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Guantanamo prisoner seeks UK citizenship, asylum

September 26, 2005

Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks has made application to gain British. All nine British citizens that had previously been held in Guantanamo Bay have been released following lobbying by the British government.

The decision to make an application was made after Hicks made a chance comment about his mother's British citizenship when talking about the recent cricket series with his lawyer.

The ABC reported that a spokesperson from the British High Commission in has said that the application could take up to a year to process.

The Law Council of Australia issued a press release on September 21, 2005 asserting that if the proposed military trial of David Hicks goes ahead in its current format then it is shaping up to be a "true travesty of justice".

David Hicks has been held without trial for nearly four years and for much of that time he was held without any charges having been made. He is currently scheduled to face a military commission and is the only Guantanamo Bay detainee facing a commission hearing.


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Fernando Alonso becomes new Formula One World Champion

September 26, 2005

Renault driver Fernando Alonso finished third in the Brazilian Grand Prix, held at the Autodromo Carlos Pace near São Paulo. McLaren drivers and championship rivals Juan Pablo Montoya and Kimi Raikonnen finished first and second respectively; although Alonso's third place decreased his lead in championship points over Raikonnen, his closest rival, to 23, he nonetheless was able to secure the 2005 Drivers' World Championship. Since the winner of a Formula One Grand Prix earns 10 points and only two races remain, Raikonnen no longer has a mathematical possibility of becoming World Champion.

Alonso thus ends the five-year long reign of Michael Schumacher at the top of Formula One. At 24, he also became the youngest Formula One World Champion, ahead of Brazilian driver Emerson Fittipaldi, who was 25 when he took the crown in 1972. He is also the first Spaniard to take that title.

Even though the Drivers' Championship is over, the Constructors' Championship will most likely go down to the wire during the last two races of the season in Suzuka (Japan) and Shanghai. Even though Renault has led the Championship for most of the season, Raikonnen's recent victories in the Hungarian, Turkish, Belgian and Brazilian Grand Prix have given McLaren a two-point lead over Renault, ensuring that both teams will fight hard for every point in the final races.

The race commenced with an incident between David Coulthard and Antonio Pizzonio touching wheels, forcing the latter's Williams-BMW into his teammate Mark Webber's car, putting all three of them out of the race (Webber eventually did manage to rejoin after lengthy repairs). The incident necessitated the deployment of the safety car until the track was cleared. Following the restart, Giancarlo Fisichella repassed reigning seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher almost immediately, although Schumacher ultimately regained the position during the first pitstop round.

Montoya was never challenged for the race lead, and was not required to assist his teammate as Alonso's third place ensured that a win for Raikonnen would have made no difference regarding the outcome of the world championship. McLaren's one-two finish was their first such result since the 2000 Austrian Grand Prix.

Despite pre-race concerns about rain, the race remained dry.


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User:SirFlakey

One half photographer, other half IT geek - third half Cartoonist. Never any good at maths. WikiNews novice. Lives in Sydney, Australia. Has previously lived in Mainz, Germany and Oslo, Norway.

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Written a couple of articles for Australian Personal Computer mag, have in the past submitted cartoons to LinuxGazette. Runs Core::Create eZine. Has no free time.

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Wikinews:Briefs/September 26, 2005

Audio Wikinews transcript – 2005 09 26 – 1130 UTC
The time is 1130 (UTC) on Monday 26th September 2005, and this is Audio Wikinews: News Briefs.

Switzerland citizens vote Yes to freedom of circulation to new EU states The Swiss people have voted yes to freedom of circulation for the new EU states. Overall 55.95% voted yes and 44.05% voted no. The turnout was 53.64%. All the cantons apart from Ticino, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Glarus, Schwyz and Uri voted yes, while the others voted no.

Fernando Alonso becomes new Formula One World Champion Renault driver Fernando Alonso finished third in the Brazilian Grand Prix, held at the Autodromo Carlos Pace near Sao Paulo. McLaren drivers and championship rivals Juan Pablo Montoya and Kimi Raikonnen finished first and second respectively; although Alonso's third place decreased his lead in championship points over Raikonnen, his closest rival, to 23, he nonetheless was able to secure the 2005 Drivers' World Championship. Since the winner of a Formula One Grand Prix earns 10 points and only two races remain, Raikonnen no longer has a mathematical possibility of becoming World Champion.

David Hicks seeks UK citizenship Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks has made application to gain British citizenship. All nine British citizens that had previously been held in Guantanamo Bay have been released following lobbying by the British government.

The decision to make an application was made after Hicks made a chance comment about his mother's British citizenship when talking about the recent "Ashes" cricket series with his lawyer Major Michael Mori.

The ABC reported that a spokesperson from the British High Commission in Canberra has said that the application could take up to a year to process.

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Indonesian bird flu death toll rises to six

September 26, 2005

A 27 year old woman who was hospitalized with bird flu symptoms last week, died in hospital this morning. Test results confirmed that she, and a five year old girl who died last week, had died for the H5N1 virus which has already killed dozens of people across Asia.

She's the sixth person in Indonesia to die from bird flu, and at present there are at least 34 people hospitalized in the country with symptoms of the virus.

There is concern that a widespread outbreak could occur as people in Indonesia frequently keep poultry or pet birds in their homes. For this reason, Indonesian Government will deliver 40,000 doses of the anti-viral drug by the end of this week, with a further 40,000 provided by Australia.


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Talk:Indonesian bird flu death toll rises to six

Headline not copied
Honest. :-) I'd written my headline after reading the BBC article, then I find the same on the Wash. Post article.  Feel free to change if there's a problem with this. --Brianmc 14:19, 26 September 2005 (UTC)


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IRA weapons decommissioned

September 26, 2005

In a lunchtime press conference in Belfast, retired Canadian general John de Chastelain, head of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning, announced that all the weapons of the Provisional IRA have been "put beyond use" – generally interpreted as buried in concrete.

The IICD – de Chastelain, U.S. diplomat Andrew D. Sens, and Finnish Brigadier Tauno Nieminen – have been overseeing the latest round of decommissioning since early September, and reported that the quantity of weapons destroyed was in line with estimates provided by the British and Irish security services. The decommissioning was witnessed by two churchmen, Catholic priest Father Alex Reid and former Methodist president Rev. Harold Good, who said "The experience of seeing this with our own eyes, on a minute-to-minute basis, provided us with evidence so clear and of its nature so incontrovertible that at the end of the process it demonstrated to us – and would have demonstrated to anyone who might have been with us – that beyond any shadow of doubt, the arms of the IRA have now been decommissioned."

No photographs were taken of the decommissioning, as there was a desire to avoid giving the impression that the IRA has been defeated, but many in the Unionist community remain sceptical that the decommissioning has been effective.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair described this as an important step in the transition to peace, while Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said that it is a landmark development. The two governments will issue a joint statement.

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Talk:US military to buy anthrax and bioweapons production systems

I don't think this story is portrayed correctly. I read the reference link and they are going to be used for creating vaccine, not bioweapons. Although the ability to create bioweapons is possible. (Unsigned comment by 195.212.29.75)

I belive the previous comment does not read the reference article correctly. I also read the reference link. There is nothing in there to support the claim that the Anthrax will be used for vaccine purposes, it just explains that this is its common use. The article clearly states that mititary offcials have not commented on the intended use of the Anthrax. (Unsigned comment by Vonbergm)

Agreed. The reference clearly does not state that the equipment is for vaccine production. There is also the small matter of the other 3,000 litre bioreactor, for unspecified purposes. It is equally possible to infer that the systems are for weapons production, with vaccine production being a possibility. Will the first poster please re-read the reference and point out where it says the equipment is definitively for vaccine production, or put the article back in the current news before it goes 'stale'. (Unsigned comment by 202.49.141.2 - VikOlliver, not logged in)

I am the OP. I read the reference article it points to. A quote from it. "Although the Sterne strain is not thought to be harmful to humans and is used for vaccination, the contracts have caused major concern." It makes a POV reference that the items used could produce Ames version of the virus but no where in the story does it say that they are in fact doing this. Looks more like its being sensationalised.

The piece about 9/11 while interesting has absolutly nothing to do with the story either. (Unsigned comment by 195.212.29.75)

 * Hi. Until this is sorted out, do not remove the  tag from the article.  In addition, such a controversial topic like this should be reviewed in its facts by more than one source in order to be published.  A rewrite will be needed for this article to comply with Wikinews standards.  --Mrmiscellanious 10:40, 27 September 2005 (UTC)

I suggest removing the reference to the 3,000 litre batches, as the reference articles are also quite vague about it and it does not add significant content to the article.

Moreover, I agree with the objection raised above that parts of the last paragraph seem disconnected. However, the first sentence reminding the reader of the strong evidence that the agent used in the recent US anthrax attack originated from a US milirary facility is very relevant. The speculations that follow, although interesting, should be deleted as they lead too far away from the core of the article.

No, your wrong, the 3000 litre batches is the main story here, you can possibly remove the references to contracts for anthrax in 1500 litre batches if you like, but it would be a major mistake to remove the discussion of the equipment for the 3000 litre batches. And frankly, I'm not even sure why you'd make such a suggestion.

As for the final paragraph, I dislike articles that present a simple he said she said dichotomy. Just as the article should make it clear that not all production of anthrax is for building bioweapons. It should also present that not all people opposed to bioweapons are "peace and love" types. The 9/11 reference clarify that many anti-bioweapons types have a more "conservative" agenda.

We could create a second article about the FBI's quiet abandonment of the 9/11 investigation, move the currrent last paragraph to that article, crosslink both articles, and create a last paragraph for both articles which extremely briefly explains about the other one (and mentions the general gist of the current last paragraph here). Thoughts?

Mr. Misc, I see virtually nothing contraversial in this article, the news is just the fact that the Army has called for bidders for some contracts, some benign interpretations of what its for, and a bunch of worry due to the fact that they have not said what they what it is for. Everything else is context for the worry. That having been said, I suspect you don't actually have any objection to the first three paragraphs, and what your really calling npov is my final paragraph, which I feel is needed for context. What do you think about my idea for a seperate article on the abandonment of the investigation? - Nyarlathotep 01:27, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

Reread the whole thing and I now agree fully with Nyarlathotep. Making a separate story out of the bottom paragraph and crossreferencing is a good idea and should resolve all remaining issues.

OK, I've removed the lower paragraph and added a link to the other anthrax story in the context of the doubts of the US to live up to its bioweapons commitments. The two are linked, as part of the treaty is the concept that you're not supposed to let dangerous people get hold of anthrax. If such events are not followed up, I belive it might be legitimately considered by the majority of our readers to be a commitment issue.(Unsigned comment by 202.49.141.2 - VikOlliver, not logged in)

Yes, I agree with your argument, but I had shortened the last paragraph already. The investigation hasn't been dropped, they are just pulling personel off it. The dropping of the investigation is related news, but I don't feel it supports this article directly. What does support this article directly is that U.S. military emploies were very likely the "dangerous people" your talking about. I'll try to change it again, let me know what you think. - Nyarlathotep 01:59, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

Looks good. The references section keeps the article uncluttered. Vik :v)

Looks done and ready to go!

NPOV tag
I have removed the NPOV tag, as consensus over previous concerns appears to have been reached on the talk page, and the tagger did not list any actionable objections.

When an article is tagged NPOV, I expect to be able to go to the talk page and read a section titled "Neutrality of this article", which details exactly what the tagger thinks is wrong with it, and how it could be fixed.

- Borofkin 07:40, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

It's far from Done, please read my comment below the story

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The US does NOT rule the world, Nor does it do ANY job of policing it. I cannot Belive that this kind of garbage reporting was posted. (unsigned comment left by Ryanrothwell on article page)

 * That was vandalism and has been removed. --Deprifry | +T+ 13:07, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Borofkin, while it is technical - it is not required for a user to post reasoning on the article talk page (while it is a courtesy). Whoever originally tagged this with NPOV should be contacted with the latest edits to see if it cleared up any questionable material.  --Mrmiscellanious 19:45, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

Reverting edit by Johnodee to latest version by Deprify
I removed the sentence "Some believe the attack was aided by Lt. Col. Dr. Philip Zack, perhaps with the intent to frame ex-coworker Dr. Ayaad Assaad [3] [4]. No arrests have been made in the anthrax attack case.", because it had previously been removed because of NPOV concerns, and consensus seems to have been reached on the talk page regarding the matter. If you think that sentence should be re-inserted, please justify it here on the talk page. - Borofkin 00:04, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Regardless of NPOV issues, we should not just drop real names in an article unless there is a serious suspicion. --Deprifry | +T+ 05:36, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

 * In what way is the Lt. Col.'s name directly related to the US Military purchase of anthrax and bioweapons production systems? - Amgine/talk 05:40, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Most likely no relation whatsoever --Deprifry | +T+ 13:48, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Ironically, the information which Amgine is looking for is contained in the link which Borofkin removed. See here for more details - Raimondo article. --Johnodee 17:43, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
 * The only reference to Lt. Col. Zack I'm able to find in the link you provided, is the claim that he without authorisation visited Ft. Detrick in 1992 after he was forced out for harassing Assaad. But how that could even be remotely relevant to this story is beyond me, frankly. --Deprifry | +T+ 20:56, 30 September 2005 (UTC)


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Anti-war protestors arrested outside White House

September 27, 2005

Over 350 protesters, including anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan, were arrested Monday near the White House. Sheehan was fined $75 for demonstrating without a permit.

The protestors demanded to speak with current US President George W. Bush. The demonstrators sat on the sidewalk illegally, after marching along the pedestrian walkway on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House. Police reportedly warned the demonstrators numerous times of the law, then began making arrests.

Sheehan has announced that she will not pay the fine, and is scheduled to appear in court on November 16.


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Microsoft launches MSN adCenter

September 26, 2005

Microsoft announced today the official launch of MSN adCenter in France and Singapore. adCenter allows advertisers to target specific demographics using information provided by Microsoft's Hotmail and Microsoft Passport Network users.

"The launch of adCenter in France and Singapore is a great first step to delivering on our global vision to connect advertisers to consumers in a much more meaningful way," said Yusuf Mehdi, senior V.P. of MSN Information Services & Merchant Platform.

Advertisers will be able to target ads based on geographic location, gender, age range, time of day, and day of the week. If MSN has no information on the visitor it will display ads based upon keywords. Additional features include a cost estimator and a site analyzer that will recommend keywords based on the content of the advertiser’s website.

MSN currently has a contract for Yahoo ads that runs through 2006, and they are expected to slowly phase them out, although MSN has not confirmed this.

adCenter has been in testing in France and Singapore since March. Testing in the US will begin in October. Microsoft plans to eventually sell ads on websites outside of MSN.

This initiative is a part of a broader strategy that Microsoft has launched to compete against Google's AdWords service, in operation for several years, which allows advertisers to bid on specific keywords and ensure ad placement on the company's search engine and other online properties. Microsoft's chief executive vowed to "kill Google" in an expletive-laden tirade against the firm, according to US court documents filed by Google.

Many internet users choose to block web page advertisements from both Microsoft and Google, using several different techniques of ad filtering, such as adblock in the firefox web browser.

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Talk:IRA decommissioning complete - de Chastelain

IRA weapons decommissioned is better to merge with this article or not? --Aphaia 19:57, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

IRA weapons decommissioned should probably be merged into this. --Gabriel Beecham 21:41, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

Rename it with a colon
The headline should be "IRA decommissioning complete: de Chastelain" or "de Chastelain: IRA decommissioning complete" depending on regional conventions.


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MTV, Warner Music agree on licensing deal

September 29, 2005 Warner Music agreed on Tuesday to license its music videos to MTV for use on devices such as cell phones and other devices. This deal is said to help the recording industry to gain more revenue, despite declining CD sales. The cost of the deal was not disclosed.

MTV plans to distribute these music videos as short segments and, in the future, offer full-length videos as part of a subscription. In addition, MTV wishes to use these videos in programs similar to VH1's Driven. Pricing is not available yet.

Warner Music is the first label to license music to MTV for the purpose of offering them on wireless devices. MTV plans to get licenses from other music labels.


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Talk:Microsoft launches MSN adCenter

not sure if category:google belongs here or not. Bawolff 23:22, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

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Leader of Puerto Rican People’s Army shot, killed by FBI

September 27, 2005

Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, a leading figure in the Puerto Rican Independence movement in Puerto Rico, died September 23rd. An autopsy showed that this was due to blood loss from a single gunshot wound, obtained during a confrontation with FBI agents in the municipality of Hormigueros, Puerto Rico.

The 72-year-old has been wanted on charges relating to a $7M bank heist in Connecticut in 1983, and his home had been surrounded by over 300 agents, including 20 snipers. The FBI asserts that he fired shots upon them first, but many groups are framing the death as the unwarranted assassination of a key player in Puerto Rico's anti-U.S. colonialism movement.

The FBI did not enter the home until Saturday, almost 24 hours after the shot had been fired. This has lead to many accusations that they were preventing him from getting medical attention. Dr. Héctor Pesquera, spokesperson for the National Hostosian Congress, took part in the autopsy and stated that the FBI tactic was to not intervene in order that "Comandante Ojeda Ríos would bleed to death through lack of medical attention."

FBI director Robert S. Mueller announced Monday that he had ordered an investigation of the incident.


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Suresh Joachim breaks ironing world record

Suresh Joachim of Mississauga, Ontario continues to amaze, breaking yet another world record, this time at The Bay Court in Shoppers World.

From Thursday, September 22 at 8 am, to Saturday, September 24 at 3:05 pm, Suresh ironed continuously for 55 hours and 5 minutes, in front of the thousands of onlookers shopping at the mall those three days.

The achievement, now submitted to the Guinness Book of World Records, breaks the previous record by Eufemia Stadler of Zurich, Switzerland. Stadler completed 40 hours of continuous ironing from September 16-18, 1999.

Originally from Sri Lanka and Australia, Joachim is no stranger to the folks at Guinness. He currently holds twenty other records, ranging from greatest distance travelled on 'up' and 'down' escalators (225.44 km between May 25 and May 31 1998), furthest travelled on a treadmill in one week (659.27 km at a gym in Paris, France), and longest dance marathon by an individual (100 hours at the Dixie Outlet Mall).

This September, Suresh watched television in the lobby of WABC in New York City for 69 hours and 7 minutes, breaking the previous record by 19 hours. The event was covered daily on the talk show "Live with Regis and Kelly" as part of their Guinness World Record Breaker Week. He also recently set the record for longest time rocking in a rocking chair, at 75 hours.

A DJ on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire recently tried to break Joachim's record for longest continuous time as a DJ. He was unsuccessful, and Suresh's 120-hour World Record set on Geethavaani Tamil Radio in Scarborough stands unharmed.

The event helped raise funds for the Universal Fund for Suffering Children, whose funds are "utilized to save the world's children from poverty, disease and war." All of Joachim's stunts have been dedicated to this charity.

What's next for Suresh? He plans to start static cycling from October 18th, 2005 to October 22nd, 2005, in Britain. Suresh's goal is 150 world records, which would beat the long-time record breaker Ashrita Furman, who has accumulated 94 records. While Furman started two decades ago, Suresh only discovered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1991, and started record breaking in 1996.

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It was in the mall across the road from where I was, I thought why not. All content is from signage there, or from his family. -- user:zanimum
 * Nice work, I really enjoyed this! not only interesting, but right when you think 'WTF is this guy doing this for?' you see it's for charity.  kudos!--CGW 20:51, 27 September 2005 (UTC)


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Blair denies Iraq pullout

September 27, 2005

Despite reports to the contrary, British Prime Minister Tony Blair does not intend to pull troops out of Iraq, Chinese Newspaper Xinhua reported. Despite a strong anti-war sentiment that has been growing in Iraq, particularly since British troops in Basra were attacked by protestors on the 19th. Responding allegations that the Iraqi people do not want western influence on the future of their nation, Blair said "eight and a half million Iraqis showed which future they wanted when they came out and voted in January's elections." Britain has approximately 8500 Troops in Iraq, making them the second largest military force present in Iraq.

Blair also did not respond to questions as to when he would leave office, this issue of significant concern granted the Prime Minister's falling popularity since the War in Iraq began. Despite a recently conducted poll, 57% of Britons believe that the British Military should pull out of Iraq, as well as Blair's acknowledgement that "several thousand run the terrorist insurgency around Baghdad. And yes, as a result of the fighting, innocent people tragically die.", Blair believes that the Britons and Iraqi were in favour of the occupation. Although his term will continue until 2010, the Labour party is divided over whether or not he should step down sooner.

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StarOffice 8 launched

September 27, 2005

Sun Microsystems has released StarOffice 8 today. StarOffice 8 is a commercial office suite that includes word-processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing and database applications.

According to Sun, StarOffice 8 “provides excellent compatibility with Microsoft Office”. This new version improves Word, Excel and PowerPoint import and export filters, improving support for password-protected Word and Excel files and presentations with complex animations, autoshapes and slide transitions. StarOffice 8 also includes a Microsoft Office macro converter allowing many Microsoft Office macros to work in StarOffice.

StarOffice 8 is also the first commercial office suite to support the OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument). OpenDocument is an XML based file format created by the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards. Massachusetts has recently announced the plan to switch to OpenDocument format. Microsoft has said it will not support the OpenDocument format.

StarOffice 8 is based on the open source OpenOffice.org project. OpenOffice.org was founded July 2000, by Sun with the release of StarOffice code under two open source licenses.

StarOffice 8 is available as a download from Sun’s Web site for $69.95, or packaged product can be ordered for $99.95. Enterprise customers can purchase StarOffice 8 for $35 (£20) per user. OpenOffice.org is available for free from openoffice.org.

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Blair: "Labour must be the party of change makers"

September 27, 2005 During his address to the Labour Party Conference today, Tony Blair told the party members that there must be further public service reforms. He highlighted reforms needed for the criminal justice system.

Tony Blair intimated that he would not be stepping down early as prime minister with a policy heavy speech. He apologised that Labour had not gone further with it's reforms and that they should stay the change makers. Rather than announcing a date for his retirement, which he says will be before the next election, he praised Gordon Brown's record as Chancellor

 * "So now in turn, we have to change again," he said. "Not step back from New Labour but step up to a new mark a changing world is setting for us."

Mr. Blair said that he wanted to form a new consensus on public services and respond to concerns over crime.

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As per normal, these statements were scurtinized by the nation's opposition parties.

Conservative chairman Francis Maude dismissed the speech: "What people want from Mr Blair is not more polished rhetoric about the future but practical solutions to the problems of the present."

Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy said: "What people want are quality schools and healthcare and safe streets. After eight years of Labour, they're still waiting."

Scottish National Party Alex Salmond said: "It was an underwhelming performance from a man with an eye on his own exit strategy, even if he stubbornly refuses to find one for our soldiers in Iraq."

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Hi SirFlakey... welcome to Wikinews! I've replied to your comments on WikiBureau down under. It's good to see some more people from Sydney joining the project. The future of Wikinews is original reporting, which is necessarily local. I hope you stick around.... - Borofkin 01:00, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

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9/11 Anthrax investigation quietly loses urgency

September 28, 2005 In the past year, the FBI has sharply reduced the number of staff investiging the post-9/11 Anthrax probe attack from 31 to 21; and the post office has reduced the number of investigators from 13 to 9. The investigation has been one of the most extensive in FBI history but has yielded no arrests. The reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction remains at $2.5 million. The FBI is preparing an internal report to take stock of the situation, as is usually done in high-profile cases which go unresolved for years, and are expected to remain so. The magnitude of the Anthrax probe parallels the 18-year Unabomber probe, which was only resolved because Theodore Kaczynski issued a public manifesto and his brother recognized his thinking and tipped off the FBI.

The prevailing theory in the Anthrax probe is that "the culprit is a U.S. scientist who had access to the high-grade anthrax and the knowledge of how to physically manipulate it and use it as a weapon", a theory which emerged early in the investigation. The attacks used a weaponized Ames strain almost surely produced in the U.S., most likely at Fort Detrick.

The purpose of the attack also remains unknown but many believe it was committed by conservative elements in American society, due to the existence of coordinated harmless attack, the choice of targets, and the choice of strain. Some believe the attack was aided by Lt. Col. Dr. Philip Zack, perhaps with the intent to frame ex-coworker Dr. Ayaad Assaad whom Dr. Zack harassed while at Fort Detrick.

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Demosphere.net launches new Wiki

September 29, 2005

Demosphere.net, an underground political forum, has started a new wiki on Tuesday to be used for the design of their socio-political voting software, which is currently under development. Using the wiki, the public can collaborate with project members to resolve issues inherent in such a complex system. A Beta version which will let students debate, discuss and vote on issues that affect their community, should be available on college and university campuses for the start of the Fall 2006 Semester.

The wiki uses the MediaWiki platform, and contribution is not limited in any way. The wiki was set up by Jordan Schroder, Project Director and CEO of Democratic Development Solutions, a student driven Canadian startup. "Despite the youth of our new wiki, I think students and professionals interested in the project, will find it a great way to have an impact on the software we're developing...", Schroder said in an interview. "Wiki technology is incredibly powerful and is exactly the kind of filter the Internet, as a medium, needs to play a more concrete role in long-term global democracy." He went on to say that he would personally "love to see wiki technology incorporated into the design of our voting software."

Although he couldn't say for certain how it might be used in the media-community framework of the future software, he stressed that, "in adopting this technology during our formative and foundation stages, we can hopefully attract individuals with an idea of how it might be best used in the finished product, and who are interested in leadership positions within the project."

The demosphere.net discussion forums, with 45 registered users and over 1100 posts (many of a political nature), are more active than the wiki. While only a few days old, the wiki had, as of September 27th, only two registered users, according to the site stats.

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Original Reporting Comments
Alrighty.

I've got a ton of emails I'm going to sift through and post here. Typically what is the format that notes are posted in? This is my first original reporting article, I'd like to stay consistent with the de facto practises of posting notes here.Torontonian 03:27, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Several things; generally original reporting needs to support all factual statements in their notes, where possible. It is required to have permission from an e-mail's author before publishing a copy of it on Wikinews; presumably this has already been given. Before publishing the e-mail, please remove the e-mail addresses and other confidential information. - Amgine/talk 03:30, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

Will do. I suspect that he wouldn't mind unsolicited emails about his project, but I guess I'll have to adhere to proper journalistic practises.Torontonian 03:39, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Yes, but also, as per our Code of Ethics, minimize harm. - Amgine/talk 03:49, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

Can we publish this now?

 * I've re-examined it a few times, and i'm comfortable for a publish. I'll add the tag later today if there are no objections.Torontonian 15:28, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
 * As you can see by the transcript I just added, there was a lot more to cover than just the wiki site itself. Do you guys think we can fill it in more? Or do you think I was correct in limiting the scope of the article? Again, I'd like to publish this ASAP.(And thanks again in advance for any edits you'd like to make to the article.Torontonian 16:53, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

Interview Chat Transcript
TO being moi, the writer, JS being Jordan Schroder. <13:02:20>TO: Hey. <13:02:36>JS: Hi, thanks for having me Troy. <13:03:01>'''TO: Thanks for coming Jordan. So tell me about this new site you've launched.''' <13:03:30>JS: Well Troy, we've had discussion forums of one kind or another running for almost 3 years, but this is the first time we've incorporated wiki into the development process. <13:03:52>TO: Two questions, what kind of wiki are you using and why, and how does it differ in terms of it's role from the forum you have now? <13:05:23>JS: We were looking at a few different alternatives for our wiki solution. We started out with a TikiWIki website, which was full featured, almost to a fault. Then I actually managed to secure a sponsorship from the kind folks at Project Forum. They offered us a one year enterprise license for their project management wiki, which although powerful was a little difficult to install. Finally I came back around to MediaWIki, which was attractive from the outset as the wiki that most people are familiar with.

Since our project is still in it's infancy on the discussion forums, we're really hoping to use the wiki as a tool to help us move the project to the next level. With it we can actually start bringing in students and professionals to help us formulate and conceive of all the details of the software design and it's implementation. Whereas the forums are great for discussion of politics or other general topics, they don't have the same collaborative leveraging power that MediaWiki has. <13:07:49>TO: I guess I should have asked sooner, but what exactly is your software all about? <13:08:57>JS: Well, I should stress that we don't even have a beta yet or anything resembling one for Demosphere. We're aiming to have one ready by next Fall. We'll start out on college and university campuses, and test the software with student unions and other academic associations. <13:09:18>'''TO: What would they use it for? What will it do?''' <13:10:29>JS: I was just going to get to that. The software will essentially act as a community-media framework, allowing group managers from unions, associations, departments, conferences, faculties, et cetera, to manage their membership, and allow those members to connect and debate and vote on issues that affect the community. <13:11:00>'''TO: Sounds fairly complex. How do you plan on managing the development process?''' <13:12:06>JS: Not by myself. lol. With the wiki I hope to bring on board interested individuals who have experience in specific niches in specific areas. Wether they're students or professionals already working in their field, if they have an idea, the wiki will let them share it with us. <13:12:45>'''TO: Under what company or organization are you developing this project? ''' <13:13:07>JS: Under my company, Democratic Development Solutions Incorporated. <13:13:38>'''TO: So this is going to be propriety software? Will people have to pay for it?''' <13:15:02>JS: That's the tough one. I intend to have it developed in an open-sourced fashion while not entirely GNU licensed. I'd have to have a serious debate about options available under Creative Commons with the rest of the people involved in the project, but eventually we'd like it to be open-sourced. <13:15:16>TO: So it will be free? <13:16:11>JS: Maybe not. In mind I have a minimal membership fee which would cover overhead like marketing costs, and a referal incentive program i want to setup with the company. <13:16:48>'''TO: It sounds like, the kinds of people in the wiki movement may not be interested in getting involved. How do you plan to get them interested if it's not going to be free?''' <13:17:27>JS: Well, i was hoping we wouldn't get around to this topic, because i haven't fully developed the answer for you yet. Let's just say that as this software is developed I have an ambitious plan to legally morph the parent company DDSI, into a transparent-profit-profit sharing co-op style company. <13:17:45>TO: So you'll pay your developers a slice of the profit? <13:19:04>JS: No, not just that, I mean we may not ever have people on salary. I mean, everyone who has signed up for a membership to access the software online, will have a voting share in the company itself. They'll have a say in how the money is spent. They could use the software itself to vote, securely, with paper-trails and everything on the direction the company heads. Everyone who uses the software will in effect be on the board of directors. <13:19:36>'''TO: That seems rather ambitious. How do you plan on getting the legal hurdles?''' <13:21:49>JS: Well, honestly, I'm not too sure Troy. I know there are certain limitations, that vary from country to country on the maximum number of directors allowed on a co. board, as well as the maximum number of investors or share holders you can have before you have to make a public offering. I know where there's a will there's a way, and now that we've got our wiki, we can find legal students or lawyers to help us solve the problem. <13:22:01>TO: You don't want to take your company public if this project is a success? <13:23:07>JS: It's not that I don't want it to be a success, but I want to avoid taking this company public. If we can find a way to have millions of legal shares in the company which offer voting rights and all the rest, without ever letting people trade them away. It's like that's your one share that you get as long as you're paying your dues and using the software, you can't trade it away or sell it. <13:23:30>'''TO: Okay back to the new wiki. Do you think it will be hard for people to take you seriously?''' <13:24:53>JS: Sorry. Despite the youth of our new wiki, I think students and professionals interested in the project, will find it a great way to have an impact on the software we're developing, if they're interested of course in what we're trying to accomplish. <13:25:09>'''TO: That's okay. Do you think that the wiki might in fact turn away some people that might otherwise be interested?''' <13:27:16>JS: I think people will get more and more accustomed to it wether they like it or not. Wiki technology is incredibly powerful and is exactly the kind of filter the internet, as a medium, needs to play a more concrete role in long-term global democracy. Which is what this is really about. Near the top of my wishlist of features for the Demosphere software would have to be wiki. I'd love to see wiki tech. incorporated into the design of our voting software. <13:27:44>TO: On that note, how do you see wiki being used eventually in the software itself? <13:28:27>JS: I don't know. I think because the navigation of our software uses real-life community hiearchies, it lends itself to being tied in with media articles related to the issues that people are voting on in them. I'm not sure what's possible yet, but somehow tracking the history of documents and pages in the system... I'm not too sure. <13:29:11>TO: Do you think you have the skills to be able to see this through to beta? <13:32:00>JS: While I'm no Napolean Dynamite, i have this vision for something in the future. I know that in adopting this technology during our formative and foundation stages, we can hopfully attract individuals with an idea of how it might be best used in the finished product, and who are interested in leadership positions within the project. Because I know I can't go it alone. The end result is best served by sharing. And the wiki lets us do that. <13:32:26>'''TO: I guess that wraps it up. Thanks for your time Jordan, I know you've got to run. ''' <13:32:35>JS: Thanks Troy, it was my pleasure. Torontonian 17:32, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

Mediawiki is developed by the wikimedia foundation...
Since mediawiki is developed by the wikimedia foundation do we put a  on top? Bawolff 06:56, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
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Hey all, I am a student in Toronto, Canada. My interests are in flash design and new media. Glad to be here. More soon! Torontonian 03:47, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

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Los Angeles hospital lies, discriminates for Saudi liver transplant patient

October 3, 2005

St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, a large organ transplantation center, reports that a low priority Saudi liver transplant patient received improper priority, and the actions were concealed.

Hospital President Gus Valdespino confirmed that hospital staff members falsified documents several times to cover up the maneuver, pretending that the transplant was for a patient who was near the top of the regional waiting list, when the Saudi patient was 52nd on the state's liver transplant list.

Priority is believed to have been granted because the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia would pay 25% to 30% more for the operation than U.S. insurance companies would have paid. The medical community views giving preference to one patient for nonmedical reasons as "totally unconscionable," according to Dr. Douglas Hanto, of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

The National Organ Network permits a maximum of 5% of donated organs to go to foreign nations. According to records, St. Vincent provided about 8% of its organs to foreign nationals.


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Are we ready to go with this one? - Nyarlathotep 20:28, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

POV title
The title seems POVish to me....... --TUFKAAP 02:31, 5 October 2005 (UTC)


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U.S. Senate debates ten year sunset for federal agencies

September 28, 2005 The U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has begun debating a bill  requiring that all Governmental agencies be given a 10 year shelf life, at which time they may be reinstated by a committee appointed by the President or cease to exist within two to four years. The White House supports the proposed bill.

The senate debate will cover such issues as how difficult it will be for the President's sunset commission to recommend the elimination of an agency, and how much the public will be permitted to participate.

Many proponents of a sunset clause may not support the bill in its current form, as it extends the power of the president at the expense of congress. Some proponents hope to limit the size of either the federal government, or federal law in general, by requiring ongoing debate in congress, a feature not provided by this bill.


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None of the sources cited are recognizeable as authorities; one is a pac press release and the others are also strongly partisan sites and therefore are dubious sources. Please cite less biased sources, especially for the claims regarding "greatly extends the power of the president". Do not use "theoretical proponents" or "Some proponents": be specific and name individuals or organizations which are on record stating the opinions you are ascribing.
 * The bill as described allows presidential appointees to kill off agencies by not renewing them. That's an obvious extension of presidential power, since right now agencies are created and destroyed by acts of Congress.  Where is the non-neutrality? 63.202.81.76 06:33, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

This article, in its current state, is POV in my opinion. - Amgine/talk 05:42, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

No, its not POV, it cites both sides equally. Yes, it would be nice to find neutral news source. - Nyarlathotep 13:21, 28 September 2005 (UTC)


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French ferry raided by military forces

September 28, 2005

French military commandos boarded a ferry boat on Wednesday morning that had been taken over by ferry company strikers from the Société nationale Corse-Méditerranée (SNCM). The strike erupted after the French government announced its intention to privatize the company, which had been losing money for decades. The strikers seem to belong to the Corsican workers' union, a trade union close to Corsican nationalists.

The strikers captured the ship, called Pascal-Paoli, in Marseille. They sailed her to Bastia where she was intercepted by a ship of the Marine Nationale and boarded by special forces. The military team included members of the GIGN (the French Gendarmerie's rescue and anti-terror unit) and, according to some sources, naval special forces.

The prosecutor's office at Marseille has opened a criminal enquiry for "evident crime", with the charge of piracy — a crime which, according to article L224-6 of the French Penal Code, is punished by a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. If the charges are retained, the initiators of the event will face a jury trial before an assize court. There are, however, questions as to whether this criminal qualification applies in this case, since the strikers did not resort to violence in stealing the ship.

The strikers are in protest against the French government's intention to sell SNCM to the investment fund Butler Capital Partners, led by businessman Walter Butler. Mr Butler claims that he can put SNCM back into financial shape within 4 years. Opponents of the privatization plan contend that the sale price is an amount greatly inferior to what it is worth, even if only for its assets.

The French government has had significant problems with money-losing state-owned companies in the past. SNCM is, however, a special case, due to the delicate political situation in Corsica. By comparison, the private company Corsica Ferries is in good financial shape. Some sympathetic protesters, however, caused damage to Corsica Ferries offices.

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Talk:StarOffice 8 launched

This article should probably say on which version of OpenOffice this new StarOffice is based. Is it still on the 1.x code trunk, or is it the new 2.x trunk? -MikeCapone 15:02, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Judging by the mention of HSQLDB in Sun's What's New in StarOffice 8 and the NewsForge review, it is based on OOo 2.0. --Mattmcc 23:38, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

Did you see the footer on the website
Did you see the footer on the website? ("I like the new design of the Sun web site."). Hope its still there when you read this. Made me laugh. Bawolff 00:30, 29 September 2005 (UTC) It changed Bawolff 23:27, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

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Microsoft invested 4 billion USD into Xbox division

September 28, 2005

Since launching Xbox in 2001, the Microsoft game console project has resulted in a $4 billion loss for the company, an amount estimated to be approximately equal to 10% of Microsoft's total cash reserves.

The Xbox game console was marketed by Microsoft as a loss leader with the plan of establishing a profit base derived from game sales and licensing to third party game publishers.

Microsoft intends to continue their loss leader strategy with the successor to their console, the Xbox 360, which will be released November 22, 2005, just in time for the Christmas buying season.


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U.S. house majority leader DeLay indicted, steps down temporarily

September 28, 2005

U.S. House of Representatives majority leader Tom DeLay was today in Austin, Texas by a Travis County  on conspiracy charges. DeLay announced that he will step down temporarily from his leadership position.

DeLay has publicly countered that the charges are and thus politically motivated. The charges originate from the District Attorney of Travis County,, a Democrat who has prosecuted Democrat and Republican office holders, including U.S. Senator.

Mr. DeLay's attorney Steve Brittain said that DeLay was accused of a criminal conspiracy in a campaign finance scheme along with two associates, namely, former executive director of a Texas political action committee formed by DeLay, and Jim Ellis, the head of DeLay's national political committee.

Attorneys for Colyandro and Ellis have filed to have the proceedings moved out of Travis County in order to obtain a fair trial. Travis County, located in central Texas, contains the state capital of and is  known as a liberal county within a conservative state, as indicated by the most recent presidential elections.

According to the indictment, "the defendants herein, with the intent that a felony be committed, did enter into an agreement with one or more of each other with a general purpose committee known as PAC  that one or more of them would engage in conduct that would constitute the offense of knowingly making a political contribution in violation of Subchapter D of Chapter 253 of the Texas Election Code..." The indictment does not include specific charges of how DeLay was involved in the conspiracy. Mr. DeLay waived a three-year restriction for the indictment.

Mr. DeLay, upon announcement of the indictment, made a solitary public comment: "I have notified the speaker that I will temporarily step aside from my position as majority leader pursuant to rules of the House Republican Conference and the actions of the Travis County district attorney today."

Earlier, DeLay denied all charges in the lengthy investigation. Bill White, another of DeLay's attorneys, said "it's a skunky indictment if they have one." DeLay's spokesman, Kevin Madden, called the indictment "nothing more than prosecutorial retribution by a partisan Democrat," referring to prosecutor Ronnie Earle, a Democrat.

According to House Republican party rules, DeLay must resign upon indictment. Party officials told the Associated Press that Speaker of the House, R-Illinois, will likely recommend Republican  of California as replacement, while some duties may also go to , R-Missouri.

DeLay has previously been admonished three times by the House Ethics Committee. In their October 6, 2004 letter to him, the members wrote in part concluding, "...it is clearly necessary for you to temper your future actions to assure that you are in full compliance at all times with the applicable House Rules and standards of conduct. We remind you that the House Code of Official Conduct provides the Committee with authority “to deal with any given act or accumulation of acts which, in the judgment of the committee, are severe enough to reflect discredit on the Congress.”

House Republicans earlier eliminated the rule requiring his resignation upon indictment, but reinstated it fearing voters' outcry.

DeLay's Political Action Committee, Texans for a Republican Majority, was earlier indicted on charges it accepted corporate contributions mostly from the credit card industry . for use in state legislative elections. Texas law prohibits corporate money from being used in elections, permitting it only for administrative expenses.

Having gained GOP control of Texas's legislature, DeLay masterminded a redistricting plan in 2004 that allowed the GOP to gain six seats in the U.S. House, formerly won by Democrats, and build a majority in Congress. In one case, one lawmaker switched parties, to maintain office.


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ALA observes banned book week

September 28, 2005

The American Library Association (ALA) is observing Banned Books Week 2005 from September 24 until October 1, the last week in September. The ALA's list of suggested activities for members includes various activities which draw attention to the books that have been challenged or banned within the last few years (see 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–2000), such as posting lists, organizing readings, and assigning research papers on censorship in the U.S. to students.

Attempts to ban books from library shelves rose by more than 20%, to 547 formal challenges, in 2004. The most frequent attacked books included several with gay themes, including Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." The most challenged book was Robert Cormier's classic novel "The Chocolate War". In Norwood Colorado, parents recently burned copies of Rudolfo Anaya's "Bless Me, Ultima" after having them pulled from the High School curriculum.

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FCC extends 911 deadline for VoIP

September 28, 2005

The US Federal Communications Commission has extended the deadline for Enhanced 911 compliance by VoIP| (Voice over Internet Protocol) providers until Oct 31, 2005. Last May, the FCC issued an order requiring VoIP providers to implement E911 within 120 days. This order also required providers to notify customers of the 911 limitations. Customers who did not acknowledge these limitations would have their services terminated.

This extension gives providers extra time to connect the networks to 911 services, and warn users of the limitations. If the FCC had not granted this extension, at least 10,000 users would have been disconnected.

According to the FCC at least 21 VoIP providers have received an acknowledgment from all customers of the 911 limitations. 32 additional VoIP providers have received an acknowledgment from 90 percent or more of their customers. VoIP providers who have not met the 90% goal could face enforcement proceedings starting October 31, 2005.

FCC said in a statement “it is evident that many providers have devoted significant resources to notifying each of their subscribers of the limitations of their 911 service and obtaining acknowledgements from each of their subscribers.”

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Colorado parents burn books

September 29, 2005

Norwood, Colorado parents recently burned copies of Rudolfo Anaya's Bless Me, Ultima after having them pulled from the area high school's curriculum. Millie Davis, of the National Council of Teachers of English, said "I'm flabbergasted that something like this would be happening in this day and age". The Hispanic coming-of-age story is commonly included as part of high school curriculums, and won the Premio Quinto Sol national Chicano literary award. The novel explores some minority religious views such as paganism.

The Colorado parents who burned the copies claim they "mainly" object to some profanity in the novel. Rudolfo Anaya, a professor emeritus of English at the University of New Mexico, said "The book should be judged in its entirety. There is some strong language in strong situations, but there is no flippant use of profanity."

"Bless Me, Ultima" has survived a challenge in New York without being banned, or indeed, burned. It came in 75th on the American Library Association's list of the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–2000. By comparison, the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh positions are occupied by Robert Cormier's The Chocolate War, Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, and J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, respectively.

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= EMERGING Technologists showcased at MIT= September 28, 2005, Cambridge

MIT this week plays host to the Technology Review's Emerging Technologies Conference (ETC)1. ETC is supported and organized by the Technology Review magazine, and features celebrated innovators and engineers from around the country.

The conference, like the publication, prides itself on fostering innovation. The tables outside the main audience hall include information about many other programs at MIT to support innovation -- the Lemelson Prize, and prizes for inventions by high school students across the country. This afternoon, they presented the winners of their annual young tech innovators award, this year issued to the 35 best innovators under the age of 35.

This year's Innovator of the Year is Kevin Eggan, noted for his August publication in Science showing that cheek cells could be reprogrammed to become pluripotent stem cells. This could potentially end debates over whether it is moral to harvest stem cells from rarer sources.

The Humanitarian of the Year, who "could just as well have been given the Innovator of the Year," is Saul Griffith, founder of Squid Labs, which pioneered a system to make customized glasses 'for $5 in 5 minutes' -- covering the complete range of prescription lenses. You can get a machine roughly the size of a desktop inkjet, which you can send instructions like you would to a printer, costs only a few hundred dollars, and can produce glasses in under 10 minutes.

Is nuclear power a growth industry?
After short presentations, panelists took questions from the audience for forty minutes. Near the end of the session, a European asked why France's Areva was considered an 'economic powerhouse' and a hot potential investment once it goes public, while it is often an investment to shy away from in the US. The responses about the economic viability of nuclear development led to some real fireworks on stage.

MacFarlane noted that France had already put a lot of investment into nuclear power; and that nuclear energy is more economical for them as they have fewer natural resources. She suggested the 'resurgence' in nuclear power development and claims of its economic viability were exaggerated; "In Europe in general, you're building one reactor," she said, "that's not a resurgence."

Dan Keuter chimed in to add that Entergy has been the most profitable utility the last 2/3 yrs in a row, and to protest that it was profitable to build reactors in the US as well - sparking a stage-wide protest.

"The rate-payers, not you, paid to build those reactors," MacFarlane shot back. Cochran added, with some emotion, that Entergy (for instance) had been unwilling to commit to building a plant with their money, when asking for federal subsidies (for site permits and construction licenses).

Lingering disagreement
There was uneasy agreement among the panelists - including both environmentalists and energy-company managers - that nuclear power should be pursued to some degree, and that technical challenges can be overcome. Panelists also seemed to agree that the path for development is clearer in the rest of the world than it is in the US. However, there was a strong undercurrent of disagreement about how much this could minimize global warming, and how serious the problem of problem waste management is.

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I'm in attendance as Press today and tomorrow; will be with a camera tomorrow. Interviews for most speakers are scheduled on the fly by running into them and grabbing their attention for 5 minutes. Please leave notes on my talk page if you have recommendations for interviews. Sj 19:51, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

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Some articles I've started:

John Roberts sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States, lead article on September 30, 2005 Tropical Depression upgraded to Tropical Storm, a template for storm upgrade articles Tropical Storm Stan forms over Yucatan Peninsula, on October 2, 2005

Articles I've done significant work on:

U.S. President Bush nominates Supreme Court Justice, October 3, 2005, history / details

Also done numerous edits, ranging from grammatical / spelling errors to NPOV problems.

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I think this is a good idea, to start the article for the Hurricane/Tropical Storm stories. I've moved the page to Story preparation/Tropical Depression upgraded to Tropical Storm because by having it in the Wikinews namespace it gets the story off of the front page. It is still there and you can still edit it/rename/use as a "template" for more stories.

If you want to have things like this you can also put them into your "user space" by naming them starting with User:RB McLeroy/ as an example. By leaving it in the Wikinews namespace it is "available" to all contributors on Wikinews, and is fair game and community property, while in your user space generally nobody else will touch it. How you want to do this is up to you.

I just don't want you to be surprised that the story has been moved. --Robert Horning 10:01, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Hurricane Katrina strikes Florida, kills seven

KAtrina is a disaster and has killed at least 100 people. At least it's not as bad as 9/11.

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Emerging technologists showcased at MIT

MIT this week plays host to the Technology Review's Emerging Technologies Conference (ETC); not to be confused with the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference (ETech). ETC is supported and organized by the Technology Review magazine, and features celebrated innovators and engineers from around the country.

The conference, like the publication, prides itself on fostering innovation. Two tables outside the main audience hall display information about many other programs at MIT to support innovation, including the world-famous Lemelson-MIT Prize and awards highlighting work by high school students across the country. This afternoon, they presented the winners of their annual young tech innovators award, this year issued to the 35 best innovators under the age of 35.

In addition to recognizing those 35 innovators, two special awards were presented, one for humanitarian design and the other for innovation in general.

This year's "Innovator of the Year" is Kevin Eggan, noted for his August publication in Science showing that cheek cells could be reprogrammed to become pluripotent stem cells. This could potentially end debates over whether it is moral to harvest stem cells from rarer sources.

And the "Humanitarian of the Year" is Saul Griffith, founder of Squid Labs, which pioneered a system to make customized glasses 'for $5 in 5 minutes' -- covering the complete range of prescription lenses. In prototype: a machine roughly the size of a desktop inkjet that produced the lenses, and a hand-held machine (basically a set of goggles) which determines your prescription. You can send instructions to the first machine like you would to a printer; a production model is expected to be out in two to three years.

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I'm in attendance as Press today and tomorrow; will be with a camera tomorrow. Interviews for most speakers are scheduled on the fly by running into them and grabbing their attention for 5 minutes. Please leave notes on my talk page if you have questions you would like answered by some of the attendees. Sj 19:51, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

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Kevin Eggan and Saul don't have the WP pages that they are linked to. -- 23:29, 28 September 2005 (UTC)


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Broadcasters push for new layer of intellectual monopoly at WIPO

October 5, 2005

Government delegates are meeting this week at the (WIPO) general assembly in Geneva to discuss the. The meeting will determine how developing countries must implement existing controversial intellectual property rights laws including, , and. They will also consider the disputed proposal for a global.

The Broadcastings/Webcasting Treaty proposal, pushed by traditional broadcast organizations, and lobbyists for a handful of Internet publishers, including Yahoo, is being pushed hardest by the United States government, which ironically, has never considered such legislation domestically. The treaty would create a new layer of intellectual monopoly rights for broadcasters, potentially including 'webcasters'. Broadcasters would then be able to claim rights over material they broadcast–even material that was in the or licensed under creative commons or  licenses.

Many developing countries including Brazil, South Africa, India, Iran, Chile, and Venezuela are asking for time to evaluate and study the proposals, and opposition to the treaty has been registered by numerous and public interest advocates. Fearing a repeat of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), when US copyright law was made more strict to conform to WIPO standards, a coalition of U.S. NGOs is currently circulating a sign on letter calling for public hearings on the implications of the Broadcaster Treaty.

In a recent Financial Times article Professor James Boyle (Law, Duke University) raised objections to the Broadcasting/Webcasting Treaty, saying "intellectual property laws are created without any empirical evidence that they are necessary, or that they will help rather than hurt". He elaborated that such laws are made "as though it were just a deal brokered between industry groups," and that concerns for "public interest in competition, access, free speech, and vigorous technological markets takes a back seat." Professor Boyle fears that "communications networks are increasingly built around intellectual property rules" with harmful effects.


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Talk:Broadcasters push for new layer of intellectual monopoly at WIPO

NPOV issue
This article does not report facts, but rather innuendo and hearsay.

The sources for this article are not reports. The first is a column on FT, a respectable periodical but an editorial article do not equal reporting. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is specifically organized to oppose IP laws, and is not a viable source except to present an opposition point of view.

In any case, statements such as:
 * At stake may be the future of the proposal for a WIPO Development Agenda, which would consider the implications of existing and future intellectual monopolies (copyrights, patents, and trademarks) for developing countries, as well as the future of the proposal for a Broadcaster Treaty.

are insupportable conjecture and not events reporting. In its current state there are very few answers to Who is doing What, Where, When, and if possible Why and How? There are, however, unsupported (by reliable sources) factual statements such as "pushed by the United States at the behest of Yahoo! lobbyists", missing facts such as "as are numerous NGOs and public interest advocates", and appears to be an advertisement for a political action event ("sign on letter calling for public hearings" with inline link.) - Amgine/talk 03:00, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

The EFF is NOT specifically organized to oppose IP laws; that is not even mentioned in their stated purpose. And they are quite a respectable organization. If you want to balance the article by providing links to material supporting YOUR opposing view please do so. --David Battle 04:30, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

If no further commentary is added here shortly, I am going to remove the disputed tag from the article because I believe it is inappropriate. --David Battle 04:34, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Please do not remove dispute tags without addressing the issues raised on the talk page.

 * The EFF is specifically organized to act in opposition to IP laws, but that is only one of the issues raised above. The primary issue is not the sources, but the presentation of information which is conjecture or opinion rather than verifiable facts. Presenting opinion is perfectly acceptable, so long as it is verifiably ascribed to an individual or organization. For example, you might say "EFF reports the WIPO initiative is being pushed by the United States, at the behest of Yahoo! lobbyists."

 * NPOV is a policy on Wikinews; articles which do not yet work within the NPOV should not be published.

 * Wikinews is not an advocate or an advertiser. We even post disclaimers on articles about the Wikimedia Foundation, and are even more tight on NPOV in those articles. Wikinews does not attempt to generate traffic for another site, or to suade an audience in favor or against one or another political view point. - Amgine/talk 05:37, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

 * It is a gross exaggeration to say that "The EFF is specifically organized to act in opposition to IP laws", as I doubt the EFF has any issues with IP laws as they existed 100 years ago. The EFF is specifically organized to act in opposition to a number of corporate lobbyists who wish to extend IP laws.  Not the same thing at all, but yes the EFF is a POV organization.
 * I agree that the article is POV, but just needs a little rephrasing. The title is acceptable since patents and copyrights are monopoly powers, as defined by the US constitution.  So the phrase intellectual monopoly is historically far more accurate.  We should allow this little bit of linguistic excitment in the title.
 * I've tried to fix it. - Nyarlathotep 10:55, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

It is approaching 12 hours since my last edits; anyone who feel npov issues remain should claify their feelings. - Nyarlathotep 20:31, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

I'm not sure that the bias of a source is a reason for not including it. EFF certainly has a point of view and a political direction, but one frequently refers to biased and opinionated sources in writing journalistic and other accounts. How, else, indeed, is one to summarize what those points of view are? I can understand a reader's disagreeing with EFF, but I don't think it's reasonable to object to the article because of EFF's inclusion. I only read the article just now, and it now seems relatively balanced. The only criticism I would make is that it is very unclear why the developed countries (and the broadcasters) would want to add these rules at this time. The sponsors of the DMCA had what they believed were sound reasons -- what are the reasons here?--69.60.188.128 05:14, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

Your suggestion about finding the reasons for supporting it were good, but the problem is that the WIPO and broadcaster lobiests would prefer that this be ignored, and are not saying much about it. Can you find anything? I'm removing the NPOV tag, since no one else has suggestions. - Nyarlathotep 11:53, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

Looks good, thanks for the article. Karen 07:04, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

Other articles
The Anne Broache articles might deserve its own wikinews articles. The James Boyle article has much more compelling information which should be included in this article.


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Fuel hike plans spark unrest across Indonesia

September 28, 2005

In Indonesia, a fuel price increase scheduled for October 1st has sparked hoarding, shortages and numerous public demonstrations. While the new official price has yet to be announced, government ministers have hinted that gas prices may rise from the current Rp 2,400/liter to as high as Rp 4,000/liter — still below the market price of approximately Rp 5,000.

Fuel shortages currently affect the entire country, including Bali. Public transportation has also been disrupted, as operators are unable to obtain fuel, demonstrations cause traffic jams and strikes halt services. Demonstrations have been held across the country and are expected to reach a peak on Friday, when the new fuel prices are to be announced. Strategic points in large cities such as Jakarta and Surabaya have heavy police and security presence.


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Written from the scene in Jakarta. Demonstrations have been peaceful to date, but there are huge queues outside the few petrol stations still operating, traffic is even more terminally jammed than usual and everybody is bracing for the worst. Jpatokal 06:21, 29 September 2005 (UTC)


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Talk:ALA observes banned book week

Banned books in the USA? I don't really get it, doesn't that interfere with the otherwise so high-held freedom of speech? Could somebody explain on what legal basis books can be banned?

 * have you read the page to which is linked? it usually is about books not appearing on lists of books student should / can read for their school. it's not like they aren't allowed to be read or sold in general. Boneyard 08:35, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
 * The other issue that comes up is the removal of these "banned" books from libraries, especial school libraries. They are removed because of parent complaints about them being available to students; anyone including students is still free to read these books, if they get the copy elsewhere. Most of the time the book just starts to require parental permission to check out. --Cspurrier 11:54, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

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