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Bush speaks for Kosovo independence
U.S. President George W. Bush said today the United Nations needs to act on independence for the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo. "We need to get moving... and the end result is independence," Bush said at a news conference in Albania.

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Sultan of Brunei's daughter wedded in lavish, two-week ceremony
The newlywed daughter of Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah was presented to the public in a lavish ceremony today in Bandar Seri Bagawan, the culmination of two weeks of celebration, steeped in Malay Muslim tradition.

Princess Majeedah Nuurul Bulqiah, 31, the 11th daughter of one of the world's richest men, and Khairul Khalil, 32, an official in the prime minister's office of the tiny, oil-rich country on Borneo, exchanged their vows on Thursday. The celebration continues tomorrow, with a banquet hosted by the sultan.

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At least 61 dead from Cyclone Gonu in Middle East
At least 61 people died in Iran and Oman in last week's Cyclone Gonu, the strongest tropical cyclone to hit the Arabian Sea.

Iranian state media reported a total of 12 deaths today. In Oman, 49 deaths have been reported, with 27 people missing.

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Deadly floods sweep southern China
Four days of heavy rains in southern China caused flooding and landslides that have left at least 66 people dead today.

"Floods caused by heavy rains have affected about 294,800 hectares of crops, completely destroying 53,000 hectares of them," a Ministry of Civil Affairs official was quoted as saying by Xinhua. The storms have destroyed 48,000 homes and forced about 591,000 people to evacuate from their homes in Hunan, Guandong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Jianxi and Fujian provinces.

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Bollywood cricket victory in Yorkshire charity match

June 10, 2007

A cricket team made up of Bollywood celebrities has beaten a Yorkshire opposition in a charity cricket match at Headingley, held as part of the International Indian Film Academy ("IIFA") Weekend in Yorkshire, England, celebrating Indian cinema and its stars.

The "Bolly 11" team, consisting of Indian actors and cricketers, took on the Yorkshire 11 which featured former English cricketers, British TV stars and musicians and two members of Parliament.

Amitabh Bachchan, film legend and IIFA Brand Ambassador inaugurated the event, followed by actor Salman Khan, and Shilpa Shetty who greeted excited fans. Shetty supervised the toss and then conducted a walkabout of the grounds, signing autographs.

The A-list Bolly team was made up of Saif Ali Khan (captain), Arjun Rampal, Dino Moreo, Fardeen Khan, Aftab Shivadasani, Ritesh Deshmukh, Sohail Khan, Arshad Warsi, Boman Irani, Upen Patel, Arbaaz Khan, Vishal Bhardwaj, Kapil Dev and Mohammed Azharuddin.

The Yorkshire team displayed the talents of Nick Knowles, Rosalie Birch, Gladstone Small, Devon Malcolm, Jay Sean, Sherwin Campbell, Chris Lewis, Danny McGuire, Harry Gration, Greg Wise, Manish Bhasin, Ajmal Shahzad, Andew Gale, Colin Salmon, Oliver Milburn and MPs Keith Vaz and Shahid Malik.

The match also saw the return to the square of the ever popular and highly respected Yorkshireman, (Harold) "Dickie" Bird, who umpired with Jack Hampshire.

The game was a light-hearted affair with fans and supporters cheering on the players for both teams. The overall mood was festive with Mexican waves, song and dance and Indian and Pakistani flags being waved. In cricketing spirit, banners featuring slogans "Bollywood Team to Win" and "4" filled the Headingley Carnegie Stadium as the game went on.

The IIFA XI won the match after former Indian captain Kapil Dev hit a boundary off the last ball to score the winning runs. The Yorkshire XI had scored 142 in 20 overs. The Bollywood team scored 143.

Other celebrities in attendance were Aishwarya Rai, Bipasha Basu, Govinda, Kabir Bedi, Randhir Kapoor, Rakesh Roshan, and director J.P. Dutta along with Myleene Klass and Brit-Asian female rapper Hard Kaur.

Money raised from the match is to be donated to the IIFA Foundation.


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5 killed, 255 rescued as ferry catches fire in Philippines

June 10, 2007

Five people were killed today and several more injured when a ferry carrying 260 passengers caught fire off Mindoro island's Paluan Bay in rough seas. One of those killed was a five-year-old girl. The bodies of the deceased were taken to Pasay City. The wooden-hulled ferry was completely destroyed by the fire and sank as a result.

Rear Admiral Damian Carlos of the Philippine Coast Guard told reporters that the fire started in the cargo hold of MV Cataleen-D about 5 a.m. local time (2100 UTC yesterday), and the first distress signal was received by authorities at approximately 8 a.m. He went on to speculate that a cigarette or spontaneous combustion may have caused the blaze.

When the captain realised the firefighters were unable to contain the blaze he steered the vessel towards the Mindoro shoreline.

Most of the passengers and crew jumped into the safety of the sea when they saw that other parts of the ship had been engulfed by flames. The majority of them suffered burns to their faces. The first Coast Guard ship that responded was BRP Pampanga, with local fishing vessels saving around a hundred of those in the water. Carlos said of the Coast Guard, “It was a good thing that the rescuers were on a mission in Corregidor.”

The ship was owned by Manila-based San Nicolas Shipping Lines and captained by Danilo Faeldog. It had departed from Pier 2 at the Manila North Harbor around 7 p.m. Saturday, and was destined for Coron, Palawan.

It is the second disaster to strike San Nicolas Shipping Lines. In 2004 the MV San Nicolas sank after a collision with a WGA Super Ferry vessel. The San Nicolas was carrying 203 passengers, of which 25 were fatally injured.

The Coast Guard has initiated a full investigation into the cause of the disaster. The Maritime Industry Authority is expected to conduct its own investigation via the Board of Marine Inquiry. Carlos said the vessel's owner, identified as Samuel Nicolas, and anyone else found responsible could be charged with "reckless imprudence resulting in possible homicide."


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Six dead, one injured in Wisconsin, USA shooting

June 10, 2007

Six people have been killed and one wounded in a shooting incident inside a home in Delavan, Wisconsin. The injured girl, 2, was shot in the chest, and is currently being treated at University of Wisconsin in Madison. Police have not released the names of those shot.

A Walworth County SWAT team spokeswoman stated, We entered the residence where six gunshot victims were found dead. The Delavan Rescue Squad assessed all the victims. Six were confirmed dead and a seventh victim is currently in a critical condition."

At 10:25 p.m. (eastern time) on Saturday night, police received a 911 call of a report of several shots fired.

No suspects have been arrested.

Delavan is located in southern Wisconsin 45 miles (70 km) southwest of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1871 "The Greatest Show on Earth," also known as the P.T. Barnum Circus, was founded in Delavan.

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More than 100 demonstrate against data retention in Vienna, Austria

June 10, 2007

On Thursday, June 7, the famous Vienna was partially blocked for about an hour as the 100-150 participants of a demonstration organized by the Austrian Pirate Party walked along it to call out against planned  legislation in Austria which would implement a  (EU) directive.

On data retention
The EU directive calls for the preservation of all for at least 6 months by all member states. This would mean that all information about who communicated with whom and when would have to be saved by telecommunication companies, to be available to the authorities in case the data is needed for an investigation. Critics of data retention argue that it is an undue intrusion into the privacy of citizens and a violation of the presumption of innocence. Supporters of data retention highlight the use of data retention in crime-fighting, especially against terrorists and paedophiles.

The demonstration
The demonstration started at 7:00 p.m. local time in front of the. By then, supporters from a preceding demonstration against the in Germany, from the  Youth, the  (German Wikipedia), the, the  (German Wikipedia)  and , an artist group had gathered to march towards the Ministry for Traffic, Infrastructure and Technology, which is supposed to implement data retention.

A few banners were displayed, reading, for example, "Demokratie braucht Anonymität" ("Democracy Needs Anonymity"). Slogans such as "Euren Überwachungsstaat haben wir zum Kotzen satt" were shouted (freely translated as "We are sick of your surveillance state").

When the crowd reached the Ministry, Florian Hufsky, the speaker of the Austrian Pirate Party and, the founder and leader of the , addressed the participants. Hufsky thanked all supporters and stressed the Pirate Parties' stance on data retention: "It is an effort to strip people of their civil liberties." (Video in German) Falkvinge seconded Hufsky, saying "We are taking a stand, and we are not going to let that happen.". He added that European Pirate Parties are "fighting a harsh and powerful enemy. [...] We will not let our liberties be taken away without a fight!" Falkvinge stressed international cooperation and that the participants of the demonstration should "remember that [they] are part of something big".

As Thursday was a holiday in Austria, nobody from the Ministry was available to comment on the issue.

The demonstration officially ended around 8:30 p.m., after which some of the participants remained in front of the Ministry for informal chatting.

Effects
Some motorists were seemingly angry, as two of the most important inner-city streets were closed for the demonstration - Ringstraße and Franz-Josefs-Kai. A sizeable police force helped to keep the demonstration moving, although the demonstrators stopped a few times along Schwedenplatz, a large square, to address the onlookers.

When asked how he thought the demonstration went, Florian Hufsky said it was a success. When asked by this reporter, most interviewed onlookers said they did not know what data retention means.

Interviews
This reporter recorded three interviews with Florian Hufsky and Rickard Falkvinge. They are available with transcripts in the respective languages: Interview with Florian Hufsky before the demonstration (in German) Interview with Florian Hufsky after the demonstration (in German) Interview with Rickard Falkvinge after the demonstration (in English)


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Aeroflot negotiates purchase of 22 new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft

June 10, 2007

Russian flag carrier Aeroflot has negotiated the purchase of 22 new Boeing 787 Dreamliners, an aircraft Boeing currently has under development. The first jets will be delivered in 2014. The Dreamliner will be the first commercial jet to be manufactured mainly with carbon-fiber composites instead of the aluminium previously used.

The deal was announced during a large business forum that President Vladimir Putin had set up to showcase his country's role in the international market. The deal was the centrepiece of the event.

The sale is the result of a deal begun between Aeroflot and Chicago-based Boeing last year, but negotiations had stalled due to worsening relations between the US and Russia. Aeroflot has suffered as a result of the delay. If had the sale gone through last year, the aircraft would have been delivered by 2011.

The aircraft have a pre-modification catalogue value of US$3.5 billion, although neither of the companies involved would reveal the actual agreement reached between the two firms.

When asked whether the deal should be seen as a step towards a resolution of the rift between Russia and the US, Boeing Executive Vice President Scott Carson replied, "It represents a business relationship between our Company and Aeroflot, and I'm really proud of it,". Boeing has had a policy of Russian involvement dating back to the early 1990s. More recently, Boeing has entered into an agreement with Russian manufacturer Sukhoi for worldwide marketing and after-sales support for their regional aircraft, the Superjet, and have reached a deal with Kremlin-owned Unified Aircraft for general co-operation. They also have a Moscow design centre that has 1,400 employees and a 30-year contract for supply of titanium parts with Russia's VSMPO-Avisma, which Boeing estimates to be worth $18 million.

It has been reported that the deal between Boeing and Aeroflot was revived after Boeing promised that technical assistance would be provided to Aeroflot for the new aircraft. Aeroflot's current fleet of Boeing and Airbus aircraft was built during the Soviet era. Aeroflot say that the deal does not affect plans to purchase new Airbuses at a later date for later delivery.


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All reporting for this article was contributed by. I attended the demonstration, took photographs, interviewed Florian Hufsky and Rickard Falkvinge. A list of media I created in relation to the demonstration: Image:Demonstration data retention vienna 20070607.jpg Image:Jolly Roger at Demonstration in Vienna 2007-06-07.jpg Image:Demonstration data retention at BMVIT 2007-06-07.jpg Image:Demonstration data retention Florian Hufsky and Rickard Falkvinge 2007-06-07.jpg Image:Demonstration data retention at BMVIT Florian Hufsky Rickard Falkvinge 2007-06-07.jpg

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Nicaragua's Ortega visits Imam Khamenei in Iran

June 10, 2007 In Iran on Sunday, Nicaraguan president met Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei where both leaders criticised American "imperialism" and shared the opinion that the United States government is "hated" and "isolated". "The Bush administration is now the most disgraced government," Mehr News Agency quoted Khamenei.

Ortega stated that that the current United States administration is embroiled "in Iraq and Afghanistan and has lost the support of its own nation. Under such circumstances, unity among anti-American nations is essential."

Ortega had said that he was going to travel to Iran on a jet lent to him by the Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi.

Khamenei and Ortega seemed very much in tune in terms of their opposition to the United States coupled with the belief in the necessity of cultivating the relations of anti-American nations to create "a fair international political system"—as Khamenei put it—and establish a new world order to supplant "capitalism and imperialism"—as Ortega couched it.

Prior to visiting Imam Khamenei, Daniel Ortega met with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad whereat they concurred with regard to the antithetical position of Iran and Nicaragua towards the United States.

Ortega's visit to Iran came as a surprise to Washington. This is in light to the Islamic Republic's staunch opposition to socialism and. However, Ortega said he did not have to seek permission to court the Islamic Republic.


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Lewis Hamilton wins 2007 Canadian Grand Prix

June 10, 2007 McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won from pole position his first FIA Formula-1 2007 Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montréal, Canada.

Fernando Alonso, his teammate, made a mistake in the first chicane right after the start and Nick Heidfeld, BMW, slipped to the second place. Alonso fought hard to stay on the third place, but the pace car, which appeared four times today, spoiled his attempts. The double World Champion was penalized by 10 seconds stop-and-go, together with Nico Rosberg from Williams-Toyota, for the pit-stop error while the safety car was on the track. Alonso still battled for points, finishing in 7th place, 21.9 seconds behind his winning teammate. While Rosberg placed tenth as a result of this penalty, his teammate Alexander Wurz closed the podium third.

It seemed that some of the Formula One drivers forgot how to drive under safety car conditions, resulting in the black flag (disqualification) for Felipe Massa, Ferrari and Giancarlo Fisichella, Renault.

Two Finns, teammates for Fisichella and Massa, Heikki Kovalainen and Kimi Räikkönen placed 4th and 5th. Takuma Sato, Super Aguri-Honda driver placed 6th.

The race featured a catastrophic accident with Robert Kubica from Poland, who crashed his BMW on the entry to the hairpin turn. There was nothing left of his car except the driver's monocoque which flew a considerable distance, bouncing from one concrete wall to another on the other side of the track. Kubica escaped the crash with just a sprained ankle and concussion, and has said he hopes to compete in the next race ( Indianapolis ).

Three other causes of the safety car appearance were Vitantonio Liuzzi and Scott Speed from Toro Rosso-Ferrari and Adrian Sutil, from Spyker-Ferrari.

This became the first Formula One victory for Lewis, after he won four consecutive second places in the previous races, with six consecutive podium finishes. He now leads the drivers' championship with 48 points, 8 ahead of Alonso. Team McLaren leads the constructors' championship with 88 points, 28 ahead of Ferrari.


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TV channel - REN TV, Russia. Date - 10.06.2007. Time - 20:45-22:00 MSK - "Formula 1": "Race: Live from Monreal". Commentators - Alexander Kaminskiy and Alexander Kabanovskiy (live event). --Yuriybrisk 20:12, 10 June 2007 (UTC)


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Light plane flips over during landing at air show in Worcester, UK

June 10, 2007

A father and his son escaped serious injury yesterday when their plane flipped over on landing at an air show at Defford Airfield, near Worcester, England. The crash occurred during Defford Air Day at 2:30pm local time, at a charitable event to raise money for the Mission Aviation Fellowship and the Warwickshire and Northants Air Ambulance. The plane involved was one of a range of both vintage and modern aircraft being showcased in front of hundreds of spectators at the event.

The accident occurred at low speed as the plane landed. The forward wheel suddenly dug into the soft ground and stopped dead, causing the plane to flip forwards onto it's back. The 56-year-old pilot and his son escaped from the plane unaided.

A land ambulance, a rapid response vehicle and the Warwickshire and Northants Air Ambulance provided emergency response at the scene. The older man was taken by land ambulance to hospital for an x-ray on his shoulder, but the younger man did not require hospital treatment. However, the air ambulance doctor could not rule out the possibility of spinal injuries.

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Anti-junta demonstrations grow in Bangkok

June 11, 2007

Anti-junta demonstrations in Bangkok reached their largest point yet on Saturday night, when between 10,000 and 15,000 protesters marched from Sanam Luang to the Royal Thai Army headquarters to call for the resignation of Council for National Security chairman General Sonthi Boonyaratglin.

Yesterday, Sonthi, the leader of last year's coup d'état, rejected the protesters demands, saying he would remain as chairman of the military's governing body in the best interests of Thailand, and that he wasn't doing the job for personal gain.

"And I doubt the motives of these people who are organizing the rallies," Sonthi was quoted as saying by The Nation newspaper.

The demonstrations continued yesterday, albeit smaller, with crowds estimated at 3,000. The organizer is People's Television (PTV), a satellite television station that supports ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Organizers have vowed to continue the demonstrations until the junta gives up power.

The protest movement has grown over the past two weeks, after the junta partially lifted the ban on political activities, and since a Constitutional Tribunal ruling that dissolved the former ruling Thai Rak Thai party, which was led by Thaksin, and banned 111 of the party's officials from politics for five years.

The government has tolerated the protests, if only just barely. Text messages were sent out by the junta to mobile-phone subscribers, asking them to stay away from the protests. Police have surrounded the demonstration venue, Sanam Luang, an open field near the Royal Palace in Bangkok, an in effort to keep the demonstration contained.

But Saturday night, the 1,000-strong riot force, using only shields and no other weapons, was unable to keep the crowd, estimated at up to 15,000, in place. "We could not repel them and that has to be fixed," Manit Wongsomboon, commander of Metropolitan Police district 1, was quoted as saying by the Bangkok Post.

Sonthi said he did not view the situation as serious or see a need to impose a state of emergency.

"There is nothing to worry about, they [protestors] can come, but everything will be within the rule of law," he was quoted as saying by the Thai News Agency.

General Pongthep Thetprateep, spokesman for interim Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont, said the premier agrees.

"The PM is following the situation closely. No one wants to impose a state of emergency. It is the last resort. If they do not listen and assault officials and destroy things then it may be necessary. There is a better way out right now," Pongthep was quoted as saying by The Nation.

Surayud: Thaksin shameful
Surayud, the head of the military-installed government, yesterday appealed for acceptance of the Thai Rak Thai's dissolution by the public. He said several major policies implemented by the populist government of Thaksin would continue, including a low-cost medical scheme.

"We must thank the Thai Rak Thai party for creating and implementing projects which benefit poor people, but at the same time we must accept the verdict of the Constitution Tribunal on dissolving this party because it had committed several political blunders," Surayud said in an address on television and radio.

Surayud had harsh criticism for Thaksin.

"The rule of law came under fierce attack from the powerful, the rich and cronies. Corruption washed through our government," Surayud said. "Even Thaksin accepted that this was the case when he told Time magazine's readers around the world a few months ago that 'corruption in Thailand won't go away, it's in the system'. What shameful words for any ex-prime minister of our country to say, especially one who had promised to wage a war against corruption.

"I would like to ask you this: Do we want to allow those people with ill intentions to steal our nation's wealth day-by-day? I don't think we do."

Senator attacked
At the Sanam Luang rally on Saturday night, former senator Kraisak Choonhaven was attacked by around 70 demonstrators.

"You are not on our side. Go away," one of the demonstrators shouted at Kraisak, according to a report in today's Bangkok Post, which also published photos of the attack, showing one demonstrator launching a flying kick at the senator as he was rushed away by aides. The senator, a critic of ousted premier Thaksin, received some bruises.

"This is the rudest demonstration I've ever seen," Kraisak was quoted as saying at a press conference by the Post. "Crowd control police had to exercise extreme patience in dealing with such a misbehaved mob."

New constitution being drafted
A new constitution, which the Constitutional Drafting Assembly began debating today, is being drawn up. One of the provisions of the draft charter is that once it is enacted, the Council for National Security will be no more.

The drafting assembly, which has been fractious, must approve or reject the draft in 25 days. If the draft is approved, a national referendum, scheduled to be held in mid-August, will be held. If the draft is rejected, the Council for National Security could choose a an old constitution. Most likely, that would be an amended form of the 1997 "people's constitution," a military spokesman was quoted as saying on Radio Thailand by the Bangkok Post.

Among the controversial points in the draft charter, is a provision to make Buddhism the state religion, a move that critics say could further galvanize Muslim insurgents in southern Thailand.

The drafting body disagreed on motions about Buddhism and the creation of a national crisis council, and the motions were dropped.

As the constitutional assembly begins, a hunger strike is taking place by Buddhist monks outside Parliament House.

The Constitutional Drafting Assembly chairman, Noranit Sethabutr, told the Thai News Agency that the body "would have to find the best and most peaceful way to push through the draft."

New party forming
In the wake of the dissolution of the Thai Rak Thai, a new anti-junta party has formed, with around 60 former Thai Rak Thai lawmakers as leaders.

The movement has been referred to by various names, including Khon Rak Thaksin Mai Oaw Padejkarn (Supporters of Thaksin Against Dictatorship) or literally, "Love Thaksin, No Dictatorship," or simply, Democratic Alliance Against Dictatorship.


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Wikinews:Wikinews Bulletin/2007-1/Wikinews Weather Service BETA version established

Wikinews Weather Service BETA version established

 * By Daniel Bryant, June 11, 2007

Administrator Dragonfire1024 has reintroduced a Wikinews Weather system, to provide up-to-date weather information of select global cities.

Presently, the Wikinews Weather Service BETA is updated every hour on the hour whilst Dragonfire1024, the maintainer of the feature, is at or near the computer. However, Brianmc has said "it will eventually be automated".

The weather information is published in the form of a graphic, and is provided in both celsius and fahrenheit formats. The up-to-date maps can be seen at the following:-

 * Image:World C Current.jpg - celsius
 * Image:World F Current.jpg - fahrenheit

In addition, there are region-specific maps, for locations including Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Oceania. All these maps can be viewed at the Weather portal.

However, according to Dragonfire1024, the program used to formulate the maps ( Wikinews WeatherChecker )is suffering from a number of issues, which are hindering the upkeep of the service.

If you wish to see your city on the map, you are invited to add a note to the discussion page. There is a general discussion about the service at the proposals water cooler.

Previously, Wikinews had an hourly weather service running from March 6 to September 19, 2005.

Also this fortnight (May 28 — June 11): From the editor • Sean Heron at G8 • Weather BETA Community mirror proposal • Cascading protection • Administrators and accreditations • Featured content


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Wikinews:Wikinews Bulletin/2007-1/Community mirror proposal for Google searches

New community mirror established

 * By Brian NZ, June 11, 2007

Craig Spurrier has set up a community mirror to bring our stories to Google News..

In the past Google news has been unwilling to index wikinews because wikinews has no editorial approval process and concerns over vandalism. However several sites who mirror wikinews have been included in the index for Google News. It has been proposed several times that wikinews creates a community run mirror, however each attempt at this has failed, the last attempt, on wikinews.blogspot.com failing due having to manually copying each article, was very tedious.

Craig set up a site, http://thenewswiki.com/ and has written a script that will copy an article on click and easily report the status of the article (is stored revision the latest) and prompt user to update if needed.

Wikinews admins can create an account at http://thenewswiki.com/adduser.php and logging in at http://thenewswiki.com/login.php

Wikinewsises are now working out an 'editorial policy', containing a clear set of rules when to upload stories from Wikinews.

Full text rss feeds have been proposed, along with a better design, so that the site looks more like a conventional news site, instead of just a list of articles. It has been proposed adding: Wikinews Weather Maps, Latest audio brief, print edition, This day in history, News in pictures, The list of what we can do is endless, and growing by the day.

Also this fortnight (May 28 — June 11): From the editor • Sean Heron at G8 • Weather BETA Community mirror proposal • Cascading protection • Administrators and accreditations • Featured content


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Atlantis docks, astronauts ready for spacewalk

June 11, 2007

Space Shuttle Atlantis docked with the International Space Station yesterday, and astronauts James Reilly and Danny Olivas were planning their first spacewalk today.

The shuttle docked at 3:36 p.m. EDT (1736 UTC) yesterday, doing an end-over-end flip over South America to let the International Space Station crew photograph the shuttle's heat shield. Called the "Rotational Pitch Maneuver", the move is now routine.

In today's spacewalk, scheduled for 17:53 UTC today, Reilly and Olivas, with the help of a giant robotic arm, will install a new set of solar panels to the station.

After lift-off on Friday from Kennedy Space Center, Atlantis suffered a triangular four-inch by six-inch (10 centimeter by 15 centimeter) tear on a thermal blanket that protects the left side maneuvering rocket pod. Also, small pieces of foam broke off from its external fuel tanks.

Mission chairman John Shannon said he was "leaning toward" ordering another spacewalk so that the tear in the blanket could be repaired.


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New Zealand meteorologist Auer dies

June 11, 2007 New Zealand Meteorologist Augie Auer has died, suffering a heart attack while dining with family members in Melbourne. He was on holiday celebrating his 67th birthday and 35th wedding anniversary with wife Susan and family.

Auer was chief meteorologist at the MetService from 1990 until 1998, when Professor Auer became TV3's weekday weather presenter and the network's resident meteorologist in 2002. Professor Auer recently became involved in the debate over global warming, helping in 2006 to found the New Zealand Climate Science Coalition, a group that questions claims humanity is responsible for rising temperatures

The coalition was chaired by retired Rear Admiral Jack Welch and made up of 13 scientists, including Prof Auer, Professor Bob Carter and Associate Professor Chris de Freitas.

The group believed the public was being given incomplete, inaccurate and biased information about the effects of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

It called for a Royal Commission to investigate climate change.

Professor Augie Auer is survived by his wife, three children and five grandchildren.

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Bombing in Kenya's capital city Nairobi

June 11, 2007 A bomb exploded outside a hotel in downtown Nairobi in Kenya killing two people and injuring more than 30 others at around 9 a.m. local time. The cause of the blast is not yet clear.

Police Commissioner Mohamed Hussein Ali told reporters the explosion was due to something that someone had carried in. When asked if it was the work of a suicide bomber, he refused to speculate, saying "that type of speculation is not factual at all".

Initial inquiries have found that a man arrived by taxi and headed for a small restaurant, when he was stopped by a guard, as he was wearing something which looked suspicious. Police who spoke to the media anonymously, said the explosion occurred shortly after. They were not certain if the man had anything to do with the explosion.

Witnesses to the explosion claim a man left a black bag near a shoe shiner just before the blast. Robert Maritim told the Associated Press that a "black bag was left on the ground".

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User talk:Stevenfruitsmaak/Archive3

R: Russia! magazine article
Hello. How one can request an interview? Russianinfocenter

Admin nomination
Hi, i know you may not get this message for a while but no worries, i would just like to thank you for nominating me and putting the trust required for adminship in me. Many others seem to feel the same way but i would like to thank you for initiating it. I would also like to appoligise for the late replies on the nom page, i was not running away from WN but was away from the pc in general. Many thanks --Mark Talk 18:18, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

AWB
I see that you've granted AWB requests in the past. I'd like to ask you to begin watching this page, which is where new AWB requests should go. Thanks!  Thunderhead  ►  20:13, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

heads up
You have messages on commons. Bawolff ☺☻ 19:41, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah, i saw that now. I just wanted to make sure you got the message, because I've seen as a general trend the average wikinewsie on commons who gets a deletion notice, doesn't ever see the notice, so I just wanted to make sure that you got it. Happy editing. Bawolff ☺☻ 22:58, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

FireWiki site
Thanks Steve... I am still new to this and learning... thank you for your help.

Firenews

Airline checks Dell and Apple computers for hazard
When you archived Airline checks Dell and Apple computers for hazard, did you review the listed source? It seems Candlelight vigil for victims of Virginia Tech shootings was by the same editor. Cheers, --SVTCobra 22:31, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Iran and extremism
I believe that by virtue of what it is the death penalty is an extreme punishment for any crime. For being involved in a sexual relationship it is definitely extreme. --Brian McNeil / talk 12:20, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for the kind compliment. --Wpktsfs 23:22, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Putin speech
Are you still working on this story? You haven't made an edit in over 45 minutes. It is an important story and needs to be published. --SVTCobra 15:48, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Ok, I see you are still working on it. I started a dupe story Putin delivers annual address to Russia which has some more sources and an image you can incorporate. Also, your story title says "eight" I think that should be "eighth" --SVTCobra 15:54, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

comment on UFO article talk page
have moved ur comment to the right page. –Doldrums(talk) 13:32, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

3RR
Correct, I have been watching that. Cheers for the reminder :) Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 22:37, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

Australia defeats Sri Lanka in 2007 Cricket World Cup
Should this page not be titled Australia defeats Sri Lanka in 2007 Cricket World Cup Final? It seems a bit odd without that last word - as if only one match was played. Maybe it's just me. Cheers. :) AllynJ 23:43, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Hehe. No problem. Thank you! Spent a lot of time on these things and I feel it's paid off. :] And yeah, I know what you mean, time for me to get a rest now I've finished doing some stuff over on WP too, been up for far too long meself. :p AllynJ 00:26, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

This is just a suggestion that you can chose to follow or not:
do not attempt to make wikinews into some spin off of Wikipedia. I say in consideration of your lame questions to Jcart1534 during the RfA here. Those unfocused questions muddle the process. -Edbrown05 08:22, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

 * re: Thanks for your explanation. I was under the impression that you might be some Wikipedia brat. I am aware of the excellent original reporting you have done with stories here.

 * I thought maybe you could let my trangression pass, because, after all, that is what builds toward acceptance.

 * There is a mutual interest we share in understanding screen shots and how they can be employed. From my perspective, you cannot present yourself on the WWW, and expect that you can wear a copyright face.

 * There is big "L" in that, it stands for Loser. -Edbrown05 07:52, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

 * My first blush reation to that statement: "everything on the internet is copyrighted unless clearly stated" is exactly the opposite. An individual, a group, a business might have something to say... so what. -Edbrown05 08:41, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I do belive I am missing your point to some extent. I'll consider it, from the ground up as you seem to suggest, from their pont of view, which is a point I do think is kind of ancient. -Edbrown05 08:50, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Article
I have updated as requested, please leave it published this is an important book. thanks 67.71.155.212 19:05, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Hi, would u mind putting the book cover into the article, I am not sure of the script at wikinews for that. It is located at the wikipedia article. 67.71.155.212 19:33, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Hi again, I was referring to the Book Cover image from the Wikipedia article: Book Cover 67.71.155.212 23:51, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Award
Thank you for the award. The trophy room has been updated. :-) --SVTCobra 23:05, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

Email
I just emailed Erik. Should recieve a reply soon.  Thunderhead  ►  01:01, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

President-elect Sarkozy promises change for France
Hi, thanks for the compliment. I appreciate it, the article was a lot of work. I reverted your edit to the statement of Chuck Schumer. I agree he doesn't always make sense, but we shouldn't change his words. --SVTCobra 21:26, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I have seen the quote both ways.
 * "It would be nice to have someone who’s head of France who doesn’t have a knee-jerk reaction against the United States." The way I have it now.
 * "I mean, it would be nice to have someone who is head of France who doesn’t almost have a knee-jerk reaction against the United States." The way some sources have it.
 * The only difference is the contraction of "who is" into "who's" and the word "almost". Really, I don't see how it makes any more or less sense either way. But since everyone is citing CNN and CNN itself uses the word "almost", I guess I can go your way. --SVTCobra 15:15, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Re: Press Card
Hey, I don't want to jump the gun by providing you with a photo before my request closes, but thank you for letting me know! I'll endeavor to get a decent ID photo done ASAP! --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 15:17, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
 * With my old face it will be pretty difficult! :P --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 20:06, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for offering but I had it printed by my dad here :) It looks really quite professional! --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 20:25, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I can't remember who sent me it, but yes, it's the Wikinews template. I'm looking forward to using it - already started applying to cover events! --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 20:28, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Well I am leaving.
My Sivaji: The Boss articles got criticized and it gets looked down upon, especially the last one I wrote with lots of information regarding the Cauvery river dispute and how it affects Sivaji: The Boss. It is quiet annoying. So I am leaving.  Vagish  [wp]  [wn] 17:03, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Wikinews Shorts: May 20, 2007
what do you think? –Doldrums(talk) 19:25, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Sorry for that, Stevenfruitsmaak! I wasn't sure what to do with it, but Doldrums's solution looks great. I also linked back to Wikinews Shorts from the full article. Cheers, Jcart1534 19:44, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Opinion?
Hi Steven. Would you mind having a look at this article, China warns US on trade, and offering your opinion on the neutrality? It is in dispute (see Talk page). However, I don't think it is too biased, and it would be a shame to let it die. The user is new and I would like to encourage them, if it could be worked out. Cheers, Jcart1534 17:48, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your input yesterday! Jcart1534 13:02, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

RE: Great OR
Thankyou so much. Unfortunately of late I haven't had much time to spend on Wikinews but I will be trying to do OR on major events in my area. I have no problem with blogging about it, it would be interesting - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 20:29, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I am glad you like my blog, I have never really blogged before but must admit it is interesting. I was surprised at flashing my press card given how unknown Wikinews is in Australia! - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 20:28, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Sean
Have done - thanks for the notification. --Mark Talk 12:58, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Re:Congrats
thanks! and btw, that's 3 :P –Doldrums(talk) 20:10, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Featured picture
I think we should only have pictures that Wikinews contributors took during an event as "Featured picture". It is good to promote Wikinews' work as opposed to someone elses on the main page. I am going to change the image to a recent one by Cartman02au. Hope that's okay with you :-) — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  20:30, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
 * liking the template but not sure how the whole content argument is going to fan out. maybe if we change it to news pic of the day or something to loose the featured bit then maybe use any pics we can?--Mark Talk 14:57, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
 * like how you put the pic on the main page - fills that gap nicely!!--Mark Talk 18:56, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
 * yup will do - may get onto commons soon --Mark Talk 19:00, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Hi, I´ve asked you something on an Article Talk page
And just wanted to direct you there

Re:Spelling and such
Ok, seems reasonable, I will try to look over my articles in future (and maybe tag them with, too). Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 23:05, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks

Featured pic
Yup will try to help out here as i said before just have been very busy and will be for the next few days but i will try and do so stuff for this soon. Cheers for your great work!!! --Mark Talk 18:45, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
 * No problem...I will vote on images and update them from time to time, but I will not be active on the project all the time. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  19:44, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Ploy photos
Is this, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang's latest film makes Thailand premiere, what you had in mind? I wasn't sure it was up to snuff for original reporting, so I marked it with a development tag. Thanks! Wisekwai 04:18, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I am working press, so I was there anyway, to review the film. The publication I work for didn't need all the color commentary from the pre-screening hoopla, so that's why I put it here. Thanks for the encouragement. I probably wouldn't have written the story without it. Wisekwai 09:46, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Balancing articles
I preferred the Kyoto story with at least one picture on the left, to me it is unbalanced with them all on the right. OTOH, a QuoteLeft template might fix that. --Brian McNeil / talk 11:45, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Wikinews Reports
I just want to get wikinews in Google news. And I thought it wasa good Idea through Wikinews Reports. I read the blog and although there maybe just OR there, there is no where in which it says that is the only thing. But anyways, this is what Google News said:

''Thank you for your note. We've reviewed your site and will be adding it to our index for Google News. You should be able to find your articles in Google News within a few weeks.''

Sorry again. DragonFire1024 03:29, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Post-Kyoto protocoll :D
Wow, nice that something was made of my crude notes, many thanks ! I´m sorry now that I didn´t transcript some more of Barrosos press statement :/. But I´m very pleased what they worked out in the end (-50% till 2050) :D, I´d say thats some good news! Regards Sean Heron 17:11, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

Did I say thats a very nice article you did ? Really good effort :). All the best for your medical exams as well, hope writing an article around my notes didn´t take away too much time from learning. Sean Heron 18:06, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

Heya
Steven, if you're around, I was wondering if you were able to jump onto IRC and into #wikinews for a second - there's something I'd like to discuss with you. Cheers,  Daniel  09:15, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
 * We seemed to miss each other when you came on. Anyways, what I was saying to you was that, after discussion with a couple of people in #wikinews, I created Wikinews Bulletin. Since then, I have found this blog, which serves a very similar purpose, yet is probably more designed for outside audiences (ie. a different target audience to the Bulletin, which is designed for Wikinews users). However, I really liked your entry about Sean at the G8, and was wondering if you'd be fine with me using it (accredited to you in the by-line, of course) in the first publication version (out tomorrow). Although the blog is licensed under the CC license like Wikinews, I thought that it'd be common courtesy to ask. Cheers,  Daniel  09:35, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

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Comments:Heat protection system on Space Shuttle Atlantis damaged during liftoff

Poorly written article
The article does not discuss the cause of the damage to the shuttle. Near the end it states that "the tyvek cover" (which is not mentioned before) was not responsible for the damage. All of this doesn't leave the reader much wiser.
 * NASA does not know what caused the damage..could have been foam, birds, debris, etc etc...The article is written as what was known at the time. DragonFire1024 09:22, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Not a concern in the world..
It's doomed? Well, it's STILL a CONCERN NASA. "It's a not a concern." Up until, the shuttle falls apart of Texas again. --TUFKAAP 18:42, 11 June 2007 (UTC)


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Blender Foundation launches open movie, open game projects

June 11, 2007

The Blender Foundation, which maintains the open source 3D tool Blender, has announced two new projects, codenamed Peach and Apricot. Project Peach will be a new open source movie, following in the footsteps of last year's Elephants Dream project (which was initially codenamed Orange). Apricot, on the other hand, will use Blender in conjunction with open source 3D framework Crystal Space to create an open game, thereby showcasing both technologies.

The Blender Foundation published the plans on its website on Sunday. In order to support these and future projects, it will also set up a permanent studio called the "Blender Institute", where software developers and artists can work together in a single location.

The Peach movie project will be headed by Sacha "Sago" Goedegebure from the Netherlands and Lyubomir Kovachev from Bulgaria. Goedegebure is well known in the Blender community for the "Man in Man" animation, which won the 2006 Suzanne Award for Character Animation. Where the theme of Elephants Dream was dark and industrial, Peach will be "funny and furry", according to the project announcement. The project is to be completed within 6 months, beginning October 1.

Blender's open game project is still at an earlier planning stage, and details will be announced at the Crystal Space Conference in July. According to the published plans, the project will also be completed within 6-8 months, and it will have a budget of more than 50,000 Euros.

Related stories

 * May 19, 2006: Elephants Dream: Free content 3D film released to the Internet
 * May 21, 2006: Interview with Ton Roosendaal about Elephants Dream and free content movies


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Flooding hits NSW Hunter Region

June 11, 2007

The Hunter region of New South Wales has been hit by flooding after a severe storm on Thursday. The towns of Singleton and Branxton have been the worst affected.

It had previously been feared that Maitland would be inundated as floodwaters were predicted to peak at levels above the city's levee walls, but when the flooded Hunter River peaked at 10.7 metres at midnight the threat was averted.

Around 5,000 people were evacuated in Maitland and all who reside behind the levee walls have been allowed to return to their homes. Emergency services personnel called on residents to be alert to electricity lines being down and to avoid the raging river.

Authorities have warned residents in low lying areas around Hexham of possible flooding, where the river is expected to peak at around 7PM. The threat is considered to be minimal.

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Woman shot dead by police officer in Kent, England

June 11, 2007 A woman, reported to be an expert in martial arts, has been shot dead by police in a car park behind M&Co, a women's clothing shop in Sevenoaks, Kent, England. According to reports, the woman pulled a gun on police who then shot her.

"I can confirm that in the early hours of this morning Kent Police fatally shot a person. This has been referred to the IPCC which has a team of investigators now at the scene," said a spokesman for the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).

A bus station in Sevenoaks was shut down and closed off to the public while police investigated the incident. A tent was placed over the crime scene to ensure that evidence was kept intact.

Regular police officers do not carry guns in the United Kingdom. Special officers are dispatched to scenes with guns only if situations become serious or dangerous.


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US senator Joseph Lieberman suggests attacking Iran base

June 11, 2007

On Sunday, United States Senator Joseph Lieberman speaking on the CBS program, Face the Nation has gone on record stating that the United States should seriously consider a military strike against Iran because of their involvement with the Iraqi insurgency.

With predictions that the nuclear program of Iran will have created a nuclear weapon within three years, senior American military officers claim to have a plan to strike and they support President George W. Bush's stated policy to do whatever it takes to stop Iran's nuclear program.


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Queensland government not doing enough on water: Poll

June 11, 2007

A poll conducted by galaxy for Brisbane's Courier Mail newspaper has found Queenslanders do not believe the Beattie government is doing enough to secure water supplies in drought affected South-Eastern Queensland.

The poll found 83 percent of voters believe the government is not doing enough to solve the state's water crisis with 76 percent believing the supply of water to South-East Queensland is poor or very poor.

As a further blow to the Beattie government, two-thirds of voters believed that the promised water grid would not be completed on time. The water grid will allow for the sharing of water across Queensland's South-East and includes the supply of recycled water to industry.

Speaking at the Bundamba Water Treatment Facility, Premier Beattie promised that the water gird would be completed on time regardless of cost. "We will deliver this water grid and we will deliver it on time and we will get through this drought," he said.

The Bundamba facility will deliver 20 megalitres of water per day to the Swanbank power station instead of from Wivenhoe Dam.

The states Deputy Premier Anna Bligh was also positive about Queensland's water grid. Speaking of the Bundama facility, she said the operation of the water grid would commence in 10 weeks.

"We are just 10 weeks away from beginning of the operation of The Official Queensland Water Grid," Ms Bligh said.

Ms Bligh also reassured Queenslanders that the Tarong power station will be receiving recycled water within the next 12 months, with recycled drinking water being used after that.

"We are only just 12 months away now from the next part, which is water to Tarong and in October next year, this equipment will be delivering drinking water into our dams," said Ms Bligh.


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If your interested Dragonfire there i have this for you

Kent police media email: media.services@kent.pnn.police.uk and news rss from Kent police where press release should be released soon : http://www.kent.police.uk/rss/news.rss--86.136.127.238 10:54, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks! :) DragonFire1024 11:07, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Is this notable news? --71.175.138.110 04:37, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Local news and yes because I thought it odd at first that poice were using guns, until I saw the Kent Police press release. DragonFire1024 04:59, 12 June 2007 (UTC)


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Comments:US senator Joseph Lieberman suggests attacking Iran base

Attack on Iran would cause Nationalism and increase the current regime's power

 * My issues with an attack on Iran, is that it will raise nationalism in Iran and make the current regime stronger. If your going to attack Iran, you better knock out everything at once, prolonged action would be negative. 67.70.68.121 11:25, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

US senator Joseph Lieberman suggests attacking Iran base
Several years back, I think, Lieberman was on board with the "good evidence wmd theory" in Iraq. After that debacle, why should he be credible when saying "we have good evidence" of Iraqi insurgency training in Iran? 71.198.38.228 20:20, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

response from danil p santoso
the thing the senator said is as good as claiming that america will invade any nation sponsoring threat to their national security, or if we take form thel few last word an eye for an eye. using the iranian training hostile troops to americans might make a good excuse or rallying point to some people ,but looking as how easy it is for him to talk of invasion things will simply get worse it wouldnt be long before america start saying look that country is getting hostile / preparing their defense agresively lets attack them, eg: russia& north korea with their missile program, or china with its ever increasing military might the way i see it he is only doing what politician do best and that is to raise issue that will make him look good, the thing with the american soldier is probably some statistic report that he reads and he think might make a good headline.


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This makes me so proud to be an Italian.

No ice cream in Italian senate?
I thought the Italians were famous for some of their ice creams. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:39, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

haha
I wonder what they are going to lobby for next? Comfy chairs? This is funny. Contralya 14:30, 5 September 2007 (UTC)


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U.S. Open registration begins
Registration for the U.S. Open golf tournament is under way at Oakmont Country Club near Pittsburgh.

The course is regarded by players as one of the toughest. The tournament starts in earnest on Thursday, with the first tee-off at 7 a.m. (0300 UTC). Among the players signing up was Tiger Woods, who is looking for his third U.S. Open win, and his first since 2002.

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Three teachers shot in southern Thailand
Officials said they would close 50 school indefinitely in southern Thailand's Narathiwat Province after three teachers were fatally shot today in attacks blamed on Muslim insurgents.

Two female teachers, both Buddhist, were fatally shot while on lunch break at Bansako School in Si Sakorn. A male teacher from another school was gunned down while buying cigarettes at a store in Ra-ngae.

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Scores killed in Bangladesh floods, mudslides
At least 86 people have been killed in mudslides, flooding and lightning strikes in Bangladesh, as heavy rains fell on Chittagong. Most of the victims died when rain-triggered landslides swept away shantytown villages.

The monsoon rains have ensued since yesterday and were expected to continue for several more days. In just a few hours, meteorologists said more than 7 inches (20 centimeters) of rain fell.

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Cameras keep watch on Malaysian civil servants
Closed-circuit television cameras are being used in Terengganu state, Malaysia, to monitor the activities of government civil servants, and keep them on the job, instead of taking long tea breaks, The Star reports.

"We would know if they are adhering to office etiquette or playing truant and we can also gauge if they are disciplined at work," state secretary Mokhtar Nong was quoted as saying by The Star.

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Ex-Thai PM Thaksin's assets are frozen

June 11, 2007

Ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra had about US$1.5 billion in cash assets in Thailand seized today by the Assets Examination Committee.

Calling Thaksin "unusually rich," the committee said Thaksin had obtained the money through corrupt means.

Thaksin's spokesman and lawyer Noppadol Pattama issued a statement, saying Thaksin would "fight until the end."

"I will bring the case to both the criminal and civil courts. This is not fair. The aim is to prevent the ex-PM and his wife from running their own normal lives," Noppadol said, adding that the move was politically motivated.

Thaksin, a billionaire tycoon who headed the Shin Corp. telecommunications firm, was elected prime minister in 2001 as leader of the populist Thai Rak Thai party.

Last year, the Shinawatra family sold their interest in Shin Corp. to Singapore's Temasek Holdings, in a deal that prompted street protests in Bangkok, and was a key factor in the coup that removed Thaksin from power. Thaksin, his wife, Potjaman Shinawatra, and children, are facing charges of tax evasion as well.

The Assets Examination Committee said their decision came after months of investigation into corruption allegations made during Thaksin's five years in office.

The committee has frozen 21 bank accounts containing 52.9 billion baht (about $1.5 billion), money the committee says was made in the Temasek deal.

"The committee found evidence that Thaksin during his time as prime minister committed corruption and illegal acts as well as being unusually rich," the committee said in a statement. "[The Shinawatra family] have illegally obtained wealth through abuses of power to benefit Shin Corp."

Two weeks ago, Thaksin's former party, Thai Rak Thai, was ordered dissolved by a Constitutional Tribunal, based on corruption charges in the April 2006 general election, and Thaksin and 110 other party leaders were banned from politics for five years.

Since being removed from the premiership in the September coup last year, Thaksin has remained in voluntary exile, mainly in London, where he has tendered a bid for the Manchester City football club.

Last week, Thaksin was in Japan, guest lecturing at a Tokyo university, where he expressed a desire to return to Thailand when democracy is restored.

"When democracy returns to Thailand, Thailand will prosper again and I will go back to contribute to the country as a normal citizen," he was quoted as saying by Reuters.

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Bhumibol Adulyadej
The culprit in all of this including the removal of Thaksin Shinawatra is Bhmibol Adulyadej. Thaksin was a successful entrepreneur who pursued sound economic policies, etc. Next, Bhumibol Adulyadej interfered to remove Thaksin for some disprect to the monarch along with a host of other charges against the PM. Envy may have played a part in Bhumibol's decision, too.

Bhumibol is the one who ordered the junta to stage the coup. Now, the junta is weathering the potshots that should be directed to him. No one dares to blame the king for fear of its life, a long jail sentence, beatings, etc.--Blivit 01:59, 12 June 2007 (UTC)


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Bhumibol Adulyadej
The culprit in all of this including the removal of Thaksin Shinawatra is Bhmibol Adulyadej. Thaksin was a successful entrepreneur who pursued sound economic policies, etc. Next, Bhumibol Adulyadej interfered to remove Thaksin for some disprect to the monarch along with a host of other charges against the PM. Envy may have played a part in Bhumibol's decision, too.

Bhumibol is the one who ordered the junta to stage the coup. Now, the junta is weathering the potshots that should be directed at him. No one dares to blame the king for fear of its life, a long jail sentence, beatings, etc.--Blivit 02:05, 12 June 2007 (UTC)


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NASA extends Space Shuttle Atlantis' mission

June 12, 2007 NASA has extended the Space Shuttle Atlantis mission from 11 days to 13 days to attempt to fix a tear of at least four inches in the shuttle's Thermal Protection System (TPS), which occurred during liftoff on June 8. A fourth spacewalk is also planned to take place.

The tear was discovered when astronauts used the shuttle's robotic arm with digital cameras placed on the end.

NASA says that the tear is not a major concern for re-entry, but they want to fix the problem before Atlantis returns, to reduce the amount of possible repairs Atlantis might need.

"I don't want to take the risk of damaging my flight hardware," said chairman of Atlantis's mission management team, John Shannon. Shannon said that it was unlikely that the tear would result in a disaster similar to that which occurred with the Space Shuttle Columbia which was lost in 2003 during re-entry.

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With pressure from France, Chad and Sudan open door to possible troop deployment

June 12, 2007

After meeting Sunday with French Foreign Minister, Chadian President opened the door to the possible deployment of United Nations (UN) or European Union (EU) troops to Chad's volatile eastern region. Yesterday, Kouchner met with Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir.

Until Sunday, Chad had rejected the idea of allowing military troops in to assist with security at its border with Sudan. In Chad's eastern region, the government has been fighting an insurgency, which it claims has been supported by Sudan. While dealing with the insurgency, Chad had been amenable to an international police presence, but not a military force.

An estimated 234,000 Sudanese refugees have fled the violence in the Darfur region of Sudan and crossed the border into Chad. In addition, Chad is coping with an estimated 150,000 internally displaced persons. The conditions in the camps set up to deal with the refugees have been criticised as inadequate by the aid group, (MSF). France's newly appointed foreign minister, and co-founder of MSF, Bernard Kouchner, and Chad's President Déby were able to work out some concessions on the use of foreign troops. Following the meeting, Déby was asked by reporters whether he would allow UN or EU military troops to take a role in security and stabilization measures for a humanitarian mission. "Why not," Déby replied.

Déby revealed that plans for an international force for Chad would be made public by the end of June. "We are agreed on the principle of deploying a force, but there are still some points to resolve, on which we must agree," said Déby. "The results of the discussions will be made public before the 25th of this month."

"We have been proposing this to the international community since 2004," said Déby. But Chad's Prime Minister,, commented recently that neighbouring countries may take the use of foreign troops as a threat.

On June 9, MSF issued a press release warning of a humanitarian crisis developing in Chad. "It is imperative that the emergency in eastern Chad be fully recognised, that aid organisations provide massive, immediate aid to the IDPs and that the Chadian authorities facilitate humanitarian aid," said Isabelle Defourny, manager of MSF programmes in Chad.

Progress in Sudan
Following his visit to Chad, Foreign Minister Kouchner traveled to Sudan where he met with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Sudan has, in the past, rejected the deployment of an international force, and has resisted the use of a UN-African Union (AU) force. During their meeting Monday, al-Bashir told Kouchner that he would only accept troops from Africa.

Kouchner indicated that his meetings with al-Bashir and other officials had been productive and would "lift a certain number of complications" in obtaining agreements with Sudan. He and al-Bashir also discussed the unilateral sanctions imposed on Sudan by the United States. Kouchner felt that the sanctions haven't been useful and that the Sudanese "seem clearly affected by this issue, considering how much they raised it."

UN Secretary-General expressed some optimism on the issue of troop deployment and acknowledged he received a letter recently from al-Bashir on the matter. As stated in the letter, al-Bashir has accepted in principal the idea of a UN-AU force of 23,000 troops to be stationed in Darfur. "I sincerely hope that we will be able to have early resolution of this issue," said Ban.

One roadblock may be al-Bashir's refusal to accept any force other than African. The UN and AU stated they would attempt to use only African troops, but indicated that non-African troops may be used if that were not possible.

"Darfur cannot be only an African problem," said Kouchner. "At a certain level, the respect for human rights concerns the whole world."


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Recent 'Earth-like planet' found in April 'too hot' for life say some scientists

June 12, 2007 German and American scientists have announced that the recent planet, Gliese 581c is too hot to host any life that would be found on Earth. It orbits around the star Gliese 581.

"It’s just too hot. I would not recommend mankind to move to that planet right now," said Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research astronomer who was part of the study, Dr. Manfred Cuntz who also said that the same system that Gliese 581c is in may have another planet that could be comfortable for humans.

The planet, Gliese 581d orbits the same star as Gliese 581c but at a distance of 23 million miles. The researchers say that the planet could have a "greenhouse" effect and that water that may be present on the planet would be liquid. If no greenhouse effect is present, the planet would have frozen water.

"We cannot cool down an atmosphere of a planet, but we can heat it up. Despite the adverse conditions of this planet, at least some primitive forms of life may be able to exist on its surface," added Cuntz.

Some scientists disagree and say that Gliese 581 is very old and that its light is dimmer than that of a newer star.

Scientists began to monitor Gliese 581c right after the announcement of its discovery in April for six weeks using the Microvariability and Oscillations of STars (MOST), operated by the Canadian Space Agency.

"Gliese 581 seems remarkably stable over the six weeks it was monitored by MOST. The brightness of the star changed by only a few tenths of a percent over that time. This level of stability means that it provides a stable source of light -- hence heat -- to the surface of planet Gliese 581c. The climate there should not be a wild rollercoaster ride that would make it difficult for life to get a foothold," said astronomer at the University of British Columbia, Jaymie Matthews.

Matthews says that Gliese 581 is much older than the Sun and Earth and that life should have already evolved on the surface.

"So if Gliese 581 has been around for at least that long, it’s more encouraging for the prospects of complex life on any planet around it," added Matthews.


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Singapore and Brunei issue joint banknote

June 12, 2007

That Singapore and Brunei are today marking 40 years of currency interchangeability with a special banknote might come as a shock to some.

And it's not the part about the special banknote, it's that the two small southeast Asian countries have had interchangeable currencies for 40 years.

Singaporean Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong admits that not a lot of Singaporeans know about it, and that currency from Brunei is routinely refused by Singaporean retailers.

"They are not used to seeing Bruneian currency," Goh said at a press conference yesterday in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. He added that he sees the need to educate Singaporean retailers "again and again" on the matter.

Maybe, said Goh, if more money from the tiny, oil-rich sultanate on Borneo was spent in the island republic of Singapore, there would be change.

"If Bruneians spend a lot of money in Singapore, and you have millions of Brunei dollars floating around, there'll be no problem. So the retailers see the currency, they are not familiar with it," Goh said.

"So from time to time, we have to tell the retailers that there is an interchangeable agreement with Brunei and the currency must be accepted," Goh continued.

The 40th anniversary banknote will be an important tool in educating Singaporeans about current interchangeability, Goh said.

"It is a way to tell Singaporeans and also Bruneians that we have these interchangeable currencies... If the currency is not accepted just tell the retailer and explain to them that there is no problem, that they are acceptable to banks," Goh said.

However, while the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Brunei Currency and Monetary Board will issue the notes into general circulation, it will be a limited issue.

"I think it will become a collectors' item," Goh said. "Because it's the first time we are doing this in 40 years, I think collectors would not circulate them. But it is meant for circulation and can be used like any currency note," he said.

The front of commemorative note has scenes from both Brunei and Singapore, while the reverse bears Singapore's coat of arms and the face of Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei. Goh said he thought the design is "very attractive."

The two countries have maintained currency interchangeability since 1967, when the Singapore dollar and the Brunei dollar replaced the Malaya and British Borneo dollar as legal tender in those countries.

Goh was in Brunei to attend yesterday's royal banquet, put on by the Sultan of Brunei, on the occasion of the sultan's daughter's wedding.

Princess Majeedah Nuurul Bulqiah, 31, 11th daughter of the sultan, and Khairul Khalil, 32, exchanged their vows last Thursday, and were presented to the public on Sunday in a lavish, two-week ceremony steeped in Brunei royal and Muslim tradition.


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Why does an DragonFire1024 keep removing the Opinion +tag ?? There are three reasonable opinions being discussed, I think it should be left alone. 67.70.68.121 09:38, 12 June 2007 (UTC)


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Michael Moore's new film 'Sicko' leaked via P2P

June 14, 2007 A number of reports confirm that Michael Moore's forthcoming documentary has been leaked onto Peer-to-peer networks. This is the second pre-release leak in a month of a film from Lionsgate Studios.

The movie, SiCKO contrasts the U.S. healthcare system with that of several other countries and includes a trip to Cuba for which Moore is being investigated. The investigation by the Office of Foreign Assets Control within the United States Department of the Treasury is looking into whether Moore has violated United States embargo against Cuba, which has been in effect since 1962 and codified in 1992.

Moore has, according to agency reports, stored a copy of the original film in Canada as a result of the Federal investigation by the Treasury department. His concern is that an attempt may be made to confiscate the section of the film shot in Cuba.

According to Associated Press, David Boies, attorney for Michael Moore, believes the targeting of Moore for his unauthorised trip to Cuba may be the result of the criticism of the current administration in such films as Fahrenheit 9/11.

Tuesday Moore was seen at two pre-release screenings of the movie in Sacramento, California. His audiences were a group of politicians and a number of nurses, each attending their own screening.

The movie opens with a cold statistic that approximately 45 million Americans are without healthcare insurance. It continues by giving examples of people with healthcare insurance who have been denied all or part of their treatment for technical reasons. As well as getting thousands of responses from people who had problems with their insurance he received information from people working inside Health maintenance organizations and ex-employees who claim the system is set up to provide the minimum care and the maximum profit to the company.

The segment of the film that triggered the Federal investigation is his trip to Cuba with a number of people who relate their experiences with healthcare. Among these are several volunteer workers who worked at ground zero following the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. These people claim to have been refused aid from the fund set up for 9/11 workers and were thus unable to afford their required treatment. After an attempt to obtain treatment at Guantanamo Bay detention facility - which Moore described as the only place on U.S. soil where there is "socialised medicine" - they seek out a hospital in Havana. All are checked and treated free of charge. One woman discovers that an inhaler for her respiratory problems costs approximately five cents in Cuba compared to 120 dollars in the U.S.

Health insurance companies, speaking through their trade group America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), are critical of the film, which calls for healthcare similar to that of Canada, France, or the UK. "We need a uniquely American solution in which the public and private sectors work together to make sure that everyone has high-quality, affordable healthcare," said Karen Ignagni, president of AHIP, on Wednesday.

The film is scheduled for wide release in the U.S. and Canada on June 29, 2007.