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Couple assaulted, one killed in 'goth clothing' prompted attack

March 13, 2008

A case is currently being tried in England over the alleged assault of a 'Goth' couple, resulting in the death of the female victim. A fifteen-year-old youth, who was one of a gang of five, is charged with having kicked and stamped the 20-year-old woman to death in Stubby Lee Park, Bacup, Rossendale in Lancashire on the 11 August 2007.

The couple; Robert Maltby, an art student, 21 and Sophie Lancaster, 20; became engaged in an initially civil conversation with the drunken gang while walking in the park.

The attack began with a kick to the head of the male victim by the accused 15-year-old. the gang then continued to kick and stamp on Robert Maltby while laughing and encouraging each other. As Miss Lancaster begged the gang to stop beating her boyfriend they turned on her.

The jury were played a recording of a 999 call made shortly after the attack by an eye witness. In the recording, a girl is heard sobbing and crying who details the attack and pleads: "We need, we need an ambulance at Bacup Park, this mosher's just been banged because he's a mosher." referring to the attack on Robert Maltby.

This motive was referred to by Michael Shorrock QC during the prosecution: "It would appear that [they] were singled out, not for anything they had said or done, but because they dressed differently to the defendant and his friend".

Miss Lancaster sustained such extensive injuries that on the arrival of the paramedics they were unable to determine her gender. The couple were taken to hospital where both victims fell in to comas. Robert Maltby regained consciousness and survived his injuries but Sophie Lancaster died two weeks later.

The youth denies the charge but admits to causing grievous bodily harm with intent. Three other youths, two aged seventeen and one sixteen have been remanded in custody by Judge Anthony Russell QC after admitting to playing a part in the attack. They will face sentencing after the trial of the fifteen-year-old.

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2008 TaiSPO & Taipei Cycle: A reunion with more opportunities

March 13, 2008 Today saw the opening of the new Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall and its first show, the Taipei International Cycle Show (Taipei Cycle). Tapei Cycle runs concurrently with the 2008 35th Taipei International Sporting Goods Show (TaiSPO), showcased at Taipei World Trade Center, running from today through Sunday, March 16. This year, 288 companies are participating. Together for the first time since 1987, the TaiSPO and Taipei Cycle organizers hope that having both these shows at the Taipai World Trade Center will bring greater benefits and opportunities for bicycle and sporting good industries in Taiwan and internationally.

The morning before the Grand Opening Ceremony of the Taipei World Trade Center Nangang, TAITRA announced winners of the "TaiSPO Innovation Award." According to TAITRA, this competition was designed to give participants a place to showcase innovative new products and creations. The jury who announced the winners and participants from a variety of industries forecast another industry transformation because the significant changes in modern people's lifestyles. In the Grand Opening Ceremony of TWTC Nangang and Taipei Cycle, not only government officials but also executives from varied industries all participated in this grand launch to support the MICE (Meeting, Incentive Travel, Conference, Exhibition) industry in Taiwan.

Even though we [the MICE industry & Executive Yuan] faced a number of difficult challenges during the construction of the TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall, we have, with help from a number of other industries, finally gotten the Taipei Cycle convention smoothly showcased here. I greatly appreciate this achievement. The MICE industry in Taiwan provides extra high value as it has run some of the most famous trade shows ever showcased at TWTC. With the launch of TWTC Nangang, with Taipei Cycle becoming the first exhibitors here, I hope the MICE industry and other industries, including the bicycle industry, can successfully market to the world. As several companies participated in the Taipei Cycle, I'm sure that the exhibition will create the conditions to make the show a source not only for Asia but for the entire world.

The TWTC Nangang opening, showcasing Taipei Cycle, and the concurrent running of TaiSPO at TWTC, will bring new opportunities for sporting goods, bicycle, and MICE industries as the two trade shows are firmly on track to become Asia's major center for buying and selling within these industries.


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It's very hurry for me, I'm at TWTC Nangang currently for real-time show information. I have participated key activities before the publishing. If necessary, I will bring more photos to Commons. Brock contact... 10:34, 13 March 2008 (UTC)


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Atlas V successfully launches spy satellite

March 13, 2008

An Atlas V rocket has successfully launched a classified spy satellite for the United States National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The satellite, currently known to the public as NRO L-28, or Launch 28, is believed by amateur enthusiasts to be a signals intelligence (SIGINT) spacecraft, known by the codename Trumpet. The Atlas V carrier rocket flew in the 411 configutation, with a 4 metre diameter fairing, one solid rocket motor, and a single-engine Centaur upper stage.

The rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3 East (SLC-3E), at 10:02 GMT (03:02 local time) this morning. Today's flight marks the thirteenth launch of the Atlas V, and the first Atlas V launch from Vandenberg. It is also the tenth orbital launch of 2008. The satellite entered a Molniya orbit, usually used by the NRO for SIGINT and communications satellites.

The launch was conducted by United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin, who designed and built the Atlas V, and Boeing, to provide EELV launches for the US Government. ULA president Michael Gass described the launch as "a proud moment in our company's history". The launch had been delayed by two years, from early 2006, due to a number of factors.

In addition to its reconnaissance payload, the satellite is carrying two small experiments. SBIRS-HEO 2 and TWINS-B. SBIRS is a test article for a missile detection system, slated to launch late this year or early next, and TWINS is a NASA infrared astronomy experiment. They will remain attached to the satellite for the duration of its mission.

Following the separation of the payload fairing, around five minutes after launch, all information on the launch was withheld, however about an hour into the flight, the launch was confirmed to have been successful. ULA will conduct its next launch on Saturday, when a Delta II will orbit a GPS satellite. The next Atlas launch is scheduled for mid-April, with the ICO G1 communication satellite.


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Comments:Jimmy Wales accused of editing Wikipedia for donations

And why didn't these individuals just edit themselves
And why didn't these individuals just edit themselves, rather than pay for edits? Higly unlikely story.

 * Because editing an article on yourself, or someone connected to you, is a conflict of interest, and causes huge amounts of trouble in itself. See, for example, Congressional staff actions prompt Wikipedia investigation, Wikinews investigates Wikipedia usage by U.S. Senate staff members, and more on the pay-to-edit idea, Microsoft offers to pay blogger to 'correct' Wikipedia article. Chris Mann (Say hi!|Stalk me!) 02:28, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

This is getting annoying.
First the Carolyn Doran controversy, then the whole company credit card thing, and now this. These stories will give the Wikimedia foundation a worse image (as if it wasn't bad already) whether they are true or not. At first I thought it was just a bunch a crap from the media, but when it starts piling up like this, you just don't know. Jimbo should make a long public statement to clear all this up. - w:User:Ian Lee 02:53, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Merkey Responds
Although I have my view of the facts in this matter, I am somewhat shocked and dismayed at how the press has taken a legal settlement between myself and the Foundation/Wikipedia/Mr. Wales over issues dealing with my Wikipedia article, and twisted the facts into something they are not. I have enormous respect for Mr. Wales abilities and I personally like him very much. I am very disappointed in the manner Mr. Wales enemies have taken the facts of this matter and spun them into some sinister conspiracy. It should come as no surpise that during the time period, my article was being used as a "doormat" by a variety of competitors and detractors from the Linux Community to attack me publicly. I also had pending in the United States District Court in Utah a lawsuit against over 200 members of the Linux Community actively engaged in using Wikipedia as a libel mill and sending death threats to my family over the internet. During this legal action, highly sensitive sealed court documents were obtained by Al Petrofsky, Pamela Jones, and other Linux fanatics and posted to Wikipedia's servers. The Wikimedia Foundation at the time had to respond to several Court documents served on the Foundation in response to various abuses being engaged in against the site. Neither Mr. Wales nor the Foundation were responsible for these materials being placed on their servers, and when notified, they promptly removed them and placed the article under "special protection" to prevent further violations of a Federal Court Order issued by Judge Dale Kimball in the Federal Court in Utah. I have personal knowledge the Wikimedia Foundation incurred excessive legal expenses and fees in handling many of these court documents and related matters dealing with my article. I hate to say it, but $5,000.00 did not even begin to cover it.

Despite erroneous claims of "wiki bribery", I do not feel I was the victim of bribery or extortion, just someone who made a business decision and completed a very reasonable transaction. Mr. Wales has always evidenced a strong sense of fair play -- although my opinion is that he does have a tendency to break the rules, but I have to say "so what?". Although I do have to sift his words at times to garner the actual facts, it is no more so than any other businessman in todays world I have to deal with. I was presented with the Wikimedia finanacials by Mr. Wool in early and mid 2007, and there were significant discussions at the time about various expenses, and some very serious allegations leveled against Mr. Wales and the Wikimedia Board by Foundation employees who were in contact with me. These allegations were substanciated by the financial documents I was presented and as a result, I terminated several large deals I was working on for the Foundation.

Are these facts true about edits for donations? Yes, they are, but not as it is being spun by the media. Mr. Wales also needs to stop and consider the fact that when his attorneys negotiate a resolution on his behalf and with his involvement and approval, he does not have the luxury of saying "I never said that" -- it is binding on him because he knew about it and even emailed me about it.

I first learned of these allegations in the press after being contacted for a statement by the Associated Press on Friday, March 7, 2008. I was forwarded links to news stories on Valleywag and other locations containing these allegations. The problem is, I never told anyone about this arrangement. Only four people knew about it: Merkey, Wales, Patrick, and Wool. I do not believe either Danny or Brad Patrick discussed it with anyone. Given the fact that ALL of the early statements were contained in articles concering Mr. Wales sex scandals with Ms. Marden -- I have to wonder if Mr. Wales himself said something to Ms. Marsden. I have emailed Ms. Marsden and asked her for verification of this. Ms. Marsden responded and stated he offered to edit her article as well "as a courtesy" after they entered into a relationship.

When placed in a situation where reporters have clear evidence and they demand you admit or deny facts, lying is something you should never do. I went through years of press training at Novell and my own experience, and lying to a reporter is a huge mistake. You can either say nothing or the truth. If they catch you lying, they will tear you apart. I chose to tell as much of the truth as I felt comfortable with. I was also VERY upset at Mr. Wales at the time for what I feel was a serious lack of judgement on his part in his dealings with Ms. Marsden and my name being mentioned in articles discussing his sexual escapades.

My beef with all of this is I was quietly working on my projects and staying out of everyones way, only to find myself sucked into this scandalous parade of controversies, and to wake up Friday morning on March 7, 2008 to learn my name appeared in articles all over the internet discussing Mr. Wales sexual behavior with Ms. Marsden. No offense to Mr. Wales intended, but seeing my name in print associated with sex scandals on Silicon Valleys biggest gossip site which are discussing detailed blow by blow descriptions of his encounters with Ms. Marsden, along with links to ebay postings complete with a T-Shirt with what appear to be semen stains on it directly beneath my name was very upsetting to me.

I hope this controversy dies down soon and I am very disappointed in the press using these rather innocuous events to cause so much rucus and attack Wikipedia.

Jeffrey Vernon Merkey —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 166.70.238.45 (talk • contribs)

Certification
I Certify under Utah Code 46-5-101 and penalty of perjury under Utah law that the Statement made by Jeffrey Vernon merkey is true and correct and that I, Jeffrey Vernon Merkey, posted this statement in response to the WikiNews story concerning the "Edits for Donations" article.

Jeffrey Vernon Merkey 166.70.238.45

Email Discussion with Ms Marsden
Dear americanada1,

Hello Ms. Marsden,

I never knew we had so much in common. It seems we both have had a rather interesting past couple of weeks. I have a question, what exactly are the stains on the t-shirt (not that I plan on bidding for it at this time, just curious).

Jeff

- jeffmerkey

Dear jeffmerkey,

hah. we have indeed. :) stains? no clue, to be honest. they may in fact be what they might appear to be...or not. i really have no idea. i'd probably need to have some kind of chemical analysis done in order to figure it out.

- americanada1 Did this answer your question? If not, let the seller know.

Item and user details Item Title:	Wikipedia Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales T-Shirt, left at ex-g/f's Item Number:	290212885343 Item URL:	http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290212885343 End Date:	Mar-15-08 12:59:59 PDT From User:

Dear americanada1,

ebay is probably a much safer place to dialouge than email. I never made these allegations against Mr. Wales until I was contacted 4 days after Valleywag and the other stories had been posted, and I was contacted Friday by the AP. I have no idea how they found out about the deal with Wales over the money I gave him. I am curious if he mentioned it to you and that's how Valleywag picked it up because I have not a clue. It looks to me like Mr. Wales shot off his mouth about it.

Needless to day, when cornered by the press, you have to either say nothing or come clean because if they catch you lying, they will tear you to pieces, so I decided to come clean about it -- at least as much as I could.

Jeff

Dear jeffmerkey,

Nope, when I read about it, it was the first I had ever heard. To be honest, I have never gotten involved in Wikipedia affairs. I was just in a personal relationship with Jimmy (during which, of course, he kindly offered to edit my Wikipedia entry - even though he refused to do so for about 2 years prior to the relationship). Seems like the evidence is pretty solidly in your favour, though. I see he's claiming it's "nonsense". I'm not sure how the evidence backs up his casual dismissal of the situation, though.

- americanada1

Certification
I Certify under Utah Code 46-5-101 and penalty of perjury under Utah law that the Ebay Email Exchange between Jeffrey Vernon Merkey and Ms. Marsden on ebay is true and correct and that I, Jeffrey Vernon Merkey, posted this statement in response to the WikiNews story concerning the "Edits for Donations" article.

Jeffrey Vernon Merkey 166.70.238.45

Potential for follow-up?
If this is indeed Merkey who has posted these above comments, this could be something for a potential follow-up piece, perhaps in the form of an interview with the various parties involved, perhaps Merkey as well as a representative from the Wikimedia Foundation. Cirt - (talk) 06:04, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

I can be reached at 801-xxx-xxxx DURING THE DAY. Jeffrey Vernon Merkey. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 166.70.238.45 (talk • contribs)
 * In that case, best to get a Wikinews accredited reporter or Wikinews Admin to put this together in some sort of follow-up piece, and have that editor also get in touch with the Wikimedia Foundation, so that interviews/information and such can all be verifiable for a potential follow-up piece. Cirt - (talk) 06:30, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

 * Statement given -- interview cancelled. Good night.  Congratulations, you won the argument, and lost the interview.  Jeffrey Vernon Merkey. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 166.70.238.45 (talk • contribs)

What does pleasentness have to do with accuracy?
> After deleting the Wikipedia article about Merkey in 2006, Wales wrote to Wikipedia editors he had done so "because of the unpleasantness of it"

Does this mean that Wales prefers pleasantness to truth? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.25.173.71 (talk) 20:27, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Comments from feedback form - "of course its wikipedia."
of course its wikipedia. —75.47.249.80 (talk) 05:10, 27 April 2010 (UTC)


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Comments:UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling releases 2008 budget

Is this really all you lot can say about it?
 * If you know more information you can add to it --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) 15:56, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

I have to object
That image is AWFUL. Where are the scale markings? Shouldn't there be an indication of how much each column is (Like most graphs)? Also, Shouldn't the green be black? 68.39.174.238 03:36, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Taxes in England
It seems as if the government are intent on raising taxes by unfair means. For example, when I go abroad and see what other countries are being charged for petrol and diesel, it is clear that we are being vastly overcharged. Countries with no oil reserves are charged much less than we are. It is time that a progressive taxation system was introduced that relates directly to a person's ability to pay.

The removal of the 10% band for those earning less than £18,000 and do not have children is most unfair.

Currently taxes are collected through earnings, council tax, petrol/diesel duty, road tax on big cars and VAT.

Council tax does not measure a person's ability to pay. Pensioners are being discriminated against because their pension does not go up in proportion to the increase in council tax.

Clearly, people with large families will need a bigger car than those with a small family.

People earning less that £18,000 who do not have children, should not be subsidising those earning more than £18,000 who have large families. The tax credit system, which is being suggested by MPs to alleviate this problem, will lead to an increase in tax and revenue administrative staff within government (more empire building). Pensioners and low wage earners will be forced into a complex means testing procedure which many will be reluctant to go through and this will cause anxiety and stress. This is not the answer and tax should be based on income and a person's ability to pay (their salary).

Petrol and diesel have been taxed so heavily that low wage earners are being penalised more than the high wage earners and those with company cars. Clearly a higher road tax will not stop high wage earners, eg senior managers and company directors, from driving large prestige vehicles.

MPs have always looked after themselves. They have voted themselves large wage increases and increases in pension linked to their final salary. They have an endless expenses account and do not have to supply invoices or justify expenditure to the Inland Revenue. There seems to be one law for them and another for us, the voters. Tax payers who can least afford it are subsidising MPs, many of whom have grown rich on the likes of us, the working person.

In my job I meet many people and most of them agree with me:

We should not be robbing the poor to give to the rich.

MPs should be working to the same Revenue taxation rules that we do.

MPs should not be eligible to buy a second house using tax payers' money. With modern technology, telephone or video conferencing could be used for some meetings to reduce costs. It is widely used within industry to cut meeting costs and to improve management efficiency. Why doesn't the government use it? If a second home is needed then this should be owned by us the tax payers and should not be another benefit to the MP. Alternatively, hotels could be used, which is the norm for most senior managers.

Lastly, the Prime Minister is looking after his own constituents in Scotland. They get free medical prescriptions, they do not have to sell their house if they need to go into a care home in old age, they have better access to drugs which are not approved in England and they do not have to pay university fees for their children. The constituents in England are subsidising those in Scotland and to a lesser extent those in Wales.

Will I vote Labour again? The answer is clearly NO! No..! Most of my colleagues have voiced the same concerns and will not be voting Labour again. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.159.66.218 (talk) 17:06, 7 April 2008 (UTC)


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Comments:Assisted-suicide doctor Jack Kevorkian to run for US Congress

There is difference beteen murder and killing. Soldiers are not murderers and neither is Jack Kevorkian This is not easy to comprehend, but most people want to start this by quoting the traditional wording of the 10 Commandments, "You shall not kill" etc. There are two or three problems with simply taking that Commandment at face value. Language:  The Old Testament is written basically in Hebrew, and the original Hebrew word used is literally "do no murder", or, "shall not murder". This more acurate wording is again used in most modern English translations. Biblically, murder is defined as killing for personal reasons or personal gain, and this is solidly condemned. Context is the third factor. Genesis 20:13 is the relevant Commandment. In the very next chapter, Genesis 21:12-17 legitimate killing is authorised and defined. Therefore, "kill" in the sense of the Commandments cannot be an absolute word. Therefore, legally, ethically and morally in virtually every society that has ever existed has drawn the distinction between "murder" and "killing". Murder can never be condoned. Killing can be seen by society as accidental or justifiable etc without breaking laws, or moral precepts. This is not simply a convenient way of slipping around the issue but a fact of language, law and history.
 * I agree that Kevorkian can be commended as not having murdered, and that there is a distinction between killing and murder, and in some cases soldiers do not murder (I'm sure we can think of some classical cases in history where soldiers have murdered); but I do not come through these conclusions via Biblical matter. Fephisto - (talk) 14:14, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

that is just wrong
that is just wrong he is technically a murderer we should not have a murderer in congress
 * Then no former soldiers should be eligible to be in Congress. Fephisto - (talk) 14:15, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

I hope that was a sarcastic comment Fephisto  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.229.16.129 (talk) 16:14, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I was applying the former person's logic, in an attempt to show that it was faulty. Fephisto - (talk) 17:51, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
 * (In other words: yes, I was being sarcastic) Fephisto - (talk) 17:59, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Go Dr. K. !
I've always agreed with Kevorkian about an individual's right to die. I am ashamed that we put him in prision for providing a life affirming service we do not deny our pets.Electricmic - (talk) 14:31, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Life affirming?

Affirming of a quality life free of protracted agony. When a sane adult decides to end their own suffering the state should not interfere. The reality of our limited medical resources also demand an examination of the cost and goals of our efforts. Minister Forrest Church said it well (full quote available here): http://www.beliefnet.com/story/163/story_16348_1.html Electricmic - (talk) 13:11, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
 * In many European countries it is perfectly acceptable to request assistance from the medical profession if you have been diagnosed with a terminal illness and wish to end your life before it deteriorates into a living hell. For one, I think that is a lot more dignified than turning into a vegetable and burdening your family with massive medical bills. Of course, here in Belgium we don't have massive medical bills and capricious insurance companies. The doctor's judgement always trumps the insurance company's interest in not paying. It's the law, and if you can't instigate similar changes in the U.S. Then for all the claims to care about people's health, it is a lie or form of schizophrenia. A hospital should never exist to make a profit; medicine is a public service and anyone going in to the profession to get rich should be taken outside and shot. Sure, it should be a well-paid profession, the amount of study required is onerous, but it shouldn't be a route to having a mansion and holiday home in Hawaii. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:27, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Kevorkian seeks to move the line even further than what is currently acceptable in Europe, too. Advance health care directives are available here in the US, too, so that one is not unnecessarily kept alive as a "vegetable". --SVTCobra 22:36, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

YAYYY!
He's my hero. Maby I'll move there to vote for him! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.70.71.125 (talk) 16:34, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Jack Kevorkian is my hero. I have stood by my husbands bedside and watched him die, after existing for 6 years. I have stood by the bedside of a dear friend, dying from cancer. I have never witnessed such horrific suffering in my life. We are more humane to suffering animals, and criminals that are put to death, than we are to innocent people that cannot get well. I hope he wins his seat in Congress and I also hope that our country learns compassion and stops the terrible suffering of so many of our loved ones.

Jack Kevorkian is my hero. I have stood by my husbands bedside and watched him die, after existing for 6 years. I have stood by the bedside of a dear friend, dying from cancer. I have never witnessed such horrific suffering in my life. We are more humane to suffering animals, and criminals that are put to death, than we are to innocent people that cannot get well. I hope he wins his seat in Congress and I also hope that our country learns compassion and stops the terrible suffering of so many of our loved ones.

Let him RUN!!!!
i THINK HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO RUN ANY BODY SHOULD ESPECIALLY HIM! SO LET HIM RUN! LET HIM RUN1 LET HIM RUN CHEER WITH ME! LET HIM RUN!!!!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.109.197.24 (talk) 16:33, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Dr. Death for President
Finally someone talking about the corruption and crooked things that are going on in congress. I have the utmost respect for the "doctor" and I support him in his polictical career and his former "career" of assisted suicide. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.215.28.187 (talk) 06:24, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Comments from feedback form - "excellent"
excellent —76.1.249.83 (talk) 20:31, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Comments from feedback form - "?ahead of his tme"
?ahead of his tme —67.251.83.55 (talk) 01:20, 11 February 2011 (UTC)


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Comments:Couple Assaulted, One Killed in 'Goth Clothing' prompted Attack

What the hell is going on in the UK!? There's kids killing each other, it is beyond belief! Aren't their parents raising their kids anymore, or is it that the kids are so bored with their lives that they'll be willing to ruin them to get thrills? Really, what is wrong with these kids!!? British kids are so out of control that they should be tried as adults, and given harsher sentences, that should jar them up a bit. Another option is to give them something to do other than seeking thrills in gang wars or alcohol! —85.156.236.47 13:13, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

British kids? Where have you been? This happens everywhere, all the time.


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User talk:123.17.142.107

Welcome
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User:Rjhatl

I'm Robbie. I edit mostly on the English Wikipedia, but am going to try to work over here a little bit.

Contact information is on my homepage.

Links

 * Robbie Honerkamp academic homepage.

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2008 Tour de Taiwan Stage 5: Shawn Milne threatens John Murphy's leading

March 14, 2008 The 5th Stage of 2008 Tour de Taiwan went to Hsinchu City yesterday. It started from Hsinchu City Hall through Dung-da Road and Province Route 61 to Splendid Coastline. This 148km-long race is the longest race in this Tour de Taiwan and conceals some factors such as wind in Hsinchu and cyclists' physical strength.

Sung-baek Park and Erik Hoffmann ever sprinted for a short-team leading, however, with lane's steadily in this race, the main group insisted the differences closely until the finish line.

Finally, Merida Europe Team sprinted the finish line with main group, but Shawn Milne, former champion of Tour de Taiwan, won the stage champion in this stage and threatened John Murphy's leading into a difference with 10 seconds. As a result, Shawn showed his determination to try retaining the champion this year.

Stage Results

 * Stage Champion: Shawn Milne (Team Type 1)
 * Asian Leader (Blue Jersey): Taiji Nishitani (Aisan Racing Team)
 * Taiwan Leader (White Jersey): Kuan-hua Lai (Giant Asia Racing Team)
 * Sprint Leader (Green Jersey): John Murphy (Health Net Pro Cycling Team)
 * General Leader (Yellow Jersey): John Murphy
 * Group Leader: Giant Asia Racing Team


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Comments:Archer kills elderly man on street in California, US

Wow don't see that everyday

What is this the first archery murder in like 1000 years!--205.158.76.102 16:59, 13 March 2008 (UTC)


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Man breaches security at London's Heathrow Airport

March 13, 2008 At around 14:00 UTC today, a man climbed over the perimeter fence and made his way onto the North runway, 27R, at London's Heathrow Airport, the United Kingdom's largest airport. The man, who was carrying a rucksack, then attempted to run in front of a plane on the runway, however it is believed that he was tackled to the ground by armed police before reaching the wide runway.

He was then surrounded by police and around 20 emergency vehicles and explosive experts were called in to perform a controlled explosion on a rucksack. A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman told the press that "A man was arrested and is currently in custody." There have been no reported injuries, and nothing besides personal belongings were found in the rucksack. Greenpeace and Plane Stupid have denied involvement with this latest security breach. It comes a day before the Queen is scheduled to open the new Heathrow Terminal 5 building, amid heightened security, which was said to be undergoing testing today, although it is not thought that this event was part of the official testing.

Slight delays were experienced as a result of the North runway being closed during the event, however it has now re-opened and the South runway remained open throughout the event.

The following statement was read by a BAA spokesperson on behalf of BAA Limited, which runs Heathrow: Airport police swiftly apprehended a man near the northern runway of Heathrow this afternoon. The police arrested the man at about 2 p.m within the airport perimeter. The use of the northern runway was temporarily suspended while police dealt with the incident. The incident ended at about 15:.50 when the northern runway came back into full use. The southern runway remained fully operational throughout the incident. Some short delays have occurred as a result, but we expect to return to normal later this afternoon. Clearly this incident is a matter of some concern, and will be fully investigated in conjunction with the police.

On February 25, Greenpeace activists protesting against the planned third runway managed to access the runway and climb on top of a British Airways Airbus A320 which had just arrived from Manchester Airport. They unveiled a banner in protest of a new runway and were later arrested.


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National Hockey League news: March 13, 2008

March 13, 2008

There were 6 games played in the National Hockey League on March 12, 2008.

Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh Penguins
Tyler Kennedy put the Penguins ahead 3:30 into the first period. In the second period, Pittsburgh scored twice, first when Jeff Taffe scored his 5th of the season, then when Sergei Gonchar scored on a power play in the closing minutes of the period. In the third period, the Penguins got off to an early start when Petr Sykora scored a power play goal less than a minute into the period. Jochen Hecht put the Sabres on the board with his 18th of the season. Daniel Paille scored a short handed goal for Buffalo, bringing them within 2. Evgeni Malkin scored a power play goal for the penguins 8:56 into the third period. Just past the halfway point of the third, Chris Minard put the Penguins up by 4. The Sabres answered back 46 seconds later with Paille's second goal of the night. Kristopher Letang added a goal for Pittsburgh a few minutes later.

New York Islanders @ Florida Panthers
Bill Guerin broke a scoreless tie 28 seconds into the second period, giving the Islanders the only lead they would have for the game. Florida answered back less than a minute later, when Kamil Kreps scored to tie the game. Just over a minute into the third period, Stephen Weiss put the Panthers in the lead with his 12th goal of the season. Blake Comeau tied the score for the Islanders on a New York power play. Just 1:04 later, Karlis Skrastins scored an unassisted goal, retaking the lead for the Panthers. Brett McLean scored an empty net goal in the closing minute of the game, securing the victory for Florida. The Panthers have now won 5 straight, while the Islanders drop their 4th straight, and their 8th in 10 games.

Carolina Hurricanes @ Chicago Blackhawks
Erik Cole scored first in Carolina's three-goal first period. He scored a power play goal 8:57 into the period, assisted by Sergei Samsonov and Eric Staal. Matt Cullen was assisted by Staal in his 13th goal of the season just past the halfway point of the period. Staal scored a goal of his own with 7:15 left in the first, his third point of the night. Cam Ward made 25 saves for the Hurricanes. That's shutout number 4 on the season and 6 of his career for Ward, who is in his third season. It was also his fiftieth career win.

Toronto Maple Leafs @ Philadelphia Flyers
Ian White scored first for Toronto, giving them a 1-0 lead 3:55 into the game. Later in the first period, Pittsburgh tied the score when Jeff Carter scored an unassisted goal. The Maple Leafs retook the lead under 12 minutes into the period, when Alexei Ponikarovsky scored his 16th of the season. Mike Knuble tied the score with a power play just over halfway through the second period, which was his 26th goal of the season. Toronto went back on top early in the third, Pavel Kubina's power play goal made it 3-2, which is how the score remained through the rest of the game. Vesa Toskala made 18 saves on 20 shots, and picked up his 29th win of the season.

Calgary Flames @ Washington Capitals
Washington struck first; Viktor Kozlov scored just 53 seconds into the game. Jarome Iginla tied the score with a power play goal with 45 seconds left in the opening period. Kristian Huselius gave the Flames their first lead of the game 8:57 into the second. The Capitals tied it up late in the period, when Alex Ovechkin scored his first of 2 power play goals on the night. He would score his second late in the third period, which would prove to be the game winner. Mike Green also earned assists on both Ovechkin goals. Olaf Kolzig made 24 saves on the night, earning his 24th win of the season. Washington has 11 games left on the regular season schedule, and Ovechkin, who now has 56 goals on the season, is on track to pick up his 60th before the season ends.

Vancouver Canucks @ Anaheim Ducks
Todd Marchant put the Ducks on the scoreboard first, his 8th of the season made it 1-0 just past the halfway point of the first period. Travis Moen scored a shorthanded goal to put the Ducks up by 2 a few minutes later. Rob Niedermayer scored to put Anaheim ahead by 3 in the first period, but Vancouver would get one just after that; Mason Raymond put the Canucks on the board going into the first intermission. In the second period, Doug Weight scored a power play goal at 4:03, putting the Ducks back up by 3. Jonas Hiller made the start for Anaheim, picked up his 7th win of the season, and also assisted on the first goal of the game. Marchant assisted on the Moen shorthanded goal, making this his first multi-point game of the season.

Player of the Day
Today's Player of the Day is Eric Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes. Staal had 3 points on 2 assists and a goal. He assisted on the game winning goal, the first goal of the game, and scored the final goal of the game in Carolina's 3-0 shutout win over the Chicago Blackhawks.

For information on the selection process of the Player of the Day, see this page.


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H5N1 Avian Flu virus has mutated, study says

March 13, 2008

Researchers involved in a study at the University of Wisconsin have discovered that the H5N1 Avian Flu virus has mutated into a strain that may make humans more vulnerable to the disease.

Prior to the study, it was known that the virus could only thrive or live in a body which have temperatures of 106°F (41°C). A human's normal body temperature is 98.6°F (37°C). This difference in the temperatures of bodies makes the virus less likely to infect a human, but the recent study suggests the virus has adapted to survive in bodies with temperatures lower than 106°F.

"We have identified a specific change that could make bird flu grow in the upper respiratory tract of humans," said Yoshihiro Kawaoka, the researcher in charge of the study.

Kawaoka also stated that the "viruses that are circulating in Africa and Europe are the ones closest to becoming a human virus," but also stated that the H5N1 virus must undergo several mutations before it can infect a human, who can then spread the virus to other humans.

"Clearly there are more mutations that are needed. We don't know how many mutations are needed for them to become pandemic strains," added Kawaoka.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that despite the study, influenza viruses are constantly mutating from season to season, but that the H5N1 virus is not anymore deadly to humans than before the study.

"Mutations occur in influenza viruses. Separately from that, the (bird flu) virus continues to be deadly. But there is no new jump in deadliness," said Gregory Hartl, a spokesman for the WHO.


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Comments:Atlas V successfully launches spy satellite

Classified? Anyone ever heard of "transparency and accountability in government?"


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Wikinews interviews novelist Jeremy Robinson

March 13, 2008

Wikinews held an exclusive interview with Jeremy Robinson, the bestselling American author from Massachusetts who wrote the thrillers The Didymus Contingency, Raising the Past and Antarktos Rising.

Before deciding to take up the writing of fiction, Robinson was an artist and moviemaker. He says of his years before getting published, "I lived well under the poverty line.....so I could write."

Although his first book, The Didymus Contingency, was self-published, the following two were released through a small press. Recently, he signed a three book deal with St. Martin's Press, a major publisher. He said that he was "pretty excited" about this.

Robinson is currently at work on two other novels.

Interview

 * You've written three novels. Tell us about them.

 * Mr. Robinson: I've actually written six novels, three of which are published, and they're all very different from each other. Focusing on the three published books; my first novel The Didymus Contingency is a time travel thriller where the main characters go back in time, one of them to disprove the story of Jesus, the other to stop him. My second novel, Raising the Past, is a straight forward sci-fi, arctic thriller that launches into action when a team of scientists discovers an alien artifact clutched in the arms of a woman...whose frozen inside the belly of a preserved mammoth. The newest of the three published, and my favorite, is Antarktos Rising. This story starts off with a global catastrophe as the Earth's crust shifts moving the North Pole to North Dakota and Antarctica (Antarktos) to the equator. 2.6 billion people die in the first few chapters and the ravaged world turns to Antarctica as a new promised land...but the continent has already been claimed by the Nephilim-bad guys straight out of the book of Genesis.

 * What inspires you to write?

 * Mr. Robinson: I suppose I was born with an insatiable appetite for story telling. When I was younger I expressed this through art, and to an extent still do. I was an illustration major in college and began illustrating comics after college. But writing crept in and hooked me. It's a much satisfying way to flesh out a story and the world the characters live in-more than comics, more than movies (both of which I tried before making the final switch to novels). As far as day to day inspiration. I suppose I would say nature. The power and mysteriousness of it. Primarily the ocean. A day on the ocean can power a month of writing.

 * What sets your books apart from the rest how are they different, unique?

 * Mr. Robinson: I would say my ability to tackle heavy, sometimes even controversial topics in a fun way. Didymus tackles the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Antarktos covers creationism vs. evolution, a genetic cause for Noah's flood and the account of the Nephilim in Genesis. But because I'm not writing with the intent of convert people to any idea, philosophy or religion (because I don't necessarily agree with the viewpoints of my characters-they're their own people) they don't read as being preachy or antagonistic. So I'm able to handle religious topics in mainstream thrillers that are otherwise relegated to Christian fiction-meaning they're written for Christians. I chose to write this way because I can handle topics and concepts that are exciting while concentrating on making the pace breakneck, the plot twisting and the characters enjoyable. I don't get bogged down by trying to prove a personal point of view. In my upcoming series I do the same thing, but with mythology as opposed to Biblical topics...which leads to the next question.

 * Will you be writing another novel soon?

 * Mr. Robinson: I am currently writing two novels (my seventh and eighth). The first, ACHE, deals with the subject of hell, but I'm keeping the story under wraps. Don't want to kill the surprise. The second novel I'm working on now, ROUSE, is the first book in a three book series that I've just signed on with St. Martins Press to write! This deal was actually just announced today, so I'm pretty excited. The series follows a team of Delta Force operatives known as the Chess Team: King, Queen, Knight, Rook, Bishop and their handler Deep Blue. In book one they battle a terrorist-friendly biopharmaceutical company working on human limb regeneration, whose experiments unleash the pinnacle of physical regeneration-the ancient creature known as the Hydra. This is James Rollins meets Matthew Reilly. Should be a ton of fun. The first book comes out Spring/Summer 2009.

 * Is there any advice you can give some of the authors reading this who are struggling with their writing?

 * Mr. Robinson: There is a lot of stereotypical advice for this question. Some say write a page a day. Some say to have someone other than your mother critique your work. It's all good advice. But my experience has taught me that a ridiculous amount of commitment can make big things happen. When I wrote my first fiction it was abysmal. Absolute garbage. That was ten years ago. Here's what I did in the past ten years to get to my St. Martin's deal. Wrote six novels. Wrote twenty-something short stories. Wrote thirteen screenplays. Interned at an agency. Self-published the first edition of Didymus Contingecy. Went with a small press for the next two. Rewrote the majority of all the previous writing several times. That's really an insane amount of work, the majority of it not making me a dime. I lived well under the poverty line for years so I could write. The point is, do not expect to write a novel, sell and hit the NY Times bestseller list. It's more likely you'll spend the next ten years trying...and that's if you spend 30 - 40 hours a week on your writing like I have. Could take fifteen years. But if you want it. If you really want it and can't imagine doing anything, you'll enjoy the process...though perhaps not the Ramen Noodles. My only other advice is to become a master at marketing and self-promotion. Publishers are really looking for authors who know how to build an audience and kick start word-of-mouth.


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Here is a complete email transcript of the interview:

Reply to all Forward Reply by chat Filter messages like this Print Add to Contacts list Delete this message Report phishing Report not phishing Show original Show in fixed width font Show in variable width font Message text garbled? Why is this spam/nonspam? Joseph FordMr. Robinson, I'm an accredited reporter for Wikinews (Wikipedia's news subsi... Mar 11 (2 days ago)

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Mr. Robinson, I'm an accredited reporter for Wikinews (Wikipedia's news subsidiary) and was wondering if I could get an email interview with you on the books you've written. I've read them and found them to be very good. The interview would be short and posted on Wikinews a few days after it is done. If you are interested, please reply as soon as possible. Thanks for your time, Joe Ford (WNewsReporter on Wikinews) Reply Forward

Jeremy RobinsonSure thing, Joe. I have some good news to announce as well (a major three boo... Mar 11 (2 days ago)

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Sure thing, Joe. I have some good news to announce as well (a major three book deal from St. Martins Press) so you caught me just in time! Send the questions on over and I’ll send the answers back right away. -- Jeremy

From: Joseph Ford [mailto:homevideopictures@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 5:38 PM To: info@jeremyrobinsononline.com Subject: Wikinews Interview - Show quoted text - Mr. Robinson, I'm an accredited reporter for Wikinews (Wikipedia's news subsidiary) and was wondering if I could get an email interview with you on the books you've written. I've read them and found them to be very good. The interview would be short and posted on Wikinews a few days after it is done. If you are interested, please reply as soon as possible. Thanks for your time, Joe Ford (WNewsReporter on Wikinews) Reply Forward

Joseph FordOkay, here they are: Q: You've written three novels. Tell us about them. Q: W... 7:00 PM (21 hours ago)

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Okay, here they are: Q: You've written three novels. Tell us about them. Q: What inspires you to write? Q: What sets your books apart from the rest how are they different, unique? Q: Will you be writing another novel soon? Q: Is there any advice you can give some of the authors reading this who are struggling with their writing? Thanks again for your time.

- Show quoted text - On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 8:26 PM, Jeremy Robinson  wrote:

Sure thing, Joe. I have some good news to announce as well (a major three book deal from St. Martins Press) so you caught me just in time! Send the questions on over and I'll send the answers back right away. -- Jeremy

From: Joseph Ford [mailto:homevideopictures@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 5:38 PM To: info@jeremyrobinsononline.com Subject: Wikinews Interview Mr. Robinson, I'm an accredited reporter for Wikinews (Wikipedia's news subsidiary) and was wondering if I could get an email interview with you on the books you've written. I've read them and found them to be very good. The interview would be short and posted on Wikinews a few days after it is done. If you are interested, please reply as soon as possible. Thanks for your time, Joe Ford (WNewsReporter on Wikinews)

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Hey Joe, Here are my answers. The questions were big, so my answers might be a little long, but I tried to be concise. If you have any follow-ups just let me know. Can you point me towards the interview when it’s posted. I’ll link to it from my blog and website. Thanks! -- Jeremy Q: You've written three novels. Tell us about them. I've actually written six novels, three of which are published, and they're all very different from each other. Focusing on the three published books; my first novel The Didymus Contingency is a time travel thriller where the main characters go back in time, one of them to disprove the story of Jesus, the other to stop him. My second novel, Raising the Past, is a straight forward sci-fi, arctic thriller that launches into action when a team of scientists discovers an alien artifact clutched in the arms of a woman...whose frozen inside the belly of a preserved mammoth. The newest of the three published, and my favorite, is Antarktos Rising. This story starts off with a global catastrophe as the Earth's crust shifts moving the North Pole to North Dakota and Antarctica (Antarktos) to the equator. 2.6 billion people die in the first few chapters and the ravaged world turns to Antarctica as a new promised land...but the continent has already been claimed by the Nephilim-bad guys straight out of the book of Genesis. Q: What inspires you to write? I suppose I was born with an insatiable appetite for story telling. When I was younger I expressed this through art, and to an extent still do. I was an illustration major in college and began illustrating comics after college. But writing crept in and hooked me. It's a much satisfying way to flesh out a story and the world the characters live in-more than comics, more than movies (both of which I tried before making the final switch to novels). As far as day to day inspiration. I suppose I would say nature. The power and mysteriousness of it. Primarily the ocean. A day on the ocean can power a month of writing. Q: What sets your books apart from the rest how are they different, unique? I would say my ability to tackle heavy, sometimes even controversial topics in a fun way. Didymus tackles the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Antarktos covers creationism vs. evolution, a genetic cause for Noah's flood and the account of the Nephilim in Genesis. But because I'm not writing with the intent of convert people to any idea, philosophy or religion (because I don't necessarily agree with the viewpoints of my characters-they're their own people) they don't read as being preachy or antagonistic. So I'm able to handle religious topics in mainstream thrillers that are otherwise relegated to Christian fiction-meaning they're written for Christians. I chose to write this way because I can handle topics and concepts that are exciting while concentrating on making the pace breakneck, the plot twisting and the characters enjoyable. I don't get bogged down by trying to prove a personal point of view. In my upcoming series I do the same thing, but with mythology as opposed to Biblical topics...which leads to the next question. Q: Will you be writing another novel soon? I am currently writing two novels (my seventh and eighth). The first, ACHE, deals with the subject of hell, but I'm keeping the story under wraps. Don't want to kill the surprise. The second novel I'm working on now, ROUSE, is the first book in a three book series that I've just signed on with St. Martins Press to write! This deal was actually just announced today, so I'm pretty excited. The series follows a team of Delta Force operatives known as the Chess Team: King, Queen, Knight, Rook, Bishop and their handler Deep Blue. In book one they battle a terrorist-friendly biopharmaceutical company working on human limb regeneration, whose experiments unleash the pinnacle of physical regeneration-the ancient creature known as the Hydra. This is James Rollins meets Matthew Reilly. Should be a ton of fun. The first book comes out Spring/Summer 2009. For updates on release dates readers can visit my website: www.jeremyrobinsononline.com or myspace: myspace.com/sciencethriller Q: Is there any advice you can give some of the authors reading this who are struggling with their writing? There is a lot of stereotypical advice for this question. Some say write a page a day. Some say to have someone other than your mother critique your work. It's all good advice. But my experience has taught me that a ridiculous amount of commitment can make big things happen. When I wrote my first fiction it was abysmal. Absolute garbage. That was ten years ago. Here's what I did in the past ten years to get to my St. Martin's deal. Wrote six novels. Wrote twenty-something short stories. Wrote thirteen screenplays. Interned at an agency. Self-published the first edition of Didymus Contingecy. Went with a small press for the next two. Rewrote the majority of all the previous writing several times. That's really an insane amount of work, the majority of it not making me a dime. I lived well under the poverty line for years so I could write. The point is, do not expect to write a novel, sell and hit the NY Times bestseller list. It's more likely you'll spend the next ten years trying...and that's if you spend 30 - 40 hours a week on your writing like I have. Could take fifteen years. But if you want it. If you really want it and can't imagine doing anything, you'll enjoy the process...though perhaps not the Ramen Noodles. My only other advice is to become a master at marketing and self-promotion. Publishers are really looking for authors who know how to build an audience and kick start word-of-mouth.

From: Joseph Ford [mailto:homevideopictures@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 7:00 PM To: Jeremy Robinson Subject: Re: Wikinews Interview - Show quoted text - Okay, here they are: Q: You've written three novels. Tell us about them. Q: What inspires you to write? Q: What sets your books apart from the rest how are they different, unique? Q: Will you be writing another novel soon? Q: Is there any advice you can give some of the authors reading this who are struggling with their writing? Thanks again for your time. On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 8:26 PM, Jeremy Robinson  wrote: Sure thing, Joe. I have some good news to announce as well (a major three book deal from St. Martins Press) so you caught me just in time! Send the questions on over and I'll send the answers back right away. -- Jeremy

From: Joseph Ford [mailto:homevideopictures@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 5:38 PM To: info@jeremyrobinsononline.com Subject: Wikinews Interview Mr. Robinson, I'm an accredited reporter for Wikinews (Wikipedia's news subsidiary) and was wondering if I could get an email interview with you on the books you've written. I've read them and found them to be very good. The interview would be short and posted on Wikinews a few days after it is done. If you are interested, please reply as soon as possible. Thanks for your time, Joe Ford (WNewsReporter on Wikinews)

Bestselling
I noticed the adjective "bestselling" was recently added. I believe that such claims should be sourced. I seems unlikely since one book was self-published and the others were published by minor firms (they were published by different publishers btw, according to Wikipedia, I tried to insert that but it was reverted, but I digress). --SVTCobra 02:17, 14 March 2008 (UTC)


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Church of Scientology denied injunction against Anonymous

March 13, 2008

The Church of Scientology's second petition for an injunction against online protest group Anonymous was denied by Judge Douglas Baird of Pinellas County, Florida. The first petition, filed Tuesday, against Anonymous was denied yesterday by Judge Linda Allan. The injunction sought to prevent members of Anonymous from coming within 500 feet of Church of Scientology buildings. At time of publishing, the Church has not responded to a request for comment.

The ruling reads: This Petition has been filed against twenty-six individuals alleged to be associating as a group referred to as 'Anonymous'. The Petition contained no specific allegations of wrongdoing against the individuals named as Respondents, nor is it alleged that any of the said named Respondents are responsible for any threats, phone-calls, or specific wrongful acts sought to be enjoined. The Petition fails to allege that any of the Respondents have interfered with or have attempted to deprive the Petitioners of any cognizable right. Further, the Court finds that the Petitioner's certification of notice is insufficient to justify the issuance of an injunction without notice to the Respondents.

Member of Anonymous' response
The last protest was peaceful, do you expect the 15th to be the same?
 * Member of Anonymous: Absolutely. There's no reason to believe the success of the 10 February protest won't carry over to this weekend's.

Do you believe the threats the Church mentioned in the injunction filing came from members of Anonymous?
 * Anon: No. They have a history of fabricating these things, and I have no reason to believe this is any different a situation.

How have Anonymous defended themselves in court?
 * Anon: Well, there's been no need for any kind of defense. The restraining order has been rejected by every judge the church has brought it before and furthermore, there's no reason to believe any of the names on their court filing even consider themselves Anonymous. They appear to be completely made-up by the Church of Scientology.

Do you view this as an attempt by the Church to stop peaceful protest against them?
 * Anon: Absolutely. They've used the courts to stop free speech before, they're doing it again. Public protest draws attention to the Church's human rights abuses, so they'll do anything to stop them.


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You're likely wasting your time trying to get an answer to any questions from the Church. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:22, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
 * It is still prudent to try, in order to maintain journalistic integrity. --SVTCobra 23:47, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I sent the questions to the media contact from the CoS. Bjweeks - (talk) 23:52, 13 March 2008 (UTC)


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Anonymous interivew
WN: The last protest was peaceful, do you expect the 15th to be the same? Anonymous: Absolutely. There's no reason to believe the success of the 10 February protest won't carry over to this weekend's. WN: Do you believe the threats the Church mentioned in the injunction filing came from members of Anonymous? Anonymous: No. They have a history of fabricating these things, and I have no reason to believe this is any different a situation. WN: How have Anonymous defended themselves in court? Anonymous: Well, there's been no need for any kind of defense. The restraining order has been rejected by every judge the church has brought it before and furthermore, there's no reason to believe any of the names on their court filing even consider themselves Anonymous. They appear to be completely made-up by the Church of Scientology. WN: Do you view this as an attempt by the Church to stop peaceful protest against them? Anonymous: Absolutely. They've used the courts to stop free speech before, they're doing it again. Public protest draws attention to the Church's human rights abuses, so they'll do anything to stop them.

Curious ...
How did you interview an anonymous online group such as Anonymous. How can you be certain that you are speaking to a person that actually represents the group? (maybe these have been answered already in the ever-expanding number of articles on this) --SVTCobra 23:42, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Anonymous, while anonymous, is quite easy to find. The section title might be misleading and better titled "Member of Anonymous' response" Bjweeks - (talk) 01:14, 14 March 2008 (UTC)


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Climate change impacts Wyoming

March 18, 2008

Cheek numbing, eye watering winds whip across the plains of the, Wyoming. The ground is yellow brown with patches of recalcitrant snow. Sheep Mountain is losing its winter coat. All normal affairs for March. The March edition of the Wyoming Basin Outlook Report also reports, based on February accumulations, that Snow Water Equivalent is at 99% of average.

The SWE is a measure of the snow pack that feeds the streams, rivers and reservoirs that Wyoming, Nebraska and other states depend upon for water. Current averages are compared to the average SWE for 1971-2000. In recent years, snow pack in this region has been anything but normal.

The Outlook Reports are issued January to June. Since March 2000, only five of 46 months have been above normal. While many of the winter months have been near normal, June's snow pack is far below average. Even in 2006, the wettest year of the last eight years, June snow pack was only 37% of the average.

In an e-mail interview with Wikinews, Lee Hackleman, Water Supply Specialist, said The snowpack is melting out several weeks earlier than average. The higher temperatures in the spring are responsible for this. There seems to be a significant drop in the amount of runoff that we are able to retain in our reservoirs, a lot of runoff seems to be soaking into the ground. We do not have the June flood events any more. We use to [sic] be cool then hot, not cool warm then hot.

In a phone interview with Wikinews, Myra Wilensky of the in nearby Colorado, also commented on changing snow patterns.

In the west, nothing is ever clockwork, the patterns shift, a good amount of snowfall in the season and then a quick warm up. We don’t get the prolonged snowpack that we used to have. May have a really wet snow year, then really dry with rain.

Can’t count on getting estimated amount of snow anymore. March and November have historically been our snowiest months, but this year it’s been a fairly dry in March and November. Winter is shorter now.

This is part of a general increase in temperature in the region. An Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change cited by the National Wildlife Federation estimates that the temperature will rise almost 7 degrees (F) by 2100.

This will likely cause most, if not all, of the state's glaciers to disappear. Wildfires may increase, droughts could get worse and rains--when they do come--will likely come in more severe downpours that may cause more flash flooding. Warmer temperatures also mean less snowpack in the mountains, leading to more winter runoff and reduced summer flows in many Wyoming streams. The NWF's main concern is the fate of the wildlife in the region, particularly how the impact of pine bark beetles. Warmer winters have led to mass infestations in Western lodge pole pine forests and The New York Times reports that they are now moving on to white bark pines in Yellowstone particularly impacting grizzly bears there. In turn, the grizzlies are shifting to feeding on Canadian thistle, an invasive species that might be choking out native plants.

Changing weather patterns have also affected large migratory animals. This year winter came late. When the heavy snows hit, the mule deer and the elk were spread out, had to be fed. Feeding isn’t newsworthy, happened before like in 1982 but it wasn’t as successful this year because they were so spread out.

Water for people has also become a major issue in the region. There is a much greater concern for water rights than there used to be. There is not enough late season water to satisfy everyone all the time.

Kansas has long fought Wyoming over water rights issues. And Montana is currently suing Wyoming, claiming that the Compact signed in 1950 gives rights to both surface and ground water, while Wyoming disagrees. On February 18, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the lawsuit.

Wyoming officials say they are adhering to the compact and that the drought has meant less water for both states.

But Montana says Wyoming is storing more water in reservoirs than the compact permits and allowing excessive pumping of groundwater reserves that feed into the two rivers.

Those "groundwater" reserves are tapped by some Wyoming farmers to irrigate their fields. Energy companies discharge large volumes of groundwater during production of coal-bed methane, a type of natural gas prevalent in northern Wyoming.

Authorities do not see this fight over increasingly limited water resources going away anytime soon.

Everyone is going to have to learn to get by with less.

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Erwin Geschonneck, German actor died Wednesday. He was 101. His biggest success occurred in the German Democratic Republic, where he was considered one of the most famous actors of the time.

He was born on December 27, 1906 in Bartenstein, Germany. In 1938, he was arrested in Prague and was imprisoned in several concentration camps. In 1945, Geschonneck was evacuated from the concentration camp Neuengamme on the boat Cap Arcona, which was subsequently attacked by the RAF and sunk. He was one of the few prisoners who survived.

Immediately following the war, Geschonneck acted in theaters in Hamburg, Germany, and made his film debut in 1947 in In jenen Tagen.

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These images do not have proper fair-use rationale, further they are from BBC which is a competing news source. --SVTCobra 23:08, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Upon checking again, I see they were uploaded to Commons, though I can't imagine they will last there. Seems fairly blatant copyvio. --SVTCobra 00:16, 14 March 2008 (UTC)


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The quote of what the judge said
The quote of what the judge said has grammatical errrors -- I wonder if it is correct? 161.184.42.167 23:11, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I was thinking the same thing. Wikidsoup - (talk) 00:14, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
 * this is the source, I typed it myself so most likely errors. Bjweeks - (talk) 01:22, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Still, This is great news for anonymous. I am glad that the legal system is finally recognizing that CoS is ridiculous with its lawsuits. Now if the FBI would just get off my back. Rekov - (talk) 00:17, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

WIN
OF EPIC PROPORTIONS —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.48.196.220 (talk) 01:30, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Agreed. 24.61.102.23 19:10, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Wikinews staff and Anonymous
This is running over/above the story "Jimmy Wales accused of editing for donations" on the front page... I think this sums up what wikinews and wikimedia stand for. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.57.96.1 (talk) 14:26, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Anonymous
Altough I support Anonymous, I find this story to be quite one-sided, bordering on biased. A news organisation should not allow itself to be pulled to one particular side of an argument.
 * It's only one sided because CoS refused to comment. --Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) 17:42, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

I've said this before

 * I've said this before: Anonymous is the Internet. Hence, Wikinews is written by Anonymous. No-one else gives two shits about this 'war'. It's amazing how many articles there are on the subject on this website. A bogus 'interview with Anonymous' is pretty standard fare for the selectively-reporting, biased Wikinews team. --89.243.182.182 01:07, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm on the internet. I am not a member of Anonymous, nor do I agree with their commonly violent methods.  I believe that the CoS is a cult, Anonymous is now in the right in taking it down.  Wikinews is not Anonymous, nor is it Legion.  Wikinews is on the internet, and Anonymous comprises a large portion of the internet, but Wikinews is still not anonymous.  And I highly doubt that that interview was bogus.  Project Chanology's Wiki has a press release page, and it wouldn't be hard to get an interview with a member of Anonymous, seeing as they're pretty much everywhere. 64.195.82.235 03:50, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

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We are Anonymous. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us. —216.66.59.69 (talk) 17:17, 19 March 2011 (UTC)


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Talk:Climate change impacts Wyoming

This is an under development article on the impact global climate change is having in Wyoming. I hope to get some more photos tomorrow (Sunday) and some interviews on Monday.

Leila Monaghan - (talk) 21:23, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
 * It's looking to be something quite interesting. Best of luck getting the interview segments you're looking for. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:46, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks Brian! One of the interviews has come in and hope to get a hold of the second interview today. Also turns out it is quite a hot topic, was in the NYTimes today, and there was a recent National Geographic article on the drying out of the west, though none are focused on Wyoming in particular.

Interview with Lee Hackleman, USDA
Leila Monaghan's Questions to Lee Hackleman, Water Supply Specialist, United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, Casper Wyoming:

1. The average against which the monthly SWE averages are compared is based on data from 1971 to 2000?

2. How typical was this 1971-2000 baseline for the weather for the last 500/100 years? (Feel free to pick a time span, informal guess is fine).

3. I put together a chart (see the attached Excel file) of temperatures from March 2000 to the present from your monthly figures. I noticed that while we are often getting normal or near normal SWE recorded in your January to May reports (October to April snow fall?), there has been a precipitous drop in results for SWE reported in your June reports. Does this indicate that higher temperatures in May are melting the snowpack earlier? What impact does this have on Wyoming’s environment?

4. I had a question about one of the SWE averages. The report for June 2002 gives no general summary of SWE and when I went to calculate the SWE averages myself from the SWE for different parts of the state, I realized those were identical to the May figures. The author writes that many of the SNOWTEL sites had melted so it seems strange that it would continue to be at 63%. Do you have an alternate figure or estimate for that June 2002 snowpack?

5. Do you see climate change impacting Wyoming? If yes, how?

Lee Hackleman's replies, 3/17/08

1. They are now compared with the 1971-2000 averages. Before 2000 we used the 1961-1990 averages. We use the latest 30 yr period, changed every decade.

2. How typical is this period? We do not have any snow records that go back before the 20th century. But, if I had to guess, from tree ring info I would say this is typical for our area.

3. Yes the snowpack is melting out several weeks earlier than average. The higher temperatures in the spring are responsible for this. There seems to be a significant drop in the amount of runoff that we are able to retain in our reservoirs, a lot of runoff seems to be soaking into the ground. We do not have the June flood events any more. We use to be cool then hot, not cool warm then hot.

4. The June SWE report looks like a copy of the May SWE report, which it probably should not be. The monthly reports are copied forward and then modified and someone apparently did not recalculate the June average, but just used the May average.

5. There does not seem to be enough water storage in the state. Therefore there is a much greater concern for water rights than there used to be. There is not enough late season water to satisfy everyone all the time. Everyone is going to have to learn to get by with less.

Graph Note
The one data point in the whole set I analyzed that seems suspicious is the June 2002 average. The report states that most of the sites had melted but it still records 63%, same as the previous month. Lee Hackleman in answer 4 just confirmed that this point was suspicious. I will leave the graph as is as there doesn't seem to be another figure but the only non-dip for June in the chart is in fact an error.

Leila Monaghan - (talk) 16:43, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Interview with Myra Wilensky, National Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Federation 2260 Baseline Road, Suite 100 Boulder, CO

Notes from Phone conversation with Myra Wilensky, National Wildlife Federation, Boulder, Colorado, March 18, 2008

Leila: What do see happening in Colorado/Wyoming region?

Myra Wilensky: Interesting, how much snow is coming to the Southwestern Colorado. Preciptation patterns are interesting, you get a lot of snow at one time in one season,

In the west, nothing is ever clockwork, the patterns shift, a good amount of snowfall in the season and then a quick warm up. We don’t get the prolonged snowpack that we used to have.

May have a really wet snow year, then really dry with rain. Can’t count on getting estimated amount of snow anymore. March and November have historically been our snowiest months, but this year it’s been a fairly dry in March and November. Winter is shorter now.

Pine bark beetles have devasted the western slopes of Colorado. Pine bark beetles are native but it has never been this bad. Hasn’t been freezing, so they aren’t dying off.

National Wildlife Organization looks at what is the toll on the wildlife. This year winter came late. When the heavy snows hit, the mule deer and the elk were spread out, had to be fed. Feeding isn’t newsworthy, happened before like in 1982 but it wasn’t as successful this year because they were so spread out.

Targetglobalwarming.org shows the impact of global warming in different places.

Leila Monaghan - (talk) 18:16, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Focus
Content guide states that "News stories focus on a single current event or phenomenon." What single current event or phenomenon does this news story focus on? - Borofkin - (talk) 04:44, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

The focus is the current event of the recently published March 2008 Water Outlook on the Snow Water Equivalent and the extremely important general phenomenon of climate change. Just like yesterday's New York Times story on the moving of the Canadian thistle into Yellowstone, it documents one small part of the larger issue of climate change. What I would love to see it other people writing about climate change in their areas and combining it into a series, perhaps the Wikinews equivalent of NPR's on going series on climate change. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Leila Monaghan (talk • contribs) 13:30, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Writing
"Even in 2006, the wettest year of the millenia, June snow pack was only 37% of the average." First of all, millenia? Plural. Second of all, it's a bit much to say "the millennium" when it's only 5 years old. Just say 'the last five years' and you'll be a bit less sensational, eh? --Golbez - (talk) 18:11, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

 * But sensational is good! No huh? I'll change it to something milder. :D  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Leila Monaghan (talk • contribs) 19:13, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
 * 'Sensational' conflicts with WN:NPOV. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:36, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Problems with this article
I came across some problems with this article when archiving 19 March 2008 is the article's state before archiving fixes.
 * 1) Major overusage of Cquote - so much so that it overwhelms the entire article itself. Cirt - (talk) 10:34, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) External linking within article text. This should be avoided.  It certainly should not be done as much as it was. Cirt - (talk) 10:34, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) Lack of proper sourcing -- This goes along with too much external linking. Sources which should have been cited below in the sources section, were instead linked within article text.  There was even one book, which was just linked to its location at Google Books - instead of citing it as a source in the References section.  Additionally, no page number was given so we don't know what part of the book was cited. Cirt - (talk) 10:34, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
 * 4) Cheek numbing, eye watering winds whip across the plains of the Laramie Basin, Wyoming. The ground is yellow brown with patches of recalcitrant snow. Sheep Mountain is losing its winter coat. All normal affairs for March. A bit dramatic language, IMHO. The first paragraph of the article should typically tell the reader a bit about what the entire article will be talking about, this instead seems to press a particular POV.  Cirt - (talk) 10:34, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
 * 5) Interviews -- These aren't really incorporated into the rest of the article very well. In an e-mail interview with Wikinews, Lee Hackleman, Water Supply Specialist, said, the other one is similar - this is sort of like, this person said this, this person said that, and just listing what they said.  This type of thing could either be in a separate Interview subsection altogether, incorporated into the article text, without the obtrusive use of Cquote, or done away with altogether, IMO.  Cirt - (talk) 10:34, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Suggestion
I suggest upload the photo to Wikimedia Commons, so also can be used in Wikipedia. On the other hand, you can add a link to Climate change in Wyoming. --193.145.201.53 07:41, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

 * all the photos are on commons. and the article is already linked on that wikipedia page --SVTCobra 10:04, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

Typo
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'use to' => 'used to' Van der Hoorn (talk) 13:17, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

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User talk:Leila Monaghan

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Questions for Cobra
Have looked over various of the hints but still have questions.

Rename for style--Do you have a suggestion for a different name? Does the current title imply some thing that this blurb is not, like global warming? ) Edit for style--How? It is perhaps a bit colloquial, but I always like news that has a distinctive voice to it. Expand to include more information/Refocus on a news event.  WHAT!!! Three lines aren't enough!! if I have time, I will try to connect this in with general global warming and how the specifics of climate change are affecting weather day to day. Add categories--How do I add categories? add original reporting notes--hmm, like "I went outside my door and took a picture and have seen the snow melt over the last couple of weeks."  Where do these go?

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NASA: Old Arctic sea ice continues to melt
I was the one who published it. Most of it came from NASA. I am generally the science, environment and weather etc person. I am in Buffalo, NY. I would love to start a series and what not...where should we begin? DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 17:46, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I will look over some stuff and etc sometime this week end if I have time. Sounds good so far. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 19:23, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Signing comments
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Style problems
Please see Talk:Climate change impacts Wyoming. Cirt - (talk) 10:36, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Tornado kills one and injures 100 in northern Colorado
Please ensure that you add a license tag to the images you've uploaded to Commons otherwise they will be deleted. Regards. Adambro (talk) 14:54, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Have done, thanks, Leila Leila Monaghan (talk) 16:10, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Your Obama sign photo
Your Obama sign photo was deleted from Commons and Wikinews as a derivative work as the focus of the image was a copyrighted sign. So, unfortunately, your image cannot be used. Sorry, Anonymous101talk 17:27, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

US voters go to the polls
If you go, try to interview someone else. We won't be able to use your own story due to WN:COI issues.--SVTCobra 18:04, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, I can't review it (and take it to main page) as I have edited the article previously. Try asking on IRC. Thanks, Anonymous101talk 18:20, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

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Jimmy Wales accused of editing for donations
Please don't edit articles about yourself. Leave a message with your concerns on the talk page for someone else to review. Adambro - (talk) 07:11, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

 * WP:BLP - I will revert the last change.

 * Slightly ironic that you quote WP:BLP... how about WP:COI if you want to deal in Wikipedia policies. Adambro - (talk) 07:15, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

 * WP:BLP preempts WP:COI. Go and read it.

 * WP:BLP doesn't apply on Wikinews. At all. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:53, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

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Interview
It way carried out on IRC. Transcript cannot be posted here due to the number of people who where not involved in the interview planning the protests on the same IRC (meaning any transcript would be heavily modified). I know they were part of anonymous because they spent hours before I started the interview on the IRC planning the protests. Obviously, anonymous has no formal membership system which means anyone who wants to can join but from what I saw these people are committed to anonymous. Note- Despite my username I have no link with the Organization Anonymous--Anonymous101 (talk · contribs) 06:59, 14 March 2008 (UTC)