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God's Hurricane
I am going to the beach in South Carolina. And it might be raining but God Controls everything!!!![=Remember Believe In HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Talk:Chaotic first day for iPhone 3G

I realize that Wikinewsies contribute from wherever they are from, but since this could be our first story on this multi-national event, it should not be so focused on Canada. --SVTCobra 03:44, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

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edit protected Please add this article to Category:CBC News. Thank you. Green Giant (talk) 16:34, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ --Pi zero (talk) 18:57, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

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Van Halen singer impersonated in Canadian medical scare

July 12, 2008

Canadian police officers who thought they were saving Van Halen singer David Lee Roth's life in May have now learned that they were assisting an impostor.

On May 23, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers near Brantford, Ontario stopped a vehicle that was travelling abnormally. They discovered a driver who identified himself as "David Lee Roth" who was having medical trouble. The driver was taken to Brantford General Hospital for treatment of anaphylaxis, reportedly caused by a peanut allergy.

Following his treatment and release from hospital, the man accompanied two nurses to a local bar, Liquid Lounge, where he sung the Van Halen song "Ice Cream Man" with a local band.

But it was since determined that Roth was performing with Van Halen in New York City on the evening that the incident occurred. A statement was issued through Roth's publicist denying that he was in Ontario and that the singer is not allergic to peanuts. The OPP officers at the time of the incident did not seek identification of the impostor due to concern over the man's medical condition, but are now aware of his real identity.


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MediaWiki:Ticker2.js

/*globals Bawolff hookEvent */ /* __This is Ticker2-0.9__

This is an attempt to redesign the ticker system. I believe that well the current ticker system is a good idea, it can be improved on

Then again, this may just be overthinking things. time will tell. Design goals
 * modular - should be able to have more then one transition between items
 * user configurable - should be able to customize on wiki (aka )
 * The user should never have to do anything in js
 * Downside: have to be extra-careful about XSS
 * fast - performance was an issue with the other system

cavets:
 * Doesn't handle multilevel lists well
 * onblur/onfocus?? (works in opera, firefox, broken in MSIE)

Todo:
 * change intro string to a control string with escape sequences (think printf)
 * Play/pause button
 * better fade transitions (current one kind of sucks)
 * Change state system to number instead of T,F,U.
 * make fade work in IE
 * multiple speed variables

Note: Setting disable_ticker2 to true will disable the ticker.

//to avoid name conflicts (we already have way to many global variables as is imho) //Everything should be a member of Bawolff.Ticker if (typeof Bawolff !== "object") Bawolff = {}; if (typeof Bawolff.Ticker === "Object") throw new Error("Can not initilize ticker. Already initilized, or someone stole its name!");

Bawolff.Ticker = function { /* This is the constructor function for new Ticker objects. Call as: var some_ticker_object = new Bawolff.Ticker;

Its primary purpose is to set defaults and create new Ticker objects. It takes no arguments. Ticker Objects should have the following methods: probably more
 * setUp - set up ticker properties (and does sanity checks)
 * engines - functions for transitions

var t_s = Bawolff.Ticker; //shortcut

this.arg = ""; //defaults to none, if uspecified. (should this be an arg to this function?). unphrased definition of options this.elm = null; //element to work ticker magic on. setUp method will throw an error if this isn't set by then

//method setUp will take care of these. These are the actual options (defaults here)

this.engineNumb = t_s.eng.none; //constant representing engine number this.speed = 1; //float - multiplication factor //Probably can't set these to null through wiki this.strLeft = "Latest News ("; //Intro string part 1 - null for none   this.strRight = "):"; //intro part 3 - null for none this.strLinkURI = "//en.wikinews.org/wiki/template:Latest_News"; //part 2 url this.strLinkText = "full list"; //part 2 text. null for no link. this.schowControls = false; //pause/restart this.tickSpeed = 1; this.resetSpeed=1;

//Internal thingies (don't change) this.listIndex = 0; this.charIndex = 0; this.curState = "ok"; //for pausing this.resumeFunc = null; //storage for resume function this.resumeDelay = 0; //wait time before executing

};

Bawolff.Ticker.prototype.setUp = function { /* This function takes no arguments. call as: some_ticker_object.setUp;

It initilizes ticker options based on what the class name of the ticker element is. The options are (mostly) encoded as follows in a class attribute:

Ticker_-

options are separated by a space (each is a different class).
 * 1) This function must be extra careful not to be ##
 * 2) vulnurable to an xss attack as it directly    ##
 * 3) deals with editable on wiki data, that could be##
 * 4) malicious! be careful                         ##
 * 1) malicious! be careful                         ##

//check to see if we really have an element if (!(this.elm && this.elm.nodeType && this.elm.nodeType === 1)) throw new Error("no element, or invalid element for ticker");

var propMatch = /\bTicker_(\w+)-(\S*)\b/g; var res; var plusSign = /\+/g; while(res = propMatch.exec(this.arg)) { switch(res[1]) { //option name case "speed": var speed = parseFloat(decodeURIComponent(res[2])); if (isNaN(speed)) break; speed = 1/speed; //turn delay into speed multiplier if (speed < 1e-5) break; if (speed > 1e2) break; this.speed = speed; break;

case "strRight": res[2] = res[2].replace(plusSign, '%20');//encode + with % encode. does this work w/unicode res[2] = res[2].replace('%00', ''); this.strRight = decodeURIComponent(res[2]); break;

case "strLeft": res[2] = res[2].replace(plusSign, '%20');//encode + with % encode. does this work w/unicode res[2] = res[2].replace('%00', ''); this.strLeft = decodeURIComponent(res[2]); break;

case "strLinkText": res[2] = res[2].replace(plusSign, '%20');//encode + with % encode. does this work w/unicode res[2] = res[2].replace('%00', ''); this.strLinkText = decodeURIComponent(res[2]); break;

case "strLinkURI": //despite name, actually local page name, not a URI var page = encodeURIComponent(decodeURIComponent(res[2])); //note encode not decode if (page.match(/^special(%3A|:)userlogout/i)) break; //link is malicious this.strLinkURI = (page.length > 0) ? mw.config.get('wgServer') + mw.config.get('wgArticlePath').replace("$1", page) : null; break;

case "engine": //takes a literal engine name var engName = decodeURIComponent(res[2]); if (engName.match(/^\d+$/)||engName.length === 0) break; this.engineNumb = (typeof Bawolff.Ticker.eng[engName] === "number" ? Bawolff.Ticker.eng[engName] : this.engineNumb); default: //throw new Error("not implemented"); }   }    this.bigList = this.elm.getElementsByTagName("li"); //items to cycle ticker through this.listLength = this.bigList.length; }; Bawolff.Ticker.prototype.start = function { //Start the ticker sets it up as well) separate from restart

/* Creates a  - actualTicker (into stuff): - realTicker ... (dummyItem)

this.elm.style.display = "none"; //hide the list

var actualTicker = this.tickerElm = document.createElement("ul"); actualTicker.className = "actualTicker";

var realTicker = document.createElement("Span"); realTicker.className = "tickerIntroduction"; realTicker.appendChild(document.createTextNode(this.strLeft));

var realTickerLink = document.createElement("a"); realTickerLink.href= this.strLinkURI; realTickerLink.title = this.strLinkText; realTickerLink.className = "tickerLink"; realTickerLink.appendChild(document.createTextNode(this.strLinkText)); realTicker.appendChild(realTickerLink);

realTicker.appendChild(document.createTextNode(this.strRight)); //Start the 2nd (Actual) span

actualTicker.appendChild(realTicker);

var dummyItem = document.createElement("li"); actualTicker.appendChild(dummyItem);

this.elm.parentNode.insertBefore(actualTicker, this.elm);

this[Bawolff.Ticker.eng[this.engineNumb]](true); //Start the engine (ticker)

}; Bawolff.Ticker.prototype.pause = function { this.curState = "paused"; }; Bawolff.Ticker.prototype.restart = function { if (this.curState !== "paused") return false; this.curState = "ok"; window.setTimeout(this.resumeFunc, this.resumeDelay); };

/* functions that are direct properties of the ticker constructor (not in prototype chain) Bawolff.Ticker.eng = []; //Stores object mapping engine name to engine number Bawolff.Ticker.registerEngine = function (engName, engine) { /* This function takes care of hooking up engines (transitions) into the system. Arguments: String engName - name of engine (can not be a number) function engine - function containing engine code

Structure of what an engine should look like is noted somewhere (FIXME)

//to prevent screwing around with length property. considered an array index, even if passed a string with an interger value if (typeof engName !== "string" || (engName.match(/^\d+$/) !== null)) throw new Error("Invalid engine name. (can't be a number)");

var te_s = Bawolff.Ticker.eng; var listLen = te_s.length; te_s[listLen] = "eng-" + engName; te_s[engName] = listLen;

Bawolff.Ticker.prototype["eng-" + engName] = engine; //is that really the best way to add the engine functions? };

Bawolff.Ticker.registerEngine("none", function(state) { /* This function is a dummy transition (no animation, but changes it)

called as: tick - advance one letter forward (unused) tick(flase) - last tick before break tick(true) - set up/first tick

if (!state) return true; //Shouldn't happen as null transition. normally can't do this

if (state) { var newItem = this.bigList[this.listIndex].cloneNode(true); //true means deep this.tickerElm.replaceChild(newItem, this.tickerElm.lastChild); this.listIndex++; this.listIndex >= this.listLength ? this.listIndex = 0: true;

var cur_obj = this; //needed, as otherwise executes in context of window var resF = function { cur_obj[Bawolff.Ticker.eng[cur_obj.engineNumb]].call(cur_obj, true); };       var resD = 7000*cur_obj.speed*cur_obj.resetSpeed; if (this.curState === "paused") { this.resumeFunc = resF; this.resumeDelay = resD; } else { //assume "ok" but allow other states window.setTimeout(resF, resD); }

}

});

Bawolff.Ticker.registerEngine("std", function(state) { /* This function is a standard - 1 char at a time ticker

//this is not the greatest done tick function. In a paticular it expects a list formated // a specific way, and does not handle exceptional conditions as it should //this should be fixed later

called as: tick - advance one letter forward (unused) tick(flase) - last tick before break tick(true) - set up/first tick

if (state === false) { this.tickerElm.lastChild.firstChild.firstChild.data = this.fullItem.substring(0,this.charIndex); // kill ... var cur_obj = this; //needed, as otherwise executes in context of window var resF = function { cur_obj[Bawolff.Ticker.eng[cur_obj.engineNumb]].call(cur_obj, true); };       var resD = 7000*cur_obj.speed*cur_obj.resetSpeed; if (this.curState === "paused") { this.resumeFunc = resF; this.resumeDelay = resD; } else { //assume "ok" but allow other states window.setTimeout(resF, resD); }   }

if (state === void 0) { //undefined as in normal tick if (this.charIndex === this.fullItem.length) { //if we're done

var cur_obj = this; //needed, as otherwise executes in context of window var resF = function { cur_obj[Bawolff.Ticker.eng[cur_obj.engineNumb]].call(cur_obj, false); };           var resD = 60*cur_obj.speed*cur_obj.tickSpeed; if (this.curState === "paused") { this.resumeFunc = resF; this.resumeDelay = resD; } else { //assume "ok" but allow other states window.setTimeout(resF, resD); }           return true; }

this.charIndex++; this.tickerElm.lastChild.firstChild.firstChild.data = this.fullItem.substring(0,this.charIndex) + '...';

var cur_obj = this; //needed, as otherwise executes in context of window var resF = function { cur_obj[Bawolff.Ticker.eng[cur_obj.engineNumb]].call(cur_obj); };       var resD = 60*cur_obj.speed*cur_obj.tickSpeed; if (this.curState === "paused") { this.resumeFunc = resF; this.resumeDelay = resD; } else { //assume "ok" but allow other states window.setTimeout(resF, resD); }       return true;

}

if (state) { var newItem = this.bigList[this.listIndex].cloneNode(true); //true means deep //This still doesn't handle exceptional situations as good as possible, but it won't indef loop or freeze if (newItem.firstChild.firstChild !== null) { //Link and then text this.fullItem = newItem.firstChild.firstChild.data; newItem.firstChild.firstChild.data = ""; } else if (newItem.firstChild !== null) { //just text this.fullItem = newItem.firstChild.data; newItem.replaceChild(document.createElement("span"), newItem.firstChild); newItem.firstChild.appendChild(document.createTextNode("")); } else { //input confused script. send error message newitem.insertBefore(document.createElement("strong"), null); newitem.firstChild.className = "error"; newitem.firstChild.appendChild(document.createTextNode("Error: List item incorrectly formated for this ticker type. Please use unformatted text, or a single unformatted link (or otherwise one element deep).")); this.fullItem = newItem.firstChild.firstChild.data; newItem.firstChild.firstChild.data = ""; }           this.charIndex = 0;

this.tickerElm.replaceChild(newItem, this.tickerElm.lastChild); this.listIndex++; this.listIndex >= this.listLength ? this.listIndex = 0: true;

var cur_obj = this; //needed, as otherwise executes in context of window cur_obj[Bawolff.Ticker.eng[cur_obj.engineNumb]].call(cur_obj);

}

});

Bawolff.Ticker.registerEngine("fade", function(state) { /* This function is a fade in effect

This is relies on Css3+MSIE extentions, and thus isn't all that cross browser compatible

called as: tick - advance one letter forward (unused) tick(flase) - last tick before break tick(true) - set up/first tick

if (state === false) { //sleep var cur_obj = this; //needed, as otherwise executes in context of window var resF = function { cur_obj[Bawolff.Ticker.eng[cur_obj.engineNumb]].call(cur_obj, true); };       var resD = 7000*cur_obj.speed*cur_obj.resetSpeed; if (this.curState === "paused") { this.resumeFunc = resF; this.resumeDelay = resD; } else { //assume "ok" but allow other states window.setTimeout(resF, resD); }   }

if (state === void 0) { //undefined as in normal tick if (this.charIndex === 100) { //if we're done

var cur_obj = this; //needed, as otherwise executes in context of window var resF = function { cur_obj[Bawolff.Ticker.eng[cur_obj.engineNumb]].call(cur_obj, false); };           var resD = 40*cur_obj.speed*cur_obj.tickSpeed; if (this.curState === "paused") { this.resumeFunc = resF; this.resumeDelay = resD; } else { //assume "ok" but allow other states window.setTimeout(resF, resD); }           return true; }

this.charIndex++; Bawolff.setTrans(this.tickerElm.lastChild, this.charIndex/100);

var cur_obj = this; //needed, as otherwise executes in context of window var resF = function { cur_obj[Bawolff.Ticker.eng[cur_obj.engineNumb]].call(cur_obj); }       var resD = 40*cur_obj.speed*cur_obj.tickSpeed; if (this.curState === "paused") { this.resumeFunc = resF; this.resumeDelay = resD; } else { //assume "ok" but allow other states window.setTimeout(resF, resD); }       return true;

}

if (state) {

this.charIndex = 0;

var newItem = this.bigList[this.listIndex].cloneNode(true); //true means deep Bawolff.setTrans(newItem, 0); (navigator && navigator.appName === "Microsoft Internet Explorer") ? newItem.style.display = 'inline-block' : true; this.tickerElm.replaceChild(newItem, this.tickerElm.lastChild); this.listIndex++; this.listIndex >= this.listLength ? this.listIndex = 0: true;

var cur_obj = this; //needed, as otherwise executes in context of window cur_obj[Bawolff.Ticker.eng[cur_obj.engineNumb]].call(cur_obj);

}

});

/*Not really used. To make all pause call Bawolff.Ticker.allDo("pause"); Bawolff.Ticker.allDo = function (func) { var l = Bawolff.Ticker.allTickers.length; for (var i=0;i<l;i++) { Bawolff.Ticker.allTickers[i][func]; } } Bawolff.Ticker.allDoPause = function  { var l = Bawolff.Ticker.allTickers.length; for (var i=0;i<l;i++) { Bawolff.Ticker.allTickers[i].pause; } } Bawolff.Ticker.allDoRestart = function  { var l = Bawolff.Ticker.allTickers.length; for (var i=0;i<l;i++) { Bawolff.Ticker.allTickers[i].restart; } }

Bawolff.setTrans = function(elm, opacity/*1 being full visible, 0 being invisible*/) { if (!Bawolff.setTrans.opacityMethod) { //standard way (CSS3) if (elm.style && (typeof elm.style.opacity != "undefined")) { Bawolff.setTrans.opacityMethod = 1; }       else if (elm.style && (typeof elm.style.MozOpacity != "undefined")) { //old moz Bawolff.setTrans.opacityMethod = 2; }       else if (elm.style && (typeof elm.style.filter != "undefined")) { Bawolff.setTrans.opacityMethod = 3; }       else { //throw new Error("opacity is not supported on this platform (or this script needs to be fixed to include support on your platform");       }    }    switch (Bawolff.setTrans.opacityMethod) {        case 1:            elm.style.opacity = opacity;            break;        case 2:            elm.style.MozOpacity = opacity;            break;        case 3:            elm.style.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + opacity*100 + ")"; //No guarantees this works            break;        default:            //do nothing, so other browsers not inconvianced            break;    } }

Bawolff.Ticker.init = function { //handled elsewhere if (!document.getElementById("enableTickers")) return false; //Bcause getting all elements by class is expensive

var tickerList = document.getElementsByClassName("isATicker"); var l = tickerList.length; var i = 0; //index of which ticker we are on.

Bawolff.Ticker.allTickers = [];

if (document.getElementById("singleTickerForPage")) { //for simplifications. if only one on page Bawolff.Ticker.allTickers[i] = new Bawolff.Ticker; Bawolff.Ticker.allTickers[i].elm = document.getElementById("singleTickerForPage"); Bawolff.Ticker.allTickers[i].arg = document.getElementById("singleTickerForPage").className;

Bawolff.Ticker.allTickers[i].setUp; Bawolff.Ticker.allTickers[i].start; i++; }

for (i<l;i++) { Bawolff.Ticker.allTickers[i] = new Bawolff.Ticker; Bawolff.Ticker.allTickers[i].elm = tickerList[i]; Bawolff.Ticker.allTickers[i].arg = tickerList[i].className;

Bawolff.Ticker.allTickers[i].setUp; Bawolff.Ticker.allTickers[i].start; }

if (!(navigator && navigator.appName === "Microsoft Internet Explorer")) { //blur sometimes fires too much on MSIE and makes things not work hookEvent('blur', Bawolff.Ticker.allDoPause);//stop anim on loss of focus, and restart it on gain of focus. hookEvent from wikibits hookEvent('focus', Bawolff.Ticker.allDoRestart); }

} Bawolff.Ticker.init; //already from a load event

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IndyMac Bank placed into conservatorship by US Government

July 12, 2008 In what regulators have described as the second-largest bank failure in the history of the United States, IndyMac Bank has been closed by the Office of Thrift Supervision and placed under the conservatorship of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) due to plummeting shares and the start of a run on the bank. This is the fifth FDIC-insured failure of the year.

The FDIC has said that it will transfer all insured deposits and substantial assets, to the new IndyMac Federal Bank which, as the name implies, is controlled by an agency of the federal government. The aim is for the transfer to be completed by Monday. In a press release, the FDIC attempted to reassure customers by saying that, "insured depositors and borrowers will automatically become customers of IndyMac Federal, FSB and will continue to have uninterrupted customer service and access to their funds by ATM, debit cards and writing checks in the same manner as before." As an FDIC-insured bank, all FDIC accounts are guaranteed up to US$100,000. The FDIC has also placed a special advance, guaranteeing any funds over $100,000 for 50 cents to the dollar.

This move by the FDIC is expected to cost the organization at least four billion USD per year.

In the days leading up to the conservatorship, market analysts have predicted the failure of IndyMac due to the fact that it was shedding jobs and closing many of its branch offices.


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Wikinews:CommonsTicker/20080712

12 July

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Comments:Lebanon forms unity government with Hezbollah-led opposition

So, this is a good thing, right? I'd be interested to know what those with more informed opinions would have to say. . .. 67.163.165.236 11:38, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Just noticed, it's literally buried on CNN's site. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.163.165.236 (talk) 11:41, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

At least a little bit of everybody has a voice.--66.229.34.63 16:24, 12 July 2008 (UTC)


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Tony Snow, former White House Press Secretary and "Fox News Sunday" anchor, dies at age 53

July 12, 2008 Tony Snow, former White House Press Secretary for American President George W. Bush and the first anchor of Fox News Sunday, has died from cancer at the age of 53. Snow is survived by his wife Jill Ellen Walker, their son Robbie, and their daughters Kendell and Christie. Snow died at 2 a.m. Eastern Time today at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C..

Robert Anthony Snow, more commonly known as Tony Snow, was born June 1, 1955, in Berea, Kentucky, the son of a teacher and nurse. He began as an editorial writer for the Greensboro Record, and then served as an editor for the Newport News Daily Press in Virginia, the Detroit News and the Washington Times. Afterward, Snow became a nationally syndicated columnist, before becoming the director of speechwriting for President George H.W. Bush.

Snow then joined Fox News in 1996 as the first anchor of Fox News Sunday, hosted another Fox program Weekend Live and a radio program, The Tony Snow Show until 2006. He sometimes filled in for radio host Rush Limbaugh.

Snow had his colon removed and underwent six months of chemotherapy for cancer in 2005. Snow became the third Press Secretary for George W. Bush in 2006. As Snow continued to serve at the White House, in 2007, he announced his cancer had recurred and spread to his liver. He resigned a few weeks later and was replaced by his deputy Dana Perino. After taking some time off, he joined CNN as a conservative commentator early this year.


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Six die as bus carrying Polish tourists crashes in Serbia

July 12, 2008

Six people have been killed after a bus carrying Polish tourists crashed in Serbia. The accident happened yesterday on a road north of Belgrade that led to Novi Sad. The nearest town is Indjija. The bus had been taking the tourists home after a trip to Bulgaria.

Five victims died at the scene. They were a woman, three men and a child. Another child died later in hospital. Of a total of sixty-eight on the bus, around forty are injured, although exact figures are unclear. All the victims are passengers, as the owner of the vehicle's operator Moana, Josef Rzepka, said both of the drivers on board escaped unhurt.

A Reuters photograph shows the bus lying on its right side next to what appears to be a straight stretch of road. There is a slight slope under the bus and its rear end appears to have reached the bottom of the drop, crushing the roof at the back of the bus. It is not yet clear what caused the bus to swerve off the road, but as the crash occurred at 6:30 a.m. local time the driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel.

There are also allegations that the double-decker bus may have been in a poor state of repair. The father of one victim said that the vehicle's windscreen wipers were taped together and the paintwork had been done by a brush instead of sprayed on. He also said that his daughter had reported rain leaking through the bus roof. Polish media also says some parents were concerned by the bus before they sent their children on the journey, although others say the bus appeared mechanically safe. Regardless, the bus has been removed with a crane and subjected to a technical examination by police.

Poland supplied a military aircraft to transport relatives into Serbia.

The crash is the worst in the area since a disaster in April 2004 that saw a Bulgarian coach returning from a journey to Croatia crashed into the Lim river, leaving twelve students dead. Road accidents are common in Serbia as regulations are commonly ignored. New legislation has been proposed to fine violators more heavily, but has yet to be implemented.

An investigation is ongoing.


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Comments:Tony Snow, former White House Press Secretary and "Fox News Sunday" anchor, dies at age 53

RIP - Imind (talk) 14:04, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Fox
It is telling in the first place that Bush had appointed someone from Fox. To many Europeans Fox, particularly Fox News, is seen as somewhere to the right of Attila the Hun. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:23, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Such is the way of the, somewhere to the left of Karl Marx, Europeans to leave an opinion on an article about the death of someone in an attempt to disparage, not only the person who recently passed away, but those who may have shared political views. Fox news happens to be no worse than CNN (Communists News Network) when it concerns political bias. 68.189.148.241 02:46, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't think the above comment in any way denegrated Tony Snow - and I must disagree with you, Fox News has a strongly conservative editorial bias except when it makes them more money to sound liberal. And to the guy up above, it's not just Europeans that think like that; I am an American (though many Fox news watchers would probably say otherwise just because of such opinions ;) )  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.163.165.236 (talk) 11:17, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
 * User:68.189.148.241 obviously doesn't know the first thing about Europeans, or Karl Marx. Nor does he seem able to correctly parse a two sentence paragraph and comprehend that there was no disparagement of Tony Snow. Obviously the U.S. education system needs an overhaul. --Brian McNeil / talk 12:18, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

we lost a good man today r.i.p. tony snow —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.125.139.16 (talk) 15:00, 12 July 2008 (UTC) dammit, I was looking forward to seeing his analysis on cnn. oh well. may god bless him. --71.254.102.99 01:36, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

I loved Tony Snow. His smile will be missed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.193.223.114 (talk) 19:47, 5 August 2008 (UTC)


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Comments:United Kingdom will compensate Iraqi victims of abuse

Do terrorist compensate for their victims? --66.229.34.63 15:32, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Torn
On one hand, the Iraqi victims do deserve compensation, but on the other hand, this will look very, very band for the United States for not also giving compensation. Let's see how the major news corporations spin this... - w:User:Poe Joe 16:43, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

How will they be able to do that?
Everything is going bankrupt... Besides, the "War on Terror" created far more terrorists than it destroyed... Do you really think that throwing money will change anything?

"You've made your bed, now lie in it", or "You reap what you sow".

You can choose between the two. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.242.244.101 (talk) 13:21, 14 July 2008 (UTC)


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American surgeon Michael E. DeBakey dies at age 99

July 12, 2008

Michael Ellis DeBakey, world renowned heart surgeon, has died in Houston, Texas at the age of 99.

He was born Michel Dabaghi on September 7, 1908 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to Lebanese immigrants Shaker and Raheeja DeBakey.

DeBakey was the chancellor emeritus of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and director of The DeBakey Heart Center of Baylor and the Methodist Hospital.

DeBakey pioneered the use of Dacron grafts to replace or repair blood vessels. In 1958, to counteract narrowing of an artery caused by an endarterectomy, DeBakey performed the first successful patch-graft angioplasty. This procedure involved patching the slit in the artery from an endarterectomy with a Dacron or vein graft. The patch widened the artery so that when it closed the channel of the artery returned to normal size. The DeBakey artificial graft is now used around the world to replace or repair blood vessels.


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Comments:Palestinians storm Egyptian border near Rafah

Palestines need to stop the viloence. and return the MIAS


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User:Poe Joe

Hi. I'm on Wikipedia as Poe Joe as well.

While the majority of my edits can be found on opinion pages, I occasionally copyedit as required. As of yet, I haven't created an article, and I don't expect to in the near future. In fact, the vague notion of ever creating an account only came to me after I noticed bots amending my " w:User:Poe Joe " signature. In the end, it was User:Anonymous101 and his request on my Wikipedia talk page that I create an account, that gave me the final push. So, I created this account, and ever since, I've been here. Yay!

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Bobby Murcer, former New York Yankees player dead at 62

July 13, 2008

Bobby Murcer of the old New York Yankees has died today; he was 62. He died due to brain cancer and died at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City; Murcer's funeral is being held in that city.

Yankees owner George Steinbrenner stated that "Bobby was a great guy". He played four decades with the Yankees. He leaves behind his wife, 2 children Tori and Todd, as well as grandchildren. Commissioner Bud Selig of the MLB said, "All of Major League Baseball is saddened today by the passing of Bobby Murcer, particularly on the eve of this historic All-Star game at Yankee Stadium, a place he called home for so many years."

Murcer won the All-Star team 5 years in a row from 1971 onwards. He retired in June 1983 and went into the broadcasting business. He was an announcer in 1989. He started playing baseball when he was 19 in 1965. He received news that he had a brain tumour on Christmas Eve 2006. He was well liked in New York City and was said to be "folksey". In 1979 he famously won a game against the Baltimore Orioles shortly after learning that his friend Thurman Munson had been killed. After hitting a three-run home run and then a two-run single at the bottom of the ninth inning to beat Baltimore 5-4, Murcer won the game for Munson, and gave his bat to Munson's widow.


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Three hostages return home to Florida

July 13, 2008

Three American hostages - Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes, and Keith Stansell - that were being held in Colombia by FARC are now free. They are safely in Florida after their rescue by Colombian forces; 12 other hostages were rescued at the same time. They received care from the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio before being sent home to their families. The men were taken captive when their drug surveillance plane went down in the jungles of Colombia in 2003 - more than 5 years ago. All three of the men were working for a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation at the time.

Keith Stansell emphasized that while he was grateful to be home, no one should "forget the people that are still there". "Because of our rescue, there are fellow hostages that are still there," Stansell said. He reminded those listening that some of the remaining hostages have already been in captivity for 10 years, in squalid conditions. "You wait for a day like yesterday and today, you know, for the end, you... you want it to end," added Marc Gonsalves.

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Sixteen killed in Pakistan during Taliban ambush

July 13, 2008

At least 16 soldiers and militants — possibly more — were killed in Pakistan Saturday during an ambush by the. According to the, hundreds of militants stormed a convoy of Pakistani paramilitary forces. An unknown number of civilians were reported to be among the dead. This comes one day after militants took 29 security personal hostage, threatening to kill them if seven of their allies were not released from jail.

According to the chief of the Interior Ministry,, the paramilitary forces had been deployed to the area in search of 19 kidnapped government officials. "I strongly condemn the killing of Frontier Constabulary personnel and salute them for their courage and valour," said Pakistani Prime Minister.


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Comments:Chaotic first day for iPhone 3G

Vodafone NZ iphone contract for 2 years is 4569.34 US($6000.00 NZ)

Gotta love those rabid (overpaid) fanboys.
Drink that kool-aid! Nothing against the i-phone personally. Like many mac products it is very... er... polished. I just don't like the attitude of that company*, or many of their customers. QUINTIX (talk) 00:10, 13 July 2008 (UTC) *"[Steve] Jobs has been known to pull up to Apple's front entrance and park in a handicapped space. Sometimes he takes up two spaces"

Expensive iPhone
Sofar the most expensive iPhone & contract to date has vodafone NZ. $6000.00 NZ dollars for a 2 year contract. Thats $4569.34 US.

Den —Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.93.45.160 (talk) 00:12, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

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It's a little disappointing to see people of various nations being refered to as "canadians" and "australians". It sounds quite derogatory when the author comments "Iphone was sold to canadians". In my opinion the author should rather state "...sold in canada" without refering to people of any particular nation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.189.142.56 (talk) 06:24, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!!!!!!!!!!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.178.207.206 (talk) 07:41, 18 July 2008 (UTC)


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North America's oldest retailer sold to U.S. owners of Lord & Taylor

July 17, 2008

North America's oldest retailer, Canada's Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), will be transferred from one American owner to another. NRDC Equity Partners, LLC, owners of U.S. department store Lord & Taylor, will purchase HBC from the estate of Jerry Zucker, who died in April.

In 2006, the fate of HBC was first in doubt when Zucker bought it for $1.1 billion from another American owner. The businessman wanted to convert The Bay into a more upscale department-store chain.

Zucker had also begun remodeling the company's Zellers chain to imitate the Target Corporation, creating wider aisles, expanding outlets, and selling at prices that matched those of the Wal-Mart Canada Corporation.

NRDC plans to introduce up to 15 Lord & Taylor stores in Canada by converting some of HBC's existing properties, which include stores such as The Bay, Zellers and Home Outfitters. Under the deal announced on Wednesday, NRDC will support a newly-established holding corporation, the Hudson's Bay Trading Company, with $500 million in funding.

The Hudson's Bay Company was established in 1670 to support trade and development throughout the northern North American territory that is now Canada.


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Media reports: Israeli warplanes training in Iraq

July 13, 2008

In contrast with what unnamed source(s) in the Iraqi Defense Ministry told a local news network on Friday, The Jerusalem Post reports that Major-General Mohammad al-Askari, spokesman for the Iraqi Defense Ministry was denying earlier reports that the Israeli Air Force (IAF) has been training personnel and allegedly performing military exercises in Iraq.

On July 11, unnamed Iraqi sources told local news outlets in the country that the IAF was performing military exercises in the country and was using American military bases for places to land. The alleged exercise, claimed the sources, was an exercise aimed at preparing an attack on Iran.

The sources further stated that Israeli planes fly in from Jordan during the dead of night and land near the Iraqi city of Hadita reportedly at a U.S. landing strip. They added that Israeli planes were also detected at other bases in Iraq and that those strips were being prepared as places to launch an attack on Iran.

The Iraqi Defense Ministry denied that any such exercise was taking place stating, "as the Ministry of Defense, we haven't observed any IAF warplanes practicing in Iraqi airspace." The Israeli Defense Force also denied the allegations saying they were "baseless."

The U.S. also denied the reports. "I find that report inconceivable and clearly someone is either misinformed or intentionally trying to create mischief," stated Bryan Whitman, a spokesman for The Pentagon.


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Volcano erupts in the Aleutian Islands

July 13, 2008 A volcano named the Okmok Caldera in Alaska's Aleutian Islands archipelago erupted Saturday morning, spraying rock and ash across the immediate region. This occurred only hours after Alaska Volcano Center's seismologists began detecting tremors in the area. Geophysicist Steve McNutt said that ash would be a hazard over a wide area: "You wouldn't want to be within 10 miles of this place, depending again which way the wind is going".

Although the area is very remote with few human inhabitants, nine people from Fort Glenn - a private cattle ranch - had to be evacuated. A rescue helicopter was dispatched from the Coast Guard cutter Mellon, but was forced back after taking damage from the volcanic ash. The endangered people were later rescued by the fishing boat Tara Gaila, which had responded to the Coast Guard request for evacuation assistance.

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Talk:Bobby Murcer, former New York Yankees player dead at 62

Bobby Cox is a manager. --71.254.98.57 04:35, 13 July 2008 (UTC)


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World Health Organization: Stay away from Ugandan caves

July 13, 2008 The World Health Organization (WHO) has told people to stay away from Ugandan caves with bats, due to the fact that a tourist visiting Uganda was recently killed by the fatal Marburg virus. Health authorities in the Netherlands said that the forty-year-old tourist contracted the disease from fruit bats in a cave.

A spokesperson for WHO said that "it is an isolated case of imported Marburg." He continued, "people should not think about amending their travel plans to Uganda but should not go into caves with bats." The Health Ministry of Uganda advised people who have to enter caves in Uganda that they should exercise "maximum precaution not to get into close contact with the bats and non-human primates in the nearby forests".

Marburg virus causes Marburg hemorrhagic fever, which is related to Ebola. It is believed that humans first caught the virus from Egyptian fruit bats.

The first Ugandan case of the virus occurred approximately a year ago; it involved a 29-year-old man who became symptomatic on July 4 and died on July 14. A co-worker of the man had previously suffered from a similar disease, although he survived.

The Soviet Union also reportedly prepared Marburg virus samples for use as a biological weapon in the time of war.


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User:Bawolff/sandbox/ticker

This is a page to experiment with my new ticker system ( user:Bawolff/sandbox/ticker2.js).

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Wikinews:Dynamic quiz/quiz/2008/28

Welcome to the Wikinews World News Quiz, giving you a chance to test your knowledge on this week's news.

Last Updated: July 13, 2008

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{The G8 summit took place this week in which Japanese island? - Hashirajima - Hegurajima + Hokkaidō - Honshū
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{Nick Higham recently won the Fröhlich Prize for Mathematics. Which British university is he from? - University of Oxford + University of Manchester - University of Oxford - Birmingham City University
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{A bush crash in Serbia killed Polish tourists. Which town was nearest to the crash? - Žarkovac + Inđija - Voganj - Ilinci
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{What type of crime was targeted by London police with the creation of a new taskforce? - Robbery - Gun violence + Knife violence - Terrorism
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{The iPhone 3G recently went on sale in how many countries? - 19 - 20 + 21 - 22
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{A car crash in which British region killed six people? - Lancashire +Leicestershire - Lincolnshire - London
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{Which Peruvian town was recently hit by an earthquake? - Aplao - Azángaro + Arequipa - Ayacucho
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{How many missile tests did Iran conduct to launch the operation named Great Prophet III? - 8 +9 - 10 - 11
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Comments:Media reports: Israeli warplanes training in Iraq

 * Iran must need to show to the world first that they are not a treat to peace.They made a lot of war of words to ISRAEL.NUCLEAR PROGRAM MUST STOP.MUST STOP!!They dont need the rights to have nuclear technology.Luckily, We had a brave,concern to peace countries like the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,GREAT BRITAIN,EUROPEAN ALLIES,SOVIET AND CHINA if im not mistaken.JAPAN changed from evil to angel.a very supportive country of PEACE.If ever Iran insist of doing so,BETTER to come into WAR.A War that brings the third world countries more difficult to living,more chaos,more poverty.than come to WORLD WAR 3 which is more DESTRUCTIVE,AND END OF THE WORLD.As i belong to third world country liked the philippines i choose to suffer by hunger,lived in poverty than to LET THE EVIL DESTROY THE BEAUTIFUL EARTH. Crispep23

 * Yet another meaningless and useless comment by a first time poster, complete with caps lock too -:)) 70.54.9.109 17:20, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

BANGING UP THE OLD WAR DRUMS! Fephisto (talk) 15:51, 14 July 2008 (UTC)


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Bronisław Geremek, former Polish Foreign Affairs Minister, dies at age 76

July 13, 2008

Professor Bronisław Geremek, a former Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, a member of European Parliament and chairman of the Freedom Union, has died today at the age of 76 in a car crash near Nowy Tomyśl, Poland. The accident occurred about 13:15 Polish time (12:15 UTC) along the way 92 near Lubień in the Greater Poland Voivodeship.

According to the spokeswoman of the Greater Poland Voidodeships's police, Hanna Wachowiak, Geremek died when the Mercedes he was driving collided head-on with a Fiat Ducato on the road from Warsaw to the German border. The reason of Geremek's car crossing to the other side of the road and crashing into the oncoming car is still unknown. "The officers are investigating the reasons of the accident. They have interrogated first witnesses", said Mariusz Sokołowski, the spokesman of the Main Command of Police in an interview with the Polish news channel TVN 24. Bronisław Geremek was the only casualty of the crash; the driver of the Fiat and his passenger as well as the passenger of Geremek's Mercedes have been transported to hospitals in Poznań and Nowy Tomyśl.

The daily Dziennik writes it was not the excessive speed which caused the crash. The newspaper's Internet news service informs that both cars were driving with the speed of 90-100 km/h (56-62 mph). The daily reports it is assumed that Bronisław Germemek might have collapsed when driving; other assumptions include a defect of the car. "It lasted for a split of seconds. I don't even know how it happened. I haven't seen anything wrong happening to professor", told Geremek's passenger the police officers.

Bronisław Geremek was born on March 6, 1932 in Warsaw, Poland. Being a historian by training, he was an associate professor of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Polska Akademia Nauk, PAN), a member of the democratic opposition in the Polish People's Republic, a member of Sejm from 1989 to 2001 and a chairman of the political party Freedom Union. He served as a Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland from October 31, 1997 to June 30, 2000. He was also a member of the European Parliament from July 20, 2004 onwards.

Bronisław Geremek is survived by two sons.

Responses to the death
President Lech Kaczyński, who is currently in France having talks on his stance on the Treaty of Lisbon with president Nicolas Sarkozy, said: "It is a very sad news, I am deeply moved. He was my political opponent, but at the same time a man I met in August [1980], one of the main builders of August, an undoubtedly outstanding politician, who has a great place in our history. We had other beliefs after 1989, but Bronisław Geremek was undoubtedly an extremely intelligent man". Kaczyński is also reported to have asked Sarkozy for one minute's silence in memory of Geremek at a European political summit that took place on Friday.

The French president has commented Bronisław Geremek's death, too. "The President of the Republic has taken with emotion and sadness the note of the tragic death of Mr. Bronisław Geremek. He pays tribute to the memory of this exceptional man, a respected European parliamentarian who through his courage, his humility and his commitment without fail in the service of fundamental rights, embodied the founding values of the European ideal. The President of the Republic wishes to assure his family, relatives and the whole Polish people's of solidarity of the French people in this ordeal", we read in a statement published today on president's official website.

Donald Tusk, the Polish Prime Minister, has published the following statement on his official website: "I have taken with a great regret the note of the tragic death of Bronisław Geremek, an outstanding medievalist and activist of the democratic opposition, co-builder of August 80 and a Minister of Foreign Affairs in the independent Poland. Bronisław Geremek was a man wrapped up in the matters of Poland and Poles. He has been using his knowledge, experience and a huge international authority in Europe and in the world always for the good of Fatherland. I had the honour of working with professor Bronisław Geremek for many years; I will always remember these years. He was a man of agreement and dialogue, and his idea was to connect people, not to part them. Polish sciences and politics have lost a great man, and many of us a great Friend".

"I can't get out of shock, it is a great loss. Died a man of great talents, merits and knowledge, one of the fathers of the Polish democracy. He was a great man and patriot with a great life-sketch. A talk with him was always an adventure, intellectual and political. I have always respected his opinions and uncommon knowledge", said Aleksander Kwaśniewski, a former Polish president.

José Manuel Barroso, the President of the European Commission, has also issued a statement memorising Bronisław Geremek. "He was a European of exceptional stature, a Pole of unwavering convictions. All his life he demonstrated political courage without compromise. I hope future generations remember Bronislaw Geremek as an example of a free spirit and that he stays in our memory as one of the most powerful symbols of liberation against all oppression", he wrote.

Graham Watson, leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group in the European Parliament, to which belonged Bronisław Geremek, published a statement on the official website of ALDE: "With the tragic departure of Bronislaw Geremek Poland loses one of its heroes, a tireless architect of its independence but also of the national reconciliation. Europe also loses one of its most ardent proponents who by the power of his conviction helped enlargement become a political success. Europe mourns a symbol of its reunification. I am proud to have had such a man among the ranks of Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament and among my friends".

Many Czech politicians, including a former Czech president Václav Havel, have commented the news of the Geremek's death, too. "The report on Bronislaw Geremek's sudden death has touched me very much. I appreciated him as a remarkably reasonable and good man, very gentle as understanding. His death is not only a loss for Poland, but for all of us who are striving for the free and decent world", said Havel. The Czech Deputy Prime Minister and the current Foreign Affairs Minister Alexandr Vondra commented: "Geremek participated in the birth of the Polish Solidarity, he witnessed NATO and EU enlargement... An immense loss. I offer my condolences to Poland". Jiří Dienstbier, the first Czechoslovakian Foreign Affairs Minister, told the reporters that "Geremek was a great personality who knew it very well what Poland should do to get rid of the burdens of the nationalist past and become a leading and active member of the European family and integration".

The American Jewish Committee (AJC) has issued a statement as well: "Words do not describe this tremendous loss, for both Poland and the Jewish people. Bronisław Geremek was a statesman and diplomat of the first order, and a beloved son of Poland. He will be sorely missed", said AJC Executive Director David A. Harris.


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The statement about the Soviet Union appears unsourced. —Preceding unsigned comment added by WTucker (talk • contribs) 22:35, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
 * It was from t he Wikipedia article that was listed as a source until it was removed. Anonymous101 (talk) 17:31, 21 July 2008 (UTC)


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Talk:US Army sergeant sentenced for sodomy of a minor and child porn

I tried to link to the section of the wikipedia article on the meaning of a bad conduct discharge, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_conduct_discharge#Bad_Conduct_.28BCD.29 but it does not work. Can anyone fix this? 65.1.135.46 19:39, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

 * Bah. Didn't notice that this used a single source. Hang on, I'll try and find some more.Gopher65talk 19:44, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Hmmm. No one is doing OR on this story except Nancy Montgomery, from Stars and Stripes (there are a few repubs of her stories, but that doesn't count). Several of her articles are listed here. Does this count as single source because the 3 articles are all written by the same person? Gopher65talk 19:57, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
 * This story is apparently only being followed by Stars and Stripes. It is part of the mission of Stars and Stripes to report on relevant local news for its DoD readership (http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/rtf/512211x.rtf), so this should qualify under the single source exception for local news. Google interpretation of file http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:4Jl-sdyUnUIJ:www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/rtf/512211x.rtf+http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/rtf/512211x.rtf&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us 65.1.135.46 20:02, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
 * It seems wholly improbable that no German publication would follow a story such as this. --SVTCobra 13:03, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Accept exception for single-source
After reading the four source articles, I am willing to accept the reliance on a single source in this case. There are three tests for this:
 * 1) Local: The case seems to be wholly localised to an overseas US base. Though not stated explicitly, the victim, too, may have been on the base
 * 2) Neutrality: The reporting in the sources seems very neutral (moreso than our article is currently). Considering how this is from Stars and Stripes if they were to have a POV it would go the other way.
 * 3) Copyright: I thought for bit that this is from a US government source, it is Public Domain, we are not infringing on copyright. But now I am confused:

Anyway, in my opinion, if the story is fixed up a bit, it can be published with these sources only. (I did try to scour German news to my best ability.) --SVTCobra 23:17, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Barberi has been convicted. The sentencing was completed before I began writing. There could be some problems with copy editing since Nancy Montgomery wrote all sources, but I tried to be careful and only copied the short quotes and Barberi's former military rank. Is there a procedure for a strict check? 72.146.181.16 23:30, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

 * I agree SVTCobra. I looked all over the place (well, as much as I could with my all but non-existent second language skills), and I couldn't find any other publications that did anything but reprint these articles word for word. I'm surprised how little media attention this story has gotten.Gopher65talk 01:11, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

 * Just in case I wasn't clear: I don't think #3 should prevent publication. --SVTCobra 02:26, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Title
I changed the title because the source make pretty clear that he was not convicted of child rape nor sentenced accordingly. --SVTCobra 02:04, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I made that first title quickly for sensational point, but could not change it after research. This one is good, but very long. What about "U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of Underage Girl"?

 * Perhaps. Don't you agree with my title? Anyway, if you change it you need to downstyle per WN:NC. --SVTCobra 02:30, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

 * I do agree, your title is very comprehensive. I thought that it might be better to leave the greater details of Barberi's sentence to the article body and use something shorter in the title and wanted some opinions. I can not change it anyway. 72.146.181.16 02:32, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

 * I shortened, perhaps not entirely to you liking, but anyway I am checking out for this rotation. --SVTCobra 02:45, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

 * This is fine. Very good work. Thank you. 72.146.181.16 02:53, 15 July 2008 (UTC)


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This guy should have been give a dishonorable discharge at best. 65.1.135.46 19:43, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
 * He got that and more. --SVTCobra 01:33, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Barberi can still claim many veteran's benefits with a bad conduct discharge. His jail sentence is also too short. He's effectively rewarded because he intimidated the young girl long enough that the court couldn't fully prosecute his crimes. A technicality lets him off with 2 years instead of a life sentence. 72.146.181.16 01:40, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Only Two Years?!
This is why there needs to be mandatory ethics classes for the military. Poe Joe (talk) 05:27, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
 * That'll just leave soldiers completely confused. Fephisto (talk) 18:12, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

WOW!!
you know that this guy was my section leader, and that another NCO and i had found pictures that gave us a bit of a clue this was going on! Damn, glad this guy is where he is at!!

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