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Reboot of Print Edition
` I also came across this website-www.feedjournal.com, which makes print newspapers from an RSS feed. Their basic, trial version results in this for Wikinews-. Unfortunately, in order to use it, it cost $59 a month. I asked the owner and he said he would do it for half price for non-profits etc. Implementing something like this would rejuvenate the print edition, as it could be automatically created every day/every week for people to download. So, thoughts?   Tris   09:37, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

 * All that produces is what's contained in the feed. It doesn't reproduce entire articles. And he seriously expects us to pay anything for that?! No thanks. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 11:46, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

 * Meh. I tend to agree with BRS, all it does is produce little blurbs that don't provide much info - and it doesn't have any more info than the feed. If it made entire articles, i think that would be something to look into, but not when it copies the first few sentences only. Tempodivalse [talk]  14:39, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

 * The fact that it is only a section is because that is how the RSS feed is. I'm sure it would be pretty easy to get a full article RSS feed and only use it for the Print Edition.  Yes, it's only doing what's in the feed but it's putting it into a nice format, it would all be Wikinews branded and we would have a daily paper without anymore extra effort.  If you read the archives on the Print Edition, the problem is that it takes ages to compile and even then, in my opinion, didn't look as good as this.  Also, if you read the archives you'll see that it can and does act as a very good marketing tool-if everyone left a few of PE's a day in their local library, reception etc.     Tris   16:17, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

What's to stop us creating our own autoversion, based off of Category:Published? Set up a DPL and get some code to follow the links. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 16:22, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
 * lack of people contributing code. Otherwise we definitly could have something crawl cat published, feed it through latex or something, and auto make pretty output. (The idea was tossed arround in the talk page of the print eddition a couple times). The only thing stopping us, is that no one has done it. Bawolff ☺☻ 18:30, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

 * I still have a copy of the OpenOffice template Craig used to use to create the print edition. Mail me if you want a copy, the job is supposed to take ~10 minutes per day. If we can get 3-4 people working on it I think we could keep it going for a while. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:59, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Here's a test File:Print-edition-test.pdf. Done in about half an hour, but is a first attempt. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:52, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
 * For a first attempt, it looks pretty good. If you had a bit more time, I presume you'd do something better with the images and try to avoid so many widows and orphans (as well as finding a way to get those last two boxes onto the page before), but the format looks good to me. I'd be willing to help if you need somebody to do it (I've not been very active this month due to other commitments, but from next month onwards, I'll be able to devote all my attention to Wikinews and, by extension, the print edition). Den dodge  T\C 21:00, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Email me to get the template. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:14, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
 * OK, email sent. Den dodge  T\C 21:18, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

 * I've uploaded a replacement test, just today/yesterday, and added Commons PotD. 00Brian McNeil / talk 22:07, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

This is all looking good. One suggestion, Brian: You might as well delink everything. Some (most/all?) printers will reproduce the blue link, which looks crap on a paper version. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 22:09, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, I was going to mention that, but decided that this was probably intended to be a demonstration of the layout, rather than the content, and that it went without saying that the links would be removed in the real versions. Another complaint I have, albeit a minor one, is the large amount of whitespace on the last page. Could this be filled with something else, perhaps? I would also like it if the bottoms of the boxes were correctly lined up, but that makes virtually no difference and is hardly worth the effort involved. Den dodge  T\C 22:49, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I'll see what I can do to delink stuff. For the last page, there is a real problem getting a balance. Anyone ideas on how to put as much of this on a page as possible ready to quickly cut and paste in? The latest version took about 10-15 minutes tops. --Brian McNeil / talk 23:10, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

V2 hackery
I'm working from the template I've got Z(just sending you updated copy DenDodge). Plus Main Page/PrintEd. From that page I cut and paste leads into the template. You select from the end of the text up until the picture is included in the section. Then, move on to the list of recently published, view each story, cut/paste headline, cut/paste text sections excluding IBs/imgs/quoteboxes. The WP FA is from their main page, as are the Wikiquote, Commons, and Wiktionary snippets.

If there's some way to change the template to allow the hyperlinks without blue & underline, let me know - I've done very little with OOo. --Brian McNeil / talk 23:27, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
 * You can highlight all the text, then change the colour to black and turn off underline (I think you may have to click the underline button twice, since the first click underlines everything, then the second turns it off for everything). That's the quickest way, I think.
 * As for filling in the last page, I don't really have any ideas. Maybe we could just shove some request for donations or something there, if we can't think of anything else. At least it's better than whitespace. Den dodge  T\C 23:38, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
 * So, we work on taking a number of days articles (for current uploaded version, 2). Add up to 1 story to fill whitespace, and have a column's worth of deletable filler to neaten up. That filler including fundraiser stuff. Does anyone know how to set OOo documents to "track changes"? This could be done a lot faster on the wikinews-l mailing list. --Brian McNeil / talk 00:05, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

 * I'm very glad that this has caused the Print Edition to be reconsidered. Is there anyone who could make a bot to do it automatically, because although it's relatively easy by the look of it at 10 minutes a day, if it could be done automatically, then it would make it all much easier and mean it was properly regular.     Tris   08:36, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Discussion seems to have stalled. Should we go ahead and make an issue, or is there still more to discuss? Den dodge  T\C 10:38, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I think we should, based on the template, have a few people take a short at making it. --Brian McNeil / talk 11:32, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * OK, I'll add it to my growing list of commitments for tonight. Den dodge  T\C 13:10, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I've uploaded File:21December2009.pdf based on today's articles. Den dodge  T\C 22:38, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I thought we could maybe drum up more publicity by adding Print Edition (the capital "E" is important) to articles. I'm not fond of the appearance—a single line might be better—but it should get some more people reading the print edition. Den dodge  T\C 22:55, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
 * To clarify, the template should not be used yet, until consensus has been gathered on its appearance and positioning and if, indeed, it should be used at all. Den dodge  T\C 00:26, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

 * If the Print Edition is reliably produced, every article would appear in it. There was never a template to highlight its production before. I dislike the emphasis this template adds to what should be routine. If the print edition can be reliably produced it should be linked-to from the main page. --Brian McNeil / talk 00:29, 23 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Good point; I didn't think about that. If we are going to do this daily (I will try to do it every night, but sometimes I have no Internet access for long periods or more important commitments such as exam revision), the template is completely unnecessary. Den dodge  T\C 00:37, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Audio Wikinews Re-Build
So...Audio Wikinews has been that project in the corner that keeps flinching with life, and then dying again. Every time it does flinch, it seems to do the Wikinews project good. At this time, Audio Wikinews is like a huge graveyard full of abandoned sections and guides that overlap and conflict with each other. It's because so many people have come and gone from Audio Wikinews with their own ideas and not coming across the same idea already done with neglected linking and capitulation so it gets made again. Although I have been slaughtering alot of pages with the historic template, I try my best to keep the general way of things but it's just gotten far too hard and it's not friendly to new users at all. I remember it took me months to go though every nook and cranny inside Audio Wikinews to make any kind of sense of it. So far I've spent a darn long time trying to organize it but it seems like an endless and impossible operation, so here's what I'm suggesting;

A complete deletion or archival of the Audio Wikinews project and a full rebuild.

I've been very dedicated to this project from my arrival at Wikinews and I believe I can make this work. Hopefully this will make it alot easier for new users to contribute to the project.

Any thoughts? --James Pain (talk) 13:08, 20 December 2009 (UTC)

 * I really think the audio has massive potential-if we could get it going regularly, have it on iTunes, get some people downloading it and hopefully up our contributor numbers. However, I do agree, it's so hard to understand at the moment.  If we could restart I think that would have large advantages-however, we would need to be sure that we could keep it going for a decent period of time before doing that(ie. not two weeks).      Tris   22:06, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Don't quote me on this, but I believe there is idealogical issues with getting it on ITunes. (Apple hates Vorbis, we love Vorbis, etc), but thats a secondary issue. I don't see any issues with starting from fresh. I'd personally prefer to see pages marked as historical as opposed to outright deleted (but in the end it doesn't really matter. OTOH if ideas keep getting re-made and then forgotten about, deleting said pages would only make the problem worst, would it not? ). Bawolff ☺☻ 22:18, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * As much as it sucks, it seems impossible to get into bed with itunes with the nice vorbis t-shirt on. What I'll do for now is work inside a sandbox here and edit with little mercy to see where it gets me although that's not something I can do easily, I always seem to spare the ideas with charm. I intend to publish something different on the audio wikinews pages at the start of the new year and begin recording again. Let's see where this gets us. Thanks for the feedback, more is appreciated if anyone else has some! --James Pain (talk) 00:58, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Can we not post as Vorbis here, and create an MP3 or WAV (or whatever format is required) for iTunes? I like Audio Wikinews when it's on the go, and wouldn't mind contributing occasionally (my mic sucks, but I can fix that with about a minute of editing). Den dodge  T\C 20:44, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Needs to be hosted somewhere and I don't believe commons likes MP3's or AAC's. I did see a list of formats itunes supports for poscasts but can't find it now. I'll look into it more closely when I get recordings on the go again. I've worked out that I can start contributing regularly throughout my work so when it's on the go, it'll be consistent. --James Pain (talk) 13:45, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

The AKG C1000S is a darn good microphone by the way, I used it for voiceover on one of my film projects and it gives the perfect professional sound quality. I got a good microphone the other day but my laptop started to not like giving mic boost, the mic doesn't have phantom power so it's fecked until I get that sorted. I quick driver reinstall should fix it though. --James Pain (talk) 13:45, 23 December 2009 (UTC)
 * There needs to be a clear breakdown of the types of content people can contribute. You need to spec out what sort of timescales you're talking for a session of recording and editing, and from there write some how-tos. What often baffled me when I looked at it was where all the various samples were used to do bulletin-style reports. I've got most of the audio applications for Ubuntu Studio installed here; that is, well, a full-blown digital recording studio. I should be getting an AKG C1000S mic tomorrow to do the WikiVoices session with Jimmy Wales. --Brian McNeil / talk 00:36, 23 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah, you've just given me a idea to create an audio bank for all the audio stings, beds etc. Might have missed that trick. How-to's are quite high on my list of things to do. I'll focus more on the spoken articles collaborative contribution wise first since the News Briefs are going to take some organization to make sure there aren't any clashes and it remains consistent. Also since people can come and go as they like doing spoken articles, consistent commitment not required. All that's needed is a decent how-to and it should get running as good as a watermill, I should be getting on with that some time tonight after I've cleaned up the Audio Wikinews site which I'm doing in my sandbox. I'll put a todo list of my user page that people can add to or post ideas on if they like, I'll do that tonight too. So many good ideas, lots of things to do, should be good.
 * Alas, due to horrific weather the AKG won't get here today. That is a real shame as it's got the option of sticking a nine volt battery in it for power. Hypercardoid option so you really do lose background noise altogether – that'll be a really important point to cover, noise removal/reduction. Most contributors will have really cheap equipment and likely be working off a headset or similar. Does Wikiversity have anything on audio? And, from your own experience, are there any things like spatial/stereo processing improve a voice recording and make it more like what you'd get on the radio? --Brian McNeil / talk 14:06, 23 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah darn, oh well but I'm looking forward to hearing Wikivoices tonight none the less. Wikiversity has Getting started with sound recording, haven't read it at all yet and I hear wikipedia has a good one for their spoken articles as well. Personally headsets are alright for recordings, it's what I was using in my last season of recordings while my radio studio was being rebuilt. Having a nice quiet room with little echo helps too. As far as software enchantments go, nothing can do miracles since it has to work with what you put in it. I find that a good physical audio stack can do wonders when paired with a good microphone but all that is costly. You can mask some problems with a good radio voice. I like to think that transmittance of audio is like putting the audio for a crap-inator, if you put in a boring, low and uninteresting voice, it's going to sound terrible on the end user. If you put in the most interesting, orgasmic voice ever into it, it turns out alright. Sorry that I can't give more detailed or helpful advice, I'm meant to be driving to my parents house at the moment so I've rushed this. I'll be back online in a few hours. Again, looking forward to wikivoices. --James Pain (talk) 15:40, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Main page changes?
I think the "start an article" box should be moved up on the main page, and that a ticker be added to the main page, like in the news room. This will make writing an article easier as a one step process, for right now, you have to scroll all the way to the bottom for the start an article box. The ticker on the main page perhaps could be a template on another page that's open to having news events added by all, not just to those with a wikinews article (as long as the statement is NPOV/cited). Noian (talk) 19:07, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
 * As far as the "create an article" box is concerned, i agree that it'd be nicer to have it further up, but I'm not sure what would be the best place for it. I suppose we could swap it with the "This day in " box since that one probably serves the least purpose.
 * And I like the idea with the ticker producing short "blurbs". We could make it sort of like the running tapes you see at the bottom of the screen on TV news channels. If we can satisfy NPOV in a sentence or two it'd be a good way to get the news out even when there's not enough interest to produce a full article. Is this something we could possibly consider? Tempodivalse [talk]  20:08, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Note on ticker, Its very easy to do what you suggest:

Bawolff ☺☻ 23:20, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
 * How does the ticker work for a person who has a default setup machine for the visually impaired user - eg a screen reader? Are there standards such animated elements should follow to be appropriately ignored? Do the ones to be used do so? What age of as-standard-issued equipment (browsers) that understands such standards?
 * I really like the current look and style of the current main page. It appears to be something that a screen reader would do well with. I would be very interested to know if it is and, think that such an avenue of research is likely more important than active visual elements. --Brian McNeil / talk 01:35, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I never said I didn't like the current style. It is very functional. I meant to say that adding a ticker and moving the write article up (at least to the middle of the page) could improve (imo) the main page, as having an "informal" (relative anyway) ticker (that's still cited and NPOV) with news items that don't have an entire article would broaden Wikinews coverage. Perhaps these can all be rounded up into "news briefs" at the end of the day. The way I see it as of right now, en wikipedia has more "news blurbs" per day on more areas than wikinews, and the ticker is just an idea I thought of to possibly remedy that. Moving the write article up should help encourage participation. Noian (talk) 04:25, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
 * From what I've seen in the graveyard of dead pages here on Wikinews, News Briefs have been done were being done every day which brought on Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Back in June I was doing the News Briefs again and was compiling the scripts myself which were short exerts from each artcile published on the day to make up a 5 minute spoken audio clip. I'm going to be starting up Audio News Briefs again at the start of January using the same method in June. If text News Briefs starts up again it would be a good basis if not the complete script for the Audio News Brief. If not, myself and BRS are going to split the script writing job for the Audio News Briefs. Transcripts for each Audio News brief are always posted up, it's possible to use them as the News Briefs. Either way, these two can be merged. (That was way longer then it needed to be) --James Pain (talk) 13:58, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm all in favour of moving the create an article box above the fold. What I wanted to highlight is that while I know the design has been tested on major browsers - what about some of the more unusual "accessibility" tools? That's why I'm leery of adding a ticker to the main page. News Briefs? Absolutely. There's a template for those somewhere and various archived old examples, with – as James says – many of them featuring recorded versions. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:45, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I've rearranged a few elements on the main page. Audio is commented out in the header for the moment. I moved the "Donate" link to a lower line. And, the six sections below the leads are rearranged to put the "write an article" template first. I notice a few problems with vertical dividers there at the moment; but ideally this needs several people looking at it to see if there's other changes might be needed in CSS or other behind-the-scenes stuff. I'm puzzling over how it might be possible to change one of the links in the page header jump to the write an article box instead of to a guide or other page that might put people off trying to contribute. I'd imagine the "proper" solution for this is a h? heading and a link to a main page URL with a #sectionname. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:15, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm in favor of no ticker if newsbriefs were to return. Noian (talk) 18:06, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I changed the classes arround to make the vertical seperators re-appear. As for linking to the write an article box, the proper way would be to give that table cell an id, and use a #id-name for the link. (and then potentially use the :target css pseudoclass to possibly further highlight the box to make is stand out to end user. aka compare the black border between Main Page vs a noraml Main Page link [might have to do a hard refresh; won't work in IE]). However, it might be nicer just to link to a different page as that is more clear to the visitor what is going on (vs them potentially thinking, I want to write an article, but i'm still at the main page). Bawolff ☺☻ 06:57, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm for making it as easy as possible to start a story; hence wanting an actual form on the main page. I've asked about the Wikipedia article wizard - want to see if we can steal that. --Brian McNeil / talk 11:52, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Stopping contributors who use the world's most popular browser from finding it is a very bad idea. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:28, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
 * From what I can gather, it wouldn't be stopping them, just providing extra help to people who don't use it (we would help IE users too, but Microsoft evidently don't want us to or they would bother to make their browser more standards-compliant). Den dodge  T\C 19:22, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

(unindent) I like the new position of the Create an article section. Myself I'm not a fan of tickers as they distract me, but that is just a personal preference. --Александр Дмитрий (Alexandr Dmitri) (talk) 20:38, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Note, if we really want to do the :target pseudo-selector, there is js work arrounds for IE. Personally i'm a fan of using another page, as it is not ambigious at all. Bawolff ☺☻ 00:35, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
 * We need to steal and customise Wikipedia's Article Generator thing. --Brian McNeil / talk 00:55, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree, I just looked at it, and it looks excellent. Bawolff ☺☻ 00:59, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
 * We've no local import access here. I stole the required pages and templates out of Wikipedia and put them on http://wiki.enwn.net/index.php/Article_wizard_2.0 (tinyurl.com/NEWSWIZ). This is in-development, it will go on project namespace here - it was just import from Wikipedia: resulted in namespaces stripped from pagenames due to some mismatch. The basic thing is, this mostly works and just needs the text worked over. --Brian McNeil / talk 04:34, 30 December 2009 (UTC)


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With US mid-term elections fast approaching, three prominent Democrats announce retirement

January 7, 2010 🇺🇸

With this year's November midterm elections fast approaching, three prominent United States Democrats announced their plans for retirement from public service on Wednesday.

Powerful and influential—yet controversial for his alleged close ties to the financial sector and his handling of last year's bailout—Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut announced that he would not be seeking a sixth term this year.

In a speech to his supporters in East Haddam, Connecticut, the sixty-five-year-old senior senator—with his family at his side—said, "I have been a Connecticut senator for thirty years. I'm very proud of the job I've done and the results delivered. But none of us is irreplaceable. None of us is indispensable."

He then went on to say, "Over the past twelve months, I've managed four major pieces of legislation through the United States Congress, served as chair and acting chair of two major Senate committees, placing me at the center of the two most important issues of our time—health care and reform of financial services."

In addition to highlighting some personal travails, Dodd alluded to his precarious political situation, "I lost a beloved sister in July, and in August, Ted Kennedy. I battled cancer over the summer, and in the midst of all of this, found myself in the toughest political shape of my career."

Despite this, Dodd adamantly maintained that none of the above reasons were the causes for his retirement. He said that his reasons were more "personal," and that his retirement would hopefully give him a much-wanted opportunity to spend more time with his family.

Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota announced that he would not run for re-election this year either.

"Although I still have a passion for public service and enjoy my work in the Senate, I have other interests and I have other things I would like to pursue outside of public life," said the sixty-seven-year-old, three-term senator who said he came to this decision after discussing his future with his immediate family over Christmas.

Governor of Colorado, Bill Ritter announced that he too would not seek a second term. The fifty-three-year-old freshman governor said that although he felt his race was "absolutely winnable," after some deep "soul searching," he realized that he truly wanted to retire from politics nonetheless. This due to the fact that he felt his main priority should be to be a better husband to his wife as well as a better father to their four children.

When asked to comment on Senator Dodd's retirement on behalf of the Administration, Vice President Joseph Biden said Dodd would "be long recognized as one of the most significant senators of my generation."

He furthermore stated, "I believe the nation will miss his wisdom, wit and compassion. I count myself lucky because I know he's not going too far and will always be a source of advice and counsel."

Biden gave similar comments and expressed like sentiments about the retirement of his other two Democratic colleagues as well.


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Talk:With US mid-term elections fast approaching, three prominent Democrats announce retirement

NPOV

 * This article goes out of its way to imply the three retiring politicians are doing so rather than risk defeat in elections. All are over 55, two over 65 - the legal/"normal" retiral age in most western countries. Whilst no citation is needed for "[...] with the incumbent party's support beginning to dwindle", this should be substantiated with details from polls that can reasonably be judged to be independent. --Brian McNeil / talk 01:17, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
 * This was fixed by the writer and not a problem when I reviewed it. Calebrw (talk) 04:11, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm not so sure it was. It still smacks of politicing dressed up as news. --Brian McNeil / talk 12:42, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

How so? I don't think what you just said is in fact the case—and apparently neither does Calebrw. But if you still think there is clear problem regarding the NPOV of this article, please tell me more specifically, so that I can do my best to fix and improve it accordingly. Thanks. PSD27 (talk) 23:41, 7 January 2010 (UTC)


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Man accused of Holocaust Museum shooting dies

January 7, 2010

James von Brunn, the suspect in the June Holocaust Museum shooting, died Wednesday at the age of 89.

Von Brunn, a self-defined white nationalist, had been indicted for the murder of security guard Stephen Tyrone Johns and seven other counts, four of which were capital crimes. He had been undergoing psychiatric evaluation at a federal prison in Butner, North Carolina in the months following the attack. The cause of his death has not been released.

Von Brunn had apparently been planning the attack for months and had other plans for attacks throughout Washington DC. At about 12:49 p.m., von Brunn drove his car to the 14th Street entrance of the museum. Von Brunn entered the museum when security guard Stephen Tyrone Johns opened the door for him.

Authorities said he then raised a .22-caliber rifle and shot Johns, who later died of his injuries at the George Washington University Hospital. Two security guards, Harry Weeks and Jason "Mac" McCuiston, returned fire, wounding von Brunn. According to police officers at the scene, a third person was injured by broken glass but refused treatment at the hospital.

Von Brunn was vehemently anti-Semitic, saying that books like The Diary of Anne Frank were fabricated, and until the attack ran a anti-Semitic website called 'The Holy Western Empire'. Prosecutors said that von Brunn wanted "to send a message to the Jewish community" that the Holocaust was a fraud and "he wanted to be a martyr for his cause."


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I accidentally pressed the Review This Article button, even though I am the creator and major editor. I under stand the policy's against self-publication. Sorry, Cocoaguytalkcontribs‽ 05:09, 7 January 2010 (UTC)


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User talk:How2gettaller

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User:Faizhaider

My base page exists at English Wikipedia i.e. here

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My base page talk exists at English Wikipedia i.e. here, please post comments there to get response as I'm not frequent on this wiki-project.

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Bank of England holds interest rates at record low

January 7, 2010

The Bank of England has held UK interest rates at 0.5% for another month. The rate is the lowest ever, and has remained in place since March last year as part of the central bank's response to the global financial crisis. Most analysts had predicted the rate to go unchanged.

Quantitative easing, also begun in March 2009, will continue in January. This involves the Bank purchasing a total of £200 billion in assets. In a brief statement released today, the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee said it expected the programme to take another month to complete. The decision will be revisited in February, when more official economic data and forecasts are available.

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank has been responsible for setting the UK's official interest rate each month since 1997. Prior to this the base rate was controlled by the Treasury and the Chancellor of the Exchequer.


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Comments:Obama's suspension of Guantanamo repatriations criticized

What a fantastic rebuplican party president mr obama has become. good job towing the nazi party line barack. so much for "change we can believe in".

 * Actually, the Nazis don't like him. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:02, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

I support Obama here
Obama should suspend the repatriations. They don't work. It has been amply shown that this is not the way to do things. Sadly, perhaps, these people should have just been killed where they were found. No one would have questioned it and they would have been out of "the war" permanently. --SVTCobra 02:31, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

 * I would have nothing gainst their detainment if they had been legally deported and convicted of something, or at least charged and remanded awaiting trial. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:32, 8 January 2010 (UTC)


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Jonathan Ross announces departure from BBC

January 7, 2010

Television presenter and BBC Radio 2 disc jockey Jonathan Ross has announced his departure from the British Broadcasting Corporation. Ross currently presents his own chat show, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, as well as presenting his own programme and The Film programme on BBC Radio 2. He has decided to leave the corporation when his contract ends in July 2010. The contract was reported to have a value of £18,000,000 over the space of three years, however this has not been confirmed by the BBC.

Ross, who has been working with the BBC since 1996, spoke to news reporters outside his house. "It's probably not a bad time for me to move on — and it's probably not a bad time for the BBC, either," he stated. "I've got six months left, I'm hoping to make the best shows of my career with them." This information emerges one day after the announcement came that another BBC talk show host, Graham Norton, had signed a deal for two years with the BBC. Rumours began to mount in the newspapers that Norton would soon take over Ross' television slot. Alan Yentob, the BBC's Creative Director, said that "[y]ou don't need to compare Graham with Jonathan Ross. No decisions have been taken with that slot."

In 2008, Ross was involved in the infamous incident involving Russell Brand and himself leaving obscene messages to actor Andrew Sachs via a voicemail service. Regarding his departure from the BBC, Jonathan said: "Although I have had a wonderful time working for the BBC, and am very proud of the shows I have made while there, over the last two weeks I have decided not to re-negotiate when my current contract comes to an end. While there, I have worked with some of the nicest and most talented people in the industry and had the opportunity to interview some of the biggest stars in the world, and am grateful to the BBC for such a marvellous experience. I would like to make it perfectly clear that no negotiations ever took place and that my decision is not financially motivated.

"As I have said before — I would happily have stayed there for any fee they cared to offer, but there were other considerations. I love making my Friday night talk show, my Saturday morning radio show and the Film Programme, and will miss them all.  Working at the BBC has been a tremendous privilege, and I would like to thank everyone who has watched and listened so loyally over the last 13 years."


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Swiss millionaire gets record speeding fine

January 7, 2010

A court in the eastern Swiss canton of St. Gallen has imposed a world record speeding fine of 299,000 Swiss francs (US$290,000). The repeat offender drove his Ferrari Testarossa through a village at up to 137 km/h (86 mph), when the speed limit was 80 km/h (50 mph).

Swiss courts calculate their fines on the principle that they are proportionate to the person's wealth. The driver was assessed to have assets worth 23.3 million francs (US$22.7m), including a villa with a garage containing five luxury cars. He was initially fined 90,000 francs, but claimed to be a diplomat from the Republic of Guinea-Bissau which would have given him diplomatic immunity from prosecution.

A court accepted his claim and annulled the fine, but when he later failed to provide evidence of his diplomatic status he was summoned to the Cantonal Court of St. Gallen, and consequently was fined 299,000 francs. In its judgement the court stated: “The accused ignored elementary traffic rules with a powerful vehicle out of a pure desire for speed.”

This fine far exceeds the previous record, imposed on a Porsche driver in Zürich in 2008, of 111,000 francs.


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Social network thingy broken?
Based on the stats I think the machine that throws links out to Twitter etc has died. The last 24 hours are insanely low and there are no recent stories appearing. You are the one in charge of that.... ? Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:41, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Yup. en_wikinews twitter died on New Year's Day. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:48, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
 * No. It in fact is still working properly. Our RSS is dead.  Look at WikinewsLatestNews, last article is the 5.8 in sandiego. -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 19:29, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Okay, does anyone know who we can shout at? A dev, or what? Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 19:35, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I dont remember off hand. I wanna said it was cspurrier, but I can't remember for sure.  I can't find any record of emails about it. -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 19:57, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I installed Google Desktop today for something else; I find absolutely nothing in my email archives. Is there no way to tell with feedburner who is the actual account contact? --Brian McNeil / talk 21:01, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Doesn't matter, it only matters where the feedburner is pointed and who controls that. I know we (you) just talked to them not too long ago about getting the article summary into the RSS for Facebook. -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 22:58, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
 * According to this it is Cspurrier. I'm fairly sure it hasn't changed since then. Go forth and harass. -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 23:00, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
 * To avoid duplication of effort, just wanted to mention i sent CSpurrier an email. (sorry to continue to spam your talk). Bawolff ☺☻ 05:34, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
 * <- Spam away, I ignore you all. I knew someone would eventually email him -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 23:57, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

US/UK/Australia spelling
Shouldn't it be kept the author's original spelling? And I must has missed that typo. -- The New  Mikemoral  ♪♫ 04:03, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Hanged
Definitely hanged. — μ 18:40, Friday January 29 2010 (UTC)


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User talk:Emogirl~enwikinews

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User:ShakataGaNai/AWS

 * Average hit is 30kb
 * Figure 4 million requests / mo
 * 30% real impressions
 * EC2 Small Instance = $70/mo
 * EC2 Larger Instance = $245/mo
 * RDS Small Instance = $80/mo
 * $0.10 per GB/mo of storage * 20GB = $2/mo
 * RDS Large Instance = $316/mo
 * EBS $0.11 per GB/mo * 50GB = $5.5
 * Bandwidth In = Free till June 30
 * Bandwidth Out = $0.17 per GB (first 10TB)
 * 30kb * 4mil = 120000000kb / 1024 / 1024 = 114.4 GB * .17 = $20/mo

I think 4 machines might be able to work. 1 squid/varnish front (EC2 Small) + 2 Web Servers (EC2 Small) + 1 DB Server (RDS Small)
 * (EC2) 70*3 + (RDS) 1*80 + (RDS DB) 2 + (EBS) $6 + (Bandwidth) $20 = $318/mo

This is a complete and utter ballpark that the servers would be able to support the traffic. Certain items like DPL are serious power mongers and could require more. Of course the advantage of using something like Amazon EC2 is the ability to scale up and down as traffic dictates. We know that things around enwn are fairly slow during the evening/night hours for the English speaking world (Europe & America). If we had to run 1 more server during the day (5) and 1 less at night (3) that still averages out to 4, and the price would be the same. Granted more bandwidth usage is gonna cost more, but it would have to be _significantly_ more to damage the bill much.

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Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 22:01, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

 * The best way around here is to learn by doing - pick something that happened in the last day or two, go to the new article box near the bottom of the Main Page and get cracking. Articles do not need to be especially long, with a three-paragraph minimum - see Apartment block blaze kills nine in Mississippi, US for example. Alternatively, take a look at the recently published articles and play with the wording. The key differences from WP are we have FlaggedRevs and a Review process, that we WN:ARCHIVE things and that we don't update old articles with new info - new stuff from around 24 hours later goes in a fresh article. Just pitch in and don't be discouraged by problems - it's a wiki, you can't break anything! Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 22:11, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
 * If you're looking for something gnomish to do, you can look at the developing articles in Newsroom and try to fix them up. (sometimes they have obvious issues) or explain to their creators what else needs to be done. Bawolff ☺☻ 22:32, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

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editprotected Could someone please wikify the term Bureau of Labor Statistics? Please? Thanks. Evrik (talk) 22:34, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅. Please note how. There needs to be an indication when this is cited in a source template that it is the United States Government. --Brian McNeil / talk 01:36, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Duly noted, by the way ... could you change Bureau of Labor Statistics to Bureau of Labor Statistics? Thanks. Evrik (talk) 05:35, 8 January 2010 (UTC)


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editprotected Could someone please wikify the term Bureau of Labor Statistics? Please? Thanks. Evrik (talk) 22:34, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
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 * How is wikifying the words changing the content? Evrik (talk) 20:05, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

 * ✅. Please note there's a bit of a mess at the bottom of this, including use of the source template without a fully qualified date. This should never happen, and pages that are updates should appear in an external links section. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:41, 12 February 2010 (UTC)


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U.N. pulls out of southern Somalia

January 8, 2010

With violence against foreigners escalating daily, and after being deluged with various threats and demands from al-Shabaab, a radical Islamic militant group with ties to al-Qaeda, the United Nations World Food Programme announced on Tuesday that, as of the end of this week, they are going to suspend all of their operations within southern Somalia—including the distribution of desperately needed food aid to Somali civilians. This is now the third humanitarian agency, after and, to evacuate from the war-torn nation.

The pull out, which will include the closing down of all UN offices and the withdrawal of all local staff, is going to effect over one million Somalis—many of whom relay on this food program for their daily meals.

When asked by The New York Times to further explain the UN's decision, Peter Smerdon, a spokesperson for the program, said via telephone from Nairobi, Kenya, "In the past few weeks there has been a harder line of unacceptable demands and conditions set by armed groups (such as al-Shabaab) in these areas. We sadly had to make the decision to pull our staff out."

Smerdon also cited the fact that over forty aid workers have been killed between January 2008 and September 2009, and that four volunteers still remain in the hands of their captors.

Furthermore, when asked how this move by the UN will effect the Somali people, Smerdon said simply, "People will go hungry...you could see malnutrition rates rising [as a result]." When asked by a British newspaper, The Morning Star, the same question, another program representative, Emilia Casella, conveyed like sentiments, "[Those] dependent on food assistance in southern Somalia face a situation that is particularly dire."

In a nation that—due to civil war—has not had a functioning government in over two decades, Islamic extremists groups—such as al-Shabaab—as well as various warlords and pirate gangs control most of the Horn of Africa nation, except for its besieged capital, Mogadishu, which is protected by African Union and NATO troops in addition to UN peacekeepers.

According to the UN, al-Shabaab—which has direct influence over the area that is going to be effected—presented their offices with numerous lists of demands. Among their demands was that the UN pay Shabaab a $20,000 protection fee every six months, seek Shabaab approval for all their projects, fire their entire female staff, and run their operations according to the militant group's schedule.

When asked by The Associated Press about the UN's decision to leave southern Somalia—including his own town of Jilib—Somali civilian and father of eight children, Abdullahi Awnur, said that al-Shabaab is responsible for driving the UN food program away, and that what they are doing is "indirect[ly] killing" innocent people.

Awnur went on to say, "We have been forced to flee from our houses and depend on [UN] food aid, and now that it is finished, that means [al-Shabaab] here does not want us to live."

Despite all that has been said, al-Shabaab spokesperson, Sheik Ali Mohamud Rage, told New York Times reporters that he found these claims to be "baseless" in their origins. He continued by stating that, "All we (al-Shabaab) ordered them (the UN) was to buy food from Somali farmers and distribute it. They (the UN) do not want to do that, and because of that, they have made this very ridiculous justification." Nevertheless, the UN has noted that even when harvests were good, Somali farmers are only able to supply 30-40% of the food needed to sustain the bulk of the country's population.

"[Somalia] has been described as the most complex emergency in the world, and perhaps the most dangerous to operate in. However, the world is not hearing this," say David Gilmour director of CARE International's Somali branch.

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editprotected Could someone please add the category Category:Bureau of Labor Statistics? Thanks. Evrik (talk) 22:44, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
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Tribal clashes in Sudan kill 139

January 8, 2010 According to local government reports, at least 139 people were killed in Sudan recently after clashes between tribes.

The violence started when armed men from the Nuer group reportedly attacked herders from the Dinka tribe in, a remote region in the , and took about 5,000 cattle.

"They killed 139 people and wounded 54. Nobody knows how many attackers were killed. But it may be many as a lot of people came to fight," commented a local deputy governor, Sabino Makana.

The clash actually took place several days ago, but news of it only surfaced today, when a security team for the United Nations visited the area, according to the news agency.

"Local sources on the ground said that at least 140 people had been killed, 90 wounded and 30,000 head of cattle had been stolen. This is a matter of deep concern."" said the UN deputy resident and humanitarian coordinator for southern Sudan, Lise Grande to AFP.

Tribes have frequently been involved in clashes in southern Sudan, often caused by feuds and cattle rustling; however, violence has been particularly high this year. The UN reports that around 2,000 people were killed and another 250,000 people displaced by inter-tribal clashes in the past few months.

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Suicide bomber kills at least eight in eastern Afghanistan

January 8, 2010 A suicide bomber blew himself up in the eastern Afghan province of Paktia earlier today, killing at least eight people and wounding more than 24 others. According to police, 28 more were wounded, some heavily.

A spokesman for the provincial governor said a security personnel supervisor was among those killed. The explosion occurred at 16.30 local time (12.00 GMT).

According to a reporter for the BBC, the target of the attack was the commander of a private security company working with US troops in the country. "This was a suicide attack," said Rohullah Samon, the spokesperson for the governor of the Paktia province.


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Alabama wins 2010 American football college title

January 8, 2010

Heisman trophy winner Mark Ingram scored a one-yard touchdown and Trent Richardson scored from two yards to cement the University of Alabama's first national American football title since 1992 in the 2010 BCS National Championship Game over the University of Texas at Austin yesterday in Pasadena, California. The Crimson Tide defeated the Longhorns 37-21. After a strong start by Texas, Alabama -- led by Greg McElroy -- went on the offense, leading by 24-6 at the end of the first half. Texas launched an impressive comeback bid to bring the score within three, but Alabama capitalized on two turnovers at the end of the fourth quarter to put the game away.

For the Crimson Tide, Ingram led all rushers with 116 yard and both he and Richardson had two touchdowns. For Texas Jordan Shipley led all receivers with 112 yards and two touchdowns. McElroy went 6/11 passing with 58 yards gained but was sacked several times. For Texas, Garrett Gilbert went 15/40 for 186 yards and two touchdowns, but was intercepted four times. On defense, Javier Arenas had two interceptions to lead all defenders.

With the win, Ingram became only the second Heisman winner to win the BCS national championship game in the same season. Also with the win, Alabama coach Nick Saban became the first coach to win two BCS national titles with two different schools. He previously won the title in 2003 with Louisiana State University.

After the game, Ingram told ESPN that the national title has been a season-long goal for Alabama.

"The whole entire organization from the top to the bottom," Ingram said, "we set that goal at the beginning at the season and worked towards it [...] I could not have done it by myself."

Ingram also told his father -- who is currently serving a prison sentence -- via the television broadcast that he loved him. Ingram's father played football for nine years in the NFL and was the 28th overall pick in the 1987 NFL Draft.

On the opening Texas possession, an injury to Texas starting quarterback Colt McCoy, who left the game, put true freshman Gilbert in charge of the Longhorn's offense.

After the game, McCoy told ESPN that he "[...] would haven given anything to be out there with [his] team."

The game, held annually in Pasadena, California, is the final college American football game in the country determines the national champion for the previous year's regular season. Both teams came into the game with perfect records and as the champions of their respective conferences, the SEC for Alabama and the Big 12 for Texas.

Game summary
After winning the coin toss, Alabama elected to receive the ball. On fourth down in their first possession, Alabama attempted a fake punt, but Texas' Blake Giddeon intercepted the ball. A goal-line stop by Alabama forced a Texas field goal. However, the major news in Texas' first possession was an injury to Texas starting quarterback Colt McCoy, who left then game and later underwent X-rays on his right shoulder. McCoy was replaced by true freshman Garrett Gilbert. On the ensuing kickoff, Alabama again turns over the ball and Texas gets another field goal. In addition, Texas' defense came up strong, with three sacks in the first quarter.

Alabama answered back on their next possession with a Mark Ingram touchdown to take the lead at the start of the second quarter. Alabama then forced a Texas three-and-out and received the ball on their own 47 yard line. The drive stalled after a sack of Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy and a Crimson Tide punt was taken by the Longhorn's Jordan Shipley at the Texas 15 yard line. Texas had no luck passing and had to punt, which Alabama returned to the Texas 51 yard line. On the second play from scrimmage, freshman Trent Richardson ran for a 49 yard touchdown, and after the extra point, a 14-6 Alabama lead.

Texas hit back quickly with a 35-yard run to Alabama's 30 yard line and Gilbert went to the end zone with a pass, but the ball was dropped. Alabama got their first turnover of the game on a Gilbert interception on the next play, but could not capitalize, only managing to pin Texas within their five-yard-line on a punt. After two short runs, Gilbert could not hit Shipley for a first down pass, leaving Texas to punt. Alabama returned the punt to the Texas 29 yard line. Alabama kicker Leigh Tiffen hit a 26 yard field goal with 29 seconds left. However, the Tide were not done yet, as Marcell Dareus intercepted a Gilbert shovel pass and returned it 28 yards for the score and a 24-6 halftime lead.

At halftime, Texas coach Mack Brown told ESPN that he had chosen to go for a long field goal try to end the half and that the shovel pass was a routine one. Alabama coach Nick Saban told ESPN news that his team would not underestimate Texas in the second half, saying both teams needed to play 60 minutes of football. At the beginning of the second half, Brown told ESPN's Lisa Salters that McCoy would not return in the game.

Texas received the ball first in the second half. After a first down, a Texas penalty forced a third-and-long, but Marquise Goodwin managed a 39-yard run for another first down. Texas could not advance the ball and punted into the end zone for a touchback. Texas' defence then forced a punt and received the ball at their own 34 yard line, before punting to Alabama who got the ball on their own 19 yard line. Texas then forced another punt, which Texas returned at the 47 yard line before punting again for an Alabama touchback. After a sack on McElroy, Alabama punted and Texas received on their 40 yard line. Texas finally broke the defensive battle when Gilbert hit Shipley for a 44 yard touchdown pass. After the extra point, Texas recovered on onside kick. Texas could not not get a first down, but managed to pin Alabama at their own 6 yard line as time wound down in the third quarter.

As the fourth quarter, the Crimson Tide marched down the field, helped by two personal fouls committed by Texas defenders. Kicker Leigh Tiffin then missed a 52 yard field goal, turning over the ball to Texas on downs. Gilbert hit several first downs and were helped by an Alabama penalty and Gilbert hit Shipley for another touchdown and a two-point conversion bringing Texas to within three points. On Alabama's ensuing possession, they are forced to punt and Texas gets the ball at the seven yard line.

Texas' comeback bid was stopped when Gilbert was sacked and fumbled the ball, which Courtney Upshaw recovered for Alabama. Mark Ingram then scored on third down and Tiffin score the extra point. On the ensuing possession, Javier Arenas intercepted a Gilbert pass, which Alabama capitalized on with a one-yard Trent Richardson touchdown run. Tiffin's extra point attempt hit the upright to bring the score to 37-21. Texas could not respond as Gilbert was again intercepted. Alabama knelt the ball to end the game.


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Watched game live on ABC. U.S. coverage. Calebrw (talk) 02:19, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Please note that I also got information from the following sources: ESPN live gamecast (online) and the ESPN live game stats. Calebrw (talk) 03:46, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

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Would haven given anything to be out there with my team. -- McCoy

Ingram: Second heiseman winner to win BCS Season: "The whole entire organziation from the top to the bottom, we set that goal at the beginning at the season and worked towards it ... I could not have doen it by myself."

Saban First coach to coach to BCS national titles for two different schools.

Change title of news?
Per the opinions page, would it be possible to change the name of this news article to "Alabama wins 2010 BCS National Championship"? For two main reasons, myself and another user would like to have it changed.
 * 1) "In many people's opinions they are not the "champions" unless there is a playoff." (anonymous user on opinions page)
 * 2) There are multiple levels of collegiate football in America, and this title does not specify which. Latics (talk) 18:00, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
 * What does BCS stand for? Remember, this is for an international audience, so titles can be a little tricky on things like this. I don't know American football at-all, and I'm not the only European on here who is in that situation. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:07, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Bowl Championship Series, though always shortened as BCS. Latics (talk) 08:55, 10 January 2010 (UTC)


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Japanese survivor of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings dies, aged 93

January 8, 2010 Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the only Japanese civilian to be officially recognized as having survived both the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States in August of 1945 at the conclusion of World War Two, has died this Monday at the age of ninety-three, due to stomach cancer—one of the numerous illnesses that he suffered throughout his lifetime as a direct result of his exposure to nuclear radiation.

Mr. Yamaguchi, although he was against his nation's involvement in the War, worked as a engineer for Mitsubishi—a company that helped equip and supply the Japanese Imperial Army. He was on business in Hiroshima at the time of the first bombing on August sixth. His almost direct exposure to the atomic explosion temporarily blinded him, ruptured his ear drum (leaving him permanently deaf in his left ear), and severely burnt the top half of his body. Three days later, having gone back to work in Nagasaki, he was approximately three kilometers away from the site of the second bomb. Although he was exposed to significant radiation in this instance as well, Mr. Yamaguchi was left relatively unscathed.

Following Japan's surrender and the end of the War days later, Mr. Yamaguchi worked as a translator for the occupying American forces and later as a local schoolmaster, before eventually returning to Mitsubishi—which had since then become an automobile manufacturer.

In his later years, Mr. Yamaguchi became a respected lecturer who gave talks about his experiences, and publicly spoke out against the stockpiling of nuclear weapons.

For instance, in 2006, he addressed the United Nations General Assembly. "Having been granted this miracle, it is my responsibility to pass on the truth to the people of the world," Mr. Yamaguchi said to the Assembly. He went on to say, "My double radiation exposure is now an official government record. It can tell the younger generation the horrifying history of the atomic bombings even after I die."

When asked by the British Broadcasting Corporation what his reaction was to Mr. Yamaguchi's death, the mayor of Nagasaki said that "a precious storyteller has been lost."

Among the family and friends Mr. Yamaguchi left behind were his three adult children—who have also had health issues in their lifetimes thus far that they think may have be related to their father's initial exposure.


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Moroccan court sentences fourteen to jail on terror charges

January 8, 2010A court in Salé sentenced fourteen members of Fath Al Andalous (Conquest of Andalusia) to jail yesterday for planning attacks against targets in Morocco. The radical group reportedly associates itself with expulsion of Muslims from the Andalusia region of Spain during the fifteenth century.

According to state agency Maghreb Arab Press (MAP), the court sentenced leader Rachid Zerbani to fifteen years in prison and fined him 500,000 dirhams (€44,175), and the remaining thirteen to four to ten years for "setting up a criminal gang to plot and carry out terror acts aimed at disturbing public order through intimidation and violence, financing terrorism, manufacturing and possessing explosives, undermining the sacred values, and holding unauthorized public meetings."

The group, which according to MAP had links with similar organisations in Algeria, Mauritania, France, Spain, and countries in the Middle East, had plotted to attack tourist locations in Agadir as well as a military barracks in Laayoune, the principal city in the Western Sahara region. According to the police, the members had obtained electronics and chemicals used in bombs.

Since the 2003 Casablanca bombings, in which 45 people died, the country has broken up over sixty similar groups, with more than 2,000 tried and jailed.


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Costa Rican volcano erupts, alert issued

January 8, 2010 Costa Rica's Turrialba volcano erupted for the first time in more than a century yesterday, spewing ash and prompting the evacuation of a small group of people living in nearby communities. The government has also issued an alert saying that such activity may recur.

Authorities monitoring Turrialba's activity increased a volcano alert level yesterday, saying "intense" but "low" seismic activity continued in the crater area.

Officials also say winds could blow some of the ash from the 3,328-meter volcano toward the Costa Rican capital, San Jose. The Costa Rican agricultural ministry cautioned that about 800 farm animals could be at risk due to ashes.

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Two arrested in New York subway bomb plot

January 9, 2010 Two men were arrested Thursday in connection with an alleged bomb plot targeting the. Adis Medunjanin and Zarein Ahmedzay are being held by FBI agents pending charges, and are expected to appear before a Brooklyn judge Friday. The arrests seem to be in connection with the investigation of, who was also arrested in September on charges of trying to attack the subway system. When Zazi was arrested in September, investigators said they knew the identities of at least three of his associates, but they did not release information about them.

The New York Times reports the two men and Zazi, who are all in their 20s, attended the same high school in the New York City area. Prosecutors have accused Zazi of conspiring to use homemade bombs against unspecified targets in the United States. Law enforcement officials have said the plot may have involved New York City's mass transit system.

They allege Zazi spent more than a year plotting the attack with co-conspirators and that he received bomb-making instructions in Pakistan in 2008. The U.S. government also says he bought components to build improvised explosive devices and traveled to New York City on September 10, 2009, to move forward with his plans. Zazi's father was also arrested in September and charged with lying to federal officials.


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'Not guilty' plea from Abdulmutallab on Detroit jet bombing charges

January 9, 2010

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab pleaded 'not guilty' to charges of attempting to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 before a court in the United States today. The charges stem from an attempt to bomb a passenger jet as it neared the city of Detroit.

The charges include 289 counts of attempted murder, attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, willful attempt to destroy and wreck an aircraft within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States, willfully placing a destructive device in, upon and in proximity to an aircraft within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States, and two counts of possession of a firearm/destructive in furtherance of a crime of violence. If convicted Abdulmutallab faces life in prison.

US Attorney Barbara L. McQuade, said that "The attempted murder of 289 innocent people merits the most serious charges available, and that's what we have charged in this indictment,".

Northwest Flight 253 departed Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on December 25 bound for Metro Airport in Detroit, Michigan. During the flight, Abdulmutallab allegedly attempted to use plastic explosives which consisted of of Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) and Triacetone triperoxide (TATP) along with other ingredients concealed in his undergarments to bring down the aircraft. The device apparently failed, resulting only in flames coming from his seat and loud popping sounds.

Passenger Jasper Schuringa, along with others, restrained Abdulmutallab for the rest of the flight after which he was taken into custody by federal agents. The incident caused rapid changes in airport security around the world, and also in US intelligence services.


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How about we retitle this as "Alabama wins 2010 BCS National Championship Game". In many people's opinions they are not the "champions" unless there is a playoff. I don't care about the AP and BCS claiming them to be champs, we all know a playoff is necessary and the BCS should not use "National Championship" in their game title.
 * I agree. Also, there are multiple divisions of American college football, so there are multiple champions. The BCS National Champion will signify that this is the top level champion. Latics (talk) 21:14, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

ALABAMA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Seems to me that the people that left the comments on here prior to mine are bitter that Bama won this game. Must be Texas fans. Either way, you guys get over it. Bama is the Champion and there were NO teams that could have taken or beat them from this championship! They dismantled Florida and Rolled over Texas. Alabama Crimson Tide is # 1 !!!


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Togo footballers ambushed in Angola

January 8, 2010 A bus carrying the football team of the African country of Togo was ambushed by gunmen earlier today, wounding at least two players, as it crossed the border into Angola. Some reports suggested that the driver was killed.

The attackers reportedly opened fire on the bus with machine guns as it was travelling though Cabinda. The Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda, a separatist group, soon claimed responsibility for the ambush.

Central defender Serge Akakpo and the back-up goalkeeper, Obilale Kossi, was hurt as well, according to Gabriel Ameyi, the Togo Football Federation vice-president.

"We had just crossed the border [...] everything was fine. Then there was a powerful burst of gunfire. Everyone dived under the seats and the police fired back. It felt like war had broken out. It's shocking," said Thomas Dossevi, a Togo striker, to the RMC radio station.

The incident occurs two days before the start of the largest football competition in Africa, the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. The contest's organisers said that Togo's team will still participate in the event despite the ambush; however, midfielder Alaixys Romao commented that his team might have to withdraw.

"No-one wants to play. We're not capable of it. We're thinking first of all about the health of our injured because there was a lot of blood on the ground," he said to RMC radio.

"If we are still not sure [about security] then we will be leaving," captain Emmanuel Adebayor, of Manchester City, commented. "It's a football game, it's one of the biggest tournaments in Africa and a lot of people would love to be in our position but I don't think anybody would be prepared to give their life," he said to BBC Afrique.

"So I will talk with the team and we will discuss between us and take a group decision that we think is good for our careers, good for our lives and good for our families because at the end of the day it is only football."

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UN: 30,000 people affected by flooding in Kenya

January 8, 2010 The United Nations has said that about 30,000 people have been affected by recent flooding in Kenya, caused by torrential rains. The organisation cautioned that a cholera epidemic may ensue as a result.

Heavy rains started in Kenya ten days ago, and are still falling. Kenyan police reported that 34 people died due to the rising waters.

"Heavy rainfall between 27 December 2009 and 5 January 2009 has caused massive flooding in northern, central and western Kenya leaving 30,000 people affected by floods," commented a spokeswoman of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Elisabeth Byrs.

"The main concern from these floods in Kenya is cholera. Last December, the Turkana district faced an unprecedented cholera outbreak. We fear that this epidemic will reemerge and spread," she added.

Roads, bridges, and schools were heavily damaged or ruined by the flooding, and thousands of livestock were swept away by the water; Byrs also said that "crops have also been damaged although the impact is yet to be fully assessed."

Byrs noted that current priorities are for food, drinkable water and sanitation, and shelter. She said that the UN launched a $550 million appeal in November for humanitarian operations throughout Kenya in 2010.


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Rocket hits US consulate in Afghanistan

January 8, 2010 Afghan police have said that a rocket hit a building housing the new US consulate office in western Afghanistan earlier today. Three rockets were reportedly fired at the building in the city of Herat, but only one struck it.

There were no immediate reports of any casualties, and the Associated Press reported that no US staff were in the building at the time of the attack.

The building is a former hotel that the US government acquired last year to use as a new consulate.

Herat is located near Afghanistan's border with Iran; there has not been much violence in the city, although rebel groups are said to be active in the surrounding rural areas.

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Suicide bomber in southern Russia kills at least five policemen

January 8, 2010 A suicide bombing in Russia's southern Dagestan republic killed six policemen and wounded at least sixteen other people on Wednesday, according to reports.

Authorities said that a suicide bomber attempted to drive an SUV packed with explosives into a police station near Dagestan's capital, Makhachkala. A police team, however, drove into the van, preventing it from reaching its target.

"He [the bomber] was stopped by a special operations group at the last minute. The measures taken by these policemen stopped the terrorist from reaching the site where other police officers prepared for duty." said an unnamed spokesman to the Interfax news agency.

Russian media report the blast left a two-meter wide crater, and that bomb fragments broke windows as far as 300 meters from the site. Investigators at the scene believed that the bomber's car had been carrying artillery shells as strong as 200 pounds of TNT.

Dagestan borders Chechnya, where the long-running fight between Russian troops and Islamic separatists has spilled over into neighboring republics in the North Caucasus.


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World's largest package delivery service to cut 1,800 jobs

January 9, 2010

(UPS), the world's largest package delivery service, has announced that it will cut 1,800 administrative and managerial jobs.

The firm, based in, Georgia, is to reorganise its five regions into three, and slash the number of districts to twenty from 46, in addition to the job cuts. The company currently has 340,000 people in its employ.

Economic analysts are paying considerable attention to the financial status of UPS, as many see a large connection between the overall state of the US economy and the amount of parcels shipped.

"They're not cutting sales jobs, they're cutting back office jobs. They take out back office, they take out cost," commented Helane Becker, an analyst for Jesup & Lamont Securities.


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Four killed in suspected US drone strike in Pakistan

January 9, 2010 Pakistani intelligence officials said today that at least four people have been killed in a suspected US drone strike in the North Waziristan province.

Officials say missiles hit a house and a vehicle near the town Miranshah. The region is near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan.

"The US drone fired two missiles on a house. The house was completely destroyed," said an unnamed security official.

The attack comes a day after Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari warned that US drone strikes were undermining Pakistan's "national consensus" in his country's war against rebel groups in the area. However, visiting US lawmakers told Pakistani officials the US could not afford to abandon the controversial missile strikes.


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Not guilty? And his explosive underwear were supposed to be what? A festive celebration item? A weird sex aide? A insipid suicide device after realizing he was about to go to Detroit? I cannot believe it.—68.224.36.62 (talk) 06:32, 9 January 2010 (UTC)Brent

 * It safe to say its open and shut case.--KDP3 (talk) 07:10, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

 * It's a publicity thing. He's going to use the 'the US are our enemies' defence; he won't for a second believe it will work but he wants his comments reported in the media. He also wants to waste everyone's time. It is, if you like, trolling - btu with more serious consequences. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 16:26, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

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Arrest made in Newark Airport security breach

January 9, 2010

Port Authority police on Friday arrested a New Jersey man in connection with a security breach at Newark Liberty International Airport last Sunday that contributed to widespread delays on all major flights to and from the airport.

According to a statement released by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Haisong Jiang, aged 28, of Piscataway, New Jersey was arrested and charged with a single count of defiant trespassing. No further details about the circumstances of Mr. Jiang’s arrest and the overall status of the ongoing investigation have yet been provided.

This Thursday, at the behest of U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg of New Jersey, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) released a surveillance video of what exactly had transpired.

According to the tapes, a man—allegedly Mr. Jiang—wearing a light-colored jacket stood inside a rope barrier, and a guard approached him apparently telling him to stay within said security cordon. However, less than a minute later, the very same guard is allegedly shown leaving his assigned post, and disappearing into the sea of passengers. Following this, the man is accused of having slipped undetected underneath the barrier. He then is said to have met a departing woman, who appeared to have already passed through security. He then apparently proceeded to kiss her, before the two walked off holding hands.

A bystander waiting for an arriving family member noticed the breach and told the guard. TSA officials then discovered that security cameras at the checkpoint were not fully operational, and consequently had not recorded what had occurred. As a result, investigators were forced to consult backup cameras maintained by Continental Airlines.

In an address to the media, Senator Lautenberg heavily praised the joint investigative team for their efforts. “With this arrest, law enforcement will be able to take a closer look into how and why this incident occurred and make sure that it never happens again.”

The guard in question is now on administrative leave, and could face possible disciplinary charges.


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Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:15, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

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 This account has been renamed as part of single-user login finalisation. If you own this account you can |log in using your previous username and password for more information. If you do not like this account's new name, you can choose your own using this form after logging in: . -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 06:30, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

title: User talk:Debroop~enwikinews


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User talk:DrMel

--Александр Дмитрий (Alexandr Dmitri) (talk) 07:49, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

title: User talk:DrMel


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Category:Sex crimes

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User talk:Borodatiy~enwikinews

--Александр Дмитрий (Alexandr Dmitri) (talk) 07:51, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

Your account will be renamed
Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Borodatiy. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Borodatiy~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

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

Renamed
 This account has been renamed as part of single-user login finalisation. If you own this account you can |log in using your previous username and password for more information. If you do not like this account's new name, you can choose your own using this form after logging in: . -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 06:29, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

title: User talk:Borodatiy~enwikinews