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That's very true! Besides if we set up in the moon first and develop fuel and building materials from resources there the cost of further missions can be halved! We need to set up in the moon BEFORE trying to get to an asteroid or Mars. It's simple logic.


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I'd expect Godwin could be tough to work with if we want to go down the speculation/conspiracy route. Myself, in conversation with Godwin:

"I am concerned that someone who makes a living by argueing [Sic] could not establish these facts from this conversation..."

"Perhaps you should read my comments and figure out what this whole discussion is all about. I can only hope it is sheer laziness that prevents you from reading/understanding the discussion, because otherwise you are incompetent to the point of being unable to do your job - which does not match what I have heard of your ability, which I am told is quite high - or a liar."

I stand by those comments. It was not a difficult conversation to understand to someone of the intelligence required of the former EFF and then WMF counsel.

Ironically, that same conversation makes me doubt massive argument. If he's walking because of that, surely he'd blow some public steam? After all, to make him quit he'd have to be fairly damn convinced a) he was right b) the differences of opinion were major. I'd expect that to result in some kind of public identification of a problem.

All in all, I'm not so sure there's anything sinister. As always, I stand to be convinced but I am not expecting evidence to the contrary. Also, let's please remember that while he may have breached DICK, he may very well have quit for personal reasons as mentioned above. Thus, and I say this preemptively rather than in response to any comments here so far, we should not whip up any kind of frenzy without good reason.


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Corporate nonspeak. Also, inaccurate. However, I will defend wholeheartedly his shooting down of ridiculous attemted actions from the likes of the FBI and Stopp & Stopp. In the latter incident - where it was actually suggested that German law was applicable in the US - I have heard an experienced European lawyer comment that Godwin should perhaps have pointed out that, despite an attempt in 1941-5, Germany has been unable to achieve this result. I rather suspect that a number of lawyers would be justifiably pissed enough to have said such, so Godwin actually trod pretty gently.

One questions why anyone even bothered to send the letter. That one was worthy of Carter Fuck.


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Scientist demands end to US 'addiction to oil'

October 21, 2010

A for the, Doug Inkley, has criticised what he described as America's "addiction to oil". Inkley stated it is ultimately responsible for the Deepwater Horizon disaster earlier this year.

Inkley commented on the incident, six months after the explosion which killed eleven rig workers and resulted in over 170 million gallons of leaking into the Gulf of Mexico causing damage to   as well as the Gulf's fishing and tourism industries.

Inkley is a senior scientist working for the. He stated, "Looking back at what we knew six months after the Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska illustrates the danger of too quickly drawing conclusions about the full impacts of the Gulf oil disaster."

"Six months after the Exxon Valdez disaster," he continued, "the herring stocks in Prince William Sound seemed like they’d pull through. It wasn’t until the fourth year after the disaster that herring stocks collapsed due to a delayed population effect of the oil, devastating the people and wildlife that depended on them. Today, more than two decades later, this once-vital fish still hasn’t recovered."

His remarks echo those issued by another environmental organisation in July. Greenpeace demanded that BP, who the United States Congress has blamed for the disaster, take a "new direction" and end an "obsession with high risk, environmentally reckless sources of oil."

A spokesperson for Greenpeace said, "[t]he moment has come for BP to move beyond oil. Under Tony Hayward the company went backwards, squeezing the last drops of oil from places like the Gulf of Mexico, the tar sands of Canada and even the fragile Arctic wilderness [...] The age of oil is coming to an end and companies like BP will be left behind unless they begin to adapt now." Statistics show that the United States is by far the largest consumer of oil, using 20,680,000 barrels every day. Its closest rival, China, consumes only 7,578,000 barrels per day.

Inkley said incidents in the past showed there can be far-reaching effects. "The disaster was not simply one ecosystem earthquake – the aftershocks have continued to this day," he said, citing  which occurred when an  ran aground in the.

"What tremors are still to come in the Gulf? The aftershocks of the Gulf oil disaster will continue to cast a long shadow of uncertainty on the Gulf ecosystem and the livelihoods of those who depend upon it for years to come," pointed out Inkley. Adding, "[a]s I look back on my days in Louisiana's wetlands wading through thick black oil in prime pelican habitat, I continue to wonder: How long must we wait for lawmakers to act to prevent future disasters? How many more lives, livelihoods and animals must be claimed by our addiction to oil?"


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Any information not in the sources comes from this article, which I also wrote. The statistics regarding American oil consumption are taken from this website.  Wackywace dictaphone 18:01, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

 * Please add a related news section with the BP report article, and {or}. The lede paragraph has a sentence fragment (sentence #2), and is much too long for a lede. Consider recasting it? -  Amgine | t 18:41, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

 * Done. Thanks for pointing them out.  Wackywace dictaphone 18:59, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Should be clarified
In the title and in the article's content, if the scientist is demanding that to the whole continent, or the country that proclaims itself the "America", which is totally incorrect. Diego Grez return fire 02:38, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

 * In the article he says "our", but it is not clear what he is referring to. I would be very happy for the article to be renamed if it is believed that he is speaking about something else.  Wackywace dictaphone 06:23, 22 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I believe it refers to the United States of America, and not the entire continent. Will rename the article and clarify it refers only to that country. --Diego Grez return fire 16:36, 22 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Diego.  Wackywace dictaphone 17:19, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Typo
ultimatley responsible -> ultimately responsible

On Main Page. -84user (talk) 16:59, 22 October 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ Thanks! Tyrol5 (talk) 17:02, 22 October 2010 (UTC)


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The lawyer thought that Godwin should have fulfilled Godwin's law?

I will have to retire my favorite Wikinews userbox in a few days, so let's make the most of it now:


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Yep. Actually, he couldn't have cared either way about Godwin's law; he just wanted to taunt the Germans. Fun fact: the majority of Germans actually make war jokes themselves.

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Apple announces refreshed MacBook Air laptops, software updates at media event
Thanks for working on this! However, please try to talk more about newsy stuff, and less on technical numbers and whatnot. If you only mention all these numbers, they aren't extremely important and the article will seem like Apple advertising. Thanks!  — fetch · comms  19:43, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm working on making the article more neutral; it reads sort of like a press release in certain spots right now. Also, be sure to read the style guide; I'm also working on fixing some minor stuff relating to that.  — fetch · comms  02:50, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

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Apple unveils new MacBook Air laptops, iLife '11 software suite

October 23, 2010

In a Wednesday media event, Apple Inc. released a new lineup of laptops and the 2011 version of the company's  software suite. The "Back to the Mac" event also included a preview of Apple's forthcoming operating system, to be released in mid-2011.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the new products at the, California event, saying the company has "been inspired by the work [it has] done on the iPad, and [it wants] to bring it back to the Mac." Apple has plans to import more features of its mobile operating system to the  operating system.

Jobs announced today that the "Lion" release to OS X, which is scheduled for release next summer, will include more support for and a desktop version of the company's. He said that the App Store will be available for Apple's current OS "Snow Leopard" within 90 days, and that applications can be submitted starting next month. Jobs also announced that a beta version of, Apple's IOS video calling application, would be available for OS X users immediately. Several new applications will be added in OS X Lion, dubbed "Mission Control" and "Launchpad."

In his keynote address Wednesday, Jobs announced the release of Apple's iLife '11 software suite, which includes the, , and programs. iPhoto has new slide show templates, while iMovie has added audio editing capabilities. GarageBand now includes several new piano- and guitar-playing lessons. iLife '11 was released on Wednesday as a US$49 upgrade, and is also available free with new Mac purchases.

In another move to bring iOS functionality to Macintosh computers, Jobs announced an updated MacBook Air series of laptops, on sale now. The new MacBook Air uses rather than a traditional hard drive, and has no CD/DVD drive, an approach seen on the  tablet computer. In addition, the laptop's battery life has been extended, even though it is only 0.68 in (1.73 cm) thick and weighs less than 3 lbs (1.36 kg). "We think it’s the future of notebooks," said Jobs. There are now two models of the MacBook Air: an 11.6-inch (29.46-cm) version and a 13.3-inch (33.78-cm) model. Analyst Shawn Wu says the company "priced it really aggressively," referring to the computer's base price of US$999.

Jobs said that his company sold 13.7 million Macs last year, totaling US$22 billion. In the last financial quarter, Mac sales increased 22 percent, comprising 24 percent of total revenue for Apple. However, the original MacBook Air did not fare so well. Sales and hype over the first Air decreased soon after its introduction, and the line was overshadowed by the release of Apple's 13-inch (33.02-cm). The MacBook Air had not been significantly updated since 2008.


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I realize this is still under development, but the source is old. --SVTCobra 23:42, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

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I'm confused about the status of the image on this (which I see you were the deleting admin for, when that happened). Is the image now under that name the same image as before, or isn't it? --Pi zero (talk) 17:55, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
 * The current image is not the same as the original, which was a Flickr image that has been deleted from there too. It showed a Mac with a number of icons, a FaceTime conversation and part of a picture of a hand. To be honest the current picture is a better one. Green Giant (talk) 20:12, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks for clarifying. Not the original, so it doesn't go on the article.  (Better is interesting, but of course doesn't factor in.)  --Pi zero (talk) 20:20, 2 February 2018 (UTC)


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Typhoon Megi heads towards China

October 21, 2010

After devastating the Philippines, is heading towards Mainland China and is expected to make landfall on Saturday. The typhoon regained its Super Typhoon status and is expected to make landfall east of Hong Kong and currently has winds of 185 kph (115 mph) with wind gusts up to 235 kph (145 mph).

Hong Kong hoisted the lowest typhoon alert level and winds in the area are expected to gradually strengthen in the coming days. The China oceanic administration has advised that wave heights of 5–7 meters (16–23 feet) are possible. The ministry of civil affairs and the state disaster relief commission have issued a national disaster warning.

Officials in the resort island of Hainan have suspended train services in and out of the island and brought 2500 fishing boats back to the harbor. Billboards in Sanya are being removed so that there is a lesser threat of danger to pedestrians. In the eastern oil platforms were evacuated and Asia's largest oil refiner, Sinopec Corp, has suspended some oil shipments to Hong Kong.

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 * Ten dead, nine injured as Super Typhoon Megi clears Philippines
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Hello,

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

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Misst. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Misst~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

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Whooping cough outbreak kills ten infants in California

October 21, 2010

Ten infants have died and nearly 6,000 others have been infected in California, United States with, or pertussis, since the beginning of this year. Health officials are referring to the event as the worst outbreak of the cough in 60 years.

A spokesman from the, Michael Sicilia, says all of the deaths occurred in infants under three months and that nine of the deaths were found in infants under eight weeks old. This leads to the conclusion that the children were too young to receive the vaccine for the disease.

Sicilia indicated that an estimated 50% of children received the disease from parents or caregivers. Earlier in July of this year California recommended that anyone over seven years old who was not fully vaccinated for Pertussis get a Tdap pertussis booster.

Some parents are refusing to have their children vaccinated against the disease and the vaccine has worn off in some adults. Alison Patti, a spokesperson from the (CDC), pointed out that the vaccine does not protect individuals indefinitely and health officials are urging that people get the vaccine again if they have not received it within the past five years.

According to the CDC, for the first week or two the symptoms of the cough are similar to the common cold; soon after the child begins to "cough violently and rapidly, over and over, until the air is gone from their lungs and they're forced to inhale with a loud 'whooping' sound." Pertussis carries side effects, such as a 20 percent chance of pneumonia and about a one percent chance of convulsions, which makes it very deadly to infants.

Doctors and parents often miss the symptoms of whooping cough in infants under six months old due to the absence of the "whooping" sound. Alison Patti said that the "whooping" characteristic is absent in adults which makes them think they don't have pertussis. She recommends that anyone with a persistent cough get tested for the whooping cough.


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British Government warns against tax breaks for Scientology

October 21, 2010

The new British coalition government has warned local authorities in the United Kingdom not to provide tax breaks to branches of the Church of Scientology. After an investigation by  newspaper revealed that several local authorities have granted Scientology tax breaks worth over a million pounds,  intervened to urge councils to end the practice.

Pickles noted in a statement that Scientology was not officially recognised in the UK as a religion or a registered charity and was not eligible for tax relief. Pickles commented, "I do not believe the majority of the public would want their own council to be giving special tax breaks to such a controversial organisation."

The minister's intervention followed the disclosure by The Guardian that at least four local authorities have given Scientology lucrative tax discounts on branches in their areas. These included:

 * The, which gave an 80% tax exemption worth £1.3 million to the flagship Scientology centre in the . The corporation justified the exemption on the basis that Scientology could be considered to be a charity either for the advancement of religion "or other purposes beneficial to the community". It said that it feared being sued by the organisation if it discontinued the exemption.

 * granted 80% rates relief to the Scientology in the  district of London. This saved Scientology £165,303 over the past ten years, though as of July 2010 the centre is no longer in use. The council determined that Scientology was a "non-registered charity" that is "beneficial to the community".

 * awarded the Church of Scientology Religious Education College an 80% tax discount on the grounds that the property was an educational institution.

 * The gave the Church of Scientology's branch in the city tax relief worth £30,000 over five years.

refused to disclose whether and how much tax relief had been granted to the Scientology branch in the. Other local authorities, including and, said that they charged Scientology the full commercial rate.

In response to The Guardian report, Eric Pickles issued a statement saying that Scientology should not receive privileged tax status and did not deserve to do so, "Tolerance and freedom of expression are important British values, but this does not mean that the likes of Church of Scientology deserve favoured tax treatment over and above other business premises. The Church of Scientology is not a registered charity, since the Charity Commission has ruled that it does not provide a public benefit. Nor are its premises a recognised place of worship. Councils may award charitable relief. They should take into consideration the Charity Commission's rulings when weighing up whether to do so. I do not believe the majority of the public would want their own council to be giving special tax breaks to such a controversial organisation."

The controversy was the latest in a series of disputes involving Scientology's tax status in the UK. Scientology is not officially recognised as a religion. The rejected an application in 1999 by Scientology for charitable status, ruling that its activities did not meet the "public benefit" test. However, in 2000 Scientology obtained exemption from Value Added Tax (VAT) on the grounds that its services were educational and non-profitable. It successfully sued for the return of £8 million in overpaid VAT.

A spokesman for the Church of Scientology told The Guardian, "Scientology is very popular with those who have visited our churches, met with Scientologists and observed or utilised our numerous community activities that effectively address drug abuse, illiteracy, declining moral values, human rights violations, criminality and more. Local council authorities, government bodies in this country and many others, and the European court of human rights have all recognised the religious nature of Scientology or the fact that Scientologists are actively helping those in their communities as a direct reflection of their religious beliefs."

Birmingham City Council told the local Sunday Mercury newspaper, "We have noted Mr Pickles' comments and will take them on board."


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This is one of just two articles on the topic that show up in Google News: http://news.google.com/news/more?&ncl=dr6KnA4HVs6c60M4pgI-F6fSfr9BM


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Eric Pickles is Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, not Culture Secretary. That makes him the correct government Minister to issue the warning.

The Guardian article was repeating already known facts, mentioned in the recent BBC Panorama programme and detailed in an earlier article by John Sweeney on the BBC website. http://news.bbc.co.uk/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_9038000/9038529.stm This in turn used information obtained in FOIA requests made to local authorities by critics of the Church of Scientology. --Hartley Patterson (talk) 13:18, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Fixed the link to Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. -- Cirt (talk) 20:38, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

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Two men found guilty of murder of shop owner in West Yorkshire, England

October 21, 2010

Two men have been found guilty of murdering shopkeeper Gurmail Singh in a robbery at his shop in West Yorkshire, England. During the robbery at Cowcliffe Convenience Store in in February, Singh was hit over the head with bottles of wine and died the next day.

Muawaz Khalid, aged twenty, and Nabeel Shafi, aged eighteen, both from Huddersfield were convicted of murder after a six-week trial at Crown Court. Three other men were cleared of murder but two were convicted of robbery; the third had previously admitted to assisting an offender. They will be sentenced on November 16. The court was told how smokers at a opposite the shop became aware of the robbery when two of the gang were seen fleeing the scene. A man attempted to trap two remaining members of the gang inside the shop but they escaped through a back door. Other members of the public tried to stop them but they were able to get away.

Detective Superintendent David Pervin of, speaking after the convictions said, "[l]ocal people showed great courage in attempting to tackle and capture those responsible at the time of the attack and, after the tragic events of that night, the wider community united and showed massive support in helping us to put these people before the courts. I cannot thank them enough for that."


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Electric company faces lawsuits from residents of California neighborhood destroyed by explosion

October 21, 2010

The (PG&E) is facing several lawsuits, including one filed by residents of, California, after a gas line exploded in their neighborhood on September 10, completely destroying over 50 structures, 37 of them homes. In their lawsuit, residents claim that PG&E knew the pipeline was "defective" and was a "ticking time bomb". They further allege that the company was aware that the pipeline could fail, but did not act.

The lawsuit was filed by at least five families who resided in the Glenview neighborhood of San Bruno. The Danko firm who is representing the residents say they expect to file at least a dozen more lawsuits against the company alleging they were liable and responsible for the explosion and the damages that occurred as a result of it. "This wasn't an accident. This was a foreseeable consequence of ignoring safety measures," one attorney representing the families said. It has also been reported that several other wrongful death lawsuits have been filed against PG&E. Three people were killed in the explosion.

The explosion and subsequent fire was originally thought to have been a downed commercial aircraft. Live scanner communications at the time of the explosion had stated that fire departments from six different companies reported to the scene. Residents say that firefighters were not able to bring the blaze under control because the pipeline was active for at least 5 hours after the explosion.

Residents filing the lawsuits are seeking damages and removal of the pipeline from the neighborhood. Jim Ruane, the mayor of San Bruno, backs residents in their request to PG&E to remove the pipeline from Glenview. "We want our neighborhood rebuilt, and we want our people back," he said. A PG&E spokesperson denied having officially received the lawsuits, but said: "We remain committed to our customers in San Bruno and will continue to be there to help rebuild the neighborhood."


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Archaeologists uncover Britain's earliest known hospital

October 21, 2010 Archaeologists from the in Hampshire, England have discovered what they believe to be the earliest known hospital in the United Kingdom. Burials at the former leprosy hospital in England's former capital city have been radio carbon dated and are estimated to be from AD 960–1030. Several buildings have been excavated on the site along with the foundations of other structures. Other artifacts were also found on the site.

Prior to this discovery the earliest hospitals in the country were believed to date from the Norman Conquest, which took place in AD 1066. A leading researcher on medieval hospitals, Prof Nicholas Orme, said that the only other evidence for hospital activity prior to 1066 was within the context of monasteries or minsters. The earliest known hospital in England before this discovery was at in, founded in the 1070's.

The Winchester dig has been taking place in Hospital Field, the location of the former St. Mary Magdalen Hospital which was believed to have been established in AD 1170. The site has subsequently been used as a prison for Dutch prisoners in the 17th century and during the First World War as an army base.


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Refers to scanner communications between firefighters. See: Large gas main explodes in San Bruno, California neighborhood. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 15:34, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Title versus text
I've not yet looked in any detail, but the title was specifically changed to 'lawsuits', plural, but the first para (and maybe others) still use singular. Can you check which is which and clarify? In particular, if there are more than one I'd like to know what differences there are between them. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 17:29, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * There are the wrongful death suits, this one and they claim 12 others at least, to follow. Sorry, you are correct in plural. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 17:35, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

 * Not a problem! Good work, btw; I've had a chance to read it now. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:09, 21 October 2010 (UTC)


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I don't think any religions should get tax breaks, unless they can be reasonably described as being primarily a charitable organization unconcerned with evangelizing.


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It always worries me when stuff like this is published, mainly because I'm concerned this kind of language will scare moderates away from a sensible environmentalist policies and work against people taking these claims seriously. Of course, it must be published - freedom of the press and all, and the guys have a point - but it would be nice if the language was less... theatrical? Dramatic? Not sure what the word I'm looking for is, but you get the picture. That's up to the people who said these things, though, and not the Wikireporters.


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How does China have such high manufacturing output, especially with plastics, while consuming less than half as much oil as the United States? Nuclear power?


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Small local churches are often involved in their community and have very little money with which to perform their charitable works, and do make contributions as significant as non-religious non-profits. However, at least in the United States, it's far too easy for someone to found a "church" and get all the tax benefits and recognition as a religious institution while doing nothing for the community. And of course, there are larger churches that make what I'd call token gestures of charity; they have the cash flow of a national corporation but make less of an impact in peoples' lives than the tiny church down the block.

Ideally a church could function the same as any non-profit, but I doubt any church would want to deal with such a transition (and might fear for their legitimacy) regardless of whether or not they were part of the problem.


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This article isn't about tax breaks from the British governemnt, it is about British government criticism of tax breaks made by local authorities.


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 * Well, sad to see you go. Mike  moral  ♪♫  03:15, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Whoa there! What did I do wrong?--Mono (talk) 05:58, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Someone named Mikemoral doesn't know how to read a page history is all. :p — Mike moral  ♪♫  23:30, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

MBA
Dude, the other article was started way before yours.  — fetch · comms  04:03, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * It's clearly more developed, though. It's ready for publication; the other is not.  ℳ ono   04:04, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, I merged some stuff I was writing into yours. I try to avoid primary sources (Apple's website), so if I left something out that was in the Information Week article, please add that back. I'm going to sleep now, but this probably falls under fair use here, so maybe upload that locally?  — fetch · comms  04:09, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I merged it pretty quickly; feel free to change any wording around; I copyedited/reworded/reordered a bit very fast.  — fetch · comms  04:10, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

I don't have permission to upload files (odd, as I have 28 edits and have been here since April) so can't do that.  ℳ ono   04:14, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Weird.  — fetch · comms  04:16, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Can stewards muck around with stuff, or do I have to find an admin?  ℳ ono   04:19, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * You need a 'crat steward methinks (I can't check the "confirmed user" box), but it's weird, you should have been autoconfirmed already. — Mike moral  ♪♫  04:22, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * The abuse filter de-autoconfirmed you which is why you can't upload. I changed the filter so it doesn't de-autopromote people, but I can't (AFAIK) un-de-autoconfirm you. (Well I could make you an admin which would give you upload privs ;)). Bawolff ☺☻ 04:38, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Lol, someday. I have this funny feeling it would be much easier here.  ℳ ono   04:39, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Can't you confirm me?  ℳ ono   04:40, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Alas I can't add people to confirmed group (Which is ironic since i can make people crats...). Steward is probably your best bet. Bawolff ☺☻ 04:43, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Rearranging the leads
In my observation, we usually don't rearrange the leads so much: when a story gets put in a spot (1–5), it usually stays there until superseded by a fresh story. Swapping leads happens only rarely. Swapping/rearrangement makes it harder to tell which stories are oldest and therefore especially desirable to replace when introducing a new lead: MakeLead lists when each lead template was last edited, and rearrangement wipes out that information. --Pi zero (talk) 02:53, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

Sigh ...
Eh, whatever. We all know it's going to happen. Are you going to add the 1.2 ghz processor, camera, thunderbolt port, etc. as well? ;)  — fetch · comms  16:47, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I've finished it. theMONO 21:03, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

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Would it be possible to change the colours of the revamped banners to #aa0000 and #8c8c8c, to fit in with the general tacit consensus we have at the moment, judging by existing banners? Full red is garish. — μ 15:54, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I'd be glad to. theMONO 00:30, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

User:Mono/Sandbox2
This is the way your main page prototype looks on my Samsung netbook, running Windows 7 Home Premium and Firefox 4 RC1. Diego Grez return fire 21:30, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Stick a couple of - in there and it might work fine. (also, Pidgin? ew.) — μ 11:02, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

Existing US home sales fall 9.6% in February
Hi, I believe I have taken care of your concerns. Thanks for taking the time to point out my errors. Mattisse (talk) 20:27, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

Wording of leads
Please have a look at Water_cooler/miscellaneous - I had to edit two of your leads just now. Thanks. Bencherlite (talk) 09:06, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

Recent 'drama'
I hope my recent contributions in an effort to defuse an unacceptable situation meet with your approval.

You may note the "post-mortem" item on a sub-page of Geoff's talk; your comments on that, subsectioned, would be most welcome.

Geoff starting on, what I felt was an attempt to lay groundwork for defence of later outbusts, isn't. A followup in the same form based on the actual version reviewed may reinforce that more-than-serious quality concerns existed; plus any remarks on xe's response to what I characterised as a "terse rejection"(see xyr talk).

Obviously I'd want my advice on WN:AAA considered, possibly given clear indication it meets with community consensus, and a strict interpretation and application of action suggested therein.

As one of our newest reviewers, would you concur? --Brian McNeil / talk 07:17, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

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Please tell me what you're doing. I'm in IRC. My plan is to revert your changes in a few minutes until there has been discussion. -  Amgine | t 03:23, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Explained on IRC. --theMONO 03:28, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

Scientists create schizophrenic brain cells
What's the about? This isn't normal procedure for a published article; if there's a correction notice, we discuss how to word it and slap it on, but for a situation anything like what this seems to be, that's the only substantive remedial action available. So I really want to understand what you had in mind when you put that tag on it. --Pi zero (talk) 02:10, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

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I have promoted you to the Reviewer class, entrusting you with the ability to mark revisions of articles as sighted (review). Please take a moment to read: You are welcome to use User Wikinews reviewer.
 * Flagged revisions
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If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask for help on my talk page, and thank you for contributing to Wikinews! Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 00:40, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you. theMONO 04:35, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Another link of possible interest (i.e., shameless plug for a favorite of mine): WN:Tips on reviewing articles, much of which is occupied by a #Checklist. --Pi zero (talk) 08:13, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

EPR failure
I mentioned this on the article talk, but I'll leave a note here too, just to be thorough :-). EPR fails to sight from time to time, while doing everything else it's supposed to do.  There's a special section in the Newsroom for it, WN:Newsroom.  As the note there says, just be bloody damn well sure the particular revision in question really was reviewed by an authorized reviewer, and sight it.  No need to re-run EPR.

The dire warnings there, by the way, about "carefully verifying" were added after somebody saw an article in that section of the Newsroom and sighted it and it hadn't been reviewed by an authorized reviewer. Like the two not-for-publication test pages now there. --Pi zero (talk) 05:13, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
 * The user in question was blocked while the action was being performed. In the #wikinews IRC channel, I spoke with them and ran EZPR over again as it did not seem to have done some of the usual tasks. Thanks for letting me know. theMONO 05:16, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

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You added review to a published story - I removed it, I think you just missed that it's been already published. Cheers, -Gryllida 10:32, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
 * It looks as if Mono was trying to improvise a solution for a situation xe wasn't sure would fit within the standard framework — an already-published article whose accuracy xe seriously doubted. Xe left a talk page note.

 * Actions available for such a situation within the normal structure of things, that occur to me, anyway, are
 * Recheck the facts oneself, or
 * leave a water cooler thread requesting someone else do so.
 * What one does if one discovers major problems depends on how long it's been since publication (I'm assuming we're not talking about copyvio or libel, which are different beasts):
 * If it's within 24 hours of publication, anyone who finds problems can submit an edit for an uninvolved reivewer to peer-review and (if they pass it) sight.
 * Beyond 24 hours, a correction notice is used instead.
 * Contact the publishing reviewer with a (presumably, respectful) inquiry voicing one's concerns.
 * --Pi zero (talk) 11:32, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I missed the obvious (the article talk page). I re-added the review tag and will try to participate in concerns raised about the article if I can (not being able to review myself as the story author). -Gryllida 11:45, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Um. Sorry, misunderstanding.  I don't believe the review tag works correctly on a published article, and even if it did, Mono correctly did not sight its addition to the article.  We surely don't want to publish the review tag.  I've removed the review tag again, and self-sighted the removal (on the theory that that's unpublishing an essentially accidental self-sight).  --Pi zero (talk) 11:53, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

 * Thanks again for you being clear here. I don't see issues with the article now, but I'm watching the talk page of the article and will try to help with its rewrite if needed. -Gryllida 12:22, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

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Coal, actually. You may recall reports regarding the extreme smog problems Beijing was experiencing leading up to the Olympics - that's why.


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Thread:Comments:Scientist demands end to America's 'addiction to oil'/Just my personal thoughts on the oil industry

Just from the diagram included in the Petroleum products article, I see that 81% of the contents of a typical barrel of oil currently go to fuel usage, which burns and then releases its carbon into the atmosphere. Understanding that oil is even used in the production of things like, say, electric cars, I think that a prudent step toward significant worldwide reduction of our oil usage would be if all our forms of public transport (trains, subways and automobiles at least) could slowly and gradually be converted to either fuel-cell or full-electric power sources. In order to get this done affordably, the changes need to be gradual, so that the cost to the consumer can be reduced to the point of affordability. I understand that a typical electric 4-door sedan runs about $40K as compared to a gasoline-fed model, which usually runs $20k or less, but I think that if the governments (or perhaps the auto companies?) offered rebates that would make up the difference to consumers, those $40K cars might just become reasonably affordable. As for the modes of transport that I haven't mentioned, here are my thoughts: Boats: 1. Personal-to-family-sized with outboard motors: I would hope that if there isn't already an outboard motor model that is completely electric, there will be one on the market soon. 2. Commercial fishing boats: I think that a good power source for some could be either burning fish oil, but also: While the boat is docked, hooking up their engines to a generator which charges the motors' battery with tidal energy. Another more crazy idea? Divising some way to capture wind power from a tropical cyclone. 3. Cargo ships: An absolutely necessary part of global trade. So what to do about their power supply? Some combination of tidal and solar might be feasible on the smaller-scale ones, but I'm thinking nuclear power is the way to go here.

Planes: Whoa boy, here's the big problem per unit. It takes a lot of energy to get up and stay in the air, which makes me understand why commercial airliners use gasoline, but per plane, they use up a whole lot more fuel than your average car. My remedy for this? Either a) less planes, which the airlines won't like, or b) we look at ways to convert the planes to some less polluting energy source. Again, I am in favour of some form of wind/solar battery system, combined with an air glider model once the plane has reached a safe altitude. Once the plane reaches its normal 35,000 feet or so, it should be above most of the cloud systems, so if the entire upside can be coated with solar-energy absorption materials, that may be very useful.

Trains: One answer: Electric-powered, magnetically driven.

It might take decades to convert the majority of the world's transport modes to non-oil consuming forms, but I think it is possible.


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The UK, and Europe in general, already has enough problem with another dangerous brainwashing cult, no wonder they are worried about getting another one.


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Strong aftershock hits central Chile

October 22, 2010 A "sudden" and "terrifying" aftershock of the magnitude 8.8, February 27 earthquake hit central and southern Chile on Wednesday night. The aftershock, as reported by the Servicio Sismológico de la (University of Chile Seismological Service), had a magnitude of 5.8, and occurred at a depth of 32.6  (20.3 miles). It took place at 23:49:56 local time (Thursday 02:49:56 UTC). The (USGS) said it occurred at a depth of 7 km (4.4 miles).

Universidad de Chile measurements placed the center of the earthquake under the Pacific Ocean, 153 km (96 miles) northwest of the coastal town of.

Diego Grez, a Wikinews reporter in Pichilemu, said, "It occurred very suddenly, and I felt the earth was moving like in circles." The coastal city of Pichilemu is about 150 km (about 90 miles) from the center of Wednesday night's earthquake.

The USGS reported it occurred off the coast of the Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region coast, 206 km (128 miles) west-northwest of ; 244 kilometers (151 miles) north-northwest of ; 263 km (164 miles) southwest of ; and 313 km (195 miles) west-southwest of Santiago, the capital of the country.

As reported by, Chile's National Emergencies Office, the aftershock was felt throughout the (Mercalli III),  (II, III, IV), O'Higgins (IV),  (III, IV, V),  (II, III, IV) and  regions (II, III), including cities such as Santiago, Viña del Mar, Lolol, {{w|Santa Cruz, Chile|Santa Cruz]], {{w|Curicó}}, {{w|Cauquenes}}, {{w|Chillán}}, and {{w|Temuco}}. No damage or casualties were reported, and there was no disturbance to utilities.

Grez said of Wednesday's midnight tremor, "I could see my sister coming down from the second floor of my house, she was very frightened. There are some small bells in the entrance of my house, and they were sounding very loud. It was terrifying, I just couldn't move."

There were at least five following aftershocks, according to La Nación. The strongest one, a magnitude 4.1, occurred on land, at 06:44 local time (09:44 UTC); it was centered 66 km (41 miles) southeast of Pichilemu, O'Higgins Region and was felt stronger in Talca. A further aftershock, of magnitude 2.6, occurred 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Pichilemu, at 02:41 local time (05:41 UTC).

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I was watching some Chinese movie on TV when the aftershock took place. It occurred very suddenly, and I felt the earth was moving like in circles. I could see my sister coming down from the second floor of my house, she was very frightened. There are some small bells in the entrance of my house, and they were sounding very loud. It was terrifying, I just couldn't move.

Could someone add some quotes of this to the article? Diego Grez return fire 21:36, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

 * [[Image:Yes_check.svg|link=|alt=|16px]] Done I'm afraid I made it sound a bit like a tabloid, but that was the best I could come up with. --InfantGorilla (talk) 22:52, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Wave
Was there a tsunami warning? Was there any coastal flooding? --InfantGorilla (talk) 22:03, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Not sure, I think. Will contact the Pichilemu Port Captainship if they got any info about it. Diego Grez return fire 22:06, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * No luck. Or their telephone is down, or my cellphone is not working well. I couldn't contact them. I'm gonna look for information on Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico de la Armada de Chile's website (Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy, something like the U.S. NOAA) --Diego Grez return fire 22:30, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Shoa has, absolutely nothing interesting. They have the following information:

 * October 21 2010 - 00:31 Servicio Sismológico Nacional modifies magnitude, from 5.9 to 5.8
 * October 21 2010 - 00:11 SSN modifies magnitude from 5.7 to 5.9
 * October 20 2010 - 23:49 It does not generates a tsunami in the coast of Chile

Diego Grez return fire 23:00, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Distances
Do we have to convert all the distances to miles? I don't know what the style guide says, but would it be nicer if we converted the most important ones, and posted the rest in km only? --InfantGorilla (talk) 22:20, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

 * I think consistent use of one or the other would be fine, but better with the conversion in parenthesis. I don't think there is any requirement to convert either of these common units for distance, however. If you go with a single unit, just be consistent throughout the article and provide a link to the unit of measure. Cheers, --SVTCobra 22:27, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

 * In an article about a continent that never uses miles, it seems that so many conversions in parentheses impede readability, without adding any information (even if you normally use miles, when you visit Chile, a distance in miles isn't going to do you any good.) One or two conversions are helpful.
 * Most six-year-olds in the US, UK and Ireland know roughly what a kilometer is, (few other places routinely uses miles) so a wikilink is just the old cliche from the other place, of wikilinking the obvious.
 * Anyway, that is just my opinion.
 * --InfantGorilla (talk) 22:51, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

 * Yes, it is perfectly fine if you drop the miles, imho. Just link Kilometre so those who do not know can learn. That is what I was trying to say ... I think. --SVTCobra 00:05, 22 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Eh, I converted them all anyway. I think consistency is best.  — fetch · comms  02:22, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

I won't review
I can't review this, as I added the eyewitness account from Diego. --InfantGorilla (talk) 22:29, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Strong?
A 5.8 is not all that strong. More so in thise case since it was in open water. There was never a threat of a tsunami as a warning much less an alert is not issued for anything unless it is close to the 6.8 magnitude area. At least the NOAA won't issue anything unless it reaches a level close to that. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 00:43, 22 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, it was strong. Well, at least here it was felt so strong that people evacuated to the streets in my neighborhood. There were no tsunami warnings because it wasn't strong enough to produce one. Diego Grez return fire 02:08, 22 October 2010 (UTC)


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The groups protesting this advertisement have based their argument on sound fact.

To be used as perfomers, primates are often permanently removed from their mothers long before weaning age - which is not only acutely distressing to both mother and infant, but which is known to hinder normal brain development, and can result in psychological and physiological abnormalities and lasting behavioural difficulties. Performing primates can be subject to hours confined in traveling crates en route to and from the brightly lit and potentially frightening studio. A number of scientific papers indicate that transport is highly stressful to primates and should be avoided wherever possible. Nearly fifty percent of primate species are threatened with extinction in the wild. The use of primates as entertainers in film and television exacerbates public misconceptions about their being pliable, fun and pet-like, and often leads to an increased demand for pet monkeys, which negatively affects both the welfare of individual monkeys and conservation efforts in primate habitat areas. Respected professional societies such as the International Primatological Society oppose the use of primate "actors" in the media.

All of the above points, paired with the fact that it is totally unnecessary to indicate that it is inappropriate to use primates as actors as Costa Coffee has done. Where is the flaw in this reasoning?


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Notice that the PG Tips adverts - which features chimpanzees, which are not monkeys - are no longer in use. the practice of using primates as performers is increasingly recognised as cruel and unnecessary, not to mention tacky, by the general public.


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"The moment has come for BP to move beyond oil," brought a cynic's smile to my lips. Someone at Greenpeace should be doing a stand-up act.

BP didn't listen to its own slogan.


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Earthquake shakes western Mexico

October 22, 2010 A 6.7 earthquake struck western Mexico today at 11:53 a.m. (17:53 UTC) local time, according to the  (USGS). There were no reports of damages or injuries. The epicenter was located in the, 105 km (65 miles) south of , , with a depth of just over five and a half miles.

The earthquake caused residents of Sinaloa to panic and run into the street. The USGS initially reported the quake as a 6.9, but later revised it to 6.7.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of about 10 km (6.2 mi) according to the USGS and lasted about one minute according to local resident Alberto Montoya Rodriguez. There was no damage or injuries reported as a result of the quake, however schools were let out for the day.

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You still around?
I have a minor award I'd wanted to give you, but wanted to see if you're at least checking in here from time-to-time before doing so. So, are you alive? --Bddpaux (talk)

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I just try to find astounding news stories.My signature: --Zucchinidreams (talk) 00:25, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

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Nearly 200 dead in Haitian cholera outbreak

October 23, 2010 Nearly 200 people are confirmed dead and approximately 2600 are ill in a central Haitian outbreak, according to the  (CDC), the  (USAID) and  (UN). Haitian officials place the death toll at 194 deaths with 2,364 people being infected.

According to CDC officials Dr. Rob Quick and Dr. Carleene Dei an eleven man team is being sent to Haiti to investigate and determine the best course of action for the country. The USAID has said that they will provide supplies to set up treatment centers and have already provided 300,000 oral re-hydration kits and water purification kits.

A majority of the reported cases are in the Central Plateau and Artibonite regions located just north of the earthquake ravaged capital,. Officials fear that the disease could spread to the capital city if not brought under control. It has been reported that many people are flooding the St. Nicolas hospital, which is the main medical facility in St. Marc, for treatment, causing pandemonium outside the gate. An aid worker who visited the hospital called it a "horror scene", while another worker, David Darg, of Operation Blessing International wrote "The courtyard was lined with patients hooked up to intravenous drips. It had just rained and there were people lying on the ground on soggy sheets, half-soaked with feces."

The cholera outbreak developed after recent rains flooded the Artibonite River, however it is not certain whether this was the cause of the outbreak. According to the CDC, cholera is "an acute, diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae." They also said that "Approximately one in 20 infected persons has severe disease characterized by profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, and leg cramps. In these persons, rapid loss of body fluids leads to dehydration and shock. Without treatment, death can occur within hours." Cholera is passed on through contaminated water.


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Hello, !

This is Wikinews, a free news source. Wikinews is an experiment in citizen journalism, not an encyclopedia. You may be confusing us with our sister project Wikipedia. Your encyclopedic addition to Wikinews was deleted. Please add it to Wikipedia if it is relevant there. We would be happy to welcome you as a contributor to Wikinews! Diego Grez return fire 02:13, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

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my name is Hengphanith. I get scholarship to study in Thailand.

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Tropical storm Richard forms, drifts towards Honduras

October 23, 2010 formed in the western Caribbean Thursday and is currently moving slowly westward towards Honduras. A gradual motion to the west is expected later on, and the tropical storm is forecast to impact Honduras and then the. As a result, several watches and warnings are in effect for Honduras from its border with Nicaragua west to and the Bay islands.

Richard currently sustains winds of 45 mph (75 kph) and is expected to strengthen further, possibly into a hurricane by Saturday. Richard has dumped heavy rains over Jamaica and is expected to produce rainfall in Honduras, then trek towards the Yucatan Peninsula and enter the Gulf of Mexico.

Richard has already caused widespread flooding across western parishes of Jamaica, which is currently under a flash flood watch. A hurricane watch and tropical storm warning are in effect for the north coast of Honduras from the Nicaragua/Honduras border westward to Limón to the Bay islands. A hurricane watch is in effect for eastern Mexico from Gruesa to Chetumal. There is also a tropical storm watch up for Belize and a tropical storm warning for Honduras from Limón westward to the Guatemala border. Richard is not expected to be a threat to oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.


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Your idea on planes isn't bad, but it misses some of the important elements of flight. Large-scale gliders are pretty impractical for jumbo jets, due to the downward pressure exerted by passenger weight, cargo, and mechanics/electronics. The solar panels are good for power generation, but jets also require significant power reserves, more than can be stored in practical batteries. Also, solar power reliance would render red-eye flights inoperable. Reducing the number of planes in the air is, as current, contradictory to market demand - the fact is, people are doing a lot of flying these days. Most importantly, the vast majority of fuel use occurs during takeoff, and as it stands right now, fossil fuels are the only reliable source of that kind of power. The biggest problem is, aviation has absolutely no room for error, especially given the large quantity of human elements involved (specifically, the entire passenger roster on your average 747). Without sufficient regulatory pressure, it's not economically sound to pursue alternative approaches to aviation yet, due to insurance, inventory, and R&D costs. I'm hopeful that the time will come soon - I'm wondering if miniaturization of nuclear fuel will contribute to cleaner air travel. It's my belief that eventually, demand is going to outweigh distaste, and nuclear power will become the primary driver for civilization for the next hundred or so years, barring extremely significant breakthroughs in emerging fields.


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Thank you
I would like to say thank you very much, I want to get hight as I can —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Hengphanith (talk • contribs) 06:13, 22 October 2010

You may also like
You may also be interested in Thai language Wikinews. Welcome! (I moved your "user page" to User:Hengphanith)

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I suppose the downside of the Conservatives 'Big Society' (or whatever he called it) is that the government has to recommend these things to local authorities rather than instruct them. I am very pleased that this recommendation has been made though, nice to see the conservatives target people with deep pockets for a change rather than the poor and vulnerable.I am shocked to hear that HMRC was successfully sued for £8M, when exactly was this? I suspect scientologies rep in britain has plummetted since then.


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Point taken. The UK is more secular than the US in general (I imagine) and those who would call themselves religious have already picked one of the major ones which are more established. This is coming from a middle class white male; I'm certain there are plenty of vulnerable and/or stupid ppl in the UK that scientology can damage further


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 * I don't see why it shouldn't include other basins, because typhoons are generally the same as hurricanes, but they just form in different places. Bobby122   Contact Me   (C)  11:40, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

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After all these years these diseases have been damn near eradicated, and it's going to be all for nothing because a bunch of idiots seek false hope rather than admit their children are autistic.


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People can be so evil. Who would ever, ever, throw a helpless cat into a wheelie bin. She deserves severe punishment. As someone with two cats, I can say that cats are one of the nicest animals around. Anyone who would harm them is totally evil.


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Comments:Japan changes Iwo Jima's name

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They were U.S. Marines that raised the flag, not soldiers. While it may not be a big difference to the general public, it is a big diference to us. —173.11.54.109 (talk) 14:22, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

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Thank you for this complete and factual account of an important moment of history. —74.61.17.94 (talk) 15:06, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

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Lets' see ! The "truth" doesn't matter anymore. The Japs ( Japanese, sorry PC folks) attacked "us", we should call it (the Island) by the name that we relate to. To the "bleeding hearts", the Japs have "no" say, as our people died because we were attacked. The same principle applies to Juan Williams. He spoke "The Truth" and it got him fired. I'm retired so you can't fire me as I feel the same way he does. Grow a back bone America and quit this PC nonsense. ps. to their defense, the Japanese did put on uniforms, so we could see who we were fighting. This is in contrast to the cowards we are fighting in the middle east, who dress like the general population so they can "blend in". —12.213.80.54 (talk) 15:30, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

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JAP BASTARDS, THEY GOT THEIR ASS KICKED THERE AND NOW WANT TO CHANGE HISTORY ! —76.209.225.143 (talk) 15:42, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

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I do not agree with the changing of the name of such important event to all parties concerned So why do they go ahead and do it. I am sure that all of us that took part and studied about that happenings with agree with me. That we cannot accept the change of name and will contine to go on calling it as before. Remember, people never forget. —70.107.228.233 (talk) 16:53, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

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