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Thaksin's speech played for demonstrators, ex-Thai PM calls for elections

June 15, 2007

A videotaped address by Thaksin Shinawatra was played for a crowd of around 15,000 supporters today in Bangkok, with the ousted former prime minister calling for the military-installed government of Thailand to hold elections later this year as promised.

"Please speed up the new elections and turn the country back to democracy," Thaksin said in his message, taped in London, where he has been living in exile since being ousted in a coup last year. "It is time for reconciliation and to move forward with elections. That is the best solution for the country."

"Let the people decide for themselves who should be voted into office and run the country," he said.

Interim Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont has said the elections would likely be held in December, after a constitutional referendum, which might occur in August or September. Thaksin's address began at around 9 p.m. local time (1400 GMT), and was shown on six screens at the Sanam Luang protest-staging ground. Organizers of the demonstration, the pro-Thaksin satellite television station PTV, also known as the Democratic Alliance against Dictatorship, said they had hoped for a live broadcast via Internet, but switched to a pre-recorded message because they feared the transmission would be blocked by the military-run government. The government had earlier said they would allow Thaksin to make a live address, but only if he would say nothing provocative, and that they would monitor the transmission.

The live-broadcast service of the PTV website could not be accessed before or during the speech, The Nation newspaper reported. Access to several pro-Thaksin websites was blocked by the ministry.

Thaksin railed against the government for its seizure of his bank accounts in Thailand, calling the move "unfair."

"I wouldn't mind if it was just me they were persecuting, but my wife and children have also become victims, which I didn't expect to happen," Thaksin said.

"The government seized my assets because they want to discredit me and to prevent Thai Rak Thai from winning in new elections. That's not democracy," he said, referring to the political party he once led, which was ordered dissolved by a Constitutional Tribunal over elections violations. "I haven't done anything wrong," he said. "I repeat that I have already given up politics," he added.

He in struggle for power boasted he would return to Thailand "to protect my reputation," though he did not specify exactly when he would return. "I will fight to get my dignity back, and to restore the credibility of Thailand's legal system," he said. "I will fight within the rule of law."

In spite of the fact that Mr Abhisit, the Democrat party leader in Thailand, said the content of the pre-recorded message played to demonstrators at Sanam Luang was nothing short of expectations. He said Mr Thaksin should not blame anyone but himself that his wife and children were facing graft investigations.

"His wife and children find themselves in this situation all because of Mr Thaksin's decisions," he said. "He threw the problems at them by transferring shares to them and it is not clear that he gave up management of those assets."

Deputy Democrat leader Wittaya Kaewparadai said the video address reflected Mr Thaksin's obsession with his own personal interests. He did not show strong reactions when he was toppled by the coup makers but rose to "defend his dignity" when his assets were frozen, he said.

Mr Wittaya said he believed Mr Thaksin's address was meant to rouse his supporters and instigate violence

However Mr Thaksin still asked that all Thais unite to mark the 80th birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Thailand's monarch who has reigned for 60 years.

Thaksin claimed that the coup and the military government have hurt Thailand's economy. The coup "rendered a lack of confidence on the part of the world community in this country's political and economic developments." He said the poor and the business sector would continue to suffer until democracy was restored.

Police estimated that 8,000 people were present at the Sanam Luang rally venue, while organisers of the rally put the numbers closer to 50,000. There was a heavy presence of police as well as military personnel and their vehicles, and some roads were blocked to traffic. There was no report of any untoward incident or violence at the rally venue.

Demonstrations organized by the Democratic Alliance against Dictatorship have grown in the past two weeks, and a large demonstration and march from Sanam Luang to Royal Thai Army headquarters is expected tomorrow.

The government has said it will deploy 13,000 soldiers for the event, though Premier Surayud said the protests would be allowed, but warned that emergency law would be enforced if things turn violent.


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Comments:Astronauts fix thermal blanket on Atlantis

Staples!!!
I can't believe they used staples, I would have thought they would have used something stronger!?!! --Nzgabriel | Talk 00:10, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
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Talk:European Union to fund scheme to reduce aircraft emissions and noise pollution

This article's title mis-spells "emissions." The article needs to be moved, but I don't know how to do it. Can someone help? 24.163.252.3 01:53, 16 June 2007 (UTC) (Wikiepedia User:Furchild).
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Hmm...
OMG, did the U.S. cave in these talks? -4.138.61.84 05:24, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

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Comments:More than 100 demonstrate against data retention in Vienna, Austria

why does this report suck so bad? -4.138.61.84


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ISS crew bypass faulty switch to power-up computers

June 16, 2007

NASA said yesterday that four lanes (processing channels) out of six on the two navigational and support computers that had crashed earlier in the week on the International Space Station (ISS) were now operational and may be put back online today.

The two computers, the Russian Central Computer and Terminal Computer, each have three lanes of processing capability, although only one lane is required for operation. All three lanes on each computer had failed, but the ISS crew were able to restore two lanes on each computer.

Two processors, one from each of the computers, could not be restored and will be replaced.

"I think we’re in good shape. We feel like the computers are stable and back to normal. We still have a lot of options to go through to recover these machines. We’ve got a talented group of people to look at attitude control," said ISS Program Manager Mike Suffredini during a press conference on Friday.

Suffredini also said that the power levels to the computers were "just fine. We are in a very good position from a life-support perspective."

A power switch was bypassed by Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov and Fyodor Yurchikhin using a cable, which allowed at least four of the computers to re-boot. The computers are expected to be tested in the morning, after they have run overnight.

The navigation computers provide backup attitude control and orbital altitude adjustments. For now, the station’s control moment gyroscopes are handling attitude control, with the shuttle’s propulsion system providing backup.

It is not known what initially caused the computers to fail, but Russian engineers say that it could have been a problem with power supply.

"We have plenty of resources, so we have plenty of time to sort this out," said Suffredini on Thursday.


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US astronaut Sunita Williams breaks record

June 16, 2007

United States astronaut, currently on board the International Space Station, has today broken the record for the longest unbroken space flight by a woman. At 5:47 a.m. UTC Williams passed the previous record of 188 days and four hours set by in 1996.

This is not the only record Williams has broken. Earlier this year she set a record of 29 hours and 17 minutes for time spent by a woman on space walks.

In April 2007, Williams received much attention when she took part in the Boston Marathon on a treadmill whilst in orbit.


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Cockpit voice recorder retrieved from wreck of Kenya Airways Flight 507

June 16, 2007 A search team has found the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the wreckage of Kenya Airways Flight 507. The plane, a Boeing 737-800, crashed in Cameroon on May 5, killing all 114 on board.

The aircraft's flight data recorder, which records details of what happened to the plane, had previously been located and analysed in Canada. Kenyan authorities had specifically requested that it had been analysed there instead of Europe or the United States, saying that this was preferable due to ongoing strained relations between Boeing and Airbus, and due to the bilingual nature of Canada helping to ease communication between Kenya and Cameroon. Preliminary analysis had found no evidence of mechanical failure. Kenya Airways CEO Titus Naikuni said as part of a statement that Camaroonian authorities were preparing to send the voice recorder to Canada also.

So far, the investigation has determined that after reaching an altitude of 3,000 feet shortly after take-off, the plane nose-dived sharply at 45 degrees for thus far undetermined reasons. The CVR analysis is expected to help the investigation to progress as it will allow investigators to analyse the final conversations of the pilots both between themselves and with air traffic control. Authorities have warned that the investigation and final report may take over a year.

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4.5-kilometre bridge to link Crimea with Russia

June 17, 2007

Last week a presentation of the bridge linking the Crimea with the Krasnodar region of Russia took place in Ukraine. The project cost of the deal is estimated at US$480 million. According to specialists, the bridge can be built within two years given adequate preparation.

The bridge project includes building a highway with the width of 15 metres; there will also be a possibility of the bridge supporting a future oil pipeline. The total length of the bridge will be about 4.5 kilometres.

The bridge over the Strait of Kerch could become a transit way to more than 10 million people a year and should decrease the travel distance from Ukraine to the Krasnodar Region by 450 kilometres.


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Collision of Challenger-60 and Boeing-757 prevented in Moscow sky

June 17, 2007

On June 13 in Moscow prevented what ultimately became a near-miss from becoming a serious midair collision. The incident occurred when a Challenger 60  violated controllers' instructions and flew into the path of a.

According to an official release, the Challenger had been instructed several times to ascend to no higher than 1,800 metres. However, the light jet proceeded to a height of 2,070 metres without authorisation, taking it into the path of a 757 which was approaching nearby Vnukovo International Airport.

The two aircraft came close enough that the on board the Boeing was activated and provided an audible alert to the crew. Meanwhile, air traffic control noticed the emergency and guided the two planes away from each other.


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Why the crap does it matter if a women is a given amount in space, or a man? If i would care about such records, i would want to know at which rank she is among "humans" in space. --82.141.53.90 19:31, 16 June 2007 (UTC)


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Natalya, sorry that your articles became marked as a copyright violations. One of the first things we do when we see an article posted is search online to see if the article is plagiarized or is a copyright violation. Since we don't know that the source of the article is your own writing and that you have the right to relicense it by posting it here, some editors will just mark it as a copyright violation.

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Malaysian fans riot at delayed opening of Indian film

June 16, 2007

Angry fans of popular Indian film actor Rajinikanth rioted in 10 cinemas in Malaysia after the release of the actor's latest movie was delayed by technical problems.

The release of Sivaji: The Boss was supposed to occur simultaneously across southern India and Tamil-speaking parts of Malaysia on Thursday. But not enough prints of the film were available, so cinemas in Malaysia had to resort to trying to screen digital versions of the movie on equipment they were unfamiliar with, which led to the delays and glitches. Fans found the situation unacceptable.

According to a report in today's New Straits Times, the worst-hit in the mayhem was the Sri Intan Theatre in Klang, in Selangor state. Patrons had started lining up at 4 p.m. local time (0800 GMT), and waited five hours for the show to start.

Due to technical problems, it started late at 10:30 p.m., with tickets for both the 9 p.m. and midnight shows fully booked. Then, halfway through the film, at around 11:30 p.m., the screening was halted due to "technical problems", according to the cinema manager, and could not be fixed.

The management announced that the show had to be cancelled and offered to refund the ticket money, but then the crowd became unhinged. Glass displays, lights and speakers were smashed. The screen and curtains were torn. Chairs were ripped apart, and wood panelling damaged. According to another local daily, The Star, angry fans even briefly set fire to the building, but it was quickly extinguished by cinema staff.

The Sri Intan has suspended screenings while repairs are made. Damage is been estimated at 70,000 Malaysian ringgit (about US$20,000).

In Ipoh, about 125 miles (200 kilometres) north of Kuala Lumpur, police were summoned to control unruly crowds at the Sri Kinta cinema. A cinema manager was beaten by irate fans, and he was taken to the hospital with head injuries that required stitches.

Police were also called in at a cinema Penang, where patrons banged on ticket counters, demanding refunds and that the movie be shown. The first showing finally got under way after a three-hour delay.

Fistfights broke out at a cinema in Rawang, where fans threw bottles and smashed glass cases.

In Kuala Lumpur, the venerable Coliseum Theatre also had an unruly crowd.

"People grew impatient and started pushing, resulting in a broken glass panel at the counter. We only got the movie at 4:30 p.m. and started selling the tickets at 4:45 p.m.," theater owner Chua Seong Siew was quoted as saying in the New Straits Times.

The movie distributor said the delay was due to not enough prints of the film being sent from AVM, the Chennai-based production company.

"Rain and delay in getting the digital password from India for security reasons to beat piracy were the primary reasons for the delay and cancellations. Because of the rain, our delivery was affected and as a result, there was a delay in the screening of the movie," S. Vel Paari, head of distributor Pyramid Saimira Theatre Chain, was quoted as saying by The Star.

Paari said he had ordered 53 copies of the film, but only got 42.

"The remaining 11 prints had to be downloaded through the Internet," he explained to The Star.

The film, Sivaji: The Boss, is a 185-minute cavalcade of action, romance and song-and-dance numbers, starring Rajinikanth, one of the most popular stars of Tamil cinema, which is also known as "Kollywood", the second-largest of the Indian film industry after the Hindi-language "Bollywood". Budgeted at US$15 million, which is huge by Indian-industry standards, the film is said to be the most expensive yet made in India.

The film's flamboyant 57-year-old star, Rajnikanth, has a cult-like following in Tamil-speaking southern India, and tickets to the film have been sold out for weeks.

In Malaysia, about 10 percent of the population of 26 million are ethnic Indians, most of them Tamil.


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US prosecutor Mike Nifong to be disbarred for ethics violations

June 16, 2007 Durham County, North Carolina district attorney Mike Nifong had his law license revoked Saturday, after a week of hearings by the North Carolina state bar. The hearing came after the state bar charged Nifong with ethics violations, and for breaking several rules of professional conduct, during the alleged 2006 Duke University lacrosse case. Addionally, Nifong was charged with making inappropriate statements to the media, and ignoring evidence in favor of the defendants.

Nifong said Friday he would resign, regardless of the outcome of the hearing. He would also not appeal any punishment imposed by the state bar, according to his attorney. Nifong charged three players, Dave Evans, Reade Seligmann and Collin Finnerty, with rape. North Carolina attorney general Roy Cooper later concluded that the three players were innocent.

Nifong was said to have made "multiple, egregious mistakes" as he pursued the charges, but not intentionally, according to his attorney.

Nifong said he regretted some of what he said, such as that he wouldn’t allow Durham to become known for “a bunch of lacrosse players from Duke raping a black girl.”

Attorneys for the players said they would seek charges for criminal contempt against Nifong.

"This matter has been a fiasco. There's no doubt about it," said state bar committee chairman F. Lane Williamson.


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Wikinews Shorts: June 17, 2007

Vietnam reports first bird-flu death since 2005
A 20-year-old man from Ha Tay Province, northern Vietnam, died of H5N1 on June 10, in a Hanoi hospital, Vietnamese state-run media reported yesterday.

The death from the strain of avian flu was the first in Vietnam since 2005. Four other people are known to be infected with the virus since last month.

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Protest leaders deliver message to Thai junta
Leaders of daily demonstrations against the military government of Thailand delivered a message today to the Council for National Security, calling on the junta to resign immediately and allow elections to go forward.

The protest leaders had planned a mass march of around 10,000 people yesterday from the Sanam Luang staging ground in Bangkok to army headquarters, but decided against it when heavy rains hit, reducing the demonstration's numbers.

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Seven arrested in southern Thailand
Police in southern Thailand said today they have arrested seven suspects in the insurgency in a raid in Yala.

Violence was also reported in neighboring Narathiwat, where the 16-year-old son of a teacher was gunned down at a grocery shop in Tak Bai district. Also in Tak Bai, a school was burned.

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468 slaves in Chinese kilns freed, boss arrested
A massive police investigation in China into the enforced labor in Shanxi province has led to the discovery of at least 468 slaves, as young as 14, press-ganged into working in brick kilns.

Yesterday, police captured Heng Tinghan, the boss of the brick kiln, who is accused of starving and beating workers.

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I am the author of this news (it was first published on Russia-ic.com), and i have the right to publish it on other websites. Cannot catch what`s wrong with that.
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I am the author of this news on Russia-ic.com. Why cannot i publish news writen by me on other websites? I have the right to do that.

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Bombardier makes a Learjet 60 and a Challenger 600 but no Challenger 60. --SVTCobra 15:32, 26 August 2020 (UTC)


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BBC reporter could be released within next few hours

June 17, 2007

A spokesman for the Hamas organisation has indicated that the BBC reporter Alan Johnston kidnapped in Gaza on 12 March would be released within hours.

"The BBC journalist will be released within the next hours, today", said Abu Osameh al-Mo'ti, Hamas spokesman from Iran.

Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas official in Gaza was however more cautious about the situation, saying that "There are encouraging indicators that he will be released in the near future. But we cannot determine this in terms of hours."

Later, a spokesman for the group said to be holding Alan, the Army of Islam denied the release was imminent. The group is demanding that Abu Qatada, described by the United Kingdom government as "significant international terrorist", be released and said that "If they don't meet these demands there will be no release of this prisoner."

Earlier this month Johnston appeared in a video in which the group holding him demanded that Britain released Muslim prisoners.

The UK Foreign Office described the ongoing confusion as distressful to Alan Johnston's family and friends. The BBC has said that "We are watching developments very closely."


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NTSB releases updates on status of 3 major US investigations

June 17, 2007

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the agency responsible for investigating transportation accidents in the United States, released updates on three major investigations on June 14.

The NTSB, well known publicly for its involvement in the investigation of aviation incidents which involve harm or loss of human life, is also an agency that oversees the transportation of refined petroleum and gas products, chemicals and minerals.

The agency determined the cause of a natural gas pipeline explosion that killed six. It also detailed the cause of an accidental release of 204,000 gallons of anhydrous ammonia from a pipeline in an environmentally sensitive area, and released preliminary information involving two commercial aircraft coming within 30-50 of each other on a.

Pipeline explosion
In the gas explosion disaster, the towing vessel Miss Megan, which was of specifications that did not require inspection by the, was being operated in the West Cote Blanche Bay oil field in Louisiana by Central Boat Rentals on behalf of Athena Construction on October 12, 2006. The Miss Megan was pushing barge IBR 234, which was tied along the starboard side of barge Athena 106, en route to a pile-driving location. Athena Construction did not require its crews to pin mooring spuds (vertical steel shafts extending through wells in the bottom of the boat and used for mooring) securely in place on its barges and consequently this had not been done. During the journey, the aft spud on the Athena 106 released from its fully raised position. The spud dropped into the water and struck a submerged, high-pressure natural gas pipeline. The resulting gas released ignited and created a fireball that engulfed the towing vessel and both barges. The master of the towing vessel and four barge workers were killed. The Miss Megan deckhand and one barge worker survived. One barge worker is officially listed as missing.

The NTSB blames Athena Construction for the disaster, citing in the final report that Athena Construction's manual contained no procedures mandating the use of the safety devices on the spud winch except during electrical work. It was found that if the Athena 106 crew had used the steel pins to secure the retracted spuds during their transit, a pin would have prevented the aft spud from accidentally deploying. Furthermore, the spud would have remained locked in its lifted position regardless of whether the winch brake mechanism, the spud's supporting cable, or a piece of connecting hardware had failed.

The NTSB also found that contributing to the accident was the failure of Central Boat Rentals to require, and the Miss Megan master to ensure, that the barge spuds were securely pinned before getting under way. The Board noted that investigators found no evidence that the Miss Megan master or deckhand checked whether the spuds had been properly secured before the tow began. While Central Boat Rentals had a health and safety manual and trained its crews, the written procedures did not specifically warn masters about the need to secure spuds or other barge equipment before navigating. The NTSB stated that the company's crew should have been trained to identify potential safety hazards on vessels under their control.

NTSB Chairman Mark Rosenker said of the investigation's results, "Having more rigorous requirements in place could have prevented this accident from occurring. Not only do these regulations need to be put in place but it is imperative that they are enforced and adhered to."

The NTSB has made a number of safety recommendations as a result of this accident and the subsequent investigation. Recommendations were made to Athena Construction and Central Boat Rentals to develop procedures and train the employees of its barges to use the securing pins to hold spuds safely in place before transiting from one site to another.

The most major of the other recommendations are:

To the Occupational Safety and Health Administration:

 * Direct the to issue the following documents document to the maritime industry: (1) a fact sheet regarding the accident, and (2) a guidance document regarding the need to secure the gear on barges, including spud pins, before the barges are moved, and detailing any changes to your memorandum of understanding with the Coast Guard.

To the U. S. Coast Guard

 * Finalize and implement the new towing vessel inspection regulations and require the establishment of safety management systems appropriate for the characteristics, methods of operation, and nature of service of towing vessels.
 * Review and update your memorandum of understanding with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to specifically address your respective oversight roles on vessels that are not subject to Coast Guard inspection.

Anhydrous ammonia spill
The NTSB also released the result of its investigation into an environmental disaster in Kansas on October 27, 2004 in which 204,000 gallons (4,858 barrels) of anhydrous ammonia was spilled from a ruptured pipeline in into an environmentally sensitive area. Chemicals from the pipeline entered a nearby stream and killed more than 25,000 fish, including some fish from threatened species.

The incident reached the scale that it did due to operator error after the initial rupture. The 8 5/8-inch diameter steel pipeline, which was operated by Enterprise Products Operating L.P., burst at 11:15 a.m. in an agricultural area about 6 miles east of Kingman, Kansas. A drop in pipeline pressure, indicating abnormal conditions or a possible compromise in pipeline integrity, set off alarms displayed on the computerized pipeline monitoring system. Shortly after the first alarm the pipeline controller, in an attempt to remedy the low pressure, increased the flow of anhydrous ammonia into the affected section of pipeline. A total of 33 minutes elapsed between the time when the first alarm indicated a problem with the pipeline and the initiation of a shutdown.

In its initial report to the {{w|National Response Center|National Response Center|| (NRC), the pipeline operator's accident reporting contractor reported a release of at least 20 gallons of ammonia, telling the NRC that an updated estimate of material released would be reported at a later time. No such report was ever made. Because of the inaccurate report, the arrival of representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency was delayed by a full day, affecting the oversight of the environmental damage mitigation efforts.

The cause of the rupture itself was determined to be a pipe gouge created by heavy equipment damage to the pipeline during construction in 1973 or subsequent excavation activity at an unknown time that initiated metal fatigue cracking and led to the eventual rupture of the pipeline.

"We are very fortunate that such highly toxic chemicals of the size and scope involved in this accident were not released in a populated area," commented Rosenker. "Had this same quantity of ammonia been released near a town or city, the results could have been catastrophic."

As a result of this accident, the NTSB made the following safety recommendations:

To the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration:

 * Require that a pipeline operator must have a procedure to calculate and provide a reasonable initial estimate of released product in the telephonic report to the National Response Center.
 * Require that a pipeline operator must provide an additional telephonic report to the National Response Center if significant new information becomes available during the emergency response.
 * Require an operator to revise its pipeline risk assessment plan whenever it has failed to consider one of more risk factors that can affect pipeline integrity.

To Enterprise Products Operating L.P.:

"The severity of this release of dangerous chemicals into the community could have been prevented," said Rosenker. "The safety recommendations that we have made, if acted upon, will reduce the likelihood of this type of accident happening again."
 * Provide initial and recurrent training for all controllers that includes simulator or noncomputerized simulations of abnormal operating conditions that indicate pipeline leaks.

Runway incursion
As well as concluding their investigation of the above accidents, the NTSB also released preliminary information regarding a serious runway incursion at San Francisco International Airport between two commercial aircraft on May 26, 2007.

At about 1:30 p.m. the tower air traffic controller cleared SkyWest Airlines flight 5741, an Embraer 120 arriving from Modesto, California, to land on runway 28R. Forgetting about the arrival airplane, the same controller then cleared Republic Airlines flight 4912, an Embraer 170 departing for Los Angeles, to take off from runway 1L, which intersects runway 28R.

After the SkyWest airliner touched down, the Airport Movement Area Safety System (AMASS) alerted and the air traffic controller transmitted "Hold, Hold, Hold" to the SkyWest flight crew in an attempt to stop the aircraft short of runway 1L. The SkyWest crew applied maximum braking that resulted in the airplane stopping in the middle of runway 1L. As this was occurring, the captain of Republic Airlines flight 4912 took control of the aircraft from the first officer, realized the aircraft was traveling too fast to stop, and initiated an immediate takeoff. According to the crew of SkyWest 5741, the Republic Airlines aircraft overflew theirs by 30 to 50 feet. The Federal Aviation Administration has categorized the incident as an operational error.

The NTSB sent an investigator to San Francisco, who collected radar data, recorded air traffic control communications, and flight crew statements, and interviewed air traffic control personnel prior to the NTSB making the preliminary release.


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Talk:BBC reporter could be released within next few hours

The email address for the BBC press office is press.office@bbc.co.uk, some cheeky accredited reporter could ask if Alan can - once he's had time for family reunions et-al give us an email interview. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:31, 17 June 2007 (UTC)


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Two Katyusha rockets fired into northern Israel

June 17, 2007

Reports say that at least two Katyusha Rockets fired from Taibeh Lebanon, have landed inside northern Israel in the town of Kiryat Shmona. There were no injuries or deaths reported, but a car was damaged.

"Two Katyusha rockets landed in Kiryat Shmona, and caused damage to a vehicle and roads. There were no injuries. Bomb disposal experts are examining the damage caused," said a spokesman for the local police department.

Almost a year ago, Hezbollah militants fired nearly 4,000 thousand rockets into Israel for almost a month, but police and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) do not believe Hezbollah is responsible for this attack, instead it is reported that Palestinian militants are responsible.

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Eurostar train service moves to new London terminal

November 14, 2007 Eurostar train services which link the United Kingdom with Europe via the Channel Tunnel have moved to a new London terminal. The first services from St Pancras International launched today following the completion of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link which promises to reduce journey times to Europe by 20 minutes.

The Channel Tunnel Rail Link, to be branded as High Speed 1, has been built in two phases; the first section was completed in 2003 and the second section was brought into use today.

Eurostar chief executive Richard Brown said: "Today marks a new dawn for short-haul travel in Europe. Our move to St Pancras makes Eurostar even more accessible to travellers across Britain. We will carry passengers with greater speed, ease and reliability than ever before, and our travellers will have the extra reassurance of knowing that they are making far less environmental impact compared with flying."

Waterloo railway station, the previous international London terminal, will be returned to domestic use following the move to St Pancras.


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Lewis Hamilton wins 2007 United States Grand Prix

June 17, 2007 McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won from pole FIA Formula-1 2007 United States Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. This became his second successive win since the start of the season and in his driver's career with seven consecutive podium finishes.

Fernando Alonso, his teammate, showed best results during free practice sessions and two qualifying sessions, but made a crucial mistake in the third, which lead Hamilton to his second pole. Alonso pushed hard on his teammate and once tried to overtake him using slipstream effect on the banking, but the young Briton driver was on the better trajectory and saved the lead.

Both Ferrari drivers, Felipe Massa and Kimi Räikkönen, showed third and fourth results in qualification and were able to maintain them to from the starting grid to the end of the race.

Heikki Kovalainen driving for Renault successfully ended with his 5th place right ahead of Jarno Trulli's Toyota and Mark Webber's Red Bull-Renault.

19-year-old German Sebastian Vettel, who replaced Robert Kubica after the Poland driver crash his BMW in the previous race, showed a good results in the qualifying sessions and in the race, closing up top 8 drivers in the same lap as the winner.

Despite of a recent speculations in the media about inequality of the drivers in the McLaren team, Fernando and Lewis, went to the podium hugging one another.

Lewis now leads the drivers' championship with 58 points, 10 ahead of Alonso. Team McLaren leads the constructors' championship with 106 points, 36 ahead of Ferrari.


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TV channel - REN TV, Russia. Date - 17.06.2007. Time - 20:45-22:00 MSK - "Formula 1": "Race: Live from Indianapolis". Commentators - Alexander Kabanovskiy (live event). --Yuriybrisk 19:26, 17 June 2007 (UTC)


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EU awards partial victory to Finland over wolf hunting case

June 17, 2007

On June 14 the European Court of Justice awarded a partial victory to Finland in a case in which the European Commission alleged that Finland was issuing licenses to hunt wolves in a manner contradictory to rules laid down by the Commission, partly dismissing the commission's case. The case was initially filed in 2005. Crucially, Finland's wolf management plan will not be changed as a result of the decision.

The court said that the commission had not proved that Finland was issuing the licenses in a manner that threatened the survival of the country's wolf population, estimated at around 250, and Finland themselves claim the number of Finnish wolves has recently doubled.

The court ruled that despite two cases where Finland was found to be in the wrong, this did not amount to "constant and general administrative practice amounting to a breach." Finland had issued the licenses on a preventative basis, but EU regulations state that there must be proof of damage or other danger which can only be solved by killing the animal(s) involved, and thus Finland was breaching the Habitats Directive.

The court ruled that both sides should pay their own legal costs as both had failed in at least one of their claims.

"The European Court of Justice ratifies the main lines of the wolf population management plan," the Finnish agriculture ministry said. "When planning future wolf policy in Finland, the ministry will take note of the court of justices decision on the wolf and the grounds for it".

However, the ministry also said that it would still issue permits to prevent "very significant loss or damage" providing a survey no more than a year old showed that hunting could actually prevent this loss or damage.

"The crucial point of the decision is that the current system, based on hunting permits granted by the game management districts, is not contrary to the habitats directive," the ministry said in a statement.

"The game management districts can continue to grant permits to hunt wolf within the limits laid down by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry."


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User talk:Rklawton

Accreditation Expiration
Greetings, I wanted to let you know that our policy regarding accreditation has recently changed slightly. Specifically we've enacted an automatic expiration of accreditation after 2 years. You can very easily "re-up" your accreditation should you choose to, but at this point in time you're on the Inactive list. As such your accreditation will automatically be revoked on March 15th unless you request otherwise. Currently, posting to the following thread will keep your accreditation. At a later date, all Accredited reporters will be put in for that "re-up", at which time you'll be notified. Thank you, and should you have any questions, feel free to contact me on my talk page. -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 20:47, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

 * If it is indeed two years, then mine would expire next year - in 2011. Rklawton (talk) 20:56, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Accredited Reporter ID
Just to give you a little more info on ID:
 * MessedRocker used to do laminated ID for people, I got one of those - and it didn't look too great.
 * For myself, I created a business card design, and got a couple hundred printed off. I don't have access to that design at the moment, but could relatively easily reproduce it.
 * If you can find a local printer, and get the size specs, I'll create a template and fill in details for you. I used VistaPrint - but don't know if they're available in the US.
 * Email me for more information on that. --Brian McNeil / talk 11:28, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure I can make some up on my own - but it's better to have something professional. Rklawton (talk) 13:02, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
 * IIRC, my card design is up on Wikinewsie in some obscure location - I'll take a look and email you a link. It was a little off on the bleed for printing, but people assume these are cards from a pro organisation. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:53, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Cool, thanks. Rklawton (talk) 18:58, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Wikinews Writing contest 2013 is here. :) Please sign up to participate?
We've created the Writing contest 2013, which will start on April 1 and end on June 1. It is modeled on the successful 2010 contest. It would be a really great time for you, as a Wikinews accredited reporter, to do some original reporting and conduct interviews. People should be around to interview to prevent a backlog, and several reviewers have access to scoop to make it easier to review any original reporting you do. If you are interested in signing up, please do so on Writing contest 2013/entrants. There is at least one prize on offer for the winner along with the opportunity to earn some barn stars as a way of thanking you for your participation. :D --LauraHale (talk) 10:19, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

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User talk:Brandallbrake

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Kidnappers of BBC reporter Alan Johnston deny his release

June 18, 2007 The Army of Islam, a militant group which claims responsibility for kidnapping BBC News reporter Alan Johnston, has denied that a deal has been reached with Hamas that would secure his release and threaten to kill Johnston if Hamas fails to honor the group's demands, in a video broadcast on Al Jazeera.

Despite the threat, the militant group has said that there are "developments" in the discussions with Hamas, but the group did not say what those developments were.

"There are developments and we will let you know when there are new developments. If they do not meet these demands there will be no release of this prisoner, but if things get worse we will get closer to God by killing this journalist," said an unnamed masked man in the video who is reportedly a spokesman for the Army of Islam.

In the video, the man says that in order for Johnston to be released, Abu Qatada, a Palestinian cleric who is in a British prison in the U.K., and all other "Islamic prisoners" must be released from prison.

It is not known if the video is genuine. Johnston was kidnapped while he was returning to his home on March 12 in Gaza City.


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Gunman on the loose in Melbourne

June 18, 2007

Police in Melbourne, Australia are on the hunt for a gunman who killed a man and injured two others in the city's central business district this morning.

Officials warned all office workers to remain indoors, and train services to Flinders Street Station were temporarily on hold, as investigations were carried out on the intersection of Flinders Lane and William Street.

Malcom Bates, who witnessed the shootings at around 8:15 a.m., said the gunman grabbed a woman from inside a taxi. "The lady got away and he turned and shot three people basically point blank," Mr Bates said. "I was right across the road". He said that the incident took no longer than the "wink of an eye".

Paramedics struggled to revive the one victim for almost an hour before declaring him dead at the scene. The two injured people have been taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in a critical condition.

Police believe the incident began at the Bar Code 24-hour bar in King Street, when a woman attempted to get into a taxi. She was apparently grabbed by the hair by the gunman who then shot her and two men who attempted to come to her aid.

Police have identified the gunman as Christopher Wayne Hudson, aged 29. They believe him to be a member of the Hells Angels bikie gang. Police have described Hudson as about 180 cm tall, with short brown hair and wearing a dark tracksuit top and dark denim jeans.

A building worker on a construction site on the corner of Queen and Flinders Streets has reportedly discovered a handgun. It is understood the gunman may have thrown the weapon into the site as he fled the scene.

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can you please explain your actions on: Kidnappers of BBC reporter Alan Johnston deny that he will be released? DragonFire1024 10:00, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

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Emergency Air New Zealand landing performed with no landing gear

June 18, 2007

An Air New Zealand Beechcraft performed an emergency landing at Blenheim after being diverted from its destination following a landing gear problem.

The Beechcraft 1900D was being flown by Eagle Air, a subsidiary of Air New Zealand, flying from Timaru to Wellington with 15 passengers and two air crew on board.

When arriving at Wellington, the landing gear would not lower, forcing flight NZ 2300 to be diverted to the RNZAF Base Woodbourne, Blenheim where it landed on its belly at around 9.00 a.m.. The plane was badly damaged, and immediately covered in foam as is standard policy and as a safety precaution.

The air base was expected to be closed for around two hours as cranes cleaned up the wreckage.

Eagle Air General Manager, Doug Roberts said that their initial assessment is that the crew did an excellent job, and executed a text book wheels up landing. "Our pilots undergo some of the most extensive training in the industry and dealing with emergency situations like this is a cornerstone of their training."

A man from Wellington on board with his son and partner, said that he was a bit "freaked out", but was fine after the landing, praising the landing performed by the experienced pilot.

Marty Solomon says that all passengers were informed throughout the journey of what was happening, and were well prepared for the crash landing.

Two of the passengers, one of whom was pregnant, were sent to hospital for check ups.

A special support crew is now being flown to Blenheim by Air New Zealand to help those affected by today's emergency landing. They say that most of the passengers will now continue the rest of their journey today.

Eagle Air and the Transport Accident Investigation Commission will now investigate the incident.

Eagle flies 17 other Beechcraft, and service by those planes is continuing as normal today, as they are considered to be extremely reliable.


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Council of Europe report challenges teaching of Creationism

June 18, 2007

The spread of Creationist doctrines within the education systems of Council of Europe member states "could become a threat to human rights", according to a report which will be discussed and voted on by the Council of Europe on 26th June.

The text written by the Committee on Culture, Science and Education of the Council, firmly challenges the belief in a creator and a world which was created, to the exclusion of accepted theories of evolution. Although Creationist doctrines were for a long time an American phenomenon and not too widespread within the European countries, the report suggests that they are tending to spread to Council of Europe member states.

According to the document, Creationism - fundamentalist doctrine of the origin of the world based on the Bible - is not based on facts and does not rely on any scientific grounds.

The report notes that children currently study predominantly evolutionary theories with a scientific basis, and suggests that there is a consequential risk of introducing confusion for them when presented with alternatives based on "convictions, beliefs and ideals" with no scientific basis.

The Parliamentary Assembly urges member states and their education authorities, inter alia, to "firmly oppose the presenting of creationism as a scientific discipline on an equal footing with the theory of evolution by natural selection and in general resist presentation of creationist doctrines in any discipline other than religion".


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This does not seem to have been reported in a timely matter. --SVTCobra 09:32, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Should we change the date to reflect that (I do not think it is publishable though)?, as being a historical resource is one of the goals of Wikinews. --Nzgabriel | Talk 10:23, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
 * No, you definitely cannot publish "as of" a past date, either. --SVTCobra 23:03, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Maybe in Europe Creationism is referred to as "the creationism" but I've never heard "the" being applied to the term before here in North America. —24.141.153.56 10:27, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
 * well see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Creationism and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_design (or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creationism)
 * Openings from those pages: "Neo-creationism is a movement whose goal is to restate creationism...", "Intelligent design is a form of creationism...", "Creationism is the belief that..."; all lacking 'the'. —24.141.153.56 18:09, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

QuoteLeft
Quotes in quoteboxes are supposed to be lifted from the article itself. The quote should be integrated into the main body. --SVTCobra 22:48, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I very much oppose that duplicating approach. These boxes are an opportunity to expand on an article. -Edbrown05 06:28, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

The quote is lifted directly from the article - I did it! CWiltshire 07:59, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

 * When I set up (with a little help from Doldrums) the QuoteLeft and QuoteRight templates the idea was based on something the BBC News site does. Where they have an article with no picture, or a long article that needs broken up a bit, they lift a quote from the article to highlight the subject matter. The general idea which SVTCobra didn't particularly well express is that you can read the bit in the box first - it stands out - and based on that decide to read the entire article where you will see the quote in context.
 * I hope I'm not rambling too much here, the quote templates are a great way to "brighten up" an article. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:22, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Single source
Is the use of both the English and French versions of the report a way to circumvent the single source standard? --SVTCobra 23:07, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
 * No, if it is the same story in English and French it is still a single source because they both have the same story.  —FellowWiki Newsie 23:34, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
 * OK, I tagged it as such, then. --SVTCobra 00:08, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
 * French version is good if thinking about non-english readers who may prefere to read a background docs in diferent than EN lang
 * Does the single source standard count for when the article has been worked from a press release, or other document ? Example: If I wanted to write an article, say on a court decision, and the courts judgement was available online, I would think it preferable to write an article soley on the basis of the judgement, then to read two articles from different newspapers and write it based on that info. Regards 62.224.242.248 08:52, 19 June 2007 (UTC) that was me Sean Heron 08:53, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
 * If you read a published report and write a story on that, then it is original - not single source. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:07, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Agreeing (sp?) so much I must go to bed. -Edbrown05 09:29, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

NPOV
I've removed some of the statements of fundamentalism from the article: although I agree with creationists being fundamentalists in my eyes, NPOV involves writing for the enemy. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 12:31, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
 * NPOV should not prevail the base of the information -> the reports states clearly that the "threat to human rights" is in fact the fundamentalism (travesti to "scientific discussion" against the darwinism). IMHO "fundamentalist doctrines" can not be translated to "a theory" as the meaning is not the same - the Creationism is not based to any scientific grounds and therefore it can not be called a theory (just a belief = a doctrine). --Alexandr Snajdar 06:30, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
 * note that fundamentalism can be used to mean literalism without implying any negative connotation. –Doldrums(talk) 08:07, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
 * so the term "fundamentalism" is well neutral ... I'll make the change (put it back) -- Alexandr Snajdar 09:11, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

I acknowledge that "fundamentalist doctrine" can be used here, but on the other hand this article does not read as a neutral article, there has been no attempt to balance the article, it is a single-side slant against creationism.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 15:45, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
 * The news is about the Council of Europe report - and the content of this report is unambiguously agains the creationims (which si treated there as a fundamentalist doctrine eventually challenging the human rights). Should be the content of the report changed? Or the news should be different then the fact? Or wee should not be informed about? -- Alexandr Snajdar 16:02, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Agree with Alex that there isn't any issue here We're merely reporting what the Council said. JoshuaZ 16:38, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
 * That's exactly the point: you're single-sidedly using information. It might not be exactly the same, but I remember a discussion here: Talk:French presidential candidate Sarkozy accuses left parties of betraying left values that might prove insightful. I still dispute this: a reasonable attempt should be made to give the view of the "accused party" on this issue.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 17:51, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
 * With this approach you would be never able to present any resume of any speach, press release etc however important - because you would need to ask always meaning of oposing part-y/ies. -- Alexandr Snajdar 06:13, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree it takes a lot of extra work, but I think such a reasonable attempt would greatly increase the quality of our articles.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 11:10, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
 * good - there is an opinion of a Committee of the Council of Europe in one hand, who would be the "contra" part? I really do not see how to realise what you suggest (and I see barely the use/need/... . -- Alexandr Snajdar 13:28, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
 * surely there's an organised group pushing for inclusion, whose views and responses to the report do merit a place in the article. an alternative is to report previously stated position on the issue by notable or representative creationists. Nature subscribers can see, mentions Turkish writer Harun Yahya, US ID nutcases, small creationist groups and the Vatican's stance on literalist interpretation of creation. WP also has useful background. –Doldrums(talk) 21:23, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Council of Europe vs EU
Council of Europe is NOT European union. There are 2 very different organisations; although even Europeans are confused (given so simmilar names) -- Alexandr Snajdar 06:41, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Indeed as I was! CWiltshire 13:55, 21 June 2007 (UTC)


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Does the image of the location of Bleheim add anything to the story, or should it be removed? --Nzgabriel | Talk 10:21, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

 * I think it should be replaced with an image that also shows the aircraft's intended destination. That would add something. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 10:25, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Typo
editprotected "todays" => "today's" Van der Hoorn (talk) 17:37, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

 * ✅ ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 02:33, 13 March 2009 (UTC)