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What I think is deplorable about this is the abhorrent way in which the American government has behaved, openly standing against a legitimate decision made by the Scottish judiciary. If the U.S. government had any respect for these sovereign institutions it would respect the decisions they made, irrespective of their private opinions.

Al-Megrahi isn't a threat to society any longer, there were serious doubts over his conviction, while there was no time for the appeal to take place, I am inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt regarding the validity of his conviction. He is no threat, so the only reason one may wish to keep him in prison, is one of vindication and public retribution. I like to think we have advanced ourselves in Western European society from letting such primitive desires cloud our judgement, particularly where there are doubts over any conviction.

Michael Taylor, Leeds, England (Mtaylor848 (talk) 16:47, 20 August 2009 (UTC))

 * In my view whether he is or is not a threat to society should not be the point. You could very easily say that about any criminal who is ill or has "changed his ways". He should have stayed in prison until he had served his sentence. There were no compassionate grounds for the 270 people killed or the families that have been destroyed because of his actions. Chandlerjoeyross (talk) 18:49, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
 * The Scottish justices who decided to allow his recently dropped appeal gave it the go-ahead because there were grounds to believe that a miscarriage of justice had occurred. Beyond that you're digging into the political situation surrounding this. Did Libya have a motive? Is it more plausible that Iran had a revenge motive - with the Ayatollah vowing that American planes would rain from the sky? Did the bomb go all the way from Malta, through Europe, and London before going off over Scotland? Why was a reported break-in at Pan-Am baggage handling at London Heathrow never mentioned in the original trial? Is it significant that it would have been politically very inconvenient to point the finger at Iran at the time when this was around the time of the first Gulf War? --Brian McNeil / talk 23:17, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Just when I was beginning to think all Wikinews bar me was going to look no further than the ends of their noses over this... I should have known better. Thanks, Brian, for retaining the ability to think for yourself. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 23:26, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Em, yeah ... Lybia had a motive! --SVTCobra 23:35, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah that happen from |this and killing 250+ plus innocent people is no excuse or realizing him.--66.229.23.225 (talk) 23:43, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
 * TBH it makes a lot more sense for it to be an Iranian response to IranAir 655, however that is not the key issue. The main points of contention I'm seeing debated are 1)if you kill more than x Americans you don't deserve competition 2) a legal system is primarily about punishment (and he has not been punished enough). I strongly disagree with both points (AFAICT it's mainly Americans that support them), and while i do agree he was just a fall guy, changing the debate doesn't win the original argument!--86.15.153.179 (talk) 04:05, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't understand how a sentence that would be ~3 months longer would in any way be "better". Bruce89 (talk) 21:02, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

"Compassionate Grounds"
Yeah tell that to the victims families. Fucking bullshit that he is treated like a Hero for mass murder.--75.74.61.245 (talk) 23:32, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

 * Whilst I believe in the innocence side, I will agree that I was sickened at the homecoming they had laid out for him. The Libyan officials have told the world they accept he was a killer, and I bet the crowd believed he'd done it too. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 23:42, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

 * The welcome was pretty disgusting, I was none to happy to see a Scottish flag being waved about. However, compassion stands apart from justice. If your belief set is such that compassion must be earned, or is conditional on your interpretation of justice having inflicted 'enough punishment', then it is not compassion at all. --Brian McNeil / talk 03:07, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
 * So because he behaved in a certain way (i.e gave no compassion), we should all copy him? My,my you do have your thinking cap on today!--86.15.153.179 (talk) 03:54, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

''Yeah tell that to the victims families. Fucking bullshit that he is treated like a Hero for mass murder.''

This is hysterical rambling, to be quite honest if the public in Libya wish to treat him as a hero, so be it, no power on earth will stop them. Whatever happens is completely academic, those 270 dead will remain dead regardless of the actions of the Scottish or Libyan authorities. Any compassion on the part of the authorities does not show weakness, it shows we are unwilling to change our fair and liberal values in the judicial system, regardless of the actions of a millitant and subversive few. The noose on the other hands offers matyrdom to anyone misguided enough to want to become a hero. If people really want to see someone die in prison on principle, then perhaps they should consider the gravity of such a situation. Nothing can undo the deed and to wish harm on someone because of their past crimes is a sadistic form of retribution. Whoever committed this crime should have gone to gaol for the protection of the public, however the pertinance of such a motive is now in question in the case of Al-Megrahi, and certianly I would not wish to see a man die in prison just to satisfy a vindictive principle I might hold. Mtaylor848 (talk) 16:12, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

 * The fact that this user has to resort to swearing betrays their lack of understanding. Bruce89 (talk) 20:59, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

hypocrytical Scottish ministers
typical Scottish weak government, they are a disgrace to the memory of those who died.

The can put an unprecedented 100 year lockdown on the papers for the Dunblane massacre but give in when a terrorist gets a pain in his rear, —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.190.102.74 (talk • contribs)
 * This was not the action of a weak government. This was a justice minister applying the law of Scotland as it was written, and intended to be applied. Those in America baying for retribution and revenge are hypocrites - they supported campaigning for Rudolph Hess to be released from prison by the Soviets. Compassion is striving towards an ideal, not descending into a Biblical eye-for-an-eye cycle of revenge.
 * And Dunblane has absolutely nothing to do with it. --Brian McNeil / talk 03:07, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Ultimate Arguement
Besides theories regarding the guilty party behind the attack and the legitimacy of the devolved Scottish government/American pressure etc, ultimatley what this arguemnt boils down to is the purpose of penalties in the law. Are they there to punish, to do to someone as they did to others, to inflict measured pain and stress on them in order to satisfy society that the guilty party is suffering or is it to keep order in society, an unfortunate but unavoidable method of keeping muggers of the street, corruption out of our governments, terrorists out of the skies. I will side with the latter, I have no desire to do unto someone as they have done to others (I fail to see the purpose of this), I see it as often quite a distateful method of maintaining order in society, obviously there has to be gaols, fines, community service etc otherwise it wouldn't be safe to walk the streets. As Al-Megrahi is no longer a threat, his inprisonment is largely futile and I refuse to join the masses baying for blood, wanting him to suffer because others have (at the end of the day what benefit will that do the dead). Mtaylor848 (talk) 16:24, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I understand your argument, but you are forgetting one important reason for prison sentences: deterrence. Example: when a gang member goes to jail for 5 years for murder and is then released, that sets a precedent in the minds of others who are on the edge of committing such a crime, but wouldn't if they knew that they would be throwing away their own lives. Only 5 years? Hell yes, I can do this and get away with it!

 * Now obviously a deterrent does nothing to stop crimes of passion, because there is no thought or reason involved in the commision of such crimes. But being forced to live in prison for your entire life (with little chance of even the release of suicide) is a powerful deterrent to reasoned, planned crimes like premeditated murder or terrorism. Personally I'd say that it is a fate far worse than death.

 * Only those who are truly fanatical in their desire to commit such crimes will risk lifelong imprisonment. But if you can get released just by promising not to do it again? Then there is no risk involved. Then prison is just a temporary spot for you to rest up after you're done with your crime. The deterrence value drops to almost nothing.

 * That's why "revolving door" prison sentences - like the one this guy received - are pointless. Why even bother imprisoning them if they're just going to be released afterward?

 * It isn't about punishment in my mind, it's about making sure that people know exactly what they face should they commit a crime. Gopher65talk 21:34, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
 * This is such a steaming pile of excrement that I'm at a loss where to start picking it apart. He was in jail, he faced staying there indefinitely, or until such time as an appeal process found fault with the original conviction. Then the man is diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer. Inoperable. With a predicted maximum lifespan of three months with current modern treatments. Given those circumstances you're prepared to trot out the "revolving door prison sentences" soundbite. Un-fucking-believable. The law is fairly simple on this, prisoners can be released on compassionate grounds if they are expected to have less than three months to live. Condemn someone like in a modern-day Oubliette? You also condemn his family to knowing he will die soon and they will not get to see him. What are they guilty of? Guilt by association? All the world's major religions espouse compassion, leaving me puzzled how anyone could grow up in the modern world and not think that this release was an act of compassion. Is "We'll keep you until we're 90% certain you'll die within 90 days" not punishment or deterrent enough? --Brian McNeil / talk 23:21, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Part of the deterrent is knowing that you will die having never been free to see your family un-bounded. Whether you die of old age or of a disease is irrelevant. In this particular case there is some doubt as to his guilt, but in cases where there is no doubt why should I have compassion for them? And don't say "there is always doubt". There isn't. That only happens regularly on TV. In the VAST majority of cases, the perpetrator is caught red-handed. Real life isn't like CSI where they catch their man no matter what. Normally if the police don't catch them in the act, or immediately afterward (video footage, foot chases, following obvious evidence like bloody footprints leading right to the bad guy, etc), they don't get caught.

 * If you want to argue that *in this specific case* the guy should have been let out because of doubts about his guilt, then do so. But due to some sort of weird "love your enemy" bit? No. *If* you believe he actually did it, the he should have stayed in that prison until he was dust.

 * As for the non-deterrent side of things, don't try and tell me that someone who commits a serious crime should be let out on "compassionate grounds". That's a giant crock of shit. Once you commit a murder or a rape that's it, there is no more compassion in the world left for you: you've used up your allotment. Unless you can undo the crime you have committed, there is no forgiveness. That's the difference between a thief or a vandal and a murderer or a rapist. Thieves can pay back what they have taken and vandals can fix what they have broken. Both can be redeemed because their crimes can be undone. Once you step over that line of reversibility, there are no second chances. Gopher65talk 23:51, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Ok I held back long enough. Only because of the glorification Libya gave him when he returned to the country. Let me ask this: Would the US have released any of the 9/11 hijackers had they lived? Would they release the fat son of a bitch the planned it? No. You kill people you go to prison. Period end of story. You get sick in prison? Too damn bad. Unless they caused it, like being gang raped or beaten to death, etc. He is dying of prostate cancer...well he should be so lucky. Personally, I think in cases like this, punishment fits the crime and that plane should have blown up in mid air over the water. Call me an asshole or a dick or whatever hate word you want, but nothing can compare to the hate this man has for any other human on this planet. I have no sympathy for his disease and he should have died in prison from it (not denying him any necessary treatment). I am surprised the compassion that has been shown for this man on here. He is a terrorist and is no different from Bin laden and all the likes. I don't care what his role was in it, but apparently it was enough to convict him. "Compassionate grounds"....he had no compassion for those he killed and the days he spent plotting against others. He may not be able to physically blow anything up, but he definitely has the resources to hire others to do it. Once a terrorist, always a terrorist. Once a murderer, always a murderer. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 00:09, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
 * "Once a terrorist, always a terrorist. Once a murderer, always a murderer." That is what is so frightening about his release (further fueled by his homecoming). It's not that the lot of us aren't compassionate people. We don't want an eye for an eye or anything like that. We just want a punishment that makes the most of us feel a tiny bit safer.24.99.209.126 (talk) 18:05, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't understand how people can treat another human being with such contempt. I mean, how can you almost wish the horrendous death that will be caused by Cancer? Also even more amazing is "I don't care what his role was in it", this is clearly the same as "I don't care if he's innocent". If that's the sort of justice system you have over there, you can keep it; but I'd rather have people sent to jail only if they're guilty. Bruce89 (talk) 17:59, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

I am of the opinion that no one commits a crime, thinking they are going to get caught therefore the detterent aspect of prison is somewhat redundant. Murder is one of the few crimes committed mainly by amatures giving themselves usually no hope of going undetected, there is no way anything can deter this. Terroroism on the other hand is generally planned with great thought and accuracy with contingencies at all stages, the perpetrators are usually so arrogant they do not consider detection to be a posibility.

Remember the dark days of the troubles, when coaches on the M62, shopping precincts and gasholders were being blown up by the provisional IRA. The attitude of the British authorities was largely to find someone with an Irish accent, fit them up and find them guilty because it was politically convenient, while there is evidence to suggest Al-Megrahi committed this crime there is much evidence to suggest this too was politically convenient, it allowed Libya to come in from the cold and the UK to say 'got him, justice is done'. Mtaylor848 (talk) 09:34, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Just a pointer, but how can you ever commit someone to life in prison. Society generally liberelises as time progresses, I think we can all agree on that. Someone may life for 70 years after being sentenced to life, how do you know it will be either politically acceptable or politically deirable then. Say if John Haigh had recieved a life sentence in the early 1950s instead of being hanged, there would be no public outcry if he was released today (all be it as an inprobable old man), his crimes predate most peoples memories. 70 years ago we were still hanging in the UK, our prisons administered corpral punishment and the attitude was that prison was to vindicate, not to rehabilitate. In a further 70 years it may not be politically acceptable to keep someone in prison so long. Mtaylor848 (talk) 10:01, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm quite certain that 70 years from now there will be no prisons at all. No, we'll just mindwipe people instead. It's easier and cheaper than keeping someone incarcerated. Gopher65talk 02:05, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

UK Libya relations
While the scenes of his arrival were distasteful, this was at the end of the day trivial. I have no objections to cancelling royal visits (why we let the parrasites reprisent us anywhere is beyond me), but this should not effect Anglo-Libyan relations. How many nations with deplorable human rights records do we have relations with (one which we have an apparant 'special relationship' with and act as somesort of bridge between itself and the EU). This distatesful display did not harm anyone (although I am sure it offended many), yet the actions of many of our allies are no better the Al-Megrahi, if executing, dismembering and torturing people doesn't worry us then why should any such spectacle, mno matter how inappropriate. It is at the end of the day unimportant. Also, how many people have been cheered as they left British gaols? Mtaylor848 (talk) 09:34, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

You can't really blame them
You can't really blame them for releasing him, the UK health system could not afford one more person with cancer. --CnrFallon (talk) 15:12, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
 * That is pure libel at best, and totally wrong at worst. Bruce89 (talk) 17:59, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Your comment makes absolutely no sense at all. --CnrFallon (talk) 01:31, 24 August 2009 (UTC)


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isn't the bigger part of this story that the doc was charged with manslaughter? --SVTCobra 21:42, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

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Presidential election held in Afghanistan

August 21, 2009

Registered voters in Afghanistan went to the polls on Thursday to cast their votes for. Although the election was marred by violence, it was largely hailed as successful. The Taliban has refused to recognize the election and has previously vowed to disrupt them. "We had what appears to be a successful election in Afghanistan, despite the Taliban's efforts to disrupt it," said United States President Barack Obama in a live radio broadcast from the White House.

At least 26 people were killed in election related violence, including eight in a town near where Taliban fighters reportedly prevented the polls from opening. Elsewhere, regional capitals were hit with rocket fire.

A United Nations spokesperson in the national capital of Kabul said that the situation was "better than we feared" and that the level of security had "allowed people to take part in the elections". There are conflicting report on the level of voter turnout. Zekria Barakzai, an election official, told Associated Press that he estimated 40 to 50% participation. Meanwhile, the director of Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission, Azizullah Loudin, claimed on television that turnout had been "high". The 2004 election had a reported 70% turnout.

In early returns, some districts, such as those in {{w|Nangarhar}}, reported no voters at all.

"The Afghan people dared rockets, bombs and intimidations," incumbent President {{w|Hamid Karzai}} said to the press. "We'll see what the turnout was. But they came out to vote. That's great."

{{w|Abdullah Abdullah (politician)|Abdullah Abdullah}}, widely regarded as the leading challenger to Karzai, said "It is a day of change, a day of hope," but his campaign manager already alleged voter fraud within hours of the closing of the polls.

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Jackson did not need a dermatologist he needed some true friends and care in a mental home. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.190.100.10 (talk • contribs)

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i feel like dr. should be punished for improper use of a drug but we must know that mj [ i love you, r.i.p.] was very addicted to meds. that is the worst drug addiction case i have ever known.

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Formula 1: Barrichello and Alonso top timesheets at European GP Friday Practice

August 21, 2009

Friday Practice 1

Rubens Barrichello of the Brawn team was fastest in this this morning's first practice in Valencia for Sunday's Grand Prix, with a time of 1:42.460.

His teammate Jenson Button managed 4th place with a time of 1:43.074.

It was also the first time that veteran test driver Luca Badoer was able to drive this year's Ferrari, the test driver replacing the injured Felipe Massa for the forseeable future. The second débutant driving the car for the first time is Frenchman Romain Grosjean, replacing the sacked Nelson Piquet Jr..

Temperatures at the track were high, with air temperature reaching 33°C, resulting in an elevated track temperature, certainly when compared to Hungary - which this season had tended to favour the Brawn team.

Speculation was mounting throughout the free practice sessions with regards to driver line-ups for the 2010 season, with Mclaren team principle Martin Whitmarsh stating "we all know that Fernando Alonso's move to Ferrari will have a ripple effect on other teams. It opens up the driver market. We are not in talks with any other drivers at the moment, but are obliged to have the most competitive cars and drivers that we can", in reply to a question from BBC Five Live Sports Extra's reporter asking if the team had plans to replace Heikki Kovalainen.

McLaren's return to form in Hungary following a poor start to the season appears not to just be a one-off, with Lewis Hamilton posting consistent times throughout practice, ending up 3rd, only two tenths of a second off Barrichello's time.

Towards the bottom of the timesheet there were no surprises; after only one and a half hours in the car, the "rookies" Grosjean and Alguersuari, as well as replacement driver Badoer. Toyota also failed to impress, Trulli and Glock posting the 18th- and 19th-fastest times.

Friday Practice 2

Fernando Alonso was seven tenths of a second clear in second free practice in Valencia for Sunday's Grand Prix, with a time of 1:39.404.

His rookie team mate, Romain Grosjean only managed 13th place (1:40.787), over a second slower.

Massa replacement Luca Badoer continued to make progress in the Ferrari, managing a 2-place improvement on first practice, posting the 18th fastest time. (1:42.017).

Rubens Barrichello was out to prove that his speed in the morning session was not a one-off, and posted the third fastest time overall (1:40.209), however his team mate Jenson Button was quicker this time out (1:40.178).

Toyota drivers Trulli and Glock improved on disappointing times this morning, finishing the session 12th and 15th respectively. Lewis Hamilton failed to post a competitive time (1:43.214) having only completed 3 flying laps.

The next session will be free practice on Saturday, at 11:00 CET.


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FERN BRITTON MAY APPEAR ON BBC's STRICTLY COME DANCING
Although Fern has a comforting, pleasing personality, surely when the defence of a programme is paramount, more ' oomph ' is required. There are many people in the public eye viewers would love to see, why not run a campaign on the subject. It would be great fun, a headache for the powers that be, but worth it in the end. Imagine the publicity...Wow. Doreen Slater —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Warburton7 (talk • contribs)


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Talk:Usain Bolt breaks 200m and 100m sprint records at championships

put in that he beat the 200m again too --208.114.130.122 (talk) 17:00, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
 * It has been fully updated and submitted for review. --SVTCobra 02:21, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Please edit the article for accuracy
The article incorrectly states that "Bolt sped through the 200m in a time of 19.19 seconds, breaking the 19.32 mark set by Michael Johnson of the United States in 1996."

The fact is that Bolt already broke Michael Johnson's record at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing by running a time of 19.30. (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usain_Bolt#2008_Summer_Olympics). So in this recent feat, Bolt was breaking his own world record, similar to the 100m run where he broke his 9.69 to set a new record of 9.58.

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Christmas arrives early in Rochdale, Greater Manchester

August 24, 2009 The Greater Manchester town of Rochdale has begun setting up decorations for a number of festivities, including Eid, a Muslim holiday. However, there's a twist—in order to save money, the town is also erecting Christmas decorations early.

Among the decorations were a giant Noel sign, holly leaves, and a skiing penguin. Some residents were opposed to the move; one person said, "Seeing the lights makes me feel depressed. I know we haven't had much of a summer, but let's get it out of the way first". Another commented, "It's ludicrous. It's the height of summer and they're putting up Christmas lights. A worker told me they had to be up in time for all the religious festivals, but most of the lights refer to the Christian Christmas."

A spokeswoman for the Rochdale borough council said, "We understand that we're early putting Christmas lights up now, but we are merely putting them up and not switching them on. We have a duty to save taxpayers' money, and by putting them up now with lights for other festivities – including Eid in September – we will be saving around £10,000".


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Police charge two people for leaking database of BNP members

August 21, 2009 Police charged two people for Data Protection Act offences in relation to the November 2008 leak of the members list of the far-right British National Party (BNP).

Following a joint investigation between Dyfed-Powys Police and the Information Commissioner's Office, a 27-year-old man and 30-year-old woman were arrested and charged under Section 55 of the Data Protection Act 1998. The pair lived in Nottinghamshire, England at the time of their arrest. They will appear before a Magistrates' Court on September 1.

The leaked list is available online, and contains personal information of about 10,000 BNP members, including information on their family, work and contact details. Despite a High Court injunction to prevent the list from being published, it is available on numerous websites.

The list revealed the BNP had members who were lawyers, doctors, police officers, teachers and servicemen. Certain professions forbid BNP membership, and the list's publication resulted in several dismissals.

A spokesman for the BNP praised the police and Crown Prosecution Service for treating it "seriously", stating that the leak had caused "a lot of distress".


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Sorry, what I meant was add the Greater Manchester category. --Rayboy8 (talk) 19:45, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

 * There doesn't seem to be a Category:Greater Manchester. Tempodivalse [talk]  19:52, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

 * never mind, I see you've just created it. ✅ Tempodivalse [talk]  20:30, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

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Rumours suggest Alonso and Schumacher could move to Ferrari

August 22, 2009

Various rumours and reports with regards to a possible move to Ferrari by Fernando Alonso were given more credibility today when McLaren team principle Martin Whitmarsh alluded to the move in an interview with the BBC. "At the moment we have not had, nor are we in, conversations with any other drivers and we will see in the future. In reality, there are some changes probably with Fernando and Ferrari and that frees up the driver market," he said, when asked about what 2010 held for his team.

A possible move has been talked about for some months. Back in July, Italy's Gazzetta dello sport reported a possible move, noting that Spanish banking giant Santander will sponsor the Maranello team from 2010; a Spanish driver would please the sponsors no-end.

The Italian Team however denies that such a move is on the cards - although this does not necessarily rule out the possibility, with driver line-up announcements at the Scuderia traditionally kept secret until later on in the season.

"[Whitmarsh] can say what he wants, there is no 'Fernando-Ferrari move',' said an unnamed Italian team spokesperson, according to BBC.

Should the rumours prove to be correct, an extremely interesting combination could be on the cards. Autosport magazine have speculated that Michael Schumacher's unwillingness to deny a possible return to the sport could still see him return to competitive racing in F1 in 2010. When asked about a possible return, Schumacher said: "Speculation in this business is pretty natural. Lots of people have their own opinions and thoughts but the fact of the matter is that I'm very disappointed not to do what I was looking to do."

Elsewhere in the paddock, very few driver positions have been confirmed, with the exception of Red Bull who have confirmed the status quo of Vettel and Webber for next year, and Timo Glock, for whom it was confirmed that he would be staying at Toyota earlier in the year.


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Where, exactly, were the "suspected hijackers" apprehended? And why is this never reported? According to the reports, the hijackers had left the ship days earlier, so, how did they suddenly turn up together with the ship?--209.6.237.131 (talk) 22:34, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
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Stock markets worldwide rise on hopes of US economic recovery

August 21, 2009 Stock indexes worldwide rose on Friday, after US bank chief Ben Bernanke said that the US economy was starting to recover from the recession.

Addressing a conference in Wyoming, the bank chief said that "the prospects for a return to growth in the near term appear good."

He added, however, that "the economic recovery is likely to be relatively slow at first, with unemployment declining only gradually from high levels."

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 155.91 points, or 1.67%, to end the day at 9505.96. The Nasdaq reached 2020.90 points after gaining 1.59%. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index, meanwhile, struck a ten-month high, reaching a level of 1,026.13 at the closing bell, up 1.9%.

The British FTSE index rose about two percent, closing at 4,851. The French Cac index gained 3.1% and the German Dax 2.8%.

"Bernanke was a little bit more bullish than most people were expecting. He's saying that the global economy is starting to emerge from the recession and that the fears of a financial collapse have receded substantially," said Jacob Oubina, the currency strategist of Forex.com.

"I think the market is just taking those headlines as extreme positives for the outlook."

Jean-Claude Trichet, the European Central Bank president, warned that talk of a complete recovery might be premature. "I am a little bit uneasy when I see that, because we have some green shoots here and there, we are already saying, 'well, after all, we are close to back to normal,' " he said.


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Michael Jackson's burial postponed

August 21, 2009

A spokesperson for Michael Jackson's family has confirmed that the funeral of Michael Jackson will be postponed from what would have been his 51st birthday—August 29. Family spokesman Ken Sunshine has said that the date for the burial of the King of Pop would be pushed back to September 3. The reason for the change of arrangements was not specified.

Details of the burial place and the original date were released earlier this week, after speculation about his final burial place.

Ken Sunshine has also said that the interring that will take place in the Forest Lawn Memorial in Glendale, Los Angeles, and will be private with only close friends and family being invited to see the ceremony. The family are currently trying to keep his burial location unknown.

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Yeah but after this November, and on into next year, watch it fall again. Everything is bright because its day time, but when the night comes, we get lost in the dark.

Every boom has a bust. --75.74.61.245 (talk) 05:54, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

"Stock markets worldwide rise on hopes of US economic recovery", why the leading statement? Why not just "Stock markets worldwide rise". You really think you can provide conclusive evidence that it is "on hopes of US economic recovery"? I'm sure as hell not convinced. 71.120.114.83 (talk) 06:01, 22 August 2009 (UTC)


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Convicted murderer Leonard Peltier again denied parole

August 21, 2009 Leonard Peltier, a Chippewa activist and member of the American Indian Movement who was convicted in 1977 of the murder of two FBI agents, has been denied parole. Peltier is serving two consecutive life sentences in the United States Penitentiary in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Peltier had been previously denied parole in 1993.

Peltier, along with Robert Robideau and Darelle "Dino" Butler, was charged with the murders of FBI Special Agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams after a shootout during unrest on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Robideau and Butler were acquitted, the jury finding the shootings of Coler and Williams having been in self defense, but Peltier had fled the country and was tried separately on his return and found guilty.

Peltier's attorney, Eric Seitz, stated that the announcement of Peltier's being denied parole was made without the courtesy of informing the defense, and noted that Peltier, currently 64 years of age, is in poor health with numerous complaints. U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley, meanwhile, called Peltier "an unrepentant, cold-blooded murderer who executed FBI special agents" who is "exactly where he belongs — federal prison".

Peltier has consistently denied that he murdered Coler and Williams and maintains that the FBI framed him. Supporters of his release include a wide range of world figures, including Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama and Amnesty International, while not classifying Peltier as a political prisoner, asserts that "there is concern about the fairness of the proceedings leading to his conviction and it is believed that political factors may have influenced the way the case was prosecuted."

A statement from the FBI released after the announcement that Peltier would stay in jail reads, in part, "His callous criminal acts demonstrated a complete disrespect for human life and for the law. His time served in jail for their 1975 murders has not diminished the brutality of his crimes or the pain and sorrow felt by the families of his victims or the FBI family."

Leonard Peltier is next eligible for parole in 2024.


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Read Peter Matthiessen's book IN THE SPIRIT OF CRAZY HORSE, for an accurate insight into this travesty of justice.

What a shame...
Truly sad. I just don't think he's guilty. Calebrw (talk) 02:46, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

The bullets don't match the gun!
How long is this country going to keep an innocent man in jail. Peltier is our Mandela!

 * That is an insult to Mandela. --SVTCobra 00:06, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

 * Given that Mandela supports Peltier's claims I rather doubt he would be offended. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 10:02, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Leonard Peltier
Please do not call Leonard Peltier a murderer. Leonard did NOT murder those to men. The only murder that took place that day was when the FBI murdered Joe Stuntz in cold blood. A murder that has yet to be ivestigated.

 * He has been convicted of murder, so that is what he is. I am sorry if you disagree with the conviction. He wouldn't be up for parole if he wasn't convicted. --SVTCobra 00:05, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

 * It isn't always that simple, and you know it isn't. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 10:02, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

 * Yes it is that simple, "convicted murderer" is not an evaluation of guilt or innocence, or even whether the trial was fair. It is a simple statement of fact that he was convicted by a court for murder. The title isn't "confessed murderer" now is it? --SVTCobra 10:34, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

 * I bear no issue with the title; but when you disagreed with the first comment suggesting the man was innocent, your response was that if convicted he must be guilty. While we can usually take this as true, the newsworthy aspect is that this is in some doubt. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 10:40, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

 * Maybe I misread what the IP meant, but I took it as commentary on the title. But no I didn't say he was guilty, just that convicted was a necessary part before parole (again with focus on the title only). Cheers, --SVTCobra 21:29, 2 September 2009 (UTC)


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Violence in Somalia's capital kills 22 people

August 22, 2009 At least 22 people were killed as Somali government and African Union troops battled Islamist rebels in Mogadishu over the past two days.

The attacks started when the insurgent group al-Shabaab, which is trying to overthrow the government, started firing mortar bombs in the capital on Friday. The onslaught was apparently provoked by African Union troops, who had earlier entered rebel-controlled territories. "They provoked us by coming into our areas, so we have a right to attack them in their bases," al-Shabaab spokesman Sheik Ali Mohamud Rage said.

Six people died following the explosion of mortars near market stalls in Mogadishu. Ambulance staff said that over a dozen bodies were found after the incident.

Abdi Haji Ahmed, a resident of the city, was a witness to the event.

"Hundreds of well-armed insurgents came to our district with minibuses and pick-up trucks and immediately they started firing towards the government troops and an African Union base," he said. "We have been ducking under our concrete balcony for hours."

Somalia has been plagued by violence since the last stable government, led by dictator Mohamed Siad Barre, was overthrown in 1991 by warlords.


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New England, Canada brace for Hurricane Bill

August 22, 2009

Hurricane Bill, the first hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season, is currently threatening parts of New England and eastern Canada.

Bill weakened somewhat on Friday, although it remains a formidable Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. As of 11 p.m. AST August 21 (0300 UTC August 22), Hurricane Bill was located within 10 nautical miles of 31.0°N 67.5°W, or about 545 mi (880 km) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Maximum sustained winds were near 90 knots (105 mph, 165 km/h), with stronger gusts. Forecasters estimate the storm's minimum barometric pressure to be around 957 millibars.

The storm is currently moving towards the north-northwest at about 20 mph. This path should lead to an eventual turn towards the north and later northeast, bringing the storm between Bermuda and the east coast of the United States on Saturday.

Though the brunt of the storm should remain offshore, residents in New England are monitoring Bill's progress. The National Weather Service expects seas to turn dangerous this weekend, with some waves potentially reaching 35 feet (11 meters) in height offshore. According to Steve Kass of the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency, "If you own a boat and you like to go out any distance, this is not the weekend to do it".

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick advised pleasure boaters and swimmers to avoid waters around Cape Cod: "Boaters should not, I repeat not, stay on their boats to ride out this storm. Swimmers should stay out of the water throughout this weekend. There will be life-threatening rip currents along the entire coast". Beaches were being closed in some areas, including on Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard.

Patrick said emergency workers were moving supplies to certain shelters, just in case conditions worsen. On its predicted path, Bill will likely disrupt the Obama family's vacation to Martha's Vineyard.

While the U.S. will most likely be spared from significant damage, the Canadian Maritimes might not be so lucky. Peter Bowyer, a program supervisor of the Canadian Hurricane Centre said "it will definitely be a hurricane when it reaches our Maritime waters Sunday. At this point, it is still not possible to give all the specifics everyone wants." The eastern shore of Nova Scotia and southeastern portions of Newfoundland appear to be at greatest risk.

Oil companies have been vacating workers from offshore platforms within the Sable Offshore Energy Project in advance of Hurricane Bill.


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Exactly how many nations/international organizations are fiddling with Somalia? And is it no wonder that they don't have a government?


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 * How so? This is the first significant threat from a tropical cyclone in New England since Hurricane Bob of 1991, and the first in Canada since Hurricane Juan in 2003. People in the area are taking preparations; indeed, the hurricane has unexpectedly moved west of the forecast track this morning, so tropical cyclone advisories have been issued. –  Juliancolton  | Talk 15:33, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Span based paramater cannot contain soft newlines..
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 * Please stop creating nonsense pages, as you've done at Talk:Sna 1 hraf'\. Such behaviour is considered disruptive, and your edits have now been deleted. You could be blocked from editing if you continue doing this. Please see Welcome to learn how to constructively contribute to Wikinews. Thank you, Tempodivalse [talk]  18:22, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

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Please don't create pages with no content, as you did at Comments:Sna 1 hraf'\. I'm giving you one more chance to stop, but if you do it again you'll be blocked. Tempodivalse [talk]  20:44, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

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Wikinews:Anonymity

= Introduction =

For a variety of reasons, both Wikinews sources and contributors may have a need to access the Internet anonymously and take measures to conceal their location and identity. For example, a Wikinewsie may wish to access a banned document without their ISP knowing they have done so, or the site hosting the document from knowing their location and identity.

There are a variety of tools to make this possible, they rely on strong encryption, and can be quite daunting to set up. The details herein are intended to cover Windows, and, to keep to a simplified toolset, assume the Firefox web browser is to be used.

Web browsing
Whenever you visit a website, the computer running the site gets details of your IP address, information about the browser you are using, details from any cookies you have for the site, and a few other bits and pieces - like what add-ons you have installed on your browser. Your ISP will also get to see these details, as well as all the address lookups (DNS) required to get the web page.

The tool built to deal with this is Tor. The project's website is a good compliment to the Wikipedia page on Tor. Onion routing explains more of the technical details, but there is good science behind the assertion that good use of Tor will make you untraceable.

Non-http Internet applications
Most people know very little about the Internet, and the specifications for services other than the web. The most obvious application is email - and there are ways to anonymise that - but other applications like instant instant messaging, IRC, or Usenet work over different protocols. The safest approach is to avoid using these, and for email use a webmail service.

= Installing Tor =

Remember, this assumes you are going to use Windows and the Firefox browser.

The downloads page for Tor is here. At present it offers a 'standard' package, and a 'Windows Browser Bundle'. The latter allows setting up a USB stick that you can run the whole thing off, this may be useful to some, but select the standard Windows bundle - this document covers it, and is intended as a basis to allow non-web applications to be anonymised through tor.

Contents
When you have downloaded the Tor bundle, you must install it without Firefox running. The installer can be started from the downloads window, left at the first dialog, and all Firefox windows closed down. This will include the downloads window itself, and any other applications such as Chatzilla.

The bundle should contain
 * Vidalia
 * Tor
 * Privoxy
 * Torbutton

select a Full install - all components.

Install process
The install is fairly straightforward until the Torbutton component is installed. This is a Firefox add-on, so the browser is launched to do the install, and when it is complete Firefox will need to be restarted. Following the restart, close all browser windows and complete the install process for the Tor package.

Vidalia
This is a graphical front-end that allows you to control Tor, it should not need any changes to the default settings unless your ISP uses a proxy server.

Tor
This is the back-end that processes all your requests, encrypts them, and sends them out through the Tor network. It is very rare that any changes are required that cannot be performed through the Vidalia front-end.

Privoxy
This is a special program that works between your web browser and Tor. Its job is to strip all the information that might identify you from a request before it is passed to Tor. There are some fairly sophisticated filtering rules in this, you will find a lot of advertising and flashy junk is filtered. For example, web cookies are blocked in most cases, but Flash must be blocked altogether because the plug-in implements its own cookie system that cannot be filtered by Privoxy.

Torbutton
This is a Firefox add-on that switches between browsing through Tor, and directly. If you get the install correct it should display "Tor disabled" in the status bar of a Firefox session (bottom right). Clicking on this will switch to Tor.

If there is any problem with this, search for Torbutton in the Firefox add-ons, remove it, search using the Firefox add-ons manager for the latest version of Torbutton, and install that.

Additional steps to take
Many Firefox add-ons and toolbars can interfere with the Tor package (i.e. leak information about who you are). Avoid using add-ons that strip advertising, change the browser identification string, or track data like PageRank - yes, if you have the Google Toolbar, disable it.

Once you've gone through all this, you're ready to click on the "Tor Disabled" text in the status bar, and browse anonymously.

Browsing through Tor will be noticeably slower than without it, this is a side-effect of hiding your connection.

For extra security, the first step to take after enabling Tor is to start a private browsing session. This is under the Tools menu on Firefox.

To check the whole thing is working, visit this proxy checker. Verify the check does not give your IP address.

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State of emergency declared in Greece after heavy forest fires

August 22, 2009

A state of emergency was declared in Greece after major wildfires started burning out of control on the northeast edges of Athens. Fire crews, aided by water-bombers and helicopters, have been dispatched to the affected areas to try to contain the fires.

According to Greek authorities, the wildfires started late on Friday near Grammatiko, a village located 25 miles northeast of downtown Athens. The blazes, strengthened by heavy winds in the area, eventually reached neighbouring Varnava and Marathon on Saturday morning.

Officials say that 70 fires broke out across the country since Friday night, according to the Associated Press. Fire department spokesman Yiannis Kapakis said that "this is a difficult fire because it is a mixed area with homes and forest, meaning that firefighters are focusing their attention on protecting lives and properties." He urged residents of the towns threatened by the fires to evacuate.

Despite the state of emergency being called, no casualties have yet been reported as a result of the fires.

The fires are reportedly the worst in mainland Greece since 2007.


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Welcome
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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 Galen4. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Galen4~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.

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Welcome
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User talk:65.33.138.221

Finally someone with intelligence!! Thank GOD!!

huh?

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Wikinews:Dynamic quiz/quiz/2009/35

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

Last Updated: August 23, 2009

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Wikinews talk:World News Quiz/Archive 2

'''This is an archive for previous Wikinews World Quiz results. Please don't modify it.'''

Other archives can be found at Wikinews talk:World News Quiz/Archive

October 10, 2009

 * Quiz set by User:Rayboy8.

 * 2/7—I got Saturn and Obama. Den dodge  T\C 08:56, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/7 The windspeed and the debt got me. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 11:59, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually, the correct answer to the US debt is B ($1.4t), not D as was initially stated, so you would have received six points. Tempodivalse [talk]  13:14, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah, but I thought it was $1.2t, so that doesn't help :p Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 14:13, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 7/7 I wrote a lot of the articles that the questions were about. Tempodivalse [talk]  13:14, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/7, needless to say the hurricane questions were the least difficult! – Juliancolton  | Talk 14:20, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/7 Didn't even try for the debt, since I'd accidentally glimpsed some of the discussion here. --Pi zero (talk) 15:29, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

October 4, 2009

 * Quiz set by User:Tempodivalse.

 * 3rd and fifth wrong 114.76.161.40 (talk) 07:13, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 surprised I wasn't cynical enough to realise poverty had tripled and not doubled. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 09:48, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5 Got both places and missed the numbers and the personal name. Hm.  --Pi zero (talk) 13:14, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 1/10—the only one I got right was the homoeopathy one, and I wrote that article myself so I'm not sure it counts. Den dodge  T\C 08:50, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

September 26, 2009

 * Quiz set by User:Rayboy8.

 * 5/5Guesswork .absolutely.didnt have a clue about anything —Preceding unsigned comment added by Althaf1992 (talk • contribs) 14:54, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 - Guessed the wasps (incorrectly), but knew the rest (I honestly don't know how...) Den dodge  T\C (en.wp) 10:52, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 Tempodivalse [talk]  13:47, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 - bizarrely, one of the three I got was the Big Brother winner, and I ignore reality TV. --Pi zero (talk) 14:19, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 MJ and the wasps formed a conspiracy to beat me Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:04, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5 last 2 wrong Deathslayer-97 (talk) 03:27, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

September 18, 2009

 * Quiz set by User:Rayboy8.

 * 2/5 I got the 2nd and 4th right.114.76.185.200 (talk) 09:43, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 Marathon days beat me Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 09:48, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5—I knew Patrick Swayze and the cliff, took educated guesses on the Grand Prix and Eddie Izzard (and got them both wrong), and had no idea about the python whatsoever so guessed it randomly. Den dodge T\C(en.wp) 11:10, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 forgot about Swayze's age. Tempodivalse [talk]  12:46, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5 only got Swayze and Izzard; really should have known the snake. --Pi zero (talk) 13:49, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 - I didn't guess the weight of the Python correctly. the wub "?!"  12:12, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

September 13, 2009

 * Quiz set by user:Tempodivalse.

 * 3/5 again.. – Juliancolton  | Talk 00:50, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5 Question 5 was a trick question. They all happened last week (see Twitter more popular than MySpace in United Kingdom) --Rayboy8 (talk) 07:24, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 Twitter was two weeks ago. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 11:00, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 --Pi zero (talk) 12:18, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 Didn't know about the twitter one. Woman chasing ghosts sounded more fun. Samar (Talk  . Contributions ) 17:09, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

September 6, 2009

 * Quiz set by user:Tempodivalse.

 * 3/5 – Juliancolton  | Talk 02:04, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5 --Pi zero (talk) 02:24, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5 embarrassed to say which 2 i got right. *sigh* DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 02:28, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 Although two of the questions were to do with articles I wrote. --Rayboy8 (talk) 11:50, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 got the shooting and the playwright wrong Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:03, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5—got Fiji and Brunswick, guessed flooding and playwright, and thought the gunman killed 7. Den dodge T\C(en.wp) 22:10, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 - Didn't know about the trailer bodies part. Sa m ar  | Talk 10:38, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

August 30, 2009

 * Quiz set by user:Tempodivalse.

 * 2/5, meh. – Juliancolton  | Talk 02:25, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 Didn't remember seeing the last two stories, but only actually missed the Canadian city.  --Pi zero (talk) 02:28, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5—guessed the US debt and Canadian city, and got them wrong. Den dodge T\C(en.wp) 08:25, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 got last one wrong. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:16, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 Got the writer wrong Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 10:32, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 1/5 It was the Ted Kennedy one I got right (and even that I wasn't sure of). 94.172.77.126 (talk) 09:59, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5 Ouch. Not going to say which 3 I got wrong :-P DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 11:30, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

August 23, 2009

 * Quiz set by user:Tempodivalse.

 * 5/5 --Brian McNeil / talk 01:17, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 --Pi zero (talk) 02:25, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 First two wrong. Van der Hoorn (talk • contribs) 19:57, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 I guessed Greece - been away a few days - and knew the rest. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:08, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
 * i got 3 out of 5, i got the first 2 wrong. 114.76.164.130 (talk) 09:59, 25 August 2009
 * 4/5 I guessed United States, but knew the rest. Drew R. Smith (talk) 12:24, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 Omega933 (talk) 17:14, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 I guessed the first two, but definitely knew the other three. Rayboy8 (talk) 07:21, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

August 16, 2009

 * Quiz set by user:Tempodivalse.

 * 4/5 --Pi zero (talk) 12:23, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 got guitarist's age wrong, and wrote the answer to one I got right Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:25, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 nearly got Les Paul wrong, but rembered he's been around a long time. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:46, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
 * If you read Wikipedia regularly then these quizzes are a breeze 5/5Hughie (talk)
 * 4/5 Best way to waste time. Zainichi Gaikokujin [talk]  19:23, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
 * i got 3 out of 5. i got the first 2 wrong. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 114.76.164.130 (talk • contribs) 11:57, 21 August 2009
 * 5/5 Some were just intelligent guessing. Cargoking (talk) 15:41, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 – Juliancolton  | Talk 15:55, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

August 9, 2009

 * Quiz set by User:Bawolff

 * 3/5 I guessed on the Cartel story, and got it right. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 02:58, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5... At least I can say I didn't get HIV... Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 09:20, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 --Brian McNeil / talk 11:23, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 --Pi zero (talk) 12:30, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I got 1 out of 5. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 114.76.185.223 (talk • contribs) 11:12, 12 August 2009 --Pennyears (talk) 22:54, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I did the quiz twice and got a perfect score the second time (first time only 2/5 22:54, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

August 2, 2009

 * Quiz set by Brian McNeil

 * 4/5 Missed the alleged terrorist. --Pi zero (talk) 21:51, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 Got last 3 right.
 * 3/5 forgot to post my score Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 08:25, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

July 26, 2009

 * Quiz set by Brian McNeil

 * 4/5 but wrote two of them - steelworkers defeated me Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 19:19, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5 first 2 correct. Plus, how come, my user page and user talk don't exist???

July 24, 2009

 * 5/5 Easy, I knew I had them all right before I checked the answers. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:24, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 --Pi zero (talk) 10:35, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 Easy!    Tris   12:02, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 Though I have been very active recently Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:41, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

July 12, 2009
Realised nobody had done one so here goes-didn't have time for pictures, please feel free to add some. Quiz set by Tristan Thomas.

 * 4/5 - really expected to get only two... --Pi zero (talk) 12:02, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 The reactor cost tripped me up. --Brian McNeil / talk 12:21, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5 --Deathslayer-97. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 211.30.157.150 (talk) 12:37, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 I correctly guessed 1, 3 & 4 but I've been away and can't pretend I knew any of the answers. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 20:55, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

July 5, 2009
Quiz set by Brian McNeil.
 * wot?wot happened to the last 3 questions???[User:Deathslayer-97]5th July —Preceding unsigned comment added by Deathslayer-97 (talk • contribs) 06:19, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
 * You caught an incomplete quiz. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:49, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

 * 2/5-Oh dear!    Tris   21:55, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:58, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5... Fail :( Julián (reply) 21:58, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5 :/ – Juliancolton  | Talk 23:47, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 1/5 Bawolff ☺☻ 20:48, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 - At least it's over 50%! Yotcmdr (talk) 09:16, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
 * My score is 5/5 ! Whoo! -RandomKid42

June 28, 2009
Quiz set by Dottydotdot. My first one so hopefully not too easy, sorry if it is!
 * 4/5 (and all but one complete guesses!) Bawolff ☺☻ 02:31, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 4 out of 5. i guessed most of them.got the last one wrong(didn't read the article) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Deathslayer-97 (talk • contribs) 09:39, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 --Brian McNeil / talk 10:54, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 --Omega933 (talk) 11:47, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 -- got the number of dead and Basketball player wrong - was guessing all but the MP though, so shouldn't complain :) . Sean Heron (talk) 23:48, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 -- I guess working on tidying every article pays off through osmosis. --SVTCobra 23:51, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 Same as Sean, but I knew the other three ;) Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:58, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

June 21, 2009
Quiz set by Tempodivalse. I'm probably not going to be able to do the quiz next week, so i'd appreciate it if someone else could take over.
 * 5/5 Moscow one was a lucky guess. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:31, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 Failed on question 3, I only got the other 4 because I do audio wikinews (plug) --James Pain (talk) 17:38, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 The Algerian deaths got me for my first attempt at the quiz. I'm happy to give it a go next week if Tempdivalse isn't here. I'll do it this week. Dotty•• |☎ 10:43, 22 June 2009 (UT*C)
 * 3/5 got the airbus wotever 1 n the moscow rong :(
 * 3/5 not good, but Internet problems have kept me away lately. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:45, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 1/5 Umm - guess I've not been here much the past week. Sean Heron (talk) 19:54, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

June 14, 2009
Quiz set by Tempodivalse.

 * 5/5 Not my first quiz, just my second interesting score in a row (my first was 2/5, last week). --Pi zero (talk) 03:58, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 Beat by the Holocaust gunman. --Brian McNeil / talk 08:03, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 Yipee! Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 17:03, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 --SVTCobra 23:42, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

June 7, 2009
Quiz set by Tempodivalse.
 * 3/5 - DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 01:18, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 Dreadful, just dreadful. --Brian McNeil / talk 06:14, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 I always get the Pacific and the Atlantic mixed up. I'm an idiot! --128.243.253.111 (talk) 01:06, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 guessed 2 and 5, both wrongly Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 09:08, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5 --Omega933 (talk) 10:08, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

May 31, 2009
Quiz set by Tempodivalse.

 * 5/5 Top 'o the world to ya! --Brian McNeil / talk 07:16, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 Not so fast! Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 11:36, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 Bam 200.88.116.75 (talk) 15:17, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

May 24, 2009
Quiz set by Tempodivalse.

 * 4/5 screwed the Danone guy's age of death. --Brian McNeil / talk 08:55, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5. Ouch. Calebrw (talk) 07:06, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 Had a blonde moment and put Mogadishu (not that I knew the answer, but I knew it wasn't Mogadishu). Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 17:47, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

May 17, 2009
Quiz set by Tempodivalse.

 * 4/5 --Brian McNeil / talk 10:20, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 --Mayank Mall / talk 10:44, 23 May 2009 (IST)
 * 5/5 --Jaipurite / talk 01:45, 24 May 2009 (IST)

May 10, 2009
Quiz set by Tempodivalse.
 * 5/5 woot :). Was guessing on the Carmaker though. Nice questions! Sean Heron (talk) 11:56, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 didn't know the number of evacuees --Brian McNeil / talk 12:16, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

May 2, 2009
Quiz set by Tempodivalse.
 * 4/5--Brian McNeil / talk 16:48, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 - The best score I have had in recent times :-P DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 17:57, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Oh yeah! 5/5!

April 25, 2009
Quiz set by Tempodivalse.
 * 5/5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 * 5/5
 * 4/5 Arrr! The pirates be haven caught me out thar! --Brian McNeil / talk 07:40, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 Arrrr those scurvey rats got me too. Computerjoe (talk) 14:17, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 I switched Portugal and Spain - wonder how troubled people there are if you get that wrong :P ? Nice questions by the way! Sean Heron (talk) 12:52, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

April 19, 2009
Quiz set by Tempodivalse.
 * 5/5--Brian McNeil / talk 08:00, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 -
 * 4/5 -- pretty much guessed on the number of deaths, and got the "elected" canditate wrong (but how's that world news anyway :P). Sean Heron (talk) 18:04, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 -- Comment: There is a mistake with the question of the number of dead people in Peru. The title says "Nine dead and more than 70 injured after bridge collapses in Peru" --Angela H. (talk) 18:17, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Oops. Can't believe I made such a mistake. It's been corrected now. tempo divalse  18:21, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem, I would have made a wrong guess anyway. --Angela H. (talk) 18:41, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

 * 3/5 - DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 18:38, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

April 12, 2009
Quiz set by Tempodivalse. Watch your step, there are some tricky ones this week.

 * 4/5 --Brian McNeil / talk 10:15, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
 * 2/5 Ouch! DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 00:19, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 Algerian elections was a (wrong) guess. Van der Hoorn (talk) 00:26, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

April 5, 2009
Quiz set by Tempodivalse. I'm on time for once!
 * 3/5 - some tricky ones in there. --Brian McNeil / talk 13:52, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 - lucky guess at the earthquake magnitude. Van der Hoorn (talk) 12:04, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 - Agree with brianmc. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 00:50, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

March 30, 3009
Quiz created by Tempo di Valse. Sorry for being late a day again.

 * 3/5 - not good this week. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:43, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 - I fail at kangaroos Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 10:58, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 --SVTCobra 01:31, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 - Yep, the kangaroos got me too. — Huntster (t • @ • c) 22:21, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 - Kangaroos got me too. :S Van der Hoorn (talk) 22:33, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Mar 24, 2009
Quiz set by user:Tempodivalse (sorry for being a day late, thought that someone else was going to do it).
 * 5/5 - :-D DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 16:25, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 --Brian McNeil / talk 21:31, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 --SVTCobra 22:00, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 4/5 red  - thunder  .  00:08, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 3/5 --85.14.96.5 18:04, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 5/5 Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 10:58, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

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User:Zulfahmichaniago

Sehari menjelang puasa Ramadhan, aku mendapatkan peristiwa yang cukup mengharukan. Yaitu ketika seekor anjing betina yang menginginkan pertolongan, untuk menyelamatkan nyawa anaknya dari serangan semut Marabunta.

Peristiwa kecil yang menggugah hatiku. Kadang aku bertanya tanya, manakah yang lebih penyayang, binatangkah atau manusia ?. Dan kita temukan jawabanya didalam septic tank sebuah klinik dijakarta. Dimanakah itu ?. Carilah sendiri ?.

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User talk:Alban~enwikinews

Gopher65talk 13:11, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

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 Alban. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Alban~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.

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Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:12, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

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User talk:Stingerpaul

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User talk:Redsnapper511~enwikinews

Gopher65talk 13:11, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

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 Redsnapper511. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Redsnapper511~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.

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Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:24, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

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User talk:Sangram Desai

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Rubens Barrichello wins 2009 European Grand Prix

August 24, 2009

Brawn-Mercedes driver Rubens Barrichello won the FIA Formula One 2009 Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe at the street circuit, Valencia, Spain. It became his first victory since 2004 Chinese GP.

Brazilian lead the race after a McLaren team delay on the second pit-stop of Lewis Hamilton, when they changed tyres to different one as required by Formula One sporting regulations. Hamilton finished on the back of "Rubinho".

Podium was closed by Kimi Räikkönen on his KERS-equipped Ferrari, chased by the other Finn Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren) and Nico Rosberg (Williams-Toyota)

Fernando Alonso scored three points for Renault on his home soil and the championship leader Jenson Button only 7th. Robert Kubica closed the top eight for BMW Sauber.

Red Bull team didn't score any points as Sebastian Vettel got an engine failure, forcing German to retire, and Mark Webber finished only ninth.

Surprizing result for Force India, as Adrian Sutil and Giancarlo Fisichella beat both Toyota drivers.

Jenson Button still leads the Championship with 72 points with Rubens Barrichello as close as 18 points. Mark Webber with 51.5 points shot ahead of Sebastian Vettel by 4 and a half points. Brawn team tops Constructors' standings with 126 points. Red Bull Racing is 27.5 points behind with Ferrari, McLaren and Toyota teams still chasing the leaders.

Related news

 * Rumours suggest Alonso and Schumacher could move to Ferrari, Wikinews, August 22, 2009
 * Formula 1: Barrichello and Alonso top timesheets at European GP Friday Practice, August 21, 2009
 * Formula 1 new team USF1 sponsored by YouTube co-founder, Wikinews, August 20, 2009
 * F1 driver Massa speaks about accident: "I wasn't scared", Wikinews, August 19, 2009
 * Michael Schumacher calls off Formula 1 comeback due to injury. Wikinews, August 11, 2009
 * Formula One: Renault dismisses Piquet, Schumacher barred from practising, Wikinews, August 4, 2009
 * Michael Schumacher returns to Formula One to replace injured Massa. Wikinews, July 30, 2009
 * Fernando Alonso takes pole at 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix, Felipe Massa badly injured. Wikinews, July 25, 2009


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Australian offshore drilling rig leaks oil, could take weeks to plug

August 23, 2009

A leak at an offshore oil drilling rig has caused an oil slick off Australia's coast. According to the rig's operator, it could take weeks to fully plug it.

Gas and oil started leaking from a hole beneath the sea floor on early Friday. It has caused an oil slick about nine miles long and thirty yards wide

Officials, however, said that there was no threat to the environment and it was improbable the slick would reach the Australian coast. Resources Minister Martin Ferguson said that "there's no threat to the Australian coast. It is evaporating naturally and the work of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority will merely assist in that evaporation."

69 people were evacuated from the rig on Friday, amid fears that a fire could start from the condensate oil.

The rig is located approximately 150 miles off the coast of Kimberley.