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Reaction to Ken Livingstone suspension

February 27, 2006

The news that London Mayor Ken Livingstone is to face a one month suspension over comments made to an Evening Standard journalist was a surprise to many across the political spectrum when it was announced on Friday.

Deputy Mayor Nicky Gavron, who would take over the Mayor's duties in the event of a suspension, said "This decision is absurd - millions of Londoners elected the Mayor, and three unelected officials remove him. An elected Mayor should only be removed by the law or by the electorate, not by an unelected body."

Support was also received from the Stop the War Coalition, who said in a statement that they were appalled - "Ken Livingstone was elected by millions of Londoners and he has been suspended by an unelected quango". The Trades Union Congress also condemned the statement, praising the Mayor's "absolute commitment and exemplary and consistent record in opposing racism of any form". The National Assembly Against Racism Vice Chair said that they were "outraged" at the decision, also praising the Mayor's record of anti-racism campaigning.

The Board Of Deputies Of British Jews suggested that the Mayor had been "the architect of his own misfortune" by failing to apologise over the incident, but said that they had not sought anything other than an expression of regret.

The Muslim Association of Britain argued that the suspension was a serious blow to democracy and free speech by undermining "the essence and values of democracy".

The Chairman of the London Jewish Forum Adrian Cohen welcomed the decision, but suggestion that it should never have reached the point of a suspension "when a simple apology could have avoided all the pain caused to so many Jewish Londoners", a sentiment echoed by the Jewish Leadership Council.

The Editor of the Evening Standard, whose journalist is at the centre of the controversy, claimed that the journalist had behaved impeccably and accused Mr Livingstone of being stubborn.

Related News

 * London Mayor Ken Livingstone to appeal over suspension, Wikinews, February 27, 2006
 * London Mayor Ken Livingstone faces month-long suspension over Nazi jibe, Wikinews, February 25, 2006

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POWER inquiry calls for radical power shift in British democracy

February 27, 2006 The POWER Inquiry, set up in 2004 to examine participation and involvement in British politics, today published "Power to the People", its final report, making 30 key recommendations designed to "save British democracy from meltdown".

The recommendations include decentralising power, from central government to local government, replacing the first-past-the-post electoral system with a more responsive one, reducing the voting age to 16, and giving citizens the right to initiate legislative processes.

The Independent newspaper covered the story with a front page splash titled "Blueprint to give power to the people". The paper has been "campaigning for democracy" ever since the 2005 general elections, in which the Labour Party won 55.2% of the seats with just 35.3% of the votes. The newspaper ran a petition urging the Prime Minister to institute urgent reform of the voting system.

The final report credited the use of proportional voting elsewhere in Europe with both a reversal of declines in voter turnout and the formation of flexible, responsive coalitions,

"'[I]t is significant that most European countries have proportional systems which should provide a wider choice of parties from a more diverse political spectrum who all stand a good chance of winning places in Parliament or even in a governing coalition. This therefore raises the question of whether this factor can be treated as a genuinely significant cause. We feel it still can. Firstly, because it is such a commonly cited factor in all the expert and public evidence received by the Inquiry. And, secondly, because there is recent research to suggest that proportional systems have, on the whole, limited if not halted election turnout declines in comparison to Britain.'"

The POWER inquiry is funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Limited, and the inquiry is holding a conference on Saturday, March 25, 2006 to discuss their findings, before formally ending.

Chair of the inquiry, Helena Kennedy challenged politicians to "rise above their party ranks and start treating democratic reform as a non-partisan necessity - not a political toy".

The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman said that the report dealt with many issues, which were all matters to be debated within parties and between parties, adding that the report had added to the debate.

Oliver Heald, Shadow Constitutional Affairs secretary for the Conservative Party, welcomed the call to give more power to MPs, but opposed the plan to drop the voting age to 16. The Liberal Democrats acting president Simon Hughes welcomed the report, saying "British Democracy is in crisis whatever the Government pretends - most voters are ignored and most people feel they have no influence".


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Thinktank recommends changes to Australian student fees

February 28, 2006

The Centre for Independent Studies has released a paper calling for reform of university student fees system. The paper, authored by Andrew Norton, argues that the cap on loans to full fee paying students is too low. The current cap allows for loans during a lifetime of AU$50,950.

"Setting the FEE-HELP limit at this amount biases the market against courses that are long or have high per year costs, or both," argues Norton in the paper. "The loan cap is a crude way of controlling lending, taking no account of course costs or capacity to repay."

According to Norton, this undermines student choice and competition. He argues that the system should function more like commercial lending.

"A truly radical reform would make student loans mimic commercial loans: students with good earning prospects could borrow large sums, other students could borrow less, and some could not borrow at all," he said. "Instead of denying or limiting loans to people doing high cost courses, as now occurs, the government could deny loans to people who are unlikely to repay."

The paper was criticised by Senator Kerry Nettle, Education Spokesperson for the Australian Greens. She argued that the changes would mean an increase in costs to students already struggling to pay, and called on Education Minister Julie Bishop to rule out the changes.

"To consider refusing loans to those deemed less able to repay would further cut off higher education for Australians from low socio-economic backgrounds," she said. "Julie Bishop should use her address to the National Press Club tomorrow to rule out any moves to further deregulate the HECS system."

"Student fees have spiralled upward under the Howard government and any further deregulation would just make a bad system worse," she added.

Australian student fees system
The Australian government has a system of subsidising student tuition fees. This system has undergone many changes during the Howard government. There are currently three strands:

 * HECS-HELP for students receiving federal government tuition subsidies
 * FEE-HELP for full-fee students
 * OS-HELP for study overseas

The Centre for Independent Studies
On its website, The Centre for Independent Studies describes itself as "the leading independent public policy 'think tank' within Australasia. The CIS is actively engaged in support of a free enterprise economy and a free society under limited government where individuals can prosper and fully develop their talents. By critical recommendations to public policy and encouraging debate amongst leading academics, politicians and journalists, the CIS aims to build a better society." It claims to be funded by "private sector donations-from individuals, companies and charitable trusts-as well as subscriptions and books sales."

In a press release the Greens described the think-tank as "rightwing".


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Prime Minister's Official Spokesman:

"Asked what the Prime Minister's view was about the Power Report, the PMOS said that there were many issues dealt within the Power Report. They were all matters that were debated as much within Parties as between Parties. People took different views about some of the issues contained in them. The Prime Minister had no doubt that the report would add to that debate."

Frankie Roberto 00:11, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

Report's 30 Recommendations
Included here for completeness (is there a better place? Wikiquote? Wikisource?). I tried to pick out the 3-4 most newsworthy recommendations.

 * 1) A responsive electoral system for the House of Commons, House of Lords and local councils to replace the first-past-the-post system.
 * 2) The closed party list system to be replaced.
 * 3) The Electoral Commission to encouragewomen, ethnic minorities, people on lower incomes, young people and independents to stand.
 * 4) The voting and candidacy age should be reduced to 16.
 * 5) Automatic voter registration at age 16 to be introduced.
 * 6) Donations from individuals and organisations to parties to be capped.
 * 7) State funding for local activity by political parties.
 * 8) Text voting or e-mail voting only after other reforms.
 * 9) 70 per cent of the House of Lords should be elected by a 'responsive electoral system' for three parliamentary terms.
 * 10) Select committees should get enhanced powers.
 * 11) Limits on power of the whips.
 * 12) Parliament should be ableto initiate legislation, launch inquiries and act on petitions.
 * 13) A decentralisation of powers.
 * 14) Local government should be able to raise taxes and administer its own finances.
 * 15) Meetings of ministers with business, including lobbyists, to be listed every month.
 * 16) All public bodies to involve the public in their policy- making processes.
 * 17) Citizens to initiate legislative processes, public inquiries and hearings into public bodies.
 * 18) Rules on plurality of media ownership to be reformed.
 * 19) Public service broadcasters to involve viewers in matters of public importance.
 * 20) MPs to be required and resourced to produce annual reports and hold AGMs.
 * 21) A new independent National Statistical and Information Service to provide information free of political spin.

(copied from The Independent which takes them from - could probably be copied direct from the press release PDF if anyone knows how... )

Frankie Roberto 00:11, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

This is important
This story should be the lead.

Also, where they are talking about a more responsive system and first-past-the-post, there are links to Wikipedia to be made. Wikipedia has excellent articles on voting systems, which can guide the reader through the ramifications of proportional voting (which is discussed in the full report).

Finally, there should be some further mention of the very low voter turnout in the UK generally. I don't have precise figures, but it is much lower than one would expect.

StrangerInParadise 02:06, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Agreed. 82.35.10.202 15:02, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Couldn't agree more. I wish there was a similar inquiry in the United States.  Though it seems this is not a government-ordered inquiry (?). - McCart42 20:52, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

Is this nonsense?
This article is meaningless until is states who ordered the inquiry and who will act based on it.

If this is just some paper written by an NGO, then it is absolutely not major news. If this is (A) a government requested thing, and (B) likely to be acted on, then it is major news. Which is it?

 * Don't even know where to begin, except to suggest that your grasp of UK politics may be lacking. The fact you have both the head of government and the head of the opposition commenting on it should indicate that your sense of major news might be a bit off.  Also, bear in mind that the problem addressed is of concern at all levels of political leadership- control without mandate breeds instability.  Beyond that, I can only refer you to the article, and the report itself, which does answer your questions.

 * StrangerInParadise 21:16, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

 * Yes, my grasp of UK politics is lacking. Articles have to be written assuming this.  Because I don't have a reliable grasp of politics and titles and terminology from the UK, I can't tell the difference between a government-funded plan, and an opinionated-philanthropist's dream. Bill3 17:56, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Then you might trust— for the moment— our sense that this is significant news, and hold your assumptions in reserve, rather than make absolute declarations. Given the nature of the UK media and the structure of political parties and their relation to government, this is going to get play, and it is very likely that at least STV, 16-year-old sufferage and reform of the House of Lords will be broadly discussed. You could also be guided by the pace of change in the UK over the last several years.  Things are a bit more plastic there, for many reasons, but mainly size, the Westminster System, and its role in the EU. I'd recommend also reading through to the sources, and tracking BBC. StrangerInParadise 22:15, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Yes, in some ways thinktank reports are two-a-penny, but this one is significant when seen against a backdrop of growing resentment against the democratic processes, an election where the winning party got a much higher proportion of seats than actual votes, and a campaign for democratic reform led by a major national newspaper. It is also important, IMO, to be reporting long-term news stories, of which this is part of, from the very start. If you only wait until stories become bigger news then you miss out on an archive of coverage documenting the build up period. Frankie Roberto 22:40, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

21. A new independent National Statistical and Information Service to provide information free of political spin.
Perhaps Wikipedia could bid for the contract, in exchange for grant money. StrangerInParadise 21:24, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

 * Nice idea. How better to avoid spin than to expose all the facts and allow a community to collaborativly interpret the statistics.,, Frankie Roberto 22:36, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

97% of PEOPLE in the USA say Congress does not represent them
Perhaps we can do a story about the connection between the statistical death of democracy in the USA and the UK?  "DOBBS: And now, the results of our poll tonight: 97 percent of you responded saying the officials you elected are not representing your interests in Congress; 3 percent say they are." Neutralizer 21:32, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

 * Nice idea, but they are very different animals, for many reasons. StrangerInParadise 22:15, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

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Da Vinci Code publisher Random House in court

February 28, 2006 and, who jointly wrote together with a third author, a 1982 Non-Fiction book ' have taken ' publisher , to court claiming that The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail storyline has been stolen by.

The third author of The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, is not involved in the case.

Random House is the of publisher of both The Da Vinci Code and The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail.

The central theme of the two books is that the bloodline from a marriage between and  survives today.

Random House has denied the claim and, Random House chief executive Gail Rebuck says in a statement that she believed the lawsuit was without merit.

"As publisher of both The Da Vinci Code and The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail, we are genuinely saddened that two of the three authors of HBHG have chosen to bring this litigation against us...Random House takes no pleasure in defending a legal action that it believes is without merit and we are confident that we will prevail."

If this case is successful it could threaten the film; starring and  from opening.

The Da Vinci Code is a fiction book and has over 36 million copies in print worldwide. The dust jacket for the novel apparently includes longitude and latitude coordinates which lead to the headquarters near,.

Brown's next book, The Solomon Key, is rumoured to be about the Yale society. Notable alumni of the society include current United States President George W. Bush, former President George H.W. Bush, and Massachusettes Senator John Kerry.


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Two zoo bears killed after biting four-year-old boy

February 28, 2006

The Maymont Zoo in Richmond, Virginia killed two black bears for their involvement in the biting of a 4-year-old boy. The boy sustained minor injuries after reaching his hands through the fence.

Citizens expressed outrage when it was reported the bears were destroyed and their carcasses disposed of by the zoo at a city landfill. The furor caused an investigation by Mayor Wilder into the decision by the zoo. A report issued by WTVR during the Monday evening news said that a "bear monument" would be erected in memory.

When informed on Monday of the zoo's decision to destroy the bears, the mother of the boy said she wept for the bears. The bite wounds will require the boy to under-go treatment for rabies.


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does this really belong in the "Wackynews" category? 71.247.229.130 03:09, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

This bear thing is "jacked up". So sad..

How on earth can the bears be said to have been "euthanized"? Did the bears kill themselves with the assistance of the zoo-keepers? Get a grip on language... "Two zoo bears put down after biting four-your-old boy". Or killed. Or destroyed. Not euthanized.

 * I agree the language was poorly chosen (euthanasia=mercy killing, not the case here). I've changed both the article title and text. By the way, a report on the killing has now been released. -- Avenue 14:22, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

I think it should also be noted that the four year old who was "bitten" never even required stitches and didn't seek medical attention until hours after the incident. Maymont was not even notified. An actual bear bite would most likely require serious and immediate medical intervention. As a former health official who worked with the Emergency Room that cared for this boy, I have dealt with cases where rabies prophylaxis was started by the staff. They have always shown excellent judgement and taken care to begin the prophylaxis if there is any chance of possible rabies transmission. They did NOT begin prophylaxis in this case. I don't think they considered rabies transmission a possibility because of the mildness of the injury, the logic of a bear trying to taste something covered with apple and the fact that black bears rarely get rabies. (I believe the experts had one or two cases on record.)

The director of the city health department was summarily fired following the incident. She was uniformly disliked by those who worked with her. And outright hated by those who she harassed out of the department, specifically those who filed lawsuits. More than one former employee has suggested that this entire episode was karma catching up with her. A terribly unfortunate thing for the bears to get caught up in.

 * Ping -Edbrown05 07:24, 22 December 2006 (UTC)


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Residents and business owners attend "private" meeting on Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal

February 28, 2006 Residents, business owners and developers attended a low profile, "private" neighborhood meeting about the Elmwood Village Hotel proposal and redesign in Buffalo, New York last night. At least 50 people from the Penhurst block, the Claremont block, the Granger block and various other locations attended. A representative from Forever Elmwood was also at the meeting. Joel Golombeck, City Councilman for the Elmwood area, was also among the attendees.

The Elmwood Village Hotel is a seven million dollar proposal by Savarino Construction Services Corp. The hotel would be built on the intersection of Elmwood and Forest Aves. in Buffalo. In order for the hotel to be built, the demolition of at least five currently occupied buildings will be required. Golombeck found out about the proposal just three weeks ago when Sam Savarino of Savarino Construction Services Corp. called Golombeck.

Golombeck said that he was asked, by the City of Buffalo to "approve" the proposal "tomorrow", (February 28, 2006). When asked to do so Golombeck replied, "That is just not possible. I did not realize how fast tracked this plan was. My first question to Savarino was, did you talk to the neighborhood?"

Golombeck also stated that he would not approve or deny the proposal until a reasonable amount of time was given to the community to make a judgment on the new design.

Golombeck also stated that the City of Buffalo wanted Savarino to obtain both 605 Forest and 607 Forest for the proposal, but, according to Golombeck, Savarino "does not want to do that." In order for the two buildings to be included in the development, Savarino will have to apply for a C-2 zoning permit. It is unknown if an attempt will be made to obtain those properties or make the zoning changes.

Wendy Pierce of Forever Elmwood stated that she had found out about the proposal only "two weeks ago from today." She also stated that the original design "felt too massive." Pierce also stated that she wanted to "speak more with the block clubs and residents" around the area.

Ms. pierce also stated that "other options" for parking will be looked into "if possible."

The new design will have less retail space and now has at lease three conference rooms. Parking has been increased to a total of fifty-five spaces, both underground and above.

Rocco Termini, a Buffalo developer also attended the meeting still stating that the hotel would "destroy Elmwood's urban streetscape." Mr. Termini has proposed a second development that would not include a hotel, but increase retail shops to at least seven.

The City of Buffalo Planning Board is still scheduled to meet at 8:00a.m Tuesday. The Common Council is still expected to meet at 2:00p.m. on the same day.

Joel Golombeck is expected to attend both meetings.


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I attended this meeting. I was NOT able to record, and was very lucky to get this one picture I have. I have some photocopies of the new design and will try to get a better picture. Joel Golombeck was also at this meeting. There were no interviews today, just notes from what went on. Jason Safoutin 03:12, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

 * Did you take any notes? i just spent a little time searching Savarino; he seems clean but I found this; "Later, businessmen James Sandoro and Sam Savarino made an unsuccessful attempt to buy the clock"herewhole clock thing seems a bit fishy; could have just been an excuse to go to Chicago together. you may want to see if Sandoro is involved in this hotel with Savarino maybe in a silent way? Sandoro seems a bit negative...be careful.

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English Wikipedia has over 1 million registered users

February 28, 2006

At 2:02 UTC on February 28, 2006, the millionth user account for the English Wikipedia project was created. The user is known as Romulus32, though little else is known about this person. Jfingers88 first identified this account as the one millionth, and this fact was confirmed by Jacoplane and Titoxd.

Recently, there has been increasing excitement concerning the still impending millionth article for the English Wikipedia. However, little attention has been called to the number of users, which has just passed a million, and continues to grow much faster than the number of articles.

Wikimedia founder Jimbo Wales has yet to comment on this milestone for Wikipedia and Wikimedia.

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Former AWB chairman paid almost $1,000,000 by AusAID

February 28, 2006

It has been revealed at the Cole inquiry that former Australian Wheat Board chairman Trevor Flugge was paid almost AU$1,000,000 by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) to provide "agricultural assistance" to Iraq for less than one year. The Prime Minister today defended the payment, saying that Mr Flugge's background and experience justified the sum.

The Opposition attacked the government over the issue, suggesting that the money was wasted and could have been better spent helping children.

"AusAid is now tied up in the wheat for weapons scandal, [having] spent almost $700,000 sending Trevor Flugge off to Iraq to take photos of himself with guns," said Bob Sercombe, Labor spokesman on overseas aid and Pacific Island affairs.

"Every dollar spent on Trevor Flugge is one less dollar for spending on children in developing countries."

During an interview today Prime Minister John Howard defended the payment of money to Mr Flugge, arguing that he had the appropriate skills.

"Well you have to look at the availability of people, you have to look at the fact that we wanted to have somebody in that position who knew a lot about the wheat industry generally, about agriculture and certainly somebody who on his track record to them was somebody who would look to the interests of the Australian wheat industry. When you know and appreciate and acknowledge the value of wheat exports to this country, having somebody with the background that Flugge had in the wheat industry able to look after Australia's interests," Mr Howard said.

It was also revealed at a recent Senate estimates hearing that ninety percent of Australia's foreign aid budget goes to Australian companies. The revelation was made by an AusAID official, Dereck Rooken-Smith.

According to Tim O'Conner of AID/WATCH, the news comes as no surprise. "For ten years now the Howard government has focused on advancing business and strategic interests through the aid program," he said.


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Cyclone Emma crosses West Australian coast

February 28, 2006

The Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) say ex-tropical cyclone "Emma" has weakened below tropical cyclone intensity, after crossing the coast at 11am WST near Mardie in Western Australia (WA) today. Widespread squally thunderstorms with heavy rain and flooding are expected as the system moves further south. Approximately 280 millimetres of rain was recorded at Karratha in 36 hours.

The cyclone bore down on Australia's Pilbara region, bringing with it winds of up to 105kph. Dampier's port was closed, some flights to the region were cancelled and communities in the storm's path were battening down.

Cyclone Emma was west of Karratha and northeast of Onslow at 8am (WST) today, and travelling south at 23kph. The weather bureau said by the time the category one storm crosses the coast between Dampier and Onslow the worst of the weather will have passed.

"Most of the weather is travelling ahead of the system", weather forecaster Andrew Burton said. "They've probably had the worst weather by now, and by the time the system crosses the coast it will all be over really."

People near the communities of Onslow, Karratha, Dampier, Mardie, Point Sampson, Roebourne and Wickham were warned the storm could cause gales with gusts of up to 105kph. At Karratha, torrential rain has left parts of the town awash. Roebourne shire airport spokesman Alan Wright said there was flooding on the road to Karratha airport.

Six people were rescued after two cars were swept away by flood water dumped by the cyclone, oil and mining operations were shut down, Karratha, Tom Price and Pannawonica suffered localised flooding and three Pilbara schools had minor classroom and roof damage. Fire and Emergency Services (FESA) issued an "all clear with caution" alert an hour after Emma crossed the coast and began breaking up as it moved inland. A spokesperson said: "With a category one cyclone you are not looking at destructive winds and in this case the rain that preceded the cyclone was the biggest issue. But residents should only proceed outside with caution as there may be downed powerlines, fallen trees, broken water and sewage lines, loose roof sheeting and debris."

Cyclone Emma's approach sparked a series of precautionary shutdowns of mining, oil and shipping operations. Open cut mining operations around Tom Price were shut. Guests at the Fortescue River Roadhouse, 1425km north of Perth, were stranded because of flooding.

The weather also forced Woodside Mining to cease production at two of its operations in the Pilbara region. The company said it expected no major impact from the production interruption at the North West Shelf with operations to start producing again when the weather improves.

Cyclone Emma is the third cyclone of WA's cyclone season, which runs between November and April, with most activity in the latter half of the period. The Bureau of Meteorology say they are watching another developing tropical low that could impact WA over the weekend.

The first major tropical storm this year was category three cyclone Clare which battered Dampier and brought flooding rains to mining regions and much of the wheatbelt in early January. A week later category two cyclone Daryl threatened North West WA but moved off the coast.


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"Aggressive" Bird Flu found in Sweden

February 28, 2006

An "aggressive" strain of Avian Flu has been detected in two tufted ducks in Oskarshamn, Southeast Sweden.

This makes Sweden the ninth country in the EU to confirm Avian Flu on their soil.

Some 35–40 wild birds were found dead. The birds were brought to Uppsala, where an analysis confirmed the presence of an "aggressive" form of Avian Flu. Tests at a laboratory in the UK will later eventually confirm whether the birds died of the lethal H5N1.

Sweden's Minister of Agriculture, Ann-Christin Nykvist, said at a press conference the discovery was "serious but not unexpected." Sweden has been on high alert since the virus was found on the German island Rügen in the Baltic Sea.

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Talk:Da Vinci Code publisher Random House in court

Dan Brown's next book; The Solomon Key, is Toast
This event could be the prelude to an upcoming war to stop Brown's next book; The Solomon Key. Now that Brown is planning to expose the Kerry/Bush cult in his upcoming book The Solomon Key; we will see more and more bad press about Brown. This is just the beginning of his downfall and I doubt "the Solomon Key" will ever reach the major bookstores, even if it is published. Can you just imagine having the money, power and methodology of both the Bush and Kerry/Heinz dynasties dedicated to shutting you up? Neutralizer 14:17, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

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"The dust jacket of The Da Vinci Code apparently includes longitude and latitude coordinates which lead to the CIA headquarters in Virginia." Does this line really contribute to the article at all? --Yono
 * I was wondering that- I don't think its nessesary. Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 04:32, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
 * It's much like the reference to the upcoming movie; not directly connected to the lawsuit and not necessary but is an interesting aspect. Plus the dust jacket/CIA item is mentioned in one of the sources and the dust jacket is an actual part of the book in question. Also the CIA thing shows that Brown's book is not exclusively tied to the HBHG theme...thus adds some NPOV to the article(since the comparisons with HBHG are already mentioned; its good to mention a difference between the books). The other question is, why try to hide that element? Neutralizer 13:33, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

Da Vinci Code or The Vinci Code
Why the gratituious use of new-age urban jive?
 * It is, of course, a reference to Leonardo da Vinci and has nothing to do with "jive." Also the word you seemed to be looking for is "gratuitous." JimD 09:10, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

Non-fiction vs. Fiction
So one of these is a non-fiction book which explores a theory and outlines historical support for that theory. The other is a fictional story which just happens to use that theory as the premise for its plot line.

Were I a tad more cynical I'd explore the theory that this is a publicity stunt. Certainly the litigants are far more likely to see book sales as a result of this lawsuit thany they could have hoped for if Dan Brown hadn't written a bestseller. Random House is likely to seen increased sales in both books and the media will be pumping up further interest in the movie.

In fact the line about this lawsuit possibly delaying release of the movie seems gratuitious.

Had I the time, I would love to do some research into the precedents of fictional works based on historical or other non-fictional theories. It's hard to imagine a legitimate basis for the case unless there was some fairly significant copying or mechanical and superficial paraphrasing of substantial passages. If it's not an all-out publicity stunt, then I'd have to characterize it as another case of "intellectual property" land grabbing run amok. Yet another nut job trying to propound the theory that any idea once published becomes the sole property of some author and that all "derivatives" that look anything like it are ripe for litigous plucking.

These are questions we should be asking even while we maintain NPOV in our articles. JimD 09:10, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

Worth mentioning
I think worth mentioning that the book Holy Blood, Holy Grail is mentioned in Brown's novel, as some other books on the same topic.

The reason behind the action is obscure: if it was a non-fiction(and it was presented like that) than how could they claim they have some rights to storyline(the base of storyline, let us say it)?

Italicise
editprotected Italicise names of novels. •–• 04:44, 5 December 2017 (UTC)

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Sizzler salad bars shut after rat poison found in food

March 1, 2006 The Sizzler Restaurant franchise in Australia has closed the salad bars in all of its 29 restaurants across the country, after rat poison was discovered in food at two of the chain's outlets in Brisbane. Self-serve salad bars at the restaurants have been closed in response to a sabotage scare. Sizzler Australia Managing Director Bo Ryan said customer safety was always the restaurant chain’s first priority.

A media release on the Sizzler website states: "As a precautionary measure and because customer health and safety is our number one priority, we have temporarily closed salad bars in all Sizzler Restaurants. We sincerely apologise for this major inconvenience."

Police said green pellets were found in pasta sauce at a Sizzler restaurant in Brisbane's inner-west on January 20. A regular customer at the Toowong restaurant told Sizzler staff she had found something odd in her bolognese pasta sauce. Similar pellets were found in a vegetable soup at Sizzler's Myer Centre outlet in the city about 5pm on Saturday.

Bo Ryan said the decision to close all of its Australian salad bars was made after laboratory tests confirmed that the substance in the pasta sauce was indeed rat poison. He said trainees who tasted the poisoned soup had been been taken to hospital by ambulance as a precaution, but had suffered no ill effects.

Queensland Police Inspector Bob Hytch said no one had been reported ill as a result of eating the poisoned food and there had been no extortion threats. Sarah Kenny, a university student, said she and two friends had eaten spaghetti bolognese that "tasted really weird".

"The inconvenience to customers and the economic impact on the company and its 1600 employees will be severe, but as a family restaurant our first priority is the welfare of our diners," said Bo Ryan. "Steak and seafood and a limited range of salads would continue to be available." He hopes that customers will understand the action was taken in their best interests, and that "they can be patient while temporary product security procedures are developed and implemented in all restaurants."

The 29 Australian Sizzler Restaurants, along with 107 Kentucky Fried Chicken outlets are operated by the Collins Foods Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Worldwide Restaurant Concepts Inc. Mr Ryan said Sizzler was assessing measures which could be taken to prevent a recurrence of the sabotage. "As soon as new measures are introduced, over and above existing strict protocols, we will reassess the situation," he said.


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Does "Million Registered Users" phrase is proper noun?

 * I don't think so. I'm a new user, and I think I shall head over to the style guide now. Feel free to move the page if you want. Jfing  e  r  s  88  01:47, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Speaking "on background" (off the record, not to be quoted in the story), I think this story is silly and this "milestone" is not important. We have never talked about the number of registered users because it has virtually no real meaning.  We know that a lot of accounts are created by bots, we know that a lot of people create accounts and never come back.  This is the sort of "milestone" that websites used to talk about in the dot-com boom days.  --Jimbo Wales 14:42, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

 * I agree with Jimbo, but I also feel it's important for those participating in the project to get recognition for the work their doing. Sure, one million users may be a silly milestone, but as I see it, so is the One Millionth Article. Despite the hard work of those on Wikipedia there are a good number of articles that are complete trash, and probably should not have been counted. Still, let the milestone be, its awknowledgement won't have a negative impact on the project and it gives people a chance to reflect on the work they've been doing. --Wolfrider 02:35, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Guardian Unlimited thinks it's important. Besides, people are important too. Jfing  e  r  s  88  01:54, 2 March 2006 (UTC)


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Random driver drug testing to become permanent in Victoria

March 1, 2006

After the world's first-ever 12 month trial of random drug testing for automobile drivers, the Victorian government yesterday introduced legislation into parliament for the testing to become permanent starting July 1, 2006. The government tests targeted for the presence of cannabis and amphetamines by use of a saliva swab. During the trial period, the presence of ecstacy was not tested, because at the time the trial period began, there was uncertainty over the accuracy of saliva tests for the drug.

The legislation comes in response to the discovery that one in 46 drivers tested were found positive for cannabis and/or amphetamines. Victorian Assistant Commissioner of Traffic, Noel Ashby said, "It is one in 46 drivers that we're testing are prepared to take a risk and endanger the lives of other people and that's really what we're about, we're trying to prevent people endangering the lives of others".

Of 13,176 tests carried out during the trial, 199 drivers tested positive for amphetamines only, 19 for cannabis alone and 69 for both amphetamines and cannabis. Each driver who tested positive was fined at least AU$307 and lost three demerit points.

Police also conducted tests for ecstacy, despite being unable to prosecute those driving under the influence of ecstacy alone. During the trial, 25 drivers tested positive to ecstacy alone and more than 200 tested positive for both ecstasy and amphetamines.

Victorian Police Minister, Tim Holding said existing penalties – which are softer than for drink-driving offences – were inadequate and would be toughened to ensure they reflected the seriousness of the offence.

At present, a first drug-driving offence incurs a $307 fine and three demerit points; subsequent offences a $1227 fine and up to a six-month loss of licence.

In comparison, a drink-driving offence attracts a fine of up to $1200 plus disqualification from driving for at least six months and up to 10 demerit points. Repeat drink-drivers face the possibilty of being penalised with a fine of up to $2500 or up to three months' imprisonment, plus a minimum one-year loss of licence and use of an alcohol interlock device for at least six months.

Under the random roadside drug-testing system, drivers who test positive are forced off the road for 24 hours. A second swab is then taken and sent for testing to identify the drug before penalties are issued.

Ken Ogden from the RACV said he would like to see every booze bus in Victoria be able to also operate as a drugs bus.


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India and U.S.A. work toward nuclear fuel agreement

February 28, 2006

With U.S. President George W Bush preparing for a March 2 visit to India, the two countries' diplomatic teams are pressing hard to reach agreement on a landmark nuclear fuel agreement.

India's booming economy, with 8% annual growth, has led to large expenditures to both its civilian and military infrastructure but few of those contracts have fallen to U.S. firms. The U.S. trade deficit with India nearly doubled between 2001 and 2005, to $10 billion.

A trade agreement between India and the United States regarding nuclear fuel, a key for India's rapidly expanding economy and for U.S. corporations - the deal would pave the way for expanded high-tech trade - appears to be stalled over agreement as to which of India's reactors are civilian and which are military.

"We are doing very hard bargaining," Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran told reporters on Monday.

The agreement aims to reassure the U.S. Congress that nuclear technology sharing will not be used to produce nuclear weapons. The two parties have been working to separate India's civilian and military nuclear programs.

"The decision of what facilities may be identified as civilian will be made by India alone and not by anyone else," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told lawmakers Monday.

DNA India reports a late-night call between India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday night may have carried information the Indian administration was waiting for; their government sources indicate a declaration of intent will be signed by Mr. Singh and Mr. Bush, who will arrive in India on Wednesday.

Indian-U.S. relations have been poor throughout the cold war period and up to present. When India detonated a nuclear device in 1998, effectively announcing it was a nuclear power, the U.S. applied economic sanctions, further complicating the relationship.

The U.S. sanctions were lifted in 2001 when the White House searched for partnerships following the 9/11 attacks. This helped begin new dialogues between New Delhi and Washington. An agreement signed in July 2005 on nuclear technology sharing laid the groundwork for the accord being worked on now.

The current accord has the support of Mohamed ElBaradei, the NATO head of the International Atomic Energy Agency. India has never been known to have sold or traded nuclear technology.


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Does anyone else think the picture of Spaghetti & Ratpoison is in bad taste? - unsigned comment by 69.194.68.66
 * It just looks like a picture of spag-bol to me. - Borofkin 23:42, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

 * Its parmesan cheese on the spagbog. Not Rat Poison. I can't find any cc images of Rat Poison. --elliot_k 02:07, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I could get a photo of Rat Bait if you want. Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 03:03, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Uhm, the point of the pasta being what? Should be pulled off frankely. -Drew 05:13, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I could go a spag-bol right about now. - Borofkin 05:46, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

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 * Lighten up! Read the story. The rat bait pellets were found in the Spaghetti Bolognese. That is the point of the photo of the the food. Yes Brian, more rat bait pics uploaded to Wiki commons please! For next time. --elliot_k 08:26, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

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Talk:"Aggressive" Bird Flu found in Sweden

Wouldnt 'H5N1 avian flu' describe the finding better than '"aggressive" bird flu'? Also, should we say "found in Oskarshamn, Southeast Sweden instead of saying it was found 250km southeast of Stockholm. Maybe the 250km from Stock could be said later in the article? Third, was the title of the BBC source originally "Sweden has 'aggressive' bird flu", as now the page you linked to says "German cat gets deadly bird flu"? Now fourth and last, should we put "Bird Flu" in lower case ("bird flu"), according to the wikinews style? --HJV 00:41, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

Good suggestions conserning Stockholm! I renamned the article. H5N1 is not yet confirmed in Sweden. The original name said 'Bird Flu' and I left it that way. However English, is not my first language, so it could probably be done better. / Mats Halldin 11:11, 1 March 2006 (UTC)


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