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Talk:Light stopped for over a second

wow, that's amazing. what does it all mean? is there some sort of vacuum if they stop light? i'm baffled. good story! ClareWhite 17:00, 14 September 2005 (UTC)

If a scince "story" leaves you baffled, it's not a GOOD science story 195.92.40.49 16:40, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

not first-hand journalism
I don't think this story meets the wiki standard for first-hand journalism; I see nothing here that was not printed elsewhere.

 * Where?

Also, I'm very annoyed by thw "wiki-centric" linking done in this article. In reading this article, you search in vain for links to corroborating websites - the link to the journal site is useless, since it doesn't even lead to an abstract about the material.

I think that this article was cobbled together from various other sources (which I googled); how else was the article written? What kind of reporter fails to cite even one honest source?

 * It was written by a reporter who read the paper, which was just published in Physical Review Letters.

 * You did check Stopped Light with Storage Times Greater than One Second Using Electromagnetically Induced Transparency in a Solid and notice the PDF report which can be purchased. I googled it too, I see nothing in this article that is available elsewhere in print. Could the anonymous post above please provide other source information? -Edbrown05 04:00, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Where's the beef? Or is it all gripe? -Edbrown05 04:43, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

Aiyee.
I don't have the time to clean up this article at the moment, but there are two grievous errors that necessitate pointing out:
 * The speed of light is never stopped, it's a constant. It doesn't stop or change it's value at the whim of scientists.

 * Actually scientists can change the speed of light, and have brought it to a stop before, just not this long. Light speed is constant, and equal to 186,000 miles per second, only in a vacuum.

 * The previous test lasted in terms of milliseconds, i.e.: between .0009 to .0099 seconds, one second is not "over a thousand times" longer. It's more likely between 10 (nobody uses centiseconds) and 1000 times longer.

 * If the previous test was measured in milliseconds, and this one is measured in seconds, it is indeed a factor of a thousand longer.

Try to avoid sensationalizing scientific articles, and keep to facts that can be demonstrated by simply fact-checking the article against it's own contents and a reasonable amount of scientific knowledge. If ever c changes, I'm sure it'll make headline news.Usurper 12:17, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

 * "C" is the speed of light in a vacuum. The speed of light is less than c in water, air, glass, and the experiment reported in this article.

 * For crying out loud, put down the coffee cup and get human.

 * Take a look at this paper. I don't claim to understand this thing except for a few sentences but the paper does describe the very same method that the researchers mentioned in the article use and suggests that things like those described in the article are very well possible. That paper was written by Lene Hau and if you take a look at her Wikipedia entry you'll notice that they too talk about stopping light. --Deprifry 17:41, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

 * And I don't understand it either, but from Deprifry source above, it sounds like light is only captured. Upon its release, does it again travel at light speed?

 * Yep

 * I'm in it now, so here goes, if you stop the travel of light, what did you do to it. Change or destroy it? If it is changed or destroyed, then what is it then?

 * it is stopped and stored for a second or more, then released.

 * If the stopped light remains still fundamentally unchanged, then you can release it, possibly redirect it someplace else, maybe even add something to it.

 * Yep, all-optical RAM.

 * I think it travels at all times at "light speed" (c) since c decreases with increasing optical density. For example c has 299.792.458 m/s in vacuum but only about 225.000.000 m/s in water. From what I understand they exposed light to a media with extreme optical density thus reducing the speed of light there to near zero. --Deprifry 18:04, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

 * No matter the science, you don't "stop speed". That's semantically incorrect, and it grates on my ears. Edit: looks like it got moved - good title -- Phyzome is Tim McCormack 21:08, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

Breaking the speed limit?
Didn't scientists actually accelerate light past 186,000 Miles/Second a few years back? I seem remember reading something about firing a laser through a gas made of cesium ions and the light actually arrived faster then it should have. If I can find the article I'll post a link here, but I remember the headline being something like:

"Is nothing sacred?" and "Einstien was wrong"
 * This article might interested you --Deprifry 14:53, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

It would be kickin rad to have light capacitors that build a charge for later release.

"Slow Glass"
This is exaclty the sort of thing that Bob Shaw anticipated in one of his books (can't remember the title) where you could buy "slow glass" (the slower it was, the more expensive to buy). So you would look out of your living room window and see what was out there 5 minutes or 1 year ago. Then "glass farms" developed which sat "slow glass" window panes in picturesque ir interesting locations for extended periods, so you could buy a "live" view of the grand canyon or times square from a year ago.

Of course, with better and better lcd and plasms screens, you could almost do that now, except that the view wouldn't be 3D ! 195.92.40.49 16:46, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

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 * First article I've "published", nobody shouted it down so I thought I'd see if being published garners any more feedback or corrections. Brianmc 17:11, 14 September 2005 (UTC)

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I find it slightly ironic that Wal-Mart are being critisised for this when the issue of their spending millions of dollars to avoid paying $1,000 medical bills from US workers' work-related injuries goes ignored.

One is more severe in human cost than another, but still - it's funny that people overlook what's going on with their own neighbours, tacitly granting corporate America permission to figuratively rape them repeatedly. In both cases, they oppress their own workers and show their gratitude and respect for them by forcing them into and holding them in poverty.


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Talk:Volcanic bulge found in Oregon

September 2005
I expanded on the article and added a link to the actual USGS report--Herda05 17:25, 14 September 2005 (UTC)

Category and link
edit protected Please add this article to Category:United States Geological Survey and a localized link of the same name. Thank you. Green Giant (talk) 17:43, 27 October 2015 (UTC)
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Talk:First Nestorian search engine goes online

I am Marcus Levine, author of the article. It is a press release I submitted to the source mentioned (Kentucky Lake Times). I also submitted it to various ohter news sources with the understanding that the article is being released in the public domain.

Thank you, Marcus Levine, author.

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Lingering Ophelia lashes at U.S. Carolinas coast

September 14, 2005

The slow moving, and wavering between hurricane status and tropical storm Ophelia, crawled up the U.S. coastline from northern Florida on what appears to be a track for landfall on Thursday near Cape Lookout, North Carolina on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Ophelia gained some strength to a Category 1 hurricane over the last 24 hours while on its north-northeast track to side-swipe the protruding coastline of the Carolinas.

Power outages were reported with sustained winds of 80 mph and rain, up to 6 inches, in the southeast portion of the state. Ocean Isle Beach closed a bridge to the barrier islands due to the rough surf conditions created by Ophelia.

Residents and tourists had been ordered on Sunday to evacuate Ocracoke by governor Michael F. Easley. Tourists on Hatteras Island were also ordered to leave, but earlier on Monday, emergency officials for Dare County decided against an ordered evacuation for the northern portion of the Outer Banks.

Weaker tropical and hurricane storms such as Ophelia have in the past still caused major damage from flooding in North Carolina's barrier islands from winds stirring up the shallow sound waters between the mainlaind and Outer Banks.

Further inland from the storm, except for the possibility of thunderstorms, little effect from Ophelia is expected. Virginia's governor Mark R. Warner declared a state of emergency on Monday as a precaution. Nearly two dozen F-15 fighter jets were moved from Hampton's Langley Air Force base out of Ophelia's way to Florida.


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User: Rcameronw has been blocked for requesting de-admin vote and alleged "trolling"
Just wanted to let people know that, following yesterday's discussion, user rcameronw has been blocked for 24 hours. It was decided that rcameronw's request for a de-admin vote constituted "site disruption". (see article talk page for more info:)

 * No, no. It's fine to use my talk page. I'm just wondering what information you mean about the sockpuppets? --Wolfrider 16:21, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

Administrative rationale
Thank you for thanking me! My only interest as an administrator is to keep the wiki running smoothly -- I think that is Amgine's goal as well. As you have rightly pointed out, sometimes the choices one must make in defense of the wiki can be difficult and certainly controversial. Amgine did post a message to WN:ALERT to notify other administrators (and the community) why he had blocked rcameronw. I think, overall, the issue has been resolved amicably and correctly. I've not seen a specific statement by rcameronw about sockpuppetry -- perhaps you can point me to that statement. Sockpuppets themselves are not bad/wrong/evil -- only when they're used to circumvent blocks or manipulate policy or are used in bad faith in some other way is there really a problem. They are, of course, frowned upon because it makes record keeping difficult and because they are so often abused.

Rcameronw did initiate the request for de-adminship -- at least he is the person who made the request on WN:A. Reading back on the talk page of the article, I see he may not have been the ultimate instigator. Requests for de-adminship are touchy things, of course, and they should not be brought without evidence of abuse of admin power -- without such evidence, they are disruptive and verge on personal attacks (in my opinion). Of course, a good faith request for de-adminship (with or without evidence) should be taken seriously as it points out (again, whether properly grounded or not), a problem in the community. I've noticed that it's much harder to be de-admined than to gain adminship; I'm not exactly sure why this is so. As a whole, Wikinews admins are a pretty laid back and approachable bunch of editors -- please remember that we too are human and are just as susceptible as anyone else to fits of emotion. Please feel free to contact me with any concerns or questions you may have as concerns policy (or tradition, which is almost as important), or wiki philosophy in general. If I can't supply a suitable answer, I'll find someone who can. --Chiacomo (talk) 03:53, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

Sockpuppetry
Hi - just a note to say that I'm not, nor have I ever been, a "sockpuppet"! I should probably not have reacted so flippantly to the idea of wikinews users "coming under attack from sockpuppets", but it just struck me as ridiculous, particularly as I had, at the time, absolutely no idea of what it was supposed to mean. Another user had (I kid you not) been repeatedly accusing MM of being a secret agent sent by the US government to infiltrate wikinews, which seemed even more ridiculous. I was trying to make the point that it was all starting to seem a bit mad, but I think my comments probably only made things worse. At least it all seems to have been sorted out now. Thanks for your thoughts! Rcameronw 08:00, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Lexmark releases printer with built-in CD burner

Looks good. I added categories. StuRat 22:22, 14 September 2005 (UTC)

Should Wikinews accept this kind of "news"? It looks more like a commercial than a "news" article to me. I think we should keep Wikinews free of such articles.--213.228.0.12 23:25, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks for you comments, I disagree that it looks more like a commercial than a news, but that is to be expected since I did write it :) . I would normaly agree that a release of a new printer would not be news, however because it has a first in the industry feature a built-in CD burner I think it is news. --Cspurrier 23:31, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
 * The fact that this printer has a built-in CD burner is purely marketing. This article has little interest as a "news" IMO.--213.228.0.12 00:59, 16 September 2005 (UTC)


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Sony recalls Playstation 2 power adaptors

September 15, 2005

Sony has announced that they are recalling 3.5 million PlayStation 2 power adaptors world wide. A small component in the power adaptors is vulnerable to overheating. Sony advises customers using a unit covered by the recall to unplug it and wait until a replacement AC adaptor is provided.

This recall affects only the AC adaptors that were manufactured between August 2004 and December 2004 for the black slimline PlayStation 2, with the product identification code HP – ATH048H03. Users with an affected unit should visit the AC Adaptor Replacement Programme website.

In North America, two people have suffered minor burns, one person suffered a minor shock and four people have reported property damage from the power adaptor overheating. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, reported Sony has received 38 reports of adaptors overheating. Only four cases of overheating have been reported elsewhere.

Sony is not the only games console manufacturer to suffer from AC adaptor related issues. In February, Microsoft recalled 14 million power adaptors for the Xbox due to a similar overheating problem.


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Category talk:LGBT

 * I've removed "LGBT" from the human rights category, because honestly it doesn't have much to do with that category. Items about LGBT issues in that category, items about human rights here.  --Mrmiscellanious 01:12, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Mrmiscellanious, you could not be more wrong. The two categories are intrinsically linked. I can't believe it has taken this long for someone to deliver you a response. Mathew105601 (talk) 12:00, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

Wikimedia LGBT / Interwiki
I have included the LGBT Portal as an interwiki collaboration at meta:Wikimedia LGBT. I invite project members here to come expand the Wikinews section to provide details about (and goals of) this project. I very much hope that our groups can work together and support each others' efforts in the future. --Another Believer (talk) 23:28, 5 November 2013 (UTC)

Separate category for transgender
Out of LGBTQIAPD+ (and for this category name LGBT) most of them correspond to other’s gender. Gay and lesbian, because they are interested in same sex, bisexual because they are interested in both the genders; however, transgender has nothing to do with others. It is something different than being bisexual or pansexual. As how it is seen in Pakistani parliament passes bill for transgender rights. The sources said that bill did not speak about homosexual or bisexual people. And while I was writing it, I thought “duh! This is about those who don’t have a binary gender identity and not about whom do they fantasie; this is a well focused bill only for transgender people”. That is the reason I didn’t even think of adding adding this category because the first thing this category reminds me of if people’s preference for other people. That is not true for transgenders and I find LGBT as a misrepresentation of it. That was amplified by the choice of lead article image when an LGBT flag was used instead of very specific transgender flag. In various countries, transgenders are at least “recognised”, as copmared to being homosexual or bisexual. There should be a specific category for transgender, which makes it easier for us to track and also avoid misrepresentation. •–• 03:49, 12 May 2018 (UTC)

 * Acagastya asked me to weigh in on this. My view: very few people are currently using categories to find articles. There's a separation between LGB and Trans issues, but there is some overlap too. I don't think using the category "LGBT" plus the sidebar to be a "misrepresentation" since the rainbow pride flag does refer to anyone who wants to use it. I don't think there's any harm in having a subsidiary category for transgender-related articles, to aid readers interested only in trans issues and not in LGB issues. That said, we publish a lot of articles that are directly related to both: photo essays from pride parades are generally for a pretty wide range of LGBT+ identities including non-binary, intersex, asexual and other groups. Narrowly slicing that up seems unnecessary. Plus, there are issues which upon first glance are thought only to relate to LGB people (like, for instance, marriage equality) but when you dig a little further also apply to trans people (the change in the law on marriage in England and Wales affected both LGB people and trans people, since before the law changed, getting a Gender Recognition Certificate automatically ended your marriage or civil partnership, while now a person who is married and goes through with legal gender recognition can stay married—if their spouse agrees, which itself is controversial and is referred to by many as the "spousal veto").
 * I don't think classifying an article on transgender rights as "LGBT" is "misrepresentation": T is in LGBT. We have other categories that are made up of conjunctions of things: Category:Economy and business, Category:Crime and law, and Category:Politics and conflicts. The fact they don't include both sides of the conjunction does not mean those categories are invalid, even though the conjunctions they represent are rather more arbitrary than LGBT, since LGBT is an internationally used term for both sexual orientation-based and gender identity-based minority groups.
 * I wouldn't be opposed to having a transgender category, as I said, but we ought to classify most articles that are exclusively about trans related issues into both a transgender topic and into the LGBT topic, much as every article on, say, what Donald Trump has just done ends up being categorised as both Donald Trump, Politics and conflicts, and United States. I don't think that Wikinews yet publishes enough trans-related articles to justify a template like Template:LGBT but just for trans articles. (On Template:LGBT, three of the five articles on the sidebar list are from 2017...) —Tom Morris (talk) 19:22, 26 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi Tom Morris. There has been a lively debate over at Talk:Pakistani parliament passes bill for transgender rights that anyone weighing in on this should be sure to peruse. I don't think anyone has suggested Category:Transgender should not exist, so long as there are the requisite three articles per the standard practice. --SVTCobra 19:36, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

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Telstra sale legislation passed by Australian Senate

September 15, 2005 The three bills previously debated in the House of Representatives which enable the full sale of Telstra were passed by the Senate, September 14.

The so-called "guillotine" was used and Australian Labor Party, Australian Greens, and Australian Democrat senators criticized the Government for not informing other parties that they intended to do so; Senator Andrew Bartlett of the Democrats said in the chamber today that the Liberal senators actions were "arrogant" and that these senators used the guillotine "because [they] can". Senator Bob Brown of the Greens had said "This is a disgraceful day for democracy."

Opposition members attempted to move amendments or motions to try and extend debate, furthermore Democrats senators moved amendments based on advice from the ACCC, but these were defeated in another sequence of several divisions.

Later in the day (after debate was suspended due to Question Time and other matters), the bills passed the third reading by a majority of two votes.


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Original Reporting
(As per previous this can be considered "original"). Dysprosia 09:01, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

Use of "guillotine"
The word "guillotine" should not be linked as it is -- it goes to a wikipage on guillotines. I assume the intent is to link to a page on a political manouver. -- Phyzome is Tim McCormack 21:13, 15 September 2005 (UTC)


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US state of Texas executes woman convicted of murdering family

September 15, 2005

Frances Newton was put to death by lethal injection in the US state of Texas on Wednesday, September 14, 2005, for the murder of her husband and two children in April of 1987.

Her parents watched the execution in Huntsville where a few dozen demonstrators gathered outside to protest. Frances Newton was the first state-sponsored execution of an African-American female in Texas since the civil war. Newton is the third woman put to death by the state of Texas since capital punishment resumed following the end of a US national moratorium on the death penalty in 1982.

According to the police, the motive for the murders was collection of $100,000 in life insurance. Newton stated that a drug dealer committed the killings. Prosecutors say that gunpowder residue was found on Newton's skirt. Ballistics tests also backed up police claims that the pistol in question was the murder weapon. The defense rebuffed this by saying that police had, in fact, found two weapons. The defense also stated that the residue could have come from standard garden fertilizer.

In 1998 hundreds protested the execution of Karla Faye Tucker, the first woman put to death in Texas since the Civil War era. Rick Perry, the Governor of Texas, had postponed Newton's sentence to allow further investigation of evidence. Once the governor was convinced the state's case was solid, he allowed the execution to proceed.

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Tauranga bomb threat politically motivated

September 15, 2005

Parts of central Tauranga city in New Zealand were evacuated around lunchtime today after a man threatened to detonate a bomb unless he was allowed to speak to the Prime Minister, Helen Clark.

The man is said to have entered the Devonport Towers hotel at around 11:15 am. When hotel staff attempted to remove him, he claimed that his backpack was packed with explosives.

Police are negotiating with the man via telephone. Tauranga resident Erin Cornwall said that police have been called in from Auckland to help deal with the situation. It appears that the man is a foreign student who has a grievance related to the expiry of his residence permit.

Tauranga is one of the most hotly contested electorates in the New Zealand parliamentary general election to be held this Saturday. The result of the electorate voting for Tauranga will decide whether MP Winston Peters retains his long-held seat. If Peters loses Tauranga and his NZ First party fails to get 5% of the party vote, then NZ First will not be represented in the next parliament.

The Prime Minister has been informed of the situation, but has declined to speak to the man. She is currently in Auckland campaigning for the Labour Party.

In an ironic turn of events, Winston Peters, well known for his intolerant views on immigration, is reported to have offered to negotiate with the man.


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Israeli court orders controversial wall rerouted

September 15, 2005

The Israeli High Court has unanimously ruled that the controversial wall separating Israel from the West Bank should be rerouted.

The panel of nine justices gave their ruling on a petition submitted by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel and ordered that alternative routes be investigated around the settlement of Alefei Menashe. The court ruling orders that the existing wall in the area be demolished and rebuilt nearer to the settlement.

The rerouting of the wall will result in the Palestinian village of Qalqilya, and four others, being on the West Bank side of the barrier.

The barrier has been a contentious issue between Israelis and Palestinians since construction began. Israel's government ignored last year's non-binding ruling by the International Court of Justice which declared the barrier illegal.


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Hi there, what yuo've posted isn't news and will be deleted. You would be welcome to start an account and put the information on your userpage if you like - more instructions below. ClareWhite 09:35, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

I am looking for anyone in Slidell, La. to send any info, pictures , data on people at Grantham Universtiy , located on 34641 grantham collge rd.

I am a student and run the GU forum board and would like to keep it up dated. I would appreciated any help from any one as we know we lost some Prof. and there family members.

This is by far not more important then the rest, tho we would like if someone can help us with the info we need....Please Jerry

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You owe Edbrown05 an apology - he is not a sockpuppet of me, nor even is he right-wing to my observation. A little too quick to pounce on people who don't agree with you, huh? You seem to forget - no one wants you here, you have violated our policies too many times and try to get around your blocking by using proxies and some of your "friends" online. Tell me, how does it feel to not have a life?

Oh, and one more thing - we are welcome to newcomers. But if you want to spread your political FUD, then get a blog. Or better yet, just stop typing altogether. --Mrmiscellanious 10:31, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

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Hoax
Nice, but made up. --Wikimol 14:03, 15 September 2005 (UTC)


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Seven face deportation after UK dawn raids

September 15, 2005

In dawn raids ordered by the UK Home Secretary, Charles Clarke, seven people have been detained in London and Greater Manchester.

The seven, who are believed to all be Algerian, are thought to include some of those allegedly involved in an earlier ricin poisoning plot.

The Home Secretary ordered the raids based on information provided by police and other security forces. Those seized may appeal against deportation, but are deemed a "threat to national security" by the Home Office. According to officials, those detained were done so using powers granted under the Immigration Act of 1971, not under the recently passed legislation aimed at removing radical muslim clerics from the country.


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Talk:US state of Texas executes woman convicted of murdering family

Looks good, but needed a pic. Unfortunately, the excellent pic under the lethal injection link has an unknown copyright status, so I settled for a locator map of Texas. Links and categories also needed to be added. Please remember to log on before writing articles, so your name is in the history. StuRat 15:13, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

NPOV
Very good short article that upholds the principle of NPOV. - Bobwinmill 15:43, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Thanks. We were very careful to modify POV statements like "Mrs. Newton killed her husband and two children" and the old POV title "Texan Killer Executed". StuRat 15:57, 15 September 2005 (UTC)


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Talk:Israeli court orders controversial wall rerouted

Neet. This presumably increases the wall's chance of having the desired effect, thus making it an all around good thing.


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Were New Orleanians caught in political crossfire?

September 15, 2005

In the aftermath of the disaster in New Orleans, questions have arisen as to whether the Bush administration withheld the deployment of troops and other assistance pending an agreement by the Louisiana Governor, Kathleen Blanco, to authorize the invocation of the, which would have legally allowed Bush to declare martial law and take control of the rescue and rebuilding effort.

The NY Times on Sept. 8 reported that "As New Orleans descended into chaos last week and Louisiana's governor asked for 40,000 soldiers, 's senior advisers debated whether the president should speed the arrival of active-duty troops by seizing control of the hurricane relief mission from the governor." But how this step would have improved the response time is not clear.

It is also unclear as to why such a move would be considered at all as no legal requirement was at issue, leading to the question of whether this was what some fear to have been a political power grab.

The same Times article quotes unnamed official(s) saying that "no active-duty forces could have been sent into the chaos of New Orleans on Wednesday or Thursday without confronting law-and-order challenges." But though the law does bar US Military forces from law enforcement duties absent a declaration of martial law, there are no restrictions on their use in other capacities. Bush authorized more than 7,000 additional active duty troops on September 3 to join the more than 21,000 National Guard troops and more than 4,000 active duty forces deployed to the ravaged gulf region on September 1st and 2nd, law-and-order challenges taking a back seat to the urgency of the rescue mission.

Navy helicopters were over the city on August 30th and landing craft busy the following day. More than 400 members of the Army Corps of Engineers were on site, working to repair the levee system in New Orleans and removing floodwaters from the city. By September 2nd, 113 DoD helicopters, about half from the National Guard and half from active-duty Navy, Army and Air Force units, were continuing to support search and recovery missions.

The National Guard, which remains under the authority of the Governor of the state, are legally authorized and trained for law enforcement duties and the Times article goes on to say that "Pentagon officials said even the 82nd Airborne, which has a brigade on standby to move out within 18 hours, could not arrive any faster than 7,000 National Guard troops, which are specially trained and equipped for civilian law enforcement duties."

The Louisiana National Guard was conspicuously absent following the flooding and four days passed without relief. Several states offered emergency supplies, equipment and units from their National Guard. "New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson offered Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco help from his state's National Guard on Sunday, the day before Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana. Blanco accepted, but paperwork needed to get the troops en route didn't come from Washington until late Thursday."

Similarly, FEMA has been roundly criticized for its own failure to fulfill its emergency command and control mandate during the same period of time. Though on-site before the hurricane struck, many stories of manpower, equipment and supplies being refused have surfaced. Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard has accused FEMA of cutting their local communication lines in the midst of the crisis. FEMA chief Mike Brown was ultimately removed from his post on Friday Sept. 9th.

Also on Friday National Guard units arrived in force and brought food and water, medical personnel, and quickly quelled the rampant looting that had beset the city during the previous days.

Without a full investigation, it is impossible to say what caused these delays. This disaster was unprecedented in scope and hit an area long known to be exceptionally vulnerable to catastrophic damage from a hurricane. But the length of the delay and the breadth of the failures have been widely condemned and demands for an explanation have come from both sides of the political aisle.


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US airlines Delta, Northwest file for bankruptcy

September 15, 2005

Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines, the third and fourth-largest US airlines, filed for on Wednesday. Together with United and, four of the seven biggest US carriers are now operating under bankruptcy protection, representing 51% of US passenger flight capacity.

The filing occurred due to rising fuel prices, high labor expenses and competition from.

Delta and Northwest both said that bankruptcy protection would cause no changes for passengers in their flight schedules and frequent-flyer schemes. However, analysts say that cuts in some flights can be expected in the future.


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Imperfect immune systems help avoid autoimmune disease

September 15, 2005

The body’s immune system is less effective at quashing disease than it could be - but if it were better the immune system might do more harm than good, according to new research by Michael Deem and colleagues of Rice University in Houston.

The immune system has apparently evolved to be mildly inefficient so that it achieves a balance between quick response to disease and decreased probability of autoimmune disease, a condition in which the immune system attacks healthy tissue.

The authors drew their conclusions from a model of the dynamics of antibody evolution. Their simulations show that while there are mechanisms that would allow the immune system to develop antibodies that respond faster and more strongly against invading pathogens, those mechanisms would also create antibodies that are likely to attack the body’s own healthy cells. The model also bolsters controversial suggestions that chronic infections could lead the immune system awry, ultimately resulting in rheumatoid arthritis or other autoimmune ailments.

The study will be detailed in a forthcoming issue of the journal Physical Review Letters.


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Talk:MS-13 gang threatens the Arizona "minutemen"

Death to the MS-13.. We need to eliminate them NOW... All US Citizens must be involved and made aware of them. We should all band together and whenever a gang Member is seen, they shoud report it to the police. The police should confront them on the spot for their ID papers, and if they have none, they should be Jailed and Deported Immediatly. If not, we as citizens should go after them in force. WE CANNOT ALLOW THESE PUNKS TO GET ANY SORT OF CONTROL HERE.


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Talk:Imperfect immune systems help avoid autoimmune disease

Wow, that headline "Imperfect immune systems help avoid autoimmune disease" just reeks of obviousness. But the actual study has a slightly different point - that it's supposed to be that way. Anybody have an idea for a little bit better headline, one that indicates the role of evolution or the impact of design compromise? -- Phyzome is Tim McCormack 21:32, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

How about "Immune systems evolved to be imperfect to avoid autoimmune disease"?

Original reporting notes
Where are the notes which indicate the original reporting contributions to this article? - Amgine/talk 06:33, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

In this case, and in many cases where I might post stories in the future, I read original scientific articles and write the lay interpretation of them. I sometimes contact the researchers, but not in most cases. So, what sort of notes would you like to see? (sorry, I am new at this) It is original reporting because I don't base it on what others have written about the paper, but on the paper itself. My goal is to find interesting science stories that might otherwise go unnoticed.

For example, I recently read a story in a physics journal (Physical Review E) about a way to analyze paintings. It shows that a numerical technique common in physics can distinguish between genres and artists, and may even lead to a a new tool for detecting forgeries. I will write it up, probably without talking directly to the researchers (afterall, they are supposed to include all relevant information in their paper). I am happy to include notes. What should these notes look like? Most supporting information would be included in the hyperlinks in the text or in links to related stories. --BuzzSkyline 20:41, 16 September 2005 (UTC)


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Talk:Were New Orleanians caught in political crossfire?

Navy helicopters
an edit was added by SEWilco at the end of paragraph 4 (which i removed bc it didnt add anything pertinant and was unsourced):

"Navy helicopters were over the city on August 30th and landing craft busy the following day."

I googled for info on the claim and found that two pilots flew an unauthorized mission to the city and are facing disciplinary action. Not sure what the landing craft are doing, where they went, etc.

Senator wants Pensacola rescue pilots' careers protected http://www.palmbeachpost.com/storm/content/gen/ap/FL_Katrina_Navy_Rescuers.html

-bstender

 * The image description contains some info. USS Bataan web sites (and linked en:article) also.  I added to Sources section.  (SEWilco 18:57, 16 September 2005 (UTC))

September 16
SEWilco put his stuff back and i then sent him an email telling him my problem with it and suggesting a new section detailing the actual eforts of the military (i suspect he desires to see their efforts highlighted regardless of the point of the article) he didnt reply but put it back in with attribution and its own paragraph. i dont need to battle over it, but it does add a chunk of extra info that adds nothing to the story. -bstender

 * Actually, the section I added contradicts the preceding paragraph that says that no active duty personnel could have been sent, and that the first mention of authorization is dated after they were there. And you can sign your comments with ~ ; try it in Preview. (SEWilco 18:55, 16 September 2005 (UTC))

-the administration source suggested that the reason for the martial law declaration was because of sending troops absent this deccree, that potential law and order difficulties would be encountered. i point out that there are other things for them to do and that the troops were eventually sent in anyway (as always) so the martial law decree appears to be unnecessary after all. the troop activities you have added strengthens this point. the date of authorization is an aside i think, but we can leave it.

btw, the "NY Times calim" is not a claim, it is in another article sourced here and in at least two others i have read. it is a fact.

i removed all of the sectioning bc it confuses the read. Bstender 20:02, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

POV pushing
Saying it this way is hardly neutral:

 * questions have arisen as to whether the Bush administration withheld the deployment of troops and other assistance pending an agreement by the Louisiana Governor, Kathleen Blanco

Better to say that (Named Source A) accused the Bush administration, etc. Then balance this with (Named Source B) defended Bush.

I've heard, by the way, that criticism has tended to split along party lines, with Democrats blaming Republican President Bush and Republicans faulting Democratic Governor Blanco and Democratic Mayor Nagin. --Ed Poor 13:57, 15 June 2006 (UTC)


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Thai political talk show taken off during media buyout attempt

September 15, 2005

Thailand's popular political talk show, Muang Thai Rai Sapda has been dropped by Channel 9. Hosted by Sondi Limthongkul, the show was notorious for its criticism of the Thai government. This happens as much of Thai media is being bought by a government-allied media conglomerate, GMM.

Sondhi, the presenter, and founder of a popular magazine, Pujatkran (Eng: Manager), accused the network of making a politically motivated decision.


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Talk:Thai political talk show taken off during media buyout attempt

Brianmc 23:02, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
 * This needs
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Talk:Nintendo releases GameBoy Micro in the US

This article is not "news" but rather a commercial. Let's not make of Wikinews a billboard.--213.228.0.86 23:33, 15 September 2005 (UTC)


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Microsoft announces Xbox 360 launch dates

September 16, 2005 Microsoft announced on Thursday the release dates for the new version of the Xbox gaming console. The Xbox 360 will be in shops in the US on November 22. It will be launched in Europe on December 2 and in Japan on December 10.

The Xbox 360 in the US and Europe will come in two editions, base and premium. The premium edition will include the console, an external hard drive, wireless controllers, headset and membership in the Xbox Live gaming service. The base version will only include the console and a wired controller. The base edition will sell for £209.99 in the UK, €299.99 in Europe and $299.99 in the USA. The premium edition will sell for £279.99 in the UK and $399.99 in the USA. A third edition with nearly identical features to the premium edition will be available in Japan for ¥37,900.

Microsoft has said up to 20 games would be ready by the launch date, and 40 games should be launched by the end of 2005. "We expect a strong portfolio of titles on launch day and through the holidays that will appeal to fans of every genre and gamers in every region," said Chief Xbox officer Robbie Bach.

The launch date is two days before Thanksgiving, the traditional start of the US Christmas buying season. A November launch will give Microsoft a lead over competitors Sony and Nintendo. Sony plans to release the PlayStation 3 in the spring of 2006, and Nintendo plans to release its new console, the Revolution, sometime next year.


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I'm new here. I like the idea of Wikinews, but I think it's not really working yet, and I can see that the dynamic here is quite different to Wikipedia, so the culture will need to be different too. I'm not sure how, but I'm going to stick around and find out.

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Kay Hull crosses floor in Australian House of Representatives on Telstra legislation

September 16, 2005

, an member of Parliament representing the electorate of Riverina, crossed the floor September 15 at the final  stage of debate on the Telstra legislation, previously passed and returned to the.

Hull was the only MP who did so; the legislation passed the third reading on a majority of seventeen votes.

Hull was praised by the Manager of Opposition Business, Julia Gillard in the adjournment debate, stating "We have seen the National Party at its worst — with the notable exception of the Member for Riverina".


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Hurricane Ophelia hits U.S. East Coast

September 16, 2005

With recovery from Katrina still under way, Hurricane Ophelia has now cut power to nearly 81,000 homes and businesses on the Eastern coast of North Carolina.

On Thursday, the storm moved slowly up the coast of North Carolina, causing considerable damage. Alton Ballance, a resident of the affected area, said that the storm was "just beating us to death. It's similar to the wintertime nor'easters that lay there and beat you for a couple of days.".

A small Category 1 hurricane, with top wind speeds of 85 mph (136 kph), Ophelia is nearly stalled in its current position in North Carolina and, in the words of another resident, Laurie Garner, "It just beat us and beat us and beat us."

"The barrier islands will be getting hammered one way coming up and the other way going back out," said the Governor of North Carolina, Mike Easley.

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Talk:Kay Hull crosses floor in Australian House of Representatives on Telstra legislation

Original reporting
See talk:Telstra sale legislation passed by Australian Senate for originality etc. Dysprosia 01:18, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
 * For this type of original reporting, I would just put something like "Reporting in this article is based on official parliament transcripts (Hansards)", in a section headed "Original reporting". Great work on the parliament reporting, it really is an easy way for us to bypass all media outlets and report on events directly. - 220.245.178.136 03:58, 18 September 2005 (UTC)


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Talk:Sony recalls Playstation 2 power adaptors

Looks good, nice pic. StuRat 01:35, 16 September 2005 (UTC)


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User talk:206.132.215.179

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One for you to have a go at.
Hi!

Since local knowledge would be really useful on this one you might want to see if you can help.

Thai media mogul drops newspaper takeover attempt

Things that might be useful include if you can get an image of the newspaper's logo.

Brianmc 07:41, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

Hi
Hi there - good to have your input on Wikinews. It's nice to see a few more stories about Asia here! Rcameronw 08:02, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

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