cards to display information about certain keywords -- if there wasn't a card about a certain keyword, Hypercard would create one.  While this emulates the gist of today's Wikipedia, Hypercard is not natively a wiki-like program, so Cunningham determined it necessary to write a dedicated program.  He called it the wiki.

 * After describing the wiki's past, Cunningham described his vision for the future of the wiki. He hopes to see the wiki become distributed across computers worldwide.  The wikis could drift to and fro between computers and keep a history of where they've been.  Each computer would automatically keep only links to the information that is on that machine.  In all, Cunningham wants to see it embraced that partial data is acceptable.  Why?  Because this would allow people to use Wikipedia (and other Wikimedia projects, for that matter) even if they don't have a connection to the internet, thus extending the reach of public human knowledge.  So that's the inventor of the wiki's take on what the future holds -- a more scalable wiki.

Jonathan Collwer: So, overall, was the Wikimania conference successful in the eyes of the beholder?
 * Kim Bruning: The Wikimedians I talked with seemed to be quite pleased with how the event turned out. Wikimania allowed people to finally meet each other face to face, without the computer monitors in the way.

Jonathan Collwer: Lastly -- are there any plans for a future Wikimedia meetup?

 * Kim Bruning: Too early to say. There is a plan floating around for something in 2008, but that's not official yet.

Jonathan Collwer: Thanks for talking with us, Kim.

 * Kim Bruning: Thanks for interviewing. :-)


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Talk:Interview: Wikinewsie Kim Bruning discusses Wikimania

I've been terribly paraphrased with the cunningham speech yet, and my name isn't spelled right in the title ;-) I fixed most other stuff. :-) it might be better to just change this to prose, and look up the relevant data, because this isn't going very far. :-/

spelling ??
"The wikis could drft back and fro between computers" what are this words ? Drive back and forward ?? I havent corrected it since i'm not sure of the meaning.
 * I think Kim's original words were "drift back and fro" -- I changed this to "to and fro" for more clarity. Cllewr 20:35, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

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Pope gets feeding tube through nose

March 30, 2005 The Associated Press reported today Pope John Paul II has been getting nutrition from a tube inserted through his nose. The tube was inserted shortly after the frail pontiff appeared at his window overlooking St. Peter’s Square and could manage only a raspy word or two.

A statement released by the Vatican appeared to quash media rumors that the 84-year-old pope might be returning to hospital any time soon. Feeding tubes are a common form of supplemental nutrition for patients who cannot swallow normally.

The type of tube used, a nasogastric tube, is threaded down the nose and throat into the stomach. Other types of tubes are implanted surgically, but this has not been deemed necessary at this stage, according to Dr. Barbara Paris, director of geriatrics at Maimonides Medical Center in New York.

She said it could be the step before the more permanent tube is implanted. Although somewhat uncomfortable when inserted, there is no anesthesia required for this procedure.

In this first report issued by the Vatican since March 10, three days before the Pope’s release from hospital, his aides also said John Paul spends "many hours" seated in an armchair, celebrates Mass in his private chapel and has work contacts with his aides "following directly the activities of the Holy See and the life of the church."

The ailing Pope also suffers from Parkinson's disease, which makes it difficult for him to talk, and knee and hip ailments that are taking a serious toll on his mobility and follows by only a month the insertion of a breathing tube to help him breathe.

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Welcome
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Additionally, please have a look at existing articles for proper formatting of source templates; the template for your recent article on Discovery is malformed. You might also consider allowing other editors to have a look at the article before ing as there is already an article on the delayed landing of Shuttle Discovery. Again, please contact me if I can assist you! --Chiacomo (talk) 05:34, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

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Oil for food scandal: UN releases third report

August 9, 2005

The UN-appointed panel investigating the oil for food scandal has released its third report.

The report says that Benon Sevan took nearly US$150,000 in cash bribes. Chef de Cabinet for Kofi Annan, Mark Malloch Brown, said that the UN would lift Sevan's immunity should an approach come from a law enforcement authority and that the UN had been in 'active collaboration' with the Southern District of New York.

At the press conference responding to the report, Malloch Brown also said that there was will "a real need for serious, deep-rooted management reform of our organization, and that does not seem to be yet fully accepted by all member states."

Benon Sevan, who worked for the UN for nearly 40 years before resigning on Sunday, has denied the accusation. In his resignation letter to Kofi Annan, he wrote: "The charges are false and you, who have known me all these years, should know they are false... I fully understand the pressure you are under..., but sacrificing me for political expediency will never appease our critics or help you or the organisation."

A former UN procurement officer Alexander Yakovlev has pleaded guilty to accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from UN contractors.


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Shuttle Discovery given 'go' for landing at Edwards AFB

August 9, 2005

The Space Shuttle Discovery STS-114 has been given a 'go' for landing at Edwards Air Force Base today.

The de-orbit burn is expected at 6:06 a.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT) (Mission Control's local time), and landing is expected at 7:12 a.m. CDT. Weather conditions are clear at landing site, with scattered clouds at approximately 20,000 feet, with winds peaking at about 12 knots at the number 22 runway, which is where Discovery has been cleared to land.

Shuttle Pilot Jim Kelly will be providing the human piloting for the main part of the flight, with Shuttle Commander Eileen Collins taking over most of the piloting duties as Discovery enters the subsonic range.


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Space Shuttle Discovery lands safely in California

August 9, 2005 The US Space Shuttle Orbiter Discovery has returned to Earth safely, landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, touching down on runway 22 at 8:11:22 am EDT (1211 GMT), and rolling to a stop.

Commander Eileen Collins and the rest of her crew on Discovery are going through check-out procedures to secure the vehicle and assure safety. A convoy of specially-designed vehicles have parked near Discovery, ready to assist in debarkation of the astronauts from on-board the shuttle, and other initial post-flight processing of the orbiter.

The astronauts on board Discovery (Orbital Vehicle 103 (OV-103)) are expected to disembark at approximately 9 am EDT.

A press conference has been scheduled for 8:30 am CDT, including Dr. Michael Griffin, NASA Administrator, among others. NASA-TV will be providing live coverage, among others.


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Talk:Larson B ice-shelf collapse reveals exotic organisms isolated for 10,000 years

Incorrect Sourcing
Could someone please correct the sources at the bottom labelled "Hamilton University". It is actually linked to Hamilton College, a small liberal arts college in Upstate New York.


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U.S. war protest mom met Bush in 2004

August 9, 2005 On a CNN Wolf Blitzer Late Edition broadcast Sunday, U.S. Senators George Allen (R-VA) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) both told Blitzer that in the furore created by the protest that they believe President Bush should personally meet with Cindy Sheehan. She is the mother of a soldier son killed in Iraq in April 2004, and leader of a protest march now camped near the presidential ranch in Crawford, Texas.

After returning from commercial break, Blitzer told his guests that CNN had just received a news bulletin from the White House. The bulletin said that Bush had met previously with Sheehan in the summer of 2004. Both Senators and Blitzer withheld further comment on the matter during the remaining segment of the show.

Later that day, Cindy Sheehan herself appeared on CNN Sunday with Blitzer and said she did meet with Bush in Seattle with fifteen or sixteen other families.

She defended her current protest by saying, "The whole meeting was simply bizarre and disgusting."

Sheehan said that Bush entered the meeting chamber with an insensitive comment to those present, "Who we'all honorin' today?" She added, "His mouth kept moving, but there was nothing in his eyes or anything else about him that showed me he really cared or had any real compassion at all. This is a human being totally disconnected from humanity and reality. His eyes were empty, hollow shells."

The angry mother of the fallen U.S. soldier on Saturday led a protest march of nearly 50 on the Bush ranch. Cindy Sheehan of Vacaville, California demanded, but was denied, the chance to speak with Bush and personally ask him, "'Why did you kill my son? What did my son die for?"

Sheehan was met outside the ranch, after progress of the march was stopped by Texas troopers and the Secret Service, by national security adviser Steve Hadley and deputy White House chief of staff Joe Hagin. They spoke with her approximately 45 minutes.

Sheehan, unsatisfied with the meeting, vowed to remain camped outside the ranch until she is granted a personal interview with Bush. Meanwhile, Bush arrived in Albuqerque, New Mexico Monday where he signed into law the new energy bill. He will travel back to his Texas ranch this week to meet with his defense and economic advisers, then later, he will travel to Illinois to sign a highway bill.

Cindy Sheehan said Sunday that she plans to hold the roadside peace protest near Bush's ranch until he talks to her again. "I'll follow him to D.C.," she said.

Cindy's current comments are a drastic change from her comments in a 2004 interview with THE REPORTER of Vacaville, CA. From the article:

"I now know he's sincere about wanting freedom for the Iraqis," Cindy said after their meeting. "I know he's sorry and feels some pain for our loss. And I know he's a man of faith."

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User talk:64.110.61.11

Hi there, are you on the scene of the sandstorm? If so, I suggest you add some more details and add to replace the sources (include a note on the talk page saying you are there, where you're getting the advice from etc) - then the story can be published. Thanks ClareWhite 15:19, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

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Anti-gay church protests U.S. at military funerals

August 9, 2005

U.S. veterans groups and Midwest politicians are angered by the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church's recent practice of protesting at the funerals of U.S. soldiers killed in the Iraq War.

The Topeka, Kansas-based church led by Fred Phelps sent 6 protestors with picket signs to the memorial service of 49 Ohio servicemen killed in Iraq. They were members of the Third Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment of Brook Park, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland.

Last week at the August 5 funeral of Army Specialist Adam Harding in the Chicago suburb of Portage, Indiana, the Westboro church sent ten protesters. Harding died in Iraq July 25 when the convoy he was in hit a roadside bomb.

According to reports, the picket signs at the funeral carried such messages as, "Thank God for 9/11," "God is U.S.A.’s Terrorist," "God hates you," "Thank God for dead soldiers" and "America is Doomed." Despite the tone of the messages, church members say they are not protesting against the Iraq War, but against homosexuality. Neither Harding nor any of the 49 Ohio servicemen killed are reported to have been homosexual.

In Ohio, many of the funeral attendees cursed the protesters, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.

A report from the Chicago Tribune said Westboro church spokeswoman Shirley Phelps-Roper said the church is delivering the church's message that it believes America is doomed and that they single out military funerals because soldiers, like all Americans, are being taught to accept homosexual behavior and other acts it calls sinful.

"This nation has angered the Lord their God and the wrath of god is pouring out on them. God is dealing with this nation, and you can't do one thing to stop it or stop him from blowing those young people to pieces," Phelps Roper said in an interview with CBS affiliate WBBM-TV in Chicago.

Church members say they are expressing their First Amendment rights to protest as they see fit.

But Chicago-area veterans associations held a press conference Monday denouncing the funeral protesters. "Those who are protecting our nation provide the fundamental right of the First Amendment. But to protest at funerals is wrong," Chicago Alderman James Balcer, a veteran of the Vietnam War, reportedly said.

Balcer said the Westboro church should apologize to veterans for its actions.

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U.S. Pentagon conference says weapons entered Iraq from Iran

August 9, 2005 In a televised press briefing Tuesday,  Secretary of Defense  stood by a press release from the Pentagon on Monday that reported explosives and bombs crossed into  from across the  border. A weapons cache was said to have been intercepted. "It is true that weapons, clearly, unambiguously from Iran have been found in Iraq," Rumsfeld said today.

Evidence reportedly indicated the quality and sophistication of the weapons was such that they may have been manufactured in Iran, but Rumsfeld was unable or unwilling to describe the weapons further. Timing of the Pentagon release coincides with the controversy over Iran restarting its nuclear facilities.

Rumsfeld, with the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staffs,, said the effort in Iraq was aimed at inciting civil war, since they realize they cannot directly defeat the coalition. Speaking on the issue of border crossings of troops and munitions from and Iran, Rumsfeld implied that those nations don't want progress in to be made in Iraq. He said, "... what are the Iranians doing? Are they going to be helpful or unhelpful?  ... same with the Syrians... are they being helpful or unhelpful?"

The two cited progress by the Iraqi government in working toward the August 15 deadline for drafting a new constitution. In a nod to the possibility that the deadline will be missed, it was said that the constitution could be amended, and that voting on ratification would occur in October of this year, with a general election to follow in December. Myers referred to a shift in the participation in the process, saying, "All indications are that the Sunni leadership in Iraq has made a fundamental decision that they want to be part of the process."

They reasserted previous statements that there is no clear time-table for an Iraqi withdrawal because it depends on the situation at the time. "The drawdowns that will occur eventually will obviously be based on those conditions." Rumsfeld said. Further questions by reporters intending to pin down a clear withdrawal time-line were rebuffed.

Myers said, "You have economic progress that has to be made; you have political progress that has to be made." He added that "173,000 Iraqi security forces" are in place in the country, but along with work on the country's infrastructure, much remains to be done with the training and equipping of their security forces.


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New entrance discovered to world's longest cave

August 9, 2005 Explorers have just released information on the discovery and exploration of a new entrance to Kentucky's Mammoth Cave. Located in the east central United States, the 579-kilometer-long (360 mile) cave is the longest known in the world. Despite its length and a 200 year exploration effort, only eight natural entrances have been located into the vast underground system.

The entrance was discovered in September 2003, and a route to known sections of Mammoth Cave was first discovered in March. The actual connection was made at 11:55 p.m. Central Standard Time, March 18, 2005 (4:55 UTC, March 19, 2005) by veteran cavers Alan Canon, John Feil, Dick Market, and James Wells. The latest mapping adds four kilometers (2.5 miles) to Mammoth Cave's total length.

Alan Glennon, a cave scientist at the University of California, Santa Barbara, describes the find as "exciting". "Such significant discoveries show that we've still got a lot to learn about places right under our feet", he said.

Exploration of Mammoth Cave is conducted by the Cave Research Foundation and Central Kentucky Karst Coalition. Both groups' membership is open to experienced cave surveyors. The explorers note that the new entrance is located far from the developed, tourist trails within Mammoth Cave National Park.

Mammoth Cave is located at 37.186° N 86.100° W.


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Could someone do a style/grammar check? ~Alan G.

I'd like to add that wikipedian Alan Canon was one of the discovers/explorers of the new cave. ~Alan G.

Here's a photo I uploaded to the commons: Lwt02830.jpg ~Alan G.

locations
Can someone add links for the locations? Where's Kentucky, or Santa Barbera for that matter? What country/continent are they in/on?

Agreed. Added a little more. ~Alan G.

Original reporting
I have reverted the edit which removed the OR template. Alan Canon (one of the discoverers) is a Wikipedian and may have supplied some of the information. Also, one of the authors (Alan Glennon) is directly quoted in the text. That makes it OR beyond any doubt. By the way, OR is nothing to be ashamed of. That's what makes Wikinews distinct from all other news services - people can learn stuff here that they won't find anywhere else. Davidcannon 00:13, 11 August 2005 (UTC)
 * This is a late comment, but I am Wikipedian Alan Canon and I did not contribute any information to this Wikinews article: not a scrap, and the article itself is being called to my attention something like eight months after its original creation. I did mention the connection in a contribution to the Mammoth Cave National Park but only in a list of years in which connections have been made, and in adding Eudora Ridge to the list of ridges encompassed by the cave system. For added value, please distinguish Alan Canon (me, the caver who discovered the cave and a Wikipedian) from Alan Glennon (also a caver, and also a Wikipedian, but whom I may never have met) and David Cannon, contributor of the above comment.

re: Original reporting
I wrote quite a bit of the article --- info is from explorers' trip reports in the two cited sources. ~Alan G. Aug 11, 2005

Coords for new entrance?
Are there any GPS coordinates available for the new entrance?
 * Not likely to be published. Caves entrances are traditionally protected in part by obscurity, although this entrance was "gated" within a week of discovery. The entrance is on the eastern edge of the system. As an aside, entrances are usually located both through GPS and through traditional surface survey methods: the project maintains a survey of the surface for this purpose. Alan Canon 21:02, 19 April 2006 (UTC)


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Original reporting of a Pentagon conference
Probably by the time I wrote this, other print sources have begun to appear. -Edbrown05 20:16, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Using the term original reporting for being present at a Pentagon news conference is absurd IMHO: it's a shift from N-th hand reporting to (N-1)-th hand reporting, sure it's better than reading what a newspaper says that Pentagon people said - but you're still a long way from first-hand observations of weapons actually being transferred from Iran to Iraq. Lots of people in Iran have blogs and some people have internet access in Iraq - if someone in Iran (or Iraq) sees this happening, then that would be first-hand or original reporting. Boud 23:30, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
 * The idea of original reporting is to explain the lack of a source for those statements, nothing more --Cspurrier 23:32, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
 * The Penagon Press conference was televised live. I was not there personally, but no one heard events transpire at the conference any sooner than myself. It is a report on what top Pentagon brass said. What the rest of the world is saying is beyond the scope of the story. I too noticed with cynicism the timing of the news released about weapons border crossings (note Syria too), but did not make a mention because I hoped to maintain a Neutral Point of View in the report. -Edbrown05 00:35, 11 August 2005 (UTC)
 * The Point-of-View in the story is from the Pentagon itself. -Edbrown05 00:37, 11 August 2005 (UTC)
 * To clarify things, this is original reporting in that the reporter is personally vouching for the fact that Rumsfeld said those things, and not for the validity of Rumsfeld's claims. Regarding whether telepresence is the same as physical presence, there is the possibility that anything televised could be edited to give an erroneous impression of what was said, but don't know if we need to worry about this detail.  If C-SPAN or another media source says they are broadcasting a news conference live, unedited, and in it's entirety, that's good enough for me. If it fails to meet those criteria, I would say the motivations of the person who produced the edited clip, or decided to show it at a later date, would make it no longer a direct news source, but rather a filtered one. StuRat 00:44, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

Timing of announcement ?
This happened right after Iran restarted it's refining activities of nuclear material, against the wishes of the US and several European nations. Could the timing of this announcement be related ? Perhaps it's an attempt to curry favor in the UN Security Council to authorize sanctions against Iran. I suggest adding info along this line to the article. StuRat 09:28, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Perhaps you also believe in a large scale UFO conspiracy? Perhaps you are looking for a reason to make the government look bad? Perhaps you are an idiot who needs to shut his trap? 22:21, 10 August 2005 67.142.130.11

 * Personal attacks are of no value here. I didn't list my feelings on this issue, since my feelings are irrelevant to the story.  But, since you misjudged my feelings on this issue entirely, I will list them now -> If the timing of this announcement does get the UN Security Council to put harsh sanctions on Iran, and this in turn gets them to stop their nuclear activities, I think that would be a good thing. StuRat 22:33, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

I added the line "timing of the Pentagon release coincides with the controversy over Iran restarting its nuclear facilities" for consistency with the "teaser" on the main page. The person who added that there seems to have found a nice middle ground by just stating the facts without implying that the news was timed to influence the UN Security Council. The reader is left to reach their own conclusions. StuRat 02:11, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

It worked before,it'll work again?

 * It is starting to get funny now. Kinda like the guy who sold you a used car a few years ago...without an engine...showing up in your driveway with another used car to sell you. Can't really blame the ballsy huckster for coming back to the well; and if the sucker gets sucked in again...well,whose fault is that anyway?? Paulrevere2005 12:39, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Photo of Rumsfeld and Saddam
 * [] here's where "Rummy" sold another line of Bull("we're your pals") to yesterday's puppet enemy. Paulrevere2005 18:35, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Your comments seemed to be a reply to mine, so belong in the same section, not new sections. I wasn't saying Rumsfeld was lying, just that the timing of the press release may have been intended to influence the UN Security Council.  Also note that I only said this to elicit responses for whether this info should be included in the article (comments not related to changes, or potential changes, in the article do not belong here). StuRat 22:18, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

 * So your comment;"I think that would be a good thing." does not belong here..right? Paulrevere2005 01:15, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Certainly not on the main page, no. It is permissible here only as a response to someone questioning my motivation.  Also, was I wrong in thinking your comments were a response to mine ? (and hence belonged in the same section) ?StuRat 02:06, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

Good thing we have a wiki
Because the Iraq war story is changing so fast that the easy editing features are a must. MikeCapone 01:56, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

recent International Atomic Energy Committee meeting
I removed the Boud edit. Not that I am unreceptive to the reporting, but because that particular contribution has no context in the story. The narrow focus and intent of the story was to report solely on the news conference itself.

A lot happened since the Pentagon news conference. I deliberately wrote a local story Wednesday to poke my head out of the international scene. Frankly, I'm disappointed no one undertook reporting on the IAEA events.

Maybe Wikinews is an international community that doesn't want to report on politically hot topics. Maybe it wants to focus on the the slice of life stuff like 'Disasters and accidents'. Boud, so intensely interested in the matter, could report topic 'terrorism' stories from that neck of the woods. -Edbrown05 04:46, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

 * I tend to agree with you on the removed material. It originally talked about the number of civilian casualties in a definite anti-Iraq War bit, so I tried to soften it a bit by taking that out and adding the part about the Saddam-era weapons.  But, I am fine with the whole thing being taken out, too. StuRat 06:01, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

Connection refused error ?
I tried adding the following link, but got "connection refused by www.defenselink.mil", even though it works fine from Google. What, do they have Wiki on their banned list or something ?

 * (full transcript of press conference)

StuRat 08:45, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

 * I listed the DoD link in the 'Sources' section. I encountered no problem. Can't explain why StuRat had a problem.

 * I also made corrections to quotes in the story so they are now verbatim. Lesson to myself <-- be in a quiet place where I can devote full attention to the broadcast. Tape recorder?

 * I think it is rediculous to wait for the transcript to come out, even though I notice it is dated the same day as the press conference. Unless my search for the transcript was imperfect, I doubt the DoD listed it until StuRat recently found it, although I note the transcript is dated Tuesday, August 9, 2005 1:16 p.m. EDT. I published this story August 9, at 7:03 p.m. EDT. I did specifically search the DoD website for the transcript Wednesday afternnoon EDT with no success.

 * _Edbrown05 15:14, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Yea, both links work fine for me today, I suppose it was a temporary access problem. StuRat 20:59, 11 August 2005 (UTC)


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I removed Featured Story title from it, because the particular story I was putting up at the moment was not featured, just simply a notable event. --Dčabrilo 22:17, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
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 * I would use it depending on the actual article. When we have enough notable events for three leads, then no "featured story". When there is an actual featured story (like original reporting or something very interesting though of little impact on the entire planet), we can put it back up. --Dčabrilo 22:25, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

I suppose so, although the Workspace instructions are very much that this for a "featured story", and we usually do have something worthwhile around to put in. Dan100 (Talk) 22:26, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
 * When I actually removed it, all of the leads were rather old, and there were not many new articles, so it didn't feel right to have a featured story label when it was an ordinary story :) Then you actually shuffled them and got the featured story as a third lead :) --Dčabrilo 22:28, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

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Ore Month Anniversary of Jean Charles' Murder
Get over it. Dan100 (Talk) 11:09, August 22, 2005 (UTC)

i agree it isn't a real news story, but i think your remark / reason for deletion isn't very wise either Dan100. 130.89.11.31 11:28, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

I think it could be given time to develop - are there commemorations? 194.74.169.134 12:15, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Del. Sorry about the death and all, but honoring "anniversaries" of a single-person's death isn't really that honorable.  --Mrmiscellanious 15:16, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Reasons above -- very sad, but marking the date of a death isn't news. I'm certain the ongoing investigation will make the news on its own anyway. --Chiacomo (talk) 02:31, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

The article itself isn't bad, it just needs fleshing out. The title, however, was terrible. I changed it. "Murder" is clearly not the right term, most people don't know the victim by name, and the fact that it's the one month anniversary is irrelevant. "Investigation into shooting of Brazilian in London subway" is the new title. StuRat 03:55, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

PETA Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Advert, abandoned, spam? --Mrmiscellanious 04:09, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Borderline speedy, definitely delete. Dan100 (Talk) 17:15, August 22, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete PETA pr spam. It just totally unformatted and screams press release. Delete the fucker and fuck PETA. (I'm a big fan of PETA, they're annoying to me and now hypocritical) --TUFKAAP 19:38, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

I agree, delete it, there is no news value there. StuRat 03:58, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

Croatian soccer player Igor Novakovic returns from Russia
Abandoned, no cleanup. --Mrmiscellanious 04:09, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

 * This author usually does a good job on reporting news from the former Yugoslavia, but was unable to find a source this time. I suppose, under these circumstances, I must reluctantly vote for deletion. StuRat 04:03, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

Iran targets blogs
Abandoned. -- Davodd | Talk 23:30, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Article seems useful if we can just get better sources and a rewrite so it isn't such a blatant copy of the first source. As for getting a statement from the mullahs to balance the story, good luck. StuRat 04:19, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Del. --Mrmiscellanious 04:09, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

US stocks higher by midday
Vague, abandoned, obsolete. -- Davodd | Talk 23:26, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Not really news to me, unless we add a stock report section. How about if we just "unpublish" it ? StuRat 04:24, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Del. --Mrmiscellanious 04:09, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

Results of the 2005 Daytona 500
Abandoned since Feb -- no sources. --Chiacomo (talk) 04:54, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

Pope Benedict XVI Celebrates Inaugral Mass
Abandoned since April -- no sources. --Chiacomo (talk) 04:54, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

Arteta deal close
Abandoned since July -- no sources. --Chiacomo (talk) 04:54, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

Israeli soldiers stop 15 year old Palestinian from detonating himself
Abandoned since April, merged to another article. --Chiacomo (talk) 04:54, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

Pope John Paul II unable to lead Good Friday mass in Rome
Abandoned since March. --Chiacomo (talk) 04:54, 14 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep - short but a valid news brief. -- Davodd | Talk 06:33, 16 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - was never published, was abandoned. Dan100 (Talk) 15:14, August 17, 2005 (UTC)

London Underground train evacuated after gunshots
Abandoned since July. --Chiacomo (talk) 04:54, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

Palestinian boy used 5 explosive charges to win his place in prison
Abandoned since April. Article rewritten. --Chiacomo (talk) 04:54, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

London Knights beat CHL record for undefeated streak
Abandoned since Dec 2004!!!! --Chiacomo (talk) 04:54, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

Schiavo's feeding tube removed
Abandoned since March. No sources. --Chiacomo (talk) 04:54, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

New England Patriots defeat Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX
Abandoned since Feb. --Chiacomo (talk) 04:54, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

Bombs kill 3 in Iran
Abandoned since June. --Chiacomo (talk) 04:54, 14 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete -- Davodd | Talk 06:31, 16 August 2005 (UTC)

Tsunami Help/Aid Agencies/Australia N
Abandoned (tagged by Amgine July 10) -- though I'm not sure this should be deleted; some similar articles were kept, I think. --Chiacomo (talk) 04:54, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

Launch of fund in memory of instructor killed on zip wire
Delete because it is a press release rather than news. Andrew pmk 00:38, 16 August 2005 (UTC)

Lindsay Lohan To Come Clean
Not newsworthy, not up to our standards, source is a "gossip" column or something like that. --TUFKAAP 14:39, 12 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, Wikinews is not a tabloid. Andrew pmk 15:59, 13 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. -- IlyaHaykinson 03:31, August 15, 2005 (UTC)

Marilyn Monroe's psychiatrist's tapes alledge affairs with Bobby Kennedy and Joan Crawford
Has been abandoned, disputed on validity as a news item, etc. --Mrmiscellanious 14:37, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Speedy delete Too old to be salvaged. Not enough soruces, unwikified. Messy. And it's very tablodish... I don't we want Wikinews to become the National Enqurier. --TUFKAAP 14:35, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

Lead up to Iraq war: as threats decreased, bombings increased
Article seems to have been partially abandoned. Some content was salvaged into U.S. war protest mom met Bush in 2004. Current content has little to do with the title, etc... --Chiacomo (talk) 03:34, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - Also endorses highly biased website as a main source. Very biased as it is - no real information in article.  Needs to go.  --Mrmiscellanious 14:24, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. United States democrats still have no coherent plan, so it centers on critical attacks of Bush administration policies. What is the Democratic policy? -Edbrown05 14:35, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete' I'm really confused... this just turned into article on some house race and then something on Impeachment and nothing on what the title says? What are these biased sites? --TUFKAAP 15:51, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
 * The biased site is the "External Link" to the website of AfterDowningStreet.org, which is unacceptable on Wikinews as it can imply that we have endorsed this site, thereby breaking the NPOV policy. --Mrmiscellanious 14:41, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Keepthis article doesn't meet the criteria for deletion set out in the deletion guidelines. It was getting better. Paulrevere2005 11:11, 11 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, left-wing bias. Andrew pmk 16:00, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

Corruption scandal in Polish football
Abandoned --Dčabrilo 01:14, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Keep - if has had some work on it since the cleanup request and may be developed further with repercussions etc if a Polish writer returns ClareWhite 13:18, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I cannot read the source, else I would try to work on this article. Still does not address "when"... --Chiacomo (talk) 03:38, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete - almost two weeks old. Andrew pmk 16:01, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

Yoga helps keep weight off of the middle age
Abandoned and probably not news anyway. --Chiacomo (talk) 03:04, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - it possibly could become news, but abandoned and old by now. --Dčabrilo 03:39, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - questionable science. Andrew pmk 16:01, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

Rescue of Russian sub a life and death struggle against time
Article is hopelessly jumbled and has been superceded by Russian submarine rescued by Royal Navy. Sorry to let this one get away, but it should be deleted. --Chiacomo (talk) 19:41, 7 August 2005 (UTC)

Delete. I know Chiacomo. The story just didn't work out right. -Edbrown05 02:31, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

Nonsense- it is in fact, well organized; and I don't think you're acting in good faith. You don't delete any other older articles, and the sparse and inaccurate Rescue story barely touches the issues. - MH
 * Delete --Dčabrilo 20:32, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

Solms TCD Network Outage Cripples Productivity
Abandoned. --Chiacomo (talk) 19:57, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
 * delete --Dčabrilo 03:36, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005
Article is decidedly not news -- no recent action. --Chiacomo (talk) 22:44, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
 * delete --Dčabrilo 03:38, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
 * speedy delete --TUFKAAP 03:39, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

EU helps cure side effect of Katrina hurrican
No sources, barely 2 sentences long, topic already covered: Oil prices fall as reserves are released — Bawolff 04:09, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete, integrate any information from the NYT article into the Oil prices article Bawolff quoted. Soundstruck 19:04, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

English language Wikipedia hits 700,000 articles
No longer news because its so old. I don't think anybody's working on it. Wikipedia now has 710,787 articles. Bawolff 03:39, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. I don't consider it newsworthy until it hits a million, anyway. StuRat

Local:North America:United States along with all other local:
No one uses this. Everybody uses United States should be deleted and redirect to United States. Nothing links to it. Bawolff 03:45, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. This was an attempt to keep local news off the main page. Alternatively, we could add a "Global" category for things which are of international interest, and only display those on the main page.  I added this suggestion to the main page discussion page and asked for votes. StuRat 05:20, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. All of the Local: pages other than this one were deleted in July -- see the July Deleted Archive. This was apparently only a test. --Chiacomo (talk) 04:34, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

Hockey: Pittsburgh Penguins going from rags to riches
Abandoned NPOV violation. -- Davodd | Talk 16:32, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Keep, providing it is cleaned up. StuRat 11:04, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete, unless an overwhelming amount of TLC can bring this article up to wikipedia standards. Soundstruck 19:04, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

Story preparation/France votes no in EU referendum
never made it to this page --Azertus 11:14, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

Story preparation/Corby verdict released
never made it to this page --Azertus 11:14, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

Labour Party wins elections in Mauritius
never made it to this page --Azertus 11:14, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep It's news. --TUFKAAP 12:56, 30 August 2005 (UTC)

Category:Askar Akayev
never made it to this page --Azertus 11:14, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

Category:Civil War
never made it to this page --Azertus 11:14, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

Category:Crime
never made it to this page --Azertus 11:14, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

Category:Entertainers
never made it to this page --Azertus 11:14, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

Category:Executive Branch
never made it to this page --Azertus 11:14, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

Category:Horse Racing
never made it to this page --Azertus 11:14, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

Category:Robert Mugabe
never made it to this page --Azertus 11:14, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

Category:Singers
never made it to this page --Azertus 11:14, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

Category:Surab Schwania
never made it to this page --Azertus 11:14, 29 August 2005 (UTC)


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Your article...
I've added your article to Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense, under Parody. It's funny, but it isn't news at a level Wikinews is interested in covering. - Amgine/talk 01:00, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:U.S. war protest mom met Bush in 2004

Another interesting source
Here's another interesting source. Her comments were quite different in 2004 when interviewed by The Vacaville Reporter and are worth mentioning: http://www.thereporter.com/news/ci_2925925
 * Did you, by any chance, actually read that article? Maybe you should... - Amgine/talk 02:10, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Of course I did. What's your point? Maybe she was putting on a good front, maybe she changed her opinions *shrug*.

 * then where was this quote from, that you put in story? -->

 * "The meeting didn't last long, but in their time with Bush, Cindy spoke about Casey and asked the president to make her son's sacrifice count for something. They also spoke of their faith.

 * "For a moment, life returned to the way it was before Casey died. They laughed, joked and bickered playfully as they briefly toured Seattle. For the first time in 11 weeks, they felt whole again. 'That was the gift the president gave us, the gift of happiness, of being together,' Cindy said."

 * -Edbrown05 03:20, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

 * *I* never edited the article. The recent Reporter article links (in the article) to the original 2004 interview. That quote may be in there.


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Oil in Alberta spill may be carcinogenic

August 10, 2005

The province of Alberta, Canada is considering legal action against Canadian National Railway for failing to warn that a derailment last week contaminated Wabamun Lake with a hazardous chemical.

The 700,000 litres of heavy Bunker C fuel oil that spilled into the lake asphyxiated birds and killed fish.

In addition, one of the ruptured tanker cars sent 70,000 liters of Imperial Pole Treating Oil into the lake. This oil is a yellow mixture of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and aliphatic hydrocarbons. Naphthalene, a component of this "very toxic material" is suspected of causing skin cancer if touched and lung or other cancers if inhaled. Inhalation is promoted by actions that cause splashing or foaming. The mineral oil is used in connection with pentachlorophenol for preserving wooden utility poles.

Wabamun Lake is a popular summertime recreational area about 65 kilometers (40 miles) west of Edmonton, Alberta.

The 766-megawatt Keephills power generating plant, one of 3 in Wabamun, was shut down because the coal-fired plant uses water from the lake. Edmonton's health authority ordered people not to swim, boat or rescue animals in the lake and to stop using its water or any water from nearby wells for cooking, drinking, showering or brushing teeth. These warnings came 3 days after many residents, including children, had been wading into the oil slick without protective clothing to save wildlife injured by the spill and others had been routinely depending on the lakewater for home use. Why the alert was not issued sooner remains under investigation and may result in criminal charges. Canadian National Railway had been informed of the nature of the oil when it was loaded by Imperial Oil Ltd., Canada's largest petroleum company. Imperial Oil is posting informational updates on a special website. In addition The Wabamun Residents Committee has established an information website.


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Detroit chemical plant experiences explosions, fire; residents evacuated

August 10, 2005

All residents within a half-mile radius of the EQ Resource Recovery chemical plant in southeastern Michigan were asked to voluntarily evacuate on Tuesday due to a chemical plant explosion. ClickOnDetroit reported that nearby residents who choose to stay were told to close their doors and windows.

The plant, located in Romulus, near Wayne, is about 15 miles southwest of Detroit. Initial reports stated that a single explosion in a chemical tank was the cause of the fire. The cause of this explosion has not yet been determined. Detroit ABC affiliate WXYZ confirmed that all employees made it out of the plant before the explosion occurred, and that HAZMAT teams were on the scene of the fire. Wayne County Sheriff Warren Evans announced that no injuries were reported in the initial explosion. However, approximately 32 people were treated for breathing problems at nearby Oakwood Annapolis Hospital, due to the subsequent fire.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) analyzed soot in the area and determined that it did not pose a substantial health risk. The company in question has been the target of numerous enforcement actions by the EPA in the past, including a $240,000 fine in 1999. A major chemical processed at the plant is acetone, the main ingredient in nail polish remover, which is known to be toxic in high dosages, especially to those with lung conditions. Acetone is also an eye and skin irritant. Other chemicals, such as antifreeze, are also processed there. Two Detroit-area law firms have filed class action lawsuits against EQ Resource Recovery on behalf of local residents, and a third is considering similar action.

Romulus is the site of the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), the primary airport for the Detroit area and a hub for Northwest Airlines. However, airport service was not affected. News of this explosion came as a chemical plant explosion in Story City, Iowa happened just a day before and three similar explosions in Texas occurred July 28.


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User talk:216.99.245.204

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User:Krisjohn~enwikinews

Krisjohn is Chris Johnson. He lives near Perth, Western Australia.

Chris is an IT Manager by trade, but has been published in a small number of Australian gaming magazines. Emphasis on has, that was a long time ago.

He can also be found on Wikipedia as Krisjohn, Slashdot as Kris_J and Metafilter also as Krisjohn.

His homepage is www.krisjohn.net

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New Contributing Reporter
Thanks for creating new articles! -- Davodd | Talk 06:16, 16 August 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the additions to the Google Talk story, I have no clue in that area! Looking much better now ClareWhite 08:12, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

Your account will be renamed
Hello,

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

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Detroit chemical plant experiences explosions, fire; residents evacuated/Brief

August 10, 2005

The EQ Resource Recovery Inc. and EQ Holding Company chemical processing plant near Romulus, Michigan, about 15 miles southwest of Detroit, was the scene of explosions and fire on Tuesday evening, continuing into Wednesday. The cause of the explosions and fire has not yet been determined.

Firefighters announced their intention to let the fire burn itself out, which was estimated will take approximately 8 hours. However, parts of the fire continued to burn as of Wednesday evening. There were evacuations of approximately 3000 residents from the area, but no reports of any serious injuries or fatalities. However, approximately 20 people were treated for breathing problems at nearby Oakwood Annapolis Hospital. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is analyzing soot in the area to determine whether it poses a substantial health risk. The company in question has been the target of numerous enforcement actions by the EPA in the past, including a $240,000 fine in 1999.

A major chemical processed at the plant is acetone, the main ingredient in nail polish remover, which is known to be toxic in high dosages, especially to those with lung conditions. Acetone is also an eye and skin irritant.

Romulus is the site of the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), the primary airport for the Detroit area and a hub for Northwest Airlines. There was no indication that airport service would be affected.


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