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One year on: IFALPA's representative to ICAO, pilot and lawyer on ongoing prosecution of Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 pilot

March 12, 2008 Almost exactly one year ago, on March 7, Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 crashed during landing at Adisucipto International Airport, near Yogyakarta, after a scheduled domestic Indonesian passenger flight. 21 people - 16 Indonesians and five Australians - were killed when the Boeing 737-400 overshot the runway, crossed a road, struck an embankment and burst into flames in a rice paddy. Overall, the plane had traveled 252m beyond the extreme end of the runway.

The final report, released in October, blamed pilot error for the disaster. The report stated that the aircraft had approached at a speed far exceeding that at which the wing flaps could properly operate, and attempted to execute a landing at 408 kph (254 mph), which is 160 kph (100 mph) above the safe speed. It also found that captain Marwoto Komar had ignored fifteen activations of the Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) informing Mr Komar that the aircraft was flying at a speed beyond that at which it could safely land, but he failed to abort.

It also commented that he missed one further opportunity for emergency evasive action when the airliner struck the runway and bounced into the air, at which point co-pilot Gagam Rochmana requested a 'go-around' procedure be initiated, but was also ignored. It further criticised Mr Komar for singing during final approach, a direct violation of the Garuda Basic Operations Manual, which calls for activation of the Sterile Cockpit Rule at 10,000 feet and below.

Mr Rochmana was also criticised for his failure to take control away from Mr Komar when it became apparent that the aircraft was being operated in an unsafe manner. However, the report did note that Garuda Indonesia had failed to give him any simulator training replicating a situation whereby the co-pilot would take over control duties from the pilot in charge due to unsafe handling of the plane; in fact, training was found to be inadequate for both members of the cockpit crew.

Further criticisms were also leveled at airport and governmental authorities for failures in their respective roles to provide safety features and to enforce regulations. However, the Indonesian authorities have recently generated intense controversy by deciding to prosecute Mr Komar for his role in the disaster. The move has been pushed for by some, but met with opposition by others.

Alexander Downer, Australian foreign minister at the time of the crash, immediately said "...I am very glad that they have reached a point now where they have charged the captain of the aircraft." The unusually high number of Australians amongst the 140 passengers on board was attributable to a visit by Mr Downer.

One of those was Morgan Mellish of the Australian Financial Review, who died in the crash. His sister, Caroline Mellish, had specifically called for prosecution to be avoided, saying "I think having 21 deaths on your conscience is probably enough. I don't think prosecuting the man is going to make any difference."

There were fierce calls for prosecution of both pilots immediately after the report's release, with Downer himself pressuring the Indonesian authorities, citing the "very credible report" and saying "I've asked our ambassador today (October 24) to make it absolutely clear to the Indonesians that we want people prosecuted for this accident. I want to see people who have negligently allowed Australians … to be killed, I want to see those people brought to justice."

Australian Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd also made clear a desire for prosecutions, saying he had telephoned secretary-general of Indonesia's foreign affairs department and former ambassador to Australia Imron Cotan, telling him that he wanted those responsible "prosecuted to the absolute full". "This is a serious matter, many Australians visit Indonesia, Garuda is an often used airline and there is a basic national interest at stake here as well," he said.

National Transport Safety Committee chairman Tatang Kurniadi said at the time that no information from the report could be used in any criminal or civil liability investigations. "I would like to go back to the objective of this, the report was made by NTSC for safety purposes only, not for blaming, he said. "If any institution wants to ... follow up that accident, that's their own decision. The report contained the results from the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder, but according to international regulations on aviation these black boxes are not allowed to be used for... liability purposes. We will not give police or any institution (information) other than for safety purposes only - it's in international regulations and we want to follow those regulations." He also confirmed that investigators cannot speak to the police, with the only permitted testimony under the legislation being to testify at a court hearing, and pointed out that the document does not actually appoint any blame.

The international legislation he was referring to is probably the Convention on International Civil Aviation, which stipulates that accident reports and related material, specifically transcripts of interviews, communications with crew and cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder (collectively known as black boxes) readouts, must not be used for any purpose other than determining the cause of an accident or incident. The only possible exception to this is where potential benefit would outweigh the "adverse domestic and international impact" on the investigation in question or any other either in progress or in the future. This legislation is in place to provide protection to witnesses on the basis that without it they may be less likely to cooperate with investigational procedures.

The law caused was actively opposed by some. Aridono Sukman, the police member in charge of the criminal investigation, said that the contents of the black box were vital evidence. Officials commented that some relatives had expressed their frustration over the legal challenges involved in the prosecution effort.

Early in February Mr Komar was arrested; he has subsequently been charged with manslaughter charges which carry a maximum sentence of five years' imprisonment. The London-based International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations (IFALPA) issued a press release condemning this move, saying that further investigations are needed into the crash, and that criminal proceedings could prevent an accurate version of events from ever being known. Specifically, the release said that "IFALPA believes that the circumstances of the accident as set forth in the final report of the Indonesian investigation authority leaves many serious questions concerning the crew actions prior to the accident. Central to these concerns are the underlying reasons for the reported behavior of Captain Marwoto Komar. Experienced pilots have considerable difficulty in attempting to explain what is reported in the context of normal airline operations. The Federation believes that the explanations proffered by the report do not square with the collective experience of our members." The release went on to state the opinion that prosecution may bring total foreclosure to the case and could only be counterproductive. It also said "He remains a professional who was involved in an unfortunate tragedy."

One possible explanation had previously been suggested by the head of the Garuda pilots association, Stephanus Geraldus. He said that marital problems between Mr Komar and his wife Norma Andriani were "common knowledge" and was backed up by an industry analyst and pilot who said he believed the couple had been arguing late into the night, and expressed concern that the report had not addressed psychological issues. Mr Geraldus also said sleep deprivation could have contributed, with the flight crew reporting for duty at 4:30 am and the flight departing an hour and a half later.

The report had hinted at problems, saying The pilot was probably emotionally aroused because his conscious awareness moved from the relaxed mode “singing” to the heightened stressfulness of the desire to reach the runway by making an excessively steep and fast, unstabilised approach,” and "His attention was fixated or channelised on landing the aircraft on the runway and he either did not hear, or disregarded the GPWS alerts, and warnings, and calls from the copilot to go around." It is also known that Mr Komar had been under police surveillance, during which time he was receiving psychological treatment.

The Indonesian Pilot's Association has also said that the criminal prosecution should be avoided, arguing that the only people who can judge whether mistakes were made in aviation are those professionally involved and not the police. There were protests in Jakarta demanding his release and dozens of pilots across the nation also campaigned. Meanwhile, two survivors, Adrianus Meliala and Retno Gunowati, went to the House of Representatives (DPR) to challenge those opposed to legal processes against the pilot.

Mr Komar was released on police bail on February 15, and is currently awaiting trial. He was forced to resign late in February with being fired his only alternative, and his licence has been suspended. He is believed to be the only man ever prosecuted in Indonesian history over an airliner crash.

The issues thrown up by this ongoing case have now been exclusively commented on for Wikinews by Paul McCarthy. Mr McCarthy is IFALPA's representative to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). He is both a pilot - as are all of IFALPA's roughly 100,000 members - and a lawyer, and is an acknowledged expert on issues concerning the criminal liability of pilots. Mr McCarthy's comments, obtained by email via IFALPA media representative Gideon Ewers are available below.

Interview
IFALPA's press release expresses difficulty in explaining Mr Komar's behaviour. It has been suggested that it could be caused by a combination of marital problems and sleep deprivation. Do you feel that this alone could explain what happened?

 * Paul McCarthy: I have no idea why the Captain acted as he seems to have done. We are recommending that that is the proper job of the accident investigation team. The allegation of “tunnel vision” simply does not answer the issue.

In your own estimation, without necessary evidence from psychology experts, do you believe Mr Komar's mental condition was such as to render him unfit to stand trial and take responsibility for his actions?

 * PM: As above, we do not speculate. The Captain has a legal team which is charged with such determinations

The Convention on International Civil Aviation states that various investigative materials cannot be used to establish criminal or civil liability, but makes an exception where the benefit would outweigh the negative effect on aviation investigations. How would such a situation be determined, and is there a serious possibility of this happening here?

 * PM: The standard requires, in this case, the court to make the balancing determination. The question becomes, if certain voluntary disclosures made to the investigators are subsequently used in prosecution, what is the probability that such disclosures will no longer be made in future investigations. If they are withheld, will the investigation, and by inference safety suffer?

What evidence is available to the prosecution? Is a conviction possible even if the authorities are blocked from using evidence from the investigation?

 * PM: The ideal situation is that the police independently investigate and procure their own evidence. Is a conviction possible? I don’t know.

One official expressed a desire to call in the investigators as expert witnesses because they cannot use their testimony as investigators. Does this loophole really exist, or can it be prevented?

 * PM: It depends on the rules of evidence in Indonesia. It should not be possible to call the active investigators as expert witnesses. To do so would subvert both the investigation and the court proceeding.

Based on your own experience, what structure is Mr Komar's defence likely to take?

 * PM: Again, the Captain has a legal team.

If convicted, what kind of appeals process does Indonesian law supply to Mr Komar?

 * PM: I have no idea.

There are a number of other individuals and organisations that could potential also face legal action for their roles in the disaster, but only Mr Komar has. Why do you believe this is?

 * PM: I once again will not speculate in this area.

Despite not having faced trial, Garuda Indonesia have recently forced Mr Komar to resign. Do you feel this move was justified?

 * PM: It was expected and is quite common in many parts of the world, with or without establishment of culpability. It is a matter of face for the corporation.

Do you feel Mr Komar's case sets a precedent for the industry?

 * PM: Unfortunately, it is simply the most recent example of this attitude that somehow prosecution will improve safety. It will not.

Have there been any previous cases in other nations that could in any way be compared to this? How were they resolved?

 * PM: Each accident has a different fact situation, so it is difficult if not impossible to use one as precedent. The most famous is probably the New Zealand case at Palmerston North (International Airport) where the captain was prosecuted following a crash. Even though he seemed guilty under the applicable statute, the jury refused to convict.

Do you believe Australia was right to push for prosecution so soon after the report was published?

 * PM: No. If this accident was in Australia, their own laws would preclude much of what has happened. In fact, the Australian position could be viewed as a cynical political move.

Had the co-pilot been adequately trained he would have taken over the operation of the plane and averted an accident. Does this have any bearing on Mr Komar's case?

 * PM: To answer this one must compare cultures and the ability to train cultural bias out of the reactions of a crewmember. Once again, the investigation should have addressed this issue but did not.

Why do you feel the final report fails to address the issues IFALPA are calling for it to consider?

 * PM: I would restate my answers above to the questions concerning the crew actions. The investigation has not addressed them in a way that will be useful as a guide for the industry to act to prevent a reoccurrence.

Do you believe there ever will be another investigation?

 * PM: No.

If a full investigation into Mr Komar's psychology conclusively found that he was of sound mind at the time, would that change IFALPA's stance on the prosecution?

 * PM: No. we are not interested so much in a sound mind as we are the reactions of a professional airman to a certain set of stimuli. Where, as seems to be the case here, the reactions are totally unresponsive, it is not sufficient to give a glib answer, either “tunnel vision” or “psychological problems”. The industry needs to understand the mechanism so that it can be identified and remediated prior to it once again causing an accident.

Does the fact that this prosecution has gone ahead indicate to you that changes in the law may be required?

 * PM: Time will tell as the prosecution is continuing.

To what extent is a pilot protected by law in event of an accident caused by his or her negligent conduct?

 * PM: The issue that ICAO, IFALPA, IATA FSF and every other serious observer has addressed is the use of the word negligent. Ordinary negligence can be attempting to get it right and not succeeding. The level of negligence that should trigger prosecution would have a component of intent to either do harm or to disregard the high probability that harm would occur. This is variously described as gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct. To prosecute someone for attempting to deal with a particular situation and getting it wrong adds nothing to the safety mix.

Would you still get into an aircraft that you knew Mr Komar was piloting, assuming he was confirmed to be of sound mind at the time?

 * PM: We can assume that a proper training and evaluation program will make certain, to the highest degree possible, that all flight crew members are fully fit to perform their duties. A proper explanation in this instance would have assisted Airline training departments in fulfilling this mission.

How big do you believe the impact would be if Mr Komar were convicted?

 * PM: On whom?

The effect on safety in general.

 * Gideon Ewers: I think I can answer that.

 * The important question to ask is “Will the conviction of Capt Komar improve air safety?” Since in this case there has been no full, independent and complete technical investigation into all the events surrounding the accident the answer to this question would have to be no. All that is known following the report is what happened…not WHY it happened. Furthermore, the prosecution itself is flawed since without a full investigation it is hard to see how willful negligence can be demonstrated but that is a digression from the core issue.

 * The important thing is to prevent a recurrence and the best way to do this is by a full, complete, independent technical investigation. The bottom line is that investigations carried out in line with the provisions set out in ICAO Annex 13 have done much to create the one of the safest means of transport in the world…it works. Whereas it’s hard to show where a prosecution of an airline crew has improved air safety.


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Comments:Vietnam bans pet hamsters

That's a bit much for such a small rodent...

To be honest, i think that the health problem with disease and illness carried with the hamsters is a problem, but have to pay that amount of money for a rodent is pathetic!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.23.230.5 (talk) 09:37, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Destroy all hamsters or they will destroy us! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.63.123.139 (talk) 03:25, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

This is what happens when Communism meets the cute. No, they couldn't just limit hamster imports, or increase their prices like they can so easily do in their damned planned economy. They have to order that all sale or posession of hamsters is illegal. Disease spreaders? I don't buy that for two seconds. Almost all of those hamsters are domestic, and making them illegal won't stop the feral population, if there is one. I think this is probably just another instance of Communist tyrants exerting their power and destroying something which gave people pleasure but didn't have a practical purpose. Kvn8907 - (talk) 02:23, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Imagine being said kid who owns a hamster. You don't want to get in trouble. And you probably don't want to kill a beloved pet. The logical solution is to hide the thing (it's small and concealable) and dump it somewhere. If they were worried about a feral population, even if there wasn't one before, there's certainly going to be one now! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.198.111.163 (talk) 01:05, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

That's True, Kvn8907 and Unsigned (last) and the other one that wants to "destroy hamsters", it maybe has to decide it the people, or image that you were exiled, that's not fair, it's cruelty--201.201.145.138 20:24, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Why do you guys just blame everything on Communist? Don't you think that's just too much for a cliche?

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I am so sick of the world's children being used, abused, and murdered; when will the world care enough to do something? about

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this is so sad! —173.23.46.252 (talk) 22:38, 13 April 2011 (UTC)


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Obama wins Wyoming caucus

March 9, 2008

Barack Obama has won the Wyoming Democratic caucus Saturday, furthering his delegate lead in the close race against Hillary Clinton.

Obama had 61 percent of the vote, beating out Clinton's 38 percent. 7 of Wyoming's 12 pledged delegates will to go to Obama, while 5 will go to Clinton. This would put Obama's delegate count at 1,578 and Clinton's at 1,468, according to the Associated Press. 2,025 delegates are needed to seal the nomination.

"This is a very important win for us," said Obama campaign manager David Plouffe. "I think it's evidence that Senator Obama is going to be able to put more states in play because of his strength with independent voters."

Clinton's campaign manager called the caucus a "near split in delegates" and thanked supporters for coming out to vote. "Although the Obama campaign predicted victory in Wyoming weeks ago, we worked hard to present Senator Clinton's vision to the caucus-goers and we thank them for turning out today," she said.

With a largely Republican voting base, Wyoming has usually been ignored by Democratic candidates. But in this caucus, excitement was evident in the unusually high turnout, which resulted in long lines, packed rooms, and late arrivals that had to be turned away. "I'm worried about where we're going to put them all," said Joyce Corcoran, a local party official. "But I guess everybody's got the same problem."

Both Obama and Clinton were campaigning in Wyoming the day before the caucus. At town hall meeting in Casper, Obama criticized Clinton's 2002 authorization of the Iraq War, and defended against Clinton's accusations that he wouldn't immediately pull troops out of Iraq if elected.

"I will bring this war to an end in 2009, so don't be confused ... when Senator Clinton is not willing to acknowledge that she voted for war," Obama said. "I don't want to play politics on this issue, because she doesn't have standing to question my position on this issue."

The candidates' presence in Wyoming came as a surprise to many, including Democratic Party spokesman Bill Luckett. "Seriously, I never imagined when I took this job that we would see the day when the two front-runners for the Democratic presidential nomination would hold events in Wyoming on the eve of our county caucuses," he said.

The next Democratic contest will be the Mississippi primary on Tuesday, where there are 33 pledged delegates at stake.

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Ariane 5 rocket launches first Automated Transfer Vehicle

March 9, 2008

An Ariane 5ES rocket has launched the first Automated Transfer Vehicle or ATV. The spacecraft, named Jules Verne, and also known as ATV-001, has been described as the most advanced ever built in Europe. It will now begin about a month of testing, prior to its scheduled docking with the International Space Station (ISS) in early April. The launch of the ATV marks the culmination of a thirteen-year development programme, and the start of a six-month mission to test the spacecraft and resupply the ISS. Arianespace conducted the launch on behalf of the European Space Agency, who will be responsible for the ATV's operation. A second burn of the upper stage was performed at around 05:06 GMT. Launch operations concluded with spacecraft separation from the carrier rocket at 05:09, and control of the ATV was transferred to the French space agency, CNES, who will control it from a centre in Toulouse. Deployment of the spacecraft's solar arrays was confirmed at around 05:40 GMT.

The Ariane 5ES rocket, which was making its maiden flight, lifted off from ELA-3 at the Guiana Space Centre at 04:03:04 GMT this morning. The Ariane 5ES was designed primarily to be used for European government programmes, such as the ATV, and Galileo. It uses the first stage of a heavy-lift Ariane 5ECA, with a restartable upper stage from the Ariane 5GS. It will replace the Ariane 5GS, which is scheduled to retire later this year. It is the first European launch of the year, with the next, using an Ariane 5ECA, scheduled for early April, with Brazillian satellite Star One C2 and Vinasat-1, the first Vietnamese spacecraft. The next ATV is scheduled for launch in late 2009.

The ATV will remain in orbit for around six months, before being replaced at the ISS by a smaller Russian Progress spacecraft. When this happens, the ATV will be de-orbited, and will burn up on re-entry. The launch is the culmination of thirteen years of planning and preparation, and the programme is already three years behind schedule. The launch of Jules Verne had previously been delayed from July, September and November 2007, and from February 2008. A further delay, from Saturday, was caused by a problem with the system that the ATV uses to separate from its carrier rocket.

Speaking after the launch, Arianespace chairman Jean-Yves Le Gall remarked that the launch was "perfect", and that the launch shows that Europe is a "major player" in manned spaceflight. ESA administrator Jean-Jacques Dordain commented that ESA was "embarking on an extraordinary voyage", and that "as of today ESA is an essential partner...of the International Space Station". He also said that Europe was "on [its] way to becoming a major partner in the ISS", and that the successful launch "would not have been possible the support of ESA's member states".

The ATV's launch comes two days ahead of the scheduled launch of the next mission to visit the Space Station, Space Shuttle Endeavour, which will begin mission STS-123 at 06:28:12 GMT on Tuesday. Endeavour will deliver the first pressurised section of the Japanese Experiment Module, and the Canadian-built Dextre component for the Space Station's robotic arm.

Several hours after launch, a problem was reported to have developed with the number two Propulsion Drive Electronics (PDE) unit. This is responsible for control over a quarter of the ATV's manoeuvring thrusters. All engine burns have been delayed or cancelled whilst the fault is investigated.

This is the eighth orbital launch of 2008. The 20-tonne ATV is the heaviest spacecraft ever launched by a European rocket.


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Talk:Malaysian opposition gains in elections, conquers four new state legislatures

collecting links:
 * ISA detainee elected http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/NewsBreak/20080309141521/Article/index_html
 * Election commitee website http://www.spr.gov.my/index/pagemulabi.htm
 * Poll results http://www.nst.com.my/Election08/index_html#

ruling parties

 * BN (coalition) http://bn2008.org.my/en/news/default.htm
 * UMNO http://www.umno-online.com/
 * a few missing

opposition parties

 * DAP http://www.dap-elections.com/2008/03/08/dap-12th-ge-results-live/
 * Leaders blog http://blog.limkitsiang.com/
 * other blogs http://dapmalaysia.org/newenglish/ta_dap_blog.htm
 * PKR http://www.keadilanrakyat.org/index.php/content/blogcategory/29/98/
 * Leaders blog http://anwaribrahimblog.com/
 * PAS (Malay) http://www.pas.org.my/

news sites

 * National news agency http://result.bernama.com/election/home.php
 * News site http://www.mysinchew.com/taxonomy/term/4
 * Malasiakini (news site) http://malaysiakini1.takizo.com/
 * News site http://englishsection.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=704&Itemid=1
 * News site http://www.iht.com/pages/asia/index.php
 * News site (Singaporean) http://www.straitstimes.com/Home.html
 * News site http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7285864.stm

other

 * political blog http://www.malaysia-today.net/2008/
 * Prime ministers site (no announcement on election as yet (but comment on indelible ink matter) http://www.pmo.gov.my/website/webdbase.nsf/w?OpenForm
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Minnesota Department of Health says 'theatre nights' in bars are not exempt from Freedom to Breathe Act

March 9, 2008 🇺🇸 The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has said that bars do not become exempt from to Freedom to Breathe Act by holding ‘theatre nights.’ The act, which is designed to ban smoking in bars, excludes actors in theatrical performances. The MDH has, however, said that "theatre nights being held in bars do not fall within the theatrical production exemption of the Freedom to Breathe Act."

The press release by the MDM said that "in reviewing the law, MDH has determined that it has the authority to address theater nights and take enforcement action if the activity is an attempt to allow smoking in violation of the act." It continued by saying that "the Minnesota Commissioner of Health Dr. Sanne Magnan said MDH will work together with local health agencies to bring establishments into compliance if they violate the law."

The theatre nights sometimes involve bars calling the visitors to the bars "cast" with the entrance becoming a "stage entrance:" or something similar. The Minnesota Commissioner of Health commented on these actions by saying that "The law was enacted to protect Minnesotans from the serious health effects of secondhand smoke," and that "We [the MDH] expect all establishments to comply with the law. It is time for the curtain to fall on these theatrics so that employees, and all Minnesotans, are protected from secondhand smoke."


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Comments:Tensions continue to rise in Middle East over "Mohammad Cartoons"

Proper way to protest against the publication of immoral cartoons
First of all a brief introduction of mine, I am Saud Khalid belongs to Pakistan. I am student of University of Agriculture Faisalabad. I am doing B.Sc (hons) in Food Scince &Technology. According to my opinion, Denish newspapers has done a very great job by publishing cartoons against Muhammad (SAW). I ve a very great regards for that person who did this creative work and many many more thanks to that person who has published these cartoons. The reason is that this issue will help alot in collecting all the Muslims in a single plateform. All of the 57 Muslim countries will unite to protest against it like a single unit. It can help alot to Muslims in getting their lost reputation. I request to all of my Muslim Brothers to work like a single unit. Stay peaceful in their protest. This lesson is also teached to us by our Holy Prophet (SAW). Muslims should unite and send a representative to the UN that can describe feelings of whole Muslim nation peacefully. Dont bycott the Denish products because they have not any suitable substitute beside their products because Denmark lies in Europe and all the European countries has same Foreign policies. Moreover a large number of Muslims are present in Europe. Modern World has entered into a economic war. Muslims should try to focus on their education in which they are very weak. They should try to produce a large number of scienists. I think this is the most effective way to protest against immoral cartoons. Morover Denish citizens and all those clients who has published these immoral cartoons should not disgrace anyone. They should try to give neutral views of news but dont create anarchy against any culture. With a message of hope, love & peace and by praying, O Allah ! provide us strength to face the upcoming challanges to youth of each & every nation, i want to say Goodbye to each & everyone of you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Innocent Lover (talk • contribs) 09:09, 9 March 2008 (UTC)


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Comments:Thousands march against the FARC-EP

It was really millions. Just in London 3,000 people protested against the FARC. In Bogota and the main cities in Colombia, millions went to the streets to protest against the FARC.


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Severe weather warnings issued for much of UK

March 9, 2008

Severe weather warnings have been issued for much of the UK, with England, Wales and Northern Ireland subject to weather warnings. Much of Scotland was also subject to a weather warning earlier today, although they have now been removed.

It has been forecasted that winds of up to 130 km/h will hit the southern and western areas of the United Kingdom in what has been predicted by some to be the worst storm this winter. The Met Office has said that there is a 60% risk of disruption for much of southern England and Wales, although the figure for Scotland is less then 20%.

David Rooke from the UK's Environment Agency (EA) said that "We're giving a very strong message to stay away from coastal areas," and that "There will be huge waves, a lot of spray and it will be a very dangerous place to be."

On its website the Met Office said that "the Met Office continues to expect an intense low pressure system to move east across the UK during Monday, bringing severe gales and potentially damaging gusts across some areas, more particularly the west and south of England and Wales. Southerly winds are expected to strengthen during the early hours of Monday to give severe gales for a time, coinciding with the morning rush hour in some areas."

Anglian region
The Anglian region, which covers the east of England, has been issued with one flood watch, meaning that a flood is not likely, but is possible. The warning was issued for the North Norfolk coast at 13:37 UTC today.

North East region
The North East region, which covers the north east of England, has been issued with four flood watches. The first warning, which covered the areas between Whitby and Filey was issued at 12:20 UTC yesterday, with the next warning, which covered the area surrounding the Lower River Ouse, being issued approximately nine hours later. The third and fourth warnings were both issued at approximately 9:40 UTC today, with the warnings covering the areas surrounding the Upper River Ouse and Lower River Ouse. Two all clears were also issued, the first covered the North Sea at Scarborough and was issued at 20:37 UTC yesterday and the second covered the River Ure at Aldwark Bridge, with it being issued at 09:02 UTC today.

North West region
The North West region, which covers the north west of England, has been issued with eleven flood watches. All but one of them were issued today, with the other one being issued on March 7. The warnings covered many areas including the coast at Barrow in Furness and the Wyre Estuary.

Southern region
The Southern region, which covers the south of England, has been issued with five watches. The warnings covering the Southampton Water Flood Watch Area and the Portsmouth Flood Watch Area were added the most recently, with the warnings for the Milford-on-Sea to Calshot Flood Watch Area, the Isle of Wight coast Flood Watch Area and the Hayling Island Flood Watch Area coming earlier at various times soon after 14:00 UTC today

South West region
The South West region, which covers the south west of England, has been issued with 28 warnings. This includes seven severe flood warnings, 13 flood warnings and eight flood watches. The severe flood warning cover large portions of the counties of Cornwall and Devon. Some areas in the region have, however, not been subject to the bad weather, with most of the Bristol area enjoying calm weather, although the nearby Portishead has been issued with a flood warning.


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I am updating the weather map image on the left although I will not overwrite the image. --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) 13:44, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
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I used the Environment Agency's local flood warning information service to get the flood warning information. In addition part of the south west region section describing the current weather is my personal experience--Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) 15:08, 9 March 2008 (UTC)


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China kills suspected terrorists, prevents 'air disaster'

March 9, 2008 In two separate cases, Chinese police have captured and killed suspected terrorists apparently targeting the 2008 Summer Olympics, and an airplane crew thwarted what appeared to be a planned hijacking, top officials said at a parliament session Sunday.

The suspect terrorist gang was found on January 27 in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang region in northwest China. Two were killed and fifteen others were arrested. Police seized axes, knives, grenades, and "books about terrorism".

"Obviously, the gang had planned an attack targeting the Olympics," said Wang Lequan, Xinjiang's Communist Party chief. "The Olympic Games slated for this August is a big event, but there are always a few people who conspire to commit sabotage. It is no longer a secret now."

The gang was said to have collaborated with the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, a separatist movement labeled a terrorist organization by the United Nations. "Those terrorists, saboteurs and secessionists are to be battered resolutely, no matter what ethnic group they are from," said Wang.

Xinjiang is home to a many ethnic Turkic groups, the largest of which are the Uyghur. Nur Bekri, chairman of the Xinjiang government and himself an Uyghur, says only a very small minority support the views of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement. "They don't represent the Uighur people," he said.

In another incident, an airplane destined for Beijing was forced to land early after "some people were attempting to create an air disaster," said Nur Bekri, chairman of the Xinjiang government.

The plane took off from Urumqi on Friday and landed in Lanzhou, capital of the neighboring Gansu province. The flight crew stopped the alleged attackers, and all passengers and crew are reported to be safe. The plane finally arrived in Beijing Saturday morning.

"Fortunately our air crew took resolute measures, discovered and put a stop to this action promptly. All the passengers, crew and the aircraft are safe," Bekri said.

No further details were made available. The suspects are in custody, as police try to find out "who the people involved in the incident were, where they were from, what their aim was and what their background was", Bekri said. An airline official did not confirm whether the incident was a terrorist attack, saying "it's up to the police department to verify." However, Bekri believes "we can be sure that this was a case intending to create an air crash."

An anonymous source told Reuters that flammable material was found in the plane's toilet, and that at least 2 passengers on the flight have been taken into custody for questioning.


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Comments:Obama wins Wyoming caucus

Jeez why cant everybody see that Obama is all talk and no action? I say, Hilary got much more credentials and substance! Obama got a knack at blinding ppl

yea, like voting for the Iraq War and not apologizing for doing so... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.171.38.38 (talk) 03:43, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, it would be awesome if people actually started to listen to what he has to say rather than dismissing it as pure rhetoric. Booticon - (talk) 15:00, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Woo!
Let's hope that Obama continues to win delegates and secures the Convention's endorsement. From the campaign thus far, it seems like Obama has been garnering support for his ideas while Clinton has been mostly attacking Obama and trying to weaken his supporters. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.241.28.203 (talk) 04:34, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

leave obama alone
i think clinton has lost focus, she should focus on ideas rather than attacks on obama, obama cleary is the candidate for the future of america , clinton should be considered for the post of vp or secretary of state.it is evident that obama has what it takes ,even with bill clintons support to hillary he is still ontop, bill's past might affect hillary , his support for obama will go along way in ensuring democrats win in the end.

leave obama alone
i think clinton has lost focus, she should focus on ideas rather than attacks on obama, obama cleary is the candidate for the future of america , clinton should be considered for the post of vp or secretary of state.it is evident that obama has what it takes ,even with bill clintons support to hillary he is still ontop, bill's past might affect hillary , his support for obama will go along way in ensuring democrats win in the end. ATI —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.220.62.4 (talk) 09:31, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Now he won Mississippi as well. No news on that one? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.107.79.94 (talk) 15:31, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

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What's with the quotations around terrorist gang and terrorists? Do we just instantly assume any news that comes out of China is circumspect? --131.104.254.224 16:14, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
 * "Terrorist", "terrorism", etc. are not NPOV and should never be presented as fact. 69.14.16.27 23:08, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Spencer German —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.6.207.78 (talk) 19:10, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

I think questioning the authenticity of news stories from China is sensible. China hasn't included any specific information in its claims. Also, this story originates from a government source, it's not something the media uncovered. They are simply reporting what they were told. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.160.1.45 (talk) 04:20, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Are there any eye-witnesses to this incident? Can't find any on the major news sites. Hmm. --217.155.73.38 09:38, 11 March 2008 (UTC) darri

I also have to wonder whether the writer of this piece is too anti-China? The title is "China kills suspected terrorists," but I see no mention of killing in here at all. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cade (talk • contribs) 03:32, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

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National Hockey League news: March 9, 2008

March 9, 2008

There were 9 games played in the National Hockey League on March 8, 2008.

Washington Capitals @ Boston Bruins
Brooks Laich scored the first goal of the game 6:17 into the first period, giving the Capitals a one goal lead they would hold until the third period. In the third, Washington got into penalty trouble, and gave up two goals on two power plays. First, Zdeno Chara scored on a 5-on-3 to tie the score, then Marco Sturm scored the go ahead goal a few minutes later. David Krejci and Marc Savard each assisted on both Boston goals. Alexander Ovechkin assisted in Washington's only goal. Alex Auld made 23 saves for the Bruins. Cristobal Huet made 26 saves for Washington.

Dallas Stars @ Colorado Avalanche
Antti Miettinen's power play goal 8:56 into the first period gave Dallas their only lead of the game. Colorado scored three unanswered goals in the third period. Scott Hannan tied the score 7:30 into the third. Andrew Brunette had a power play goal at 10:12. Paul Stastny scored an empty net goal with 3 seconds left. Peter Forsberg assisted on Hannan's and Brunette's goals. Stastny and Brunette each had 2 point nights for Colorado. Jose Theodore made 25 saves for Colorado. Marty Turco made 25 saves as well for Dallas. Colorado is now tied with Calgary and Minnesota in the Northwest division race with 80 points.

Montreal Canadiens @ Los Angeles Kings
Patrice Brisebois broke a scoreless tie 5:09 into the second period. Saku Koivu scored a power play goal a couple minutes later, giving Montreal a two goal lead. Guillaume Latendresse scored for the Canadiens 12:43 into the second period. Los Angeles went on the board before the second period was over, when Rob Blake scored a power play goal, making it a two goal game. In the third period, Andrei Kostitsyn scored to put Montreal back ahead by 3. Anze Kopitar scored for Los Angeles a few minutes later. Tom Kostopoulos scored an empty net goal with 2:53 left in regulation, securing the Canadiens' second straight win. Jaroslav Halak made 35 saves for Montreal.

Ottawa Senators @ Phoenix Coyotes
Mike Fisher scored a short handed goal 10:49 into the first, giving the Senators the first lead of the game. Craig Weller and Peter Mueller each scored less than 2 minutes apart for Phoenix, giving them their first lead of the game. Ottawa tied the game before the second period was over, when Fisher scored his second of the night on a power play. Dany Heatley scored early in the third period on a power play, retaking the lead for Ottawa. Antoine Vermette put the Senators ahead by two halfway through the third period. The Senators snap a 3 game winless streak. Martin Gerber made 33 saves for Ottawa. Ilja Bryzgalov made 28 saves for the Coyotes.

New Jersey Devils @ Toronto Maple Leafs
Zach Parise scored first for the Devils, 11:19 into the first period. Toronto's captain Mats Sundin tied the score 13:44 into the third period, but Parise scored his second of the night with 49 seconds left in regulation, giving the Devils their third straight victory. Martin Brodeur made 42 saves for New Jersey. Vesa Toskala stopped all but 2 of the Devils' 31 shots.

New York Islanders @ Philadelphia Flyers
Daniel Brière scored the first goal for Philadelphia on a power play, breaking the scoreless tie 2:48 into the second period. About 10 minutes later, Jeff Carter scored his own power play goal to put the Flyers up by 2. Scott Hartnell scored a power play goal 7:22 into the third period. The Islanders went on the board just a few seconds later, when Freddy Meyer scored his third goal of the season. Hartnell scored his second power play goal of the night with under 7 minutes remaining in regulation. The Flyers pick up their second straight victory, and the Islanders take their second loss in 2 games. Martin Biron made 32 saves for the Flyers. Rick Dipietro allowed 4 goals on 27 shots for the Islanders.

Buffalo Sabres @ Carolina Hurricanes
Keith Aucoin scored first for the Hurricanes at 16:35 into the first period. That was closely followed by a goal by Tim Gleason, which gave the Hurricanes a two goal lead going into the first intermission. Buffalo went on the scoreboard when Derek Roy scored an unassisted goal 7:46 into the second period. Just over a minute later, Sergei Samsonov put Carolina back up by 2 goals. Paul Gaustad made it a 1 goal game with less than 2 minutes left in the second period. Buffalo tied the score with Toni Lydman's goal halfway through the third, forcing overtime. Scott Walker scored 2:50 into the 4-on-4 overtime, giving Carolina their 4th straight win. Buffalo has lost their second in 2 games. Cam Ward made 27 saves for the Hurricanes. Ryan Miller allowed 4 goals on 35 shots for the Sabres.

Atlanta Thrashers @ Florida Panthers
Bryan Little scored on Atlanta's first power play 2:12 into the first period. Ilya Kovalchuk also scored at 16:53 in the first period, putting the Thrashers ahead by 2. Brett McLean scored a pair of power play goals for Florida, first with 1:28 left in the first period, then 8:40 into the second. The score remained tied until overtime, where Nathan Horton scored a power play goal with 23 seconds left in OT, giving Florida their fourth straight win. Atlanta has lost 9 of their last 10 games. Kari Lehtonen allowed 3 goals on 43 shots for Atlanta. Tomas Vokoun made 25 saves, earning his 26th win of the season.

St. Louis Blues @ Vancouver Canucks
Mattias Ohlund scored first for the Canucks, a power play goal coming at 6:30 in the first. A pair of goals by Brad Boyes put St. Louis in the lead in the second period. Alex Burrows tied the score with less than 5 minutes left in the second period. Brad Isbister put the Canucks ahead by a goal 15:48 into the third period. Henrik Sedin scored an empty net goal with 5 seconds left, giving Vancouver their second win in a row. St. Louis lost their second straight, and their 8th in their last 9 games. Roberto Luongo made 23 saves for the Canucks. Manny Legace allowed three goals on 28 shots for the Blues. Burrows, Ryan Kesler, and Taylor Pyatt each had a pair of points for Vancouver. Barret Jackman assisted on both Boyes goals for St. Louis.

Player of the Day
Today's Player of the Day is Mike Fisher of the Ottawa Senators. Fisher scored two goals, the first a short handed goal, and the second a power play goal, in Ottawa's 4-2 win against the Phoenix Coyotes. Fisher led his team in shots on goal and blocked shots for the game, and also had two hits and a takeaway.

For information on the selection process of the Player of the Day, see this page.


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2008 Tour de Taiwan Stage 1: A triple-crown honor for Kam-po Wong

March 10, 2008

2008 Tour de Taiwan, with 7 different divisions and 8 stages, started yesterday at Love River of Kaohsiung City as its first stage. Not only a site event named "Walking in the Love River for World Games 2009" (in Chinese: 愛河健走，世運加油) was held to support the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung City, but also a damn hot weather challenged for cyclists' physical strength.

There were only 7 stages at Tour de Taiwan in past years before 2007, but before the launch of Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall and the merely close of 2009 World Games, we [the Chinese Taipei Cycling Association] do the best promotion and expand its scale to enroll the TWTC Nangang Stage and integrate the Taipei Cycle for the best promotion of bicycle industry.

In the starting of the 3rd lap, there was a sudden blow sound near the 50m flag. According to some witnesses, a cyclist from Health Net Pro Cycling Team was forced to quit this race because his tire blew suddenly due to a damn hot weather and the temperature of the race lane progressively rose up.

By the way of this race, not every cyclist could get rid off the chasing groups until some 5 cyclists suddenly get rid off them to become the leading group. Finally, Kam-po Wong reverse this condition in the final lap and won the champion of this stage. Indirectly, he also won the Asian and general leading champion in this stage.

In the After Race Media Interview, Wikinews Reporter Rico Shen questioned about his reversal in this stage and the future challenges for next 7 stages, Wong said: In fact, I and my teammates don't be forced to chase the final champion of this race [Tour de Taiwan]. Otherwise, our (Hong Kong's) team goal is to do the best in every stage to win the stage champion because it's not worthy for us to help anyone get the final (yellow jersey) champion by sacrificing my teammates. As you know, the 1st stage is just ended, the actual strength between every cyclists were too close, so we keep in a relax mind to complete every stage in this race.

Coincidentally, before the racing, a team member of Jet Fuel Coffee Cycling Team from Canada said to Wikinews: We participate in this Tour de Taiwan first time but not to consider the qualification of 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing because we are not like others who have a dream to join the Olympics, Rather than this, I hope this participation can gain some significant experiences from Taiwan because the physical condition were different for every cyclist.


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I fully participated the 1st stage to summarize what i know in Kaohsiung, but should the brief interview use English than Chinese, or not? Brock contact... 17:53, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

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I will try optomizing several photos for clean-up. Brock contact... 17:56, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

thank you for sharing this. Its great to get the news from taiwan. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Caverbrien (talk • contribs) 02:59, 11 March 2008 (UTC)


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International Board fixes soccer field size, halts technology experiments

March 9, 2008 The International Football Association Board (IFAB), the body that decides on the laws of the game, has decided to discontinue all experiments involving technology, and for the first time has also decided on the exact size of a soccer field.

Instead of pursuing the idea of using cameras or microchips in the ball to see if it has crossed the goal-line, the International Board wants to see if the introduction of two extra assistant referees can improve the quality of referee's decisions.

FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke declared: "We have decided to freeze for the time being the goal-line technology and all technology experiments. We will look on these two additional referees and we avoid considering any goal-line technology during this time."

FIFA President Sepp Blatter said the move was necessary to maintain the universal spirit of the game: "We have 260 million people directly involved in the game. If we maintain the laws of the game ... it's so easy to understand ... We have to live with errors, football has to keep its human face."

"We have to maintain the laws of the game in their simplicity. Do you want technical devices to take decisions? That's why, after three years of tests with no conclusions, I am in favour of putting the whole thing on ice," Blatter explained.

UEFA president Michel Platini agreed: "Football should stay human, but two more officials can help, especially around the goal." Platini made the suggestion to freeze all investigations into technology and to try two additional assistants behind each goal.

Blatter said the system using the microchip "was very complicated, needing electrified lines on the field of play and other devices including antennae and when we tested it in Tokyo last year there was one mistake during the seven matches we used as an experiment at the Club World Championship." With regards to the system using cameras, he pointed to "problems with players obscuring the views of the cameras, or of flares or weather conditions."

The system of the extra referees will be tested at an upcoming FIFA or UEFA tournament, and a final ruling is expected at next year's meeting, according to FIFA's Jerome Valcke.

Hawk-Eye, the company that was working on the goal-line technology that is already being used for line calls in tennis, reacted with disappointment: "I'm livid, it is completely out of the blue... A year ago they met and gave us four criteria to meet and we have met all of them, yet they have kicked it out now... We have invested an awful lot of money and now we have no return on that investment," director Paul Hawkins said. He said he was encouraged to continue research on the project only 10 days ago at a private showing for IFAB members at Reading's Madejski Stadium.

While the Welsh FA were also against the idea, the English Football Association supported the use of technology and was hoping to start using it by next season. The FA clubs and referees supported the use of Hawk-Eye technology, said Mike Foster, general secretary of the English Premier League. A spokesperson of the Premier League said that "A lot of time, money and effort has gone into developing a system that meets all the criteria laid down last year." The Scottish and Northern Irish FA also voted in favour of the goal-line technology.

FA chief executive Brian Barwick expressed his disappointment at the annual meeting of the IFAB in Gleneagles, Scotland: "We were in favour of goal-line technology but there will be no more experiments and it will not be back on the agenda next year, or in the foreseeable future."

FIFA President Blatter denied ulterior motives for the decision: "There has been no change of heart. Referees make decisions, not machines... I have defended goal-line technology but it has become clear that such systems are too complicated and very costly. Nor would they necessarily add anything positive to the game and could harm the authority of the referee."

Fixed size for football pitch
Another decision at Gleneagles was to fix the size of a soccer field for men's international matches at 105 x 68 metres. Until now, football's law number 1 stated that the field could be between 100 and 110 metres long and 64 to 75 metres wide. The Welsh Football Association proposed the change, arguing that size variation was an advantage for home teams, who could alter the size of the field against what the visiting team was used to.

The IFAB also agreed to simplify the text of the soccer rules at several points. The last major revision of the text was 11 years ago. The IFAB also condemned violent tackles, warning that "players committing such acts should be banned."

The International Board, established in 1886, is currently made up of eight members, four representing the FIFA and four others from the English, Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish Football association. Six members need to agree to confirm an IFAB ruling. Next year's meeting will be held in Northern Ireland.


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Scotland defeats England 15-9 to win Calcutta Cup

March 9, 2008 The Scottish national rugby union team has defeated the English equivalent 15-9 to win the Calcutta Cup.

The match was played in wet and windy conditions at Murrayfield and was refereed by Jonathan Kaplan. Chris Paterson kicked four penalties and Dan Parks kicked another to give Scotland their 15 points. All nine of England's points came from penalties kicked by Jonny Wilkinson.

Rory Lamont was taken to hospital during the first half on a stretcher having had a collision with Iain Balshaw that saw the Englishman's knee strike the Scotsman's head. He regained consciousness before going to hospital.

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Suspect charged in murder of Lauren Burk

March 9, 2008

A 23-year old man from Smiths Station, Alabama has been arrested for the murder of Lauren Burk, an 18-year old Auburn University student. Burk had been found March 4th along Alabama Highway 147, fatally injured from a single gunshot wound. Courtney L. Lockhart has been charged with capital murder during a kidnapping, capital murder during a robbery and capital murder during an attempted rape.

Burk's murder drew national interest. Gov. Bob Riley offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the murderer(s). A combined local, state, and federal task force investigated the case.

Shortly after the murder, Burk's car was found burning on the Auburn campus. The next day investigators discovered a surveillance photo of Lockhart buying gas at a local mini-mart near where Burk's body was found. They had their suspect but they didn't know who he was.

Lockhart was arrested March 7 after a high-speed chase. He had been stopped for speeding. When the car matched a vehicle involved in a recent robbery, backup was called in. Lockhart later confessed to robbing an elderly woman the previous week, and to four other robberies.


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I'm very scared. I fear these winds will cause a large scale of damage and I have to do to school! It'll pour down and things will blow around like crazy. --79.72.250.41 21:34, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Yikes!
Dang. I hope everybody is okay.

All UK Wikinews Journalists: Please place your situation here so we know your OK. Prayers are out to you all in the UK. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.11.222.136 (talk) 13:07, 10 March 2008 (UTC)


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Socialists win second term as Spain's ruling party

March 10, 2008

In the held on Sunday, the  (PSOE) has emerged as the winner for the second election in a row, edging out the more conservative  in a vote characterized by fears of a faltering economy and militant separatists.

With 93 percent of ballots counted, the Socialists, led by incumbent Prime Minister, had 43.8 percent of the vote, while the People's Party, headed by former Interior Minister Mariano Rajoy, had 40.2 percent.

The Socialists are projected to win at least 168 of the 350 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, falling short of an absolute majority, which means they may have to rely on the backing of smaller parties to pass important legislation. The People's Party is projected to win at least 154 seats.

"I have called the candidate of the Socialist Party and I have wished him luck for the good of Spain," Rajoy said in his concession speech.

"Thanks to all the citizens who have participated," Zapatero said after his challenger conceded. "And thanks from my heart to the citizens who have, with their votes, given a clear victory to the Socialist Party."

"We have worked hard, and it's been worth the trouble," he added. "I will govern by improving the things we did well and correcting our mistakes," he added.

The economy was a large focus of the election, with the unemployment rate rising and inflation at a 12 year high. To ease concerns about the economy, Zapatero said action would be taken to help construction workers that had been laid off, and he promised a 400 euro ($615) tax cut for all workers. "I will govern for all, but thinking above all of those who don't have it all," Zapatero said.

On March 7, one day prior to the end of the official campaigning period, former Socialist politician was shot to death in Spain's  region. Zapatero blamed the murder on the ETA, a Basque separatist organization. "We know that ETA is defeated by democracy and repudiated by the Spanish people together and by Basque Society," said Zapatero. "Its members have no other future than jail."

At Carrasco's funeral Saturday, his daughter called for a massive voter turnout as a way of condemning the ETA. The turnout was estimated to be around 75 percent, close to the record 75.66 percent in the 2004 elections. The newspaper commented, "Some are already beginning to put out the idea that a bigger Socialist win than predicted by the opinion polls will be due to the killing of Isaias Carrasco."

The killing drew comparisons to the, which killed 191 people three days before the general election in which Zapatero came to power. The conservative government initially placed the blame on the ETA, despite evidence that the attack was done by Islamic extremists angered by Spain's involvement in the. One of Zapatero's first acts as Prime Minister was withdrawing troops from Iraq.

During the campaign, Rajoy often criticized his Socialist rival for not doing enough to prevent terrorism and negotiate with the ETA. Zapatero's failed peace talks with the ETA, which ended with the separatists setting off a car bomb at a Madrid airport, became a highly debated issue in the election.

In his 4 years as president, Zapatero's government has enacted social reforms that include legalizing gay marriage, allowing for quicker divorces, and promoting gender equality. These policies conflicted with the views of the Roman Catholic Church, and in December, Catholics staged a mass protest against the government in Madrid.


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Strong winds and heavy rain across southern UK

March 10, 2008

The southern United Kingdom has experienced heavy rains and strong winds, with approximately 10,000 homes now without power. In addition to damage to property, many journeys have been disrupted, as a result of cancelled flights, in addition to closed roads and rail tracks.

The UK Met Office described the current conditions by saying that "the Met Office continues to expect an intense low pressure system to move east across the UK during Monday, bringing severe gales and potentially damaging gusts across some areas, more particularly the west and south of England and Wales. Southerly winds are expected to strengthen during the early hours of Monday to give severe gales for a time, coinciding with the morning rush hour in some areas."

Anglian region
The Anglian region, which covers the east of England, was issued with one flood watch, meaning that a flood is not likely, but is possible. The warning was issued for the North Norfolk coast at 13:37 UTC yesterday. It was also issued with given one all clear yesterday. Neither the flood watch nor the all clear has been removed, although no major damage has been removed.

North East region
The North East region, which covers the north east of England, was previously issued with four flood watches, although that number has now increased.. The first warning, which covered the areas between Whitby and Filey was issued at 12:20 UTC on Saturday, with the next warning, which covered the area surrounding the Lower River Ouse, being issued approximately nine hours later. The third and fourth warnings were both issued at approximately 9:40 UTC yesterday, with the warnings covering the areas surrounding the Upper River Ouse and Lower River Ouse. Two all clears were also issued, the first covered the North Sea at Scarborough and was issued at 20:37 UTC on Saturday and the second covered the River Ure at Aldwark Bridge, with it being issued at 09:02 UTC yesterday. No major damage has been reported for the North West although ten flood watches and seven flood warnings are in force.

North West region
The North West region, which covers the north west of England, was issued with eleven flood watches. All but one of them were issued yesterday, with the other one being issued on March 7. The warnings covered many areas including the coast at Barrow in Furness and the Wyre Estuary. No major damage has been reported for the North West although six flood watches are still in force.

Southern region
The Southern region, which covers the south of England, was been issued with five flood watches. The warnings covering the Southampton Water Flood Watch Area and the Portsmouth Flood Watch Area were added the most recently, with the warnings for the Milford-on-Sea to Calshot Flood Watch Area, the Isle of Wight coast Flood Watch Area and the Hayling Island Flood Watch Area coming earlier at various times soon after 14:00 UTC yesterday.

According to a spokesperson for the environment agency, "the situation has now improved along parts of the south west and southern coast."

South West region
The South West region, which covers the south west of England, was been issued with 28 warnings. This includes seven severe flood warnings, 13 flood warnings and eight flood watches. The severe flood warning covered large portions of the counties of Cornwall and Devon. Some areas in the region have, however, not been subject to the bad weather, with most of the Bristol area enjoying calm weather, although the nearby Portishead has been issued with a flood warning.

The city of Bristol experienced heavy rain at around 11:00 local time today, although no damage was noticed from this incident. Strong winds caused minor damage to property although the damage was low compared to that in other parts of the country. Other areas of this region have experienced flooding, although some reports are saying that the damage was not as severe as expected.  ''' Floodline.  Call the UK Environment Agency's floodline at 0845 988 1188''' for advice if your area is expected to suffer from flooding.


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I used the Environment Agency's local flood warning information service to get the flood warning information. In addition part of the south west region section describing the weather in Bristol is my personal experience--Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) 15:08, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

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Talk:Canadian GG offers statement on International Women's Day

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Is "GG" a widely known acronym? If it isn't, we should use the full title. I know there isn't much space, but I didn't know what it meant and I doubt many people will. 69.70.196.155 16:22, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I would agree. Evrik (talk) 00:26, 11 March 2011 (UTC)

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Could someone please add the category Category:International Women's Day? Thanks. Evrik (talk) 00:26, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
 * ❌: There's no Category:International Women's Day to add. — μ 00:37, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
 * How about now? Evrik (talk) 16:54, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
 * One article does not a populated category make. — μ 12:13, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

 * Well, one is a start. IWD has entries on commons, quote and wikipedia. Evrik (talk) 12:10, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
 * ❌ I'm afraid. This would make the only article in that category. There's no point on having that only-one-article-category hanging around, and it won't be until next year's March 8 (?) to have another (if any) article on it. Diego Grez return fire 01:37, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Could someone please add the category Category:International Women's Day? Thanks. Evrik (talk) 16:33, 8 March 2012 (UTC)


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2008 Tour de Taiwan Stage 2: European & American cyclists rise up

March 10, 2008

The 2008 Tour de Taiwan in Pingtung County, started its second stage in the Pingtung Tropic Agriculture Exposition Park (in Chinese: 屏東熱博園區) and raced around Pingtung Orchid Fern Bicycle Lane (in Chinese: 屏東蘭花蕨自行車道) completing 8 laps today. The cyclists' speed, endurance, and physical strength played the key roles in this stage.

In the intermediate period of this race, Sea Keong Loh, Kenichiro Tose, Peter Morse, and Angus Morton ever successively sprinted for a short-term lead, but the "main group" caught up and made up the difference in just a short distance. Finally, 93 riders in the main group finished this race in 2H21m47s, but Marek Wesoły reached the finish line first to win the stage champion.

After races in Kaohsiung and Pingtung, Kam-po Wong and Po-hung Wu (巫帛宏) held the lead respectively in Asian and Taiwan Group, John Murphy got winning in the overall and sprint class.

Key results

 * Stage Results
 * Stage Champion: Marek Wesoły (Merida Europe)
 * Asian Leader: Sung-baek Park (Korea Seoul City Cycling, Overall in 2nd)
 * Taiwan Leader: Wei-chieh Liu (Taiwan Kinan CCD, Overall in 11th)
 * Overall Results
 * General Champion (Yellow Jersey): John Murphy (Health Net Pro Cycling Team)
 * Asian Leader (Blue Jersey): Kam-po Wong (Hong Kong Pro Cycling)
 * Taiwan Leader (White Jersey): Po-hung Wu (Taiwan Kinan CCD)
 * Sprint Leader (Green Jersey): John Murphy
 * Group Leader: Merida Europe


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