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Amazon.com de-ranks LGBT books, blames "glitch"

April 13, 2009 Online bookseller Amazon.com blamed technical problems after lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual (LGBT) themed works disappeared from searches on the site over the weekend. Several authors, however, are skeptical of Amazon's explanation, and outrage over the de-ranking of the works has led to outcry within the.

Early this afternoon, Amazon began re-ranking some of the affected works and, shortly thereafter, offered an explanation for the disappearance of the books, telling the : This is an embarrassing and ham-fisted cataloging error for a company that prides itself on offering complete selection.

It has been misreported that the issue was limited to Gay & Lesbian themed titles – in fact, it impacted 57,310 books in a number of broad categories such as Health, Mind & Body, Reproductive & Sexual Medicine, and Erotica. This problem impacted books not just in the United States but globally. It affected not just sales rank but also had the effect of removing the books from Amazon's main product search.

Many books have now been fixed and we're in the process of fixing the remainder as quickly as possible, and we intend to implement new measures to make this kind of accident less likely to occur in the future.

Among the books that vanished on searches of Amazon's offerings were some editions of 's and 's autobiographies, some editions of Lady Chatterley's Lover by, and 's children's book ', as well as works of erotica such as 's '.

Mark Probst, author of gay-themed romance novel The Filly, said in his blog that problems began on April 10: On Amazon.com two days ago, mysteriously, the sales rankings disappeared from two newly-released high profile gay romance books: “Transgressions” by Erastes and “False Colors” by Alex Beecroft. Everybody was perplexed. Was it a glitch of some sort? The very next day HUNDREDS of gay and lesbian books simultaneously lost their sales rankings....

Probst then contacted Amazon.com, whose Member Services team replied that In consideration of our entire customer base, we exclude 'adult' material from appearing in some searches and best seller lists. Since these lists are generated using sales ranks, adult materials must also be excluded from that feature. Sales rank is an important part of a book's visibility on the website, determining whether it appears in searches, on the website front page, and in recommendations to customers.

Amazon told Publishers Weekly that a "glitch" was to blame for the de-ranking on Sunday evening. The period of the de-ranking covers a holiday weekend in the United States and it is possible that technical staff at the company were unavailable. Amazon director of corporate communications Patty Smith told the Los Angeles Times, that the problem was being resolved, but when asked for further details replied "Unfortunately, I'm not able to comment further. We're working to resolve the issue, but I don't have any further information."

Neil Giuliano, president of the (GLAAD), said in a statement to the Wall Street Journal: "GLAAD has reached out to Amazon.com and they indicate this was an error, so we expect to start seeing evidence of its correction immediately, and any loss of visibility of gay-themed books as a result of this error will be made right by Amazon."

Author Jules Jones, meanwhile, told Wikinews that the suppression of sales rankings is not solely a gay issue. "[An]other point to make is that a lot of the people affected by this are straight", she says. "the two books that sparked this are published by a mainstream publisher, and intended to be marketed in the romance section in stores, to the same women who read any other romance books."

Authors of the affected works have expressed skepticism of Amazon's explanation, accusing Amazon of homophobia and deliberate censorship. Craig Seymour, author of All I Could Bare: My Life in the Strip Clubs of Gay Washington, D.C., recounts an exchange in early February 2009 with Amazon. On February 2, his book lost its sales rank, in the same fashion as the other LGBT-themed works this month. After inquiring about the loss of rank, Seymour received a reply on February 25 saying "the sales rank was not displayed for the following reasons: The ISBN 1416542051 was classified as an Adult product"; Seymour then found through routine searches that the rankings of gay themed works had been dropped but that rankings of books by like  and  had not, in an apparent double standard. Seymour's ranking was restored on February 27 and All I Could Bare is not among those books whose rankings have been dropped this month.

Protesting what they see as censorship, many people in the online community began organizing petitions and boycotts of Amazon. Microblogging site Twitter saw conversations about the de-ranking, tagged with the word "#AmazonFAIL", rise to the most popular subject on the site, and an online petition entitled "In protest at Amazon's new 'adult' policy" garnered 13,000 signatures within 24 hours of its creation.

The online community has also been investigating the de-rankings in order to clarify what works were dropped. Jane of publishing blog DearAuthor.com suggests in an analysis of the known dropped books that the de-ranking was performed automatically by a program examining the metadata of each book and dropping rankings from those tagged "Gay", "Adult", or "LGBT"; not all editions of the same book carry the same tag, which explains why some editions of books were dropped and others not. Meanwhile, at  suggests that the de-ranking started out as well-intentioned but that important information was lost along the way:

Sometime in the middle-distance past—maybe a couple of months ago, maybe a year, it doesn’t matter—somebody decided that it would be a good idea to make sure that works of straight-out pornography (or, for that matter, sex toys) didn’t inadvertently show up as the top result for innocuous search queries....Sometime more recently, an entirely different group of people were given the task of deciding what things for sale on Amazon should be tagged “adult,” but in the journey from one department to another, and from one level of the hierarchy to another, the directive mutated from "let’s discreetly unrank the really raunchy stuff" to "we’d better be careful to put an ‘adult’ tag on anything that could imaginably offend anyone."

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Sorry, this came in late. URLs withheld.

 I'm writing an article for Wikinews about the Amazon sales ranking scandal. Would you, as an author of adult literature, like to give a quote?  um... tired  ok, thanks  let me see if there's a suitable excerpt in one of my posts from this morning  ah, OK, I'd forgotten you had an LJ  see if there's anything useful in this ''url redacted;;  really am too tired to think straight -- went to bed late because I was involved in some of the "what the *hell* is going on?"  how should I credit you, by the way?  Jules Jones  any particular book? "Jules Jones, author of..."  other point to make is that a lot of the people affected by this are straight  including me  the two books that sparked this are pbulished by a mainstream publisher, and intended to be marketed in the romance section in stores, to the same women who read any other romance books

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http://community.livejournal.com/brutal_honesty/3168992.html

This might be an explanation... certainly seems relevant to the article at any rate.

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30 brightly coloured mummies discovered in Egyptian necropolis

April 13, 2009 Archaeologists have found approximately 30 beautifully preserved mummies in a 4,000 year old Egyptian necropolis which held 53 tombs. Supervisor of Antiquities for Middle Egypt Dr. Abdel-Rahman El-Ayedi's team established his archaeological site in the Faiyum Oasis near the El-Lahun Egyptian pyramid which is just south of Cairo.

Besides the mummies, the team found masks, amulets, clay pots and an offering table located in a funerary chapel. The chapel dates back to about 30 BC to 337 AD.

The amazing preservation of the linen wrapped mummies revealed bright decorations and writings in bright turquoise, terracotta and gold colours which had not faded over time. "The mission found dozens of mummies in 53 rock-hewn tombs dating to the Middle Kingdom," said Zahi Hawass. "Four of the mummies date back to the 22nd Dynasty (931 to 725 BC) and are considered some of the most beautiful mummies found."


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Music producer Phil Spector convicted of murder

April 13, 2009

Pop music producer Phil Spector, who produced a large number of hit records in the 1960s and 1970s, has been convicted of second-degree murder in the 2003 shooting of actress Lana Clarkson at the L.A. Superior Court in Los Angeles, California. Spector, currently 68, faces a minimum of 18 years in prison.

Clarkson died February 3, 2003 at Spector's mansion, the "Pyrenees Castle", in Alhambra, California, after returning home with Spector for a drink after they met during her shift at a nightclub where she worked as a hostess. Spector was arrested after police were called to the mansion, finding Clarkson dead of a gunshot wound; Spector insisted that her death was an "accidental suicide".

The jury in the trial deliberated for 32 hours over a period of nine days. The trial was the second on the charge, after the judge in the original trial declared a hung jury in the first.

The defense had argued that the 40-year-old actress was in a state of suicidal depression over her career and was capable of an impulsive act of self-destruction. Spector was however alleged to have said "I think I killed someone" after Clarkson was found dead, and jurors heard that he also considered himself "relatively insane" and a sufferer of bipolar disorder.

Phil Spector is widely credited with inventing the "wall of sound" production technique which was prominent in the sounds of many rock & roll groups, such as The Ronettes, to whose lead singer Spector was married, and the Righteous Brothers. Spector also produced the Beatles album Let It Be.

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Minnesota court declares Franken winner; Coleman considers appeal

April 14, 2009 The panel of three judges overseeing the legal proceedings surrounding Minnesota's 2008 Senate election has declared DFL candidate Al Franken the winner over Republican Norm Coleman, by a margin of 312 votes.

Coleman has ten days to appeal the decision to the Minnesota Supreme Court, and has said he intends to do so, but has not yet filed a notice of appeal.

Minnesota has been without a second senator since Coleman's term expired in January. A close result narrowly favoring Coleman in the initial election result in November triggered an automatic recount; during the course of that recount Franken slowly but steadily gained a few hundred additional votes, enough to put him in the lead.

Both the Minnesota Secretary of State and Governor have refused to certify the results of the election without a final court decision and the United States Senate's Democratic majority has said that the winner will not be seated until all court cases in Minnesota — of which Coleman's appeal to the Supreme Court would be the last — have been resolved.


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Australian Football League: Essendon defeat Collingwood in ANZAC Day match

Yesterday saw Essendon Football Club defeat the Collingwood Football Club in their annual ANZAC Day Australian rules football match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The ANZAC Day match between Collingwood and Essendon has been a traditional fixture of the Australian Football League season since 1995.

The game is usually played as a stand alone game on a week day, it is the first game of the round (if played on a Wednesday, Thursday or Friday) or the last (Monday or Tuesday). In 2009 the match was the first of four played on a Saturday.

In a closely fought contest, Essendon kicked three goals in four minutes - a reletively rare occurrence - to snatch an unlikely win.

Collingwood led by fifteen points at quarter time. Essendon clawed their way back to tie scores at half time and to lead by nine points at three quarter time.

The final quarter had the crowd well and truly out of their seats as Collingwood took a fourteen point lead going into the final eight minutes. Essendon's comeback started with four and a half minutes left in the match with a goal to Lerdy Jetta.

Ricky Dyson kicked his second goal two minutes later to pull Essendon within a goal - six points. Essendon tested the Collingwood defence for the next two and a half minutes, but resulted in a rushed behind - one point. David Zaharakis kicked the final goal of the game thirty seconds later.


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Australians missing out on full sports coverage, media outlets say

April 15, 2009

Major media outlets have told an Australian senate committee on environment, communications and the arts that Australians are being denied full coverage of sporting events.

They have told the inquiry that major sporting organisations are restricting how photos and text can be used on the internet and other digital media, which is threatening the reporting of sport as news.

Sporting organisations have hit back saying that such online content is a big money earner for them. They say that the money earned from those rights gets invested in grassroots programs.

Australian Associated Press asked the committee to recommend legislation guaranteeing the right of news media cover major sporting events.

"AAP reporting and photography are the lifeblood of news for regional and rural newspapers across the country," Fairfax Media, publisher of The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and a number of regional papers, said in its submission. "Millions of Australians are being prevented from receiving full AAP coverage of major sporting events. When photographs of sport events are privatised, all forms of journalism are vulnerable to such restrictions."

"AAP believes that the most effective way to protect the public interest in receiving news about sporting and related events is to have a legislated provision for right of access for news media," AAP's submission says.

The Australian Football League, in its submission, also argued for legislative amendments, but to the Copyright Act. Their recommendations would see the use of audio-visual, photographic and audio media restricted in the digital domain.

"To avoid protracted disputes with media organisations and to ensure a minimum standard of protection across digital sports news reporting in Australia, AFL believes that the best means of introducing these restrictions is by way of amendments to the Copyright Act or a mandatory industry code," the AFL's submission said.

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Tamil protests underway in Oslo

April 14, 2009 Members of the Tamil community in Oslo, Norway are demonstrating in protest of the Sinhalese-dominated government of Sri Lanka. The protests are taking place peacefully on the grounds in front of the Storting, the Norwegian Parliament. The demonstrators are supporters of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), popularly known as the Tamil Tigers. They criticised the Sri Lankan governments handling of Tamil civilians in the war zone in northern Sri Lanka and are attempting to get the Norwegian government to intervene diplomatically in the conflict to stop the Sri Lankan government from putting civilians at risk.

The peaceful demonstrations come the day after Tamil protesters stormed the Sri Lankan embassy in Oslo. In response, this morning the Sri Lankan government refused to let Norway continue its mediating role in the decades-long Sri Lankan Civil War; the Norwegian government, in response, has said its role in bringing the two sides to the table ended in 2006. The protest leaders have apologized for the invasion of the embassy.

The Norwegian government has given the demonstrators permission to demonstrate until Friday, but they are forbidden from staying all day or from camping on the Storting grounds.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared a two-day cease-fire in government operations against the LTTE, the largest group fighting against the government, on Monday for the Sri Lankan New Year, to allow civilians to leave the combat zone. Tens of thousands of civilians, many displaced by the war, are in the combat zone.

The LTTE has been campaigning violently for an independent homeland for the Tamil people in northern Sri Lanka since 1976. The Sri Lankan government has recently enjoyed a string of military successes against the LTTE, who have been driven out of all major towns they once controlled. The Sri Lankan government has stated it believes that there are now only 500 LTTE fighters remaining, intermingled with civilians in the Jaffna Peninsula.

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 *  the tamil demonstrations have startet up again.
 *  Fiiup: getting good photos?
 *  im sick today :/
 *  ah well
 *  we can use some from last time, if you've got 'em
 *  they got permision untill friday.
 *  who did, the protesters?
 *  Didn't the last round of Tamil protests get ugly? (assuming you mean the ones in London)
 *  the one sec.
 *  Fiiup: nothing's hit the English news yet, we can scoop this if we work fast.
 * You are now known as St-Lemur
 *  they got permisjon from parlaimant untill friday this week
 *  they are not alowd to sleep over ont the front lawn of the building, they are not permited to stay all day
 *  btw it was handled by the administrativ people they have also given an apologi for what happend in the embassy
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 *  Who's demonstrating, exactly -- the Tamil community in Norway, or representatives of the Tamil Tigers, or who?
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 * <St-Lemur> OK. And how are they demonstrating -- peacefully, violently? Waving signs, throwing rocks, chanting slogans, lighting candles?
 * <Fiiup> St-Lemur: peacefully.
 * <St-Lemur> OK. Where specifically? Lawn of the Norwegian parliament building in Oslo?
 * <Fiiup> mhm
 * <Fiiup> the cortyard or what ever you want to call it
 * <St-Lemur> OK. What are the Tamils protesting about? An end to the civil war, in support of the LTTE, for independence for Tamil Elam?
 * <Fiiup> they want the norwegian govermant to stop the sri lankan army from kiling more sivilians in the war sone
 * <Fiiup> they are in suport of the ltte
 * <St-Lemur> OK. And what are your sources for this: what you've seen yourself, what you've heard from demostrators, or sources in the Norwegian media?
 * <Fiiup> the sources is a journalist on site
 * <St-Lemur> OK. Any way you can get him or her in here to verify this? Otherwise it's secondhand, which is OK but if that's so we'd like to know who the journalist is.
 * <Fiiup> it has been confirmd by the tamils them selvs.
 * <St-Lemur> OK. So you personally have talked to the Tamil demonstrators?
 * <Fiiup> yeas, yeasterday
 * <St-Lemur> Cool, then this is all original reporting.
 * <Fiiup> mhm
 * Indeed some of the info in the article relies on the above - good :). One unclarity - and the assumption I'm working on: The info on which days and modalities of demonstration are first hand from yesterday - but the info that the demonstration today is peaceful is from the journalist ? I'd be surprised if otherswise, so I'm passing on verifyability. Sean Heron (talk) 19:02, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

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- just changed the review id to the current change (by me) - I changed "demonstrators claimed that Sri Lanka targetted Tamil civilians" into "demonstrators criticised Sri Lanka's handling of civilians". Am happy with this being changed back, but couldn't see the stronger wording in any sources (the one I have now is based on info from the AP article). Sean Heron (talk) 19:18, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Good job !
Entering: "Sri Lanka demonstrations" in Google news as of now points to this article ! Good job everyone, the article is a nice read :D. Sean Heron (talk) 20:02, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Canada protests
Canada has the largest population of non-native Tamils (170,000). There has been a continuous protest at Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Today, the 16h day, over 10,000 people participated/are participating, and there was a hunger strike as well. They are calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to work to get a ceasefire. It's being widely reported in the local/national news (e.g. and ). I have photos, but no time to report. --RealGrouchy (talk) 21:41, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

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French fishermen blockade Channel ports

April 14, 2009

French fishing vessels have blockaded the English Channel ports of Calais, Bolougne, and Dunkirk.

The protest is an industrial action over tighter fishing quotas imposed by the European Union, with French fishing unions asking for their government to provide financial assistance or take a tougher line. CFTC Fishermans Union spokesman Bruno Dachicourt told Agence France Presse: "There are easily twenty boats blocking the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer in organized ranks. Not a boat will go in nor out."

The fishermen are protesting the lowering of European Union quotas on fishing, which place a ceiling on the amount of fish that the fishermen of each member country are allowed to catch and sell. The EU has lowered quotas in response to concerns about the sustainability of fisheries, but each drop in quota reduces the amount of work each fishing vessel can do. "The feeble amount of the quota obliges us to close the fishing zones three months after the beginning of the catch", said Stéphane Pinto, spokesman for the CFDT trade union group representing fishermen in Boulogne.

Ferry sailings between Dover in the United Kingdom and Calais were suspended, with UK authorities implementing the Operation Stack management plan in response. Under the plan sections of the M20 motorway are closed to traffic and used as a managed lorry park. Motorists have been advised to seek alternative routes if possible. Most cars and passengers from the P&O Calais-Dover sailings at 16.10 (apparently the first sailing affected), 17.40 and 18.25 left on the "Pride of Dover" at 11.47 arriving Dover at 12.30. Two SeaFrance ferries, Renoir and another, left slightly earlier.

Fishermen have also used fires and roadblocks to interfere with access to the ports by road.

The blockades come eight days after a similar incident in the Mediterranean, when French fishermen in Marseille, Ajaccio, Toulon and other port cities interfered with oil tanker movements and blockaded ports throughout the south of the country.

Wikinews is unaware of any official statement from the British or French Governments in response to the blockade.

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Court participates in traffic ticket amnesty program

Nearly half a million motorists in Detroit alone have an opportunity to settle their delinquent traffic tickets at half the cost under an amnesty program that began April 1st — and they’d be fools not to take advantage of it.

That was the message recently from judges and administrators of the ten Wayne County District Courts taking part in the 2009 Traffic Ticket Amnesty Program from April 1st through April 30th. "It provides an opportunity for citizens to take care of their traffic tickets, get their licenses back and generate revenue for Detroit," said 36th District Court Administrator Otis Davis.

He said there are more than 450,000 delinquent tickets out of 36th District Court alone.

The last time the 36th District Court offered an amnesty program was in 2002. At that time, the court collected $3 million in outstanding fines and netted $1 million for the city. Prior to 2002, the last amnesty program was in 1993. Chief Judge Marylin Atkins of the 36th District Court said her court tries to offer the amnesty program every 10 years, "but because of the economy, we decided to do it this year."

As with a General Motors buyout, Atkins said this offer will not be extended. "We’re going to work with you, but you have to come in and see us during April," she said, "because after that, we will come after you with the full force of the law."

Atkins’s court is offering a 50 percent reduction on the city fine, the state and ordinance late fees, the D36 cost and the late penalty on all civil infraction tickets. The tickets must be in default status or had a judgment from January 1, 2002, through December 31, 2008. Parking tickets are not included in the 36th District Court program.

Nine other district courts are participating. They are 17th District Court, Redford; 18th District Court, Westland; 21st District Court, Garden City; 24th District Court, Allen Park and Melvindale; 28th District Court, Southgate; 29th District Court, Wayne; 31st District Court, Hamtramck; Grosse Pointe Park Municipal Court; and 33rd District Court, Woodhaven.

The amnesty program varies among the courts. In Grosse Pointe Park, parking tickets are included, according to court administrator Karen Albrecht. "In 2002, we got a lot of calls asking why we weren’t taking part in the program," Albrecht explained. She said only Grosse Pointe Park among the five Grosse Pointe communities was taking part in the amnesty program.

Judge Richard Hammer of the 21st District Court in Garden City encouraged individuals with outstanding tickets to call their respective courts to get the details of their participation in the program. "We are fairly certain a great number of people are good, honest citizens who cannot get out from under their tickets," he said. Judge John T. Courtright of the 24th District Court in Allen Park and Melvindale concurred. "I would encourage all the citizens to take advantage of the program," he said.

Payable parking tickets are included in the 24th District Court's amnesty offer and are also reduced in Wayne, Woodhaven, Allen Park, Melvindale and Redford. Judge Atkins in Detroit said her court does not have authority to reduce parking tickets.

Judge Hammer said violators do not have to be residents of the city in which their tickets were issued in order to take advantage of the amnesty program. "Anyone coming to the same court will get the same treatment," he said.

In some cases, the savings to motorists could be substantial. In Westland, for example, the 18th District Court will waive the $35 default late fee, the $50 warrant cost and the 20 percent late fee on eligible cases.

In all courts, however, individuals who have had their licenses suspended must pay the $45 clearance fee to the State of Michigan. And in most, if not all, cases, adjusted fines must be paid in full. In most courts, credit cards, certified checks and money orders are accepted.

"While some other jurisdictions may be giving payment [plans], this court is not," Atkins said of the 36th District Court. "This is a one-shot deal. Bring your money in before April 30."

Individuals who appear at their court to address violations covered under the program will not be arrested upon their voluntary appearance.

The judges and court administrators agreed that sometimes people get buried by fines and cannot climb their way out, especially under the current economic conditions. "We find for some people their fines and fees just keep getting added on and on, and a person cannot pay a ticket even though they might have been able to otherwise," said Judge Courtwright of Allen Park.

Motorists may call (313) 967-7400 or visit the 36th District Court's Website for more detailed information regarding each court participating in the amnesty program.


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Hi ! Nice article - some questions
Hi John Harry, seems like noone else has taken the time to say hello yet! So since the article you wrote is exactly the sort I think the wikinews is made for (original reporting!), I wanted to give you a warm welcome.

Regarding your article: I'd love to review and publish it, but their's one thing I think needs clarifing. You wrote the article has been previously published - but that the author retained rights to it. I assume you then would be the author, or if not have permission of the author to publish under the licence we use here (Creative commons-BY). Unfortunately, the anonymity of the internet forces us to not take such statements at face value. But there is a system, the OTRS tickets system, which allows a certain amount of verification. I actually don't know how it works, but'll get in contact with one of our colleagues who does in a sec.

Sorry to inconvenience you like this - especially as the only reason I know there may be copyright problems is your own statement on where the article has been published. But I hope you understand that we wish to avert publishing any material without proper consent.

Thanks for your time - I'll get back to you asap. Regards, Sean Heron (talk) 12:53, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * OK, I've not been able to get any answers on the OTRS system - but I reckon thats probably overkill anyway. I think if you can state whether you are the author, or that you have the authors explisit permission for releasing under our licence conditions, that should be fine (please do so on the articles talk page). Thanks for your time, and feel free to get back to me if you have any questions! Sean Heron (talk) 14:02, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Hey, I've replied in length in an email. Just wanted to note that I don't think the citation I added to the article was overly important - it was just that it covered some of the information in the article, and thus allowed for some independant verification. While of course it's fine to be relying on the person who's done the original reporting, I think it doesn't hurt to make info assessible if it's available. Hope that might clear things up a bit. Regards Sean Heron (talk) 12:46, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

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Volunteers are making and handing out purple ribbons??? Shouldn't they be looking for the missing girl? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 63.116.14.45 (talk • contribs)
 * You think that. I think that. They think that their god will take care of things. That's just laziness. Whether you believe a god exists or not, that shouldn't prevent you from taking action when needed. Making ribbons is easy; it makes them feel like they are contributing, but without all that unfortunate, you know, work. Gopher65talk 20:18, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm guessing you both miss this part. "150 volunteers joined search efforts and to pass out flyers on the 10th. Police say they have no need of more volunteers at this time, however they would appreciate any tips or calls from anyone who may have seen either Victoria or the woman." Hope I'd help :D.--66.229.26.39 22:28, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

HI I'm from sudbury Ont i was just wondering why there was now amber alert for Victoir(Torie) Stratford, we are having a walk for phone home kid's on May 3rd if she is not found by this time I will wear Torie on my back and we will wear the purple ribbon for her family GOD BLESS THIS FAMILY AND HEAR OUR PRAYERS.

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Hi. I noticed that you published the article Ad-hoc Liaison Committee meets in Oslo, Norway. Please note that all articles must undergo a peer review by an independent editor before being published; this means that one cannot publish an article that one has written or significantly contributed to. Since you were the author of the article in question, I'm afraid I had to undo your edit. Thanks for your understanding, Tempodivalse [talk]  23:42, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

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Article and photo first appeared in the March 26, 2009, Detroit Legal News. Freelance writer retained second and later rights. Source was press release and speakers at March 25, 2009, press conference at 36th District Court in Detroit. Johnharry (talk) 01:45, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the information! As Original reporting notes, these are on the short side, but I think sufficient. A slight problem is that you state that the article has been previously published elsewhere - you say that the writer retained second rights - but not whether you are the writer, or have his permission. Please see your talk page, where I wrote in some more details. And of course, many thanks for your contribution! I assume the article is yours, and it'd be okay to release it, but we need to be sure. Sean Heron (talk) 12:58, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

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Please don't take this as a "failed" review : I merely want to point out which points I've checked, and that some extra info is necessary for the last points to be "cleared".

Even if the Info is not the newest, I still think this is newsworthy as local news. Verifiability is as good as any other original reporting article, as far as I can see.

With requested info:

I'd like to note: I have no confirmation beyond the statement below that the person submitting is the copyright holder. My judgement though, is that the likelihood of a copyright violation is extremely low - given that I wouldn't even be aware of prior publishing if same person hadn't pointed it out. Those are the reasons I'm "pass"ing on copyright.Sean Heron (talk) 15:00, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

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Just to make it clear, I (John Minnis) wrote the article for the Detroit Legal News. As a freelance writer, I retain rights to republish my stories and photos as I wish. More info on me and copies of my stories can be found at http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhminnis Johnharry (talk) 14:23, 15 April 2009 (UTC)


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I will add sources from the official Premier League website as soon as I can. —75.168.167.78 01:44, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Sources added from English Premier League —Calebrw (talk) 02:11, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

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Nine dead and more than 70 injured after bridge collapses in Peru

April 15, 2009

A wooden suspension bridge in Peru, measuring, broke into two pieces killing nine people and seriously injuring 70 others, mostly children. Two of the dead were teachers, and seven were students aged 10 to 13. At least 70 to 80 people were on the bridge at the time of the collapse which happened near Coracora, the capital city of Parinacochas Province.

As four local schools were dismissed, the teachers and students walked home, crossing the bridge. Investigators say the bridges' collapse was due to too many people crossing at a single time.

The bridge traversed a dry riverbed canyon deep which had housed the Santa Barbara River. The suspension bridge is reported to be made of wooden board slats which were supported by steel cables anchored to cement posts.

"We've suffered a grave accident, a suspension bridge that goes to a high school has fallen, it has broken in two and we have a large number of students injured and dead." said Walter Antayhua, Mayor of Coracora. The bridge was slated for repairs last week.

Helicopters were dispatched to take the injured to the hospital, however rescue efforts were hampered by fog which prevented some of them from landing. 70 of the injured victims in a local hospital are suffering from serious injuries. Ayacucho health director Maria Torrealba reported that 33 of those were head injuries.

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Comments:Pakistani scientist says government knew about nuclear shipment to North Korea

This guy is a dangerous man and to think the taliban can have nuclear weapons

WHAT CAN WE DO?
Knowing who is guilty for passing nuclear technology represent some historical interest. But knowing the answer to the following questions is crucial. What exactly has been passed to those countries? What kind of harm can those countries provoque to the rest of the world? How can we deal with these new threaths? What shall we do in the future to prevent such actions? The answer isn't really that simple. Ones has to think carefully twice before taking any action and be prepared for a soaring international instability. We probably shall have to take advantage of the latter in order to help for the overtrowing of non democratic governments. A kind of instability, well focused on certain regions of the world and well framed by our demotratic world could really help. In the long run, controlled and acompanied instability can prove coherent and profitable. Let's think about long term future and act like prelates seeking a good solution in order to save their world.


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Scottish woman on 'Britain's Got Talent' becomes YouTube sensation

April 15, 2009

A Scottish woman, appearing as a contestant on the UK television reality show Britain's Got Talent, has stunned audiences around the globe. Her appearance, which can be seen on YouTube, shocked the show's judges and the theatre audience.

47-year-old Susan Boyle from Blackburn, West Lothian, in Scotland, made her debut appearance on the show on Saturday night by saying that she had "never been married, never been kissed" and was currently unemployed, living alone at home with her cat, Pebbles. She says that she wants to "be a professional singer", but has "never been given the chance." Audience members and judges Amanda Holden, Simon Cowell and Piers Morgan, first laughed and even poked fun at her.

Boyle then stunned the judges and audience, getting a standing ovation, with her performance of I Dreamed a Dream from the award winning musical performance Les Misérables. Cowell called her performance "extraordinary" while Morgan called it "the biggest surprise I've had in three years of this show. I am shocked." Holden even admitted that "everyone was against you [Boyle]" and that "we were all being very cynical."

People from around the globe have also gotten a glimpse of her performance. As of April 15, after just four days, her performance has been viewed over 9,000,000 times on YouTube, becoming YouTube's most 'popular' video, and the most viewed of the week. Within 48 hours, she already had a fan site on the world wide web. Boyle's performance is also currently the top search result on Google's search engine when entering the song title.

It is not yet known when Boyle will appear next on the show. Assuming she qualifies for the latter stages, her second performance is likely to be aired in late May — there are 25 episodes in the season, and so far only two episodes have aired. The show is in its third season.


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Stats and interesting notes post publish
Since publishing, her video went from just over 4 million views to 5.4 million views in less than 5 hours. That is over 1.3 million views in that 5 hour period. Starting to become one of the most biggest internet sensations so far this year.

First interview in the press:. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 11:09, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Views
She has one video and one performance. Tallying all views from all videos is not logical or factual. Its still the same video and same performance. The original video is all that is needed in this case. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 17:57, 16 April 2009 (UTC)


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It was grand !!!!!! what a wonderful voice, and what a personality.

i keep playing it over & over i can't stop !!!!!!!!!
 * Which explains the 5,000,000 views - I made a correction to the article to that extent.
 * Regardless if someone watches it more than once, the over 5,000,000 is still accurate. Per view is per view. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 10:55, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

I wish we can have things like these in the America. Everything has to do with how you look.--66.229.26.39 19:48, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
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 * --Brian McNeil / talk 10:19, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

BIG TALENT AND THE BEST VOICE THAT i HAD HEARD.
THE BIGEST SURPRISE FOR THE WORLD ,CONGRATULATION ,HERE UR FAN.

Glenn Beck is showing the video now. --KDP3 (talk) 21:59, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

An Angelic Voice
Susan Boyle proved that it is "never too late". We refer to Susan as "the middle age woman" as it is natural for most of us to have preconceive ideas how talented people are meant to look like. Unfortunately not all of us look like Madonna or Kylie etc.. but fortunately Susan Boyle has the personality and confidence and most importantly a great talent. Every time I listened to her singing, I get goose bumps. Congratulations Susan!

C. Lock

P.S. I also heard Susan's "cry me a river" recorded 10 yrs ago. Why didn't anyone in the recording industry recognize this talented woman then??

Susan Boyle
I watched her performance in YouTube and it is outstanding. I completely agree with Holden when she said every one were against Susan Boyle initially. I had a feeling of complete happiness and bliss. Felt like I met god in manifestation of boyle's voice. I am amazed and totally surprised. I watched the video at least 20 times over and over again. I got goose bumps watching Susan Boyle perform every time I watched her video. - vishnu.L(vishnu239@gmail.com)(India)

Susan Boyle
Susan Boyle singing on the programme Britains got talent was sensational. I have not enjoyed a per formance like that for years. Congratulations.

John Rudd.


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Copies of the request for comment emails sent to scoop. -RockerballAustralia (talk) 04:30, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

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Any reason why we chosse to write internet instead of Internet in this article? Just wondering. Kushal one (talk) 03:39, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

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edit protected Please add this article to Category:The Sydney Morning Herald. Thank you. Green Giant (talk) 09:58, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
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Anfield Memorial Service 20 years after Hillsbrough Disaster

April 15, 2009 Thousand of people have met at Liverpool Anfield Football ground to mark the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough Disaster which claimed the lives of 96 Liverpool FC fans. A minutes silence was held at 15:06 in Liverpool, Nottingham and Sheffield.

In the 20 years that have passed but the families of the victims and a large portion of the population in Liverpool feel that there are still unanswered questions over the events and blame still to be apportioned.

In addition there are questions regarding, what is seen as, the post event coverup and the part played in it by Norman Bettison. Who was latter appointed Chief Constable of Merseyside by Merseyside Police Authority in circumstances that caused members of the authority to resign.

The Sun newspaper and it's then editor Kelvin Mackensey are still regarded with hate by a portion of Liverpool fans for there coverage of the events particularly for blaming Liverpool fans and for allegations that fans attacked the police during the rescue and urinated on them.


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This is awesomeness. Go archaeology!--72.209.8.195 19:34, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

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Tamil Tigers are a terrorist paramilitary group which targets civilians and uses child soldiers actively. So these people are terrorist supporters. Why are they allowed to protest freely? What next, a protest in support of Al-Qaeda push in Afghanistan?
 * Tamil is an ethnicity. The LTTE is an organization that has been labelled as terrorist. The people protesting are Tamils, and want the death of Tamils to stop. Consider, by comparison, the distinction between "Chinese person" and "Member of the Chinese Communist Party". --RealGrouchy (talk) 21:36, 21 April 2009 (UTC)


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Fire sensors removed from Polish hostel where fire broke out

April 16, 2009

On Easter Monday, a hostel fire killed 22 people and injured 20 more. Nearly two dozen people are still in the hospital, including an eighteen-month-old baby in Kamień Pomorski, Poland. The dead included six children. There is still one person missing.

During the intense blaze, parents reportedly tossed children from windows of the upper floors to people waiting below. Residents jumped out of windows resulting in the majority of injuries which were broken bones.

The fire alarm sensors, which had been installed in the 1970s, were removed two years ago when the three storey worker's hostel was converted into a homeless family shelter.

Several building code violations were found which were not reported by construction inspectors.

The flames and smoke built up quickly in the three storey building hallways hindering escape from residential rooms. Only a few people managed to escape via the fire escape.

There were 77 people registered in the hostel, some were visitors, and the rest were homeless residents. There are still 11 registered people who are unaccounted for. The Minister of Interior and Administration reported that the recovered remains will be identified through DNA testing which could take weeks to process.

The fire broke out in the middle of the night, and a resident suspected that a lit cigarette may have caused the blaze.

"The fire started in the hall and then spread in the whole building," said Grzegorz Schetyna, the Minister of Interior and Administration.

"I can guarantee that help will be complete and enough when it comes to ensuring a place to live for those saved from this catastrophe," said Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland. The Polish government committed 4 million zloty (US$1.2 million).

On Monday, Lech Kaczyński, President of Poland, declared three days of mourning.

All Polish shelters will undergo safety inspections as a result of the fire.


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Asexual ants discovered

April 17, 2009

According to research undertaken at the University of Texas at Austin (and recently published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B Journal), a species of ant (Mycocepurus smithii) found in the Amazon reproduces asexually. The species is thought to be the first such species discovered.

The possibility that Mycocepurus smithii reproduces asexually had previously been suggested by Hermógenes Fernandez-Marin, "The possibility that females reproduce parthenogenetically is suggested by the conspicuous lack of males in reproductive colonies."

Molecular genetic results reported in the Royal Society Proceedings indicate that members of Mycocepurus smithii colonies are genetically identical, consistent with asexual reproduction. Anna Himler, the biologist leading the research commented that "In social insects there are a number of different types of reproduction," but continued that "... this species has evolved its own unusual mode."

Further research into when the species became asexual and why this change occurred is being undertaken.

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Pacific Islands Forum condemns Fiji takeover

April 16, 2009

Toke Talagi, the Pacific Islands Forum chairman and Premier of Niue, has condemned the Fijian president's decision to abrogate the constitution.

"I condemn the actions of the military regime in Fiji to date, the abrogation of the Constitution and reappointment of members of the previous Interim Government in direct contravention of Fiji law as determined by the Court of Appeal on 9th April 2009," Mr Talagi said.

"The hopes and aspirations of many in Fiji and the wider region, just briefly raised by the Court of Appeal decision on 9 April, have been dashed by the unilateral and irresponsible actions of President Iloilo and Commodore Bainimarama."

President Ratu Josefa Iloilo abrogated the country's constitution and revoked all judicial appointments last Friday in response to a Court of Appeal decision declaring the removal of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase and the appointment of military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama as interim Prime Minister unlawful.

The Forum has pressed Fiji for a return to democracy, and in January set a deadline for Fiji to set a date for elections to be held this year. Now Talagi has written to other Pacific leaders seeking their views on whether Fiji should be immediately suspended from the Forum.

"I want to also ascertain from them whether we should take the actions that have been agreed to in Papua New Guinea at the beginning of this year with respect to the suspension of the interim regime from taking part in any of the forum meetings and so on," he said.

Several Pacific leaders now see Fiji's suspension as inevitable. "The reality is that unless there is some miraculous turn around of events, Fiji is going to be suspended by the forum in roughly two weeks," said New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.

Samoan Prime Minister Tuila’epa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi agrees. "Membership of Fiji in the Forum organisation should be ended," he said.

He called upon Fijian church leaders to approach Bainimarama and tell him that what he is doing is wrong.

Bainimarama was reappointed as Fijian Prime Minister on Saturday.

Fiji's government was overthrown by a military coup in 2006.


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I think this needs a bit more context, and some rewording to make some things clearer, but I'm too tired to do it ATM. I'm sure someone else will have a go.

In particular,I'm unhappy with this bit:

"The Forum has pressed Fiji for a return to democracy, and in January set a deadline for Fiji to set a date for elections to be held this year"

Basically the Forum wants Fiji to hold elections by the end of this year. Back in January they demanded Fiji name a date by May 1. There has to be a tidier, more elegant way of saying it. --IdiotSavant (talk) 15:08, 16 April 2009 (UTC)


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Mountaineers 'Climb Up' for AIDS funding

April 22, 2009

To raise funding and awareness for children living with AIDS in Africa, the tallest mountain peak in every state in the United States will be scaled this spring. The American Foundation for Children with AIDS (AFCA), in partnership with the American Alpine Institute, is sponsoring "Climb Up the 50."

Funding from this synchronized climb-a-thon will pay for the uphill battle to support children with AIDS. Funds raised will cover AIDS-related medication, supplies, and food for children infected with the disease in the hardest-hit countries, including Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.

The program includes Climb Up the 50, Climb Up the World, and Climb Up Kilimanjaro. Climb Up the 50 is based in the United States, with participants climbing or hiking up the highest point in their state sometime during May 23–31. Other teams of people will join them to climb the highest peak in their state.

Florida has the lowest peak, with an elevation of only 345 feet above sea level. The highest peak in the country is located in Alaska — Denali (Mount McKinley) — at over 20,000 feet above sea level. A team's goal is to raise US$5,000 for the organization while individuals raise either $90, $180, or $360.

Climb Up the World participants can engage in the event by running, climbing, hiking or cycling — where ever in the world they are — on September 19 or 20.

Each person who registers to take part in the event can either raise $90, $180, or $360. Each amount is the equivalent of 3 months, 6 months, or one full-year of life-saving medication for a child. The $25 registration fee covers all administrative costs so all raised donations will be used for AFCA-related programs. Teams raise $5,000.

The Climb Up Kilimanjaro is the most daring event. The team consists of 12 brave people who will climb up Mount Kilimanjaro — at 19,330 feet, the highest peak in Africa. The Kilimanjaro team wishes to raise $10,000 per person to cover costs of climbing and the money needed for the AFCA's initiatives. This 10-day climb will take place September 11–24.

The mountain climbing apparel manufacturer Merrell has agreed to donate the footwear needed to the 12 members of the Kilimanjaro team.

"AFCA has received tremendous support from the climbing community around the world," Tanya Weaver, executive director of the AFCA, said. "We think the challenge of climbing to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro is an appropriate symbol for the uphill battle HIV/AIDS children face."

This viral event is not just limited to climbing. The AFCA invites anyone and everyone to climb, hike, bike, or run for whatever distance to raise money for the children.

Corporations are encouraged to either sponsor, match donations, or organize a team of their own. Non-participants of the fundraiser can go the AFCA's website for the program and sponsor one of the climbers for the Climb Up Kilimanjaro part of the program.

The AFCA's assistance in HIV/AIDS stricken countries does not go unnoticed. Children who have received care from hospitals funded by the organization have sent letters of appreciation, which can be viewed on their website.

"The organization I founded ten years ago, Orphans International Worldwide, has a community center at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro at OI Tanzania, serving AIDS orphans and other children," Jim Luce said. "Hopefully the Kilimanjaro team will stop by and visit the children currently staying there before they embark on their ten-day journey up the highest peak in Africa."


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Some of the organisations you mention are already on wikipedia Children Affected by AIDS Foundation, Orphans International, Mount Kilimanjaro, HIV/AIDS.

This is how to add images to wikinews, same format applies to wikipedia adding images The images have to be uploaded to wikimedia commons first.

Wikinews, wikipedia use wiki coding a short cut of html coding which it looks like you are used to. To add a URL just look above at the link to wikimedia commons when you are in "edit this page", when you are on wikinews you can wikilink to wikipedia like the organisations above. The w: is only needed on wikinews, on wikipedia the links would be inherently direct. For wikipedia here is a tutorial, and a another welcome.

The challenge for this topic presented to wikipedia would be Wikipedia is not a soapbox. So it would be depend on how the article is written if it would be accepted. Look at some of the above articles mentioned which are already on wikipedia to get an idea of what is there for an encyclopadia. I hope this is of some help to you. Good luck on all your endeavours, and it is amazing that is seems like you have founded Orphans International!

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Anti-tax tea parties held across the USA

April 17, 2009

🇺🇸Anti-tax anti-spending rallies called Tea Parties took place across the United States Wednesday. The rallies were held in various locations from Boston, Massachusetts to San Francisco, California.

Wednesday was chosen by organizers as it is the federal income tax filing deadline, as well as the deadline for many states. The rallies were named after the Boston Tea Party, a 1773 pre-American Revolution event protesting taxation without representation.

Organizers indicated that Tea Parties took place at more than 850 locations, with a combined total of 750,000 to over 1 million attendees. The Americans for Tax Reform has tallied 242 locations with around 299,071 attendees.

In Washington, D.C., several thousand protesters demonstrated outside the White House about taxes and excess spending by the national government. The Secret Service stopped the rally after a suspicious package was tossed over the White House fence. With the area cleared, a bomb squad robot inspected the package that turned out to be a box of tea bags. The area was reopened.


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 * The article seems unclear to me if it means that this is the only ant species to reproduce asexually, only insect species to do so, or the only species ever found to do so. Bawolff ☺☻ 05:06, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

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"Fire sensors" seems a little vague, and I note that WikipediA doesn't have an articel by that name. Does anyone know if they were smoke detectors, heat detectors, both or something else? 76.117.247.55 06:22, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

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tempo di valse  20:57, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

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