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Taiwan MP shoves proposal in mouth

May 31, 2006

Amid chaos in the Legislative Yuan over a proposal about creating direct transport links with Mainland China, Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party deputy, Wang Shu-hui, snatched the written proposal and shoved it into her mouth. Opposition members failed to get her to cough it up by pulling her hair. She later spat the proposal out and tore it up. This is the third time that the DPP’s actions have stopped a vote over this issue.

During the incident another DPP members, Chuang Ho-tzu, spat at an opposition member.

The amendment to the Statute Governing the Relations Between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area would have permitted direct transit between mainland China and Taiwan, which now has to be routed through an intermediate—usually Hong Kong. Opening such links is supported by the opposition pan-blue alliance, which controls the legislature, but opposed by the independence leaning DPP government.

Direct transport links between Taiwan and Mainland China have been banned after the two sides split amid a bloody civil war in 1949. The Communist government in the mainland and opposition politicians in Taiwan supporting Chinese reunification have vowed to lift the ban, but their efforts have repeatedly been blocked by the ruling DPP, which cites national security concerns.

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Please change "There's prizes!" at the end to "There are prizes!".

Thank you! -m:User:Dbmag9

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Please change Test your knowledge of last weeks news with the to Test your knowledge of last week's news with the (note apostrophe in latter). Thanks. Giggy (talk) 13:06, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
 * ✅ --SVTCobra 13:12, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

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Please change the "Don't panic!" link to point to the archived version of the section it's trying to link to, Water cooler/technical/archives/2013/June, or perhaps some other appropriate page. - dcljr (talk) 03:10, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

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Australian House of Representatives has "no rules": Gillard

June 1, 2006 The has accused speaker of the Australian House of Representatives, David Hawker (Liberal, ) of failing to be impartial.

During question time today, opposition leader, (Labor, ) asked the government to confirm comments made by Cameron Thompson (Liberal, ), which asked for Prime Minister John Howard (Liberal, ) to explain his role in the failed merger of the  and Liberals in Queensland. According to Mr Beazley, Mr Thompson claims that the president of the Liberal party in Queensland was appointed by Mr Howard and that his actions would have been known and agreed upon by the Prime Minister.

The house's speaker refused to allow Mr Beazley to debate his question claiming it was not relevant. Mr Beazley argued that his question directly related to Mr Howard in his capacity as Prime Minister and to disallow his question was "shutting down accountability".

The opposition's next woe came when Stephen Smith (Labor, ) asked the Prime Minister to confirm accusations that the government's new industrial relations laws (called Workchoices) had placed pressure on the low pay commission to lower the minimum wage of Australian workers. Mr Howard took the opportunity to attack Mr Beazley's role as Minister for Employment, Education and Training in 1993 saying that he had contempt for the unemployed.

Anthony Albanese (Labor, ) raised a point of order, claiming that the Prime Minister's answer was irrelevant. This was refused by the speaker, who said that Mr Howard was attempting to answer a "lengthy question". Mr Albanese then interrupted Mr Howard as he was continuing his attack on Mr Beazley telling the speaker that the question was very specific and that Mr Howard's answer was irrelevant. Mr Albanese was ordered to resume his seat, and when he failed to do so was ordered out of the house.

Following Mr Albanese's ejection, Mr Smith argued that the Prime Minister was not answering his question before also being ordered out of the house by the speaker. As Mr Howard began to continue his answer, Julia Irwin (Labor, ) interrupted Mr Howard. Mrs Irwin was then ordered to leave the house.

The opposition found itself another member short in the house after Julia Gillard (Labor, ) was removed for calling Health Minister Tony Abbott (Liberal, ) an "idiot". Ms Gillard's comment followed Mr Abbott tabling a document written by Medibank Private relating to a media campaign to counter negative views on its sale. Part of the document claimed that Medibank Private had "established a hypothetical but possible scenario: Julia Gillard arguing that the sale will mean higher premiums".

Mr Abbott joked that "Medibank Private sure know the member for Lalor (Julia Gillard)".

It was Ms Gillard's second ejection in two days. She was removed from the house yesterday for calling Mr Abbott a "snivelling grub", the same term Mr Abbott labeled an opposition MP last week without being removed.

Following the house's question time, Mr Abbott and Peter Costello (Liberal, ) accused Lindsay Tanner (Labor, ), Wayne Swan (Labor, ) and Kim Wilkey (Labor, ) of deliberately blocking a camera's view of Mr Howard during one of his answers. Mr Tanner said "It's not our fault he's short" and Mr Wilkie said that he never raised from his chair and that Mr Abbott needed to "get his facts straight".

Following her removal, Ms Gillard told reporters that speaker of the house, Mr Hawker had double standards. "We've reached a stage ... where there are no rules in the House of Representatives," Ms Gillard said.

"Four Opposition members were tossed out of Parliament today. I don't think anybody watching question time could say that's a fair result."

"We've seen double standards in operation all week" she said.

She said that it was not unusual for people to walk around the chamber and talk to each other during question while government members were speaking.

"At the end of the day there is wandering around and chatter in question time," she said.

"But why is that? Because the quality of what's coming off the government front bench doesn't bear listening to" she said.


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Talk:Satellite images show destruction of Zimbabwe community

Would it be possible to provide a link to the images? or show the images themselves? Instead of just a link to Amnesty International's main site. Update: I see now the link to the images. Still it would be better if we could actually get the images on this article. 66.173.103.222 13:17, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

 * If you look on this page:http://news.amnesty.org/pages/zwe-310506-news-eng the images are being released under certain conditions.Veluet 16:55, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Also, what are the reasons that the Zimbawbwean government forced the evacuations? Obviously there was some motive, but there is no mention of it here. Even a "currently, the reason for the forced evacuations is unknown" would be much better than the silence that is currently given on the subject.

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Talk:Australian House of Representatives has "no rules": Gillard

Original reporting
Written mainly from parliament's hansard. The Daily Telegraph article was used to cite Ms Gillard's comments after she was ejected from parliament - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 13:10, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

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The article seems to be more about the House dissolving into a verbal fight then the Speaker being partial, granted however I'm used to Speakers who are under no obligation to be impartial, so I could just be misreading it ;). 68.39.174.238 14:39, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
 * It probably is more so about the house descending into anarchy but that happens so often I didnt think it would be notable LOL. Anyways, do you have a suggestion? - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 22:56, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
 * On a related note, the title seems to indicate (to me at least) that someone actually said the speaker was "not impartial". However I can't seem to find any reference to that in the two sources? Should the quotes be removed? R2b2 23:03, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I have changed the title to Australian house of representatives has "no rules": Gillard, it is more suitable and explains the situation better while still being generic - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 01:21, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I'd changed it to something like "Verbal ruckus in the Australian House of Representants; four Oppositions members expeled", however I'm not sure if "ruckus" is admissible for an articel title! Anyway, the current one is better then the previous and does make it seem more noteworthy. 68.39.174.238 04:21, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

The article needs to be moved to "Australian House of Representatives has "no rules": Gillard". Dysprosia 09:57, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

Furthermore, it's Division of Wannon, not Division of Wannor. Dysprosia 12:48, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Grub, not idiot
Gillard called him a grub, not an idiot ('I move that that sniveling grub over there be not further heard'), and followed it up with an 'apology', Australian style ('If I have offended grubs, I withdraw unconditionally'); Ref: Townhall, Washington Post, ''et. al.''

 * That was a separate incident. Dysprosia 09:49, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

Cat please
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 * ✅ Tempodivalse [talk]  15:35, 24 June 2010 (UTC)


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Ubuntu releases 6.06 LTS version of popular Linux distribution

June 1, 2006

The Ubuntu Foundation released its fourth version of the popular GNU/Linux operating system distribution yesterday. Codenamed "Dapper Drake", the release improves on its predecessor, Breezy Badger, or 5.10. The 6.06 LTS version will be the first to offer Long Term Support: three years on the desktop and five years on the server.

Upgrades to existing Ubuntu 5.10 installations can be accomplished by running the update manager program, where an option to upgrade to 6.06 will be displayed.

Because the software in the GNU/Linux operating system comes with permission for everyone to modify and redistribute it, there are many versions (called "distributions") of the operating system available. Ubuntu builds on the popular Debian GNU/Linux distribution. Like Debian, it is made almost entirely of free software.

Users quickly swarmed Ubuntu's servers and mirrors trying to download the new version. The servers are currently responding slowly; moderators at the Ubuntu Forums suggested that users download with BitTorrent if at all possible, which is much less prone to such slowdowns.

Since its first official release in October 2004, Ubuntu has become one of the most popular Linux distributions. It is intended to be user-friendly without being insecure by design, a charge sometimes leveled against other beginner-friendly distributions like Linspire. The distribution is offered for free, and CDs are available for order via the Internet without charge (including shipping).


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Military helicopter crashes into TV tower in Georgia, U.S. killing four

June 1, 2006 A United States military MH-47 Chinook helicopter has crashed in Colquitt County, Georgia after clipping a wire connected to the WFXL television tower. It is not known whether the wire was the cause of the crash, or if the helicopter was having problems prior to the incident.

According to Lisa Eichhorn, a spokeswoman for Fort Rucker, Alabama, at least 5 soldiers were on board the helicopter. Four of the five soldiers have been killed. The surviving soldier only suffered cuts on his hands and above his eye. The names of the victims are not known and the military says they will not release any names for at least 24 hours after family members have been reached.

Authorities also say that the 1,000 foot tower "has a conspicuous tilt," said Ken Clubb, a chief engineer on the scene of the crash.

Reporters and onlookers were being kept from the scene mainly as a result of the possibility that the tower may collapse. A reporter for WTXL, an ABC affiliate out of Tallahassee, FL was arrested at the scene.

Investigators from Ft. Rucker, where the chopper was scheduled to land, were en route to the scene.


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Firefighters battle fire at Los Angeles International Airport

June 1, 2006

A fuel storage tank at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) caught fire today.

The 1-million gallon storage tank caught fire at about 8:30 a.m. local time (PDT) according to Ron Myers, a spokesman for the LAX fire department. Myers said that planes were not at risk and no flights were cancelled, delayed or diverted. No injuries were reported and no evacuations were ordered.

The fire is said to have been caused by a spark from a welder performing work on the tank. Reports say the fuel container was mostly empty, but authorities are still investigating.


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Talk:Violence in East Timor causes United Nations evacuation

the children thing is unnecessary... Sounds like pure spin/BS, and even if it's true, it's far too opinionated for a "neutrality". Shame, yes, but it's the truth - --80.172.186.64 16:32, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I prefer the quote. The line "which is causing distress among locals" is speculative, and doesn't tell us what form this "distress" takes. The quote allows the reader to draw their own conclusions. - Borofkin 00:22, 2 June 2006 (UTC)


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Newsworthiness
If no planes were at risk, no flights were affected, nobody was injured and there was no threat, this isn't really all that important either... -- IlyaHaykinson 17:31, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

 * The very fact that someone messd something up to the point that a million gallon fuel tank caught fire is notable. I bet it cost a lot of insurance money for the tank and the fact that no-one could use it when they likely had contracts to do so. Even if it's adandoned, people would expect something so carefully scrutunized by the media to be carefully executed, too. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 17:11, 26 May 2008 (UTC)


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Three terrorists gunned down by police in India

June 1, 2006 An attack against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh headquarters in Nagpur was thwarted by the Maharashtra police early today morning. The militants were driving a white Ambassador car and were armed with AK-47s. They were confronted and killed by security forces as they tried to break through the security cordon surrounding the building.

Nagpur Police Commissioner S.P.S Yadav said that the car was chased by police after it broke through the first barrier about 200 metres away from the headquarters. When confronted, the militants opened fire and were killed after a five-minute shootout. Yadav also said that two policemen had been injured in the incident, one of whose condition was serious. The identities of the three men is yet to be established. A diary was also recovered from the terrorists.

A high level security alert has been declared in Nagpur and other sensitive areas in the vicinity. R.S.S chief Ram Madhav urged the government to take more steps to safeguard the offices of the organisation. This is the second time the police has prevented a major terror attack from taking place in Maharashtra. Last month the Anti-Terrorist Squad had recovered 30 kilograms of RDX, 17 AK-47 rifles and 50 hand-grenades from a jeep in Aurangabad. Eleven suspected militants were also arrested.


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Chemical Explosion in Billingham
England

There were been several large chemical explosions at the Terra Nitrogen UK chemical plant (previously owned by ICI) in Billingham, Teesside, England. The explosions started at 0015 BST. People living in Billingham and nearby Middlesbrough were advised to stay inside and keep windows closed if at all possible.

Three terrorists gunned down by police in India
India

A terror attack against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh headquarters in Nagpur was thwarted by Maharashtra police earlier today. The militants were driving a white Ambassador car and were armed with AK-47s. They were confronted and killed by security forces as they tried to break through the security cordon surrounding the building.

Satellite images show destruction of Zimbabwe community
Zimbabwe

Human rights group Amnesty International has released satellite images showing how the Zimbabwean community of Porta Farm, which once housed some 10,000 people, has been completely destroyed. Taken in 2002 and 2006, the photos starkly contrast the previous built-up area with the empty scrubland that remains.

Firefighters battle fire at Los Angeles International Airport
United States

A fuel storage tank at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) caught fire today.

Australian house of representatives speaker "not impartial": Opposition
Australia

The Australian Labor Party has accused speaker of the Australian House of Representatives, David Hawker (Liberal, Wannor) of failing to be impartial.

Military helicopter crashes into TV tower in Georgia, U.S. killing four
United States

A United States military MH-47 Chinook helicopter has crashed in Colquitt County, Georgia after clipping a wire connected to the WFXL television tower. It is not known whether the wire was the cause of the crash, or if the helicopter was having problems prior to the incident.

Ubuntu releases 6.06 LTS version of popular Linux distribution
computers

The Ubuntu Foundation released its fourth version of the popular GNU/Linux operating system distribution yesterday.

Reported Bigfoot sighting in Clarence, New York a hoax
United States

Hans Mobius, 72, a former candidate for mayor in Buffalo, New York, a horse farmer and owner of properties 1109-1121 Elmwood in Buffalo, where a hotel is proposed to be placed, reported that he had taken pictures allegedly of "Bigfoot", which experts later dismissed as a "hoax."

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 This is RadioKirk 's talk page. Please leave new messages at the bottom, and sign your comments by adding four tildes. Messages left on this page will usually lead me to reply on your talk page; however, I may use both for extended discussions. I try to treat each conversation as a separate entity, and I ask only that you try to be as civil toward me as I am toward you.

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During my forced "vacation" from Wikipedia, I intend to positively contribute to Wikinews. MyName 17:03, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I hope I can prove to you, through my contributions in Wikinews, I intend to reform. MyName 17:34, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Thankyou, and I truly am sorry. MyName 18:03, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

Hello
Glad to see you're editing over here on wikinews. I just wanted to tell you "you were right all along" it feels much better to have that first artical go up, than any vandalism. Have a look and tell me what you think, http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Federal_Air_Marshal%27s_cover_blown MyName 02:31, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks.
Cool thing about being a radio broadcaster. Maybe when I get my Wikipedia Permission back I do an article about you (Ron Kirk I believe?). Good luck with the Iraq shooting article. (Watch out for 3 revert:) MyName 02:48, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

okay, I wait untill your famous ;) MyName 02:55, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

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RadioKirk, do you give a thumbs up to the title change discussed here? http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Talk:US_troops_kill_pregnant_Iraqi_woman_in_car_entering_%22no-go%22_zone#POV MyName 03:23, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

This account is being blocked as an impersonation account.
Please ask a bureaucrat to change your account name, if you'd like to retain the account's edit history. This block is based on Username, including a statement from w:User:RadioKirk. This was discussed with you in IRC within a few moments of your creation of this account, and you were asked then to request an account name change. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 03:59, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Mea Culpa, just discovered this has been repaired. Unblocked (again.) -  Amgine | talk en.WN 04:11, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

 * LOL, 'sokay, I've expected it. :)  Radio Kirk    talk to me   04:22, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
 * if this is to blame, then it might be better to remove it. i did do thisDoldrums 04:26, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Re:POV
I noticed that you started a discussion about changing the title of the article about the Iraqi woman who was killed by U.S soldiers, and later went ahead with the change based on the fact that no objections wre made within 6 hours. Please keep in mind the fact that people may be editing from different timezones and it is likely that some of them (including me, editing from GMT +5:30) were asleep during those particular six hours. In future I would suggest that you allow atleast 24 hours for people to participate in the discussion so that the time difference does not become an issue. PVJ  (Talk) 09:35, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

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I reverted your blanking of user:Accademic challanger. Weather that person is the real academic challanger, doesn't matter, they created the account first. Unless you can provide good evidence that s/he's stealing your (or somebody elses) identity, they (the person who created the account) is going to stay in control of that page. Please leave a note if you have any concerns about this. Bawolff ☺☻ 22:27, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

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Two Iraqi women, one pregnant, killed by US soldiers

June 2, 2006 Two women, one of them about to give birth, were shot dead by US forces as they rode in a car headed toward a maternity hospital in, 60 miles north of Baghdad, according to witnesses and Iraqi police Capt. Laith Mohammed.

Nabiha Nisaif Jassim, 35, and her 57-year-old cousin, Saliha Mohammed Hassan, were killed by the gunfire, according to the Associated Press. Jassim, a mother of two, was pregnant with her third child; doctors at a nearby hospital tried unsuccessfully to save the baby.

Khalid Nisaif Jassim told reporters that he was rushing his sister to the hospital for childbirth. "I was driving my car at full speed because I did not see any sign or warning from the Americans. It was not until they shot the two bullets that killed my sister and cousin that I stopped.

"God take revenge on the Americans and those who brought them here," he added. "They have no regard for our lives."

A US military statement released Friday disputed the account. "A local national sedan entered a clearly marked prohibited area near coalition troops at an observation post," the statement read. "As the vehicle neared the troop location and failed to stop despite repeated visual and auditory signals, disabling shots were fired into the vehicle. The vehicle stopped, changed direction, and quickly departed the area."

The e-mailed statement to the Associated Press also expressed regret for the loss of life, noting that "coalition forces go to great lengths to prevent them."

 reported that the women's bodies were "wrapped in sheets and lying on stretchers outside the Samarra General Hospital before being taken to the morgue, while residents pointed to bullet holes on the windshield of a car and a pool of blood on the seat".

The US military has increased the number of investigations into charges of misconduct against US troops, most notably following the of as many as 24 civilians in the town of, west of Baghdad. Initially, 15 civilians and eight insurgents were reported dead in gunfire following a roadside bombing that killed a US Marine. Military spokesman Major-General William Caldwell said, "there are three or four (investigations) at least at this time" and that they are in "the first stages."


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Anyone trying to contact me: You will probably get no response. I have decided to leave the project due to recurring blocks, affecting me. I wish you all luck in continuing to run Wikinews. If I ever get a new IP address maybe I will join back up again, then. Goodbye. MyName 01:27, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Goodbye.
You have been indefinitely blocked for trolling and disrupting Wikinews without making any significant contribution to the project, which you have (apparently) quit in any case. Goodbye. PVJ(Talk) 06:11, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

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Talk:Two Iraqi women, one pregnant, killed by US soldiers

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Even the title is POV. Article reads like the US have sinned. Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 23:40, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Well title represent facts, article not published yet so you are free to npov article instead of tagg it. international 23:45, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
 * And suggest better title, specify your objections if you dont going to edit. The sin theory is, though quite interesting, to vague to motivate a npovtag and I tend to fall in atheistic reasoning mostly international 00:00, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Title and article seem accurate; even if disturbing. If it was about al-queda "beheading" people it would not be seen as POV nor as an accusation that it read like al queda have sinned. I see no actionable objection. 64.229.67.118 00:17, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Thats my opinion also international 00:20, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I think the title is somewhat out of context, which lends itself to being misinterpreted upon first reading. I was taken aback when I first read the headline, but upon reading the article and understanding the context of the situation, I better understood the action. Basically, I think a more apt title would be something along the lines of "U.S. troops kill pregnant Iraqi woman in car entering restricted area", but probably a bit more succicnt. I think a title along these lines will effectively address the concerns of those that see bias in the title. Braincandle 00:37, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * That goes to the extreme of providing an excuse for the shooting; which armed forces of any country always seem to have. The killing is a known factwhereas the "restricted area" is only info from the US side. The Post headline says "US troops kill a pregnant Iraqi woman in Iraq"; maybe we should just use that. 64.229.67.118 00:45, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * ummm ... the title reads like the troops entered the clearly whatever zone. i don't see a pressing need for an exculpatory explanation in the title itself. what's wrong with a troops shoot dead pregnant woman title (which lays out what is "notable" about the incident) and a lead paragraph that clearly states what the circumstances of the killing are? the one story i read on this incident highlighted that the signs around prohibited areas and not always clear (esp. the safe distance from convoys). so i don't see why the troops view of it's supposed clarity shld enter the headline.
 * all that said, how does "Pregnant Iraqi woman shot for entering no-go area" or the active voice equivalent of, sound?. Doldrums 02:38, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * This title is clearly pov as the driver claims he didnt see any signs. international 02:49, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

"I was driving my car at full speed because I did not see any sign or warning from the Americans. It was not until they shot the two bullets that killed my sister and cousin that I stopped," international 02:51, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Somewiki have to change or revert title imho international 02:53, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * done. Doldrums 03:00, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Its better, maybe closest to npov we get for now international 03:03, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * But why "shoot dead"? "killed" is more adequate, we talking humans here. international 03:06, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

My suggestion: "US troops kill pregnant Iraqi woman for entering a "no-go"" international 03:08, 2 June 2006 (UTC)  Maybe good enouth...
 * "US troops kill pregnant Iraqi women" is the best,imo. 64.229.30.162 05:34, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

The current title is silly. It can be interpreted as to mean "U.S. troops pregnant women WHo WERE ALREADY DEAD." Someone change it.

The current title is not "silly". It reflects the story. As a title is supposed to. Greenknight 16:33, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

 * I think the new title is much-improved. Personally, I am more sympathetic to unarmed Iraqi civilians than armed foreign troops, but I think the title does a better job of summarzing the story now. Braincandle 23:07, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

This article needs some serious POV neutralization. MyName

 * The title is factual in nature. We don't need to change it simply because it reflects badly on U.S troops. PVJ [[Image:Flag of India.svg|25px]] (Talk) 05:54, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

related news
''Since the military began a criminal investigation of the massacre on 24 Iraqis in the town of Haditha, west of Baghdad, the number of investigations on misconduct of US forces in Iraq has grown. US military spokesman Major-General William Caldwell said "There are three or four at least at this time" when questioned about how many other similar incidents been investigated. About details and the status of these investigations Spokesman Caldwell said that they are in "the first stages".''

This statement has nothing to do with the article along with the related news. Jason Safoutin 00:20, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Disagree; it's in the sources and when talking about a fresh terrorist attack it is ok to show the numerous and continual quotes referencing the 5 year old 9/11 event...so it's also ok to mention other associated investigations of US killings of civilians. 64.229.187.194 02:07, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Well thats a POV and goes against WN:NPOV. The incident is NOT related to the previous events. Jason Safoutin 02:11, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * There is nothing pov in this, maybe litle kind to those with pov to make us force lock better. But it establish a link to similar incidents witch widly discussed in all mayor media. To remove this link is povpushing as it already is 'soft formulated' and can be much more harch. I edit it back international 03:33, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Rewrite; paragraph as it was suggested conviction by media of "misconduct" and taking part in a "massacre"—they may well have been, but that's supposed to be up to military and/or civilian courts, not the press.  Radio Kirk    talk to me   04:04, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I made clarification in your rewrite, hope you think its ok. Related news is a term quite common used and I changed it back from Other news. And the 'massacre' is common used about the incident whish enough info and fewer argue against that it was the fact. international 04:22, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, but, notice the source says "alleged massacre". Even in quotes, the use of the term is prejudicial without sourcing the comment or using "alleged" (and, "related" got lost in the revert and, as a news reporter IRL, it still makes me nervous).  Radio Kirk    talk to me   04:29, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

I accept alleged massacre or alleged massmurder. But you reverted my changes that is more accurate. It is US troops and the 24 dead iraqis are civilians. "According to the Wall St Journal, there is evidence that marines killed civilians, including women and children, without provocation." international 04:41, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Okay, per the source, I'll grant "US marines" instead of the "coalition forces" I had seen in other reports. On the other hand, this source states:
 * "According to initial US military reports, 15 civilians and eight insurgents died after a bomb killed a marine in Haditha, a militant stronghold in Anbar Province."
 * So, again, any suggestion that all victims were civilians is, at the very least, disputed.  Radio Kirk    talk to me   04:46, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Compromise text per the source; also, "mass murder" is two words :)  Radio Kirk    talk to me </tt>  04:51, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanx for correcting the bad spelling. The initial US military reports is clearly a cowerup an even it by definition is the second side of the story its lost its truthwortyness and we dont have to bring npov to absurdum. international 05:00, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * By the way I wait little more clarity about a related story that develop befor I writ a new article because of very diferent statements. Maybe that is wrong to let it lose heat but easyer and more etical. international 05:06, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * It doesn't matter how "clear" any cover-up is; as stated at Wikipedia, the standard is "verifiability, not truth", and the same holds for a properly formatted news story. Want to assert cover-up? Quote a reliable source. Otherwise, it appears to push your own POV, even if you're perfectly neutral. :) <tt> Radio Kirk </tt>  <tt> talk to me </tt>  05:15, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Is my last change adressing your pov concerns? Now both side of story reported. international 05:52, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

FWIW, Amgine reverted the mitigating sentence; I've put it back because the paragraph reads as intentionally damning without it. I will point out that I still find the relevance of that entire paragraph to the incident quite shaky. <tt> Radio Kirk </tt>  <tt> talk to me </tt>  04:28, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

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to my knowledge, that the US military has not contested the shooting or the entering, so i don't really see a reason for attributing in the title, the attribution makes it look like the claim is a debatable/contested one. i'm considering reverting to the old title. Doldrums 02:31, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I write news for a living; the first rule is "attribute". While the US military does not dispute the shooting, it does dispute the particulars, and those must be attributed or they betray a POV. I've also done something of a major rewrite; feel free to comment. :) <tt> Radio Kirk </tt>  <tt> talk to me </tt>  02:40, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * oops, didn't see ur comment before changing. note the first line in NYT says "The American military command said Wednesday that United States troops had fatally shot two Iraqi women whose vehicle failed to stop after entering a "prohibited area"". Doldrums 02:46, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * so what is in the headline is not disputed, hence need not be attributed in the headline itself. Doldrums 02:49, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Meantime, the dead women were passengers; I'll agree to the revert if the title is changed to US troops kill pregnant Iraqi woman in car entering "no-go" zone. Title as is suggests she was doing so herself. <tt> Radio Kirk </tt>  <tt> talk to me </tt>  02:47, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * i have no opinion on adding "in car". Doldrums 02:49, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Done. A good collaboration, I think :) <tt> Radio Kirk </tt>  <tt> talk to me </tt>  02:53, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

How about, "Iraqi Woman killed as car enters "no-go" zone" MyName

Or, "Pregnant Iraqi Woman killed as car enters "no-go" zone" but pregnant seems unnessary for a title. MyName 03:00, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

 * the style guide (link at top of page) has many guidelines and suggestions on framing the headline. reg. ur suggestions above, active voice headlines are preferred, the "pregnant" is notable about this incident, i (and every other news source i've seen) think. Doldrums 03:05, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

lead paragraph
do the witness and police account confirm the "no-go" area? the US confirmation of the incident needs to be added to the opening paragraph. how about something along the lines of

"Two women, one of them about to give birth, were shot dead by US forces as they rode in a car according to witnesses and Iraqi police Capt. Laith Mohammed. US military officials confirmed the fatal shooting shooting, and said that the soldiers fired as the car entered a prohibited area and failed to stop on warning/demand/command." Doldrums 02:58, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

You are right, sort of; the lead was supposed to include the location and I lost that in the rewrite. The lead now states facts only and leaves "zones" to the witnesses/officers. (Edit: this is where writing for radio can hurt me from a print perspective; in radio, the mantra is "get to the point.") <tt> Radio Kirk </tt>  <tt> talk to me </tt>  03:03, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

POV
The article seems to be focusing on the fact that US troops killed woman, rather than being neutral to the incident. IMOHO MyName 03:04, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Well, to be frank, that is the incident. :) <tt> Radio Kirk </tt>  <tt> talk to me </tt>  03:06, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I understand that but, I feel in order to "balance" the article out either:

1. The Title should read, "Pregnant Iraqi woman killed by US troops in car entering "no-go" zone"

Or

2. The quote about US apologizing should go before the quote about the Iraqi person asking God to take revenge on the U.S.A.

That way both sides of the incident will get their “fair say” in some part of the article MyName 03:12, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

 * i've no problem with 1. but i think the victim's brother gets a say before some mealy-mouthed spokesman expressing "regret" (there's no apology, btw). Doldrums
 * Agreed MyName 03:19, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Also, as this a he-said-she-said type of situation, the structure demands it follow. As written, the story succinctly states who/what/where/when/why, and the "why" is explained by the driver. Continuing his quote makes sense in the context, and also makes sense as it allows the rebuttal of the quote (which cannot textally be rebutted until it's made) to follow. Meantime, the title Pregnant Iraqi woman killed by US troops in car entering "no-go" zone suggests the troops were in the car... :) <tt> Radio Kirk </tt>  <tt> talk to me </tt>  03:22, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

How about, "Pregnant Iraqi woman killed by US troops as car enters "no-go" zone"? MyName 03:25, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * also, I'll thow out sugesstion 2
 * I presume you mean "throw" (sorry, I'm a spelling pedant)? As for the title, they're substantially the same and not worth changing, IMHO :) <tt> Radio Kirk </tt>  <tt> talk to me </tt>  03:28, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Okay, your way works. Also, I'm not going to tell a seasoned veteran what to do after I've just been a vandal for three weeks :) MyName 03:31, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, I'm a 12-year veteran newsman, but still new at WN :) <tt> Radio Kirk </tt>  <tt> talk to me </tt>  04:06, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

 * The title is actual in nature and should not be changed just because it reflects badly on the U.S troops concerned. The fact is they killed a pregnant woman. The title simply represents that fact. We are not responsible for what conclusions readers may draw from this fact. PVJ [[Image:Flag of India.svg|25px]]  (Talk) 05:56, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * About the title, really, whats the problem with the original one? I suggest we us "US troops kill pregnant Iraqi woman" Article explain the circumstanses. international 06:03, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

 * I agree with international. The point was the woman was killed. If a U.S soldier is killed, we will keep the title as "American soldier killed by insurgents in Iraq". We will not change the title to "American soldier killed by insurgents in Iraq for supposedly oppressing the people of that country and for invading it under the mistaken assumption that Saddam was in possession of weapons of mass destruction." We don't need to explain any reasons in the title itself, we can mention them in the article. PVJ [[Image:Flag of India.svg|25px]]  (Talk) 08:28, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

 * U.S. probes killing of pregnant Iraqi (CNN)
 * U.S. Troops Kill Pregnant Woman in Iraq (Associated Press)
 * US forces shoot at vehicle, kill pregnant Iraqi woman in labour (The Jamaica Observer)
 * Two Iraqi women killed at US checkpoint (Middle East Online)
 * So, some went longer, some shorter. My personal preference after reading the objections and these headlines would be a variation of the last one:
 * Two Iraqi women, one pregnant, killed in car at US checkpoint
 * "US checkpoint" implies US troops. <tt> Radio Kirk </tt>  <tt> talk to me </tt>  20:59, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I like that idea for a headline. MyName 22:00, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Done, per no objections for nearly six hours <tt> Radio Kirk </tt>  <tt> talk to me </tt>  02:41, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

 * I do have an objection, I was unable to voice it earlier (within 6 hours) due to a difference in timezones, it was too late in the night. I have changed the title to make it clear that the woman was killed by US soldiers, otherwise it may appear that insurgents killed her while she was at a US checkpoint. PVJ [[Image:Flag of India.svg|25px]] (Talk) 09:22, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Is it fact it was real checkpont? seem to me we take US POV for title? Driver said no checkpont,just bullets. Yrtsihpos 12:54, 4 June 2006 (UTC)


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US accused of sinking The Pirate Bay

June 2, 2006 Debate about the raid on the world's largest Bittorrent site in Sweden continues. According to the Swedish public television network SVT, requests for the closure of "The Pirate Bay" were made at a meeting between the Swedish justice department, police and the U.S. government in April. U.S. officials presented issues relating to The Pirate Bay on behalf of the MPAA.

According to the SVT report, the Swedish justice department asked police to act, which allegedly claimed that the legality of The Pirate Bay was unclear. An official of Sweden's justice minister subsequently contacted the country's head procecutor and head of police, who ordered the raid. Debate is rife in Sweden about whether or not the Swedish justice minister should cave to US demand where the legality of the issue in Sweden is not clear. The justice minister has firmly denied SVT's story and having had any influence on the police action.

According to a statement on The Pirate Bay web site and interview with Slyck News, The Pirate Bay plans to have the site up and running within a few days. There is speculation that the new site will be running in a country other than Sweden.

Henrik Pontén of Sweden's IP protection organisation, Antipiratbyrån, said to Dagens Industri that the main target of the raid was the anti-copyright lobby organisation Piratbyrån and not The Pirate Bay. He has since claimed that he was misquoted.

The Pirate Bay's and Piratbyråns' sites were hosted by the Swedish company PRQ. According to a statement on PRQ's website, "all servers and network equipment was seized in an act of blatant abuse of power by public prosecutor Håkan Roswall". PRQ accuses the police of not only seizing servers hosting The Pirate Bay and Piratbyrån, but also other servers which were unrelated to the two sites. PRQ is planning to sue the Swedish government to get their hardware back and for compensation of economic losses. According to IDG, 9 other sites were taken offline when police seized PRQ's equipment. Expressen.se writes that owners of PRQ were running The Pirate Bay as a hobby project and that was the reason why all servers were seized.

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Talk:Three terrorists gunned down by police in India

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Seems a bit sensationalist? Perhaps militants instead of terorists since they have not been identified? Enigma 00:52, 2 June 2006 (UTC)


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Fatal coal mine accident in western Turkey

June 1, 2006

A mine accident killed at least nine miners in a coal mine in western Turkey. A methane explosion collapsed a mine shaft about 150 meters below the town of Odakoy, in Balıkesir Province, near the border with Bursa Province. Rescue work was slowed by the presence of gas, with rescue workers having to be hospitalized for methane poisoning.

Turkey suffers relatively frequent mine accidents, especially due to methane pockets either igniting or poisoning miners. Some observers fault old & untrustworthy equipment, or a disregard for safety regulations.


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Federal and NSW governments withdraw Snowy Hydro shares

June 2, 2006

The Australian federal and New South Wales governments will not be selling their shares in Snowy Hydro Limited (the owner and operator of the ). Snowy Hydro Limited's major shareholder is the NSW government with a 58 percent shareholding. The Victorian government owns 29 percent and the federal government has a 13 percent stake.

NSW Premier Morris Iemma announced in December 2005 that he wished to sell the state's share in Snowy Hydro that caused the federal and Victorian governments to follow.

The proposed sale has attracted immense criticism by those who believed that the sale would affect the environment and water supplies along the, this was reinforced yesterday when 58 eminent Australians presented a petition to the government opposing the sale.

Prime Minister John Howard announced today that the federal government would not be selling its 13 percent share of Snowy Hydro following what he calls "intense community reaction". In a statement, Mr Howard said, "This decision to sell the Snowy Hydro has created significant unhappiness, concern and unrest throughout the Australian community."

Mr Howard said that the sale was not an election promise by his government and that the federal government failed to see any long-term benefits from the sale. He also said that the government needed to "safeguard the interests of all those dependent on Australia's iconic water resources".

The federal government has however stated that despite refusing to sell its share in Snowy Hydro that it will not be purchasing additional shares if NSW and Victoria push ahead with the sale of their shareholdings.

Despite telling Macquarie Radio earlier this morning that his government would be pushing ahead with the sale as it was in the best "interests of NSW", Premier Iemma announced shortly after Mr Howard's release, that the NSW government would be withdrawing its shares from sale.

Mr Iemma conceded that the sale would be extremely difficult with the federal government withdrawing its 13 percent from sale. "The Prime Minister has pulled the rug out from under the sale," Mr Iemma said. "The circumstances are significantly changed."

"The Commonwealth decision makes it extremely difficult for NSW to proceed," he conceded.

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The PM's views on the sale were obtained from his media release. The statement about the petition from 58 Australians came from mainstream media as did the comments by Mr Iemma - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 01:18, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

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Talk:US accused of sinking The Pirate Bay

I can sure tell that there is alot of talking about 'the Americans' (USians) as the force behinde the raid. Many Swedes remember the incident some year ago when US pushed Sweden to act against a $cientology critic who published 'secret stuff'... international 01:26, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I lookt att sources and saw a part of the news on SVT (Swedish TV). It seem quite clear that Thomas Bodström, justice minister is deep involved and already reported for reviewing by Konstitutionsutskottet, Parliamentary Committee on the Constitution. I link the news in swedish tv international 01:48, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

Spelling.
Shouldn't it read "...sank the Pirate Bay"? Nathanrdotcom 01:30, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

alt first part/material to work with
According to the Swedish newschannel Rapport it was US Govement who was behind the raid on Pirate Bay. It was a case of successfull lobbying by KPAA that made US contact Swedish police and department of justice. After the meeting on high level Thomas Bodström,  minister of justice, asked the department of justice and the police to act. Dan Eliasson, minister of justice:s state secretary, acted and talked to the the General Prosecutor and the National Police Commissioner who ordered the raid. This was made despite the court situation situation was unclear.

The allegations is dismissed by Swedish Govement and by Dan Eliasson who deny all contact of this kind.

An autotranslation:

” USA: s government lay behind fildelarrazzia”

The each USA: s government as low behind razzian against fildelarsidan The Pirate Bay on Wednesday. The states Sweden's Televisions report. Small businesses losers in fildelartillslaget

American authorities took in April up the question with representatives for the Swedish justitiedepartementet and the police. The have happened on request of Hollywoods special interest organisation MPAA.

After the meeting asked justitiedepartementet police and prosecutors to act.

When the replied that the court situation each unclear, will the Minister for Justice's State Secretaries have turned themselves to the Prosecutor-General and the National Police Commissioner, that gave order about an intervening, states report.

The assertions are repudiated of the government. Dan Eliasson, State Secretaries on justitiedepartementet orders the echo that the has not occurred some as entire pc contacts of that kind.

Also the National Police Commissioner Stefan Strömberg says that the assertion that the police taken order of the government is incorrect.

international 02:46, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

Cleaned up
I have done some cleaning on the article as well as changed the title to "US accused of sinking The Pirate Bay". Please let me know if there are still issues. It really is a great article, kudos to its author - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 05:11, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I think it is pretty ok, thanks for fixing it. Because it is pretty idle with edits I will change mode from dev to publish. 130.234.200.110 09:00, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

False statement?
Has the web site of Antipiratbyrån (The Anti Piracy Bureau) really been hacked? Their page, which can be found at http://www.antipiratbyran.com, seems to be instact. Other adresses like http://www.antipiratbyran.se have, as far as I am concerned, no connection with Antipiratbyrån.
 * You might be right. I removed that part. Feel free to edit yourself if you like. Its Wiki ;) international 11:00, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Antipiratbyrån's site was hacked last year. Source: (Swedish). But I don't know anything about it being hacked now. /217.208.220.8 15:04, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

Swedish police web site attacked, possibly in retaliation of TPB raid
And the Swedish national police site is still down (since last night) due to repeated DoS attacks, just a day after the police raided piratebay.org, seized all their servers as well as all other servers in the same storage area (including shutting down 10-20 commercial companies whose web sites went offline).

Meanwhile, the Minister of Justice (Attorney General [US]) of Sweden, Thomas Bodström, is facing a hearing in front of a committee for his alleged involvement in shutting the site down as a direct result of a request from MPAA and US authorities.

There is currently a voting going on with largest Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet (The Evning Post), on whether the pirate bay site or the national police's site will be up and running first. So far, 25,000 people have voted, and 93% think that Pirate Bay will be operational first.

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Talk:Toronto transit workers strike ‘illegally’

The quotes around "illegally" are not necessary. The workers are in contravention of government regulation, therefore it is illegal. The quotes indicate POV. -- Canar 02:35, 2 June 2006 (UTC)


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The quotes around "illegally" are not necessary. The workers are in contravention of government regulation, therefore it is illegal. The quotes indicate POV. -- Canar 02:35, 2 June 2006 (UTC)


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Wikinews talk:Dispute resolution/DragonFire1024 and Amgine

Okay.

Ground rules
The only thing I have to say right away is not to make personal attacks, or even personal remarks that may be misconstrued as attacks. I'd like this page to be relatively positive. You might also consider trying to avoid conflict outside this page for the duration of this DR, but I'm not going to enforce it for now. I really don't want to dole out punishments, because for one, that's what ArbCom does, and it's not a good way to actually resolve the dispute.

A start.
It took a while, but this is where this will (hopefully) be resolved to everyone's contentment. I know I've asked you privately on some things, but specifically, and in detail, describe your points of contention with each other. What did the other person do wrong? More importantly, what did you do wrong? Part of my goal here is making sure you both understand that you've both done some things wrong in the conflict- whether it be starting the problem, or making it worse, inadvertently or not. Ral315 (talk) 03:04, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Thanks, Ral315, for being willing to take this on.

 * I do not personally have a dispute with DragonFire1024. I expect the user to be a positive contributor on Wikinews, net. He may have difficulties with me, however, as I do not have trust in this user currently such that I would nominate or support him as an admin. I also do not enjoy working with this contributor, either as a fellow editor or as an admin of the project. Neither of these would constitute a dispute. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 01:59, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Amgine, you have never trusted me. As far as I can see you never gave me a chance. I have said time and time again, IMO you have done nothing but shoot me down at every corner. In any situation that may arise with us, you try to assume total control. I feel as if my opinion or concerns don't matter to you, and that you really don't care. You will go out of your way to block me and kick me and ban me, but so far yuou have not assisted me, but rather discounted 95% of my contributions. Jason Safoutin 02:05, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Thank you for your response here, DragonFire1024. I was wondering if it would be possible for you to answer Ral315's questions above? I've stated here and elsewhere that I do not have a dispute with you to be resolved; perhaps you could explain with specificity and detail the dispute you have with me which caused you to bring this dispute resolution request? -  Amgine | talk en.WN 04:29, 4 June 2006 (UTC)


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Katharine Close, 13, wins Scripps National Spelling Bee

June 2, 2006 Katharine "Kerry" Close, a 13-year-old 8th-grader from Asbury Park, New Jersey, spelled "ursprache", a word for the ancestor of a language or language group, to win the 79th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night. Close beat out 274 other contestants from 9 to 15 years old. This was Close's last year of eligibility; she was one of only two contestants this year to be in her fifth year at the national competition. She finished seventh in 2005, having gotten a better ranking every year she's competed.

This is the Bee's first appearance on network television, with the finals airing on ABC; earlier rounds were televised in the afternoon on ESPN. Close, who enjoys running, music, reading, and her puppy, is the first New Jersey resident ever to win the competition, which she prepared for up to two hours each day.

Saryn Hooks, 14, was nearly eliminated in the eighth round, with "hechsher", a symbol indicating that a food has been certified kosher. The judges mistakenly had the word down as "hechscher"; after being removed, she was reinstated in the next round after the judges received the correction. Hooks, who spent six months reading the entire dictionary to prepare, came back with confidence and finished in third place, missing "icteritious" in round twelve. This is the first time the judges have made such a visible error in the televised broadcast.

Kendra Yoshinaga, 12, of Thousand Oaks, California, a favorite for the finals, was knocked out in the seventh round just before the ABC broadcast began by "cointise", a scarf worn on a lady's headdress. Yoshinaga said that this third national bee she's competed in felt "a lot more rigid" than the previous two.

This year's schedule was rearranged for the ABC news broadcast: previous championships have been held earlier in the day. The spellers have all been given more media attention; for this reason Yoshinaga is perhaps one of the few who didn't want to win, claiming that it would be too much. She has already received her share of attention, as co-author of The Spelling Bee And Me: A Real-Life Adventure In Learning, a children's book about her experiences.

"People I don't know very well seem to make a big deal about it, but my really close friends know that it's not a really huge part of my life," she says, of her relative fame. Keenly interested in politics and social issues, Yoshinaga spent a large portion of her last two trips sightseeing in Washington, but this trip, she says, has been more focused on studying.

"My mom sometimes finds words for me from books and magazines," says the homeschooler, who studied over 30,000 words in the week preceding the national bee. Paige Kimble, bee coordinator, wouldn't have been surprised to see her break into the top ten.

Another favorite eliminated earlier on in the competition was Samir Patel, who tied for second in last year's 19-round marathon and placed third in 2003. Patel misspelled "eremacausis" in round 7, joining Yoshinaga and 6 others in a tie for 14th place.

The studious 12-year-old has one more chance at the national finals; Yoshinaga has two, as students may compete from their fourth through eighth grade years.

Cody Boisclair, a 23-year-old graduate student at the University of Georgia, misses the competition. He competed in the 1997 and 1998 finals, placing fourth in his second try. The Bee has changed since he began participating, becoming more international, and with increased media attention putting more pressure on spellers. Though many critics claim that the rote memorization and drilling of spelling bees is not a particularly beneficial activity, Boisclair believes his experience in the bee helped his knowledge of language rather than serving as a simple display of memory. "I was one of those people who tried to dissect the word into its component parts, to find similarities to other words that I was familiar with," says Boisclair, who began reading at the age of two. "Although I did do some drilling, I tried to find relationships to help me remember words, and even tried to analyze the words I was studying as I studied them." His analysis skills led him not to a career in lexicography or linguistics but rather to graduate study in computer science.

Boisclair, who spent the evening watching the Bee on television while in a chat room with several other former national finalists, looks back on the competition as one of the highlights of his school years. "I think the best thing about it was a sense of camaraderie—for once, I really felt like I fit in somewhere. I was with people my age who were, by and large, 'on the same wavelength'." Also, Jasmine Kaneshiro, 14, from Honolulu, Hawaii, was not a favorite, having done quite badly last year, did better. She moved up from 72nd place in the 2005 bee to 45th place. It was her second year. "I'm pleased with my performance this year," Kaneshiro said.


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New Zealand's Taupo Airport worst in the world

June 2, 2006

The International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations has rated Taupo airport the worst in the world due to its “critically deficient” safety measures.

The main concern is over the complete absence of air traffic controllers at Taupo.

In 2004, the Civil Aviation Authority rejected a recommendation made by its own staff to install a flight information service. CAA director John Jones said that the proposal was rejected because it was not cost effective. A spokesman yesterday reaffirmed that position.

"Failure to endorse the major safety recommendation of the study team would expose the director to a level of risk that would be difficult to defend in the event of an incident at Taupo that might have been mitigated by an [information service]. We believe your recommendation would place the travelling public and aviation participants at risk and would be indefensible in a Coroners Court," study team leader Len Wicks wrote in an internal memo.

The New Zealand Airline Pilots Association has issued 11 "special operating procedures" for pilots at the Taupo airport. The airport that had the next lowest number of air traffic controllers is that of Umtata, South Africa, which has five.

Taupo is the tenth busiest airport in New Zealand. It receives and sends out more flights than Napier, Dunedin or Invercargill, but this distinction is largely negated by its air traffic control woes.

Air New Zealand Eagle Air general manager Doug Roberts, however, said that his airline had been flying to Taupo for decades without difficulty. Likewise, Taupo Air Charter, which has operated in Taupo for 25 years, has suffered no problems in its flights.


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Talk:Katharine Close, 13, wins Scripps National Spelling Bee

Original reporting notes
Notes from me. A large portion of my notes were from watching the ABC broadcast and visiting the event.

Conversations with Cody Boisclair and Kendra Yoshinaga held via instant messenger. (I am LucidWaking)

(17:23:47) LucidWaking: So, reporter hat on, how is the Bee different this year than when you were in it? (17:24:10) CB: Lots more media attention, for one thing. It's on primetime over-the-air TV for the first time! (17:24:46) LucidWaking: Do you think that puts more pressure on the spellers? (17:25:00) CB: Also, it's truly become an international affair since last year. Yes, Jamaica was in it back in 1997, but now we've got Canadians and New Zealanders participating. (17:25:20) CB: And I do think, to an extent, that the increased attention puts extra pressure on the spellers. (17:25:40) CB: Not that people didn't watch it when I was there, of course; I had random people come up to me in the mall afterward and ask if I was that person from the spelling bee. (17:25:48) LucidWaking: ::grins:: (17:26:38) LucidWaking: Critics claim that the spelling bee isn't beneficial for kids, that it just enourages rote memorization and drill -- do you agree? Did it help or hurt your other academics? (17:27:11) CB: In my case, a lot of my memorization of the Bee word into its component parts, to find similarities to other words that I was familiar with. (17:27:26) CB: s/of the Bee/for the Bee/ (17:28:26) CB: Although I did do some drilling, I tried to find relationships to help me remember words, and even tried to analyze the words I was studying as I studied them. (17:28:40) LucidWaking: How much time did you spend studying? (17:29:05) CB: I honestly can't remember. I'd look at word lists frequently, but I can't remember specifically how long. (17:29:19) LucidWaking: ::nods:: (17:29:29) LucidWaking: Did your family help you study? (17:29:52) CB: Yes. Sometimes my mom would call out words and, upon my asking, the definitions, origins, etc., from W3. (17:30:55) LucidWaking: So, how do you look back on the experience -- what are the best thigns about having done it? (17:31:26) CB: I think the best thing about it was a sense of camaraderie-- for once, I really felt like I *fit in* somewhere. (17:31:44) CB: I was with people my age who were, by and large, 'on the same wavelength'.
 * wasn't* by rote; I was one of those people who tried to dissect the

(17:39:18) LucidWaking: So, how was this bee different for you than the previosu few years? (17:39:47) KY: It seemed a lot more rigid. (17:39:52) LucidWaking: How so? (17:40:00) LucidWaking: Do you think the increased media attention had a role? (17:40:04) KY: Probably. (17:40:55) LucidWaking: So I know you've been featured a lot in other media about the Bee -- do your friends and people you know make a big deal out of it? (17:41:39) KY: People I don't know very well seem to make a big deal about it, but my really close friends know that it's not a really huge part of my life. (17:42:01) LucidWaking: What is the biggest part of your life? (17:42:14) KY: I don't know... (17:42:17) LucidWaking: Do you learn most of your words from studying or just from reading and other things? (17:42:49) KY: Mostly studying. My mom sometimes finds words for me from books and magazines. (17:43:56) LucidWaking: Do you spend a lot of time visiting DC while yo're in town for the Bee or is it mostly focused on spelling? (17:44:21) LucidWaking: (I'll let you go after this one, thanks for doing this!) (17:44:49) KY: The last two times we did a lot more sightseeing, but this time I was studying more. Actually, I don't think we did *any* tours this time.

Mindspillage (spill yours?) 05:02, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

picture?
Does anyone have a relevant picture. This would make a nice featured article. --vonbergm 16:03, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Took the one off Wikipedia, uploaded as publicity, however, I'm concerned that even though this is a non-profit event, sponsered by Scripps, could it not fall under fair use, since Scripps is a another media outlet. --TUFKAAP 17:35, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Hmm. Could we get clarity on this before featuring the article? --vonbergm 18:41, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

Possible Error
According to, the "hechsher" error occured in Round 8. --216.110.205.5 18:51, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * You're right -- thanks. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 19:13, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

champion speller
good job on the cut!!! glad u made it. im in a spelling bee too i hope i win 1!! once again... CONGRATS!!

Error in article
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There is an error in this article. Cody Boisclair competed in the National Spelling Bee in 1997 only, not in 1998.

 * I can't find a source to back this up. We may be able to contact Scripps directly. Calebrw (talk) 18:51, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

 * This article says he competed in both, but of course it may be incorrect. Searching on the website for "Cody Boisclair" of the National Spelling Bee gives only (Google cached) results of 1997. Cheers, Van der Hoorn (talk) 12:44, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

This was accurate per the sources cited in the article. Also, there is no evidence presented that it is wrong. --SVTCobra 22:42, 21 July 2009 (UTC)