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Kenya peace talks put on hold 1,500 people have died since the protests started last December and talks have recently managed to come to some progress. Current President Mwai Kibaki of the ruling Party of National Unity agreed to share power with opposition leader Raila Odinga, who claimed that the voting was rigged in favour of the President.  [ edit lead ] » Full story

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Seeds placed in Norwegian vault as agricultural 'insurance policy'

February 27, 2008 The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a vault containing millions of seeds from all over the world, saw its first deposits on Tuesday. Located 800 kilometers from the North Pole on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, the vault has been referred to by European Commission president José Manuel Barroso as a "frozen Garden of Eden". It is intended to preserve crop supplies and secure biological diversity in the event of a worldwide disaster.

"The opening of the seed vault marks a historic turning point in safeguarding the world’s crop diversity," said Cary Fowler, executive director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust which is in charge of collecting the seed samples. The Norwegian government, who owns the bank, built it at a cost of $9.1 million.

At the opening ceremony, 100 million seeds from 268,000 samples were placed inside the vault, where there is room for over 2 billion seeds. Each of the samples originated from a different farm or field, in order to best ensure biological diversity. These crop seeds included such staples as rice, potatoes, barley, lettuce, maize, sorghum, and wheat. No genetically modified crops were included. (Beyond politics they are generally sterile so of no use.)

Constructed deep inside a mountain and protected by concrete walls, the "doomsday vault" is designed to withstand earthquakes, nuclear warfare, and floods resulting from global warming. Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg called it an "insurance policy" against such threats.

With air-conditioned temperatures of -18 degrees Celsius, experts say the seeds could last for an entire millennium. Some crops will be able to last longer, like sorghum, which the Global Crop Diversity Trust says can last almost 20 millenniums. Even if the refrigeration system fails, the vaults are expected to stay frozen for 200 years.

The Prime Minister said, "With climate change and other forces threatening the diversity of life that sustains our planet, Norway is proud to be playing a central role in creating a facility capable of protecting what are not just seeds, but the fundamental building blocks of human civilization." Stoltenberg, along with Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai, made the first deposit of rice to the vault.

"It is very important for Africa to store seeds here because anything can happen to our national seed banks," Maathai said. The vault will operate as a bank, allowing countries to use their deposited seeds free of charge. It will also serve as a backup to the thousands of other seed banks around the world.

"Crop diversity will soon prove to be our most potent and indispensable resource for addressing climate change, water and energy supply constraints and for meeting the food needs of a growing population," Cary Fowler said.


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Kenya peace talks put on hold
In Kenya, discussions aiming to negotiate agreement between the ruling Party of National Unity and the opposing Orange Democratic Movement have been put on hold. The talks aimed to end violence caused in protests that have killed over 1,500 people since they began in December 2007. The talks between ruling president Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga have been mediated by Kofi Annan, former head of the United Nations, who has stated that the talks have not broken down. Despite continued acrimony between the two political parties, it has been agreed that Odinga will be appointed to a newly-created post of Prime Minister, which is dependent on power sharing agreements being made.

Jersey child abuse case 'was not covered up'
Frank Walker, the Chief Minister of Jersey, has denied that a cover-up took place following the discovery of a child's remains during building work at the Haut de la Garenne children's home. Jersey has called in special police from the United Kingdom following an inquiry that located 140 sources verifying the claims of routine child abuse at the home. Stuart Syvret, the former Minister for Health and Social Services, spoke of a culture of cover-up and concealment within Jersey's government, and described the recent discovery as a manifestation of this culture. Syvret claims he was sacked from Jersey's cabinet after drawing attention to the abuse of children aged 11 to 16 in the island's care homes. The deputy police chief of Jersey, Lenny Harper, has stated that no evidence of a cover-up has been found, although added that allegations of government agencies not adequately handling reports of assault are currently being looked into. The investigation continues.

Nigerian election result will not be annulled
In Nigeria, a judge ruled yesterday that the country's 2007 election results will not be annulled, despite claims by opposition parties that the incumbent People's Democratic Party fixed the election results, of which current president Umaru Yar'adua is leader. Judge Abdulkadir Abubaka Jega ruled that there was no evidence that the polls had been rigged. Opposition parties have both declared an intention to take the matter to the Supreme Court. Concerns were raised by the international community as to the legitimacy of the electoral process, and the recent ruling could potentially cause instability between political rivals and spark protests.

Iraq demands immediate withdrawal of Turkish troops
The Iraqi government has demanded the immediate withdrawal of Turkish troops from Kurdish areas in the north of Iraq, describing the five-day incursion as threatening to otherwise cordial relations between the two countries. The Iraq Council of Ministers views the Turkish military as violating Iraq's sovereignty by the incursion. The Turkish forces entered Iraq in an attempt to force out Kurdish rebels from the Kurdistan Workers' Party, who have used bases inside Iraq to launch attacks on Turkish military forces. A spokesman for the Iraqi government acknowledged the threat posed to Turkey by the rebels, and affirmed that the government stands ready for dialogue. The president of the Iraqi parliament, Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, has asked the Turkish government to resolve the situation peacefully and suggests that Turkey should hold a referendum to grant the Kurdish population the rights that they desire.

Massive blackouts hit Florida
Florida has been hit by massive blackouts which occurred throughout the state at around on Tuesday afternoon, when two pieces of equipment at an automated substation west of Miami failed at the same time. Approximately 680,000 residents served by the Florida Power and Light Company were affected, with over two million others affected in other parts of the state. Outages were reported from the south in the Florida Keys to as far north as Orlando and Daytona Beach. The most severe loss of power was experienced in Miami-Dade, and parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties. Engineering work is in progress to restore power across the state.

Thousands protest privatisation of Australian electricity industry
Thousands of people took part in a protest yesterday in New South Wales, Australia, against government plans to privatise the state's electricity industry. Members of parliament opposing the decision included Paul Gibson, Upper House president Peter Primrose, and former members Kerry Hickey and Grant McBride. The state government appears to be continuing with plans despite these protests, in which a related walk-out by members of the Electricity Trade Union took place in Tamworth.

Pakistan's ban on YouTube lifted
Pakistan has lifted its ban on the video-sharing website YouTube, which was allegedly implemented when a video that was deemed offensive to Islam was posted to the site. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority stated that the offending material was related to a trailer for a film by Dutch politician Geert Wilders [pr: ghrart vildersh]. An order had been placed by the agency to the country's 70 internet service providers to block access to the site, and the subsequent actions undertaken by the providers mistakenly prevented access from international ISPs, preventing some users' accessing the site from outside Pakistan for approximately two hours. Wilders is expected to release a movie about violence in Islamic culture that has caused concern amongst United States security agencies regarding a possible worldwide surge of violence.

Minor earthquake shakes England
The United Kingdom has experienced a minor earthquake of magnitude 4.9 today, at 00:56 hours UTC. The epicentre of the earthquake appears to be in the East Midlands Region at 15 miles north-east of Lincoln. Tremors were reported across a wide area of England, covering Manchester, Sheffield, Middlesbrough, Cambridge, London and Birmingham. No reports of damage or injury have been issued.

Seeds placed in Norwegian vault as agricultural 'insurance policy'
A vault located 800 kilometres from the North Pole on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, received its first deposit of seeds on Tuesday. The vault is designed to contain millions of seeds from across the world, each sample originating from a different farm or field in order to ensure the best biological diversity. It is designed to withstand earthquakes, nuclear warfare and floods, and according to Norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg it is intended to be an insurance policy against these disasters. The seeds, being stored at air-conditioned temperatures of minus 18 degrees Celsius, have been said by experts to be capable of remaining fertile for over a millennium.

Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch to be auctioned off
Michael Jackson's Neverland Valley Ranch is to be sold at auction on March the 19th this year unless Jackson repays debts to the trustee of the property of over $24 million US dollars. Financial Title Company, the trustee of Jackson's home and amusement park, has foreclosed on the property following a default on Jackson's deed of trust. The foreclosure auction will take place in front of the Santa Barbara Courthouse unless the money is repaid by the date of the auction. Jackson has not lived at Neverland since mid-2005, when he moved to Bahrain.

Microsoft Network users experience international outage
Many users of Microsoft's live Internet services, including Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger and Xbox Live, have been reporting an inability to log in to their accounts on the network. Problems are said to have begun at around 6:30am eastern standard time yesterday. Microsoft made a statement to the press in which they assure customers that action is being taken to remedy the technical fault, although did not give an indication as to when the problem will be solved. The exact number of users affected by the issue is not known.

Video hosting website Stage6 to shut down
The popular video hosting website Stage6 is to be shut down by its American owner, DivX Inc., as a consequence of the company having insufficient resources to continue running the site. Universal Music Group filed a federal lawsuit in October last year against the company, alleging copyright infringement after hundreds of music videos were uploaded to the site. Stage6 has been operational since 2006, and hosted movie clips, television shows and music videos in addition to self-made content uploaded by individual users. Uploads to the site are now no longer possible, although existing videos will continue to be able to be watched and downloaded until tomorrow.

N.Y. orchestra helps forge relations with North Korea
In Pyongyang, North Korea, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra performed at the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre in a televised concert aimed at improving relations between the Communist nation and the Western world. This unprecedented diplomatic gesture takes place at a time where tension between the United States and North Korea remains high, whilst a deal on the issue of nuclear disarmament continues to be negotiated between the two countries. The government of North Korea allowed access to the country for over 300 people and provided almost unrestricted Internet access and international telephone calls for the visitors, freedoms not generally granted by the Government's strict attempts at suppressing dissent.

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Iraq demands immediate withdrawal of Turkish troops

February 27, 2008 The Iraqi government has demanded the immediate withdrawal of Turkish troops, saying the five-day incursion is threatening their otherwise friendly relations.

Iraq's council of ministers says the Turkish military is violating Iraqi sovereignty by conducting the incursion into Kurdish areas of northern Iraq.

Ali al-Dabbagh, the spokesman for the Iraqi government, says the government rejects the unilateral Turkish incursion because it is a threat to their good neighborly relations.

The Turkish military crossed into Iraq to chase out Kurdish rebels from the Kurdistan Workers Party. The rebels want autonomy for Kurds in Turkey and have used bases inside Iraq to launch attacks on Turkish forces.

Al-Dabbagh acknowledged the threat posed to Turkey by the rebels and said the government stands ready for dialogue.

About 20 percent of Turkish citizens are Kurds and in the southeast, bordering Iraq, they make up the majority. But Kurds in Turkey say their culture and language are oppressed.

Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, president of the Iraqi Parliament, says they have asked Turkey to resolve the situation peacefully. He says the Turks should hold a referendum in south Turkey to give the Kurds the rights they want.

Iraq's Shiite parliament ministers issued a statement rejecting the Turkish military operation and supporting calls for their immediate withdrawal.

Elsewhere, a suicide bomber detonated in a bus near the northern city of Mosul, killing at least nine and wounding several others.

Meanwhile, millions of Shiites in Iraq gathered in the southern Iraqi city of Karbala for Arbaeen, a major Shiite commemoration.

Iraqi TV showed huge crowds of Shiites walking in procession, beating drums, and whipping and hitting themselves in ritual prostration.

More than 60 Shiite pilgrims were killed while making their way to Karbala this week, most of them from a Sunday suicide bombing.


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Minor earthquake shakes England

February 27, 2008

The United Kingdom was hit by a minor earthquake on February 27, 2008 at 00:56:45 UTC. Tremors were reported as wide spread as Edinburgh, Manchester, Sheffield, Middlesbrough, Cambridge, London, Birmingham and Southampton.

The epicentre appears to be in the East Midlands region, 15 miles north-east of Lincoln co-ordinates 53.321°N, 0.314°W, with a magnitude of 4.9 according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, 5.0 according to the GFZ Potsdam, 4.7 according to USGS, and 5.2 according to the British Geological Survey. As such it was similar or stronger than the 2002 earthquake centred on Dudley which was recorded as being 4.8 and caused damage to buildings.

There was also an aftershock at about 0400 GMT reaching 1.8 on the Richter Scale.

It has been reported that a number of buildings have been damaged and a man in South Yorkshire suffered a broken pelvis caused by falling masonry.

Strong earthquakes are relatively infrequent occurrences in the UK, the last widely-reported quake having occurred in Kent on April 28, 2007. The British Geological Survey reported that ... "earthquakes of this size occur in the mainland UK roughly every 30 years, although are more common in offshore areas". They also reported that ... "this is the largest earthquake in the UK since the magnitude 5.4 ML Lleyn Peninsula earthquake in 1984, which was widely felt across England and Wales."

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I felt this - my bed rocked back and forth 86.8.103.58 04:41, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

BBC are now reporting one injury due to falling masonry and other minor structural damage. 86.21.74.40 12:08, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

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National Hockey League news: February 27, 2008

February 27, 2008

There were 8 games played in the National Hockey League on February 26, 2008, but most of the news of the day comes from many trades happening before the trade deadline.

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New Jersey traded Cam Janssen to St. Louis for defenseman Bryce Salvador.

The Buffalo Sabres traded defenseman Brian Campbell to San Jose for right winger Steve Bernier and a first-round pick in the 2008 entry draft.

The Toronto Maple Leafs traded Wade Belak to the Florida Panthers for a fifth-round pick in the 2008 entry draft.

Tampa Bay traded forward Brad Richards and goalie Johan Holmqvist to the Dallas Stars for Mike Smith, Jussi Jokinen, Jeff Halpern, and a fourth-round pick in the 2009 entry draft.

The Lightning also traded Jan Hlavac to the Nashville Predators for a seventh-round pick in the 2008 entry draft.

Montreal traded goaltender Cristobal Huet to the Capitals on Tuesday for a second-round pick in the 2009 entry draft.

The Chicago Blackhawks traded Tuomo Ruutu to Carolina for left wing Andrew Ladd.

The Blackhawks also traded Martin Lapointe to Ottawa for a sixth-round pick in the 2008 entry draft.

The Florida Panthers traded defenseman Ruslan Salei to the Avalanche for Karlis Skrastins and a third-round pick in the 2008 entry draft.

The Washington Capitals traded prospect Ted Ruth to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Sergei Fedorov.

The Blue Jackets traded defenseman Adam Foote to the Colorado Avalanche for a pair of draft picks.

The Pittsburgh Penguins traded Colby Armstrong, Erik Christensen, and prospect Angelo Esposito to the Thrashers for Marian Hossa, Pascal Dupuis, and a pair of draft picks.

Toronto traded defenseman Hal Gill to the Penguins for a pair of draft picks.

The Leafs also traded forward Chad Kilger to the Florida Panthers for a third-round pick in the 2008 entry draft.

The Vancouver Canucks traded forward Matt Cooke to the Washington Capitals for Matt Pettinger.

The Islanders traded forward Chris Simon to the Minnesota Wild for a sixth-round pick in the 2008 entry draft.

The Islanders also traded defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron to the Anaheim Ducks for a third-round pick in the 2008 entry draft.

The Sharks traded defenseman Rob Davison to the Islanders for a seventh-round pick in the 2008 entry draft.

The Los Angeles Kings traded defenseman Brad Stuart to the Detroit Red Wings for a pair of picks in the 2008 entry draft.

The Kings also traded goaltender Jean-Sebastien Aubin to Anaheim for a seventh-round draft pick.

The St. Louis Blues traded defenseman Christian Backman to the Rangers for a fourth-round pick in the 2008 entry draft.

The Coyotes traded goalie David LeNeveu, forward Fredrik Sjostrom, and forward Josh Gratton to the Rangers for forward Marcel Hossa, goalie Al Montoya, and a draft pick.

Atlanta Thrashers traded center Alexandre Giroux to the Capitals for center Joe Motzko.

The Anaheim Ducks traded Brandon Bochenski to the Nashville Predators for future considerations.

Pittsburgh Penguins @ New York Islanders
Evgeni Malkin scored the first goal for Pittsburgh. Jeff Taffe scored on a 5-on-3 power play to give the Penguins a two goal lead after 1 period. Frans Nielsen put the Islanders on the scoreboard at 10:26 in the second period. Jordan Staal gave the Penguins a two goal lead again after scoring a goal 12:55 into the third period. Connor James gave Pittsburgh their largest lead of the game with a power play goal, his first career NHL goal. Ruslan Fedotenko scored a power play goal for the Islanders with 1:17 left in the game. It wasn't enough to overcome a 3 goal deficit though, and the Penguins break a two game losing streak. Ty Conklin made 50 saves and picked up his 17th win of the season.

Minnesota Wild @ Washington Capitals
Brooks Laich scored his first goal of the night early in the first period to give Washington an early 1-0 lead. Shaone Morrisonn gave the Capitals a two goal lead going into the first intermission. Branko Radivojevic cut Washington's lead in half with the only Minnesota goal of the night. Eric Fehr got it back for the Capitals a few minutes later. Laich scored his second goal of the night before the second period was over. There was no goals in the third period. Laich had a career high 4 points. Olie Kolzig made 25 saves in 26 shots for his 22nd win of the season. The Wild are now winless in their last 4 games. The Capitals snapped a 3 game losing streak.

New Jersey Devils @ Carolina Hurricanes
Brian Gionta broke a scoreless tie 1:50 into the second period to give New Jersey their only lead of the game. Sergei Samsonov put Carolina on the board and tied the score just over 4 minutes later. The score would stay 1-1 until 1:36 into the 4-on-4 overtime, when Samsonov scored his second of the night, off his own rebound. The Devils snap a 5 game winning streak, and the Hurricanes pick up their third straight win. Cam Ward made 23 saves for Carolina, earning his 28th win.

Ottawa Senators @ Boston Bruins
Shawn Thornton gave the Bruins a 1 goal lead 5:24 into the first period. David Krejci doubled the Boston lead with 2:37 left in the first. Zdeno Chara picked up his 13th goal of the season when he scored 2:15 into the second period on Boston's first power play. Chara also scored on an empty net with 1:27 left in the game while Boston was short handed. The Senators get blanked in their second game straight. Boston wins their 4th straight. Tim Thomas made 22 saves, and gets his third shutout of the season.

Atlanta Thrashers @ Montreal Canadiens
Maxim Lapierre scored 12:47 into the first to give Montreal their first lead of the game. Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 41st goal of the season to make it a 1-1 tie after two periods. In the first half of the third period, Montreal lit the lamp 4 times. First, Christopher Higgins scored two back-to-back, the latter being a power play goal. Andrei Markov gave Montreal a 3 goal lead 8:17 into the period. Then, Sergei Kostitsyn scored his 7th goal of the year at 9:04. Carey Price made 26 saves for Montreal. Higgins had an assist to go with his back-to-back goals.

Dallas Stars @ St. Louis Blues
Keith Tkachuk scored first for the Blues on a power play to give them an early 1-0. The lead would hold until the third period, when a pair of goals by Loui Eriksson and a power play goal by Jere Lehtinen put Dallas up by two. St. Louis, who outshot the Stars 28-21 through the game, only had two shots in the final period to Dallas's 7. Marty Turco gave up the first shot he saw, but stopped 27 shots after that to pick up his 29th win of the season.

Colorado Avalanche @ Calgary Flames
Ryan Smyth scored to put the Avalanche at an early 1-0 lead. Dustin Boyd tied the score for Calgary 15:35 into the first period. Robyn Regehr put Calgary in the lead with a power play goal in the second period. Milan Hejduk retied the score 13:33 through the third period to send the game to overtime. Paul Stastny scored the game winning power play goal 3:02 into overtime to give the Avalanche their second win in 8 games, and snap Calgary's 4 game winning streak. Jose Theodore made 29 saves and picked up the victory for Colorado.

Detroit Red Wings @ Edmonton Oilers
Tom Gilbert broke a scoreless tie in the second period to give Edmonton the first lead of the game. They would increase their lead to 2-0 early in the third when Geoff Sanderson scored his third goal of the season. Jonathan Ericsson scored his first career NHL goal on a Detroit power play to cut Edmonton's lead in half less than 4 minutes later. Pavel Datsyuk made it a tie game 12:18 into the third period. Valtteri Filppula gave Detroit their first lead of the game with 2:16 left in regulation, but Fernando Pisani scored for Edmonton with 29 seconds left in regulation. Robert Nilsson scored the only shootout goal for Edmonton, giving the Oilers their second straight victory and the Red Wings their 9th loss in 10 games. Mathieu Garon made 40 saves, earning his 21st win of the season for Edmonton.


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Visa seeks to issue largest IPO in US history

February 27, 2008

Visa, Inc. announced on February 25, 2008 that it would soon go ahead with a much-anticipated initial public offering (IPO) of about half its shares. This would make it the single biggest IPO in United States history, according to the regulatory filing the company made. Visa hopes to raise about US$17-19 billion, emulating its main rival, MasterCard Inc., which successfully put out an IPO in 2006.

Shares are expected to range from $37 to $42 each. Visa is banking on a changing global economy which relies less on liquid cash and more on credit. Revenue at both Visa and MasterCard has climbed as consumers pay for more purchases with credit and debit cards, instead of cash. Cards are expected to be used for 55 percent of all U.S. consumer transactions by 2011, up from 40 percent in 2005.

Analysts have suggested that current economic conditions, the sub-prime mortgage crisis and the weakening dollar, may leave investors skeptical about Visa's potential earnings. However, as both Visa and MasterCard charge fees for transactions made with their cards and do not actually give credit, they avoid the current credit crunch and possible defaulted loans. Nonetheless, a slowdown in consumer spending would hurt the revenue stream of both Visa and MasterCard.

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Comments:Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch to be auctioned off

You can have anything inside or outside the house, but if you find any young boys, please return them to Michael. (→ Zachary ) 05:26, 27 February 2008 (UTC) * Make sure they have pants on before putting them on the plane as well?Nam3witha3init - (talk) 12:28, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

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It seems that even people as well off as Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, could use a payday loan himself in these times. He has been getting a lot of coverage of his legal and financial troubles, and it apparently has come to a head. It has just been announced that Jackson will hold a 5 day auction in April of 2009, selling off various personal items. Among the lots for sale are the gates to his Neverland Ranch, and the white glove he wore in the video to his smash hit "Billy Jean." Since his eccentric behavior has gotten more and more high profile, some members of the press have taken to labeling him "Wacko Jacko." Jackson also recently settled a lawsuit brought against him by a member of the Bahraini royal family, out of court, who claimed that Jackson owed him money for not delivering a book and an album that Jackson agreed to produce in exchange for living expenses while he stayed in Bahrain for a few months. A spokesman for the Beverly Hills auction house said that it is not a forced sale, though sources close to Jackson say he ahs been living beyond his means for some time. If you don't to want to have to sell your stuff during a sudden dent into your budget, you can always look into options like payday loans.

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97% of voters
Did 97% of voters really endorse the Cuban constitution? Andjam - (talk) 06:59, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
 * They may or may not now, but in 1976, 97% was a fact. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 21:26, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I checked all of the citations in the article. None of them mention 97% support. Can you provide a reliable source giving that figure? Thanks, Andjam - (talk) 11:38, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Use Google, my brother. This is common knowledge to those not brainwashed by US media. --Boricu æ ddie  19:02, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
 * However, just for you, I found this Prensa Latina article, which was published Feb. 24 2008, that supports the fact. --Boricu æ ddie  19:05, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks, but can you cite a news organisation that isn't affiliated with the Cuban government itself? Also, I'm an Aussie, so your comments are a bit uncalled for. Andjam - (talk) 03:00, 3 March 2008 (UTC)


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== '''IF THIS IS NOT AN EXTREMIST ACT THEN WHAT IS IT. I CONSIDER THAT THE MAKERS OF THIS FILM AND THOSE WHO SUPPORT IT ARE ALL EXTREMISTS. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF EXTREMIST NATURE OF SOME PEOPLE WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND ISLAM AND ITS TEACHINGS.I WOULD LIKE TO SAY HERE THAT WE MUST NOT TRY TO IMITATE THE EXTREMIST ACT BUT BE PROTEST AGAINST THIS ACT PEACEFULLY.''' ==

IF THESE FANATICS (MAKER & SUPPORTERS OF THIS FILM) HAVE ANY RATIONALE BEHIND THIS ACT THEN THEY SHOULD FIRST TALK WITH MUSLIM SCHOLARS. THEY SHOULD FIRST CLARIFY THEIR MISCONCEPTIONS AND THEN PRODUCE WHAT THEY WANT.


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French president insults passerby at national agriculture convention

February 27, 2008

The French president Nicolas Sarkozy insulted a passerby who refused to shake his hand at the national agricultural convention this weekend. After the visitor refused to shake Sarkozy's hand an exchange of insults followed which was captured on film and has become widely distributed on Internet and television. The incident, widely reported in French media, has not helped Sarkozy's already slumping popularity.

A transcript of the exchange in French:
 * Visitor : "Ah non, touche moi pas."
 * Sarkozy : "Casse toi alors!"
 * Visitor : "Tu me salis!"
 * Sarkozy : "Casse toi alors pauvre con!"

Which literally translates as:
 * Visitor : "Oh no, don't touch me."
 * Sarkozy : "Go away then!"
 * Visitor : "You dirty me!"
 * Sarkozy : "Go away then poor cunt!"

In the English speaking media, "pauvre con" has been variously translated as "total jerk", "arsehole", "dumb ass", "poor bastard", "poor cretin"... "Con" literally translates to "cunt" which in English is often interpreted as a very strong insult, whereas the French version is much milder and more often used.

In an interview published Tuesday in Le Parisien, a major French newspaper, Sarkozy is reported as saying "it would have been better" if he had responded differently. According to the editor of Le Parisien however, Sarkozy had expressed no regret about the incident during the interview, the text concerning the altercation was inserted by the Elysée Palace, the official residence of the President of the French Republic, when they were allowed to review the article before publication.

A translation conveying the real meaning of the exchange would be:
 * Visitor : "Don't you touch me!"
 * Sarkozy : "Bugger off, then..."
 * Visitor : "You dirty me."
 * Sarkozy : "Bugger off then, arsehole."


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Executives from global Internet industry meet at 2008 APRICOT

February 27, 2008 The twelfth-annual Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies (a.k.a APRICOT) returned to Taiwan this year at the Taipei Howard Plaza Hotel. This is the first appearance since the 2003 conference held by the Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC) at the Taipei International Convention Center and Grand Hyatt Taipei. There's a transformation occurring in Taiwan's Internet industry due to the maturing of the Internet users' population. With the conference being held in Taiwan this year, I hope representatives from government, academia, and industries world-wide, including Taiwan, can gain valuable experience from this annual conference. Even though this conference is held annually in Asia-Pacific countries, I think many executives world-wide including Europe & America can gain significant experiences from the Asia-Pacific host countries. Due to several transformations within the networking industry, the government (Executive Yuan) promoted several policies from M-Taiwan to u-Taiwan. With hot topics in the high-definition era, such as HDTV, the IPv6 will be a must-have trend after several consumer electronics will exploit network technology. When Wikinews journalist Rico Shen reported on the recent "Edison Chen photo scandal" incident, Philip Smith of Cisco Systems commented: The [photo] scandal is really a hot topic in Asia-Pacific countries, especially in the Chinese-language world, but we [the officials] had provided several lectures related to information security earlier in our workshops for industrial solutions. Generally in fact, some Internet users' habits when connecting to Internet should be appropriately corrected.

Workshops with varied topics and different technology levels took place from February 20 to 24, while several main seminars and speeches for industry, governmental, and academic executives ran from February 25 to 29. Several industry experts such as Wilfred Kwan (Chief Technology Officer of AsiaNetCom), Chung-laung Liu (Taiwan Chapter Chair of ISOC), and Maemura Akinori (EC Chair of APNIC) will give several speeches related to the Internet industry at the conference.


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I fully participated the press conference of 2008 APRICOT, according to their words, this conference showcased excellences from global Internet industry including Asia-Pacific countries. Brock contact... 13:33, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Help, last quote
The final quote was spoken by Philip Smith of Cisco, not Tony Teng. Please do proper correction. Brock contact... 14:08, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

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EU fines Microsoft $1.35 billion for non-compliance with antitrust decision

February 27, 2008

The European Union (EU) competitions commission has announced its decision to fine the Microsoft Corporation €899 million (US$1.35 billion), approximately 1/10th of the company's gross yearly earnings, for failing to comply with the 2004 antitrust order. It is the highest ever fine charged by the EU (also being the largest fine of its kind ever imposed upon a company), and the first time that the EU has fined a company because of non-compliance with an antitrust decision.

The first decision in this antitrust case was given in 2004 citing that Microsoft withheld needed interoperability information from rival software companies which prevented them from making software compatible with Windows. The commission ordered Microsoft to provide this information. Microsoft agreed to this, providing the information for royalty fees of 6.5% of the licensee's revenues for the product on grounds of innovation (specifically, 3.87% for the patent license and of 2.98% for the information license). The EU found these royalty fees unreasonable and Microsoft was ordered to lower them. Microsoft complied with this, adjusting the royalty rates to 1.2% (changing the rates for the licenses to 0.7% and 0.5%, respectively) in the European Union, while keeping the rate the same for the rest of the world. The EU still saw this as an unreasonable rate, and Microsoft, two month after lowering the rates, reduced the rates yet again to a flat rate of €10000 or a royalty of 0.4% applicable worldwide. Microsoft's royalty rates, which were deemed unreasonable for the period of 15 months between June 21, 2006 and October 21, 2007 are the cause for the fine. So far, the EU has fined Microsoft €1.68 billion in 3 separate fines in this case. This fine will go towards the European Union annual budget.

The European Anti-trust commissioner Neelie Kroes stated that the fine was "reasonable and proportionate", as the figure could have gone up as high as €1.5 billion, the maximum that the EU commission can impose. She also said that it should act as "a signal to the outside world, and especially Microsoft, that they should stick to the rules" and that "Talk is cheap. Flouting the rules is expensive". Although she also expressed hope that "today's decision closes a dark chapter in Microsoft's record of non-compliance with the Commission".

There is no certainty whether Microsoft will appeal this decision, a Microsoft Spokesperson has stated that Microsoft will review this latest fine, citing that "The commission announced in October 2007 that Microsoft was in full compliance with the 2004 decision, so these fines are about the past issues that have been resolved." Microsoft`s General Counsel Brad Smith commented "It's clearly very important to us as a company that we comply with our obligations under European law. We'll study this decision carefully, and if there are additional steps that we need to take in order to comply with it, we will take them." Microsoft had appealed to fines by the EU before, but all the charges were defeated. If Microsoft does not appeal the decision, the company will have 3 month (starting February 27th) to pay the fine in full. The fine must be paid in Euros.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer stated that the company had news that the fine was pending. "We knew it was pending," Ballmer told interviewers. "We didn't know it was this week, but we knew it was coming at some point."

This may not be the end of Microsoft's troubles with the European Union yet, as the commission is currently investigating two other complaints about the company's anti-competition practices.

The decisions came after Microsoft announced they were disclosing 30,000 pages of previously secret software code last Thursday (February 21st). The EU competition commissioner's commented that this move "does not necessarily equal a change in business practice."

Microsoft was set to launch three new products: Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 at its "Heroes Happen Here" event today. Microsoft shares slipped 12 cents to $28.26 on NASDAQ after news of the fine.


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Biological Encyclopedia website too popular on first day, crashes

February 27, 2008 While it has taken almost a year, the non-profit Encyclopedia of Life project launched yesterday. It gained so much attention, that the site quickly crashed. It went back online Tuesday afternoon (EST), but went down again the next morning.

During five-and-a-half hours, the site logged 11.5 million hits, including visitors who reached the "503 error".

EOL is estimated to have cost US$110.5 million so far.

The site has limited information on 30,000 species, and full profiles of 25 species. These fleshed-out profiles include an article with scientific references, maps of where the species are found, and are illustrated with photos and video. One million placeholder pages have been set up so far, and the plan is to eventually catalog all 1.8 million species.

The Wikimedia Foundation launched a similar project in August 2004, Wikispecies. Perhaps the least known of Wikimedia projects, it "was created to provide an open source forum for taxonomic and biological information." It has logged 120,247 species, under a free license. The US government runs an Integrated Taxonomic Information System, with 464,081 scientific names. It is created in partnership with similar Canadian and Mexican databases.

There is also a Tree of Life Web Project, and a Catalogue of Life, the latter being the most successful; it is a compilation of 1,008,965 species, from 47 taxonomical databases. ZipcodeZoo offers descriptions of over 3 million species of plants and animals, with 250,000 photos, maps, pronunciations, and definitions in 13 languages. ARKive collects media of species, and the All Species Foundation was a failed early attempt at a web catalog.


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Comments:Lobby groups oppose plans for EU copyright extension

A copyright extension will just take away the rights of innocent consumers and give them to multimillionaires. In my opinion the copyright term should be a year at most to allow the public to benefit more content. Here in the UK we don't even have fair use (we have fair dealing which restricts everything almost except limited reproduction for news and limited reproduction for personal use. We couldn't cope with a 95 Year copyright law and we shouldn't have to. --Anonymous101 Talk 16:52, 27 February 2008 (UTC)


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Comments:Barack Obama wins Democrats Abroad primary

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Climate campaigners scale UK Parliament and hang protest banners from the building

February 27, 2008

Campaigners opposed to the expansion of London Heathrow Airport have today scaled the roof of the U.K. Houses of Parliament and hung protest banners reading 'BAA HQ' and 'No 3rd Runway' from the building, before and during Prime Minister's Questions inside the building.

The three men and two women were from climate action group, Plane Stupid. The non-violent direct action comes on the day a government consultation into the Heathrow expansion of a third runway ends.

The protesters made paper aeroplanes out of confidential Whitehall documents that allegedly show collusion between the British Airports Authority (B.A.A.) and the Government department of transport to subvert the public consultation process on the proposed third runway. These documents were obtained from the Department for Transport by Greenpeace under the freedom of information act.

B.A.A. claims a third runway is essential for Britain's economy, and would reduce congestion at Heathrow, actually cutting emissions, and is necessary to keep up with the booming aviation industry. This would allow the number of flights to increase from 480,000 a year to around 702,000.

In a statement given by one of the protesters from the roof to the Guardian newspaper:

We've come to this symbolic home of democracy to make clear that the consultation process of the third runway at Heathrow has, from the beginning, been a sham.

We're taking direct action as a last resort because we don't believe that the consultation has been a democratic process. This is the beginning of a campaign of direct action that will not cease until we feel we're being listened to and until we're satisfied that it's Londoners' views, rather than B.A.A.'s, that the government paying attention to.

Matthew Knowles from the Society of British Aerospace Companies made a statement to the B.B.C. that: "These stunts are becoming tiresome and do nothing more than peddle inaccurate propaganda."

The rooftop occupation comes two days after Greenpeace protesters scaled an Airbus A320 which had just touched down at Heathrow from Manchester, and follows a succession of direct action protests in the U.K. in relation to climate change.


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Sports-heavy broadcast day for BBC One receives complaints; BBC responds

February 27, 2008 The BBC has responded to complaints that the BBC One schedule for February 23 was too sports dominated.

In a statement released by the British national broadcaster, they said they “are sorry that some viewers felt the BBC One schedule on 23 February contained too much sport.”

The statement came after the BBC received 124 complaints about the level of sports coverage on last Saturday. The schedule, which the British newspaper The Guardian defines as “sports dominated,” covered sport for eleven and a half hours of Saturday afternoon.

The statement added that “we [the BBC] realise that not everyone enjoys watching sport but there is undeniably a large section of our audience who do.” The statement also said that the BBC should provide content which will be enjoyed by the “large section” of society who enjoy watching sport.

The BBC’s sports coverage included eight hours of coverage of the Six Nations rugby tournament, which the BBC has secured the Six Nations coverage up to 2013, in a deal which cost the BBC 160 million GBP.


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Talk:French president insults passerby at national agriculture convention

I think we should change the translation to a contextual one, rather than a literal one, since in French, it hasn't meant "poor cunt" for over 50 years. It's the type of insult teachers even use on their students, so mild it is. It just means "poor fool", or dumbass... 69.70.196.155 18:07, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

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I think the meaning would be better conveyed by "passerby" or similar, since "passer" (One who passes) could mean alot: passer and pass. 68.39.174.238 19:09, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Done. TheCustomOfLife - (talk) 21:21, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Typo
"Independant" => "Independent" Van der Hoorn (talk) 12:08, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- Sken   my talk 10:22, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Typo and Translation
editprotected In the second version of the translation "durty" => "dirty". However, I think that "Tu me salis!" would be better translated as "You sully me!" Depends somewhat on the target audience. That is my opinion as a speaker of both English and French.
 * As this article is archived, the only thing we could do would be to issue a correction. The distinction between "you dirty me" and "you sully me" doesn't seem imho to rise to that left.  --Pi zero (talk) 18:32, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Fixed the typo, though. --Pi zero (talk) 19:02, 8 May 2018 (UTC)


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Journalist William F. Buckley dies at age 82

February 27, 2008 Conservative icon and social commentator William F. Buckley was found dead at his desk in the study of his Stamford, Connecticut home this morning.

He was 82 years old and had been suffering from diabetes and emphysema.

He was born on November 24, 1925 in New York City.

Buckley is survived by two brothers, four sisters, and his son, Christopher. His wife, Patricia Buckley died on April 15, 2007.


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Public alternatives that day existed
With how many BBC channels, it's not like there's a lack of public alternatives. Add to that the private stations... -- Zanimum - (talk) 18:33, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Unless of course you live out here in the sticks. We've got BBC1, BBC2, ITV and CH4. A small minority of households in my village can get CH5 and freeview boxes don't work here. No one in my house remotely likes the kind of sport that the BBC broadcasts so at times like this our set remains OFF. Shane.Bell - (talk) 10:02, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

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Only 11.5 hours of sports on BBC on a Saturday?

The CBC does 14 hours of Hockey Day in Canada annually (albeit with a 30-minute break for news) and that's never amounted to anything close to a headline here on Wikinews.

 * American stations air sports almost all day on Saturdays. Maybe not as long as 11 hours but somewhere between six and eight. It's not that bad, and just don't watch it if it annoys you. TheCustomOfLife - (talk) 21:19, 28 February 2008 (UTC)


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Had been one of the key figures of the conservative movement for six decades. 208.127.136.232 19:56, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
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Sudan boycotts Danish goods

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The country of Sudan has initiated an official boycott of Danish products, after the controversial Muhammad cartoons have been reprinted by a series of newspapers in Denmark and other European countries. Yesterday, President Omar al-Bashir expressed his concerns at a government-backed rally in the nation's capital, requesting that all Muslims in the world take a stand against Denmark by boycotting “businesses, institutions and individuals,” adding that “no Danes shall ever again be able to set foot in Sudan,” however, no Danish emergency workers in the country have yet been asked to leave.

The crisis, which appeared to have been averted two years ago after a near-omnipresent boycott of Danish goods in the Middle East and other Muslim countries, has re-surfaced after three men were apprehended earlier this month, charged with plotting to murder the cartoonist of what is considered the most offensive caricature, portraying the prophet Muhammad with a turban in the shape of a bomb on his head. Two of the men, both Tunisian citizens, have since been expelled from the country.

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Several Danish politicians have openly suggested dropping the development aid offered to Sudan. The Danish Minister of Development understands the concerns expressed by party associates and states that she cannot promise not to take action. The strongly-nationalist party, the Danish People's Party, has stated that any financial support to the country should cease immediately. Other politicians, especially members of the opposition social democratic party believe that removing the financial support to Sudan will only hurt the refugees in the Darfur and other poor regions of the country, rather than the government and people of the capital, Khartoum.

In addition, the Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Per Stig Møller, has also stated, that Sudanese government might want to reconsider their methods, if they wish to become members of the World Trade Organization, which the nation has previously stated its interests in. The organisation does not permit consumer boycotts of other countries by its members.

Since the cartoons were published by 17 Danish newspapers earlier this month—along with a number of foreign ones—there have been demonstrations and attacks on Danish embassies and consulates in Pakistan, Jordan and Indonesia.

The Sudanese boycotts and demonstrations throughout the Muslim world have already claimed the first jobs at Arla, the main Danish provider of dairy products, who has seen itself forced to fire 8–10 employees due to lowered demand.

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I'm happy to see our government (the Danish government) is taking a stand against this kind of extremism, and try to emphasise how important freedom of speech is to us, and to the whole Western World. In addition, I'm pleased that so many foreign papers choose to print the cartoons in sympathy with Jyllands-Posten and Mr. Westergaard. Lasse Havelund - (talk) 21:32, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

I support freedom of speech no matter what But if offensive but not worth killing people over I would not like someone making fun of Jesus. But I won't go off the eage like some of these Muslims

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February 27, 2008 A school located in Edinburgh, Scotland was sealed off on Wednesday night after reports of several packages containing radioactive materials were found on the school grounds. Reports say that the packages, in one box, were marked as plutonium, radium and strontium. The packages were later discovered to be just low risk material used in regular school experiments and the alert was called off.

The areas surrounding the Regent Language Training School were sealed off as officials investigated the packages.

Emergency services were called after someone cleaning cabinets found the packages, which were marked as being radioactive. Fire officials believe that the boxes were likely inside cabinets for several years.

"We do know they had been there for a considerable time. Somebody discovered them as they were cleaning out a cupboard. The discovery was made earlier this evening," said Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service manager, Jim Fraser who also stated that "There's no intelligence to suggest anything bad. There are signs on the packages suggesting that they contain radioactive materials, but most schools have these sorts of materials for chemistry experiments and that sort of thing and it's really, really low risk."

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Talk:EU fines Microsoft $1.35 billion for non-compliance with antitrust decision

Unpublish?
This article was created with the "Published" tag, but has since gone through some significant editing, most notably by User:99.226.39.245. I happen to think that this user's contributions (which involve adding both content and sources) are good, although in need of some copyediting, but it suggests that the article isn't really in a "published" form. I'd be bold and shift it back to developing, but it's now the 3rd lead on the main page. Should it be unpublished until it's in a more stable state? (P.S. I'm going to leave a note on the talk pages of 99. and User:Wiz432, the article's creator, to invite comment.) Chris Mann (Say hi!|Stalk me!) 01:19, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, I happened to notice this event and decided to start researching information on it. But yes, I have not yet come on a very stable copy of the events as I pick up new details with almost every article I read. But, I have never done this before and don't know the rules, so it's up to you and others to decide. 99.226.39.245 01:26, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
 * By the way, from now on, please direct the questions from the user I've just created. "Foamsintowaves". Thank you! 99.226.39.245 01:57, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia
Should this event be uploaded to Wikipedia, and is so, which article should it be merged into? Or should it be an article on it's own? Foamsintowaves - (talk) 03:44, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

No valid reason to unpublish !
Thank you Chris and Foamsintowaves for a meaningful discussion about this news article. Your concerns about "stable" and "complete" form of news are genuine and here is my opinion about it:

If a news is reported for the first time on Wikinews, it gives a summary of "what happened" and it cites valid sources, it should be published and there is no reason why it should be held back in "developing" stories section. Once the news is published it draws more and more attention from a larger audience and if they want to add more details in news, they can do so - ''that is beauty of the "Wiki movement". ''

There is difference between a news and a research article. Sole purpose of a news is to report an incidence and if possible give credible sources to verify it. It is also important that news come into public domain as early as possible.

Instead of going through the "perfectionist" approach, it is better to go through the "contributory" approach. Let someone publish a news with a good description of "what happened" and its valid sources to verify it. Later on, if someone has more information s/he can add it to that news. That is the principle behind Wikinews. And lets do it in a timely manner. If a news is not published timely or as early as possible then it has lost most of its appeal. It is one bottleneck which is preventing Wikinews from getting a larger audience. It is really unfortunate that few news are published on Wikinews. Right now it is 02:00 pm ET but still I do not see any new news in the "Economy and Business" section on Wikinews (the latest news is the news we are taking about and it is 1-day old !). We need to adhere to practices which encourage more and more voluteers to post news on Wikinews.

Most of the people reporting news here are volunteers and not professional journalists.

I joined Wikinews a short time ago and I am not a professional journalist. I am a stock analyst and found it surprising that there is no section for stock market on Wikinews, therefore I created a category "Stock Market" under "Economy and Business" section and took time to post a news which is of much interest to business people and investors.

 IMHO we should follow the following guidelines while posting a news on Wikinews:

 News should not be a duplicate on Wikinews Article should give a good description of "what happened" It should cite credible sources and should be categorized properly It should conform to Wikipedia "content guidelines"

Once the news article meets the above criteria, it should be published. And it is the advantage of Wikinews that as more and more audience see the news if they have more information they can add it to the news story. After all, Wiki movement stands on the collective wisdom.

When this news article was published it met all the points mentioned above, therefore I do not see a reason why it should have been unpublished.

 * I would agree if an author first keeps the news in "developing" status for 1 or 2 hours before moving it to "published" state. It would give an opportunity to other editors if they want to expand the article further. But as most people here are volunteers and not professional journalists, it will be difficult for them to devote extra time. Also, it will be the right step when the author is "unsure" about his writing, otherwise perhaps s/he is compromising with the "time" factor of the news.

Your valuable comments are welcome. Whatever we do but we should keep in mind that "Wikinews should be able to publish news from diverse category, its credibility should not be compromised and it should publish news as quick as possible." So far, it has been unable to establish itself as a source for "news-in-time" which is preventing it from getting a larger audience.

I hope this discussion will help in improving Wikinews further and bringing in its "timely" factor for news publishing.

Wiz432 - (talk) 19:10, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Typo
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EU fines Microsoft $1.35 billion for non-compliance with antitrust decision
Hi there. I think the content and sources you're adding to this article are great, but it suggests that the article isn't really "published" material (generally, "published" article's should be as complete as possible, with the exception of breaking news). As a result, I'm asking for comment on whether it should be unpublished on the talk page. Could you please comment there? Chris Mann (Say hi!|Stalk me!) 01:21, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

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EU fines Microsoft $1.35 billion for non-compliance with antitrust decision
Hi there. Thanks for writing this article. However, I notice that you created it with the template, but it's now been rather heavily edited. Since "published" articles are generally expected to be mostly complete (with the exception of breaking news), I'm asking for comment on the talk page as to whether the article should be unpublished and brought to a more complete state before republishing. As creator of the article, I'd like to see your comment on the matter. Thanks, Chris Mann (Say hi!|Stalk me!) 01:24, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

 Chris, I have posted a reply at the article's talk page. Let me know if you have any more concern. It is a good discussion which will help in improving Wikinews further :)

Thanks
Thanks for answering my questions! ;) 99.226.39.245 05:23, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

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EU fines Microsoft $1.35 billion for non-compliance with antitrust decision
Hi there! I found your comment on the above-mentioned article. It is a nice discussion. I have posted my reply at the article's talk page. Please look at it and post your comments. Also, I think this article can be added in the "Notes and references" section in Wikipedia's entry on Microsoft

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This is sensationalism
The headline sounds dire, the conclusion sounds like it's not news. -LambaJan - (talk) 04:47, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Typical sensationalist scare-tactics propaganda. I'd not be surprised if Faux Noise covered this. --71.232.227.162 12:11, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

 * I had the same thoughts. Fephisto - (talk) 14:55, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

This article was sensationalism. There was no need to be making such a headline in a media like wikipedia. The goal is no to sell as in in printed newpapers, but to inform on a most neutral point of view. Hope that it has less chances of happening again. Thanks for writing an article. Thank you Pascal

The front page makes me laugh. 71.84.195.131 15:10, 28 February 2008 (UTC)