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Text of my email to Professor Davies and his reply copied below.

I have replied with some questions for clarification (since in his email he focuses on amino acids, and this study looked at nucleobases). If I have received a reply when I next check my email I will update the article and publish, if not then I'll publish it and update it if a reply arrives later. Chris Mann (Say hi!|Stalk me!) 01:26, 19 June 2008 (UTC)


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Police charge Australian man over laser incident

June 19, 2008

A 19-year-old man from the Sydney, Australia suburb of Bella Vista has been charged with interfering with a crew member while in an aircraft after a laser stunned the crew of a police helicopter last night.

The helicopter was flying at about 6pm at an altitude of about 1600 feet, when a green laser allegedly targeted the crew. The crew members were "momentarily distracted and disoriented by the incident", according to a New South Wales Police press release, but were uninjured and managed to identify a yard from which the light originated. The officers landed the helicopter nearby, and contacted local police who arrested the teen and confiscated a laser device. He was taken to Castle Hill police station, where he was interviewed and charged, before being released on bail. He is scheduled to face Hornsby Local Court on June 22.

New South Wales Police Minister David Campbell expressed his disdain for the incident, which is similar to a number of recent occasions where laser pointers have targeted commercial pilots. "I just can't believe the stupidity of those people who want to shine lasers in the eyes of pilots and drivers," he said. "It is gutless and cowardly and could result in the most dire of consequences."

Last night, New South Wales State Parliament passed new laws restricting the use and possession of laser pointers, with all laser pointers banned from public places where the user does not have a reasonable explanation for needing one, and class three and four laser pointers requiring a prohibited weapons permit from the firearms registry to possess. The maximum penalty for breaking this law will be 14 years' jail. The laws will not come into effect for about 10 days, so the Bella Vista teen will only be charged under existing laws.


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2008 Taste of Taiwan Cuisine features three shows for food and packaging industries

June 20, 2008 The third annual Taste of Taiwan Cuisine opened on Wednesday of June 18, 2008 and runs until June 21. Organized by Taiwan External Trade Development Council to promote the culinary culture of Taiwan, the tradeshow featured three main shows for food and food packaging industries: "Food Taipei", "Foodtech Taipei", and "Taipei Pack". Twenty-seven countries including United States, South Korea, Canada, Japan, Sri Lanka, Austria, Philippines, Chile, Malaysia, Spain, Fiji, Poland, and six nations from Africa, grouped their own national pavilions for sourcing and procurement. In addition, the Taiwan Pavilion featured sections on culture, product image, brand design, and agriculture verification in Food Taipei.

Industrial solutions including medical applications, packaging machines, food CNCs, and bar-code printers are showcased in the "Foodtech Taipei" and "Taipei Pack". Seminars and forums from security, global marketing, and policies for food, machinery, and packaging industries are also held during show hours.

After the 3-in-1 show in Taipei, the Kaohsiung International Food Show will be scheduled for November.


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Kosmos-3M rocket launches six Orbcomm satellites

June 19, 2008 Six Orbcomm satellites have been launched by a Russian Kosmos-3M carrier rocket. Lift-off, from Site 107 at the Kapustin Yar launch site in South-West Russia, occurred at 06:36:28 GMT. This is the first orbital launch to occur from Kapustin Yar since April 1999.

Orbcomm is an American company which operates a constellation of communications satellites in low Earth orbit. The satellites launched today were five Quick Launch satellites, and a technology demonstration spacecraft which will be operated in conjunction with the United States Coastguard. A seventh satellite, Ufa State University's UGATUSAT nanosatellite, was originally scheduled to be launched, but was moved to a later launch aboard a Soyuz-2 rocket for unknown reasons. The launch was conducted by COSMOS International, a Russo-German organisation, and Russia's Strategic Rocket Forces.

This is the 31th orbital launch of 2008, and the second of which to have been conducted by a Kosmos-3M rocket. The next Kosmos-3M launch is currently scheduled for the end of July, when the SAR-Lupe 5 satellite will be placed into orbit.


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Comments:Bush calls for US offshore oil exploration

Bush Sr was responsible for the iraq-kuwait crisis and Jr will be responsible for destroying the world!

The Bush Administration:

Assholes until the end...

 * [ Citation Needed ] QUINTIX (talk) 12:34, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
 * "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."

Speaking of citations, here is an interesting perspective on Reid's "Billions" comment. QUINTIX (talk) 12:42, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Must have more oil! Who cares about supporting renewable sources of energy when we can destroy the environment instead? --78.146.220.66 14:16, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

About time we drill for oil out their. More jobs and less likely we need arab oil. But we need to find a new source of energy. --66.229.25.248 14:42, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Great, Bush is trying to make every mark he can before he is kicked out of the white house. The donkey. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.118.145.80 (talk) 15:59, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Why?
Why the hell did the US oppose or place a moratorium on offshore drilling? It did wonders for the UK economy when they started pumping oil out of the North Sea, and they had pipelines run the oil in to the mainland, not tankers. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:15, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
 * The White House might have difficulty in regulating restricting so a non regulated profit might be made. Can you imagine how terrible that would be, an opportunity for people to succeed Anonymous101 (talk) 16:19, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Ditto
This administration has no shame. They are unrepentantly greedy and uncaring about our environment. Yet they try to claim they have ownership of God. They are hypocrites who will one day pay for their crimes against humanity. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Raphael s (talk • contribs) 18:17, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

 * That sounds like a threat. --78.146.220.66 19:59, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

 * True, but isn't a little bitterness understandable? These people have done so much to worsen the global situation, and this is one of their parting shots, I guess. --Wolf m corcoran (talk) 13:58, 21 June 2008 (UTC)


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Comments:Police charge Australian man over laser incident

Does this law work in reverse? Can the people confiscate the police helicopter if it does not have a reasonable explaination for being there? There is something deeply wrong and orwellian about police choppers "patrolling" neighborhoods. The claim is that they don't need a search warrent because whatever you do outside is public. But obviously people with say high wooden fences in their yards have a reasonable expectation of privacy, which the police choppers are all to happy to violate.

When I was in college about 20 years ago the Los Angeles police department made a bad habit of flying low over the college dorms whenever we had a party. (especially if we were having a bon-fire in the courtyard) One time, after they had been hanging around for too long we tossed about 20 pounds of sawdust into the air above the bonfire to make a large but harmless fireball. The resulting thermal sent the chopper for a bit of a ride.

The cops complained to the dean, and we caught hell for it, but they *did* stop flying over the dorms.... These days, I suppose they'd strafe anyone who tried something like that.

A key-chain laser pointer is totally harmless at a range of 1600 feet. The cops arrested him for an act which is essentially free speach. He did nothing more dangerous than flipping them off. It's not very nice, but it should be protected as a valid form of protest.

Otherwise, the people below the chopper are essentially sheep.

 * Uhhh... have you ever had someone do this to you in traffic?  If not, then you don't know.  This is about as much "free speech" as shouting "fire!" in a crowded theater.  It's malicious and extremely hazardous.  A laser's brilliance doesn't diminish much, even over 1600 feet - that's the entire *point* of lasers!  And trust me, when a laser beam suddenly strikes your retina, it is *very* hard to keep paying attention to whatever else you're doing, much less see anything (the automatic reflex reaction to shut your eyes kicks in).
 * I hope they throw the book at the brat. He could have cost everyone in that chopper - plus whoever it could have landed on - their lives.  -- on WP as User:Kasreyn 167.127.107.8 12:55, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

 * I agree with your statements, but the law is not blind either... or at least not yet (har har?). Perhaps they are over-reacting, but their reaction is justified of its own means.  While this incident was rather harmless, what happens when people start shining lasers into cars on the freeway? - w:User:Poe Joe 13:50, 19 June 2008 (UTC)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.122.56.217 (talk)

 * I'd take the cases of shining lasers into people driving down the highway, and shining lasers to get a spying police state out of your hair, separately. Fephisto (talk) 14:20, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

This law SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!! it is stupid to assume that all teens or people are going to shine lasers in peoples eyes!!!!!!!!!!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Qwerty (talk • contribs) 00:15, 18 October 2008 (UTC)


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Comments:Australian growth forecast reduced to 2.7%

I thought we were supposed to be doing away with planned economies. If so, then wtf do we have growth forecasts and GDP? Fephisto (talk) 14:16, 19 June 2008 (UTC)


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Comments:US Midwest floods raise concerns about water quality

Luckily, I don't live on a river or low ground, so I wasn't too affected. But apparently the people in Des Moines were. Fephisto (talk) 14:17, 19 June 2008 (UTC)


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Swedish Parliament passes electronic surveillance law

June 19, 2008 On June 18, 2008 the Parliament of Sweden approved a bill that permits the interception and recording of data traveling through and within Sweden's borders beginning on the first day of 2009. The proposition was passed in a 143 to 138 vote, with one abstention. It was passed with an addendum to be reviewed this fall. The amendment will further stipulate the rights of the Swedish people under the new law.

The stated intent of the monitoring is to protect against foreign threats, cyber warfare, and the like. The hundreds who rallied to protest the privacy infringement seemed to have their own ideas. The Swedish National Defence Radio Establishment, the national signals intelligence agency, will now have expanded access to electronic communications including phone calls, e-mails, text messages and internet usage.


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i have to admit that in writing this article i am trying to passively slap the parliament in the face :p --Pullus pupus (talk) 14:50, 19 June 2008 (UTC)


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Talk:Swedish Parliament passes electronic surveillance law

is this article too biased? --kopimi (talk) 18:43, 19 June 2008 (UTC) (talk) 14:51, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

worked itself out :] --kopimi (talk) 18:43, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Update for ap.google.com dead link
"Sweden adopts law allowing official eavesdropping" – Associated Press, June 18, 2008, hosted at ap.google.com is a dead link. Here are two replacement sources for the same AP story: Suggestion: don't use ap.google.com as if it were permanent - just use it to locate other, stable, sources. Also, use WebCitation.org to capture those sources, lest they be temporary too; for example http://www.webcitation.org/5tj74n794 - (same as the transparent version). See also Citing sources#Convenience links. (Yep, I know it's WikiNews.) --Lexein (talk) 20:29, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
 * http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0608/529460.html
 * http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Sweden+adopts+law+allowing+official+eavesdropping-a01611568728


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Comments:Swedish Parliament passes electronic surveillance law

mod the link

mould the procession

a disjunct chess match where our true opponent is the square

--kopimi (talk) 16:16, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

1984 IS NOT AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL! Fephisto (talk) 16:13, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

The arguments against the law are omitted
I'd say this article is biased. While the arguments for the law are presented, the ones against it are not.

''The stated intent of the monitoring is to protect against foreign threats, cyber warfare, and the like. The hundreds who rallied to protest the privacy infringement seemed to have their own ideas.''

"...their own ideas" - this article won't be NPOV unless these ideas are explained. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.64.76.116 (talk) 09:50, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Be bold, also, this should probably be under the contributions page. Fephisto (talk) 16:06, 23 June 2008 (UTC)


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San Francisco's Green Party endorses Cindy Sheehan in bid against Speaker Pelosi

Shortly after an extended question and answer session last night, anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan easily secured an endorsement from the San Francisco Green Party as nominative challenger to the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in California's 8th congressional district. Sheehan answered a wide variety of questions helping to overcome a common perception that she is a one-issue candidate. Sheehan emphasized the stance for which she is famous, regarding ending the War in Iraq and dramatically reducing the amount of money spent by the Pentagon, explaining that the United States' founders intended for us to have militia, not a multi-trillion dollar military used for "corporate imperialism." She also demonstrated a knowledge in a variety of topics that are important to party members, underscoring a commitment to the Green Party's "10 Key Values," while acknowledging that her campaign's platform on indigenous rights is still being developed.

She stressed her differences from speaker Pelosi's positions, and reaffirmed her belief that Pelosi has been complicit in maintaining the US presence in Iraq. Sheehan pointed out that she presently lives in the district, whereas Pelosi only recently purchased a home in Pacific Heights, her first in San Francisco. Pelosi has often been criticized for her absence from the district she represents. Sheehan provided an understanding of local issues, including the recent Hunter's Point controversy, reiterating her commitment to "affordable housing, better mass transit, alleviating traffic, dependence on fossil fuels, [and] rent control."

On the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks, Sheehan said, "I've never said it's been an inside job, I'm not convinced of that," but asserted that there are questions about the attacks that still need to be answered that only an independent, thorough investigation could provide.

Sheehan is receiving support from independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader and expected Green Party candidate Cynthia McKinney. When asked whom she would endorse for president, Sheehan replied, "It's a tossup between Ralph and Cynthia."

Cindy Sheehan is still collecting the signatures needed to get on the ballot by the July filing date, but is expected to gain a substantial amount at the Gay Pride celebrations in the upcoming weeks. Sheehan is not running as a Green Party candidate, and has the endorsement of the local Peace and Freedom Party.

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Nepal officials strike after minister locks official in toilet

June 19, 2008 Workers in a Nepalese local government office have gone on strike in protest against actions made by Matrika Yadav, the minister for Forest and Soil Conservation.

Yadav caused controversy after locking up Dandu Raj Ghimire, a local development officer in a toilet. Protesters said that this action was an "inhumane and objectionable act."

Ghimire had been accused by Yadav of illegally operating a mine, and Yadav said that he locked the official up to show him what it is like to be stuck in 'foul conditions'. The official was locked in the toilet for ninety minutes.

The strike, which is taking place across the whole of Nepal, was organized by the Local Level Employees Organisation. Four thousand local government employees are involved in the strike.


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Talk:San Francisco's Green Party endorses Cindy Sheehan in bid against Speaker Pelosi

Original notes: Reporting taken from my own original notes during the monthly meeting of the San Francisco Green Party, June 18, 2008.

Disclosure: Although not involved with the local Green Party, I am personally a Green Party member. I do not live in the district in which the race is being run, and therefore cannot vote there. User:Bastique (talk) 16:37, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Also, the reporting and editing was done on my personal time in a volunteer capacity. I'm not hired by the foundation as a reporter or a writer--a bit of dabbling in many that seems to bring me back to the wikis.  User:Bastique (talk)  17:32, 19 June 2008 (UTC)


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Imperial Tobacco to cut over 2000 jobs

June 19, 2008 Imperial Tobacco, a United Kingdom-based tobacco company, has announced that it will cut 2,440 jobs as part of a restructuring plan. This move comes after the Imperial's takeover of Spain-based Altadis.

The job cuts were made as part of the process of moving the production of tobacco products to Northern Spain. In the United Kingdom, the Bristol factory is the only one that is completely closing, although there are significant job losses at other locations.

A spokesperson for Imperial Tobacco defended the move. "We are regrettably closing the cigar factory in Bristol - it's a very regrettable step for us to take, but it is an industry which is under considerable pressure," he said.

The Unite union has stated that they will fight the decision. Iain MacLean, a union spokesman, said that "it’s early days but we will be fighting for every job and there will be absolutely no acceptance of any compulsory redundancies."

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Talk:Main Page/Archive 19

New main page problems

 * New main page looks broken in IE explorer (lead 2 picture displays at right top, but text doesn't). --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 22:53, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

 * For me, IE6 displays the lead articles one on top of the other, while Safari does everything just like it's supposed to. Don't tell me we're going to have to make Main Page/Internet Explorer users and Main Page/Everyone else. Chris Mann (Say hi!|Stalk me!) 23:45, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

 * IE7. Main lead box is way too wide fills entire field, yet image and text are narrow and centered. Other leads are pushed out of the way, with the second being visible as a narrow strip to the right if I scroll the browser right. 3rd and 4th leads are both pushed below 1st lead. I am running at resolution 1024x768. --SVTCobra 23:59, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

 * I think i got a way to keep all the leads consistently meeting at all resolutions (no more volvos). This is for firefox/opera, as I don't have IE on hand to test, but I would like to hope it works in IE. Basically it will rearange itself depending on how big your window is (I think that is refered to as a variable fixed width design (not sure). ). problems so far: not sure if it will work if your default font size is not 13px, After 1280x1024 it just goes to a fixed width design for resolution 1280x1024 as that is how big my monitor is (easily fixed, I'm just too lazy to test beyond that), The handling of the image on the first lead could be better on lower resolutions, and increasing the font size will make it go off screen (scrollbars come on), however images will be resized accordingly, so everything still lines up. Bawolff ☺☻ 09:13, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Hmm didn't work in IE, but i think it looks better then the current system in IE. Bawolff ☺☻ 21:56, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
 * It worked beautifully last week in IE, then it "broke" over the weekend. What changed? --SVTCobra 22:00, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm noticing some min-width rules. those are not supported by internet explorer. that could be it. Bawolff ☺☻ 22:45, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
 * It really just seems to be the size of the box around lead-1. The image is narrow, the text is narrow, but the box is really wide with lots of blank space and it pushes everthing else out of the way. --SVTCobra 00:12, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I changed the min-width to a plain width. Does that take care of the issue. Bawolff ☺☻ 00:34, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
 * YES!!! It looks great right now. I can't speak for everyone, but as far as I can see that did it. Thanks. --SVTCobra 00:38, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Well, now it is broken again in IE. Same symptoms as above. --SVTCobra 22:02, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
 * My mistake: should be fixed again. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 22:32, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

giant radioactive symbol seems overly sensationalist...
...and does not reflect the actual degree of risk, implications, or amount of nuclear material. I advocate switching to a different image or at least sizing down. Dar-Ape 06:27, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

agreed, perhaps something like an image comprised of the entries of strontium, plutonium and radium from the periodic table.

Israel-Gaza violence
Its stunning that we have not included today's fighting in Gaza. According to BBC and al-Jazeera its been the most intense fighting since Israel withdrew from the Strip in 2005. At least 52 Palestinians were killed (16 militants) and two Israeli soldiers. Hamas also fired up to 50 rockets into Israel afterwards. --Al Ameer son - (talk) 22:16, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

New main page design: overlay?
Can we have an overlay that projects the title of the main lead over its image, like the previous design? Also, could we have parameters for 'Related stories'? --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 20:28, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Story links on main page
It used to be that the article titles were clickable for the leads in this relatively new main page design. But now the only way to get to the articles is to click the "Full story" link. I am using IE 7. --SVTCobra 00:22, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

The charges brougt against the AKP must be in the main page
copyvio removed by Doldrums. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 3210 (talk • contribs) 05:59, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

New in Pictures
"Marek Wesoły, who ever won the 2nd Stage Champion in Pingtung, once again won the 8th Stage Champion of 2008 Tour de Taiwan in the Taipei City Hall."

Could someone with appropriate permissions edit out the 'ever' in the 'News in Pictures' blurb (or more after the '2nd').

Also, is there a particular reason why the 'News in Pictures' section cannot be edited by anyone? Would it be possible to make the paragraph below the picture editable, but not the picture? Guy Leech - (talk) 22:17, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
 * It is editable by any user over 48 hours old --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) 06:42, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

San Francisco and other protests have occured
Protests have occurred throughout the United States on the anniversary of the invasion of iraq, is it going to be mentioned? --Danthemango - (talk) 10:43, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Please semi-protect this page
And revert my edits. I stated that Stocklom was 101C* today. 220.135.4.212 13:13, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Template:Weather World C

✅ Adambro - (talk) 13:18, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Amber Alert Section
I am not sure if I am posting this in the correct place, but should WikiNews have a section dedicated to Amber Alerts, and a Permalink to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, or at least an Amber Alert Ticker that automatically updates? I think a ticker can be obtained from: |CodeAmber.org. Crasheddata - (talk) 09:06, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
 * The problem is that we then should, in the interests of NPOV and fairness, have tickers from every such agency, in every country. Not feasible, IMO. --Skenmy(t•c•w) 16:13, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, I don't know how Wikimedia's servers work, but most web sites that do that will detect the visitors IP address, and only load the ticker relevant to their country, based on the location of the IP address. And it is well known that Wikimedia logs IP addresses. Crasheddata - (talk) 17:55, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm pretty sure that information isn't available to use on pages - besides, it would take a lot of backend specialty coding. --Skenmy(t•c•w) 17:58, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
 * No it wouldn't. It is simple Java Script with cookies. I have done IP specific websites in the past.Crasheddata - (talk) 19:31, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Wiki's work *very* differently. It would be difficult, and my original reason still stands. --Skenmy(t•c•w) 19:32, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
 * So, what your saying is that it is not possible to embed Java Script into a Wiki. I seriously doubt that, but w/e. Crasheddata - (talk) 22:21, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
 * swikinews can use javasript but I doubt it could use IP adressess of people.Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) (Note I have no link with the organization anonymous) 17:27, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

I am not sure if this helps, but I logged into MySpace the other day and they had an amber alert system set up...which alerted those people within the area of the alerts. I don't have a screen shot, but just letting you know they have a system. Would be nice to see how they do it. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 18:03, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

I asked on the MediaWiki IRC about this and I was told that we cannot currently embed javascript based on loaction but there are attempts to include it into a later version of MediaWiki Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) (Note I have no link with the organization anonymous) 18:37, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Why not just have a bot do it until that and have it update it like the ones does with the oil prices? DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 18:44, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
 * The problem, as stated before, is that this is very centric on one cause. If we do this, we will end up doing ALL these services, and who knows where it will end. --Skenmy(t•c•w) 21:20, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
 * As someone who doesn't like the word can't, I'll mention its possible, just not pretty. Some thoughts that come to mind: could load js from toolserver, toolserever detects country based on ip. Thats a bit ugly though (and I'm not sure if we're allowed to use toolserver for something like that), but most likely solution to work. Another way that will work a very small portion of the time is see what the language settings of the browser is. en-US you're in us, en-CA you're in canada etc, however those are often inaccurate or set to the wrong thing. Could use Java to detect stuff, and go from there, but wouldn't work for all people, and you'd probably need the script signed for security reasons (unsure). Could have a mediawiki extention pass the ip address back to the site js (or include a different one based on IP), but that requires making, might (or might not) have privacy issues (but is essentially what we want). Could just do it per portal (on US portal put amber alerts, on other country put appropriate alerts) (Works right now). Last of all there could be some magic way of getting this out of the DOM I'm not aware of that makes it a simple problem. Does the script that Crasheddata is refering to get changed by the server-end (php asp etc) or is it one script servered to everybody, and the country is determined on the client end? If its a simple Javascript script+cookies (with the cookies set by the js, not the server), we can do it easily. If the script is changed on server end, or if the cookie is sent from the server end, then that needs a php extention to mediawiki (which is harder as it needs to be both made and approved). Bawolff ☺☻ 22:06, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

2008 Bucharest summit
The 2008 Bucharest summit/20th NATO summit started today and there is still nothing regarding it posted on the Wikipedia main page wikinews section. Maybe somebody would be interested in writing something about it. --User:Eurocopter tigre 18:55, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Uh-Oh then good greif!
Uxur got into the icelandic wiktionary when I made it up and stuck on the internet but then I got back on it and it did'nt show up! What a suprise I got by getting it off. Good Greif!

Adam Nicolle

April 6th 2008

 * Quite. --Skenmy(t•c•w) 17:31, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Use a separate 'image credit' link on the main page for every image?
I like what you've done with the image for the main story - linking the picture to the story and having a small link to 'image credit' beneath. I think you should do this for the whole main page, as the titles are in black and at first don't intuitively look like links.

Many thanks, Drum guy - (talk) 21:34, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Photos from Pope Benedict protests at United Nations
I have photos of the God Hates Fags protest group outside the United Nations (or several blocks away from it) and the counter protests of a far larger amount of Latinos chanting "We love our pop" - I have the audio. I'll have to upload everything tonight, though. --David Shankbone - (talk) 17:41, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

The plane lead
"Thirteen people were injured, one seriously." Change seriously to "critically". I believe it works better.--24.6.103.162 05:32, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

"Differ than just a trade show"
Surely this is a typo? (See underneath the lightbulb photo) 87.112.34.165 20:53, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

writing as a brit, having the Crewe and Nantwich by-elections on the front page...
... and as apparently the lead story, is just bollox. I objected plenty when US/Canadian vote stuff appeared in (IMO) excess quantity because it was small potatoes on the world stage. This story is small potatoes on the UK stage. It should not have such prominence. 81.153.19.56 23:56, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

description
I wonder what "free" means. After all, a lot of news on the web is free of charge. Maybe "free" means that Wikinews is somehow free from control or constraint. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.189.103.145 (talk) 16:11, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Free in this case means free to use, share and modify our content (including commercially), without asking for permission and without paying anything (as long as you credit Wikinews) Anonymous101  16:14, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

link showing up
a broken link is showing up for June 1 (should be broken since it is not June yet), but it is showing up under May 31. I looked around for the source of this, but did not find it. --SVTCobra 01:15, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

 * There's another one now, for June 5 under the June 4 heading. I assume it's something to do with the way the daily lists are generated, but I don't understand it well enough to fix it. Chris Mann (Say hi!|Stalk me!) 00:29, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
 * ✅ DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 00:41, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Interwiki
Please add  to the interwiki section. Thanks. --Gondnok (talk) 18:29, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Canada Apologizes for Indian Residential Schools
Needs to be covered!!! 24.80.81.98 01:08, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Main Page balance...
...is WAY off with three UK leads. I know I could fix it myself but I generally don't like changing the leads unless there's something really major that obviously has to go up. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:03, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Update
The main page needs to be updated, it main stories are 4 days old. Gnangarra (talk) 00:20, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Suggestion
We need a better category system than now. The present category system ist not good enough and it has only few subjects. What we need are more Portals, like woman, animal, countries, lierature etc.

I think that this improvement will help us to connect Wikipedia and Wikinews. Wikipedia has a lot of subjects we can refer to Wikinews. It's only a suggestion! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.89.242.137 (talk) 19:47, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

 * portal:Books/category:Books, portal:Canada (and prety much every other country, state/[province, and many towns), portal:Environment, etc. Seems as if we have a lot of categories to me. (With that being said, some categories, like category:Old english literature, just don't make sense in a news environment. Cheers. Bawolff ☺☻ 00:25, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

A question
In general, what's the meaning of life? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.245.186.56 (talk) 19:45, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
 * To edit Wikinews. The Mind's Eye (talk) 23:34, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 42 of course. Cirt (talk) 23:35, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
 * He didn't say what was the meaning to Life, the Universe, and Everything. He said what was the meaning to life, just life. The Mind's Eye (talk) 23:38, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Then its 14 (42/3) Anonymous101talk 10:37, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

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Judge orders residents and city to come to agreement on partially collapsed building in Buffalo, New York

Judge Justice Christopher Burns of the New York State Supreme Court has ordered a halt to an emergency demolition on a 19th century stable and livery on 428-430 Jersey Street in Buffalo, New York that partially collapsed on Wednesday June 11, initially causing at least 15 homes to be evacuated. At least two homes remain evacuated.

Burns orders that both the city and the group Save The Livery (www.savethelivery.com) have to come to an agreement on what to do with the building, and try to work out ways of saving at least some portions if it including the facade, side walls and a lift tower. Save The Livery is comprised of concerned area residents who have grown to love the building's historic and unique character. On June 14, they won a temporary restraining order to stop demolition. The court ruled that the city was only allowed to remove material in immediate danger to residents and pedestrians, but stated that the demolition could only be performed with "hand tools." The court also ordered that any rubble which had fallen into neighboring yards when the building collapsed, to be removed. "It is in the interest of the city to have a safe environment--but also important to maintain a sense of historical preservation," stated Burns in his ruling. Burns has given the sides until tomorrow (Friday June 20) to come to an agreement and has ordered both parties to return to court at 9:30 a.m. (eastern time) "sharp." Activists of Save The Livery urge supporters of the stable to "fill the courtroom" to show "continued and ongoing support." The hearing is scheduled to take place at 25 Delaware Avenue in the Supreme Court building, 3rd Floor, trial part 19.

Currently the building is owned by Bob Freudenheim who has several building violations against him because of the buildings poor condition. He has received at least five violations in three months and residents who live near the building state that Freudenheim should be "100% responsible" for his actions. Many are afraid that if the building is demolished, Freudenheim's charges of neglect will be abolished.

On June 17, developer and CEO of Savarino Companies, Sam Savarino was at the site of the stable, discussing the building with residents and preservationists. In 2006, Savarino proposed and planned The Elmwood Village Hotel, a 'botique' hotel on the Southeast corner of Elmwood and Forest Avenues. The project was later withdrawn after residents filed a lawsuit against Savarino and the city. Wikinews extensively covered the story, and contacted Savarino for his professional opinion on the building.

"[I would] love to see it preserved. I was there to see if there was anything we could do to help, to see if anything can be salvaged. I just want to see the right thing happen, and so does the city," stated Savarino to Wikinews who added that he was allowed inside the building for a brief period.

"The side walls are beyond repair. The roof has rotted and it could come down at any time," added Savarino who also said that the building "below the second floor appears to be stable." He also states that the back wall of the building, which borders several homes, appears to be intact. "Eliminating the back wall could be a problem for the neighbors. It is not unreasonable to leave at least 12 feet" of the back wall standing, added Savarino.

Savarino did not say if he was interested in buying the property, but did state, "I am sure there are a couple of people interested" in buying the property. On Thursday, Buffalo News reported that a "businessman" might be interested in purchasing the property, though Wikinews is not able to independently confirm the report. Savarino says that with the property still slated for emergency demolition, a potential buyer could face tax fees of nearly US$300,000.

Freudenheim gave the city permission to demolish the building on Thursday June 12 during an emergency Preservation Board meeting, because he would not be "rehabilitating the building anytime soon." Freudenheim, along with his wife Nina, were part-owners of the Hotel Lenox at 140 North Street in Buffalo and were advocates to stop the Elmwood Village Hotel. They also financially supported a lawsuit in an attempt to stop the hotel from being built. Though it is not known exactly how long Freudenheim has owned the stable, Wikinews has learned that he was the owner while fighting to stop the hotel from being built. Residents say that he has been the owner for at least 22 years.

The building was first owned by a company called White Bros. and was used as a stable for a farm which once covered the land around the building for several blocks. The Buffalo Fire Department believes the building was built around 1814, while the city property database states it was built in 1870. Servants and workers of the farm were housed inside resident quarters situated at the rear of the building on what is now Summer Street, but are now cottages where area residents currently reside. Some date as far back as 1829.

At about 1950, the stable was converted into an automobile body shop and gasoline station.A property record search showed that in 1950 at least four fuel storage tanks were installed on the property. Two are listed as 550 square feet while the other two are 2,000 square feet. All of the tanks are designated as a TK4, which New York State says is used for "below ground horizontal bulk fuel storage." The cost of installing a tank of that nature according to the state, at that time, included the tank itself, "excavation and backfill," but did not include "the piping, ballast, or hold-down slab orring." It is not known if the tanks are still on the property, but residents are concerned the city was not taking the precautions to find out.


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I e-mailed a few people for a statement and such. OR also includes past articles research. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 19:53, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I will try and get a picture of the cottages on Summer street, though its hard to do. It is one of the city's most historic areas. New OR: At least one has a historic plaque marked built in 1829. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 20:46, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Savarino
I interviewed Sam on the phone. Got the quotes from him. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 22:30, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Evacuations
The early stories said that five homes, then with the story on June 15 the figure jumped to fifteen. Is that correct? Also, have those homes been given an all-clear or are the residents still homeless? --SVTCobra 21:02, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Sorry...the initial evacuation was 15 homes...and went lower from there. There are still 2 homes evacuated that I know of. One of which is fenced off. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 21:06, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Hompage
editprotected Under "external links" it should read "Homepage", not "Hompage". --Gereon K. (talk) 17:46, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 14:34, 28 October 2016 (UTC)


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Water level rising in Chinese rivers, further flooding expected

June 19, 2008 Further rain has continued to fall across southern China after the country was devastated by floods earlier this week. 176 people have been confirmed to have died as a result of the flooding, and around 50 more are officially missing. Xinhua, the state news agency in China, has reported that the flooding in the Pearl River Delta was the worst in the area for over fifty years.

The Chinese government says it evacuated 111,476 in the Sichuan Province. In Wenchuan County, 72,000 were relocated. Over the past week some 1.3 million people have reportedly fled their homes.

The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) issued a warning on the situation before the first wave of flooding. "Faced with the increasingly severe rain and flood situation, at 16 o’clock of June 12, Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters of Guangxi urgently started level 2 flood control emergency response and required the relevant departments and places to prepare immediately so as to ensure the work of flood control and drought relief," the CMA said in a statement released late last week.


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Comments:San Francisco's Green Party endorses Cindy Sheehan in bid against Speaker Pelosi

We kick ass
Honestly, we really do kick MSM's asses when it comes to original reporting. Serisously. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 20:54, 19 June 2008 (UTC)


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Hey, I checked the sources (see edit remark on article), and was a bit surprised not to find anything on "fears of further damages" in any of the articles (must admit I didn't check the oldest). However the most current is titled "China: Rising waters look threatening", so I guess that supports the sentence. Nice article by the way! Regards Sean Heron (talk) 21:21, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

P.S. A current article I found on Xinhua: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/19/content_8396193.htm

And another. This one refers to 110,000 people sucessfully evacuated. Would those be the same 110,000 referred to in the article ? Sean Heron (talk) 21:30, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

 * Don't forget to add the source when you make an update. Cheers, --SVTCobra 22:53, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

I had intended to, sorry :). Thanks for noticing! By the way, do you understand the 72,000 as 72 of the 110 thousand were relocated in Wenchuan County? I guess the Xinhua article is ambigous in that matter, so we might do best to just do the same and leave it as it is... Regards Sean Heron (talk) 22:59, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Wenchaun is within Sichuan, so I assume it is a subset, but due to the source's wording, I cannot be sure. Cheers, --SVTCobra 23:10, 19 June 2008 (UTC)


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Welcome
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 may disrupt the site's working and will be reverted quickly. , welcome to Wikinews! Please refrain from using content pages for testing. Here are a few good links for newcomers on how to edit Wikinews:

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 02:11, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Style guide - how an article should look before publishing
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 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
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NASA: White substance photographed by Phoenix lander on Mars 'must have been ice'

June 20, 2008

White 'chunks' that were photographed by the Phoenix lander on Mars on June 15 after digging a trench, have disappeared, leading scientists to believe they most certainly found ice on the Red Planet.

"It must be ice. These little clumps completely disappearing over the course of a few days, that is perfect evidence that it's ice. There had been some question whether the bright material was salt. Salt can't do that," said Phoenix Principal Investigator Peter Smith of the University of Arizona located in Tucson, Arizona.

The chunks were left at the bottom of a trench informally called "Dodo-Goldilocks" when Phoenix's Robotic Arm enlarged that trench on June 15, during the 20th Martian day, or sol, since landing. Several were gone when Phoenix looked at the trench early today, on Sol 24.

Digging in a different trench Phoenix's robotic Arm connected with a hard surface that has scientists excited about the prospect of next uncovering an icy layer.

"We have dug a trench and uncovered a hard layer at the same depth as the ice layer in our other trench," said Washington University robotic arm investigator for Phoenix, Ray Arvidson. The arm tried at least three times to penetrate the layer, but was unsuccessful. As a result the arm went into a holding pattern, awaiting its next commands.


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Guinea coup trial defendant names co-conspirators

June 20, 2008 Simon Mann, a former United Kingdom SAS officer, told an Equatorial Guinea court that he was one of the "junior" members of a 2004 attempt to overthrow President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, and not the mastermind as the prosecution claimed. In his address to the court, Mann named several others involved in the plot including Mark Thatcher, son of former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and Chelsea-based Lebanese billionaire Ely Calil, whom Mann alleges was one of the major players.

The planned coup was allegedly plotted and bankrolled by a group of influential figures, including Calil, in an attempt to put self-declared opposition leader Severo Moto — currently living in exile in Madrid, Spain — in power and claim the profits from de facto ownership of the country's oil reserves. Mann, who had run mercenaries in civil conflicts in other African countries, claims Calil convinced him to run the operation through financial and moral incentives. "They knew I would be sympathetic to the story they told about the oil money not getting to the people," he told the court. Mann claimed that he was told the coup was supported by South Africa, Spain and the United States, as well as several unnamed oil companies, and that the conspirators included several members of Nguema's own parliament who kept watch of his movements.

Mann was arrested in Zimbabwe at Harare airport in 2004 on the way to Equatorial Guinea along with 61 alleged accomplices. He was found guilty of attempting to buy arms for the alleged coup plot, and sentenced to seven years' prison in Zimbabwe. In May 2007 a Zimbabwe judge court ruled for him to be extradited to Equatorial Guinea. Co-conspirator Nick Du Toit, who is currently serving a 34-year sentence for his role, was already in the capital city of Malabo with a troupe of mercenaries when Mann was arrested.


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2008 Google Developer Day makes its inception in Taiwan

June 20, 2008 Last Saturday June 14, 2008 Google Developer Day made its first appearance in Taiwan at the Taipei International Convention Center. Approximately 1,000 developers participated in this conference.

Unlike the first two Developer Days held in China and Japan, this event focused more on demonstrations of "OpenSocial" and "Google App Engine".

Kai-fu Lee, Founding Chairman of Google China, proposed the theory on different generations and leaders on the Internet.

Li-feng Chien, Engineering Director of Google Taiwan, commented about the theory to Wikinews Journalist Rico Shen:

It's evidently a good phenomenon in Taiwan that interactions on several critical topics and incidents between Internet users was more and more active, but in opposite way, it exposed weaknesses on community awareness and agglomerations. Therefore, community awareness will be the critical factor on the Internet not only in Taiwan.


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2008 Google Developer Day focuses on Internet APIs in Australia

June 20, 2008 Google Developer Day 2008 took place on June 18 at the Wharf 8 Venue Complex in Sydney, Australia. This is the fourth event after Japan, China, and Taiwan. Thirteen Google Developer days have been scheduled for 2008. About 650 local developers participated in this conference.

Internet APIs on websites and enterprises was emphasised at this event, in addition to discussions on Google Apps Engine, Google Maps, and Android.

Alan Noble, Engineering Director of Google Australia and New Zealand, hoped potential talents and developers can be discovered in this conference, and also commented about the Internet era to local media: "Developers took hold of the notion that the web itself is truly the platform of the future - an open playing field where anyone can build innovative applications."


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I am no relation to Simon Mann. Really. Chris Mann (Say hi!|Stalk me!) 05:27, 20 June 2008 (UTC)


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Row over Lech Wałęsa's alleged collaboration with communists escalates

June 20, 2008 A book alleging that Solidarity trade union leader and former Polish president Lech Wałęsa collaborated with communist security services (SB) raised a major stir in Polish media this week, with insults and threats of lawsuits heating up the mood even before its scheduled publication next week. According to its authors, National Remembrance Institute (IPN) historians Sławomir Cenckiewicz and Piotr Gontarczyk, the book shows that Wałęsa, who in 1983 won the Nobel Peace Prize for leading the peaceful Solidarity movement that later led to the downfall of communism in Poland, had collaborated with the SB in the early 1970. They also allege that Wałęsa received payment for reports that later led to repressions against his fellow dissidents.

Wałęsa said he would sue state-owned broadcaster Telewizja Polska for 20 million zlotys in damages after it aired a documentary detailing the book's allegations on June 18.

On June 17, IPN vice-president Maria Dmochowska apologized to Wałęsa for the book in an open letter published in national media, while right-wing national daily Rzeczpospolita ran cover-page interview with the books authors in which they supported their claims.

Last week Wałęsa and current President Lech Kaczyński traded harsh words after Kaczyński said he knew that Wałęsa had been a collaborator. Wałęsa called the president was "an inhibited, little man who shook with fear his whole life", and said he would sue him if it was formally possible to do so.

The book, ''SB a Lech Wałęsa. Przyczynek do biografii (The SB and Lech Wałęsa: a contribution to a biography''), is set to be published on June 23.


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Jason-2 satellite launched to measure sea levels

June 20, 2008 The Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM), or Jason-2, satellite, has been launched into low Earth orbit. A Delta II rocket carrying the satellite lifted off from Space Launch Complex 2W at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, United States, at 07:46 GMT this morning. Spacecraft separation occurred around an hour later, and the solar panels on the satellite have deployed.

OSTM is a collaboration between the American space agency, NASA, and the French space agency, CNES. It will study and map the surface of the oceans from space. The Delta II rocket flew in the 7320 configuration, the lowest capacity variant, with three solid rocket motors, and no third stage. The exact launch time was 07:46:25.192 GMT.

This is the third launch of a Delta II carrier rocket to be conducted so far this year, and the 137th overall. The next Delta II is scheduled to launch in mid-late August, with the GeoEye-1 civilian imagery satellite, however A GPS satellite launch which was delayed from mid July to an unconfirmed date could potentially occur before this. This is the 32nd orbital launch of 2008.


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A user, not me, has given you a short editing block for changing someone elses comment. That means that you will not be able to edit for a short period of time unless the block is removed (which it may be). As this is a shared IP address which is used by many people it is likely not you who cased the block. Please note that I have asked for the block to be removed, but if it is not the block will go in 48 hours anyway. Anonymous101 (talk) 08:51, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

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Mormon Church warns Wikileaks over documents

June 20, 2008 Wikileaks, a website which hosts copies of restricted documents, recently received a claim of copyright infringement from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). This development follows a similar letter being sent to the Wikimedia Foundation, owners of Wikinews, regarding a link to the Wikileaks document.

The letter sent to Wikileaks demands that Wikileaks take down the document immediately. In an exclusive statement given to Wikinews, however, Wikileaks said that "WikiLeaks will not remove the handbooks, which are of substantial interest to current and former Mormons. WikiLeaks will remain a place where people from around the world can safely reveal the truth."

In another exclusive statement given to Wikinews, before the LDS incident, Wikileaks did say that if there was a substantial danger, Wikileaks would remove the documents from the site. "If aliens parked in orbit and said that they would obliterate the world if Wikileaks did not remove some document exposing them, would Wikileaks' distributed file server operators remove the document in question? Of course, even though there is no mechanism to do this, everyone involved would work out how to ."

The letter notifying Wikileaks of the copyright infringement was sent by Berne S. Broadbent, president of Intellectual Reserve, which controls the intellectual property of the Mormon Church.

On May 5, the Wikimedia Foundation received a copyright infringement claim from Intellectual Reserve. The infringement claim was addressed to Jimmy Wales, the designated agent of the Wikimedia Foundation, and requested that access to the link to Wikileaks be removed. Wikinews acted differently to Wikileaks after receiving the notice, as Wikinews took down the link soon after being made aware of the claim.


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referes to content from Wikileaks and a statement I recieved by email (on a different incident) from Wikileaks. For obvious reasns I am not linking to the Wikileaks document I am referring to. I have also used content from Wikimedia Foundation receives copyright infringement claim from Mormon Church which is Original reporting, but I have not used any content that was leaked from OTRS Anonymous101 (talk) 12:09, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Clarification? Article really needs to say something about what sort of documents we're talking about, if only so readers can make an assessment of the importance or otherwise of the issue. This need not involve quoting contents, or breaching any copyright. - Notmyopinion (talk) 19:48, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * A few weeks back I made the mistake of linking to a LDS document on Wikileaks, they then contacted the WMF and it was removed from the article. See Wikimedia Foundation receives copyright infringement claim from Mormon Church for more information. That is why I am unwilling to link to the documents or give enough information to make them identifiable. Anonymous101 (talk) 19:52, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

 * Thanks. I still think the documents should be characterised in general terms though, even without quoting the titles or anything. After all, the nature of the disputed documents is a fundamental part of the story, even if the content or title is a detail that can be omitted without damaging a reader's understanding of what's happening. Perhaps something like "confidential instructions for leaders on issues like discipline and teaching", or something similarly general. It's important to know that it's not, for instance, revelations of people's personal lives on one hand, or style and layout guides for their in house magazine, on the other.
 * At the very least, the first paragraph should say "...regarding a link to *a* Wikileaks document" - Notmyopinion (talk) 20:13, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Is the bit about being prepared to remove documents from wikileaks a statement of a general principle, rather than a reference to these specific LDS documents? As in "would remove documents" rather than "would remove the [LDS, in this context] documents". That paragraph is a little confusing for me. Not trying to be all grammar nazi, honestly :-) - Notmyopinion (talk) 20:13, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

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Will list below. Cirt (talk) 01:13, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
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"Mormon Church" needs to be capitalized in this, if any admin sees it and will fix it. I came across it on a Google search, and missing such capitalization makes it look unprofessional. User:JohnChrysostom on English Wikipedia. 71.72.119.150 (talk) 20:33, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
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The Morman Church's historical record of putting its political nose where it does not belong should have taught it a lesson by now. Evidentily not. I don't see why a religious organisation would be so interested in protecting its alleged copywrite. which most lawyers will admit has a very narrow and unsupported history. Those who disagree should post here the opinions of appellate courts which they claim to be authoritative and supportive. THEY WONT BECAUSE SUCH CASES DO NOT EXIST!! And while I believe the church has an ABSOLUTE, UNFETTERED RIGHT TO SPEAK ITS RELIGIOUS MIND, THAT DOES NOT GIVE IT THE ABILITY TO MAKE POLITICAL STATEMENTS WHICH PURPORT TO BE RELIGIOUS. DEMAND THAT THEY PUBLISH - THEY WONT BECAUSE THEY CANT. AS AN ATTORNEY FOR 46 YEARS FIGHTIHG FOR RELIGIOUS FRREEDOM UNDER THE FIRST AMENDMENT WHICH MS Palin had better learn if she intends to sound Presidentially qualified, freedopm of religion is a two way steert/ In excxhange for the Governments' promises to not unterfere ion the free exercisew of religion, we the People promise to not create pseudo-=religious political views into the marketplace of protected religious ideas. This is a straight forward, easily understood quid pro quo. All we need do, is observe the rules. I will not interfere with Mormons nor will I attempt to copyright their Book of MORMON, AND THEY SHOULD LEAVE MY OLD TESTAMENT, NEW Testament and Quran alone. Easy enough, yes? Go forth and multiply folks. You have demonstratsd you do it so very well. This is a perfect time of the year for people of all faiths to get together and show we can live together peaceably.For we are about to be tested as never before, by rogues who pretend to speak in Allah's voice. They don't but voices of Muslim authority had better tell these men the facts and the law. before Islamic blood begins to run in American streets.

it to have the full ability to speak oits religtiopous message  and Surely, it is in their interest for their message to reach as many people as posible? I completely agree. Imagine the Christian Church suing someone for selling the bible without a license. Anonymous101 (talk) 19:01, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Actually the publishers of more recent translations of the Bible can sue (or send cease and desist notices) for unauthorised publication of these translations - since they are copyright works, which I understand they have licenced from the original translators. That's why, for instance, there are no legal and free online copies of the New International Version. Notmyopinion (talk) 19:27, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * You're quite correct. All religions that openly and honestly believe what they preach have a natural desire to spread their teachings.  It's typically cults that try to hide their teachings from outsiders.  --on WP as User:Kasreyn 167.127.107.8 19:21, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
 * They are doing the same thing the "Church" of Scientology has done in the past. No religion should have the ability to claim that their beleifs are controlled material and should only be accessable to who they decide.  That's what cults do.  RJM (talk) 23:02, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
 * This is not about Mormon teachings, which they quite strenuously publish. It's about the practices and procedures of the organisation, which they do not necessarily want to receive the same publicity. Notmyopinion (talk) 19:22, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Actuality this is about copyrights, they would do the same thing if you published their hymns, as I am sure the Baptists or Catholics or anyone else would do. 71.32.198.10 19:34, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

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Peacekeeping helicopter crash kills four in Bosnia

June 20, 2008 A European Union peacekeeping helicopter crashed near Banja Luka in Bosnia and Herzegovina yesterday, killing the four servicemen on board. Two were German and two were Spanish.

The helicopter belonged to Spain and was deployed as part of the EUFOR peacekeeping mission, which Spain and Germany have 250 and 130 soldiers engaged in respectively. It was a German-built Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO-105. Spain's defence ministry named the deceased Spaniards as Lieutenant Santiago Hormigo Ledesma and Sergeant Joaquin Lopez Moreno. The Germans have not been named.

The cause of the accident is unknown, but the crash was witnessed by a second military helicopter in the area at the time. They reported seeing smoke from the helicopter but little else because the mountainous and forested terrain impeded their view. It is also known that the aircraft departed Sarajevo on a routine flight and crashed half an hour later after issueing a distress call. An investigation is ongoing.

The bodies were recovered today. The Spaniards were flown home on a C-130 military transport plane, after a short ceremony in which a Spanish general placed medals upon the coffins in the presence of the Spanish ambassador and EUFOR officials.

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Comments:Soft drink companies to stop high school soda sales

Few schools I thought still have soda machines on campus, is actually July 2008 is when my school in South Orange County-Saddleback Valley USD high schools will take away their soda machines.-- Freewayguy  Msg USC 20:06, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

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MDC may pull out of Zimbabwe election

June 20, 2008

According to party officials, Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) will announce Monday, June 23, whether they will pull out of the 2008 presidential election, due to election violence, or stay in the race.

This week alone, at least five MDC activists or their family members have been killed in election violence. The MDC's secretary general, Tendai Biti, was charged with subversion and treason. The case has been delayed until July 7, more than a week after the run-off election on June 27. The charges carry a possible death sentence, but he could still be granted bail.

The MDC has said that during the run-off elections, at least 70 of its supporters were killed, and over 25,000 have been evicted from their homes in a campaign of violence endorsed by President Robert Mugabe. Mugabe, however, has blamed the MDC for the violence.

Mugabe has repeatedly said that he would not allow the MDC to come into power. "The MDC will never be allowed to rule this country -- never ever," Mugabe said on Friday. "Only God who appointed me will remove me - not the MDC, not the British," he added, referring to the accusation that his election opponent Morgan Tsvangirai is a puppet of former colonial power Britain.

"In the light of the violence and intimidation, we will make a position whether we still feel the people's will will be realised, whether it's conducive to go into an election," said MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa. Some party members are split over the issue. Innocent Gonese, the MDC's secretary for legal affairs, said, "People are saying despite all that we should not withdraw and we also believe withdrawing will not solve anything."

Nelson Chamisa said the party needs to assess the situation before deciding their next move, as some areas are inaccessible. "Our grass-roots activists are being subjected to terror," Chamisa said. "Some of them are staying in the bushes and mountains to avoid Zanu-PF militias. Unless there's a change in conditions on the ground, the election will be a charade."

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NO DONT GIVE UP. FIGHT THE OPPRESSION!
 * easy to say, harder to do when people are getting killed! Wikidsoup (talk) 22:03, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

This is ridiculously depressing :(. Fephisto (talk) 16:09, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

Hipocrisy of politics
It's true that Mugabe is a criminal and a ruthless dictator... But I also know that, if he was a right wing nut instead, the brits and the americans would clone him to stay a few more years... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.241.148.179 (talk) 09:53, 21 June 2008 (UTC)


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48th International Children's Festival in Šibenik - 2008

June 21, 2008 For two weeks, from Saturday June 21 to Saturday July 5 2008, Šibenik, Croatia will be welcoming the whole world at the 48th International Children's Festival. Musicians, actors, film-makers, poets, puppeteers and other performance artists will perform for the young spectators.

Performances generally take place in the evening, while budding artists will have access to numerous workshops during the day.

At the peek of summer, children will be able to train their creativity in the cool yard of a Baroque hotel, explore the mysterious network of the wells and tanks of an old city or launch an attack on the numerous strongholds which once protected the city, the first one constructed by the Croatian kings.


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Technology giants battle for USB 3.0 standards

June 24, 2008 Even though the USB 3.0 standard, with transmission speeds nearing 5Gbit/s (600MB/s), has not yet matured and is not expected until 2009 or 2010, technology leaders Intel, AMD, and nVidia are battling to take the lead on the USB 3.0 specifications.

The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) was founded in 1995 by Intel, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Texas Instruments, NEC, and NXP Semiconductors. These companies are also promoting the new standard of USB 3.0.

But AMD, nVidia, and VIA Technologies have jointly made an attempt to develop another "USB 3.0" standard to compete with Intel. The opportunity arose because Intel has yet to release their standard for USB 3.0.

"If the USB 3.0 have two different standards in the future, the consumer will be the greatest loser in this 'standard' battle. As of this issue, we [the Federal Trade Commission] decided to investigate Intel on monopolizing the specification of USB 3.0 and hope this conflict can be smoothly solved." said the Federal Trade Commission in a statement.

Nick Knupffer, a spokesperson for Intel, claimed that Intel will release related technical specifications on USB 3.0 for the Information Technology industry to prevent unnecessary conflicts on standards and specifications.


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'Pregnancy pact' grabs international attention for small Massachusetts town

June 21, 2008

A supposed "pregnancy pact" at Gloucester High School in Gloucester, Massachusetts has drawn international attention to the small Massachusetts fishing city which is considered to be one of the oldest settlements (1623) in the American continent.

The story, which was broken by TIME magazine and the Boston Globe, involved the fact that 17 girls, all sixteen years old or younger, got themselves pregnant as part of a "pregnancy pact", so that the teenage mothers could raise their babies together.

According the magazine article, school officials at the 1,162 student school became concerned starting as far back as October when a uncommonly large amount of girls began to enter the school's health clinic to see if they were pregnant.

As of earlier this May, seven girls returned more than once seeking pregnancy tests and upon hearing results, "Some girls seemed more upset when they weren't pregnant than when they were," according to James Sullivan, the principal of the school. Some smiled, others cried, and one declared, "Sweet!", according to the Globe upon hearing their results.

Local officials, including the mayor, are uncertain whether there really was a "pact", however. Mayor Carolyn Kirk called it a "blip" in the pregnancy rate and noted many factors playing into it, such glamorization of teen pregnancy including the announcement around the same time that Britney Spear's sister, Jamie Lynn Spears had given birth to a baby, and last year's critically acclaimed movie, Juno, a comedy about a 16-year-old girl who gets pregnant and other movies, such as Knocked Up.

There is some concern over what might be statutory rape, as it has been reported that most of the men who are the fathers are older, including one report that one of the fathers is a 24-year-old homeless man. In Massachusetts, the age of consent is 16, therefore it is illegal for anyone to have sexual intercourse with anyone under 16.

Other teen mothers however have criticized the new mothers. Two such girls are Alivia Fidler and Meaghan Orlando, childhood friends and sophomore students at the high school, the girls were 16 years old when they became pregnant unexpectedly.

Orlando noted, "If I could go back in time I would want to wait and have the same baby later. You can't do stuff that normal teens do," who is now 17 and has a 3-month-old son named Jayden, "They don't know what they’re getting themselves into."

Meaghan's friend, Alivia, also now 17, said the pact idea is "ridiculous." Noting, "They're not going to be friends very long. You have to take care of your baby. It's frustrating. I don't have a lot of support." Fidler is no longer with the father of the baby, 5 month-old Xavier Fidler-Aguiar and recently lost her job at McDonalds.

One other teen mother, Amanda Ireland, who recently graduated from the school, also gave a warning to the mothers, "Don't try to get pregnant. People say they know what it's like because they have younger siblings, but they really have no idea."

Ireland also noted, "They're so excited to finally have someone to love them unconditionally. I try to explain it's hard to feel loved when an infant is screaming to be fed at 3 a.m."

46 year-old Gloucester resident Lori Mitchell, whose daughter dropped out of high school at 16 to raise a child said there are worse things than being a teenage mother, "They could be junkies or prostitutes. You try to protect them as much as you can, but it's up to them to do the right thing."

Greg Verga, the chairman of the Gloucester School Committee called the pact, "disturbing", as he himself was once a teen father.

"They are going to have a rude awakening. It was no picnic. People don’t realize there’s 3 a.m. feedings ... it’s a lifestyle change. It’s not a possession you can play with and stick on the shelf. That's why I fear for these girls."


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Wikipedia Editor Commissioned To Remove Records About A Nigerian Poet
Information reaching me today, 19th june, 2008 indicated that an Editor of the English language Wikipedia who edits with the name "Delicious Carbuncle" was on june 8th, 2008 commissioned by a Chinese secret service agent named "Xing", to lead a group of Editors and Administrators to remove all records about the Nigerian Poet, Chidi Anthony Opara from the English language Wikipedia because of one of the Poet's works titled "Ruins Of Freedom" published on some websites, which is highly critical of China's Administration in Tibet. My information further stated that the removal of the records started on 11th june, 2008 and was concluded yesterday, 18th june, 2008. Please conduct further thorough investigations on this, for the sake of Wikipedia's credibility.

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National Hockey League news: June 21, 2008

June 21, 2008

At the in, ' long-anticipated selection first overall by the  may have been overshadowed by numerous trades and signings made on the draft floor.

Before even the first pick was made, the had acquired  in a three-way trade. Calgary's pick, 17th overall was traded with the ' pick, 28th overall, to the. The Kings received the Ducks' pick, 12th overall. Later, the Flames shipped forward and fifth-round pick to the  for the 25th overall selection and a 2009 second-round pick.

The also made a major trade at the draft, moving their captain,  to the  for two defencemen,  and   as well as the 49th overall selection. The made a major trade of their own, picking up  and the 119th pick overall from the  in exchange for the 19th and 67th picks, overall.

Out of the first 30 picks in the draft, 17 had been traded around between teams. The first round was rich in defencemen; out of thirty players picked, half were defencemen. After Stamkos was picked first overall, the next four picks,, , , and were all blueliners.

The hosts,, also made numerous moves. The Senators traded up to the 15th pick overall to draft. Earlier in the day, the had also resigned to a four-year, $8.5 million contract extension. Previously, the Senators also waived goaltender. Emery could be bought out as early as today.

The NHL free-agency season starts July 1.


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Sudan Airways grounded

June 21, 2008

Sudanese flag carrier Sudan Airways has been grounded by the Sudanese Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The airline's Air Operators Certificate will be revoked starting from Monday.

CAA director of safety and flight operations Mohamed Hassan al-Mujammar said that the grounding was not directly connected to the crash of Sudan Airways Flight 109 at Khartoum International Airport, which has 30 confirmed fatalities. However, he did say that the airline said it was unable to make urgent improvements suggested by the CAA in a safety audit last month because they were too preocupied with dealing with the disaster's aftermath.

"It is high time to stop this type of non-compliance with international standards," said Mujammar.

Sudan Airways now has one month in which to appeal the decision or make the requested improvements. The airline had prevously complained of trouble acquiring spare parts and pilot training because of sanctions imposed by the United States on Sudan. The airline says even parts for European-manufactured Airbus planes are affected.

The airline operates mainly routes in the Middle East and the Gulf.

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