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Canada's Etobicoke Centre (Ward 3) city council candidates speak

October 30, 2006

On November 13, Torontoians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward's councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto's ridings is Etobicoke Centre (Ward 3). One candidate responded to Wikinews' requests for an interview. This ward's candidates include Doug Holyday (incumbent), Peter Kudryk, Lillian Lança, and Ross Vaughan.

For more information on the election, read Toronto municipal election, 2006.

Lillian Lança
53-year-old Lillian Lança is an Office Assistant, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto.

Q: Describe the three most important issues in your campaign.
 * A: Ward 3 in Etobicoke Centre, has one of the largest populations of seniors in Canada. There are many issues unique to seniors.  Many seniors are on fixed incomes and are often property rich and cash poor.  A better method than the present property tax assessment could be explored for collecting tax dollars easing seniors' financial burdens.  Some other ideas such as allowing seniors to work part-time without the government clawing back benefits would enable more seniors to remain in their homes.  An improved TTC system would maintain seniors' independence.

 * Community safety is an issue facing most urban communities, not just ward 3. We need to keep our children in school, off the streets and away from gangs.  Parks and recreation, and after school programs need to be expanded and more accessible.  I have learned of mentoring and tutoring initiatives in conjunction with community organizations, businesses and institutes of higher learning that have proven successful in reducing drop-out rates and absenteeism.  A culture of achievement should be encouraged for our children.  Keeping our youth in school will turn potential delinquents, criminals and welfare recipients into good citizens who will earn salaries and pay taxes.

 * Lastly, there needs to be more fiscal responsibility through better planning with our tax dollars, the money is there. Toronto is one of the main engines driving a booming Canadian economy.  However, our infrastructure is deteriorating while taxes keep increasing.  This is not good for business.  Our public services are being eroded while our communities are suffering.  Upper levels of government have been downloading responsibilities onto municipalities while decreasing funding, without allowing municipalities a voice in the decision-making process.  This needs to change.

Q: What one election issue do you feel is most relevant to your ward in this election?
 * A: While ward 3, Etobicoke Centre, has one of the oldest populations in Canada, the demographics of this ward are gradually changing. Ward 3 is becoming more ethnically diverse particularly with a growing Somali community.  This ward needs to be ready to accommodate these new Canadians with programs and facilities that will better integrate them into the mosaic that is Canada.  Housing, English as a Second Language, health care, and so importantly, jobs are only a few of the ingredients needed to enable them to become active participants in making this country great.

Q: Why have you chosen to involve yourself in the political process?
 * A: I have been interested in politics even as a child. There were often good political discussions at our dinner table.  I have lived most of my life in Etobicoke, graduating from what was then, Royal York Collegiate and after graduation, spent a number of years traveling extensively.  After marrying, I lived in Portugal for five years with my husband and began our family.  During this time of traveling and living abroad, I realized more and more how much I loved my country, Canada, warts and all.  Upon returning, our family moved back to Etobicoke and I gradually became more interested and involved in politics.  Now that our children are old enough to manage themselves I thought the time was right to give back to my community.  I am convinced that politicians can once again be trusted to contribute to society and to think beyond themselves.  Perhaps I am somewhat naïve, but I have good energy and believe that I, one woman, can at least begin to make a difference.

Q: Why do you want to represent this particular ward on council?
 * A: I've lived in Etobicoke most of my life. I've married and have raised two sons in this community.  We are living in a changing ward and, I understand what work needs to be done in Ward 3 to keep it great.  I also believe that it is time for a change and that Ward 3 deserves better representation at Council than at present.

Q: How are you currently involved in the community?
 * A: A number of years ago, I was involved in what was then called the Youth Line. The Youth Line phone number was broadly posted and was available to young people wanting to talk about anything from pimples to suicide.  Later, as my sons were growing and attending Eatonville Public School, I became involved in the Eatonville PTA as secretary, organizing Fun Fairs, Pizza Days, Hot Dog Days, and all those events that brought fun and finances to the school.  Presently, I am involved with an organization in South Africa called ‘Mother's Love Foundation'.  This foundation feeds breakfast to children orphaned by AIDS.  As well, this foundation brings women together and provides them work in beading beautiful, colourful South African jewelry and artifacts available for sale, while at the same time providing these women with invaluable information regarding AIDS prevention and the ability to feed their families and become financially independent.

Q: Which council decision (since the 2003 election) do you feel the city/your ward should be most proud of, and which was least desirable?
 * A: I am most proud of the decisions this City Council made towards making our city ‘greener'. Toronto has received many awards from organizations and cities across North America for environmental achievements brought by this Council, including the pesticide by-law, the private tree by-law, the Deep Lake Water Cooling Project, the purchase of new hybrid diesel-electric buses and the implementation of the green bin.  I would want to continue to make Toronto the 'greenest' city in North America.

 * Although I support the purchase of the new subway cars from Bombardier, and thereby keeping many jobs in Canada, I believe it could have been conducted more transparently.

Q: If you were elected as a "rookie" councillor, What would you bring to the table beyond the incumbent?
 * A: I would bring to the table, a better understanding of the realities of ward 3. I would establish a constituency office and make myself available and accessible to the constituents of ward 3.  While I believe in fiscal responsibility, money needs to be spent wisely, to maintain our infrastructure and to keep our communities clean and safe.

Q: What does Toronto mean to you?
 * A: Toronto is my home. I was born and raised in Toronto. Toronto is the home of my family.  I want to keep Toronto great.  It saddens me to think of how Toronto once was and yet am inspired to think how great Toronto can once again be.  Toronto will continue to be my home for a long while yet.


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Floyd Landis adopts "the Wikipedia defense" as appeal strategy

October 24, 2006

Cyclist Floyd Landis, who finished first in the 2006 Tour de France but is fighting a positive doping test that would strip him of the title, is now pushing his case on the Internet. Facing an appeal before the United States Anti-Doping Agency next year, Landis dubbed this approach "the Wikipedia defense".

Landis said on October 12, 2006 that he had published a number of documents in the case "to support his innocence in the alleged positive doping test". These included his attorney's motion for dismissal, a document package containing test information, and a PowerPoint presentation criticizing the test. This action earned considerable but sometimes-skeptical media coverage in the ongoing saga over the disputed race.

Landis did not set up an actual wiki, but attempted to draw on the collective resources of cycling fans, using the Internet to allow widely distributed review of evidence in his case. He succeeded in getting the community to establish its own wiki independent of him personally, based largely on the Daily Peloton Forum discussions noted below. The topic had already drawn intense interest in a variety of places, including Landis's Wikipedia entry, which has figured as something of a battleground. The release serves as both a public relations strategy and a way to potentially strengthen his appeal. As Landis put it, "Why turn down free brainpower?"

In anticipation of the release of these documents, Landis had been personally posting on the forums at the Daily Peloton cycling website. He is largely out of action while rehabilitating from hip resurfacing surgery performed in September. As the documents were about to be released, Landis said, "I am sure you guys will find every mistake, even things we haven't noticed."

In forum discussions, Landis agreed with sympathetic posters who pointed to this as a "wisdom of crowds" approach, while asking others not to judge him based on incomplete information from media reports. He encouraged people to look at all of the evidence, saying, "We'll call it the Wikipedia defense, and I would have given everything to you sooner but had a very hard time selling the idea to the lawyers." At the same time, he said that not all of his arguments against the test had been revealed: "We are not going to compromise our defense by telling all of it."


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Why am I blocked?

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This IP address has been blocked for one week indefinately for admitting that he/she is a sockpuppet of MyName and falsely implicating and impersonating Neutralizer. Jason Safoutin 23:20, 24 October 2006 (UTC). Also an open proxy.
 * I am bolth. The only way to get rid of this problem is a MyName Neutralizer Checkuser. I request that. 148.233.159.57 23:22, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Or we can just block all the IP ranges...but I am sure that the other users on that IP would not be happy. Jason Safoutin 23:23, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

There is no need to checkuser anyone as both users are currently blocked. --Chiacomo (talk) 23:24, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

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Universal and FOX are shutting down "Firefly" t-shirt sites

November 2, 2006

Universal Studios and Fox Broadcasting are sending cease-and-desist letters to websites that offer t-shirts related to the television program Firefly and its sequel film Serenity.

One cease and desist letter, for example, reads:

Affected by the cease-and-desist letters is CaféPress, a website which enables people to open their own store — they have since stopped allowing people to search for Firefly merchandise.

Firefly premiered and was cancelled in 2002 after 11 episodes aired. Many fans who watched and enjoyed the short-lived show were part of a cult following that encouraged Joss Whedon to create a film called "Serenity" in 2005. There are no current plans for a sequel or the revival of the Firefly series.


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U.S. ranks 53rd in press freedom index

October 29, 2006

Reporters Without Borders, a media advocacy group out of Paris, has released its Worldwide Press Freedom Index for 2006. The most free countries are Finland, Iceland, Ireland, and the Netherlands. The least free, ranking 168th, is North Korea, whose media is completely controlled by leader Kim Jong-il.

The United States ranks 53rd equal with other countries: Botswana, Croatia, and Tonga, slipping nine places from last year. The US was in 17th place when the Index was first released in 2002. US press rights violations cited by Reporters Without Borders include al-Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Haj, who has been held without trial in Guantanamo Bay since June 2002, and the imprisonment of Josh Wolf, a freelance journalist who refused to turn over footage of a protest to a grand jury.

Reporters Without Borders compiles its Press Freedom Index by "assessing the state of press freedom in each country ... such as murders, imprisonment, physical attacks and threats ... censorship, confiscation of issues, searches and harassment." It does not judge the quality of the press.

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U.S. mid-term election to host gay marriage referendum in Virginia

October 25, 2006

The U.S. gay marriage debate will face yet another test in Virginia with the up-coming November 7 mid-term elections.

The yes or no vote cast by Virginians on the referendum will decide whether Article 1, Section 15 (of the Bill of Rights) of the Constitution of Virginia would be amended to include the following text:

Currently, Section 15 of the Virginia Bill of Rights is titled Qualities necessary to preservation of free government. The referendum, if passed, will take effect January 1, 2007, and would put the above text in a sub-section, Section 15-A, following language that describes "a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue".

Virginia governor Tim Kaine, who says he does not support gay marriage, along with his wife and father-in-law, former Va. governor Linwood Holton and his wife, presented themselves outside the executive mansion in a press briefing Tuesday as a family unified against the broad, anti-same-sex marriage language of the referendum.

"It would invite protracted court challenges in areas including contracts, custody cases and end-of-life decisions," Kaine said of the referendum, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Bob McDonnell, the Virginia General Attorney wrote in a 13-page legal opinion in September this year, that legal rights raised by the constitutionally of what would be defined as 'unmarried couples' are separate from those granted by the institution of marriage. "The general legal rights to enter into contracts, wills, advance medical directives, shared equity agreements and other legal instruments are not rights that arise from marriage," according to his opinion.

A recent poll by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research finds that there is still a majority in favor of the amendment. There are also clear distinctions between northern Virginians, who tend to oppose, and southern Virginians, who tend to support the amendment.


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Millions of old New Zealand coins still to be handed in

October 25, 2006

On November 1, 2006 the old five, ten, twenty and fifty cent coins will be illegal tender, but the Reserve Bank of New Zealand says there are still at least 100 million still to be returned.

According to the Reserve Bank, most of the old coins have been lost in drains or buried in rubbish. "We think there is still another 100 million sitting around in people's homes," Brian Lang, currency manger for the Reserve Bank, said.

Lang said: "So far, just over 280 million coins have been returned, but there are more out there. Since 1967 the Reserve Bank has issued more than a billion of the old 'silver' coins. So if you don't want to be stuck with loads of old coin - there's never been a better time to empty your coin jars, sweep the car glove box and rummage behind the couch cushions."

The coins still awaiting to be handed in, by either spending them, taking them to a bank or donating them to charity, are estimated to be worth between NZ$5 million and $50 million.

"A last-minute burst of publicity may convince people to bring the coins in. It's a bit of a hassle though. Human nature being what it is, people just don't care," Lang said. The Karori Wildlife Sanctuary located in Wellington say that they have collected over $9,000 in old coins. Sanctuary spokesman, Alan Dicks said: "The campaign was particularly fitting because the old coins depicted tuataras and kiwis, both of which can be found living at the sanctuary. The money will go towards supporting general ecological restoration of the sanctuary. We want to get over ten grand, but the more the better."

Lang said: "Though the coins will no longer be legal tender, banks will continue to exchange them until at least the end of the year," and the Reserve Bank will always exchange them. "We are still getting people coming in with two-dollar notes," Lang added.


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User:Andychin

FIVE GOVERNMENTS DIVIDED OVER PRIVATE MONOPOLY.

A 'monopalisation' of Weston Government by a private 'organisation' has caused a split within five governments.Tension has grown over the past year, especialy at the 'House of Commons', due to Documentation and Corraspondence sent to five governments ( British, German, Swiss,  Dane & Australien ) regarding a private 'consortiums' takeover of   Weston Government. The Private Concern in questian is reported to have made a 'pirated saturation' of Upper goernment over a planned and Legnthey Period. The Governments informed of this are Up in Arms and have seperated into two Camps ! The Commons has aparently been informed for most of this year, since the 'documents' started to be annonamously sent to the ' House', and are treating it as insider infomation and are waiting untill an answer for the full extent of the situation is properly understood. I am in contact with a member of parliament & he has said he sees no harm in the public leaning of the situation as it concerns them very much as both sides live together. Although many of his ' colleges 'feel the same, he does not wish to officially leak it and would prefer to remain annomanous because of the gravity of the situation, but also gestured towards his personal safty being a consideration. My relationship with this MP is such that he feels free to discuss the contents of the documents and also the wider scene which he has said is similar within five other governments, as I have stated. He feels the situation will continue to develope along 'Reconstructive Lines' and that there will be an element of confliction over the 'balance of Power' which will probaly lead to an 'administrative confrontation', whatever is meant by that (sounds like a   polictical fight), although he stresses the situation is at    its 'Birth' I have a lot of details on the various documents content and am in   good contact with the MP, though the sourse of the documents has never reavealed his identity. So my intention is to further the Exposure for the publics right to know something benificial. Catorgary:Polictical Ownership

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PM reshuffles Cabinet, Pranab Mukherjee is new Indian Foreign minister

October 24, 2006 was appointed the while veteran Congressman  took his place as  in a minor expansion-cum-reshuffle of his 29-month-old government by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Kannada actor-turned-politician M H Ambareesh made his debut in the as.

, an leader and a protege of Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, who had to resign last year following allegations of influencing the police in a case of electoral malpractices against his brother, returned to the government, again as Minister of State for Water Resources.

took over.

Cabinet Ministers

 * Manmohan Singh : Prime Minister
 * Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
 * Ministry of Planning
 * Department of Atomic Energy
 * Department of Space
 * Pranab Mukherjee : External Affairs
 * A K Antony : Defence
 * Arjun Singh : Human Resource Development
 * Sharad Pawar : Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
 * Lalu Prasad : Railways
 * Shivraj Patil : Home
 * Ram Vilas Paswan : Chemicals & Fertilizers and Steel
 * S Jaipal Reddy : Urban Development
 * P Chidambaram : Finance
 * Mahavir Prasad : Small Scale Industries, Agro & Rural Industries
 * P R Kyndiah : Tribal Affairs
 * T R Baalu : Shipping; Road Transport & Highways
 * Shankersinh Vaghela : Textiles
 * Kamal Nath : Commerce & Industry
 * H R Bhardwaj : Law & Justice

 * Raghuvansh Prasad Singh: Rural Development
 * Priyaranjan Dashmunsi : Information & Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs
 * Mani Shankar Aiyar : Development of North Eastern Region, Panchayati Raj, Youth Affairs and Sports
 * Meira Kumar : Social Justice & Empowerment
 * A Raja : Environment & Forests
 * Dayanidhi Maran : Communication & Information Technology
 * Anbumani Ramdoss : Health & Family Welfare
 * Sis Ram Ola : Mines
 * Murli Deora : Petroleum and Natural Gas
 * Sushil Kumar Shinde : Power
 * A R Antulay : Minority Affairs
 * Vayalar Ravi : Overseas Indian Affairs
 * Ambika Soni : Tourism and Culture
 * Saifuddin Soz : Water Resources
 * Shibu Soren : Coal
 * Santosh Mohan Dev : Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
 * P C Gupta : Company Affairs
 * Kapil Sibal : Science & Technology and Ocean Development Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
 * Renuka Choudhury : Women and Child Development
 * Subodh Kant Sahay : Food Processing Industries
 * Vilas Muttemwar : Non-Conventional Energy Sources
 * Kumari Selja : Urban Employment & Poverty Alleviation.

 * Praful Patel : Civil Aviation
 * G K Vasan : Statistics and Programme Implementation
 * Oscar Fernandes : Labour & Employment Ministers of State
 * E Ahamed : External Affairs
 * Suresh Pachauri : Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Parliamentary Affairs
 * B K Handique : Chemical and Fertilisers; Parliamentary Affairs
 * Panabaka Lakshmi : Health & Family Welfare
 * Dasari Narayan Rao : Coal & Mines
 * Shaqeel Ahmed : Communications & Information Technology
 * Rao Inderjit Singh : Defence
 * Naranbhai Rathwa : Railways
 * K H Muniappa : Road Transport & Highways
 * M V Rajashekharan : Planning
 * Kantilal Bhuria : Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
 * Manik Rao Gavit : Home Affairs
 * Sri Prakash Jaiswal: Home Affairs
 * Prithviraj Chavan : Prime Minister's Office
 * Taslimuddin : Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

 * Suryakanta Patil : Rural Development & Parliamentary Affairs
 * Md. Ali Ashraf Fatmi : Human Resource Development
 * R Velu : Railways
 * S S Palanimanikkam : Finance
 * S Regupathy : Home Affairs
 * K Venkatapathy : Law & Justice
 * Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan : Social Justice & Empowerment
 * E V K Elangovan : Textiles
 * Kanti Singh : Heavy Industries
 * Namo Narayan Meena : Environment & Forests
 * Akhilesh Singh : Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
 * Pawan Kumar Bansal : Finance
 * Anand Sharma : External Affairs
 * Ajay Maken : Urban Development
 * M M Pallam Raju : Defence
 * Akhilesh Das : Steel
 * Chandrasekhar Sahu : Rural Development
 * Ashwani Kumar : Industries
 * D Purandareshwari : Human Resource Development
 * Dinshaw Patel : Petroleum & Natural Gas
 * T Subbirami Reddy : Mines
 * Jairam Ramesh : Commerce
 * Jai Prakash Narayan Yadav: Water Resources
 * M H Ambareesh : Information and Broadcasting.


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Talk:New version of Firefox browser released

added some more sources and info to this article Guus 08:14, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Gosh, almost all of these features are copied off of opera...

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The title seems a bit short. Maybe "Firefox 2.0 released in stores across the U.S." or something like that? F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  22:54, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
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Victorian Premier unveils plan for world's largest solar plant

October 25, 2006

Note: All dollar figures are in AU$ unless otherwise stated.

Victorian Premier Steve Bracks and federal Treasurer Peter Costello unveiled the project to build world's largest solar plant on October 25.

The $420 million plant will sit on 900 ha of land and produce 154 megawatts. It will use mirrored panels to concentrate light.

It is expected to reach full capacity in 2013.

The Victorian Government will contribute $50 million to the plant. The Federal government will contribute $75 million out of its $500 million low emissions technology demonstration fund (LETDF).

LETDF is also contibuting $50 million towards a $360 million pilot for a brown coal drying and a post-combustion carbon dioxide capture and storage project at the International Powers' Hazelwood facility in Gippsland.


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Football: Kežman goes to Fenerbahçe

June 30, 2006 Serbia and Montenegro international, Mateja Kežman, will sign a three year contract with Fenerbahçe today. The striker spent an unsuccessful season with Chelsea and all three parties have agreed to this 7 million Euro transfer.

Kežman started his career in Serbia and Montenegro, where he became popular while playing for Partizan, Belgrade. He was bought by the Dutch team PSV, where he was a prolific striker, setting a record number of goals per season. His year in Chelsea was not as successful, as he mostly started games as a substitute and managed to score only seven goals in official games.

Other teams that demonstrated an interest in Kežman this summer included Sevilla, Olympique de Marseille and Schalke 04.

Kežman led Serbia and Montenegro's scoring during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifications with 5 goals, including the only goal in the final game against Bosnia and Herzegovina which in turn allowed Serbia and Montenegro to qualify directly, having come first in their group. He has managed 16 goals in 45 caps for Serbia and Montenegro, as of December 2005.

He failed to make an impact with the London club, and only started 14 games for Chelsea, leaving for Atlético de Madrid after just one season. Despite his disappointing year, Chelsea made a transfer profit on the player. After a short spell in Madrid, Fenerbahçe SK trusted in "Batman" and signed him to a three year contract in August 2006. The management and fans knew he was a risky transfer, especially considering he was to fill the void of departed superstar Nicolas Anelka. The management's faith seemed to pull through as Kežman quickly found his PSV-form back again and scored in consecutive matches early into the season. Kežman scored 3 crucial goals in his first 3 matches (2 were Game-winning and 1 was Game-tying). All three were beautiful strikes and won weekly honours.

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Halloween Hoax
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Imitating a grisly death by hanging is an annual feature of many Halloween "haunt" shows, usually implemented by securing the victim in a harness that supports his weight when he drops from the gallows so that the noose placed over his head doesn't actually snap his neck or constrict his windpipe and prevent him from breathing. Unfortunately, on more than one occasion such stunts have gone wrong and resulted in actual deaths.

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Army of East Timor calls UN police action a coup

October 25, 2006 The latest outbreak of violence has caused the death of at least two people according to the United Nations, as hundreds of people engaged in fighting near Díli's airport since Tuesday night. There is a fear that the violence will dramatically escalate after a martial arts gang leader was executed on a Díli street, where for weeks rival gangs have fought fiercely.

State television goes off the air
The national telvision network went off the air last night, just as the East Timor army was preparing to address the nation declaring its troops should no longer be confined to barracks because of the lawlessness.

The feeling amongst the army's top brass is that the earlier forced resignation of former Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri in June amounted to a coup and that it should be investigated.

This latest unrest began on Sunday, sparked by a UN report which blamed the former Prime Minister for the factional violence earlier this year that killed more than 30 people.

Australians caught up in the violence
UN spokesman, Adrian Edwards, told reporters that the situation was volatile. "We've seen ... reports of people being injured and some being brought to the hospital," he said. "We've also heard reports of possible other fatalities, but those are not confirmed at the moment. "We're waiting to see, once we get a clearer picture of them. "But right at the moment, I think the operations to bring it under control are ongoing." Australian soldiers shot at a man today; he escaped unharmed.

An Australian citizen had to be flown back home to Darwin Hospital, after suffering injuries. Australia's Foreign Affairs Department has warned Australians to exercise extreme caution if they go to Timor, and that Australians or Australian interests could be targeted.


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New Jersey's State Supreme Court says gay couples have same rights as heterosexual couples

October 25, 2006

The New Jersey Supreme Court has handed down its verdict in Lewis v. Harris. The details are: homosexual couples are entitled to the same rights and privileges as heterosexual couples, but also said that totally legalizing gay marriages in the state will be up to the New Jersey Legislature who have 180 days to determine whether or not the state's constitution shall be rewritten to include gay marriages or civil unions.

"The issue is not about the transformation of the traditional definition of marriage, but about the unequal dispensation of benefits and privileges to one of two similarly situated classes of people," said the court.

"Although we cannot find that a fundamental right to same-sex marriage exists in this state, the unequal dispensation of rights and benefits to committed same-sex partners can no longer be tolerated under our state Constitution," said one of the judges, Justice Barry T. Albin.

The decision passed in a ruling of 4 support and 3 non-support votes.

In 2004, the state ruled that domestic relationships are allowed and that gay couples get some of the benefits that come along with marriage including the right to inherit their partner's belongings if a will was not written and health insurance if one or the other works for the state.

If the state decides to allow same sex marriages, it would be the second state in the United States to completely legalize gay marriages. Massachusetts was the first and only state thus far to legalize gay marriages while some states such as Connecticut and Vermont have legalized civil unions.


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Missing Los Alamos Laboratory documents found in drug bust

October 29, 2006

Documents missing from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico have been found on a USB Flash Drive during a drug bust located inside the Los Alamos trailer park, Royal Crest on October 17 and contain what police say are "classified material." The drives were marked with symbols that indicated they belonged to the Los Alamos Laboratory.

Los Alamos has since confirmed that a breach has occurred and that at least three computer drives from the laboratory were confiscated during the raid.

"During the course of the search, officers realized that some of the items seized appeared to belong to the Los Alamos National Laboratory," said a statement by the Los Alamos County Police Department.

A subcontractor, Justin Stone, 20 was involved in the breach of security at the lab and according to Michael Anastasio, the lab's director, there is an "ongoing investigation." Stone was working in Technical Area 55, an area of the lab where plutonium is kept or the X Division, where data for the designs of nuclear bombs are kept. Stone says that he was not aware of what the drives contained saying, "I have no idea what's on it because I didn't get a chance to look." Stone also says that he acquired one of the drives a year ago when he traded drugs for the drive and that drive also contained information from Los Alamos Laboratory. Stone had only been living with a female friend, Jessica Quintana for no more than three weeks and was with his girlfriend Jessica Collins when police raided the home.

"I vaguely remember it contained information about nuclear waste sites around Los Alamos. I erased it and used the drive for myself," added Stone.

Quintana, who also worked in the laboratory as an archivist, was being investigated by the FBI for charges relating to methamphetamine type offenses and was arrested when authorities executed an arrest warrant for the female. Police say a "large amount" of methamphetamine paraphernalia was discovered in her trailer during a raid by the FBI. Pipes with the remains of methamphetamine were also found at the scene and Quintana also admitted that the items belonged to her.

"This is a serious matter, and we are taking immediate steps to address it. We intend to do everything possible to guard against any criminal activity, particularly where a breach of security may be involved. We have already taken a number of steps to address potential security risks," said Anastasio in a statement.

Drug paraphernalia along with methamphetamine drugs were also seized during the bust. Police were initially responding to a call of a domestic disturbance between Stone and his girlfriend which Stone denies was taking place.


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Talk:New Jersey's State Supreme Court says gay couples have same rights as heterosexual couples

Suggest page move to "New Jersey's Supreme court" or "high court" or "highest court" or something like this, to give emphasis. 68.39.174.238 22:00, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
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Former South Korean president Choi Kyu-hah dies

October 26, 2006

Former South Korean President died in Seoul on October 22, 2006. He was 87 years old.

Choi was found unconscious in his home by a nurse at 6 a.m. local time (+9) on Sunday morning and was rushed to Seoul National University Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead at 7:37 a.m. Doctors said that he died from acute heart failure.

Choi became acting President after then-President was assassinated on October 26, 1979. He was officially sworn as the 10th President in December of the same year following a military coup, but resigned that post on August 16, 1980. After his resignation, he refused to discuss the coup in much detail.

Born in Wonju, Gangwon Province, on July 16, 1919, Choi was a graduate in English language and literature from Tokyo Teachers College and worked as a professor at the Teachers College of Seoul National University for a short time after the end of Japanese rule in Korea in 1945. He entered politics in 1946 and served as foreign minister from 1967 to 1975 and prime minister from 1975 to 1979.

Choi was buried in Daejeon National Cemetery after a state funeral. His wife, Hong Gi, died in 2004 but her remains were exhumed from the current burial site in Wonju and buried next to those of her husband.


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NASA launches STEREO spacecraft

October 26, 2006 NASA's STEREO spacecraft has been successfully launched atop a Delta II (7925) rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The spacecraft will be placed into a Heliocentric orbit (around the Sun), and will monitor solar phenomena, such as Solar Flares. It was the 121st launch of a Delta II rocket, and the 119th success.

The Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) consists of two nearly identical solar observatories. These will enable stereoscopic observation of solar flares in 3-D and will provide warnings of emissions from the Sun that might affect satellites in Earth orbit. Launch occurred at 00:52 GMT.

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Talk:U.S. mid-term election to host gay marriage referendum in Virginia

Maybe someone should add how many other states have already passed similar constitutional amendments, if known? 128.187.129.62 02:46, 26 October 2006 (UTC)


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New Zealand Xtra broadband "unleashed"

October 26, 2006

New Zealand Internet service provider (ISP) Xtra, owned by telecommunication giant Telecom New Zealand, has today "unleashed" the downstream lines as fast as the line will allow. The speed could reach up to 7 megabits per second. All new plans will allow maximum downstream bandwidth, although upstream bandwidth will still be constrained. The maximum downstream bandwidth previously available was 3.5 megabits per second.

Neither Xtra nor ihug responded to questions sent via e-mail.

Along with the improved bandwidth, two new plans have been introduced. These include the Go Large which has no data cap and the Go Express which offers "fast upstream connection."

On September 26, 2006 Telecom announced the speed changes and Kevin Bowler, Telecom's general manager of Consumer Marketing, said: "With maximum speeds customers may find it easier to do things online that are bandwidth-intensive. Some customers will notice a difference in the time it takes to do things like download music... watch video or send and receive large email attachments."

Xtra says existing customers will be transferred onto the new plans progressively from October 26, 2006.

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I emailed Xtra and ihug, they didn't respond and our family got a letter in the mail from Xtra about the new plan/speed changes. And also this website: http://xtraplans.co.nz/unleashed/. --Nzgabriel | Talk 07:07, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
 * The Xtra site fails to disclose the maximum data rate anywhere. I followed every link I could find. They all led to either a statement that certain account types ran at "Max" speed (undefined), or to discussions, without numbers, of variations due to distance from switch and other factors.--Mokurai 22:20, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
 * It will be limited by the speed of the network. Which for ITU_G.992.1 is 8 Mb/s. Of course it will be less from these "variations". I'm getting about 5-6 Mb/s connection speed for the modem 4-5 Mb/s local download and 1-2 Mb/s international download. --2mcm 20:58, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

great idea
When is shaw.ca going to do exactly that ?

Shouldn't the article say megabyte instead of megabit? (7 megabits = .875 megabyte)
 * I wasn't sure which one it was. --Nzgabriel | Talk 04:11, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Agreed. The technology doesn't support 7 MBytes/s --Mokurai 22:20, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
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Malformed chicken dies in New Zealand

October 26, 2006

A malformed Barnevelder chick born with four legs and two anuses died last Friday.

It being born with four legs meant it learned to walked on all fours, like a dog.

Marlene Dickey said she believed that the chick, called Forzie, died because it had two anuses, "...he developed two bottoms, and I think he got glugged up". The chick weighed about as much as a "good pound of butter", and grew feathers very slowly; she also said that "...he was a bit of a laugh."

When Forzie was born and found by Ryan Dickey, Marlene Dickey said: "He looks really robust and strong, he's good, he's just cruising along."

Deformed chicks are often stillborn and it is unusual that Forzie was born alive and was able to survive as long it did.

Mike Brooks, executive director of Poultry Industry Association, said: "They [four-legged chickens] were as rare as hens' teeth and were something he had heard of but never seen." Romania and Saudi Arabia had both reported cases of having chicks born with four legs.

The reason Forzie was born with extra legs was because, according to Hamilton vet Keith Houston, the stems cells located in the egg split into four, instead of the normal two.

Dickey has said that Forzie is stored in a freezer awaiting a taxidermist to stuff it. Once stuffed Dickey will donate the chick to the Auckland Museum to be put on display.

At the time the family had considered calling it Jack-peg-a-leg but instead called it Forzie.

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Is this serious? Am I really reading this story? I never thought in all my time here I would see such a thing published on Wikinews. Unreal and quite disturbing. IMO this is not news but some sick joke or something. Jason Safoutin 23:09, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Seems reasonable enough to me - these kinds of stories are common in many news formats. You can see a picture here.  68.147.56.203 06:42, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
 * It featured on the main page in The Press. --Nzgabriel | Talk 09:37, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

"mutant"
Is the term "mutant" accurate here? None of the articles linked to discuss the matter, but this sounds more like a phenotypic rather than genotypic problem, hence not a "mutant" JoshuaZ 16:51, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
 * yep, u're right. — Doldrums(talk) 16:54, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
 * though apparently, as a slang term, mutant can mean "Suggestive of a genetic mutant". so options are "deformed", "malformed" ... (no, am not getting into more picturesque possibilities) — Doldrums(talk) 16:58, 27 October 2006 (UTC)


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Oakland renters displaced by Hope VI program

A developer's recent glossy sales brochure hails the Coliseum Gardens housing development in East Oakland as the most comprehensive development to date for one of Oakland's largest nonprofit housing developers, but close scrutiny of the project reveals that only 4 out of the 178 low-income public housing families displaced by the development actually managed to return to the newly rebuilt housing complex that was recently christened as Lion Creek Crossings.

Phase 1 of the 20 acre project at the Coliseum Gardens/Lion Creek Crossings mixed income housing development was completed in June of 2006, with phase 4 of the development expected to be completed by December 2008.

Documents reveal that as an effort to reduce violence and drug trafficking within and around the Coliseum and Lockwood communities of Oakland, the HOPE VI program enabled the Oakland Housing Authority (OHA) to use nearly $61 million in federal funding to displace Oakland's low-income communities from the above mentioned locations.

These projects are only a small part of what is known as the Oakland Coliseum Redevelopment Area, which is approximately 11 square miles in size, extending from 22nd Ave., all the way to the San Leandro City limits, and is located between E. 14th St., and the Oakland Estuary/Airport.

The OHA's Board of Commissioners approved the selection of the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC), the Related Companies of California (Related Companies), and Chambers General Construction as co-developers of the Coliseum Gardens public housing site during its board meeting on October 21, 2002. As partners in the development project, the OHA owns the land, and the developers own the buildings.

As a result of the OHA approval, local nonprofit housing developer EBALDC and Related Companies, LLC., out of New York City, created Creekside Housing Partners, L.P., to take control of Oakland's public housing property at the Coliseum Gardens site.

After the eviction of 178 families and the demolition of their 178 public housing units during 2004, Creekside Housing Partners (CHP) moved as quickly as possible to rebuild and finish off "phase 1," of their project. Phase 1 of the development is managed by Related Companies, the tenants pay their rents to the New York based firm, and during the past 6 months the developers have moved people into 115 newly rebuilt housing units at the development.

Twima Early works at the management office of Related Companies located at Lion Creek Crossings and was eager to help shed some light on whats been going on at the newly privatized public housing site in East Oakland.

In an October 18 interview, Twima Early said, "During the past 6 months, we have completed phase 1 of our project and moved people into 115 housing units at our new development. Out of the 178 families who were originally displaced by our project, the OHA sent us a list of 13 families who were eligible to move back into this location, and only 4 of those families actually moved into our new development."

"It seemed odd that the Housing Authority would only allow 13 families to move back into this location, and I can't explain why so few were allowed to return," said Early.

When Randy Shaw of the Tenderloin Housing Clinic learned how few of the original public housing tenants that were actually allowed to move back into the Coliseum Gardens/Lion Creek housing development, he said, "The Hope VI program has once again proved to be the major cause of the displacement of low-income people. I've never heard of numbers so skewed before in regards to the displacement of families who were promised that the Hope VI project would be beneficial to them."

Since 1994, Oakland officials and the Federal Government have targeted Oakland's poor with nearly $84 million in federal funding through the Hope VI program.

The privatization of Oakland's public housing units have been occurring at a rapid pace. When wealthy billionaire Stephen M. Ross, CEO of Related Companies, teamed up with local nonprofit housing developer EBALDC to re-develop the Coliseum Gardens/Lion Creek housing complex, it became apparent that the developers made out much better than the displaced families did.

Carlos Castellanos of EBALDC is involved in the Coliseum Gardens/Lion Creek development, and when I asked how did this project benefit the families who used to reside there or how is the City of Oakland benefitting from the displacement of so many families, Castellanos said, "These are loaded questions and not something that I want to talk about. I think that a lot of those tenants did not really want to move back, and I think that you really need to talk to the Housing Authority to find out what happened to all of those families."

Vivian Haine resided in a public housing unit near the Coliseum Gardens site, and said, "About a year ago, Kim Boyd the site manager where I resided at, told me that I'm lucky to be living here even if there is no money for repairs at this building, because they didn't have enough funding to finish off the project at Coliseum Gardens, and most of the evicted tenants had no where to go. I believe that many of the families displaced from the Coliseum Gardens development couldn't find any housing to move into and may have become homeless," Haine said.

Records show that on June 24, 2006, the OHA's Board of Commissioners approved the use of market rate rents in its Project-Based Section 8 program at the Coliseum Gardens/Lion Creek development, to cover a $600,000 funding shortfall after the EBALDC/Related Companies claimed that they needed more money to complete phase 3 of the project.

A Sept. 19, 2006, OHA memo mentions that EBALDC/Related Companies are co-developing the rental portion at Coliseum Gardens/Lion Creek Crossings site, which will include 157 units of public housing. The total number of rental units, including public housing, now planned is approximately 440 units, plus another 28 units of for-sale housing which are planned to be developed by Chambers Construction Company.

With the demolition of 178 public housing units by the developers, and only 157 public housing units being rebuilt at the Coliseum Gardens/Lion Creek Crossings housing site, theres been a net loss of 21 public housing units at this location.

The OHA and City of Oakland continue to funnel millions of dollars to the EBALDC/Related Companies partnership, in an effort to privatize part of Oakland's public housing program in East Oakland.

Since its inception, the Hope VI program has resulted in the demolition of more than 120,000 public housing units across the nation, only to be replaced by 40,000 mixed income units, and less than 12% of the displaced families have managed to gain entry back into the locations they were originally evicted from. In order to make way for the new housing projects being developed that resulted in the privatization of the nation's public housing properties, around 30% of the displaced families are given Section 8 vouchers, 49% are moved into other public housing units, and most of the rest of the tenants often end up losing their rental assistance.


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'Evidence against ISI not clinching' says Indian National Security Adviser

October 26, 2006

The Indian National Security Advisor M K Narayanan has said that India doesn't have "clinching" evidence of the involvement of Pakistan's intelligence agency, the ISI in the Mumbai train blasts of July 11, which killed 207 people and injured several hundred more.

"I would hesitate to say we have clinching evidence but we have pretty good evidence," he was quoted as saying on CNN-IBN.

This statement from a high-ranking Indian official goes against the assertion of the Anti-Terror Squad chief KP Raghuvanshi on October 1 that there was enough evidence "to nail ISI" in the blasts.

Following Narayanan's remarks, the Union Home Secretary V.K. Duggal on Monday characterised the evidence as "very good [...] it is fairly solid evidence."

According to Narayanan, India has information related to connectivity, linkages, confessions and arrests, but there are pieces of puzzle that are not available.

The statement from the security advisor to the Prime Minister reveals that India is yet to complete the investigation, although the Mumbai police had given the impression otherwise.


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I believe u're ready to release the Oakland housing project article under a CCA license. you can do this in two ways - 1. post a notice on the Indymedia article, saying "Released under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License", or 2. E-mail a Wikinews administrator from the author's e-mail address listed on Indymedia, tenantsrule@yahoo.com, stating that u're willing to "Release ...". this will confirm for us that the author of the Indymedia report is agreeing to the release, not someone who's impersonating the author by using the author's name as a wikinews login.

it'd be great if u can do this quickly, as, if we don't get a reply soon, we'll have to consider blanking or deleting the article since it is potentially a copyright violation.

thanks for contributing the article, and for confirming ur identity. — Doldrums(talk) 06:19, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

 * also, do note that, even if the two articles are not identical, they're still substantially alike in content and expression, and that is enough to make one a copyright infringement of the other, unless suitable releases are posted. — Doldrums(talk) 06:22, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

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Reason: This article needs to be assorted in the Category:ISI. Ali Rana (talk) 05:27, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
 * ✅ — Gopher65talk 00:56, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

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"assertion of Mumbai Police and the ATS that they have solid evidence of ISI's hand in the blasts." is unsourced. — Doldrums(talk) 04:56, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

the source is available now. please remove the "unsourced" notice on the Article page. Thanks.Tahni 05:24, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
 * done. — Doldrums(talk) 05:29, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
 * also, when u've added the sources, u may remove the tag urself.  — Doldrums(talk) 05:31, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

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I added a source where the lab confirms the drives are theirs...cleanup complete? comment please. Jason Safoutin 23:35, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
 * all the issues in the cleanup tag remain unaddressed. — Doldrums(talk) 17:28, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
 * What is the issue? The reuters citation? we are citing reuters and if they are wrong its their heads not ours. The last source I aded says the lab confirms the drives were found. Jason Safoutin 17:32, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
 * It seems that the UFO report was added by a vandal to which i did not see granted it was at the very end of the article...how is it now???? Jason Safoutin 17:54, 27 October 2006 (UTC)


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Coup leader finds little proof of Thaksin's alleged corruption

October 26, 2006

In an interview earlier today, the leader of the recent political coup in Thailand, General Sonthi Boonyaratglin, said that he could not find solid evidence to support corruption charges against ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

"It will be difficult to implicate him," said General Boonyaratglin. He added that he is "not sure how far the Office of the Auditor General can investigate suspected corruption cases involving him. They might get to nowhere at all...We cannot impound the money he made with accountable legal evidence, but can only look for some possible hidden (evidence) with questionable background..."

General Sonthi also justified the bloodless coup of September 19 by saying that the rampant corruption in Thailand was undermining democracy there.

After the coup, General Sonthi quickly reinstated the country's corruption watchdog to work alongside his own team of investigators to find evidence of corruption in Mr. Thaksin's leadership.

In addition to corruption, General Sonthi also cited the Thaksin administration's perceived lack of respect for the king as another reason to have staged the coup. He said that "Soldiers are obliged to protect the national security, safeguard the nation, and uphold loyalty to the monarchy. The military cannot tolerate any leaders who lack or have limited loyalty to the king..."

Insulting the 78-year-old monarch, who has spent 60 years on the throne, is considered a very serious crime in Thailand.

The general has admitted that the military could lose public support if no evidence is found to support the accusations.

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Talk:Army of East Timor calls UN police action a coup

Title of the article, "Army of East Timor calls UN police action a coup", doesn't seem to be appropriate given the current contents of the article. I don't see any mention of UN police in the article. 217.119.36.146 07:44, 26 October 2006 (UTC)


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User talk:Doldrums/Archive4

Regarding the Walter, Drake vs. Portuondo article
It was earlier this year, which in court proceedings is quite short. Could you possibly reconsideer? Thank you, Bippo

Question on Reverts
Hi again, Doldroms! An IP number had vandalized PJV59's page I noticed, and I reverted it back at 11:14EST. I noticed that you also seemed to revert it back at 11:19EST. Did I do the revert wrong? Just making sure I'm not screwing things up. Thanks! :-)

Richard 'Doc' Kinne 16:26, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Question on Article Saving
Thanks for the welcome, Doldroms. I was shocked and very proud that my small article on the tsunami watch being lifted is at the top of the main page in "breaking news." I attribute this to the luck of timing since I really don't think that Edward R. Murrow has anything to worry about with regard to me! :-)

I did have one question, sometimes - not always - I notice that when I go to save a page the site asks me to solve an arithmetic problem in order to prove I'm not a bot. While there is certainly nothing wrong with this, is there a way to stop it? I'm assuming I have to go through an account verification process, but looking around the site files I can't see any details regarding what such a process might be.

Richard 'Doc' Kinne 15:08, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

RAWA report
Dear, what kind of copyright confirmation is needed for the report [11-year-old girl is abducted and raped by Afghan criminals] in which you have put copyrights tag. As you see RAWA is the copyright holder and also it is posted by [User:RAWA] here so where are the violations?? RAWA 08:30, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

I want to know the reason why you removed the photo? RAWA 13:12, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Comments
Okay, thanks for the comments on WN:FAC. That was the first think I really coded by myself, so it took me a couple tries. Sure, I'll make the changes you want when I get home. I'm at school right now. Thunderhead unlogged @ school (talk)

Little Q
Hi,

don't know where you're from, but is this story getting a lot of attention you know of? I'm not in the US but I think it could be 2nd lead...

Bush signs law to build fence at US-Mexico border

If you agree please put it there or contact me, I'm not sure. Oh and it could use a copy-edit. Thanks in advance.

--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 15:44, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

question

why arnt wikinewsians expanding articles? asap and for steven

Oakland renters displaced by Hope VI project
Dear Doldrums

My above mentioned story slightly differs from the one you mentioned that is posted on Indy Media, making the one I wrote for Wikinews an original.

Regerdless, if you do not see the distinction between the 2 stories, including the difference in titles, I release the story for publication by Wikinews.

Regards,

Lynda Carson tenantsrule@yahoo.com

Wikinews Trophy
Probably long overdue, but here you go! Definitely a worthy recipient. --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 13:30, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

congrats.
.. on your shiny new trophy. keep it clean.

Pat your back. Well done. Pandoo 20:37, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Main Digest
Hello Doldrums, I need your help. Could you help me out the seek the purpose of differnt main digests, like India Main Digest available on WikiBureau India and many others. Regards, Shyam  ( T / C ) 16:48, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for clarifications of the functionality about Digests. But I am unable to understand the difficulty associated with the maintainace of these Digests. I think all the portals are based on Dynamic Page List. Once we made all the links based on various categories there is no diificulty to maintain those as I think. May be, I am wrong. May I know about how many days of the publications of a news page, it is protected. Shyam  ( T / C ) 07:43, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Top message on protected pages
The top message on the protected pages links to WN:ALERT. But there is no such kind of section (Protected pages). So please make the statement correct. Regards, Shyam  ( T / C ) 08:58, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Read the message while you try to edit a protected page. The message is: This page has been locked to prevent editing; there are a number of reasons why this might be but it is most likely because the article has been archived. If you wish to request non-content changes like spelling fixes, please do so at WN:ALERT.

Why did you ban me?
Why the hell was I banned? what a fucking joke, are you Al Capone or something?? sheesh, the idiot that blocked me should be de-sysopped..-- Neutralizer 09:09, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
 * preceding falsely signed comment was made by Rhantiron. — Doldrums(talk) 13:08, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Help much appreciated
Thanks for keeping a lookout and nursing my contribs. Fentonrobb 09:22, 30 October 2006 (UTC) More thanks - I've still not got the hang of this - apologies Fentonrobb 13:01, 5 November 2006 (UTC) Re questions in headlines and speculative reports - point taken - won't happen again. Thanks, Fentonrobb 18:20, 6 November 2006 (UTC) Corrections and cat much appreciated - please reconsider title - I think the significance of this report lies, not in the fact that a charity has made its first grant, but in two real novelties - that heart patients are the target and that its their own cells that are to beused. Fentonrobb 12:33, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Template:Second lead
is due for an update. one of the interviews might fit the bill. — Doldrums(talk) 20:02, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
 * There's none that are especially good, IMO. I dunno. And the only ones I truely like are Brampton ones, and that could be perceived as favouring one candidate over another, technically. I dunno, which article do you think? --  Zanimum 20:04, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
 * i haven't really looked thro' them much, frankly (astonishing as it may seem, am not all interested in a municipal election half a world away :). if u think one of the articles reads better than others, i think u can go ahead and use it in a lead without worrying about "favouring". if i remember, each interview also listed other candidates and the template-thing links to the other interviews, that shld be good enough. i think original interviews shld be highlighted by putting (atleast some of) them on the lead. — Doldrums(talk) 20:09, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Really? You're not? ;-) I was more wondering if one ward had a prettier name that the rest, or if you had a favourite number. To be absolutely honest, I've not read most of the interviews myself, just skimmed them for obvious signs of libel, which luckily there was none. --  Zanimum 20:16, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex crosses 13,000 mark in morning trade
You have tagged the article with copyright violation which links to economic times. The article is not from this single source. Could the information be deleted which comes from this source and the article again get published? I think it is better to discuss with creater of the article with tagging copyright violation. Shyam ( T / C ) 20:17, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
 * It is quite understood to me. But it would be better if I was able to store the content on my personal computer before being deletion. Neways, I try to write the article once again if I get some time for it. But these types of cases de-promote to make contributions to an editor. Could you mail me the content of deleted page? Shyam  ( T / C ) 20:36, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

South African rail police pilot successful, to be implemented nation wide
Thanks for the fix -- I must have lost my mind when I converted the currency. The billion was definitely wrong, but the 16 to 10 was just plain loony! Thanks again. :D --Chiacomo (talk) 06:22, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Some tea, sir?
☻ Someone has poured you tea ☺
 * thanks, and right on tea time too. :)  — Doldrums(talk) 10:36, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Three "Arab" men sought after serial rapes in Karmiel, Israel
Th Arab world disputes Israel's existence. This has been explained to you repeatedly, as has the fact that the Israeli existence issue must be resolved in articles that mention the Jewish state together with "Arabs". You clearly have some strong feelings about Israel's existence, so please do not start edit warring on this article. Thanks. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) 14:00, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Wow
Hi, hope I'm not pestering you, but you gave me most support on the Korean Interview article. I just wanted to say I was really amazed today when I saw that the article had been translated into Chinese and Japanese :D! Its like, people from around half the world (they were far closer not long ago of course:D) and completely strange to me picked up and translated this story, and I can't understand a word of what they've written *big grin*. That feels really great :). I'll be knocking together a "textbook" on putting together questionaires and conducting polls sometime (maybe on wikibooks? ), and I'll definetly tell you when its amounted to anything. Many kind regards, Sean Heron 19:38, 3 November 2006 (UTC) P.S. I'm still amazed at the ammount of effort you put into the article :)

Geneva Conventions
I liked that concluding sentence to U.S. military tribunal law faces first court challenge. -Edbrown05 08:29, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Accredited reporter template
Thanks for letting me know about that. I was not aware of it. Sorry for this. Shyam ( T / C ) 20:01, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Delta Blues wins 2006 Melbourne Cup
I've fixed up the references to source as requested and took the liberty of removing the clean up tag. Gnangarra 07:58, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Misconception about the statement
Hello Doldrums, Thanks for notifying me about the statement. It was my mistake to interpret the news correctly. It is corrected according to this source]. Shyam ( T / C ) 21:09, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Could not get the different source but by the line " Amid noisy scenes by the Opposition BJP" it is quite clear what is written. Shyam  ( T / C ) 21:43, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks Doldrums, actually these statements were related to differnt issue. See Master Plan will take ground realities into account: L-G. I do not have time right now to update the article because I am going to sleep. If you have, please update accordingly. If not, then I would make changes tommorrow. Regards, Shyam  ( T / C ) 22:09, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I did not find any source which supports my initial statements. I really regret about that statement. I will try and word the statements carefully. Please help to correct the statement. Thanks, Shyam  ( T / C ) 17:03, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for fixing but if we could provide source in the correction template, it would be appericiable. Shyam  ( T / C ) 19:25, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
 * No, it is not fixed correctly. I think the date of opposition by BJP was March 1 according to this source. Then MCD passed the resolution on March 13. Please correct the date. Providing the source could be more helpful. Shyam  ( T / C ) 19:35, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, you are correct. The ref#5 dictates the opposition of proposal by BJP. Thanks, it is fixed now. Sorry for bothering you. Shyam  ( T / C ) 19:39, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks Doldrums
I apprciate your advice about copyrighting. I thought I had been OK quoting what had been said in court verbatim - indeed, I had thought it would be wrong to do otherwise. And giving several quotes did make it look like a bit of a copy. It had several sources. The rewritten piece has now been shunted into 'articles' and I wonder what happens next? Sorry - I have looked at it again in the 'articles' section and see I should say its 'ready' - I suppose one gets used to how the thing works sooner or later!

Thanks again - Fentonrobb 21:19, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Sorry you cut reasons for Bolton being delayed 2005 - they seem important. But thanks for the cleanup anyway - I have pict form Common to insert and can't find a way of positioning it, can you help please? I can't find the method in the editing pages Fentonrobb 14:07, 10 November 2006 (UTC) Miraculous - thank you!Fentonrobb 14:13, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Re: blocking
I think it's pretty clear that User:Como dis Jamakia and User:Jwiaaap arn't here to contribute to Wikinews. On a related note, you also blocked this user indefinite for some vandalism. F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  19:11, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

dont hesitate
to contact me. 68.219.212.212 18:53, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

Baghdad article
I do agree that the Castro article was a copyvio but this was one doesn't seem to be as much as a copyvio as the other one. The way I read it there are many paragraphs which aren't in the actul article. Sugarpine 16:06, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

thanks
For the {source} example. I will try to remember it. -- Geo Swan 04:32, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Help please - small problem
I have just published Al Jazeera English to go live 1200 GMT Wednesday November 15 but in the text, the date appears closed up to the first line of text. I have messed about quite a bit, even copied date from other articles but still the problem persists. Please can oy advise?Fentonrobb 20:34, 14 November 2006 (UTC) Thank you, Fentonrobb 22:10, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Appreciate it.
I'm just getting used to this. Appreciate the tips! --amiableamy 18:20, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Doldrums...
I know you're tired of fixing my sources. For some reason, I can't get it down.

Any ideas?

--amiableamy 15:59, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

First article
Thanks for your kind and speedy help in getting my first article to press. --Hrothulf 16:39, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

Lead
Glad you liked my idea! --InfantGorilla 08:59, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Kirby Chambliss wins 2006 Red Bull Air Race World Series

 * Is this the right times for the pilot of Red Bull Air Race World Series.

Image issue for 87.102.48.193
I am not sure whether I should interfere the statement you left on the User talk:87.102.48.193. The user has not uploaded the image. He is just adding some statements. I suppose many of them are worthless and could be deleted. Shyam ( T / C ) 10:50, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Adminship thanks
Hi there! I'd like to thank you for your support to become an admin, it's greatly appreciated! -- Zanimum 14:26, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks much!
Your comments are very much appreciated. And, tell ya' what... (that is, if you have no objection) mark-up is not my strong suit. As such, sometimes I've had a devil of a time getting it to "look pretty." Sometimes, I simply hope that someone else will find-n-fix it. While I am making some progress and improvements, I confess to needing some gentle help in that area. I'd very much appreciate your and others help in mark-up. Mink Butler Davenport 07:06, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Europe suffers widespread power cuts
Portugal should be added in the article as the country was affected by the shortcut, it's a mistake to revert this correction.

Intervention Request== "Jezebel of Jazz," Anita O'Day dead at 87 ==

Hi again!

I am requesting your intercession on a feature length article which I composed, published and entitled ""Jezebel of Jazz," Anita O'Day dead at 87." (http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/%22Jezebel_of_Jazz%22_Anita_O%27Day_dies_aged_87)

Apparently, someone thought a headline with errors in grammar and verb tense use was more appropriate, and changed it.

Though I requested use of discussion, and posted on the discussion page, there was no response. I requested collaboration and remain open to the same. So, hearing none, I reverted it. Then, the un'fun' began.

And though I have written for numerous years, and have made contributions to Wikipedia and Wikinews, I have yet to be granted any administrative capability. Strange, yes?

At any rate, please examine my article and let me know your thoughts. Thanks much! Mink Butler Davenport 00:05, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

Venezuelan Rally Photos
I received permission from the photographer, I'm sorry if I did not describe them correctly.

enjoy your break,
hoping you do all those things not gotten to, why am i thinking of catching a good photograph of a butterfly? because it's so almost impossible, that's why :) Edbrown05 08:54, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Revamp Main Page
I propose that the front page be revamped to display more articles at any one time and should displya categories like any news site. In order to sustain people's interest in the project, we need plenty of updates all the time and that featured main page stories be categorily arranged. Please check normal news sites such as googlenews for an idea on what I am saying. The revamp would include the following changed.

 * More stories on the homepage.
 * Bigger Picture for main story.
 * News Categories
 * Change title fonts back to Arial.
 * Change logo to resemble Wikipedia's main logo.

Please discuss this matter. TownCrier 01:24, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

86 Trilobites
You blocked for 24 hours, I see. There's a couple of pages that need deletion (including a couple of user page redirects). See his contribs. Cheers, Daniel.Bryant 08:50, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

User:86 Trilobites
Thanks for nuking his contributions, it's hard to keep up on this piddly little connection, but thanks to sysops like yourself, well, the wiki survives again. :D MichaelBillington 08:53, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

recent edits
Thanks for the information about updating articles. (Oxen 09:57, 2 December 2006 (UTC))

Wire agencies
I noticed you made this comment to . The user proceeded to blank it with this edit summary, then revert your edits (which haven't been reinstated). Just thought you'd like to know... Daniel.Bryant 12:24, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanking
Hi, I've been seeing your edits to news items I was checking out and publishing. I just wanted to thank you for your efforts. Towsonu2003 06:13, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Article
In none of the five sources is written that it is the world largest helicopter but only of Russia. With the new link there are all the latest information written about the incident. --Wikiaccount1 11:24, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

In the original saved report I referred to an AJE live TV report, but this reference was edited out (presumably because it had no URL). It was the source of the statement that whatever was shot down was "the world's largest helicopter" noted in writing at the time. Fentonrobb 14:16, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Referencing a non-URL source?
Now I have a question - I have looked around but I can find no way of referencing the source of a report such as that above. How dos one do it? Please reply to my Talk page.Fentonrobb 14:16, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Quotes
Thanks - temptation to paraphrase very strong, must resist. Yes, I do enjoy this very much, but I must be giving many people much trouble. Fentonrobb 13:49, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Cats for briefs
Yes I was just looking for a way to avoid that problem... --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 18:46, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

 * Should be fixed now.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:01, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Missing verb
Thanks I've changed the title, but it's not changed in all the categories. There's stuff about 'double redirects' which I don't understand at all - and the page that opens when this appears is too cryptic to be helpful. Sorry to be a bore. Fentonrobb 21:11, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for the warm welcome!
and the helpful links!

Davidf12 05:19, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

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User talk:Robertocervantes~enwikinews

Welcome
, 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! — Doldrums(talk) 12:33, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
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 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
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 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * And of course, stories need writing!

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 Robertocervantes. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Robertocervantes~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 23:25, 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) 06:36, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

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User talk:81.233.251.19

Welcome!

81.233.251.19, welcome to Wikinews! Thank you for your contributions 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:
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * 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
 * Discussions need your input
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Here are some other hints and tips:

 * I would recommend that you get a username. You don't have to log in to read or edit articles on Wikinews, but creating an account is quick, free and non-intrusive, requires no personal information, and there are many benefits of having a username.  (If you edit without a username, your IP address is used to identify you instead.)

 * When using talk pages, please sign your name at the end of your messages by typing four tildes (~~). This will automatically produce your username (or IP address) and the 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!--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 15:51, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

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