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Top Stories Wikipedia Current Events Wikipedia Current Events International Criminal Court A riot at a prison near Ciudad escapes a Somali pirate attack in in The Hague issues arrest Juárez, Mexico, kills at least 20 the Gulf of Aden. warrant for leader of Sudan inmates and injures seven •The ' Safety Board The International Criminal Court others. finds that Turkish Airlines Flight (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands •Gordon Brown becomes the 1951 crash-landed near has ordered the arrest of the 's fifth Prime 's Schiphol Airport president of the African country Minister to address a joint because of a faulty altimeter. of Sudan, Omar Hassan al-Bashir. session of the United States The warrant was issued after the Congress. ICC found al-Bashir guilty of Marine jet crash into San Diego seven charges of crimes against •President Nicolas Sarkozy and house blamed on string of humanity and war crimes, in the eight other top French politicians errors Darfur region of the country. receive death threats. An internal investigation by the United States Marine Corps into •China plans to increase its Two-time Eurovision entrant the crash of an F/A-18 jet into a military budget by 14.9% in discusses San Diego house has blamed 2009. music, love, and her errors on the part of the pilot, his contrasting Contest •U.S. Secretary of State Hillary superiors and maintenance experiences Clinton and Palestinian National personnel for the accident which Edsilia Rombley's career Authority President Mahmoud killed four people. skyrocketed when she sang for Abbas meet in the West Bank. the Netherlands at Eurovision in The report found that mechanics •President Asif Ali Zardari says had noticed the aircraft had a 1998, and earned the country Pakistan will not negotiate with their first Top 5 placing in over 20 faulty fuel transfer system in June the "extremist Taliban and 2008 but repairs were never years. More than a decade later, terrorists." she is still very much in demand. made, with the defective jet In an exclusive interview, she •The International Committee of performing 146 more sorties in talks with Wikinews about her the Red Cross warns of an this state before the December achievements. impending humanitarian crisis in accident. northeastern Sri Lanka as civil Scientists say study proves war continues. "While we did not find any evidence of criminal wrongdoing, chimps create termite •Independent Television reports a gathering tools the responsible parties are being loss of £2.7 billion for 2008 and held accountable for their part in Researchers say that a study of will cut 600 jobs. chimpanzees in the Republic of this tragic accident," said Maj. the Congo in Africa, show that •The International Criminal Court Gen. Randolph Alles of the 3rd they specifically create and issues an arrest warrant for Marine Aircraft Wing. Four Marine design tools to catch termites Sudanese President Omar al- squadron officers have been living underground. The study Bashir for a five-year campaign relieved of duty, as well as Navy has led researchers to conclude of violence in Darfur. officers. Eight enlisted Marines and one Navy sailor have been that the chimpanzee methods •Ukraine's Security Service raids reprimanded. The pilot has been have evolved. Naftogas's headquarters in Kiev. grounded. •British-Norwegian cruise line Fred Olsen's cruise ship Balmoral On the day of the accident the

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Thursday, March 5, 2009 Wikinews Page 2 pilot, Lt. Dan Neubauer, had just the left engine of fuel, causing it to grounded and inspected. The taken off from the aircraft carrier flameout. At this point the jet fell Marines issued a bulletin to all USS Abraham Lincoln when he towards the ground and the pilot other operators of the aircraft reported that the aircraft's right attempted to aim the aircraft for a worldwide to warn them of the engine had low oil pressure. canyon, where it could crash circumstances. safely. However, the plane did not Neubauer, who was still in stay airborne and struck a house So far, the Marines and the United training, shut the engine down as at an estimated 150 mph. It is States Navy have identified 40 a precaution, leaving the plane thought that two more seconds F/A-18 Hornets with the same operating on the left engine. The would have been enough for the problem. None of these have Abraham Lincoln's captain and the plane to reach the canyon. crashed. 'air boss' suggested an emergency landing at the North Island military Instead, the crash killed four Raúl Castro shakes up cabinet base, which was about 100 miles people inside the house; a in Cuba from the carrier. This would have grandmother, her daughter and On Monday, Raúl Castro, the given an approach from over the her two granddaughters. The President of Cuba, announced ocean. children's father, Dong Yun Yoon, several changes of ministers in his was among those briefed on the cabinet. This is the first major Neubauer contacted his squadron publication of the report, alongside reshuffle since Raúl took over as bosses and instead opted to try to politicians in Washington and San President after his brother Fidel land at Marine Corps Air Station Diego. The pilot safely ejected Castro. A total of twelve ministers Miramar, which was 11 more miles after holding on as long as were replaced. away and involved a flight path possible, the report stating that a over San Diego. Neubauer also second or two more would have One of the highest profile changes failed to read his own emergency likely resulted in his death. was Carlos Lage Dávila, the checklists, instead having sections executive secretary of the Council read to him by air traffic The investigation has a number of of Ministers, who was replaced by controllers. The controllers were implications. The fuel problem was General José Amado Ricardo unaware of all the details of the not followed up on as it was not on Guerra. According to senior situation on board and did not a list of faults requiring immediate research associate at the read out all the relevant sections. repair, but nonetheless 3rd Marine University of Miami, José Azel, Aircraft Wing operations officer Lage was responsible for rescuing Officers at Miramir were informed Col. John Rupp said keeping it in the Cuban economy from the of the fact that a warning light the air "was collectively poor downturn that followed the indicated the remaining engine judgment on the part of the collapse of the Soviet Union in was running low on fuel. However, squadron's maintenance 1991. It was not announced they did not take heed in what was department." The commanding whether Lage will continue to described by the report as a officer, operations officer, aviation serve in his other position as the "critical mistake". In fact, the maintenance officer and operations vice president of the Council of plane's tanks had plenty of fuel, duty officer have all been relieved State of Cuba. but the engine trouble was caused of duty, while eight other marines by the faulty fuel flow system, and a sailor were reprimanded. "It looks like Raúl putting some of which fed the left engine. Officers his own people in," said Wayne also failed to watch the plane's Maintenance standards have been Smith, who heads the Cuba location properly. upgraded and emergency training program at the Center for enhanced as a result. Flight International Policy. Smith added Upon final approach to Miramir, simulators are set to include a that this "is the biggest shake-up Neubauer thought, incorrectly, scenario based on the accident. Lt. that I've seen in a very long that he could not turn right, Dan Neubauer has been grounded time ... for the last 30 or 40 towards his inoperative engine. and it is up to the deputy years." Instead, he conducted a long commandant for aviation whether leftwards loop to line up. The he will be allowed to return to the "This is one more sign that Raúl manoeuvre took around ninety air. Immediately after the Castro is consolidating his power," seconds to complete and starved accident, all F/A-18s were José Azel said. "He's putting his

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Thursday, March 5, 2009 Wikinews Page 3 people in there." people have been killed, or died as in the day. Stephanie Robb Martin, a result of the fighting. Countless a Flint Board of Education Trustee "It is a new direction, we're just millions have fled the country, was one of eight more potential not clear what direction Castro is seeking shelter in refugee camps. candidates that pick up petitions planning — a return to communist since then. orthodoxy or pragmatism? During a rally protesting the However, Castro does seem to be decision on Wednesday, Al-Bashir Darryl Buchanan, former City trying to put in position people spoke, calling the charges Administrator and "Deputy Mayor", closer to him than to his brother, worthless and told the ICC to "eat" announced he is the running for Fidel," said Al Jazeera's Latin the warrant. "[It is] not worth the the office of Mayor on Tuesday America editor, Lucia Newman. ink it is written on. It is a flawed February 17. Williamson just decision". Egypt says it is also not replaced Buchanan as City Among other ministers replaced in favor of the warrant and the Administrator on February 4, were foreign minister Felipe Pérez government states it will ask the keeping him from succeeding Roque, finance minister Georgina United Nations Security Council to Williamson as Temporary Mayor Barreiro Fajardo, labor minister stop the implementation of it. upon his resignation. Buchanan Alfredo Morales Cartaya, and served as the city ombudsman and economy minister Jose Luis The Human Rights Watch, a councilor before becoming city Rodriguez. human rights organization located administrator. He believes he has in the United States, in New York good relations with the city council International Criminal Court in "the International Criminal Court and was critical of Williamson's The Hague issues arrest has made Omar al-Bashir a combative relations with the warrant for leader of Sudan wanted man", welcoming the council. The International Criminal Court warrant. (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands Buchanan supporters believe that has ordered the arrest of the Politicians begin campaigns for Buchanan has the experience for president of the African country of Flint, replacement the position of mayor. While some Sudan, Omar Hassan al-Bashir. mayor residents and a political analyst, The warrant was issued by the ICC Several candidates have Bill Ballenger, editor of Inside for seven charges of crimes announced their intent to run in Michigan Politics, believes that his against humanity and war crimes, the special Flint, Michigan mayoral role in Williamson's administration in the Darfur region of the country. primary election scheduled for May and their friendship hurts his 5, 2009. The primary election was candidacy. In the ruling, the ICC said that al- called to fill the remainder of Bashir was "intentionally directing resigning Mayor Don Williamson's Sheldon Neeley, current city attacks against an important part term ending in 2011. The two councilman for Ward 6, announced of the civilian population of Darfur, candidates with the most votes will his candidacy. Neely stated he will Sudan, murdering, exterminating, face off in the August special open three offices last week. raping, torturing and forcibly general election. Each candidate Already, Sheldon Neeley has transferring large numbers of will need to collect at least 900 returned his petitions Thursday civilians and pillaging their signatures of registered Flint with 1,100 signatures to the City property". The ruling added that electors in twenty day to qualify Clerk's office. there was not enough evidence to for the May 5, 2009 ballot. charge him with genocide. A few , who narrowly lost hours after its ruling, the ICC On the first day petitions were to Don Williamson in the 2007 revoked six foreign aid agency available, the City Clerk's office general election, previously licenses, but did not state why. handed out petitions in the announced that he was running if morning to Aron Gerics, Dayne the recall election against The ICC has never before issued Walling, Sheldon Neeley and Williamson was successful. On an arrest warrant for a head-of- Brenda Clack. Gregory Eason, Thursday, Walling officially state while they were still in Waseem (Sam) Fakhoury, announced he was running at a power. In the nearly six-years that Theodore P. Jankowski, Eric Mays, "Working for Change" rally at the the Darfur region has been Devona Watson and Darryl YMCA. engaged in battle, over 300,000 Buchanan picked up petitions later

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Genesee County Commissioner Gregory Eason all turned in their have since evolved, proving Brenda Clack served as Michigan completed nominations to the city previous hypotheses. 34th District State Representative clerk's office. from 2002 to 2008 switching "Our results indicate that positions with former Flint Mayor Scientists say study proves chimpanzees have a mental . chimps create termite template of the tool form, which is gathering tools employed in crafting the tool prior Aron Gerics, a Mott Community Researchers say that a study of to use and refining it during use," College student and a Mott's chimpanzees in the Republic of the Sanz said. Workforce Development Program Congo in Africa, show that they program assistant, intends to run specifically create and design tools Sanz also says that because of for mayor. As a write-in candidate to catch termites living Africa's vastness, much of it is still for the 2008 49th District House underground. The study was unstudied leaving him to suggest seat election, Gerics lost to Lee performed in the Nouabale-Ndoki other species of chimps and apes Gonzales, D-Flint Twp, the National Park in the Congo in an use complex tools to gather food. incumbent. area known as the Goualougo Triangle. The study was published "Just as we are learning about Gregory Eason is a former CEO for in the Royal Society journal these exciting new complex tool Jobs Central Inc. and a Williamson Biology Letters. behaviours, the chimps that are critic. Eric Mays is a political showing us these behaviours are activist. Devona Watson is retiree Dr. Crickette Sanz, the leader of under danger from logging, and long time resident. Theodore the team who filmed the chimps poaching and Ebola," added Sanz. P. Jankowski served in the Marines crafting "fishing rod" type tools, The triangle is a host to a variety and produces a show for public says that they have "invented" of endangered or threatened access television. ways of "improving their termite- animals including gorillas and fishing technique" by using a stick elephants. City Administrator and Temporary from a plant called the Mayor Michael Brown stated that Marantaceae. They pick off the Football: FSV Mainz 05 advance he will not run as he wants to leaves and then create and place a to semi-final of DFB Pokal focus on city business, and is brush like object on the end. Doing March 3 slated to deliver the annual state- so improved the number of German side 1. FSV Mainz 05, of of-the-city address. termites they catch, by more than the Second Bundesliga, have 10 times. reached the semi-finals of the DFB "He's not just keeping the seat Pokal, Germany's equivalent of the warm until someone else takes "They then pulled the herb stems FA Cup, for the first time in their over," Brown's communications through their teeth, which were history. They defeated Bundesliga director Bob Campbell said. "There partially closed, to make the brush side FC Schalke 04 by 1 - 0 on a are some difficult decisions ahead, and they also attended to the goal from Aristide Bancé in the most notably in the area of the brush by sometimes pulling apart 88th minute. For Schalke, it was city's finances. He's all about the the fibres to make them better at just another disappointment in an revival and renewal of the city of gathering the termites," stated already dismal season; being Flint." Sanz to the BBC. elminiated from the Cup means they must improve their current Additional public officials are Researchers are aware that chimps Bundesliga standing to fifth - it considering entering the race have used similar methods in the was eighth place at the conclusion including former County past, but it was not fully known if of the 22nd Matchday - to have Commissioner Raynetta Speed and the tools they used were designed any chance to appear in the UEFA Councilman Scott Kincaid. State specifically for the task of Europa League. senator John Gleason D-Flushing is gathering the insects. Of all the pondering a moving into the city to tools the chimps left behind and Mainz got started just after the run. recovered by Sanz's team, 80% first whistle, when Markus Feulner were custom made by their had a shot from the left side On Tuesday, March 3, Darryl owners. Sanz says the new study blocked by Jefferson Farfán after Buchanan, Brenda Clack and has determined that their methods eight minutes. However, Schalke

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Thursday, March 5, 2009 Wikinews Page 5 began to dominate after the half- to place similarly. various projects. Can you describe hour mark. A shot from Heiko what a typical work day is like for Westermann sailed just wide of the After the accolades died down, you? goal in the thirty-second, and a Rombley set her sights on corner kick from Mladen Kristaljic promoting her vision and passion ER: Because I often work late and richocheted off the crossbar eight through her music. Partnering with seldom sleep before 1 a.m., I minutes later. Schalke manager producer Tjeerd Oosterhuis usually get up around 11 a.m., Andreas Müller was unhappy with became a double blessing; check my e-mail, contact my his team's effort in the first half, eventually they became husband management for day to day however, saying "We don't have and wife. Even a return to business, and depending on the enough power to penetrate Eurovision at the 2007 Contest, day I might have photoshoots or towards the front." Striker Kevin with less than favorable results, interviews. I work out at the gym, Kurányi was replaced by Halil didn't keep her discouraged for get groceries and cook some Altintop at the break. An long. Today she has finished dinner (yes, I really love cooking!). opportunity for Mainz in the sixty- recording a live CD of her favorite When I've finished eating, it's eighth was stopped by keeper English songs, and a live DVD of usually time for me to get ready Manuel Neuer after an selections in Dutch, and is for my real "workday", although unsuccessful rescue attempt by currently touring in singing it's more a "worknight" for me. My Ivan Rakitic. Altintop had a shot fly engagements this spring in tour manager picks me up and off inches wide of the post in the theaters across the Netherlands. I go, performing in every corner of seventy-first. Schalke nearly gave the country with my two backing up a penalty in the eighty-second Edsilia Rombley granted Wikinews' vocals, and I don't usually arrive as Rafinha made a hard and Mike Halterman an interview; she back home before 1 a.m. controversial tackle on Srđan reflected on her career, her Baljak, but referee Felix Brych inspirations, what a day is like in allowed play to continue. Finally, in her life, and what she would love MH: You were originally part of the the eighty-eighth, Aristide Bancé to do in the future. This is the girl group Dignity. Did you ever converted off of a long indirect third in a series of interviews with feel apprehensive about placing free kick to put Mainz through to past Eurovision contestants, which yourself in the public stage at such the semi-finals. will be published sporadically in a young age? the lead-up to mid-May's next Two-time Eurovision entrant contest in Moscow. ER: The girls and I all knew each Edsilia Rombley discusses other and one time, after a music, love, and her A day in the life birthday party we decided to form contrasting Contest Mike Halterman (Wikinews): You a group. It was performing with experiences recently had a birthday. Happy that group (remember, I was only When she was barely 20 years old, birthday! How did you celebrate fifteen at the time) that I found Dutch singer Edsilia Rombley got this year? my love for performing on a stage her first large taste of international and really started thinking about a acclaim. Already a winner of the Edsilia Rombley: I'm doing a tour career in music. smaller imitation contest across 43 Dutch theatres from Soundmix Show, she decided to January until May. On February MH: Your first international shoot higher. With a great deal of 13th, I was doing in a show in recognition came with winning the determination, she performed in Beverwijk. I wasn't planning on European Soundmix Show in front of hundreds of millions of much, but I was surprised with a Amsterdam in 1997. What was the television viewers at the 1998 birthday cake before the show and experience like? What memory Eurovision Song Contest in lovely presents and flowers, even sticks out most in your mind even , United Kingdom. Her from the audience! The whole today? song, the R&B flavored "Hemel en audience sang a birthday song for aarde" (Heaven and earth), placed me during the show, which was ER: That I never thought I would fourth and gave her country their great. I had a wonderful evening. get that far. I remember everyone highest placing at Eurovision since being nervous and I wasn't really, their last win in 1975. No Dutch MH: I've visited your website and because I just didn't think it would contestant after her has been able you seem to be very busy with be such a huge success for me. I

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Thursday, March 5, 2009 Wikinews Page 6 was just having fun backstage with new experience and I felt fortunate only the musical collaboration that everyone, enjoying the experience every step along the way that I worked out great, we fell in love, in general. Only when I won, the was experiencing all these and we've been together ever reality of having a real long-lasting amazing things. I kept reminding since. It's wonderful that I can career in music began to sink in, myself to keep both feet firmly on share my passion for music with and that was a great feeling. the ground, because as easy as my partner. the success may have come at the MH: Who were your musical time, I realised that it could end as MH: You've done a fair bit of influences in the formative years quickly as it began. charity work, dedicating songs and of your career, and are they still concerts both to situations in influential to you today? You've MH: You and before Bangladesh and for the victims of covered many songs by Oleta you are frequently remarked upon the Indian Ocean tsunami. What Adams; is she someone you've as "revitalizing" the "songfestival" kind of role do you think charity looked up to in your career? with R&B melodies. Do you think and giving plays in your life? How that the urban contemporary do you feel about artists who are ER: I listened a lot to artists like sound is what Dutch music needed more concerned with their own Anita Baker, Betty Wright, Gladys at that time? Would you consider images and song rights than Knight and of course Oleta Adams. such a move an "Americanization" coming together to help others? In our home we listened to soul of Dutch pop music, and if so, do and R&B music a lot and we grew you think that's a good or bad ER: I always try to do good where up singing their songs while doing thing? I can, as long as the charity is our daily household chores, something that touches me and singing together using everything ER: To be honest I didn't really my heart goes out to it. I cannot we could find as a microphone, place the whole experience in such judge other artists on what they from hairbrushes to broomsticks! I a wide perspective at the time. I do, especially because I can also respect all these artists for what just did my thing and it turned out understand that you would want to they accomplished in their career. great for me, as I still have a great keep those two things (your career They brought me in contact with musical career. I think Dutch pop as an artist and doing something the kind of music I'm still such a music has always been influenced for charity) separate. big fan of today. by America, this was set in long before I entered the Songfestival; MH: Whose idea was it to Eurovision '98 on one hand I think this is a great participate in Dancing with the MH: You won the Nationaal thing, because America has so Stars? Your experience was short Songfestival by a wide margin in many great artists. It's just overall, but did you have a fun 1998, and then your song "Hemel important that we, while experience? What did you take en aarde" placed fourth in embracing foreign influences, don't away from your time on the show? Birmingham, which was the forget all the talents in the highest placing the Netherlands Netherlands, who make great ER: It was my idea. I used to had seen since they won 23 years Dutch music. watch dance contests on TV and earlier. Did you find the attention loved the amazing dresses of the and accolades overwhelming? Mainstream record success female dancers. This was my Going into the Eurovision, did you MH: Your next albums after chance to wear some of those have any insecurities about your Eurovision were produced by great dresses myself! I had a great song or your performance? Tjeerd Oosterhuis, who is now experience. The most important Knowing the Netherlands' shaky your husband. How did you end up thing I learned [was that] track record in the Contest, did in a partnership with him? And professional dancing is much more you expect to receive high marks? perhaps most importantly, how did difficult [than] I thought it would you two fall in love? be! ER: I really didn't "expect" anything at the time. I was very ER: I collaborated with his sister MH: You've released albums in a young and was just very proud , who variety of different genres, in both that I was given the opportunity to introduced me to her brother. So English and Dutch. What genre do represent the Netherlands in this we got to know each other, friends you feel best describes your contest. The attention was a very at first, but in the end it wasn't innermost feelings? Do you prefer

If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit www.wikinews.org Thursday, March 5, 2009 Wikinews Page 7 singing in Dutch over English? the Contest today Have you considered starting a MH: In 2007, you returned to the ER: As I pointed out before, every music career in the United States? Eurovision, and as someone fondly country sang in their own You could give Jennifer Hudson a remembered from a past contest, language before, which was one of run for her money... there were high hopes placed on the things that separated the you. However, your song "On Top Eurovision from other talent ER: English and Dutch both feel of the World" did not advance from shows. With an overflow of talent good to me, it's very difficult to the semi-finals. How disappointed shows nowadays, the diversity is choose a favourite language. I love were you that you didn't advance? gone, and you feel the pressure to to see people party to my up- Did you feel "On Top of the World" sing in English more and more. tempo Dutch repertoire, but can was as strong of a song as "Hemel Furthermore, if a professional jury also put all my emotion into a en aarde" was? had the upper hand in selecting Dutch ballad. With English it's winners, I believe that would make especially the soul repertoire that ER: Of course I went in with a a big difference as well. touches me, and if I get the positive, winning attitude, so chance to take my musical career needless to say I was MH: Many fans on esctoday.com abroad, I would jump at the disappointed. For me everything have expressed a negative opinion opportunity! I am very happy with felt perfect, the song, the team I of this year's entrant, , what I've accomplished so far, but was surrounded by, it all came saying that their music is out of am of course always striving for together perfectly. The reactions in touch with today's styles. What are more. the Netherlands were very your feelings about De Toppers, positive, so I had that to take with and do you think they have a good MH: Recently you released a CD me from the experience. It's the chance of advancing from the and DVD, where you performed way things go sometimes, I don't semi-finals? your past hits. How did the idea dwell on it too much. for a live album come about? ER: De Toppers are very Listening to some of the tracks, I can't really compare the two successful in the Netherlands, so the sound is very intimate and songs, there was so much time from that point of view they have personal; was this something that between them, the music industry a chance. Whether or not their was a selling point for you? How has changed, as well as the national success will help them did you feel revisiting your entire Eurovision. What was different is advance at Eurovision, only time repertoire? that at the time of "Hemel en can tell. aarde" every country sang in their ER: The DVD is called "Live @ The own language, which was one of MH: Do you ever see yourself " and contains the unique things [about] returning to the Eurovision stage these studio sessions, which are all Eurovision. as the representative from the Dutch songs from my album "Meer Netherlands? dan ooit". As a bonus there are MH: In the past decade, public English songs from my 2005 tour, interest in Eurovision has dwindled ER: No. As I said, the experiences and songs from Anita Baker, Betty a great deal in the Netherlands, were great, and the first time I Wright, Gladys Knight and Oleta leading a trend that has followed entered was the start of a future in Adams. in countries like France and music for me, for that I am very Germany (all three share a grateful. I have learned never to The album is simply called "Edsilia common trait in that they haven't say never again though, but from Rombley LIVE" and contains a won the Contest in decades). Do where I stand right now, I would selection of my favourite English you feel that's a big reason not participate again. songs from the same tour, and I interest has tapered off, or are am so proud that these songs are there other problems you see that MH: Will you be a part of the finally on CD, because before I have Dutch people tuning out? Is Dutch delegation going to Moscow could not let people hear the there anything NOS can do to get this year? English repertoire (unless I sang Dutch people watching the Contest live to them). again, especially in a television ER: No, I will not be part of the landscape populated by reality delegation. Eurovision '07 and thoughts about fare?

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MH: In closing, what would you like to say to all of your fans in the Word of the Day Netherlands and across Europe? mosey v 1. (mainly US, dialectal) To ER: I am so grateful that so many amble; to walk or proceed people are still supporting what I in a leisurely manner. do, giving me the opportunity to 2. (mainly US, dialectal) To set do what I love to do most. It off, get going; to start a makes it so much more fun to be journey. on stage when you see people enjoying your performance. My About Wikinews 2009 tour is titled: Just let me We are a group of volunteer journalists sing... (Laat mij maar zingen...) whose mission is to create a diverse So as long as you keep enjoying community where citizens from around my music, I will definitely not stop the globe (including you) can singing! collaborate to report the news on a wide variety of current events. By Today in History making our content perpetually available for free redistribution and use, 1770 – The pelting of British we hope to contribute to a global digital soldiers with snowballs soon commons. escalated into a riot in Boston, Massachusetts, leaving at least License five civilians dead. This work is licensed under the Creative 1824 – Britain officially declared Commons Attribution License. Articles war on Burma, beginning the First published in this Print edition were Anglo–Burmese War. created by Wikinewsies. Other content released under the GNU Free 1850 – The Britannia Bridge, a Documentation License. tubular bridge of wrought iron rectangular box-section spans To view a copy of the CC-BY license, crossing the Menai Strait between visit: the island of Anglesey and the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ mainland of Wales, opened. or send a letter to Creative Commons 1872 – American entrepreneur and 543 Howard Street, 5th Floor engineer George Westinghouse San Francisco, California, 94105, USA patented the air brake for trains to To view a copy of the GFDL, visit: stop more reliably. http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html 1946 – The term "Iron Curtain", Wikipedia Current Events describing the symbolic, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events ideological, and physical boundary Today in History dividing Europe into two separate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Quote of the Day areas during the Cold War, was http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Main_Page popularized by former British Word of the Day Prime Minister Winston Churchill http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Main_Page during a speech at Westminster About Wikinews Print Edition College in Fulton, Missouri, USA. For more information about Wikinews March 05 is Lei Feng Day in the Print Edition visit: http://en.wikinews.org/ People's Republic of China wiki/Wikinews:Print

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