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April 17, 2005

Grey Deacon, a spokesman of the Minuteman Project, told the "Worldnet RadioActive" show in an exclusive interview on April 14 that representatives from the American Civil Liberties Union are now criminally involved in helping illegal entrants cross the US border and avoid detection. He alleges that the ACLU activists are making noise and flashing lights to alert potential illegals to move on to a non-patrolled area of the border.

"The ACLU's position is that illegal aliens have a right to enter our border and stay in this country as long as they want," said Deacon. "That's what one of the leaders of the group told me personally."

These allegations exist despite the ACLU's officially stated position of not directly interfering with the Minutemen's activities. The ACLU's press release of March 30 affirmed that the participation of ACLU members would be strictly limited to being "neutral observers" and "recorders", not "participants", according to ACLU of Arizona Board President Stan Furman, a former Arizona State Senator.

"We recognize the right of a country to defend its borders," said Eleanor Eisenberg, Executive Director of the ACLU of Arizona, "but it must be done by the proper authorities and in a humane way," suggesting that the primary concern on the ACLU in interacting with the Minuteman Project was to prevent violence.

The ACLU also quotes prior allegations against the group that sponsors the Minutemen, writing that they are "alleged to have engaged in activities that go beyond First Amendment-protected activity and that is intended to intimidate, harass or otherwise interfere with the rights of others."

Bryan Barton T-shirt incident
The only widely known incident to result from Minuteman activities so far this month was the alleged temporary detention of a suspected illegal immigrant by Bryan Barton on April 6. Encountering a suspected illegal immigrant and believing him to be dehydrated from exposure, Barton gave the man cereal and milk, according to the Minuteman Project press release.

Later Barton shook his hand and asked him to pose for a picture with a T-shirt that read, "Bryan Barton caught an illegal alien and all I got was this lousy T-shirt". Barton then allegedly gave the man US$20 before a Border Patrol agent arrived to take the man into custody.

Although Barton was investigated by the Cochise County Sheriff's department and determined not to have broken the law, he was dismissed from further activities with the Minutemen because of violating the group's procedures, which specify no physical contact with suspected illegal immigrants.

"The volunteer's actions were admirable, justified and undeniably humane, but unfortunately they jeopardized our established procedures and overall purpose of passively monitoring the border," said Chris Simcox, co-founder of the Minuteman Project. "It's unfortunate, but we had to dismiss him from further participation."

Related stories

 * April 3: Volunteers gather to help patrol Arizona's border with Mexico
 * April 1: MS-13 gang threatens the Arizona "minutemen"
 * April 1: Minutemen gather to patrol US-Mexican border in April


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why are there so may ppl who support the globalisation of capital, but not of labour...? ~The bellman | Smile 13:13, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * I strongly support both the globalization of capital and labor, am in favor of NAFTA and DR-CAFTA and all kinds of free trade, and have no problems whatsoever with the immigration of Spanish-speaking Mexicans to the US in search of jobs or whatever. I do not however approve of illegal immigration.  Also I dislike ACLU so I suppose I am ready to believe they are breaking the law down there *shrug*. DouglasGreen 00:32, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Sourcing
Vicente Fox is unrelated to this topic, and the Fox statement unsupported by sources. - Amgine 22:33, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * The article was rather hastily sketched, and you are right about the Fox stuff being unsupported by sources in the prior draft. After further research into that area, I decided that although it appeared to be true, the Mexican army's activities were insufficiently documented for me to weave it into the main story, so I dropped it. DouglasGreen 00:26, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Way over the POV line IMO
This story has no alternative neutral line. It is entirely a radio show's views of the ACLU. Until it gets cleaned up it needs to be flagged. --HiFlyer 22:38, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Article has been completely revised. Flag has been left in place for now.  Please review. DouglasGreen 00:34, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Article has been moved back from Main Page to Article Workspace until dispute is resolved. In general, I think that articles on the Main Page should not be flagged in any way. It's not good for Wikinews. DouglasGreen 01:33, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * DouglasGreen, what is wrong with this story can't be rewritten. The ACLU is not a group that goes into physical action on a border or anywhere else. They are strictly speaking a court-based action group. There is not a shred of supportable evidence that what this guy was saying on the radio program/Worldnetdaily page is true or even false. It is simply bogus. And I'm surprised that you published this story, DouglasGreen. I would suggest you voluntarily withdraw it in its entirety and rewrite it.
 * Your news bud, --HiFlyer 01:58, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Well my response to that is: 1. The ACLU is not just a "court group" and they are in fact on the front lines observing and shadowing the Minutemen this entire month by their own admission. 2. Some ACLU activists may cross the line into illegal activity just like some Minutemen could; the idea that they could not is presumption, not fact.  3. I did not report this story as fact, merely the allegation of one person; see the title of the story, which has always read since I posted it, "says Minuteman".  Sometimes the mere fact that someone raises an allegation is a story by itself.  See for example the news release on ACLU's website which says of the Minutemen, "In the past, the Minuteman sponsoring organization is alleged to have engaged in activities that go beyond First Amendment-protected activity and that is intended to intimidate, harass or otherwise interfere with the rights of others. Many immigrant advocacy groups, including the ACLU, have expressed concern that members of white supremacist and other hate organizations will be participating and may trigger violence."  Note that they provide not one shred of proof for their allegations.  See also their second news release in which they call Barton's actions "unlawful imprisonment" although the sheriff's office investigated afterward and did not find that to be in fact the case. The reason I published this story is because if ACLU representatives are crossing the line into illegal activity, which is alleged to be so by a Minuteman representative, that is news every bit as much as if the Minutemen were.  I have also reported on the Minuteman story in the past couple of weeks without controversy; see my story Minutemen gather to patrol US-Mexican border in April published April 1.  I am simply following up. DouglasGreen 19:15, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Stories don't need an alternative neutral line. They need sources, and the reporting must fairly represent information found on the sources. If the topic covers radical behavior by Minutemen, the reporting has no choice but to report what happened.

 * This issue was addressed by ?Davodd? shortly before you tso became active. I vote to remove the flag and believe the consensus would also be to remove the article flag. -Edbrown05 02:21, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Edbrown--Maybe you misunderstood my first objection or maybe I stated it incorrectly...NPOV uses the word Neutral, that's what I meant. I know that this has been extensively rewritten by DouglasGreen and I am neutral on lifting the flag. I would not think we need to have the picture of Prez Fox tho.

 * My action does not imply consensus, however. Perhaps some others should have a say --HiFlyer 02:34, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Personal assessment: Either title or content are now inaccurate.
The article is no longer about Minuteman allegations the ACLU is illegally helping aliens to avoid capture. This article should not report evidence supporting the Minuteman actions, or disputing their actions, but rather evidence supporting or disputing the actions of the ACLU. Under a different title, perhaps related to "ALCU, Minutemen exchange accusations, defend their own actions", the article might be considered NPOV as is. I would suggest limiting the discussion regarding the Bryan Barton - there are four paragraphs regarding that single element out of nine paragraphs total. - Amgine 19:30, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * I have changed the title per your suggestion (although not word-for-word the same as you have suggested), since I found it to be valid and helpful. Also you are quite correct that the article really should go into depth about the ACLU actions, however, the original story was written as a "world exclusive" and seems to not have been picked up by other sources; perhaps they consider it false or they are disinterested.  I ran into the same problem in documenting the actions of the Mexican army.  The news media in general seems far more interested in documenting any alleged misstep by the Minutemen than either the ACLU or Mexican army.  The reason I went with the Bryan Barton stuff at length was because: 1. It is still rather "hot news" since it occurred within the past week or so. 2. It is a major aspect of the story, not yet covered by Wikinews although we have covered previous aspects.  Both the Minuteman and ACLU had press releases on it, as well as known investigation.  It is therefore the only well-documented piece of potential misbehavior that exists, otherwise, the two sides really are only trading unsubstantiated allegations. DouglasGreen 20:33, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Suggestion for follow-up
Everyone, I have a suggestion to move this article forward. Why don't we contact both parties first, since it pertains to "hot news" in which people are still involved, and for which insufficiently documented public sources exist? Here are two e-mails, edit as necessary, then we can send one to the Minutemen, the other to ACLU. Differences in the two suggested e-mails (which have NOT at this moment been sent) are highlighted. Comments and feedback welcome. DouglasGreen 21:04, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Note: emails have now been sent. Please NO more changes so they reflect actual e-mails.  Thanks! DouglasGreen 18:34, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Email #1
To: Fred Elbel  Mr. Elbel,

I am an independent journalist with Wikinews. Our site is working on an article pertaining to recent comments by a Minuteman spokesman (draft version of our article is located at http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/ACLU%2C_Minutemen_trade_accusations_of_misbehavior).

In a recent news announcement on Joseph Farah's nationally syndicated "WorldNetDaily RadioActive" show, Minuteman spokesman Grey Dean reported to have made allegations about behavior of the ACLU (WorldNetDaily article is located at http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43812). The article states, "that ACLU monitors sent to the border to watch Minuteman activity and report civil-liberties abuses to authorities have begun flashing lights, sounding horns and warning off illegals and their 'coyote' human smugglers from entering territory patrolled by the volunteers. 'They are actively engaging in criminal activity,' said Deacon."

I have a few questions I would like to ask of you:

1. Can you please confirm your statements as reported above?

2. Do you have specific example of occasions when ACLU monitors have engaged in the activities you described above?

3. Have you gathered any evidence of the ACLU's behavior, such as pictures or video? If you have, would you be able or willing to allow Wikinews to publish any of this evidence?

4. Are there any other aspects of this story you think we should be covering, which we do not already have? That is, what else do you think is important?

I wanted to thank you for your time in considering this message,

Regards

Email #2
To: media.SOOKAYSPAMME@aclu.org ACLU Media Contact,

I am an independent journalist with Wikinews. Our site is working on an article pertaining to recent comments by a Minuteman spokesman (draft version of our article is located at http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/ACLU%2C_Minutemen_trade_accusations_of_misbehavior).

In a recent news announcement on Joseph Farah's nationally syndicated "WorldNetDaily RadioActive" show, Minuteman spokesman Grey Dean reported to have made allegations about behavior of the ACLU (WorldNetDaily article is located at http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43812). The article states, "that ACLU monitors sent to the border to watch Minuteman activity and report civil-liberties abuses to authorities have begun flashing lights, sounding horns and warning off illegals and their 'coyote' human smugglers from entering territory patrolled by the volunteers. 'They are actively engaging in criminal activity,' said Deacon."

1. Can you confirm or deny the allegations by Grey Dean in the news report above?

2. Do you have any evidence or reason which show these allegations may be false, such as photos or video?

3. Are there any other aspects of this story you think we should be covering, which we do not already have? That is, what else do you think is important?

I wanted to thank you for your time in considering this message,

Regards,

E-mail proposal
I believe it was Pingswept who sent an e-mail with a request for comment concerning a psychiatric piece. The respondent declined to respond.

I support sending the e-mails. If both sides reply, it would be best covered as a new "news story". -Edbrown05 21:37, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * I'll wait until tomorrow for the changes to settle, then send them, unless there are any objections or better ideas. I have suggested before that perhaps a reporting@wikinews.org e-mail submission/reply collection process might be helpful and prevent such e-mails from being ignored. DouglasGreen 03:04, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * I remember that, and remember thinking it was a good idea. But for a specific article which in this case is yours, rather than general comments, you are in the best position to handle the delivery and understand the content of the receipt of an e-mail. The same was true in the Pingswept case. -Edbrown05 03:28, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * OK thank you all for your time in reviewing and improving this story, and for the improvements to the e-mails, which I am going to adapt for use as a standard e-mail template by me on my User page. I added the word "is" to "is reported" above and then sent each e-mail.  I am also going to removing the NPOV tag and re-publish the story as is.  The reasons are: 1. The article has completely changed since the original questions arose and is now more fair in giving time to both sides.  2. Several others besides myself have expressed an OK to NPOV 3. Edbrown05's suggestion that any reply be covered as a new story, so I am "clearing the deck" for that possibility.  DouglasGreen 18:33, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Reply #1
-- minuteman2005@comcast.net 	10:34 pm (8 minutes ago) Sir: I have forwarded you inquiry to the cofounders of the Minuteman Project. The below website* posted a copy of the piece you referred to along with photos showing ACLU-trained monitiors seemingly buring a couple, i.e., smoking pot. Regards, Mike McGarry

*http://searclub.com/?page=news-article&id=1671 --

I have examined the website. Although it does not document the actual activity of the ACLU observers described in the article, i.e. flashing lights and sounding horns to warn potential illegal immigrants, nonetheless it does show several photographs of what is apparently some ACLU observers engaged in interesting personal recreational activity (i.e. allegedly smoking pot). It also describes some aggressive personal behavior by some ACLU observers (apparently giving the middle finger, shining lights in faces, physically pushing a Minuteman, etc.) We will see if anything more develops. DouglasGreen 02:51, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)

If nothing more develops in a couple of days, I will close the book on this one. I deem this insufficient material for a follow-up article, however interesting it may appear, it does not address the larger issue which is at stake here, which is illegal immigration. DouglasGreen 23:56, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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Australian police seize one tonne shipment of ecstacy

April 15, 2005 Police in Melbourne have seized over a tonne of ecstacy in a shipment of tiles from Italy. Four were arrested on Thursday and early Friday relating to the shipment, which the Australian Federal Police has called the biggest shipment of street-ready ecstacy pills in the world.

The four men were charged with aiding and abetting a prohibited import, according to ABC radio. Five million tablets were seized, with a reported street value of US$190 million (AU$250m). Two were additionally charged with attempting to possess a prohibited import.

Federal police were continuing to investigate a crime ring behind the shipment, a spokesperson told News24.com.

Federal Agent Mike Phelan said: "The AFP is now working with its counterparts in Italy and other parts of Europe to identify any overseas links with this latest seizure."

X-rays taken of the shipment, which arrived in Port Melbourne earlier in the week, had revealed anomalies inside eight pallets which were stacked with tiles, said a report from Australian Associated Press.

Police then monitored the shipping container until it was delivered on Thursday to a suburban Melbourne factory, where two men were arrested, according to the News24.com report. Agents searched a dozen homes and businesses across Melbourne and arrested two more men early on Friday. All four suspects were due to appear in court later on Friday.

Federal Justice Minister Chris Ellison praised the AFP, the Australian Customs Service and the Australian Crime Commission involved in the operation, which he told Australian Associated Press had been ongoing since January.

"This big seizure sends a very clear message to those who want to traffic drugs to Australia, you will be caught and face very serious penalties," Senator Ellison told the news agency, saying the shipment "could have wreaked havoc".

"Anyone who says this sort of seizure does not slow the supply of drugs is quite obviously out of touch with reality."

The previous largest Australian ecstasy haul occurred in November 2004 in Sydney, when 1,800 pounds of ecstasy tablets and powder were seized, Australian Federal Police (AFP) told Reuters, compared to this shipment's weight of 2,240 pounds.


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Last British volume car manufacturer closes down

April 15, 2005

The last British-owned volume car manufacturer, MG Rover, has closed down, with the loss of 5,000 jobs.

International accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCooper was brought in last week to put the company into administration. Today PwC announced that MG Rover's only hope, the Chinese car company SAIC, had no interest in buying the ailing firm. With no further source of revenue, PwC has closed the company's factory in Longbridge, Birmingham and has laid off 5,000 workers.

Some 1,000 workers will continue for a while to complete the remaining cars left on the production line.

The BBC reported PwC joint administrator Tony Lomas as saying "We'll explore what we would describe as the break-up of the business, we will carry on with the interested parties who want to talk about pieces of the business.". PwC said around 70 offers for various parts of the company had been made but no serious offers of money made.

Recent efforts to save the company had been centered on convincing SAIC (Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp.) to buy the company as a going concern, but the Chinese company stated it would only buy the company if it's financial position could be guaranteed to be secure for at least two years. The British government could not make such a commitment due to European Union trade and competition rules.

The SAIC company did buy the designs for the 75 and 25 models and for the K-Series engines for £67m.

The Rover car company has a long but troubled history. It was formed in 1968 after a series of mergers of existing car manufacturers, and was nationalized in 1975 after it ran into financial difficulties. In 1979 a long-running deal to collaborate on developing new vehicles was established with the Japanese company Honda. In 1988 the company was privatized and was bought by British Aerospace. In 1994 British Aerospace sold the business to BMW, who then sold the Land Rover brand to Ford and finally sold the company in 2000 for just £10, retaining the well-known Mini brand for themselves. The MG Rover company was run by a private group until its collapse.

MG Rover has not launched a new model since the 75 was introduced in 1998 during the period of ownership by BMW. Their next newest model was the 25, originally launched as the 200 series some ten years ago. Rover also produced the 45, which dates from 1990, and the ZF sports car first launched in 1995. Sales of Rover cars accounted for just 3% of the UK car market in 2004.

Tony Blair announced a £150 million support package for the recently unemployed workers of the MG Rover plants, though it has been claimed that his generous offer may be more as a result of the nearby marginal seats in the upcoming elections than compassion on his part.


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User talk:216.138.172.118

Welcome
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Talk:Last British volume car manufacturer closes down

In the article it says how the company is going into "recievership." I'm not the expert speller but I think it's spelled "receivership." Could someone double check into this for me? Vash The Stampede 19:15, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Yes, I before E except after C in the conventional American English spelling. I believe that generally in the UK its the 'cei' spelling as well, although there are some outdated things about the Irish Faroe islands where the spelling is truly something else. But I would support your suggestion. CBMeBe 16:15, 15 Apr 2005 (EST)

 * If you every spot a mistake like that feel free to fix it, after all this is a wiki - anyone can edit it. → CGorman (Talk)  20:08, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * The worst thing is that MG Rover was not put into receivership, it went into administration, which is very different. I typed the wrong word, d'oh! Dan100 (Talk) 07:07, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * PS that spelling rule is the same in British English too. I just can't spell. Dan100 (Talk) 07:08, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Does anyone know any background on the British auto industry? How big was it when it peaked? Why do it go into decline? --Cronian 22:35, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I used Wikipedia for a lot of the background info in this article. You could probably find more information about the industry there Dan100 (Talk) 07:07, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)


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Two astronauts blast off to their new home--International Space Station

April 15, 2005

The 11th crew of the International Space Station rocketed into space Thursday at 8:46 EDT. The crew rode aboard a Russian  spacecraft, and two of them will remain in their new home-away-from-home for six months.

They were given a heartfelt send-off by Russian Mission Control chief Vladimir Solovyov: "'The people who are doing the job are real romantics who are involved in fascinating work for a miserable salary,' he told reporters after the launch, which he called a 'remarkable event.'"

Cosmonauts typically earn $144 to $179 a month.

The launch from the in Kazakhstan, came as ISS was on a north east heading approximately 230 miles above the southern.

At the controls were Commander Sergei Krikalev, NASA Station Science Officer and Flight Engineer John Phillips, and European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori. Vittori will return April 24 with the prior crew, Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, after conducting some experiments.

Soyuz will dock with ISS at 10:19 p.m. EDT on Saturday. Live NASA coverage of the docking and hatch opening will be shown on NASA TV beginning at 9 p.m. Saturday and can be viewed on Internet TV at http://www.nasa.gov/ntv (Free Real Player or Windows Media Player required).


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Talk:Lebanese Prime Minister steps down

This piece was originally almost completely opinion, and contained a lot of information not backed up by the sources. I re-wrote it in a style suitable for Wikinews. Dan100 (Talk) 21:27, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:United States arrests 10,340 fugitives in first-of-kind nationwide sweep

No one seems to have any data on this story that wasn't provided as part of a press release from US law enforcement agencies. Is there a complete list of detainees anywhere? In a sweep this large, I have to imagine that mistakes were made, and some of these people are innocent, and yet everyone seems to be reporting the same "10,340 fugitives" jargon with the same examples of kiddie abusers and other easy PR wins. I'm not a tin-foil hat type normally, but this one kind of gives me the creeps. Ajs 22:00, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * You are correct about the source being ultimately the law enforcement agencies themselves. It seems to me that with a large diverse group of law enforcement agencies, there is not really room for exaggeration or distortion of the number of usual arrests.  Notably, one of the articles said that this is 10 times the number of arrests.  So even without the "nationwide sweep", they normally scoop up, say, 1,000 fugitives a week.  That is 0.1% of the total number of outstanding warrants, about 1 million.  So it does not seem unrealistic.  They were in this case particularly going after the "kiddie abusers" and whatnot, and "PR wins" does seem to have played a role.  But it's still news, I think. DouglasGreen 21:29, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)


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User:Cap'n Refsmmat/ScienceNews/April 15, 2005

Splashes in a vacuum--April 15th, 2004
You've probably never thought of this question: Does water splash when it drops onto a flat surface, in a vacuum?

A team of scientists working on a different problem (the energy of the droplets flying away from the splash) decided to do their experiment in a vacuum to eliminate air resistance and make their results more accurate.

To their surprise, there was no splash. When the pressure was that low, the water simply doesn't splash. And they don't know why.


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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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France beat Ireland in RBS Six Nations France ended Ireland's dream of winning the Grand Slam - European Rugby's top title - March 13th. The RBS Six Nations clash, which took place at Dublin's Lansdowne Road finished with the French team ahead on 26 points against Ireland's 19.

After a French dominated first half, Ireland had a glimmer of hope as Brian O'Driscoll managed to get a try almost from nothing mid-way through the second half, sadly for the homeside, it wasn't enough as France responded with a second try to take them to 26 points.

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Utah Man pleads guilty in wife's death

April 16, 2005

Salt Lake City (Utah) resident and hospital orderly Mark Hacking pleaded guilty Friday to killing his wife Lori, and placing her body in a dumpster.

Mrs. Hacking’s disappearance last summer touched off an intense, weeklong search in Salt Lake County which a wire service report said was similar to the other sensational Salt Lake crime, the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart from her own bedroom.

After Hacking admitted details of his crime to his family, earlier, he suffered a breakdown and was placed in a psychiatric hospital. He was seen in court Friday with his hands cuffed behind his back.

He admitted to the judge that he killed his wife while she slept. His motives, according to prosecutors, were his anger and despondency when she discovered that he was not accepted into a North Carolina medical school as he had claimed, but would remain a hospital orderly.

Mrs. Hacking is reported to have broken down sobbing at her workplace, a Wells Fargo brokerage, after discovering her husband’s deception. She had placed a call to the medical school’s administrators and been told he was not enrolled. He had lied to her about graduating from the University of Utah as well.

Mrs. Hacking’s mother and father were in the courtroom to hear their son-in-law declare: “I intentionally shot Lori Hacking in the head with a .22 rifle.” They said it was like a “knife in the heart” to hear that, but were happy he owned up to the crime.

The attack occurred last July. Volunteers scouring a landfill found her decomposed remains after three months of searching.

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 * "Levitra" ads pulled by FDA
 * Over a quarter of a billion camera phones sold in 2004
 * Freelance reporter fired from Boston Globe for adding fictitious details to story
 * Senate unanimously confirms Michael Griffin as new NASA head
 * Holland park introduces special trail for elderly and impaired
 * NRA meets in Houston--Beleaguered Tom DeLay will speak
 * Paris hotel fire kills 21
 * Wendy's doubles reward for 'chili finger' info to US$100,000
 * Second weekend of protests begins in China
 * Hungary rebukes other EU members for their negative stance towards Croatia
 * BBC launches the Creative Archive
 * Utah Man pleads guilty in wife's death
 * Deadly virus samples missing in Mexico/Lebanon
 * AARP claims US prescription drug prices continue to rise
 * New Zealand Cricket under pressure to stop Zimbabwe tour

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Senate unanimously confirms Michael Griffin as new NASA head

April 16, 2005

The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed on Wednsday the nomination of Dr. Michael Griffin to head the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), making him the 11th administrator of the US-based space agency. He takes office at a time when NASA is busy with preparations for the return to flight of the space shuttle Discovery, expected sometime during the launch window of May 15 through June 3, 2005.

The presidential nominee Griffin was the head of the Applied Physics Laboratory's Space Department at Johns Hopkins University, a position he held almost a year. Prior to that, he was a chief engineer at NASA before coming over from service as Deputy for Technology at the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization. He has made a career of the aerospace field.

Griffin was critical at times of U.S. priorities in space exploration by questioning its continued commitment to the International Space Station. Griffin, in testimony before the House Science Committee in 2004, outlined more ambitious plans for human exploration and settlement of the solar system in which he believes the United States should play a key role.

In a statement during his April 12, 2005, confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee, Griffin said, "In the twenty-first century and beyond, for America to continue to be preeminent among nations, it is necessary for us also to be the preeminent spacefaring nation," with a spirit of discovery similar to the exploration of the New World by Columbus with the support of the Spanish crown.

Griffin, 55, notably holds seven academic degrees from various institutions, including a bachelor's degree in physics; master's degrees in aerospace science, electrical engineering, applied physics, civil engineering and business administration; and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland.

NASA's upcoming priorities
The list of NASA's upcoming priorities, as outlined by Griffin during his confirmation hearing, offer insight into the direction that America's space program may take under his leadership.

In his prepared statement, Griffin said, "my priorities in executing the duties of [NASA Administrator], consistent with the President’s Vision for Space Exploration, will be: - Flying the Shuttle as safely as possible until its retirement, not later than 2010. - Bringing a new Crew Exploration Vehicle into service as soon as possible after Shuttle retirement. - Developing a balanced overall program of science, exploration, and aeronautics at NASA, consistent with the redirection of the human spaceflight program to focus on exploration. - Completing the International Space Station in a manner consistent with our International partner commitments and the needs of human exploration. - Encouraging the pursuit of appropriate partnerships with the emerging commercial space sector. - Establishing a lunar return program having the maximum possible utility for later missions to Mars and other destinations."

President Bush's Vision for Space Exploration, referred to by Griffin above, is currently United States policy on various aspects of space exploration, announced on January 14, 2004 after the Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster of February 1, 2003. The US is committed to a future of both human and robotic exploration of the solar system, with an emphasis on maintaining safety and advancing scientific and technical knowledge.


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Talk:Slime-mold beetles named for Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld

I thought this story was posted two days ago? Is there something new about it, Edward? What's the deal? --HiFlyer 02:50, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)


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Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, releases study of local emissions

April 16, 2005 According to the Cambridge Chronicle, a report issued by the city of Cambridge on the topic of greenhouse gas emissions claimed that despite a two-year old pledge to reduce harmful emissions, the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere in the city has increased. Since 1990, carbon dioxide emissions have increased by 27% in the city, mostly due to industrial processes, says the paper.

In 1999, the city joined Cities for Climate Protection, a coalition of towns in Massachusetts interested in reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. In 2002, the city released a study, the Cambridge Climate Protection Plan, which set emission reduction goals for the city. The plan proposed that "we reduce GHG emissions by 20 percent below 1990 levels. This means the community needs to reduce and prevent annual GHG emissions of 494,400 tons of carbon dioxide."

While the city has failed thus far to reduce its emissions, it has been experimenting with alternative transportation technology in its vehicles. According to the city's website, Cambridge currently owns and operates 20 electric vehicles and 1 compressed natural gas truck. Additionally, most of Cambridge's fleet of diesel vehicles are currently running on 20% biodiesel, which is "derived from domestically produced vegetable oil," according to the Cambridge Department of Public Works website.


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Second weekend of protests begins in China

April 16, 2005 Defying government warnings against further demonstrations, as many as twenty-thousand Chinese protesters turned out for a second weekend of anti-Japan demonstrations in Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Tianjin.

In Shanghai, a crowd broke many windows at the Japanese consulate, according to Kyodo News. The crowd also busted up a Japanese restaurant and set its sign on fire. The protesters then attacked a convenience store, according to the Los Angeles Times.

At the Japanese consulate, the crowd chanted "jia ru, jia ru" asking the police to "join us". The police did not arrest the protesters, and stood by watching as the demonstration proceeded. The police permitted the protesters to throw eggs and rocks. Although the police provided at one point a sign which read "March route this way," state-controlled media denied that the protesters had been given permission for their demonstration.

Protests spread to Hangzhou and Tianjin
Southwest of Shanghai, in the city of Hangzhou, an estimated ten thousand protesters demonstrated against Japan, repeating recent demands for a boycott of Japanese products.

"Chinese people are angry," student protester Michael Teng told Associated Press. "We will play along with Japan and smile nicely at them, but they have to know they have a large, angry neighbor," Teng said.

In Beijing, Tiananmen Square was largely quiet as security tightened in anticipation of tomorrow's visit by Japan's foreign minister, Nobutaka Machimura. Hundreds of police are guarding both Tiananmen Square and the Japanese embassy.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Friday seeking to reassure Japanese citizens and businesses operating in China.

"The Chinese government has attached great importance to the situation and has kept on urging the public to express their appeals in a calm, sane, law-abiding and orderly manner and to avoid extreme activities," Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan said in a press release issued on Friday.

Reaction from Japan
As the protests continued in China, Japan lodged a "strong protest" against China.

"We cannot but say that the security system in Shanghai is insufficient," Machimura told reporters.

Despite the protests, Machimura announced that he is not cancelling plans to meet with China's foreign minister Li Zhaoxing on Sunday to discuss Sino-Japanese relations.

"China has been increasing its regional economic and political influence," Robert Broadfoot, managing director of Political & Economic Risk Consultancy Ltd. told Bloomberg from Hong Kong. "Japan doesn't want to have its position in the region dictated by China. Japan is adopting a more assertive policy, and China is trying to block it," Broadfoot said.

On Friday, the Japanese government warned its citizens in China to keep a low profile during the protests.

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Wendy's doubles reward for 'chili finger' info to US$100,000

April 16, 2005 After a promising lead from Pahrump, Nevada failed to identify the owner of the notorious "chili finger", Wendy's doubled their reward on Friday to US$100,000.

Sandy Allman recently lost a finger in Pahrump, when a leopard bit it off. Allman's finger was last seen at a Las Vegas hospital. Coincidentally, Anna Ayala, the woman who found the 'chili finger', also lives in Las Vegas. However, when Allman's prints were sent to San Jose police, they didn't match.

"There is no connection," Sheriff Tony Demeo told the San Jose Mercury News.

Wendy's sales "down significantly"
"Our brand reputation has been affected nationally," Wendy's President and COO Tom Mueller said in a statement. "We are determined to find out what really happened in this incident," he continued.

The company revealed on Friday that employees had passed lie detector tests. Wendy's continues to claim that there is no evidence that the finger ever entered their supply chain, pointing to a lack of any accidents among the workers at their suppliers.

Wendy's tip line has received reports from across the United States, from "folks who either have lost a finger, or know somebody who lost a finger," San Jose police Sgt. Nick Muyo told the Associated Press.


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Talk:Wendy's doubles reward for 'chili finger' info to US$100,000

Late night comedy from America that was best left out of the article:

 * "She went back there for lunch today - she's trying to collect all five." - David Letterman

 * "Instead of a spoon, they serve it with nail clippers." - Jay Leno

The Guardian included these bits in their story. It's interesting to see these references in a news story from a legitimate news outlet. — DV 09:28, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * The Granuaid - legitimate? ;) Dan100 (Talk) 10:20, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Reward Doubles!
! $100,000 reward

I visited my local Wendy's here on the East Coast USA for a cold drink and fries. I asked several employees whether the California incident had any affect on sales here, and they looked at me like they hardly had any knowledge of it in their own minds. As to a sales drop off, the answer was no at this neck of the woods. -Edbrown05 13:57, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)


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Hungary rebukes other EU members for their negative stance towards Croatia

April 16, 2005

The Prime Minister of Hungary, Ferenc Gyurcsány, has heavily criticised the governments of several other European Union countries over the decision not to start EU accession talks with Croatia in March. Hungary is one of the biggest supporters within the EU of Croatia joining the organisation.

Croatia, which has the status of candidate country within the EU, said in 2004 that its target is to join the EU in 2007, along with Bulgaria and Romania, even though the EU has as of yet refused to start accession negotiations, which usually take in excess of two years. For this reason, the earliest Croatia could feasibly join is in early 2010, with accession negotiations ending in late 2007 and a further two full years during which the Accession Treaty is signed and the country prepares for final EU accession.

The country was scheduled to start negotiations in mid-March of this year, but these were postponed indefinitely by the EU, which accused Croatia of its alleged failure to co-operate fully with the International War Crimes Tribunal in the Hague. The allegation lies on the fact that the EU believes Croatia knows information about the whereabouts of fugitive General Ante Gotovina, accused of ethnic cleansing against the Serbs. The Croatian government has repeatedly maintained that it knows nothing about Gotovina and therefore cannot extradite him to the Hague.

While Hungary wanted negotiations to start in March, a group of countries, led by the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the Netherlands, said that the Southeastern European country is not yet prepared politically to start accession talks.

Hungary also said that it feels pressured by other EU governments to not support Croatia's bid. Prime Minister Gyurcsány said that, "Some diplomats came to us saying that these sort of governments would not be happy if we support Croatia." He went on to say that the case against Croatia starting negotiations is made up only of rumours and allegations without any evidence.

Croatia is home to a a sizeable minority of Hungarians. After fellow EU member Slovenia, Hungary's closest partner country is Croatia. Economic co-operation between Hungary and Croatia is also quite large.

Hungary joined the European Union in 2004, along with several other Central European, Baltic and Mediterranean countries.


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Wikinews:Broadcast/Microphone flag

Here is a super-cheap way to add a professional touch to your microphone when you are reporting out in the field. They're called "mic flags" in the broadcast industry.

If a few more contributors volunteer to shoot video out in the field, I will purchase a ten-pack of a sturdier plastic design, and I will be happy to send one out on request, to video reporters who want to collaborate on the broadcast.

The photo paper design shown above is easily crushed if you aren't careful. :)

To facilitate using sturdier professional mic flags, I propose that we standardize on the popular Shure SM58 dynamic mic. It's a quality workhorse and it's only about US$99. All of the mic flag manufacturers I am aware of only offer models that are sized for a particular mic.

If someone can find a mic flag that is offered in a model with a soft foam center that would permit different sizes of microphones, please let me know. — DV 11:24, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Yes - we buy ours from LogoMike (www.logomike.com) They have acoustic foam inserts and the prices are very economical Jerry at CBC
 * Thats cool, someone saw this :). Unfortunately no one is really doing this at the moment, but thanks for the suggestion. Bawolff ☺☻ 01:25, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

There is a manufacturer that make mic flags with a soft foam center that permit different sizes of microphones There is a company that makes exclusive mic flags for TV channels, radio stations, advertising companies, and that microphone flags fits different sizes of microphones. Here are examples of their works: http://viveska.io.ua/album293677_0

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Wikinews:Broadcast/Soundtrack

The Wikinews theme song leads off the show, and also plays over the credits at the end.

We also need a bumper to use in-between stories, which should be derived from the theme song.

Here are the placeholders we're using for the theme song:

 * [[Media:WikinewsOpenerTheme.ogg|Wikinews opening theme song.]]
 * [[Media:WikinewsOpenerTheme2.ogg|Second version of the song without claps and hi hats.]]

The delay before the song kicks into high gear should be long enough to allow the announcer or anchor to read at least three headlines with a pause in between each one to allow for a crossfade in the video.

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Wikinews:Broadcast/Master script for April 11, 2005

 * Cue soundtrack: WikinewsOpenerTheme.aiff
 * Cue date title zoom: April 11, 2005
 * Cue animated logo: WikinewsOpenSpin.avi
 * Cue announcer: From the Wikinews TV studios, this is the Wikinews Report for April 11, 2005.

 * Fade up Special Report trailer: SR_VideoTrailer.avi

Anchor: This evening, a special report from San Jose, California about new developments in the Wendy's chili finger case...

 * Fade up Lead Article Image: LeadImage1.jpg (copy from Flag_of_China.png)
 * Caption: Anti-Japan protests

Anchor: Anti-Japan protests spread to more Chinese cities...

 * Crossfade to Second Lead map animation: SecondLeadBumper.avi (copy from BaghdadMapZoom)
 * Caption: Thousands march on Baghdad

Anchor: Thousands march on Baghdad in anniversary protest...

 * Cross-fade to Third Lead Lead Article Image: ThirdLead.jpg (still need updated map)
 * Caption: Panic in Sumatra

Anchor: Panic in Sumatra after a new earthquake...

 * Pause for WikinewsOpenerTheme completion

 * Crossfade and zoom slowly into anchor desk

Anchor: Good evening. For Wikinews,  reporting.

 * Fade up crawl at bottom of screen (/Crawl for April 11, 2005)

Anchor: Tonight we bring you a special report from San Jose, California following up on the mysterious chili finger which a Las Vegas woman claims she found in her chili here in San Jose.

Anchor: But first the latest news...

 * Fade up Lead Article Image in box: LeadImage1.jpg (copy from Flag_of_China.png)
 * Caption: Anti-Japan protests

Anchor: Anti-Japan protests continued for a second day in China on Sunday, as an estimated three thousand protesters marched on the Japanese consulate in Guangzhou. Thousands of protesters also marched in Shenzhen, throwing objects at Japanese businesses.

Anchor: The protesters repeated their demands for a boycott of Japanese goods, to block Japan from obtaining a seat on the U.N. Security Council, and for Japan to change textbooks which they say whitewash Japan's war atrocities. Protesters burned Japanese flags while singing and shouting anti-Japanese slogans. They also carried anti-Japanese signs along with Chinese flags.

Anchor: In Tokyo, Japan formally summoned Wang Yi, China's ambassador to Japan, concerning China's actions on Sunday.

 * Crossfade to quote on full-screen slate (11Apr2005_Slate001)

 * "We formally demanded China’s apology and compensation," - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura

Anchor: "We formally demanded China’s apology and compensation," said Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura.

 * Fade additional quote onto previous full-screen slate (11Apr2005_Slate002)

 * "No" - Wang Yi

Anchor: He also said that Wang Yi replied "No" when asked for an apology.

 * Crossfade back to anchor desk

Anchor: While not agreeing to issue a formal apology through diplomatic channels, Wang claimed that China did not approve of the violent aspects of the protests.

 * Crossfade to quote on full-screen slate (11Apr2005_Slate003)

 * "The (Chinese) government does not agree with extreme action," - Wang Yi

Anchor: "The (Chinese) government does not agree with extreme action," Yi said.

 * Crossfade back to anchor desk

Anchor: Back in Beijing, the People's Daily reported that Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang deflected blame away from China for the recent downturn in Sino-Japanese relations.

 * Crossfade to quote on full-screen slate (11Apr2005_Slate004)

 * "Japan must adopt an earnest attitude and appropriate ways to deal with major principled issues concerning the feelings of the Chinese people" - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang

Anchor: "Japan must adopt an earnest attitude and appropriate ways to deal with major principled issues concerning the feelings of the Chinese people," Qin said.

 * Crossfade to quote on full-screen slate (11Apr2005_Slate005)

 * "The Japanese have to do more things conducive to enhancing mutual trust and maintaining the relations between the two countries, rather than doing the reverse" - Qin Gang

Anchor: "The Japanese have to do more things conducive to enhancing mutual trust and maintaining the relations between the two countries, rather than doing the reverse," Qin Gang said.

 * Crossfade back to anchor desk

Anchor: In other news, back in Iraq...

 * Crossfade to Second Lead map animation in box: SecondLeadBumper.avi (copy from BaghdadMapZoom)

Anchor: Tens of thousands of protesters waving national flags marched in Baghdad, Iraq earlier today on the anniversary of the toppling of Saddam Hussein.

Anchor: Central Baghdad shut down ahead of the march and Iraqi security searched most protesters before entering the city. US and other peace-keeping forces remained out of sight. The march, sponsored by the cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, passed with no notable violence or arrests, and the crowd was dispersed by early evening.

Anchor: There were simultaneously another 5000 protesters who marched in Ramadi, a city west of Baghdad.

Anchor: Calling for the withdrawal of occupation forces, protesters aped the televised images of occupation forces by knocking down their own effigies of George Bush, Tony Blair and Saddam himself. The effigies were clothed in red — a symbolism they have been marked for death.

 * Crossfade to quote on full-screen slate (11Apr2005_Slate006)

 * "No one accepts this. I want them out. They have been here for two years, and now they have to set a timetable for their withdrawal." - Iraqi Ali Feleih Hassan

Anchor: Iraqi Ali Feleih Hassan told the Associated Press, "No one accepts this. I want them out. They have been here for two years, and now they have to set a timetable for their withdrawal."

 * Crossfade back to anchor desk

Anchor: The US has been unable to set a timetable and is determined to stay until they believe the country is secure. Muqtada al-Sadr, an opposition negotiator, ultimately ended an uprising after signing a peace agreement with US forces last August.

Anchor: Finally, in Sumatra...
 * Crossfade to Third Lead Article Image in box: ThirdLead.jpg (still need updated map)
 * Caption: Panic in Sumatra

Anchor: People living on the Indonesian island of Sumatra have fled their homes after an earthquake of magnitude of 6.7 hit the area earlier Sunday. Although the quake was not powerful enough to cause a tsunami, the event sparked fears of a repeat of the December 26 magnitude 9.3 earthquake in which around 300,000 people died. Today's tremor struck 70 miles southwest of Padang, a city in western Sumatra, yet no damage has been reported so far.

 * Fade up Special Report trailer: SR_VideoTrailer.avi
 * Caption: The Chili Finger...

Anchor: And now, we turn to a special report from San Jose, California about new developments in the Wendy's chili finger case...

 * '''Crossfade to report: SR_Video.avi (copy from Wendy'sReport.avi)
 * Caption: The Chili Finger...

Field reporter: Anna Ayala, the Las Vegas woman who claims to have found the internationally-renowned "chili finger" at a Wendy's outlet in San Jose, California, has a history of filing lawsuits against other businesses, according to researchers at the Associated Press. Her previous court battles included the national El Pollo Loco chicken-chain, a previous employer, and even General Motors.

 * Crossfade to quote on full-screen slate (11Apr2005_Slate007)

 * "Lies, lies, lies, that's all I am hearing...They should look at Wendy's. What are they hiding? Why are we being victimized again and again?" - Anna Ayala

Field reporter: "Lies, lies, lies, that's all I am hearing," Ayala told The Associated Press. "They should look at Wendy's. What are they hiding? Why are we being victimized again and again?"

 * Crossfade back to field reporter

Field reporter: Ayala successfully won her suit for medical expenses against El Pollo Loco, after her daughter Genesis contracted salmonella poisoning from eating at the restaurant. However, Ayala lost another suit in 2000 claiming that a wheel fell off from her car.

Field reporter: Ayala spoke "emotionally and with disgust" to the San Jose Mercury News when she originally described the incident to the paper. But Ayala is now secluded in her Las Vegas home, avoiding reporters.

 * Crossfade to quote on full-screen slate (11Apr2005_Slate008)

 * "It doesn't prove anything...My mom has 10 lawsuits. A lot of people have lawsuits. Why would she sue for money? She has plenty of money" - family spokesman Ken Bono

Field reporter: "It doesn't prove anything," family spokesman Ken Bono told the San Francisco Chronicle. "My mom has 10 lawsuits. A lot of people have lawsuits. Why would she sue for money? She has plenty of money" he said.

 * Crossfade back to field reporter

Field reporter: Nick Muyo, a spokesman for the San Jose Police department, said not to expect new information in the case for at least a week.

 * Crossfade to quote on full-screen slate (11Apr2005_Slate009)

 * "We just want to step back and take a deep breath...From a law enforcement point of view, once you establish it is a human finger, you have to wonder is this a case of industrial accident or is this a case of unreported homicide" - San Jose PD Spokesman Nick Muyo

Field reporter: "We just want to step back and take a deep breath," Muyo told Knight Ridder Newspapers. "From a law enforcement point of view, once you establish it is a human finger, you have to wonder is this a case of industrial accident or is this a case of unreported homicide," he said.

 * Crossfade back to field reporter

Field reporter: Las Vegas police searched Anna Ayala's home on Wednesday, retrieving a cooler and other effects from her home, such as a makeup case.

Field reporter: Despite the incident, which has dramatically reduced sales at Northern California Wendy's outlets, die-hard Wendy's fans are still turning up for lunch, even at the outlet where the finger was found, at 1405 Monterey Highway, just south of downtown San Jose.

 * Crossfade to quote on full-screen slate (11Apr2005_Slate010)

 * "We've eaten here for years...They're very nice people. When we work Spartan Stadium, we always eat here" - anonymous police officer

Field reporter: "We've eaten here for years," a police officer told the San Francisco Chronicle under the condition that he remain anonymous. "They're very nice people. When we work Spartan Stadium, we always eat here," he said.

 * Crossfade back to field reporter

Field reporter: San Jose City Council candidate Andrew Diaz still eats the chili. And he witnessed the finger discovery.

 * Crossfade to quote on full-screen slate (11Apr2005_Slate011)

 * "I walked away real slow...I didn't want any commotion" - San Jose City Council candidate Andrew Diaz

Field reporter: "I walked away real slow," Diaz told the San Francisco Chronicle. "I didn't want any commotion," he said.

 * Crossfade back to field reporter

Field reporter: Authorities aren't saying any more for now, so that's it from San Jose, California. David Vasquez reporting.

Anchor: And that's all for this broadcast of the Wikinews Report. Good night.

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 * Cue soundtrack: WikinewsClosingTheme.aiff
 * Cue announcer: Find out more at www.wikinews.org
 * Crossfade to full-screen slate

 * Find out more at http://www.wikinews.org

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Wikinews:Broadcast/Video cameras

DV cameras are a popular choice for many independent videographers and hobbyists. These cameras output to miniDV tape, which costs about US$3 or US$4 dollars per an hour of video if you buy them ten at a time.

Even the cheapest DV cameras are sufficient for web video. MiniDV tape is a widely-used format that makes it easier to exchange tapes and is also quick to edit, because it doesn't use any interframe compression.

Some consumer video cameras generate a variant of MPEG that can be too slow to work with if the "keyframes" are spaced too far apart, to the extent that many editors are compelled to convert it to another format for productive editing. An exception to this is the new HDV format which uses an MPEG format specially-designed to be editable, but I'm assuming you're not going to spend thousands for a camera, so I won't get into that format.

Watch out for older "Digital 8" cameras. I advise staying away from those because Digital 8 is an obsolete format which has fallen out of use. Also, Digital 8 tapes are a different size than miniDV tapes, and so we wouldn't be able to exchange them. — DV 12:23, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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Wikinews:Broadcast/Chroma key green screen

A chroma key green screen allows a person or object to be seamlessly composited on top of a different background image, or even another moving video.

A "digital green" screen works well for chroma keying with DV format video. This particular hue of green is saturated and bright enough that you don't have to have many thousands of watts of light to adequately expose it for your video camera.

You can purchase such a screen from a specialty camera store or over the net.

I've had good results with a Westcott 6' x 7', Digital Green screen, model number 5990. Westcott is located in Toledo, Ohio. This model flips open from a small three-foot diameter ring which comes in a handy carrying case if you need to move it about. You can find this screen for less than US$200.

However, if you want to walk about on the virtual set as you are speaking, you'll need a roll-down unit with a stand, which will allow the green color of the screen to surround you right down to your feet. Roll-down units are a bit more expensive, and they take up a lot more room, but the results can be amazing to watch as you appear to be walking about on the set. I've seen these systems go for about US$300 to US$600 on sites like eBay and from some specialty camera stores.

There are much more expensive screens available that are made from exotic materials - some of them go for as much as US$3000. These more expensive screens, such as the ones made by Reflecmedia do an excellent job of evening out the screen's appearance to the camera, but for our purposes, such expensive screens are overkill.

Please don't make the mistake of trying to save money by buying a cheap, thin muslin screen. It will be partially translucent and reveal whatever is behind it when you turn on the lights. Also, the color can be very uneven on some of them, because they are dyed after they are woven, rather than using thread that is colored at the factory. — DV 12:48, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)


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Wikinews:Broadcast/Lighting kit

I use a minimal lighting system with a 500-watt Photoflex soft box along with a 500-watt Smith Victor continuous photographic key light, with a Photoflex reflector.

The soft box uses a quartz 3200K bulb which offers a slightly warm color. If you prefer natural daylight color temperature, you could go with a 5400K bulb, or even daylight-corrected fluorescent, but it's not worth the cost given that you can digitally grade (color correct) the color in post.

If you've never used a high-wattage lighting system before, be careful not to handle the bulbs with your bare hands, as the oils on your skin can significantly reduce bulb life. Also, if you have to disassemble your lighting system for storage or transport, be careful to let the bulbs fully cool before you remove them and place them in their protective cases.

You can get out the door with a system like this for around US$500 to US$600.

Please don't try to save money by using a workshop light like the ones on the big yellow stands they sell at Home Depot, or you will look hideous from the high-contrast glare and the spiky discoloration such lighting causes on video.

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