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American children's show Reading Rainbow ends 26 year run

September 10, 2009

Reading Rainbow, an American children's television series is to stop showing on television. It ceased to be shown on Friday after a 26 year long run because of a funding shortfall of several hundred thousand dollars needed to renew the broadcast rights.

The PBS show has more than two-dozen Emmy awards, and its run is shorter only than Sesame Street and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

Each episode of the show would focus on a theme in a specific book and then explore that theme through multiple stories. Each show would also provide recommendations for books that children should look for when they went to their library.

John Grant, from WNED Buffalo (Reading Rainbow's home station) said "Reading Rainbow taught kids why to read,... the love of reading — [the show] encouraged kids to pick up a book and to read."

Linda Simensky, vice president for children's programming at PBS, said "We've been able to identify the earliest steps that we need to take. Now we know what we need to do first. Even just from five years ago, I think we all know so much more about how to use television to teach." She went on to say that the running length of the show was "miraculous".

It is believed by some, including John Grant, that both the funding crunch and a shift in the philosophy of educational television programming contributed to ending the series.


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Man banned from keeping animals after forcing cat to inhale cannabis

September 11, 2009 A 19 year old from South Tyneside, England has been banned from looking after animals after stealing a cat and forcing it to inhale cannabis.

Mark Kane, from South Shields, England, was banned from looking after animals for 10 years after causing "unnecessary suffering" to a tabby cat in January 2009. Kane was originally sentenced to three months in jail which was suspended two years. Kane also has to pay £100 (US$167) in fines.

Kane had stolen the cat from a friend of his girlfriend. A mobile phone camera recorded the incident and showed Kane putting the cat into a bag, inhaling some cannabis and blowing it into the bag. He then swung the bag around his head in a similar fashion to a lasso. The cat survived the attack but it ran off afterwards and has yet to have been found. During the video Kane is quoted as saying "This cat is getting stoned off its head" and "Get it stoned to fuck".

Kane was prosecuted by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in a court in South Shields. He was found guilty and sentenced to twelve weeks in prison, two years suspension and a ten year ban from looking after animals as well as being ordered to pay £100 costs. In a previous court hearing, Kane had also admitted two counts of cruelty to animals.

Chairman of the Bench Ken Buck said, "We do think the charges of animal cruelty are appalling in nature and caused real stress and unnecessary suffering to a domestic pet which was in your care." Clive McKeag, who was prosecuting Kane on behalf of the RSPCA described the attack as "sadistic and wicked" and stated: "This was a vile offence."

In regards to the case, RSPCA inspector Claire Hunt said, "He thought it was a funny thing to do to a defenseless animal." Claire also stated that she was happy with Kane's sentencing saying, "It deters people from doing the same thing."


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Government forces kill 17 rebels in northern Yemen

September 10, 2009

The government of Yemen has said that it killed at least seventeen suspected members of a rebel group in the northern part of the country on Thursday.

The rebels, belonging to the Shi'ite Huthi group, were killed after violence overnight in Saada, a mountainous region in northern Yemen.

"The army and security forces have inflicted heavy losses upon the saboteurs and the rebels whether in terms of lives or equipment," a local official said as quoted by the Saba news agency.

Skirmishes between Yemeni forces and the Houthi rebels, named after their former leader Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi, began during the 2004 Sa'dah insurgency. Clashes between the two have escalated in recent weeks, as the fighters attempted to overthrow the government.


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Welcome
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The description in the story makes the bag sound nothing like the one in the image. --SVTCobra 01:48, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

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Butterfly in the sky.....71.120.114.83 (talk) 02:02, 11 September 2009 (UTC)


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Former U.S. Senator Norm Coleman diagnosed with Bell's palsy

September 12, 2009

Former U.S. Senator Norm Coleman has revealed that he has been diagnosed with Bell's palsy. The condition has resulted in partial paralysis of the left side of Coleman's face due to inflammation of the nerves leading to that area. Bell's palsy tends to imitate the symptoms of a stroke. It seldom lasts longer than eight weeks. Doctors have told Coleman that he should fully recover.

Coleman discussed the situation with BringMeTheNews reporter Rick Kupchella in his first in-depth, on-camera interview since the U.S. Senate recount ended in June.

The former Senator said he first began experiencing symptoms of the condition on a late-night flight from Washington, D.C. to Minneapolis on Wednesday, September 2. He says it started with the realization that, while talking with fellow passengers, he was "smiling out of one side of my face."

"It's a big surprise when half your face is working and the other half isn't," Coleman said.

According to the Star Tribune, Coleman was also tested for Lyme disease because his had the disease this summer, but the test was negative.

The senator has been lying low since his diagnosis: spending time with his family at their cabin in Northern Minnesota. But he said he didn't intend to "hide out" until his condition improved. There is no treatment for Bell's palsy except time. However, Coleman emphasized, the condition will not affect any of his future plans.

"It puts a lot of things in perspective," Coleman said, "my smile is a part of me. I love to smile, and to all of sudden — part of your face isn't working as it used to — the good news is it will."


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Can any of the sentences be merged together? 75.72.27.74 (talk) (→ Zachary ) 04:15, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

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Thanks for the comments Cirt. I'll do what I can to fix the problems. I'll see if I can't find a second source, but this was an exclusive, but has most likely been picked up on other local media outlets. Calebrw (talk) 23:27, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Think I got it fixed up nicely. Removed some em dashes and added a second source. Calebrw (talk) 23:40, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
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Comments:US and Vietnam begin talks to decontaminate areas affected by Agent Orange

Only 8 million? How much did we spend on fighting in Nam? We can send more aid then that.--KDP3 (talk) 05:03, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

That's what I was thinking too. Hundreds of times more than that was spent bombing Cambodia and Laos, even. —70.29.46.160 (talk) 05:28, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

 * This is one thing I never like what my government does (Republican or Democrat in charge) we never really contribute in aid. Afghanistan we spend billions in funding the Mujahideen Afghanistan but noting after the Soviets left. We have to help some of the nations we bombed only way we can repair relations with the world.--75.74.61.245 (talk) 06:52, 11 September 2009 (UTC)


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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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Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei threatens dissenters at Friday Prayers

September 12, 2009

Following the recent unrest in Iran, and the forced closing of ’s office on September 8, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei warned the opposition leaders and Mehdi Karroubi and their supporters that they will be "confronted."

"The system will not take action against anyone as long as they perform within the framework of the system, do not resort to violence, do not disturb the calm in society and do not carry out unlawful actions such as spreading lies and rumors," stated Khamenei during the Friday prayers.

The Supreme leader warned that anyone who confronts the system will face serious consequences. He also mentioned the possible arrest of Mousavi and Karroubi in the future if their ideas and ideology threaten the system.

Khamenei again supported Iran’s nuclear program and gave his full support, and he said the Islamic Republic of Iran will not be intimidated by the Western powers, the United States and Britain. The U.S. and Britain are pushing Russia and their allies for more sanctions on Iran, and the option of a military action against Iran's nuclear program. The Iranian nuclear program is believed not to conform to rules and regulations, and to have enough enriched uranium to build an Atom Bomb which threatens the existence of Israel.

Iran's June 12 Presidential election was decried by all opposition candidates as flawed due to vote fraud. Street protests began nearly immediately in major cities of Iran. While many western states expressed concern over alleged voting irregularities, the Guardian Council announced that a recount confirmed the earlier results re-electing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

The Government of Iran has been ordered by the Supreme Leader to continue crackdowns and arrest those involved in creating disturbance and confronting the system. Thousands of people were arrested in June following the mass protests in cities across Iran. More than five hundred are still missing and more will be put on trial in the weeks to come.


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Unsourced?
May have missed it, but cannot seem to find this in sources. I know its true, and I have seen articles, but still need a source: The U.S. and Britain are pushing Russia and their allies for more sanctions on Iran, and the option of a military action against against Iran's Nuclear program, which is believed not to fulfilling with the International Atomic Energy Agency rules and regulations and they have enough enriched uranium to build an Atom Bomb which threatens existence of Israel in the region mostly. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 17:06, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Well I read it on different local news paper from Pakistan, called original research Danger^Mouse (talk) 17:20, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

 * Reading a paper is not original research. We need the paper's name, and the date it was printed, and the title of the article is usually good although I doubt most people here can read non-latin characters. There may well be a template for putting that in the sources section, but I sure won't complain if you just bung it here on talk. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 17:33, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Dawn Newspaper dont remember the author though published 11 th September 2009.Danger^Mouse (talk) 17:37, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Please add Category:2009 Iranian presidential elections
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Businessman in India's 'house of horrors' case has rape, murder convictions overturned

September 11, 2009

A businessman implicated in a serial murder case in India which has been dubbed the "house of horrors" has been cleared on appeal of abducting, raping, and murdering fourteen-year-old Rimpa Haldar. He had been sentenced to death along with his servant.

The Allahabad High Court in Uttar Pradesh ruled that there was no evidence to link Moninder Singh Pandher to the girl's remains, which were among those of nineteen young women and girls recovered from bags near his house. Servant Surinder Koli's conviction was upheld as was his sentence. Both still have eighteen more cases yet to go before the courts and remain imprisoned.

The police handling of the case has sparked controversy. Some local residents claimed that up to forty abductions had been reported to the police but they had failed to act because of the poor backgrounds the girls came from. Police have also been accused of incompetence, with three officers suspended and at least three more sacked over these allegations.

Haldar's family intend to appeal, according to their lawyer. "The CBI [Central Bureau of Investigation] had made this case so hollow, so bad, that no evidence was collected," said lawyer Khalid Khan. Victims' families had previously accused the authorities of soft treatment of the accused businessman. The Central Bureau of Investigation has taken over the case from police on the basis of the controversy.

Pandher was represented by former Chief Justice of New Delhi R.S. Sodhi, who pointed out that the defendant had been away to Australia on a business trip at the time of Haldar's abduction, rape and murder. "This is one case where the public wanted Pandher's blood and flesh. And for me it was the biggest challenge to get him out of this case. If his capital punishment would have been there, justice would have been defeated," he told reporters.

Xinhua quoted an anonymous senior police officer as saying that "Though the CBI informed the court that Pandher was in Australia when Halder was murdered, many may find it unbelievable that the owner of the house was not aware of what was going on in his premises." He also refused to speculate further, defering to an appeal to a higher court.


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Every stoner I know that has a cat has gotten their furball high. Hurts nothing if you are kind about it, letting the cat run off if it's not happy about it. But it takes a real asshole to throw the cat in a bag full of smoke and twirl it around in the air. Idiot got what's coming for him. —192.138.51.34 (talk) 18:02, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

I know so many people who have got their cat stoned and the funny thing is, the majority of them COME BACK and sit still and at times have actually poked their nose into the exhaling of smoke...not run off, and actually seem to enjoy it, but the throwing the bag around the head part....what an idiot, why was that necessary...he should get a jail sentence because anyone with the logic of lasso'ing any living thing shows how retarded he is.

Agreed with the above posts. That is a horrible thing to do to a poor cat (especially when you consider how scared it must have been while being so stoned), not to mention he stole the cat from an acquaintance. Definitely got what he deserved.

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Seems overblown
Jail time - or even the threat thereof - seems disproportionate to the nature of the offense, as does referring to it as "vile." Exposing a cat to cannabis smoke is juvenile, to be sure, but the risk to the animal is really minimal. There's no chance of overdosing on cannabis, for example. Opponents of legalizing cannabis typically cite its nature as a demotivator, and its potential as a "gateway" to other drug use, as reasons for its illicit status. But both of these effects seem quite irrelevant to the life of a cat. And it's not as if cats are drug-free innocents... anyone who's seen a cat ingest catnip will vouch for the fact that it makes them quite intoxicated. Again, none of this is meant to sanction what this person did, only to point out that the level of haughty indignance exhibited by the authorities and the RSPCA is misplaced, even ridiculous.

 * As the people above have said, I would suspect the jail time was because he stuck it in a bag and swung it round. It was so distressed it ran off and was never found. That's vile. The RSPCA are idiots, though, I don't think anyone can disagree with that except those they manage to brainwash. They are a business with an agenda, and a poorly run one at that. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:41, 19 September 2009 (UTC)


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Timothy Dalton to voice a character in Toy Story 3

September 11, 2009

Disney president John Lasseter has announced that British actor will be voicing a character in .

Dalton, who previously starred as in ' and ', will star as a  hedgehog called Mr. Pricklypants in , a film which is due for release in June 2010. Mr. Pricklypants is described as "a hedgehog toy with thespian tendencies".

John Lasseter, Disney/Pixar Chief Creative Officer, made the announcement at a Disney Animation Showcase in London, England on Thursday. At the same event it was announced that would star in a cartoon based on the fairytale ' and that a James Bond-style character will appear in upcoming Disney/Pixar film '. In August 2009, it was also announced that — from the movie  — would voice Ken, the boyfriend to  in the film.

John Lasseter originally announced the plans for the third film in the franchise in January 2008 and said that people would be "blown away" by it. He proclaimed: "It [Toy Story 3] is shaping up to be another great adventure for Buzz, Woody and the gang from Andy's room."


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Two freight trains collide in Pakistan

September 10, 2009

At least two people were wounded after two freight trains collided with each other near Kotri in southern Pakistan today. A freight train was on the track near the Kotri railway station when a Hyderabad-bound freight train coming from Karachi, loaded with oil drums, hit it and a fire broke out. Twenty eight goods wagons of the freight train carrying 1,372,000 litres of oil were derailed, and oil was spilled.

Rail traffic in both directions has been suspended on the track following this incident. Firebrigade and ambulance immediately reached the spot while Pakistan Railway's emergency relief train has left Karachi towards the spot.

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Businessman and founder of The Weather Channel Frank Batten dies at 82

September 12, 2009

Frank Batten, the businessman who founded The Weather Channel, has died at the age of 82. Batten died on September 10 after a long illness in Norfolk. He is survived by his wife Jane and two daughters. Batten started as a reporter and publisher and later ran a communications empire which included several newspapers and cable television.

The nephew of Samuel L. Slover, he assumed leadership of The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star in 1954. He opened up his own communications empire Landmark Communications and added The Greensboro Daily News and The Roanoke Times in 1965 and 1969. In 1964 Batten launched TeleCable and expanded cable into 15 States. He was the chairman of the Associated Press from 1982 to 1987.

On May 2, 1982, Batten launched The Weather Channel. Batten began to work on the idea after Good Morning America forecaster John Coleman suggested it. The channel broadcasts weather forecasts and weather related news 24 hours a day. Landmark sold the channel to NBC for $3.5 billion.

Batten was ranked 190th on the 2008 400 Richest Americans list with an estimated fortune of $2.3 billion. He graduated from the College of Arts & Sciences of the University of Virginia in 1950 and was a significant donor to that institution.


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California lawmaker denies affairs after sexual discussion becomes public

September 11, 2009

A lawmaker in California who resigned from the California Assembly Wednesday after a videotape with racy comments was leaked says that his "decision to resign is in no way an admission that [he] had an affair or affairs."

Mike Duvall (R-Orange County), who become involved in this scandal earlier this week, denied that he had any affairs with anyone, in a statement posted on his web site. Duvall said, "My offense was engaging in inappropriate storytelling and I regret my language and choice of words. The resulting media coverage was proving to be an unneeded distraction to my colleagues, and I resigned in the hope that my decision would allow them to return to the business of the state."

Earlier this week, a videotape was leaked to news outlets showing Duvall bragging about sexual escapades with multiple women to a fellow lawmaker during a legislative session. In California, committee meetings such as the one Duvall was engaged in are taped only for posterity purposes. On the tape, Duvall, 54, relates to Jeff Miller (R-Corona) a story of a recent liaison with a woman he refers to by her fondness for tiny "eye patch" underwear. "So, I've been getting into spanking her," Duvall says to Miller. "She goes, 'I know you like spanking me' [and] I said 'Yeah, that's 'cause you're such a bad girl.'"

Duvall, who is married with two adult children, did not leave a big impression on Miller, to whom the story was related. When asked for comment, Miller said, "Mike talks a lot during the hearing...I was getting ready so I wasn't really hearing what he was saying."


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Musician Phil Collins announces he will never play drums again

September 11, 2009

Former Genesis band member Phil Collins has announced that he will never play the drums ever again.

Collins says his decision is due to a spinal injury which makes it too painful for him to hold up his drumsticks. In an interview with British tabloid, the Daily Mirror, Collins, age 58 said, "I've got a condition that means I can't play any more. After playing drums for 50 years, I've had to stop."

"Obviously I'm very sad about it. My vertebrae has been crushing my spinal cord because of the position I drum in. I can't even hold the sticks properly without it being painful. I even used to tape the sticks to my hands to get through," added Collins who also said that he is still able to sing.

One of Collins' friends said to the Daily Mirror, "He is devastated as drumming is everything to him. It's how he made his name and it set him on the road to superstardom."


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September 11 attacks remembered in US

September 11, 2009

After eight years, the 9/11 attacks have been remembered in New York, in the United States at the site of the former World Trade Center. Other memorial services were held at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

U.S. President Barack Obama attended a memorial service at the Pentagon. In a speech Obama stated, "Eight Septembers have come and gone. Nearly 3,000 days have passed; almost one for each of those taken from us. But no turning of the season can diminish the pain and the loss of that day.  No passage of time and no dark skies can ever dull the meaning of this moment. So on this solemn day, at this sacred hour, once more we pause, once more we pray, as a nation and as a people. Today we honor the dead and speak to the survivors and loved ones whose lives are irrevocably changed on that terrible day eight years ago."

The names of every one of the 2,752 New York victims was read out. A new name appeared on the list today, that of Leon Heyward who died of lung cancer in 2008 that experts ruled was due to inhaling dangerous dust from the collapsed towers in New York City. He was on-site for hours assisting with rescues of colleagues.

Short eulogies were read by both New York mayor Michael Bloomberg and vice-president Joe Biden. Bloomberg said that "from this day forward, we will safeguard the memories of those who died by rekindling the spirit of service that lit our city with hope and helped keep us strong."

At exactly 8:46 a.m. a hush fell across the city, marking the exact moment the first jet struck its target. Two beams of light have been rigged up to point skywards overnight. Construction is ongoing for five new skyscrapers at the site, with a transportation center and memorial park in the middle.

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} //can manually be passed a state value Bawolff.APIC.prototype.exec = function (optionalState) { this.next = {"_startExec": function {return true;}}; //FIXME: ugly this.start._startExec(optionalState); return true; } Bawolff.APIC.prototype._startExec = function(cur_val) { this.func(this.next, cur_val); } Bawolff.APIC.api = function(initial, opts) { var state = {cur_val: initial, last_get: null, lastSaveRev: 0, summary: 'Editing using user:Bawolff/mwapilib.js', follow_redirect: true, stack: []}; //perhaps add last_put later? //note its intentional initial could be undefined. var func = function ( next, state2 ) { if (next) { if(state2 instanceof Object) { state = state2; state.cur_val = (initial !== undefined ? initial : state.cur_val) }  next._startExec(state); } } return new Bawolff.APIC(undefined, undefined, func); } if (!window.api) { var api = Bawolff.APIC.api; } /* this runs its arguments asynchronously, then goes to next thing in its chain essentially forks the chain. Bawolff.APIC.prototype.split = function { var outerArgList = arguments; var wrapper = function (next, state) { for (var i = 0; i < outerArgList.length; i++) { if (outerArgList[i] instanceof Bawolff.APIC) { outerArgList[i].exec(state); } }  next._startExec(state); } return new Bawolff.APIC(this.start /*start*/, this, wrapper); }

Bawolff.APIC.prototype.runAsync = Bawolff.APIC.prototype.split; Bawolff.APIC.prototype.fork = Bawolff.APIC.prototype.split; Bawolff.APIC.prototype.doQuick = Bawolff.APIC.prototype.split;

Bawolff.APIC.prototype.lift = function(func) { var outerArgList = arguments; var wrapper = function (next, state) { var newArgList = [state.cur_val]; for (var i = 1; i < outerArgList.length; i++) { newArgList[i] = outerArgList[i]; } var res = func.apply(window, newArgList); state.cur_val = res; next._startExec(state); } return new Bawolff.APIC(this.start /*start*/, this, wrapper); } //Takes second arg from stack Bawolff.APIC.prototype.lift2 = function(func) { var outerArgList = arguments; var wrapper = function (next, state) { var newArgList = [state.cur_val, state.stack.pop]; for (var i = 2; i < outerArgList.length; i++) { newArgList[i] = outerArgList[i]; } var res = func.apply(window, newArgList); state.cur_val = res; next._startExec(state); } return new Bawolff.APIC(this.start /*start*/, this, wrapper); }

Bawolff.APIC.prototype.abortIfFalse = function { var wrapper = function (next, state) { if (state.cur_val) { next._startExec(state); } } return new Bawolff.APIC(this.start /*start*/, this, wrapper); } Bawolff.APIC.prototype.not = function { var wrapper = function (next, state) { state.cur_val = !state.cur_val; next._startExec(state); } return new Bawolff.APIC(this.start /*start*/, this, wrapper); } /*lift(alert) dies in IE. */ Bawolff.APIC.prototype.alert = function(mesg) { var wrapper = function (next, state) { if (mesg === undefined) mesg = state.cur_val; alert(mesg); next._startExec(state); } return new Bawolff.APIC(this.start /*start*/, this, wrapper); }

Bawolff.APIC.prototype.replace = function(regex, repl) { var wrapper = function (next, state) { var res = state.cur_val.replace(regex, repl); state.cur_val = res; next._startExec(state); } return new Bawolff.APIC(this.start /*start*/, this, wrapper); } Bawolff.APIC.prototype.pop = function(defau) { //default seems to be reserved word or something var wrapper = function (next, state) { var res = state.stack.pop; if (res === undefined) res = defau; state.cur_val = res; next._startExec(state); } return new Bawolff.APIC(this.start /*start*/, this, wrapper); } Bawolff.APIC.prototype.push = function(val) { var wrapper = function (next, state) { if (val !== undefined) { state.stack.push(val); } else { state.stack.push(state.cur_val); } next._startExec(state); } return new Bawolff.APIC(this.start /*start*/, this, wrapper); }

Bawolff.APIC.prototype.swap = function { var wrapper = function (next, state) { var hold = state.stack.pop; state.stack.push(state.cur_val) state.cur_val = hold; next._startExec(state); } return new Bawolff.APIC(this.start /*start*/, this, wrapper); } /*Duplicate top item on stack*/ Bawolff.APIC.prototype.dup = function { var wrapper = function (next, state) { var hold = state.stack.pop; state.stack.push(hold); state.stack.push(hold); next._startExec(state); } return new Bawolff.APIC(this.start /*start*/, this, wrapper); } Bawolff.APIC.prototype.inject = function(val) { var wrapper = function (next, state) { state.cur_val = val; next._startExec(state); } return new Bawolff.APIC(this.start /*start*/, this, wrapper); }

Bawolff.APIC.prototype.setDefaultSummary = function(summary) { var outerWrapper = function (next, state) { state.summary = (summary ? summary : state.cur_val); next._startExec(state); } return new Bawolff.APIC(this.start /*start*/, this, outerWrapper); } Bawolff.APIC.prototype.setFollowRedirect = function(follow) { //only affect parse page. var outerWrapper = function (next, state) { state.follow_redirect = follow; next._startExec(state); } return new Bawolff.APIC(this.start /*start*/, this, outerWrapper); }

Bawolff.APIC.prototype.getPage = function(pageName) { var outerWrapper = function (next, state) { if (!pageName) { pageName = state.cur_val; } state.last_get = pageName;

var innerWrapper = function (p) { state.cur_val = p[0]; next._startExec(state); }

Bawolff.mwapi.getPage(pageName, innerWrapper, undefined, state.follow_redirect); } return new Bawolff.APIC(this.start /*start*/, this, outerWrapper); }

Bawolff.APIC.prototype.savePage = function(pageName, opt) { if (!opt) { opt = {}; //stop reference errors for undef object } var outerWrapper = function (next, state) { if (!pageName) { pageName = state.last_get; } var editArg = {page: pageName, content: state.cur_val, summary: (opt.summary ? opt.summary : state.summary ), section: (opt.section ? opt.section : '')}; state.cur_val = pageName; //note we update this after we use it. //at some point add timestamp for editconflict. var innerWrapper = function (ok, doc) { if (!ok) throw new Error('Error editing (CAPTCHA?; revcoverable)'); var edit = doc.getElementsByTagName('edit'); if (edit) edit = edit[0]; var newrevid = edit.getAttribute('newrevid'); if (newrevid) state.lastSaveRev = newrevid;

next._startExec(state); }

Bawolff.mwapi.edit(editArg, innerWrapper); } return new Bawolff.APIC(this.start /*start*/, this, outerWrapper); }

/** Sight a paticular revision Bawolff.APIC.prototype.sightByRev = function(revision, level) { if (level == undefined) level = 1; var outerWrapper = function (next, state) { if (!revision) { revision = state.lastSaveRev; } if (!revision) { throw new Error('Could not determine which revision to sight'); }
 * takes revision from result of last save or first arg.
 * 2nd arg is level. 1 for sight, 0 for unsight (default 1).

//at some point add timestamp for editconflict. var innerWrapper = function (p) { next._startExec(state); }

Bawolff.mwapi.sight({revid: revision, level: level, comment: state.summary}, innerWrapper); } return new Bawolff.APIC(this.start /*start*/, this, outerWrapper); }

//http://en.wikinews.org/w/api.php?action=parse&text=&prop=text&title=Main_Page //takes wikitext. optional context title (for ) and boolean noPST to stop post save transform. Bawolff.APIC.prototype.parse = function(title, noPST) { var outerWrapper = function (next, state) { var reqObj = {action: 'parse', prop: 'text'}; reqObj.text = state.cur_val; if (title !== undefined) { reqObj.title = title; } if (!noPST) { // pre-save transform. aka Foo -> Foo reqObj.pst = 'true'; } var req = new Bawolff.mwapi.Request(reqObj, 'POST'); //to avoid 414 error,  (from long uri) this is post

var innerWrapper = function (doc) { var parseTextsArray = doc.getElementsByTagName('text'); if (!parseTextsArray || parseTextsArray.length < 1) { throw new Error('Could not retrieve input. (on parse)'); }  if (parseTextsArray[0].normalize) parseTextsArray[0].normalize; var parseText = parseTextsArray[0].firstChild.data; state.cur_val = parseText; next._startExec(state); } req.send(innerWrapper); } return new Bawolff.APIC(this.start /*start*/, this, outerWrapper); } //1 arg, name of page. optional, defaults to prev func value. Bawolff.APIC.prototype.parsePage = function(pageName) { var outerWrapper = function (next, state) { var reqObj = {action: 'parse', prop: 'text'}; if (state.follow_redirect) { reqObj.redirects = 'true'; } reqObj.page = (pageName ? pageName : state.cur_val); var req = new Bawolff.mwapi.Request(reqObj);

var innerWrapper = function (doc) { var parseTextsArray = doc.getElementsByTagName('text'); if (!parseTextsArray) { throw new Error('Could not retrieve input. (on parse)'); }  if (parseTextsArray[0].normalize) parseTextsArray[0].normalize; var parseText = parseTextsArray[0].firstChild.data; state.cur_val = parseText; next._startExec(state); } req.send(innerWrapper); } return new Bawolff.APIC(this.start /*start*/, this, outerWrapper); }

Bawolff.APIC.prototype.renderPage = Bawolff.APIC.prototype.parsePage;

Bawolff.APIC.prototype.expandTemplates = function(text) { var outerWrapper = function (next, state) { var reqObj = {action: 'expandtemplates', prop: 'wikitext'}; reqObj.text = state.cur_val; if (title !== undefined) { reqObj.title = title; } var req = new Bawolff.mwapi.Request(reqObj, 'POST'); //to avoid 414 error,  (from long uri) this is post

var innerWrapper = function (doc) { var parseTextsArray = doc.getElementsByTagName('wikitext'); if (!parseTextsArray) { throw new Error('Could not retrieve input. (on expandTemplates)'); }  if (parseTextsArray[0].normalize) parseTextsArray[0].normalize; var parseText = parseTextsArray[0].firstChild.data; state.cur_val = parseText; next._startExec(state); } req.send(innerWrapper); } return new Bawolff.APIC(this.start /*start*/, this, outerWrapper); } Bawolff.APIC.prototype.pagesInCat = function(arg) { var outerWrapper = function (next, state) { var reqObj = {action: 'expandtemplates', prop: 'wikitext'}; var cat = state.cur_val if (arg !== undefined) { cat = arg; //override prev value } reqObj.text = '{{PAGESINCAT:' + cat.replace(/\}\|/g, '') + '|R}}'; var req = new Bawolff.mwapi.Request(reqObj, 'POST'); //to avoid 414 error, (from long uri) this is post

var innerWrapper = function (doc) { var parseTextsArray = doc.getElementsByTagName('wikitext'); if (!parseTextsArray) { throw new Error('Could not retrieve input. (on expandTemplates - pagesincat)'); }  if (parseTextsArray[0].normalize) parseTextsArray[0].normalize; var parseText = parseTextsArray[0].firstChild.data; state.cur_val = parseText; next._startExec(state); } req.send(innerWrapper); } return new Bawolff.APIC(this.start /*start*/, this, outerWrapper); }

/* Takes two arguments, both functions. first function is passed the return of the last func in chain, and should return a req object. or could be a req object (aka a associative array of args to pass to api: {action: 'query', meta: 'siteinfo'...) 2nd function takes the xmlDocument returned from the ajax, and does something with it. Bawolff.APIC.prototype.makeRequest = function(reqFormatter, callback) { var outerWrapper = function (next, state) { var reqObj; if (typeof reqObj === "function") { reqObj = reqFormatter(state.cur_val); } else if (typeof reqFormatter === "object") { reqObj = reqFormatter; } else { throw new Error("Inapropriate argument to makeRequest. should be either function or associative array specifying args to api"); } var req = new Bawolff.mwapi.Request(reqObj, 'POST'); //always use post, since it works for everything. var innerWrapper = function (doc) { state.cur_val = callback(doc); next._startExec(state); } req.send(innerWrapper); } return new Bawolff.APIC(this.start /*start*/, this, outerWrapper); }

Bawolff.APIC.prototype.checkPageExists = function(page) { var outerWrapper = function (next, state) { if (!page) page = state.cur_val; var reqObj = {'titles': page, 'action': 'query'} var req = new Bawolff.mwapi.Request(reqObj); var innerWrapper = function (doc) { //this will throw all kinds of errors in case of bad resp... var foo = doc.getElementsByTagName('query')[0].getElementsByTagName('pages')[0].getElementsByTagName('page')[0]; state.cur_val = !_hasAttribute(foo, 'missing'); next._startExec(state); } req.send(innerWrapper); } return new Bawolff.APIC(this.start /*start*/, this, outerWrapper); }

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England and Wales Director of Public Prosecutions to seek bomb plot retrial

September 11, 2009

The Director of public prosecutions in England and Wales are going to seek a retrial for three men who are thought to have been involved in a plot to attempt to bomb transatlantic flights.

Ibrahim Savant and Arafat Khan are both 28 years old. Waheed Zaman is 25 years old. All of the men were recently found "not guilty" of attempting to bomb aircrafts. A spokesman for the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer, confirmed that he will be seeking a retrial.

On Monday, a jury in Woolwich Crown Court in London, England failed to reach verdicts for the three men, based on charges of conspiracy to murder, which is why the Director of Public Prosecutions of England and Wales is seeking a retrial.

Starmer said: "My task is to judge whether, taking into account all relevant considerations, the public interest is better served in this particular case by offering no evidence or by seeking a further retrial. Having regard to the very serious nature of the charge and the very considerable public interest in having the allegation determined by a jury one way or the other, I have concluded that, in this exceptional case, it is in the public interest to seek a further retrial."


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Talk:September 11 attacks remembered in US

Adding Category:Michael Bloomberg
This article is missing the Category:Michael Bloomberg tag, may someone with sufficient permission please add the tag. Cocoaguy (talk) 17:48, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

✅--Александр Дмитрий (Alexandr Dmitri) (talk) 18:16, 1 January 2010 (UTC)


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Talk:Musician Phil Collins announces he will never play drums again

NPOV
This sentence is a problem: Millions of fans worldwide were showing their disappointment.
 * a) It needs to be illustrated how and where
 * b) It needs attribute to someone who might know that this is a fact.

Such a sentence cannot be floated 'naked'. Cheers, --SVTCobra 03:02, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I thought I saw it in the Daily Mail article...I just checked and cannot find it. So I just removed the bit. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 03:09, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Lead article
Should this story become a lead article because it's so popular? --Rayboy8 (talk) 06:40, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
 * If it can replace lead 3 or 4 by removing one of the older ones from the four leads, yes. --Brian McNeil / talk 08:37, 12 September 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:Suspect arrested after hijacking Mexican airliner

Arrested is a bolivian who was arrested years ago for armed assault.


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World's oldest person dies in California at age 115

September 11, 2009

Gertrude Baines, the world's oldest person, died aged 115 in Los Angeles, California on Friday. The suspected cause of death is heart failure.

"She passed away this morning at 07.25 [14.25 UTC]," said administrator Emma Camanag of the Western Convalescent Hospital.

Baines, who was born on April 6, 1894, became the world's oldest person in January this year, after Maria de Jesus, a Portuguese woman, died aged 115.

Charles Witt, Baines' doctor, said, "she told me that she owes her longevity to the Lord, that she never did drink, she never did smoke and she never did fool around," according to the Agence France- Presse news agency.

"She was mentally alert. She smiled frequently," he said.

The oldest person in the world is now Kama Chinen, a woman from Japan.


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Alleged ghost hunt in Toronto ends in death

September 12, 2009

A 29-year-old woman is dead after she fell from the roof of a University of Toronto building, apparently seeking ghosts.

The deceased, which some reports say was Leah Kubik, was exploring a building at 1 Spadina Crescent with a male companion around 2:00 a.m. (EDT). She attempted to make a jump from one section of the building to another and missed, resulting in a three-story fall into a courtyard below. Kubik was taken to St Michael's Hospital in Toronto where doctors pronounced her dead.

According to the Toronto Star, the pair had been drinking alcohol. Police initially said the two were hunting ghosts, but now say the two had finished a first date and were walking home when they decided to explore the building. An investigation is ongoing.

The building, built for Knox College in 1874, was purchased by the University 37 years ago.


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User talk:Sarath~enwikinews

Welcome
Tempodivalse [talk]  23:08, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Your account will be renamed
Hello,

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

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

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

Sorry for the inconvenience.

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Violence in Uganda enters second day

September 12, 2009

Ongoing violence between national security forces and supporters of the king of an ethnic group have killed at least ten people in Kampala, Uganda.

The clashes have now been going on for two days. The conflict began when Muwenda Mutebi, the monarch of the ethnic group Buganda was prevented from travelling to the region of Kayunga by the government. Kayunga had said it seceded from his kingdom.

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni said he wouldn't permit Mutebi into the Kayunga province. "I told him [Mutebi] that the meeting in Kayunga will not take place until some conditions that will be communicated to him by the minister of internal affairs are met," the president said.

Mutebi had not been allowed to make his visit because of a "security risk", police said.

Kampala has partially shut down as a result of the violence, with most businesses in the city's centre having been closed and most workers remaining at home.

Buganda is one of four ancient Ugandan kingdoms, whose tribal members constitute the largest ethnic group in the country. Traditional kingdoms were prohibited by former president Milton Obote in 1966, but reallowed in 1993 by the current president.

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Former Taiwanese president jailed for life on corruption charges

September 12, 2009

Chen Shui-bian, the former president of Taiwan, has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted on charges of corruptions.

The Taipei District Court found Chen guilty of embezzling over US$3 million from a presidential affairs fund. The ex-president was also convicted of having accepted $9 million worth of bribes connected with government land deals.

Chen's wife, Wu Shu-chen, the former first lady, was also jailed for life.

Several hundred demonstrators protesting against Chen's conviction were outside the court, some of which threw bottles and other objects at law enforcement after the court had announced the verdict.

Chen was president of Taiwan from 2000 until 2008. He frequently conflicted with Chinese leaders by asserting Taiwan's independence from the former.

China claims Taiwan is a breakaway province and says it will forcefully retake the island if it attempts to formally gain independence.


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User talk:Dingus153

Welcome
Tempodivalse [talk]  00:26, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

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User talk:Tallcans

Welcome
Tempodivalse [talk]  02:07, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

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Comments:World's oldest person dies in California at age 115

Again?
It seems the 'world's oldest person' is also the 'world's most dangerous job'. I can think of no other profession where the 'top dog' gets killed (or dies of natural causes) as frequently as this. --SVTCobra 02:54, 12 September 2009 (UTC)


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User talk:75.180.19.52

Welcome
Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 04:26, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Hello, !

This is Wikinews, a free news source. Wikinews is an experiment in citizen journalism, not an encyclopedia. You may be confusing us with our sister project Wikipedia. Your encyclopedic addition to Wikinews was deleted. Please add it to Wikipedia if it is relevant there. We would be happy to welcome you as a contributor to Wikinews! Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 04:26, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

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Scientology ties at New Village Leadership Academy stir controversy for Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith

September 12, 2009

The Calabasas, California private elementary school New Village Leadership Academy (NVLA) opened its 2009–10 school year this week amid controversy over its connections to Scientology. The school was founded by celebrity couple Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, who paid about US$1 million to lease the facility in 2008. Former head of school Jacqueline Olivier was removed from her job in July, and replaced by Piano Foster, an individual who has taken Scientology courses at the organization's Celebrity Centre.

Smith and Pinkett-Smith are good friends with Scientologists Katie Holmes and her husband Tom Cruise. In 2006, Smith acknowledged to World Entertainment News Network that he had discussed Scientology with Cruise: "I've talked to Tom about it. [There’s] lots of incredible, wonderful concepts but Jada and I don't necessarily believe in organized religion." ABC News reported that 2008 tax returns for the Smiths show they gave $122,500 to organizations with ties to the Church of Scientology.

In an interview with Ebony, Pinkett-Smith denied the school was affiliated with Scientology: "All I can say is it is not a Scientology school. Now, If you don't trust me, and you are questioning my integrity, that's a whole different matter. That is straight evil to think I would bring families into that educational institution and then try to get them to convert into some religion," she said. According to New York Daily News, the school is registered with the government of California as "non-religious".

The school utilizes a teaching methodology called Study Technology, which was developed by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. Study Technology is promoted through Applied Scholastics, a Scientology-associated organization founded in 1972. "Study Technology is a secular methodology intended to help students better understand what is being studied and apply it to real life," said Pinkett-Smith in an email to ABCnews.com. Karin Pouw, an official with the Church of Scientology, was contacted by ABC News but did not comment on a possible affiliation between NVLA and Scientology, instead referring questions back to the school itself.

New York Daily News cited Radar Online in reporting that former head of school Olivier was fired from her position because she had issues with the Study Tech teaching methodology used in the school. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Olivier was removed from her $200,000 position with the school because she reportedly did not agree with portions of the school's curriculum which were developed by L. Ron Hubbard.

Carnegie Mellon University computer science Professor David S. Touretzky, described by ABC News as "the most ardent critic of Study Technology", spoke with ABCNews.com about his thoughts on Scientology connections with the school: "What they seem to have is some sort of a hybrid. Scientology repackaged for the Hollywood crowd. It's hitting all the politically correct elements ... but snuck in there is this Scientology stuff." Professor Touretzky operates a web site which analyzes Study Tech and argues that it is actually a form of Scientology masked as an educational method. In a February 2008 interview with Wikinews, Professor Touretzky mused that recent criticism of Scientology on the Internet might prove to "warn off Hollywood celebs from cozying up to the cult", including Will Smith.

Executive director of the California Association of Independent Schools, Jim McManus, was also critical of L. Ron Hubbard's methodology, stating: "I look at the Study Tech ideas and it doesn't seem sound educationally." University of Virginia psychology professor Dan Willingham, author of Why Don't Students Like School, asserted to ABC News that the methodology is flawed: "It's perfectly possible that the methodology is based on ridiculous principles and that something effective is happening in the classroom, but ridiculous principles certainly lowers that possibility."

Members of the Internet-based group critical of Scientology, Project Chanology, were present at the school's 2009 opening to protest what they called a "front" of the Church of Scientology. A 2008 press release by Project Chanology was critical of what it referred to as the revenue the Church of Scientology receives from licensing fees schools pay the organization for utilizing the Study Tech teaching methodology. "This revenue stream is one of the many sources of income which the Church of Scientology uses for such tactics as invoking frivolous lawsuits and hiring private investigators to intimidate critics," said the press release.

According to the web site TruthAboutScientology.com, which publishes data compiled from Scientology magazines Freewinds, Celebrity and Auditor, multiple individuals in management roles at NVLA have attended Scientology classes. In addition to the newly installed head of school, Piano Foster, the school's director of learning Tasia Jones and its artistic director Sisu Raiken have both received Scientology course training. "I officially took over on July 1, 2009, and I'm looking forward to the challenge. I've been working in education for the past 20 years at various public and charter schools so I feel I'm ready for the job," said Foster of her new position at NVLA.


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Talk:Scientology ties at New Village Leadership Academy stir controversy for Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith

Possible error
Looks like a quote might have gotten mixed up here:

"In 2006, Pinkett-Smith acknowledged to World Entertainment News Network that she had discussed Scientology with Cruise: "I've talked to Tom about it. [There’s] lots of incredible, wonderful concepts but Jada and I don't necessarily believe in organized religion.""

Jada and Jada don't necessarily believe? She's talking about herself in 3rd person? Or was this maybe a quote from Smith, rather than Pinkett-Smith? -Peteforsyth (talk) 05:22, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I checked the source, the quote was from Will Smith. Fixed . Cirt (talk) 05:30, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Looks good! Thanks. Good article overall, interesting topic, thorough coverage. -Peteforsyth (talk) 07:24, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you! :) Cirt (talk) 07:26, 12 September 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:Musician Phil Collins announces he will never play drums again

I read this and my first response was, "Phil Collins played the drums? I then referred to his wikipedia entry and thought, "Phil Collins played the drums?"—68.224.36.62 (talk) 05:41, 12 September 2009 (UTC)Brent

 * I'd had the same reaction to.--KDP3 (talk) 06:50, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

 * Well actually, he started off on the drums. It is only later that he became the lead vocalist of Genesis. He always did the drum solo in in the air tonight 77.250.25.165 (talk) 11:30, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

This is only the kind of psychosomatic sickness. Hope he knows, that its good to wait in second line, to talk about why.

Comments from feedback form - "I love him when he sing all hi..."
I love him when he sing all his song. —113.22.215.148 (talk) 16:45, 27 June 2010 (UTC)


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User:Beany/monobook.js

mw.loader.load('https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Beany/global.js&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript');

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Comments:California lawmaker denies affairs after sexual discussion becomes public

Using a woman as acenter of any males pleasure is definitely wrong and especially for a public official or representative, and the fact for a married man and any man as I stated earlier is totally sick in my opinion.

Comments from feedback form - "what was the voting record"
what was the voting record —65.244.200.130 (talk) 23:13, 18 February 2011 (UTC)


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Michael Jackson tribute concert postponed until 2010

September 12, 2009

A tribute concert for Michael Jackson has been postponed and relocated.

The concert was originally due to take place on September 26, 2009, just outside the Schoenbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria. However, the concert has been relocated to the Wembley Stadium in London, England. The date has also been changed to June 2010.

Michael Jackson's brother Jermaine, who had organised the concert, said: "Numerous stars were just not able to change their schedules to make a live appearance at the Vienna event possible." Representatives for Mary J. Blige, Natalie Cole and Chris Brown announced that none of these artists could make it to the concert.

Jermaine Jackson stated: "Many artists and performers who I have spoken to personally told me that it would be a great honour to be part of this memorial concert for my late brother. However, due to the short time frame it was not possible for many of them to change their schedules so that they could be on stage in Vienna on 26 September.

"Therefore we decided, after careful consideration, to change the date of the tribute concert to June 2010 – just a few weeks before the first anniversary of his untimely death. Instead of eight weeks we now have eight months to prepare. Some of the stars who were not able to participate in the Vienna concert, but expressed their wish to participate in this event, will be able to perform at Wembley Stadium in London in June 2010," Jackson explained.

Michael Jackson himself had performed in the original Wembley Stadium 15 times. Jermaine said that he could not understand why the Austrian media were ridiculing the acts, stating: "When artists who have won eight Grammy Awards and sold millions of records around the world and are able to sell out large stadiums are then called 'B-list artists', are made fun of and generally disrespected, is something I just cannot understand. If these artists are not welcome in Vienna, London is certainly more than happy to have them."


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Talk:Australian rules football: West Gippsland Latrobe Football League Finals Preliminary Final

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 * Moe QT 2-1 HT 6-2 3QT9-10 FT 9-10 64
 * Maffra QT 2-3 HT 6-8 3QT 8-10 FT 16-21 117

 * Winner plays Traralgon in Grand Final
 * Moe d Drouin 13-6 84 to 13-3 81 (Reserves)
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Former WWE superstar Jeff Hardy arrested on major drug charges

September 12, 2009

Former World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Jeff Hardy has been arrested on five major drug charges. The former WWE Champion’s home was searched by police and they seized 262 Vicodin prescription pills, 180 Soma prescription pills, 555 milliliters of anabolic steroids, a residual amount of powder cocaine and other items of drug paraphernalia. The estimated street value of the drugs is $2,500.

Hardy's charges are listed as "felony trafficking in opium, two counts of felony possession with intent to sell or deliver a Schedule III controlled substance, felony maintaining a dwelling to keep controlled substance, felony possession of cocaine and misdemeanour possession of drug paraphernalia."

It is believed that Hardy is now back at his North Carolina home and his brother, fellow World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Matt Hardy, posting the $125,000 bail.

The superstar released a statement on his Twitter page saying "A lot of exaggerations are out there today, don't believe everything you read 4 it is not true, I am at home and fine-thanks for your concern." Hardy only left the WWE two weeks ago when he lost a “Loser leaves WWE” match against CM Punk. During his tenure at WWE he was often surrounded by both controversy and personal issues. He was released in 2003 with him saying it was a “mutual decision” He returned in 2006 but was suspended twice for violations to the WWE wellness program. He also had a stint in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he was suspended and later released for missing shows.

Hardy’s arrest comes less than a week after former WWE and WCW superstar Sean O'Haire was arrested on charges of misdemeanor battery and criminal trespass.


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Japanese tourist travels through 37 countries on just $2

September 12, 2009

Keiichi Iwasaki, a 36-year-old Japanese tourist has spent eight years cycling more than 45,000km across 37 countries with the equivalent of just $2 in his pocket, relying on his bicycle for transport.

Iwasaki left his home for a short tour through Japan in 2001. He liked the trip so much that he extended his trip and hitched a ride on a ferry to South Korea and began to travel the world.

"Most travellers and adventurers need money but instead of giving up an opportunity to travel the world I want to clarify that dreams can come true if you have a strong will," Iwasaki said.

During his trip, Iwasaki ran into trouble on many occasions. He was robbed by pirates, attacked in Tibet by a rabid dog, escaped marriage in Nepal and was arrested in India.

Countries Iwasaki has visited include: South Korea, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iran, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech, Austria, Germany, Holland, Belgium, France, England, Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Switzerland.


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Countries Iwasaki has visited
South Korea, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iran, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech, Austria, Germany, Holland, Belgium, France, England, Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Switzerland. Saqib Qayyum   talk 18:55, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
 * ✅ Thank you.--110.37.29.145 (talk) 10:43, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

I assume it was the equivalent of two United States dollars seeing as how the Internet is apparently American. 59.42.128.168 (talk) 06:26, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

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Talk:Alleged ghost hunt in Toronto ends in death

Interesting story, great that you have a photo. A few comments:
 * No need to repeat 29 yrs old in first two sentences -- say it in one or the other.
 * Grammar quibble: "exploring the building" -> "another section..." Instead say, "jump from one section of the building to another"
 * Also, jumping and leaning sound like different activities...was she maybe trying to steady herself after a jump? or brace herself before a jump?
 * The "but" in the first sentence of the last paragraph doesn't make sense; continuing the investigation and drinking alcohol don't seem directly related.
 * If the police could not confirm they were hunting ghosts, what is the source that asserts that they were?

-Peteforsyth (talk) 17:33, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
 * All sources say they were allegedly hunting ghosts. Police originally said that too, but cannot confirm it, So saying it is a report is valid. All the rest has been fixed :) DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 17:57, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

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Police are now saying it is NOT ghost-hunting at all, rather just drunken adventures; and are criticising the media for jumping on the "ghost hunting" train - I'd support rewording our article towards this end. Sherurcij 15:32, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

 * Due to WN:ARCHIVE that's not going to happen. New developments would get a new article. Feel free to write one. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 15:39, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Whoa, whoa, one day after the story is written, we can't correct errors of fact? Since when? Sherurcij 13:52, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
 * See WN:ARCHIVE: Articles which have been published for more than 36 hours should not undergo significant edits. This story is now three days old, way too late to make significant content changes. I think a new article would be more appropriate for updates/corrections. Tempodivalse [talk]  14:55, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Seems like there's a little room for different interpretations in the word "significant." Without knowing precisely what change you're advocating, Sherucij, it's hard to evaluate whether or not it's "significant." Can you be a little more specific? -Peteforsyth (talk) 16:47, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes Tempo, two days after I suggested it, it is indeed now three days (hell, now it's five days!). I'm not advocating for change now, I think it's a shame we didn't correct our errors at the time when the story was still on our front page with incorrect information. Sherurcij 01:04, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 24 hours later was long enough we should not completely rewrite the story. Updates after 24 hours get a new article. They are beyond the scope of a 'significant change'. To put it another way, if we simply updated it, no-one who read it would re-read it in the offchance of seeing new info and so most readers would never get to know. Also, given that articles are a snapshot of what was known at the time, no errors are reported here. The article keeps it as 'alleged' - which is exactly what was going on at the time. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 16:14, 19 September 2009 (UTC)


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Reports: North Korea to test third nuclear bomb

September 12, 2009

Reports say that North Korea is planning a third nuclear bomb test which could take place later this month or in October. says the test could be performed as early as September 20 or as late as October 10.

The report comes after Free Radio of North Korea stated that the nation's leader,, "emphasized the importance of improvement of nuclear technologies with the aim of attracting the U.S. to direct bilateral talks." A group of North Korean defectors in South Korea also claim that a test is being prepared.

On August 26, Il allegedly gave the order to military officials to build a third bomb with enriched uranium and then prepare to test it.

North Korea says that if more sanctions are placed on the country, they will test the bomb. The country also says the test is an attempt to get the United States to take part in direct bilateral talks with the nation.


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Road accidents, suicide, pregnancy and violence among top killers of world's youth

September 12, 2009 A World Health Organisation study published in The Lancet has revealed the main causes of death for people aged 10–24. It has described the majority of these deaths as preventable and suggested solutions to the problems.

97% of the 2.6 million fatalities annually occur in low- and middle-income countries. The age group comprises 1.8 billion people, 30% of the total population. 15% of female deaths were down to "maternal mortality" which included pregnancy complications, unsafe abortions, and mutilation of genitals. Road traffic accidents accounted for 10% of deaths.

6.3% of the deaths were suicides and 6% were down to violence. Tuberculosis and similar lung infections took 10% of the lives and HIV/AIDS killed 5.5%. Most of the deaths were in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. Africa and Southeast Asia were also the only places where male deaths were not above those of females, as much of the maternal mortality occurred there. The data came from 2004.

In developed countries, 32% of the deaths were down to road accidents. "There has long been an assumption that young people are healthy, fit and they don't die," explained the report's lead author, Australian children's health expert George Patton. He goes on to say "I've certainly heard politicians and policy-makers make statements of that kind... Some of these problems, related to emotion, are actually very prominent causes not only of death in adolescence, but health problems later in life."

The study said safer speed limits, more use of helmets and seatbelts, and better enforcement of drunk driving law could greatly curb the road deaths. Maternal deaths and sexually transmitted disease rates could be cut by sexual education, safe abortion clinics, pregnancy support, HIV testing and treatment, and access to contraceptives.

Violence and suicide could be reduced by education in life skills and an improved role of parents, the study found. It also sought reduction of availability of poisons, firearms, and other dangerous items. In the case of suicide, the study said more work was needed to help young people recover from acts of violence, sexual assault, and child abuse in both the short and long term. Alcohol access reduction was also requested.

The study was conducted by University College London's Russell Viner, World Health Organization's Krishna Bose and George Patton of the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.


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Believe it or not, Lafayette wasn't known for his teaching background. I fail to see how anything he came up with in that regard would be worthy of any more than immediate dismissal. That seems to reflect quite badly on the Smiths; on the other hand, being outspoken advocates of Scientology wouldn't necessarily make them any more or less stupid. Really, it's just a shame that this isn't happening outside of California. It would be convenient to put angry creationists to work against another questionable educational movement. —70.29.46.160 (talk) 19:54, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

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IEEE approves 802.11n standard after six years

September 12, 2009

On Friday, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) ratified the next generation of Wi-Fi Alliance certification known as 802.11n. The path to ratification began on September 11, 2003 with 11 major drafts of the specification over the course of six years. Even though just approved, wireless devices have been available on the the market for over two years, running on what is known as "draft n" or "pre-N".

The 802.11n standard operates on both the 2.4Ghz and 5.0Ghz frequencies. This will allow it to be backwards compatible with 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g, provided that the base station has dual radios. The speeds of 802.11n are substantially faster than that of its predecessors with a maximum theoretical throughput of 600Mbit/s.

Very few additions were made to the 802.11n draft standard over the last two years, so most if not all "draft n" hardware available on the market today is expected to be compatible with n-standard devices available in the future. In a similar process of the upgrade from "pre-G" to 802.11g, it is expected that most manufacturers of wireless hardware will release new firmware to bring all draft devices up to full standard compliance.


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Mortar raid kills 15 in Somalia

September 12, 2009

Fifteen people, among them disabled war veterans, were killed on Saturday after a hospital in Somalia was bombarded by mortar rockets launched by opposition fighters.

The attack was targeted at a residential area in the country's capital of Mogadishu, but instead struck a veteran's hospital nearby.

Mohamed Abdi, a patient at the hospital, was a witness to the event. "I was sitting in my wheelchair about 10 meters [30 feet] away from my friends when a mortar exploded and smoke and dust covered us all. I saw my friends on the ground, with blood scattered everywhere like slaughtered goats," he told the Associated Press news agency.

Somali human rights activist Ali Sheik Fadhaa condemned the attacks. "It is horrific and inhumane to shell civilian areas," he said.

Somalia has been in a civil war since 1991, when the last effective government, led by Siad Barre, was overthrown by warlords, who soon afterwards started fighting between themselves.

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Abu Ghraib prison burns after riot

September 12, 2009 Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison has been set alight during a riot. The jail became notorious after prisoner abuse was discovered there after US forces took over.

Wardens had been searching for drugs and banned items such as mobile phones when three inmates started a fire by burning a mattress. The fire injured three wardens but not prisoners, who began rioting. That injured three inmates. The Iraqi army responded and US helicopters assisted. The decision was later taken to evacuate the jail to other prisons around Baghdad.

Iraqi media had claimed that there were fatalities, but this has been denied by authorities. According to a US military spokesman, the initial scuffle was an apparent escape attempt. There have also been reports of inmates being upset at conditions, although the justice ministry says it is now a model prison, under its new name of Baghdad Central Prison.

Abu Ghraib, however, was not always a model prison. Under Saddam Hussein the jail was used for mass detention and murder of politically inconvenient people, and US soldiers have been caught torturing and sexually abusing prisoners, sparking public outrage and helping fuel the insurgency.

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Israeli President Shimon Peres collapses in Tel Aviv

September 12, 2009

Israeli media is reporting that the country's president Shimon Peres briefly collapsed in Ramat Aviv, a suburb of Tel Aviv, while he was giving a speech. Peres regained consciousness a short time later and was able to stand up, but was still taken to Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv by ambulance for observation.

"He feels well and the incident is over. Just to be on the safe side, we are transferring him to Sheba Medical Center for the night. I estimate that he'll be able to return to work Sunday morning," said Dr. Valdan at Sheba Medical center, as quoted by Ynet News. "It was simply very hot and he stood up for a long time and felt dizzy." Peres has no known medical issues.

Director of Sheba Medical Center Ze'ev Rothstein said that Peres is in "excellent" condition. Doctors will perform tests on Peres as a precaution.

"President Shimon Peres is already at the hospital [...] and will undergo a series of tests. His overall condition is excellent but I estimate he'll spend the night here," stated Rothstein.

Peres was speaking at an event for the Young Presidents Organization and answering the audience's questions. Peres, 86, was elected as Israel's President in June 2007.


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Review of revision 881208 [Failed]

 * See Wikipedia Shimon Peres. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 21:06, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

 * WP is not a reliable source. You know the date, I know the date, but we need to prove the date. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:08, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
 * You have to be kidding me? How many times have we done this now and suddenly it's an issue? DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 21:13, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Done what? I've never passed a review using WP as a source. If you want to make policy that we can start a discussion, but I'm against it without FlaggedRevs. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:15, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Then remove it. But then we may as well faile everything else with a . DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 21:18, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
 * How is a link in any way kin to repeating the information? By that logic we should do away with sources altogether. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:19, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
 * That's ridiculous. The whole idea of that template is to use it for sources. Hence why we put it in that section and Not in the article. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 21:23, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Added a source...luckily the Jerusalem Post doesn't charge for old articles. Anyways i still think this is ridiculous. This is exactly the same mentality of WP on how they think of Wikinews. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 21:27, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

(outdent) "Learn more about Shimon Peres on Wikipedia." Nowehre does that suggest that the template is for sourcing. If we did it would a fraud to our readers, who would at the very least deserve it to be marked as such. Not that long ago I saw Brian use it to replace a long inline link to a related article, no material was sourced there. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:29, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
 * WP isn't a reliable source? Oy. -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 21:12, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I second Sandman. I don't think WP can be considered a reliable source; they don't have any sort of editorial control process, which means that anyone can insert untrue information into articles and we wouldn't even know about it. Also, IIRC the Wikipediapar template is not intended to be used as a source to an article, but provides "further reading" for our readers. Tempodivalse [talk]  22:29, 12 September 2009 (UTC)


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The headline makes it sound like it burned down, but the article makes it sound like damage was minimal. What happened? Jade Knight (talk) 21:04, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

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Comments:Japanese tourist travels through 37 countries on just $2

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Any details on the arrest in India and the "escaped marriage" in Nepal? Who then was a gentleman? (talk) 21:52, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

I would love to see this become a movie.--75.74.61.245 (talk) 23:02, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

 * I'd love to know how he did it. That seemed like it would be an amazing experience.--71.176.28.41 (talk) 07:41, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

 * I personally don't beleive this, how Iwasaki could able to survive travelling for about eight years. How he got the visa of some countries (India, Pakistan and some other nations), which required pre arrival Visa for Japanese passport. He said, he left home with just 2$ in pocket, then how he purchase ferry ticket to Korea?? Doing magic tricks not enough for eating 3 times a day, buying clothes, renting shelter for sleeping, purchasing cycles as he said now he have 5th cycle. The other main thing is his personal security as the previous years had War on Terror everywhere, how can he manage to communicate with locals of different countries, everybody doesn't speak English nor Japanese...etc. We have to consider many things before come to a single point that he really travel 37 nations with only 2$ in pocket while leaving home..

--110.37.29.145 (talk) 12:22, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

 * Someone is a negative nancy.

--75.74.61.245 (talk) 19:43, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

 * He must've had jobs during his travels. Can anyone clarify this? The article makes out that he survived for eight years on thin air and good intentions but he would've starved to death and been too weak to pedal after the first year if he really had left home with a bike, $2 and no work permit. Living ain't free! Good article otherwise though.Shane.Bell (talk) 14:02, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

 * The magic of Barter, or the will to eat road grass?

 * was he asked for any passports for this? the guy is an example of courage.

He is still on his cycle tour which ends in 2014. I dont believe this guy.... rate this story as not reliable.

japenese guy travels world on $2 a day, rubbish!! where did he sleep and buy water and food and buy visas ?? this article is just like u see in the trash rags, man does this on so much a day, why on earth dont they just say Japanese man travels world on bike on next to nothing?? yours, RUSSELL NASH, MALVERN.

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So okay, maybe he didn't do it with just $2. I realize this is a big maybe, but you have to keep in mind the exchange rates. Also, hey, if he has the balls to do something of that magnitude, traveling through 37 countries on a bike, well then I say "More power to you, Japanese man." -67.142.168.30 (talk) Dolan Hayes

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I don't think it is realistically possible nowadays as so much expense one should have and they have to be more hardworking than ever before. But if it is soo i believe they have done a spectacular job thumbs up to them! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 39.47.238.209 (talk • contribs) 12:58, 22 June 2013


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Bruce Forsyth takes pay cut on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing

September 14, 2009

Bruce Forsyth, presenter of the popular British dancing television competition series Strictly Come Dancing, shown on BBC One, has had his salary cut from £650,000 to £550,000 ($1,085,000 to $918,000) — a pay cut of roughly 15%. This move comes as part of efforts to reduce the BBC's costs. In an interview with BBC Two news programme Newsnight, Forsyth said: "We have always been overpaid, but it's the demand — it's like theatre, you will only command a high salary if [you] 'put bums on seats'. So if you are in that position, it does give you a status of asking for big money.  But everybody's taking pay cuts now, it's a good thing."

He commented that he accepted the need for cuts, stating that in his opinion, "entertainers get paid far too much". When asked about whether he personally had taken a pay cut, Bruce answered: "Yes — and I think everybody has done it with goodwill because these are very, very hard times and it's only right." Bruce, who is 81 years old, also told Newsnight: "It's a good thing to cap the salaries and I think that it should have probably been done a long time ago."

In June 2009, the BBC had told 100 celebrities that they would be getting their salaries reduced in an effort to cut its "top talent bill", blaming "market conditions". Notably affected were current Radio 2 breakfast show disc jockey Sir Terry Wogan, Radio 1 breakfast show DJ Chris Moyles, and Alan Davies, star of BBC One drama Jonathan Creek.


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Bomb explosion in Kashmir kills three

September 12, 2009

Officials have said that at least three people were killed after a car bomb detonated in the Indian-administered province of Kashmir on Saturday.

The explosion occured in the city of Srinagar's main jail. Two police officers and a civilian were among the dead, and ten more police officers were wounded after the blast, several of them in critical condition.

Hemant Lohia, a senior police official, said explosives were inserted into a car and detonated by remote control as a police bus drove by.

Nobody has taken responsibility for the explosion, although the attack has been blamed on Muslim separatists, who have had an insurgency in the area since 1989. Clashes in the past month have increased, following a lull in violence.

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Karzai retains lead in Afghan presidential elections

September 13, 2009

Hamid Karzai, the incumbent candidate in Afghanistan's presidential elections, has continued to maintain a lead, having 54.3% of the ballot, latest results indicate.

He is well ahead of the second-place candidate, Abdullah Abdullah, who has 28.1% of the vote.

The United Nation mission in Afghanistan was quoted by the Associated Press as saying that there are "no winners" yet.

The voting count has been delayed by accusations of voting fraud and ballot stuffing. The Election Complaints Commission (ECC) had ordered votes to be recounted at polling stations where one of the candidates received a very high percentage of votes, or where voter turnout was over 600.

Approximately 200,000 votes have been discounted from 447 polling stations so far by the commission.

If neither Karzai or Abdullah receive at least fifty percent of the final ballot, a run-off election is to be held.


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Flash flooding in Greece kills one, dozens of buildings flooded

September 13, 2009

A state of emergency was declared on the island of Evvoia in Greece on Saturday after flash flooding resulting from heavy rains flooded dozens of homes and businesses and killed at least one person.

The single casualty from the flooding was a 39-year-old policeman in the city of Kymi, whose car was overtaken by a flash flood and swept into a river.

The mayor of one of the island's town told local news that water depth had reached 1.5 metres (5 feet).

According to local officials, tens of buildings were flooded, and considerable damage was done to main roads, some of which were cut off. A bridge also collapsed due to the torrential rains.


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Renault F1 launch criminal complaint against former driver over race-fixing allegation

September 12, 2009

have hit back at their sacked driver after a leaked transcript of his evidence to the sport's governing body revealed he claimed to have been ordered to crash to fix a race. They have taken their case to the police.

Renault now has to appear before the (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile) on September 21 to answer a race-fixing charge. They have also made a complaint to the French police against Piquet and his father, claiming blackmail and false allegations. "Renault F1 Team and its managing director have commenced criminal proceedings against Nelson Piquet Jr. and Nelson Piquet Sr. concerning the making of false allegations and a related attempt to blackmail the team into allowing Piquet Jr. to drive for the remainder of the 2009 season. The matter will also be referred to the police in Britain." Piquet Sr. is a three-times former world champion.

Piquet Jr. crashed in the just after an early pit stop for, bringing out the safety car. As the cars ahead of Alonso went in for fuel under the safety car, he moved up the pack to take victory. Piquet Jr. was sacked after the.

"I was asked by Mr Flavio Briatore and [engineer] Mr. Pat Symonds to deliberately crash my car in order to positively influence the performance of the Team at the event," said Piquet Jr. "I agreed to this proposal and caused my car to hit a wall and crash during lap 13/14 of the race." He added "At the time of this conversation, I was in a very fragile and emotional state of mind - brought about by intense stress due to the fact that Mr Briatore had refused to inform me of whether or not my contract would be renewed for the next racing year."


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