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All passengers survive Toronto plane crash

August 2, 2005

Today at 4:03 p.m. EDT (2003 UTC) Air France Flight 358, an Airbus A340 from Paris, crashed at the end of Runway 24L of Toronto's Pearson International Airport. Following flights to Toronto were diverted to airports in Ottawa and Winnipeg.

Over 3 dozen people who suffered non-life threatening injuries were treated at hospitals. There were 297 passengers and 12 crew onboard.

Speaking at a press conference, Steve Shaw of the Greater Toronto Airport Authority said "As far as we know at this stage the passengers were able to flee the aircraft before the fire broke out."

The plane, flying from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France, apparently ran into trouble amidst severe thunderstorms that had caused take-offs to be suspended at the time of the crash.

The plane skidded 200 m past the end of the runway, through barriers and into the wooded Etobicoke Creek ravine near Highway 401, then burst into flames. The runway was recently constructed, and is the shortest at the airport (9000 feet).

The last major crash of an airliner in North America was American Airlines Flight 587. There has never been a fatality in the 14 years since the Airbus A340 first flew.


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Appalachia Mountains coal company plays State politics

August 2, 2005

Massey Energy Co., the fourth largest coal producer in the U.S., filed a federal lawsuit against the Governor of West Virginia, Joe Manchin.

Massey’s CEO Don Blankenship alleged that Gov. Manchin acted in retaliation against the company’s coal mining operations because the company spent $650,000 in an advertising campaign to defeat the governor sponsored pension bond proposal. The $5.5 billion bond proposal, intended to shore up the state's sagging pension plan, was defeated in a special election held in June.

The Massey lawsuit, filed last Tuesday on July 26 in the U.S. District Court in the W.V. southern district, was referred to by Gov. Manchin as having less to do with the bond proposal than with the newly increased state "severance tax" on coal. Nearly 40 million tons of coal production will be subject to the 56-cent tax.

According to Blankenship, that tax amounts to $22.4 million in additional costs for the company, but he denied the increase has anything to do with the lawsuit.

The company reported profits that almost tripled during the second quarter compared to a year ago. Of the company’s rosy earnings picture, Blankenship urged states to “show some frugality” by not placing tax burdens on coal to solve state budget shortfalls. He said his company is “playing a role” because there was no need for the bond sale and the state can afford to make payments into the pension system.

Blankenship acknowledged during a conference call the now-rescinded June 30 permit by the W.V. Department of Environment Protection (DEP). At issue was the department's permit for mining operations near the Marsh Fork Elementary School, in Sundial, W.V. The school rests at the base of a mountain selected by Massey for "Mountain Top Removal" (MTR) mining techniques. Along with the mining equipment, a coal preparation plant and a sludge pond were established on the mountain. Protest groups, mainly the Coal River Mountain Watch and Mountain Justice Summer, presented a list of demands to Massey officials that included shutting down the preparation plant, ceasing all MTR mining above the Marsh Fork Elementary School, and abandoning plans for a second coal silo near the school. They also ask that the Marsh Fork school be cleaned up or relocated. The state permit for a second coal storage silo was rescinded by the DEP the same day Massey filed the Manchin lawsuit.

Gov. Manchin in June said that Blankenship could expect tougher state scrutiny of his business affairs since the Massey media campaign against the pension bond proposal. "I think that is justified now, since Don has jumped in there with his personal wealth trying to direct public policy," he said at an appearance at an American Electric Power event in Putnam County.


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Talk:Air France airliner crashed at Pearson Airport in Toronto

Sorry if it isnt that great, its my first time trying wikinews. - asm2750 2:03 PST 8/2/2005

This is also being worked on here: Plane in flames after skidding off runway in Toronto --Iain 21:14, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

More info
A Airbus A340 flying a regluar based rute on Paris to Torrento crashed under landing

Redirect
The page is now redirecting to Plane in flames after skidding off runway in Toronto. They cover same information, and the published one has more sources and a bit more information. --Dčabrilo 21:34, 2 August 2005 (UTC)


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What happened to the times that were on the article? --Iain 21:37, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

Harmful "article control" exemplified here
The worst part is that for over an additional hour, anyone with friends or relatives on this flight were welcomed with a scary headline unnecessarily because of article-control freakish behaviour.

22:07, 2 August 2005 Paulrevere2005 m (Airliner in flames after skidding off runway in Toronto moved to All passengers escape Toronto Air France crash; pilot in hospital

(cur) (last) 22:15, 2 August 2005 Dan100 m (All passengers escape Toronto Air France crash, pilot in hospital moved to Plane in flames after skidding off runway in Toronto)

cur) (last) 22:22, 2 August 2005 Paulrevere2005 m (Plane in flames after skidding off runway in Toronto moved to All passengers escape Toronto Air France crash alive; pilot in hospital)

(cur) (last) 22:23, 2 August 2005 Dan100 m (All passengers escape Toronto Air France crash alive; pilot in hospital moved to Plane in flames after skidding off runway in Toronto)

(cur) (last) 23:21, 2 August 2005 Dan100 m (Plane in flames after skidding off runway in Toronto moved to All passengers survive Toronto plane crash)

Paulrevere2005 01:25, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

Sourcing
We really have been a bit rubbish at keeping this article sourced - for example, this morning it has the 43 injured figure but no source for this - this is BAD! Dan100 (Talk) 07:48, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I think some of the reporting you describe as "rubbish" comes from televised broadcast reports. I am not sure if there is any policy regarding this, and I understand that it allows for the creeping in of unsubstantiated reporting. However, broadcast reports are faster breaking than print, and are I believe they are useful for a fast moving story such as this was at its inception. In time, as you have done Dan100, print sources can replace broadcast sources. -Edbrown05 14:52, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Dan, Under the edit summary of "Update: numbers confirmed" I made this edit which includes the source. I do not think I was BAD or a bit rubbish at keeping sources. Double  Blue  (Talk) 18:41, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

Airbus A340's stunning safety record
some info at these links [][][] Paulrevere2005 11:09, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

Injury estimates
Here's a source for the 43 injuries. Should this be revised in the article?

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,164534,00.html

Cluth 11:16, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

 * I put the above FOX report in the 'Sources' section of the story. -Edbrown05 15:04, 3 August 2005 (UTC)


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View of Air France flight 358 in flames at Toronto Pearson International airport from the Ontario Ministry of Transportation [camera 37]

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U.S. immigrant worker debate taken up by Virginia township

August 2, 2005

In a scene repeated across much of America, each morning a group of day laborers, mostly immigrants, assemble by a 7-Eleven convenience store in the hopes of getting work. Each day, nearly 200 people gather near the nation's capital in Herndon, Virginia; these laborers do much of the hard and dangerous work not wanted by most U.S. citizens. This daily gathering has drawn both the ire and compassion of the Herndon community. A public hearing Monday night to discuss a new plan drew an overflowing crowd to the Town Council chambers. The Commission said so many people signed up to speak at the hearing that the panel will need to convene again Tuesday night.

For years groups and businesses among the community who want to help the day laborers have been working on the issue. In a plan spearheaded by Bill Threlkeld, of the group Project Hope and Harmony, they lobbied Herndon officials to use taxpayer money to build a regulated day laborer center in an old police station at the edge of town. This they say would get the day-laborer group(s) off the street. The plan has the backing of Herndon mayor, Michael L. O'Reilly.

The plan would also combine the opening of the center with a new local ordinance that would make it a misdemeanor crime for a laborer to seek work at any location other than the official one. Opponents of the plan say the town would be aiding illegal immigrants if it established the center.

A Pew Hispanic Center survey found a 25% increase over four years in the number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. The number now is estimated to have reached about 10.3 million. Local governments do not have the authority to enforce national immigration laws, so the town of Herndon must rely on federal officials, who show little interest in getting involved.


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Attorney Jack Thompson sets sights on Sims 2

August 2, 2005

Attorney Jack Thompson, fresh from the "Hot Coffee" controversy, has set his sights on the Electronic Arts (EA) video game The Sims 2 for a mod that removed the blur on nude character models in the game.

Thompson was quoted as saying "Sims 2, the latest version of the Sims video game franchise ... contains, according to video game news sites, full frontal nudity, including nipples, penises, labia, and pubic hair." Factually, the characters resemble that of a child's dolls. Thompson also accused EA of being in collaboration with the mod makers.

In Electronic Arts' defense, EA spokesman Jeff Brown said, “Reasonable people understand there is nothing improper in the game. Reasonable people recognise what mods are. A consumer who chooses to use a mod does so without any kind of agreement with the company. There is no nudity. There is nothing improper or vulgar in the Sims 2.”

A mod is third-party add-on to a game. Mods range from minor and subtle changes to the game, to full-fledged "total conversions" which merely use the original game engine to create a very different game.


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

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Two-story building in Lynn, Massachusetts catches fire

August 3, 2005 A two-story building caught fire yesterday afternoon on Boston Street in Lynn, Massachusetts. The fire engulfed the entire second floor and left nothing of the Essex County building.

According to a witness, the fire started while children were cooking french fries in an apartment on the second floor.

The fire took its toll on the firefighters, many were suffering from heat exhaustion. However, a tent was set up by a rehab truck, offering firefighters a chance to recover. The fire was finally put out, however, some portions of the structure did reignite with small flames. Firefighters climbed onto the roof and began tearing it open in order to find the source of the ignition. A ladder truck also sprayed down the roof.

According to a witness, the roof was a tarred double roof, which may have been a factor that caused the fire to be so troublesome.

The first floor consisted of storefronts for a convenience store and a video store. The second floor held apartments.


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Freman Hendrix eclipses Kwame Kilpatrick in Detroit mayoral race

August 3, 2005

Challenger Freman Hendrix has upset incumbent Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in the August 2 Detroit mayoral primary election. The top two contenders will face each other in the general election on November 8. Kilpatrick, the youngest mayor in Detroit history, is seeking his second term.

The Detroit Free Press reports that with 664 of the city's 720 precincts reporting (92 percent), Hendrix had 44 percent of the vote, Kilpatrick had 34 percent, City Councilwoman Sharon McPhail had 12 percent, and state Sen. Hansen Clarke had 9 percent. Eight also-rans accounted for the remainder of the vote.

The results closely agree with an exit poll by local TV station WDIV and Mitchell Research, which had challenger Hendrix as the winner with 46 percent of the vote, Kilpatrick with 30 percent, McPhail with 11 percent, while state Sen. Hansen Clarke rounded out the top four with 9 percent. Mitchell Research & Communication's pollsters interviewed 600 people who said they voted. The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.


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Albanian girl murdered in tangle of crime

August 3, 2005

An Albanian girl who publicly exposed alleged corruption in the Vlorë police department has died violently. Eighteen-year-old Joana Besnik Dudushi, using the pseudonym "Stela," revealed on the live show "Fiks Fare" in April that officers forced her to work as a prostitute. Dudushi would later accuse her patrons of rape and police would collect hefty bribes to let them off. She had previously been arrested for prostitution on February 25, 2005. Dudushi was found stabbed to death in the Albanian port city Vlorë.

Dudushi had not been placed in witness protection as she was pressured to withdraw her accusations. An internal investigation of the Vlorë police found no evidence of wrong-doing on the part of officers in the case of the alleged forced prostitution.

The murder probably took place on Sunday, July 31 according to the local police, which also states that at least ten suspects have been questioned. The body of Joana Dudushi was found near her apartment where she lived with her several-month-old baby.


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Talk:Attorney Jack Thompson sets sights on Sims 2

I TOLD PEOPLE THAT GTA SET A DANGEROUS PRECENDENT!! I ****ING HATE THIS ****!! ****. -- 04:35, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
 * This article doesn't say anything that we haven't heard before. Besides, in typical John Thompson fashion, he doesn't seem to be getting the facts straight about the game, so I'm not all too worried about this guy.
 * Also, opinions are not suppose to belong in this page . ╫ 25 ring-a-ding 07:57, 4 August 2005 (UTC) ╫


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Talk:Albanian girl murdered in tangle of crime

the source are from TIRANA TT --L'Houngan 04:36, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Can you provide a URL? --Chiacomo (talk) 04:40, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

According to this swedish websites were I've got this information, the sources comes from Tirana TT.

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--L'Houngan 05:36, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

I don't find, in your references, any mention of a "rape" (was that supposed to have been done by the police?) nor that the police had done any self investigation yet, so I'll remove those. However, I can add a few other tidbits from them. \Mike 05:54, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Ok, those was mentioned in the English reference. \Mike 06:11, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

I added some more details, and I changes some "facts" (according to new sources). Dori 02:11, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Now she's dead, jeez, is maybe prvious story here at wkik? (rings a bell) -Edbrown05 02:23, 11 December 2005 (UTC)


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Wikinews talk:Hotline

This, my wiki-friends, has potential. Imagine a million people with the Wikinews Hotline number in their mobiles. We would have reporters on every corner. - Borofkin 07:09, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
 * And are you going to be the person who transcribes each and every call and turn them into articles?

 * However, this has had precisely zero calls in the first fortnight of existence, so it's probably not going to become a big issue... Dan100 (Talk) 22:59, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

Cost?
How much does it cost if you live in the UK? Thorpe89 18:46, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Calls to +1-202-742-5918 are charged as long distance calls (to the US) so prices would vary depending on whether you're calling from a mobile or landline, who your service provider are, etc. I think Wikinews should look into setting up a UK 0800 hotline, seeing as quite a few Brits use Wikinews, but it's probably too expensive. Saxsux 13:03, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, I don't want to pay for an 0800 number. What if I provided an 0871 number — would that be reasonable enough for most Brits? -- IlyaHaykinson 06:47, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok, for anyone following ther discussion I created a number in the UK that forwards here. -- IlyaHaykinson 08:02, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

How is this ran?
Is this a skypein number? I was just wondering how it was setup. --Tom 09:08, 7 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Please see Hotline/Collaboration for more info on how this is run. -- IlyaHaykinson 16:59, August 9, 2005 (UTC)

Text Number
I think this service COULD work well although it would make sense to convert it to a text line only, using SMS. The BBC aparently do a good service. That would work very well. Just some ideas, any more than post them heres. Simon Stirrat (streetmagix)

Suggestion
Can I suggest that a national rate 0870 UK number be added to the list. This can be obtained for free, and can be directed to an Open Source VOIP Asterisk server. When this technology has been put in place, then users can 'man' the hotline by simply connecting to the Asterisk server with a VOIP hardphone or softphone. Total cost of this solution (given the availability of a free internet connected server) is nothing.

In fact, without using the server, I can impliment the solution for zero cost at all but only an answerphone message will be available. When a message is left the voicemail will be emailed in a WAV format to a designated person.
 * If you want to, Go for it. Currently messages are emailed to a email list in wav format. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 01:37, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

Great !
That's awesome ! I was recently at a demonstration which turned violent, and I had no way to inform people who would have been interested... I often have entire days without an internet connection. Now I will always have this European hotline number in my cellphone ! I hope that these numbers will stay, and that some people will dedicate their wikitime to listening to messages... Keep up the good work :-) Nicolas1981

SIP/H323 machine?
It would be nice if it is possible to make some SIP/H323 service for hotline... Maybe on some WMF server? --millosh (talk (sr:)) 12:15, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

OGG or WAV
The article says .WAV files, but the new submissions list displays .ogg files? I'm confused. 62.20.156.137 22:56, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
 * They get emailed to us in wav, but we upload them in ogg as ogg is way smaller then wav. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:11, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Removed UK hotline number
I didn't want to pay for the UK hotline number for the next year. It's been deactivated. -- IlyaHaykinson 07:26, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Damn. I was keeping that stored on my phone in case anything interesting happened near me. Oh well... --Saxsux 18:06, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I might pick up a new UK number when I setup the AudioWikinews Newsline server this summer, could easily setup a similar system for UKers (and since I need it anyway, would pick up a number in AUS or NZ) terinjokes | Talk 16:41, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

we got a complement
"...I think the use of a telephone hotline is a brilliant idea. Keep up the great work over there."

Acording to w:user:Alphachimp. Bawolff ☺☻ 03:48, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

1 (866) old-hank
Don't know if you realize this but Phonetic.com says that the free # translates to "old hank". "Call Old Hank with your news"? . --w:User:Jmchuff 13:41, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Languages
What about menu in many languages? --flrn 14:03, 24 December 2007 (UTC)
 * For example, Extension 3: Other languages. --flrn 14:07, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

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Spiders' egg case silk gene found

August 3, 2005

Two researchers at the University of California, Riverside have found a gene coding for a silk protein used by female spiders to construct their egg cases. The research confirms that the silk protein used for the egg case is different than that used in spider webs. Spider silks are renowned for their superior material properties, being among the toughest known natural fibers. The researchers' findings may lead to new applications of spider silks for novel high-tech materials. The researchers, Jessica Garb and Cheryl Hayashi, published their findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on August 1, in the early edition of the journal.

Until now, the sequence of the silk protein used to construct the egg case was unknown. The team characterized the egg case silk protein from multiple spider species and found within a species its gene was composed of nearly identical, repeating sequences. The repeat units were also similar across species that diverged more than 125 million years ago. Their findings suggest that the egg case silk gene has been undergoing what is known as concerted evolution where mutations in one part of the gene "spread" to other parts of the same gene, creating a highly repetitive gene sequence.

"The protein of the egg-case fibers has a different function altogether from that of the other silks such as dragline or capture silks," Garb said. "Egg-case silk has to last a long time and therefore must be durable under a wide variety of conditions, from freezing to very high temperatures. It needs to be strong enough to protect the eggs from threats such as predators, parasites and molds."

Although the egg case silk protein is extremely different, its gene sequence shares certain features in common with all other spider silk genes. According to Garb, this discovery confirms that spider silk genes comprise what is known as a "gene family". This means that silk genes first evolved with spiders approximately 400 million years ago and subsequently evolved into different genes specifically used for different functions, such as genes for spider webs or genes for egg cases (Gatesy et al. 2001). The researchers also suggest that there are many more silk genes that remain unknown, particularly as there are more than 37,000 known species of spiders, and silk genes sequences have been described from only a few species.

According to the team, this unknown diversity of silk genes may not only be important for understanding spider evolution but also for the development of genetically modified fibers. "Collectively, spider silks are some of the toughest natural fibers known," Hayashi said. "Imagine a fabric made from such a substance? It would be incredibly strong, flexible and ultimately, biodegradable."

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United States Homeland Security network monitors suspicious activity

August 3, 2005

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is deploying its new Homeland Security Information Network - Secret (HSIN-Secret) in all 50 state Emergency Operations Centers as well as 18 additional state and local law enforcement sites. "The secret network is a component of the HSIN, which is the primary conduit for DHS to share information on terrorist threats, suspicious activity and incident management with state, local, tribal and private-sector officials." reports Government Computer News.

Development on this $350 million system by Northrop Grumman Corporation was begun in March of 2004 with basic operation achieved in just 4 months.

"The Homeland is more secure when each hometown is more secure," said Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge in DHS's February 24, 2004 press release that launched the program. "Future program expansion will include the county level, communication at the classified SECRET level, and the involvement of the private sector." it continues.

With the "Secret" component in place, classified information can now be disseminated to authorized individuals at all levels of government and business throughout the country almost instantly. HSIN lets most government agencies as well as many private companies doing business with the government share information on the whereabouts and suspicious activities of anyone that comes to their attention. Internal policies and the judgement of the system's users provide privacy and civil rights protections, while who can access the system is determined by DHS.


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German Adidas buys American Reebok

August 3, 2005

, the second largest sports clothes manufacturer in the world, has announced it has struck a deal with the American company for EUR 3.1 billion. The deal has to be agreed by the Reebok shareholders.

Adidas is doing this to increase its share in the US market and to compete with Nike, the largest sports brand in the world. Even after the merger, Nike will still be larger than the combined companies.

Reebok's shares have risen by 16% to $51. Adidas is offering $59 a share.

Lifetime opportunity
, Adidas CEO, said "This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to combine two of the most respected and well-known companies in the worldwide sporting goods industry". If the companies combine their sales will be a staggering EUR 9 billion a year.

Winning a bigger share of the North American market is important for Adidas because it accounts for about 50% of the global sporting good market.

When, or if, the bid does go through Adidas will own many well known brands, most noticeably Adidas and Reebok but also, , , , , and.

Adidas sales up
Earlier this years Adidas profits rose 39%, to EUR 94 million.

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New 'Mighty Mouse' from Apple debuts

August 3, 2005 Apple Computer Inc. today revealed a new product named Mighty Mouse. The mouse has four buttons and a small 360 degree scroll trackball. This product will not only be compatible with the Macintosh but also with Microsoft Windows operating systems.

Many of the products Apple has produced over recent years have been compatible with Microsoft Windows operating systems, the most notable being the iPod. The company recently announced that they will start using Intel microprocessors in their computers, and that those computers will be capable of running Microsoft Windows operating systems.

Visually, this new mouse will be very similar to the ones that have been shipping with Macintosh computers for some time. It is white and has a rounded feel to it. The only difference is the trackball used for scrolling through documents and web pages.

This is the first mouse product made by Apple that has a multi-button function. There are 'squeeze' buttons on the sides and a button under the micro-trackball, but there are no actual left/right buttons - it uses non-mechanical sensors to detect which finger is pressing when a regular click is made.

Its US price is $49, UK price is £35.

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250 Young Quakers to light up lake

July 22, 2005

Hundreds of floating candles will be launched by young Quakers to mark Hiroshima Day at 9:00 p.m. GMT on Friday August 5.

The event will be held at the University of York towards the end of the annual Quaker Yearly Meeting where over 1600 Quakers are meeting.

The bombing of Hiroshima took place 60 years ago at 08:16am, Japanese time on August 6, 1945.

Throughout the week leading up to the Hiroshima day witness on August 5, young Quakers will be planning, organising and preparing the event, including contacting the local community and the media.

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Brain dead woman gives birth

August 3, 2005

Susan Torres, a woman who had been on life support because she is brain-dead, gave birth to a daughter by Caesarean section on Tuesday. The baby, Susan Anne Catherine Torres, weighs 1 pound, 13 ounces, and is 13 1/2 inches long.

The mother, Susan Torres, had a stroke on May 7 when the condition of her stage four melanoma went to her brain. Doctors said her brain functions had stopped and there was no hope of recovery.

Susan's husband, Jason Torres, asked that his wife be placed on artificial life support until their unborn child had a chance to develop and the baby could survive outside the mother's womb. Mrs. Torres was 17 weeks pregnant on May 7 when she was hospitalized for her condition. The fetus was in its 27th week of development when it was delivered.

The baby reportedly "is doing well" and is in intensive care at the Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington County, Virginia. Mr. Torres, who quit his job to be at his wife's side, is faced with thousands in medical expenses.

The mother died on Wednesday after being taken off life support. A fund has been set up for her at: The Susan M. Torres Fund

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The San Diego Zoo gets a new baby giant panda

August 3, 2005 A new giant panda cub has been born at the San Diego Zoo. Bai Yun, a 13-year-old giant panda, gave birth at 9:57 p.m. on Tuesday to a cub weighing four ounces (113.5 grams).

"Bai Yun immediately tended to her squawking infant," said Suzanne Hall, a panda research technician at the San Diego Zoo who observed the births of Bai Yun’s other cubs in 1999 and 2003. The cub is the second to be born in the United States this year. In Washington, Mei Xiang gave birth to a male panda cub at the National Zoo last month after artificial insemination.

According to Hall, early ultrasound images indicated Bai Yun was pregnant with twins. However, zoo personnel became suspicious that one fetus was no longer viable after veterinarians failed to detect a heartbeat in one cub last week. Bai Yun failed to give birth to a second cub Tuesday evening. "It is likely that the second fetus died in utero and was reabsorbed by her body," Hall said.

Panda behavioral researchers will be watching the pair 24 hours a day for three weeks to record and assess the mother-infant relationship. The new cub has not yet been named. The gender of the cub will be unknown until zoo staff can safely check.


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Picture?
What will be added? --Maoririder 17:04, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

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User:Thorpe89

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October

 * Minimum wage in United Kingdom increases to £5.35

March

 * Windows Vista delayed until January 2007

December

 * Man buys his stolen camera on eBay

October

 * Google changes Gmail to Google Mail in the UK
 * Google launches online RSS reader
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September

 * Net skills to be taught by kids
 * Ask Jeeves to remove valet from website

August

 * Speeding ticket payed in 12,000 pennies
 * Man charged over London bombings
 * New 'Mighty Mouse' from Apple

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Man charged over London bombings

August 3, 2005

Ismael Abdurahman was arrested in connection with the July 21 bombings in London and has been charged with terrorism offences. He is the first person to be charged in connection with the attacks.

The charge reads: "Between July 23 and July 28 he had information he knew or believed might be of material assistance in securing the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of another person in the UK for an offence involving the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism."

He will appear before Bow Street Magistrates in London on August 4.

Hussain Osman, another suspect for the July 21 incident at Shepherds Bush who the UK authorities wish to extradite from Italy, claims that the device in his rucksack was merely bag of flour with a detonator in it. He escaped from Britain via the Channel Tunnel and was arrested last week in Rome. He told his Italian lawyer that he was only staging a demonstration and had no intention of killing anyone.

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Talk:German Adidas buys American Reebok

Well known brands?
"... will own many well known brands, most noticeably Adidas and Reebok but also Taylormade, Rockport, Greg Norman Collection, Maxfli, CCM, Jofa and Koho." Never heard of these other names, and there seem to be no Wikipedia articles about them. So how well known are they? Guaka 19:42, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Many of them are well known outside West Europe and the US. --Ómar Kjartan Yasin 10:10, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

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Speeding ticket paid with 12,000 pennies

August 3, 2005 A Seattle man ticketed for speeding near Moorhead, Minnesota decided to pay up, but instead of paying by cheque or money notes, he paid in pennies at court. The judge reacted with this comment: "If the person is mad at the cop, why take it out on court administration?" said Clay County District Judge John Pearson. "They're punishing the wrong people.".

The man was made to wait for the pennies to be counted using a coin counting machine by a court clerk who left with the small garbage can of pennies for a bank. US$120 in notes, plus extra pennies in change, were paid back to the man, who was forced to wait in the courthouse until the coins were counted and he could pay the fine.

He was caught driving 70 mph in a 55 mph zone on March 5 in Moorhead, Minnesota.


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I must say, that is a bit stupid for a judge to make such a quote. Pennies are still legal currency, and no one should be scrutinized by their method of payment - no matter how ridiculous it may seem. --Mrmiscellanious 20:40, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

 * In Canada, The Currency Act only obligates a person to take up to 25 pennies in payment. Double  Blue  (Talk) 21:08, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Makes me glad to be an American :-). --Mrmiscellanious 21:12, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
 * In the US, legal tender (pennies) cannot be refused. I had a friend who mailed final payment of a persistent and final bill, that wouldn't go away, with 43 pennies taped to the bill payment stub itself. It was the last, and thankfully for my angered friend, the last he ever heard from that bill collector. -Edbrown05 00:50, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
 * When I was living on a US military base overseas, pennies weren't circulated. If you had some, you could spend them, of course, but everything was just rounded off.  No one minded.  I hear that it's the same in US territories.  --CGW 12:07, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
 * We paid a NH toll with 75 pennies last month. --TUFKAAP 11:29, 20 August 2005 (UTC)


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Football CL: Second qualifying round final results

August 3, 2005

All second qualifying round games of UEFA Champions League were played yesterday and today. Celtic almost managed to pull off a miracle, by scoring four goals at home against Artmedia, but were one goal short of forcing the game into extra time.

All results

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Ceremony takes place for decommissioned Royal Navy flagship

August 3, 2005

The decommissioning ceremony for the former British Royal Navy flagship HMS Invincible has taken place in Portsmouth, Hampshire today.

The ceremony marks the end of the aircraft carrier's 25-year career. Invincible was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 11 July 1980 and first saw service in the Falklands War in 1982. The Duke of York served aboard Invincible as a helicopter pilot.

Pipers played aboard Invincible while it sailed into Portsmouth Naval Base on 1 August for the last time. A gun salute and a flypast also marked the event.

Last month, Invincible undertook a UK tour to celebrate the ship's silver jubilee. In June, the carrier acted as flagship for the International Fleet Review to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said that Invincible would be 'mothballed' for five-years in a state of reduced readiness.

It is unlikely that Invincible will ever be recommissioned into the Royal Navy.

The MoD said that a decision to either sell, scrap or even turn Invincible into a museum ship will be made in 2010.

The decommissioning took place six-months earlier than planned and has prompted fears that the Royal Navy will be left overstretched. The move has been criticised by the opposition Conservative Party, who say that it will reduce the Royal Navy's capability at a time of "unprecedented international tension".

Ark Royal is about to undergo a major refit at Rosyth, which leaves Illustrious — the Royal Navy's new Fleet Flagship — as the only aircraft carrier on active service.

The three aircraft carriers are expected to be replaced by 2015 with two 65,000 tonne aircraft carriers — believed to be named HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales.


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Canada's new governor general announced

August 3, 2005

Sources have told the Canadian television network CBC that Michaëlle Jean will become Canada's next governor general. The current officeholder, Adrienne Clarkson, who is recovering from artificial pacemaker surgery, will step down on September 27 to make way for Jean, who is best-known in English-speaking Canada as the host of the CBC television documentary show, "The Passionate Eye".

Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jean is an award winning journalist who is fluent in five languages. The official announcement of her appointment will be made by Prime Minister Paul Martin at 11:00 Eastern Time (1500 UTC) on Thursday, August 4.

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'Star Wars' headed to TV as weekly series

August 4, 2005

At the Siggraph 2005 computer graphics convention in Los Angeles, California Tuesday, Star Wars creator George Lucas unveiled plans for a weekly computer-animated series based on the science fiction saga.

The new show, to be called Clone Wars, will be a 3-D animated spinoff of the series and is to be produced in a Lucas facility in Singapore. Lucas already has done limited-run 2-D traditional animated television with Star Wars: Clone Wars shorts on the U.S. cable channel, Cartoon Network.

Lucas said advances in digital technology allow an animated television series to do what otherwise would be too expensive.


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Former UK MP Mo Mowlam 'critically ill'

August 4, 2005

Former Labour Party MP and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Mo Mowlam, 55, is reported to be critically ill at King's College Hospital, London.

According to a King's College Hospital spokeswoman, Ms. Mowlam is "critical but stable," and added that her family did not want further details disclosed.

Ms. Mowlam survived a brain tumour in the 1990s, which saw her lose her hair, forcing her to wear a wig.

Many state that her charismatic personality played an important role in the Northern Ireland peace talks, leading to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 and an IRA ceasefire.

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Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! Dan100 (Talk) 07:34, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
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Copyright violation
Hi, your story "Yahoo Gets 'Contextual'" was a violation of copyright and has been deleted. When you are submitting work here, you are also promising us that you wrote it yourself. Please don't be put it off - just write stories in your own words! Dan100 (Talk) 16:47, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

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