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Indiana Jones returns to the screens

May 22, 2008 The new film about the fictional character Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr. played by Harrison Ford premiered worldwide on May 22, four days after the opening of the 61st Cannes Film Festival in France.

The film is about the fictional mystery surrounding the crystal skulls, which do exist in reality, but are considered fakes by some sceptical scientists. "Some of them are quite good, but some of them look like they were produced with a Black & Decker in someone's garage", Professor Ian Freestone of Cardiff University said, arguing that the ancient Aztecs or Mayans might not have had instruments with modern tool capabilities for the task.

The film was directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by George Lucas (Lucasfilm).

Alongside Ford, the film features stars Shia LaBeouf and Cate Blanchett. The latter of the two was 'butched up' for the role of the Soviet agent, the main villain in the film.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was rated PG-13 and runs 2 hours and 3 minutes. The film budget was US$185 million and it will need to gross US$400 million or more at theatres to make a profit for Paramount Pictures.

The previous film of the franchise was released in May of 1989 — 19 years ago.

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Where it says "New features include an uprated guidance and control system" I believe the word uprated should be "upgraded". Farbrengen (talk) 21:13, 22 May 2008 (UTC) Farbrengen
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Bomb explodes in Exeter, UK

May 23, 2008 Police in the United Kingdom are investigating after a bomb exploded in an Exeter restaurant at about 1250 BST. One person (believed by police to be the bomber) was injured, and a second device was found and made safe nearby. The suspect has been named as 22-year-old Nicky Reilly from Plymouth. He has been arrested and taken to hospital.

The centre of the city was evacuated by police until about 1900 Local Time (UTC+1).

Chief Constable Stephen Otter from Devon and Cornwall Police commented on the incident. He claimed that "the injured man had one of the explosive devices on him, which partially went off," and that "the other [explosive], in the vicinity of the restaurant, did not go off."

Otter also reported collaboration between police forces. "The Devon and Cornwall force was working with the Metropolitan Police as we do with any explosion where we cannot understand why it happened."

He refused to speculate on whether it was terrorism. "I would not say anything about terrorism at this stage because I do not know."

The deputy chief constable of the police force said that the suspected bomber had been "preyed upon, radicalised and taken advantage of." Police say that Reilly, who had a history of mental illness, had recently converted to the Islamic faith.

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Signs of ancient hydrothermal vents found on Mars

May 22, 2008 The Spirit Rover, one of two planetary rovers operated by NASA on the planet Mars, has made an important, though unintentional discovery on the red planet, due to a wheel which has been inoperable on the rover making large gouges in the soil of Mars wherever it goes.

Scientists say they can confirm that images from the planet taken in May of 2007 at Gusev Crater, show that a white substance in the soil that was turned up as the rover moved along its path is Silicon dioxide or silica. Scientists at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York who made the discovery, have determined it to be nearly 90 percent pure. They also say the only way for the substance to be present there is if there was an abundance of water present on the planet sometime in its past. The water would have been superheated and coming up through hydrothermal vents or even hot springs which scientists say would have been similar to ones already present at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.

Hydrothermal vents are fissures with superheated water and gases venting from the planet's surface. The vents are usually found around highly volcanic areas at the bottoms of seas and oceans. To this day, these vents or evidence of them have only been found on Earth. "On Earth, the only way to have this kind of silica enrichment is by hot water reacting with rocks. Home Plate came from an explosive volcanic event with water or ice being involved. We saw where rocks were thrown into the air and landed to make small indentations in the soft, wet ash sediment around the vent," said Dr. Steven Ruff of Arizona State University (ASU) in Arizona, one of the authors of the announcement of the findings published in Science.

The finding has lead to more questions about Mars and whether or not it once had life present on it, and if so, where and how much.

"On Earth, hydrothermal deposits teem with life and the associated silica deposits typically contain fossil remains of microbes. What we can say is that this was once a habitable environment where liquid water and the energy needed for life were present," said another author of the report, Dr. Jack Farmer also from ASU.

Ruff also states that much of the area Mars already searched seems to be covered with silica. "It's not just the soil in a trench in one place. It's a broader story of outcrops that extend 50 meters [about 150 feet] away from Home Plate. It's not a small scale, modest phenomenon."

Spirit is the first of two rovers which landed on Mars in January of 2004. The second rover is Opportunity and both are still operating nearly 20 times longer than NASA has expected.


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Tornado kills one and injures 100 in northern Colorado

May 23, 2008 A tornado that has caused 28 miles (45 km) of destruction throughout Weld County, Colorado, has killed one and injured 100. The man killed was inside a vehicle that was destroyed in the storm, west of Greeley, which is about 60 miles (97 km) north of Denver.

A state trooper says that multiple car accidents occurred on highways throughout the county. U.S. Route 85 was closed after two semi-trailers were flipped over, though the drivers were not injured. Dozens of houses and vehicles were badly damaged by the tornado as it passed through. The town of Windsor had hundreds of homes and businesses damaged, including the town hall, in addition to trees down and electricity outages. In response to the disaster, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter declared a state of emergency and activated the Colorado National Guard in the badly damaged Weld County.

Severe storms also hit Laramie, Wyoming, 145 miles northwest of Denver, knocking out electricity to 7,300 customers and damaging buildings. One damaged building, the Quadra Dangle Square Dance Club, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, had its roof and porch ripped off. The Associated Press reports Brian Chapman of the National Weather Service in Cheyenne as saying that "indicators are very strongly in favor of it being a tornado," but no confirmation is possible until the damage is fully assessed. Governor Dave Freudenthal of Wyoming has also authorized a crew of eight National Guardsman to help clean up the damage. Another twister touched down just east of Cheyenne, Wyoming. The local fire department responded to a call after the storm damaged a barn and a house just south of I-80.

Rain, hail and snow pelted the entire region, and more storms are predicted for today. The National Weather Service in Cheyenne reports, "Severe thunderstorms are likely again this afternoon into early this evening mainly east of the Laramie Range...with the greatest threat east of Cheyenne across the southern Nebraska panhandle. Locally heavy rainfall is also possible which may cause some localized flooding especially in areas that received heavy rainfall Thursday." Winds are expected to gust above 40mph throughout the day. At 7:40am MST weather conditions were calm and partly cloudly just west of Laramie, Wyoming


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United Soccer Leagues 2008: Whitecaps sign Pozniak

May 23, 2008

The Vancouver Whitecaps announced the signing of former Toronto FC defender Chris Pozniak. Pozniak was chosen in the expansion draft by the San Jose Earthquakes and was then traded last March to Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. The contract is pending international clearance.

Whitecaps president Bob Lenarduzzi said, "Chris brings a wealth of experience and quality to our back end. The signing of Chris made sense for a number of reasons for both the club and Chris. Chris was looking for a team that would be able to use his services for the next six weeks before allowing him to explore opportunities in Europe. We are currently playing through a busy stretch in our schedule and have sustained some recent injuries. This is a win-win for both club and player."

In 4 games with Chivas USA this season, Pozniak started 3 and recorded 311 minutes.

Pozniak, who was born in Kraków, Poland, and immigrated to Canada with his family in 1990, has been capped by Canada at the U-20, U-23 and senior levels. Pozniak earned his first senior cap in the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup against Haiti. He has since earned 21 caps, which includes a start in Canada’s 1-0 win over Martinique last January.


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Russian Wikipedia "a top internet community"

May 23, 2008

The Russian Language edition of Wikipedia was recently dubbed "a top Internet community" of the past year by a professional union of Russian Internet (Runet) scene protagonists, the "Ezhe" (ЕЖЕ).

Ezhe ("еже") means "every" in Russian, a reference to regularly updated websites; Ezhe's mascot is a hedgehog because of its similarity with the word "yozh" ("ёж"). Ezhe.Ru is a non-profit "club" community coordinated via a Russian-speaking mailing list; nowadays it comprises more than 500 members — IT professionals, journalists and so on from all over the world. It was founded in 1997 and maintains some public projects, such as annual "professional award" "ROTOR" (a spelling interpretation for "Russian Online TOP"). It has no payments or figurines and is awarded virtually.

ROTOR is Runet-wise generally regarded as an acknowledgment token for some Russian language Internet project from the so-called "Runet professionals" who populate Ezhe club. Contest is usually covered by Russian online mass media and in blogs. There are approximately 30 nominations honoring different Russian websites, or acts related to Runet, in different planes. Ezhe members vote in 2 tours, and in most contemporary ROTOR-2008 (lasted May 12—22) Russian Wikipedia gained 1st place in "Internet Community of the year" nomination (the year before it took 2nd). It also obtained second place in "Scientific and Educational website of the year" nomination (for the 3rd time). In 2006 and 2007, Russian Wikipedia also mastered "Science and Education" category on the Runet Prize.

In the meantime Russian Wikipedians recently celebrated Top-10 Wikipedias range introduction: Swedish Wikipedia was out of 10th place, and Russian was in with over 283 thousand articles on May 19th, 2008. The collective of editors on the project issued a now-habitual press release describing the developments of Wikipedia.

Russian editors also immediately started a "Swedish Week" organized effort within their community to write a bunch of new articles dedicated to Swedish culture. Swedes later replied with the alike action on Russian culture.


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Controversial development training cited in religious discrimination lawsuits

May 23, 2008

A controversial development training course called "Landmark Forum" is cited in lawsuits in United States  in New York and Washington, D.C. The seminars are run by a San Francisco, California-based  training company called. The company evolved from "est", and has faced criticism regarding its techniques and its use of unpaid labor. The and  company Los Angeles-based Growing Generations is named as a defendant in the New York lawsuit, and the Democratic   is a defendant in the Washington, D.C. case.

In separate lawsuits filed in the in Manhattan, New York, and in the  in Washington, D.C., former employees are suing their employers for  and claiming religious discrimination after their employers allegedly mandated that they attend courses at Landmark Education.

In the US$3 million federal lawsuit filed in New York, Scott Glasgow is suing his former employer Growing Generations and its Stuart Miller. Growing Generations maintains sperm banks and also arranges surrogacy for gay couples who wish to have children. The company has offices in New York and Los Angeles, and has done business with celebrities including actor of .

Glasgow was marketing director of Growing Generations, and claims he was fired in June 2007 after refusing to continue attending Landmark Education seminars. Glasgow is also suing for sexual harassment, and claims Miller came on to him in September 2006. He made approximately $100,000 per year as the company's marketing director, and was the company's only employee based out of New York City. The company's main offices are in Los Angeles.

"I was shocked when I was fired. It took me months to right myself. I want them to stop imposing Landmark on the employees, and I want an apology," said Glasgow in a statement in . Brent Pelton, one of Glasgow's attorneys, stated that: "The Landmark philosophy is deeply ingrained in the culture of the company". Glasgow said that the Landmark Education training courses were "opposite" to his Christian beliefs. According to Glasgow he was questioned by Miller in May 2007 after he walked out of a Landmark Education course, and was fired shortly thereafter. "We stand by the allegations contained in the complaint and we look forward to proving them at trial," said Pelton in a statement to ABC News.

Ian Wallace, an attorney who represents Growing Generations, claimed that Glasgow wasn't fired but walked away from his position. "Growing Generations and Mr. Miller are very confident that these claims will be dismissed ultimately, and there's no factual basis for them whatsoever," said Wallace in a statement to The Village Voice. Lawyers representing Growing Generations and Stuart Miller declined comment to , and did not immediately return a message from ABC News.

In Glasgow's complaint, entered into federal court record on April 18, he asserts that Landmark Education constitutes a "religion", and "perceived their philosophy as a form of religion that contradicted his own personal beliefs". He states that when he was promoted to Director of Marketing, he asked Miller if he could stop attending the Landmark sessions but was told that they were mandatory for all of the company's executives and that Landmark is "very much the language of the company." Glasgow said his performance at the company was assessed based on how he was "touching, moving and inspiring" others, a phrase from the Landmark philosophy, as opposed to his business accomplishments at the company. The complaint claims that the actions of Miller and Growing Generations violated Federal, New York State and New York City civil rights laws.

The lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington, D.C. deals with a separate plaintiff and company, but the plaintiff in the suit also claims that religious discrimination took place for allegedly being mandated to attend Landmark Education courses. Kenneth Goldman is suing the United States Democratic political action committee Twenty-First Century Democrats (also 21st Century Democrats) and its former executive director Kelly Young. Goldman was formerly the communications director of 21st Century Democrats.

According to Goldman's complaint, three employees of 21st Century Democrats were fired after refusing to attend the Landmark Forum course. The complaint asserts that Landmark Education has "religious characteristics and theological implications" which influenced the mission of 21st Century Democrats and the way the organization conducted business. Goldman's complaint states that in addition to himself, a training director and field director were also fired after they made it clear they would not attend the Landmark Forum.

Goldman says executive director Young infused Landmark Education terms into staff meetings such as "create possibilities", "create a new context", and "enroll in possibilities". He also claims that Young "urged" staff members to participate in Landmark Education events outside of the workplace, drove employees to and from Landmark functions, and used funds from 21st Century Democrats to pay for employees to attend those functions. Goldman's complaint asserts that he was discriminated against in violation of the District of Columbia Human Rights Act.

In a statement in , the executive director of 21st Century Democrats, Mark Lotwis, called the lawsuit "frivolous" and said: "we're going to defend our organization's integrity". Landmark Education spokeswoman Deborah Beroset said that the Landmark Forum "is in no way religious in nature and any claim to the contrary is simply absurd," and stated: "While we are not a party to this lawsuit and have no firsthand knowledge of it, we can only assume that we are being used as a legal and political football to further the plaintiff"s own financial interests."

The New York lawsuit was filed April 14, and is still in early filing stages. A conference with the federal court judge in the case has been scheduled for June 17. The Washington, D.C. suit began in November 2007, and entered mediation this past March. As of April 15 the parties in the case were due back to court on July 11 to update the court on the mediation process.

Landmark Education is descended from, also called "est", which was founded by Werner Erhard. est began in 1971, and Erhard's company repackaged the course as "The Forum" in 1985. Associates of Erhard bought the license to his "technology" and incorporated Landmark Education in California in 1991.

This is not the first time employees have sued claiming mandatory attendance at "Forum" workshops violated their civil rights. In a lawsuit filed in December 1988 in the, eight employees of DeKalb Farmers Market in , Georgia sued their employer claiming their religious freedom and civil rights were violated when they were allegedly coerced into attending "Forum" training sessions. "Many of these training programs, particularly at large corporations, claim to be purely psychological, aimed at improving productivity and morale and loyalty. But in fact they are religious," said  professor Carl Raschke in a statement to .

The DeKalb Farmers Market employees were represented by lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union. Consulting Technologies Inc., an affiliate of Transformational Technologies Inc., was named as a party in the lawsuit. Transformational Technologies was founded by Werner Erhard, and was not named as a party in the suit. The "Forum" course that the employees claimed they were mandated to attend was developed by Werner Erhard and Associates. Employees said that they were fired or pressured to quit after they objected to the Forum courses.

The workers claimed that the Forum course contradicted with their religious beliefs. The plaintiffs in the suit included adherents of varying religious backgrounds, including Christianity and Hinduism. "The sessions put people into a hibernating state. They ask for total loyalty. It's like brainwashing," said Dong Shik Kim, one of the plaintiffs in the case. The plaintiffs said they lost their jobs after objecting to a "new age quasi-religious cult" which they said was developed by Werner Erhard.

The DeKalb Farmers Market denied the allegations, and an attorney for the company Edward D. Buckley III told The Wall Street Journal that employees were encouraged, not coerced, to attend the training sessions. According to The Wall Street Journal, The Forum said it would not sanction workers being coerced to attend its training sessions.

The parties in the DeKalb Farmers Market religious discrimination case came to a settlement in May 1989, and the case was in June. The terms of the out-of-court settlement were not made public, but the employees' attorney Amy Totenberg told The Wall Street Journal that the case "has made employers come to grips with the legitimate boundaries of employee training".

According to Title VII of the, employers must "reasonably accommodate" their employees' religious beliefs unless this creates "undue hardship". In September 1988, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a policy-guidance notice which stated that courses should be handled under Title VII of the Act. According to the Commission, employers must provide "reasonable accommodation" if an employee challenges a training course, unless this causes "undue hardship" for the company.

In October 2006, Landmark Education took legal action against Google, YouTube, the and a website owner in Queensland, Australia in attempts to remove criticism of its products from the Internet. The company sought a subpoena under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in an attempt to discover the identity of an anonymous critic who uploaded a 2004 French documentary of the Landmark Forum to the Internet. "" (Voyage to the Land of the New Gurus) was produced by , a French news program. The Electronic Frontier Foundation represented the anonymous critic and the Internet Archive, and Landmark withdrew its subpoena in November 2006 in exchange for a promise from the anonymous critic not to repost the video.

Landmark Education itself has come under scrutiny for its controversial labor practices. The company has been investigated by the in separate investigations originating out of California, Colorado, and Texas. Investigations focused on the heavy reliance of unpaid labor in the company's workforce, which Landmark Education calls "assistants" and deems volunteers.

An investigation by the U.S. Dept. Labor based out of Colorado found that activities performed by Landmark Education's "assistants" include: "office, clerical, telephone solicitation and enrollment, as well as greeting customers, setting up chairs, handling microphones during the seminars and making coffee. Additionally, a number of volunteers actually teach the courses and provide testimonials during and after the courses." The Colorado investigation's 1996 report found that "No records are kept of any hours worked by any employees." According to a 1998 article in : "In the end the Department of Labor dropped the issue, leaving Landmark trumpeting about its volunteers' choice in the matter." Metro Silicon Valley reported that Landmark Education at the time employed 451 paid staff, and also utilized the services of 7,500 volunteers.

After an investigation into Landmark Education's labor practices by the U.S. Dept. Labor's offices out of California, the company was deemed to have violations. According to the Department of Labor's 2004 report on the investigation, back wages of $187,569.01 were found due to 45 employees. An investigation by the U.S. Dept. Labor in Texas which concluded in 2005 stated: "Minimum wage violation found. Volunteers (Assistants) are not paid any wages for hours worked while performing the major duties of the firm. The assistants set up rooms, call registrants, collect fees, keep stats of classroom data/participants, file, they also are answering phones, training and leading seminars."

The Texas investigation also discovered an overtime violation. Landmark Education agreed to pay back wages for the overtime violation, but did not comply with the overtime violation found by the U.S. Dept. Labor for the "assistants". Landmark Education denied that the "assistants" are employees, though the Department of Labor report concluded: "Interviews reveal that the employees are taking payments, registering clients, billing, training, recruiting, setting up locations, cleaning, and other duties that would have to be performed by staff if the assistants did not perform them."

According to the 2004 investigative report by Pièces à Conviction in the "Voyage au pays des nouveaux gourous" program, Landmark Education was investigated by the French government in 1995. In the "Voyage au pays des nouveaux gourous" program volunteers were filmed through a hidden camera and shown performing duties for Landmark Education in France including manning phones, recruitment and financial work for the company, and one volunteer was shown cleaning a toilet.

 reported that after "Voyage au pays des nouveaux gourous" aired in France, labor inspectors investigated Landmark Education's use of unpaid volunteers. According to Le Nouvel Observateur, one month after the labor investigation took place the French branch of the company had disbanded. A former "Introduction Leader" to the Landmark Forum, Lars Bergwik, has recently posted a series of videos to YouTube critical of the company and its practices. Bergwik appeared on a 2004 program on Sweden's, Kalla Fakta (Cold Facts). According to Bergwik, after the Kalla Fakta program on Landmark Education aired, "Landmark left Sweden".


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Refers to primary source United States federal court documents and primary source investigations by the United States Department of Labor. Cirt (talk) 12:25, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Some of the pages of the primary source court documents can be viewed here. Cirt (talk) 12:33, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

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Article violates fundamental policies of what is appropriate for Wikinews
The article clearly violates the Wikinews Content Guide, which reads "News stories focus on a single current event or phenomenon." Instead, this story writes about a number of events over the years, and does so in a way which is clearly not neutral point of view. Many of these events have nothing to even do with the topic of the article. I have removed everything which is outside of the current event, which is the lawsuit against Stuart Miller. Nothing else in this article happened in 2008. Goldenmonkey (talk) 17:38, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
 * All events described are highly sourced, and do have to do with issues related to workers' rights and labor issues related to the company in question. This material was published in this article as of May 23. Please do not make large removal of content or major content change edits at this time.  Cirt (talk) 17:40, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
 * The current event that is the only thing the article could be about is a sexual harassment and religious discrimination lawsuit. Landmark Education is not a party to the lawsuit. The suit is against Stuart Miller. The 'labor issues' you cite appear to be from a resolved investigation of several years prior that have nothing whatsoever to do with the lawsuit of Glasgow against Miller. Goldenmonkey (talk) 18:14, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
 * There are not one but two ongoing lawsuits involving this company, both of which deal directly with religious discrimination. There is also a third that also dealt directly with workers rights issues and religious discrimination. Then there are multiple investigations into the company by not one but two different sovereign nations' federal labor departments. I fail to see how that is not highly relevant. Cirt (talk) 18:16, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't quite understand the third lawsuit you cite--It was from 1988, apparently, and Landmark Education was formed in 1991. The current news story is not about labor practices of Landmark Education--Landmark Educatin never hired anyone involved in the current story. It's about an individual's lawsuit against another individual. Goldenmonkey (talk) 18:20, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
 * The third lawsuit involved religious discrimination issues and workers rights issues related to the course "The Forum". These two ongoing lawsuits involve the course "Landmark Forum". Different name of the company and slightly different name of the course, but highly relevant.  The labor rights issues are related to lawsuits dealing with workers rights and claimed civil rights violations related to the company that delivers said courses.  Cirt (talk) 18:23, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
 * In the third suit, it's from a different company, and it's from 20 years ago. As for the labor rights issue--It's just not there. Landmark Education is not being sued, and its labor practices are not a subject of the lawsuit. Stuart Miller is being sued. And then there's even more in the article that has no connection to the article's topic whatsoever. Goldenmonkey (talk) 18:30, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

You have obviously not read my most recent comment about the close similarity to the situations discussed ("Forum" and "Landmark Forum") as related to the civil rights, labor issues, and religious discrimination issues. This discussion is beginning to go in circles and starting to seem pointless, I am afraid. Please also see this comment. Cirt (talk) 01:37, 25 May 2008 (UTC)


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Conservatives win Crewe and Nantwich by-election

May 23, 2008 The Conservative Party's Edward Timpson has won the Crewe and Nantwich by-election in the United Kingdom with a majority of 7,860 votes. This is the party's first by-election victory in 26 years and party leader David Cameron visited the constituency earlier.

Labour Party candidate Tamsin Dunwoody said that the 17.6% swing was a "mid-term blip" and that the people of Crewe and Nantwich will be "watching" Mr. Timpson. However David Cameron proclaimed the result "the end of New Labour" calling the Conservatives' overturning of the 7,000 Labour majority "the start of something different and something bigger".

He criticised the Labour Party's campaign in Crewe and Nantwich, which had described the Conservative candidate as a "toff", as "negative", "xenophobic" and "class war" but said he realises the differences between by-election and general election results. The newly elected Mr. Timpson said in his victory speech that "I am going to stand up for local families, local jobs and, whenever I need to, stand up to the Government on your behalf."

Miss Dunwoody is confident of Gordon Brown's leadership, telling reporters earlier that "we know the Prime Minister can lead us through this." Labour's deputy leader Harriet Harman also defended Mr. Brown's position, saying that "the overwhelming majority of people in the Labour Party... are fully behind Gordon Brown."

Chris Huhne, Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman, defended his party's third-place result as "really rather robust" and said the people's votes were anti-Labour, not pro-Conservative. The UK Independence Party are pleased with the result, claiming that it confirms the party's position as "the fourth political force in the country" and their candidate Mike Nattrass said "this has been a stepping stone for the European elections next year."

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Dinosaur tracks found in Arabian Peninsula

May 23, 2008 A new study that was recently carried by the online publication PLoS ONE describes the finding of dinosaur tracks on the Arabian Peninsula. The first of the discoveries was of a two-footed tridactyl. These tracks showed that the animal had taken steps with an average length of just over a metre. The tracks were pointing in the SSW direction.

The study noted that "west of the tridactyl trackway, 11 subparallel quadrupedal trackways preserve evidence of large and small quadrupedal animals traveling together in a herd." The study also noted that there may have been additional tracks that were not discovered.

The report described the method of finding the tracks: "Trackways were exposed by clearing away sand, small rocks and debris." The tracks were found in Madar, 47 km north of the Yemeni capital.

Mohammed Al-Daheri, a journalist from the area of the discovery, was the first person to discover the existence of these tracks in the area. Anne S. Schulp, Mohammed Al-Wosabi and Nancy J. Stevens were subsequently contacted and asked to carry out the study.


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Fußball-Bundesliga 2008–09: Borussia Dortmund name Klopp as Head Coach

May 23, 2008

Borussia Dortmund have hired as their new Head Coach after  resignation after their worst league position in 20 years. Klopp's contract will run until the June 30, 2010. Klopp was the Head Coach for since 2001 before leaving for Dortmund.

"I am delighted to be here. I am honoured", said Klopp. "Now I want to help bring the club back on track." Klopp has high expectations of the club, current players and target signings for the summer transfer window and wants to give the matches of Borussia Dortmund a "recognition factor."


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Bangladesh reports first human case of H5N1 bird flu

May 23, 2008

Bangladesh reported its first human case of the H5N1 strain of Avian flu on Thursday. According to a representative of the Bangladesh health ministry, the 16-month old boy initially tested negative for the disease. His virus culture tested positive in tests performed by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The boy is from the capital city of Dhaka in the Dhaka District.

"Although there is no farm in the neighbourhood we suspect that he got the illness after his family bought chickens from a farm," said senior health ministry official Mahmudur Rahman. Rahman is the head of Bangladesh's Institute of Epidemiology and Disease Control and Research. He asserted that the government had the disease under control, and that physicians and hospitals in the country were adequately prepared.

Rahman said Thursday that the child had recovered from the disease. "The child was found infected by H5N1 but after treatment he has recovered and is now doing well," said Rahman in a statement to Reuters.

The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the positive test results on Friday. This case in Bangladesh brings the total number of countries in the world with human infections from the disease up to 15. "When a disease is so widespread in poultry, it is really a matter of time before you get a human case. It shows the need to control the disease in animals if you are going to reduce the chances of transmission to humans," said WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl in a statement to Reuters.

The boy had previously been diagnosed with H5N1 in January, but the CDC only confirmed the case this week. In a statement in Agence France-Presse, senior government official Saluddin Khan said: "There is no reason to panic. The child contracted the H5N1 bird flu virus in January but we only got confirmation from the CDC on Wednesday it was a human bird flu case."

Khan commented on preventative measures being taken by the government, saying, "we're destroying the birds and eggs as soon as we have any report of bird flu at any farm in the country."

Bangladesh was first hit by bird flu in February 2007, and after a period of dormancy, was hit again in January 2008. Outbreaks subsided in March when peaking temperatures killed off the virus. Over one million birds were slaughtered during the outbreaks, and at the peak the outbreaks were the cause of a loss 1.5 million jobs in the Bangladesh poultry industry, which is the largest in the world. The Avian influenza has spread through 47 of Bangladesh's 64 districts.

The H5N1 virus seldom infects humans, but according to WHO there have been 382 human cases globally since 2003, including 241 deaths.


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"Distinguished" would probably be a better description than "leading"; Arata has been out of the mainstream for some time now, but he is both an important and a revered researcher. I think this will probably turn out to be a more important event than other cold fusion stories, one way or another, and we should keep up with this one. Dank55 (talk) 17:01, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

insufficient certainty for these assertions
At the moment we have a propagating report that a claim of successful solid fusion has one backer who allegedly observed the demonstration. On a personal note I hope it's true, and thanks for the timeliness, but we must remain skeptical absenting reports from reputable sources of independent repeats of the test by reputable entities.

Of course 'repute' is a subjective term but for the masses it is a relatively local currency, and those with it are slow to risk it. I'd expect at least caution if not disregard from the mainstream media, sadly news of the major scientific breakthrough to solve worlds energy problems genre is a hot potato not just since Pons and Fleischman but more recently Steorn. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.100.111.48 (talk) 13:32, 25 May 2008 (UTC)


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Wikinews Shorts: May 23, 2008

Suicide bomb in Iraq kills six
Six people are confirmed dead after a suicide bomb exploded in the Iraqi city of Fallujah. This incident took place at a checkpoint. All of the victims are civilians, according to Captain Mohammed Hussain.

The US military released a statement on the incident. "Iraqi police in Fallujah discovered a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device which detonated prior to its final destination," it said.

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United Kingdom opposition leader states commitment to keeping Scotland part of the Union

May 23, 2008

David Cameron, the leader of the Conservative Party and UK leader of the opposition today made a speech to the conference of the Scottish Conservative Party. In the speech he addressed the issue of Scottish independence. "I want to be Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - all of it, including Scotland. I absolutely believe we are stronger together, and weaker apart, and I will do anything and everything to keep our two countries as one," he said.

"Whether we like it or not, the ugly stain of separatism is seeping through the Union flag," said Cameron, stating his opinion on the movements for Scottish independence. "The simple truth is that the Union between England and Scotland is under attack as never before."

Mr. Cameron also criticised Labour in the speech. "To play games by calling for a referendum right at the moment when people would take any opportunity to give the most unpopular Government in living memory a good kicking, isn’t clever... isn’t good politics …isn’t defending the Union."

He also commented on Britishness is the speech. "The Union is in danger for other reasons too," he claimed. "There is, of course, the question of identity. The number of people who think themselves British – ahead of Scottish or English - is in decline."

"Britishness is a matter of instinct, not calculation, and the sooner we have a Government that is willing to stand up for, and take pride in, that instinct then the sooner we can fight the forces of separation," continued Cameron, speaking to his supporters.

Cameron also addressed Scottish First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party:

So, to Alex Salmond, I say this.

I know you’ve got a plan. I know you think a Conservative government at Westminster will ignore what Scotland wants and needs, and that you will use such claims to promote your separatist agenda. Well, think again.

We’ve got the vision. We’ve got the ideas. And we’ve got the ambition.

And to the people of Scotland, I make this guarantee. Whatever the outcome in Scotland of the next General Election, a Conservative Government will govern the whole of the United Kingdom, including Scotland, with respect.


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Rokot launches three Gonets satellites

May 23, 2008

Three Gonets satellites have been launched by the Russian Space Forces atop a Ukranian-built Rokot carrier rocket. Lift-off, from site 133 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Northern Russia, occurred at 15:20:09 GMT this afternoon.

The three Gonets satellites will be used to provide store-dump communication services. This is the second launch of modernised Gonets-D1M satellites. They will be operated by Gonets SatCom, an organisation which was previously part of the Russian Federal Space Agency, but which was privatised in 1996. Whilst Gonets is a civilian system, it has been reported that these satellites will also be used for military applications. Reports have suggested that the satellites have received military designations of Kosmos-2437, 2438 and 2439 under the Kosmos system. Such designations have previously been assigned to, and in some cases later removed from, civilian satellites.

A small technology demonstration satellite, Yubileiny, was also launched. It was built to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1, and will be operated by NPO PM. It will broadcast audio and visual programmes on amateur radio frequencies, detailing the history of the space programmes of Russia and the Soviet Union, as well as signals imitating those of Sputnik 1.

The Rokot is a small carrier rocket derived from the UR-100 missile. Its upper stage, the Briz-KM, is a scaled-down version of the Briz-M upper stage used on Proton rockets. This is the first launch of a Briz upper stage of either type since the failure of a Briz-M during a March Proton launch, which left the AMC-14 satellite stranded in Medium Earth orbit.

This is the 25th orbital launch of 2008 in spaceflight, and the 13th launch of a Rokot. The next Rokot launch is scheduled for early-mid September, with the GOCE satellite for the European Space Agency.

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Nice timing
Nice timing on this one, and grist for the mill. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:01, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

I wouldnt trust Cameron as far as i could throw him, just remember this before the general election he was spouting off that he would like to be another thatcher......no thanks one is enough we are still paying a heavy price after the last time that lot was in.


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Tornado kills one and injures 100 in northern Colorado
A tornado that has caused 28 miles (45 km) of destruction throughout Weld County, Colorado, has killed one and injured 100. The man killed was inside a vehicle that was destroyed in the storm, west of Greeley, which is about 60 miles (97 km) north of Denver.

A state trooper says that multiple car accidents occurred on highways throughout the county. U.S. Route 85 was closed after two semi-trailers were flipped over, though the drivers were not injured. Dozens of houses and vehicles were badly damaged by the tornado as it passed through. The town of Windsor had hundreds of homes and businesses damaged, including the town hall, in addition to trees down and electricity outages. In response to the disaster, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter declared a state of emergency and activated the Colorado National Guard.

Bomb explodes in Exeter, UK
Police in the United Kingdom are investigating after a bomb exploded in an Exeter restaurant at about 1250 BST. One person (believed by police to be the bomber) was injured, and a second device was found and made safe nearby. The suspect has been named as 22-year-old Nicky Reilly from Plymouth. He has been arrested and taken to hospital.

The centre of the city was evacuated by police until about 1900 Local Time (UTC+1).

The deputy chief constable of the police force said that the suspected bomber had been "preyed upon, radicalised and taken advantage of." Police say that Reilly recently converted to the Islamic faith.

Conservatives win Crewe and Nantwich by-election
The Conservative Party's Edward Timpson has won the Crewe and Nantwich by-election with a majority of 7,860 votes. This is the party's first by-election victory in 26 years and party leader David Cameron visited the constituency earlier.

Labour Party candidate Tamsin Dunwoody said that the 17.6% swing was a "mid-term blip" and that the people of Crewe and Nantwich will be "watching" Mr. Timpson. However David Cameron proclaimed the result "the end of New Labour" calling the Conservatives' overturning of the 7,000 Labour majority "the start of something different and something bigger". Chris Huhne, Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman, defended his party's third-place result as "really rather robust" and said the people's votes were anti-Labour, not pro-Conservative.

Bangladesh reports first human case of H5N1 bird flu
Bangladesh reported its first human case of the H5N1 strain of Avian flu on Thursday. According to a representative of the Bangladesh health ministry, the 16-month old boy initially tested negative for the disease. His virus culture tested positive in tests performed by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The boy is from the capital city of Dhaka in the Dhaka District.

The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the positive test results on Friday. This case in Bangladesh brings the total number of countries in the world with human infections from the disease up to 15.

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NOAA says Earth's oceans becoming more acidic

May 23, 2008

According to a study performed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, the level of acid in the world's oceans is rising, decades before scientists expected the levels to rise.

The study was performed on the coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean from Baja California, Mexico to Vancouver, British Columbia, where tests showed that acid levels in some areas near the edge of the Continental Shelf were high enough to corrode the shells of some sea creatures as well as some corals. Some areas showed excessive levels of acid less than four miles off the northern California coastline in the United States.

"What we found ... was truly astonishing. This means ocean acidification may be seriously impacting marine life on the continental shelf right now. The models suggested they wouldn't be corrosive at the surface until sometime during the second half of this century," said Richard A. Feely, an oceanographer from the NOAA.

The natural processes of the seas and oceans constantly clean the Earth's air, absorbing 1/3 to 1/2 of the carbon dioxide generated by humans. As the oceans absorb more of the gas, the water becomes more acidic, reducing the amount of carbonate which shellfish such as clams and oysters use to form their shells, and increasing the levels of carbonic acid. Although levels are high, they are not yet high enough to threaten humans directly.

"Scientists have also seen a reduced ability of marine algae and free-floating plants and animals to produce protective carbonate shells," added Feely.

Feely noted that, according to the study, the oceans and seas have absorbed more than 525 billion tons of carbon dioxide since the Industrial Revolution began.


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Two men fined over 2006 German train crash that killed 23

May 23, 2008 Two men have been fined for their failure to prevent the 2006 Lathen maglev train accident in Germany, which caused 23 deaths and 11 injuries on September 22, 2006.

The maglev train involved slammed into a maintenance vehicle at high speed on a test track after what was described as a "chain of human error" Maglevs float above the rails, kept up and propelled by magnetism. This particular Transrapid sat 1 cm above the rails and featured a rail-hugging design that reduced the risk of derailments.

The state court in Osnabrück fined then track manager Guenter Steinmetz 24,000 euro and his successor Joerg Metzner 20,000 euro. Both men were convicted of 23 counts of manslaughter and 11 counts of causing negligent injury. Prosecutors had sought jail sentences but the men were spared this as the court ruled they had not acted with criminal intent. The men intend to appeal.

The men had failed to install automatic brakes that would have stopped the train while there was a maintenance vehicle on the tracks and of not adhering to the "two-people-on-duty" guideline.

The third defendant, traffic superintendent Guenther Mueller, was unable to face trial due to suicide fears. His prosecution will occur at a later date. He is said to be the most important person facing charges, as he cleared the train to proceed when, in fact, the line was blocked.


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New law to help asbestos sufferers in Victoria, Australia

May 24, 2008

New legislation in Victoria, Australia will provide for greater compensation for victims suffering from effects of exposure to asbestos. The legislation is called "Bernie Banton law", after the late campaigner for asbestos-related issues. The law will remove a restriction which prevented asbestos victims from making another claim after being diagnosed with a terminal illness. Banton contracted mesothelioma after working for the Netherlands-based company James Hardie, and died in 2007.

Prior to the Banton law victims of asbestos exposure could seek compensation for asbestosis, a disease resulting from exposure which causes lung scarring, but were unable to seek compensation if they were later diagnosed with mesothelioma.

Mesothelioma is a cancer which develops in the sac surrounding the lungs and chest cavity, abdominal cavity, or the sac surrounding the heart. Patients with malignant mesothelioma generally do not have positive outcomes, and once diagnosed have six months to a year to live. Asbestos usage has been banned in Victoria, Australia since 2003.

Victorian Premier John Brumby welcomed the legislation, saying: "Victorian workers deserve fair compensation for illnesses and injuries they have received just by doing their job." Brumby acknowledged that Victoria had lagged behind other states in its asbestos compensation practices. "Allowing an exception to the normal rule that court-awarded compensation is final will allow compensation for the true effects of asbestos exposure," explained Brumby.

Bernie Banton's widow, Karen Banton, stood alongside John Brumby as the legislation was announced, and spoke out in favor of the law. "The uncertainty that these Victorian families have suffered up until this point, the dilemma of whether I claim and whether I wait ... it would be a terrible choice to have to make," she said. She said her late husband would have been honored by the legislation's passage, and was appreciative that his name was associated with the cause of justice in the country. "I'm sure Bernie's looking down from heaven, feeling very honoured and humbled that his name continues to be associated with the fight to correct injustice," she said.

The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union and the Victorian Trades Hall Council supported the legislation's passage, as did Martin Kingham of the Asbestos Diseases Society of Victoria. Kingham said that in the past asbestos sufferers were wary about whether or not to make a claim: "They've had to gamble on whether to make a claim now and to cut off any compensation for more serious fatal illness or to, basically, sit it out and wait and see what happens to them and potentially not getting compensated for their original asbestosis."

"There's a lot of asbestos around, this is a live issue for the community and we strongly welcome this initiative," said Australian Manufacturing Workers Union Victorian secretary Steve Dargavel. Victorian Trades Hall Council secretary Brian Boyd called the legislation "a good and decent thing" but said more action was needed to better protect asbestos victims' families. The additional claims are expected to help approximately 50 people each year. The legislation will be introduced in the State Parliament next year.


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At some point this law could probably use its own article on Wikipedia, I may revisit that later. Would also be interesting to see if this gets further coverage in the media. Cirt (talk) 00:41, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

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Myanmar to allow foreign aid says UN's Ban Ki Moon

May 24, 2008

After travelling in-person to Myanmar, the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Ban Ki-moon, has announced that international aid-workers will be granted access to the cyclone-ravaged country.

Ban, who met with Senior General Than Shwe — considered the head of Myanmar's military junta — told reporters, "I had a very good meeting with the senior general, particularly on these aid workers."

"He has agreed to allow all the aid workers, regardless of nationality. I urged him that it would be crucially important for him to allow aid workers as swiftly as possible and all these aid relief items also be delivered to the needy people as soon as possible."

International observers and aid organizations met the news with skepticism and were reported as "puzzled" and "surprised" at the announcement and expressed concerns that the offer was not genuine.

"We’ll believe it when we see the aid workers on the ground in the delta," Zoya Phan, of the Burma Campaign UK, said. "The generals have a long track record of lying to the UN. If the regime is genuine, then we’ll know within 24 hours, as they’ll take down the army checkpoints which are stopping Burmese and international aid workers getting into the delta."

"This discrepancy is a confidence gap that has to be verified, that has to be reconciled," said the ASEAN secretary general, Surin Pitsuwan. "Whether the Sunday pledging conference will be successful or not depends on the ability to reconcile the difference."

The UN says that over a million people are still in dire need of food, water, shelter and medical supplies, while the official Myanmar position is that "the emergency phase of the operation is over."

"Seeing is believing," said Tom Casey of the United States Disaster Assistance Response Team to reporters in Washington. "We certainly will continue to test that by pushing for visas for our DART team, among others, and hopefully we'll see a change in behavior."

US aid workers are still awaiting visas before they can enter Myanmar. Team leader William Berger was given a tour of the affected region along with a briefing, though he was not allowed to give his own assessment.


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Well, then no more hanging 10 in 2050. --TUFKAAP (talk) 01:24, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Algae are the mechanism to convert excess CO2 to O2 to lower the pH of the ocean. The algae need phosphorous. Algae Biomass formula is C106 H152 O53 N16 P producing 106 02 in the process. Plant nutrition requires other trace minerals sulphur, calcium, potassium, magnesium, silicon, iron and manganese and nitrogen that is fixed from the air.

In the normal course of event - pre-over fishing - algae and plant matter is eaten by the fish or drop to the bottom where it decomposes releasing the minerals. The fish excretion and decomposition minerals and also return the minerals to the water.

With (over) fishing, the minerals (trace quantities) are removed. The catalytic and nutritional needs of the food plants are not met and the algae and other vegetable matter in the ocean do not do their jobs of conversion of the CO2 to O2.

Commercial fishing basically tracks with the industrial revolution. So the rise in CO2 might be a result of the disruption of the capacity of the ocean to process CO2 to O2. Reseeding the ocean or regulation of the fishing fleets are two possible scenarios to reverse the high CO2 levels and reduce the acid level in the ocean.

Frank Campi —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nypasta (talk • contribs) 13:33, 24 May 2008 (UTC)


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Highway bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapses August 2, 2007
Don't know why this has gone under the radar for so long, a prime, comprehensive example of a breaking news event which shows the highly collaborative nature of Wikinews at it's best. --TUFKAAP (talk) 06:33, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

 * Of course, as nom ;) --TUFKAAP (talk) 06:33, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Agree with, a nice piece, meets all the criteria. Cirt (talk) 06:52, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Clear and timely. Monado
 * This is what got us in every major US paper. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 04:14, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
 * One of the best articles we've ever written here. R .T . 12:25, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

2008-09 Wikipedia for Schools goes online October 22, 2008
I was the primary contributor on this, but I feel it is a good piece worthy of some recognition. The article segment is long enough to have stood on its own but is supplemented by interview segments. It has been featured on the Wikimedia blog and complimented by WMF staff as an informative piece that covers an important use of Wiki content. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:47, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

 * as main contributor. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:47, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
 * it's a very well done article and deserves FA status. --PatrickFlaherty (talk) 21:09, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Good read, informative, clear. Well done. Cirt (talk) 05:42, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Per others. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 18:57, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Nice article. :) --TUFKAAP (talk) 06:33, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Global markets plunge, October 11, 2008
Article includes collaborative work between editors, free-use images and free-use audio. It is nice and long/in depth and it covers an very important international event. Note that although the article is not archived, it is over a day old so should not be edited. Anonymous101talk 19:09, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
 * as major contributer to article/nominator Anonymous101talk 19:09, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
 * as the initial author but as you go though the history, you can see that a lot of people worked on it. --PatrickFlaherty (talk) 21:08, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
 * - An educational piece on a grim topic. Flows well with good structure. Cirt (talk) 05:52, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Educational and very historical. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 18:58, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Important topic, well covered. Durova (talk) 10:51, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
 * A good piece! --TUFKAAP (talk) 06:33, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

 * The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a successful featured article nomination. Please do not modify it.

YouTube accounts of Scientology critics suspended, April 18, 2008
Article includes collaborative work between editors, free-use images and free-use audio media, interview statements, and original reporting. Note: the article was previously nominated by, but I had asked him to remove it at that time because I wanted to wait until after the article had been archived. Thank you for taking the time to consider this FAC nomination. Cirt (talk) 11:05, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
 * as nom. Cirt (talk) 11:05, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
 * see my previous nom of this for reasons. Anonymous101talk 11:03, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I remember reading this article before I was a Wikinews member because other mainstream news sources like The Register had picked up on it. Excellent article Kamnet (talk) 13:00, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
 * meets all the criteria. Durova (talk) 01:52, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
 * per others. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 14:45, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
 * excellent article. --PatrickFlaherty (talk) 14:50, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

Wikinews interviews Eric Saussine, director of the James Bond fan film Shamelady, July 16, 2008
Comprehensive interview I did including pictures, proper formatting, sources, etc. The introduction was written by more than one Wikinews member and done well. This interview is, in my opinion, an example of how other Wikinews interviews could be done. --WNewsReporter (talk) 06:28, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Although it is a good interview, there are no free images and there was no collaboration on the questions. Anonymous101 (talk) 06:31, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * as nominator and interviewer. --WNewsReporter (talk) 06:44, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I really like it. Interesting and well done. —Calebrw (talk) 15:37, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
 * It is a good article with a well-written intro/background section, however brings up a good point about lack of free-use images and collaboration on the rest of the article. Cirt (talk) 17:56, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Should this be closed now? It's been up for nomination for far longer than a week. I suppose it passed as it recieved two positive votes, one negative and one neutral. --WNewsReporter (talk) 18:27, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Is the person who wrote the article allowed to vote? Anonymous101talk 18:30, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I believe so. I've seen that done in past featured article nominations.--WNewsReporter (talk) 19:09, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
 * OK. Anonymous101talk 19:10, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

 * - I don't think it is a problem for the nominator or the significant contributors to the article to vote, though I do think that the nominator/significant contributors to the article should not be the one to close an FAC discussion. Cirt (talk) 20:44, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Either way, featured article or not, this nominating session should end now or very, very soon. It's been just a few days shy of a month since I nominated this article. If somebody wants to cast the final vote, or just close this and determine the status of the article with the votes it has now, that's fine by me. But leaving it open for a prolonged period of time would be pointless. --WNewsReporter (talk) 03:00, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

UK minor faces charges for calling Scientology 'cult' at protest, May 21, 2008
Well written with images, quotes and excellent detail. Harris Morgan (talk) 15:10, 23 May 2008 (UTC).
 * (I was the article creator.) Many thanks to the nom for thinking of this article, and for the kind words. Cirt (talk) 15:22, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Hits the spot. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:31, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Anonymous101  15:32, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Wikinews interviews team behind the 2,000th featured Wikipedia article, April 13, 2008
Comprehensive article and interview. Includes collaboration from multiple contributors, good use of images, well-written and well-organized, formatted correctly, original reporting, is an example of reporting exclusive to Wikinews, and has lasting value. Cirt - (talk) 06:38, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
 * as nom. Cirt - (talk) 06:38, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
 * per nom -- —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Anonymous101 (talk • contribs)
 * TheCustomOfLife (talk) 00:05, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 01:41, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * As chief inquisition officer on this one I'm pleased to see it getting some support. I'd like to think it is kinda unique in that we got the interviewees to edit in their answers. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:30, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Pope Benedict XVI visit to the United States begins, April 16, 2008

 * I didn't start this article, although I was by far the majority contributor. I did work really hard on this, including uploading images to Commons. I am not nominating this article to aggrandize myself. Rather, I think the resulting article is pretty darn good and could be an example for those who contribute to Wikinews from the comfort of their keyboard. --SVTCobra 02:15, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

 * - Mmmm, looks like some tasty cake ... Albeit it would have been nice to see some more collaboration from multiple editors together, as well as some OR - but can't argue that this is not a very well-written article, well-organized, and with excellent use of tasteful free-use images. Great work overall.  Cirt - (talk) 04:30, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
 * because of the ue of free images and the legnth of the article --A101 - (talk) 07:37, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
 * No original content. All photos are from the Whitehouse press machine. Small number of contributors (4 or 5). Doubtless, it is well written - just not a "best of". --Brian McNeil / talk 08:37, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I will just point out that those are not requirements but just something "we should try to choose" per the top of the page. --SVTCobra 10:56, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
 * As far as the 'WH press machine' comment, I will just say that, yes, that is where the pictures came from, but since this was an official state visit, which almost by definition is a staged event, I don't think it would have mattered who 'snapped the pics'. Prior to this event, I posted a request at WN:SOON for collaboration and original reporting and photos. Not a soul responded. But hey, we can soon celebrate the one-year anniversary of Wikinews without any FAs. Hurray! --SVTCobra 02:03, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
 * The lack of extensive collaboration was why I did not nominate this article - although there would be a delicious degree of irony to make an article about a WP FA featured. This is one I thought should have been featured, along with Wikinews international report: "Anonymous" holds anti-Scientology protests worldwide, which is the biggest collaborative effort to date. The Scientology article has a longer table of contents than some of what we publish. Another one which I worked on and I'd describe as taking on a life of its own is here; this hit the spot for getting people to read the site. --Brian McNeil / talk 08:39, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree with you that we do have more content that should be nominated. Virginia Tech shootings is a good example. But while "Anonymous" holds anti-Scientology protests may be a landmark in collaboration, it remains a disaster to try to read from top-to-bottom and I'd hate to be the poor soul that has to try to archive that. But back to the nomination at hand, I submit that it is better than the later Pope concludes visit to US with Mass at Yankee Stadium which has many more free images that are free of White House press machine taint. The reason I say this is that the nominated article was updated as events unfolded while the latter was written the day after. Cheers,--SVTCobra 01:01, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

 * Rarely do you see an article as well written, and as long, as this on Wikinews. The great, free use White House photos just compliment it. Great job. Happyme22 - (talk) 01:36, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
 * per Brianmc --Skenmy(t•c•w) 17:59, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
 * DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 01:42, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * It is a well-written article. TheCustomOfLife (talk) 01:44, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Popular soap opera 'The Young and the Restless' celebrates 35 years on the air, March 26, 2008
Out of the interviews I've done, I feel that this one is probably the most suited for featured status. A month of work was put together coordinating the interviews with all three ladies, complete with freely-licensed pictures from the stars themselves. When I have to pick which original reporting piece I'm most proud of, this one is it. Hopefully it is worthy. TheCustomOfLife - (talk) 07:39, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

 * as nom. TheCustomOfLife - (talk) 07:39, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
 * per nom Anonymous101  17:24, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
 * per nom. Cirt (talk) 18:54, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
 * OMG TOTALLY. Cary Bass (talk) 00:00, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I had this article on my watchlist, so I got an email when the FAC template was added to it :) Per above. Daniel (talk) 00:02, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I won't vote against it, as it is high on quality on many levels. However, it has never been fully copy-edited since the "" character still appears several times. Also, but this is a personal opinion, I find the interested readership for this to be limited. It is a daytime US soap, which to my knowledge means that it is broadcast only in the US and no other English-speaking countries and only during the daytime which further limits viewership, though it is, admittedly, at the tops of the Nielsen Ratings for its category. --SVTCobra 00:17, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * About the "only in the US" comment, the article clearly states that it is aired in foreign countries such as France, Italy and Germany, and Melody Thomas Scott even remarked about the reception they got while in Turkey. It's definitely not a limited readership issue. If anything, it's an "I'm not interested in the subject matter" issue, and if that's a criteria, I should vote against a lot of articles because some of them bore me to tears. TheCustomOfLife (talk) 01:36, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Also, I cannot see on my browser what you're talking about with "", can someone tell me so I can get an admin to fix it? TheCustomOfLife (talk) 01:37, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I fixed them, they are some odd side effect of how Word or maybe IE handle qoutes I think. I fixed a bunch of them when it was first published, but it looks like I missed a few.--Cspurrier (talk) 01:52, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

 * Was a good read. Used to watch it a long time ago off and on. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 01:41, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * a good example of a high quality interview. --Cspurrier (talk) 01:52, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Only by doing such an interview can you come to appreciate how much work is required to pull something like this together. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:31, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Halema`uma`u crater erupts in Hawaii, USA, April 19, 2008
IMO it is an interesting subject with the good and informative original images and original reporting. The eruption still going on, so the article might make the news for a while.Thank you.--Mbz1 - (talk) 06:15, 20 April 2008 (UTC) Because of the original images it is probably the best article on the NET for this subject.--Mbz1 - (talk) 16:37, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
 * although some of the images could be featured on commons --A101 - (talk) 16:13, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
 * but the images are very good. --Skenmy(t•c•w) 17:59, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
 * May I please ask you to state the reason for your oppose votes that I would be able to improve my work next time. Thank you.--Mbz1 - (talk) 20:29, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
 * IMO, Its not quite long enough for FA status. --A101 - (talk) 08:01, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Thank you,A101. Have you seen that I added contest to the article?--Mbz1 - (talk) 13:11, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh I see you removed my new additition with the summary "no ate edits". I am afraid my English is not good enough to understad what does it mean "no ate edits", but IMO the edits were very interesting and added value to the article.Thanks.--Mbz1 - (talk) 13:15, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I meant no late edits. It was a typo A101 - (talk) 14:29, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I was sure it was a new English idiom, which I did not know. I was about to memorize it and use in some of my edit summaries :-) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mbz1 (talk • contribs)

Asbestos controversy aboard Scientology ship Freewinds May 16, 2008
Comprehensive article on a public health issue. Includes a free-use image, original reporting, an exclusive interview, and information from multiple investigative sources. Cirt (talk) 19:19, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

 * as nom. Cirt (talk) 19:19, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Seems good to me. A nice in-depth read. --TUFKAAP (talk) 06:33, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Iz good -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 21:38, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree. Good article and in depth. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 16:55, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Good article. Tempodivalse [talk]  19:15, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Result: Consensus reached, article promoted to FA. Tempodivalse [talk]  22:01, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Swine flu outbreaks appear globally; WHO raises pandemic alert level to 5
Nominating one of my own articles. I think it's of a good enough quality to be a FA: it's in-depth, has extensive coverage, has some original reporting, and was worked upon by several editors. Tempodivalse [talk]  21:53, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

 * as nom. Tempodivalse [talk]  22:06, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * . I really like it. Very in-depth. Mike Halterman (talk) 16:46, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
 * . Nicely done. Cirt (talk) 10:19, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

Eurovision '82 winner Nicole talks about 'Ein bißchen Frieden', her success and the Contest today February 2, 2009
This exclusive interview incorporates a free-use image, has a well-written lead-in to the interview, and the interview itself covers interesting reflections on aspects of the celebrity's career. I believe it is of a high quality and place it here for consideration. Cirt (talk) 22:45, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

 * as nom. Cirt (talk) 22:45, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment: It also received small recognition in the German Wikinews upon publishing, becoming a "Quote of the Day" and also the article of the day for two days or so after publication. Mike Halterman (talk) 22:47, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I will definitely have to agree. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 22:49, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
 * good interview. Tempodivalse [talk]  00:31, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
 * As a recognition for all the hard work Mike has done with the Eurovision interview in past few months. Tomasz W. Kozłowski (talk) 07:18, 14 May 2009 (UTC)


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No prosecution for UK minor who called Scientology a 'cult'

May 24, 2008

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) of the government of the United Kingdom told the City of London Police on Friday that there will be no prosecution for a 15-year-old boy who called Scientology a "cult" at a May 10 peaceful protest. The City of London Police had previously confiscated the boy's protest placard and gave him a court summons at the demonstration, which took place near St Paul's Cathedral at the Church of Scientology's London headquarters on Queen Victoria Street. The boy's poster read: "Scientology is not a religion, it is a dangerous cult". The human rights organization Liberty has come out strongly against the City of London Police for their actions at the protest, and said they are pursuing an inquiry into the police force for what they say is a troubling freedom of speech issue.

Individuals from the group Anonymous have held monthly international protests against the Church of Scientology since February, as part of the anti-Scientology movement Project Chanology. The Project Chanology movement began when the Church of Scientology attempted to get a leaked Scientology promotional video featuring Tom Cruise removed from websites YouTube and Gawker.com.

Members of Anonymous were motivated by the actions of the Church of Scientology, and bombarded Scientology websites and were successful in taking some of them down. Anonymous later changed tactics towards legal measures, and held international protests against Scientology on February 10, March 15, April 12, and most recently May 10.

City of London Police approached the 15-year-old boy at the May 10 protest and cited section five of the Public Order Act 1986, which deals with "harassment, alarm or distress". In response, the boy cited a 1984 judgment given by Mr. Justice Latey in the Family Division of the High Court of Justice of Her Majesty's Courts of Justice of England and Wales, in which Latey called Scientology a "cult" and said it was "corrupt, sinister and dangerous". In the actual 1984 judgment made by Judge Latey, he stated: "Scientology is both immoral and socially obnoxious. [...] In my judgement it is corrupt, sinister and dangerous. [...] It is dangerous because it is out to capture people, especially children and impressionable young people, and indoctrinate and brainwash them so that they become the unquestioning captives and tools of the cult, withdrawn from ordinary thought, living and relationships with others." The boy told fellow protesters he was not going to take the sign down, saying: "If I don't take the word 'cult' down, here [holding up his sign], I will be either, I think, most likely arrested or [given] a summons. I am going to fight this and not take it down because I believe in freedom of speech, besides which I'm only fifteen."

When the boy refused to take his sign down, City of London Police removed it, cited him with a court summons and informed him that the matter would be referred to the Crown Prosecution Service. The boy was the only protester who did not comply with the police requests to remove signs which referred to Scientology as a "cult". According to The Guardian, a CPS spokesman stated Friday that: "In consultation with the City of London police, we were asked whether the sign, which read 'Scientology is not a religion it is a dangerous cult', was abusive or insulting. Our advice is that it is not abusive or insulting and there is no offensiveness, as opposed to criticism, neither in the idea expressed nor in the mode of expression. No action will be taken against the individual."

"The CPS review of the case includes advice on what action or behaviour at a demonstration might be considered to be threatening, abusive or insulting. The force's policing of future demonstrations will reflect this advice," said a spokeswoman for the City of London Police in a statement in The Guardian.

The 15-year-old boy's mother called the CPS decision a "victory for free speech", saying: "We're all incredibly proud of him. We advised him to take the placard down when we realised what was happening but he said 'No, it's my opinion and I have a right to express it'."

The incident has generated significant interest on the Internet, from civil rights groups and anti-cult groups, and in the press. Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty, and Ian Haworth of the United Kingdom-based Cult Information Centre were highly critical of the actions of the City of London Police. George Pitcher of The Daily Telegraph called the actions of the City of London Police "a mockery of the law". Other publications also criticized the actions of the police, compared the boy to past civil rights protesters, and analyzed how the characterization of "cult" applied to Scientology. The Guardian reported that human rights activists "were outraged" when reports of the actions of the City of London Police at the protest surfaced this week. Marina Hyde wrote in a comment piece in The Guardian that the City of London Police should spend a little less time "reaching for the collar of free-speaking children". An article in The Guardian about the boy's court summons hit the front page of the website Slashdot on Wednesday, and an article about the statement by CPS hit the site's front page on Friday. The anti-Scientology website Enturbulation.org devoted its front page to the incident on Saturday.

BBC News reported that attorneys for Liberty represented the 15-year-old boy to the CPS. In media statements Friday, Liberty said it would continue its inquiry into the actions of the City of London Police. "The police may have ended their inquiries into this tawdry incident but rest assured that Liberty's inquiry will continue. Democracy is all about clashing ideas and the police should protect peaceful protest, not stifle it," said James Welch, legal director at Liberty. "Reason has prevailed in the case of the anti-Scientology protester", wrote Welch in a comment piece in The Observer. According to The Press Association, Liberty's inquiry may result in actions taken against the City of London Police.

The City of London Police has faced controversy in the past for its close association with the Church of Scientology. When the City of London Scientology building opened in 2006, City of London Chief Superintendent Kevin Hurley praised Scientology in an appearance as guest speaker at the building's opening ceremony. Ken Stewart, another of the City of London's chief superintendents, has also appeared in a video praising Scientology. According to The Guardian over 20 officers for the City of London Police have accepted gifts from the Church of Scientology including tickets to film premieres, lunches and concerts at police premises.

Unlike the City of London Police, the Metropolitan Police Service (the territorial police force responsible for Greater London excluding the City of London) has not raised an issue with protesters using placards with similar wording at protests against Scientology, according to The Guardian and Londonist.

Each of the Project Chanology international protests against Scientology has had a theme: the February protest called attention to the birthday of Lisa McPherson, who died under controversial circumstances while under the care of Scientology, the March protest was arranged to take place two days after Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard's birthday, the April protest highlighted the Church of Scientology's disconnection policy, and the May protest highlighted the Scientology practice of "Fair Game" and took place one day after the anniversary of the publication of Hubbard's book Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. Another international protest is planned for June 14, and will highlight the Church of Scientology's elite "Sea Organization" or "Sea Org".


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Same as prev article, refers to primary-source research, research and direct quotes from YouTube video accounts of the protest, etc. Cirt (talk) 05:39, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Additional info/sources
Some additional info and sources not cited/used in the article. Also articles that came out post-publish. Cirt (talk) 00:27, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Linkage
Listing below. Cirt (talk) 07:01, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Mister-Info