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Talk:Brazilian news agency using free software for multimedia broadcasting

Not doing anything else as its already old Bawolff ☺☻ 23:33, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

We need an English source so that we can verify the facts of this story. For example, the article says that Radiobras is streaming video using Ogg Vorbis, but as far as I can tell, Ogg Vorbis is an audio codec, and its video counterpart, Ogg Theora, is still in alpha. I've looked for an English source, but I cannot find one, so I'm going to move this off the main page until we can get one. Pingswept 21:17, 23 May 2005 (UTC)

 * I think that they are doing something like this.--Carlosar 11:17, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

They ask you to install the vlc plugins for Mozilla at their Help page.

Carlosar seems to be onto something. The TV stream (first link) appears to be XviD video and Vorbis audio in an Ogg container (the infamous OGM format?). No Theora that I could see. The container has a "ENCODER=VLC media player" comment. The four radio streams are MP3 coming from an Icecast 2.2.0 server. I don't know what the TV stream was being served from, it didn't give any headers other than the bare necessary. Imroy 20:38, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

 * I can try to ask them. What questions would you like to do? --Carlosar 22:38, 27 May 2005 (UTC)

The email for support is: suporte@radiobras.gov.br. I sugest we contact them. Some of you could send a email to the suport. (Note: I cannot guarantee that they you will answer case you write in English. I suppose they will, but I am not 100% sure. Case there is some problem you can send the questions to me and I can translate them to Portuguese.).--Carlosar 22:43, 27 May 2005 (UTC)


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Five Irish schoolgirls die in bus crash

May 23, 2005 Five schoolgirls, all between thirteen and sixteen, have died in a bus crash in County Meath, Ireland. The three vehicle crash, involving a school bus carrying fifty-one teenagers and two cars, occurred at 4.30pm on a straight section of the Navan to Kentstown road.

Apart from the five fatalities, six children in a critical state and nineteen others with less serious injuries have been admitted to Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. Six more teenagers, also in a critical state, and twenty others with lesser injuries have been admitted to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth.

The bus was carrying secondary school students from four schools home when the accident occurred. At present it is unknown what caused the accident - but it is suspected that the two cars collided head on and the bus then attempted to swerve in order to avoid them, causing it to topple over. Several investigations have begun; including one by the Gardaí and one by Bus Eireann.

The accident was quickly responded to by an emergency plan which lead to fourteen ambulances, several fire engines, squad cars and a few helicopters arriving on the scene within minutes.

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How can I make sure Africa and South America are added to this list? And er, Asia might be nice as well... Guaka 22:29, 23 May 2005 (UTC)

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Wikinews:Audio Wikinews/Transcripts/May 24, 2005

Audio Wikinews transcript – 2005 05 24 – 0100 UTC
As reported by Nicholas Gerda

May 24, 2005. This is Wikinews.

Lead Story
Marshall Islands to request $3 billion more from U.S. for health effects of nuclear testing The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is petitioning for $3 billion in additional compensation from the U.S. government, after receiving $270 million in an agreement which expired in 2001. The U.S. government performed a series of 67 tests of nuclear weapons in the Marshall Islands between 1946 and 1958. Fallout from the testing is claimed to have affected some of the island's near 60,000 inhabitants. "We're finding people on remote islands with high percentages of cancers," said RMI Foreign Minister Gerald Zackios. A report last year from the U.S. National Cancer Institute estimated that about 530 total cancers could appear, almost double the amount currently known. The U.S. government disagrees over which islands were affected by the testing. Also, U.S. agencies have concluded that there is no further legal requirement for compensation above what has already been provided, unless the situation changes substantially. The government of the Marshall Islands plans to "work tirelessly together to make certain that the nuclear issue is settled in a fair and just manner", said RMI President Kessai Note. Both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate plan to hold hearings on the claim as soon as May 25.

Headlines
BBC drops programmes as third of staff join strike The staff of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) had entered a one-day strike Sunday morning in dispute of impending job cuts and partial privatization. The industrial action follows union ballots at three of the leaders of journalism and broadcasting: Amicus, National Union of Jounalists and Bectu. The NUJ have already described the action as an "astonishing success" and its general secretary, Jeremy Dear, describes the union as "absolutely delighted with the level of support we have received for the strike." The unions expect 11 thousand of 27 thousand BBC staff to take part in the strikes. Due to the extensiveness of the strike it has affected the output of the BBC on its television and radio services. News and live services have been particularly badly affected following the unions aims to leave "blank screens and dead air". Staff joining the strike at the regional Broadcasting House in Bristol. BBC Radio 4's Today, The World at One, PM and The World Tonight have all been cancelled; BBC One's 1 O'Clock News and 10 O'Clock News was shortened from half an hour to 15 minutes and the 6 O'Clock News was cut to half an hour rather then a hour; live programming of BBC News 24, BBC World and Five Live have been extensively cut; and international output on the World Service has been impacted. The most noticeable impact have been on the Breakfast programme, headed by just one presenter (against the usual two) and cut short for a pre-recorded interview. The leading serious news magazine programme, Newsnight, will also be cancelled. Some BBC radio celebrities have defied the strike action and appeared for work on their shows. These include breakfast radio presenters Chris Moyles of BBC Radio 1, Terry Wogan of BBC Radio 2, and Shelagh Fogarty of BBC Radio 5. Unlike a similar 1989 strike in which presenter Nicholas Witchell crossed the pickets to read news, those presenters who have decided to continue their positions have not been publicly denounced. Striking staff have been picketing outside the main entrances of the BBC television centre in west London. The strikes have occurred following the Corporation's plans to cut 3780 jobs and privatise parts of the national service. It has claimed that these cuts are necessary to spend more on programming when they were announced in March by governing director Mark Thompson. The cuts aim to make savings of 663.37 million U.S. dollars. Unions have defied calls by BBC executives to partake in consultations over impending actions. The unions have responded by claiming that consultations would give their staff little say and that negotiations are the only way in which they will be listened to. The ballot to strike which was held on May 12 also determined to strike for 48 hours on May 31 and June 1. It is unclear if any further action is planned.

Democratic Republic of Congo adopts new constitution, plans elections The Democratic Republic of the Congo adopted a new constitution on May 13, and elections are being planned for the first time in more than 40 years. The Congo has been torn by five years of civil war. Peace was declared in 2003, but hunger and disease continue to trouble the country. The U.S. State Department praised recent political developments in the African nation. Spokesman Richard Boucher made a statement that the new constitution "establishes a balance of powers between the branches of government, ensures protection and development of minorities, and provides for a limit of two presidential terms. We note the flexibility shown by all members of the transitional Congolese government in reaching this agreement." Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht asked for civil calm as the difficult process of preparing for elections goes forward. The election has already been delayed by the government for several months, and further postponements are expected. Congo was once a Belgian colony, and the two governments are working together to prevent the outbreak of more rioting such as happened after the last election delay in January. Congolese President Joseph Kabila has requested military assistance from the European Union to help restrain and instruct the Congolese army and integrate it better with the government. The EU announced Monday that ten of its member nations plan to participate. This is the first such deal made by the EU.

Laura Bush visits Middle East in goodwill tour U.S. First Lady Laura Bush visited Jerusalem and Egypt on a five-day tour of the Middle East hoped to mend the United States' image in that region. While in Jerusalem visiting several holy sites, including the Dome of the Rock and the Western Wall, she was heckled by protesters. Mrs. Bush said she was expecting protests and was in fact welcomed by most people. "As we all know, this is a place of very high tensions and high emotions," said Mrs. Bush, as she stood in the garden courtyard of the Church of the Resurrection. "And you can understand why when you see the people with a deep and sincere faith in their religion all living side by side." Mrs. Bush's approval ratings have remained very high, above 80%, even as her husband's have recently dropped below 50%. "Part of this is just that she's so much more popular than the president at home. What's not to like about Laura Bush?" said professor of political science Barbara Burrell to the Christian Science Monitor. During her visit, she participated in recording an episode of the Egyptian Arabic version of the Sesame Street television program. The Muppet characters are similar to the U.S. version, but have Arabic names, such as Khokhah, a peach-colored little Muppet girl. Mrs. Bush emphasized the importance of learning to read in her appearance, which is probably to be broadcast on the show's next season. Among her other activities, Mrs. Bush is having lunch with Suzanne Mubarak, wife of President Hosni Mubarak. She also plans to tour the pyramids and the library at Alexandia. Mrs. Bush is a former librarian from Texas.

Wikipedia Current Events

 * Nambaryn Enkhbayar is elected President of Mongolia.
 * Chancellor Gerhard Schröder of Germany announces early federal elections to be held later this year, after his Social Democrats lose the state election in North Rhine-Westphalia to the Christian Democrats, ending 39 years in government.
 * Helena Paparizou becomes the first contestant from Greece to win the Eurovision Song Contest.
 * In England, Arsenal win the FA Cup by beating Manchester United in a penalty shootout.

Today in History provided by Wikipedia
May 24: Independence Day in Eritrea, Saints Cyril and Methodius Day in Bulgaria

 * 1487 - Impostor Lambert Simnel was crowned in Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland as "King Edward VI".
 * 1626 - Peter Minuit bought Manhattan in exchange for trade goods valued at 60 guilders.
 * 1822 - Troops led by Antonio José de Sucre secured the independence of Quito from Spain.
 * 1911 - The New York Public Library opened.
 * 1941 - World War II: The German battleship Bismarck sank the British battlecruiser HMS Hood in the Battle of the Denmark Strait.

Today's fact provided by Wikipedia
The Delaware Basin in Texas contains fossilised coral reefs from the Permian.

Thank you for joining us for today's segment. Join us again tomorrow for more headlines, news, facts, and anniversaries; and next week will have our very first Special Report.

I'm Nicholas Gerda.

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U.S. senators reach compromise on use of filibuster

May 23, 2005

A compromise was reached late Monday in the United States Senate about the use of filibusters against several judicial nominees of President George W. Bush. Seven Republicans joined with seven Democrats to make the deal.

The compromise was announced by Senator John McCain (Rep., Ariz.). McCain said, "We have reached an agreement to try to avert a crisis in the United States Senate and pull the institution back from a precipice that would have had, in the view of all 14 of us, lasting impact, damaging impact on the institution." Future nominees will continue to be filibustered under the terms of this deal but only "under extraordinary circumstances", according to McCain.

Bush made 218 nominations in his first term of office, of which 10 were prevented from receiving an up-or-down vote by the Democrats' use of the filibuster. The filibuster is a form of extended debate in which senators hold the floor by speaking continuously, often on unrelated topics, with the purpose of delaying a decision. Senate procedures require 60 votes for "cloture", a term for ending the debate and forcing a vote. Since Republicans hold just 55 of the 100 seats in the Senate, they lack the power to force a vote without cooperation from Senate Democrats.

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist was not a party to the deal. Frist, along with other Senate Republicans, had been planning to push for a vote to abolish the use of the filibuster on judicial nominees entirely. This widely debated tactic, called either the "nuclear option" or the "constitutional option", may have been part of the impetus behind the current deal. If the "nuclear option" succeeded, some Senate Democrats had threatened to bring non-vital business of the Senate to a halt in protest.

Under the current deal, the 14 Senators agree to vote for cloture and allow three judicial nominees to come to a vote: Janice Rogers Brown, William Pryor, and Priscilla Owen. Two other nominees were not part of the deal and may still be filibustered: William Myers and Henry Saad.

Some of Bush's nominees have been waiting for confirmation for four years. Bush continues to express support for all of his nominees and to request that each one get a vote. On Monday, Bush said, "I have made my position very clear, and that is my job is to pick people who will interpret the Constitution, not use the bench from which to write law. That's what I campaigned on. I said, if I'm the President, I will pick people who... bring great credit to the bench. And that's exactly what I've done, consistent with judicial philosophy in my picks, as well as the character of the people I pick. And I expect them to get an up or down vote... And I think the American people expect that, as well. People ought to have a fair hearing and they ought to get an up or down vote on the floor."

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (Dem., Nevada) opposed Bush's view in a statement Monday. "[T]he filibuster is one of the Senate's most important tools that guarantees minorities a voice in their government," said Reid.


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Laura Bush visits Middle East in goodwill tour

May 23, 2005

U.S. First Lady Laura Bush visited Jerusalem and Egypt on a five-day tour of the Middle East hoped to mend the United States' image in that region.

While in Jerusalem visiting several holy sites, including the Dome of the Rock and the Western Wall, she was heckled by protesters. Mrs. Bush said she was expecting protests and was in fact welcomed by most people.

"As we all know, this is a place of very high tensions and high emotions," said Mrs. Bush, as she stood in the garden courtyard of the Church of the Resurrection. "And you can understand why when you see the people with a deep and sincere faith in their religion all living side by side."

Mrs. Bush's approval ratings have remained very high, above 80%, even as her husband's have recently dropped below 50%. "Part of this is just that she's so much more popular than the president at home. What's not to like about Laura Bush?" said professor of political science Barbara Burrell to the Christian Science Monitor.

During her visit, she participated in recording an episode of the Egyptian Arabic version of the Sesame Street television program. The Muppet characters are similar to the U.S. version, but have Arabic names, such as Khokhah, a peach-colored little Muppet girl. Mrs. Bush emphasized the importance of learning to read in her appearance, which is probably to be broadcast on the show's next season.

Among her other activities, Mrs. Bush is having lunch with Suzanne Mubarak, wife of President Hosni Mubarak. She also plans to tour the pyramids and the library at Alexandria. Mrs. Bush is a former librarian from Texas.

Related stories

 * Laura Bush takes a quick trip to Afghanistan, WikiNews, March 29, 2005


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Democratic Republic of Congo adopts new constitution, plans elections

May 24, 2005

The Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC) adopted a new constitution on May 13. Elections are being planned for the first time in more than 40 years. The DRC has been torn by five years of civil war. Peace was declared in 2003, but hunger and disease continue to trouble the country.

The U.S. State Department praised recent political developments in the African nation. Spokesman Richard Boucher made a statement that the new constitution "establishes a balance of powers between the branches of government, ensures protection and development of minorities, and provides for a limit of two presidential terms. We note the flexibility shown by all members of the transitional Congolese government in reaching this agreement."

Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht asked for civil calm as the difficult process of preparing for elections goes forward. The election has already been delayed by the government for several months, and further postponements are expected. Congo was once a Belgian colony, and the two governments are working together to prevent the outbreak of more rioting such as happened after the last election delay in January.

Congolese President Joseph Kabila has requested military assistance from the European Union to help restrain and instruct the Congolese army and integrate it better with the government. The EU announced Monday that ten of its member nations plan to participate. This is the first such deal made by the EU.


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Talk:Dissident meeting held in Cuba

200 people? I don't even see how this is news, I mean if 200 people gathered for dissdent in the US who would care? There's no real doubt that in any country at least 200 people don't like the current countries situation, this isn't a big suprise or anything. 135.214.66.240 20:13, May 23, 2005 (UTC)

This is news
First of all, it has acquired attention from both President Bush and Congress. Second, this is a sign of progress in Cuba. Under a regime like that of Fidel Castro, stuff like this just doesn't happen. It could be a sign of a possible revolution in Cuba. NGerda 05:51, May 24, 2005 (UTC)

I also agree its important. Either it exposes that a lot of us have a false impression about the existing level of freedom of speech (0 we think)in Cuba or it means Castro is loosening the controls over speech, or it means 200 people are risking jail by speaking out. In any of these ways, its news imo. Paulrevere2005 12:55, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

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Marshall Islands to request $3 billion more from U.S. for health effects of nuclear testing

May 24, 2005

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is petitioning for $3 billion in additional compensation from the U.S. government, after receiving $270 million in an agreement which expired in 2001.

The U.S. government performed a series of 67 tests of nuclear weapons in the Marshall Islands between 1946 and 1958. Fallout from the testing is claimed to have affected some of the island's near 60,000 inhabitants. "We're finding people on remote islands with high percentages of cancers," said RMI Foreign Minister Gerald Zackios.

A report last year from the U.S. National Cancer Institute estimated that about 530 total cancers could appear, almost double the amount currently known.

The U.S. government disagrees over which islands were affected by the testing. Also, U.S. agencies have concluded that there is no further legal requirement for compensation above what has already been provided, unless the situation changes substantially.

The government of the Marshall Islands plans to "work tirelessly together to make certain that the nuclear issue is settled in a fair and just manner", said RMI President Kessai Note.

Both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate plan to hold hearings on the claim as soon as May 25.


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Wikinews:2005/May/24

May 24, 2005

 * Voyager 1 enters heliosheath at edge of solar system
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith opens in 105 countries around globe
 * Ebola outbreak in Congo
 * World's tallest geyser erupts
 * Preakness won by Afleet Alex, Kentucky Derby Winner Third
 * Particle accelerator reveals long-lost writings of Archimedes
 * Fox News viewership drops by half in 6 months
 * Canadian MP crosses from Conservative to Liberal party
 * Italian police under trial for events at 2001 G8 Genoa meeting
 * Chilean army recruits missing
 * Child released after spending entire life in Australian detention centre
 * National Aromanian Day celebrated
 * Kidnapped Romanian journalists return home
 * Marshall Islands to request $3 billion more from U.S. for health effects of nuclear testing
 * Democratic Republic of Congo adopts new constitution, plans elections
 * Laura Bush visits Middle East in goodwill tour
 * Dissident meeting held in Cuba

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World's tallest geyser erupts

May 24, 2005 Steamboat Geyser at Yellowstone National Park—the world's tallest geyser—erupted on May 23, 2005, at 2:40 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (20:40 UTC). Steamboat Geyser has erupted only seven times since 1991.

The geyser, an unpredictable and infrequent performer, throws a vertical column of water in excess of 300 feet (90 meters). Prior to the current activity, Steamboat Geyser's most-recent eruption was on October 22, 2003—19 months ago.

The Yellowstone Public Affairs Office reported that the geyser erupted water for approximately 15 minutes, followed by sustained, powerful blasting of steam. As of May 24, 2005, 10:51 a.m. MDT, the steam was finally waning.

According to Alan Glennon, a scientist at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Steamboat Geyser may discharge a hundred thousand gallons or more of water in a single eruption. By comparison, Old Faithful Geyser discharges 3,700 to 8,400 gallons during a typical 1.5 to 4.5 minute eruption.

Park officials are collecting visitor reports and examining evidence to assess the magnitude of Monday's eruption. The Yellowstone Public Affairs Office stated that the eruption, coupled with high winds, carried fine sand and debris up to a mile.

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World's Tallest Geyser Erupts

May 24, 2005 Steamboat Geyser at Yellowstone National Park—the world's tallest geyser—erupted on May 23, 2005, at 2:40 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (UTC 20:40). Steamboat Geyser has erupted only seven times since 1991.

The geyser, an unpredictable and infrequent performer, throws a vertical column of water in excess of 300 feet (90 meters). Prior to the current activity, Steamboat Geyser's most-recent eruption was on October 22, 2003—19 months ago.

The Yellowstone Public Affairs Office reported that the geyser erupted water for approximately 15 minutes, followed by sustained, powerful blasting of steam. As of May 24, 2005, 10:51 a.m. MDT, the powerful steaming is finally waning.

According to Alan Glennon, a scientist at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Steamboat Geyser may discharge a hundred thousand gallons or more of water in a single eruption. By comparison, Old Faithful Geyser discharges 3,700 to 8,400 gallons during a typical 1.5 to 4.5 minute eruption.

Park officials are collecting visitor reports and examining evidence to assess the magnitude of Monday's eruption. The Yellowstone Public Affairs Office stated that the eruption, coupled with high winds, carried fine sand and debris up to a mile.

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User talk:Alan Glennon

Hi Alan,

Thanks for the geyser story submission.

I had to move it to a different page, because it seems that you accidentally renamed the submitted stories template, rather than creating a new page for your story. No permanent harm done, though. I restored the old page, and I think I saved all your edits as well. The new story is here.

Do you have any more information from the fellows who saw the geyser erupt? A quote via email or something?

Anyway, thanks again for the submission, Your friendly neighborhood Wikinews administrator, Pingswept 04:37, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

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Pingswept,

I haven't received any additional quotes or comments at this point. Tomorrow (~9 hours from now -- morning at Yellowstone park), there will undoubtedly be a flood. The weather at the geyser appears to have been quite pleasant at the time of eruption -- so park visitors were surely there when the thing started. They will have interesting stories to tell.

Sorry about the "move" mistake.

~A

 * Great. I'll keep my ears open. Don't worry about the move thing-- no harm done.

 * Pingswept 04:57, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

Hi, and thanks!
I would strongly encourage you to remove the e-mail address from your user page, though... If you'd like I can remove it from history of your user page as well.

Thanks for the great article (and the scoop!). I see you're adding notes as I type here, so I'll end now and read up. - Amgine/talk 23:57, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

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Yes, thanks. I removed my email address from the notes and my user page. I added my email in my account preferences.
 * I see that. Once you added your e-mail account to preferences, people can now e-mail you through Wikinews without ever knowing your address; which is nice if you wish to avoid spam. Using your account address http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Alan_Glennon (or Alan Glennon to get Alan Glennon) is a good way to link your name on Wikinews. Using four tildes ~ will also put in the link, and the time you wrote it, sort of a signature/timestamp deal in the software. - Amgine/talk 00:11, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

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Comment 1
Why is this being reported?

Comment 2
Should be deleted. Now replaced by World's_tallest_geyser_erupts Alan

Merge?
We have this and World's tallest geyser erupts dating back from 2005. What do we do? Merge? Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 20:41, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
 * What else has been archived with no cats? --Brian McNeil / talk 21:14, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

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Kidnapped Romanian journalists return home

May 24, 2005

The three Romanian journalists kidnapped in Iraq on March 28 arrived in Bucharest yesterday afternoon, after being set free two days ago. The journalists — Marie-Jeanne Ion, Sorin Miscoci and Ovidiu Ohanesian — were returned by a Hercules military aircraft and were greeted by their families and hundreds of supporters in the Romanian capital. Aside from their families and supporters, the three were also welcomed back by an official Romanian delegation, including President Traian Băsescu and Prime Minister Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu.

Marie-Jeanne Ion and Sorin Miscoci were the first to exit the plane, and were embraced by their families. They were followed shortly by Ohanesian, who was greeted by his sister and mother. The journalists also embraced the President and Prime Minister, after which they waved at the crowd of supporters. However, none of the journalists made any statements or interviews for the media.

Romanian media did interview Miscoci's sister and Ion's mother, who both said that they are anxious to see their lives return to normal after the two-month ordeal, expressing faith that the journalists would be able to overcome this experience. The journalists appeared to be in good physical condition.

Before rejoining their families, the three journalists are being kept in quarantine for two to three days, time in which they will undergo medical examinations and talk to Romanian officials. While the location of the journalists is not currently known, several Romanian reporters were waiting in front of the Bucharest Military Hospital and the Romanian Intelligence Agency headquarters, hoping to catch a glimpse of the three journalists.

The three journalists were kidnapped in Baghdad on March 28, by the Muadh ibn Jabal Brigades. A few weeks after being kidnapped, the terrorists broadcast a tape on Al-Jazeera stating that they would kill the journalists if Romania did not withdraw its 860 troops from Iraq. However, due to efforts of the Romanian secret service and collaboration between several intelligence agencies, the group were freed on May 23, where they were placed in the hands of the Romanian Embassy in Baghdad.

President Traian Băsescu did not elaborate on the details of the journalists' release, saying instead that further details would be given when the investigation into their kidnapping is complete. Băsescu thanked the Iraqi authorities and Romania's Muslim community, most of which is made up of Kurdish refugees and Arab immigrants, for helping in the negotiations. Lastly, he thanked the families of the hostages for "the decency and elegance of their behavior in public" as well as the Romanian media for supporting the government in the release of the hostages.

The Romanian Prime Minister, Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, said that the successful outcome of this crisis shows that the government is capable of defending both its citizens and the national interests of Romania, referring to the fact that in the release of the hostages, no ransom was paid and no troops were withdrawn.

International leaders and representatives also praised the event. The United States Embassy in Bucharest said that they are "extremely satisfied that the crisis ended with the safe release of the hostages," while UK Ambassador to Romania Quinton Quayle met Băsescu and congratulated him for his ability to manage the crisis and co-ordinate secret services, especially the fact that Romania made no compromises for the release of the journalists. Josep Borrell, the head of the European Parliament, said that the positive result of this crisis proves "we can never lose hope" and that the world must now continue to fight for the release of other hostages held in Iraq.

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 * Thousands of Romanians rally for release of kidnapped journalists, WikiNews, April 26, 2005
 * Romanian PM says his country won't give in to terrorist demands, WikiNews, April 25, 2005
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 * Three Romanian journalists abducted in Iraq, WikiNews, March 30, 2005


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National Aromanian Day celebrated

May 24, 2005

The Aromanian community worldwide celebrated its national day yesterday, May 23. The day commemorates 100 years since the Aromanian people were recognised by Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid II.

Aromanians are a distinct ethnic group currently living mainly in Southeastern Europe, especially Greece and Macedonia. The Aromanians are closely related to the Romanian people, both being descendants from the Latin peoples which lived in Southeastern Europe since the time of the Roman Empire. The Aromanian language, which is spoken by around 500,000 people internationally, is the closest language to Romanian.

Despite their relative size, Aromanians have very little, if no, minority rights. In Greece, for example, they are not recognised as a minority. In Romania, where there are an increasing number of Aromanians, many of them migrating from Greece, Macedonia and Albania, they are often considered as Romanians, because their language is partly mutually-intelligible with Romanian and their culture is relatively similar. However, there is currently a movement in Romania to give the Aromanians a status as a separate ethnic group, therefore entitling them to parliamentary representation and education in the Aromanian language, among other rights.

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Child released after spending entire life in Australian detention centre

May 24, 2005

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A Malaysian woman and her three year old daughter were released from Villawood Detention Centre on bridging visas yesterday after media coverage in Australia and Malaysia. Naomi Long, who recently turned three, was born in the Centre. Her mother, Virginia Long, was detained after trying to leave Australia on a false passport four years ago.

The plight of the young girl was revealed on ABC Radio's PM program on March 5. Michael Dudley, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Sydney Children's Hospital who has visited the mother and daughter, spoke on the program of the importance of children mixing with others their own age, and the harm that prolonged detention was doing to Naomi.

"I mean that's crucial to social development and emotional development in children and also, a sense of identity development and so on. She doesn't have that opportunity and she's also basically been brought up in prison, but in a highly abnormal environment with highly distressed people. It's not an environment conducive to child development," he said.

According to refugee advocate group ChilOut there are currently 28 children detained at Villawood, and 68 across all immigration detention facilities. The Federal Opposition Leader Kim Beasley has called for all children to be released.

"Kids don't belong in detention, full stop," he said.

According to ABC Online, Federal Liberal backbencher Petro Georgiou intends to introduce a private members bill against long-term mandatory detention, and detention of women and children. Prime Minister John Howard has indicated that he is mindful of the need for compassion, but he does not support a conscience vote.

"Mandatory detention is not a matter of conscience. It is a Government policy," Mr Howard was quoted as saying. Howard has been a staunch supporter of hardline immigration and asylum policies since the mid 80's.


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Star Wars Episode III debut breaks four box office records

May 24, 2005

George Lucas' final installment of the prequel Star Wars trilogy, Revenge of the Sith, opened in theaters in 105 countries around the world on May 19. According to William Arnold of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and Claudia Puig of USA Today, Episode III may be the best of the Star Wars series. James Berardinelli of ReelViews claimed that Episode III is, "the best installment in the Star Wars series since 1980's The Empire Strikes Back." However, Peter Travers of Rolling Stone begs to differ. Travers states that Lucas' ability to turn, "flesh-and-blood actors into cardboard cutouts," makes Lucas' movie unworthy of its heralded title of best yet.

In its opening weekend, Revenge of the Sith earned a total, counting from Thursday, May 19 to Sunday, May 22, USD $158,449,700 in the domestic United States box office, $145,500,000 internationally, for a total of $303,949,700 worldwide. With this opening, Star Wars Episode III broke four records including single day gross, opening day gross, three-day gross, and four-day gross.


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UEFA Women's Cup: Potsdam wins Women's Cup against Stockholm

After a 3-1 victory in the 2nd game of the UEFA-Women's Cup final 2005 the players of the 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam have won the European championship against the Swedish team of Djurgården / Älvsjö - the UEFA Women's cup.


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Talk:World's tallest geyser erupts

Original reporting
Source notes:
 * Alan Glennon, NCGIA, UCSB (can be reached through Department of Geography phone)
 * Yellowstone National Park Office of Public Affairs can be reached by phone. See www.nps.gov/yell

Date Changes
Please see wiki style guide for times and dates. http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Style_guide#Date_and_Time Alan Glennon 20:12, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

comment 1
Why is this being reported at all?

If we reported every time a geyser erupted we'd have already used up every possible creative title for 'Old Faithful erupts. Again.'

This is not very interesting news (geysers erupt all the time) and there are no sources cited that may be checked. So, as if in contradiction, the story reports such a common event that there is no merity in posting it, and the story has no checkable proof that the event occured. Paradox or not, this shouldn't be an article here.

Re: comment 1
While I agree that it is not critical news, it is news. As far as the significance--it's an event that has not happened in 19 months, and it is the "biggest" of something.

For instance, see a bbc report on an earlier eruption of the geyser: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/736229.stm

In terms of verifying the event, you could simply call Yellowstone National Park's Visitor Center.

So?
It's a natural event that occurs every so often, there's no reason it couldn't or shouldn't have erupted. There's no significance to it.

Re: So?
Even if a natural occurence is somewhat expected--for example, a large storm, earthquake, or landslide where no injuries occurred--when it happens, it is often worth reporting.

I would agree, however, that the story is not of "life and death" importance. It's something I would expect located deep within the environment section of a newspaper.

Editors of major news outlets may agree with you --- wikinews is the first and, so far, only news outlet carrying the story.

Re: So ?
Well, looks like the Associated Press just came out with it: http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/05/24/build/wyoming/29-steamboatgeyser.inc

Re: Sources
Source contact info added to: World's tallest geyser erupts/Notes

Discharge
Associated Press and an NPS press release are reporting 11,500 gallons of water discharged. Should be an order of magnitude higher. Thus, the wikinews report has not provided a discharge for this eruption---it simply makes a comparison based on past activity. I've asked for a clarification from the NPS.

To elaborate... I did a few calculations on the NPS/AP discharge amount. If it's true (11,500 gallons over about 20 minutes) and the Park Service webpage is also true (4.5 minute Old Faithful eruption emits ~8400 gallons)... then the Steamboat eruption could be characterized as emiting 1/3 the amount of water per minute as Old Faithful--a strange eruption for the world's tallest geyser. If it's not true, good for us! Alan Glennon 02:24, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

Also, the AP reports that geyser is within the North Geyser Basin area--which doesn't exist. The eruption took place at the Norris Geyser Basin. They should have done a wikipedia search ;)

The Scoop
Despite the various statements about significance, it is interesting to note that this story came online to wikinews almost a full day before the Associated Press report. The story was listed under "Latest news" and on the wiki RSS feed about five hours sooner than other outlets.

Mainly, I wanted to see how this wikinews thing operated. It's been interesting. Alan Glennon 01:51, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

 * Pretty messy, isn't it? This has been an interesting article, and I'm very glad it's here. Your introduction has been rather more agressive than most; no toes in the water before being chucked into it head first. Looks like you float! Thanks again - Amgine/talk 01:55, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

Misc.
Geysers are a part of the syptoms displayed by unstable earth; there's been a certain amount of discussion about the long-dormant volcano in/near Yellowstone erupting, and with dire consequences.

The fact that 'the biggest' geyser erupts 'the biggest' and/or more frequently, is a harbinger of how unstable to ground under Yellowstone is. The Discovery Channel had a show on, just weeks ago called "SuperVolcano" on this topic.

Normally I don't jump on the bandwagon with Kassandra tales...no genuine catastrophe has ever come with a warning...but the number of earthquakes are high, and getting higher. Higher in frequency, and higher in force. But at this point most people are more involved with who's marrying J-low and how their stock prices are going.

There's documentation on this; I'm not going into it because it's relgious, and that's probably discounted here. But I think this is the part known as "The Sixth Seal" or "The Upheaval of the Earth". Other interested individuals are welcome to mail me, directly.

--Brian@Fahrlander.net

RE: Misc.
Steamboat Geyser, nearby earthquake frequency and magnitude, and other ongoing thermal behavior at Yellowstone National Park appear to be following normal activity. ~Alan G.

Geyser?
A link directly to wikipedia's Geyser article might be nice...I found myself wanting one.

Rational Comment
It is unfortunate that there are some users of WIKINEWS whose creative contributions by means of comments extends only to meaningless carping. My interest in reading about these details derives from recent articles in New Scientist about the stability of the whole Yellowstone area. Whilst the regularity of Old Faithful is widely known, to those like me who are interested in unusual natural phenonmena, the details and significance of the Geyser mentioned in the article were not. The question arises of why someone not interested in something would bother to follow it up just to be able to start a debate about what others might or might not be interested in. The commentator's point about verifiability is completely wrong. Scientists will be recording and correlating all such data and extrapolating it to produce trends and predictions in an area of such hugely important geological interest as Yellowstone. Congratulations, WICKINEWS editors. Keep reporting the news and please ignore those who wish to apply their own criteria of interest to all of us. To the commentator, please move on if you are uninterested and don't waste your time and ours on exercising your penmanship in an attempt to detract from an interesting article.

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Thanks! I won't be here very often, since I'm quite active at a bunch of other projects which takes basically all free time I can gather... But, if I find something in need of fixing, I want to be able to do it \Mike 14:29, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

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User talk:155.198.202.11

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User talk:198.164.135.155

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User talk:Mbimmler

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User talk:Dragonoffish~enwikinews

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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 Dragonoffish. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Dragonoffish~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.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:16, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
 This account has been renamed as part of single-user login finalisation. If you own this account you can |log in using your previous username and password for more information. If you do not like this account's new name, you can choose your own using this form after logging in: . -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 06:30, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

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User talk:218.82.139.237

Welcome
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User talk:84.151.105.168

Welcome
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User talk:24.61.44.24

Welcome
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User talk:217.23.231.69

Welcome
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Additionally, thanks for experimenting with Wikinews. Your test worked, and has now been reverted or removed. Please use Sandbox for any other tests you want to do, since testing in articles will be reverted quickly. --Deprifry|+T+ 09:45, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

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User talk:80.77.82.13

Welcome
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User talk:84.189.178.248

Welcome
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User talk:Jedimastermactreebeard

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User talk:62.2.17.116

Welcome
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User talk:61.11.73.208

Welcome
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User talk:202.185.230.2

Welcome
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User talk:Vardion

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User talk:128.111.234.20

Welcome
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User talk:72.22.3.141

Welcome
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User:Mosesofmason

find and talk me here

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User talk:221.226.192.107

Welcome
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User:Vardion

My Wikipedia user page is available here.

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Wikinews:Odd edits

This is the page to report any "odd" or "suspicious" edits (not necessarily vandalism) you see.

 * This is not the page to report obvious vandalism, which should be reported at Vandalism.

 * Report edits here if they might be vandalism but you are unsure, for example: making minor changes to the content of an article, inserting text of little value, or making major changes to old stories.

 * Remember to assume good faith.

 * To list an edit, just post it below with a link to the diff and/or the article page and a quick summary of the edit.

*User: has ___(action)___ to __(story)___ [Link to Diff]

 * If you check a reported edit and resolve the issue, please leave a note here stating what you did.

Report odd edits below

 * User:Colsser added office to Major Pakistan newspaper under government pressure: diff. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 15:16, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
 * User warned.  Thunderhead  ►  16:16, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

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Category:Auto racing

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Category:Civil war

News regarding Civil wars.

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Wikinews:2005/May/25

May 25, 2005

 * Bird flu may infect 20 percent of world's population, kill millions
 * Controversial Judge Priscilla Owen approved for seat on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court
 * Amnesty International calls for Guantanamo shutdown
 * First pipeline opens from Caspian Sea
 * London's Millennium Dome to become a concert arena

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Wikinews:2005/May/26

May 26, 2005

 * Al Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi reported "wounded"
 * Researchers at UC Berkeley strike against "bad faith bargaining"
 * Liverpool beats Milan on penalties in Champions League final
 * Power crisis in Moscow and central Russia largest ever recorded

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Wikinews:2005/May/27

May 27, 2005

 * Saudi Arabia's King Fahd admitted to hospital
 * How tall is tallest? Chinese researchers measure tallest mountain
 * Armagh man charged with 1998 bombing murders
 * Schapelle Corby found guilty, sentenced to 20 years

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Wikinews:2005/May/28

May 28, 2005

 * Actor Eddie Albert Dies at Age 99
 * Low fares airline, Ryanair celebrates twenty years in business
 * Mothers, teachers concerned about leukemia deaths at California elementary school

title: Wikinews:2005/May/28