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Militants of Palestine Deny Recent Ceasefire Claim

January 23, 2005

Palestinian militants denied claims by an Israeli minister that they had agreed a ceasefire. Just a short while after a ceasefire was apparently agreed between Israel and the new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, a spokesman for Palestinian militant group Hamas denied the claim.


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Romanian nuclear plant reports record-high production

January 23, 2005

Romania's only nuclear plant, at Cernavodă announced yesterday that the amount of electrical energy produced at the plant in 2004 was the highest ever, at a record 5,142,300 megawatt-hours (MWh). This exceeded the previous 2002 record by 36,000 MWh.

Cernavodă Unit 1, brought into operation in 1992, supplies around 10-12% of Romania's energy consumption. According to Nuclearelectrica, the operator of the plant, Cernavodă's performance has been better than the average of the world's 417 reactors. Nuclearelectrica considers the security of the plant, as well as of its employees and the environment, to be of utmost importance.

Currently, two more nuclear units are in construction at the Cernavodă plant. Unit 2 is 80% complete and will commence operation in 2006, while Unit 3 is approximately 40% complete. In the future, the nuclear plant is expected to produce a significant amount of the electrical energy of southeastern Europe.

Cernavodă is Europe's only CANDU reactor. CANDU reactors, which are designed in Canada, are one of the most advantageous forms of nuclear reactors due to their fuel efficiency and low amount of down-time.

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Welcome
Wikinews desperately needs more gutsy reporters; please give the project as much time as you can spare. Neutralizer 22:02, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

 * I shall start having a larger role in Wikinews and Wikipedia alike. --Cameron 18:06, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

Current lead story
Have you read that story? -Edbrown05 01:16, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Yes... I wrote it. ~ clearthought 01:21, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I know, look at it two days from now (and it's links). -Edbrown05 01:36, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I am sorry, but I fail to see exactly what you are getting at. The story is ongoing and developing and when a new, major development comes, I will make a new article. At this and previous development points, it would have been too hard to just start a new article and continue having to do so, especially since I seem to be [one of] the only people reporting on this. As for the links, I want to provide as many sources along the road and some may end up getting deleted once the story progresses enough for a new article to be made. ~ clearthought 01:40, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
 * If you would like to help, please do. Otherwise, talking won't solve anything. ~ clearthought 01:42, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Dang, yer good... after my wife is done forcing me to do something, I'll be back at that article of yers that I once had opened in an editting window, with some substantial edits... wondering if I'll hit that high point for it again. -Edbrown05 02:08, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Umm... OK, LOL. ~ clearthought 02:59, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

2nd Lead
I'm a bit concerned regarding your comment made against the changing of the second lead from the multilated body story to the Manhattan one. (Aussie story from July 9 not for this area... moved NY building story to second lead)

Firstly it wasn't an Aussie story it was one from New Zealand. Secondly the comment seemed to imply that because it was only an Aussie story, then it doesn't belong on the main page. Hopefully this isn't what you meant but I thought I'd enquire... --R2b2 23:15, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

 * No, I did not mean any rudeness to Australia or New Zealand or the people of those countries... it was just that there was much more breaking, recent news. I just meant that a building collapsing only a bit earlier this day is viewed - IMO - as bigger news than a homicide in New Zealand that was reported by the media outlets on the 9th. Once again, I meant no offense towards anyone and I am sorry if I was interpreted as a person indifferent to the events of Australia or other nations. Lastly, that article needed some cleanup (it sounded like a police report) and I, personally, did not think it should have been the second lead. ~ clearthought 23:21, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

 * That's cool - thought that's what you were meaning but just wanted to make sure (just remember to not insult New Zealanders by calling us Aussies lol :) ) --R2b2 23:25, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

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Yushchenko sworn in

January 23, 2005

The new Ukranian president Viktor Yushchenko was today sworn into office in 's Independence Square, drawing a line under a bitter dispute between him and opposition candidate. Taking the oath of office, Yushchenko added "This is a victory of freedom over tyranny. The victory of law over lawlessness."

Opposition candidate and backed Viktor Yanukovych has challenged the validity of the election rerun on December 26 2004, which saw his victory overruled. As recently as a few days ago, the Supreme Court overruled a final request to delay the ceremony. Mr Yanukovych has stated that he will take his battle to the.

In a ceremony watched by eight heads of state, Viktor Yushchenko urged unity between sides and promised deeper integration into the.

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Relativity turns 100

January 24, 2005 As part of the United Nations World Year Of Physics 2005, events and celebrations around the globe are planned for the centennial of the publication of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.

Some of the more noteworthy events include:

January 17—Chancellor Gerhard Schröder sparked off ceremonies at the German Historical Museum in Berlin for the "Year of Einstein".

April 18—A statue by Robert Berks will be unveiled at Princeton, New Jersey, his home for the last 22 years of his life.

May 24—A relativity inspired ballet is to be performed in London.

Pirelli Relativity Challenge 2005—Explain relativity with a five minute multi-media presentation, win $30,000.

Although best known for the theory of special relativity, it was a series of papers published in 1905 (later known as the "Annus Mirabilis" papers–the miracle year) that formed a break from Newtonion or classical science and changed modern physics.

While the title isn't known on a world-wide basis, the final paper Einstein that year–Does the Inertia of a Body Depend on Its Energy Content?–produced a famous mathmetical formula: E=mc², which describes the relationship between mass and energy.

Significant Events

 * 1879—Born Ulm, Germany March 14
 * 1902—Employed as clerk at Swiss Patent Office
 * 1905—Published his "annus mirabilis" papers in Annalen der Physik
 * 1921—Received Nobel Prize for his work on the photoelectric effect
 * 1933—Left Germany a month before Hitler took power.
 * 1955—Died Princeton, New Jersey April 18
 * 1999—Named Person of 20th Century by Time Magazine.

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Good start!
Are those images on Wikipedia, or on commons? - Amgine 23:53, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I'm not sure. I pulled the links off wikipedia article. vlsimpson 00:02, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Most likely they are on wikipedia then. You can probably upload them to http://commons.wikimedia.org, or I can do that later for you. - Amgine 00:04, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Okay, my brain hurts anyway. I'll come back to this later. Thanks vlsimpson 00:08, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)

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I'm removing the picture of Bush. seems unrelated and biased. re-add if you disagree.

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Romanian PM visits Brussels

The Romanian Prime Minister Călin Popescu Tăriceanu is on an official visit today and tomorrow to Brussels, where he will meet with the president of the European Commission.

During the visit, Tăriceanu will present the priorities and strategies of the Romanian Government regarding the country's accession to the EU. Romania is expected to join the European Union on January 1, 2007, provided it fulfills the commitments to integration that it promised during accession negotiations.

The Prime Minister said that, "The European integration is the government's absolute priority". Tăriceanu was accompanied by the independent justice minister Monica Macovei, who will discuss the Justice and Internal Affairs chapter. Justice and Internal Affairs has remained to date Romania's most problematic chapter towards accession, with the country coming under fire for its political interference in judicial institutions. Macovei claims that by March this year, a reform strategy will be put into place regarding the independence and efficiency of the justice system.

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Woman appointed as Bucharest prefect

Mioara Mantale was appointed yesterday as the new prefect of the Romania's capital Bucharest. She is the first female prefect in the history of the city. Mantale said that, "I am honored that the Romanian government had confidence in me to appoint me in this position", adding that a woman in a public position is a positive thing.

Mantale, who is 38 years of age and from the northern town of Iaşi, specialises in the capital market and has a masters degree in internal law and international environmental law.

Prefects in Romania are appointed by the President and are sent to each of the 40 counties and well as the capital, Bucharest. They act as the liaison between the central government of Romania and the local governments of each county.

Mantale's appointment was well received after the previous appointed prefect resigned after President Traian Băsescu claimed that he was not a good choice. Mantale is part of the Democratic Party, the same party that Băsescu belonged to before being elected as president. She also had good relations with the President while he was the general mayor of Bucharest.

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Romanian Social Democrats criticise flat tax

Romania's Social Democrat Party has criticised the government's new fiscal policy, which is centered around the introduction of a 16% flat tax for personal income and company profit.

The Social Democrats, which were in government between 2000 and 2004, were defeated in Romania's elections at the end of 2004. The current centre-right governing coalition is made up of the Liberal and Democrat parties, as well as the Humanist Party and the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania.

The Vice-President of the Social Democrat Party, Mihai Tănăsescu, expressed his concerns that the flat tax would reduce individuals' contribution to the state budget by 10%. He also envisioned a rise in inflation as a result of a greater budget deficit.

The current government, however, defended the flat tax, saying that the drop in budget revenues will be lower than expected, due to taxes being collected more efficiently. The current Minister of Finance, Ionuţ Popescu, said that, "effects of individual tax cuts, along with reducing taxes on companies' profits have helped countries such as Slovakia, Russia and Ireland develop."

During Romania's election campaign in 2004, President Traian Băsescu promised that he would introduce a flat tax of 16%. Romania's previous progressive income tax, during the Social Democrat government, ranged between 18% and 40%. Based on the models of Slovakia and Estonia, which have prospered from a flat tax system, the new 16% tax is expected to ensure higher economic growth, reduce corruption and the grey economy, and encourage greater foreign investment.

The 16% tax rate has meant that Romania now has one of the most liberal and competitive fiscal policies in Europe, similar to what Ireland introduced before its Celtic Tiger period, which resulted in very high growth and development.


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Lithuania plans to adopt euro in 2007

January 24, 2005

, Latvia — The Central Bank of Lithuania announced that it plans to adopt the common European currency, the in 2007, and replace its national currency, the.

Lithunia intends to introduce the use of the euro as an official currency on January 1, 2007, where it will be used alongside the litas until January 15. From January 15, the euro would become the only official means of payment.

Lithuania joined the European Union in 2004, and like the other new member states, it is obliged to adopt the euro when it is ready. However, in order to adopt the euro, a country must be part of the EU's (ERM II) for at least two years. During that time, the currency must not fluctuate more than 2.25% in relation to the euro. Additionally, the budget deficit should be under 3% of.

Lithunia became part of ERM II in June 2004, meaning that the earliest it could join the euro would be in June 2006. However, its target is 2007, which, at the present moment, seems to be achievable, considering the country's low inflation and budget deficit. The litas has been pegged to the euro, since February 2002, at a rate of 1 euro = 3.45 litas.

So far, only 12 out of the 25 members of the European Union have adoped the euro. However, in the next decade, it is expected that most, if not all, of the ten new member states will adopt the currency. Lithuania is expected to be the first to adopt the currency, in 2007. Estonia and Slovenia, which are the only other new member states that are part of ERM II, are also expected to join the common currency at this time.

Larger countries like Hungary, Czechia and Poland, which are not yet part of ERM II, may have to wait until 2010 at least, due to their large budget deficits.

Lithuania has been one of the most enthusiastic new member states concerning European integration. Besides its early adoption of the euro, it was the first country in the EU to ratify the.

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Thanks!
Thanks for catching that spam! - Amgine 07:22, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)

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User talk:Kate

Welcome
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Northeast US blizzards create havoc

Blizzard wreaks havoc
January 24, 2005 In the northeastern corner of the USA, snowstorms have created mayhem as they cover the region with snow and ice. Several cold fronts, which lead to these storms, have spread from the south of the United States to areas like Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Jersey, just to name the few states with serious blizzard emergencies. Most of the northeast region is covered in powdery whiteness. Up to two feet make transportation virtually impossible, even for air flight. The blizzards have not only wrecked ground transport, but have disrupted thousands of flights. This blizzard was extreme, even by New England standards.

The blizzard also hit Southern states and left four inches of snow in Washington DC.

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Top Zarqawi ally captured

Sami Mohammad Ali Said al-Jaaf, also known as Abu Omar al-Kurdi, accused of many bombings, has said to have been captured by US and Iraqi security forces. He was arrested on the 15th of January, but his arrest has not been revealed until now.

Al-Jaaf was said to have been a threat to security because of his ties to the militant group Zarqawi and his previous criminal record. Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's party offices were close to the site of the recent bombing in Baghdad, these bombings were claimed by Zarqawi supporters on their website, but, luckily, Mr Allawi was not in the area at the time of the blast, which happened on Monday.

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Militant group declares war on Iraq poll

"We have declared a bitter war against the principle of democracy and all those who seek to enact it," the speaker has said in a tape reportedly from Zarqawi. al-Zarqawi has now declared war on the upcoming Iraqi poll, a bad sign for the mission in Iraq.


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Report: The Pentagon's new powers

January 24, 2005

WASHINTON D.C., USA – (Washington Post) A Washington Post report reveals a secret intelligence department created by the Pentagon "directly responsive to tasking from Secretary of Defense" Donald Rumsfeld. The report raises questions regarding the legality of the Strategic Support Branch, allegations disputed by Pentagon spokesperson Lawrence T. DiRita:

 * "...the Department is not attempting to 'bend' statutes to fit desired activities, as is suggested in this article."

Sen. John McCain (R AZ) expects the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee to hold hearings on the issue. "I'm always sorry to read about things in The Washington Post when they affect a committee that I am a member of."

Members of congressional intelligence committees were reported as not being aware of the program. Funding of the program was through "reprogrammed" funds, without explicit congressional authority or appropriation.

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Google plans free Internet phone service

January 24, 2005 Internet search king Google is preparing to provide free VoIP service — a technology that that makes it possible to have a telephone conversation over the internet. Existing technology will be marketed in the Google name, something which may make all the difference.

Sources suggest that Google may firstly introduce its telephony service to users in the United Kingdom, but the actual date when the service will launch and the exact details of the plan are as yet unknown.

Google is a California-based search engine whose mission "is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful". The largest search engine on the web, Google receives over 200 million queries each day through its various services.


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Taiwan's cabinet resigns

Members of the Taiwanese cabinet—the Executive Yuan Council—have resigned en masse to pave way for the new cabinet. It is not expected to cause any major change on Taipei's policy toward Mainland China.

"The cabinet has tendered its resignation," Chen Chi-mai, spokesman for the cabinet, told a news conference on Monday.

The entire 20-member cabinet, including Premier Yu Shyi-Kun, tendered its resignation to give President Chen Shui-bian a free hand in choosing a new set of ministers.

The move follows the parliamentary election last December, in which President Chen's Democratic Progressive Party and its allies failed to win a majority over the rival opposition coalition, led by the Nationalist Party of China — also known as Kuomintang (KMT).

In Taiwan's political system, the president is the head of state and appoints the premier, who heads the cabinet and runs the day-to-day affairs of government. The premier liaises with parliament (the Legislative Yuan), which has the final say over lawmaking.

President Chen is expected to name the new premier on Tuesday. Whomever is appointed will form a new cabinet in consultation with Mr. Chen. Mr. Chen is widely expected to name Frank Hsieh, the mayor of Kaohsiung City and close ally, to this post. The choice of premier may signal Mr. Chen's desired successor for 2008 when his two-term limit ends. Several key members of the outgoing cabinet are expected to retain their jobs.

Philip Yang, political professor at the National Taiwan University, doesn't expect Taiwan's policy towards the People's Republic of China to change much with a new cabinet.

"It is expected that those cabinet members who are in charge of cross-strait relations will remain unchanged. So I believe in terms of policy, there will be no major changes," he said.

Beijing sees Taiwan as a breakaway province and has threatened to attack if independence is declared. Pro-independence supporters, such as Mr. Chen, maintain there are two countries. The two sides split amid civil war when the Communists established the People's Republic of China on the mainland while the Nationalists moved their government to Taiwan and maintained the seat of the Republic of China, which the Communists regard as defunct and illegitimate.

Mr. Chen won re-election in last year's presidential election by a narrow margin, but his pro-independence party then failed to gain a majority in the December parliamentary elections as had previously been predicted.

Analysts suggest the military threat and the growing economic relationships between the two sides swayed Taiwan's voters to not provoke Beijing. Professor Yang thinks if there are going to be changes in Taiwan's new cabinet policy towards mainland China, it will result from public pressure to reduce tensions.

"In terms of policy there will be no major changes, but definitely some pressure from the people and from the parliament," he said. "[They] would ask the government to be more active to improve cross-strait relations."

The new cabinet will take office on February 1, along with the new parliament.

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Hi! Nice edits
Some of your recent edits have been really great, I especially like what you've done on Relativity turns 100. Thanks! and again, Welcome! - Amgine 00:25, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)

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Note, you can't use the custom skin for that. The /skin.css only works for css stuff, not real skins. Bawolff ☺☻ 08:26, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

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Rumsfeld Skips Munich Security Conference

The U.S. Defense Secretary will not attend high-profile talks on international defense policy at the Munich Security Conference claiming prior commitments. Rumsfeld will send Douglas J. Feith, the Undersecretary of Defense, instead, to discuss such items as the E.U. and U.S. stances on Iran.

Rumsfeld previously stated that he would not attend the conference unless Germany voided a complaint from the New York-based, asking German authorities to prosecute him for. The group filed the complaint last December with the Federal German Prosecutor's Office, accusing Rumsfeld of war crimes and torture in connection with 's.

German legislation allows prosecution for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide regardless of where the crime occurred or of the nationality of the accused.


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China hands stiff sentences to 27 farmers over land seizure protest

A Chinese court has handed stiff sentences to 27 farmers who protested the confiscation of their fields. The sentences come as the government struggles to deal with a rising tide of sometimes violent protests by farmers angry over what they allege are illegal land seizures by government-backed developers.

For months, a group of farmers camped outside the local headquarters of the Communist Party in Sanchawan village, in China's Shaanxi province. The farmers were protesting plans by developers to seize their land and pay only $60 each in compensation.

The farmers said the compensation from the government-backed developers was too small, and the seizure was illegal.

Five months into the sit-in, paramilitary police descended on the village and arrested the group for charges including obstructing traffic and attacking government agencies. The detainees' sentencing came last week. Relatives of those arrested say some received sentences of two to six years, while a man accused of leading the demonstration was ordered to spend 15 years in prison.

The sentencing has drawn protests from overseas human rights advocates like Nicholas Becquelin of the New York-based Human Rights in China group, who says the government has recently tried to stop the protests from spreading by imposing a general ban on news coverage of land seizures.

He said the authorities are hoping the stiff sentences will discourage others from protesting.

"The government is sending a message to petitioners and protesters, saying that if they resort to this kind of demonstrations that the Communist party does not allow, they will be seriously punished," said Mr. Becquelin.

China's economy is booming and cases like the one in Shaanxi province are becoming more common, with more peasants losing their farmland to make way for development projects backed by local governments.

Officials estimate 70 million people have lost their land to the construction of roads, dams, housing projects and factories. Analysts predict that number will continue rising as the economy continues to expand.

As the economy grows, so do the disparities between rich and poor. The central government says the latest figures, from the year 2003, show farmers' per capita disposable income totaled about a third of that of urban dwellers.

Despite the government's assertion last year that rural incomes are growing, many of China's 800 million farmers live in deep poverty. Under China's socialist system, farmers cannot own the land they till, but rather lease it from the state. Plots are small and yield barely enough for families to eat.

Local officials have the power to make decisions on the land, leaving peasants little recourse should the officials choose to seize their plots.

Anger at the seizures has fueled desperation among peasants who complain they have not benefited from China's economic growth in the same way as people along the industrialized East Coast.

Some demonstrations have turned deadly. Last November, government troops opened fire and killed a number of protesters in a remote part of Sichuan province, where thousands of residents were protesting the seizure of their land for construction of a hydroelectric dam project.


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Good morning, Jiang.
It's always nice to see your posts and edits. - Amgine 05:01, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * it's still evening here, but it's good to see you too--Jiang 05:24, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Zhao Ziyang's funeral scheduled for Saturday
I'm sorry I did not finish with this yesterday; I was distracted from completing this particular article.

The article contains many direct quotes from the BBC article; I did not have time to check the other source article, or elsewhere on the internet. The BBC article is copyrighted, unlike some Voice of America articles, and so you need to rewrite each sentence or list it as a quote. For example:
 * The government wanted to say he made grave mistakes while his family refuses to admit he did any wrong.

is almost exactly the same as:

 * The government reportedly wants to say he made grave mistakes in his handling of the Tiananmen protests, while his family refuses to admit he did anything wrong.

A way to use this in your article might be to say:

 * The BBC reports the government and family disagreed over an assessment of his life; Beijing wanting to say he made grave mistakes while his family does not admit he did anything wrong.

Or you could rewrite the sentence completely:

 * Disagreement between the family and the government about what should be said at the funeral was part of the delay.
 * Zhao's family disagrees with the government over the correctness of Zhao's actions regarding Tiannemen Square.

Similarly, other quotes and sections can be ascribed to the BBC or completely rewritten.

The length and content are likewise very nearly the same, which is another form of possible copyright violation. Your article should be a synthesis of sources, and not cover the same content in the same order and with the same angle as another article.

What this means in practice is you should probably not cover all the points in the BBC article, and you should cover points not a part of the BBC article.

Again, I apologize for not working on this article earlier. - Amgine 16:51, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)

 * I have implemented the specific example you have pointed out. Thank you for correcting me.

 * However, I cannot find any "other quotes and sections" that can be considered copyright BBC. I also fail to see how the "length and content are likewise very nearly the same". If you would check the VOA article and compare it to mine, you would see most of the content came from VOA, not BBC. There is also info in the BBC article that is not in mine for example, mentions of specific beatings such as "...a man from Henan province, Wang Shiyuan, whose face was left covered with blood after he was challenged for wearing a white paper flower - a traditional Chinese symbol of mourning" do not exist. There is also, as you suggested, content not in the BBC article, for example "Analysts say the government sees a parallel with the death of another reformer, party leader Hu Yaobang, which sparked the demonstrations in May and June of 1989." If you would, please elaborate on your points and suggestions at Talk:Zhao Ziyang's funeral scheduled for Saturday because Im having trouble see what youre seeing.

 * What are the guidelines for removing articles listed under "latest news"? The main page states, "If you find a problem with one, fix it or comment on the article's discussion page. After you've finished writing an article, you can add it to today's latest news." It says nothing about removing an article. Can you what policy page says this? I've looked around. --Jiang 05:47, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * I believe I must apologize profusely. I looked at the VOA article and yours, and felt they were too similar originally - not remembering that VOA articles which do not state otherwise are not copyrighted.
 * I should not have removed it from the published page, but should have fixed what I saw as wrong immediately. I am sorry I did not do so. - Amgine 18:12, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC)

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Come and see my user page on wikipedia at Consequencefree

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securite? Seems like it should be security?

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Talk:China hands stiff sentences to 27 farmers over land seizure protest

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 * Hello, please remember that there's no need to use the caps lock. You can sign your name with ~ . This is not a copyright infringement because VOA is public domain: "All text, audio and video material produced exclusively by the Voice of America is public domain." If there are further disagreements, please discuss this at the Water cooler.--Jiang 10:44, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)


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User talk:210.86.91.61

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Mars Rover tracks viewed from orbit

January 25, 2005 and its tracks are captured in this enhanced-resolution image.

The picture was taken from Mars orbit with the Mars Orbiter Camera on board the. The image was captured on April 26, 2004, Opportunity's 91st martian day. The rover was on its way to Endurance Crater.

Also visible and labeled on this image are the spacecraft's lander, backshell, parachute and heat shield, plus effects of its landing rockets.

The camera captured this image with use of a technique called compensated pitch and roll targeted observation. In this method, the entire spacecraft rolls as it passes over the target area so the camera can scan in a way that sees details at three times higher resolution than the camera's normal high-resolution capability.

Sunlight illuminates the scene from the left. North is toward the top of the image. The 100-meter scale bar is 109 yards long.

Image credit: NASA/JPL/MSSS

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Google launches Video Search

http://video.google.com/common/preview_sm.gif Screenshot: Google Video

January 25, 2005 The aggressive Internet search king is eyeing your television. Google Inc. today announced the launch of Google Video, a new free service which allows users to search thousands of television programs every day — everything from sports to dinosaur documentaries to news shows.

Google Video currently covers eight television channels:

 * ABC (KGO)
 * KQED
 * KRON
 * NBC (KNTV)
 * PBS
 * Fox News
 * C-SPAN
 * C-SPAN2

Just type in your search term, Google Video will search the closed captioning text of all the programs in the archive for relevant results. It allows users to have a look through short snippets of the text along with still images from the show. If a user provides their zip code, the site displays information on when the show will air next.

Google is a U.S.-based search engine whose mission "is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful", according to the company's corporate web site. The largest search engine on the web, Google receives over 200 million queries each day through its various services.

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Talk:Report: The Pentagon's new powers

Please remove the apostrophe from the word "powers". Thank you.
 * Done - Amgine 18:48, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)

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Pentagon to explain, or deny, new spy plan

Pentagon's Strategic Support Teams Spark Controversy
January 25, 2005

A recent article in the Washington Post revealed the existence of a new type of battlefield intelligence group, referred to by the Pentagon as "Strategic Support Teams". The military in the field are using these units to improve their intelligence gathering capabilities.

The news of the existence of these units has sparked controversy over the manner in which they were created as well as the manner in which they are used. According to the original report in the Washington Post, these units have been in operation for two years. They deploy small teams of caseworkers, linguists, interrogators and technical specialists to work alongside Special Operations forces. This is readily acknowledged by the Pentagon.

However, there is some dispute as to the accuracy of other items mentioned in the Washington Post report. According to the Post, the units were designed to report directly to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfield, and use "reprogrammed" funds, or funds not appropriated with Congressional authority or oversight.

The Pentagon, however, denies these accusations. In a statement made by Pentagon spokesman Lawrence DiRita, "There is no unit that is directly reportable to the Secretary of Defense for clandestine operations as is described in The Washington Post". Mr. DiRita went on to say, "Further, the Department is not attempting to 'bend' statutes to fit desired activities, as is suggested in this article."

Pentagon officials told reporters that the funding and other arrangements for these new units had been worked out in close coordination with the CIA and that appropriate congressional committees had been fully informed. One defense department official explained that part of the reason for the controversy might be that lawmakers contacted by the Post or other news organizations for information may not have recognized the new name given to the units, "Strategic Support Teams". According to this official, when these lawmakers were originally briefed on these new intelligence units they were referred to as "Humint Augmentation Teams" (Humint is short for Human Intelligence, referring to information gathered by human operatives). The Pentagon later changed the official name of the units to Strategic Support Teams. The official spoke on the condition that he not be identified.

Many Democrats, such as Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif) and Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif) are calling for congressional hearings to investigate the matter.

"While I fully support improving the ability of our men and women in the field to get accurate real time intelligence, the creation of this unit raises a number of questions that this committee has a duty to examine," Tauscher said.

Many Republican lawmakers have stated their opposition to such hearings, such as the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif).

"The notion by some that various steps taken by the Department of Defense to enhance such intelligence is somehow sinister and illegitimate is nonsense," Hunter said.

The Undersecretary of Defense, Stephen A. Cambone, met with the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, John Warner (R-Va) and the panel's top Democrat, Carl Levin (D-Mi) for more than an hour on Monday. Warner said he was satisfied by the briefing and would ensure that other committee members were briefed fully as well.

"In my opinion," he said, "these intelligence programs are vital to our national security interests, and I am satisfied that they are being coordinated with the appropriate agencies of the federal government."


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FBI places limitation on public viewing of files

January 25, 2005The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation—the organization responsible for enforcing federal laws—has won a battle that could make it much harder for the public to access its files. If it is true that the requirements of scrupulous indexing and searching of files have been relaxed to the point of making subjective the process of retrieving them, it is a violation of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which states that the public may view files of the unclassified category. From the perspective of the FBI, as deduced from their arguments in the case, the burden of doing complete searches is unreasonable.

Currently, only indexes of the files are searched in response to requests based on the FOIA. A lawsuit filed by the brother of a deceased federal inmate claimed that his specific request turned up no results, despite the proven existence of the files relating to the case against his brother, and the circumstances leading up to his death in prison, which was ruled a suicide despite the appearance of a violent death.

Critics of the government case, from the fields of journalism and academic law, contend that it is possible that the transferring of files from paper to electronic records is being used as an excuse to avoid doing complete searches that may turn up evidence of official wrongdoing.


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Academy Award Nominees Announced

Following the example set by the Golden Globes, Martin Scorsese's The Aviator leads the nominees going into Sunday's 77th Academy Awards ceremony. The biopic depicting the life of aviation pioneer Howard Hughes, with nominations in 11 categories. Tied behind, nominated in seven categories, are Marc Forster's Finding Neverland and Million Dollar Baby.

Notably missing from the Best Picture category are two of last year's most controversial films "The Passion of the Christ" and "Fahrenheit 9/11", voters instead opting with biopic Ray and Golden Globes Best Comedy winner Sideways.

Competing for best actor are Jamie Foxx, Clint Eastwood, Leonardo DiCaprio and Hotel Rwanda's Don Cheadle.

Academy Award®-winning actor Tim Robbins has been tapped to present at the 77th Academy Awards®, telecast producer Gil Cates announced today.

Robbins received his first acting Oscar last year at the 76th Academy Awards, for his supporting role in Mystic River. In 1995, he received a nomination for directing Dead Man Walking. Robbins is currently filming War of the Worlds and will be seen next in The Secret Life of Words.

Meanwhile, Documentary category rules for the 78th Annual Academy Awards® have been changed by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to exempt documentaries "with a true theatrical rollout" from the rules' television blackout provision.

The change will apply to documentaries released during the 2005 Academy Awards year.

Documentary branch executive committee chair Freida Lee Mock said the theatrical exhibition requirements of the rules for the documentary awards were instituted in 2003 at the branch's request to encourage commercial theatrical runs for documentary films.

"Our new rules had a positive impact," Mock said. "Since 2003 there have been a growing number of documentary theatrical releases, and that growth exploded this summer."

But some of the films bumped up against the television blackout provisions of the rule and were thereby prevented from having a television exhibition until a nine-month time period had expired.

The Academy isn't trying to prevent television exhibition for documentaries that have had a successful theatrical run, Mock said, "but we want documentaries to be able to exploit their theatrical release as fully as possible, so we've modified the rules to exempt those documentaries from the blackout provisions." Even for documentaries with more modest theatrical runs, the 2005 rules reduce the blackout window to six months.

To qualify for exemption a film must have had a minimum of 25 commercial exhibitions for paid admission in motion picture theaters in 15 states, each exhibition to be at least two consecutive days. (Exhibitions held at festivals, benefits, special events and the like do not qualify under this provision.)

The 2005 rules also contain a provision requiring that short documentaries "must be contractually available for theatrical release for six months after receiving a nomination" unless they have met the test for the new blackout exemption.

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City of São Paulo celebrates 451 years of existence

Tonight seven hours of festivities will take place in the well-known Avenue Paulista, in the heart of São Paulo. Over one million people are expected to show up at the celebration of the city's 451st anniversary. Both the city´s Mayor, José Serra, and the state´s Governor, Geraldo Alckmin, are due to attend the celebration.


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Lab creates petrified wood

January 25, 2005 A process that would normally take millions of years, scientists have mimicked within a couple of days. Today, researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have turned wood mineral by the process of soaking poplar and pine in a chemical mix and then cooking them. The team of scientists accomplishing this feat, led by Yongsoon Shin, bought pine and poplar boards and performed a series of steps. The first step leading to the petrifying of the wood is thinly cutting it, then soaking it in acids and a silica solution, after that, heating it, and lastly, cooling the product in argon. Silica takes up a bond with the carbon left in the wood's cellulose, creating silicon carbide, widely known as a ceramic.

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Frank Hsieh named new Taiwanese premier

Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian has chosen Frank Hsieh, a leading member of his pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party, as the new Premier of the Republic of China.

Frank Hsieh replaces Yu Shyi-kun, who served as Taiwan's premier for three years. Mr. Yu and the entire 20-member cabinet resigned Monday to allow President Chen Shui-bian to reshuffle the cabinet, after his party's coalition lost parliamentary elections last month.

Mr. Hsieh, the 59-year-old mayor of Taiwan's second largest city, Kaohsiung, is a close ally of Mr. Chen and will be expected to closely carry out the president's agenda. Mr. Hsieh served as Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party from 2000 to 2002.

President Chen praised Mr. Hsieh as "the best person" to help open a new era of negotiations with both the opposition and with Mainland China.

Analysts suggest that Mr. Chen's appointment may signal President Chen's preference for a successor. Mr. Chen's second term ends in 2008 and Mr. Hsieh has had previous experience as a vice presidential candidate in 1996.

In ways, the two men are alike. Both grew up in poor families, graduated from Taiwan's most prestigious National Taiwan University, and passed the bar with the highest score in their junior years in college. Like President Chen, Mr. Hsieh rose to prominence defending the dissidents of the Kaohsiung Incident and went on to serve as a Taipei city councilor and a legislator.

Mr. Hsieh is expected to announce a new cabinet in two days. The cabinet must be endorsed by the new parliament, which convenes February 1.

Analysts believe that many key ministers, including those responsible for foreign affairs, defense, and mainland affairs, are likely to retain their posts.

Mr. Hsieh on Tuesday promised to seek co-existence and "cross-strait peace" through dialogue with the People's Republic of China. He said the new cabinet must maintain cross-strait stability. He will also need to smooth the economic recovery.

He will have to face a parliament in which the opposition holds 114 of the 225 seats. Mr. Chen has complained that passage of his key bills have been slowed by the parliament.

The pro-independence policies of President Chen and his Democratic Progressive Party have angered Beijing, which considers Taiwan a breakaway province. Beijing has threatened a military attack if the Taiwan independence is declared. The two sides split amid civil war in 1949 when the Communists established the People's Republic and the Nationalist Party, or Kuomintang, moved the original government to Taiwan where they maintained the Republic of China, which Beijing regards as defunct. President Chen maintains there are two countries.

The Kuomintang favors maintaining the status quo. Party leaders say the question of whether Taiwan should be independent or reunited with mainland China should be decided by future generations. The Kuomintang, citing its parliamentary victory, had sought to name its own premier and government.

Philip Yang, an associate professor of political science at National Taiwan University, says the recent election's message was that the president and his new premier will have to pay serious attention to relations with Beijing.

"A new message from the people [is] demanding the government to pay more attention to enhance cross-straits interaction," he said.

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Don Brash at Orewa: 'Whatever happened to personal responsibility?'

On January 25, 2005, Don Brash, the leader of the New Zealand National Party made a speech to the Orewa Rotary Club where he focussed upon welfare dependency. He pledged to reduce the number of working-age beneficiaries from the current figure of 300 000 to 200 000 over ten years. His particular target was the 109 000 solo parents on the Domestic Purposes Benefit (DPB). Brash suggested a greater role for adoption in reducing this number, and also hinted that mothers who did not name the father, or who had another child while already on the DPB, may be penalised. Brash's advocacy of adopting children out has lead to a number of attacks, Prime Minister Helen Clark responded by saying "I think we need to support people to keep their babies".

Background
New Zealand will hold a general election this year, most likely in September. The National Party is trailing the governing Labour Party by about 14% in the polls, but last year it polled better than the Labour Party following a speech on race relations by Don Brash at the same location a year earlier. This speech is gearing-up the National Party and setting policies in the build-up to the election. New Zealand under went significant welfare reform during the early 1990s under a National government, with a 25% cut in benefits at the 1991 'Mother of all Budgets' by Ruth Richardson. The current Labour government (1999-) has restored some of the previous benefit levels.


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If you want to communicate with me, and want me to see the message quickly, you may like to leave your message on w:User talk:Gadfium. I will check this page, but not as frequently.-Gadfium 23:23, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)

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MST creates Marxist school in Brazil

http://www.mst.org.br/multimidia/gfotos/fotos/escolaff8peq.jpg Escola Nacional Florestan Fernandes Photo: MST

The Landless Workers Movement (MST) inaugurated on Sunday the school Florestan Fernandes created by the movement. The school is located at the city of Guararema, 60Km (37.282 miles) from  São Paulo and is about 30,000$$m^2$$. Its estimated cost was about US$ 1,3 million, the money coming from the European Union, NGOs from France and Germany and the MST's own finances.

The inauguration was attended by the Brazilian Minister of the Agrarian Development Miguel Rosseto, Venezuelan Education and Culture Ministeries delegates, the writer Fernando Morais among other international guests.

According to the MST the proposed courses for the school are: professorship and pedagogy (teaching), collective administration expert, general farming, movement leadership, and Human and Social Sciences.

João Pedro Stédile, a leader of the MST said: "This school is for taking the power for the workers. So that the friends transform the scientific knowledge into instrument of liberation and not of exploitation, as they do." He also said: "Our enemies are the large farmers, the imperialism, the multinationals, the bankers, the capitalist exploitation and the ignorance. Against them we fight." According to him the school has an ideological function.

Critics
The Brazilian Rural Society (Sociedade Rural Brasileira-SRB) President criticized the inauguration of the school. He said “is absurd that Brazilian Courts accept the creation of a school which will teach desrespect for the Law. Instead of the Executive being there joining them, it should do something so the Law gets obeyed.” According to him the pedagody that will be followed by the MST school is concerning since it is attached to old revolutionary ideologies. He accused MST of teaching guerrilla techniques to children.

According to the President of the União Democrática Ruralista (UDR) Luiz Antonio Nabhan Garcia, representant of the farmers, the government of the President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gets perverted upon the society when it supports a school which teaches invading lands. “In a country like ours, poor in education, is not acceptable that the government supports a group which acts against the Law and indoctrinates anachronistic ideologies of Che Guevara and Fidel Castro”, he added.

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Wikinews:Briefs/January 26, 2005

The following stories made international headlines today:

India celebrates 56th Republic Day
India today celebrated its 56th Republic Day.

President APJ Abdul Kalam took the salute at the parade. The national flag was hoisted and the armed forces and paramilitary units carried out march-pasts at Rajpath in New Delhi.

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Death toll rises in Indian stampede
Focus is on relief work as the death toll nears 300 persons killed in a stampede and fire during the popular annual pilgrimmage to the Mandher Devi temple southeast of Bombay, India.

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White House predicts $427 billion deficit
The record-shattering estimate is "conservative", and higher than the Budget Office's number of 328 billion. The Budget Office's long-term predictions suggest deficit spending will taper off by 2012, but (as with their projection of the current deficit spending) it does not include costs of war. President Bush's 2006 budget is expected at the Capitol on Feb. 7, and it too will not include requests for war funds; those are expected in separate funding requests as they were in 2004.

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Talk:MST creates Marxist school in Brazil

Check the article
I would appreciate if you check the article, see if everything is ok. Thank you. -- Carlosar 01:03, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Exploration?
The word exploration is used a couple of times where I think exploitation is meant to be used. Brianmc 11:29, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)


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Wikinews talk:Public domain news sources

Content transferred from the water cooler.

Voice of America
According to the VOAnews.com disclaimer, "All text, audio and video material produced exclusively by the Voice of America is public domain." This does mean we get to copy them? --Jiang 09:36, 6 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * Yes. User:Eloquence and User:AaronSw spotted this last month.  Perhaps there should be a page on public domain sources.  --merriam 10:33, 6 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * Why you would ever want to source pure propaganda is beyond me but, OKAY! SURE! RIGHT ON!

 * Wait, VOA is pure propaganda? I don't know about that. Flying Hamster 19:04, 6 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * Does it not fall under the pentagon's budget? And even if it didn't, it's still a government project. - Che y Marijuana (not registered just yet)

 * So should we use their articles as stubs? Here's a test article Taiwan Voters Move Away From Chen's Agenda Mydotnet 23:21, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Earthquakes
The USGS earthquake data is public domain. Could we somehow display that data on Wikinews? I'm more concerned about properly (and interestingly) displaying rather than getting the data (which is publicly available and easily retrievable) -- IlyaHaykinson 05:44, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * I went ahead and uploaded and posted more images from the USGS in the article. Is there more data you are interested in from that site? — DV 07:25, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * The site actually provides automatic machine-readable feeds of recent earthquakes from around the world. The site also regularly generates maps of those earthquakes. It might be nice to incorporate those data feeds into Wikinews (a la weather, perhaps with some back-end bot support). -- IlyaHaykinson 07:32, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * One interesting problem that needs to be solved for fully-automated reports is how to post an image to the Commons under programmatic or scripted control, using an application that is continuously running on someone's machine (at least until a Wiki developer is convinced to place it as a background process on the server). Such an image would be generated and posted whenever a continuously polled site returns some data that has either changed (in the case of the weather) or exceeded some threshold (in the case of earthquakes).

 * To help automate the weather updates, User Monet (from "de" Wikinews) suggested using a static name for the current weather report image. I'm going to change over to posting one pair of images with the subnames "current" and "previous", and another pair using the current naming scheme (for archival purposes). This will allow us to avoid having to update the links template every day.

 * But we'll still need the programmatic or scripted posting to fully automate this task. Especially for earthquakes, this is important in case an earthquake happens while we're all away from the site.

 * Please let me know if you have ideas of how we can automate posting a generated image (for both weather and earthquakes). I'm thinking part of this automation will involve monitoring a "watch directory" to check the modification date and time of certain local images on the machine of the person running the earthquake and weather processes.

 * — DV 16:24, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)


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The British referendum question is published today

The question in with the British people will vote on the European Constitution is published today, as part of the bill on the European Constitution going through parliament.

The question in a referendum, expected to be held in 2006, will be: "Should the United Kingdom approve the treaty establishing a constitution for the European Union?"


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Sharon to open discussion with Abbas

January 26, 2005

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has decided to re-open diplomatic contact with the leader of the, Mahmoud Abbas.

Sharon had cut all links after a suicide attack killed six Israelis at a border entry point, just days after Abbas has been elected leader. However, Abbas has made moves to curb the activities of Palestinian militants, leading to a drop in violence in the region.

Palestinian officials say that Palestinian security forces will be deployed in the southern Gaza Strip within 24 hours to reduce attacks on Israel. In addition, Israel has agreed to stop the targeted killing of Palestinian militants, reports say.

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Bush requests $80bn to pay for on-going military operations

January 26, 2005 U.S. President George W. Bush has asked the U.S. Congress for an additional $80bn to pay for the on-going military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

This is on top of $25bn approved by Congress last summer in the fiscal defense appropriations bill for 2005. Bush states that this money is to provide U.S. troops with "whatever they need to protect themselves" and also to fight terrorism in Iraq.

The money will support the 'global war on terror' until September 30, 2005. Of the $80bn, $75bn will be spent on the repair and replacement of equipment, training of the Iraqi security forces, and basic personnel costs.

The remaining $5bn will be used to fund State Department embassy construction, activities in Iraq, and humanitarian operations in Darfur, Sudan.


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Why do we need quotes?
The money will support the "global war on terror" until.... I suggest using words instead of quotes. If you think the phrase is incomplete and that it does not describe everything, add words, not quotes. -- Carlosar 12:08, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC) I used the wrong punctuation. I meant ' not " Dan100 (Talk) 13:09, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)

How about non-governmental sources?
I see that this report is based solely on DOD and White House press releases. I believe that some outside sources should be added. Andrew pmk 14:35, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)


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Expedition 10 completes first spacewalk

January 26, 2005 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov have just completed their mission's first space walk aboard the International Space Station. The mission lasted 5 hours, 28 minutes, ending at 1311 UTC. The two astronauts, working in Russian space suits, performed a variety of tasks. Chiao and Sharipov installed a work platform, called the Universal Work Platform, along with its base and associated wiring. They also installed a commercial robotics experiment and a biological experiment on the exterior of the Zvezda Service Module. In addition, they checked vents on systems that help control the Station's atmosphere and relocated a Japanese physical science experiment.

Residue accumulation around the vents of the Elektron oxygen generator was noted and photographed by Sharipov. Technicians on the ground will analyze the information to determine if this residue has been contributing to the problematic operation of the Elektron.

During this spacewalk, the station again encountered the mysterious forces that have been saturating the Control Moment Gyros during previous spacewalks. Russian thrusters were activated to counter this force.

The walk marks Chiao's fifth for 31 hours, 34 minutes, accumulated time and Shapirov's first.

This was the 57th space walk conducted at the Station and the 32nd to be based out of the orbital outpost. Expedition 10 is scheduled to conduct its second spacewalk in March.

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White House cuts Hubble from budget

January 26, 2005 A senior administration official, speaking anonymously, confirmed on Friday that the proposed NASA budget for the 2006 fiscal year will not contain additional funding for a Hubble servicing mission. The budget plan is to be announced Feb. 7.

The White House eliminated funding for a service mission the Hubble Space Telescope from its 2006 budget request and directed NASA to focus on deorbiting the spacecraft at the end of its life, according to government and industry sources.

Intensive work has been under way at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center to develop telerobotic servicing skills for the Hubble Space Telescope in the event that a space shuttle crew is never again sent to the orbiting facility. Aerospace firms in the United States and in Canada have teamed with NASA to develop a Hubble Robotic Vehicle Deorbit Module.

"Excellent progress is being made on a telerobotic approach to servicing the Hubble," said Jim Crocker, vice president of civil space at Lockheed Martin Space Systems of Denver. The firm has supported NASA's planning and, later, the repair and servicing of the HST with four space shuttle missions to date.

The telerobotics team at work at Goddard Space Flight Center "have a good shot at pulling this off," Crocker told SPACE.com the day before the Space News story on the White House HST decision appeared .

The estimated $1 billion plus cost for a robotic or shuttle servicing mission is considered too high by the White House in light of higher priority missions such as the shuttle "return to flight" project and NASA's "moon, Mars and beyond ."

The anonymous U.S. official told Reuters the estimated cost of a robotic repair was $2 billion and one feasibility study gave it an 80 percent chance of failure .

"Hubble is in year 14 of a planned 15-year mission," the official said. "Trying to send a robotic mission to extend that time period would be a $2 billion gamble with taxpayer dollars where the odds are 80-20 that it would fail."

Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement January 25 condemning reports about eliminating funds to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. The Hubble Space Telescope is managed by the Goddard Space Flight Center which is located in Congressman Hoyer's district.

"I am very concerned about reports that the Bush Administration may eliminate federal funds to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope from its budget for fiscal year 2006. Since its launch in 1990, the Hubble Telescope's state of the art technology has dramatically changed our understanding of the universe and produced thousands of extraordinary discoveries ."

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This is a clone of my article: http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Hubble_mission_to_be_scrapped Ok, I get it... I create an article, someone creates one just like it 2 days later, and I get no credit... Cameron 22:34, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)

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This story looks like we can take it out of the developing stories queue--it's pretty much complete and there are other stories there that need more editor attention.

It's a great article! Certainly doesn't need any further help. Dan100 (Talk) 21:54, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)


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Iraq: Marines killed in helicopter crash

January 26, 2005

A U.S. Marine transport helicopter has crashed in western Iraq, killing 31. Although there was bad weather reported in the area, CBC quotes an anonymous official as stating, "I have not heard anybody attribute a cause."

The helicopter went down at 1:20 a.m. local time near Rutbah, about 355 km west of Baghdad, while conducting security operations. The aircraft was transporting personnel from 1st Marine Division. Rescue and investigative teams are on the scene.

The event may be the largest loss of life since the invasion in 2003. On March 23, 2003, during the initial invasion, 26 soldiers lost their lives in various incidents. Since Pres. Bush declared major operations over on May 1, 2003 there have been several events with large loss of life, including the collision of two Black Hawk helicopters while avoiding ground fire, killing 17, and a Chinook which was shot down near Fallujah.

The U.S. military reports, for Wednesday January 25th, four U.S. Marines from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Unit were killed in action in al Anbar. An Army soldier with the 1st Infantry Division was killed when a combat patrol was attacked near Duluiyah. A series of car bombs and attacks resulted in at least six deaths in Iraq and more wounded, including at least seven U.S. military personnel.


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People killed as three trains crash in Los Angeles

January 26, 2005

Ten people are dead and up to 200 injured after three trains crashed in Glendale, a suburb of Los Angeles.

Two passenger trains and a freight train carrying gravel collided at 6:05 a.m. local time during the morning rush hour. Both passenger trains were double-decker Metrolink trains, one northbound from Union Station, the other southbound. One train overturned, and the other caught fire.

The northbound train normally carries 30 to 50 passengers. The southbound train normally has 200 to 250 people on board.

Over 300 firefighters are attending the scene.

The chief of police of Glendale reported at a press conference that a man trying to commit suicide drove his car onto the train tracks, but apparently changed his mind and left the vehicle before the impact, leaving the vehicle on the tracks. The suspect was taken into custody by police officers who arrived at the scene of the accident and has, according to the police, already admitted driving the vehicle onto the tracks.


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I've made a few changes here, the original story was.. well, pretty one sided really. I couldn't figure out how to change the title of the posting though. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 137.197.155.6 (talk • contribs) 17:16, 26 January 2005

It was only one sided because there was only one side to get it from at the time. Cameron 17:30, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)

No insult intended, I merely felt it needed a bit of a rewrite to conform to the neutrality standards put forth in the posting guidelines. Did you have any objection to the article as now written? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 137.197.155.6 (talk • contribs) 18:17, 26 January 2005

 * The original story was posted after Report: The Pentagon's new powers, which was a much more balanced treatment of the story. (Also shows a lack of research on the part of the original author.) However, this has become a larger story, in need of severe editing and wikifying, but has some good resources. - Amgine 18:41, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

 * Um, Amigine, I wrote both stories, they were covering different stages of the Pentagon event. I'm kind of sick of this blind-sighted lashing AND the clones being made of my stories (although that does not apply to this story in perticular) Cameron 17:46, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC)

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Rice new Secretary of State

January 26, 2005 WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly confirmed Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state after a host of Democrats harshly criticized Bush administration Iraq policy. The expectation of Rice becoming the Secretary of State, like many presumed, has come true.

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Talk:City of São Paulo celebrates 451 years of existence

um... is "451" a special number in Brazil?
 * No. This celebration happens every year. -- Carlosar


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Sun donates Solaris operating system, 1,600 patents to community

Computer vendor Sun Microsystems released on Tuesday the first offerings of its OpenSolaris operating system code for free, under a license which allows anyone to use or work on the code and distribute the changes they make..

The full operating system is expected to be released for download sometime in the second quarter of 2005. Following along with the system source code are 1,670 patents Sun will make available for use by open-source developers. Sun hopes to leverage greater innovation in software from the open source community, in return for allowing the code to be used without charge.

"This is not an EOL (end of life) release. It's a supercharged, turbocharged rocket launching," Sun CEO Scott McNealy said. "No one else has done what we have just done."

The move follows a recent move by IBM to grant use of 500 patents freely to open source software developers. Open source developers had been becoming concerned that bureaucracy and legal issues associated with software patents could be damaging to their livelihoods and to innovation. The moves by Sun and IBM seem intended to placate this growing fear.

Dynamic Trace, or DTrace is the first OpenSolaris component to be released. DTrace is a performance-analysis tool that tells developers how to optimize their applications for maximum performance.

The code is to be released under Sun's own licensing scheme, the Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL) Version 1.0. This license has been approved by the Open Source Initiative (OSI).

Sun's license is based on the Mozilla Public License. The Free Software Foundation has stated on its website that Sun's license, while free, is not compatible with the GNU Public License (GPL) used for the popular open source Linux operating system. This does not mean that Linux software and OpenSolaris software cannot be used together, but limits the extent of integration which may be achieved.

Sun had previously allowed free use of the operating system Solaris by some users, for example students. This move greatly extends the range of free uses permitted, and allows users to read and modify the source code without charge or non-disclosure agreement.


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Distributed computing climate change model gives bleak results

January 26, 2005 Results published in the science journal Nature suggest previous Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predictions will need to be revised upwards.

Climateprediction.net has released it's first results, indicating that global temperatures could rise by up to 11° C, even if global carbon dioxide levels are limited to twice those found before the Industrial Revolution; levels that high are expected to be reached in the middle of this century.

The results indicate that carbon dioxide emissions will have an even bigger affect on the global climate than previously thought.

The Climateprediction.net is a distributed computing project. More than 95,000 people around the world have downloaded the software which runs calculations when the user's computer is idle, releasing computer power greater than that of even the largest supercomputers.

The project is a collaboration between several UK universities and the Met Office, funded by the British Natural Environment Research Council and the Department of Trade and Industry. In the summer of 2004 the project joined forces with the SETI program, with University of California computer scientists developing a version of the SETI software to run climate change models.


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Does the last paragraph containing statistics about deaths need some time frame? "The U.S. military reports 4 U.S. Marines from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Unit were killed in action in al Anbar. An Army soldier with the 1st Infantry Division was killed when the combat patrol was attacked near Duluiyah. A series of car bombs and attacks resulted in at least 6 deaths in Iraq and more wounded, including at least 7 U.S. military personnel." This does not cover all the deaths in Iraq so it seems like it needs a frame of reference or some comment about what it includes or to what it is related. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.232.173.82 (talk • contribs) 21:02, 26 January 2005
 * Yes, certainly. It was in one day, January 25th (UTC). - Amgine 21:20, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)

rip marines who lost their lives in combat
Im not going to even coment on what I just read. Because in 1993 when I was in samolia it was hell so I know what your going through I watched my best friend fall from a black hawk helicoptor and die his name was Todd Black burn he was only 17 years old you probaly read the book black hawk down or wachted the movie  they say we were heros but I beleave we were a group of army rangers doing our job. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.153.217.95 (talk) 05:36, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Error in Marine Division!!!!!
This Helicopter was transporting Marines from the 3rd Marine Division based out of Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Most of the Men lost in this disaster where from Charlie Company 1st Batallion 3rd Marines. This is Fact as this was my unit and I was there!

Corporal Justin M. Snyder (Retired) Cco 1st Bn 3rd Marines

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ESA's Smart-1 takes its first close-up images of the Moon

January 26, 2005 The European Space Agency's (ESA) lunar probe SMART-1 has taken its first images from a low orbit around the moon, returning images of great detail. SMART-1 caps a streak of major planetary missions by the ESA in the past year.

Two features of SMART-1 have brought particular attention to the project: the ion drive and a sophisticated navigational software.

The probe features a low-thrust, long-duration ion drive, where ionised particles are accelerated by electromagnets and ejected from the motor of the probe to provide propulsion. The energy for this is supplied by solar panels, potentially allowing months of thrusting.

The probe arrived in lunar orbit on November 15, 2004. The ion drive has been firing for much of the time since, leading the probe to orbit ever closer to the lunar surface.

The coupling of the camera and the navigational system will allow more precise mapping of the moon's features than ever before. Using very precise positioning, the system will be able to measure the angles of shadows to such a degree that researchers will be able to build a very accurate topographical map of the moon's surface features.

The series of images were taken at an altitude of 5,000 to 1,000 km above the Moon to test the onboard camera. On February 9, the ion drive will be turned on once more to drop the probe to a height of 3,000 to 300 km above the surface. From then on, it will begin the bulk of its scientific investigations.


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Condoleezza Rice confirmed as U.S. Secretary of State by Senate vote

January 26, 2005

The United States Senate has voted to accept President George W. Bush's nomination of Condoleezza Rice as United States Secretary of State. Eighty-five Senators voted to approve her accession while 13 opposed it. Two Senators did not vote.

Democratic Senators had criticised her during debates on the nomination, but this did not prevent her gaining the second-highest ever number of votes for a nominee for Secretary of State.

The former head of National Security replaces Colin Powell, who became the highest-serving African American in U.S. history when he became Secretary of State in 2000.

Ms Rice is expected to be sworn into office in the White House later this evening, with a more elaborate public ceremony on Friday, and to begin her new role on Thursday morning.


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2005 World Social Forum in Porto Alegre

The fifth (WSF) has kicked off in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. The Forum is back in its original home, Porto Alegre, after last year being held in Mumbai, India. The event was opened January 26, 2005 and it is scheduled to continue until January 31.

The World Social Forum is an annual meeting organized by left organizations, mainly from Brazil. It discuss strategies to fight back against the, and. According to the organizers "The World Social Forum is an open meeting place where groups and movements of civil society opposed to neo-liberalism and a world dominated by capital or by any form of imperialism, but engaged in building a planetary society centred on the human person, come together to pursue their thinking, to debate ideas democratically, for formulate proposals, share their experiences freely and network for effective action."

Just under 6000 different groups and organizations will participate in the six day event which joins discussions, protests and festivals.

Both the Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez are to be guests at the forum; however the reception of the two leaders is set to be quite different. Da Silva (commonly referred to as Lula) has faced criticism from the leftists set to make up the majority of participants at the forum due to the allegedly weak results of the government social politics and the way the government conducts the Economy. This is in stark contrast to the reception that he received at the 2003 forum (also in Porto Alegre), where he was hailed as a hero.

Hugo Chávez on the other hand is set to receive a warmer welcome for enforcing a 2001 law allowing for the expropriation of idle agricultural land from large estates. However, the government of Venezuela has also received criticism for what some feel to be intimidation of journalists and other anti-democratic acts.

This year the event has been tarnished by the Brazilian journalist Políbio Braga, who alleges illicit negotiations between the World Social Forum and GP Equipamentos Elétricos Ltd, a Brazilian company contracted to work on the infrastructure for the forum. He also accuses the Brazilian government of trying to stop the police investigation into the matter.

In 2006 the forum is scheduled to be held in Venezuela and/or simultaneously in different cities around the world.

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Note how I didn't specify the number of dead in the article title, so it can't go out of date. Dan100 (Talk) 22:19, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)

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It's a good idea to avoid numbers in title on breaking stories... but you can also focus on the unique elements of the event: "Three train pile-up in Los Angeles; Injuries and deaths reported", "Suicide attempt instigates three train wreck", etc. Unique element first, severity/blood second.


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Another clone... This article is a clone of my article: Please stop the clones Cameron 22:32, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)


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Wikinews:Briefs/January 27, 2005

The following stories made international headlines today:

China detains and beats mourners of purged leader Zhao Ziyang
The government of China has detained several people who were mourning the passing of former communist party leader, Zhao Ziyang. Mr. Zhao was the former Communist Party secretary general who purged for opposing the 1989 military crackdown on the Tiananmen Square student movement. He died two weeks ago at age 85, having spent the last fifteen years of his life under house arrest. At least three people were beaten during the arrests today, according to reports from the AFP.

 * Sources: AFP

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'This page is an experiment in putting related news stories as sections with in one article. Please do not seperate into different articles.'

Brainstorm
'''I will just put a lot of ideas and information here. I am not considering about pov and understanding issues at this point.'''

Is the title of the article good?
 * It'll do, but remember we can only create each title once, so try and make it as specific as possible (without being long). Perhaps "World Social Forum begins in Davodd, Switzerland" would've been better, as I think the WSF is held in a different place each time. Dan100 (Talk) 22:22, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)

This is not the WSF in Switzerland. It is in Porto Alegre - Brazil. --Carlosar 00:41, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I accept suggestions about the title and everything. Thank you -- Carlosar 00:42, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

January 26, 2005

The following must be changed because it is a copy: The World Social Forum is an open meeting place where groups and movements of civil society opposed to neo-liberalism and a world dominated by capital or by any form of imperialism, but engaged in building a planetary society centred on the human person, come together to pursue their thinking, to debate ideas democratically, for formulate proposals, share their experiences freely and network for effective action (see the Charter of Principles). The WSF proposed to debate alternative means to building a globalization in solidarity, which respects universal human rights and those of all men and women of all nations and the environment, and is grounded in democratic international systems and institutions at the service of social justice, equality and the sovereignty of peoples.

Brazilian Organizing Committee - WSF 2005 http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/main.php?id_menu=3_1&cd_language=2

History, founders

main participants:Lula and Chavez place, other participants, agenda

last year in Brazil next year:Venezuela

Please check it
The article is done. Please see if it acts in accordance with Wikinews norms and standards. Thank you. -- Carlosar 13:46, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Mumbai was NOT WSF it was the Asiian Social Forum (ASF), like the European Social Forum ESF) held uin London Last November, both are part of the larger WSF but Porte Alegre is every 2 years with series of more regional meetings in between.

Porto Alegre X Davos
I think we should call "2005 World Social Forum in Porto Alegre" instead of just "2005 World Social Forum" because there is the another Forum in Switzerland. -- Carlosar 23:49, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

A separate page for the Forum coverage
I prepared a different page 2005 World Social Forum-Brazil Coverture so the Forum can be covered along the days. I think this is a better idea since we don't need to change the original article. If you start changing this article will are in risk of entering in a never editing cycle, and that is bad.-- Carlosar 00:11, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)

The better title
"2005 World Social Forum in Porto Alegre" or "2005 World Social Forum" ? -- Carlosar


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Saskatchewan town asks for return of "accidental" tsunami donation

The municipal council of a small town in Canada's Prairies has said it "accidentally" donated $10,000 to the Red Cross for tsunami relief. Now it wants its money back.

The council approved the donation during a Jan. 10 meeting by 3 votes to 2. However, the mayor was in the hospital and the deputy mayor, Barry Lewis, who substituted didn't realize he could vote. If he had voted, it would have been against the donation.

Some townspeople accused councillor Dorothy Lockwood of ambushing the meeting by presenting the last-minute proposal to divert money from the town's centennial fireworks fund. Lockwood claimed the timing was urgent as the federal government's deadline for matching donations was the next day at midnight.

The Red Cross has already deposited the cheque, but has indicated it will return the money.


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my freakin' god. the cheap bastards. The bellman 05:03, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I don't whether to laugh or cry... Dan100 (Talk) 22:30, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)