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NASA discovers new evidence of dark matter

August 21, 2006

New observations of the distribution of mass show clear evidence of the separation of dark matter and normal matter, according to NASA scientists.

"This is the most energetic cosmic event, besides the Big Bang, which we know about," said Maxim Markevitch of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and member of the NASA team that studied images collected with the Chandra X-ray observatory, the Hubble Space Telescope, the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope and the Magellan optical telescopes.

The observation supports the theory that the bulk of the universe is made up of invisible dark matter, which was detected by observing the gravitational force it exerted on visible matter.

"A universe that's dominated by dark stuff seems preposterous, so we wanted to test whether there were any basic flaws in our thinking," said team leader Doug Clowe of the University of Arizona at Tucson. "These results are direct proof that dark matter exists."

Because the force of gravity can bend light, the team was able to detect the presence of dark matter through gravitational lensing. Light emitted by objects that lie on the far side of the galaxy was distorted by a gravitational force in excess of the distortion expected by the visible matter present in the galactic collision. To make their discovery, the scientists trained their telescopes on a cluster of galaxies officially designated 1E0657-56, informally known as the bullet cluster because of its shape.

The bullet shape is the result of the violent collision of a small galaxy cluster with another, larger cluster as normal matter in the galaxies interacts during the collision. Dark matter, however, does not experience any of the forces that affect normal matter, other than gravity, and ended up separating from the normal matter during the event.

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Arrest made in JonBenet Ramsey murder case

August 16, 2006

An arrest has been made in the almost 10-year-old murder of JonBenét Ramsey, according to a law enforcement official. The suspect is 41-year-old John Mark Karr, a former second grade teacher. Karr was detained in Bangkok, Thailand at the request of the U.S. government. The suspect faces charges in Colorado.

Local authorities in Boulder, Colorado, where the suspect will face a murder charge, declined to comment.

9News, a Denver television station, claimed that the suspect had confessed to elements of the crime that were not public.

CBS News is reporting that according to their sources the suspect is John Mark Karr, a 41-year-old American man and second-grade schoolteacher, who will be brought back to the United States this weekend.

JonBenét's father, John Ramsey, told 9News that he has been notified of the arrest. Asked if he knew Karr, Ramsey replied, "To the best of my knowledge, no," the station's Web site reported.

According to CBC, John Ramsey released the following statement to the media:
 * I want to have only very limited comment on today's arrest because I feel it is extremely important to not only let the justice system operate to its conclusion in an orderly manner, but also to avoid feeding the type of media speculation that my wife and I were subjected to for so many years. I do want to say, however, that the investigation of the individual arrested today in connection with JonBenét's death was discussed with Patsy and me by the Boulder district attorney's office prior to Patsy's death in June. So Patsy was aware that authorities were close to making an arrest in the case and had she lived to see this day, would no doubt have been as pleased as I am with today's development almost 10 years after our daughter's murder. Words cannot adequately express my gratitude for the efforts of Boulder district attorney Mary Lacy and the members of her investigative team.

On December 26, 1996, 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey, a child beauty pageant queen, was found murdered in the basement of her parents' home in Boulder, Colorado, United States, eight hours after being reported missing. The case drew national attention when no suspect was charged and suspicions turned to possible family involvement.

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The time is 22:00 (UTC) on August 16th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs.

6 Canadian soldiers injured in Afghan attack
Afghanistan

Six soldiers were injured, Tuesday, during a mortar attack on a Canadian outpost in Afghanistan. None of the injuries sustained are life threatening, according to officials.

United Airlines Flight 923 makes emergency landing at Logan International Airport
United States

United Airlines Flight 923 from London to Washington D.C. made an emergency landing at Boston's Logan International Airport following the pilot declaring an in-flight emergency.

Fire in Amherstburg, Ontario dies down
A huge fire at a plastics recycling plant forced hundreds of residents in Amherstburg, a Southwestern Ontario town, flee their homes.

Four Lotto 649 winners share jackpot
Canada

Three people in the Greater Toronto Area and one person in Quebec won last week's Lotto 649. They will share the second-largest lottery jackpot in Canadian history as the lucky winners of Saturday's $43.2-million Lotto 649 draw. They will each take home $10.8 million.

New Zealand 'Boobs on Bikes' parade approved
New Zealand

The Auckland 'Boobs on Bikes' parade for next weeks annual sex industry convention, Erotica Expo which features naked woman on motorcycles has been approved by Auckland City Council's events and promotion staff despite disapproval by Auckland Mayor, Dick Hubbard and 13 other Auckland City Council councillors.

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Talk:Astronomers to vote on potential new planets

 * Looks good enough to publish for my tastes (which might be questionable) --SVTCobra 23:50, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Listen, I am not an astronomer . . . there's a lot of the technical stuff I couldn't properly proof-read. Probably some regular mistakes too. Truth be told, I didn't spend too much time on it, beyond reading the space.com article and doing some glancing comparisons. But I did publish this article because I felt it could not just be left in Development and Collaboration limbo. It is already the 17th (UTC) and I feel that news by definition has to be timely. --SVTCobra 01:49, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I left the article unpublished because I wanted some proofreading of my English first, so if you didn't find any, thank you for being bold!--Steven Fruitsmaak (Talk) 10:24, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I think that there were enough people to have read it and made their little corrections that it was probably ok. --SVTCobra 13:20, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

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editprotected Please change 2003UB313 to 2003 UB313: see en.wiki article on 2003 UB313, now Eris. 220.255.2.154 (talk) 11:27, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
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Google launches free city wide Wi-Fi in Mountain View, California

August 16, 2006 Google on Wednesday inaugurated a free city-wide Wi-Fi system in its home town of Mountain View, California. Google insisted that it had no plans to offer a similar service nationwide. Most residents of Mountain View, can connect to the Internet via a Mesh Wi-Fi network for free. Google said that its network "eventually will cover the entire city" and serve as "testing ground for future innovations." The network is currently setup in downtown Mountain View, and much of the suburbs are yet to be hooked up.

The wireless network (Wi-Fi) covers 90% of Mountain View. It offers maximum data transfer rate of up to 1 Megabit per second, which is slightly slower than DSL.

The system costs about US$1 million to build and uses 380 transceivers mounted on street-lights throughout the 31 km² city. Reviews of the network say that it works smoothly in open areas, but that connections can be patchy in enclosed spaces.

Chris Sacca, Google's head of special initiatives, said that "the main purpose of his company's backing local wi-fi access is to clear the way for broadband entrepreneurs and overcome legal roadblocks by established telephone and cable TV providers".

Mountain View, which has about 72,000 residents, is the largest U.S. city with totally free Internet access available throughout the entire community.


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Body of missing New Zealand student found

August 17, 2006

have found the body of missing, New Zealand, student Daniel Hansman in.

Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Cotter, of Wellington CIB, said the body was found shortly after 9.05 a.m..

The divers had only been in the water a short period of time when they found the body in 10 of water.


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New Zealand army Unimog crash leaves one solider dead

August 17, 2006

Private Meredith Simms, 18-years-old, died yesterday when the New Zealand Army Mercedes-Benz Unimog truck he was travelling in left the road and fell 100-metres down a steep bank 2.30 p.m. yesterday (NZST), coming to rest on railway tracks. The soldier driving the truck was critically injured and was flown by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter to Wellington Hospital, where he is being treated for spinal cord injuries.

The Unimog was travelling in a convoy 14-kilometres southeast of Blenheim on State Highway 1, Weld Pass.

The New Zealand police have launched an inquiry into the fatal accident. The Unimog has been removed from the scene of the crash and will now be examined. The police say that they will guard the scene and finish examining it today.

The accident occurred when the Unimog was returning back to the Burnham Military Camp, Christchurch, where all soldiers were from. It followed a ten day exercise which involved 15 vehicles in Marlborough. The other soldiers went to the RNZAF Base Woodbourne base to receive counselling from a military chaplain, military psychologist and police victim support, they are returning to Burnham today.

The family of the deceased said their son "died doing what he loved," and have requested privacy.

Simms' death has been referred to a coroner.

Since 1994 there have been eight fatal accidents involving Unimogs.


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I don't really like this. It might be better if it had it's own page and possibly space on the main page, and didn't appear in the portals and categories. nzgabriel 06:40, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
 * have tagged it . Doldrums 07:05, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Oops, sorry, it was just an experiment -- didn't pay attention to the included categories.--Eloquence 18:12, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

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section headings for dates
i prefer something smaller than what we are using right now. Doldrums 09:12, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

no at the top of the page, is this intentional? Doldrums 09:25, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

have u seen what's at the bottom of my Sandbox? the create article textbox gets pushed down into the two column area or removed from the page altogether - people go to Writing an article or Newsroom to start writing, a good thing, in my view. Doldrums 09:51, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

OR and Interviews ...
now have thier own portals. Doldrums 09:23, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

AWESOME
Awesome! I love it! Thunderhead (talk) 22:30, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * not bad. Definitly something new. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 01:49, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Comments: perhaps some padding between two columns at top, RSS feeds die. Even if you don't like the button, we should have a link to WN:RSS i think. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 02:20, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

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I can't say I like it. The sections look far too seperate from each other, and the header looks like it is split away from the main content (in the green). I'm not a designer so I can't really say how it could be improved other than *keep it open*. --Skenmy(talk) 19:27, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I just looked at this in lynx. I think its better then the current main page, however it would be great if the main lead was between the topics and the Article listings (IMHO). however that would likly be very hard to acomplish and keep the same for graphic browsers, without some very fancy CSS. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 02:36, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

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Would you want to get rid of the page title (H1 Main Page at top of page) if you used this, like and  do? This page does have a big welcome to wikinews. Bawolff ☺☻ 04:39, 14 October 2006 (UTC)


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Liverpool's elected officials call in the Police

August 17, 2006

The leader of Liverpool City Council, Warren Bradley has today taken a dossier to the Chief Constable of Merseyside Police detailing some of the allegations contained on the Liverpool Evil Cabal web site.

This is the second visit to the Police stimulated by the Blog. The previous visit by Executives at the Council, was aimed at closing the Blog, this visit takes the claims of the blog to the Police.


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

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Overnight battle for Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula

August 17, 2006 Sri Lanka government forces repulsed an overnight offensive by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the northern Jaffna peninsula in some of the fiercest fighting since the 2002 truce.

The LTTE attempted an amphibious attack arriving in a flotilla of gunboats. Government troops drove them off, supported by artillery and aerial bombing.

According to a military spokesperson, Major Rajapakse, the army killed at least 98 Tamil Tigers and wounded twice as many. The army suffered 6 killed and 60 wounded.

"The situation has calmed down now after heavy fighting till early this morning," Rajapakse said.

The ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka is an ongoing conflict between the Government of Sri Lanka and the ethnic Sri Lankan Tamils on the island-nation of Sri Lanka. Since the 1983 "Black July" pogrom, there has been on-and-off civil war, mostly between the government and the LTTE who want to create an independent state of called Tamil Eelam in the north and east of the island. It is estimated that the war has left 65,000 people dead since 1983 and caused great harm to the population and economy of the country. A cease-fire was declared in 2002, but hostilities renewed in late 2005 following military operations against Tiger-controlled territory in the east.


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David Witt, father-in-law of Floyd Landis, commits suicide

August 17, 2006

David Witt, father-in-law of Floyd Landis, the winner of the 2006 Tour De France, has died. Witt was found dead in his car in a parking garage on August 16. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, San Diego Police said. He was 57.

Witt who was married to Rose, the mother of Amber, Floyd Landis' wife, introduced Amber to Landis. Witt was an amateur cyclist who became friends with Landis after having the same coach. At one time, they were even roommates.

Witt and his wife co-own the "Hawthorn's" restaurant in San Diego and it is adorned with Landis memorabilia, including his jerseys and magazine covers. The two had also attended the Tour de France where they witnessed Floyd's victory.

Floyd Landis did win the 2006 Tour de France, but the result is contested after he tested positive in a doping test. He is widely expected to be stripped of the title.


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House fire in Buffalo, N.Y. leaves two families homeless

A fire that started in the attic on Baynes Street between Bird and Forest Avenues in Buffalo, New York left 2 families, totaling 6 people, homeless including three children.

A resident living on the second floor of the two family house called 911 at around 8:00 p.m. on August 16, 2006 and reported the smell of smoke. When firefighters arrived they "saw flames shooting out of the third floor window," a firefighter told Wikinews.

Firefighters said that there was "severe damage from the fire to the third floor," but the second and first floor apartments suffered smoke and water damage.

Witnesses say that smoke from the blaze could be seen as far as a half mile away.

There were no injuries to any residents or firefighters and the cause of the blaze is still under investigation. Residents of the house would not comment.


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Original
Quotes from firefighters, content as wel as the image are all original. Jason Safoutin 14:43, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Well done at getting to the scene and doing some real original reporting. nzgabriel 07:51, 18 August 2006 (UTC)


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But sometimes users submit an article from somewhere else, not realizing that Wikinews cannot keep copy-and-paste versions of articles which are published elsewhere under a restrictive copyright. An article created in this way is a copyright violation, and Wikinews policy is to erase these even if they are excellent article ideas.

Another problem which sometimes comes up is press releases. Press releases are sometimes excellent sources, but they do not qualify as unbiased news articles so they can't be published as they are. Two key things to remember about press releases is that they're usually written to represent the viewpoint of an involved party (Thus likely running foul of our Neutral Point of View policy). And second, they are generally covered by copyright which can conflict with our open editing approach.

A better way to get an article on an exciting subject published here is to write an original article following the guidelines described in writing an article, or to write a brief explanation of the subject and include the url address of articles or websites to use as sources.

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Man confesses to 1996 murder of JonBenet Ramsey

August 17, 2006

John Mark Karr, 41, a former elementary school teacher, has confessed to killing 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey in 1996. Karr, an American, was arrested in an apartment located in Bangkok, Thailand. Karr called the killing an "accident", thereby implying that it was not murder, which requires intent.

"I was with JonBenét when she died. I loved JonBenét. She died accidentally. I am so very sorry for what happened to JonBenét. It's very important for me that everyone knows that I love her very much, that her death was unintentional, that it was an accident," Karr told reporters in a press conference yesterday. When Karr was asked by a reporter if he was innocent, regarding Ramsey's murder, he simply replied "no."

Karr also said that it would take "several hours" to describe what happened to Ramsey.

"It would take several hours to describe that. It's a very involved series of events that would involve a lot of time. It's very painful for me to talk about it," added Karr.

Despite the confession, ABC News is reporting that the ex-wife of Karr is supplying an alibi and says that he was in Alabama with her when the murder occurred.

John Ramsey, JonBenét's father, issued a statement shortly after the news of the arrest saying, "I want to have only very limited comment on today's arrest because I feel it is extremely important to not only let the justice system operate to its conclusion in an orderly manner, but also to avoid feeding the type of media speculation that my wife and I were subjected to for so many years."

Karr is expected to be charged with "second-degree murder. . . . He said it was unintentional. He said he was in love with the child. She was a pageant queen," said Lt. Gen. Suwat Tumrongsiskul, chief of the Thai police.

"Karr will be returned to Colorado within the next week and will face charges of first-degree murder, felony murder, kidnapping and sexual assault," said official for the Department of Homeland Security at the United States Embassy in Bangkok.

Investigators say that Karr was being investigated for months and was arrested on sex charges that were not related to the Ramsey case. United States authorities were watching Karr after he attempted to get a job as a teacher in Thailand.

Ramsey's lifeless body was found in her home just one day after Christmas in 1996. There had been no signs that anyone had forceably entered the home, but police did find evidence of DNA, from a male, under the fingernails of Ramsey; however, investigators had never been able to match the DNA to anyone.

A man with the same name, presumably Karr himself, founded PowerWurks, "a world wide support organization for kids, teens and college students." A March 7, 1996 newsgroup post to alt.missing-kids read "All my plans revolve around kids. I am very concerned about the well being of all young people. I'll do anything I can to help find a missing child. I have 3 children of my own and I don't know what I would do if they were taken from me." The message used an anonymizer to hide his email address.


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Does the new paragraph qualify as original research, I presume? -- Zanimum 15:43, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
 * i'd suggest removing the "presumably", and removing the "founded" in favour of "posting says ... founded". report thatt the source says so, without drawing inferences, unless the inferences are verifiable. Doldrums 15:53, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, we don't know if it was him, or another person with the name. That's what's the unknown element, not whether he did implement plans. --  Zanimum

Hoax
Careful with this story as it is increasingly starting to look like a hoax and/or another complete fuckup by Boulder authorites. 65.95.149.190 12:14, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Hoax? No the article itself is not a hoax. His confession might be BUT he confessed to worldwide cameras and media LIVE in some cases. So if it is a hoax, it is a hoax he created. Not Wikinews and not any other news media for that matter. Jason Safoutin 20:20, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Confessed to murder?
I'm confused. This article says he's confessed to murder but is maintaining that the death was an accident. Does US law have a concept of an "accidental" murder? --Yaf201 12:46, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Manslaughter, wrongful death...but the fact is that he killed her. If his confession is crap then he will be arrested for filing a false police report and obstruction of justice among other things. Jason Safoutin 20:19, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
 * That's an excellent point. Murder is the wrong word. 65.95.149.107 23:36, 18 August 2006 (UTC)


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Indonesian health officials investigating possible human to human transmission of H5N1 Bird Flu virus

August 17, 2006

Indonesian Health officials are concerned that a 9-year-old girl who died of the H5N1 Avian Flu virus, contracted the illness as a result of human to human transmission and officials say a team of experts are on the way to the area to determine if a cluster exists.

"The tests were positive. She died of bird flu. A team left this morning to check if there is a cluster or not," said Bird Flu Information Center scientist, Nurdin.

Ai Siti Amanah who lived in Garut, located in West Java died on August 15 before health officials were able to determine that she had the deadly virus and only one day after arriving for treatment at the hospital.

It is believed that the girl had contact with a 17-year-old male named Umar Aup from the same town who is infected with the virus, but health officials say he is recovering at a local hospital. He was diagnosed with the illness on August 12. Another boy named Misbah, 20, cousin of Aup died earlier in August and was not tested for the disease but officials say he was exhibiting signs of the illness.

Supari Indonesia's health minister stated that tests will be done on the two subjects to determine the origin and the "exact type of the virus."

Three months ago, seven family members died when they contracted the virus through human to human transmission.

So far, 46 people have died from the virus in Indonesia.


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Federal judge rules warrantless wiretaps illegal

August 17, 2006

A United States District federal judge ruled Thursday that the Bush administration's wiretapping program is "unconstitutional" and that it "must be halted immediately." The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union(ACLU) challenging federal intelligence agencies' eavesdropping of international phone calls without obtaining court warrants.

The defendants, the National Security Agency (NSA), the Central Security Service and NSA Director and Chief of the Central Security Service, Lieutenant General Keith B. Alexander asserted that they cannot defend their case without exposing state secrets.

Judge Anna Diggs Taylor, US District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, wrote in an opinion that the defense argument was "without merit". "Defendants have supported these arguments without revealing or relying on any classified information," Taylor wrote in an opinion accompanying the ruling.

Judge Taylor also ruled that the tapping violates "the separation of powers enshrined in the Constitution, privacy and free speech."

The Bush Administration has been firmly committed to the wiretapping, known as the Terrorist Surveillance Program (TSP), and said the practice has a valid basis in law, despite public criticism. Defenders of the program contended that the President has the authority under the AUMF and the Constitution to authorize the continued use of the TSP.

Judge Taylor wrote in her 43-page opinion that, "We must first note that the Office of the Chief Executive has itself been created, with its powers, by the Constitution. There are no hereditary Kings in America and no powers not created by the Constitution. So all 'inherent powers' must derive from that Constitution."

The ACLU filed the lawsuit to protect the privacy and unreasonable search of lawful verbal exchanges by journalists, lawyers and scholars among others. The court order ruled that powers granted by TSP violated the U.S. Separation of Powers doctrine, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the First and Fourth Amendments.

An appeal over the court decision is expected.

In 2001, President George W. Bush approved a program that allowed the NSA to monitor international calls for possible terrorist activity when one party to the call was outside U.S. territory. The government argued that the program is well within the president's authority. The Justice Department wrote, "In the ongoing conflict with al Qaeda and its allies, the president has the primary duty under the Constitution to protect the American people".


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Indonesian health officials investigating possible human to human transmission of H5N1 Bird Flu virus
Indonesia

Indonesian Health officials are concerned that a 9-year-old girl who died of the H5N1 Avian Flu virus, contracted the illness as a result of human to human transmission and officials say a team of experts are on the way to the area to determine if a cluster exists.

Overnight battle for Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula
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Sri Lanka government forces repulsed an overnight offensive by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in the northern Jaffna peninsula in some of the fiercest fighting since the 2002 truce.

House fire in Buffalo, N.Y. leaves two families homeless
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A fire that started in the attic on Abbotsford Street between Bird and Forest Avenues in Buffalo, New York left 2 families, totaling 6 people, homeless, including three children.

Federal judge rules warrantless wiretaps illegal
Anna Diggs Taylor, a United States District federal judge in Detroit, Michigan has ruled that wiretaps on telephones without a warrant is "unconstitutional" and that any of those wire taps "must be halted immediately."

Liverpool's elected officials call in the Police
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The leader of Liverpool City Council, Warren Bradley has today taken a dossier to the Chief Constable of Merseyside Police detailing some of the allegations contained on the Liverpool Evil Cabal web site.

New Zealand army Unimog crash leaves one solider dead
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Private Meredith Simms, 18-years-old, died yesterday when the New Zealand Army Mercedes-Benz Unimog truck he was travelling in, left the road and fell 100-metres down a steep bank 2.30 p.m. yesterday (NZST), coming to rest on railway tracks.

Man confesses to 1996 murder of JonBenet Ramsey
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John Mark Karr, 41, a former elementary school teacher, has confessed to murdering 6-year-old w:JonBenet Ramsey in 1996. Karr, an American, was arrested in an apartment located in Bangkok, Thailand.

Body of missing New Zealand student found
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New Zealand Police have found the body of missing Wellington, student Daniel Hansman in Wellington Harbour.

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Hollywood notables condemn Hamas and Hezbollah

August 17, 2006 In a full-page ad in the Los Angeles Times, 85 top actors, directors and other Hollywood notables accused Hezbollah and Hamas of being terrorist organisations and blamed them for the deaths of all the civilians in Lebanon and Israel; including the civilians that were killed by Israel's bombing of Lebanon.

The statement in the ad read as follows:
 * We the undersigned are pained and devastated by the civilian casualties in Israel and Lebanon caused by terrorist actions initiated by terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah and Hamas. If we do not succeed in stopping terrorism around the world, chaos will rule and innocent people will continue to die. We need to support democratic societies and stop terrorism at all costs.

Among the signatories are famous actors such as: Michael Douglas, Patricia Heaton, Dennis Hopper, William Hurt, Don Johnson, Nicole Kidman, Michael Mann, Kelly Preston, Sylvester Stallone, Danny De Vito, Bruce Willis and James Woods.

Also included were directors Dick Donner, Michael Mann, Sam Raimi, Ridley Scott and Tony Scott. Other influential Hollywood signatories include News Corporation chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch, chairman and majority owner of Paramount Pictures Sumner Redstone and media mogul Haim Saban.

Although neither Hamas nor Hezbollah have responded directly to the statement, both organisations have previously insisted that they are not terror organisations, but merely legitimate resistance movements.

Mahmoud al-Zahar, who is foreign minister of the Palestinian National Authority as well as a co-founder of Hamas and member of Hamas' leadership in the Gaza Strip, has previously insisted his organisation has the "right to resist" Israeli attacks. He continued:
 * We are not playing at terrorism or violence. We are under occupation...The Israelis are continuing their aggression against our people, killing, detention, demolition and in order to stop these processes, we run effective self defence by all means, including using guns.

Israeli Vice Premier Shimon Peres had earlier persuaded Nicole Kidman to visit Israel and, during a conference held by Rupert Murdoch, said "Maybe you can be tourism ambassador to the Galilee."


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US Airport evacuated in 'liquid bomb' scare

August 17, 2006

The discovery of a suspect bottle of fluid in a passengers carry-on luggage has prompted the evacuation of Tri-State Airport, located near Huntington, West Virginia.

The bottle was identified by a security screener as a woman passenger attempted to board a flight to Charlotte, North Carolina. Since the discovery of an alleged plot to destroy US flights departing from British airports last week using liquid explosives, authorities in the US and UK have banned transportation of liquids in carry-on luggage.

A machine used by security officers to test for the presence of explosives was trigged by two of four bottles carried by the woman. This positive result was subsequently confirmed by a sniffer dog. The bottles reportedly contained drinking water and a face wash with a drop of bleach.

Both bomb sniffing dogs and explosive detecting equipment detect chlorine among other chemicals. Chlorine is the major ingredient in bleach and a common disinfectant.

Airport officials report that the woman, Rima Qayyum, is an American from Jackson West Virginia. She is of Pakistani origin and was travelling on a one way ticket to Charlotte, North Carolina. She is four months pregnant.

Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Amy von Walter issued the following statements to press. "The bomb squad is on site and the woman is being interviewed by the FBI," "It looks like there were four items containing liquids ... two of those containers tested positive."

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Talk:Hollywood notables condemn Hamas and Hezbollah

According to my instincts the title of this article should be "Top Hollywood notables condemn Hamas and Hezbollah." As it stands the subject and the verb do not agree in number. -- Wikipedia user Erpingham
 * User:Davodd fixed it. --SVTCobra 22:25, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Jewish bias
I'm not sure if this a real issue or if I'm just imagining it, but the two "influential Hollywood signatories" are Jews. Singling them out seems to raise the issue of whether there was a Jewish bias to the advertisement, but without making the accusation openly. If there is a controversy over bias, I'd rather it be made clear: who is claiming it, what the facts are, etc.

 * I never though of it in that regard. I think few people know of either of them, or that they're Jewish. They're in a category for themselves since they're not actors or directors. Rune X2 08:17, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

 * A solid majority of signatories were not Jewish, but the article picks out 2 Jewish, and relatively non-famous signatories to identify as influential in Hollywood. That seems like a veiled reference Jews controlling Hollywood and this advertisement being Jewish propoganda.

 * ok. To be honest I didn't know they were Jewish, and it didn't occur to me that it could be important. I was just trying to pick some of the most notable of all three groups (actors, directors and others) without mentioning them all. Perhaps you can edit the article to get a more natural selection? You can see the ad here: http://www.webloggin.com/images/hollyad.gif Rune X2 10:10, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

neutrally writtent 'POV subject', but newswothy?
Article could be ballansed by another POV expressing the view that Israel is a terroriststate, if any US actor could say that without geting career problems. Hollywood=Israelfriendly. It is not that suprising that these people making this statement but probably a good thing if you are a supporter of Bush:s 'war against terrorism'. I call it less newsworty expression of support of US current politic. international 08:44, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

npov
"terrorist organisation" is pov, use of the term must be attributed and other views noted. response from hamas & hezbollah shld be reported, or if unavailable, their previous response to such an accusation shld be mentioned. Doldrums 08:55, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

 * “terrorist organisations” was a direct quote from the ad. I think it was evident, but I suppose it could be quoted. As for balancing it with “terroriststate” “Israel friendly” etc. This is news, not a debating forum. This particular news piece happens to be about a statement made by some Hollywood notables, I'm sure there are other news pertaining to others calling Israel nasty things. Rune X2 09:03, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I guess every article in itself must be NPOV, so some "calling Israel nasty things" should be addad. international 09:11, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

 * thanks for responding to the concerns. it is important to give hamas and hezbollah a chance to respond to the charges. if we can't dig up any response to the present one, we'll report any previous response to similar charges. Doldrums 09:20, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

 * If Hezbollah or Hamas had anything to say to the add, which to my best knowledge they haven't, that could have been included. However every piece of news is about this news only. If you want the whole background story you'll have to go to wikipedia. Ie. while the reporting should be neutral, it is not necessary to state that what some say is not a universally held belief.

 * And the bit about Kidman visiting Israel has nothing to do in this article, as it is a difference news piece. You should create another article for it.

 * Anyway this is yesterdays news. Rune X2 09:21, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

 * This is yesterdays publicity stunt you mean... Not a serious news article, just a fancy way of rasing money and generating publicity. 212.111.50.168 09:27, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

 * agree that Kidman's visit to israel is not relevant, including it amounts to original research. but an oppurtunity for hamas/hezbollah to respond must be given.
 * here's an old quote by Mahmoud Zahhar, "leader" of Hamas, from his profile on bbc news :
 * "Although the international community has called on Hamas to renounce violence, Mr Zahhar has insisted his organisation has the "right to resist" Israeli attacks. "We are not playing at terrorism or violence. We are under occupation," he said. "The Israelis are continuing their aggression against our people, killing, detention, demolition and in order to stop these processes, we run effective self defence by all means, including using guns.""

Doldrums 09:36, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

I'd rather let people decide for themselves if they care or not. To me it does seem over the threshhold for news. If 50 top union leaders or 50 top neurosurgeons or 50 top big game hunters take out a full page article, let them have their say. It's not like wikinews is so choked up with articles that letting readers decide for themselves is impractical. And I'd like to lean on the side of more news and less censorship. (unsiged by IP 70.107.24.200)

Kidman's visit to israel show that she is expressing a view baised to the Israeli view on the conflict, not a general condemnation of terrorism international 09:52, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

 * This is speculation on your part. In any case, there are 85 signatories. Do you want to single everybody out and speculate on the possible reasons for every one of them? Rune X2 10:23, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
 * No, in article its sourced. Here on talk we are allowed to speculate but I see it as an clearification. Kidman seems to bee the higest profile in this thing. And plase dont revert anymore. I hope you are familliar with the 3 revert Rule. international 10:33, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

 * I have no reverted anything you've done, except for when you deleted a paragraph I had inserted. As for Kidman's, possible coming trip to Israel, I think we're going to need some arbitration here, as I consider it irrelevant, speculative and somewhat absurd thus to single out one person of 85 signatories for special treatment. So I'm going to have to ask you to keep it out until we reach some sort of consensus here on the talk pages.

 * Neither do I find it necessary to include whole paragraphs and quotes previously made by Hamas, as this news item is not about Hamas – but about a statement made by some Hollywood persons – a terse statement on the bottom (and one that covers both organisations) should suffice. Else we could go into depth on how many states and international organisations consider them terror organisations, what defines a terror organisation, etc. But this is what Wikipedia should do, not wikinews. Rune X2 10:48, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

 * This part of the quote; " civilian casualties in Israel and Lebanon caused by terrorist actions initiated by terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah and Hamas" needs to be addressed. It is over the top POV to blame the resistance groups for the deaths of Lebanese civilians by Israeli bombings. I am sure there are numerous quotes available from Hamas or Hezbolah stating that they did not "initiate" the bombing of Lebanon and I will look for those quotes after work if noone else finds them first. In the meantime the article is not NPOV. 65.95.149.190 12:23, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
 * It's from a direct quote. You can't hardly go in and edit quotes to make it seem less pov. The quote is the whole story. Referring to it is not pov. Rune X2 20:47, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
 * If is is "over the top POV", then that's a problem, but it isn't our "over the top POV", it is that of the signatories and material to the report. It doesn't need countered or neutralised. --Brian McNeil / talk 12:37, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

the quote
"We the undersigned a...." I dont think it is nessesary to have it as it is obviously uninformed at the best. I remove the whole quote as it is the source to resent disput and npove-tag is removed without consensus. international 21:35, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Get a grip. The quote is the article. And weather you or the Queen of Sheba dislikes it, considers it uninformed, misleading, wrong and evil and what not is quite irrelevant, as it is not and never has been POV to refer directly what other people says. I call this constant destructive behaviour of your for unacceptable vandalism. Rune X2 23:00, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
 * "Get a grip. The quote is the article" Well, if so the article should be deleted as wikinews is not a spinnforum. The article is problematic as its was written with focus to promote the 'the hollywood notables' onesided condemnation. Article must show some ballance. Ex. to use the title "Top Hollywood notables onsided condemn one side in Israel-Hezbollah conflict" whold help alot. And what does "stop terrorism at all costs" mean. Actors are not expert at solving the worlds problem I hope everybody understand. Its allmost Wackynewsy!

 * And stop be a dramamonger and call me things. Vandalism is not a word for generall attacking. Take this as an advice or go and read policy. international 23:52, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Read again. I called you nothing, but I did call your unreasoned deletions for vandalism (although I believe you just called me "dramamonger" – but I guess I’ll live) Rune X2 00:00, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

 * I agree with Intl. The quote is extremely POV and much too extensive. The news here is that the celebrities did this thing and the quote is readily available in the blatantly POV sources. Neutralizer 23:58, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

 * I am sorry, but the "quote" belongs. Yes it is extremely POV, but that is what this article is about isn't it? To report on the POV of these "Hollywood elite"? If not to point out what they actually said, then why any article at all about it? --SVTCobra 00:04, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

 * And just below this article is one in which Mel Gibson has some things to say about Jews. That is very POV too, yet it is quoted so the reader can see for himself and make up his own mind. And when Bush or Blair or Kerry or whoever has something to say, that is POV too. Yet it should be referred, because it is up to the reader to decide not us. As long as the quote is direct and unmanipulated. Rune X2 00:05, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Rune, I think it is perfectly OK to say including Lebanese civilian deaths, because that is what they did. They just didn't say who literally killed them. Israel is not disputing that there were civilian deaths in Lebanon, they just claim they were justifiable.--SVTCobra 00:13, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Actually right now it seems ok if noone cuts back on the quotes by the other side. Neutralizer 00:07, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Oops; ok I put back the rest of the other side's quotes; didn't realize it had been cut back. Neutralizer 00:11, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

No Original Research
Wherein the statement:

"We the undersigned are pained and devastated by the civilian casualties in Israel and Lebanon caused by terrorist actions initiated by terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah and Hamas. If we do not succeed in stopping terrorism around the world, chaos will rule and innocent people will continue to die. We need to support democratic societies and stop terrorism at all costs."

- do you find basis for saying they blamed them for the deaths of ALL the civilians and the sentence "including the civilians that were killed by Israel's bombing of Lebanon." – this is simply your own speculation, not supported by a quite brief statement. It is WP:OR and should not be included. Rune X2 00:13, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

 * I don't think this is OR. It is a very small logical leap at best. What else could they mean? Hezbollah wasn't exactly lobbing rockets into Lebanese towns. (Although, I think I read one overshot and hit Gaza, but I digress.) --SVTCobra 00:18, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Perhaps, but it is a leap that is unnecessary to make unless one distrust the reader to make his own conclusions, or want to foster some conclusions on him. I believe articles should just be reported as are with a minimum of added on speculation and pre-treatment. And lets give the readers the respect of trusting them to have the intelligence to come to their own opinions on what should be thought of it all. But it’s not like it’s a point I wish to press. The whole case is starting to become a tiresome, when it is really a very straightforward news-piece. Already I see a whole paragraph on the bottom, which had previously been removed (by someone else) has been reinserted. Rune X2 00:44, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
 * we do consensusbuilding here international 00:48, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

guess im to tired to play rocketscei...journalist now, I missunderstood. 'including the civilians that were killed by Israel's bombing of Lebanon' is ok. international 00:46, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

new title suggestion
"Hollywood notables onesided condemn Hamas and Hezbollah but not Israel"

Correct description and dramaturgy to article, put a finger on the problem with their statment. international 00:22, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

 * That'd just be silly. Why not change the lead story of "Man confesses to 1996 murder of JonBenet Ramsey" to "Man unilaterally confesses to 1996 murder of JonBenet Ramsey". --SVTCobra 00:25, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

 * It is understood that their actions and words are their own. --SVTCobra 00:26, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

 * But this title change the focus of the story away from just megafoning their very onsided statement and the quote can be added without unbalansing the article. We cant edit the quote. international 00:32, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

Hollywood notables condemn Hamas and Hezbollah but not Israeli bombing of civilians. international 00:35, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

 * And neither did they condemn Ireland or Iceland or Al Qaeda – in fact there is an infinitive amount of things that they did not (and not a word on bombing). You can of course debate weather they are notables, but beyond that the title says concisely and precisely what they did. Why don’t you trust the reader to make up his own mind, about what they should have done instead? Rune X2 00:41, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

 * international, I don't understand what your obsession is. Here is a headline from August 6: "Iran bans Shirin Ebadi-led human rights group" should that be "Iran bans Shirin Ebadi-led human rights group but not Human Rights Watch"? No, it shouldn't. You can't put everything that people don't do in the headline. By your logic, as I see it, we might as well have "Hollywood notables condemn Hamas and Hezbollah but not Israeli bombing of civilians and completely forget to mention the way the state of Israel was created in the first place" --SVTCobra 00:46, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
 * ok I drop it international 00:50, 19 August 2006 (UTC)


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 * Federal judge in Detroit, Michigan rules warentless wiretaps illegal => Federal judge rules warrantless wiretaps illegal
 * Liverpool's elected officals call in the Police => Liverpool's elected officials call in the Police

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North Korea reportedly planning nuclear bomb test

August 18, 2006

Citing unnamed senior US and  officials,  says that there is new evidence that North Korea is planning an underground. The intelligence is based on "suspicious vehicle movement" as observed from either a or a.

U.S. State Department spokesman Gonzalo Gallegos declined any comment on "intelligence-related matters" but did say, "A North Korean nuclear test would be an extremely provocative action that would draw universal condemnation from the international community. We continue to consult with friends and allies."

South Korea, responding to the report, said that it does not have proof that North Korea is preparing for a test. "I haven't heard that we have confirmed clear evidence that North Korea is pursuing a nuclear test," Unification Minister Lee Jong-seok told lawmakers at a hearing. Imminent nuclear testing by North Korea has been previously reported over the last two years, including the highly-publicized construction of an alleged observing area, but did not materialize.

Lee Yong-joon, head of the South Korean Foreign Ministry's task force on the North Korea nuclear issue, which monitors movements in North Korea in cooperation with the U.S., declined to comment directly on the report. The U.S. and South Korea "share all intelligence and evaluations" related to North Korean movements, Lee told AP.

While not addressing the issue of a possible test detonation, an article on the website of, the state news agency of North Korea, urged the U.S. to end its hostile policy toward North Korea and halt its invasion plans.

On July 4, North Korea conducted seven ballistic missile tests, which provoked international condemnation, including a unanimous United Nations Security Council resolution condemning its actions.

North Korea is believed to have enough nuclear material for 10 to 12 nuclear bombs, and has declared itself as having nuclear weapons, but has never tested one.


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who...
...are the defendants? Doldrums 03:52, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
 * ... me too wonders, was trying for better organization for the interim. -Edbrown05 04:21, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

lead paragraph
...is incorrect. judgement ruled this particular instance as illegal. the general principle has been illegal since FISA, if not earlier, methinks. "the TSP violates the Separation of Powers doctrine, the Administrative Procedures Act, the First and Fourth Amendments to the United States Constitution, the FISA and Title III;"

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This news item should probably be moved to Federal judge rules warrantless wiretaps illegal --128.189.137.160 21:00, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes it should. Added template to notify someone who can. Van der Hoorn (talk) 11:37, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
 * ✅ DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 11:45, 23 February 2009 (UTC)


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Irish firm issues free energy challenge to scientists

August 18, 2006

Irish firm Steorn has placed an advertisement in The Economist magazine asking for 12 scientists to test their "free energy" invention.

The Dublin based firm, founded in 2000, says it has developed technology that takes a small amount of mechanical energy and returns a bigger amount, using magnetic fields. The company's Chief Executive, Sean McCarthy, said that they discovered the technology whilst working on generators for wind turbines used to power CCTV cameras.

The company has asked for 12 physicists to help them rigorously test their invention to prove, one way or the other, whether it works as they say it does. McCarthy claims that the vast majority of the scientists they've directly invited to test their device have refused, which is why they've resorted to the advertisement.

"Free energy" is a perennial claim of con artists and inventors, one that science has constantly battled with. The idea that a small amount of energy can return a bigger amount without drawing it from somewhere breaks the basic laws of physics, specifically the laws of thermodynamics. One common claim of the free energy 'inventor' is that the scientific community, the government, etc. needs to publicly verify the machine works before the inventor will sell it. The logic of this is flawed, as the device would be an instant cash cow. The inventor would be able to power his home, car, and be able to sell the energy produced to others at the market price. Devices that are claimed to exhibit this behaviour are known as perpetual motion machines. The average person's knowledge of science (or lack thereof) is a popular weak point to exploit for con men.


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Two New Zealand men ran illegal text lottery

August 18, 2006

Two New Zealand men, Richard Stuart Hayes and Troy Jonathon Elliot, have been convicted of running an illegal mobile text based competition after 27 winners did not receive the car prizes. The pair were found guilty yesterday in a decision reached by Judge Nicola Mathers in District Court, following a February hearing.

The two convicts, whose names were suppressed until yesterday, are the directors of the company which ran the 'TxtDrive' competition in March 2004, the Watch and Win Company. The company had hoped to gain a profit of 2.5 million, but due to lack of interest and entrants they could not afford to honour the daily prizes as they had only raised $414,595.

"I am satisfied that the (DIA) has proved to me beyond reasonable doubt that Mr Hayes and Mr Elliot organised an illegal lottery. I consider they deliberately entered into the scheme and were careless as to the legality of this novel scheme." Judge Mathers said.

During the 27-day competition, cellphone users had to send a $0.99 text message during television adverts on for the opportunity to win a  car a day or free products from.

Settlements have been reached with the winners; only one received a car.

Hayes and Elliot argued that it was not a lottery but a sales promotion, which means it didn't need to be licensed by the DIA.

Mark Woolford, DIA lawyer, said "Internal Affairs had to prove that the Hayes and Elliot organised the competition, that it was a lottery under the definition of the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1977, and that it was not authorised as a lottery by Internal Affairs."

A sales promotion is defined as "Any competition promoted by a manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler or retailer for the purpose of promoting the sale of goods or services." Judge Mathers said she was satisfied the TxtDrive competition was an illegal lottery.

The two men are to appear back in court on 6 October, they face either a fine of $4,000 or three months in prison under the maximum penalties.


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Muhammad cartoon row continues

August 18, 2006

Nearing the one year anniversary of the publication of twelve controversial editorial cartoons depicting Muhammad in a Danish newspaper, a leading authority of Sunni Islam has demanded that the newspaper be shut down.

In an interview with the Danish newspaper Berlingske Tidende, Sheikh Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi, Grand Iman of the Al-Azhar University in Cairo and formerly Grand Mufti of the Republic, demanded the closure of Jyllands Posten, the paper responsible for publishing the cartoons. He went on to call for chief editor Carsten Juste to be jailed for three years, and for the editor of the paper's cartoon section, Flemming Rose, be depicted as a pig.

"It is thought provoking," Rose said, "that he (Tantawi) believes it would be a punishment for me to be depicted as a pig. It confirms that the imam has a shocking lack of knowledge about our civilisation, and it confirms the need for dialogue." Rose added that it shows how blasphemy law in the Arab world is used to suppress those with views different from those in power.

Tantawi called the drawings "one of the most serious crimes ever committed."

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Should this "It is though provoking" read "thought provoking" ? Regards Sean Heron 09:41, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Yes. One small letter, such a big difference. Rune X2 09:48, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

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US senators on Greenland tour

August 18, 2006

U.S. Senator John McCain will next observe the effects of global warming on Greenland. The Danish government has invited a number of influential American politicians to visit for them to witness with their own eyes the consequences of climate change on the Arctic ice.

Last year 25 Environmental Ministers from all over the world were treated to a similar tour. Last week American scientists from University of Texas at Austin released a study that showed that the ice is melting three times faster now than in the late nineties. Among several senators participating in the trip is former presidential candidate John McCain. From the Danish side, Foreign Minister Per Stig Møller and Minister for the Environment Connie Hedegaard will be on the tour.

"We have to realize, that the current president hasn't in mind to do anything, but John McCain can be key to that process in the U.S." Connie Hedegaard said to DR's radio news.

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Cape Breton, Nova Scotia to have launch pad

August 18, 2006

The province of Nova Scotia has agreed to set aside 300 acres in Cape Breton for the country's first orbital launch facility, the Toronto Star reported Wednesday. According to the Star, the Canadian Space Agency has been aware of a proposed orbital launch facility for Cape Breton, Nova Scotia for several months and is "pleased."

"Seeing industry taking a strong role and a leadership role in this area is not something we're against," said Hugues Gilbert, the agency's director-general of policy planning and relations. "Au contraire, this is something we're very pleased to see."

The proposal came from a Canada and U.S. firm called PlanetSpace.org. They are working on a shuttle called the Silver Dart. It plans to construct a spacecraft capable of shuttling astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station, then gliding back to Earth. PlanetSpace picked Cape Breton as a launch site because of its location in relation to the International Space Station.

Nova Scotia Business Inc., a government development agency, recommended the move after reviewing the company’s business plan. The province will allow PlanetSpace to use 120 hectares of Crown land for the project.

"PlanetSpace is a company that is very involved in the commercialization of space," government spokesman Mark James said Wednesday.

PlanetSpace says NASA is so intrigued with its proposed "Silver Dart" vehicle and launch location it's willing to provide unfunded technical support. PlanetSpace and a related company, Canadian Arrow, have built and tested a powerful liquid fuel rocket engine near London, Ontario.

"PlanetSpace also says it's in discussions with NASA to sign a Space Act Agreement, which would give us the technology to complete the vehicle", said Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria, chairman of PlanetSpace.

The spacecraft is expected to launch vertical atop a stack of about 10 Canadian Arrow rocket engines and land horizontally on an aircraft runway, they added.


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Woman cleared in US liquid bomb scare

August 18, 2006

A woman detained after an evacuation at a U.S. airport in Huntington, West Virginia, has been cleared of all charges after further tests revealed that the liquid contained in water bottles in her carry-on luggage was not explosive. This result came despite earlier tests which seemed to indicate explosives were present.

The evacuation affected 100 people. The woman, who is of Pakistani descent, has been cleared by U.S. authorities to travel as early as Friday.

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Web.com announces second quarter results

August 18, 2006

Web.com, a web-hosting and online services company, has released its second quarter financial results and associated statements - and it's clear that the company has experienced both the ups and downs of executing on its goals.

On the upside, the company achieved an industry-first achievement of securing a non-exclusive license agreement with Hostopia.com Inc. last month. The agreement granted Hostopia rights to two of Web.com's patents over five years on a non-transferable basis. The specific licensed patents were U.S. Patent numbers 5,680,152 and 6,789,103 and broadly cover methods for website building and web hosting control panels. Importantly for revenues, the license agreement states that Hostopia will pay Web.com a royalty equal to 10% of their gross U.S. retail revenues for five years.

On the downside, the company failed to deliver on the expected and announced acquisition of Houston-based WebSource Media - a business offering "easy and affordable built-to-order websites". The announced acquisiton was to have added about $9 million in annual revenue to Web.com.

However, according to published reports from Web.com, the company filed to rescind its acquisition of WebSource media just about one month after the announcement. This action was taken after the Federal Trade Commission filed a sealed action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas against WebSource Media, L.L.C. and its members - alleging unfair and deceptive acts and business practices prior to the acquisition.

In a press release issued by Web.com, President and CEO Jeff Stibel discussed the effects of the rescinded acquisition on the second quarter resutls, "Web.com continued to drive subscriber growth across its core website and web services plans by refining our sales and marketing efforts and working closely with strategic distribution partners. While we had unfortunate news about an acquisition we made during the quarter, the company has moved on and is working on further solidifying its position as a leader in the industry."

On the financial side of the report, Web.com reported that total revenues for the quarter were $12.1 million, down from $12.3 million in the first quarter of 2006. The second quarter marked the last quarter of recognizing Verizon revenues (a deal that was initially cancelled in December 2004 and terminated in the second quarter of 2006).

On the organic customer acquisition side of the equation, the company reported that net subscribers totaled approximately 148,000 for the quarter, down from approximately 149,000 in the first quarter of 2006. The reduction in the second quarter as compared to the first quarter includes the loss of approximately 3,200 Verizon subscribers. Excluding the loss of Verizon subscribers, the company added approximately 1,600 subscribers in the quarter.


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Chechen rebels surrender

August 18, 2006

A younger brother of Chechen warlord Doku Umarov is the latest of around 120 rebels whom have surrendered in the Russian republic Chechnya alone since an amnesty was declared following last month’s killing of rebel leader Shamil Basayev.

In an attempt to capitalize on Basayev’s death and other recent successful developments in Russia’s long struggle against Chechen separatists, Russian authorities instigated an amnesty that reached out to all insurgents of the Russian North Caucasus area who would lay down their weapons in exchange for peace. Previous amnesties showed only lacklustre success but it is hoped the current situation and declining popularity of the separatist groups within Chechnya will lend this latest attempt more success. The amnesty initially valid until August 1 was later extended until September 30.

Doku Umarov however rejected the amnesty as "a hopeless attempt by the Kremlin regime to shroud the real situation [...] in lies". After the death of Shamil Basayev, Doku Umarov is considered the most influential separatist. A previous report that it was Doku Umarov himself, who had surrendered has been denied.

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Canadian soldier killed in accidental shooting laid to rest

August 18, 2006

The funeral for the Canadian soldier (Master Cpl. Jeffrey Walsh) was in Regina. It leaves St. Paul's Cathedral in downtown Regina, Saskatchewan on Thursday after the funeral service. The Regina soldier died August 9, 2006 after he was wounded by another Canadian soldier's accidental discharge with a weapon near Kandahar, Afghanistan.

"He knew there were bad guys out there, but he knew he had a duty to go and protect the public," said Rev. Allan Higgs at the service for the 33-year-old master corporal in the 2nd Battalion of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.

Walsh had been in Afghanistan just six days before he was killed, a day after celebrating his 33rd birthday.


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Talk:Chechen rebels surrender

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This article's title is confusing. I originally thought that all Chechen rebels have surrendered (that would be breaking news for a Russian using English Wikinews as his primary news source, like me), while it actually tells only about yet another amnesty and Umarov's brother's surrender. 212.23.64.155 16:06, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

 * And 120 other rebels (a good part of an estimated (by Russian authorities) total 540 rebels). However I admit to having more or less verbatim translated a heading from another language news article Rune X2 16:28, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

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North Korea to accept international aid

August 18, 2006

In the wake of last month's floods, North Korea has agreed to accept aid from South Korean donors as well as international organisations. This signifies an apparent change of heart the North Korean leadership, which as recently as last month had insisted they would handle everything itself.

Local North Korean sources put the number of deaths from the floods at 547 and a few hundred missing, however, a South Korean private aid agency, estimates the numbers may be more than hundred times that and top 57,700 deaths. Good Friends, citing "many sources" inside North Korea, also estimates more than 2.5 million homeless and hundred of thousands of acres of farmland had been inundated.

Initially the aid from United Nations World Food Program will cover 150 tonnes of food to feed 13,000 people for a month in North Korea's worst hit northern. South Korea has pledged an additional $72 million.

In related news North Korean infant mortality reached 21 for every 1000, one of the highest in the world, mostly due to malnutrition and poor medical conditions.

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North Korea to accept international aid
North Korea

In the wake of last month's floods North Korea has agreed to accept aid from South Korean donors as well as international organisations.

North Korea reportedly planning nuclear bomb test
Citing unnamed senior military and State Department officials, ABC News says that there is new evidence that North Korea is planning an underground nuclear test bombing. The intelligence is based on "suspicious vehicle movement" as observed from either a spy satellite or a U-2 spy plane.

Chechen rebels surrender
Chechnya

A younger brother of Chechen warlord Doku Umarov is the latest of around 120 rebels whom have surrendered in the Russian republic Chechnya alone since an amnesty was declared following last month's killing of rebel leader Shamil Basayev.

Canadian soldier killed in accidental shooting laid to rest
Canada

The funeral for the Canadian soldier Jeffrey Walsh was in Regina. The Regina soldier died August 9, after he was wounded by another Canadian soldier's accidental discharge with a weapon near Kandahar, Afghanistan.

US senators on Greenland tour
Greenland

The Danish government has invited a group of influential American politicians to Greenland, for them to witness with their own eyes the consequences of climate change on the arctic ice.

Muhammad cartoon row continues
Egypt

Nearing the one year anniversary of the publication of twelve controversial editorial cartoons depicting Muhammad in a Danish newspaper, a leading authority of the Sunni Islam has demanded that the newspaper be shut down.

Irish firm issues free energy challenge to scientists
Ireland

Irish firm Steorn has placed an advertisement in The Economist magazine asking for 12 scientists to test their "free energy" invention. The Dublin based firm, founded in 2000, says it has developed technology that takes a small amount of mechanical energy and returns a bigger amount, using magnetic fields.

Two New Zealand men ran illegal text lottery
New Zealand

Two New Zealand men have been convicted of running an illegal mobile text based competition after 27 winners did not receive the car prizes.

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia to have launch pad
Canada

The province of Nova Scotia has agreed to set aside 300 acres in Cape Breton for the country's first orbital launch facility, the Toronto Star reported Wednesday.

Web.com announces second quarter results
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Web.com has released its second quarter financial results, and associated statements - it's clear that the company has experienced both the ups and downs of executing on its goals.

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New WikiBureau
As you can see, I made a new WikiBureau. Hopefully, with more use and more publicity, this will be put into more use. Feel free to add your name if you or someone is interested. F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  20:06, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

How do we go about updating the Canadian portal page? The lead item on it right now is the last federal election!Crimson 12:05, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

 * u can click the "refresh" link to update the lists of articles. the lead article can be updated at Portal:Canada/Lead article and the second and third leads can be replaced by editing the Portal:Canada page itself. Doldrums 12:12, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Canadian directory
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