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Top Stories Tour de Taiwan Stage 7: Kam- Wikipedia Current Events po Wong places first Scientology protest group in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing a Since the 2008 Tour de Taiwan celebrates founder's birthday Turkish woman and injuring 10 entered the worldwide other people. Taipei- The Internet group Anonymous Keelung •A construction crane falls on a today held metropolitan residential building in Manhattan, peaceful area for a New York City, killing at least protests golden-72- four people. critical of Credit: Rico Shen hours' final the Church •The Mayor of Atlanta Shirley (CC-BY-SA) battle, the of Franklin declares a state of Taipei World Trade Center Scientology, Credit: Steven Fruitsmaak emergency following a tornado Nangang Exhibition Hall (TWTC two days (CC-BY 3.0) while northwest Georgia is hit by Nangang) stage raced today from after the birthday of the founder more tornadoes with at least one Jing-mao 2nd Road through of Scientology. In its global death. Nangang Road and Sanchung speech, Anonymous said the Road to the TWTC Nangang. With Church betrays the trust of its its new setup in the Tour de Delta II launches GPS IIR-19 members, while Scientology Taiwan, the Taiwan External satellite accuses the protesters of cyber- Trade Development Council A Delta II rocket launched at terrorism and hate crimes. (TAITRA) and Ministry of 06:10 GMT this morning, with the Wikinews has correspondents in a Economic Affairs of the Republic GPS IIR-19 navigation satellite. number of protest locations to of the China respected this stage The spacecraft, which forms part report on the events. honorarily. of the US Air Force's NAVSTAR Global Positioning System, has Tornado hits downtown Exclusive look at Bebo been successfully delivered into a Atlanta Wikinews spoke to the Global Medium Earth orbit. A large storm that has spawned a Communications Director at Bebo possible to have a look at The rocket flew in the 7925-9.5 tornado has the popular social configuration, with 9 GEM-40 hit the United networking site. solid-rocket boosters, an Extra States city of Sarah Gavin spoke Extended Long Tank Thor first Atlanta, via email to stage, a Delta-K second stage, a Georgia, Wikinews' Gabriel Pollard Star 48B third stage, and a 9.5 ft causing Credit: Scott (CC-BY 2.0) exclusively. (2.9m) diameter payload fairing. extensive Launch was conducted by United damage through the city. There Wikipedia Current Events Launch Alliance (ULA). have been no confirmed deaths, but the mayor's spokeswoman Michael D. Griffin, the current GPS IIR-19, also known as IIM-6 says there may be victims Administrator of NASA, and SVN-48, will be placed in trapped within the ruins of a announces the agency will plane A, slot 4, replacing the GPS collapsed loft complex. concentrate more on the outer IIA-15 satellite. IIA-15 was Solar System and less on Mars launched in September 1992, and exploration, due to cuts to its has been operating for over twice 2009–2012 budget. its design life. This was the 135th •A bomb explodes at a restaurant launch of the Delta II, and the
If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Sunday, March 16, 2008 Wikinews Page 2 twelth orbital launch of 2008. passengers from the affected area the TWTC Nangang into a stage and suspended flights for around because 761 companies Series of explosions at 30 minutes," he said. participated in this show with 2842 Albanian arms depot leaves at booths, its scale is larger than past least 155 dead or injured A Reuters cameraman in the area years and it [the show] A series of explosions have hit an described the scene. "Terrified successfully stood out as the Albanian arms depot near Tirana, people are leaving the area on foot bicycle sourcing center in Asia. In leaving at least 155 people along the highway, women and addition, the level of this race will injured. Five are reported to be in children... Cars with broken be evidently improved after it was comas. Four are known as dead. windows have been abandoned on named as the Asian Qualifier of the highway." Local media reports 2008 Summer Olympics. I hope Juela Mecani, spokesperson for Tirana residents rushing to donate this combination, a first-to-none Albamian PM Sali Berisha, said to blood to help with the emergency. creation world-wide, can not only Reuters "We do not know the rise the bicycle industry but also exact number (of casualties) but Explosions were felt in Tirana and show the excellence of Taiwan as we fear the worst for the three in Durres, 20km (12 miles) from many world-class cyclists teams, each of 21 people, working the base. In the nearby village of witnessed this effort.” —Walter M. there at the time. Several were Gerdec, some residents fled to the Yeh, Vice President of TAITRA. U.S. citizens." The three teams hills, while others sought shelter in refered to were dismantling concrete bunkers built by late “TWTC Nangang is invested with obsolete munitions stored there, Stalinist leader Enver Hoxha. The NT$13 billion dollars by Ministry of as part of a programme to remove initial blast was heard 150km Economic Affairs, and the TAITRA Stalinist era arms and modernise away in Macedonia. gained the 10-year operating right the military in order to qualify for for TWTC Nangang. It symbolized an invitation to join NATO next 2008 Tour de Taiwan Stage 7: the bicycle industry as a must- month. Kam-po Wong places first for have industry in Taiwan since the the second time Taipei Cycle was named as the Injured people have been rushed Since the 2008 Tour de Taiwan first trade show in the TWTC to hosptal amid ongoing entered the Taipei-Keelung Nangang with not only innovative explosions, which Interior Ministry metropolitan area for a golden-72- products but also completion spokesman Avni Neza says have hours' final battle, the Taipei World brands. We [the public] know that prevented helicopters landing in Trade Center Nangang Exhibition the a bicycle has more functions the area. The wounded are Hall (TWTC Nangang) stage raced from traditional transporting to suffering from burns, concussion, today from Jing-mao 2nd Road sporting, leisure, and broken limbs and shrapnel injuries. through Nangang Road and environmental after the awareness Meanwhile, Neza says police and Sanchung Road to the TWTC of global warming. I hope this race army units are attempting to reach Nangang. With its new setup in the can improve the quality of basic the area in armoured cars. Tour de Taiwan, the Taiwan sports and its industry after the Albanian health minister Nard External Trade Development public take a bicycle as a multi- Ndoka said that the 155 known to Council (TAITRA) and Ministry of function tool.” —Steve R. Chen, be hospitalised so far had to make Economic Affairs of the Republic of Minister of Economic Affairs of the their way to nearby villages as the the China respected this stage Republic of the China. ongoing explosions had also honorarily. prevented road ambulances Within 10 laps near the Sanchong reaching the scene. Explosions “We [the TAITRA] have cooperated Road and Nangang Road, Po-hung have been ongoing at least two with the Chinese Taipei Cycling Wu, who crashed yesterday after hours. Association with a combination of the finish line, crashed again and Taipei International Cycle Show was forced to quit the race. After Tirana Airport spokesman Arlinda (Taipei Cycle) and Tour de Taiwan some medical aid, he spoke to the Causholli said glass windows and since 2006 after a success of 2005 Wikinews Reporter Rico Shen: doors at the airport, a few Taipei International Elimination "Even though I crashed frequently kilomtres from the site, were Road Race. It's meaningful for this in my career...[I was] unable to shattered by the initial series of [Taipei Cycle] show and this [Tour prevent the crash because you will explosions. "We evacuated de Taiwan] cycling race to enroll not know what will happen in [a
If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Sunday, March 16, 2008 Wikinews Page 3 second]. If possible, just to decrease the possibility of the There have been no confirmed The CNN Center in downtown crash when racing." deaths, but the mayor's Atlanta was severely damaged, spokeswoman says there may be especially in the atrium, where the But before a brief interview to Po- dead victims trapped within the ravaged ceiling allowed water to hung Wu, another crash happened ruins of a collapsed loft complex. pour in. Police closed several near the 30th lap, not only a The Fulton Cotton Mill Lofts are streets near the CNN Center Malaysian cyclist was forced to quit located in the historic because of the debris, which this race, but also the referee Cabbagetown neighborhood, included power lines, billboards, temporarily suspended and where at least 20 homes were and even office chairs. neutralized this race because destroyed. "It looks like a bomb several cyclists crashed near the went off, it looks like World War The Omni Hotel, which is attached finish line. After the officials and III," said Mahsud Olufani, who has to the CNN Center, also sustained referees confirmed the safety of an art studio in the neighborhood. damage, with many of its windows the race lane, this race was firmly "It's a disaster area." shattered. Visitors at the hotel reopened. Finally, Kam-po Wong, were evacuated to the exhibition the 1st Stage Champion, a cyclist At least 27 people suffered hall at street level. "It was crazy. form Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team, injuries, mostly cuts and bruises. There was a lot of windows won this stage champion and One person is reported to be in breaking and stuff falling," said helped John Murphy keep his critical condition. Grady Memorial Terrence Evans, a valet at the overall leading in this stage. Hospital, where many of the hotel. injured were taken, had suffered Results in this stage: some window damage but was still At Centennial Olympic Park, ●Stage Champion: Kam-po Wong operating. Around 50 people have located near CNN and the Omni (Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team) been taken to a local Red Cross Hotel, two Olympic torch ●Asian Leader (Blue Jersey): Taiji shelter for displaced residents. sculptures had fallen over, and a Nishitani (Aisan Racing Team) performance pavilion was ●Taiwan Leader (White Jersey): The tornado struck during the destroyed. A high-rise dorm at Kuan-hua Lai (Giant Asia Racing semifinal game of the SEC Georgia State University was Team) Basktetball Tournament between damaged by the tornado, as ●Sprint Leader (Green Jersey): Mississippi State and Alabama. evidenced by a large hole in the John Murphy (Health Net Pro Play was stopped with around 2 building's 14th floor. University Cycling Team) minutes to go in overtime when students were evacuated on ●General Leader (Yellow Jersey): heavy wind could be heard outside buses. John Murphy with rippling of the roof. Damage ●Group Leader: Giant Asia Racing was done to the roof as debris fell According to Georgia Power, more Team to the floor. No injuries were than 13,000 of their customers are reported in the Dome. "I thought it currently without electricity. Crews Tornado hits downtown Atlanta was a tornado or a terrorist are working to fix downed power A large storm that has spawned a attack," said Mississippi State lines, but they said it would be tornado has hit the United States guard Ben Hansbrough. difficult with all the debris. city of Atlanta, Georgia, causing extensive damage through the The storm arrived with little Another large storm, currently in city. forewarning. A tornado warning Mississippi, is heading towards was issued for the downtown area Atlanta, and is forecast to arrive The National Weather Service a few minutes before the storm around 3 p.m. National Weather confirmed Saturday morning that hit. "Ironically, the guy behind me Service meteorologist Mike Leary it was a tornado that struck the got a phone call saying there was said Friday's storm could be city. After reviewing the aftermath a tornado warning," said Lisa "nothing to compare with what's of the storm, they classified it as Lynn, who was attending the game coming in tomorrow". an F2 tornado on the Fujita scale. at the Georgia Dome. "And in two Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin seconds, we heard the noise and All downtown events scheduled to says she is beginning to apply for things started to shake. It was occur Saturday have been federal disaster aid. creepy." canceled. This includes the city's
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Saint Patrick's Day parade. The dubbed the "Tiger Stripes", allows users to find and remaining SEC tournament games measure warmer than uncracked, communicate with friends as well are to be played at Georgia Tech's stationary surfaces nearby. as discovering, experiencing and Alexander Memorial Coliseum, Friction of these massive, moving sharing professional and user- located in the undamaged plates of ice is thought to provide generated content including video, midtown. the heat responsible for the music, books and other forms of pressurized geysers of sublimated entertainment," Ms Gavin said. Cassini spacecraft collects water and ice dust. The presence 2005 was the year when at least sample from geyser on of these geysers amounts to more another two social networking Saturn's moon Enceladus empirical evidence of a large, sites entered the market with Space probe Cassini performed a liquid water ocean below the Friendster and Ringo.com, which close flyby of Saturn's icy moon surface of Enceladus. was set up by the same people Enceladus on Wednesday. The fate who created Bebo. Ringo was later of the $3.5 billion mission was in The Cassini-Huygens space probe sold on to Monster.com. the balance as the bus-sized is an international mission spacecraft swooped to just 50 km involving the cooperative efforts of Not only does Bebo facilitate the (30 mi) above the surface of NASA, the European Space aforementioned activities on it's Enceladus to sample the frozen Agency, and the Italian Space site, but also has access to spray issuing from geysers on the Agency. Launched in 1997, Cassini professional content produced by the moon's surface. The "water" has orbited Saturn since 2004 but broadcasters, such as TVNZ in spraying from these geysers is in has never before flown so close to New Zealand, and producers. This the form of dust-sized, frozen a moon. On 14 January 2005, the is done through its Open Media water particles, which are ejected Huygens lander successfully platform which claims to have over into space by gaseous water explored the atmosphere and 400 media partners signed up. vapors that build up pressure deep surface conditions of Saturn's within icy fissures on Enceladus. biggest moon, Titan. Ms Gavin said, "Bebo offers many of the same features found on Cassini's cosmic dust analyzer was Exclusive look at Bebo other sites, but unlike most social unavailable due to a glitch in the Wikinews spoke to the Global networks that limit their scope to updated software that was Communications Director at Bebo communications and utility supposed to provide an increased to have a look at the popular social platforms, Bebo has opened its hit count of the geyser dust networking site. Sarah Gavin doors to all media companies, particles. However, dust samples spoke via email to Wikinews' bringing the richness of the media were collected before and after the Gabriel Pollard exclusively. world to its fast-growing closest approach and the mass community of users." spectrometer functioned though Bebo - its full name being Blog out the flyby, providing useful data Early Blog Often - started off life “All of a sudden – and seemingly which is now being analyzed. with its name being adopted from out of nowhere – the individual a suggestion a journalist made, as understands the power the web, Mission controllers will have a well as the memorable nature of and what opportunities instant, chance to capture more geyser the name. Ms Gavin said, "The widespread communication, dust on October 9, 2008 when reality is that the name was affords them. Everyone can create they may choose to steer Cassini chosen for more practical and shape the message.” even closer to the surface of reasons… it was memorable, —Sarah Gavin Enceladus. translated well and most importantly it was available." Bebo even has its own television Tidal flexing of this moon due to series it hosts on its website. the gravitational proximity of its Founded in 2005 by husband and KateModern, produced by those host planet, Saturn, continually wife team, Michael Birch and Xochi who made the popular Lonelygirl15 heaves and cracks the icy surface. Birch, Bebo was an online web-series, is a series exclusive to This suggests that Enceladus may community for Internet users to the Internet and was have a squishy, liquid-water ocean talk to one another online, write commissioned by Bebo in April, beneath an icy crust. Deep, blog posts and generally post 2007. Bebo boasts that parallel fissures in the ice crust, pictures. Now in 2008, "Bebo KateModern is the most popular
If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Sunday, March 16, 2008 Wikinews Page 5 television show on the Internet Bebo also experiences higher When asked to comment on any and saw it attain over 35 million usage than rival social networking possible offers to buy Bebo by views in the first season alone. site, MySpace, and video sharing such companies as Google, Ms website, YouTube, combined. Gavin said that it was against In early December 2007, Bebo "Bebo users are the most engaged policy to comment on "rumour and announced its Open Application and view an average of 92 pages speculation". However, after the Platform, compatible with per usage day," Ms Gavin said. interview, it was revealed that Facebook's F8 and Google's Time Warner's AOL Internet OpenSocial platforms. This new Ms Gavin said, "Only 10 months division is set to buy up Bebo for platform opens up its API so after its inception, Bebo was voted US$850 million. developers such as NBC Universal Best Social Networking Web Site and Last.fm can build applications by more than 300,000 voters in Doctors who treated John for use on Bebo. 1,300 the annual People's Voice awards, Ritter cleared of negligence applications have already been in May 2006. Bebo won the lawsuit made for Bebo. People's Choice award in the Social Two doctors who treated actor Networking category at the 2006 John Ritter for chest pain in With over 40 million members Webby awards and was named as Burbank, California were cleared of internationally, Bebo has become the number one search term in the a negligence lawsuit on Friday. the only "global Social Media Year-End Google Zeitgeist 2006." Ritter was an American television Network" in existence today. Each and film actor who died of aortic month its demographic users aged “We are shocked and saddened by dissection on 11 September 2003. between 16 and 24-years of age the recent tragic events in Wales” inclusive spend a combined total of —Sarah Gavin Ritter's children and widow (Amy 2.14 billion minutes a month Yasbeck) filed a US$67 million surfing the highly popular site; or Recently it has emerged that lawsuit claiming negligence by the 40 minutes a day per user. The youth in Wales have been doctors, both at the time Ritter fell majority of its membership are committing suicide to gain ill and at a medical checkup two from English-speaking nations attention, such as having a years earlier where problems with such as United States, Australia memorial page on the networking Ritter's aorta could have been and New Zealand where it site. In response Bebo have set up spotted. experiences high popularity. their own service called "Be Well" to help make Bebo a "safe and A jury hearing the case at Los In the United Kingdom alone, Bebo secure environment." Ms Gavin Angeles County Superior Court has more than 11.4 million users, said, "We are actively working with voted 9-3 to dismiss the claims, with 1.3 million located just in mental health and social care satisfied that the defendants, Dr. Ireland; 80% of Irish members are organisations – including Joseph Lee and Dr. Matthew over 18-years-old. Ms Gavin spoke Samaritans – to provide support Lotysch, acted properly during further on the popularity and advice for our members. their examination and treatment of experienced in the world, "It is the Ritter. number one social networking site "Bebo recognizes the potential in New Zealand, the number two dangers of online and takes Ritter's last role was in leading the site in Australia, and the number proactive measures to promote cast of the television series 8 three site in the US and Canada." safe use of its network. Bebo Simple Rules for Dating My works in collaboration with law Teenage Daughter whose Bebo experiences a gender enforcement agencies from across production was disrupted by his balance with a virtual "50:50" split the globe... [and] features a death. between female and male users "in 'report abuse' button on every each territory". page." Proton rocket fails to launch AMC-14 satellite There is also a local version The "Be Well" service has recently At 23:18:55 GMT this evening, a catered for the Polish community expanded its offerings to the Russian Proton-M/Briz-M rocket as well as there being plans to Australian and New Zealand launched from Area 200/39 at the migrate into a local French and markets too. Baikonur Cosmodrome in Spanish site. Kazakhstan, with the AMC-14
If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Sunday, March 16, 2008 Wikinews Page 6 satellite for American National Hockey League on March had the only goal for the communications organisation SES 14, 2008. Hurricanes, shorthanded, at 11:30 Americom. The rocket, operated of the third period. He also by International Launch Services Game summaries collected 21 minutes in penalties, (ILS), lifted off on time, and including a fight, three minors, headed towards a Geosynchronous Atlanta Thrashers @ Washington and a misconduct. Derek Roy led orbit. Around fourty minutes after Capitals the offensive charge for Buffalo, lift-off, ILS reported that an Brooks Laich had his third two- scoring two goals, and assisting on anomaly had occurred during the goal game in the past nine games another one. Cam Ward let in four second burn of the upper stage. as the Washington Capitals beat goals on seven shots, and was AMC-14, which would have been the Atlanta Thrashers 4-1 at the replaced by John Grahame. Ryan operated in conjunction with Verizon Center in Washington. Miller stopped all but one out of 28 Echostar was to provide direct-to- Atlanta scored first, but shots. home satellite television services. Washington tied it up three It was based on the Lockheed minutes later, and took the lead in New York Rangers @ Florida Martin A2100 satellite bus. the second period. Alexander Panthers Ovechkin had a goal and assist, Sean Avery had two assists for the This is the 11th orbital launch of bringing up his points total to 99 New York Rangers in a losing 2008, and the first to fail. It is also (57 goals and 42 assists). Kari cause as his team lost the Florida the 334th launch of the Proton Lehtonen let in four goals on 37 Panthers in a 3-2 count. The rocket, the 41st Proton launch shots for the Thrashers while Olaf Panthers scored first, and then fell failure, the 2,800th Russian orbital Kolzing of the Capitals faced only behind 2-1. Jassen Cullimore tied launch, and the 45th Proton launch 12 shots, letting in one goal. the game up with a goal 11:42 of to be conducted by ILS. It is also the second period, and go on to the third failure of a Proton during Chicago Blackhawks @ Columbus win the game on the strength of an ILS launch in as many years, Blue Jackets Olli Jokinen's powerplay goal at following a malfunction during a The Chicago Blackhawks chased 7:12 of the third period. Many launch last September, and Columbus goaltender Pascal shots were fired both ways; the another in February 2006. Leclaire from the nets after Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist stopped allowing three goals on six shots 27 out of 30 shots in a losing The Proton itself performed barely past the midway mark of cause, while the Panther's Tomas nominally, and the Briz-M upper the first period. The Blue Jackets Vokoun stopped 32 out of 34. stage successfully completed the made interesting by coming back first of three burns. During the within one goal, twice, once in the St. Louis Blues @ San Jose Sharks second burn, however, an second period and once in the Eight different Sharks players had undisclosed malfunction occurred, third period. Chicago then went on points as the San Jose Sharks beat leaving the satellite stranded in a to score two straight in the third the St. Louis Blues 4-1 at the HP much lower orbit than planned. It period to win the game 6-3. Pavillion at San Jose. Milan is unclear whether the satllite is Patrick Lalime made 29 saves out Michálek opened the scoring early, recoverable. There are currently of a possible 32, including a 17 at 1:10 of the first period. Jeremy three options, which are to declare shot second period where he let in Roenick scored what turned out the satellite a write-off and de- two goals. Fredrik Norrena saved the eventual game-winning goal at orbit it, attempt to raise it to 16 shots out of 19 after replacing 10:22. Brian Campbell scored San geosynchronous orbit under its Leclaire. Jose's third goal at 12:10 of the own power, or propel it towards same period, and Sharks' captian the Moon, using lunar gravity to Carolina Hurricanes @ Buffalo Patrick Marleau scored their fourth slingshot it back into the correct Sabres goal at 13:15 of the first period on orbit. If either of the latter options The Buffalo Sabres romped the a penalty shot. David Backes are chosen, it will be at great cost Carolina Hurricanes 7-1 in a scored the Blues' only goal at 0:54 to the satellite's on-orbit life heated match at the HSBC Arena of the second period on the power- expectancy. in Buffalo. The Sabres jumped to a play, but that would as close as 4-0 lead by the end of the first the Blues would get. Hannu National Hockey League news period, and a 6-0 lead by the end Toivonen made 23 saves on 27 There were 5 games played in the of the second period. Scott Walker shots, while his counterpart Evgeni
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