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May Day protests occur throughout Switzerland

May 1, 2005

International Labor Day, or May Day, has been marked by protests throughout Switzerland. Roughly 12,000 protesters organized across the country, rallying against the dismantling of social welfare, as well as wage dumping and the large salaries of top company officials.

The protests were peaceful, although minor skirmishes did occur in Zurich and Lucerne. These usually involved clashes between left and right extremists rather than with authorities. In one case, bottles and fireworks were used as weapons, but no injuries were reported.

Protesters in Geneva demand reform regarding illegal immigration, and equality for men and women. In Zurich trade unions urged the free movement of people, as well as an ending to the pressure on salaries.

Vasco Pedrina, Co-president of the union Unia, called the difference between high and low incomes a "existential and human tragedy". Pedrina and others, including Bern mayor Alexander Tschäppät, spoke out during the Saturday and Sunday period of protests.


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Julian Easter celebrated

May 1, 2005

Orthodox Christians using the Julian calendar celebrated Easter today.

In an Easter Liturgy held in Belgrade, the leader of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Pavle, reminded people of suffering in the World War two concentration camp Jasenovac. He also called for people to "make peace with the ones who hate us." In Kosovo, the head of UNMIK, Søren Jessen-Petersen, wished all Orthodox Christians in Kosovo a happy Easter and expressed his hope for peace.

The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, wished a happy Easter to all Orthodox Christians and all citizens of Russia. He said that Christians of Russia work on enlightenment, participate in realization of social programs and have an important role in preserving the tradition of good relationship with neighbours and mutual aid. The Patriarch of Moscow, Alexei II, exchanged personal greetings with Putin.

Pope Benedict XVI greeted Orthodox Christians with "Christ is risen." He called for unity amongst Christians in his first Sunday Regina Caeli message.

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World's smallest democracy votes

May 1, 2005

On April 30th the South Pacific island nation of Niue held its eleventh general election since achieving self-government from in 1974. Approximately 800 voters were eligible to vote for the 20 members of the Niue Assembly – 90% of the island's citizens now live in New Zealand and were ineligible to vote.

 reports that there was no campaigning. Provisional results indicate that Finance Minister Toke Talagi lost his seat by two votes, in the contest for the six common roll seats elected for the whole island, meanwhile former minister Robert Rex, Jr, came third in the poll for the village seat of Alofi South. Three of the twenty seats are expected to be won by women. Premier Young Vivian is expected to retain his position.

Common roll members

 * Krypton Okesene 578
 * Terry Coe 563
 * O'Love Jacobsen 508
 * Hima Takelesi 403
 * Michael Jackson 378
 * Maihetoe Hekau 375
 * Mr Talagi recorded 373 votes.

Village constituencies

 * Alofi North;
 * Vaiga Tukuitoga 62
 * Terry Chapman 27
 * Thomas Barlament 18
 * Alofi South
 * Organ Viliko 66
 * Makamau Hekau 54
 * Robert Matua Rex, Jr 52
 * Tamakautoga
 * Peter Funaki 39
 * Ricky Makani 38
 * Avatele
 * Billy Talagi *
 * Vaiea
 * Talaititama Talaiti *
 * Hakupu
 * Young Vivian*
 * Liku
 * Pokotoa Sipeli *
 * Lakepa
 * Kupa Magatogia 27
 * John Operator 18
 * Mutalau
 * Bill Vakaafi Motufoou 40
 * Nuihepeni Togakilo 19
 * Toi
 * Lilivika Muimatagi 8
 * Dion Taufitu 7.
 * Hikutavake
 * Opili Talafasi *
 * Namukulu
 * Jack Willie Lipitoa *
 * Tuapa
 * Fisa Pihigia *
 * Makefu
 * Tofua Puletama 22
 * Vivaliatama Talagi 16
 * * indicates that candidate was elected unopposed.

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World's oldest seaborne passenger vessel on tour as floating library

May 2, 2005

The (MV), listed in the  as the world's oldest active ocean-going passenger ship, has docked in the port of Muscat, Sultanate of Oman this week. The ship was built in 1914, two years after the Titanic, but unlike the more famous luxury liner, Doulos has over 90 years of safe sailing to her credit. This "Grand Old Lady of the Sea" has undergone several periods of rebuilding and expansion throughout the 20th century and sailed under three different names, before being purchased by a Christian missionary group, (OM), in 1977 and converted for their use.

Doulos bills itself as "the world's largest floating book fair", and carries half a million books which represent about 6,000 distinct titles, which are donated and sold for modest fees to support the vessel's operation. The books represent Christian literature and educational material in various languages. Sailing from port to port throughout Asia and Africa, the crew of the Doulos sometimes finds itself faced with local restrictions against the sale of Christian literature, which it handles by separating the sacred books from the secular with a canvas divider, and the guards who are sent to control access to the banned books.

Most places visited by the Doulos and its sister ship (which travels North and South America) receive them with an enthusiastic welcome. "Most places we visit don't have Borders or Barnes and Noble," said Lane Powell, publications editor for OM. "In other countries literature is more highly valued and this can be the biggest thing in town," Powell continued in his interview with ASSIST News Service. "People line up one to two miles in some parts of the world. We have 6,000 people coming on the Logos II in one day."

The OM website claims that, since 1970, the two ships have together reached 30 million people in 140 countries, in 435 ports around the world. The crews themselves are also quite international in character, with volunteers from 50 different countries. Powell gives credit to their shared Christian background for their ability to get along with each other despite their differences. The names of their ships also have Christian meaning: doulos means "servant" and logos means "word", as in holy scripture.

The ship recently sailed to Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt before coming to the Gulf of Oman, and docking in its Sultan Qaboos port, where it was received in style by the Tourism Minister Rajiha bint Abdulameer bin Ali, one of three female ministers in the cabinet. Oman is the only country in the Gulf to have its own tourism ministry, created last year to encourage visitors to come partake in Omani life and culture.

Said bin Ali to the , "We are absolutely delighted to have a roving library second to none, busy inculcating reading habits among people at a time when it matters most."

Also speaking to the Daily Times, Murthadha Hassan Ali said, "The importance of such a visit can't be over-emphasised in days when reading habits are waning and people are swarming restaurants as if we were born only to eat... Book remains your best companion, TV or no TV." Ali described himself as a "compulsive book reader", and wants someday to start a public library in the capital city of Muscat, which currently has none.

The 425 foot long (130m) library will weigh anchor and continue its missionary journey starting May 9, with plans to sail to Kenya, on Africa's east coast.


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 * Swiss cement company Holcim Ltd sees net profits jump 67%
 * British Skylark rocket makes its final flight
 * USA baseball proposes "three strikes" rule for steroid abuse
 * World's oldest seaborne passenger vessel on tour as floating library

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Charity haircuts and collaborative art at spring festival in Cambridge, Massachusetts

The 22nd annual Mayfair took place in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 1. The event, which ran from 12-6 pm, featured work from local artists, performers, as well as a large cadre of tents selling beads, ceramics, and fried foods. After light rain in the early afternoon, the sun came out around 4 pm.

Local streets were closed to cars, and vendors and artists set up along the curbs. Church Street was blocked off and dedicated to chalk drawings, which were drawn by professional artists and amateurs alike. One of the largest drawings was a reproduction of Hokusai's "In The Hollow of a Wave off the Coast at Kanagawa," known colloquially as "The Wave."

The Alice Hoffman Breast Cancer Center and Locks of Love held a "charity shave," in which members of the public were encouraged to donate to the charity. Upon donating they would have their heads shaved, or at least 10" of their hair trimmed "in support of those who lose their hair to chemotherapy."

Several bands played in succession on a stage set up in front of the offices of Dewey, Cheetham, and Howe. Performers included Toussaint and the China Band, as well as The Walkmen.

Self-described "voice collector" Halsey Burgund brought his portable recording studio and successfully recorded samples from many passersby. At one point, his small box was packed with five youths who wanted to record a collaborative performance. Not everyone was interested in Burgund's box, though. "I don't want to give my name and some crap out," said one youth, pictured at right, who preferred not to give his name.


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Hi!

Thanks for your offer regarding the Wikinews accreditation cards. Please do not ask that card to be listed there - it is *not* a business card, the logo is trademarked, and it may not be printed without permission of the Wikimedia foundation.

This is an issue we are currently trying to resolve, and we would be glad to have your help. Please jump into the conversation on that part... - Amgine/talk 05:01, 2 May 2005 (UTC)

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Welcome
69.177.21.17, welcome to Wikinews! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! Dan100 (Talk) 07:26, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
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Welcome
131.217.6.2, welcome to Wikinews! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! Dan100 (Talk) 07:28, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
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 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Style guide - how articles should look before publishing
 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
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User talk:David Vasquez/April archive

Policy Question
Do we have a policy to use CPC or CCP for the Chinese Communist Party? (e.g. on yesterday's chlorine spill piece). Thanks! Dpr 14:42, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * I replied on Dpr's user talk page. — DV 22:39, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

More information please : Kuomindang-China deal
I just read than Kuomindang delegation made a deal in 10 points with china, but Taiwan official gouvernement not agree that. Have anyone some informations about that ? thanks (<-- anon IP?)
 * Taiwan Nationalists leader visits Beijing

 * I'm still researching the 10-point agreement. There are more developments being reported today, related to the legality of any signed documents. Please feel free to start a story if you would like to write about it right away. I'm holding off until I have better information about it. — DV 22:43, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Pope
NB: Im giving this message to the 10 or so people I suspect may be on Wikinews when the event occurs.

I've created a story announcing the Popes death - when the Vatican or BBC/Reuters announce he is actually dead please insert the date & time and publish - we will be the 1st news group to break this story (besides our source)! The story is located here User:CGorman/Sandbox. Whilst waiting please improve the story. → CGorman (Talk)  22:39, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Wikinews:Story preparation
Seeing how well preparations have gone for the Pope story, i've created Story preparation. Instead of users preparing stories on their own computers and saving them on their own hard drives, they can place them here to allow other writers to add to them before the event. This will help eliminate duel coverage of the same story - Teeks99 had spent some time yesterday evening writing a Pope story - but did'nt load it onto wikinews resulting in his version being made redundent. Hopefully by allowing users to collaborate on a story from an earlier date, our article quality will be dramatically improved. → CGorman (Talk)  15:13, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the thanks
Thanks for your kind words on my input on DST and PEI restaurant articles. There is some interesting info on the web concerning DST that could be added as well concerning the pros for energy savings and cons for farmers and sleep deprivation as well as the history. Did you know the States went on DST for a couple of years during WW2? I ran out of interest in editing the article, however :-) DoubleBlue 13:43, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I was shocked by the user's attack on DST
And most honored by your explanation of the simplicity of the article. Thank you, DV. I will continue to try to help Wikinews grow and become a most versatile news source for readers who would enjoy news of all kinds. I guess the community will ultimately decide on the fate of that story. I wrote it because I was reminded of the DST event while visiting a major news site: Yahoo News. Thank you again. I hope we all can become useful contributors to each day's events and less contentious. I plan to keep on keeping on...Know a man by his acts... --HiFlyer 16:15, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * I replied on Alan's user talk page. — DV 16:36, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Well I wasn't exactly attacking DST! I was objecting to the idea that a twice-annual time-piece adjustment warrants a news story. However the WN:DR discussion shows a clear keep consensus (no I am not CarrKnight!), so DV I invite you (or anyone else) to remove the delete tag from the story (an open invitation I've also made on WN:DR). Dan100 (Talk) 17:37, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Changed headlines
DV, thanks for your quick help. They are now updated. Maurreen 17:34, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Can I invite you to
Lay off the "personal/political agenda" thing for a bit? I'm beginning to lose count of the times you've accused me of having one! I can only give you my personal assurance that I do not have such an agenda. Dan100 (Talk) 17:45, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Sure, right after you accept my invitation to embrace contributors with a diverse set of perspectives and collaborate instead of dismissing those you disagree with out of hand. I'll accept your invitation after you accept my invitation to tolerate stories even when they don't fit your personal view of what's important in the world.

 * This is an old argument with the Cabal and their minions the Young Jacobins. But the opposing view, that of the Red Faction, is simply deleted over and over again.  This is what "they" do.  It won't change.

 * "They" even delete the Red Faction from the m:Category:Wikipedian_associations list, though it's mentioned on the Cabal page in the graphics.

 * You've stated in the past that you don't give a damn about what others think of the news. Your true colors are showing today.

 * And those colours ain't Red! ;-)

 * I invited you first. Why won't you accept my invitation?

 * — DV 18:30, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I've responded on my talk page Dan100 (Talk) 20:22, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Hunter Thompson
Hi, surely I can report the same info re; his son that the Rocky Mountaujn news reported? There is no speculation here at all, just a bunch of weird facts.

I know its incredible but there was NO forensic examination of the crime scene, officer DiSalvo freely admits he allowed the son to contaminate it, and there was no ballistics done to confirm the bullet came from that gun....so you tell me who's speculating..I say its the police.(speculating its an open and shut suicide)Paulrevere2005 00:31, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Ok i took out the references to the son,Juan..but I think those incidents go to show how sloppy the police investigation was.

I agree with your other deductions; there would have likely been an intruder, if it was a murder' but we'll never know because they will never do a ballistics check on the bullet..because if its NOT from a gun that was in that house; what in the world are they going to do then? Paulrevere2005 00:49, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * I replied on Paulrevere2005's user talk page. — DV 14:03, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Chillis
ummm... why? ive never had any probs with that up till now... ~The bellman | Smile 06:44, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * lol, ah yes indeed. A very important rule which i will live by. ~The bellman | Smile  12:24, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

mediation
Dan has requested that i act as a mediator in the dispute between him and yourself. I've never done wiki-mediation before but am willing to give it a go if you agree ~The bellman | Smile  10:29, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * DV, I hope you'll agree to this. Please bring to The bellman's attention anything you feel needs addressing! I know I'm not perfect by any means so I hope we can use this opportunity to work through our differences and move forwards. Dan100 (Talk) 12:13, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * I replied on Dan100's page and on The Bellman's page. I have placed myself at The Bellman's service to help in whatever manner he sees fit. — DV 12:17, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Dispute resolution. Hope i can help. ~The bellman | Smile 13:07, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Thanks for setting that page up. I'll start gathering material for the "Statement by DV" section for submission later on today. — DV 13:55, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Time conversion
I noticed the error in time conversion, becouse I was writing an article for the same argument for the Italian Wikinews and I notice that there was something strange when I converted in European D Central Time AnyFile 14:59, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * until there's a spacetime DTD there will be lots of these problems

User Page
I shamelessly stole the format of your user page for the first couple of sections of my user page.

How dare you!... only kidding, I shamelessly copied it off a guy at Wikipedia sometime last year! → CGorman (Talk)  20:06, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Padding around the third lead
My change was completely unintentional! I was cut n' pasting from the first lead to the third lead, I was rushing the job (as usual) and probably forgot what I was at. → CGorman (Talk)  20:10, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Please update meta map stuff
Of interest to you given your focus on maps:
 * maps
 * spacetime_DTD
 * ecoregion_DTD
 * the first useful map
 * []

Updating the meta pages with your great graphics on User:David Vasquez to show people how to use maps, would be really helpful on those pages. (<-- unsigned comment by 142.177.97.148)

 * Thanks for stopping by, 142.177.97.148. I've looked at some of those map pages before, but thanks for the links. I'm still learning about the issues with obtaining data for political boundaries and how to best plot such data.

 * It's interesting how the positioning logic for cities is being discussed. I've chosen to allow the map-maker to simply click a Left or Right button to affect justification, along with a global scaling slider to determine the size.

 * I appreciate the more ambitious efforts you are pointing to, but for now I simply want a quick way for Wikinews contributors to create maps for explosions, fires, earthquakes, and the weather, so I am limiting my ambitions to simple topo maps with cities and capitals, with an option for a big dot (and emanating circles for earthquakes and explosions).

 * I'll check in with the meta map discussions again after I have more progress on the basic map extension I am developing for near-term use here on Wikinews. — DV 07:21, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Material
Japan spaceflight - Amgine 22:51, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Thanks! (I replied on Amgine's user talk page.) — DV 23:13, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * No problem, I saw that come in just after you'd started your article, so I thought you'd want to know about it. Hope to have time to read your article soon... - Amgine 06:00, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Bay Bridge
So, just to save a little money they took shortcuts on the welds. Who needs terrorists when our own contractors are making sure stuff falls down all by itself?

I hope they get to the bottom of this before the whole thing falls down on some boater out on the bay. I won't be driving on that bridge anytime soon.

Thanks for the story. — DV 07:39, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Yeah - the joys of the living la vida South Bay - no need for a bridge commute unless you're going to Napa. ;-) -- Davodd | Talk 07:43, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

DST
Good article DV...and I love that picture don't you? --HiFlyer 20:57, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Wendy's finger and Dog attack
Glad you will plan to attend the Ayala trial if it comes to that. I am keeping an eye on the woman's whose dogs killed an elderly lady near me.

I am too tired to pursue this shooting spree case news story. Perhaps you or someone else is interested. -edw 19:00, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Class act!
I just took some time to really read over your User page. I wanted to commend you on a class act. And ask where I can get one of those right side tables with the map of Texas and the flag on it, DV? If you can build one with your existing code please put it on my User page when you get a minute. Thanks in advance --HiFlyer 20:52, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * He cut and pasted the code from me, and I cut and pasted the code from a guy at wikipedia. Just C&P the code and fill in your own details. Use the preview feature regurally to ensure your editing the correctly. →  CGorman (Talk)  20:55, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * I replied on Alan's user talk page. — DV 06:18, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Las Vegas police raid story
Sorry! I had no idea it was such a big story (1,360 results at google versus my 574)! The thing is i'd seen noting about it in any other media besides wikinews - it has had no coverage in UK or Irish media at all. Im sorry for removing the story; change it back if you feel its still relevent. My comment DV's getting carried away was ment in a humorous manner, because I had thought that the whole Wendys story was just some local news event up until now (because of the lack of international coverage). Please accept my humble apology - we all make mistakes. → CGorman (Talk)  11:37, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * I replied on CGorman's user talk page. — DV 19:09, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

A day for protests!
As I logged back in earlier I noticed your story, then proceeded to Google News only to notice another protest, now in Baghdad! What a day! -edw 00:56, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * I replied on Edbrown05's user talk page. — DV 01:14, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Thanks muchly for the input
On Sesame Street's Cookie Monster sent on a diet :) I had thought to put it in the Wackynews category, but wasn't quite sure about it. While it is not (by far) my first contribution to the Wikimedia project, it was my first article on Wikinews. --Hooloovoo 10:33, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Perfect
Now thats a model article if i've ever saw one! 11 categories, 7 sources, 5 related stories, 12 paragraphs and one image. Nice bit of work. → CGorman (Talk)  21:09, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Wikinews broadcast
I cannot wait to see this. I might have to buy a video camera and start an east coast bureau. Pingswept 07:05, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * I replied on Pingswept's user talk page. — DV 07:35, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Where are you hefe?
Your Wendy's lady gave the finger to police -- and waved goodbye to the lawsuit. I didn't want to sKooP ya! I'll put a few more paras in the story to do my second for today. --HiFlyer 20:15, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Here's the link I was using
I didn't do anything with the story yet. Glad you're here! Take it away, maestro: MercuryNews.com | 04/13/2005 | Finger-finder decides not to sue

Categories
This message is being given to several people, so please forgive the formality.

I've created a list of categories that must be included in ALL articles to ensure the DPL system works correctly. Adding the revlevent categories from this list will ensure complete site-wide relevent article listing. It is located at User:CGorman/Categories and you can easily cut & paste out of it. I urge frequent writers to bookmark this page to help save themselves time with categorization. Thanks for your attention. → CGorman (Talk)  19:37, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Newscast
I can only think of one word to describe it, however, Warner Brothers and Keanu Reeves would probably sue be for trademark violation if I said it (wh**). I'm interested in knowing how some of it was put together, things like the studio, the on-screen stuff, the editing, etc., and I imagine I'm not the only one. In the spirit of Wiki, any chance you could share some of the behind-the-scenes details somewhere? I'm doing similar production work on radio ATM, as well as brewing up some mock TV presentation stuff at home.

There were some things about it I thought were a bit naff, but they're easily fixable.
 * 1) The title music could do with re-recording on a better instrumentation and MIDI output.
 * 2) No offence, but you look just a little rigid and wooden (for want of a better word), and you don't really have the voice of an anchor, but that's not important for a proof of concept.

Besides these, it was great work well executed. It's a brilliant idea, and I hope that Wikimedia as a whole can go further with this. Keep it up 8-) Chris (reply here, I'll come back). 06:09, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Thanks for offering your feedback, Chris.

 * Tai Tai was laughing the whole time I was shooting this thing, so I appreciate that you are taking this project somewhat seriously!

 * I definitely am up for finding better onscreen talent. It's kind of ridiculous for me to do everything myself. We need to divide up the work.

 * As for my own performance, I was trying to stand absolutely still because I was trying to avoid getting the mic stand, which was inches to my right, in front of my arm. That was just poor planning. I went out and bought a lavalier today, so I can now move freely about, which will solve that issue. The green screen is actually big enough that I can take a few steps from side to side. (It's about 6' by 7'.)

 * As for the "anchor's voice", genetics only take me so far on that one, but I also did a lousy job on mic selection and placement - an SM58 on a mic stand simply picked up way too much room tone to be usable in the studio, so I'm re-recording with the lavalier for the studio shots. Also I didn't do anything to sweeten the audio yet - you're listening to the raw audio from the camera. I still need to add post-processing to make the voice track more like what one would expect an anchor to sound like. (Off the air, television anchors don't really sound the way you hear them on the air - there is quite a bit of audio processing going on.) But the good ones have some native voice talent, so I agree that I can't fix everything in post to the point that I will sound like your favorite TV anchor.

 * I only spent an hour or so on the "theme song" - it's just a placeholder. I'm using Propellerhead's Reason 2.5 to generate the music, so I could definitely do much better. In my opinion, a newscast calls for something with a much richer orchestral sound to it. I'll start posting more versions of the theme song for critics to offer feedback on, but if you or anyone else with musical talent wants to jump in and contribute your own concept of a theme song, I'm all for it.

 * As for showing how the post-production work is done, I'll take photos of each step to show the setup that was used, but there really isn't too much rocket science involved for anyone who is interested. If anyone else wants to shoot themselves against a chroma key green screen to appear as an anchor, a cheap screen can be had for as little as $99. The lights are the most expensive part. To evenly light the set, I use a Photoflex softbox with a keylight - the cheapest lighting system to make a good key is at least four or five hundred dollars. I'll post some recommendations on the Wikinews Broadcast page for some inexpensive screens that are in the correct color, as well as the lighting system I use.

 * If you or anyone else wants to supply field reports to be edited into the broadcast, a very cheap miniDV camera is quite adequate to shoot footage. I am eager to collaborate with other contributors to give the show a diverse cast, so please let me know if you're interested in jumping in to contribute video. — DV 06:56, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * To follow up, I updated the Wikinews Broadcast page with numerous sub-pages to explain more about the production in detail. I structured the page to encourage collaboration, so I'm crossing my fingers that at least one other Wikinewsie will eventually show up with a video camera. — DV 14:28, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * DV, without a doubt, this is the most ambitious Wiki project in the guts of all the other Wikis I have ever seen. I have a camera, but all the rest of it may be generated, as you know, as on-scene reporting and delivered by internet to you to anchor. You are one of the Wright bros in internet news reporting. I know this will work. I hope to give you a story or two to run with, i.e.,

 * "Wikinews' reporter Joe Smartguy gives us this report from Anywhere, USA...I know you can dig it...Can you dig it?!? --HiFlyer 03:34, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Very exciting stuff DV!! Kudos to you :} -Edbrown05 07:17, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Bravo!
I see you met the challenge of WoW/Beano again today. Thanks again! (and if I can offer any help on any of your projects, ask!) - Amgine 20:35, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Yeah you had to put up with him for 20 mins, what a pain! As amgine loves saying - he deserves electroshock (i forget how amgine actually puts it) → CGorman (Talk)  20:38, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Station clock...
The latest jest regarding the broadcast video (and they are *still* talking about it everywhere, it has really created a stir!) is that every newsroom needs a clock. I believe a few people are now working on cute clocks for you. Here's one link someone just posted - it doesn't work for me though, but the user (ChrisCF) is working on fixing it. (I have this feeling it will be a Betty Boop clock or something!) - Amgine 23:09, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * With a little bit of crappy compression, it now works. Like I say - no respectable TV station goes without an on-screen clock to show before the programmes start :) 2 minutes, 200k, still.  Took about 5 minutes of fiddling with the WN logo, 5 minutes with a little program called "Clock Generator" (Windows only, I'm afraid), and then 20 minutes to realise that clearly XviD doesn't like me for some reason.  Like the rest of the project, this clock is not to be taken too seriously.  Runs for 2 minutes, and usable for a "9 o'clock" junction, assuming you can decide what timezone that should be. :o)  Like the main clip, there are things about this I'd change - better (less sucky) compression, a better-scaled version of the WN logo, etc.  As a guide, it's possible to do the clock without an hour hand, or second-hand only to count into the start.  In fact, I might try a bunch of Wikinews VT clocks simply as an excuse to try something along those lines.  Chris 04:37, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * But won't it dilute the Wikinews trademark to also use the logo as a clock? :)

 * A logo'd clock would look nice hanging in the background, and also shown briefly fullscreen to start and end the broadcast - but I'll definitely need to render it at higher resolution for broadcast quality.

 * If you have a URL for the "Clock Generator" program, please post it. I'll look for it on Google. However, rather than use the software, one of us might want to redo the animation with anti-aliased clock arms.

 * Thanks for such a creative idea. — DV 16:45, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Wikinews Exclusive logo
Hi,

upon seeing the latest chili finger story as a lead, I thought that it might be a good idea to label stories including original reporting, or part of a series, as "Wikinews Exclusive" on the frontpage. This would help to explain why we feature stories even though they are of relatively minor global significance. What do you think? Could you design a logo for that purpose?--Eloquence 11:31, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

music
hi david, this is me too, and if i can help out with composing a theme i'd be happy to :-) what i would like to gather is some "headlines" of what the music should express. btw, this is my main talk-page. o  s  c  a  r  12:50, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I could use your help
Hi, David, I am so upset. I spent hours working on and researching the story; Pope Benedict XVI's opposition to the Masonic Order and other "religious mysticism" goes back at least 22 years and amgine hits it with a bullshit, completely non-applicable dispute without discussion or even reading it and then tells me he is too busy to deal with it. i'm getting the feeling that this site is being hijacked by parrots of non-controversial news who censor anything that they haven't seen on major media unless its a local puff piece. Can you help me get this article out??? I really spent a lot of time writing it to avoid all the pov and other censorship excuses so now amgine's just making stuff up. i am really upset. Paulrevere2005 20:21, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

OK; I was blocked for breaking a rule. Please advise where the rules are so I can read them. thanks. Paulrevere2005 00:52, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * I replied on Paulrevere2005's user talk page. — DV 00:59, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

ok,Amgine has removed the Pope story and I don't know where he put it, could you please tell me where the wikinews rules are so I can read them and not get suckered into another block? Paulrevere2005 01:50, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

having trouble with process
Dan100 put this on the pope article and removed it from main page."This article's topic is not news, or otherwise not Wikinews content, and will be listed on Deletion requests." I can't find it in disputes or deletion requests? What can I do ? also, I don't see in the article flag section?? or as a deletion reason?? Paulrevere2005 13:00, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

disturbing discussion?
Please see if this is a problem at the bottom of Uncle G's discussion page; "Disputed article on the day page". it seems to me this is about the Pope/Masonic story and it appears as if the 3 of them, or at least 2 of them actually designed a new article tag specifically to circumvent the available ways of dealing with the article.; i.e.,if a rule is not being broken,just make up a new one. Is this in keeping with the wiki spirit/attitude? Paulrevere2005 02:39, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

unfortunately, the shoes do fit
I just checked "http://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Wikinews:Template_messages/Disputes&action=history" and saw that the tag was indeed created on April 27th by Amgine, 9 minutes after he promised Dan100 in the discussion at http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:Uncle_G#Disputed_article_on_the_day_page (quotes below) concerning how to deal with the pope/mason artice.

Also,even more worrisome,is how they wanted to come up with a way to bury the Pope article without it going in for deletion discussion because; "it might be kept of course, which would be a worring precedent"..this flies in the face of the very essence of a collaborative platform,I think. Anyway,sorry for bringing such negative stuff up. I sent the info for admin action and Amgine has reacted(I assume its a reaction) on my talk page. Paulrevere2005 11:31, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

"I agree with Uncle G - the story is still disputed. However I couldn't think of a suitable tag for the objections - the lack of anything news worthy. Dan100 (Talk) 17:48, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC) I believe the two of you... I'm building a template  for this type of dispute. - Amgine/talk 17:58, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC) I think the best solution here would be a listing on Deletion requests. Not being newsworthy is really something you can fix - either a reportable event has happened, or, erm, it hasn't. However I'm mildly allergic to DR and the ensuing arguments, so I haven't listed it. And it might be kept of course, which would be a worring precedent. PS Sorry to Uncle G for replying to Amgine here, but I hate scattering conversations across user talk pages. PPS Why are we using bullet points?! ;) Dan100 (Talk) 18:05, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)  I agree; I'm putting that into this template (the deletion request link). Thanks to Uncle G for hosting this discussion - Amgine/talk 18:09, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)"

 * I replied on Paulrevere2005's user talk page. — DV 11:51, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

URGENT! Your attention and input is needed regarding a crucial issue facing wikinews.
Please go to the water cooler policy discussion at http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Water_cooler/policy#creating_.2F_deleting_dispute_flag_templates

Please participate in this discussion,regardless of your opinion. Paulrevere2005 12:51, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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USA baseball proposes "three strikes" rule for steroid abuse

May 2, 2005

Baseball commissioner Allan H. "Bud" Selig has proposed a new steroids use policy for the game. The plan calls for a 50-game suspension of a player testing positive for the first time, a 100-game ban for a second offense, and on a third violation the player is out with a lifetime ban from the game.

In an April 25th letter written to Don Fehr (Executive Director of the Players Association) and all major league team owners, Selig wrote, "Steroid users cheat the game." So far this season, four less-than-big-name major league players have been suspended. Under the current policy, each player is forced to sit out 10 games.

The ball is now thrown to Fehr, who said over the weekend the union was not ready to discuss it. An answer from the players union will probably be forthcoming some time this week.

Congressional hearings on steroids in baseball were held March 17. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), the ranking minority member of the House Government Reform Committee, said, "It's weaker than the policy Congress is considering, but significantly stronger than baseball's current policy."

Testifying at the hearings, Fehr said, “My personal view, this is not an institutional view I'm expressing now, my personal view is that our job with violations of substance abuse is not to destroy careers. Our job is to stop it."

Selig also wants to add amphetamines list of banned substances in the major leagues.


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I'm a passive contributer/user of Wikinews. I generally am interested in free/open content especially free/open-source software.

My Homepage/Blog

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User talk:64.229.30.96

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User talk:200.174.114.200

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User talk:219.54.170.25

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'Family Guy' returns to US television, loses in ratings to 'Housewives'

May 3, 2005

The animated series Family Guy returned to the FOX television network with a new episode Sunday for the first time since it was taken off the schedule three years ago. Although the show kept most of its audience that lead-in The Simpsons gave, FOX was still fourth out of five major broadcast networks in the half-hour, losing most notably to ABC's hit Desperate Housewives (UPN, the other major American broadcast network, does not air original programming on Sundays).

However, the season premiere of Family Guy and the series debut of American Dad (which helped usher in what the network termed "The New FOX Sunday") helped bring FOX to the #2 spot out of five networks in the crucial 18 to 49 demographic, one of the most important to advertisers in the key May sweeps period. "Sweeps" occurs four times a year and helps networks and independent affiliates determine how much a fixed amount of time for commercial advertisement will cost (the higher the ratings, the more revenue for the networks selling the time to advertisers).

On the whole, Family Guy averaged a 6.3 rating in the overnights as posted by Zap2It. While the overnight ratings are fairly accurate, the numbers are preliminary and are subject to minor change. One ratings point is equal to 1,096,000 households, as there are now 109,600,000 households in the United States with at least one television. This translates into a little more than 6.9 million households whose sets were tuned into Family Guy, as recorded by the sample of "Nielsen families," who record their viewing habits and contribute to the ratings process the US uses. The use of the word "share" in the article means that it is the rough percentage of viewers with their sets on at that hour tuning into a certain program. For example, nine percent of viewers in the United States with their televisions on at 9 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time were tuned to Family Guy.

This only added up to a 9 household share for the hour, compared to an 11 share for Law & Order: Criminal Intent on NBC, a 14 share for a CBS Hallmark Hall of Fame movie of the week (traditionally only aired during the key sweeps periods), and a 23 share for the aforementioned Desperate Housewives. Averaged with the performance of American Dad, a cartoon produced by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, FOX earned a mere 5.8 rating/9 share for the hour.

The episode revolved around a big scheme Peter Griffin, the main character of the series, conjured. To give his wife Lois (who no longer finds him sexually attractive) a second honeymoon in order to "spice up" their love life, he pretends to be actor Mel Gibson so they can stay in a new luxury hotel for free. Peter stumbles upon a sequel to the film The Passion of the Christ, and vows to keep the movie from ever seeing the light of day. To get the movie back, Gibson kidnaps Lois and keeps her captive on top of Mount Rushmore, which leads to a scene in which the three battle on top of the monument, in a homage to the film North by Northwest.


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British Skylark rocket makes its final flight

May 2, 2005

The last British Skylark rocket has made its final flight.

The rocket flew from coastal Sweden at 6am UTC on Monday, carrying its ESA science package to an altitude of 250km.

The 13m tall rocket was developed in the UK and first flew in 1957 from Woomera range in Australia. It continued to be developed for another twenty years. The British government ended support for the project in 1979, leaving private companies to fly the remaining rockets. Enough rockets had been built to sustain a launch program until today.

A total of 441 flights have been made by the sub-orbital Skylark. The rocket is known as a 'sounding rocket', designed to explore the upper regions of Earth's atmosphere.


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Swiss cement company Holcim Ltd sees net profits jump 67%

May 2, 2005

Swiss cement firm Holcim Ltd. today reported that net profits jumped by 67% in the first quarter. The company which has operations in over 70 countries revealed that first quarter profits were 169m Swiss francs (€110m; US$141m) up from 101m Swiss Francs last year.

Despite what appears to be a large rise in profits, sales actually fell to 2.7bn Swiss francs — a drop of 1.1 percent. The jump in net profits was largely due to a change in accountancy methods. Operating profits rose just 10% to 411m Swiss francs. This small rise in operating profits was largely due to a major price increase in mature markets such as the US, enabled by strong demand in the marketplace.

Holcim was founded in 1912 in Holderbank, Canton Aargau, Switzerland. Today it employs 46,000 people worldwide and produces over 145m tons of cement annually. It has has recently acquired British- based Aggregate Industries PLC, and gained a controlling interest in India's No. 2 cement player, Associated Cement Companies Ltd.

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K'nesset Member Natan Sharansky resigns from coalition government to protest planned Gaza withdrawal

May 3, 2005

Sharansky’s resignation as Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Jerusalem was accepted by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at Sunday’s cabinet meeting.

“I believe [the Gaza withdrawal] is a tragic plan that makes us pay an extremely high price for nothing, and also encourages terror,” Sharansky said. “The only aim of the current government is the implementation of the disengagement plan, and therefore it is wrong, even immoral, for me to remain a part of this government.”

Sharansky said that although he was always against what he calls the “so-called disengagement plan,” he decided to leave the government once the battle against the withdrawal was no longer able to be waged from within the government. “Our main battle now is public opinion, because the struggle in the government is finished,” he said.

Although he hopes to take the struggle to the people, the former minister hopes his move will pave the way for other politicians to follow their consciences. “I don’t know how effective my quitting will be,” Sharansky said, “but I hope it will encourage other politicians and ministers to at least vote according to what they believe and what they think.”

The former prisoner of Zion (who served time in a Soviet prison for wanting to emigrate to Israel) says his main objection to the plan to withdraw from Gaza and northern Samaria is the fact that the withdrawal is not contingent on the creation of democracy within the Palestinian Authority. “I have promoted the spread of democracy as the only answer for thirty years. And now, at the time when an American president declares these principles and promotes them, an Israeli PM comes along and does the exact opposite.”

Although he has in the past supported withdrawal from parts of the land of Israel, Sharansky says the current plan goes too far. “We cannot control another people and we will need serious compromise, but that compromise does not include giving another people the ability to destroy us... as if we run from Gaza, Gaza will not run after us.”

Sharansky, whose Yisrael B’Aliyah party merged with the ruling Likud party after last elections, has maintained good relations with Sharon. “I had many opportunities to present my point of view to the Prime Minister, both publicly and privately,” Sharansky said. “He believes the withdrawal will give us ten years free from world pressure during which to build the settlement blocs of Gush Etzion, Maaleh Adumim and Ariel. I told him we will not have ten years – we will not even have ten days free from pressure, because we are legitimizing one-sided withdrawals from Jewish areas – each withdrawal will only invite more pressure.”

“We are speaking about three generations of Jews that were sent on the important mission by the Israeli government and made an empty desert into a blossoming garden. Now we will just destroy all these beautiful communities, with their unique agriculture and incredible Judaism - for what?” Sharansky asks.

“For nothing,” he added, “as a reward for terrorism.”

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UK Staffordshire South 2005 election postponed

May 2, 2005

Josephine Harrison, the Liberal Democrat candidate for both the Staffordshire South parliamentary constituency in the UK general election, 2005 and the Kinver seat in the South Staffordshire local government district election, has died of an illness.

Because the death occurred after the close of nominations, and because postal voting has already commenced, the returning officer is required to declare that the polls for the Staffordshire South parliamentary seat and for the Kinver local council seat be abandoned. Fresh General Election and local council election polls, under the same writs of election, will now take place 28 days after the returning officer has seen proof of the death of the candidate. Under election rules, the existing nominees are entitled to remain nominated, although other, new, candidates may be nominated.

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The Wendy's outlet where the finger was discovered.

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Talk:'Family Guy' returns to US television, loses in ratings to 'Housewives'

The URL that I cited is correct; however, since it uses |, it throws the template off. If you click it, it'll say there is no page. Just copy the URL and paste it into your browser; it'll work then. TheCustomOfLife 21:48, 2 May 2005 (UTC)

 * I replaced the page with a print-ready link, but it'll ask you if you want to print, so to view the article, just click no. TheCustomOfLife 21:50, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
 * I made the original link into a tinyurl, seems to solve the problem. --Morbid-o 12:48, 3 May 2005 (UTC)

Cool stuff!
This is a really good article, with some great links. Thanks Custom! - Amgine/talk 22:55, 2 May 2005 (UTC)

I really don't understand how this is new worthy.

 * The show was off the air for three years and then brought back. I don't know about the rest of the world, but this is a rarity in the United States. A very rare rarity. TheCustomOfLife 18:03, 3 May 2005 (UTC)


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Chili Finger Incident

May 6, 2005

On Thursday the 22nd of March, 2005, Anna Ayala, a woman from Las Vegas, claimed to have found a human finger in her bowl of chili at a Wendy's restaurant located at 1405 Monterey Highway, just south of downtown San Jose, California, owned by Fresno-based Jern Management.. The finger, which probably belonged to a woman as it had a long and manicured fingernail, did not belong to any of the restaurant employees. The food supplies were seized by officials to be traced back to its manufacturers, while the restaurant was permitted to open again later with chili prepared from fresh ingredients.

Aftermath
Wikinews reporter David Vasquez drove his car up to the drive-thru menu and found that chili was still on the menu, at a price of US$1.19 for a small serving. He also witnessed workers unloading supplies from a semi-trailer truck in the restaurant's parking lot, and carting them into the back door of the establishment.

Initially, county health officials said Ayala was fine and the finger had been cooked, which would have killed any bacteriae in the finger. However, on March 27, officials admitted they were not so sure anymore. Tests were done on the finger to determine this. Dr. Martin Fenstersheib, Santa Clara County's health officer, said that even if the finger was still raw when Ayala bit into it, the risk was low that she would have become infected with anything. However, he advised that Ayala should undergo a series of precautionary follow-up tests.

Sales at Wendy's went down because of the incident. Wendy's International, Inc. (WEN) closed at US$39.43 on Thursday the 22nd, and as the stock exchange was closed for the Good Friday holiday, traders did not weigh in the stock until the next Monday.

By Tuesday the 5th of April, officials had still not succeeded in tracking down the owner of the finger. The fingerprint on the detached digit has been run through an FBI database as well as the local criminal database in Santa Clara County, but no matches were found. According to Rich Reneau, who was leading the investigation at the time, the fingerprint was marginal, and the likelihood of finding a match was slim.

Wendy's stock did not go down significantly and was trading at US$39.37 that morning.

Investigation centers on Ayala
The next day, on Wednesday the 6th, Las Vegas police searched the home of Anna Ayala. About a dozen officers conducted the search at Ayala's home at Maryland Parkway and Serene Street at about 4 p.m. local time (23:00 UTC), according to witnesses at the scene. Ayala and other residents were handcuffed and brought out of the house. Ayala said that her teenage daughter, Genesis Reyes, had torn shoulder ligaments as a result of the search. The Las Vegas Review-Journal ran a photo of Reyes wearing a sling in their Friday edition. In San Jose, police spokeswoman Gina Tepoorten confirmed to reporters that investigators had served the warrant in cooperation with Las Vegas police on Wednesday, but she refused to reveal specific details about the warrant. By that time, Wendy's was offering a US$50,000 reward for information leading to the source of the finger.

Research by the Associated Press uncovered Ayala's history of lawsuits. Ayala successfully won her suit for medical expenses against the national El Pollo Loco chicken-chain, a previous employer, after her daughter Genesis contracted salmonella poisoning, allegedly from eating at the restaurant. However, Ayala lost another suit against General Motors in 2000 claiming that a wheel fell off her car. She also started a sexual harassment suit against her former boss in 1998. A total of 13 lawsuits in California and Nevada had been filed. Ayala replied the focus should be on Wendy's, and not her record of law suits. Nick Muyo, a spokesman for the San Jose Police department, said not to expect new information in the case for at least a week.

Twists and turns
On Wednesday the 13th there was a potential new lead in the investigation. A spotted leopard had torn off part of a finger from an owner of exotic animals, Sandy Allman, in Pahrump, Nevada. The portion of Allman's torn off finger was approximately the same size - 1 1/2-inches long. Pahrump is approximately 45 miles away from Las Vegas. Carol Asvestas, who owns an exotic animal sanctuary, told the San Jose Mercury News she witnessed the leopard tear off the finger. She reported the incident to a hotline run by Wendy's offering the US$50,000 reward. Cindy Carroccio told the San Jose Mercury News that the finger was not reattached, and that the clinic "gave it back to her (Allman) in a little bag of ice." On the same day the lead was announced, Ayala decided to drop her lawsuit against Wendy's, due to emotional stress.

However, when Allman's prints were sent to San Jose police, they didn't match. Two days later, on Friday the 15th, Wendy's doubled the reward to US$100,000. The company revealed that employees had passed polygraph tests. Wendy's continues to claim that there is no evidence that the finger ever entered their supply chain, pointing to a lack of any accidents among the workers at their suppliers. Wendy's tip line had received reports from across the United States, from "folks who either have lost a finger, or know somebody who lost a finger," San Jose police Sgt. Nick Muyo told the Associated Press.

Ayala arrested
On Thursday the 21st of April, Anna Ayala was arrested at or near her home in Las Vegas on Thursday evening, in connection with the case, shortly after Wendy's finished its own internal investigation. According to court documents, she has been charged with one count of attempted grand larceny related to the chili case, and one count of grand larceny in an unrelated real estate deal, and is being held without bail in Clark County, Nevada, pending extradition. A press conference by the San Jose Police and Wendy's was held on Friday, April 22, at 13:00 PDT. The charge related to the case states the finger could not have been prepared at Wendy's, where the chili is heated to 170 degrees for 3 hours. There is also an inconsistency in Ayala's account of finding the finger and claiming it caused her to vomit compared with police saying there was no vomit at the scene. The incident has caused Wendy's 2.5 million dollars worth of damages, which Ayala could be criminally responsible for. Until recently, the San Jose police had not accused Ayala of planting the finger herself.

The unrelated charge stems from an incident, also in San Jose, when Ayala allegedly received an $11,000 down payment on a mobile home she did not own.

Ayala was incarcerated at the Clark County Detention Center, awaiting a fugitive review hearing on Tuesday, April 26, 2005, at 7:30 a.m. local time. She was processed and given inmate ID 01964047. Her case number was 05F07229X. Ayala waived extradition at the hearing, and her attorney said they were ready to come to San Jose to defend against the charges.

Ayala transferred to San Jose
On Friday, May 6, 2005, Ayala was transported to San Jose, California. Ayala was booked into the main Santa Clara County jail, and is awaiting arraignment. Ayala will likely be arraigned on Monday or Tuesday at the Santa Clara County Superior Court, according to Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney David Boyd.

On September 9, 2005, Ayala plead guilty to conspiring to file a false claim and attempted grand theft, and will be sentenced on November 2, 2005. She faces up to ten years in prison, and her husband faces up to 13 years behind bars.

Finger's owner identified
Until the middle of May, the owner of the finger still had not been found.

But on May 13, 2005, police announced that they had identified the finger tip as belonging to an associate of Ayala's husband. The associate had lost his finger tip in an industrial accident at an asphalt company in December, 2004. Police had received the information from an undisclosed caller to Wendy's hot-line.

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Results of 2005 British Columbia, Canada General Election

May 17, 2005

At 8 p.m. local time today (04:00 UTC 18 May), the polls closed in the British Columbia general election, 2005. Results are still coming in, and no party has won an overall majority in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia yet. At 9:05 p.m. PST (5:05 a.m. UTC 18 May) the CBC called the election for the BC Liberals.

Electoral reform
Held in conjunction with the general election was the British Columbia electoral reform referendum, 2005, where voters were asked to decide whether to switch from the First Past the Post electoral system to the Single Transferable Vote electoral system.

A 60% Yes vote as well as a simple majority in 48 of the 79 ridings are needed for the measure to pass.

STV referendum results
"Should British Columbia change to the BC-STV electoral system as recommended by the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform?"


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 * Copy & paste the appropriate text from the list below, adding the word "gain", "lose", or "hold" between the parentheses, into the gain/lose/hold tables when a constituency declares its results. (Please use section editing.) As you do so:
 * Keep the table of totals up-to-date. (Increment each total as you go along. Don't paste in the totals from a source.  Different sources will have different totals, because they aren't synchronized with one another.  It is best, for the sake of self-consistency alone, if our totals reflect what our gain/lose/hold tables say.)
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 * style="background:palevioletred"|Democratic Reform
 * style="background:green"|Green
 * CHANGE TO LIGHTGREEN!
 * (211.30.70.149 wrote this unsigned comment at 05:16, 18 May 2005)
 * Why should it be lightgreen? WP uses yellowgreen to differentiate it from other parties that have used a green colour scheme and, I believe, it looks better with black text on it, but clearly a casual reader of our Wikinews would expect Green to be green. I lean towards a harmony with WP but I would appreciate a more detailed explanation of your thoughts for future election reports. Double  Blue  (Talk) 20:03, 18 May 2005 (UTC)

 * style="background:mediumturquoise"|Unity
 * style="background:tan"|Marijuana
 * style="background:#FF3366"|Work Less
 * style="background:gainsboro"|Independent

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 * Complete the list of parties, that are fielding candidates, in the totals table.
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 * Create a list of constituencies, cross-referencing per-constituency articles on Wikipedia for the detailed results. See Results of 2005 United Kingdom General Election for how to do this.  There is an informal project on Wikipedia to give each Canadian electoral constituency its own article.
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Way to go, Uncle G!
I just ran out to mail my tax forms, and I come back to this! Quick work.

By the way, in British Columbia the three top parties are the NDP, the Liberals, and the Green Party and the Conservatives mix it up for third, oddly enough. - Amgine/talk 23:01, 2 May 2005 (UTC)

Why Green was not green
The party colours were taken from the consensus on colours collected at w:Template:Canadian_politics/party_colours. Double Blue  (Talk) 03:23, 18 May 2005 (UTC)

Colors
Why aren't the colors for the parties based on the colors the parties themselves use? These are colors from WP, and seem uniformly unrelated to the parties choices. - Amgine/talk 03:28, 18 May 2005 (UTC)

 * Of course we could use any colour we like but I thought a consistency with Wikipedia would be helpful. WP colours were chosen, however, to ensure a different colour choice for all historical and current poliitical parties which is less of a concern here. Double  Blue  (Talk) 03:31, 18 May 2005 (UTC)
 * I used green for the Greens, gold for the NDP, coral for the Liberals. Can you join the #wikinews-en so we can coordinate live? - Amgine/talk 03:41, 18 May 2005 (UTC)

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I find the white on various backgrounds hard to read. Does anyone else find it hard to read or am i the only one? Bawolff 23:01, 18 May 2005 (UTC)


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POV
This article may be considered by some to have POV issues. The reason being, the case that it presents is quite one-sided. However much I agree with what Mr. Sharansky is saying (I do agree completely), nonetheless I must point out that alternative points of view, such as within Israeli government about Sharanksy's resignation, or Palestinian point of view if available, should be added to strengthen the article. Otherwise it just leads the reader toward a fore-ordained conclusion. This may require adding other sources than the radio broadcast, which is not available to most Wikinewsers anyway. DouglasGreen 23:47, 2 May 2005 (UTC)

Very informative article. thank you. TiB 16:46, 5 May 2005 (UTC)

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why is protected this page? Please change the map by Gz-map.png --217.125.210.207 09:45, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

Older pages are protected because of vandalism, but an admin should see this and restore the image soon ClareWhite 10:15, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Done --Cspurrier 17:07, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

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withdrawl => withdrawal Van der Hoorn (talk) 11:25, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

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B.C. elections debate fiery but not conclusive

May 3, 2005

In British Columbia, Canada, leadership debates during provincial elections can have a major effect. In 1991, a single sentence during the leadership debate catapulted the then-obscure B.C. Liberal party from no seats for more than a decade to official opposition with 17 seats. In the current election, three television stations plan to broadcast the event live.

Adriane Carr of the Greens, Carole James of the New Democratic Party (NDP) and Gordon Campbell of the B.C. Liberals left the campaign trail on Monday to prepare for the Leadership debate on Tuesday night. The contestants were heavily prepared, and came into the debate with talking points and notes carefully memorized and at the ready.

Before the debate
Prior to the debates, it was widely reported that Adriane Carr of the Green party had already won simply by being present. The Green party secured their position in the debate by having a candidate in every riding, 79 candidates in all. With a steadily increasing polling history in elections but no seats in the Legislative Assembly and a minimal campaign budget, the Green party can only benefit from the opportunity to become better known to the BC electorate.

The Green Party formed in British Columbia in 1983 as part of the international Green Party network. In the 2001 election, the party achieved 12.4% of the popular vote, but still failed to elect a single Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).

Carole James is a newcomer in the leadership role of the NDP. She was elected in 2003 and aims to restore the party to power after they suffered an embarrassing defeat. In 2001, the NDP went from government to opposition with only two seats. A special election raised the expectation of change and voter dissatisfaction when the ruling Liberals were unable, despite high-profile campaigning, to prevent a demoralizing defeat in favour of the NDP candidate. This brought the party up to 3 MLAs. Pundit view of the debate was split on Carole James's best approach; an aggressive approach might win enough interest and respect to gain enough seats to form a government - or backfire and push disaffected voters toward both opponent's parties, while a firm but softer stance would suggest acceptance of the position as opposition with an expectation to pick up about 15 seats in the assembly.

The NDP is not the old guard of B.C. political parties, and only formed in 1961 though it traces its lineage back to 1933. It has led the province on multiple occasions in the 1970s and 1990s. However, a series of leadership scandals and the FastCat Fiasco led to the crushing defeat at the hands of the B.C. Liberals in 2001.

Gordon Campbell, the Premier of British Columbia, has the most to lose in such an event and would likely have preferred not to attend at all. An experienced rhetorician with both long service in the Legislative Assembly and in politics in general, he also heads the party which revived itself from obscurity during just such a debate in 1991. Described as a small-c conservative in the nature of Margaret Thatcher, his party's dominance in the assembly did not allow him the confidence to actually present a budget the Liberals had been talking about, and making promises on, for months.

One of the oldest parties in the province, the B.C. Liberals are independent of the national Liberal party and its policies. They are a right-of-centre party, being socially moderate and fiscally conservative. The party was in decline for most of the last half of the past century. However, it made a remarkable recovery during the 1990s due to the dissolution of the Social Credit Party. It was greatly helped by its social conservatism and a series of leadership and financial scandals in the NDP. Capitalizing on a split in the ruling party, the Liberals took power in the 2001 election with 77 of 79 assembly seats.

Leadership debate, 3 May 2005
With tight moderation and a constrained debate format of questions and answers, rebuttals, and open floor debate, the entire event was surprisingly civil as each candidate tried to push the others into social gaffes. The candidates managed to stay on message throughout, though the discourse occasionally broke into the almost spontaneous and provided some of the liveliest discussion in what has begun to seem like a dull campaign, at least by B.C. standards.

Leading the way into the fray, Campbell pointed to the NDP for leaving the economy and infrastructure of the province in a shambles. "British Columbia became a have-not province," he repeated several times.

James hammered back, focusing on broken campaign promises and trust issues. When Campbell pointed to the successes of his party in office, she dismissed the claims. "We see Mr. Campbell taking credit for things that he had nothing to do with, high commodity prices and low interest rates."

In the enviable position of watching her opponents digging into each other and not sparing much effort on the Greens, Carr was free to criticize both parties. "The gap between the rich and the poor has grown to be the biggest in Canada and that's a shameful record," she said to Campbell. When James pointed to the privatisation of Healthcare under the Liberals, Carr cut her dead with "And who started the move to privatisation? It was the NDP who started that move."

The debate, broadcast live by three stations, did not have any clear winners or losers. Macleans magazine reported that Campbell survived being double-teamed by the other parties, yet he also seemed unable to meet James's challenges or respond to Carr's inquiries with direct answers.

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Talk:UK Staffordshire South 2005 election postponed

Notwithstanding reports in the mainstream media, it appears that this is not a by-election.

Instead, it appears that it is still part of the general election, albeit delayed.

See discussion on for more information. Roybadami 23:51, 2 May 2005 (UTC)

 * Also I'd be tempted to change the headline to "Staffordshire South 2005 election postponed", but I'm not going to be bold here, because as a newbie I'm not confident in just assuming that meta stuff like this is done in the same way as on Wikipedia... Roybadami 23:57, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Ok, so I read the help. That was easy -- there was no automatic move function in the wiki last time I did this on Wikipedia...  Roybadami 00:07, 3 May 2005 (UTC)
 * If you can cite verifiable and reputable sources that contradict the BBC, and combine their analyses into this article, then all the better. Being more than just an echo of another news service is exactly what Wikinews wants to be.  If there's a discussion on a Usenet newsgroup, go to the sources that the participants have cited.  If they haven't cited sources, then ask them what their sources for their assertions are.  Uncle G 01:15, 3 May 2005 (UTC)