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2008 Taipei Game Show review: Variations differ from past years

February 1, 2008

The 2008 Taipei Game Show, organized by the Taipei Computer Association (TCA), ended on Monday, and was different from shows of past years. This could be seen in the gaming population, industry, and exhibition arrangements.

Gaming population progressively maturing
To encourage the participation of the public, not only participants (exhibitors), but also the organizers held lots of on-site events including the "Taiwan Local Game Championship", "Gaming Adventure Area", and several stage events during the show.

With many gaming experts and visitors participating in the several events, the gaming population has progressively matured. Especially in the "Popular Game & Company Voting" category, the public apparently viewed the gaming industry on the bright side as the OBMs (game production companies) produced many "excellence" products and marketed them around the world.

Microsoft vs. Sony, another platform battle
Since Sony Computer Entertainment Taiwan Limited (SCE Taiwan) was established in December 2007, SCE Taiwan has participated in the 2007 Taipei IT Month to rearrange their styles from marketing and cross-industry cooperations. They finally decided to participate in the 2008 Taipei Game Show and to battle with Microsoft Taiwan by challenging different premiums and plans.

Sony rival, Microsoft Taiwan, sought to gain popularity and notability at this show. Microsoft preliminary moved their new game launch from the 3C store to the TWTC again, since 2007. Also, they invited their spokespeople "Mayday" to get more visitors to visit the show. They won all of the categories of the popular presentation class.

After a battle between the two main world-class companies, Microsoft & Sony not only showed different cultures from exhibition arrangements and product presentations but successfully marketed their indicative products in consuming and high-definition markets.

OBMs in Taiwan
Some local OBMs like Softstar Entertainment, International Games Systems (IGS), GameFlier Station, UserJoy Technology, and others showed their versatility by participating, not only in the (B2B) trade area for international buyers but also the consumer (B2C) area for local visitors.

Those participants not only tried to get important orders from buyers but also invited many notable entertainers and sportsmen to the B2C area to strengthen the notability of released games. It helped launch the return of the gaming population, arrangements in the B2B area, and the most important - virtuous competition from the "Popular Game and Company Voting" category.

Not just a show
Since the "Charity Bidding Pavilion" was created in the past year and recommended by local NGOs and disadvantaged organizations, the TCA planned to cooperate with the Taipei Orphans Welfare Association, and the Taiwan Gaming Industry Association (TGIA) to help orphan kids this year again.

As of TCA's information in 2007, corporate participants of the TGIA have "adopted" several orphans and accompanied them to grow up in healthy conditions before the show. The companies and organizers were successful in turning the public image of the Taipei Game Show from "a simple consumer show" to "a mixed show with welfare and charity" this year.

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Talk:John Edwards drops out of US presidential race

It should be noted that he has NOT withdrawn from the race, only suspended from it. This means that he is technically still in it, and the delegates already pledged to him have not become open. 66.192.63.2 17:40, 31 January 2008 (UTC)


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Talk:2008 Taipei Game Show review: Variations differ from past years

OR info
It's a damn difficult task to write this 4-in-1 mix article. It's a final and general review of Taipei Game Show 2008 as what I most gained from it. Whether this show is success or failure, I have learned some experiences from this mixed and multiple "Game Show". Brock contact... 17:45, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Some Suggestions
I've found a few gramatical problems in the article that need to be taken care of. Also, the title doesnt quite sound right. I would change it to "2008 Taipei Game Show review: Ideas differ from past years" If its ok I'll try to take care of a few of the style errors. Also I think it would be better if the sources were in the standard format (check out the style guide on the left bar). Otherwise a very good article. TheVault 19:20, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

 * I made some style changes. Please consider my other suggestions. Also the third paragraph of the article, second under the first heading, makes no sense and needs to be revised. TheVault 19:42, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Even though it's an "Original Report"? Citing sources from an OR is "Optional", only required if it's "NOT" an original report. But it's still a great problem b/c of the existence of the translation information tag in the sources chapter. Brock contact... 05:38, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Ok cool. That makes sense. Also I don't know if you are ready to publish, but it seems like a good idea to get this out there before it's out of date. I think the article looks good. TheVault 23:57, 1 February 2008 (UTC)


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User talk:Brandon

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It's gonna be tough to stay on top of all of the secondary sources... :) Cirt 06:21, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

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Brechin thrown out of Scottish Cup after dispute

January 31, 2008

Brechin City, a Scottish football team, was today ejected from the Scottish Cup following two separate disputes over two cup-tied players.

Hamilton Academical filed a complaint about the incident to the Scottish Football Association (SFA) and they decided to stage a replay of the match. However upon hearing of the second player, the SFA decided to remove Brechin from the competition and fine them £10,000. Hamilton will go through to play Aberdeen in the now delayed Sixth Round at Pittodrie.

Brechin secretary Angus Fairlie said: "It's certainly a big blow. It was an oversight but a very expensive mistake. We thought we would have a big pay day against Aberdeen but still have to pay win bonuses."

The replay match was won by Brechin 2-1 in extra time, after a 0-0 draw in the first encounter.


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Schwarzenegger endorses McCain for U.S. Presidency

January 31, 2008

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced his support for Arizona Senator John McCain's presidential bid Thursday morning.

Schwarzenegger called McCain "a great American hero and an extraordinary leader" and praised him for his ability to cross party lines. "I think Senator McCain has proven over and over again that he is reaching across the aisle to get things done," Schwarzenegger said.

Also present was former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, who recently dropped out of the race and pledged to support McCain.

"This is a man who is moving us into our future," Giuliani said. "He understands how to do it and also understands how to keep us safe in a time of peril."

Schwarzenegger said he also admires Giuliani and only decided to endorse McCain after Giuliani had dropped out.

"It's all Rudy's fault. Both of them are friends of mine and this is why I really didn't want to endorse anybody," Schwarzenegger said.

The announcement came at a solar panel factory. McCain used this as an opportunity to discuss his views on greenhouse gas emissions and environmental technology, which have come under criticism from others in the Republican Party.

"We don't have to have increased costs to Americans," McCain said. "In fact, with the development of green technologies, we can have reduced costs to the American consumer with the development of new technologies."

California is one of the 24 states whose primary will be held on February 5, also known as Super Tuesday. Nearly 15% of the delegates needed to receive the Republican nomination will come from California. Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were also campaigning in the state on Thursday.


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China's winter weather threatens food supplies

January 31, 2008

A Chinese official says harsh winter weather is threatening food production and adding to inflationary pressures. Political pressure is also building on the government for its failure to anticipate and solve the problems. A top Chinese disaster relief official was quoted by Hong Kong's South China Morning Post newspaper Thursday as calling it the worst natural disaster since the People's Republic was founded in 1949.

Tens of millions of Chinese have been affected by the snowstorms across the central and southern parts of the country. Hundreds of thousands are camping out in train stations, hoping the snowed-in trains will start running again to take them home for the lunar new year holiday. An unknown number of people are stranded on icy highways, cut off from adequate heat and food.

The situation is so serious that Premier Wen Jiabao has personally visited train stations in Hunan and Guangdong provinces in the past couple of days. He is telling stranded workers the government is trying to get transportation moving so they can get home for the holiday. But other officials have advised migrant workers to forget about going home, and stay in their places of work.

Officials say unusually low temperatures and heavy snowfalls have destroyed crops and greenhouses, and are severely affecting winter food production. Chen Xiwen is the deputy director of the Communist Party's leading financial team. Chen says the impact of the disaster in southern China on winter crop production is extremely serious. He says the impact on fresh vegetables and fruit has been catastrophic in some places. Prices for fresh fruit and vegetables have doubled in some of the worst-hit areas. The situation is exacerbating the rise in food prices that began last year. China's consumer price index rose nearly 5 percent for all of 2007, and was up 6.5 percent in December alone. A major part of the increase was in food prices.

Chen, however, says he does not expect inflation this month to get worse, despite the crop damage being caused by the snow. Chen says winter grain and edible oils are grown mainly in the north, which is outside the storms' reach, and winter wheat production will not be seriously affected. Two weeks of ice and snowstorms have killed more than 60 people and caused more than three billion dollars in direct damage. China's top weather expert told state media Thursday the storms will last well into the new year holiday, which begins February 6.

The lunar new year is China's most important holiday. Normally, tens of millions of people would be heading home at this time.


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Comments:Mauritanian refugees begin returning home from Senegal

Seems, like a lot less "then 160 acres and a mule" promised by Abraham Lincoln to settlers of the Western United States, and later to freedman. Moreover, a substantial majority of these people never, ever, recieved their allocation. Is this going to happen to Mauritanian refugees, crossing the Senegal River, back into Mauritania? What about the fact that the dominant population of Mauritania, the Berbers still enslave much of the Wolof?

Will the Berbers raid the camps a la Darfur, to gain more "necessary resources", and will Nouakchott protect these settlers in that case?

This throws hands in the air and fists on the table and I am worried about the incipient chaos that this could lead, down the road, but maybe I am being alarmist and forecasting gloom and doom, I sincerely hope so.


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Comments:South African prosecutors charge ANC leader Jacob Zuma with corruption

First, will he resign, or is this a Mugabesque trick that he is playing?

Secondly, it will be interesting to see what Mbeki thinks of this?

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there are about 100 more charges of corruption and rape —196.210.118.115 (talk) 09:58, 24 December 2012 (UTC)


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Comments:Schwarzenegger endorses McCain for U.S. Presidency

It's over
McCain is the nominee. Romney could empty his private money bin to buy all advertising space during the Superbowl, he's still not going to win any of the big states on Tuesday. --+Deprifry+ 00:13, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

GRUDGE MATCH!!!
I think that at the convention, the delegate count should be disregarded, and Chuck Norris and Arnold Schwarzenegger should just fight it out to see whose candidate will be the nominee.

Mitt Romney can be represented by a life-size Ken doll.

Ron Paul... uhh... I guess his fighter can be Barry Goldwater Jr. That's going to be ugly. -161.88.255.240 05:17, 1 February 2008 (UTC)


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High level al-Qaeda leader reported dead

February 1, 2008

Abu Laith al-Libi, an al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan, was reported killed on Islamist website Ekhlaas.org, saying: "[Libi] was martyred with a group of his brothers in the land of Muslim Pakistan....Though we are sad for his loss, he left a legacy that will inflame the enemy nation and religion." It is speculated that he was hit by a United States missile, which is now identified as being fired from a Predator drone, in the North Waziristan of Pakistan, and a dozen more militants were also reported dead.

"The missile appeared to have been fired by a drone," said a Pakistani intelligence official.

The News reports the attack was aimed at al-Libi, as well as Obaidah al-Masri.

"But it's not bin Laden and Zawahri. They do have an ability to regenerate and replace these guys," said a Western intelligence official. Al-Libi is said to have been the third highest ranking member of al-Qaeda.

The Government of Pakistan said they did not know about his death. The details of the death have not yet been fully released.


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Envelopes containing white powder sent to Church of Scientology locations in southern California, USA

February 1, 2008 The Church of Scientology in southern California, United States have received several envelopes containing a white powder which authorities say ended up being wheat germ and corn starch.

Authorities had to evacuate at least one building in Tustin and shut down a street in Glendale while they examined the substance. Envelopes were also sent to Hollywood, Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley and Santa Monica locations.

"Initial field testing by LAPD indicates the powder is harmless. However, further testing will be conducted. We will also work to assess what threat, if any, was associated with the mailings and determine whether any federal statutes were violated," said Laura Eimiller, a spokeswoman for the FBI.

The envelopes, which we were sent through the United States Postal Service, targeted 10 different Churches throughout southern California. Some also contained threats.

The Church has not issued a statement regarding the incidents and no one has yet claimed responsibility for sending the envelopes.

This comes just before a scheduled protest which an Internet group called 'Anonymous' has organized, set to take place on February 10 at Church locations across the globe.

According to the Los Angeles Times, authorities stated that there was no evidence connecting the mailings to the Internet group.

On a Project Chanology website, 'Anonymous' made a statement about the senders of the powder under the heading 'To the Public and Anybody Investigating the Anthrax Hoax': "They may not even be Anonymous (they might even have been a plant by the "Church" of Scientology as black propaganda); we do not know, and by the nature of our organization, cannot know."


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Vermont town to vote on charging US President, Vice President of war crimes

February 1, 2008

The town of Brattleboro known for its controversial effort in 2007 to impeach President Bush, has once again gained national attention. A petition was signed by 5% of voters from the town, or 436 signatures to charge the President and Vice President of the United States with war crimes.

Residents of the town will vote on town meeting day to decide whether to pursue charges of war crimes against both President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.

The petition read as follows:

"Shall the Selectboard instruct the Town Attorney to draft indictments against President Bush and Vice President Cheney for crimes against our Constitution, and publish said indictments for consideration by other authorities and shall it be the law of the Town of Brattleboro that the Brattleboro Police, pursuant to the above-mentioned indictments, arrest and detain George Bush and Richard Cheney in Brattleboro if they are not duly impeached, and prosecute or extradite them to other authorities that may reasonably contend to prosecute them?" Officials in Brattelboro have stated that this is merely a symbolic vote, as the town and its law enforcement officers lack the power to arrest the President.


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Comments:Envelopes containing white powder sent to Church of Scientology locations in southern California, USA

Scientologists most likely sent them to themselves, Just like the "Fake bomb threat" they called on themselves in Toronto, Ontario. During the last protest.

Anonymous is not pleased. This is why we can't have nice things.

Eat it, Scientology
It's GOOD FOR YOU! -161.88.255.240 04:56, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

The related article should be taken down due to Anonymous had nothing to do with this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 164.106.76.253 (talk) 16:06, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

When will this world just come to peace with each other?

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is so funny

Idiocy
Come on, people. Scientology may be a despicable cult, but this is just stupid. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Safuman (talk • contribs) 19:19, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Who would do something like this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.221.96.202 (talk) 05:20, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

black propaganda
no anonymous would be stupid enough to think this would be a good idea. Even if an anonymous WERE that stupid, they wouldn't have the.. ability to coordinate such a sending for more than one or two buildings. The fact that.. was it 19 buildings? all reported this at once leads me to believe that this is black propaganda. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.235.87.36 (talk) 11:55, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

LA times article saying that police found Anonymous was not related
Has anyone got a link or anything to back up the mention that police have found anonymous was not involved. I'd quite like to know who was. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.111.139.100 (talk) 18:00, 8 February 2008 (UTC)


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Comments:Vermont town to vote on charging US President, Vice President of war crimes

Absurd. The members of this town ought to be hanged. 68.161.189.80Adam F.

wow
when a small town can charge Bush with war crimes but not the very people that kill the innocents in Iraq and else were. Got to love liberal minded people--169.139.1.20 13:01, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

I agree 100%, impeach them and put them on trial not only for war crimes but for treason also. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.130.136.208 (talk) 13:16, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Laughable.
See the above. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.241.147.121 (talk) 13:49, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

On what charge?
The big problem with this, outside of the problem of Presidential immunity: What crime did Bush commit in Vermont? The resolution doesn't say. Perhaps the Pacific coast isn't the most radical-left area of the country. --Kitch 17:17, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

YES!
"Officials in Brattelboro have stated that this is merely a symbolic vote, as the town and its law enforcement officers lack the power to arrest the President."

 * The hell they do! Let's DO THIS!!!

"What crime did Bush commit in Vermont?"

 * Even if you ignore the fact that Vermont taxpayer dollars were spent prosecuting an unconstitutional war, who cares? If these crimes took place, and nobody else is going to step up and call our leaders to account, my gosh, somebody's got to do it! -161.88.255.240 18:28, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Town in Vermont charging Bush with war Crimes
I have always though of Vermont as one of the most beautiful and enlightened states in the union. This story, of Brattleboro, confirms my fair impressions. This community has led the way in charging president Bush, VP Cheney with war crimes (and their systematic attempt to destroy our great Republic) and I hope other communities will follow the lead of the bold and noble citizens of Brattleboro, Vermont. God smiles on you all. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.230.220.26 (talk) 12:35, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Busch and Chaney
I so agree with them both being charged with war crimes and i can't believe he is still in office. really what is wrong with this country? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.192.63.31 (talk) 23:52, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

War Crimes
I know alot of people dont like wat bush has done in iraq, but what actual "war crimes" were committed?? Icelandic Hurricane 00:03, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Heh
"Officials in Brattelboro have stated that this is merely a symbolic vote, as the town and its law enforcement officers lack the power to arrest the President."

That is an awesome quote. Brattelboro sounds like an awesome town to be in.

Fephisto 23:51, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

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I've signed many petitions to have The Bush administration Arrested
I've created and signed many petitions to hold the current administration, his Daddies, and Clinton's administration responsible for war crimes. 501 people died from Clinton and his lackey Janet Reno.


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Honest question: why are the suicide rates of New Zealand, Finland, and Japan so high? I remember reading this survey that called New Zealand one of the best places to live. Finland and Japan were pretty high on the list, too. ~Planoneck~ 12:49, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
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Microsoft bids $44 billion for Yahoo!

February 1, 2008

United States software giant Microsoft has launched an unsolicited bid to buy Internet search giant Yahoo! for US$44 billion or approximately US$31 per share.

The deal, which is half in cash and half in stock, if accepted by Yahoo!'s shareholders, could create a major competitor to Google, the search giant which currently dominates the Internet search market.

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Wikinews interviews Tatsuhisa Yabushita of NBGI

February 2, 2008 Many rhythm gamers are anticipating the release of "Taiko no Tatsujin 11: Asian Version", the Namco Bandai Games Inc. (NBGI) beta version of which was recently showcased at the 2008 Taipei Game Show.

In fact, several managers from amusement stores in Taiwan frequently imported large quantities of arcade games, including rhythm games. Eventually, some slot machine developers modified codes from several game consoles like the Wii, PlayStation 2 (PS2), and Sega Saturn to fulfill needs for amusement arcades, but they risked hardware failure and copyright infringement.

But before those modifications happened in Taiwan, many rhythm games just used songs from other arcade machines due to copyright issues from enrolled songs.

The upcoming game will benefit Mandarin-language gamers after its release, but it may hide some secrets behind the development of "Taiko no Tatsujin 11: Asian Version". Wikinews reporter Rico Shen recently interviewed the producer of "Taiko no Tatsujin" Tatsuhisa Yabushita to talk about some of the background of this upcoming game and its series.

Interview
It became a hot topic after the NBGI decided to showcase the "Taiko no Tatsujin 11: Asian Version" at the 2008 Taipei Game Show, and it's different from past series' because the NBGI acquired several Mandarin-language songs from the Cross-Strait area (Taiwan, China, and Hong Kong) especially. When you choose them, what factors go into the decision?

Tatsuhisa Yabushita: We [the NBGI] enrolled those various songs based on their own performances and rankings from Cross-Strait countries. But we'll still keep several songs from Namco original, Japanese-pop, and classical music in this upcoming game.

I believe that a developer should be aware of international copyright coordination before choosing a song for a game, not only in rhythm games, but also games of other types. For instance, I know that some controversy erupted in Taiwan after some covers of Japanese songs were recorded in other languages without agreements from the original singers and composers. Before the release of this upcoming game, have you coordinated with record companies about the copyright issues?

Yabushita: Everyone should respect copyrights, as you said. I guarantee that every song from the "Taiko no Tatsujin" series in console and arcade versions is licensed through coordination with those companies.

Some gamers may be confused because the console version of the "Taiko no Tatsujin" series is only available for PS2. After the release of the "Taiko no Tatsujin 11: Asian Version", will the NBGI release different versions in different countries similar to the way "Taiko Drum Master" was released with special designs for American and European gamers?

Yabushita: Currently, we'll focus our developments on the arcade version and temporarily not to consider different releases for different countries. This is because we will evaluate opinions from amusement stores and gamers after its release.

Summary
The "Taiko no Tatsujin" series became a hot topic after amusement stores imported several arcade machines in Taiwan. The release of the "Taiko no Tatsujin 11: Asian Version" aims to please countries speaking the Mandarin language.


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Damn a difficult interview for me. B/C it's the first time the NBGI showcased their upcoming arcade game at 2008 Taipei Game Show. Since the arcade machine ever become a hot topic in Taiwan, I tried a different style to interview the producer of "Taiko no Tatsujin" series Tatsuhisa Yabushita to talk about more. I think his words were mostly correct after an interview during the Taipei Game Show. Brock contact... 15:52, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Copy-edit
As usual, please review my copy-edit. At times it was pretty significant, but I hope I didn't change the meaning of anything. I removed the last sentence which seemed to admonish the reader to respect copyright. It seemed a bit out-of-place. Cheers, --SVTCobra 01:19, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
 * You got right ideas, but "copyright" should be respected in fact, at all. Brock contact... 04:34, 2 February 2008 (UTC)


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Comment about CoS
There was a comment about CoS issuing a fake bomb threat against themselves during some other protest. Can we get any corroboration of that statement? Nyarlathotep 16:07, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
 * That refers to an incident from 1977, see Operation Freakout, Operation Snow White, and Paulette Cooper. (Obviously don't just check Wikipedia, you can also google those terms).  Cirt 17:22, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Quote from Project Chanology website
The quote from the Project Chanology website is verbatim as per the source cited at the bottom in the sources section, KNBC. Cirt 18:37, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

This article was referenced in Wired

 * Seems like other news/media sources pick up on these Wikinews articles relatively regularly. Cirt 16:50, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Seems like other news/media sources pick up on these Wikinews articles relatively regularly. Cirt 16:50, 4 February 2008 (UTC)


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Chad military clashes with rebels in N'djamena

February 1, 2008

Violence between Rebels and the Chadian military started in Chad as rebel groups are continuing to advance on the N'djamena, the capital of Chad. IRIN has reported that the government of Chad responded to the move by the rebel groups by placing tanks across N'djamena.

The chief of the Chadian military has said that the battle has ended with the rebels being "entirely destroyed this column after 40 minutes of fighting," a claim which has been denied by the rebel groups. Timan Edrimi, one of the leaders made an opposing claim by saying that "The army attacked us [the rebels] 40 kilometres from Massaguet, but we drove them back"

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said in a press release that "a series of armed attacks on the UN refugee agency and other aid organisations has forced UNHCR to evacuate most of its staff from its office in Guereda in eastern Chad." A representative for the organisation said "We [the UNHCR] are left only with one choice, much to our regret, which is to relocate most staff out of Guereda area, as we cannot continue to perform our activities in favor of refugees."

According to AFP, the European Union force (EUFOR) has suspended all flights to Chad, although it was made clear that this was only a temporary delay. The commander of EUFOR in Chad said he did not consider a danger to EUFOR and he said that he would not consider it a danger "unless during their offensive they threaten or attack civilians, or the non-governmental organisations, or UN personnel."


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Comments:China's winter weather threatens food supplies

The fact that 10s of millions of people travel is not even close. The true population of china is very inaccurate with census. Because of constant migrant workers without identification the number of chinese migrant workers who are traveling at this time is roughly about 100 million. It is by far the largest migration of human species every year.

China snow storm
This story is very scary but true. I can't believe my eyes when I read the story! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.82.43.97 (talk) 19:33, 10 March 2008 (UTC)


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By the way, your vandalism got reverted in less than one minute and I was the only one to see it--Anonymous101 Talk 16:07, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Thats great, man.

blocked
Another 3 cases of vandalism on 3 talk pages. I will therefore have to block you again (although it was not me who blocked you last time - in fact I opposed the block)--Anonymous101 Talk 16:05, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

You are blocked again
--Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) 16:15, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Please do not vandalise talk pages --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) 16:15, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

blocked
I have blocked you again for vandalism yo several talk pages --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) 18:14, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I have only blocked you for 15 minutes as I hope you will return as a productive user. Any further vandalism will, however result in a longer block. --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) 18:16, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Blocked again. Adambro - (talk) 19:24, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Blocked for vandalism
Anonymous 101 is asking for a serious computer crasher. Something will happen to your PC's that you won't even believe...
 * Firstly, I a responsible for leass than one quarter of your blocks. Secondly do not make threats. If you continue to threaten people I will semi protect this page to stop you from editing it --A101 - (talk) 19:19, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Well, well. Maybe its Adambro then. But we'll find out who's PC to short circuit later.

And for the record your site needs updating. Maybe we'll do that in our own way...make it ALIVE!

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Comments:Microsoft bids $44 billion for Yahoo!

A good thing
Google desperately needs some competition. Their current market dominance is scary. --+Deprifry+ 20:35, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

A very Good Thing
Maybe Microsoft will turn the shitty messenger service that Yahoo is into something a lot more stable and less prone to script kiddies. --71.232.227.162 21:22, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

No Competition
For some reason, I don't think Google is going to be faced with any real competition. Look at where we are now. Every search engine is pretty much copying Google's design as much as possible, which is why no one goes out of their way to use a search engine other than Google. Microsoft + Yahoo will be no more different that Live Search, in my naive opinion. --888gavin 04:13, 2 February 2008 (UTC)


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Scores killed in twin Baghdad marketplace attacks

February 2, 2008 On Friday, twin attacks in Iraq killed at least 72 people and wounded another 149. Separated by twenty minutes, the bombings targeted two marketplaces in Baghdad shortly before the call to Friday prayers.

These attacks were unlike in that the bombs were dynamite and s strapped to two women. These human bombs were then detonated remotely using. The identities of the women have not been released.

Major-General Qassim Moussawi, spokesman for the in Baghdad said, "The operation was carried out by two booby-trapped mentally disabled women." He did not explain how the forensic evidence could have proven the of the women. "We found the mobiles used to detonate the women," he said.

Moussawi said this of the investigation: "Forensic and bomb squad experts as well as the people and traders of area of the carpet market have confirmed that the woman who was blown-up there today was often in the area and was mentally disabled... In the  area the shop owners and customers of the pet market confirmed that the woman who was blown-up there was mentally disabled as well."

An aide to Moussawi suggested the claims were based on eye-witness reports. He also said authorities believe the women were unaware of plans to detonate the explosives.

Lt. Col. Steve Stover, a spokesman for the in Baghdad, said, "By targeting innocent Iraqis, they show their true demonic character. They care nothing for the Iraqi people; they want to subjugate them and forcefully create a greater Islamic sharia state."

Later, Stover told Reuters that the U.S. military was not aware of evidence to suggest the women were mentally handicapped. Pentagon reports on the attacks also lacked any reference to the mental condition of the women.

"There is nothing they won't do if they think it will work in creating and the political fallout that comes from that," the   said. He blamed the attacks on Al-Qaeda in Iraq.

Condoleezza Rice said the bombings underlined "the absolute bankruptcy and brutality" of those who carried them out. "The Iraqi people have been right to turn against these terrible, violent people in their midst who will do anything."

Forty-five were killed at the Ghazl pet market, and 27 were killed in New Baghdad. The Ghazl market is only open on Fridays and had remained popular despite two attacks in 2007. Both attacks were centered on pet markets.

"Most people who visit this market are poor and just want to enjoy themselves but they came and got killed," said Hassan Salman, who sells bird seed at the Ghazl market.

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75 million left without Internet access after fault in undersea cable

February 2, 2008 Service to millions of Internet users in the Middle East and Asia has been disrupted, following damage to undersea cables.

The cables, SEA-ME-WE 4 and FLAG, which provide communications services for various countries — including India, Pakistan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia — are believed to have been damaged by a ship attempting to moor off Egypt on Wednesday, January 30, 2008.

One day later, on February 1, the FALCON cable was also reported cut 56 km off Dubai. Repair ships have been sent to both breaks, with capacity to India expected to reach 80% of its usual speed by Friday, February 2.

According to the telecommunications provider Qtel, a fourth cable linking Qatar to the United Arab Emirates was damaged on Sunday, February 3.

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Introduction
[Opening music] This is Wikinews News Brief, summarising the current news on [Day] [Date] [Month] 2008 at [HH]:[MM] hours UTC. I’m Nicholas Turnbull.

Violence takes place in Chad capital N'djamena as military and rebels clash
In the African nation of Chad, violent clashes have been reported between the military and rebel groups. Attacks have also been carried out on the United Nations Refugee Agency and personnel of other aid organisations, causing the UN High Commission for Refugees to evacuate the majority of their staff from the town of Guereda in eastern Chad, as reported in a press release from the UN. Rebel forces continue to advance towards N'djamena [pr: nnchameena] the capital of Chad. The country's military chief has said that the battle has ended with the rebels being destroyed entirely, whilst rebel leader Timan Edrimi [pr: tee-mon eh-dreamy] has made an opposing claim that the Chadian army attacked their forces but were driven back from outside the town of Massaguet [pr:massage-wey] by the rebels' counterattack. According to Agence France-Presse, the European Union force has suspended all flights to Chad, although it was made clear that this was only a temporary delay. The commander of the European Union forces in Chad stated that he did not feel that there was a danger presented by the rebels to European forces. Military action between the rebels and the Chadian military continues.

High level al-Qaeda leader reported dead
According to an Islamist website, high level leader of al-Qaeda in Afghanistan Abu Laith al-Libi has been killed. Speculations were made that he had been hit by a US missile, which has now been identified as a Predator drone, in the North Waziristan region of Pakistan. Twelve further al-Qaeda militants have also been reported dead in the attack. Pakistani newspaper The News reported that the attack was aimed at the leader as well as Obadiah al-Masri. An unnamed Western intelligence official expressed a view that the individuals killed by the missile were not high enough in al-Qaeda's hierarchy, and were thus replaceable. However, al-Libi was said to be the third highest-ranking official in al-Qaeda. The Government of Pakistan claims to be unaware of his death, and official information is yet to be released.

International manhunt for alleged kidney harvester
An international manhunt has begun for a man referred to in the Indian press under the nickname "Dr. Horror", whose true identity is unknown, following suspicions that he is behind a ring that has been harvesting human kidneys involuntarily for the purposes of sale to wealthy clients both in India and abroad. On January the 24th, Indian police raided a clinic in Gurgaon, a satellite city of Delhi, where they found evidence that impoverished labourers were having kidneys removed, sometimes coerced at gunpoint. This is in violation of a law passed by the Parliament of India that made it illegal to donate organs except to close relatives, in an effort to curb the massive black market in transplanted organs. The accused is thought to have most recently used the pseudonym Amit Kumar; the Indo-Asian News Service has identified him as Santosh Rameshwar Raut, a former prominent nephrologist. A day labourer named Mohammed Salim reported to local television station NDTV that he had been approached by a stranger with an offer for a job and, on his acceptance, was taken to a room with gunmen who injected him with an anaesthetic; on regaining consciousness, Salim was told that his kidney had been removed. Gurgaon's police commissioner suspects approximately 400 to 500 kidney transplants have been done by these doctors over the last nine years. Two British citizens have been apprehended by Indian police but have not yet been charged. The investigation continues.

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Talk:Vermont town to vote on charging US President, Vice President of war crimes

This story lacks the "when" of the Five Ws. Besides the non-defined "town meeting day" when is this supposed happen? --SVTCobra 01:45, 2 February 2008 (UTC)


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NBA: Grizzlies trade Pau Gasol to Lakers

February 2, 2008 On Friday, the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association agreed to send forward-center Pau Gasol and their 2010 second-round draft pick to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for center Kwame Brown, rookie point guard Javaris Crittenton, and two first-round draft picks in 2008 and 2010.

Also sent to Memphis were Pau's brother Marc Gasol, and Aaron McKie, who was signed by the Lakers the same day.

Lakers General Manger Mitch Kupchak said, "Pau is a proven player of All-Star caliber in this league who can score and rebound and he's still a young player. We feel this move strengthens our team in the short term as well as the long term."

The Commercial Appeal, a Memphis newspaper, also reports that Grizzlies forward Stromile Swift will be traded to the New Jersey Nets for center Jason Collins in a deal expected to be finalized on Monday.

Gasol is averaging 18.9 points and 8.8 rebounds per game this season, while Brown has a season average 5.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.The move officially ended the former number one over all pick's dubious stay in Los Angeles. In his two plus years with the Lakers, Brown never was able to play consistent enough to please the front office. The ability of Los Angeles to acquire Gasol for Brown, Crittenton and two future first round draft picks has some around the league scratching their heads. "How can the Lakers get Pau Freakin' Gasol and not give up one of their nine best players," fumed NY Post column contributor William Mcknight.

Unbalanced trade or not, the Lakers now will head into the second half of the season as one of the strongest teams in the elite team heavy Western Conference.


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User talk:128.32.36.227

Hi, welcome to Wikinews. I noticed you added a bit to the John Edwards story. Even if that information was available at the time, it can no longer be added. Wikinews stories are not works in constant progress, unlike Wikipedia. We allow corrections, i.g. spelling and grammar, but the window for adding information pretty much closes after 24 hours of publication. Think of it as a printed newspaper, one can't really go back and change the paper after it hits the newsstand. --SVTCobra 02:30, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Ah OK, thanks for explaining that. This policy makes sense. 128.32.36.227 18:27, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

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Osama
Buddy, trust me, Osama is unlikely to give us an interview, it would be a ethical embarrassment and faux paus for us to interview "Osama" by email, because we don't know if it's truly him. Sorry, I'm sorry, and it's not going to happen, and I legally allowed to block because you made MORE then three reverts of a page which is against Wikinews policy. Please behave or I will be forced to block you again. --TUFKAAP 04:49, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Request an interview is not for requesting an interview that you would like for us to do of other people. It is for requesting that you, yourself, be interviewed. --SVTCobra 04:47, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

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130,000 farmers protest in Mexico against NAFTA

February 2, 2008 Thousands of farmers marched through the streets of Mexico City to express their opposition to the agricultural section of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Witnesses have reported that long rows of tractors moving at slow speed were observed in several of the access roads to Mexico City. Authorities have reported that over 120,000 people took part in the protest.

The march was headed by the National Peasant Confederation (NPC), an organization which claims to represent five million workers in Mexico.

Since last Wednesday, thousands of farmers came to the Federal District with two demands: "renegotiating NAFTA and the reallocation of public resources to the countryside." Farmers who shouted slogans against the Mexican government, argued that they could not compete with prices products that are harvested in the United States because US farmers receive a strong subsidy here and that they have good conditions to improve production. The demands of the protesters are supported by the Episcopal Commission for Social Pastoral of the Conference of Mexican Episcopate (EMF), who this month asked the federal government to re-negotiate the agricultural section of the treaty. Bishops argue that this chapter violates the fundamental rights of the poorest people which they believe could lead to more people taking part in criminal activities. Protesters also burned a tractor in front of the Monument to the Revolution, and also demanded the dismissal of Alberto Cardenas, the head of Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food in Mexico.


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

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Garyrevel. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Garyrevel~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.

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Renamed
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Welcome
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Hi, I'm Reader 781. I don't normally write or edit stories, I mainly (if at all) edit the English Wikipedia. See my User Page there for info about me and some Userboxes.

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User talk:Skenmy/Archive 2

Welcome back :)
Glad to see you back. :) DragonFire1024 08:59, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I was away for a bit too...was only around for a day or 2 a week or so. DragonFire1024 09:05, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Linux install
Well, I certainly agree with you about version 1.4.1. of w:dyne:bolic, the startup sound certainly makes sure you're awake. 2.4.2 is much less "aggressive" with the startup, but missing the LiVES package I wanted to have a play with.

I've rambled about where I got stuck on my talk page, there's free space on my main disk - both an uninitialised primary partition free and another 87-odd Gb unallocated altogether. I'm stumped on how to get dyne:bolic to set up space in one of these areas for me to use. It has a dock feature so you can run it off HDD - and secure even though you still boot it from the CD. The various things I found googling all seemed to assume you had FAT32 and a need to do some fiddling to resize a partition, my primary partition is NTFS.

Can you help with this or should I ask elsewhere? --Brian McNeil / talk 20:24, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I made some progress on this, formatted my 2nd primary partition FAT32 once I found a program that didn't have the same problems as the built-in format. This allows me to use the "dock" functionality of dyne:bolic, but I'd actually like to be able to do a dual boot or have a grub/lilo boot floppy that'll allow me to pick Linux or Windows. (me goes looking for blank floppies - probably under an inch of dust). --Brian McNeil / talk 11:39, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

Protection?
Surely this defeats the purpose of Wikinews. It is not like there is a spree of vandalism on the article. Its not fair that only the administrators *cough*cabal :) *cough* get to edit it. Ycanneh 21:02, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
 * It's only protected from moves, not from editing. Anyone can still edit it. —Zachary talk 21:03, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

Press card
Your request for accreditation seems to be going well. User:Messedrocker used to prepare the press cards, and I think User:Cspurrier also has a template, but I got the template from Messedrocker so I could also make you one if you send me a suitable ID-kinda photo.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 14:28, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
 * With your new camera that shouldn't be too hard.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 20:05, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
 * You have a press card now?--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 20:24, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
 * So your dad made one or you got the Wikinews template press card from someone else? I'm glad to see you doing OR, especially with the recent voices for more OR and less of the rest.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 20:27, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Excellent, good luck and enjoy! I find it addicting so be warned [[Image:Smiley.png|20px]]. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 20:31, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Wikiquote account
I have renamed the false Skenmy account at Wikiquote, and re-registered Skenmy. You do not have email enabled here, so I cannot presently send you the password, but will do so by whatever means can be securely arranged. ~ Kalki 21:07, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Photo opportunities
The Beeb offer tours, interested? --Brian McNeil / talk 09:20, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

WN:HOTLINE
I just got around to listening to it. Glad someone listens to it more often then I do. Bawolff ☺☻ 22:08, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

 * I want to update the hotline a bit and try and revive its' use. It's a fantastic way for people to contribute without writing, or whilst out in the field. --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 16:15, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I personally think that what it needs is an upload bot. It would monitor the mailing list, if there is a sound file longer then ten seconds, it rencodes as ogg, uploads to commons (with apropriate tags), and tags with the hotline template locally. Bawolff ☺☻ 21:08, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

linking to cats
Cool. Thanks. --SVTCobra 21:51, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Big Weekend Image
Image:Radio 1 big weekend transmitter.jpg: any luck in establishing a license?--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:37, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Permission was obtained. Beleive it or not I just missed the guy on IRC - i'll get it CC-BY'ed if he agrees. Working on it :) --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 19:42, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Image is now CC-BY. Updating local image page. --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 20:32, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

redirect
Sorry for the late response. I understand that the redirect doesnt work in an interwiki way. It was just meant for a visual effect. I'll change it to a plain link. Thanks for the note :) Waldir 23:41, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Templates
I just signed up a couple of days ago and I am kind of confused. It isn't like Wikipedia where you can find the amount of edits you made and I can't add some of the templates I used in Wikipedia. LADodgersAngelsfan 03:38, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Baseball
In Wikipedeia I constantly update the Dodgers stats with Hornberry who recently created an account in Wikinews. Can we constantly make news about a single game the Dodgers played? Please? LADodgersAngelsfan 01:05, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Toolserveraccount
Hello Skenmy, please send your real-name, your wikiname, your prefered login-name and the public part of your ssh-key to. We plan to create your account soon then. --DaB.

Project news
--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 09:10, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Wikinews Bulletin Delivery

Delivered by your friendly neighboorood Thunderhead 08:51, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

archivebot
User talk:ArchiveBot. –Doldrums(talk) 10:13, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

Not seen you about much, but sure you're busy with something. I've a couple of things archivebot could do that would be useful. Mainly to do with sources. The tasks to be performed are sorting newest to oldest; where possible reformatting dates - where not possible tagging so whoever actually archives has a note to look at the source and work out the actual date. Checking none of the sources where it recognises the date are later than the date on the article and if so tagging it.

Similar measures should be applied to the Related news section when present. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:47, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Wikinews Bulletin Delivery

Thunderhead - (talk) 21:59, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Request for reconfirmation
Your Request for reconfirmation has passed, Congrad Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 19:48, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Image:Skenmy pxc self.jpg
Hi Skenmy. May I ask you try to clarify the licensing situation with regards to this image. It currently lacks details of its source and what licence it is available for use under as required by image policy. You note on the image page that you consider use of the image as fair use on your userpage however fair use is not valid outside the article namespace. How can we jusitfy using copyrighted images in such circumstances? Unless you are able to resolve this issue I would suggest you might wish to delete the image as it currently doesn't comply with our image policies. Regards. Adambro 21:31, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Wikinews Bulletin: September 1, 2007
--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 23:07, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

User:Skenmy/Radio 1's Big Weekend closes, sinister plot continues
This story prep page in your user space appears to be abandoned. Would you agree to let it be deleted? --SVTCobra 02:34, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Thank you!
Thank you for doing a spoken word version of "Anonymous" releases statements outlining "War on Scientology" !! Much appreciated. Wilhelm 00:19, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

711Chan Stops Hosting "Project Chanology"
Can you please move this article back to its previous title? This really should not be changed this long after the article was published. You may also wish to consider a block, or at the very least a warning, for for recent actions. Cirt 17:37, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Cirt 18:16, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

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No fatalities as Boeing 727 crash lands in Bolivia

February 2, 2008 At least 151 passengers and an unknown number of crew on board a Lloyd Aereo Boliviano (LAB) Boeing 727-200 have escaped after the aircraft crash landed in swampland in Bolivia.

Local airline LAB had been operating the chartered passenger flight from La Paz to Cobija on behalf of Transporte Aereo Militar (TAM) when poor weather conditions caused the jet to be diverted. LAB has recently been handling excess passengers for TAM as an unusually severe rainy season has washed away many roads across the nation.

A flight engineer said that during the flight the engines failed due to a mechanical problem. The plane came down in a swampy forest clearing approximately 2 miles (3.3km) from a runway at the new destination of Trinidad, 370 miles from the intended destination. Several passengers were injured in the accident, and all on board were taken to hospitals for checks. One pilot received a clavicle fracture.

The plane was severely damaged, with the New York Times reporting that photographs of the scene showed at least one wing of the aircraft to have separated from the fuselage.

Survivors confirmed this. Paolo Bravo, a Bolivian senator on board the plane, said to local radio network Erbol "We noticed the engines went out, and there was this calm... Then they told us, 'Crash positions! crash positions!' and it was just another two or three seconds before we hit... The plane fell, the wings broke off, but the fuselage was OK."

Experts from the Auxiliary Aerial Navigation Service and an airport commented that it is possible that the soft mus in the area absorbed some of the impact forces, allowing the plane to be salvaged and returned to service. LAB's operations chief Gustavo Viscarra made a statement saying "The crew members did not suffer any problem and there is no blood... The airplane has minimum damages, there is no structural damage, there was not any fire nor smoke. It was a forced landing planned by the pilot and it was not caused by our enterprise's negligence nor lack of maintenance of our airplanes."

Passenger numbers are unclear, with LAB reporting 151 and some media sources saying 155.

An investigation has been launched. It has been established that an undisclosed technical problem prevented the plane from departing for an hour.

Legal and financial difficulties have seen LAB suspend operations for almost a year, but the carrier has recently begun a limited return to charter services.


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Reports claim French President marries girlfriend

February 2, 2008

Infobox: Sarkozy - Bruni timeline

 * October 18, 2007: The Élysée announces the divorce of Sarkozy and his wife Cecilia.
 * November 20: Sarkozy and Carla Bruni meet at a dinner party, where she sings for the President.
 * December 15: The couple let themselves be photographed in Disneyland Paris.
 * December 25: The couple goes on holiday to Luxor, Egypt. Egyptian politicians debate the stay, and some say it is improper they share a room.
 * January 5, 2008: The couple visits Petra, Jordan.
 * January 8: President Sarkozy affirms in his press conference that he and Bruni are "serious".
 * February 2: RTL announces marriage.

French radio station RTL announced today that President Nicolas Sarkozy has married his Italian girlfriend Carla Bruni at the Élysée Palace. They quote "several witnesses" of the alleged ceremony, which the local mayor of the 8th arrondissement of Paris, François Lebel, presided. The President's office and his spokesman have refused to comment.

According to radio station Europe 1, mayor Lebel admitted he wed the couple, saying that "the bride was in white, she looked gorgeous. The groom didn't look bad either." The radio stations say that Nicolas Bazire and Mathilde Agostinelli were the best men and maid of honour. Lebel told AFP that some 20 guests were present, close relatives and a couple of friends.

If confirmed, Sarkozy would be the first French President of the French Fifth Republic to marry during his office, after already becoming the first one to divorce.

On January 10, the French newspaper L'Est Republicain already reported that they may have married, and several false reports continued thereafter. Responding to questions about a possible marriage, Sarkozy said in early January that his relationship with Ms. Bruni was "serious", but that "the media will not set the date. It is highly likely that you will hear of it only when it has taken place."

The couple's first public appearance was at Disneyland Paris, and they remained in the centre of media attention during recent visits to Egypt and Jordan.

A month after the President's divorce, the couple met in November at a sing-along to cheer up the lonely President. Bruni, 40, is a former model who started a career as a singer. She was previously linked to Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton and Donald Trump. She has a grown-up son from a previous relationship, while Sarkozy, 53, has three sons from his two previous marriages.


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This is my opinion:

--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 15:11, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Very unfitting for such position! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.53.181.9 (talk) 17:01, 15 June 2008 (UTC)


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NASA to beam Beatles song into deep space

February 2, 2008

On February 4, NASA will digitally transmit the Beatles song Across the Universe in the direction of the star Polaris, commonly known as the North Star.

This will mark the first time music has been sent into deep space. The song will be transmitted from the DSS-63 radio antenna at the Madrid Deep Space Communication Complex in Robledo de Chavela, Spain at 12:00 am UTC.

The broadcast celebrates the 40th anniversary of the song's recording, the 45th anniversary of NASA's Deep Space Network, and the 50th anniversary of NASA itself.

Polaris is approximately 431 light years away from Earth, meaning it will take 431 years for the song to reach the star traveling at the speed of light.

NASA's press release includes statements from Beatle Paul McCartney, who tells NASA to "send [his] love to the aliens", and John Lennon's wife Yoko Ono, who sees the event as "the beginning of the new age in which we will communicate with billions of planets across the universe."

The idea was hatched by Martin Lewis, a Los Angeles-based humorist and Beatles historian.

"It never had the highest profile and is a bit of a forgotten classic," Lewis said of the song. "But it has universal appeal. It transcends ages, borders, language and other barriers."

NASA invites astronomy fans and Beatles fans alike to play the song simultaneously as it is being transmitted into space.


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Groundhog predicts 6 more weeks of winter weather for US

February 2, 2008

Each year, for the past 118 years, thousands of people have traveled to the Pennsylvania town of Punxsutawney in the United States, about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, on February 2nd to see if the groundhog named Phil predicted more winter weather or an early spring.

This year, Phil did see his shadow when pulled out of his burrow on Gobblers' Knob, which according to an essentially German superstition, means the area should brace for more winter weather.

This year, visitors came from as far as Texas and Alaska to see the annual event, which may be linked to a European festival of Candlemas. The crowd of nearly 30,000 people was one of the largest in the event's history.

In Wiarton, Ontario, Canada's Wiarton Willie, however, predicted an early spring for Canadians in the province. Just a day ago a heavy snowstorm blaze struck Ontario and Quebec. "Dignitaries, me lads and ladies, get your shorts and T-shirts too, Wiarton Willie's annual task is through. Now the town crier proudly rings, Willie predicts it's an early spring," said town crier Bruce Krugerwhile while ringing his bell. Nova Scotia's Shubenacadie Sam also predicted an early spring. It is said up to ten thousand people attend the event in Ontario annually.


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NASA holds ceremony to commemorate anniversary of Space Shuttle Columbia disaster

February 2, 2008 NASA has held a memorial ceremony to mark the fifth anniversary of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. All seven astronauts were killed when their spacecraft broke up on re-entry over Texas on February 1, 2003, 16 minutes prior to scheduled landing time at Florida. Columbia had been damaged by a chunk of loose foam during takeoff 16 days earlier.

NASA officials, astronauts, schoolchildren and family members attended the ceremony, which was held just miles from Columbia's intended landing site. Approximately 200 people attended the event, held at the Kennedy Space Center's Space Mirror Memorial to all 24 astronauts killed in space disasters. Each was presented with a rose, which was placed in front of a granite memorial bearing the names of the 24.

Evelyn Husband-Thompson, widow of commander Rick, who has remarried just three weeks ago, said "This morning, I couldn't stop thinking about Rick and Willie and Kalpana and Dave and Mike and Laurel and Ilan. All of our families went through so much that day. We so miss them, and we will never forget them."

44 teenagers from Israel were amongst those present, there in respect to astronaut Ilan Ramon. Some came from the same school Ramon had attended. 15-year-old Roman Rashchupkin said "He's Israeli, so it's important. He learned in our school."

G. Madhavan Nair represented India at the memorial, remembering Indian astronaut Kalpana Chawla. Nair is chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation.

Former shuttle commander Bill Readdy commented that, despite a large number of memorials, including one on Mars, "... much more importantly than any physical monument, they're memorialized right here in our hearts," Going on to name them individually, then saying "We'll always miss your easy laughter and your smiling faces. God willing, five years from now, they'll have even more to be proud of us about as we take even longer strides ... back to the moon and onward toward Mars. May God bless the crew of Columbia."

NASA boss Michael Griffin was amongst several people who commented on the dangerous nature of spaceflight. He proceeded to read a letter from United States President George W. Bush praising the astronauts, which was then presented to Husband-Thompson. "Space exploration is a dream deeply rooted in humanity, and the seven brave astronauts of Columbia sacrificed their lives so the rest of mankind could realize that dream," said Bush's letter. "They assumed great risk so they could understand what lies beyond the heavens. We are grateful for their service and they will be always be cherished."

Griffin also noted the importance of learning from mistakes, adding "Americans don't quit and we won't quit. We'll never quit," and that "not quitting has high costs."

It wasn't the only such anniversary around this time. The 41st anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire was on Sunday, and Monday saw the 22nd anniversary of the Challenger disaster.


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US presidential candidates gearing up for Super Tuesday

February 2, 2008 With less than 72 hours to go until the Super Tuesday primary election event, Republican and Democratic candidates are campaigning all across the United States this weekend in hopes of gaining votes.

Democratic Senator Hilary Clinton is spending Saturday in the state of California, while rival Senator Barack Obama is making stops in Idaho, Minnesota, and Missouri today. However, the Clinton Campaign is also present in Arkansas today where former President, Bill Clinton, is talking about educational reforms.

On the Republican side, Mike Huckabee is in the South trying to win support of fellow Evangelicals for his campaign.

Senator John McCain is in Nashville today before he heads to opponent Mitt Romney's home state of Massachusetts tomorrow.

Also on the election front, on Friday Senators McCain and Obama won the endorsements of the Los Angeles Times, one of the most read newspapers in the US. Obama also received the endorsements of the liberal political action committee at MoveOn.org and California's Service Employees International Union, which represents 650,000 people.

Most of the candidates are raising funds for TV advertising this weekend, including Senator McCain whose ads will air in 20 states this weekend. The Campaign Media Analysis Group estimates that spending on political ads alone could reach an unprecedented $20 million.

Alan Keyes, one of the Republican candidates who has not received media attention over the past few months, shifted his campaign efforts to Texas, where he is this weekend. His campaign is notable because it is made up of largely grassroots efforts.

Super Tuesday is in fact the biggest day of the primary elections for both Republican and Democratic candidates, with elections in 24 states.


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I wonder what the copyright terms were/are? 68.39.174.238 18:41, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Yoko Ono
Maybe it is just me, but it sounds like Yoko Ono is getting a little carried away with her quote, considering this is not the first time it has been done and Communication implies two parties for the exchange of Information. --HockeyInJune 23:21, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

 * I agree, though I admit, I would think of a much more cornier quote if I was affiliated with a song being sent into space FOR THE FIRST TIME.

Sound can not travel in a vacuum
Sound can NOT travel in a vacuum! Who does not know this? NASA should! Sound waves require matter to travel through.

 * Yes, and that would be a problem if NASA was indeed doing it in that fashion. However, if you outside and get into a car, flip on the radio, and you will discover that sound can be transmitted via RADIO WAVES over extraordinarily long distances [Theme to 2001: A Space Odyssey playing in the background]. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.177.236.138 (talk) 04:29, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
 * The signal was sent digitally,meaning that it was sent in 1's and 0's. It does not need air to travel through to be heard. How would NASA sent voice transmissions to the astronauts if they had to rely on sound travelling through a vacuum.

Wikinews censorship
I several times corrected this false assertion:

This will mark the first time music has been sent into deep space,

but Wikinews censor deleted my corrections. Shame on you!!!

Read: Design and Implementation of the 1st Theremin Concert for Aliens

to learn about the first time music has been sent into deep space... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.140.253.8 (talk) 17:07, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

DragonFire1024 acted as censor when deleted my revision
DragonFire1024 acted as censor when deleted my revision:

The first time music which was sent into deep space is 1st Theremin Concert to Aliens

Shame on your pro-American Wikinews !!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by METIfan (talk • contribs) 17:23, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
 * He did not act as a censor. He applied site policy. We do not edit articles days after they are published. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:05, 20 March 2008 (UTC)


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Talk:Reports claim French President marries girlfriend

Sarkozy is not the first French president to marry while in office. President Gaston Doumergue married in 1931, 12 days before leaving office.  86.11.103.31 18:45, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
 * hum, you had only to precise it !--Bapti 19:52, 2 February 2008 (UTC)


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