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Google Android smartphone sales triple in the UK this year

July 27, 2010 Sales of running the  operating system have tripled since the beginning of 2010, according to figures released yesterday. Market analysts said that "around one in every eight handsets sold in the UK between April and June 2010 on a contract is Android-powered, compared to one in 33 on average between January and March."

Last week, stepped up the marketing for its latest Android-powered device, the. Other Android-powered devices include the and the.

Smartphones currently represent 73.5% of the market. GfK analyst Megan Baldock said to : "The figures suggest an increasing number of consumers are now asking for Android handsets by name."


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Chip Ganassi makes American motor sports history

July 27, 2010 NASCAR and Indy team owners and  became the first team owners in history to sweep the three top races in American motor sports. In February, NASCAR driver took the checkered flag at the  followed by Scottish driver 's win in the Indy open wheel series at the  in May. Jamie McMurray helped make it a clean sweep when over the weekend he again took the top spot (and his second win of the season) by winning the Brickyard 400, also held at the.

Pole sitter led the majority of Sunday's race, but in a late pit stop, he and his crew chief Brian Pattie conservatively changed four tires while teammate and rival McMurray changed only two. As a result, the Colombian born driver fell back in the field, and eventually crashed out of the race. This marks the second time Montoya has dominated this race only to fall short at the end.

NASCAR Sprint Cup points leader finished in second place, followed by,  and.

Ganassi, a former open wheel driver, formed Target Chip Ganassi Racing in 1990. This team entered cars in North America's two leading open wheel series, CART and the Indy Racing League (IRL). Meanwhile in 1989, Sabates formed SABCO Racing to compete in the NASCAR Cup, the leading stock car class in the United States. Ganassi's operation merged with SABCO in 2001, forming an organization with teams that compete not only in NASCAR and IRL, but also in sports car endurance racing. Ganassi drivers won seven open wheel championships between 1996 and 2009. Missouri NASCAR driver Jamie McMurray re-joined Ganassi's team for the 2010 season, after a five year spell with Roush-Fenway Racing.

Also in North American motorsport on Sunday, Spanish rider took the checkered flag in the United States Grand Prix at California's. Lorenzo's victory on a Fiat Yamaha bike, over Casey Stoner (second) and Valentino Rossi (third), strengthened his points lead in the championship.

The next race in the NASCAR  will be held on Sunday at  in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, where  is the defending race champion.

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Boy, was this fast-tracked or what? The first pargraph at least is extremely shaky. Daytona's and Indy's 500s are not held on the same day and calling the Brickyard 400 one of "three top races in American motor sports" is deceptive and highly arguable. Rewrite by someone more knowledgable, please. 172.164.108.33 (talk) 03:33, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
 * I didn't catch that. Thanks..... I'll try to reword it. -- Nascar 1996  04:01, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Yep, I see what I did, I confused Scot Dixon winning on Sunday for some reason. Maybe I'm actually too knowledgeable? :) Turtlestack (talk) 04:35, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
 * By the way, these three races constitute a "triple crown" in motor sports so there is nothing subjective about it - that's why it's an important story and why I chose to lede with the historical context of Ganassi doing something nobody has ever done before. Turtlestack (talk) 04:35, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
 * On wikipedia I would be calling for references on that claim. Who considers two races from one style and one race from another a "triple crown". Citation please! 75.41.110.200 (talk) 17:53, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
 * It's an owners, not drivers triple crown. Read the article. Turtlestack (talk) 21:13, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

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I have added some "Paris is in France" type background facts, but I feel we need to back them up with sources. Please list relevant sources here --InfantGorilla (talk) 11:12, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
 * 1) Ganassi once a racing driver http://www.chipganassiracing.com/media/index.cfm?cid=21028
 * 2) Sports car and CART racing, three consecutive CART championships, McMurray's spell at RFR http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/sports/2533226,4_2_JO25_BRICKYARD_S1-100726.article
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 * 4) CGR and SABCO merge in 2001 http://www.chipganassiracing.com/media/index.cfm?cid=21029

As far as I can tell, this list covers the background facts I added. --InfantGorilla (talk) 11:42, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

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Poisoned liquor kills 17 in Kenyan slum

July 27, 2010 Poisoned liquor, locally known as , killed seventeen and blinded a dozen in Kenya's largest slum. Many of the people who died were found in their homes, in Nairobi slum.

Police said the changaa "may have contained traces of methanol", BBC News reported.

The woman who distilled the liquor was arrested. Authorities are investigating if the addition of poison was accidental or not.

Changaa is often supplemented with additives that make it more potent. Many Kenyans die from poisoned liquor every year, often sold in the brewer's home.

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Seychelles sentences Somali pirates to ten years in prison

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The Republic of Seychelles has convicted eight men of piracy and three others for aiding and abetting piracy. All eleven men each received a ten year sentence in jail. Four of the convicted were under eighteen years of age.

The office of President states this ruling is in response to a hijack attempt on a Seychelles coast guard ship.

This ruling by Seychelles' Supreme Court in is the first time the state has convicted Somali pirates.

Seychelles set up a court for the sole purpose of trying Somali pirates earlier this year, in response to hijackings of ships in Seychellois waters.

A Seychellois government statement said that "[t]heir conviction is a historical milestone as it is the first time that a piracy trial is successfully prosecuted in the Seychelles."

Pirates attacked ships more than 200 times in 2009, including 68 hijackings, and made around 50 million (38.5 million) in ransoms.

Seychelles and Kenya are the only African countries on the coast of the Indian Ocean with signed agreements with the European Union to prosecute Somali pirates.


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July 27, 2010 Twin car bombs killed 21 in, southern Iraq yesterday evening. The suicide attacks, on the road from, occurred at around 7:00 PM (16:00 ).

At least 47 people were injured, according to Salid Kadhim, spokesman for Karbala's health authorities, who went on to tell, "Most of the killed and wounded are policemen and civilians."

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims are expected to travel to Karbala and nearby Najaf to celebrate the anniversary of the birthday of the.

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This "news" article reads too much like an advertisement. Describing handsets as outstanding is not NPOV, nor is listing other available handsets appropriate. Title needs fixing to reflect it's not talking worldwide sales, just the UK, and instead of "this year", use "in 2010" so it's not ambiguous as to if you mean only 2010, or the last 12 months. That's as well as the issues already mentioned above by others. -- Matthewedwards (on the phone, not logged in) -- 69.78.70.150 (talk) 04:27, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

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Today on Wikinews : Two NATO soldiers are captured in Afghanistan; BP CEO Tony Hayward is set to resign and "get back to his life"; British snooker player Alex Higgins is found dead at age 61 and, in history, Arizona Governor John Howard Pyle orders the raid of a polygamist Mormon fundamentalist community.

Today is Monday, July 26, 2010. I'm Dan Harlow and this is Wikinews.

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While the media and the average citizen sifts through and comes to terms with the nearly 90,000 leaked documents concerning the ongoing war in Afghanistan,

Two NATO soldiers captured in Afghanistan (0:40)
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the NATO forces organization in Afghanistan, has announced two forces members have failed to return from a vehicle patrol to their Kabul City compound.

ISAF did not report the nationalities of the missing soldiers, but US officials have confirmed to the Associated Press the soldiers are United States military.

Sky News reported a Taliban spokesperson as saying three soldiers were captured, but one has since died. A ground and air search is being conducted for the missing troops, who are believed to be in Logar province.

In June 2009 Pfc Bowe Bergdahl was captured by Taliban forces in Paktika province. His whereabouts are still unknown, though the Taliban have released three videos of him, most recently in April 2010.

US military tensions also escalated this weekend in

North Korea warns of nuclear action (1:42)
North Korea [who] threatened "powerful nuclear deterrence" on Saturday in response to military drills supported by the U.S. and held by South Korea.

The National Defense Comission of North Korea, headed by their leader Kim Jong-il, declared that they would "counter with their powerful nuclear deterrence the largest-ever nuclear war exercises to be staged by the U.S. and the South Korean puppet forces" in a "retaliatory sacred war." Ri Tong-il, an official with North Korea’s delegation to the ASEAN security forum, had said earlier that they would show a "physical response" to the drills. Though Japan sent four military observers in apparent support of the drills, China criticized the plans.

Tensions had recently become especially high in both sides of Korea after the sinking of the warship Cheonan in South Korean waters, killing over 40 people. An international investigation concluded that the warship was sunk by a North Korean torpedo. North Korea still strongly denies any involvement in the incident, calling the results "fabricated" and refusing to apologize. "If anyone should apologize," said Ri Tong-il, "it should be South Korea, responsible for driving the situation on the Korean peninsula to the brink of an explosion."

Despite this, on 25 July 2010, the US and South Korea began their major military drills together in the Sea of Japan.

Border relations have also come to a head in South America when

Venezuelan army on high alert after Chávez cuts diplomatic ties with Colombia (3:12)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez declared that the National Army is on maximum alert along the Colombian border, after he broke relations with that country on Thursday. The declaration comes in the wake of the Colombian Secretary of State's claim before the Organization of American States (OAS) that the FARC has a "consolidated," "active" and "growing" presence in Venezuela, with some 1500 guerrilla fighters in 87 camps.

Venezuela's Secretary of Defense, Carlos Mata, told the media that his forces have been mobilized since Thursday morning, and are awaiting the orders of their Commander in Chief, the President.

Chávez announced the breaking of diplomatic ties on behalf of the Venezuelan government after Colombia released documents allegedly showing the active presence of FARC on Venezuelan territory at the Washington headquarters of the OAS, demanding a special inquiry to investigate the matter. Relations between the two countries had previously been strained, after the Venezuelan government voiced its opposition to new US military bases being set up in Colombia.

The Colombian ambassador has been given 72 hours to vacate his offices in Caracas.

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BP CEO Tony Hayward to resign, say analysts (4:59)
BP Chief Executive Anthony Bryan "Tony" Hayward is negotiating the terms of his departure and will stand down from the company; effectively taking responsibility for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, according to journalists. The New York Times cites an anonymous source "close to the board", and the BBC's business editor makes a similar analysis. It is expected that President and CEO of the company's Gulf Coast Restoration Organization Bob Dudley, a Mississippi native, member of the Board of Directors, and most senior American executive of BP, will replace Tony Hayward as Chief Executive.

A report by the BBC World Service said a BP press release asserted that, "[Hayward] has the full confidence of the Board." The resignation, and change of leadership, at the multinational UK-based oil firm is expected to be discussed by the company's Board of Directors on Monday; potentially being ratified as early as Tuesday.

Hayward's position was, essentially, undercut when United States President Barack Obama said he "would have fired him."

While BP cleans up the Gulf Coast and its management team,

Open Rights Group holds first conference in London (5:49)
the Open Rights Group, a pressure group pursuing reform of intellectual property law in the United Kingdom, held its first "ORGCon" yesterday at City University London. Approximately 100 delegates took part in six hours of panel discussions and workshops on a wide range of topics in intellectual property, discussing such subjects as "How To Talk To Your MP" and "ACTA: A Shady Business", in what ORG billed as a "crash course in digital rights" designed to inspire campaigning on intellectual property issues.

Cory Doctorow, a fiction author and digital rights activist, led the keynote panel discussion "Thriving in the Real Digital Economy", which opened the conference. Doctorow called for a "reframing" of the digital rights slogan "information wants to be free". "The most important thing" about digital rights, he noted, "has nothing to do with art. We are refitting the information network with lots of control." Digital rights management (DRM) technologies, Doctorow warns, build in limitations on how consumers exchange information and "abuse the market". John Buckman of Magnatune followed up Doctorow's comments, noting that DRM is "unsustainable" but that the public needed to "pressure companies into" open-source solutions.

A keynote speech by James Boyle compared the current age to the age just before application of the theories of Adam Smith and other early capitalist economists began breaking down the entrenched monopolies of mercantilism. Boyle called on the audience to come up with a "jaw droppingly simple" idea for a reformed copyright system; he gave his speech in front of a projection of the twitterfall as audience members commented on his words.

Boyle, like most of the conference, took a pro-reform but anti-piracy position, saying "It is a tragedy that an entire generation has lost the notion that breaking the law is wrong". While several members of the Pirate Party UK, wearing matching t-shirts, attended the conference and held a fringe meeting during the last session, none spoke in the keynote sessions either as panelists or in the discussions.

Among the many workshops which comprised the last three hours of the day, Open Rights Group held a session on student groups and committed itself to establishing Open Rights Group Youth societies at universities across the United Kingdom. Young activists, such as Wikipedian Jdforrester, also dominated the "Your Shout" session in which any and all delegates could give three-minute speeches on any intellectual property subject which interested them.

The organization hopes to host a second ORGCon in 2011.

Another gathering, this time in Germany, ended tragically when

Stampede at German music festival kills nineteen (8:29)
a stampede at the entrance of the German music festival Love Parade killed nineteen people and injured around a hundred more.

The incident apparently took place due to overcrowding at the entrance to the grounds of the event, located in Duisburg, Germany, which more than a million people were reported to have attended. Despite warnings by police of overcrowding, more people tried to enter the grounds. There is speculation that the panic may have begun when people fell after trying to cross a barrier, and subsequently spread.

Witness Udo Sandhoefer said that people "climbed up the walls and tried somehow to get into the grounds from the side, and the people in the crowd that moved up simply ran over those who were lying on the ground."

Emergency responders apparently encountered difficulties in reaching those in need of assistance due to the number of people in the area. Officials also decided not to evacuate the grounds of the event, citing concerns that a larger panic would be sparked if more people knew of the deaths.

A woman attending the event said that "[t]here were piles of injured on the ground, some being resuscitated, others dead and covered with sheets. It was way too full in the afternoon, everybody wanted to get in."

A statement from president Christian Wulff said that "[i]t is terrible that such a catastrophe brought death, suffering and pain to a peaceful festival full of happy young people from many countries."

The mayor of Duisburg, Adolf Sauerland, said that security measures at the event were sufficient, and that an investigation into the incident was already under way.

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British snooker player Alex Higgins found dead at age 61 (10:57)
Snooker player Alex Higgins, nicknamed "Hurricane", was found dead in his apartment in Donegall Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland on Saturday. He was aged 61 and had been suffering from throat cancer since 1997.

Born in Belfast on March 18, 1949, Higgins became the champion of the World Snooker Championship at the age of 23 in 1972. He reached the same achievement again in 1982. Higgins' final title victory was in the Irish Professional Championship in 1989.

During 1986, he received a fine and was banned from five tournaments after headbutting a director of a tournament. He was also banned from playing for one year in 1990 after threatening to have Dennis Taylor, another snooker player, shot.

Recently, Higgins lost all his teeth as the result of having treatment for his cancer. In May 2010, a charity dinner took place in Manchester, England that raised approximately £20,000 (US$30,997, €23,859, A$34,363, C$31,961) so as to allow surgery for new teeth for him to occur. However, Higgins was considered to be too unhealthy to have the surgery in Marbella, Spain.

Dennis Taylor, now a snooker commentator at the BBC, stated that "[t]here was just something about the way he played the game - there was a little bit of [John] McEnroe in there. I don't think you'll ever see a player in the game of snooker like the great Alex Higgins."

Philip Studd, another commentator of snooker for the BBC, has described the late snooker player as being "snooker's original troubled genius" and that Higgins was "[c]harismatic, flash, fast, unpredictable, combustible - you just couldn't take your eyes off the 'Hurricane'." Studd continued to explain that "[w]hile he could never match the consistency of Steve Davis or Stephen Hendry, Higgins on his day was the greatest of them all. He touched the heights in 1982 when he won his second world title. He pipped Jimmy White to the final thanks to a break still widely regarded as the finest ever made. His tears of triumph after beating Ray Reardon - wife and baby in arms - remains one of snooker's most iconic moments. Without Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins snooker would never have become one of the most popular television sports in the 1980s and beyond."

And finally, in what has become the most popular sport here at Wikinews,

Australian rules football: 2010 Gippsland Football League round 15 - Leongatha v Traralgon (13:09)
for the second time this season, Leongatha defeated the Gippsland Football League heavyweights Traralgon. Playing at home, they went on to win by sixteen points.

The Gippsland Football League, officially the Gippsland League, is the only major Australian rules football competition in the Gippsland region according to the Victorian Country Football League.

Scores are quoted as goals(worth six points), behinds(worth one) and then the total of the two.

Leongatha lead at every change, first by 31 points, then 25 points and 51 points. They kicked five goals, two behinds to a single behind in the first quarter and four goals, three behinds to one behind in the third.

The final quarter saw Traralgon fight back and come within three goals of taking an unlikely victory. They managed to kick seven goals to Leongatha's, one goal, one behind to end the day losing by 16 points.

Around the grounds, Drouin defeated Sale 20-13 (133) to 17-8 (110); an inaccurate Maffra defeated a dismal Warragul 13-26 (104) to 1-3 (9) and Moe traveled to Morwel to defeat the hosts 17-13 (115) to 11-17 (83).

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Just before dawn on July 26, 1953, 102 Arizona state police officers and soldiers from the Arizona National Guard entered a polygamist Mormon fundamentalist community located in Short Creek, now known as Colorado City, Arizona.

Arizona Governor John Howard Pyle initially called the raid "a momentous police action against insurrection" and described the Mormon fundamentalists as participating in "the foulest conspiracy you could possibly imagine" that was designed to produce "white slaves." More than 100 reporters had been invited by Pyle to accompany the police to observe the raid. However, the raid and its tactics attracted mostly negative media attention.

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The community, which was composed of approximately 400 Mormon fundamentalists and led by Joseph White Musser, had been tipped off about the planned raid and were found singing hymns in a schoolhouse while the children played outside. The entire community was taken into custody, including 263 children. One hundred fifty of the children who were taken into custody were not permitted to return to their parents for more than two years, and some parents never regained custody of their children.

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In the same week that the Korean War ceasefire was achieved, the raid achieved notoriety in media across the United States, including articles in Time and Newsweek, with many media outlets describing the raid as "odious" or "un-American." One commentator has suggested that commentary of the raid was "probably the first time in history that American polygamists had received media coverage that was largely sympathetic.

One of the few media outlets to commend the raid was the Salt Lake City-based Desert News, which was owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The News applauded the action as a needed response to prevent the fundamentalists from becoming "a cancer of a sort that is beyond hope of human repair." When the paper later editorialized its support for separating children from their polygamist parents, there was a backlash against the paper and the church by a number of Latter-day Saints, including Juanita Brooks, a Mormon historian and author, who complained that the church organ was approving of "such a basically cruel and wicked thing as the taking of little children from their mother." The Short Creek raid was the last action against polygamous Mormon fundamentalists that has been actively supported by the LDS Church.

One year later, in 1954, Governor Pyle lost his bid for re-election to Democratic candidate Ernest McFarland with Pyle blaming the fallout from the raid as having destroyed his political career and Joseph White Musser, leader of the Short Creek fundamentalists died causing a split between fundamentalists who believed he was a Mormon prophet and those who instead chose a new leader.

After the Short Creek raid, the fundamentalist Mormon polygamist colony at Short Creek eventually rejuvenated. In 1991, the Mormon fundamentalists formally established the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS Church).

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The members of the sect did not face any prosecutions for its polygamous behavior until the late 1990s, when isolated individuals began to be prosecuted. In 2006, FLDS Church leader Warren Jeffs was placed on the FBI Ten Most Wanted List and was arrested and convicted in 2007 of being an accomplice to rape for performing a wedding between a 19-year-old man and his 14-year-old cousin.

On 3 April 2008, following allegations of physical and sexual abuse by an unidentified caller who claimed to be a 16-year-old girl, law enforcement officers raided a FLDS compound Jeffs had founded in Texas called the YFZ Ranch and authorities removed a total of 416 children. While former member of the FLDS Church, Carolyn Jessop, stated her opinion that the action in Texas was unlike the Short Creek raid, others, however, have drawn direct connections between the two events.

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Audio Wikinews was created in order to provide an alternative way for users to get the most out of their Wikinews experience. However lately this little project has stalled. The RSS feed for Wikinews Newsbriefs have sat still. People have not taken the time to record a full article. I tried to extend Wikinews outside the computer box, but it too stand still.

This I my plea to the Wikinews user, including myself, care. This project is probably one of the most enjoyable projects of Wikinews. Sure betters the hell out of 3RR and POV. But this project has been left to die. One person (User:Gumboyaya) bravely held all of Audio Wikinews on his shoulders, yet no one came to replace him. We do not act like a team.

I may insult people here, if I do sorry, some people have the ablity to help out, but to not. Bawolff can easily record, but is afraid people might track him down via his voice. MessedRocker can record, just doesn't feel like it, and I simply "don't have the time". All of which are horrible excuses.

All I ask is that others come and support the project. Maybe help write a script, record a cast on Mondays or Wednesdays. Maybe your good at editing, or can run an asterisk server. I'm not asking much, I'm just asking you take a few minutes a day from 3RR and the such to help out on a project.

What's your stance, helping or murder. terinjokes | Talk | Come visit the WikiBistro 07:32, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Hmm, there are programs out there that can mask your voice. I don't have a good microphone, so I can't do it. Thunderhead - (talk) Congrajulations to Kat! 23:03, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
 * See the recent post in Water cooler/proposals - someone is offering to create Festival-based audio renditions of Wikinews stories ("Audio Wikinews... or something like it.."). Although it would be voice synthesis, it might be a means to maintain regular audio content if volunteer strength is lacking. DL+1613 00:55, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for guilt-tripping me into something I know nothing about. I have a mic, and I'm perfectly willing to record, but I don't know the ins and outs of this project. Can someone help me out? Bl a st  12,01,07 2146 (UTC -5)
 * Same here. I'm new to wikinews, but not some other wikis. Goshzilla 05:27, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Just Take a look at some of the Audio Wikinews documents. Looking at a few scripts, and listening to a couple of broadcasts helped me when I first started. If you have any questions, just let me know over on my talk or on IRC. I'll be happy to answer your questions. terinjokes | Talk | Come visit the WikiBistro 05:56, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I'll contribute soon, but right now I don't have a microphone. Basso Profundo 15:45, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
 * How do I get involved? I am a frequent recorder in the Spoken wikipedia project but this layout is confusing, what is suppose to be recorded? Where do I find news briefs, a step by step guide would be helpful but for now could you just direct me to the link I need to get to to record something. And how would I then get about having iTunes radio people play it? Thanks Davumaya 05:03, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Never mind I figured it out. Whats up with the podcast? .:*:*:DAVUMAYA:*:*:. 09:09, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, I've taken a stab at the News in Review program. Let me know what ya'll think. Leofan7 03:07, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

RSS Feed
On the project page, we gleefully display an pseudo-RSS icon. Should you click on the icon, you'll be taken off foundation webspace to Feedburner! Hopefully you picked up some cookies along the way. Now you might be wondering how to edit such feed. To do so, you must log into a Blogger account (either as MrM or as me), carefully create a new "post", or send a carefully crafted email to an email account only MrM has access to, where it (should) be forwarded as a new "post". We then must wait for Feedburner to update. This doesn't always work (just ask Gumboyaya!).

I'm proposing we create and manage an RSS feed right here on Wikinews. Considering its very easy to display "raw", most RSS readers wouldn't (and shouldn't) know the difference. I've setup a basic one at User:Terinjokes/AW.rss and to display raw (or throw into the many different RSS clients). Everyone like? terinjokes | Talk | Come visit the WikiBistro 17:41, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm currently updating the somehow "official" feed, but its taking a while... (The unofficial feed is already upto date) terinjokes | Talk | Come visit the WikiBistro 15:45, 5 January 2007 (UTC) This didn't turn out so well, the ISP started blocking my FTP requests... terinjokes | Talk | Come visit the WikiBistro 16:42, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Well that's never good... user:Bawolff 17:47, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
 * A working feed would be nice. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.60.240.80 (talk) 12:34, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Would love to record, but ...
As someone who would gladly record items for something like this, I must say I'm discouraged by the confusing manner in which this project is presented. A simple, step by step process should be outlined. Hell, is the project even still alive? It's very hard to tell.

New Vision, New Ideas
As I guess I have become the new forerunner of this project, I would like to state for the record several visions and possible ideas I have for Audio Wikinews.

 * Firstly of course is a bit of a updating of our branding via visual and audio. We probably should adopt the generic sound icon but if we are to move into a new logo, it should closely reflect the sound icon as well as the Wikinews icon.

 * In terms of sound themes, I've updated the intro and added an outro sound file which I think is a little better because its less midi, partially organic (I added guitar), and Wikinews isn't BBC, we should be a bit edgy, just enough to distinguish ourselves (so its a rock-type theme).

 * Strategically, Audio Wikinews is exploring Wikinews' content and should always focus on being that extra resource, that extra icing, of the Wiki itself. I think it should develop its own articles and focuses when the time comes but Wikinews itself needs to be stronger and having the Audio edition place pressure on the editors to create good web news will show in the Audio version.

 * Talent-wise, I've been reviewing my briefs, they're not fantastically wonderful, and actually lately I've been quite tired after work each day so its not sounding particularly up to my usual par. I want to get to a point where you (whoever and how many you are) provide the talent for each individual part of Audio Wikinews. Meaning I want really good writers to ensure the News Briefs are solid scripts and that the recorders are talented speakers who when given the text will flourish with it. Doing this myself, the process is lengthy and tiresome and so eventually should we get more involvement, I want there to be a sort of handing off of each day's news so that things can get accomplished efficiently, on-time, and to a high quality.

 * Finally, I want to make this more entertaining. This is of course a future step but Wikinews can provide all news -- and celebrity, wackynews, and entertainment reporting isn't frowned upon here, there aren't producers who force it nor deny it in the face of ratings. The audio side can definitely provide a bit more fun coverage with background music, effects, etc. I'm cautious to say radio-style programming but not quite as messy as that. We also must understand any usage of extra sound bites must be freely licensed and allowed and so having more editors on that path to gathering those resources is one step that has to be taken before entertainment can go.

Those are my thoughts for now. I've planned improvements to the Project pages include a how-to-do-it guide. .:*:*:DAVUMAYA:*:*:. 02:47, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

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The RSS feed for Audio News Brief is now being updated but if you previously subscribed and want to receive the feed you will have to subscribe again as the Web address has changed (See this page for info on why the url has changed. --User:Anonymous101 Talk 19:51, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

On break for a few days
Due to the unbearably hot weather, I will be unable to record Newsbriefs in the forseeable future. I hope someone else can take this on. --Munchkinguy (talk) 22:30, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

I'm baaaack!
I'm baack betches! Time to vamp up Audio Wikinews! davumaya (talk) 18:55, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

As am I! Expect drama! --NicholasTurnbull (talk) 23:39, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Blasted! I was going all retro and you took it away :( My gloooorrrrry. Btw, are you changing the name to News in Brief or whatzup wit dat yo? I think it would be a good idea. davumaya (talk) 06:24, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
 * lol. Welcome back to both of you. I look forward to listening to more audio wikinews. Bawolff ☺☻ 11:22, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

If in need of another reporter....
If you guys still need somebody to do the occassional Audio Wikinews recording, I'll be more than happy to help out. I've got a microphone and all, but not the first clue about how to post the recording itself on Wikinews. I'm especially interested in the News Review, which nobody seems to have done yet. --WNewsReporter (talk) 07:42, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

 * YES! Indeed we could use many more reporters! Turnball just made up the News Review section. So I suppose whatever you invent will be fine. I have to ask him how he is categorizing things though because previously we used pseudonamespace for our Wiki briefs. 75.72.165.211 07:28, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

And so it starts again
It would seem that I have now taken the torch for this project. I can see real potentional in this so I will do my best to keep it updated and running. I do have personal commitments as well so don't be suprised if I miss a day for the news brief or miss a story but this wasn't ment to be run by one person but I will do my best. --James Pain (talk) 02:59, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

Just a note, I've changed the page roughly (using my low knowlage of wiki). I know it needs a load more work and I plan to do that, feel free to chip in because i could use all the help i can get. James Pain (talk) 23:02, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

I'm back from my interesting year at college, it's ending next week so I plan to start getting back into wikinews on the audio side of things. I'll try and catch up with what's been going on and start chipping in. --James Pain (talk) 23:35, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Problem with News in Brief
Not sure what is going on, the News in Brief audio that I uploaded this morning is not playing properly in the Java player. You can download the file itself from Commons without issue and it plays fine. Can somebody look into this and see what is going on? Kamnet (talk) 02:23, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Is it stopping at the 33 second mark? I seem to be having that problem across browsers. --PatrickFlaherty (talk) 04:02, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
 * It wasn't playing for me at all yesterday. I just uploaded a new audio, and it is stopping at the 2:40 mark on all browsers. Quite annoying to only hear half the news! Who can I contact about this? Kamnet (talk) 06:00, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm not having the problem at all with either java or quicktime. Anonymous101talk 18:50, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
 * The 09/17 0500 UTC update stopped playing at the 2:40 mark in the java player. The 09/17 1800 UTC update was playing fine, but now it is not playing at all. The Spoken Wikinews audio works fine w/o issue. I wonder why I'm only seeing the problem with the AWNB? 76.177.88.40 01:15, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Should we ditch News Review?
With only one recording in a month and a half, if nobody else is going to take it up, I don't see any reason to keep it on display. It's an interesting idea, I wish I had more time to devote to something like this, but my plate is already full with the audio transcripts and News in Brief. ;-) Kamnet (talk) 11:36, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
 * ditch it. Anonymous101talk 15:16, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Buhbye! If anybody wants to resurrect it, feel free, if you want some help, just ask << Kamnet (talk) 14:41, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

WikiVoices
In case anyone missed the notice on the water cooler, people interested in this project might be interested in WikiVoices. Bawolff ☺☻ 03:08, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

My New Audio Wikinews style: opinions welcome
Dear Wikiaudians (if such a thing can exist): I've put together a mockup of a new sting/format that I've put together which I think better captures the whole Wikinews community content thing, along with being deliberately different and better suited to a podcast target audience. I'd really like people's opinion on it. . Many thanks! --NicholasTurnbull (talk) 06:16, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Nice work Nicholas. Anonymous101talk 20:14, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

Re-Launch
I decided on my free time I will continue this project but I have a few questions.
 * Do I have to mask my voice?
 * Does the recording have to be in .ogg format? I was thinking to put it in .mp3
 * Do I have to post my script online? This takes up too much of my time I will of course write it down on a piece of paper.

 * Awesome. You do not have to mask your voice. Recordings do have to be in .ogg. this is for various reasons, mostly ideological. However it is very easy to convert. It is preferred you put your script online (In the brief pages), but certainly not required. Bawolff ☺☻ 21:48, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Probelm uploading file
I uploaded the file but it doesn't play why?

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Audiowikinews_march7.ogg

Thanks, 70.49.219.218(Andimahony)-I have an account.

 * I fixed it. Basically ogg is a media container format, and can contain more than one type of audio. The three main types it works with is speex (very small files for people talking. sounds like crap for audio that isn't people talking), vorbis (general audio), and flac (ultra-high quality, lossless). The problem is that for speex or flac to work, the end user has to install separate software. Your file was ogg FLAC, which in general doesn't work if you don't have the special software. I converted it to vorbis, which is what we generally use, because its better supported, and we do not need the type of quality flac provides (When i converted it, file size dropped to a tenth of the size, and i used higher quality settings than were probably needed).
 * btw, your file sounds good. The volume of the music vs the volume of your voice could of probably been closer, but other than that sounds great. Just a few minnor notes on uploading: When uploading to commons, please put it in so we can keep track of it. Also, Wikinews audio content is generally licensed under the cc-by-2.5 instead of the public domain as to keep it consistant with the site license. Last of all, many people full out , for their audio uploads, in adition to the standard information template, but this is not required. Cheers. Bawolff ☺☻ 02:44, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

I have to go through a long process to upload it onto WikiNews what program or website do you recommend for the right conversion because I start at .mp3.

Andimahony —Preceding unsigned comment added by Andimahony (talk • contribs) 21:56, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry, i just saw your comment now. I use ffmpeg to transcode, which is a command line tool. I'm not sure how familiar you are with the commandline, but if you are its really easy, and works great. . Wikimedia commons also has a fairly comprehensive list somewhere (not sure where), same with wikipedia. http://playogg.org also has a list somewhere i think. what platform are you using? Bawolff ☺☻ 00:35, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

Podcast
Are these in a podcast that goes on iTunes? Wikipedia Weekly uses that format to distribute it's podcast. Irunongames  play  10:24, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

iTunes
Now that James is doing these regularly, I think it would be a good idea if we submitted it to iTunes-maybe the news briefs each day. This will increase our listeners & then hopefully our readers & contributors. In order to do that, the podcast cannot be in ogg, it must be in .mp3 with an RSS feed of that.

Could we set this up-I know mp3 isn't the best thing around here, but if we can get in iTunes and get people listening. I'm happy to help set it up and administer it, if we can get them uploaded in mp3 & an RSS feed from that. Thoughts? Dotty•• |☎ 10:40, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

 * I'm sure we've been using ogg for a reason but as long as the higher up's are ok with this then I'm fine with it. For the site I would still suggest we continue publishing in ogg since using free file types is what defines us, "The free News source" and all that. RSS feed wise, these are created automatically as long as I upload it to the commons and assign it a category, an example being the News Briefs I've already been uploading: News brief RSS . Before we go diving into new ground I would like to wait until this Sunday at the very least to start anything new so I can get the whole Audio Wikinews project stable as it's a bit of a mess at the moment. As at the moment this is very much a one man show it would be impossible to get releases of the news brief strictly every day since I have commitments to attend to (i.e. This Friday I shall be away for the evening so unless I record the brief in the afternoon (UK) or someone else does it, it won't happen). Happy thoughts :P But yes, any kind of exposure I'm good for. --James Pain (talk) 11:09, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: We can definitly unofficially submit things as mp3 [its free after all] (and perhaps even officially submit them as mp3). However it is unlikely we would be able to store them on wikimedia servers as mp3's. Bawolff ☺☻ 03:56, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
 * The way that iTunes works means that actually they don't store the files-they just take the RSS feed & then download it, so we can't rely on them to store it unfortunately. Dotty•• |☎ 07:08, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Ok, so mp3 is strictly off limits. How about .m4a, .mov, .mp4 or .m4v?--James Pain (talk) 09:58, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I think iTunes will only accept mp3. Argh seriously. Ogg is cramping our style. I love open source but not when its not actually helping. davumaya (talk) 10:13, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Not true, direct quote "Supported file formats include .m4a, .mp3, .mov, .mp4, .m4v, and .pdf." from http://www.apple.com/itunes/whatson/podcasts/specs.html --James Pain (talk) 10:37, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

What was previously on iTunes was the PDF print edition. I would be very wary of getting into putting audio on iTunes without three or four people doing audio, spread across a few timezones. --Brian McNeil / talk 12:47, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

 * OK so if we wait a bit to see if James can keep it up & also to give him some time as requested? Dotty•• |☎ 17:01, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

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July 27, 2010 Two tornadoes touched down around the same time yesterday afternoon near the small town of, Utah in the Mill Creek Subdivision area. Initial reports are that both tornadoes rated somewhere between F0 and F1, on the lower end of the. Several trees were reported to have toppled over, a mobile home was severely damaged, and a travel trailer was reported to have been thrown over 50 yards. Other homes had minor damage.

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July 27, 2010 A man has died as the result of a collision involving a motorcycle and another car on the island of in the Channel Islands. On Monday, at approximately 2130 (2030 ), 22-year-old Ryan Thomson, who came from, was riding on a motorcycle near to the location of the Mont Variouf School, located in Le Neuf Chemin,. He collided with a stationary car and died as a consequence.

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Thanks for experimenting with Wikinews. Your test worked, and has now been reverted or removed. Please use Sandbox for any other tests you want to do, since testing in articles may disrupt the site's working and will be reverted quickly. , welcome to Wikinews! Please refrain from using content pages for testing. Here are a few good links for newcomers on how to edit Wikinews:

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Excuse me, but I believe you must have misread the article. It's Colombia that is making threats, not Venezuela.


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Investigation into Washington, D.C. Metro crash finds need for new safety rules

July 27, 2010

An investigation into the fatal conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) called for new safety and maintenance rules. The report, released today, blamed the crash on the faulty automatic train-control system. The report also cited the use of dated train cars. The 2009 crash, which killed 9 and injured 80, occurred during the evening rush between the and  stations on the.

NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman said that the system is currently regulated by state and local agencies. She called for Federal oversight. "Now it’s really time for them to step up to the plate and for Congress to address the issue," Hersman said during the release of the findings.

In 2009, Hersman told Congress that Federal safety guidelines should be set saying "the state oversight system is not effective, they don’t have any teeth." Currently the Federal government has control of interstate transit systems, not regional or local transit systems.

The (WMATA) said yesterday that it would replace all of it's 1000-Series trains with newer models. After the crash, then WMATA general manager, John Catoe said that "the system is safe." WMATA's interim general manager Richard Sarles said that "We are committed to considering and following through on the findings and recommendations."


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Wyclef Jean considering standing for president of Haiti

July 28, 2010

Following months of rumours, musician today confirmed that he is considering standing for the presidency of Haiti in the country's. A statement from his family and verified by his spokeswoman said that the 37-year-old had not yet announced his intention to run, but that media would be informed "if and when a decision is made".

Jean, whose full name is Nel Ust Wycliffe Jean, is seen as popular among young Haitians. With current President unable to stand for re-election, so far no one has emerged as a clear successor. Despite growing up in the United States and becoming an award-winning rapper there, Jean was born near. He has already been appointed as a roving ambassador for his birth country and is the founder of the. He was at the forefront of fund-raising efforts following the that struck Haiti in January, but his charity faced allegations of financial irregularities.

Rumours that he would stand for president had been circulating for months, but, until today's statement, had been flatly denied.

"Wyclef's commitment to his homeland and its youth is boundless", said the statement from the Jean family, "and he will remain its greatest supporter regardless of whether he is part of the government moving forward."

"At this time, Wyclef Jean has not announced his intent to run for Haitian president. If and when a decision is made, media will be alerted immediately."

Michael Shifter of think tank Inter-American Dialogue said that the race was "wide open" but that Jean would be "a long-shot". Acknowledging Jean's popularity, he pointed out that the musician was "unaccustomed to the rough and tumble of Haitian politics."

It is unclear whether Jean would be constitutionally able to become President. The lays out six conditions for candidates:

Whilst Jean is thought to meet most of these criteria, The Guardian reports that the rapper is "understood to have US citizenship", and that this would make him ineligible. This was denied by Jean's uncle Raymond Joseph, who is also Haitian Ambassador to the United States.

"He is not a US citizen and has never been," Joseph told the Christian Science Monitor. The ambassador claimed that Jean had always remained a Haitian citizen.

Even then, it is unclear whether Jean will qualify under the residence clause, having spent much of his life in the United States. Ambassador Joseph admitted that this would be up to the Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council to decide.


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Is there any reason why you use the plural team in your usename? It is generally not acceptable to have a shared account on Wikimedia projects. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:31, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Myself and wife work together in the field.
 * Then it would be inappropriate for you to share an account. Edits are generally attributed to an individual via their username/pseudonym. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:53, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

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Talk:Wyclef Jean considering standing for president of Haiti

Translation of Haitian constitution
The Wikisource translation of Article 135 used here is problematic I suggest deleting it for now, and using a Wikimedia translation network to recruit a new translator. Is a copy of the original available?
 * 1) It is of unknown author, so tagged for deletion at Wikisource (see wikisource:Constitution of Haïti )
 * 2) Item f does not make sense (though I don't think it is relevant for Wyclef Jean)

--InfantGorilla (talk) 22:39, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

 * Oops, how did I miss that template at the top!? It looks like it came from, which has the same mistake in item f. The same site has the original French available. I'll put that site as a source and take out the Wikisource link. Quoting the relevant bit is surely justifiable fair use. the wub "?!"  23:00, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

 * I think so! --InfantGorilla (talk) 00:26, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Incomplete?
My gut feeling is that it is POV to publish an article about a celebrity candidate known in English-speaking countries, without mentioning other candidates?

Who has announced their candidacy? Who else is expected to stand/run? When is the deadline?

--InfantGorilla (talk) 22:43, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

 * I really don't think this is a POV problem, I've tried to be as neutral as possible about Jean himself, including some of the criticisms others have made. Once the candidates are ALL officially announced and campaigning is underway, then making sure they each get their fair share of coverage may be both more important, and more practical.
 * As for the deadline I have no clue. It still seems to be early days yet, and things there are rather up in the air - these elections were meant to be in February but were postponed because of the earthquake. the wub "?!"  23:23, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Ah, August 7th is the deadline. the wub  "?!"  23:27, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

 * I would like to hear what other contributors have to say about NPOV. Though I like to think that we have higher standards even than the CSM, Guardian and AFP, that is just me, and my darn gut feelings.  I won't stand in the way if no-one else objects. --InfantGorilla (talk) 00:26, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
 * I think its fine, as the article is about a famous person throwing his hat into the ring, not about the election in general. Bawolff ☺☻ 06:13, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
 * I agree with Bawolff. The article is about one famous person who is considering running for election. That's the angle all the sources are taking, because that's the story really. Another article can be written when there's something newsworthy to report about the election itself, but for now, the news is that some famous man is thinking about running. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts?   14:01, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

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Done --InfantGorilla (talk) 15:49, 6 August 2010 (UTC)


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some research notes - use them as you wish

Wyclef Jean

 * http://news.google.fr/news/story?pz=1&cf=all&ned=fr&cf=all&ncl=dx8QyzjQXPYH8HMEoQ6JCyIgvSGXM

Vaccinations
July 27
 * http://matin.branchez-vous.com/nouvelles/2010/07/haiti_lunicef_veut_vacciner_50.html
 * http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=35441&Cr=haiti&Cr1= "aiming to reach an additional 500,000 Haitian children during a second round of emergency immunizations" "More than 275,000 children have been immunized so far against major vaccine preventable diseases," (oddly not mirrored on UNICEF's site)

Misc

 * Children, Jul 26 http://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2010/07/26/apres-le-seisme-la-souffrance-des-enfants-d-haiti_1392177_3244.html
 * http://news.google.fr/news/search?aq=f&pz=1&cf=all&ned=fr&hl=fr&q=haiti
 * July 24 International Organization for Migration http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/Hurricane-Preparations-Underway-In-Haiti-99165579.html?refresh=1
 * Women, Jul 26 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128776196

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Gillard climate assembly policy
I posted this earlier, but you might find it more easily here if you need it for future reference. I hope it provides useful background information:

A contributor to the article Australian Prime Minister accused of poor leadership on climate change found a quote attributed to you (Matthew Tukaki) as supporting Gillard's policy at a site called Dynamic Business:

 * http://www.dynamicbusiness.com.au/articles/articles-news/julia-gillard-climate-change-policy-1838.html

That person added an excerpt from it to the draft Wikinews article while it was in development, and incorrectly described your affiliation with Drake.

Our article has now been blanked for reasons unrelated to your quote, but it won't be restored unless it is largely rewritten by a volunteer.

(Articles are developed and reviewed in public on this website, so other websites can quickly syndicate our errors as well as our successes. CRWE Newswire seems to indiscriminately collect content from across the web, including Wikinews, without attributing it.)

--InfantGorilla (talk) 23:45, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Wikinews is syndicated through Google News, hence the CRWE duplication. Unfortunately, they don't seem to fully understand copyright - they have also copied from Al Jazeera. As you've probably experienced, a very large percentage of Internet users do not have a good understanding of copyright issues. I've taken pains to make sure our policy on content reuse can be mostly automated. I believe fair dealing would be the term in Australia, assuming closely derived from English law, but "fair use" is a term most people understand. --Brian McNeil / talk 01:08, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

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Apple releases new Magic Trackpad, updated iMacs and Mac Pros

July 30, 2010

On Tuesday, Apple Inc. introduced a new, the , and refreshed its line of and  computers, as well as the.

The Magic Trackpad, a  for Macintosh computers, allows end users to use certain gestures to control on-screen actions. It supports gestures already seen on the and  trackpads, as well as the, , and , such as swiping, tap-to-click, and pinch-to-zoom. However, the Magic Trackpad also supports physical clicking and supports one- and two-button commands. The Magic Trackpad, which is retailed for US$69, connects wirelessly to a computer using technology and has a claimed four months of battery life. At 5.17 inches (13.13 centimetres) long and 5.12 inches (13 centimetres) wide, the glass and aluminium device is slightly larger than Apple's laptop trackpads.

In addition to the Magic Trackpad, Apple also began selling the US$29 Apple Battery Charger accessory, a charger pack with six usable in the Magic Trackpad,, and. Apple claims that the (NiMH) batteries can last up to ten years before they lose their ability to hold a charge. The Magic Trackpad uses two, and can be used with any Bluetooth-enabled Macintosh computer running 10.6.4.

Another major announcement that came on Tuesday was the first iMac update since last fall. The update included mostly internal upgrades, giving consumers a choice of newer Intel processors: the  and, and the  Core i5 and. In addition, the slot was expanded to allow support for the  (SDXC) format. The iMac is still available at 21.5-inch (54.61-centimetre) and 27-inch (68.58-centimetre) display options, but has upgraded as well. The screens use (IPS) technology, allowing for a greater viewing angle. The base model is still priced at US$1,199.

Apple's line of Mac Pro computers were also given a refresh on Tuesday. Consumers now have the option to purchase a Mac Pro with twelve processing cores, using two six-core Intel processors. Four-, six-, and eight-core options are still available. The update also includes the choice of adding up to four, 512, instead of conventional. The base model is priced at US$2,499 and will be sold starting in August.

Apple also released a new, 27-inch (68.58 centimetre) Cinema Display, a 60 percent increase in display area from the older 24-inch (60.96 centimetres) Cinema Display. The new monitor can reach a resolution of 2560-by-1440 pixels, or, and has a built-in microphone, webcam, speakers, , and , which changes the display's brightness based on external lighting levels. It is priced at US$999 but will not be available for purchase until September.


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Hi, my name is Matthew Tukaki and I am quite confused. I do not recall speaking to a journalist from the Australian on this subject, I am the former CEO of Drake (something noted in a press release on a business survey released as part of a media release) and I am the current CEO of SansGov. Can someone explain how a quote from me can be inserted into an article after it has been published?

I'm looking into this. The publication of the article was in error, and not a competent review.

For example, in the initially published version there are the following sources listed:

1. AAP "Gillard pitches to both sexes" – The Australian, July 24, 2010 2. James Massola "Julie Gillard accused of failure of leadership on climate change policy" – The Australia, July 23, 2010 3. James Massola "Greens label Julia Gillard's climate policy rubbish and lacking in leadership" – The Australian, July 23, 2010 4. Emma Rodgers "Gillard defends climate change 'gobfest'" – ABC online, July 23, 2010 5. Tim Leslie "Climate panel a 'cynical delaying tactic'" – The ABC, July 23, 2010 6. Phillip Hudson "Libs, Greens slam PM Julia Gillard over lack of leadership" – The Herald Sun, July 23, 2010 7. Julian Drape "Gillard grilled as protester walks free" – The Sydney Morning Herald, July 23, 2010 8. David Olsen "Julia Gillard’s climate change policy welcomed by business" – Dynamic Business, July 23, 2010

The first, which I assume is the one you refer to, is not as-stated The Australian. If you check the link you will see it is actually the Sydney Morning Herald. It contains no mention of you.

The second, and this particular link[1], will likely enlighten you as to what is going on here. Brian McNeil / talk22:20, 27 July 2010

Hi Brian, thanks for that - it is a little confusing because my team have also discovered that a quote I made in the article has ended up on a number of newswires, one of which ended up on http://www.crwenewswire.com/?p=66243. I have asked them to correct it. Also, the reference has been made on several chat sites (notorious for political operatives spreading viral messages) - so this one concerned me as well, although I could not see the link.

Its not the first time someone has attempted to quote me on a wikipedia page if that is what has happened.

Thanks for looking into it. Matt

Tukakimatt (talk)23:17, 27 July 2010

Matt, unfortunately our comments system keeps publishing your IP address. Can you get in touch via email, and let me know more about instances where you might have been inappropriately quoted elsewhere on a wiki?

Brian McNeil / talk23:01, 27 July 2010

Hi Brian, I have just added an account. My email is matthew dot tukaki a-t sansgov d-o-t com.

The first instance occurred several years ago when I was involved in a legal challenge over business method patents. I was quoted as opposing the patent type which was completely incorrect and the company we were opposing used the quote. Thankfully for me, my comments were on the record thanks to Senator John Tierney who made note of them in a speech to the Australian Senate back in 2005, or thereabouts. I forget the actual wikipedia site, but it had something to do with patents.

More recently, after my election as Australia's Representative to the UNGC (United Nations Global Compact)a quote that was apparently attributed to me as opposing climate change science was pulled from a newswire after the publication checked the speech I gave at a UN conference in 2009 - i think the more public you become, the more you find people who misquote you, or not only take your words out of context, but completely re-invent them.

Finally, there are those who take those recreated quotes and send them our virally on sham articles.

Lets just say it is a lesson I am learning very quickly!

Tukakimatt (talk)23:17, 27 July 2010

A contributor to this article found a quote attributed to Matthew Tukaki as supporting Gillard's policy at a site called Dynamic Business:

* http://www.dynamicbusiness.com.au/articles/articles-news/julia-gillard-climate-change-policy-1838.html

That person added an excerpt from it to the draft Wikinews article while it was in development, and incorrectly described your affiliation with Drake.

Our article has now been blanked for reasons unrelated to your quote, but it won't be restored unless it is largely rewritten by a volunteer.

(Articles are developed and reviewed in public on this website, so other websites can quickly syndicate our errors as well as our successes. CRWE Newswire seems to indiscriminately collect content from across the web, including Wikinews, without attributing it.)

InfantGorilla (talk)23:39, 27 July 2010

Thanks both of you - it is good to see the quality of review well and truly underway on wiki

Tukakimatt (talk)23:54, 27 July 2010

CRWE have been taken to task over their syndication, but for different reasons. They genuinely took something that had been marked as published on Wikinews; people are supposed to be able to do that. This issue is a consequence of a failure to follow process here on Wikinews. The required cleanup following such failings is messy, I hope appropriate lessons are learned from this incident. And, again, apologise that you've been forced to have people chasing this round the Internet.

But, these problems did exist before web access was commonplace; think Marianne Faithful, and a certain brand of confectionery.

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I think this page will need kept around as a lesson. I think I've done the appropriate cleanup; The Liquid Threads system does not seem to have a readily available 'hide revision' option.


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