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East Timorese President regains consciousness

February 21, 2008 The President of East Timor, Jose Ramos-Horta, has woken from the induced coma he was put in following an assassination attempt. The President, who was shot by rebels on February 11, is still in a serious condition requiring more surgery, but is recovering, according to the doctors treating him at the Royal Darwin Hospital in Darwin, Australia.

Jose Luis Guterres, the East Timorese Deputy Prime Minister, has flown to Darwin, and says that one of the President's first concerns upon regaining consciousness was for his country. "One of his first words was to mention to his close relatives to look after the people of East Timor," he said.


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46-passenger Venezuelan plane reported missing

February 22, 2008

A Venezuelan plane with 46 passengers onboard has been reported missing in western Venezuela, officials say.

The Santa Barbara Airlines plane took off just before dusk from the city of Mérida en route to Simón Bolívar International Airport outside the capital city of Caracas.

Noel Marquez, director of Venezuela's emergency management agency in Mérida, said the plane has failed to contact control towers. Civil Defense chief General Antonio Rivero told reporters that it is unknown whether or not the plane crashed or is simply missing.

Mérida a town roughly 680 kilometers (422 miles) from Caracas is a popular tourist location.


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National Hockey League news: February 22, 2008

February 22, 2008

There were 9 games played in the National Hockey League on February 21, 2008.

Tampa Bay Lightning @ New York Islanders
Chris Simon made his return to the Islanders lineup, as New York win their 6th straight, and the Lightning lose their 3rd straight, in this low scoring game at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. Miroslav Satan broke the scoreless tie 5:37 into the third period, assisted by Sean Bergenheim and Drew Fata. Rick DiPietro picked up his third shutout of the season and improved his record to 26-21-7. Simon, who was suspended on December 19 for an on-ice incident where he stepped on Penguin Jarkko Ruutu's skate, played 9 shifts, on the ice for 6:17 of the game.

San Jose Sharks @ Philadelphia Flyers
Jonathan Cheechoo put San Jose up 1-0 15:56 into the first period. The Flyers tied the score on a Mike Knuble goal, his 22nd of the season. Milan Michalek put the Sharks back on top early in the third period, and Douglas Murray scored on a San Jose power play to put them up by 2. Joe Thornton had 2 assists for the Sharks, his 52nd and 53rd of the season. Evgeni Nabokov picked up his 33rd win of the season, stopping 26 shots while allowing only 1. The Sharks break a 5 game losing streak; Philadelphia is now winless in their last 9.

Atlanta Thrashers @ Carolina Hurricanes
Ray Whitney scored after a scoreless first period to give Carolina the first lead of the game. 1:40 later, Eric Perrin put Atlanta on the scoreboard to tie the game 1-1. Moments later, a Ryan Bayda goal put Carlina back on top. Sergei Samsonov gave the Hurricanes a 2 goal advantage 12:25 into the second period. Atlanta cut the deficit in half when Mark Recchi scored on a Thrashers power play. Scott Walker made the score 4-2 3:51 into the third period. A Keith Aucoin goal increased Carolina's lead to 4. Todd White scored for Atlanta in the closing minutes of the game, but it wasn't enough to catch up to Carolina, who now snapped a 2 game losing streak.

Buffalo Sabres @ Toronto Maple Leafs
Brian Campbell put Buffalo in the lead 2:36 into the first period. Less than a minute into the next period, Thomas Vanek, coming off of a hat trick performance against Tampa Bay 24 hours earlier, increased the Buffalo lead to two goals. Toronto's Pavel Kubina scored on a Leafs power play moments later to cut Buffalo's lead in half. Vanek assisted in the next two Buffalo, first when Ales Kotalik scored 8:59 into the second period, then again when Derek Roy scored on Buffalo's 4th power play of the night at 14:49. Kotalik scored his second of the night on an empty net in the closing minute of the game. Buffalo has their 10th win in 14 games, and Vanek picks up his 22nd point in his last 17 games. Buffalo goaltender Ryan Miller made 34 saves.

Pittsburgh Penguins @ Montreal Canadiens
Ryan Whitney scored 6:46 into the game to put the Penguins up 1-0. Jarkko Ruutu scored an unassisted goal with 1:13 left in the opening period to give Pittsburgh a two goal advantage. Montreal captain Saku Koivu picked up his 12th goal of the year to cut their deficit in half. Ryan Malone put the Penguins back up by two with a power play goal at 6:59 in the second. Christopher Higgins would get Montreal closer on the Canadiens' second power play. Michael Ryder tied the score 21 seconds into the third period, and Roman Hamrlik gave Montreal their first lead of the game a few minutes later. Evgeni Malkin scored his 35th goal of the year to retie the score 4-4. Sergei Gonchar scored the go-ahead goal for Pittsburgh as they retake the lead 11 minutes through the final period, and take their third win in a row. Malkin and Whitney each had three points for the Penguins.

Columbus Blue Jackets @ Ottawa Senators
Cory Stillman scored in the opening minute of the game to give the Senators an early 1-0 lead. Rick Nash tied the score with his 32nd goal of the season 4:07 into the second period. Andrej Meszaros scored on Ottawa's power play to retake the lead for the Senators. Sergei Fedorov tied it up 5:28 into the third to send it to a shootout. Nash and Nikolai Zherdev each scored on Ottawa's Ray Emery. Pascal Leclaire stopped Daniel Alfredsson and Antoine Vermette. Columbus came from behind to win just their third game in 12.

Boston Bruins @ Florida Panthers
Jay Bouwmeester scored for Florida 2:40 into the game to give the Panthers an early lead. Marco Sturm tied the game early in the second period for Boston. Florida were up by 2 after Steve Montador and Rostislav Olesz each scored goals. Dennis Wideman cut the Florida lead in half on Boston's second power play, but Kamil Kreps put Florida back up by two with a second remaining in the second period. Zdeno Chara and Phil Kessel tied the score with goals 1:38 apart to send the game to overtime. Sturm scored on Tomas Vokoun for the only shootout goal, as Boston sneaks past the Florida Panthers, who have now lost their third straight.

Vancouver Canucks @ Nashville Predators
Kevin Bieksa made his return to the Canucks lineup tonight against the team he was playing when he suffered a deep gash to his right calf November 1. Mason Raymond put Vancouver ahead first in the closing minute of the opening period. Jason Arnott put Nashville on the board 5:42 into the second period on a 5-on-3 power play. Alexander Edler retook the lead for Vancouver on a Canucks power play 12:49 into the period, his 6th of the year, which was assisted by Raymond and Ryan Shannon. Marek Zidlicky gave Nashville their second power play goal to tie the score 2-2 and send it to a shootout. Raymond scored the only shootout goal on Nashville goalie Chris Mason. Roberto Luongo made 49 saves to keep Vancouver in the game, and stopped all three Nashville attempts in the shootout, as Vancouver picks up their third win in a row.

St. Louis Blues @ Los Angeles Kings
After a scoreless first period, the Kings had a flurry of goals in the second period. First, Anze Kopitar scored on Los Angeles' first power play of the game. Soon after, Alexander Frolov scored a pair of back-to-back goals. Patrick O'Sullivan, after assisting on the first three Kings goals, scored one of his own on Los Angeles' second power play, to give them a four goal lead after two periods. Frolov picked up a hat trick, deflecting a puck Mike Cammalleri shot, to give the Kings a 5-0 lead 3:31 into the third, which also gave O'Sullivan his 5th point of the night from an assist. Martin Rucinsky ruined Dan Cloutier's shutout attempt by scoring with 4:02 left in the game. Cammalleri had 3 points, assisting on all of Frolov's goals. Chris Beckford-Tseu made his NHL debut, replacing goaltender Manny Legace in the second period after giving up 4 goals in 19 shots. Cloutier, who filled in for the injured Jason LaBarbera, made 32 saves.

Other news
Philadelphia's Simon Gagne was told by concussion doctors that he should take the rest of the season off. Gagne, who has 18 points in 25 games this season, suffered his third concussion in 5 months on February 10 in a 4-3 loss to the Penguins.


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Comments:46-passenger Venezuelan plane reported missing

how can it be missing? it definetely crashed
 * Care to say how it "definitely crashed"? Antonio Rivero says that its official status is still just missing. Mouse among men 03:39, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

this is silly! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.94.180.143 (talk) 15:05, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Very Sad
Very Sad this :( --200.8.122.13 16:12, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Reason why
The pilots did not activate the AHRS prior to taxiing and they took off without the AHRS leading into a 270 bank instead of an 180 bank and they saw a mountain trying to pull up but it was too lot and the aircraft disintegrated upon impact leading to the deaths of all 43 on board.


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Robert Gates hopes to continue US troop cuts in Iraq

February 22, 2008 Speaking aboard a military aircraft, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that he intends to continue US troop reduction in Iraq over the next 10 months, although he and other commanders are leaning to a July pause in cuts.

Secretary Gates was en route to attend the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations in Canberra, Australia. The meetings, also known as AUSMIN, have been held annually since 1985.

Australia has recently announced plans to withdraw troops from Iraq, but Gates indicated that this would not be a source of friction between the two allies.

"We're concerned about the stress on our own forces. The Australians are confronting that challenge themselves," he told reporters aboard the plane.

Gates said a brief pause "is probably necessary in order to be able to assess the pacing of any subsequent drawdowns."

Although he did not say how long a pause would be, his comments suggested that reductions could begin again before the end of the year. "I don't think there's a need to be doing any trust-building at the AUSMIN meeting tomorrow," said Australian Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon on Friday. "The relationship remains very, very strong," he said. "The level of trust has never been higher and I look forward to working forward together with our American friends." "As the winter accelerates into the springtime and the summer, that's going to increase in pace, and we're hopeful that we can continue that in a measured way that enables us to turn over the bulk of the responsibility to the Iraqis, but at the same time we don't let this thing fall back down the hole again," Admiral William Fallon said. Fallon, the commander of United States Central Command, was speaking today in Ottawa, Canada at a defense conference. He made no mention of a pause.

Another topic at AUSMIN will be the military effort in Afghanistan, but Gates says he is not worried that Australia, now headed by Prime Minster Kevin Rudd, will reduce troop levels there.

"I've had two meetings with their defense minister at this point, and I don't have any sense of a change in direction in Afghanistan," Gates said.

Australia is expected, according to US defense officials, to request a greater role in decision-making process. The International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan is led by NATO, of which Australia is not a member.


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Barack Obama wins Democrats Abroad primary

February 22, 2008

Barack Obama, the junior senator from Illinois and 2008 US presidential candidate won another primary this time in the support of Democrats living outside the United States winning the Democrats Abroad Global Primary after the results from the contest held across the globe have been tallied.

Obama got about 65 per cent of more than 20,000 votes submitted overseas. Democrats in more than 160 countries cast ballots by mail, fax, in person and for the first time, online. The group set up voting sites in more than 30 countries. The polls were open for one week, starting on February 5 and ending February 12. Most were not typical polling stations - balloting was held in bars, private clubs, or coffee shops.

Democrats Abroad is a officially sanctioned organization recognized by the national Democratic party. This means that Democrats Abroad gets 14 of the 4,000-plus votes at the national convention and is treated like a "state committee" despite not being an American state. However, the votes are half votes and not full votes. So far 9 delegates have been awarded due to the Global Primary, the other 5 will be chosen at a Democrats Abroad convention in Denver in April.

The chair of Democrats Abroad India, Carolyn Sauvage-Mar said, "There were 100 and something voters who brought their kids, their friends, their families. Because they wanted that sense of being together for a really important political moment." Also adding, "This really gives Americans an opportunity to participate."

Sauvage-Mar noted that new and younger voters showed up to the events, including a couple of 18 year olds, Indian-Americans and naturalized citizens from Ghana and the United Kingdom. Giovanna Melandri, the Italian Minister for Youth and Sports holds dual citizenship in Italy and the United States, and is a Democrat, cast her vote for Obama.

"It wasn't an easy choice for me. I would still love seeing a ticket with Obama and Hillary, a drive for change is what is needed in the U.S. and I think that Obama has that drive," Melandri noted in a telephone interview with the Associated Press.

The Republicans have their own organization for citizens overseas, Republicans Abroad, however, it is not treated as a "state committee" by the Republican National Committee which heads the Republican Party. As such, they do not hold a primary and do not seat delegates at the convention.


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Australian drug regulator requires warning on Zolpidem

February 22, 2008

Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TDC) will require makers of the sleeping pill, Zolpidem (marketed as Stilnox in Australia) to provide a warning about its "bizarre" and "potentially dangerous" side effects. The warning follows a decision by the National Drugs and Poisons Schedule Committee (NDPSC) not to reschedule the drug.

The NDPSC had considered changing zolpidem from a Schedule 4 drug to a Schedule 8 drug, which would have placed it in the same category as drugs like morphine and made it more difficult for doctors to prescribe. The NDPSC said zolpidem did not meet criteria to become a Schedule 8 drug because there was insufficient evidence to suggest a "substantial risk of abuse, dependence or misuse for illegal purposes".

The warning follows more than 1000 reports of the drug causing people to walk, drive, eat and have sex while they slept, among other suspected reactions. A TGA spokeswoman said the Adverse Medicine Events Line had also received 19 reports of deaths, most of them suicides, where the patient had been taking zolpidem.

The spokeswoman said coronial inquests on most of these deaths had found no link between the death and zolpidem.

The warning to be included on the Consumer Medical Information sheet inside the packaging will say that the drug "may be associated with potentially dangerous complex sleep-related behaviours … sleepwalking, sleep driving and other bizarre behaviours".

It will also warn patients not to mix zolpidem with alcohol or other Central Nervous System depressants and the drug should "limit use to four weeks maximum under close medical supervision".

Some patients have been prescribed the drug for a number of months, including 30-year-old Sydney woman Mairead Costigan, who fell to her death from the Sydney Harbour Bridge nearly six months ago. Costigan had been prescribed the drug for at least eight months, but just six days before her death she switched to another sleeping pill (zopiclone).

Ms Costigan's sister Siobhan said her family was disappointed but was not surprised by the TGA's decision.

"I understand that the committee received well over 100 submissions from members of the public who have been adversely affected or lost loved ones," she said.

Independent ACT politician and staunch opponent of the drug, Helen Cross said that after being prescribed zolpidem, she became addicted to it and tried to commit suicide three times. In one case, she sent friends a text message saying "goodbye" without remembering anything about the incident when police arrived to rescue her.

While prescription information for the drug says it can increase depression and that "suicidal tendencies may be present", Ms Cross says doctors who prescribed the drug did not warn her about these side effects.

A spokeswoman for the drug's manufacturer, Sanofi-Aventis said it supported the TGA's decision.

The criticism was a "largely Australian-specific phenomenon and in our view does not accurately reflect [its] safety profile", she said.


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Armorize Technologies: Crimes use "Edison Chen's nude photos" as a web phishing tool

February 23, 2008 In a recent press conference by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of China, Armorize Technologies disclosed details on web-phishing crimes related to the "Edison Chen photo scandal".

The scandal which has become a hot topic in the Chinese-language world - especially in Hong Kong - has seen some governments discipline the public for distributing these related photos.

According to Armorize Technologies, organized crime gangs have distributed malicious code recently masquerading as "Edison's photos" through phishing, e-mail hacking, and peer-to-peer file transfer. Even though Google will attempt to tag these phishing sites as dangerous to a user's computer, there are many instances where the malicious code will not be found by anti-virus software such as Norton AntiVirus, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Trend Micro Internet Security, and NOD32.

Also in this conference, Armorize described their HackAlert service:If an Internet user accesses a phishing site controlled by a fraud group, malicious software, which can't be found and scanned by anti-virus software, will be downloaded to a user's computer silently. The software will steal private data, collect information on user's software, and use the computer to attack other websites.

Statistics on the spread of malicious code through the Internet by this method indicate that this is major problem; one that is associated with unsafe surfing habits and tools such as P2P software when connecting to the Internet.

Edison Chen had claimed to quit the entertainment industry in Hong Kong, but the (photo) scandal shows yet another information security crisis on the World Wide Web that includes Taiwan.


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I talked to their Branch Director in Taiwan Wayne Huang via MSN, he told about the phishing issues on this serious incident, and he showed several statistics on this recently incident for me. Brock contact... 09:19, 22 February 2008 (UTC)


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Comments: BDSM as business
The interviews were quite incisive and revealing the "other" shades of business. Obviously prospective customers cannot afford to contemplate too much about these issues, or else they would cease being so.;) On a more serious note, Shank is doing trmendous and praiseworthy job of taking up so called taboos and taking the readers through a treasure hunt trek. Thanks Shanky. Way to go. Atulan.

As a man, as I have got older, my preference for a session with a dominatrix now exceeds that for normal sex. Its less complicated than sex you can maintain your distance from your dominating partner. Having said that sexual desire for the dominatrix is an essential part of my psyche. What I would like the interviews to explore is how to square the circle between role play and reality. My best ever session was one where pre session the girl, Mistress Natasha from Salon Kitty, interviewed me in an in depth manner. We subsequently met in the dungeon in a session which lasted no more than a few minutes before I was forced to go on my knees and masturbate. She immediately left the room for me to deal only with the receptionist. I never saw her or spoke to her again yet she remains a my greatest dominatrix fantasy.

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The interviewer could have been more professional. Also, I couldn't follow the conversation when they talked about movies and such. —71.244.117.158 (talk) 21:50, 10 June 2010 (UTC

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I thought that it was a much needed supplement to the "Dominatrix" page. It's nice to get a "live" definition from actual Dommes. I am currently considering taking the plunge and becoming a fethsh domme. —184.218.47.76 (talk) 15:47, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

The interviewer could have been more professional. Also, I couldn't follow the conversation when they talked about subject.
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Hi there, Thanks for correcting my grammar in the Australian drug regulator requires warning on Zolpidem article. I didn't know that generic names aren't capitalised. I learned something today :) - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 10:30, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

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Turkey sends thousands of troops into northern Iraq

February 22, 2008 Reports say that Turkey has sent at least 10,000 troops into northern Iraq in an attempt to take down terrorists from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and their bases of operations. Reports also say that thousands more Turkish troops are prepared to enter Iraq if needed.

"The Turkish Armed Forces, which attach great importance to Iraq's territorial integrity and stability, will return home in the shortest time possible after its goals have been achieved," said a statement posted on the Turkish military's website.

The United States military in Iraq is "aware" that Turkish troops have begun to enter the country and Rear Adm. Gregory Smith, a U.S. military spokesman states that "Turkey has given its assurances it will do everything possible to avoid collateral damage to innocent civilians or Kurdish infrastructure."

"The United States continues to support Turkey's right to defend itself from the terrorist activities of the PKK and has encouraged Turkey to use all available means, to include diplomacy and close coordination with the Government of Iraq to ultimately resolve this issue," stated Smith.

On Thursday February 21, Turkish troops began to take out buildings in abandoned villages believed to be hideouts for militants of the PKK.


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Steve Wright, killer of five women in Suffolk, England, sentenced to life imprisonment

February 22, 2008 Steve Wright, yesterday convicted of the murder of five women in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, has today been sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court to life imprisonment. The bodies of the five women who worked as sex workers in Ipswich were found around the town in December 2006.

The judge, Mr Justice Gross said that a "substantial degree of pre-meditation and planning" was involved meaning the requirments for a whole life sentence for Wright was met. He said, "This was a targeted campaign of murder. It is right you should spend your whole life in prison."

Speaking after the sentencing, Deputy Chief Constable of Suffolk Police, Jacqui Cheer said, "At the start of the inquiry we could not have asked for anything more. It is a tribute to all the people who have been involved - not only police officers but their support teams and all the members of the public who phoned-in offering information."


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Comments:Sexy video clips influence young girls more than boys, study shows

I agree —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.70.246.41 (talk) 01:46, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

the sexy video clips might direct both gender in different direction
The prof's research tells some good conclussion including the self image of the girls mostly influened by thier parents. It could be true, but which is same to boys in another perspective. the society, tradition and family are the facts determine how the boys define thier self image but these video clips might divert them in to a more hope less directions, such like always behave harsh, adiction, sexully slave to female body/flesh and unlikely become like a male shown in porno videos.

In such kind of research it may give outcome with a narrow decission, but more will resolve lot of society problems and violence —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.92.82.12 (talk) 17:27, 19 March 2008 (UTC)  b by sutharsan je (hhitharshy@yahoo.com)

And what do you expect?
Boys already seen everything and more. Why sensored videos would affect them at all? Another stupid test... 82.114.227.57 11:37, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

true true true —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.239.2.242 (talk) 17:24, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

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Not at all colorful. We need to have a some more colorful page. —57.66.70.225 (talk) 08:31, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

What's a sexy video? Man, I ain't go time for this, I oughtta chop the wood, milk der cow... But yeah girls shouldn't identify with outward appearance, I totally agree. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 89.107.100.22 (talk • contribs)

This has significant implication for those young girls that are allowed to watch MTV unsupervised.

Further research is bound to show that this promiscuity among girls is more pronounced among the economically disadvantaged.

And the minorities who do not figure prominently in the videos and likely to feel they are 'less' desirable as a consequence.

lol. This is almost always on the top viewed.

I don't think MTV is as much as a problem as Youtube, were the maturity of content is not regulated by what time of the day it is.Ugottoknowme2 (talk) 14:12, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

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the artickles are very informative —75.131.246.193 (talk) 18:27, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

negative influence
"... and they (girls) became less resolute in denying permissive sex"

why do the researches label this as "negative influence"? the research seem a lot biased (at least from this description) --187.40.183.119 (talk) 20:00, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

Finally, we can stick it to the feminists.

Comments from feedback form - "wow, what a leap of nonsense. ..."
wow, what a leap of nonsense. He went from girls "seeing the videos the girls in the test group felt more strongly that outward appearance was important for girls, and they tended to be less satisfied about their own appearances.": to concluding that girls will do worse in school and will lose self confidence. What utter nonsense. Then they throw that bit about US pscychologists in as if that ridiculous DSM which still believes in the idea of drug addiction having disease status. Get out of here with this nonsense. —184.153.38.6 (talk) 07:19, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

The videos express the dominant ideology in all societies across the globe - women are subject to sexist ideas that their worth is how (sexually) appealing they are. They have it drilled into them from all over (including school) that they are second-class citizens whose only hope is a successful marriage, a mother, and having a (financially) successful husband. Only when we overturn the class relations in society will the image and self-worth of women (and girls) change.

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Extremely wonderful material for youngesters. —115.186.48.101 (talk) 08:16, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Censored?
I'd like to see a larger group plus the effect of uncensored videos before I'd comment either way. --23:57, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

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wtf..gals cando sex wid any1..they hav the right to do..they are legally having sex but nt like mans..

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Draft treaty to ban cluster bombs reached in New Zealand

February 22, 2008 An international meeting in New Zealand has produced a draft treaty to ban cluster bombs. Campaigners say the meeting has given a decisive push to efforts to create a meaningful global agreement, however some say success is far from guaranteed.

The draft accord drawn up in New Zealand declares that cluster bombs cause unacceptable harm to civilians, and that their production, stockpiling and use must be banned. The proposed accord has been named the "Wellington Declaration," after talks this week in the New Zealand capital involving 122 countries. The conference was organized by the Cluster Munitions Coalition, a network of 200 private organizations that includes leaders of the Nobel peace prize-winning International Campaign to Ban Landmines.

Activists hope the draft, which was signed by representatives of 82 of the attending nations, will be turned into a binding treaty at a follow-up meeting scheduled in Ireland in May. However, British negotiators have warned that tough discussions lie ahead before a binding treaty is finally signed. There is opposition to a global ban by the United States, Russia and China, as well as India, Pakistan and Israel. All are major producers of cluster munitions and none attended the Wellington summit. Washington opposes a ban because of the weapons' military effectiveness. But Jody Williams, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for her work to ban landmines, says she believes an international ban on cluster bombs is inevitable. "If we, you know, have 80 countries that subscribe to it at the end of Dublin, that will be in terrific, and the signing will be in December and we will use all of that time to bring more countries on board," she said. "I think we're going to see a very exciting new treaty banning cluster munitions, demonstrating that even in this difficult time we can continue to ban weapons that are indiscriminate and cause untold civilian casualties and harm." Cluster bombs are designed to explode above the ground and release thousands of small bomblets primed to detonate on impact. Many do not explode immediately, and can lie in fields or villages, where they later kill and maim people who come across them. Efforts toward an international ban began in Norway last year. The meeting in Wellington, and May's follow-up in Ireland, are part of what is being called the "Oslo Process."


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American Airlines plane diverted to Miami after landing gear problem

February 22, 2008 An American Airlines (AA) plane made a safe emergency landing after it was diverted to Miami, Florida after the pilot reported that there was a problem with the plane's front landing gear.

The plane, an McDonnell Douglas MD-80/MD-90 flight 862, took off just before 2:00 p.m. (eastern time) from Palm Beach International Airport and was en route to Chicago, Illinois when the problem was reported just after takeoff.

It circled above Miami International Airport to burn off fuel and made a safe and uneventful emergency landing.

The plane made a flyby of the airport's tower where officials could make a visual observation. The front gear appeared to be slightly bent in live footage shown by the Fox News Channel.

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 * I'm sure that this will be very successful, considering all the countries that actually use cluster bombs aren't signing it... Spacehusky - (talk) 21:54, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

If civilians are close enough to a combat zone that they're threatened by cluster munitions going off, they must have a death wish.--66.75.48.94 01:45, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

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Comments:Australian drug regulator requires warning on Zolpidem

"The criticism was a "largely Australian-specific phenomenon and in our view does not accurately reflect [its] safety profile", she [a spokeswoman for Sanofi-Aventis] said."

Yeah sure "A largely Australian-specific phenomenon" was that the best excuse she could come up with. I guess Australians have such a completely different genetic structure than the British or the Americans. The side effect profile of this drug (known as Ambien in the United States) is world famous. I applaud the Australian drug regulators for making an independent decision and not buying into Big-Pharma propaganda.--Jóhann Heiðar Árnason - (talk) 23:13, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

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"a inhibreated" looks like it might be a supertypo for "an inebriated", but I can't be sure, and the correction would be potentially slanderous. Maybe it should just be quoted John Weaver. Hv - (talk) 01:41, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
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Norwegian museum claims Adolf Hitler drew Disney cartoons on painting

February 23, 2008 A war museum located in Norway has stated that Adolf Hitler has drawn characters from the Walt Disney film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and were found hidden inside a painting signed "A. Hitler".

Director William Hakvaag says that colored images of the characters Bashful and Doc along with the initials 'A.H.' appear hidden in a painting which tests say date back to 1940, sometime during World War II. Pinocchio is also reported to be among the characters drawn by Hitler. He says that he bought the painting for US$300 at an auction in Germany.

Long before he ruled Germany and his conquest of Europe, Adolf Hitler twice tried, unsuccessfully, to enroll at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in 1907 and 1908. He continued to work as an amateur artist until World War I.

"I am 100 percent sure that these are drawings by Hitler. If one wanted to make a forgery, one would never hide it in the back of a picture, where it might never be discovered," said Hakvaag. Hitler was reported to have owned a copy of the movie, made in 1937.

Hakvaag also says that the initials on the painting, match other historical documents containing authentic Hitler initials.

So far there has not been any other confirmation of the museum's claims, but other alleged Hitler drawings that sold at auction have turned out to be forgeries.


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Anti-poverty group splatter B.C. premier's office with paint

February 23, 2008

The Anti-Poverty Committee (APC) has taken full responsibility for four people splattering latex paint on the front of British Columbia premier Gordon Campbell's office in Vancouver Thursday afternoon. They tried to break into the office and frightened staff.

The four were described as three women and one man wearing white painter suits and face masks. One was recording the event on video. A constituency assistant said they put posters on the outside of the building. They splattered the front of the building with paint.

The paint represented three official colours of the Olympic flag; yellow, red and green.

"I think the activists should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," said the premier. "Frankly, this is about seeing their faces on television."

Attorney General of British Columbia Wally Oppal spoke out against the group: "It's disturbing when you have people like these, who are continually intimidating law-abiding citizens and I think the public is getting sick and tired of this group."

The group vandalised and broke into Campbell's office in Vancouver last May when they posed as a flower delivery service and quickly ransacked his office breaking windows and throwing pictures, office documents, and various other items. They also threw yellow paint and put posters on the Olympic Clock in downtown Vancouver last April.

They believe that poor citizens are losing their homes due to the money spent and developments near the city on preparation for the long-awaited 2010 Winter Olympics.

"Why we went to the premier's office was to protest the budget, the lack of any real money being spent on what poor people need, you know, housing, not hotels but real social housing," said David Cunningham, a spokesman for the group. The budget has "billions of dollars compounded in surplus at the expense of poor people's lives," he told the CBC.

Cunningham said the group will not stop the "criminal acts" until the government's budget surplus is spent on social housing and on the citizen's.

"Just after 2 p.m. a group of people attended the premier's office … and threw paint on the exterior of the building," said Const. Jana McGuinness of the Vancouver Police Department. "This is a criminal charge. This is mischief, so if charges are warranted we'll definitely be laying charges."

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Wikinews interviews U.S. Libertarian presidential candidate James Burns

February 23, 2008

Wikinews held an exclusive interview with James Burns, one of the candidates for the Libertarian Party nomination for the 2008 U.S. presidential election.

Burns, the former chairman of the Nevada Libertarian Party, was asked if he thinks he has a good shot at winning the Libertarian nomination and ultimately the presidency. He replied, "My chances of winning are not all in my hands. I shall do my best, but it comes down to what others will do. What will you do?"

When asked about America's shrinking middle class he said, "The economic policies of the US government are the cause our troubles. When I am President, the only economic policy I shall pursue is to be frugal with the funds of the United States."

Burns believes that the President "is not 'the leader of the free world,' rather....a person who attempts to protect our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

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 * Why do you want to run for president?

 * Mr. Burns: I am running for President because I am not uniquely qualified to be President nor is anyone else. We elect neither a dictator, a king, nor a god. The President is the chief administrator of the government of the United States (Article 2, Section 1), an important job for now, but still just a person who has taken an oath to uphold the constitution, an employee of the United States Government.
 * The President is not “the leader of the free world,” rather the President should be a person who attempts to protect our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. One reason you should vote for me and the reason I am running for President is because I know the above and most others do not.
 * Another thing I believe is: "Certainly the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you; if you don't bet, you can't win." --Robert A. Heinlein
 * I hope for your consideration, and please take the time to look me up at: jimburnsforpresident.com

 * If elected, how would you handle the illegal immigration crisis?

 * Mr. Burns: I believe the problems we are experiencing with immigration are assimilation and the inconsistency of government law and enforcement.
 * The United States immigration policy should eliminate quotas, require inspections for contagious disease, and the immigrant should be required to understand and agree that he or she must obey United States law, that he or she does not qualify for voting rights, and that immigrants do not qualify to receive United States welfare.
 * Green card identification costs money to produce: The immigrant should pay a fee that covers the cost of their green card that gives them the privilege to live and work within the United States and he or she must deposit a bond to cover the cost of their possible deportation.
 * Failure to comply with United States law should, upon conviction, result in deportation at the immigrant's expense. Conviction and deportation will disqualify a person for immigration (green card) for a reasonable period of time (which should be defined).
 * Then if the immigrant wishes, after a reasonable residency (which should be defined), and good behavior he or she may become a citizen of the United States provided they have the ability to speak English, have an understanding of the operations of the United States Government and the state government of their residency, and they renounce their citizenship and allegiance to any other nation.

 * "Never in the history of the world has there been a situation so bad that the government can't make it worse." –Unknown

 * How would you help the shrinking middle class?

 * Mr. Burns: The economic policies of the US government are the cause our troubles. When I am President, the only economic policy I shall pursue is to be frugal with the funds of the United States. The United States government should not have an economic policy and should not impose any economic policy on the people of the United States. We are faced with a choice. We may have a rich government and a poor people or a rich people and a poor government. I choose a rich people.

 * “Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.” - P.J. O'Rourke
 * "In proportion as you give the state power to do things for you, you give it power to do things to you." --Albert Jay Nock

 * Do you think you have a good shot at winning the Libertarian nomination? If so, do you think you could be in the White House this time next year?

 * Mr. Burns: My chances of winning are not all in my hands. I shall do my best, but it comes down to what others will do. What will you do?

 * "It is not the challenge that we face that determine who we are and what we are becoming but the way we meet the challenge." --Richard Bach

 * There are thousands reading this right now. What could you say to convince them to give you their vote?

 * Mr. Burns: We humans have always found ourselves on what appears to be the horns of a dilemma. On the one hand, the vast majority of us cannot live without others. The food we eat, the clothes we wear, and our very lives depend on the division of labor, that is to say, the actions of others. The world would be a bleak place, indeed, if there were not other people in it. On the other hand, our largest danger does not come from wild beasts or even natural disasters; rather, it comes from other human beings. Humans rob, rape, and kill each other, and these activities are often organized by the greatest threat to human beings: tyrannical governments.
 * It appears that we cannot live without each other and at the same time we cannot live with each other. The answer to this dilemma is simple -- but not so easy: We must stop the robbing, raping, and killing and at the same time allow the peace, prosperity, and progress that the division of labor brings.
 * The answer to the dilemma is an elementary rule that may sound familiar. The rule is the fountainhead of civilization. It is the first step in being a good neighbor. The rule has a sister rule -- the golden rule -- "do unto others as you would have others do unto you." The rule is that "no one should initiate force, threaten to initiate force, or engage in fraud against others." Another way to say the same thing is that "people should be allowed to live as they choose so long as they allow others to do the same." In other words, "live and let live."
 * The rule has a name: Libertarianism. Libertarianism is neither a panacea nor a religion -- though some might be tempted to call it a philosophy. Libertarianism is just a simple rule that makes it possible for us to live with each other. When you think about it, you know that almost everyone follows the libertarian rule almost all of the time. When people do not follow the libertarian rule, we have a name for such behavior: We call it "criminal."
 * What libertarians want people of good will to know is that, except for scale, there is no moral difference between a local thug and a Washington bureaucrat: No matter who does it, to initiate force, threaten to initiate force, or engage in fraud, is a crime.
 * Libertarianism is the foundation of civilization. To the extent that the libertarian rule is abandoned, the very core of civilization -- co-operation and trade -- is threatened. And, if civilization breaks down, the results are famine, pestilence, and war -- each of which brings death to large numbers of people. Thus, to all people of good will, "live and let live" -- the libertarian ideal -- should be of paramount concern. To the degree the rule is not followed, civilization breaks down. What better vehicle than the Libertarian Party, then, for the protection of your rights and our civilization?
 * With libertarianism, we shall take the next step on the road to peace, prosperity, and progress for ourselves and the people of the planet. Peace is a byproduct of free trade. Prosperity is the consequence of liberty. Progress becomes more possible with prosperity and the free exchange of ideas. The first step and maintenance of these benefits is Libertarianism. That is to say, that if people are allowed to live as they choose so long as they do not violate the equal rights of others, the results are free trade which brings peace, free markets which brings prosperity, and freedom of thought and action which brings progress.


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Mr. Burns, I've been doing quite a bit of work on the election over at Wikinews.org, one of the Web's biggest news sites, and was wondering if I could possibly get an email interview with you on why you'd be a good president. The interesting thing about Wikinews is that anyone can write for it and it has a large amount of readers. This could be a great opportunity to spread the word about your campaign. I have conducted interviews with fellow Libertarian presidential candidates Wayne Allyn Root and Bob Jackson over the past few weeks. If I could get a "yes" or "no" within 24 hours, that would be great.

Thanks for your time, Joe Ford (Also known as WNewsReporter on WikiNews) Reply Forward

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Dear Mr. Ford,

Yes. But, I am going across the country starting Saturday for 3 to 4 weeks. But I will get my answers to you as soon as I can.

Thank You,

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On Feb 22, 2008, at 12:54 PM, Joseph Ford wrote:

Mr. Burns, I've been doing quite a bit of work on the election over at Wikinews.org, one of the Web's biggest news sites, and was wondering if I could possibly get an email interview with you on why you'd be a good president. The interesting thing about Wikinews is that anyone can write for it and it has a large amount of readers. This could be a great opportunity to spread the word about your campaign. I have conducted interviews with fellow Libertarian presidential candidates Wayne Allyn Root and Bob Jackson over the past few weeks. If I could get a "yes" or "no" within 24 hours, that would be great.

Thanks for your time, Joe Ford (Also known as WNewsReporter on WikiNews)

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Joseph FordNo problem, Mr. Burns. Q: Why do you want to run for president? Q: If elected... 4:44 PM (5 hours ago)

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No problem, Mr. Burns. Q: Why do you want to run for president? Q: If elected, how would you handle the illegal immigration crisis? Q: How would you help the shrinking middle class? Q: Do you think you have a good shot at winning the Libertarian nomination? If so, do you think you could be in the White House this time next year? Q: There are thousands reading this right now. What could you say to convince them to give you their vote? Thanks again for your time. - Show quoted text -

On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 4:09 PM, James Burns  wrote:

Dear Mr. Ford,

Yes. But, I am going across the country starting Saturday for 3 to 4 weeks. But I will get my answers to you as soon as I can.

Thank You,

Jim Burns 702-642-4165 541-261-4163 (cell)

On Feb 22, 2008, at 12:54 PM, Joseph Ford wrote:

Mr. Burns, I've been doing quite a bit of work on the election over at Wikinews.org, one of the Web's biggest news sites, and was wondering if I could possibly get an email interview with you on why you'd be a good president. The interesting thing about Wikinews is that anyone can write for it and it has a large amount of readers. This could be a great opportunity to spread the word about your campaign. I have conducted interviews with fellow Libertarian presidential candidates Wayne Allyn Root and Bob Jackson over the past few weeks. If I could get a "yes" or "no" within 24 hours, that would be great.

Thanks for your time, Joe Ford (Also known as WNewsReporter on WikiNews)

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James Burns to me show details 8:30 PM (1 hour ago) Reply

Q: Why do you want to run for president? I am running for President because I am not uniquely qualified to be President nor is anyone else. We elect neither a dictator, a king, nor a god. The President is the chief administrator of the government of the United States (Article 2, Section 1), an important job for now, but still just a person who has taken an oath to uphold the constitution, an employee of the United States Government. The President is not “the leader of the free world,” rather the President should be a person who attempts to protect our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. One reason you should vote for me and the reason I am running for President is because I know the above and most others do not. Another thing I believe is: "Certainly the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you; if you don't bet, you can't win." --Robert A. Heinlein I hope for your consideration, and please take the time to look me up at: http://www.jimburnsforpresident.com Q: If elected, how would you handle the illegal immigration crisis? I believe the problems we are experiencing with immigration are assimilation and the inconsistency of government law and enforcement. The United States immigration policy should eliminate quotas, require inspections for contagious disease, and the immigrant should be required to understand and agree that he or she must obey United States law, that he or she does not qualify for voting rights, and that immigrants do not qualify to receive United States welfare. Green card identification costs money to produce: The immigrant should pay a fee that covers the cost of their green card that gives them the privilege to live and work within the United States and he or she must deposit a bond to cover the cost of their possible deportation. Failure to comply with United States law should, upon conviction, result in deportation at the immigrant's expense. Conviction and deportation will disqualify a person for immigration (green card) for a reasonable period of time (which should be defined). Then if the immigrant wishes, after a reasonable residency (which should be defined), and good behavior he or she may become a citizen of the United States provided they have the ability to speak English, have an understanding of the operations of the United States Government and the state government of their residency, and they renounce their citizenship and allegiance to any other nation. "Never in the history of the world has there been a situation so bad that the government can't make it worse." –Unknown http://www.jimburnsforpresident.com Q: How would you help the shrinking middle class? The economic policies of the US government are the cause our troubles. When I am President, the only economic policy I shall pursue is to be frugal with the funds of the United States. The United States government should not have an economic policy and should not impose any economic policy on the people of the United States. We are faced with a choice. We may have a rich government and a poor people or a rich people and a poor government. I choose a rich people. “Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.” - P.J. O'Rourke "In proportion as you give the state power to do things for you, you give it power to do things to you." --Albert Jay Nock http://www.jimburnsforpresident.com Q: Do you think you have a good shot at winning the Libertarian nomination? If so, do you think you could be in the White House this time next year? My chances of winning are not all in my hands. I shall do my best, but it comes down to what others will do. What will you do? "It is not the challenge that we face that determine who we are and what we are becoming but the way we meet the challenge." --Richard Bach http://www.jimburnsforpresident.com Q: There are thousands reading this right now. What could you say to convince them to give you their vote? We humans have always found ourselves on what appears to be the horns of a dilemma. On the one hand, the vast majority of us cannot live without others. The food we eat, the clothes we wear, and our very lives depend on the division of labor, that is to say, the actions of others. The world would be a bleak place, indeed, if there were not other people in it. On the other hand, our largest danger does not come from wild beasts or even natural disasters; rather, it comes from other human beings. Humans rob, rape, and kill each other, and these activities are often organized by the greatest threat to human beings: tyrannical governments. It appears that we cannot live without each other and at the same time we cannot live with each other. The answer to this dilemma is simple -- but not so easy: We must stop the robbing, raping, and killing and at the same time allow the peace, prosperity, and progress that the division of labor brings. The answer to the dilemma is an elementary rule that may sound familiar. The rule is the fountainhead of civilization. It is the first step in being a good neighbor. The rule has a sister rule -- the golden rule -- "do unto others as you would have others do unto you." The rule is that "no one should initiate force, threaten to initiate force, or engage in fraud against others." Another way to say the same thing is that "people should be allowed to live as they choose so long as they allow others to do the same." In other words, "live and let live." The rule has a name: Libertarianism. Libertarianism is neither a panacea nor a religion -- though some might be tempted to call it a philosophy. Libertarianism is just a simple rule that makes it possible for us to live with each other. When you think about it, you know that almost everyone follows the libertarian rule almost all of the time. When people do not follow the libertarian rule, we have a name for such behavior: We call it "criminal." What libertarians want people of good will to know is that, except for scale, there is no moral difference between a local thug and a Washington bureaucrat: No matter who does it, to initiate force, threaten to initiate force, or engage in fraud, is a crime. Libertarianism is the foundation of civilization. To the extent that the libertarian rule is abandoned, the very core of civilization -- co-operation and trade -- is threatened. And, if civilization breaks down, the results are famine, pestilence, and war -- each of which brings death to large numbers of people. Thus, to all people of good will, "live and let live" -- the libertarian ideal -- should be of paramount concern. To the degree the rule is not followed, civilization breaks down. What better vehicle than the Libertarian Party, then, for the protection of your rights and our civilization? With libertarianism, we shall take the next step on the road to peace, prosperity, and progress for ourselves and the people of the planet. Peace is a byproduct of free trade. Prosperity is the consequence of liberty. Progress becomes more possible with prosperity and the free exchange of ideas. The first step and maintenance of these benefits is Libertarianism. That is to say, that if people are allowed to live as they choose so long as they do not violate the equal rights of others, the results are free trade which brings peace, free markets which brings prosperity, and freedom of thought and action which brings progress. http://www.jimburnsforpresident.com Jim Burns 702-642-4165

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US B-2 stealth bomber crashes in Guam

February 23, 2008 Two pilots are uninjured after a United States B-2 Spirit stealth bomber crashed at Andersen Air Force Base, a U.S. airbase on Guam. No one on the ground was injured as a result of the crash either.

According to a statement released by the U.S. Air Force, the two pilots from the 509th Bomb Wing were able to safely eject from the plane before it crashed into the ground at around 10:45 a.m. local time (00:45 GMT) and are said to be in good condition. Witnesses say a large plume of black smoke could be seen rising from the wreckage.

It is not yet known what caused the crash, but an investigation is ongoing.

The plane was making a visit to the island from Missouri's Whiteman Air Force Base which is home to all of the U.S.'s 21 B-2 bombers. Each plane costs about 1.2 to 2 billion U.S. dollars to build. Some of the bombers along with B-1B's are sometimes switched from Guam to the AFB in a routine rotation.

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National Hockey League news: February 23, 2008

February 23, 2008

There were 4 games played in the National Hockey League on February 22, 2008, all 8 teams being in a Western Conference race.

Edmonton Oilers @ Dallas Stars
Loui Eriksson scored his 7th goal of the season to put the Stars up first. Jere Lehtinen scored on a second period power play to put the Stars up by 2. Brenden Morrow scored on his own rebound off Mathieu Garon, who was replaced by Dwayne Roloson at the start of the third period. Lehtinen scored his second of the night to gave Dallas a 4 goal lead, a power play goal at 4:32. Edmonton scored twice to cut Dallas' lead in half; first Dustin Penner scored on a power play, then Curtis Glencross scored his 7th of the season. Mike Modano scored an empty net goal with 1:59 remaining to secure the Dallas victory; Stars sweep their season series against the Oilers.

Detroit Red Wings @ Calgary Flames
Alex Tanguay scored the only goal of the game, unassisted 11:54 into the game. Miikka Kiprusoff made 38 saves, picking up his first shutout of the season, and first in 64 starts, the last one dating to March 27, 2007, in a 1-0 win against Minnesota. Calgary wins their third straight, and now sits 1 point back from the top spot in the Northwest Division. Detroit now has lost their 7th of 8.

Colorado Avalanche @ Phoenix Coyotes
Steven Reinprecht scored on a Phoenix 5-on-3 power play to take the first lead of the game. Paul Stastny, who made his return to the Avalanche lineup, scored a few minutes later to tie the game. Marek Svatos gave Colorado their first lead of the game nearly halfway through the second period. With 2.8 seconds left on the clock, Phoenix's Derek Morris scored to send the game to overtime. The Coyotes would only end up with one point, as Cody McLeod scored in the twelfth round of the shootout, breaking Colorado's 5 game winless streak.

St. Louis Blues @ Anaheim Ducks
After a scoreless 40 minutes, Ryan Johnson scored his third goal of the season to give the Blues the first lead of the game. Teemu Selanne tied it up with his third of the season less than two minutes later. The score would remain 1-1 until 32 seconds into overtime, when Samuel Pahlsson scored his 5th goal of the season, and gave the Ducks their 8th win in 9 games. Manny Legace made 27 saves for the Blues, and Duck's goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 16 saves.


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Australian opposition vows to disrupt parliament on Fridays

February 23, 2008

Discontent with parliament having to sit on a Friday without question time, the Australian opposition parties (comprising the Liberal/National coalition) vowed to continue disrupting Friday sittings until the government bows to its demands. The vow follows a sitting on Friday where the House of Representatives descended into chaos. The opposition says it is protesting against the Friday sittings, which were ordered by the Rudd government to "allow for greater scrutiny and accountability".

The opposition is furious that the sittings will not include question time, have no proper votes and do not record quorum, allowing the Prime Minister and senior ministers to skip the session. The government dismisses this by saying that Friday is a day for private member's business and gives backbenchers an opportunity to be heard.

Steven Ciobo (Liberal, Moncrieff) moved a motion that there should be question time held every Friday, which led to the opposition moving a motion of dissent against speaker of the house, Harry Jenkins (Labor, Skullin).

After the vote on the motion of dissent was deferred, Mr Ciobo continued to argue for his motion after being requested to return to his seat. He was eventually asked to leave the chamber, but refused to do so and was escorted out by the Serjeant-at-Arms. Tony Abbott (Liberal, Warringah) was then ejected for an hour after he accused the speaker of acting "dishonorably" and refused to take his seat. Interjections by opposition MPs continued during a discussion about increasing organ donation rates, with the speaker losing control and suspending the house for 15 minutes.

When parliament resumed, proceedings soon degraded again, after a life-size cardboard cut-out of Kevin Rudd was brought into the chamber by opposition MPs. Luke Hartsuyker (National, Cowper) used the prop during a discussion about the Rudd government axing a planned Centrelink call centre in Coffs Harbour. Mr Hartsuyker told parliament "We want the Prime Minister here. I want Kevin Rudd to hear what 150 jobs...".

Mr Hartsuyker was then ejected after refusing to take his seat at the direction of Deputy speaker, Anna Burke (Labor, Chisholm) who also demanded that the prop be removed. Ms Burke then removed Joanna Gash (Liberal, Gilmore) for making an offensive remark about the chair of the chamber. After more complaints from opposition MPs, the house was adjourned for a second time.

Upon resumption of the house, Speaker Harry Jenkins told MPs they risked facing community condemnation unless they restored the dignity of parliament.

"I understand that some members have concerns about the arrangements of Friday sittings," he told the house.

"If our house is to expect the community to have confidence in it, all members should conduct themselves with decorum and dignity regardless of their views about particular matters - including the conduct of business on future Fridays."

The opposition has remained definant, promising to disrupt future Friday sittings. Manager of opposition business, Joe Hockey (Liberal, North Sydney told journalists that "Unless the government does something about their conduct in the parliament, they will continue to have us press for a question time every Friday,"

"This will make a point - we don't want cardboard Kevin here, we want the real Kevin Rudd."

The Manager of government business, Anthony Albanese (Labor, Grayndler said the opposition had "reduced to a rabble attacking the good order of parliament".

Mr Albanese then said that former Prime Minster, John Howard never attended parliament for private members' business when it was held on Mondays. He then said there had been "no significant change in the way parliament has operated".

Albanese insisted the new parliamentary sitting schedule did not disadvantage the opposition because it included more sitting days and question times than the previous government averaged. "The changes gave all MPs, particularly backbenchers, the opportunity to put forward their ideas," he said.


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Talk:Lobby groups oppose plans for EU copyright extension

OR Notes
Interview was conducted about 8pm Friday Feb. 22. Recorded by Stevenfruitsmaak.

Event was actually an EFF-hosted FOSDEM party and opportunity for Erik to hand over to his successor and have a "meet and greet" to meet the local contacts/activists.

Progress
I've transcribed audio till 25:00. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 18:08, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

It's a FAC
Have nommed this, having blown the dust off the archives, so is up as a Feature Article Candidate. --Brian McNeil / talk 07:01, 17 April 2014 (UTC)


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H-IIA rocket launches WINDS satellite

February 23, 2008

A Japanese H-IIA carrier rocket has successfully launched the Wideband InterNetworking test and Demonstration Satellite (WINDS) experimental communication satellite. WINDS, also known as Kizuna, is a Japanese spacecraft intended to relay Internet access to homes and organisaa

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Comments:US B-2 stealth bomber crashes in Guam

Stupid freakin US..... Why don't they spend that $2 billion on something useful, instead of spending it on new ways to kill others
 * Maybe because we've been put in the position of defending the global interests of countries unwilling to defend their own ;). Spacehusky - (talk) 14:49, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Because altruism is the hallmark of U.S. foreign policy. :p -Etafly - (talk) 16:08, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Of course, but since the end of the Cold War the U.S. has assumed a very disproportionate share of the burden of representing the interests of the west overseas.

1.2 to 2 billion dollars could feed 1.2 to 2 million starving, mal-nourished people around the world for a year. And please, i hope no comments spring up about the US 'needing' B-2 stealth bombers. - kjinnra_nemesis
 * Countries love to criticize American defense spending but when we ask them to commit forces in our place they fall strangely silent ;) Spacehusky - (talk) 04:36, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Wouldn't have anything to do with those people criticising American defence spending on the grounds of them thinking that the militaristic approach to getting things done is wrong, would it? Talkingpie - (talk) 18:19, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

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US reduces Belgrade staff after embassy attack

February 23, 2008 The US State Department is withdrawing non-essential personnel and family members of U.S. diplomats from Belgrade after Thursday's mob attack on the U.S. embassy there. Serbian authorities have pledged there will be no repeat of the incident, in which members of a crowd protesting U.S. Kosovo policy burned part of the embassy.

The draw-down of the diplomatic presence in Belgrade came at the request of U.S. ambassador to Serbia, Cameron Munter, who says the embassy cannot be sufficiently confident of the safety of its personnel after Thursday's attack.

Some participants in a mass demonstration against the recognition of Kosovo independence by the United States and other countries broke into the U.S. embassy compound Thursday evening and firebombed part of the chancery building.

The State Department formally protested over what it said had been a "completely inadequate" security presence around the embassy in central Belgrade.

In a talk with reporters Friday, State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack said it is still unclear if the security lapse on the part of Serbian authorities was deliberate or inadvertent. He noted that in any case Serbian President Boris Tadic and other officials have promised no repeat of the incident:

"The bottom line is the [security] preparations and the actions were inadequate when this mob attacked the embassy. But we have heard, on the positive side, from Serbian government officials in public now that they will not allow this to happen again. And it is worth noting that it was not just our embassy that was attacked. There were other embassies in the vicinity that were also attacked."

At the White House, Spokesman Scott Stanzel attributed the attack to what he termed "hooligans and thugs" and said U.S. officials do not believe the mob action is the face Serbia wants to present to the world.

He also said despite the embassy assault and broader Serb anger over Kosovo recognition, the United States still wants to continue working to integrate Serbia into European institutions.

Serbia has received diplomatic support in its opposition to Kosovo recognition from Russia, which contends that allowing the majority ethnic-Albanian former Serb province to break away will encourage other separatist movements.

Officials at the State Department say Moscow is entitled to its opinion, but they have taken strong exception to a remark Friday by Russian envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin, who said Moscow might have make a show of "brute military force" somewhere to win back respect after being rebuffed on Kosovo.

U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns called the Rogozin remarks highly irresponsible and said they should be repudiated by Moscow.

Another senior official at the US State Department told reporters that Rogozin, a former Russian parliamentarian, has record of incendiary rhetoric and that there have been no such threatening comments from senior members of the Russian government, despite their views on Kosovo.


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Comments:Anti-poverty group splatter B.C. premier's office with paint

APC good. Olympic profiteers bad.
I love these guys.

They spray a little paint and maybe break a vase and the cops are all over the media trying to make out like they're the weathermen. They aren't.

They are poor people who can't afford airtime so they splash some paint to make us listen.

No one was hurt. It wasn't a heinous crime.

What's heinous is poor people made out as having no value to society. While they're being starved out and ostracised by this messed up society that is more concerned about the paint used in this crime of poverty, and the value of the property underneath the paint.

Paint can be painted over. Humans in misery can't.

oh, wait, right. This (BC) is the province where more than 20 hookers can disappear into a pig farm. Why should anyone notice them missing? They're not people.

Once someone is poor they become a thing here. Not a human, a thing. --C.T.--

APC needs to be arrested
If you break the law, you pay the price. Period. A crime is a crime regarless of the 'do gooder' cause you may hide behind. Trying to drape yourself in a flag of moral superiority is pathetically transparent. 205.210.225.100 16:50, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

What exactly was the point of splattering paint all over the Premier's office building? All it's going to do is cost even more of their tax money to clean it up. --Kitch - (talk) 18:06, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

This article isn't keeping new comments.
So is wikinews keeping people from posting comments? Then what's the point of it? I have reentered my comment on this page 4 times. Everytime I return to the page, kirsch' comment is there and mine is invisible. It seems fishy. Like a propoganda machine.


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Wikinews interviews novelist James Bruno

February 23, 2008

Wikinews held an exclusive e-mail interview with James Bruno, author of the political thrillers CHASM and Permanent Interests.

Bruno, a former diplomat with the U.S. Department of State, military intelligence officer and journalist, retired early to take up writing. He says that because of his experiences, his books "possess an authenticity rarely matched in the political thriller genre."

When asked about what inspires him to write he replied, "During twenty-five years of working on national security in the federal government, I regularly faced situations which made me say, 'Fiction can't rival this.'"

Bruno holds M.A. degrees from the U.S. Naval War College and Columbia University as well as a B.A. from George Washington University.

His books are currently available on Amazon.com and Lulu.com.

Interview

 * You've written two political thrillers. Tell us about them.

 * Mr. Bruno: CHASM is about Washington powerholders, who, in pursuit of their own ambitions, take actions which trample on the little guy. But one average citizen, a victim of their policies, embarks on a quest to expose the hypocrisy and lies. It also demonstrates how malicious policies can overwhelm their implementers, dragging them into hellish behavior and self-destruction.
 * Permanent Interests is about a nexus between senior government officials and organized crime. The story authentically captures political intrigue, greed and treachery in the highest levels of government. And it all comes crashing down in face of relentless pursuit of the truth by the system's would-be victims.

 * What inspires you to write?

 * Mr. Bruno: During twenty-five years of working on national security in the federal government, I regularly faced situations which made me say, "Fiction can't rival this." Senior White House officials who leak classified information to the press, a Cuban spy who gave up our secrets in real time to Castro, CIA agents with Keystone Kops skills, incompetent ambassadors, our early lethal aid to the progenitors of the Taliban all made me wonder sometimes how we ever did anything right in our foreign policy.  Our debacle in Iraq, the Valerie Plame case, bin-Laden's escape, distorting intelligence for political ends and condoning of torture only reconfirm my sentiment.  So, I cut short my diplomatic career to have more fun writing stories which encompass the chicanery and fecklessness of government.  I am legally required to have all of my books vetted by State Department censors prior to publishing.  So far, they've posed no objections.

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

 * Mr. Bruno: I have spent ample time at the White House and have worked shoulder-to-shoulder with the Secret Service on presidential security overseas. I also know the Pentagon, CIA and other national security agencies well.  Based on these experiences, my stories possess an authenticity rarely matched in the political thriller genre.  My background as a news reporter gives me an eye for detail as well as a honed sense of suspense-filled action.

 * Will you be writing another novel soon?

 * Mr. Bruno: I am completing a thriller about a CIA officer who gets in the way of a huge Caspian Sea oil deal. In doing so, he becomes the target of his superiors in Washington.  The characters in this story will be more multifaceted and nuanced; the plot will underscore the lack of black and white solutions to problems and the fact that there are no pure heroes or pure villains among those who implement our national security goals.  Strong women play prominent roles in this story.  I hope to have the book out on the shelves this year.

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

 * Mr. Bruno: There are no magic bullets to becoming a successful published writer. There are two essential ingredients:  a) hone your writing skills till you're satisfied they are of a professional caliber; and b) persevere, persevere, persevere.  With the conglomeratization of the publishing industry and the bottom-line-driven motive to stick with a few proven authors, it is harder than ever to land an agent and to get published in fiction.  But somebody has to succeed and you must believe you are that somebody.