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January 24, 2006 Following the return of the Stardust space capsule from its encounter with the Comet Wild 2, NASA scientists have come up with a novel approach to dealing with the samples of "interstellar dust" that have been collected; they want help from the public. The Stardust spacecraft carried an aerogel-based dust collector, which was exposed to space in varying orientations during different phases of the mission.Only one side of the collector was exposed towards the stream of particles coming off the Comet Wild 2 during the encounter in 2004, while the other side was used to collect interstellar dust at an earlier point in the spacecraft's journey.

Although scientists have seen the particles captured from comet Wild 2 when they examined the aerogel, they have not examined any of the particles expected on the other side of the collector due to their smallness. They will be examined after they are found with the help of Stardust@home. It is believed that on the order of 50 interstellar dust particles impacted the aerogel, each now resting inside a tiny crater. Stardust traveled nearly three billion miles and its mission lasted seven years. At times it was traveling at 8 miles a second. Thats fast enough to go from San Francisco to Los Angeles in one minute. Stardust set a new all-time record for being the fastest spacecraft to return to Earth, breaking the previous record set in May of 1969 during the return of the Apollo X(10) command module. Don Brownlee of the University of Washington, Seattle said "our spacecraft has traveled further than anything from Earth ever has – and came back. We went half-way to Jupiter to meet the comet and collect samples from it. But the comet actually came in from the outer edge of the solar system, out beyond the orbit of Neptune, out by Pluto."

In a move similar to some distributed computing projects, the analysis work for the project will be spread among volunteers on the Internet, who are being asked to participate in this scientific undertaking.

Wikinews reporter Jason Safoutin investigated the Stardust@home project, and discussed its goals with one of its founders. Via email, he interviewed David P. Anderson, a founder of the SETI@home project, and one of the creators of the Virtual Microscope which will be used to search for captured particles from interstellar space.

'''I was wondering If I could get some questions answered or if you could give me some "insider" info for the project. I am aware that you are taking place in the development of the VM (Virtual Microscope)...Could I know more about that?''' ''The 'virtual microscope' lets you scan through a set of images as if you were turning the focus knob on a microscope. The images are fairly large (about 100 KB each) so it's important to pre-load the images. While you're looking through one set of images, the VM is busy downloading the JPEG files for the next set.'' ''At first we thought we'd have to do this with a Java applet or Flash program - something tricky and complicated. My contribution was to point out that it could be done fairly easily using Javascript, and I wrote a prototype of this.''

Will this project use the BOINC Platform/Program? No. We thought about using some parts of BOINC (like the database and web pages for creating "accounts") but it was easier just to do this from scratch.

How long will the project take?

''It depends how many volunteers participate, and how fast they look at the 'focus movies'. It will probably be just a month or two.''

'''Anyone can join but they have to take a test before they can participate. What will the test include?'''

''Looking at some focus movies and deciding whether they contain a dust particle. Participants see a lot of training examples before they take the test. It's easy, not like a test in school.''

How many will be allowed to participate?

No limit as of now.

When will the project start?

''I think in about 2 months. It will take that long to transport the aerogel to the laboratory, and photograph it with the microscope. The software is ready to go.''

Will the VM project analyze any of the particles or just look for them?

''Stardust@home will only locate the particles. When they are located, they will be cut out of the aerogel and physically analyzed.''

'''Thank you for your time David. And great work on the upcoming project and SETI@home.'''


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E-mails
Where can I sub page or whatever the e-mails I have verifying the questions and quotes? Jason Safoutin 20:16, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
 * You can easily create (articlename)/sub-page pages, but if they are emails make sure you have permission to make them publically accessible. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:26, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
 * The e-mails are from me personally, my e-mail address...and the 1 I want to post or whatnot is the one with the Q and A from david supporting the articles quotes and questions etc. The other one, which I hopefully will get today, will be for a new article saying nasa's delay in the briefing is fgood and not bad...hopefully beat the outlets to that. Jason Safoutin 20:29, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

Major Setback
NASA Has delayed a press conference on Stardust. I do not know how to react in terms of publishing this article. I am ready to do so, but the question is, will it be appropriate? Not sure if this project is actually affected though. Jason Safoutin 03:39, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok. I am going to publisj...with a brief...because I am waiting on more info and want to add it later. I think in light of the postponed conference, a contributer reccomended that I publish to annoy them and reassure others the project is still on. But lets hope the info I get from David is good news too. Jason Safoutin 15:25, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Good job, Jason! This has become a very nice article. AFAIK, the delay is a "good sign": They have sooo much stuff to work and report on, they needed more time! Awolf002 19:33, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Added another question and Quote. I am waiting on another of the prtoject directors to maiul me back on the delay of NASA's conference. He will give me more details as to whether or not the actual project itself is delayed. Jason Safoutin 19:57, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

Edits
Please post all advice for any edits here. Please do not change this article as it is an exclusive. All coments should be posted on this page. Jason Safoutin 03:01, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
 * There are a few typos, misplaced commas and general copyediting things. Also, I'd move Related Wikinews down a tiny bit so it doesn't start on the right and cross over to the left.  Didn't know if you wanted to do all copyediting things yourself as well, so I'm just pointing them out here.  --LoganCale 19:07, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Copy edits are ok I do not mind correction for grammar and or typos. But any major info to be added I would like to be posted here befreo doing so. I am waiting on some pictures from Berkeley right now. I will not likely get them until late monday afternoon (eastern time). Once I get those and a bit more info from David I will be adding it in. Jason Safoutin 03:23, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Also, if anyone has some extra info on this or knows anyone who can help out...(aka connections to berkeley etc) that would be great. Jason Safoutin 03:24, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Article
I doubt we can call this "exclusive" if the guy so freely answers questions. :-) Good idea though, but you need to work up an introduction and have a related news section for any other stories we've done on Stardust.  Perhaps some technical details on how the samples were captured (all I know is the use of Aerogel), and work in something about other distributed computing projects so you're using the answers as quotes rather than as the main body of the article.  Also ask if you can have permission to put the email exchange on a sub-page from this one for others to refer to. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:59, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Also, you should probably move all personal remarks here to the talk page and file them under "Original reporting notes". But nice job. --Deprifry|+T+ 16:04, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
 * For some of the personal remarks you need to start doing 3rd person. Eg, "Wikinews reporter, Jason Safoutin, emailed David Anderson for further information on the planned Stardust@Home project.  David, the creator of the famous SETI@Home project, and one of the developers of the Virtual Microscope which will be used in Stardust@Home was delighted to answer our questions." --Brian McNeil / talk 16:10, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Well by exclusive I mean exclusive to the site. As to the thrid person, I thought about that but was not sure if it was acceptable on here. I worte several other articles on Stardust on here actually. Well write is strong...more like started. I don't think I have time to work to further on this today, but If you guys can add more or what note for me feel free to. I still have the e-mail too and I am not sure on how to "sub-page" it asyou guys put it. Let me know Jason Safoutin 17:30, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

Pictures
I plan to use pictures but I am waiting on a response from David to see if he has any "exclusive" pictures. I just e-mailed him today, so probably will not get a response until tomorrow. Although it is only just after 1pm pacific there. And he does check his mail everyday. Jason Safoutin 21:05, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I hope you've pointed him to the "work in progress" here, seeing the project getting reported on should make him interested and more likely to give good quotes. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:27, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
 * very good idea. Jason Safoutin 21:29, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Am I allowed to Wikinews artilces on the Wikipedia regarding stardust?? Jason Safoutin 21:36, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
 * There are various templates for linking between the wikis. You could use , or you could look at what's going on for the Interview of the month with the EFF.  I had to create a template on Wikipedia to add the little link to the upcoming interview, and had expected to have to create one afterwards to link to our article on the interview.  You should also look into who the contributors to the WP article are, they may be able to assist on our article.  What you have here is a case where we can do original reporting that can feed through to Wikipedia, the guys writing over there can't interview David for the encyclopedia article, but they could do an IRC interview, write it up here, and then use that as a source. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:55, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I messaged someone that had an english user page on the WP. I don't know if he will be of help but hopefully he will. The main contributer to the stardust@home WP is unfortunately in japanese or chinese and cannot read it. Jason Safoutin 22:08, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Hi, I will try to help with the later section of this article, clarifying some details about the spacecraft, the collector, and the dust collected. Hope you'll like it... Awolf002 23:19, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you for a very quick reply. I am happy with your contributions. Should you come up with anything new let me know. If you have anymore resources I could use let me know. Thanks guys. Keep the advice coming. Jason Safoutin 23:53, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
 * When I do remove the develop tag, will the wikipediapars organize themselves? Just wondering. Jason Safoutin 01:23, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I added the logo...look ok? Jason Safoutin 03:51, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

Great Job, Jason
Looks ready to me; I'll remove the develop tag as it's better for someone other than the primary contributor to do it. Good work! Neutralizer 03:46, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
 * No Its in development because its not finished. I stated that at the top. Thank you, but development remains. I am waitng on further statements. Jason Safoutin 03:47, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
 * ???Don't you inquire just above "When I do remove the develop tag"?? I thought you were done??? Neutralizer 03:49, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Sorry, Jason, I thought I was helping, would you like it to go back to "develop"? Neutralizer 03:51, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I already took care of that. You should read the whole talk page before you remove tags. Jason Safoutin 03:52, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok; Aren't you concerned there have been no edits for the past 24 hours? Could you please explain a bit more as to what exactly you want to wait for? and how long? Neutralizer 03:55, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I am waiting on more statements from david and the media dept and the JPL and Johnson space center. I am NOT concerned. This was expected as no one is expected to reply to any of the calls or e-mails until late monday afternoon as I stated above. I have spoken to 2 (JPL,JSC) and Divid and since they only responded to me on friday, It is only logical that they would wait til monday. Jason Safoutin 03:59, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Now I have to go to work. please do not remove tags unless you are sure the srticle is done, and or not under request for comment. Since this is exclusive it is work in progress. Jason Safoutin 04:01, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok,Jason, will do; Once again, I think this is good reporting; congrats. Neutralizer 05:41, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Rearrangement
I did a bit of rearranging, firstly to move the wikipediapars so they looked better, then I decided the background needed to go up front for two reasons. First is looked like it was from Mr Anderson, second giving the background before the information should make sure people know enough to follow the interview properly.

This is, I think, a nice piece of work that should probably be published now and put as 3rd lead. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:46, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I want to wait an hour or more to see if I get any replies from JPL and David. if not We can publish. Its still early over there. Also Could you fix the big white space in the article? Jason Safoutin 17:48, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

I don't like how this looks with the Stardust@home logo on the left and one dangling partial line underneath it. It has a better balance on the right, I think. --LoganCale 21:03, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
 * How does it look now? Jason Safoutin 21:21, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Much better. It'd be near perfect if you bump the beginning of the interview (the first question and on) down two lines, it'll start underneath the photo and all be justified left rather than starting to the right of the photo and then wrapping down to the left after a few lines.  --LoganCale 22:38, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

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Despite lots of publicity and media attention causing a last minute rush to buy tickets, there was no winner of the £85m jackpot in this week's 'Euromillions' lottery. This is the tenth week that no-one has won the top prize, which has 'rolled-over' to create bigger and bigger jackpots each week. Next week's jackpot now looks set to be worth around £100m, the biggest in European lottery history.

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Not sure if this counts as original reporting, but here goes my 50p-per-person workings out (exam stylee) :-)

(Figures taken from Wikipedia - Europe (21/1/2006))

100000000 / 199783576 = 0.5

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January 22, 2006 "India's position is unique, and there is a complexity and a difficulty to these talks" told reporters at the end of two days of discussions with the Indian Foreign Secretary, Shyam Saran. The visit by the US Undersecretary of State is the latest in a series of diplomatic missions since July of last year, when the two countries agreed to co-operate in civil nuclear energy projects. Saran described the talks as friendly and very intensive and said "We have shared with the United States our plans for a very significant expansion of our civilian nuclear energy capability over the next few years". The two also exchanged views on regional issues surrounding Iran, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

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US Undersecretary Burns dismissed Larijani's remarks calling them outrageous and saying that it was not possible to compare India and Iran in the nuclear sphere. "[India] has never been a proliferator, and has been very responsible in safeguarding its nuclear technology. On the other hand, you have a government and a regime in Iran, which the IAEA says for 18 years conducted secret nuclear research without revealing it to the IAEA."

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What justifications did the state bring to their defense? What are the reasons the state is claiming for filing the appeal? When was the law defining marriage as between a man and a woman passed? Why was it passed? Who passed it? These are some of the questions which are not answered in this article, and may give an impression of bias. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 22:51, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
 * im looking for each anser individually. this one is in the article: The equal rights amendment in Maryland's State Constitution was ratified by voters in 1972. The marriage law which defined marriage as only between one man and one woman was approved the following year. Jason Safoutin 13:55, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

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I think it's hilarious that the Maryland flag and the "Gay Pride Flag" are both on this article. I have no prejudice against gay marriage or anything like that, but having the two practically in comparison is damn funny. 70.92.174.251 04:35, 23 January 2006 (UTC)


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Rescuers find remains of West Virginia miners

January 21, 2006

In Mellville, West Virginia, the remains of two miners have been found. The two miners had disappeared at the Alma coal mine when a conveyor belt caught fire.

"We have found the two miners we were looking for for [sic] the past 40 hours," said Doug Conaway, director of the state Office of Miners' Health Training and Safety. "Unfortunately we don't have a positive outcome."

Governor Joe Manchin, Massey Energy Chairman Don Blankenship and U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller went to a church where the victims families were waiting to tell them the news.

"For over what 45 hours we've been together with the families, we do not have the outcome that we had desired, that we had been hoping for. We have two brave miners that have perished. These two men who perished in this mine, the 12 men who perished in the Sago Mine, I can only say to each of those families ... that they have not died in vain," Manchin said at a press conference after receiving the news.

On Monday, Manchin plans to introduce legislation dealing with rapid responses in emergencies, electronic tracking technology and mandate reserve oxygen stations for underground miners.

Manchin is expected to go to Washington D.C. on Tuesday to discuss his proposals with West Virginia's congressional delegation.

The miners became separated from their team when fire broke out. Nineteen other miners were able to escape without injury.

The two have been identified as Don Bragg, 33, and Ellery "Elvis" Hatfield, 47. They had been missing since Saturday.


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Is this better? Jason Safoutin 23:17, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

 * Yes, consider locating further information, images, related news articles. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 23:22, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

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There is a quote with 'for for' in it. Either the quote is correct and [sic] should be added; or the quote is incorrect and one 'for' should be removed. Van der Hoorn (talk) 20:23, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

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Well I just want anymore Info that I may not have mentioned in my aritcle(S) and interview. Maybe any "inside" info you have lol Jason Safoutin 23:18, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Call me dumb...but do you have any way to get a "quote" from someone? I would love to really get ahead of the media on this seeing they really have not picked up on the "delay" (if we could call it that for sake of argument) yet. I e-mailed the project but no response yewt and David is busy with both that and SETI. Thanks again! Jason Safoutin 20:13, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

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Portugal to produce new Volkswagen model in 2008

January 21, 2006 Volkswagen announced the Palmela, Portugal factory - Autoeuropa - has been chosen to produce a new car model beginning the first quarter of 2008, but did not specify the model to be produced.

"The decision to produce a new model in Autoeuropa is the result of the competitive cost of production of the factory, well as the favorable conditions of the cooperation established by the Portuguese government and the workers," announced Wolfgang Bernhard.

José Sócrates, prime minister of Portugal, said he was "satisfied with the decision of Volkswagen to produce a new model in the factory of Palmela," and considered that the decision, "reflected the confidence [of the investors] in the Portuguese economy."

Volkswagen will reveal the new model to be produced next week. By 2008, the factory at Palmela will only be producing the multi-purpose vehicle Sharan and the Eos models.

With the end of the production of the multi-purpose vehicle, the factory needs to guarantee new product lines, since the new Eos is not sufficient to maintain the current 2,790 workers.

The Volkswagen Autoeuropa produced a total of 79,896 vehicles last year, of the models Volkswagen Sharan, SEAT Alhambra, Ford Galaxy and Volkswagen Eos, against the 95,660 vehicles produced in 2004.


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==Poems== Please do not put "non-news" items on Wikinews. Please use you User Page for all editorials, in this case a poem. As they will otherwise be speedily deleted. Jason Safoutin 01:44, 22 January 2006 (UTC) Oooppss...wrong IP addy...I apologize. Jason Safoutin 01:48, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

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As the world turns we don’t know how precious are lives really our giving the gift of life is one of the most wonderful thing I do to save someone live to give someone a second chance at life is the most wonderful gift I could possible give to a person and their family knowing that family son or daughter could now live to the fullest thanks to someone that decided to give the gift of live just by becoming Organ Donor god gave a second chance at life with disability so why not give another person a second chance at life so that is why I became a Organ Donor so when I am up in haven I know that my death saved another person life and now that person can now live their to the fullest

This poem is dedicated to my hero Chris Klug

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'Australian Values' to be taught in NSW schools

January 22, 2006 The New South Wales government will make it compulsory for schools to play Advance Australia Fair, Australia's national anthem before class this year.

Teachers at primary schools in NSW will also be required to introduce "Australian values" lessons from the beginning of this school year. The lessons are expected to teach children "what it means to be Australian" and include topics such as family values, community harmony, national heritage, national identity, cultural differences and Australian history.

The Three Rs will also be extended to five and include the topics of respect and responsibility. The NSW government claims that it needs to ensure people respect authority within the community.

Adults will not escape the government's plans to foster respect for authority with the government announcing it plans to create a new law enforcement package with new laws to make it easier for police to crack down on anti-social behaviour.

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Maoist, army overnight clashes leaves 20 dead in Nepal

January 22, 2006 The Nepali army has reported that six security forces and 17 Maoist rebels are now dead following an attack on Saturday night. Security forces have been detaining scores of protesters since fresh demonstrations began in Nepal's capital city of on Friday. Five opposition leaders are also reported to be under house arrest in a preemptive move to curb rallies. The government reports that nearly 200 people were taken into custody. The claim is disputed by the opposition which puts the number much higher.

Supporters of the opposition have called for a boycott of local elections claiming them to be undemocratic and that they would only entrench the king's rule. An alliance of seven parties is demanding that give up the absolute power he seized last year.


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William Shatner sells kidney stone

January 22, 2006

Star Trek star and actor William Shatner has sold his kidney stone for charity.

It has been announced that the actor sold his kidney stone to the online gambling website, GoldenPalace.com for US$25,000. The money will be donated to Habitat for Humanity, a Christian charity organization that builds houses for the poor.

"When I was contacted about selling my kidney stone to GoldenPalace.Com for an original price of US$15,000 I turned it down, knowing that my tunics from Star Trek have commanded more than US$100,000," Shatner said. He said that he countered by offering to sell the ring-sized stone for US$25,000.

Shatner refused selling the stone at an auction or on television. When Jimmy Kimmel interviewed Shatner, he offered to sell it on his show, an offer that Shatner also refused.

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Talk:'Australian Values' to be taught in NSW schools

"Australian Values" might need more qualification, such as putting quotes around it in the title. The paragraph beginning "Adults will not escape ..." could really be more explicit.. or made into a seperate cross-linked article if enough is known & someone cares about it. Nyarlathotep 18:36, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Agreed, I think the term needs quotes, or even "So-called" at the beginning. I'd also be interested to know how "Australian Values" differ from New Zealand Values, or American Values, or British Values, etc. - Borofkin 22:50, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I have changed it. So-called is required. Australian values in this case are what the NSW government believes them to be. As for the rest, there isnt much information on how "adults will be made to respect authority". In the interests of NPOV, I dont think I will comment on what I think of the idea - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 04:28, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
 * "So-called" is absolutely not required when you are quoting. It gives the exact opposite result you were intending, resulting in the newsource sneering at the notion of 'Australian Values'. Why not just source the quote in the headline by using a colon afterwards? - unsigned comment by 24.94.246.41
 * Agreed, I think that the quote-marks are enough. - Borofkin 05:11, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
 * You don't need to explain "Australian values" as such words are just rhetorical devices used to avoid being specific. American values has no Wikipedia article, it just redirects to Culture of the United States, as the closest available subject; note the word values does not occur on that page in any serious context.  Laws OTOH always mean something; and the article does explain that.  Should the V be lowercase?  Nyarlathotep 20:05, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

What are the 3 Rs? 86.128.90.52
 * Reading, (w)Riting, and (a)Rithmetic. Ashibaka 19:22, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Racism as an Australian Value

 * So they are again teaching one of Australia gratest values? Racism?


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User:Vishakh

A newbie to wiki but seem to be getting hooked. Not sure how long this new found love is going to last, but it is fun right now. If you are a contributor to the news here you will agree that the job is pretty painstaking albeit rewarding.

About me:
 * computer hardware engineering is my day job
 * resident of the insanely expensive Silicon Valley
 * enjoy indie movies and european films
 * supporter of IPOV (interesting point of view)

I would love to hear from you so please go ahead and pen your comments. Criticisms will always be taken constructively. Look forward to collaborating with you sometime...

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Iran demands that IAEA end surveillance of its nuclear program

Shortly after ending its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the government of Iran has now ordered the IAEA to discontinue surveillance of their developing nuclear program. Tehran has also asked the agency to remove any and all signage from their nuclear sites by the end of next week.

The demands come in response to the Saturday resolution by the IAEA to report Iran to the United Nations Security Council. By a vote of 27 to 3 (with five abstentions), the IAEA recommended that the matter of the Iranian nuclear program be brought before the Security Council.

The recommendation states there are serious concerns about Iranian nuclear aims, and the agency is not confident in claims that their program is intended solely for civilian or other non-military use. Mohamed ElBaradei, chairman of the IAEA, will prepare a list of "steps Iran needs to take to dispel suspicions about its nuclear ambitions" by March 6, when he will declare the results of his full report.

The IAEA's resolution calls for Iran to reinstate a freeze on its nuclear programs, consider ending construction of a plutonium-producing heavy water reactor, and to continue allowing the IAEA's purposes and actions in Iran. However, the council will not implement any further action until ElBaradei makes his full report on March 6.

ElBaradei also reported to the IAEA Monday that Iran would also demand a reduction in the amount of facilities inspections from the agency, and that they would discontinue their agreement to the so-called "Additional Protocol" of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) regarding IAEA weapons inspectors if the agency reported Iran to the Security Council. This protocol entitles the IAEA to hold unannounced inspections of facilities, increased surveillance capability, and placing IAEA seals on nuclear equipment.

Other diplomatic ventures are being planned. On February 16, Iranian officials will meet with the Russian government in Moscow to discuss the possibility of Russia enriching uranium for export to Iran in exchange for a halting of its nuclear program. And Wang Guangya, China's ambassador to the UN, said Monday that "Even with the adoption of this IAEA resolution, it is the belief of most of the members there that a diplomatic solution is the way out within the framework of the IAEA."

9/11 conspirator Moussaoui ejected from court

Zacarias Moussaoui, the only member of the U.S. September 11, 2001 attacks to be brought to trial, was removed four times from a Monday court session in Alexandria, Virginia where jury selection is underway for the penalty phase of the trial over his guilty pleas to conspiracy. Moussaoui disrupted the proceeding with verbal outbursts directed at the judge.

Appearing before the U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema at the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse, the citizen of France Moussaoui began calmly by saying with a heavy French accent that, "I want to be heard by this court before the proceedings start."

Judge Brinkema warned Moussaoui that it was not the proper time for him to speak. But Moussaoui, 37, who was unrestrained by shackles and wearing a green jump suit labeled with the word "PRISONER" across the back, said "These lawyers are not my lawyers," referring to the defense team led by federal public defender Gerald Zerkin. "Everybody here know that these people do not represent me."

The unsolicited comments prompted the judge to dismiss him. Moussaoui offered no resistence as he was led away by marshals, but shouted over his shoulder to the judge, "I don't want them to represent. I'm al-Qaida; they are American. They are my enemies." He said of the proceeding, "This trial is a circus."

A jury pool of 18 members, six of whom will serve as alternates, will be selected from the group of 500 potential jurors who appeared Monday. Four court sessions were convened that day to begin sorting through the candidates, and Judge Brinkema allowed Moussaoui to return for each of the three remaining sessions. She instructed potential jurors, "If any of you feel that that outburst or the way he conducted himself might affect the way in which you would go about judging this case, you need to clearly put that statement on the jury questionnaire."

These instructions were repeated to each group of potential jurors after Moussaoui conducted similar outbursts during the remaining sessions.

Moussaoui, in a surprise, pleaded guilty in April to six conspiracy charges of terrorism, leading to yesterday’s start of the jury selection to decide whether he will spend the rest of his life behind bars, or be executed for his involvement in the 9/11 attacks.

Moussaoui was arrested on immigration charges three weeks prior to the attacks. The prosecution contends the he could have prevented the attacks by alerting authorities to the Al-Qaeda plans while he was jailed in Minnesota after his arrest.

Wikinews investigates Wikipedia vandalism by United States Senate staff members

Senate staffers, using IP addresses assigned to their Senators, have been editing Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia that allows any of its users to edit its content. In some cases, they have removed negative facts about their Senator from the articles.

Using the public history of edits on Wikipedia, Wikinews reporters collected every Senate IP which had ever edited on Wikipedia, as of Feb. 3 and examined where the IPs came from, what they edited, and of what those edits consisted. IP, or Internet Protocol, addresses are unique numbers electronic devices use to communicate with each other on an individual basis.

The investigation showed the vast majority of edits to Wikipedia from Senate IPs were beneficial, helpful edits. Examples Include the creation of the article on Click Back America, which organizes students to promote microfinance in the developing world, and Washington's Tomb, which was originally designed to hold the body of first U.S. President George Washington within the White House Capitol building, and significantly expanding the article on closed sessions of the United States Senate in November. Dozens of small corrections to grammar, spelling, or small facts—many of them related to the Senate—show Senate Wikipedia users have sharp eyes for details and help improve Wikipedia's accuracy.

Senator's staff have sometimes had to fight to correct inaccuracies. An edit to Jay Rockefeller's article by his staff removed information which may have been biased or untrue. The staff member who edited said, "Apologies, I was new to using Wikipedia, and I didn't fully realize the workings of the website," after other users continuously reinserted the information. The staffer removed the suspect paragraphs twelve times until another Wikipedia user finally removed the information. This was followed by the founder of Wikipedia, Jimbo Wales, getting involved four days later after the page had continually shifted between versions.

A few edits were found to be egregious in their efforts to remove negative facts regarding Senators. Some of the most overt attempts to "spin" Wikipedia articles originated from IP addresses reserved for the Senators those articles referred to. Each of the Senator's offices were contacted prior to the publication of this article, but none had responded by publication time.

Hamshari newspaper plans cartoon response

The Iranian newspaper Hamshari daily has stated that it will publish anti-Semitic cartoons in response to the Danish "Mohammad cartoons". The Tehran-city-council owned newspaper says that the anti-Semitic cartoons will lampoon the Holocaust, following denials by the Iranian government that the Holocaust even happened. The newspaper has launched an international competition to find the most suitable caricatures about the Holocaust.

Farid Mortazavi, the paper's graphics editor, said to the Guardian newspaper that "The western papers printed these sacrilegious cartoons on the pretext of freedom of expression, so let's see if they mean what they say and also print these Holocaust cartoons."

Mr Mortazavi said that the February 8 edition of the paper would invite cartoonists to enter the competition, with gold coins as prizes for the 12 winning artists -- the same number of cartoons that appeared in the conservative Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten lighting the touchpaper for fury which has swept around the Islamic world. According to the article alongside the original "Mohammad cartoons" in the Jyllands-Posten newspaper in late September 2005, the cartoons were intended to show that:

The modern, secular society is rejected by some Muslims. They demand a special position, insisting on special consideration of their own religious feelings. It is incompatible with contemporary democracy and freedom of speech, where you must be ready to put up with insults, mockery and ridicule. It is certainly not always equally attractive and nice to look at, and it does not mean that religious feelings should be made fun of at any price, but that is less important in this context. [...] we are on our way to a slippery slope where no-one can tell how the self-censorship will end. That is why Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten has invited members of the Danish editorial cartoonists union to draw Muhammad as they see him. [...] [1]

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has criticised the argument of freedom of speech employed by European newspapers to justify publication of the cartoons.

If your newspapers are free why do not they publish anything about the innocence of the Palestinians and protest against the crimes committed by the Zionists? the Mehr news agency quoted him as saying.

Anti-Semitic cartoons will be chosen rather than anti-secular or anti-Christian cartoons for the response to the Danish newspaper despite the fact that Denmark has only a small Jewish population of between 6000 and 7000.

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Steve, welcome to Wikinews! Just letting you know that I've deleted New MSN word invented! in accordance with the speedy deletion guidelines. - Borofkin 23:35, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

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Portal:Australia/43 West Papuans seek asylum

On January 18 it was revealed that more than 40 West Papuans had departed by boat for Australia to seek asylum. They had been missing for three days. They were located the same day by Coastwatch, but it was later reported that they landed on Cape York undetected. They were subsequently transferred to the Immigration Reception and Processing Centres on Christmas Island. The Indonesian government made a request for the asylum seekers to be returned to Indonesia. Australian West Papuan advocacy groups claimed that they would face certain death if forced to return. Indonesian President Suslio Bambang Yudhoyono has assured Mr Howard that the group would not be prosecuted if they were returned.

January 18

 * 40 Asylum seekers missing off Torres Strait
 * More than 40 asylum seekers are missing after fleeing the Indonesian province of Papua, bound for Australia. Coastwatch is searching the Torres Strait for the 25m boat. Four children are among the 43 people believed to be on board. The 25-metre traditional boat is believed to have left the port of Merauke, Papua, on Friday headed for Australia's Cape York peninsula. Convenor of the Australia West Papua Association Louise Byrne says the group included some of Papua's leading independence advocates. She said they were forced to undertake the journey by boat because the usual means of escaping Papua – crossing the border into Papua New Guinea – had become increasingly difficult.

 * Missing asylum seekers found off Cape York
 * Australia's coastwatch has found a missing boat which with more than 40 passengers after it had left Indonesia's Papua province, reportedly bound for Australia. Initial reports say the vessel has been spotted off Cape York, three days after it was reported missing. The Australia West Papua Association (AWPA) says the boat was carrying people who left for security reasons as a campaign against Indonesian rule of the Melanesian province continues. Any application for possible asylum can only be submitted to the Australian authorities if they reach the Australian mainland. Australia operates a detention centre in Nauru to process people intercepted at sea while trying to reach Australia illegally.

January 19

 * West Papua refugees sent to Australia's Christmas Island Detention Centre
 * A group of 43 West Papuan asylum seekers found on Cape York were herded on to an RAAF Hercules and flown to Australia's Christmas Island Detention Centre on Thursday. The Immigration Department says the single men in the group will be detained in the remote facility, and the six women and seven children will be accommodated in staff housing. The group left the Papuan port town of Merauke on Friday in an outrigger canoe and landed on Tuesday at Janey Creek, north of the Mapoon Aboriginal community on western Cape York, without being detected.

January 27

 * West Papuans refugees forced to fly 4000ks despite tuberculosis fears
 * West Papuan asylum seekers who arrived in Australia last week, were forced to make a 4000 kilometre journey to Christmas Island despite suspicions they had tuberculosis. The West Papuans were herded on to an RAAF Hercules last week and flown to Christmas Island. Two of the group, a man and his child, have now been flown the 2,600 kilometres to Perth, Western Australia from the remote Indian Ocean island. Air force personnel had initially refused to fly them, concerned that the flight crew's health would be at risk.

January 31

 * West Papuan refugees may face death if deported
 * Refugee rights advocates and Australian Parliamentarians on Christmas Island have expressed alarm at the Indonesian Government's direct request to Prime Minister John Howard for the return of 43 Papuan refugees, who arrived on Cape York by boat on January 18th. Rob Wesley-Smith from Australians for a Free West Papua said the asylum seekers escaped because their lives were threatened, and would certainly face death if forced to return. Indonesian President Suslio Bambang Yudhoyono has assured Mr Howard that the group will not be prosecuted if they are returned.

February 3, 2006

 * Indonesia warns Australia over West Papuan asylum seekers
 * Indonesia's ambassador to Australia has warned that relations between the two neighbors could be "strained" if the Howard Government grants political asylum to a group of refugees from the troubled Indonesian province of West Papua...

March 25, 2006

 * 42 West Papuan asylum seekers get temporary Australian visas
 * The Australian government has granted temporary visas to 42 West Papuan asylum seekers. The group accuse the Indonesian military of "conducting genocide in their homeland." The 36 adults and seven children spent five days at sea in a traditional outrigger boat before arriving in far north Queensland's Cape York in January. They have been since been detained under Australia's Mandatory Detention policy.

April 5, 2006

 * Six Papuans reported camping on Australian island
 * ''The Australian government has received reports that a family of six people from the Indonesian province of West Papua are camping on Bamboo Island in the Torres Strait. The Australian customs service is trying to verify the accuracy of the reports. It is believed that the group consists of a union activist, his wife and four children. One of the children is believed to be two months old.


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U.S. army interrogator convicted in Iraqi general's death

January 23, 2006

A U.S. military court found Army chief warrant officer Lewis Welshofer guilty of negligent homicide in the death of Iraqi Maj. Gen. Abed Hamed Mowhoush during an interrogation in al-Qaim in Iraq, near the Syrian border, in November 2003.

The Iraqi general died after Welshofer shoved the general head-first into a sleeping bag, sat on him and occasionally covered the generals mouth with his hands. Welshofer's supervisor had approved this technique except that Welshofer did not tell his supervisor that he sat on prisoners.

The prosecution described the techniques Welshofer used to obtain information from Mowhoush as "torture".

The defense argued that Welshofer's interrogation methods were covered by official policy. His unit's commander Captain William Ponce wrote in an email three months before Mowhoush died that there were no rules for interrogations yet and that "the gloves are coming off, gentlemen ... we want these individuals broken. Casualties are mounting." Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez, the commanding officer in Iraq, authorized new interrogation techniques which according to Welshofer included the sleeping bag method.

The jury consisting of six military officers also found Welshofer guilty of negligent dereliction of duty, but acquitted of the more serious murder and assault charges.

Two days before his death, Mowhoush was beaten with rubber hoses, allegedly by CIA subcontractors, in the presence of Welshofer and on the next day Welshofer held Mowhoush while water was poured on this face.

Welshinger testified that he had used the sleeping bag technique a dozen to two dozen times in Iraq.

The sentencing is scheduled for Monday when Welshofer faces a maximum penalty of three years in a military prison. Last year U.S. army reservist Lynndie England was convicted of one count of conspiracy, four counts of maltreating detainees and one count of committing an indecent act and is currently serving her sentence of three years in prison. None of the charges levied against her involved the death of a detainee and her defense also argued that she was acting with consent of superiors.


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