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University suspends lecturer accused of racism

March 24, 2006 Leeds University has suspended a lecturer who praised the British National Party (BNP) in a new book. Frank Ellis, a lecturer in Russian and Slavonic studies, also praised the book The Bell Curve, citing a theory from it claiming black people are less intelligent than white people. He also claimed research by Hans Eysenck and Arthur Jenson supported this. Vice-chancellor Professor Michael Arthur suspended Ellis following a meeting yesterday, March 23. It is expected that disciplinary measures will take months, during which time Ellis remains an employee of the university. The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2002 requires universities to promote racial equality.

Ellis spoke at the American Renaissance conference in 2000. He criticised the Stephen Lawrence enquiry and the Macpherson report which followed it. This year BNP leader Nick Griffin was a speaker at the conference.


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what are...
"He spoke at the American Renaissance conference in 2000. He criticised the Stephen Lawrence enquiry and the Macpherson report which followed it." - As a basic reader, I don't know what these are.... Should they either be explained further, or can they be wikilinked? Perhaps the conference could be linked to the AR article? Lyellin 18:04, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Hey, I had removed the publish tag due to the lack of explanation in the article.. I just saw it readded, and would like to comment that the aricle still has all the same issues that it used to. I'm leaving now, but I'll come back later and probably put it back to developing unless its improved. Lyellin 21:57, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

I have taken up your concerns and provided wikilinks to the persons and organisation you are unaware of. I did try to provide an explanation of the Lawrence murder but the link is much better. I am new to this and your criticism was welcome. I hope it makes me a better contributor.Moriarty73 22:27, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Title was judgmental?
Hi, I know the title was just using the words in the sources, but the "racism row" term gives the strong impression that there really was some racism indicated in the actions of the accused. Just because some people say so doesn't make it so. From the sources it seems this lecturer supports various studies which indicate some genetic differences but I don't see anything that indicates racism"Racism refers to the meme, beliefs, practices, and institutions that separate and discriminate against people based on their perceived or ascribed "race". The so called "holocaust deniers" have also been mislabled as "racists". People who don't like the views of these folks need to think up a new term because racism doesn't fit. Neutralizer 05:52, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

 * The Bell Curve is a form of racism. It is a meme, a belief, and a practice which separates and discriminates against people base on a percieved or ascribed "race". It is the belief that black people are less intelligent than white people. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 06:44, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Frank Ellis has said that black people are less intelligent than white people. So, I think the original headline is adequote, especially when I used quotation marks for 'racism row.' Thus, I will re-use the original headline. Moriarty73 10:26, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

'Multiculturalism is doomed to failure... because it is based on the lie that all people, races and cultures are equal; that no one race or culture is better than any other... ' Frank Ellis

Racism does assume one race is superior over another.

'The Bell Curve theory has demonstrated to me beyond any reasonable doubt there is a gap in average black and white average IQ.' Frank Ellis

Although he praises the BNP in a new book he has previously claimed it was 'too socialist' for his liking.

I think it's an important story. He is a lecturer who claims different races have different intelligences. Of course he marks students' work, which, unusually for a UK university, is double marked.(Personal experience of a number of Higher Education institutions.)

I hope the above explains why 'racism row' is adequate. Moriarty73 10:45, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Title npov

 * Well, I suppose it's a semantics thing. I don't see any evidence the Bell Curve or this person "discriminates against people". In fact I think the thinking process which leads us to that conclusion is flawed. If we present data showing there is more lung cancer among smokers does that mean we discriminate against smokers? In terms of "superiority", I see no scientific data to support the view that higher IQ or intelligence is any more of a superiority indicator than being able to run fast. In fact, I'd say the latter is more important for the survival of a "race". In any event, I think the way the title is worded gives too much of an impression that the guy actually is racist and is defending his racist beliefs and I do not see where he is admitting or has been convicted of being a racist. Neutralizer 12:42, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Ok, I tried to come up with a compromise; the title still includes the word some here think applies. I have to go out so if anyone feels the title should be reverted, please go ahead. Neutralizer 12:42, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

New headline is adequate
I accept the new headline as a compromise. The story is to do with Ellis's views on race and his has been accused of racism. That's why I put 'racism row' in quotations.Moriarty73 14:08, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

the Bell Curve theory
Just a comment for you guys to think about. The article states: "Frank Ellis ... also praised the Bell Curve theory, which claims ..." With a bit of investigation, it appears that The Bell Curve is a book which puts forth the theory claiming that. I think that sentence should be reworked to indicate that The Bell Curve is in fact a book, not a theory. And that the theory which was praised by Ellis was the theory discussed in the book. I don't believe the theory is called the Bell Curve theory. Stated as is, its definetly misleading to folks who were not familiar with the particular theory involved, but are definitely familiar with the normal distribution curve that is often referred to as the bell curve.

Also, with a change as I describe above, it becomes unclear whether Ellis praised the book or whether he praised the particular theory proposed by the book which has racist tones. Other, less controversial theories are also proposed by that book, and so one should not imply that the only theory in the book is the one in question. Not knowing anything factual about the actual events, I am not sure which is the real case (he praised the book or he praised the theory). At any rate, it should be made more clear by someone who does have that knowledge.

—66.173.103.222 15:39, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

I hope the edit above suffices. I included a link from where the quote about intelligence is stated. Is it now clearer?Moriarty73 16:44, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

 * It reads much better now, and definitely more clear. I did italicize the book title, as a nit. —66.173.103.222 04:23, 26 March 2006 (UTC)


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User talk:Ryanmcdaniel

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User:Ryanmcdaniel

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Articles I've created: Template:Selfref, Template:User Wikipedia, Template:User Wikiquote, Bush declares immunity from Patriot Act oversight

Articles I've edited: EU bans 92 airlines, buries "flying coffins"

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Bush declares immunity from Patriot Act oversight

March 24, 2006

On March 9, 2006, U.S. President George Bush signed the reauthorization of the Patriot Act, which contained requirements for Congressional oversight of Executive use of the Act's powers. In a statement immediately following the signing ceremony, however, it was revealed that Bush "did not feel obliged to obey requirements that he inform Congress about how the FBI was using the act's expanded police powers."

Such signing statements typically allow the President to inform Congress about how he interprets the bill he has just signed into law. However, Bush's declaration that he would not follow the oversight rules if doing so would "impair foreign relations, national security, the deliberative process of the executive, or the performance of the executive's constitutional duties" is seen as extraordinary by legal scholars, who feel it contradicts language in the bill directly, and may violate the system of check-and-balance on which the U.S. government is founded.

The controversy surrounding the statement follows several other high-profile cases where Bush has claimed constitutional authority to bypass a law, including a claim that wartime powers permitted wiretaps of international phone calls without warrants, and a signing statement bypassing the McCain Detainee Amendment.


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Old news?
This happened.... 15 days ago. Seems like it's old news. Lyellin 20:09, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * No, its not old news, it'd be old if it was a tornado, but its a sublte legal point which it take press people (like us) a while to grok. Nyarlathotep 15:30, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

This president should have been old news by now. How do we allow him to do whatever he wants...when did we start allowing dictators? This is directly related to Constitutional Signing Statements (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signing_statement)

 * What is "old news" is that a paper like the Boston Globe would write something about Bush with a highly negative slant. The phrase "Bush declares immunity" is not true.  The statement made was that Bush would obey the act if and only if it did not conflict with other existing Constitutional laws.  Note - the Wikinews article does not link to the actual signing statement, only to a news article that tells you it is bad. 128.23.112.60 17:28, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


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User:Lyellin~enwikinews/Personal Challenge

On Hold till after Finals calm down

Page for my personal challenge that I am issuing myself.

Every so often I come back from a school induced wikibreak to write articles for Wikinews. I'm a news junkie, and I like the way wikinews is set up to cover things. It doesn't seem to be working as well. Or, at the least, it seems to be floundering a bit. My personal committment to fix this will focus on a challenge I am issuing to myself.

My Issues

 * 1) Article production seems to be way down for the amount of users we have. Instead of writing, we are arguing on talk pages and getting angry at each other.
 * 2) Article Collaboration is way down. Instead of editors working together to ensure that we have good, solid articles written and published, we are basically writing a story, claiming ownership, and publishing near to immediatly.
 * 3) There are constant fights on articles, with rather biased crowds claiming that they see biases in articles - tagging them, attacking them, deleting things, without actually trying to improve the article. This has happened from multiple people, but in each instance tensions rise and collaboration falls.
 * 4) Due to the above, the quality of the articles and wikinews in general has dropped.
 * 5) Also due to the above, the sense of community in wikinews has died.

The Terms

 * I will write at least one article a day.
 * I will collaborate and significantly comment on or edit one article a day.
 * If I miss a day, I will be able to make that up by writing or working on two articles another day.
 * I will actively work to encourage others to do the same.

Articles written - 7 days behind

 * March 30th: Luxembourg, India spar over Arcelor takeover bid
 * March 31st: Faust seeks Murphy disqualification in PA Congressional primary
 * April 3rd: Judge throws out petition case against Patrick Murphy
 * April 4th: University of Florida wins NCAA basketball championship
 * April 4th: Berlusconi in trouble over use of bad word - Make up for April 1st
 * April 5th: Apple unveils "Boot Camp"; allows Windows to work on Macs
 * April 6th: Mckinney apologizes for confrontation with security guard
 * April 10th: NASA plans to send probe into Moon's surface

Articles collaborated - 7 days behind

 * March 30th: First Brazilian astronaut accompanies ISS replacements
 * March 31st: Man receives 30 years in prison for plotting Bush assassination - expanded, date bumped, and published it out of developing.
 * April 4th: TV stations are watching the flood in Dresden - Rewrite for English, publish, still needs more work, but OR reporting from DE wikinews.
 * April 4th: Collyer brothers to bid for Everton F.C.? - Make up for April 1. Rewording.
 * April 5th: Homeland Security spokesman arrested for trying to seduce a minor - Added a paragraph to get past brief stage, published.
 * April 6th: Libby says Bush authorized NIE leaks - greatly expanded

Other Users matching this challenge

 * MrMiscellanious - Full matching
 * Neutralizer - 2 new articles a week, collaborating on one a day.
 * Borofkin - Starting Monday, April 3rd


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Violence, arrests end Minsk, Belarus protests

March 24, 2006

After four days of protesting the disputed election victory of Alexander Lukashenko in, Belarus, protesters have been dispersed by riot police using clubs. Police arrested some 300 protesters in the process of ending the demonstration.

The European Union released a statement condemning the arrest of these protestors, and "decided to take restrictive measures against those responsible for the violations of international electoral standards, including president Lukashenko." The twenty-five member states have called for the immediate release of all protesters, including an estimated 400 arrested during the five-day protest against the election.

Spokeswoman Janelle Hironimus of the US Department of State also responded to this morning's raid, stating: "As we have said before, we condemn all acts by the government of Belarus to deprive the citizens of that country of their right to peacefully express their views."

Canadian official Pamela Greenwell, a spokeswoman for the Foreign Affairs Department, confirmed that a freelance Canadian journalist was also arrested during the raid.


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User:Moriarty73

I am a part-time mature student in London, reading for a degree in Politics, Philosophy and History. I have a long standing interest in politics and history and am a voracious reader of such things. I am contributing a few stories to wikinews and constuctive criticism is welcome. I am also developing some entries for wikipedia.

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FCC head Kevin Martin endorses telcos' tiered Internet plan

March 25, 2006

Kevin Martin, current head of the FCC, voiced his support on Wednesday for a tiered Internet. This plan would open the door for AT&T, BellSouth, Verizon, and other telcos to limit bandwidth to popular web sites such as Google unless those sites paid significantly higher rates.

Network neutrality is usually taken to mean that telcos and ISPs may not limit services or bandwidth, charge extra fees, or otherwise discriminate based upon a site's identity or content type.

However, Mr. Martin said he viewed network neutrality as applying only to outright blocks, and that other forms of content- or identity-based pricing were acceptable and did not violate network neutrality.

When the telcos began their recent lobbying campaign, Professor Michael Geist (University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law) said that "While prioritising websites or applications may hold some economic promise, the lack of broadband competition and insufficient transparency surrounding these actions will rightly lead to growing calls for regulatory reform that grants legal protection for the principle of network neutrality."

According to The Nation, the multi-tiered approach being considered by the telcos could eventually expand to set limits on the number of downloads, media streams, or even email messages.

Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) has proposed legislation to prevent a two-tiered Internet.


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Cape Town charges Frontline Fellowship pastor with Halloween paintball assault

March 25, 2006

Peter Hammond, a pastor & director at Cape Town Frontline Fellowship, has been charged with assault, after leading his four children on a paintball shooting spree, targeting trick-or-treaters last Halloween.

His 11 year old son had originally been a codefendant, but the charges were recently dropped. As a result, the charges against Hammond have been transferred out of juvenile court. Mr. Hammond will file a plea next month.

Cape Town Frontline Fellowship is an evangelical missionary organization. Peter Hammond is also known for his work as a pro-gun activist, and a number of Chrisitian missionary & anti-islamic books.


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User:Bawolff/userbox

I'm using "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHAL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" as described in 2119. when I say should or should not, I mean that it can be debated at the userbox creation page, and can be waived, but almost always shouldn't. I'm also using /* */ for comments
 * This is basicly Amgine's proposal but more of the rules are not set in stone so they can be debated at the creation page, and so everyone agrees (hopefully). I personally liked Amgine's, but others didn't so I thought I'd float this out and see how it does. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 23:15, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Wikinews is a project to produce verifiable and current news articles which are both compelling and accurate, and for these news articles to become a permanent archive. As a means to that end it supports an online community of users who, in turn, are rquired to support the goals of Wikinews. (if there not then they're using us as a webhost which isn't allowed).

One element of the support for the community is the provision of two namespaces, User and User talk, for the use of community members. Users may manage their user page in any way they like so long as it is not offensive to other members of the community. This applies to userboxes on user pages as well.

On Wikinews userboxes also have additional limitations, which can be summarized as follows:

 * Userboxes must be a part of a whitelist
 * Userboxes should not be templates (both as in transcluded and in
 * template: namespace)
 * Userboxes should not use categories (but may use alternative category-like conventions)

What is a userbox
A userbox is a box that goes on multiple userpages, and used communally. Usually it is in the form of a small floated box. Often they have graphics or a method of finding other users with that box, associated with it. This policy does not apply to things that look like userboxes, but are only on a single user's userpage, and have no means of finding other users with similiar boxes.

Userboxes must be part of a whitelist
Userboxes fall into broad categories or classes. Some of these classes are clearly useful to the mission and goals of Wikinews, while others are clearly not. The community has the right to determine which classes of userboxes support the mission and goals of Wikinews, and which do not.

Classes accepted
There is currently expressed support for userboxes which are a part of these classes:

 * Language
 * Userboxes which describe the language skills of users who wish to make their language skills available for Wikinews. Note they must have an english description as otherwise they are not supportive of the english Wikinews project. They can also have a description in another language as well, as long as they have english too.
 * Location
 * Userboxes which describe the location of users who wish to make their location known, so they may be contacted regarding local news opportunities or for input on local stories.

To propose additional userboxs (or clases of them) please start a discussion on the userbox creation request page. Users requesting a new userbox should have a draft version ready.

Lists of Userboxes
Userboxes which have been prepared are required to be listed somewhere convenient so users interested in also using them can find them for easy substitution into their user page.

/* Perhaps on the creation page? */
 * User:Amgine/Babel system a version of a Babel language template system.

Userboxes should be limited to user space
Userboxes should be limited to the use of User and User talk namespaces. This means primarily that userboxes should not templates, and they shouldn't link to categories. This requirement is debatable on the creation page, however they should not make new userboxes in contempt of this rule.

Userboxes which aren't templates
Almost any page can act like a template, and be included in another page. But better yet, almost any page can be copied into another page. Using the actual text of a page can be copied into a user's page wherever they would like it. Again this may be waived at the creation page, but it should not be.

Because any page can be used in this manner, there is no need to use the Template: namespace. Reserving the Template: namespace for Wikinews project use has a variety of benefits, but also it clearly separates the personal use of the User space from the Wikinews use of the rest of the site.

There are three benefits: on loading a page which is not cached there is less work for the server to do, Template: namespace is not confused with both user-space and article-space oriented templates, and user pages cannot be harmed by a template vandalism.

Userboxes have to be stored in one of the following places /* we'll decide which later */
 * a subpage of user:user. —user:user/userbox-page (user:user is owned by BNZ)
 * a subpage of Users — users/userbox-page *or we might create a new namespace for user and other comunity things (e.g. comunity:blah).

Userboxes should not use categories
The use of categories in userboxes has been a problem on other sites which have userboxes. In particular, userbox categories have been used to influence community polls, resulting in indecisive polls which are repudiated by at least one "side" - and therefore do not create consensus but conflict. In addition, the more categories we use, the less avalible (not that we're running out of words or anything). Even if we use subpages of category:user (Category:user/foo) Categories take much more server time to complete a request. (or so I've heard. acording to [this http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons%3AImages_on_normal_pages_or_categories%3AVote&diff=104320&oldid=104276] (fifth paragraph added. I don't think I'm taking that out of context, but someone who knows what he is talking about more then I do should check.) categories are 1000 times as hard to display as normal pages (if I read that right). (how hard are special:whatlinkshere?)

There are ways which do not use categories to indicate legitimate Wikinews relationships, using links to Wikinews: namespace pages or other pages and Special:Whatlinkshere. For userboxes these are the only method they should use. see also Categories for intreasting things about using the what links here scheme. The hiaracle scheme of this looks promising too.

Policy violations
There are a range of reasonable responses to violations of these policies, and no one response is appropriate at all times. The first response, however, should be to discuss the situation with the user in question, pointing to this policy. This does not apply to anything waived by the creation page.

 * Userboxes which are not part of a whitelist class
 * These user boxes should be removed from Wikinews, or modified to be a part of a whitelisted class.
 * Template: namespace
 * Userboxes which are a part of a whitelist class should not be deleted. They should instead be moved to the User: namespace, probably under the original creator's name. User pages which include the template should have it substituted.
 * Userboxes which are transcluded
 * User pages which include a userbox, rather than substituting it, should have the userbox subst:.
 * Userboxes which use categories.
 * Where there is a legitimate Wikinews use for the sorting, it should be modified to use a page linking scheme which finds related users via Special:Whatlinkshere.

This policy is retroactive
/*not sure about this */
 * other previous attempts at user categorization shall not be affected by this policy. →(Category:User categories, Category:live in Europe, Category:Interest in Environment)

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User talk:Colchester White~enwikinews

Welcome
, welcome to Wikinews! Thank you for your contributions; I hope you like the place and decide to stay! If you haven't done so already, you may want to create an account.

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! Happy editing. Bawolff ☺☻ 00:05, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
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Your account will be renamed
Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Colchester White. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Colchester White~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:13, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
 This account has been renamed as part of single-user login finalisation. If you own this account you can |log in using your previous username and password for more information. If you do not like this account's new name, you can choose your own using this form after logging in: . -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 06:30, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

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User talk:216.49.181.109

Welcome
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User talk:Alex43223

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Clerk credited with foiling terrorists
Hello, your article Clerk credited with foiling terrorists has been marked a copyright violation of. Please do not copy content from articles and change the words slightly as it is still Plagarism. Instead, familiarize yourself with writing in your own words. Plagarising articles from competing news organizations is against the law and hurts the Wikinews project deeply. Thank you. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  00:57, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

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User talk:Jctrouble

Welcome
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U.S. court adds limit to police searches

March 24, 2006

The Supreme Court recently ruled that police cannot search a home when one resident invites them in but another tells them to go away.

The 5–3 decision puts new limits on officers who want to search for evidence of a crime without obtaining a warrant first. If one occupant tells them no, the search is unconstitutional, justices said.

wrote his first dissent, predicting severe consequences for women who want police to come in but are overruled by abusive husbands.

The decision ended a trend of rulings by the court. About two-thirds of the 30 rulings under the leadership of Roberts have been unanimous, a high number on a court that has in the past been polarized along ideological lines.

The court's liberal members, joined by centrist, said that an officer responding to a domestic dispute call did not have the authority to enter and search the home of a small-town lawyer in 2001 even though the man's wife invited him in.


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User talk:Meanmeancoffeebean

Welcome
''Welcome to my talk page. Comments are encouraged.''

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Talk:Representative accuses Bush of signing bill not passed by Congress

I think the name of the article should say "Representatives" instead of "Representative". I wanted some consensus before I changed it though. --Meanmeancoffeebean 00:23, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

I believe Mrmiscellanious wanted something referring to this: from Waxman's letter to Card:

--Meanmeancoffeebean 05:14, 25 March 2006 (UTC) I understand that a call was made to the White House before the legislation was signed by the President advising the White House of the differences between the bills and seeking advice about how to proceed. My understanding is that the call was made either by the Speaker of the House to the President or by the senior staff of the Speaker to the senior staff of the President.
 * Mmm. Most of that is sorted out, the only thing I'm concerned about is the notification to Bush, for which Waxman does not really state antyhing other than a purported telephone call that happened.  I think attributing this back to the letter itself would be adequate and would lift any more objections I have.  --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 05:19, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I believe this is the relevant information you were looking for, Mrmiscellanious. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 06:11, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Also, in Pelosi's letter it references a Wall Street Journal: "Today the Wall Street Journal reported that the Speaker's chief of staff 'called a high-ranking White House official' and 'asked the administration to delay proceedings until the problem could be addressed by the House and Senate.'" but instead of referencing this in the article I was thinking it would be better to reference the original article so if anyone could find that (I couldn't) and cite it is would be useful I'm sure. --Meanmeancoffeebean 06:17, 25 March 2006 (UTC)


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Mishap destroys SpaceX Falcon 1 after maiden launch

March 24, 2006 The Falcon 1 rocket, launched by SpaceX, was destroyed shortly after its maiden launch today. Despite an earlier highly successful static test firing off the main engines, this fourth attempt at launch failed during the first stage burn. After clearing the tower, an onboard webcam revealed a swirl of flame around the base of the rocket before contact was lost. Both the Falcon 1 launcher and its Falconsat payload were lost.

It was later revealed that a fire had cut a helium pneumatic line causing the safety valves in the fuel system to automatically close, shutting down the main engine. The cause of the fire and the fuel leak that fed it has yet to be determined.


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Council pres. removes Easter bunny from St. Paul, MN city hall

March 25, 2006

A cloth Easter Bunny holding a sign that said "Happy Easter" was removed from the lobby of City Hall in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The city's human rights director, Tyrone Terrill, requested that the display be removed because it could offend non-Christians, but also said that no one had complained to him about the display.

"This has just gone too far. We can't celebrate Spring with bunnies and fake grass?", said Council member Dave Thune.

"As government, we have a different responsibility about advancing the cause of religion, which we are not going to do," said council president, Kathy Lantry.

The display was put up by a city council secretary and no city funds were used to buy the display. For nearly ten years, the same secretary put up decorations in the same lobby to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, Christmas, Valentine's Day and Fall.


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User:Anarchist42

I am a Canadian webmaster residing in Victoria, BC. On wikipedia I'm also know as Anarchist42.

All my contributions.

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User talk:Phil-hong

Welcome
Phil-hong, welcome to Wikinews! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! Jason Safoutin 01:55, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
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Audio Wikinews
Great work with the Audio Wikinews briefs, I look forward to hearing more :) --Cspurrier 01:38, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Hi Phil, what are your long-term plans with the audio briefs? I'm thinking about re-establishing the podcast, but before doing that want to know if the briefs have a reliable future... Dan100 (Talk) 08:10, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

MrM beat me to it (by about eight months) with the podcast. He's also set up a great system for updating it. I've done todays - do you think you could do the podcast updates in future? Dan100 (Talk) 11:27, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

 * BTW I've just listened to your 30 March release. I must say I'm really impressed! The pace and intonation are spot on, and that's not something easy to achieve (listen to some of the old recordings to hear what I mean). Well done, and keep it up!

 * I've had a fiddle with the Audio pages to make them a bit more user-friendly and also put some RSS links on the Main Page to the podcast stream - let the good times roll! Dan100 (Talk) 12:38, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Great job on your releases. As it is Wikinews' policy to not claim attribution for our articles, we have a similar guideline on our audio releases to not mention our name in the recording.  Of course, text attribution is fine.  Keep up the great work, I really enjoy your briefs.  Thanks!  --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 02:51, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

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Wikinews:Briefs/March 25, 2006

Audio Wikinews transcript, 2006-03-25 0110 UTC
The time is 0110 on the 25th of March, and this is Audio Wikinews: News Briefs.

Breaking News
Explosion in French college ''A large explosion has ripped through a research building of the École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Mulhouse (ENSCMu) in Mulhouse, eastern France. The Mulhouse mayor, Jean-Marie Bockel, confirmed that the blast had killed one person and injured another. A Code Red was declared by the police, and the neighborhood was evacuated.'' ''It is not yet clear what caused the explosion - it is believed to have happened in a ground-floor laboratory. There are no signs it is related to recent protests by students of the college.''

Headlines
Cape Town Frontline Fellowship pastor accused of assault for shooting trick-or-treaters with paintball Peter Hammond, an evangelist pastor & director at Cape Town Frontline Fellowship, has been charged with assault, after leading his four children on a paintball shooting spree, targeting trick-or-treaters last Halloween. ''His 11 year old son had originally been a codefendant, but the charges were recently dropped. As a result, the charges against Hammond have been transferred out of juvenile court.''

FCC head Kevin Martin endorses telcos' tiered Internet plan ''On Wednesday, Kevin Martin, the Head of the FCC for the Bush administration, voiced his support a tiered internet. This opens the door for AT&T, BellSouth, Verizon, and other telcos to limit bandwidth to popular web sites, like Google, unless those sites pay significantly higher rates.''

Closing Comments
To receive more up-to-date news items as they occur, please visit wikinews.org.

This has been a news brief for Audio Wikinews.

This recording has been released under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License.

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User talk:Shafiquekhan

Welcome
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Police arrest roof-climbing graduate of high school in Hopkinton, Massachusetts

March 25, 2006

Hopkinton, Massachusetts police yesterday arrested a former student of the Hopkinton High School who had entered the school and climbed the roof.

Christopher Stevens, 19, a graduate of Hopkinton High School, entered the school around dismissal time, carrying a baseball bat and chain, smoking a cigarette. Stevens headed towards the library and was trailed by school administrators. Although the buliding was mostly clear, those still left in the buliding were told to leave immediately. Stevens then broke some windows and climbed onto the school's roof. Stevens told officials he took some medicine and was suicidal.

Stevens suffered cuts on his hands; when a police officer tended to his cuts on his hands, the officer grabbed him and pulled him down to a lower section of the roof. He was then lowered down from the roof in a rescue basket where he was placed in a ambulance to be taken to at Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick, Massachusetts to be treated for the cuts on his hands and the medicine overdose.

Stevens has yet to be charged. However, he will most likely face charges. The incident is under investigation and police are not sure what made Stevens come back to the high school. No other students were injured.


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User talk:12.221.12.208

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Additionally, thanks for experimenting with Wikinews. Your test worked, and has now been reverted or removed. Please use Sandbox for any other tests you want to do, since testing in articles will be reverted quickly.--MrMiscellanious (talk) – 04:57, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

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User talk:David Levy

Welcome
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Background
The old background is still available as an alternative page style - it did have some fans who've expressed disappointment in IRC. I'd like to have a photo of a single folded broadsheet newspaper on a white background to try for a new design. We can't stay with nothing, and the Wikipedia logo is wholly inappropriate for a news site. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:36, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
 * see also Skins. Bawolff ☺☻ 18:24, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:U.S. court adds limit to police searches

Cleanup
This article needs some formatting, and at least another source (preferably links to the SCOTUS decision and dissent.) One concern is it present only the dissenting view; clearly it needs to present the majority's view of the case as well. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 05:45, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

 * ok,I think I equalized the content,especially with the title reflecting majority view. Ok now, Amgine, to remove the tag? Neutralizer 05:23, 28 March 2006 (UTC)


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Talk:Lawsuit accuses Chicago priest of molesting 13-year-old boy

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The article needs some comments from the accused or his attorney,if possible. Neutralizer 05:56, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

I added the fact that he denied it. --Meanmeancoffeebean 13:19, 26 March 2006 (UTC)


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Talk:Mishap destroys SpaceX Falcon 1 after maiden launch

Are there any casualties or injuries? Wasn't this for that Japaneese fellow that wanted to fly into space as a Gundam Wing charater? ... Pardon the spelling/typos; I'm in a rush to get somewhere else.

66.219.200.236 06:01, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

What an unfortunate incident. :(

Bryan 09:51, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

I've added information on the fuel leak, but I couldn't get the source link to work properly.


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Over five hundred hispanic students protest immigration laws in Los Angeles

March 24, 2006 On the day before a large rally planned in downtown Los Angeles, hundreds of Latino Los Angeles high school students staged a walkout this Friday to protest proposed federal legislation that calls for building a 700-mile-long fence along the Mexican-American border and cracking down on illegal immigrants.

Students carried red, green, and white ballons, and shouted cheers of "Viva Mexico!". Protestors claimed that the new laws were unfair to immigrants, both legal and illegal. They stated that "...this country was built by the blood, sweat and tears of immigrants..." Students were urged by activists and community groups to stage a walk out during classes.

The protest was relatively peaceful, resulting in a few traffic jams, and one arrest. One man was arrested for throwing bottles at police officers, although it is unknown whether or not the man was a student.

This walkout is one among similar other protests as the Senate Judiciary Committee is set to begin debate next week on motions to toughen immigration laws in the United States. It is estimated that 11 million illegal immigrants reside within U.S. borders.


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H.E. Suzanne Mubarak and H.R.H. Prince Charles open the British University in Egypt

March 22, 2006

Today H.E., wife of the Egyptian president, and H.R.H. Prince Charles inaugurated the British University in Egypt. The visit started with a tour of the campus, where they saw a demonstration physics laboratory as well as seminars in engineering and business. This was followed by speeches in front of the main building (pictured) by the chairman of the board of trustees Mr Farid Khamis, H.E. Suzanne Mubarak and finally by H.R.H. Prince Charles. The ceremony was completed when Mrs Mubarak and Prince Charles unveiled a plaque at the entrance to the main building.


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I have kept this as brief as possible as I was involved and want to keep the report impartial. Meveritt 09:19, 25 March 2006 (UTC)


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User:Bryan~enwikinews

Major Bryan is an experienced naval officer, having served many years in the Navy and now taking full command of a fighter wing, his career has grown to encompass basically all active positions available.

Having been under the command of some of the greatest military commanders of our time (Smyth Welton and AD Chamberlain) now has given him his own personal perspective on running a full fledged fighter wing of sixty active pilots.

The only seven squadron wing in the fleet, wing fifteen is something to behold. Under the command of RA Mayk onboard the Vanguard, this ship is truely the leader of the pack!

Major Bryan is also the first member, that we know of in his battlegroup, to join Wikinews.

SS/BS/PCx5/ISMx5/MoT-2gh-2bh/IS-2BW-10BR-1SW-1SR-1GR/LoC-CS-Rx1/MoC-1BoC/CoL/CoB/LoAx2/OV-4E [DCRN] {IWATS-AIM-ASP-BOT-BX-CBX-CSS-FW-FZ-GFX-IBX-ICQ-IIC/1/2/3-JS-LIN-M/1/2-MP/1-RT-SM/2/3-SWGB-TACS-TLN-TM/1-TT-VBS-WM-WPN-XML-XTM/1}

And yes, thats 33 courses completed, and a boat-load of medals. :-)

I'm flight certified as well, with a total rank of 787 points. I've been involved in the "European Challenge," "Liberty Wars," and "Infernal Flames" competitions. Winning at least once each time.

I'm on the tail of the infamous COL "Top Gun" Brucmack!

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Talk:Council pres. removes Easter bunny from St. Paul, MN city hall

It does seem a big premature to go right ahead and remove an item that has grown upon all children, Christian or not.

It would be like removing the days of the week, because they were named after gods. Wednesday and Thursday mainly, as Woden's Day and Thor's Day, respectively, because it might offend another religion or non-religious people.

As with the days of the week and the easter bunny in the city hall, there were no objections to it being there.

Furthermore, anyone having such an objection, in reference to being offended by a bunny, might just need to leave that town, and most others too. :-)

Happily signed and dated, Bryan 09:50, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Silly rituals that Jesus would have likely spurned
I find it so outrageous and borderline blasphamous; the embracement of materialism and goofyness by "Christians" to celebrate Jesus's birth and death. From my readings of what Christ actually said; he was not into nonsense or fairy tales like santa claus and easter bunnies...in fact, I can't imagine that a date on the callendar would carry any meaning at all to Him. Therefore, I see the bunny in the city hall at easter as having no more religious meaning than a hamster in a cage at the Superbowl. Neutralizer 14:48, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

 * I disagree with MrM. The page is marked "discussion" and it is natural for people to comment on the news, not just on the news article. -- IlyaHaykinson 23:58, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
 * No, they are here for the development of the article, not for discussion. That is left to blogs, forums, chat rooms, not here.  To further this claim, see WN:NOT:

 * --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 06:18, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Ummm... yeah
I'm going to have to agree with Bryan, and furthermore, disagree with MrM.

Basically, this is here to discuss the article. It's just another name for comments, except discussion means that it can be used to help improve the article in question.

As long as I've been reading these articles, this kind of commenting has been going on. So why try to get a hissy fit over it now, MrM? It seems rather odd, indeed.

Oh well, I'll remain neutral on the topic. Bunnies never offended me though.

Hope this tilde stuff works... here we go: Wizardx 07:41, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Because we are not here to violate policy. WN:NOT prohibits it.  --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 16:22, 26 March 2006 (UTC)


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Hyshot tests hypersonic "scramjet" in Australia

March 25, 2006 A supersonic jet engine known as a "scramjet," which could substantially reduce air travel time has been tested at Woomera, in South Australia's far north. An international team launched the Terrier-Orion rocket carrying the hypersonic scramjet—an oxygen-sucking supersonic combustion ramjet engine. The rocket took the prototype aircraft to an altitude of 314km (195 mi) before crashing ten minutes later, a spokeswoman for the Hyshot program said. A supersonic boom was felt across the Woomera test range seconds after the jet took off.

The Queensland-led HyShot III experiment uses a scramjet engine developed by UK company, QinetiQ. Travelling at 8,000 km/h (~5000 mph), or ten times the speed of a conventional jet, and almost eight times the speed of sound (Mach 8), the rocket turned and powered back to Earth some 400 km (250 mi) down the range. The scientists are hoping the scramjet kicked into action during a six-second window shortly before impact.

The advantage of a scramjet is that once it is accelerated to about Mach 4 by a conventional jet engine or booster rocket, it can fly at hypersonic speeds, possibly as fast as Mach 15, without carrying heavy oxygen tanks, as conventional rockets do.

Team leader Professor Allan Paul says that the flight went well, but that it will take several months to analyse the collected data. He told the media it was too soon to tell if the $2 million experiment had been a success.

Another HyShot team member Michael Smart said the flight followed the nominal trajectory and impacted 400 km (250 mi) from its launch pad. Dr Smart said that radar tracking data showed the experiment had gone to plan.

Professor Paull said scramjet-powered passenger jets were still a long way off, but it might be possible to have a scramjet-powered vehicle within the next decade. He says the team is happy with the result so far.

NASA set the speed record for a jet-powered aircraft in [November 2004] during the third and final flight of the experimental X-43A scramjet project.

Two HyShot scramjet flights had previously been made—one on 30 October 2001 and another on 30 July 2002. Supersonic combustion was achieved on the second flight. HyShot IV launch is planned for 28 March.


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Category
editprotected Request to add category: South Australia

-- Miropolitan (talk) 01:02, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

 * ✅ tempo divalse  01:16, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Scramjet
There is some interesting, but old stuff on NASA on the X-43A here including images. I did not look through any of the images and am unaware of how old any are. I did the search on "scramjet" (Google) so nasa was the second to come up? but anyway...I thought there might be a few to use in the article, but I have not done the research on this to know :) Jason Safoutin 14:20, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks. All the images are copyright. :( --elliot_k 16:25, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

What the hell is a pototype?


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Pentagon: Russia provided information to Iraq

March 26, 2006 The Pentagon claims that Saddam Hussein received intelligence from a Russian ambassador about United States plans and movements during the opening days of the 2003 Iraq invasion. Russia's foreign intelligence service has denied the allegations in a statement issued Friday stating "Similar, baseless allegations concerning Russia's intelligence have been made more than once. We don't consider it necessary to comment on such fabrications."

A report released by the Pentagon on Friday states that Russia had a source inside the US Central Command base in Doha, Qatar, who passed information to Russia's ambassador to Iraq. It is alleged that the ambassador provided the information to Hussein. The intelligence passed to Hussein provided information on US military plans, troop numbers, units and locations.

The report does not comment on the value or accuracy of the information which was allegedly leaked to Hussein. The Pentagon claims that the report is based on Iraqi documents and interviews with Iraqi officials. A Pentagon staffer who assisted in compiling the report, Brigadier General Anthony Cucolo, stated that there was no evidence that Russia has a spy inside Central Command. He further added that key details provided to Hussein were incorrect.


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Tens of thousands rally against Thailand's Prime Minister

March 25, 2006

In the latest attempt to evict Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra ahead of next week's election, tens of thousands of protesters have rallied in Bangkok, Thailand. Officials say as many as 10,000 police have been mobilised for the protest against the Thai PM. Another 10,000 officers are on standby. Police estimated the crowd at 30,000 people.

Organisers had hoped the rally would draw one million people, but officials said about the same number of monks were chanting prayers for peace and unity nearby - far fewer than the 100,000 that attended earlier demonstrations.

Thaskin has called a snap election three years early in hopes of ending the crisis. There have been chants of "Thaksin, get out". There are reports of bands playing music near the Prime Minister's offices. A sign written in English has been posted on the fence of Government House reading "For Rent".

A poll released this week showed Bangkok people are becoming fed up after weeks of rallying. Today's rally was a "united call" on King Bhumibol Adulyadej to replace Thaksin. The palace reports that the king is following events closely but says there are no signs he will act against Thaksin. The monarch has intervened publicly twice in his 60-year reign. The campaigners want the king to appoint a neutral government to carry out political reforms.

The three main opposition parties are boycotting the election, declaring the electoral process "unfair" as Thaksin has taken over the independent institutions. Thaksin, once the richest man in Thailand, transferred ownership of his companies to family members and employees prior to becoming Prime Minister.

The weekly rallies in Bangkok, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, make the movement to depose the troubled Thaksin the "largest massing of public dissent since 1992," when huge demonstrations and the army's subsequent massacre of protesters culminated in the end of military rule in Thailand.

The latest rally on Saturday launched a series of protests due to continue with a march through the main shopping district. The protestors will converge on police headquarters on Monday to demand criminal charges be brought against the prime minister.

Police would be stationed at the rally site, near his office, and at other key government offices, national police spokesman General Achirawit Suphanaphesat said. Thaksin, who has been accused of clamping down on dissent and stifling freedom of the press, vowed to call a state of emergency if protests turn violent.


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Norman Kember returns home safely

March 25, 2006

The freed hostage arrived home earlier Saturday. In a prepared statement delivered at Heathrow Airport, he responded to earlier accusations that he was "not grateful" for the multinational effort culminating in his release.

"I do not believe that a lasting peace is achieved by armed force, but I pay tribute to their courage and thank those who played a part in my release."

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Greece, Greeks celebrate Independence day

March 25, 2006

Today, Greece and Greeks all over the world celebrate the Greek Independence day; the 25th of March, 1821, during which the struggle of the Greeks against the powerful Ottoman Empire started. The President of the Hellenic Republic, Carolos Papoulias, and the Greek Prime Minister, Costas Karamanlis, attended the great parade of the Armed Forces at the Constitution Square of Athens. Earlier, in the Orthodox Cathedral of Athens, Archbishop Christodoulos performed a Te Deum which was attended by the political and military leadership of the country.

The Greek Independence day was celebrated in all the large cities of Greece, including Thessaloniki, Patras, and Corinth where the local authorities had the opportunity to attend parades of the armed forces and high-school students.

Hellenism across the world celebrates the Independence day as well. From London to Melbourne, Greek communities organized events and parades in honour of March 25, 1821. The big parade in New York City, United States, will be attended by thousands of Greeks and Greek-Americans. The Greek government will be represented by the Secretary of State, Dora Bakoyiannis.


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Buck Owens, country music icon, dies at 76

March 25, 2006

Country music singer-songwriter icon and 1996 Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Buck Owens has passed away at his Bakersfield, California residence. He was 76.

Family spokesman Jim Shaw made the announcement.

Considered by many the original rhinestone cowboy, Owens was responsible for over 20 number one hits including his first, "Act Naturally," in 1963, "Together Again," and "I've Got a Tiger by the Tail". Most of his biggest hits were released from the mid 1960's to mid 1970's. Among the numerous recording artists who recorded his songs were Emmylou Harris, the Beatles, who recorded "Act Naturally", and Dwight Yoakam, who had a 1988 duet with Owens on "Streets of Bakersfield". Many of these artists made hits for themselves as well with his songs. He was mentioned in cameo-passing during the Creedence Clearwater Revival song "Lookin' Out My Backdoor".

He transformed country music with his honky-tonk "Bakersfield Sound", so named for the town of his residence 100 miles north of Los Angeles where he moved in 1951. With Roy Clark, he co-hosted the long-running popular television comedy country-themed musical variety show Hee-Haw from 1969-1986. Owens's memorable red, white and blue guitar became his visual performance trademark.

Owens had throat cancer surgery in 1993 and was hospitalized with pneumonia in January 1997.

Born Alvis Edgar Owens on August 12, 1929 outside Sherman, Texas, he was the son of a sharecropper, and moved with his family to Arizona during the Great Depression at age 8, and by age 16 was playing music in taverns.

His first wife Bonnie sometimes performed with him, later becoming a lead back-up singer after their 1953 divorce. One of their two sons, Alvis Alan Owens, became a singer under the stage name Buddy Alan and had a 1968 top 10 hit "Let the World Keep on a -Turnin", and sang many duets with his father.

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Riots greet French government's labor reform

March 25, 2006

Student protests against the French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin job reform plan to give employers the right to dismiss young employees within the initial two years of their employment turned increasingly violent over the last two weeks.

The controversial program called the CPE, "First Job Contract", is to encourage employers to hire people under the age of 26. The French government claims that this process is necessary to reduce the unemployment rates of young people, which is pegged as high as 23% (this rate is the quotient of the number of people under 26 deemed to seek employment over the total of those employed and deemed to seek employment, which excludes the large proportion of students in that population). However, student protestors and trade unions say that the legislation infringes on workers' rights, and opinion polls show that some two-thirds of the population want the CPE either modified or dropped altogether.

The CPE allows employers to hire people age 26 and younger on a contract for up to two years which may be terminated at any time without explanation. While supporters of the law say that it will make younger people more attractive for employers, opponents say it makes it harder for young people to find long-term employment as there is no incentive for employers to offer any other form of contract.

Labour unions and student organisers are calling for a national strike on Tuesday, the fifth strike in the past two weeks.

The French labor laws are claimed to be among those protecting employees the most in Europe; they prevent employers from trimming their workforces without paying substantial severance packages. Prime Minister de Villepin's claims to intend to reduce youth unemployment by focusing on attracting modern industries relying on higher employee turnover and more flexible employment arrangements.

The current program is similar to the CNE ordinance the Prime Minister issued last summer for small businesses in France.

CPE was adopted under an exceptional "fast-track" procedure allowing the executive to pass legislation through Parliament without Parliament having to approve it, known as "49-3" following from the number of the relevant article in the French Constitution. This procedure is normally reserved for important but controversial texts considered a crucial and urgent element of the policies of the Prime Minister. Once 49-3 is declared, the law is considered adopted by Parliament unless the National Assembly votes a motion of censure, which terminates the Prime Minister and his cabinet's term. Following standard practice when 49-3 is used, a motion of censure was proposed by the opposition, then voted down by the Assembly (in which the ruling UMP party has a majority).


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Editorial
This article is commentary, or an editorial, because it attempts to convince the reader of an employer position with respect to the new labor laws: "'The French labor laws are one among the tougher labor laws of Europe, that would prevent employers from trimming their workforces without paying substantial severance packages. This is not conducive to the modern industries that would rely on more intellectual turnover and anticipate more unexpected changes. For eg., it would be almost impossible for Google to precisely say what their job requirements are going to be after 5 years. In this case, how can they hire anyone from France permanently for life?'" en.Wikinews does not publish these kinds of stories. -Edbrown05 19:29, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

 * I like the article for the context it reports, but the last sentence also adds to the editorial tone of the article:

"'In just hard times, jobs are scarce for older skills and most people find it hard to cope up with the change. It is sometimes tough to realize that it is easier to be part of it and work with it than fight it.'"
 * I will move the story to where changes can be made. Please see Our policies. -Edbrown05 19:44, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

France is not civil war at all.
There's some marginal breakout (pretty on TV show, with Eiffel tower in background ...) but it's just some houligans (people who love brawling for brawling)

Some facts (neutral i hope) :

 * There's 38 kinds of contracts in France, all in order to create jobs.
 * It's years that Bosses want a contrat they could use to fire people just because they want (or they may ) with all motive (or no motive) they want (the so-called flexibility). Many people think CPE (and CNE) is just a first step before it's generalised (to simplify, i think they'll say, it's the way politic work in France, the tree hidding the forest behind)
 * In the same law there's other parts less know outside France but as important. It's possible to hire yound people at 14 year old (15 year old for night work). Until this law school was mandatory until 16 years old.
 * There's more and more "poor workers" : people with full time job but under powerty level. Recenttly, journalists found "homeless workers" and it's something France discovers. Other new social thing : people with with more than one job ...

 * Even if jobless rate slowdown in France, a majority think it's a lie as helped people is growing more and more. the RMI, (Revenu minimum d'insertion grow by 5% in 2005)

Even into PM party there's people asking changes to this law.

Some others states that this gorvernment passed a law some month ago stating that ALL the changes made to "Work Law" SHOUD be MADE with negociations. It's not the case with this law.

if you add the copyright law targeting directely young people ....

The law is called : "Loi de cohésion sociale" : Law of social cohesion (google translation here)

sorry for my english

Jacques Divol 10:56, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Don't apologise for your quite good english. (and I probably shouldn't have thown in a little slang) "quite good" is bad english -Edbrown05 11:35, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

... for your English which is quite good. -Edbrown05 11:36, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

 * you're too gentle...
 * some addendum :
 * The politics Pro CPE : rightists CONS (UMP) but not all and UNI a student Cons union (don't want the univertsity blocaded).
 * The politics against CPE : DEM : center-right (UDF), and leftists (Socialist Parti, Communists;Green, Extrem-Left) and leftists students unions (UNEF)
 * "Extrem rightists" : Front National : don't want the univertsity blocaded, no pro nor against CPE (i think pro)

 * last thing : 2007 will see the Presidential Great Voting. It's the beginning of the play !

Jacques Divol 12:56, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

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okay
see Divol... publishing story

Some facts and NPOV
I tried to add a few facts and precisions (for instance, about the unemployment percentage, which many misunderstand as the ratio of unemployed youth, which it isn't, to my knowledge), and reworded sentences that somehow seemed to endorse the French PM's POV as fact. Submarine 21:41, 27 March 2006 (UTC)