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Joseph FordMr. Hanke, I'm an avid reader of Microfilmmaker Magazine. As an independent f... Apr 6 (4 days ago)

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Mr. Hanke, I'm an avid reader of Microfilmmaker Magazine. As an independent filmmaker myself, I've learned several things from it. I'm also an accredited reporter for Wikinews (Wikipedia's news subsidiary), and frequently conduct interviews with low-budget directors. I was wondering if I could get an email interview with you on your magazine. It would be short; only five questions. If you are interested, please reply with a "yes" or "no" within 24 hours. Thanks for your time and keep up the good work, Joe Ford (Also known as WNewsReporter on Wikinews) Reply Forward

Jeremy HankeJoe, Yes. With one hour to spare. *lol* -Jeremy Apr 7 (3 days ago)

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Joe, Yes. With one hour to spare. *lol* -Jeremy

- Show quoted text - On 4/6/08, Joseph Ford  wrote: Mr. Hanke, I'm an avid reader of Microfilmmaker Magazine. As an independent filmmaker myself, I've learned several things from it. I'm also an accredited reporter for Wikinews (Wikipedia's news subsidiary), and frequently conduct interviews with low-budget directors. I was wondering if I could get an email interview with you on your magazine. It would be short; only five questions. If you are interested, please reply with a "yes" or "no" within 24 hours. Thanks for your time and keep up the good work, Joe Ford (Also known as WNewsReporter on Wikinews)

-- Jeremy Hanke Editor Microfilmmaker Magazine http://www.microfilmmaker.com Email: jhanke@microfilmmaker.com Phone: 859-229-8655 Reply Forward

Joseph FordAlright. Here are the questions. Q: Why was Microfilmmaker Magazine started? ... Apr 8 (3 days ago)

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Alright. Here are the questions. Q: Why was Microfilmmaker Magazine started? How does it help the thousands of independent filmmakers out there with big ideas and little cash? Q: Microfilmmaker Magazine is free to read on its website. Why did you choose this over the paid subscription route? Q: Today, most of the films we see in theatres cost millions, sometimes hundreds of millions, to make. Do you think it's really possible to make films that can compete with these on a shoestring budget? Q: Distributing a movie can be one of the hardest aspects of production. Do you think that today, with the Internet, it's easier to go about doing this and make a profit than it might have been twenty years ago? Q: Do you have any advice for the amateur filmmakers reading this? Thanks again for your time.

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Joe, Yes. With one hour to spare. *lol* -Jeremy

On 4/6/08, Joseph Ford  wrote: Mr. Hanke, I'm an avid reader of Microfilmmaker Magazine. As an independent filmmaker myself, I've learned several things from it. I'm also an accredited reporter for Wikinews (Wikipedia's news subsidiary), and frequently conduct interviews with low-budget directors. I was wondering if I could get an email interview with you on your magazine. It would be short; only five questions. If you are interested, please reply with a "yes" or "no" within 24 hours. Thanks for your time and keep up the good work, Joe Ford (Also known as WNewsReporter on Wikinews)

-- Jeremy Hanke Editor Microfilmmaker Magazine http://www.microfilmmaker.com Email: jhanke@microfilmmaker.com Phone: 859-229-8655

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Jeremy HankeGreat. I'll try to get these back to you by the end of the week! Thanks, Apr 8 (3 days ago)

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Great. I'll try to get these back to you by the end of the week!

Thanks,

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-- Forwarded message -- From: Joseph Ford  Date: Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 12:06 AM Subject: Re: Wikinews Interview To: Jeremy Hanke

Alright. Here are the questions. Q: Why was Microfilmmaker Magazine started? How does it help the thousands of independent filmmakers out there with big ideas and little cash? Q: Microfilmmaker Magazine is free to read on its website. Why did you choose this over the paid subscription route? Q: Today, most of the films we see in theatres cost millions, sometimes hundreds of millions, to make. Do you think it's really possible to make films that can compete with these on a shoestring budget? Q: Distributing a movie can be one of the hardest aspects of production. Do you think that today, with the Internet, it's easier to go about doing this and make a profit than it might have been twenty years ago? Q: Do you have any advice for the amateur filmmakers reading this? Thanks again for your time.

On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 8:01 PM, Jeremy Hanke  wrote:

Joe, Yes. With one hour to spare. *lol* -Jeremy

On 4/6/08, Joseph Ford  wrote: Mr. Hanke, I'm an avid reader of Microfilmmaker Magazine. As an independent filmmaker myself, I've learned several things from it. I'm also an accredited reporter for Wikinews (Wikipedia's news subsidiary), and frequently conduct interviews with low-budget directors. I was wondering if I could get an email interview with you on your magazine. It would be short; only five questions. If you are interested, please reply with a "yes" or "no" within 24 hours. Thanks for your time and keep up the good work, Joe Ford (Also known as WNewsReporter on Wikinews)

-- Jeremy Hanke Editor Microfilmmaker Magazine http://www.microfilmmaker.com Email: jhanke@microfilmmaker.com Phone: 859-229-8655

-- Jeremy Hanke Editor Microfilmmaker Magazine http://www.microfilmmaker.com Email: jhanke@microfilmmaker.com Phone: 859-229-8655 Reply Forward

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Joe,

I had a little more time tonight and was able to finish this up. Let me know if you have any other questions and when this will be published. *smile*

Thanks,

Jeremy

>>> "Jeremy Hanke"  4/8/2008 3:30 PM >>> - Show quoted text -

Great. I'll try to get these back to you by the end of the week!

Thanks,

Jeremy

-- Forwarded message -- From: Joseph Ford  Date: Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 12:06 AM Subject: Re: Wikinews Interview To: Jeremy Hanke

Alright. Here are the questions.

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Thanks again for your time.

On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 8:01 PM, Jeremy Hanke  wrote:

> Joe, > > Yes. With one hour to spare. *lol* > > -Jeremy > > >  On 4/6/08, Joseph Ford  wrote: > > > > Mr. Hanke, > > > > I'm an avid reader of Microfilmmaker Magazine. As an independent > > filmmaker myself, I've learned several things from it. I'm also an > > accredited reporter for Wikinews (Wikipedia's news subsidiary), > > and frequently conduct interviews with low-budget directors. > > > > I was wondering if I could get an email interview with you on your > > magazine. It would be short; only five questions. If you are interested, > > please reply with a "yes" or "no" within 24 hours. > > > > Thanks for your time and keep up the good work, > > Joe Ford > > (Also known as WNewsReporter on Wikinews) > > > > > > -- > Jeremy Hanke > Editor > Microfilmmaker Magazine > http://www.microfilmmaker.com > Email: jhanke@microfilmmaker.com > Phone: 859-229-8655

-- Jeremy Hanke Editor Microfilmmaker Magazine http://www.microfilmmaker.com Email: jhanke@microfilmmaker.com Phone: 859-229-8655

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-- Jeremy Hanke Editor Microfilmmaker Magazine http://www.microfilmmaker.com Email: jhanke@microfilmmaker.com Phone: 859-229-8655

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Q: Why was Microfilmmaker Magazine started? How does it help the thousands of independent filmmakers out there with big ideas and little cash?

As a budding low-budget filmmaker at the beginning of the new millenia, I found that it was very hard to find anyone who had practical articles on making films as professional as possible with little money. Most of the video and film magazines would talk about equipment that could range from $10,000 - $30,000 apiece, which clearly was out of the $7K budget for my first film, which had come from scrimping and saving while working as a commissioned computer salesman. As I did more research, I discovered that statistically, as many as 70%-80% of all Indie films were being made for less than $30,000, which, obviously, my first film’s budget definitely fell into. Hollywood considers anything below $100,000 to have such a low budget that it’s considered a no-budget film. Because of that low regard, no one was wasting their time making magazines or websites designed to help these less-than-no-budget filmmakers, despite the fact that they were (and are becoming even more) the majority of filmmakers in the world.

With no publicized help, I made my first two feature films over the course of four years with XL-1s and other equipment borrowed from local colleges, utilizing helpers that were of extremely varied experiences and drive. In the process, I learned a pile of things through hard knocks.

After these films were mostly completed, I remember looking online for any new sites that might have cropped up devoted to low-budget filmmaking. That’s when I found some devoted to microcinema—a boutique-style of video-making that’s largely composed of home videos and short parodies that are meant to be shared with friends and neighbors. The term originated in San Francisco and was designed to be similar to the micro-brewery movement, which encouraged home brews that were shared in communities. The concepts of a community of sharing and the emphasis on low-budgets were an encouragement for us, but most microcinema never tried to look professional or strove for high standards, so it fell short of the sort of help I was looking for.

Shortly after that, I found a company called Redrock Micro, which had built a 35mm lens adapter for less than $1K which allowed low-budget filmmakers to get film-like depth of field from $2000-$4000 cameras and SLR lenses. This was about 15 times cheaper than the closest competitor from P+S Technik. Not only that, but they had such a passion for low-budget filmmakers, that they were offering kits with plans and a key part so you could build your own 35mm adapter for $45. I was so blown away by an equipment manufacturer caring that much about low-budget filmmakers that it inspired me to create the first magazine aimed specifically to help other ultra-low budget filmmakers who had to struggle as much as I did.

As you can imagine, the name “MicroFilmmaker” came from a combination of the word “Microcinema” (with its low budgets and community approach) and Filmmaking (which we specifically chose over “videomaking,” because we feel that filmmaking is able to be accomplished with any medium, since “films” are a product, not a recording medium).

As I inferred, I wanted to connect low-budget filmmakers via a feeling of community, as many low-budget filmmakers often compete so viciously against one another in film festivals for coveted “shots” with Hollywood, that they can quickly forget their similarities. (We also wanted to remind them that low-budget filmmakers actually substantially outnumber their counterparts in Hollywood, which can be an amazing source of power if we all work together, rather than in isolated groups.) The best way we saw to do this was by providing a vast resource library of articles on low-budget filmmaking with a serious eye for stretching a dollar, in-depth reviews of software and equipment specifically evaluated from a low-budget perspective, DIY tutorials on building helpful equipment, listings of special readers-only discounts of different products, and an area for finding fully deferred musicians and score composers for your films.

Of course, one of the most unique things at MFM is something no other magazine offers: in-depth critiques of current low-budget films by trained low-budget directors and producers to help filmmakers become better at their craft. This last piece of our magazine’s offerings is the only thing that we charge any money for, because it is so specialized to a specific filmmaker’s film. (Although there is a charge, the amount is no more than the cost of a submission to a film festival with shorts running $25 and feature-length films running $50, which is used to provide a small reimbursement to the critic for their hard, detailed work and is substantially less than the $300-$500 most film analysis companies charge.)

With this publicly viewable critique service, we’ve had films submitted from every continent (with the exception of Antartica). Filmmakers have ranged from total film beginners to former Hollywood people who’ve become passionate about low-budget filmmaking, which is a really awesome swath of filmmaking humanity. It’s always cool when we’ll have a filmmaker submit a film that has problems and then, after the critique, change their approach for the next film so that the upcoming film has a much better score. We’ve had filmmakers jump from relatively low scores with one film to getting our coveted “Best of Show” award with the very next film.

Q: MicroFilmmaker Magazine is free to read on its website. Why did you choose this over the paid subscription route?

There were so many scams on the internet that were designed to prey on filmmakers, that we didn’t want to make low-budget filmmakers—who had the least money to spend on making their films in the first place—have to pay to get the information to make their films the best they possibly could be. I and a number of my top writers are believing Christians and we wanted this magazine to be an act of service to the low-budget filmmakers, not a money-making scam. Clearly our readers have found it to be useful, because many people who have very different beliefs and values than we do regularly frequent our magazine’s pages and have asked for our help with all processes of filmmaking—even on films that are violently anti-Christian. We don’t turn away anyone that needs help and do our best to help in any way we can.

This is also the reason we chose to make MFM an exclusively online magazine. Because of its online nature, our operating costs are lower than they would be if it were printed, which allows us to survive on online advertising without having to charge our readers a dime. Additionally, while printed magazines can be more lucrative (even the ones that are paid for by advertising and not by subscription fees), they would not be able to reach the web’s global population of filmmakers that need help.

Q: Today, most of the films we see in theatres cost millions, sometimes hundreds of millions, to make. Do you think it's really possible to make films that can compete with these on a shoestring budget?

I would say no…yes…and absolutely. Allow me to explain.

Can you get the same quality of image on a $5,500 Panasonic HVX200 as you can get off a $120,000 Grass Valley Viper? No, of course not. There are all sorts of compression and quality differences between the affordable cameras and the ones that Hollywood uses. (However, this is becoming less and less the case with the extremely popular wild-card camera company, RED. They’ve made a higher-quality-than-Hollywood camera in the Red One for about 1/10th the cost of a comparable Sony camera that Hollywood use.  Additionally, they’re about to release an even less expensive camera in the Red Scarlet, which will be unveiled at NAB ’08.)

Now moving on to the “yes” part. When you take out the image quality differences, the amount of leaps in software and compositing abilities that are now available to the shoestring budget filmmaker are amazing. For example, there is now extremely powerful greenscren software that’s designed to allow you to key DV and HD footage and yields quite nice results. (I’m actually in the process of working on a book on this subject, and have found the growth in this area really impressive.) Additionally, a number of special effects programs either have been created for low-budgets, like VisionLab by FXHome, or have dropped their prices for low budget users, like Apple’s Shake, which dropped from $3,000 to $500. Many of these programs allows you to create everything from blaster fire to lightning and composite them in one place. And, for folks who want to use Hollywood quality particle effects, the quite impressive particleIllusion is only $300 and was recently used in the new Rambo film, as well as being used in many other Hollywood productions.

In addition to the software improvements, the 24fps recording of cameras like the DVX100 and the HVX200 when combined with the shallow depth-of-field created by the Redrock Micro M2 and other 35mm lens adapters gives digital filmmakers a way to create an amazing filmic look—even if they can’t do it with the really expensive cameras we mentioned earlier.

Finally, the “absolutely” part. The most powerful thing that allows low-budget filmmakers to compete with Hollywood films is content. The fact that so much quality filmmaking gear can be had at such a low prices means that anyone who is willing to put in the work to write a good script and shoot it well can have a film that can gain a following. Some of the best TV shows I have seen of late could easily have been shot as a low budget film. (For example, much of CBS’ Jericho, which might have been the most creative show to be introduced in the last twenty years, could easily have been shot on a shoestring budget as a film.)

Q: Distributing a movie can be one of the hardest aspects of production. Do you think that today, with the Internet, it's easier to go about doing this and make a profit than it might have been twenty years ago?

Actually, yes I do. Today, something like 50% of all Indie films turn a profit. However, considering that many of the films that are made are still extremely esoteric avant garde art films, you can probably estimate that 70-80% of films that deal with any form of readily accessible narrative can turn a profit. (This is the huge advantage of shooting a $10,000 no-budget film as opposed to a $200 million Hollywood film. The $200 million Hollywood film has to sell $400 million in tickets to turn a profit, to cover both the production and advertising budgets.  The $10,000 film often only has to sell $15,000 worth of DVDs, Amazon UnBox viewings, and art house shows to turn a profit.)

One of the easiest ways to take advantage of the internet to make your film profitable is to use the CreateSpace service (which used to be CustomFlix and is now owned by Amazon). They allow you to upload your entire film and high-rez cover art and then they just print a copy whenever someone orders it from Amazon.com or your website, issuing you a percentage without you ever having to buy pre-printed copies to sell. Additionally, they will let you create a rentable or purchaseable download of your film through the Amazon UnBox service, which further enables you to get your film out there and make it profitable. (Just remember to make a sexy website with a trailer for your film to encourage people to check it out. If you want a Flash site but aren’t Flash savvy, the new Adobe Encore CS3 actually has some very powerful abilities to create a professional Flash website with only your DVD menu creation skills required.)

Q: Do you have any advice for the amateur filmmakers reading this?

Of course. Some of these may sound like blatant plugs, and I suppose they are, but they are the actual pieces of advice I would give (and have given) to a new filmmaker.

Audio may not show up in your video monitor, but it is easily the most important part of your film. Make sure you understand that and use a decent shotgun mic to get clean dialogue, or you will be killing yourself in post. (We have a number of articles on audio, mic positioning, and ADR s at MFM.) Start with a short film. If you have a feature length film you’re dying to do, shoot a scene of it as a short first. This will allow you to make your mistakes on a film that hasn’t eaten up years of your life. (For example, if you screw up the audio I mentioned in #1, it’s a whole lot easier to redub a 5 minute film than it is to redub a 110 minute film. Been there, done that; please don’t make the same mistake!) Read through all of the archives of MFM, as we have tried to cover the better part of four years of low-budget film school for free and have endeavored to make it easy to find things. (Additionally, read the critiques of other people’s films, even if you haven’t seen them, as you can often avoid a lot of first time mistakes by reading our detailed commentaries on these films.) After you’ve done all you can to preplan, just do it—and give yourself permission to make the mistakes you undoubtedly will. Finally, when you’ve edited it to the best of your ability, send in your film to be critiqued by MFM. There’s something about submitting your film to a place where it will be publicly analyzed that proves to someone that he/she really want to grow as a filmmaker. Once that fire’s in you, you won’t settle for making a film that isn’t an improvement over your last one.

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TARC to showcase R&D achievements in 2008 AutoTronics Taipei

April 11, 2008

In the Opening Day of 2008 AutoTronics Taipei (April 9), the Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan (ITRI) invited Jamie C. Hsu (Consultant of Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Republic of the China and Former Management Executive Director of General Motors Global Technology) for a speech in the "Pavilion of Taiwan Automotive Research Consortium (TARC)" to forecast the future of automobile industry in Taiwan, which echoed the "Taiwan Automotive International Forum & Exhibition", held at TWTC Nangang in conjunction with 2008 Taipei AMPA.

Before the main show, Department of Industrial Technology of Ministry of Economic Affairs supervised the establishment of TARC by ITRI, Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, Metal Industries Research & Development Center, and the other academical and industrial units to improve the level of research and development including applications on security, artificial intelligence, and energy-saving.

There were several crisis for the automobile industry in Taiwan because of the decrease of market scale, low self-independence, technology transition, and the rise up of oil prices. But after in conjunction with light-weighting, electronical, and energy-saving related industries, there were other chances and challenges for the automobile industry in Taiwan. Currently, the Taiwan Automotive Research Consortium should do a proper role on R&D, policy driving, and quality improving, even though urban and rural differences, and key issue of carbon dioxide wasting, if there is a new innovation, Taiwan will be a good example in the automobile industry in the world.

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Well, everyone knows that Nigeria is home to the cyber mafia of con artists (I think we should just nuke Nigeria or at least sever their Internet connection; regardless of the fact, that it's happening beyond their borders)... but I didn't Romania was a big "hotspot" either. --TUFKAAP - (talk) 05:46, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

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Football: PFA release award nominations

April 11, 2008 The Professional Footballers' Association announced nominees for the Players' Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year on Friday. PFA awards are voted on by the players, for the players, based on their performances over the past season. Last years winner of both awards, Cristiano Ronaldo, is again in contention for the double, as is Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas and Liverpool's Fernando Torres. Both Arsenal and Liverpool have two players up for the main award, while Aston Villa has two nominees for the Young Player Award through Gabriel Agbonlahor and Ashley Young.

Players' Player of the Year Award
Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal): Adebayor has scored 25 goals so far this season for Arsenal, 19 of which have come in the Premier League. The striker from Togo has stepped up for Arsenal since the departure of French International Thierry Henry, and is now Arsene Wenger's number one attacker. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United): Last years winner is again on course to lead the league in goals, currently at 27 in the league and 40 overall. The midfielder is also the top scorer in the Champions League with 7 goals in 8 matches. Fernando Torres (Liverpool): After a somewhat slow start to the season, Torres has become Liverpool's lead striker with 21 goals in the league and 29 overall on the season. David James (Portsmouth): The English keeper has been in good form this season for Pompey, helping the team climb to their current position of 6th in the league. James also earned an England call-up this season for two international friendly matches. Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal): The young Spanish midfielder has been in good form this season as a play maker for Arsenal. He has scored 12 goals for the Gunners this term, five of them coming in Arsenal's recently finished Champions League run. Steven Gerrard (Liverpool): The Liverpool captain has had another inspiring season for the Reds with 20 goals, the latest of which earning his team a spot in the Champions League semi-finals.

Young Player of the Year Award
Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa): The 21-year-old Englishman has impressed this season, scoring 8 goals for the Villains and also finding a place in the England Under-21 team. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United): Still only 23, Ronaldo is eligible for the young player award again this season. See above for more stats. Fernando Torres (Liverpool) At 24 years old, Torres is one of Spain's most promising strikers. See above for more stats. Ashley Young (Aston Villa): Though he has only scored 4 goals this season for Villa, the 22-year-old Young has been a play maker and goal creater for the Villains all season. Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal): 20-year-old Fabregas is another sign of Spain's bright future in Football. See above for more stats. Micah Richards (Manchester City): 19-year-old Richards is the only defender up for an award. He hasn't yet found the net for Manchester City this season, but his solid defensive work has helped put the team in contention for an UEFA Cup spot.

Please note all stats and facts are as of April 11, 2007

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Deadly illegal sexual enhancement products appear on the Singaporean market

April 11, 2008 New 'deadly' sexual enhancement products have been found in Singaporean markets and can cause serious side effects on users.

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) announced the presence of the illegal drugs, known as Power 1 Walnut, Santi bovine penis erecting capsule, Zhong Hua Niu Bian and fake Cialis, which have been discovered over the past 3 months. Santi bovine penis erecting capsule has been found to contain high amounts of glibenclamide, a potent drug used to treat diabetes. The tablets also contain sildenafil and tadalafil - potent western medicines used to treat erectile dysfunction. Zhong Hua Niu Bian also contains sildenafil and glibenclamide.

High consumption of the tablets can be potentially deadly as the glibenclamide in the capsules can lead to drastically reduced blood sugar levels which can lead to seizures, stroke, coma or death. Consuming half of a Power 1 Walnut capsule has led to unconsciousness and frothing at the mouth.

Consumption of Power 1 Walnut has led to the death of a middle age man last week who fell into a coma. Currently, one death and two cases of coma have been reported from the total of 89 hospitalised cases linked with the consumption of the illegal drugs. It has been revealed that patients obtained the drugs by purchasing them from illegal peddlers located in various parts of Singapore.

The HSA has advised people to stop consuming the drugs and to report on any cases of consumption to them.


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Authorities in Belgium raid Church of Scientology

April 12, 2008

According to reports, authorities in Belgium have seized documents, financial records and computer equipment from the local branch of the Church of Scientology (Church) and then sealed off the building. The reports state that the Church in Belgium is being investigated for extortion and fraud for allegedly posting false job openings in newspapers and then attempting to get those who applied to join the Church. Several ex-members of the Church have also reportedly approached authorities with accusations of intimidation and extortion.

Police in Belgium have been investigating the Church for nearly ten years which resulted in the raid on Thursday.

In a statement to the press, the Church says that the police "violated their fundamental rights" as a religious organization and accused the police of "malicious justice operations." The Church plans to contest any charges filed against it. They also state that the postings were requests for volunteers and not employees.

So far no arrests have been made, but some employees of the Church were detained and questioned by police.

The building remains closed as of publication.


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I am not sure I like the use of a translator in the links to sources, better to link to the orginal and use languageicon in my opinion. --SVTCobra 00:13, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I just thought it easier to read. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 00:19, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I fixed the French one...not sure if other sources are in Dutch or German. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 00:23, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I take that to mean it is OK if I change them to the originals. --SVTCobra 01:36, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes...if you can figure out the language. I did a google search as opposed to the news search. So not sure what the other languages are./ DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 01:37, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I was unable to separate the vtm source from the translator. I tried the url directly and it came up "not found" so I left it alone (aside from attributing vtm as the pub). I also eliminated one source because all it had was links to the other sources (including Wikinews) --SVTCobra 02:03, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks :-) DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 02:14, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Digg it!
Digg this article! DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 01:28, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

 * Dugg, and passing the link on.
 * DragonFire1024, your contributions to the wiki are invaluable. Keep up the good work!
 * --ANonHubbard - (talk) 03:25, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
 * "The Content in this Article May be Inaccurate. Readers have reported that this story contains information that may not be accurate." So says Digg...seems like Scientology got to them. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 14:24, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Google news
Interesting that the two entries to Glosslip and Men's News Daily that were in Google News, are now gone. Even funnier, they disappeared one by one, not at the same time. IMHO that would suggest that someone manually removed them....this ever happen before? DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 05:57, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
 * The sources mysteriously reappeared after I e-mailed google, along with a few others DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 14:26, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

EU HQ raided?
From one of the sources I read it was Uccle that got raided - where the photo shows is Wetstraat... In Uccle. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:47, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Radio télévision belge de la communauté française - April 30, 2008

 * Commentary/discussion on new development

Not sure if there are as of yet any other sources for this new development. Cirt - (talk) 19:31, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Actually, it appears this may just have been reporting on what happened April 11/12. Cirt - (talk) 19:40, 30 April 2008 (UTC)


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Large earthquake strikes south of New Zealand

April 12, 2008 According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) a major magnitude 7.3 earthquake has struck 131 kilometers (82 miles) southwest of Macquarie Island, an Australian holding located to the south of New Zealand.

The quake struck at 11:30 a.m. local time and had a depth of 10 k.m. (6.2 miles).

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) states that there is no threat of a large tsunami, but that small local waves may be generated close to the quake's epicenter.

The NOAA further said that, "Authorities can assume the danger has passed if no tsunami waves are observed near the epicenter within an hour of the earthquake."

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sweet

Belgium FTW

+1 for Belgian authorities. Spacehusky - (talk) 03:09, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Digg it!
Digg this article! DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 01:28, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
 * "The Content in this Article May be Inaccurate. Readers have reported that this story contains information that may not be accurate." So says Digg...seems like Scientology got to them. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 14:24, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
 * The number of diggs has gone down dramatically. I suspect that scientology has undigged (or whatever its called, I'm not familiar with dig) the article lots of times. --A101 - (talk) 19:38, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Actually it was never this high to begin with. Now whoever diggs it has to contend with the bad diggs. So the more good diggs it gets the higher it goes. And vice versa. Of course no one knows how many buries it already has. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 20:03, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

WIN
FUCK YEA SEAKING!
 * The win is true!Rekov - (talk) 13:27, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Oh dear
This will make things rather problematic for Anonymous. They'll be protesting outside a sealed building. Epic lulz! --Brian McNeil / talk 08:15, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

OH LAWDS!
IS THAT SOME VICTORY? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Purplepong (talk • contribs) 02:01, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Finally.
The Church of Scientology has always been corrupt. They are free to believe whatever they want, but it's wrong to charge people for salvation. That's not a church. Also, they've perpetrated so many crimes, hurt so many people. It's just a scam. 沖 10:00, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Oh lawd, is dat some win? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.85.232.249 (talk) 17:40, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

The Church of Scientology is long overdue for a thorough investigation into multiple and well-founded allegations of severe child neglect, coercing members to disconnect from "suppressive" friends and family members (i.e., anyone who criticizes the Church), and the lies that they tell to their members in order to get money out of them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.230.132.13 (talk) 04:20, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Wikinews on Youtube
Someone likes us. They made a youtube video from a part of our article:. It seems that many of the videos of press coverage of the raid have our link in the information area. Good times, and also some of these videos: also link to us. Cool :-) DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 00:29, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

 * Glad you are so objective. I can't possibly see how you could be contributing to comments like this. --SVTCobra 01:00, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Anon delivers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.109.120.216 (talk) 10:03, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Friend of Scientologist
I have been a Scientologist for 12 years. I have never seen anything illegal occur in the church. In fact I saw a very strict adherence to the law on all matters. Granted the members are very enthusiastic about their religion and some do go overboard in trying to get others to join. This is a common manifestation and not a legal issue. Someone in Belgium made a mistake I suspect. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.209.58.85 (talk) 05:18, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Authorities in Belgium
Well we all know Belgium can be trusted Belgium houses terrorists —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.173.39.52 (talk) 05:01, 1 August 2008 (UTC)


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Google might buy Yahoo
Could someone add this to the already mounting pile of new and old news cause I JUST DON'T HAVE TIME

no really.

and yes, Google said they would by Yahoo for 1.3B dollars. Amazing!

They already bought UTube.

Sorry, it's YouTube.

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2008 Taipei AMPA: IT industry will pulse the growth of automotive industry

April 13, 2008 2008 Taipei AMPA, not only showcased automotive parts and accessories, but there were also several seminars in progress at the TWTC Nangang. In addition, the "Taiwan IT Solution Pavilion", organized by IT industry including Industrial Technology Research Institute and the other 14 companies, showcased not only solutions for automotive industry including manufacturing, e-commerce, and logistic managament, but also industrial applications like RFID, Barcode, and ERP.

According to some statistics by TAITRA, the export value of service industry reached USD$284 millions, more than 67% ratio of GDP in Taiwan.

After the Taipei AMPA, the TAITRA scheduled to promote this cross-industry solutions in not only Taiwan but also China, Japan, Hong Kong, and South-east Asia countries by participating different trade shows like Tokyo Game Show in Tokyo, Japan and AMAZIA, the first-ever gaming and entertainment industry trade show in Hong Kong.


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I visited this (IT Solution) pavilion yesterday and found something different. As of I see, Participants from this pavilion mostly used RFID or ERP softwares as theirs solutions for automotive industry. Brock contact... 08:12, 12 April 2008 (UTC)


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Over 60 dead in Kenya cholera outbreak, state issues alert

April 12, 2008

State health officials in Kenya issued an alert Thursday after an outbreak of cholera killed over 60 people in the last five months. All health personnel have been advised to actively monitor patients with diarrhea, and the government issued a ban on preparing and eating food in public gatherings.

Nyanza Province, with 750 infections and 45 deaths, has felt the brunt of the outbreak. Over 1,200 cases have been reported in the provinces of Nyanza, Rift Valley, North Eastern and Western. According to Agence France-Presse, officials have reported 45 people dead in Nyanza Province, 12 in North Eastern Province and seven in Rift Valley Province. Health officials have stated that the actual number of deaths due to the outbreak could be higher due to under reporting.

SK Sharif, senior deputy director of health services in Nyanza, commented on contributing factors to the outbreak: "The mass movement of people during the post-election crisis may also have contributed to the outbreak of the disease as people found themselves in areas with inadequate water and sanitation facilities".

Health workers are working to contain the outbreak, and are focusing efforts on areas affected by violence related to the December elections. Suba, Migori, Homabay, Rongo, Siaya, Kisumu, Bondo, Nyando, Kisii, Wajir, Mandera, Naivasha, Nakuru and Bunyala are among the worst affected districts.

The possibility of a disease outbreak in Kenya was previously raised by health officials, specifically in camps where hundreds of thousands of displaced people reside. Revenge killings, tribal fighting and upheaval following the December elections in Kenya has displaced many in the country.

Titus Mung'ou, spokesman for Kenya Red Cross Society, told Agence France-Presse "We are trying to reduce the prevalence of the mix up that may happen by scrutinising food donations that are brought in the camps, but mostly we are ensuring that all the water is well treated".

In a news conference Thursday in Nairobi, Director of Medical Service Dr. James Nyikal said that if urgent measures were not undertaken to control the outbreak, it could become much worse. "Most deaths occurred at home or on the way to hospital," said Dr. Nyikal. Medicines worth KSh17.3 million (GBP 2.4 million) and other equipment worth KSh700,000 (GBP 5,700) has been sent to the affected areas. The Kenyan government has allocated KSh38 million (GBP 11.75 million) to contain the outbreak.

On Friday the Health Ministry requested aid from the United Nations Children's Fund, and Dr. Nyikal stated: "Health workers are a problem and we have written to Unicef, requesting assistance. Already some staff have been dispatched". Dr. Nyikal voiced concerns over high risk areas: "We are particularly concerned by risk areas such as eating premises and bus stops in major towns such as Busia, Kisumu, Kericho, Nakuru, Naivasha, Nairobi, Voi, Mtito Andei and Mombasa".

World Health Organization Country Director Dr. David Okello emphasized the importance of hygiene, stating: "We need to emphasise the importance of water safety and the public needs to adopt the measures of keeping water safe." Dr. Okello stressed that "Boiling drinking water or treating water with chlorine and practising good toilet manners are necessary to avoid contamination".

Cholera is a waterborne disease and causes serious diarrhea and vomiting. The disease can be fatal if it is not treated within 24 hours. Spread of the disease can be prevented by avoiding contaminated drinking water, and practicing proper hand washing before touching food. Southern Sudan also reported an increase in cholera cases recently.


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With the new equipment Hamas is getting in Gaza, I wouldn't completely surprised if (and it is unlikely, I admit) Israel did re-invade the Gaza strip. I don't know about Syria, though (although I guess the rockets that are coming through Syria may have to be dealt with. --143.195.170.123 12:17, 12 April 2008 (UTC)


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EBay Australia to only permit payment via PayPal

April 12, 2008 On the back of new restrictions being imposed on eBay users in the United Kingdom requiring that sellers offer PayPal payments for all sales, eBay Australia is mandating that only PayPal payments will be acceptable as of June 17. PayPal is a wholly-owned subsidiary of eBay, and charges a 30¢ transaction fee, plus a commission between 1.1% for high volume traders, and 2.4% for low value or low volume traders. These higher costs will be passed onto buyers.

Cash payment on pick up will be the only other payment option, and it may only be offered in conjunction with PayPal.

eBay has brought in this restriction under the guise of improving customer protection, bolstering its "Paypal Buyer Protection" insurance programme to allow claims up to A$20,000 instead of the previous maximum of $3,000, however as of June 17 many of the items which would exceed $3,000 are no longer covered by the programme, such as services, vehicles, real estate and businesses.

eBay Trust and Safety director Alastair MacGibbon said this change was not in response to the once-off fund established in March to refund eBay buyers who lost their non-existent holiday accommodation packages from the Melbourne eBay seller Robert Kobis. Mr MacGibbon said "It is part of a much larger initiative".

In addition to these measures, Paypal will be withholding funds from some sellers for 21 days

.. until the earliest of the following occurs:
 * the buyer leaves positive feedback,
 * 3 days after confirmed item delivery
 * 21 days without a dispute, claim, chargeback, or reversal filed on that transaction

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has held discussion with eBay, but declined to comment. The Australian Consumers Association spokesman Christopher Zinn said the unique use of PayPal could give rise to competition issues, however if the costs charged stayed as they were, they had no further concerns.


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Kata Air An-32 crashes - all presumed dead

April 12, 2008

Kata Air Transport (Sudan) Antonov An-32 crashed at 19.15 GMT on approach to Chisinau International Airport in Moldova, presumably killing all eight (8) aboard. The aircraft departed the airfield for Khartoum, Sudan at approximately 1902 GMT, but the flightcrew elected to return to the airport citing faulty equipment onboard. The aircraft reportedly exploded during landing when its wing hit navigation objects located next to the runway. As of 0500 GMT today, seven of the eight bodies of those onboard had been recovered. According to the central controller’s office at the airport, the plane crew consisted of four Moldovan nationals and four citizens of Ukraine.

The airplane was flying from Chisinau to Antalya and Sudan. Preliminary investigation shows the accident was caused by malfunctions in the engine. The crew decided to return to the airport soon after the takeoff due to malfunctions in the engine. The airplane crashed during the land approach.

The An-32 belonged to one of Sudanese airlines and was registered in Sudan. The prosecutor’s office of Moldova has opened the criminal case. A special investigative commission has been created.

The An-32 transport plane started development in 1977, and came into mass production in 1984. It is based on the An-26, one major difference being that more powerful engines allow for even flight with only one in service. The navigating equipment onboard allows pilots to carry out flight in complex meteorological conditions, day and night. The An-32 can transport up to 42 parachuters. These planes were delivered to India and Afghanistan.


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Hello Mfreud! Good job on putting in some replies to the interview. Can you get Katy to do the same? I think that would be grand. :) --Jbmurray - (talk) 17:16, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

 * (Copied from my talk page:) Katy and you would be grand, I think! Unless you feel it would be bad to leave Elyse out. Your call! Whatever's cool and easy with you guys --Jbmurray - (talk) 17:53, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

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Licensing on interview
Can you take a look at this section of the discussion page for the interview and sign as others have done please? This is so Raul can lift large segments from the interview and use them in the Wikipedia signpost. He's hoping to do this for next week's issue. The Signpost is a mainly internal publication for Wikipedians, but it is widely read among the WP community.

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Spain's new cabinet has more women than men

April 12, 2008

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero was today sworn in for his second term as Prime Minister of Spain. He also announced his new cabinet, which for the first time includes more women than men.

Zapatero was sworn in at a brief ceremony in Zarzuela Palace. He took the oath of office with his hand upon a copy of Spain's constitution, which he chose instead of a Bible. "I promise on my conscience and honour to comply faithfully with the obligations of Prime Minister," he said, standing before King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía.

After winning the election on March 9, parliament officially voted Zapatero into the position on Friday. An initial vote on Wednesday failed to pass, but Friday's vote only required a simple majority. Zapatero's Spanish Socialist Workers' Party won the general election, but they fell 7 seats short of an absolute majority in parliament's lower house.

Later, Zapatero announced the members of his new cabinet. Nine of the ministers in his new cabinet are women, and eight of them are men. Carme Chacón, formerly the housing minister, was appointed as Spain's first female defense minister.

"It is the first government in which a woman has the defence portfolio and the first government in which there are more women than men," Zapatero said. "I feel very proud that there are more women ministers than men." María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, who became Spain's first female deputy prime minister in 2004, was reappointed to her position.

Two new ministries will now be a part of the cabinet. Bibiana Aído was named head of the new Equality Ministry. At 31 years old, she is the youngest minister in Spain's history. Molecular biologist Cristina Garmendia will head the new Science and Innovation Ministry.

Zapatero hopes the new cabinet will work to boost the nation's economy, which he says will be one of his top priorities as prime minister. "We must continue to boost the economy and do it in a new way, less dependent on construction," Zapatero said. Miguel Sebastián, Zapatero's former chief economic advisor, was named the new industry minister.

Foreign minister Miguel Ángel Moratinos, economy minister Pedro Solbes, interior minister Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, and justice minister Mariano Fernandez Bermejo all kept their posts, while four other ministers were ousted.


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Here's what I posted on Monica's page about this:

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Bristol Central Library reopens after being closed due to fire

April 13, 2008

The main library in Bristol, United Kingdom may be partially reopened on Monday after being closed for over a week due to a fire.

Most of the ground floor of the library will reopen, although the first floor will remain closed.

Bristol City Council reported last week that it was possible the library would reopen on Tuesday, although after the inspection on that day, it was decided it would remain closed.

The head of Library services at Bristol City Council commented on the fire last week. She said "we [the Library service] apologise to our customers for this inconvenience but it is not possible to open the library as there remains problem's with power to parts of the building and there is a need to give contractors clear access to clean smoke damage in some public areas. We will review the situation again on Monday morning and issue further updates when further information is available."


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3000 homeless after fire breaks out in Chad refugee camp

April 13, 2008

A fire broke out in a refugee camp in eastern Chad Friday, leaving 3,000 people homeless and injuring 10, according to the United Nations (UN) refugee agency United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Refugees have been living in the camp as a result of the conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan.

The fire started in the Goz Amer camp triggered by a cooking fire that had gone unwatched. The fire moved quickly through the camp due to high winds. Many of the refugees lost all of their belongings and food rations in the blaze. After receiving tents from the UNHCR in 2004, many of the refugees built traditional dwellings out of sticks and mud, and these shelters burned rapidly in the fire.

In a UNHCR press release, Emmanuel Uwurukundo, acting UNHCR head in Koukou-Angarana said: "Everybody around, refugees and all our partners alike, rushed to the spot and tried to extinguish the fire with whatever they had: clothes, extinguishers and water. The teamwork was outstanding."

In Geneva the UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres commented on the situation: "The refugees have already suffered so much tragedy and now face yet another trauma. I am deeply relieved that there was no loss of life in this devastating fire. We will do everything we can to help and to get shelter and food supplies to them as quickly as possible."

Families affected by the fire were housed at three area schools, and the UNHCR announced on Friday that it planned to deliver aid supplies including sleeping mats, blankets and kitchen sets. The World Food Programme was also asked by the UNHCR for an extra monthly food ration to be delivered to the families whose homes were destroyed in the blaze.

The Goz Amer camp houses about 20,500 refugees, and is located approximately 70 kilometers from the Sudanese border. Goz Amer is one of 12 UNHCR-run camps along the Chad-Sudan which all told contain over 240,000 refugees from Darfur.

Chad and Sudan signed a peace agreement on March 13 in an attempt to end a five-year conflict, and the leaders of both countries agreed not to back rebel groups that are active near their borders.

Approximately 2.2 million people from the Darfur region have left their homes since the beginning of the violence in 2003. The UN puts the number of deaths due to the Darfur conflict at over 200,000, and the Sudanese government has said that only 9,000 have died.


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World celebrates Feli day !
I realize what you're trying to do, and I'm not trying to be mean or anything, but Wikinews is just not the place to put personal stuff; neither is Wikipedia, or any of its sister projects. Please stop re-creating the page, and instead try to find another way to make this day special. ~Planoneck~ 03:22, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

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2008 Boao Forum for Asia starts with sectors on economy, environment, and the Internet

April 13, 2008

"2008 Boao Forum for Asia" started two days ago in Bo'ao, Hainan, China, and participated with government and industrial executives worldwide. Because revolutions in the Web 3.0 era have made a major impact on global economy, several elites from the Internet industry like Kai-Fu Lee provided forecasts for this key industry in the forum.

Furthermore, Vincent Siew, the vice-president elect, provided his comments in the forum. But two coalitions (Pan-Blues and Pan-Greens) declared different comments on Siew's participation.

But due to a hot topic of environment and greenhouse effect, Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, winner of 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, commented on this forum: "There were several sectors on energy-saving, not governments, but the public should play a great role in this global warming era."


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Nine dead, scores injured after bombing in Iran

April 13, 2008

According to Agence France-Presse, ten people have been killed and 160 wounded in an explosion at a mosque in southern Iran.

The bomb exploded in the city of Shiraz, which, in addition to being the capital of the Fars Province, is the fifth most populous city in Iran.

Saideh Ghorbani, who witnessed the bombing, said that at "around 9:15 pm, after the sermon, the sound of an explosion resounded in the section reserved for men and a cloud of dust billowed up to the sky."

The perpetrators of the bombing are not yet known.


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NGOs in Taiwan to promote carbon-decreasing movements in different sectors before Earth Day

April 14, 2008 Before the annual Earth Day on April 22, several environmental-related events were progressively promoted in Taiwan. For example, industrial and academical units promoted several energy-efficiency policies, parts and accessories, and products in three recently-closed trade shows (AutoTronics Taipei, Motorcycle Taiwan, and Taipei AMPA) respectively located at TWTC and TWTC Nangang with the international environmental laws and policies promoted in several nations including Taiwan. Taiwan Railway Administration promoted "Twin-rail Environmental Train" (in Chinese: 兩鐵環保專車) for bicycle and mass transportation industries. And also, HBO Taiwan promoted the movement of "Decreasing chopsticks to save the earth" (in Chinese: 一筷救地球) to drive the public changing habits on common food habits when using environmental tablewares. It's bad and worse on the major issue of greenhouse effect because of bad habits on common people in the presence. not only the event by HBO, [I think] the public should pay more attention to understand the importance of energy-saving to improve the environment in Taiwan.

By the way, he also commented on the upcoming event of "Taiwan Bicycle Day" and "Project of Light-weighted Electronic Vehicle" by ITRI and said: In fact, the Taipei City Government had provided several bicycle lanes on several riverside parks and roads for riding. And about the "Project of LEV" by ITRI, although it was firmly a good idea for energy-efficiency and will bring into reality in the future, but the ITRI should consider some sectors on energy resources and the LEC-related policies must be considered by governments.Generally, not only bicycles, I hope the public can use the public transport like city bus and the MRT to support the world-wide movement of carbon-decreasing.


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Wikinews reports from 2008 Taiwan Open Source Developers' Conference

April 13, 2008

Developers involved in open source products across Taiwan gathered together at the 2008 Taiwan Open Source Development Conference on Saturday and Sunday to present a variety of research relevant to the open-source community.

A variety of different issues were discussed at the conference, including 3D Graphical User Interfaces,web developing tools, new software platforms,and various hardware. Google, Yahoo, and Canonical also gave talks about Google Gears, Yahoo UI, and Ubuntu Mobile.


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Talk:Wikinews reports from 2008 Taiwan Open Source Developers' Conference

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Uses information from the Chinese Wikinews article on the conference and the linked images. The article was OR. Find the article here. It is not a translation, it just includes info from that article. A101 - (talk) 14:14, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

About something corrected
I am the original reporter from Chinese Wikipedia, and also an attendee of OSDC.TW. The conference is not held by Google. During two days,Google only gives a session,and the more are given by developers from communities including Python,Perl,Java,X.org ,Ubuntu ,and Ruby. So,I correct some statements.And it's a 2 day conference not just 1 day .--Shoichi - (talk) 06:18, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I didn't say it was held by google but thanks for making corrections --A101 - (talk) 06:38, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I mean the reporting balance. It's ok now. Also thanks for your translating--Shoichi - (talk) 04:29, 15 April 2008 (UTC)


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Talk:Nine dead, scores injured after bombing in Iran

It might be a good idea to get a more zoomed out map. I consider myself pretty good with geography, but I don't know where that province is relative to the country of Iran except southern Iran as the article specifies. Spacehusky - (talk) 16:04, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
 * ✅ --A101 - (talk) 20:09, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Does "scores injured" mean that it is some kind of high score? Sorry, english is not my first language. 83.73.104.203 19:45, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
 * A score is 20 people so scores is any number significantly bigger than 20 (technically it probably has to be a multiple of 20) --A101 - (talk) 20:07, 13 April 2008 (UTC)


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Talk:Teräsbetoni frontman J. Ahola on representing Finland at Eurovision 2008 & more

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The interview was conducted by email, sent via Riikka Lahtinen of Warner Music Finland. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 16:40, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

 * The number of copies of Metallitotuus sold has been revised per comment from Riikka Lahtinen. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 16:22, 14 April 2008 (UTC)


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Talk:NGOs in Taiwan to promote carbon-decreasing movements in different sectors before Earth Day

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Summarizing several environmental-related information from my participation including Taipei AMPA, AutoTronics Taipei, and a press conference today by HBO Taiwan branch. Not only this, I also briefly interviewed Stephen for the Taiwan Bicycle Day and LEV, audio will upload later after summarizing. Brock contact... 17:26, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

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Please add Category:Earth Day to this article. Thank you. Evrik (talk) 21:43, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
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Talk:Iranian President Ahmadinejad to make landmark visit to Iraq

Should it not be "cost one million 'lives' " as opposed to "deaths"? How does one 'lose' deaths? You are only dead after the fact. You cannot lose something you never had. Either that or it should be " 'caused' one million deaths", as opposed to 'cost'. Unsigned 123.100.86.50 21:48, 13 April 2008
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User:Jonathan

Hey! I'm Jonathan. That's my username on the English Wikipedia and Commons, but I couldn't get that name here. :-( I have a passion for news, so I'll probably like it here even though I am teh n00b.

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Comments:Deadly illegal sexual enhancement products appear on the Singaporean market

Where are these drugs coming from, China is the most plausible consideration but otheer countries can not be discounted. 58.107.199.210 23:13, 13 April 2008 (UTC)


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It is me Enlil Ninlil - (talk)

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Comments:EBay Australia to only permit payment via PayPal

This will drive more people away. Enlil Ninlil - (talk) 23:18, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Ebay Australia attempting to make PayPal compulsory
The Australian consumer watchdog ACCC is seeking submissions by the public to see if the Ebay change is anti-competitive. You will find a link here ( copy and paste in your browser ) : http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,23559242-15306,00.html Make your voice heard and let EVERYBODY now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.237.71.200 (talk) 11:11, 19 April 2008 (UTC)


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Nick on English Wikipedia. Nick on Commons. NotASpy on Flickr I'm an administrator at English Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. I'm also an OTRS volunteer. Don't hesitate to contact me if you require assistance

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User:Shoichi

Who am I
I am a lazy Wikinewsist but edit  more at zh.wikipedia.org.

I have a blog in Design in Magical Way.

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We could always do with help from people from non-English projects. Rico CC Shen is quite active here (User:BrockF5) and a lot of his work could do with copyediting to put a bit of polish on the English. Alternatively, you can work the other way and take stuff here and put it on zh.wikinews.org. We're a small community, something that has both advantages and disadvantages, but the thing to stress there is that we have a community. We prefer to call ourselves Wikinewsies, we even have http://www.wikinewsie.org with Foundation permission to use derivatives of the project logo on it.

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Large earthquake strikes coast off French Guiana

April 14, 2008 An eathquake with a magnitude of 5.2 has struck at the coast just north of French Guiana. The earthquake struck 770 miles North East of, the capital of French Guiana.

The earthquake occurred on the, which is a continental ridge that stretches through much of the Atlantic and Arctic oceans.

The earthquake, which struck 1050 miles away from Belem in Brazil, occurred at 23:29:52 yesterday.


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11 policemen dead after attack by Taliban

April 14, 2008

Eleven policemen have been killed after members of the Taliban attacked a group of police Arghandab region of Afghanistan. The attack, which took place yesterday evening, also resulted in the Taliban taking many of the weapons used by the police.

The police chief in the area commented on the incident. "At least 11 Afghan police were killed last night in the Arghandab district," he said when talking to AFP.

The BBC claims the police are easier targets than the Afghan and NATO forces for organisations like the Taliban because they often have less training, in addition to weaker weapons.


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Two British servicemen killed in roadside bombing

April 14, 2008

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said that two British servicemen died in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan. The Ministry released a statement regarding the deaths, the beginning of which can be seen below.

It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the deaths of two servicemen from the Royal Air Force Regiment yesterday, Sunday 13 April 2008, in Kandahar Province, southern Afghanistan.

it was also reported that two British servicemen were also injured. It has been reported that they are not currently in a life-threatening condition.

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MLB: Joba Chamberlain leaves Yankees to be with ill father

April 15, 2008 American Major League Baseball relief pitcher Joba Chamberlain of the New York Yankees returned a call to his sister after an 8-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox Sunday night. After speaking with his sister who was in Lincoln, Nebraska, he was in tears and being consoled by manager Joe Girardi.

Joba's father, Harlan Chamberlain, 55, collapsed at his home in Lincoln, and is currently at St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center. Although the exact nature of his collapse is unknown, Harlan, a full-blooded Winnebago Native American, has struggled with post-polio syndrome since childhood. He has been known to be in declining health in recent years.

Still, Harlan was in attendance at Yankee Stadium during the team's Opening Day series this year. He also drove down to Kansas City, only three hours away from Lincoln, when the Yankees visited the Kansas City Royals. He made the same trips last year when Joba made his much-anticipated Major League debut.

When asked about the situation, Girardi only said, "Personal stuff stays in [the clubhouse]."

Joba has been granted leave from the team to be with his father, and will not be with the Yankees at least during their two-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.