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Centennial of 'father of contemporary Thai cinema' celebrated

May 24, 2008

Thailand's National Film Archive in Salaya, Nakhon Pathom unveiled a new museum and cinema on Thursday night for the 100th anniversary celebration of the birth of Rattana Pestjoni, a filmmaker who is considered the "father of contemporary Thai cinema".

With Pestonji's family, movie stars, filmmakers, government officials and fans on hand, the National Film Archive's museum was opened for tours, and the facility's 120-seat cinema hosted the screening of a documentary film, Signature: The Life and Work of R.D. Pestonji.

Pestonji was born in Bangkok on May 22, 1908, to a Parsi-Indian (ethnic Persian) family. For his first short film, Tang, in 1937, he received an award from Alfred Hitchcock at a film festival in Scotland. Pestonji directed his first feature film, Dear Dolly, in 1951. He was known for his skills as a cinematographer, and he shot the first Thai feature film to be submitted to an overseas film festival. Pestonji also pushed for innovations in the Thai film industry, such as using 35mm film, and raising the level of cinematography as an artistic element of the films, said film historian Dome Sukwong, director of the National Film Archive.

The now-lost Santi-Weena was submitted to the Asia-Pacific Film Festival in 1954 in Tokyo. Pestonji served as cinematographer on it as well as Forever Yours, in 1955. He then directed four features, Country Hotel in 1957, Dark Heaven in 1958, Black Silk in 1961, and Sugar Is Not Sweet in 1964. His films were never box-office successes, which led to Pestonji retiring from feature-film work to make television commercials, Sukwong said.

Pestonji died of a heart attack on August 17, 1970 at the Montien Hotel Bangkok, while giving a speech to government officials and film industry executives about the prevalence of Hollywood films in Thailand's cinemas.

Pestonji's legacy
Contemporary directors who were influenced by Pestonji include Wisit Sasanatieng and Pen-ek Ratanaruang (Last Life in the Universe). Sasanatieng was among the filmmakers present at Thursday's event.

"Prae Dum [Black Silk] is the film that remains my single major influence," Sasanatieng was quoted as saying by the Bangkok Post. Sasanatieng's colorful features, Tears of the Black Tiger and Citizen Dog bear many of the hallmarks of Pestonji's films. "Khun Ratana was not simply a master storyteller ... he knew how to use color, art direction and camera angles to create subtle nuances and charge the movie with strong emotions."

Pestonji's sons, Santa and Edel, have continued in the film business. The Bangkok film production house their father started now houses a firm that hires out equipment and film crews to foreign films shooting on location in Thailand. Films that the company has been involved with include Heaven & Earth and The Beach. Pestonji's daughter, Ratanavadi Ratanabhand, was the lead actress in 1961's Black Silk.

New facilities
The Pestonji centennial celebration was the first major event held in the new facilities at the National Film Archive, which moved around 10 years ago to the Fine Arts Department compound in Nakhon Pathom Province, about 50 kilometers from Bangkok, where the archive had been previously located. The museum and cinema complex were built in the last year, and Thursday's event was the first major function held at the facility, said Chalida Uabumrungjit of the Thai Film Foundation, which has worked closely with the National Film Archive to preserve Pestonji's legacy. The foundation holds the rights to Pestonji's films and plans to issue a DVD set of his works later this year.

The centerpiece of the archive's museum is a wax figure of Pestonji, seated with his prized Mitchell camera in front of a recreation of the set from his 1957 musical comedy Country Hotel.

In a manner similar to Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, handprints, footprints and signatures of celebrities are being collected in the concrete outside the museum's cinema. That initiative started on Thursday with actor Prompong Nopparit, a spokesman for the Ministry of Culture, being the first to make his marks.

Other stars making impressions included actor Suthep Wongkamheng, who starred in Pestonji's Dark Heaven. A rain storm dampened the festivities, but didn't keep 1970s action star Sombat Metanee from making his mark in the slab, albeit under cover of umbrellas. Other figures adding their marks to the wet cement were pioneering animator Payut Ngaokrachang and Santa Pestonji, Ratana's eldest son.


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About this story
I attended the event on Thursday afternoon. I hung out, toured the museum, took pictures and watched the documentary. What notations I made are still in a notebook.

Additionally, the Bangkok Post article that is used for the Wisit quote is now behind the Post's subscriber-only firewall. I have a private cache of the article that can be provided on request. The other source, from an advance story I wrote for another publication is there for background information.

Hope this is adequate. Wisekwai (talk) 05:50, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

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Court rules against Texas officials in FLDS case

May 24, 2008

🇺🇸An appeals court in Texas has ruled that Texas Child Protective Services should not have taken the children from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) compound as they were unable to prove that the children in the compound were at risk of immediate physical harm.

401 allegedly abused children were taken into state custody last month after officials received a call from a distressed 16-year-old girl. The children were found in a 1700-acre compound belonging to the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It is now believed that the original phone call was actually a hoax.

Police were monitoring the compound ever since it was bought by the group one year ago. According to Texas law there must have been "a danger to the physical health or safety of the child which was caused by an act or failure to act of the person entitled to possession and for the child to remain in the home is contrary to the welfare of the child".

In addition to the above there must also be "the urgent need for protection required the immediate removal of the child and reasonable efforts, consistent with the circumstances and providing for the safety of the child, were made to eliminate or prevent the child’s removal"

Finally, for state custody to be allowed there must also have been "reasonable efforts have been made to enable the child to return home". A lower court was given 10 days to make a decision on whether the above requirements are met. Although originally the mothers were allowed to stay with the children, they are not required to be separate unless the parents are aged under eighteen or the children are very young. The FLDS said in an open letter to the Governor of Texas that a "critical crisis" was unfolding due to these recent incidents.

The Texas courts system released documents on its website regarding the recent decision. It said that: "the only danger to the male children or the female children who had not reached puberty identified by the Department was the Department’s assertion that the pervasive belief system of the FLDS community groomed the males to be perpetrators of sexual abuse later in life and taught the girls to submit to sexual abuse after reaching puberty."

The document also noted that: "There was no evidence that the male children, or the female children who had not reached puberty, were victims of sexual or other physical abuse or in danger of being victims of sexual or other physical abuse." The website reported that: "While there was evidence that twenty females had become pregnant between the ages of thirteen and seventeen, there was no evidence regarding the marital status of these girls when they became pregnant or the circumstances under which they became pregnant other than the general allegation that the girls were living in an FLDS community with a belief system that condoned underage marriage and sex."

The report claimed there were five possible cases of abuse, "There was no evidence that any of the female children other than the five identified as having become pregnant between the ages of fifteen and seventeen were victims or potential victims of sexual or other physical abuse".

In addition to Texas, the group has compounds in Hildale, Mancos and many other locations. The church has around 10,000 members in total, and was founded in the 1930s. The church split from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints due to the fact that it abandoned polygamy.

The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is led by Warren Jeffs – jailed last year for the rape and forced marriage of a 14 year old girl – is a breakaway branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which abandoned the practice of polygamy in 1890.


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broadcast report referes to information heard on the Free Talk Live show. Anonymous101  07:03, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

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Texas has gone to the Texas Supreme Court with this, not sure if you want to make that a separate article or combine it into this one. Cirt (talk) 07:10, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Perhaps wait on a decision to come back from the Texas Supreme Court? Cirt (talk) 07:10, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I think this decision is very significant and is worth an individual article but if you think strongly otherwise I will change merge that info or wait to finish the article.Anonymous101  07:12, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
 * No, I agree with you. :)  Cirt (talk) 07:13, 24 May 2008 (UTC)


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President Bush to meet with LDS Church leaders in Utah

May 24, 2008

United States George W. Bush is set to meet with leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints next week in Utah. President Bush's primary purpose in visiting Utah is to raise money for Republican presidential candidate John McCain's general election campaign. The ' and ' have reported that the meeting is scheduled for May 29.

According to spokesmen for the church, also called the Mormon Church or LDS Church, President Bush will meet with the three-member which includes the new president. Monson became the 16th president of the Mormon Church in early February after the death of the previous president,.

This is President Bush's first visit with the new First Presidency leadership since the death of former president Hinckley. Bush last met with the three Mormon Church leaders when he was in Utah for a speech at the convention in August 2006.

According to Deseret News President Bush will attend a 70,100-a-couple fundraiser and reception at the home of Mitt Romney, and may potentially stay overnight at Romney's vacation home. Money from the reception will go into a joint fund-raising account called McCain Victory 2008.

"Romney had a very powerful fundraising operation with a lot of donations coming out of this area, and of course now he can leverage that to help McCain," said  professor Quin Monson in a statement in The Salt Lake Tribune.

The Salt Lake Tribune reports that statements from McCain's campaign show he raised $502,650 from Utah donors through the end of April. Romney had raised $5.5 million before dropping out of the Republican primary for the presidential nomination and subsequently endorsed McCain. Romney is the former governor of Massachusetts, and headed the in Utah.


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Seven Moroccans killed in bus crash in central France

May 24, 2008

A bus crash in France's Loire Valley has left seven of the Moroccan passengers dead. 22 of the 32 on board were injured, four critically, after the bus smashed into a concrete pillar on the A10 near Blois in the small hours of yesterday morning.

The bus had departed Tiznit in South Morocco on Wednesday and was headed to the Parisian suburb of Les Mureaux. It had been hired by Aziz, a French company that provides buses to tourists and small traders heading between France and Morocco.

Media images show the vehicle's front end stuck several feet up the pilar, with the roof trapped against the top of the bridge it supported by the pillar. The entire wreck is left leaning at about a forty degree angle back towards the road, and has left the road at a fairly steep angle directly into the pillar. The remains of a trailer it was towing can be seen still attached at the rear of the coach. Transport Minister Dominique Bussereau, who visited the scene shortly after the accident, said that “The incredible state of the bus showed that the impact was extremely violent.”

The pictures showed the bus was in the livery of travel company Labat.

The French Interior Ministry took the rare step of activating an emergency plan to ensure rapid response from large numbers of rescuers and resources. The scene was attended by four helicopters, 140 firefighters and 25 police officers, who had to free multiple victims from the wreck. The A10 was closed off.

Six died immediately, and the seventh victim died shortly afterwards. All the deceased were adults, and included one of the two drivers, the other of whom was seriously injured. It is unclear which was driving at the time.

Investigators believe no other vehicles were involved, but the exact circumstances remain unclear. "It looks like a loss of control. Is this linked to a mechanical problem, drowsiness or a totally different cause?" Bussereau said at the scene. His ministry's accident investigation bureau will conduct a major investigation inquiry, and a separate investigation will be launched by local prosecuters.

One possible cause is that the driver fell asleep at the wheel. Investigators are also examining the bus to try to determine any sign of mechanical trouble. There was good weather in the region of the town of Suevres, where the accident occurred, and very little traffic was using the road at the time, thought to be around 2.50am (0050 GMT).

Morocco's King Mohammed VI has announced he will personally pay for care of the injured and repatriation of those killed. He also asked the ambassador to France to pass on his condolences.


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Israel scrambles fighters to intercept unresponsive aircraft carrying Tony Blair

May 24, 2008

Israel scrambled two fighter jets to intercept a suspicious aircraft that was failing to respond to air traffic control (ATC) and had moved into attack positions, only to discover that it was carrying International Middle East peace envoy and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair.

The aircraft was an executive private jet carrying delegates including Blair from Sinai, Egypt where they had attended the World Economic Forum to Bethlehem on Wednesday when the aircraft entered Israeli airspace and failed to respond to multiple demands from ATC to identify itself, it emerged yesterday. Amid terrorism fears, the Israeli Air Force scrambled two fighters as is standard procedure for unresponsive aircraft. These then manoeuvered themselves above and behind the aircraft, which is an aggressive position considered optimal should a shootdown be required.

The fighters were then able to make direct contact with Tony Blair's flight, which then identified itself and informed the fighter pilots of who was on board. It later turned out the aircraft had suffered a technical fault that had prevented them hearing ATC's request for identification.

Matthew Doyle, a spokesman for Blair who was on the flight, said "Mr. Blair was one of a number of delegates on a flight back from the World Economic Forum in Sharm e-Sheikh. We were not aware of any problem at the time, and have not been notified of any issue with the flight." He also said they only found out after reporters began asking them what had happened.

The Israeli Defense Force refuses to comment on operational matters, but officials speaking anonymously have confirmed the incident occurred.


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Seven civilians killed in Iraq

May 26, 2008

Relations between U.S. forces, Iraqi police and Iraqi civilians were damaged recently by a helicopter airstrike that resulted in the deaths of 7 people. The identities of those killed are disputed, with US forces claiming 5 militants killed and 2 children, while Iraqi police report that all 7 killed were civilians. This is the latest in a series of increasing conflict between these three parties as US strikes continue to occur. Colonel Jerry O'Hara has stated that U.S. led forces "sincerely regrets the injury of any innocent civilians and condemns those terrorists who place civilians recklessly in harm's way."

Colonel Mudhir Qaisi, the police chief in Baiji, says that all seven killed were Sunni farmers traveling through the Mizari region. Fulaiyh Shimmari, a relative of a victim, reports that many family and friends were gathered for the release of a family remember from U.S custody. The American account of the event and its location differs from Shimmari's, who states that when U.S. forces were sighted, many people, including himself, began to flee in cars and on foot. He noted that, during the engagement, three of the seven people in the car were killed, including one child, and four others were shot as they fled on foot.

The American version is that U.S. forces fired warning shots, and when some of the occupants of the premises exhibited hostile intent, the Americans engaged in the fatal fire, resulting in the deaths of five militants. The methods used for this attack were not specified.

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I don't think I really consider the "shootdown considered" element of the title to be appropriate. An intercept does not immediately mean they were considering to shoot it down. Of the sources listed only ABC seem to suggest a shootdown as close. I think this is an attempt to dramatise the story by ABC that we shouldn't be following. Adambro (talk) 14:23, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree, ABC's claim seems to be an attempt to make this story more intresting Anonymous101  14:31, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
 * (edit conflict)I think it is an attempt at sensationalism, but ironically I also think it's actually right. These guys expect to have to shoot unresponsive aircraft down, the very fact jets were scrambled means they were considering it. Attempts at direct contact are part of the procedure before you actually do so. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 14:32, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Cannot be 100% but from what I know it is also standard procedure for US jets to go only standby. Which means they literally power up all weapons to assume that the situation is dangerous. So I would think the information is relevant. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 07:09, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
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2008 USL First Division: Seattle Sounders vs. Vancouver Whitecaps

May 24, 2008

Vancouver Whitecaps lost their 2nd game of the season after losing 2-0 to Seattle Sounders on last night.Seattle effectively took control of the Interstate 5 derby after early goals from Josh Gardner and Sebastien Le Toux.

Whitecaps fans were left in shock after only 7 minutes, as Seattle "blitzed" the home-side with two quick goals in the opening exchanges.

It took just 3 minutes for the Sounders to score the opening goal, as Gardner got on the end of a Le Toux through ball before hitting the shot past a diving Whitecaps goalkeeper Srdjan Djekanovic to give the Seattle the lead.

Seattle extended their lead through the reigning Player of the Year in Le Toux on 7th minutes with a right-footed shot that went past the diving Whitecaps goalkeeper Srdjan Djekanovic.

Whitecaps centre back Omar Jarun underlined the disappointment of his team's start. "The first few minutes were an absolute disaster from us defensively," he told whitecapsfc.com. "We came out flat, and that's disappointing because everything we put into this game in terms of preparation went to waste. It's hard to keep the team's head up after something like that. But tomorrow is another day, and hopefully we can put this defeat out of the way in Portland. Like Seattle, they are another good team, and if do not come out ready to play, it will be another nightmare."

Schmetzer was naturally delighted with the way his side claimed an important away victory in Vancouver. "I think we played well," he said. "When you get a couple of early goals, you are in control of the game. With both goals, we were able to dictate the pace of the game."

The 1st half ended with jeers from the home crowd.

A host of substitutions ensued early in the 2nd half, with Arze, Justin Moose, and Jason Jordan all replacing Valente, Donatelli, and Addlery, as Vancouver tried to bring some spark to what had been a below-par Whitecaps performance.

There was also a Whitecaps debut for new signing Chris Pozniak, as he replaced centre back Omar Jarun on the hour mark. "Give credit to Seattle tonight," Pozniak said of the defeat. "They were the better team over the 90 minutes. They are so well organized, and I tried to speed up the play when I came in, but it didn't work. With the game tomorrow night, it might better for us mentally to get another crack at playing and show that we are better than the performance tonight."

As the match entered the five minutes of time added on, a deflected shot from Pozniak was the extent of Vancouver's efforts to pull a goal back before the final whistle, as Seattle ran out comfortable winners in the end.


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Morgan Tsvangirai returns to Zimbabwe

May 24, 2008

Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of Zimbabwe's largest opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has returned to the Zimbabwean capital city of Harare after a period of self-imposed exile in South Africa. He hopes to begin rallying support for the presidential run-off election against current President Robert Mugabe.

Tsvangirai had originally planned to return on May 17, but this was postponed when his party learnt of an assassination plot against him. Allegations of treason were also levelled at him last month by Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa. President Mugabe's party, Zanu-PF, called the alleged plot "fantasy", but security among the MDC is still high, Mr. Tsvangirai being whisked away from Harare airport earlier today in a three-car convoy.

Nevertheless Mr. Tsvangirai has told reporters that he feels "quite safe" and "not at all afraid". He is confident that his activities in the last 6 weeks have managed to "ensure an African consensus about the crisis in Zimbabwe" and said in a telephone interview in Harare that he is "excited to be home and gearing for the election" and "if Mugabe thinks he has beaten people into submission, he will have a rude shock on the 27th".

Human rights groups and MDC members have claimed that Zanu-PF have been intimidating and violently oppressing Zimbabweans in order to win the run-off, Tsvangirai accusing Zanu-PF of wanting "to decimate MDC structures," and Bloomberg have reported that inflation in the country, estimated in March at 355,000%, is the highest in the world.

The MDC won the parliamentary elections and beat Mugabe's Zanu-PF in the first round presidentials but the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission is organising a run-off election due to the MDC only purportedly gaining 47.9% of the first round vote, with Zanu-PF taking 43.2%. The run-off election is set to be on July 27 and the Southern African Development Community, which Mr. Tsvangirai says can "instill confidence in the people of Zimbabwe", will be monitoring the polling.

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Huge Win for Free Speech
I am so glad that this is the way things turned out. This teaches the fascist police department to mess with free speech. Rekov (talk) 15:35, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

WIN
FUCK YEA SEAKING!

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I had to get the comments back after being deleted. And both times it has to do with Scientology. and w00t for freedom of speech.

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I had to get the comments back after being deleted. And both times it has to do with Scientology. and w00t for freedom of speech. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.229.25.248 (talk) 19:05, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
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W00T, EPIC WIN MY FELLOW MUDKIPS SEAKING SHOOP-DA-WOOP, CHEERIO \b\ROTHAS! Fephisto (talk) 15:25, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Yay for the boy!!! Scientology is just another evil cult that is sweeping the nation.. along with Oprah's crazy nut job of a religion.. i cannot understand why people REFUSE to believe in the God of the Bible and wander about aimlessly to hunt for something to believe in that says " THATS OK.. you believe in whatever you want to.. i'll still love you and wipe up your drool" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.25.211.33 (talk) 16:49, 5 August 2008 (UTC)


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I have reverted your removal of information. Please explain what you think was wrong with the material. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 17:38, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Please stop
Please stop your massive removal of content from a highly-sourced article which has undergone review prior to publish. Cirt (talk) 17:46, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
 * News agencies use background information on news reports all the time. Most news articles would nothing but a paragraph without background information. But regardless, it does not justify you removing almost every piece of that article. Please do not continue the vandalism. If you have an issue with the article, discuss it on its talk page. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 18:11, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

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Police arrest two over Exeter bomb explosion

May 24, 2008

Police have arrested two men in connection to Thursday's bomb explosion in a cafe in Exeter, United Kingdom. The man suspected of being the bomber remains in hospital in a stable condition and is yet to be formally interviewed.

Ten armed officers arrested the pair from outside a cafe in Plymouth, Devon, and are questioning them. Their names have not been released.

The bomb that exploded in the Giraffe was composed of sodium hydroxide, kerosene, strips of aluminium foil and nails. Suspected bomber Nicky Reilly emerged moments later with a bloodied face and is under police guard in hospital, where he has undergone surgery to graft skin over lacerations to his face.

Experts have gone over Reilly's mobile phone, home telephone records and his computer. It is reported that his computer screensaver featured the World Trade Centre in flames after being struck by two hijacked airliners during the 9/11 attacks, and that his mobile revealed that shortly before the explosion he had received a text message apparently encouraging an attack with the bombs.

A second similar bomb was defused nearby. Both were described as highly volatile devices that could be activated by shaking. It is being investigated whether the bombs were supposed to be placed in the toilet with the belief that they were powerful enough to blow out the facade of the building.


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English Football: Chelsea F.C. sack Grant

May 24, 2008

Chelsea F.C. fired Manager Avram Grant today. This comes three days after Chelsea lost to Manchester United F.C. in the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final in Moscow. Grant's tenure has been scrutinized ever since he took over for Jose Mourinho last September.

Despite the constant questioning of his appointment as Manager of the first team, he was able to guide Chelsea F.C. in taking Manchester United to the final day of the Premier League title race after going level on points and narrowly missing out on European glory on penalties. The club only lost two Premier League matches during his tenure, but he was criticised by fans who claimed that his teams lacked style.

A statement on the club read: "'Chelsea Football Club can confirm that Avram Grant has had his contract as manager terminated today. This follows meetings over the last two days," "Everybody at Chelsea FC would like to thank Avram for his contribution since taking over as manager last September," and "We will now be concentrating all our efforts on identifying a new manager for Chelsea and there will be no further comment until that appointment is made."

Former Barcelona Head Coach Frank Rijkaard, Inter Milan Head Coach Roberto Mancini and Russia Head Coach Guus Hiddink have all been linked to the position at Chelsea F.C.


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Authorities contacted after school death threat made on Wikipedia

May 24, 2008

Authorities have been contacted after a threat was made on the online encyclopedia Wikipedia. A user called Deathboy52 made an edit threatening violence at Thomas Grover Middle School, New Jersey. The incident was reported to Wikipedia's 'Administrators' noticeboard', where the reporting user said that the edit "absolutely needs to be reported to the school and the local police."

The user who made the edits has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia as a result of the threats made. Wikinews has learnt that the person who made the threats also edited the article on Sudan, in which he added "Halo therreewada WArr Destruction Deathboy," to the article. The threats were described by Wikipedia user Bongwarrior as death threats, although Wikinews has not seen the threat due to the fact that it was removed from the Wikipedia database.

In a similar incident which occurred last month, a student at Glen A. Wilson High School in Hacienda Heights, California was arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats against students. The student arrested, described as a male minor by Hacienda La Puente Unified School District police, confessed to making threats against students at the high school via a post to the Wikipedia article about the school.


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Author Robert Asprin dead at 61

May 26, 2008

Author Robert Asprin died Thursday in his New Orleans, Louisiana home at the age of 61. Asprin, known for his science fiction and fantasy novels including the MythAdventures series, and Thieves World series of shared world anthologies which he created and edited with his then-wife, Lynn Abbey, was also known by his The Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. (SCA) nickname of "Yang the Nauseating".

Asprin had been scheduled to appear as a keynote guest at the Multiple Alternative Realities Convention (MARCON) in Columbus, Ohio, over the weekend, and his body was discovered by an SCA friend who had come to pick him up to take him to the airport.

He is survived by his mother, sister, son, daughter, and cat, Princess. According to his wishes, a gathering at Fahy's Pub in the French Quarter will be held tonight in lieu of a formal memorial service.

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Boeing pushes back 737 replacement development

May 24, 2008

United States airframer Boeing has announced that development of a replacement for their 737 narrowbody airliner, begun two years ago, has been pushed back several years, Boeing saying that further advancement of technology is required.

Spokeswoman Sandy Angers said that that the team formed to look at the development had been merged into the parent product development team and would cease looking at specific designs. Boeing say airlines demand performance improvements of 15-20% are required if a new airliner is to be commercially viable.

"We've reduced our airplane-design effort and are focusing more on the technology breakthroughs," said Angers. "We need technology breakthroughs in engines, aerodynamics, materials and other systems. You can't simply shrink the 787 and expect the same benefits for the narrow-body market. We've got difficult challenges."

One important difference is that the plastic composite used for the fuselage of the 787 would not offer as significant a weight saving on a smaller aircraft. The delivery date for the plane is now anticipated to be around 2020, and not 2015 as previously hoped. This coincides with the expected date for Airbus to deliver their A320 replacement. Industry analysts predict development of one to trigger development of the other. Boeing had hoped to have their's ready for 2012.

Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Scott Carson said "We're continuing our research effort until we find the right solution. It has to be a 25-year product."

Since its 1967 debut 5,700 737s have been deliverd to date, with orders for 2,200 more, keeping the jet in production until at least 2014. It is Boeing's most popular airliner.


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I agree to dual license my contributions to this article under the GFDL Anonymous101  20:06, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I was under the impression that cc-by 2.5 is one way compatible with the GFDL (meaning anything thats cc-by 2.5 could also be gfdl)? Bawolff ☺☻ 05:16, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I think 3.0 is, but not 2.5 Anonymous101  06:23, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Wikinews or Signpost?
Is this really worthy of a Wikinews article? This seems more suited to the Wikipedia Signpost. Adambro (talk) 20:09, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I think this is an intresting incident Anonymous101  20:10, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't see why this wouldn't be news. We have reported on threats of this nature before. So I see no issues with it. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 22:01, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
 * In the most recent example I understand a school was evacuated. Has anything come of this threat? Are the authorities treating this seriously? Until these questions are answered it seems a little premature to be writing articles about this. I suspect this isn't exactly an uncommon incident. Adambro (talk) 22:06, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Not sure...Would have to ask anonymous that. I was not a contributer in this report...but good questions. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 22:08, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Media mention
So far as I can tell this has not yet been reported in main stream media / secondary sources. Will keep a lookout for it though. Cirt (talk) 01:54, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Copies of Wikinews article:
 * http://www.brujula.net/english/noticias/wiki/Authorities_contacted_after_school_death_threat_made_on_Wikipedia.html

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Dima Bilan wins the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest for Russia

May 25, 2008

Dima Bilan has won the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, the 53rd, for Russia with his song Believe. The song was developed by US R&B artist Timbaland. The song won the competition with 272 points; 42 points ahead of Ukraine's Ani Lorak in second place with 230 points for the song Shady Lady. Third was Kalomira for Greece with Secret Combination The voting for the competition came from 43 countries across Europe, but with 25 countries competing, the others having failed to get through the semi finals. Russia has never won the contest before, Bilan having come second in 2006, losing out to Finnish hard rock band Lordi with Hard Rock Halellujah.

Furtherdown the scale Germany's No Angels with Disapear, Poland's Isis Gee with For Life and the United Kingdom's Andy Abraham with Even If came joint last with 14 points. Fourth last was Teräsbetoni, a Finnish heavy metal band performing in their native language with Missä Mihet Ratsastaa (Where Men Ride). Sweden's Charlotte Perrelli had been predicted to repeat her 1999 victory, this time with Hero, but also received a low score.

There was an estimated 100 million television viewers from across Europe.

UK commentator Terry Wogan has garnered significant media attention for criticising the contest live towards the end of the broadcast for being overly political. "It's a disappointment, considering that Andy Abraham gave, I think, the performance of his life with a song that certainly deserved more marks than it got when you look at the points that Spain got, that Bosnia-Herzegovina got - some really ridiculous songs," he said. "You have to say that this is no longer a music contest... I have to decide whether we (himself and his producer, who already announced he wanted to leave) want to do this again. Western European participants have to decide whether they want to take part from here on in, because their prospects are poor." He called the contest "political".

Spain was represented by Rodolfo Chikilicuatre with Baila el Chiki Chiki (Dance the Chiki Chiki) and Bosnia and Herzegovina by Elvir Laković Laka with Pokušaj (try).

Bilan, who received the maximum 12 points from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus and Armenia, all of which are former Soviet countries, was sent a telegram from Putin to congratulate him after his victory. Mevedev also contacted him later by phone to congratulate him. "Russia is the favorite now, it's just tearing everybody up — in basketball, football, hockey, and Eurovision!" commented champion figure skater Evgeni Plushenko, who had joined Bilan onstage to skate as part of the winning performance. He is now also a politician.

Next year's contest will be held in Russia.


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2008 Major League Soccer: Toronto FC vs. D.C. United

May 25, 2008

Toronto FC ended their 6 game undefeated streak after conceding 2 late goals in the 2nd Half. D.C. United also ended their 4 game losing streak.

Danny Dichio scored on the only two shots in an excellent 1st half for Toronto FC. However, Toronto FC gave up 2 goals in 2 minutes in the 2nd Half.

Toronto FC continued the pressure in the 20th minute but were not able to capitalize on a 4-on-2 counterattack that was started by Guevara and culminated with a shot from Guevara himself that was deflected away by Namoff.

D.C. United scored an equalizer on a corner kick with 4 minutes left before halftime. Devon McTavish flicked a the ball to the back post that Peralta pushed over the line with a diving header to make the score 1-1. The goal ended a 272-minute shutout streak for Sutton and Toronto FC. The streak spaned over three games.

Dichio scored with just seconds before Half-Time to regain Toronto FC's lead.

D.C. United put a lot of pressure on Toronto FC in the 2nd Half. D.C. United pressure finally paid divedend when Moreno and Emilio score 2 goals in 2 minutes to take a 3-2 lead.

The 2nd Half got worse for Toronto FC when French Winger Laurent Robert received a red card.

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Comments:Authorities contacted after school death threat made on Wikipedia

Another one?
Since when did Wikipedia become a death-threat forum? Thunderhead 00:57, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I was wondering the same. -- w:User:Ian Lee 02:56, 25 May 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.122.56.217 (talk)
 * Whenever you get a large site that anyone can contribute to, you will get threats like this. Anonymous101  08:56, 25 May 2008 (UTC)


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Who can nominate?
Anybody can be nominated by any eligible voter.

How many users can I vote for?
The election will be conducted using approval voting, so you may vote for any number of candidates one time.

Who can be nominated for a position?
Anyone can be nominated, however it is highly unlikely to see a new user on the ballot.

Who can vote?
Any user who meets the requirements listed on the election page may vote.

Is this a secret ballot?
No. Unlike the Wikimedia Board Election, votes may be seen by any user.

Someone voted who isn't allowed to. What should I do?
Please do not remove the vote unless you are a member of the Election Committee. The committee will be regularly checking the voting page for any fradulent votes. If you notice a fradulent vote, make a note on the talk page of the election.

What is the Arbitration Committee?
The Arbitration Committee (ArbCom for short) is a last resort for solving disputes between users on Wikinews, in extreme cases. It does not create policy, nor does it secretly rule Wikinews. The members act as judges in cases brought to the Committee. See WN:ARBCOM for more information.

Which seats are up for election?
Due to a term extension at the end of the election last year, all 6 seats are up for election.

Do I need to be over 18, an admin, or disclose my true identity to run?
No. However, some arbitrators receive checkuser and oversight privileges to help them do work for the Committee (but it is optional). To receive those privileges you need to be over 18, and (privately) identify yourself to the Wikimedia Foundation, per a resolution of the Wikimedia Foundation.

What happens after the election?
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Comments:President Bush to meet with LDS Church leaders in Utah

Mormonism is a cult.
 * Care to be a little more intelligent? And by that, I mean provide evidence. --76.25.219.42 03:16, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Can't provide evidence against bigotry, I'm afraid. 76.3.242.2 11:41, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

McCain does not endores George W. Bush. McCain implicitly accused President Bush of instigating the 9/11 massecre, with his comments last week. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.77.251.35 (talk) 20:10, 14 July 2008 (UTC)


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2007/08 UEFA Women's Cup: FFC Frankfurt vs. Umeå IK

May 25, 2008

Germany's FFC Frankfurt became the 1st team to win a 3rd UEFA Women's Cup after a competition record 27,640 fans in attendance. The attendance record is more then double then any previous game in tournament history.

A 1-1 draw in Sweden between the tournament's only multiple-time winners had set up this return under at Commerzbank Arena.

Conny Pohlers opened the scoring in the 7th minute, before finding the target again in the 2nd Half. Lisa Dahlqvist pulled one back with a converted penalty shot. Petra Wimbersky regained Frankfurt's 2 goal lead on a free-kick. Frida Östberg's scored with less then 10 minutes of normal time left.

With the victory, FFC Frankfurt becomes the 1st team to win the tournament 3 times and the only team to record 5 appearances in the final.


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Former vice president of Democratic Republic of Congo arrested on charges of war crimes

May 25, 2008

Jean-Pierre Bemba, one of the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) former vice presidents and militia leaders, has been arrested in Belgium on charges of war crimes. This comes as United Nations (UN) peacekeepers discovered three mass graves in the nation containing an estimated total of 100 bodies.

Reports say that the warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) included at least two counts of crimes against humanity and four counts of war crimes which he allegedly committed in the "Central African Republic from 25 October 2002 to 15 March 2003."

Bemba, who fled the DRC in 2007, was arrested near Brussels on Saturday, May 24 late in the day. He had exiled himself after facing accusations of treason, which he denies. Bemba was DRC's vice president from July 2003 to 2006, and in 2007 was elected to the nation's senate. He was also in control of a militia called the Movement for the Liberation of Congo from about 2002 until 2006. As the leader, he refused orders for the group to renounce armed conflict after a new government was elected in 2006.

In addition to his political roles, Bemba is a businessman worth an estimated several hundred million US dollars. He has business ties in radio as well as television and aviation.

The warrant describes the specific charges that Bemba is facing in accordance with the Rome Statute of the ICC:
 * Two counts of crimes against humanity: rape - article 7(1)(g), torture ‑ article 7(1)(f);
 * Four counts of war crimes: rape ‑ article 8(2)(e)(vi), torture - article 8 (2(c)(i), outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment - article 8(2)(c)(ii), pillaging a town or place ‑ article 8(2)(e)(v).

"Pre-Trial Chamber III found that there are reasonable grounds to believe that in the context of a protracted armed conflict in the Central African Republic from about 25 October 2002 to 15 March 2003, MLC forces led by Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo carried out a widespread or systematic attack against a civilian population during which rape, torture, outrages upon personal dignity and pillaging were committed in, but not limited to, the localities of PK 12, Bossongoa and Mongoumba," stated the ICC in a statement on their website.

The ICC states that this is the first in a series of arrests expected in an ongoing investigation.

"The warrant of arrest for Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo is the first warrant issued in the situation in the Central African Republic. Four situations are currently under investigation by the Prosecutor: Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan (Darfur) [and the] Central African Republic," added the statement.

A UN mission spokesperson stated that the bodies discovered in the DRC have been there possibly since the 1990's or even the early 2000's, but an investigation is ongoing. Troops were patrolling an area in Maboya, a village in the Kivu province, when they found the bodies.

"Apparently they were graves dating back to the 1990's, but it's difficult to know accurately. The first one they excavated contained 100 bodies. The second was seven, and the third one they couldn't estimate," said Kemal Saiki, a mission spokesperson for the UN.

Millions of people are believed to have been killed during the years of 1998-2002 when the nation was ravaged with war.


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Comments:Princess Diana jury returns verdict of "unlawful killing"

i am doin a major assignment on princess diana and i want to prove to EVERYONE that she was murdered..and it was all planned!!!!! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 121.91.90.69 (talk • contribs) 03:32, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Fake. The jury did not blame Henri Paul or the Paparazzi, but a white car that cause the crash. This is a cover up story. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.180.104.129 (talk • contribs) 22:00, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

unlawful killing vedict
The verdict was unlawful killing directly as a result of the following cars, proven NOT to be paparazzi.

- R.Burke —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 120.146.233.16 (talk • contribs) 06:41, 8 December 2018 (UTC)

 * It was Camilla Parker Bowles which has causes the action in the death of Princess Diana. Camilla is a crook. I want her arrested. And she will get a death penalty. 108.21.67.83 (talk) 00:26, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

Jury NEVER stated paparazzi was involved
Jury NEVER stated paparazzi was involved, since evidence provided confirmed ALL paparazzi were not in the area at the time of the crash.

No "evidence" proved driver was drunk because blood work was "inexplicable" due to extreme levels of carbon stated all by physicians involved with toxicology.

Letter from Diana to her butler, that was provided to police Commissioner was hiden for 3 years and then another 3 years by his successor. Six years after her murder, Diana's letter was released which stated her husband Charles was planning her murder by car accident... brake failure, serious brain injury.

Diana was murdered and Lord Robett Fellowes, Queen Elizabeth's private secretary was on leave or vacation the entire month of August and did not return to work until after her murder. He was made Lord the same year for his work .........?

WHY has no one ever been charged with her death? Why were the drivers of the motor cycles, which were not paparazzi ever identified?

Why was the fiat driver never identified?

Why were the tunnel cameras turned off and how many tomes since her murder have the cameras bee turned off?

Why did video of driver not show that he was drunk as a pig?

Why would Diana allow a driver "drunk as a pig" to drive?

Why was President Bill Clinton the only world leader to vote against the Oslo ban on anti-personnel landmines 3 weeks after her murder, despite stating the opposite prior to her death?

Inquest left more unanswered than answered.

All members of The Royal court swear an oth to the Queen. Which nullifies their bias.

The investigation should have been conducted in Paris where the murder was executed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1011:B06C:6ACD:E8D9:FE10:BF94:3A76 (talk)

Camilla Parker Bowles blames the murder of Princess Diana
It's a capital offense. Camilla Parker Bowles murdered Princess Diana because of aiding and abetting a DWI of an accomplice Henri Paul. Camilla Parker Bowles was accused of having an affair to have sex with Prince Charles. Camilla will be held accountable. She was party to defrauding the United Kingdom and the British Royal Monarchy. She is unfit to be a Member of the Royal Family and she is uncrowned Queen Consort. I know it was Camilla Parker Bowles who violated the law in the past scandal. Camilla will get a divorce from King Charles, and stand trial. She will be executed. 108.21.67.83 (talk) 22:18, 19 February 2024 (UTC)


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Talk:Former vice president of Democratic Republic of Congo arrested on charges of war crimes

Shouldn't the part that lists the article numbers of the charge be stylized somehow? I'm not sure if it'd be italic or bold, or what would be appropriate, but i feel as if they should be presented specially somehow. Bawolff ☺☻ 04:16, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Category
editprotected 'Category:Democratic Republic of Congo' should be replaced with 'Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo'. Van der Hoorn (talk) 13:30, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

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Comments:Southern Sudan's defence minister among those killed in major plane crash

heh, if the U.N. is to cowardly to remove those genocidal criminals manually, than I guess fate or karma will have to put these evil men to rest—69.182.175.139 05:40, 25 May 2008 (UTC)


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Eleven days later, a survivor pulled from rubble after Chinese earthquake

May 25, 2008

Eleven days, or 266 hours after an earthquake in Sichuan Province in China which killed over 60,000 people, a survivor has been rescued from the rubble of his own house in the city of Mianzhu.

Xiao Zhihu, 80, who is said to be in stable condition at a local hospital, was paralyzed prior to the earthquake and was found underneath a pillar that once held up his house. Officials said that the only reason he survived so long was because he was being fed by his wife.

At least 30,000 people are missing as a result of the magnitude 7.9 quake on May 12. Officials fear the death toll could go above 80,000. The quake's epicenter was located in the Aba prefecture, 90 kilometers (55 miles) west, northwest of Chengdu, Sichuan, China and was recorded at a depth of 10 k.m. (6.2 miles).

This was the largest earthquake to strike the region in almost 60 years. The deadliest quake in China's history was of magnitude 7.8, striking Tangshan in 1976. Approximately 250,000 people were killed. On May 23, a man who survived that quake after being buried for 10 days, was found alive in the rubble of an office building in Beichuan. He was the only survivor.


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Talk:2008 YODEX Review: Varied competitions, Vast creations

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Less than translation, this final review contained some visits I passed especially from industrial design companies. Though it's difficult to distinguish the industrial and students' design. Brock contact... 10:49, 25 May 2008 (UTC)


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Talk:US Navy sailors jailed in Australia on drug smuggling charges

Image:BOXER.jpg
Change this image to Image:USS Boxer 5Avn (USN).jpg on Commons and delete the local copy as on Commons. Adambro (talk) 13:25, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
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Comments:Dima Bilan wins the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest for Russia

It's all political
It's all political now. The west will never be able to win, because all the balkan and baltic countriers vote for each other! 86.29.139.163 14:09, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Timbaland
He's in Russia now? Man, this guy is everywhere. Even halfway around the world he can't be avoided. ~Planoneck~ 14:27, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Eurovision Politics Contest
Sorry to drag Lordi up again, but I really must point out that I reckon they may well be remembered as the last winner without a large quantity of political votes. The Eastern bit of Europe has taken over; Russia's entry was not a winner on its merits, to be blunt and honest. I never thought I'd say (well, type) these following words: Wogan is right. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 15:08, 25 May 2008 (UTC)


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Talk:Latest trial of the One Laptop Per Child running in India; Uruguay orders 100,000 machines

Replace Image:Green and white XO machine.jpg with Image:LaptopOLPC a.jpg and Image:StartOfMP.jpg with Image:Start of OLPC production.jpg then delete the local copy of both as now on Commons. Adambro (talk) 14:34, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

add Cat.
editprotected can u plz add the (Category:Children) to the article .عماد الدين المقدسي (talk) 09:29, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
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Squash lines up for the 2016 Olympics

May 26, 2008 Squash is among the seven sports considered for new events in the 2016 Olympics. The other nominated sports are baseball, golf, karate, roller sports, rugby and softball. Of these, four were nominated for the London 2012 Olympics, but none were chosen.

At the International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Singapore 2005, squash won the vote to get into the Olympic program, but did not get the 2/3 majority needed for adoption. The new sports for 2016 are baseball and softball, with baseball having been in the Olympics before as a "test" sport, however it did not succeed and was only on the program for one event before it was removed.

Squash is among the favourites because it already in 2005 proved to be favourite for the IOC members at that time. Since 2005, according to the World Squash Federation (WSF), there has been a lot of work to get squash into the Olympic Games. A marked rise in players across the world has occurred, and approximately 13 new countries have been adopted into the WSF.

However, baseball is also considered among the favourites, because it has been tried before and because it is a major sport in the United States and growing in the rest of the world. Notably, Chicago is bidding to host the 2016 Olympics, and therefore a major US sport could be the natural choice.

The last of the three favourites is golf, because it is by far the most played sport of the candidates. However, it is seen as a disadvantage that the Olympic tournament may not be the top priority for the players, who may feel they would rather concentrate on the US or European tours.

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South Africa's largest weekly newspaper wants President Mbeki to resign

May 25, 2008

A front page editorial in South Africa's largest weekly newspaper, The Sunday Times, criticizes President Thabo Mbeki's "incompetent" handling of the country's ongoing anti-immigrant violence, and urges him to resign from office.

"Either he will not lead or he cannot lead. Whichever is the case, the conclusion is the same: he must go," the editorial reads. "And so we appeal to President Mbeki: Stand down in the interests of your country."

In the past two weeks, mob attacks against foreigners have spread across the capital of Johannesburg and surrounding cities. The foreigners, many of whom have come from neighboring Zimbabwe, are being blamed for South Africa's rising crime rates and job shortages.

Violence has now been reported in seven of South Africa's nine provinces. Police have reported at least 50 deaths as a result of the violence, and The Sunday Times reports that around 44,000 have been displaced from their homes. An estimated 700 people have been arrested, police say.

On Wednesday, Mbeki deployed the National Defence Force in an effort to quell the violent situation. This was, The Sunday Times says, "an admission that things were out of control." But the newspaper criticizes Mbeki for proceeding to go about "business as usual", by attending events such as a meeting with business leaders and the restoration of a school.

"Throughout this crisis — arguably the most grave, dark and repulsive moment in the life of our young nation — Mbeki has demonstrated that he no longer has the heart to lead," The Sunday Times says.

Although Mbeki has spoken out against the violence, he has been criticized for not visiting any of the affected areas or addressing the entire nation about the crisis. Mbeki seeks to remedy this with a nationally televised address scheduled for Sunday night.

Other calls for Mbeki's resignation have come from the Mail & Guardian newspaper and the Democratic Alliance, South Africa's main opposition party.

If Mbeki were to resign, he would be temporarily replaced by deputy president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, until the National Assembly would meet to vote for a new president who would serve the rest of Mbeki's term.

If Mbeki doesn't resign, The Sunday Times warns that he could be dismissed with a two-thirds vote of Parliament. In this case, Mbeki's cabinet would also be forced to resign. The office of President would be held by Baleka Mbete, the Speaker of the National Assembly, until a new election was held.


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Boeing 747 cargo plane breaks in two after failed takeoff at Brussels Airport

May 25, 2008 A Boeing 747 cargo plane has broken in two after crashing off the end of the runway at Brussels Airport near Zaventem, Belgium. Some reports say four of the five crew were slightly injured when the Kallita Air jumbo jet failed to takeoff on a flight to Bahrain, but others state no injuries.

Press images show the aircraft, which did not catch fire, broken immediately behind the wings, with the forward section level and the front end of the back section raised in the air. The right hand door has been opened and the emergency evacuation slide deployed by the crew, one of whom is in a state of shock. The area around the plane's wings was doused with specialist fire retardant foam as the tanks were full of fuel for the journey.

The force of the crash at 1:30 p.m. local time today sent the plane 300 meters beyond the end of the runway. Air operations have continued as normal on the airport's two other runways, but a nearby railway line is closed. Reports of the cargo on board vary, with one news agency reporting 70 tons of diplomatic mail, batteries and a car, while other reports state 76 tons of unspecified cargo.

It is unclear what caused the accident, but the pilot reported hearing a loud noise as the aircraft attempted to takeoff. Weather conditions were clear, and the airport had seen some light rain in earlier this morning.

Kalitta is a United States based carrier founded in 2000 by Conrad Kalitta with three 747s and now owns 18 including the one involved in today's accident.


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Comments:South Africa's largest weekly newspaper wants President Mbeki to resign

Although the Bloomberg article should be beyond crude mistakes, The Sunday Times is only SA's biggest weekly newspaper - the Daily Sun, with a daily readership of 2.3m, dwarfs it. (totalling c16m/week, assuming it's 7 days/week)

Some stats to explain the source would be a good idea. http://www.southafrica.info/ess_info/sa_glance/constitution/news.htm has some.


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Lewis Hamilton wins 2008 Monaco Grand Prix

May 28, 2008 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has won the FIA Formula-1 2008 Grand Prix de Monaco on the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco on May 25. It became the first time in the 23 year old Briton's career in F1. Last year, he finished in second place after his former teammate Fernando Alonso. In this race Alonso finished on a distant 10th place in his Renault car. The last British winner at Monaco was Graham Hill in 1969. Rain over the weekend causes a wet start to the Sunday race, causing driver mistakes, however no rain fell during the race or qualifying.

Robert Kubica from BMW Sauber finished behind Hamilton, after gaining 3 positions since the race start. Strategists at Ferrari underestimated the weather condition and the pace of their McLaren and BMW rivals, so Felipe Massa dropped to the third place starting from the brilliant pole.

Adrian Sutil was set to win 4th place until he was hit in the rear by Kimi Räikkönen, who lost control of his car while braking at the chicane after the tunnel. Räikkönen himself dropped from 5th to 9th place and Sutil was out of the race. Sutil qualified only 19th only ahead his Force India teammate Giancarlo Fisichella. Later Sutil was warned by the race stewards that he overtook other cars (Rubens Barrichello, Kazuki Nakajima and Nelson Piquet Jr.) on lap 13 under a waived yellow flags condition, but went unpunished.

Australian driver Mark Webber secured 4th for Red Bull-Renault after Sutil and Räikkönen collided. Sebastian Vettel scored his first points in 2008 season as the Toro Rosso's STR3 car debut. Rubens Barrichello made 6th for Honda.

This race became the 600th race for Frank Williams as his team's young driver Kaz Nakajima scored 2 points. Heikki Kovalainen, Hamilton's teammate closed top eight with one additional point.

Lewis Hamilton is now leading the Championship with 38 points, 3 ahead of Räikkönen, 4 ahead of Massa and 6 ahead of Kubica. Ferrari team still 16 points ahead of McLaren and 17 points ahead of BMW.

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Missiles fly out of control during air base fire in Russia

May 25, 2008

A video has surfaced online that appears to show at least two Russian missiles flying out of control after the Lodeynoe Pole air force base caught fire in St Petersburg on May 23.

The video, which was broadcast by BBC News is about 45 seconds long and shows at least two out of control missiles being launched from within the base as the fire rages on and landing nearby. No one was killed or injured when the missiles were set off, but witnesses report that several missiles "were flying over" their heads as they watched the blaze. Russian military officials initially denied the reports.

According to unnamed police officials investigating the fire, at least 400 to 450 air-to-air missiles were damaged or destroyed in the fire. Officials estimate that the cost of the damage could exceed 80 to 100 million United States dollars.

"The fire destroyed 450 rockets of the air-to-air class. We have yet to establish how many of them exploded and how many were damaged by fire, but in any case they can't be used," said an unnamed Russian official as quoted by the International Herald Tribune which quoted Interfax. The base housed missiles and Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet planes.


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Football: Thomas Sørensen ready for new club

May 27, 2008

Danish national goalkeeper Thomas Sørensen is ready to leave Aston Villa after four years with the club. Sørensen rules out extending his current contract with the club, saying: "It would be the strangest thing I have ever experienced. If Martin O'Neill called me and offered me a contract, I would not sign it. It is over."

Currently, Thomas Sørensen is home in Denmark for friendlies against the Netherlands and Poland next week.

Speaking to Danish Ritzau, Sørensen said: "We are in talks with several clubs. So that's positive. I am not nervous about finding a suitable club before the next season." Sørensen declined to mention any specific club names.

This will mark the end of four years at Aston Villa, while Thomas Sørensen might not have wanted the last year, as he did not play a single match this season.

Even though Sørensen, through his agent, said he would decline an offer from Ipswich Town F.C.,Those Were The Days reports that the Championship League club may seek to recruit Sørensen. Sources predict that he will wind up with a Premier League team or return to Denmark to play for F.C. København.


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French fry 'king' J. R. Simplot dies at age 99

May 25, 2008

J. R. Simplot, french fry "king" & founder of the J. R. Simplot Company, an agricultural supplier specializing in potato products has died today in Boise, Idaho. He was 99 years old.

He was born John Richard "Jack" Simplot on January 4, 1909 in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. By World War II, the J. R. Simplot Company had become the largest shipper of fresh potatoes in the nation. By the early 1960s it was the primary supplier of french fries to McDonald's; by 2005 it supplied more than half of all french fries for the fast food chain. Simplot also produced fertilizers for agriculture.

In 1961, Simplot financed the Brundage Mountain ski area area near McCall, two hours north of Boise. The Simplot Company sold its 50% interest in Brundage in April 2006 to the longtime co-owner, the DeBoer family.

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NASA's Phoenix spacecraft lands safely on Mars

May 26, 2008 NASA's Phoenix spacecraft has landed safely on Mars, following a ten-month flight. Landing occurred yesterday evening at around 23:38 GMT (20:38 EDT), with confirmation being received by flight controllers around fifteen minutes later at 23:53, the communications delay due to the time taken for light and radio signals to travel from Mars back to Earth.

Phoenix was launched atop a Delta II rocket last August. It is the first Mars Scout spacecraft to be sent to explore Mars. It will search for water and complex molecules at the North Pole of Mars. It is the third spacecraft currently operating on Mars, joining the Mars Expedition Rovers Spirit and Opportunity, which are currently operating on the planet's surface. Phoenix is expected to operate on the surface of Mars for 90 Martian days, about 92 Earth days.

Scientists monitoring the landing at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California cheered as the news was transmitted by the spacecraft, saying it had landed safely.

According to the live broadcast on NASA TV, a systems check began in final preparation for landing at 22:20 GMT (7:20 p.m. eastern time) which was given the "all green". At 22:22, Phoenix was confirmed to be properly aligned for entry into the Martian atmosphere. At 22:30 Phoenix began to accelerate into the atmosphere, where it will hurtle towards the planet at nearly 11,000 miles an hour. At 22:41 the data stream was successfully sent to Earth, Phoenix successfully separated from its boosters and sent a UHF signal to NASA. At 22:44 its main radio was confirmed to be on.

Scientists monitoring the MRO then confirmed the signal from Phoenix at 22:45. Approximately 3 minutes later Phoenix was confirmed to have entered the Martian atmosphere. According to predictions before the landing - based on the sequence of events programmed into onboard computers - the cruise stage, which had controlled the spacecraft during its journey from Earth to Mars, separated from the probe which was to enter the atmosphere at 23:24:15 GMT. Entry interface occurred at 23:31:15, and the parachute deployed at 23:34:58. The heat shield was jettisoned at 23:35:13, followed by the rest of the "aeroshell", which had protected the spacecraft during decent, and the parachute, at 23:37:13. Landing itself occurred at 23:38:36 GMT.

During descent, the spacecraft's progress was monitored by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft, already in Areocentric orbit. Mars Odyssey was in contact with Phoenix throughout the descent, including during the phase of the descent where maximum temperatures were reached, when controllers had predicted that data would be lost. The HiRISE camera on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was able to photograph Phoenix under its parachute during descent.

Phoenix's goal is to gather environmental information about Mars to search for possible locations for the best signs of microbial life in the soil. It will also research the history of water on Mars. The mission is scheduled to last for at least 92 Earth days, or 90 Martian days. The spacecraft landed in an area near the North Pole of Mars, unofficially named the Green Valley. It is an area about 250 kilometres wide, located in the Vastitas Borealis plains.

Phoenix is carrying a number of instruments to investigate Mars. Some of these were taken from the cancelled 2001 Mars Surveyor lander, and some others were derived from instruments flown on the Mars Polar Lander (MPL) spacecraft. MPL was launched in January 1999, but failed during its descent to the Martian surface. Landing on Mars is considered to be one of the most difficult challenges in space exploration, and one scientist working on today's landing said that "this is not a trip to Grandma's for the weekend". More than half of previous missions to Mars have failed, leading to jokes that exploration of the planet is cursed.

This is the 38th spacecraft to be launched to Mars, and the 19th to arrive successfully, bringing the success rate to exactly 50 percent. It is also the 12th spacecraft to attempt a landing on Mars, and the 7th to successfully accomplish this.

Upon confirmation of landing, a flight controller was heard to exclaim "The Phoenix has landed, welcome to Vastitas Borealis!", whilst others cheered, and congratulated each other on the successful landing.


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I was watching the NASA channel on www.nasa.gov to get all the time notes listed in article and reactions. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 23:57, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Time zone
Seeing as none of the events happened in the "Eastern time zone", I have switched to a more universal time format, GMT. I believe it is the de facto time zone of space anyway. --GW_SimulationsUser Page 00:13, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Note on landing time
A lot of sources are getting the landing time wrong. It did not land at 23:53 GMT, that was the time at which landing was confirmed. For some reason, a lot of other news websites are reporting this as the actual landing time. This article is okay at the moment (check timestamp), but be careful not to add the incorrect time. --GW_SimulationsUser Page 00:33, 26 May 2008 (UTC)


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I'm afraid I think your story about Cantonment Hill being sold is too stale to publish now, as we would effectively be reporting on news that actually happened on Thursday. This is too late. Don't let this put you off; the best thing to do here is to do a follow up report-maybe try and get an interview with parties involved or report on the current status. Please give me a shout if you have any questions.   Tris   08:49, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

 * Ah, yes, I see. Thank you for being so polite.  I think I saw that the article had been marked for deletion and thought it was because someone thought it was no good.  Is it okay?  Apart from being too late, I mean.  What happens to it now?  Does it just get deleted?  Thanks for your help!  — Sam Wilson ( Talk • Contribs ) … 12:30, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
 * When an article is marked stale it's a sort-of warning you've a couple of days to save it. That can be through finding a more recent source with additional information to add to the article or, as Tris says, getting WN:OR comment from parties directly involved. --Brian McNeil / talk 13:03, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Re: Duplication of RSS tool, sorry
No problem, your tool is more general and quite different! Mine is just a specific application for a specific need. I don't have time to actively maintain it, so I'm happy that somebody else is working on something better. :) --Pietrodn (talk) 22:00, 28 June 2016 (UTC)

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Australian art gallery raided by police; photographer faces possible indecency charge

May 26, 2008

The Rosley Oxley9 Gallery in Sydney, Australia was raided by police over the weekend following complaints of child pornography. The complaints related to an exhibition of works by photographer Bill Henson, which included several photographs of naked pubescent children. Twenty-one of the forty photographs in the exhibition were seized during the raid, and police have announced that charges will be laid under the NSW Commonwealth and Crimes Act for "publishing an indecent article". Digital versions have also been removed from the Gallery's website.

Politicians on both sides of the fence spoke out against the exhibition. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, speaking to the Nine Network, said he found the photos to be "absolutely revolting [...] Whatever the artistic view of the merits of that sort of stuff - frankly I don't think there are any - just allow kids to be kids." His Opposition counterpart, Brendan Nelson, believes that the exhibition "violates the things for which we stand as Australians and indeed as parents".

Art experts have supported Henson and defended his work, denying claims of child pornography and exploitation. According to Betty Churcher, a former director of the National Gallery of Australia, "[t]here is absolutely no suggestion of pornography in these photographs". Sydney art dealer Denis Savill hung one of Henson's works, featuring two nudes, in his gallery window beside an Arthur Boyd nude, to "give them something to grizzle about".

According to Tony Oxley, husband of gallery owner Roslyn, the gallery's answering machine has recorded several threats to burn the building down. The police action also calls into question the fate of similar works by Henson in other galleries in Australia and around the world.


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Lebanon elects army chief as new president

May 26, 2008 Michel Suleiman officially became the President of Lebanon yesterday after a series of events that had delayed the election by over a year were concluded.

Some people in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, set off explosives and fired guns to celebrate the victory.

US President George W. Bush released a statement regarding the victory: "I congratulate Michel Sleiman on his election as President of Lebanon."

Bush continued, "I am confident that Lebanon has chosen a leader committed to protecting its sovereignty, extending the government's authority over all of Lebanon, and upholding Lebanon's international obligations under UN Security Council Resolutions, including 1559, 1701 and 1757."

"I am hopeful that the Doha Agreement, which paved the way for this election, will usher in an era of political reconciliation to the benefit of all Lebanese. We look forward to working with President Sleiman in pursuit of our common values of freedom and independence."


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Talk:Lewis Hamilton wins 2008 Monaco Grand Prix

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While it's pretty clear about "copyedit", I'm sorry, what does "formalise" mean? I don't get it... --Yuriybrisk (talk) 06:58, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
 * The article just seems a little too chatty and informal: "he finished right behind his former teammate", "still a wet track though", "got up 3 places", "dominates over McLaren", etc. --GW_SimulationsUser Page 07:39, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
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 * This is notable IMO
 * Non notable is not a valid criteria.Anonymous101  07:59, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
 * For a start "civilian" isn't even spelt correctly in the title. --Brian McNeil / talk 08:00, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Will someone fix the title? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.227.157.194 (talk) 23:11, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

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Talk:Australian art gallery raided by police; photographer faces possible indecency charge

Is this pubescent, or pre-pubescent children? There is a world of difference. --Brian McNeil / talk 08:18, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

 * His speciality is catching them at the edge of puberty, so I'd say pubescent is the correct term. Chris Mann (Say hi!|Stalk me!) 13:07, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
 * In other words, not something I'd be likely to hang on the living room wall next to the fantasy pencil nude of an angel. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:56, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

 * Probably not, but there is certainly a lot of support for his work (one thing I forgot to put in the article is that it's not just art experts defending him, but some of the models he's used too). And this is sounding more like Comments: discussion than Talk: to me, so feel free to move it over. Chris Mann (Say hi!|Stalk me!) 00:01, 27 May 2008 (UTC)


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Wikinews Shorts: May 26, 2008

23 die as bus and truck collide in Hamedan, Iran
23 people have died after a bus and a truck collided in Iran's Hamedan province on a road to Tehran yesterday. The crash comes two months after 22 students died when their bus had a fiery crash with a fuel tanker in Southwest Iran. Iran's roads have one of the world's worst safety records due to poor maintenance, reckless driving and inadequate police attention.

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Myanmar embassy in Thailand hit by fire
No-one was injured after a fire broke out in Myanmar's embassy in Thailand, but the second floor was completely destroyed, as were sections of the roof, leaving the building unable to supply the visas many aid workers are still waiting for after Cyclone Nargis hit the country. The fire is said to have been caused by an electrical fault.

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Harry Potter actor stabbed to death
18-year old actor Rob Knox, who will appear as Marcus Belby in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, to be released in the US and UK in November, was stabbed to death trying to protect his 16-year old brother from two men in a bar in Sidcup, London, England.

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What sport is this? There is zero mention of that. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:12, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

 * It's our old friend Rockerball. We should just remove it, and maybe block the user to learn to stop posting his ridiculous 'sport'. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 10:15, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I have removed the rockerball short. Please revert if you object. Anonymous101  10:23, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
 * The story I wrote was not about rockerball. It was a rugby match. --RockerballAustralia (talk) 02:13, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

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