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Does anybody know why this was passed? I don't really understand why a certain type of architecture has been banned. Is this an aesthetic thing? There are a few towns where I live where all buildings are made to look a hundred years old, even the McDonalds'. I think it's nice, and though there hasn't been an issue with the Muslim community *that I know of*, these are just tourist towns. But to legislatively homogenize the architecture of an *entire nation* seems incredibly excessive, and if I were Muslim I can imagine being at least a little offended.
 * I believe it has to do with the political symbolism of the minarets. According to the main Wiki article, minarets are mentionned nowhere in islamic holy scripture, and are instead seen as a symbol of political islam, and the supposed self-segregation practiced by islamic communities in their refusal to abandon certain practices some Westerners find offensive (covering women up, forced marriages, honor killings, poor social integration, poor language acquisition, etc).  That is my understanding of the situation; it's not the minarets themselves, but what they represent.
 * But that's what I don't get, isn't the minaret supposed to be a "call to prayer" tower? Functionally it's just a loudspeaker system with a priest on top right? How is that any different from a church's bell tower? I (disagree but) could understand if some political group wanted to ban head scarves; but a tower just seems a bit ridiculous. I could understand if you couldn't build them in certain areas, because of building codes/zoning, perhaps near an airport or something. The outright ban however doesn't seem justifiable. I mean, people aren't calling for bans on church steeples because the bible says you can kill people for adultery or whatever.

interesting.
I find it very interesting that muslims are upset about this. but i highly doubt that in most muslim countries it would be allowed if a church like lets say the morman church, who are considered to be devil worshipers by muslims, would be allowed to have a temple with a golden statue blowing a trumpet. Just a thought.

I love switzerland.

the swiss are stopping themselves from becoming like the UK. an ad campaign with a picture of a puppy is banned because dogs are "offensive" to them.

 * Really? I'd like to see a source for that puppy claim, though I suspect you don't have one. the wub "?!"  11:36, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

The difference between Western Europe and Islamofascist countries is supposed to be freedom - and that should include the right for property owners to build what they would like to build on land they own (within zoning ordinations, of course). Singling out minarets because of "political implications" is garbage - no better than outlawing pictures of dogs because muslims don't like them. This isn't a victory for anyone - everyone loses when the government decides on another thing you can't do.
 * The near-fascist rightwing groups lapping this up are, well, something to guard against. I strongly suspect they would not have been so happy had the law also outlawed church belltowers over a certain height and able to 'output' at a certain volume. That would have been more reasonable - but, unfortunately, there is a double standard. There's many a self-proclaimed Christian who lives too close to the church woke on a Sunday morning with a hangover and cursed the guilt-inducing bells summoning them to prayers. Religion should be private. Churches, mosques, synagogues should all be allowed - but never an overbearing and domeering presence in the community. The really bad side of this law is where it may encourage hatred of Muslims, or Muslim feelings of persecution. --Brian McNeil / talk 12:23, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
 * (Sarcasm) Come on! Surely you don't mean it's bad to withold the special privelige of Swiss Muslims to have a mosque in their community! After all, the majority only ever denies the special priveliges to minorities... (/Sarcasm) I honestly hope the European courts see this law for the crap that it is and tell the Swiss where to stick it. On the other hand, I hope the Muslim community doesn't take things to the wrong extreme and further mar the appearence of their religion in European eyes... --CyberStormAlpha (talk) 13:49, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
 * No, I'm saying I like the idea of outlawing minarets but only if you also outlaw church belltowers. A minaret is not a mosque, and virtually everyone on the planet can afford an alarm clock. The historical need to remind people they should go and pray is gone - whether for Christians or Muslims. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:10, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I could see going to the other extreme as well, and making a flat ban against all like structures. However, I don't see it being applied equally, no matter what the letter of the law says. Further, would not those already constructed be grandfathered in, rendering the point moot to begin with? --CyberStormAlpha (talk) 14:49, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Absolutely. The whole thing is a can of worms. You have to grandfather in existing structures - you could be talking about a World Heritage site for all I know. I think I've met more self-proclaimed Christians who are obnoxious about proselyting than Muslims. I'm just hapy the fastest-growing religion is Buddhism, and I use "I'm a non-theistic Buddhist" as my get-out-of-jail free card when any faith turns up on the doorstep to evangelise; a far cry from as a teenager when friends and I invited in the Mormon missionaries and said, "you want to talk God? That's serious, we need some beer to really get into the conversation." :-P --Brian McNeil / talk 14:59, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

 * Switzerland is not part of the EU. They are signed up to the European Convention on Human Rights, but not its discrimination protocol. I don't know if European courts could do anything about this law. Even if they technically could, it would not go down well as the Swiss are very protective of their direct democracy and their independence (bear in mind they only became full members of the UN after a referendum in 2002). the wub "?!"  14:30, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

I think that this ban is the first on Islam, modern times, and that Christianity, unlike Islam, has been far more tolerate than the latter. There are several Islamic countries, hostile toward their Christian populations (not even allowing churches), and these should be being addressed instead of seeking out the majority voted ban on a peaceful country, as Switzerland. Shame on all the cowards that feel safe taking the side of the real enemy fanatical Islam-

Mixed feelings, personally
Now I consider myself a social liberal, so obviously, the blow here to religious freedom is categorically wrong and undemocratic.

But...

Religion itself is undeniably a huge problem in this world. I value freedom of every sort, but religion at its core seeks to take certain freedoms away.

In a perfect world, there would be no religion. But because there is, every religion should be allowed to express itself in a non-violent, non-destructive way.

The Swiss government is imposing, and they are in the wrong here. Not to mention, what is to be done about the dozens of minarets that already exist in Switzerland?


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British actress Maggie Jones dies age 75

December 2, 2009

British actress Maggie Jones has died at the age of 75. The actress was best known for playing the role of Blanche Hunt in the British soap opera Coronation Street. She died on Wednesday morning in hospital. Jones played Blanche for 35 years but did not become a main character until 1999. Jones played several different characters on the set of the soap, originally appearing as a police woman in 1961.

Jones was admitted to hospital in October of this year for "life saving" surgery. It is still currently unknown what she was admitted for. The script writers for the show had to write her out of storylines. Because the show is written six weeks in advance she appeared up until recently.

An ITV spokeswoman released a statement acknowledging the passing of Jones. William Roache, who plays Ken Barlow on the show, said that Jones was a "brilliant actress" and had an "amazing dry wit". He added: "I don't think Maggie ever realised how much she was loved — not only by everyone on the show but by the millions of Blanche fans out there. She will be greatly missed."


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Thank you Maggie,for all the enjoyment you provided for us over the years,your portrayal has had us in tucks for years. A sad loss for all of us. Eric and Hazel Warburton Rochdale

R.I.P maggie

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FIFA to make changes after Thierry Henry handball

December 3, 2009 FIFA, the world governing body for association football, yesterday announced it was setting up a working group to conduct an inquiry into the introduction of assistant referees and technology into the world game, in the wake of the reactions to the controversial handball committed by French captain Thierry Henry during the 18 November France vs Republic of Ireland qualifying play-off game for the 2010 World Cup.

Yesterday, at the request of FIFA President Sepp Blatter, FIFA held an emergency meeting of its 24 member Executive Committee in Cape Town, to look into various issues which had recently affected the world game, including the Henry handball.

After the meeting, FIFA announced it will set up an inquiry to investigate the introduction of goal line technology and the global experimentation of using additional referee's assistants to officiate during a match, already being trialled in Europe. FIFA did not however take the widely expected action of announcing there would be extra assistants in place for the upcoming 2010 World Cup, stating this was "too soon" to be made possible. Blatter also re-iterated his long-standing opposition to the adoption of video refereeing used in many other sports.

Blatter confirmed yesterday that Thierry Henry would be investigated by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee. Blatter also apologised to the FAI for his handling of their request to become the 33rd team at the 2010 World Cup.

Henry handball incident
There was a worldwide reaction after the Henry handball incident, which was missed by the referee Martin Hansson, with FIFA coming under pressure to make changes to avoid such a recurrence.

Henry's illegal handball had led to the decisive goal being scored in the game by William Gallas, which saw France qualify for the World Cup ahead of the Republic of Ireland. The Irish football federation ("FAI") first called on FIFA and the French for a replay, but this was rejected by FIFA. They later requested to be allowed to be given an extra place at the World Cup.

Yesterday, Blatter appealed to all players and officials that would be appearing in the upcoming 2010 World Cup to observe the principles of fair play. Henry had been criticised for admitting the handball after the game, but not informing the referee at the time.

Refereeing working group
Blatter said of the crisis in refereeing in the world game that: The committee was of the opinion that we are at a crossroads: where shall we go with refereeing in the future? The game at the highest level is so tense that it is impossible for one referee and his assistants to see everything...The executive committee came to the decision that the referee is not any longer consistent with the quality and the speed of the game, and the interest of television and 32 cameras as we will have in the World Cup

To address these issues, FIFA announced they were going to set up a committee of inquiry to "look at technology or additional persons". Blatter confirmed the inquiry would involve a cross section of FIFA personnel, involving the referee, football, technical and medical committees.

On the subject of assistant referees, FIFA said: ... the Executive Committee expressed its support for the current experiment of including two additional referees behind the goal lines. However, the committee stressed that it would be too soon to implement this new system at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

Blatter said FIFA was not ignoring the ongoing trials of extra assistant referees, which would continue in the Europa League into the 2010 knock-out stages, but the executive was of the opinion that with these trials only occurring on one continent, any experiment should "be carried out globally" before being adopted in a World Cup, and that the six months remaining until the 2010 World Cup starts was too short a time to prove any such system. The 2010 tournament, to be held in June and July, would instead remain with the normal FIFA appointed officiating team consisting of four officials led by the match referee.

On the issue of what types of technology might be investigated, Blatter confirmed that two companies looking at goal-line technology were due to report to the rule-making International Football Association Board (IFAB) in March. According to AFP, the meeting also 'ruled out' the adoption of the type of video refereeing as used in rugby, cricket and tennis.', while Blatter stated such a system would 'damage the flow' of the game and "take away talking points".

Investigation of Henry
FIFA confirmed the FIFA Disciplinary Committee would "examine the case of Thierry Henry related to the play-off match". Blatter said: I have not said that Thierry Henry will be punished, I have said that Thierry Henry will be examined by the disciplinary committee of FIFA", but he added "it was a blatant unfair playing and was shown all around the world, but I don't know what the outcome will be, let them make the decision. Fair play must be maintained in our game

No timetable was given for when the Disciplinary Committee, headed by Swiss lawyer Marcel Mathier, might make their decision on Henry. According to the Associated Press, the committee has the 'authority to impose a one-match suspension on Henry, which would take effect at the start of the World Cup in June.' According to the BBC, there was no certainty that Henry would even be banned if found guilty.

Apology to the FAI
After FIFA rejected an Irish request for a replay of the game, the FAI had asked Sepp Blatter to privately raise the issue at the FIFA meeting of whether the Irish could be entered into the 2010 World Cup as a 33rd team. According to the BBC, the FAI 'knew all along that there was very little chance of their request being granted but had decided to make it anyway on principle'. The FAI withdrew it before the meeting, after Blatter made their request public during his opening address of the Soccerex conference in Johannesburg on 29 November. Blatter yesterday apologised to the FAI for how he had handled their request, saying: In this connection I would like to express my regrets - my regrets to a wrong interpretation of what I have said in the Soccerex. I have only announced they have asked it, but the presence in the Soccerex they don't took it very, I would say, seriously. So I regret what I have created and especially towards the Irish Football Association, I am sorry about these headlines going around the world. Contrary I have nothing against the Irish, they were very sporting people when they came to FIFA and it is a pity that it has been now communicated in this way. Sorry again."


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Iran releases five detained Britons

December 3, 2009

Iranian authorities have released five British yachtsmen who were detained last week in the Persian Gulf. A statement from Iran's Revolutionary Guards said that, after investigation, it reached the conclusion that their illegal entry was a mistake.

Britain's Foreign Office confirmed the release, and said the yachtsmen are being towed to international waters, and were expected to head to Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Iranian naval forces detained the Britons on the 25th of November as they sailed from Bahrain to Dubai for a race. The chair of Sail Bahrain, Andrew Pindar, which owns the yacht, said the vessel "may have strayed inadvertently" into Iranian waters due to a problem with its propeller.

State radio quoted a statement by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards as saying that "after getting necessary guarantees, Iran released the five. We reached the conclusion that they entered Iran’s territorial waters by mistake."

The news comes hours after British Foreign Secretary David Miliband spoke to his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki by phone and pressed him for clear information on the incident. Miliband denied the sailors had any malicious intent. He said the incident has "nothing to do" with politics or Iran's nuclear program.

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If we were to replace Wikinews' MediaWiki backend with another CMS, what would it be? What features would we want? What features would we need?

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UK's oldest museum reopened

December 3, 2009 Queen Elizabeth II officially reopened the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford yesterday, after its £61 million redevelopment. The museum, which is run by the University of Oxford and is the oldest museum in the United Kingdom, was closed for a year during the refurbishment. Under the direction of the architect Rick Mather, a further 39 galleries have been added, along with the first rooftop cafe in Oxford. The project, which replaced the whole building apart from the Grade I listed Cockerell building, received a £15 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The museum reopened its doors on November 7, 2009, in advance of the official ceremony by the Queen. The guests at the reopening included Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf Al-Saud, the Saudi Ambassador to Britain.

The Chancellor of the University of Oxford, Lord Patten, greeted the Queen on her arrival. He said "It is quite literally the most important day in the museum's history since it was founded in 1683. It is a spectacular renovation and transformation of what is really the world's greatest university museum." The museum's director, Christopher Brown, said that it was a "historical moment" for Oxford.

The Queen combined her visit to the museum with celebrations at Brasenose College marking its 500th anniversary. The director of alumni relations and development for Brasenose College, Jennifer Lewis, noted that the founder of the Ashmolean, Elias Ashmole, had been a student at the college, and said that the visit by the Queen to both institutions on the same day was "particularly fitting".

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Articles to be considered for inclusion
The following articles may be relevant. --fasten (talk) 18:35, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

 * alertnet.org: Malnutrition in Sierra Leone exceeds emergency levels (03 Dec 2009)
 * news.sl: Maternal & Child Health: Center Stage In Salone Development Agenda, As… : $1.3m Approved To Boost fight against Maternal & Child Mortality in Sierra Leone (Dec 3, 2009)
 * The Government of Japan has provided the sum of $ 1.3 Million (one million three hundred thousand United States dollars) for the prevention and control of infectious diseases. The fund is aimed to support the government’s efforts at reducing child and maternal mortality in Sierra Leone.

 * newstimeafrica.com: Pregnant Women To Benefit From Free Health Care in Sierra Leone (November 22nd, 2009)
 * news.sl: Germany Tells APC to Show More Respect for Sierra Leone Women's Welfare (Nov 20, 2009)
 * The German Representative at the Meeting therefore advised the Government of Sierra Leone to double up efforts in promoting women’s issues in the country. <...> The APC-led Government had been hopeful for a minimum of $850million but the total pledges made were only to the tune of $300million with strings of conditionalities attached to the pledges ever coming to fruition.

 * http://news.google.de/news/story?pz=1&cf=all&hl=en&cf=all&ncl=duNcSC0tADbvspMGJAwVH0EvifrZM (20.11.2009)
 * http://news.google.de/news/story?pz=1&cf=all&hl=en&cf=all&ncl=dOF1YAUo_num0CM-IoLz4jPQPc7_M (19.11.2009)


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Comments:4-year-old boy killed by dog in Liverpool, England

Poor Gram. I bet mommy abandoned the little boy with her and she could barely take care of him. GB their souls. RIP. - Caroline 10:29 pm EST

dog killinɡ a boy
what a coward anty —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 77.246.52.15 (talk • contribs) 21:39, 20 May 2017

To the family of the boy may GOD BLESS ya I'm sorry to hear that horrible news if the dog was dangerous it should never be let out it's not the dog it's the trainer anyway am a SCOUSER living in the USA but I will never forget are motto

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Let Ireland in
If FIFA had any sense of 'Fair Play', they'd dismiss France and put Ireland in. They're only keeping France in because it's a bigger draw to the tournament then Ireland. DWolf2k2 (talk) 07:05, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

sepp blater
I believe Sepp Blatter is a disgrace to FIFA.His handling of the Henry/F.A.I situation was abominable and i believe he should face santions for his behaviour!!! Also, in regards to the henry handling incident, it is my opinion that this should be the start of a revolution in the use of technology in soccer!!

I strongly disagree with Mr. Blatter's position on video refereeing. It's a simple way to check for errors and the flow of the game won't be "damaged". I honestly think it's high time such a system was introduced in the world's most popular sport. I shiver when I remember how many times I went mad because the referee was wrong. Lots of embarrassing situations that could have been avoided by a simple check with the fourth official glued to a TV screen.

cheating french cunts
cheating french cunts

Support to Republic of Ireland
I didn't like French people even before the incident..Now I am no. 1 against them.God,how nice it would be when they would go home of the World Cup after group stage.It is even possible,because of the clown Raymond Domenech on their bench. And I give all my regards from Croatia to brothers in Ireland,unfortunately,sometimes the "small" ones has to be damaged,in favour of the "favorites".I hope that Irish team will qualify for Euro 2012,as well as FIFA world cup 2014,and,in the meantime,at least once to win against France. --93.143.38.223 (talk) 13:43, 3 June 2010 (UTC) Sandro from Croatia.

They are OTW to home.

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Wikinews interviews Goronwy Price about the upcoming by-election in the Bradfield electorate of the Australian parliament

December 3, 2009 With two federal by-elections coming up in Australia, many minor parties and independents will be looking to gain a seat in the House of Representatives. Goronwy Price is a candidate representing the Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy party.

Mr Price is an environmentalist, adventurer and businessman from the Sydney suburb of Cremorne.

"In 1975 I founded the adventure travel company World Expeditions and built it to be the world's largest adventure organisation. I am currently Managing Director of Learningportal.com a successful software company I founded in 1997. We export software around the world.," Mr Price said.

Wikinews reporter Patrick Gillett held an exclusive email interview with Mr Price, candidate for the Division of Bradfield.

Interview
What is your background?

I have spent 30 years involved with business and the environment, and am a proponent of nuclear energy as a major part of a serious attack on climate change.

I led the first Australian expedition to the North face of Everest and the first rafting decent of the Tsangpo, the world's highest river as well as countless other adventures in the wild and beautiful corners of the world. I helped organise the first Fleet ReEnactment project, highlight of Australia's Bicentennial celebrations.

In 1975 I founded the adventure travel company World Expeditions and built it to be the world's largest adventure organisation. I am currently Managing Director of Learningportal.com a successful software company I founded in 1997. We export software around the world.

Why do you want to get into parliament?

I am standing on the single issue of embracing Nuclear Energy as part of the solution to climate change. I would seek to influence public policy to accept this. I believe we have to do two things to combat climate change;
 * 1) Price Carbon
 * 2) Provide an economically viable alternative.

It is strange that [L]abour is moving toward point 1 and the liberals seem now to be moving to point 2. We need both.

What would the three main policies you are taking into this by-election be?

I would like Australia to adopt a policy recently announced in Britain - to build 10 new Nuclear power stations by 2025. If we need this we would reduce our emissions 30%.

How would you address these policies?

Price carbon so it costs around 5c per Kilowatt hour of electricity instead of 2 cents. This would automatically make nuclear power viable. I would then encourage the building of power stations through rapid approvals. Of course if any renewables could compete at the same price so much the better.

Sending asylum seekers to Indonesia: good or bad?

I am standing on a single issue. Although of course I have an opinion on this it is not the main issue in 2009 in Australia.

Is the Australian dollar's near parrity with the US dollar a sign that the Australian economy is healthy, the US economy in chaos or both?

In the long term they are both healthy. Economic health comes from scientific advancement and reasonable economic policies. A third factor now needs to be added - environmental policy.

How do you rate the governments economic stimulus package?

Poor. China managed to spend 20% of its stimulous on environment policies, South Korea 20%, US 12% and Australia about 2%.

Should it be wound back?

It should be redirected.

Is Kevin Rudd a better Prime Minister than John Howard?

I'll pass on that one as I hope to attract people from both sides of the left right divide

'''Is the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme an effective solution to climate change? Why?'''

Pricing carbon has to be part of the solution. While it could have been much better at least it was a start. I would have voted for it.

Is there a better solution?

I would have preferred an immediate carbon tax. However in the longer term the CPRS should achieve the same.

Why should the electorate vote for you?

To demonstrate they support strong action on climate change. They are welcome to go to www.cfc.org.au for more information.


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Email interview copied to scoop. can be forwarded to non-accredited editors on request --RockerballAustralia (talk) 10:55, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

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Would it be possible to attain a free image of Goronwy Price to use in this article and Wikipedia?--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 11:02, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

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the Iranians are trying to send a strong messge to the world that they ready to clash head with another country especially the western countries if they test their capabilities. at the other end, Iran knows better that america's military is over starined by the war in Afghanistan and Iraq, and it would be a big mistake on the americans to go into war with them.

i find it hard to understand the american policies. most developed countries have nuclear arms and how come it is only Iran that can not have a nuclear facility.

 * Iran can't have nukes for the same reason we don't let children go to school with slingshots. Granted, some of the children wouldn't shoot everything, but you know somebody is going to go hogwild. Until they get older, mature (as shown by Iran's relationships with it's neighbors and citizens, they are far from mature) it would be unwise to trust them with something destructive. Since we're talking about nuclear power and, by proxy, nuclear weapons, it would be extremely unwise to trust them. The United States was the birthplace of the nuclear bomb. We've used it in anger twice, the only two times nukes have been used in anger. Even then, it was desperate move to avoid a high-cost, high-casualty invasion.

 * What's stopping the third angry nuke from landing on Tel Aviv? Frankly, any little nuke they launch at the US would be first, swatted out of the sky or simply ignored because it had no way to even cross the Atlantic. This is more about global stability, ensuring that a vicious firefight doesn't erupt. I'm almost one hundred percent certain that preventing strategic or tactical nuclear weapon deployment is on everyone's to do list; not just the United States.--64.90.84.103 (talk) 01:55, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

A nuclear armed Iran will push other middle east nations to arms themselves. Saudi arabia, Egypt and Turkey have all freezed their nuclear programs in the past but they could resume it if they fell menaced by Iran. In the end you will have a lot of new nuclear countries augmenting the risk of intentional or accidental nuclear war. There are already too much nukes in the world to just say: hey they got bombs why everyone else can not have too?


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American botanist Lou Jost discovers world's smallest orchid

December 4, 2009

American botanist Lou Jost, one of the world's leading orchid hunters, has discovered the smallest orchid in the world among the roots of a larger plant in a nature reserve in Bolivia, South America. The 2.1mm wide flowers have transparent petals, which are only one cell thick. The finding tops the previous record of Platystele jungermannioides with 2.5mm flowers.

Lou Jost discovered the new species accidentally, looking at a bigger plant from the Cerro Candelaria reserve in the eastern Andes. The reserve was created by a British organisation World Land Trust in partnership with Fundacion EcoMinga, for which the discoverer works. In fact, Ecuador is the place of discovery of more than 1,000 new species of orchids in the past century.

"I found it among the roots of another plant that I had collected, another small orchid which I took back to grow in my greenhouse to get it to flower. A few months later I saw that down among the roots was a tiny little plant that I realised was more interesting than the bigger orchid. Looking at the flower is often the best way to be able to identify which species of orchid you've got hold of – and can tell you whether you're looking at an unknown species or not." he said.

The finding was identified as belonging to genus Platystele, like the previous record holder, and is the 60th new species of orchid that Dr Jost had discovered in the past decade.


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These changes should have been made immediately prior to any review of this. Can't expect newbies to know them, but reviewers should:

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Please make sure these are done in future. For the original author, nice job - just pick up some tips and more experience as you go along. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:11, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

 * Thanks, it's a learning experience, so I'm sure I'll make mistakes (albeit in reducing numbers) as I carry on... Bencherlite (talk) 15:18, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

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Wikinews:WikiVoices

WikiVoices as an ad-hoc podcast set up by various Wikipedians. In branching out and seeking to cover sister projects, Brian McNeil was asked about doing one on Wikinews. It is intended to be one encouraging people to write on the English Wikinews and would - hopefully - see several articles written and published during an hour or so of recording.

The "wish-list" of main participants is as follows:

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 * - Chair of WMUK, just issued press release promoting Wikinews as alternative to 'Papers behind paywalls'
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There would likely be one other person for technical help/support. WikiVoices is done using Skype and has some limitations. The above range of participants would allow a likely maximum of 15 additional users able to listen and speak. People must be able to mute their microphones and prepared to drop out and let in new participants. Anyone who has done large participant-base conference calls will understand background noise gets very bad quickly.

Provisional scheduling for the session would be between 22nd and 24th December, starting at 8am, or later, Pacific Time (to suit Durova & Jimmy). Prior to session would be important to - if possible - have the auto-welcome extension installed and putting Howdy on pages. Any other pages that a new user would need to refer to should be highlighted and reviewed prior to the session. A makeover of WN:NEWSROOM would likely be ideal for this. At present, the header needs reworked.

Wikinewsies not participating in the conference call are urged to make themselves available for text-chat (in IRC and, if possible, via Skype). It will be important to have people quickly copyediting and reviewing things. This should be a fast-moving situation; there is no reason that 10+ articles could be pushed out in around an hour and there will be that little 'thrill' if we're getting people seeing their very first Wikinews story go up on a lead and appear in Google News. Yes, it would all be synthesis articles.

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UK Government to look again at drink-drive limit

December 3, 2009 The U.K. Government announced today it has commissioned a report on whether the legal alcohol limit for driving, and whether the laws on driving under the influence of drugs, should be tightened. The report, by Oxford University academic Sir Peter North, should be completed by April for the Secretary of State for Transport, Lord Adonis. Lord Adonis said, "Drink-driving was involved in 430 road deaths in 2008 and research suggests that drug-driving is also a key concern for the public."

One option that will be considered is whether to lower the limit from 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood to 50 milligrams. This would bring the UK into line with other European countries; a proposal to change the law in Scotland under devolved powers has already been put forward by the Scottish Government. A limit of 50 milligrams would mean that an average person would not be permitted to drive after drinking a standard measure of wine or a pint of beer.

The news was applauded by representatives of motoring organisations. The Automobile Association's President, Edmund King, said he was "pleased that these complex issues will be addressed". The RAC's spokesman said drug-driving is a "growing problem", and lowering the alcohol limit would reduce fatalities. However, the Conservative Party took a different view, with Shadow Transport Secretary, Theresa Villiers, saying they were "yet to be convinced of the case for an across-the-board reduction in the drink-driving limit", and, would certainly oppose any suggestion of penalties being reduced.

Sir Peter North, 73, is a former Principal of Jesus College, Oxford and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. A former member of the Law Commission, he chaired the Road Traffic Law Review between 1985 and 1988, leading to the Road Traffic Act of 1991. His 1997 report on parades and marches in Northern Ireland led to the foundation of the Parades Commission. Commenting on his task he stated, "[t]he challenge is to see whether changes in the law and its processes can reduce casualties", adding that whilst the issues "are not easy to resolve", he intended to consult "widely".


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 * ✅ Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:00, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

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The plural of papyrus is not papyrii, but papyri. Cardiffchestnut (talk) 06:34, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
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User talk:Kiki~enwikinews

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

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Pakistani prime minister says Osama Bin Laden not in the country

December 3, 2009 Yousuf Raza Gilani, the prime minister of Pakistan, has told British prime minister Gordon Brown that Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is not in the country.

Brown hailed Pakistan's efforts to "disrupt the activities of al-Qaeda", and referred to them as his "allies", promising to provide another £50 million to support the operations to stabilise the borders of the nation; announcing this pledge, he said "This is your fight but it is also Britain's fight." Four days ago, he urged Pakistani officials to "join [Britain] in the major effort" to find Bin Laden, based on CIA intelligence that placed him in South Waziristan, a region of northwest Pakistan.

Gilani said in a press conference today "I doubt the information which you are giving is correct because I don't think Osama Bin Laden is in Pakistan." He argues that the intelligence provided by the United States is not "credible or actionable", and requested "more clarity" from the US before he could act on it. He said that Pakistani officials "are carefully examining" Barack Obama's new Afghanistan plan, which he announced yesterday, before making a decision on whether or not to support it.


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At least fifteen killed after suicide bombing in Somali hotel

December 3, 2009 A deadly hotel bombing in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, has killed at least fifteen people, including three Somali Cabinet ministers, earlier today. Some reports say the death toll could be higher. The blast targeted a university graduation ceremony being attended by a number of government officials.

The Shamo Hotel was hosting a graduation ceremony for Banadir University. Eyewitnesses reported that a suicide bomber gained access to the venue dressed as a woman, donning a full abaya and a veil. The attacker was wearing an explosive strapped to his torso, but was not patted down by security.

The director of Median Hospital, Ali Yusuf, commented that "forty people with shrapnel wounds, including students and medical doctors, have been hospitalized today. Six people died at the hospital."

Former Islamic Courts Union members at the scene identified the bomber, whose head and face had been completely shaven, as a member of al-Shabab, the ultra-conservative Islamist group believed to have links to al-Qaeda.

Somali Health Minister Qamar Aden Ali, Education Minister Ahmed Abdullahi Waayeel, and Higher Education Minister Ibrahim Hassan Adow were killed in the attack on Hotel.

Abdulkadir Mohamed Osman, the Somali presidency's director of information, commented on the incident. "This is a national tragedy for the Somali people. The blast rocked inside the hotel, killing three ministers and wounding another one."

Adow served as the foreign secretary of the insurgent Islamic Courts Union when it took power in 2006. The Somali minister for sports is also reported to be hospitalized and in critical condition.

Mohamed Mohamoud, an attending graduate of the ceremony, said that he personally saw the remains of the health minister on the ground, as well as the corpses of other government officials. "The situation has dramatically changed from happiness to heartbreak. I am really discouraged for my colleagues. They have been studying in such a horrific environment, and today they passed away without benefiting from their education. May Allah give them his paradise," Mohamoud said.

Two journalists, a reporter for Radio Shabelle and a cameraman with al-Arabia TV, were also found dead from the explosion. The National Union of Somali Journalists has issued a statement condemning the attack and expressing outrage at the loss of their colleagues. Somalia is one of the world's most dangerous places for journalists to work. Eight have been killed in Somalia since the beginning of 2009.

Hotel Shamo is often chosen by government officials to host events and at one time was a popular lodging option for foreign journalists. Recently-released Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout and Australian photojournalist Nigel Brennan were staying at the hotel before their capture last year.

The hotel security staff say that they were kicked out of the room prior to the ceremony, as government security officials wanted sole handling of the event. The government officials were attending the graduation of 43 students from the local Banadir University.

The official death toll from the blast is expected to continue to rise, with some reports indicating that more than 60 people have been found dead.

The attack is the latest in a string of incidents linking al-Shabab to common insurgent tactics used by Islamist terrorist groups in other parts of the world. Until recently, suicide bombings were an unusual practice in Somalia.

In September, al-Shabab claimed responsibility for a bold attack on a meeting between government officials and the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia, known as AMISOM, which killed 17 peacekeepers, including the top Burundian commander. Two vehicles containing explosives were given entry to the AMISOM base and subsequently blew up.

The rebel group is battling for control of the war-ravaged nation against the Western-backed Transitional Federal Government, led by former Islamic insurgent Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. Rebel groups control much of southern and central Somalia, as well as significant portions of Mogadishu.

The government is being bolstered by the continuing presence of the peacekeeping force composed of Ugandans and Burundians. The AMISOM forces are mandated with the protection of key city sites such as the airport, seaport, and presidential palace.


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Where they killed after the bombing or by the bombing? --SVTCobra 04:09, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
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Israel "illegally annexing" east Jerusalem, EU reports

December 4, 2009 A classified European Union report for 2009 says Israel is actively pursuing the annexation of east Jerusalem. The report accuses Israel of implementing an intricate policy including expanding Jewish settlements and demolishing Palestinian homes. It says policies "are undermining prospects for a Palestinian capital in east Jerusalem and incrementally render a sustainable two-state solution unfeasible"; this is described as, "an integral part of a broader Israeli strategy."

Israeli Foreign ministry spokesperson, Yigal Palmor, told AFP that the report was "dishonest", "reflects the Palestinian propaganda" and "is based exclusively on Palestinian versions and figures." This comes as EU foreign ministers prepare a statement on the Middle East. To allow for US initiatives, EU foreign ministers have not commented on the stalemate between Israel and the Palestinians over past months; but, diplomatic sources say there are “sensitivities” over a Swedish proposal to divide Jerusalem in any peace deal. Israel is, by practical means, actively pursuing its illegal annexation of east Jerusalem by weakening the Palestinian community in the city, impeding Palestinian urban developments and ultimately separating east Jerusalem from the rest of the West Bank.

Citing official Israeli statistics from the Ministry of Interior executive director of Israel’s HaMoked (Center for the Defence of the Individual) said Wednesday that, "Israel has stripped Palestinians of Jerusalem residency status last year at a faster rate than at any time in the history of the state". 4,577 residents of East Jerusalem have had their residence revoked in 2008, this is more than half the total revoked in the past 40 years. The Jerusalem municipality places severe restrictions on issuing building permits for Palestinian houses in east Jerusalem, since 2000 over 600 Palestinian-owned structures have been demolished and Palestinians receive fewer than 200 of the 1,500 building permits needed per year.

Developments in east Jerusalem in 2009 were marked by the continued expansion of Israeli settlements and a considerable number of Palestinian house demolitions and eviction orders.

The 14-page annual report dated November 23 was drafted by European envoys and consuls in Jerusalem and Ramallah and presented to Brussels EU institutions a few days ago. This is the first time the annual report has been made public. Haaretz says, in the past, Israel has pressed the EU not to publish fearing it would undermine the European public's view of Israel. The report was leaked to Israel's Haaretz daily newspaper and obtained by AFP yesterday.

The expansion of Israeli settlements has sparked a trend of settler violence against the Palestinian population in East Jerusalem. Such criminal actions have been witnessed by Israeli police but are not met with adequate intervention.

The EU report claims the Israeli government and Jerusalem municipality discriminate against Arab residents with regard to building permits, health services, education, sanitation and more. Allegations of assisting private right-wing Jewish organisations, such as Ateret Cohanim and Elad, to alter the city's demographics are included. The report advises sanctions against people and groups involved in "settlement activity", and taking other measures to protest Israeli policy and to stop the harming of the Arab population, including an "EU presence at Israeli court cases on house demolitions or evictions of Palestinian families when there is a risk of demolition or eviction of Palestinian families", and "information sharing on violent settlers in East Jerusalem to assess whether to grant entry to the EU." The report also recommends implementing measures to strengthen the Palestinian National Authority's presence in the city.

Archaeological excavations in Jerusalem near the Temple Mount are mentioned, suggesting "archaeology in this case has become an ideologically motivated tool of national and religious struggle carried out in a manner that modifies the identity and character of the city and threatens to undermine its stability."


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Portal:Quebec/Regions

Abitibi-Témiscamingue - Bas-Saint-Laurent - Capitale-Nationale - Centre-du-Québec - Chaudière-Appalaches - Côte-Nord - Estrie - Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine Lanaudière - Laurentides - Laval - Mauricie - Montreal - Montérégie - Nord-du-Québec - Outaouais - Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean fr:Page:Québec/Régions

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User:Bawolff/sandbox/Wiktionary query

This page queries Wiktionary and returns the first definition using Mediawiki:extractFirst.xsl. Think of it as a backend to MediaWiki:Gadget-dictionaryLookupHover.js.

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Talk:American botanist Lou Jost discovers world's smallest orchid

Review of revision 918748 [Passed]

 * Be nice if it included the scientific name of the species in question (Assuming it has been given one). Bawolff ☺☻ 16:52, 4 December 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:Wikinews interviews Stephen Murphy about the upcoming by-election in the Higgins electorate of the Australian parliament

Climate Conspiracy mixed with financial fear campaign. No, he sounds just perfect... Brenton.


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User talk:Xiali

Hello,

Your recent contributions are considered to be spam and have been reverted or deleted. Should you believe that your contributions are not spam, please argue your case on your talk page, or in WN:ALERT.

Further spamming may result in your editing privileges being removed. Please contribute to Wikinews in a constructive fashion instead. Tempodivalse [talk]  01:48, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

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User talk:209.30.92.75

Also, thanks for removing the spam in this edit, much appreciated. Cheers, Tempodivalse [talk]  03:56, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

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User talk:KHPartners1

Hello,

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User talk:Stefanpriemer

Welcome
Tempodivalse [talk]  04:12, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

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Talk:James Cameron to use Weta Digital for next film

I believe the date to the release is 2009, not 2008.

222.108.90.146 (talk) 09:01, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

$2.8 billion grossing film It seems wrong to me.--85.96.112.6 (talk) 16:50, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

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Tipping mistake. Titanic gross 1.8 not 2.8 --93.193.62.229 (talk) 19:19, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
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Wikinews:Writing contest 2010

Welcome to the Wikinews 2010 Writing Competition.

Anyone, including you, can enter this competition.

Standings
The Competition has ended. Thanks to everyone that participated. The final standings are as follows:

Eligibility
Anyone, including you, can write articles on Wikinews.

However, there are a few points to bear in mind if you wish to enter the writing contest.

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The competition will start on January 25, 2010, run for twelve weeks, and finish on April 18, 2010. Submissions for review run from 00:00 on start to 23:59 on end. (All times per Recent Changes - UTC).

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 * 1) Synthesis article (Constructed from several credible sources in your own words)
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 * 7) Photoessays (A photographic form of original reporting)
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 * 9) 2 points extra for each additional 5 images.
 * 10) 2 points extra where verbose (per synthesis article point 1.3 above).
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Experienced Wikinewsies may carry out original reporting for the competition. Their final score will be handicapped by reducing to 85% of the total score for the first three weeks, for all articles of all types submitted for the contest.

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User:Leaek

Welcome!

US Jobs Report Unlikely to Cast a Clear Light With investors anxiously waiting the release of the nonfarm payrolls data for November, analysts warn that unemployment is likely to rise for a while longer. When Will Jobs Start Growing? Markets on Edge Ahead of Report Citigroup, Last Wall Street Bank Held by StateChina: Dollar is Heart of FX Reserves Despite WorriesUse Bank Bailout Funds for Jobs Creation: PelosiUK Bank Bailout Cost Hits $1.4 Trillion: WatchdogExcess Liquidity Driving Up Food Price: World BankToyota: Weak US Dollar, Economy to Hurt 2010 ProfitCisco to Press Ahead With $3.4 Billion Tandberg DealFriendster to be Sold By Month's End to Asian FirmPredictions 2010: Outlook for Stocks, Jobs & MoreBofA Sells $19.3 Billion in Common Equivalent Shares

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Attack on mosque kills 30 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

December 4, 2009

An attack on a mosque has killed at least 32 people, near Pakistan's military headquarters in the city of Rawalpindi. There have been conflicting accounts of the attack, but police reported gunfire and at least one explosion at the mosque soon after prayers on Friday morning. It is thought that one or more suicide bombers may have been involved.

The attack took place at the Parade Lane mosque, in a part of the city containing several defence department buildings. Security workers cordoned off the scene while ambulances rushed to take victims to the hospital.

"There was certainly more than one attacker, so there is a possibility that some of them may still be hiding in the vicinity," said Athar Abbas, a spokesman for the military.

It is the latest in a series of attacks that have rocked Pakistan since the government launched an offensive against al-Qaeda and the in the northwest region bordering Afghanistan. On Thursday, a bomb blast at a police checkpoint wounded at least two policemen in the northwestern city of Peshawar.

On Wednesday, a suicide bomber killed two guards and wounded eleven other people at naval headquarters in Pakistan's capital Islamabad. The same day, the military said troops killed fifteen suspected miltants, including a top militant commander, in the, the site of a major offensive earlier this year.


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User talk:Mansoormtl

Welcome
the wub "?!"  12:20, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

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Talk:Attack on mosque kills 30 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Review of revision 919028 [Passed]
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Category:Punjab, Pakistan, Category:Rawalpindi

 * ✅ Please don't forget to sign your posts. Tempodivalse [talk]  15:21, 13 December 2009 (UTC)


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User talk:Leaek

Welcome
Tempodivalse [talk]  14:17, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

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Wikinews:Writing contest 2010/entrants

Wikinews:Writing contest 2010 entrants
Sign up below in the appropriate section. Project Bureaucrat and ArbCom member, Brian McNeil will not be entering and may be contacted on his talk page if you have any questions about the competition. Please, first, refer to the competition details before asking an already-answered question.

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 * 1) Tempodivalse  [talk]  15:31, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
 * 2) --   Tris   16:22, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
 * 3) the wub  "?!"  20:06, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
 * 4)  The New  Mikemoral  ♪♫ 00:31, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
 * 5) --Александр Дмитрий (Alexandr Dmitri) (talk) 17:48, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
 * 6) --RockerballAustralia (talk) 06:12, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
 * 7)  Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 16:40, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
 * 8) –  Juliancolton  | Talk 17:08, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
 * 9) -- Rayboy8  ( my talk ) 17:17, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
 * 10) Den dodge  T\C 15:57, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
 * 11) --PatrickFlaherty (talk) 10:56, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
 * 12) --Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 00:04, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
 * 13) Cocoaguy (talk) 20:10, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
 * 14) --Patrick M (TUFKAAP)  (talk) 05:52, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
 * 15) Bencherlite (talk) 20:39, 4 December 2009 (UTC) Moved from "new contributors" after gaining Editor status Jan. 26
 * 16)  Blurpeace  07:48, 28 February 2010 (UTC) Editor status given on 27 February.
 * 17) Pmlineditor discuss 11:04, 5 March 2010 (UTC) Editor status granted 3 February.
 * 18) --Firefox6297 (talk) 19:07, 6 March 2010 (UTC) I got my stuff!
 * 19) --C628 (talk) 17:16, 21 March 2010 (UTC) Gained editor status March 19

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 * 5) --Charles Jeffrey Danoff (talk) 14:09, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * 6) -- David Nezelek  (talk)
 * 7) -- Duc 'd' 'Atlantique   20:07, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
 * -- Pmlineditor     ∞    11:07, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
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 * 2) --SriniDexter (talk) 13:23, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
 * 3) --The Weatherman (talk) 03:50, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
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 * 5)  The Flying   Spaghetti Monster!  19:50, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
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