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Anti-racism rally in Sydney

December 19, 2005

A number of rallies were held in Sydney on Sunday to protest against what they describe as racism in the community. The National Union of Students organised an event at Town Hall, and the Ted Noffs Foundation held an event in Belmore Park later in the day. About 2,000 people marched through Sydney, and there were also gatherings in Newcastle, Brisbane, and Melbourne.

Lebanese Australian student Chadi Sankary rejected alcohol as an excuse for racist and violent behaviour. "People are not willing to admit that this is about racism," he said. "You can't be under the influence of alcohol and paint your massive banners with racial slogans on them or you can't make t-shirts while you're drunk so it can't be accepted as an excuse."

Matt Noffs, of the Ted Noffs Foundation, said that the solution to racism lies with the people, not politicians. He also criticised the weeks police operation, saying that it will not provide a long-term solution. "I don't feel that the responses that have been made during the week have actually helped the situation," he said. "They might have suppressed some of the violence that is sure to happen in these situations anyway but they certainly don't look at the solutions."

Tim Longhurst, one of the organisers, said that the rally showed the true nature of Sydney as a tolerant city. "What we saw today wasn't new. Sydney has always been a place where people do get along, and today they came out in force to show that," Mr Longhurst said.

In a statement supporting the rally, Socialist Alliance linked the Cronulla riots to government policies and actions. "The riots reflect the rising racism in Australia, a tide that has been fostered by the Howard government’s policies and propaganda that criminalise and lock up refugees, dehumanise and bomb the Iraqi people, and define all Muslims and Middle-Eastern Australians as potential terrorists."

One Sydney blogger criticised the rallies because they focused on racism against minority groups such as Lebanese, instead of racism in general. "They're picking on only one face of the disgusting racism that has come to a boil in this city recently, and tried to say they're taking a stand against racism," he said, calling the rally "the racist anti-racism protest."

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Talk:Anti-racism rally in Sydney

What A Riot, Mate!
Look at http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=20590 By Ilana Mercer FrontPageMagazine.com | December 19, 2005 (posted by anon 84.146.220.94, copyvio copy/paste removed)

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Talk:British MP calls for ban on Aspartame

I found a source discussing Nutrasweet in Mexico from yesterday, there was another one but it was a rant from several days ago that looked like I-don't-know-what going on about Ronald Reagan and Donald Rumsfeld having something to do with it. Brian McNeil / talk 19:24, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

The sentence "Use your best judgement if you choose to keep using this product" sounds slightly leaned towards an anti-aspartame movement. Someone might like to do something about that.


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New Jersey Devils coach Robinson resigns

December 19, 2005

Larry Robinson resigned as coach of the New Jersey Devils on Monday afternoon because of stress-related health issues. Devils president and general manager Lou Lamoriello will take over the coach position temporarily until the new coach would be brought "as soon as possible".

"Stress is a killer," Mr. Robinson said during the announcement. "I lost a dear brother last year and that changed my thoughts about life a lot. My parents are no longer around. I want to be able to enjoy my kids. I worked and I played for 20 years so I could give everything I wasn't able to have for myself to my children, and they suffered for my absence."

Robinson, who coached Devils to 2000 Stanley Cup championship and 2001 Stanley Cup Finals, returned to coach the Devils last July after Pat Burns was diagnosed with cancer.

"A lot of things were getting to me. I want this team to be successful, but if I can't be at my best and it's bothering me healthwise, I can't do that," Robinson said.

Robinson's resignation is the second NHL coaching change this season, following Eddie Olczyk's dismissal by the Pittsburgh Penguins last week.

54-year-old Robinson missed 2 games this month with flu and sinus problems, he said that he already underwent tests, including an CAT test because of continuing "horrible headaches".


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China has extensive plans for space exploration

December 19, 2005

China is developing and enacting a long term space program aimed at cultivating and proving the country’s scientific abilities. The project is heavily research based and includes plans extensive manned missions and a modular space station. However the ultimate goal is lunar based.

The Chinese hope to develop its own pollution free fuels that may be used in high capacity rockets that may be able to launch upwards of 25 tons into space. The program has plans for a moon based astronomical telescope and extensive research of the moon’s geology. Ouyang Ziyuan, who heads the moon research program, has explained one particular interest is the helium-3 isotope. Helium-3 is thought to have great capacity for a reliable, non-polluting fuel source.

Their recent Shenzhou 6 mission sent two astronauts into orbit for 5 days. The Shenzhou 7 mission expects to launch three astronauts into space in 2007. Subsequent missions include plans for launching parts of their space station and eventually. The Chinese intend to man their orbiting space station with Shenzhou 10. By 2006 the Chinese hope to launch the Chang’e 1 lunar orbiter which is designed around a Chinese commercial satellite. They intend to follow up with landlers and sample collection as early as 2017.

Started in 1992, the Chinese space program has made rapid progress. Shenzhou 6 was their second manned mission and cost China roughly 110 million, quite inexpensive when compared to the space missions of other countries. The programs extensive plans hint that now, more than ever, the program’s progress is heavily dependent on funding. In 2004 the Chinese budget was 1.8 billion, almost a 30% less than in 1999 and tiny compared to NASA’s spending potential, upped to 16.5 billion for 2006. The space program realizes that it must fit into the country's grander scheme.

Hu Shixiang, deputy commander in chief of China’s manned space program told CNN that the Chinese are not competing with other countries in their space research, denying any comparison to the Cold War space race. He said China is willing to put for international cooperation in their space research.


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Opposition claims Australian Treasurer misled parliament

December 20, 2005 Australian Treasurer Peter Costello is facing controversy for the second time in three weeks following the release of a treasury document circulated on October 6, 2005, claiming that the government's Work Choices Act could suppress labour productivity in the short-term.

In November, 2005, when questioned in parliament Costello denied that any report or modelling had been done by the Treasury. When speaking on ABC Radio, Costello claimed that the document is a "minute" not a report and therefore he did not mislead parliament. He later went on to say that the "report" had cemented the government's claim that the industrial relations reforms will have economic benefits in the long term. Costello further explained that a key phrase in the minute, relating to job numbers, was misprinted, and should read "jobs should not fall" instead of "jobs should now fall".

The report also stated that under the new system minimum wage increases are likely to be smaller than those made in the past by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission.


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Bank of Italy governor, Antonio Fazio, presents resignation today

December 19, 2005

Governor has resigned today, Monday December 19, after several months of crisis. He is suspected of malpractice concerning the takeover of the bank Banca Popolare Italiana. The has raised questions over allegations that Fazio accepted gifts from the Pop Italiana's former CEO, Gianpiero Fiorani. Fiorani, suspected of embezzlement, was arrested last week.

The news was welcomed by many Italian politics. The European Central Bank President said he "fully respected" Fazio's decision.


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Spacex cancels Falcon 1 launch until 2006

December 19, 2005 Rocket company SpaceX, notorious for repeatedly pre-announcing its first flight on Wikinews, cancels its latest attempt and defers further flights until 2006.

This latest launch attempt on the 19th December was cancelled due to structural issues with the first-stage fuel tank of the Falcon 1 rocket. An electrical fault caused a valve to shut inappropriately, and as fuel drained out a vacuum was created causing the side of the fuel tank to buckle inwards.


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Contraversial icon

This type of symbology tends to imply several things: Thus, using an icon for "spirituality" with the symbols of several different religions together raises major NPOV issues, as does the use of the word "spirituality" when one is actually dealing with religion. I am not offended by this image, but I think it is POV (see points above) so I suggest the icon should be removed and a better one thought of. --Nerd42 22:06, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
 * That all religions ought to be united.
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NYC Transit on strike

December 20, 2005 Calling it a "fight for dignity on the job, a concept foreign to the MTA," (TWU) President  officially declared that its union members are now on strike, extending the job action, and bringing the  and  of New York City to a halt.

President and Toussaint took part in last night's negotiations, where the final offer to the TWU was made. The MTA offered a three-year contract with a 3 percent, 4 percent, and 3.5 percent pay-raise schedule and a retirement age that would stay at 55, but new employees would have to pay more in contributions to the pension and health care plan.

Toussaint had said earlier today to striking and  bus operators that he could not accept the MTA's offer because it did not address disciplinary actions that the MTA could levy against their employees. Jamaica and Triboro busses began striking 00:01 (05:01) Monday morning. Both bus lines are privately owned and operated, but their employees are TWU members and will become part of the MTA's bus service in 2006.

The TWU had asked the MTA to give its last, best offer by 21:00 Monday (02:00 Tuesday UTC) so that executives would be able to evaluate the terms in time to avert the Tuesday morning strike deadline. But when Toussaint and Kalikow parted last night at 23:00, any hope of preventing the incredible turned into awaiting the inevitable strike declaration.

At his 03:02 press conference, Toussaint pointed the finger squarely on the MTA.

"With a US$1B surplus, the contract between the MTA and TWU Local 100 should have been a no-brainier. Sadly that has not been the case. From the beginning, the MTA approached these negotiations in bad faith, demanding arbitration before even trying to resolve the contract. Hours before contract expiration, the MTA got rid of its US$1B surplus -- a surplus which we believe continues to be understated by some US$100M. The MTA knew that reducing health and pension standards at the authority would be unacceptable to our union. They knew there was no good economic reason for their hard line on this issue - not with a US$1B surplus."

Then, the words that no one in New York City (except maybe public school students whose classes were delayed by two hours) wanted to hear passed from Toussaint's lips: "The Local 100 Executive Board has voted overwhelmingly to extend strike action to all MTA properties effective immediately."

The strike was "on."

Mayor Bloomberg lashed out at the TWU with his harshest language yet on the strike. "For their own selfish reasons, the TWU has decided that their demands are more important than the law, the City and the people they serve. This is not only an affront to the concept of public service; it is a cowardly attempt by Roger Toussaint and the TWU to bring the City to its knees to create leverage for their own bargaining position." His Honor concluded, "We cannot give the TWU the satisfaction of causing the havoc they desperately seek to create."

Mayor Bloomberg estimated the cost of the strike at US$400 million per day.

This morning the Mayor crossed the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan, alongside his fellow commuters-turned-pedestrians. But the bitter wind coming from the East River only doubled the frigid mood of the already freezing New Yorkers: TWU members were picketing on the Brooklyn entrance to the bridge.

The MTA
The strike contingency page on the MTA website mirrored Kalikow's statement to the press: "The TWU announced it would conduct an illegal strike on MTA NYCT buses & subways throughout all five boroughs as well as on most MTA Bus Company routes. This is in addition to a strike action called at 12:01 Monday, December 19, 2005 by the TWU against two private bus lines in Queens: Triboro Coach & Jamaica Buses."

In his press conference Kalikow said "The TWU's action today is illegal and irresponsible. This blatant violation of the ... it is a slap in the face to all MTA customers and all New Yorkers."

Although contingency plans had been in ready since Friday, some aspects have not materialized. has reported that service for the  park-n-ride will not be in service until 09:00 because the equipment needed to run on the strike contingency schedule has not been put in place.

The LIRR will be making additional stops in Queens on the Main Line, as well as operating shuttle trains between and  and in Brooklyn between Jamaica and. Riders going to or coming from, which is normally served by the train, can take the LIRR to Flushing/Main St. on the  branch.

All riders are advised that several entrances to Penn Station have been designated for ticketed passengers only and are specific to the passenger's servicing branch. Non-ticketed passengers should enter Penn Sat. through the 7th Avenue entrance.

The MTA assures its customers that all contingency service will be in place no later than the Wednesday morning rush, and that any holders of 7-day, 30-day, and Unlimited will have their expiration dates extended for as many days as the strike lasts.

The City
At 05:00 put roadblocks into action along 96th St., south of which only high-occupancy vehicles carrying at least four passengers ("-4") may enter. reported that even commercial vehicles are subject to the HOV-4, including taxis. This lead to some early-hour contingency "confusion and kvetching". Taxis are allowed to pick up multiple fares.

The city has reserved the following streets for emergency vehicles only, weekdays from 05:00 to 20:00 : A detailed list of restrictions, closures, and lane reversals can be found on the NYC.gov website.
 * 5th Ave. and Madison Ave. between East 23rd St. and East 96th St.,
 * 26th, 29th, 49th, and 50th streets from river to river, and
 * Church St. and Trinity Pl. south of Barclay St.

The Port Authority
The is reported to be operating normally, which is shuttling riders from 34th Street/Herald Sq. to the Wold Trade Center, and all stations in-between.

is also in operation, which serves Jamaica Sta. and airport. An unconfirmed report from one commuter suggested that taxis from the airport are still honoring the airport's "Anywhere in New York" flat fare.

The TLC
The (TLC) has set up a system of flat fare zones and maximum prices for taxis, livery, and vans. Livery cab drivers announced that they would operate service along striking bus routes in order to fill in the service gap, and cabbies are allowed to pick up multiple fares for the duration of the strike. has reported instances of price gouging, leaving New Yorkers in the difficult position of deciding whether to sacrifice $50 or schlepp in the bitter cold.

Sites

 * MTA and strike contingency plans
 * NYC.gov website and driving restrictions
 * TWU Local 100 website and alternate site
 * PATH website
 * AirTrain website

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December 20, 2005

THQ signs with Massive Network
THQ has signed a deal with the advertising company Massive Network. Massive Network is a broker that places advertising into online games. The ads are unique in that they can change over time like billboards on the highway. In a game about rescuing hostages a hero might walk past Coca-Cola machine's one week and Pepsi the next. He may pick up a newspaper with ads for real companies in it. Advertisers get an audience, game makers get extra revenue, and game players get more realistic games. Nokia, Vivendi, Paramount, Panasonic, Warner Bros, Universal Music and Honda have already signed on. Game makers Sony, Ubisoft, and Atari have signed on as well. Massive Network says it has over 100 titles committed to carrying its ads.

Texas's largest utility, TXU, offers Internet over power lines
Texas's largest utlity, TXU Corp., in a deal with Current Communications Group plans to offer high speed Internet access over power lines in the state. TXU has agreed to pay Current Communications Group approximately $150 million over 10 years to use Current's BPL network. In the deal TXU will become an equity holder in the privately held Current. Current's other shareholders include Google Inc. and another US utility company Cinergy Corp. The deal will offer access to 2 million homes and businesses mostly in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Construction is planned to start in 2006 along TXU's 14,000 miles of transmission lines and 100,000 miles of distribution lines. Current's only existing Internet access customers are through Cinergy, where it charges between $20 to $45 monthly for speeds up to 3 megabits per second.


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Falwell called for boycott of stores using 'Happy Holidays' in place of 'Merry Christmas'

December 26, 2005

Before the holiday started, American Christian televangelist Jerry Falwell has asked that Christians across America boycott Target Corporation department stores for their refusal to include "Merry Christmas" in advertisements or store decore, instead opting to use the more inclusive phrase, "Happy Holidays."

Target was not the only recipient of criticism, as Costco and several other stores have used similar greetings during the 2005 holiday season. Falwell and the American Family Association have threatened to boycott Target and Costco for not using the phrase "Merry Christmas" explicitly.

In a similar debate, the decorated spruce at Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. was known as a "Holiday Tree" earlier this year, but was renamed "Christmas Tree" after objections by Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R-IL).


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This is an editorial. Please move it to your userspace, or ask for some help in trying to grab any information in creating a NPOV article. Thanks. --MrMiscellanious (talk) (contribs) 23:30, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

Maybe its best to just cut&paste to the talk page & let the original author continue? You got him rolling. So assuming he comes back, hopefully he'll figure it out a bit easier this way. Nyarlathotep 21:30, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

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Many Jewish and Islamic worshipers are also starting to ask for the re-instatement of "Christmas" in many retailers' advertisements and greetings. Some reasons are worry for themselves: several Jews belive that if the Christians are being persecuted, what will happen to the Jews? Muslims are worried about some of their own holiday demands. Also, the Muslims do follow Christian holidays, and some say they would prefer Jesus over Santa.

Do the Christian supporters really have right on their side? It depends on how you look at it. They say that it is discrimination against Christians. After all, they say, in India no one would be upset if there was a Mohammed festival. You could argue that the majority of Americans are not Christian, but according to the US Census, 77% of Americans are Christians. The deciding factor could be the sentiment of public opinion.

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Maybe: Falwell calls for boycott of Target over use if the phrase 'Happy Holidays' ? Nyarlathotep 21:32, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Eh, that'd be kinda shady, since he is more concerned (at least, as he says) about the exclusion of "Merry Christmas"... but definitely, the article's title needs to be changed. --MrMiscellanious – Merry Christmas – 04:10, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
 * I see your point, but he's objecting to the switching of the phrases, so ideally it should contian both. It might suck, but we could try "Falwell called for boycott of stores saying 'Happy Holidays' in place of 'Merry Christmas'".  I donno..  Nyarlathotep 04:48, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
 * I like that title (a little long, but gives good context). Changing... --MrMiscellanious – Happy Hanukkah – 05:01, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

Who is Falwell? More information needs to be given in the title for a global audience.

Happy Holidays (from Google)
Considering that this year Christmas day "kicks off" the "holiday season" with the 12 days of the Greek & Cretan Christmas, the 8 days of Chanukkah, and Kwanzaa, Google's logo on Christmas day generically displayed "Happy Holidays" - usually they're more specific, changing their logo daily - but this year, after Christmas day, it's back to the generic Google logo. Anyone know the story behind that?

Personally, the vague "Happy Holidays" well-wishing doesn't bother me especally in light of the proximity of the holidays this year, but not being able to be specific (as Google has been in the past) seems to contribute to the general ignorance of the population. Oh well, that just makes actual information (knowing who to wish what when) all the more valuable. Karen 07:54, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

That kinda sucks. I love the cool new logo's. Uncyclopedia had a nice christmas one this year. Bawolff ☺☻ 08:00, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

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editprotected Could someone please change Category:Christianity to Category:Christmas, please? Surf Dog (talk) 03:50, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅ in line with Wikinews categorisation methods. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:05, 5 July 2012 (UTC)


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Security increased at Delta plants due to extortion threat

December 20, 2005 Delta Electricity, New South Wales' second largest electricity producer has increased security at its four plants near Sydney following an extortion threat.

Delta Electricity operates coal-fired power plants at Wallerawang and Mount Piper (near Portland) in the state's Central West with Mummorah and Vales Point both between Sydney and Newcastle.

Delta reportedly received the letter last week which is said to contain a threat to bomb one of the plants if a "multi-million" dollar payment was not received. Jim Henness, Chief Executive of Delta Electricity denies that the letter threatened to bomb company facilities or harm employees. He did concede that Delta has undertaken responses "for the protection of people and plant".

New South Wales Police have set up Strike Force Wayside investigate the threat. Members of the strike force have been working with Delta to help identify the source of the extortion demand.

The mayor of Lithgow, Neville Castle said that residents were nervous. He said "Obviously there's concern in the community"

"We'd look at it very dimly however to my mind it wouldn't be concerned with terrorism activity because as far as I am aware, terrorists don't forecast what they are goring to do in advance. It seems to be very sudden as to what they do."

Lithgow is located close to Wallerawang and Mount Piper plants and a large number of residents are employed at the plants or in the local coal mines that supply them.


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This had to come up when I am having my house renovated. I would have gone for a drive over to Wallerawang/Portland and got some photographs otherwise - Cartman02au 00:54, 20 December 2005 (UTC)


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Truth comes out about Suprnova closure

December 21, 2005

Exactly one year since the popular Suprnova BitTorrent link site went offline, its founder, Andrej Preston (known as "Sloncek" to the Internet community), has spoken out about what happened on his website.

After twelve months of speculation amongst former users and many sites popping up to try and take its place, Preston says "it is time for everybody to know the truth and that it is time for me to stop pretending like nothing ever happened".

According to Preston his nightmare began in November, 2004 when he received a phonecall from his ISP stating that Preston's servers had just been raided. Preston claims that at this time he had no communication from the police.

After reading about himself in various Slovenian newspapers in early December, Preston decided to take his suprnova.org site offline. At the same time another project Preston was involved in eXeem was touted as being the biggest thing to happen to file sharing.

Preston claims that a month or so after his site went offline his home was raided by the police at 6:30 in the morning. Police seized two computers and documents. Preston was then called into the local police unit another month later for a hearing. Preston, on the advice of his lawyer decided he would not answer anything during the interview with the police. At the conclusion of the interview Preston was told that the matter would be handed over to the prosecutor.

Preston recalls that on October 18, 2005 he received a notice to go to the post office and pick up another letter which he must sign for. Upon receiving the notice Preston says that he "became completely depressed and sad". Preston however was greeted with good news at the post office when he opened the letter and discovered that his matter had been dropped. He also received his computers and CDs back.

Background
The BitTorrent protocol uses .torrent metadata files that tells a client application which tracker to contact to find peers (users sharing the file) and verification data for the files to be downloaded. It was thought to be "safer" than traditional file sharing systems from a legal perspective as the files (possibly copyrighted material) were not hosted on a centralised server but were instead located completely on users' computers.

Due to the nature of BitTorrent a server is required to "track" (assist in locating other peers). These trackers can be a legal target because they "assist" in distributing the data. It is also quite easy for the administrator of a BitTorrent tracker to remove torrents and stop users from downloading them.

eXeem on the other hand was to be completely decentralised. There was no need for centralised trackers, as each peer on the network acted as a tracker by assisting other clients in finding peers. eXeem had a rather difficult time becoming accepted within the internet community following the discovery of Cydoor adware in the software. Development on eXeem has since ceased.

Suprnova itself was not a BitTorrent tracker nor did it host the actual files being downloaded by the user. Suprnova made available the .torrent meta data files needed to locate a tracker and peers.

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I feel that the article is very interesting, especially to those of us who are interested in the internet, P2P technology, etc. However, I can see that some may not regard this as news and even though I have authored the article I will not publish it as some may argue it as not news. If it is seen as a valid news article I am sure someone else can publish it - Cartman02au 03:31, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

 * Could do with some original reporting and more background information.--Eloquence 06:04, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Look at - this day last year box. Article about the shutdown of SuperNova is there. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 04:40, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
 * I think it's fantastic. It goes into a more NYT/POST style rather than USA Today but there should be a place for such things.  I think you should write more articles!  --Sfullenwider 04:20, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

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Poll predicts another Liberal Party minority government in Canada

December 20, 2005

A new telephone poll conducted December 17 and 18 has predicted another minority Liberal Party government under Prime Minister Paul Martin in Canada's upcoming federal elections. The poll was conducted by Pollara, a Canadian public opinion and research company. Of those polled, 37% responded that they would likely vote for the Liberals, 34% Conservative, 17% New Democratic Party and 10% for the Bloc Québecois.

The results show a drop in the Liberals' initial lead, from 7 points to 3, and it puts the Liberals and the Conservatives within the polls margin of error of 3.7%. However, the report indicates that much of that decline is a result of Alberta residents increasingly in favour of the Conservatives, led by Stephen Harper. Given Alberta's seat apportionment in parliament, Conservative gains on their established plurality there are not enough to have a major effect on the seat totals. Although the Green Party has announced they will be running members in every riding, their results were not reported by Pollara.

In its analysis of the results, Pollara commented that " [t] he electorate has rarely been so polarized as in this election. If only rural Canadians were voting, we would have a Majority Conservative Government. If only urban Canadians were voting, we would have a Minority Liberal Government. Women would elect a Liberal Majority, while men would select a Conservative Minority. Young Canadians, 18-24, would easily elect an NDP majority". Pollara also indicated that the Bloc Québecois would win a clear majority among voters in Québec.

Pollara conducted the study by telephone and polled 1208 people. Only those who indicated they were very likely to vote were asked what party they would likely vote for. 708 respondents were asked their potential endorsement and the poll is accurate to 3.7% plus or minus.

Canadians are scheduled to vote January 23, 2006. This early election stemmed from the ruling Liberal Party government's loss in a motion of no confidence. The Liberal government has faced strong opposition from the NDP, Conservatives and Bloc Québécois as a result of an embarrassing sponsorship scandal.


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Talk:Negotiations fail, New York transit workers strike

The transit strike page was started hours earlier. Please merge and coordinate -- NeoAmsterdam 07:35, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

 * There appeared to be no coordination when I created this page -- and hoped to have something to publish when the walk-off occured. As it happened, I went to bed. I'm merging. --Chiacomo (talk) 14:48, 20 December 2005 (UTC)


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Talk:Poll predicts another Liberal Party minority government in Canada

I hope Liberals get a minority government again, teach them (all parties as a whole) for calling an election and doing very little but trying to get an election. Disclaimer:thats my opinion and I probaly don't have a clue what I'm talking about. Yeah I know, talk pages are for disscusing creating the article not for opinions on the article - I'll shut-up now. Bawolff ☺☻ 08:02, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

Early?
Isn't this article a little early to be relevant? The major campaigning won't start until the new year and the vote is still over a month away. 70.49.171.47 13:58, 20 December 2005 (UTC)


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Talk:NYC Transit on strike

This article is "done". Thanks to everyone who helped. -- NeoAmsterdam 05:12, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

"Reasonable"
There doesn't seem to be any mention of the Union's demands, which I've heard rumored at 8% along with some other unreasonable clauses.
 * It's not up to me or you to say what's reasonable or not between the TWU and MTA offers. Thanks for signing your post -- NeoAmsterdam 04:00, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

do transit workers count as public servents
i think someone needs to look up public servent in the dictionary the reason is i don`t think transit workers count as public servents i don`t know for sure but could someone check for me PLEASE.
 * "Public employees", not "servants". The answer is yes.  Thanks for signing your post -- NeoAmsterdam 02:22, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks for a refreshing dose of sarcasm. - Apollyon 23:28, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
 * What can I say? Commuting is stressful.
 * The reason why I went sarcastic was because the post was written by someone who didn't read the Taylor Law even though it's linked to and it's the crux of the matter! The strike is illegal.  Period.
 * Sorry for the rant, but I've just had another "Do you go to Flushing?", Port Jefferson/Washington passenger having a hissy-fit... -- NeoAmsterdam 00:10, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

Union Category
Is there a Wikinews category for US Labor Unions? If so, we should add it. Chadlupkes 18:11, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Go for it! :-) -- NeoAmsterdam 19:29, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

Did Newsday leak the PATH secret?
Can someone confirm for me that Newsday ran a story that suggested using the PATH as alternate trasportation? -- NeoAmsterdam 19:38, 21 December 2005 (UTC) Cat's out of the bag. -- NeoAmsterdam 00:03, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

Port Washington
That section is very important. People are taking Port Jefferson trains instead of Pt. Wash. (Pt. Jeff. doesn't serve Flushing). There's enough confusion as is, so let's see if we can prevent some. -- NeoAmsterdam 00:03, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

Union named incorrectly
The union international is called the TRANSPORT Workers' Union, called "the transit workers' union" by everyone because that's that who's in it.
 * Good call, Mr. Anonymous.
 * I fixed it yesterday (or the day before maybe).. --Chiacomo (talk) 22:14, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

MTA logo
editprotected Please replace the MTA logo with commons:File:MTA NYC logo.svg and delete the existing local version. Train2104 (talk) 22:13, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
 * ✅; deletion pending on sighting. — μchip08 22:16, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Sighted. Gryllida 22:17, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Edit request - interwiki link
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Please replace

ニューヨークの地下鉄とバスが全面スト

with

ニューヨーク・公共交通のスト解除

because ja:ニューヨークの地下鉄とバスが全面スト, which was a redirect to ja:ニューヨーク・公共交通のスト解除, was deleted (back in 2005). Thanks, --DannyS712 (talk) 18:04, 26 July 2019 (UTC)
 * ❌ The request new link is already linked to Striking NYC transit workers will return to jobs and does talk about the strike ending per Google Translate. --SVTCobra 05:59, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

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User:Brian McNeil/work/South Thailand insurgency/RIA-Archive 01

=Reports on insurgency activity= Current reports

October 2005

 * "Insurgents attack Buhhdist temple in Pattani... Takienthong temple... cars set alight... second such arson attack in a month".

November 2005

 * "Martial law has been imposed in parts of Songkhla province in southern Thailand. ... two districts of Chana and Thepha, which border three southern provinces already under tight restrictions." (Pattani, Narathiwat, Yala) "three people had been killed in the latest violence in the region, including one man who was beheaded. ... army instituted martial law for parts of Songkhla after eight fake explosives were found in Thepha and Chana districts, The Nation newspaper reported." (missed getting the relevant Nation article)

 * "Militants wreaked havoc in several districts of Yala last night, firing on government offices, torching state property and killing two people. ... occurred while Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was in the South. ... targets ... Ba Lor police station in Raman, a police station and gas station in Bannang Sata, a tambon administrative office in Than To and a local administrative office in Krong Pinang. ... fighting between separatists and the military in Bannang Sata district."

 * "leading member of the Pattani Mujahideen was killed Monday night ... Soldiers and police exchanged gunfire with some 30 insurgents in Bannang Sata district Monday night, after the heavily-armed insurgents attacked the district office, the police station and an army base outside a temple. ... Two attackers were killed in the 20-minute clash Monday night. One was identified as Hasueming Jarong, a leading member of a Pattani Mujahideen group for whose arrest a one million baht reward was offered."

 * "The managing director of a local newspaper has been shot dead in Narathiwat's Sungai Kolok district late Monday. ... Abdulloh Mama, the 37-year-old editor of the Thongtin Thai newspaper ... pronounced dead at hospital a short time later. Police have established two possible motives for the killing. Either it was a personal conflict or part of the unrest."

 * "Security officials have detained three male Muslim teenagers for questioning following their arrest at a Bangkok amusement park with a map of the capital with 43 large public gathering spots and the Defence Ministry marked out. ... The three teenagers claimed they wanted to visit Bangkok and see the Phya Tani cannon at the Defence Ministry, a source said. The ancient cannon originated from the southern region."

 * "government announced today it has sent special intelligence teams to the South to gather information and target insurgents and criminal gangs from a number of different directions. ... teams will not only confront insurgents but are also charged with seeking out those who may be financially supporting them, such as drug dealers, extortionists and other outlawed influential figures ... teams come from...Department of Special Investigation, the Anti-Money-Laundering Office, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board, the Royal Thai Police and the Revenue Department ... another development, insurgents killed a couple from the Northeast who had set up a grocery shop in Pattani province ... Their 10-year-old child was allowed to live after witnessing the murders."

 * "Appeal Court on Tuesday upheld life sentences for treason and other crimes given to four Thai Muslim men for leading a Muslim separatist movement. ... Court was told that the four belonged to the Pattani United Liberation Organization (Pulo), the main separatist movement in southern Thailand in the 1970s and 1980s. ... men were arrested in 1998"

 * "Suspected militants attacked three homes belonging to Thai-Moslems early Wednesday in a remote village in Thailand's troubled Narathiwat province, killing nine people and injuring seven others including four children, police said. ... attack occurred at 1 a.m. local time Wednesday in Rang Ngae district, 790 kilometres south of Bangkok ... Rang Ngae villagers blocked reporters from entering the village Wednesday morning, in a show of mistrust for the Thai media. "

 * "Local villagers have sealed off their village in Narathiwat province, preventing security officials after suspected militants ambushed two houses in the village and killed nine and injured nine others. ... authorities have deployed around 300 personnels at Bo Ngo village in the province's Rangae district. But did not take any action out of fear for reoccurring of Tanyong Limo tragedy in which villagers beat to death two marines ... Initial report showed that an unknown number of militants used grenades and automatic weapons"

 * "The Narcotics Control Board said today it is closely watching drug dealer networks believed to be providing financial support to insurgent operations in the deep South ... NCB Secretary-General Pol Lt-Gen Krisana Pol-anand noted that police have targeted more than 10 drug trafficking rings believed to be financially backing insurgent operations with a cash flow estimated between 200 and 300 million baht."

 * "Two bombs exploded among holiday shoppers at a restaurant and a border market at Sungai Golok, Narathiwat province early this morning. One Malaysian and 11 Thais were injured. "

 * "Two more people, including a deputy village chief, were killed by suspected militants in Narathiwat province, police said Tuesday. ... Muslim villager Ma-ae Taha, 45, was killed when two assailants burst into his house ... separate attack Monday night, Muslim Maroseh Jehsamorjeh...ambushed by...suspected militants who shot him eight times"

 * "The decapitated body of a local government official was found in southern Thailand Wednesday after he was murdered by suspected Islamic militants, police said...Also on Wednesday, a Thai policeman was shot and wounded in the the neighbouring province of Yala ... latest in a string of violent incidents in Thailand's deep south that have claimed a total of 1,016 lives since January 2004, according to Thai police"

 * "The two soldiers were part of a team of six soldiers on motorcycles, on their way to pick up teachers to escort them to school when the bomb was triggered by attackers using 70-m. long cable hidden in the jungle"

 * "Two Thai Muslim men have been shot dead in separate attacks by suspected militants in Pattani, while four soldiers were seriously wounded in bomb attacks,"

 * "Narathiwat _ Security forces raided 10 target spots and confiscated assets worth more than 10 million baht from suspected drug traffickers with alleged involvement in violent unrest in Sungai Padi and Tak Bai districts, authorities said yesterday. ... According to governor Pracha Terat, the suspects colluded in perpetrating violence in the province and used drugs to lure youngsters into the insurgency."

 * "Uma Ahma, 30, was shot three times late Sunday by gunmen who followed him and his wife to their home in Rue So district of Narathiwat province late Sunday, police said."

 * "The government has dismissed a call to provide amnesty to insurgents in the Muslim-majority southern border provinces who abandon the armed struggle"

 * "The government has dismissed a call for those insurgents in the Muslim-majority southern border provinces who abandon the armed struggle to be amnestied, saying its current strategy is already producing results ... Deputy Prime Minister Chidchai Vanasatidya was responding to a suggestion from Prawes Wasi, deputy chairman of the government-appointed National Reconciliation Commission.   Dr. Prawes said the government should offer a six-month amnesty to all those lay down their arms and take part in national development, arguing that a similar strategy helped end the communist insurgency in Thailand 25 years ago."

December 2005

 * "Pattani - About 500 members of the armed forces raided nine suspected locations in two villages in Nong Chik district's tambon Tuyong yesterday morning, upsetting residents ... The raids took place in Ban Pakaluesong and Ban Takong - hours after authorities detained a suspect for questioning over a spate of bomb attacks and ambushes two months ago ...  A member of a village defence team who wanted to be identified only as Ae said the operations upset the villagers and had made them more frightened"

 * "Dec 9 (TNA) - A husband and wife were shot dead by unidentified gunmen when they rode a motorcycle to a rubber plantation in the violence-plagued province of Narathiwat ... Police believed that the killing was related to the unrest in the deep south."

 * "Nearly 1,000 villagers from two separate groups in Narathiwat's Sungai Padi district seized two schools briefly yesterday and held executives and teachers hostage in return for the release of two detainees police arrested after a shooting in the far South. ... held school director Jitraphong Yapa, and 9 teachers as hostages, then demanded police release two villagers held after a shooting in the village. ... hostages were released after the villagers realised that the two men were taken to the police station as eyewitnesses of the shooting, not suspects."

 * "Violence was averted Monday afternoon as police released two young men in exchange for 22 schoolteachers taken hostage by angry villagers. ... mainly Buddhist teachers were held by an estimated one thousand Muslim villagers in two schools in the southern province of Narathiwat ... ungaipadi district villagers gathered at two schools -- Baan Aibatu School where 12 teachers were detained and Banlaharn School ... villagers included men, women, children and the elderly ... one hundred police officers entered the schools and escorted the teachers"

January 2006

 * "Suspected militants shot dead a Buddhist village defence volunteer and critically injured a colleague on Tuesday in Narathiwat province, police said. Somchai Sae-ngao, 35, was pronounced dead on the way to to Ra Ngae district hospital in Narathiwat after being shot four times in the chest by two suspected militants on a motorcycle, police said. "

 * " Police are hunting a Muslim suspect implicated in numerous bomb attacks in the far South and who is believed to be in hiding in Bangkok, Crime Suppression Division (CSD) commander Pol Maj-Gen Vinai Thongsong said yesterday. The man, identified as Faisol Hayesama-aae, 23, is suspected of having perpetrated the Hat Yai airport bombing, which killed and wounded scores of people in April of last year."

 * "Two elderly villagers have been killed in separate attacks in the deep South in what police said Monday were attempts by suspected militants to escalate the violence."

 * " A village defence volunteer and a local resident were shot dead and another villager seriously wounded in separate attacks in Yala yesterday. ... Suspected militants... killed Nimit Chanthalikkhae, 38, a village defence volunteer. ... Raman district, Daeng Saengkaew, 46, was shot in the right chest yesterday morning ...  Less than an hour later, Thong Champathong, 60, was shot and killed about one kilometre from Tasae railway station in Muang district"

 * " Violence swept through the deep South yesterday as militants set fires at 26 locations across Pattani and Yala and launched attacks that killed a policeman and injured two teachers and three soldiers. The attacks followed an announcement by the Information and Communications Technology Ministry seeking cooperation from Kuala Lumpur to prevent militants using pre-paid SIM cards from Malaysia to detonate bombs in the South."

 * "Authorities in Yala's Bannang Sata district went on the offensive over the weekend and Sunday night intercepted a suspected insurgent bombmaker before he could carry out what they believed was his next mission. ... Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister Pol. Gen. Chidchai Vanasatidya said Monday that the authorities Sunday night stopped an insurgent operation in the making ... preemptive searches and attacks by police and military units over the weekend had prevented a suspected insurgent from carrying out a planned attack"

 * "'' A former army ranger was shot dead early Friday in Yala province.

Apisith Gueaji, 37, was shot by two suspected militants in Yala province.police said. The militants sped off, dropping spikes in the road behind them to prevent police from following.''"